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Tucker from Alamo, Ca writes,
Has anyone tried combining Onslaught with an Attractant?
I am having a hard time getting the YJs to take the bait. Any ideas on how much is actually required to destroy the nest?
The nutritional needs of yellow jackets change periodically. During the early part of the season yellow jackets are mainly looking for proteins such as fish or chicken. They will usually forage for proteins first, while they are feeding their developing yellow jackets back at the nest, and this is the best time to bait for them. Using protein baits will also help deter honey bees from entering the bait stations (honey bees are on the decline and it is best avoid harming them whenever possible). During other parts of the season yellow jackets are looking for carbohydrate or sugary foods like soda, beer or fruit juice to help maintain energy levels. We recommend that you put out a couple of different protein baits (fish, chicken) and a couple of different carbohydrate baits (cola, fruit juice) without adding the Onslaught. Leave the bait out for a day or two and see which bait the yellow jackets are attracted to. Once you see which bait they like, then you can add the Onslaught to the mix and put out the bait stations. Be sure to use the recommended usage rate of 1/4 teaspoon of Onslaught per 12 oz. of bait to avoid making the bait repellent to the yellow jackets.
Answer last updated on: 08/25/2011
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What's in a name? That which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet.
“Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.” - Exod. xx. 7.
Fairies are extremely averse to having their names known, indeed there seems to be a strange identity between personality and name. Thus we are forbidden to take God's “name in vain,” and when Jacob wrestled with the angel, he was anxious to know his opponent's name. (Compare the Greek onoma and the Latin anima.)
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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TIP # 05B06-04 REVISED
DATE ISSUED: December 20, 2005
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2006, SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN STATE TAX LAW
IMPACT UTILITIES THAT REMIT FLORIDA GROSS RECEIPTS TAX
Chapter 2005-148, Laws of Florida ("the Act") becomes effective on January 1, 2006. The Act significantly modifies Florida's Gross Receipts Tax on utility services. Currently, tax is imposed on the gross receipts derived from utility service business done within this state. The Act amends the definition of utility service in Chapter 203, F.S., to include the transportation, delivery, transmission, and distribution of electricity or natural or manufactured gas. Effective January 1, 2006, the tax will be imposed on a distribution company's gross receipts from utility services that are delivered to a retail consumer in Florida.
A "distribution company" is defined as any person owning or operating a local electric distribution facility, a natural gas distribution facility, or a manufactured gas utility distribution facility within this state for the transmission, delivery, and sale of electricity or natural or manufactured gas. The term does not include natural gas transmission companies that are subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Calculation of Tax
Natural or Manufactured Gas. The Act provides that the tax on the sale or transportation of natural or manufactured gas is calculated as follows: (number of cubic feet of natural or manufactured gas delivered to a retail consumer in this state) ÷ 1,000 × (applicable natural or manufactured gas index price) × (2.5%). [Note: see discussion below regarding index prices.] Distribution companies should apply this methodology to bills dated on and after January 1, 2006.
Electricity. The Act does not change the calculation of gross receipts tax due on the delivery of electricity to a retail consumer where the charge is for both the electricity and the transportation of the electricity to the retail consumer. Under Florida's current regulation of the retail electricity market, all retail electricity service charges include both the electricity and the transportation of the electricity. Thus, calculation of tax due on the sale of electricity is not changed by the Act.
Note: It is possible that a fundamental change in the regulation of the retail electric market under Florida law could allow a distribution company to deliver electricity for a charge that is for only the transportation of the electricity or for a charge that is for only the electricity itself. Under those circumstances, tax on the delivery of electricity would be calculated as follows: (number of kilowatt hours delivered to a retail consumer in Florida) × (applicable electricity index price) × (2.5%). [Note: see discussion below regarding index prices.]
Index Prices. The index prices are the Florida price per 1,000 cubic feet (natural or manufactured gas) and the Florida price per kilowatt hour (electricity) for retail consumers during the previous calendar year, as those prices are published in the U.S. Energy Information Administration's Electric Power and Natural Gas monthlies. The index prices will be effective from July 1 through June 30 of each year. The Department of Revenue will announce new rates at least 30 days prior to the new effective date through Taxpayer Information Publications and through the Department's Internet website at http://www.myflorida.com/dor.
The index prices for the period January 1, 2006, through June 30, 2006, are listed below. These index prices apply to any bill dated on or between January 1, 2006, and June 30, 2006.
Index Prices effective January 1, 2006 through June 30, 2006
(cents per KWH)*
*Taxpayer Information Publication 05B06-04 dated December 8, 2005, contained incorrect electricity index prices. The correct electricity index prices are shown above.
The Act imposes a use tax on utility services that a person imports into Florida for the person's own use or consumption as a substitute for purchasing utility services, and upon which the person cannot prove that tax has been paid. Those persons with a use tax obligation must register with the Department of Revenue and pay an amount to be calculated as follows: (cost price of the utility service used) × (2.5%).
Disclosure of Customers
The Act requires persons who engage in the transportation of natural or manufactured gas to furnish annually to the Department of Revenue a list of customers to whom transportation services were provided in the prior year. However, this reporting requirement is not imposed on distribution companies. The disclosure requirement may be satisfied by posting a publicly-accessible list of customers on an Internet web site. The list must be updated annually.
Exemptions from Tax
The Act exempts from tax: 1) the wholesale sale of electric transmission service, 2) the use of natural gas in the production of oil or gas or the use of natural or manufactured gas by a person transporting natural or manufactured gas when used and consumed in providing such services, and 3) the sale or transportation to or use of natural or manufactured gas by a person who is eligible for an exemption under the industrial classifications listed in s. 212.08(7)(ff)2., F.S., for use as an energy source or a raw material.
The Act provides an amnesty program for unpaid gross receipts tax, penalties, and interest in certain instances. For details, see Taxpayer Information Publication 05B06-01, on the Department's Internet website at http://taxlaw.state.fl.us/grt1.aspx.
References: Chapter 2005-148, Laws of Florida.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
This document is intended to alert you to the requirements contained in Florida laws and administrative rules. It does not by its own effect create rights or require compliance.
For forms and other information, visit our Internet site at www.myflorida.com/dor. Or call Taxpayer Services, 8:00 a.m., to 7:00 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, at 800-352-3671 or 850-488-6800.
Persons with hearing or speech impairments may call our TDD at 800-367-8331 or 850-922-1115.
For a detailed written response to your questions, write the Florida Department of Revenue, Taxpayer Services, 1379 Blountstown Highway, Tallahassee, FL 32304-2716.
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A listener to the BBC radio programme “More or Less”, which delves into statistical issues behind topical news items, asked why so many swimming records were broken during the Olympic Games, compared to the relatively few athletics records which fell. After all, we would expect that, with greater understanding of how the body works leading to better training and improved nutrition, a steady stream of records should be broken across all sports. However, looking back to the London Olympics, the only track records which were broken were the 800m and the 4 x 100m; in the pool, nine records were broken. And, since 2000, 6% of track records have been broken against 40% of swimming records.
Any idea why they should be so different? It turns out that there are a number of reasons.
Firstly, whereas there is not much you can do to change how you run, swimming strokes are immensely complex, leaving lots of room for optimisation. Adam Peaty comprehensively smashed the 100m breast stroke record, and this was partly due to his trainer devising an entirely new way, within the rules, of the movements within the stroke. This enabled Peaty to increase his stroke rate from 50 per minute to 58 per minute. However, this power stroke needs so much energy that it couldn’t be sustained over longer distances such as 200m.
Secondly, the conditions under which races take place have a huge effect on record-breaking potential. Track events are run in the open air, and factors such as temperature, altitude, humidity and wind speed all affect race times: records will only be broken when the conditions are perfect (not very often), even though athletes are improving all the time. However, every pool is exactly the same in terms of depth, temperature, water content – and they are usually indoors. This means that every improvement in a swimmer’s style, fitness and so on, is going to lead to faster times. Rule changes have also meant faster turns.
Thirdly, there have been improvements in swimming technology which have been very significant. For example, the introduction of goggles in the 1970s meant that swimmers could train for much longer before damaging their eyes: typically from 10 hours per week up to 25 hours per week. Another innovation is body suits which reduce drag.
Finally there is the issue of doping. It is likely that many of the track and field records of the 1980s were broken under the influence of illegal doping, and it is hard even now to break those records. However, the improvements in swimming listed above have meant that swimmers have been able to break the “illegal” records: most swimming records are now “clean.”
Statistics can tell a story, but often there is much more behind the statistics than the raw numbers themselves reveal.
Picture credits: Olympic.org, the Times, NBC Olympics, Coachrick Swimming
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A Stroke Misdiagnosis Lawyer
Can Recover Just Compensation
for Your Losses
When a patient suffers a stroke, the first few hours afterward are critical. If an emergency room doctor or staff member does not diagnose and treat the condition quickly, or if they misdiagnose it, the patient may suffer permanent brain damage. This can lead to serious physical disabilities, or even death.
If you or a loved one has suffered because your health provider misdiagnosed a stroke, Paul M. da Costa and his team at Snyder Sarno D'Aniello Maceri & da Costa LLC can defend your rights with a medical malpractice claim. A stroke misdiagnosis lawyer at one of our three New Jersey offices can help secure your financial future through compensation for your losses.
Consequences of Stroke
A stroke occurs when a blood vessel carrying oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked by a clot or ruptures. When the brain is starved of oxygen, brain cells die, potentially leading to serious long-term damage.
Uncontrolled hypertension or high blood pressure is the most common cause of strokes. Signs of stroke include:
- Numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body
- Impaired speech or confusion
- Vision impairment
- Sudden dizziness, loss of coordination, or trouble walking
- Sudden and severe headache
A patient suffering a stroke may not be able to perceive the symptoms or communicate them to a physician, as this disease affects the brain. This makes it critically important for the doctor to recognize the symptoms of stroke and correctly diagnose it.
Your misdiagnosis lawyer will diligently collect evidence, going through your medical records and test results for information that can hold your health provider legally liable for medical malpractice.
Failure to Diagnose Stroke
Sometimes, the emergency department of a hospital is understaffed, or they are not properly trained. Doctors may be overburdened, and in their haste may overlook the warning signs of a stroke. The failure to correctly diagnose can occur if health providers:
- Fail to take a thorough medical history or to perform a physical examination
- Fail to order the right diagnostic studies that can identify a blockage or rupture
- Fail to administer the right medications
- Misinterpret test results
- Fail to recognize stroke symptoms in patients who otherwise appear healthy
How Your Misdiagnosis Attorney Can Help
When you come to Snyder Sarno D'Aniello Maceri & da Costa LLC to seek justice, medical malpractice attorney Paul M. da Costa and his team are on your side throughout the process. After an initial free review of your case, your lawyer will get to work and diligently collect evidence, going through your medical records and test results for information that can hold your health provider legally liable for medical malpractice.
If the case comes to trial, the patient, usually through his or her attorney and a retained medical expert witness, needs to prove to the jury that the responsible doctor deviated from the accepted medical standard of care, thus causing injury.
The monetary compensation awarded depends on the level of losses suffered by the patient. The damages can include:
These can include current medical bills and projected medical and rehabilitation expenses, as well as lost wages and future earning potential.
These can include physical or mental pain and suffering, and loss of companionship. In the case of death as a result of medical negligence, the patient's family can receive monetary compensation on the “full value” of a life
Reach Out to Us
Suffering a stroke can be a debilitating, life-altering experience. Though monetary restitution cannot compensate for the loss of your health, it can secure your financial future. Contact us to set up a consultation with compassionate and experienced attorney Paul M. da Costa and his team.
If You Have a Case, Give Us A Call Today!973-274-5200
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[Versailles] [lantern slide]: a site in the Hameau de la Reine, Marie Antoinette's rustic, faux country village in the Versailles park
1 lantern slide: col. ; 3.25 x 4 in
France, Île-de-France, Yvelines, Versailles
Historic plate number: "64."
Historic plate caption: "French Gardens."
The plate number and caption are not visible on the scanned image. Versailles was visited on July 6, 1936, by the Garden Club of America tour.
Access to original images by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: firstname.lastname@example.org
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If you are trying to configure/clean/fix your PC and you want it to start in safemode, you probably press F8 and then select the safemode option. That is a perfectly fine method but can be a little time consuming if you want to start it in safemode the next few times.
Here’s an easy way to do it. Click on the Start button and in the text box labelled Run (Search for Vista), type msconfig and press enter. This will take you to a configuration panel for the operating system. Now choose the boot tab, and under boot options, check the box for safe boot.
You can leave the optional settings on Minimal, or choose a more specific setting for booting in the safemode. Now click on apply and you are all done. Windows will now boot in the safe mode by default.
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Historical Events for May
May 1, 1873: The first United States Postal Card was issued.
May 2, 1780: William Herschel discovered first binary star (Xi Ursae Majoris).
May 3, 1802: Washington, D.C. was incorporated as a city.
May 4, 1780: American Academy of Arts & Science founded.
May 5, 1961: Astronaut Alan Shepard went on the first manned space flight.
May 6, 1915: Babe Ruth hit his first home run as a player for the Boston Red Sox.
May 7, 1952: The concept of the integrated circuit published by Geoffrey W.A. Drummer.
May 8, 1970: The Beatles UK album Let It Be, was released.
May 9, 1754: First United States newspaper cartoon published in Benjamin Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette.
May 10, 1908: The first Mother's Day observance took place in West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
May 11, 1947: B.F. Goodrich Company developed the tubeless tire.
May 12, 1777: The first ice cream advertisement (Philip Lenzi-New York Gazette).
May 13, 1884: Institute for Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)formed.
May 14, 1796: The first vaccination against smallpox was administered by English doctor Edward Jenner.
May 15, 1672: First copyright law enacted by Massachusetts.
May 16, 1929: The first Academy Awards were held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
May 17, 1792: The New York Stock Exchange was established.
May 18, 1927: Grauman’s Chinese Theater opened in Hollywood
May 19, 1994: Final Episode of LA Law after 8 year run.
May 20, 1609: Shakespeare’s Sonnets first published in London.
May 21, 1881: Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross.
May 22, 1761: The first life insurance policy in the United States was issued, in Philadelphia.
May 23, 1900: The Associated Press News Service forms in New York.
May 24, 1883: The Brooklyn Bridge, linking Brooklyn and Manhattan, opened to traffic.
May 25, 1937: First airmail letter to circle the globe returned to New York.
May 26, 1978: The first legal casino opened in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
May 27, 1937: The Golden Gate Bridge was opened to the public.
May 28, 1926: United States Customs Court created.
May 29, 1977: Janet Guthrie became first woman to drive in the Indy 500.
May 30, 1901: Memorial Day first observed in the United States.
May 31, 1927: The last Ford Model T automobile was made.
May Food Holidays
Why celebrate May with great food? Because May is:
- National Asparagus Month
- National Barbecue Month
- National Chocolate CustardMonth
- National Egg Month
- National Gazpacho Aficionado Month
- National Hamburger Month
- National Mediterranean Diet Month
- National Salad Month
- National Salsa Month
- National Strawberry Month
Enjoy these fun May Recipes:
- May 1: National Chocolate Parfait Day
- May 2: National Truffles Day
- May 3: National Raspberry Tart Day
- May 4: National Homebrew Day
- May 4: National Orange Juice Day
- May 4: National Candied Orange Peel Day
- May 5: National Chocolate Custard Day
- May 5: Cinco de Mayo
- May 5: National Hoagie Day
- May 6: National Crêpes Suzette Day
- May 6: International No Diet Day
- May 7: National Roast Leg of Lamb Day
- May 8 National Coconut Cream Pie Day
- May 8: National Empanada Day
- May 8: Have A Coke Day
- May 9: National Butterscotch Brownie Day
- May 10: National Shrimp Day
- May 11: Eat What You Want Day
- May 12: National Nutty Fudge Day
- May 13 National Apple Pie Day
- May 13: National Fruit Cocktail Day
- May 14: National Buttermilk Biscuit Day
- May 15: National Chocolate Chip Day
- May 16: National Coquilles St. Jacques Day
- May 17: National Cherry Cobbler Day
- May 18: National Cheese Soufflé Day
- May 19: National Devil’s Food Cake Day
- May 20: National Quiche Lorraine Day
- May 20: Pick Strawberries Day
- May 21: National Strawberries and Cream Day
- May 22: National Vanilla Pudding Day
- May 23: National Taffy Day
- May 24: National Escargot Day
- May 25: National Brown-Bag-It Day
- May 25: National Wine Day
- May 26: National Blueberry Cheesecake Day
- May 26: National Cherry Dessert Day
- May 27: National Grape Popsicle Day
- May 28: National Brisket Day
- May 29: National Coq Au Vin Day
- May 30: National Mint Julep Day
- May 31: National Macaroon Day
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HIdden Europe Between two rivers: Abkhazia. (2006)
English Russia Abkhazia photos.
Trek Earth Abkhazia photos.
YouTube Abkhazia videos.
Chamber of Commerce of Abkhazia
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization Abkhazia: UN To Invest $15 Million in Projects
in 2014. (2014)
Beyondbrics Abkhazia: a new El Dorado on the Black Sea coast?
Government of Autonomous
Republic of Abkhazia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Wikipedia Foreign relations of Abkhazia.
Wikipedia Abkhazian parliamentary election, 2012.
Jamestown Foundation Moscow Strives to Diminish Its Foreign Protectorates
to the Level of the Russian Regions. (2012)
The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire Tha Abkhaz.
Turanian Lands. Turanian
Ethnologue Abkhaz language.
Georgian Patriarchate is ready to dialogue with Abkhazia on church
Tourist Site of Abkhazia Republic
Lonely Planet Introducing Abkhazia.
Gunnar Garfors Abkhazia, a Must-Visit During/After Sochi Olympics.
Rapid Travel Chai Getting to Abkhazia from Sochi, Russia. (2014)
Free encyclopedia information about Abkhazia.
Free encyclopedia information about the Capital City of Sukhumi.
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization Abkhazia.
BBC News: Country Profiles Abkhazia.
Institute for Social and Economic Research.
Abkhazia General Abkhazia information site.
Sputnik News Abkhazia.
Reflections on Abkhazia
Documentaire Journey to Abkhazia. (2000)
EurasiaNet Abkhazia and Georgia: Ready to Ride on the Peace
Civil Georgia Online Magazine Progress on Abkhazia Hangs in Balance, in Need
of Informed External Support. (2005)
EurasiaNet Georgia: Don't forget Abkhazia? (2006)
New York Times Abkhazia: A promising pariah on the Black Sea.
Radio Free Europe Georgia: Abkhazia Talks Moving Out Of Deadlock.
Radio Free Europe Georgia: UN Representative Says Abkhazia Dialogue
Is Positive. (2006)
Radio Free Europe Caucasus: Are Georgia, Abkhazia Pursuing Diverging
Sputnik News Voter turnout reaches required threshold in breakaway
Radio Free Liberty Russian, U.S. Diplomats Clash At UN Over Abkhazia.
New York Times Georgia: Abkhazia Chief Survives Grenade. (2007)
De-World.de Georgia: Restoring Independent Media In Abkhazia.
Radio Free Liberty Georgia: Abkhazia Certain To Reject New 'Peace
Plan' . (2007)
Radio Free Liberty Georgia: Tbilisi Seeks End To Russian Peacekeepers
In Abkhazia. (2007)
Global Security Abkhazia: Prospects For Peace Plummet. (2008)
LA Times Abkhazia at the center of turf battle. (2008)
Radio Free Europe Abkhazia: Rumors Of Peace Amid Drums Of War. (2008)
New York Times Georgia suspends drone flights over Abkhazia.
Global Security Moscow warns against pulling peacekeepers out
of Abkhazia. (2008)
Radio Free Europe Accusations Fly After Blast Rocks Abkhazia. (2008)
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization Abkhazia: Sukhumi Closes Georgian Border. (2008)
Al Jazeera Russia warns of Abkhazia war. (2008)
Global Security Georgia says non-violence pact with Abkhazia unnecessary.
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization Abkhazia: German Proposal for End of Conflict.
Al Jazeera Abkhazia rejects peace plan. (2008)
Global Security Russia to open military bases in Abkhazia, S.Ossetia
in 2009. (2008)
Charter 97 Experts say Belarus to recognize South Ossetia
and Abkhazia in May-June. (2009)
Global Issues Abkhazia: Russia Offers a Boost. (2009)
Global Security Abkhazia says no need for EU peace observers.
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization Abkhazia: Warning Over NATO Exercises. (2009)
Anti-War Russia Pledges to Defend South Ossetia, Abkhazia.
Nato Parliamentary Assembly NATO PA President John Tanner denounces Russia's
border protection agreements with South Ossetia and
New York Times Abkhazia Lures Its Expatriates, Welcoming Them
One by One. (2009)
New York Times Self-Ruled Region Remains Wary of Russian Backers.
BBC News Nato
warns Russia over Abkhazia. (2009)
Euronews Abkhazia gets morale boost from Putin. (2009)
Euronews Abkhazia threatens Georgian ships. (2009)
Georgia Times Abkhazia craving for Russia-Belarus Union State
Georgia Times Georgia to demand USD 40 bn from Russia for Abkhazia
and South Ossetia. (2010)
Press TV Russian
defense pact with Abkhazia upsets NATO. (2010)
Guardian Georgia's fine, lofty, useless strategy. (2010)
Georgia Times Russian Landing operation successfully trained
in the coast of Abkhazia. (2010)
Open Democracy Could Abkhazia be smothered by its new best friend?
Open Democracy Georgian Overtures to Abkhazia and Tskhinvali.
Guardian Abkhazia has been fooled by Russia. (2010)
backs Abkhazia autonomy, Russian troops sent. (2010)
Global Security Abkhazia 'Temporarily Suspends' Participation
In Geneva Talks. (2010)
Radio Free Europe Abkhazia Does U-Turn Over Geneva Talks. (2010)
Sputnik News Georgia planning revenge for Abkhazia, South Ossetia.
Euronews Medvedev makes surprise visit to Abkhazia. (2010)
Reuters Putin visits Abkhazia, vows Russian defense. (2010)
EuroNews Georgia slams Russian missile moves in Abkhazia.
Newsweek How Russia's FSB colonized Abkhazia. (2010)
Open Democracy Tricky business in Abkhazia. (2010)
Stratfor Video Dispatch: Russian S-300s in Abkhazia. (2010)
Radio Free Europe Abkhazia's Vice President Wounded In Mortar Attack.
RefWorld Abkhazia Looks to Turkey for Fresh Blood. (2010)
Hurriyet Daily News Georgia protests Russian railroad plan for Abkhazia.
Radio Free Europe A Russian Land Grab In Abkhazia? (2011)
Economist The plight of the Mingrelians: Georgians in Abkhazia.
Reuters Head of Georgian rebel Abkhazia region dies in
OSW Leader of separatist Abkhazia dies. (2011)
Radio Free Europe And Vanuatu Makes Five. (2011)
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization Abkhazia: Nominations for Presidential Elections
Now Open. (2011)
The Independent Sergei Bagapsh: Politician who guided the Republic
of Abkhazia through its troubled beginnings. (2011)
Jamestown Foundation Abkhazia Relies On Moscows Security Guarantees
and Financial Backing. (2011)
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization Abkhazia: Third Presidential Candidate Expected
As Political Process Continues. (2011)
Human Rights Watch Georgia/Abkhazia: Back Home, but in Limbo. (2011)
Radio Free Europe Abkhazia, South Ossetia Alarmed By Russia-Georgia
WTO Compromise. (2011)
The Guardian Abkhazia must raise its game on human rights.
Freedom House Abkhazai 2012. (2012)
Russia Today Georgia attacks sovereignty of S. Ossetia and
The Independent Nauru and Abkhazia: One is a destitute microstate
marooned in the South Pacific, the other is a disputed former
Soviet Republic 13,000km away, so why are they so keen to be
Sci-News Deepest-living Terrestrial Animal Discovered in
BBC News Abkhazia
election: Breakaway Georgia region votes. (2012)
Georgia Times Results of the elections in Abkhazia will be announced
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization Abkhazia: First Round Of Parliamentary Elections
Wikipedia Abkhazian parliamentary election, 2012. (2012)
Georgia Times Putin to meet with presidents of Abkhazia and
South Ossetia in Sochi. (2012)
Georgia Times Abkhazia accuses Georgian authorities of manic
Open Democracy Abkhazia, from conflict to statehood. (2012)
Time Lightbox Paradise Lost: 20 Years of Independence in Abkhazia.
Georgia Times Abkhazia recalls the war of 1992. (2012)
Georgia Times Georgia against Abkhazia: The intelligence war.
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization Abkhazia: Georgias Position On Abkhazia
Will Remain Unchanged. (2012)
Roads and Kingdoms
Abkhazia: Paradise Lost. (2012)
Freedom House Abkhazia 2013. (2013)
Sputnik News Abkhazia 2013. (2013)
In Moscow's Shadows Has a new Russian Mob War started in Abkhazia?
Open Democracy Abkhazia: recognising the ruins. (2013)
Abkhazia Welcomes Syrian Diaspora. (2013)
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization Abkhazia: Georgia Refuses Diplomatic Relations.
Bloomberg Georgia Says Vanuatu Has Withdrawn Recognition
of Abkhazia. (2013)
Wikipedia AbkhaziaVanuatu relations. (2013)
Global Security Stuck In The Middle: Abkhazia's Ethnic Georgians
Feel The Squeeze. (2013)
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization Abkhazia, the Comfortable Conflict Zone. (2013)
Al Jaazeera Europe Russian diplomat killed in Abkhazia. (2013)
The Sochi Project The Abkhazian Olympic Dream. (2013)
Al Jaazeera Georgia claims Russia grabbed Abkhazia land. (2014)
Yahoo Sports Behind the Sochi Curtain: The hidden country of
Washington Post 4 reasons why Crimea is not Abkhazia. (2014)
DW Looking to the future in Abkhazia. (2014)
New York Times President of Georgian Abkhazia Resigns Under Pressure.
Russia Beyond the Headlines Abkhazia remains pro-Russian despite change of
The Guardian Abkhazia: the post-Soviet revolution the world
blinked and missed. (2014)
DW Abkhazia's dilemma: no future without Russia.
Reuters Abkhazia elects opposition leader as president.
The Guardian Georgia angered by Russia-Abkhazia military agreement.
Freedom House Abkhazia 2015. (2015)
European Leadership Network Abkhazia and the west: Rehabilitating engagement
without recognition. (2015)
Foreign Intrigue Abkhazia Signs Treaty With Russia. (2015)
OSW Abkhazias creeping incorporation.
The end of the experiment of a separatist democracy. (2015)
Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst Russia to Strip Abkhazia and South Ossetia of
their Limited Sovereignty. (2015)
UK Gov UK concern at Russia-South Ossetia treaty.
DW Russia's creeping annexation of Abkhazia. (2015)
to approve restrictions list for Turkey by Jan 11. (2015)
Russia Beyond the Headlines Abkhazian foreign minister rules out any format
of republic being part of Georgia. (2016)
Abkhaz stress their European heritage. (2016)
Budapest Times Abkhazia: a land in need of recognition. (2016)
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I was seriously disappointed today to learn that Cranston is moving their fabric printing plants out of the United States. For many years, I have promoted their fabrics because they were made domestically. It’s always a good thing to provide employment locally. Their fabric has been inexpensive and of a reliable quality. Primarily, however, I endorsed the company because they were extraordinary supporters of their military employees. Reservists are protected by federal law, but Cranston exceeded those minimum requirements. As a military wife and mother, that blesses me even when it’s not my own family.
I am working on an article about fabric selection, and I called their customer service number today to ask some questions. The man on the phone didn’t speak English very clearly, he didn’t know anything about their military reservist support program, and when I got to my questions about the specific “Made in the USA” issues, I was shocked to learn that after June 30, Cranston/VIP/Quilting Treasures fabrics will no longer be printed in the Unted States. They have been printing fabrics in the Unites States since 1824.
From their website: Cranston Print Works Company is a large, diversified corporation with operations in textile consumer goods, transportation, and specialty chemicals. The textile operation began in 1824, at the very beginning of America’s Industrial Revolution, and is distinguished as the oldest textile printing operation in the United States, as well as the largest supplier of printed fabric to the home sewing market. The company’s outstanding reputation for quality, service, versatility, and manufacturing expertise is a direct credit to the employees that work here. We continue to believe that our employees are our strength, and remain committed to employee development. Cranston Print Works is an employee-owned company, wherein the ownership philosophy coupled with the company’s excellence in manufacturing, product design, sales, and marketing, create a culture which encourages achievement and innovation.
I firmly believe in the right of every private business to make their own decisions, but I am personally saddened. I am now on a quest to find new sources of affordable American-made fabric. At the beginning of this war, I made a new quilt for my bed. A very special quilt, made mostly of Cranston/VIP fabrics because I was so grateful for their military support. My husband was no longer in the Air Force, having just finished his reservist commitment, but our oldest son was in the army, stationed in Korea.
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Colleagues, collaborators, and friends remember political and musical visionary Fred Ho.
Composer, baritone saxiphonist, and activist Fred Ho (born Fred Wei-han Houn) passed away on Saturday, April 12 after an eight-year battle with cancer. Born on August 10, 1957 in Palo Alto and raised in Amherst, Massachusetts, where his father was a professor of Chinese political science at UMass, Ho’s early encounters with racism would shape what he would later refer to as his “yellow nationalist” identity. In high school, Ho was introduced to the the literature of the Black Power movement; the resonance and force of the rhetoric of Black liberation would go on to shape his lifelong work as an intellectual and cultural producer.
After serving in the Marines for two years, from which he was discharged in 1975 after fighting with an officer who had allegedly used a racial slur, Ho became involved in the burgeoning Asian American movement, first joining the Black Panther-inspired I Wor Kuen before founding the East Coast Asian American Student Union in 1978 and the Asian American Resource Workshop in Boston in 1979.
In the 1980s, Ho moved to New York City to pursue a career as a musician. He founded the Afro Asian Music Ensemble, the first of many projects blending the music traditions of jazz and Asian traditional instruments and melodies. Over the next 20 years, Ho composed a number of ambitious musical projects, from his 1989 Afro Asian opera A Chinaman’s Chance to the 1991 opera Warrior Sisters: The New Adventures of African and Asian Womyn Warriors. He also authored and co-edited a number of books, including Legacy to Liberation: Politics and Culture of Revolutionary Asian Pacific America (AK Press, 2000), Afro/Asia: Revolutionary Political and Cultural Connections between African and Asian Americans (co-edited with Bill V. Mullen, Duke University Press, 2006), and Wicked Theory, Naked Practice: Collected Political, Cultural and Creative Writings by Fred Ho (University of Minnesota Press, 2009), in which he further explored his theories of oppressed nationalism, critiques of capitalism and reformist socialists, and frameworks for solidarity between African and Asian Americans.
In 2006, after being diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, Ho rededicated himself to his musical and political endeavors; he proclaimed that he would wage war on cancer and capitalism simultaneously, and he later recounted having emerged from the battle as a “new Fred Ho”. Through and through, just six months before his death, and following numerous surgeries and rounds of chemotherapy, Ho continued to write, perform, and conduct. The experiences of Ho’s “war with cancer” are cataloged in Diary of a Radical Cancer Warrior: Fighting Cancer and Capitalism at the Cellular Level (Skyhorse, 2011).
In the wake of Ho’s passing, the Asian American Writers’ Workshop is pleased to present a Counterculturalists installment comprised of essays by and about Fred Ho, which we’ll publish over the next few days. From the words of his students, collaborators, colleagues, and friends, it becomes clear that Ho’s unyielding passion, resolve, and hunger for revolution will live on through his works and their continued influence on his peers and students.
The Counterculturalists tribute to Fred Ho:
1. Kanya D’Almeida, “To Walk the Gauntlet of Fire: Remembering A Mentor”
2. Fred Ho, “From Banana to Third World Marxist”
4. Marie Incontrera, “All The Colors of Life: A Celebration of Fred Ho”
5. Bill V. Mullen, “A Hundred Flowers of Revolutionary Hope”
6. Diane Fujino, “Fred Ho’s Radical Imagination”
Fred Ho in action, conducting Cal Massey’s Black Liberation Movement Suite:
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The new addition receives Federal-style windows that were made on-site. The siding is also cut and detailed to match the Federal Style, which the existing portion of the home exemplifies.
Bob takes a tour of Charleston's elegant William Gibbes House. And back at the site, the roofers are using age-old techniques to repair and expand the slate roof.
Bob Vila tackles the revitalization of an exquisite Federal-style home, built in the early 1800s, which survived the Civil War but barely survived Hurricane Hugo in 1989. A major aspect of the project is the painstaking process of restoring the original plaster ornamentation and woodwork to their original detail.
ALL EPISODES IN FEDERAL-STYLE HOME
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from students; Answers from Captain Bruce Morton
General Questions | Lobsters
long have you been a fishermen?
I started fishing when I was 7 years old.
is your schedule like for fishing?
I usually go lobstering 4 to 6 days a week. In the summer (June,
July, and August), the state says we can't go lobstering on Sundays,
so that's the only day I take off each week. In the fall, I try
to haul 4 or 5 times a week, but the days depend a lot on the
many hours do you work each day on your boat?
Usually around 10 hours a day when I'm lobstering.
What kinds of fish do you catch?
Lobster, cod, flounder, and shrimp.
How many pounds
of fish do you catch in one day?
Between 1,000 and 2,000 pounds of fish per day.
do you use a buoy for?
A buoy marks where the traps are. My buoys are blue, white, and
do you do with the fish after you catch them?
I sort the fish by species, put them in 100 pound boxes and ship
them to the Portland Fish Exchange to be sold.
Does the weather stop you from going fishing or lobstering?
Yes! High winds (over 25 knots) and/or high seas (more than 5-6')
after or during a storm keep me from fishing. Real thick fog does
too because it makes it too hard to haul traps. Today, I came
in early (about 1 pm) because the wind was blowing from the NW
at about 30 knots.
you eat the fish you catch?
Yes, but not every day. We like all kinds of fish.
How big is your boat, F/V Sea Dancer (length, width, height,
45' long, 15' wide, draft is 5' (that's how ddep it is from the
waterline down) which larger than most lobster boats becuase I
also use it for groundfishing and shrimping. I don't know ho much
did you name your boat "Sea Dancer"?
I just thought of it and I liked it.
do you catch shrimp?
I use a net although some people use special traps that are something
like lobster traps. The net is dragged on the bottom behind the
boat. I'll send you some pictures in the winter if the government
allows to have a shrimp season.
you ever caught anything besides lobsters in the traps?
Yes. Various species of fish (cod, flounder, red fish, mackerel-you
name a fish species and someone has caught it!), sea urchins,
star fish, crabs and coke cans.
really liked it when you said you caught coke cans in your traps.
If you could give us the names of the different kinds of plants
that either help or hurt your fishing business we would really
Plants aren't really involved in fishing except that kelp
provides a hiding place for lobsters to live while they grow up.
What is the difference between nautical mile
and a land mile?
A nautical mile is 2000 yards, a land mile is 1760 yards. 1 nau
mile=approximately 1.15 land miles.
Have you ever fallen overboard when pulling a
No, and I hope I never do!
you trap lobster?
do you use for lobster bait?
Mostly herring. We put them in bait bags which we put on a line
in the lobster trap.
Why do you only trap lobster from June to December?
It's the best part of the season-there are more lobsters around
then. The other times are when the shrimp and finfish are available
and I like to fish for them.
many lobster do you catch in a day?
My average catch is 400-500 pounds a day; it usually takes 75
lobsters to weigh 90 pounds-they average a pound and an eight
many lobster are usually in one trap?
There doesn't seem to be a "usual" amount. Some traps
have none; sometimes there are as many as 20 or 30 but not all
of them are legal size. My highest number of legal lobsters in
a trap is 15.
What happens to the buoy when there are lobsters
in the trap?
The buoy doesn't know if there are lobsters in the trap or nort.
The buoy is just a marker for where the trap is located.
Have you ever been pinch by a lobster?
Yes.... and it hurts!
What is the difference between a male and female
The obvious difference is that the female's tail is wider.
Are lobsters different colors?
Most lobsters are dark green, but some are blue, yellow, mottled
(yellow/green), and once I had an orangish one. Those are the
only colos I know, and they are fairly rare. It's a novelty when
someone catches one.
How far down do you put a lobster trap ?
In the summer, between 30 and 60 feet and as the season goes on,
as deep as 300 feet. We usually measure the depths in fathoms;
6 feet - 1 fathom.
long do you leave a lobster trap before you pull it up?
Normally 3 days in the summer and 5 in the fall (as weather permits).
I have 600 traps and haul 200 a day.
big does a lobster have to be for you to keep it?
At least 3 1/4" from the eye socket to the back of the carapace
and not longer than 5".
How much do you sell the lobster for?
Right now, we are getting $2.85 per pound; this summer and fall
the range was 2.75-3.25.
do you fish for finfish only two months out of the year?
Because of the new government regulations that only allow me to
fish a certain number of days a year and only in certain places.
do you keep track of the hours you are fishing so the government
knows you are staying within the law?
There isn't any restriction on lobstering (except for those Sundays
in the summer). I have to fill out a "trip report" every
time I go out (whenever the boat leaves the harbor ) to catch
lobsters, shrimp, groundfish, whatever. I mail it in to the government
once a month. I have to call the Nationl Marine Fisheries Sservice
whenever I leave port to go groundfishing and again when I get
back in. Right now I'm allowed to go groundfishing 21 days a year.
We were allowed to gro shrimping 25 days in 2002.
would the government not allow a shrimp season?
They are afraid there aren't enough shrimp to keep reproducing
at a rate that would keep a fishery going (a sustainable fishery).
The fishermen disagree with the government; we think there are
more shrimp out there than they do. We've found that shrimp are
"cyclic"-they come and go depending on the water temperature;
they seem to like very cold water. in the past few years, water
temperatures have been warmer here. Meanwhile, fishermen have
been catching lots of shrimp where the water is colder than it
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Heritage Oil has announced a significant new discovery with Warthog-1, the first exploration well that the Company has drilled in Block 1, Uganda.
Warthog Discovery - Block 1, Uganda
Drilling operations on Warthog-1 commenced on September 27, 2008 and the well was drilled to a total depth of 911 meters. The well encountered a gross hydrocarbon-bearing interval of approximately 150 meters in thickness, with net hydrocarbon pay of 46 meters. Wireline logging and formation pressure measurements indicate 31 meters of net oil pay in the principal oil-bearing reservoir section, overlain by 15 meters of additional net hydrocarbon pay comprising, most probably, volatile oil, condensate and wet gas.
In addition to the oil discovered in the principal oil-bearing reservoir section, there is further potential upside for liquid hydrocarbons in the overlying reservoir section and elevates further upside potential from the adjacent Warthog North prospect.
Warthog-1 is the first well in a three well exploration program to be drilled in Block 1. It lies on a structural trend that can be traced from the Kasamene-1 discovery well, in neighboring Block 2, continuing northeast through the Giraffe and Buffalo prospects in Block 1. All these structures are characterised by seismic amplitude anomalies at reservoir level that appear to directly indicate the presence of hydrocarbons. The successful results of the Warthog-1 discovery further emphasises the highly prospective nature of the Buffalo and Giraffe prospects.
There are a further 15 similarly encouraging amplitude anomalies mapped within Block 1 from over 600 kilometers of seismic data acquired in the license during the past 18 months, and all represent additional prospects and leads which constitute additional multiple drilling targets.
The Warthog-1 well is being suspended as a potential future production well. The rig will move to drill Buffalo-1 to an anticipated depth of approximately 600 meters and is expected to commence drilling in mid-November. The movement of the rig is expected to take up to 21 days.
Both the Buffalo and Giraffe prospects were assessed independently by RPS Energy, as at September 30, 2007, to have mean gross un-risked prospective resources of 420 and 89 million barrels of oil respectively.
Drilling Activity Update - Block 3A, Uganda
Kingfisher-3, which was spudded on September 26, is currently drilling ahead at 1,957 meters. It is planned to drill Kingfisher-3, and its sidetrack Kingfisher-3A, to anticipated depths of approximately 3,270 meters and 2,860 meters respectively. These wells are expected to be completed in February 2009. The wells are being drilled to evaluate the southern limits of the field and to gather additional reservoir data in preparation for field development.
Tony Buckingham, CEO, commented, "Warthog is a significant discovery and maintains the 100% exploration success rate in the Albert Basin, Uganda, during the last three years. This discovery highlights the potential in Block 1 as we continue our high impact multi-well exploration program. The program in Block 1 together with the Kingfisher-3/3A appraisal wells in Block 3A, have the potential to transform the Company, by achieving the commerciality threshold and allowing us to proceed with the early development of the Albert Basin."
Heritage is the Operator of Block 3A and Block 1 in Uganda with a 50% equity interest in the licenses with Tullow Oil Plc holding the remaining 50% interest.
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JAN: Last week I had a dream that I was looking for my son, who was two-years old and hiding in a room.(it was an attic room with a slanted roof ) I was searching under the couch, but couldn't find him. In the way of dreams, I suddenly realized that my son wasn't two anymore, but twenty-one and six-foot three. No way could he hide under the couch or inside the window seat.
I woke up, not frightened, but uneasy enough to email my son at college and ask if he was okay.
Why? It's not like I have ever experienced prescience. Never in my life have I ever predicted something that actually came true.
According to PSYBLOG, which is my favorite blog, I inadvertently subscribe to the "Freudian" view of dreams -- which is to say that dreams have meaning.
Except, I don't really. The attic room in the dream was my daughter's bedroom in our old house. I know dreams are just pulled from the scrap heap of my memories and thoughts. Sometimes the dreams are so incredibly superficial and banal that I keep those dreams to myself. And yet -- I still emailed my son to make sure he was okay.
PSYBLOG reported that two researchers, Carey Morewedge and Michael Norton, conducted an international study on the way people view dreams. They asked participants who subscribed to the "Freudian" view of dreams, as well as those who rejected the "Freudian" view of dreams, to imagine they were taking a flight tomorrow and that the night before three things happened.
1. They consciously thought about the plane crashing en route as the route they were going to take.
2. They had a dream the plane would crash.
3. A real plane had crashed on the route the night before.
The participants were asked which of these events were most likely to make them cancel their flight.
The Freudians, of course, said the dream about a crash would be the biggest motivator to cancel. The majority of non-Freudians said the actual crash would be the biggest motivator, but it was only a slim majority. And even the non-Freudians said they would be more influenced by the dream than by the wide-awake "conscious" imagining of a plane crash.
In other words, the majority of people gave some sort of credence to the dream. The study, found that this belief in dream's predictive power was strongest in the U.S., - where 56 percent of people think this way about dreams, South Korea and India.
One of the cultural reasons suggested for this strong, stubborn belief in the power of dreams is the way dreams are portrayed in books, films and TV. As an author, I instantly recognized this as true. We only include a dream in a book to make it mean something.
I'm not a big fan of dreams in books, and if you are in my writer's group, I write big red X's over your long-winded dream. But, even I have used snippets of dreams to show a character's worst fears. And because my books have thriller endings, my character's worst fears often turn out to be true - on some level.
So how about the rest of you writers out there? Guilty as charged? And readers, do you believe in dreams? Maybe even when you don't want to?
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Kidney stones? I feel your pain
By Jeff Pavelka, D.O., family medicine, Providence Medical Group-Happy Valley
It’s shocking how much agony a tiny crystal of salt and minerals can cause when it’s trying to work its way through your urinary tract. Women describe the pain as similar to childbirth. Men say it’s the worst pain they’ve experienced.
If you’ve had a kidney stone, you’ll do just about anything to make sure you never have one again. Prevention is especially important, because once you’ve had one, you’re 10 times more likely to have another one.
Prevention is also important for people with diabetes or gout, people who are obese and people who’ve had gastric bypass surgery. All of these conditions increase the risk of kidney stones. Family history is a factor, too, so people with close relatives who’ve had kidney stones need to be extra careful.
If you’ve been lucky enough to avoid kidney stones, whether or not you have a condition that puts you at higher risk, you still might want to practice a little prevention to make sure you keep up that lucky streak.
Save yourself a world of hurt
Kidney stones are formed when the natural composition of urine – mostly water, salts and minerals – is out of balance. That’s why people with the conditions mentioned above are at higher risk – their urine tends to be more acidic. The most common cause of urinary imbalance, however, is not a medical condition – it’s simply drinking too little water.
To prevent kidney stones and the pain that comes along with them, the most important thing you can do is to drink more fluids. About two liters a day is a good goal for most people. While water is your kidneys’ favorite drink, research has shown that caffeinated beverages also decrease the risk of stones. It’s not clear whether it’s the caffeine that’s making the difference, or whether people who drink caffeinated beverages just drink more fluids in general. In any case, drinking caffeinated coffee, tea and diet soda is associated with lower risk. The opposite is true for sodas and drinks that contain sucrose or fructose – these sugars can increase the risk of kidney stones.
Here are some other things you can do to reduce your risk:
- Pay attention to the color of your urine. If it’s clear or very light, like a light beer or watered-down lemonade, you are well hydrated. If it’s darker than that, you’re not drinking enough water and you’re putting yourself at risk of a kidney stone.
- Don’t go overboard on salt, which hides in many canned, boxed and restaurant foods. About 2,000 mg of sodium per day is a safe threshold.
- Take it easy on spinach and rhubarb – these foods contain a chemical called oxalate, which increases the formation of calcium oxalate stones, the most common kind of kidney stones.
- Limit soft drinks, candies and other foods and drinks that contain sucrose and fructose. These simple sugars make you more likely to form calcium oxalate stones.
- Pay attention to the amount of calcium in your daily supplements. Supplementing with up to 2,000 mg of calcium per day is good and may lower your risk of kidney stones, but taking more than that can raise your risk.
- Avoid very high doses of vitamin C – again, 2,000 mg a day is a good upper limit. Anything that makes your urine more acidic (pH less than 7) can increase your risk of kidney stones. If you’re curious, over-the-counter kits are available to check the pH of your urine.
- Reduce the amount of animal protein in your diet – high amounts of meat, eggs, cheese, milk and yogurt can lead to kidney stones.
- Eat more vegetables and fruits.
- Include moderate amounts of high-fiber foods like whole grains and bran, legumes, cabbage and carrots – they can help you stay regular and avoid constipation, which can make a difference. Beware of mega fiber supplements like Phytate, however – they can sometimes increase kidney stone formation.
- Do get some regular activity, but if you exercise for more than 40 minutes a day, pay very close attention to your hydration. Marathon runners and other athletes are more likely to become dehydrated and, as a result, to form kidney stones.
Think you have a kidney stone? See your doctor
If you experience an unusual, cramping pain in your side or on one side of your lower back, or if you notice blood in your urine, see a doctor. These are the most common signs of a kidney stone. If tests confirm that you have a kidney stone, your doctor will recommend that you strain your urine through cheesecloth or a coffee filter to try to catch the stone when it passes out of your urethra. If you can catch the stone, or even a few tiny specks of the crystal, your doctor can send it to a lab for analysis to find out whether it’s made of calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate or uric acid. This is a very important step, because once you know what type of stone you tend to form, your doctor can recommend more specific dietary changes to reduce the chances that you’ll form a stone in the future.
Unfortunately, most kidney stones do need to pass out of your body through your urethra, and that is not a comfortable process. But if you’re in a lot of pain and the stone doesn’t seem to be passing, ask your doctor about medications that can help. Flomax can dilate the ureter and urethra to help the stone pass more easily. Other medications can help with pain, or with reducing recurrent stones. If your stone is too large to pass – generally anything larger than 10 mm – a urologist may need to explore other ways to remove the stone.
One in 11 people at some point in their life will have a kidney stone, but research suggests that we could cut that rate in half if people hydrated adequately and followed the other dietary recommendations for prevention. Going through the experience of passing a kidney stone just once is a powerful motivator to give that a good try.
Preventing Kidney Stones Through Diet
Should I Have Lithotripsy to Break Up the Stone?
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Internal bleeding: Bleeding inside the body that is not seen from the outside. Internal bleeding occurs when damage to an artery or vein allows blood to escape the circulatory system and collect inside the body. The internal bleeding may occur within tissues, organs, or in cavities of the body including the head, chest, and abdomen. Examples of other potential sites of bleeding include the eye, lining tissues of the heart, muscles, and joints. Internal bleeding may not be evident for many hours after it begins, and symptoms occur when there is significant blood loss or if a blood clot is large enough to compress an organ and prevent it from functioning properly.
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A.Electrolysis of molten lead(II) chloride using carbon electrodes
B.Addition of zinc powder to copper(II) sulphate solution.
C.Steam is passed over hot magnesium powder.
D.Addition of silver nitrate solution to sodium chloride solution.
This is a double decomposition reaction. It doesn't involve changes in oxidation numbers of ions.
AgNO3 + NaCl --> AgCl + NaNO3
If you calculate the oxidation numbers of each ions, they does not change before and after the reaction.
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The wild frontier commenced in 1607 with the arrival of the first permanent settlers and was declared ended by the Bureau of the Census in 1890. The war between the settlers and the Indians began in 1622 in Virginia and also ended in 1890 in South Dakota. The outcome of this war determined who would control the North American continent. It was played on a stage that was new to European peoples, and many of its dramatic events had not been seen before in history and would never be seen again. This was a first-time clash between 2 cultures. Robert Hughes, in Culture of Complaint, said, "Surprises crackle, like electric arcs, between the interfaces of culture." Surprises also crackle with atrocities. The war lasted 268 years, the longest in the history of our nation. The United States itself will not be 268 years old until the year 2044.
In The West: An Illustrated History, edited by Henry Steele Commager, an article by M. A. Jones pointed out that "the realities of frontier life have regularly given way to the requirements of myth." Myths cloud history and impair its classic function—to help us solve present-day problems. This accurate analogy has been drawn by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., in The Disuniting of America:
For history is to the nation rather as memory is to the individual. As an individual deprived of memory becomes disoriented and lost, not knowing where he has been or where he is going, so a nation denied a conception of its past will be disabled in dealing with its present and its future. The Indians agreed. There is an old Sioux saying—"A people without history is like wind upon the buffalo grass."
Military historian S. L. A. Marshall in Crimsoned Prairie said in some despair, "Taken as a whole, books about the Plains wars have one salient characteristic, that of discrepancy." As Carl Waldman noted in his preface to Who Was Who in Native American History:
A book covering such a wide range of material can be no more accurate than its sources. Much of the material comes from writers who were explorers, missionaries, traders, or army officers first, in addition to amateur historians or anthropologists. Hearsay and legend play a part in what has been passed down. Contradictions abound.
Edwin T. Denig, who lived with the Indians from about 1800 to 1850 and married 2 Indian women, noted another disagreement. "We find two sets of writers, both equally wrong, one setting forth the Indians as a noble, generous, and chivalrous race above the standards of Europeans, the other representing them below the level of brute creation."
Generally speaking, most of the earlier writers were settler advocates, while many who came later were Indian advocates. Fergus M. Bordewich, who spent much of his childhood living on Indian reservations, put it this way in his book Killing the White Man’s Indian:
Until not long ago, Americans were generally taught to view the nation's westward movement as a saga of heroic pioneering and just wars that carried European immigrants from the shores of the Atlantic to those of the Pacific. At the center of that essentially mythic vision stood the Indian, simultaneously noble and barbaric, man of nature and bloodthirsty savage, and destined for tragic extinction. The epic of the Indian wars added color and grandeur to the saga of national expansion: in their apparent savagery, Indians dramatically underscored Euro-Americans' notions of civilization, while their repeated military defeats seemed unchallengeable proof of the white man's technological and moral superiority.
More recently, revisionist scholars and educators have tended to portray that same history as one of deep, unredeemed tragedy, of which the destruction of the Indian is a central, equally mythical example, apparent proof of the barbarism of Euro-American civilization.
The word settler is meant to include colonists, soldiers, militia, government people, farmers, hunters, trappers, merchants, miners, and other Americans who came in contact with the Indians between 1607 and 1890, as well as the English colonists before the American Revolution.
This war was a "complex and intense struggle," fought over a time span of more than 26 decades. Hundreds of Indian tribes were involved. The tribes were not only fighting one another, but the Dutch, the Spanish, the English, the French, and the settlers, often at the same time.
European wars were frequently fought in part in North America. Participation in those wars by the Indians depended upon the wishes of each tribe. During the American Revolution, most tribes sided with Great Britain. One author, Carl Waldman, in Atlas of the North American Indian, concluded that if the British had given the tribes better support, they "probably would have won the war."
No one knows for certain where the Indians originally came from. Some experts today believe that they came from some unknown part of Asia centuries ago over the Bering Land Bridge when Asia and America were connected. A growing number of other experts say the glacier there prevented use of the Bering route to our eastern seaboard until 11,500 years ago. These experts believe Asians and perhaps even Europeans hugged the ice sheets in animal skin kayaks and reached America long before the Bering people. There are also fairly recent archeological finds that hint that the Bering people may not have been in the first group to migrate to America. Anthropologist Walter Neves flatly stated, "We can no longer say that the first colonizers of the American continent came from the north of Asia." The Indians encountered in Virginia, Massachusetts, and elsewhere may or may not have been in the first group and, if not, would not have been the First Americans. The Indians had no word for themselves similar to the word Indian. According to Alvin Josephy,
Many groups of native Americans were given their historic names by white men who either contrived descriptive terms of their own for them (Creeks) or adopted expressions by which they were known to other tribes.
When they gave themselves a tribal name, however, as Clark Wissler in Indians of the United States noted, often it was something like "we, the people."
Some have referred to the skirmishes and battles considered here as the Indian wars. Others have preferred to call them simply one war, the Four Hundred Year War (1492 to 1890) or the Four Century War. The latter is the approach taken here because the separate "wars" have been characterized by Alan Axelrod in Chronicle of the Indian Wars as "barely differentiated."
From the Hardcover edition.
Excerpted from The Wild Frontier by William M. Osborn. Excerpted by permission of Random House, a division of Random House LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
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A part of the Electronic Control Unit (ECU), the Transmission Control Unit covers everything related to the transmission of your 2008 Ford F-150. It ensures smooth gear shifts and optimal fuel economy and performance.It has the same principle as an ECU. Using input sensors it gathers data then compares it to its onboard memory and then sends out a signal accordingly to manage the output to what its memory recommends. All this is done to keep the performance optimal.
Electronic systems have become an increasingly large component of the cost of an automobile, from only around 1% of its value in 1950 to around 30% in 2010.Modern electric cars rely on power electronics for the main propulsion motor control, as well as managing the battery system. Future autonomous cars will rely on powerful computer systems, an array of sensors, networking, and satellite navigation, all of which will require electronics.
These control the transmission system, mainly the shifting of the gears for better shift comfort and to lower torque interrupt while shifting. Automatic transmissions use controls for their operation, and also many semi-automatic transmissions having a fully automatic clutch or a semi-auto clutch (declutching only). The engine control unit and the transmission control exchange messages, sensor signals and control signals for their operation.
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Activation Barriers Provide Insight into the Mechanism of Self-Discharge in Polypyrrole
2014 (English)In: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, ISSN 1932-7447, E-ISSN 1932-7455, Vol. 118, no 51, 29643-29649 p.Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Conducting polymers are envisioned to play a significant role in the development of organic matter based electrical energy conversion and storage systems. However, successful utilization of conducting polymers relies on a fundamental understanding of their inherent possibilities and limitations. In this report we studied the temperature dependence of the self-discharge in polypyrrole and show that the rate of self-discharge is kinetically controlled by a polymer intrinsic endergonic electron transfer reaction forming a reactive intermediate. We further show that this intermediate is intimately linked to a process known as overoxidation. This process is general for most, if not all, p-doped conducting polymers irrespective of medium. The results herein are therefore expected to significantly impact the development of future energy storage systems with conducting polymer based components.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2014. Vol. 118, no 51, 29643-29649 p.
Physical Chemistry Engineering and Technology
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Now China has become a powerful country in science and technology, but do you know how powerful China's technology is? The manned space station alone is not enough, and now it has successfully broken through the key technology of nuclear fusion, even leading the world by 15 years. Does this mean that China is not far from the artificial sun? It turned out that the fully superconducting tokamak nuclear fusion experimental device developed by China at the Hefei Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences successfully achieved a record of 101 seconds of continuous operation at 120 million degrees Celsius, and broke the world record. Compared with the previous record in South Korea, China has time has been directly extended by 5 times, and it seems that we are one step closer to the practical stage of artificial sun.
The success of nuclear fusion technology will lead to the development of In718 powder.
What is Inconel 718
Inconel 718 is a nickel-chromium-molybdenum alloy designed to resist a wide range of severely corrosive environments, pitting, and crevice corrosion.
This nickel-steel alloy exhibits extremely high yield, tensile, and creep fracture properties at high temperatures. Applications of this nickel alloy range from low temperatures to long-term use at 1200°F.
One of the notable features of the composition of Inconel 718 is that niobium is added to allow age hardening, thus allowing annealing and welding, without spontaneously hardening during heating and cooling. The addition of niobium along with molybdenum hardens the alloy matrix and provides high strength without intensive heat treatment. Other popular Ni-Cr alloys are age-hardened by the addition of aluminum and titanium.
This nickel-steel alloy is easy to manufacture and can be welded under annealing or precipitation (aging) hardening conditions.
Inconel 718 Key Properties
Good mechanical properties: tensile, fatigue, and creep fracture;
The yield tensile strength, creep and fracture strength properties are very high;
Highly resistant to chloride and sulfide stress corrosion cracking;
Resistant to water corrosion and chloride stress corrosion cracking;
High temperature resistant;
Aging hardening, with unique characteristics of slow aging response, allows heating and cooling during the annealing process without the risk of cracking;
Excellent welding characteristics, anti-aging cracking after welding.
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Inconel 718 Powder Application
Inconel 718 is used in a variety of industries, such as aerospace, chemical processing, Marine engineering, pollution control equipment, and nuclear reactors. It is used for cryogenic storage tanks, downhole wellbore, and wellhead components. In the aerospace industry, it has emerged as a prime candidate for the manufacture of heat-resistant turbines.
What is Inconel
Inconel is a registered trademark of Special Metals Corporation for the austenitic nickel-chromium-based superalloy family.
Inconel alloys are resistant to oxidation and corrosion and are ideal for use in extreme environments under pressure and heat. When heated, Inconel forms a thick and stable passivated oxide layer that protects the surface from further erosion. Inconel maintains strength over a wide temperature range and is attractive for high-temperature applications where aluminum and steel succumb to creep due to thermally induced crystal vacancies. The high-temperature strength of Inconel is increased by solution strengthening or precipitation hardening, depending on the alloy.
Inconel alloys are typically used for high-temperature applications, including:
Inconel 625 alloys include: Inconel 625, Chronin 625, Altemp 625, Haynes 625, Nickelvac 625, and Nicrofer 6020.
Inconel 600 alloys include: NA14, N06600, BS3076, 2.4816, NiCr15Fe (FR), NiCr15Fe (EU), and NiCr15Fe8 (DE).
Inconel 718 includes: Nicrofer 5219, Superimphy 718, Haynes 718, Pyromet 718, Supermet 718, and Udimet 718.
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Twitter recently announced that it had reached an agreement with Musk to take full ownership of the company for $54.20 per share, or about $44 billion in cash. After the deal, Twitter will become a privately held company. The deal, which has been unanimously approved by Twitter's board but still requires shareholder and regulatory approvals, is expected to close in 2022.
After Tesla CEO Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter was finalized, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey sent out a series of six tweets expressing his expectations for Musk.
Dorsey called Twitter his biggest regret, saying, “The idea and service is all that matters to me, and I will do whatever it takes to protect both. Twitter as a company has always been my sole issue and my biggest regret. It has been owned by Wall Street and the ad model. Taking it back from Wall Street is the correct first step.
"In principle, I don't believe anyone should own or run Twitter," Dorsey goes on. He thinks the service is a public good.
He called Musk a "singular solution" to Twitter's problems, "Elon's goal of creating a platform that is" Maximally trusted and inclusive "is the right one." He wrote, "Thank you both for getting the company out of an impossible situation. This is the right path... I believe it with all my heart."
Besides, because of the ever-changing international situation, the supply and prices of international bulk In718 powder are still very uncertain.
As many researchers believe, graphene floating on the water does not repel water, but attracts it. Graphene is made of the same material as graphite-for example, found in pencils-which is why graphene has long been thought to be as waterproof as gra…
The House of Representatives' 2022 US Competition Act, which would provide comprehensive subsidies for manufacturing and research and adjust existing US trade policies, was passed in an almost entirely partisan vote, to challenge China's growing tech…
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This company's cycle counting
program enjoyed initial success but then stalled out. The situation was particularly frustrating
because the program's justification was based on the elimination of the annual physical
inventory and this could only happen when accuracy reached the goal of 92%, i.e., anything less
seemed like complete failure. Here are the essential facts:
The company had a large jobbing
machine shop with over 10,000 products.
An MRP system processed
thousands of transactions each day as batches moved from one department to the next.
Prior to cycle counting,
accuracy was on the order of 60%.
The finance department had
instigated a cycle counting program with a goal of 92% accuracy.
The intent of
counting program was to eliminate the annual physical inventory.
The cycle counters and their
supervision worked for finance.
Some attempts at determining
root error causes had been made but these efforts were swamped by the massive amounts of
Most of the cycle counters and
their supervisor had received Six Sigma and process improvement training but seemed unable
to relate it to cycle counting.
Inventory accuracy had risen
from the original 60% range to 86%.
Accuracy had been stuck at 86%
for months and frustration was growing.
The immediate cause of this problem is that errors are entering the system at about the same
rate that the cycle counters remove them. When the
removal rate exceeds the input rate, IRA
improves. But, the higher the IRA, the fewer errors get removed by cycle counting. The
fundamental choice is to reduce the entering errors or remove additional errors through more
cycle counts. Additional cycle counts will be expensive and, as IRA improves, even less
The best choice is to prevent new errors from entering the system. The company had trained
their people in Six Sigma and process improvement but they were unable to apply it to the
problem of transaction errors. This reflects several issues:
The most difficult problem with any adult training is the transfer of classroom theory to
actual practice. Classroom exercises did not exactly match the problems at hand and the
inexperienced personnel could not make the transition.
Action Learning assists with this
Six Sigma often has so much complexity-- so many tools and acronyms that people get
confused about which to use and what to do. The reality is that 3-4 of the simplest tools,
borrowed from TQM and Work Simplification, will solve 90% of everyday problems.
Perhaps a more fundamental root cause was the fact that Finance had instigated, planned and
implemented the program without other involvement. All parties operated from a mental model that
considered inventory accuracy Finance's responsibility and that the Finance department received
the primary benefit by elimination of the annual physical inventory. In reality the biggest
benefits are not from the physical inventory elimination.
Moreover, Finance was not creating the new errors. The errors are created in the warehouse,
on the factory floor, in sales, in scheduling and even in other departments. Their participation
in process improvement is absolutely essential.
Transfer the cycle counting program and corresponding responsibility to Operations.
Utilize Finance in an auditing role to verify accuracy metrics.
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Michelle Cammon, left, a Community Human Service In-Home Specialist, helps 59-year-old Ruth Russell with household tasks, like cleaning tables and taking out garbage, during her weekly visit on May 23.
By Joyce Gannon / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
For nearly six months, Community Human Services, an Oakland-based organization that provides food, shelter and other basic needs for people who are struggling, has been building its case.
The goal is to convince United Way of Allegheny Way that it should receive about $200,000 of an estimated $13 million Impact Fund — money to be awarded soon to local nonprofits for programs that will help the elderly, people with disabilities and others in the region.
Of 40 agencies that responded after United Way in mid-December posted requests for proposals on how to spend the fund, CHS is among 16 organizations that survived three rounds of evaluations and are now waiting to learn whether United Way’s board later this month will approve their proposals for funding.
“It’s always nerve-racking,” said Adrienne Walnoha, chief executive of CHS, whose operations include a food pantry, after-school programs, residential programs for the homeless and a health clinic.
Besides preparing detailed proposals describing the programs they believe would best address the critical community needs identified by United Way, nonprofits vying for a share of the Impact Fund must also submit the budgets and expected outcomes. After passing the first couple of reviews by United Way staff and volunteers, the finalists then were required to host an on-site evaluation.
PG graphic: Impact Fund investment (Click image for larger version)
“I would call it a rigorous process,” said Andrew Rind, senior director of Northern Area Multi Service Center, a Sharpsburg nonprofit that is also competing for a piece of the Impact Fund this year.
NAMS operates senior centers, Meals on Wheels programs, home health care, refugee resettlement assistance, and transportation services for the elderly and people with disabilities in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Washington and Westmoreland counties. The nonprofit asked for $150,000 over three years to expand its Meals on Wheels program to include training and technology so people delivering meals to homebound seniors can recognize changes in the seniors’ health or other personal issues that need attention.
“They are really taking a hard look at all aspects of the agency to ensure what they are funding has a high probability of success,” said Mr. Rind.
Before United Way introduced its so-called “needs assessment” process in 2008, the method by which it doled out money didn’t subject nonprofits to nearly the same level of scrutiny.
In fact, many agencies counted on an annual allocation with few questions asked.
Back then, as one of about 50 to 60 nonprofits designated as one of United Way “member agencies,” CHS informed United Way about how it expected to use its yearly award and then reported back on what it did with the money, said Ms. Walnoha.
“It was very much directed by our organization. … We could set our own marching orders,” she said.
A number of factors prompted United Way leaders to reassess the annual distribution process. Among them: regional economic realities that had taken a toll on contributions beginning in the 1980s, including the collapse of the steel industry, the exodus of major corporate headquarters from Pittsburgh and drastic dips in population.
Also, the local United Way was one of many affiliates of the national organization that aimed to become more transparent to donors in response to the 1990s scandal in which United Way of America’s president was convicted of fraud and conspiracy after he diverted $1.2 million of the charity’s funds for personal spending on gambling, travel and extramarital affairs.
“After the executive scandal, everybody began to distrust [United Way] and say, ‘Where’s my money going?’ ” said Kevin Kearns, a professor of public and nonprofit management in the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.
The model for distributing funds also needed to be adjusted, he said, after United Way in the 1980s introduced the donor choice option that allows individuals to designate specific nonprofits where they wanted to direct their contributions.
While donor choice may have satisfied some longtime contributors, United Way was left “without any unrestricted funding to spread around to the community on a needs basis,” Mr. Kearns said.
“Everybody was designating workplace donations to specific agencies. United Way was essentially becoming a pass-through … they were basically processing checks.”
The launch of the needs assessment process “was a big sea change,” said Harold Miller, president of consulting firm Future Strategies LLC, and adjunct professor of public policy and management at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz School.
“There was historically a family of United Way agencies and it was kind of a presumption you would be in that family as long as you didn’t do anything horrible. United Way needed to think more about whether it was having an impact on community needs rather than sustaining a particular set of human service agencies.”
After seeking input from a wide range of experts — including social service providers, foundations, universities and for-profit businesses — United Way developed the current system by which it annually identifies the gaps in providing human services and critical areas where it hopes funding can make the biggest impact, including help for seniors, the disabled, children and families in crisis.
The strategy encourages nonprofits and government agencies to collaborate on projects, requires applicants to provide measurable data on their programs and outcomes, and relies on volunteers from the various sectors to help United Way review proposals and conduct evaluations.
“It opened what had been a closed process,” said Robert Nelkin, president and chief professional officer of United Way of Allegheny County who came to that job just as the new allocation strategy was being hammered out.
For nonprofits, he said, “We introduced open competition for our dollars. They have to show us measurable results. And showing results is extremely important because it’s donors’ precious money.”
On Thursday, United Way is scheduled to announce the results of its 2013 campaign. Mr. Nelkin declined to disclose whether the organization generated more or less than the $33 million raised in 2012.
Regardless of the total raised, the Impact Fund is projected to remain at $13 million and the United Way board will meet June 10 to decide which programs and agencies to approve for funding beginning July 1.
CHS, which submitted proposals for two grants that would provide support programs for seniors and disabled individuals, on April 30 hosted United Way representatives for more than an hour. At that gathering, CHS staff had a final opportunity to answer questions and provide “our rationale for why we thought [our proposal] would be successful,” said Ms. Walnoha.
“That’s a pretty comprehensive time to talk soup-to-nuts about what you’re doing [as a service provider] and why; the impact on the community; and how it can go forward if United Way funding is available. A wonderful side benefit is that some of the questions the evaluators asked us were things we’ve never thought about. And we do human services every day.”
Anne Franks, executive director, administrative services for Pitt’s Office of Institutional Advancement, this year served on the volunteer committee that evaluated proposals and also led some site visits.
Among the budget items she examines carefully, she said, is administrative overhead. She also analyzes other expenses, deficits and how much funding the nonprofit expects to receive from sources other than United Way, including government agencies and foundations.
“United Way doesn’t want to just hand out money,” she said. “There have been many times when an agency is not recommended. It’s not a pass through.
”In the old days if you were an United Way agency, you stayed. Now you have to earn your status, and when you do that it benefits the greater community.”
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Public Lands, the outdoors-themed retailer from Dick’s Sporting Goods, announced the creation of The Public Lands Fund, designed to support local and national initiatives that protect new land, improve existing land, break down the barriers of access to the outdoors, and improve IE in the outdoors.
As part of its commitment and as a member of 1% for the Planet, the company will donate one percent of its gross sales to The Public Lands Fund—an initiative of The Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation 501(c)(3) charity— and partner with an initial ten environmental nonprofit organizations.
The first Public Lands store, located in the Pittsburgh, PA area, will open on September 24. A second store will open in Columbus, OH in October.
The first local nonprofit partners supported by The Public Lands Fund in Pittsburgh are:
- Allegheny Land Trust, which will receive support for initial safety and infrastructure improvements at Churchill Valley Greenway, a 151-acre green space East of Pittsburgh; and
- Venture Outdoors, for its Youth Outdoor Learning Lab, connecting kids to outdoor experiences with physical and mental wellness, STEM and environmental education, and outdoor industry exploration.
The first local nonprofit partners supported by The Public Lands Fund in the Columbus, OH area are:
- The Arc of Appalachia – The Public Lands Fund is supporting its effort to preserve approximately 618,442 acres of habitat within the lower Scioto River watershed to protect an ancient indigenous earthwork site at Tremper Mound, the largest unprotected Hopewell mound in the state of Ohio, built nearly 1,800 years ago.
- Project Learning Tree – The Public Lands Fund is supporting its efforts to connect urban youth to outdoor learning opportunities with resources for transportation, program costs and materials.
- Friends of Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks – The Public Lands Fund is supporting its efforts to bring outdoor experiences to participants with My Brother’s Keeper, an initiative to address opportunity gaps facing boys and young men of color.
The first national nonprofit organizations supported by The Public Lands Fund are:
- Alaska Wilderness League – The Public Lands Fund will lend support to advocate for the permanent protection of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and working with the Gwich’in people to protect those cultural, ecological and recreational significant lands from extraction and development.
- The Conservation Alliance – The Public Lands Fund is a Pinnacle Member.
- The Conservation Lands Foundation – The Public Lands Fund supports the Foundation with resources and funding to grassroots conservation organizations protecting, restoring and increasing National Conservation Lands across the U.S.
- Student Conservation Association – The Public Lands Fund is supporting its Fall 2021 BIPOC youth affinity crew in Pittsburgh, PA where student participants will work with local land management agencies to restore and improve public green space.
- The Trust for Public Land – The Public Lands Fund is a partner with The Trust for Public Land’s Schoolyard Initiative, helping to solve park inequity with access to a close-to-home park for 20 million Americans.
“At Public Lands, our mission is to celebrate and protect public lands for all,” said Todd Spaletto, president, Public Lands. “We want to do this in a meaningful way and partner with organizations that have already accomplished – and continue to do – incredible work to ensure our public lands and outdoor spaces are clean, preserved and open for all. Moving forward, we’re going to be working with our nonprofit partners to support their missions and collaborate on programs that get more people into the outdoors and take care of our local, state and national parks and recreation spaces. In fact, we’re proud that our Pittsburgh area store team has already logged 224 hours in volunteering with local nonprofit partners doing trail restoration, clean up and breaking new trails in local Pittsburgh parks and lands.”
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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
A Diagnosis of Death
'I am not so superstitious as some of your physicians -- men of science, as you are
pleased to be called,' said Hawver, replying to an accusation that had not been made.
'Some of you -- only a few, I confess -- believe in the immortality of the soul, and in
apparitions which you have not the honesty to call ghosts. I go no further than a
conviction that the living are sometimes seen where they are not, but have been -- where
they have lived so long, perhaps so intensely, as to have left their impress on everything
about them. I know, indeed, that one's environment may be so affected by one's
personality as to yield, long afterward, an image of one's self to the eyes of another.
Doubtless the impressing personality has to be the right kind of personality as the
perceiving eyes have to be the right kind of eyes -- mine, for example.'
'Yes, the right kind of eyes, conveying sensations to the wrong kind of brains,' said Dr.
'Thank you; one likes to have an expectation gratified; that is about the reply that I
supposed you would have the civility to make.'
'Pardon me. But you say that you know. That is a good deal to say, don't you think?
Perhaps you will not mind the trouble of saying how you learned.'
'You will call it an hallucination,' Hawver said, 'but that does not matter.' And he told the
'Last summer I went, as you know, to pass the hot weather term in the town of Meridian.
The relative at whose house I had intended to stay was ill, so I sought other quarters.
After some difficulty I succeeded in renting a vacant dwelling that had been occupied by
an eccentric doctor of the name of Mannering, who had gone away years before, no one
knew where, not even his agent. He had built the house himself and had lived in it with
an old servant for about ten years. His practice, never very extensive, had after a few
years been given up entirely. Not only so, but he had withdrawn himself almost
altogether from social life and become a recluse. I was told by the village doctor, about
the only person with whom he held any relations, that during his retirement he had
devoted himself to a single line of study, the result of which he had expounded in a book
that did not commend itself to the approval of his professional brethren, who, indeed,
considered him not entirely sane. I have not seen the book and cannot now recall the title
of it, but I am told that it expounded a rather startling theory. He held that it was possible
in the case of many a person in good health to forecast his death with precision, several
months in advance of the event. The limit, I think, was eighteen months. There were local
tales of his having exerted his powers of prognosis, or perhaps you would say diagnosis;
and it was said that in every instance the person whose friends he had warned had died
suddenly at the appointed time, and from no assignable cause. All this, however, has
nothing to do with what I have to tell; I thought it might amuse a physician.
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Enterprise transformations are fundamental changes in an organization. Such changes typically affect different stakeholder groups (e.g., program managers, business managers) that exhibit a significant diversity regarding their members’ knowledge, goals, and underlying assumptions. Yet, creating shared understanding among diverse stakeholder groups in transformations is a main antecedent for success. The paper analyzes which properties of enterprise architecture models contribute to syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic capacities which helps to create shared understanding among stakeholder groups involved in enterprise transformation. The differences among stakeholder groups are assessed through the lens of knowledge boundaries, and enterprise architecture models are assessed through the lens of boundary objects. A research model is developed and empirically tested that describes which boundary object properties are required to overcome three progressively complex knowledge boundaries – syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic. The findings show which boundary object properties contribute to a respective capacity needed to overcome each of the three knowledge boundaries. Specifically, the results show that for (1) a syntactic capacity, concrete and modular enterprise architecture (EA) models are helpful; (2) a semantic capacity, visual EA model properties are relevant, and (3) a pragmatic capacity, broad stakeholder participation is conductive.
Abraham, Ralf; Aier, Stephan; and Winter, Robert
"Crossing the Line: Overcoming Knowledge Boundaries in Enterprise Transformation,"
Business & Information Systems Engineering:
Vol. 57: Iss. 1, 3-13.
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The New Yorker, February 14, 2000 P. 30
LETTER FROM LONDON about the scene at the Prince Charles Cinema, where “Singalong-a-Sound-of-Music” —a captioned version of “The Sound of Music”—has become a cult hit... Writer briefly limns the history of "The Sound of Music"... It remains the most popular musical film in history. One woman in Wales has seen it almost a thousand times. In Hong Kong, it is entitled “Fairy Music Blow Fragrant Place, Place Hear.”... Since August, every Friday evening and Sunday afternoon the program at Picadilly's Prince Charles Cinema has been the same: “Singalong-a-Sound-of-Music.” The idea is simple. You watch the film—uncut, as nature intended, in a scuzzy print, with alarming color shifts as the reels change. The only difference is the added subtitles, which come alive, like the hills, during every song. These enable viewers to join in, which they do with undisguised lustiness... Describes the undisguised genius of the subtitles, prepared by Martin Wagner for London's National Film Theatre... Writer explains that he includes subtitles for not only the Rodgers and Hammerstein songs, but also background Latin chanting, and strings of meaningless vowels for a puppet-yodelling scene... Tells about the costumed audience... The show is coming to America in April... It goes without saying that “Singalong-a-Sound-of-Music” is now a compulsory fixture on the gay calendar; it began life, indeed, as a one-off special for the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. Every screening gets its own m.c., who oversees a Best Costume competition during the intermission. (One week, just to confuse the issue, the winner was a real nun. What did she think the other nuns were?)... The bloodless interaction promised by DVD technology, for instance, in which the lone viewer can pause “The Matrix” to command a reverse view of Keanu Reeves’s butt, cannot hold a candle to the sight of two hundred people whistling at Christopher Plummer when he enters with a riding crop, and waving their lighters above their heads, like a rock crowd, during his rendition of “Edelweiss.”... Writer tells about the bad reviews the film received in 1965... In McCall’s, Pauline Kael's ... review so affronted readers that she was fired from her post and landed shortly afterward at this magazine. The revellers at the Prince Charles Cinema were all in their thirties and forties; no one younger than us would have had the remotest clue what we were doing there, or why we were having such fun. Even our younger selves, of ten years ago, would probably have been mystified, if not humiliated, by the air of semi-delirium that prevailed; how could consenting adults join forces to declare their love for a bad film? Time, as ever, has played its comic trick, and all I can do is adapt the words of Captain Von Trapp and his lovely governess: somewhere in our youth or childhood, we must have seen something good.
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NOTE: “Empty” and “Low Ink” alerts are COMPLETELY NORMAL for all HP 61, 61XL ink cartridges which have been refilled! While at first this may be an unusual workflow, it does allow print operations to proceed.
Many of the HP 61 / 61XL ink cartridge alert and error messages you may encounter using refilled ink cartridges can typically be overcome using the steps provided below. However, in some cases a marginally performing cartridge might be considered faulty by the printer. In this event, printer error bypass and HP diagnostic test procedures have been provided to help you correct and/or diagnose the cause of failure.
HP 61-61XL Ink Cartridge Diagnostics — HP Deskjet 1000-3056 Printer Models*
Verify cartridge’s electrical health by running the ‘Tap 41’ diagnostics test (see video below):
- PRESS AND HOLD the Power Button
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- Press the Scan button once
- Release the Power button
- Diagnostic test page should print within 30 seconds.
A good HP 61 color cartridge should display 612 good nozzles, while a good HP 61 black ink cartridge should show 336 good nozzles). See video below on how to read the diagnostic printout. NOTE: the tri-color ink cartridge must be ‘partially’ functioning to print the pattern; black ink from the black ink cartridge is not used.
* Deskjet 1000, Deskjet 1010, Deskjet 1050, Deskjet 1051, Deskjet 1055, Deskjet 1056, Deskjet 2050, Deskjet 3000, Deskjet 3050, Deskjet 3050A, Deskjet 3051A, DeskJet 3052A, Deskjet 3054, Deskjet 3056A
To view advanced diagnostics tests for your printer model, click here:
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If any streaks or missing colors appear on prints, thoroughly clean the cartridge’s electrical contacts and printer’s flex driver cable surface. If the cartridge is clogged then a warm water flush may be necessary to recover all colors. Click here for instructions.
NOTE 1: Replacing the ink cartridge is the best way to verify cartridge/printer performance.
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CAUTION: It is suggested you avoid purchasing ‘compatible’ ink cartridges as they can be quite problematic. The smart chip (at base of cartridge) may not provide reliable printer-cartridge connectivity once installed. Compatible cartridges are typically purchased on-line (i.e sold under a different label than HP) and is essentially a “knock-off” ink cartridge of the HP original/genuine ink cartridge. For the best refilling experience, only use HP original/genuine ink tanks or remanufactured HP cartridges which have been cleaned, refilled and tested for proper performance.
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The Nursing School of Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte through the Programa Nacional de Reorientação da Formação Profissional em Saúde (Pro-Health) seeks to articulate the teaching / service, contributing to develop the concept of nursing education in Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. This research aimed to investigate the implementation of Pro Health in the Basic Units of Health in Mossoró understanding the position of nursing workers in the teach/service link. Thus, interviews were conducted with six nurses who work in health clinics partners of this project. The results demonstrated that these workers had a lack of knowledge about the Pro-Health. Therefore, this lack of knowledge associated with difficulties in integrating teaching and service did not contribute to the nursing practice reflection and reorientation. Thus it is necessary to rethink the knowledge and nursing practices for a gradual change, contributing to improve the health care quality, based on the norms established by the Unified Health System in Brazil.
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reply to post by Scamy1
It's the law of returns. If I throw trash in your yard, you can come beat me up. This makes two negatives. If you decide to throw the trash away
instead, you have cancelled my negative. The best of all is to create more positive. If you throw your trash away, then come clean my yard, you have
created more positive than the negative I created. I am then likely to never throw trash in anyone's yard again out of honor for the kindness on your
The Bible calls negative acts sin. This is based on a person's will to receive, give or take.
If a person has the will to receive, he can also give what is received. We all have desire, but we don't all give back. When we only have the will
to receive and not give, we are really only expressing the will to take. Our current society is locked into the pholosophy of Any Rand and
Objectivism. This is the will to take. What is taken will then trickle down to others. There is a problem in this.
If you smoke, you get cancer. This is because the will to take a reward that is not earned overrides the will to give. When we take a reward,
suffering follows. Cancer follows smoking. To verify this, the opposite can be seen. If I refuse to smoke, I am suffering without what I desire. I
can then suffer more with exercise. In the end, I am creating health by reducing my debt. I must give to make this happen. If my family is to
receive the reward of my labor, I need to suffer work. By doing this, they benefit. I am creating positive, but giving something of value for it.
Work is a value that gives to the one who suffers the labor and then extends to others. The reward I take causes suffering for me and others as well.
It works both ways.
How can this heal the world? Jesus showed the example. Two negatives multiplied make a positive. Have you ever wondered why two things of negative
value can equal more positive than when you started? This is how it works.
In mathematics, if you owe three people $10, then you are negative $30 (3 X -10 = $-30). If the lenders then say, "We forgive you for this debt
because we love you," then you are free from that debt by another negative. You have just had three subtractions of -10, making you three positives
of $10 (-3 X -$10). Your debt is -30 + 30 = Zero. This is because someone else worked for the reward and then applied what they give up to your debt.
Jesus died a horrible death to pay our debt, walking us back to a positive value.
We simply do the same by loving others and working for them instead of ourselves. Love heals the debt created by sin and covers that sin by the
bounty of what has been give to us.
The idea is to only have the will to give.
Why do we have a 15 trillion dollar debt in this country, with the Federal Reserve possessing 9 trillion of this in lost money? They have not
accounted for 9 trillion. Know why? They took it. Their will to take is their reward. The later reward is not given because they will be found to
be thieves. Jesus condemned the moneychangers and overturned their tables in the first century. This is a foreshadowing of our day and age.
Their financial tables have been turned. Debt must be suffered by the one who creates it or paid by the one who loves you. We accept the gift with
our will to receive. No one will forgive an unrepentant moneychanger.
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BRISTOL.- Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery
presents a unique collaboration between the city's foremost cultural institution and one of the region's most infamous artists.
Banksy has gained notoriety in recent years by using stencils to paint images on a diverse array of outdoor locations. This is the first exhibition in a three storey Edwardian museum.
Throughout the summer, visitors will find some unusual specimens amongst the museum's permanent collection - a stonehenge made from portable toilets greets visitors on arrival, a burnt out ice cream van now replaces the enquiries desk and the life size historic biplane suspended from the ceiling now provides refuge for a Guantanamo bay escapee. Banksy has filled the museum with his own wry take on classical art.
The Banksy UK Summer show features more than 100 works of art, including animatronics and installations; it is his largest exhibition yet, featuring 78 new works. Reaction to the show was positive, with large numbers of visitors have come to Bristol to see it. Long lines have formed outside of the museum of up to one hour.
"This is the first show I've ever done where taxpayers' money is being used to hang my pictures up rather than scrape them off," Banksy was quoted by the BBC as saying. "This show is my vision of the future."
Banksy is a pseudo-anonymous English graffiti artist. He is believed to be a native of Yate, South Gloucestershire, near Bristol and to have been born in 1974, but there is substantial public uncertainty about his identity and personal and biographical details. According to Tristan Manco, Banksy "was born in 1974 and raised in Bristol, England. The son of a photocopier technician, he trained as a butcher but became involved in graffiti during the great Bristol aerosol boom of the late 1980s." His artworks are often satirical pieces of art on topics such as politics, culture, and ethics. His street art, which combines graffiti writing with a distinctive stencilling technique, is similar to Blek le Rat, who began to work with stencils in 1981 in Paris and members of the anarcho-punk band Crass who maintained a graffiti stencil campaign on the London Tube System in the late 1970s and early 1980s. His art has appeared in cities around the world. Banksy's work was born out of the Bristol underground scene which involved collaborations between artists and musicians.
Banksy does not sell photos of street graffiti or mount exhibitions of screenprints in commercial galleries. Art auctioneers have been known to attempt to sell his street art on location and leave the problem of its removal in the hands of the winning bidder.
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The Time To Stay Calm Is NOW.
The coronavirus silently crept in the United States, and now is causing huge concern, not only with us, but the entire world. This virus isn't new, it was first discovered back in the 60's. Coronaviruses is a confusing killer-the virus causes colds with major symptoms-fever,aches and pains,sore throat. Some cases are relatively harmless, others can bring pneumonia and severe acute respiratory syndrome.
The coronavirus is highly contagious, spreads easily from person to person. We are now seeing the effects caused by this virus. Major events we have come to look forward to, have either been suspended or flat-out cancelled. We are under attack, and measures are being taken for our health, and what all of us can do.
Last night, Steve Bakken, our Mayor here in Bismarck, addressed the situation, and declared our city a local disaster emergency. This allows the City to assist with community wide response efforts for the COVID-19 pandemic-For more on this, click here.
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“It changes how you interact with people, and that in itself is huge. If people perceive you as a negative person, they tend to get tired of dealing with you after awhile. But if you’re a positive person, you come off in a more positive light, and you’re a joy to talk to and work with and be with.”
He also gives these suggestions for changing the way you think and I thought about how teachers could change the way they think in order to be happier and not get burned out. Too many times I have seen new teachers give up because of negative thinking. Here are Leo’s suggestions with my spin on each suggestion.
1. “Squash negative thoughts.” Too many times I have heard teachers say on Sunday night that they hate the thought of Monday arriving or groan when Monday arrived. I have always tried to see Mondays as looking forward to seeing my students and hear how their weekend went. I also tried to see the new week as a way to make a fresh start and be a better teacher this week then I was last week by learning from my mistakes or trying new techniques.
2. “Mantras.” My husband is my true hero in all of this. For the past 30 years, he would wake up and say “I feel great! It is so great to be alive!” You would never know that he was not feeling well or grumpy. He felt that by saying that, he even felt better and it changed the way he saw the day. As a teacher, as soon as I arrived in my classroom, I would say, “I’m so glad to be here and I’m going to make a difference today!”
3. “See the good in any situation.” Remember that old saying, “when you are given lemons, make lemonade?” Try to find something good when things get rough in your classroom. If there is a student who misbehaves, think of it as an opportunity to try a new behavior modification technique or think of a way to redirect the behavior.
4. “Enjoy small pleasures.” Look for the little things that give you pleasure. I remember noticing that a student who normally doesn’t do well on work, was trying harder today. Or maybe I had a few moments of free time and needed to just sit down and relax without feeling guilty about it.
5. “See the good in yourself.” Sometimes I would think I was not a good enough teacher or not effective. That was the time I tried to focus on what I was good at doing and how it affected my students. This helped me see my weaknesses in a better light so they were manageable instead of overwhelming.
6. “See the good in others.” I heard or read somewhere that there was something good about every person. We all know that there is that one student that you just can’t stand to teach. I would try to find something I liked about that student and when I did that, it changed the way I interacted with that student. I’m not saying we had a mutual like for each other, but we were able to get along better so that I could be effective in teaching this student.
7. “Positive imaging.” I hate to be observed and evaluated! I don’t care how much experience or how good I was, I just felt scared to death. One way I got through this was to picture a positive image of myself teaching. I would be teaching with confidence, and know my material. When I would hold that image in my mind, it made it much easier when I was observed and evaluated.
8. “Anticipate fun.” Have fun teaching! If you enjoy your job, you will do much better. I loved teaching and all the unexpected things that will happen comes with it. Every day was different and was never boring. If I was having fun, I know the students were usually enjoying the lesson too. I tried to teach as if I was the student so if I was bored with the lesson, so were the students. I also tried to tell the students at the beginning, “This is going to be a fun lesson today!” That usually put them in a receptive frame of mind and the lesson went well.
I feel that having a positive attitude was important as a role model for students. Sometimes they are surrounded with people who do not have this kind of attitude so showing and teaching this can really make a difference in a student’s life. With a positive attitude, success is sure to happen!
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Welcome To 3lfraza
From improving health services in Jordan to empowering women in Egypt and detecting mines in Yemen, five students who took up courses from the One Million Arab Coders (Omac) Initiative have shown how tech and innovation can change lives.
Omac, led by the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), selected the top five students coders for their project proposals that tackled crucial social issues and made a difference in their communities in the Arab world.
Their solutions were based on three key pillars: boosting economic growth, providing humanitarian value, and enabling creativity and innovation.
Here are the winning projects and the coding geniuses behind them:
By Farah Mahdi Khudhair, 26 years old
Sanad is an Android application created by Farah, an Iraqi living in Jordan, to make health services cheaper and allow people to access them from the comfort of their homes. It enables users to request an appointment and search for a suitable healthcare facility within their community, in addition to providing a range of services to manage health more effectively. The project is fully functional and can be used every hour.
By Iman Wagdy Selim, 35 years old
With an inspiring vision to empower women, Iman’s 3al faraza gives Egyptian women the opportunity to market their home-made food. It also facilitates delivery to families or individuals who may not have access to these food products. To date, the app has transformed the lives of 800 women across Egypt.
‘Help the Poor’
By Mohamed Sobhy Abdelmageed, 35 years old
Mohamed’s idea for his Android app struck him when he observed several people throwing away old clothes and buying new ones while others were in dire need of clothing. He realised that people always have the intention to donate but are not sure how to go about it. The Egyptian national created the Saaed El Gheir app to connect people to NGOs so that they could reach out to the organisations easily and make donations. The app is currently in the development stage and needs to bring two more non-profits on board before its official launch.
By Saeed Awad Abou Si’ah, 27 years old
Leveraging his learnings from a data analysis course with Omac, Saeed, a Yemen-Hadramaut resident of Saudi Arabia, successfully launched Tammeni, an app that ensures the safety of students across schools in Yemen by enabling real-time location tracking using a bracelet or student card.
By Marwan al Hakimi, 35 years old
Marwan, a passionate computer science genius from Yemen, createda free-to-use mine detector app – which works like Google Maps – to show possible mine regions so that people can avoid them. Furthermore, the app gives advice on what to do and whom to contact, should someone find themselves in a dangerous situation. Landmine Alert has been successful in eliminating mines from three regions and thereby saving lives.
‘Building a brighter tomorrow’
Commending the outstanding student projects, Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, encouraged the young Arab winners to use the knowledge they had gained to serve their communities and build a brighter tomorrow.
“The One Million Arab Coders initiative is keen to present to the world innovative projects, such as smart applications that improve human life and contribute to creating new and diverse job opportunities in various parts of the world. Through this effort, we will continue to encourage young talent and provide them with the opportunity to showcase their ideas and work with experts and specialists to bring these ideas to fruition for the greater good of their communities,” Al Olama said.
Omac also recognised four distinguished mentors who provided exemplary guidance to the students, based on a qualitative assessment of their efforts in supporting learners. The top tutors were Abdulwahid AlJamaly from Yemen, Eyad Raschad from Syria, Basila AlMahli from Syria, and Sara Zehraoui from Morocco.
Launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Omac seeks to train one million young Arabs in computer programming, in order to empower and equip them with the skills they need to face the challenges of the future.
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15 Powerful Stats about Energy and Water Use in Buildings
In honor of the newly launched data.wegowise.com, we've officially declared this week "Data Week"....at least in the WegoWise office. Think of it's a much safer, much nerdier version of shark week.
In honor of Data Week, we've collected fifteen facts on water and energy use in buildings and put them into a slide share presentation. Enjoy!
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Redistricting Is A Done Deal
By Howard Schwach
The redistricting dance that includes the legislature, the courts, some special masters and lots of political blood, a dance that takes place each ten years, is over for now.
And, with all the bloodletting, Rockaway and Broad Channel came out relatively unscathed while, for example, the Howard Beach Congressional line was cut right down the center of Cross Bay Boulevard.
This year’s redistricting for the Assembly increases minority isolation to a small degree. Audrey Pheffer, who had represented the 23 District for many years, will get more of non-minority Bayswater, while losing some of her minority areas in Far Rockaway. On the other side of the coin, Michelle Titus, who recently won a special election to take the seat formerly held by Pauline Rhodd-Cummings, will gain more minority voters while losing a number of non-minority constituents.
Prior to this year’s redistricting, Pheffer’s district was 60 percent White, 11 percent Black and 18 percent Hispanic. Under the new plan, approved last week, her district would now be 75 percent White, 7.3 percent Black and 12.5 percent Hispanic.
"I am sorry to lose those areas of Far Rockaway that I have worked so closely with for the past ten years," Pheffer told The Wave. "I am glad, however, to be getting back some of my old Bayswater constituents. That is my home."
The original State Senate lines were drawn in such a way that Senator Malcolm Smith and Senator Ada Smith would have changed places and districts. Malcolm would have picked up much of Ada Smith’s district in central and eastern Queens, while she would have picked up Rockaway.
After some intense negotiation, however, that was changed, and Malcolm Smith will once again be representing all of Rockaway, while Ada Smith will continue to represent much of Queens, including Broad Channel.
While Rockaway will continue to be represented in Congress by both Anthony Weiner and Gregory Meeks, their district lines have shifted slightly, with the net effect of reducing minority isolation a bit.
In the last redistricting, completed in 1992, the Congressional districts were drawn strictly along racial lines, placing White census tracts in Weiner’s district and minority census tracts in Meeks’ district, leaving "strange shapes" up and down the peninsula, according to one long-time political observer.
This year’s redistricting puts the line between districts straight across the peninsula from north to south at
Beach 74 Street.
Everybody who lives east of Beach 74 Street will now be represented by Meeks, while everybody west of that street will be represented by Anthony Weiner.
"This is a lot neater and is less of a racial gerrymander," Congressman Weiner told The Wave during a recent visit to the newspaper’s office. "Look at where the subway comes into Rockaway and that is the line."
While Weiner is unhappy that he lost some of his Brooklyn constituents, especially those neighborhoods he grew up in, he says that he is happy that he has more of Queens and more of Rockaway.
Meeks now has the only Congressional District that is wholly in Queens, The Congressman picked up part of "Old Howard Beach," a section famous for its racial unrest in the past.
The new lines will be used for the coming elections in November.
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A number of years ago a good friend of mine, Judy, bought a little place in the historic town of Arbroath, as a getaway-from-it-all retreat. It sits right on the edge of the beach looking out across the North Sea, with occasional fishing boats ploughing their way in and out of harbour in what were fairly rough seas, the swell of the water and the breaking waves making for a dramatic framed picture through the French windows.
Arbroath is the largest town in the area of Angus and lies just north of Dundee. During the industrial revolution Arbroath boasted 34 mills making jute and sailcloth and was also prominent in the making of lawnmowers, supplying the nearby St Andrews Old Course. Today its best known export is the Arbroath Smokie.
The Smokie actually originates from a small fishing village just north, Auchmithie. Legend has it that the Smokie was born when a barrel of haddock preserved in salt caught fire one night and the cooked haddock found the next morning was found to be “rather tasty”. Typically it takes less than an hour of smoking and having tried it in a cream sauce wrapped up in a thin pancake, I can confidently agree that it is rather tasty.
It was bitterly cold the following day but we ventured a little further north to Montrose to visit the statue of Bamse, a St Bernard dog that belonged to a captain of the Norwegian Navy during WWII. Bamse lived with the crew on board the ship, even sporting his very own tin helmet. He performed many acts of heroism, rescuing fellow crewman that were attacked or drowning overboard and would even break up fights between crewmen. He was also well known for escorting crew back to the ship when in port in time for their duty. To round up his crew he would travel on buses and so they bought him his own bus pass. A truly remarkable dog, he died in July 1944 and was buried with full military honours in Montrose and in 2006 HRH Prince Andrew unveiled a bronze statue of him on Wharf Street.
Further up the coast is a fabulous long beach called St Cyrus, with the North Sea on one side and high dunes on the other. It was so bitterly cold and near the end of the day that unfortunately we had only a fleeting visit, but I vowed to return one day.
On my final day, as I headed back in the direction of Edinburgh, I stopped off in Newport-on-Tay to see another friend of mine, Louise. Having met at the train station in Dundee we headed off to the picturesque university town of St Andrews. It is estimated that it has been a place of importance since its earliest churches in the 8th century and today it can boast having the third oldest university in the English-speaking world. Of course its most famous institution is that of golf. Founded in 1754 it is the ruling authority on the game of golf everywhere, except for Mexico and the USA, though they work together to form the rules.
Louise is an excellent cook and that evening she dished up venison in a lovely sauce with roasty-veg and made the whole thing look effortless. Just like the Arbroath Smokie pancake it was another supreme meal that was “rather tasty”.
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Managing UC can be quite stressful. Often, this diagnosis means that people need to get to know their body all over again.
They have to learn what foods to avoid and what foods are helpful. For many, this means that they have to weed out foods that were previously their favorites.
The internet is full of information that can be misleading or just inaccurate. However, sometimes, learning from people who have gone through the same thing you are going through can be just the trick you needed. Everyone is different, but there is likely someone out there who has benefited from the same suggestions that may help you.
One article claims that eating a vegan diet can help people prevent and manage a UC flare up. Managing flare ups is often trial and error, and sometimes even providers are at a loss as to how to advise their patients. A flare-up can involve diarrhea, abdominal pain, constipation, rectal bleeding and more. These flare-ups can be extremely frustrating as they tend to impact people’s daily life. As they frequently come with little to no warning, they can make individuals feel like they have no control over their lives. Diet can play a huge role in prevention and management.
Can veganism really benefit ulcerative colitis?
We hear all the time how going vegan is better for you and the environment. Many say it can give you more energy, especially for those with chronic illness. It may not be a diet that is appealing to our cheese lovers of the world, but perhaps there is some truth to it. Dairy can be a bit too harsh on the digestive tract for many people, even those without UC, and meat takes a lot of work for the body to digest. For people with UC, these foods can be even more harsh on the body. Avoiding dairy and meat can give your digestive tract a much-needed rest.
One article also suggests that eliminating foods that contribute to inflammation is also key. This makes sense as UC is an inflammatory disease, but what are foods that contribute to inflammation? The Arthritis Foundation highlights some ingredients that are considered inflammatory. Since both arthritis and UC are autoimmune inflammatory diseases, these foods could have an effect on both conditions. The ingredients that they discuss are commonly found in processed foods such as breads and cereals, as well as animal product and dairy products. They include saturated and trans fats, sugars, gluten, and more. Alcohol is another product that can cause inflammation.
Harvard Health Publishing highlights foods that fight inflammation. These are ingredients that people with UC could incorporate into their diet to help with their symptoms. They list tomatoes, olive oil, nuts, green leafy vegetables, and fruits such as strawberries, cherries, blueberries, and oranges as vegan friendly anti-inflammatory foods. They say that coffee has also been shown to have anti-inflammatory properties, but sometimes coffee can be a little harsh on the digestive tract, so it may be better to avoid during a flare up. When you are having a flare up you want to eat things that are going to be gentle on and calm down your colon. It is also important that you stay hydrated and keep putting nutrients in your body. The above mentioned anti-inflammatory foods can do just this. Additionally, sweet and white potatoes are nutrient powerhouses, can be eaten in a variety of ways, and are gentle on the digestive tract. Veganism is a relatively easy way to weed out the inflammatory foods and focus on foods that can help you during a flare up. All of these fruits and vegetables are also a great way to boost your immune system, which can help you maintain health while battling UC in the long run. Some people have success in managing their UC with diet alone. This can be great because then you do not have to deal with the side effects of immunosuppressive medications that people with UC are often prescribed.
Other ways to help with flare-ups
The Mayo Clinic also has a list of things that people with UC can do to help with flare ups. While diet can be a way to manage UC, they are adamant that there is no sound evidence that diet is what causes UC in the first place. Nonetheless, they also recommend that people who are in the midst of a flare up avoid dairy. So, again, going vegan may be a way for people to effectively manage their UC. Eliminating dairy can help reduce diarrhea, gas, and abdominal pain.
Fiber can also be a problem for some people, and according to the Mayo Clinic, people with UC should not be afraid to cut it out during flare ups. Steering clear of nuts, fresh fruits, whole grains and veggies may help your symptoms, but this goes against a vegan diet. So, what should you do?
As mentioned before, a lot of the time it is trial and error. Listen to your body and be patient. Sometimes, it is just raw fruits and vegetables that can cause a problem. So, steaming or roasting them could make them more tolerable and still enable you to obtain the important nutrients that they offer.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner; we are all used to eating three main meals a day, but this is not the only way to consume your food. In fact, planned smaller meals consumed more frequently throughout the day could make you feel a bit better, and it is better for you than snacking without thinking.
Hydration is important, but you should not just drink anything that crosses your path. Water is your best friend and alcohol is your worst enemy. As much as you may love to go out for some drinks with some friends, alcohol can stimulate your intestines and make diarrhea worse. Drinks that include caffeine and sugar can do the same. So, be cautious with coffee, sodas, and processed juices.
While stress is not the cause of UC, it can certainly make it worse, along with making you miserable. Exercise is a great stress relief. Going outside and getting moving can relieve tension and depression. Just don’t force yourself to do a bunch of things that you don’t enjoy. Find physical activities that are enjoyable and not too physically challenging; you don’t want to overdo it!
Ultimately, you are unique and should always listen to your body. Don’t be afraid to try something new like a vegan diet, but also talk to your provider about it beforehand so that you are making sure that you are getting all the nutrients you need. Make sure you speak with your doctor before undergoing any lifestyle change. If you are a part of any UC support groups, see what other people have found helpful. They may have some tips that help you avoid and manage flare ups as well!
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Key Concepts about Uses of the Physical Activity and Fitness Data
This tutorial covers the physical activity questionnaire, cardiovascular fitness, and physical activity monitor data. Each of the independent data components measures different aspects of physical activity and fitness. The questionnaire data provide information about physical activity behaviors within particular contexts, as estimated and reported by the participants. The cardiovascular fitness component does not measure physical activity, but estimates a physiologic component (maximal oxygen uptake) that is linked with physical activity. The physical activity monitor measures motion but provides no indication of why or in what context the motion occurs.
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Tampa Bay Water officials say they want to protect water quality in the Alafia River by changing the river’s classification so it must meet drinking water standards.
That argument, however, rang hollow Thursday for some Hillsborough County commissioners. They see the reclassification as a way for Tampa Bay Water to transfer future river cleanup costs to farmers, phosphate companies and county sewer plants in the watershed.
“This is truly a veiled attempt to really nail us with what could be millions and millions of dollars of costs,” Commissioner Jim Norman said.
Tampa Bay Water, the regional water supplier, has a water intake on the river and is allowed to take 10 percent of the river’s flow when the flow is greater than 80 million gallons a day.
The Alafia is now classified as a class 3 water body, meaning it should be clean enough for fishing and other recreation. Changing the river to a class 1 standard would mean more-stringent limitations on the pollutants in the water. If the amount of any of the pollutants failed to meet the higher standards, the state could make industries that discharge wastes into the river spend money on expensive pollution control equipment.
Jerry Maxwell, Tampa Bay Water general manager, says reclassifying the river would keep new polluters from dumping into the Alafia.
“What you’re doing is building this backstop so you can’t slide back worse than you are,” Maxwell said.
Tampa Bay Water purposely scaled back the section of the river it wants reclassified so as not to affect phosphate mines and the county’s Valrico sewer plant, Maxwell said.
An economic cost-benefit analysis done by Tampa Bay Water showed the reclassification would result in little or no economic costs to agriculture, phosphate mining or developers. On the plus side, water customers would receive a benefit of $337.4 million that Tampa Bay Water wouldn’t have to spend on new treatment systems, the analysis concluded.
That finding was challenged in Hillsborough County’s analysis of the Tampa Bay Water study. The county used the water supplier’s own data to show the river would fall short of meeting class 1 water quality standards for fluoride, a pollutant associated with phosphate mining.
“A number of chemicals not exceeding state standards now under class 3 will exceed under class 1,” said Shahrokh Rouhani, a consultant hired by the county to analyze Tampa Bay Water data.
Mario Cabana, a member of the county water team, said if the Alafia is reclassified, the state Department of Environmental Protection could declare the river “impaired” for fluoride and other chemicals. The DEP would then set limits that would force phosphate plants and other industries to install pollution controls.
Tampa Bay Water officials disagree, saying there’s no way DEP officials would declare the Alafia impaired for fluoride.
“It’s not even on their list,” Maxwell said.
Fluoride is a chemical for which water bodies can be classified as impaired, said Jan Mandrup-Poulsen, DEP administrator for watershed assessment. He said the Alafia does not exceed the current fluoride standard of 10 milligrams per liter. But if the water was reclassified to class 1, the state would have to re-evaluate its status under the tougher 1.5-milligrams-per liter standard.
“If the criterion was to change, yes, we would then change our parameters to test the existing data against the revised threshold,” he said.
Tampa Bay Water general counsel Richard Lotspeich said he disagreed with the county analysis. He and Maxwell still intend to recommend reclassification to the Tampa Bay Water board Monday. The final reclassification decision will be made by DEP Secretary Michael Sole and the state Environmental Regulation Commission.
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FuFu Travel - Georgetown, Penang
10th - 14th June 2009 + Lap Five +
Apam Balik (the pancake originally from Nusantara).
Penang Hokkien Mee (or the prawn noodle).
So after the breakfast with Akira, i was brought to Fort Cornwallis. The must-not-missed tourist attraction recommended by him. Admission fee is RM3 per person.
The entrance of Fort Cornwallis.
The statue of Francis Light.
Fort Cornwallis is situated at the spot where Captain Francis Light was supposed to have first landed in 1786. Originally a wooden structure, the fort was rebuilt between 1808 and 1810 with convict labour. It was designed to protect the harbour from possible French attacks.
The harbour light house.
The cannons still protecting the fort.
It's the biggest well preserved fort in Malaysia.
The magazine in Fort Cornwallis.
The Sri Rampai Cannon.
Today, much of the old fort remains, it's still guarded by old cannons, which were retrieved by the British from pirates. The most famous cannon is Sri Rambai, local beliefs have it that childless women can become fertile by placing flowers in the barrel of the cannon and offering special prayers.
Horse found at the compound of Fort Cornwallis
The site where Captain Francis Light raised the first Union Jack.
Historical facts, artifact and conservation efforts are displaying here.
The portrait of Francis Light.
The cloctower and State Assembly buildings from the ramparts.
You would see this if you go to the washroom.
From the Esplanade, you could see Weld Quay.
The Queen Victoria Clocktower, built in 1897.
State Assemble buildings, formerly police court.
The tour of the colonial heritage walk makes it a pleasant introduction of Georgetown starting from the Fort Cornwallis. I then continued my walking to the clock tower, both significant colonial buildings Town Hall and City Hall before i headed back to Campbell Street and Little India. I know this is a boring colonial walk but wish you guys still bear with me.
The City Hall of Penang, a well preserved colonial building.
The Penang Town Hall, completed in 1883.
One of the most important buildings of the British administration.
The Supreme Court of Penang.
The Supreme Court buildings painted in white. So gorgeous!
Church of the Assumption - elevated to a Cathedral in 1955.
St. George's Church - the first Anglican church in Southeast Asia.
The Chinese Chamber of Commerce, nice prewar building.
Trishaws with tourists in front of Penang State Museum.
You can basically see trishaws every corner in the downtown.
Jinrikisha in Japanese and beca in Malay. Wow, first class!
Lebuh King will bring you to Little India.
It's lined with Indian shops selling sarees and Punjabi suits.
Spices and condiments, Bollywood music and movie, etc.
Also the Indian flower garlands.
Experience the sights, sounds and smells of the Indian here.
Wow, FuFu's favourite - the prewar buildings. =p
Wait, FuFu saw bean curd selling beside the road!
How could FuFu dare to miss his favourite bean curd? Only RM1.
Komtar is the famous landmark and dominating Penang's skyline.
Again, FuFu was late for the Campbell Street morning market!
FuFu helped his mother selling vegetable since he was a kids.
Away from the glamour of the shopping malls, Campbell Street sits pretty with its old world charm offering an array of goods. You can shop, sit at one of those quaint tea shops or just stroll around experiencing the typical scene of a Penang market street.
FuFu suggests better don't let the cars drive in and park there.
So tourists can enjoy strolling this unique market street.
Not here, FuFu next target was Pinang Peranakan Mansion.
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Ironic that the last voice over is "delivering a rich, interactive experience" on the scene where the guy is holding a button to pan a picture or 3-D view at a painfully slow rate. That's not very rich and could be done on a regular PC. Why not directly swipe the image to pan it?
Hmm... interesting point. I reviewed the video again. My guess is that GestureTek's interactive display is not so fast enough to recognize the swiping gesture.
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Most of the stories we hear about the role
It was 1961 and I was a paper boy in Tacoma, Washington. Our local paper was publishing the running accumulated homerun totals for Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle that year, as both were challenging Babe Ruth's home run record of 60. I remember picking up my papers at a gas station, and the paper drop-off was right next to a Coke machine.
That summer, a funny green bottle with dimples and a tapered shape was introduced with a clear lemon-lime flavor. A new soft drink was rare in those days, so suddenly we were all Sprite drinkers. Local restaurants had summer specials of Sprite Strawberry Ice Cream floats for 25 cents. Green bottles were the rage. The frost on the bottle would produce little pools of water inside the dimple.
We’d sit on the gas station stoop, get a bottle of Sprite, and read how many homeruns Roger and Mickey got the day before. It was hot that year in Washington State, but to this day, the Roger Maris record of 61 HR in 1961 still brings back memories of lazy summer days, baseball, and a new soft drink, Sprite.
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"Long before our own time, the customs of our ancestors moulded admirable men, and in turn these eminent men upheld the ways and institutions of their forebears. Our age, however, inherited the Republic like some beautiful painting of bygone days, its colors already fading through great age; and not only has our time neglected to freshen the colors of the picture, but we have failed to preserve its form and outlines. For what remains to us, nowadays, of the ancient ways on which the commonwealth, we are told, was founded? We see them so lost in oblivion that they are not merely neglected, but quite forgot. And what am I to say of the men? For our customs have perished for want of men to stand by them, and we are now called to an account, so that we stand impeached like men accused of capital crimes, compelled to plead our own cause. Through our vices, rather than from happenstance, we retain the word "republic" long after we have lost the reality."
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4 edition of Singing Indiana History found in the catalog.
Singing Indiana History
Martha Christman Riley
January 1, 1992 by Riverside Productions .
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Raymond Wise, Ph. D., a native of Baltimore, Md., began his musical career at the age of three, singing gospel music with his family singing group “The Wise Singers.” Professor Wise earned a B.F.A. in Music from Denison University (Granville, Ohio).Occupation: Director, African American Choral Ensemble. In in Vienna he published an important book on singing Pensieri, e riflessioni pratiche sopra il canto figurato. His views and publications brought him into conflict with another voice teacher, Vincenzo Manfredini. He remained in Vienna and died there as "Retired Singing Master", leaving behind a considerable fortune. “The Wizard of Oz” aired on national TV for the first time in November , and beginning in was shown once a year until Watching the annual screenings became a tradition for many Author: Elizabeth Nix. Richard Miller: Singing Schumann Review: Singing Schumann is likely to become the standard introduction to some of the best-loved songs in the singer's repertoire. Written by a distinguished performer and internationally known teacher, the book offers astute, practical advice for bringing Robert Schumann's Lieder to life in performance.
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ISBN: OCLC Number: Notes: "All songs, stories and poems are recorded on accompanying cassette tapes, performed by professional Indiana artists and school children"--Page 4 of cover.
Hardcover Book. The Life and Work of T.C. Steele - The House of the Singing Winds. Indiana Historical Society - Seller Rating: % positive. Indiana Historical Bureau - [email protected] for general inquiries North Senate Avenue, Room Indianapolis, Indiana The Indiana Historical Bureau is located in Indianapolis in Room of the Indiana State Library and Historical Building, just west of the State House.
Contacts. Singing Indiana History A Musical Resource Guide for Teachers (Book): Riley, Martha Chrisman. Singing Indiana history: A musical resource guide for teachers / Martha Chrisman Riley.
Format Book Published Delphi, IN.: Riverside Productions, c Description p.: ill. ; 30 cm. Other contributors National Endowment for the Arts. Riverside Productions.
xx. In this first crowd-sourced book about Indiana, ordinary Hoosiers share true and sometimes wacky stories. Contact Star reporter Will Higgins at () Follow him on Twitter @WillRHiggins.
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice and augments regular speech by the use of sustained tonality, rhythm, and a variety of vocal techniques.A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist (in jazz and popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without accompaniment by musical instruments.
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The best way to locate information on specific groups, individuals, organizations or songs is to use the search box in the left sidebar. Direct links to some of our more popular pages are. The history of "(Back Home Again in) Indiana" is fascinating. Here's the song's history, singers and Purdue University marching Singing Indiana History book part in it.
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Peat s critique of the painter s work concludes the volume/5(3). Singing, Acting, and Movement in Opera is designed for use in opera and musical theater workshops and by beginning professional singers.
Drawing on years of research, teaching, and performing, Mark Ross Clark provides an overview of dramatic methodology for the singing actor, encouraging the student's active participation through practical Cited by: 9.
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For this post, Part 3 of our History Unfolded project, we examine Indiana newspapers to find out when and what Hoosiers learned about the book burnings staged by German students and Nazi officials. In our previous post, we looked at articles reporting the removal of Jewish leaders from government and institutional positions by the Nazi Party.
He was born on Ma in Bloomington, Indiana to James Edgar and Margaret Elizabeth (Hatcher) Dodd. He was a paleoecologist and emeritus professor at Indiana University. Author of a classic book on paleoecology, he was a leader in the application of stable isotope analysis to reconstruction of ancient environments.
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This chapter is preceded by a runaway ad for a year-old woman called Sukey, who is “very neat in appearance” and a devout Methodist. The narrative returns to Cora, who is once again in a classroom. The History Center’s newest exhibition, Indiana Impressions:The Art of T.C.
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Singing about it: folk song in southern Indiana / [transcribed] by George List. Format Musical Score Published/Produced Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, Physical description xxxiv p., p.
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309. Advisory council on agriculture. 1. There shall be established within the department the advisory council on agriculture, to advise and make recommendations to the state agencies on state government plans, policies and programs affecting agriculture, as outlined below, and in such areas as its experience and studies may indicate to be appropriate. The department of agriculture and markets shall provide necessary secretariat and support services to the council.
2. The advisory council on agriculture shall consist of eleven members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, selected for their experience and expertise related to areas of council responsibility. At least five members of the council shall be operators of a commercial farm enterprise and at least two members shall be representatives of local governments. The balance of the council shall be comprised of representatives of business or institutions related to agriculture. Members shall be appointed for a term of three years and may serve until their successors are chosen provided, however, that of the members first appointed, three shall serve for a term of one year, three shall serve for a term of two years, and three shall serve for a term of three years. Members shall serve without salary but shall be entitled to reimbursement of their ordinary and necessary travel expenses. The members of the council shall elect a chairman.
3. The duties and responsibilities of the advisory council on agriculture as they pertain to agricultural districts shall include, but not be limited to, providing timely advice, comments and recommendations to the commissioner in regard to:
a. the establishment of agricultural districts;
b. the eight year review of agricultural districts; and
c. the establishment of and any revision to the land classification system used in connection with the determination of agricultural assessment values.
The commissioner may delegate to the council such additional duties and responsibilities as he deems necessary.
4. The duties and responsibilities of the advisory council on agriculture shall include, but not be limited to, providing timely advice, comments and recommendations to the commissioner of taxation and finance in regard to the establishment of agricultural assessment values.
5. The advisory council on agriculture shall advise the commissioner and other state agency heads on state government plans, policies and programs affecting farming and the agricultural industry of this state. Concerned state agencies shall be encouraged to establish a working relationship with the council and shall fully cooperate with the council in any requests it shall make.
6. The advisory council on agriculture may ask other individuals to attend its meetings or work with it on an occasional or regular basis provided, however, that it shall invite participation by the chairman of the state soil and water conservation committee and the dean of the New York state college of agriculture and life sciences at Cornell university. The advisory council on agriculture shall set the time and place of its meetings, and shall hold at least one meeting per year.
7. The advisory council on agriculture shall file a written report to the governor and the legislature by April first each year concerning its activities during the previous year and its program expectations for the succeeding year.
8. The advisory council on agriculture shall advise the commissioner in regards to whether particular land uses are agricultural in nature.
9. a. The advisory council on agriculture shall advise the commissioner in establishing procedures for making annual awards recognizing New York farms, agricultural and food businesses, and institutions that are successful in producing, processing, marketing, and/or promoting New York farm and food products. The commissioner shall coordinate with the commissioner of economic development to determine which department shall make awards in categories that may be similar to those listed in subdivision eighteen-c of section one hundred of the economic development law. These awards shall be given in recognition of exceptional performance and support for New York agriculture by persons, firms and organizations that are principally located within the state of New York and engaged in the operation of New York state farms, businesses and institutions.
b. The council may annually nominate and forward such nominations for awards to the commissioner for his or her consideration in the following categories:
(i) innovative and unique farm products developed for food, beverages, or horticulture;
(iii) foods or beverages processed or manufactured from New York farm products;
(iv) retail food stores;
(v) restaurants and other food service businesses; and
(vi) education, health care and residential institutions including, but not limited to, food service in schools, colleges, hospitals, nursing homes, day care and senior centers.
c. The council may also recommend to the commissioner nominations for awards given pursuant to subdivision eighteen-c of section one hundred of the economic development law.
d. The commissioner may designate award winners from these nominees at his or her discretion. Current members of the advisory board and their businesses are not eligible as nominees.
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Will international law and diplomacy limit cyberwar? Those who believe in international “norms” for cyberwar usually argue that cyberattacks on financial institutions are beyond the pale.
For example, Harold Koh has declared the State Department’s view that cyberwarriors “must distinguish military objectives … from civilian objects, which under international law are generally protected from attack.” And Richard Clarke, a former White House adviser, claimed in 2010 that “most countries would agree to sign a treaty not to attack each other’s international financial and banking system networks. They don’t want to cross that Rubicon, or the entire international banking system could go down.”
Have you noticed that, since these speeches were given, DDOS attacks on Western banks have been attributed to Iran and North Korea has been blamed for cyberattacks on banks in South Korea. If you’re looking for norms in actual conflicts, as opposed to speeches, cyberattacks on the financial sector are starting to look, well, normal.
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A market town, as Dalkeith was from the Middle Ages, was an opportunity for any musician. Fairs and markets provided an audience in search of entertainment with spare cash in their pockets, and inns for passing traders allowed for regular, if less profitable work. With rich patrons all within an easy walk - the Scotts of Buccleuch, the Ramsays of Dalhousie, the Kerrs of Newbattle, the Dundases of Arniston and Melville Castle, the Hays of Drum, the Mortons of Pittendreich - there was always some occasion that needed a fiddler or piper. From the eighteenth century onwards, the middle classes provided work for teachers of instruments and singing, and a steady market for sheet music and hymnals. Large and numerous churches meant music for the weddings and funerals of all classes. Broadsides of topical songs sold to all the literate population. And from its proximity to Edinburgh, there was always a supply of musicians and music from outside, as up-to-the-minute as anyone could wish, and many of the musicians could write to order. These files contain most of the known music they produced for Dalkeith.
In mediaeval Scotland, the occasions that saw the most music were the festivities for saints' days. Except for a few tunes from the very end of the Middle Ages associated with guild patron saints, none of this music survives; we know what sort of musicians played it - they were from all over Europe - but not what they played. And only one piece here pre-dates the Reformation. The near-abolition of religious music after the Reformation meant that secular music had to make its own way in a commercial setting. Which meant that the sounds of the streets of Dalkeith were those of a capitalist economy; as in every town in Scotland, there had to be musical signals for work to start and stop each day, given by the town piper or fife player, and announcements were given out by the street crier. In most towns, the street crier was a man with a handbell; for the period we have records of in Dalkeith, it was a woman, the Bell Wife. The first one we know of, Beetty Dick (1693-1773) depicted by Kay, didn't ring a bell but beat a wooden dish with a spoon instead. The main problem with the job, and perhaps the reason why men didn't do it, was that payment was not by a salary from the town, but by a fixed fee of one penny per announcement, payable by the person requesting it, and it eventually got so hard to persuade businesses to pay for the service that the Bell Wives gave up. So the town employed a drummer to do the job for important messages: the rate shot up to 1/6d per announcement.
Besides the announcements made by the Bell Wives, every street trader had their own cries, as in the rest of Britain. Most of these would have been the same as those heard in Edinburgh, as traders in such items as fish came to both from the same fishing ports. Edinburgh musicians put these cries into several pieces of music, and they are remembered with affection in poems and memoirs of old Edinburgh. But a writer in the Dalkeith Advertiser in 1872 was not so impressed:
Dalkeith, unfortunately, is situated within easy access of the coast, and, probably more than any other town, suffers from the invasion of those engaged in the 'fish trade'. Were women alone to enliven us by their oral accomplishments, it might be bearable; but the procession of men and boys with carts and wheel-barrows, howling and yelling their everlasting 'Haddies, haddies, caller haddies!' sometimes three and four at a time, is quite distressing. We have one cry of 'Caller mussels!' the lugubrious tones of which would surpass in effect the combined croak of a thousand ravens. We have another repeated cry of 'Haddies, haddies!' by a male voice repulsively coarse to the musical ear. But, on the other hand, we have several fish cries distinguished alike by strength and clearness of articulation. We have not for some time heard the cry, in Mario tones, of 'China to mend, crystal to mend!' nor the baritone 'Rags and bones, gather them up!' but these, it is to be feared, may perhaps return now that the small-pox epidemic has happily left us.
After the street cries and the Bell Wife's trencher, the most familiar musical sound in the streets of old Dalkeith was the pipes, heard at 5am to wake people up, 8pm to mark the end of the working day, and at many ceremonial occasions. All the towns of the Lothians and Borders had their piper; usually the job passed from father to son. All of them played the bellows-blown 'Lowland' or 'Border' pipes; these were not as standardized as the modern Highland pipe and the scale of their chanters was often different. Some players (like George Syme of Dalkeith late in the 18th century, according to Alexander Campbell in his Notes of My Third Journey to the Border) could get an extra note above the nine notes common to other unkeyed bagpipes; until the mid-19th century this was sometimes done by Highland pipers too, though always in dance music, not in the classical piobaireachd.
These pipers had an uneasy relationship with the Kirk in the decades after the Reformation; the Kirk made no attempt to suppress secular music, but pipers all over lowland Scotland went out of their way to stir up trouble by acts of civil disobedience like playing their pipes in the churchyard on the Sabbath during services. One Dalkeith piper took this too far: Andrew McCulloch and his wife Marion Anderson were charged with witchcraft on 26 May 1630. And another was involved in a bizarre Jacobite demonstration in the aftermath of the Revolution of 1688: on Sunday 14th October, 1688, the piper accompanied the Rev. Thomas Heriot, who danced around a bonfire on the High Street of Dalkeith. Heriot's excuse at his subsequent ecclesiastical trial was that he was doing it in order to purge and purify his congregation as ordained in the scriptures ('I will make my ministers a flame of fire', Hebrews 1:7). In fact his dance was the culmination of a series of public statements on behalf of James VII that were so tactless he was lucky not to be executed for them, let alone sacked:
upon the Sabbath immediately preceding the day that the Oath of Abjuration was tendered, Mr. Alexander Heriot did threaten all with pain of death that should refuse it. Mr. Heriot pressed his Parishioners to swear several Oaths, whereof one was Sinful and Illegal as the Oath that they should not lift Arms against the King nor any Commissionate by him, upon any pretext whatsomever. [...]
Seven or Eight Witnesses agree in this, that from the Pulpit in the year Eighty three Mr Alexander Heriot Railed against Monmouth, Argyle, and Melvil, calling one of them a Bloody Absalon, another Hereditary Traitor, another Rebel and Disturbers of our Israel and other stuff to this purpose. [...]
Three Witnesses being examined concurred in this that Mr Alexander Heriot, at the News of the Defeat of the Kings Forces at Gilliecrankie, shewed signal evidences of his Joy and Satisfaction, and caused give the Reporter thereof a Drink.
The last few pipers of Dalkeith are well-documented, though their repertoire isn't. They combined the jobs of town piper with that of piper to the Buccleuchs. George (Geordie) Sime (1700-1790) was described by several visitors to the town, and is pictured in Kay's Portraits. His successor until 1810 was Jamie Reid, who is said to have welcomed the Duchess of Buccleuch on her return to Dalkeith House by standing on a high point about a mile out of town and playing Dalkeith has got a rare thing, a tune which has not survived under that name, though Hugh Cheape (in The Book of the Bagpipe) believes it to be the same as the Border tune Dunse dings a'; I've included two versions of that tune, one from Kerr's collection of the 1880s and one from a book by Robin Williamson from the 1970s.
However, there is another candidate for the old Dalkeith town anthem. It may be the oldest surviving notation for any Scottish pipe tune. It is called The Baggpipe Tune in a manuscript of around 1675 from the Dalhousie Castle collection. Other tunes in it relate specifically to the Scotts of Buccleuch, the lairds of Dalkeith, and there are no references to other Scottish noble families or locations, so it seems most likely that it was compiled by someone connected with the Scott family. At that point the heads of the family were Anne, Duchess in her own right, and her consort James, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch. They were more often in London then, and there would have been little call for family ceremonial music at Dalkeith; so the MS may have been written in England and taken to Dalkeith Palace later in Anne's life after her husband's execution. The title suggests there was something unique about this tune within their milieu; since the transcriber must have known other bagpipe tunes, but chose to call this one the bagpipe tune, I'm guessing it was their bagpipe tune, the family and town rallying call, paralleling the familiar anthems of the other towns of the Lothians and Borders.
The manuscript is for the fiddle, and at first sight looks insane: the notation implicitly assumes that the lowest string of the fiddle is to be retuned from G to A ('scordatura') Scordatura notation became common in Scotland in the 18th century. This is by far the earliest Scottish example of it, just as this may be the earliest surviving Scottish manuscript to contain traditional music specifically for the fiddle. In later times it was usual to notate the tuning at the start. The retuning here is by far the commonest, still used extensively in Shetland and Cape Breton music. The point of it in this piece is mainly to reinforce the low D's with a drone-like effect by playing them on two strings in unison. Reading it that way, it becomes a normal 3/2 hornpipe, a kind of tune popular in Scotland and northern England late in the 17th century. This guess is supported by what Kay says was played when the Duchess left: Go to Berwick Johnnie, another 3/2 hornpipe, a tune which I've included as it occurs in Nathaniel Gow's Fourth Repository of the early 19th century. It goes beyond the range of the pipe chanter; I know of no 18th century version playable on the pipes as written.
Jamie Reid is said to have once punished his son Tom by fixing his head in a vice and blowing the bagpipes into his ear. When asked why he didn't beat him with a stick:
ye may break a' the hazels in the Duke's wood owre him, and he'll no be ae bit better. Na, na, I have tried a' that but ye see this mak's the callant as quiet as a poussie an' besides dinging the music into his heid, I hae great hopes that he will ae day mak' a grand piper, for by this way he had almost learned a' the tunes already
The last pipers were Robert Lorimer from 1810 to 1829 and his son George until 1845. George must have seen the trend of the times when he was fined in 1818 for beating a drum in the street; at the end of his career he was paid simply for being present in uniform at ceremonial occasions without playing.
The least explicable tune in this collection is Dalkeith Maiden Bridge, named for the mediaeval bridge that crosses the South Esk in what is now the town golf course. Published by James Aird of Glasgow in the 1780s for the flute or violin, it was later used by Burns for his song Sad and heavy must I part. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, many tunes were written to mark the inauguration of new bridges; most of the bridges of Edinburgh have tunes named after them, as do notable bridges further afield like Craigellachie Bridge in Aberdeenshire or the High Level Bridge in Newcastle. But the Maiden Bridge was anything but new: the traditional story is that it was named after the bride of James IV, who came through Dalkeith on her way from England in 1503, but it was probably built by the monks of Newbattle Abbey more than 200 years before that and may have been named after the Virgin Mary. Perhaps the tune was written, with the story of James and Margaret in mind, to commemorate the arrival of the young Duchess of Buccleuch and her husband after their marriage in 1767; at this time the cottage industry of dedicating tunes to bridges had just got under way, with tunes for the North Bridge of Edinburgh and Teviot Brig already in the repertoire. If so, it was most likely a wedding march, and Burns's lugubrious poetic interpretation was a result of exaggerating what Aird meant by "Slow".
Unusually, there is no tune for Dalkeith's Montague Bridge, designed by Robert Adam at the end of the 18th century. It was in the estate of the Duke of Buccleuch, one of the leading patrons of music in Scotland at the time, and was intended as more a work of art than a transport link; exactly the sort of structure you might expect to be inaugurated with a musical festivity. Adam's sudden death in 1792 prevented this; the Duke of Buccleuch himself acted as a pallbearer at the funeral.
Dalkeith Fair is not much more explicable. The version here is from a flute anthology published by Nathaniel Gow around 1812; he published another version of the tune at around the same time, for the fiddle, as Cadgers of the Cannongate. It was forcibly shoehorned into a Highland pipe arrangement by David Glen at the end of the century (in G, a strange key for the pipes). It isn't easy to play on the flute, and in Gow's version it looks like a fiddle tune. But the main street instrument of Dalkeith, the one that would have been heard most often at the Dalkeith Fair, was the Lowland pipes; the first two parts are playable on them, so if it is a tune from the fair, perhaps the four-part version is a fiddler's elaboration of a pipe tune.
Dalkeith had at least two published songwriters associated with it in the same period. The earlier was John Learmont, who published his Poems Pastoral, Satirical, Tragic and Comic (dedicated to Charles, Earl of Dalkeith) in Dalkeith in 1791. He was a gardener to the Duke of Buccleuch at Langholm while his relative John Learmont was gardener at Dalkeith Palace. The poet was expecting the Palace job when the elder retired in 1806; instead he was sacked, apparently because he had "studied poetry more than raising garden-stuff". He spent the rest of his life in Colinton, to the west of Edinburgh. The Woman is from the 1791 book; it was well enough thought of to be anthologized, in an edited version as My Goddess Woman, in Johnson and Burns's Scots Musical Museum. I've included both versions; the original starts better but goes on too long. (The great Russian poet Lermontov was descended from Scottish ancestors named Learmont or Learmonth, but whether he was any relation to John Learmont I have no idea).
Peter Forbes was a Dalkeith shopkeeper who saw himself as a successor of Burns and published a small book of p[ieces in Burns's manner in his Poems chiefly in the Scottish Dialect (1812). His best piece has no tune suggested: My Shop Bill, a rhyming catalogue which gives a striking picture of life in Dalkeith at the time through the commodities its people bought. It was first printed in a broadside in the National Library of Scotland; Forbes must have leafletted Midlothian with it. The version here is a revised one from his book which uses more Scots words and adds two extra verses, but I've kept the old-fashioned capitalization of the original version. (Wha Saw the Forty-Second is one tune that might work for it). Forbes was also the town's librarian, which explains his unique attempt in The Librarian's Song to make the job sound sexy, to the tune of Green Grow the Rashes O! He used the same tune for a rewrite of the basic idea of The Woman in what he simply titles Song. Forbes's main contribution to Scottish culture was that he seems to have invented Burns Night, holding one in 1811 five years before they caught on anywhere else.
Music of Dalkeith Copyright © 2001, Jack Campin
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Fitness Tips from the Trilogy Pros, Issue 2
You don’t have to look far for expert advice to help you reach your fitness goals. Whether you’re hoping to shed some extra weight, build muscle, train for an upcoming event, or simply get up and moving, the personal trainers and group exercise instructors at your Trilogy community are an excellent source of information and motivation.
In this second issue in the Tips from the Trilogy Pros series, fitness staff members from your community will share some of their top wellness advice to help you bring your fitness routine to the next level.
Work to Maintain Your Muscle Mass
Fact: As we age, we lose muscle mass. This is not a surprising fact for most. But what may be surprising is that without a regular strength training program, muscle mass (or lean body mass) decline can start when we’re in our 40s (picking up speed in our 50s), making us more prone to injuries as we age. Even with aerobic activity, our bodies can continue to lose up to ¼ pound of lean body mass each year.
The good news is that a routine resistance training program – even just 2 or 3 days a week – will help to maintain and increase muscular strength, endurance and balance. Recommended for women as well as men, older adults as well as younger adults, research shows that strength training is vital to maintaining health, mobility and flexibility.
Here are a few tips to help get you started:
- Lift weights for all muscle groups (lower body, chest, back, shoulders, biceps, triceps and abs) at least 2 non-consecutive days each week.
- Start with no weights or light weights to practice the exercises and condition your body. You can use dumbbells, machines and/or resistance bands.
- Do each exercise for at least 1 set of 10-15 repetitions.
- Progress slowly by adding more sets (with rest in between) and/or increasing the weights.
- Focus on having good form for each exercise, with slow, fluid movements.
- Be sure to warm up with light exercise before lifting weight.
– Submitted by Melissa Bailey, Fitness Instructor at Trilogy Orlando
Achieve the Perfect Squat
As we get older, functional exercises can take precedence over what is the “in” thing to do. One of the most functional exercises around is the Squat. We all have to get up and down off of our beds; on and off chairs; up and down stairs… simply using the restroom employs the squat move. Think about it… how many times a day do you spend doing a basic squat? Doing a proper squat helps to protect the lower back from strain and injury in our daily lives. This is why squatting is one of the most important moves of which we can learn and master the proper form.
There are many feet position options for this move, such as the Close Leg Squat (with feet shoulder width apart), Wide Leg Squat (with toes forward or toes slightly turned out), Plie Squat (must have a high degree of hip flexor and inner and outer thigh flexibility to use this form), and more. But for all squatting positions, here is what you want to focus on.
Begin in a standing position (feet are placed in your preferred position listed above). As you squat down, the move of the squat is initiated from the hip flexors and NOT the knees. Reach your rear end back, bending from the hip flexors and allowing the torso to dip down only slightly to counter balance where your rear end is reaching. Make sure that your knees are directly above and in line with the ankles and not pressing forward over the toes. Your body weight should be placed upon your rear end and heels, with no pressure in your toes. As you rise up out of the squat, “dig” your heels into the ground. This not only helps to stabilize your balance and the move, but also engages more muscle fibers working in the rear end, thus keeping bad pressure out of the lower back and knees. Happy Squatting!
– Submitted by Activities Director (and former Fitness Director) Jennifer Sandoval of Trilogy at Monarch Dunes
Breathing is one of the simplest things in the world. We breathe in… and we breathe out. When we breathe with true freedom, we neither grasp for nor hold onto the breath. No effort is required to pull the breath in or to push breath out. Why, then, do we often find ourselves holding on to our breath when we find ourselves in tight spaces (both physically as well as mentally)? By learning to breathe through these tight spaces, we allow ourselves that true freedom and ease to flow through life with health and grace. The next time you find yourself holding onto the breath, pay attention…. and notice the quality of your breath and the space that surrounds the tension. Inhale slowly through the nose, filling the low belly… and allow the exhale to release any areas of tightness or tension. Breathe in life, and exhale peace.
– Submitted by Carrie Clarke, Spa and Fitness Coordinator at Trilogy at Vistancia
Keep It Simple: Walk Off the Extra Calories
Did you know it takes a deficit of 3,500 calories to lose 1 pound of fat? Increasing your activity level to burn an extra 250 calories a day and adjusting your diet by 250 calories less a day would result in weight loss of 1 pound per week! Add more activity to your lifestyle in simple ways like parking farther away from shopping centers, standing or walking around your house while talking on the phone vs. sitting, or taking your dog for a brief walk. Pedometers are great tools to increase your activity level. Pedometers are inexpensive and you can make it fun and motivating by trying to fit in a greater number of steps each day!
– Submitted by the Fitness Team at Encanterra
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During the 10-day session the committee heard reports on water resource management initiatives that use space technology to monitor and mitigate the effects of flood disasters and to improve the timeliness and accuracy of forecasts.
The UN body also noted global initiatives to use space-derived geospatial data for sustainable development in areas such as agriculture, deforestation assessment, disaster monitoring, drought relief and land management.
In addition, the committee heard about a number of educational initiatives that use satellite technology for distance education to reach teachers and students at all levels, including the Space Education Programme of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Under the theme “Why should we go to space?” the newly elected Chairman of the Committee, Ciro Arévalo Yepes, cited Professor Stephen Hawking in his opening address:
“In a way the situation was like that in Europe before 1492. The discovery of the new world made profound differences to the old. Spreading out into space will have even greater effect. It will completely change the future of the human race and maybe determine whether we have any future at all. Hopefully, it would unite us to face a common challenge," he said.
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Stage 4 Kidney Failure has been considered as the end stage of renal disease, many patients are eager to know that what treatments are effective in prolonging your life expectancy. Now, this article will explain the details for each one of you.
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As a matter of fact, the life expectancy mainly depends on your own illness condition, such as your age, your illness history and your overall illness condition. Therefore, we can not tell you the answer exactly. What we can do is to slow down kidney damage and prevent further kidney damage and prolong your life expectancy.
And then, coming to the next question, what should patients do to prevent further damage and prolong the life expectancy. In west, dialysis and kidney transplant can take the effects to prolong the life expectancy. While, you are bound to experience various adverse effects caused by dialysis and kidney transplant. And these adverse effects threatened your life expectancy severely.
In China, Traditional Chinese Medicine has been widely used for treating kidney disease for many years. And many renal doctor make much progression based on Traditional Chinese Medicine, developing a natural treatment named as Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy. This is a therapy aiming at eliminating various toxic substances and wastes products by improving kidney function. Through a way of extending blood vessels and activating blood circulation, sufficient blood and oxygen can be delivered to the kidney directly. As a result, the diseased cells and tissues can be repaired gradually and naturally. Along with the recovering kidney cells and tissues, your kidney function also can be recovered gradually, in the meanwhile, your life expectancy also can be prolonged naturally.
Are your the one with stage 4 kidney failure who want to live a longer life? Do you want to know more details about the natural treatments? Please send your present condition and phone number to firstname.lastname@example.org. The renal doctor will analyze your illness condition and then reply you as soon as possible.
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09 Jul 5 Common Questions on Banana Puree
Healthy, tasty, and simple, Banana Puree is a good food choice to enhance the flavours of fruits and vegetables. It is more nutritious than other pre-made food. It is also one of the fruits most paediatricians recommend as a starter food for babies. You can best mix it with milk to get a smooth consistency. But, paediatricians recommend mother’s milk to prepare Banana Puree for babies.
Whether you plan to feed your baby with Banana Puree or use it to prepare your food, you may have questions. And here are the answers to your questions.
- Is Banana Puree Healthy?
Banana Puree is a good food option. It is easy to consume and makes for a perfect go-to snack. In addition, the fruit puree is also nutritious and contains high fibre and antioxidants. But many doubt banana puree has a high sugar and carb content. Because of this reason, the fruit is high in starch, resistant starch, and sugar.
And on the other hand, it also contains a decent amount of fibre, magnesium, and potassium. All the healthy nutrients have several health benefits for digestive and heart health. Although Banana Puree can cause side effects for diabetes, they are incredibly healthy food.
- How to Store Banana Puree?
Banana Puree is delicious and mixes well alone or with other fruits. You can serve it immediately or refrigerate the leftover banana puree in BPA-free container for up to 3 days. Or freeze it up to 3 months and thaw overnight in the refrigerator.
- Is Banana Puree Good for Babies?
Potassium-enriched Banana Puree adds texture and sweetness when mixed with other fruit purees. In addition, the fruit puree has a smooth texture that’s easy for babies to consume. It is also one of the first ideal fruits after babies have tried different veggies.
- Can you Warm Banana Puree?
Banana Puree is often best served at room temperature. However, if you wish to warm banana puree, it is best to reheat it until hot. You must avoid reheating the food partially and steam it well to kill off bacteria. The best way to reheat this fruit puree is in the microwave or on the hob. If you are cooking a portion of the frozen banana puree, make sure you cook it a decent number of times and stir well. Remember that you can only reheat food once, and divide your banana puree into baby-friendly portions before storing it in the fridge or freezer!
- How to Select Banana Puree?
While selecting Banana Puree, you should ensure that the processing and packaging service is of the highest quality. The best Banana Puree Suppliers establish that the manufacturing process is well-taken care of. Sun Impex offers the best quality white natural flavoured banana puree. Their banana puree is obtained from the selected Cavendish variety of ripe bananas and has smooth taste.
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Almost two million people in the UK live with some degree of sight loss. Yet more than half of this loss could be avoided—by wearing correctly-prescribed glasses, or accessing the right treatment at the right time. This report, generously supported by The Clothworkers’ Foundation, reviews the visual impairment sector and the medical research sector, and makes a series of recommendations for funding.
In sight: A review of the visual impairment sector
Visual impairment is a growing problem: the number of people with sight loss is expected to double by 2050 as the population ages and underlying causes like diabetes and obesity increase. Eye care services are stretched, and the NHS faces a perfect storm of growing need and squeezed budgets. But the visual impairment sector is rising to the challenge, and uniting in a way not seen before to push for positive change.
This promising trend of collaboration could help the sector work together to identify, treat and prevent sight loss, and deliver the joined-up care that is badly needed. The voluntary sector also has a key role to play in raising awareness: the public is not well-informed about the importance of eye health and the hereditary nature of some eye diseases.
Older people and visual impairment
Older people wait too long to engage with eye care; many see sight loss as a natural part of ageing. 50-70% of sight loss in older people is treatable, but less than half of over-60s have an annual sight test. Adding to this, support to adjust to visual impairment is insufficient.
- Investing in early intervention services: a strong public health campaign could challenge assumptions that sight loss is a natural part of ageing, and emphasise good eye health. Practical changes could remove barriers to accessing eye tests, and more ECLOs could provide ongoing support for people to stay independent.
- Developing joined-up working across the charity and public sectors could increase understanding of visual impairment in wider health services and charities working with older people.
Eye research is underfunded, and infrastructure not prioritised. With growing need, the case for investment in eye medical research is strong.
- A strong sector profile and united voice to support medical research: cross-sector support is growing, and can be built on to raise the profile of eye disease with an awareness campaign.
- Ensuring the right research in the right way: more resources in areas such as translational research can target the gap between basic discoveries and clinical trials. Private funding can move research along.
- Structuring medical research to achieve maximum impact: investing in the next generation of scientists; developing a more connected research network; building alliances with commercial companies interested in eye health; and creating a data repository to provide reliable eye research data.
Raising awareness, together with investment in research and the right technology, could help overcome many of the negatives associated with loss of sight. This report explains the work charities are doing in the visual impairment sector and the state of the medical research sector, and makes a series of recommendations for funding.
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Protect Your Feet With Waterproof Shoes
Keeping your feet dry is important for foot health. Waterproof shoes are one of the ways to help keep your feet dry and help your shoes last.
When we spill a little water, we almost always say, “Don’t worry, it’s just water. It will dry.” For the most part, this assumption is true, but water can wreak havoc on your feet and your shoes. Having waterproof shoes can help you protect both your shoes and your feet from the harmful effects of water.
Problems Caused By Water
Damaged, Warped Shoes: Non-waterproof shoes that regularly contact water can have more than just a little water-spot damage. Water can harden leather, which leads to cracking. Water damage to good leather shoes is bad enough, but what is worse is that water can warp the shape of your shoes. This causes specific problems for your feet by twisting them into unnatural shapes. Over time, your feet can sustain serious damage, which causes foot pain and deformities. Waterproof shoes can help you avoid this kind of problem.
Skin Damage to Your Feet: Waterproof shoes help protect your feet from water damage. When your shoes are not waterproof, water can get inside, creating a wet environment for your feet. This can cause the growth of fungus, which causes athlete’s foot and toenail fungus. These types of problems can cause severe skin damage and, in the worst cases, make you sick through bacterial infection that enters through the cracks of the skin.
Get Waterproof Shoes with KURU’s Shoe Spray
KURU shoes are quickly becoming known as the most comfortable shoes in the world because of our amazing KURUSOLE technology. Our superior arch support and deep heel cup, which flexes to cradle your heel as you walk, give you powerful support and shock absorption for comfort on a whole new level.
But that’s not all. KURU also offers an amazing waterproof shoe spray that you can use to make your shoes waterproof. At KURU, we have thought of everything, and we have your feet covered. Choose KURU shoes and shoe spray for better foot health. Experience a healthier lifestyle for a higher quality of life with KURU shoes.
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Republican nominee Donald Trump’s wife Melania returned to the campaign trail with a speech on Thursday in which she vowed to fight cyber- bullying as first lady if her husband won.
Melania pledged to help children who are “mocked, bullied or attacked”, but critics were quick to point out the irony in her promise as her husband tends to spend a lot of time doing all of that and more — only not to children.
“It is never OK when a 12-year-old girl or boy is mocked, bullied or attacked,” Melania, who has a 10-year-old son, said in a rare speech. “It is terrible when it happens on the playground, and it is absolutely unacceptable when it is done by someone with no name hiding on the internet. We have to find a better way to talk to each other.”
“We must find better ways to honour and support the basic goodness of our children, especially in social media,” she added. “It will be one of the main focuses of my work, if I am privileged enough to become your first lady.”
Melania, who is said to be a reluctant campaigner, had gone off the trail completely after her speech at the party convention in Cleveland was found to have lifted paragraphs from a speech delivered by Michelle Obama in 2008.
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This cross-functional flowchart example presented below shows a clear instruction on how to assess performance by specific steps. With this easily customizable template, users can represent any existing cross-functional flowchart.
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The Emery County School Board held its April meeting at Cottonwood Elementary School in Orangeville. Linda Nelson, a teacher at the school, gave the school's report. "There have been many improvements at Cottonwood recently. We have had a lot of trainings for the staff. We are improving our testing of the students and the teachers are learning to diagnose and correct problems with the students.
"The book, Words Their Way, is a great book which the district required us to use this year. It is a wonderful tool for the teachers and has great information in it. Dennis Jones, the principal at Cottonwood, is working very hard to get us the supplies we need as teachers. He is doing a great job.
"The teachers here at Cottonwood are among the most experienced in the district. Our average teacher has 19 years experience in the teaching field. Being an experienced faculty does not stop us from learning. We are always looking for ways to improve and learn what is needed to help our students.
"Four of our classrooms received new projectors this year. Our goal is to get them for every classroom. We are also trying to acquire Smart Boards for every classroom," said Nelson.
Board president Laurel Johansen expressed the appreciation of the board to Nelson. "Pass onto the other faculty members that this school is so full of enthusiasm that one can feel it when they walk in the door," said Johansen.
Band teacher Ben Carroll told the board of his appreciation for the support of the board for all of the district's music programs. He stated that it is time again to begin thinking about a summer trip for the band. The band takes a trip every three years. During the summer of 2007, the band is requesting to again go to Disneyland to play and march on Disneyland's Main Street.
"We have fundraisers going on all of the time," said Carroll. "We are not asking for money, only permission to go. This is a great experience for the students to go out and play and perform for large crowds in a different venue. Another great thing about summer trips is the amount of practice the students receive over the summer. It really helps with summer retention.
"The trip will cost between $650-750 per student, and around 90 students and chaperones will be going. This is a nice experience for the band students. It is open to band students in grades nine through 12. We have done our research and have planned the trip so the students in the marching band will not miss any parades or events here in Emery County.
"Our band boosters are doing many things to help raise the funds for this trip. Some parents take the option to pay a monthly payment in advance so when the trip comes, that student has already been paid," concluded Carroll. The board discussed the proposal and approved the band trip for the summer of 2007.
Carroll went on to make another proposal. "Our large group did not qualify to go to the state competition this year. As a result, I am asking for your permission to take those students to a music festival which will be held at Lagoon. The funding for this trip has already been raised and the mileage funding is in my budget, and I am requesting to take the students to this festival," asked Carroll. The board approved. This festival will be held on May 20.
Another action item addressed by the board was to approve several early retirement requests. Pam Hansen, Jonnie Johansen and Ross Huntington have each requested early retirement. The board approved. Resignations were accepted from Shelley Anderson and Lonnie Zwahlen. Julie Housekeeper was approved to replace Zwahlen at San Rafael Junior High School. Amanda Frandsen was approved to be the new drill team advisor at Emery High School, and Laura Blackwell was approved to become the language development specialist at Huntington Elementary.
Superintendent Kirk Sitterud requested approval of the district's revised wellness policy. Following input from the PTA, health department and principals, the wellness policy was instituted for continuation of funding for child nutrition programs. This policy covers any food items served to students during the school day, including vending machines, concessions, and class party items. No food of minimal nutritional value may be served to students. This will eliminate many items, including soda pop. The beverage vending machines will offer water and juices.
"This is not a bad thing," said Supt. Sitterud. "Schools have been faced with childhood obesity problems and this will help the schools fight this problem. This will be implemented to begin the next school year."
The final action of the school board was to appoint negotiating teams for the upcoming contract period. JJ Grant, Sam Singleton and Royd Hatt will oversee the certified personnel, and Jed Jensen, Marie Johnson and Laurel Johansen will cover the classified personnel.
The next meeting of theboard will be May 3 at 7 p.m. at Huntington Elementary School.
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Bradbury and Evans. London.,1850.
Early edition. Small 8vo. (7.1 x 5.3 inches). Originally published for Christmas 1849. Full page frontis and decorative title page plus 21 smaller illustrations throughout the text by Doyle. The frontis and decorative title page are both foxed, otherwise generally a clean copy. Finely bound in early twentieth century half green morocco, spine with five raised bands. Compartments decorated, lettered and ruled in gilt. Green paper on boards. Blue endpapers. Bound by Chatelis, with their gilt stamp on top of front inner board. Previous owners book plate on front paste-down. Top edge gilt. A nicely bound early edition. The work, about a poor doll maker whose workshop is invaded by kind fairies, was originally written by Lemon to entertain Charles Dicken's children and is dedicated to Mary and Kate Dickens. It was published for the 1849 Christmas market and was compared by many reviewers with Dickens Christmas books. The Ladies Companion believed that these illustrations secured Doyle's importance as an illustrator for children. Overall a very good copy of this pretty little book.:.
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The Oxford collection of fairy stories
Here is a lovely boxed-set of four fairy stories from Ian Beck, one of our most celebrated writers and illustrators for children.
The best-loved tales are all here: There is a wolf who disguises himself as a dear old grandmother in Little Red Riding Hood.
There are tiny elfin helpers who busy themselves with needle and thread in The Elves and the Shoemaker.
There’s a cunning fox who captures a runaway biscuit in The Gingerbread Boy.
And there is an uninvited curly-haired guest in Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
From the first story to the last, this is a collection that is sure to delight young children.
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Time Magazine's person of the year, Greta Thunberg, created a stir when she spoke to the United Nations on September 23. She received a wealth of media coverage for her challenge to world leaders who are failing to address climate change. She spoke with conviction and passion. She also spoke at the 2019 Climate Action Summit, where she declared that failure to stop climate change has robbed her of her childhood. She spoke with urgency and conviction.
She called out leaders who care more about public appearance than actual solutions. She has some good points, although she seems to believe that changes in human activity can completely solve the problem.
I think that we need a Greta Thunberg to speak out against the U.S. debt. The debt is entirely within human control. It has possibly reached the point that it will never be paid off. Every president since Jimmy Carter has sounded the debt alarm while campaigning. And every president has allowed the debt to grow. Obama said that deficit spending was irresponsible, yet the debt doubled on his watch. Trump criticized Obama, yet he has proposed a budget with an annual deficit of $1 trillion.
How dare these politicians spend our money this way? How dare they waste dollars on anything but essential government services?
And a trillion is a lot. A million seconds is about a week and a half. A billion seconds is about 32 years. A trillion seconds is about 32,000 years. In other words, all of history has not yet seen a trillion seconds. We are $20 trillion in debt.
How dare our leaders not take this seriously? How dare they ignore this threat to our country?
What will happen when the dollar collapses?
Unlike climate change, we know that this is entirely our fault. And everyone wants to ignore it.
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Special Issue "Novel Sensors for Non-Destructive Testing and Structural Health Monitoring"
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2015)
Dr. Thomas Schumacher
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97201, US
Website | E-Mail
Interests: novel sensing methodologies for non-destructive testing (NDT) and structural health monitoring (SHM) of civil infrastructure: Quantitative acoustic emission monitoring, carbon nanotube-based sensing composites, digital video-based monitoring; behavior and durability of concrete structures; sustainable structures; probabilistic approaches
The fields of non-destructive testing (NDT) and structural health monitoring (SHM) have become of great importance to inspect and maintain structures and mechanical systems. Sensors represent the ‘ears’ and ‘eyes’ of NDT and SHM and are thus a crucial element in the measurement process. Over the past few decades, new advanced sensors and sensing methodologies have been developed in laboratories and evaluated in the field. Cross-pollination from other fields such as the geosciences and medicine have introduced new ideas and further propelled advancement of existing sensing methodologies.
In this Special Issue, we solicit review articles, original research papers, and short communications covering novel sensors and sensing methodologies for NDT and SHM of structures (e.g. buildings, bridges, off-shore platforms) and mechanical systems (e.g. aerospace, automobile, power generation). Particularly, we are interested in recent developments with respect to the actual sensing aspect, as opposed to the signal analysis approaches or interpretation of collected data. Sensors and sensing methodologies of interest include, but are not limited to: Novel physical sensors, distributed sensors, optical and other non-contact sensors, and MEMS sensors. A typical submission should explain the properties and physics of the sensor, describe the physical entity inferred from the measurement, discuss the applications and limitations using laboratory or field data, and deliberate the level of readiness for application, including state of standard and code development (if applicable).
Please don’t hesitate to contact me should you be uncertain whether your work falls within the general scope of this Special Issue. I look forward to your contribution!
Dr. Thomas Schumacher
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. Papers will be published continuously (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are refereed through a peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sensors is an international peer-reviewed Open Access monthly journal published by MDPI.
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This is John Pilger’s 60th documentary film. The recipient of multiple awards, including Britain’s highest award for journalism, twice, and television academy awards in both the UK and the United States, Pilger has been a foreign correspondent and a frontline war reporter. An incisive and rare critic of Western economic and military power, Pilger’s humane eyewitness reporting has been described as a unique presence on British television that explores where others dare not go. John Pilger’s new film is his most urgent work to date and reveals what the news does not. The United States and China may well be on the road to war – and with a noose of US bases now encircling the world’s newest superpower, nuclear war is not only imaginable but a nightmarish prospect. The Coming War on China is both a warning and an inspiring story of people’s resistance to war and the occupation of their countries. Filmed over two years across four potential flashpoints, The Coming War returns Pilger to Asia, where his most renowned work has been set; like his landmark Cambodia Year Zero, this film breaks a silence. With eyewitness interviews and rare archive footage, it tells the secret history of an entire nation declared ‘experimental’ in the nuclear age.
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In a story widely reported in the national media, the Centers for Disease Control failed Royal Caribbean’s Monarch of the Seas after conducting a surprise vessel sanitation inspection last month.
On November 18, 2011, CDC inspectors boarded the Monarch of the Seas, which is the cruise line’s oldest vessel, and found numerous public health risks and violations if the CDC’s sanitary standards.
The CDC found a whopping 43 unsanitary conditions and "deficiencies" in the cruise ship’s procedures which were in violation of the CDC’s Vessel Safety Program (VSP) manual. Included in the report were the following:
- Dish-washing equipment in poor condition;
- Improper cooling temperatures for stored provisions;
- Improper cooking temperatures for cooked food;
- Accumulations of food debris in wash and rinse areas;
- "Clean" plates soiled with food residue;
- Soiled plates stacked with clean plates;
- Waiter stations, food preparation counters, slicers, and strainers soiled with dirt and food particles;
- Live and dead fruit flies on food preperation surfaces throughout the galley; and
- Improper procedures for public toilets, shower-head disinfection, and disease outbreak and prevention.
You can read the complete inspection report here.
It is rare for a cruise ship based in the U.S. to fail a CDC inspection.
For a cruise line which spent billions on its gigantic new Genesis class cruise ships the Oasis and the Allure of the Seas, it looks like its oldest cruise the Monarch is showing significant signs of neglect which risk sickening its passengers.
Anyone who sailed recently on the Monarch care to leave a comment?
Photo credit: amNY Photo Illustration
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Ohio lawmakers consider online driver’s education
COLUMBUS: Teenagers in Ohio would be able to take driver’s education courses online instead of in classrooms under a proposed change being considered by lawmakers.
Teens younger than 18 currently are required to have 24 hours in the classroom and eight hours behind the wheel with instructors. Republican Sen. Tom Patton of Strongsville tells the Dayton Daily News allowing online courses in place of classroom work would offer families a cheaper, more flexible alternative to traditional driver’s education.
Driving schools opposed to the change say it would hurt their business and allow teens to do the online work with little oversight, creating more opportunity for cheating.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Association says 15 of the 26 states that require teen driver education allow online training.
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Many years ago, ordinary individuals had no access to financial markets like the stock and foreign exchange market. However, technological advancement has given rise to retail trading and gives everyday people access to thriving financial markets via an online trading platform. Millions of people can now access global financial markets from their homes.
Retail trading through online platforms like the MTrading web platform has broken the invisible barrier between financial markets and everyday people. Over the years, this trading sensation has also birthed other exciting phenomena like “web trading,” giving a new approach to trading financial markets.
Web trading platforms distinguish themselves from general online platforms in many ways. If you are a new or expert trader looking to explore web trading, this article explains all you need to know and why web trading platforms are considered powerful.
What is Web Trading?
Generally, online trading uses an internet connection to access global financial markets via a trading app or software. On the other hand, web trading is a subset of online trading that focuses on providing access to the financial market with just an internet connection and a browser.
This form of trading reduces traders’ dependence on dedicated trading software or mobile apps. It is distinct for its cross-platform nature, making it accessible to any computer or mobile device with access to the web.
Most web traders often utilize this platform on PCs, which is sometimes mistaken for PC-based trading. The latter requires downloading and maintaining trading software on your desktop or laptop to access any financial market, while web trading requires just a browser.
PC-based trading is also subject to you downloading the software compatible with your device’s operating system (Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS). It does not give way for flexibility.
To start web trading, you must register with a reputable web trading platform and log in on your preferred device. This form of trading is for any trader looking to experience all kinds of trading tools and features flexibly and conveniently. By signing into your account, you can trade stocks, currencies, and futures from any device via a web browser.
Advantages of Web trading Platforms
Web trading ushers traders worldwide into an era of super-convenient and flexible trading. New and experienced traders can adopt them with only a few steps. You can only carry out web trading on web platforms, which has many benefits over traditional online trading platforms. They are:
Easy to Use
Web trading platforms provide traders access to various financial markets with a click of a button. They can be used on any device without requiring dedicated software or browser extensions.
Platforms that offer web trading also have an easy-to-remember dot-com domain. You get access to the latest market quotes and charts by inputting that name into any browser.
Web trading is one of the most reliable forms of trading as it is not confined to being used on a specific type of device. Trading apps or software requires their devices to have the particular computing power to work efficiently. If the specifications are not met, there is a chance of the software lagging or even crashing.
Web trading platforms, on the other hand, carry out all data processing activities on the cloud. This feature makes them dependable even when you change your device.
Another powerful feature of web trading platforms is the great flexibility they offer their users. As a web trader, you can access any financial market irrespective of your device. Since the operation of this platform depends on the availability of a web browser, it can be used on a PC, smartphone, iPad, and other internet devices.
Most web-trading platforms offer a one-click trading option where you can make orders like pending and stop-loss orders with just a press of a button. They also provide advanced market depth, real-time quotes in Market Watch, technical analysis tools, and the three major chart types (candle stick, bar chart, and line graph) with up to 9 different time frames.
Unlike trading software, web trading platforms do not require regular updates as they are automatically updated with the latest features as they are developed.
Using a web trading platform eliminates the extra costs that would have been incurred by buying expensive PCs with high computing power or extra storage. These platforms have web servers that handle every computing and storage activity.
Web trading platforms are usually web-based applications with cross-platform features, making them more cost-effective and beginner-friendly.
Web trading platforms also do not need as much space as dedicated software. Most user information and financial data are stored in the cloud.
The ability to offer smooth and secure access to financial markets is the attribute of any good trading platform. Web trading not just protects your device from crashing and secures your financial data from falling into the wrong hands.
Some security measures taken by web trading platforms to ensure the safety of users include data encryption, extended authentication, server authentication, password protection, and configuration file protection.
The data communicated between the server and the web trading platform are compressed and encrypted on 128-bit keys. This process is known as data encryption.
Like user authentication, server authentication is carried out to ensure that the web trading server is genuinely the platform’s dedicated server.
The configuration settings and accounts on the web trading platforms are encrypted; therefore, it is impossible to connect to the platform’s web server with the configuration folder of another forum.
Finally, web trading platforms use unique technologies to protect password fields from hackers.
As time goes on, innovative additions are being made to web trading platforms using machine learning, blockchain, AI, and other technologies. This form of trading, no doubt, pushes traders to the future and opens doors to endless possibilities.
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Notes by Natalie
A therapeutic, music-based program for special education
Who can use it?
Teachers, paraprofessionals, related services providers, parents, and students.
Anyone- no matter their training or music experience, can facilitate the use of this program!
What is it?
A set of 50-100 adaptable, music-based educational interventions that prompt the user to complete poses as they appear on the screen.
As the user completes the poses, automated data collection is completed and automatically compiled into a data collection report for providers.
Notes by Natalie has programs in four domains related to Individualized Education Program goals:
Who does it benefit?
Students benefit from music based interventions created by a board-certified music therapist, leading to greater therapeutic progress
Teachers and related service providers benefit from automated data collection, classroom facilitation resources, continuity of care, and reports/tracking functions
Special education programs benefit from improved program quality, remote learning engagement, and increased classroom facilitation
School districts benefit from improved student achievement outcomes through the utilization of cutting edge technology and decreased overhead costs
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Ebolowa is a bustling city situated in the Southwestern region of Cameroon (see Cameroon Africa map)
For the Geophysicists, here is the coordinates of Ebolowa, Cameroon are: 2°55′N 11°9′E.
Ebolowa, Cameroon is a three (3) hours ride south-southwest from Yaounde, the capital city of Cameroon.
The city of Ebolowa lies just at the interest of the highway leading to Kribi in the western region of Cameroon, Yaounde in the center and the resource-rich African nation of Gabon to the south of Cameroon.
Ebolowa is linked by tarred roads to Mbalmayo, Cameroon; Sangmelima, Cameroon and Ambam, village in Cameroon.
Politically, Ebolowa is the capital of both the South Province and the Mvila division and thus enjoys a host of important administrative services.
Provided here are interesting maps of Ebolowa, Cameroon. The Ebolowa Maps have different views to enhance your understanding of the village town of Ebolowa, Cameroon Africa.
Do you have a great story about this topic to share? Share it here!
Return from Ebolowa Cameroon Africa to Cameroon Africa
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THE proposed Sovereign Wealth Fund(SWF) is somewhat jokingly referred to by some as the Sovereign Wealth Vacuum, as we await the government to release its revised legislation setting up the fund.
The original idea was to put income from resource projects into the fund (held largely in safe offshore securities) and use those investments to stabilise the currency and provide some core development expenditure, whilst providing confidence for investors etc in PNG’s economic management.
But the government’s planto borrow K1.7 billion for a stake in Oil Search, and by extension invest in PNG’s potential second LNG project, means it is effectively pre-borrowing from the fund.
There are invariably some risks associated with a sovereign fund, including those associated with foreign exchange, investments and also the temptation a pot of money provides. But, in borrowing, the government is taking on the extra burden of interest payments too.
Effectively, that’s what PNG did a few years ago. We borrowedfrom the International Petroleum Investment Company (IPEC) to be able to participate in the ExxonMobil-led PNG LNG project, basically mortgaging the existing equity the state had in gas via its stake in Oil Search; a circuitous and costly arrangement.
During that process, the mortgaged shares in Oil Search appreciated to the point where it was going to cost a lot more money to retain or regain them.
The argument now is that the current Oil Search deal may be better deal than than trying to regain them from IPEC but it’s still a lot of money and it remains speculative. It also raises PNG’s debt levels and diverts public funds from the core functions of government.
Maybe it is a good deal if you’re a business investor, as Prime Minister Peter O’Neill claims, but if we pre-borrow everything in advance, what will be left?
It also raises the question of what the purpose of government is and the purpose of the SWF. And then how does this deal relate to the State’s equity entitlement in the proposed Elk-Antelope fields?
It also defers the day when the SWF could become substantially operable.
The PNG Government is pre-borrowing from expected LNG revenues to buy a stake in Oil Search. By borrowing, the government is taking on the extra burden of interest. The Oil Search deal raises PNG’s debt levels and diverts public funds from the core functions of government. By borrowing in advance from the PNG Mineral Resources Stabilisation Fund during the mid-1990s, the fund’s economic and currency stabilisation role was substantially undermined;
The PNG Ombudsman is inquiring into the probity of the Oil Search loan.
Before any funds go into the SWF, the government has to pay off the interest to UBS on this new Oil Search loan and, in due course, the principal too. The SWF was meant to accumulate funds first, and then invest.
We need to avoid repeatingwhat happened with the PNG Mineral Resources Stabilisation Fund, which was pre-committed during the minerals boom years of the mid-1990s. Its economic and currency stabilisation role was substantially undermined.
At least this loan deal is significantly more transparent that the original PNG LNG deal, which was struck behind closed doors, leaving out even the Department of Treasury. Treasury has been involved this time, to some degree, as has the central bank and other government institutions. And there was a tender arrangement, which involved UBS, Barclays and others participating in that process.
One of the longest-surviving and most successful funds in the world is the 1956 Kiribati Revenue Equalization Reserve Fund, which is valuedat about K1.44 billion. This has provided a future fund and stabilisation role for Kiribati over decades, as it has only started being drawn down recently.
When, and if, the SWF begins, its managers need to use the sorts of methodologies that the Norwegian Petroleum Fund (the world’s largest) has employed, in terms of selection of investments.
As with superannuation funds, there should be requirements to minimise the risk and spreading investment as widely as possible, including government securities.
Revelations this week that the PNG Ombudsman is using powers to check the probity of the Oil Search loan is not a move to stop the acquisition.
As the Chief Ombudsman has stated, they’re not trying to intervene in economic decision-making or the government’s developmental functions, they’re just checking the legality of the process, because there are a number of laws and processes in place to ensure sound debt and fiscal management, such as the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which sets ceilings and levels on borrowings to which the government is allowed to commit itself.
Those legal questions were raised by the former Treasurer, Don Polye, when he stated that the due process, notably referral to Parliament, was not followed.
The Ombudsman should also perhaps use his powers to inquire into the seemingly over-priced contracts for pharmaceutical acquisitions, certain road tenders and the Pacific Games Village, where K100 million more than the cheapest acceptable bid seems to have been accepted.
Paul Barker is Executive Director of Papua New Guinea’s Institute of National Affairs, an industry-funded think-tank
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UPCYCLE volunteers, in partnership with the City of Des Moines, Blank Park Zoo, Trees Forever, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation & Confluence Brewing help us improve our water quality, diversify our woodlands, and UPCYCLE our invasives into food & fun for Blank Park Zoo’s birds, reptiles, primates & mammals. Volunteers will be provided gloves & tools to cut, remove & treat invasive plants crowding out our woodlands & natives. The first 30 volunteers that sign up online AND attend the event will get a drink ticket to be redeemed following the workday at Confluence Brewing next door (sorry, limited to first 30 only)!
Gray’s Lake Park is a beautiful area, but the beneficial native species in the woodlands are competing with many invasive species such as honeysuckle. These invasive species shade out the native plants and dominate the landscape. We are working hard to open up the woodlands, bring back the natives, and increase diversity to create healthier natural areas. There are even added benefits reaching out beyond our woodlands as native species do a better job of holding the soils together and keeping them in place preventing them from running off into our creeks and streams. Although we don’t need these invasive species in our woodlands, they’ll help fill needs at the Blank Park Zoo where animals can use them for food, play, and practice foraging, flying, and other skills.
COVID-19: In order to comply with emergency proclamations by the Governor or Mayor, as such may be amended from time to time, and as public health guidelines evolve, for the safety of staff and the public, the Parks and Recreation Department reserves the right to cancel at any time. In addition, the Department reserves the right to change the registration requirements at any time. The Department will contact the volunteers as soon as reasonably possible with such cancellation or changes.
The City of Des Moines cannot guarantee that the volunteer or any of the event attendees will not become infected with COVID-19. Volunteers and attendees use the City’s facility at their own risk.
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|Medicine - Epidemiology (ECHO - NOHA - Network on Humanitarian Assistance) (European Commission Humanitarian Office, 1994, 120 p.)|
|Chapter 1: Epidemiology and biostatistics|
A - Types of data
Raw data of an investigation consist of observations made on individuals. In many situations the individuals are people, but it needs not to be. For instance, they might be red blood cells or hospitals. The number of individuals is called the sample size. Any aspect of an individual which is measured, like age, weight or sex, is called a variable.
It is often useful to distinguish between three types of variables: qualitative, discrete, and continuous. Discrete and continuous variables are often called quantitative. Qualitative (or categorical) data arise when individuals fall into separate classes. These classes may have no numerical relationship with one another, e.g. sex : male, female; eye colour: brown, grey, blue, green.
Discrete data are numerical, arising from counts. Their values are integers (whole numbers), like the number of people in a household or the number of cases of pertussis in a week. If the values of the measurements can take any number in a range, such as height or weight, the data are said to be continuous.
In practice there is an overlap between these categories. Most continuous data are limited by the precision with which measurements can be made. Human height, for example, is difficult to measure more precisely than to the nearest millimeter and is usually measured to the nearest centimeter. So, only a limited set of possible measurements is actually available, although the quantity “height” can take an infinite number of possible values. The measured height is really discrete. However, the methods described below for continuous data are as appropriate for discrete variables.
B - Frequency distributions
If data are purely qualitative, the simplest way to deal with them is to count the number of cases in each category.
The count of individuals in each category is called frequency of that category, for example, the frequency of death through earthquakes is 389,700. The proportion of individuals in this category, related to all deaths, is called the relative frequency. The relative frequency of deaths through earthquakes is 389,700/1,011,200 = 0.385 or 38,5 per cent.
If the categories are ordered, we can use another set of summary statistics, the cumulative frequencies.
The 2,115 victims of accidents were classified according to rough impressions based on their injury. Such a classification could be useful for planning the resources for medical help. The cumulative frequency of a value of a variable is the number of individuals with values less than or equal to that value. Thus, if we order grade of injury from slight to critical, the cumulative frequencies are 81; 521(= 81 + 440); 1,567 (= 81 + 440 + 1,046) etc.. The cumulative relative frequency of value is the proportion of individuals in the sample with values less than or equal to that value. For example, they are 0.038 (= 81/2115), 0.246 (= 521/2115) etc.. Thus, we can see that the proportion of victims with at the most serious injuries is 0.741 or 74.1 per cent.
This frequency distribution is not a very informative summary of the data, most of the values occurring only once. The cumulative frequencies are quite satisfactory.
To get a useful frequency distribution we need to divide the height scale into class intervals, e.g. from 155 to 160, from 160 to 165 and so on, and count the number of individuals in each class interval. The class intervals should not overlap, so we must decide which interval contains the boundary point to avoid it being counted twice. It is usual practice to put the lower boundary of an interval into that interval and the higher boundary into the next interval. Thus, the interval starting at 155 and ending at 160 contains 155 but not 160.
C - Histograms and other frequency graphs
The frequency distribution can be calculated easily and accurately by using a computer. Without using a computer data should be ordered from lowest to highest value before making the interval boundaries and counting. This is rather like starting from Table 3.
Graphical methods are very useful for examining frequency distributions. Figure 1 shows a graph of the cumulative frequency distribution for the height data. This plot is very useful for calculating some of the summary statistics presented later. The most common way of depicting a frequency distribution is by a histogram. This is a diagram where the class intervals are on an axis and rectangles with heights or areas proportional to the frequencies erected on them. The vertical scale shows the relative frequency of observations in each interval.
We often want to summarize a frequency distribution in a few numbers, for facilitating reporting or comparison. The most direct method is to use quantiles. The quantiles are sets of values which divide the distribution into a number of parts so that there are equal numbers of observations in each part. For example, the median is a quantile. The median is the central value of the distribution, so that half the points are less than or equal to it, and half are greater than or equal to it. If we have an even number of points, we choose a value mean between the two central values. For the height example, we have 22 values, so we have to take the middle bet-ween the two central values (11th and 12th of theorderd values) (176 + 178)/ 2 = 177 cm, which we easily get from the cumulative frequencies in . We can get any quantiles easily from the cumulative frequency distribution.
We often want to summarize a frequency distribution in a few numbers, for facilitating reporting or comparison. The most direct method is to use quantiles. The quantiles are sets of values which divide the distribution into a number of parts so that there are equal numbers of observations in each part. For example, the median is a quantile. The median is the central value of the distribution, so that half the points are less than or equal to it, and half are greater than or equal to it. If we have an even number of points, we choose a value mean between the two central values. For the height example, we have 22 values, so we have to take the middle bet-ween the two central values (11th and 12th of theorderd values) (176 + 178)/ 2 = 177 cm, which we easily get from the cumulative frequencies . We can get any quantiles easily from the cumulative frequency distribution.
In general, we estimate the q quantile, the value so that a proportion q will be below it, as follows: We have n ordered observations which divide the scale into n + 1 parts: below the lowest observation, above the highest and between each adjacent pair. The proportion of the distribution which lies below the i-th observation is estimated by i / (n + 1). We set this equal to q and get i = q (n + 1). If i is an integer, the i-th observation is the required quantile. If not, let j be the integer part of i, the part before the decimal point. Then we take the (j + 1)th observation as the q quantile. Other quantiles which are particularly useful are the quartiles of the distribution. The quartiles divide the distribution into four equal parts. For the height data the first quartile is 174 cm: i = 0.25 x 22 = 5.5. Therefore, the 1st quartile is the 6th observation which we get again from the frequency distribution. We often divide the distribution into centiles. For the 10th centile of height i = 0.1 x 22 = 2.2, so the 10th centile is the 3rd observation, 168 cm. We can estimate them from Figure 1 by finding the position of the quantile on the vertical axis, e.g. 0.1 for the 10th centile or 0.9 for the 90th centile, drawing a horizontal line to intersect the cumulative frequency graph, and reading the quantile off the horizontal axis.
A convenient figure summary of a distribution is the box and whisker plot, which uses the median, quartiles, maximum and minimum of the observation.
D - The mean
The median is not the only measure of central value for a distribution. Another is the arithmetic mean or average, usually referred to simply as the mean. It is found by taking the sum of the observations and dividing it by their number. For the height example the sum of all values is 3906 , so the mean is 3,906/22 = 177.5.
At this point we need to introduce some algebraic notation, widely used in epidemiology. We denote the observations by :
x1, x2,..., xi, ...xn
There are n observations and the i-th of these is xi.
The summation sign is an upper-case Greek letter, sigma, the Greek S. When it is obvious that we are adding the values of xi for all values of i, which runs from 1 to n,
The mean of the xi is denoted by x, pronounced ‘x bar', and x = 1/n - xi.
In this example the mean is very close to the median, 177. If the distribution is symmetrical the mean and median will be about the same, but in a skewed distribution they will not.
E - Variance and standard deviation
The mean and median are measures of the central tendency or position of the middle of the distribution. We shall also need a measure of the spread, dispersion or variability of the distribution.
One obvious measure is the range, the difference between the highest and lowest value. This is a useful descriptive measure, but is has two disadvantages. First, it depends only on the extreme values and so it can vary a lot from sample to sample. Secondly, it depends on the sample size. The larger the sample size, the further apart the extremes are likely to be.
The most commonly used measures of dispersion are the variance and standard deviation, which we shall describe now. We start by seeing how each observation differs from its mean. Table 6 shows the deviations from the mean of the 22 observations of height. If the data are widely scattered, many of the observations will be far from the mean, and so many deviations will be large. If the data are narrowly scattered, very few observations will be far from the mean and so few deviations will be large. We square the deviations and then add them, as shown in Table 6. This gives us :
In the example equal to 1,269.5. For an average squared deviation, we divide the sum of squares by (n - 1), not n.
The estimate of variability is called the variance, defined as follows:
The variance is calculated from the squares of the observations. This means that it is not in the same unit as the observations, which limits its use as descriptive statistic. The obvious solution is to take the square root, which will then have the same unit as the observations and the mean. The square root of the variance is called the standard deviation, denoted by s:
(s =_ variance )
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|Pearl Sea Star||by BBM Explorer on Flickr|
- are spiny skinned animals
- don't have a backbone
- are armored
animals that have a hard endoskeleton made of interlocking calcium carbonate
plates and spines.
- use tube feet to move
- can regenerate a new arm if one breaks
- move slow
- live in tidal pools
- The word echinoderm means "spiny skin."
Modern-day echinoderms have five-fold symmetry, having arms or rays in multiples of five. Some fossil echinoderms did not have five-fold symmetry.
|Hi, There!||by Peter Kaminski on Flickr|
- Starfish or sea stars are echinoderms
- Starfish move using tube
- Some species of starfish
have the ability to regenerate lost arms and can regrow an
entire new limb given time
- Most species are predators, eating mollusks such
as clams,oysters, some snails, or any other animal too slow to
evade their attack (e.g. other echinoderms, or dying fish)
- Starfish remove their stomachs through their mouths in order to eat their prey. The starfish then puts its stomach back inside of its body.
|Brittle star on the beach at Whalers Bay, Deception Island||by Liam Quinn on Flickr|
stars are closely related to starfish
- Brittle stars use
their arms for locomotion.
- They do not depend on
tube feet for locomotion - moving.
|Doraku (Sai) - Sea Cucumber - netsuke - Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection - LACMA||by Marshall Astor - Food Fetishist on Flickr|Sea Cucumbers
- Sea Cucumbers are scavengers, feeding on debris in the the ocean
- The have numerous tube feet, often with suckers, that allow the animal to crawl along
- Evisceration is used by animals as a
- Sea cucumbers eject parts of the gut in order to scare predators.
|14 Sea Urchin and 10 Abalone from Linley Point Reef, Mornington||by avlxyz on Flickr|
- Sea urchins are small, spiny, round animals
- Urchins have tube feet
- They have spines, long and sharp that help protect the urchin
- Sea urchins feed
on algae, but can also feed on sea cucumbers and brittle
|IMG_1603||by Duane Burdick on Flickr|
- Tide pools are
rocky pools by oceans that
are filled with seawater.
- Many animals live in tidal
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Programs supported by the Nebraska Corn Board include:
Nebraska Corn and Soy Collegiate Mentoring Program
Providing college students with a comprehensive look at the scope of agriculture in Nebraska-and how they can get involved in ag careers and advocacy.
Provided through Nebraska Extension, Nebraska 4-H provides a wide range of programming for youth in the areas of leadership, citizenship, entrepreneurship and STEM education.
Agricultural education provided primarily in secondary schools helping young people develop leadership skills, explore career, participate in competitions and engage with their communities.
Middle and High School Curriculum
Through partnerships with Nebraska Educational Television, students in middle and high school are learning about the science of agriculture while complying with state science standards;
• Middle School Curriculum: http://pivotal.netnebraska.org
A 2-year program that develops advocates, leaders and spokespersons for Nebraska agriculture.
Agriculture Future of America (AFA)
AFA builds bridges for young leaders to foster engagement and innovation in food and agriculture.
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Among the biggest questions bordering e-cigs, vaporizers, as well as other pure nicotine items is what are a few of the common Vaping Myths? Several cigarette smokers, perhaps most like those that smoke, hold misunderstandings regarding cigarettes active ingredients that they think will be damaging to their wellness. There is a wide-range of Vaporizing Myths that surround this brand-new product that has taken control of the cigarette market and also are starting to take control of the globe of nicotine substitute. But what truly is the handle E-Cigarettes? Are they actually managed like regular cigarettes? Allow’s take a more detailed check out a few of one of the most typical misconceptions surrounding Vapor cigarettes.
E-Cigarettes are not managed like conventional cigarettes. Many people have this inaccurate belief. E-Cigarettes do not have any hazardous chemicals or other components that are found in standard cigarettes. E-Liquids do not contain any of the unsafe chemicals or active ingredients found in conventional cigarettes and are thought about much safer since they mimic the real flavor and taste of actual cigarette without the harmful active ingredients located in it. Nevertheless, most of these very same usual Evaporating Misconceptions likewise have an underlying basis actually.
A few of one of the most typical Vaporizing Myths that have an underlying basis in fact are that E-Cigarettes do not help people quit cigarette smoking. The truth is E-Cigarettes do assist individuals give up cigarette smoking. E-Cigarettes assist people quit smoking because they reproduce the feel of a cigarette. They’re easy to use, occupy very little room, and cost a whole lot less than typical cigarettes. Electronic cigarettes can even save your money if you quit cigarette smoking.
Another usual Evaporating Misconception is that E-Cigs can aid a person quit their addiction to nicotine. The reality is E-Cigs do not cause nicotine addiction. Nicotine is discovered in all type of foods and also does not come to be habit forming on its own. E cigarettes can nonetheless be incredibly beneficial to a cigarette smoker trying to quit. They can give an additional exceptional resource of pleasure, and significantly lower desires. Juul Keeps Leaking
One of the most significant as well as most usual Vaporizing Myths is that E-Cigs are hazardous to make use of while expectant. The fact is E-Cigs are totally risk-free to make use of while pregnant. E cigarettes do not have any type of hazardous chemicals or toxins, as well as there is no evidence that shows that vapor cigarette smoking while pregnant can hurt the infant. E cigarettes are a fantastic alternate to regular cigarettes.
Possibly the single most usual Vaporizing myth is that E cigarettes are much less hazardous than routine cigarettes. The realities are Electronic cigarettes are just as harmful as routine cigarettes. Vapor cigarettes do have less pure nicotine, but they likewise include small amounts of propylene glycol (a chemical utilized in cosmetics) as well as synthetic flavoring. Propylene glycol is made use of as an accelerant as well as may cause nausea or vomiting as well as lightheadedness. Synthetic flavor is not good for your health, and some may establish breathing problems.
Some individuals believe that because Electronic cigarettes don’t include nicotine, they are much safer to smoke than routine cigarettes. The truth is E-Cigs are just as high-risk to smoke as normal cigarettes. Vapor cigarettes are simply a far better option for people who are attempting to stop the behavior. Many individuals that have successfully quit cigarettes say that their lives have drastically enhanced because they no more smoked. Vapor cigarettes are just another means to take that very first step. Trying to quit cigarettes by not smoking is never a great idea, however if you are a solid willed individual, Vapor cigarettes can aid you do it.
One last usual myth is that Electronic cigarettes are inadequate for aiding people stopped cigarettes. This misconception may be true if the individual trying to quit cigarette smoking is battling mental disorder or if the person attempting to give up cigarettes is suffering from clinical depression. E cigarettes can assist deal with these conditions as well as give some alleviation. However, it must be kept in mind that Vapor cigarettes still include pure nicotine, as well as thus any mental concerns related to nicotine still exist. This does not indicate E-Cigs are ineffective for stopping cigarettes, but recognizing what your body needs as well as how E-Cigs can aid may assist you attain the outcomes you desire. Juul Keeps Leaking
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1 – 3 weeks
20 lessons of Spanish per week + 3-day course leading to the PADI Open Water certificate for dives of up to 18 meters.
Timetable of Spanish lessons: from Monday to Friday, classes normally take place from 09.30 to 13.30, with a 20-minute break taken halfway through the morning.
All dives and other activities are programmed so as not to clash with the Spanish lessons taken in the mornings.
Levels of Spanish: from elementary to advanced
The average number of students per group is 3 to 4, with a maximum of just 8.
The course includes a programme of cultural and social activities that take place in the afternoons and evenings.
On the first day of the course, if you have any prior knowledge of Spanish you have both an oral and a written entry test so that your level can be ascertained and you can be placed in the most appropriate group. The test normally takes around 40-60 minutes (depending on your level).
At the end of your course, you will be given a certificate, which indicates the number of hours you have studied with us and the level of ability you have reached.
At the end of our intensive Spanish courses, we offer all our students the chance to take the Cambridge BULATS exam FREE of charge.
The Spanish BULATS test has been developed and is delivered by Cambridge English Language Assessment and the University of Salamanca (Spain). Results are linked to the Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), the standard benchmark used internationally to describe language ability. BULATS (the Business Language Testing Service) is a system of tests that assesses the communication skills needed for real business situations.
Diving for Beginners
The Diving for Beginners course is a 3-day course leading to the PADI Open Water certificate for dives of up to 18 meters.
The course includes theoretical sessions, pool sessions, 4 ocean boat dives and equipment. Students will need 2 passport size photos.
As a first step students are required to read 3 chapters of the PADI open water manual. They need to do this before day 1 of the course.
• Day 1 of the course goes over the theory, introduces students to the equipment and includes initial training in a swimming pool (6 to 8 hours). This first training session will normally take place on a Saturday or Sunday, so as not to clash with the Spanish classes held in the mornings.
• Day 2 students practice the skills learned at the pool in shallow ocean reefs (3 hours in the afternoon).
• Day 3 students dive up to 60ft in open water, practice more skills and take the final dive test (4 hours in the afternoon).
Additional dives are available: booking on site for additional charge (Playa del Carmen 69 US$, Cenote 110 US$, Cozumel 85 US$ + 25 US$ for ferry trip).
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In 1982, the Florida Engineering Education Delivery System (FEEDS) was established as a means of making engineering education available to Florida’s engineering population. Now, with eleven Florida universities participating, thousands of degrees have been awarded through the FEEDS consortium, serving hundreds of Florida industries.
Drawing on resources from the statewide consortium, the College of Computing, Engineering and Construction opened its first Video Production Distance Learning (DL) Center at UNF. Since 2004, the DL Video Production Center has provided quality distance education courses from the School of Engineering, the School of Computing and Construction Management. New delivery standards have evolved, but the original video format remains the same today: Courses are recorded live, in a classroom environment, and are web cast over the Internet. The DL Video Production Center delivers synchronous and asynchronous video lectures using this unique approach. We have also joined forces with the Florida Distance Learning Consortium, increasing our customer outreach potential, and adding more valuable resources for faculty and students.
The CCEC Video Production Distance Learning Center also provides a variety of video-based services for our college, the university, and our community, but our primary focus is to respond to the educational needs of students and professionals.
Our Mission: To deliver, in a timely and effective manner, Distance Learning courses that support the educational needs of CCEC programs.
We want to ensure your satisfaction and success. Your feedback is encouraged. If you have any questions, please contact Elaine Poppell, Sr. Broadcast Technologist, or the Distance Learning staff.
Copyright © 2016 University of North Florida1 UNF Drive | Jacksonville, FL 32224 | Phone: (904) 620-1000
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Hundreds of West Virginians are waiting for a second chance at a healthy, productive future through organ, cornea and tissue transplants. By becoming a donor at the time of death, one person can potentially save up to eight lives through organ donation and heal more than 50 through tissue and cornea donation. You have the power to save lives, register today as an organ, eye and tissue donor.
Some things you should know about becoming a donor:
- Anyone can be considered as an organ and tissue donor regardless of age or pre-existing medical conditions.
- Donation will not cost your family any money.
- All major religions support donation.
- Donation should not affect your funeral wishes. An open casket funeral is possible after donation.
- Your care at the hospital will not be affected by a donor registration. Hospitals do not have access to the donor registry.
- Organs that can be donated include: kidneys, heart, liver, lungs, pancreas and small intestine.
- By joining the West Virginia Donor Registry you are giving your advance consent to recover organs, eyes and tissue at the time of your death.
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What is WALDEN UNIVERSITY’s motto? “A Higher Degree. A Higher Purpose.” Learn more about Walden University’s outstanding, online degree programs by clicking this GET MORE INFO link.
Walden University, an exclusively online institution of higher learning, was founded in 1970 by teachers, Rita and Bernie Turner, in order to provide working professionals the opportunity to pursue doctoral studies without having to leave the work force during studies. The Turners, in collaboration with University of California, Berkeley professor, Harold Hodgkinson, sought to create a new model of higher education. Hodgkinson, a year prior, in an essay entitled “Walden U.: A Working Paper, argued that higher education should be an instrument for positive social change and oriented towards students and their situations with the flexibility to allow students to pursue graduate education without the disruptions that more classical brick and mortar institutions entail. Walden’s namesake and inspiration is the book, Walden, by the 19th Century American author, Henry David Thoreau. Like the book that inspired its beginnings, Walden University presents a different ideal of higher education. Walden presents an educational ideal that aims at making education accessible and oriented around the needs and aspirations of its students, forming leaders with strong values who help bring about positive social change.
Landmarks in the history of Walden University:
The first Walden office opened in Naples, Florida. In 1972 46 PhDs and 24 EdDs were conferred at Walden’s first commencement. In 1977, making good on the Walden vision of not merely graduating specialists in a given field, a curriculum called the “Guided Independent Study Program” that emphasized “social change agency,” was implemented. In 1979 the Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Board approved Walden’s request for a license to grant degrees in Minnesota, thus allowing Walden the right to confer PhDs and EdDs in the state of Minnesota, and in 1982 Walden moved to its current headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the mid-198os, Walden revamped its curriculum so that a Walden University education would take into account the manner in which social change affects the various professions. In 1990 Walden received accreditation from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. In 1999 Fast Company gave Walden the only A grade in its review of online schools. And in 2001 Walden began offering MBA, MPA and PhD degrees in Public Policy and Administration. In 2002 Walden began offering a PhD in Public Health and a master’s of Public Health. In 2006 Walden’s master’s degree program in nursing was accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. In 2008 Walden sponsored a debate between President Barack Obama and then-candidate John McCain. Fifteen new bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees were added in 2009, and in 2010 the former president of South Africa and civil rights pioneer, Nelson Mandela, was awarded an honorary doctorate by Walden. In 2011 President Bill Clinton addressed graduates at Walden’s commencement ceremony, and several degrees in the business school received accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs.
Currently, Walden University comprises the following 10 schools, providing education and training in a wide variety of fields and disciplines.
- The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership
- School of Counseling
- School of Health Sciences
- School of Information Systems and Technology
- School of Nursing
- School of Management
- School of Psychology
- School of Public Policy and Administration
- Barbara Solomon School of Social Work and Human Services
- College of Undergraduate Studies
Walden offers a full range of certificate and degree programs:
- Education Specialist
- Endorsement Program
- Individual Courses
The nine schools have given certificates and degrees in multiple fields. These include:
- Business and Management
- Criminal Justice
- Information Technology
- Psychology and Counseling
- Public Policy
- Social Work and Human Services
Walden graduates from each of the schools have gone on to achieve high levels of success. For a lengthy presentation of Walden alumni accomplishments see link.
The growth of Walden University throughout its almost 50 year history has been spectacular. From a handful of students in the beginning, by 1990 Walden enrollment had grown to 550 students. By 1996 enrollment rose to 1,000. In the following half decade (2001) Walden enrollment increased to 2,000. By 2009 the University’s enrollment skyrocketed to over 36,000 students, and current enrollment is 52,799. This rapid growth suggests that Walden is meeting a fast growing demand for distance education and is operating according to a successful model.
Walden University has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) since 1990. The HLC is one of only six regional accrediting associations recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
Walden University has accreditations in the following areas:
- Education: Walden is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation for Teacher Education, which is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
- Social Work: The Master of Social Work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, also recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
- Business: Walden University’s BS in Business Administration, Master of Business Administration and Doctor of Business Administration are all accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs which is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The PhD in Management as well as the BS in Accounting and MS in Accounting are also accredited.
- Nursing: Walden’s DNP, MSN and BSN programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education which is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
- Counseling: The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs awards accreditation to Walden’s PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision; MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling; and MS in Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling. The CACREP is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
- Project Management: The MS in Project Management program at Walden University is accredited by the Project Management Institute-Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programs.
- Engineering and Technology: Walden’s BS in Information Technology is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology which is internationally recognized as an acreditor for degree programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology.
For more information on accreditation at Walden University see here.
Prominent Online Programs:
Walden University was founded with an emphasis on education and received its first accreditation in this area, its first graduates being in the field of education. Walden still offers dozens of degrees and certificates to pursue administrative or leadership roles in education. Walden’s educational degree program includes 56,000 students and alumni, including more than 100 state teachers of the year. Education is an enriching field of study at Walden University for adults pursuing advancement in their career of educating others from the level of early childhood to college as well as specialized areas of study.
Giving students the opportunity to study with doctoral level faculty members and also including a practicum for hands on experience, Walden’s School of Nursing offers theoretical and practical experience that makes knowledgeable nurses. It also can take one into different avenues of nursing qualifications such as consulting, educating, administration or executive careers.
With many accredited degrees offered, Walden’s Psychology and Counseling School offers unique opportunity among online counseling and psychology programs. Some of the degree programs feature face-to-face residencies with special support from faculty and opportunities to strengthen skills by collaborating with peers and staff. These residencies are held in various locations in the U.S. and in other parts of the world.
Course Presentation and Flexibility:
The model of learning at Walden University is oriented toward a busy lifestyle. Students can participate in online dialogue on a weekly basis whenever it’s convenient for them. Students can follow and contribute throughout the week and refer back to comments easily to use them as a reference. The Syllabus for each class is readily available in the online classroom. Walden also has a program called MobileLearn which conveniently enables students to download lectures to their smartphones or MP3 players. The classroom can be accessed from an iPhone or iPod touch by downloading the Walden app from iTunes. Other resources can be also be accessed through Walden’s channel on iTunes U. Another unique program that Walden offers for certain degrees is Tempo Learning. Tempo Learning allows students to learn at their own pace by building on their existing skills, knowledge and experience.
Walden University professors are diverse. One of the benefits of online education is the ability of the institution to hire highly accomplished professors from around the world. In order to foster academic excellence among its professors, Walden has developed 5 awards by which the university recognizes faculty of outstanding quality.
Because of the pace of online education, faculty interact with students on a continual basis. It would seem from the statistics of a 2014 survey that the students of Walden University were generally pleased with the interaction, availability and style of teaching of the faculty. Around 35% of students participated in the survey. 79% of the students answered that they were pleased with all or most of the faculty that they had interacted with. The teacher to student ratio is quite low at 18:1.
Financial Aid and Scholarships:
Walden offers a variety of avenues for acquiring financial aid. Walden employs a full-time staff of enrollment and financial aid officers to assist students in securing necessary funding. Walden also maintains a financial aid resource page to assist potential and current students in determining available aid sources as well as calculating education costs. If someone is in need of aid, Walden acknowledges that this is a common situation and notes that two-thirds of Walden students receive some form of financial aid.
The financial aid available at Walden includes:
- Federal Financial Aid
- And Other Funding Options
- U.S. Military and Veteran Aid Programs
Of particular note, in addition to the various grant and loan options available to students, Walden offers scholarships and fellowships. Fellowships emphasize research in leadership and social change as well as distance education.
School Awards and Recognitions:
- In 2014, Walden University’s master of social work video series, “Session Episodes,” received a 2014 Silver Award in the 35th Annual Telly Awards.
- Listed by The Best College as well as College Values Online as one of the most affordable online schools.
- Innovative programs of Walden’s Writing Center and Center for Faculty Excellence were recognized in 2016 by the Online Learning Consortium.
The following table is based upon data from National Center for Education Statistics comparing the net yearly cost for 31 online schools, colleges and universities similar to Walden University. Walden University costs just over $12,000 per year: about $1,700 less than average. The table shows how the cost of Walden University instruction for full-time undergraduate students is just below the average yearly cost across comparable institutions.
The graduation rate at Walden University is only 18%. However according to a survey conducted in 2015 of employers who had hired Walden graduates, 87% were satisfied or very satisfied with the employee’s performance. Ninety-seven percent (97%) of employers answered that they would hire another Walden graduate. The survey also showed that employers have noticed an improvement of the skill level of the graduate’s of Walden University during their education. Eighty-one percent (81%) of employers of Walden University graduates considered the online degree to be equal to or more valuable than degrees earned face-to-face. Walden also offers many resources to assist their graduates in acquiring a job and advancing their career.
Below, you will find many notable rankings and articles in which Walden University is featured:
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Israeli military authorities have not issued travel documents to 21 men and one woman who had hoped to compete in this Sunday’s race in Bethlehem, despite an official request from the head of the Palestine Olympic Committee, Jabril Rajoub.
It means the athletes will have missed the chance to run in two marathons within weeks after the United Nations’s relief agency, UNWRA, last month cancelled its race in Gaza – scheduled for April 11 – in protest at a decision by the territory’s Hamas rulers banning women runners.
The controversy has opened the military to accusations of hypocrisy from critics who point out that the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) posted a blog on its website criticising Hamas’ decision as a denial of human freedom…
Among the would-be Gaza runners are Sanaa Abu-Bahit, 29, a woman who has entered the 5km part of the race, and Nader Al-Masri, who represented Palestine in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
I wouldn’t expect anything less than hypocrisy, allegiance to Israel’s apartheid ideology.
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Hendrix Genetics opens pig Genomics lab in France
Hendrix Genetics has underscored its commitment to delivering better breeding solutions for pigs, poultry and aquaculture, by opening a new Research & Development centre in Ploufragan, France.
The new Genomics Laboratory is a central hub for global molecular DNA work for all Hendrix Genetics divisions, and is already producing new innovations in breeding.
Blood and tissue samples are taken from the pig, poultry and aquaculture divisions, and also from customers’ stocks. Samples are then transported to the Genomics Laboratory, where DNA is extracted and stored in a BioBank. After in-house analysis and genotyping, geneticists of Hendrix Genetics use these to develop breeding programs for the divisions or directly into customer breeding programs.
Gerard Albers, Director of the Hendrix Genetics Research & Technology Centre, is satisfied both about the initial results and the huge potential of the laboratory: “this is a valuable asset to the breeding programs of Hendrix Genetics and is truly one of a kind in this industry. What’s more, it is widening the opportunity for future developments in all our divisions. For Hendrix Genetics, we are already thoroughly excited to see what we have brought and what we can continue to bring to the market. The future is looking bright. ”
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It is unfortunate that Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) chairman Awang Sariyan found it fitting recently to propose harsh punishments for those he regarded as being “disrespectful” of the national language.
The professor wanted to impose a penalty of RM50,000 or jail as a way of supposedly evoking love and patriotism for the country by amending the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Act 1959.
Predictably, this queer logic triggered reactions critical of the proposition, with one calling it “mind-boggling”.
It is baffling that severe punishment for “disrespecting” Bahasa Malaysia is seen as an effective measure of instilling love for the language. Such a strange brew of coercion could instead lead to resentment and alienation.
If the law is to be imposed, would a corporate body or an institution using an English name be considered disrespectful?
Or would a political body preferring an English name to its Malay equivalent be considered awfully disrespectful, as in the case of the United Malays National Organisation (Umno)?
To be sure, Bahasa Malaysia as the national language is a given. It has been accepted by ordinary Malaysians as an essential tool of expression, inter-ethnic communication and understanding and, therefore, its survival and continued use in the society is certain.
What is needed is appropriate encouragement and incentives for people to make use of the language so that it is seen and felt to be truly “ours”, not that of the Malay community per se.
That is why, for instance, the English language, which has become an international lingua franca, is no longer ‘possessed’ by the English people, and there are several variations of the language that exist worldwide without the English people having to feel threatened.
This would mean that a vibrant use of the national language would necessitate liberty for all Malaysians to actively use all the words that are found in the repository of the language.
Herein lies the problem. Can non-Malays/non-Muslims then make use of such Malay words, mainly borrowed from the Arabic, as Ilahi, masjid, iman, dakwah and ibadat in their writings and conversations? These are some of the words that certain states in the federation have banned non-Muslims from using.
Restrictive use of the language obviously does not make the national language universal in usage and pride. Language should not be licensed. It is divisive and counterproductive.
In the same vein, Malaysians, who are especially well-versed in Bahasa Malaysia as well as other languages, would expect to be considered fully fledged citizens, deserving of equal treatment as enshrined in the Federal Constitution.
While the national language has great potential for uniting people of various backgrounds, their sense of belonging to the larger community may be weakened particularly by certain government policies that are discriminatory. Put another way, it takes more than a national language to unite a people, especially where a sense of marginalisation prevails.
Efforts to improve the mastery of English (as well as a continued use of mother tongues) should not be regarded as disrespectful of the national language, given that English is considered a useful language for trade and commerce as well as knowledge-seeking.
In this regard, the use of English as a second official language in Sarawak need not be perceived as a conscious attempt to suppress the use of the national language and thus, disrespectful of the language.
Besides, history has shown that cultural encounters have made it possible for languages to be enriched and made versatile through the borrowing of words and ideas. If such linguistic adoptions were to cease, a language would not be able to flourish.
The Malay language would have been deprived of such words as kongsi, angkasa, agama, anugerah, asmara, almari, bahasa, bendera, budi”, bumiputera, kedai, durjana and bas had it not been for the borrowing from, say, Sanskrit, Portuguese, Arabic, Tamil, Hokkien and English that occurred over hundreds of years.
A liberal approach to linguistic encounters is essential, particularly in a world that has been made borderless by the internet, international trade and diplomacy.
Let the language of the nation bloom without the punitive and powerful hands of the authorities. – The Malaysian Insight
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Definition of aconitum
n. - The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it.
The word "aconitum" uses 8 letters: A C I M N O T U.
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In this 2013 video, Colorado House Representative Ray Scott, a climate change denier who represents Colorado’s western slope, argues against increasing the amount of renewable energy required from rural electric co-ops to 20% within the next 6 years. The bill, SB 252, was ultimately signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper.
Scott says “We have better things to do.” and “We’re going too darn far.” Incredibly, he further states,
“I have people in rural Colorado who say ‘You know, I don’t have a problem with renewable energy. I have solar panels on my house, that’s fine.’ But they’re having a hard time getting their mind around fields of solar panels in a field, or wind generation facilities out in the plains that they’ve never seen before. And if we’re really environmentally conscious, why would we want to look at those things? They don’t even make sense to me. I know I’ve driven through places in Utah and California and said, ‘Oh my gosh. All of this just to say we are changing something that we’re not even really sure we’re changing, based on studies that make no sense and the science is not necessarily true?’ “
According to NASA, 97 percent of climate scientists agree that climate-warming trends over the last century are very likely due to human activities. Most leading scientific organizations worldwide have issued public statements endorsing this position.
Some of the current consequences of climate change, according to NASA and a majority of scientists, include loss of sea ice, longer and more severe heat waves, and accelerated sea level rise.
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Elizabeth Brooke Pyne
In November 2014, Brooke Pyne was designated the Office of Research and Technology Applications (ORTA) Representative and Technology Transfer (T2) Manager at Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division (Crane), a Navy laboratory located in rural Indiana, hours away from any major urban area. Location notwithstanding, Crane has become a beacon of light in the United States, an innovative engineering center that solves tough technological challenges for national security. The lab employs over 2200 scientists, engineers, and technicians to fulfill its mission in the areas of electronic warfare, strategic systems (e.g., microelectronics, counterfeit detection, anti-tamper, etc.), and special missions (Special Forces hardware and weapons systems such as small arms and night vision, etc.).
When Pyne assumed leadership of the Crane T2 program, she inherited an award-winning program. While it was successful, the program was really a “startup” that had demonstrated its potential value to the lab and potential partners through vigorous T2 efforts. Ms. Pyne rode the crest of that wave and provided what was required to take the program to the next plateau—the leadership and management skillset that built the infrastructure to transform a “startup” capability to a highly viable and sustainable program—a T2 program that executes the lab’s outreach through individual strategic partnerships and innovative transactions.
Pyne has demonstrated exceptional service and leadership, innovative approaches to T2, and dramatic impact. During her tenure, a record number of licenses and cooperative R&D agreements have been signed; a record number of invention disclosures and patents have been filed; Crane has won (to date) three national and two regional FLC awards; and has successfully attracted and leveraged approximately $1M in government funding and university resources for T2 activities.
The future is wide open, and the impact of Pyne’s T2 program appears to be unlimited. The Lilly Endowment (founded originally with stock from the Eli Lilly Company) recently established a $16M grant for joint collaboration between Crane and local universities─T2 is specifically cited in the grant. The governor of Indiana recently announced a 10-year $1B initiative for innovation and entrepreneurship, with Crane and its assets as key components. Pyne’s T2 program is at a critical juncture where the lab can engage and collaborate with non-federal entities, opening doors never before opened. Simply put, Crane T2 has a seat at the table due to Pyne’s leadership.
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The file contains the following items:
/18: Note, which appears to have been passed in a Cabinet meeting, saying 'the 'Cabinet mind' agreed entirely with your admirable reflections' regarding Italy and Abyssinia [now Ethiopia]. 3 July (marked 'among 1935 letters' by Anne Chamberlain).
/19: Letter regarding Halifax wishing to talk with Chamberlain; invites Chamberlain to stay at Garrowby; says 'the whole affair was a thoroughly bad business' and suggests the 'initial mistake was Sam's [Samuel Hoare] in publishing his...assent in his Paris Communiqué [relates to Hoare's meeting with Laval in Paris on 7 to 8 December at which they secretly agreed that Abyssinia should cede two-thirds of the country to Italy in order to end the war between the two countries. The agreement was known as the 'Hoare-Laval Pact', and after this was prematurely revealed Hoare was forced to resign]; regarding Stanley Baldwin having not done well and suggesting 'this episode might have shaken him'; says Chamberlain's speech in Birmingham 'was just what seem to me to be required'; and says that Hoare did the right thing in resigning. 26 December.
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Overview Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in both men and women. It is treatable when caught early through routine screening tests. Understanding Your Diagnosis A number of tests can be used to diagnose colorectal cancer. These include a fecal occult blood test, a colonoscopy, a sigmoidoscopy, and other tests. Deciding on Treatment Your treatment plans depends on your age and health, and the extent of your disease. You may need surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, biologic therapy, or a combination of these. Managing Side Effects Side effects are common during cancer treatment. Some side effects may change with time, while others stay the same. Your doctor or cancer nurse can suggest ways to ease the side effects you experience.
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[text_output]The purpose of livestock exclusion is to prevent livestock from degrading streams. The installation of exclusion fencing or bridges to restrict the access of livestock to creeks is critical for maintaining and restoring the integrity of stream ecosystems. LEPS works closely with farmers to construct exclusion fencing, bridges and other exclusion features, such as watering holes.
Typically, LEPS contacts farmers whose properties have been identified by neighbours, local stewardship groups or stream survey crews as requiring restorative measures. Farmers who are willing and enthusiastic are assisted with the planning, design, materials and labour for fence construction. In return, most farmers donate machine time, labour or cash to the project.
Fencing designs vary depending on the site and requirements of the farmer, and the planning process is a cooperative effort requiring dedication and compromise from all parties involved. Some projects contain features that protect local wildlife, such as this example of a deer-friendly exclusion fence.
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Whilst covering the riots on 6th August, the BBC used photographs from social media sources without correctly identifying the people who captured the images and then displayed them on the Internet via Twitter.
The BBC Complaints department then incorrectly attested that there were no legal issues with copyright as the images were placed in the public domain.
The BBC has now taken the opportunity to clear the air and explain that this is not reflective of its policy and that it always attempt to credit the sources of images and other information gathered via social media.
In fact, the BBC has a whole department, the User Generated Content Hub, which is dedicated to finding and verifying online sources. (To read more the BBC's verification of online sources, see The Editors Weblog)
However, the BBC has now stated that it is prepared to release an image without correctly attributing its source, if the Senior Editor decides that it is in the public interest.
The 'publish first, ask questions later' approach is becoming ever more common in media, as news organization must keep abreast of the constant tide of information from social media.
Is it impractical to suggest that journalists attempt to consult their legal team about publishing every image or piece of information gleaned from the Internet, especially when corrections can so easily be made afterwards?
Or is responsible sourcing the key to good journalism, particularly with an organization funded directly by the public?
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Smiles for Change, formerly known as the Sarakasi Trust Hospital Project started in 2006 as an educative artistic intervention activity where the Sarakasi artists would visit children in hospitals and homes with the objective of bringing art and laughter to vulnerable children living in difficult circumstances. We believe that smiling and happiness and positive enforcement enhance healing in sick children and also instills feelings of self-esteem, focus and pride.
Currently, Smiles for Change includes edutainment activities and mentorship programs (still through the arts) that educate communities to accept differently-abled children, children living with HIV Aids and also provide information on teenage pregnancies and gender equality, sexual and reproductive health amongst adolescents amongst others. This way the Smiles for Change team visits selected communities with tailormade interactive activities that positively engage them with information geared toward destigmatizing and demystifying the above-mentioned issues.
For more information: email@example.com
Visit the Sarakasi Smiles For Change Facebook page.
Over the years Sarakasi has implemented many projects. Most projects come and go with available funding or even trends and needs.
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ICON Price Prediction 2022: Should You Invest?
The ICON network was launched in 2017, by a company in South Korea. The project was founded by Min Kim, the former chief strategy officer of Korea’s largest fintech holding company, DAYLI Financial Group.
ICON is a complete network, based on blockchain, and aims to create interaction and connection between different blockchain software programs through it. It is part of the rapidly growing decentralised finance or ‘DeFi’ field.
One of the other major projects of the company is to develop blockchain-based driver’s licenses by using its decentralised identity technology (DID).
What is the ICON Token?
It is a part of the DeFi and NFT ecosystems and is connected to the Ethereum network via the Orbit Bridge. This way, Ethereum tokens can be transferred to ICON. The token is used mainly for staking, rewarding users for network participation, transaction fees and paying smart contracts.
Benefits of ICON
Here are the benefits of the ICON project and token:
Through attempts to advance frictionless value exchanges, the network is trying to provide real-life utility to the cryptocurrency industry. By eliminating the intermediaries, transactions are also expected to be cheaper when using the ICON network.
It also tries to work in a decentralized identity, digital certificate issuance, NFT, blockchain payments and decentralized finance niches.
Partnerships in the Private Sector
By focusing on enterprises, ICON has been able to establish several partnerships in Korea’s private sector. Among the partners that it has acquired in the country are Shinhan Bank, Danal Fintech and ICONLOOP, the primary contributor to the ICON project.
Scalability could be one of the major issues that the company faces while trying to establish its project on a larger scale. This is because they are trying to connect a huge variety of blockchain communities.
Another important factor to note is that the ICX token is not very popular amongst investors. After its initial price of $0.50, it climbed as high as $13 before taking a plunge. And since then, it has not come close to even a third of the height.
Price Analysis for Short and Long Term
At the time of writing, ICX is trading for $1.05. The total supply of the token in the market is 860 million, while the maximum supply is not yet determined. An ICO was held for the token in 2017, with $43 million being raised for 400 million tokens when the offering price was $0.11.
Over the last 30 days, the token hit a high value worth $1.97 before dipping and has been hugging the lower band ever since.
According to WalletInvestor, ICX is expected to climb to $2.06 by 2023 and is expected to be worth $6.01 by 2027.
PricePrediction also has the same view, with their calculations projecting an average value worth $2.23 in the coming year. They also state that the token can reach an average value of $9.55 in 2027.
After remaining fairly stable in 2020, the token has finally started to make gains but has experienced consistent volatility. With a strong project behind ICX, it is predicted that the token will be very bullish in the coming years. However, it hasn’t been performing well over the last three months and there is a considerably high amount of risk involved right now.
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The TRCP’s scouting report on sportsmen’s issues in Congress
The Senate will be in session from Monday through Thursday. The House will be in session from Monday through Friday.
ICYMI, last week, the conservation community celebrated a major win for the protection of wetlands, headwaters, tributaries, prairie potholes, and other water resources. The EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the passage of a long-awaited rule which clarifies and expands protections for wetlands and waterways under the Clean Water Act. The clean water rule was signed despite heated resistance in both the House and Senate. To learn more about this historic development, click here.
This week, the Senate committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship will mark up its resolution on elements of the rule, and its effect on business, while a House committee discusses the impact of EPA regulations on businesses. BTW, hunters and anglers have some weight to throw around in the economy vs water protection conversation: The clean water rule will bolster the $646-billion outdoor recreation economy by protecting habitat heavily relied upon by wildlife, outdoor businesses, and local communities.
In other water news, this Tuesday a Senate committee will hear testimony on Western drought conditions and what states are doing to address them. Details can be found here.
Fisheries Management Act Won’t Be Easy to Land
This week, the House will consider a measure that would make significant changes to fisheries management language in the Magnuson-Stevens Act. Introduced by Rep. Don Young (R-AK) and Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT), H.R. 1335 would not only end a 10-year limit in place for rebuilding fish stocks, but would alleviate catch requirements that apply to various species. It would also reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act which expired in 2013.
This legislation will not have an easy path forward. With support already divided along party lines, it will face an uphill climb in both the House and Senate. The White House has also issued a veto threat, further clouding its future. The conservation and fisheries community are also divided in their opinions toward the bill. Last week, former heads of the National Marine Fisheries Service wrote a letter to House leadership urging them to resist the measure.
The legislative text can be found here.
Healthier Forests, Less Time in Court
In a hearing to be held on Wednesday, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands will examine a discussion draft that would expedite the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process, which currently calls for thorough assessments of forestry projects to measure for potential harmful natural impacts, but also makes the agency vulnerable to costly, time-consuming lawsuits. The goal of the bill, titled “Returning Resilience to our Overgrown, Fire-prone National Forests Act of 2015,” introduced by Chairman Tom McClintock (R-CA), Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR) and Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT), is to enable the U.S. Forest Service to complete additional timber projects faster and with less interference due to litigation.
Advocates of this legislation argue that an expedited NEPA review process would not only improve forest health nationwide, but also severely reduce the long-term risk of wildfires and the rising suppression costs that have crippled the Forest Service for the past few years. But many oppose the bill, saying that it could create a snowball effect that would allow for dramatic increases in forestry and timber projects with little concern for environmental impacts.
You can find more information on the hearing here.
This Week in Full:
Monday, June 1
Tuesday, June 2
Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power
Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Senate Markup of resolution on the Waters of the U.S. rule
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Senate Hearing on Western drought
Energy and Natural Resources
Wednesday, June 3
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power
Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands
Thursday, June 4
House Science, Space, and Technology
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Understanding the Basic Conflict
The story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde could be an allegory for the Christian life. There is a war in our members, a constant conflict between the old and the new, between vice and virtue, sin and obedience. We seem to be moral schizoids. It is a struggle between what the Bible calls the “old man” and the “new man.”
Whenever I hear an evangelist declare, “Come to Jesus and all your problems will be over,” I cringe because I am hearing false advertising. I cringe because this promise conflicts with my experience and my spiritual pilgrimage.
In one sense, my life didn’t become complicated until I became a Christian. Before my conversion, I only had one man with which to contend—the old man. My spiritual life was one-dimensional. I was Mr. Hyde. Dr. Jekyll never showed up to bother me.
Prior to my conversion, I was dead in trespasses and sins. As Paul describes the course of the unregenerate person in Ephesians 2, I “walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience” (v. 2).
But now I am a Christian. I have been made alive to the things of God, being quickened to new life by the regenerating grace of God.
Thank God that you no longer walk according to the course of this world and the prince of the power of the air.
Passages for Further Study
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[NOTE: A student submitted the following information regarding PTSD and asked what else should be discussed about the disorder as it relates to children in order to complete a research paper on it.]
According to the DSM-IV-TR (Note: If using the DSM-V, simply use the updated diagnostic criteria from that edition, which will be similar to what is provided below from the 4th edition), when a person has been exposed to a traumatic event the following are signs that PTSD has developed:
1. The person experienced, witnessed, or was confronted with an event or events that involved actual or threatened death or serious injury, or a threat to the physical integrity of self or others.
2. The person's response involved intense fear, helplessness, or horror. (Note: In children, this may be expressed instead by disorganized or agitated behavior.
If the traumatic event is re-experienced in one or more of the following along with how it affects children.
1. Recurrent and intrusive distressing recollections, images, thoughts or perceptions of the event (In younger children there may be repetitive play in which aspects of the event are expressed).
2. Recurrent distressing dreams of the event (For children, experiencing frightening dreams without recognizable content).
3. Acting or feeling as if the traumatic event were recurring (For children, trauma specific reenactment may occur).
4. Intense psychological distress at the exposure to internal or external cues that symbolize or resemble an aspect of the traumatic event.
5. Physiological reactivity on exposure to internal or external cues that symbolize or resemble an aspect of the traumatic event.
There could be persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma and numbing of general responsiveness (not present before the trauma) as indicated by three or more of the following: efforts to avoid thoughts, feelings, or conversations associated with the trauma, efforts to avoid activities, places, or people that arouse recollections of the trauma, inability to recall an important aspect of the trauma, sense of a foreshortened future.
Persistent symptoms of increased arousal (not present before the trauma) difficulty falling or staying asleep, hyper-vigilance, difficulty concentrating, irritability or outbursts of anger, exaggerated startle response. Duration of disturbance is more than one month with all the symptoms. This disturbance causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other areas of functioning.
Acute-duration is less than three months and Chronic-duration is three months or more of the stated symptoms and with delayed onset at least six months after the stressor and the onset of symptoms (DSM-IV-TR, p.468; American Psychiatric Association).
When writing about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and children or adults it is helpful to include diagnostic criteria from the Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders, fourth or fifth edition. However, an essay or paper on PTSD should also include additional information beyond what is listed in the DSM. In such a paper it is helpful to briefly summarize the diagnostic criteria because it is important for identifying whether or not an individual truly suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but it is important to avoid just reiterating the DSM. You can best demonstrate your understanding of the disorder by including additional information, such as examples.
As mentioned, one suggestion for writing about PTSD is to also provide real-life examples of each diagnostic criterion (see the numbered items from the DSM listed in the Long Description for this library solution). For ...
This library solution provides suggestions for writing about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Writing suggestions include: what specific information to include from the Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM) of the American Psychiatric Association, how to incorporate examples to illustrate DSM criteria, and other areas to include when writing about PTSD. A sample outline is also provided to highlight specific areas that might be discussed when writing about PTSD (for children or adults).
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The Number of Female Computer Science Majors Has Tripled at Harvey Mudd College — Thanks to This Woman
Sock It To 'Em Ada
Since taking the position of president of California’s Harvey Mudd College in 2006, Maria Klawe has earned herself some bragging rights among her peers, specifically this astounding statistic: 42 percent of the college’s computer science majors are female — that is more than triple the number of women pursuing that major since Klawe’s arrival just five years ago. That’s not all she’s accomplished in her short time at Mudd — she was also responsible for expediting changes in the curriculum to keep the school and its students ahead of the programming industry curve. Her success is already making an impact on nearby Silicon Valley, and she also has plans to attract more underrepresented minorities to the field. Oh, and she skateboards around campus. That’s her in the picture above. I’ll bet you’d like to know more about Maria Klawe now, wouldn’t you?
Before coming to Mudd, Klawe was the dean of Princeton University’s engineering school. And before she got to Princeton, she helped create the computer science program at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. (That was after she earned her bachelor’s and doctoral degrees in math at the University of Alberta.) Then, when she was hired at Mudd, she pretty much overhauled the curriculum within a span of two years — she changed the mandatory introductory course, Java programming (which is not that popular anymore in programming circles), which integrated both experienced and new computer science students. Under Klawe, the introductory course is now “CS for Scientists,” is divided up into a beginners course, a course for those with programming experience, and another class with a focus on biology. She has also replaced Java with Python, which was designed to enable easier readability. And according to Klawe, the most “hard core” computer science class (“Data Structures and Program Development”) has an all-time high number of 57 students, almost half of whom are female.
Professors who have been teaching at Mudd since before Klawe’s arrival have said that the positive changes she has made were unthinkable. Says dean of faculty and a professor Robert Cave, “In the last four years, we have done things that I didn’t think were possible.” He has been at Mudd since 1988.
Klawe’s work at Mudd has also earned her a spot on several high-profile boards throughout the tech industry, including Microsoft and Broadcom, and she formed another group of prominent women in the tech industry including Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg, Google’s Marissa Mayer, and Cisco Systems’ Kathy Hill. But one institution that is taking a very close look at Klawe’s accomplishments is Silicon Valley, and they’re getting pretty amped about the prospect of hiring more women in the tech industry — right now, only 14 percent of the industry’s workforce are women, but the increasing number of female computer science students may not have to look too far from the Mudd campus to find jobs after graduating. All thanks to Maria Klawe.
And yes, the skateboarding is a regular occurrence on campus:
“I look really funny” with the protective gear, she says, which helps persuade shy students to open up.
Yes — they open up, and then they take computer science classes and possibly change an entire industry. Not bad for a day’s work.
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Who would want to assume responsibility willingly? Most of us would probably do our best to avoid it. I believe that fear of responsibility makes us pay a lot of price. Take a group of people working as a team for instance. When tasks are divided between the team members, you may have noticed that members would generally prefer to take responsibility of the task that has the least amount of responsibility. Although we generally want to be the ones to take the credit for a success, the same is not true when something fails. Everyone would like to point their fingers to other team members. Because we do not want to be the spotlight for failure, we avoid the high risk but highly rewarding share of the responsibility. And in most cases, the higher the reward, the higher will be the risk involved.
You may have noticed our strong fear of giving responsibility to individuals from the long chains of offices in government bureaus one needs to consult before getting the final service he or she came for. Hustling from one office to another is pretty common. It is rarely that you see one stop shop where a single individual provides the required service. The long bureaucracies, in my understanding, come from the fact that higher level officials do not want to give responsibility to few individuals because of the issue of trust. If a single individual provides most of the services, the risk of misappropriation of power may be high. Sharing the task among a number of individuals may reduce the workload and also encourage specialization. However, this does not mean that four or five individuals should perform a task that could have been easily done by a single individual. In the latter case, the result is a tremendous waste of the customer’s time.
Our fear of giving responsibility not only leads to the hiring of several individuals for a one-man task, but it may also lead to the hiring of a single individual for a task that needs multiple individuals. In the latter situation, the lack of trust keeps people from sharing a task among several individuals. The result is a load of work on one or few individuals, lack of efficiency, and the job not being done properly.
How does one become fearless when it comes to assuming and giving responsibility? When it comes to assuming responsibility, I guess the whole thing comes down to the costs and benefits of doing so. In my opinion, if the reward for assuming responsibility is clearly higher than not doing so, the choice is obvious. Assume the biggest responsibility you can. Never trade a big reward for the absence of a small risk. And as to giving responsibility, it comes down to the degree of trust we have towards others (among other things). What I have learned from my own experience, only the one who is given full trust can be trusted. There is this burden weighing on you when someone trusts in your abilities and integrities. You do not want to lose this trust, and you do not want to let down the person who trusted you. Of course, risk is also involved in trusting others. But the investment made in building trust is definitely worth it in the long-term.
Maybe one question worth pondering about. Which of the two kinds of persons are you? One who fears assuming big responsibilities or one who fears to give big responsibilities to others?
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The overall theme of this year’s ISEA, Intersections, allows for a reflection and engagement
on the transformative nature of art and its convergence with science and technology.
In conceptualisng the ISEA2018 experience we were guided by ISEA International
requirements for a localised festival, offering unique experiences of an interdisciplinary
symposium, comprising “an academic conference, art exhibitions, performances, public
events, and related activities”, as well as incorporating “aspects of local culture, history and
We are located at intersections of African and colonial heritage; first and ‘second’ economies;
local and international cultures; simulated and lived experiences. ISEA2018 provides a
platform for encounters and interaction with innovation and activist engagement in public
and private spaces. Symposium subthemes include: hybridisation and purity; emancipation
and pain; spirit and flesh and in-between the cracks and submissions explore (amongst
others) art interfacing with networks, urbanisation and social justice. Significantly, we find
ourselves at the intersection of ISEA2017 in Manizales, Colombia where the focus was on
critical considerations vis-à-vis Bio Creation and Peace and ISEA2019, which takes place in
The overall programme design of ISEA2018 is based on feedback from previous ISEA
experiences and guidelines from ISEA international. The final list of Keynotes prioritises
inclusivity and these proceedings are equally reflective of the diversity of voices from the
global south and north. A total of 281 submissions for papers, posters, panels and roundtables
were received via EasyChair. A double-blind peer review process culminated in the selection
of papers for ISEA2018 proceedings.
A special thank you to all contributors, IPC members and to the ISEA Board – including its
Executive Director who helped guide us on our journey to ISEA2018.
- ISEA2018 Academic Committee: Dr Rufus Adebayo, Ismail Farouk, Dr Maleshoane Rapeane-Mathonsi, Prof Richard Millham & Dr René Smith.
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“The west doesn’t understand the principles of Tai Chi – it’s gentle, however it is a fighting martial art too.”
Poet, writer, actor, and vegan advocate Benjamin Zephaniah is talking about martial arts, but he could be talking about himself; there is a gentle way about how he spreads his vegan message – he says he doesn’t ‘ram veganism down people’s throats’, but his journey to literary success has been a fight. Battling against all odds, he has managed to share his words and ideas with millions.
The Birmingham native didn’t enjoy typically auspicious beginnings: his formal education came to an abrupt end when he was, in his own words, he was ‘kicked out’ of school aged 13 – an unlikely start for someone who has been awarded a number of honorary doctorates. He then attended an approved school – a place for children who were considered to be trouble-makers. Some had committed criminal offences. As the only black child, Benjamin felt outcast and isolated, so he sought out the company of animals, specifically cats. His bond with animals was a rare positive influence in his early life, he has described them as his ‘only friends’ at this point.
“I was an angry black guy at 13,” he says. After spending time in a school where abuse was rife, and his many fellow pupils were violent, several years later he eventually got caught up in riots himself, starting one after a friend was accused of a criminal offence. Police arrested all the young black men.
A spell in prison followed. He has credited prison with ‘giving him time to think’, but believes the system needs reform, and should provide education. His prison experience was devoid of any education at all, of any reading – there was no library. Performing his poetry to one of the prison guards gave him hope – and pushed him towards pursuing writing as a career. It was time to make a change. He’d known he wanted to be a poet since he was a child: he made the decision when he was eight, his first performance was in a church, aged 10.
“I am going to do something with words” he told himself, so aged 22 he headed to London, when he finally started to make good on his ambition to write poetry. “I was in a club trying to chat up a girl,” he says, “and I told her I was a poet to try and impress her. She seemed to think that was cool, but then she walked off. She ended up on stage, where she invited me to perform. This led to another gig, putting me in front of influential people. I was lucky to have creative types in the audience like Rick Mayall, Alexei Sayle, French and Saunders, Ben Elton. They were all in the scene and came and see me.”
His success continued, making documentaries, writing and performing, creating music, reaching more and more people. Much of Benjamin’s success lies in his performance: he has been open about hating the ‘dead image academia and the establishment had given poetry’. His poetry comes to life on stage when he performs it. People who never picked up books could experience this work on television. Others could see him live, as he toured the entire world, visiting everywhere, especially places where the oral tradition is strong.
His work became so popular that in November 2003, he was offered a New Year’s honour -an OBE. He rejected it outright. Writing about it, he said: “Me? I thought, OBE me? Up yours, I thought. I get angry when I hear that word ‘empire’; it reminds me of slavery, it reminds of thousands of years of brutality, it reminds me of how my foremothers were raped and my forefathers brutalised… I am profoundly anti-empire.”
Despite this unorthodox move, he has been accused of ‘selling out’, saying: “Writers and artists who see themselves as working outside the establishment are constantly being accused of selling out as soon as they have any kind of success. I’ve been called a sell-out for selling too many books, for writing books for children, for performing at the Royal Albert Hall, for going on Desert Island Discs, and for appearing on the Parkinson show. But I want to reach as many people as possible without compromising the content of my work.”
In fact, he doesn’t compromise in any area of his life – he has been unwaveringly committed to veganism for decades, and is a good cook in his own right. His favourite food is Jamaican inspired, he mentions ackee and calloo as favourites, and one of his signature dishes is a pudding called cornmeal porridge. He says: “The trick is to keep stirring as you add the soya milk in, sprinkle in the cornmeal flour and add in nutmeg, cinnamon, brown sugar and vanilla extract.” On the whole, he eats a healthy diet (including a daily breakfast of banana) but occasionally makes himself a bowl of chips. Living in rural Lancashire, he has started growing his own veg, something he wants to do more. Having been asked what he eats many times, he wrote a poem, ‘vegan delight’ listing some of the meals he enjoys (Cocoa an rye toast/I tek dem on tour/Drinking cool maubi/Meks me feel sweet/What was dat question now?/What do we eat?).
He also doesn’t compromise being fit and strong: He focuses on strengthening exercises, press ups, martial arts and boxing and then gradually slows it sown to Tai Chi. His daily exercise regime takes between one and a half to two hours. Physical ability is hugely important to him, though he is philosophical about this too.
He says: “I do a form of Kung Fu called Wing Chun where you gain power and strength being relaxed. With Wing Chun you never meet force with force. In fact I feel it is a reflection of politics – ‘they have an army so we are getting a bigger army’. It isn’t the answer.”
Benjamin Zephaniah’s new music album ‘Revolutionary Minds’ will be released in the Spring, and he will be touring with his band throughout the summer.
Karin Ridgers is the director of Veggie Vision TV. Find out more veggievision.tv.
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Whales & Wildness: Spring in the Sea of Cortez
- 8 Days
- NG Sea Bird & NG Sea Lion
- 62 Guests per ship
- Expeditions in: Apr
- From $6,190 to $10,790
Whales, wildness & wonder in a living sea
Unique, immersive style of travel
The Sea of Cortez in spring is among the best times and places to see a great variety of whales—humpback, sperm, fin, Bryde’s, and blue whales—plus large aggregations of dolphins. Sail the Sea of Cortez, exploring its many islands free from tourist infrastructure and designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. An expedition of pure discovery, a flexible itinerary means we’re free to follow the seasonal movements of wildlife to optimize sightings. Sailing aboard the 62-guest National Geographic Sea Bird or National Geographic Sea Lion, fully equipped with tools for exploration, will enable you to:
- Search for large pods of dolphins and various species of whales—blue, sperm, pilot, fin, humpback, and Bryde’s—all in the same week.
- Explore water-level caves by kayak, hike uninhabited beaches, snorkel among fish and acrobatic sea lions, and see colorful cactus blossoms.
- Visit the old mining town of Santa Rosalia, with its wooden homes and historic steel church, designed by Gustave Eiffel.
- Experience a voyage of pure discovery in a UNESCO World Heritage site, with a flexible itinerary and sites chosen by the region’s most knowledgeable staff, based on conditions and to maximize wildlife sightings.
- Conditions permitting, visit Isla Rasa, where 90% of the world’s Heermann’s gulls and the elegant tern comes to breed.
An itinerary designed to follow the wildlife
We rely on our 35 years of experience in the region and expert local knowledge of wildlife movements to seek out rare encounters with marine mammals. If we see Bryde’s whales in the morning, our scheduled hike will be postponed so we can linger among them, shooting photos from the bow of our ship, or from our expedition landing craft. You’ll discover a stimulating sense of adventure on each day of your expedition.
One of the best places on Earth to see marine mammals
The Sea of Cortez is host to an incredibly diverse population of marine mammals—and we know where to find them. You may see fin, pilot, Bryde’s, sperm, or possibly, even blue whales. Part of the joy of an expedition is standing on deck with binoculars in hand watching for whale spouts—visible from very far on calm days. See the wildlife of Baja & the Sea of Cortez.
Every day is active and engaging
You’ll be able to hike through forests of towering cacti and up striking desert canyons. You’ll take expedition landing craft along the shore to see and shoot photos of plunge-diving pelicans and blue-footed boobies, and you’ll have the option to walk or kayak, and to join a different naturalist as you choose: there are no assigned groups. See more of what you’ll do.
Travel in excellent company
Explore under the sure guidance of an expedition leader, six veteran naturalists, including two Lindblad-National Geographic certified photo instructors and an undersea specialist, plus a wellness specialist. Their knowledge and passion for Baja California is the key to your once-in-a-lifetime experience. Meet the team.
Important Flight Information
Please talk to an Expedition Specialist before booking your airfare.
special savings offer
Book 2018 departures before Mar. 31, 2017 and we will honor the 2017 prices. Subject to availability. Please call for details.
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