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A 57-year-old man named Al Bielek, who had suffered a severe amnesia for years, began to remember several hidden passages of his life, so he went to various therapies to unlock his memory. From that moment, he discovered that he had worked on the Montauk Project, an alleged US government secret project carried out in the 1970s and 1980s at the Montauk Air Force Station on Long Island, An immediate consequence of the Philadelphia Experiment, had developed psychological warfare techniques and incredible research, including time travel. Bielek was convinced that his memories had been repressed and blocked to keep that project secret.(Al Bielek) As his memories were reappearing, Bielek claimed to have recalled that his birth name was Edward Cameron and that in the Montauk Project had worked with his brother Duncan Cameron, a young man with psychic abilities, when they were in their early twenties. A few years later, Bielek publicly presented his story at a conference, stating that the “Philadelphia Experiment”, apart from achieving the invisibility and teleportation of the USS Eldridge, had also opened a wormhole that connected the present and the future.(Al Bielek) Bielek explained that he and his brother were commissioned in 1983 to travel back in this wormhole to destroy the equipment of the USS Eldridge, since their arrival in 1983 was causing several problems, so the only option was to go into the past and Avoid their arrival. According to Bielek, he and his brother completed the mission, however, by an accident both ended in 2137, where they spent six weeks in a hospital bed recovering from burns from being in contact with hyperspace. There they stayed for 6 weeks until Al Bielek, by means unknown to him, ended up traveling to the year 2749, where, according to his version, he stayed for two years. Bielek reported that when he arrived in 2749, he woke up in a hospital. The first thing that caught his attention was the advanced surgical material and typical of the establishment, incredibly revolutionary, which had nothing to do with the current. According to Bielek, the medical system of the future used “vibrational and light treatments.” He also affirmed that there were numerous floating cities that could be transported to different parts of the planet. Some of them were more than 2.5 miles high, all thanks to years of research that allowed to control the law of gravity. And the world’s population was extremely small, for in 2749 there were barely 300 million people around the world. And the United States, one of the largest countries on the planet, contained about 50 million inhabitants. According to Bielek, this was because only a few people would have been able to adapt to the “new world”. Bielek also said that there were no wars in 2749, although there had been a great conflagration between the Russians and the Chinese, as well as between the United States and Europe. But in 2749, according to Bielek, wars were practically impossible. There were no military or soldiers, navy or any air force, so any conflict between countries was irrelevant. In fact, there was no government, as a computer system of synthetic intelligence, built in the 26th century, executed everything and made everything work correctly. This system, moreover, had eliminated physical labor forever. Bielek also reported that no one needed money, simply “there was no need to have it.” Everyone had their own “credits”, which allowed them to “buy” everything they wanted and wanted at any time. The land had also undergone drastic climatic and geographical changes; in fact, two-thirds of the present state of Florida had disappeared under the ocean. The inversion of the earth’s poles, meanwhile, had been stopped by an artificial pole structure that had been specially designed to stop the great collapse that could have occurred. Bielek, after returning to look for his brother in the year 2137 – according to reported – would have returned with him to the year 1983 by the same hole of worm, although the Montauk project managers, after registering all its fabulous history, were worried to erase Their memories to prevent it from being publicly propagated. Bielek, after recovering all his memories, has since related his unprecedented and presumed future experience in more than 40 conferences and more than 50 radio interviews. Many, of course, have accused him of being a charlatan, although not a few who believe that he is a true crononauta or traveler in time. How about? Leave us your comment! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, And Twitter For More Interesting Content Also Subscribe To Our Youtube Channel. If you have faced any supernatural or unexplainable event then you can submit your own story to reach out to more people using our website as a medium.	<urn:uuid:8d8a0d18-7fe4-41c6-b9e7-b59919b75311>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.infinityexplorers.com/al-bielek-man-claimed-traveled-future-remained-2-years-2749/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00666.warc.gz	en	0.989218	1,024	2.28125	2
Learn German with Vera How to learn German for beginners. Online courses and resources. Similar ideas popular now If you have little or no prior knowledge of German, you should definitely begin with an A1 Level German course like this one. This is not like any other online course. Get a lesson delivered via email every other day with dialog- and animated grammar-videos, exercises, as well as printable PDFs. Hash me: #learngerman #learndeutsch #germanonline #learngermanonline #languageschool #german_a1 #germanbeginner If you have little or no prior knowledge of German, you should definitely begin with an A1 Level German course like this one. The following overview level A1 of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) describes what you can expect to be capable of after completing “Deutsch mit Vera – Level A1”... #cerf #learngemanonline Write something in German. We need 70 to 200 contacts with a word until it really sticks and until we can use it properly. And that is the reason why it is good to take every possible opportunity to read, write, hear and say a word or a phrase or a sentence. More... #learngerman #penandpaper #learningstrategies	<urn:uuid:54c06627-d07d-48cd-851c-299bf918a3b5>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.pinterest.de/linguavera/learn-german-with-vera/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571982.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813172349-20220813202349-00076.warc.gz	en	0.886527	289	2.53125	3
The niece of John F Kennedy has refused to rule out the possibility of a second gunman being involved in the assassination of her uncle 50 years ago this week. “I don’t know, I don’t know,” Kathleen Kennedy Townsend told a television interviewer Sunday when asked if she believed that Lee Harvey Oswald really was the only assassin. However, Mrs. Kennedy Townsend, a former governor of Maryland and the eldest daughter of Robert F Kennedy, said that continuing to focus on the unanswered questions surrounding the assassination – including the classified CIA files – would not solve anything now. “I’m not going to solve that problem and what I’m going to do is focus on things to make a difference,” she told Fox News. “It was a really terrible time in our country’s legacy.” Her remarks came at the beginning of what is expected to be an emotional week of recollections and remembrance services for JFK, a president who came to embody a brand of unfettered American optimism that many feel was never matched after his death in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. A Gallup survey yesterday showed that almost two thirds of Americans (61%) still believed others besides Oswald were involved, although that figure is the lowest in nearly 50 years. On Wednesday, President Barack Obama, accompanied by former president Bill Clinton, will lay a wreath at the Arlington National Cemetery where the eternal flame in memory of JFK has burned since being lit on the day of his funeral by his wife, Jackie Kennedy. On Wednesday evening, Mr. Obama will deliver a speech on Kennedy’s political legacy in Washington. As well as a host of small nationwide events, dignitaries will gather on Friday in Dealey Plaza, where the president was shot, for an hour-long remembrance. The service will include readings from JFK’s most resonant speeches by the historian David McCullough and a military fly-past. Church bells will be rung in Dallas and in several cities across America and there will be a moment of silence at 12.30pm. The ring of the bells will bring back powerful memories for those who were alive at the time of Kennedy’s assassination, including the then 16-year-old daughter of Lyndon B Johnson. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th US president hours after the assassination. Luci Johnson Turpin, now 66, was sitting in a Spanish lesson at school in Washington DC when a younger pupil burst in to say that the president had been shot, changing her life forever. “The bells in the National Cathedral began to ring, and ring and ring,” she told CBS News, speaking publicly about that day for the first time. Mrs. Johnson Turpin recalled how shattered she was at the news. That day, as her father flew back to Washington, a Secret Service agent was sent to pick her up from school, and she recalled trying to run away rather than face the trauma of what had happened. “He grabbed me, and said, ‘I’m sorry, I’m so sorry Luci’. I just beat on his chest and said, ‘No, no’. No one even mentioned what ‘I’m sorry’ was all about because the words were just unsayable.”	<urn:uuid:35eb6000-add8-4a94-9c16-5283286131dd>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://news.nationalpost.com/news/fifty-years-after-his-death-jfks-niece-refuses-to-rule-out-the-theory-of-a-second-assassin	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560285289.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095125-00155-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.979988	694	1.875	2
Anne Finch (1661–1720) - Anne Finch - Anne Kingsmill - Countess of Winchilsea Dictionary of National Biography (1885–1900) FINCH, ANNE, Countess of Winchilsea (d. 1720), poetess, was the daughter of Sir William Kingsmill of Sidmonton, near Southampton, and the wife of Heneage Finch, second son of Heneage, second earl of Winchilsea [q. v.] Her husband succeeded to the title as fourth earl on the death of his nephew Charles in 1712. Finch was gentleman of the bedchamber to James II when Duke of York, and his wife maid of honour to the second duchess. Anne Finch was a friend of Pope, of Rowe, and other men of letters. Her most considerable work, a poem on 'Spleen,' written in stanzas after Cowley's manner, and published in Gildon's 'Miscellany,' 1701, inspired Howe to compose some verses in her honour, entitled 'An Epistle to Flavia.' Pope addressed 'an impromptu to Lady Winchilsea' (Miscellanies, 1727), in which he declared that 'Fate doomed the fall of every female wit' before 'Ardelia's' talent. She replied by comparing 'Alexander' to Orpheus, who she said would have written like him had he lived in London. The only collected edition of her poems was printed in 1713, containing a tragedy never acted, called 'Aristomenes, or the Royal Shepherd,' and dedicated to the Countess of Hertford, with 'an Epilogue to [Rowe's] Jane Shore, to be spoken by Mrs. Oldfield the night before the poet's day' (printed in the General Dictionary, x. 178, from a manuscript in the countess's possession). Another poem, entitled 'The Prodigy,' written at Tunbridge Wells, called forth Cibber's regret that the countess's rank made her only write occasionally as a pastime. Wordsworth sent a selection of her poems with a commendatory sonnet of his own to Lady Mary Lowther, and remarked in a prefatory essay to his volume of 1815 that Lady Winchilsea's 'nocturnal reverie' was almost unique in its own day, because it employed new images 'of external nature.' On her death, 5 Aug. 1720, she left a number of unpublished manuscripts to her friends, the Countess of Hertford and a clergyman named Creake, and by their permission some of these poems were printed by Birch in the 'General Dictionary.' She left no children. Her husband died 30 Sept, 1726. Her published works were : 1. The poem on 'Spleen,' in 'A New Miscellany of Original Poems,' published by Charles Gildon, London, 1701, 8vo; republished under the title of 'The Spleen, a Pindarique Ode; with a Prospect of Death, a Pindarique Essay,' London, 1709, 8vo. 2. 'Miscellany Poems, written by a Lady,' 1713, 8vo. [General Dict. x. 178; Biog. Brit. vii. Suppl. p. 204; Cibber's Lives of the Poets, iii. 321; Walpole's Royal and Noble Authors, ed. Park, iv. 87; Collins's Peerage, ed. 1779, iii. 282; Cat. of Printed Books, Brit. Mus.] E. T. B.	<urn:uuid:4b738fc4-d60d-4f7b-afac-22d78a821f4e>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.grubstreetproject.net/people/7377/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573540.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819005802-20220819035802-00476.warc.gz	en	0.955339	769	2.125	2
The new appearance of a chrome Android statue at Google’s Mountain View campus has prompted speculation that the company is nearing release of Android app support in the Chrome browser, perhaps for launch at Google IO this May. The shiny statue – snapped here by Googler Paul Wilcox – is interesting because it’s not huddling up with the usual Android models, representing each iteration of the smartphone and tablet OS, but in Building 45 across the road. That has led to suggestions that it’s a hint for some new functionality Google is developing. According to Mobile Geeks‘ sources, the dressed-up ‘droid is intended to represent an Android runtime for Chrome that Google has had in testing for around six months, and which would free Android apps from mobile devices and put them on the desktop. It wouldn’t be the first time we’ve seen companies pull Android software from its usual habitat and try to make it palatable for PC and notebook users. BlueStacks, for instance, has been pushing its Android app player system for some time now, allowing titles written for the mobile OS to be run as if native code on Windows and Mac machines. Google’s approach would apparently be slightly different, so the rumors indicate, relying on a new component of the Chrome browser. That would also presumably have an impact on Chromebooks, the low-cost ultraportables based around the cloud and Chrome, and which would suddenly gain thousands of new apps courtesy of an Android hook-up. Whether that’s actually the case, or if Google is simply getting more creative with its window furniture, remains to be seen. We’ll know more at Google IO, which begins May 15.	<urn:uuid:dba0056a-c9c2-486b-8faa-31190df21d49>	CC-MAIN-2016-44	http://www.slashgear.com/is-googles-new-chrome-android-a-tease-for-android-apps-in-the-browser-31267578/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988717783.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183837-00076-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.955494	355	1.507813	2
Bright Purple - Melody Carlson Jessica LeCroix drops a bomb on her best friend, Ramie: “I’m a lesbian.” Ramie Grant cannot believe her ears. Jess!? Her best friend, her teammate . . . a homosexual? Before long other girls on the basketball team find out, and little jokes become vicious attacks. In the end, Ramie must decide if she will stand by Jessica’s side or turn her back on a friend in need. The tenth book in the teen fiction series TrueColors, Bright Purple examines the subjects of sexuality, identity, and forgiveness. Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: TH1NK (September 5, 2006) MY THOUGHTS: This book had a chance to show people how to push aside biases and grow as a person, and how to use the resources around you. In my opinion this book doesn't do all these things. I didn't think the author gave the subject of Homosexuality a good explanation or the friends of the that person the right information. I give this book 2....... This book is for 2 of my reading challenges....... Library Love Challenge Outdo Yourself Challenge Read the Rainbow Challenges	<urn:uuid:a1b440fd-4ff7-4ef1-b5a3-2acc5925bf5a>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://100sweets.blogspot.com/2018/06/book-report_13.html	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573876.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820012448-20220820042448-00067.warc.gz	en	0.866767	291	2.15625	2
Wall Scholar receives SSHRC award to study Nepal’s post-earthquake reconstruction September 8, 2017 Wall Scholar Sara Shneiderman has been awarded a three-year Partnership Development Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to assemble an international network of scholars, academic institutions, and non-profit organizations that are currently engaged with Nepal’s reconstruction after its devastating 2015 earthquakes. The partnership aims to build research capacity in Canada and Nepal in order to investigate and improve post-disaster reconstruction in mountainous regions, especially in contexts of ongoing political transformation. The interdisciplinary team includes co-investigators Professor Katharine Rankin (Geography, University of Toronto) and Professor Philippe Le Billon (Geography and School of Public Policy & Global Affairs, UBC), along with over a dozen collaborators from Canada, Nepal, Denmark and the U.S. from diverse fields including anthropology, art history, economics, engineering, geography, law, political science, and religious studies. Professor Shneiderman, the principal investigator, is based jointly in UBC’s Department of Anthropology, and School of Public Policy and Global Affairs/Institute of Asian Research, and is a Peter Wall Scholar. “We all really want to support people whose lives are affected by disasters in challenging terrain such as Nepal’s, but we can only go so far with our existing knowledge,” said Sara Shneiderman. “By combining our approaches we can understand the material, social, and political aspects of their experience simultaneously.” In 2015, Nepal was struck by its worst natural disaster in several decades caused by twin earthquakes of 7.9 and 7.3 magnitude that left 9,000 people dead, 20,000 injured and destroyed over 600,000 homes. The devastating socio-economic and environmental impacts of this catastrophe were compounded by the country’s protracted political upheaval over the adoption of a new constitution in September 2015. These political dynamics were ongoing since a comprehensive peace agreement was signed in 2006 after a decade-long civil war between Maoist insurgents and state forces. The project will focus on building an analytical framework for investigating the dynamics of social transformation, state-building, and subjectivity in the wake of political and environmental upheaval. Pilot research will focus on three domains of expertise critical to reconstruction: construction, finance, and law. The team will hold the first of a series of international workshops at the Institute of Asian Research and the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies at UBC in September. The workshops will bring together over 20 scholars and practitioners from across the disciplines and around the world to share their research experiences in post-conflict and post-disaster environments. Political analyst Deepak Thapa of the Kathmandu-based research institute Social Science Baha will deliver a public presentation titled “Nepal’s Prolonged Transition: End in Sight?” on September 15th at 5:30 p.m. at the C.K. Choi Building, Room 120. There will also be a community forum with Thapa and three other speakers on September 17th at 2:00 p.m. at UBC’s Robson Square campus, Room C400. “Canada has a strong track record of responding promptly to natural disasters around the world, but can benefit from more nuanced knowledge of the ways in which natural disaster intersects with politics on the ground,” Shneiderman said. “I’m honoured to have the opportunity to facilitate exchange between our diverse partners around these pressing issues. Here in Canada, we have a great deal to learn from the our in-depth experience of our Nepali colleagues.” The team’s main objectives include launching a partnership through piloting research on three domains of expertise; collaborating on research design and dissemination through knowledge-sharing workshops in Canada, Nepal and Denmark; bringing Canada-based Nepali diaspora organizations into dialogue with academics and Canadian humanitarian agencies; curating an online research portal and publishing an edited volume; and generating a proposal for a wider-scale and long-term Partnership Grant in a broader trans-Himalayan context. The project’s name is: Expertise, Labour, and Mobility in Nepal’s Post-Conflict, Post-Disaster Reconstruction: Construction, Finance and Law as Domains of Social Transformation.	<urn:uuid:5a6655ee-ceb3-4a66-9c32-0b357d2526cc>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://pwias.ubc.ca/wall-scholar-receives-sshrc-award-to-study-nepals-post-earthquake-reconstruction/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00074.warc.gz	en	0.937085	902	1.984375	2
ALEX Learning Assets Title: Similes and Metaphors Digital Tool: Haiku Deck app Digital Tool Description: Haiku Deck allows students to create a photo slide show. Its search feature automatically searches for Creative Commons images that students can use. Students can share their slide shows without having to use an email address. Title: Birmingham was Bombed Digital Tool: Wonderopolis- Write a TV Script Digital Tool Description: Wonderopolis is a tool for engaging students using wonder about the world around them. Daily "wonders" create exploratory learning. The "How Do You Write a TV Script" wonder will be used to help students as they prepare to write their own mock newscast based on the event of the Birmingham Sixteenth Street Church bombing in 1963, as read about in the novel by Christopher Paul Curtis, The Watsons go to Birmingham, 1963. After reading the novel and exploring information about life in the 1960s, students will imagine what a news report from that day would have looked like. They will view this resource to understand the important components of a script before getting into small groups to write their own newscasts. The teacher will combine the scripts and students will create a short film either independently or with teacher assistance and present their newscast during Black History Month.	<urn:uuid:03ee5835-2987-4a02-8e05-bd29a70da004>	CC-MAIN-2016-44	http://alex.state.al.us/learningassets2.php?std_id=55078	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988725475.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183845-00509-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.938278	266	3.546875	4
THE EU referendum is a defining political issue and we should encourage MSPs to add their voices during the debate’s final days With the fifth session of the Scottish Parliament now well under way, there can be no doubt that there is much work do be done in Scotland. Whether it is the need for widespread improvements to the country’s ailing education system or the question of whether greater powers are employed to improve the fiscal situation, MSPs new and old should prepare for an industrious five years that will hopefully result in a better, fairer nation. But while the not insignificant matter of running a country and holding the Scottish Government to account should occupy our politicians most years, 2016 is an extraordinary exception. The referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU is the most important event in the calendar. Informing the public of the choices at their disposal must take priority. After all, the outcome stands to impact on Scotland in a variety of ways. The vote will have repercussions for our vital agriculture and fisheries sector, but equally its aftershocks will be felt across our wider economy, education and health system. It is for this reason that the prudent suggestion put forward yesterday by Mike Rumbles should be seized upon by our parliamentarians. Mr Rumbles, the business manager for the Scottish Liberal Democrats, believes the importance of next month’s referendum justifies Holyrood being suspended in the lead-up to the vote. The MSP for North East Scotland argues that the move would allow MSPs to campaign in the crucial final days before 23 June, a date he says will “shape the future of our country forever.” “We will choose to either remain in the EU and lead Europe, or cut ties with our friends and neighbours and go it alone. This will impact on jobs, on our universities, on the NHS and other public services. It is right that this debate gets the attention it demands,” Mr Rumbles added. It is hard to disagree that the week leading up to the referendum should be about our place in Europe and nothing else. Westminster is due to break for a recess a week before the vote, returning on 27 June. There is, of course, an argument that those 650 MPs are sufficient in number to conduct the campaign, but those seeking a full spectrum of viewpoints in Scotland are at a disadvantage, given that we have just one MP apiece from the ranks of Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats. That does not encourage a robust debate about one of the defining issues of our generation and we should fully expect our MSPs to be able to enrich the discussion. In any case, it is reasonable to have doubts as to whether our politicians are devoting their full concentration to domestic matters. Europe overshadows and defines all of them and it deserves to be the focus when the time comes. Mr Rumbles has provided a welcome reminder that Holyrood did not sit in the 28 days leading up to 2014’s independence referendum. This referendum is no less significant and the Scottish public deserves to hear from as many voices as possible. Conflicting dietary advice must end Ordinary consumers who seek out a healthy, balanced diet find it difficult enough, courtesy of the bombardment of information that exists in magazines and online. From supposed miracle ingredients to short-lived fads, there is no shortage of advice – much of it conflicting – to make our weekly supermarket more troublesome than it need be. But when the bodies charged with offering the public definitive advice on what foods are good or bad for us cannot agree, what chance do any of us stand? The unhelpful row that has broken out between Food Standards Scotland (FSS), Public Health England, the National Obesity Forum and Public Health Collaboration is a case in point. It centres on a report published by the latter two organisations which accused the likes of FSS of colluding with the food industry in promoting products low in fat and cholesterol. In turn, the FSS and PHE have criticised the study, claiming it is “confusing” and deters people from making changes to their diet. Indeed, the FSS cites separate research which shows more than two thirds of Scots are confused by seemingly contradictory dietary advice. In a country that does not have its health problems to seek, this is a regrettable state of affairs, and the contretemps between organisations who exist to guide and inform the public’s choice makes matters worse. There appears to be something of a political turf war going on between these bodies, but surely if they wish to act in the best interest of ordinary people, they must put aside their differences and agree to provide lucid and authoritative information. 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Paris Viewed Through a Drop of Water December 12, 2012 Photographer: Bertrand Kulik, Bertrand’s Web site Summary Authors: Bertrand Kulik; Jim Foster The photo above shows an image of Paris and the Eiffel Tower as captured inside a drop of water -- viewed through a window of my home following a rain shower. A liquid drop acts as a simple lens. Therefore, the refracted image is upside-down (inverted) when seen through the drop. It’s been rotated here so the city and tower appear right side up. Since surface tension tends to minimize the surface area of water drops, their shapes are more or less spherical. Note that the crimson colored substance the drop is adhering to is the petal of a rose. Photo taken on September 27, 2012. Photo details: Canon EOS7 camera; Canon MP-E lens, 65 mm; 1/200 sec. exposure; 800 ISO.	<urn:uuid:d5658578-dd35-48c9-bc3c-0f0b089ed4e5>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://epod.usra.edu/blog/2012/12/paris-viewed-through-a-drop-of-water.html	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560282140.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095122-00127-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.903899	200	2.421875	2
Wireless networks are very common these days. It possibly common the unsecured cordless networks. May be the wireless people are lazy or not very much aware about wireless security, which often hackers found easier along with free way to use individuals unsecured wireless networks surrounding them to get free internet intended for thierselves. The basic thing involving vulnerability related to wireless marketing networks are the method it make usage of to encrypt the wifi password. There are few different types of encryptions in wifi networks. WEP: Wired Equivalent Privacy It is breakable even if it has configured correctly Can be broken in within like 3 minutes or so WPA or WPA2: Wi-Fi Protected Access This encryption type is reated to provide stronger security But it is still able to be cracked if they are using a short password. If a consumer is using a long passphrase or even password, these protocol are generally uncrackable. If you really know what your own personal doing, even with good accounts or phrases, wireless marketing networks can be hacked and here is how……. When a wireless networking user uses internet that they generate data “packets”. All these data packets are sent between the wireless NIC credit and the wireless access place using radio waves every time the computer/device is linked to the access point. It may create a certain number of packets per day, depending on how long the user utilizes thier computer with web. When more users tend to be connected to one access stage, the more data packets tend to be generated. You have to find the wireless signal This really is done by using “View Accessible Wireless Network” More helpful tools are Kismet along with NetStumbler. Kismet has a a great deal better way because it can find wireless signals that are not transmitting their SSID. After getting located a hack wifi networking you can always connect to that networking if it is not using authentication or encryption. If it is applying encryption or authentication you then have to use a wifi hacker software, specially made for these kind of work. As soon as Wireless Hacker software has hauled enough packets it will begin reading the captured info gathered from the data packets and crack the key providing you with access. Protect Your Wi-fi compatability Network from Getting Hacked Set up your network, to not broadcast your SSID. This is often done during the setup from the wireless router. You have to hange the default router sign in to something else. If the gear you're using supports this, always use WPA or WPA 2 because it gives you much better encryption which is still is usually broken but much difficult. Always make sure to check for changes to your wifi router. Make sure you turn off your router if you are not using it.	<urn:uuid:348a52f3-1363-4849-b6ef-d600ba1b1748>	CC-MAIN-2016-44	http://wifipasswordhackercracker.wikidot.com/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719286.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00498-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.937661	585	2.46875	2
Solar-Type Stars: Basic Information on Their Characterization and Classification David R. Soderblom & Jeremy R. King (Space Telescope Science Institute) 3. Defining Samples of Solar-Type Stars The Hipparcos Output Catalog makes it easy by providing high-quality astrometric and photometric data for nearly all stars to V~9. Figure 5 shows a first cut, namely 0.50 to 1.00 in B-V for any parallax. Note the vertical bands, especially every 0.1 in B-V, due to round-off for stars with poor photometry. We can also define a distance-limited sample, say all the stars within 60 pc (Figure 6). For a typical Hipparcos parallax error of 2 mas, the distance is good to about 12%, and MV is good to 24%, or 0.24 magnitude. Note that there are few evolved stars in this distance-limited sample, as compared to the huge number of evolved stars in the magnitude-limited sample of Figure 5. Note also that many stars appear to fall far below the main sequence. FIGURE 5:(left) All the stars in the Hipparcos catalog that fall between 0.50 and 1.00 in B-V. Stars from the Hipparcos catalog that fall between 0.50 and 1.00 in B-V and which are closer than 60 pc. The two lines represent theoretical ZAMS relations transformed to these coordinates with two different color-temperature relations. Now let's concentrate on solar analogs. Figure 7 shows an enlarged portion of Figure 6, with the position of the Sun shown, as well as theoretical ZAMSs for two different color-temperature relations. Clearly there is no shortage of candidate solar twins to study. FIGURE 7:An enlargement of a portion of Figure 6. The large star represents the position of the Sun in this diagram.} [First \| Prev \| Next ]	<urn:uuid:6fdc170e-0459-4fa5-bb61-1fa7d14cebb8>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://www2.lowell.edu/users/jch/workshop/drs/drs-p3.html	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281649.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00441-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.863688	427	3.09375	3
Business Identifier Code (BIC) of the bank- CIF EUROMORTGAGE is CIERFRP1 , located in France (FR). CIERFRP1 is use for the bank CIF EUROMORTGAGE of France (FR) as swift code or BIC. Name of the Bank : Swift Code for the Bank : Branch Name : CIF EUROMORTGAGE, France, FR. Bank Type : Country Code : BIC Code analysis : 8 letter swift code: CIERFRP1 ,where First 4 letter is Institution code after that 2 letter is Country code then last are the Location code. Services Provides : Including swift facility along with all other financial services Swift code for the bank CIF EUROMORTGAGE is CIERFRP1 . Yes, the CIERFRP1 is eight digits longer and which is correct zip code of the bank - CIF EUROMORTGAGE. Swift Code of the Bank- Branch Type of the Bank- Disclaimer: The swift code details provided here as available in Swift Code Website. You should verify information with their respective Banks for the swift codes before using the information provided.	<urn:uuid:4be548b8-2c04-4884-8115-a7fc1698086b>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://infomegg.com/swift-code/of-cif-euromortgage	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570741.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808001418-20220808031418-00074.warc.gz	en	0.808372	309	1.578125	2
Inflammasomes are supramolecular structures that sense molecular patterns from pathogenic organisms or damaged cells and trigger an innate immune response, most commonly through production of the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1β and IL-18, but also through less understood mechanisms independent of these cytokines. Great strides have been made in understanding these structures and their dysfunction in various inflammatory diseases, lending new insights into urological and renal problems. From a clinical perspective, benign urinary pathology almost universally involves the inflammatory process and understanding how inflammasomes translate etiological conditions (diabetes, obstruction, stones, UTIs, etc.) into acute and chronic inflammatory responses is critical to understanding these diseases at a molecular level. To date, inflammasome components have been found in the bladder, prostate, and kidney and have been shown to be activated in response to several infectious and non-infectious insults. In this review we summarize what is known regarding inflammasomes in both the upper and lower urinary tract and describe several common disease states where they potentially play critical roles. - innate immunity - Copyright © 2016, American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology	<urn:uuid:bb924310-c28d-404c-80dc-875a05004dca>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://ajprenal.physiology.org/content/early/2016/05/05/ajprenal.00607.2015	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281069.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00270-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.916223	235	2.359375	2
We're sorry, but the page you were seeking does not exist. It may have been moved or expired. Perhaps our search engine can help. Pilot error was, for the most part, the largest causal factor sited in the reports that I read. What is pilot error? It seemed to me that anything that leads to an accident where there is not a clear case of mechanical failure is attributed to the catch all phrase 'pilot error.' To the uninitiated it would appear that the pilot caused the accident. Not necessarily true. I have spent the last several weeks looking up accidents on the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Web site. A couple of things surprised me about the data that I read. I had expected to see more fatal accidents with private aircraft and the amount of small private helicopters in accidents amazed me. Now, I didn't do a statistical analysis for sure, this was just my perception of what I read. Pilot error was, for the most part, the largest causal factor sited in the reports that I read. What is pilot error? It seemed to me that anything that leads to an accident where there is not a clear case of mechanical failure is attributed to the catch all phrase "pilot error." To the uninitiated it would appear that the pilot caused the accident. Not necessarily true. Case in point. I knew a pilot named Ernie many years ago that, although he was on in years, some 80 or so, was probably the best pilot around at the time. He worked for a flight school and also demonstrated and sold airplanes. I swear that he could make an airplane look so fine in flight that a person just had to learn to fly or buy the plane, or both. And so it was that Ernie came to demonstrate a twin Cessna to a couple of men who owned a car dealership in the area. The plan was to fly to a city a short distance away, have lunch and return with the plane hopefully sold. The twin, with Ernie flying, was about 20 miles away from the departure airport and on an airway when a student pilot in a low-wing single-engine airplane decided to do a Chandell (a climbing, turning maneuver). The student's airplane climbed and turned into the twin-engine plane that Ernie was piloting, taking the left engine nacelle and severing the left control cables in the process. Ernie made a split second decision based on his experience. He called a mayday and proceeded to the nearest airfield, a military field with a very wide, long runway. The wind was blowing from the left as Ernie turned to final approach, which caused him to drift right. He had no choice in the runway direction because he had limited control of the airplane. Everything would have been fine if a military fighter plane had not been on the side of the runway waiting to be cleared onto the runway. The wind drifted Ernie's aircraft into the wing of the military plane and the result was that two occupants of the twin, Ernie and the rear seat passenger, suffered fatal injuries. The NTSB determined that a contributing causal factor was pilot error on the part of the twin pilot. Could Ernie have made a different decision that might have changed the outcome of the accident? There were four other airports in the vicinity, perhaps another airport would have had a better choice of runway to compensate for the wind. Who knows, only Ernie and he's not talking. Pilot decision-making can be as simple as what kind of doughnuts to bring on a trip, or as difficult as which runway is best to land a crippled airplane on. From the preflight action to the successful culmination of every flight the pilot is directly responsible for the safety of those carried on the aircraft as well as the safety of people on the surface. Each decision that a pilot makes concerning any aspect of a flight needs to be considered carefully and completely. The outcome of any given flight is dependent upon this decision-making process. Emergency procedures, for instance, should be practiced continually so that if or when a genuine emergency occurs, the pilot is prepared. I encourage you to make the decision-making process a part of your personal preflight prior to your arrival at the airport. Consider every aspect of the flight before you begin the airplane preflight. Think about it. Patricia Mattison is the safety program manager for the Federal Aviation Administration's Juneau Flight Standards office.	<urn:uuid:381b68ad-4412-44d5-9de0-58c78877bd51>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://juneauempire.com/stories/021401/Com_Pilot.html	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281649.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00437-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.979064	913	2.515625	3
Accelerating Growth of Higher Education in India digitalLEARNING Higher Education Knowledge Exchange – Goa is a two-day residential event being convened with the aim of bringing key decision makers and leaders in the higher education sector of the country in one platform. The stakeholders will meet and discuss on the ongoing initiatives, short-term and long-term objectives for strengthening the country’s higher education system and discussing the challenges and scopes for accomplishment of these goals. Quality, Inclusiveness, Affordability, Funds, Technology, Skill Development and GER Who will be there? Leaders in various government departments in education; officials from Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India; education regulatory bodies and funding agencies; vice chancellors from central, state, deemed and private universities; and directors from institutes of national importance FOR WEBSITE DETAILS – ke.eletsonline.com FOR PROGRAMME DETAILS – Rozelle Laha , Mobile: +918860651634, email@example.com	<urn:uuid:0822fdd8-c724-4b25-9885-37c7325c9b57>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://digitallearning.eletsonline.com/2013/10/digitallearning-knowledge-exchange-higher-education-goa/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280364.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00027-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.884251	219	1.640625	2
RIEHEN.- Fondation Beyeler presents Thomas Schütte on view October 6, 2013- February 2, 2014. This exhibition of Thomas Schüttes work was arranged in close collaboration with the artist and presents a wide range of sculptures, drawings and watercolors that provide deep insight into Schüttes figurative work. Monumental women of steel, great spirits of bronze, caricatural figurines of modelling clay, lifesize heads and figures of ceramic, delicate watercolor portraits, and self-portraits drawn in front of the shaving mirror will all be on display reflecting Schütte's radical love of experiment and resistance of categorization. Bringing together works from the past thirty years, the show includes indoor and outdoor sculptures, works that have not been seen in public for many years, and others that are brand new. With his small and large sculptures in bronze, steel, ceramic and glass, Schütte takes up the age-old tradition of figurative sculpture and proceeds to develop heads and figures that assert their irrevocable place in the present, both in their immediacy and their manufacture. At the entrance of the museum stands a group of Die Fremden, which as early as 1992 reflected the effectiveness and versatility of Schütte's handling of the human figure. Introspective, eyes lowered, and equipped with suitcases and traveling bags, the ceramic figures challenge wind and weather. Are they arriving or departing? Are they visitors, refugees, or just people traveling through? His figure series, such as the United Enemies, has been part of the artists oeuvre for decades. The 1994 figures, modeled of Fimo, a brand of plasticine, and later tied together, make the viewer feel like giants with their astonishingly doll-like, arts-and-crafts appearance. Twenty years later, the just under four-meter-tall double sculptures of patinated bronze relegate the viewer to miniatures. After facing a strange yet familiar figurine, viewers gaze upwards at a monumental bronze sculpture of enigmatic origin. Such shifts in scale are a typical example of Schütte's method. Schütte's sculptures enter the scene as on a stage; rather than being autonomous and self-contained, they always relate to their surroundings and the audience. For years, this masterful play of monumentality and intimacy has been conducted in the public space, where Schütte's figures are visible to all, whether native, tourist or passerby. His outdoor sculptures, whether the United Enemies at the entrance to New York's Central Park or Vater Staat (Father State) outside the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, seem naturally integrated in the everyday life of the city. This was especially evident this summer in the case of the sculpture group Vier Grosse Geister (Four Big Spirits), occupying at three sites in Zurich, Geneva and Bern. It was this year's example of the continuation of a Fondation Beyeler tradition of presenting art to a wide audience in the public realm. With his small and large-scale sculptures in bronze, steel, aluminum, ceramic, glass, wood and wax, Thomas Schütte continues the long tradition of figurative sculpture that was called profoundly into question in the 20th century, developing figures whose immediacy of appeal and technique make them absolutely of the present day. There is a strong connection between Schütte's art and the Fondation Beyeler, the museums collection notably represents the modern image of man, with artists like Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti, and Francis Bacon. Schütte is an artist who, a few generations later, is again tracing the nature of being human in figures and heads made under quite different circumstances. The project in public space Vier Grosse Geister was made possible with the support of JTI, of Simone and Peter Forcart-Staehelin; of the Georg und Bertha Schwyzer-Winiker Stiftung. The German-language catalogue to accompany the exhibition, Thomas Schütte. Figur, is published by Walther König Verlag. It contains an essay by Adrian Searle, interviews with the artist by Theodora Vischer and a conversation among Gerhard Richter, Schütte and Vischer. 193 pages, 250 color illustrations, price: 59 CHF, available at the museum (ISBN 978-3-906053-11-0). Active in Düsseldorf, the German sculptor and draftsman Thomas Schütte (b. 1954) is among most fascinating and innovative artists of his generation. He studied from 1973 to 1981 at the Düsseldorf Art Academy, first in the class of Fritz Schwegler, then with Gerhard Richter. At that period, Düsseldorf, Cologne and the Rhineland were the most vital art center in Europe, where, for instance, the avant-garde of American Minimal and Conceptual Art had a greater presence than anywhere else on the Continent. One focus of this activity was the gallery run by Konrad Fischer, where the young, as-yet unknown Thomas Schütte had his first one-man show, in 1981. It was the beginning of a continually developing, astonishing career. In the early 1980s, Schütte became known for his architectural-looking models and objects, shown at exhibitions yet seldom translated into actual structures. One exception was Eis (Ice), a sort of ice cream parlor that was much frequented at the 1987 "Documenta 8". Simultaneously with this conceptual work, Schütte had begun to develop a figurative oeuvre, at the onset of which stood tiny figures and heads formed and assembled of various materials. Apparently, however, the time was not yet ripe for this brand of art until 1992, when the polychrome ceramic figures of Die Fremden (The Strangers) found great acclaim during "Documenta IX" in Kassel. alongside his model-like constructions, Schütte had begun to develop a sculptural oeuvre centered around the human figure. At the time, this was an unexpected theme, and it took on more and more importance for the artist. In time, an impressive figurative oeuvre emerged, whose radicality and innovative traits seemed hardly imaginable any more in this field. Since then Schütte has logically and successfully pursued his work in both areas. Presenting himself on the one hand as a builder of utopian and actual architectural models, on the other he shows new groups of figures and heads. The two activities are linked by drawings, which trace a recognizable path through the artist's entire oeuvre.	<urn:uuid:ee21fa91-3012-483f-8c9f-dd6ab9caee88>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://artdaily.com/news/65341/Exhibition-of-Thomas-Sch-tte-s-work-opens-at-Fondation-Beyeler-in-Switzerland	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279410.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00170-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.947321	1,401	1.65625	2
Association of Professional Genealogists ANTÚNEZ Description Antúnez (son of Anton), Toledo, Castile, Spain. APPEARANCE IN THE LAST CENTURY official Spain XVII. SPANISH surnames conversos. THERE The following variants: ANTONIO, aNTONIA, ANTA, ANTUNES, Antunia, ANTUNYES. Antunez comes of aramaic Anton = YOU. BACQUÉ Description Bacque is a surname which is a variant of the surname Vaquero, which Frenchified and remained Bacque. Comes from the Yiddish Bacque Poyer = cowboy. His appearance in France, specifically in the High Pyrenees and the Netherlands Pyrenees, too, was in the fifteenth century. CALVETE Calvete Description The name is a variant of Calvo, a converted Jew surname Spanish, but adapted to the Galician language. It comes from the Hebrew word Kerea =bald. Your APPARITION in Galicia, Spain, was in the fifteenth century. ELIZABELAR Description The name Basque Castilian Elizabel that means "meadow of the church," and is derived from Prado Spanish Jewish convert. No doubt this name was adapted to Euskera, the language of the Basques. Comes from the Hebrew Elizabel Aju = meadow. The emergence of this name was in the Basque country, Euskal Herria, in the sixteenth century, is a convert. FERREIRO Description Ferreiro (Smith), La Coruna, Galicia, Spain. APPARITION SPAIN IN OFFICIALLY THE LAST CENTURY XV. Conversos surnames SPANISH. THE FOLLOWING VARIATIONS: FERREIRA, FERREYRA, FERRARA,FERRARO, FERRERO, FERRER, FERRO. Ferreiro comes of hebrew barzelai = SMITH. PEREIRO Description PEREIRO (PEAR Tree), La Coruña and Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. APPEARANCE IN THE LAST CENTURY official Spain XV. SPANISH surnames conversos. THERE THE Following variants: PEREIRA, PEREYRA, PEREIRA, PEREIRA, PEREIRA, PERA, PERAL, PERALES, Peron, Perot, Perote,Pereda, Perel, Peraleda, PARES, PERERA, Perera, PERER, Pereló or Perelló. Pereiro comes of Hebrew agas = pear. SANTI Description SANTI ("SON OF SANTO" IN THE LATIN because it comes from "Sanctus" or "SANTOS" in Italian language, OF ALL WAYS, THE LAST OF THE APPLICABLE SANTI Hebrew Kadosh = SANTO) ALESSANDRIA, PIEMONTE, ITALY. APPEARANCE OF OFFICIALLY IN ITALY LAST CENTURY XIV. SURNAME SPANISH ORIGIN conversos (descendants of Judeo-Spanish). THE FOLLOWING VARIATIONS: SANT,HOLY, HOLY, Santon, Santon, SANTONI, SANTINI, SANTINACCI, Santinelli, Santucci. VILLAR Description Villar is a surname found in Galicia, Spain (Spain) and also in Portugal. It is assumed that the origin of this name comes from the Galician Portuguese Hebrew Ira (Villa), is the name of an abode, a place. Another Villa variant is Vila, therefore, from here it follows that the names appear Villar and Vilar. The appearance of this surname XV century.	<urn:uuid:8bbb1dea-34d8-41ae-a0b5-457130bf92eb>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Association_of_Professional_Genealogists&oldid=16895	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281574.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00023-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.816291	812	2.609375	3
\|Grocott & Ward, comps. Grocotts Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?.\| \|With devotions visage,\| And pious action, we do sugar oer The devil himself. Shakespeare.Hamlet, Act III. Scene 1. (Polonius to Ophelia and the King.) \| O the cursed devil,\| Which doth present us with all other sins Thrice candied oer. Webster.The White Devil. (Vittoria to Zanche.) \|Seeming devotion does but gild a knave,\| Thats neither faithful, honest, just, nor brave; But where religion does with virtue join, It makes a hero like an angel shine. Waller.A fragment on Ovid.	<urn:uuid:736eb1cb-d31b-484b-91c4-17e54baa6588>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://bartleby.com/77/395.html	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281226.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00379-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.671164	175	2.09375	2
The Sacrament of Baptism The Church Teaches: In the sacrament of Baptism, we are reborn as Christians and we gain the grace that permits us to share in God’s life. Baptism is a true sacrament instituted by Christ. It is administered by washing with natural water and at the same time invoking the Most Holy Trinity. Anybody- even an unbeliever or a heretic- can validly administer baptism. Since it confers grace by the signs being properly carried out, children can- and should- be baptised even while still infants. Baptism is necessary for salvation. Baptism affects the remission of original sin and actual sins and of all punishment due to sin; it confers sanctifying grace, membership in Christ and in the Church and the obligation to obey the Church’s laws and give an indelible character. Catechism of the Catholic Church: THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Most Catholics receive the sacrament as infants, but converts to Catholicism can receive the sacrament at any point in their lives. Baptism in Clara Parish To arrange a baptism in Clara: Baptism of infants usually takes place on the first & third Sundays of each month after 11:30am Mass. For booking a baptism, both parents are invited to attend the monthly pre-baptism meeting and to bring with them a copy of the child’s birth certificate. Check our parish newsletters for the date of the next meeting or contact the parish office for details.	<urn:uuid:0248462f-ef40-4ddc-8288-ee8a3e336e1d>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	http://claraparish.com/wp/baptism/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571222.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810222056-20220811012056-00668.warc.gz	en	0.94042	317	2.25	2
Articles / opinion pieces about teaching for the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Bothma, A., H. L. Botha, et al. (2004). “School results and access test results as indicators of first-year performance at university." Orion 20(1): 73-88. Abstract: The goals set by the National Plan for Higher Education, the fact that many schools are still severely disadvantaged as well as far-reaching changes in the school system demand that South African universities urgently reconsider their admission procedures. Redesigning admission procedures calls for a thorough understanding of the interrelationships between school marks, results in existing access tests and first-year university performance. These interrelationships were statistically investigated in the case of the 1999, 2000 and 2001 intake groups, who were compelled to write access tests before being admitted to Stellenbosch University. The results of this investigation confirm an alarming degree of unpreparedness among many prospective students regarding what is expected of them at university. This is aggravated by school marks creating a totally unrealistic expectation of performance in the first year at university. It is emphasised that schools and authorities dealing with admission of prospective students at universities should be cognisant of the findings reported here. Furthermore, the statistical analyses demonstrate several novel techniques for investigating the interrelationship between school marks, access test results and university performance. Burke, L. A., M. Ahmadi, et al. (2009). “Effectiveness of PowerPoint-Based Lectures Across Different Business Disciplines: An Investigation and Implications " Journal of Education for Business: 246-251. Abstract: The authors investigated business faculty members' degree of Power-Point (PPT) use across different functional areas in a business program and their use of specific PPT features. The authors also examined students' perceptions of PPT's effectiveness across different business courses (e.g., accounting, economics, management, business law, marketing). After discussing the findings, the authors offer practical tips for effectively using PPT. (Contains 3 tables.) Byrne, M. and B. Flood (2005). “A Study of Accounting Students' Motives, Expectations and Preparedness for Higher Education." Journal of Further and Higher Education 29(2): 111-124. Abstract: Framed by the accounting education change debate and growing national concern regarding student attrition, this paper examines the perceptions of first-year students as they commence their study of accounting at an Irish university. It explores a range of factors which impact on students' learning: their motives for entering higher education, their rationale for selecting an accounting programme, their preparedness for further study and their expectations. The findings offer accounting educators the opportunity to have a greater sensitivity to, and a better understanding of, their students. This will enable better-informed curriculum, teaching and assessment within the accounting discipline, aiding students' transition to higher education and leading to higher quality learning. Carrol, A. (2007). “Team Assessment Task for Management Accounting: A Divisional Management Case Studies Approach." e-Journal of Business Education & Scholarship of Teaching 1(1): 70-78. Cloete, F. and B. Rabie (2008). “Overview of tertiary public training in South Africa." Africanus 38(2): 55-76. Abstract: This article deals with the contents and delivery of public policy education and training programmes at South African higher education institutions. It first conceptualises public policy, then identifies the prevailing best practices in public policy training internationally to establish benchmarks against which the South African situation can be assessed. The contents and delivery of public policy training programmes in South Africa are then summarised and assessed against these benchmarks. Public policy programmes are presented in various faculties, not only in public administration or public management departments, but in many political science departments, as well as specialised sectoral programmes. Training programmes normally consist of academic education programmes for full-time students at undergraduate and postgraduate level, as well as short in-service executive training programmes for mid-career professionals in public sector agencies and organisations. These are presented part time or in the form of a block release programme, through face-to-face residential teaching or distance learning modes. The contents of policy curricula are normally constructed around one or more international texts or domestically published texts, mostly following a policy procedural approach that conceives, describes, analyses and assesses the public policy process as consecutive, but inter-linked stages. These curricula are sometimes purely theoretical and in other cases are illustrated with practical examples. The nature, focus and contents of South African public policy programmes are generally in line with international standards. Local programmes are diverse and heterogeneous, although the policy process or sectoral policy foci are always the hub. A better balance between content and procedure should be established for a more accurate perspective on public policy. Dahlgran, R. A. (1990). “Teaching Innovations in Agricultural Economics: An Economic Approach." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 72(4): 873-882. Abstract: An economic learning model, with time inputs of instructional preparation, classroom contact, and student preparation under both innovative and traditional teaching methods, is developed and used to evaluate teaching innovations in agricultural economics. The model's implications for evaluating teaching innovations are developed and tested. The conclusions are as follows: a comparison of test scores for experimental and control groups to evaluate teaching innovations ignores the efficiency impacts of “labor-saving" innovations; students can provide useful data for evaluating teaching innovations; and economic cost-benefit concepts should guide conclusions about the effectiveness of innovations. DeWitt, A. O., J. M. McNett, et al. (2007). Establishing the Connection: Tacit Knowledge in a Signature Pedagogy for Management Education. Abstract: A primary goal of management education is to prepare students to be effective managers. In management, the ability of professionals to act – or to know and to do – in complex, multi-culture, technologically-driven global business environments is the valuable resource that builds competitive advantage, effectiveness and efficiency in companies. This value-added knowledge (to know and to do) is a significant contributing element to the success of companies. Thus, it is imperative that management education address this notion of action and the thread of “thinking like a manager" in our pedagogy. This paper suggests that defining and developing a signature pedagogy that addresses the action notion is a valid approach to accomplish this. In addition, the concept of tacit knowledge is the basis for understanding and developing the action notion in management education pedagogy. This paper discusses the concept of signature pedagogies defined by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in their 10-year study to understand how students are prepared for practice in professional fields. It then analyzes the significance of the concept of action – or to know and to do – in these signature pedagogies and its application to management education. It concludes with the concept of tacit knowledge that goes to the core of action in developing a signature pedagogy for management education. Durtschi, C. (2003). “The Tallahassee BeanCounters: A Problem-Based Learning Case in Forensic Auditing." Issues in Accounting Education 18(2): 137-173. Abstract: You are auditing the books of the Tallahassee BeanCounters (TBC), a minor league baseball team in Tallahassee, Florida. During your audit the team's owner, Franklin Kennedy, approaches you and offers an additional fee if you will quietly investigate the possibility of fraud within the firm. Mr. Kennedy reports that he received an anonymous tip and, based on that information, believes that someone within the firm could be perpetrating fraud. Your task is to use the information given here (the financial books and back-up documents) as a starting point for your investigation. From that starting point, use creativity and investigative skills to determine what other information you need. After obtaining requested information, use all the material you have gathered to determine whether fraud was committed. To completely solve a fraud, you must show the following: who committed the fraud, how it was committed, that it was intentional (not error), the economic impact of the fraud, and that it was your suspect who gained financially from the fraud. Evans, E., J. Tindale, et al. (2009). “Collaborative Teaching in a Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Higher Education Setting: A Case Study of a postgraduate accounting program." Higher Education Research and Development 28(6): 597-613. Abstract: A brief narrative description of the journal article, document, or resource. The “Language for Professional Communication in Accounting project" has changed teaching practice in a linguistically and culturally diverse postgraduate accounting program at Macquarie University in Australia. This paper reflects on the project's interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to diversity in the classroom by tracing its growth and development and describing the way in which it is supporting the integration of professional communication skills and discipline-specific content within the Master of Accounting program. In particular, the paper demonstrates that discipline specialists working in a continuous and collaborative relationship with English language specialists, to integrate and assess communication skills and enrich the curriculum, leads to better outcomes for students and staff. The paper contributes to a growing literature on approaches that integrate particular graduate attributes into programs with diverse student populations, rather than bolt-on interventions by language specialists that have limited outcomes. (Contains 2 figures.) Gudmundsson, S. (2001). “Collaborative Learning in Logistics and Transport: The Application of 3WIM." International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management 31(7/8): 537-564. Abstract: The article reports on the development of a collaborative learning method in two master's level courses given as part of a logistics track within an international business degree programme. The method, termed the three-way interaction method (3WIM), combines traditional case teaching and problem-based learning through high intensity three-way interaction between student groups. The method involves one group taking the role of problem-solvers (presenters/consultants), another group taking the role of decision-makers (company executives/board of directors), while the third group evaluates the performance of the other two groups (skill development/quality improvement). As usual in collaborative learning, the 3WIM is student-driven, so the tutor takes on the role of a facilitator rather than the main disseminator of knowledge. Comparing the course evaluations of the previous approach to learning and the 3WIM, a statistically significant improvement was detected in satisfaction among students. What is more, the method solved other problems, such as increasing the intensity of the learning experience, reducing passenger tendencies and absences. Horn, P. M. and A. I. Jansen (2008). “Improving success rates for first-year Economics students by means of a summer school programme – an evaluation." Education as Change 12(1): 67-79. Abstract: No abstract Kopczak, L. R. and J. C. Fransoo (2000). “Teaching Supply Chain Management through Global Projects with Global Project Teams." Productions and Operations Management 9(1). Abstract: In this article, we describe the Global Project Coordination Course, a course in which project teams composed of three students from each of two overseas universities execute company-sponsored projects dealing with global supply chain management issues. The $75,000 to $100,00 contributed in total by the three to four sponsoring companies funds all course expenses. We assess the benefits and challenges of the use of cross-cultural project teams with diverse educational backgrounds. We conclude that the course provides a unique and effective vehicle for furthering students' knowledge of Supply Chain Management and Information Systems, improving understanding of “soft" issues, and training students to work in diverse, global, cross-cultural project teams. Lamprecht, C. and G. Nel (2004). “Die toepaslikheid van rekenaargebaseerde assessering: 'n Loodsstudie." Meditari Accountancy Research 12(1): 137-163. Abstract: In the light of the acceleration in the international and local information and knowledge revolution, the University of Stellenbosch (US) has introduced an e-learning strategy to gain maximum benefit from the developments in information technology. In support of this strategy, the US has implemented WebCT as an electronic course management system. Subsequent consultations have revealed doubt among accounting lecturers and students about the effectiveness of WebCT assessment of tests in Financial Accounting. The purpose of the study was therefore to investigate this perception on the basis of the available literature, our own experience, categories of student learning and feedback from students. The WebCT assessment function was also contrasted with traditional assessment methods. It was concluded that although WebCT is not a quick fix, it could be implemented successfully in bigger classes, provided that innovative lecturers are responsible for these classes. Lamprecht, S., G. Nel, et al. (2005). “The Effectiveness of Webct as a progress-assessment tool in English Studies." Journal for Language Teaching 39(1): 132-147. Abstract: Given the acceleration in the international and local information and knowledge revolution, the University of Stellenbosch (US) has implemented an e-learning strategy to gain maximum benefit from the developments in information technology. In support of this strategy the US has implemented WebCT as an electronic course management system. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the complementary learning and assessment techniques provided by WebCT are suitable for the evaluation of student responses in a subject like English. This was accomplished in conjunction with research of relevant literature, own experience, categories of student learning, and feedback from students. The WebCT assessment function was used as a complement to traditional lectures and traditional end-of-course written assessment to enrich teaching, promote learning and gauge student insight and progress. Bloom's Taxonomy was used to compare the validity of tests conducted through multiple choice WebCT assessment during the term with the results of the end-of-term traditional, written assessment to ascertain whether a reliable impression of student competence can be gained before students sit for their main test at the end of the term. It was concluded that WebCT is a constructive and effective teaching tool that motivates students both intrinsically and extrinsically and gives a fair reflection of student insight and progress. It can be a meaningful and enriching extension of a lecture course if the tool is used by willing lecturers in an innovative manner. Leet, D. and S. Houser (2001). “Economics goes to Hollywood: Using Classic Films and Documentaries to Create and Undergraduate Economics Course." Journal of Economic Education 34(4): 326-332. Abstract: The authors describe an interdisciplinary approach to teaching economics that uses a powerful contemporary medium, the motion picture, to establish the context for teaching elementary economics concepts. The plots and sub- plots in many films can be used to illustrate problems and issues that are amenable to economic analysis. They suggest how these films can be sequenced to create a general studies course for non-majors. Milne, M. J. and P. J. McConnell (2001). “Problem-based learning: a pedagogy for using case material in accounting education " Accounting Education 10(1): 61–82 Abstract: This paper provides an extensive review of the developments of problem-based learning (PBL). The paper describes an idealized PBL format and outlines the learning rationale for such an approach. The paper also reviews the empirical evidence from the medical literature, where PBL has undergone its greatest application. This literature, which has grown to be quite extensive, suggests PBL is particularly effective in developing self-directed learning behaviours in students as well as increasing their levels of motivation and clinical reasoning skills. The paper concludes that PBL approaches appear to be particularly suited to bridging the gap between tertiary education and life as a professional, and that accounting educators need to seriously consider such an approach as a means of organizing their case study material. Pritchard, R., E, G. C. Romeo, et al. (1999). “Integrating Reading Strategies into the Accounting Curriculum." College Student Journal 33(1). Abstract: Describes procedures in integrating reading strategies into the teaching of accounting to college students. Relationship between reading ability and academic success; Measures of students' reading comprehension; Use of college texts to support reading strategies. Riordan, D. A. and M. P. Riordan (2009). “Inflation and Financial Statement Analysis in the International Accounting Classroom." Journal of Teaching in International Business 20(2): 174-187. Abstract: This article provides an exercise for students to contemplate the effects of inflation during financial statement analysis. Even small amounts of inflation accumulating over time can grow to distort a company's reported financial position and results of operations. The growing economies in emerging markets, the international market for oil, and other economic factors threaten to increase inflation rates in the future. As a result of changing global conditions, interest in inflation accounting is expected to increase. The exercise we suggest in this article provides an efficient tutorial on the potential effects of inflation on financial statement analysis and on the application of International Accounting Standard 29 in hyperinflationary environments. (Contains 2 tables and 5 endnotes.) Sivan, A., Leung, R., Woon, C., Kember, D. (2000). " An Implementation of Active Learning and its Effect on the Quality of Student Learning." Innovations in Education and Training International, 37:(4): 381-389. This paper examines the effectiveness of active learning implemented in two undergraduate programmes at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Several learning activities were implemented during student seminar sessions. The effectiveness of these activities was investigated using questionnaires and interviews to explore student attitudes as well as the Study Process Questionnaire to measure student approaches to learning. Results showed that active learning made a valuable contribution to the development of independent learning skills and the ability to apply knowledge. It also helped to create interest in the curriculum and to prepare students for their future careers. The activities used affected the quality of student learning by shaping the way that students studied and meeting desired learning outcomes. The results are discussed in the context of student approaches to learning and in relation to the programmes’ educational objectives. Stivers, B. and J. Phillips (2009). “Assessment of Student Learning : A Fast -Track Experience." Journal of Education for Business: 258-262. Abstract: No abstract van der Berg, S., M. Louw, et al. (2007). “Convergence of a kind: Educational attainment and intergenerational social mobility in SA." South African Journal of Economics 75(3): 548-571. Abstract: South Africa have their roots in differential access to wage-earning opportunities in the labour market, which in turn are influenced by family background. This paper therefore investigates the role that parents' education plays in children's human capital accumulation. The study analyses patterns of educational attainment in South Africa during the period 1970-2001, asking whether intergenerational social mobility has improved. It tackles the issue in two ways, combining extensive descriptive analysis of progress in educational attainment with more a formal evaluation of intergenerational social mobility using indices constructed by Dahan and Gaviria (2001) and Behrman, Birdsall and Szekely (1998). Both types of analysis indicate that intergenerational social mobility within race groups improved over the period, with the indices suggesting that South African children are currently better able to take advantage of educational opportunities than the bulk of their peers in comparable countries. However, significant racial barriers remain in the quest to equalise educational opportunities across the board for South African children. Wessels, P. (2004). “Information technology and the education of professional accountants." Meditari Accountancy research 12(1): 219-234. Abstract: One of the objectives of accounting education at South African universities is to prepare students for positions as professional accountants. The bulk of current education at South African universities focuses on the acquisition of technical knowledge through courses or modules focused on financial accounting. The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants, which is the dominant professional accounting body in South Africa, is mainly responsible for prescribing the body of knowledge that is taught. However, current accounting education is challenged by major changes in the environment in which professional accountants are operating. One of the major factors that affect this environment is the impact of information technology on the accounting profession. The purpose of this article is twofold: firstly, to investigate the extent of the changing environment in which professional accountants will need to operate in future, focusing specifically on information technology; and secondly, to determine the need for future research that will identify strategies for closing the gap between the current education of accountants at South African universities and what will be expected from them in their profession in future. Wiese, A. (2006). “Transformation in the South African chartered accountancy profession since 2001: a study of the progress and the obstacles black trainee accountants still encounter." Meditari Accountancy Research 14(2): 151-167. Abstract: The severe shortage of black chartered accountants (CAs) in South Africa highlights the need for equity in the development of future accountants. However, despite the transformation initiatives that had already been introduced by then, at the end of 2001, black CAs were still grossly underrepresented in the membership of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA). Furthermore, black trainee accountants still experienced cultural and social alienation, hostility and mistrust in their ability, resulting in their not reaching their full potential. This article investigates the progress made in transforming the accountancy profession in South Africa since 2001. It surveyed the obstacles black trainee accountants still encounter, using a questionnaire that took into account issues identified from the literature reviewed. A number of recommendations are made on the basis of the findings. The results show that black accountants are still a minority in the accountancy profession. Black trainees currently believe that they receive very good training; however, they also believe it is more difficult to be a black trainee than a white trainee. Different cultural backgrounds, a lack in social skills and race-based perceptions were identified as the key obstacles they currently encounter. Wingfield, S. and G. S. Black (2005). “Active versus Passive Course Designs: The Impact on Student Outcomes." Journal of Education for Business: 119-125. Abstract: The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of course design on both actual and self-reported student outcomes. The authors examined data gathered from three courses, each with a different design, during one semester at a major university in the Southwest. One passive design was used and was patterned after the traditional method of lecture, note-taking, and multiple-choice exams. Two active designs were used. One active design was a participative course where students helped plan the course by developing the syllabus and deciding what criteria should be graded. The other active design was experiential in nature where students were exposed to assignments and activities designed to simulate real-world tasks and experiences. Results indicated that students perceived active course designs to be more useful to their future than passive designs. However, course design appeared to have no impact on student grades, satisfaction, or perceptions of how a course was conducted.	<urn:uuid:601997e0-4f36-4119-bc0b-2aa5f9890724>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/learning-teaching/ctl/Pages/Economic---Management-Sciences.aspx?TermStoreId=d4aca01e-c7ae-4dc1-b7b2-54492a41081c&TermSetId=deb9b656-e431-4748-967b-0abed9c19ffb&TermId=65690f11-6c8c-4825-a57e-8726bb031d7c	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571198.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810161541-20220810191541-00272.warc.gz	en	0.934204	4,873	2.0625	2
Is gambling causing a problem for you or someone you know? The California Office of Problem Gambling can help. Call their free 24-hour confidential phone line. What is Problem Gambling? Problem gambling happens when gambling behavior compromises, disrupts or damages your personal life, family or job. Learn more at the resources below: • California Council on Problem Gambling	<urn:uuid:02aeb925-151d-40ed-b149-732b39a4fd0e>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://www.edcgov.us/Government/PublicHealth/ADP/Problem_Gambling.aspx	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560283008.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095123-00090-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.821842	76	1.804688	2
What doesn’t count as euthanasia or assisted suicide? Research shows that many people think that relatively normal medical decisions count as a form of euthanasia. However, withdrawing treatment, withholding life-sustaining treatment, and pain relief are all distinct from euthanasia and assisted suicide because they do not intentionally hasten death, and are focused on allowing nature to take its course. Don’t doctors do this already? Isn’t euthanasia already happening under the guise of “just a little more morphine to make someone comfortable?” In some cases, the most effective way to treat a dying patient’s symptoms and keep them as comfortable as possible is to give them treatment, such as high doses of morphine. For these patients, the dose required to effectively treat their symptoms may be so high that it could have the unintended effect of shortening the patient’s life. If a medical practitioner provides this treatment with the goal of relieving the patient’s pain or managing their care, while foreseeing the potential result of an unintended earlier death, it is considered a “double effect.” This “double effect” is distinct from euthanasia or assisted suicide (where intentionally lethal drugs are given with the intent or purpose of ending the patient’s life), and is allowed in current law as with other palliative care treatments that are given to improve a patient’s quality of life and comfort while they are alive. As palliative care physician Baroness Ilora Finlay puts it: Prescribing morphine properly is humane, compassionate and safe – it does not kill. Just because there is a last dose of a drug – or a last cup of tea – does not mean that either killed the patient dying of advanced disease. “Kiwis are confused about what ‘assisted dying’ means”, (Scoop, 1 November 2018), https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1811/S00009/kiwis-are-confused-about-what-assisted-dying-means.htm, accessed 20/4/20. I Finlay, “Assisted dying laws do not always protect the vulnerable”, (The Guardian, 28 October 2008), https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2008/oct/28/euthanasia-assisted-suicide-baroness-finlay, accessed 20/04/20.	<urn:uuid:9cd1b7d5-5d11-4a17-99fc-f57f9a8f41d1>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.maxim.org.nz/article/faq14-what-doesnt-count/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571950.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813111851-20220813141851-00670.warc.gz	en	0.92984	534	2.546875	3
The soufflé is one of the those refined French desserts that make all your taste buds tremble with pleasure! Soufflés were once eaten by kings and courtiers but today they can become a part of any dining table. It's not clear when exactly this delicious, airy and light dish was invented but what is known for sure is that it 1st appeared in the aristocratic French kitchens. Its name translates into airy. A soufflé can be salty or sweet, with or without sauce, with or without a filling, it can be served on its own or as a garnish to another dish. All types of soufflés are unified by their fickle culinary nature - this dish is considered one of the most unpredictable during its preparation. During baking it quickly inflates but when taken out of the oven, after about 20 min., the dessert that until that moment looked absolutely perfect all of a sudden deflates. What is the reason? The principle behind the preparation of all types soufflés is the separation of the egg whites from the egg yolks. The yolks need to be mixed with all of the other ingredients, while the whites need to be beaten to a stiff snow and then carefully mixed with the yolk mixture. The entire process ends with baking in the oven. The secret behind the correct preparation of a soufflé is in fact the beating of the egg whites into hard snow and then mixing them with the yolk mixture (they have to remain airy). Master chefs advise to never open the oven while the soufflé is baking, and one other clever trick: if you use a form with vertical walls, the soufflé will rise and keep itself upright.	<urn:uuid:1fb4fef3-997d-4105-878f-55d3af40713c>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://tastycraze.com/n5-73521-The_Souffl%EF%BF%BD%EF%BF%BD_is_the_Most_Problematic_Dessert_of_All	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570692.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807181008-20220807211008-00667.warc.gz	en	0.9579	355	1.96875	2
(Thunderbolt), but was not completed because of the problems that the invasion of the Mongols in Asia Minor created at the internal state. According to the dedicatory inscription above the main entrance, the construction of the mosque commissioned by Sultan Mehmed, son of Bayazid. The mosque was inaugurated in March 1420. A second inscription above the side entrance informs us that the reconstruction was undertaken by Kadi of Didymoteicho Seyyid Ali, built by Dogan bin Abdullah and engineer was Ivaz bin Bayezid. It is therefore property of Mehmet I (1413-1421). This time frame gives the dendrochronology (1418). Service Unit: 12th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities _x000D_ Phone: +30 2510224716	<urn:uuid:f44e59fd-4015-4842-9950-5f59f31304ac>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.emtgreece.com/ro/mosques/temenos-didymoticho-beyazit-mosque	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573029.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817153027-20220817183027-00271.warc.gz	en	0.940237	166	2.046875	2
Few tools can make a job of cutting metal tubing or other stock easier than a bandsaw. On those occasions when the stock cannot be brought to the machine, portable bandsaws offer the option of taking the machine to the work. Here are some basic steps for using this versatile and portable power tool. 1Rent or buy the portable bandsaw best suited for your needs. Commercial or Industrial Grade tools are expensive and often somewhat heavier than handyman or homeowner's grades, and most portable bandsaws fall in the former category. Here are some options you may find on portable bandsaws: - Capacity. Since the stock or material you are cutting must fit in the throat of the machine, choosing one with sufficient capacity is essential. Large capacity portable bandsaws can cut pipe or angle stock up to about 6 inches (15.2 cm), whereas standard machines are limited to about 4 inches (10.2 cm) of diameter or width. - Power source. If you are working in the field where electrical cords are not practical, you may choose to purchase a battery powered saw. These, however, are more expensive than the typical A.C. voltage saws, and have limited cutting times between battery recharging. - Brand choice. Most name-brands offer similar features and torque, and use a common blade length. Common brands include Porter Cable, Milwaukee, Ridgid, and DeWalt, and are available at builder's supply centers and tool retailers. Discount retailers offer off-brand tools which serve the same purpose, but may be of lower quality than the previous brands, at much lower prices. Be aware that with power tools, as with many consumer products, you will probably get what you pay for. 2Familiarize yourself with the tool. Portable bandsaws use a trigger switch similar to drills and circular saws, but usually are equipped with a separate speed selector so the sawblade moves at a speed suitable for the material you are cutting. 3Use the two handles, one located on each end of the saw to hold the tool while it is operated. This will allow you to guide the tool, while maintaining complete control of it. Other notable components your should be familiar with are these: - Guide rollers. These roller bearing assemblies support the blade as it is engaged in cutting your material so it doesn't deflect or bind. Because the bandsaw blade is made of a thin, flexible metal, these rollers must rotate freely and be positioned correctly to prevent the blade from binding or warping during the cut. - Cutting shoe. This is a flat, notched metal guide which will support the saw to offset the drag of the blades teeth as they cut the stock. This helps to insure the metal being sawn will not be dragged into the rear drive pulley while you are cutting. 4Read the operator's manual and become familiar with unique characteristics of your choice of saws, and especially the safety recommendations from the manufacturer. Bandsaws operate with an exposed blade capable of cutting through almost any common metal from soft copper to cast iron and steel, and will cut fingers with no discretion. This is one reason why the operator should keep both hands on the provided handles (located on the back of the saw, away from the blade). 5Dress appropriately for using this tool. Safety glasses and gloves are very important, but also keep in mind that loose jewelry or clothing can easily get caught in the moving blade. 6Support loose material when cutting. Using a vice or having a helper to hold a round pipe or bar will prevent it from spinning in response to the blade biting into it during a cut. Metal which bends during the cut can bind the blade causing the operator to lose control of his saw, and heavy items can drop on the operator's feet when they fall free. 7Mark the stock you are cutting at the correct angle for your needs. Mark pipe around the diameter so the finished cut will be true. 8Place the sawblade against the stock to be cut, making sure the blade is parallel to the cut line you have marked, and perpendicular to the stock (if the cut is to be square, or 90 degrees). Keep the shoe of the saw firmly against the stock. 9Start the saw by squeezing the trigger and allow the saw to cut its way through the stock you are cutting. Do not force the saw or apply excessive pressure, as the saw's teeth are able to remove only a certain amount of material with each pass. Rocking the saw when cutting very thick, solid pieces of stock may allow the metal chips to clear the saw's kerf, but usually, holding the saw steady in relation to the cut is the best method. 10Watch the blade to make sure it is aligned with your cut mark, and slow the cut when you are nearly through the stock so you can anticipate the blade binding if the material flexes or bends suddenly. Check the free end of the stock to make sure there is nothing in the way of it when it drops off. 11Release the trigger and allow the blade to quit moving before setting the saw down after the cut is complete. Set the saw on a clean, level surface when the cut is finished, to insure it does not fall and become damaged, or get dirt or debris in the pulley assemblies. - Supporting the stock you are cutting is essential for a good, clean, safe cut. A pipe vise is recommended for cutting any type of tubing. - Keep your tool clean and in good condition. Dirt or debris can cause your saw to bind, destroy the roller guides, and shorten the life of your tool. - Choose a blade appropriate for your task. When cutting metal, especially thin metal or tubing, you should make sure at least 2, and preferably more, teeth engage the metal at all times. Selecting a bandsaw blade with the correct TPI (teeth per inch) for your intended use will give you the best results. - Always unplug the saw when changing or replacing the blade. - If you force the blade into the material, you stand a chance of breaking the blade. When this happens, the blade becomes a projectile and will kill or maim whoever is in the way. - Portable bandsaws operate with an open, or unguarded blade capable of cutting almost anything that engages it when it is moving. - Heavy steel or other materials can cause damage to floors, and serious injury when they fall loose after the cut is completed. Things You'll Need - Portable bandsaw with suitable blades. - Power cord/power source. - Safety equipment. In other languages: Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 39,214 times.	<urn:uuid:8874e0ae-23eb-476a-9ea6-d5fc5965e106>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://www.wikihow.com/Use-a-Portable-Bandsaw	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281151.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00108-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.93706	1,375	1.703125	2
"My precise criticism of liberalism is that it remakes the person and the 'family' in the image of its voluntarist and procedural concept of justice and the basic anthropology this entails." Honor your father and mother so that you might live out your days at length in the land the Lord your God has given you —Exodus 20:12 I. Introduction: Posing the Question 1. The title given here1 makes a claim: viz. that the family is or should be conceived as the “root” or “foundation” of society and justice. In doing so, it evokes the teaching of Familiaris consortio that “the family is ‘the first and vital cell of society’” (FC, 42).2 Far from being an obscure reference, this teaching of the 1981 Apostolic Exhortation is echoed by numerous other references in the Church’s magisterium to the idea that society is in some sense rooted in the family.3 The title also makes reference to the Fourth Commandment, “Honor your father and mother, that your days may be long in the land which the Lord your God gives you” (Ex 20:12). Of course this reference directs us to the question of the place of “honor” in the family and therefore its role in establishing the root or foundation of society and justice. I suppose that most people would almost instinctively agree with the general statement that society is rooted in the family. However, what this affirmation means might involve greater difficulty. Setting aside for a moment the reference to justice, the claim that family is the foundation of society could indicate only that the procreative unity of the male-female couple is necessary for the perpetuation of the human race, and therefore of the broader society, from generation to generation. At first glance, this simple meaning would seem so obvious as to be almost pointless as a grand statement or teaching of the Church. There are, however, a host of challenges that seem to call even this most obvious meaning into question. These challenges range from the social and cultural destabilization of marriage and family to the advent of biotechnologies that would bypass the need for them altogether. In addition, however, the claim could mean that the family offers the matrix not only for the physical beings but also the primary formation of their personalities and moral character. Here is where the question of justice might come in. The family is where justice (considered as a “virtue” in the classical sense, or considered as a “value” in the modern sense) is taught. But also the family is where we learn to love our neighbor. Here the family is seen as a paradigm for how people should view others in society and for the fact that we come from a common source in God and have a shared dignity. Finally, the idea of family as root and foundation could mean that society owes something to the family, that the family is more fundamentally human than civil society, and that while there is a real mutuality of function and end, the family has priority over civil society, and that one of civil society’s roles is to provide the stability of conditions and resources necessary for the family to flourish. This last sense, of course, would find support in the Church’s doctrine of subsidiarity.4 . . . . . . . . . . To read this article in its entirety, please download the free PDF, buy this issue, or become a Communio subscriber!	<urn:uuid:3537b79d-7f31-4559-ba14-f8967294b948>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://www.communio-icr.com/articles/print/recognizing-the-roots-of-society-in-the-family-foundation-of-justice	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281450.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00171-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.966075	728	2.375	2
There exists a typical recognition in our nation that laws identifying with land are perplexing and it is master employment to comprehend and apply the law. Without a doubt, the reality of the matter is that the strategy for land estimation framework requires master learning. Besides, units to quantify land are very curious and not all inclusive the nation over. In actuality, as a result of high development of populace and shortage of land, land related debate are expanded step by step, which had around 80% of our aggregate common suit. Our standard educational land law books normally contain history; the State Acquisition and Tenancy Act, 1950; the Non-Agricultural and Tenancy Act, 1949; arrangements of pre-emption; alluvion-diluvion, obtaining order and some other part of land law independently while this book covers creation, exchange and killing of land rights in single cover. This talked about book presents unchanging features of land law under a solitary shadow. which incorporates arrangements identifying with enrollment, easement, open request recuperation, trust, rent, contract, exchange of immoveable property and other natural materials concerning genuine property; however definitely. Regularly we concentrated these points independently though worldwide understudies take after this example to study land law everywhere throughout the earth. This unmistakable book additionally talks about on every single constant piece of land law i.e. arrive organization, settlement of Khas land, Khatiyan, change, arrive charges and so on. Writer for the most part details this book by his class addresses, which additionally reflects for the sake of his book.	<urn:uuid:b3b623f5-8e37-4bbe-9830-55a47766708e>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://iviralvids.com/real-life-people-wont-believe/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281574.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00022-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.94845	324	2.71875	3
Book: Recurrent Dreams of Painted Faces by John Robert McCauley \|5 stars, 1 review on Amazon\| John Robert McCauleyabout this book: The year was 2015. The San Francisco Giants reigned as World Series champions fostering a sense of endless possibility in the bay area. It was a thrilling time to come of age. While America moved forward, Haley spent her teenage years under the strict thumb of her mother. Then, Haley started having recurrent dreams of people with painted faces dancing in the streets. Tillie, her mother and a Stanford Psychology Professor, tried to help Haley solve the mysteries of her intriguing dreams by getting her to remember the details of the dreams and looking at them objectively. The dreams continued to knock at Haley's door night after night. They were relevant to the dreamer. The story unraveled into a teenager's chance, choices and fate. The Author decided to put up one of my favorite passages from the book, just to tempt you to give it a chance. On the way back to Cody, Toby said to Haley, "You got the smell of horses on you." The tour guide heard their conversation and cut in, "Men like the smell of horses on a woman." "Are you sure?" Haley asked. "I went to school in Kentucky, where there's only horses, basketball and Bourbon." "Did you ever have dreams of horses?" "When I was a teenager, I saw the John Huston movie, 'The Misfits,' staring Clark Gable that had painful scenes in which airplanes and trucks were used to capture wild mustangs. The mustangs were rounded up and sold for a pittance…headed to a slaughterhouse and rendered into pet food. After the movie, I started having dreams of painted horses." Haley interrupted her and said, "I have recurrent dreams of painted faces." The tour guide continued, "In 1971, congress passed the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act which placed wild horses under the supervision of the Bureau of Land Management." "So, what did your dreams mean? "I was like dreaming about wild horses, and then, lo and behold, it came to pass that I started working for or with them. Every time I take a tour to see them, I have a long, loving conversation with them, say grace and give heartfelt thanks. They are a blessing from the creator." Haley thought about it for a while, and said, "Now you are showing the people the last of the wild Mustangs. Your fondest dreams have come true." preview: read a sample from this book what to read next: if you read and liked this book... Other books by John Robert McCauley (more) ▾ reviews voted most helpful on amazon.com ▾ • Book Review: Dreams 1-2-3 - Remember, Interpret and Live Your Dreams by J. Martin\| • Book Review: Dreams: Guide To The Soul, 40 Ancient Secret Keys to Healing, Renewal and Power by Steven Fox, Ph.D.\| \|show list of all published reviews \| subscribe to the feed\| \|Home \| Contact \| Legal Notice \| Impressum\|\|Book Promotion \| Do you like askDavid.com? \| Boost Your Karma\|	<urn:uuid:b7bdd1a8-e7bd-4b56-aba1-4ce436da24fe>	CC-MAIN-2016-44	http://askdavid.com/reviews/book/clairvoyance/10503	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988721174.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183841-00283-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.955893	680	1.796875	2
AP Degitalised Video Lessons 1st Class to 10th Class All Subjects Download. Andhra pradesh and Telangana Digital Class videos brings the exclusively designed multimedia modules and thoroughly crafted assignments and tests based on the CCE grading system for all subjects Respectivly Maths and Science and Social Science, etc...along the guidelines and course details of the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Both states. Advantage's for Students:- Digital Class curriculum to use full by the students to experience, observe, and practice concepts better. Hence, they understand and the fundamentals and retain the concepts lifelong. Research shows up to 60% improvement in a student’s performance in student based learning method. Advantage's for Teachers:- With the use of animated lessons and Direct Experience-based activities help teachers explain and improve their teaching ability the concepts in highly detailed manner. Highly researched and structured content ensures teachers to follow the best possible method while teaching.	<urn:uuid:5ec3c4cb-2025-48ee-8acc-b8548f53dc66>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://www.teacherfriend.in/2016/01/ap-degitalised-video-lessons-all-class.html	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560282202.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095122-00557-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.907544	193	2.328125	2
Updated: August 27th, 2012 Today's snippet is tremendously helpful if you are using an XML-RPC WordPress interface to read and publish your articles and are running into 500 Server Error issues due to running out of memory, manifesting themselves in something like this error message: "Invalid Server Response – The response to the metaWeblog.newMediaObject method received from the weblog server was invalid". For example, my regular PHP memory allocation is 32MB or so, but if I load up Windows Live Writer, my favorite publishing tool, and ask it to load 1000 of the latest blog posts, I will undoubtedly get a server error back. One solution would be to increase the memory allocated to PHP to something higher, like 256MB, which is how … you are great. You have the convenience of a nearby, well, convenience store and the UI that is acceptable to even an Apple fanboy (I'm not one, I'm just saying). Skype also has a Firefox extension which finds all pieces of text that resemble phone numbers on web pages you are visiting and converts them into clickable Skype buttons . One click and you're dialing the number. The premise is great but the execution… When it comes to your Firefox extension, Skype – you suck. You really suck. So what makes me say these mean things? Is it the fact that when simply searching Google for "skype firefox", one finds mostly blog posts … Firefox Being Slow, Especially Switching Tabs, High CPU Load, Memory Problems? Are You Using Firecookie For Firebug? I use a lot of extensions. A LOT. They slow down my Firefox while giving something useful in return. Most of them are harmless and do not affect the speed too much but there are select few that are just CPU, memory, and performance hogs. Until Firefox gets an extension manager that can show what the impact from each extension on time/CPU/memory is, one can resort to guessing, disabling, testing, and looking for clues to find these conniving little bastards. Anyway, so where was I? Recently, my Firefox became increasingly unresponsive, especially when switching tabs. After some time, it was a pain to switch tabs altogether, so I had to resort to restarting the browser, only to …	<urn:uuid:74dab662-fb81-47a2-a4f6-0122af680230>	CC-MAIN-2016-44	http://beerpla.net/tag/memory/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988718285.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183838-00105-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.927929	473	1.679688	2
A school in Beverley is appealing to the community for donations of old dead batteries. St Mary’s School wants the public to donate as many old batteries as possible as they take part in The Big Battery Hunt. Debbie Frost from St Mary’s School explained more. She said; “The school is taking part in The Big Battery Hunt. This is a nationwide battery recycling initiative organised by the National Schools Partnership. The scheme has been funded by Duracell.” “Last year, the initiative managed to recycle 4 million of them. Also following its completion schools continued to recycle batteries.” “Young people are being encouraged to think about the importance of recycling. They are then challenged to collect as many used batteries as they can.” “Our aim as a school is for each pupil to contribute to an overall amount and help beat last year’s total.” Pupils at St Mayr’s School have each taken home a box. Their goal is to fill it with used batteries under the supervision of an adult. Also, they are being challenged to ask friends, family and the wider community to get involved. Response To Appeal For Old Batteries To Date Has Been Amazing Mrs Frost added; “So far we have had an amazing response. Children have managed to collect over 800 batteries in the first two weeks.” “Also following an appeal on social media we have managed to increase that total to 2,500.” “Parents are also really getting involved as well, collecting batteries at workplaces and around the home.” “It is a great way to get the children enthusiastic about such an important issue.” “We have already had a very positive response from the local community. We are also hoping that they will get behind this campaign. They can help us show the children that together we can make a difference.” St Mary’s School has teamed up with Beverley Car & Cycles on Norwood which is acting as a drop off point. Members of the public can take their old batteries into the shop and help the school try and beat their target. If the school performs well they will also have the chance to win prizes. Prizes include Math subscriptions for the whole school, vouchers for school equipment and also certificates and prizes for children.	<urn:uuid:13e0105c-4856-4f36-87f6-68e308277d9d>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.hu17.net/2019/03/13/old-batteries/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573876.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820012448-20220820042448-00078.warc.gz	en	0.981077	497	1.992188	2
(UPDATED COVERAGE Jan. 31) As two Colorado cantaloupe growers begin probation for a deadly 2011 listeria outbreak, federal officials say they will move forward with new food safety rules and use their full power to enforce them. Eric and Ryan Jensen, owners of Jensen Farms, Granada Colo., were the first growers to face this kind of criminal foodborne pathogen case. They each pleaded guilty in 2013 to six federal misdemeanors of introducing adulterated food into the supply chain. A federal magistrate in Denver sentenced them Jan. 28 to each serve six months home detention and five years probation. Other growers could face similar situations, based on a comment from Spencer Morrison, the Food and Drug Administration’s acting special agent in charge of the agency’s criminal investigation. Spencer assisted the U.S. Justice Department with its case against the Jensens. The FDA will continue to use its powers to ensure food safety regulations and laws are followed, Morrison said in a statement issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Denver office after the Jensens’ sentencing. The agency continues to stress prevention as its weapon of choice, however. “At FDA our goal is to continue to move forward on the ... rules, so that we can work with farmers and industry to prevent tragic outbreaks like this from happening in the first place,” said Doug Karas, public affairs specialist with FDA’s Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation Network. In addition to their home detention and probation, the Jensens must each pay $150,000 in restitution to the victims of the listeria outbreak — $25,000 for each of the six counts. They argued against paying restitution because they may be found liable for damages in civil cases filed by victims. The 2011 outbreak killed as many as 40 people and sickened almost 150 others in 28 states, according to the assistant U.S. Attorney Jaime Pena, who prosecuted the case. The Jensens could have each faced up to six years in prison and each been fined $1.5 million. “No fine is imposed because the defendants have no ability to pay a fine,” according to the sentencing order from Magistrate Judge Michael E. Hegarty. As a special condition, Ryan Jensen agreed to attend a substance abuse program and take drug tests. The judge waived drug testing for Eric Jensen because the presentence report “indicates a low risk of future substance abuse” for him. Both brothers agreed to provide a DNA sample. The brothers also must complete 100 hours of community service. Prosecutor recommended probation Hegarty’s sentence order came after the U.S. Attorney’s office and officials from the federal probation and parole office recommended probation. “These defendants were at worse negligent or reckless in their acts and omissions,” Pena wrote in the government’s recommendation. The judge noted that several victims spoke during the sentencing hearing, some in favor of probation, some in favor of jail time. The brothers requested probation, saying they had no intent to harm anyone. They also contend justice has been served because new food safety guidelines have been implemented in the industry. According to their request, the federal officer who wrote their presentence reports did not find any evidence showing the brothers were aware their operation was substandard. “Additionally, there is no evidence to suggest that the defendant and codefendant ‘cut corners’ to save money in order to earn a greater profit by installing the new processing equipment,” Eric Jensen’s attorney wrote in the request. The brothers’ probation request also reference their federal lawsuit against Santas Maria, Calif.-based Primus Group Inc. That case states the Jensens would not have shipped the tainted cantaloupe if their operation had not received a “superior” score of 96 out of 100 when a Primus contractor audited it just before the 2011 season. The brothers signed their case against Primus over to the 66 listeria victims and their families who have filed civil cases. Primus Group Inc., Santa Maria, Calif., is named in all of the suits. At least two federal judges and one state judge dismissed Primus from cases under their jurisdiction as of late January. However, Bill Marler, the Seattle food safety attorney handling the Jensens’ case against Primus — as well as 45 of the 66 victim cases — said he believes many of the cases will go forward. One such case, filed by the family of the late William Beach, is in Oklahoma. The judge denied, in part, a dismissal request by Primus on Jan. 24. In his order the judge said the wrongful death claim against Primus can move forward because there are sufficient “factual allegations to support that causation exists between Primus Group’s actions and Mr. Beach’s listeria infection and death.”	<urn:uuid:a2fb3467-127d-4719-930b-4d2b24c325f7>	CC-MAIN-2016-44	http://www.thepacker.com/fruit-vegetable-news/Jensens-get-probation-in-cantaloupe-listeria-case-242444731.html?cmntid=170680956&email=yes&page=2	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988720475.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183840-00354-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.966161	1,030	1.625	2
Lawyer concerned that 'internet censorship bill' may be used as a political tool The piece of legislation, often referred to as the 'internet censorship bill’, has been widely-criticised for being poorly drafted. It gives the Film and Publications Board (FPB) power to regulate and censor all forms of online content. A new draft of the Films and Publications Amendment Regulations was gazetted for public comment this week, according to MyBroadBand. President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the bill into law in October last year, but it has not come into effect yet. Hall, a lawyer who specialises in South African digital entertainment law, says the FPB could potentially use the bill as a political tool. He says the bill dangerously provides the FPB with room for legislative overreach when it comes to all kinds of online content. Hall warns that the government-controlled entity should not have the power to regulate certain user-generated content. He cautions that the FPB has been used to fight political battles in the past. Because of the way that the regulations have been drafted... it's reaching onto any content that is uploaded online.Nick Hall, Advisor and lawyer - Digital entertainment industry So, if you wanted to upload a film to Facebook or if you made TikTok video, you would be a criminal if you did that under the lawNick Hall, Advisor and lawyer - Digital entertainment industry Section 24a of the Act says it's a crime for any person who uploads a film (broadly defined as any sequence of images that when viewed together create motion) and distributed by any media, including the internet and social media, unless you are registered with the FPB as the distributer of that content.Nick Hall, Advisor and lawyer - Digital entertainment industry If someone complains, the FPB can pull that content and require it to be classified... Until such time that it's been classified, it's not allowed.Nick Hall, Advisor and lawyer - Digital entertainment industry Historically, the FPB has only really had a mandate to classify content that is physically distributed and that is broadcast as well, to an extent.Nick Hall, Advisor and lawyer - Digital entertainment industry Public comments for the new Films and Publications Amendment Regulations are currently open until Monday 17 August. Content consumed in various forms and on a variety of platforms holds the potential to cause psychological, developmental or moral harm. Submit your representations on the FPB's draft Amendment Regulations before 17 August 2020 #WeInformYouChoose pic.twitter.com/scB8WTjhZP— Film and Publication Board (@FPB_ZA) July 28, 2020 Listen to the discussion on Today with Kieno Kammies: Source : https://www.123rf.com/photo_61153253_man-watching-streaming-series-in-a-laptop-computer-lying-on-the-bed-.html	<urn:uuid:39ff8d36-ba43-425a-a048-85e70bca3808>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/392311/lawyer-concerned-that-internet-censorship-bill-may-be-used-as-a-political-tool	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572192.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815145459-20220815175459-00073.warc.gz	en	0.948361	607	1.765625	2
BTEC National Foundation Diploma in Computing Level 3 Computing and Digital Technology 05 September 2022 Minimum of 5 GCSEs grade C or above to include Maths/Numeracy and English/Welsh 1st Language, or appropriate Level 2 Diploma qualification at Merit grade with GCSE Maths/Numeracy and English/Welsh 1st Language at grade C or above. In a nutshell This course aims to blend technical skills with the business, interpersonal and project management skills that are needed not only by the computing sector, but by all the sectors using technology in a modern business environment. This course is for you if... ... You want a combination of computing knowledge and practical skills ... You are enthusiastic about the ever-changing technological demands of industry ... You want to blend technical and business knowledge What will I be doing? The programme is designed to develop your technical skills in systems security, software development and computer games design. You will study core units in the first year, and then progress to the Extended Diploma in the second year. You'll study a very wide range of computing topics, which could include: - Principles of computer science (exam) - Fundamentals of computer systems (exam) - IT systems security and encryption - Business applications of social media - Website development - Digital graphics and animation - Planning and management of computing projects (assessment) - Software design and development project (assessment) - The impact of computing - Computer games development - Computer networking - Relational database development - Systems analysis and design You'll be assessed through coursework and exams in the first and second years and you'll achieve: What is expected of me? To enrol, you’ll need a minimum of 5 GCSEs grade C or above to include Maths/Numeracy and English/Welsh First Language, or appropriate Level 2 Diploma qualification at Merit grade with GCSE Maths/Numeracy and English/Welsh First Language at grade C or above. Full commitment to attendance is required. Respect for others, enthusiasm for the subject and self-motivation are the essential qualities we expect to see in all our learners. You will be continually assessed and there is an expectation that you will continue your studies and coursework during your own time. What comes next? - HND in Computing or Foundation Degree IT Security at Coleg Gwent or other university level study in subjects such as computing, e-commerce, gaming, management information systems or database management. - Employment as a junior developer or computer technician etc - Apprenticeship at a suitable IT or Computing company University courses in computer science, computer games design and computer forensics Have any questions or are not sure if this is the right course for you? Contact our Student Recruitment team	<urn:uuid:7d70ebfd-bcff-424f-b1be-f46a9ffe2bbc>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.coleggwent.ac.uk/course/ND0019/btec-national-foundation-diploma-in-computing-level-3?uioid=479220	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572908.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817122626-20220817152626-00072.warc.gz	en	0.90063	633	2.421875	2
Th1 and Th17 but no Th2-related cytokine spectrum in the cerebrospinal fluid of children with Borrelia-related facial nerve palsy © Liba et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2013 Received: 19 July 2013 Accepted: 26 September 2013 Published: 4 October 2013 Chemokines and cytokines in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum have been extensively studied in adults with neuroborreliosis (NB), whereas there are limited data about the pediatric population. In adults, T helper type 1 (Th1) and Th17-related cytokines were observed during acute NB. In children, the Th2 response is thought to moderate the disease course. The aim of this study was to determine the chemokine-cytokine profile in children with acute NB displaying Borrelia-related peripheral facial nerve palsy (PFNP). Luminex multiple bead technology was used for the detection of twelve cytokines and chemokines in the CSF and serum of three groups: 1) children with Borrelia-related PFNP (BPFNP); 2) children with non-borrelial “idiopathic” PFNP (NIPFNP); and 3) age-related controls. In BPFNP, cytokines-chemokines related to a non-specific pro-inflammatory activity and specific Th1/Th17 responses were detected in CSF, and elevated IL-7 and IL-10 levels were observed in serum and CSF compared to NIPFNP and to controls. In NIPFNP, CSF findings were similar to controls; however, higher levels of IL-7 and MCP-1 were observed in serum. Higher IL-8, IL-15 and MCP-1 levels were detected in CSF compared to serum in all groups. MCP-1 and IL-8 levels in CSF were strikingly higher in BPFNP compared to the other two groups, while IL-15 levels in CSF showed no difference. In addition, in controls, increased IL-4 level was found in CSF compared to serum. The chemokine-cytokine profile in the CSF of children with acute NB was similar to previous studies in adults. Our data suggests that higher levels of IL-4, IL-15 and MCP-1 levels in CSF compared to serum in controls might represent a potentially protective cytokine milieu in the CNS compartment. KeywordsChildren Facial palsy Neuroborreliosis Cerebrospinal fluid Cytokine IL-4 IL-15 IL-17 Neuroborreliosis (NB) is characterized by neurologic involvement during infection with the complex of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bb) . The clinical manifestation and clinical course of NB is different in children compared to adults . Cranial neuropathy including the facial nerve is the most common manifestation of acute NB in the pediatric population [3, 4]. The disease course seems to have a better prognosis and chronic NB is rarely observed in children . Borrelia-species are facultative intracellular pathogens that are able to survive in the extracellular matrix . All of the known types of immune response (T helper (Th) type 1, Th2 and Th17) as well as regulatory mechanisms are involved in Bb-induced inflammation [5–9]. Increased CD8+ interferon gamma (IFN-γ) –producing T cells were described in NB patients . A strong Th1 inflammatory response, represented by production of IFN-γ and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), is required for successful Bb eradication [7, 8]. The Th2 immune response, represented by interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-13, may inhibit the potentially harmful effect of the Th1 response . The benign course of NB in children was associated with elevated secretion of interleukin (IL)-4 in the CSF [8–10]. Recently, the Th17 response, represented by IL-17, has been observed in some cases of confirmed NB, and IL-17 has been suggested as an important mediator of Bb-induced immunopathology [11, 12]. Increased levels of IL-17 were associated with more pronounced pleocytosis and fatigue in adults but not in children . Cytokines have been extensively studied in adults with NB, whereas there are limited data about the pediatric population [6–11]. The aim of this study was to determine the concentrations of chemokines and cytokines (IFN-γ, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-10, IL-13, IL-15, IL-17, MCP-1 and TNF-α) in CSF and serum of children with Borrelia-related peripheral facial nerve palsy (PFNP) and to compare these data to children with non-borrelial “idiopathic” PFNP and to age-related controls. Characteristics of the patient groups BPFNP(n = 20) NIPFNP(n = 14) Controls (n = 23) 11 : 9 7 : 7 12 : 11 Leukocytes in CSF (median, range) [×10-6/L] Protein in CSF (median, range) [g/L] Borrelia -specific-Ab in CSF Routine analysis and diagnostic process CSF and serum were routinely examined in the Laboratory of CSF and in the Laboratory of Microbiology in University Hospital Motol. Cell count, protein level, blood-brain barrier (BBB) status, level of immunoglobulin (Ig) G and IgM were evaluated by standard methods. Pleocytosis was defined as total cell count in CSF > 5 × 106/L. Status of the BBB was determined by albumin ratio Qalb (Qalb = albumin CSF [g/L] / albumin serum × 103 [g/L]; Qalb > 5 determinates BBB deficiency . The normal IgG level determined in the laboratory was < 0.040 g/L in CSF and 3.6 – 11.9 g/L in serum. The normal IgM level was < 0.0012 g/L in CSF and 0.6- 2.5 g/L in serum [14, 15]. In cases of elevated levels of Ig in CSF, Reiber’s formula for intrathecal production of IgG and/or IgM was used . The presence of antibodies against Bb was determined by using the enzyme-linked-immunosorbent-assay (ELISA) and western-blot (WB) for verification. Furthermore, CSF and serum were tested for the presence of specific antibodies against herpes-simplex virus, varicella-zoster virus, Epstein-Barr virus and the virus of tick-born encephalitis. Borrelia-related peripheral facial nerve palsy (BPFNP) was diagnosed when there was pleocytosis in CSF and Borrelia-specific antibodies were present . In case of PFNP with normal CSF and no specific antibody production, high-resolution computer tomography of pyramidal bones (HRCT) and MR imaging of the brain were performed. Idiopathic PFPN was diagnosed when all these were normal (NIPFNP). After routine analysis all samples were stored at -20°C and thawed once before chemokine and cytokine analyses. Chemokine and cytokine detection Chemokine and cytokine concentrations in CSF and serum were measured by Luminex multiple bead technology and software according to the manufacturer’s instructions (Customized kit, Milliplex Human Cytokine/Chemokine Panel, Millipore Corporation, Billerica, MA, USA). Chemokines IL-8, MCP-1 and cytokines IFN-γ, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-7, IL-10, IL-13, IL-15, IL-17 and TNF-α were determined in the three previously-characterized groups. Statistical analyses were performed using GraphPad PRISM, version 6.0. Non-parametric tests were used. Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA was performed to compare multiple study groups, and the Mann-Whitney test was applied as a post-hoc test. Wilcoxon signed ranked test was used for pair analysis of CSF and serum in each group. Correlations between parameters were calculated using Spearman correlation. White cell count and protein level in CSF were significantly increased in the BPFNP group compared to the other groups (Table 1). Both parameters correlated positively with albumin ratio (Qalb, data not shown). Increased levels of IL-7 and IL-10 were detected in BPFNP compared to serum levels in controls. Serum level of IL-10 in BPFNP was also significantly higher than in the NIPFNP group. In NIPFNP, increased levels of MCP-1 and IL-7 were detected in comparison to controls (Figures 1a, e and 2f). CSF vs. serum In all groups, significantly higher levels of IL-8, IL-15 and MCP-1 were detected in CSF compared to serum. Additionally, significantly higher IL-4 level in CSF compared to serum was detected in controls (Figure 2a). IL-13 levels did not differ between any groups (Figure 2b). All children with NB had complete clinical recovery from facial palsy within 21 days of the treatment onset. The detection of chemokines and cytokines in CSF and serum during acute NB indicated that inflammation was localized mainly in the CNS compartment with an imprint in peripheral blood. Similar to the published data in adults with an early stage of acute NB, innate pro-inflammatory and specific Th1 and Th17-related cytokines were detected in CSF of children with Borrelia-related PFNP while IL-4/Th2-related cytokine was not [6–8, 12]. As was previously described, antigen specific T cells are recruited to the CNS from peripheral blood once they are educated in the lymph nodes [17, 18]. In accordance with the involvement of adaptive immunity during acute NB, we could observe increased IL-7 level in serum and IL-2 and IL-7 levels in CSF . Increased level of IL-2 in CSF and not in serum in NB patients reflects a general T cell activation in the CNS . Moreover, we detected raised levels of IL-10 in CSF and serum of children with acute NB. IL-10 is a cytokine with pleiotropic effects but mainly exerts a strong inhibitory function and prevents tissue damage . Bb species are able to induce IL-10 production and thus regulate the immune response to their advantage [1, 19]. Nevertheless, IL-10 is also able to promote cytotoxic T cell activity and antibody production . So far, we could only speculate on whether increased IL-10 level might help in effective resolution of Bb- infection. There is a growing body of evidence that less harmful immune responses are preserved in the CNS and that the intraparenchymal CNS environment is anti-inflammatory [17, 18]. Certain cytokines, such as IL-4 and IL-15, have been recently studied in the context of neuroinflammation and seem to have a neuroprotective effect in animal models [21–23]. We detected a higher level of IL-15 in the CSF in all groups compared to serum. Additionally, we observed a higher CSF level of IL-4 in comparison to serum in the control group. In contrast, IL-4 in CSF of children with Borrelia-related PFNP was not increased compared to serum in our study. That could be caused by the fact that the samples were collected at a very early stage of NB (no more than five days after the neurologic symptoms had occurred). Our findings are in accordance with the previous study, in which early increased secretion of Borrelia-specific IFN-γ was observed and subsequent up-regulation of IL-4 in CSF was associated with non-chronic NB . The potential regulatory role of IL-4 (Th2) in Th1-mediated pathologies is widely discussed. However, MCP-1 also seems to support a Th2 response . 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“We must create needs for them" Text by Diego Staphani, Curator The imagined scenario which is created in the spaces of the Galleria Ramo by Patrizia Pfenninger, in her first solo exhibition, questions the hypothetical reception, interpretation and classification of everyday objects of our time, from an other, extraterrestrial life form. The exhibition in Como is thus transformed into a sort of spaceship/archaeological museum of the future in which the only survivors, petrified (hence the analogy with Pompeii) follows a mysterious, fleeting and infallible alien intervention, gathering the goods of consumption. Symbolic objects easily and deliberately recognisable to today's consumer, increasingly considered (illusory) "useful and indispensable" but which, in a short time, inevitably become "the waste of tomorrow” (Zygmunt Bauman, Vite di scarto, 2005). Symbols of an apparent progress that leads to an even greater and unreasonable production of new things, capable of triggering a feeling in man, a voracious, greedy, bulimic desire for consumption. Consumer goods of the current society, defined as liquid both for its debauchery and for the constant and sudden change to which it is subjected, the rise to simulacra idolised by the masses. Wax idols (like a pair of Icarus's wings) built on images and advertising, creating on the whole a visual communication implemented through targeted marketing strategies there is even talk of neuromarketing that works at an unconscious level and is able to leverage the decision-making capacity of consumers, today find their apex in branded products, where the brand has become (not always rightly) synonymous with quality and excellence. And these products, now an integral part of the everyday life, help to describe, to denote and at the same time to characterise our identity. Going further, these products have literally shaped our experience of reality: today an apple is no longer a fruit but a computer as much as a crocodile is not an animal but a t-shirt. The signifier has supplanted the meaning. The collective imagination is saturated with hidden messages that in the long term have contributed to creating a distorted image of reality, to conditioning our perception of it and even to teach us, or rather unlearn, how best to live. The capacity of emotional persuasion of these messages, insinuated in every sphere of our action, distracts attention from the essential directing it towards the object of desire, the superficial; we are attracted by the latest model of a smartphone, from its functions to its updates, from its dimensions to its performances, without seeing the sad reality that hides inside the production of the object: the exploitation of the cobalt mines in the Congo and the thousands of people exposed and subjected to inhuman working conditions. We are approaching and we resemble the inhabitants of Leonia, one of the invisible Cities of Calvino, in a frightening and worrying way, where "every morning the population wakes up between fresh sheets, washes with barely scrubbed soap, wears brand new dressing gowns, extracts from the most perfected tin cans refrigerator still untouched, listening to the latest nursery rhymes from the last model of an apparatus", and later "everyday more things are sold sold, fabricated and bought, opulence of Leonia is measured by the things that every day are thrown away to make room for new ones.” The appearance in the eyes of others (how we dress, which model of car we drive, what glasses we wear, what phone we own, what we eat) replaces the substance of our being. "It is a sign of great misery, that man needs so many things: he shows himself to be poor in the things of the Great Spirit. [...] Because the Papalagi [the white man] inebriates his spirit in many ways, and he is convinced that he cannot live without things, as one cannot live without eating ", said Head Tuiavii of Tiavea of the Samoa Islands to his island brothers at the beginning of the last century, warning them and warning them against the white coloniser and his "treasures" that "are nothing but poisoned arrows". Now we are the actors, oblivious or careless of the capitalist logic, driven by an insatiable hunger for the new. Without wanting to, we are swallowed up in a black hole of indifference, now insensitive to any kind of suffering as long as it is distant or mediated by a screen, spectators of a shipwreck ready to share the tragedy. What we possess has ended, willy-nilly, to possess us and lead us slowly towards a constant and unattainable sense of dissatisfaction and unhappiness. Based on these considerations, the project by Patrizia Pfenninger Pompei today. The end of capitalism is born. Hypothesis of a future archeology where the simulacra of consumption are transformed into finds, products stripped of their appeal and reduced to objects in their essence (mindful of "a rose is a rose is a rose"), testimony to a past (our present) marked by economic and market logic with questionable and controversial effects. Without entering into an explicit criticism of the system of values of the contemporary world, the exhibition invites the viewer to reflect, to dwell on its relationship with the material goods with which it interacts daily and on the choices that it is so frequently called to put into practice. Quoting the artist "we are our supermarket (of choices) / we are our own meat / we are our own butcher". Pompei today is therefore the exhibition of an imaginary and imagined exhibition that has not yet taken place, a sort of document / testimony of contemporary life and of the search (perhaps vain) of the human being for a happiness without expiration date.	<urn:uuid:6345f79b-0f36-4500-b0b3-26d65fbb7913>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://pfenninger.vision/pompeitoday	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573908.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820043108-20220820073108-00274.warc.gz	en	0.955374	1,176	1.851563	2
Just days after saying help offered to Alberta by the federal government and Newfoundland and Labrador was not immediately necessary, Premier Jason Kenney announced Thursday that his province has now agreed to accept help as the health-care system is under “enormous pressure” because of the fourth wave of COVID-19. “We appreciate reciprocal offers,” Kenney said at a news conference, noting Alberta has offered assistance to other provinces during the COVID-19 pandemic as well and still has citizens from other province’s in its hospitals’ ICUs. Kenney said eight to 10 staff from the Canadian Armed Forces will be coming, likely to CFB Edmonton, along with up to 20 trained staff from the Canadian Red Cross, who will likely be deployed to the hard-hit Red Deer Regional Hospital. He also said his government is in the process of finalizing plans to bring in a medical team from Newfoundland, likely to be deployed to Fort McMurray’s hospital. “These contributions may helps us to staff four or five additional ICU beds,” the premier said, noting that every little bit helps. 1:52COVID-19: Kenney announces Alberta will accept federal help to protect health-care system The announcement that help has now been officially accepted comes as Alberta Health Services says 309 patients are currently in Alberta’s ICUs, with “the vast majority” of them being positive for COVID-19. Kenney said with bed capacity having been expanded to 372 available ICU beds, the province is using 83 per cent of its ICU capacity. “(This) has come at a real cost,” the premier said, noting the large numbers of surgeries and procedures that have been postponed as a result, and the “huge stress” health-care workers are under as they deal with such high numbers of seriously ill patients. 0:52Alberta health-care workers asked to reach out for support after death of ICU nurse Speaking at the same news conference, AHS president and CEO Dr. Verna Yiu said the health authority has added 23 additional surge spaces in the last seven days alone and that without the extra spaces, Alberta’s use of its ICU capacity would be at 179 per cent. “We continue to see more patients needing critical care,” she said. Kenney said that the reason he did not accept offers of help from Ottawa or Newfoundland until now was because his government is “trying to be conscious about the resources of other governments.” “We’ve tried to be transparent with them about where we are at,” he said, adding that conversations have been and continue to be ongoing when it comes to bringing in help for the province. Alberta to require provincial employees to be vaccinated or provide negative test results Kenney announced Thursday that after a meeting of his government’s COVID-19 cabinet committee, a decision was made to require provincial employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Employees will have until Nov. 30 to submit proof of full vaccination. For those who do not get vaccinated, they’ll be required to produce a negative PCR test result or rapid test result within 72 hours of every scheduled shift and pay for that themselves. Alternately, employees who don’t get vaccinated will be forced to “obtain an accommodation based on the Alberta Human Rights Act.” Tim Grant, Alberta’s public service commissioner, was asked by a report I the government would fire employees who do not abide by the new vaccination rules. “We’re not going to fire anyone,” he said. “We would put them on unpaid leave.” 1:44Kenney announces new proof of COVID-19 vaccination policy for Alberta public servants The government said it will also be recommending to school boards that they implement the same requirements for their staff. When a reporter asked Kenney why the government was not itself requiring school staff to be vaccinated, the premier said his government does not have the legal authority to make that a requirement as they are not technically staff of the Alberta government. More to come…. 1:05COVID-19: Kenney says ‘no other measures… currently under consideration’	<urn:uuid:272e8d48-2395-4919-b8a1-cefa2b213e0c>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://coronavirusupdate.timesofnews.com/europe/covid-19-kenney-says-alberta-to-accept-help-from-feds-n-l-as-health-system-under-enormous-pressure/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00067.warc.gz	en	0.970798	899	1.617188	2
The SHSM in Health and Wellness enables students to build a foundation of sector-focused knowledge and skills before graduating and entering apprenticeship training, college, university, or an entry-level position in the workplace. Each of our LDCSB schools that offer an SHSM in Health and Wellness have a unique focus. Kinesiologist, child care worker, audiologist, fitness instructor, doctor, nurse, physiotherapist, youth care worker, hospital porter, and medical technician are just some of the numerous and varied occupations in the health and wellness sector. This sector not only has a wide variety of careers, but also is significant for the number of workers it employs. The demand for health and wellness professionals will only increase as our population ages and the demands on the health care sector rise. (MOE, SHSM Policy Document, 2010) For more detailed information about our Health and Wellness program click here. What schools offer an SHSM in Health and Wellness Catholic Central High Mother Teresa (Medical) Mother Teresa (Fitness) Regina Mundi Catholic College St. Thomas Aquinas	<urn:uuid:77d15a92-ae01-4000-b32f-4c90cdb485f4>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://www.ldcsb.ca/Programs/shsm/HealthAndWellness/Pages/default.aspx	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281353.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00060-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.930914	229	2.15625	2
Paying tax in Spain is not so straightforward. How much tax you pay or what you pay taxes on is determined by your geographical, professional, personal, and economic circumstances. To help you navigate this confusing system, we’re answering all questions that’ll explain what taxes you need to pay, when, how, and few ways to reduce taxes. Expats who earn an income or own assets in Spain need to pay taxes. Depending on your place of residence, you can be considered a resident or non-resident taxpayer in Spain. A Spanish tax resident is someone who: As a Spanish tax resident, you’ve to pay progressive taxes on your worldwide income. So aside from income generated in Spain, you need to declare your assets abroad if they’re worth more than €50,000 or if any individual asset’s worth increases by more than €20,000. A non-resident taxpayer in Spain is someone who: A non-resident only has to pay taxes on income generated in Spain. There’re certain instances when you’re exempt from declaring your taxes in Spain. Some of them include: There’re are mainly 6 types of taxes for expats in Spain: Residents pay personal income tax, also known as Impuesto de Renta sobre las Personas Fisicas or IRPF. Non-residents pay the non-resident income tax (NRIT). Additionally, Income tax is calculated based on 2 types of incomes: Any lifetime gift or asset passed on to you by family or friends will be progressively taxed under inheritance (succession) or gift tax. Each autonomous region has different inheritance laws and tax rates. Each region also decides it’s own tax relief rates, depending on your relationship with the donor. You need to pay wealth tax only if your highly valued assets – such as cars, properties, art, jewellery, etc.– are worth more than the personal allowance of €700,000. Some exceptions include: Residents need to pay this tax on their worldwide assets. Non-residents need to pay it on their assets in Spain. Capital gains tax refers to the tax you pay on any amount earned by transferring an asset, such as selling your house or shares. The money you earn is viewed as savings income and is taxed differently to earned income. VAT or value added tax is known as Impuesto sobre el Valor Añadido (IVA) in Spain. IVA is a sort of consumption tax and is applied to all goods and services that are considered taxable in Spain. Property owners in Spain need to pay: Income tax for property is different for resident and non-resident taxpayers. Unlike residents who need to pay progressive taxes, non-resident taxpayers have a fixed tax rate. They also pay different taxes depending on if their property is rented out or not rented out. Non-residents pay a flat tax rate of 24% (non-EU citizens) or 19% (EU or EEA citizens) on their income generated in Spain. Residents pay taxes which are progressive in nature. The tax rates differ across the 17 autonomous regions as each region sets its own tax rates on top of the state level taxes. Since tax rates differ across each autonomous region, we’re sharing the state level tax rates. Please have a look at the website of the autonomous region to know the regional tax rates. Spain’s income tax rate for 2022 is: \|Income tax bracket\|\|Tax Rate\| \|Up to €12,450\|\|19%\| \|€12,450 - €20,000\|\|24%\| \|€20,000 - €35,200\|\|30%\| \|€35,200 - €60,000\|\|37%\| \|€60,000 - €300,000\|\|45%\| \|More than €300,000\|\|47%\| \|Non-Resident (EU or EEA)\|\|19%\| Spain’s savings tax and capital gains tax bracket: The taxation rate for savings income and capital gains tax is the same. \|Savings and Capital Gains tax bracket\|\|Tax Rate\| \|Up to €6,000\|\|19%\| \|€6,000 - €50,000\|\|21%\| \|€50,000 - €200,000\|\|23%\| \|More than 200,000\|\|26%\| Spain’s inheritance tax rate in 2022: Inheritance tax is charged between 7.65% to 34%. The exact amount is highly individual as various factors determine the tax you pay, such as your age, location, relationship to the the inheritance provider, and more. Luckily, most autonomous regions offer discounts to those inheriting. 1. Children under 21 get an allowance of €47,859. 2. Children above 21, spouse, grandchildren, parents or grandparents receive an allowance of €15,957 3. Siblings, nephews and nieces, aunts and uncles, in-laws, and their ascendants or descendants get an allowance of €7,993. 4. Any friends, cousins, or other unrelated relatives get no allowances. Spain’s wealth tax rate in 2022: In general, the wealth tax in Spain is progressive and between 0.2% to 2.5%. So for any amount above €700,000, you’ll need to pay: Some regions have different wealth tax rates. For example Spain’s VAT rate in 2022 is: Spain’s property tax rate for 2022: The property tax rate in Spain is between 0.4% to 1.1% of the cadastral value of the property. The exact percentage depends on the autonomous region. You can find the most up to date cadastral value on the annual property tax invoice. Besides, you also need to pay income tax. If you’re a resident, income tax is paid on your total income, which includes the rent and other income sources. If you’re a non-resident taxpayer, income tax is determined by the rental or occupancy status. \|Rental condition\|\|Non-resident Property tax (EU/EEA)\|\|Non-resident Property Tax (Non-EU)\| \|Not rented out\|\|19% on 1.1% or 2% of the cadastral value of the property\|\|24% on 1.1% or 2%* of the cadastral value of the property\| (* You pay 1.1% of the cadastral value if the property’s cadastral value has been updated since 1994. If not, you’ll pay 2%.) The tax year in Spain is from 1st January until 31st December. You need to file your tax return within April 6 to June 30 of next year. To file your tax return, you need to register with Spain’s tax agency- Agencia Tributaria (Hacienda). Once you’ve done that, you can file your taxes as both resident and non-resident. Paying taxes in Spain can be done via the tax agency’s website, mobile app, telephone, or in person. Since most people do it online, here’s how you can file your electronic tax return: Expats often hire a gestor (accountant) to help file their tax returns as it can be a complex process, especially as the online system is not in English. Most non-residents pay tax on their property in Spain. If this applies to you, remember that you need to file your income tax quarterly if your property is rented out or annually if it isn’t rented out. If you’ve paid too much tax in Spain, you’ll get a tax refund directly in your bank account within 6 months of the tax filing deadline (6 months from 30th June). So make sure you’ve submitted your up to date Spanish bank account details when filing your return. To find out if you’ll receive a tax refund, log in to Renta Web to check your status. Every resident taxpayer is entitled to a tax free allowance in Spain which depends on your circumstance, such as age, martial status, date of arrival in Spain, or citizenship status. Overall, there’re 3 main ways to reduce your taxes in Spain: The personal tax free allowance depends on your age. Here’s how much you can earn in Spain before paying tax: \|Age\|\|Tax-Free Personal Allowance\| \|Under 65 years\|\|€5,550\| \|Above 75 years\|\|€8,100\| Married couples in Spain can file joint tax returns. Sometimes its beneficial to file joint taxes and other times it might be better to file your taxes separately. If you’re a parent in Spain and have children below 25 years of age living with you, you can receive tax free allowance for each child. \|Number of Children\|\|Tax-free allowance\| If your child is younger than 3 years old and both parents are working, you can get an additional allowance of €2,800 per child.” If you earn less than €8,000 per year and a family member above the age of 65 lives with you, you can claim tax allowances. \|Elderly age\|\|Tax-free allowance\| \|Above 65 years\|\|€1,500\| \|Above 75 years\|\|€2,550\| Disability allowance is calculate based on a grading system. \|Disability Grade\|\|Tax-free allowance\| You can get an additional allowance of €3,000 if you’re hiring someone for the care, such as an at home nurse. If you’re new to Spain, you can avoid paying a lot of tax by making use of the Beckham law. By applying for the Beckham law, you’ll be considered a non-resident taxpayer even if you reside in Spain. So instead of paying progressive taxes on your worldwide income, you’ll pay 24% tax on your income generated in Spain for the first 6 years. Other than saving you money, the Beckham Law also saves you time and effort as Spain’s tax system is often complicated since taxes differ per region.” Here’re the conditions you need to meet to make use of the Beckham Law: Since Spain taxes residents on their worldwide income, you might be wondering do I have to pay tax abroad and in Spain? Luckily Spain has dual tax arrangements with several countries, which means you don’t have to pay tax in your home country and in Spain for the same income source. 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S&OP is an often insular process that fails to adequately understand granular demand, broader supply, and the constraints of constituents beyond the narrow definitions of demand and supply balancing. Goals and Objectives Engage all planning constituents, both inside and outside the enterprise, in a timely and productive way to both ensure that existing plans are viable and to understand future opportunities to recalibrate plans. Cloud, social, IoT, BDA, and cognitive Use Case Summary There are modern, cloud-based tools integrated to instrumented inputs across a broad and diverse set of connected constituents. There is also rapid iteration of plans and scenarios with next-gen optimization capabilities.	<urn:uuid:87db4ffc-9f3a-4d7e-8437-4c84bd94544b>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.idc-dxusecases.com/use-case/extended-sop-3/?color=orange&modal=1	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571210.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810191850-20220810221850-00466.warc.gz	en	0.916172	144	1.609375	2
The country's economic woes were a somber topic at the presidential debate in Nashville, Tenn., on Oct. 7, 2008, with both candidates explaining their thoughts on the root of the crisis. "I wrote to Secretary Paulson, I wrote to Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke, and told them this is something we have to deal with, and nobody did anything about it." It's undisputed that Obama wrote the two officials a letter on March 22, 2007. "There is grave concern in low-income communities about a potential coming wave of foreclosures," Obama wrote. "Because regulators are partly responsible for creating the environment that is leading to rising rates of home foreclosure in the subprime mortgage market, I urge you immediately to convene a homeownership preservation summit with leading mortgage lenders, investors, loan servicing organizations, consumer advocates, federal regulators and housing-related agencies to assess options for private sector responses to the challenge." ( Read the full text here .) But Obama brought up this letter in the context of explaining the current economic crisis. There's nothing to suggest in the letter that Obama had early insights into the events that would unfold in 2008. His letter is concerned with people losing their homes, not a systemic threat to the economic system. We also checked news clips to look at Bernanke and Paulson's public statements around the time after Obama sent his letter. • On March 28, 2007, Bernanke testified before Congress, saying, "Although the turmoil in the subprime mortgage market has created financial problems for many individuals and families, the implications of these developments for the housing market as a whole are less clear." • On May 15, 2007, Bernanke gave a speech in which he discouraged new regulation of derivatives, which played a role in the credit crisis of 2008. " We should always keep in view the enormous economic benefits that flow from a healthy and innovative financial sector," Bernanke said. • On May 17, 2007, Bernanke said the Federal Reserve was considering taking steps to rein in subprime lending, but would be cautious not to overregulate. "We do not expect significant spillovers from the subprime market to the rest of the economy or to the financial system," Bernanke said. • On June 20, 2007, Paulson said, "We have had a major housing correction in this country. ... I do believe we are at or near the bottom." So it sounds like Obama's letter didn't make much of a splash. Certainly Bernanke and Paulson were not sounding alarm bells. We asked two economists, one with a right-leaning group and one with a left-leaning group, if a warning issued in 2007 could have made a difference to the problems of October 2008. Both of them said it was too late by then, because the questionable loans and securities had been issued by that point. "The horse was already out of the barn," said Dean Baker, an economist and co-director of the left-leaning Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington. "Everyone with a brain who was paying attention knew that there were big problems associated with outstanding subprime risk," said Charles Calomiris, a professor at Columbia Business School and a scholar at the conservative American Enterprise Institute. But, he added, "There was little that the Fed could have done after March 2007 to prevent the crisis from happening." So Obama is right that he wrote the letter. Saying Bernanke and Paulson didn't do anything about it sounds harsh, but it is a rough approximation of what happened. But Obama's letter was largely confined to the problems of low-income homeowners who were losing their homes. It was not an early warning on the economic collapse of '08. We rate his statement Half True.	<urn:uuid:d040b301-f4cf-4f5d-af81-98e598e5a2d4>	CC-MAIN-2016-44	http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/oct/13/barack-obama/2007-was-too-late-to-head-off-the-crisis/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988720238.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183840-00188-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.98299	765	1.90625	2
Single Sex Debate: Day 3 David Chadwell posts an interesting question: If gender differences are routinely researched in the medical community, why not among educators? From the Fox News piece: Women not only live longer than men, they also appear to be in more robust health. A new hypothesis offers a reason why: it's in their genes. And, in Psychology Today, a response to the critical comments from Leonard Sax: The article we published last week in Science has received much attention in the press (e.g., NY Times, Washington Post, etc.), and for good reason. Contrary to what Leonard Sax has led many parents, teachers, and principals to believe, large-scale scientific studies have all concluded that single-sex schooling is not more effective than coeducational schooling. That is not to say that there aren't individual studies (among the thousands that have been conducted) that find advantages. But it is to say that the bulk of the evidence indicates that any positive effects of single-sex schooling found cannot be attributed to the single-sex school environment. And, the claims about brain and learning differences that are touted in support of single-sex schooling are pseudoscience, in that findings are cherry-picked and misconstrued. Because single-sex schooling has not been found to be beneficial, it does not make sense to use precious public educational funds to create such programming.	<urn:uuid:d493f004-3e5b-4940-91e6-9cb4c2495c4d>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/whyboysfail/2011/09/single_sex_debate_day_3.html	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560283301.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095123-00508-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.964525	286	2.140625	2
\|Project by Steve\|\|posted 10-17-2014 05:45 PM\|\|2437 views\|\|1 time favorited\|\|8 comments\| You’ve probably seen Sand Art before, but I thought I would try Sawdust Art. I bought a vase from the dollar store and filled it with sawdust from different types of wood. I placed a pizza box lid under my table saw to catch the saw dust, then dumped it in the vase. It took about 10-15 cuts on each piece of scrap depending on how thick it was. Alternate between dark and light woods for the best effect. Use a spoon to create the wavy lines and compress it as you go to prevent future settling. I attached a piece of wood on top with a hot glue gun, but I think a jar with a lid would be even easier. From the responses I’ve received, it appears this could be a good seller at craft shows. A group of us YouTube woodworkers released a bunch of Scrap Bin Challenge videos today to inspire people to make stuff out of their scrap and share ideas. This was my contribution. If you would like some ideas for using up your scrap wood, click here to watch a playlist of the Scrap Bin Challenge videos. Thanks for having a look at my project. I hope this gives you an idea for using your scraps. Kids would love to do this if you make the sawdust for them. Have a great day!!! Steve… -- Steve in Lawrenceville, GA - http://www.TheCarmichaelWorkshop.com	<urn:uuid:6b6ae001-fc4a-473c-86e3-727a35b27977>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://lumberjocks.com/projects/106974	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280483.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00296-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.940904	323	1.945313	2
Mediterranean wine culture was, in the Middle Ages, closely linked to the monastic life, as their major broadcasters were the monks. Rioja area is no exception and is proud that Gonzalo de Berceo, the first poet who wrote in the Romance language, the wine mentioned in the verses he wrote from his retreat in the Suso Monastery in San Millán de la Cogolla. The first document to make reference to protecting and ensuring the quality of Rioja wines dating from 1650, even before in 1102, King Sancho of Navarra legally recognized our prestigious wines. In 1787 was created the Royal Economic Society Rioja Growers, aimed at promoting the cultivation of vines, wine production and trade development. Already in the twentieth century, in 1902, was issued a Royal Decree which defined the "origin" for application to the wines of Rioja. In 1926 he decreed the creation of the Control Board whose mission was to identify the area of Rioja, control the issuance of the "seal of guarantee" and recommend legal action be taken against infringers and counterfeiters of the name "Rioja". However, until 1945, the agency would not be legally structured. Finally, the Control Board was constituted in 1953, and thus began to lay the foundations for a modern and efficient performance. In the evolution to the present Rioja wine is the approval in 1970 of the Rules of the Appellation of Origin and its Regulatory Board. In the same year when the agency acquired a well-defined structure and functions: "The defense of the Denomination of Origin, implementation, monitoring and promoting the quality of the wines covered were mandated, first, the Control Board." After several amendments to the Regulation Governing the Control Board, which have been adapted to the needs raised in recent years, quality control systems have been perfected and also has enhanced the promotion. After a long process in which the Denomination of Origin "Rioja" always bet on the quality and control at source, this effort reached its recognition. On 3 April 1991 a Ministerial Order granted the status of Qualified Denomination of Origin 'Rioja' first and only in Spain that has this range. Press Inquiries: Cindy Coppola / email@example.com / firstname.lastname@example.org	<urn:uuid:ed0c7515-7191-4efb-ba39-3f9c2418197c>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://us.riojawine.com/en/5-learn-about-rioja.html	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280825.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00210-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.963329	482	1.867188	2
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One thing I have learned after inheriting a church building that is over thirty-five years old: don’t change something until you get an idea of why it was there. Sometimes, when I investigate why something was put up, I find it to be a matter of tradition, preference, or taking a shortcut (and okay to remove, improve, or replace). Other times, I discover that there was a reason something was put together the way it was; and I have no business trying to change it without compromising the entire structure of our building. In life and ministry it is no different. Be careful about trying to tear down the spiritual legacy your forefathers have passed down to you. Certainly, there are some man-made traditions that can and should be removed, replaced, or improved. But, there is so much that our forefathers have passed on to us that cannot be changed or removed without compromising the entire structure on which we stand (God’s Word). Take, for example, the matter of ecclesiastical separation. Our fundamental forefathers blazed a trail for us of separation from denominations and movements that began to teach doctrine contrary to Scripture. These were men who faced the rise of the issues of their day and, by God’s grace, took a biblical stand. Many of them sacrificed their reputations and their present ministries to stay true to sound doctrine. Out of their sacrifice was born the independent Baptist movement. It has been said “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” Even so, if we forgot our history it will be to our own detriment. If we begin to follow leaders who have unbiblical doctrine and philosophies (not concerning mere nominal preference issues, but critically fundamental doctrinal issues such as calvinism, Bible versions, ecumenism, etc.), we will by such a choice be moving in a direction that is defiant of God’s truth and deviant from the trail our forefathers blazed for us. More devastatingly, we will set our posterity on a course where they will most certainly be led astray from sound doctrine. This is why I say to you: don’t try to change or remove something until you get an idea of why it was there. According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.—1 Corinthians 3:10–11 Keep in mind, many of the new ideas circulating today have not been proven. Be careful about jumping on the bandwagon and abandoning the biblical philosophy and principles God has blessed throughout church history. But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.—2 Timothy 3:14–15 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.—1 Thessalonians 5:21	<urn:uuid:33249c0b-537d-4e26-8832-a486574cd881>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://ministry127.com/pastoral-leadership/be-careful-about-change	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570921.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809094531-20220809124531-00265.warc.gz	en	0.96369	657	1.59375	2
For five generations, family-owned Monument Tools has manufactured professional quality tools for plumbing, roofing and drainage. Based in Hackbridge, Surrey and named after the Monument to the Great Fire of London in 1666, Monument’s hallmark of innovation and investment in manufacturing processes and product design have made it one of the largest hand tool manufacturers in Europe.Monument traces its history back to 1880, when George Collier started trading as a tool merchant in London’s Cornwall Road, Brixton. As George’s son, Arthur Collier Snr took over the business, moving it to Electric Avenue, Brixton, his brother Alfred started selling plumbing tools as A Collier & Co in King William Street, close to the Monument to the Great Fire of London. In 1908 Monument was listed as a registered trademark along with the ‘device’, a representation of the Monument. Export became an important part of the business, even moulding planes with this brand have been reported by a museum in South Africa.During the First World War, Arthur Collier Snr produced tools that no other manufacturer had. He did this by inventing tools himself or buying patents or obtaining licences to manufacture and sell from patent owners. He also made tools for the Ministry of Supply for the War Effort, producing amongst other things, wing compasses, examples of which still come to light. In 1924 he bought the patent to the Shetack Saw from the inventor and in 1930 he designed the Shetack Basin Wrench. Trading commenced as The Shetack Tool Works on Brixton Road.In 1931 Shetack and Monument Brand tools were exhibited at the Building Exhibition in the National Hall Olympia for the first time. In 1933 The Shetack Tool Works Ltd was incorporated and became a separate company. Products sold by Colliers were incorporated in the Shetack Tool Works plumbing tool range. Arthur Collier Jnr started to sell products throughout the country, determined only to sell only high quality tools.Since the 1930’s Monument continued to design, manufacture and market tools with a highly skilled workforce. The business moved to Balham Hill in 1969 until 1996 which saw the move to Hackbridge with John, Arthur Collier Jnr’s son, working with his son Jonathan, the 5th generation of Colliers. The year 2000 saw the first order of automatic pipe cutters from the USA. Export sales continued to increase as markets in Europe opened up, now accounting for around 20% of total sales. The last twenty years have seen product development high on the agenda. With many lines designed and manufactured in-house and investment in CAD and CNC mill turn machinery, the future of Monument is assured.To this day, the majority of Monument’s products ranging from small pipe cutters to manhole cover lifters are proudly Made in Britain and references to a ‘Shetack’ or a ‘Monument’ within the industry are well understood, testament to the company’s enduring reputation for quality and brand. Monument Tools remains an innovative, UK based, privately owned company, managed by the Collier family offering quality, craftsmanship and a legacy of manufacturing experience.	<urn:uuid:86885df0-7002-4cc1-b9a2-17a6106a8c31>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://monument-tools.com/our-team/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809003642-20220809033642-00666.warc.gz	en	0.961604	648	2.1875	2
The deadline for issuing 1099s to contractors and consultants who worked with you last year was the 31st of January. There was a last minute flurry of people trying to get w-9s filled out so that they could meet the deadline. But in the Construction industry this deadline means something different. With the shift in the economy over the last two years, the use of contract and “street workers” has changed the entire industry and many sub contractors are left holding a handful of incorrect 1099s (http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-1099-form.htm) for non existent workers or for workers who have “taken the money and run” to another jobsite or back to their families in Mexico or Latin America. Contractors and sub contractors who have been using contract workers for the last year are faced with a dilemma. They have issued the 1099s, but they cannot find the folks who are supposed to get them in the mail because of two things. First, they were given a false or non-existent social security number when they hired the contract workers to work for the company. And they did not use the E Verify system to validate those numbers. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Reform_and_Control_Act_of_1986) made the social security card the ID card of choice for the workforce. The underground economy manufactures counterfeit cards that can be bought for a few dollars by anyone and they can subsequently be used to find a job on a construction site in most cities around the country. Secondly, they were given a false address for the mailing of those 1099s. By using these 1099 “independent contractors” the contractors avoid paying state and Federal unemployment and income taxes. In short they really don’t care if they end up holding the stack of 1099s as long as they get the crews filled and the work done safely and for the right price. Sure, if the contractor paid their taxes, then everything was reported, but for many “contract workers” in the construction industry the paycheck was the ultimate goal. The Obama administration just announced a crack down on the use of those contract workers by saying that they will stop the misclassification of workers as independent contractors when they are, in reality, employees and should be treated as such.	<urn:uuid:cbc9b646-bcf0-4f8a-95d1-203ddd08c076>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://constructioncitizen.com/blog/suddenly-1099-world/1002071	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571911.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813081639-20220813111639-00475.warc.gz	en	0.968132	501	1.898438	2
Germans' suspicions that the advent of euro notes and coins in January 2002 pushed up prices have been proved true. A Bundesbank study showed that firms offering such services as haircuts and dry cleaning exploited the change - but lost sales as a result. Germans have long been cynical about the switch, dubbing the new currency the "teuro" - a play on "teuer", the German for "expensive". Similar concerns have been registered in most other eurozone countries. Earlier this month, an Italian court forced a coffee bar near Rome to compensate a customer for raising the price from 1,500 lire (77 euro cents) to 1 euro when the changeover happened on 1 January 2002. In Greece, consumers have held "buy-nothing days", in retaliation at what they claim are massive price rises. Prices rises in Germany after the introduction of euro cash: Cinema tickets: 2.3% Dry cleaners: 2.5% Bait and switch The Bundesbank said not all German businesses took advantage of the currency switch. Overall, prices rose by just 0.3%. But service providers cashed in, with hairdressers hiking prices on average by 1.9%, and dry cleaners by 2.5%. But the bank said the culprits had often paid for their opportunism. In many cases, prices had been held at post-introduction levels ever since, after shoppers stayed away. Cinemas, which raised ticket prices by 2.3%, saw turnover fall 12.5% in the first six months of 2003 compared with the previous year - although the continuing difficulties in the German economy may also have played a role. And the Bundesbank also acknowledged that official attempts to play down the gains had been widely disbelieved by a sceptical German public. "Official explanations of the limited effect of the introduction of euro cash have often encountered incomprehension on the part of the public," the report said.	<urn:uuid:c1cbe3e2-0eb0-4680-9de4-991ddbc333d9>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3411009.stm	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00268.warc.gz	en	0.967126	444	1.90625	2
Dinosaur tracks from the Jurassic Period found near Tuba City, Arizona, in the Navajo Nation © wanderluster/Getty Image Dig this: It's National Fossil Day. Let’s talk fossils Was there a time in your childhood when you told your parents, ‘I want to study dinosaurs when I grow up!’? On National Fossil Day, we encourage you to channel that childhood curiosity. The event, a celebration of paleontology, often includes activities at local museums, parks, and schools. Participants may get to see amazing remnants of the past, such as the dinosaur tracks on our homepage, which were photographed near Tuba City, Arizona, in the Navajo Nation.	<urn:uuid:e64a411e-888c-4eca-8f4c-8f2320b9bf26>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://peapix.com/bing/25622	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00477.warc.gz	en	0.947836	144	2.515625	3
Mrs. Jones was an older woman, distinguished, bright, forthright, but burdened by an intermittent rapid heart rhythm. When I saw her, she was careful to inquire about the risks, benefits, and alternatives to catheter ablation versus medical therapy for her arrhythmia. She was reluctant to proceed with the more invasive therapy, but didn’t really like the prospect of life-long drug therapy either. She sought a second opinion, and returned, deciding that the risk of the procedure outweighed the prospect of drugs, and she liked the prospect of having her procedure closer to home. The day of her procedure was like any other. Her intravenous line had already been installed as she presented to the cath lab holding area. We reviewed the potential risks and benefits again with her husband at her side again. We covered everything. Bleeding, infection, damage to the heart and blood vessels, need for a repeat procedure due to a small risk of recurrence, etc. She was prepped with EKG stickers, defibrillator pads and antiseptic solution, and kissed her husband as we wheeled her into the laboratory. Once inside, soft music could be heard from the corner of the lab. In the center of the room was a padded narrow table upon which she was asked to climb. She laid back and the remaining monitoring devices were connected and the procedure table brought nearby. She was quiet, but looked incredibly anxious. “Why don’t we give her a little Vitamin V?” Vitamin V: our code word for Versed (midazolam), a wonderful, short-acting benzodiazepine that helps reduce anxiety and typically has a mild amnestic effect, helping to make the memory of the procedure less vivid. And so the nurse complied: “1 and 25,” she said. “1 and 25, aye,” echoed the technician in the control room as the drug times and dosages were entered in the procedure log. (Translation: Versed 1 milligram and Fentanyl, 25 micrograms.) Gradually, I saw the drugs take hold and he slept comfortably as I proceeded to perform her catheter ablation. All went smoothly and it was time to prepare the lab for the next case. “We’re all done, Ms. Jones!” “Really? That wasn’t so bad. Thank you.” And she dozed off again and we carried her out to the recovery area. Another one for the books, I thought. And I heard nothing further. She left for home. Two weeks later she returned with her husband to my office for a follow-up check. “How do you feel, Mrs. Jones?” “I feel great, Dr. Fisher. I used to have those arrhythmias nearly every day, and since that procedure, I haven’t had any. It’s wonderful.” Sweeter words were never heard by an electrophysiologist. It’s what makes this job so great... ... at least until her husband told me what happened after she left the hospital. “You know, a funny thing happened the day of my procedure,” he said. “What was that?” I asked. “Well, everything seemed to be fine. She had lunch before she left, and as we headed home, she asked if we could stop and buy some groceries. Now being a good husband, I figured, why not? So off we went to the local grocery store we went on our way home. She went down every aisle and loaded up two shopping carts of groceries. We spent over $400! I’ve never spent that much for groceries.” “So we drive home and she and I unloaded the car – all thirty bags of groceries and piled them high on the kitchen counter. She said she was tired, so I offered to put away the frozen things, and she headed upstairs to nap. I decided to rest for a while on the couch, too, before putting away the rest of the ‘em.” “Well, I didn’t think about it much until two hours later she returned downstairs and went in the kitchen. Shortly thereafter, she woke me on the couch and asked, ‘Who bought all of the groceries?’ Damn doc, could that have been those medications?” I smiled hesitantly. It seems I’d missed one potential complication of the procedure: the powerful amnestic effect of midazolam.	<urn:uuid:563cf0ba-7c94-4dbd-8488-6419c47d30f2>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://drwes.blogspot.com/2007/09/lost-in-transition.html?showComment=1194543240000	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280410.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00450-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.979572	966	1.578125	2
Can You Stain Pressure-Treated Wood? Just because you used pressure-treated lumber doesn't mean your outdoor project has to stay green. Not only can you can stain treated wood, you should stain treated wood. How Long Does Pressure-Treated Wood Last? Staining Treated Wood Not only can you stain treated wood, painting and staining pressure-treated wood is actually good for your new deck. Although the treated wood doesn’t need to be protected against rot, staining it will help reduce surface cracking. Types of Green-Treated Lumber The kind of stain you put on your deck and when you apply it depends on the type and condition of your treated wood. There are three basic categories of green-treated, or Wolmanized, lumber. (Wolmanizing is a patented manufacturing process.) Wet treated wood: The most common kind is still wet when you buy it. It’ll be noticeably heavier than kiln-dried pressure-treated lumber. It may even “spit” at you when you nail it down. Let this lumber dry out (from a few weeks to six months, depending on the weather and the condition of the lumber) before applying any stain. Treated wood containing water repellent: Manufacturers sometimes add a water repellent to their lumber. Look for a tag that says Thompsonized or ask the dealer if your lumber is this type. If you buy this type, make sure you use an oil-based exterior stain. Painting pressure-treated wood with a water-based stain won’t adhere well because of the repellent. Kiln dried pressure-treated lumber: Dry treated wood is ideal because you can confidently stain it right away with either oil- or water-based exterior stains. To recognize it, look for a tag or stamp that says KDAT (kiln-dried after treatment) or ADAT (air-dried after treatment). When in Doubt, Use an Oil-Based Semi-Transparent Stain Use an oil-based, semi-transparent exterior stain if you can’t determine how your lumber was treated or what its moisture content is. You can search online to find the best semi-transparent deck stain. What’s the Best Clear Deck Sealer for Pressure-Treated Wood? If you’re unsure of the type and condition of the wood, have its moisture content tested by the dealer (less than 12 percent is ideal) and use an oil-based, semi-transparent exterior stain. Solid-color stains and paints don’t usually work as well on the deck floor, because they can peel and are difficult to maintain. You should be able to find stains specifically designed for treated wood decks at most home centers.	<urn:uuid:81134258-10b5-4afc-87c8-d2a3b8fbca1d>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.familyhandyman.com/article/stain-pressure-treated-wood/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572127.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815024523-20220815054523-00264.warc.gz	en	0.933172	581	1.765625	2
Several key tax provisions that benefit low and middle income Americans currently do not account for soaring inflation WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, introduced new legislation that seeks to help Americans struggling to afford everyday expenses keep more of their hard-earned money. Iowans are paying an average $669 more per month on living expenses since President Biden took office. Iowa State University released a report showing inflation has resulted in the equivalent of a 33 percent cut to rural disposable incomes. In an effort to cushion the blow that inflation has dealt to Americans’ budgets, Grassley’s proposal would index certain tax benefits to adjust for inflation – including tax credits and deductions that benefit parents and students. “The relentless 40-year high inflation we’re seeing today has made it increasingly difficult for Americans to afford their trips to the gas station and grocery store. Coupled with my Middle-Class Savings and Investment Act, indexing useful tax credits to inflation – like the Child Tax Credit and the Lifetime Learning Credit – will help parents and students keep up with rising costs. While President Biden has failed to produce any meaningful solutions to the economic crisis he created, I’ll continue working on commonsense policies that will help Americans weather this soaring inflation,” Grassley said. Grassley’s proposal, the Family and Community Inflation Relief Act, would help parents by adjusting the Child Tax Credit and the Non-Child Dependent Credit’s phase-out thresholds and credit amounts for inflation. Additionally, the legislation provides relief for college students and their parents by adjusting for inflation existing education-related tax benefits, including the American Opportunity Tax Credit, Lifetime Learning Credit and Student Loan Interest Deduction. To prevent adding to the deficit, Grassley’s proposal includes an extension of the current cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction to pay for the inflation relief. Recently, Grassley also introduced the Middle-Class Savings and Investment Act. This proposal seeks to provide targeted tax relief to lower and middle income Americans to help shore up savings accounts. Incentivizing savings could also help tame consumer demand – a driving factor of inflation. A summary of the Middle-Class Savings and Investment Act can be found HERE. After the consumer-price index hit 9.1 percent last week, Grassley also spoke at a press conference to discuss how soaring prices are negatively impacting Iowans.	<urn:uuid:b8ce8b57-1480-47f3-b92f-2fdbc57a191c>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://cc.org/new-senator-grassley-proposal-seeks-to-help-families-students-overcome-effects-of-inflation/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809003642-20220809033642-00666.warc.gz	en	0.945259	497	1.875	2
2 edition of Antique Collector"s Dictionary found in the catalog. Antique Collector"s Dictionary RH Value Publishing January 1, 1989 Written in English \|The Physical Object\| Looking for books by Antique Collectors Club? See all books authored by Antique Collectors Club, including Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers, and Cats and Kittens at Play: The Art of Henriette Ronner-Knip , and more on Book collecting is the collecting of books, including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever books are of interest to a given love of books is bibliophilia, and someone who loves to read, admire, and collect books is called a bibliophile.. Book collecting can be easy and inexpensive: there are millions of new and used. antique collecting, the assembling of items of aesthetic, historical, and often monetary value from earlier eras. 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by Chris Colucci T-Nation Here's what you need to know... On the third day of a recent OC Throwdown, which challenged athletes with 11 different workout competitions, Kevin Ogar was paralyzed from the waist down on the first rep of a 3-rep "touch and go" snatch. Was this a freak accident that could have happened to any of us, on any lift, or is CrossFit type programming or event planning partially to blame? Recently, an experienced CrossFit athlete suffered a devastating injury during a competition. Within hours, social media sites were spreading word of the terrible news, calling for prayers and positive thoughts, and, in that short time, even helping to raise several thousand dollars to help with impending medical bills for the uninsured lifter. However, almost just as quickly, posts began appearing on blogs, Facebook pages, and forums with everything from insensitive attacks to calls for an official reconsideration of all things CrossFit related. Now, several weeks since the accident, after having time to investigate facts instead of responding on gut instinct and rumors, we have a chance to take closer look at what happened and see what, if anything, could've been done to prevent this tragedy. The Risk of Sports At the 2012 Summer Olympics, '08 gold medalist Matthias Steiner missed his second snatch attempt and dropped 432 pounds onto the back of his neck. After several frightening moments, he eventually walked himself off of the platform. In December 2013, Anderson Silva, one of the most talented fighters in MMA, threw the same simple leg kick he's thrown thousands of times before, and completely shattered his tibia and fibula when his opponent blocked the strike. His potential for recovery is still up for question. In January of 2014, 28-year old Kevin Ogar, a Colorado-based CrossFit trainer and regional competitor, suffered a lifter's nightmare. On the final day of a two and a half day event, an accident involving a missed 240-pound snatch left the former collegiate rugby star paralyzed from the waist down. High-level athletic competition whether in the strength sports, combat sports, or "ordinary" sports carries a certain level of physical risk for those involved. The other team will try to stop you from scoring; the opponent will try to choke you unconscious; the weight will be something you haven't lifted before in training. Every athlete understands this, yet they still participate because the potential reward almost always outweighs any potential, legitimate risks. But there is always the random factor that one-in-a-million, unpredictable, unexpected "something" that can cause chaos and failure. Is that what happened to Kevin Ogar? Simple bad luck? Or were there underlying issues at play that could've prevented his terrible injury? Let's look into it a bit deeper and try to figure out some answers. Just What Happened? Ogar had been a lifter all his adult life, beginning with some powerlifting and Olympic lifting through high school and into college. At the University of Missouri-Columbia, he was on the Division II rugby team, eventually becoming their strength and conditioning coach. Within two years, he helped lead them to become third ranked in the nation. In 2008, Ogar was introduced to CrossFit, eventually becoming Level-1 certified and working at Colorado's CrossFit Unbroken with owner Matt Hathcock. In training, the 6'2" 210-pound Ogar had several impressive PRs including a 290 snatch, 335 clean and jerk, 385 front squat, 470 high bar back squat, and a 550 deadlift. According to Hathcock, "Kevin was as healthy as they come. He had some shoulder mobility issues from rugby, but nothing major." Going into the OC Throwdown, which is a regional unsanctioned CrossFit event consisting of 11 different workout competitions held over the course of two and a half days, Ogar was on track to put up the kind of respectable performance he'd previously delivered in competitions. The entire contest was spread out with heats of competitors performing every few hours, several events on Saturday and several events the following Sunday. Hathcock, who also competed in the Throwdown, explains, "The entire workload was spread across two days, except for the swim workout [the initial event, which alternated swimming laps with burpees] which was Friday night." One popular argument for a key factor in Ogar's injury is claims of an excessive workload and improper event scheduling. Many believe the Throwdown organizers were irresponsible for placing a strength event (the one in which Ogar was injured) after other events that could've induced strength-sapping fatigue. Saturday's events included NFL-style combine testing (a 40-yard dash, bench press for reps, vertical jumps and agility drills), a familiar CrossFit staple involving squat cleans and handstand walking, and a twist on "Fran", another classic CrossFit workout, which essentially had competitors doing a total of 9 sets of front squats, overhead presses, and pull-ups for up to 15 minutes straight. The event prior to the injury was Sunday's first event. It had competitors running three miles, carrying two 53-pound kettlebells for the first, one kettlebell for the second, and finishing the last unweighted. Ogar completed the entire run in just under 30 minutes, leaving him time to rest and recover. According to Hathcock, "It was like 8:00am [for the run] and then 12:30 for Kevin's next event." After the run, the strength event called for a 3-rep "touch and go" snatch comparable to touch and go deadlifts, rather than lifting each rep from a dead stop followed by a "3-position clean and jerk" one clean from the floor, one from knee-level, one from the hang, and one jerk and finally a 2-rep max back squat. The Experts Weigh In Was it "irresponsible" for the OC Throwdown organizers to place a strength and power-focused event after more endurance-based tests? Or was it a valid way to test the athletes' true abilities? Olympic lifting expert Wil Fleming explains the possible influence of those previous events: "Fatigue could certainly play a role in a bad miss, but the extent and nature of that role can differ," Fleming told T Nation. "Was Ogar's muscular fatigue such that he didn't have the capability to lift the weight? Or was fatigue such that his reactions were slowed and he was unable to safely dump the bar? "I have a personal record in the snatch of 300 pounds, and I've been known to miss a rep here and there at 235, so it's not impossible to think that it was just a funky rep that went really wrong. Most of us will never be in a position where we fully exert ourselves in a day and then come back the very next day and try to fully exert ourselves on a 3-rep max snatch, so it's hard to say for sure." T Nation coach and veteran Olympic lifter Christian Thibaudeau adds, "Excessive fatigue can always be a factor since it can detract from proper technique, especially with near maximal loads. But I wouldn't necessarily put the blame on the event organizer. "CrossFit athletes are known for their huge workload during training. So I'd say that if fatigue played a role in his injury, fatigue accumulated during the weeks or even months before the competition would probably be more problematic than the fatigue from the day's event. He did have several hours to recover from a workload that wasn't higher than what he was used to. "Furthermore, Kevin was very good at the Olympic lifts, in the upper echelon of CrossFit competitors, with above average technique. This would lead me to lean more toward the freak accident theory." We asked Thibaudeau about another debated element, the "touch and go" lift: "The danger of the touch-and-go snatch or clean, when performed with heavy weights, is worth consideration here," Thibaudeau said. "These lifts, due to the focus on volume, are almost never done with an optimal and safe technique. The lifter normally doesn't set up properly the reps after rep one. In other words, his hips stay high and the bar is bounced slightly on the floor. When the lifter does that it essentially becomes an 'explosive lower back lift' which can put a lot of stress on the spine, especially when done with loads that are in the 85- to 90-percoent range. "Once you add in the leg fatigue that results from performing a series of heavy touch-and-go reps, you get even more of a back-dominant movement. The bounced bar can cause a sudden increase in spinal loading when the momentum from the bounce dies off. So if I were to blame anything, it would be improper technique performed with heavy loads, with leg and lower-back fatigue as a contributing factor. But a lot of CrossFit athletes are doing this without getting injured, which is why I tend to believe there might have been an underlying back issue prior to the event," Thibaudeau concludes. The Blue Plates When discussing the accident, attention also needs to be brought to the lifting platform and the much-debated blue plates. At Ogar's lifting platform during the snatch competition, there were several weight plates stacked just behind him. While this is clearly contrary to official Olympic standards, and probably common sense, it's unclear why they remained there during the lifts. A common argument is that, after ditching the bar during the failed snatch, the barbell may have struck the misplaced plates and rebounded into Ogar's back, actually causing the injury. On Youtube, there are currently two videos of the lift and injury occurring, a 5-second "edited" version and a longer 15-second version. They've been analyzed, broken down frame-by-frame, slow-motioned, and basically been given the full Zapruder treatment. [Editor's note: After much debate, we've decided to include the edited version of the video below for analysis purposes.] While the video is absolutely not an ideal viewing angle, it does seem to show the bar contacting Ogar's upper back/shoulders and then making contact with the plates as he continued to fall. Ogar's eventual medical diagnosis was separation of the T11 and T12 vertebrae, which are essentially the upper part of the lower back. Hathcock has offered his take those crucial moments, saying, "I've asked Kev about it and I have my own feelings on what happened based on professional opinion. I can tell you that Kev told me, 'I felt the bar hit my lower back.' This was still a freak accident, but making sure the lifting area is completely clear is definitely a smart decision moving forward. I do know that the bumpers [plates] on the floor behind Kevin played a role. That's all I can say." I first heard the term "CrossFit slop" in a previous T Nation article and I truly thought it was the author's exaggeration. But in fact, it's an actual phrase that the CrossFit community uses to explain their version of "ideal" exercise technique: Never shooting for textbook-perfect and instead opting for just enough loose form to allow more work to be done. While not every CrossFitter believes in or encourages CrossFit slop, it still seems to be taught at their entry-level certification courses. Whether the trainers then adhere to that once they're out in the world is, obviously, up to the individual coach. But if I had a dollar for every picture I've seen of a mother in her third trimester performing high-injury-risk exercises in a CrossFit setting and another dollar for every simply crazy looking stunt I see photographed in CrossFit gyms (like handstand push-ups on several stacked kettlebells or neck-supported ring push-ups), I'd have enough to put together one heck of a home gym. It could be argued that CrossFit is inherently relatively-high risk, since most workouts involve blending strength work with endurance work, questionable high-rep Olympic lifts, and other techniques that would often require one-on-one trainer supervision unlikely to be found in a typical CrossFit-style group class. However, as Mark Rippetoe discussed here, it may not be such a black-and-white situation. While CrossFit as a whole has gained a general reputation for allowing and sometimes encouraging less-than-proper form, CrossFit gyms aren't unlike other commercial gyms. The quality level of individual coaches will fall along a spectrum. For every doof that preaches "CrossFit slop" as gospel, you're likely to find a reasonably qualified and level-headed coach who actually holds their clients' strength and health to be equally important qualities. The CrossFit Ranks When asked about the injury potential of his training methods, Greg Glassman, who founded CrossFit over a decade ago, once famously remarked, "If you find the notion of falling off the rings and breaking your neck so foreign to you, then we don't want you in our ranks." While many recent CrossFit gyms seem to distance themselves from Glassman and "CrossFit HQ" (the primary CF site), it's worth noting that neither Glassman nor CrossFit HQ have publicly acknowledged Ogar's situation as of this writing, aside from a forum post by a staffer. No mention on the CrossFit site that's updated daily, no quick Facebook post of encouragement, not even a simple re-tweet of somebody else's message. (It should be noted that many of the top CrossFit athletes and Games champions have reached out to Ogar.) The word-of-mouth fundraising and morale-raising has happened primarily thanks to dozens of individual CrossFit affiliates, the "box" gyms and their members, without any apparent assistance from the multi-million-dollar parent company. It's important to understand that the accident happened on the first rep of a snatch with a significantly-sub-maximal weight. While the context of the competition may have contributed to overall fatigue, it was the exact same kind of rep performed by thousands of lifters everyday. In my opinion, calling this a "CrossFit injury" is creating a quintessential strawman argument and does nothing to allow intelligent discussion. If Ogar had, as Glassman so elegantly forewarned, fallen off the rings and broken his neck while performing spasmodic kipping muscle-ups, then you could call it a CrossFit injury. While Ogar's situation is far beyond being simply unfortunate, it's not necessarily a mark on CrossFit as a whole. The guy was big, strong, experienced, and in the middle of going balls-out during a tough competition. Using his tragic accident as just another chance to knock the entire CrossFit community is just lousy. For sure, we can take the opportunity to examine general competition safety, maybe for all strength sports, but let the conversation be productive instead of letting it be an excuse to drive a wedge further between any groups of dedicated lifters. To learn more about Kevin Ogar and, more importantly, to find out how to be part of the fundraising efforts, please visit KevinOgar.com.	<urn:uuid:0d69fb99-9c58-4ff9-b7df-b9f76c8dd5d2>	CC-MAIN-2016-44	http://anabolicminds.com/forum/content/crossfit-dangerous-4874/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719468.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00530-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.973056	3,165	1.507813	2
On the morning of May 26, 1993, Tahar Djaout left his home in Baïnem, a suburb west of Algiers. As he started his car, a young man tapped on the window and Djaout found himself staring into the barrel of a revolver. The assassin fired at close range, hitting the poet with two bullets to the head. He was then thrown from his car, in which the kidnappers fled, leaving his Djaout lying prone on the side of the road. After a week struggling against death in a coma, Djaout — child of Azzeffoun, the maritime region of Kabylia where he was born in 1954 — succumbed to his injuries on June 2. At age 39, he left behind a wife and two children, several unpublished manuscripts, and an Algeria about to experience the worst moments of its history since independence in 1962. Djaout never stopped writing poetry, which he considered a serious undertaking, the very highest form of literary creation. Tahar Djaout is still considered one of the great writers of Francophone Algerian literature. He left a legacy as rich as it is varied: a collection of short stories, several volumes of poetry and five novels. He began as a disciple of the North African literary tradition, publishing poetry; his first collection, ‘Solstice barbelé’, appeared in 1975, followed by ‘L’Arche à vau-l’eau’ in 1978. Metaphors for suffocation abound in these works, which explore the body as a forbidden domain in an oppressive environment, depriving the poet of the fantasy and sensual enjoyment of youth. Djaout never stopped writing poetry, which he considered a serious undertaking, the very highest form of literary creation. His last collection, ‘Pérennes’ was published by Le temps des cerises, and included the poem ‘Insulaire’ alongside some previously published works. In this searching work, whose literary voice cannot be silenced, Djaout confirms once more his obsession with the freedom found at the end of a pen — a pen that is also known to write about love and sensuality of the body desired. “I love the adventure without end / while I was already rich in cargo / stowed in the bow of your breasts / My hands boarded your body, / knotting their devouring enigmas / unveiling the gold in the florets…I knew almost everything: your tides held on a leash / the rhythm of your breath, the resin beneath your arms, your / smell of a milky sea, your shadows which shelter me in the evening / your movements which soften my edges”. As they seek to understand the present, Djaout’s stories are often obsessed by memory. This wordsmith published his first novel, ‘L’Exproprié’ in Algeria in 1981, revealing a bold and innovative author. It is a fragmented story, exploring themes of history, memory and violence as experienced in Algeria over an extended timeframe. Its narrative structure echoes the philosophy of the Moroccan magazine Souffles, founded by Abdelatif Laâbi in the 70s. Djaout develops his own take on this current of “linguistic guerrilla” in an attempt to renew the forms and aesthetics of the North African francophone novel, in an effort to break free from its alienation. ‘L’Exproprié’ holds a special place among Djaout’s creations, as it is the only work he chose to rewrite; it was published in a new form in France, in 1991. It was followed by the author’s sole collection of short stories, ‘Les Rets de l’oiseleur’, where he returns to questions of alienation and post-colonialism, writing in a delirious and phantasmic style. His other novels were all to be published by Editions du Seuil in France. He won the Fondation Del Duca prize for literature for ‘Les chercheurs d’os’, published in 1984 in a more realistic voice. In 1986, living precariously off a small grant, Tahar Djaout spent a year living on the outskirts of Paris, in Les Lilas. There he managed to complete his third novel, ‘L’invention du désert’, published in 1987. And in 1991, Djaout was honoured as Laureate of the Prix Méditerranée for his novel ‘Les Vigiles’. His final novel, ‘Le Dernier Été’ de la raison, was only published in 1999, six years after the author’s assassination. It discusses the meteoric rise of fundamentalism in Algeria. As they seek to understand the present, Djaout’s stories are often obsessed by memory. They also touch on the condition of society and the relationship between politics and history. From the shadows of the past, Djaout always sought to extract the light, giving both individual and collective identities a path, or connection to what has been — and a point of departure towards a brighter future. “I’m from another race of men who hold the sun’s millennia in the depths of their neurons”, says a character in ‘L’Exproprié’. “All that is asked of the sun is to rise and to shine outwardly, illuminating the Earth and men, the country and the world”. From the shadows of the past, Djaout always sought to extract the light, giving both individual and collective identities a path, or connection to what has been — and a point of departure towards a brighter future. Djaout was a renaissance man, passionate about all the artistic disciplines though first trained in the sciences; he obtained a Bachelor’s in mathematics from the University of Algiers before embarking on a career in journalism. This provided him with his first real opportunity to express his thoughts and artistic vision. He was a man of letters open to various inspirations and schools of literature beyond his North African environment, and above all a highly informed journalist on top of the most recent publications of the day and fascinated by current events. Djaout was trying to learn, understand and take an informed position on the developments of his era. His political and intellectual engagement led him to quit his post at the weekly newspaper Algérie-Actualité in 1992. He had first joined the paper almost 10 years prior, following an initial stint at the daily El-Moujahid. In January 1993, he started his own paper, Ruptures — a title which spoke volumes about his political stance. As the editor of Ruptures, Djaout declared openly his hostile opposition to Islamic fundamentalism, as well as to the Algerian regime. In addition to his political engagement, Djaout has always been involved in artistic endeavours. Beginning in 1991, he helped to establish and sponsor the Poésiades de Béjaia festival, which brought together Algerian poets from different generations and three linguistic traditions (Arabic, French and Berber) to meet and share their work over the course of several days. In 1984, by request, Djaout presented an anthology of poetry, ‘Les mots migrateurs’, which gave a prominent place to young poets. In all of the areas he was most passionate about — linguistic, artistic and literary — Djaout frequently sought to open spaces and lend greater visibility to his peers. Just one example was a lengthy interview he devoted to Mouloud Mammeri, a preeminent figure in Algerian culture. The interview was published by Editions Laphomic in 1987, under the radiant title ‘La Cité du soleil’. Tahar Djaout rests eternally in the cemetery of his native village, a crest whose horizon is formed by the sky and the sea; but his words continue to defy the silence of his tomb. Written by Mohammed Yefsah and published with the courtesy of Babelmed, partner of Mashallah News. Translated by Erin O’Halloran.	<urn:uuid:30160e85-80bd-4af4-b16a-7b870b480ee5>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.mashallahnews.com/revolt-of-a-poet-tahar-djaout/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817001643-20220817031643-00278.warc.gz	en	0.970131	1,714	1.851563	2
Distance from Nanded to Charkhari Distance from Nanded to Charkhāri is 735 kilometers. This air travel distance is equal to 457 miles. The air travel (bird fly) shortest distance between Nanded and Charkhāri is 735 km= 457 miles. If you travel with an airplane (which has average speed of 560 miles) from Nanded to Charkhari, It takes 0.82 hours to arrive. Nanded is located in India. \|GPS Coordinates (DMS)\|\|19° 9´ 36.8280'' N \| 77° 18´ 53.8920'' E Nanded Distances to Cities \|Distance from Nanded to Balapur\|\|176 km\| \|Distance from Nanded to Guwahati\|\|1,673 km\| \|Distance from Nanded to Bangalore\|\|685 km\| \|Distance from Nanded to Gurgaon\|\|1,030 km\| \|Distance from Nanded to Amalner\|\|315 km\| Charkhari is located in India. \|GPS Coordinates\|\|25° 24´ 5.0040'' N \| 79° 45´ 1.6200'' E Charkhāri Distances to Cities \|Distance from Charkhari to Bikaner\|\|704 km\| \|Distance from Charkhari to Barh\|\|599 km\| \|Distance from Charkhari to Bareilly\|\|328 km\| \|Distance from Charkhari to Bhopal\|\|337 km\| \|Distance from Charkhari to Budaun\|\|298 km\|	<urn:uuid:4b9464da-ac84-4450-8159-aa68ecb75416>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://www.distancefromto.net/distance-from-nanded-in-to-charkhari-in	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279169.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00221-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.836989	335	1.898438	2
Hair and other stringy items Food particles and eggshells Cooking oil and grease When you have a clogged drain, the easy solution is to reach for the chemical drain cleaner, pour it down and voila your drain is good as new! Or so it seems. There are many reasons you should avoid using chemicals to clear out your drains. Keep reading to learn more. Chemical drain cleaners, are made of exactly what you would think, chemicals. We spend most of our lives trying to avoid chemicals because they are bad for our health, so why is it okay to use them in small, confined spaces such as bathrooms? As you would imagine, the chemicals inside of drain cleaners are no better for your health than any other chemicals. The fumes they produce have the power to irritate your skin, throat, and lungs and can even have an impact on your pets. Chemical drain cleaners work by creating a chemical reaction within your pipes at the point of the clog. This chemical reaction causes a lot of heat to be emitted which is what helps to melt and break up the clog letting it slide easily down your drain. However, this heat also ends up deteriorating the pipe itself, especially if you are a frequent user of chemical drain cleaners. While chemical drain cleaner might be the cheap and easy way to clear out your sink or bathtub, it will cause you many more problems in the future and more expenses as well. The next time you have a clogged drain that you can’t seem to get rid of, don’t reach for the chemical drain cleaner, instead reach for your phone and call JSP Home Services. We are drain cleaning experts and understand the importance of drains you can rely on. Call us today or visit our website for more information about all of the services we offer.	<urn:uuid:b6b76015-8fe1-4157-a105-32f58b4aea2a>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://jspplumbingandheating.com/2021/08/11/why-you-should-avoid-chemical-drain-cleaners/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571758.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812200804-20220812230804-00669.warc.gz	en	0.955752	390	1.96875	2
Prof Recalls Her First-Generation College Experience Every time they came home from the grocery store, Jami Berry’s parents dropped their pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters into a bucket of change, which doubled as a teaching tool when she played math games with her mother. Berry, an assistant professor in the College of Education, remembers the example her parents set for her at a young age. They encouraged her academic progress by playing games that reinforced key skills and keeping a stack of books at home. They also showed her the importance of hard work and dedication to their professions. “My mom was a homemaker and my dad worked at the local ALCOA factory,” she said. “He worked there for 36 years and didn’t miss a day until he got sick.” Though he was diagnosed with cancer and died when she was in high school, Berry’s father had always encouraged her to attend college – something he and his wife hadn’t had the opportunity to do – and to apply for one of the four-year scholarships the factory offered each year. She applied for and earned one of the two scholarships, which helped fund her bachelor’s degree. To this day, she remembers walking into her first college class and how it was exciting and intimidating at the same time. She has some advice for incoming students, especially for those who are the first in their families to attend college: - Set high goals for yourself and create a plan to reach those goals. “If I could do one thing differently during my first semester of college,” she said, “it would be to develop strong study habits from day one. Something as simple as breaking big assignments into smaller, more manageable pieces in the beginning can save you lots of time in the end.” - Remember to ask for help when you hit bumps in the road. “There were times when I was struggling and wanted to hang it up,” she said. “It’s not always going to be easy, so don’t be afraid to ask for help.” - Lean on your classmates for support, and be open to friendships with people from different backgrounds. “I am still in contact with many of my classmates from my freshman year in college. While we were all in the same program, our backgrounds were very diverse. By opening our lives to each other, our college experience was much richer, and our program of study was more manageable because we were in it together.” - Find mentors to guide you through your academic program and beyond. Berry had the support of her high school and college band directors, the principals at the schools where she worked, and key people in her academic program at Georgia State. “If I didn’t have these people and many others,” she said, “my story could have turned out very differently. I would encourage students to build relationships with the people around them and reach out to them for support.” - Find a way to give back. “Being the first in your family to attend college is a reward for your hard work thus far,” Berry said. “As you begin this next chapter, find a way to pay it forward. This may be through volunteering, mentoring others, or something else, but giving back will help you continue to build on the foundation that brought you to this exciting moment. Enjoy the ride.” Berry credits her upbringing and the mentors she found throughout her career for her success in college and beyond. She earned her bachelor’s degree in music education from Morehead State (Ky.) University, where her high school band director had taken a job and was one of her mentors through college. After graduation, she became a music teacher first in Clayton County and then Henry County, where she was chairperson of the school leadership team, established a school-wide awards and recognition program and was named Teacher of the Year for the 1996–97 school year. Her commitment to her students and schools didn’t go unnoticed. Her principal at Henry County’s Oakland Elementary School encouraged her to become a school administrator, which she did after working toward a master’s degree in administration and supervision at Georgia State University. “As a music teacher, you get to work with students in all grade levels and with teachers to reinforce core subjects,” she said. “Becoming an administrator was a way to do that same kind of work on a larger scale.” Berry continued her education, earning a doctorate in in administration and supervision from Georgia State, where she is on the faculty in the Educational Leadership program. Now, she mentors students and teaches the next generation of educators. 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There’s a bit of a lull in space policy now, after the shuttle has landed and with Congress and the administration preoccupied with much bigger, pressing issues. A few items of interest: In the post-shuttle era, NASA administrator Charles Bolden is optimistic, reiterating that the end of the shuttle doesn’t mean the end of NASA human spaceflight. “fact, we are recommitting ourselves to human spaceflight and taking the necessary — and difficult — steps to maintain American pre-eminence. Our leadership will continue because we have laid this foundation for success,” he says in an Orlando Sentinel op-ed. “There’s no doubt that this transition period at NASA is a challenge. But we have always risen to meet such challenges, just as we did during the transition from the Apollo program to shuttle.” While Bolden is optimistic, Johnson Space Center director Mike Coats is less so. “It’s a tough time right now. We’re going to be in a period where we can’t put humans into orbit for the first time in 50 years,” he tells Houston’s KHOU-TV. (As previously noted, there have been previous gaps in NASA’s ability to launch humans into orbit.) Coats said that probable budget cuts will make it unlikely that NASA will be able to meet the goal in last year’s authorization act of fielding the MPCV spacecraft and SLS launcher by 2016. “Given the deficit situation, and the emphasis right now on reducing government, almost across the board, especially discretionary programs, I don’t think that we’re going to have the funding that’s going to enable us to meet those dates,” he said. On another topic of long-running interest, export control reform, an administration official said this week that many of the White House’s proposed reforms can be enacted without Congressional approval. Michael Froman, deputy national security adviser for international economic affairs, said Monday that he believes “around 80 percent” of its proposed reforms can be done through “executive authority”, The Hill reports. Last year the administration put forward a plan featuring what’s been dubbed the “four singles” that would create a single export control list with multiple tiers, a single licensing agency, a single enforcement agency, and a single IT system. While the article doesn’t explicitly state it, one area that likely falls into the 20 percent that would require congressional approval is the area of greatest interest to the space industry: the potential move of commercial satellites and related components off the US Munitions List (USML); those components were put on the USML by Congress in the late 1990s.	<urn:uuid:fcba8268-a357-4047-a405-99244a85bc0a>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://www.spacepolitics.com/2011/07/27/briefly-optimism-pessimism-and-export-control/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560283008.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095123-00089-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.945169	574	2.03125	2
We’ve all heard the depressing numbers: when compared to kids from other rich countries, U.S. students aren’t doing very well, especially in math, even though we spend more money per student than most other countries. So is the problem here as simple as adding two plus two? Is the problem here that our students aren’t getting very bright simply because … our teachers aren’t very bright? That’s the question we ask in our latest Freakonomics Radio episode. It’s called “Is America’s Education Problem Really Just a Teacher Problem?” The cast of characters: + Joel Klein, the former New York City schools chancellor (and head of the U.S. Dept. of Justice’s Antitrust Division) who now runs Amplify, a News Corp education-technology startup. Klein’s new book is Lessons of Hope: How to Fix Our Schools, which was so informative and impressive that I blurbed it. In its review of the book, Newsweek says that Klein “politely rips the status quo,” which is exactly right. In this episode, Klein covers a lot of ground, including his own public-school education and the relatively low academic achievement of today’s teachers. He also tells us that Bill Gates, the primary target of the U.S. v. Microsoft prosecution that Klein led, years later donated $51 million to New York’s schools. This was shortly after Klein became chancellor. “But just think what he would have given you if you hadn’t sued him,” a principal told Klein. + David Levin, a former teacher who co-founded, with Mike Feinberg, KIPP, the Knowledge is Power Program. They started 20 years ago with a few dozen fifth-graders in Houston; today KIPP is a nationwide network of public schools with more than 58,000 students. A recent KIPP offshoot that is relevant to this episode: the Relay Graduate School of Education. As Levin says in the podcast: “The way we train teachers is fundamentally broken in this country.” He also has some ideas about improving the public’s attitude toward teachers (hint: tax breaks and early boarding on airplanes). + John Friedman, an economist who works on public policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School and co-author of “The Long-Term Impacts of Teachers: Teacher Value-Added and Student Outcomes in Adulthood.” The paper’s findings about the value of a good teacher were so eye-opening that they were featured in President Obama’s 2012 State of the Union Address. + Dana Goldstein, author of The Teacher Wars: A History of America’s Most Embattled Profession, who shares some interesting history about why U.S. schoolteachers are predominantly female. There aren’t many easy answers in the education-reform debate, and even fewer magic bullets. But we hope that by asking a very basic question — how much of the problem lies in our teaching, and what’s to be done about it? — that we can contribute to a useful conversation. Next week’s episode will follow on this one, with a look at a social-services program in Toronto that is accomplishing what a lot of schools cannot. JOEL KLEIN: I read somebody said it’s as hard to get into an ed. school in Finland as it is to get into MIT. DUBNER: That’s Joel Klein; he knows a little bit about schools, and education, and education schools: KLEIN: I’m now the CEO of Amplify, which is an education technology company started by News Corp. Before that for a little over eight years, I was the schools chancellor in New York City under Mayor Michael Bloomberg. DUBNER: Klein has rolled his education experience into a new book called Lessons of Hope: How to Fix Our Schools. That bit he mentioned about ed. schools in Finland? He was citing Amanda Ripley, who wrote a book called The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way. Amanda RIPLEY: To get into education college in Finland is like getting into MIT in the United States. And imagine what could follow if that were true here. DUBNER: Imagine what could follow if that were true here. KLEIN: …they’ve created a set of expectations, brought people into the field, and there’s nothing like self-fulfilling prophecy. DUBNER: But it’s not that hard to get into an education school in the U.S.; and not that hard to become a school teacher. As a result, U.S. teachers are – well: Dana GOLDSTEIN: They’re just a little bit below average. DUBNER: That’s Dana Goldstein. She’s written a book called The Teacher Wars: A History of America’s Most Embattled Profession. GOLDSTEIN: And that is unusual compared to a lot of the nations that we compare ourselves to, whether it’s Japan or South Korea, or Finland. You often hear in Finland as a comparison that the typical public-school teacher graduated in the top 10 percent of their high school class. KLEIN: We’re taking more and more people from the bottom half or even the bottom third of their college graduating class. And that’s always seemed to me to be a big mistake. DUBNER: We’ve all heard the depressing numbers: when compared to kids from other rich countries, U.S. students are also a little bit below average, especially in math, even though we spend more money per student than most other countries. So is the problem here as simple as adding two plus two? And getting four. Is the problem here that our students aren’t getting very bright in school simply because … our teachers aren’t very bright? ANNOUNCER: From WNYC: This is FREAKONOMICS RADIO, the podcast that explores the hidden side of everything. Here’s your host, Stephen Dubner. [MUSIC: Jessica Lurie, “Dreamsville” (from Zipa Buka! Watch Out Noise)] DUBNER: Okay, let’s start with a few caveats. When we say that U.S. students aren’t doing very well, and that U.S. teachers aren’t the best and brightest, let’s remember that we’re talking averages. There are of course millions of American kids who get a great education in public school, and there are of course many, many excellent teachers. We should also note that just because a future teacher finishes near the top of their high-school or college class doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be a great classroom teacher. In any case, the subject of teacher skill has taken over the education debate: PRESIDENT OBAMA: Teachers matter. So instead of bashing them, or defending the status quo, let’s offer schools a deal. Give them the resources to keep good teachers on the job, and reward the best ones. DUBNER: That’s President Obama, from his 2012 State of the Union speech. And this is John Friedman: John FRIEDMAN: Our article was first posted online right at the beginning of January 2012, which was actually two days after my first son was born. DUBNER: Friedman is an economist who works on public policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School. The article he’s talking about is called “The Long-Term Impacts of Teachers: Teacher Value-Added and Student Outcomes in Adulthood.” FRIEDMAN: And our paper got a lot of attention and I was juggling, trying to help my wife care for a newborn and deal with various people who wanted to talk, and it was late one night, 9:45, we had put our son to bed and I was running out to Babies “R” Us to pick up some diapers and I flipped on the radio and I heard the President on the State of the Union start to talk about education. And I said, well, you know, it’s been getting a lot of attention, maybe he’ll mention it, maybe not, but you know, probably not. And he just got closer and closer to the topic and soon enough there it was. A quarter of a million dollars for a better teacher, just said it right there. It was a pretty amazing day. PRESIDENT OBAMA: We know a good teacher can increase the lifetime income of a classroom by over $250,000. A great teacher can offer an escape from poverty to the child who dreams beyond his circumstance. Every person in this chamber can point to a teacher who changed the trajectory of their lives. FRIEDMAN:You know, a lot of the time academics work to get their work published in academic journals or to get their work cited by their colleagues and to see policy-relevant work being cited by the President, it just gave me a real great feeling that people out there were listening to what we were working on. [MUSIC: Das Vibenbass, “Reference Check” (from Fodakis)] DUBNER: Not only were people listening. The paper that Friedman wrote – along with co-authors Raj Chetty and Jonah Rockoff – became the chief topic of conversation in the never-ending debate about education reform. Friedman himself wound up working for several months as a White House adviser. Here’s the paper’s central argument: FRIEDMAN: We find it useful to think about a really great teacher, a top 5% teacher, coming into a school and replacing a teacher who was average. Now that substitution, for just a single classroom, will increase the future earnings of those students by nearly $1.5 million over the course of their careers. And of course a lot of that money will come far in the future, so if you’re worried about discounting, $1.5 million over their careers is the same thing as a quarter of a million dollars deposited in the bank that same year to accrue interest and let the students consume more over their lives. But it’s not just that students earn higher wages, we also see that they’re more likely to go to college, they’re more likely to not just get high-paying jobs but high-quality jobs, they’re more likely to live in high-quality neighborhoods, and even for female students we see that they’re less likely to have children as teenagers. DUBNER: So that doesn’t sound exactly revolutionary, does it? A great teacher is better than an average teacher. And, furthermore, the gains of great teaching amplify over the course of a student’s lifetime. Joel Klein, the former New York City schools chancellor, also see this: KLEIN: Well, I have no doubt that what matters most is the teacher in the classroom. The K-12, kindergarten to 12th grade system, in America is a system that’s driven by teachers and the quality of teaching, which affects not only the sort of content and knowledge that a child acquires, the skills a child develops, but really at a human level, the confidence, the maturation and so forth. So at the top of the heap for me would always be teachers. LEVIN: Teachers are the absolute most important people in our educational system. DUBNER: That’d Dave Levin, a former teacher and co-founder of the KIPP schools. KIPP – it stands for Knowledge Is Power Program – began in 1994; it’s now a national network of public schools, generally regarded as very high-performing. LEVIN: When you think about the most important people in a kid’s life outside of their family it starts with their teacher, I mean for the obvious reason, right? You leave home, you go to school, and the teacher is the determinant of how that day goes. And even as the kids get older, when all the research says the peer effect is so essential, teachers have a huge impact on how peers interact in the classroom. [MUSIC: Clay Ross, “Forget The Math” (from Entre Nous)] DUBNER: Okay, so if the teacher’s role is so important, and if a great teacher is so much more effective than a not-great teacher, the solution is pretty easy, isn’t it? Find more great teachers. Or maybe do a better job of preparing teachers to be great. And, while we’re at it, maybe we should also raise teacher salaries? We are going to talk about all those ideas as we move forward, but let’s begin by going back, to the beginning of the teaching profession in the U.S. GOLDSTEIN: Yeah a lot of people don’t realize that in 1800, teaching in a public school in front of say mixed-gender groups of children was considered a job that was really only appropriate for men. DUBNER: That’s Dana Goldstein. GOLDSTEIN: And that changed over the course of the 19th century. DUBNER: And why was that at the time? GOLDSTEIN: It was considered very public. You were very public, you were very out there. You’re earning money in a public way and in front of mixed-gender groups… DUBNER: So, inappropriate? GOLDSTEIN: Inappropriate. Inappropriate, especially for a middle-class white woman to do that type of work. And I write in the first chapter of the book about Catherine Beecher, she was Harriet Beecher Stowe’s sister. They came from a strong, socially committed, abolitionist family. And the way she sort of conceived of teaching was that because women were natural-born mothers, they were biologically suited to spending time with children, that they would be wonderful teachers in the classroom as well. And she’s interested in this because she decides that she’s not going to get married, and she would like to have something interesting to do with her life other than kind of be an old maid, which is this horrible 19th century stereotype of the single woman. So, she would like single women to have a socially useful role in the young, American, democratic experiment in the early 19th century. And she conceives of public school teaching as the way to do that. And policy makers like Horace Mann, who is considered the founder of our public-school system, this is very attractive to them. DUBNER: On an economic level, yes? GOLDSTEIN: Yes, for pragmatic reasons. I mean, if you’re going to make public schooling compulsory, which did not happen across all the states until the late 19th century, if you’re going to do that, you need many more teachers. And you can pay women 50 percent as much. So this kind of feminine, modesty, morality, argument… DUBNER: Loses out to utilitarianism… GOLDSTEIN: Yeah, Catherine Beecher makes this argument and then male politicians, they love this because it sounds really good, but it’s also cheap. [MUSIC: Vunt Foom, “Beatcutter” (from Sub Valve Release)] KLEIN: I went to kindergarten through graduating from high school in public schools in Brooklyn and Queens. DUBNER: Joel Klein again. KLEIN: That was from 1951 through 1963. DUBNER: When I think of those years in New York City, particularly, but in U.S. public education generally, I think of them as a kind of golden era. Was that a golden era of public-school education? KLEIN: On the one hand, we expected so much less from education in those days. And what I mean by that it always struck me, when I started public school in New York City in 1951, Stephen, approximately 16 percent of America’s workforce were high school dropouts. Today that number is probably 5, 6 percent and declining. So in some respects what we expected from education was different. But I do think in other respects it was a golden era in that during that period certainly my experience and I think nationally the experience was that teachers, particularly women teachers, not having the kind of opportunities they have today would draw really high quality people into the field. That’s not an argument for denying women opportunities, but the beneficiary of the sexism that was taking place were very high-quality, talented women went to work. DUBNER: This is the brain-drain theory of U.S. teaching. It argues that as well-educated women started having the opportunity to becoming lawyers and doctors and engineers, the talent pool for teachers got shallower. And, relative to those other professions, teaching became a relatively low-paying profession. GOLDSTEIN: So the median income for the American public-school teacher is about $54,000 per year. And actually if you look at the median incomes for teachers in other nations, it’s not that different. However, what economists have said about this is you can’t just look at the salary itself, you have to look at the gaps between what college-educated workers in different fields make. So for example in the United States, the difference between what an attorney makes and what a teacher makes is much larger than the difference between the typical attorney and the typical teacher in Finland or South Korea, or the typical teacher and the typical engineer, a much smaller difference in South Korea than in the United States. LEVIN: So in general KIPP teachers will be making more. I mean, they’re working longer hours, so they’re making more money for that time. DUBNER: That’s Dave Levin, from KIPP. LEVIN: And as a society, you know, we have to start thinking, yes we have to start paying teachers more and recognizing that there will be professions that pay more. What else can we do to make teaching as respected a profession as possible? I mean, and you know, one of my favorite ideas is for teachers who continue to teach past their fifth year that we consider some type of tax break and tax incentive for them including the possibility that they don’t pay income tax, recognizing that we won’t always be able to pay teachers more. But there ways that we can say to teachers, ‘Hey, you are a national treasure, you are essential to the future of the country.’ And I think if we got serious about that it could really make a huge difference. Even little things — I know it sounds little but we have armed forces you know, board airplanes first, why not have armed forces and teachers board airplanes first? You know, I just think there are lots of ways we could think about valuing the teaching profession more. [MUSIC: The Civil Tones, “Soul To Go” (from City Stoopin’)] DUBNER: Coming up on Freakonomics Radio: let’s not pretend that boosting teacher salaries would automatically fix everything: LEVIN: So I think yes, the way we train teachers is fundamentally broken in this country. DUBNER: And: is it really fair to blame only the teachers? KLEIN: I mean, we often used to jokingly say, you know, parents give us the best kids that they have for us to educate. And by the same token, kids come with the best parents that they’re going to get, and we have to take them where they are. ANNOUNCER: From WNYC: This is FREAKONOMICS RADIO. Here’s your host, Stephen Dubner. [MUSIC: Peter Mulvey, “Brady Street Stroll” (from The Knuckleball Suite)] DUBNER: We’ve been talking about teacher skill in the U.S., and how important that is. GOLDSTEIN: If you look back through all the different education reforms we’ve tried in American history, they’ve almost always been motivated by our fears of the worst teachers. DUBNER: That’s Dana Goldstein, author of The Teacher Wars. GOLDSTEIN: So we start from the assumption that our teachers are failing, and we know they’re often not doing as well as we want them to. And then we decide that we would like to get them out, so find ways to weaken their job security to get them out of the classroom and also to bring a new cadre of teachers in who are going to do better. And what I found is that this pair of solutions, driving people out, bringing new people in it’s not enough, because the demand for teachers is so high, we do need 100,000 new teachers every year to satisfy the labor market. So what I suggest is instead of starting with our fear of bad teaching, we look at teachers who are excellent at what they do right here in the United States, and we ask about how to create systems where we can replicate their best practices. LEVIN: Yeah, I mean I think there are a tremendous number of like amazing teachers everywhere in the county. DUBNER: That’s Dave Levin, from the KIPP schools. LEVIN: And you know, the success of KIPP from the beginning has been able to recruit them to come work with us, to help them grow and become even better and then to have them stay with us over time. And all of which we’ve worked really hard at. And I think there are a couple of key aspects to what makes our teachers successful. One is this combination of head and heart. What I mean by that is the ability to simultaneously deliver rigorous content — consider that the “head” part — while also simultaneously motivating and engaging kids to care deeply about themselves, their future, and the content that’s been delivered – consider that the “heart” piece. It’s the real combination of rigor with joy that I think KIPP teachers are exceptional at and we spend a lot of time working on. And in addition to that I think is there’s this recognition at KIPP that character and academics are interwoven in every minute of every day with everything that happens. And so there’s an old James Baldwin quote, “Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but have never failed to imitate them.” And I think our teachers take that incredibly seriously. And so if we’re expecting our kids to work hard and be nice, our teachers believe that they need to do the same. If we’re expecting our kids to love math and reading, then teachers need to show the same love of math and reading. DUBNER: Talk to me for just a minute about how teaching is taught generally in the country. I’d especially like it if you could talk about it in light of the kind of common thought experiment, I’m sure you’ve heard it, if you went to sleep 120, 130 years ago and woke up today, almost everything in the world would have changed except for the classroom where there is one teacher up in front of 20 or 30 kids with a chalkboard and so on. And I’m curious what you think about how teaching is generally taught in this country, and if it’s found lacking, which I assume you’ll say it is, whether that’s because it’s stuck in the past or maybe because it’s a lot harder problem than we think. LEVIN: So I think yes, the way we train teachers is fundamentally broken in this country. And I think that’s true on three levels. So one, it’s disproportionately theory-based. And so you’ll learn about theories of child development, you’ll learn about theories of math instruction, or theories of reading instruction. And all of that is actually important. It’s just I’m not sure of like what good the theory of math instruction is if you don’t actually know how to deliver a lesson on math as well. Number two, we have two problems with the way we approach content in this country. There is no doubt that content is queen and king. So the importance of content mastery in the classroom is absolutely essential. Having said that, sometimes the best math teachers weren’t necessarily the best math students, because you know you often teach better what you weren’t so good at, because you actually had to work to learn it. And yet, very often you have to have a certain number of college credits in math in order to be a math teacher. There is truth to that for sure when you get to the more complicated and higher levels. At K-8 level, however, you need to be able to deliver the content. You need to have a mastery over that, and that isn’t necessarily meaning you had a math degree in order to be able to teach fractions. You just need to be able to actually understand the nuances behind fractions. And right now, we’re assuming that if you have a math degree you can teach math as opposed to you know being taught the content. The third problem with the way teachers are trained is that we are not training teachers right now to meet the challenges of our kids today. Right? So to this extent we are sort of still training teachers for classrooms of the past. So we’re not teaching teachers well enough how to effectively differentiate for the vast range of skills the kids have. We’re not teaching teachers effectively enough how to use technology to further teaching, and we’re not teaching teachers how to make school relevant for what kids are really needing to succeed in the colleges they may go to or the careers they may pursue 20 years from now. DUBNER: So when you say that the way we teach teachers is fundamentally broken and then you describe these dimensions on which it’s not working, I guess my next question is a very obvious one, which is why? I mean, you know, in most areas of higher ed., the curriculum and methodology and pedagogy adapts over time. I mean, the way computer science is taught now is really different than the way it was taught 30 years ago. And the failings that you describe, they sound maybe hard to address, but not complicated. So why hasn’t the teaching of teachers evolved? LEVIN: So why hasn’t this changed? One interesting metaphor there is like the bar exam, where people study and cram for the bar exam because they need to pass it to get their credential. But it doesn’t necessarily reflect what they do then when they go to practice it. But education is even worse because you get your master’s then you go practice and there’s no reverse accountability. And if you think about computer science, the example you gave, if you have coders who aren’t up on their recent code, those people aren’t going to get hired. And so there’s a feedback loop there. Or if doctors aren’t trained on the current medicines, people aren’t going to go to those doctors. So there’s a feedback loop there. But in education that feedback loop doesn’t exist. Teachers go into the classroom… DUBNER: And why? I mean, is it partly because are we seeing the backside of the fact that teaching is a public institution, a government institution, governments just have different ways of verifying and qualifying people than does private practice? LEVIN: I think there are a couple of reasons. It has been historically very, very hard to evaluate and remove ineffective teachers. How you’re trained and your future performance have been very, very disconnected. Now there’s been a big push recently over around teacher evaluation and teacher accountability. But people still aren’t really connecting the entire cycle between the recruiting, developing, and retaining of teachers. Teaching is, arguably one of the most important professions in our country and it’s still a divided conversation, right? So we talk about developing teachers. But if you listen to the public conversation it’s mainly about teacher evaluation, retention, not recognizing that who you bring in and how you train them leads to their future performance. And so that disconnect I think is remains like a huge, huge, problem. And there’s no incentive for schools of ed. to change. [MUSIC: Fooling April, “Too Late” (from Three)] DUBNER: And that’s why Levin decided to help start a new kind of graduate school to educate teachers: LEVIN: The Relay Graduate School of Education, I was one of the cofounders along with Norman Atkins and Desha Tull. Norman Atkins from Uncommon Schools. And Daesha Tull from Achievement First. And we basically felt that there was a disconnect between the way our teachers were getting trained in the graduate schools around New York City and New Jersey and Connecticut and their performance in the classroom. And so what we thought is that you could create a more productive union between theory and practice and that you could have people who are teaching teachers who are still connected to students either as teachers or as principals. And what started in New York has now grown in New Jersey, and New Orleans, Houston. It is a two years master’s program where the enrolled teachers need to show student proficiency in order to earn their masters. DUBNER: Give me some specifics on that, what kind of proficiency do they need to show and how does it differ from the standard ed. school? LEVIN: So in the standard ed. schools you don’t need to show any proficiency by and large. Your master’s defense might include writing a paper or delivering a project. Now this is actually changing in real time. There are places now where to get a master’s you do need to start demonstrating the applicability of that in a classroom. But for us, it is a variety of measures that teachers can use. So some of it, if you teach third through eighth grade in New York, for example you can use the state test, and you can use your value-added to demonstrate that kids have made a year’s worth of progress. If you teach K-2, you can use the Step Assessment or Fountas and Pinnell. But either way there has to be some demonstrable way that you’ve show student growth. And for folks who teach other subjects, such as the humanities or the sciences, part of what they do is they outline how they’re going to show that growth at the beginning of their second year. And then that progress is measured. And how is that different? The very existence is the difference. [MUSIC: D. James Goodwin, “Losing Sleep”] DUBNER: The role of education schools also came up when I asked Joel Klein, the former New York schools chancellor, about building a better teacher: KLEIN: They’ve got to have demanding criteria, they’ve got to support rigorous entry requirements into the profession, whether it’s the equivalent of some form of national exam, or state-by-state exam, but that really test people on the range of skills and talents they need. DUBNER: But Klein sees other flaws in the teacher system, besides the ed. schools: KLEIN: We’ve got to move away from a trade-union model, which is built on the three pillars of life tenure, seniority and lockstep pay toward a professional model that rewards excellence and greatness. And the third thing that I would say, Stephen in terms of the solution, and this kind of just maybe a good tie with my old antitrust days, and that is I think the more choices we give families, the better it’s going to be, whether those are charter-school choices, or traditional public-school choices. And what I mean by that is that everybody that you know, and I suspect most people that listening today have exercised choice of schools for their kids. They’ve moved to a neighborhood if they want to live there where there’s a good public school. Some of them have gone to private schools. But they haven’t just simply said, well whatever the neighborhood school is I’m going to go there. What they’ve done is basically say I’m going to move or go to a private school to get a good education for my child. The kids with the least resources in America are the kids who are not getting any choices, it’s one and done for them, and it seems to me if we could create the kind of choices you now see for example in Harlem, which we created under Mayor Bloomberg’s leadership where now basically there are lots and lots of options and parents have become increasingly informed consumers. DUBNER: Those “old antitrust days” that Klein mentioned? He used to work for the Department of Justice; he was the lead prosecutor in United States v. Microsoft Corporation. DUBNER: Now, Bill Gates was not very fond of you at the time, was he? KLEIN: I think that’s fair to say. DUBNER: You were not on his Christmas card list at the time. KLEIN: Not on his Christmas card list, not a lot of invites to Seattle, Washington, to meet with him. DUBNER: And you guys however, did kiss and make up at some point? KLEIN: Well Bill gets all the credit for it. Before I started as chancellor in New York, he had given a $10 million philanthropic contribution to help establish new small high schools for highly dysfunctional large high schools in high-poverty communities. And the question was whether he would stick in after I was appointed. And thankfully he did, and became the largest contributor to New York City schools in terms of literally well over $100 million over the course of my tenure, a lot of which went into this new small-schools initiative, which were breaking down these large, failing schools in high-poverty communities that have 2-3,000 kids replacing them with four, five, six smaller schools with a lot of community support and partnerships, and much more demanding requirements. And the results of that have been just phenomenal. DUBNER: Did you ever talk to him what it was like for him to learn that, you know, here he was with the Gates Foundation giving money to a lot of different schools and school systems including New York, and then to find out that you, his bête noir was the guy who was coming in to run the New York City schools. Did you have that conversation with him ever? KLEIN: I never did, I was just so grateful that he was willing to support us, and the jury was out on this, and then we had an event, I’ll never forget this event, because I hadn’t seen or spoken to Bill since after the case, this was about a three-year hiatus, and he came to the Bronx school, Morris High School up there where we were opening these new small schools, and he and I spent the day together. I didn’t know what it would be like, and it was a very warm, engaging day. We went to classrooms together, and then we did a public appearance with Mayor Bloomberg. And in it, Bill made some glancing jokes about the antitrust suit and so forth, and happy to be on the same team. And when it was all finished I just was so relieved that it had gone so well, and as I walked off the podium, the principal came up to me and said, you know, Chancellor, Bill Gates gave you $51 million today, that’s a nice day’s work. But just think what he would have given you if you hadn’t sued him. [MUSIC: Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics, “Coming Home To You” (from It’s About Time)] DUBNER: But let’s be honest. All the Gates Foundation grants in the world, all the school reform – and teacher reform – in the world won’t necessarily solve the problem. There’s a mountain of recent evidence suggesting, in fact, that teacher skill has less influence on a student’s performance than a completely different set of factors: like, how much kids have learned from their parents, how hard they work at home, and whether the parents have instilled an appetite for education. In other words, you can reform the supply side of the schools equation all you want, but what about the demand side – students and their families? KLEIN: If you come from a family that inspires a kid to learn, that’s demanding about a child’s homework, that’s enormously helpful and valuable. But I always like to hold those things somewhat constant, because the people in the education business are not going to be able to change those things. I mean, we often used to jokingly say, you know, parents give us the best kids that they have for us to educate. And by the same token, kids come with the best parents they’re going to get, and we have to take them where they are. DUBNER: Think about it: a school has your kid for only seven hours a day, 180 days a year, or about 22 percent of the kid’s waking hours. Nor is all that time devoted to learning, once you account for socializing and eating and getting to and from class. And for many kids, the first three or four years of life is all parents and no school. But when serious people talk about education reform, they rarely talk about the family’s role in preparing children to succeed. That may be because the very words “education reform” indicate that the underlying question is “what’s wrong with our schools?” – which, these days, inevitably leads to “what’s wrong with our teachers”? Which is a relevant question but plainly not the only question. And so we’re going to keep this conversation going on our next episode. It’s about a program in Toronto called Pathways to Education: OREOPOULOS: The Pathways Program has four pillars. Those are counseling, academic, social and financial. DUBNER: In other words, it’s a program that helps students succeed in school by helping them with everything that a family is supposed to be helping with but, way too often, isn’t. That’s next time on Freakonomics Radio. Thanks for listening. 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« Back to The Organization Community Library Informational Profiles for City Government and Community Relations Contra Costa County Library In 2008, OCLC published research on library funding and advocacy that pointed to the importance of using targeted marketing messages to build support for libraries. The report's findings indicate that public perception of the library is an important predictor of funding support, and that government officials in particular respond to advocacy that emphasizes return on investment and strategic partnerships. With a combined $4 million in budget cuts during the 2009-10 and 2010-11 fiscal years, the partnerships between the county and cities are critical. As facilities and maintenance costs for the 25 community libraries are shifted to their cities, effective and successful communication to city governments and the local community are essential in fostering organizational support, encouraging long-term growth, and maintaining the overall success of Contra Costa County Library. Contra Costa County Library created compelling and effective informational profiles specific to each library to highlight community impact, critical partnerships and collaborations, unique programs and events, essential outreach efforts, special grants and awards, etc. to city governments and the local community. The attractive two-sided document provides information on Contra Costa County Library on one side and the individual community library on the verso containing both text and photos. The profiles target existing allies and will reach new audiences by integrating data that supporters can use as an advocacy tool with a compelling story that will persuade potential supporters of the library's value. The informational profile shines a spotlight on each community library within the Contra Costa County Library and strengthens communication and partnership between the county and cities during difficult budget years. It reinforces and promotes local libraries as successful public institutions of innovation, community, opportunity, and ideas integral to the residents and neighborhoods of a thriving community.	<urn:uuid:3de3d4d9-3a37-400c-a1a1-17b880f4be38>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://www.urbanlibraries.org/community-library-informational-profiles-for-city-government-and-community-relations-innovation-419.php?page_id=76	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280835.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00471-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.919184	353	1.96875	2
Postal Service should trim fat, not vital functions Wednesday, October 10, 2012 6:06 AM The Postal Service is waging an attack on rural America never seen before. They are thumbing their nose and saying we don't care about rural America, we don't need you. All across rural Minnesota, post offices and communities are being notified they are being considered for closure. Yet, 10 people in the Northland district office in Minneapolis draw collective annual salaries of over $1 million a year. Not one of these 10 put their hands on mail. Their salary is public information. If every small post office in the U.S. were closed, the savings would be less than one percent of their annual operating budget. The savings is minimal, but the inconveniences for many small town residents are significant. It sure sounds like the cutting is starting at the wrong end. The postal service no doubt has financial problems. It is mandated by Congress to set aside more than $5 billion dollars annually to pay for future retiree health care benefits. This problem only Congress can fix, yet it has done nothing to solve it. St. Paul (formerly of Goodhue)	<urn:uuid:08062f1d-6956-4d74-bcd7-9e07ab626460>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://www.hometown-pages.com/Content/Spring-Valley-Tribune/SVT-Letters-opinion/Article/Postal-Service-should-trim-fat-not-vital-functions-/11/334/45588	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280872.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00313-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.970923	241	1.523438	2
Casio is named after its founder Kashio Tadao, a Japanese inventor who moved to Tokyo in 1946 to start Casio. Especially because of the electronic calculators Casio becomes a very famous brand. Until the 70s where they begin with digital watches 1978 began Casio the first digital watches to sell. where the time could be read on an LCD screen instead of an old-fashioned pointer, the brand grew enormously in popularity. In 1983 the G-shock was introduced. To this day, the most famous and iconic watch from Casio.	<urn:uuid:a7a7e644-2a55-48da-a43f-2ca021236ed8>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.twinseasons.eu/brand/326/casio.html	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817001643-20220817031643-00272.warc.gz	en	0.960705	118	1.53125	2
Frequently asked questions How do I know it's the ashes of my own pet and not someone else's? Each individual pet has it's own tag with name and unique number on it. In Hamilton, the cremator has five different sized chambers and the pet is assigned it's own chamber. Each chamber runs independently of the rest and so there may be one pet being cremated at any one time or up to five at the same time all in their individual chambers. An identification map is filled in with each pets name and number. In Wellington, the cremator has a large hearth and the pet is placed in a predetermined position on the hearth as designated on an identification map. The map includes both the name and number of the pet and shows it's exact position in the cremator. There is plenty of room around each pet so that the bones of each pet remain quite separate during and after the cremation. What happens to the bones once the cremation has finished? After the cremation, the bones of each pet are identified by their whereabouts on the identification map, and they are collected separately in a named container. The bones are all that is left of your pet and they are then cremulated into ash (called cremains) and transferred to a named brown paper bag. Is it all my pet's ashes that I get back? It is all of your pets bones that you get back. Your pet ash is really the bone ash of your pet, as everything else has turned into carbon dioxide and water (in the case of complete combustion) and disappeared up the chimney. Sometimes metal remains from a pet's collar or orthopedic surgery are found and can be returned with the ashes if requested. However these metal parts are usually discarded as they block the cremulator which the bones go through to turn them into a fine ash. Do you put the pets into bags before burning them? No. Your pet can be placed in the cremator without being in a bag. Pets that arrive to us from vet clinics may be in plastic polyethylene bags and may be left in these for cremation. Plastic bags are completely combustible and do not give off any dangerous by-products as a result of burning (not like some other plastics). No - it is the residues of embalming chemicals that are not good for the environment. Can I cremate anything else with my pet? Sometimes pet owners request to have a favourite toy or blanket cremated with their pet. The refractory floor which makes up the hearth can be damaged by metals such as collars, plastics and glass so it is preferable that these objects do not go with the pet for cremation. PVC plastic gives off dioxins (poisons) as it burns, and wool insulates the pet and prevents it from burning fully. Flowers, and a small amount of paper or cardboard from cards and photos are fine to include with the pet. Can two pets be cremated together? Yes, any number of pets can be put together for cremation as long as the owner does not want the ashes separated for each of the pets. They can also go into the same container. Can you cremate pets that have been micro-chipped? Yes. The little plastic chip burns up to nothing on cremation. However if the pet has a pacemaker (although this is not common in NZ), then it cannot be cremated unless the pacemaker has been removed. What happens to my pet while waiting for cremation? Your pet will remain in the chiller before it is cremated. We do not have a freezer so your pet will not be frozen, but sometimes pets arrive to us frozen and they will be cremated in this state. Can I take the cremains out of the country with me? We sometimes receive requests for a declaration letter to present to customs upon leaving the country with the cremains of a pet. We have never had customs contact us or request such a letter, but we can certainly supply you with one if only for peace of mind. Is it better to bury or cremate my pet? People have many different reasons for either cremating or burying their pets and it often depends on the size of the pet, and the person's circumstances as to the decision they make. However, many pet owners realise that they may not stay in the same place forever, in which case if they have buried their pet on the property, it will be left there when they move. Can you cremate a pet that has already been buried? Yes, as long as your pet was buried in a plastic bag or such to contain them then you will be able to exhume them and have them cremated successfully. We have cremated animals that have been several years in the ground before they were brought to us for cremation. How should I look after the wooden casket containing my pet's cremains? The wood can be treated with any sort of furniture polish such as Pledge or Polishing Oil. We sometimes stain the engraving if it has been lasered into the wood to make it show up more clearly, and we use a little meths on the wood to take off the smoke produced during the engraving process.	<urn:uuid:1d144572-2c91-427a-9e8c-e38b2963e287>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.petfarewells.co.nz/page/f-a-q/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571190.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810131127-20220810161127-00065.warc.gz	en	0.967349	1,081	1.601563	2
France to Double Organic Farming Area by 2017: Report May 31, 2013 02:06 PM EDT \| By Staff Reporter France aims to double the farmland area used to grow organic agriculture by 2017 to meet growing consumer demand through local production, Reuters note on Friday. France has seen organic farming expand quickly in recent years but it remains a niche, accounting for 1 million hectares or 3.7 percent of farmland nationally at the end of 2012. They are the European Union's biggest agricultural producer. "We're going to develop in such a way that we'll increase volume while maintaining the level of quality," he told reporters at a presentation of his organic farming plan. "I want the French (organic) sector to be a high-quality one." The market for organic food in France was worth 4.17 billion euros ($5.40 billion) last year, according to the agency that promotes the development of the sector. It says an economic downturn has slowed growth from double-digit levels in previous years but 2012 sales were still up 6.6 percent on year. According to the French organic food agency, imported organic food accounted for 25 percent of demand last year, down from 32 percent in 2011.	<urn:uuid:ff3f2d8d-173b-457d-8915-013c92bea21a>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://www.foodworldnews.com/articles/3877/20130531/france-double-organic-farming-area-2017-report.htm	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280900.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00004-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.958949	244	1.78125	2
Employee Provident Fund is a retirement scheme for employees. In this, the employees of a company or organization put up a small portion of their monthly salary. The employer of the company or organization also contributes a small portion toward the employee’s EPF account. This scheme is to help the employees during the time of their retirement. Under special circumstances, the employees may withdraw a part of this account before retirement. REGISTRATION UNDER EPF- All the organizations that have 20 or more employees are required to register under the Employee Provident Fund Organization. Both the employees and the employer are to contribute 12% towards the EPF accounts. Each account holder then gets a unique Universal Account number (UNA) or easy access to their accounts. The government then collects the amount from such funds and invests it in different places. The interests generated from such investments are deposited into the employee’s account. NEW UPDATE BY THE EPFO- On 1st June 2021, the EPF organization announced that it is now a necessity to link the UAN of the account holder with their Aadhar cards. - Changes have been made in the Social Security Code 2020, Section 142. Due to this update, the Electronic Challan cum Return (ECR) filing protocol has also been altered. - In the new update announced on 1st June 2021, the EPFO said that an employer will be able to file an ECR of those employees whose UAN is linked to their Aadhar cards. - For employees who have not linked their UAN to their Aadhar cards, they need to file their ECR separately. - But they need to link their UAN to their Aadhar cards as early as possible. - If any UAN is not linked to their respective Aadhar cards, the employer’s contribution will not be credited to the employee’s EPF account. STEPS TO LINK UAN TO THE AADHAR CARDS- - Visit the official EPFO page and log in with your details. - Click on the online service – e-KYC Portal and then link to UAN Aadhar card. - Submit the UAN number and the mobile number that is registered with the UAN account. - An OTP will be generated to the registered mobile number. - Submit the OTP and enter the 12 digit Aadhar - Submit the form and click on the Proposed to OTP verification option. - Verify your Aadhar details with the OTP generated in the mobile number or on the link received in the mail. - After the process, the Aadhar card will be successfully linked to the EPF account.	<urn:uuid:c000d004-d015-4bf3-8b5b-4710f268342d>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://challanstatus.co.in/employees-need-to-link-uan-to-their-aadhar-cards/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572198.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815175725-20220815205725-00271.warc.gz	en	0.944501	557	1.632813	2
Tennessee Training Academy’s Day Reporting and Juvenile Reentry Center (DRC) will offer highly structured programming opportunities for male youth. Memphis TN, voted in the top five worst cities to live in all in part due to the increasing numbers in our crime rate - particularly Juvenile Crime. 11,000 youth passed through Juvenile Court last year, potentially rendering our 200 bed center full on a daily basis. Total capacity 400 (200 Day Treatment Youth) at a rate of $150-433/day. Each year, approximately 100,000 youth under the age of 18 leave secure residential facilities, including juvenile facilities, jails and prisons, following adjudication. Many youth in the juvenile justice system struggle with educational deficiencies, mental illnesses, and substance abuse, and return to communities with high rates of crime and poverty and poorly performing schools. Youth who are released from institutional confinement are more likely to succeed if they have access to services that can help them thrive in a non-institutional environment. Reentry strategies, educational and vocational programs, housing assistance, substance abuse and mental health treatment, and life skills training can reduce recidivism and help youth build healthy, productive futures (The National Reentry Resource Center, 2012). Tennessee Training Academy’s revolutionary blueprint will counter those needs with effective policies and strategies and culturally competent programming, carving out a national model that will alter the way we view change. Long-Term Outcomes (2017): • 50% reduction in recidivism rate over 5 year period following program release among the population served. • 80% success rate among the population served in achieving vocational/other employment skill certification rate. Tennessee Training Academy, LLC (TTA) is headquartered in Memphis, TN. The company is engaged in the acquisition of the real property located at 3420 Old Getwell Rd. Tennessee Training Academy’s Day Reporting and Juvenile Reentry Center (DRC) will offer highly structured programming opportunities for male youth. Currently, agencies in Shelby County provide residential services along with extensive programming. However, once the youth exits the program, they are remanded to environments that adversely impact them and in most cases reverse any growth or positive progression made by the youth during their tenure in the program. Juvenile Offenders and Victims 2006 National Report, presents average rates of recidivism- 55% of juveniles who were released from incarceration were rearrested within one year of their release. TTA’s cutting edge model sets it apart from the competition by offering Day Treatment, Restorative, and Re-entry services to Youth Detention Center Step-Downs, Community-Based, Court-Involved and Court Diverted youth and adolescents in a controlled, restorative, intensive treatment environment, while they continue their education and prepare for successful reentry into the community. This strength-based developmental model can be used as an alternative to the punitive system. TTA enjoys a good reputation in the industry and has garnered support from entities, agencies and government that will maintain the financial strength and soundness of the company. Although we will seek funding from other sources (ie: grants, federal, state and local programs), the majority of our funding will come from accounts receivables. We will bill contracted agencies monthly for services rendered. The agencies will pay a stated amount per head for each participant in any of our programs. That rate ranges from $150 - $200 per participant per day in the State of Tennessee and up to $433. • No one is offering Juvenile Reentry - only typical detention programming • Wraparound services and Key Partnerships • Double Minority Black, Female, Correctional Industry • Facility is located in a Renewal Community- addl. tax break incentives We will generate money through State Contracts, Federal Government Funds, Grants, Private Donations, Endowments; Medicare/Medicaid Billing. • Real Estate Purchase 1.9m appraising at 3.0 m • Start-up Funding to make it through first billing phase (Net 90) Creatively we can achieve our goal through debt and equity financing... Silent investor works best for us as we are a turnkey team of professionals with over 150 years of combined experience. Debt overall amounty 3.5 mill can infuse equity share up to 30%. Investment installment schedule: 10% years 1-2, entire capital paid back plus balloon payment 10% year 3.	<urn:uuid:1590c9f8-4690-4335-a86f-637d5f66e4fa>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.merar.com/meeting-place/united-states-of-america/education-training/community-based-juvenile-reentry-and-day-reporting-center-with-attractive-roi-2/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00668.warc.gz	en	0.936334	905	1.789063	2
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (KMOX)-As hearings on Ameren Missouri’s latest rate increase request continue, Missouri regulators are looking for ways to make sure the state’s poor can afford to pay for their electricity and other utilities. Public Service Commission Commissioner Robert Kenney says that as he attends hearings around the state, he hears a common story, “What we’ve heard is the difficulties that low-income customers are having with rising utility rates.” So Kenney says the PSC has ordered an inquiry to find new ways to help low-income customers keep their lights on, their natural gas flowing and their water running, “One of the questions were asking is, ‘how do you do this in such a way that’s helpful to low-income people but not hurtful to all the other customer classes?'” Kenney says options include establishing a special rate class for low-income customers or finding ways to help those customers before they get their bills, “Are there ways to help them on the front end so they don’t get behind, they don’t get in arrearages and if we can maybe figure out how to help them on the front end that helps the utilities by helping them reduce their bad debt expense as well.” He says they’ll be taking suggestions from utilities and consumer groups and looking at what other states are doing.	<urn:uuid:967fd09d-5e6b-4042-9419-2305af07de8f>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2012/08/10/state-regulators-look-to-help-low-income-customers/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280791.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00366-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.968103	298	1.796875	2
If you ask anyone – who has installed and worked on the developer preview of Windows 8 – about what’s new, the first thing he will say is the Metro User Interface. Metro User Interface is a new type of interface from Microsoft and is more like a Windows Mobile based interface with eye-candy looks and smooth finish . Without taking much of your time, and without interfering with your excitement, let us have a quick dive in Metro UI and see for ourselves what’s new! The Welcome Screen When I booted the developer edition of Windows 8 for the very first time I was puzzled for a while. After the boot splash screen, there was a beautiful scenery with information like time, date, battery remaining and Wi-Fi network I was connected to (these information may vary from one device to another). It took me a few minutes to realize that it was the lock screen and I need to slide the picture to enter my login password. If you look from the perspective of a user who is working on a laptop or desktop, it does not make much sense but if you have a touch enabled device like a tablet it does prove to be useful . If you don’t feel like dragging the picture you can simply double click on the picture or press any key on your keyboard to go to the enter password screen. If you want to end your session you can shutdown and restart as well. The Start Menu Believe me, when I say the next screen you get with all your apps pinned on it with a smooth finish is the Start Menu, I am not kidding. If you have worked on any modern day smartphone you can consider this Start Menu as your Home Screen with all your applications placed on it. If you need to run an app, scroll and hunt for it and once you get it just click to run it. Again, if you are on a touch enabled device with accelerometer support, you can just swipe the screen and reach for your application. You can arrange the tiles (the app icons) by dragging and dropping it on a new place. Currently there is no way we can pin an application or file to the menu but we will show you how to tweak Windows 8 to enable some of such features in future posts. The Metro Control Panel Now this one is really interesting. Windows has introduced yet another new cool look to the Control Panel. So, after Classic and Categorized, it’s now the Metro look. You can access this new control panel directly from the Metro Start Menu. The screen is divided into two parts: the left one has settings like Personalization, Users, Wireless, etc, while on the right hand side we have the detailed settings for the particular module. If you ask me this new control panel is made keeping in mind the people working on tablets and handhelds. The Start Menu Search Remember in Vista and Windows 7 our Start Menu had a search bar from where we could search and run all the applications installed on our system? Now in Windows 8 with the new Metro Start menu the search bar is gone forever. Whenever you want to search you can just start typing and the home screen will display all the applications related to the current search keyword almost instantly. The search includes applications, files and control panel items as well. If you ask me, while using the Metro UI in Windows 8 dev preview, I have always asked myself, “Why don’t I have a touch enabled display?”. The Metro UI definitely has been created keeping tablets in mind, but, working with it on a desktop is a new experience as well. Last updated on 02 February, 2022 The above article may contain affiliate links which help support Guiding Tech. However, it does not affect our editorial integrity. The content remains unbiased and authentic.	<urn:uuid:2cd9839c-4e88-4293-8c36-ccd353b050cd>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.guidingtech.com/8309/windows-8-metro-ui-overview/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00071.warc.gz	en	0.938773	785	1.507813	2
A type of defender in soccer, whose primary goal is to play defense on the outer edges of the pitch, but often also has the responsibility to help in the offensive strategy. There are typically two full backs on each team, starting the game lined up outside of the centerbacks. What is the responsibility of the fullbacks soccer? Defending Their Team’s Goal A fullback is a key player in any soccer team because of the defensive role they play. Their role is to protect the goal from attack and help the team win the ball back from the opposition. What makes a good full back in soccer? A modern fullbacks needs great ball control skills and they must be able to play one touch passes with their teammates. Also, they should be able to run with the ball at speed and have the dribbling skills to get out of a sticky situation when they find themselves in one. What makes a great full back? Fullbacks Have Great Vision Fullbacks don’t often get credit for their ability to see the field and interpret what they see. Much like linebackers on defense, though, fullbacks are some of the smartest players on offense. They’re required to read plays as they happen and quickly react. Are fullbacks important in soccer? The demands for a fullback in the modern game are second to none. … Being an offensive fullback means you have to cover more ground while bombarding up and down the pitch. You also need to link up well with your forwards and midfielders while being more confident with the ball to try dribbles, through balls and crosses. How do you defend as a fullback? – The fullback must always follow the winger in that breaking movement in a clear and forceful way, preventing the striker from winning the position, and will only get out to return to his line if the opponent is off-side and the ball still hasn’t left the possessor’s feet, or it has become strongly defended, making it … What is the hardest position in soccer? Goalkeeper is the hardest position in soccer. Not only does a goalkeeper have to perform under more pressure than any other player, but they must also possess a unique skill set, as well as facing a higher level of competition than any other player. What is the easiest position in soccer? The easiest position in soccer is the position of full-back. Do you need to be fast to play fullback? To be a good fullback, you should have: Speed. Fullbacks tend to play against wingers and wingers tend to have really fast pace. If you cannot catch up with them, the opposition can exploit your flank. How fast should a fullback be? Average time by position Do fullbacks get the ball? Since the fullback is big and strong, they can break tackles and get a first down and touchdown, which makes up for their lack of speed. The fullback can also catch the ball on some plays, but they generally don’t have as good hands as a running back, tight end, or wide receiver. What the modern fullback will do? The modern full-back is a wide defender in a back line of four who, as well as defending the wide areas, is also responsible for joining attacks and creating chances. This is done primarily through forward runs that either overlap or underlap a winger or wide-midfield teammate. Are fullbacks fast? Speed. Fullbacks tend to play against wingers and wingers tend to have really fast pace. If you cannot catch up with them, the opposition can exploit your flank.	<urn:uuid:bcbec5ff-c3c1-418b-a3c7-c910c19dad49>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://getsoccernow.com/football-game/question-what-is-the-role-of-a-fullback-in-soccer.html	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00073.warc.gz	en	0.97037	786	2.796875	3
LONDON – So-called "good" cholesterol may actually increase heart attack risks in some people, researchers said on Thursday, a discovery that casts fresh doubt on drugs designed to raise it. High density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is generally associated with reduced heart risks, since it usually offsets the artery-clogging effects of the low density (LDL) form. But some people have a rare genetic mutation that causes the body to have high levels of HDL and this group, paradoxically, has a higher heart risk, scientists reported in the journal Science. "Our results indicate that some causes of raised HDL actually increase risk for heart disease," said lead researcher Daniel Rader of the University of Pennsylvania. "This is the first demonstration of a genetic mutation that raises HDL but increases risk of heart disease." The scientists found that people with the mutation had an increased relative risk of coronary heart disease almost equivalent to the risk caused by smoking. Normally, HDL is an important helper in the smooth running of the cardiovascular system by ferrying cholesterol to the liver, where it is eliminated. But this process is disrupted in people with a faulty version of a gene known as SCARB1, leading to high levels of HDL that fails to do its job, Rader and colleagues found. The mutation appears to be specific to people of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. The finding could help explain why drugs that boost HDL have so far failed to deliver expected benefits in clinical trials. Over the past decade, three experimental drugs known as CETP inhibitors from Pfizer, Roche and Eli Lilly have flopped in tests, leaving Merck's anacetrapib as the only one remaining in late-stage studies. Peter Weissberg, medical director at the British Heart Foundation, which supported the research, said the new research had shed light on a major puzzle and could open up new medical avenues in the longer term. "These unexpected findings pave the way for further research into the SCARB1 pathway to identify new treatments to reduce heart attacks in the future," he said in a statement.	<urn:uuid:0fcdd628-6173-4756-9c56-5e065471325c>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/03/10/scientists-find-good-cholesterol-can-sometimes-be-bad.html	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280310.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00190-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.958773	423	2.828125	3
Can dogs eat oatmeal? As a small change, perfect healthy snack in between or as a support for digestive problems, oatmeal are perfect for dogs. They are not only super tasty for your dog, but also contain a lot of fiber. What oatmeal for dogs? It is important that you buy natural oatmeal without additives for your four-legged friend – preferably in organic quality. Of course, oatmeal is only a small part of your furry friend’s diet and only belongs in the bowl occasionally. Is oat milk suitable for dogs? So the answer to the title question is yes, dogs can drink oat milk. If your dog likes the oat milk and tolerates it well, feeding is absolutely unproblematic. What flakes are best for dogs? For sensitive dogs, rice flakes, millet, or parsnips are available. These flakes are very digestible and rich in vitamins. Can dogs eat oats? – Related Questions Can you give oatmeal to puppies? Are dogs allowed to eat oatmeal? Yes, they may – if you disregard the fundamental debate on the question of whether dogs should be given cereals at all for the time being. Oatmeal is rich in protein, contains many important nutrients and, in moderation, is easy for dogs to digest. How to feed oatmeal to the dog? 1-2x per week they can be fed with a clear conscience to.,The amount of oatmeal of course always depends on the size and weight of your dog. We recommend per 10 kg body weight one well heaped teaspoon of oatmeal. When oatmeal for dogs? If your dog has diarrhea or gastrointestinal problems, oatmeal made from oat flakes is also very suitable as a component of a soft diet. Oatmeal has a high proportion of carbohydrates (about 70%) and is a very good source of protein thanks to its high protein content of almost 15%. What milk can dogs tolerate? There are alternative products to conventional cow’s milk, which are easy on your dog’s digestion and which your dog will be just as happy about: Goat’s milk: has a low lactose content. Yogurt: has a low lactose content and many dogs love to eat it. Diluted, it can be fed as a drink. What kind of milk can a dog drink? Dairy products that dogs should not drink In addition to pure cow’s milk, there are other dairy products or milk-like products that dogs are better off not eating or drinking: Whole milk. Why is milk not good for dogs? Milk and dairy products Milk contains important proteins and vitamins that are healthy not only for us humans, but also for dogs. However, milk contains a lot of milk sugar (lactose), which dogs often do not tolerate well and which can lead to severe diarrhea. Are vegetable flakes good for dogs? Many vegetable flakes contain vitamins, minerals and other nutrients that are important for the health of dogs. What flakes to barf? Preferably go for gluten-free vegetable flakes, such as rice-vegetable mix, natural corn flakes, buckwheat flakes, amaranth flakes, golden millet flakes, vegetable confetti and potato chips. How long soak oatmeal for dogs? Soak overnight Dogs usually tolerate oatmeal better if it is not added dry to the food. Therefore, you can soak the oatmeal in water overnight and serve it to the dog the next day. Are oatmeal grain free? Oats are basically gluten-free. However, contamination with gluten-containing cereals such as wheat or spelt often occurs both in the cultivation of oats and in processing. What can dogs eat for breakfast? Cooked unsweetened oatmeal is perfect for dogs. It contains a lot of fiber and helps your favorite’s digestion. Especially for older dogs and dogs with digestive problems, porridge is the perfect snack! Is oatmeal good for diarrhea in dogs? Gentle food Compatible foods include e.g. lean curd cheese, rice, cottage cheese, soft boiled chicken, potatoes, grated apple or cooked oatmeal against dog diarrhea. It is important to offer the food in small, easily digestible portions. Why are oats healthier than wheat? Oats: One of the healthiest cereals. Of all the common grains, oats are probably by far the best and healthiest. Oats and, of course, oatmeal are low in gluten and at the same time significantly more nutritious than all other cereals. What does oat bran do to the dog? Oat bran for dogs Among them a very special soluble fiber: beta-glucan, which has been shown to lower cholesterol levels and thus prevent cardiovascular problems. How long can a dog eat a gentle diet? In the beginning, you can do without the feed supplements, but it is best not to do so for more than one or two weeks. An unmineralized gentle diet should be fed to the puppy no longer than a week, and to the adult dog no longer than two weeks.	<urn:uuid:9f2e2ebe-6a64-458c-ac35-7221fb584ae5>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.petfoodjustice.com/can-dogs-eat-oats/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573876.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820012448-20220820042448-00067.warc.gz	en	0.942717	1,065	1.804688	2
The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged the nations to be prepared for the next pandemic to avoid a battering as seen in the case of COVID-19. The call comes as the world is still struggling to suppress COVID-19 infections as national caseloads continue to rise steadily in most countries. “We must prepare for the next pandemic now. We’ve seen this past year that countries with robust health emergency preparedness infrastructure have been able to act quickly to contain and control the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus,” said WHO in a news release. In efforts to ensure the world is better prepared for the next health crisis, a draft resolution has been put forward to the World Health Assembly seeking to strengthen member states’ preparedness for health emergencies through more robust compliance with the International Health Regulations. The resolution calls on the global health community to ensure that all countries are better equipped to detect and respond to cases of COVID-19 and other dangerous infectious diseases.	<urn:uuid:45a2f6ab-a189-46fb-a45a-89dfb5966338>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.ritzmagazine.in/who-world-must-prepare-for-the-next-pandemic-now/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572198.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815175725-20220815205725-00271.warc.gz	en	0.943413	210	2.96875	3
2018 Bash Benefits Catholic STEM Programs Physicist Gilbert Reiling recalls the cold and windy day when boats filled the New York Harbor, their occupants waiting to witness a historical commemoration involving his invention. On July 4, 1986, Reiling and his team watched their yearslong work come to fruition when President Ronald Reagan flipped the switch to light the Statue of Liberty for its 100th anniversary using metal halide lamps, which he first invented in 1962. Reiling, 89, who attended St. Rose of Lima Catholic School in Roseville, was honored at the Catholic Schools Center of Excellence’s Bash, Called to Greatness, on May 5 in Minneapolis. The event raised money to support science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) curriculum in Catholic schools throughout the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. A ‘MARVELOUS COMPANION’ Although some things have changed since Reiling attended Catholic school, he said he still very much believes in Catholic education. “What stuck with me was the importance of Mass and going to Communion, and receiving Jesus into my heart,” Reiling said. During the school day, the religious sisters at St. Rose of Lima taught him how to pray the rosary, complementing what his mother taught him at home. “The rosary has been a marvelous companion all my life,” he said. He brought that prayerful guidance to his career. “I’ve kept a rosary in my pocket wherever I’ve gone,” Reiling said. “I hoped the Lord would lead me down the right path, and I’ve tried to take it.” That path included taking a job at General Electric, where he worked in a lab and invented the metal halide lamp in 1962, providing more efficient lighting. Soon after, he was asked to create the same lamps specifically for the Statue of Liberty’s 100th anniversary. Metal halide lamps still light the Statue of Liberty today. “They said, ‘We want a new torch that radiates just like the morning sun,’” he recalled. Scientific knowledge made Reiling’s invention possible, and now many Catholic schools are incorporating more STEM into their curriculum. Reiling said he’s enthusiastic about the endeavor. “All science is really worthwhile to all children,” he said. “One of the things I like about the STEM program is [that] it starts in kindergarten,” he said. “So if you’re going to learn the kind of chemistry and mathematics that you need for the jobs that are in the future, you’re going to have to start young.”	<urn:uuid:5f526079-866a-4ccd-8ae7-94bf0ccf9c19>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://cscoe-mn.org/making-an-impact-3/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572163.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815085006-20220815115006-00673.warc.gz	en	0.968141	575	2.046875	2
Measuring ancient inequality ( a must read)by Milanovic,Branko; Lindert, Peter H.; Williamson, Jeffrey G.; Summary: Is inequality largely the result of the Industrial Revolution? Or, were pre-industrial incomes and life expectancies as unequal as they are today? For want of sufficient data, these questions have not yet been answered. This paper infers inequality for 14 ancient, pre-industrial societies using what are known as social tables, stretching from the Roman Empire 14 AD, to Byzantium in 1000, to England in 1688, to Nueva España around 1790, to China in 1880 and to British India in 1947. It applies two new concepts in making those assessments - what the authors call the inequality possibility frontier and the inequality extraction ratio. Rather than simply offering measures of actual inequality, the authors compare the latter with the maximum feasible inequality (or surplus) that could have been extracted by the elite. The results, especially when compared with modern poor countries, give new insights in to the connection between inequality and economic development in the very long run. Bank privatization in Sub-Saharan Africa : the case of Uganda commercial bank Analyzing the impact of legislation on child labor in Pakistan Fiscal policy, public expenditure composition, and growth theory and empirics Patterns of rainfall insurance participation in rural India	<urn:uuid:9092ef35-a161-48a1-9a65-c69f9be7f538>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://bayesianheresy.blogspot.com/2007/11/assorted-working-papers.html	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281450.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00180-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.926403	274	2.828125	3
Judah fell to the Babylonians around 586 BC. Many were carried into Babylon. Jeremiah and Ezekiel were the prophets of the early exile. Cyrus the Great, king of Persia, took over the empire in 539 BC. While the Babylonians sought to intimidate its subjects, the Persians sought to please them, so they would be willing subjects of the kingdom. Cyrus returned the Jews to Jerusalem. His successor, Darius, divided his empire into divisions ruled by governors. Zerubbabel was made governor over Judah (Yehud). Haggai and Zechariah were the chief prophets in Judah during this period (about 520 BC). A focus of both Darius and the prophets was the rebuilding of the temple. For Darius, it helped to consolidate his strength in the Persian Empire. For the Jews, it was a Godsend. Zechariah was the son of Berechiah and a descendant of the chief high priest, Iddo. Zechariah means “God remembers.” Berechiah means “God will bless.” Iddo means “At the appointed time.” Together, their names suggest: At the appointed time, God remembers and will bless them.” The Key Concepts of the Old Testament With Zechariah and Malachi, we complete the year study of the Old Testament. It continues with a pattern seen frequently in the official lessons and in my blog: a pattern of Creation, Fall and Restoration. Since the Creation of the earth, the Fall of Adam, and the future promise of the earth’s paradisiacal restoration to an Edenic state, we see in the Bible and other scriptures a pattern of creation, fall, and restoration. Adam was created in the Garden of Eden, fell from it, and was restored to Yahweh/Jehovah’s presence at Adam-Ondi-Ahman (D&C 107). The Gospel was preached by Enoch and Noah. The righteous who believed them were translated and restored to God’s presence in the City of Enoch, while the wicked experienced the Fall of the Great Flood. Yahweh created Israel, his people of promise, by making a special covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Over time they fell from favor and were enslaved by Egypt. God sought a new creation for Israel by rescuing them via Moses. Moses desired to restore Israel to God’s presence at Mt Sinai (D&C 84), but when Israel refused to enter into Yahweh’s presence, they were given a lesser restoration and promise. Instead of all of Israel serving God in His presence, only a select few of Israel would do so: prophets and priests. The Tabernacle, and later the temples in Jerusalem, Elephantium and in Samaria, would be holy places where the people could approach near the throne of God, located in the Holy of Holies of the temples. The Jerusalem temple’s ark of the covenant held the national treasures of Israel: the Ten Commandments, Aaron’s budding stick, manna, and other miraculous and sacred objects of God’s power. The ark was part of the Mercy Seat, seated between the two cherubim in the Holy of Holies, where God judged his people. When they were righteous, he restored them to blessings. When they rebelled, he allowed them to fall from His presence, and lose the protection of being the Promised people. While the kingdoms of Israel and Judah were carried off, and the tribes of Israel still lost to mankind, the Lord promised to restore them. Judah would return from captivity and the temple rebuilt (known as the Second Temple). Yet in 70 AD, Judah would be destroyed again, this time by the Romans. They would live in exile for almost 2000 years, with the hope that someday Yahweh would restore them to their land, and allow them to build the third temple in Jerusalem. With the earth fallen from God’s presence, Isaiah, Zechariah, Malachi and other prophets foresaw the day when Yahweh would return in power and glory, Restoring not only Israel, but the whole earth, back into God’s presence. Zechariah’s Teachings and Prophecies of the Temple and Messiah Zechariah’s teachings and prophesies of the future focus on the priesthood and temple. While Judah has a governor, greater emphasis and power is given to the chief high priest, Joshua. Joshua, as chief high priest, was directly involved in the building of the 2nd temple and the services occurring within it. For Zechariah, Joshua is viewed as a symbol of the future Messiah, who would save Israel in the long run. Joshua restored the priestly blessings of the temple to Israel, and the Messiah would restore Israel back into God’s presence in his celestial temple. Interestingly, the name Jesus is the Greek form of Jehoshua, or Joshua. Zechariah may have been speaking regarding the great chief priest of his day, but his prophesy foreshadows the Messiah, who also would be named Yeshua. Joshua is told to remove his dirty clothes and replace them with clean and holy garments. This is a common theme for priests and prophets who are cleansed prior to entering into God’s presence. Moses removed his sandals on holy ground; Aaron and his sons were clothed in priestly temple robes; in early Jewish-Christian texts, Enoch, Isaiah and others put on celestial clothing prior to performing service at God’s throne. Joshua’s clothing change symbolized his inner cleansing and that of Judah, as the temple was readied for service. In Wikipedia’s comments regarding the Book of Zechariah, we read: “The purpose of this book is not strictly historical but theological and pastoral. The main emphasis is that God is at work and plans to live again with His people in Jerusalem. He will save them from their enemies and cleanse them from sin. “Zechariah's concern for purity is apparent in the temple, priesthood and all areas of life as the prophecy gradually eliminates the influence of the governor in favour of the high priest, and the sanctuary becomes ever more clearly the centre of messianic fulfillment. The prominence of prophecy is quite apparent in Zechariah, but it is also true that Zechariah (along with Haggai) allows prophecy to yield to the priesthood; this is particularly apparent in comparing Zechariah to "Third Isaiah" (chapters 55–66 of the Book of Isaiah), whose author was active sometime after the first return from exile. “Most Christian commentators read the series of predictions in chapters 7 to 14 as Messianic prophecies, either directly or indirectly.These chapters helped the writers of the Gospels understand Jesus’ suffering, death and resurrection, which they quoted as they wrote of Jesus’ final days. Much of the Book of Revelation, which narrates the denouement of history, is also colored by images in Zechariah.” Jim Faulconer notes that the first 6 chapters may be a chiasmus, which allows the earliest portions to help explain the later, more obscure prophesies. It also demonstrates that the priesthood and temple are in the center of Zechariah’s prophesy. We learn that the priesthood represents God’s power and the temple represents God’s knowledge, secrets, and presence. In chapter 6, Zechariah makes crowns, one of which is placed upon Joshua’s head. Zechariah sees that the Branch will also receive a crown, rebuild the temple, serving and blessing the people, even as Joshua will do for his people. According to Bible.org, we find that: “Some of the things we know about the Branch: (1) The Branch will be a man. (Isa 4:2; Jer 23:3-5; 33:14-26) (2) The Branch will be from Israel. (Micah 5:2; Isa 53:2) (3) The Branch will build the temple. (Eze 40-43; Hag 2)” The Branch is the Messiah, even Jesus Christ. And there is a double fulfillment we can understand about the Branch. In his first coming as a mortal, Jesus was a man from Israel. The temple Jesus built in mortality was that of his resurrected body. The Lord told the Jews that the temple would be destroyed and then rebuilt in three days, meaning his physical body. We know that in his 2nd Coming in glory, Jesus will come as a man, reclaiming his position as King and High Priest over Israel, and he will turn the earth into a paradisiacal temple. The temple in Jerusalem, as well as others, will be built across the world to perform service to God throughout the millennial era. That Zechariah was so closely connected to the 2nd Temple’s beginnings, establishing Joshua as the chief priest of the temple and as a Messianic symbol, extends to his visions of the latter-days. In conjunction with Daniel and John’s Revelation, we see the day would come when the Gentile nations would attack Jerusalem. The prophet warns the Jews of his day to escape Babylon (2:6-7) in the north. This prophecy applies today for those who engaged in modern Babylon. Babylon was a nation that mistreated and abused Israel, forcing others to engage in its industry and belief system (think on how Daniel and his friends were forced to worship the gods and king of Babylon). Zechariah’s Judah was protected by King Darius of Persia. Darius means “Lord”, and so the latter-day Israel is called to flee Babylon to modern Israel, where the Lord can be their protector. Prophesying of the mortal Messiah, Zechariah saw that the staff of Beauty, even Jesus, would be “cut asunder” and sold for 30 pieces of silver. This was the price for purchasing a slave, and it was the 30 pieces that Judas Iscariot would cast to on the Potter’s Field (Zech 11:10-13). Zechariah foresaw the world laying siege to the holy city (12:1-2). It will be in that day that the Lord will send His grace upon them, even the Messiah to deliver them. At that time, they will see the one whom they pierced and weep. They shall weep for joy that they have been delivered, and weep for sorrow for the Christ whom they slew 2000 years before (12:8-11, 13:6). Malachi means “my messenger.” He was the last prophet of the Old Testament and probably lived around 420 BC. The Jews had rebuilt the temple only a century before, but already were falling into apostasy and rebellion. They were not grateful that God watched over them, allowing Jacob to prosper, even while the nations of Esau (Jacob’s brother) remained in ruin. Children and servants honor parents and masters, yet Judah refused to honor God, profaning the temple worship with their greed and pride. They refused to care for the poor, orphans, widows and needy. They no longer paid their tithes, thus “robbing” God of what was due him. They dealt treacherously with each other, forgetting the covenants made with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Moses. The prophet foresaw the coming of forerunner to Christ, prior to his sudden appearance in the temple (Mal 3:1). All Christians will recognize the forerunner as John the Baptist, preparing the way for the Messiah’s coming in mortality. A second fulfillment of this prophecy occurred in 1836 after the Kirtland Temple was dedicated (D&C 110). In this event, Joseph Smith was the forerunner, preparing the way of the Lord by building a temple. Jesus suddenly came to this temple to restore priesthood power and keys as a preparation for His Second Coming. On his Second Coming in glory, the only ones who would “abide the day of His coming” are those who have gone through the refiner’s fire. Intense heat was used anciently, as well as today, to remove impurities from precious metals, such as gold and silver. The residue was the dross, good for nothing, and thrown away. Only those who are purified will abide the 2nd Coming. All others will be as the dross, unable to withstand the purification process (3:2-3). The priesthood will be the first to be refined (vs 4), for they cannot serve God and prepare a sacrifice worthy of God if they are filthy. Malachi lists those who will be judged by God and found wanting: sorcerers (false priesthood and magic), adulterers (sexual sin), false swearers (false witnesses and liars), oppressors of the poor and widows, and those who do not fear (respect and reverence) God (3:5). In accusing Israel of not paying tithes and offerings, the Lord was showing them a concept they refused to see. Such payments had nothing to do with economics or ability to pay. Instead, it was an issue of faith. In paying tithes and offerings to God in faith, one opened up the windows of heaven to pour out blessings, which could include economic blessings. These moneys paid to maintain the temple, to help the poor, widows and orphans, and to bring about God’s great work. Neglecting these offerings meant man refused to be a partner with God in caring for the poor, and in moving his great works forward. Yet the proud thought that the wicked were blessed with wealth and all things needed, while the righteous never could get ahead. They did not understand that their material wealth was a fleeting thing that would end (ch 3). It is in chapter four that God explains what will happen in the long run to the proud, the wealthy, and the other wicked who do not serve Him. While the righteous will go through a refiner’s fire that will purify them into God’s useful tools, the wicked and proud will burn as stubble. Stubble is what is left over in the field after the harvest, when the grain and hay has been cut and collected. After the harvest, the stubble was burnt to help prepare the land for the next growing season. A good burning would not only burn up the remains one could see above the ground, but would even burn up the roots of the stubble, leaving the ground ready for plowing and planting. For the righteous, the Son of Righteousness will come with “healing in his wings.” He will heal those who have suffered for God’s name. He will heal the sick, wounded, widow, orphan, poor. He will heal those who have patiently waited on his name, offering righteous sacrifices and offerings in his name. Finally, Malachi saw that prior to the Messiah’s 2nd Coming, Elijah the Prophet must return to prepare the way, turning the hearts of fathers and children to one another, otherwise there would be no one to save at the Lord’s return. This occurred when the Lord suddenly appeared at the Kirtland Temple in 1836, during the Jewish festival of Passover (D&C 110). Elijah gave to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery the sealing powers. These priesthood powers allowed families to be sealed eternally, and to receive the greatest blessings of the temple. As I’ve noted before, the temple is the holy space on earth, where man prepares to see God’s face. We are sealed to God in the holy temples, and prepare and practice in those temples to be in the Lord’s presence and see his face. This return of Elijah is such an important prophecy that many Jews still reserve an empty seat at their dinner table for the Prophet during their Passover meal. What they do not know is that Elijah did return at Passover, preparing the way for the Lord’s Second Coming. And with that Second Coming, of which both Zechariah and Malachi spoke of, will come the final restoration. As I stated, the Old Testament is a recurring story of Creation, Fall and Restoration. At the Second Coming, Israel will be restored to its true promise. All the righteous will be restored to God’s presence. The Messiah will come with healing in his wings, restoring us to a perfect joy and happiness. And the temple is the holy place where we prepare for that great day when we will see Christ face to face, and wash his feet with our tears for redeeming us. Book of Zechariah – Wikipedia Jim Faulconer’s Lesson 48 comments on Zechariah’s chiasmus Bible.org on Zechariah New Advent - Zechariah	<urn:uuid:8a2f3181-1a97-4ac6-b604-fe281bbbcf24>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://joelsmonastery.blogspot.com/2010/12/ot-gospel-doctrine-lesson-48-zechariah.html	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00067.warc.gz	en	0.96832	3,564	3.4375	3
Geography can be a challenging field to introduce (or reintroduce) students to. As academic disciplines go, it is among the widest in scope and among the most integrative in approach. It is also one of the oldest academic disciplines, with writings that date back to thinkers such as Eratosthenes and Strabo in ancient Greece, and the unnamed authors of the Shujing in ancient China. The word "geography" derives from the Greek geo- (earth) and -graphia (writing); to study geography is, quite literally, to describe or write about the land. Ancient geographers wrote about everything from the physical topography of the world, to the distribution of raw resources, to the rituals and beliefs of people in different regions. This incredible breadth is still evident in contemporary geography, though today’s geographers tend to specialize in one of geography’s many subdisciplines. Broadly speaking, those subdisciplines fall into one of four main fields: physical geography, human geography, nature-society or human-environment geography, and geographic information science. Physical geography - If you have ever looked out the window of a car or plane at the landscape outside and considered the movement of water across its surface, or the shift in tree species as you travel, you are engaging with physical geography. Human geography - If you have ever visited another place and wondered how it developed its unique architecture, economy, history, or cultural practices, or wondered at what makes it feel different from other places, you are engaging with human geography. Nature-society or human-environment geography - If you have ever gone to a national park and wondered what kind of fire management practices are being used and why, or if you have ever considered the ways that federal agencies respond to hurricanes, you are engaging with nature-society geography. Geographic information science - If you have ever used an online mapping site or a GPS device to find directions to your destination, or if you have ever considered the ways that data can be presented on maps, you are engaging with geographic information science. What unifies this vast discipline is not a specific set of texts, theories, or concepts, but rather a perspective and a basic set of questions. That is, regardless of their subdiscipline, all geographers share a spatial perspective. By this, we mean a view of the world that prioritizes the relationships between places in terms of distance or proximity, flows or movement, and connectivity. This perspective leads geographers to ask similar types of questions, namely: - Where is this happening? - Why is it happening there (and why—or why not—in some other place)? - How is it happening differently there? - Why does it share similarities (or why doesn’t it) with the same thing elsewhere? These are the kinds of questions that all geographers tend to ask, regardless of whether our focus is on physical processes, human interactions with the environment, economic practices, or the analysis of spatial data. Any course in geography that you take should encourage you to further develop your understanding of this spatial perspective. Ultimately, that perspective serves as a means of understanding the spatial complexities of the world. Geography’s breadth as a discipline means that there is no clear canon of texts with which all geographers are familiar. However, there are some concepts that are central to geographic inquiry. Among these are space, place, and scale. (We could expand this list to include region or connectivity or flow, but for our purposes we will stick with these three.) The remaining sections of this lesson will discuss these three concepts, as well as culture and cultural geography in conjunction with your readings for the week.	<urn:uuid:7d9e33a1-dc57-4eb3-b628-d32c20d53366>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geog571/node/425	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571198.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810161541-20220810191541-00266.warc.gz	en	0.946706	763	3.390625	3
Time to Delve Deeper Once you are certain that the children have a good understanding of fiction vs. nonfiction stories, you can delve deeper into your genre study with young students. Explain to the class that fiction and nonfiction literature can be further divided into different categories or "types." These are called genres. A genre is basically a certain kind or type of work--be it a book, music, art or even movie. Also explain that you will be spending time for the rest of the year exploring the different genres of fiction stories and genres of nonfiction works in literature: - Informational literature - Traditional literature - Fantasy/Science Fiction - Realistic Fiction - Historical Fiction Provide the names of the genres, and a brief explanation of what they might find in this type of story. For example, explain to the students that autobiographies are true stories that a person has written about themselves. In this type of story, you will expect the narrator (or person telling the story) to use the word "I" a lot. You will also hear about things that really did happen, and they will take place in locations which really do exist. You can decide for yourself whether to present one genre at a time, and then provide multiple examples of books which would be placed in that category, or if you would rather take it one book at a time and simply identify the genre of the story you happen to be reading. One suggestion is to create posters to hang around your room--each bearing the name of a different genre. Just as you kept track of titles which were fiction or nonfiction, you can keep track of stories which fall under each different genre. Write the title directly on the corresponding poster. As you learn about new genres during the year, consider having book bins devoted to a particular genre available to the students. This way, if they would like to read more historical fiction books, or spend some time reading poetry, they can find examples in the corresponding book bin. You can encourage students to try different genres by providing them with a sticker chart or even a genre passport. Here, they can keep track of the different genres they have tackled by receiving stickers or stamps in the corresponding genre section for each book read. Finally, transfer what you have learned during your genre study into your writing curriculum, by asking students to begin thinking about what genre their written stories might fall under. You can even include student-published books into your genre book bins for free reading time.	<urn:uuid:c1737905-e601-4762-9325-c907e3d63682>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://www.brighthubeducation.com/lesson-plans-grades-1-2/103611-conducting-a-genre-study-with-young-students/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560283689.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095123-00350-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.9536	511	4.15625	4
William Shakespeare, Retold by Christina Lacie; Introduction by Gayle Holste - All books by this author Shakespeare Made Easy - All books in this series Each title in Barron’s popular and enduring Shakespeare Made Easy series presents the complete text of a Shakespeare play with Shakespeare’s original lines printed on left-hand pages and a modern, easy-to-understand “translation” of the Bard’s Elizabethan English on facing right-hand pages. In addition to the play, each book presents helpful background information for students that places each play in historical perspective, as well as quizzes and questions that teachers can use for short tests and classroom discussions. Here are fine introductions to many of the greatest plays ever written--literary classics that every student should know and understand. In Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, Much Ado About Nothing, a masquerade ball provides the setting for a case of mistaken identity. But love triumphs at the end for Beatrice and Benedick. Paperback / 256 Pages / 5 x 7 1/4 / 2009	<urn:uuid:31544d51-00f0-4eb8-9820-f87034be3817>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://barronseduc.com/0764141783.html	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281151.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00109-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.839906	222	3.109375	3
A three hour flight north of Norway’s capital Oslo and you’ll reach the remote community of Longyearbyen on the island of Spitsbergen (the largest of Svalbard archipelago). This tiny community and town with two streets is the starting point for many Arctic cruises. Spitsbergen’s landscapes are incredible, snow capped mountains, enormous glaciers, glistening icebergs, deep fjords and towering cliffs make a stunning backdrop for your Arctic cruise. Svalbard is home to an estimated 4,500 polar bears as well as good population of walrus, bearded seals as well as being the breeding place of many of the Arctic’s most beautiful birds (including puffins, red-throated diver & eider ducks). When you add massive glaciers and stunning mountain scenery you perhaps start to understand why a Spitsbergen cruise is equally rewarding an experience as a cruise to Antarctica. Making the choice as to which voyage, when, which ship or operator is where we help; unlike ship owners/operators we’re not obliged to sell the ships we own/operate – we offer independent expert advice and can match the best experience for you. As with the nature of expedition, the focus is having incredible wildlife experiences along with immersing yourself in the magnificent environments that surround you. All of the itineraries are merely a guide as weather and nature may dictate your journey as you take advantage of your unique surrounds. There is a large variety of birdlife in the Arctic with guillemots, razorbills, puffins, terns, gulls, geese, ducks, phalaropes, curlew, sandpipers, owls and falcons. Other wildlife includes: three species of seal, four species of whale, Arctic fox, walrus and the undoubted stars of the show Polar bears. Polar bears would have to be one of the most amazing creatures on earth. A true marine mammal, equally at home in the water as it is on land/ice, that over-winters in sub-zero temperatures and roams widely in search of a variety of prey. Our operators ensure your cruise adventure is filled with incredible experiences without disturbing the wildlife. In the event of a polar bear sighting, on land or on ice, from a zodiac, the zodiac-driver will make sure that they always keep a distance of at least 30 meters between the zodiac and the land/ice/spot where the polar bear is present (this increases to 200 metres from ships). This is for the safety of both guests and the bears. Over 60% of Svalbard is covered in Ice. The resulting glaciers, icebergs and bergy bits – the variety of colours, shapes and sizes are impossible to adequately describe, are definitely as spectacular as the scenery found on the Antarctic Peninsula. During each voyage guests will spend time zodiac cruising among icebergs that are thousands of years old, some black, some blue, all amazing and a photographer’s dream. You’ll also have the opportunity to cruise past the vast (often over 50 metres high and kilometres wide) glacial walls including Monaco, 14th July and Lilliehöök. Since the near-extinction of walrus in Svalbard in the middle of the 20th century, Moffen Island has played an important rule in re-establishing the species here. Today Moffen Island is protected, and lucky visitors may witness more than 100 walrus hauled out at island’s southern tip. Approach during the summer is limited to a minimum distance of 500 metres; as the waters around Moffen are very shallow most ships stay further off. Being a fraction north of 80°N Moffen Island is often visited on longer voyages. There are a small number of ‘walrus haul-outs’ scattered around Spitsbergen; the numbers of walrus at each site will vary throughout the season. Your guides will ensure appropriate movement near the walrus to ensure they are not disturbed and you can watch them in a natural and relaxed state. Some sites don’t lend themselves to a physical landing or may be best seen from water level; a ‘zodiac cruise’ means you’ll explore the site whilst sat on the side (inflatable tube) of the zodiac, each zodiac will have one of the expedition team with them. Zodiacs (rubber inflatable boats) not only offer a safe way to explore they are an integral part of exploring Spitsbergen, excepting Longyearbyen and Ny Alesund there are no jetties to enable disembarkation from the ship, i.e. you’ll use the zodiacs to go ashore at most sites. Note: Please ensure you are adequately dressed as it can get cold; waterproof pants are essential. Some ships offer kayaking (for an additional cost) for up to 20 guests. It’s an incredible way to gain a very different perspective, to experience the Arctic with no sound, other than the splash of your paddle, and to be close enough to the crystal clear water to see the incredibly rich invertebrate life that sustains almost all of the wildlife found here. Your safety is paramount; expert guides and a Zodiac will be close enough to offer assistance, yet far enough away not to disrupt the tranquility. Occasionally, if you’re lucky, whales, or even a polar bear (see image – you’re safe as polar bears do not hunt from the water – and we’ll continue to observe the disturbance rule) will come to investigate but don’t worry as the guides will form the kayaks into a ‘raft’ and you will enjoy a genuine once-in-a-lifetime experience. Due to limited numbers please request your kayaking at time of booking your voyage. These luxurious ships combine more traditional-style ‘cruising’ with an Arctic expedition. They offer large, very comfortable cabins with en-suite facilities and many have private balconies. We’ve chosen to work with two of the best; National Geographic Explorer (148 guests) and the Sea Spirit (114 guests). The experienced expedition team enable you to explore the Spitsbergen with Zodiac dinghies and come home to an exquisite ship with superior comfort and excellent cuisine options. Expedition ships generally have a greater emphasis on maximising time off the vessel or out on deck. All ships have fewer than 100 guests, enabling efficient disembarkation. The expedition team works closely with the ship’s captain and crew to get you out exploring on the Zodiac dinghies and on shore as much as possible. Most voyages also offer kayaking. Cabins are simple and comfortable, the food excellent. 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Visit our other Wisconsin Historical Society websites! Refine or narrow your results by clicking any term in the gray boxes below. Expand your results by removing any breadcrumb in a gray outlined box above. Click on the blue "X" to remove the term. Narrow your results by entering a keyword into the search box above. Then click the "Search Within" checkbox, then click on the orange "Search" button. If you did not find what you are looking for or you did not get any results, try changing your search term(s). See our Search Help page for more tips. Description: This map shows 12 sections of bicycle road maps. Sections and number are in red, counties are in blue. Description: Interior pages of the pamplet, with illustrations for the letter "H" and "I." Description: Rand, McNally map of North America enhanced to show Superior as the center of a wheel. The image was used on the back of stationery from City Improvement C... Description: Sanborn-Perris fire insurance maps for city of Menasha. Description: This map shows parks, block numbers, Lake Michigan, and railroads. Relief is shown by contours. Also included is an explanation that lists how many miles o... Date: 1873 ca. Description: The Christian Keyser Preus family posed in the yard of the Spring Prairie parsonage with horse-drawn vehicles, and ducks. Behind them is a rural frame hous... Date: 1875 ca. Description: "St. Anthony Falls" photographed during the "Norwegian Lutheran Synod held at Minneapolis, Minn., 1875," as listed in Dahl's 1877 "Catalogue of Stereoscopi... Description: Two pages of Samuel Marshall's 1846 diary, filled with daily entries. Description: Waist-up oval portrait of John B. Du Bay. He was born in Green Bay in 1810, and resided in Portage City. In the 1830's, he established a trading post nor... Date: 1836 ca. Description: This photocopied maps shows land parcels, streets, the Fond du Lac River, Lake Winnebaygo, and blocks. Certification is seen in the left hand corner. The b... Description: This 1868 birds-eye view depicts the buildings, streets, railroad, vegetation and topography of Columbus, Wisconsin. The high school, cemetery, railroad de... Description: Studio portrait of Ernest Albert Garlington in uniform. He was a medal of honor winner. Date: 1898 ca. Description: A man carries a canoe on his shoulders while portaging through a thickly-wooded area. Description: Cover of a British advertising brochure for "McCormick's Reaping and Mowing Machine, (of which 50,000 have now been made in the United States) with his new... Date: 1899 ca. Description: Employees of a McCormick dealership and family members standing in a pavilion with a display of McCormick farm machinery. A crowd is pressed up against the... Description: Map of Italy with text in Italian. Description: Pacific Springs, Wyoming; sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as the Oregon Trail). Wi... Date: 1890 ca. Description: Studio portrait of Magnus Swenson. He was a Norwegian immigrant who made his name in business and as an inventor. He served on the Wisconsin Capitol Buildi... Date: 1845 after Description: These girl's gloves are made of off-white kid leather. They are completely hand-stitched in beige thread, top stitched around the fingers and thumb, with t... Description: Profile view of a passenger pigeon, a species of pigeon now extinct. Part of a group of pigeons that lived in captivity in the aviary of Professor C.O. Whi... If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help. Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: © 1996-2016 Wisconsin Historical Society, 816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706	<urn:uuid:f0f96e4d-a323-4547-a055-0ee88d7f022d>	CC-MAIN-2016-44	http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=Ro:40,N:1135-4294963829-251&dsNavOnly=N:1135-4294963829&subject_narrow=Demonstrations	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988720000.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183840-00023-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.929667	874	1.671875	2
Philippine police used tear gas to disperse about 1,000 anti-U.S. protesters outside the U.S. Embassy in Manila on Wednesday, as television news footage showed a patrol van, which had come under attack, driving at demonstrators. The rally came as President Rodrigo Duterte visits Beijing to strengthen relations with the world’s second-largest economy amid deteriorating ties with the Philippines’ former colonial power, the United States, sparked by his controversial war on illegal drugs. Watch what else is making news Police made 29 arrests at the rally while at least 10 people were taken to hospital after being hit by the police van, Renato Reyes, secretary general of left-wing activist group Bayan (Nation), told reporters. The protesters were calling for the removal of U.S. troops in the southern island of Mindanao. “There was absolutely no justification (for the police violence),” Reyes said. “Even as the president avowed an independent foreign policy, Philippine police forces still act as running dogs of the U.S.” U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner expressed sympathy for those injured and wished them a quick recovery. “The U.S. strongly supports democracy in the Philippines and supports the right to peaceful expression and demonstration. We call on all parties to engage in peaceful dialogue and exercise restraint,” he said. In a series of conflicting statements, Duterte has insulted U.S. President Barack Obama and the U.S. ambassador in Manila for questioning his war on drugs, which has led to the deaths of 2,300 suspected users and pushers. He told Obama to “go to hell” and alluded to severing ties with Washington. Then after weeks of anti-American rhetoric, Duterte said the Philippines would maintain its existing defence treaties and its military alliances. The comments have left Americans and U.S. businesses in the Philippines jittery about their future.	<urn:uuid:920a0f51-8f10-4cec-8cfb-aed567802880>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://indianexpress.com/article/world/world-news/philippine-police-van-drives-at-protesters-to-break-up-anti-us-demonstration-3092432/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281746.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00283-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.971005	403	1.65625	2
The masculine name Vendelin is used in Czechoslovakian. . Vendelin is not very commonly used baby name for boy. It is not ranked with in the top 1000 names. Vendelin Posp, Vendelin Fleischmann, Vendelin Loos Character Analysis of Vendelin : Persons with the name Vendelin, are the manager, organizer, the hard worker, and are detail oriented. They have the exceptional ability to be organized and practical in whatever they undertake. They have a natural willingness to work through to completion any project they start, with great patience and an eye for detail. They are self-starters who are not afraid of hard work, with the ability to follow their own interests and visions through to completion. They are loyal and determined, are true survivors and security-seekers. Love Life of Vendelin : usually Persons are attracted to or otherwise are found to have relationships with Persons with an age very different from theirs. Name Letter Analysis of Vendelin V : Persons are a seer and have great intuitionE : Persons are freedom-loving, sensual and enthusiasticN : Persons are a "think outside the box" kind of person -- creative and originalD : Persons are grounded and pragmaticE : Persons are freedom-loving, sensual and enthusiasticL : Persons are very heady, and tend to over think rather than experience lifeI : Persons are a compassionate person who feels things deeplyN : Persons are a "think outside the box" kind of person -- creative and original List of Czechoslovakian baby names, Czechoslovakian babies names, Czechoslovakian baby names and meanings has been compiled from various resources. Please use this up to date list of Czechoslovakian name as a reference to name your kid/child. This vast database of Czechoslovakian names has been compiled from various references and suggestions provided by our web site users and resources partners. This information is developed to primarily serve as a reference. We are unable to respond on request for personalized assistance at the moment. Thank you for your support. Largest list of Czechoslovakian baby names with meanings, numerology, popularity and comments. © Copyright 2017 Babynology	<urn:uuid:604b9123-dcd1-4a87-b094-fdcb725fda99>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://www.babynology.com/meaning-vendelin-m16.html	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280718.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00401-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.933681	448	1.859375	2
Printable Fact Sheet A severe snow storm, an ice storm, or a lengthy power outage are examples of emergencies that can happen unexpectedly. Your community has an emergency plan to respond to these situations, but do you? Take the first steps by talking with your family and making a plan together. Expecting the unexpected and being prepared for anything are good beginnings to a plan of action. Make a Survival Kit To get started, plan the contents of your survival kit. Keep in mind the special needs anyone in your family may have, including medications. Pack the kit and store it in an easy-to-find spot. Here is a list of items to include: - Cash (remember that ATM’s may not be working) - Important papers (copies of identification for everyone, health cards, personal documents) - A battery-operated or portable/wind-up radio - Spare batteries - First-aid supplies - Candles and waterproof matches (place within a container and do not burn unattended) - Personal hygiene supplies - Blankets and sleeping bags - One change of clothes per person - Three day supply of non-perishable food (e.g. canned vegetables, fruit, meat and fish, crackers, peanut butter, jam, instant coffee) - replace the food in your kit once a year to ensure it is safe to eat - A three-day supply of unopened bottled water (at least 4 litres, per person/per day); most manufacturers indicate a two-year shelf life - Cutlery, including a can opener - Pet food and supplies - Phone numbers (i.e. designated family members out of your immediate area) Keep Key Numbers Handy Post emergency telephone numbers and addresses near the phone. In the event of an emergency, use the phone only if it’s critical. Lines should be kept for emergency officials and those who need help. You can find out ahead of time from your municipality the location of emergency shelters and if there are any designated emergency routes. In case you or other family members get separated, make arrangements with someone who lives outside your immediate area who will act as a central point of contact for your family members. Ensure all family members have the phone number and know to call. You should also have a pre-determined meeting place away from your home in case your home is affected by an emergency situation and family members get separated. Listen to Weather Warnings Environment Canada monitors weather conditions 24 hours a day. It issues weather watches, advisories, and warnings through national, regional, and local radio and television stations so make sure you listen or watch local or regional stations for weather conditions. - A Weather Watch alerts you that conditions are favourable for the development of severe weather. Watch the skies and listen for updated watches and possibly weather warnings. - A Weather Advisory means actual or expected weather conditions may cause general inconvenience or concern, but do not pose a serious enough threat to warrant a weather warning. An advisory may also be used when conditions show signs of becoming favourable for severe weather when the situation is not definite enough or too far in the future to justify a warning. - A Weather Warning alerts you that severe weather is occurring or that hazardous weather is highly probable. Severe thunderstorm or tornado warnings may be issued less than one hour in advance. Other weather warnings may be issued six to twelve hours in advance. When You’re Told to Evacuate During an evacuation, residents may be asked to go to a community centre or to the next town. Listen to the radio for evacuation orders and trust the authorities. If an order is given, follow all directions and go quickly to the specified location. Remember to bring your survival kit with you. Don’t forget to include arrangements for pets, since they are not permitted in shelters and many hotels. For More Information Expecting the unexpected will give you and your family peace of mind and the ability to remain calm if a disaster does occur. More information is available visiting the following websites:	<urn:uuid:5d04eede-047e-4b48-9708-e43e550df973>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://www.simcoemuskokahealth.org/Topics/Emergency/beforeanemergency.aspx	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279224.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00480-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.932494	835	3.125	3
Legal, consulting, project leadership and know-how hub. Based in Sandvika, Norway. Financial inclusion efforts seek to ensure that all households and businesses, regardless of income level, have access to and can effectively use the appropriate financial services they need to improve their lives. And whereas financial resources themselves are the biggest obstacle to financial inclusion, there is more to it when looking at some other underlying obstacles. These include the distance from a financial service provider, lack of necessary identification and related documentation, and lack of trust in financial service providers. Access to finance is a fundamental component of any business operation, the lack of which turns into a key constraint to growth and investment. In particular for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), sufficient business-enabling infrastructure also serves as a sanctioning component that facilitates accessibility to financial resources. NRD Companies contribute to building necessary infrastructure components that facilitate financial inclusion and access to financing. We work with central banks and other oversight institutions to improve and support regulatory frameworks with ICT solutions, and we develop systems to facilitate financial services provision. NRD Companies also have developed a number of identification solutions that cut the distance between the source of financing and the client.	<urn:uuid:b931bba6-6e10-4c97-b031-b62264e7e521>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.nrd.no/en/sectors/facilitating-financial-inclusion-and-access-to-finance/3	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00069.warc.gz	en	0.940914	244	1.679688	2
– 6 -8 ears corn husks and silk removed – 1 cup milk – 1/4 cup whipping cream ; unwhipped (or use 1-1/4 cups milk) – 1/3 cup sugar (can use more sugar) – 1/4 cup butter (optional ; add to the water) – Fill a large stock pot half full with water (use a large enough pot to hold all the corn). – Add in the cream, milk, sugar and butter. – Bring to a boil, then add in the corn cobs. – Reduce heat to a simmer and allow corn to cook for 7-8 minutes or until just tender, depending on size of corn try not to over cook the corn as it will become tough. – Using long tongs remove and place on a plate or in a bowl, then cover with foil until ready to serve. – Serve with butter and salt to taste.	<urn:uuid:f3fee956-f8f8-4495-b5b6-6e00885e2028>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://01easylife.com/butter-boiled-corn-on-the-cob/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00476.warc.gz	en	0.859719	206	1.632813	2
Thursday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time Father Barry O’Toole, LC Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was greatly perplexed because some were saying, “John has been raised from the dead”; others were saying, “Elijah has appeared”; still others, “One of the ancient prophets has arisen.” But Herod said, “John I beheaded. Who then is this about whom I hear such things?” And he kept trying to see him. Introductory Prayer: As I enter your presence today, Lord, I know that I am not worthy to be with you. “But you alone, Lord, have the words of eternal life and I believe; I have come to know that you are the Holy One of God.” I kneel before you in contrition, adoration and hope in your mercy. Petition: Help me, Lord, to be converted to you more fully. 1. Our Daily Conversion to God: Herod’s desire to see Jesus is not precisely based on faith or on motives of conversion. During the entire time of his imprisonment, John the Baptist had constantly invited Herod to conversion. “Herod was in awe of John, knowing him to be a good and upright man, and gave him his protection. When he had heard him speak he was greatly perplexed, and yet he liked to listen to him” (Mark 6:20). Yet Herod continually postponed converting. We need to convert daily. Itccccccccccc isn’t enough just to say that we have accepted Jesus as our personal lord and savior and have been “born again,” we have to start living that new life, renewing our option for Christ each day. Today I want to convert from my weaknesses and shortcomings. I want to draw closer to you, Lord. 2. What Is the Truth? There comes a moment in life when we have to look in the mirror and see ourselves as we truly are. It takes courage to look directly and ask, “Who are you really? What are you making of yourself and the talents God has given you? What is the truth?” Now, not everything in Herod’s life is relative; there is one truth he does accept: “John I beheaded.” This could have been the point of departure for true conversion and acceptance of God’s mercy in his life. He at least recognized he had made one mistake. All that he was hearing about Jesus made his conscience uneasy. He was afraid that his sin was coming back to haunt him. Conversion always begins with the acceptance of our failures and inclination to evil. It is said that St. Philip Neri used to look at himself in the mirror in the morning and say: “Lord, watch out for Philip today lest again he betray you.” 3. Blessed Are the Pure of Heart… Jesus himself taught us in the Beatitudes: “Blessed are the pure of heart for they shall see God.” Explaining this beatitude a little more in detail St. Gregory of Nyssa says: “The man who sees God possesses in this act of seeing all there is of the things that are good. By this we understand life without end, eternal incorruption and undying beatitude. With these we shall enjoy the everlasting kingdom of unceasing happiness; we shall see the true light and hear the sweet voice of the Spirit; we shall exult perpetually in all that is good in the inaccessible glory. Seeing and possessing God is the result of our daily conversion. It is the promise of peace of heart, true happiness and everlasting life. It is the fullness of everything man can desire in this life and in the life to come. It is the very meaning of our existence. What more could we ask for? Conversation with Christ: Lord, I truly long to see your face. Do not hide your face from me. Help me to accept myself as I truly am and strive to overcome my weaknesses and my inclination to sin. Help me purify my heart so that I might see you in my everyday life and possess you forever in the life to come. Resolution: I will seek true conversion today by reciting a sincere Act of Contrition and trying to attend Mass or at least make a visit to Christ in the Eucharist.	<urn:uuid:2648f579-98c4-463f-b810-d640d6cfdd25>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://www.regnumchristi.org/en/september-22-2016-conversion-heart/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571502.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811194507-20220811224507-00071.warc.gz	en	0.977688	929	1.679688	2
UAB's Department of Ophthalmology has received a grant of $110,000 from Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) to support research into the causes, treatment and prevention of blinding diseases. “This generous RPB grant will enhance our programs in biomechanics and biotransport of fluids across the back of the eye involved with the progression of eye diseases such as macular degeneration and glaucoma,” said Christopher Girkin, M.D., chair of the department. “This work synergizes with our clinical and health services research in translating these findings into new real-world treatments.” RPB is the world’s leading voluntary organization supporting eye research. To date, the organization has awarded grants totaling $3,745,000 to the UAB School of Medicine. Since it was founded in 1960, RPB has channeled hundreds of millions of dollars to medical institutions throughout the United States for research into all blinding eye diseases. For information on RPB, RPB-funded research, eye disorders and the RPB Grants program, go to www.rpbusa.org. Call for proposals: Explore research for palliative careThe Palliative Research Enhancement Project invites research proposals for innovative translational and/or clinical research projects that use palliative medicine.UAB awarded $9.7 million to find treatments for deadly lung diseaseGrant will allow UAB researchers to study novel therapies for pulmonary fibrosis, a deadly lung disease with no approved treatments.UAB vision scientist awarded $1.81 million grant for photoreceptor researchLawrence Sincich, Ph.D., received a $1.81 million NIH National Eye Institute award for work that will lead to better understanding of color perception in the brain.Grant renewal extends, expands national research of kidney failureWorld-renowned scientists search for ways to prevent acute kidney failure, improve management of the disease.National women’s HIV study comes to UABStudy examines how HIV affects the health of women.UAB, BBA partner to win prestigious $600,000 NSF Partnership for Innovation grantThe NSF will support a UAB/BBA collaboration through a $600,000 award — the first Partnership for Innovation grant ever given in Alabama.UAB DRC awarded grant, recruiting for national studyUAB investigators are studying the long-term benefits and risks of four widely used diabetes drugs in combination with metformin, the most common first-line medication for treating type 2 diabetes. Recruitment of volunteers for the project, called the Glycemia Reduction Approaches in Diabetes: A Comparative Effectiveness (GRADE) Study, begins in June.UAB and School of Dentistry ranked first nationally in NIDCR fundingThe UAB School of Dentistry received more funding from the National Institutes of Health in 2012 than any other school of dentistry in the nation.UAB glaucoma researchers to study biomechanics of eyeThe primary investigators are examining whether age- and race-related differences in the biomechanics of the optic nerve head may contribute to this risk.UAB Diabetes Research Center receives 5 year grant exceeding $5 millionThe Diabetes Research Center (DRC) focuses on developing new methods to treat, prevent and ultimately cure diabetes and its complications.	<urn:uuid:ff7370a5-75f6-4054-8e31-236d4b1a871b>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://www.uab.edu/reporter/work-resources/extramural-awards/item/3920-ophthalmology-wins-research-to-prevent-blindness-grant	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281424.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00333-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.918288	675	2.40625	2
Some days ago, I receive a Digital PaddleClock from Dangerous Prototypes. This is a great page to visit, they have a lot of designs and ideas. Also, three days a week, they give some free PCB’s to their readers. After a lot of comments in their page, I finally win a coupon so I can change it for this PCB. - The Board This board is a simple 2-seven segment display, controlled by two 74HC595D shift registers connected in cascade. With this method, you can control up to 16 outputs with only three pins of your favorite microcontroller. Here is the scheme of the board: Notice that IC2 controls the right display, and IC1 controls the left one. This is important because when you send the data to the displays, the fisrt 8 bits are send is to the left display and the last 8 bits goes to the right one. Also, this board is designed for an anode common displays, so to turn on each segment, you must send it a ‘0’. - Mounting the board I mount the board with components that I’ve at home. For this reason, I mounted equivalent components in the case of the resistors and displays. I use these components: – Display: Kingbright KCSA56-105. These are SMD displays, and fits very tight in the PCB footprint, but it works ok. One note: the left one is mounted 180º of its original position in the PCB (with the dot bottom right, instead of top left), so the conversion table to show the charactes are different for left and right displays. – Resistors: 220 ohms SMD MELF. Again, its fits very tight in the PCB footprint. For this reason, I mounted in the solder layer. – Capacitors: 100nF SMD 0805. – Shift Registers: 74HC595D from NXP. Here’re a couple of photos with all the components: To interface with the microcontroller, I used these colors: – Red cable: VCC (+3.3V) – Black cable: GND – Orange cable: OE# (Output Enable) – Yellow cable: DI (Data In, from microcontroller to shift registers) – Green cable: CLK (Clock to shift data into the registers) – Blue cable: LAT (Latch signal) - Software to run it! To use these breakout board, you need a board with a microcontroller in order to interface it and send the data that you can visualize in the displays. I use my ‘DSETA’ CPU, a board based in a AT89C51RE2 microcontroller, from Atmel. This microcontroller has a 8051 core, with more peripherals, Flash and RAM memory, and can be run at 2x speed that the original 8051. The board has many peripherals, such as: – USB to serial port bridge, based on the TUSB3410. – RTC with battery backup. – Two I2C ADC converters, 8 bits of resolution each. – Two pushbuttons, two switches, three leds and a buzzer for general purpose. – External EEPROM, up to 1Mbit capacity (24LC1026 memory from Microchip). – Temperature sensor (DS18B20 from Maxim Integrated) – I2C expansion connector (+5V), to connect external devices (such a 2×16 LCD display with an I2C expander) And a few more….maybe another day I’ll write about this board. To test the Digital Paddle Clock, I write a simple program that reads one of the ADC and shows the measure in the displays (0x00 – 0xFF full scale, 8 bits precision). Also, I show the measure in a 2×16 LCD display (connected to the I2C bus with an MCP2316 expander from Microchip) to see that both indicators shows the same measure. Here are the result: Measuring 1.85V (full scale is 3.3V) Full Scale (3.3V). Both displays shows the same measure!! Also, I use as a 1 second counter to test all the characters. Here you can see it: Date, time, temperature (ºC), system status and a 1 second counter!!! From here, I want to thank Ian (Dangerous Prototypes) two things. The first one is, obviously, the board, because I love electronics. It’s my work and my hobby. And the other thing is that with this project , I start a blog, that was one thing I’ve pending for a lot of time. Thanks!!!	<urn:uuid:fd97b944-ac46-4b73-8f75-bceea0fe39fa>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	https://jechavarriadotcom.wordpress.com/2013/01/30/digital-paddleclock-from-dangerous-prototypes/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280835.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00466-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.877189	1,004	1.992188	2
Apple is expected to argue that it faces numerous sources of competition in a lawsuit brought by Epic Games saying that Apple uses “anticompetitive practices” on their App Store. The suit filed by Epic against Apple last year in the U.S. District Court for Northern California alleges that Apple’s 15 to 30 percent commission along with their control over which apps may be installed on users phones has created a monopoly and discourages market competition. Epic brought the suit on Apple after attempting to implement in-app purchases on their “Fortnite” mobile game. Apple banned the game from the App store almost immediately following the update. The case against Apple has been framed to show that the iPhone user base, with more than a billion users, is actually a completely separate market for software developers due almost entirely to Apple’s policies on the App Store. The argument is that Apple holds a monopoly on this market because they can determine who is allowed on the app store, and more importantly, who isn’t. Epic’s suit also affirms that the commissions taken by Apple on transactions performed on their App Store are unreasonable and are only as high as they are because of the monopoly Apple holds on the store. Apple has rejected the idea that they hold a monopoly on their App Store and are expected to cite other popular platforms like Nintendo and Microsoft’s Xbox as clear evidence that there is plenty of market competition. © Fourth Estate® — All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.	<urn:uuid:acae1c1f-ae2b-4fbf-9c8b-fe7f6108b3c1>	CC-MAIN-2022-33	https://dailynewsbrief.com/news/apple-to-argue-epic-games-lawsuit-cites-competition/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573908.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820043108-20220820073108-00267.warc.gz	en	0.966717	321	1.835938	2
In early March of 2016 we introduced our new digital negative system we call PiezoDN. Along with its amazing ability to make digital negatives for any darkroom process, we added a small tool called “The Piezography Curve Adjustment” tool. We had created this tool internally for Platinum negatives because we needed a way to limit the density of the second-to-most dense part of the negative so that PiezoDN could print onto ANY darkroom surface perfectly while also printing a full-white in the lightest areas. Now we are releasing the tool as part of the new Piezography Professional Edition package for Piezography users not just PiezoDN customers. If you print with a linear Piezography quadtoneRIP “.quad” (also known as curve or profile) and you feel like the final print still needs adjusting to match your monitor, this little utility will help you! Instead of tweaking your monitor to match your print, you can simply add an adjustment into the Piezography .quad that changes the contrast of that .quad so that the final printed tones match your monitor. You do this by opening the image you just printed and adding a curve to the image like you would to adjust the final print after a first proof. The only caveat here is that you can only add 4 data-points to the curve (not counting the top and bottom which you don’t change). Then, instead of printing this edited image, you open the Piezography Curve Adjustment Tool in Excel and copy the 4 inputs and 4 outputs from your Photoshop curve into the input/output columns in the tool as seen above. Then you go to the next sheet called “CGATS” and copy this sheet into a new .txt file. The tool has some really unique algorithms inside it that will turn this curve into fake measurement data. This data can then be combined with the original .quad that you want to adjust by using the new QTR-Linearize-Quad droplet found inside of your QuadtoneRIP folder. You select this .txt file with the fake data along with the .quad and simply drag both files over the QTR-Linearize-Quad droplet. A new “-lin.quad” will be made and this is the adjusted one. If you install and print with this new curve it will print with your Photoshop curve adjustment! This way you can custom-tune your Piezography environment to more closely match your monitor without having to add an adjustment curve to each file that is only used for printing Piezography. Other uses for the tool are to match Piezography to other processes like Epson’s Advanced Black and White driver. In this situation you would print a 21 step target and measure that in with a spectrophotometer like a ColorMunki or Spyder. Then you would put this data into the new Piezography Linearization Checker that comes with our free Community Edition archive. This gives you a visual “curve” of the out-of-linear characteristics of ABW, that you can match in Photoshop and then apply to a linearized Piezography curve. In this way you can print flattened images that have already been adjusted for ABW but that you want to print at a higher quality with Piezography. You won’t have to add a new adjustment in Photoshop and risk a decay of valuable image bit-depth! One caveat to this workflow: it’s important to keep both the linear curve and the .txt file around. To re-linearize you will need to do this with the original “linear” curve and then re-tune that new linear curve with the saved .txt file! There are many different things that you can do with the Piezography Curve Adjustment tool. We hope it’s valuable for your artistic process. Full documentation and download is available with the Piezography Professional Edition.	<urn:uuid:8bfc8343-32de-4e79-ae4c-19edd8274f84>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://piezography.com/2016/09/13/piezography-curve-adjustment/	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281151.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00115-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.930304	819	1.578125	2
The State Department is vociferously defending its decision to send Muslim Public Affairs Council boss Salam al-Marayati to represent the United States at a recent 10-day human rights conference in Poland. He "has been involved in U.S. government initiatives for almost 10 years and has been a valued and highly credible interlocutor on issues affecting Muslim communities," a State Department spokesman told the Washington Free Beacon, adding that al-Marayati was invited to participate in the meeting "as a reflection of the wide diversity of backgrounds of the American people." If the al-Marayati choice is any indication, that "diversity" apparently extends to anti-Israel ideologues who attack U.S. terrorism prosecutions, whitewash Hamas war crimes, and portray Iran as a victim of U.S. perfidy. And he runs an organization which opposes key elements of American counter-terror policies, including the drone strike which killed American-born al-Qaida cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, the closing of terror-supporting charities and sting operations against would-be homegrown terrorists. A year ago, al-Marayati even threatened to sever ties with the U.S. government in a strongly-worded Los Angeles Times op-ed column. Expressing anger over the use of "anti-Muslim" training materials by the FBI and a U.S. Attorney's office, al-Marayati wrote: "If this matter is not immediately addressed, it will undermine the relationship between law enforcement and the Muslim American community—another example of the ineptitude and/or apathy undermining bridges built with care over decades." In spite of MPAC's hostile view of government policies, administration officials routinely turn to MPAC for policy advice, including the training materials al-Marayati ranted about in the Times. In February, MPAC officials met with FBI Director Robert Mueller to discuss training materials about Islam. That same month, MPAC officials met with top Pentagon leaders to receive an apology over a recent incident involving Quran burnings in Afghanistan. In 2010, the State Department sent al-Marayati to Paris and Geneva to speak to United Nations groups about religious freedom and free speech. Don't take our word for it when it comes to al-Marayati's extreme views toward Israel, U.S. policy and law enforcement. Watch and listen to the following examples from al-Marayati's mouth: In a January 2012 appearance on Russia TV's "Cross Talk," al-Marayati depicted Iran as the victim in the diplomatic crisis over its illicit nuclear program. "The problem in the case of Iran is that it is singled out as the threat. We [the U.S.] don't want to deal with North Korea the same way we deal with Iran," he said. "With other countries, we utilize the IAEA, we use multilateral instruments to deal with the nuclear problem. In this case of Iran, there is no dialogue, there is (sic) no negotiations, it is all confrontational policies that is (sic) part of a war-mongering mentality here in the U.S. and they're just waiting for the tripwire and then the machinery of war will begin." Al-Marayati also suggested that Israel is controlling U.S. foreign policy. "The other point here, which is very important historically, the United States has done a lot of dirty work that has served the interests of Israel," he said. "It destroyed Iraq. It supported the destruction and crippling of Egypt. It has crippled the Gulf. And now, it is looking to Iran as the next target for crippling and destroying. I think this is madness. Who is driving our foreign policy - President Obama or Prime Minister Netanyahu?" In July 2006 during the Israel-Hizballah war, al-Marayati declared that the Holocaust was no excuse for Israeli "dehumanization" of Arab peoples: "We're against Holocaust denial, but we're also against people who exploit that as a way of shoving this kind of war propaganda and dehumanization of the Arab peoples and the Muslim peoples as if they have to pay the price for what Nazi Germany did to the Jews back in the 20th century." Al-Marayati has harshly criticized U.S. terrorism prosecutions. At a March 12, 2006 fundraising dinner for Sami Al-Arian, he likened the prosecution to the detention of innocent Japanese civilians in the U.S. during World War II. Al-Marayati suggested that "we are being dictated upon, not only on terminology, but dictated upon on who speaks for us, and our organizations, our charities, are shut down one by one. Therefore, brothers and sisters, there is a storm that it is coming. That storm is going to be worse than Japanese internment." Al-Marayati called Al-Arian "the gentleman who defied the odds in a system that is unfair, and there is no way you can get a fair trial in view of any of these issues today. But regardless, he was able to defy the odds and he was acquitted of all the terrorism charges that were levied against him." One month later, Al-Arian pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiring to provide services to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a designated terrorist organization, in violation of U.S. law. "You laughed when you heard about the bombings" carried out by the PIJ, U.S. District Judge James Moody told Al-Arian in pronouncing sentence, calling him a "master manipulator." Speaking to a Dallas audience in 2005, al-Marayati attacked law enforcement's use of informants in terrorism investigations. He blasted the government for using informants in the case against Umer and Hamid Hayat, a father and son living in Lodi, Calif. "The disaster of Lodi is that Muslims were reporting each other to the authorities, saying: 'Oh, this person is an extremist.' ... This is the model not to follow." This disaster resulted in the convictions of the Hayats on charges of providing material support to al-Qaida and making false statements. Hamid Hayat was sentenced to 24 years in prison. After federal authorities in May 2009 disrupted a plot to bomb synagogues and fire missiles at U.S. military aircraft, al-Marayati criticized the prosecution. "These were individuals who were either petty criminals or gullible people who were guilty of stupidity. They were not imminent threats to our country, as the FBI has stated," al-Marayati told Fox News. The four men convicted in the plot were convicted and sentenced to 25-year prison terms. At a minimum, Marayati's long record of whitewashing terrorism, trivializing the Holocaust, and denigrating law enforcement's work in protecting Americans from jihadist terror raises serious questions about the State Department's judgment in deciding who should represent the United States abroad. Making taxpayers foot the bill to send the likes of Marayati overseas is the height of folly and legitimizes an official and his organization that often works against the same government that legitimizes it with such significant access.	<urn:uuid:9f404748-7fa5-47e1-92a9-60dc1fc3e784>	CC-MAIN-2016-44	http://www.investigativeproject.org/3768/al-marayati-dangerous-diplomatic-ideas	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988717963.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183837-00375-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.966768	1,476	1.515625	2
KM and Monte Carlo simulations Stephen Bounds — Wed, 29/04/2009 - 01:22 The attached paper, "Using Monte Carlo simulations to predict outcomes of KM interventions" is a brief summary of the results of some exploratory research I have been doing in this area. Monte Carlo simulations are a very useful way to explore non-deterministic systems using a combination of deterministic calculations and random numbers. In particular, the outcomes of my experimentation suggest that many across-the-board KM interventions are are risk of being dropped due to lack of results. These untargeted interventions inevitably try to achieve smaller improvements across the board, typically in situations where there is a low probability of failures occurring. The Monte Carlo simulations demonstrate that for a substantial number of organisations, even successful attempts to reduce knowledge failure risk by, say, 10% may have a negligible effect on bottom-line savings over a sustained period of time. \|KM and Monte Carlo simulations.pdf\|\|130.17 KB\| Our expertise in complex systems analysis, combined with a deep understanding of technology and modern, agile management and leadership techniques makes knowquestion uniquely positioned to find strategic solutions to your tough problems. Contact us today.	<urn:uuid:e3a59c9e-db62-4997-9e62-80aaacef9829>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://bounds.net.au/node/26	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280825.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00207-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.908297	248	2.34375	2
On March 19, the 70th anniversary of the invasion of Nazi Germany into Hungary, the Eastern European country is expected to unveil a Holocaust memorial that is drawing sharp criticism because it portrays Hungary as a victim of the Nazis, not a willing collaborator. According to a report in The Economist, the 7.5 meter statue to be installed in Budapest's Freedom Square will portray a German imperial eagle attacking the Archangel Gabriel, which symbolizes an innocent Hungary. Although Hungary's Jews went unscathed for most of the war, in the summer of 1944, 430,000 Hungarian Jews were deported to Auschwitz with the active help of the Horthy regime. Randolph Braham, a professor and historian of the genocide of Hungarian Jews at the City University of New York, says the memorial is an attempt to whitewash Hungary's role in the extermination of Jews, a "brazen drive to falsify history." Professor Braham, a Holocaust survivor, recently returned a high state award presented to him by the Hungarian government to protest what he believes to me its attempt to absolve itself from its part in the Holocaust. The government, currently led by Viktor Orban, rejects the criticism, arguing that it is a memorial to all Nazi victims and signifies the loss of Hungarian sovereignty, and not part of the government's official Holocaust memorial program. However, Hungary's president Janos Adler explicitly stated the country's collaboration with the Nazis on Holocaust Memorial Day last month. Also last month, Hungary’s United Nations ambassador Csaba Korosi made the country's first official apology for the role it played during the Holocaust. “We owe an apology to the victims because the Hungarian state was guilty for the Holocaust. Firstly, because it failed to protect its citizens from destruction and secondly because it helped and provided financial resources to the mass murder,” Korosi told a press conference in the UN headquarters in New York. Jewish leaders in the country claim there were no negotiations over the statue. According to the Economist article, one of the reasons for the statue is likely political. General elections will be held in Hungary on April 6, and the ruling Fidesz party is hoping that by unveiling a statue showing the innocence of Hungary under the Nazis, it may get supporters of the far-right (and third-largest) Jobbik party to vote for them instead. Want to enjoy 'Zen' reading - with no ads and just the article? Subscribe todaySubscribe now	<urn:uuid:d8d1956f-4aaa-42dd-bc77-92026a2b81d7>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://www.haaretz.com/jewish/news/1.572049	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280872.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00308-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.947794	497	3.09375	3
WASHINGTON — For the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the rise of a new generation of black politicians to major offices across the country poses an ironic challenge that some Democrats are convinced could dilute Jackson's power as the Democratic Party's pre-eminent black leader. Even some Jackson associates acknowledge that Tuesday's election brought to national prominence black officeholders who offer qualities Jackson lacks: a proven record of electoral success and a political agenda more accepted by the Democratic mainstream. This could add new urgency to a question Jackson has been pondering for months: whether to lower his sights and seek election as mayor of the District of Columbia to demonstrate his own ability to win and hold public office. The politicians who shattered barriers Tuesday include Democrats Douglas Wilder of Virginia, a grandson of slaves who became the nation's first black governor, and David Dinkins, who became the first black mayor of New York. Other blacks elected to prominent positions were mayors Norman Rice of Seattle and Michael White of Cleveland. It was their victories - triumphs of moderate agendas, espoused by candidates who had followed timeworn political paths - that have caused some Democrats to wonder whether time may be beginning to pass Jackson by. In a telephone interview, Jackson rejected the notion that his status had been diminished. Calling such analysis "wishful thinking," he noted that all four of the major black candidates had supported him. "I have more allies now in more strategic positions than ever before," Jackson said. "We all have on the same uniform. We are just wearing different numbers." Some other black officeholders endorsed that view. Noting that Jackson's support within the Democratic Party structure has "always been begrudging," Rep. Alan Wheat, D-Mo., insisted: "Nothing that has happened will diminish Jackson's popular appeal, and that is where his strength has always been drawn." But even before Tuesday's elections, a number of senior Jackson associates had spent months encouraging him to run for mayor of Washington next year. Arguing that victory would be virtually assured, they contend that a term as mayor would help Jackson silence critics scornful of his lack of elective experience. And in light of the level of experience that Wilder, Dinkins and other black politicians bring with them to high office, many of these advisers indicated Friday that they planned to make that argument with renewed fervor.	<urn:uuid:46d84105-137d-4b12-ba01-d0a71eaec0f5>	CC-MAIN-2017-04	http://articles.dailypress.com/1989-11-11/news/8911110125_1_black-mayor-jackson-associates-pre-eminent-black-leader	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279489.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00015-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.978263	480	1.921875	2
The continuation of projects and research at the Oriental Institute has been called into question following President Donald Trump’s January 27 Executive Order banning immigration from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Yemen, Sudan, and Libya. In an interview with The Maroon, Gil Stein, the director of the Oriental Institute, argued that the Institute is the part of the University “most impacted” by the executive order. Although Trump’s initial travel ban was halted by federal courts, a second order is expected to be released this week targeting the same seven Muslim-majority nations. Founded in 1919, the Oriental Institute was envisaged as a “research laboratory for the investigation of the early human career that would trace humankind’s progress from the most ancient days of the middle east,” according to the Institute’s website. The Oriental Institute is one of the world’s leading centers for the study of ancient Near Eastern civilizations. “The focus of our research—we’re an interdisciplinary research institute—is on the Middle East, studying the ancient civilizations of the Middle East and how they developed,” Stein said. “We do that by combining archaeology, the study of ancient textual records and the study of art history.” As a branch of the University, the Oriental Institute carries out research projects across the Middle East. They hold archaeological digs, perform cultural heritage preservation work, and have employees doing work in museums and studying monuments. The Institute also houses a center for the study of the ancient world where students, scholars, and faculty from around the globe give lectures, attend international conferences, do research, and work with the faculty at the Oriental Institute. “Every single one of those endeavors and groups of people is attacked by this executive order,” Stein said of those involved in both fieldwork and research. In the amicus curiae brief filed last week, the University of Chicago cited the Oriental Institute as an example of the University facing direct negative consequences of the executive order. According to Stein, the Oriental Institute was going to host a Scottish archaeologist to work for a week in the landscape archaeology laboratory. However, because he had travelled to Iraq and Iran within the last five years and wasn’t able to obtain the visa waiver that is traditionally given to researchers, his trip had to be postponed. As part of an archaeological excavation project in Erbil, Iraq—which is a part of the Kurdish autonomous region of the nation of Iraq—the Oriental Institute has been working to bring the head of antiquities for the Dohuk Governorate in the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) to Chicago to work with professors studying Mesopotamian languages. “He can’t come now, because he’s defined as an enemy in the executive order,” Stein remarked. Due to the fact that many scholars studying Mesopotamia or the central part of the ancient Middle East have gone back and forth from at least one of the seven countries, the executive order threatens to dramatically decrease international participation within the Oriental Institute. “Inherently, [the scholars] will end up being viewed as suspicious people or their lives will be made hell,” Stein said. According to Stein, the executive order also threatens to disrupt the Oriental Institute’s plans to resume excavation work in Iran in the near future. Before the Iranian Revolution, the Oriental Institute’s archaeological excavations in Persepolis were the first in Iran by any American university. However, all work was halted after the Revolution in 1979, and the University has not been able to resume work for 39 years. Stein says that “all of the pieces were falling into place,” and he was hopeful that the Oriental Institute may have been able to return to Iran. However, Trump signed the executive order six weeks before Stein planned visit to Iran to lay the groundwork for performing work there, and he now fears the Iranian government may be more hesitant to allow Americans enter the country to perform academic work. “This is a disaster for our research and we have to think of ways around it,” Stein said. Stein says that he has been in communication with the Office of Legal Counsel as well as the Provost and the head of the Office of Global Engagement. They have been planning to work around the executive order should it become law. According to Stein, both the University’s commitment to global studies as well as its various international centers in Delhi, Paris, Beijing, and Hong Kong provide a hopeful path towards maintaining global partnerships. Stein expects to see an increase of conferences hosted at these locations, rather than in Chicago as a work-around to the executive order. “If we want to have conferences with major participation with major scholars, and we still want it to be branded to the University of Chicago, we would need to work much more closely with those centers and through those centers,” he said. Though Stein is confident that projects in Egypt, Turkey, Jordan and other untargeted countries will carry on as planned, the uncertain future of the Institute’s work in the seven targeted areas has many worried. “We’re hoping to start a new collaborative project in Southern Iraq. The dig has been called into question. It’s a totally open question. Nobody knows. 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Lisa della Casa, a Swiss-born soprano known for her sweet voice and exquisite elegance, has died at 93, the Vienna Opera announced Tuesday. The late English music critic Sir Neville Cardus reportedly once said of DellaCasa that one should go to her concerts twice: once to listen, once to look. The soprano "possessed an instrument of crystalline purity," a Times reviewer wrote about her landmark recording of Richard Strauss' "Four Last Songs." Della Casa was born Feb. 2, 1919, in Burgdorf, Switzerland, and trained in Zurich. The young singer's first performance came in 1941 for Puccini's "Madame Butterfly" in the Swiss town of Solothurn-Biel. She remained in neutral Switzerland during World War II. After the war she went on to sing on the world's other great opera stages, including the Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera House and La Scala. She was a member of the Vienna State Opera, where she appeared 411 times. Della Casa went on to perform many of the great roles, including in such operas as "La Boheme" and "Rigoletto." But she was especially known for her interpretations of Strauss and Mozart, notably in Strauss' "Arabella," "Der Rosenkavalier" and "Ariadne of Naxos," and in Mozart's "Don Giovanni," "The Marriage of Figaro" and "The Magic Flute." She often returned to the role of the Countess in "The Marriage of Figaro," which she sang regularly in Europe and at The Met. Critics loved her serene voice and audiences were said to respond as well to her acting style and her radiance. Della Casa even once sang in a production of "Porgy and Bess" in Zurich, where the Gershwin opera wasn't always cast with black performers. The singer retired unexpectedly in 1974. She disdained the dishonorable aspects of the music business, and according to the "All Music Guide to Classical Music" she "loathed the intrigues, jealousies, and cabals that often infested the operatic world." Della Casa died on Monday in the Swiss town of Muensterlingen, according to the Vienna Opera announcement.	<urn:uuid:a57495a4-4e8d-4059-8eca-55496d15afe6>	CC-MAIN-2016-44	http://articles.latimes.com/2012/dec/11/entertainment/la-et-cm-lisa-della-casa-20121211	s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988720962.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183840-00385-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz	en	0.975093	484	1.84375	2

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