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Why did God choose to come to earth as a baby? Why did he spend his first night lying in a feeding trough? Why grow up in the worthless town of Nazareth? What does all of this say about God?
Matthew, chapters 5-7, is the sermon in which Jesus announces his platform. What is the message in this sermon? What does all of this say about the kind of Kingdom that Jesus wants to establish? Is it foolishness to love our enemies and to give without expecting anything back?
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Today's Abundance of Wine Grape Varieties Descended from Fruit Bred in Western Asia
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(Inside Science) -- Many of the varieties of grapes used in today's wines are hundreds of years old. Genetic analysis shows that although these vines were first cultivated in Western Europe, new research confirms that every popular wine grape shares an ancestor. All of today's well-known varieties descended from the first domesticated grapes, which were developed and grown in Western Asia about 4,000 years ago, according to research published today in the journal Nature Communications.
"We were able to show that the best way to describe cabernet, merlot, chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, is to think of them as derived from a domestication that took place in Asia," said Michele Morgante, one of the study's authors and a plant geneticist at the Institute of Applied Genetics and the University of Udine, both in Italy.
The genomes of the roughly 100 popular varieties of wine grapes the researchers evaluated did not indicate any independent domestication events. That means the ancestor of today's wine grapes was first domesticated in Asia, and later moved toward the Mediterranean and across southern Europe, then northward from there.
Careful breeding over centuries led to larger grapes and bunches of fruit and reduced the number and size of seeds. As the grapes moved from Asia throughout Europe, this often involved hybridizing already-domesticated grapes with local wild varieties of the fruit, which in some cases helped wine grapes adapt to new environments and conditions.
"There are varieties that are still used to make wine, both in France as well as in Italy, that are direct progenies of a cross between a cultivated variety and a wild individual," said Morgante.
It's possible that people in Europe attempted to domesticate wild grapes, including during Roman times, but ultimately quality won out, said Gabriele Di Gaspero, also one of the study's authors and a plant genetics and breeding researcher at the Institute of Applied Genetics. "They tried to grow native wild grapes, but then they realized that they were not good enough for wine. And so, they were basically abandoned in favor of purely introduced material or introduced material that have hybridized with local material," he said. He also noted that there could be rare exceptions of grapes with completely wild ancestry tucked away in a remote village or someone's backyard, but not among the world's most popular wines.
"When we enjoy a glass of wine, we enjoy diversity," said Di Gaspero. "When you are tasting a wine from a specific country, or from a specific region, you want also to try to imagine that some of the richness that you taste in the glass is coming from that genetic richness in the vineyards."
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A multi-themed art exhibit opens this weekend featuring photos, sculptures and other
mediums including a synchronized, marching crowd of retired prosthetic legs that
Chris Minko, the organizer, says had been walked an average of 30,000 kilometers
each before becoming a piece of art.
"It's a positive portrayal of how Cambodia has made something out of tragedy,"
says Minko, the secretary-general of the Cambodian National Vollyball League (Disabled).
The exhibit, entitled "To be Deter-mined" "At Arms length", is
the product of support from multiple sponsors from the government, diplomatic, NGO
and private sectors with the European Union Assistance on Curbing Small Arms and
Light Weapons in Cambodia (EU ASAC) as the lead donor.
Various displays high-lighting landmines, sport and disabilities and weapons destruction
will fill the too little-used Wat Phnom Exhibition Center from Aug 20 until September
Works by award-winning photographer John Vink will be on display, as will the generally
eye-catching sculptures (sample at left) made from destroyed weapons that are the
result of the Peace Art Cambodia project.
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Successful artists, leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators have the most interesting ideas. Not just because they’re somehow magically smarter or more creative. Part of the formula is that these individuals are voracious readers, impacted dramatically by the perspectives of thought leaders. They’re also experts at synthesizing information—taking something intended to address one situation and adopting it to another. Reading the right books challenges how you think, expands your horizons, and helps you imagine new possibilities for your art.
Below are 10 of the most influential books I read in 2011. This year, my reading list focused around the topics of institutional change, education, leadership, business models, and marketing. Notice that not one of the titles on this year’s list is written specifically for artists. But all are deeply relevant to the challenges faced by this sector in our quickly changing world. I hope you’ll find some of these helpful and beneficial to your own evolution.
1) There’s a Customer Born Every Minute: P.T. Barnum’s Secrets to Business Success. By Joe Vitale. The world may be changing at a breakneck tempo, but what it takes to get noticed has not. This book examines the life and practices of the greatest arts entrepreneur of all times, circus mastermind P.T. Barnum. With engaging and powerful prose, this biographical account introduces ten “Rings of Power” that are spot on today for artists who hope to attract maximum attention. A great read!
2) The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It. By Michael Gerber. While several points addressed here probably aren’t the right approach for artists running the small business of their career (he often points to the fast food McDonalds model), I learned a ton from this book and so will you. Gerber explains how to methodically create a business model and life that works for you, rather than being overwhelmed by the frantic antics practiced by most artists and small business owners. This will alter your approach to creating a career in the arts.
3) Linchpin: Are You Indispensible? By Seth Godin. When reading this, I was delighted to learn that “Our economy now rewards artists far more than any other economy in history ever has.” Wow!!! As someone who has devoted much life energy to helping artists maximize professional and personal success, this assertion definitely caught my attention. But just because you’re involved with the arts doesn’t make you an artist. So are you indispensible? (Find more thoughts HERE.)
4) Who Moved My Cheese? By Spencer Johnson. This short 94-page book takes literally less than an hour to read. It tells the story of two mice and two littlepeople who live off cheese in a maze. When their supply runs out, the mice immediate move on in search of new riches. But the smarter and more complex littlepeople have a much harder time adapting to their new circumstances. Throughout the evolutionary process, many valuable lessons are learned. Inspirational and vital words, especially during our industry’s current metamorphosis.
5) Buy In: Saving Your Good Idea from Getting Shot Down. By John P. Kotter. Let’s face it. No matter how good your idea, there will be scores of doubters and naysayers eager to tear it to shreds. Kotter urges that advocates of change initiatives welcome all feedback, even by the fiercest critics. He then outlines the four most common categories of idea squashing (fear mongering, delay, confusion, ridicule), and suggests appropriate and potent responses to the 24 most common attacks.
6) Change the Culture, Change the Game: The Breakthrough Strategy for Energizing Your Organization and Creating Accountability for Results. By Roger Connors and Tom Smith. Though the writing style of this book is a little dry and academic, it offers specific and actionable steps for changing institutional culture. To do this, the entire results pyramid must be altered—from bottom to top—Experiences, Beliefs, Actions, Results. A must read for any leader hoping to help evolve an arts organization or institution.
7) Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization. By Yong Zhao. Claiming that America’s pre-college education system is broken is about the least controversial claim one can make. For evidence, just consider our pathetic standardized test scores when compared with other first world nations. However, Zhao points out that China, South Korea, and other high scoring societies understand that their education system is also broken. Innovation, creativity, and leadership in these nations are disturbingly low. As they increasingly try to emulate aspects of American education, such as creativity and individualism, we ironically embrace ineffective measures that will not serve us well. A fascinating perspective, and one that suggests (among other things) the true potential of arts education.
8) In Defense of Elitism. By William Henry. After hearing a provocative talk by Norman Lebrecht suggesting that classical music become more elitist (my reflections HERE), a colleague suggested I read this. Without a doubt, it is the most controversial text I’ve read in years. Henry, the late NY Times reporter, argues that America has made a clear decision to embrace egalitarianism (the notion that everyone and every idea should be equal) over elitism (celebrating excellence) across the board. In terms of art, he argues that classical music is simply superior to pop music, end of story—a position far away from the egalitarian view I tend to espouse. Addressing everything from educaction to the job market, many of his points didn’t sit right with me, but others were quite compelling. If you want to be challenged, this book won’t disappoint.
9) Start Something that Matters. By Blake Mycoskie. The founder of the for-profit company TOMS, whose business donates a pair of shoes to poverty stricken children for every pair they sell, argues that giving is good business. “If you incorporate giving into your business and life, you will see greater returns and rewards than you ever imagined. So many good things happen to you when giving is integrated into your business—and I’m not even talking about the wonderful results of the giving itself…I’m talking about the business.” Inspirational, and a great position for artists.
10) The 29% Solution: 52 Networking Success Strategies. Though not particularly high-level or groundbreaking, this book provides many helpful networking strategies. It reminds us just how important word-of-mouth marketing is, and urges that hours each week be devoted to this practice. He also stresses that it’s not “net-SITting” or “net-EATing” but “net-WORKing.”
Related article: 2010 Best Reads from the Savvy Musician
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Beans provide a number of health benefits, including potentially lowering your heart disease and cancer risk and making it easier to maintain a healthy weight, according to the North Dakota State University Extension. Although dried beans need to be soaked before cooking and take longer to cook, they're often more nutritious than canned beans. They also have a better texture because the higher water content of canned beans can make them a bit mushy.
The macronutrient content of cooked beans that were dried is similar to that of canned beans. For example, a cup of boiled kidney beans has 225 calories, 0.9 gram of fat, 15.3 grams of protein and 40.4 grams of carbohydrates, including 11.4 grams of fiber, or 45 percent of the daily value. Canned kidney beans have 210 calories, 1.5 grams of fat, 13.4 grams of protein and 37.1 grams of carbohydrates, including 13.6 grams of fiber.
The main difference in vitamin content between boiled dried kidney beans and canned kidney beans is the higher folate content of the dried beans, which have 58 percent of the DV compared to just 23 percent in the canned beans. Kidney beans cooked from dried have 19 percent of the DV for vitamin K and thiamine and 11 percent of the DV for vitamin B-6 per cup. Canned kidney beans have 13 percent of the DV for vitamin K, 20 percent of the DV for thiamine and 9 percent of the DV for vitamin B-6 in each cup. Folate, thiamine and vitamin B-6 help you turn the foods you eat into energy, and vitamin K is essential for blood clotting.
Canned beans are also lower in minerals than boiled dried beans. Canned kidney beans have 17 percent of the DV for iron, magnesium, potassium and copper; 23 percent of the DV for phosphorus; 8 percent of the DV for zinc and 22 percent of the DV for manganese in each cup. A 1-cup serving of boiled kidney beans has 22 percent of the DV for iron, 19 percent of the DV for magnesium, 20 percent of the DV for potassium, 19 percent of the DV for copper, 24 percent of the DV for phosphorus, 12 percent of the DV for zinc and 38 percent of the DV for manganese. You need iron and copper for forming red blood cells, and magnesium and potassium are essential for nerve and muscle function. Phosphorus and zinc help form DNA, and manganese helps with blood clotting.
Most Americans consume way more than the recommended amount of sodium, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Processed foods, such as canned beans, are one of the major sources of this mineral, which can increase your risk for high cholesterol and heart disease. Beans boiled from dried contain almost no sodium unless you add salt, while canned beans are high in sodium. A 1-cup serving of canned beans has 758 milligrams of sodium, or 32 percent of the DV.
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February 3, 1899
Beijing, Qing Dynasty
|Died||August 24, 1966
Taiping Lake, Beijing
|Pen name||Lao She|
|Alma mater||Beijing Normal University|
|Notable works||Rickshaw Boy
"Lao She" in Chinese characters
Lao She (Chinese: 老舍; born Shu Qingchun; 3 February 1899 – 24 August 1966) was a noted Chinese novelist and dramatist. He was one of the most significant figures of 20th-century Chinese literature, and best known for his novel Rickshaw Boy and the play Teahouse (茶館). He was of Manchu ethnicity, and his works are known especially for their vivid use of the Beijing dialect.
Lao She was born Shu Qingchun (舒慶春) on 3 February 1899 in Beijing, to a poor Manchu family of the Sumuru clan belonging to the Red Banner. His father, who was a guard soldier, died in a street battle with the Eight-Power Allied Forces in the course of the Boxer Rebellion events in 1901. "During my childhood," Lao She later recalled, "I didn't need to hear stories about evil ogres eating children and so forth; the foreign devils my mother told me about were more barbaric and cruel than any fairy tale ogre with a huge mouth and great fangs. And fairy tales are only fairy tales, whereas my mother's stories were 100 percent factual, and they directly affected our whole family.". In 1913, he was admitted to the Beijing Normal Third High School (currently Beijing Third High School), but had to leave after several months because of financial difficulties. In the same year, he was accepted to Beijing Normal University and graduated in 1918.
Teaching and Writing Career
Between 1918 and 1924, Lao She was involved as administrator and faculty member at a number of primary and secondary schools in Beijing and Tianjin. He was highly influenced by the May Fourth Movement (1919). He stated, "[The] May Fourth [Movement] gave me a new spirit and a new literary language. I am grateful to [The] May Fourth [Movement], as it allowed me to become a writer."
He went on to serve as lecturer in the Chinese section of the (then) School of Oriental Studies (now the School of Oriental and African Studies) at the University of London from 1924 to 1929. During his time in London, he absorbed a great deal of English literature (especially Dickens, whom he adored) and began his own writing. His later novel 二马 (Mr Ma and Son) drew on these experiences.
In the summer of 1929, he left Britain for Singapore, teaching at the Chinese High School. Between his return to China in the spring of 1930 until 1937, he taught at several universities, including Cheeloo University and Shandong University (Qingdao).
On March 27, 1938, The All-China Resistance Association of Writers and Artists (中华全国文艺界抗敌协会) was established with Lao She as its leader. The purpose of this organization was to unite cultural workers against the Japanese, and Lao She was a respected novelist who had remained neutral during the ideological discussions between various literary groups in the preceding years.
In March 1946, Lao She travelled to the United States on a two-year cultural grant sponsored by the State Department, lecturing and overseeing the translation of several of his novels, including The Yellow Storm (1951) and his last novel, The Drum Singers (1952; its Chinese version, Gu Shu Yi Ren, was not published until 1980). He stayed in the US from 1946 until December 1949.
Like thousands of other intellectuals in China, he experienced mistreatment in the Cultural Revolution of the mid-1960s. Red Guards of the Cultural Revolution had attacked him as a counterrevolutionary. They paraded him through the streets and beat him in public, at the door steps of the Temple of Confucius in Beijing. According to the official record, this abuse left Lao She Greatly humiliated both mentally and physically, and he committed suicide by drowning himself in Beijing's Taiping Lake in 1966. Leo Ou-fan Lee mentioned the possibility that Lao She was murdered. In fact, no reliable information has emerged to date to verify definitively the actual circumstances of Lao She's death. In any event, his relatives were accused of implication in his "crimes" but continued to rescue his manuscripts after his death, hiding them in coal piles and a chimney and moving them from house to house.
He was married to painter Hu Jieqing and they had four children, one son and three daughters.
Lao She's first novel, The Philosophy of Lao Zhang (老张的哲学 Lao Zhang de Zhexue) was written in London (1926) and modeled on Dickens' Nicholas Nickelby, but is set among students in Beijing. His second novel, Zhao Ziyue (赵子曰, 1927) is set in the same Beijing milieu, but tells the story a 26-year-old college student's quest for the trappings of fame in a corrupt bureaucracy. Among Lao She's most famous stories is Crescent Moon (月芽儿, Yuè Yár), written in the early stage of his creative life. It depicts the miserable life of a mother and daughter and their deterioration into prostitution.
Cat Country is a satirical fable, sometimes seen as the first important Chinese science fiction novel, published in 1932 as a thinly veiled observation on China. Lao She wrote it from the perspective of a visitor to the planet Mars. The visitor encountered an ancient civilisation populated by cat-people. The civilisation had long past its glorious peak and had undergone prolonged stagnation. The visitor observed the various responses of its citizens to the innovations by other cultures. Lao She wrote Cat Country in direct response to Japan's invasion of China (Manchuria in 1931, and Shanghai in 1932).
Rickshaw Boy 1936
His most important novel, Rickshaw Boy (also known in the West as "Camel Xiangzi" or "Rickshaw"), was published in 1936. It describes the tragic life of a rickshaw puller in Beijing of the 1920s and is considered to be a classic of modern Chinese literature. The English version Rickshaw Boy became a US bestseller in 1945; it was an unauthorized translation that added a bowdlerized happy ending to the story. In 1982, the original version was made into a film of the same title.
His other important works include Si Shi Tong Tang (四世同堂, abridged translation The Yellow Storm, directly translated into Four Generations under One Roof 1944–1950), a novel describing the life of the Chinese people during the Japanese Occupation; His last novel, The Drum Singers (1952), was first published in English in the United States.
Teahouse is a play in three acts, set in a teahouse called "Yu Tai" in Beijing from 1898 until the eve of the 1949 revolution. First published in 1957, the play is a social and cultural commentary on the problems, culture, and changes within China during the early twentieth century.
After the end of the Cultural Revolution, Lao She was posthumously "rehabilitated" in 1978 and his works were republished. Several of his stories have been made into films, including This Life of Mine (1950, dir. by Shi Hui), Dragon Beard Ditch (1952, dir. by Xian Qun), Rickshaw Boy (1982, dir. by Ling Zifeng), The Teahouse (1982, dir. by Xie Tian), The Crescent Moon (1986, dir. by Huo Zhuang), The Drum Singers (1987, dir. by Tian Zhuangzhuang), and The Divorce (1992, dir. by Wang Hao-wei). Tian Zhuangzhuang's adaptation of The Drum Singers, also known as Street Players, was mostly shot on location in Sichuan. Some of Lao She's plays have also been staged in the recent past, including Beneath the Red Banner in 2000 in Shanghai, and Dragon's Beard Ditch in 2009 in Beijing as part of the celebration of the writer's 110th birthday.
Lao She's former home in Beijing is preserved as the Lao She Memorial Hall, opened to the public as a museum of the writer's work and life in 1999. Originally purchased in 1950, when it was 10 Fengsheng Lane, Naicifu, the address of the traditional courtyard house is now 19 Fengfu Lane. It is close to Wangfujing, in Dongcheng District. Lao She lived there until his death 16 years later. The courtyard contains persimmon trees planted by the writer. His wife called the house 'Red Persimmon Courtyard'.
The Laoshe Tea House, a popular tourist attraction in Beijing that opened in 1988 and features regular performances of traditional music, is named after Lao She, but features primarily tourist-oriented attractions, and nothing related to Lao She.
- Lao Shê in Modern Chinese Writers, ed. by Helmut Martin and Jeffrey Kinkley, 1992
- Kwok-Kan Tam. "Introduction". 駱駝祥子. p. x.
- Witchard, Lao She in London
- Lee, Leo Ou-Fan (2002). "Literary Trends: The Road to Revolution, 1927–1949". In Merle Goldman & Leo Ou-Fan Lee. An Intellectual History of Modern China. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 226. ISBN 0-521-79710-1. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- Blades of Grass: The Stories of Lao She 1997 Page 307
- Lao She Museum
- "Literary Award Honors Realism", China Daily, 2002-10-28, retrieved 2010-04-27
Selected works in translation
- Camel Xiangzi (駱駝祥子 /Luo tuo Xiangzi) Translated by Xiaoqing Shi. Bloomington; Beijing: Indiana University Press; Foreign Languages Press, 1981. ISBN 0253312965
- Rickshaw. (駱駝祥子 /Luo tuo Xiangzi) Translated by Jean James. Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii, 1979. ISBN 0824806166
- Rickshaw Boy. (駱駝祥子 /Luo tuo Xiangzi) Translated by Evan King and Illustrated by Cyrus Leroy Baldridge. New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1945.
- Rickshaw Boy: A Novel. Translated by Howard Goldblatt New York: Harper Perennial Modern Chinese Classics, 2010. ISBN 9780061436925.
- 駱駝祥子 [Camel Xiangzi] (in English and Chinese). Trans. Shi Xiaojing (中英對照版 [Chinese-English Bilingual] ed.). Hong Kong: Chinese University Press. 2005. ISBN 962-996-197-0. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- The Drum Singers. Translated by Helena Kuo. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1952.
- The Quest for Love of Lao Lee. New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1948. Translated by Helena Kuo.
- The Yellow Storm. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1951. Translated by Ida Pruitt.
- Cat Country, a Satirical Novel of China in the 1930's.(貓城記 / Mao cheng ji) Translated by William A. Lyell. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1970. Republished - Melbourne: Penguin Group, 2013.
- Mr Ma and Son: Two Chinese in London. Translated by William Dolby. Edinburgh: W. Dolby, 1987. Republished - Melbourne: Penguin Group, 2013.
- Blades of Grass the Stories of Lao She. Translated by William A. Lyell, Sarah Wei-ming Chen and Howard Goldblatt. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 1999. ISBN 058525009X
- Crescent Moon and Other Stories. (月牙兒 Yue ya er) Beijing, China: Chinese Literature, 1985. ISBN 0835113345
- Dragon Beard Ditch: A Play in Three Acts. Peking: Foreign Languages Press, 1956.
- Teahouse: A Play in Three Acts. Translated by John Howard-Gibbon. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1980; rpr Hong Kong, Chinese University Press. . ISBN 0835113493
- Chinese Writers on Writing featuring Lao She. Ed. Arthur Sze. (Trinity University Press, 2010).
- Vohra, Ranbir. Lao She and the Chinese Revolution. Harvard University Asia Center, 1974. Volume 55 of Harvard East Asian Monographs. ISBN 0674510755, 9780674510753.
- Anne Veronica Witchard, Lao She in London (Hong Kong China: Hong Kong University Press, HKU, 2012). ISBN 9789882208803.
- Ch 4, "Melancholy Laughter: Farce and Melodrama in Lao She's Fiction," in Dewei Wang. Fictional Realism in Twentieth-Century China : Mao Dun, Lao She, Shen Congwen. New York: Columbia University Press, 1992. ISBN 0231076568. Google Book:
- Sascha Auerbach, "Margaret Tart, Lao She, and the Opium-Master's Wife: Race and Class among Chinese Commercial Immigrants in London and Australia, 1866-1929," Comparative Studies in Society and History 55, no. 1 (2013):35-64.
- Memorial of Victims of the Cultural Revolution, Lao She (中国文革受难者纪念馆·老舍)
- Petri Liukkonen. "Lao She". Books and Writers (kirjasto.sci.fi). Archived from the original on 4 July 2013.
- Synopsis of the play "Teahouse."
- Drama "Teahouse" wows American audiences China Daily. 16 November 2005.
- Anne Witchard's article on the London Fictions website about 'Mr Ma and Son'
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THE US occupying army in Iraq (euphemistically called the Multi-National Force-Iraq) carries out extensive studies of popular attitudes. Its December 2007 report of a study of focus groups was uncharacteristically upbeat.
The report concluded that the survey “provides very strong evidence” to refute the common view that “national reconciliation is neither anticipated nor possible”. On the contrary, the survey found that a sense of “optimistic possibility permeated all focus groups … and far more commonalities than differences are found among these seemingly diverse groups of Iraqis.”
This discovery of “shared beliefs” among Iraqis throughout the country is “good news, according to a military analysis of the results”, Karen deYoung reports in The Washington Post.
The “shared beliefs” were identified in the report. To quote deYoung, “Iraqis of all sectarian and ethnic groups believe that the U.S. military invasion is the primary root of the violent differences among them, and see the departure of ‘occupying forces’ as the key to national reconciliation.”
So, according to Iraqis, there is hope of national reconciliation if the invaders, responsible for the internal violence, withdraw and leave Iraq to Iraqis.
The report did not mention other good news: Iraqis appear to accept the highest values of Americans, as established at the Nuremberg Tribunal — specifically, that aggression — “invasion by its armed forces” by one state “of the territory of another state” — is “the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole”. The chief US prosecutor at Nuremberg, Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson, forcefully insisted that the Tribunal would be mere farce if we do not apply its principles to ourselves.
Unlike Iraqis, the United States, indeed the West generally, rejects the lofty values professed at Nuremberg, an interesting indication of the substance of the famous “clash of civilisations”.
More good news was reported by Gen David Petraeus and Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker during the extravaganza staged on September 11, 2007. Only a cynic might imagine that the timing was intended to insinuate the Bush-Cheney claims of links between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden, so that by committing the “supreme international crime” they were defending the world against terror — which increased sevenfold as a result of the invasion, according to an analysis last year by terrorism specialists Peter Bergen and Paul Cruickshank.
Petraeus and Crocker provided figures to show that the Iraqi government was greatly accelerating spending on reconstruction, reaching a quarter of the funding set aside for that purpose. Good news indeed, until it was investigated by the Government Accountability Office, which found that the actual figure was one-sixth of what Petraeus and Crocker reported, a 50 per cent decline from the preceding year.
More good news is the decline in sectarian violence, attributable in part to the success of the murderous ethnic cleansing that Iraqis blame on the invasion; there are fewer targets for sectarian killing. But it is also attributable to Washington’s decision to support the tribal groups that had organised to drive out Iraqi Al Qaeda, and to an increase in US troops.
It is possible that Petraeus’s strategy may approach the success of the Russians in Chechnya, where fighting is now “limited and sporadic, and Grozny is in the midst of a building boom” after having been reduced to rubble by the Russian attack, CJ Chivers reports in the New York Times last September.
Perhaps some day Baghdad and Fallujah too will enjoy “electricity restored in many neighbourhoods, new businesses opening and the city’s main streets repaved”, as in booming Grozny. Possible, but dubious, considering the likely consequence of creating warlord armies that may be the seeds of even greater sectarian violence, adding to the “accumulated evil” of the aggression. Iraqis are not alone in believing that national reconciliation is possible. A Canadian-run poll found that Afghans are hopeful about the future and favour the presence of Canadian and other foreign troops — the “good news” that made the headlines.
The small print suggests some qualifications. Only 20 per cent “think the Taleban will prevail once foreign troops leave”. Three-quarters support negotiations between the US-backed Karzai government and the Taleban, and over half favour a coalition government. The great majority therefore strongly disagree with the US-Canadian stance, and believe that peace is possible with a turn towards peaceful means. Though the question was not asked in the poll, it seems a reasonable surmise that the foreign presence is favoured for aid and reconstruction.
There are, of course, numerous questions about polls in countries under foreign military occupation, particularly in places like southern Afghanistan. But the results of the Iraq and Afghan studies conform to earlier ones, and should not be dismissed.
Recent polls in Pakistan also provide “good news” for Washington. Fully 5 per cent favour allowing US or other foreign troops to enter Pakistan “to pursue or capture Al Qaeda fighters”. Nine per cent favour allowing US forces “to pursue and capture Taleban insurgents who have crossed over from Afghanistan”.
Almost half favour allowing Pakistani troops to do so. And only a little more than 80 per cent regard the US military presence in Asia and Afghanistan as a threat to Pakistan, while an overwhelming majority believe that the United States is trying to harm the Islamic world. The good news is that these results are a considerable improvement over October 2001, when a Newsweek poll found that “eighty-three per cent of Pakistanis surveyed say they side with the Taleban, with a mere three per cent expressing support for the United States,” and over 80 per cent described Osama bin Laden as a guerrilla and six per cent a terrorist.
Amid the outpouring of good news from across the region, there is now much earnest debate among political candidates, government officials and commentators concerning the options available to the US in Iraq. One voice is consistently missing: that of Iraqis. Their “shared beliefs” are well known, as in the past. But they cannot be permitted to choose their own path any more than young children can. Only the conquerors have that right.
Perhaps here too there are some lessons about the “clash of civilisations”.
Noam Chomsky is a professor of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the author, most recently, of Hegemony or Survival Americas Quest for Global Dominance.
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A Thing of Beauty: Roasted Carrots with Thyme
I LOVE purple carrots!
When I saw them in the grocery store last week, I almost yelped out loud with glee — they’re one of my very favorite vegetables. They don’t taste particularly different from the regular orange carrots, but they are a creation of pure and utter beauty in my mind:
As I was thinking about this post, I realized that I actually love all “unexpectedly” purple vegetables: purple green beans, purple asparagus, purple cauliflower…but purple carrots are one of my favorites, their deep velvety purple exteriors giving way to a starburst of brilliant orange at their core. Besides their make-you-look-twice-color, what I love about cooking them is that they retain this color (unlike some other unexpectedly purple vegetables like purple green beans or purple asparagus, both of which fade to a shade of green when cooked.) Actually, I was reading up a bit on purple carrots and learned some fun facts:
- Purple carrots may have been the “original” carrot: temple drawings from Egypt in 2000 BC show a purple plant, which some Egyptologists believe to be a purple carrot.
- In Roman times, carrots were either purple or white. By the 10th century purple carrots were grown in Afghanistan, Pakistan and northern Iran.
- The species did not turn orange until the 1500’s when Dutch agricultural scientists and growers used a mutant yellow carrot seed from North Africa to develop a carrot in the color of the House of Orange, the Dutch Royal Family.
- Purple carrots have an entirely different class of antioxidants (anthocyanins) than orange carrots.
(the above facts are from Carrot History and the USDA’s Carrots with Character – the first page in particular has tons of other interesting information about carrots throughout history!)
One of my favorite ways to eat carrots is roasted with thyme. If the skins on the carrots are thin enough, I don’t even bother to peel them — just a good scrub under cold water to clean off any grit will do the trick. Roasting is actually my favorite way to cook vegetables in almost all but the late spring and summer months; I love the caramelized flavors brought out by the heat, and I roast just about any vegetable!
Roasting vegetables is more method than recipe. Start with your favorite vegetable (root vegetables work fantastically well; asparagus is divine; cauliflower is delicious and nutty; brussel sprouts are tasty), cut it into not-too-small chunks, toss with a little olive oil, kosher salt and pepper, and (optionally) a fresh herb, spread out on a sheet pan and bake at around 400-425 until the pieces are nicely browned, tender but not mushy.
Carrots and thyme play especially well together. A bowl full of these jewel-like carrots is like a gift: the surprise and brilliance of the colors is a really special treat!
I like these carrots so much, I’m sending them over to Ramona from The Houndstooth Gourmet as a submission for this week’s round of Weekend Herb Blogging. You can see the roundup of all submissions early next week on her site.
Roasted Carrots with Thyme
about 8 carrots, peeled if skin is thick, otherwise just scrubbed well
kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
about 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
Preheat the oven to 425.
Cut the carrots on the diagonal into roughly 1 inch pieces. Place on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil (I never measure, but it’s usually about a tablespoon give or take.) Sprinkle with kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, and thyme leaves. Use your hands to toss the carrots with the oil, salt, pepper and thyme right on the baking sheet.
Roast for about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the carrots are nicely browned on the edges but not burned, and tender when you pierce one with a fork. Sprinkle with a little more fresh thyme when you serve, if you like.
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- О проекте
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Одесский национальный университет им. И.И. Мечникова , Украина
The article received the further development of the author's theory of social communication in the direction of the management emotions and studying the peculiarities of ethics in communication terms. Details the main psychological personality types of employees and managers in terms of the dynamics of social communication.
Keywords communication, culture emotions, etiquette, dependence, manager. officer, organization, social, , study factor
Social communication is a relatively new trend in Ukrainian science, but the direction is very important, because the aims of scientists insight into the processes and phenomena of social life in the relationship and in the relationship.
If you operate the encyclopedic concepts, socialization is intended effect on the personality with the purpose of its formation, communication - relationship of individual factors, as well as communication and information transfer.
Communication process in the culture of the organization ensures the operation of all social subsystems that gives culture subsequent transfer. This social mechanism helps culture in the society to spread and deepen due to the fact that the conditions for regulation of social behavior.
The study of the social communications media cultures will allow to solve the following interrelated tasks:
Source of social disruption enterprise (organization, company) and is reflected in the culture, there is individuality ordinary employees, particularly where their educational and qualification level of a narrow, that, for example, takes place in the newly established media. Even in the media, where for many years there is an established team, minor changes in society, leading to changes in interpersonal relationships, corrects the work of the whole team and its impact on the audience.
In turn, this leads to organizational and social dynamics within the enterprise.
Formation of the concept of organizational and social dynamics is based on the detailed study of social communication, interpersonal relations in the production process and the impact on the community the results of the work. This was possible on the basis of logical laws define truth, backed by mathematical laws, because the internal processes occur under the influence of many factors, some of which absorb (to some extent) one another.
The study of organizational and social dynamics of the communications is a logical system of techniques to get new data on the main components of production and new ways to improve performance.
Method of organization and social dynamics (organizational and dynamic method) has a number of advantages compared with the used methods, including the following:
There are other sociological theories to resolve the research work imbalance between qualitative and quantitative characteristics. It should also be kept in mind that quantitative methods consider a bunch of patterns. Qualitative methods take into account the situation and the role of minor factors.
The position of the organization. She declares as the basis of communicative interaction in organizations necessity of formation of achievable goals. In other words, to the vision was not a prerogative of only the head, and was divided and accompanied by all other proposed goals for the future should be achievable. With the clear should be the position of
Manager, especially in 2 aspects:
Psychohygiene,in other words, psychoprophylaxis and mental health, Manager are closely linked. The main direction of the same mental hygiene in relation to the management of work, should be considered based on the influence of adverse conditions, including, physiological stress and overwork, that, in the future, can lead to nervous disorders.
Emotional stress, fatigue, industrial disputes, technical equipment malfunction can lead Manager to the nervous instability. Usually this manifests itself in the complaints about unsatisfactory attitude to the Manager of its manufacturing partners and managers of all levels. The results will be as complex fatigue, boredom, lethargy, irritability. All this causes memory loss, vision, narrowing of the intellectual Outlook. In the perspective of a possible depression.
Mentally disturbed man behind the wheel of a production management, without doubt, is a social danger. To avoid such phenomena, need the same pscho higiene, as an integral element of the management culture. In other words, each Manager should be clear about the limits of his emotional stress and mental fatigue in different work situations. As a result, everyone should know how much time he can manage.
There are psychofarmacolodgicpreparations for correction of the General condition, but use them in the process of staff management and production to be very careful.
The most convincing indicator of the complexity of the conditions for the movement of production is the statistics of economic achievements. Much has been done to study the psychophysiological features of managers, to ensure safety of the plan. It is known, the effect of the tension on the intensity of production. In the literature there are data on the emotional stress managers.
Meanwhile, emotional stress occurs under the influence of the management of anti-culture. In other words, culture managers and their staff can be a serious factor influencing the occurrence of emotions, both positive and negative. Negative factors - the fear of being trapped, anger, resentment - inhibit the Manager and he was on time, you may lose control of workers. Joy, laughter, sense of elation create a feeling Manager uck; there permissiveness and the Manager goes on violation of the Rules. This is especially critical at the end of the reporting period.
Leaders know very well that many managers do not notice the difficulties in this regard are to be punished. Head responds to the fact, if the Manager is healthy and is not in a state of alcoholic or narcotic intoxication. But as for the Manager, his carelessness he explains himself any real reasons that changed his emotional state. Among these reasons is real and mystical. But only the first can speak freely and calmly, though the reaction Manager has a place in all cases.
Thus, the management anticulture leads to nervous excitement that can be strong and weak, can be instantly but may have a certain incubation period, can spread quickly or slowly, may be accompanied by a rise in blood pressure, change of the composition of the blood and lymph due to the adrenaline rush. That's why a lot of conflict situations occurring on a completely safe productions, and often when there is no more work. That means that the reasons and the distraction of the managers, that is, in the psychological perception of the obstacles of control, which can be set. This and technological difficulties and name-calling between managers and tenacity of the owner of the company» in any way "way ahead» and risky overtaking competitors to first get big money .
People have different psychological and physiological traits. Choleric need speed, they don't like a long wait, they always worry more than all, of their mouth is easier to break swearing at other managers, business partners , state, native workers . From his own emotions they quickly get tired, sometimes repent in their behavior. But little temper for others, especially for vulnerable managers, may result in disaster - violation of Rules and guidelines, especially when two people meet ,both choleric, and between them there is a conflict, then splashed a lot of emotions, mutual accusations, insults, threats. The head of the service has nothing to do here: these people are punished themselves. His interference in the conflict can only worsen the situation, because it is very difficult to one of the managers convince wrong.
Less dramatic situation when the two managers parties to the conflict, is sanguine. Review is a more "business-like" and is not as aggressive nature. Threats and accusations, but their tone lower. They occasionally need for peaceful resolution of the conflict.
Even easier emotional situation in the conflict of two phlegmatic. They are more cautious and more stubborn. Their reasoning is more rational than the emotional character. In this case, is very effective intervention of the head of the enterprise , which can be confident that do not have to listen to the threat.
We think about the melancholic, because we believe that they are very rare, as the managers .
Choleric-phlegmatic, sanguine-phlegmatic. Choleric leads production sharply, loves dashing acceleration and evil braking. Production technologists and management intoxicated him, the hum of equipment and monotonous activities of the personnel allow to forget about the danger of that same competitors, which strongly racing ahead for managed by the same choleric - on our streets, we see sometimes competition competitors. Who is ahead in the prices or the amount of sales, who "lost" in the competitive thread .
The reason is an underestimate of its managerial culture, and revaluation of the managerial culture movement partners. Manager of normal managerial culture, first of all, respects the available characters production movement, because they were delivered by specialists on the basis of experience and analysis. Uncivilized create in the production or sale of a risky situation that may cause death of people or equipment .
Sanguine run more quietly, think more about the attitude to them of top managers , and on their technology, but they are often infects someone else's prowess.
They are less likely to be offended by another Manager, which is not inferior to them the way, presses to risky situations, is so close that it makes you think about the relevance of the price policy .Sanguinemore than choleric can control his emotion. Therefore, rarely loses his temper. So it seldom gets in emergencies, with the least damage.
Phlegmatic did not favor the rapid course of production, is not interested in competing in the financial circulation, more often than other psychophysiological types, gives preference to the old technology with a low-powered equipment and low level of comfort. Conducts control its production very carefully. The indifferent and the managers, and to the enterprises good. get tripped All the events on the production explains haste and carelessness.
We reviewed temperament, as the basis of the speed of mental processes control Manager lowest . Hence we can conclude that the temperamental control even at low engine speeds results in carelessness. Thistemperamental personnel management and technology is manifested in the fact that the Manager nervously and often change their decisions and commands . As soon as there appears a possibility to increase the rate of production of goods - hurry with pleasure, then comes the feeling of great satisfaction from this force, from the results of their management .likefragments, from the appearance of a competitive environment is a feeling of pride in themselves and their capabilities. In the result, the weakening of attention.
Managerial culture is largely control their emotions, which in any case should not move in the direction of the psyche. Should not be intoxication neither from nor from members nor from myself in production .
Psyche Manager should be such that he could objectively and quickly perceive the situation of production, respond to changes and in accordance with this correct movement of his business.
Most of the information comes sight by sequentially through the stages of detection, distinguishing, identification and reasoning. Imagine a typical situation, the Manager of laughs, and shuts his eyes to the technological situation is Not much detail sign the situation, he will have time to see and comprehend. Of course, we can talk about the visual acuity of his sensitivity (for example, blinding). However, we must bear in mind that the inner state of a person, his blood and intracranial pressure, also has an impact. Phlegmatic slower perceive form, contrast, but longer able to analyze a situation, in which process they reduce speed and rarely get into njt not neededcases.
Distinguish cone sharp vision (a small circle with angular size of and peripheral vision angle 120-1600, which decreases the speed increases, the intensity of management and sow production point. The most valuable information is perceived cone sharp vision . When there are high levels of technological process Manager focuses where they can receive the negatives . In these conditions it is difficult perceived recommendations employees
Concentrateattention to the associated phenomena, and at random situations - critical situations to understand the concepts of managerial culture it is necessary to emphasize one fact: the Manager should know themselves, their abilities and skills. He should be able to clearly and simply answer the question of what it is most annoying in the organizational and technological process at which the principles he builds its relations with partners on business, to release resources, even if he is in a hurry, and what factors it emotionally stabilized.
Unfortunately, the existing system of training, including in business schools . does not aim managers to know ourselves. While everyone should know the speed of reaction to physical and moral stimuli. Have a look how he reacts to envy, anger, indignation, as relates to riches, to the luxurious life of its competitors . Perhaps instead of a medical Commission with its primitive survey, a Manager must be periodically psychophysiological testing. Then there will be incentives for self-education, including through improving the managerial culture that reflects the needs of our mechanized society, and on the other hand increases the culture of the nation, because the work as a Manager is an important motivating factor in the cultural construction.
Psychology of overwork. Increase of the number of critical situations .particularlyin the dark . is the result of overwork, desire to sleep. In this case, in addition to encouraging tools, such as coffee, you can recommend autogenic training, the program of which every culture Manager can make himself. As an example, here is the text of the following training: "I never get tired, I never want to sleep at work; I'm smart, I'm strong, I will not give me fall asleep. I can fall asleep in his bed. But sitting sleep only fools ".
If such a program Manager will read aloud several times, with different voice modulations, then sleep for a while it will leave.
Psychology struggle with sleep at work should be familiar to each Manager, because monotonous technological process under the soothing even the roar of equipment for some, can serve as a lullaby.
Especially important psycho-physiological reaction of managers depends on timely change, and efficient manoeuvring. It is known that the reaction of the better choleric, slow the phlegmatic. To date, there is no way to alter phlegmatic in the choleric, or Vice versa. The case is different: each Manager, with good managerial culture, is well aware of themselves and their shortcomings, and from these positions skillfully affects the organizational and technological situation.
Many here may declare that knows itself. So I would argue that any person in certain psycho-physiological conditions, acts according to the data of their vital functions, primarily blood pressure. In addition, the management of modern production .хоч it is small business . associated with the chaotic effect on our psyche of many positive and negative factors, which, in aggregate, affect n
Etiquettehead. Several unusual combination of words. On the one hand, the Manager must be severe and exacting, and friendly. He should appreciate the time working and is not interested in their problems. If the Manager builds its work on the basis of ethical norms, it is possible to obtain considerable savings for both parties.
The work of the Manager is in constant communication with employees in the framework of norms and Regulations and job descriptions. So, much depends on the behavior of the parties. Here, neither the Manager nor the employee does not have a possibility to choose a partner. That is the dialogue is forced, which may arise sympathy, antipathy. The former may lead to a situation, oriented on personal relationships, which could result in an attempt «to bribe», as a way to avoid material, and possibly criminal liability. Dislikes same can lead to conflict. In this regard, etiquette requires respect the principle of emotional neutrality.
The Manager should not overstate the importance of his activity, authorities, private office. In any case, should not be hostility towards the employee.
Each Manager should be aware that the impact on the employee by not only through legislation and the methods of administrative influence, but also personal qualities, providing him the confidence and respect of the person. It is also important to his intellect, mentality, skills, knowledge governance mechanisms.
Another point to keep in mind Manager: follow the boundaries of good relations. This is necessary so that at the right moment to show impartiality to the interests of the case are not in conflict with the personal interests of employees.
The ability to efficiently communicate important professional quality Manager, a necessary element of its culture. Because the Manager is sometimes difficult to be polite and considerate when in front of you passes a number of people, especially if among them there are people nervous, excited, who is hearing impaired, poorly thinkers, slow in his movements.
Any interaction of the employees begins with establishing contact. If this leader You see for the first time, the special importance is the first emotional reaction, it should certainly be positive, that is, words, gestures, attention needs to be expressed if no joy, then, in any case, cordiality and it is desirable to smile.
Ability to professionally get in touch creates the basis for the success of the conversation and is an important characteristic. Contact not so much depends on what is said by one, how he keeps.
Heterogeneous mass of people consists of interesting and real violators of labor and technological discipline. Here we must be able to distinguish one from the other. We must remember that one appreciates the specificity and efficiency, direct Frank discussion that should take place only on the background of positive emotions (joy, warmth, understanding humor, smiles and perhaps even laughter). If the conversation goes on the background of negative emotions (the amount of sadness, envy, resentment, tension), - it is likely to be prolonged.
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It is essential to understand the health issues that affect your gender throughout your life as a woman. While some conditions affect both men and women, others are specific to the female reproductive system. Here are the top health problems that affect women.
Pregnancy-Related Issues Are Unfortunately Common
Maternal health problems can be diverse and affect any woman, but there are many ways to have a safer pregnancy. Some of these issues, such as gestational diabetes, are tested for during pregnancy to be treated accordingly. Other more serious conditions, like preeclampsia and hemorrhage during delivery, can be life-threatening and involve emergency care. Unfortunately, not all pregnancies are wanted or viable, so you can talk to your doctor about abortion Danville Il if you need to. The best way to maintain health during pregnancy is to go to your appointments and follow your doctor’s guidelines.
Heart Disease Is the Leading Cause of Death for Women
Cardiovascular problems can affect anyone, but women may be less likely to know their risks, despite the prevalence of heart disease. Because heart attack symptoms can present differently in men and women, you may not be aware you are experiencing one if you look for the classic chest and arm pain symptoms. In women, signs of a heart attack usually include nausea, shortness of breath, heartburn and dizziness. While leading an unhealthy lifestyle can lead to you being more susceptible to heart disease, genetics may also be a factor.
Breast Cancer Overwhelmingly Affects Women
While men can and do get breast cancer, the vast majority of sufferers are women. Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers women get, and some forms can be inherited. Luckily, there has been a lot of medical research done on breast cancer, and some simple tests can help catch it early, giving your treatment the best chance of working. It would be best to become familiar with your breast tissue and note any changes to your doctor, as well as clinical breast exams and mammograms as indicated by guidelines. If your family has a history of breast cancer, you can talk to your doctor about genetic testing to look for BRCA genes that may indicate increased susceptibility.
Depression and Anxiety Should Not Be Overlooked
Because women are subjected to sometimes intense hormonal fluctuations during menstrual cycles, pregnancy and menopause, they may be more at risk for mental health disorders. Women’s mental health should always be taken seriously, especially during vulnerable times like post-pregnancy, and effective treatments may include medication and talk therapy. It can be hard to talk about mental health, but depression and anxiety can become severe and affect your life, so any concerns should be brought up with your doctor. It is also essential to have a robust social network to help you identify any changes to your mental health and support you in your treatment.
There are many diseases and disorders that affect humans, and knowing how to look out for and possibly prevent them is crucial. By knowing these top health problems, you can arm yourself with knowledge of when to talk to your doctor.
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Common misspellings for opportunity:
- oppertunity (21%)
- oppurtunity (20%)
- oportunity (10%)
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This graph shows how "opportunity" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.
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Chaos in the world brings uneasiness, but it also allows the opportunity for creativity and growth. - Tom Barrett
The Leadership Training Institute of America is a cultural think tank providing training and opportunity in leadership development and cultural dynamics. - Michael Burgess
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UITestControl.DrawHighlight() is a very useful method (especially during debugging). It draws a blue rectangle around the UI Test Control.
- For WinMenuItems, if DrawHighlight() is called, it will click on the parent menu item to make the child menu item visible and then draw the highlight.
- For WinListItems inside a WinComboBox, if a DrawHighlight is called, it will throw a UITestControlNotFoundException. You can workaround this by explicitly clicking on the WinComboBox’s open button.
- If you have made a control hidden in Html using CSS, DrawHighlight() will draw the the blue rectangle around the control (if it can determine the bounding rectangle).
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Definition of Ellas
1. Noun. A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil.
Geographical relationships: Actium, Chaeronea, Battle Of Lepanto, Lepanto, Battle Of Leuctra, Leuctra, Mantinea, Mantineia, Battle Of Marathon, Marathon, Battle Of Navarino, Navarino, Battle Of Pharsalus, Pharsalus, Battle Of Thermopylae, Thermopylae, Balkan Wars, Bay Wreath, Laurel, Laurel Wreath, Pantheon, Trojan Horse, Wooden Horse, Hybrid, Loan-blend, Loanblend, Dithyramb, Greek, Hellenic, Hellenic Language, Paean, Pean, Torch Race, Souvlaki, Souvlakia, 17 November, Revolutionary Organization 17 November, Ela, Revolutionary People's Struggle, Midas, Sisyphus, Cacodaemon, Cacodemon, Eudaemon, Eudemon, Good Spirit, Bacchus, Choragus, Sibyl, Optative, Optative Mood
Group relationships: Common Market, Ec, Eec, Eu, Europe, European Community, European Economic Community, European Union, Nato, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Generic synonyms: Balkan Country, Balkan Nation, Balkan State
Terms within: Achaea, Aegina, Aigina, Chios, Khios, Cyclades, Kikladhes, Dhodhekanisos, Dodecanese, Doris, Lesbos, Lesvos, Mytilene, Rhodes, Rodhos, Crete, Kriti, Ithaca, Ithaki, Athos, Mount Athos, Athens, Athinai, Capital Of Greece, Greek Capital, Actium, Attica, Corinth, Korinthos, Argos, Delphi, Mycenae, Epirus, Laconia, Nemea, Boeotia, Salonica, Salonika, Thessalonica, Thessaloniki, Stagira, Stagirus, Thessalia, Thessaly, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Peloponnesian Peninsula, Peloponnesus, Lemnos, Limnos, Mount Olympus, Mt. Olympus, Olimbos, Olympus, Liakoura, Mount Parnassus, Parnassus, Gulf Of Aegina, Saronic Gulf
Group relationships: Europe
Member holonyms: Greek, Hellene, Grecian
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1. Who's who in America by Marquis Who's Who, Inc (1901)
"ellas E. Dodge; academic ed n in Troy, NY; m. Harriet S. Payne, May 30, 1877. In editorial charge local Associated Press Bureau, New York, 1887-91; ..."
2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1905)
"He introduced a deed dated 15th February, 1875, from ellas Maness, under whom the ... The aforesaid conveyance from ellas to Thomas W. Maness described the ..."
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Publication: Research - peer-review › Journal article – Annual report year: 2011
We present a process-based approach to estimate residency and behavior from uncertain and temporally correlated movement data collected with electronic tags. The estimation problem is formulated as a hidden Markov model (HMM) on a spatial grid in continuous time, which allows straightforward implementation of barriers to movement. Using the grid to explicitly resolve space, location estimation can be supplemented by or based entirely on environmental data (e.g. temperature, daylight). The HMM method can therefore analyze any type of electronic tag data. The HMM computes the joint posterior probability distribution of location and behavior at each point in time. With this, the behavioral state of the animal can be associated to regions in space, thus revealing migration corridors and residence areas. We demonstrate the inferential potential of the method by analyzing satellite-linked archival tag data from a southern bluefin tuna Thunnus maccoyii where longitudinal coordinates inferred from daylight are supplemented by latitudinal information in recorded sea surface temperatures.
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Athena, Greek Goddess
of Wisdom and Craftsmanship
Greek goddess Athena is usually portrayed as one of the most benevolent goddesses . .
.strong, fair, and merciful.
Athena is known
as one of the three virgin goddesses, referred to as virgin because they were able to
remain independent, unswayed by the spells of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and the
consequent pull of marriage and motherhood. Romance
and marriage did not feature in Athena's mythology. In Greek mythology Athena was, in
essence, the prototype of the contemporary "career woman".
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The birth of the Greek goddess Athena was more than unusual, it
was truly amazing!
It was the headache to end all headaches! Zeus, the mighty king of
the Olympian deities, regretted having swallowed his first wife, Metis. When Zeus had
learned that she was pregnant, he feared that she was carrying the son that had been
prophesied to supplant him on the throne.
Though swallowing Metis had seemed a good idea
at the time, it was now causing him great suffering which eventually proved to be totally
Ready to risk anything to get rid of the pain that tormented him,
he allowed one of the other gods to split open his head, and . . . Voila!
Out came, not the son he feared, but a beautiful full-grown daughter,
dressed in golden battle armor, who instantly became the "apple of her
A motherless child, the goddess Athena quickly became his favorite.
Athena was the only one of his children that Zeus ever entrusted with his magic shield and
the secret of where his lightening bolts were stored.
The goddess Athena remained his constant ally and fierce protector,
promoting his interests, serving as his advisor.
Although usually depicted holding a spear, her golden helmet pushed back to reveal her
elegant beauty, the Greek goddess Athena was known more for her role as judge, diplomat,
and mediator than for actually fighting in battle. Her
decisions were renowned for their fairness and compassion.
The goddess Athena was a superb strategist and many of the Greek myths recount
tales of her help given to various gods, goddesses, and heroes as they went into battle or
faced seemingly impossible tests.
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Although she was widely known in one of her roles as
"Athena Goddess of War", it was as a mediator and a planner that she excelled. She always worked to prevent war, but once war had
been joined the goddess Athena fought efficiently for her side.
To prevent the Trojan War
Athena descended from Olympus and walked between the two armies, making both
sides swear oaths to keep the peace. Unfortunately a Trojan soldier named
Pandaros, in an act of great cowardice, violated his oath and let loose his
arrow, thus starting the Trojan War. Athena, Goddess of strategy, expressed
her displeasure by helping the other side to emerge victorious. Remember the
Trojan Horse? Just one of Athena's great ideas!
The Greek goddess Athena championed many heroes, offering them her advice and protection,
helping them to win their battles. In one of
her most famous adventures Athena would assume the shape of various men, women, and
children to guide the wandering Odysseus. Her protection allowed the suffering hero to
finally return safely to his home and family. Nike, the goddess who personified Winged
Victory, often accompanied the goddess Athena. Not
surprising, since "Athena, Goddess of War" never lost a battle.
Other women, however, seldom feature as allies in the stories
of Athena who seems to have been firmly accepted as part of the patriarchy.
The most notable exception was her childhood
friend, a girl called Pallas. The two, both tomboyish, were inseparable as children,
practicing their fighting skills and sharing playful adventures. Once during a practice session, according to Greek
mythology Athena accidentally wounded Pallas. The injury eventually proved fatal. In deep
grief over the loss of her friend, Athena took Pallas' name to add to hers. Thereafter she was often referred to as Pallas
Athena, in honor of her childhood friend.
The Greek goddess Athena was frequently called upon to settle
disputes between the gods or various mortals. "Athena Goddess of Wisdom" was
known for her superb logic and intellect. Her
decisions were usually well-considered, highly ethical, and seldom motivated by
self-interest. Not only the goddess Athena's
decisions demonstrate her wisdom, but they revealed her great compassion as well.
Once, when a man called Teiresias accidentally walked in upon
the goddess Athena while she was bathing (an act usually punished by death), Athena took
pity on the poor mortal. Not wishing his
death, she instead covered his eyes with her hands, thus simultaneously blinding him and
giving him "inner sight", i.e., the gift of prophecy. As a result he became one of the most revered
oracles in ancient Greece.
The Greek goddess Athena identified with the patriarchy and usually
cast her power and support on their side during any dispute. In the first jury trial in recorded history, she
cast the deciding vote to acquit Orestes of the murdering his mother to avenge his
father's death. Athena was persuaded by
Apollo's argument in Orestes' defense that the death of a mother was of less importance
than a father's death since the woman simply nurtured the seed while it was actually the
man who planted it.
Motherless herself, the
goddess Athena usually placed patriarchal principles above maternal bonds.
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Logical by nature, the goddess Athena rarely lost her cool.
One exception where she became "hot-headed" and again sided with the male
power structure, is told in the story of Arachne, a young mortal woman who challenged
Athena to a contest to see who was the best weaver. The goddess Athena was not at all
upset about being challenged by a mortal and fairly judged Arachne's creation to be as
flawless as her own.
But the subject matter of Arachne's tapestry offended her greatly for Arachne had depicted
the amorous and adulterous adventures of Zeus, Athena's father. Livid that Arachne would
dare to mock authority in such a way, Athena slashed the tapestry to shreds and drove
Arachne to hang herself. When she had quieted
her emotions, Athena took pity on the poor woman and let her live on by transforming her
into a spider, weaving her beautiful webs for eternity.
goddess of many talents, "Athena Goddess of Crafts" was an expert artisan
herself. The goddess Athena was celebrated as the patron of weavers, potters,
goldsmiths, sculptors, musicians, and horsemen.Athena
was credited with the invention of the yoke and the bridle, the sailing ship, and the
flute and trumpet.
name of the Greek goddess Athena remains with us to this day since Athens, Greece, was
named in her honor, in appreciation of her gift to them, the olive tree. The goddess
Athena is recognized as the protector of cities.
than any other of the Greek goddesses , Athena remains a symbol of civilization, useful
knowledge, noble reasoning, logic and wisdom. The goddess Athena reminds us that we can
successfully use our intellect and creativity in the pursuit of any goal we choose.
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Almost one in six children in England were refused a place at their first choice of secondary school this year, rising to one in three in London and its suburbs.
Government figures published today show nearly 92,000 11-year-olds – 16.8% of the 547,000 children who applied to start secondary school this September – did not get into the school their parents wanted. Across London and Greater London, 34% were rejected from their top choice secondary school.
The figures, which confirm the picture revealed in Education Guardian's survey earlier this month, are an improvement on last year when 18% of children across England and 35.5% in Greater London were refused their first choice. Pressure on school places was eased this year by falling numbers of children in the age group.
Families were told last week which school had accepted their children. More than 93% of children were offered a place at one of their chosen schools, with 8.4% being offered a place at their second choice school.
The figures are the first since a code was brought in last year to make admissions fairer. It was aimed at stopping schools selecting pupils on the basis of personal information about families' backgrounds.
Sarah McCarthy-Fry, the schools minister, said the code had transformed the admissions system. "We have outlawed unfair and covert admission practices that disadvantaged low-income families and increased social segregation," she said.
But the Liberal Democrat children's spokesperson, Annette Brooke, said some children were missing out because schools were good in some areas, but not in others. She said: "While such huge variations in school performance persist across small areas, it is inevitable that 'good' schools will be oversubscribed and that some pupils will lose out.
"Those parents who have not managed to get their children into any of their preferred schools are going to feel incredibly disappointed and, once again, we are likely to see many of them coming forward to appeal."
Nick Gibb, the Conservative schools spokesman, said the figures showed that England did not have enough good schools. "The government will not give teachers the power they need to keep order, will not give them the power they need to search for dangerous items, and will not give heads the power they need over pay and conditions to attract and keep great teachers in poorer areas.
"At the moment, so many parents are disappointed, including up to a third of those in London, because there are simply too few schools judged to be of good quality. We will change this."
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Genetic engineering technology is rapidly improving and genome wide genetic engineering could become a reality within 10-20 years. It could be possible to replicate in humans the longevity genes and cancer immunity in certain animals.
The longest lived mammal is the bowhead whales. Some confirmed sources estimate bowhead whales to have lived at least to 211 years of age.
Cell Reports Journal - Insights into the Evolution of Longevity from the Bowhead Whale Genome
The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is estimated to live over 200 years and is possibly the longest-living mammal. These animals should possess protective molecular adaptations relevant to age-related diseases, particularly cancer. Researchers report the sequencing and comparative analysis of the bowhead whale genome and two transcriptomes from different populations. Analysis identified genes under positive selection and bowhead-specific mutations in genes linked to cancer and aging. In addition, we identify gene gain and loss involving genes associated with DNA repair, cell-cycle regulation, cancer, and aging. Their results expand our understanding of the evolution of mammalian longevity and suggest possible players involved in adaptive genetic changes conferring cancer resistance. Researcher also found potentially relevant changes in genes related to additional processes, including thermoregulation, sensory perception, dietary adaptations, and immune response. The data has been made available online (http://www.bowhead-whale.org) to facilitate research in this long-lived species.
The bowhead whales can grow 14 meters (46 ft) to 18 meters (59 ft) in length. This thick-bodied species can weigh from 75 tonnes (74 long tons; 83 short tons) to 100 tonnes (98 long tons; 110 short tons).
Some species of sponges in the ocean near Antarctica are thought to be ten millennia old.
Specimens of the black coral genus Leiopathes are among the oldest continuously living organisms on the planet: around 4,265 years old.
The giant barrel sponge Xestospongia muta is one of the longest-lived animals, with the largest specimens in the Caribbean estimated to be in excess of 2,300 years.
The black coral Antipatharia in the Gulf of Mexico may live more than 2000 years.
The Antarctic sponge Cinachyra antarctica has an extremely slow growth rate in the low temperatures of the Southern Ocean. One specimen has been estimated to be 1,550 years old.
A specimen, "Ming" of the Icelandic Cyprine Arctica islandica (also known as an ocean quahog), a mollusk, was found to have lived 507 years. Another specimen had a recorded life span of 374 years.
Some koi fish have reportedly lived more than 200 years, the oldest being Hanako, who died at an age of 226 years on July 7, 1977
Rougheye rockfish - 205 years old
Orange roughy, also known as Deep Sea Perch, can live up to 149 years.
The maximum life-span of the freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) may be 210–250 years.
Specimens of the Red Sea Urchin, Strongylocentrotus franciscanus, have been found to be over 200 years old
Adwaita, an Aldabra giant tortoise, died at an estimated age of 255 in March 2006 in Alipore Zoo, Kolkata, India. If verified, it will have been the oldest terrestrial animal in the world.
Tu'i Malila, a radiated tortoise, died at an age of 188 years in May 1965, at the time the oldest verified vertebrate.
Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise living on the island of Saint Helena, is reported to be about 183 years old, and may therefore be the oldest currently living terrestrial animal if the claim is true.
Harriet, a Galápagos tortoise, died at the age of 175 years in June 2006.
Timothy, a Greek tortoise, died at an age of 160 years in April 2004
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Have you ever thought that prayer didn't work for you? What about times when it seemed so hard to pray? All of us feel this way from time to time but don't give up just yet.
One day the Holy Spirit showed me something about the life of a praying man of God in the Bible. His name was Daniel. We would call Daniel a great man of God, favored by the Lord, and a spiritual prayer warrior. When you read his testimony, however, there was a time when he prayed and heard nothing. He probably felt that prayer wasn't working for him either.
Daniel describes a time when he prayed for twenty-one days and heard nothing. He was fasting, praying, and seeking God with everything in him. I am sure Daniel was getting hit in his mind with all kinds of thoughts and imaginations. Like us, he was probably getting discouraged, having difficulties staying focused, and tempted to give up and quit. Nevertheless, Daniel stayed the course.
Something awesome happened on his twenty-first day of prayer. Daniel had an angelic encounter that explained what was going on.
"In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three whole weeks. I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine into my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three" whole weeks were fulfilled. And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel, I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, a man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with pure gold of Uphaz: his body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as flaming torches, and his arms and his feet like unto burnished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude." (Daniel 10:2-6)
It was not the supernatural divine encounter that impresses us, as awesome as that was. What impresses us is what the angel told Daniel.
"Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel; for from the first day that thou didst set thy heart to understand and to humble thyself before thy God, thy words were heard: and I have come for thy words' sake" (Daniel 10:12).
The angel told Daniel his prayers were heard from the very first day he set his heart to pray. Daniel did not know that. All Daniel could feel was the warfare. This is the same thing that happens to us. We pray, hear nothing, and wonder why we cannot hear the voice of God.
There are some powerful lessons here for every prayer warrior: God hears your prayers, sometimes your prayers are resisted by demonic principalities and powers, and the main lesson, is never giving up because your answer is on the way.
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Apostle Jonas Clark
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A CAMPAIGN calling for more powers to be devolved to the region is to begin on Yorkshire Day tomorrow.
New political party Yorkshire First and pressure group The Yorkshire Devolution Movement are teaming up for the initiative, called 'The pledge for Yorkshire'.
But there was a mixed reaction to the move among Bradford's political parties.
The leader of Yorkshire First, Richard Carter, said there was a strong case for more devolution to Yorkshire.
He said: "It has a similar population to Scotland and an economy almost double that of Wales, and it’s about time Yorkshire had similar powers."
Mr Carter said they were planning to get as many people to sign the pledge as possible over the coming weeks and months, to put pressure on Westminster's political parties.
He said: "Although it is developed by Yorkshire First, we hope people of all parties and none will sign it to demand that Yorkshire has a voice."
Bradford Council leader, Councillor David Green (Lab), backed the call for greater devolution of powers.
He said: "I think there's a lot of rhetoric about more devolution to the regions. I think the more pressure that is brought by everybody onto the national political parties the better, to ensure that we see the movement from rhetoric into delivery."
Cllr Green said some powers had already been devolved to bodies such as the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA), formed last year, and the Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).
He added: "But it's also evident that there are some in Whitehall who are struggling with the concept so the more people who are raising this issue of devolution, the better."
Councillor Glen Miller, Conservative group leader, said: "I think more and more is being devolved to the regions. Everybody wants more, but to be fair, we have seen definite devolution here with this coalition government."
And Councillor Jeanette Sunderland, Liberal Democrat group leader, said she was in favour of devolution, but only if it was to democratic organisations, rather than unelected bodies such as WYCA and the LEP.
Cllr Sunderland said by reducing the number of councillors, the region could make room for some kind of Yorkshire Assembly.
She said: "The current system - of devolution without democracy - is not good enough."
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Some of the most important events and most prominent figures in the labor movement bear strong connections to the Village and East Village. Without these courageous individuals, or the events connected to them, we might never have had fair wages, better working conditions, or the right to collective bargaining. Below are a few standout homes and locations from our Civil Rights and Social Justice Map that highlight some of these pioneering individuals and impactful events from labor history in our midst.
Clara Lemlich Residence, 278 East 3rd Street
The month of March is now celebrated worldwide as Women’s History Month, but it originated right here in Greenwich Village with the New York shirtwaist strike of 1909. The first International Women’s Day was celebrated to commemorate the anniversary of the strike, and Women’s History Month is celebrated in March to correspond with this date. The New York shirtwaist strike of 1909 was led by 23 year old Clara Lemlich, who took to the stage at Cooper Union on November 22, 1909, to call for thousands of shirtwaist factory workers to go on strike to demand better working conditions and higher wages. As a garment worker, she made a name for herself among her fellow workers, leading several strikes and challenging the predominantly male leadership in the industry. Clara Lemlich was born in the Russian Empire (now Ukraine) and immigrated to the United States with her family in 1904. Census data from 1910 indicates that she lived at 278 E 3rd Street with her parents and six siblings (that tenement appears to have been combined with the adjacent tenement at 280 East 3rd Street into one building which now uses the 280 East 3rd Street address, but the original building appears to still exist behind the more modern combined façade).
Clara was one of thousands of young immigrant women working in the city’s garment industry. Before migrating to midtown in the 1920s, the garment industry was centered around present-day NoHo and Lower East Side, both crowded immigrant neighborhoods. Garment workers usually worked in terrible conditions, for long hours, and very little pay to support their families. The 1909 strike brought attention to their plight and was supported by the Women’s Trade Union League. The WTUL was founded in 1903 to support the efforts of women to organize labor unions and to eliminate sweatshop conditions. Tragically, less than two years after the strike, the deadliest industrial disaster in the country’s history occurred when 146 workers died in a fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. The disaster led to legislation requiring safety standards and helped spur the growth of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU), which fought for better conditions for factory workers. Clara Lemlich became involved with the ILGWU. After being blacklisted for her labor union work, she devoted herself to the campaign for women’s suffrage, founding the Wage Earner’s Suffrage League, a working-class alternative to middle-class suffrage organizations.
Emma Goldman Residence, 208 East 13th Street
Born in Kovno, Lithuania (then a part of the Russian Empire) in 1869, Emma Goldman was a political activist and writer who supported a wide range of controversial causes, including free speech, birth control, women’s equality, union organization, and workers’ rights. The Federal Bureau of Investigation considered her one of the most dangerous women in the country. She moved to the United States with her sister and lived worked in Rochester, New York. In 1889 she left Rochester (and a husband) for New York City. Here she met prominent anarchists Johann Most and Alexander Berkman. Goldman and Berkman would form a lifelong relationship, as both friends and lovers.
In 1903, she moved into the tenement at 208 East 13th Street. It was here where she published a monthly periodical, Mother Earth, that served as a forum for anarchist ideas and a venue for radical artists and writers. The Mother Earth magazine hosted a Masquerade Ball at Webster Hall in 1906, which was broken up by the police. Goldman continued her activism, and was arrested in 1917 for protesting the draft. In 1919, she was deported to Russia with approximately 250 other alien radicals.
The Masses, 91 Greenwich Avenue
From 1913 until 1917, ‘The Masses’, a radical magazine that blended art and politics, was published monthly at 91 Greenwich Avenue (the building has since been demolished). Founded in 1911 by Piet Vlag, a socialist immigrant from the Netherlands, the publication moved to this location in 1913. The magazine was edited by Max Eastman, founder of the Men’s League for Women’s Suffrage and often called the most famous radical in America. Contributors included influential figures of the day, such as John Reed (who would go on to write Ten Days That Shook the World), Mary Heaton Vorse (the premier labor journalist of her time), Carl Sandburg, Upton Sinclair, Sherwood Anderson, Dorothy Day, Helen Keller, Amy Lowell, John Sloan, and Robert Henri. They all infused ‘The Masses’ with an overwhelming enthusiasm for social justice and change. The magazine supported progressive positions on issues like unionization and ending sweatshop labor, freedom of speech, racial equality, reproductive rights, and women’s suffrage.
The Masses reported on most major labor struggles of the day such as the Paint Creek-Cabin Creek strike of 1912 (a coal miners’ strike in West Virginia), the Patterson Silk strike of 1913 (a work stoppage involving silk mill workers in New Jersey), and the Ludlow, Colorado massacre of 1914 (an attack on coal miners and their families by the Colorado National Guard). After the passage of the Espionage Act, which prohibited interference with foreign relations, the magazine attempted to comply with the new regulations in order to remain eligible for shipment by the U.S. Postal Service. Despite the attempts, the government identified “treasonable material” in the August 1917 issue and brought charges against Eastman and several of his colleagues. They went to trial, twice, but with jurors unable to reach a verdict, both ended in a mistrial. Though Eastman and his colleagues at ‘The Masses’ were not convicted, the November/December issue would be the magazine’s last. Despite having been suppressed a century ago, ‘The Masses’ continues to serve as an example for other radical publications.
Labor Lyceum, 64 East 4th Street
The building at 64 E 4th Street (visible to the right in the historic photo) was once home to the Labor Lyceum, which was a center for workers’ classes, lectures, and social gatherings. It housed ‘The Volkszeitung’, a German language workers’ newspaper. It was also where the International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union was founded in 1900. In 1910, the largest labor strike in the U.S. to date began here, when the Int’l Ladies’ Garment Workers Union descended upon the building as a part of the Cloakworkers strike. Just one of many locations in New York City with ties to Labor History, the building now houses the IATI Theater, a performing arts venue featuring Latino theater, music, dance, and workshops.
Webster Hall, 125 East 11th Street
In its early years, Webster Hall developed a reputation as a center of leftist, anarchist, and union political activity. By the 1910s and 1920s, it had become famous for its masquerade balls which attracted the bohemians of the Village and beyond. During prohibition it became a speakeasy. Gay and lesbian Villagers attended parties of accepting organizations like the Liberal Club. Webster Hall was designated a New York City Landmark in 2007 and according to the Landmarks Preservation Commission report, it is “one of the New York City’s most historically and culturally significant large nineteenth-century assembly halls”
On March 25, 1911, the deadliest industrial disaster in U.S. history occurred at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in the building at 23-29 Washington Place. The fire killed 146 workers, predominantly recent Jewish and Italian immigrant women aged 16 to 23. The factory was located on the eighth, ninth, and tenth floors of the Asch Building, now known as the Brown Building. The death toll was so high because of a common practice at the time – locking the doors to the exits to prevent workers from taking unauthorized breaks. The incident led to legislation requiring improved factory safety standards and led to the development of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union. Frances Perkins, a witness to the fire, dedicated her life to improving working conditions for all people, and she became the first female cabinet member when President Roosevelt appointed her Secretary of Labor in 1933. The building survived the fire, and has been designated a National Historic Landmark and a New York City Landmark.
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President Lyndon B. Johnson (2nd L) signs the Medicare bill July 30, 1965, at the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Mo. Former President Harry S. Truman (2nd R), first lady Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Johnson (L) and former first lady Bess Truman (R) look on. File Photo courtesy the White House Press Office
July 30 (BP) — On this date in history:
In 1619, in Jamestown, Va., the first elected legislative assembly in the New World — the House of Burgesses — convened in the choir loft of the town’s church.
In 1729, Baltimore, Md., was founded.
In 1930, Uruguay won the World Cup soccer tournament.
In 1932, Walt Disney released his first color cartoon, “Flowers and Trees,” made in three-color Technicolor.
In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare into law, dedicating it to former President Harry Truman, who “planted the seeds of compassion.” Some 40 years later, President George W. Bush would sign a Medicare reform law, the largest overhaul of the program in its history.
In 1971,the lunar module Falcon of the Apollo 15 mission landed on the moon.
File Photo by David R. Scott/NASA
In 1974, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, by a vote of 21-17, approved a third article of impeachment against U.S. President Richard Nixon, charging him with ignoring congressional subpoenas. Nixon resigned — just over a week later — before he could be impeached.
In 1975, former Teamsters Union President Jimmy Hoffa was last seen outside a suburban Detroit restaurant. He was declared dead in 1982.
Jimmy Hoffa (R) is pictured here in 1961. BP File Photo
In 2009, Britain, Australia and Romania pulled their remaining forces from Iraq, leaving the United States and its almost 130,000 troops as the sole remnant of the 2003 multinational invading coalition.
In 2010, more than 1,500 people were reported dead after Pakistan was wracked by record rainfall and massive flooding. Officials said 4 million people had been displaced.
In 2013, a military judge found Pfc. Bradley Manning, who released hundreds of thousands of classified U.S. military and diplomatic documents to the WikiLeaks website, guilty of violating the Espionage Act and other offenses but acquitted him on a charge of aiding the enemy. Manning was later sentenced to 35 years in prison, with the possibility of parole in eight years, and officially changed his first name to Chelsea. President Barack Obama pardoned her in 2016, and she was released in 2017.
In 2020, NASA launched the most advanced Mars rover yet — the Perseverance — with technology and tools to find signs of life on the Red Planet.
File Photo by Joe Marino/BP
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The General Court of the CJEU has ruled in Teva v the European Medicines Agency (Case T-140/12) that a second, similar, orphan medicinal product that has been granted orphan designation for the same indication as the first is entitled to an independent 10-year period of orphan market exclusivity when it has been approved independently from the first authorised orphan medicinal product.
In this case, imatinib (Glivec) was granted orphan status and received a marketing authorisation in 2001. It therefore benefited from market exclusivity until 2011 for similar products for the same indication. Subsequently, Novartis developed another similar product, nilotinib (Tasigna), which also obtained an orphan designation on the basis that it could provide significant benefit for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukaemia ("CML") because it might improve the long-term outcome of the patients in comparison to the existing products which included imatinib. A marketing authorisation for Tasigna was granted in 2007, during the marketing exclusivity of Glivec. Because imatinib and nilotinib were similar medicinal products and were both indicated for CML, it was necessary for consent to be given for the authorisation of Tasigna by the holder of the authorisation for Glivec (the same company, Novartis), as required by Regulation No 141 / 2000 governing orphan medicinal products.
The data exclusivity period of Tasigna for CML does not expire until 2017 and so was still in place at the time that Teva made a marketing authorisation application for generic imatinib. This application was therefore rejected by the EMA on this basis that imatinib was a similar product indicated for the same indication (CML). In dispute of this, Teva argued before the General Court that the second authorisation, for nilotinib, as a similar second generation product for the same indication was not entitled to a new period of data exclusivity. If this was not the case, imatinib would effectively be getting an additional period of marketing exclusivity amounting to six years.
Dismissing the action against the EMA's decision, the General Court has confirmed that the 10-year market exclusivity for orphan medicinal products is different to the 8+2 year regime of regulatory data exclusivity. The regulator must not grant a marketing authorisation for a similar product for the same indication as an orphan medicinal product which has been given marketing authorisation for 10 years from the grant of that marketing authorisation. This applies regardless of the effect on an earlier product for which market exclusivity may have expired. This is justified, in the Court's judgment, by the purpose of the Regulation as an encouragement to investment in research and development of orphan medicinal products.
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If you are having a secret, it can be revealed so easily
Everyone has secrets. Some people are mysterious and can live their life with their face masked to socialize. But people who live among us are sometimes hiding the truths about their life, the facts that can harm their social and professional life. Some secrets die with the people and never come out on the surface of life. But now the scientists have found a way to tell if you have a dark secret.
According to a new study, it can be identified if a person is hiding something in his or her head. Researchers from the University of Maryland have discovered that people with dark secrets will often make changes in their language and behavior when messaging friends or relatives online.
These new findings can become one of the most innovative technologies in future which can tell automatically if the message in your inbox is a lie or a truth.
To select the participants for the study, researchers from the Maryland in College Park reached out to people who possessed a huge secret.
The researcher set a bar to qualify the participants. To take part in the study, the persons had to have a dark secret that cold damage their professional and personal life.
The researcher had selected the participants who were hiding secrets like sexual inclination, medical conditions, disloyalty – and one woman was successfully running a phone sex company at her home without giving the slightest knowledge about it to her family.
Over 1,000 people filled out the basic questionnaire. Out of 1,000 applications, 179 met the requirements and only 61 participated in the study.
One of the researchers Yla Tausczik said, “Secrets are inherently social. We often withhold important events, thoughts, or emotions from others to maintain ongoing social relationships.”
Tausczik said, “With the archival nature of emails and other social media, it is now possible to examine the actual social network and communication patterns as a secret unfolded. It is also possible to tap into the language markers of psychological states (such as self-focus, sense-making, and emotions) and of social dynamics.”
Ms. Tausczik and her team of researchers examined the language in more than 59,000 messages.
They noted that people hiding secrets are inclined to become more socially active, and will typically send much longer messages than those who have no secrets to hide.
The researchers noticed that on average, participants send around 1.14 emails per month to people who were not aware of their secret, compared to 0.67 in the time before they possessed the secret.
“Trends in the length of emails and their response time during the secret period lend further support to the hypervigilance hypothesis,” the researchers explained.
The study concluded that people who hide secrets tend to respond faster to their emails than the people who have nothing to hide. The numbers were around 13.1 hours before they had anything to hide compared to 4.96 hours later. Those messages will probably have more negative emotional words, such as “hurt” or “tired”.
“Although it was hypothesized that secret keepers might withdraw or distance themselves from contacts as a consequence of the emotional stress of secrets, the data do not support this hypothesis. Instead, the results provide preliminary evidence for the hypervigilance hypothesis, in which secret keepers focus more on social relationships in general,” the report concluded.
The team of the researchers from the University of Maryland will present its findings in Germany later this month.
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I just think these are the coolest birds, the Turkey Vulture. I am often asked what one critter have I not photographed that I want to. Obviously I’ve photographed the Turkey Vulture but never on a nest. I day a paper presented on these misunderstood birds long ago and say some cool images of their nest life and have always wanted to spend a season at a nest ever since. Where most look at birds like the Robin to signal the coming of spring, I look to the TV migrating up the Eastern Sierra. The one factoid I love about TVs is, they use more calories to perch then they do to fly. That’s pretty darn cool!
Then there is that red head, I just love it! It has a very specific biological reason, it’s all about cleanliness. Vultures stick their heads in places where heads shouldn’t go, into gooey, gory, parts of dead things eating stuff that smell alone would knock us off. Because of that, they have no feathers on their heads so they can keep clean easier. That’s cool evolution! North America has three in vultures, the Turkey, Black and California Condor. Other then the condor, vultures tend to be ignored even though they are not only cool, but an important part of our wild heritage. Some populations in North America have suffered some server decline in the last decade. If you have the opportunity, give them a little of your time. You might just find them like me, pretty darn cool! Photos taken with D4 w/600VR.
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Analytical chemistry is the study of the separation, identification, and quantification of the chemical components of natural and artificial materials. Qualitative analysis gives an indication of the identity of the chemical species in the sample and quantitative analysis determines the amount of...
technique for separating and identifying mixtures that are or can be colored, especially pigment
A pigment is a material that changes the color of reflected or transmitted light as the result of wavelength-selective absorption. This physical process differs from fluorescence, phosphorescence, and other forms of luminescence, in which a material emits light.Many materials selectively absorb...
s. This can also be used in secondary or primary colors in ink experiments. This method has been largely replaced by thin layer chromatography
Thin layer chromatography
Thin layer chromatography is a chromatography technique used to separate mixtures. Thin layer chromatography is performed on a sheet of glass, plastic, or aluminum foil, which is coated with a thin layer of adsorbent material, usually silica gel, aluminium oxide, or cellulose...
, however it is still a powerful teaching tool. Two-way paper chromatography, also called two-dimensional chromatography
Two-dimensional chromatography is a type of chromatographic technique in which the injected sample is separated by passing through two different separation stages. This is done by injecting the eluent from the first column onto a second column...
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There are many different ways a women can be irregular for as many different reasons, and it can be very confusing when it happens.
The most common type of irregular period is Anovulation
or a cycle is which a women does not ovulate. This is frequentely the cause of a missed period.
problem , extreame weight loss
or gain, poor diet, high stress
, emotional trauma, illness , strenuous physical exercise are the usual suspect, behind occational anovulatory cycles.
Take BARK OF MANGO TREE 40 gms,
OLD JAGGERY 40 gms
Pound and mix in half litre drinking water, boil and reduce it to half. Filter and drink. Irregularity in menstrution is eliminated.
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ARTIST BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION:
Jon Barlow Hudson received both his Bachelor and Master of Fine Arts degrees from the California Institute of the Arts. He has
worked around the world in various mediums. Please visit his web site at http://www.hudsonsculpture.com
ETRUSCAN MAENAD: MOTHER BEAR 2011
Some time ago I visited the beautiful stone amphitheatre and museum among the Etruscan ruins at Fiesole, overlooking Florance, Italy. Within the museum I came across a very small bronze votive figurine, around 12 cm./5 “ high. It is without head and arms yet is one of the most timeless sculptures I have ever seen. It is figurative yet abstract, historic, yet it could be of a young lass walking a
fashion runway today. An amazing little sculpture! So much so that I was inspired to work with the various characteristics that hiking up to their hill-top communities I suppose.
As I have studied other figurative sculptures from around the world I have seen aspects of this little figurine in many different places, from different time periods and cultures. It must be the universal feminine form, of both person and sculpture: thus the inspiration for my sculpture here at the Andres Institute on Big Bear Mt., which is referenced in the title: MOTHER BEAR.
After having seen the sculptures installed throughout the park here on the mountainside, we then went to see the available stone and when I noticed this block of Jet Mist off on a pile in the distance, I knew immediately what was hiding inside that I could reveal in the allotted three weeks time of the symposium. This hillside brought to mind the ancient Etruscan environment and the site that was available is perfect for such a personage to stand in contemplation of the valley and community below. This sculpture is a celebration of the eternal feminine.
In the case of this sculpture, I have only polished certain areas, leaving the working process visible in others. One could have polished the whole thing, but there is simply not enough time and in any case, I prefer to have various contrasting textures in my sculptures.
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Huntington’s Disease Treatment in Orlando, FL
Imagine having your ability to speak, walk, think, and your personality deteriorate just as you reach your peak. Sadly this isn’t a hypothetical; it’s reality for people with Huntington’s disease—a genetic, neurocognative disorder in which the gradual deterioration of neurons consumes a person’s ability to live.
What is Huntington’s Disease?
Huntington’s disease (HD) is not a contracted infection; it’s a genetic condition. Technically speaking, everybody carries the gene responsible for creating Huntington’s disease. However, it requires a parent to carry—and pass along—the expansion gene. This genetic “plug-in” allows your “molecular software” to run Huntington’s.
However, for the 30,000 or so people living with Huntington’s disease in the United States and the estimated quarter-of-a-million at risk, Huntington’s disease is a life-changing diagnosis.
The main area affected is called the basal ganglia, a small part of the brain responsible for muscle movements. A hallmark characteristic of Huntington’s disease is the degradation of fine motor skills into jerky, course movements. Chorea—a condition that causes uncontrolled “dance-like” movements of the body—is also a common early symptom of Huntington’s disease.
Stages and Symptoms of Huntington’s Disease
Huntington’s disease progression can span from 10-years to over twenty, it depends on the individual case. Juvenile HD typically progresses at an accelerated pace compared with adult-onset HD. Regardless, this debilitating condition usually follows three stages.
The first stage can begin anywhere between age 30 and 50 (adult HD). Involuntary movements (chorea) are a common first symptom as are increased clumsiness. Mental issues and problem-solving issues arrive in the first stage as well. Difficulty problem-solving, mood changes, as well as depression are not uncommon. Sufferers of Huntington’s disease will typically experience reduced productivity at work, school, and home during this first stage.
The second stage symptoms ramp up in intensity. The difficulty with problem solving can advance to large cognitive and reasoning errors/problems. Chorea and other motor problems like walking issues become exaggerated, impairing daily life and—in some cases—requiring the special care of physical therapists to help slow the physical progression of Huntington’s. Speech is usually affected greatly in the second stage; it can become slurred and present with difficulty swallowing. Everyday activities will start to seem arduous at best.
In the third and final stage, those with Huntington’s disease are entirely dependent on others for survival. They can no longer walk or talk. Chorea may intensify or may finally stop depending upon the individual patient. Death is imminent, though not from HD itself. Those with Huntington’s disease typically succumb to a secondary symptom of the disease, most commonly choking.
Treatment for Huntington’s Disease
Sadly treatment for Huntington’s is limited to supportive care and medication to help manage the symptoms such as depression and chorea. Huntington’s disease has no known cure at this time.
However, is available for those at risk. Some people chose to know if they will develop Huntington’s disease early and make future choices with their disease in mind, while others prefer not to know. There is also prenatal genetic testing where fertilized eggs can be tested for the gene expander, signaling Huntington’s disease. In-vitro fertilization—developed to treat infertility—is another option, making certain the soon to be a child will not develop Huntington’s disease.
While Huntington’s disease is a life-changing diagnosis, there are support groups and care facilities designed to help you get the most out of life, in the here and now.
Request more information about Huntington’s disease treatment today. Call (407) 456-8082 or contact Dr. Asim Rahman online.
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The War on Business has been unrelenting during this administration, and with a little more than two years left (and the love affair of executive orders), the battles will become more intense. The issue is clear. Currently, the dream of a “fair” society is where people get paid for not working and those that dare excel are summarily punished.
Such a society will be doomed and by definition, has to blaze a trail of destruction in route to Armageddon….i.e. Think back to the breadlines in the USSR. Think about being so broke, a nation would consider selling a national treasure like the Acropolis. Think lost clout, lost dreams and being stuck in the 1950s like Cuba.
During the trip to such inevitable conclusions, fair societies eat up a lot of money. The architects must also make sure to keep allies well-funded – in this case, unions must gain more members and greater access to corporate profits. In all, the Obama Administration has used a variety of weapons to prick businesses.
In addition to the Lois Lerner scandal, the IRS has been wielded as a weapon against businesses since President Obama entered office. Coverage rate – number of audits as a percentage of total returns filed – soared from 2009 to 2011.
- +36% $200,000+
- +94% $1,000,000+
- +32% $10,000,000 to $50,000,000
The War on Coal has been well document and destructive, but the worst is yet to come. According to the US Chamber of Commerce, new EPA rules will have devastating consequences well beyond the coal industry.
- -$51 billion to GDP annually
- -224,000 Jobs annually
- -$586 billion in disposable household income through 2030
- +289 billion increase in household electricity costs through 2030
The Department of Justice is getting rich, taking the lion’s share of a series of fines against banks for their role in the housing bubble, even if the industry was nudged into riskier business by government rules and threats. Executive orders and czars have also played a massive role in usurping business rights and slowing growth and opportunities.
Unleashing NLRB & New Bulls Eye
For years, the left attacked Wal-Mart as the ultimate catch for unionization and Poster Company for the evils of capitalism. Their efforts have failed, so now there’s a new target: McDonald’s. The fast food restaurant chain is the real catch in the campaign about income inequality and higher minimum wages.
Union-backed protests and lots of media coverage have helped the cause, but the biggest blow may have come from the NLRB which ruled the company is a “joint employer” with franchisees.
This ruling opens McDonald’s up to an assortment of local legal issues of its 12,600 franchisees and of course, makes it easier to argue for higher wages, even $15.00 an hour.
We discussed this on my show last night: http://fxn.ws/1rLunq4
Birds of Prey
And I ran, I ran so far away
I just ran, I ran all night and day
I couldn't get away
Flock of Seagulls
The market is running from a flock of birds including a hornero (left), the unassuming national bird of Argentina which has defaulted on its debt again in its battle of wills versus a few American hedge fund managers. There should not be a contagion element to the news, but it is unnerving anytime sovereign debt obligations are ignored.
The story goes back to the 2001 default that saw Argentina give bondholders a choice of two exchanges that would have met 75% haircuts. Just about every holder took the offer, but about 7% of them held out and after years of legal wrangling they won the right to be fully compensated. Argentina balked, and that brings us to this morning when the default became official: the face amount of $1.5 billion is not a lot of money, but it’s an ugly showdown and to a certain degree, is weighing on the market this morning.
The tone of the Fed yesterday wasn’t hawkish, but there are cracks in the veneer that says the monetary policymakers can ignore the danger of their ways in perpetuity. In fact, one of their own said as much with a dissenting vote. On Wall Street, the Fed has major credibility, but that could slip if they persist in keeping rates at current levels much longer. The irony is that the Fed thinks it’s what Wall Street wants, but at this point, even the crybabies of Wall Street know it’s too much of a good thing.
So, this brings up talk about a black swan event and once again, I don’t see it with the things we know, but there is a bear that could become a greater risk. News from Russia has moved the needle of the market a couple times this week, and the high-stakes game of sanctions has entered a new phase. I guess the world and the market could use a dove right about now… or a couple of wise owls.
What a tough morning for companies that released earnings. There is mostly selling, and that’s for names that beat, those that missed are being dragged to the woodshed.
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How to build audiences with single-subject news products
As audiences gain more choices for news, they are increasingly turning to specialized sources. That represents a challenge to general-interest publishers but also creates an opportunity to reach new audiences by being the best source on a particular topic.
Topic, not demographics or habits, is now the biggest factor determining where people turn for news. Convenience also matters. These are among the most important findings from the Personal News Cycle research API has conducted along with our partners AP-NORC in our ongoing collaboration called the Media Insight Project.
Readers can now find global, dispersed communities for their passions, which creates new markets for news and media organizations to cover these narrow interests and passions in depth. By creating deep communities around topics that extend beyond geography, publishers can find new business opportunities.
There are many reasons a publisher would want to create a single-subject news site. Among them, single-subject sites can:
- Attract a new audience and deepen the loyalty of an existing audience
- Expand upon your existing strengths in a cost-effective way
- Build a new, innovative product under your company’s brand, but with the flexibility of an independent sub-brand
The single-subject strategy can work well even for relatively small or local publishers. Developing a single-subject news product isn’t just for established brands with endless editorial, technical and sales resources. In this study we specifically sought examples of a wide range of news organizations — from big to small, newspapers and magazines, and examples from around the world.
By creating deep communities around topics that extend beyond geography, publishers can find new business opportunities.”
We have identified key trends and ways to scale a new product so it’s less risky, with less up front resources, which can be adjusted and work for any audience or publisher.
This paper is part of API’s Strategy Studies series. While similar to case studies, API’s Strategy Studies draw on multiple cases in order to arrive at more durable conclusions. They also focus on how the examples can be used for others to develop their own products.
Throughout my interviews, I found that the publications that launched successful single-subject news sites shared three characteristics. They identified a topic by assessing what they were good at covering, what their community was passionate about, or what topics were underserved. They created content to serve their audience as fully as possible on that topic, rather than just “covering news” in a conventional sense. And they all nurtured the new brand, including a marketing plan that enabled it to grow and expand.
Accordingly, this paper is organized into three sections and can be read in full or you can jump to a section that most addresses your needs:
- How to choose a subject
- How to create and execute a content strategy
- How to prepare for expansion and growth
The lessons in this report are distilled from interviews with top editors and strategists from the following organizations: USA Today, Denver Post, Deseret News, The Idaho State Journal, the Treasure Coast newspapers, The Atlantic, New York Magazine, Vanity Fair, as well as Mint and Mint Asia in India. This report highlights specific tactics and strategies that have worked for them and can work for your news organization as well.
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Katie Ledecky, Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt, and Simone Biles. These athletes and many others have swum, run, and somersaulted their way into our homes and hearts during this year’s Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. New and returning athletes step onto the biggest sports stage in the world every four years and leave as Olympic heroes. During the 1980s and 90s, one athlete stood above the rest – Carl Lewis.
Carl Lewis won a staggering ten Olympic medals – nine of them gold – in track and field events while competing in four Olympic Games from 1984 to 1996. A dominant sprinter, Lewis won gold in 1984 in the 100 and 200-meter dash events and anchored the U.S. men’s 4x100 relay team to a world record. In 1988, Lewis repeated as the gold medalist in the 100-meter dash and won silver at 200-meters. In 1992, Lewis would again anchor the 4x100 team to a gold medal and another world record.
Lewis was an even more dominant long jumper. He won four consecutive Olympic gold medals in 1984, ’88, ’92, and ’96. Only two other men in Olympic history have won four consecutive gold medals in one event, Americans Al Oerter in the discus and most recently, swimmer Michael Phelps, who won his fourth gold medal in the 200 individual medley at this year’s games in Rio.
"I want to be remembered as a person who felt there was no limitation to what the human body and mind can do and be the inspiration to lead people to do things they never hoped to do."Carl Lewis Olympic Gold Medalist
Lewis came from a family of athletes. His mother, Evelyn, was a hurdler on the U.S. team at the 1951 Pan-American Games and his sister, Carol, joined him on the 1984 Olympic team as a long jumper. Lewis grew up in New Jersey where his parents started the Willingboro Track club and his father, William McKinley Lewis Jr., acted as his first coach. As a student-athlete, Lewis was a member of his Willingboro High School team and would go on to compete for the University of Houston, winning an NCAA title in the long jump in 1980. He later joined the elite Santa Monica Track Club and competed in a number of international competitions, culminating in 1991 with a then world record-setting victory in the 100-meter dash at age 30.
Lewis’ father passed away in 1987. At his funeral, Lewis placed his 1984 Olympic gold medal from the 100-meter dash in his father’s casket. Lewis has said he chose this medal because that race was his father’s favorite event. Lewis later said he told his mother, “Don’t worry. I’ll get another one.” Lewis would win his second Olympic gold medal in the 100-meters the next year, fulfilling the promise he had made.
In 2012 and 2013, Carl Lewis donated a large portion of his personal collection of memorabilia to the Museum, including the nine Olympic medals remaining in his possession. Included in the collection is a jersey worn by Lewis at the 1984 Olympics, the Olympic torches he carried in 1992 and 1996, medals and awards from other track and field events, and numerous photographs of Lewis at various competitions.
Lewis has received many accolades and awards since retiring, including being named “World Athlete of the Century” by the International Association of Athletics Federations, “Sportsman of the Century” by the International Olympic Committee, and “Olympian of the Century” by Sports Illustrated.
Lewis’ legacy will live on at the Museum with his nine remaining medals, a pair of track shoes from the early 1990s, and a jersey he wore at the 1984 Olympics all on display in the “Sports: Leveling the Playing Field” exhibition when the National Museum of African American History and Culture opens September 24, 2016.
Written by Douglas Remley
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Hi, my name is Hailey. I live in a town called Staunton in Virginia. I've been bullied multiply times because im not what they want me to be. Maybe its i need to lose weight or im not pretty enough for anyone or that i'm an attention seeker. But its gotten to the point where it is hurting me, and making me hurt myself. I have scars everywhere and none of the kids understand that those scars are there because of what they say to me. I hurt myself because i feel i deserve it. Maybe i do because that's what the kids say. Its hard to wake up every morning know I am alive or that i have to go to school. This is not only staring to hurt me but my parents also. The teachers do nothing about it mostly because they don't care. If i talk in class to answer a question everyone gets quiet and laughs about my anxiety. Its not funny. It hurts and i cant say anything to them because i know they will hurt me more. One time i had a couple of kids tell me to kill myself or that i was worthless. Its very hard to wake up and deal with some of this everyday. But im getting through. These kids just need to know what they say is very hurtful, and that i or someone else being bullied could easily take my or there life. I just feel that kids should watch what they say. Bullying needs to be stopped. Its hurting people and no one sees but us.
By writing some words below, you are showing your support and letting everyone know they're not alone.
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Appetites were whetted on Friday, when NatWest Ventures announced a pounds 25m employee buyout of Greater Manchester Buses South. On past form, the new shareholders should multiply their investment several times over within a few years.
As the profit motive for running buses becomes more widely accepted, so the managements are growing bolder.
Only last November, Trevor Smallwood, executive chairman of Badgerline, was eulogising about what 'efficient, cost-effective and environmentally friendly' buses could do to relieve traffic congestion.
But the latest stock market arrivals are more hard-nosed. Martin Ballinger, managing director of Go-Ahead Group from Gateshead, said: 'We have a very focused urban strategy. We have not acquired companies that rumble around the country lanes.
'In a way, we are cherry- picking because we can't carry on with the motor car in city centres for ever. The motor car is going to have to be severely constrained, and buses are the obvious alternative.'
Such views justify the fears raised when privatisation was heralded by the 1985 Transport Act, that operators would go for the intensive city-centre market at the expense of remote country areas - already extensively abandoned by the railways for similar reasons.
While Badgerline maintains a mixture of city and country routes, Mr Smallwood concedes Go-Ahead's logic.
He said: 'I would not disagree that the more important theme is related to urban operations. Nevertheless, we urge a sensible approach to rural routes.
'Whilst they may not be perceived as having the growth prospects of urban routes, they can be very profitable and therefore have a long-term future in our group.'
Brian Wilson, the Labour Party's transport spokesman, commented: 'The industry's privatisation is leading to deeply monopolistic activities, and the ill-gotten wealth initially created for a few people is now being multiplied by takeovers and a squeeze on local operators.'
Since they were floated less than a year ago, Stagecoach shares have jumped from 112p to 177p, increasing the company's equity by pounds 86m. Based in Perth, Stagecoach has used its quotation to buy other local bus companies round the country.
So far, however, that tactic has not had the same effect on Badgerline. Even though it has bought two companies this year for a total of pounds 61m, the group's stock market value is only pounds 7m higher than the pounds 99m at which it started four months ago.
GRT Holdings, the Aberdeen-based bus operator, will be hoping for better luck. Bought out for pounds 5m by its 640 managers and staff five years ago, it is poised for a stock market flotation that is expected to value it at about pounds 40m.
Moir Lockhead, chairman, and fellow directors, who initially invested about pounds 150,000 of their own money in the buyout, will become paper millionaires. They will own about 25 per cent of the business at launch. The workforce, which has grown to about 1,800, is expected to own about 30 per cent.
At the time of the buyout, the staff were not asked to stump up any cash but have seen the value of the shares soar about tenfold to around 140p - the last price at which they changed hands through the company's internal market.
The company was set up to run Grampian Regional Council's bus operations after the 1985 Transport Act was brought in to revolutionise Britain's local and national bus services.
However, privatisation has so far failed to halt a long-term decline in the number of people using public transport in general and buses in particular. According to the Department of Transport, the number of local bus journeys per person per year has fallen from 116 in 1975/6 to 79 in 1989/91.
Prior to the Act, local services were regulated by Traffic Commissioners and by local authorities, which also operated the services.
The first key impact of the Act was to completely deregulate local bus services. This enabled anyone to set up a service by meeting simple regulatory and safety requirements and giving 42 days' notice. The move was intended to create competition in the hope that entrepreneurial flair would help curb fare increases and/or improve services.
At the same time, all local authority services were required to become limited companies, and unprofitable though socially desirable routes were put out to competitive tendering.
The winners would be the company asking for the lowest subsidy on each of these unattractive routes.
The Act also led to the privatisation of the National coach companies, National Express and its Scottish equivalent, followed by the sale of local services.
The London bus auction, due to be completed by the end of this year, will throw a fresh spotlight on the urban versus country debate.
When he announced the sale Steven Norris, minister for transport in London, said ambiguously: 'The private sector has transformed many industries. I am sure the privatisation of the London Buses will prove to be a similar success.'
Shareholders in the two quoted bus companies, plus the two about to float - Go-Ahead and GRT Holdings - will be looking to their managements to snap up one or more of the London operations and apply tested techniques of cutting costs and improving revenue.
Badgerline already has a few London routes through its Thamesway subsidiary.
'To halt the decline in passenger miles,' said Mr Smallwood, 'we have to produce a mixture of reliability, higher bus quality and buses being given priority over cars. We have to make it more attractive for the business traveller to switch to buses with better seating and a more futuristic image. We have got to get down to understanding people's basic requirements.'
So it will be a combination of stick and carrot: better buses, but stiff penalties for using cars in town.
As an increasing number of bus companies head for the stock market at values far in excess of the prices set at time of their buyouts, a fresh political row is breaking out over the sale of public services at knockdown prices.
Many fear that the government's shake-up of the industry is leading to a massive accumulation of Britain's profitable urban routes by a few large companies.
Critics believe the big companies are rapidly gobbling up small local operators and their growing power will eventually lead to a carve up of routes between them - as appears to have happened in Leicester. That would not only drive out serious competition but also expose the public to possible abuse of monopoly power.
Mr Wilson said: 'Bus services, like many other public assets, have been sold off at scandalously low prices.'
Although Mr Lockhead, GRT's chairman, acknowledges that fares have continued to rise above inflation he refutes Mr Wilson's criticisms.
'Bus fares have gone up largely because of declining passenger volumes,' he claimed, 'and as we recover volumes the position on fares will reverse.
'Deregulation has allowed us to try innovations, and entrepreneurial flair has given passengers a better quality service while reducing overall subsidies.
'The entry costs are very low,' he pointed out. 'You can buy a second-hand bus and start up without much difficulty. We would like tougher enforcement of the registration of licence operators.'
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For adding artifacts to the repository the Repository Viewer portlet is available by selecting Common Libs on the Console Navigation menu on the left hand side. The Repository Viewer portlet illustrated in the following figure displays the artifacts installed in the server's repository. The layout of the repository is the same as that used by Apache Maven making it possible to easily copy files over.
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On Sept. 1, in Sitio Han-ayan, Brgy. Diatagon in Lianga town in Surigao del Sur, members of the paramilitary group Magahat-Bagani allegedly killed three Lumad (indigenous peoples) leaders: Emerito Samarca, executive director of Alternative Learning Center for Agricultural and Livelihood Development (Alcadev); Dionel Campos, chair of Malahutayong Pakigbisog Alang sa Sumusunod (Mapasu); and Mapasu member Datu Juvello Sinzo.
The incident, which forced some 3,000 residents of Han-ayan and neighboring villages to flee to the sports complex in Tandag City, the provincial capital, caught the attention of media as well as the Senate committees on justice and human rights, and cultural communities, which held a public hearing on the killings in Tandag on Oct. 1-2.
But the killings of their leaders were just among the problems the Lumads had to face; they also had to contend with other attacks such as the closure, burning and occupation of their schools allegedly by soldiers and fellow Lumads who have joined paramilitary groups.
Moreover, a fact-finding mission conducted weeks after the Han-ayan killings concluded that an economic motive lies behind the attacks against Lumad communities — the entry of mining companies in ancestral domains.
Lumad schools under attack
Statements coming from the military accused Lumad schools, including Alcadev, as fronts of the New People’s Army. Reports said that in some areas the military has converted schools for Lumads into camps forcing the teachers and students to abandon them. In some instances, schools were destroyed, burned and ransacked.
In a statement issued on Nov. 14, Rius Valle, spokesperson of Save Our Schools Network said their group documented 95 cases of attacks on schools reportedly by soldiers and paramilitary men all over Mindanao since September 2014.
Rius cited efforts by government to “militarize” education [in Lumad areas]. He said in Northern Mindanao, the 4th Infantry Division “tapped about 125 Lumad soldiers for an education program which will be provided by the Department of Education. By the end of the year, they are scheduled to be deployed in 35 pilot villages where they are said to organize their respective Alternative Learning System units”.
He added that Dr. Josephine Fadul, Davao del Norte Schools Division Superintendent, requested the closure of three Lumad schools in the province before the opening of school year 2015-2016, and the construction of a new public school with soldiers as para-teachers.
Reports quoted Fadul as saying she based her request on the failure of the three schools to renew their permits to operate for the current school year and to obtain clearance from the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples. She also clarified that tapping soldiers as para-teachers was just one of the options and not final.
But Gabriela Rep. Luz Ilagan, in a statement dated 29 May 2015 said the Department of Education should not allow itself to be used in the Armed Forces’ counterinsurgency campaign.
“If Dr. Fadul does not see the value of these tribal schools and if she is proving to be a hindrance to the development and learning of the lumad children then the DepEd is no place for her. She should explain,” Ilagan said.
Another school for Lumad children was closed on Oct. 23 in Barangay White Kulaman in Kitaotao, Bukidnon.
SOS Network in Southern Mindanao said village officials forcibly closed and destroyed the gate of the school named after slain Italian missionary Fausto “Pops” Tentorio, an anti-mining advocate, in the company of soldiers in civilian clothes.
In a press release on the same day, the 403rd Infantry Brigade in Malaybalay City said “no soldiers were involved in the closure” of the Fr. FaustoTentorio Memorial School run by the Mindanao Interfaith Services Foundation Inc. (MISFI). The military said it was the barangay council led by barangay chair Felipe Cabugnason that closed the school for “lack of legal documents such as permit to operate, and as threat to the safety of the people living in their barangay.”
The closure of the school named after Fr. Tentorio was not to be the last attack on schools for Lumad in Mindanao. On Nov. 12, a teachers’ cottage of the Alcadev school in Barangay Pad-ay in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur was burned. SOS Network blamed the military for the incident, an allegation denied by the Eastern Mindanao Command which said in a Nov. 13 statement that the perpetrators disguised themselves as soldiers of the 23rd Infantry Battalion.
Karapatan-Caraga said Alcadev temporarily closed its school in Sibagat after the killing of Samarca and his companions and after its teachers and students were warned they would be massacred.
Barely two weeks after, another Lumad school in Barangay Mangayon in Compostela town, Compostela Valley was turned into a camp for a platoon of soldiers.
Blood for minerals?
Aside from Han-ayan residents, the evacuees who fled to Tandag on Sept. 1 after the killing of Samarca, Campos and Sinzo included people from 26 other villages in the towns of Lianga, San Agustin, San Miguel, Marihatag and Tago. A month after, around 1,000 Lumads from Barangay Mahaba in Marihatag town also evacuated due to a military operation that involved paramilitary elements.
The five towns, along with Cagwait, form the Andap Valley Complex, the site of several clashes between government forces and the NPA since the Martial Law years that have caused evacuations and human rights abuses blamed on security forces.
A report on the results of an international fact-finding mission conducted on Oct. 26-30 linked counterinsurgency in Surigao del Sur to the entry of mining interests in the province. It said the central motive behind the Lumad killings and military operations is “the rich mineral resources in the Andap Valley Complex around which these communities and municipalities are clustered”.
The report said mining companies have put in place their mining machinery and security outposts “while the communities are in forcible evacuation”.
It added the communities and their organizations have resisted “destructive mining of their ancestral lands,” and the coal-rich Andap Valley Complex “is declared by these and other environment and indigenous peoples’ organizations as Ancestral Land At Risk of Mining site (ALARM site) since 2009 that must be protected to preserve the Manobo communities that thrive within the valley”.
According to http://www.doe.gov.ph/PECR5/index.php/area-1-surigao-del-sur (accessed on Nov. 13), the operating permits granted to mining firms cover areas within Andap Valley Complex, the towns of Cantilan, Madrid, Carmen and Lanuza and Tandag City, as well as Sibagat, Bunawan and Trento towns in neighboring Agusan del Sur.
Some leaders of Lumad paramilitary groups have also ventured into mining. For instance, Calpit Egua, who is based in Sta. Irene, Prosperidad town in Agusan del Sur, runs a small-scale gold mining operation in parts of San Miguel. The mission report said Egua has been accused of forcing local communities to recognize his claims on farmlands and gold mine areas. A military report on the Sept. 1 killings in Han-ayan admitted that Calpit leads an armed group that operates in San Miguel.
A MindaNews report (Oct. 9) quoted Jomar Bocales, a member of the paramilitary group that allegedly killed Samarca and company, as having said Calpit also runs a gold mine site in the boundary of Barangay La Purisima in Prosperidad and Barangay San Juan in Bayugan town, Agusan del Sur.
Brig. Gen. Joselito Kakilala, chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Civil Relations Service, said during the Senate hearing that the NPA had allowed the datus (tribal chieftains) to negotiate with logging and mining companies on the “sharing between how much money they get from these companies”. But sometime in 2004 and 2005, the NPA decided it should be the one to negotiate with the companies, an arrangement that the datus “resented”.
Ola Almgren, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Manila, likewise cited the link between the exploitation of natural resources and the human rights violations against the Lumads.
Almgren, speaking at the Progressive Ideas and Perspectives Learning Series session on Dec. 8 in Malacanang, said pressures exerted by mining and logging interests have threatened the survival of the Lumads “given the inextricable ties between their life and their land”. He shared the mission’s view that such pressures have resulted in serious abuses “including threats, displacement and loss of life”. (H. Marcos C. Mordeno/MindaNews)
Tomorrow: ‘Unholy Alliance,’ Impunity
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Carolyn Harris is a Royal historian, having completed her PhD at Queen's Uiversity on the role of the Queen in Early modern Europe. Curious for insight into what the birth of a Royal baby will mean for England and fans of the Monarchy, we asked Ms. Harris for her professional opinion on the likelihood of traditional versus non-traditional behaviour with respect to areas like naming and breast-feeding the baby.
Is there a due-date for the delivery of the Royal baby?
The British press has predicted around July 13th but the official announcements have only mentioned 'July' and, of course, babies don't always arrive on schedule!
When the Duchess does give birth, what do you imagine the baby will wear to leave the hospital?
We commonly think of blue outfits for boy and pink for a girl but, when we look at Royal babies, white has been tradition for both genders. However, we may see the Duke and Duchess choose a more modern option as they havea history of combining Royal tradition with their own preference, as their wedding demonstrated.
There is an enormous amount of speculation about which name will be given to the Royal baby. Do you have any thoughts on this?
If the baby is a girl, I think Matilda would be an interesting choice. Empress Matilda was the first woman to stake a claim to the English throne in 1141, challenging her cousin Stephen for the throne. And with succession reform, I think Matilda may be an appropriate choice - it's also a popular choice of the bookmakers.
Alexander or Alexandra are also popular guesses, due to the fact that there have been so many recent members of the royal family being named Alexandra. The Queen has a cousin named Alexandra and there were three Medieval Scottish Kings named Alexander so it would be a way of referencing the Royal family's Scottish history at a time when Scotland is considering devolution.
Has a Royal baby ever been given a name outside of tradition?
There are some names that we consider to be traditional now, but seemed out of left-field when they were chosen. Henry the 3rd chose the name Edward for his eldest son who became Edward the 1st, and we now think of Edward as a very traditional Royal name but, at the time in the Norman French court, names like Henry or Richard or William were more popular - Edward was an old Saxon name. It was considered a very unconventional choice but Henry the 3rd was a devotee of Saint Edward the Confessor so he named his son after his favourite Saint.
What may the relationship between the Duchess' parents and the Royal baby be like?
I think we're going to see a very close relationship between the Middleton grandparents and their new grandchild. In the past, Royals often married foreign royalty in centuries when travel was more difficult - distance made it more challenging for in-laws to be engaged with the Royal baby. When Royalty did marry members of the nobility or English or Scottish origin, the grandmothers were very involved. If we go back even further and look at Queen's consort of English origin, such as Elizabeth Woodville; she was quite close with her family and her siblings were considered to have a profound influence over her son, the future Edward the 5th. Also, Henry the 8th, when he married Jane Seymour - her brothers were quite close with their nephew, the future Edward the 6th, and had leading roles in the beginning of his reign.
How likely is it that Prince William will be present in the delivery room?
I believe there to be a strong likelihood. William's father was there for all sixteen hours of labour when William was born. I think that we'll see William following in his father's footsteps. Prince Albert was also there for Queen Victoria who believed childbirth to be a very unsettling experience; he was there to support her.
Will the Royal baby have a nanny?
There is a lot of speculation on how the Duke and Duchess will structure their household. Kate's mom is reputedly planning to be quite involved in the baby's first few weeks but there's also speculation that the Duke and Duchess are avoiding a full-time nanny and are seeking out more part-time help. The latter is a break in tradition because, when we look back in time, princes and princesses always became quite close their their nannies, often so much so that they become close to their nannies than to their Royal parents. At least while they're quite young.
What areas of controversy do you believe the birth of a Royal baby will bring to England?
I think the issue of breast-feeding is quite interesting. There has been the perception that this was not appropriate behaviour for Royalty because Queen Victoria openly disapproved. However, one of the reasons we know so much about Queen Victoria's views on breast-feeding is because of her daughters' disregard for her advice; they breast-fed their own children and there are numerous letters from Victoria's various relatives complaining of how her daughters chose their own approach to child-rearing. The debate over whether mothers should breast-feed was taking place back in the 19th Century. Going back even further, Marie Antoinette of France was inspired by Jacques Rousseau's ideas of natural child rearing and she breast-fed her child for some period of time, much to the chagrin of her own mother who wanted a wet-nurse so Marie Antoinette could work on giving birth to another baby, a son, as soon as possible. It's been a debate for hundreds of years.
It's interesting because bottle feeding was not sanitary until Louis Pasteur and the rise of immunization, so the employment of wet nurses was due to the fact that bottle-feeding was not considered sanitary or safe. We think of wet nursing as something very distancing between a mother and her baby but it used to be seen as the healthiest way to feed a future heir.
Ms. Harris writes the blog royalhistorian.com.
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[pulseaudio-discuss] HOWTO create a sink/source device for local OS use?
remi at remlab.net
Sun Oct 9 07:21:33 PDT 2011
Le dimanche 9 octobre 2011 17:13:00 Chris, vous avez écrit :
> I haven't found a sort of one-liner example for this yet and I know it's
> possible, but I'm being a bit dense following the FAQ.
> What I want is a 'virtual audio cable' local to the OS for two applications
> to use.
> I want a device created that is a sink and a source.
The loopback plugin does that...
> I want application one to use the device for its audio output
> I want application two to use the device for its audio input.
> A functional equivalent of line-out to line-in of two devices.
...but it might be easier to rely on the monitoring source of your default
sink instead. You can either monitor one specific sink input, or the whole
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Scientists make breakthrough in understanding new state of matterDecember 6th, 2007 - 6:06 pm ICT by admin
London, Dec 6(ANI): Researchers at the University of Alberta have made a remarkable advancement in the understanding of what they call a new state of matter or supersolidity.
The research led by Prof. John Beamish, chair of the Department of Physics, and PhD student James Day revealed that helium gas, after being heated over low temperature turns into a liquid.
And when put over extreme pressure the liquid turns into a solid.
Physicists have been manipulating solid helium so they can study its unusual behaviour.
Supersolidity was discovered in 2004 by a research team at Penn State University in the United States, led by Dr. Moses Chan.
The team made the discovery by cooling solid helium to an extremely low temperature and oscillating the material at different speeds.
They found that the particles behaved in a way not seen before, which suggested it might show the perpetual flow seen in superfluids like liquid helium.
However, Day and Dr. Beamish took this research into a different direction.
They cooled the solid helium and manipulated the material another way by trimming it elastically.
They found that the solid behaved in an entirely new and unexpected way and was much stiffer at the lowest temperatures. The shear modulus of solid helium increases by 20pct when it is cooled below 0.25K.
Dr. Chan termed the results as remarkable.
Furthermore, the temperature dependence of the shear modulus seems to track the period change seen in torsional oscillator. It seems the two phenomena are related and probably have the same mechanical origin, Nature quoted Dr. Chan, as saying.
This is an important breakthrough since the original discovery, he added.
The study will be published in the science journal Nature. (ANI)
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A free, practical guide to understanding the role of a youth soccer, team manager.
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Uyghur-rights advocates are calling on the Canadian government to consider Huawei’s complicity in human rights abuses in China when making their decision on the company’s involvement in Canada’s 5G network.
Advocates from the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), Lawyers for Uyghur Rights and the International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse in China (ETAC) have all expressed concerns that Huawei’s 5G involvement in Canada can be used to further oppress Uyghurs at home and abroad.
Zumretay Arking, who is the Program & Advocacy Manager of the World Uyghur Congress told True North that Huawei is involved in China’s mass detention and abuse of the Uyghur peoples in numerous ways, including providing Chinese authorities with surveillance equipment, technical support and benefiting from forced labour.
Arking also pointed to China’s detention of two Canadians as a response to the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou as evidence that the decision “should not be taken lightly.”
“Given the evidence that Huawei plays an integral part of the massive surveillance state in East Turkistan and the constant harassment the Uyghurs in Canada witness, this leaves us with legitimate concerns about Huawei’s 5G technology being used to target even more the Uyghurs in Canada,” said Arking.
A 2019 report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) revealed the extent of Huawei’s involvement in the forcible detention of an estimated 1.5 million Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region.
“Huawei is providing Xinjiang’s police with technical expertise, support and digital services to ensure ‘Xinjiang’s social stability and long-term security’,” wrote the report.
Huawei along with other Chinese tech giants have been complicit “in perpetrating or enabling human rights abuses” in the region claims ASPI.
Renowned human rights lawyer and member of ETAC’s Canadian committee Dr. David Matas said that the implementation of Huawei 5G technology would endanger Canada’s Uyghur diaspora to the threat of the Chinese government surveillance.
“In China, even in a nominally free enterprise system, there is no company which is truly independent from the Communist Party, and that includes Huawei. No company, including Huawei, is free to do what they want or say what they want,” Matas told True North.
“There are people employed on the ground in many countries dedicated to this effort. I am more familiar with spying against Falun Gong than spying against Uyghurs. But the pattern followed to target Falun Gong would have also been followed to target Uyghurs.”
According to Matas, the Chinese Communist Party uses technology for a wide variety of purposes to “advance its own agenda,” such as hacking, intellectual property theft, propagating false narratives, spying and illegal organ transplants.
“A company that has been linked with gross human rights violations against the Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other Turkic ethnic groups shouldn’t be given such an important role within the Canadian infrastructure,” said Arking.
“Inviting a company that works closely with one of the most authoritarian regimes would be inviting these repressive policies and allow it to be embedded in the backbone of Canada’s future communication infrastructure and network.”
In the UK, members with the WUC and ETAC have launched a legal bid calling on Boris Johnson’s government to reverse its decision to allow the company access to non-sensitive portions of the country’s 5G network.
UK human rights lawyer and the chair of Lawyers for Uyghur Rights Michael Polak is representing clients from both Uyghur groups in their petition to undo the decision.
According to Polak, partnering with Huawei to develop 5G would greatly harm Canada’s reputation as a defender of human rights worldwide.
“It would do a huge amount of damage to the reputation of Canada, as a country which respects human rights on the international stage, for the Canadian Government to ignore Huawei’s role in atrocities as set out above as well as the existence of Uyghur slave labour in their supply chain,” Polak told True North.
“The Canadian Government cannot pretend that they do not know of this information about Huawei as it has been widely reported in easily accessible evidence. Therefore, if the Canadian Government does decide to allow Huawei to contract to provide Canada’s 5G infrastructure, they are saying loudly and clearly that they do not care about the atrocities carried out against the Uyghur and other Turkic people. It will then be for the Canadian people to decide whether they are content with their Government’s decision.”
As revealed in an exclusive True North report, the Canadian government has been paying attention to the UK government’s internal debate on Huawei.
Despite a dissenting faction within the Johnson government who wanted to reverse course on Huawei, the UK passed legislation by which would grant the company access to 35% of the network by a margin in March.
According to Arking, the WUC has repeatedly urged the Canadian government to not include Huawei onto Canada’s 5G infrastructure.
“The WUC has continuously raised this issue with Ottawa and the parliamentarians. We also raise this during all our meetings with Canadian missions, especially at the UN. We urged the Canadian government to take into account the reprisals faced by the Uyghur community in Canada, as well as urging Canada to not include Huawei in the Canadian communication infrastructure network.”
True North asked Public Safety Canada whether the concerns of Uyghur advocates and the safety of the Uyghur diaspore are being taken into consideration as it weighs a decision on Huawei but did not receive a reply to the inquiry.
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LOS ANGELES — A new poll shows that black Americans have grown more upbeat about their treatment in society after the re-election of President Barack Obama.
Earlier this summer, a record 47 percent said they were satisfied with how blacks were treated in the country — more than at any other time since Gallup started asking the question in 2001.
However, Gallup cautioned that the question was asked before George Zimmerman was acquitted in the killing of Trayvon Martin — an event that could dim that rising optimism. Civil rights leaders have called the controversial verdict a wake-up call to those who thought the election of a black president heralded a post-racial era.
The Zimmerman case “could prove to be a watershed event in how not just blacks, but all Americans, perceive society’s treatment of blacks today,” Gallup senior editor Lydia Saad wrote in a summary of the results. The research group surveyed more than 4,300 adults, including more than 1,000 black Americans, in June and early July.
Researchers and activists say the election of Obama buoyed hopes among blacks, who saw his political rise as a sign of new possibilities for black advancement and acceptance. Some fear it also distracted attention from disadvantages blacks still face.
If the Gallup poll were done again this week, “I think sentiment would have been radically different,” said Shana Redmond, assistant professor of American studies and ethnicity at the University of Southern California. She said the case, which centered on the killing of an unarmed black teenager, has made black Americans feel newly vulnerable.
Even before the Zimmerman verdict, more than half of black Americans remained dissatisfied with the treatment of black people, the Gallup poll showed. They were much more downbeat than whites and Latinos, a majority of whom said they were satisfied with how blacks were treated.
“It’s not as if when you’re in discussions with groups of African Americans, anybody is saying, ‘Isn’t it great how much better we’re treated now than in the past?’” said Marqueece Harris-Dawson, president and chief executive of Community Coalition in South Los Angeles.
Gallup found that black women were less satisfied than black men, with the sharpest differences surfacing among young people. Sixty-three percent of black women ages 18 to 34 were dissatisfied with the treatment of blacks in the U.S., compared with 46 percent of black men in the same age range – a finding that surprised some scholars.
“The conventional wisdom would be that young black males are targeted and harassed and therefore should be the least satisfied,” said Franklin D. Gilliam Jr., dean of the University of California, Los Angeles Luskin School of Public Affairs.
Others pointed to the added burdens of sexism for black women. “Stereotypes they face are oftentimes accepted by members of even their own communities,” said Kimberle W. Crenshaw, a professor at the UCLA School of Law.
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What to know before kindergarten
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- Social-media platforms and news sites have all but disappeared from the Russian internet.
- The Kremlin banned platforms, including Facebook, while others left due to a "fake news" law.
- VPN software downloads skyrocketed, but advocates remain concerned about "isolation."
In just under a month, the internet in Russia has become nearly unrecognizable after hundreds of news outlets and social media platforms have vanished from the web, while global tech companies like Netflix and Apple have restricted their services.
The Kremlin earlier this month banned Twitter and Facebook from the Russian internet, and on Monday it blocked access to Instagram. Russian Instagram influencers posted tearful goodbye videos, urging followers to move to platforms they could still access.
Russia has rapidly and drastically entered into a type of digital isolation, cutting off millions of citizens from access to accurate information and online spaces to express opinions. As Moscow seeks to stifle dissent and control the narrative over its invasion of Ukraine, digital and human rights groups are worried about the future of Russia's internet.
In addition to the Kremlin blocking access to numerous online platforms and news sites, several companies and outlets have been forced to suspend their operations after the country passed a law that makes it a serious crime to publish information the government deems as "fake."
The law also came as the Kremlin sought to spread a mountain of misinformation and disinformation about the war in Ukraine, leading to major platforms — like YouTube — to remove or label state-controlled Russian media.
TikTok early in March announced it would block Russian users from live streaming or uploading new videos, citing the "fake news" law. But the company went even further in restricting content for Russian users, according to a Tuesday report from the non-profit tech transparency group Tracking Exposed.
TikTok appeared to block 95% of the content on the platform from Russian users, including the accounts of French President Emmanuel Macron and the United Nations, as well as from the platform's most popular stars like Charli D'Amelio.
"It is the first time a global social media platform has restricted access to content at this scale," Tracking Exposed said in a tweet.
Major international news organizations, including the BBC, CNN, and Bloomberg, also suspended service in Russia, citing the "fake news" law.
"It's a very bad situation right now, and we're trying to make sure that the human rights of people are respected," said Natalia Krapiva, the tech-legal counsel at the non-profit Access Now, which works to protect digital access globally.
Tech companies pulling out of Russia or platforms vastly restricting services could hurt average Russians, Krapiva said, as well as Ukrainians who are in occupied territories who can only access the Russian internet.
"While obviously there's legitimate concerns and the need to impose sanctions on Russia, some of the actions are now basically isolating and disconnecting people who are in fact opposing the war," Krapiva told Insider.
Russians turn to VPNs and the dark web to avoid online censorship
As people who use the Russian internet continue to become more digitally isolated, some have taken efforts to keep connected through the use of Virtual Private Networks. VPNs allow people to connect to the internet through a secondary, remote server that can bypass specific country's restrictions.
Surfshark, a VPN company based in Lithuania, told Insider its average weekly sales in Russia had increased by 3500% since February 24 – the day Russia invaded Ukraine. The largest spike occurred March 5 and 6, the company said, when Russia announced it would take action to block access to Twitter and Facebook.
"Such a rapid surge means that people living in Russia are actively looking for ways to avoid government surveillance and censorship, be it accessing blocked websites or social media such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, or Instagram," said Gabriele Racaityte, the spokesperson for Surfshark.
VPN demand surged amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to data from the digital trend and insight company SensorTower. The demand for VPN services in Russia reached a new peak Monday at 2,692% compared to the average demand in the week prior to the invasion of Ukraine, the company said.
As Russia increasingly limits access to the internet, some outlets and platforms have also tried to build workarounds to censorship. The New York Times launched a channel on Telegram with updates about the war in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Twitter last week debuted a version of its social-networking platform on Tor, Ars Technica reported, although it did not tie the announcement to the invasion. (Tor is a software that allows users to anonymously browse the web and can be used to access the dark web.)
The Russian government has blocked at least 384 domains related to its invasion of Ukraine since the conflict began as of Monday, according to VPN review and tracking company Top10VPN, including websites for global news outlets, BBC News, Deutsche Welle, Ukrayinska Pravda, and Radio Free Liberty.
In total, 203 news domains have been blocked in Russia, according to Top10VPN, the majority being Ukrainian news services. There are also "growing numbers of independent Russian and foreign services with local language sites" that have likewise been blocked, according to the data.
Despite the rise in VPN downloads, Krapiva said not everyone has access to VPN services. People who aren't as tech-savvy and others may be unaware of them or unable to download them, and there's also a cost for VPN services, especially ones that are safe and secure.
Others may have issues paying for them because of western sanctions that have resulted in restricting access to certain western payment methods, Krapiva said, including Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. Human rights organizations warn that the risk of Russians becoming cut off from the global internet remains high.
"Millions of Russians rely on the internet for information on current affairs and communication with the outside world amid unprecedented government censorship," said Hugh Williamson, the Europe and Central Asia director at the non-profit Human Rights Watch, in a blog post on Monday.
"Foreign tech companies should seek to provide services and products to people in Russia to help them access the internet and mitigate the risks of isolation."
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Ice-brook, frozen brook: “a sword of Spain, the --'s temper,” Oth. V, 2, 253 (the allusion is to the ancient Spanish custom of hardening steel by plunging it red-hot in the rivulet Salo near Bilbilis).
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
This text was converted to electronic form by professional data entry and has been proofread to a high level of accuracy.
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ECON 223 Macroeconomic Policy
Current topics in macroeconomic policy which may include: unemployment and policies to reduce it, government budget deficits, supply-side controversies, financial deregulation, policy coordination, and management of exchange rates. Comparison of policies in Canada, the United States, and other OECD countries.
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電滲泵目前在微流體裝置與微電子冷卻方面的應用漸增，對於其傳輸液體表現與溫度變化特性的探討將有助於提升泵的性能。本文以商用的燒結矽片作為驅動流體的多孔介質製作電滲泵，它依據電雙層(electrical double layer)效應驅動流體。本文使用不同濃度(0.5-4 mM)的硼酸鹽溶液、去離子水與氯化鉀(1 mM)溶液為工作流體並利用不同外加電壓(50-150 V)形成電場。溫度量測使用熱電偶(thermocouple)量測電滲泵出口端的溫度變化。實驗顯示當離子濃度提升與外加電壓的增強都會使得焦耳熱效應(Joule heating effect)更加明顯。 鑑於電滲泵作動期間因為水溶液的電解反應在正負極端分別釋出氧氣泡與氫氣泡，本文藉由二層的質子交換膜管(Nafion tubing)套在白金電極上，來降低氣泡對流體連續傳輸的影響。經由此種改善方式，電滲泵可連續作動8小時且流率相當穩定。本文也以自製的燒結矽片作為多孔介質測試其泵的性能，結果顯示自製燒結矽的泵性能與商用的燒結矽的泵性能相當。 The electroosmotic pump (EOP) has been used in the microfluidic devices and in the micro-electronics cooling recently. To investigate the behavior of the transporting liquid and its temperature variation can enhance the performance of the EOP. In this study, the EOP is made from a commercial porous sintered silica frit to transport liquid, which utilizes the electric double layer effect as driving force. Three types of working fluid are tested: including the borate solution with various ranges of concentrations (0.5-4 mM), the deionized water and the potassium chloride solution (1 mM). Moderate range of voltages (50-150 V) was applied for generating electric field inside the pump. The thermocouple is used to measure the temperature variation of the outlet of the EOP. Experimental result reveals that the increases of the ionic concentration and the applied voltage will amplify the Joule heating effect. Due to the electrolysis reaction on the electrode, the hydrogen and oxygen bubbles will be generated at the anode and cathode, respectively. In order to reduce the bubbles, this study sheathes the platinum wire electrode with two layers of Nafion ion exchange membrane tubes. With this modification this EOP demonstrates continuously operate for eight hours with a stable flow rate. This study also fabricate a frit with self-made the porous sintered silica; its result reveals that the performance of self-made porous frit was comparable to that of the commercial frit.
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That was a sharp contrast to 2009, when as the overwhelming favorite at the NCAA cross country championships, Simpson collapsed 3 kilometers into the race en route to finishing 163rd. The physical aspect of the taper had gone fine, but her emotional control upended in the final week. To her, it wasn't just a race--it was the end of her college career. "And I let that start making me nervous," she told Flotrack, the day after. Two years later, she vowed to learn from that mistake.
At the world championships, primed with confidence and sharp, rested legs, Simpson accelerated into lane three and saw open track for the first time all evening. Every stride pushed her farther and farther into the lead as her competitors rigged up. With 50 meters remaining, she allowed one single thought to enter her mind: "Oh, my God, I'm going to win." The shock of this realization was still on Simpson's face as she crossed the line in front of all the favorites. It felt just as good two years later when Simpson used a similar approach to earn a world championships silver medal.
Running above and beyond your perceived capabilities when it matters most--isn't this the dream of every competitive distance runner? Intelligent training and good competition are critical in setting you up for the race of your dreams, but just as important is nailing your taper.
What you do in the one to four weeks before a goal race can take your performance to the next level--or sabotage those plans of greatness. But how do you know if your approach to tapering is giving you the best chance for success?
THE PERSONALIZED SCIENCE OF CUTTING BACK
Figuring out what constitutes a well-designed taper has been a healthy obsession for Inigo Mujika. A professor of physiology and training at the University of the Basque Country in Spain and author of Endurance Training: Science and Practice, Mujika has published extensively on tapering. He has found plenty of evidence that a taper works; a 2 to 3 percent increase in performance is the norm, with a range of 0.5 to 6 percent. The most successful tapers, he notes, are the ones tailored to the needs of an individual.
"Our studies indicate that an efficient taper may last between one and four weeks," he says. "The optimal duration does not depend on age, experience or event distance. It depends on each athlete's adaptation and recovery profile. Some athletes recover faster than others; some have long-lasting training adaptations, whereas some others detrain quickly. "
Until the 1980s, most coaches assumed the biggest benefit of tapering was resting muscles. While it is true that rested muscles increase in strength and power output, many of the biggest gains occur in the circulatory system, where total blood volume and red blood cell counts increase. Tapered athletes sometimes note increases in VO2 max and running economy, while storing glycogen more readily. Markers in the blood indicate better recovery from training stress during a taper.
Many of these changes mark a return to normal for energy systems that have been heavily taxed by months of high mileage and intense workouts. Combined with an increase in fitness, it makes for a potent blend. "Reducing training allows your body to consolidate its gains," says Pete Pfitzinger, author of Advanced Marathoning. "Physiologically, every athlete will benefit from a taper. If an athlete does not respond well to a taper, then either the taper was not well-designed or the athlete has it in their head that they do not need to taper."
Determining what works requires experimentation. For instance, most training plans for races 5K and longer reduce weekly mileage in the four weeks leading up to a goal race. Someone who detrains quickly, however, would want to keep his or her training volume steady until one or two weeks out from the race or risk losing aerobic fitness. Similarly, an athlete who requires longer periods of recovery between workouts would not want to start intense workouts every other day in the two weeks leading up to a goal race.
Attentive coaches and athletes have a good feeling about how different bodies respond. Eric Heins, director of track and field and cross country at Northern Arizona University, listens to his athletes when planning the last four weeks of the season. "Not everyone is the same," he says. "The majority of kids, if you back them off too much, they get sluggish. That's why we're going to gradually drop. On the other side, some guys don't even want to drop. For them maybe it's cutting the mileage only the last three to four days."
Every training plan treats tapering in a slightly different way. Athletes can determine which plan is best for them by choosing the one that plays to their particular strengths and weaknesses. Most tapers fall into one of three general categories:
TAPER #1 - Sharp Shift
(Low mileage, high intensity)
The sharp taper is the most well-known and has the longest history. Arthur Lydiard advocated a two-week taper before a goal race, highlighted by the season's most intense workout 10 days out. The last week and a half consisted of short, fast workouts with all intervals performed faster than race pace. One of Lydiard's favorite workouts during his speed development phase was 2 miles of 50m sprint/50m float. To accommodate this increased intensity, he cut weekly mileage by 60 to 70 percent compared to the base period and reserved the final few days for short recovery runs.
Many of the particulars of Lydiard's system have fallen by the wayside over the past 50 years, but plenty of coaches--from Peter Coe to Joe Vigil to Mark Wetmore--use some variation of these principles when preparing athletes for a major competition. The emphasis of this taper is on fast running, with recovery the top priority. Based on his decades of research, professor Inigo Mujika of Spain offers the following general guidelines for this type of taper:
Reduce training volume by 40 to 60 percent compared with the previous training cycle.
Maintain training intensity.
Keep training frequency (number of runs per week) relatively constant if you're an experienced high-mileage runner; decrease it slightly if you're not.
Reduce daily volume progressively as race day approaches.
TAPER #2 - Moderate Cut-Down
(Medium mileage, variable intensity)
Not all coaches are keen to hammer their athletes' legs before a big race. This includes Jason Fitzgerald, a 2:39 marathoner and coach at strengthrunning.com. "Boosting the intensity dramatically like many runners do erodes their aerobic fitness and isn't event-specific," Fitzgerald says. "They feel sharp and fast, but their race-specific fitness declines."
Fitzgerald and other moderate-taper practitioners decrease volume only 10 to 20 percent each week over a two-week period, centering workouts during this phase around goal pace. While they maintain the intensity of the workouts, they usually cut volume in half or more as the taper progresses. A runner training for a 10K, for instance, might run 10 × 1,000m at 10K pace two weeks out from race day, but only 4 × 1,000m the week of the race. Long runs and lactate threshold workouts also continue in these plans at diminished levels, to keep all energy systems sharp.
Eric Heins followed this philosophy in guiding Northern Arizona's men to second place at the 2013 NCAA cross country championships. "I've found that if we stop doing those thresholds and tempo runs, middle of the year they start to feel a little bit flat," he says. "We don't get too far away from the high-end aerobic threshold."
Another way to reduce the training stress in a moderate taper is by halving the number of quality sessions while maintaining 80 to 90 percent of weekly volume until race week. Desi (Davila) Linden, runner-up at the 2011 Boston Marathon and a 2012 Olympian, favors this approach when preparing for a major race.
"During the taper it's important to rest up and recover, but with the high mileage it's probably more important to maintain some consistency," Linden says. "If I head into race day a little more tired than I'd like, it's not the worst thing. I've been training to run on tired legs, and they are still far more rested than normal. The body craves consistency, and if I cut back too much I'll end up feeling lethargic and flat--something that I haven't been preparing for."
TAPER #3 - Minor Reduction
(Medium-high mileage, medium-high intensity)
Some coaches are less keen on tapering. "Your body is so used to doing things one way that if you change things abruptly it doesn't feel right," says Mark Coogan, the current Dartmouth College cross country coach who will be leading Team New Balance later this year. "We keep getting better and better each meet, and we're not cutting back. Sometimes I just don't see the point of starting to cut everything out to try and improve even more when we're already improving every week."
Coogan's former athletes made a case for their coach's viewpoint in the last year. Ben True placed sixth at the world cross country championships and helped the United States earn a surprise silver medal. Sam Chelanga opened his 2014 campaign with a 13:04 indoor 5,000m, just 3 seconds behind Olympic silver medalist Galen Rupp. And Dartmouth senior Abbey D'Agostino won the 2013 NCAA cross country title going away.
In D'Agostino's case, her weekly mileage dropped from 70 to 60 only the week of the NCAA championships. Even then, Coogan says, "She was still doing doubles. She was keeping her routine, what her body is used to."
As with the other tapers, the minor taper has athletes running the season's biggest workout 10 to 14 days before the goal race. One concession this taper makes is a day off or easy running on an as-needed basis in the days leading up to the race. Before running a world championships "A" time of 15:11 at the Mt. SAC Relays last April, D'Agostino ran a cut-down mile workout that started at her goal 5K pace and progressively sped up. On 3 minutes rest, her splits were 4:49, 4:42 and 4:36. "That was really, really hard," Coogan says. "When she ran the race, she said, 'That workout I did 10 days before the race was harder than this.' She could remember that and trust in her training."
MASTERING THE MINI-TAPER
No one likes to go into a race exhausted. But in order to have your best performance at your goal race, odds are you'll have to train through any number of less important races. In order to prepare for these moderately important races without affecting your overall training, one thing to consider is scheduling mini-tapers.
Pete Pfitzinger suggests saving the two-week taper for only the two or three most important races of the year. For moderately important races, he prefers a modified one-week taper; for less important races, he recommends only a four-day taper. In each of these scenarios, maintain your usual training frequency and intensity until the beginning of a mini-taper.
In Pfitzinger's plan, these modified tapers generally take the place of a recovery week and include moderate mileage and almost no high-intensity running. Instead of sharpening up for a big race, the performance-enhancing effect comes from reducing the total training load. This differs greatly from an end-of-season taper (when you maintain intensity) but makes it easier for you to resume normal training after the race's conclusion.
Below are samples of each type of taper. Don't hesitate to adjust them to better suit your racing needs and recovery profile. Some runners prefer the up-tempo work on the last day before the race.
THE RISKS OF CUTTING BACK
For all the potential benefits, tapering has inherent risks, too. At the physiological level, these tend to be small. Lower mileage decreases the amount of energy burned on a daily basis, creating the potential for weight gain during the taper period. The increase in total blood volume is for the most part beneficial, but it also dilutes iron stores. And, depending on the length of the taper and the amount of volume that is dropped, there is a possibility of losing aerobic fitness. This is particularly true for runners whose mileage was already low to begin with and whose training history was shorter.
The larger risks associated with tapering are psychological. These trouble spots seem to follow basic plots:
THE FEAR OF LOSING STRENGTH
Success at distance running requires a high level of commitment, one that often edges toward obsessive-compulsive. In general, the more miles you run, the better runner you'll be. Many runners manifest this as a fixation with weekly mileage, believing it gives them their Superman-esque ability to run at a high level. For them, cutting miles is kryptonite. The key to overcoming this fear is to find a tapering program that meets aerobic needs and realize that runners don't lose months of hard work by slightly backing off during the last two weeks before a competition.
"When I send out the weekly training sheets [to my athletes], they see that little black number with the week's mileage, and they get so obsessed with it," says Eric Heins, Northern Arizona University coach. "I try to encourage them not to worry about that number so much, especially during the taper, but rather to go on feel so we don't get into that psychological aspect of, 'I've got to hit 100 miles this week.' "
THE CONFUSION OF NOT FEELING FANTASTIC
It stands to reason that if tapering is the act of increasing recovery by reducing the overall training load, a runner should feel completely unburdened during the process. Yet many runners only feel marginally better running during a taper, if they feel better at all, which is important to realize, Jenny Simpson says.
"People have this expectation that they're going to feel so much better," she says. "I don't get on the track and think, 'Oh, wow, I feel like I could run 100 miles at this pace.' I don't feel especially fresh or especially good. I think you have to internalize the rational side of it, that your body is definitely rested and more ready for a difficult effort. It's more faith than a physical feeling for me, anyway."
THE STRESS OF WAITING WITH NOWHERE TO GO
Less time spent training means more time to relax at home, catch up on work, spend time with the family . . . or fret (and fret, and fret) over the upcoming race. Tapering disturbs many deeply ingrained lifestyle patterns, increasing the likelihood that the mind will obsess over future events it can't control. One way to combat this is to try and embrace the race and all its potential outcomes.
"You're going to be nervous, you're going to be terrified, but that's part of the experience," Simpson says. "Your psychological edge really needs to ramp up, and every little bit of doubt has to be fought off. That's really taxing, and I think that's part of why tapering is difficult. But that's also why I think the physical backing off during a taper is good, because you're expending so much energy keeping yourself calm."
TAPERS GONE WILD
Everything was going perfectly in 2011 for Desiree (Davila) Linden as she prepared for the Boston Marathon. That is, until she and her fellow Hansons-Brooks training partners left the dreary Michigan winter for the pleasant Florida sun 10 days before the biggest race of her life. Once there, they made every effort to prepare for the unique Boston experience. This included simulating its odd start time of 10 a.m., even when the weather became unseasonably hot. Under these conditions, Linden attempted to run an easy, confidence-boosting workout of 2 × 3 miles at marathon race pace.
"Turns out it would be the one workout of the training segment that I would just completely bomb," she says. "I was pissed at the time, but I was able to look back at months of quality work and see it didn't matter how that one day went or how that one day felt. It didn't change the fact that I was ready for a great race."
Linden was right. She went on to run 2:22:38, the fastest time by an American woman in Boston history.
Pete Pfitzinger wasn't so lucky. In 1980, he felt in peak shape coming off a series of weeks at 120-plus miles. A win at the New England TAC 10,000m championship certainly felt in the cards. That is, until he got overzealous in his training. "The error was doing a set of 10 by 300 meters as hard as I could on Tuesday before the Saturday race," Pfitzinger recalls. "The disastrous element was doing them with [future Boston Marathon champion] Greg Meyer, who, as a 3:58 miler, was much faster than I."
Come race day, Pfitzinger's calves were screaming in agony. Ten laps in, they began to lock up, and from there until the finish it was "a long day at the office." The prohibitive favorite going in, Pfitzinger finished more than a minute behind the leaders and limped off the track having learned two important lessons. "One was that while maintaining some fast running is useful during a taper, it is not wise to try to set personal bests during workouts," he says. "And two, be careful when training with a faster runner. They look so relaxed you can accidentally run way too hard."
PLANNING THE PERFECT TAPER
Whether your race takes 4 minutes or 4 hours, the same tapering elements apply. This includes a decrease in training mileage, a maintenance of or increase in training intensity and a day off if needed. "There is no evidence to suggest that an 800m runner, or a 100m sprinter for that matter, should be tapering differently than a marathoner," says Inigo Mujika, author of Endurance Training: Science and Practice.
In reality, tapering for different events takes on the same artistry as the training that brought you to this point. Much of this has to do with the specific demands of a race and the training that has preceded it. "Runners training for shorter races of 5K and below need to be sharp and have some snap in their legs," coach Jason Fitzgerald says. Runners in longer races may need to focus more on race-pace workouts and ensuring complete recovery from high-mileage training. Below are some examples of how best to taper for different race distances.
1500M TO 5,000M
Getting comfortable at race pace and doing shorter, faster intervals to feel snappy are of primary importance for athletes competing on the track and at shorter road race distances. Decrease the volume of the workouts and the total weekly mileage to allow for more complete recovery between these shorter, faster workouts. Even athletes who prefer gentler tapers will want to make sure they're rested enough to hit their goal paces during workouts.
EXAMPLE: After nailing her 800m time trial two weeks out from the 2011 world championships, Jenny Simpson began a sharp taper all the way to the world championships final. One week before the 1500m prelims began, Simpson ran a short workout consisting of several aerobic 400s (around 15K pace), followed by 3 × 300m at goal pace with close to full recovery. Two days later she ran her usual 3-mile warm-up, did a set of 5 × 50m to hone her speed and power, then finished with a short cool-down jog. The final four days were nothing but 20- to 45-minute easy runs to consolidate training gains and ensure peak freshness on race day.
Simpson also made a concerted effort to peak mentally at the same time. "I think the whole week of the world championship, up until the last 5 meters (of the final), was less dramatic for me because I was so in the moment, every single moment," she says. "I was so focused on taking it one step at a time."
10K TO HALF MARATHON
Cranking out fast 200s isn't necessary for athletes preparing for a race lasting 30 minutes to 2 hours. Having a high lactate threshold and VO2 max is of primary importance to these athletes, as is good running economy and a solid endurance base. This lengthy list of requirements often means that tapering for these events touches on a number of energy systems over the last several weeks, much like you would during the middle of your training cycle. The key is to reduce the total volume of these workouts to promote fuller recovery.
EXAMPLE: In the taper before the 2013 NCAA cross country championships (10K), coach Eric Heins maintained similar workouts for his Northern Arizona harriers but scaled them back. For instance, a midseason 6 × 1600m with 90 seconds rest morphed into 4 × 1600m with 3 minutes rest two weeks out from race day. The added recovery allowed his athletes to run faster paces when their fitness was highest but still lowered the overall training stress by cutting one-third of the workout volume. Another workout, known as "The Lumberjack," alternates a set of 4 × 400m a little slower than mile pace with 10 minutes at lactate threshold pace. As the season wound down, they cut the number of sets while increasing the pace slightly. This allowed them to touch on multiple energy systems without over-whelming any one in particular.
"At the beginning of the year, I'd say 75 percent of our workouts are tempos and 25 percent are hills, fartleks and other faster stuff," Heins says. "That inverts at the end of the season. Once the mileage comes off, you've got to increase the intensity to make up for that extra energy the guys are going to have."
THE MARATHON AND BEYOND
Tapering for a marathon doesn't look too different from tapers for other events. There are small doses of specific, race-pace work, low-key lactate threshold or VO2 max workouts, a long run, lots of recovery days and a general lessening of the training load. That said, many athletes race a marathon only once or twice per year, so getting the taper right takes on a higher level of importance.
"I tended to be a bit obsessive with marathon preparation and tapering, such as always going to the dentist about a month before the race," says Pete Pfitzinger, two-time Olympian, physiologist and author.
EXAMPLE: Knowing your own response to different types of training is important when tapering for a marathon. In Desiree Linden's case, this meant maintaining most of her training volume while cutting back on workouts. Two weeks before the 2013 Berlin Marathon, she ran 103 miles and did two workouts: a 20-mile long run and 3 × 2 miles at marathon pace. Race week, Linden ran 92 miles and did only a minor workout of 3 × 2 minutes faster than race pace. The rest of her running was purely aerobic.
Mark Coogan charted a similar path leading up to the 1996 Olympic trials marathon, having averaged 120 miles per week during his buildup. "I maybe ran 80 miles race week, but the whole rest of the month I was in the 100s," he says. "When I've tried to cut back things in a taper, yeah, I might feel better walking up the stairs, but I always felt flat on my runs."
That little reduction in mileage allowed Coogan to place second at the trials and run 2:13:05, a PR on a hilly course. Such is the beautiful mystery of finding the perfect taper.
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Recent contamination of food by the use of melamine has led to huge economic losses in the food industry. Food and drug administration (FDA) currently uses methods that are laborious and time consuming. As a consequence scientists have been grappling with development of methods that are more efficient and cost effective for trace analysis of various food adulterates. One such method is the use of silver nanostructures in the presence of Surface Enhanced Raman spectroscopy that are capable of generating high enhancement of the signals, leading to low detection of the signals from the analyte. In the book, a literature review of the various synthesis methods, purification of the end products,assembly of nanostructures on glass templates as well as characterization of silver nanowires/nanoparticles and their potential use in Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy is suggested.
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Zika virus infection – Trinidad and Tobago
On 18 February 2016, the National IHR Focal Point of Trinidad and Tobago notified PAHO/WHO of the country’s first case of Zika virus infection.
The patient is a 61-year-old female who reported fever and rash on 10 February. The patient’s blood sample was taken on 13 February and, on 17 February, was confirmed to be positive for Zika virus by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) at the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) laboratory.
The patient has a history of recent travel to New Zealand, which has not reported any locally-acquired cases of Zika virus infection. As such, transmission in Trinidad and Tobago is likely to be autochthonous.
Public health response
Since the identification of Zika virus in Brazil in May 2015, the Ministry of Health of Trinidad and Tobago has embarked upon a public education campaign to promote knowledge and awareness about the disease and its transmission. The emphasis is on the environmental measures of source reduction as the key method to combat the spread of disease. Clinical personnel have been sensitized to identify and appropriately manage the disease. The Insect Vector Control Division has scaled up environmental surveillance and mosquito eradication programs in communities.
The Ministry of Health will continue to partner with other governmental agencies, the private sector and the wider population to promote source reduction practices and appropriate health-seeking behaviour.
WHO risk assessment
The detection of autochthonous cases of Zika virus infection indicates that the virus is spreading geographically to previously unaffected areas (Trinidad and Tobago). The notification of autochthonous transmission in a new country does not change the overall risk assessment. The risk of a global spread of Zika virus to areas where the competent vectors, the Aedes mosquitoes, are present is significant given the wide geographical distribution of these mosquitoes in various regions of the world. WHO continues to monitor the epidemiological situation and conduct risk assessment based on the latest available information.
Despite some reports of a potential association between Zika virus, microcephaly and other neurological disorders, at this stage, it is not possible to establish a causal relationship between these events. Until more is understood, Members States are advised to standardize and enhance surveillance for microcephaly and other neurological disorders, particularly in areas of known Zika virus transmission and areas at risk of such transmission.
The proximity of mosquito vector breeding sites to human habitation is a significant risk factor for Zika virus infection. Prevention and control relies on reducing the breeding of mosquitoes through source reduction (removal and modification of breeding sites) and reducing contact between mosquitoes and people. This can be achieved by reducing the number of natural and artificial water-filled habitats that support mosquito larvae, reducing the adult mosquito populations around at-risk communities and by using barriers such as insect screens, closed doors and windows, long clothing and repellents. Since the Aedes mosquitoes (the primary vector for transmission) are day-biting mosquitoes, it is recommended that those who sleep during the daytime, particularly young children, the sick or elderly, should rest under mosquito nets (bed nets), treated with or without insecticide to provide protection. Mosquito coils or other insecticide vaporizers may also reduce the likelihood of being bitten.
During outbreaks, space spraying of insecticides may be carried out following the technical orientation provided by WHO to kill flying mosquitoes. Suitable insecticides (recommended by the WHO Pesticide Evaluation Scheme) may also be used as larvicides to treat relatively large water containers, when this is technically indicated.
Basic precautions for protection from mosquito bites should be taken by people traveling to countries with transmission of Zika virus, especially by pregnant women. These include use of repellents, wearing light colored, long sleeved shirts and pants and ensuring rooms are fitted with screens to prevent mosquitoes from entering.
WHO does not recommend any travel or trade restriction to Trinidad and Tobago based on the current information available.
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Nearly everyone enjoys music, whether by listening to it, singing, or playing an instrument. But despite this almost universal interest, many schools are having to do away with their music education programs. This is a mistake, with schools losing not only an enjoyable subject, but a subject that can enrich students’ lives and education. Read on to learn why music education is so important, and how it offers benefits even beyond itself.
1.1. Musical training helps develop language and reasoning: Students who have early musical training will develop the areas of the brain related to language and reasoning. The left side of the brain is better developed with music, and songs can help imprint information on young minds.
2.2. A mastery of memorization: Even when performing with sheet music, student musicians are constantly using their memory to perform. The skill of memorization can serve students well in education and beyond.
3.3. Students learn to improve their work: Learning music promotes craftsmanship, and students learn to want to create good work instead of mediocre work. This desire can be applied to all subjects of study.
4.13. Music can be relaxing: Students can fight stress by learning to play music. Soothing music is especially helpful in helping kids relax.
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CARACAS, Tuesday August 16, 2005 | Update
Chávez commemorated the 200 anniversary of Simón Bolívar's oath to release Venezuela from Spanish dominance (Photo: AP)
SARA CAROLINA DIAZ
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez Monday compared the ancient European empire and the present US empire, and claimed that the task humankind has to complete in this century, unlike 200 years ago, is "to save the Earth" from the threat US represents.
"Either we the peoples of the world defeat US imperialism or the US imperialism is to destroy the human race: that is the dilemma we have. Our mission is to save the world, the Earth. Our mission is greater than (Simón) Bolívar's endeavor; it requires a greater commitment (...) We have been called to invent a new world, just like during independence (war) we had to shape a new domestic and foreign order. I do believe that slaves back then lived better that the poor that face misery nowadays," Chávez asserted in a three-hour speech full of epic-historic references belonging to Simón Bolívar and himself. His statements came at the National Pantheon, where he commemorated the 200 anniversary of Bolívar's oath to release Venezuela from Spanish dominance.
Chávez also reminded an oath he swore when he was just starting his military career. At the National Pantheon, where the remains of Bolívar are, Chávez made a new promise and paraphrased his mentor by saying: "We have to embrace that oath (Bolívar's) and actually vow not to rest our arms or souls as long as we do not free our people from the threat the US empire poses for us."
Chávez insisted that there is a need to speed up "the emergence of new poles of power in the world" to counter the effects of imperialism.
In a nationwide mandatory radio and TV address, and together with the members of his cabinet, the top representatives of public powers and several hundred young people taking part in the 16 World Youth and Students Festival in Caracas, Chávez reiterated his invitation to embrace the oath attributed to Bolívar. "We have to devote every night and day" to fulfill our promise of liberation. "There are not holidays or Sundays; this is a battle. We cannot let a blind minority to raze the planet and our life potential for the centuries to come."
Chávez repeatedly quoted leftist linguist Noam Chomsky and claimed that this fight is between two superpowers: the United States "with invasions, bombs, blackmail, and terror," and the public opinion.
"The superpower of public opinion is rising: big demonstrations against war in Iraq, against neoliberal globalization," Chávez yelled out.
Further, the Venezuelan ruler seized the opportunity to announce that he is "to rest" in 2030, rather than 2021 as he has claimed repeatedly. In this way, he said, he is "to sort out the Santa Marta enigma (referring to the place where Bolívar died as an outcast in exile in Colombia), and I will not have to say (like Bolívar did) that I have plowed the sea."
The key elements to beat imperialism, according to Chávez, are social integration, popular participation, a new world order and world public opinion. "Thus, education and journalism are very important. They have big networks to numb society. That is why they are afraid of Telesur. They have started attacking it," he said, and added that there is a need to launch Radiosur, a common Latin American radio network.
A transparent electoral body
At the beginning of his speech, Chávez praised the National Electoral Council (CNE) and ensured that his country's electoral system is "among the most transparent in the world." "No matter how hard they (the opposition) try to tarnish the reputation of the CNE and the people directing it, and no matter how much they talk about electoral fraud and phantom ballots -while they do not provide evidence of their allegations because there is not and there will be not any-, I have to say that the Venezuelan people has today a real electoral power."
Translated by Maryflor Suárez
02:57 PM. HEAVY RAINS. Venezuelan Executive Vice-President Elias Jaua reported that the government is designing plans to support farmers, cattlemen and peasants of the state of Mérida who have been hit by heavy rains that have caused crop losses.
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We have a long way to go before the use of antibiotics in farm animals is strictly regulated. But in the food industry, which often puts profit over people, any change—even incremental—is significant. In 2012, the food industry made several strides in animal antibiotic regulation.
In February, a study published in the journal mBio put to rest the question that scientists and agribusiness have fought over for years—whether or not antibiotics in livestock feed propagate antibiotic-resistant germs that threaten human health. Scientists came out on top: The study demonstrated that yes, feeding animals antibiotics to boost their growth and ward off sickness in overcrowded factory farms is, in fact, hurting human health.
A month later, U.S. District Court Judge Theodore Katz ordered the FDA to prove that feeding antibiotics to livestock has no negative effect on human health—or stop the practice altogether.
By April, the FDA announced new regulations on antibiotic use for farm animals, stating that pharmaceutical producers have “largely agreed” to require prescriptions for any drugs used. Instead of dosing up cattle, pigs, and chickens as desired, farmers will have to obtain consent from a veterinarian before feeding animals medications. Michael Taylor, a representative from the FDA, said the new regulation would “result in significant reductions in agricultural antibiotic use.”
Unfortunately, the end is not nigh—pharmaceutical companies also have a financial stake in animal antibiotic use. But it’s a small step forward. For 2013, cross your fingers for the passage of the Preservation of Antibiotics on Medical Treatment Act (PAMTA), which would outlaw nontherapeutic antibiotic use in livestock altogether.
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Lectures / 29/06/2009 7:30 pmOpen Space?
Wine vats and the harmony of the world. What was Kepler actually up to during his time in Linz?
This presentation will be entirely given over to Johannes Kepler. Why did he relocate to Linz from Prague? Who were his patrons? What was his position both in social and in professional terms? What was his stipend? What discoveries did he make in Linz and which of them are still significant today? Why did Kepler leave Linz again? What traces did his stay in Linz leave that are still discernible today?
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A brief history…
Mack Manual & Jesse Lege with the Lake Charles Ramblers are a popular dance band in the Lake Charles/Southeast Texas area. Mack Manual attributes his interest in playing Cajun music to Jesse Lege. In 1988, Jesse was playing with the Jeff Davis Ramblers, and Mack admired Jesse’s accordion playing and singing so much, he learned to play the triangle just so he could eventually join that band. Jesse, who was inducted into the Cajun Music Hall of Fame in 1998, sings in the traditional high pitched emotional style reminiscent of the late Iry Lejeune and plays accordion with equal power and conviction. Barry Ancelet describes this band as ‘an authentic Cajun dance band’.
Accordionist of the Year – Jesse Lege (CFMA 1998)
Best First Recording of the Year – “Memoires du Passe” (CFMA 1998)
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Magic camp helps treat children with hemiplegia, that causes paralysis on one side of body
A boot camp for budding magicians aims to make rehabilitation fun for children with hemiplegia.
Hemiplegia is a form of paralysis on one side of the body. In most children under two, it is a form of cerebral palsy but it can also be caused by stroke or some other trauma either before, during or shortly after birth.
The condition means a simple task like tying your shoelaces can be tricky for children.
But it no longer seems such an enormous challenge for Ella Korlaki, 8, now that she can magically repair a piece of rope after slicing it in half.
"It's helpful, it's educational and it's fun," Ella said.
Ella is taking part in the first magic camp run by the Arts Health Institute, an Australian charity using the performing arts to help those with health needs.
Some of Australia's best magicians are working alongside occupational therapists, teaching close-up magic tricks to the young participants.
Her family hopes Ella's newly acquired sleight of hand will help her use both hands more effectively, and boost her confidence as well.
"It's wonderful that she has increased confidence and resilience, which will help her later in life," Ella's mother Judy Korlaki said.
Another young illusionist, 10-year-old Richard Moir, plans to perform his own one-man magic show for family and friends at home in Canberra.
"It's been life-changing for him," his mother Alison Moir said.
Like Ella, Richard finds tying his shoelaces and getting dressed a daily challenge.
"On the first day (after magic camp), he was coming home and doing things for himself that he would have asked us to do even a day before," Ms Moir said.
Teaching magic as a form of treatment
Overseas statistics suggest hemiplegia affects about one in every 1,000 births.
Most kids with hemiplegia attend regular schools but can find getting dressed, brushing their teeth or using the toilet difficult.
The idea of teaching magic to kids as a form of treatment is the brainchild of British organisation, Breathe Arts Health Research.
It incorporates scientifically assessed exercises in a range of magic tricks and was first trialled in the United Kingdom six years ago as an alternative form of rehabilitation.
In Britain, children who attended the camp were using both hands for 25 per cent of daily tasks.
After the camp they could use both hands for more than 90 per cent of tasks.
"We thought the very fine motor skills, the hand and arm movement required to do close-up magic would actually be a perfect fit," said the managing director of Breathe Arts Health Research, Yvonne Farquharson.
'Therapy by stealth'
Arts Health Institute magician Bruce Glen says the camp is essentially "therapy by stealth".
"They don't realise how far they're advancing," he said.
Jackson Love, 8, cannot wait to show off some of the magic he has learned, including a trick involving a sleeping genie in a bottle.
"When I started I couldn't use my right hand but now I can," Jackson said.
His mother Tracy Love says aside from impressing his siblings, Jackson is now holding everyday objects with two hands.
"They call it the amazing magic camp and it's amazing for so many different reasons," she said.
As well as the weakness on one side of their bodies, children with hemiplegia often suffer from low self-esteem.
'They realise the impossible is possible'
But learning and performing magic can help that too.
"We see children presenting themselves more clearly, speaking loudly," Ms Farquharson said of the program.
"We had a little boy in the summer in the UK who was the most softly spoken child ever.
These children, a lot of their life, have been told things are impossible. But we shift that mentality because they realise the impossible is possible.Yvonne Farquharson
"He was actually reasonably functional with his hemiplegia but he had extreme confidence issues.
"By the end of the camp he was standing up tall."
For the families of the first Australian children to take part in the program, developing these skills has many benefits.
"These children, a lot of their life, have been told things are impossible. It's impossible to use that hand and arm, it feels impossible to be good at this or be able to do that," Ms Farquharson said.
"But we shift that mentality because they realise the impossible is possible."
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For Performances or Exhibits
Provide a brief description of the work to be performed or exhibited in the form of a program note. Please make sure that your faculty mentor looks over your description before it is submitted.
Program Note Example:
Title: Variations and Transformations
Variations have frequently been written by instrumentalists as vehicles for their own virtuosity. The works featured on this program however were all written by important composers who were not themselves cellists, but each with a particular performer in mind. The results are works of substance, yet rich with cellistic personality. These composers also reveal some affinity or homage in their choice of theme or model, yet they develop and transform the borrowed material in their own special language. I find this interplay of "old" and "new" especially fascinating in our age of "historical awareness".
(by Brent Wissick; used with permission)
For Posters and Platform Talks
For research-based presentations you should prepare an abstract. Abstracts are brief, but comprehensive summaries of work presented as a talk or poster and should contain the following elements:
Talk it out first:
Before writing your abstract you may find it helpful to describe your work to a friend who is unfamiliar with what you’ve done. Listen to yourself as you speak and write down what you say. This may help you determine which details are essential to include in your abstract.
Tips for writing a good abstract:
Example of an abstract that is too technical:
Title: Utilizing Three-Dimensional Fluorescence's Red-Shift Cascade Effect to Monitor Mycobacterium PRY-1 Degradation of Aged Petroleum
Samples of Mycobacterium PRY-1 inoculated motor oil are subjected to three-dimensional fluorescence spectroscopy to document the shifting of excitation/ emission maxima as the solutions undergo serial dilutions. Effects such as self-quenching of individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and energy transfer between PAHs combine to produce large red-shifts in the resulting fluorescence emission spectra. This process is repeated over a series of weeks and is compared to preceding spectra to gauge the microbial degradation of the petroleum. Results show a two-fold, or 75%, PAH contaminant degradation by Mycobacterium PRY-1 over a 140-day growth period.
The abstract above that was revised so that non-specialists can understand it:
Title: Cleaning Up Oil Spills with the Right Microbe – Mycobacterium PRY-1
An undesirable by-product of fossil fuel use is the release of toxic substances when environmental spills occur. Luckily, some soil organisms can digest these compounds and render them harmless. This study demonstrates how a specific microbe, Mycobacterium PRY-1, can rid the soil of toxic components in oil spills. Petroleum contains many harmful fused-ring molecules (polycyclic aromatic hydro-carbons or PAHs) that give off a characteristic fluorescent glow when illuminated with ultraviolet light. The nature of the fluorescence changes as oil ages or is diluted. It creates a 4-dimensional fingerprint and allows a sample’s toxicity to be evaluated. Our results show that the microbe removed 75% of the toxic compounds in 140 days.
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LINK quote [The accident raised concerns about the safety of the Soviet nuclear power industry, slowing its expansion for a number of years, while forcing the Soviet government to become less secretive. The now-independent countries of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus have been burdened with the continuing and substantial decontamination and health care costs of the Chernobyl accident. It is difficult to tally accurately the number of deaths caused by the events at Chernobyl, as the Soviet-era cover-up made it difficult to track down victims. Lists were incomplete, and Soviet authorities later forbade doctors to cite "radiation" on death certificates].
(via Amazing things)
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Last Saturday we attended the MS Forum VI in the Mandarin Oriental of Brickell Key, Florida, where we discussed with prestigious academicians and colleagues the latest developments in the treatment of myriad clinical presentation of Multiple Sclerosis. Amongst the topics that were exposed about, we selected to discuss three with you:
- Anti-CD20 Monoclonal antibodies
- Oral therapies for relapsing MS
- Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cells.
A – Anti-CD20 Monoclonal antibodies
These antibodies have been used to deplete the B cells proliferative disorders like leukemia and Hodgkin’s Disease for a few years already. CD-20 is a transmembrane calcium channel implicated in the B cell activation and differentiation; anti-CD20 target the B cells in an intermediate stage of their evolution, safeguarding the needed long-term immunological memory and the production of cells after depletion. The drug Rituximab was the first one approved for auto-immune disorders but it soon generated side effects due to the patients’ formation of anti-chimeric antibodies. At present there are many humanized versions of it that are being tested in clinical trials. In 2004 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of Natalizumab for the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis, heralding the era of MABs for its treatment. Alemtuzumab and ocrelizumab followed in the pipeline and were approved; at present ublituximab and ofatumumab are in the Phase III of their clinical trials. When we discussed a young patient with new onset of MS, most of us opted for Natalizumab as the drug of choice because it shows greater efficacy to thwart the symptoms early on with the caveat that it also elicits a quick rebound phenomenon.
B – Oral therapies for relapsing MS
Even though Interferon B or Copaxone are often the first drugs of choice, many patients prefer the oral therapies like Fingolimod, Teriflunomide and Dimethyl Fumarate. In 2010 Fingolimod became the first FDA-approve oral therapy. In the Confine and Define clinical trials, Dimethyl Fumarate has been shown to reduce the relapse rates, the number of lesions in the MRI scans and the physical disabilities; its efficacy might be due to its anti-inflammatory properties to decrease oxidation; it modulates the sphingosine-1-receptor and decreased the lymphocyte migration to the CNS. Compared to Interferon beta-1a has been shown to reduce 52% the yearly relapses in one study; after one year, 13% of patients did not have any relapses. In the Temso trial, Terifluamide reduced the yearly rates of relapses, the MRI lesions and the physical disability limitations; the drug blocks the pyrimidine synthesis, which decreases the inflammatory process, including the production of white cells in the CNS and the protection of the myelin sheaths of the nerves.
C – Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Stem Cell transplant is an emerging, promising new therapy for MS, which has been discussed in the professional and public forums for the past few years. Patient that come to the office invariably ask us: “what do you think about Stem Cells, doctor?’ However there has been a dearth of reliable clinical trials with proper peer supervision until the early results of a Swedish study where presented in the 35th Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) that was held in Stockholm last September. The researchers discussed the positive data from the Nordic study of the Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (AHSCT) that implies the harvesting of bone marrow from the patient and the use of chemotherapy to wipe out the rest. The patient’s own stem cells are then re-introduced in another surgical procedure. The results of a phase III randomized clinical trial showed that the NEDA (no evidence of disease) in the cohort treated with the AHSCT was 78.% compared to only 2.97% of patients treated with the conventional methods; the risks are the expected ones for the surgical interventions.
What do you think? Please tell us.
Don’t leave me alone.
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Ticks are tiny blood-sucking parasites often found in or around a humid and wooded area. Due to their small size, ticks can easily be overlooked and in some cases, may be too small to be seen altogether. Although they may seem benign, certain species of ticks carry and are able to transmit diseases to other creatures, including humans. As such, it is important to take precautions against ticks and the diseases they host.
To avoid a tick bite, one should take care not to walk through vegetation, where ticks often lie waiting for their host to brush against them. For instance, walk around bushes instead of trying to cut through them. The use of repellents containing either DEET or permethrin, as well as wearing long and light-colored clothing, can also help to minimize the chances of a tick bite. Tuck your pants into your socks to help prevent ticks from crawling up your leg or in your socks. After returning from a possibly tick-infested area, always check to make certain you and any companion (furry or not) are tick-free. Be sure to search everywhere, including under the armpits, in the hair, and behind the ears.
Though these precautions help to minimize the possibility of a tick bite, it is not foolproof. In the event that your inspection does reveal a tick, do not panic. The tick can be removed and killed by following these simple steps:
1. Disinfect the site of the tick bite
2. Using a fine-tipped (pointy) pair of tweezers, carefully grasp the tick above its head as close to the skin surface as possible
Make sure to protect your fingers with latex gloves or a paper towel to avoid any further skin contact with the tick. Always try to avoid handling a tick with your bare hands.
3. Slowly but firmly, pull the tick upwards in a steady motion from the site
Do not twist or jerk the tick as this may cause its mouth to break off and remain attached to the skin even as its body is removed.
4. Disinfect the area of the bite once more.
5. Dispose of the tick’s body
Avoid crushing or puncturing the tick’s body as the fluid it holds may contain contagious pathogens. You can use the tweezers to place the tick in the bag if you would like to send it out to be tested or identified. Otherwise, the tick may be thrown away with the household trash.
6. Carefully watch for possible symptoms of an infection
Signs of a possible infection include but are not limited to a rash (in particular, a rash resembling a bulls-eye is associated with Lyme disease), fever, nausea, chills, severe headaches, and, in adults, photo-sensitivity. A tick-borne infection may present itself with a vast array of symptoms, making it difficult to diagnose.
If, for any reason, the tick’s body was punctured or crushed, wash and disinfect any area that came into contact with the body fluid. Rubbing alcohol or a mixture of warm water and detergent are both good options to choose from as a disinfectant. Even if the tick was attached to you, do not panic. In some cases, ticks must stay attached to their host for hours in order to transmit a disease.
So long as the proper precautions and steps are taken, the risk of a tick bite and any subsequent tick-borne illness can be minimized and a person is free to enjoy their time outdoors.
References: Tick Removal at cdc.gov
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced Monday that it will soon embark on a major research effort to find scientific alternatives to human fetal tissue, a switch that may affect research ranging from basic science to drug trials.
Human fetal tissue is commonly used by scientists to mimic human biology in order to understand normal development, study the effects of disease or test drugs. Its use in research is legal but fiercely opposed by some pro-life activists, given that it is procured after elective abortions.
Over the next two years, the NIH will supply up to $20 million for research that seeks to “develop and/or further refine human tissue models that closely mimic and can be used to faithfully model human embryonic development or other aspects of human biology, for example, the human immune system, that do not rely on the use of human fetal tissue obtained from elective abortions,” according to the announcement. The project — which, according to the announcement, is motivated by a desire to develop alternatives that would yield “more replicable and reproducible system[s] for broader uses” — is still in its preliminary stages; the announcement on Monday was just a notice of intent.
The news follows controversy over the use of human fetal tissue within the NIH. On Sunday, reports emerged claiming that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the NIH’s parent agency, had directed all 6,000 internal NIH scientists to stop procuring human fetal tissue for use in research — a move that could jeopardize research in areas including HIV and eye diseases.
In statements provided to TIME, however, HHS and NIH officials disputed some details in those reports.
They confirmed that HHS in September terminated a contract with tissue provider Advanced Bioscience Resources, Inc. when it “was not sufficiently assured that the contract included the appropriate protections applicable to fetal tissue research or met all other procurement requirements.” At that point, the agency began auditing the use of all human fetal tissue in research and “put a pause in place for procuring new human fetal tissue [for] research conducted by NIH investigators,” officials said, though that pause did not extend to the roughly 300,000 external researchers working under NIH grants.
But officials said that move did not constitute a full ban on fetal tissue studies. Labs could continue working with fetal tissue already on hand, according to NIH officials, and were directed to notify administrators if they would need more for use in current studies.
“The intent was never to cause research to stop,” NIH officials told TIME.
Despite the NIH’s intent, Warner Greene, director of the Center for HIV Cure Research at the Gladstone Institutes, tells TIME that his research was stalled by the audit. This fall, Greene was about to begin a collaboration with Kim Hasenkrug at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ Rocky Mountain Laboratories, which would have brought his lab’s HIV research into humanized mouse models, which require human fetal tissue. But when word of the audit came down in September, “essentially it stopped this line of investigation,” Greene says.
“We are very frustrated. I rarely use the word ‘very,’ but I think it’s appropriate here,” Greene tells TIME. “This is a routine experimental system that has been in active use for over 20 years. Now, just suddenly, out of the blue, to no longer be able to access the key tissues to make these humanized mice has just been devastating for our program.”
The Washington Post has also reported that a prominent HIV research laboratory at the University of California, San Francisco, which relies heavily on humanized mice, is in danger of shutting down due to issues with its NIH contract, apparently related to the use of fetal tissue. But NIH representatives, including the agency’s principal deputy director, told the Post that the contract had not been terminated, and said no final decision would be made until the audit concludes.
It’s unclear whether Greene and Hasenkrug’s research will resume in light of the NIH’s clarification. NIH representatives said they are investigating why Hasenkrug’s lab did not notify NIH officials about its continuing need for fetal tissue, and added that the agency is “currently assessing if there are other NIH intramural research projects that require procurement of new fetal tissue to determine appropriate next steps to prevent interruption of research.”
Nonetheless, some researchers who hope to use human fetal tissue may face delays depending on how long the audit lasts, or if at the conclusion of the audit the HHS elects to suspend fetal tissue research until alternatives are available. Without fetal tissue, for example, Greene said his lab would have to look into modeling HIV using macaque monkeys, which are costlier and more difficult to access than mice and would mean “starting completely from scratch.” Greene estimates switching to monkey models, if necessary, would delay his project by up to two years.
“We need to have this available,” Greene says. “It’s an unfortunate mix of politics and science. The two don’t mix well very often.”
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Last month, we reviewed our friend Ciprian’s new book by Microsoft Press, Network Your Computers & Devices: Step by Step—and we’ve twisted his arm until he decided to give away 10 free copies for our readers.
UPDATE: The giveaway is over, and the winners have been contacted.
First, the book: It’s a great book that covers networking between computers running Windows 7, XP, Vista, Linux, and even Mac OS X. Just as the title suggests, he’s got step-by-step tutorials that explain how to get your network up and running with a minimum of fuss.
Want to see for yourself? You can grab a copy of the free sample chapter if you’d like, or you can look through the chapter outline:
- Chapter 1: Setting Up a Router and Devices
- Chapter 2: Setting User Accounts on All Computers
- Chapter 3: Setting Up Your Libraries on All Windows 7 Computers
- Chapter 4: Creating the Network
- Chapter 5: Customizing Network Sharing Settings in Windows 7
- Chapter 6: Creating the Homegroup and Joining Windows 7 Computers
- Chapter 7: Sharing Libraries and Folders
- Chapter 8: Sharing and Working with Devices
- Chapter 9: Streaming Media Over the Network and the Internet
- Chapter 10: Sharing Between Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 Computers
- Chapter 11: Sharing Between Mac OS X and Windows 7 Computers
- Chapter 12: Sharing Between Ubuntu Linux and Windows 7 Computers
- Chapter 13: Keeping the Network Secure
- Chapter 14: Setting Up Parental Controls
- Chapter 15: Troubleshooting Network and Internet Problems
Whether you believe it’s the perfect book or not, we’re giving away one for free, so keep reading.
Giveaway Details: Or What You Need to Do
Since we’ve got an awful lot of subscribers, and we’ve only got 10 ebooks to give away, we need a few rules. So here’s how you can put your name into the hat for the giveaway:
- Method 1: Leave a comment on the giveaway post over on our Facebook Fan page. Obviously you’ll need to Like us before you can leave a comment.
- Method 2: If you don’t use Facebook, you can tweet this post using the Tweet button at the top of the article.
- Winners: We’ll randomly pick 10 winners from those who participate.
- Expiration: This giveaway expires in 3 days, give or take a day. We’ll announce the winners and contact them directly.
So go forth, and get yourself a free ebook!
Of course, if you want the print version, you can get that for a discount over on Amazon at the moment.
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Presentations often end with this slide.
This is not one of those presentations.
Presenters will often try to give you answers.
I am not one of those presenters.
What is Data Science?
If you’re not using
is it really proper
What is science?
*a quick recap
Was this proper science?
Of course not!
Was science the problem,
or was I doing it wrong?
Science is easy;
is very difficult.
This is not a problem of
the gold standard for empirical science
We even find them where there are none to be found.
But it is no panacea.
The more we look, the more we see.
Some emerge from the way data is analysed.
Why sailors are more likely to drown whilst wearing a life-jacket than without.
Week 1: Cautious beginnings.
Base variant 99% - Treatment 1%.
49.500 / 990.000
550 / 10.000
Week 2: Ramp up the new thing!
Base variant 50% - Treatment 50%.
69.500 / 1.490.000
22.550 / 510.000
Or are we holding it wrong?
Week 2: Excluding data week 1.
Global conversion trending downwards.
20.000 / 500.000
22.000 / 500.000
In the real world, you are unlikely to be that lucky.
Trends can disappear when groups are combined. There are always more groups.(Sailors are more likely to wear life-jackets in bad weather.)
Profit does not automatically follow from knowing what lies ahead.
Business specific domain knowledge is not a luxury. Focus on the money.
The four P's of Data Science.p & P(A) presentation and profit
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Inclusive practices at Peninsula campus
Inclusive practices provide access for the diverse needs of our community by addressing the physical, social, economic and cultural barriers which exist with regard to equitable access and participation in higher education.
The Peninsula campus is committed to making sure that the inclusive practices policies established by the university are adhered to and that all activities include, or enable, the participation of everyone.
A Peninsula Mobility Map has been developed by the Equity and Diversity Unit with the aim of providing people with a disability with a guide on accessing buildings around campus.
|The Peninsula campus's Disability Liaison Officer is Matt Salas. Matt is at the campus every Thursday from 9 am to 1 pm for consultations or by appointment any other day. Matt can be contacted at Health Wellbeing and Development on extn 44223.|
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8-Channel, 12-Bit, 70MSPS ADC With Serialized LVDS Interface
The ADS5273 is a high-performance, CMOS, 70MSPS, 8-channel Analog-to-digital converter (ADC). An internal reference is provided, simplifying system design requirements. Low power consumption allows for the highest of system integration densities. Serial LVDs (low-voltage differential signaling) outputs reduce the number of Interface lines and package size.
An integrated phase lock loop (PLL) multiplies the incoming ADC sampling Clock by a factor of 12. This high-frequency LVDs Clock is used in the data serialization and transmission process. The word output of each internal ADC is serialized and transmitted either MSB or LSB first. In addition to the eight data outputs, a bit Clock and a word Clock are also transmitted. The bit Clock is at 6x the speed of the sampling Clock whereas the word Clock is at the same speed of the sampling Clock
The ADS5273 provides an internal reference, or CAN optionally be driven with an external reference. Best performance is achieved through the internal reference mode.
The device is available in a PowerPAD TQFP-80 package and is specified over a -40C to +85C operating range.
By Texas Instruments
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Item description for Gene Families: Studies of Dna, Rna, Enzymes and Proteins : Proceedings of the October 5-10, 1999 Congress, Beijing, China, the 10th Intl Congress on Isozymes by Gouxiong Xue...
This archival volume is a valuable collection of rigorously reviewed articles by experts in the fields of gene families, DNA, RNA and proteins, to commemorate the passing of a giant of science - Professor Clement L. Markert (1917-1999). In 1959, Clement Markert and Freddy Moller developed the concept of the isozyme, which paved the way for extensive studies of enzyme, protein and gene multiplicity across all living organisms. This important scientific discovery has had a profound influence on the biological sciences for more than 40 years, and has provided the basis for regular international meetings to discuss the biological and biomedical implications of enzyme multiplicity. More recently, this concept has been extended to a wide range of gene families of DNA, RNA, proteins and enzymes.
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Studio: World Scientific Publishing Company
Est. Packaging Dimensions: Length: 8.6" Width: 6.2" Height: 1" Weight: 0.2 lbs.
Publisher World Scientific Publishing Company
ISBN 9810243847 ISBN13 9789810243845
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Applications which require the use of mobile industrial equipment often require operation in the same areas as pedestrians. The operator of the equipment must know the location of pedestrians at all times while remaining productive and accomplishing their job. Vision Plus™ can aid an operator in this most important task without the need for tags or devices on the pedestrians. How The Vision Plus™ System Works: 1. As pedestrians enter into the coverage area, an audible and visual alarm is provided to the operator. 2. Next, Vision Plus™ begins to track the pedestrians and predict their paths. 3. Vehicle and pedestrian tracking are combined to determine potential collisions. If a collision is predicted, alarm intensity increases and a Red In-Path alert is issued notifying the operator of this crucial information. (See FIGURE A) 4. Vision Plus™ continues to monitor pedestrians and their paths until the pedestrians are no longer within the coverage area. (See FIGURE B) 5. An internal warning system which combines vehicle speed, vehicle direction, and pedestrian location aims to reduce the number of alerts to the operator making the alerts more effective. 6. The Vision Plus™ system can distinguish pedestrians from all other objects, track the movement of pedestrians and give this functionality without the need for tags or transmitters to be worn by the pedestrians. (See FIGURE C) FIGURE C: Vision Plus Can Distinguish Pedestrians From All Other Objects FIGURE B: YELLOW Visual Alert With An Audible Alarm Notifying The Operator Of A Pedestrian In The Coverage Area SENSOR-LESS, TAG-LESS TECHNOLOGY Tracks multiple pedestrians at the same time and requires No Device or Tag to be worn by the pedestrian.
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MONROE, CT — A small gravel road off to the right of the driveway for Mondo Septic Services and Construction on Monroe Turnpike is known as Old Webb or Old Stationhouse road. Once part of State Highway 145, it used to lead to a bridge that carried traffic over the Halfway River toward Newtown. The town acquired the road around 1930, when it was abandoned by the state after Route 34 was built.
Now, Bruce C. Mondo is asking the Town Council to discontinue it as a town road, because it separates his properties at 1603 and 1615, impairing his ability to develop his land.
The winding road leads to a house owned by William and Geralyn Wiley, both are Stevenson firefighters and William was a past chief. It is the couple’s only access to their home, where they’ve lived since 1976.
However, the Wileys agreed not to oppose discontinuance of the road as part of a court settlement, because they have an easement to cross Mondo’s property to access their home.
Through their attorney, Gail E. McTaggart, the Wileys only asked that the word “discontinuance” be used, rather than “abandoned,” because the settlement agreement says a “discontinuance” would not be opposed.
The Town Council referred Mondo’s request to the Planning and Zoning Commission for a municipal referral and the commission unanimously voted to issue a favorable report at its meeting last Thursday.
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Tom Rhodes is the CEO of Austin-based lender Sente Mortgage, and a past president of the Texas Mortgage Bankers Association.
In the first part of our conversation with the long-time lender, we discussed what housing will look like under a Trump Administration. In the second a final portion, Rhodes touches on Sente Mortgages recent consumer survey and the role agents should play in financial education.
CA: In Sente mortgage’s recent survey, respondents expressed considerable fear and ignorance towards the mortgage process. Where has the failure come in that so few people are confident in their understanding of the market, and where do things need to change in order to change that perception?
TR: I’m not sure that it’s so much that people have lost confidence, but more there is a lack of confidence. I think the Trump presidency is going to add another layer of complexity to it, because he plans to do things a little differently and the “experts” will not know which way is up. To me, I see two layers to this.
The first is that if people want to own a home, they do not want a mortgage. People do not grow up wanting a mortgage; they grow up wanting a home. Consumers spend more time studying for a vacation or a TV than they do studying a mortgage. It’s because they are exciting about what they are getting, not necessarily how they are getting it. So fundamentally, the survey results are a commentary on human nature.
The second thing is we are not putting the same kind of investment into financial education as we are into, say, marketing a TV.
CA: Does the responsibility then fall on agents to prep buyers for the challenges of the lending process?
TR: I think the responsibility falls to everyone in the industry, because a consumer could go to anyone in the industry first. So yes, traditionally buyers will go to a Realtor first, but that is not a given, and so I see financial education as a shared responsibility. I do think, though, that consumers do really trust their Realtors, so they’re positioned really well to help clients better understand the realities of mortgage lending.
CA: Finally, given what you know as a professional and of the President-elect, what do you expect the housing market to look like under President Trump?
TR: The TV is filled with ideas about what people will think, but the more we learn, the more we realize it’s all in the mind of one man right now. However, if you look at the recent cabinet picks, in many ways they’re more a reflection of Pence than Trump, in my opinion. And Pence is much more of a classic, small government conservative. There were many years after the Great Recession where people asked how the government ever let private industry play such a big role in housing. But, I think it’s been enough time and things have changed enough to where now the market may be ready for a bigger private role. So I think we’ll see the government playing a much less active role and letting the market take care of itself.
We still have pent-up demand (i.e., Millennials and people rebounding from the recession), and if you can create an economic environment with healthy job growth and credit availability, then the homeownership growth will greatly increase.
Also, something we have not touched on: regulations have gone way up in a post-downturn world, and it has increased the cost of buying a home. There is absolutely a place for regulations in the mortgage space. But realistically, they need to be pulled back a little to allow more consumers into the market. Of course, that may open another can of words in terms of risk, but right now, from what we know, it seems that is the direction the Trump administration is going.
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The European Commission should include smartphones in upcoming legislation investigating how the design of certain products affects the environment, writes Carsten Wachholz
Carsten Wachholz is part of the Coolproducts campaign, a coalition of European NGOs working to ensure that product design and energy labelling truly benefit European consumers and the environment.
The frustrations of a faulty smartphone are never far away. Cracked screens, weak batteries and sluggish software updates are just some of the irritations awaiting the tech-savvy individual of today. The issues affect a huge number of handsets every day.
Yet the consequences of each fault potentially confining another mobile phone to a desk drawer or dustbin go beyond not tweeting pictures of a cat with a birthday hat on, but have profound effects on the beautiful landscapes we share with friends on social media.
Over the last ten years, the insatiable hunger for natural resources caused by an accelerating cycle of replacing older phones with newer handsets has literally drilled massive holes into the environment.
From the graphite in the battery to the silicon of the processor, there are dozens of metals, minerals and compounds inside every phone. But they all have to be extracted from the Earth and cause severe ecological damage as mining struggles to keep up with ever increasing demand.
Digging up ore displaces huge piles of earth and rock, which when converted into metal generates immense quantities of highly toxic waste. Creating just one gold ring produces twenty tons of toxic and non-toxic by-products, and gold is a key component of modern mobile phones.
But there is an alternative. Rather than obsolete technology, scrapped cell phones are a treasure trove of reusable and recyclable parts which could seriously benefit the European economy.
Every ton of discarded handsets contains on average 128kg of copper, 347g of gold, almost 4kg of silver and over 32kg of other minerals that can be profitably recovered. A study by the UK environmental group Green Alliance suggests there could be as many as 125 million cell phones lying dormant in the UK alone – along with all the precious resources they contain.
This, coupled with the economic potential of selling second-hand devices – a global market worth almost €17 billion in 2016 – makes a clear business case for making phones easier to reuse, repair and recycle.
The environmental gains are also striking. Keeping a smartphone running for one additional year cuts its carbon footprint by a third, and diverts money away from mines responsible for horrific ecological destruction.
But despite these benefits, fixing, upgrading and recycling handsets is frequently sabotaged by some smartphone manufacturers through obstructive handset designs – such as installing non-removable batteries, limiting access to spare parts or gluing and welding handset components together.
So how can the European Union help to curb the strain that producing cell phones exerts on the environment?
The EU Ecodesign Directive offers a great opportunity to promote a more circular economy. It aims to reduce the environmental impacts of energy-using products sold within the EU by setting design requirements on energy efficiency, durability, reparability and recyclability.
The upcoming Working Plan contained within this legislation – due to be released this year by the European Commission – is expected to identify products that can be assessed to see whether the environmental impact of their manufacturing and use can be lowered.
The Commission should seize this chance to examine what can be done to improve the lifetimes of our smartphones, instead of allowing them to burn through incredible amounts of resources.
Making phones simpler to disassemble should be one line of inquiry, as it may accelerate the push for handsets to be upgraded and repaired easily. Consumers would also benefit financially from requirements for cell phones to last longer – allowing batteries to be changed, ensuring screens can withstand shocks and enforcing rules to guarantee software updates are compatible with handsets for a certain number of years.
Looking to increase smartphone lifetimes could pay particular dividends. Research shows there is no technological reason why current handsets cannot be guaranteed to work for at least four years or longer, which would halve their environmental impacts as fewer new phones would be needed.
Staying in touch should not force people to leave a trail of broken or outdated phones in their wake. Regulatory action from the European Commission guaranteeing that smartphones can call, text and catch Pokémon for four years or longer will not only keep plenty of users happy – but ensure every handset is designed to spur new business opportunities without trashing the planet and its resources.
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Chennai school staff light up candles on the poster of an elephant on June 6, 2020, after the killing of a pregnant wild elephant in Kerala’s Palakkad district recently.
Rubber tapping worker arrested on Friday remanded in judicial custody
A court at Pattambi remanded tapping worker Wilson, 35, for two weeks in judicial custody on Saturday. He was arrested on Friday in connection with the death of an elephant in a stream at Ambalappara under Mannarkkad forest range.He was charged with baiting the elephant with an explosive-laden coconut in the forest fringes. The trap had been set for wild boars, but the elephant accidentally chomped the bait.Two other suspects are absconding. Forest officials said they were searching for the father-son duo, who owned an estate at Orukkampara, near Thiruvizhamkunnu. A joint search is on with the help of the police.Hunting boarsForest officials said that they had experience in hunting wild boars by baiting them with coconuts and fruits.The elephant that chewed the bait suffered a fatal wound in its mouth and it spent nearly two weeks outside the jungle with that wound. The attempts by the forest officials to drive the animal back to the jungle failed as it stood the ground.The elephant entered the stream as a last resort to cool its wound. Two days later, while attempts were made to rescue it with the help of two kumki elephants, the pachyderm succumbed to its injury. The death was due to drowning.ConflictPeople living on the fringes of the forests were facing conflicts with wild animals, particularly wild boars.Eliminating wild boars that come to destroy their crops with explosive snares is a common practice among them.Although forest officials charge cases, many incidents often go undetected. Forest officials said they would not relax the laws for anyone.
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The milestone that is the centerpiece of Milestone Park is a replica of the oldest remaining milestone in New York City. Though the sandstone original is at the Brooklyn Historical Society, the granite reproduction here occupies the same spot where the original was placed in 1741. It stands three feet high and has a base measuring one square foot. One side reads, “8-1/4 Miles to New York and 2-1/2 Miles to Denyse’s Ferry.” The other is inscribed, “10-1/2 Miles to New York Ferry 15 Miles to Jamaica.”
Opposite the milestone was the Van Pelt Manor, which dates back to 1672. Both Continental Army General George Washington (1732-1799) and British General William Howe (1729-1814) used it at different times as a military prison during the Revolutionary War (1776-1781). In 1910, Townsend Cortelyou Van Pelt, a descendant, deeded the property to Parks for one dollar on the “express condition that the said premises be used and maintained as a site for exhibiting and preserving thereon a certain old Dutch milestone.” A contemporary of Van Pelt recalled him saying, “You see that hole on the top of the milestone; well, that is where I cracked black walnuts and my father cracked walnuts and so on, ever since the milestone was first erected.”
The City agreed to fence off a 300 square foot area that enclosed the stone and set it on a concrete base. In 1972, when a youth group inquired whether the property was for sale, they received a reply from August Heckscher (1913-1997), the Parks Commissioner at the time, stating that “the plot was forever to be used for exhibiting the old Dutch milestone.”
In 1924, the site, located in New Utrecht at the juncture of 18th Avenue and 82nd Street, was officially designated as parkland. In June of that year, Parks acquired an additional plot of land by condemnation bringing the total land area to a half-acre. In 1988 Parks installed small tables and benches and planted trees, making it a pleasant sitting area for local residents. Another renovation in 1994 provided additional trees, asphalt repairs, and refurbishment of the recreation area.
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GONZALES — On a recent weekday, construction workers were on the job, working to finish up the new home for River Parishes Community College in the Edenborne Development, which is set to open for classes Aug. 18.
Walls were going up and workers were painting, covering much of the 81,000-square-foot, prefabricated steel frame structure. Huge loops of electrical and computer wiring could be seen before the ceilings were installed.
Chancellor Dale Doty, who joined the college staff in November, walked through the building and noted that a heavy, concrete-type sink would be going into a janitors’ room.
“I spent a number of years in industry,” said Doty, who worked with the Southern Tool Company in Colorado and Louisiana from 1984 to 2000.
After that, he returned to an earlier career in education and, before coming to RPCC, was vice president for academic affairs with Florence Darlington Technical College in Florence, South Carolina.
In Louisiana, Doty came on board in time to see the new home for River Parishes Community College take shape. The project was overseen from its beginning by the previous and original chancellor, Joe Ben Welch, who retired in the fall.
Sitting on 43 acres in the Edenborne Development off La. 44, near Interstate 10, RPCC has the capacity to triple enrollment in the coming years, Doty said.
During the fall semester, RPCC numbered about 1,600 full-time, community college students earning associate degrees or transferring to a four-year college and about 1,500 part-time high school students in dual enrollment classes with the community college, Doty said.
Ten years ago, RPCC had 200 full-time students.
When the economy dips, enrollment in community colleges tends to rise, Doty said.
“When the job market is tight, people want to improve” their career options, Doty said.
One advantage the new campus will have over its former charming campus in Sorrento is convenience.
“Instead of being scattered over 15 acres, with a bayou in the middle and temporary buildings, everything is in one place, all in one building,” Doty said.
That is, until the next phase of construction for RPCC, he said.
The community college’s foundation has launched a capital campaign to raise some $900,000 in private funds in order to qualify for $8.1 million in state funds to build a planned $9 million Advanced Technology Center.
The center will be built across from a campus square, behind the main building, and will house technical programs now housed on Airline Highway in Sorrento.
“The opening of the River Parishes Community College new, state-of-the-art campus is one of the most exciting things to happen in this region for many years,” said Ryland Percy, president of the RPCC Foundation.
“The economic impact on our community will be tremendous,” he said.
The college will begin moving in new furniture in July, and the faculty and staff will begin moving from their leased home on La. 22 in Sorrento in August and in time for the start of the fall semester.
The roof of the new building rises more than five stories in an atrium over a handsomely proportioned stairway in the center of the lobby with halls for 19 classrooms and a large student lounge branching off from the central corridor.
Across the back of the first floor is a large library. Administrative offices will be on the second floor.
The funds for the new construction for the community college and others in Louisiana came through legislation passed in 2007 to update, improve and modernize community colleges around the state, said Quentin Taylor, executive director of media relations for the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, which was formed 1999.
The new RPCC campus was one of 26 projects in the state for 13 community and technical colleges statewide.
Locally, RPCC merged with the Louisiana Technical College-Ascension Campus in 2010.
Welch, RPCC’s original chancellor, remembers when the college began offering classes in 1999 to a little more than 100 students in the Sorrento Fire Station and a Sorrento church, before it settled into the Sorrento site that it will be leaving this summer.
He said one of the concerns he heard when RPCC was founded in Sorrento, halfway between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, was that it would be hard for it to attract people to go to work there.
“I’ve been in the community college field for about 45 years, in three different states,” Welch said. “That’s the best faculty and staff I had in 45 years.”
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Australia as a continent hosts a unique range of wildlife but seems to be most famous for the group of mammals most often characterized by their pouches. Yes, it’s adorable to see baby marsupials, or joeys, peeking out of pouches, but there is an even more distinct group of animals on this continent that we seem to easily forget are fellow mammals. These are the monotremes – the egg laying mammals. Their most famous representative is the duck-billed platypus which truly was an enigma to scientists.
My first exposure to the existence of a duck-billed platypus was very likely through Zoobooks, but what I really remember was the one in my beanie baby collection. Her name was Patti and can best be described as a bright purple beanbag with a yellow duck-bill and webbed-ish feet. As an opportunity for representation in the stuffed animal world, this really was an insult to the magnificence that is a platypus — they forgot the beaver tail! After all this is one of the three physical features that made the scientific community first think it was a sown together hoax [1, 2]!
Given that the scientific community of 1799 was initially presented one single specimen of a duck-billed platypus, you really can’t blame them for thinking someone had found a wee beaver and sown on a spare duckbill they had lying in the taxidermy lab just so they could get credit for discovering a new species. As expeditions were made to collect and dissect more platypus specimens in order to analyze the anatomical features, scientists were left even more perplexed . The fur covered body gave the first impression that this was a mammal, but there were also features found in birds and reptiles [1, 5]. Scientists would debate how to classify this animal for over ninety years, but, as anyone who has learned mammal identification knows, a good place to start an analysis is the skull [1, 2, 4].
Through analysis of anatomical features scientists would find classification clues but also be further perplexed. For example, despite the shape of the bill, analysis of the skull showed it was very different from the skull of a true duck. First, the bill of a platypus is covered in thick soft skin that is quite pliable with nostrils positioned at the tip of the bill [4, 5]. Additionally, the inside of the jaw contains modified keratin plates that continually grow and are used to grind food [2, 3, 4].
By dissecting specimens of the platypus and spiny anteater (now known as the echidna), 19th century scientists documented features that fueled the classification debate. In 1803 an important discovery was made for classifying these animals; they both have a cloaca – a common opening for the urinary, fecal, and digestive tracts – which lead to them being classified as the ‘monotremata’ in reference to this ‘one opening.’ We now know them as the monotremes [1, 5]. Further specimen analysis revealed mammary glands for milk production, although how nursing occurred would remain a mystery for several years. After much more debate and a “war of scientific publications”, the monotremes were certified mammals .
While the monotremes are closely related to both marsupial and placental mammals, they share several characteristics with reptiles and birds – a mix of all worlds in such small bodies! Females have two ovaries but only the left ovary is functional (like birds) and reproductive tracts similar to reptiles for the development of the somewhat rubbery-shelled eggs that the young hatch from using an egg tooth [4, 5]. Once hatched, the mother nurses them with milk secreted from specialized patches of skin and fur .
Although the platypus has a streamlined body that is well suited for their semi-aquatic lifestyle, they have retained a couple reptilian skeletal features. Instead of having limbs arranged directly under their body (like most mammals), their limbs sprawl on either side which results in a more energy intensive reptilian gait when moving across land [4, 5, 6]. In order to limit the webbing on their feet from affecting their movement on land, the webbing on a platypus’ front feet retracts so that they walk on their knuckles [5, 6].
While the platypus features several reptilian characteristics, the most surprising is the venomous spurs on the hind legs of males [2, 3, 4]. All platypuses develop a spur, but juvenile females lose the spur within 8-10 months of emerging from their burrow, resulting in a hollow pit [8, 9]. Some researchers have had the unpleasant experience of encountering this spur, but it is thought to primarily be used in combats for territory or access to breed with females [2, 3, 4]. This is because the venom gland only actively secretes venom compounds during the breeding season [3, 7]. While injectable venom is a characteristic we most often associate with reptiles, the platypus’ venom spur is not a feature retained from reptilian ancestors. Rather, it is an example of convergent evolution – independent development of a trait in animals that are not closely related .
The platypus comes across as an evolutionary mash-up or leftover from an abandoned evolutionary pathway, but they are highly evolved for life in riparian ecosystems . You may not think it when you look at that duck-billed face, but the platypus is technically a carnivore. This means they are filling the role that may come to mind when you think “top carnivore.” Yes, the platypus is in the same league as lions, tigers and bears. While many predators rely on their senses of smell and sight to locate prey, the platypus swims with its eyes closed and relies on the sensitivity of its large bill to find prey [4, 5, 12].
Studies of the platypus’ bill found the skin is covered in perforations that contain nerve endings; these receptors increase tactile sensitivity and can sense electric fields made when prey species contract their muscles [4, 12]. Platypuses also use their bill to turn rocks and shift sediment while searching for prey . There is evidence platypuses can get a three dimensional “fix” on their prey by simultaneously processing the electrical and mechanical information the bill receives as they forage .
The platypus diet is a wide range of benthic aquatic invertebrates (i.e. worms, insects, crustaceans, immature bivalves muscles) and evidence of the occasional small fish or frog [10, 11, 13]. They can eat an average of 170.5g – roughly 6 ounces – in one day. For perspective, female and male platypuses range in size from 1.24 to 1.86g (or 2.7 to 4.1 pounds), respectively. On average, they are consuming between 13 and 19% of their body weight each day – a large portion when you’re a small mammal [10, 13].
Consequently, this high consumption rate results in an impact to the abundance and composition of aquatic invertebrate communities. Predators, particularly in fresh water habitats, tend to have powerful effects on other aspects of the food web. Fish are often the top predators in aquatic systems, and platypuses share this role which results in strong direct and indirect effects on aspects of the aquatic ecosystem. Platypuses also physically impact aquatic habitats through their disruption of sediments while foraging. If the platypus went extinct, the structure of the invertebrate community would change resulting in impacts to the nutrient cycling and food web dynamics .
Although most sources I perused state something along the lines of “this animal has no commercial use, so we think its conservation status is probably fine,” it is easy to see how the classification of “common” or “species of least concern” could quickly change [4, 14]. We may no longer harvest platypuses for their fur, partially due to protective regulations, but there are human activities affecting platypuses and their habitats .
Population fragmentation, habitat fragmentation, and degradation of fresh water river and stream habitats are all affecting platypus distribution [11, 14, 15, 16]. Fishing lines, fish hooks, fishing nets, and crustacean traps in streams can tangle, entrap, injure and drown a platypus [3, 11, 16, 17]. However, a few mitigation methods are to limit litter in waterways and change crustacean trap design so that platypuses can escape . Climate change is anticipated to change water availability and distribution of species. Semi-aquatic mammals could be at particular risk of losing habitat to human adaptation through water management and diversion projects. Warmer environments could impact platypuses as well because they are well structured to maintain a high body temperature and cannot tolerate ambient/water temperatures greater than 25C (77F) .
Call to action
The unique collection of characteristics found in the platypus should encourage our bewilderment and make us want to protect such a unique member of the aquatic ecosystem. Studying the platypus will undoubtedly provide insights into evolutionary biology. Additionally, the platypus is probably the most well studied of the diverse, yet small, group of semi-aquatic mammals (124 out of the ~5,500 mammal species); these animals share similar habitats and ecological roles, so it is possible the platypus could be used as a template for developing conservation methods for the entire group . This is a case where we should not only be aware and take action when a species is endangered. We should want to keep a common species common so that our ecosystems remain whole and healthy. By continuing to study and monitor this species along with limiting the impacts of pollution and fishing, we can work to conserve habitat for this one-of-a-kind predator in the land down under.
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Source: The National Athletic Trainers' Association
Washington, DC, March 10, 2014 – The National Athletic Trainers’ Association advance released today a new position statement on the management of sport concussion during the 5th annual Youth Sports Safety Summit in Washington, DC. This statement is an update to the association’s original 2004 concussion guidelines and addresses education, prevention, documentation and legal aspects, evaluation and return-to-play considerations. In particular, the authors amended the return-to-play guidelines and now recommend no return on the day the athlete is concussed.
The statement, created by the NATA Research & Education Foundation, will appear in the March issue of the Journal of Athletic Training, NATA’s scientific publication. To review the statement please visit: http://dx.doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-49.1.07.
Concussion key statistics:
•An estimated 3.8 million concussions occur each year as a result of sport and physical activity.
•Sport-related concussions account for 58 percent of all emergency department visits in children (8-13 years old) and 46 percent of all concussions in adolescents (14-19 years old).
•Athletes who have had one concussion are 1.5 times more likely to have a second; those who have sustained two concussions have a nearly three times greater risk and those with three or more have a 3.5 times higher risk.
•Data from the High School Reporting Information Online (RIO) indicated that concussions in interscholastic athletes were responsible for 8.9 percent of all athletic injuries.
“With the continued national spotlight on concussions from professional to youth sports, these recommendations provide a practical roadmap for athletic trainers, physicians and other medical professionals on injury identification and management. We also hope this document will serve as an educational tool for parents and school administrators,” said Steven P. Broglio, PhD, ATC, lead author of the position statement and director of the Neurosport Research Lab in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan.
“Athletic trainers (ATs) are commonly the first medical experts available on site to identify and evaluate injuries,” added Broglio. “Without exception, ATs should be present at all organized sporting events – from practices to games – and at all levels of play and work closely with their physician or other designated medical expert to implement these guidelines. In light of these general protocols, each athlete should be treated on an individual basis.”
Highlights of NATA position statement on concussion management:
Education and Prevention
•Use proper terminology such as concussion or traumatic brain injury as opposed to colloquial terms as “ding” or “bell ringer,” which minimize the injury severity.
•Educate administrators, sports medicine team members, coaches, parents and others on concussion prevention, cause, recognition and referral, physical and cognitive restrictions for concussed athletes, return-to-play protocols and ramifications of improper concussion management.
•Document potential modifying factors that could delay return to participation, and educate patients on these implications.
•Understand limitations of protective equipment for concussion prevention, and read all warning labels associated with that equipment.
Documentation and legal aspects
•Be aware of state legislation as well as sport governing bodies and their policies and procedures regarding concussion management.
•Document the athlete’s (and when appropriate the parent’s) understanding of concussive signs and symptoms and his/her responsibility to report a concussion.
•Communicate the status of concussed athletes to the managing physician; document all evaluation, management, treatment, return to participation and physician communications.
Evaluation and return-to-play
•Athletes at high risk of concussions (those in collision or contact sports) should undergo baseline examinations before the competitive season.
•Baseline examinations should be completed annually for adolescent athletes, those with recent concussions and, when feasible, all athletes.
•Baseline exam should consist of clinical history, physical and neurologic evaluations, measure of motor control and neurocognitive functions.
•Any athlete suspected of a concussion should be removed from play; not return to activity on the day of injury; and be evaluated by a physician or AT.
o Once the concussion diagnosis is made, the patient should undergo daily focused examinations to monitor the course of recovery and be cleared by a physician before returning to play.
o Those athletes with a history of concussions or who do not show a typical return to normal functioning after injury may benefit from a referral to a neuropsychologist or additional treatments or therapies.
•The AT should enforce the standard use of certified helmets and educate athletes, coaches and parents that, although helmets can help prevent catastrophic injuries, they do not significantly reduce the risk of concussions.
•Helmet use in high-velocity sports (e.g. skiing, cycling) has been shown to protect against traumatic head and facial injury.
•Consistent evidence demonstrating a reduced concussion risk by wearing a mouthguard is not available, though evidence demonstrates that fitted mouthguards reduce dental injuries.
•Research on the effectiveness of headgear in soccer players is limited; use of headgear is neither encouraged nor discouraged at this time.
•Be aware that recovery among young athletes may take longer than in adults and require a longer return-to-play progression.
•Use age-appropriate, validated concussion-assessment tools with younger athletes; a parent, teacher or responsible adult should also monitor and report symptoms.
•Young athletes undergo continual brain and cognitive development and may require more frequent updates to the baseline assessments.
•ATs, school administrators and teachers should work together to include appropriate academic accommodations in the concussion management plan.
· Implement a standard concussion home instruction form for all patients.
· Instruct a concussed patient to avoid medications other than acetaminophen, and avoid alcohol, drugs or other substances.
· Recommend rest as the best practice for concussion recovery; during the acute stage of injury patients should avoid any physical or mental exertion that exacerbates symptoms, maintain a healthy diet and stay well hydrated.
· Ensure school administrators, counselors and instructors are aware of the patient’s injury.
· In those with a concussion history, recognize the potential for second-impact syndrome and be aware of the potential long-term consequences of multiple injuries.
· Consider patient referral to a physician with specific concussion training and experience if an athlete has a history of concussions.
Athletic trainers are health care professionals who specialize in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries and sport-related illnesses. They prevent and treat chronic musculoskeletal injuries from sports, physical and occupational activity, and provide immediate care for acute injuries. Athletic trainers offer a continuum of care that is unparalleled in health care. The National Athletic Trainers' Association represents and supports 39,000 members of the athletic training profession. Visit www.nata.org.
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Why home maintenance is really important – (it’s not just to keep everything running well).
If you have made the bold move into home ownership, then you know that this comes with a great deal of responsibility.
It’s not just about meeting the financial responsibilities – home maintenance should also be high on your list of priorities.
By servicing and maintaining your home and the appliances within it you can benefit from lower repair and replacement costs. You could also avoid costly repairs. Increasing efficiency by setting optimal temperatures can also help lower bills.
But maintenance can also be an important part of making sure that if things do go wrong you have not invalidated warranties or even home insurance.
Warranties on your most costly to repair and replace items – like your HVAC – may only cover costs for problems that are not deemed to be “normal wear and tear”. If the appliance fails due to a lack of maintenance this may invalidate your policy.
Your Money: the Missing Manual estimates that for every dollar you spend on maintenance around the home – you will save about $100 in the future.
Solving problems quickly and early is a great way to avoid them building into something much bigger – and more costly.
Check out our top tips on maintaining your key appliances elsewhere on the blog. And always remember – when in doubt – contact and expert!
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Mining Rescue Capsule
Other Names:Rescue cabin
Mining rescue capsule is generally airtight cabin structure, and has a certain volume. According to specific needs, it's usually made of steel, hard alloy materials with characteristics of good fastness, heat resistance, water resistance, heat resistance, power, pressure, etc
Now about mine safety, domestic mines have no good measures. To protect the safety of personnel after the disaster occurred, the design of a steel rescue capsule with drinking water and food inside is useful as the emergency shelter. When people in distress can not evacuate the danger zone quickly, he can hid into the rescue capsule, and the survivors can escape the toxic gases, smoke and other harmful fumes and lack of oxygen without external energy supply. The rescue cabin has a positive and significant meaning for saving mine survivors.
Mine rescue capsule consists of the following nine components
1. the safety protection system
2. the oxygen supply security system
3. air purification, temperature and humidity control system
4. Environmental Monitoring System
5. the air curtain and positive pressure to keep the system
6. communication systems
7. illuminated indicating system
8. the power supply system
9. the life-support system
Mining rescue cabin composition
1) airlock airlock system uses a key control, easy to operate. Transition between the cabin and living spaces protective doors, personnel from entering the airlock, the air curtain colleagues turned against external toxic gases into the living space with the staff.
2) living spaces is mainly for mine personnel during disasters living space, communications equipment, food, water, configuration support systems, air purification systems, temperature and humidity control systems, environmental monitoring systems.
3) Place the main equipment bay equipment cabin air conditioning unit, spare batteries, communication systems, and environmental monitoring equipment.
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Car 272 eastbound on Main Street,
at the Occidental Park stop
Broad Street at Alaskan Way|
Jackson Street at 5th Avenue
|Stations||9 (4 standing, 5 demolished)|
|Opened||May 29, 1982|
|Closed||November 18, 2005|
|Operator(s)||King County Metro|
|Rolling stock||5 Melbourne W2 trams|
|Line length||1.6 mi (2.57 km)|
|Track gauge||4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge|
|Electrification||Overhead wires, 600 V DC|
The Waterfront Streetcar, officially the George Benson Waterfront Streetcar Line, was a 1.6-mile (2.6 km)-long streetcar line run by King County Metro in Seattle, Washington, so named because much of its route was along Alaskan Way on the Elliott Bay waterfront.
Service began on May 29, 1982, the first streetcar run in Seattle since April 13, 1941.
Service was officially suspended on November 18, 2005, when the maintenance barn and Broad Street station were demolished to make room for the Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park. A large portion of the trackage and four additional stations were demolished in spring 2012 as part of the construction project drilling a deep bore tunnel to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct.
Streetcar service was replaced by King County Metro Route 99, which operated along Alaskan Way until February 2011 when construction forced Metro to reroute the line to 1st Avenue.
King County Metro announced in January 2016 that a private venture would launch a fundraising effort to retrofit two of the historic Waterfront Streetcar vehicles to run alongside modern Seattle Streetcar vehicles on the Center City Connector along 1st Avenue.
Service began on May 29, 1982, which was the first streetcar run in Seattle since April 13, 1941. The first three streetcars had been brought to Seattle from Melbourne, Australia, by George Benson (1919–2004), a former pharmacist, who was a Seattle City Councilman from 1973 to 1993. They had been Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board cars 482, 512 and 518, and they kept those numbers in Seattle. Two more Melbourne streetcars were acquired between 1990 and 1993. All were W2-class trams that had originally been built between 1925 and 1930. In 1990, the line was extended by one-quarter mile, along Main Street and 5th Avenue, to Jackson Street, to connect to the International District/Chinatown Station of the then-new Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel. The extension opened for regular service on June 23, 1990. The line's fourth ex-Melbourne streetcar, No. 272, entered service earlier that month. A fifth car of the same type, No. 605, entered service on June 1, 1993.
The streetcar ceased operation on November 18, 2005, when the maintenance barn was demolished to make room for the Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park. A new maintenance barn was proposed to be built at Occidental Park to allow the resumption of operations as early as summer 2007. However, Metro cancelled involvement after delays made the new facility unlikely to be completed before the demolition of the Alaskan Way Viaduct began. An alternative proposal by the Port of Seattle was to extend the line northward along Myrtle Edwards Park to Smith Cove, where a new maintenance barn would be built on Port property. This proposal was not pursued.
In spring 2012, a large portion of the trackage and the stations at Pike, University, Madison and Washington streets were demolished in as a part of the construction project drilling a deep bore tunnel to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct.
The City of Seattle began studying the possibility of bringing streetcars back to the city center in late 2012. The locally preferred alternative for this project adopted in late 2014 supported a route along 1st Avenue and not Alaskan Way. James Corner Field Operations, the Manhattan-based landscape-architecture firm hired to recommend a new vision for the Seattle waterfront once the Viaduct has been demolished, also recommended the Streetcar not be returned to Alaskan Way, but to nearby First Avenue instead.
While future plans for the line were determined, the streetcars were stored in an old warehouse in SoDo for more than a decade. In 2015, the Federal Transit Administration informed King County that if the streetcars are not put back in service soon, Metro would need to pay $205,000 to compensate the agency for its remaining investment in the cars. At the same time, the warehouse used to store the streetcars was in poor condition and the land needed for expansion of a neighboring bus base.
In January 2016, it was announced that a private venture, Friends of the Benson Trolleys, was intending to raise the money required to retrofit two of the streetcars to allow them to be used on the future Center City Connector on 1st Avenue. The plan closely mirrors one suggested in May 2009 by then Seattle Mayor, Greg Nickels. The remaining three cars were sold by King County to St. Louis, for use on their planned heritage Delmar Loop Trolley, for which they will need several modifications before they can be used; only one car is being retrofitted (by Gomaco) for service in St. Louis initially. The specific cars sold to St. Louis were Nos. 482, 512, and 518, and they left Seattle in early June 2016. The streetcars retained by King County Metro are Nos. 272 and 605 (along with 525, which never entered service, and has been kept only as a source of parts). Because the warehouse in which they had been stored since the end of Waterfront Streetcar service in 2005 was due to be torn down, to make way for expansion of a Metro bus garage, the streetcars were moved out in early June 2016, to a private site in Arlington, Washington, where they will be stored indefinitely, awaiting possible future developments in the proposals for their return to service.
The line ran mostly northwest-southeast along Alaskan Way on Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway trackage. From S. Main Street in Pioneer Square east to 5th Avenue S. it ran in the center median, with its last block on the west side of 5th Avenue between S. Main and S. Jackson Streets. The line ended at a station near Broad Street, with the maintenance barn located immediately north of the station.
|Broad Street||Central Waterfront||Broad Street and Alaskan Way||Demolished in 2005||Served Myrtle Edwards Park, Seattle Center.|
|Vine Street||Central Waterfront||Vine Street and Alaskan Way||Standing||Served Port of Seattle headquarters, Victoria Clipper, The Edgewater, The Art Institute of Seattle|
|Bell Street||Central Waterfront||Bell Street and Alaskan Way||Standing||Served Belltown, Bell Street Pier|
|Pike Street||Central Waterfront||Pike Street and Alaskan Way||Demolished in 2011||Served Seattle Aquarium, Pike Hillclimb, Pike Place Market|
|University Street||Central Waterfront||University Street and Alaskan Way||Demolished in 2011||Served Waterfront Park, Bay Pavilion, Harbor Steps, Seattle Art Museum, Downtown|
|Madison Street||Central Waterfront||Madison Street and Alaskan Way||Demolished in 2011||Connections to Washington State Ferries Colman Dock (Bainbridge Island, Bremerton)|
|Washington Street||Central Waterfront||Washington Street and Alaskan Way||Demolished in 2011||Connection to Vashon Island Passenger Ferry, West Seattle Water Taxi. Served Pioneer Square, Harbor Entrance Pergola|
|Occidental Park||Pioneer Square||S. Main Street and Occidental Avenue S.||Standing||Served Pioneer Square, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park|
|Jackson Street||International District||S. Jackson Street and Fifth Avenue S.||Standing||Connections to Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel and King Street Station. Served Qwest Field, Safeco Field, Uwajimaya|
All of the stations (with the exception of the Occidental Park and Jackson Street stations) along the Alaskan Way were originally painted brown when the line first opened. In 2004, all of these stations were repainted in Marine Blue and refurbished. The Occidental and Jackson stations were designed to reflect the surrounding architecture along the streets when the line was extended in 1990. The Jackson Street stop featured an Asian Pagoda-style station while Occidental park had a vintage-style station.
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- Green, Josh (January 14, 2016). "Seattle's old waterfront streetcars will live on - in different ways". KING-TV. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
- Benson, George (1992). "The Seattle Waterfront Streetcar -- The Steep Grade from Idea to Reality by George Benson". HistoryLink.org. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
- Modern Tramway, September 1990, p. 321. Ian Allan Publishing/Light Rail Transit Association (UK).
- "World News [regular news section]". Light Rail & Modern Tramway. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. September 1993. p. 249.
- "Trolley-maintenance barn plan on hold; streetcar future unclear". The Seattle Times. June 29, 2006. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
- Eskenazi, Stuart (April 11, 2008). "Waterfront streetcar: Is it gone for good?". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
- Hadley, Jane (March 24, 2005). "Port plan would extend and save waterfront trolley". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved December 14, 2009.
- Hume, Christopher; Kalinowski, Tess (December 29, 2007). "Toronto streetcar named among world's best". Toronto Star. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- "Seattle's old waterfront streetcars will live on – in different ways [excerpt from KING 5 News story]". Saveourstreetcar.org. Friends of the Benson Trolleys. January 14, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- Murakami, Kery (May 16, 2009). "Tracking down Seattle's missing vintage streetcars". Seattle PostGlobe. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
- Green, Josh (June 1, 2016). "Three iconic Seattle waterfront streetcars head to Midwest". KING-TV. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
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- "Worldwide Review [regular news section]". Tramways & Urban Transit. UK: Light Rail Transit Association. August 2016. p. 312.
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- "Waterfront Streetcar gets a new home". King County Metro. Archived from the original on June 13, 2006. Retrieved December 23, 2005. That page is no longer online, but the Internet Archive has a , archived June 13, 2006.
- Benson, George (1919-2004), Father of the Seattle Waterfront Streetcar
Media related to Waterfront Streetcar at Wikimedia Commons
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If Baboons Could Talk: 'Mr. Thundermug'
A baboon with "an unsettling mastery of human speech" is the chief protagonist in Mr. Thundermug, the first book by author Cornelius Medvei.
With just over 100 pages, the novella takes place in a small English city, where the lead character's odd appearance goes largely unnoticed. The idea for a story about a talking baboon sprang from a dream that one of Medvei's friends described to him. In it, baboons moved into a construction site on a residential street.
Medvei thought the scenario was intriguing, though he did not know much about baboons at the time. When one baboon somehow learns to speak, it brings some trouble to him and his family.
Michele Norris talks with Medvei.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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|No.2 April 2008|
|Crop Prospects and Food Situation|
FAO food price indices
The FAO Food Price Index continued to increase since the start of the year and by March 2008 it averaged 220, as much as 80 points (57 percent) more than in March 2007. Prices of nearly all food commodities have risen since the beginning of the year supported by a persistent, tight supply and demand situation. In 2007, the index averaged 157, up 23 percent from 2006.
The FAO Cereal Index firmed since the start of 2008, averaging 283 in March 2008, up 45 points from January. Tight supplies continue to provide support to the prices of most cereals. In recent weeks, rice prices gained most but maize prices also made further gains. Wheat prices have come under some downward pressure during the first week of April in anticipation of larger crops in 2008. However, because of low stocks, wheat prices remain high and well above the previous year’s levels.
The FAO Dairy Index averaged 276 in March 2008, down 6 percent from its peak in November 2007. In terms of products, prices of milk proteins have fallen the most, as skim milk powder prices have fallen 27 percent since their peak in July 2007; butter prices have declined the least since their high in November 2007. Tight supplies from traditional exporters, strong import demand, and the exhaustion of public stocks caused an unprecedented eruption of dairy product export prices in late 2006 which has lasted through 2007.
The FAO Meat Index increased since the start of 2008 with the preliminary estimate for March 2008 at a high of 133, surpassing its previous peak in 2005. The recent gains mostly reflect the continued surge in feed prices. The extent of price increases varied significantly depending on feed conversion efficiencies, biological lags in production responses as well as the role played by contract prices. Since the beginning of the year lamb prices have increased the most as sheep producers are rebuilding flock numbers and reducing slaughter.
The FAO Sugar Index in the first three months of 2008 averaged 166, which is 29 points above the corresponding value in 2007. Since the beginning of 2008 sugar prices have gained some momentum, underpinned by strong fund investment in commodity futures, despite an expected global sugar surplus for the 2007/08 season. In 2007, the index averaged 129, a 32 percent drop over 2006. A recovery in sugar production in traditional importing countries led to weaker sugar prices in 2007.
The FAO Oils/Fats Index in the first quarter of 2008 averaged 269, which is 133 points (or 98 percent) above the corresponding value in 2007. Constant expansion in the demand for vegetable oils and fats - for food uses but also as biofuel feedstock - combined with a slowdown in production growth has resulted in a gradual tightening of global supplies, leading to a surge in prices. On an annual basis, the index averaged 174 in 2007 compared with an average of 117 in 2006.
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- Develop software solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development lifecycle
- Determine operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development and proposed solutions
- Document and demonstrate solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code
- Prepare and install solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards and programming
- Improve operations by conducting systems analysis; recommending changes in policies and procedures
- Protect operations by keeping information confidential
- Provide information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing development and service issues
- Accomplish engineering and organization mission by completing related results as needed
- First and foremost, developing software our users need
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers
- Collaborate with team to brainstorm and create new products
- Grow engineering teams by interviewing, recruiting, and hiring
- Make informed decisions quickly and taking ownership of services and applications at scale
- Work collaboratively with others to achieve goals
- Be a persistent, creative problem solver
- Remain cool and effective in a crisis
- Stay on the leading edge of development practices
- Passionate about great technologies, especially open source
- Understand business needs and know how to create the tools to manage them
About Inncrewin Technologies
Mandatory skills - .Net 4.5/4.8 version, Angular 6+ version, ORM development, API development
Json, bootstrap, typescript,jquery,HTML5
Good to have – Core experience
Experience : 4 to 6yrs
Proficient in.Net 4.5, .Net Core (is a plus)
Proficient in Angular 8 and above
Proficient in API development (Restful)
Proficient in ORM (preferably dapper), LINQ
Proficient in Scrum and Agile
Good knowledge of Azure DevOps
Good knowledge of Kubernetes, containers and Dockers
Good knowledge of .Net workflow engine (open source)
Good in Entity framework, MVC and Design patterns
Proficient in Database - SQL Server, Postgres, MongoDB
Automated unit testing (MS Unit test, NUnit)
Must have basic knowledge of integrating applications with single sign-on services (e.g.: Active directory/LDAP authentication/SSO)
Must have knowledge of working on source safe repository (Git with Visual Studio)
Knowledge of Jenkins and Swagger
Notice Period-As early as possible
Full Stack Developer Job Description:
Knowledge in MERN Stack is mandatory
Work with development teams and product managers to ideate software solutions
Design client-side and server-side architecture
Conduct Testing & Debugging, utilize script tools & write basic codes for design specifications
Build the front-end of applications through appealing visual design
Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications
Write effective APIs
Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software
Create security and data protection settings
Build features and applications with a mobile responsive design
Write technical documentation
Work with data scientists and analysts to improve software
Varivas is a community that allows users to create, support, and recommend content. The mission of Varivas is to give the community freedom, ease, and complete control of their content.
Varivas is an early-stage startup looking for its first few members.
Become part of a core team of an upcoming startup building an exciting product from scratch.
- Progressive Web App (PWA)
- MEAN stack Angular, Node JS, Express, MongoDB
- Azure for hosting and data storage etc.
- Any previous experience in building a social network, payment system or content hosting is a big plus. (Please mention this in your application)
What we can offer:
- Payment for work done (of course 🙂)
- Remote work from anywhere
- Complete flexibility of working hours
- Complete freedom and ownership of your work
- No meetings, standups, or daily status group calls. (We prefer asynchronous communication like slack)
- High equity (1-2.5%) if you are interested
What we expect from the candidate:
- Should be able to work independently without any hand-holding.
- Problem solver who takes complete ownership of given work.
- Smart developer who delivers on results. (You will be assessed based on what you deliver, not by how hard or how long you work)
- Self-motivated candidates who do the work because they like it and are good at it.
- Self-managed individuals. You will not be managed by anyone on day to day basis. (There are no managers in the company)
Tyro.Fit is an interactive connected fitness platform, combining hardware, digital subscription content, and personal training services. Our products are designed to deliver the absolute best in-home workout experience:
- Studio hardware that looks beautiful in the home and is almost invisible
- Best-in-class trainers delivering the widest variety of workout content in an intimate 1:1 personal training format
- Personalized workout plans designed to help members achieve their fitness goals
The goal is to help make fitness efficient, effective, and convenient for our members, and to ensure they continue to enjoy using their Studio, day after day, for years to come.
- 2+ years of professional software development experience, excluding internships
- 1+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems.
- Programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++,
- Development experience in Node.js and React
- Expertise with modern web technologies like TypeScript, ES6, Webpack, NPM
- Strong understanding of software architecture fundamentals, such as async programming, object oriented design, abstractions, software design, and multiple testing methodologies
- Experience in REST API Design, implementation and integration
- Expertise in client-side software structure and client-server integration
- Experience with Docker Containers, Docker Compose, Kubernetes.
- Experience with Agile (scrum) development process and tracking tools (JIRA/Confluence)
- Cloud management, deployment, and distributed systems architecture with Amazon Web Services
- Management of hosting environment, including database administration and scaling an application to support load changes
Authentication and Authorisation Related
- Experience with user authentication and authorisation between multiple systems, servers, and environments
- Knowledge in implementation of OAuth flows, OIDC, SAML, and token patterns.Worked with Oauth 2.0 and the flows- Code flow, Device flow, Client credentials flow
- Good understanding of different security areas specially access and identity management
VOD and Streaming Platform Related
- Experience working with web media APIs like Media Source Extensions, Encrypted Media Extensions, MediaCapabilities
- Experience working with bleeding edge web technologies like WebTransport and WebCodecs
- Experience with encoding (H.264/H.265), AWS Media Services (MediaLive/MediaPackage).
- Knowledge of video streaming technologies and DRM systems (HLS, DASH,etc)
- Design, manage and develop technical requirements to build the VOD and streaming platform.
- Lead the development team on certifying the encoder/packager deliveries and provide technical production support for the real time encoder/packager.
- Design REST APIs and authentication and authorisation system.
What can you expect from us?
- 15-24LPA + ESOP Grants
- Part of the founding team - opportunity for rapid growth and a steep learning curve
- Flat hierarchies and open ear to your ideas/suggestions
Contact the job poster
Building Tyro.Fit | We’re changing how you workout with a revolutionary mirror-like home gym.
- Own and Lead solution architecture of engineering solutions from product conception to launch involving a variety of technologies including but not limited to Core Java, Hibernate, Spring, AWS, MySQL, Oracle, No-SQL, Angular, Bootstrap, Apache CXF, Apache Lucene, Web Services (REST AND SOAP), AJAX, Dimension modeling, machine learning, data analytics etc. and ensure that the implemented solutions align with and support business strategies and requirements.
Perform Technical feasibility; drive shaping up the product through its life cycle to ensure scalability, performance, security & compliance standards.
Drive technical issues to closure with problem solving skills and ready to do hands on work.
Collaborate with delivery, engineering, quality, support, experience, program, and
infrastructure partners to achieve goals.
Support new opportunities of growth and continuous improvement through lateral and
Stay updated of new technologies and of changes in technologies that affect back-end and
front-end web development
Accountability for architecture, product excellence, decision-making, client communications,
and solution outcomes.
Foster, facilitate, and furnish, timely decision-making across a broad network of
stakeholders, delivery partners, and operational teams.
Coach and develop a team of outstanding individuals providing product engineering
development and support solutions.
Build strong relationships with key business stakeholders across multiple business units and
be their trusted advisor.
Help management establish processes and standards.
Skills & Qualifications Required:
**Should have scored 70% & above in 10th and 12th grade.
A Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related software engineering
discipline, or equivalent
15+ years in technical development and solution architecture for enterprise applications and
experience of working on full stack.
Strong self-driven individual who can lead in a fast paced complex environment,
demonstrate problem solving skills in varied situations and take decisions taking all
Thought leadership, curiosity of business and engineering processes and drive to keep in
pace with the new and emerging trends, technologies and innovations.
Ability to manage partnerships with all areas and members of the business as well as all
levels of the organization.
Excellent spoken and written communication with the ability to present complex ideas in a
clear, concise fashion to technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to lead from the front, willingness to be hands-on to get down and work with team to
understand and resolve problems.
Good to have:
Experience building or managing distributed systems.
Knowledge of data analytics and machine learning.
Experience in the Fintech domain.
Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies
We are looking for a smart, passionate hands-on engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible to drive innovation in the full-stack development of complex web applications, while improving performance, scalability, and maintainability.
– Be familiar with different PHP CMS (WordPress, Drupal, Joomla) and frameworks.
– Have experience in MySQL, MariaDB databases.
– Have experience working with outside data sources and API’s.
– Possess the ability to learn new open source packages.
– Be able to unit test the code components; Document the code and the functionality.
– Be a good and quick learner, and open to learn new technologies in PHP.
– Have Good Communication skills.
Things you’ll do:
– Update existing components to support changing needs.
– Improve the internal team culture of high-quality software development.
– Cooperate with team members on maintaining existing solutions beyond means of
– Work on bug fixing and improving application performance.
What we offer:
– Various challenges ranging from scratch design/architecture to end-user experienced performance.
– Flexible working process, openness to suggestions and a fresh point of view.
– Room for self-improvement and knowledge exchange within the team.
– Close cooperation with Customer Experience Team providing actual feedback on end-user experience.
– Transparent cooperation with business stakeholders.
Acceldata is creating the Data observability space. We make it possible for data-driven enterprises to effectively monitor, discover, and validate Data pipelines at Petabyte scale. Our customers include a Fortune 500 company, one of Asia's largest telecom companies, and a unicorn fintech startup. We are lean, hungry, customer-obsessed, and growing fast. Our Engineering team values productivity, integrity, and pragmatism. We provide a flexible, remote-friendly work environment.
As a Principal Full-stack engineer, you will work across the Acceldata platform products. We’re looking for people with a strong background or inclination towards data engineering and systems; you’re comfortable in dealing with lots of moving pieces and can work at the intersection of Databases, API's and Frontends
- Be actively involved in strategic direction and product decisions.
- Design, build and maintain APIs, user-facing experiences, and services.
- Work closely with our customers and sales teams on a regular basis to carve out new features and use cases
- Work with MVC frameworks such as React or Angular
- Work with database systems, RDBMS, Mongo, Elastic Search.
- 12+ years of significant of web-application development experience in one or more JS frameworks. You care about building better products.
- Strong Computer Science fundamentals in data structures, algorithm design, and problem-solving.
- Organized, thorough, and detail-oriented
Good to have:
- Contribution to open-source projects.
- Background in enterprise software
- JVM performance tuning and debugging
We are looking for a full-stack developer with 3+ years of experience in NodeJS and frontend technologies like HTML/CSS/JS + ReactJS + VueJS
- Strong Coding Skills
- Experience building scalable products
- 3+ years of experience in NodeJS with an understanding of callbacks, async/await, promises,
asynchronous functions, usage of third-party libraries, ExpressJS, PassportJS etc
- Good command over Data Structure, Algorithms
- Experience working with NoSQL & SQL Databases like Mysql, MongoDB, ElasticDB, Redis etc
- Good design skills
- The ability to produce bug-free and production-grade code
- Knowledge of Go, Docker and kuberneates is a plus.
We offer a suite of memberships and subscriptions to spice up your lifestyle. We believe in practicing an ultimate work life balance and satisfaction. Working hard doesn’t mean clocking in extra hours, it means having a zeal to contribute the best of your talents. Our people culture helps us inculcate measures and benefits which help you feel confident and happy each and every day. Whether you’d like to skill up, go off the grid, attend your favourite events or be an epitome of fitness. We have you covered round and about.
- Health Memberships
- Sports Subscriptions
- Entertainment Subscriptions
- Key Conferences and Event Passes
- Learning Stipend
- Team Lunches and Parties
- Travel Reimbursements
Thast what we think would bloom up your personal life, as a gesture for helping us with your talents.
Join us to be a part of our Exciting journey to Build one Digital Identity Platform!!!
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Bucket list inspiration about the world’s most iconic cities.
Welcome to Iconic cities Travel
Explore the world through the most iconic cities, whether it’s a quick weekend break, or a layover before venturing on. Every country has some truly incredible cities filled with iconic landmarks. Which ones are you adding to your bucket list?
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Granada, Spain is the country’s 5th most visited city. Nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in Andalucia you’ll find an eclectic mix of
Thailand attracts some 40 million visitors every year, and the majority of them, at some point, will visit the nation’s capital of Bangkok. From the
Lisbon; is one of the oldest cities in the world, founded by the Phoenicians in 1200 BC, making it older than Rome! With so much
Are you planning a trip to Thailand? Then most likely Bangkok will appear somewhere in your itinerary. Whether you’re spending just one night passing through,
Did you know that Seville is the 4th most populated city in Spain, only behind Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia? The home of flamenco, crazy fiestas,
It’s difficult not to be swooned by those gorgeous photos of the iconic yellow trams trundling their way up the ancient, narrow cobbled streets and
Dubrovnik; known as the ‘Pearl of the Adriatic’ is one of the region’s most dazzling destinations. The compact ancient Venetian-Gothic city is known for its
This incredible Riga 3 days guide, tells you everything you need to know about visiting ‘Paris of the North’. A perfect 3 Days Riga itinerary in the Latvian capital.
The complete guide on how to see Seville in 3 days. Includes FREE downloadable map and checklist to help you plan your own perfect Seville itinerary.
Visiting Madrid in Winter? Everything you need to know about planning an amazing trip in winter to the Spanish capital. Including 19 things to do in Madrid in winter. The best things to see in winter in Madrid. Including Christmas in Madrid and New Year’s in Madrid.
Check out this list of incredible landmarks in Spain, how many will you be including on your Spanish Bucket List? Includes a FREE downloadble checklist
Your complete Seville to Cordoba day trip guide. This fully detailed one day in Cordoba itinerary tells you everything you need about visiting the ancient city.
An insiders guide for the perfect Madrid 2 days itinerary complete with MAP and CHECKLIST find out how to see all the highlights in 48 hours in Madrid.
This Lisbon photo tour showcases 50 Stunning photos of Lisbon & Sintra to give you wanderlust. Instagrammable places in Lisbon, pictures of Lisbon, Portugal’s capital and the fairytale castles of Sintra. Photo tour Lisbon and pictures of Sintra #Potugal #Lisbon #Sintra
Want to know what the best things to do in Amman are? This detailed Amman itinerary tells you exactly what to see in Amman in just one day as well as day trips.
Thinking of visiting beautiful Bali? Why not check out 16 UNMISSABLE things that you should be adding to your Bali Bucket List. INCLUDES FREE DOWNLOADABLE LIST
Visiting Phuket island? be sure to spend a day in the Old Town checking out the stunning Street Art Phuket has to offer. MAP & INFOGRAPHIC INCLUDED
52 Beautiful Pictures of Dubrovnik to give you wanderlust. Photos of Croatia Old City Walls, UNESCO sites, Game of Thrones Locations & the Azure Sea.
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This is an overview page to a series of insights about money and how to get rich, that I have posted on FinancialJesus.com
It is important to know these rules for everyone interested in getting rich. The list is in reverse order – that way when I add a new insight it will appear on the top. Expect this list to grow over 100+ posts.
Challenge yourself and the way you think and get rid of the money beliefs that are holding you back on achieving what you are truly capable of.
Everyone can become rich but most people are too lazy. Becoming rich requires hard work and discipline. You might win the lottery but you should always work as if becoming rich is up to you. Statistically speaking – getting hit by lightning is more likely than winning the lottery
Sharing your goals with people you trust can be one of the most powerful ways to ensure that you get what you are out to achieve. Depending on your personality it can be a good idea to share your goals with positive or negative people.
3. Set goals
Setting and working relentlessly to achieve your goals is what separates the people who will become rich from the people who will stay poor. This post has some great tips on how to achieve what you want. For example people who write down their goals are in general 10 times wealthier than the people who don’t write down their goals.
Being rich means different things for different people. Some people consider them rich when they can take care of themselves and their families. Some, when they have 1 million dollars. Defining the meaning of “I am rich” should be one of the first things everybody interested in becoming wealthy should do. After all, how will you know you have reached the destination when you don’t know what the destination is.
My personal definition of being rich is
“I am rich when I can do whatever I want to do whenever I want it!”
It is possible for everyone to make money. Money doesn’t care about the color of your skin or whether you are smart or stupid. Money has no feelings.
“If you think you can make money – you can. If you think you can’t – you can’t”
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This community opinion was contributed by Steve Kinsella, former president and superintendent of Gavilan College. The opinions expressed do not necessarily represent BenitoLink or other affiliated contributors.
Gavilan College accumulated deficits of $6 million in three years and it expects another $5 million next year. Fortunately for taxpayers the money ran out. Hard for me to imagine, $11 million in deficits in 4 years for a college with an annual budget of $35 million. There are three reasons for the deficits: inaccurate and late financial information, ineffective governance, and denying public input before making decisions. My purpose for writing is to raise public awareness and increase public oversight of the Gavilan College Board of Trustees.
The accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting has been questioned by Gavilan’s auditors for the past two years. The FY 17/18 Annual Audit stated the college had not closed its accounting records until February 2019; 8 months after the close of the year. At no time over the course of that year did the college report anticipated deficits or make adjustments to contain spending. Gavilan’s current practice results in the discovery of its deficit spending long after the close of the fiscal year.
Early year deficits were explained away as being the result of the state taking money away. From 2016 -2019 Gavilan experienced wide fluctuations in enrollment, was in a revenue hold-harmless status preventing any decline in revenue, and in fact received an 8% increase in revenue. Gavilan claimed the state reduced its revenue; an inaccurate and recurring comment. Even today, Gavilan’s reported $7 million deficit is shown in part to be the result of lost state revenue. Actually, it will receive an increase from COVID 19 federal funds and will have higher, not lower state revenue. Uncontrolled spending is the problem.
In my opinion, the Board did not apply reasonable due diligence in its stewardship of public resources. For example, the Board approved a Supplemental Early Retirement Program (SERP) and a reorganization plan in June 2019. The college claimed it saved millions over future budget years depending how many and who retired. It paid $1 million to retire out 11 employees, replaced them, and then added three new employees. Instead of saving millions as it claims, the Board cost taxpayers an extra $430,000 in year 1. Unrealistic assumptions such as keeping vacated positions empty for two years were used to demonstrate savings. Gavilan was hiring replacements before the SERP was even finished. The assumptions were meaningless other than to show paper savings. Despite evidence showing the costs of the SERP in August 2019 were $430,000, on June 15, 2020 the college again stated it saved $1.4 million from the prior year SERP. This time in order to demonstrate savings, the college left out the cost of at least three employees in its analysis.
I asked for public records to assess the validity of the reported savings used when the Board approved the SERP in June 2019. An attorney responded, denying my request for public expense records. Using my now dated skills in college finance and special knowledge in all things Gavilan College from 2003-2016, I researched web pages and found the information needed to complete a close cost analysis of the SERP. My Public Member Comments, including the analysis of the SERP, were offered in writing on August 18, 2019. I requested the letter be included on the Board Agenda in accordance with its policy on public input. Distribution of my letter was limited, and it did not appear on a Board Agenda.
On June 15, 2020 I sent a second letter to address two areas on the agenda; SERP and OPEB. I requested the College include my written comments to the Board and the Public. Only two Board members received my letter in time for its meeting. The public had to wait until the minutes of the June 15 meeting were published in time for the June 22 Board meeting to learn about the concerns I expressed.
Gavilan has moved from playing shell games with documents related to public resources to denying 1st Amendment Rights and protections for veterans with disabilities to prevent my voice from being heard. These are my only two encounters with Gavilan over the past four years. Perhaps others have had similar experiences. Twice my right to address the Board in public was forfeited and voice rendered mute. With 42 years in active and reserve duty including combat with the Marines, I will not allow my voice to be shut out by a handful of locally elected governing board trustees. It is time to hold this Board to account for its actions.
Only San Benito Trustee Irma Gonzalez has critically reviewed Gavilan’s management of public resources. In my experience this is when Trustee Gonzalez would be awarded the title ‘rogue’ trustee for her good efforts. In my opinion there are six rogue trustees. They are the ones that cost taxpayers $6 million ($1 million each) and can no longer be trusted with public resources.
I have two requests of readers. First, provide encouragement to Trustee Gonzalez. She is alone and out voted by the rogue trustees. My second request is that you write to the Gavilan College Board of Trustees to express any concerns you may have about Gavilan College. The Board has already acted to close the Gavilan site in Morgan Hill, eliminate the $2 million in new positions it was planning to fill during FY 20/21 and is proposing an 8.5% pay cut for administrators. Having missed a legal March 15 notice to faculty, the college is likely under contract with full-time faculty through June 2021. The college has all but exhausted its reserves and is searching for loose change. It will insist it will not close the Briggs Building. If the money is gone how exactly will it pay to ensure continuation of satellite services? Morgan Hill is already gone. Is San Benito next? Now is the time to provide public oversight of the board before it starts selling the assets to satisfy its appetite for tax dollars.
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In last month’s column, I discussed some of the characteristics that make a team successful. In striving to achieve a measure of success, it is important to recognize that teams typically evolve through four separate stages. The “Forming-Storming-Norming-Performing” model of team development, first proposed by Bruce Tuckman, describes the stages that teams inevitably will encounter. Each of these stages can be summarized as follows:
• Forming—Often referred to as the “honeymoon period.” During this stage, the team meets to get to know each other, learns about the assigned task, sets basic ground rules, identifies challenges and develops objectives. This is the stage in which team members begin to share their knowledge and experience while observing the behaviors of those with whom they will be working.
• Storming—Often the end of the “honeymoon period.” During this stage, disagreements will surface as members compete to have their ideas adopted. Conflict begins, and this can be a very uncomfortable period for team members. Sometimes, the storming stage will be brief, as conflicts are easily resolved. However, in some cases the storming stage will linger, sometimes for long periods of time if there are differing perceptions about decisions made. In the worst-case scenario, the storming stage does not end, and the team ultimately fails to achieve its objective. The storming stage is essential and will either lead to a stronger team that has found a way to effectively resolve differences, or one that ceases to exist.
• Norming—Assuming the team gets past the storming stage, it will enter the norming stage. Team members are less defensive and may even change their behavior for the good of the team. “Hidden agendas,” if there are any, are exposed during the storming stage, so there is more openness and even an eagerness to share in the norming stage. Although disagreement is allowed (and even encouraged at times), it is controlled in a way that will lead to better team decisions rather than frustrating standoffs. There is a willingness to accept responsibility and buy-in on team decisions.
• Performing—The final stage is one in which teams operate in a highly effective manner. Team members have learned to depend on the skill and experience of their teammates. Group norms are employed to resolve disagreement quickly, rather than relying on outside assistance. Decisions are reached by consensus, and everyone realizes they are equally responsible for the success or failure of the team. Performing teams truly function as a unit rather than a group of individuals.
So how do you tell what stage your team is in? In some cases, the answer is obvious based on the results the team has achieved since its inception. In other cases, it may not be so obvious, so an evaluation of some type is needed. There are a number of formal evaluations available on the Internet to assist with your evaluation (simply search “what stage is our team in”). Once you identify your team’s development stage, you can either reinforce the actions that are making the team successful, or take steps to alter team behavior. To improve team performance, consider the following characteristics of high-performing teams and adopt as many as you can (as soon as you can):
• All team members come to meetings prepared, and assignments are completed on time.
• All members of the team really listen to each other, and everyone respects the ideas of others.
• Team members offer ideas in a concise manner and seek feedback from others.
• The team sticks to its task and avoids unrelated issues that can put it off-track.
• Everyone on the team has an opportunity to voice opinions and offer suggestions.
• Decisions are really made by consensus.
• The team periodically evaluates its performance and looks for ways to work more effectively as a team.
It is a fact that teams have proven to be effective in getting things done in companies of all types and sizes. The first step toward reaping the benefits of a cohesive, high-performing team in your company is to recognize the stage in which your team currently operates.
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China offices will be closed from June 3rd to 5th due to the Dragon Boat Festival taking place. This is a national holiday.
The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu, commemorates the life and death of the famous Chinese scholar Qu Yuan, a loyal minister that served the King of Chu during the Warring States Period in the third century B.C. Initially, his sovereign favored Qu Yuan, but over time, his wisdom and erudite ways antagonized the other court officials. He was jailed on a trumped up a charge of conspiracy, and ejected by his sovereign. During the exile, Qu Yuan made many poems to express his anger and sorrow of his sovereign and people.
In the year 278 B.C., at the age of 37, Qu Yuan drowned himself in the Milo River. He clasped a heavy stone to his chest and leaped into the water. Knowing that Qu Yuan was a righteous man, the people of Chu rushed to the river to try to save him. The people desperately searched the waters in their boats looking for Qu Yuan, but they were unsuccessful in their attempt to rescue him. Every year the Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated to commemorate this attempt at rescuing Qu Yuan. When it was known that Qu Yuan had been lost forever, the local people began the tradition of throwing sacrificial cooked rice into the river for their lost hero. However, a local fisherman had a dream that Qu Yuan did not get any of the cooked rice that was thrown into the river in his honor. Instead, it was the fishes in the river that had eaten the rice. And so, the locals decided to make zongzi to sink into the river in the hopes that it would reach Qu Yuan’s body. The following year, the tradition of wrapping the rice in bamboo leaves to make zongzi began.
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The new Chrome version is slightly faster and adds features such as speech input through HTML, which allows users to "talk" directly to websites. The addition of support for the HTML5 speech input API isn't too much of a big deal since few websites use it, but the search giant has made sure Google Translate is already putting it to use. If you're translating from English, you can click on the microphone on the bottom right of the input box, say whatever you want to have translated, and choose the language you want to translate to. Clicking on the Listen link will have result in the text being read out loud to you.
The latest stable build (11.0.696.57) is available now for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. Those who currently have Chrome installed can use the built-in update function under the About Google Chrome menu item.
The release is light on new features because Google is no longer concerned about using version numbers to mark a significant development milestone. The search giant has promised to accelerate the release cycle for Chrome and push out a new stable build every six weeks. Chrome 10 was actually released just over seven weeks ago; this is the first time that Google has slipped behind in its schedule. Apparently users like these frequent releases: the browser's market share is already over 10 percent.
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同步操作将从 Gitee 极速下载/Nacos 强制同步，此操作会覆盖自 Fork 仓库以来所做的任何修改，且无法恢复！！！
Nacos (official site: http://nacos.io) is an easy-to-use platform designed for dynamic service discovery and configuration and service management. It helps you to build cloud native applications and microservices platform easily.
Nacos provides four major functions.
Service Discovery and Service Health Check
Nacos makes it simple for services to register themselves and to discover other services via a DNS or HTTP interface. Nacos also provides real-time healthchecks of services to prevent sending requests to unhealthy hosts or service instance.
Dynamic Configuration Management
Dynamic Configuration Service allows you to manage configurations of all services in a centralized and dynamic manner across all environments. Nacos eliminates the need to redeploy applications and services when configurations are updated，which makes configuration changes more efficient and agile.
Dynamic DNS Service
Nacos supports weighted routing, making it easier for you to implement mid-tier load balancing, flexible routing policies, flow control, and simple DNS resolution services in the production environment within your data center. It helps you to implement DNS-based service discovery easily and prevent applications from coupling to vendor-specific service discovery APIs.
Service and MetaData Management
Nacos provides an easy-to-use service dashboard to help you manage your services metadata, configuration, kubernetes DNS, service health and metrics statistics.
It is super easy to get started with your first project.
You can download the package from the latest stable release.
Take release nacos-server-0.8.0.zip for example.
unzip nacos-server-0.8.0.zip cd nacos/bin
On the Linux/Unix/Mac platform, run the following command to start server with standalone mode:
sh startup.sh -m standalone
On the Windows platform, run the following command to start server with standalone mode. Alternatively, you can also double-click the startup.cmd to run NacosServer.
cmd startup.cmd -m standalone
For more details, see quick-start.
You can view the full documentation from the Nacos website.
All the latest and long-term notice can also be found here from Github notice issue
Contributors are welcomed to join Nacos project. Please check CONTRIBUTING about how to contribute to this project.
These are only part of the companies using Nacos, for reference only. If you are using Nacos, please add your company here to tell us your scenario to make Nacos better.
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The dark journey gradually unfolds. It could be a journey that does actually exist – it could be a journey of somebody’s life – past or present. It could even be the life’s journey of your friend or a family member or even yourself. But the journey doesn’t really belong to anyone…unless they really own it!
“That’ll be the Stardust!” is one such journey. It is the life of a music-loving boy growing into a man who discovers that the only way he can come to terms with his father’s legacy is to become a fan of his father’s celebrity status as a music icon. And so, the obsession begins and the revelations await in the wings…
THE MAIN PLAYERS:
The Boy/The Man (Main Character)
The Father’s former Girlfriend
The Manager’s Wife
The Manager’s Daughter
“That’ll be the Stardust!” is the first fictional novel presentation of writer and poet, Tony G. Marshall. It is a journey in itself as a work-in-progress…
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Engineering and Technology
Other Engineering and Technologies
University of Santiago, Chile
- City: Central Station,
- Commune: Santiago,
- Region: Metropolitan Region
The specific objectives of the Program are:
a) Advance in the generation, transfer and feedback of knowledge in the area of Food Science and Technology for the growth and development of the country.
b) Generate spaces for discussion, proposal and innovation in a dialogue to solve problems in the agri-food sector.
a) Possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a specialty related to the area of Food Science and Technology.
b) Verify a level of basic English oriented to literacy. This will be evidenced by means of a document that endorses the training in English during their academic training, or an accreditation issued by specialized centers or institutions, or the rendering of a diagnostic test.
Graduates of the Food Science and Technology Doctoral Program will be able to:
a) Apply knowledge in the areas of physical and structural properties of food, and food biotechnology; in addition to deepening knowledge in areas of food technology / engineering and food science.
b) Formulate and develop research and technological innovation projects in multidisciplinary teams that involve updating and integrating scientific-technological knowledge.
c) Carry out project evaluation, advice and expertise in the area of food science and technology, interpreting, modifying and executing work methodologies in the area of Food Science and Technology.
d) Communicate the research results truthfully and honestly through national and international scientific means of dissemination.
Lines of investigation
1. Physical and structural properties of food 2. Food Containers and Packaging Systems 3. Food Microbiology and Biotechnology 4. Food Science
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Trojan for Linux takes screenshots
January 19, 2016
Once launched, Linux.Ekoms.1 checks whether one of subfolders in the home directory contains files with specified names. If it fails to find any, it randomly chooses a subfolder to save its own copy there. Then, the Trojan is launched from new location. If successful, the malicious program establishes connection to the server whose addresses are hard-coded in its body. All information transmitted between the server and Linux.Ekoms.1 is encrypted.
Every 30 seconds the Trojan takes a screenshot and saves it to a temporal folder in the JPEG format. If the file is not saved, the Trojan tries to save it in the BMP format. The temporary folder is downloaded to the server in specified intervals.
One of system threads created by the Trojan generates a filtering list for the "aa*.aat", "dd*ddt", "kk*kkt", "ss*sst” files that are searched in the temporary location and uploads the files that match these criteria to the server. If the answer is the uninstall line, Linux.Ekoms.1 downloads the executable file from the server, saves it to the temporary folder and runs it. Moreover, the Trojan can download and save a number of other files.
Along with the ability of screenshot taking, the Trojan’s code contains a special feature to record sound and save it as the .aat file in the WAV format. However, in fact, this feature is not used anywhere. The entry for Linux.Ekoms.1 was added to the Dr.Web virus databases. Therefore, this malicious program poses no threat to our users.
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The Journal of Vertebral Subluxation research published a study that show that over 70% of the participants showed a “marked improvement” with treatment of the upper cervical misalignment. Fifteen participants were chosen based on a history of depression. An upper cervical misalignment was diagnosed using postural analysis as well as precise x-rays based on the Orthospinology Upper Cervical procedure. Before treatment, view a questionnaire, cialis was administered and scored called the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II). The BDI-II is widely used in many clinics and hospitals in establishing clinical depression.
Each participant was given a tailor made adjustment to the first bone in the neck using the KH-4 Orthospinology hand held instrument. This instrument gives a light tap to move the atlas vertebrae back into position. After two weeks, advice the BDI-II questionnaire was readministered and 73% of the participants scored a marked improvement with their score and 13% showing only a slight improvement. The rest showed no improvement or worsened.
While an estimated 19 million Americans suffer from depression, there are twice as many women suffering from it as men. People suffering from depression, will have persistent sadness or pessimism. They have times of feeling helpless, hopeless, worthless, or guilty. Have difficulty concentrating or remembering things. They will lose interest in activities, have insomnia or oversleep. They can also have weight gain or loss and feelings of fatigue. They may also be irritable or anxious.
Depression can affect family and home life, as well as peoples performance at work. Severe depression can lead to attempts at suicide. If you or someone you know is suffering from depression, encourage them to take action before it gets out of hand. Upper Cervical Chiropractic may be a natural option for them.
As an Upper Cervical Chiropractor, I know that the brain is the master controller of all of the body and its parts. The brain communicates through the brain stem, spinal cord, and nerves. When the first bone in the neck (called the atlas) shifts or twists out of position, it can irritate the spinal cord keeping the proper signals from going through. This can wreck havoc on our health because of the importance of our spinal cord. Seemingly unrelated symptoms can show up including headaches, back and neck pain, depression, fibromyalgia, high blood pressure, asthma, digestive problems, and numbness to name a few.
If you suspect an upper cervical or atlas misalignment, or if you have multiple symptoms, pleas call for a free consultation.
Before attending Logan College of Chiropractic, Dr. Polsinelli had several years of training in the healing arts, including massage, cranial sacral therapy, Ortho-Bionomy®, kinesiology, nutrition, and naturopathy. He has been trained in both the Orthospinology, and NUCCA upper cervical chiropractic procedures and is currently the only doctor in Ohio that has passed level 2 in NUCCA certification. He can be reached at 440-943-6411 or firstname.lastname@example.org
source: Genthner GC, Friedman HL and Studley CF. Improvement in depression following reduction of upper cervical vertebral subluxation using Orthospinology Technique. JVSR. Nov. 7, 2005;1-4.
While Upper Cervical Chiropractic can have a profound effect on a person’s depression, we must remember that there can be many causes and factors contributing to a person’s depression. Some of the nutritional factors that I have come across in my 18 years working in natural health are:
Iodine. Symptoms include being upset or crying for no “real” reason. People can become overly emotional at television commercials or movies. They can have cold hands and/or feet and a lowered body temperature (lower than 98.6o F). Also a loss of hair either on the head or the outer third of the eyebrow.
B-6, Folate, other B vitamins, and certain minerals are needed to produce serotonin. If a person is deficient in any of these, they can suffer from depression. Sometimes deficiencies are caused by toxicity especially from heavy metals.
One in seven people have a herediatary defect, whereby they are unable to convert folic acid into the final usable form. Not only is Folate needed for Serotonin and other neurotransmitters, it is needed for detoxification also. Supplementation with 5-MTHF (aka l-methylfolate which is the final usable form) can have a profound impact on those people.
Finally, some people can not produce energy properly in their body, they will tend to eat lots of sugar or sweet foods. This will give them a quick burst of energy, with a feeling of euphoria, that then leads to a crash. There are eleven nutrients that I test to help the citric acid cycle or Kreb’s cycle work properly. If you are craving sweets on a regular basis, chromium (or sometimes vanadium) can help.
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Or is it already? If someone has followed the music player industry -which is not very difficult to follow, the transformation is phenomenal. From Gramophones to tape recorders to walk mans to disc mans and finally to the ubiquitous yet lovely iPod’s – the metamorphosis took years. For music players size matters which directly translates to portability. The same logic does hold good for cars.
For cars, size really doesn’t matter. The bigger the better – or so was the traditional thinking. It took the oil shock of the 1970’s for people to realize that bigger is not always better and brought in new fuel standards. But that shock passed and people went back to their old fuel consuming ways.
The shock has returned. Now, it is just not one but 3 shocks of greater magnitude.
- Oil went up to $147 per barrel which made everybody think that the world is running out of oil.
- Whole world went into a recession with a horizon of 2 years to get back to normal. This recession has forced people to undo old way of doing things and come up with new ways.
- Finally, the world is getting hotter. Global warming is no longer a jargon or a hoax but imminent. Many people realize this – except for car companies.
All these things have forced people to look for better cars. Small, fuel efficient and environment friendly cars. Fuel guzzling SUV’s are not the answer the world is looking for – Tata Nano is.
Unlike other small cars, Tata Nano is affordable. With a 623 cc engine it is a cross between high-end motorcycle and low-end Maruti 800. Just like iPod, Tata Nano strips out everything that is not necessary.
iPod has weeded out most of the things like the play/pause, stop and rewind buttons and introduced a jog dial. This is effective and efficient. Similarly, Tata Nano has leaned out most of the things that go with cars.
- Most of the parts are plastic, which reduced weight, cost and increased fuel efficiency.
- The engine is small which has just enough horse-power to lug 4 people across the city.
- There is only one wiper. Not a big thing but in the grand scheme of things little things like these matter. Just like your small purchases add up to your final bill.
Most of the innovations come from understanding the market. Tata Nano has done just that. It is a perfect car for developing nations like India. I wish it came earlier which would have made many of the small cars plying on the Indian roads obsolete.
Nano’s innovation are numerous as this BusinessWeek article points out :
The Nano engineers and partners didn’t simply strip features out of an existing car—the tack Renault (RENA) took with its Dacia Logan, which sells in India for roughly $10,000. Instead, they looked at their target customers’ lives for cost-cutting ideas. So, for instance, the Nano has a smaller engine than other cars because more horsepower would be wasted in India’s jam-packed cities, where the average speed is 10 to 20 miles per hour.
Just to summarize the innovations made by Tata Nano as pointed by BusinessWeek:
- The car was built from ground up.
- The supply chain was simplified by making the suppliers partners.
- Shipping the whole car as kits for the downstream distributors to assemble, thus reducing several costs.
- The key success factor for Tata Nano project was price. The price was fixed and everything else just worked around it.
Tata Nano marks the beginning of a slew of small and fuel efficient cars. Just like what happened with iPod’s and iPhone’s, every small car will be compared with Tata Nano. The day when every car is compared with Nano is not too far.
The launch date of Nano – March 23 – should be declared a national holiday. Maybe that’s too far fetched but you get the point don’t you?
PS : For those who think Nano is a environmental disaster, here is my solution : Nano should meet Reva.
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Ancient gold treasures found in Thracian tomb
The Guardian reports Bulgarian archaeologists have found golden treasures in an ancient Thracian tomb near a Unesco world heritage site about 250 miles north-east of the capital Sofia:
Bulgarian archaeologists have discovered bracelets with snake heads, a tiara with animal motifs and a horse-head piece in a hoard of ancient golden artefacts unearthed during excavations at a Thracian tomb in the north of country.
The artefacts have been dated to the end of the fourth or the beginning of the third century BC. They were found in the biggest of 150 ancient tombs of the Getae people, a Thracian tribe that was in contact with the Hellenistic world. The hoard also yielded a golden ring, 44 female figure depictions and 100 golden buttons.
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