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Goodbye: US President Obama Bids America Farewell Today
U.S. President Barack Obama will deliver his farewell address to Americans today, in Chicago, ten days ahead of the handover to newly elected President Donald Trump.
Obama’s speech will be a parting shot “to say thank you” to Americans “and to offer some thoughts on where we all go from here”.
Chicago is Obama’s adopted hometown, where he met his wife, Michele and was elected an Illinois senator.
In his invitation on January 2 to Americans to attend the ceremony, Obama had written:
“In 1796, as George Washington set the precedent for a peaceful, democratic transfer of power he also set a precedent by penning a farewell address to the American people. And over the 220 years since, many American presidents have followed his lead.
“On Tuesday, January 10, I’ll go home to Chicago to say my grateful farewell to you, even if you can’t be there in person.
“I’m just beginning to write my remarks. But I’m thinking about them as a chance to say thank you for this amazing journey, to celebrate the ways you’ve changed this country for the better these past eight years and to offer some thoughts on where we all go from here.
“Since 2009, we’ve faced our fair share of challenges, and come through them stronger.
“That’s because we have never let go of a belief that has guided us ever since our founding…our conviction that, together, we can change this country for the better.
“So I hope you’ll join me one last time. Because, for me, it’s always been about you,” the outgoing two-term president said in his invitation.
The White House said the outgoing president took the country out of one of the worst economic recessions.
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One forgets words as one forgets names. One’s vocabulary needs constant fertilizing or it will die.- Evelyn Waugh
Is it possible to overstate the value of words? Our ability to function in today’s complex world is determined by our language skills. We use expressive vocabularies to speak, receptive vocabularies to listen and comprehend, and literate vocabularies to read and write. A large vocabulary is reflective of high levels of reading achievement. Yet, often, vocabulary instruction is over-looked in schools today as other skills get pushed to the forefront.
We used the iPads last year for phonics practice as well as vocabulary acquisition. Our Tier 1 words (sight words), we practiced in several apps, most notably Spelling 1-2 and Spelling Bee. We worked on Tier 2 words (essential for understanding text, non-redundant words) in Montessori Crosswords and our Magnet board apps. Tier 3 words (infrequently used, subject specific words) can also be practiced with these apps. These apps allow for many opportunities to talk about and work with words.
Young students learn to communicate through listening and speaking. As students learn to read, they develop fluency and automaticity through rapidly using decoding strategies. A large amount of attention in the early grades is placed on high frequency words. These are very important for emerging readers. However, it can’t stop there. We must increase comprehension through the use of Tier 2 and 3 words. Research is showing that in 4,469 minutes of reading instruction, only 19 of those minutes went toward vocabulary instruction and acquisition.
The most recently released study of international reading achievement provides some strong evidence that the weakness in U.S. student performance is not the result of decoding problems or inability to comprehend narrative texts. Instead, it seems to be due to weakness in ability to comprehend. informational texts (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, 2003). 80% of text that adults read is informational.
Through the iBooks Author software, I was able to create a few high-interest non-fiction texts that were on my students individual reading levels last year. By having these texts on their iPads, they have them handy whenever they want to read. I have also downloaded the I Like Books app. It is a collection of 30 (free) non-fiction books.
Through the use of these reading apps and the apps mentioned above for practicing vocabulary, I am able to increase the rigor in vocabulary instruction.
I’d love for you to leave a comment, subscribe to my blog, and/or share this post with a friend.
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IBM Tops 2018 Patent List as A.I. and Quantum Computing Gain Prominence
IBM earned a record 9,100 U.S. patents in 2018, marking the 26th year in a row the Armonk, New York-based company has been the top recipient. Samsung was second with 5,850 patents while tech giants Apple and Microsoft also appeared in the top ten, according to a list compiled by research service IFI Claims.
IBM’s latest patent haul, which topped the 9,043 it received last year, includes a growing number of inventions related to artificial intelligence and quantum computing, which many people see as critical technologies of the future.
Here is the full list of the leading 2018 patent recipients:
Among 1,600 A.I.-related patents awarded to IBM, one is for Project Debater, a tool that uses machine learning techniques to simulate real life debates on a wide for variety of topics.
According to IBM research Jeff Welser, Project Debater is capable of understanding how two identical sentences can convey different meanings depending on the context, and anticipates a world where computers will better understand human interactions.
In an interview with Fortune, Welser added that quantum computing will start having a real world impact in the next few years as scientists learn how to add more qubits—the unit of information analogous to bits in classical computing—and store them in a stable state.
“We’ll see quantum computing’s first impact in the areas of chemistry and science. Once you get to 100 qubits, you can suddenly do stuff you can’t do other ways,” said Welser, adding that 50 qubits is the maximum viable number of qubits today.
In addition to those for AI.. and quantum computing, IBM received numerous patents for cloud computing and also one for blockchain.
While patents can be a useful proxy for innovation, this is not always the case. In recent years, lawmakers and businesses have criticized the U.S. Patent Office for granting too many low quality patents. Many of these can end up in the hands of “patent trolls“—shell companies that acquire patents in order to sue or extract settlements from productive companies.
Welser says IBM is mindful of patents role in the larger tech eco-system, and that many of the company’s most prolific patent recipients also contribute to open source initiatives that make technology available to everyone.
In a statement, IBM also noted that patents it received last year were granted to “a diverse group of more than 8,500 IBM inventors in 47 different U.S. states and 48 countries.”
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Nanowires of magnetic metals (Ho, Gd) have been synthesized inside the hollow interior of single wall carbon nanotubes by the sealed-tube reaction. Amongst the d- and f-series metal chlorides investigated in this study, HoCl3 and GdCl3 fill the SWNTs to a significantly higher extent than FeCl2 and CoCl2. HoCl3 and GdCl3 nanowires have been transformed into the respective metal nanowires via the reduction of the chloride nanowires. The nanowires have been imaged using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM). X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy carried out in conjunction with STEM confirmed the presence of metal chloride and metal nanowires.
Chikkannanavar, S. B., Taubert, A., & Luzzi, D. E. (2001). Filling Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes with Metal Chloride and Metal Nanowires and Imaging with Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy. Retrieved from http://repository.upenn.edu/mse_papers/19
Date Posted: 05 November 2004
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Agents from the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) will visit hemp fields across the state this summer to determine whether the operations are legitimate, and Mason Walker, CEO of East Fork Cultivars, said this is just one component of what he calls a “very large, sweeping bill” that contains several regulatory changes for Oregon’s cannabis and hemp farmers.
Following Gov. Kate Brown’s signing of House Bill 3000, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) held a special meeting July 19 to approve temporary rules that allow the agency to work with the ODA to begin field testing of the state’s registered hemp farms to determine, based on the plants’ tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content, whether the farmers are growing legitimate hemp or illicit cannabis disguised as hemp.
The OLCC’s temporary regulations create methods for testing hemp in the field to determine whether it is truly hemp (which contains no more than 0.3% THC), as well as establish a limit on the level of THC that can be in hemp-derived products.
Hemp farmers can sometimes unintentionally grow “hot hemp” that tests just above the 0.3% THC threshold, but the OLCC is not focusing its efforts on those operators who have good intentions.
“Unfortunately, in Southern Oregon in particular—this is going to sound bombastic—but there’s been a massive amount of cartel activity this year, more so than probably ever in our history,” Walker told Hemp Grower. Walker’s company, East Fork Cultivars, grows both cannabis and hemp in Josephine County. “Almost overnight this year, there’s been a popup of cultivation operations that are not state-licensed for adult-use cannabis, and may or may not be licensed to grow hemp, but are largely believed to not actually be growing hemp.”
Last week, the OLCC and ODA began inspecting state-licensed hemp operations in Southern Oregon with field testing units.
“We’re really not trying to define what hemp is here: we’re really trying to spot check and take a minimum amount of samples to figure out what is commercial marijuana,” said OLCC Executive Director Steve Marks, in a public statement. “This will enable ODA or law enforcement to stop the illegal production of marijuana disguised as hemp production.”
Walker, who has a seat on the rules advisory committee with the ODA to help guide the rulemaking process, said the ODA will start its field inspections in Jackson, Josephine and Douglas counties, which house a significant portion of the state’s sun-grown cannabis and hemp operations.
The THC testing conducted during these inspections is in addition to farmers’ normally scheduled, pre-harvest testing, Walker said, and will be more on the regulator’s terms.
“Pre-harvest testing happens at a date kind of pre-determined by the farmer, so this will be the regulator driving the timeline here,” he said.
In order to accommodate well-meaning hemp farmers who have perhaps planted less-than-stable genetics, Walker said regulators will not take punitive action against growers unless their crop tests above 5% THC.
Although law enforcement agencies and task forces have been identifying and prosecuting illegal cannabis growers in Southern Oregon for some time now, the emergency rules authorizing hemp field inspections were needed, Walker said, to verify the legitimacy of the state’s hemp operations.
“If you’re participating in a regulated industry and then all of a sudden law enforcement pops in, it’s not great, so this was just taking a regulated approach to inspect these licensed farms under the belief that some of these licensed farms paid the $1,300 fee with the Department of Agriculture to get the agriculture license and they’re using that to grow illicit cannabis,” he said.
The rules advisory committee will meet for the first time on July 29 to provide input on the rulemaking process for the final regulations to implement H.B. 3000, and Walker said his comments will focus on making sure regulators respect the good actors in Oregon’s hemp industry.
“Luckily, our regulators are actually in that same mindset,” he said. “They understand that good actors are really necessary to disincentivize the bad actors.”
As a hemp farmer himself, Walker said he hopes regulators use high-quality testing equipment during the field inspections to ensure accurate results.
“We’re plant breeders, and we have trial plots of our new hemp lines in our fields,” he said. “We try to segregate those very carefully compared with our production fields, in case they do test hot and we have to destroy them. For instance, last year we had to destroy about five rows of plants from our breeding program because they did test hot. They just weren’t stable enough yet. So, my worry is that if that testing equipment is not fine-tuned or nuanced enough, plant breeders in particular could be really close to that line even though they’re acting within good faith.”
Overall, though, Walker said growers using seed from reputable providers should have nothing to worry about.
“What they’re really looking for is the criminal action level, which is above 5 percent [THC],” he said. “If there is an unlucky sampling of a hot plant among not-hot plants, I believe there’s an appeal process on the spot where you can have a chance to show that you’re not a bad actor. So, I don’t think it’s going to be as severe as it maybe could be.”
H.B. 3000 also closes a loophole that allowed minors to purchase products containing delta-8 THC outside of Oregon’s regulated adult-use cannabis market, in places such as grocery and convenience stores. Now, under the temporary rules, only adults 21 and older with proper identification will be able to purchase products containing “intoxicating components,” including delta-8 and delta-10.
“We’ve not been participating in the delta-8 craze because it just feels outside the spirit of the hemp industry,” Walker said. “Part of the house bill was to address delta-8 being able to be sold as a hemp derivative without any age restrictions, even though it’s intoxicating.”
East Fork has long advocated for rules requiring THC test results on the labels of hemp-derived products in Oregon and has included THC content on its products voluntarily.
“That hasn’t been a requirement in Oregon, and it looks like it will be now as a result of this bill,” Walker said. “That will be part of the rulemaking, to decide how that infrastructure gets put in place. I think that will actually have a bigger far-reaching impact on the hemp industry in Oregon, … with new requirements around THC labeling and THC limits in hemp-derived consumer packaged goods.”
The temporary rules stemming from H.B. 3000 will expire in January 2022, when the OLCC, ODA and the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) will adopt their final regulations.
“I think part of the motivation here, aside from just projecting health in children, is Oregon felt a little pressure to align its rules with USDA, Farm Bill-derived rules,” Walker said. “Oregon has long been operating under the 2014 Farm Bill Pilot Program, and we got exemptions to operate under that program for several years. Whereas most states have moved to align their rules with the 2018 Farm Bill, we just kept getting these exemptions, so we’re just kicking the can down the road as a state. Another part of this bill was to catch up and make our rules in line with federal rules, and it’s actually a good thing, even if it’s going to be a little bit disruptive.”
“I’m hopeful that it will be good policy, and it’s going to be an interesting summer to watch … hemp farms get inspected because there are definitely some folks out there that will fail that test,” Walker added. “It’ll be interesting to see what that results in, whether it results in lawsuits or arrets—I’m not really sure. It will be interesting."
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�PRIVILEGE IN AMERICA: WHO�S SHUTTING YOU OUT?� -- ON A SPECIAL TWO-HOUR �20/20,� FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3
From the extremely wealthy to celebrities, from star athletes to the beautiful, �20/20� takes a special look at privilege: Who has it, how do they use it and how does it affect you? �Privilege in America: Who�s Shutting You Out?� airs on �20/20,� FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. Using experts in various fields and interviews with the rich and famous -- as well as hidden cameras and celebrity look-alikes -- �20/20� correspondents report on 10 different areas of privilege, including:
� Education and Privilege � Are educations at elite colleges for sale? As Martin Bashir reports, for high school students applying to top colleges this fall, it may be worth preparing for the harsh truth about university admissions. Dr. Keith Brodie, a former President of Duke University comes clean about who is accepted � and why. �I believe that it is the case that there are a few slots in every entering class that are basically for sale.�
� Nepotism and Privilege � Ivanka Trump�s first job at her father Donald�s empire is as a Vice President. At 24, has she earned such a hefty title at such a young age, or is it classic nepotism at work? �It�s the American Dream, handing down what you had to your children. Grooming them to follow you,� Trump tells Lynn Sherr. �Nepotism is regarded in a negative sense when it�s associated with the children of the very wealthy. But it�s not when it�s a family-run smaller business.� Sherr reports on keeping it �all in the family.�
� Celebrity and Privilege � To be famous in America is to have an all-access pass to the best that life has to offer. For a first-hand look at that kind of life, �20/20� hired celebrity look-alikes to see how they would be treated in everyday situations. JuJu Chang reports on the perks and privileges of celebrity.
� Law and Privilege � Do the scales of justice tip toward the wealthy and well-connected? �20/20� looks at two cases in Texas: One of a wealthy man who committed murder and never served a day in jail, and another of a man from the other side of the tracks who has spent 16 years behind bars for violating his probation by smoking marijuana. Jim Avila confronts the judge who presided over both cases.
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Q&A on state laws meant to keep guns from domestic abusers
During the last two years, 13 states have passed laws meant to help keep firearms out of the hands of domestic abusers.
Federal law strips gun rights from felons, anyone convicted of domestic violence-related misdemeanors and those who are subject to permanent domestic violence protective orders. Many states are passing their own laws that often go further.
Some questions and answers about the legislative push in states:
Why isn’t the federal law enough?
For starters, barriers to enforcement. Local police and prosecutors do not bring cases under federal law and want their own charging authority under state law. The federal law also does not strip firearms rights from those who abuse their dating partners, those convicted of misdemeanor stalking or those who are subject to temporary protective orders and have not yet had a hearing. In addition, the federal law fails to spell out procedures for ensuring that existing guns are seized or surrendered.
Who is pushing for changes to state law?
Groups representing domestic violence victims, gun safety advocates and law enforcement officials often join together to push for these measures. They say the laws save lives and protect vulnerable women and children. Politicians from both political parties have supported them.
Are they getting any pushback?
Supporters of gun rights, including the National Rifle Association, object to some of the details. In particular, they argue that people who are subject to temporary protective orders without a hearing to challenge the allegations should not have to give up their guns. They say vindictive ex-spouses could use the process to unfairly take away their ex-spouses’ guns. In addition, some critics say the measures go too far in taking away gun rights from people who commit a crime but are not particularly dangerous.
How can the ban on gun sales be enforced?
States enter data into the national background check system about people who are convicted of crimes that disqualify them from buying guns. That information turns up when licensed dealers conduct background checks and has resulted in more than 120,000 applicants being denied since 1998 for having misdemeanor domestic violence convictions.
Some ineligible domestic abusers have turned to private sellers at gun shows or online who do not conduct background checks to illegally purchase guns. That’s one reason why gun safety advocates want to require background checks on all gun sales.
What happens to their existing guns?
In some states, the individual is required to turn them over to law enforcement when subject to a ban. In others, they are allowed to transfer them to licensed dealers or give them to third parties for safekeeping. Other laws are silent on this issue, which makes the gun ban hard to enforce.
What compromises has the NRA sought in some of these bills?
In some cases, the NRA has pushed for provisions in the law spelling out procedures for individuals to petition to get their guns back once protective orders are lifted. Some of these measures have been passed alongside larger laws expanding gun rights.
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Hungarian deputy; grandson of Aaron Chorin; born at Arad May 11, 1842. He studied law at Arad, Budapest, and Vienna, and began practise in his native city, where he soon became vice-president of the bar association. He was elected in 1870 as representative of the city of Arad to the Hungarian Parliament, of which he was a member continuously for twenty-one years. He is recognized as one of the leading orators and jurists of the country. The Exchange Law of 1876 is entirely his work. For many years he agitated for the modification of Hungarian criminal procedure in accordance with the more liberal English laws. His efforts culminated in success when, in 1896, he was appointed to draft and report upon this bill, which was subsequently passed by the House. In Parliament he had often the opportunity of defending his coreligionists, and contributed largely to the eradication of anti-Jewish prejudice. In 1881 he became director of the coal-mining company of Salgótarján; since then he has devoted himself to labor questions. The city of Szatmár, which he represented in the Hungarian Parliament from 1895 to 1901, elected him an honorary citizen in 1902, in recognition of his public services.
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OBJECTIVE The implications of celiac disease (CD) in adult patients with type 1 diabetes are unknown, with respect to diabetes-related outcomes including glycemic control, lipids, microvascular complications, quality of life, and the effect of a gluten-free diet (GFD). We identified CD in adults with type 1 diabetes and investigated the effect of a GFD on diabetes-related complications.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This was a case-control study conducted at a U.K. teaching hospital. Patients with type 1 diabetes aged >16 years (n = 1,000) were assessed for CD. HbA1c, lipid profile, quality of life, retinopathy stage, nephropathy stage, and degree of neuropathy before and after 1 year on a GFD were assessed.
RESULTS The prevalence of CD was 33 per 1,000 subjects (3.3% [95% CI 2.3–4.6]). At diagnosis of CD, adult type 1 diabetic patients had worse glycemic control (8.2 vs. 7.5%, P = 0.05), lower total cholesterol (4.1 vs. 4.9, P = 0.014), lower HDL cholesterol (1.1 vs. 1.6, P = 0.017), and a higher prevalence of retinopathy (58.3 vs. 25%, P = 0.02), nephropathy (41.6 vs. 4.2%, P = 0.009), and peripheral neuropathy (41.6 vs. 16.6%, P = 0.11). There was no difference in quality of life (P > 0.1). After 1 year on a GFD, only the lipid profile improved overall, but in adherent individuals HbA1c and markers for nephropathy improved.
CONCLUSIONS Adults with undetected CD and type 1 diabetes have worse glycemic control and a higher prevalence of retinopathy and nephropathy. Treatment with a GFD for 1 year is safe in adults with type 1 diabetes and does not have a negative impact on the quality of life.
- Received January 23, 2011.
- Accepted July 1, 2011.
- © 2011 by the American Diabetes Association.
Readers may use this article as long as the work is properly cited, the use is educational and not for profit, and the work is not altered. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ for details.
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20 Jan Raising a Preteen 2e…Wheeee!
Toddlers and teens have a lot in common. They are cranky, hard to please, intractable, dramatic, and unpredictable. Twice exceptional preteens can take it to a whole new level. While it can be unnerving, there is a good reason why your preteen is acting like a toddler. A toddler’s brain is all about learning language and an adolescent’s brain is trying to acquire emotional language. There is a lot of growing going on.
However, the rates of maturation among the areas of the brain are not equally distributed. The pre-frontal cortex, which controls problem solving and making choices, lags behind. The limbic system, which helps with emotional regulation and impulse control, is also still developing. Teen brains do not have as much myelin in these areas, so communication within the brain is not as efficient. The teen brain’s high emotional drama and impulsivity, coupled with low planning and risk assessment skills, makes life pretty difficult.
Our preteens’ rapid physical, cognitive, emotional, and neurological growth (which includes the dreaded hormone surges) is critical to their healthy development. But, hold on to your hats, it is happening sooner than it used to. Puberty was reported to begin at 16 in the 1860s, at 13 in the 1950s, and today it often begins around age 8!
Tantrums, selfish behavior, impulsivity, bad moods are often their way of dealing with this mental and emotional mash up. They are egocentric, but also very concerned about how others see them. They are beginning to see things from others’ points of view, but still incapable of insight. Their brains are also highly excitable. Whatever excites them wires new connections, which reinforces that behavior. This can be especially worrisome if the exciting behavior is dangerous.
So how do we support them through this tumultuous growth period?
Making sure they understand how their brain is growing, and why they feel the way they do, can give them some stability. For twice exceptional children, it also helps them not feel patronized or dismissed. Our children really hate being treated like a child (even when they are acting like one). A science-based discussion about why and how their brains are developing, and what they can do about it; can go a long way toward helping them feel a sense of control.
Preteens and teens often take risks as a way to overcome fear. They are looking for a way to display courage and build self-confidence. The adults in their lives can channel that desire into activities that help them see themselves as capable.
They want to learn how to navigate our social world, to find acceptance and status. Doing something well, teaching others, and being authentically recognized for a skill, are ways that meet this need.
Preteens want to try on adult roles and find a good fit for their own abilities and interests. Mentoring is critical for preteen development. They should be exposed to many ideas and activities and work with people who can help them find their vocation.
Emotional development is foremost in preteens and they need to make real and deep connections to the people they love. Listening, with undivided attention, lets them know that they are important to you and worthy of your attention.
This is a time of high motivation. They feel things deeply and it can be very satisfying to connect to a meaningful endeavor. Help them do something good in the world.
Preteens are very adaptable and can rapidly reshape goals and desires. This can work in your favor if you can find an engaging alternative to that less-than-desirable fascination or behavior. Setting good boundaries and sticking to them also helps. They are wired to do the thing that gets the biggest results, so make it less rewarding to do unwanted behaviors.
Finally, let them know that it will get better. Puberty doesn’t last forever. Help them see that this sharp learning curve is an important step toward independent adult life. Even though it is a confusing and difficult time, the end result will be worth the journey.
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Committee Membership Information
Understanding and Monitoring Abrupt Climate Change and its Impacts
Dr. James W.C. White
University of Colorado Boulder
Dr. James White is a professor of Geological Sciences and of Environmental Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he is also a Fellow at the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) and past director of the Environmental Studies Program. His research interests at the Light Stable Isotope Laboratory include global scale climate and environmental dynamics, carbon dioxide concentrations and climate from stable hydrogen isotopes, peats, and other organics, climate from deuterium excess and hydrogen isotopes in ice cores, isotopes in general circulation models, and modern carbon cycle dynamics via isotopes of carbon dioxide and methane. Dr. White has served on the Global Change Subcommittee, Planning Group 2, of SCAR from 1993 to 1996 and as a member of the U.S. Ice Core Working Group from 1989 to 1992, after which he was the Chair from 1992 to 1996. He has served on the Polar Research Board of the National Research Council since May 2005. He was a member of the US Global Change Research Program's Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.2, Past Climate Variability and Change in the Arctic and at High Latitudes, from 2008-2009. Dr. White received his doctorate in Geological Sciences in 1983 from Columbia University. He is nominated to the committee for his knowledge of ice-sheet geochemistry and in particular of the materials that may enter subglacial environments from the overlying ice.
Dr. Rong Fu
The University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Rong Fu is a professor in the Department of Geological Sciences of the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Fu's research aims at understanding the dynamic and physical processes of the atmosphere's hydrological and energy cycles and their links to the terrestrial ecosystem and ocean surface conditions in the tropics using a variety of observations, especially those from satellite remote sensing. She has served on national and international panels such as the review panels for NASA Carbon Cycle Science Program, Cloud and Aerosol Program, NOAA Cooperative Institute for Climate Science at Princeton University, NSF Drought in Coupled Models Project, and panels for the U.S. and International Climate Variability and Predictability projects. She has also served on NRC Committee on Challenges and Opportunities in Earth Surface Processes. She received her B.S. degree in geophysics from Peking University in 1984, and her Ph.D. in atmospheric sciences from Columbia University in 1991. She then worked as a post-doctoral research associate at the Department of Atmospheric Sciences in the University of California at Los Angeles, and as a visiting scientist fellow at the Geophysical Fluid Dynamic Laboratory at Princeton University. She was previously a faculty member in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Georgia Institute of Technology and in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Arizona.
Dr. Susan Lozier
Dr. Susan Lozier is a physical oceanographer with interests in large-scale ocean circulation. Upon completion of her PhD at the University of Washington, she was a postdoctoral scholar at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. She has been a member of the Duke faculty since 1992, where she was named a distinguished professor in 2012. Professor Lozier was the recipient of an NSF Early Career Award in 1996, was awarded a Bass Chair for Excellence in Research and Teaching in 2000, received a Duke University Award for Excellence in Mentoring in 2007 and was named an AMS Fellow in 2008.
Dr. Laurence C. Smith
University of California, Los Angeles
Dr. Laurence C. Smith is Professor and Vice-Chair of Geography and Professor of Earth & Space Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research interests include topics of northern hydrology, climate change, carbon cycles and satellite remote sensing. In 2007 his work appeared prominently in the Fourth Assessment Report of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In 2006-2007 he was named a Guggenheim Fellow by the John S. Guggenheim Foundation. Dr. Smith received his Ph.D. in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences in 1996 from Cornell University.
Dr. George Sugihara
University of California, San Diego
George Sugihara is a professor and department chair at SIO at the University of California, San Diego. He earned his Ph.D. in Mathematical Biology from Princeton. His diverse research interests include complexity theory, nonlinear dynamics, food web structure, species abundance patterns, conservation biology, biological control, empirical climate modeling, fisheries forecasting, and the design and implementation of derivative markets for fisheries. One of his most interdisciplinary contributions involves the work he developed with Robert May concerning methods for forecasting nonlinear and chaotic systems. This took him into the arena of investment banking, where he took a five-year leave from SIO to become Managing Director for Deutsche Bank. There he made a successful application of these theoretical methods to forecast erratic market behavior. Most of Dr. Sugihara?s early work was motivated exclusively by pure science and the later work more by pragmatic utility and environmental concerns. Nearly all of it is based on extracting information from observational data (turning data into information). His initial work on fisheries as complex, chaotic systems led to work on financial networks and prediction of chaotic systems. Dr. Sugihara serves on the Board on Mathematical Sciences and their Applications here at the NRC and also served on the Planning Committee for a Workshop on Technical Capabilities Required for Regulation of Systemic Risk.
Dr. Johanna Schmitt
Dr. Johanna Schmitt (NAS) is a professor in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department at Brown University. Dr. Schmitt?s research focus is adaptive evolution of developmental, physiological, and life history traits in natural plant populations. Her lab uses quantitative genetics, QTL mapping, and association studies of candidate loci to examine the genetic basis of natural variation in ecologically important traits. By experimentally manipulating environments, phenotypes, and genotypes in the field, they measure natural selection on these traits and the loci underlying them. Another major research objective is to elucidate the genetic and ecological mechanisms of adaptation to seasonal and geographic variation in climate. Dr. Schmitt received her Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from Stanford University in 1981.
Dr. Steven C. Wofsy
Dr. Steven C. Wofsy (NAS) was born in New York City in 1946 and is currently Abbott Lawrence Rotch Professor of Atmospheric and Environmental Chemistry at Harvard University, Division of Engineering and Applied Science and Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. He studied chemical physics at University of Chicago (BS, 1966) and Harvard (PhD 1971), shifting to atmospheric chemistry in 1971. His work has focused on changes in the composition of the stratosphere and troposphere, at first in theory and modeling and later in field and laboratory studies. His current research emphasizes the effects of terrestrial ecosystems on the global carbon cycle, aircraft measurements of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the impacts of climate change and land use on ecosystems and atmospheric composition. Several projects focus on quantitative measurements of ecosystem carbon fluxes, for time scales spanning instantaneous to decadal and spatial scales from meters to thousands of kilometers, combining physical, chemical and biological methods. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences. His awards include AGU's McIlwane prize and NASA's Distinguished Public Service Medal.
Dr. Andrew J. Weaver
University of Victoria
Dr. Andrew Weaver is a Lansdowne Professor and Canada Research Chair at the University of Victoria, British Columbia. Dr. Weaver's research focuses upon understanding processes and feedbacks operating within the climate system on a range of timescales. In particular, he is interested in exploring the role of the oceans in past, present and future climate change using his locally developed Earth Model of Intermediate Complexity (the UVic ESCM). Dr. Weaver received his Ph.D. in 1987 from the University of British Columbia.
Dr. David Thompson
Colorado State University
Dr. David Thompson is a Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University. Dr. Thompson?s research focuses on improving our understanding of global climate variability using observational data. His interests include large-scale atmospheric dynamics, the interpretation of observed climate change, stratosphere/troposphere coupling, ocean/atmosphere interaction, decadal climate variability, and the climate impacts of large-scale atmospheric phenomena. Dr. Thompson received his Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science in 2000 from the University of Washington.
Dr. David Archer
The University of Chicago
Dr. David Archer is a professor in the Department of Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago. He earned his Ph.D. in oceanography from the University of Washington in 1990. He has worked on a wide range of topics pertaining to the global carbon cycle and its relation to global climate, with special focus on ocean sedimentary processes such as CaCO3 dissolution and methane hydrate formation, and their impact on the evolution of atmospheric CO2. He previously served on the NRC Committee on ?Ocean Acidification: A National Strategy to Meet the Challenges of a Changing Ocean.?
Dr. Anthony D. Barnosky
University of California, Berkeley
Dr. Anthony D. Barnosky is a Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at The University of California, Berkeley. His research interests include understanding how global change influences biodiversity, evolution, and extinction, particularly for mammals. He received his Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from the University of Washington in 1983.
Dr. Marika Holland
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Dr. Marika Holland is a an Ice Specialist in the Oceanography section of the Climate and Global Dynamics division at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). She received her Ph.D. in 1997 from the Program in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences at the University of Colorado in the area of sea ice modeling for climate applications. Her training continued with a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Victoria in British Columbia studying the influence of sea ice variability and change on the global ocean circulation and climate. In 1999, Dr. Holland moved to the NCAR in Boulder, Colorado, as a Postdoctoral Fellow and joined the scientific staff in 2000. Her research interests include polar climate variability and future change, including the role of ice-ocean-atmosphere interactions and feedbacks. She has extensive experience using coupled climate models to study these issues and has been active in the development of improved sea ice models for climate simulations. She is currently serving as Chief Scientist for the Community Earth System Modeling Project.
Dr. Richard B. Alley
Pennsylvania State University
Dr. Richard Alley (NAS) is the Evan Pugh Professor of the Department of Geosciences and EMS Environment Institute at Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Alley studies past climate change by analyzing ice cores from Greenland and Antarctica. He has helped demonstrate that exceptionally large climate changes have occurred in as little as a single year. His work on deformation of subglacial tills has helped lead to new insights to ice-sheet stability and the interpretation of glacial deposits, and his ongoing work on ice-flow modeling may help lead to predictions of future sea-level change. Related interests include metamorphic textures of ice, transformation of snow to ice, microwave remote sensing of ice, origins of ice stratification, controls on snowfall, monitoring of past storm tracks. Along with his many teaching accomplishments, Dr. Alley has authored many publications, chaired the National Academy of Sciences' 2002 panel on abrupt climate change, has been involved with advisory groups to improve national and international research, and has been active with media outreach translate research findings to a broad audience with appearances on television, radio and print outlets. Dr. Alley received his Ph.D. in Geology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Dr. Jonathan Foley
University of Minnesota, St. Paul
Dr. Jonathan Foley is the director of the Institute on the Environment (IonE) at the University of Minnesota, where he is a professor and McKnight Presidential Chair in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior. Dr. Foley?s work focuses on the sustainability of our civilization and the global environment. He and his students have contributed to our understanding of global food security, global patterns of land use, the behavior of the planet?s climate, ecosystems and water cycle, and the sustainability of the biosphere. This work has led him to be a regular advisor to large corporations, NGOs and governments around the world.
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Flights from the USA to Bahamas are to be halted and Grand Bahama placed in lockdown following an uptick in Covid-19 cases.
Bahamas Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis (pictured above) said he had made the difficult decision to close borders to international commercial flights and commercial vessels carrying passengers from the United States effective as of Wednesday, July 22 at midnight.
In addition, Bahamasair will cease outgoing flights to the United States, effective immediately. Outgoing flights will be permitted to accommodate any current visitors scheduled to return to the United States after Wednesday, July 22.
Private flights and charters from the United States, as well as pleasure craft and yachts will be permitted, and travellers from Canada, the United Kingdom and the European Union are exempt from the emergency order. All visitors are required to present a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test from a referenced lab, taken no more than 10 days prior to the date of travel.
Since opening borders to international travel on July 1, The Bahamas has seen a deterioration in conditions relative to COVID-19.
In an official statement, the Prime Minister said these restrictions had been put in place to protect the health and wellbeing of both residents and visitors, which remain of primary importance, and to prevent the spread of the virus throughout The Bahamas.
Reopening of borders will continue to be monitored and guided by The Bahamas government and health officials, based on COVID-19 trends.
Meanwhile, after consultation with health and other officials, including officials on Grand Bahama, the Prime Minister announced on 21 July that Grand Bahama would be placed on a two-week lockdown in order to slow and control the community spread of the COVID-19 virus on this island.
This lockdown will take effect beginning Thursday, the 23rd of July at 7 pm until Friday the 7th of August at 5 am
He noted that similar lockdown periods were applied on the island of Bimini and in other countries to help to control the spread of COVID-19.
The island has been classified as a COVID-19 hotspot by health officials. As of Monday the 20th of July, health officials have confirmed a total of 59 cases of COVID-19 on Grand Bahama. 51 of those cases have been recorded since the borders fully re-opened on the 1st of July. Outside of New Providence, Grand Bahama now has the largest number of recorded cases in The Bahamas.
During the period of July 18 to 20, a seven-member team from the Ministry of Health was mobilised on Grand Bahama to assist with identification, testing and mapping of contacts for characterisation of the epidemiological situation following the significant increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on that island.
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Protesters in masks and goggles chant slogans outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong on June 12, 2019.Philip Fong | AFP | Getty Images Hong Kong is set to enact an emergency law to ban face masks at rallies, media reported on Thursday, as authorities grapple with nearly four months of anti-government protests. Many demonstrators wear face masks to hide their identities and shield themselves from tear gas. The Hong Kong stock market jumped to a one-week high on the news, reported by media outlets TVB and Cable TV. The unrest, which began over opposition to a now-withdrawn extradition bill that would have allowed people to be sent to mainland China for trial, shows no sign of letting up. Demonstrators, angry over the shooting of an 18-year-old this week by police, clashed with police into the early hours of Thursday. Demonstrators threw petrol bombs and police responded with tear gas. Police have also urged the government to impose curfews to help curb the escalating violence in the Chinese-ruled city, where officers have become a target of protesters amid accusations of excessive force.
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Today I searched my classroom walls for a note from a teenage boy, written with Crayola markers, on a sheet of printer paper, folded not quite symmetrical.
It was written by a funny, loving–and inexplicably, desperately unhappy–young man. I wanted to read his note again–maybe to see if there was a clue there, any indication of the darkness what would knock us all sideways at the end of his junior year. I wanted to examine it the same way I examined his grades and attendance record and discipline history–searching for meaning, patterns, anything to make sense of a senseless situation.
The note wasn’t there. Maybe I tossed it–along with all the other mounds of paper that accumulate on an English teacher’s desk–tossed it out in a fit of I-must-get-this-place-organized determination.
At any rate. It wouldn’t have satisfied me. It wouldn’t have explained anything. It wouldn’t have given me the key to preventing yet another incomprehensible loss.
I know that.
And yet I still looked–because it seems we should be able to prevent these tragedies–it seems that when a child is in that much pain, it should seep from his pores and leave smudges on everything he touches, alerting us that he has decided to never sit in another chair, or walk another hallway, or fake another smile, ever again. Unhappiness that potent should carry a vile odor, compelling everyone within reach to track down the monstrous source and root it out.
It shouldn’t just hit us all unaware, in the middle of the night, with the flick of a blade or a trigger or pill bottle.
Isn’t that what all these lapel buttons and social media posts and status updates are saying? That if only we–his parents, his friends, his teachers–if only we had been more vigilant, we might have noticed something?
You’ve seen these images. You’ve thought to yourself, yes… I must be vigilant. Maybe you’ve even looked at your own students or children or friends, and gone through the checklists, reassuring yourself that you, at least, haven’t missed the signs. Maybe you even wondered, If suicide is 100% preventable, who didn’t earn a passing grade in this case?
I appreciate the prevention sentiment. I appreciate that the people crafting these buttons and posting these images value the life of these children every bit as much as anyone else.
But I disagree with the idea that suicide is “100% preventable.”
You cannot prevent suicide.
You can offer compassion. You can offer advice. You can offer a listening ear. You can be alert to all the signs of withdrawal and detachment and despair, and engage in all sorts of proactive behavior.
But no matter how much you love another person, no matter how much help you offer, no matter how carefully you monitor their behavior–no matter how much you weep and pray and even plead with the heavens to save your child or your spouse or your friend, you cannot be with them every moment of every day, and you cannot prevent a person who has decided to do so, from taking their own life.
You can’t do that.
You can offer alternatives, but in the end, we each have the freedom to do with the precious gift of life whatever we desire. You are not responsible for another person’s desires, or their choices.
Even if you missed some of the signs–even if you were too busy paying the bills or monitoring someone else’s at-risk warning signs or scraping yourself out of bed that morning, and missed a despairing text message, you are not ultimately responsible for their choices. They are.
Acknowledging this truth does not mean you love or respect or value that person any less. Suicide is not a zero sum game where if enough blame is assigned to the guilty party, the innocent suffer less. It is catastrophic and excruciating and it blindsides even those who agonize in private, bitter silence: I should have known. But that “100% preventable” statistic is true about only one person’s potential suicide: the person reading that statement.
You are responsible for you–and yes, part of being you includes being a light to a darkening world, and spreading hope where despair seeds itself relentlessly, and engaging in dialog when others demand debate or even silence. But it does not include holding the power of life and death in your hands.
You are not a God; you are human.
And that hurts.
But it doesn’t need to destroy you.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- With the U.S. economy improving, the Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it will further reduce its bond purchases by 10 billion U.S. dollars starting February.
After scaling back the same amount of bond purchase in January, the U.S. central bank has decided to cut back on its monthly asset purchases from 75 billion dollars to 65 billion dollars, with 10 billion dollars trimmed equally from mortgage-back securities and Treasury bonds, the Fed said following a two-day policy meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Fed's powerful policy making panel.
The decision, which was unanimously approved at the first FOMC meeting in 2014, comes as the U.S. economic activity picked up in recent quarters, and labor market indicators were mixed but overall indicated further improvement, the Fed said in a statement.
"The unemployment rate declined but remains elevated. Household spending and business fixed investment advanced more quickly in recent months, while the recovery in the housing sector slowed somewhat," it said.
The Fed noted that fiscal policy is restraining economic growth, although the extent of restraint is diminishing. Inflation has been running below the Committee's longer-term objective, but inflation expectations in the long run have remained stable.
The central bank expected economic activity will expand at a moderate pace and the unemployment rate will gradually decline toward levels the Committee judges consistent with its dual mandate. But it also recognized that inflation persistently below its 2 percent objective could pose risks to economic performance, and it is monitoring inflation developments carefully for evidence that inflation will move back toward its objective over the medium term.
If future information generally supports the Committee's expectation of labor market and inflation, the Fed said it will likely reduce the pace of asset purchases in further measured steps at future meetings, adding that decisions about their pace will remain contingent on the assessment.
To boost growth from the prolonged financial crisis, the Fed has kept its short-term interest rate at the historically low levels and completed two rounds of quantitative easing programs, known as QE1 and QE2 since 2008.
In January, with the economy showing steady signs of recovery, the Fed began to scale back the bond purchase stimulus in its transition to normal monetary policy.
Wednesday's meeting was presided over by outgoing Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke for the last time. On Feb. 1, Janet Yellen will take over.
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Buying lemonade or mixes at the store is certainly easier, but homemade lemonade can be tastier and better for you than ready-made. The basic ingredients for homemade lemonade are simple, but adding extra juices or foods livens up this common drink.
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The primary ingredient to any lemonade is lemon juice. Fresh lemon juice is made by squeezing fresh lemons with a juicer. Electric juicers are relatively inexpensive and can be found in most kitchen and department stores, but hand juicers are very cheap and get the job done just as well. Choose lemons that are slightly soft to the touch without being mushy. After juicing, pour the lemon juice through a mesh strainer, removing any seeds.
The most common form of sweetener for lemonade is pure white sugar, although other sweeteners, such as artificial sugar substitutes and stevia, are available as well. Be careful when using artificial sweeteners because these can actually taste sweeter than regular sugar. If sugar substitutes are not appealing, try sweetening the lemonade with honey or apple juice instead. One cup of white sugar for 4 to 6 cups of water and 1 cup of lemon juice is a common ratio.
Use fresh, cool clean water for the best lemonade. Filtered water often tastes better than tapwater. For a drink with a little more pep, try making the lemonade with sparkling water. When making your lemonade, start with a ratio of about 3 cups of water per 1 cup of lemon juice. Taste and dilute or add lemon juice, as preferred.
Lemonade is tasty on its own, but adding other juices, such as lime, orange, cherry or pomegranate puts a pleasant twist on an old favourite. Adding a teaspoon of fresh ginger root, fresh mint or a cup of blended raspberries also provides extra flavour.
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Archive for March, 2013
Sunday, March 31st, 2013
If you’re trying to retrieve all your wireless network keys (WEP/WPA) stored in your computer on your Windows XP or Vista and really don’t know how to go about it, no need to worry. WirelessKeyView to the rescue!
What is WirelessKyeView?
This program allows you to recover wireless network keys (WEP/WPA) stored in your computer by the ‘Wireless Zero Configuration’ service of Windows XP and by the ‘WLAN AutoConfig’ service of Windows Vista. You can easily save all keys to text/html/xml file, or copy a single key to the clipboard.
It has a beautiful interface. Its spreadsheet format allows you to see all the properties on any stored network name. It allows users to view not just the ASCII password, but also the Hex key, the adapter type, and the adapter GUID. Apart from its copy and search function, it also has an HTML report feature for either selected networks or the entire database.
Nirsoft, the author of this program has added a new change to this version. In order to avoid from deletion by mistake, the delete menu item is now separated from the others.
Some Antivirus programs detect WirelessKeyView utility as infected with Trojan/Virus. A piece of useful utility though.
To find out more about this application, please visit Nirsoft.
Friday, March 29th, 2013
Did you know it takes only a few seconds for some potentially dangerous program to wreck havoc on your PC? I am sure not many people know that; and that is why most people lose their valuable data to malware and Trojans everyday on the internet. With Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware, you can restrict unauthorized invasion of your private data.
What’s the deal with this program?
Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware is a high performance anti-malware application that is being used by several people to remove malware and spyware. The program has one of the fastest, and most effective quick scans and malware removal capabilities on the market. The full version of the product includes a number of key features, including the ability to schedule updates and scans and most importantly, a real-time malware protection module that blocks malicious processes before they even start.
Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has a tabbed interface that provides a simple way to browse among the main features. This top security software enables you to perform three types of scan, ‘Quick”, ”Full” and ”Flash”, with the last one specifically designed to analyze memory and autorun objects. The ‘Settings’ tab allows you to pick the objects you want to scan, including memory, startup items, registry, file system and others. The latest version in the market is Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware (Beta) 126.96.36.1990 Beta
Free version is limited, and Pro version will cost you $24.95.
Want to check it out? Visit MalwareBytes.
Friday, March 29th, 2013
Are you searching for how to get rid of those annoying ads and popup? Adguard is a utility that is specifically designed to do exactly that and more.
What is Adguard?
Adguard is a powerful ads and popup blocking utility. It removes annoying ads, reduces the page loading time and saves your traffic. It blocks video ads, rich media and other non-standard types of ads and prevents tracking by ad networks and counters. It supports all major browsers: Internet Explorer, Opera, Firefox, Chrome, Safari. This program goes to work immediately after installation, it does not require any reconfiguration and is regularly updated.
Some of the major features of this program include: it saves you time, it significantly speeds up page loading so no more snail pace browsing. It also saves you bandwidth that you could use to view more web pages and it helps to keep viruses off your computer. This one program does it all, so there is no need to install separate add-ons for each browser.
Depending on the number of browsers opened, it can take up a lot of RAM.
To know more about this program, please visit Adguard.
Thursday, March 28th, 2013
Need an application that allows you to connect your LAN users to the internet with just a single IP address? Then get UserGate.
What is UserGate?
This software is designed to help LAN users connect to the internet using a single external IP address. It offers a centralized management of Internet connections, carries out network resource caching, conducts an exact traffic calculation, it comes with a built-in billing system, firewall, and also a statistics module.
Some of the basic functionalities of this program are: complex LAN security that consisits of two antivirus modules Kaspersky Lab and Panda Security, it allows you to enforce strict internet access policy, it optimizes internet traffic and works as a point of entry to the Internet for a local network and its server support allows you to dynamically assign IP addresses to users in your local network.
The major features of this program are: Dual Antivirus, Internet application firewall, Intrusion Prevention System, IP Telephony support, Internet sharing, flexible management of restrictions for each user, convenient tools for all network process monitoring and a number of useful services for network administrators.
The publisher of this program, Entensys, has added a few changes to this version. They are: VPN-server: client-to-server and server-to-server support, Intrusion Detection and Prevention System (IDPS), New content filtering technology Entensys URL Filtering 2.0, Total control over traffic and user accounts, High-quality support for Internet telephony and Improved billing system.
It a promising app with lots of possibilities for further improvement. It has a nice interface and dual antivirus.
To find out more about this program, please visit Entensys.
Thursday, March 28th, 2013
Want to talk to your friends and family over the internet with good voice quality? Then what you should probably go for is the TeamSpeak.
What is the big deal about TeamSpeak?
This program allows users to talk to each other over the Internet with very good voice quality. It offers a client-server architecture where client and server software is clearly separated. This means it is not a peer-peer server but this application runs on a dedicated server. You can configure the voice quality and bandwidth and can be low for modem users or as good as normal phone calls for better connections.
Because it uses very little latency as possible, it is thus one of the best online gaming communication applications available. TeamSpeak server can handle several thousands of simultaneous users. This application can be used for teleconferencing, it can serve as a good alternative to conference calls, can help to significantly cut down the cost of long distance calls or just as a means of communicating with friends and family. Best still, it is free.
I’m yet to have any negative experience with this application. It uses low resources, does not cause conflicts with any program.
To learn more about this program, visit Teamspeak.
Thursday, March 28th, 2013
Want to edit that animated GIF images and add special effects to your animation in no time? Then you should check out Easy GIF Animator.
What is Easy GIF Animator?
It is a very easy to use application for creating and editing animated GIF images. You could use it to easily create animated pictures, banners and buttons in no time and use its special features to add catchy visual effects and design your animation for publishing on your web site. It supports all types of GIF animation and provides high compression and great quality for your animated GIF images. It allows you to create animated GIF images in a flash.
This program allows its users to easily create animated banners, pictures and button, Create animated GIF images from scratch, Edit and modify animated GIF images, Add visual effects to your GIF animation, Create moving text effects and Optimize animated GIF images so they take less space and load faster. So, you can use basic editing tools, such as select, fill, gradient, line, brush, rectangle, round, text, color replace, eraser, airbrush and zoom. Plus, you can adjust the intensity, blur and distance of the shadow, invert, flip images, as well as set the hue, saturation and brightness levels.
Others include Preview GIF animation in web browser, Manage animation frames, Extract separate animation frames, Add sound to your animation among several other functionalities.
A bit pricey but it is worth every dime you invest in it.
To know more about this program, please visit Blumentals.net.
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
Take your entertainment to a whole new level by installing some of the web based TV-browsers you can find online these days. Television viewing doesn’t have to be in same old way of viewing it; things have to change sometimes.
What is TV-Browser All About?
TV-Browser is a java-based TV guide which is easily extensible using plugins. It is designed to look like your paper TV guide. TV-Browser is an advanced Windows TV guide that downloads information from the Internet and displays it in a well-organized interface. Minor adjustment will be required on the main settings of the application, including network options, plugins and TV channels to check as soon as installation is completed.
TV-Browser users can update the program not only for the current day, but also for tomorrow, with options allowing a download for up to the next 3 weeks. Automatic update can also be enabled, again from the settings screen. TV-Browser only supports a limited number of countries including the United States, Germany, France, Italy or Spain. The software also support plugins on the other hand, so you can add new features by installing separate add-ons. First time users can use the wizard to get assistance on the main preferences.
TV-Browser has very limited channels and countries.
Want to check it out? Visit TV Browser.org/.
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
There are times you need to get the meaning of a particular word in a different language or you’re required to translate some selected text into a different language. There is a software that can help you that quite easily. It is Lingoes.
What is Lingoes?
It is an easy and smart dictionary and text translation software. It has look-up dictionaries, full text translation, capture word on screen, translates selected text and pronunciation of words in over 80 languages. These languages are English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Greek, Swedish, Turkish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Arabic, Hebrew, Vietnamese, Thai and more. Its creative cursor translator helps in word recognition and definition.
Some of the key features of this application include: translation in over 80 languages, text translation in over 34 languages, cursor translation which allows you to translate words with just the cursor translation function, and words and texts pronunciation. Others include open management of dictionaries and free dictionaries and thesaurus downloads among several other features.
Lingoes Project, the author of this program, has added a few changes to this version. The changes are: Support Windows 8, Support cursor translation in IE10, Support cursor translation in Firefox 19 and Support cursor translation in Chrome 25.
It’s okay. Neat dictionary and translator.
To familiarize yourself with this software, go to Lingoes.
Monday, March 25th, 2013
Haven’t you considered the significance of installing a content management software on your system? A lot of content managers ignore the significance of some of these applications; and that sounds strange considering the overwhelming benefits of such programs. Joomla is a world renown content application that can be easily installed and managed.
Joomla! is a powerful Open Source Content Management System that is being used all over the world for everything from simple websites to complex corporate applications. It is easy to install, simple to manage, and reliable. Joomla keeps track of every piece of content on your Web site, much like your local public library keeps track of books and stores them.
Joomla is used by reputable wesbites across the world; and is renowned for its simplicity. Some of the things you can use the application for include the following: corporate Web sites or portals; corporate intranets and extranets; online magazines, newspapers, and publications; government applications; E-commerce and online reservations; small business Web sites; Non-profit and organizational Web sites; community-based portals; schools and church Web sites; and personal or family homepages. Joomla is designed to be easy to install and set up even if you’re not an advanced user.
Joomla is easy to install even for the beginner; however, a newbie requires a few days to actually understand all its features.
Want to check it out? Visit Joomla.org. (more…)
Sunday, March 24th, 2013
A program doesn’t have to be a paid or shareware to be rated as good; and that is one of the ways to assess a top quality program. Fly on Desktop appears to be a program that falls in this category, and the publisher truly deserves a part on the back for a job well-done.
What is Fly on Desktop?
Fly on Desktop is a small, simple, easy to use application, specially designed to put a realistic fly on your desktop. This utility will fully simulate the behavior of a real fly. Launch of 5-10 units, and you will believe that these are true flies. Fly on Desktop has settings, where you can enable it to startup, place on top of other windows and specify the number of flies. To remove a fly from the screen, just double click on it.
Click the right mouse button on the fly to access the menu, where you can enable it to startup, place on top of other windows or even add another fly on the desktop. In order to remove a fly from the screen, all you need to do is just double click on it.
The program is sort of fun, and is very easy to use. The only possible downside is, well you know, flies on your desktop
Want to check it out? Visit Drive-Software.
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Our bodies go through many changes as we age and it is important to take care of ourselves to keep enjoying the activities we love. One of these changes is a decrease in our BONE DENSITY. Our bones become less thick and more fragile. If our bone density gets too low, it’s called OSTEOPOROSIS. Weak bones make falls and accidents more likely to result in fractures and hospitalization. The National Osteoporosis Foundation reported 1 of 2 women and 1 of 4 men are at risk to break a bone due to osteoporosis in a lifetime.
You can prevent this and MAKE your bones STRONGER! Resistance training is a great way to increase the thickness of your bones and increase the strength of your muscles at the same time. Placing weight against your body increases the tension of the muscle on its attachment to the bone. This sparks the “rebuilding” at the bone to add more thickness and strength into the bone material.
This doesn’t mean you need to hit the gym and squat or bench press hundreds of pounds. You just need enough resistance to make your muscles work harder. The weight may need to be increased as you get stronger but the number is up to your body.
Options for resistance at home include: hand weights, resistance bands, and objects around the house of various weight. Hand weights are predictable meaning you will know exactly how much your body is lifting. Resistance bands increase tension as you pull them creating more “weight” as you move. Objects around you house are convenient. You may be unable to measure the exact weight of household items, but as long as you feel that you’re getting a work out, weight really doesn’t matter!
If you like the idea of the gym, consult a personal trainer. Most gyms have trainers available for personal training sessions or a simple introduction on how to use the machines and weights.
What ever you decide, make sure you are listening to your body and stay safe with resistance training. If you need assistance in starting resistance training or help in your control with increasing resistance, schedule an appointment at Mobilize Physical Therapy by calling (206)402-5483 or schedule online at mobilizept.com.
Informational link to fact from the National Osteoporosis Foundation:
Most climbing injuries are caused by overuse or overloading the tissue without appropriate counterbalance strength in the body.
Most Common Injuries include:
- Belayers neck
- Rotator cuff strain
- Shoulder impingement
- Biceps tendinopathy
- Triceps tendinopathy
- Lateral epicondylitis
- Medial epicondylitis
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Pulley sprain
- Collateral ligament sprain
Climbing in nature is very repetitive and can lead to tightness and overuse injuries. As a general guideline to prevent overuse injuries, training should balance out and compliment the repetitions. The main muscles used while climbing that cause repetitive strain issues are:
- Finger Flexors
- Pectoralis muscle group
- Cervical (Neck) extensors (while belaying)
- Latissimus Dorsi
Exercises to strengthen the antagonist muscles
1.Finger extension with rubber band
2.Tricep extension with theraband
3.Periscapular strengthening Ws, Ts, Ys
4.Deep neck flexors: Chin tuck
5.Chest and lat openers
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Winter is just around the corner and now is the time to prepare for the demands seasonal sports will expect of your body. Skiing downhill or cross country, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and ice skating are just a few winter sports that often require pre-training to maintain good technique and endurance in order to prevent injury
STRENGTH and CONTROL are two key components of a STRONG core that will keep you performing the sport you love instead of being sidelined due to injury or pain. It’s important to train your core to the LEVEL of sport demand you are performing. Here are some progressive core training exercises that can help reach higher level control.
Dead Bug Leg Lifts
Single Leg Bridge Bird Dog
Supermans Forward T
Standing Rotation Squat on Bosu Ball
Lunge 3-Way with Slider
If you’re having difficulty with sport performance and/or experiencing pain during your sport, call us at (206) 402-5483 or visit us at mobilizept.com to set up an appointment with our physical therapy team.
Working out and daily exercise does wonders for our body in staying healthy. Too often, we feel drained after workouts and struggle to perform the tasks required for our jobs or taking care of the family. How do you balance staying healthy with exercise and staying functional with the daily demands we face?
Nutrition can be that missing link to recharge your battery after “depleting” energy from a workout. There is so much out there with dieting and workouts, how do you know what is best or where to start?
There are many theories and preferences depending on goals and dietary restrictions for individuals, but if you are looking to start simple, here are some tips to improve your energy levels for the rest of your day or give you the energy needed for a late night workout.
- Protein: To maintain or gain muscles to stay strong, you need to build up what you intend to use. Protein intake throughout the day will keep you from taking energy from your muscles and intake after working out will help rebuild what you used for recovery. *General rule for intake: 0.8 g per kg of body weight, ~10-35% of daily intake.
This is a standard calculation for a moderately active individual. Depending on your workout intensity, duration, and goals, this number may increase to varying amounts.
- Carbohydrates: To maintain energy throughout the day and not take from our muscles, carbohydrates (carbs) become important for immediate energy usage. It takes longer for our body to break down protein and fats, therefore, carbs are important to sustain energy while other energy sources are depleted or to “save” protein for muscle gains.
*General rule for intake: ~45-64% of daily intake.
- Fats: Our bodies need fats! Many structures throughout our system run off fats, such as the brain. The key is to take in “healthy” fats. These products will be high in “polyunsaturated” and lower in “saturated” fats with minimal to no trans-fats.
*General rule for intake: ~20-35% of daily intake.
These recommendations are established and supported by the government and can be found with additional information at health.gov. Other resources are available at sites like choosemyplate.gov that are often used to assist in understanding balanced meal planning and suggestion for good nutrient-based food. If you have concerns regarding dietary restrictions or intolerances, contact your physician or set up an appointment with a dietician to find the right plan for you!
Stay active and Stay healthy! If you need assistance on the exercise part of health, we would love to help. Set up an appointment at mobilizept.com or call at 206-402-5483 and take a step forward toward holistic health.
Balance is part of everything we do on a daily basis but it is so often over-looked. We become focused on becoming “bigger, stronger, faster” that we do not realize how much poor balance control can greatly affect our ability to perform better. In order to walk, run, or jump, we much be able to control loading, take off, and landing at different speeds or surfaces. This is how training balance can adapt to your level of control and should always round out exercise programs.
Balance demands change with activity but it can also change with seasons (watch out for that ice!), increased age, and recovering from injury. How confident do you feel walking across the parking lot after work with patches of ice? Does you feel less stable now than you did 5 years ago? Do you feel less “controlled or stable” on the ankle after spraining it during that game?
Want to get “stable, controlled,…and faster”? Here are a few ways to challenge your balance to prepare you for those difficult tasks.
- Balance with feet together: add head turns, eyes closed, stand on compliant surface, ball toss
- Balance with heel-to-toe stance: add head turns, eyes closed, stand on compliant surface, ball toss
- Balance on one leg: add head turns, eyes closed, stand on compliant surface, ball toss
- Stair step up with opposite knee lift
- Double leg hops – forward/backward and lateral
Balance can be adapted to any environment and changed to resemble any task or sport so BE CREATIVE! Take your balance to the next level and see how things change. If you are having trouble progressing balance or reaching the level of control you desire with your activity, schedule an appointment with us at mobilizept.com or call us at 206-402-5483. We would love to help you reach your goals!
School is in and sports are in full swing! Whether you are in-season or pre-season training, concussions can happen anytime and it is important to be aware of the signs and symptoms to keep yourself and others safe.
Concussions are considered a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and should be treated with care when returning to sports and high level activities. A concussion can be sustained by either an impact to the head or to the body resulting in a forceful motion of the head. The brain moves within the skull causing damage to tissues and chemical changes affecting the signals from the brain to other parts of the body.
According to the Zackery Lystedt Youth Sports Concussion Law, if you sustain a concussion you are required to sit out of the activity for the remainder of the day and be cleared of concussion by a medial provided prior to returning. This is for your safety to ensure you can continue playing for the season and future seasons without risking your health.
If you or your teammate falls or is involved in a collision, reports, or demonstrates any of these symptoms, be responsible and get yourself or your teammate off the field. After concussion, the brain needs time to recover like any injury. If a second concussion is sustained, but the brain has not have fully recovered, further insult to the tissues may lead to very serious consequences like permanent brain damage.
No two concussions are the same but there are common symptom you may experience and can help you know whether to sit out of practice or the rest of the game.
● Blurred or Double Vision
● Difficulty tracking objects or people with your eyes
● Sensitivity to busy environments or light
● Difficulty concentrating or retaining information
Seeking consult from a medical provider after a concussion is important. Physical Therapy may be the next step for you to return to sports. Physical therapy can work on balance control, eye coordination, and movement re-training to get you back in action without provoking symptoms.
If you need more information regarding concussion protocol, general information, referral sources, or need to start Physical Therapy, please visit our website at www.mobilizept.com to set up an appointment or call us at (206)402-5483. Our concussion specialist, Shawnee Perkins, will be happy to see you and get you on the path to recovery.
To optimize cross training for Neglected muscles requires the “release” of the Overused muscles. Therefore, stretching should be the first plan of attack. Typically, a dynamic warm up is best to do before exercising to loosen up muscle tension before strengthening. Try performing a sequence such as: walking high kicks, walking hamstring stretch, high knees, butt kicks, hip openers and closers, followed by a light jog. Perform each exercise for 10 repetitions.
Walking High Kicks: Keep one or both arms forward at chest level. Kick one leg forward towards your fingertips keeping the knee as straight as you can without bending your back. You should feel a quick stretch in the back of your leg.
Walking Hamstring Stretch: Step forward with one leg. Keeping the front knee straight, rock your weight onto the back leg on a slightly bent knee. Push your hips back and feel a stretch along the back of your front leg.
High Knees: Lightly jog forward while driving your knees high towards your chest.
Butt Kicks: Lightly jog forward while driving your heels towards your bottom.
Hip Openers/Closers: Take a step forward with one leg while circling the opposite leg inward and towards your chest and then opening the knee towards the outside before bring the leg back to the ground. Alternate between legs. Change direction by bringing the knee outward and towards your chest before bringing the leg back to the ground.
To optimize the strength of Neglected muscles, isolated exercises with progression into larger dynamic movements can be helpful. Here are some common strengthening exercises to build well-rounded strength and control to keep you running and cycling longer.
Clamshells: Lying on your side, place your feet and knees together with your hips stacked. The hips and feet stay anchored together as the top knee lifts off the bottom. You should feel a “hinging” at the hip and work in the side of the glutes.
Bridging: Lying on your back, place your feet flat on the ground with knees comfortably bent. Try tightening your core and squeeze your glutes to lift your bottom off the ground. Try holding for 5 seconds before lowering and releasing.
Side Stepping: Place your hands on your hips with your knees and feet pointing forward. “Hinge” and step with the leading leg outward but keep your knees and feet pointed forward. Do not let your upper body above your hands move. Repeat for 10 steps and change the leading leg.
Dead bug: Lying on your back, activate your core so that your back is RESTED FLAT on the ground. Lift the Right knee and reach the Left arm overhead together and return them back down together. Repeat on other side, alternate back and forth.
Bird Dog: Beginning on hands and knees, activate your core so that your back is FLAT like a table top. Reach the Right leg back and the Left arm forward together before returning them back down. Only reach as far as you can keep your back flat and don’t let the hips rotate.
Planks: Beginning on your elbows and knees, activate your core so that your back is FLAT like a table top. Lift the knees off the floor and try activating your glutes and quads to help keep you level. Start with 10-20 second hold progressing 10 seconds each time while maintaining technique.
Now you know more about keeping your body healthy while continuing to do the things you love. If you need more information, need to schedule a consult with our bike fit expert, or schedule an appointment regarding treatment for pain or discomfort, please visit our website at www.mobilizept.com
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The prettiness of Spring is what really inspires me in so many ways from the fresh citrus greens, soft pink blossoms, fresh air, crisp bright twinkling sunny days right down to spring pea shoots. It’s a merging of seasonal produce with a few winter veggies still available and sprouting spring crops. If my timing is right here, you should be able to get all the goodies that this simple salad requires depending upon where you reside, of course. Here in Canada on the west coast it is still possible. However, I can see jicama as an alternative and perhaps even some thinly shaved fennel. It might even make for a nice dish at your Easter meal or a spring feast accompanying some other yummy dishes perhaps like this and this. But do let me know if you make it as I love to hear your comments or adjustments.
This recipe was inspired by a salad I had in NYC at ABC Kitchen when I was there just last month (to see some shots of this lovely restaurant space Holly has featured it here.) It was sooo yummy I had it twice in a row. This is my version of something similar with even healthier ingredients for the dressing of course and I added the parsnip. The key to this salad is this julienne peeler below and or a mandolin to cut the apple and the jicama but either will work with a little patience.
This pretty salad is loaded with a myriad of tasty nutrients but the main ones are here below.
This yummy root provides provides 13% of daily fiber needs with only 100 g serving. It also has vitamin C that has anti-oxidant properties helping to protect from diseases and cancers by scavenging harmful free radicals from the body. Parsnip is also rich in many B-complex groups of vitamins such as folic acid, vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine), thiamin, and pantothenic acid as well as vitamin K and vitamin E. It is has good levels of minerals like iron, calcium, copper, potassium, manganese and phosphorus. By eating it raw the body can access these nutrients and living enzymes that are in tact versus being denatured or damaged by heat.
Celeriac is very good source of vitamin K. Only 100 g of celeriac provides about 34% of recommended daily intake of K. Vitamin K helps increase bone mass activity in the bones. It also has plays an important role in Alzheimer’s disease patients by limiting neural damage in the brain. This root is very good source of some of essential minerals such as phosphorus, iron, calcium, copper, and manganese. Phosphorus is essential for cell metabolism while copper helps restore immunity, prevents anemia, and is required for bone metabolism. Celeriac contains some of the valuable B-complex vitamins such as pyridoxine, pantothenic acid, niacin, riboflavin, and thiamin. The fresh root also provides moderate amounts of vitamin C.
An apple a day is a good idea. The phytonutrients in apples can help you regulate your blood sugar. Flavonoids like quercetin found in apples are involved in the breakdown of complex carbohydrates into simple sugars thus your blood sugar has fewer simple sugars to deal with when these enzymes are inhibited making it easier for you to regulate blood sugar. Apples have also been shown to reduce the risk of chronic heart disease by reducing lipid oxidation, a key factor.
So here you have a salad action packed with three nutritious ingredients that will boost your health and strengthen your immunity.
The lemon juice trick for stopping apples from browning or oxidating is a good idea for this recipe. I used the juice of one lemon in a bowl of water and set the apple in right away until I was ready to julienne it and then put those slivers right back into the lemon water til I was ready to assemble the salad.
Here you can see my little haystacks of salad makings ready to toss. The jicama and the parsnip keep well so if you are wanting to prep ahead these can just be chilled and then the apple done at serving time. The dressing is also fine to make ahead and then chill. The bits of pink peppercorn in the dressing are so pretty!
Julienne Salad of Apple, Parsnip & Celeriac
Yield: 2 large salads or 4 small side salads
juice of 1 1/2 lemons + 1/2 tsp zest
1/4 c cashew nuts
1/4 c cold pressed olive oil
1/3 c peeled, diced zucchini
1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
20 pink pepper corns + few for garnish
3 drops stevia + 1 tsp maple syrup
1 apple, julienne cut, resting in lemon water (juice of one more lemon in 3-4 cups water)
1 medium, julienne cut
2 parsnips, julienne cut
1/3 c raw pine nuts
good pinch Himalayan salt
Start with the dressing, combining lemon juice, cashews, olive oil, zucchini, thyme, pepper corns, stevia & maple syrup and blend well until creamy and smooth. Now julienne the parsnip, celeriac & lastly the apple. Toss the julienne slices with the dressing and gently pile upon the baby greens and pea shoots, top with pine nuts. Garnish with pink pepper corns and a sprig of thyme. Enjoy:)
All you have to do now is sprinkle it with love, pop some flowers in a vase and you are good to go!
I seem to have a little spring fever–I can’t seem to help myself with all the blossom photo opportunities! Here’s just a couple of the many hundred that I am sure I’ve shot just this past week!
Savour the season- it skips by so quickly!
I hope you are enjoying a wee break this weekend from the everyday busy-ness that most of our lives are too full of. Soak up the season, put your feet up and chillax for a while! Or perhaps enjoy some creative moments and paint a few eggs like we did today and hang from some twiggy branches, perhaps on some cherry blossom branches if they are blooming near you. My very creative friend Leslie inspired us with this really lovely spring post here.
See you here again soon:)
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While I’m sitting here in my comfy chair, wrapped up in my cozy blanket, I’m watching Anthony Bourdain travel the world and experience not only the food of a country but learn some of its dark and fascinating history. It’s a reminder of how people of different walks of life can come together over a good plate of food, share stories, rehash memories and find true connections. Mr. Bourdain has helped me navigate and find the best food specialties in many cities including Venice and Nice. But what I love most is not the food, but the stories.
Anthony does not stick to the road of the tourist. He rejects the typical “must-see” destinations that most people venture to with awe and wonder. Rather, he takes the back road; the path through the small villages, towns and homes of families carrying on traditions for generations. Today I’ve seen him visit Vietnam and Haiti. He listened cautiously to the tales of war-torn pasts and clashes between the old and the new over bowls of comforting pho and spicy conch in chili sauce.
Two days ago my husband was approved for his green card and I started to think about traditions. He grew up in Austria but has melded into American culture without a snag, fully embracing cultural norms and way of life. I am both pleased and amazed by his ability to be a chameleon. I’d like to think that I could as easily be transplanted and get along as well as he does. But, like Bourdain, I think I would learn and share through food.
Even though the U.S. is very young country, we do have some deeply rooted traditions of our own. And, like many other places in the world, we like to associate them with food. I grew up in the Midwest which, to me, is decidedly characterized by casseroles. Now the word ‘casserole’ is very generic, meaning food that has been cooked in a large deep dish in the oven. Midwestern cooks can make a casserole out of anything (and often do!) and Thanksgiving is never without at least 2 or 3 casseroles.
This Brussels Sprout & Leek Gratin is my first casserole for my month-long Thanksgiving extravaganza. But why is it called a gratin and not a casserole? Well, because it’s adorned with a crunchy topping and because I like to sound fancy. This casserole, like most, can be made ahead of time and put in the oven to bubble up to temperature the day you serve it.
Now, if you want to start telling me how you don’t like Brussels sprouts I’m not going to hear it until you’ve tried this dish. The leeks, cheese and creamy sauce take out any of that weird sprout taste you think you don’t like. And, if you already like these little cabbage-like bundles, this gratin will make a welcome addition to your Thanksgiving table.
If you have any traditional Thanksgiving recipes you’d like to see me put my twist on, please let me know!
Brussels Sprout & Leek Gratin with Rosemary
Servings: 8 • Size: ¾ cup • Weight Watcher Points+: 5
Calories: 161 • Fat: 6g • Carbs: 21g • Fiber: 4g • Protein: 9g
Sugars: 3g • Sodium: 510mg • Cholesterol: 9mg
- 1 ½ pounds Brussels sprouts
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 3 leeks, tops removed, halved and sliced (*See NOTE)
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 ½ teaspoons Kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary
- 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 ¼ cups nonfat milk
- 2 ounces grated romano cheese (about 2/3 cup)
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ cup panko breadcrumbs
- 2 scallions, chopped
Trim the bottoms of the Brussels sprouts and cut them in half, keeping any fallen leaves with the bunch. Heat a large pot of water to boiling and prepare an ice bath. Toss the Brussels sprouts and fallen leaves into the boiling water and blanch for 4 minutes. Immediately transfer sprouts to the ice bath. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
In a large deep skillet over medium heat, heat the olive oil and add the leeks, garlic, rosemary salt and pepper. Saute, stirring frequently until leeks are softened, about 6-7 minutes.
Sprinkle the flour over the leeks and continue cooking, stirring frequently and additional 5 minutes. Pour in the milk and continue cooking and stirring frequently 10 minutes longer, until the sauce begins to thicken and bubble. Stir in ½ the romano cheese and nutmeg. Reduce heat to low.
Remove Brussels sprouts from the ice bath and roughly cut into bite-sized pieces. Add them with the lemon juice to the leek mixture and stir to combine. Transfer mixture to a large casserole dish.
In a medium bowl, combine the breadcrumbs, remaining cheese and scallions. Sprinkle this mixture on top of the casserole. Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes. Remove foil and continue to bake, uncovered, 15 minutes. If you have difficulty getting the top to brown, turn on the broiler for 3-5 minutes.
*NOTE: Clean leeks by cutting them in half lengthwise and running them under cold water to remove any sand that has worked it’s way into the layers.
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Start of Operation
11 MW, enough for 8,000 homes
60 hectares (150 acres)
Design, Operation and Maintenance
GE Energy Financial Services
Project Development and Management
PowerTracker with 52,000 photovoltaic modules
SunPower, Sanyo, Sharp and Suntech
Portugal’s first large photovoltaic installation has opened in Serpa, 200km southeast of Lisbon. The 11MW solar power plant uses 52,000 photovoltaic modules and cost around $75m.
The project is sited on a 60ha (150 acre) south-facing hillside in Portugal’s Alentejo agricultural region. It has been built among olive trees on hillside pasture, which will remain productive farmland. Panels will be mounted two metres off the ground, allowing sheep to graze on the grass below.
Portugal is one of Europe’s sunniest areas, and the installation will produce electricity for 8,000 homes, saving more than 30,000t a year in greenhouse gas emissions. After eight months of construction and testing, the project began feeding Portugal’s electricity grid in late January 2007.
GE Energy Financial Services financed and owns the facility. PowerLight designed the plant using its PowerTracker system, and is operating and maintaining it. Catavento (a major Portuguese renewable energy company) developed the project and is providing management services.
POWERTRACKER FOLLOWS THE SUN
The facility consists of a ground-mounted photovoltaic system that uses silicon solar cells to convert sunlight directly into energy. PowerLight’s PowerTracker follows the sun as it moves across the sky throughout the day, generating up to 35% more electricity than conventional fixed-mount systems.
The small number of moving parts significantly reduces operating and maintenance costs, with a patented ‘linked’ design requiring only one drive motor per 200KW. A galvanized, corrosion-resistant steel frame brings high strength. A mechanical mounting system securely fastens the solar panels to the tracking system, which is designed to withstand extremely high winds in any position. A Data Acquisition System (DAS) provides daily system performance monitoring.
The system requires significantly less land coverage than dual-axis solar tracking systems. An industrial controller backtracks to eliminate row-to-row solar panel shading, so increasing energy production throughout the year. The company gives a 25-year limited warranty on output.
Construction of the Serpa project began in June 2006 and was completed as planned in January 2007. The plant incorporates photovoltaic modules from SunPower, Sanyo, Sharp and Suntech.
PORTUGAL OFFERS RENEWABLES INCENTIVES
The project supports a European Union initiative to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20% from 1990 levels by 2020. A €3.7m ($4.8m) grant came from the Portuguese Government’s Economic Modernization Program.
Portugal relies heavily on imported fossil fuels, and its carbon dioxide emissions have risen 34% since 1990, among the fastest increases in the world. To address this, the country is implementing some of the world’s most advanced incentives for installing renewable energy. A key component is a feed-in tariff for both ground-mounted and rooftop-mounted solar systems, with a 15-year power purchase guarantee.
Solar power has widespread support in Portugal, with the backing of 77% of the population, according to a European Commission study.
MULTI-MEGAWATT SOLAR POWER SYSTEMS
PowerLight designs and operates the some of the largest solar power systems in the world. Systems scale from small to large multi-megawatt installations, and can operate grid-connected or standalone.
GE Energy Financial Services financed and purchased the project. The company is based in Stamford, Connecticut USA. It offers structured equity, leveraged leasing, partnerships, project finance and broad-based commercial finance. It has developed a strong record investing in solar, biomass, hydro, wind and geothermal power.
Catavento, Produção de Energia Eólica SA.is one of the few private and independent Portuguese renewable energy companies. It covers all aspects of renewable energy development – from site selection to licensing, financing, construction, operation and maintenance. Since 2001, Catavento has developed 110MW in Portugal and 225MW in Brazil. It owns and operates 23MW of wind energy through partnerships, and in 2007 will build an additional 28MW of wind projects. Catavento aims to become an Independent Power Producer exclusively of renewable energy and is expanding in other EU countries.
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There has never been a superior chance to investigate paid music real-time features. While Amazon Music Unlimited, Apple Music, and Spotify offer comparable components, each has novel attributes to consider. In this article, you will become familiar with Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music and figure out how to buy into every one of them.
Comparing music catalog
Apple Music has more than 60 million tracks that are authorized. Apple Music will initially get some information about your inclinations while you pursue a membership. Then, at that point, he will clergyman the top choices and think that you are the most ideal decision as per your prerequisites. Apple Music is truly adept at sorting. They can track down the best music from everywhere in the world for you to suit your disposition consummately. The lone issue with Apple Music is that it frequently neglects to put together melodies as indicated by your territory.
Amazon Music has finished 60 million tracks and many radio broadcasts from which you can likewise purchase collections as per your inclinations. While practically the entirety of the components is like Apple Music, this will permit you to discover new deliveries and update them about future deliveries. The playlist on Amazon Music doesn’t change each day. Therefore, you don’t need to refresh your playlist consistently.
The contrast between Apple Music and Amazon Music and Spotify is that Amazon Music gives you the choice to purchase collections from an advanced store. Then again, Apple has additionally found a way ways to keep hidden assortments just for its stores, which could likewise prompt more supporters.
Examination of streaming music
The manner in which we pay attention to music has changed much throughout the long term. Vinyl, 8-track tapes, tapes, and CDs are a portion of the stages that travel every which way. Discussing vinyl, you should look at your assortment as these records cost truckload of cash. While some of them clutch their cherished CDs for dear life, a large portion of us has caused space by having the opportunity to free of them. We’ve presently changed to web-based features like Spotify or Pandora.
There are huge loads of music web-based features out there, yet how would you know which one is appropriate for you? We’ve assembled a manual to assist you with settling on your choice, and surprisingly made a supportive correlation outline showing costs, sound quality, restrictive tunes/specialists, and that’s only the tip of the iceberg.
What to search for in a music web-based feature
It tends to be difficult to accept, yet the cost isn’t generally the main thing to search for while picking assistance. With regards to music administrations, you’ll likewise need to check the sound quality, if the stage permits different clients to utilize at the same time and offers select substance, just to give some examples. Many components assist with separating superb streaming. administration and one that is simply alright. Here are a portion of our ideas on what to search for:
Are 35 million melodies enough?
Not all music administrations offer a similar substance. This is a cutthroat market, such countless administrations attempt to stand apart from others by marking craftsmen who give selective music that you will not discover in other applications. Each help has gigantic libraries of content, however, some are bigger than others. For instance, Apple Music has more than 50 million tunes to browse. Spotify, then again, has a little more than 35 million tunes accessible.
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Jay Z has been in the news of late because of his links to Barneys — the upscale department store chain that’s been accused, perhaps prematurely, of racial profiling after a New York customer who made a lawful purchase was stopped by police. It turns out this isn’t the only area where Jay Z finds himself accused of a double standard.
Back in May we rapped the rapper after he and wife Beyoncé spent their fifth wedding anniversary in Cuba. There they extolled the Communist island while saying nothing about a local rapper, Angel Yunier Remon — better known as “El Critico del Arte” — who was jailed for doing exactly what Jay Z does in his music. Cuban friends tell us El Critico is now near death, in a hospital after 19 days on a hunger strike.
“He asked that it be known that he’s committed to ‘freedom or death,’ which is his take on the Cuban regime’s official mantra — ‘socialism, homeland or death,’ ” says Mauricio Claver-Crone, executive director of the Washington-based Cuba Democracy Advocates.
So how about it, Jay Z? How about doing a fellow rapper a solid and asking Raul Castro to free a man who’s dying in a Cuban prison for doing what you do every day?
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I read this great post on tweenteacher.com about interactive whiteboards. I am blessed to be in a great classroom with a mounted projector and an interactive whiteboard (it’s interactive with a stylus not by touch) but I have been struggling to find ways to use the interactive whiteboard bit and I couldn’t figure out why that is. Isn’t it every teacher’s dream to have a setup like this in their classroom? I think Heather from tweenteacher.com put into words why I’m frustrated.
The big clunky forward facing, whole class method of lesson delivery via Interactive Whiteboard, I believe, is the Laserdiscof educational technology. The overpriced fad of Interactive Whiteboards (whether Smart or Promethean) is imperfect in their current incarnation. Sure, we all imagine classrooms with“Iron Man2”:-esque 3-D touch sensitive lessons, but inherently these pieces of equipment do not illustrate the spirit of technology in information delivery: all-access, collaborative, open, interactive, etc…
Currently, they are only as engaging as the lessons created, and those lessons are tedious to create and time-suckers in their efficiency. The prep time to create charts that utilize any effects over-and-above what you would already do with a laptop and LCD projector feels clearly developed by those with a disconnect to the precious time we have in education and the many hats we already wear.
The few times I have found ways to use the interactive whiteboard have mostly been teacher-centric and I have felt guilty afterwards. The kids are enthralled because it is different but, especially in middle school, this kind of thrill does not last long. So I have tried preparing some activities where the students get the stylus and go to the board but, again, only one person at a time can use the board. I get the kids to hand the “baton” of the stylus to the next student so I try to keep them engaged through the anticipation of getting to go up and use the board. This is still not ideal particularly if it takes a student a while to figure out the answer. I start to lose those kids already on the fringe and they start misbehaving out of boredom.
I think the interactive whiteboard has its place but I am really struggling to:
- find activities that are engaging enough to keep the whole class interested
- find activities that are easy and quick to make
- find web-based activity makers as I can’t download any software on my teacher computer
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The tools games can use to tell stories have come a long way, but narrative remains bound to scriptedcut-scenesfor many. Rhianna Pratchett, cinematic writer on the Tomb Raider reboot, sees knocking down that wall as one of her most important tasks.
Ludonarrative dissonance is the ten-dollar term for it, but it just means the way a game plays and the story it tries to tell don't line up--one example would be charismatic rogue Nathan Drake making lighthearted quips between snapping necks in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.
"One of the things we've been keen to do with Tomb Raider is explore the idea that action equals character," Pratchett told Gamasutra, and that's unfortunately less common in games than other media. "The key is making the action part of the story and not something that exists outside of it. With Lara we wanted to show that her actions (particularly when she takes a human life for the first time) have an impact on her character and emotional state."
While Pratchett's main role at Crystal Dynamics is to write the game's cut-scenes, she said her responsibilities extend far beyond that. After all, "it's all story, at the end of the day."
"Narrative actually saturates every facet of a game world -- be it the level design, the gameplay mechanics, the characters, soundscape, etcetera. From a narrative perspective, I wanted to make sure that the gameplay mechanics fed back into Lara's character make-up ... Looking at gameplay mechanics is often a good jumping-off point when putting together someone like Lara."
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Detailed Description of the Collection
A Guide to the Tino Villanueva Papers, 1985
Poet and writer Tino Villanueva was born on December 11, 1941, in San Marcos, Texas to a family of migrant workers. Because of the demands of traveling to harvest crops, Villanueva was never able to attend school regularly. Despite the hardships, he managed to graduate from San Marcos High in 1960 and began working on an assembly-line at a local furniture factory. In 1963, he was drafted into the United States Army in 1963 and spent two years in the Panama Canal Zone. There he became immersed in Hispanic literature, reading the works of poets such as Rubén Darío and Cuban revolutionary José Martí. Upon returning to San Marcos, he took advantage of the GI Bill to study English and Spanish at Texas State University-San Marcos. He completed his B.A. in three years and then moved to Buffalo, New York to attend the State University of New York. He finished his M.A. in 1971 and moved to Boston University, where he began his doctoral studies.
In the early 1970s, Villanueva began publishing his poems and he became part of what has been called The Chicano Literary Renaissance. His work highlights the tension as well as the richness of living within two different cultures. He writes in both English and Spanish, often switching between the two languages. In 1972, he published his first collection of poems, Hay Otra Voz Poems (There Is Another Voice Poems). That year he also wrote "Chicano Is an Act of Defiance."
After publishing Hay Otra Voz Poems, Villanueva began traveling widely, presenting readings throughout the United States and in Europe. He founded Imagine Publishers, Inc., and edited Imagine: International Chicano Poetry Journal. In 1980 he published a general anthology of Chicano literature, Chicanos: Antología Histórica y Literaria. A year later, Villanueva completed his doctorate in Spanish from Boston University and accepted a full-time faculty post at Wellesley College.
In 1994 Villanueva won the American Book Award for his book-length poem, Scene From the Movie GIANT. The poem was inspired by his boyhood in San Marcos, where he had first viewed the film at a segregated movie theatre. In 1995 Villauneva received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Texas State University-San Marcos.
Villanueva has published several books of poetry since earning his Ph.D. He continues to teach, lecture, and research, and to develop his interest in painting. Villauneva currently serves as Preceptor in Spanish, Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures in the College of Arts and Sciences at Boston University.
This collection is comprised of eight annotated pages of Villanueva's working drafts of the Cabeza de Vaca poem titled Cuento del Cronista, published in Crónica de mis años peores (Chronicle of My Worst Years), 1994, one black and white 8x10 public relations photo mounted on foam core and two posters promoting two separate lectures dated Nov. 6, 1996 for the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center and March 11, 1998 for Southwest Texas State University.
Open for research.
Tino Villanueva Papers, Southwestern Writers Collection/Texas State University-San Marcos.
Gift donated Tino Villanueva, 1996.
Processed by Tina Ybarra, 2001.
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The Liverpool Central School District Board of Education continued to move forward with plans for redistricting by the fall of 2015 at its regular meeting Monday, June 23.
Superintendent Mark Potter presented board members with a new map illustrating the new district lines, but he said there were still changes to be made.
“Already, we did identify two areas we want to look at,” Potter said. In those areas, there are isolated pockets attending different schools than the rest of the neighborhood. “This is a fluid document. There are things that will change.”
Potter and BOE President Patricia DeBona-Rosier asked the board to look through the map and see if there were other similar areas or additional problems that need to be addressed.
Rosier pointed out that, once these boundaries are approved, they’ll stay in place for at least a few years.
“We’re looking at a five-year plan of sorts,” she said. “We won’t be shifting boundaries every year.”
Several board members asked how new development would impact those district lines.
“You can’t look at a crystal ball [in terms of new development],” Potter said. “We have to react to what we see and know right now.”
The board also discussed their policy toward the siblings of English language learners (ELL) and students with disabilities (SWD). Of SWD students, 19 are currently not at their home school.
“Not every building has a special education continuum program,” Potter said. “Those students have to go where the services are. But that’s something that families grapple with.”
Potter advised that the placement of siblings SWD students be taken on a case-by-case basis.
“There are occasions when students need to be kept together,” he said. “But with so few kids, I think it’s best to address it one by one.”
In terms of ELL, Potter pointed out that, in most cases, all children in a given sibling group would likely need the ESL services.
“The ESL program is based on certain eligibility requirements,” he said. “Often all kids in a family qualify for those services. They’re from families that are not English-speaking, so they’re all in need of those services.”
The board will continue to work on the redistricting proposals at future meetings.
The board began researching redistricting last year. The district had not done a districtwide redrawing of the lines in more than 30 years. The new district lines will go into effect at the start of the 2014-15 school year.
Calculating our carbon footprint
Student liaison Marc Alessi, who graduated Saturday, addressed the board with regard to a project he and a group of students completed as part of their SUNY-ESF Environmental Science class.
Alessi gave a presentation along with Laura Leung and Julie Pento, advised the board of their efforts to determine the carbon footprint at LHS. The group also included Jason Mai and Meaghan Reilly. Alessi said LHS is one of the first high schools in the country to take on such a calculation.
According to Laura Leung, the idea of the carbon footprint is derived from the ecological footprint, which is a calculation of how efficiently a population uses the resources they acquire.
“It gives you a measurement of how many Earths it would take for the world to sustainably live the way you live,” Leung said. “When I did it, I got 3.4 Earths, which was shocking to me.”
The carbon footprint also includes the carbon dioxide output of a particular population, which is related to global climate change.
The students broke the project into five sections for discussion: energy, transportation, food consumption, waste production and paper. That data was then organized into three scopes based on the relation of the emissions from the school: direct emissions from the school (bus diesel, food consumption, etc.), indirect omissions purchased or acquired by the high school (electricity) and indirect emissions caused by the high school (such as gas expended by students and teachers for their commute). Working with Potter, the students attained data that they then put into their online calculator. They also conducted surveys of 100 students from each grade as well as one-third of the staff; the surveys dealt with transportation and food consumption.
According to the results, about 40 percent of the total carbon dioxide came from food consumption, 30 percent came from transportation and 20 percent from purchased electricity.
“Between students and teachers, each day they travel a total of 7,000 miles,” Alessi said. “That’s enough to travel to Los Angeles and back. That’s just commuting, not buses. Over one school year, which is 180 days, they travel 1.2 million miles, which is enough to circumnavigate the globe more than four times.”
In addition, according to the surveys, only 23 percent of students buy lunch, but the district buys enough milk cartons for each student to drink three per day – a total of 850,000 per year.
The group suggested that the high school create activities to try to encourage carpooling and reduce the transportation emissions from the school. They also addressed the food consumption issue, suggesting that the number of milk cartons be cut back.
Alessi said he was hopeful that someone else would carry on the project in the future.
“We’re hoping that down the road, another group will calculate it again using district resources to see if we can change it,” he said.
Sarah Hall is the editor of the Eagle Star-Review and the Baldwinsville Messenger. The 2012 winner of the Syracuse Press Club's Selwyn Kershaw Professional Standards Award, she has been with Eagle Newspapers since 2006. She is a Liverpool native.
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First gospel or not, Mark is surely the only New Testament book which calls itself a gospel. "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God" is the title of this work, and its self-designation ought to shape any interpretation which respects the text.
"Gospel" can signify a literary genre, or a particular theological message, or a canonical writing normative in the life of the church. The Gospel of Mark is all three: a collection of traditions about Jesus presented in story form, a narrative constituting good news about God and his kingdom, and a writing which occupies a place of fundamental importance in the Scriptures of the church.
- Detailed introduction
Praise for the Print Edition
The Interpretation series from Westminster John Knox Press is clearly established as a rich source for teaching and preaching. They have tapped the talents of a varied and esteemed group of contributors, resulting in what is clearly the essential comprehensive commentary series on the Bible.
—W. Eugene March, A.B. Rhodes Professor of Old Testament Emeritus at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
The Interpretation series is an invaluable resource for any leader or scholar interested in interpreting the biblical text to the broader church. Its works are essential for pastors, educators, and church libraries.
—Brian K. Blount, President and Professor of New Testament at Union Theological Seminary
- Title: Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching Mark
- Author: Lamar Williamson, Jr.
- Publisher: John Knox Press
- Publication Date: 1983
- Pages: 312
About Lamar Williamson, Jr.
Lamar Williamson, Jr. is Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Virginia.
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I’m writing this article as I’m feeling anxious about a pandemic that will shape my life for the next nine months. While many international and national schools decided to continue with full school days, others have decided to continue online schooling.
Working moms were already struggling trying to manage their jobs and kids’ responsibilities even before the pandemic. With most jobs ending at 5 pm and school day ending at around 3 pm, moms used to search for alternatives to cover this 2-hour-long gap. Those who can’t rely on grandmothers resort to hiring a nanny; having a stranger at home with your child is not an easy decision. Others choose to join a nursery for the after-school service. This means extra bus fees so your child can be picked up and dropped off at two different locations, which is a rule at most schools.
Needless to mention that a working mom bears all this hassle and extra finances only to feel guilty at the end of the day for not spending enough time with her child. Many moms shift their careers to find a more mommy-friendly job.
Coronavirus made my motherhood experience more challenging
All of a sudden, working moms found themselves cornered. Many were not given a chance to work from home by their employers, hence they had to quit their jobs. Working-from-home moms started a crazy one-man-show. They had to work, take care of the kids, teach them, come up with extraordinary activities to limit screen time, and disinfect every single item that entered the house including their husbands.
Virtual learning is not for working moms
Another critical school year is upon us with an expected second wave of coronavirus. Some schools will apply an e-learning system until further notice. This means that kids will stay at home. Staying with a babysitter or a grandparent is no more a practical solution. Young kids need someone who is technology-oriented to help them with their Zoom classes.
You can’t ask a kindergarten child to do all of this on their own. If the mother goes to work, who will assist the child? If she works from home, how can she manage both tasks at the same time? If the family has more than one kid, this means they have to provide a laptop for each child. This is another financial burden at a time where many lost their jobs or their salaries were cut down.
This semster, schools charged parents with the full fees and applied the annual raises, as well. However, parents still can’t guarantee that their kids will get a proper education and won’t need extra help to catch up with their academics.
Kids’ safety is still a concern
If your child’s school expects daily attendance, you are lucky enough to skip online schooling problems. However, any mother will remain worried about sending her little one to school during the current situation. She might conveniently go to work but her heart and mind will be with her kid at school asking herself every single minute even if the child still puts on a face shield.
To every mom out there, I’m a clueless working mom with a school kid. We are experiencing an exceptional situation. Staying sane can be counted as your 2020 achievement. This is not the time to prove your superiority as a mother or to feel guilty.
Hang in there, you’re not alone.
Further reading: How Am I Supposed to Feel Safe Sending My Child to School?
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The prevailing material image of Jerusalem is stone—the “only stone that can feel pain,” as the poet Yehuda Amichai tells us. As a metaphor, it represents so much of the city: from the way that Jerusalem stone, part of nearly every building, seems to reflect a light that originates somewhere beyond this world; to its unique connection to the local landscape; to its solidity and beauty which can mask, even briefly, the cracks and divisions within.
Tel Aviv, on the other hand, is built of different stuff, both literally and figuratively. The mid-century poet Shlomo Skulsky describes Tel Aviv as a “vision poured in concrete.” Like concrete, Tel Aviv is a city that was intentionally manufactured, yet invested with the complex hopes of its Zionist founders. If Jerusalem is a city given to us by God, or history, then Tel Aviv is a city made by people, for people—for café dwellers and dog-walkers, office workers and beach-goers. Concrete, a humble building material, is found here in everything from the gorgeous curves of the Bauhaus architecture to the gritty working neighborhoods of southern part of the city. It is also—for a long part of the building process—agitated, constantly in motion, fluid as it is poured into its mold, impressionable until the critical moment when it hardens.
This fluidity, this sense of a city always being built—all this became even more apparent a couple of weeks ago, as Tel Aviv welcomed a reported 100,000 tourists, mostly from Europe, for the annual Pride Parade. The festivities began early in the week. It’s difficult to convey just how much Tel Aviv—and much of Israel, by extension—now embraces this annual week of LGBTQ activity. Rainbow flags hang from all the major thoroughfares. Cafés up and down Dizengoff Street have signs of welcome and solidarity. Even the national TV channels are in on the act, with news shows and announcements and one movie channel running all-day programming under a banner of ‘Pride Cinema,’ with promo clips airing on all its sister channels. (The most popular one, for some reason, featured Michael Douglas-as-Liberace in bed with Matt Damon. “I’m bisexual,” Matt Damon says, eleven times a day, on Israeli television. “Well, good for you!” Michael Douglas chirps.)
As more and more people arrived, the city became a roving series of Pride-themed events. At Hilton Beach in northern Tel Aviv, music popped from a rainbow tent located, not coincidentally, to an open-air gym. (Hilton Beach is known as a gay gathering place even in quieter times. In a classic Israeli odd combination, it sits directly across the water from the religious beach, just far enough away to make the two groups anonymous to each other. In between is the dog beach, where long-haired Israelis frolic with their chosen community.) Tel Aviv beaches have distinct personalities, but are rarely exclusive; even here on the gay beach, women and families mixed with the overwhelmingly male crowd. There were women in bikinis and naked children and many, many men in barely-there bathing wear (what my son, who has been coming to this beach with us for many years, calls ‘not-shorts.’) There was plenty of sun and skin but a sense of flirtatiousness, rather than sex. Next to our blanket, a group of men with fashion model-level looks lounged and laughed in French. A few feet away, a young, thin Israeli man sat alone in his Speedo, nursing a beer, looking at all the groups of men around him with a mix of eagerness and longing. But something made him unable to connect. There’s always some loneliness in a crowd.
The next day, tens of thousands of these tourists, joined by tens of thousands more Israelis, gathered downtown for the Pride Parade—less an organized procession than a rolling street party of dancing, rainbow flags, full cups of beer and cheap margaritas, and banners with so many acronyms of LGBTQ groups it was impossible to keep track of them all. The policemen looked bemused—they’ve performed crowd control in far more difficult circumstances—and rooftop dwellers sprayed water down on the sweaty and grateful crowd. People stepped in to the parade to celebrate and wave, stepped out to hug their friends or refill their drinks, and stepped in again, as the whole cheering throng headed up Ben-Yehuda Street and across Frishman Street to the beach. In Tel Aviv, where else could such a party go?
Of course—because we are speaking of Israel—such moments of joy are paired with questioning, accusations, and lack of clarity. Most prominent is the claim of “pinkwashing,” i.e., that Israel’s promotion of its relatively progressive stance on LGBTQ issues (including long-standing policies welcoming gay soldiers into the Israeli Defense Forces) and its embracing of gay tourism serve to distract from the occupation of the West Bank and the ongoing conflict with the Palestinians. From here in Tel Aviv, things are much more nuanced, especially for Palestinians themselves.
A recent discussion among Palestinian activists in GLQ: The Journal of Gay and Lesbian Studies illuminates the complexity of the situation. For Palestinians, queerness and occupation are not issues to be played against each other, but ones that overlap and inform each other. Haneen Maikey, founder and director of Al-Qaws (Rainbow), says, “LGBTQ Palestinians have to deal with the burden of being a double minority—as LGBTQ persons in Palestinian society and as Palestinians living in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories.” For them, Tel Aviv serves as a relatively safe space to experience their identities, as a staging ground for resistance against Israeli policies, and as a place of intimate contact with the supposed Israeli ‘other.’ Maikey continues, “Most all of our activists live in Tel Aviv or Jaffa, we all have Israeli Jewish friends and, hmmm…. we all sleep with Jews, otherwise we would not have a sex life!” None of this is easily washed in any color.
Tel Aviv has always been a city carrying both burdens and possibilities. Though a city without the deep historical weight of Jerusalem, from its beginning it nonetheless had to bear the memories, dreams, and losses of its European Jewish founders, who carried Europe with them as they landed, made their homes here, and fiercely imagined a future. Built as an intentionally Hebrew city, right against the majority Arab city of Jaffa, it has now become one city encompassing both—the municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo—where one can find a dozen different languages spoken within a few blocks. Tel Aviv’s status as a queer city is neither fad nor propaganda; rather, just another layer on a complex space that has evolved continually since its founding just over a hundred years ago: a city both permanent and, somehow, always shifting.
Notes: Yehuda Amichai selection from “Jerusalem, 1967,” available in his Selected Poetry and elsewhere. Shlomo Skulsky’s sonnet cycle, Ashirah Lakh Tel Aviv, has not been translated into English, but portions are available in Aminadav Dykman’s essay, “A Poet and City in Search of a Myth: Shlomo Skulsky’s Tel Aviv Poems,” Israel Studies, Vol. 14, No. 3 (2009). Haneen Maikey’s comments can be found in GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies, Vol. 16, No. 4 (2010).
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the selection of projects in 15 states to support small business and job creation opportunities, and train workers in Native American communities. In addition, Vilsack also announced grants to help bring transportation improvements to Native American communities. Janie Hipp Senior Advisor for Tribal Affairs made the announcement on behalf of Secretary Vilsack while attending an award ceremony with Tribal leaders in Miami, Okla.
"USDA is working to ensure that members of Tribes have the tools they need to expand economic opportunities and improve their quality of life," Vilsack said. "These grants represent USDA's ongoing commitment to strengthen Tribes and support sustainable rural business opportunities that will create jobs."
The announcement was made as part of the Obama Administration's week-long focus on the rural economy and the White House Rural Council, which is addressing key areas of need in rural America including helping rural small businesses access capital, expanding rural job search and training services, and increasing rural access to health care workers and technology.
For example, the Montana Indian Business Alliance in Great Falls, Mont., was selected to receive a grant to provide businesses training technical assistance to members of Indian Tribes of Montana. The funding will create an estimated 14 jobs. In Ukiah, Calif., Resource for Native Development was selected to receive a technical assistance grant to provide Tribal members with business and entrepreneurial training -- including training that focuses on developing biomass-centered businesses and local food hubs. This project is expected to create 30 jobs.
The more than $3 million in grants announced today is administered through USDA Rural Development's Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG) program. This program provides grants for rural projects that finance the development of small and emerging rural businesses, help fund distance learning networks, and help fund employment-related adult education programs. More information about this program can be found at www.rurdev.usda.gov/BCP_rbeg.html.
USDA has a long, positive record of supporting projects in Indian Country. One recent successful undertaking involved providing a grant to the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc. for its Awaken the Spirit III project. The goal of the project is to provide job skills, financial literacy and business training to tribal members. The Tribal Council is a coalition of 12 Indian tribes in Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. It used the grant to provide business assistance to the Native community. In 2010, the organization assisted 33 Tribal members and helped create 22 jobs.
Funding is contingent upon the recipient meeting the conditions of the grant agreement. The following is a complete list of organizations that have been selected to receive RBEG grants.
* Alaska Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Inc. (AMEP), $200,000
* City of Tanana, $63,000
* University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) Small Business Development Center (SBDC), $200,000
* Bishop Paiute Tribe, $98,600
* Resource for Native Development (RFND), $99,000
* Yurok Economic Development Corporation, $98,000
* Montana Indian Business Alliance, $54,585
* Native American Community Development Corporation, $25,000
* Northern Shores Loan Fund, Inc. , $99,000
* Ponca Economic Development Corporation (PEDCO), $195,169
* Center for Rural Affairs (CFRA), $99,000
* Farm to Table, Inc. , $48,500
* Pueblo of Jemez, $50,000
* Pueblo of Zia, $50,000
* St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, $75,000
* Moapa Band of Paiutes, $260,000
* City of Miami, $151,300
* Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, $200,000
* Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma, $144,836
* Chemeketa Community College, $50,120
* Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, $96,500
* The Klamath Tribes, $99,441
* Catawba Cultural Preservation Project (CCPP), $50,000
* Four Bands Community Fund Inc., $99,000
* Red Cloud Indian School, Inc. $98,327
* Wounded Knee Community Development Corporation, $99,000
* Makah Tribal Council, $48,000
* Squaxin Island Tribe, $50,000
* Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc., $99,999
* LaPointe Financial, Inc., $40,000
* Northwoods Niijii Enterprise Community, $182,722
* Wind River Development Fund, $34,384
To improve transportation service in rural Native American communities, the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) was selected to receive $748,767 in grants to provide technical assistance to help organizations enhance passenger transportation service. The grants will help rural communities in five states.
A portion of the funding will be used to provide technical assistance, training and support services to transit systems in the rural communities of Roseburg City, Ore.; Cortland City, N.Y.; Stevens Point, Wis.; and Bluffton Town, S.C.
The remaining funds will be used to assist several Native American communities and tribal organizations with transportation improvements and planning in New York (Seneca Nation of New York), Oklahoma (Seminole Nation of Oklahoma) and South Carolina (Catawba Indian Nation, aka Catawba Tribe of South Carolina).
In June, President Obama signed an Executive Order establishing the first White House Rural Council, chaired by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. The White House Rural Council will work throughout government to create policies to promote economic prosperity and a high quality of life in our rural communities.
Since taking office, President Obama's Administration has taken significant steps to improve the lives of rural Americans and has provided broad support for rural communities. The Obama Administration has set goals of modernizing infrastructure by providing broadband access to 10 million Americans, expanding educational opportunities for students in rural areas, and providing affordable health care. In the long term, these unparalleled rural investments will help ensure that America's rural communities are repopulating, self-sustaining, and thriving economically.
USDA, through its Rural Development mission area, administers and manages housing, business and community infrastructure and facility programs through a national network of state and local offices. Rural Development has an existing portfolio of more than $155 billion in loans and loan guarantees. These programs are designed to improve the economic stability of rural communities, businesses, residents, farmers and ranchers and improve the quality of life in rural America.
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- Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2005; US$ 130.64
Finite model theory, the model theory of finite structures, has roots in clas sical model theory; however, its systematic development was strongly influ enced by research and questions of complexity theory and of database theory. Model theory or the theory of models, as it was first named by Tarski in 1954, may be considered as the part of the semantics... more...
- Elsevier Science 1990; US$ 376.00
In this research monograph, the author's work on classification and related topics are presented. This revised edition brings the book up to date with the addition of four new chapters as well as various corrections to the 1978 text. The additional chapters X - XIII present the solution to countable first order T of what the author sees as the main... more...
- re.press 2007; US$ 25.00
In The Concept of Model Alain Badiou establishes a new logical 'concept of model'. Translated for the first time into English, the work is accompanied by an exclusive interview with Badiou in which he elaborates on the connections between his early and most recent work?for which the concept of model remains seminal. more...
- Princeton University Press 2009; US$ 99.95 US$ 79.96
Löwenheim's theorem reflects a critical point in the history of mathematical logic, for it marks the birth of model theory--that is, the part of logic that concerns the relationship between formal theories and their models. However, while the original proofs of other, comparably significant theorems are well understood, this is not the case with Löwenheim's... more...
- De Gruyter 2010; US$ 206.80
This is the revised edition of a well-established monograph on the identification of a canonical model in which the Continuum Hypothesis is false. Written by an expert in the field, it is directed to researchers and advanced graduate students in Mathematical Logic and Set Theory. The second edition is updated to take into account some... more...
- Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 41.00 US$ 33.62
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- Cambridge University Press 1993; US$ 120.00 US$ 98.40
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- Cambridge University Press 1988; US$ 92.00 US$ 75.44
In recent years the interplay between model theory and other branches of mathematics has led to many deep and intriguing results. In this, the first book on the topic, the theme is the interplay between model theory and the theory of modules. The book is intended to be a self-contained introduction to the subject and introduces the requisite model... more...
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RFA asks EPA to revise outdated GHG analyses of corn, sugarcane
The Renewable Fuels Association announced Dec. 3 that it had sent a letter to the U.S. EPA concerning the obsolete lifecycle analyses of corn and sugarcane ethanol for the renewable fuel standard. “There have been literally dozens of new studies and modeling improvements since EPA finalized the RFS2 almost three years ago,” said Bob Dinneen, RFA president and CEO. “Overwhelmingly, these new reports and data show that the corn ethanol process is far less carbon intensive than assumed by EPA. Corn ethanol is offering real and significant GHG savings today. Meanwhile, the carbon intensity of crude oil production continues to worsen, as we drill farther and deeper than ever before and get more of our energy from marginal crude sources like tar sands.”
The seven page letter, which included references and charts, was addressed to Lisa Jackson, administrator of the EPA. In it, RFA pointed out that the science of lifecycle GHG analysis have happened in the last three years, since RFS2 went into effect, and urged the EPA to update its GHG analyses. “In the pre-amble for the RFS2 final rule, EPA acknowledged that lifecycle GHG analysis is an evolving science, and that updates to the agency’s analysis would be undertaken as better data and methodologies became available,” RFA said in the letter, adding that the agency also recognized that periodic reassessments may also be needed as the efficiency of biofuel production increases and new technologies are implemented.
Looking at improved modeling and better data shows that corn ethanol today produces less GHG emissions and is more efficient than EPA had previously assumed would be the case in 2022, RFA said. On the other hand, recent research showed that sugarcane ethanol production actually has worse than originally estimated GHG lifecycle emissions. And, although the EPA assumed virtually no land use change emissions for Brazilian ethanol, harvested sugarcane area has grown 55 percent since 2006.
The RFA considers it imperative that EPA recognize new science and data. First, the agency needs to retain an “active and relevant role” in the discussion about GHG emissions from biofuels. Updating it would also help inform the public and shape future biofuel policies. It would also provide a more fair comparison between corn ethanol and sugarcane ethanol. Finally, it would help ease the EPA’s workload as it reduced a backlog of new pathway petitions.
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That the early histories of the novel in Spain, France, and England are largely independent phenomena is exemplified by the failure of Don Quixote de la Mancha to attract a wide readership in England and France for many decades. In England, Don Quixote de la Mancha was “discovered” in the eighteenth century and became an influential work. The most successful French writers of the period from 1600 to 1740, working in a very different fictional tradition in a very different social and philosophical climate, were not at all influenced by this book, though Cervantes and the other picaresque writers did have disciples among the few French satirists and realists of the age.
Aspects of the chivalric romances, particularly their aristocratic heroes and exotic settings, held the French imagination during much of this period. French writers of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries modified the tradition in two important ways, however. First, the violence of the books of knight-errantry was subdued, replaced by greater emphasis on verbal combats conducted under strict rules of manners and decorum; second, the heroic ideal became more and more modified by the pastoral, with its focus on coy debates between lovers. Writers seized on the heroic/pastoral models provided by the rediscovered Greek romances and on more recent pastorals, such as those of the Spanish Jorge de Montemayor (Los siete libros de la Diana, 1559; Diana, 1598) and the Italians Jacopo Sannazaro and Giovanni Guarini. This literary movement in France was led by a powerful coterie of women within the court of Henry IV, its influence partly explained by a general desire throughout France for a literature of escape from the religious and political upheaval of the preceding half century.
One of the most popular works of this period, indeed throughout the seventeenth century, was Honoré d’Urfé’s L’Astrée (1607-1628; Astrea, 1657-1658), its five volumes exploring countless varieties of love conflict and presenting for each a series of Platonic speeches by the impeccably mannered lovers. Set in the fifth century in a society of shepherds and nymphs, the novel is a thinly veiled portrait of an idealized seventeenth century French aristocracy. So popular was d’Urfé’s work that members of the court, and many other aristocratic and bourgeois readers as well, strove to emulate the language and sentiments of Celadon, Astrea, and the many other characters. The course of the novel in France for the next fifty years was set by Astrea, as the Marquise de Rambouillet and the other members of literary high society cultivated imitators of d’Urfé.
If the French novel can be said to have developed in this period, it did so by gradually abandoning the pastoral idyll and returning to the more martial heroism of the chivalric tradition. The best-known exemplar of this shift is Madeleine de Scudéry, herself the leader of a literary salon and the author of Artamène: Ou, Le Grand Cyrus (1649-1653; Artamenes: Or, The Grand Cyrus, 1653-1655) and Clélie (1654-1660; Clelia, 1656-1661). Critics of the time applauded Artamenes for the greater verisimilitude of its pseudohistorical setting in ancient Greece and Persia, though her work was at an idealistic extreme from the earthy realism of the Spanish picaresque. The main concern of Scudéry’s fiction is still the verbal intrigues of courtship, no longer of shepherds but of warlike heroes and elegant heroines. Within the episodic design of these novels, each encounter is an occasion for speeches and letters on the vagaries of passion. Another attraction of these novels for their readers was the similarity in description between the characters and actual members of the French court, with readers vying to unmask the “real” identities of Scudéry’s figures.
The d’Urfé-Scudéry convention in France was not without its antagonists. Parallel to this trend, but beyond the pale, was a realistic/satiric school based on the medieval fabliaux, the gross satires of Rabelais, translations of the picaresques, and translations of violent tales of love intrigue written by the Italian Matteo Bandello in the sixteenth century. Actually, d’Urfé himself had contributed to this school by including within Astrea a cynical shepherd, Hylas, purportedly based on the author’s view of himself. The first seventeenth century novelist to build a work around such a character was Prudent Gautier, whose Mort d’Amour (1616) mocked Astrea by making this same Hylas a seducer/hero; his love affair with Jeanneton, a real shepherdess, is grossly and realistically portrayed. Following Gautier in this satiric mode was Charles Sorel, an important critic as well as a boldly experimental novelist. His Histoire comique de Francion (1623, 1632; The Comical History of Francion, 1655) and Le Berger extravagant: Ou, L’Antiroman (1627; The Extravagant Shepherd, 1653) undercut the pretenses of the pastoral and no doubt hastened its downfall. The Comical History of Francion replaces the usual idealized setting with an actual countryside and also leads the reader, in picaresque fashion, through the French counterparts of the criminal districts described by Alemán. Instead of idealized aristocrats, Sorel peoples the book with accurately drawn bourgeois characters, petty nobility, and criminals. The Extravagant Shepherd attacks the pastoral by creating a Quixote-like figure, Lysis, a real shepherd, who fills his head with pastoral literature and wants his environment to conform to that of the books. The satire works by showing the impossibility of Lysis’s task: Real life is simply not a pastoral. The flaw of Sorel’s novel is that the contrivances of satire defeat the sympathetic intent, so the novel appears even more artificial than the convention Sorel is attacking. Ironically, this is the very flaw with which Sorel had charged Cervantes.
The most successful of the attacks on the mainstream French novel of this time was Le Roman comique (1651, 1657; English translation, 1651, 1657; also known as The Comical Romance, 1665), by the novelist and playwright Paul Scarron. His satire was more technical than thematic, directed against the ponderous descriptions of scenery and clothing in the pastorals and heroics, as well as their seemingly endless rhetorical displays. He practiced what he preached, for The Comical Romance is remarkably economical, but effective, in its descriptions and conversations. The book also succeeds as realistic fiction because, in the spirit of Cervantes, Scarron is not making fun of the provincial townspeople he presents but is merely trying to recount as accurately as possible their interactions, often ludicrous, with the troupe of actors who are the focus of the story. The book is so authentic, its comedy so natural, that historians have found it a trustworthy guide to the organization and ambience of actual troupes of the time of Molière. Scarron could achieve this because he was writing out of his experience, rather than out of his fantasies or to emulate a fashion. His dramatic background,...
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“I Choose Authenticity.”
Those words are the first I see when I stare straight ahead, confronting writer’s block, waiting for the inspiration to hit me. Literally, they’re on a poster above my desk. They’re also the words I retreat to when my story gets too hard, too personal, too real; when I wish it was someone else’s narrative, and I wish I could get some distance.
Life is full of messy, uncomfortable, painful moments. And most of the time, we’re totally unprepared for how “real” life is about to get. It sneaks up on us, and then avoidance becomes our best alibi. Most of us are more comfortable staying a safe distance away from ourselves and our feelings – it’s easier than doing the work of reuniting our actions, intentions, and feelings.
However, in those difficult moments we must practice balancing the opposing feelings of being fully present and running away. Those are the moments we grow.
The thing is, if we’re going to reclaim ourselves and our strength, we need to be courageous, we need to show up, turn toward our anxieties and discomfort, and let ourselves be seen - whether we’re ready or not. We need to acknowledge our truths, even if the exposure feels interminable and unimaginably difficult to bear. We need to face head on our suffering, the indescribable, painful reminders of our less-than-proudest moments that continue to steal our attention, even when we are confident that we’ve squelched them all down, and then embrace our own crumbling walls so we can live more authentically.
Choosing authenticity means being the author and reporter of my lived experiences, and knowing that any feelings that accompany my experiences are legitimate, and acceptable. It means feeling those feelings rather than finding the nearest, easiest escape route.
There is an inexplicable feeling of strength and pride associated with owning my story - in choosing authenticity.
Willingly embracing vulnerability and surrendering to my feelings is terrifying! Often, when I write a piece, I start by requesting that my work remain anonymous. I have so much to share, so many thoughts, and writing is a respite. It’s a welcomed space to be honest and struggle with my spinning thoughts, but agreeing that the story is mine, and taking ownership for my words is totally overwhelming – every time. Choosing authenticity means owning my words, and embracing the power that comes with that responsibility.
I’m learning that we all have something to say, and “having something to say and no one to hear it is so lonely." When I own my words, the subsequent intimacy and connection to others that I gain by realizing that I’m not alone is no more dangerous than avoiding my feelings and experiencing my story in isolation.
In fact, it’s relieving. Feeling so deeply, being present in a place of hurt or pain, and embracing your own truth can leave you breathless. It’s brave.
Brene Brown said it best. She said, “I see now how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do." And so, even though it’s scary, I have learned that there is an inexplicable feeling of strength and pride associated with owning my story – in choosing authenticity. In the end really, “our story is the only thing we have that’s completely our own."
For me, this sentiment means saying “yes” even when it makes me literally shake, and putting my name on an article that feels deeply personal – usually it’s about something I haven’t even talked to my friends or family about. It’s terrifying and exciting, but honestly, the momentum is contagious, and it gets easier every time.
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The United Kingdom's first Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II production jet made its inaugural test flight on 13 April. The aircraft, an F-35B short takeoff/vertical-landing (STOVL) model, flew a series of functional flight checks during the sortie. Lockheed's Bill Gigliotti was at the controls during the 45-minute flight.Second.
This new guy Dave over at that shop is bringing a very different spin to that blog. It was once solidly in the Bill Sweetman/Bob Cox/APA bash the F-35 at every occassion whether deserved or not.
He doesn't seem to be part of that coalition. When news on the F-35 is to be reported, he's on it. Whether its good or bad.
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I bet from time to time you wonder what‘s inside one or another object. What if you could cut open a wasp nest without getting hurt, or have you ever wanted to know what‘s inside a black box?
Or what is it inside a Rattlesnake tail? As we all know, Rattlesnake rattle works like a warning device for predatory animals that might be a threat to the rattlesnake. It produces a signal to drive them away. It is said to be composed of a series of hollow, interlocked segments made of keratin. By the way, the muscles that cause the rattle to shake are some of the fastest known, firing 50 times per second on average, sustained for up to three hours, can you imagine that? Are you able to shake anything 50 times a second for 3 hours?))
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Anyways, now thanks to Daniel Markham and his son we can see ourselves how those segments look like from the inside. As those guys are all about smash stuff to see what it's made of. This time it is Rattlesnake rattle.
Educate your frineds, share this video!
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Me Too Series
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaking on the House of Representatives Floor July 2020 responding to Rep. Ted Yoho's shocking criticism of her.
A Poem by Maya Angelou accompanies this painting: " I've learned that people will forget what you said. people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
Book Woman Series
The Book Woman was part of FDR's New Deal. It was established by Eleanor Roosevelt. Women, who worked for the local library, rode up the Kentucky Mountains to bring newspapers, magazines and books to poor, coal mining families.
This painting depics two young boys carrying reading materials for return to the Book Woman.
The "Restaurant Series" reflects the hard work restaurant workers provide. They are essential and are in the low-wage category.
The "Me Too Series" depicts women's faces and body language showing emotions and attitudes towards conflict within their careers and relationships.
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If you recall the hype surrounding the launch of Bakkt’s bitcoin futures, you must know just how important bitcoin futures really are. These contracts provide a new way for investors to invest in bitcoin (without the need to hold BTC), but most importantly, they provide a more established and regulated way to invest in bitcoin.
A futures contract is a legal agreement between two parties to buy/sell a commodity asset at a specified price at a specified time in the future. The buyer of the futures contract is legally obliged to purchase the underlying asset at the specified price at the specified date, while the seller commits to selling the asset at the same specified price and date.
To illustrate this process with a simple example, think of a farmer and a baker. The farmer cultivates wheat and sells it to local bakers, who then use it to make bread. Let’s say that a farmer and a local baker decide to enter into a futures contract. The farmer commits to selling 100 kg of wheat in 2 months time at the price of $1 per kilo. Subsequently, the baker commits to buying 100 kg of wheat at $1 per kilo in exactly 2 months. Once 2 months pass, the contract is executed and the baker gets his 100 kg of wheat for $100, while the farmer gets his $100.
The reason the farmer and the baker from the above example would be interested into entering a futures contract as opposed to simply buying/selling 100 kg of wheat 2 months from now, is because they both speculate that the price of wheat in 2 months will be lower (in the case of the farmer) and higher (in the case of the baker).
The farmer thinks that the price of wheat will be $0.80 per kilo in 2 months, thus it is in their interest to lock-in the current price of $1 per kilo at the sale date. That way they will profit $0.20 per kilo of wheat – if the price is actually $0.80 in 2 months.
On the other end of the equation, the baker thinks that wheat will be more expensive in 2 months, say $1.20 per kilo. Thus, it is in their best interest that they lock-in the current price so they can purchase wheat at a lower price in 2 months. The baker will also profit $0.20 per kilo of wheat if their prediction is correct.
In short, people can use futures contracts to bet on future valuations of assets.
In our example above, the farmer bets on the price of wheat going down, which is also known as shorting – the farmer has a short position.
On the other hand, the baker bets on the price of wheat going up, which is also known as going long i.e. the baker has a long position.
One of the interesting features of futures contracts is that they can be traded. This means that anyone can purchase a futures contract and then sell it whenever they feel like it is in their best interest. To understand this, we need to first understand how a futures contract is valued, which is very simple.
Since a futures contract is sort of a wrap around an asset, its value is directly correlated, if not 1:1, with the underlying asset. To put this into the context of our example, let’s say that the price of wheat has jumped to $1.10 per kilo 1 month before the final date of the futures contract.
In that case, the farmer will be sitting at home, thinking whether the price of wheat will continue going up as the 2 month mark approaches. The more it goes up, the more the farmer loses on his wheat. If they decide that it is not worth holding this futures contract, seeing as they will have to sell 100 kg of wheat at a much lower price than the market price, they can sell the futures contract and free themselves from the obligation to sell 100 kg of wheat at $1.
Only the parties holding the futures contract on the expiration date will be legally obliged to buy/sell 100 kg of wheat at $1 per kilo. Obviously retail traders are not interested in owning wheat, but they do use futures contracts to try and make profit. Thus a futures contract can trade hands many times before its expiration date, where the trade therein will finally be executed.
Bitcoin futures contracts are much like traditional futures contracts for commodities, the only difference being that they wrap around BTC. Bitcoin futures can settle contracts in either cash or physical delivery. Cash settlement means that the two parties that hold the buy/sell ends of a bitcoin futures contract will not exchange bitcoin, but cash instead, while physical delivery means that BTC needs to be exchanged in the end. Let’s illustrate bitcoin futures with a few simple examples.
Alice is an experienced crypto trader who likes BTC. Bob is new to the scene, but has researched a lot and wants to join the game. Alice has also done research and concluded that BTC will go down in price in 7 days. Bob on the other hand, thinks that it will go up in the same week. Current BTC price is, for the purposes of this example, $10,000.
To cover Bob’s case, who is going long on bitcoin, he goes on an exchange which offers bitcoin futures contracts (we will cover exchanges in next section) and buys a bitcoin futures contract for $10,000 (current price of BTC). After a week, BTC’s price rises to $15,000 and Bob happily sells his futures contract for a clean $5,000 profit.
Now let’s cover the short position of Alice. As established, Alice thinks that BTC’s price will go down in a week. To bet on that, she goes and does what is called short selling. She does so by effectively borrowing a bitcoin futures contract from someone else and selling it, hoping to buy it back later at a cheaper price. To be more specific, Alice sells a bitcoin futures short contract at $10,000 (current market price). BTC’s price then drops to $8,000 a week later. Alice then goes and buys the contract back, receiving $12,000 (the initial $10,000 + $2,000 profit).
To illustrate a contract expiration case, let’s say that Alice and Bob hold two ends of a bitcoin futures contract – Alice bet on the price going down (she has a short position), while Bob bet on the price going up. The price set in the contract is $10,000. At contract expiration date, the price of BTC has gone up to $15,000. Bob is very happy. Call it beginner’s luck.
Since the contract expiration date is reached, Alice is obliged to pay another $5,000 (she has already invested $10,000 to purchase the futures contract). Bob on the other hand will profit those $5,000. Summarily, both Bob and Alice have invested $10,000, but Bob gets $15,000 in the end, while Alice gets only $5,000 in the end. Alice lost $5,000 on her short bet, while Bob made $5,000 on his long bet.
It is important to note here that, for the purposes of simplifying the example, we skipped over a very key feature of futures contracts – leverage – which we will quickly cover a bit later in the guide.
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and Bakkt are the only two regulated exchanges currently offering bitcoin futures contracts. The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) first started offering bitcoin futures in December, 2017, but stopped offering new contracts in March, 2019.
The CBOE determined the price of BTC using the Gemini exchange index, while the CME averages its price from several reference points. Bakkt use their own index to determine settlement price for bitcoin futures.
The CME offers monthly contracts for cash settlement, while Bakkt offers daily and monthly contracts for physical delivery.
Some crypto exchanges also offer bitcoin futures, though none are CFTC-regulated. These include Binance, BitMEX, and Kraken.
At some point during this guide, your probably thought: “Why not just buy/sell bitcoin?” Well, like with anything else, bitcoin futures have their pros and cons. Let’s quickly list both.
Summarily, futures are risky investment instruments that allow investors to bet on future price movements of an asset. Investors can take either short or long positions, with the former betting on the price going down, while the latter betting on the price going up.
Bitcoin futures are futures contracts that use BTC as the underlying asset. They can settle in both cash and physical delivery, depending on the exchange that offers them. Cash settlement means that contract holders do not need to hold any BTC as the contract is settled directly in cash on expiration date. On the other hand, physical delivery requires investors to hold BTC, which is then traded on contract expiration.
Regulated exchanges such as the CME and Bakkt offer, respectively, monthly and daily and monthly bitcoin futures, with the former preferring cash settlement, while the latter opting for physical delivery. Crypto exchanges such as Binance and Kraken also offer bitcoin futures, albeit they are not regulated by the CFTC.
Lastly, bitcoin futures come with pros and cons, which is the main reason why investors are strongly encouraged to familiarize themselves with this financial instrument before using it. Some of the pros include investing without holding BTC and the ability to short bitcoin, while some of the cons include high risk and fees.
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Web-Scale Extension of RDF Knowledge Bases from Templated Websites
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Only a small fraction of the information on the Web is represented as Linked Data. This lack of coverage is partly due to the paradigms followed so far to extract Linked Data. While converting structured data to RDF is well supported by tools, most approaches to extract RDF from semi-structured data rely on extraction methods based on ad-hoc solutions. In this paper, we present a holistic and open-source framework for the extraction of RDF from templated websites. We discuss the architecture of the framework and the initial implementation of each of its components. In particular, we present a novel wrapper induction technique that does not require any human supervision to detect wrappers for web sites. Our framework also includes a consistency layer with which the data extracted by the wrappers can be checked for logical consistency. We evaluate the initial version of REX on three different datasets. Our results clearly show the potential of using templated Web pages to extend the Linked Data Cloud. Moreover, our results indicate the weaknesses of our current implementations and how they can be extended.
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The 2- to 3-month bone development process involves 2 stages: osteoclasts break down and remove old bone (resorption); and osteoblasts build new bone (remodeling). Before age 30, bone remodeling outpaces bone resorption, as bones form. Eventually, absorption outpaces remodeling, and low bone mineral density (BMD) and deterioration of bone tissue?in a word, osteoporosis (Table 11-4)?increase fracture risk.1,5
Among women, bone loss accelerates after menopause: up to 20% of female bone loss occurs during the first 5 postmenopausal years.2 Bone loss occurs more slowly in men until after age 65, when the rate becomes similar to that in women.6 Osteoporosis may be primary (age-related) or secondary (eg, arising from medication use or diseases such as Crohn?s disease or hyperparathyroidism).5
Risk factors include increasing age, gender, ethnicity, body frame, and family history. Osteoporosis also is linked to inadequate calcium, vitamin D, and exercise; alcohol and tobacco use; and low estrogen levels in women and low testosterone levels in men. Additionally, risk increases with long-term glu-cocorticoid use and with the use of some anticonvulsants, barbiturates, gonadotropin-releasing hormone agents to treat endometriosis, aluminum-containing antacids, some antineoplastics, and excessive thyroid hormone.1
Osteoporosis is a silent disease. Although it frequently is diagnosed after fractures occur, height loss of >1 inch, back pain, spine curvature, or stooped posture also suggest osteoporosis and its possible consequences: multiple collapsed vertebrae and spine fractures.6 Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan, the gold standard for measuring BMD, can detect bone loss of <1%.7 Although less precise than DEXA scans, peripheral quantitative ultrasound of the calcaneus (heel bone) often is used for screening.8
Estrogen therapy, once the mainstay for slowing age-related bone thinning, is still considered a viable treatment. The FDA recommends hormone treatment, employing the smallest doses possible after carefully assessing patient-specific benefits and risks.4
Oral bisphosphonates decrease bone resorption and are today?s preferred treatment.4 Pharmacists should counsel patients pointedly that they must continue to take calcium and vitamin D while taking bisphosphonates. Raloxifene, a selective estrogen receptor modulator approved for use in postmenopausal women, slows bone loss and reduces spine (but not hip) fractures. Calcitonin, a synthetic thyroid hormone, increases spinal bone density, but its impact on fractures remains unknown.
Teriparatide, a parathyroid hormone analog, is the only agent specially approved for stimulating new bone growth. The FDA recommends using it for >2 years until the long-term impact has been assessed. Combination therapy with teriparatide is not recommended.4 The bisphosphonates pamidronate and zoledronic acid are given intravenously only; etidronate and tilu-dronate are used for other bone-resorption concerns (Paget?s disease, heterotopic ossification, etc) but not garden-variety osteoporosis; and min-odronate is investigational.4,9 Researchers are still investigating the ideal treatment duration. Long-term bisphosphonate use may inhibit microdamage repair, cause excessive mineralization, and increase micro-cracks.4,9
With younger patients, pharmacists should highlight prevention strategies ubiquitously, because prevention ideally begins before age 30 when bone is growing. Older adults can minimize risk by increasing vitamin D/calcium intake and exercise, quitting smoking, reducing or eliminating alcohol consumption, and avoiding medications linked to bone loss. Additionally, environmental modifications will decrease fracture risk (eg, installing grab bars in bathrooms, removing slippery area rugs, increasing lighting).
Research has demonstrated that calcium and vitamin supplements reduce hip fractures by 29%, but requirements change with age.4 People between 19 and 50 years of age require 1000 mg of calcium daily; those >50 require 1200 mg.3 A balanced diet generally provides recommended levels, but, when supplements are required, calcium carbonate and calcium citrate commonly are used.
Calcium absorption requires vitamin D. Usually, 15 minutes of sunshine on the face and/or forearms daily is sufficient, but people who are housebound or living in northern climates may require supplements. The Institute of Medicine recommends 400 international units (IU) of vitamin D for those 51 to 70 years old and 600 IU for those >70.6
Myths about osteoporosis perpetuate, including the stereotype that only those with hunched postures have the disease. In 2002, President Bush declared 2002 to 2011 as National Bone and Joint Decade, outlining numerous initiatives and urging professionals to ?raise awareness about musculoskele-tal disorders.?(10)Osteoporosis, a silent and insidious disorder, needs to be brought to the forefront of patient awareness.
Ms. Wick is a senior clinical research pharmacist at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. The views expressed are those of the author and not those of any government agency.
1. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. Osteoporosis Overview. Available at: www.niams.nih.gov/bone/hi/overview.htm. Accessed March 20, 2007.
2. National Osteoporosis Foundation. Fast Facts. Available at: www.nof.org/osteoporosis/diseasefacts.htm. Accessed March 21, 2007.
3. Bennett B. The low-down on osteoporosis. National Institutes of Health. Word on Health. December 2003. Available at: www.nih.gov/news/WordonHealth/dec2003/osteo.htm. Accessed March 20, 2007.
4. Mulder JE, Kolatkar NS, LeBoff MS. Drug insight: existing and emerging therapies for osteoporosis. Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab. 2006;2:670-680.
5. The Mayo Clinic. Osteoporosis. Available at: www.mayoclinic.com/health/osteoporosis/DS00128. Accessed March 21, 2007.
6. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. Osteoporosis. Available at: http://nihseniorhealth.gov/osteoporosis/toc.html. Accessed March 20, 2007.
7. Wick JY. Science fiction becomes enlightening reality: diagnostic scans. Consult Pharm. 2006;21:116-137.
8. MacLaughlin EJ, MacLaughlin AA, Snella KA, Winston TS, Fike DS, Raehl CR. Osteoporosis screening and education in community pharmacies using a team approach. Pharmacotherapy. 2005;25:379-386.
9. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. Medications to Prevent and Treat Osteoporosis. Available at: www.niams.nih.gov/bone/hi/osteoporosis_medicine.htm. Accessed March 20, 2007.10. National Bone and Joint Decade Proclamation. Office of the Press Secretary. March 25, 2002. Available at: www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/03/20020325-5.html. Accessed March 20, 2007.
The Oncology Care Pharmacist in Health-System Pharmacy
According to the National Cancer Institute, almost 40% of men and women will be given a diagnosis of some form of cancer in their lifetime.
News from the year's biggest meetings
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The Hospitality Management program provides students with the skills they need to succeed in a variety of hospitality management careers. As a Hospitality Management student, you will gain an understanding of the principles involved in leading a successful hospitality organization. At the same time, you will have the opportunity to practice those principles in applied courses and through an internship.
You can individualize the Hospitality Management degree program to fit the career field that most interests you. The program has a state-of-the art food service facility that houses a food production laboratory, a commercial kitchen and a multipurpose dining establishment. The facility also provides a practice laboratory to conduct research focused on food and consumer behavior.
To provide students with other real-world experience, the program leverages “living laboratories” by partnering with University of Missouri facilities such as Campus Dining Services. Sport and entertainment organizations such as Mizzou Athletics and MU Event Production Services also provide students with learning experiences beyond the classroom setting. The hotel and gaming industry in Columbia, Boonville, Kansas City and St. Louis provides students with training facilities to experience the work life for a hotel manager.
The business and managerial skills you will acquire while earning your Hospitality Management degree will prepare you for a number of careers, including:
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Bachelor of Science Study Areas and Requirements
- Degree Requirements: Degree requirements for Hospitality Management BS program
- Courses: Courses for Hospitality Management
Key Facts about the Hospitality Management Program
- 93% of seniors have a job upon graduation.
- 63% of undergraduate students graduate in four years.
- 45% of recent graduates are employed outside of Missouri.
- 40% of our students graduate without debt.
- $39,529 is the average starting salary for graduates.
Hospitality Management Minor
The hospitality management minor provides students with a general understanding of the hospitality industry, and students gain general knowledge about managing a hotel, organizing an event, operating a sport or entertainment venue or running a food and beverage facility.
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Everyone should be able to study on as equal terms as possible. If you have a disability, you can apply for support in order to carry out your studies.
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Apply well in advance to ensure that the support is in place when you start studies or for elements of the course. You apply by logging into the Nais system. There you need to fill out the application form.
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The Canadian Vaping Association: Quebec’s proposed vape policy is a failure to public health
BEAMSVILLE, Ontario, Dec. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — With Quebec’s proposed flavour ban looming, it is clear that Minister Dube has not been paying attention. Minister Dube has chosen to remain wilfully ignorant to the science supporting vaping as harm reduction. Flavours are the key to adult adoption and success. Despite every major health organization stating that vaping is less harmful than smoking, Quebec remains on course to ban flavours, the key component making vaping the most effective smoking cessation product in history.
Quebec must look at the global data on flavour bans and recognise that they are ineffective and harmful to public health. Every region that has implemented a flavour ban has seen an immediate increase in smoking rates ranging from 3-9%. This data was again replicated in our own country with Nova Scotia’s flavour ban. The Atlantic Convenience Store Association has stated that cigarette sales had an unprecedented increase as a result of the ban. Surveys conducted by Abducus Data found that nearly 30% of Nova Scotian ex-smokers were at risk of returning to traditional cigarettes.Perhaps, this return to smoking could be justified if this policy truly prevented youth nicotine experimentation and addiction, however it has been repeatedly proven that flavour bans are ineffective at curbing youth use. The American Cancer Society conducted a study following JUUL’s voluntary removal of flavours from the American market. The study found that youth did not stop vaping and instead switched to the remaining tobacco and mint flavours. This is unsurprising given the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) findings that 77.7% of youth were vaping for reasons other than flavours. The most common reason given for youth experimentation was curiosity.The Canadian Vaping Association has always condemned the use of vapour products by youth and non-smokers. Vaping is a tool for smokers to reduce the harm caused by smokers. Yet, regulators must be pragmatic when creating policy or declaring vaping a youth epidemic. Health Canada states that 5% of youth reported vaping in the last 30 days. This 5% of youth does not represent daily vaping or addiction, solely that the respondent had tried vaping within the 30 day period.Moreover, the study, “Electronic cigarettes, nicotine use trends and use initiation ages among US adolescents from 1999 to 2018,” further proves that the emergence of the vaping industry has not caused harm to youth. In fact, the study has found that vaping may have prevented harm to youth by transitioning nicotine use to a less harmful delivery system. The study concluded, “Electronic cigarettes may have offset conventional smoking among US adolescents between 2010 and 2018 by maintaining the total nicotine use prevalence and diverting them from more harmful conventional smoking. Additionally, electronic cigarette users appear to initiate at older ages relative to conventional smokers, which is associated with lower risk.” Furthermore, as youth smoking rates continue to decline in Canada, it can be concluded that vaping is not acting as a gateway to traditional cigarettes as claimed by some.The CVA is a proponent for strong youth protection measures which balance adult access with harm reduction, such as restricting the sale of flavoured products to age-restricted specialty vape stores. However, Quebec has failed to create balanced and equitable policy. The data has concluded that Quebec’s proposed policy will be ineffective in preventing youth vaping and will undo the progress vaping has made in reducing smoking rates. Vaping has presented an opportunity to reduce smoking prevalence at a faster rate then previously thought possible. Quebec must embrace all forms of harm reduction.For more information please contact :John Xydous
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comprise a composite universe of New-York City reconstructed.
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Which Joe gave his name to ‘sloppy joes’? We look at five interesting sandwiches and their lexical origins.
Not intended seriously; as a joke.‘remember when you meet the press to say that your speech was all in fun’
playful, in jest, joking, jokey, as a joke, tongue in cheek, light-hearted, high-spirited, unserious, facetious, flippant, flip, glib, frivolous, for a laughto tease, teasing, bantering, whimsicalfrolicsome, sportivejocoseView synonyms
- ‘The pair of them normally sat close together to taunt or tease one another in fun, but neither of them even looked the other's way.’
- ‘They weren't arguing seriously, it was all in fun.’
- ‘I heard it was said in fun and jest, but until I talk to him, I really don't know.’
- ‘Most people shrugged - all in fun anyway, right?’
- ‘There were some fire extinguishers, there was a séance, there was some table-drumming, but it was all in fun.’
- ‘The first five were friends from school teasing him in fun or scorning him with contempt.’
- ‘Of course it was all in fun and another parish ceremony to celebrate the new millennium and the coming of Christianity.’
- ‘Yes the ‘north/south jokes’ are always in evidence but it is mostly in fun and on the odd occasion it isn't who cares?’
- ‘Sure it's a bit corny and the plots are thin as well worn blue jeans, but it's all in fun, and the visitors seem to take it that way.’
- ‘It's a joke and all in fun, but the teasing used to hurt me.’
We take a look at several popular, though confusing, punctuation marks.
From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, discover surprising and intriguing language facts from around the globe.
The definitions of ‘buddy’ and ‘bro’ in the OED have recently been revised. We explore their history and increase in popularity.
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Terry L. Anderson, Editor
This volume examines the prospects for reducing conflicts over public land management by substituting markets for bureaucracies. The conclusion is that a healthy dose of free market environmentalism is the best way to eliminate conflicts over multiple uses, to reduce the drain of the federal treasury and to promote cooperation.
Terry L. Anderson is the executive director of PERC and a professor of economics at Montana State University.PERC
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Dr. Mara Catherine Harvey
Award winning advocate for SDG5
Mara is a senior manager in Finance, an author and female founder.
She changed the world’s leading wealth manger to put female clients at the CORE of the value chain and drive innovation in products and partnerships to funnel capital towards gender equality.
Her career in finance has led her to address the impact of pay gaps on wealth gaps and she is now bringing the conversation on equal pay and sustainability to children, with a series of rhymed stories. Today she is committed to breaking bias in money messages. The pay gap doesn’t start in mid 20s, it starts at age 5. We need to change the money messages for little girls.
Mara believes that money is not just a transmission of value - it’s a transmission of values.
She wants to shape conversations with children from a young age, so that every money-moment in peoples lives (earning, saving, spending, investing) becomes an opportunity to make a better world.
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Molecules with Several Chirality Centers and Meso Compounds
Molecules with Several Chirality Centers
A molecule may contain not only one, but several chirality centers. Compounds with n chirality centers may form up to stereoisomers, as each asymmetric carbon can represent two different absolute configurations. According to the CIP nomenclature, these configurations are termed (R) and (S). A molecule that contains two asymmetric carbons can, for instance, form up to = 4 stereoisomers; a molecule with three asymmetric carbons can form up to eight stereoisomers.
The maximum number of combinations of absolute configurations in a molecule, containing a certain number of chirality centers, can be calculated, regardless of the structure.
Example: Which combinations of absolute configurations are possible in a molecule with three chirality centers?
|RRS, RSR, SRR||two R, one S|
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The four stereoisomers of 2,3-dibromopentane
Let us further go into the combinations of absolute configurations with a simple example, 2,3-dibromopentane.
2,3-Dibromopentane contains two asymmetric carbons, namely C2 and C3. As a result, the possible combinations of absolute configurations are (2S,3S), (2R3R), (2S,3R), and( 2R,3S). From these combinations, four different structures, that cannot become superimposable by conformational changes such as single bond rotations, are derived. They are therefore stereoisomers. All 2,3-dibromopentane stereoisomers are optically active. Nevertheless, they are not a quartet of enantiomers, as an image always has no more than one mirror image. Rather, they are two pairs of entantiomers. Molecules I and II are one pair of enantiomers and molecules III and IV are the other pair.
Which relationship exists among the A and B pairs of enantiomers? They are not enantiomeric, because they have no mirror-image relationship. However, they are stereoisomeric, because they have the same empirical formula and they do show the same connectivity.
- Stereoisomers which have no mirror-image relationship are called diastereomers.
Molecule III is therefore enantiomeric to molecule IV, but it is diastereomeric to molecules I and II. The relationship among the four stereoisomers is shown in the illustration below. Use the decision tree to ascertain the isomeric relationship between two molecules with the same empirical formula.
Try to discover the isomeric relationship of the two erythrose stereoisomers shown in the interactive molecular models below by manipulating their orientation with your mouse.
Enantiomers differ only in their interaction with other chiral compounds and plane-polarized light. That is, they rotate the plane of polarized light by equal amounts in opposite directions. Diastereomers, however, depict different physical properties such as melting points, boiling points, and different, though usually not opposite, optical rotations.
- In certain cases, the maximum number () of combinations of absolute configurations of a molecule is higher than the number of possible stereoisomers. This is because some of the stereoisomers are identical compounds, though they do have different combinations of absolute configurations. These identical compounds are called meso compounds.
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Chavala S MD - Maryville, MO - Phone: (660) 562-2566
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Ophthalmology is a considered a medical specialty that uses medicine and surgery to treat diseases of the eye. This branch of medicine studies the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye. Ophthalmologists perform operations on eyes, and are considered to be both surgical and medical specialists. An ophthalmologist in Maryville, undergoes many years of medical education and training, and is licensed by a state regulatory board to practice medicine and surgery, as well as deliver routine eye care to patients, in Maryville. Ophthalmologists often lead teams, formed to provide comprehensive eye care services to patients.
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When Obama publicly addressed the worst mass public shooting in American history, there were two words missing from his speech: radical Islam. Maybe he was hoping it would be just another act of workplace violence.
Surprisingly, both presidential candidates actually called it what it was (terrorism) – albeit one with some reservations.
Hillary Clinton on Monday broke from President Barack Obama in referring to the terrorist attack as “radical Islamism,” countering Donald Trump’s accusations that both she and Obama are weak on tackling terrorist threats.
In an interview with NBC’s “Today” on Monday morning, Clinton said words matter less than actions, but that she didn’t have a problem using the term.Yes, actions do matter more than words – but when we have a president who denies that Islamic terrorism is Islamic, it’s pretty hard to diagnose the root of the problem. Both terms “mean the same thing,” Clinton continued, adding, “And to me, radical jihadism, radical Islamism, I think they mean the same thing. I’m happy to say either, but that’s not the point.”
“I have clearly said many, many times we face terrorist enemies who use Islam to justify slaughtering innocent people. We have to stop them and we will. We have to defeat radical jihadist terrorism or radical Islamism, whatever you call it,” Clinton said later on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” reiterating, “it’s the same.”
So why did Hillary break the liberal script on the issue of terrorism? It was likely due to earlier comments by Trump, that “If Hillary Clinton, after this attack, still cannot say the two words ‘Radical Islam’ she should get out of this race for the presidency.”
If elected, you can bet we’ll see those words magically disappear from her vocabulary.
[Note: This post was authored by The Analytical Economist]
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Herbal Gardens – Why and How To Start One in Your Kitchen
If you’re a typical career woman, you probably don’t have time to create and tend to a large backyard garden. But there’s an indoor alternative that’s much easier, and it can provide some great benefits. Herbal gardens are the perfect way to let your green thumb express itself. And herbal gardens can be as simple as a window ledge or any dedicated well-lit area.
Here’s a summary of why and how to start one in your kitchen next weekend!
Benefits of Herbal Gardens
It seems that everything has to be justified in our modern too-busy world. So while it’s okay to do an herbal garden just because you enjoy it, here are some very real benefits of doing so.
Enhances decor and beautifies
There nothing like living plants to perk up a living space. That’s why we even try to imitate real life with fake plants. You may not have to water the fake ones, but how much joy do you get from watching them grow? I’m guessing not a lot.
It’s good for your health
There’s the obvious general nutritional value of carefully selected herbs, of course. Plus, they’re fresh and full of nutrients. Beyond that, there’s a therapeutic value of working with live plants and getting your hands a little dirty.
You’ll save some money
When you grow your own herbs, you save the cost of buying them at the local produce department or health food store. And an extra big plus is the money you’ll save by staying healthier.
Choosing the Best Herbs
There’s quite a large variety of herbs from which to choose when starting your herbal garden. Here’s our suggestion for three herbs to get started with.
Image Source: Wikilawn
Top of our list is lavender. For cooking, it’s a flavor enhancer. For medicinal use, it’s commonly use for a wide variety of ailments including anxiety, headaches, and insomnia. And it’s hardy and easy to grow.
Thymus citriodorus, more commonly known as lemon thyme, can be used raw in salads or dried and used as a seasoning. Medicinal uses include aiding digestion and for cough and congestion relief.
You know it as spearmint. You’re probably most familiar with it as a digestive and stomach upset aid. But it’s also believed to help women with hormone imbalances, and it’s high in antioxidants.
Tips For a Successful Herbal Garden
We can’t make you into an herbal garden pro with just this short read. But here’s a few tips to get your garden started.
- Choose a sunny location, but one where the plants won’t get scorched by intense sunlight
- Prepare pots or trays that drain well and use a high quality potting soil
- Establish a regular watering schedule according to the needs of the plants
When you’re working your garden, remember to smile. And enjoy the results of your efforts!
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Coral reefs play a fundamental role in the health and function of our planet, impacting us all in many different aspects of our lives whether we live near a reef or not. These services would not be able to continue if reefs lose their integrity, or are otherwise destroyed.
Although they only cover 0.2 percent of the ocean floor, they support 25 percent of marine species and provide trillions of dollars in economic services. Estimates indicate coral reefs account for $2.7 trillion per year in ecosystem service value.
We have lost 50 percent of coral reefs and they continue to decline in the face of threats including climate change, pollution over-fishing and destructive fishing. The safety, well being, food, cultural heritage, and economic security of at least one billion people are at risk.
In May 2020, ICRI members adopted a Recommendation for the inclusion of coral reefs within the CBD Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, the result of 18 months of work by the ad hoc committee to contribute to the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework development process on matters relating to the critical status of coral reefs and how this ecosystem can be sufficiently addressed within the post-2020 framework. This Recommendation comes from the very real need to safeguard coral reef ecosystems of the world from potential collapse.
The Recommendation includes a set of clear indicators that measure the health, integrity and function of coral reefs including live coral cover, coral reef extent, fish abundance, and coral reefs that are under some form of area-based management. Through the Recommendation, CBD Parties are strongly encouraged to prioritise coral reefs by including clear, specific and actionable indicators in the Global Biodiversity Framework, which will inform interventions aimed at improving reef integrity, quality and function. By monitoring at the national level, countries can determine their progress towards meeting targets, learn which interventions are working or not working, and adapt their conservation and management efforts accordingly. These metrics will also enable an improved consistency of information available at global and regional scales contributing to a more informative overview of changes in coral reef systems. They will also focus governments and donors on delivery of conservation outcomes for coral reefs.
Alongside the Recommendation, ICRI has produced a number of supporting materials, including a summary of the Recommendation, infographics and a one-minute video.
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A flood plain is a land area that is subject to periodic flooding, usually as a result of being close to a body of water or being at or below sea level. When describing a flood plain, it is common to refer to how frequently the flooding is expected. When the term "annual flood plain" is used, that means the area is expected to flood once each year. If a flood plain is described as a "100 year flood plain," then that area is only expected to experience flooding once in a century. The Federal Emergency Management Agency defines a flood plain as an area designated to possibly be subject to flooding once 100 years. Flood insurance companies and FEMA base many insurance decisions on flood hazard boundaries and defined flood plains.
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Volunteers are always welcome and needed in any association. Proper training and certification is necessary for most positions. The kids need volunteers to help, support their development, and to be a positive role model.
A criminal record check (CRC) is mandatory once every three (3) years for all Team Officials and all coaching staff are required to complete the Certification Clinics by December 15th of each season. Please refer to the BC Hockey Course Options to review the clinic that is right for you… http://www.bchockey.net/Clinics/Clinics.aspx
RESPECT IN SPORT:
- All coaches regardless of level of coaching must complete Respect In Sport for Activity Leaders. The program will train and educate all coaches, managers, safety people, parents, players, and administrators on awareness of bullying, harassment and abuse.
- All team officials MUST have CRC, RIS and CATT completed prior to participating with LCDMHA.
INTRODUCTION TO COACHING: 8 hours, Pre-novice & Novice
COACH STREAM: 12 hours, Atom and above. All Recreational / house athletes.
- Utilize a basic plan from relevant Hockey Canada resources that serve as a priority checklist for on and off ice activities throughout the season
- Communicate and interact effectively with players, parents, officials and league administrators through parent meetings, team building and other team activities.
- Demonstrate awareness of the game environment and respond appropriately by enouraging participants and working with the fair play guidelines.
- Utilize and conduct an effective on-ice practice for skill and tactic acquisition using appropriate drills in a safe and enjoyable atmosphere which respects the age and proficiencey of the participants.
- Verify the fafety of all facilities that the athletes are participating in.
- Be a poitive role model.
DEVELOPMENT 1: 16 Hours, PeeWee and above. HC/BC Hockey Carded players, Rep. Athletes
- The Development 1 program can be divided into several key program outcome areas. Analyzing Performance, Planning and Designing a Practice Session, Planning and Designing a Sport Program, Coaching at Practice, Program Management (Developement 1 only) and Coaching in Competititon (Development 2 only).
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No one likes to be contacted by a debt collector. Those who do the job know this better than anyone, and come prepared to get you to acknowledge them whether you’d like to or not. Some in the profession have a reputation for crossing legal and moral lines when attempting to shake you down, so it’s best to know how to operate if you come in contact with a collector.
Credit.com offers advice and dos and don’ts of dealing with collectors:
*Provide bank information for automatic withdrawals. If the agent takes out more money than authorized, it can be a tough battle to recover the funds.
*Use postdated checks. Despite the Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, which forbids the practice of cashing checks early, there’s nothing physically stopping the recipient from cashing the checks early and sticking you with fees.
*Open a separate account with which to pay the collector. When your debt is paid off, close the account.
*Use online bill pay to pay the debt. Its advantage over traditional checking is the recipient doesn’t get your account number.
Check out the source link for more dos and don’ts.
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Cristina Romer, Berkeley economics professor and the former head of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, passed judgment on the merits of raising the minimum wage in Saturday’s New York Times, and in the process made clear why she wasn’t a member of the president’s de facto council of political advisers. She argued, as some mainstream economists do, that the merits of a heightened minimum wage were slight—that it may, for instance, raise prices, offsetting the gain to low-wage workers. The better solution, she argues, is to raise the earned income tax credit (EITC)—the government’s payment to the working poor—and to support universal pre-K education. “Why settle for half-measures,” she concludes (by which she means raising the minimum wage), “when such truly first-rate policies [by which she means the EITC and pre-K schooling] are well understood and ready to go?”
Ready to go? Congressional Republicans are rarin’ to increase government spending on the working poor and create a funded federal mandate for universal pre-k? To be sure, you could argue that Republicans will be equally resistant to raising the minimum wage. But that would present them with a political problem that declining to raise the EITC would not: The American people understand the minimum wage and virtually always support raising it. Unlike the EITC, it does not involve government spending, which garners far less public support. A Pew poll in February found 71 percent of Americans, and 50 percent of Republicans, support the president’s proposal to raise the federal minimum from its current $7.25 to $9 an hour. The issue is so potent that House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi has vowed to make House Republicans’ opposition to raising the wage a major campaign issue in 2014.
And if, indeed, the Democrats do retake the House in 2014, it’s likely that they’ll vote to raise the minimum wage—and just maybe increase the EITC as well, inasmuch as wages are stagnating or declining not just for the most underpaid workers but for the vast majority of American workers. Raising the minimum wage, and raising the issue of raising the minimum wage, precedes raising the EITC, as Romer fails to realize.
What’s disquieting about Romer’s piece, however, isn’t the political obtuseness it displays. It’s the economic obtuseness to the plight of the American people. Universal pre-K is an excellent idea, with positive economic implications that kick in 20 or 30 years after the pre-schoolers have been pre-schooled, but to suggest it as a substitute for the glaring underpayment of American workers today is to take the kind of long view of things that Keynes neatly dispatched with his observation, “in the long run, we are all dead.”
Wages today constitute the lowest share of corporate revenues and of GDP that they have since World War II, while profits as a share of both corporate income and GDP haven’t been this high in many decades. The United States also has the highest share of low-wage workers of any nation with an advanced economy, and those workers don’t all work in mom-and-pop bodegas. Millions of them work for Wal-Mart, Target, Home Depot, and other mass-market retailers—companies that already receive indirect governmental subsidies when their workers are compelled to rely on Medicaid for their health care. To raise the EITC only, and not raise the minimum wage, is to give these corporate giants a second public subsidy.
By emphasizing pre-K as her one long-term solution, Romer echoes the establishment mantra that American workers have deficient skills. Many of them may, but then, as Heidi Shierholz of the Economic Policy Institute argues, if deficient skill levels are really behind the stagnation of wages, you’d expect to see those Americans whose skills are in demand see their wages rise—and that isn’t happening, either. What American workers really lack is power. With the virtual disappearance of unions from the private sector economy, workers can’t collectively bargain for wages any more. Since Romer isn’t averse to multi-year solutions to the problem of undercompensated work, she should champion not just universal pre-K but also legislation enabling workers to join unions without fear of being fired. The rising inequality in workplace power that has resulted from the eclipse of unions is a chief culprit in the rising inequality in the broader economy. To dismiss the importance of raising the minimum wage is to sidestep the imbalance of workplace power and to minimize the role the state can play in setting standards for employer conduct. Our private sector economy has become grossly unfair. That’s why the government should raise the minimum wage.
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Bonn, Germany (SPX) Mar 06, 2009
The pilots and scientists of the 31 research institutes who supported the construction of the Euro 62 million jet have waited a long time for this day. Many of DLR's employees are using their lunch break to watch the takeoff of the eagerly awaited aeroplane.
While the technician on duty asks his colleagues to leave the apron, the film crew that has arrived for the airworthiness certification flight is allowed to enter the hangar and even survey HALO from the inside.
The team is here to document the preparations for the flight and be present when HALO is tested and meets DLR's Falcon research aircraft above the Alps for a special photo shoot. The new research aircraft, painted in brilliant white, is just about to commence its important first flight under the management of DLR.
12:30 - The preparations
The smell of the blue soft plastic panelling designed by Steppmantel hangs in the air. It is attached to the cabin wall with press-studs. This allows the technicians from DLR's Flight Operations team to access the cabling in the aircraft cabin, in accordance with the requirements of the plane's mission. In the front part of the cabin there are 15 seats.
Behind this, there is the small galley and at the back there is a small cargo compartment. In this part of the interior, the aeroplane still looks like a completely normal business jet. But when HALO begins researching the atmosphere in Summer 2009, the aeroplane will be brimming with more than 15 racks for scientific instruments.
It can house twice as many devices as its predecessor, the over thirty-year-old Falcon. It is not only HALO's capacity that will present science with totally new opportunities. In its application as an atmospheric research aircraft it can achieve a range of more than 8000 kilometres and, with a maximum altitude of 15.5 kilometres, it can perform measurements in the stratosphere, the second storey of the Earth's atmosphere, and study remote areas around the globe.
HALO pilot Roland Welser steps inside the aeroplane for a brief visit and looks at the inquisitive film crew somewhat critically. He answers the question as to whether HALO's flight technology is also different from that of the Falcon with a shake of his head: "There is hardly any difference from the Falcon, at least not with respect to how it actually flies".
He adds, "HALO is of course faster, is incredibly powerful and is has a higher performance level. The cockpit is different and the instruments are more complex than those in the Falcon". One glimpse inside the cockpit and we understand what he means - sitting down and taking off is not so easy, even for an experienced test pilot.
While the Falcon appears quite confusing, with its many different aircraft instruments, HALO's cockpit looks very tidy, almost sterile. All of the flight and system-related information is displayed on four large monitors. What is impressive is the glass head-up display on which the artificial horizon is projected and which allows the pilot to safely navigate and land even in low visibility conditions.
DLR's test pilots, Roland Welser and Stefan Grillenbeck, were required to complete comprehensive flight training over several months in order to be able to operate the high-tech cockpit. In addition, special training courses such as 'Surviving in Ice' and 'Surviving at Sea' are a basic requirement for flying a research aircraft.
13:30 - Commencing the flight
The yellow aircraft tug pulls HALO out of the new aircraft hangar very slowly. Christian Hinz, who has been working as an aircraft maintenance engineer at DLR for 14 years, approaches his work in an experienced and concentrated manner: "Every task has to be done correctly; if I make a mistake here, I can pack my bags", he calls to the camera team. After a few minutes, HALO is in position and the mechanic jumps out of the aircraft tug with a smile.
"Let's take off", he calls and pats the shoulder of his American colleague Ed Spirko who, in his capacity as aircraft maintenance engineer from the company Gulfstream, will be assisting DLR for another two weeks during the transfer phase. On the apron, the HALO pilots Welser and Grillenbeck assume control of the aeroplane. They are accompanied by their American colleague, Crenshaw.
13:45 - Large engines, lots of power
"This is only the case because it is an airworthiness certification flight", stresses DLR pilot Roland Welser, who is making his routine external check equipped with a large torch. He meticulously checks the fuselage from all sides for possible damage.
He reaches under the fuselage, opens a flap at the rear, and pulls down a ladder. Then all but the legs of the tall man disappears into the aeroplane's fuselage.
"Too little pressure", he declares matter-of-factly. Aircraft maintenance engineer Christian Hinz knows what needs to be done: The pressure tank for the hydraulics needs to be filled. With one leap he jumps into the agile aircraft tug and drives back into the aircraft hangar. He returns after a few minutes, gas bottle in hand, and provides the aeroplane with the required nitrogen.
14:25 - As many holes as Swiss cheese
"Before and during an airworthiness certification flight the aeroplane is inspected with a fine-tooth comb, comparable to annual roadworthiness test for a car", Welser tells us and adds with a smile, "HALO has a lot of complex systems, that is why the check takes quite a lot of time".
Believe it or not, 27 holes were cut in the aeroplane during the conversion, as the structure needed to be reinforced in order to attach additional measuring pods at certain points under the fuselage and under the wings.
"HALO is like a Swiss cheese, and its scientific attachments can have a significant impact on the flight characteristics", explains Welser. "The most important thing now is for the Federal Aviation Office to issue us the final certification so that we can at last start to prepare for the first missions in Summer 2009."
15:00 - Ready for flight
Crenshaw smiles within the group. He has been working with the HALO project intensely right up to this day. As a trained test pilot he has accumulated around 4,000 flying hours on Gulfstream aeroplanes. He knows HALO like the back of his hand. Every noise, every signal on the complex display is familiar to him.
After the conversion phase in the USA, the aeroplane underwent extensive flight-testing with Crenshaw during over 130 flying hours and was then certified by the American certification authority, the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration).
He will continue to assist the staff of DLR's Flight Operations team. In a friendly, calm and businesslike manner, he describes the necessary procedures for the pending acceptance flight.
15:45 - The take-off flaps are extended
Suddenly a loud rumbling is heard - the film crew flinches and instantly turns around. This is immediately followed by expressions of relief - it is only the building cranes working on DLR's new robotics building. Their gaze immediately turns back to the viewfinders of their video and photographic cameras.
"It must be about to start any minute", calls the photographer excitedly. The flaps are in the takeoff position, the jet engines can now be clearly heard and HALO is moving, at first slowly, then with increasing speed... It lifts off and flies up and away almost soundlessly, over the heads of the onlookers.
16:45 - The Falcon gives chase
In addition to DLR pilots Philipp Weber and Steffen Gemsa, technician Siegfried Judt is also a permanent member of Falcon's crew. He is sitting right at the front of the cabin in his grey overalls. With his legs casually stretched out in front of him, he is enjoying the trip to meet HALO above the Alps, which is unusual for him as well.
The mountains on the horizon provide an impressive panorama. Twenty-five kilometres southwest of Munich, the Falcon is travelling in clear conditions, blue skies and sunshine over one of the most beautiful regions in Germany, the Funfseenland lake region. Thanks to the good weather, the aeroplane glides without turbulence towards the red evening sun.
Dr Andreas Giez, responsible for HALO's measuring and sensor technology, is also on board for this rare occasion. He too knows HALO well, having been present throughout the making of the external modifications and installation of internal equipment. When the actual research flights begin, he will provide the scientists with all of the measurement data relevant to the mission.
He is no doubt looking forward to the extraordinary view of HALO in flight that is about to be experienced. Armed with a reflex camera, he says with a smile, "The pictures taken now have to keep for 30 years", alluding to the Falcon, which performed its airworthiness certification flight in 1976.
17:30 - The encounter above the Zugspitze
17:50 - The encounter in the air
At first, there is a vertical distance of 1,000 feet between the two research aircraft, that is, a height difference of almost 300 metres. For the Falcon this means a flying altitude of level 85. Then the manoeuvre known as 'closing' begins: HALO pilot Welser gives the command for the manoeuvre via radio. The Falcon pilots immediately bring their aeroplane to the same level as HALO.
Elegantly and graciously, the 31-metre-long new fleet member shows the film crew what it can offer the camera lens: silver-coloured, slightly angled wings, a gorgeous white fuselage and the four large letters spelling 'HALO'. In the flurry of camera flashes from the Falcon's crew, HALO proudly displays the orange-and-white striped rod that has been attached to the aircraft nose for measuring wind and flow speeds, among other things, and the large engines, using which HALO can reach a speed of up to 88 per cent of the speed of sound (Mach 0.88).
After 20 minutes, the evening sun has disappeared and it is night. HALO finishes the rendezvous with a 'left turn'. We return to the research airport in Oberpfaffenhofen, where HALO will be rolled into the newly built hangar.
18:30 - HALO can fly superbly
"HALO flies perfectly, both the fly-by-wire controls and the electronic onboard systems function perfectly", he reports happily. He triumphs in knowing that the airworthiness certification flight was a complete success. Before the crew are released to enjoy a well-earned rest, a debriefing takes place during which the pilots and mechanics once again o over all of the tests and events of the day.
The employees of DLR's Flight Operations team do not waste any time while this is taking place. After the successful airworthiness certification flight, the work on HALO is far from over. Further tests must be passed before the aeroplane is able to commence scientific flight operations in the summer of 2009. This includes a six-week ground vibration test.
Colleagues from the DLR's Institute for Aeroelastics will arrive from Gottingen as early as the following day to prepare HALO for these complex tests. The camera team and the editor will long be back in their familiar surroundings and their HALO project will be complete. For others, the work is just beginning.
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The shortage of sustainable energy and the extensive environmental pollution along with the global warming effect caused by CO2 emissions are major problems facing the world today.
The use of microalgae to overcome these problems has gained enormous research interests in recent years, primarily due to their ability to convert CO2 by photosynthesis into potential biomass. The merging of such phototrophic organisms into microbial fuel cells (MFCs) is an interesting option since they can act as efficient in situ oxygenators, thus facilitating the cathodic reaction of photosynthetic microbial fuel cells (PMFCs).
Also, microalgae can support the efficient removal of phosphorus and nitrogen, as the MFC technology cannot stand-up alone in this field. But such PMFC configurations does possess several challenges, among which PMFC design, output current and sustainability are the major bottlenecks encountering large scale implementation for electricity generation in a cost-effective way.
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I admit it: I am a bit of a haphazard gardener. I grow things, and I try to make sure that my plants are happy, but I rarely prune and I don't spend nearly as much time weeding as I should. In spite of my lax attitude, I still become very upset when I lose plants to pests. It's very discouraging to nurture wee little green shoots from seed, go through the excitement of new growth, and then discover them all decimated by a bug.
If I were a master gardener I would probably do things like monitor soil pH, rotate crops and attract helpful insects. I am not a master gardener. My solution is a little easier. Although I do have a yard and several garden beds, I still opt to grow many things in containers. Since I fill my containers with fresh compost every year, my plants are protected from many of the creepy crawlies that can cause problems. In past years I've grown peppers, herbs and flowers in containers. This year I'm growing potatoes, peas and salad greens.
PotatoesI shared my patio potato planters on this site a couple of years ago. While I bought some commercial potato growing bags, you can also easily create DIY planters. I've seen people use garbage cans, garbage bags, wooden planters and burlap sacks. What I really like about this method is how easy the potato harvest is: just pour out the bag and pick out the potatoes. I typically add the soil from the potato crop to my raised beds.
PeasThis year I purchased some new bag-style patio planters that have built-in pockets where you can add canes for growing plants that need support, like beans, tomatoes and peas. For my first outing I'm growing peas in my planters. The reason is less to do with pests and more to do with practicality. I have had limited success with trying to build my own pea trellises, and creating a pea teepee in my garden uses a lot of space. Moving them into bags frees up space in my garden beds and simplifies the process.
LettuceOf all the veggies I've grown, lettuce is the one that has suffered the most at the hands of pests. I live in the Pacific Northwest where the climate is very damp, and we have a lot of woodlice. These bugs are actually beneficial when it comes to breaking down compost, but they have a taste for wee little lettuce sprouts. They can bit off tender shoots in one go, decimating an entire crop in one night. Fortunately lettuce does well in most any container, and my wee little greens are safe from bugs.
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SaktiBurman is one of the most celebrated contemporary Indian Artists who was born in Kolkata in 1935. He is one of the contemporary Indian artists of Indian parentage, and they live in France. He was grown up in undivided Bengal now known as Bangladesh and the place was part of pre Independence India. SaktiBurman has lived in France for last five decades. He has always maintained the strong ties with India and in India, he often exhibits his works. SaktiBurman was married to a French Painter MaiteDelteil. His extended family is also involved in arts and paintings. In his family there are many eminent artists.
SaktiBurman’s daughter Maya Burman is also an artist and lives and works in France. Famous artist JayasriBurmanis his niece and she considers that Shakti Burman is her only inspiration. PareshMaity is his niece’s husband and is also a notable painter and is the winner of several awards and art competitions. Shakti Burman has worked on several exhibitions in India and has a very different outlook towards his craft and he always had a fond of art and culture. Though he has lived most of his life in France, but he is truly an India.
Shakti Burman is a notable painter and also a lithographer. Shakti Burman’s creations are mythic and also highlight the rich color and fantasy content.
Education & Work
Shakti Burman was one of the best students during his education days. He has studied at the Government College of Arts and Crafts in Kolkata. Later, he pursued his higher education at theEcoleNationale des Beaux Arts in Paris, France. His fantasies led him to express his dreams through colors and different artistic concepts.
Burman’sfisrt solo exhibition was held in Kolkata in the year 1954. Once he started his journey as a painter, he was never stopped and has exhibited in so many exhibitions across the country. The venues are like the Galerie des Beaux-Arts, Paris; Piccadilly Gallery, London; GalerieDoucetCoutureau, Paris; Galleria NuovoSagittario, Milan; and GalerieSagar, Zurich. He is one of the acclaimed painters in the world who has abled to create a trademark of his own artistic approach.
Shakti Burman has contributed in various group shows. He has been exhibited his creations in several art exhibitions and recently his creations were exhibited in some of the most prestigious shows like 'Faces of Indian Art' by Art Alive at the Visual Art Gallery in New Delhi; ‘Understanding Oneness in Diversity’ at KitabMahal, Mumbai; ‘An Evening in Paris …Rome…London’ at Gallery Sanskriti, Kolkata; and 'Resonance' organized by Art Musings at Museum Gallery, Mumbai, all in 2007.
The paintings of SaktiBurmanconjure the look of a battered painting. The figures portrayed by Shakti Burman arekinds of eternal remembrance and one can’t fade the memory of experiencing such great creations. Burman was been efficient for both pointillism and the marbling effect. He has also succeeded achieving by blending of oils with acrylics.
Awards and Accolades
Shakti Burman was awarded with the Prix des Etrangers by the institution. He has also bagged the Silver Medal at the Salon de Montmorency along with the Prix des Etrangers, Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris in 1956.
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Florida resident and proud AARP member Snooty is going to down some serious carrot cake, er, cake of carrots this weekend. Did we mention Snooty is a manatee?
Snooty, the world’s oldest-known manatee, will turn 65 on Saturday at the Parker Manatee Aquarium in the South Florida Muesum in Bradenton, Fla. And they’re throwing a festival this weekend in Snooty’s honor.
Snooty is a West Indian manatee – a species divided into the two subspecies of Florida manatees and Antillian (or Caribbean) manatees. (Yes, Snooty is a Florida manatee.) Both subspecies of West Indian manatees are endangered species and have been the subjects of great conservation efforts by federal, state, private and non-profit organizations. State officials say Florida manatees rarely make it past 8 years old.
He is also a rehabilitation manatee and has fostered 26 manatees undergoing rehabilitation.
So Snooty, from all your friends here at AARP Florida, have a very happy birthday and glad to see you’re eating your fruits and vegetables.
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“Everyone has Oceans to Fly as Long as You have the HEART to do it”
Stage of Evolution - 3rd Stage Individuated
Amelia was centered in her individuality and outwardly demanded equality, championing other women to do the same. She advocated Independence , Self Reliance and Equal Rights (Pluto in the 2nd conjunct North node of Mars in the 2ndMars/Jupiter conjunction, Jupiter ruling her Amazon in the 8th, Pluto in Gemini in the 2nd balsamic conjunction to the Moon). As she grew up she kept a scrapbook of newspaper clippings about successful women in predominantly male dominated fields. Pluto/Moon balsalmic in Gemini documenting powerful self reliant and successful women, ruler Mercury in Leo conjunct the South Node and Sun in Leo. She is classically non conforming and would go to great lengths to maintain her freedom and to be allowed to express her individuality, her sense of natural equality and her heart’s desires.
Her 3rd stage individuality is further expressed in her prenup to husband George Putnam
"I want you to understand I shall not hold you to any midaevil code of faithfulness to me nor shall I consider myself bound to you similarly." Also documented saying -“We are equal in this marriage but I am calling the shots.” North Node in Aquarius, ruler Uranus rx in Scorpio in the 7th balsalmic to Saturn rx, the woman ‘wearing the pants’. In the movie Amelia, George Putnam, her husband said, “If you choose to fly, you will be the star and I will be a small particle of dust in your constellation.” This is just the way she liked it and just the way she needed it to be. It was a natural role for her to be in charge, Saturn in Scorpio in the 7th ruler Pluto conjunct the Moon. Putnams’ Sun in Virgo is conjuncts her Jupiter and Mars in her 5th house. Her Sun, South Node and Mercury in Leo are conjunct his Saturn and Mars.
Survival has been a theme for a long time with Pluto being in the 2nd especially that is is balsamic to the Moon. Strong themes in this chart for self reliance on all fronts, emotional and physical as she has been working to weave her desires into the realities of what is possible in any given life. Because of her high risk nature and the need to live on the edge, this inevitably put her more directly in touch with the need to depend on herself in every way. The high risk and need to live on the edge is her Pluto/Moon balsalmic square her Mars/Jupiter in Virgo. With her South node in Leo, her dreams and aspirations are larger than life and she progressively raises the bar on her goals as she feels the high of reaching whatever benchmark she has set for herself. For Amelai, she is not living unless she is pushing the proverbial limit. You can see this in her Pluto/Moon conjunction, Uranus, ruler of her North Node balsalmic to Saturn in Scorpio as well as her Amazon in Sag in the 8th house. With South Node of Mars in the 6th as well as Mars in Virgo, she is most competitive with herself, and always in working in the spirit of perfecting. She was very fixed and somewhat stubborn in nature especially when it came to her dreams and all that she put on the line to make them happen. No one would get in her way if she had anything to do with it. Pluto/Moon balsalmic in the 2nd squaring Mars/Jupiter in Virgo in the 5th. She had a strength and a perseverance that carried her through whatever she came up against in her life until she interfaced with her own limitations as came face to face with her Pluto Polarity, ultimate death.
Amelia is a naturally androgynous Soul, Original Lilith in Libra in the 6th conjunct South Node of Mars, ruler Venus in Gemini conjunct Pluto and the Moon, who I believe had many lifetimes as a powerful woman, a woman with natural power in more matriarchal settings seen with her South Node, Sun and Mercury all conjunct in Leo. I can see her being sort of a spokesperson for the tribe, someone who was always forward thinking perhaps to a fault as it appears there were plenty of times where she got way ahead of herself, her excitement exceeding safety at times, going too far too fast. Jupiter Mars balsalmic in Virgo in the 5th, plenty of time people thought her ideas were too risky or crazy but more often than not she proved them wrong. Her Amazon in the 8th in Scorpio feeds off of the intensity and extreme situations, including danger where life was on the line, in most cases hers and one other, seen with the stellium of Gemini planets in the second but also an entire tribe or group of people where her mistakes, slip ups, may have caused a collective catastrophe. This may be seen in her oversight or poor planning where she got ahead of herself which is exactly what happened in this life, Saturn sesquisquare Neptune. Perhaps too this is why she preferred to fly solo so the only one she was truly accountable for was herself, Pluto in the 2nd conjunct Moon in Gemini. You can see the unresolved trauma and guilt connected to her responsibilities within the tribe or the group as Uranus, ruler of her North Node is retrograde and balsalmic to Saturn retrograde. Chiron in Scorpio in the 7th squares the Nodes and opposes South Node of Chiron. Her South Node of Saturn in Cap on her MC inconjuncts Neptune in Gemini, reflecting the ocean of guilt carried forward guilt for saying something without thinking or for not saying something when she needed to and for not checking something twice.
She has always been an inspiration to others and an incredible motivator with her Leo South Node, Sun and Mercury, also Jupiter, Mars balsamic in Virgo in the 5th. She was able to shine the light on others and to light the way for those who followed in her footsteps or on the heels of her heroic attempts. Her Amazon in Sagittarius in the 8th house, the ruler being Jupiter conjunct Mars in Virgo. Her role in more natural times may have been as a Scout or to travel ahead into other lands to learn more about other tribes, perhaps secretly..These Amazons were called runners. Perhaps too in times beyond traveling by foot she may have traveled by horse, her strength was always in going the distance, the extra mile so to speak, Jupiter/Mars balsalmic in Virgo and working tirelessly into the night if necessary. Her South Node of Pluto and Saturn are in Cap on the MC and the ruler of her South Node in Capricorn being Saturn in Scorpio in the 7th conjunct Uranus (tribe). She always has had the desire and the need to roam and to be alone Pluto in the 2nd balsalmic to the Moon, also Amazon in Sagittarius tule Jupiter balsalmic to Mars but she also loved returning home to her people, South node in Leo conjunct Sun and Mercury. It reminded me a bit of the movie Out of Africa where Robert Redford always got in his plane to fly away..his partner knowing he would always come back, but one day he never returned because of his plane going down. This feels very much like her story, her inherent gypsy spirt,the wanderlust that consumed her Soul and the pure desire for freedom and to explore far reaching lands, South Node in Leo, ruler Sun, also Jupiter/Mars balsamic in Virgo in the 5th. This appears to be a an ongoing theme..pushing the limits and extending beyond perhaps the realistic reach. I can see even being captured by tribes in early times as her South Node of Uranus is conjunct her Amazon in the 8th and is squaring Mars and Jupiter squaring Neptune, Venus, Pluto and Moon in Gemini in the 2nd. Perhaps even then she disappeared, never to return home. I can see her also as a interpreter (Amazon in Sag, ruler Jupiter conjunct Mars) and a cross communicator between peoples, tribes and cultures serving as sort of a bridge between peoples. Uranus balsamic to Saturn in the 7th. Her shy unassuming way and her ease of entry had people eating right out of her hand, South Node in Leo in the 4th conjunct Sun and Mercury.Gender Flip Flopping and Hiding
I can see her flip flopping throughout patriarchal times in order to learn how to operate like a man or to be successful as a woman in a man’s world as the influence of the patriarchy pressed harder on the lives of women. It feels there were some prominent lives such as the life as Amelia that she knew she could be more influential to help re-establish gender balance by being a woman making a difference and setting new trends in a man’s world. Teaching by example - Jupiter Mars balsamic in the 5th in Virgo, no matter what the price. No matter if she had to put her life on the line for it, die for it, ultimately she did die for what she believed in. How many can say that? I feel too she also put her life on the line for women, that it wasn’t just for her but for the female race, Pluto/Moon balsalmic in Gemini in the 2nd.
It feels like a recent flip flop of gender as well, perhaps her last life as male with that strong tomboy influence as her South Node of Mars is in Libra, ruler Venus in Gemini conjunct Pluto and the Moon, North Node in Aquarius in the 10th, ruler Uranus balsalmic to Saturn in Scorpio in the 7th. Also the South Node of Saturn and Pluto in Cap on the MC, her North Node of Saturn and Pluto in Cancer in her 4th. If not a male I see her once again being a woman who raises the bar on what men or society thought was possible. I feel it was one of her missions not only to answer the call of her desires for pushing the limits and adventure, Mars/Jupiter in the 5th trine her ascendant but to be a role model for all woman to let nothing stop them, to remind them of their fire and their power.
One past life theme stands out in her chart and it is linked with a life in France when all the talented female artists were dressing like men in order to be able to express their art, they even formed a club to try and band together to protect themselves, artists in hiding, incognito and hiding behind their gender in order to be recognized for their talents and in order to simply do what they feel they were creatively born to do, to let nothing and no one stop them. They were also at some point discovered and persecuted harshly. I am sure this theme played out in various countries at various times in various ways. You can see this hiding behind her gender theme, a woman in disguise with her South Node in Leo in the 4th, conjunct ruler Sun in Leo and Mercury in Leo. Mercury, the ruler of her Pluto and Moon balsamic conjunction in the 2nd as well as her Neptune Venus balsalmic phase. In general she would go to whatever means possible to protect the right of a woman to express herself even if she has to become a man to do it, South node of Pluto and Saturn in Capricorn in her 10th She was known in the life as Amelia to design her own clothing line, somewhat tailored and very practical which could be a spillover from one of these lives. She has historically trend setting tendencies reflecting timeless taste, in this life’s case the androgynous clothing, and her leather jacket is still in style after all this time.
In terms of her sexual nature,Amelia has signatures for bi-sexuality, although there is no documented evidence that expressed desires for women in the life as Amelia. The bi-sexuality is seen with her Pluto and Moon balsalmic in Gemini in the 2nd. Also South Node of Mars in Libra, trining Moon and Pluto, ruler of her 7th house, in Gemini. Venus, the ruler of her South Node of Mars is also in Gemini. With Mars in Virgo squaring her Venus in Gemini she very well may not have lived out that desire, possibly repressed it due to the times she was living in and for fear of what kind of consequences this would create. In the life of Amelia, if it got in the way of her hearts primary passion, to fly and be free, it would not be worth the cost. She at bare minimum had a need for diversity which was why she put this in writing in her pre-nup. She was known to have had a least one lover. You can see there is a wound coming into this life regarding her sexuality and her bisexual nature with Chiron in Scorpio in the 7th, sesquisquare her ruler Pluto balsamic conjunction to the Moon in the second in Gemini. Perhaps she even lost her life for her sexual choices or was ridiculed and cast out. Pluto Moon balsamic in Gemini sesquisquare chiron in Scorpio which squares the nodes. I think there is a great deal the world does not know about Amelia as it relates to her sexual nature, much of it seemed to be repressed as in not acted upon and private, for her thoughts and eyes only. Pluto/Moon balsamic in Gemini in the 2nd. She has a natural intensity that I feel has been held back and protected because of the past trauma in people not being able to reach her or see her for who she is, which is symbolized with Uranus balsalmic to Saturn in Scorpio in the 7th, also her Amazon in Sagittarius in a Scorpio house. There seems to also have been lives where she never really grew up emotional, like a little girl (or boy) stuck at a certain age because of not being able to naturally move into her desires. This is reflected in the South Node, Sun and Mercury in Leo in the 4th, also Jupiter and Mars basalmic in Virgo in the 5th conjunct North Node of Venus,. She would have been very playful and free spirited in those intimate spaces but not able to go into deeper emotioanl sexual territory, Beyond attracting a sort of paternal partner, for her it would have been safe to also be with someone she considered a Friend that she could trust like a best friend or a father, North Node in Aquarius, Uranus ruler conjunct, Saturn balsalmic in the 7th. I also feel inn order to secure her position in the partnership she would have attracted others who loved her more than she loved them to give he a greater sense of control.
Also Uranus and Saturn balsamic in Scorpio in he 7th. Jupiter and Mars balsamic in Virgo squaring her Venus, Ceres, Pluto and Moon. She appears somewhat asexual too in the footage I viewed..or sexually frozen on some level due to the trauma..I feel she chose Putnam in a way because he was SAFE almost like a paternal partner with her Sun in Leo conjunct his Saturn and Mars in her 4th, who gave her the freedom to be who she was. She also appeared emotionally youthful, like a little girl, South Node in Leo in the 4th, conjunct the Sun in Leo and Mercury in Leo. With those symbols and a father she adored who was ultimately emotionally unavailable, it is no surprise she attracted Putnam. There is an over trusting naivete in Earhart that has gotten her into trouble and into pain in the past - South Node of Mars in Libra in the 6th ruler Venus balsmalmic conjunction to Neptune. South Node of Chiron is also in the 12th opposing Chiron in the 7th and squaring the Nodes.
Where she is headed i the future will be the necessary leap into those deep vulnerable waters with a partner that can meet and match her Scorpio intensity - Pluto Polarity in the 8th house, to leave the safety of feet on the land, Pluto in the 2nd, and dive into the depths of greater unrestrained intimacy. Freedom, which she demanded, is one thing. But letting go and becoming totally vulnerable in the arms of another is a totally different animal. In the future as in future lives, the partner will need to be another like minded Soul, possibly someone as in someone who comes through the side or back door, surprising her with their approach, someone again who show up first as a Friend, someone she can warm up to and develop a trust before absolute merging takes place. It would be essential that they also haev a Scorpio essence in order to help match her own private need for the same depth. You can see this again with the South Node of Uranus being in the 8th, Uranus being the ruler of her North Node, her natal Uranus in Scorpio conjunct Saturn. Also he Pluto Moon balsamic, reflecting to true depth of her intensity. Her North Nodes of Venus and Jupiter, which rule her Amazon and her Pluto Polarity Point in the 8th, are conjunct her Neptune and natal Venus in Gemini, also conjunct the North node of Mercury. She will need to freely and safely again express both sides of her nature, either attracting a partner who has integrated both sides himself or also having a female partner she can heal this broken road with. Most likely being at this stage of evolution she will need to engage and express her bisexual desires in a healthy and safe way before moving forward. Her intimate charge comes from talking or reading loving letters as language and voice soften her edges and allows her to further travel more deeply into her heart and Soul. It is as if the words have wings lifting her up and out of her resistance and into open territory. You can see this too with her Pluto Moon balsamic in Gemini in the 2nd house and the stellium that follows. I know in the life of Amelia she loved to write poetry....
Amelia fortunately chose and was allowed a mother to support her rough and tumble boyish tendencies allowing more of her true nature to heal and be expressed, Pluto Moon balsalmic in Gemini. Her mother was also a big part in helping her purchase the plane and supporting her training using the inheritance from the grandmother and also the support of her sister. You can see the strong female family backing with the South Node in Leo, conjunct the Sun and Mercury and Vesta. At one point in the movie Amelia she made a comment of being ‘done with that’..done with the tomboy stuff, this may have been her way of culminating the theme of hiding or thinking she need to look or act like a man to be taken seriously. Uranus, ruler of her North node in Aquarius is balsamic to Saturn in Scorpio. Both are retrograde. This life in her fame and in the lime light, being allowed to fly and design clothing for women that fit them right and hi lighted their femininity, also allowed Amelia to integrate more of the male and female within her to help her own inner gender balancing.Fame and her Female Following!
Amelia Earhart is the most famous missing person of all time, South Node in Leo, ruler Sun in Leo conjunct the South Node and Mercury. Pluto 2nd in Gemini balsalmic to the Moon in Gemini in the 2nd conjunct Venus and Neptune. Earhart was instantly famous because of the danger of her expeditions which can be seen first with the South Node in Leo conjunct the Sun and Mercury reflecting the instant fame but the danger with Mars conjunct Jupiter squaring Pluto, Moon, Venus. These symbols also reflecting enormous courage and work ethic, Jupiter Mars balsamic conjunction in Virgo in the 5th. Pluto in the 2nd conjunct her North Node of Mars, ruler Mercury conjunct her South Node and Sun in Leo. Needless to say there were not many women exhibiting this type of drive and ambition to constantly extend their reach and raise the bar on their life experience challenging men at every turn. The Jupiter Mars balsamic conjunction in Virgo in the 5th also reflected her instinct and drive to discover and travel far away lands..She was a leader and an international role model for women, starting the ninety nine club, a club for female aviators..and her desire to make all things equal for women, South Node in the 4th in Leo conjunct Mercury and the Sun, to communicate verbally, in writing and expressing herself simply living by example, that nothing need get in the way of what your heart desires, female or not. She demanded to have the adventures men were having and wanted to do what no man has ever done before, North Node in Aquarius, ruler Uranus, balsamic to Saturn in the 7th. To her, to be able to freely challenge the male race, the Lindberg’s of our time, and this spirited determination and drive created a sense of absolute liberation, North Node in Aquarius and Soul Empowerment, Pluto Polarity in the 8th and an opportunity for Amelia who lost her power to men and the patriarchy in many lives to get it back. She says I can do what you do and do it better, just watch me - and so they did, all over the world!
Trust and Clarity or lack thereof
There are symbols here of learning who to trust with her life, Pluto polarity point in sag in the 8th, learning to trust her intuitive hits, also in over trusting the wrong people, North Node in Aquarius conjunct South Node of Neptune, Uranus in Scorpio Rx conjunct Saturn in Scorpio Rx in the 7th sesquisqaure Neptune conjunct Venus in Gemini in the 2nd. It was said that the man in charge of the radio and it’s preparation including checking the antenna, his name Noonan, was known to be a ‘drunk’ and so there was a lack of preparation. North Node in Aquarius’ ruler is Uranus in Scorpio balsamic to Saturn in Scorpio in the 7th sesquisquare Neptune in Gemini, also Chiron in Scorpio in the 7th square the nodes, ruler Pluto Balsamic conjunction to the Moon in the second conjunct Venus and Neptune in the 3rd in Gemini. This also reflects the lost radio signal and the breakdown in communication. They found out later that there was poor planning to boot on more than one person’s part, on land and in the air, much that ultimately could not be controlled. There are themes of over trusting in relationships across the board as well as projecting unrealistic ideals onto others, the ruler of her 7th hose cusp in Scorpio is Pluto in Gemini, which is balsamic to the Moon and also conjunct a Neptune/Venus balsalmic conjunction in Gemini.If I have to, I will die trying”
Jupiter/Mars balsalmic in Virgo square Pluto/Moon balsalmic, Neptune Venus balsamic!
Amelia was somewhat of a masochist in the way she continued to dangerously pursue her dreams. Her spirit is like a wild stallion that cannot be broken - Amazon in Sag in the 8th. There feels to be a history of grief and ultimate disappointments here with Chiron in Scorpio square the Nodes ruler Pluto balsalmic to the Moon in Gemini in the 2nd. The masochism seen with South Node of Mars in Libra in the 6th conjunct her Original Lilith, ruler Venus, conjunct Pluto, square Mars and Jupiter in Virgo, also balsalmic. How many times must she crash and burn, “Lady Lindy”, as she was referred to, wasn’t so Lucky. When and at one point will enough be enough, will she say no more..I am done with this risk taking life losing nose dive. Rad, is there a way to see through these symbols to see what’s next???
Was this her final dangerous self directed limit pushing dance with death? This brutal emotional panic of lost signals and not being heard and in the end not seen or even found, South Node of Mars, ruler Venus, in Libra making a balsalmic conjunction to Neptune.
In a way of course this is her naturally adventuresome spirit acting our her Soul’s wild desires to push the limits of life, to be a true warrior of innovation and discovery, North Node in Aquarius. To push the limits beyond was has been done before, Uranus balsamic to Saturn in Scorpio, but I know a strong motivator for her was wanting desperately to surpass the male race, to gain a sort of feather in her cap, her way of evening the scales and taking back what was once hers, PPP in the 8th in Scorpio in Sagittarius conjunct her AMAZON, for all that the patriarchal man stripped away.Finishing
What I find most fascinating about this chart is all of the planetary pairs that are balsalmic.Everything Balsalmic, staring with Pluto/Moon in Gemini. Within that Gemini stellium there is also Neptune, Moon and Ceres balsalmic, this theme of attempting to recover something that was lost in the past, something that ultimately also led to her demise. The Sun and the South Node are also balsamic, as is Uranus, the ruler of her North Node balsamic to Saturn. This is a finishing life in many ways. A life where themes where she went too far too fast, Jupiter Mars balsamic in Virgo, either trusting the wrong people or not checking everything twice, her impulsive desires getting in front of her safety as this Jupiter Mars in Virgo squares Neptune and Venus in Gemini.Where does She Go From Here?
Within this, especially at this stage of evolution her soul is learning that ultimate bliss cannot be found and sustained in the exterior world, the short term buzz and the thrill, the never enough Leonian bottomless pit ache will now need to be tended to and replaced with an equal or in her case a greater desire to know the WHY’s of the world and where she came from, who created her and how to make her way back home. It will require that she invert all of that energetic passion toward flying or running or discovering in the outer world and begin those travels on the inner ethers. It is like an evolutionary gate at every turn. This accumulated crisis, one lifetime after the next ending in the almost made it, not quite reaching it’ phenomena, leaving her Soul feeling a humility and a futility that can only be healed if she turns in, flying on the inside, versus taking the physical flying leap of faith again out their in the world in her next life. Not that there were not great successes, record breaking innovative offerings and liberating movement forward in the making, She did all of that, but it was never enough.
It was sad and tragic in a way as just before this final expedition she not only ended things with her side lover and felt to be done with all of that Uranus, ruler of the North Node balsalmic to Saturn in the 7th. She agreed it would be her final flying pursuit on this level, her ultimate goal would be to fly around the world, nothing could top that. At least in the movie the character of Amelia express being done running so to speak, so she and her husband could be together in new and more committed ways. Not that her wanderlust and adventuresome spirit would ever die, it would simply be re-directed to reflect her own evolution. The dream of this change and the opportunity was cut short and this intention for a closure and a new shift of expression and personal evolution in that life was swept away.
Although I never read anything about her spiritual beliefs, it would seem with everything culminating that in her final moments or the days, if she lived that long after disappearing, that she would have had the “COME TO JESUS’ moment that all Souls eventually experience. It is so necessary to help bust the frog out of their Pluto in the 2nd house well, an 8th house cataclysm where in her case watching and awaiting her own death, a death that was due to her own desires, rules of her Pluto Polarity Point is Jupiter and it is balsalmic to Mars in the 5th. It is the ultimate surrender, Neptune balsalmic to Venus in Gemini, ruler Mercury conjunct her South Node, Sun. Her Pluto Moon balsamic would have created the obvious powerlessness as she struggled to survive ( 2nd house) the expedition Neptune balsamic to Venus in Gemini. You can also see this with Chiron in Scorpio squaring the Nodes, her death cutting short her liberation in love and her renewed commitment, ruler Pluto balsamic to the Moon in Gemini in the 2nd.
All desires at some point will be exhausted, like the waves separating from the sea, they build and form and then crash on the shore. They will have their day in the sun but eventually the wave will merge back to the source from which it came. It feels Amelia has gone beyond human limits many times, wave after wave, drowning in her own dreams where all that is left now is a history of experience and a heart to make a difference in a new way! She clearly will be a powerful spokesperson for equality and for the perceived underdog for lifetimes to come, Original Lilith in Libra, North Node in Uranus, ruler Uranus conjunct Saturn in the 7th in Scorpio. She is making her way back to her original nature as her Pluto Polarity Point is in Sag in the house of the Soul and conjunct her Amazon and South Node of Uranus, reconnecting with her own Soul and at some point again, her natural tribe. Peace
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Sunday, June 7, 2009
CASE Hayden v. Pataki, 2006
ISSUE: Whether a New York law that bars felons from voting, combined with historic discrimination in the criminal justice system, violates the Voting Rights Act.
SOTOMAYOR POSITION: A lower court dismissed a lawsuit filed by black and Hispanic prisoners who wanted to vote from jail and felons on parole, a dismissal upheld by the full 2nd Circuit. Sotomayor dissented, saying the voting law covers felon disenfranchisement.
KEY SOTOMAYOR QUOTE: "It is plain to anyone reading the Voting Rights Act that it applies to all 'voting qualifications.' . . . Section 2 of the Act by its unambiguous terms subjects felony disenfranchisement and all other voting qualifications to its coverage."
CASEHankins v. Lyght, 2006
ISSUE: Whether a church's mandatory retirement policy violated anti-discrimination law.
SOTOMAYOR POSITION: A minister forced to retire at 70 sued his church for age discrimination. A federal judge dismissed the suit, but a 2nd Circuit panel reinstated it. Sotomayor dissented, arguing that the lawsuit should be thrown out and accusing her Republican colleagues of judicial activism.
KEY SOTOMAYOR QUOTE: "The majority's opinion thus violates a cardinal principle of judicial restraint."
CASE Pappas v. Giuliani, 2002
ISSUE: Whether a New York City police officer's firing violated his First Amendment free-speech rights.
SOTOMAYOR POSITION: The officer had mailed out fliers that ridiculed black and Jewish people. His lawsuit was dismissed by a lower court, a dismissal upheld by a 2nd Circuit panel, which ruled that the city could terminate him because he disseminated bigoted diatribes. Sotomayor dissented and said the officer's rights had been violated.
KEY SOTOMAYOR QUOTE: "I find the speech in this case patently offensive, hateful, and insulting. The Court should not, however, gloss over three decades of jurisprudence and the centrality of First Amendment freedoms in our lives because it is confronted with speech it does not like."
CASE Galarza v. Keane, 2001
ISSUE: Whether a prosecutor violated the constitutional rights of a Hispanic defendant, convicted on drug charges, by trying to exclude Hispanics from the jury.
SOTOMAYOR POSITION: Four lower-court judges -- two state and two federal -- rejected the prisoner's discrimination claims. Sotomayor voted to overturn and send the case back to a federal judge, writing for a 2nd Circuit panel that the trial court failed to fully explore the prosecutor's "race-neutral" explanations for striking the jurors. A Republican appointee dissented.
KEY SOTOMAYOR QUOTE: "Although the factual findings of state courts are generally presumed to be correct in habeas proceedings in federal court, this presumption is not applicable to the state court's determinations as to prospective jurors."
CASE Brown v. City of Oneonta, 2000
ISSUE: Whether police racially discriminated against minority residents of a small town who were questioned because an elderly woman said her attacker was black.
SOTOMAYOR POSITION: A 2nd Circuit panel rejected the discrimination lawsuit, and the full 2nd Circuit voted not to rehear the case. Sotomayor joined a dissent that said there is strong evidence the residents were victims of "racially linked sweeps."
KEY QUOTE From Judge Guido Calabresi's dissent that included Sotomayor: "The panel prematurely legitimates actions that -- even if they might ultimately be deemed valid -- are . . . extremely offensive to a much abused part of our population."
CASE Parker v. Columbia Pictures, 2000
ISSUE: Whether Sony Pictures Entertainment violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by firing an employee who hurt his back on the job.
SOTOMAYOR POSITION: A lower court threw out the discrimination claim. Sotomayor voted to overturn and send it back to the trial court, writing for a three-judge panel that the employee had a case under the ADA. A Republican appointee dissented.
KEY SOTOMAYOR QUOTE: "Parker has raised genuine factual questions as to both his ability to perform the essential functions of his job and SPE's motive for discharging him."
CASE Neilson v. Colgate-Palmolive, 1999
ISSUE: Whether Colgate-Palmolive Co. violated an employee's civil rights by firing her.
SOTOMAYOR POSITION: A lower court approved a settlement of the employee's racial- and sex-discrimination lawsuit. A psychiatrist had told the court the plaintiff was delusional, and her court-appointed guardian said she had no case under civil rights law. A 2nd Circuit panel agreed. Sotomayor dissented, saying that the judge violated the plaintiff's rights in the way he appointed her guardian and that the case should be further litigated.
KEY SOTOMAYOR QUOTE: "I believe a jury would have little difficulty finding that Neilson suffered a materially adverse change in the terms and conditions of her employment under circumstances giving rise to an inference of discrimination."
CASE Gant v. Wallingford Board of Education, 1999
ISSUE: Whether a school district acted with "deliberate indifference" to racial hostility encountered by a 6-year-old black child and transferred him to a lower grade for racial reasons.
SOTOMAYOR POSITION: A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit, and a 2nd Circuit panel agreed. Sotomayor dissented in part, saying the district had not been deliberately indifferent, but there was evidence race played a role in the transfer.
KEY SOTOMAYOR QUOTE: "I consider the treatment this lone black child encountered during his brief time in Cook Hill's first grade to have been . . . unprecedented and contrary to the school's established policies."
-- Jerry Markon
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As news that Kate Middleton delivered a healthy baby boy circles the globe, the British royal family has joined retailers in offering baby products to celebrate the spawn of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the future heir to the throne.
And it will net big profits for the U.K. economy.
Though democratically irrelevant since World War II, the royals seem to be priming Britain for a binge in consumer spending.
Analysts estimate the baby fever could boost the economy by 240 million pounds (US$380 million).
Babynomics will join the Queen’s Jubilee and the London Games as one-off tourniquets to an otherwise struggling British economy.
Forecasts suggest 4.8 million people would splash out 62 million pounds on alcohol to wet the future monarch’s head and spend 25 million pounds on food for baby parties.
Commemorative and other collectibles, books, DVDs and media are expected to bring in 156 million pounds.
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September is almost over. Teaching to the test is in full swing. When talking to people in your community, it's a great time to pop the question, "What do you think about students opting out of the state test?”
Often, the "opt out" question elicits a look of fear. There is concern that schools, students or communities will be punished by opting out. Many are fearful of letting people down. Some tell me we need accountability. Parents in suburbs are afraid that opting out will cause their schools to receive less funding. Parents in low socioeconomic areas want to raise their children's test scores in the hopes of avoiding school closure and corporate takeover. Teachers are afraid they may lose their job or get punished in other ways. Many of these fears are founded on fact; many are founded on fiction.
We are ruled by fear in our current education system.
One of the first things I learned as a teacher was the importance of helping children feel safe in the classroom. It was important to ask children questions in a way that allowed them time to think, converse or research before responding. If they were fearful, they would not engage. Also, if they weren’t equipped with tools to support engagement, they could not engage to their full potential.
Some fears are based on fact. We know teachers who have been transferred or “let go” after speaking up about the negative effects of corporate education reform. We know children who have been punished after the parent opted the child out of the state test. We know some parents are benefiting from the state test because their children are good at taking tests, and the test scores are helping their children get in to the best magnet schools. Sometimes we are in survival mode, and fear based on fact requires us to make decisions to protect our jobs and our children’s well-being.
Some fear is based on fiction. Some states say that you cannot opt out of the test, when actually you can. Some schools say that you will lose funding, when in actuality you won’t. Some teachers remain silent, when in reality, they can speak up, given the appropriate tools and support to do so.
It is difficult to make decisions when the narrative we are told is full of untruths and fear is used to keep us silent.
We are told that the accountability system is raising up our schools, when in reality, it is this exact accountability that is destroying our schools. How do we change the narrative?
Last week Arne and Karen Duncan wrote a letter to their children as they headed back to public school. It told me a narrative – better yet – a fantasy for many - about Claire and Ryan’s school.
They said, “We also want you to enjoy so many other enriching experiences that are so important to a complete education. We know you have great music, art, and physical education teachers at your school, and we believe that these subjects are essential for a well-rounded curriculum. And so is recess. We want you to have fun!”
The story I know, that permeates our nation’s schools goes like this – the test is important, more important than anything in the classroom including the teachers or students. PE, fine arts, science and other enriching activities will be cut if necessary in order to find money and time to prepare for the test. There is no time for recess. There is no time for fun. And, if you are a child in a charter school, understand quite clearly that you have a dollar sign on your head – and this dollar sign is more essential than a well-rounded curriculum.
Arne and Karen say, “Our hope for you this year is that you will be challenged academically. You have some terrific teachers to support you.”
The conversation I hear from Washington is that the main challenge is increasing scores on the test so that we can Race to the Top. This challenge is even greater in the low socioeconomic areas where school closure is looming in the event that scores remain low. I haven’t heard anything about good teachers; I hear that young college graduates with no teaching degrees will save the day, but actual credentialed teachers with master’s degrees are typically bad and do nothing to improve student achievement.
Arne and Karen's story and my story do not match. When I read their letter for the first time, I thought it was a joke – I thought that someone had created it in an effort to demonstrate what Arne ought to be doing for our public schools.
Will he let us eat cake too?
Will he let us eat cake too?
How can two narratives co-exist? They will co-exist as long as fear continues to exert power by creating silence and thwarting our ability to make effective decisions in order to change the narrative.
Does it feel like Arne is rubbing salt in our wound by publicly displaying this letter to his children, while other parents are observing their children squeezed into co-locations (public school and charter school existing in same building)?
Is he unaware of the schools in which test rally calls permeate the buildings and test prep started the second week of school, with four days of pretests to determine how to plan to teach to the test all year long?
As Arne’s children head out to explore (he states, “we will continue to explore the natural world at nature centers, museums, and many of the other great resources in the Washington area”) does he not recognize that almost 1 in 4 children live in poverty here, and that the concept of exploring is a fantasy for many?
Does he not recognize that many children do not even have transportation to get to the charter schools he currently promotes?
Arne’s narrative is insulated from the fear, poverty and the punitive consequences which are arriving top-down to schools in our country. Schools in suburbia are also relatively insulated from the drastic consequences of NCLB and RTTT. Those who are not insulated, typically schools in low socioeconomic areas, are attempting to fight back, yet many have not yet found their voices or their tools to do so.
How do we change the mantra: high stakes testing is necessary to improve student achievement in our schools? How do we make Arne’s story about his own children’s school, the narrative for all schools? Do we wait until high stakes testing affects our children, our neighborhood, and our community in drastic ways, such as shutting down schools or co-locating schools? Do we wait until PE and fine arts finally disappear from the schools in the suburbs? Do we wait until our child’s teacher is required to sweep and clean at the end of the day (due to custodian cuts) rather than be available to children for extra academic support? When do we say ENOUGH? We have choices which can halt the destruction of our public schools and our democracy. Are we willing to help America's children who are already suffering today, under corporate education reform mandates?
Or, we can sit back, watch, and wait, until they come for us.
They are coming. Whether you are living in the city, the country or the suburbs. They are coming to take our schools. This fear is real. It is founded on fact and the narrative is true. Public schools are disappearing all over our country as schools are privatized methodically and strategically. Corporate education reformers are anxious to make money and profit from your neighborhood school. We are the Big Enchilada.
The narrative they are telling us, high stakes testing is necessary in order to improve achievement in our schools and allow our children to Race to the Top, is not true. The test is set up to fail our schools. The corporate education reformers have put a dollar sign on every child’s head in America and they are waiting for their chance to take it. If we understand this, we can fight back with our own narrative and protect America’s children.
We must fill our tool belts.
Question Arne and Karen’s letter to their children and the hypocrisy of his top-down policies. Beware of Rhee’s belief that mayoral control will save your schools. Examine RTTT waivers for NCLB – which is worse? Beware of Teach for America, The New Teacher Project and any other newfangled teacher program that comes your way and does not involve teachers with actual teaching degrees. Don’t take charter schools at face value – dig deep – they are typically filled with unqualified and overworked teachers. Beware of test pep rallies and candy dangled in front of your child in order to encourage your child to do well on the state test. Look up the definition of child abuse.
Determine your story. Determine your method for opting out of the current narrative. Has your school lost funding for art? PE? Is your child having severe anxiety over the test? Has your child’s class size increased? Is your child bringing home test prep samples? Are you being asked to participate in a school fundraiser to raise money for teacher’s salaries, while your state spends millions on the state test? Does your child get adequate recess and lunch time? Does your charter school have teachers with teaching degrees? Why do you think the charter school allowed your child entry and turned your neighbor’s child away? Who is your superintendent and where did s/he come from? Why are teacher bonuses and teacher evaluation tied to state testing and how does this affect teachers' interactions with their students? Is your school unable to purchase basic supplies?
Get empowered. Begin to question. Talk to your neighbors, educators and your community. Create your narrative based on what you have questioned, researched and know to be true.
We are at the tipping point. If the narrative changes, the big bad wolf will become less powerful. We are many. They are few. Fill your tool belt, join hands with your neighbors and act now.
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Explores the historical, political, cultural, artistic factors that make the British tick. This book reveals the culture of everyday life, exploring variations between the English, Scots and Welsh, and dissecting their approach to life: how they eat, socialise, vote, dress and laugh.
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What Are 5 Foods You Should Avoid During Varicose Vein Treatment?
Varicose veins or spider veins are typically found close to the external layer of the skin, and you can see them easily. The size of varicose veins changes – they can be tiny or huge.
The specific reasons that cause vein pain aren’t known – even by vein doctors. However, what is known is that the valves that flow blood through the arachnid veins don’t work appropriately, making blood clump in the area of the veins.
It is significant that you pick the sort of nourishment you eat cautiously all together not to disturb the creepy-crawly veins or put you in danger of creating them. That’s the reason why we have mentioned some of the foods you should avoid if you’re seeing the vein specialist near me.
Refined Flour And Grains:-
Fiber plays an important role in the formation of the vein wall and also responsible for proper blood circulations throughout the body. This is because the fiber forestalls the development of blood coagulation. However, refined grains have a greater part of their fiber content eliminated. Nourishments like refined pasta, white rice, and other food made with white ought to be kept away from you while treatment goes on to avoid any kind of complexities.
Handled grains act precisely like sugar in the circulatory system. There is nothing unexpected, therefore why a vein specialist doctor suggests avoiding the refined sugar. High acceptance of refined sugar doesn’t just prompt weight yet can bring about other unexpected issues. Refined sugar is likewise low in fiber which can prompt obstruction during treatment.
Admission of overabundance sodium can prompt more retention of water in the body. As a result that the body holds more water so it can bring down the level of sodium in the cells. These cells unavoidably build the amount of blood that moves through the veins,
If you tend to excess the alcohol while treatment goes on can prompt the release of a high level of insulin. Overabundance liquor utilization can likewise prompt venous issues. At the point when the insulin level in the body is high, at this point the body seems incapable to dispose of sodium, causing an expansion of water in the body. So it is best to avoid the liquor consumption when you’re visiting a vein clinic near me.
Nutrient K is known to cluster blood. In any case, when there is a lot of nutrient K in the body, it makes the blood thick and makes blood course to the leg and different parts of the body difficult. That’s the reason why most of the leg vein doctor near me suggest avoiding green vegetables.
Since obesity is one of the main sources of varicose veins, the accompanying nourishment should be avoided to prevent excess weight and varicose veins. Also, your varicose vein doctors near me may suggest vitamin k containing food.
Aside from these foods, you should also avoid having foods such as soy sauce, whole milk, fruit juice, and tropical fruits. Depending on your symptoms and the type of treatment, your varicose vein doctors near me can also suggest avoiding some other kind of food.
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Lebanese cancer patients protest medical shortages at the highway leading to the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, on May 20. Photo by Wael Hamzeh/EPA-EFE
BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 14 (UPI) -- Cancer patients are bearing the brunt of Lebanon's financial crisis, their survival threatened by drug shortages, skyrocketing hospital costs and an exodus of medical workers.
The cash-strapped country can no longer provide healthcare for them or the rest of its traumatized population as they sink deeper into poverty, with rising unemployment and a currency that has lost 90% of its value.
Before the economic crisis broke out in October 2019, Lebanon was known as the region's medical hub for its high standards of medical education, quality of care and abundant personnel and hospital facilities.
"We never faced such a crisis related to medications and hospitals. This was never an issue," Anne Franjieh, president of the "Faire Face" Cancer Association, which has provided support for cancer patients since 1995, told UPI.
But for the past three years, the group has been doing nothing but helping patients with hospital bills and securing medications, often with travelers carrying them from Iraq, Turkey or Egypt.
"The situation is getting worse. Many of those knocking on our doors are from the ex-middle class, now under poverty line, and not just the poor," Franjieh said.
Running out of resources because of dwindling foreign currency reserves and shortage of U.S. dollars, the government in November started gradually lifting subsidies on medicines, including some for chronic illnesses. The amount allocated per month dropped from $115 million to $35 million for drugs and medical supplies.
Later, subsidies on certain cancer medications were also removed, despite heartbreaking appeals from desperate cancer patients and their families who have been protesting on the streets for months.
Elizabeth, a 43-year-old mother of two children who would only be identified by her first name, was "so weak" that she could not join the last protest. Three years ago, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, had surgery and chemotherapy and was cured.
Last year, she learned her breast cancer had returned and spread to her liver. With no medical insurance, having lost her job at a supermarket, she started to borrow money to cover her new treatment. Her husband's monthly salary of 4.5 million LL ($145 at Monday's market rate of 27,000 LL per USD) barely covers the family's essential needs.
Last week, she had to skip her chemotherapy session after she was told that it was no longer covered by the National Social Security Fund. She has been skimping on food for her kids to be able to cover her treatment that costs 12 million LL ($437) per month.
Another breast cancer patient, a midwife who asked not to be identified, said she found out she had cancer in August and was told she "should start treatment quickly." The crisis had then started: no medications, no hospitals admitting patients, unaffordable treatments.
After her insurance company and NSSF refused to cover many of her tests, she had to turn to her aunt and cancer associations for help.
"But it was all about begging and feeling deprived of any dignity to the extent I prefer to have cancer and not knocking on the doors to ask for money," the 38-year-old woman told UPI. With a monthly salary of 2.5 million LL ($91), she resorted to borrowing to cover her treatment -- 100 million LL ($3,636) since August.
As desperate as she was, she rejected an offer by an unnamed political party to completely cover her treatment on the condition that she vote for its candidates in the May 15 parliamentary elections.
"I prefer to die and not do that. I was among those who went to the streets on Oct. 17 and was very active until I was diagnosed and had to keep away," she said, choking back tears. "Without social disobedience, nothing would change because politicians are playing with our lives and no one is reacting."
Two years of COVID-19 lockdown measures had also an impact on people's health, with many skipping annual checkups.
"The problem is that those coming to us to start the treatment are in stage 2 and 4," Franjieh said.
For the Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon, it is a daily struggle to secure the needed treatment so they don't "say no" to any child.
"We are currently in a very uncertain period. We are trying our best not to decrease the number of patients we annually admit, but it's very hard," Manal Azhari Bashi, operations and HR manager, told UPI, noting that the center supported 3,633 Lebanese and non-Lebanese children with cancer from 2010 till the end of 2021.
With some 371 patients currently receiving treatment, Bashi said the center needs support from the international community "or else we will reach a point that we might fail to admit new patients as much as we used to."
"We are battling to survive and maintain the quality of care we have vowed to our children," she added, citing shortage of the most needed oncology medications, increased cost of treatment, inflation and bank restrictions on cash withdrawals.
Doctors are also struggling to provide treatment.
"We were at the top and we were forced to go down," said Dr. Nagi E. El Saghir, head of hematology oncology and director of the Breast Center of Excellence at the American University of Beirut Medical Center. "We used to treat patients with cancer with the latest advanced technology like they are treated in the U.S., Europe and even better... and patients were used to high-standard treatment."
The best treatment was available even to patients who did not have an income, El Saghir told UPI.
With today's high cost of tests and surgery, coupled with medication shortages, doctors are asking for minimal tests, changing medications to the least expensive or managing with what's available in the market, even with expired dates.
"There are people delaying their tests and consultations with the doctors... What we are seeing is advanced gastric and lung cancers," El Saghir said. "If people with fast-spreading cancer are not treated, they could die quickly."
When a patient who has no money to cover his treatment says "I am going back home," it means "he is going home to die," Franjieh said.
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Korce (Korça) is the principle city in the district of Korça in Southeastern Albania.
An interesting - though slow - way to get to Korça from Tirana is to take the train. From Pogradec to Korce, it is a short trip by "furgon". The train leaves at 06:00 from Tiranë. Because the train makes a big detour via Durrës, it arrives no less than four hours later at Elbasan, about 35 km from Tiranë, so it should be possible to make a shortcut. The price is very favorable (350 lek, about € 2.5). The second hand German carriages are OK, though for some unclear reasons, the windows are damaged. The scenery is beautiful, and until October it is possible to have the window wide open.
Another way to get to Korça from Tirana is to take the vans or the buses. They are more expensive than the trains, about 600 lek or € 4, but it's a faster way to go to Korça. Along your trip to Korça, you might stop in some small, traditional restaurants, where you can find some of the traditional Albanian dishes.
Several miles from the Greek border, this city is Albania's cultural capital. It is full of life during the summer when you can find couples and families strolling through the city's main park, Parku Rinia. You can hike to the top of the beautiful mountain Moravia and view the city and its surrounding landscape.
- National Museum of Medieval Art (Muzeu i Artit Meshetar Shqiptar), (near the Orthodox cathedral), . M-F 8:00-14:30, 17:00-19:00; Sa Su 9:00-12:00, 17:00-19:00. Fantastic collection; if the door is locked during opening hours, ring the buzzer. edit
- Don't miss the Korca Brewery (famous throughout Albania) which sponsors a week long Beer Festival in the summer!
- Archaeological Museum
- Bratko Museum
- Main Orthodox Church in the town center
- Old Bazaar contains a mixture of cultures; its Ottoman inheritance, the mixture of Albanian, Vlachs, Macedonians and Romani people. It also has a touch from Venice, Paris and lands overseas due to the exchanges with these places. You can find all sorts of things in the market, clothes, pans, electrical appliances, anything. In the bazaar you can find various hans, which are very traditional and the owners are very friendly. Like any other outdoor market in Albania, the bazaar closes after lunch. If you want to visit and buy things in the bazaar you should hurry before it gets closed.
- Kamenica Tumuli plus Muesum (5km from Korca)
- Mësonjëtorja is the first school in Albania, opened on March 7, 1887. Today the building is a museum, and you can go and visit it from inside. Inside, you can find various documents that show the development of the Albanian education. Before the school was created, education was only given by travelling teachers.
- Trenit Cave
- Visit Dardhe village, about 18 km from Korca. It is perfect for hiking in the summer, skiing in the winter and sightseeing all year round. Inside the village is a small quiet church on the top of the main mountain. There is also a very nice luxury hotel called Hotel Dardhe, and nice restaurants which make traditional Korca lakror.
- Take part in the Byrek Day (Festa e Lakrorit) showcasing local delicacies
- Go for a walk in the evening as part of the traditional Xhiro (walkabout)
- Go for a hike in the Morava Mountain
- Visit the historic and alpine villages of Dardhe, Moscopole (Voskopoje in Albanian), Boboshtice and Vithkuq
- Visit the Drenova Fir National Park and Prespa National Park nearby.
- Visit the famous bazaar of Korça
- Celebrate Earth Day Festival in Dardha
- Celebrate the Beer festival in Korca, usually happening around 10-14 August each year. Includes concerts and games and lots of beer!
- Sweets in "Bonboneria". It's the best and the oldest bakery in Korça. It is very close to the center of the city, near the Orthodox Church. It's a very famous and popular bakery, and a point of orientation. If you want to buy some good quality traditional sweets, you should visit the "Bonboneria".
- Lakror, a type of Byrek with Spinach
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- Hotel Kocibelli, Sheshi kryesor (just north of the bus station). Used to be called Hotel Turizem in the communist days. Refurbished, quite clean. Rooms are not as modern as facade, but OK. Free internet; breakfast included. English speaking receptionists. edit
- guest house Bujtina Leon, Shpresa Palla 3 (Behind the cathedral, next to the greek consulate), ☎ 00355-694366504, . Very nice little traditional hotel, ideal for relaxation. Recently renovated, offers flat screen tv to every room and breakfast in a beautiful room of wood and stone by the fireplace. 45 euros. edit
- In-Kub, Parku Rinia (In front of the Stadium), ☎ 00355693667657. Offering double rooms. The place is centrally located and you can visit all the main locations by foot. Perfect if you're looking for a clean and safe accommodation. The rooms are located on the top floors, there is a bar on the 1st floor and an underground club that are mainly active during the weekend and summer period. The place's very clean, has modern toilets, hot water and near several local eateries e.g. Beer fest and restaurants. It has TV and offers free WiFi. Water, tea and coffee are available for free, AC and fridge are available as well. Local breakfast is not included. Staff is friendly and helpful, English speaking. edit
- Life Gallery Hotel, Bulevard Republika nr 24 Albania (In the center of Korca.), ☎ 00355667090222, . A luxury, five-star hotel located near Korca's finest park. It is also walking distance to Korca's famous cathedral. There is a high-quality restaurant with many different types of foods. Staff is English-speaking. edit
- Greece (Γενικό Προξενείο Κορυτσάς), Pavllo Katro Nr.4 (behind the cathedral, big blue-painted building), ☎ +355 82 252 889, Emergencies: +355 69 368 9855 (email@example.com, fax: +355 82 245 052), . 08:30-16:30 (for applications= 09:30-13:00). edit
- Kastoria, Greece
- Kozani, Greece
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Researchers to Improve Iron Toxicity Tolerance and Yield of Rice in AfricaSeptember 19, 2018
Iron toxicity is one of the main barriers in increasing rice production, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Conventional, indigenous rice varieties in Africa have tolerance to iron toxicity, but produce low yields. Thus, scientists from Cranfield University, UK, will conduct a research project to overcome this problem.
The study, led by Prof. Guy Kirk, will evaluate the traits that enable African rice varieties to tolerate iron toxicity and incorporate the traits to high yielding varieties. The team will also try to map areas where the new rice varieties will be most beneficial. The researchers will use techniques in soil chemistry, plant physiology, and molecular genetics, together with plant breeders and agronomists based in West Africa and Madagascar.
"There is widespread recognition of the need to increase sub-Saharan rice production to meet projected increases in demand for rice. Less than 10% of the total inland valley area in sub-Saharan Africa could be sufficient to meet the demand for rice in Africa if we can overcome iron toxicity. But currently, increased production with low-yielding varieties and poor management is destroying large swathes of natural ecosystems in inward valleys. With realistic improvements in varieties and management, we can greatly reduce the amount of land needed and therefore safeguard the vital biodiversity of the African inward valleys," said Prof. Kirk.
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'The Blind King and the Sleeping Queen' opens Friday
BRATTLEBORO >> New England Youth Theatre presents "The Blind King and the Sleeping Queen" from April 8 through 17. It is an original musical written by NEYT founder, Stephen Stearns with music by local legend Peter Amidon. It is a romping, comical adventure of love, romance, danger, intrigue, trust and disloyalty. This is the third time Stearns has directed this play. Originally it was performed in 2003 in NEYT's old location in the Latchis building. It was performed again in 2007 as the first production in their current home. It is fun for all ages, with the moral, "as ye sow, so shall ye reap".
This production is co-directed with Doran Hamm and the authors and the cast have wrestled with the original script to bring more gender equality to the cast of characters. Female servants to the princess have become writers and poets; and the princess confesses that being groomed for a life of "silver spoon" luxury, void of risk and aspiration, is not very interesting after all. The actors have offered many suggestions as to how to update the play, which the authors and directors have welcomed with open arms. The result is a new approach to an old Italian folk tale, where, traditionally, men rule and the male prince always saves the girl.
The King of Spain has everything he could possibly ever want: wealth, power, a life of ease and comfort. Then, suddenly, an unknown virus strikes him blind. In hopes of gaining their father's favor and riches for themselves, his children, one by one, set out on an odyssey journey to find the cure that will restore his eyesight. Simple enough, but not so fast. Not only are the ancient seas around Spain infested with savage serpents, blood thirsty pirates and the ever-present chance of falling off the edge of the world, but the "Isle of Buda" has all the worldly pleasures any teenager could ever want.
One by one, the children fall into the seductive trap of Buda's exotic disco, never to return to Spain. At long last, the king's youngest child, Andrew, sets off to find his siblings and the cure for his father, the "Water of Life." Through many adventures and comic disasters, Andrew gains the trust and cooperation of a Pirate Queen, a Wizard and Ship Captain in finding the "Magic Water." Escaping certain death, Andrew arrives on the Island of the Sleeping Queen, only to go blind himself. From there things begin to get really bad. Will our hero, Andrew, succeed in finding a cure for his father's blindness? Will his brother and sister help him? Will he become trapped at the seductive disco? Will the Sleeping Queen ever escape from the "sleeping sickness curse" cast upon her kingdom by the wicked witch, Morgana Le Fey?
Performances are Friday, April 8 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, April 9 at 2 and 7 p.m.; Sunday, April 10 at 2 p.m.; Thursday, April 14 at 7 p.m. There is no performance on Friday, April 15, then Saturday, April 16, at 2 and 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 17 at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $13 for adults, $12 for seniors, and $10 for students. They may be purchased in advance at www.neyt.org or at the NEYT box office in person, or by phone 802-246-6398, from 12 to 5 p.m. only on Wednesdays. The New England Youth Theatre is located on 100 Flat St., Brattleboro
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1. ANSWER C. Complications of Hodgkin’s are pancytopenia, nausea, and infection. Cardiac involvement usually doesn’t occur.
2. ANSWER C. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia shows a proliferation of small abnormal mature B lymphocytes and decreased antibody response. Thrombocytopenia also is often present. Uncontrolled proliferation of granulocytes occurs in myelogenous leukemia.
3. ANSWER D. At the time of diagnosis, a painless cervical lesion is often present. The back, chest, and groin areas aren’t involved.
4. ANSWER C. Stage II involves two or more lymph node regions. Stage I only involves one lymph node region; stage III involves nodes on both sides of the diaphragm; and stage IV involves extralymphatic organs or tissues.
5. ANSWER C. The faster the cell grows, the more susceptible it is to chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Slow-growing and non-dividing cells are less susceptible to chemotherapy. Repeated cycles of chemotherapy are used to destroy nondividing cells as they begin active cell division.
6. ANSWER B. A low-bacteria diet would be indicated with excludes raw fruits and vegetables.
7. ANSWER D. Pneumonia, both viral and fungal, is a common cause of death in clients with neutropenia, so frequent assessment of respiratory rate and breath sounds is required. Although assessing blood pressure, bowel sounds, and heart sounds is important, it won’t help detect pneumonia.
8. ANSWER D. Multiple myeloma is more common in middle-aged and older clients (the median age at diagnosis is 60 years) and is twice as common in Blacks as Whites. It occurs most often in Black men.
9. ANSWER A. MM is characterized by malignant plasma cells that produce an increased amount of immunoglobin that isn’t functional. As more malignant plasma cells are produced, there’s less space in the bone marrow for RBC production. In late stages, platelets and WBC’s are reduced as the bone marrow is infiltrated by malignant plasma cells.
10. ANSWER A. Calcium is released when the bone is destroyed. This causes an increase in serum calcium levels. MM doesn’t affect potassium, sodium, or magnesium levels.
11. ANSWER D. Clients with ovarian cancer are at increased risk for breast cancer. Breast self-examination supports early detection and treatment and is very important.
12. ANSWER D. Increase in breast size or vascularity is consistent with cancer of the breast. Early menarche as well as late menopause or a history of anovulatory cycles are associated with fibrocystic disease. Masses associated with fibrocystic disease of the breast are firm, most often located in the upper outer quadrant of the breast, and increase in size prior to menstruation. They may be bilateral in a mirror image and are typically well demarcated and freely moveable.
13. ANSWER C. Squamous cell carcinoma is a slow-growing, rarely metastasizing type of cancer. Adenocarcinoma is the next best lung cancer to have in terms of prognosis. Oat cell and small cell carcinoma are the same. Small cell carcinoma grows rapidly and is quick to metastasize.
14. ANSWER D. Recurring episodes of pleural effusions can be caused by the tumor and should be investigated. Dizziness, generalized weakness, and hypotension aren’t typically considered warning signals, but may occur in advanced stages of cancer.
15. ANSWER A. Centrally located pulmonary tumors are found in the upper airway (vocal cords) and usually obstruct airflow, producing such symptoms as coughing, wheezing, and stridor. Small cell tumors tend to be located in the lower airways and often cause hemoptysis. As the tumor invades the pleural space, it may cause pleuritic pain. Pancoast tumors that occur in the apices may cause shoulder pain.
16. ANSWER B. Early detection of cancer when the cells may be premalignant and potentially curable would be most beneficial. However, a tumor must be 1 cm in diameter before it’s detectable on a chest x-ray, so this is difficult. A bronchoscopy may help identify cell type but may not increase survival rate. High-dose chemotherapy has minimal effect on long-term survival. Smoking cessation won’t reverse the process but may help prevent further decompensation.
17. ANSWER C. A small area of tissue close to the surface of the lung is removed in a wedge resection. An entire lung is removed in a pneumonectomy. A segment of the lung is removed in a segmental resection and a lobe is removed in a lobectomy.
18. ANSWER D. The remaining lobe or lobes overexpand slightly to fill the space previously occupied by the removed tissue. The diaphragm is carried higher on the operative side to further reduce the empty space. The space can’t remain “empty” because truly empty would imply a vacuum, which would interfere with the intrathoracic pressure changes that allow breathing. The surgeon doesn’t use a gel to fill the space. Serous fluid overproduction would compress the remaining lobes, diminish their function and possibly, cause a mediastinal shift.
19. ANSWER B. The goal of surgical resection is to remove the lung tissue that has a tumor in it while saving as much surrounding tissue as possible. It may be necessary to remove alveoli and bronchioles, but care is taken to make sure only what’s absolutely necessary is removed.
20. ANSWER D. If the client’s preexisting pulmonary disease is restrictive and advanced, it may be impossible to remove the tumor, and the client may have to be treated with on;t chemotherapy and radiation.
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Georgetown Roads Being Rebuilt To Preserve History | News
WASHINGTON (AP) - Construction workers are rebuilding old streets in Georgetown with their original bricks in an effort to preserve history.
WTOP-FM reports that the District Department of Transportation is dismantling six blocks of O and P streets, between 37th Street and Wisconsin Avenue. Workers will replace utility lines and then return the bricks to their original position.
The first completed block of work, on P Street between 34th and 35th streets, was reopened to traffic on Thursday.
The work began in March and officials hope to have it completed by late summer.
The project costs about $11 million. A majority of the cost is being paid for with federal highway funding for historic purposes.
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Celia, A Slave, Trial (1855) For nineteen-year-old Celia, a Slave on a Missouri farm, five years of being repeatedly raped by her middle-aged owner was enough. On the night of June 23, 1855, she would later tell a reporter, "the Devil got into me" and she fatally clubbed her master as he approached her in her cabin. The murder trial of the slave Celia, raised questions about the rights of Slaves to fight back against the worst of Slavery's abuses. Celia died on the gallows Dec. 21, 1855.
Artist Stephen Hayes encountered an image of a slave ship diagram in a printmaking class that would eventually lead to Cash Crop, an installation of 15 life-sized sculptures on display at Charlotte's Harvey B. Gantt Center
This part of American History cannot be forgotten nor ignored. There has been compensation and conversations in reguards to the Native Americans, Jewish, and Japenese people that America felt responsible for it's poor actions (or lack there of) and mistakes, feeling obligated to award financial benefits. Why is this "The Black Holocaust" and it's decendents not properly recognized?
That is a lot of White folk BLM, some in the ranks were black too ... meanwhile you are still crying reparations when an overwhelming rate of black on black makes your claims look like small potatoes. It's either you don't care about black lives and you have an agenda, or you are racist and just hate white people. BOOM, truth bomb!
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This article needs additional citations for verification. (January 2022)
1963 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
- NFL Championship: the Chicago Bears won 14–10 over the New York Giants at Wrigley Field
- January 29 – First inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame are announced
- September 7 – the Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, Ohio with 17 charter members.
- Rose Bowl (1962 season):
- AFL Eastern Division Playoff – Boston Patriots win 26–8 over the Buffalo Bills
- AFL Championship – San Diego Chargers win 51–10 over the Boston Patriots on January 5, 1964
- The Heisman Trophy – Roger Staubach, Navy
- Instant replay is used for the first time during the broadcast of the Army–Navy Game.
- May – Athletics at the 1963 Pan American Games held in São Paulo
- Masters Tournament – Jack Nicklaus
- U.S. Open – Julius Boros
- British Open – Bob Charles
- PGA Championship – Jack Nicklaus
- PGA Tour money leader – Arnold Palmer – $128,230
- Ryder Cup – United States wins 23 to 9 over Britain in team golf.
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
- Speedy Scot won the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Triple Crown races –
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
- Pacers: Cardigan Bay
- Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Gatum Gatum
- Canadian Triple Crown:
- Canebora becomes the country's second Triple Crown winner, and the last until 1989.
- France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Exbury
- Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by Ragusa
- English Triple Crown:
- United States Triple Crown:
- Australian Men's Singles Championship – Roy Emerson (Australia) defeats Ken Fletcher (Australia) 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
- Australian Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Smith Court (Australia) defeats Jan Lehane O'Neill (Australia) 6–2, 6–2
- Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Chuck McKinley (USA) defeats Fred Stolle (Australia) 9–7, 6–1, 6–4
- Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Smith Court (Australia) defeats Billie Jean King (USA) 6–3, 6–4
- French Men's Singles Championship – Roy Emerson (Australia) defeats Pierre Darmon (France) 3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
- French Women's Singles Championship – Lesley Turner (Australia) defeats Ann Haydon Jones (Great Britain) 2–6, 6–3, 7–5
- American Men's Singles Championship – Rafael Osuna (Mexico) defeats Frank Froehling (USA) 7–5, 6–4, 6–2
- American Women's Singles Championship – Maria Bueno (Brazil) defeats Margaret Smith (Australia) 7–5, 6–4
- Federation Cup – USA 2–1 Australia (inaugural event)
- Volleyball at the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo won by Brazil (both men's and women's tournaments)
- "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- "FAQ: What are the Pan American Games?". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
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When Should You Open a Roth IRA?
Investing for your retirement is essential, unless you know the secret lottery numbers, have a foolproof roulette system, or can win every sporting event bet for the next year). Figuring out how to invest isn't nearly that easy. The financial industry is full of jargon (some of it designed to extract money from investors like you). Unfortunately, some of the best retirement options have the worst names.
What is a Roth IRA?
A Roth IRA is an individual retirement account established by US law to encourage retirement savings through unique tax advantages. Contributions to the Roth IRA come from post-tax dollars. In return, qualified distributions from the Roth IRA are tax free. In other words, you pay taxes on the money you invest into your Roth IRA and pay no taxes on the money you take out of it.
Why Open a Roth IRA?
Whereas any 401(k) contribution you make comes from pre-tax dollars (thus reducing your adjusted gross income—the amount on which you pay federal taxes), you've already paid federal taxes on every dollar you contribute to a Roth IRA. Consequently, there's a limit as to how much you can sock away in this account every year. It's currently $5,500 for most people.
If you're in your 20s and maximize your contribution every year for 35 or 40 years, you could end up with hundreds of thousands of tax-free retirement dollars. This is a good deal!
How Do you Set Up a Roth IRA?
If you have a good online broker, setting up a Roth IRA is as easy as filling out a couple of forms and transferring in a contribution. You'll probably get a reminder from your broker about the April 15 deadline to contribute to the previous tax year's Roth IRA, as well as from any tax software you use.
You can also convert contributions to a 401(k) to a Roth IRA by paying retroactive taxes on your contributions. In this case, consult an expert in taxes or retirement planning. (It's easy to get the numbers wrong and hurt your contributions or end up with a larger tax bill than anticipated.)
Should You Invest in a Roth IRA?
The standout benefit of a Roth IRA is that you pay taxes now to avoid them in the future. This makes a lot of sense if your current tax rate is lower than your predicted tax rate. If you're just starting your career (20something) or have very cyclical income (one year over $100,000 and the next $40,000), then contributing the maximum allowed amount can make sense.
If you're like most people in the middle class, your expected taxable income will be lower in retirement than when you're working, so maximizing your Roth contribution is less important. Put the money where it matters more first, for example, to get matching 401(k) contributions.
Given the choice between paying off debt and contributing to any IRA, pay off your debt first.
What Should You Invest in in Your IRA?
If you're investing over the long term—especially if you're in your 20s or 30s—then buy an S&P 500 index fund. It's simple to manage, needs little oversight, and will earn you a solid return over the decades you're going to keep it.
It's possible to perform more active trading with a Roth IRA, perhaps skirting some of the capital gains taxes you'd otherwise have to pay for holding market positions less than a year, but consult a qualified tax attorney or investment advisor for more information.
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Correctional Assignments provide another layer of practice for my students who fail a quiz before re-attempting to master the topic. The process is simple - my students complete the Correctional Assignment and then re-take the mastery quiz. My students can follow this process as many times as needed until they pass the quiz and achieve mastery. For this reason, I use IXL.com and Kuta Software for Correctional Assignments, which both generate infinite sets of practice problems.
Chemistry is a combination of the comprehension of scientific content and the application of mathematics to those concepts. My students have to be prepared to think deeply about difficult concepts the minute they step into my room. Starting the class with a relevant "Catalyst" helps them initiate their own thinking processes in preparation for a productive day in the same way that biological enzymes catalyze chemical reactions. During The Catalyst, I model my thinking process for how to approach a mathematical problem by having my students identify the key steps in the calculation and establish a foundation that students who struggle with math can fall back on when they're confused.
Science can be messy and my students are often in such a rush to take care of the priorities for the next class that they forget to clean up their work and physical area appropriately. Closing Time reminds my students of their obligations for the end of a class period and standardizes a system that promotes personal responsibility for all class materials. During this time, I list all of the upcoming class assignments and events on the board, so that my students can begin thinking about future activities when they've finished cleaning up and closing down. Coupling this strategy with a tool like Remind 101 keeps my students aware of what is expected of them outside of class time.
Communicating and collaborating with both colleagues and students' families is crucial in a blended environment. This is especially true if a teacher is doing something that looks very different from other teachers at his school. Check out how Jeff communicates and collaborates with both his colleagues at school and his students' families and how his methods of communication and collaboration have evolved over time.
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Mother’s Day is a celebration honoring mothers and motherhood. In the United States and several other countries, it is usually celebrated on the second Sunday in May. People celebrate by offering gifts, cards and / or remembrances towards their mothers, grandmothers or other maternal figures.
What better way to celebrate the mother(s) (or mother figures) in your life than by treating them like queens for the day? Read on for ideas on how to celebrate with your customers (and their moms)!
Mother’s Day is an American invention, and is not directly descended from the many celebrations of mothers / motherhood that have occurred throughout the world over thousands of years. The modern holiday was first celebrated in 1908, and became a recognized holiday in the United States by 1914. For information on how other countries celebrate Mother’s Day, click here.
- Anna Jarvis, the woman who first lobbied for Mother’s Day to be a recognized holiday, also filed a lawsuit in an effort to stop the over-commercialization of Mother’s Day. She lost her fight.
- In the vast majority of the world’s languages, the word for “mother” begins with the letter “M.”
- In Britain, during the Middle Ages, it was customary for the wealthy to give servants the day off on “Mothering Sunday” (the fourth Sunday of Lent) so that they could visit their mothers.
- Offer “mother / daughter” spa treatments at your spa.
- If you own a retail store, merchandise items that would be perfect for a mom together and suggest sell to shoppers. Create a “Top 10 Best Gifts for Mom” list to display in your retail location.
- If you run a restaurant with take-out or catering service, help spouses and children “give mom the night off” by offering special deals on dinner items.
- Host a Mother’s Day brunch, and give all moms a free glass of Champagne!
- Host a promotion at your store or café for “Why I Love My Mom” – get kids and their dads to write in for a chance to win a prize. You can host this on various social media channels, on your website, or in store. Share all the entries (in store or online) and promote the winner(s) in a photo with their mom.
- Set up a craft station for children to create Mother’s Day cards – crayons, stickers, glitter… the works! You can set this up the week leading up to Mother’s Day.
- Don’t limit your marketing to just the standard idea of a mother – think about all the different types of “moms” there are: first time moms, households with two moms, grandmothers, stepmothers, godmothers, mother figures.
Check out our Marketing Holiday Calendar for more dates to celebrate!
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what it costs
What It Costs
|Traveling around by car is an adventure all its own.|
What It Costs
Currency: Prices are often posted in Jamaican dollars but check to make sure. Check the current exchange rate. When prices are given without any indication whether the are US$ or J$, the price usually is in U.S. currency. If you pay is US dollars, you may receive any change in Jamaican currency. To avoid this, use credit cards whenever possible, preferably ones without a foreign exchange charge of 3% or so. In Montego Bay airport departure area has an exchage bank but often with long lines. Take care of cash exchanges before checking out of your hotel.
Taxes & Tipping: A government tax of 10% to 15% on all hotel rooms, 20% on all rental cars and 20% on overseas phone calls. Tipping is 10-15% although a service charge of this amount is often added to the bills.
Getting There: Jamaica enjoys frequent air service from North and South America as well as Europe. Airlines flying to Jamaica direct from the U.S. include Air Jamaica, American Airlines, Caribbean Airlines, Delta, Frontier, Southwest and United. Other airlines include Air Canada, British Airways, Copa, Cayman Air, Sunwing Airlines and Virgin Atlantic.
Getting Around: Rental cars are some of the Caribbean 's most expensive, costing as much as $100 per day in winter. The reason: In addition to the rental charge, there's a collision-damage waiver that's sometimes mandatory plus a 20% government tax. Tour operators sometimes arrange for hotel pickups. Should you choose to drive in Jamaica, stay alert because driving requires your full, close attention. Roads are narrow, big trucks barrel around the curves with no warning. In general, Jamaicans tend to drive like the devil is chasing them and closing fast.
Health & Safety Warning: Be careful where you walk after dark. Crime is an increasing problem. Don't leave any valuables unattended anywhere; use hotel safes where possible. Don't be stupid in using drugs. Police use surprise roadblocks to catch those carrying drugs. Use the obvious care you would traveling anywhere and you should be fine; don't get caught off guard by too relaxed an attitude.
For More Information: In the U.S., call 800-JAMAICA. Web site: www.visitjamaica.com .
(Jamaica Arrival Briefing Part 3)
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Asokan, K and Ramamohan, TR and Kumaran, V (2002) A novel approach to computing the orientation moments of spheroids in simple shear flow at arbitrary Peclet number. In: Physics of Fluids, 14 (1). pp. 75-84.
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A Langevin approach to computing the orientation moments of a dilute suspension of spheroids in a simple shear flow at arbitrary Peclet number is presented. In this method we obtain the equations governing the time evolution of the orientation averages using a generalized Langevin equation approach and develop a computational technique for computing the evolution of the moments from these equations. These results are compared with those available in the literature obtained from other methods and show good agreement. The approach presented here can be easily generalized to a number of similar systems such as forced suspensions of dipolar particles in shear flows and can be applied to other flow problems governed by appropriate Fokker-Planck equations.
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As parents advance in age, it often falls on the shoulders of their children or other family members to begin handling their parents’ financial affairs, according to Kurt Marlow, Financial Advisor with FirstMerit Financial Services. “But this is often easier said than done,” says Marlow. “Many seniors don’t like giving up control of their finances. They are not comfortable, for many reasons, divulging the details of their personal finances. However, failing to help elderly parents put their financial house in order leaves family members in a difficult situation when there is an untimely death or disability.”
To initiate a conversation about this topic with parents and gain their cooperation, Marlow recommends that adult children begin by expressing their genuine concern and desire to help. A family meeting can sometimes be a helpful forum for this conversation.
“There are many different ways to go about planning a family meeting,” says Marlow. “To start, I encourage my clients to meet with me separately beforehand. For example, I will visit with my mature clients privately to discuss their financial situation to make sure I understand the needs and concerns they have. We then set up a separate appointment with the children or a close family member to discuss the parent’s financials and long-term care wishes.”
During the family meeting, extensive notes are taken outlining an inventory of the parents’ assets. Marlow provides a form for their use; a Family Discussion Checklist, a tool that is unique to FirstMerit. The Family Discussion Checklist is designed to help organize all important financial documents in one place. It details monthly income and expenses, bank statements, investment account statements, insurance policies, long-term care insurance, trusts, loans and mortgage documents. The checklist identifies which financial documents currently exist, where they are located, and which documents are still needed.
After the checklist is complete, Marlow works with the family to analyze the parent’s financial situation and see what help may be needed.
“I try to find out what their concerns are, or whether there is a particular piece of the financial puzzle they are concerned with,” he says. “The answers vary from family to family based on each person’s unique financial situation and goals. For example, we discuss adding a Power of Attorney, or after consulting a tax professional, we may decide to add a trusted family member as a joint owner or other similar arrangements may be a solution. In some instances, beneficiaries may be added to the parent’s accounts so that the designation is in place if something unexpected happens to the parent.”
“No matter what solutions are decided upon by the family,” adds Marlow, “the service that many of our family clients value highly is the convenience and assurance of having a trusted advisor to work alongside them.”
The process for connecting generations and coordinating the financial affairs of the older generation can be comprehensive, but at the end of the day, it can be a unifying experience for the entire family when parents have the assurance that their wishes are being followed even after they are gone.
For more information on managing finances for the elderly in your life, contact Kurt Marlow, Financial Advisor, FirstMerit Financial Services Inc., at (708) 529-2158.
Securities offered through FirstMerit Financial Services, Inc. Member FINRA, SIPC; Advisory Services offered through FirstMerit Advisors, Inc.; Insurance products offered through FirstMerit Insurance Agency, Inc., affiliates of FirstMerit Bank, N.A.
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Thousands of tourists visit Soweto on day tours, but few stay overnight. Photograph: Jon Hicks/Corbis
The demands of the Freedom Charter, affirmed by the ANC in a field in Kliptown, Soweto, half-a-century ago, were based on solid socialist principles - the people shall share the nation's wealth, there shall be work, security, housing and education for all, and so on.
Today, it is free market capitalism that dictates ANC policy and the leadership hope to deliver the Freedom Charter through the shopping malls and other developments which now proudly surround Kliptown's renamed Walter Sisulu Square.
The newest addition is the Holiday Inn, a joint venture between the InterContinental Hotels Group, a black business consortium and a community trust. The hotel will generate 40 permanent jobs and numerous opportunities for local Soweto businesses.
Thousands of tourists visit Soweto on day tours, but few stay overnight, although there is a large number of B&Bs in the township. These are people's homes, usually with two to four rooms prepared for tourists, and better equipped bathrooms. Unfortunately, they are very under utilised - a recent survey found that even the best-known ones only had a handful of guests each month.
So it is unlikely that this new hotel will encroach on their business. It will have to attract a much larger clientele, probably by putting on music and cabaret, to encourage tour groups to stay and enjoy the Soweto nightlife. The publicity generated by the hotel could well have a knock-on effect and bring more overnight visitors into the township. This certainly makes an interesting addition to any stay in South Africa - and the hospitality in the B&Bs is quite overwhelming.
· Roger Diski is the owner of Rainbow Tours, a tour operator specialising in Africa
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Intervention Services helps family or friends of addicts stage an intervention, which is a meeting in which loved ones share their concerns and attempt to get an addict into treatment. Professional intervention specialists can help loved ones organize, gather, and communicate with an addict. They can guide intervention participants in describing the damage the addict’s behavior is causing and that outside help is necessary to address the addiction. The ideal outcome of an intervention is for the addict to go to rehab and get the help they need.
If you are experiencing a medical or psychiatric emergency, please call 911 or a local emergency number immediately.
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Unraveling the crystal structure of a record high-temperature superconductor
For the first time, a research group led by Osaka University, Japan, clarified the crystal structure of hydrogen sulfide in its superconducting phase at the high temperature of -70°C. This was achieved by conducting a combination of experiments at one of the world's largest synchrotron radiation facilities, SPring-8 in Japan. These results mark a huge step toward developing room-temperature superconductors, which may provide promising solutions to energy problems.
Superconductivity is a phenomenon that occurs when the electrical resistance of materials reaches zero as they are cooled down to a certain temperature. While the possible applications for superconductors are manifold, such as using them as energy transmission lines without energy loss, widespread use is difficult as costs for cooling are high. Last year, hydrogen sulfide set a new record for highest superconducting transition temperature under high pressure. However, its crystal structure is not well understood, and therefore its superconductive mechanism also remains unclear. A research group led by Prof. Katsuya Shimizu and Dr. Mari Einaga at Osaka University, together with Dr. Mikhail Eremets at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, and Dr. Yasuo Ohishi at the Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, has now succeeded in clarifying this structure by simultaneously conducting measurements of high pressure electrical resistance and X-ray diffraction.
Since hydrogen sulfide consists of light elements, measurements required a special setup. Therefore, these measurements were conducted at the synchrotron radiation facility SPring-8, and consisted of using a diamond anvil cell to conduct measurement under high-pressure and low temperature, and the high-pressure beam line BL10XU with which high-intensity, high-energy and micro-diameter X-ray beams for X-ray diffraction can be used, in order to examine the material's crystal structure. The researchers clarified that under high pressure, H2S molecules underwent a structural change to H3S and that this H3S structure exhibited superconductivity. Furthermore, from simultaneously measuring changes in pressure of superconducting transition temperature, they discovered that H3S displayed two superconducting phases: one with a cubic structure, the other with a hexagonal structure. They thereby managed to prove previous predictions from theoretical calculations.
The results of this study will contribute to clarifying the mechanisms of the high-temperature superconductivity observed in hydrogen sulfide. They also mark a considerable step in developing room-temperature superconductors and provide new insights that will be useful in the development of new materials that spread under high pressure.
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An inclusive society – achievable or a dream too far? An inclusive society is a cultural experience. An immersion to diverse cultures that will enrich our lives. It is achieved when we bridge cultures and inspire action. It is not accidental, it is deliberate, in words and deeds.
An inclusive society is a festival – the FESTIVAL OF NATIONS! The Festival of Nations is a deliberate step towards building an inclusive society where all can grow to their fullest potential. A chance to wine and dine, a musical spectacle, a story told, a showcase of the thriving entrepreneurial spirit of this diverse community. An opportunity to engage in cultures other than one’s own, and to enrich each person’s worldview in a meaningful way.
Take action! Create awareness, showcase your culture, and engage in new experiences! An inclusive society is possible when we act. The Festival of Nations is the opportunity.
About the International Institute of St. Louis
The Festival of Nations is hosted each year by the International Institute of St. Louis (IISTL). For over a century, we have welcomed immigrants and refugees from around the world, fostering inclusive growth in the process.
Our mission and vision is to provide opportunities for immigrants and refugees to thrive in order to create a welcoming, prosperous, and healthy region for all. These opportunities span all facets of life: family, health, community, career, culture, and much more. We know that when our neighbors thrive, our region thrives, and when our region prospers, we have even more chances to prosper. Learn more about the International Institute at iistl.org
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Grants are made locally, primarily in Washington D.C. and Montgomery County, Maryland. Grants may be awarded in other national and international areas of interest to the trustees.
Preserving and Strengthening Jewish Life
- Eliminate threats to the existence of Jewish people;
- Combat anti-Semitism;
- Support pluralism and co-existence among the Jewish people and between Arabs and Jews;
- Bridge cultural and religious differences between Jews and non-Jews;
- Enhance affiliation and identification with Jewish culture, heritage and religion;
- Involve young adults in Jewish life and nurture their development as Jewish leaders.
- Make performing arts more available to all audiences;
- Develop appreciation for the performing arts;
- Provide arts education for youth and emerging performing artists;
- Promote performing arts as an important part of peopleís lives.
- Supporting positive youth development;
- Promoting education about and prevention of mental health issues.
Types of Grants Available
Grants are available for project support, especially for innovative approaches and new initiatives. The Foundation is particularly interested in emphasizing long-term impact, encouraging organizational self-sufficiency, and providing matching grants. Requests for capital and endowment grants are not normally accepted, but the trustees may initiate such grants from time to time.
Grants will normally range from $5,000 to $50,000. Grant amounts will be dependent upon the size and type of organization and purpose of the project.
Non-profit, 501(c)(3) public charities that have developed innovative approaches, new programs, and those that have ongoing programs with proven records of success in addressing needs within the Foundationís areas of interest are eligible to apply for funding. While the Foundation does accept unsolicited applications, it prefers to take the initiative to develop projects in conjunction with organizations that are in accord with its mission and funding priorities.
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For more than 100 years, American Greetings Corporation has been a manufacturer and retailer of innovative social expression products that assist consumers in enhancing their relationships.
The company's major greeting card brands are American Greetings, Carlton Cards, Gibson, Recycled Paper Greetings, and Papyrus, and other paper product offerings include DesignWare party goods, American Greetings and Plus Mark gift-wrap and boxed cards. American Greetings also has the largest collection of electronic greetings on the Web, including cards available at AmericanGreetings.com through AG Interactive, Inc., the company's online division.
In addition to its product lines, American Greetings also creates and licenses popular character brands through the American Greetings Properties group. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, American Greetings generates annual revenue of approximately $2 billion, and its products can be found in retail outlets domestically and worldwide.
While today, the company helps millions of people worldwide stay connected and celebrate life's special occasions, it all started with $50 and the dreams of one determined young man.
Big dreams, humble beginnings
- The success of American Greetings Corporation began in the heart
of Jacob Sapirstein, a young Polish immigrant. Jacob believed
that with ambition, ethics and hard work, anyone could achieve
the American dream.
Shortly after his arrival in America in 1905, Jacob moved to
Cleveland, Ohio, and became a jobber of post cards - a popular
item of the times - buying the cards from German manufacturers
and selling them to local merchants.
To start his business, Jacob borrowed $50 from a local bank to
buy a supply of penny postcards, which he sold to drug stores,
novelty shops and confectioners. By the end of the first week,
he had sold enough cards to repay the loan, and had an extra $50
to fund the following week's business. The most popular designs
in his early product line expressed feelings using rhymed verses
and flowery Victorian artwork.
Jacob and his wife had four children: sons, Irving, Morris, and
Harry; and daughter Bernice. Before long, the Sapirstein Greeting
Card Company became a family operation. The children helped their
father organize inventory, stuff fancy postcards into envelopes
and make deliveries to accounts in the family's horse-drawn cart.
1918 - The flu won't stop business
- In a family business, everyone helps out. In 1918, when Jacob
was bedridden by the flu epidemic that killed 20 million people
worldwide, son Irving, 9, made sure Christmas and Valentine's
Day cards were delivered to retailers. By age 12, Irving was keeping
the company books. His brother, Morris, joined soon after, delivering
cards to stores after school.
1921 - A peek at the books
- In 1921, family business sales totaled $11,500, enough for Jacob
to take home $1,000 for the year. That's equivalent to about $100,000
sales today, or take home pay of $9,000. By 1928, sons Irving
and Morris were increasing sales even further. One of their biggest
deals closed when a landmark Cleveland amusement park, Euclid
Beach, bought $24,000 worth of picture postcards equivalent to
about $240,000 in sales today.
1929 - Shopping is made easy
- Shopping for greeting cards hasn't always been easy. At one
time, shoppers had to flip through an album and then ask a shopkeeper
to pull the card from behind the counter. American Greetings simplified
everything in 1929 by introducing the first self-serve greeting
card display fixtures. This innovation has withstood the test
of time, and is still the standard display vehicle for greeting
Greeting cards cure depression
- Through the Great Depression, Jacob's business flourished. People
bought milk and bread to feed their bodies and greeting cards
to feed their spirits. During the Depression, inexpensive greeting
cards were often given in lieu of gifts people couldn't afford.
By 1936, the Sapirstein Greeting Card Company was printing its
own cards. Since World War II soon made it impractical for Jacob's
young company to import cards from Europe, establishing its own
manufacturing plant became a smart strategy. Making its own cards
gave the fledgling company the ability to develop its own paper,
art, verse and envelopes to have complete creative control over
the cards that "say it best."
World War II changes everything
- Before World War II, Americans were usually married and buried
in the same towns in which they were born. They didn't travel
much and had little need to communicate in writing. The war changed
that. People were often separated from their families, and used
greeting cards to stay in touch. Now known as American Greetings
Publishers, Jacob's company had six artists creating red-white-and-blue
cards with patriotic rhymes to help families connect the home
front with the front line.
Also during the 1940s, Jacob's sons Irving, Morris and Harry,
changed the family name from "Sapirstein," which translates as
``sapphire stone," to "Stone."
1952 - Everyone can take stock in American Greetings
- After World War II, Americans grew restless with wanderlust.
Improved automobiles gave them a new mobility and began to separate
families. These new adventurers used greeting cards to communicate
with those back home. Jacob's company enjoyed phenomenal growth,
leading to its first public offering of stock in 1952, with the
sale of 200,000 shares at $12 a piece. Today, the company trades
on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AM.
1956 - Carlton Cards comes on board
- With the acquisition of Carlton Cards, a Canadian-based card
company, American Greetings created a continental sales perspective
for itself. With the addition of Carlton, American Greetings also
realized a significant increase in revenues.
1957 - Meet Hi Brows
- Beatniks launched the anti-establishment movement in the 1950s
and Americans began to question tradition. Building on this counterculture
momentum, American Greetings introduced a new kind of greeting
card - Hi Brows. These irreverent, witty cards were slim and tall.
Even the name of the cards was a rebellious parody. The inspiration
for Hi Brows came from funny cards being made by Bohemian artists
in their Greenwich Village studios. Hi Brows featured short, comic
punch lines and cartoon-style artwork, a new generation of greeting
cards to help a new generation communicate.
1967 - Holly Hobbie character debuts
- After the Vietnam War protests, civil rights riots and cultural
revolution of the 1960s, Americans looked to nature and history
for an antidote to the cultural and economic tumult of the times.
American Greetings filled the void with Holly Hobbie, a nostalgic
sweetheart who was symbolic of simpler times. Holly captured the
fancy of millions with her peaceful, patchwork Americana style.
Named after the artist who created her, Holly Hobbie was introduced
on greeting cards in 1967. With her introduction, American Greetings
led the world into the phenomenon of character licensing. By 1977,
Holly Hobbie was one of the most sought after female licensed
character in the world.
The Holly Hobbie character was the first licensed property launched
by Those Characters from Cleveland, Inc. (TCFC, Inc.) an American
Greetings subsidiary that would go on to add such stars as Strawberry
Shortcake, Care Bears and the Get Along Gang to its list of accomplishments.
Today, the company's Outbound Licensing program (the descendent
of TCFC.) and its property development accounts for nearly $1
billion in worldwide retail sales annually.
1968 - Carlton extends into Mexico
- American Greetings purchased Feliciataciones Nacionales in 1968,
and made it a part of the Carlton family. The new subsidiary was
renamed Carlton Mexico S.A. de C.V. under its new ownership.
Imagine a better world
- Following the tumultuous '60s, many of America's youth distrusted
"anyone over age 30." They bonded with each other and talked idealistically
about building a world based on love, sharing and caring. The
new Soft Touch card line took the dreamy idealism found in John
Lennon's rock-n-roll reflection "Imagine," and translated those
feelings into a new genre of sensitive greeting cards. Soft-focus
images were combined with tender words. Sales skyrocketed.
1978 - American Greetings gets into the fixture business
- Expanding its ever-growing evolution as an innovative corporation,
American Greetings established AG Industries, Inc. as the largest
display fixture company in the nation.
1978 - Christmas all year round
- Plus Mark Canada, a manufacturer of Christmas wrap, boxed cards
and accessories, was purchased by American Greetings in 1979.
The small, seasonally inspired enterprise became a major asset
of American Greetings. Today, Plus Mark, an American Greetings
subsidiary, has evolved into a leading manufacturer and distributor
of promotional Christmas giftwrap, boxed cards and accessories.
Plus Mark operates in the mass retail marketplace to develop private
label products for retailers. Innovative designs, new products
and accurate shipping keep retail registers ringing during the
Strawberry Shortcake - The $500 million girl
- Strawberry Shortcake, a new character personifying spunky innocence,
made her debut in 1980. By 1981, the adorable rag doll-style character
dressed in her pinafore and bonnet generated $500 million in retail
sales. In less than a year, more than 600 different Strawberry
Shortcake products became available. The adorable little girl
from Strawberryland was featured on everything from toys and accessories
to housewares and apparel. Strawberry Shortcake was also a national
celebrity, appearing in a national telethon, on two television
specials and in countless magazines, including Ladies Home Journal
and Good Housekeeping.
1980 - American Greetings continues global expansion
- In 1980, American Greetings purchased the rights to Rust Craft
Greeting Cards of Toronto, Canada, and all of its subsidiaries.
American Greetings also acquired from the Phillip Morris Group
their UK greeting card subsidiary Celebration Arts Group Ltd (CAG)
based in Corby, Northamptonshire.
1982 - Care Bears cause near riots at retail
- Forget the war protests 15 years earlier -- when Care Bears
debuted, their popularity caused near riots as moms and dads vied
to get their hands on the lovable new characters. The Care Bears
represented different emotions through endearing symbols on their
tummies. The original Care Bears included Tenderheart Bear, Cheer
Bear, Friend Bear, Bedtime Bear, Birthday Bear, Wish Bear, Good
Luck Bear, Grumpy Bear, Love-a-lot Bear and Funshine Bear. Consumers
filled theaters across the country to see three full-length, animated
Care Bear movies. In its first five years, Care Bear merchandise
accounted for $2 billion in retail sales.
1985 - Further acquisitions strengthen company
- American Greetings acquired Dallas-based Drawing Board Greetings,
Inc. The acquired company would later become Carlton Cards, Inc.,
1986 - Company reaches $1 billion milestone
- At the age of 101, Jacob Sapirstein saw his company sell more
than $1 billion in social expression products. That same year,
the company celebrated the Silver Anniversary of using the Rose
Logo as part of its corporate identity.
An alternative to the everyday card
- Alternative cards were introduced in the 1990s. These cards
are the modern-day relatives of the old Hi Brow line and account
for one of every four greeting cards sold today. These casual
creations break a lot of traditional greeting card "rules." They
can be sent for special occasions, or for no reason at all. Today's
alternative cards cover a wide range of humor, from cute to slightly
silly to irreverent and off-the-wall.
1993 - Different name, same quality
- The Summit Corporation, the American Greetings retail store
subsidiary, which became part of the company in 1973, officially
changed its name to Carlton Cards Retail, Inc. Today, Carlton
Cards Retail owns and operates approximately 500 card and gift shops in the
United States and Canada.
1995 - Overseas expansion
- With the acquisitions of John Sands in Australia and New Zealand,
and S.A. Greetings in South Africa, the company strengthened its
international presence considerably by 1995.
1996 - Staking claims in cyberspace
- In 1996, American Greetings launched its own site on the World
Wide Web, featuring paper greeting cards, electronic cards, candy,
flowers and gifts. Today, AG Interactive offers one of the largest
creative selections available on the Web through its flagship
site, AmericanGreetings.com, as well as its family of other sites,
including Egreetings.com and BlueMountain.com. Together, these
sites offer more than 30,000 high quality greetings and comprise
the number one online greeting card destination in the world.
The sites have more than two million paying subscribers and tens
of millions of unique visitors per month.
1998 - Something for every day of the year
- American Greetings introduced DateWorks as a separate business
unit, to create, market and distribute the company's calendar
line. DateWorks has become a major factor in the calendar market
and currently features wall, day-at-a-time, pocket and mini calendars
in addition to many personal planners.
2000 - Gibson joins the American Greetings family
- American Greetings ushered in the new millennium by acquiring
Gibson Greetings combining the world's two largest publicly held
greeting card companies. The addition of Gibson also gave American
Greetings a stronger presence in the deep discount channels.
2002 - Care Bears emerge from hibernation
- Twenty years after their original introduction by American Greetings
in 1982, the Care Bears re-emerged from the clouds of Care-a-lot
to charm a whole new generation of kids and parents. The relaunch
proved that the characters are in demand with three different
generations: parents, who fondly remember the Care Bears they
grew up with; children, who discovered them for the first time;
and teens, who embraced the icons from the '80s for their hip,
"retro chic" appeal.
2003 - Strawberry Shortcake is back in action
- Today's mothers experienced a little déjà vu when another great
'80s icon, Strawberry Shortcake, was reintroduced at the 2003
Rose Bowl Parade. Today, the beloved icon has two different looks.
"Classic Strawberry Shortcake" with her trademark pinafore
and rag doll look, captures the interest of collectors and young
women who fondly remembered Strawberry Shortcake from their youth.
An updated, more contemporary version called "Strawberry Shortcake
and Friends" was also introduced, to appeal to today's little
girls. She retains her spunkiness and charm, but resembles a real
little girl instead of a rag doll. Overalls replace the pinafore
and the bonnet becomes a wide-brimmed straw hat.
2004 - American Greetings gets interactive
- With a jump into mobile technology in 2004, AG Interactive continued
the trend of bringing social expression to growing markets of
tech-savvy consumers. In the spring of 2004, AmericanGreetings.com
announced the formation of AG Mobile, the company's new wireless
division. As a result of this expansion into a new medium, the
company also changed its named from American Greetings.com to
AG Interactive, a move made to highlight the company's growing
presence beyond online greetings. The company bolstered its new
stance when it acquired MIDIRingTones, an award-winning mobile
entertainment and personalization company. The St. Paul, Minnesota-based
MIDIRingTones creates, sells and distributes wireless content,
including ring tones, graphics, audio tones and games to the latest
generation of cellular phones.
2004 - Celebrating all aspects of life
- DesignWare evolves into Celebrate It!, to better reflect a diverse range of products and expanded business mission, which now focuses not only on party goods, but many different categories of products that help consumers connect, express and celebrate themselves. The Celebrate It! group combines DesignWare, Learning Horizons and BalloonZone.
2006 - American Greetings celebrates 100 years
- American Greetings turned 100 with clear goals in place for an even better next century. The dedication to innovative products that drove Jacob Sapirstein in 1906 is alive and well today, driving the modern torch-bearers forward to assist consumers in enhancing their relationships through self expression. 100 years later, American Greetings still says it best.
2008 – Picturing a new way to connect
- As a natural extension of products that enable people to connect and celebrate, American Greetings purchased PhotoWorks and Webshots, two online photo sharing and personal publishing sites. At PhotoWorks.com, consumers can create memorable gifts with favorite photos. Webshots.com users can store and send personal photos and interact with the Webshots community as well.
2009 – Helping consumers find the perfect card wherever they shop
- To add to the company’s existing depth of product offerings, American Greetings acquired the successful Recycled Paper Greetings and Papyrus brands. By adding these popular brands to the family of products, American Greetings is able to offer consumers the best in value, innovations, humor and high-end elegant designs.
2011– American Greetings introduces Cardstore.com
Adding to the wide variety of convenient solutions from American Greetings, Cardstore.com was introduced as the website to create perfectly personalized cards . Cardstore offers consumers unmatched variety as well as the opportunity to personalize their selections through an assortment of interactive options. Users can add personal photos, include unique, heartfelt messages and even upload a signature for the perfect final touch. In addition to these great options, Cardstore will also stamp and send the cards via US postal service.
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The European Council recently announced that it has extended the scope of sanctions related to Russia’s Ukraine invasion. After adding 160 individuals to the EU sanctions list, bringing the total number of individuals and entities to whom the EU restrictive measures apply to 915, it also introduced restrictive measures against Belarus President Lukashenko and other officials.
Belarusian banks were not exempt and will be affected by restrictive measures, including Belagroprombank, Bank Dabrabyt, and the Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus.
This is just the latest update from one of the regulatory bodies responsible for enacting sanctions. There is also OFAC in the U.S., OFSI in the UK and other local bodies. They are all attempting to remain aligned, creating a domino effect: it seems like new sanctions are introduced every few days, with regulators striving to lead the way, or stay aligned.
Every time regulations change, or names are added in bulk to a list of sanctioned entities, banks must apply a series of processes to ensure they are not currently involved (or part of a process that could lead them to being involved) in a financial activity with a forbidden person or company. During this process, banks must identify transactions that involve a sanctioned party. Once they find such a transaction, they need to assess the bank’s role in the transaction, understand the obligations to the sanctioned party, identify the financial instruments that were issued, etc.
Instead of executing this complex, time-consuming process multiple times per week, in an attempt to be more efficient and protected from penalties, some banks are choosing to fully restrict commercial operations with all Russian and, after today’s update, Belarusian entities. Banks that enact this approach are essentially refusing to issue, confirm or authenticate letters of credit to anyone directly or indirectly connected to any Russian or Belarusian businesses, as well as all nationals of these countries.
The issue with this approach is that it likely will not reduce the complexity for banks. This would represent the largest blacklist ever created, targeting 3.75 million businesses and their affiliates, and 154 million individuals and their close relatives. Even for the banks that find this process to be somewhat manageable, they may not be able to exactly measure the impact of such drastic measures, and the definition of which entities are connected to Russia is “grayer” than one would think.
Within the context of trade finance, Windward data shows that there are 4,868 active vessels with a Russian company listed in their ownership and management structure, including 2,145 cargo vessels, and 1,048 tanker vessels.
As of the time this piece was published, only 39 of them are officially sanctioned vessels, but that certainly doesn’t guarantee that the rest are safe for business. In fact, any transaction in which one of these vessels plays a role that would generate revenue to a Russian entity that owns or manages it, likely violates the new sanctions. Aside from the possible fines, the risk of reputational damage that comes with non-compliance is possibly more important to banks.
This creates a reality in which financial institutions need to move from a relatively straightforward “yes/no” approach to vetting counterparties to fully understanding the ownership structure and business relationships of a company, down to their stakes in individual vessels. And yet, most transactions will have a Bill of Lading attached to them, but rarely the full details of the vessels facilitating the trade.
Ideally, sanctions compliance teams would have access to the vessel IMO, which would provide a unique identifier. But in most cases, the only information provided are the vessels’ names, or partial names. There is no way to achieve the level of granularity needed to be fully covered in an effective way, without the use of AI-driven technology.
Windward’s Maritime AI platform leverages fuzzy search capabilities to minimize the number of vessels that require further investigation and confidently flag or clear transactions. Overall, Windward allows an efficiency gain of at least 97.2% to the detection and investigation process, by immediately understanding the risk level of any vessel, based on customizable risk criteria, and automatically mapping its seven levels of ownership.
Now, more than ever, banks require the ability to cut through the confusion and drill down into the supply chain of every transaction, to stay on the right side of regulations.
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I just moved to America pursuing my . I did see some other projects for closing and opening (automatically) the curtains , I certainly wanted to build . Picture of Automatic Window Curtains. It worked ok for a while, but . Arduino -Based Curtain Automation, Mk 2. In a world full of gadgets, the common maker is in their element.
An assembly that pulls the curtains at morning and night. Looking for a good way to pull open those blind in the morning without needing to get out of bed? Summer is just around the corner, and managing your window blinds is an important step to keeping your house cool and lowering your energy . The project is “Motorized Curtain ” with Remote control. I have experience programming microcontrollers, but not arduino.
I built a controller so that I can open and close my curtains from the . The system should detect the. Curtain Opener and Closer project circuit diagram and working. With the development of smart home industry, smart curtain is going to come into the life of people.
One bracket will hold the blinds in place and the other will hold the step motor, which rotates the curtain axle. The Add-A-Motor Automatic Drapery Opener (ADO) provides an economical way to control your draperies and vertical blinds. Curtain opener will open and close the curtain of your home just by pressing a switch. A mind snapped into my mind how about I create an electric curtain opener closer(? Is that how I am supposed to say that?) to shut the curtains.
It runs on an Adafruit Feather HUZZAH . This system features time . Hands-free garage door opener. Open your curtains on a timer. I later build a curtain opener that slides the curtain open as soon as.
DIY Automatic Sunblinds Using $Servo Motor. You could do the same thing with a TV remote control or a garage door opener. Automatic curtain opener with arduino steps pictures latest captures For example photo, we include written directions and a gallery with . I build an automatic curtain opener for my room.
I really like to automate everything around me.
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Are you an authentic leader? Too many companies are managed not by leaders but by mere role players and faceless bureaucrats. What would it take to replace these empty suits with real leaders--men and women who are confident in who they are and what they stand for and who truly inspire people to achieve extraordinary results? Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones argue that leaders don’t become great by aspiring to a list of universal character traits. Rather, effective leaders are authentic: they deploy individual strengths to engage followers’ hearts, minds, and souls. Authentic leaders are skillful at consistently being themselves, even as they alter their behavior to respond effectively to changing contexts. In short, the authors present a powerful case: that it takes “being yourself, in context, with skill” to be a successful, authentic leader--and they show you how to do exactly that. In this lively and practical book, Goffee and Jones draw from extensive research to reveal how to hone and deploy your unique leadership assets while managing the inherent tensions at the heart of successful leadership: when to show emotion and when to withhold it, how to get close to followers while maintaining an appropriate role distance, and maintaining your individuality while “conforming enough” to gain traction and lead change. Underscoring the inherently social nature of leadership, the book also explores how leaders can stay attuned to the needs and expectations of followers. "Why Should Anyone Be Led by You?" will forever change how we view, develop, and practice the art of leadership, wherever we live and work.
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In this guest article, Debra Danielson, Chief Technology Officer & SVP of Engineering, Digital Guardian, explores the lack of diversity in cybersecurity, and how to resolve it.
The cybersecurity industry is currently in the middle of a well-publicised skills shortage. Yet despite significant collective efforts to recruit new talent from far and wide, one thing remains glaringly obvious – the lack of diversity. As someone who’s worked in cybersecurity for over 25 years, I’ve watched many areas of the industry successfully evolve, yet the lack of diversity continues to prevail. Why?
A huge missed opportunity
While some good strides have been made in recent years, the vast majority of the cybersecurity workforce is still made up of white males with technical backgrounds. This is in no way a criticism of these people but diversity matters, and not just on the grounds of representation and fairness. A diverse workforce enables companies to draw from a wider range of viewpoints and ideas, leading to faster, more creative problem solving along with a host of other benefits.
As things stand, either most women and minorities are not choosing cybersecurity in the first place, or if they do, they aren’t sticking around for long. Current estimates indicate that women comprise between 11% and 20% of the global cybersecurity workforce. This is encouraging compared to just a few years ago, but it’s fair to say there’s still plenty of room for improvement. Furthermore, with the cybersecurity industry currently staring down the barrel of 3.5 million job vacancies globally, we as an industry are missing out on a huge slice of the overall global workforce. A workforce that has the potential to solve a major part of our skills shortage if, and it’s a big if, they can be tempted to consider a career in cybersecurity.
Not only that but increasing the diversity of the workforce will also up-level it at the same time. Think of it this way – if the industry has 100 people and 80% of them are men, then the next “best” male candidate is number 81 from the overall male pool, while the next best female candidate is 21 from the overall female pool. We can see this paradox in many places where diversity is low. The few women or minorities that do make it are more likely to be outstanding; the forces that drive the imbalance filter out all but the best.
How can we, as an industry, improve diversity?
To effectively reverse this current trend, we need to work on initiatives that not only attract more women and minorities in the first place but make them want to stay and build careers in it.
Unfortunately, the security industry has gained a reputation as a haven for antisocial, introverted, misfits. Of course, this isn’t an appropriate characterisation of the professionals I know, but unfortunately, it’s a stereotype that puts off many young women. Breaking this stereotype requires wholesale change, not only in how we present ourselves and the opportunities available but also how and when we engage with potential stars of the future.
For me, this begins at a grassroots level, with more inclusive out of school clubs that teach children just how interesting a career in IT and security can be. Doing so helps plant seeds of inspiration and guide future educational subject/degree choices and can set them on the path to technical success from a young age.
Unfortunately, affecting the technical skills pipeline in secondary school doesn’t help us much today. As we continue to work on our recruiting efforts for technical skills, we can also do a better job of communicating just how varied opportunities in the sector can be. There’s a considerable number of women and minorities who have written off a career in cybersecurity because of a perceived lack of necessary skills and experience. However, what many of them don’t realise is that there’s far more to the sector than technology and programming knowledge. The most effective cybersecurity programmes are collaborative efforts between teams of people that all bring different skills to the table, including strategic thinking, communication, management, design and much more. Rewriting job descriptions to be more inclusive and using technology to promote opportunities to much broader audiences can also really help here.
Looking for undeveloped talent is another strategy. Women and minorities that weren’t encouraged into technical tracks in school may have aptitude and talent that can be grown and developed.
Finally, we must do more to promote the incredible women we already have within the industry. This means going beyond industry events, which already contain self-selecting audiences, and speaking in schools, universities and wider business forums etc. instead, where huge untapped pools of talent can be found. For many people unsure of whether a career path is right for them, seeing really is believing. This is something I’ve experienced first-hand on many occasions.
While the cybersecurity industry is slowly moving in the right direction when it comes to diversity, there’s still so much more that could be done to encourage higher numbers of women and minorities into this hugely exciting sector. If successful, not only would it help solve the ever-growing skills shortage faced, it would also provide a much-needed shot of fresh creativity that has the potential to take the industry as a whole to the next level.
Debra Danielson, Chief Technology Officer & SVP of Engineering, Digital Guardian, provides the technical vision and strategic direction for product innovation while overseeing engineering strategy for the Digital Guardian Data Protection Platform. She also oversees the engineering function, including product development, quality assurance, and sustaining engineering operations.
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