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There is a growing interest among fly fishermen in
traveling to the Amazon, but many are discouraged by
a series of doubts, like where and when to go, what
fish species will be encountered, what tackle to use,
what precautions to take, etc. We hope this two-part
article will clear up this and other doubts about fly
fishing in this fantastic region of the planet.
The Amazon Rainforest:
The Amazon is the biggest portion of Rainforest in the
world, with over 6 millon square km, spreading through
Brazil, Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana,
French Guyana, Suriname and Peru. In this immense jungle
you will find the biggest diversity of ethnical groups
and Indian languages in the American Continent, the
argest rivers in the world, the biggest and most varied
biodiversity, etc. Just to give you an idea, in the
Amazon Basin alone there are more fish species than
in all the Atlantic Ocean, and there are still hundreds,
maybe thousands of species yet to be discovered. The
same holds true for insects, birds and amphibians.
The potential of both chemical compounds and gene
compositions of plant and animal species yet to be
discovered or studied can provide precious new sources
of food, cures for diseases and many other benefits
which are still unforeseen by Man. Many of these benefits
are already known by indians. For instance there is an
indian tribe who uses a certain species of ant to treat
poisonous snake bites. They purposely put the ants over
the wound and let them sting it, and that apparently
cures the negative effects of the snake poison.
Underneath the Amazon there is also a countless wealth
in the form of oil fields that together occupies an area
the size of Europe. The oil is just now starting to be
explored by the Brazilian Government and everyone hopes
that this exploration will be done in an enviromentaly
The Amazon River is so huge in volume of water that 60
miles offshore from its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean you
still navigate over fresh, muddy water. That is how the
Amazon River was first identified by the spanish explorer
Vicente Yanez Pinzon, who called it Mar Dulce (fresh
water sea) in the 15th. century.
Contrary to what was believed back in the 70's, the Amazon
Rainforest is not the lung of the world, as it produces
as much oxygen by photosynthesis as it absorbs. On the
other hand the forest provides an invaluable service to
the planet by regulating the amount of carbon dioxide
and carbon monoxide in the atmosphere as well as
regulating the distribution of rain in half of Latin
America. The build-up of carbon dioxide and monoxide
on the atmosphere is the main cause of the increase
in Earth's temperature, so you can say that the Amazon
is the "air conditioner" of the planet.
Traveling to the Amazon:
Traveling to the Brazilian Amazon from North America or
Europe is pretty easy as there is a direct flight connection
to Manaus from Miami. The Brazilian Government requires a
tourist visa from Canadian and US citizens, as well as most
European countries. The visa can be personally issued in
any Brazilian Embassy, present in most big cities of North
America. You may want to choose to fill-out the visa
application form available to print from the internet
and send it through regular mail. You can also contact
your local travel agency and they should take care of
Most anglers coming to the Amazon for the first time
are usually very worried about the dangers from the
jungle. In reality the dark water rivers are a very
safe region of the Amazon, tropical diseases are nearly
non-existent and there is really no need to take
precaution about that. The region is free of biting
insects too, making for comfortable living conditions.
The only thing you should worry about a little are
stingrays, so when wading or taking a dip at the river
be sure to shuffle your feet instead of stepping, just
like the guys on the saltwater flats do. The sun can
also offer some danger for very sun-sensitive persons,
so it's important to use strong sun screen and wear
good quality tropical clothing.
The language spoken in Brazil is portuguese, but on
a good trip option, your english speaking host will
meet you at the airport and stay with you throughout
the trip. Another good reason to look for trips with
hosts that stays with the group during the whole trip,
and not just while in the city.
Brazil is a country in relatively good economic and
political stability. Its local people are very friendly
toward tourists and always willing to share a bit of
their rich culture.
Where to go:
The biggest peacock bass are not in every river of the
Amazon, instead they can only be found in certain rivers
mainly in central Amazon. These rivers are characterized
by its dark, acid water and many marginal sloughts and
lakes, the ideal habitat of Cichla temensis, the largest
peacock bass species.
There are basically two main watersheds within the Amazon
Basin where you can find this peacock bass, these are
the Rio Negro to the north and the Rio Madeira to the
south. The tributaries of these rivers is where the
biggest peacock bass in the world comes from, specially
from the Rio Negro watershed.
Rio Negro means "Dark River," which is very aptly named.
Its water is very dark in color and usually free of biting
insects as they can not reproduce in the acid water. Manaus,
the biggest city in the Brazilian Amazon and the gateway
to peacock bass fishing in Brazil, is situated on its banks.
The two main kinds of water from the Amazon can be observed
when the Negro and Solimões Rivers meet to form the mighty
Amazon River, only a few miles from Manaus. The Negro with
its dark water and the Solimões with its muddy water. The
two different waters don't mix for 8 miles, running alongside
like two different rivers within one huge river.
Unfortunately nearly all easily reached locations have
been fished-out by either sport and commercial fishermen
and that is why it is today very important to travel to
very remote areas in search of unexplored rivers where
big peacock bass are abundant and aggressive. These
unexplored rivers usually have some kind of natural
barrier that prevents easy navigation, like shallow
rocky areas or rapids. Some are even too sinuous and
this avoids access with float planes as they don't
have areas large enough to land.
The headwaters of the tributaries are usually the least
known and explored areas, and that is where the most
succesfull fishing trips happen today. For the fly
fisherman these areas are also much better than the
areas downriver because their lakes are shallower and
smaller so the fish are more easily attracted to flies.
Anglers can also sight-fish a lot of times in these areas.
Look for outfitters who provide trips to these remote
locations if you are serious about catching big peacock
bass on fly. Facilities may not be top-class but it's
perfectly suited for the angler with an exploring mind
and spirit of adventure.
When to go:
Choosing the right time to go can mean the difference
between success and total failure. Peacock bass fishing
depends a lot on low water levels because during the
flood season, when waters may rise over 40 feet, the
baitfish swims into the flooded forest and the peacock
bass follow them. Fishing during this time is completely
The best outfitters carefully track and study weather
patterns and changes when planning their fishing season
in an effort to fish on the right places at the right
time. It's not always easy since it may vary
significantly and there are many variations according
to certain areas of the Amazon. Basically the dry season
starts to the south of the Amazon River by June and goes
on until October, moving slowly to the north until reaching
the rivers north of the Amazon River from late August to March.
This means that the Rio Negro watershed, where the
biggest peacocks come from, is generally fishable
from September to March according to the specific
region within this huge watershed.
Peacock Bass are the most abundant gamefish in the rivers
of central Amazon. Even though there are other gamefish
species in these rivers, the peacock bass is the focus
of nearly all anglers coming to this area. They are not
nearly remotely related to the largemouth bass of North
America, instead they are cichlids, a huge family of fish
species common in Latin America and Africa.
Speckled Peacock Bass: This is the largest
of all peacock bass species, reaching sizes of nearly 30
pounds. Of course a fish of that size is very rare. On
good, remote locations they average 10 to 18 pounds,
with bigger fish always around. This is still under
scientific discussion, but it's generally accepted
that females have spots and males have three distinct
dark bars and a yellowish coloration, as well as a hump
on top of the head during mating season. They are very
aggressive and territorial and will strike topwater flies
with a vengeance. Most people who have fished for it agrees
that they show the most spectacular and ferocious topwater
strike of all fish. Everyone who enjoys casting topwater
flies among varied structure for big fish must go peacock
bass fishing in the Amazon at least once in a lifetime.
Their fight is brutal and they always seek structures
to cut or wrap the line.
Butterfly Peacock Bass: This is a smaller
peacock bass species, but very abundant. There are
actually two species of what is wrongly called
butterfly peacock bass. One of them is the true
butterfly peacock bass, with three big blotches
on the side, and another species, which shows
dark uneven bars and a more yellowish coloration.
Both are quite small on average, but may reach sizes
up to 13 pounds.
Traira: A very aggressive fish with
sharp teeth and a powerfull jaw. They strike just
about anything that moves close enough to it and
are very abundant on the shallow areas. They average
2 to 4 pounds and are fun on light rods, as well as
an important food source for large peacock bass.
These fish are very pre-hystoric looking and it
is believed they come from ancient times.
Arawana: The arawana is a famous fish
among aquarium hobbyists because of their unusual,
snake-like appearance. They are quite aggressive
and will strike a variety of patterns. Once hooked
they put up a good fight, with jumps and runs. A TV
documentary on a British channel became famous by
showing the scene of an arawana jumping out of the
water to get a bug on an overhanging three in the
flooded forest. This shows that they have great eyesight.
Jacundá: This beautifull fish is known
in the aquarium hobby as pike cichlid. Despite their
small average size they are very strong and aggressive
and very fun on light fly rods. They come in many varied
Piranha: There are mainly two species of
piranhas in the dark water rivers. The black and the
silver. The black piranha is the biggest one, reaching
10 pounds or more. They can be aggressive but nearly
never against people. There is a lot of myth around
piranha attacks and it's just not true. They can only
be dangerous when locked in a small lagoon where no more
food is available, otherwise they won't bother with you
at all and you can swim at the river without worrying.
Catching them on flies is not the easiest thing, which
is pretty good because they destroy the fly in a heartbeat
with their sharp, scissors-like teeth.
There are many other fish species in the black water
rivers, like oscar, apapa, bicuda, pacu, arapaima and
giant catfish. ~ Octavio
Next time: Best spots and what equipment to bring.
Octavio Campos Salles Araujo organizes and hosts unique
fly fishing trips to remote locations of the Brazilian
Amazon, where the rivers are still uncharted and big
fish are numerous. Check out his website at
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The Heat Is On
Tropical and Marine Fish require temperatures of about 78 degree or higher (82 degree for discus). To achieve these higher temperatures and sustain them in an aquarium, heaters are used. Aquarium heaters have a variety of features and elements that help them function. It is important to know that the temperature within an aquarium should only ever fluctuate 1-2 degrees in a 24 hr period, so make sure the heater you choose is reliable.
Types Of Heaters
Submersible heaters are completely under the water. They are usually placed at an angle so that a lower water level won't cause them to break. (If a heater is functioning under water and then taken out of the water, it will usually break because of the sudden temperature change.) These heaters are also usually placed under the filter output so that the water entering the tank is heated just as it enters the aquarium. This helps to evenly heat the tank.
Hanging heaters hang over the side of the aquarium like a filter, although the heating tube is inside the aquarium. The temperature dial usually sits right on the hanging part. As with the heaters above, you will have to make sure the water level never drops down to the glass part of the heater, it might break!
External/Inline heaters are connected "in-line" with water pumps, etc. The water usually comes through the filtration and is on its way back to the main tank when it passes through the "in-line" heater, where it is heated to the appropriate temperature before it gets back to the aquarium. This type of heater is great if you have aggressive fish that may damage an internal heater. In-line heaters are also more accurate, insuring your temperature does not fluctuate.
Installing & Using Your Heaters
Most heaters include suction cups to keep them against the side of the aquarium.
Choosing A Heater For Your Aquarium
The temperature dials vary greatly on all models. Some simply have a dial that can be turned + or -. In this case, a customer must rely on a thermometer to tell the temperature and for making any adjustments. Other heaters have pre-selected temperatures that you can just switch the dial to, and supposedly the heater will reach that temperature and maintain it. Of course, nothing is perfect, so a thermometer should also be used to make sure the heater is staying at its set temperature! Make sure you allow the heater to sit in the water for a few hours before turning it on, so that the glass can get used to the water temperature, and won't break.
A basic rule of thumb is 3-5 watts per gallon. To heat a tank thoroughly, and maintain that temperature, the heater must have enough power, i.e. wattage, capable of affecting the number of gallons in the tank. If a 100 gallon tank only has a 100 watt heater, that's 1 watt per gallon, which is not enough power to keep the temperature where it needs to be. A correct example would be:
A 65 gallon aquarium will need a heater capable of about 200-300 watts.
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65 x 4 watts/gallon=260 watts total
65 x 5 watts/gallon=325 watts total
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Cooking Matters at the Store is a one-hour nutrition and food budgeting class that provides at-risk families and individuals with the skills and confidence to stretch their food dollars and find healthy, affordable groceries.
Classes are taught by Second Harvest nutrition instructors and dietetic students from local universities. The class is structured as an interactive grocery store tour. At the end of class, each participant finds ingredients to make a healthy meal for four for $10 or less, paid for by Second Harvest.
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Mechanical or electronic key cutting machines? The ancient art that never ceases to amaze or the latest astounding innovations of the microchip? Let’s face this dilemma head on, so important for those who want to set up a work station to enter or enhance an activity in the key sector, so rich of possibilities, clearing the field from the idea that electronic means inevitably better. It can surely be, but it depends. Let’s see from what.
The first issue concerns the kind of keys involved or that have to be cut. Let’s imagine that our core business is flat door keys. In this scenario, what makes the difference is the quantity: if the numbers are really high, it would be advisable to use an electronic machine, but if they’re medium-high a good mechanical one will be just perfect.
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Ogun: Truck Accidents Account for 129 Deaths in 2017- FRSC
Mr Clement Oladele, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun State Chapter, on Thursday said 129 deaths were recorded through truck accidents in the state in 2017.
Oladele disclosed this at a safety programme organised by “Temidayo Ogan Child Safety and Support Foundation,’’ an NGO, for schools in Abeokuta.
The topic of the debate is, “Road Safety Education More Effective Than Road Safety Enforcement.”
He noted that the command observed that 129 (or 61.4 per cent) out of the 210 traffic deaths recorded in 2017 involved trucks and articulated vehicles.
Oladele also said that the command had step up enforcement against route violation, failure to cover unstable materials, use of sub-standard tyres, drunk driving and other traffic offences common with truck and articulated vehicles.
He said the command was collaborating with Ogun State Branch of Truck Owners Association of Nigeria and the National Association of Road Transport Workers (NARTW) to educate drivers on traffic regulations.
“We are trying to reduce the dangers these trucks and articulated vehicles pose to road users, especially children going or returning from school,’’ he said.
According to him, early in 2017, the FRSC decided to improve its youth safety education by increasing its visits to primary and secondary schools in the state.
“The aim was to educate pupils and students on how to use the road safely.
“Our efforts have yielded fruits but with some sad occurrences; some of us will recall the ugly incident of February 24 where a truck crushed a Primary School pupil,” he said.
Oladele noted that the collaboration was not to underscore either road safety enforcement or road safety education, but to raise awareness of teachers and students to be road safety conscious.
He commended the NGO for its efforts over the years in promoting the safety of the Nigerian child, adding that the debate was the maiden edition and would be expanded in subsequent years.
Earlier, Mrs Temidayo Ogan, the Foundation’s Executive Director, said the programme was a special Children’s Day project that would promote global road safety and the United Nation’s SDG’s agenda 2030.
She explained that the event would now be yearly to mark Children’s day anniversary in Nigeria and promote population health in the country.
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Yes, smart TVs do work without any cable.
A smart TV is a term used for any television that can connect to your home wireless network and access the internet.
You can search online to find any streaming service you want from Amazon Prime, Hulu, Netflix, and more without needing a cable.
This contrasts with a traditional TV.
Outside of a few channels you could reach with some rabbit ear antenna, it was necessary to get a cable subscription with a local provider to watch any shows.
You could also hook up a DVD player and watch movies, but watching shows on a traditional television was impossible without cable.
With a smart TV, it is possible to watch some of your favorite shows without a cable package.
As long as you connect the TV to your home network, you can download your favorite streaming apps, or search the internet, to find the shows you want to watch.
Connecting the Smart TV to the Internet to Watch Shows without Cable
To use your smart TV without a cable package, you need to connect it to your home network.
This makes it easier for the TV to connect to the internet and use any streaming app. The steps you need to connect the smart TV to your Wi-Fi includes:
Open the Menu
Turn the smart TV on and hit the Menu button on your remote. This brings you right to all the menu options available right on the screen.
Go to Network Settings
Move to Network Settings. This is where you can select the connection type. It also allows you to set up a new connection to the internet.
On a few TVs, you will first have to open the Settings from the menu.
You can look for the Network Settings in this location.
Depending on your TV’s make and model, you may see this under the name of Internet Connection or Wireless Settings.
Set Up a Connection
You can look on the TV screen to find and select the option to set up a wireless connection for this TV. When you click on this, it should provide you with a list of all the networks in range.
Select Your Network Name
As you look through the list, use your remote to pick out your home network. It will ask for your wireless password and any other security measures you have in place. Add these in here.
Enter the Wi-Fi Password
Use your remote to type in your password. Once this is confirmed, the smart TV should automatically connect to the internet. It should do this each time you turn the TV on again.
If you never changed the password when it was set up, look at the sticker on the network adapter.
Download Your Streaming Apps
Once the wireless connection is set up, you can download the streaming apps you would like to have on your television.
For most apps, you can visit their website, sign in to your account, and then add it to the main screen of your TV.
You need to already subscribe to that app to get things started. Once you are signed in, you can watch any show you would like.
Using a Wired Connection
It is also possible to hook your smart TV up to your network using a wired connection.
You will need to work with an ethernet cord for this, but it is possible.
It is a simple process to add the Ethernet cord to your TV and into the network adapter before the internet is ready.
Most smart TVs work the best when you hook it up to a wireless network. This takes the cords out of the process.
And this makes it easier to move the TV anywhere you need in the home. An ethernet cord will hook the TV right next to your network adapter, which makes things more difficult.
Do Smart TVs work without cable: Can I Get Cable on My Smart TV?
Yes, it is possible to get the cable on your TV. You will need to contact a local cable provider to help you get started.
They can provide the necessary tools and equipment to make it easier to get your cable. Dish channels also work with a smart TV.
If you do not want to pay a big cable bill, the smart TV provides you with some options to still get your favorite shows.
Many popular channels offer streaming on their websites. You sign up with them, some for a low fee and some for free, and then watch your favorite shows from there.
On a side note, did you know that your smart tv besides working without cable could potentially help you surf the web in a totally different experience compared to a computer or a smartphone?
Well, I wrote a very cool blog post where you can find the perfect smart tv for browsing the web, laying out my main dealbreakers for each model, so go ahead and take a look!
How Can I Watch My Favorite Shows?
The best way to watch your favorite shows on a smart TV is by downloading the streaming service app.
Most popular channels have these apps now, and it only takes a few minutes or less to download.
This will help you catch any of the popular shows that you used to enjoy with a cable package without paying for a service that you don’t use.
It is also possible to download streaming apps, as well.
These are not attached to any of your cable channels but can provide new shows, movies, and entertainment.
Which Streaming Services Work on My Smart TV?
Most streaming services will work with your smart TV.
Whether you want to use Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime, or one of the options available on your local cable network, you’ll have the option.
You can choose which apps to add to the smart TV, and most have no limits on the type or how many apps you choose to use.
Most smart TVs will be compatible with all of them. If you can reach your streaming apps online using your computer, you will be able to reach them on your smart TV once connected to your wireless network.
One of the benefits of using a smart TV is that it allows you to get online and watch your favorite shows and movies without a big cable bill.
Your smart TV will hook up right to your home network.
You simply need to download the streaming app you want to use before enjoying any show you would like.
While it is possible to add cable to your smart TV, part of the beauty of using this kind of TV is that it gives you more options.
I know that having a smart tv can be overwhelming sometimes!
Every year companies keep competing to add more and more features increasing the complexity to use your tv at its full extension
But in my experience, the more you use them, the easier it’s to deal with updates and so forth.
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Fitness Integrated Science TV is a streaming fitness program created by renowned fitness professional Lauren Eirk, MS, MATRx, C-IAYT, YACEP.
Monthly members have access to hundreds of premium workout videos including Yoga, Pilates, Barre, Therapeutics, Agility, Strength Conditioning, Aerobics, Body Weight Workouts, Challenges, and more. Members also enjoy free access to Fitness Integrated Science’s private Facebook group for additional support, live weekly classes, professional coaching, and access to wellness education.
Sitting for hours on end can cause muscle weakness in the hips, spine, and shoulders. This workout is designed to gently bring the body to a more upright posture, strengthening the hip and trunk muscles that go off-line while sitting in a chair.
We will use the mini band or "thigh band" to strengthen the lower body in many Pilates movements and the Yoga Block to add resistance and joint support in several Yoga postures.
These are some of my "go to" Pilates exercises to manage the stress of daily life! Inspired by the original mat Pilates routing by Joseph Pilates, this workout is designed to gently help you develop pelvic floor strength, intrinsic core stability, and improved respiration. No equipment is needed...
These exercises, taken from the classic Pilates Mat sequence, are some of the most effective floorwork routines that target the hips and glutes. The Pilates Ring can provide effective resistance by pushing against it with our extremities. The ball allows for a fulcrum in many exercises to chang...
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Structural Evolution of the German Alpine Molasse Basin
The Alpine Molasse Basin formed subsequent to the Mesozoic to Tertiary continent-continent collision and formation of the Alpine fold-and-thrust belt. The accommodation space generated by the down-bending European plate was filled with sediments of Oligocene to Upper Neogene age. Tectonically the Molasse Basin has been separated into an undisturbed (autochthonous) and disturbed (allochthonous) unit, in some areas with a transition zone - the par-autochthonous.
Several oil and gas fields were discovered in the basin in the last decades. Recent exploration focused on the German part, west of Munich. A number of new 2D and 3D seismic data were acquired. Surface geology and interpretation on seismic lines were used to perform section balancing on seismic 2D lines. Restoration of the major thrusts reflect that at least two stages of thrusting sequences occurred: (1) in-sequence thrusting generated foreland-/north vergent duplex thrusts with formation of triangles and (2) out-of-sequence thrusting, as well with north-vergent thrusts.
The presence of triangles is visible in the par-autochthonous unit but can also be inferred for the allochthonous units. Restoration of major thrusts showed that duplex structures are present before thrusting and were dissected by the later out-of-sequence thrusting. Several duplexes were modelled in order to obtain the structures which are required prior to out-of-sequence thrusting. Out-of-sequence thrusting is obvious on seismic. Structures like fault-bend-folding which are present in the foot-wall of a thrust are not visible in the hanging-wall. Regarding the structural evolution the following picture can be drawn: First detachments occurred along the base of the Molasse sediments. Duplex thrusts and flat-ramp-flat structures generated several triangle zones. Thrusting happened in-sequence from south to north. Only early Molasse sediments (up to early Lower Freshwater Molasse) are incorporated into thrusting. The following phase is marked by thrusts reaching shallower levels. Restoration showed that these thrusts occurred successively out-of-sequence from north to south.
The driving force for the out-of-sequence thrusting is assumed to be a movement of the critical wedge from north to south. Establishing of a stable surface drainage system led to increased erosion in the southern part of the basin. Flattening of the critical wedge resulted in relaxation in the overburden and thus thrusting was able to develop again in this area.
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How are urfa pepper chili flakes good for your gut?
Urfa Biber chile peppers are an elongated pod, which is similar in appearance to a slender bell pepper. Also known as Isot peppers, the peppers are named after Urfa, which is a town in southern Turkey. These peppers are a deep burgundy in color, with a salty and spicy flavor. They are made by drying the raw peppers out in the sun until they cook into that signature burgundy color. During the process, the oil content of the pepper is preserved.
Urfa Biber chile peppers have a mild to moderate level of spice when fresh, averaging 7,500 SHU, but as they are cured and dried, the heat can increase to 30,000-50,000 SHU on the Scoville scale (a scale developed to measure the spice and heat of peppers and other foods).
These peppers contain a plant compound called capsaicin, and when capsaicin enters your digestive tract and attaches to the receptor, it creates a chemical called anandamide. Anandamide has been correlated with less inflammation in the gut, especially inflammation associated with conditions such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. Research has also shown that capsaicin supplementation had a positive effect on gut microbiota.
Raw Urfa peppers contain micronutrients like Vitamin C, Vitamin B6, Vitamin K1, Potassium, Copper, and Vitamin A, and even fiber. In fact, 1 tsp of these flakes contain 1g of fiber! The Vitamin A present in these peppers is important for #Goodgut health, as Vitamin A deficiencies can lead to complications in gut microbes and cause various diseases. Vitamin A also has the greatest effect on the bacterial structure of the gut.
*Generally be cautious when adding too much spice to the diet, as it is known to exacerbate symptoms of GERD and cause GI upset for those that are sensitive*
Ways to eat it
Sprinkle it on vegetables, salads, soups and tofu, or just blend it with other spices!
Try sprinkling the pepper flakes on top of avocado toast for added flavor complexity!
Add the pepper flakes to curry or soup for a kick!
Recipe: Red Pepper Pasta with Urfa Pepper Chili Flakes
Ingredients (Makes 4 Servings):
2 red bell peppers
1/4 cup veggie broth (or as needed)
2 medium shallots, finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
Himalayan pink salt and ground black pepper (to taste)
1 1/2 cups unsweetened coconut milk
2 Tbsp nutritional yeast
1 1/2 Tbsp arrowroot powder
1 pinch urfa pepper chili flakes (if you are not sensitive to heat)
12 ounces brown rice spaghetti noodles
1/4 cup parsley and basil, chopped (or 2 tsp dried parsley and basil)
Heat oven to 500°F and roast red peppers on a baking sheet until charred for about 25-30 minutes.
Cover in an oven-safe pot or pan for 10 minutes to steam, then remove (peel away) charred skin, seeds, and stems. Set aside.
Cook pasta according to package instructions: drain, toss, cover with a towel, and set aside.
While the red peppers are roasting, bring a large skillet over medium heat and sauté onion, garlic, and vegetable broth for about 4-5 minutes until golden brown and soft.
Season with a generous pinch of salt and Urfa pepper and stir.
Remove from heat and set aside.
Transfer sautéed shallot and garlic to a blender with roasted peppers, coconut milk, red pepper flake, nutritional yeast, and arrowroot starch. Season with the desired amount of salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
Blend until creamy and smooth. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed, adding more salt and pepper or nutritional yeast for flavor. The flavor should be robust and strong since the noodles do not have much flavor - so be generous with seasonings.
Once blended, place sauce back in the skillet over medium heat to thicken. Once it reaches a simmer, reduce heat to low and continue simmering.
Once the sauce is thickened to desired consistency, add noodles. Before tossing, add the dried or fresh herbs. Toss to coat.
Serve with more nutritional yeast as a topping.
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Spice You’re Missing Out On. Food & Wine. https://www.foodandwine.com/lifestyle/everything-you-need-know-about-urfa-biber-miracle-spice-youre-missing-out
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Qualitative Research: The Guest's Perception of Your Hotel Restaurant
By Johnna Freud, Qualitative Research Moderator, Saul Cohen & Associates
How do consumers think about your hotel's restaurant? Why do people eat there? Is it only a convenience for overnight hotel guests, or is it a destination for non-guests as well? In consumers' minds, what does it compete with, and how does it compare to the competition? Why do some people return after their initial trial, but others do not? Is it the food, ambiance, staff or a completely different reason? What does the restaurant do well? What needs improvement? Qualitative research has been used to answer such questions and gain an in-depth understanding of consumers' attitudes toward restaurants -- elegant, casual, take-out/fast food, independent restaurants and/or chains.
Topics to Explore
Consider the large hotel corporations that have capitalized on the familiarity produced by chain restaurants by creating their own brand of casual restaurant/sports bar chain and incorporating them in their properties. These hotel-branded food spots use the same name and offer similar menus.
This can work to a hotel's advantage if a customer's initial dining experience is satisfactory, or conversely, it can work against them if an initial experience is not. As such, knowing how consumers, especially frequent travelers who are loyal to a particular hotel chain, feel about a hotel's branded casual restaurant/sports bar chain is important, not only for an individual property, but for the entire chain. It is highly likely that patrons' experiences may impact their decisions about whether to recommend these restaurants to friends or colleagues and to eat at these places during future visits to the same or different properties.
So, what kinds of food do consumers want at casual restaurants? Through our research, we have found that casual restaurant customers tend to want quality food at reasonable prices. While they don't expect gourmet food at these types of establishments, they expect a wide selection of food that looks and tastes fresh. The also want healthy food alternatives. But what do consumers consider to be "quality food," "reasonable prices," and "healthy food alternatives?" Qualitative research can uncover answers to these questions.
What do consumers mean when they say they want to "eat in a place with a good atmosphere?" We have found that consumers think and speak about restaurant atmosphere in terms of the d'ecor and interior lighting as well as the friendliness and attentiveness of the staff. All of these factors seem to contribute to the overall "comfortable" feeling that most customers seek. However, qualitative research can provide an understanding into whether "comfortable" means interiors that are bright and afford more privacy by spreading out the tables or dark and "clubby."
Furthermore, although customers seem to take cleanliness for granted and often do not focus on it as a reason for going or returning to a restaurant, it is often cited as a reason for not going back. Others stop going to restaurants or chains because they experience a general deterioration in terms of the quality and variety of food or because they are bored with the food and selection. But, unless restaurants ask former patrons what motivated them to change their behavior, they will not know what needs to be improved.
For resorts and properties that cater to leisure travelers, many of whom may be accompanied by children, how easy is it to get into a restaurant on the property? Are reservations required, and if so, how far in advance? Is the front desk staff helping to drive traffic to a resort's restaurants by informing guests upon their arrival about the restaurants on the property, including any need for reservations and the easiest way to make them? How "child friendly" are the restaurants? How important is the notion of "kids eat free?"
Once again, it is vitally important to understand whether consumers choose to eat at the restaurants on the resort property and why. Favorable experiences are likely to translate into recommendations to family, friends and acquaintances. However, unsatisfactory experiences may escalate from recommendations to avoid a particular restaurant to suggestions to avoid a particular resort.
Structuring the Research
Focus groups are often used to assess how food offerings, prices, atmosphere and cleanliness as well as other aspects of a dining experience affect consumers' restaurant choices. In deciding upon whom to invite to participate in such groups, consider groups with loyal customers, lapsed customers (those who have eaten in your hotel's restaurant in the past, but not recently) and non-customers who have not eaten in your hotel's restaurant but have eaten at similar style restaurants in other brand's of hotels or resorts. Additionally, consider inviting guests to participate in a focus group during their stay at your hotel or resort.
The discussion content should include questions about how frequently members of the group eat in hotel restaurants, motivations for doing so, best and worst things about these experiences, how they determine whether a restaurant is providing them with quality and value and what they mean by these terms, and any factors that encourage/discourage them from eating at a particular hotel's or resort's restaurant, either at one property or across multiple properties. It should also include an in-depth discussion about the restaurant that is the subject of the study, including what this restaurant does well and areas that could be improved.
So, the next time you ask why some consumers eat at your hotel's restaurant and others do not or what can be done to increase traffic into your resort's on-site restaurants, consider using qualitative research to unlock the answers.
Johnna Freud is a Qualitative Research Moderator with Saul Cohen & Associates, Ltd. She has experience in focus group moderating, interviewing, group facilitation and project management. She has worked with service companies, publishers, consumer package goods firms, retail chains, manufacturers, educational institutions, consulting firms, and advertising agencies. Research objectives have included concept evaluation and refinement, communications and advertising assessment, product repositioning, employee/student recruitment and performance evaluation, packaging and displays. Ms. Freud can be contacted at 203-322-0083 or firstname.lastname@example.org Extended Bio...
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Vacant property tax likely under Housing For All proposals
House crisis plans include downsizing stamp duty discount and Fair Deal rent break
Talks are under way between government departments on a plan which would see couples or individuals given a grant to renovate vacant properties in towns around the country. Photograph: Steve Marcus
A vacant property tax looks set to feature in the Government’s new Housing for All plan with a vacant sites tax also under consideration.
Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien will bring the latest draft of the long-term plan to solve the housing crisis before a Cabinet subcommittee next Monday where the last details will be signed off on ahead of publication.
Talks are still under way between government departments on a plan which would see couples or individuals given a grant to renovate vacant properties in towns around the country.
Agreement in principle has been reached to go ahead with a vacant property tax based on forthcoming information in relation to the local property tax. Owners of vacant homes now have to declare their unused houses to the Revenue Commissioners and explain why they are empty and this information will be needed first.
There is increasing unhappiness in Government with the existing vacant sites levy which has been in place since 2019 and is collected by local authorities. Introducing a vacant sites tax instead, to be collected by Revenue, is “on the table”, a source said.
Discussions are also under way to introduce an incentive for people who want to downsize to a smaller home which would see a halving of the stamp duty charge from 1 per cent to 0.5 per cent. The incentive is designed to make it more attractive for people living in family homes to trade down after their children have left, particularly to apartments, via a halving in the stamp duty bill on the purchase of the smaller property. The measure would be introduced in the budget, due in October.
Other new measures will include a plan code-named “Project Tosaigh”. This will see the Land Development Agency play a role in activating thousands of dormant planning permissions which have not yet been activated on lands which may be privately owned. They could take a partnership role in a project or they could take them over and develop them out.
This could deliver thousands of houses in larger urban areas if the plan is successful.
The multibillion plan will aim to deliver 33,000 houses a year by 2025. The exact split between public and private, and social and affordable will be announced by the Government either next week or the week after.
Thousands of homes could also become available under a plan to allow families keep rents where an elderly homeowner is in care under the Fair Deal scheme. Currently 80 per cent of the rental income derived from the owner’s home must go towards their nursing home fees.
The Department of Housing has also earmarked land controlled by commercial State companies for the expansion of the planned home-building programme, including sites controlled by CIÉ and the ESB.
The Government is also advancing plans to transfer some 1,400 social housing units to the Land Development Agency from the National Asset Management Agency (Nama).
Another centrepiece of the plan will see “land value sharing” introduced, which would see property owners and developers compelled to pay the State up to half of the increase in the value of land when it is rezoned for housing. The aim is to ensure the State makes a gain from the significant increase in the value of private land that arises from zoning and investment decisions by public authorities.
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Hammertoes usually start out as mild deformities and get progressively worse over time. In the earlier stages, hammertoes are flexible and the symptoms can often be managed with changes in shoe styles and foot care products. But if left untreated, hammertoes can become more rigid and painful. Corns are more likely to develop as time goes on-and corns never really go away, even after trimming. In more severe cases of Hammer toes, corn lesions may evolve into severe ulcerations. These lesions frequently occur in patients who have vascular disease or are Diabetic with neuropathy. The ulcerations can extend to the bone and result in infection and possible loss of digit or amputation.
The cause of hammertoes varies, but causes include genetics, arthritis and injury to the toe. Treatment for hammertoes depends on the severity and can include anti-inflammatory medication, metatarsal pads, foot exercises and better-fitting shoes. If the pain caused by a hammertoe is so severe that wearing a shoe is uncomfortable, surgery may be necessary. Typically this surgery is an outpatient procedure that doesn?t require general anesthesia, though it is an option. Recovery from surgery usually takes a few weeks, and patients are given special shoes to wear.
A hammertoe causes you discomfort when you walk. It can also cause you pain when trying to stretch or move the affected toe or those around it. Hammertoe symptoms may be mild or severe. Mild Symptoms, a toe that is bent downward, corns or calluses. Severe Symptoms, difficulty walking, the inability to flex your foot or wiggle your toes, claw-like toes. See your doctor or podiatrist right away if you develop any of these symptoms.
Your doctor is very likely to be able to diagnose your hammertoe simply by examining your foot. Even before that, he or she will probably ask about your family and personal medical history and evaluate your gait as you walk and the types of shoes you wear. You’ll be asked about your symptoms, when they started and when they occur. You may also be asked to flex your toe so that your doctor can get an idea of your range of motion. He or she may order x-rays in order to better define your deformity.
Non Surgical Treatment
Podiatric Care may include using anti-inflammatory oral medications or an injection of medication and local anesthetic to reduce this swelling. When you go to your doctor, x-rays are usually required to evaluate the structure of your foot, check for fractures and determine the cause. The podiatrist may see you to take care of any corns that develop due to the bone deformities. They may advise you on different shoewear or prescribe a custom made orthotic to try and control the foot structure. Padding techniques may be used to straighten the toe if the deformity is flexible, or pads may be used to lessen the pressure on the area of the corn or ulcer. Your podiatric physician may also recommend a surgical procedure to actually fix the structural problem of your foot.
In advanced cases in which the toe has become stiff and permanently bent, the toe can be straightened with surgery. One type of surgery involves removing a small section of the toe bone to allow the toe to lie flat. Surgery for hammertoe usually is classified as a cosmetic procedure. Cosmetic foot surgeries sometimes result in complications such as pain or numbness, so it’s better to treat the problem with a shoe that fits properly.
Few people realize that their feet grow over the years: actually, the heel stays the hammertoes same, but the front of the foot becomes wider and longer. The result, most women wear shoes that fit at the heel but are much too narrow in the front. Buy shoes that fit the longer foot. For two out of three people, one foot is significantly bigger than the other. Have both feet measured whenever you buy shoes. Have your feet measured while you’re standing, and buy shoes that fit the larger foot. Shop at the end of the day, when foot swelling is greatest. No shoe should feel tight. Don’t go by numbers. You may think of yourself as a size 8B, but size varies from shoe to shoe. There is no standardization, so pick the shoes that fit best. Limit high-heel use. These shoes increase pressure on the front of the foot by at least 50 percent, so wear them only for special occasions. Flat shoes are more comfortable than high heels, but they, too, can be hard on your feet, especially if they are thin-soled. Change your shoes. If your shoes are too short or too narrow, get another pair. This is especially important for children going through periods of rapid growth. The toe area should be high enough so that it doesn’t rub against the top of your toes-especially if hammer toes have started to develop. | <urn:uuid:013c5ff6-2672-4076-b0f7-994590568269> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://williamhalstead.wordpress.com/tag/hammer-toe/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00077.warc.gz | en | 0.949093 | 1,027 | 2.625 | 3 |
Summary and Info
Bridging the clinical electrophysiological investigation with the neurological consultationAcutely ill patients present with symptoms that don’t immediately yield a diagnosis. Electrophysiological testing can support diagnosis but only if the appropriate tests are ordered. They must be properly interpreted in conjunction with the actual symptoms. Clinical Electrophysiology presents a wide range of symptoms with specific electrophysiological results. The handbook shows how the complete picture leads to better diagnostic, prognostic or therapeutic conclusions.The book is organized by the presenting neurological problem in a clinical setting. For each case the authors provide a possible electrophysiological result. This is interpreted and tied to the patient’s symptoms to yield a clinical solution. The handbook avoids theoretical discussion to provide a direct practical guide that:Begins with the patient’s symptomsUses a range of electrophysiological modalitiesShows different test results for similar symptomsRelates clinical observation to electrophysiological testingA final casebook section presents readers with rarer clinical challenges for self-testing.Providing practical, to-the-point guidance on electrophysiological investigations, Clinical Electrophysiology will guide all neurologists attending acutely ill patients.
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Overview of SI International 2011
- The 20th century was the age of evolution of science and technology concerning artifacts. Fundamentals of mass production had been established by specialized technologies and surely had contributed our social life. In the 21st century, our societies expect methodologies for solving problems of complex systems consisting of society, human and technologies, which cannot be completed by single sectionalized technology. Under these circumstances, the system integration (SI) to look down the whole technologies is becoming a critical issue of engineering. 2011 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SI International 2011, SII2011) will be held as the fourth symposium on system integration. System integration is one of the key technologies and the integration of hardware and software is especially important to solve the industrial or social system problems in new century. This symposium focuses to the new research and industrial application of system integration, and discusses the approach method to improve effectiveness of system integration.
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Our journey to discover the wonders of the beautiful country, monuments and gods UNESCO World Heritage Sites, rewarded and protected for their immense value. This time we move to the regions of center of Italy placing the magnifying glass on: Abruzzo, Tuscany., Umbria, Latium e Walk. Here is the list by region.
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- the beech woods of the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise, which are part of the Primeval forests of the Carpathian and other European beech trees, included in the list in 2017.
- Historic center of Florence, Listed in 1982
- Square of Miracles (Pisa), Listed in 1987
- Historic center of San Gimignano, Listed in 1990
- Historic center of Siena, Listed in 1995
- Historic center of Pienza, Listed in 1996
- Val d'Orcia, Listed in 2004
- Medici villas and gardens in Tuscany: includes Villa di Cafaggiolo (Barberino di Mugello); Villa del Trebbio (Scarperia and San Piero); Villa of Careggi (Florence); Medici Villa of Fiesole (Fiesole); Villa of Poggio a Caiano (Poggio a Caiano); Villa di Castello Florence); Villa La Petraia (Florence); Boboli Gardens (Florence); Villa of Cerreto Guidi (Cerreto Guidi); Seravezza Palace (Seravezza); Villa of Poggio Imperiale (Florence); Garden of Pratolino (Vaglia); Villa La Magia (Quarrata); Villa of Artimino (Carmignano). Listed in 2013.
- Forest of Sasso Fratino, is part of the Primeval beech forests of the Carpathians and other regions of Europe - 2017
Le Walk are a land appreciated above all for its remarkable food and wine richness, it is no coincidence that the region is known in Italy and in the world for the excellent wine produced from the fruits of its countryside.
The city awarded by UNESCO in 1998 is Urbino, which stands out for its marvelous Renaissance historic center, inside which stands the fabulous Palazzo Ducale. Also near the city center is the headquarters of the National Gallery of the Marche
- The historic center of Urbino, added to the list in 1998.
- Assisi, the basilica of San Francesco and other Franciscan places: includes the city of Assisi, San Damiano, the Eremo delle Carceri, the Sanctuary of Rivotorto and the historical landscape; Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli and Palazzo del Capitano (Assisi). Listed in 2000.
- Church of San Salvatore (Spoleto) and Tempietto del Clitunno (Campello sul Clitunno), which are part of the Places of power of the Lombards in Italy, included in the list in 2011.
- Historic center of Rome, the extraterritorial properties of the Holy See in the city and the Basilica of San Paolo fuori le mura: Includes Rome's historic center, San Giovanni in Laterano complex: Basilica, Lateran Apostolic Palace, annexed buildings, Scala Santa complex, Santa Maria Maggiore complex: Basilica and annexed buildings, Palazzo di San Callisto, Buildings on via Sant'Egidio , Palazzo della Cancelleria, Palazzo di Propaganda Fide, in Piazza di Spagna, Palazzo Maffei, Palazzo dei Convertendi, Palazzo dei Propylaea - north and south, Palazzo Pio, Buildings on the Janiculum Hill, Palazzo del Sant'Uffizio, Basilica of San Paolo fuori le walls. Listed in 1980.
- Villa Adriana (TiFlights), included in the list in 1999
- Villa d'Este (TiFlights), included in the list in 2001
- Etruscan necropolis of Cerveteri and Tarquinia, included in the list in 2004
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The Most Important Skill Sets Within A Prepper Group
Those who have the right knowledge, experience, and skills to contribute for long-term post SHTF survival will be valued assets to a prepper group, ‘retreat’, homestead, or a like-minded community banding together.
A question for you is the following… “What will be considered the ‘right’ skill sets?”
A few thoughts…
It is (and will be) difficult (to say the least) to develop and maintain any sort of real self-sufficiency to survive a societal mega-collapse. For generations we have become a society dependent entirely upon external and often far-away systems which enable our very survival. Should these systems collapse, who will survive it? Answer: very few.
The best chance will come from those who have the right knowledge, skills, and experience to establish adequate self-sufficiency to make it through…
Who will be valued the most? A few thoughts come to mind… Those who will most effectively contribute to the essentials of survival, followed by subsets thereof.
Food, Food, Food! Try coming up with at least 2,000 calories of food per day per person in a self-sufficient sphere. Not easy. In fact, very difficult for most. Experienced farmers and gardeners will bring food to the table – along with the required hard assets (tools) to get the job done. The expertise (and equipment) to preserve this food will be another necessity.
Security, the tactical expertise that goes with it, and all its associated ‘hardware’ will become an important essential skill set to protect the group. The importance and numbers of one’s force will vary depending on one’s location, but will certainly be a requirement under the conditions of post societal mega-collapse.
First Aid and medical knowledge and ‘know-how’ cannot be overlooked. Living in a world of laborious hands-on hard work will certainly bring on injuries and other requirements for those who have expertise in this field. The ability to effectively treat injuries, and an array of medical supply assets, will be highly valuable.
Multi skill sets. The most valued people will be those with multiple skill sets that contribute to the group. It really will be a requirement to ‘pull your own weight’ with the ability to fill many shoes. There may be few exceptions for critical expertise however most will need to do more than one job…
Based on your comments so far:
Military experience and organized security
A hierarchy ‘chain of command’ within the group. A team leader within each categorical skill set. The importance of a good coordinator / project Leader / manager / organizer.
Existing self reliant skills. Someone who already has any number of self reliant skills will be highly valued.
‘Jack of all trades’
The importance of character and trustworthiness.
Okay, lets hear some more from you…
What are some of the more important skill sets for a prepper group?
Which slots would you fill first?
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By Janell Cannon
Theme: This is a story about acceptance and kindness
Plot: How a baby bat got separated from her mother, fell into a bird’s nest, and was raised among the chicks despite the significant differences between bats and birds.
One night, Stellaluna and her mother went into the forest out looking for fruits for dinner. But bats like Stellaluna are not the only nocturnal creatures; from high on a treetop, an owl was spying on them. And not long, the owl attacked. While the mother bat was defending her baby, Stellaluna lost her grip on her mother on fell through the branches of a tree into a bird’s nest full of chicks. Scared, the baby bat immediately hid below the nest, hanging upside down by her feet.
Soon, the mother bird came with food for her youngsters. She brought them worms which they gulped hungrily. Underneath, Stellaluna was starving, but she didn’t eat an insect; she needed fruits. But she climbed into the nest and opened her mouth, finally swallowing a grasshopper.
Stellaluna learned to be a bird; she ate bugs, slept at night, and flew and gave up sleeping hanging upside down. She learned to fly with the chick and practiced flying every day.
One time, Stellaluna flew ahead of her friends and got lost. At night, tired, she landed on a tree, hanging by her thumbs, right side up, and fell asleep. When she woke up, by her side, there was another bat, hanging upside down just as she used to do as a baby. Then more bats came around her, peering at her with curiosity. They asked her questions, and she told them her story. From the crowd, a bat came forward and hugged Stellaluna. It was her mother who had survived the owl attack.
Stellaluna joined the bat colony and relearned to live as they did: sleeping in the daytime, flying at night, hanging by her feet, and eating fruits. She went back to visit her three bird friends, trying to teach them to fly at night. But since they couldn’t see in the dark, they recognize they are somehow different but not that much that they cannot stay friends forever.
For the little curious minds that want to learn more, the author added two pages of information about bats at the end of the book.
Characters: Stellaluna, a baby bat; Stellaluna’s mother; baby birds, Flitter, Flap, and Pip; mother bird.
Talking points: what are some differences between people, and how do learn to accept and respect them.
The illustration of this book is minimal but significant. The default colors are tones of blue, yellow, and brown, with a hint of green. Lovely drawings of the birds and the bats make the viewer sympathize with the main character.
Recommended Age: 5 to 7 years
Reading Time: 10 minutes
Things to Learn: kids can learn about bat behavior and their role in the ecosystem.
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The history of Akbar’s revenue reform can be traced from 1562 when Emperor Akbar took over the responsibility of state affairs on his own had. At this time, the Zama-i-Raqmi system was in operation system was developed by Berham Khan when Akbar was on the throne.
After taking over the responsibility of state affairs in hand, Akbar started paying serious attention to revenue admin because the land revenue was the main source of state income. Aitmad Khan was appointed as Vajir by Akbar. After dismissing no other Vajir in quick successions. According to Badayani, he separated Jagir land from Khalisa land. He also affected an economic expedition to improve the finances of the state.
In 1564, Akbar appointed Mujjafar Khan as head of the revenue department (Deewan-i-Kul) & Todarmal was appointed as an assistant. Mujjafar Khan asked Quanungo in 1567 (Pargana revenue officer) to collect agrarian data such as the total amount of land under cultivation types of crops being cultivated, total production & other such details from their areas.
Based on data collected by Quanungo, a new system Zabt-i-Harsala (system of annual measurement) was implemented. Jama-Iraq was put aside. This system couldn’t perform properly because the data provided by Quanungo was much accurate. Many of Quanungo were big landowners; they deliberately suppress actual agrarian data.
Akbar’s Karori Experiments (1574)
In this system, the whole Khalisa land was divided into several revenue circles (Dastur) in such a way that every revenue unit was yielding an income of one crore Dam. Amil was the officer responsible for the collection of revenue & since he collected 1 crore dam, he was known as Karori. This system got the name Karori Experiment. Amil was a pargana level officer. This system was introduced by Akbar to collect. Proper revenue data. To measure the cultivated area. To carry out the extension of cultivation.
Dahsala System: Ain-i-Dahsala
Dahsala System system was introduced by Akbar in 1579-80. Initially, it was implemented in Khalisa land. 1581-82 Jagir land was brought under it. This system is categorized by elements of change & continuity. While some of the essential features of the revenue system of Sher Shah were continued but at the same time, several new elements were incorporated.
Mujjafar Khan & Todarmal were the brains behind the Dahsala system. In this system, the land was divided into 4 categories based on the frequency of cultivation. These categories were Polaj (cultivated every year), Parati (left follow for 1-2 years after taking 1 crop), and Chachhar (left follow for 3-4 years after taking 1 crop).
Each of these categories was further subdivided into three sub-categories based on the fertility of the soil. These subcategories were known as good, middle, and bad category land. Ten yearly production data were collected for each subcategory (1569-1578). The average of each subcategory was calculated to eliminate the ill effect of fluctuation. After calculating the average of each subcategory and category of land, the final average was calculated.
This final average was fixed as standard production for Bigha for years hereafter. 1/3rd of this standard production for Bigha was demanded from peasants as Land Revenue. Hereafter only land cultivated by peasants was required to be a measure to estimate the amount of Land Revenue. There was no need to calculate the yield for Bigha every year through sample cutting or other methods.
For the preparation of the pricelist, Akbar divided the entire Khalisa area into several zones (Dastur) in such a way the price of various commodities was uniform throughout zones. A local pricelist was prepared for each zone to take into account the average price of each article over the last 10 years. The price list so prepared was not changed hereafter. The same list was used for conversion of a kind into cash year after years.
In this system, a peasant was allowed to leave up to 12.5% of his total land uncultivated. This land was known as Nabud. Land Revenue was not demanded by Nabud. The normal rate of Land Revenue was 1/3rd of production. In Multan, the rate of Land Revenue was 1/4th. In Kashmir, the rate was 50% of production. The peasants were free to pay Land Revenue in either cash or kind.
Along with Land Revenue, Akbar collected an emergency tax from peasants. It was known as “Dah-i-Seri”. The system was progressive in nature because it encouraged the famous to bring more land under cultivation for the land brought under cultivation Land Revenue wasn’t demanded at the full rate. The rate of Land Revenue gradually increased to a full level over a period of 5 years.
The assessment of Land Revenue was carried out at the level of an individual peasant but revenue collection was carried out by taking the entire village as a unit. In case of failure of crops due to less rainfall or any other natural factor, the state granted concessions & remissions in Land Revenue loans were also given to peasantry to sustain during the crisis.
Ain-i-Dahsala wasn’t rigidly imposed on the peasantry. The state officials had instructions to accept any other system of Land Revenue assessment if peasants of any particular area demanded. Because of other systems of land revenue assessment such as Batai, Kankud, Nashq & Maqtai were also in operation simultaneously.
In Batai, the crop was shared between state & peasant. In the Kankut system, the total production was estimated through rough measurement of the field by pacing it or by guesswork. In the Nashq system, the peasants were asked to pay the same amount as Land Revenue as they were paying in past. In the Muqtai system, the lump sum amount was paid by the entire village. Along with Land Revenue peasants were required to pay other taxes as well.
Impacts of Ain-i-Dahsala (Dahsala System)
The Ain-i-Dahsala system introduction by Akbar was a significant improvement over the revenue systems developed by previous rulers. In this system, many of the limitations of the Sher Shah’s Zapti system were successfully rectified because of this, peasants, as well as the state, significantly benefited.
In this system, there was no need to measure yield for Bigha every year because the reference is standard yield was developed by the state. Only the land under the plowed (cultivated) was measured & total production was easily estimated. So Ain-i-Dahasala was easy to implement.
The problem associated with the delay with measurement of land was tackled to a large extent because the land could be measured any time from the sowing of seeds to harvesting crops. In Sher Shah’s Zapti system land was measured only when the crop was ready to harvest. Any measurement delay resulted in extreme difficulty in the peasantry because the entire crop could get lost.
Ain-i-Dahsala system enabled the state as well as the peasantry to understand the amount of income or burden of Land Revenue. With the measurement of the field, the peasant could come to understand the amount of revenue to be paid to the state after harvesting of crops. In the same manner, the state used to come to know approx. income from Land Revenue for a year.
The Ain-i-Dahsala system was progressive because it increased the peasants to bring more land under cultivation. In this system, the local prices were used in the pricelist. The peasants preferring to pay Land Revenue in cash were not overburden. Ain-i-Dahsala system contained provision for an emergency time it was based on elements of foresight.
The positive impact of this system brought in the Mughal Empire in the long run because everybody’s interest was taking care of. There was hardly any scope of peasant exploitation by the hands of officials because of the use of discretionary power was negligible (Zarib – rope – price tanak).
Limitations of Ain-i-Dahasal system
Though this system was far better than any system developed by Akbar’s predecessor at the same time it mostly emphasized that the system wasn’t perfect. It had several limitations.
In this system, the land is even required to measure everyone; though it could be measured any time during sowing of seeds to the harvesting of crops still it was quite a cumbersome process. Delay was quite frequent. The peasants were required to pay for the measurement of land over and above the burden of Land Revenue. Peasants were required to pay other taxes over & above Land Revenue because of this burden on the peasantry quite high.
In case of failure of crops the revenue remission, concession, & other state assistance were often delayed because of this suffering manifested in form of a massive revolt in the Doab region in 1584-85. It was found that the main reason behind revolt was differences in the measurement of standard. At instruction by Akbar, an agriculture committee was appointed under chairman Fateh-Ulla-Siraji to search because of the peasantry.
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In the community:
- Transportation Program: vans are available to provide transportation to activities at the Huntington center for consumers who live outside TTA's service area in Cabell and Wayne counties. Van service is available for consumers to all activities at the Beckley center.
Mountain State received grant from the 1st and 10 Foundation to supplement federal grant in order to purchase new accessible vans. Read more....
- Community Integration: provide leadership training opportunities for people with developmental disabilities and family members.
As an advocate:
In the Beckley area:
In the Huntington area:
Providing Assistive Technology:
- Assistive Technology Loaner Program: lend consumers and members of the general public pieces of assistive technology for short periods of time until they can locate funding to purchase the device they require.
- Personal Assistance Services: a personal assistant is an individual who assists a person with a disability in performing tasks that enhance their independence.
- RYPAS: special program for funding personal assistance services to people with severe disabilities
Job Training / Job Readiness / On-the-Job
Employment Services Division works with people with disabilities to assist them in entering or re-entering the workforce.
- Employment Assessment: individuals learn to identify realistic employment options, develop employment goals and objectives while learning more about their individual skills and abilities.
- Work Adjustment: training in a work and classroom setting to assist individuals to develop or re-establish work-appropriate habits.
- Employment Readiness Services: training in basic life skills as well as occupational skills for specific jobs.
- Direct Placement: job placement services that assist work-ready individuals obtain and retain community-based employment.
- Supported Employment: assists people with disabilities who need support on the job.
- School to Work Transition Services: assists students with disabilities transition from school to work
Disability History Week
Disability History Week requires instruction in public schools on disability history, people with disabilities, and the disability rights movement during the third week in October every year in West Virginia. Mountain State Centers for Independent Living provides Kids ADA an educational program available to elementary and middle schools through out the school year in Cabell, Wayne and Raleigh counties.
- Kids ADA: educating children about people with disabilities
Community Relations and Education
- Community Building: Become a volunteer, make a donation, corporate partnerships and computer recycling program.
ADA, Section 504 and Fair Housing Act Requirements
- Accessibility Survey: provide businesses or federally funded housing complexes with a detailed accessibility survey for a fee.
Accessible Taxi Service
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By now you have heard about Private First Class Bradley Manning, a military intel officer who has been charged with being involved in leaking classified documents and videos to Wikileaks. He's been in solitary confinement for months, and human rights groups have been looking into his treatment, claiming that he's been abused.
From last Keith Olbermann's Countdown, last December:
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — The United Nations’ top anti-torture envoy is looking into a complaint that the Army private suspected of giving classified documents to WikiLeaks has been mistreated in custody, a spokesperson said Wednesday.
The office of Manfred Nowak, special rapporteur on torture in Geneva, received a complaint from one of Pfc. Bradley Manning’s supporters alleging conditions in a Marine Corps brig in Quantico, Va., amount to torture, said spokesperson Xabier Celaya. Visitors say he spends at least 23 hours a day alone in a cell.
The U.N. could ask the United States to stop any violations it finds.
Think Progress is now reporting that Rep. Dennis Kucinich is protesting the Army's treatment of Manning, as well as requesting face time with him. Why? Because he (among others) would like to see for himself what is actually going on, and he is questioning whether this is a case of the U.S. Constitution being violated. If it is, he wants something to be done about it:
This is particularly shocking in light of new information revealed that Manning was suspected of having poor mental health before he was deployed to Iraq, with some superiors even requesting that he not be given firearms. Yet despite this press coverage of Manning’s treatment, the military has offered very limited access to him and has refused to address the concerns of human rights and civil liberties advocates.
Now, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) has sent a letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates inquiring about Manning’s condition, protesting the Army’s treatment of him and requesting a visit with the imprisoned solider. In the letter, Kucinich writes that, if Manning is need of mental health treatment, the “Army must end the extreme conditions of” his confinement or at the “very least…explain the justification” for taking such extreme measures during his imprisonment.
Common Dreams has posted Kucinich's entire letter here. The following excerpt refers to the possibility of Manning's Eighth Amendment rights being ignored:
Now, reports indicate that the Army has taken Pfc. Manning, a soldier with documented mental health problems, and confined him under conditions that are almost guaranteed to exacerbate his mental health problems. If true, the Army's treatment would obviously constitute "cruel and unusual punishment" in violation of the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
There have been ongoing arguments about whether or not Manning has been abused. As Think Progress notes, "solitary confinement is a practice that is common in America’s prison system."
Last month, leading human rights groups Amnesty International and the Physicians for Human Rights both sent letters to the Department of Defense protesting Manning’s treatment; they noted that solitary confinement is widely used across the United States, it is almost unheard of for it to be used against a prisoner like Manning who has yet to even be convicted of a crime.
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An appreciation of milk in infographics
Words: LAURA ROWE Illustrations: VICKI TURNER
MORE THAN SIX BILLION of us around the world enjoy milk, whether in its purest form – drunk by the glass or softening our cereal – or transformed into cream, butter, cheese or yoghurt. Dairy is big business.
The majority of the milk we drink is derived from cattle but other animals can be successfully milked, too – from the more familiar sheep and goat to (perhaps surprisingly) horses and even camels. And while the nutritional content of each varies, fresh milk is undeniably a worthwhile addition to our diet. Cow’s milk, in particular, is a great source of protein, calcium and a whole host of vitamins. | <urn:uuid:32b5241f-c560-4e53-8a58-6ad64c0ac24b> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.thesimplethings.com/blog/2016/5/12/staple-foods-3-milk | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280835.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00470-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93528 | 161 | 2.625 | 3 |
This personalized solution offers a selection of tinnitus relief sounds to support common management approaches. The flexible programming provides sound stimulation through select auditory options that can ease the effects of tinnitus. The sounds offer a variety of customized options and are used in conjunction with tinnitus retraining therapy to provide instructional counseling.
Tinnitus usually comes in the form of a high-pitched tone in one or both ears, but can also sound like a clicking, roaring or whooshing sound. While tinnitus isn't fully understood, it is known to be a sign that something is wrong in the auditory system: the ear, the auditory nerve that connects the inner ear to the brain, or the parts of the brain that process sound. Something as simple as a piece of earwax blocking the ear canal can cause tinnitus, but it can also arise from a number of health conditions. For example, when sensory cells in the inner ear are damaged from loud noise, the resulting hearing loss changes some of the signals in the brain to cause tinnitus.
Hearing (audiological) exam. As part of the test, you'll sit in a soundproof room wearing earphones through which will be played specific sounds into one ear at a time. You'll indicate when you can hear the sound, and your results are compared with results considered normal for your age. This can help rule out or identify possible causes of tinnitus.
White noise machines. These devices, which produce simulated environmental sounds such as falling rain or ocean waves, are often an effective treatment for tinnitus. You may want to try a white noise machine with pillow speakers to help you sleep. Fans, humidifiers, dehumidifiers and air conditioners in the bedroom also may help cover the internal noise at night.
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Ear canal obstructions, infections, injuries or surgeries. This can include ossicle dislocation within the ear that affects hearing or recurring ear infections (like swimmer’s ear) either in the outside or inside of the ear canal (otitis media or otitis externa). Other ear disorders tied to tinnitus include otosclerosis (causes changes to the bones inside the ears), tympanic membrane perforation or labrynthitis (chronic infections or viruses that attack tissue in the ears).
Objects or insects in the ear can be placed in the ear by patients themselves, or an insect crawling in the ear. Ear wax can also cause ear problems if Q-tips are overused to clean the ears. Symptoms of an object in the ear are inflammation and sensitivity, redness, or discharge of pus or blood. When to seek medical care for an object or insect in the ear is included in the article information.
Dr. Ben Wedro practices emergency medicine at Gundersen Clinic, a regional trauma center in La Crosse, Wisconsin. His background includes undergraduate and medical studies at the University of Alberta, a Family Practice internship at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario and residency training in Emergency Medicine at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
Assessment of psychological processes related to tinnitus involves measurement of tinnitus severity and distress (i.e., nature and extent of tinnitus-related problems), measured subjectively by validated self-report tinnitus questionnaires. These questionnaires measure the degree of psychological distress and handicap associated with tinnitus, including effects on hearing, lifestyle, health and emotional functioning. A broader assessment of general functioning, such as levels of anxiety, depression, stress, life stressors and sleep difficulties, is also important in the assessment of tinnitus due to higher risk of negative well-being across these areas, which may be affected by or exacerbate the tinnitus symptoms for the individual. Overall, current assessment measures are aimed to identify individual levels of distress and interference, coping responses and perceptions of tinnitus in order to inform treatment and monitor progress. However, wide variability, inconsistencies and lack of consensus regarding assessment methodology are evidenced in the literature, limiting comparison of treatment effectiveness. Developed to guide diagnosis or classify severity, most tinnitus questionnaires have been shown to be treatment-sensitive outcome measures.
In addition, a healthy lifestyle can reduce the impact of tinnitus. Avoid physical and emotional stress, as these can cause or intensify tinnitus. You may be able to reduce your stress levels through exercise, meditation, deep breathing, or massage therapy. If you suffer from high blood pressure, consult your doctor for help controlling it, as this can also impact tinnitus. Finally, get plenty of rest to avoid fatigue and exercise regularly to improve your circulation. Although this won’t eliminate the ringing in your ears, it may prevent it from worsening.
With respect to incidence (the table above is about prevalence), Martinez et al (2015) reported that there were 5.4 new cases of tinnitus per 10,000 person-years in England. We don't find this statistic much use as tinnitus is highly prevalent in otherwise normal persons. It seems to us that their study is more about how many persons with tinnitus were detected by the health care system -- and that it is more a study of England's health care system than of tinnitus.
Changes in the bones of the middle ear. A person’s ear is made up of several different bones: the malleus, Incus and Stapes. In some individuals, these bones may actually change shape or harden over the years. This process is known as otosclerosis and often runs in the family. This can cause ringing in the ears to begin or, if it has already started, to get worse over time.
Antidepressants. Antidepressants, such as nortriptyline and amitriptyline, have been used as mood enhancers to help someone with tinnitus cope with the life changing implications and complications it brings. However, they are often only prescribed in the most severe of tinnitus cases as they carry some serious side effects that might not make them worth taking for everyone. These include blurred vision, heart problems, dry mouth and constipation.
Additional conditions that can cause pulsatile tinnitus include arterial bruit, abnormal passages or connections between the blood vessels of the outermost layer of the membrane (dura) that covers the brain and spinal cord (dural arteriovenous shunts), or conditions that cause increased pressure within the skull such as idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri). Sigmoid sinus dehiscence may be associated with pseudotumor, but this connection has not been firmly established. It possible that cases of pulsatile tinnitus associated with pseudotumor may be caused by an undiagnosed SSWA. Head trauma, surgery, middle ear conductive hearing loss, and certain tumors can also cause pulsatile tinnitus. Obstructions within in the vessels that connect the heart and brain can also cause pulsatile tinnitus.
Tinnitus is not a disease in and of itself, but rather a symptom of some other underlying health condition. In most cases, tinnitus is a sensorineural reaction in the brain to damage in the ear and auditory system. While tinnitus is often associated with hearing loss, there are roughly 200 different health disorders that can generate tinnitus as a symptom. Below is a list of some of the most commonly reported catalysts for tinnitus.
Hyperactivity and deep brain stimulation. Researchers have observed hyperactivity in neural networks after exposing the ear to intense noise. Understanding specifically where in the brain this hyperactivity begins and how it spreads to other areas could lead to treatments that use deep brain stimulation to calm the neural networks and reduce tinnitus.
Can an iPhone app truly relieve tinnitus? Believe it or not, the answer is yes. The ReSound LiNX2 app utilizes a combination of sound therapy and relaxation exercises to reduce the severity of tinnitus. The convenient app can be used in combination with hearing instruments, which are small but strong. This groundbreaking program transforms your iPhone into a remote control for your hearing aid.
If you are living with tinnitus, contact the Sound Relief Hearing Center. We are the tinnitus experts you need to experience the best possible outcome with your tinnitus treatment. To learn more about us, please browse our website or give us a call at 720-259-9962. You can also schedule an appointment online to meet with one of our tinnitus specialists. We look forward to hearing from you!
Acoustic neural stimulation is a relatively new technique for people whose tinnitus is very loud or won’t go away. It uses a palm-sized device and headphones to deliver a broadband acoustic signal embedded in music. The treatment helps stimulate change in the neural circuits in the brain, which eventually desensitizes you to the tinnitus. The device has been shown to be effective in reducing or eliminating tinnitus in a significant number of study volunteers.
Tinnitus Control contains both a spray that is administered under the tongue three times a day and a gelatin capsule that is to be taken twice a day. Each package comes with a one month’s supply of the spray (1 fluid ounce) and capsules (60 capsules). Tinnitus Control is not currently available in local stores such as CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid, but it is available directly from the manufacturer’s website at http://www.tinnituscontrol.com
The patients were assessed at the start of the study for their hearing ability and the severity of their tinnitus. The researchers assessed the degree of severity using established questionnaires, which looked at health-related quality of life, the psychological distress associated with tinnitus and how far it impaired their functioning. Using this information, researchers divided participants into four groups ranked on the severity of their condition.
Lidocaine, a medication used for the treatment of certain types of abnormal heart rhythms, has been shown to relieve tinnitus for some people, but it must be given intravenously or into the middle ear to be effective. However, the benefits of lidocaine are almost always outweighed by the risks of the drug and it is therefore not recommended and not used for tinnitus. | <urn:uuid:357f3043-a02c-4774-a9bc-7ac6ee8bfc50> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://banishtinnitus.net/are-we-close-to-a-tinnitus-cure-tinnitus-cure-malaysia.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00678.warc.gz | en | 0.93286 | 2,271 | 1.867188 | 2 |
Distracted driving and pandemic pressures continue Arizona’s upward trend in traffic fatalities.
Traffic fatalities surged to a 15-year high in 2021 as distracted, impaired and high-speed driving coalesced to create dangerous conditions.
Even with fewer cars on the road as more people worked from home during the pandemic, traffic deaths increased, likely because of excessive speeds and reckless driving, says Alberto Gutier, director of the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. “People continue speeding, and I see it everywhere,” Gutier says. “And that’s where my concern is, because I don’t see it declining anywhere.”
Preliminary numbers show 1,120 traffic fatalities in Arizona in 2021, according to the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. That’s higher than the 1,057 lives lost in 2020 and the most since 2006 (1,301) before a series of state public-safety initiatives helped drive fatalities below 900 annually between 2009 and 2015.
A report with finalized numbers for 2021 is expected mid-summer, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Meanwhile, the report for 2020 showed an interesting wrinkle: There were fewer crashes overall, but more deaths from crashes.
It’s not just Arizona. Nationwide, traffic fatalities broke records in 2020 and didn’t slow down in 2021, prompting a recent push by federal transportation officials and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to improve roadway safety. No single reason jumps out for the increased traffic deaths, experts say. Several issues have coincided.
More people are distracted, reckless and driving faster, according to Gutier. Police cited more people for impaired driving, due to both alcohol and drugs. DUI numbers reached their highest levels since 2013, he says. “People are driving very, very silly and fast, not paying attention, distracted… That’s the main issue,” Gutier says. A new report from the Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety dinged Arizona for weak laws on seatbelts and teen driving, but the group noted the state’s impaired driving laws met higher bars for safety. Other traffic safety advocacy organizations, like MADD, ranked Arizona’s impaired driving laws highly, too.
The city of Phoenix, which also saw increased traffic deaths in 2021, recently signed on to a national initiative designed to improve road safety. But safety advocates say cities need to consider more drastic measures that could be politically unpopular, like lowering speed limits and introducing more roundabouts to calm traffic.
For his part, Gutier urges drivers to be smarter. They need to take their time, plan their routes and not drive while impaired, tired or stressed. And when they break the law, they should get ticketed or head to court, depending on the offense. “People need to pay for the consequences of driving the way they’re driving,” he says. | <urn:uuid:34c381b7-0299-4163-95a9-de403e618870> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.phoenixmag.com/2022/03/04/arizona-traffic-fatalities-continue-to-trend-upward/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572212.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815205848-20220815235848-00467.warc.gz | en | 0.958888 | 604 | 2.1875 | 2 |
Pregnant women eating artificial sweeteners are linked with the increased risk of infant obesity, but this has yet to be determined. Researchers studied whether or not artificially sweetened beverages (ASB) during pregnancy could change the gut bacterial make-up and function of a newborn during the first year of life, and if these were associated with infant body mass index (BMI). In a study of 100 Canadian infants (50 ASB exposed and 50 ASB non-exposure) from the Canadian CHILD Cohort Study, it was found that those who were exposed to ASB during pregnancy had a higher BMI. Infant stool and urine were collected in early infancy (at 3-4 months) and late infancy (at 12 months) for analyzing 16S rRNA gene sequencing and untargeted metabolomics respectively. There were four microbiome clusters, two of which imitated the typical developmental pattern of the infant gut bacterial communities from immature (Cluster 1) to mature (Cluster 4) however, two different clusters deviated (Clusters 2 and 3) from the pattern. There was not much difference in the Maternal ASB consumption between clusters but led to significant shifts in the bacterial taxonomic structure of the guts of infants and decreased level of several Bacteroides sp. in Cluster 2. In the study, infants exposed to ASB had higher levels of urine succinate at age 3 months. One-year-old children who had higher urine succinate also had a higher BMI. In general, exposure to ASB during gestation was linked to the gut microbiota in infants from cluster 2, and the gut microbiota was linked to infant BMI. Exposure to ASB positively correlated with infant urine succinate and spermidine. Succinate was linked to a 29% reduction in the effect of ASB on BMI at one year old, suggesting that this metabolite may play an important role in the development of childhood obesity-related to gestational ASB consumption. Childhood obesity is a pressing concern. To combat it, researchers should study how maternal ASB consumption affects infant metabolism. | <urn:uuid:1a6ec8d0-10ce-475a-8cbc-3ec173f8395d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.physiciansweekly.com/link-to-changes-in-childs-gut-microbiota-infant-bmi-due-to-ingestion-of-artificially-sweetened-beverages-during-pregnancy/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573193.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818094131-20220818124131-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.972873 | 420 | 3.078125 | 3 |
Is your calendar overflowing with meetings? As they can be a major disruption to your workday and productivity, we believe you should only have a meeting when there’s something worth sharing.
Personally speaking, there are lots of meetings I’ve sat through and thought, this is a complete waste of my time!
Most of us want to be productive and we can often end up feeling like time spent in a meeting could be better spent elsewhere.
The most common causes of ineffective meetings are no clear aim, no agenda or no clear outcomes.
At times attendees can end up leaving with more questions than answers!
Jason Fried is an advocate of just sacking meetings and seeing what happens. But what if you need to have a team meeting?
The ability to run effective meetings can be a critical skill to have as a manager… So, how can you do it right?
Let’s look at nine tips to help you run effective team meetings.
1. Identify the Purpose of the Meeting
First off, ask yourself, what do I hope to achieve with this meeting? You need to be specific.
Once you have the meeting’s goal and objectives, you can then start to think about when to schedule it and get cracking on an agenda.
2. Create an Agenda
Creating an agenda will help keep your meeting on track. Start with an outline of the themes you want to cover.
Once you have your structure in place, assign a time limit to each section. This will help prevent the meeting from overrunning or later sections being neglected.
3. Add Discussion Topics
Now, it’s time to add some meat to the bones!
Under each section, detail discussion topics in bullet points. The more detailed you are here, the better.
Adding discussion topics will help to keep the meeting on target and remind you what the objective is.
4. Share the Agenda BEFORE the Meeting
By sharing the agenda before the meeting, you give attendees a chance to prepare and get familiar with the topics of discussion.
This should help you get started straight away and team members will hopefully come to the meeting full of ideas and solutions.
If you’re using a team collaboration tool like Tameday to schedule the meeting, you can simply attach your agenda to the event.
5. Who’s Taking Notes?
Notes will be a written record of the meeting — what’s been discussed, actions and who’s been assigned what.
Notes are great for sharing with those who were unable to attend or had to leave early.
Assign someone to do this. It can be done digitally or old school using pen and paper, then typed up.
If you’re using Tameday, you can then simply add these notes to the meeting event.
Jeff Bezos’ Three Rules for Meetings at Amazon
- He creates teams that are no larger than can be fed by two pizzas.
- No PowerPoints are used. Instead, six-page structured memos of sentences, not bullet points, are prepared in advance.
- Everybody sits around the table and reads the memo silently for 30 mins or however long it takes. Then, they discuss it.
6. Start on Time
If you want to achieve your goals and outcomes, it’s best to start a meeting on time.
Otherwise, you end up wasting everyone’s time for someone who might not show up at all.
If someone comes in late and see you’ve started without them, then next time they may make more of an effort to be there on time.
The first five minutes of a meeting are the most important as they set the tone for the rest of the meeting.
You should establish why the meeting has been called, how long it will last and what needs to be done.
You might say something like:
“We are here to talk about X and to come to a decision and resolution on this problem. Here is the information that we have and the alternatives we’ve considered.”
7. Encourage Participation
For an effective meeting, you need to create an environment where everyone is willing to share their ideas and thoughts.
Effective leaders will take on the role of a facilitator and encourage those who are less confident to share their thoughts and ideas.
This is another benefit of sharing the agenda before the meeting — most attendees should hopefully have had time to think and come ready with questions and ideas.
8. Assign Actions
As the meeting progresses, a number of resulting action items should be created.
If you’re a Tameday user, you can easily set the action items up as to-dos during or after the meeting and assign them to the relevant member of your team.
It’s a good idea to agree upon and set a realistic completion date for each action item.
9. Share Information
If you’re still using email, try to share the notes and outcomes of the meeting as soon as possible.
One of tthe benefits of using Tameday for note-taking and task assignment is that by the time team members have returned to their desks they will have the meeting outcomes and any action items will be in their to-do lists.
It really is a more efficient and effective way of running a meeting (and a team)!
When it comes to meetings, we believe there are lots that can be avoided by using instant chat or online discussion platforms.
So, next time you need to set up a team meeting, take a moment to think if there’s another way the information can be shared with others.
We do understand there are times when meeting in person is necessary — for these meetings to be effective, they need to be well-planned using the advice outlined above.
If you want to use Tameday to run the different aspects of a meeting: share an agenda, notes and task assignment… then you can sign up for a free 30-day trial and start boosting your team’s productivity today! | <urn:uuid:629f6451-2fb0-47b1-9d8e-f87dc79ab8aa> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.tameday.com/run-effective-team-meetings/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00475.warc.gz | en | 0.941113 | 1,254 | 1.609375 | 2 |
How to Monitor Forecast Accuracy? Forward or Backward
Generally Statistical Forecast generation process works in following way. History and Forecast horizons are always fixed. (Example - 72 months history period will be used to generate forecast for next 60 months). Every month oldest history data point is dropped and newest history data point is included in history zone. This process is called history rollover (Continuing with above example, if you are in Feb 2011 then January 2005 history data point will be dropped and January 2011 history data will be included in history zone to keep 72 month history period constant). Forecast engine runs after history rollover to generate forecast based on preset models for each SKU. Generally statistical tuning to find out best suitable forecast model for a particular SKU is performed only once during initial implementation. After that some sort of monitoring process and alerts are set up to find out forecasting cases where time series pattern has changed. Topic for this blog is to discuss logic for this monitoring process and consequently alerts.
Most of the standard statistical forecasting suite offers all standard forecast error measures like MAPE, MAD, RMSE, MPE, MSE, etc. General tendency amongst the users is to use one of these error measures and set up alerts if error increases beyond specified threshold. For example - If MAPE is your chosen measure and last month MAPE is 18%. After this month history rollover and forecast engine run if MAPE becomes 25% then system should generate alert as drop in the forecast accuracy is more than 5%. User will see this alert. He or she will look for reasons for this drop in the forecast accuracy. It could be introduction of outlier in the data or it could be genuine trend or seasonality change which warrants refitting of new forecast model with new parameters.
Looks a reasonable process but I have seen it failing in many cases. This process will not necessarily identify all cases where problem exist. Reason for this is as below.
Ask a simple question, how MAPE in above example is calculated? In most of the statistical forecasting suite it works following way. Suppose in above case forecast model used is say "Holt Winters Seasonal-Trend model". Minimum number of data points required for this forecast model to generate first forecast is 2 season data for seasonality plus 3 additional data points for trend. Suppose period per season is 12, we will require 24 plus 3 that is 27 data points to generate first forecast. Forecast engine works following way - It use first 27 points in history to generate forecast for point number 28. In above example it means it will use history from Feb 2005 till April 2007 to generate forecast for May 2007. Similarly it will use first 28 data point history to generate forecast for point number 29 and so on - This way out 72 history data point it can have forecast for 45 data points (Data point number 28 to 72). For these 45 data points both history and forecast are available. Forecast engine compare them and calculate MAPE. Suppose this MAPE calculated is 18%. Now imagine what will happen next month. Feb 2005 data point will be dropped and Feb 2011 will be included in history. Everything else will stay the same. Again first 27 data points will be used to generate forecast for point number 28. Again we will have situation where 45 data points will have both history and forecast but please notice most important thing, 44 out of these 45 data points are same as last month. Only one new data point Feb 2011 has rolled in to make new MAPE different than previous one. It is highly unlikely that by introduction of just one new data point MAPE will differ drastically and we may or may not get alert. However even if this one data point of Feb 2011 is bad it will vitiate the forecast for next year to great extent as every data point matter a great deal in time series pattern having seasonality. So my contention is to set up alerts for monitoring with following specifications.
Instead of setting them up based on forecast accuracy measure calculated based on past history data better is to use forecasted numbers. Continuing with same example, when Forecast engine generated the forecast on 1st Feb 2011 based on history till Jan 2011 it would have generated forecast for next 60 months starting Feb 2011, ending on Jan 2016. On 1st March 2011 we will have history up to Feb 2011. Forecast engine will again generate forecast but this time for 60 months starting March 2011 and ending on Feb 2016. Point to note here that 59 out of these 60 months are same as previous months. My contention is that, rather than comparing MAPE based on past it will be good if you compare previous forecast with new forecast after history rollover. Example - You generated forecast for period March 2011 to Feb 2012 on 1st Feb 2011 and also again on 1st March 2011. If something is wrong with history rollover, these two numbers will differ drastically. Alert set up based on comparison of these two forecast numbers will be much more sensitive and trustworthy than what is set up based on Forecast Accuracy Measures like MAD, MAPE, RMSE etc which are based on past data. Forecast alerts invariably detect all deviations. Forecast Accuracy based alerts miss many time series pattern changes.
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epidemic conceding the debate and changing my perspective is two different things.
I don't have any superstitious beliefs to get rid of. Except; never give a knife to a friend. It will sever your friendship.
Oh good, I have not damaged your belief system.
Screwtape is angry person.
Screwtape i think there are more important things we must learn than religion is false. You can be an effective geologist, biochemical engineer, rocket scientist and still believe in god. You average rocket scientist does not call on god to calculate force mass or thrust vectoring. Whether you believe in god or not is about last on the list of qualifications for most careers.
So i am just not going to worry about people being "stupid in this one area of their life." I simply find it irrelevant to the price of rice in china.
Werner Arber (born 1929): Werner Arber is a Swiss microbiologist and geneticist. Along with American researchers Hamilton Smith and Daniel Nathans, Werner Arber shared the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of restriction endonucleases. In 2011, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Arber as President of the Pontifical Academy—the first Protestant to hold that position.
Robert T. Bakker (born 1945): Paleontologist who was a figure in the "dinosaur Renaissance" and known for the theory some dinosaurs were Warm-blooded. He is also a Pentecostal preacher who advocates theistic evolution and has written on religion.
R. J. Berry (born 1934): He is a former president of both the Linnean Society of London and the Christians in Science group. He also wrote God and the Biologist: Personal Exploration of Science and Faith (Apollos 1996) ISBN 0-85111-446-6 H taught at University College London for over 20 years.
Francis Collins (born 1950): He is the current director of the National Institutes of Health and former director of the US National Human Genome Research Institute. He has also written on religious matters in articles and in Faith and the Human Genome he states the importance to him of "the literal and historical Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, which is the cornerstone of what I believe." He wrote the book The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief.
Darrel R. Falk (born 1946): Darrel Falk is an American biologist and the former president of the BioLogos Foundation.
Charles Foster (born 1962): Charles Foster is a science writer on natural history, evolutionary biology, and theology. A Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford, the Royal Geographical Society, and the Linnean Society of London, Foster has advocated theistic evolution in his book, The Selfless Gene (2009).
John Gurdon (born 1933): Sir John Bertrand Gurdon is a British developmental biologist. In 2012, he and Shinya Yamanaka were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for the discovery that mature cells can be converted to stem cells. In an interview with EWTN.com on the subject of working with the Vatican in dialogue, he says "I'm not a Roman Catholic. I'm a Christian, of the Church of England...I've never seen the Vatican before, so that's a new experience, and I'm grateful for it."
William B. Hurlbut (born 194?): William Hurlbut is a physician and Consulting Professor at the Stanford Neuroscience Institute, Stanford University Medical Center. In addition to teaching at Stanford, Hurlbut served for eight years on the President's Council on Bioethics and is nationally known for his advocacy of Altered Nuclear Transfer (ANT).
Brian Kobilka (born 1955): He is an American Nobel Prize winner of Chemistry in 2012, and is professor in the departments of Molecular and Cellular Physiology at Stanford University School of Medicine. Kobilka attends the Catholic Community at Stanford, Calif.
Denis Lamoureux (born 1954): Denis Lamoureux is an evolutionary creationist and holds a professorial chair of science and religion at St. Joseph's College at the University of Alberta, Canada—the first of its kind in Canada, and with Phillip E. Johnson, Lamoureux co-authored Darwinism Defeated? The Johnson-Lamoureux Debate on Biological Origins (1999). Lamoureux has also written Evolutionary Creation: A Christian Approach to Evolution (2008).
Noella Marcellino (born 1951): American Benedictine nun with a degree in microbiology. Her field of interests include fungi and the effects of decay and putrefaction.
Alister McGrath (born 1953): Prolific Anglican theologian who has written on the relationship between science and theology in A Scientific Theology. McGrath holds two doctorates from the University of Oxford, a DPhil in Molecular Biophysics and a Doctor of Divinity in Theology. He has responded to the new atheists in several books, i.e. The Dawkins Delusion?. As of early 2014, McGrath will be the New Andreas Idreos Professor of Science and Religion at Oxford.
Kenneth R. Miller (born 1948): Biology professor at Brown University who wrote Finding Darwin's God ISBN 0-06-093049-7.
Simon C. Morris (born 1951): British paleontologist who made his reputation through study of the Burgess Shale fossils. He was the co-winner of a Charles Doolittle Walcott Medal and also won a Lyell Medal. He is active in the Faraday Institute for study of science and religion and is also noted on discussions concerning the idea of theistic evolution.
William Newsome (born 19??): Bill Newsome is a neuroscientist at Stanford University. A member of the National Academy of Sciences, Newsome is the co-chair of the BRAIN Initiative, "a rapid planning effort for a ten-year assault on how the brain works." Newsome is also a Christian and has written about his faith: "When I discuss religion with my fellow scientists...I realize I am an oddity — a serious Christian and a respected scientist."
Martin Nowak (born 1965): Evolutionary biologist and mathematician best known for evolutionary dynamics. He teaches at Harvard University, which is pictured in an old drawing.
Ghillean Prance (born 1937): Noted botanist involved in the Eden Project. He is also the current President of Christians in Science.
Joan Roughgarden (born 1946): An evolutionary biologist who has taught at Stanford University since 1972. She wrote the book Evolution and Christian Faith: Reflections of an Evolutionary Biologist.
Mary Higby Schweitzer (born 19??): paleontologist at North Carolina State University who believes strongly in the synergy of the Christian faith and the truth of empirical science.
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On “Angry Friday” — January 28 — just as the demonstrations that rocked Egypt turned violent, I tried to make my way home. After navigating side streets to avoid the suffocating clouds of tear gas that riot police shot into the sky with reckless abandon, I arrived at a key bridge over the Nile, only to find that protesters had blocked it with burning tires.
The once unthinkable is happening. As Americans ponder a post-Mubarak Egypt, they are asking the most natural question: What does this mean for us strategically? The Egyptian demonstrators are keenly aware of American concerns. They know that the United States is the most influential power player in the region, and that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has survived for 30 years with generous American patronage — about $1.5 billion annually.
In his innermost thoughts, Ronald Reagan was genuinely friendly toward American Jews. As the recent publications of other former presidents’ private writings and rantings have shown, this is no small thing. The 2003 release of Harry Truman’s diary quoted the 33rd president as writing, “The Jews, I find, are very, very selfish.” Last year, Jimmy Carter was quoted as telling senior campaign aides prior to the 1980 elections, “If I get back in, I’m going to [expletive] the Jews.” Meanwhile, every newly released Richard Nixon tape seems to carry another antisemitic slur, with the most recent, released in 2002, containing a conversation in which Nixon laments Jewish power with the Rev. Billy Graham.
Masturbation, oral sex and foreplay are strictly taboo discussion topics in conservative Egyptian society. Yet with impressive comfort, Heba Kotb, dubbed Egypt’s “Dr. Ruth,” covers these issues in depth on her weekly satellite television program, “The Big Talk.” Kotb’s level of comfort sharply declines, however, when asked about her education: Kotb, 39, received a degree in clinical sexology from Maimonides University, a Jewish-affiliated institution in Florida.
A t first glance — given the recent history of Jews in Arab lands — the statistics for Morocco’s Jewish community are unsurprising, even if startling. A population of roughly 265,000 in 1948 has dwindled to merely 5,000, as most Moroccan Jews have immigrated to Israel, Europe and North America. Yet Morocco, almost an entire continent removed from the Arab-Israeli conflict and Gulf-based radicalism, maintains a decidedly different outlook toward Jews when compared to most other Arab states. Copies of “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion” and Hitler’s “Mein Kampf,” prominent staples of any newsstand in Beirut or Amman, are not noticeably available on the streets of Rabat or Casablanca. Old Jewish quarters, virtually forgotten and replaced in Alexandria and Damascus, have been meticulously preserved in Marrakech and Fez. And synagogues — heavily guarded in Egypt, even when not in use — stand without patrols in all of Morocco’s major cities. Jewish schools and synagogues in Morocco receive government subsidies, while King Mohammed VI retains the counsel of a Jewish senior adviser — a truly remarkable gesture in this part of the world.
At its height, the Jewish community in Alexandria, Egypt totaled 80,000 individuals, men and women of diverse backgrounds and nationalities: In addition to Arab Jews, there were also Jews of British, French, Greek and Italian origin. In this fertile environment, the Eliyahu Ha-Nabi Synagogue on al-Nabi Street thrived, housing the headquarters for the Chief Rabbinate of Alexandria and operating a Jewish day school and nursing home. | <urn:uuid:a3dc19bd-0188-4d53-bc34-e5290016bdbc> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://forward.com/author/eric-trager/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988721174.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183841-00283-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952801 | 771 | 1.671875 | 2 |
The strategic priorities in the Fire and Rescue Framework for Scotland 2016
1. The SFRS must, in discussion with the Scottish Government, specify appropriate performance measures to support its Strategic Plan, for the delivery of outcomes relating to the strategic priorities and objectives set out in this Framework.
Safety, Well-Being and Prevention
2. The SFRS should fully contribute to improving the safety and well-being of Scotland's communities and must continue to build on the successful focus on prevention. It should ensure that there is a clear process for working with partners to identify the risks faced by communities and individuals so that the SFRS can target activity on a risk-based approach and where it can most effectively improve safety and contribute to addressing inequalities within and between communities.
Response and Resilience
3. The SFRS should work with other public sector partners to evolve a holistic and dynamic process of identification, evaluation and assessment of community risk and Best Value in order to prioritise and target its use of resources to ensure an appropriate response to incidents across Scotland and support improved outcomes for communities. As part of this approach, the SFRS should promote optimal command, control, communication and tri-service co-operation in response to incidents.
4. The SFRS should support effective multi-agency emergency planning and response arrangements including contributing fully to the work of Regional and Local Resilience Partnerships in assessing risk; and preparing, planning for, responding to and recovering from major and catastrophic incidents and threats. When working with other responders, the SFRS should play a key role in building community resilience and protecting both Scottish and UK critical infrastructure assets.
5. Community planning and partnership working with other services and communities should be embedded throughout the SFRS. Building on its existing Engagement Strategy, the SFRS should proactively seek collaborative opportunities and innovative ways of working in partnership with other blue light services/key stakeholders to improve outcomes for communities and should ensure effective stakeholder engagement in its approach to all its work including partnership working.
6.The SFRS should continue to ensure that the benefits of Fire Reform are fully realised, evidenced and tracked, and it should explore through Service redesign new and innovative ways in which it can improve the safety and well-being of communities throughout Scotland by building on the traditional roles carried out by the Service.
7. The SFRS should develop and implement dynamic, innovative and sustainable operating systems throughout Scotland which are fit for purpose and meet local needs (covering both the Retained Duty System and Wholetime firefighter work patterns).
Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals
8. SFRS should develop a new approach to reducing unwanted fire alarm signals (UFAS) demand and road risk. This approach should involve the SFRS Board setting stretching targets to support the Service's Strategic Plan in relation to this priority.
Effective Governance and Performance
9. The SFRS should ensure it has an effective approach to performance management to support robust scrutiny of the Service at national and local levels. This approach should be regularly reviewed and evaluated in pursuit of continuous improvement. The SFRS should also collect, produce and analyse data and other intelligence to promote the safety and well-being of communities, support operational efficiency and performance improvements (including its partnership contributions) and enable effective public reporting of performance.
10. The SFRS should aim to be an employer of choice – maximising the effectiveness of its approach to workforce planning; promoting the safety, health and well-being of all staff; and being a learning organisation with opportunities for all. The SFRS should also seek to be an organisation that is more representative of the people and communities of Scotland that it serves.
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A Look at the Controversy Surrounding This Disease
Are parents to blame?
Absolutely nothing changes the life of a parent in a nanosecond as much as hearing that your child is sick. Not the kind of illness that antibiotics will cure; the type that means your child is in a fight for her life.
A fight that, if she loses, will mean her death.
There are many myths and misconceptions surrounding the mental illness of eating disorders. One of the biggest beliefs is that if a child develops anorexia or bulimia, it that must be the cause of faulty parenting.
Why is this?
First of all, people like to assign blame to someone or something, as it is human nature to do so. It is an attempt to apply logic to an illogical situation. For every effect, there is a cause, and since society loves to blame parents for just about every ill that befalls a child, then certainly, if your son or daughter has an eating disorder, it must be Mommy and Daddy’s fault.
Then there is the evilness of schadenfreude, taking perverse pleasure in the misfortune of others. In this world of competitive parenting, where everyone has to have the best and most perfect offspring complete with honor roll grades, seeing such a child fall shows the world that your child is not as perfect as you perceive her to be.
No one would ever finger point and blame a parent whose son or daughter is diagnosed with a horrible life threatening disease such as cancer. On the contrary. The wagons are circled, meals are delivered so parents do not have to think about this mundane task and babysitting and carpool services are offered for siblings so that their lives can go on during this chaotic period of life. People register their bone marrow to see if they are a match, and love and support are offered in abundance.
But when a child develops an eating disorder and the family falls down the rabbit hole of hell, very few parents are offered anything but a plate of blame, served with a side of guilt.
Why is there a difference in treatment when a child with cancer and a child with an eating disorder are both fighting for their lives?
The reason is that people do not understand what causes an eating disorder. People may know the definition of anorexia and bulimia or they may have read about some Hollywood actress who suffered from the condition. All of that is surface knowledge, like a young child who can recite the multiplication tables, but does not understand what 3 x 2 = 6 actually means.
Eating disorders are a mental illness. These two words, “mental illness”, conjures up fear in many adults. Unlike other diseases where you can see the enemy in an X-ray, you cannot see the demons inside a person’s head. Have they been there all along or did someone put them there (like Mommy and Daddy?)
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Eating Disorder Treatment Centers and Placing Blame
Conflicting Information About the Causation of This Illness
Besides a lack of knowledge, the medical community is somewhat divided on the topic of parents causing eating disorders.
It is interesting to note that while researching this topic, time and again the resources that point a finger at parents are found on the websites of eating disorder treatment centers. While not one states that a parents directly sets their child up to have an eating disorder, there is an implication that the environment combined with genetic tendencies plants the seed for this to occur.
On the one hand, there are studies, mostly outdated and from the 1990‘s to mid 2000‘s, that state that parents may not have directly caused their child to become an anorexic or bulimic, but they created situations for this to occur. This is a rationale offered at different eating disorder treatment centers. Stress in the home, be it financial or emotional, or the pressure placed on a son or daughter, has caused your child to go off the deep end.
Centers also place blame on parents by saying that they have unintentionally created an atmosphere that is ripe for an ED to develop. An over-emphasis on appearance or criticizing a child‘s weight, having strict eating rituals, or not eating dinner together on a regular basis are all part of the complexities that contribute to a child having an eating disorder.
Blaming Parents Because of Genetics
When we are conceived, there is no way to tell if the DNA is going to create a child who possesses anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or depression. Just as we pass on eye color, hair color and height, we also pass on to our children traits that we otherwise would not ever want to give them.
According to a 2008 report for the University of Maryland Medical Center, anorexia is eight times more common in children who have relatives who suffered with the disorder. There is even research that a particular chromosome is linked to both bulimia and obesity.
It is unfair to place blame on a parent because their child develops this disease simply because the trait has been passed on. It is just the roll of the dice.
The Other End of the Spectrum-It is Not the Parents' Fault
Disordered Eating Versus Eating Disorders
In a blog post by Dr. Sarah Ravin, she discusses the difference between disordered eating and eating disorders.
Disordered eating, according to Dr. Ravin, are patterns of yo-yo dieting, eating behaviors that are rigid, and going on and off fad diets that are highly restrictive. This cycle continues for years, and the influences for it are not internal (genetically driven) but external (environment, media, the culture of “thinness”).
Eating disorders, on the other hand, are an illness that is neurologically based and primarily influenced by genetics. While she believes that environment can play a role in the development of an eating disorder, that alone cannot cause it. That alone is a huge difference is placing blame on parents, and can explain why one sibling develops an eating disorder while another, who grows up in the same environment, does not.
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Laura Collins is also another advocate on the side of parents. In her landmark book, Eating With My Anorexic, she shares the story of how she helped her daughter fight against anorexia in 2002.
On her website, she states that like eating disorders, are similar to autism, bi-polar disease and depression because they are diseases of the brain.
She is the Executive Director of F.E.A.S.T. Families Empowered and Supporting Treatment of Eating Disorders. She is fully on the side of parents and how they need to be an integral part of their son or daughter’s recovery. This is similar to the Maudsley Method, where parents are on their child’s recovery team, not just a credit card who pay for their treatment and care.
Do parents cause eating disorders? In my opinion, no, they do not. Read the research and then decide for yourself.
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This is a primer of sorts to help people start withdrawing from psychiatric drugs as safely as possible and includes resources written by professionals that one might bring their doctor that they might get the appropriate supports.
For more extensive information to help in psychiatric drug withdrawal please visit: Psychiatric drug withdrawal and protracted withdrawal syndrome round-up
Update 2016: It’s become clear to me that whenever it’s possible that it’s helpful for folks who’ve not begun withdrawal and have the time to consider a carefully thought out plan to attempt to bring greater well-being to your body before starting the withdrawal. That means learning how to profoundly nourish your body/mind and spirit prior to beginning a withdrawal. For suggestions on how to go about doing that check the drop-down menus on this blog for ideas. Anything that helps you learn how to live well can be part of your plan. That plan will look different for everyone as we learn to follow our hearts and find our own unique paths in the world. Things to begin considering are diet, exercise and movement, meditation/contemplation etc. Paying attention to all these things as you do them helps too. The body will start letting us know what it needs as we learn to pay attention.
Whether you want to completely withdraw from meds or simply wish to minimize what you take, the first thing I will refer you to is a paper written by Joanna Moncrieff. It refers mostly to withdrawal from neuroleptics, but much can be inferred about most psychiatric medication.This paper may induce fear in those hoping to withdraw from drugs, but I think it important that people understand that there are, indeed, real dangers and risks associated with drug withdrawal–most notably in precipitous withdrawal or withdrawal without appropriate supports.
There is a warning on the risks of psych med withdrawal here. It’s not been edited in a long time but it serves as basic disclaimer. No one really knows what might happen in withdrawal.
Secondly, I will mention some books written by professionals for the sake of having them to reference. The unfortunate reality is we don’t get the best or most complete information from such sources. For better or worse we get the most complete picture of the spectrum of possibility online amongst others, like us, who’ve needed to make our way off medications largely on our own. There has simply been very little clinical study on these issues so that professionals simply aren’t appropriately trained and their practices are very small and subject to self-selection. Communities online may be skewed in other ways…certainly many of the worst case scenarios who’ve not been able to find competent professional help show up on the internet withdrawal boards.
So some books: first: “Your Drug May Be Your Problem: How and Why to Stop Taking Psychiatric Medications“ – Peter Breggin’s book was the first I read.
David Healy, too, offers many insights into most specifically anti-depressant drugs and the problems associated with taking and withdrawing from this class of drugs. His website is here. On Paxil Progress there is lots of discussion about his work. It is often not conservative enough and the cross-over to Prozac is over-rated. Many people do much better simply tapering as slowly as possible from the original drug they were on.
Other people like Joseph Glenmullen’s work on antidepressants. I’ve also not read it and have been told he moves too fast for many. Again, I put these here as many doctors like to hear something about this phenomena from other doctors.
For benzo withdrawal Heather Ashton’s Manual is the best resource written by a professional. It’s available for free download. It too, however, is sometimes not as cautious as it should be, though she is pretty good about putting in those sorts of caveats.
These people are professionals with experience and expertise in the matter. They can help support your needs when approaching other professionals.
I’ve found, for better or worse, that it’s the organized patients online that know the most about withdrawal and will be the most cautious and give the best advice, though it too is sometimes flawed. Everyone is subject to their own particular dogmas since we are dealing in a world of anecdotes that lacks systemic study. That said doctors have even less anecdotal experience because they simply have not dealt with the sheer volume of people that we who frequent these underground internet worlds have. I say this both as a person who has had to struggle to get good information and as a professional.
So, these books are helpful and important. In my experience, however, having read some and knowing a bit about the others, I don’t think they go far enough in two ways. They do not address diet and nutrition and they fail to emphasize just how slow the taper must be for many individuals. Breggin in one instance does go so far as to say that people who’ve been on neuroleptics for many years may have to wait up to two months between tapers. This is mentioned only once however and briefly. In my experience with many people tapering, holding for some length of time between tapers is often necessary and prudent with any drug they may be tapering.
There are people, who I’ve had contact with, who’ve gone cold-turkey and recovered, but there is much danger in attempting this and the potential for long-term “discontinuance syndromes” or complete relapse is very high. The most successful people will take months and in some cases, for people on high doses, multiples meds and long-term use it can take years. I fall into this latter category. It took me a little over six years to free myself from six drugs. Patience is key. This is something most people need to develop it’s a particularly arduous journey. There is generally no reason to suffer to any huge degree, though some trouble, as well as suffering a potential multitude of unpleasant symptoms must be expected. Some significant minority of folks seem to not be able to avoid illness regardless of the care they take to free themselves from the drugs. These meds cause injury and people recover from their insult with different time tables.
Breggin suggests what has come to be known the 10% rule. Any given drug should not be reduced anymore than 10% at a time. Once a taper is complete the next taper should not exceed 10% of the new dose. Therefore, the milligram, then fraction of milligram amount decreases with each new taper. I’ve found that I have to sometimes go in even smaller amounts. As low as 5% and sometimes people go as small as 2.5%–for people on benzodiazepines it is not unusual to go in even smaller amounts. Cutting pills is not always enough. Sometimes liquid titration is necessary. This may involve dissolving the smallest dose pill in water, club soda or even alcohol, which can then be diluted with water, then using a syringe to cut down milliliters at a time. Medications also sometimes come in liquid form and can be gotten by prescription. Another option is to bring your drug to a compounding pharmacy which will crush and carefully compound bits of it into capsules. This is more expensive but it one can afford it it can be very convenient.
It should be noted that some medications should not be dissolved, crushed or cut. Especially time released medications. This would be extremely dangerous.
Exercise can be an important part of withdrawal, but often needs to be limited to gentle walking or perhaps swimming if one is having a difficult withdrawal. Vigorous exercise can be over-stimulating and exacerbate withdrawal symptoms. My own experience with exercise is that before my aggressive withdrawal process began and during the time I took a long break, I took vigorous long hikes a couple of times a week coupled with equally vigorous exercise at the gym. As a result of my withdrawal, I lost the capacity to do anything at all. This is not the norm but it’s certainly not unheard of either that some become bedridden in this process. It is important to put aside desires to lose weight until withdrawal is complete. Some people gain for a while others lose a lot of weight as a result of withdrawal. But eating well is so important that calorie reduction should not be considered unless it is in the context of continuing to eat enough healthy food which often involves eating frequently to control blood sugar levels which most people withdrawing from drugs have problems with.
There are lists of potential withdrawal symptoms here for both antidepressants and benzodiazepines. There is much cross-over with all the drugs, including neuroleptics and mood stabilizers though there are not comprehensive lists for those classes of drugs online that I’ve seen.
The above was written a while ago. I have completed my withdrawal and am coping with post withdrawal syndrome, a severe illness, of which we know the most from benzo withdrawal. Some people do get sick regardless of taking all precautions. I see this commonly among those on antidepressants and benzodiazepines in the withdrawal groups. There are not enough or large enough groups of people coming off other meds but I suspect those meds complicate things quite a bit further. It seems any drug can cause protracted issues in those who are somehow predisposed to it.
Diet and nutrition has been extremely important and remains that way as I now continue to get well. I was unable to continue withdrawing before making changes in my diet. Coming to understand my dietary needs has been an evolution and changes all the time. The body simply needs different things at different times. I’ve learned to listen. I am happy to do what my body needs to heal. It’s really not difficult altering diet once one understands how much it helps. For tips on diet and nutrition see this page on nutrition and gut health. There are many other ways to support the body/mind/spirit while coming off and afterward. The drop-down menus at the top of this blog serve to introduce readers to some of those options. The drop-down menus are often updated so it’s worth coming back from time to time.
This article was first written in 2007 but has been edited and updated a few times now. I’ve completed withdrawal from six psych meds. It took me over six years. I was severely physically disabled for a long time even though I attempted a safe withdrawal. We know a lot more now, but we still don’t know enough. There are real risks involved in withdrawal. — I’m learning even more about the importance of the health of the gut. I had what I’m realizing was superficial improvement and I’m now taking measures to bring about more profound healing.
Here are two other posts that talk about methods I’ve used to support healing during and after withdrawal:
This is serious business. The good news is most people do not get sick like me and most people don’t have as much to come off of. But caution is always warranted.
I have to say in spite of getting physically ill the fact that I have my passion back and an ability to see and appreciate life’s beauty (and pain) with no fog, is well worth it. I realize I’ve been very lucky in having the supports I needed, both emotional and financial to pull this off.
2015 update – I am doing well now. I have joy and meaning in my life and I’m thrilled to alive.
Psychiatric drug withdrawal and protracted withdrawal syndrome round-up — important additional links and information.
For additional info see here includes list of groups for online support.
If you do become sick while tapering this post is a good resource for help: Tool box for coping with psychiatric drug withdrawal syndromes
See here for the Freedom Center and Icarus manual: Harm Reduction Guide To Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs & Withdrawal (newly revised edition)
For more extensive info on supporting your body/mind/spirit in withdrawal visit the about tab where there are links to much more information.
10/2012: New: Beyond Meds Facebook page
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SECURING the identity of Stornoway marag-dubh took a massive step forward this month with news that no objections to an application for Protected Geographical Indicator Status had been received, writes Eilidh Whiteford.
The Stornoway Black Pudding Producers Association – who are determined to see the island delicacy afforded the same protection as Arbroathh Smokies and Melton Mowbray Pies – were informed by the Scottish Government that the UK consultation period on their application had closed, with no objections put forward.
The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) have now formally submitted the application by the Stornoway Black Pudding Producers Association to the European Commission for their consideration.
Iain Macleod of the Stornoway Black Pudding Producers Association (SBPPA), commented on the news: “We are really encouraged by the support we have received, not only from the Scottish Government, DEFRA and our local politicians, but from fans of our iconic product from all over the world. The response to our application has been tremendous.”
The Association are seeking that the islands’ tasty treat be awarded Protected Geographical Indication (PGI), which was brought into European Union legislation in 1992 aimed to protect the names and reputation of regional foods, and to eliminate unfair competition and the misleading of consumers by non-genuine products which may be of inferior quality or different flavour.
If granted, PGI ensures that only products genuinely originating in a region are allowed to be sold as such, protecting name, reputation and quality of the produce.
Iain Macleod expanded: “We believe it is vital that the special heritage of the Stornoway Black Pudding is protected.
“Our product has been here in the Hebrides for hundreds of years on the crofts, and the local butchers that are members of the Producers Association trade both on and of the islands with their product.
“The emergence of ‘Stornoway-Style’ black pudding on the market place has been a threat to our product – it’s an imitation product. Whilst it is in one way a compliment that these companies want to use our name, it is an inferior product that they are selling and its very damaging to our brand.
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Relating to CC201’s study of Niccolo Machiavelli’s the Prince, is an article discussing his ideas on whether law can supplant politics. Here is an extract:
One of the peculiarities of political thought at the present time is that it is fundamentally hostile to politics. Bismarck may have opined that laws are like sausages – it’s best not to inquire too closely into how they are made – but for many, the law has an austere authority that stands far above any grubby political compromise. In the view of most liberal thinkers today, basic liberties and equalities should be embedded in law, interpreted by judges and enforced as a matter of principle. A world in which little or nothing of importance is left to the contingencies of politics is the implicit ideal of the age.
The trouble is that politics can’t be swept to one side in this way. The law these liberals venerate isn’t a free-standing institution towering majestically above the chaos of human conflict. Instead – and this is where the Florentine diplomat and historian Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) comes in – modern law is an artefact of state power. Probably nothing is more important for the protection of freedom than the independence of the judiciary from the executive; but this independence (which can never be complete) is possible only when the state is strong and secure. Western governments blunder around the world gibbering about human rights; but there can be no rights without the rule of law and no rule of law in a fractured or failed state, which is the usual result of westernsponsored regime change. In many cases geopolitical calculations may lie behind the decision to intervene; yet it is a fantasy about the nature of rights that is the public rationale, and there is every sign that our leaders take the fantasy for real. The grisly fiasco that has been staged in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya – a larger and more dangerous version of which seems to be unfolding in Syria – testifies to the hold on western leaders of the delusion that law can supplant politics.
Machiavelli is commonly thought to be a realist, and up to a point it is an apt description. A victim of intrigue – after being falsely accused of conspiracy, he was arrested, tortured and exiled from Florence – he was not tempted by idealistic visions of human behaviour. He knew that fear was a more reliable guide to human action than sympathy or loyalty, and accepted that deception will always be part of politics.
That does not make Machiavelli a cynic, still less amoral…
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DOUBLE TAP TO ZOOM WITH PHONE OR TABLET TAKING YOUR TIME In the movie Star Wars, Obi Wan Kanobi says to Luke Skywalker, “You have taken your first step into a larger world.” This statement also rings true for us as we start our journey leading into the world of child-centered teaching. More than likely, you will not read this book and say, “That’s it! I did it! I’m so child-centered!” The journey takes time. It involves a lot of self exploration. We must examine the ideas, values, attitudes, likes, dislikes, etc, that we bring along with us. Becoming child-centered means questioning, reading, examining, challenging, and rethinking what we have always been doing. Take baby steps. If you do too much too soon you will get frustrated. If some of the activities and philosophical concepts presented in this book are new for you, do not start changing everything on Monday morning! Take your time. Don’t rush it. At the same time, if you find you are doing something right now that you just can’t believe you’ve been doing, and you say to yourself, “Oh my gosh I can’t believe that I do that!” and you want to stop doing it, then do just that, STOP it. Don’t feel guilty, just cut it out! If I continued to brood about all the years I said things like, “sit-still-be- quiet-hands-home-get-in-line-inside-voices-stop-running-get-out-of-the- water” I’d be miserable. I refer to my first few years of teaching, as “before I knew better.” Give yourself permission to change your mind. COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL 17 | <urn:uuid:440ab5ce-e0b5-47f9-b863-43492b580eba> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.redleafpress.org/Assets/ClientPages/e-reader/FY2015/the-ooey-gooey-handbook/files/18.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280835.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00469-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945725 | 421 | 2.65625 | 3 |
In the jungle a lion can’t eat a lion no matter what. Lions are carnivorous in nature and can eat other animals as food yet cannot eat another lion.
That was exactly what happened to Daniel. He found himself in the jungle of lions. The governors, administrators, counsellors and advisors in Babylon conspired against him (Daniel 6:4).
At the end Daniel was thrown into the lion’s den. Daniel 6:22 says,
“My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also, O king, I have done no wrong before you”.
The greatest mistake the enemies of Daniel made was that they never knew he was a lion. I will prove that to you.
* Daniel is from Judah and the people from Judah are lion killers. David killed lions (1 Samuel 17:36). Samson killed lions (Judges 14:6). People from Judah don’t fear lions. They are as bold as a lion.
* When Daniel was thrown into the lion’s den, the lions saw him as a lion like themselves. Irrespective of the fact that angels appeared but revelational knowledge tells me the lions saw him as one of their own, so he was no food to them.
* His enemies forgot he serves the Lion of the tribe of Judah (Revelation 5:5), who is Jesus Christ. The Scriptures say that the the devil is like a roaring lion, meaning, the devil acts like a lion but not a lion. Daniel’s enemies roared like a lion but they were devoured (Daniel 6:24).
* Daniel was as bold as a lion when they plotted to kill him. Proverbs 28:1 says, “the wicked flees when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
* Jacob the father of Judah pronounced and blessed Judah as a lion. Genesis 49:9, “Judah is a lion’s whelp ; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He bows down, he lies down as a lion; and as a lion, who shall rouse him”.
The same blessing followed Daniel because he was from the lineage of Judah.
You are a lion. You have to act, move, behave, think and do things like a lion. What is putting fear in you? What is troubling your life? What is threatening your existence? Who is an obstacle to your destiny? You have to confront the enemy. Be fearless. Be bold. Be strong. Be focused. Become spiritual. You own the jungle. The lion doesn’t run from the enemy, the enemy runs from the lion. You cannot allow the hurricane, recession, economic meltdown, sack letter, barrenness or what you see demoralize you.
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Apple taking on Android hardware makers is becoming go for par these days, but so far most of the rulings have been over design elements or hardware complaints. However, it looks like Apple may gain new ground on their war against Android as United States Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner has issued an interpretation of Apple’s ’263 patent that is likely to result in a jury finding HTC (and Android in general) guilty of infringement.
The ’263 patent is very significant because it represents technology at the core of Android, rather than being a physical design or user interface feature that companies using Android can easily work around or remove.
An ITC Administrative Law Judge originally found HTC’s Android products were infringing upon Apple’s “realtime API” patent, but after his ruling the six member ITC Commission issued a final ruling on the matter that reversed the ALJ’s finding and only held HTC to infringe upon Apple’s less important “Data Detectors” patent, a feature HTC promised to remove from its products.
Apple appealed the ITC Commission’s decision, which was based upon an argument by HTC that insisted the word “realtime” in the patent changed its meaning to the extent that Android could not be held in infringement of it.
Apple didn’t just claim infringement of its ’263 patent by Android; it went further to draw a line between Apple’s original development of the technology and Android’s use of it at Google under the direction of the project’s leading developer Andy Rubin.
Apple argued that Rubin “began his career at Apple in the early 1990s and worked as a low-level engineer specifically reporting to the inventors of the ’263 [realtime API] patent at the exact time their invention was being conceived and developed.”
Florence Mueller of Foss patent, who is known for popular commentary on patent suits, reports that Apple’s appeal is being taken seriously by the new appellate judge, who has issued an order clarifying, “I therefore construe ‘realtime application program interface’ in claim 1 of the ’263 patent to mean an ‘API that allows realtime interaction between two or more sub-systems,” the interpretation Apple proposed.
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In light of the new tougher mortgage insurance measures and requirements brought in by the federal government, the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has undertaken to closely analyze how they will impact markets across the country. Likewise, local real estate boards, such as WinnipegREALTORS®, will do the same.
The impact will vary as all markets are local with their own set of unique conditions and circumstances.
The higher stress test qualification required now means that first-time buyers, in particular, will have to adjust their sights lower from what they could previously afford. In some cases, especially in higher-priced housing markets, it may prevent them from owning a home.
As CREA and local real estate boards closely monitor MLS® sales activity into 2017, to help determine the extent of reduced sales activity — housing is one of the key economic lynchpins of the Canadian economy — one way to help offset the impact on affordability is for the federal government to follow through on CREA’s recommendations to enhance the Home Buyers’ Plan (HBP).
More specifically, CREA is asking the federal government to keep its election promise to help address affordability and accessibility for home buyers undergoing significant life changes; for example, homeowners having to relocate to a more expensive housing market or a divorced couple still needing a home to support their children. It also may allow someone to accommodate an elderly family member.
Extending the HBP is a fiscally responsive way to help these families. Essentially, the HBP, as it has since its inception in 1992, is not only instrumental in allowing first-time buyers a way to come up with a required down payment through accessing their RRSPs (required to pay them back over a 15-year period), but can ease affordability concerns by allowing Canadians to use their own savings to purchase a home. In total, 2.8-million Canadians have benefited from being able to use the HBP.
REALTORS® have also asked that the HBP be indexed to keep up with inflation to ensure it never loses its purchasing power. The affordability of homeownership is a growing concern for first-time buyers. The HBP currently allows first-time home buyers to borrow up to $25,000 from their Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) to use as a down payment towards a home purchase. CREA is advocating that the HBP be adjusted incrementally by $2,500 to preserve its purchasing power. Canadians believe it makes sense to index the HBP.
Many Realtors across the country are acting on a CREA call to action to let their own MPs know why making changes to the HBP will make it a more effective vehicle to enable more Canadians to afford their own home. Three local advocates for changes to the HBP are Realtors Deb Goodfellow , Donna Kirsch and Kourosh Doustshenas. Goodfellow and Kirsch met with MP MaryAnn Mihychuk, the federal minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour. As a result of their efforts, the cabinet minister and the Kildonan-St. Paul MP wrote a strong letter to her colleague, Finance Minister Bill Morneau, endorsing both of CREA’s HBP recommendations.
Doustshenas was able to work with Winnipeg North MP Kevin Lamoureux to develop a petition and obtain many signatures supporting the recommended HBP changes. To Lamoureux’s credit and his own his unwavering support of homeownership, he was successful in introducing the petition in the House of Commons on November 1, 2016.
“Let me share with the members of the House what that petition stated,” said Lamoureaux in the House. “In 1992, the Home Buyers’ Plan, the HBP, has helped over 2.8-million Canadians achieve their dream of homeownership. Also, the petition goes on to say that due to inflation the HBP has lost about $5,200 in purchasing power compared to 1992. It goes further to say that purchases resulted in over $2.9 billion in spinoff benefits and more than 22,000 jobs. The petition is calling for us to consider indexing the HBP to preserve its purchasing power and allow more Canadians to use it due to significant life changes.”
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Micropapillary carcinoma was recently defined as a carcinoma variant characterized simply by the current presence of little clusters of tumor cellular material located in optically empty spaces. Gastric carcinoma, micropapillary element, histopathological parameters Intro Gastric carcinoma represents the next most common reason behind malignancy related mortality globally. A number of classifications of gastric malignancy have already been proposed as time passes, but Lauren and WHO classifications are mostly used in medical practice . Recently, early recognition, endoscopic mucosal resection for early gastric malignancy and neoadjuvant therapy possess resulted in remarkable advancements in the administration and prognosis of the neoplasia. Therefore, prediction of the intense behavior and exact risk stratification for a few variants of gastric malignancy is becoming of important importance. Micropapillary carcinoma has been defined as a kind of carcinoma, seen as a the current presence of little clusters of tumor cellular material situated in optically empty areas [2,3,4,5]. This entity offers been reported BIX 02189 kinase activity assay in a variety of locations, additionally in the mammary gland, urinary bladder, lung, main salivary glands [2,4,5,6], and the gastrointestinal tract [7,8,9]. Although reviews on gastric cancers with micropapillary component are limited, several studies have shown a high frequency of lymphovascular invasion and lymph nodes metastasis [7,10,11]. We aimed to analyze some histopathological aggressiveness parameters of various subtypes of gastric carcinomas related to the percentage of the micropapillary component. Material and Method The present study included a number of 14 cases of gastric carcinomas which incorporated the micropapillary component in various proportions. The biological material was represented by surgical excision specimens obtained from the Surgical Clinics of the Emergency County Hospital of Craiova. The histopathological diagnosis was performed in the Laboratory of Pathology of the same hospital where the specimens were fixed in 10% neutral buffered formalin, automated processed by paraffin embedding and hematoxylin-eosin stained. Data interpretation was BIX 02189 kinase activity assay performed with the Nikon microscope Eclipse E600 and BIX 02189 kinase activity assay software program Lucia 5. The tumors classification has been achieved according to the latest WHO recommendations . For the selected cases, we followed a series of histopathological parameters such as tumor type, depth of invasion, lymphovascular invasion, presence/absence of lymph node metastasis and distant metastasis, in relation with the micropapillary component percentage. The micropapillary component was estimated to be between 10%, 10-25%, 25-50%, and 50%, by two independent specialists (CS and AS). The study was approved by the local ethical committee (no 201/24.10.2017), and written informed consent was obtained from all the patients. Results The 14 analyzed gastric carcinomas cases were diagnosed in patients with a mean age of 64.3 years, predominantly males (male/female ratio: 2.5/1). Tumors were tubular, papillary or signet-ring gastric carcinomas associated in variable proportions BIX 02189 kinase activity assay with a micropapillary component (Table ?(Table1)1) (Fig.?(Fig.11). BIX 02189 kinase activity assay Open in a separate window Figure 1 High-grade tubular gastric carcinoma with micropapillary component, HE staining, x100 Table 1 Correlation between histopathological parameters and the micropapillary component percentage Histopathological parameters 10%10-25%25-50% 50%Type of carcinomaLow-grade tubular carcinoma5200High-grade tubular carcinoma0110Low-grade papillary carcinoma0020Signet-ring carcinoma0003Lymph vessel invasion0023Depth of invasionT12000T20710T30004Lymph node metastasisN04000N10360N20001Distant metastasisM05321M10012 Open in another home window The micropapillary component contains carcinomatous cellular material with moderate to serious atypia and a moderate quantity of cytoplasm, recognizing areas of micropapillary structures without apparent connective-vascular axis. Micropapillary structures were seen in some situations just in the deep area of the tumors, encircled by a clear optical space, with the looks of a retraction artifact (Fig.?(Fig.22). Open up in another window Figure 2 Gastric carcinoma, micropapillary component without apparent connective-vascular axis, HE staining, x100 The lacunar areas around the micropapillary aggregates had been limited by sensitive fibers of fibrocollagenous stroma which got an identical appearance with arteries or lymphatic vessels. The micropapillary component represented significantly less than 25% Rabbit Polyclonal to JAB1 in low-quality tubular carcinomas; the high-quality tubular carcinomas and the papillary carcinomas linked the micropapillary element in 25-50% of the tumor, while among the three situations of signet-band carcinomas, it represented 75-90%. The depth of tumoral invasion ranged from mucosal and submucosal limited tumors (T1) in two situations to muscularis propria invasion (T2) in eight situations and adipose cells invasion (T3) in five situations (Fig.?(Fig.33). Open in another window Figure 3 High-quality tubular gastric carcinoma with the micropapillary component invading the muscular level (T2), HE staining, x40 We also noticed the current presence of lymphovascular neoplastic emboli in five situations which two situations had been tumors with the micropapillary element of 25-50% and three situations with an increase of than 50% micropapillary component (Fig.?(Fig.44). 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As the effects of climate change rapidly alter communities, economies and natural systems, the need to advance new solutions to what may be the most pressing biological challenge of our time has never been more urgent. One important part of the puzzle involves unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants to identify those species and populations best able to cope with changing conditions.
Just as researchers have used genetics to improve food production, it can also provide solutions that maintain biodiversity and protect the services provided by native ecosystems. Genetics holds the potential to benefit native systems that range from prairies to pine forests and coral reefs.
Plants are well known to possess extensive genetic variation in drought and temperature tolerance, water-use efficiency, and other traits that can prove critical for surviving climate changes and avoiding extinction. Changing climatic conditions not only affect the plants themselves, but also other organisms that influence plant communities. For example, changing conditions may increase pest and pathogen outbreaks or allow an invasive species to move into an area that was previously inhospitable. Importantly, plants also exhibit genetic variation in their responses to pests and invasive species that can be used to mitigate their negative effects.
The use of genetics will become increasingly important in regions suffering from climate change. For example, in western US, drought and higher temperatures have doubled the rate of tree mortality since 1995, with mortality rates accelerating over time. Pinyon pine, an iconic and dominant species in the West, has suffered nearly 100% mortality at sites in Colorado and Arizona, where climate change has made trees more susceptible to bark beetle outbreaks that in turn result in increased wildfires.
Fortunately, plant genomes – all of an organism’s genetic information – are a vast storehouse of genetic variability that can be used to help prevent the loss of species suffering from climate change. New technology and research platforms are making it possible for researchers to identify those individuals and populations that will survive in the climates of the future and in the face of the myriad cascading effects of climate change.
Genetics-based environmental research is already helping to restore damaged and degraded landscapes. For more than 30 years, a consortium of researchers has examined how genetic variation in the cottonwood tree can affect entire communities of organisms from microbes to mammals. This research has been involved with a 50-year, US$626 million effort on the lower Colorado River that shows major genetics-based differences in the success of different populations that the Bureau of Reclamation and other agencies are using to restore riparian habitat. From such combined restoration-research experiments, scientists can learn which genetic lines are most likely to survive future climates.
Understanding a plant’s response to climate conditions requires the integration of diverse sciences to examine how changing conditions influence the plant through its life history and that of its offspring. Plant species become adapted to local conditions over thousands of years, meaning that what is locally adapted today could do poorly tomorrow as the climate changes. Thus, genetics-based research can help identify those individuals that possess superior traits that will allow them to survive in a future climate. This type of research involves interdisciplinary teams of climate-change scientists, biologists, geneticists, modellers and engineers who are using and developing new technologies and research platforms to unlock the vast stores of information within plant genomes.
One of these advances is the Southwest Experimental Garden Array, or SEGA, a US$5m facility which was made possible with support from the National Science Foundation, Northern Arizona University and diverse public and private land owners. SEGA is a new genetics-based climate-change research platform that allows scientists to quantify the ecological and evolutionary responses of species exposed to changing climate conditions. SEGA will create a system of 10 gardens along a steep elevation gradient in northern Arizona. Because temperature and moisture predictably change with elevation, these gardens reflect climate differences – ranging from desert to alpine forest – that mimic the effects of climate change. By planting the same plant species and genotypes in different environments, scientists can identify which ones perform best and are most likely to survive changing conditions.
SEGA is the first research platform of its kind in the world, but it must be transferred to, and replicated by, global partners, if the potential benefits of genetics-based approaches are to be realised on a broader scale. Similarly, this approach requires the education of a new generation of scientists trained in diverse disciplines – individuals who can collaborate on complex biological problems involving whole communities of organisms.
Despite the enormous challenges, we live in a time when knowledge and technology can be used to ensure the survival of whole ecosystems and the people who depend upon them. Genetics-based approaches seek to harness the natural genetic variation that exists in wild-populations to restore damaged natural systems and mitigate climate and other global change impacts. While native ecosystems are being challenged as never before, the use of genetics offers new solutions that hold great promise.
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In her book, The Mere Wife, novelist Maria Dahvana Headley spins a contemporary feminist tale from the ancient epic poem “Beowulf.” Retaining the elements of heroes and monsters, of power and loyalties, she crafts a story about two women locked in struggles to protect what is most dear to each of them.
The first is Willa, the perpetually dieting wife of Roger Herot, the heir of Herot Hall. The enviable power couple reigns over their idyllic community of picture perfect families living in picture perfect homes. Willa cares for their son Dylan, or “Dil” as she usually calls him, when she isn’t flitting between yoga classes and cocktail parties.
Conforming to, if not exceeding what she believes to be the ideal image of womanhood, Willa receives regular visits from a group of wives, older women of the community who quietly wield power from behind the scenes. They have expectations to uphold that preserve the image of the community. Willa, of course, abides by their directions.
Then there is Dana, a scarred, traumatized war veteran who returned home from combat to discover the town of her childhood had been supplanted by Willa’s planned community. Walls –both the physical ones as well as the societal ones – now bar her entrance.
She retreats to a cave in the hills behind Herot Hall where she gives birth to Gren, an unexpected, unexplained twist in her life. She raises her son in the surrounding woods, subsisting on whatever food she can find. While Dana seeks to protect Gren from the culture that has brought her such pain, she is unaware that he has discovered Dil whom he watches him from afar, yearning for a friend.
The themes of “refuge” and “power” thread through Headley’s book, illustrating their different meanings to different people. The residents of Herot Hall seek refuge from the coarseness of the larger world by withdrawing behind walls. Believing themselves to be in control of their lives as well as their social status, they close their eyes to the fact that they have forfeited their individuality.
Dana eschews this life, though there is no doubt she would never have been accepted into it, anyway. Instead, she seeks refuge in a cave. A seemingly powerless outcast from society, Dana retains her fierce individuality. A skilled and seasoned war veteran, she draws upon her reserves of personal strength at critical points in the story. She fights to control her destiny. The one thing she cannot control, however, is her son.
Knowledge of the classic poem is not essential before reading “The Mere Wife.” The novel stands on its own as both an adventure tale and a social commentary. But a passing familiarity with the original, even a faint memory from a high school English class, illuminates detail that brings texture and layers to the story.
Quick refresher: in the 6th-century poem, a monster named Grendel torments the great hall of Heorot. The local hero, Beowulf, defends the town and kills Grendel. When Grendel’s mother seeks to retaliate, Beowulf slays her, too, using a sword he discovered in her lair.
Conjuring the updated story, Headley plays with language as much as she plays with the plot of the epic poem, starting with the title –“ The Mere Wife.” Does she refer to an incidental character, some important only because of her marital status? Or does she reference the powerful female outcast whose lair is only accessible through a lake? “Mere,” after all, is the Dutch word for “lake.”
And what is a monster? Headley makes clear that not everyone’s answer would be the same. In the ancient tale, Grendel plagued the town. In the contemporary story, chaos erupts when Gren and Dil meet, bringing together their divergent lives with a friendship their parents view as an attack on everything they have chosen.
The hero of the novel might be the local police officer, Capt. Wolff (like Beowulf?). But real heroes are never as straightforward as the ones found in ancient tales and, as the novel repeatedly makes clear, things are seldom what they appear to be. And don’t forget about the sword Beowulf found in the lair. Capt. Wolff weilds a sword, too.
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I had never heard of Lesson Planet before I received a 3-month subscription to give it a test drive for review.
The simple description of Lesson Planet is it is a search engine for teachers and parents. The website has over 225,000 lesson plans and worksheets to browse, categorized in a number of ways. The video clip below will give an idea of how one would search for particular topics on the website.
The benefit to using Lesson Planet over Google is the resulting search items are "teacher approved" and rated. There are also teacher support features, such as Subject Guide Teachers, including a Homeschooling Guide. For those who like to plan certain activities and lessons based on special holidays and events, there is a special feature just for you: the Curriculum Calender. The Curriculum Calendar lists as special event for every day and includes links to related searches on the website. For example, today's event is "First volume of Isaac Newton's "Principia" is published in 1686" and included searches are: Isaac Newton, Universal Gravitation, and Laws of Motion. In general, Lesson Planet is designed to make a teacher's life a bit easier.
So, how did it work for me? Let me preface my answer with the fact that I don't exactly use general lesson plans. And, well, I don't often use worksheets outside of our normal curriculum either. I'm also pretty proficient with using Google when I do need something like a worksheet.
That said, I did try to give Lesson Planet a whirl. I found that sometimes the search engine was a bit finicky. For example, I searched for "guitar" because my son has been asking to learn how to play. I didn't expect to find many "guitar" worksheets, but was curious if something on chords would come up. My search came up with 115 results, but many were worksheets that just contained the word "guitar" rather than actually being about the guitar. Granted, there were a few guitar-related results, but there was also worksheets on usage of the telephone directory, the scientific method, and math story problems. I tried to search for some items that were a bit more "schooly", but had similar results. The search 'SAT essay' came up with many results, but most weren't specific to the SAT. I then put the search word in quotes and only came up with zero worksheets and two lesson plans, though one had nothing to do with the SAT exam. Next, I tried "Diary of Anne Frank" with a specification of worksheets with a 3 star rating or more. I had six results, with one dead link. Requesting any star rating turned up 7 results, but the extra result wasn't directly related. A note on the dead links. I found a handful of dead links in my searches, which I suspect would be hard to avoid with the ever-changing world of the internet. The website, however, does allow you to report them.
Given my homeschooling style, this isn't a very useful tool for me. Though it sounds like I didn't come up with much, each result was indeed education related. I can see if I were teaching a class and needed to quickly find a worksheet or lesson plan on a subject for my class, this might work well. A person who has trouble finding what they need from Google may like the ability to search just educational sites. I think most schoolroom teachers would appreciate it as a time saver. Most of the resulting sites are geared toward a classroom. I did find some useful things with each search, though often things I wouldn't personally wouldn't use. The website functions exactly as it promises; it just doesn't fit in very well with our homeschool.
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Our disappointment extends to the commission’s treatment of the issue of the number of civilians in the Vanni during the last phase of the war and the provision of food and medical supplies to them. In this regard we are concerned that information from actors in international governmental and non-governmental organisation in direct contact with civilians on the ground, may not have been sufficiently sourced. This concern includes the population data available from the civilian administration in the region. The “White Flag incident” involving the killing of surrendering LTTE officials, the legality of High Security Zones,
4 January 2011, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) welcomes the release of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) Report, its analysis of the root cause of the conflict, the cataloguing of the atrocities of the LTTE, recommendations in respect of governance – especially the de-politicization of existing institutions, the introduction of Right to Information legislation, militarization, attacks on the freedom of expression, language rights, reconciliation and the investigation of the allegations contained in the Channel Four documentary as well as the investigation and prosecution of those responsible for disappearances and civilian deaths. We also welcome the LLRC recommendation that named individuals and organizations associated with the government be investigated for human rights violations and para-military activity, and its recommendations in respect of the Northern Muslims evicted by the LTTE and the Up Country Tamil population. The attention accorded by the LLRC to the situation of these two communities strengthens the coherence of this report on the pivotal issue of reconciliation for the peoples of Sri Lanka. We strongly urge that the testimonies and record of the proceedings of the LLRC be preserved for posterity.
CPA did not go before the LLRC because of reservations about the mandate and composition of the commission, the past record of presidential commissions, specifically the non- release and non-implementation of their recommendations –a point also made in the LLRC Report. We note however that a number of the observations and recommendations made by the LLRC reiterate those made by CPA and other civil society actors regarding the state of governance, the culture of impunity and human rights protection in Sri Lanka, in particular. The endorsement of these views by a presidential commission reinforces this civil society critique and underscores the importance of the credible and effective implementation of the LLRC recommendations in the areas mentioned above as a matter of the utmost national priority. This in turn, as also highlighted by the LLRC, is underscored by the failure of the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) to implement in full the interim recommendations of the LLRC.
Following the release of the UN Secretary General’s Advisory Panel Report and the calls for international investigation of the allegations of war crimes and violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) made against the LTTE and the GOSL, the GOSL has maintained that the LLRC Report would answer its critics. Central to this is establishing what happened in the last phase of the conflict and the issue of accountability. The LLRC has concluded that in certain cases the truth is near impossible to ascertain given the information presented to the commission and more importantly, the information that at this point can be obtained. Notwithstanding the issue of the limitations of the information available to it, the LLRC categorically states that it was not the intention of the GOSL to target civilians at any point. The LLRC also concludes that in certain cases further investigations are warranted to establish the responsibility of members of the armed forces for civilian deaths, war crimes and violations of IHL, though it maintains, “this may not have been with an intent to cause harm”.
This is a conclusion that echoes the testimonies of senior officers and officials in the political and security establishment. It has been arrived at through a process in which there was no witness and victim protection mechanism to facilitate further civilian testimony and thereby, a comprehensive account of what happened in the last phase of the war. In this connection it is pertinent to note the hardship and subsequent harassment faced by civilians who testified before the commission and the insufficient time allocated to civilians to make oral submissions before it. Most importantly, that so many family members of the disappeared and killed came before the commission, regardless of the difficulties and dangers they faced, attests to the dire need for affected communities to be heard as well as to the urgent need for justice and accountability at the community level. CPA finds the conclusion about the intentions of the armed forces disappointing. We firmly believe that it reinforces the demands for an international investigation rather than addresses and lays them to rest. These demands are further augmented by the critique of the LLRC of the current state of governance and the rule of law, the need to delink the police force from the defence establishment and the need in effect to restore the Seventeenth Amendment and independent commissions for the police and public service amongst others. The state of governance and the rule of law described by the LLRC, begs the question as to how the investigations it recommends can be conducted nationally, given the erosion of the integrity of the institutions that will be involved in such investigations. Explicit guidelines from the LLRC for the “independent” and “proper” “investigations” it recommends, would have made these recommendations more robust and meaningful.
Our disappointment extends to the commission’s treatment of the issue of the number of civilians in the Vanni during the last phase of the war and the provision of food and medical supplies to them. In this regard we are concerned that information from actors in direct contact with civilians on the ground, may not have been sufficiently sourced. This concern includes the population data available from the civilian administration in the region. The “White Flag incident” involving the killing of surrendering LTTE officials, the legality of High Security Zones, the incarceration of almost 300,000 civilians in the Menik Farm and other sites in violation of their fundamental rights should have been dealt with, given their impact on reconciliation and the allegations of war crimes.
These reservations apart, we call on the GOSL to implement the LLRC recommendations without delay and with sincerity and commitment to the cherished goal of a truly plural and united Sri Lanka. We note that the LLLRC report is the initiation of a process of reconciliation; not the end of it. Furthermore, the LLRC clearly states that it is the GOSL that has to take the lead in the process and in particular, in arriving at a political and constitutional settlement based on devolution of “the ethnic problem as well as other serious problems that threaten democratic institutions”. In this regard as in all others, we also note that the implementation of the LLRC recommendations necessitate a major paradigm shift by the GOSL. We strongly urge that this be undertaken as a matter of national priority, and look forward to solid, demonstrable progress in reconciliation, accountability and human rights protection in 2012 and beyond. This is vital to the necessary transition from a post-war to post conflict situation and the enduring peace and unity the latter entails. | <urn:uuid:366696e2-c590-4463-8a87-bc1dc522b356> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://srilankabrief.org/2012/01/cpa-believes-that-llrc-report-reinforces-the-demands-for-an-international-investigation/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280929.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00419-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950992 | 1,440 | 1.546875 | 2 |
The Composition of Public Expenditure, Physical Infrastructure and Economic Growth in Nepal
This paper investigates the role of composition of public expenditure, particularly the expenditure on physical infrastructure, on economic growth in Nepal from the time series perspective based on the endogenous growth model. The impact of public expenditure on economic growth has been found to be positive. Hence, low economic growth in Nepal in recent years can be attributed to low government expenditure on infrastructure. Availability of infrastructure situation is very dismal. Given the sustainable debt scenario, Nepal can go for more investment in infrastructure by external borrowing at least for the medium term.
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The Covetous Neighbors
RAY: This week's Puzzler was sent to me from Bruce Robinson, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Tennessee.
There are 25 jealous people who live in the squares of a five-by-five grid. We're gonna number the squares, starting in the upper left-hand corner, 1 through 25.
TOM: So the first row starts with 1, the second row starts with 6, the third row starts with 11, and so forth.
RAY: Right. Remember, each person is jealous of his adjacent neighbor. Not his diagonal neighbor, but the person up or down or left or right of him. Each aspires to move into the apartment of his adjacent neighbor.
The question is very simple: What is the fewest number of total moves that can accomplish this?
Think you know? Drop Ray a note!
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11 Aug How to get your parent’s car keys
When I was 14, I’d come home from my morning paper route with the family still in bed, quietly take my mom’s car keys out of her purse and proceed to drive our VW bug in first gear around our yard in Portland; very daring and my parents never found out. Forty years later, it took an equal amount of daring to try to get my mother’s keys, but this time, to keep her from getting behind the wheel. How’d that go? Here’s what happened.
Well into her 80s, she entered a “Y” intersection and had a head-on collision in which she broke her neck. Determined to purchase another car after recuperating, we had frequent conversations about safety. No amount of discussion deterred her – she would have to come to the conclusion on her own.
The day she gave up her keys, she explained that though she had been driving for some time with one eye shut to keep things in focus, the final straw came when she couldn’t feel the pedals due to neuropathy in her feet. Only then did she sell the car. Whew!
So how about you? The driving discussion has to be broached sooner or later. It’s not about age – it’s about ability. Setting expectations and benchmarks will help move the conversation to the front burner when the time comes.
Here are things to look for in yourself, spouse or parent:
- Difficulty looking over the shoulder to get a full view of surroundings
- Feet, legs and hips that have lost feeling and strength to move easily from gas to brake and back again
- Slow reaction time to avoid vehicles, obstacles and pedestrians
- Hazardous lane changes
- Running stop lights and signs
- Stopping in the middle of intersections
- Drifting in traffic
- Getting lost in common surroundings
- An increasing number of near misses
- Mistaking one pedal for the other
Being proactive can help the driver and the family gauge abilities that help benchmark and track physical and mental capacities.
- Get an annual eye exam to update prescriptions or schedule procedures like cataract surgery.
- Keep glasses, headlights and windows clean.
- Turn up the brightness on the dashboard instruments
- Get checked for hearing impairments and buy hearing aids, if necessary
- Stay limber with regular stretching exercises
- Only drive, particularly long distances, when feeling rested
- Avoid driving when starting new medical prescriptions known for side-effects
My grandfather drove his manual shift Rambler with no power steering or power brakes. It was a titanic physical struggle maneuvering that giant block of steel. Even with modern vehicles, think about these tips to make driving easier:
- Buy a car loaded with power steering, brakes, seats, mirrors and windows to get the perfect fit to your vehicle.
- Buy a car that has sufficient height to see and be seen.
- Don’t get distracted by GPS devices, cell phones or maps. Pull over to get your bearings.
If it’s time to leave the car behind, it also may be time to move to a continuing care facility or at least a new home located in a community with public or social service transportation.
The trend of seniors moving back to the city continues to grow. Relocating can have the benefit of more things to do, greater social contacts, close proximity to health care facilities and easy access to airports, busses and trains.
- Be calm, rational, respectful and caring
- Refer to the benchmarks of safe driving
- Agree to taking a driving test or attending a driver safety course
- Start talking about life off the road and how to make it work
- Talk about the savings (e.g. no car payments, no maintenance and no auto insurance premiums that rise as you enter those older decades)
- Start using alternative transportation to start a transition (e.g. friends, busses, taxis, walking, car pooling, etc.)
- Be honest about the warning signs when they appear
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It has always been my impression that there are 2 types of primers for
small gasoline engines:
1) One type primes the combustion chamber by squirting raw gasoline
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2) The second type primes the carb by pumping gasoline into the fuel bowl.
One crude method of determining the type of primer is by observing the
priming instructions. If you are priming the combustion chamber, then
you'll be instructed to pump the primer just a few times. If you are
priming the carb fuel bowl, then you are probably instructed to pump
A better method is to test the primer while the engine is running. Have
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2013 was a cool year in many ways. Most interestingly, the last year this split between highs and lows happened in the USA, in 1993, we had the eruption from Mt. Pinatubo the prior year which ejected so much aerosol into the atmosphere that it blocked sunlight and cooled the planet.
This year, 2013, we have no similar large volcanic influence, and so the cause can’t be pinned on an specific aerosol event. It seems that natural variation played a bigger role this time. It also says much about Hansen’s “loaded climate dice”
This table from NCDC pretty well sums up the headline.
Note also the “Last Year to Date” line on the bottom. in 2013, we have less than one-third of the number of record highs as in 2012.
h/t to Doyle Rice at USAToday.
Here, from the Wayback Machine, is last year’s table from NCDC:
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Clay County Public Health and Fargo Cass Public Health would like to remind residents of the Vulnerable Populations Registries.
At risk or vulnerable populations are often those who live independently or with the help of a caregiver, and yet may need additional assistance in the event of a disaster, especially in the area of transportation.
These populations include, but are not limited to:
· Those with a disability, frail or have significant health issues
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The Vulnerable Population Registries have been designed to assist public health and other emergency workers to better plan for future disasters. Registering into the systems should not be considered a guarantee that you will be placed on a priority list for emergency responders; however it will make us aware of your individual situation and help us to be better prepared to assist you.
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Australian scientists have discovered a molecule that could prove the key to the development of a vaccine for West Nile virus and Dengue fever.
A research team at the University of Queensland found all flaviviruses produced a small molecule which, among other functions, controlled the host's response to viral infection. (West Nile and Dengue are both caused by flaviviruses.)
AdvertisementThe molecule identified by the researchers, called a subgenomic noncoding ribonucleic acid (sfRNA), is a part of the virus genome.
Led by Associate Professor Alexander Khromykh at the university's School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences said, "As sfRNA is produced by all flaviviruses we tested so far, targeting it with an antiviral therapy may be effective for the whole range of flaviviruses.
"By using reverse genetic engineering we were able to generate viruses that do not produce this sfRNA and showed that these engineered viruses are no longer able to kill their hosts or elicit disease symptoms.
"These engineered viruses offer great potential as vaccine candidates as they are expected to elicit an antiviral immune response similar to the normal virus infection without causing a disease."
Dr Khromykh said by studying mice infected with these engineered West Nile viruses, the team learned more about how the body attempts to combat a flavivirus infection.
The part of the virus the infected cells in the body are unsuccessful in destroying forms the sfRNA, which helps the virus to kill cells and cause potentially deadly diseases, he said.
"We identified sfRNA as a potential antiviral target for the large group of medically important viruses," Dr Khromykh said.
"Moreover, the knowledge obtained from our studies with West Nile virus should be readily applicable for designing anti-viral drugs and engineering similar vaccine candidates for other medically important flaviviruses."
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NEW YORK, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Microsoft founder Bill Gates topped the annual Forbes list of richest U.S. residents released Monday for the 20th consecutive year.
Gates, with a net worth of $72 billion, was followed by the perennial No. 2, Warren Buffett of Berkshire-Hathaway with $58.5 billion, and Larry Ellison of Oracle with $41 billion. Two Koch brothers, Charles and David, four Walton heirs to the Walmart fortune and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who made his fortune, now believed to be $31 billion, with the news service bearing his name, rounded out the Top 10.
Forbes said the rich did well during the past year. The average net worth of those on the list is $5 billion, up by $800 million in a year and the highest ever.
The minimum to get into the Top 400 is currently $1.3 billion, with 15 people tied for 386th place. That's high enough that 61 people worth $1 billion or more did not make the cut.
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Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis(FUSAAL)
Distribution details in Spain
From NPPO: Absent, intercepted only
EPPO Reporting Service (97/152): found on Phoenix canariensis in Islas Canarias in 1987, but this must be the distinct forma specialis canariensis.
* Fernandez, D.; Plyler, T.R.; Kistler, H.C. (1997) The Phoenix spp. pathogens Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. albedinis and F. oxysporum f.sp. canariensis are distinct genetic entities as evidenced by molecular markers. Proceedings of the 10th Congress of the Mediterranean Phytopathological Union, 1997-06-01/05, Montpellier (FR), 195-197.
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An Update from Russell Triolo, CEO
CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Boys & Girls Clubs of Union County is proud to celebrate Black History Month by honoring the outstanding achievements of black people. This month we recognize those individuals who broke barriers and reached new heights. We join the Black community in creating the next generation of history makers by doing whatever it takes to create opportunities for all young people
We recognize people like Denzel Washington, the first African-American to win multiple Academy Awards. Before Denzel Washington became known for his blockbuster movies, he was a kid attending the Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon. At the Club, Denzel was mentored by Billy Thomas and learned several life-long lessons. Denzel fervently pursued his love for acting, earning some 60 acting credits. Denzel Washington has received several accolades for his work, including Academy Awards for best supporting actor (Glory) and best actor (Training Day), making Denzel the first African American to win two Academy Awards. “Everything you’ve seen or heard about me began with lessons I learned to live by at the Club.”
Misty Copeland was 13-years-old when she took her first ballet class at San Pedro Boys & Girls Club. Her newfound passion led her to take to ballet quickly and in just four short years, she joined the American Ballet Theatre. Through hard work and dedication, Copeland was promoted as the American Ballet Theatre’s first African American principal dancer.
Throughout the month of February, our Clubs in Union, Elizabeth and Plainfield will be hosting a number of Black History Month activities and commemorations.
Check out our website, www.bgcuc.org, as well as all of our social media outlets for details of specific events and commemorations of Black History Month
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Like insects, reporters and gossipmongers swarm around Gatsby's mansion after his death. They immediately busy themselves with spreading grotesquely exaggerated stories about his murder, his life, and his relationships.
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Should I cancel my policy if I move?
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More strife, not
less, is likely if Kenyans approve a constitution which allows abortion.
On April 1, the
Kenyan parliament approved a new draft constitution which, among other things,
promises more power to the people and greater respect for the rights of women
and children. It also contains some clauses which directly threaten the life of
the unborn. This has already become a major issue in the run-up to a national
referendum, which is planned for July 2.
This is paradoxical
since the government had hoped a new constitution would bring the country
together and help forestall any repetition of the two months of violence early in
2008 after disputed elections. On Easter Sunday the Kenyan President, Mwai
Kibaki, appealed to Kenyans to tolerate the opinions of others. The issue of
abortion and the right to life appear to be dividing the country into two.
Section 26 of the
new draft reads: “Every person has a right to life, and that life begins at
conception.” This is contradicted in the next section which allows abortion
when, in the opinion of a trained health professional (not necessarily a
physician), there is need for emergency treatment, or the life or health of the
mother is in danger or if permitted by any other law.
The World Council
of Families (WCF) had urged Kenyan parliamentarians not to abandon the unborn.
But groups like the Centre for Reproductive Rights have urged US Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton to push this abortion loophole on Kenya. Pro-lifers fear that
she may do this by making sure her definition of “reproductive health care” – which
includes abortion -- is imposed on US-sponsored programmes.
Article 43 of the new draft states that every person has the right to the
highest attainable standard of health, which includes the right to health-care
services, including reproductive health care.
Another part of
the draft also creates a National Human Rights and Equality Commission, to “act
as principal organ of State in ensuring compliance with obligations under
treaties and conventions relating to human rights.” If abortion supporters
serve on this commission, as they did on the Committee of Experts tasked with
writing the draft, any Kenyan law or policy that limits abortion will be
“An exception to a
ban on abortion “for the health of the mother” is virtually abortion on
demand,” said WCF communications director, Don Feder. “You can always find an
obliging “health professional” who will certify that any condition would
endanger a woman’s health unless the pregnancy is terminated. That’s how the
mother’s-health exception works in the US”.
The issue of
maternal mortality and illegal abortions is being used to argue for the
legalization of abortion. More practical support for pregnant women could come
in the form of a clean water supply, a clean blood supply and adequate health
care. Most Kenyans do not have access to these.
A recent poll
shows 70 percent of Kenyans are against legalizing abortion, while only 9 per
cent support it. And in answer to the question: “When do you believe human life
begins?” 77 per cent said at the moment of conception and 19 at the time of
birth. Only 19 per cent support support the draft constitution and 52 per cent
said they want parliament to revise it.
Council for Churches of Kenya (NCCK), a Protestant umbrella body, has vowed to
rally Christians to vote against the draft. It cites two reasons: the proposed
law on abortion, and the “kadhi” courts to handle divorce, inheritance and
other civil disputes only for Muslims, on the grounds that in a secular state
preference should be given to no religion. Otherwise, they say, Christians, who
are the large majority of the population, should have their courts too.
bishop of Eldoret, Cornelius Korir, told his flock to reject the draft. The
Anglican head, Eliud Wabukala, supports the draft, however, quoting reasons of
national unity; as does Rev. Timothy Njoya, a Presbyterian pastor, who spoke on
behalf of the National Civil Society Congress, a consortium of NGOs.
At a 2005
referendum on the new constitution, where the main issue was the sharing of
political power and greater popular representation, almost 60 per cent of the
voters were opposed. The new draft takes these issues into account, but the
ambiguous wording regarding the right to life of the unborn is leaving many
Kenyans bewildered and dissatisfied.
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If business is your passion, it may be time to consider how a master's degree in business administration can help you step out of your current work role and into a position of greater influence.
- The MBA has long been considered one of the hallmarks of successful business executives. Graduates often walk away from school with not only a degree but also a network of professional contacts and real-world experience they can immediately leverage in their next job.
- Traditional full-time MBA programs may take two years complete while those studying part-time may earn their degree in three years. Accelerated programs at some schools make it possible to finish an on-campus or online master's degree in business in as little as a year.
In the past, students may have had to take time off work and travel to business school to enroll in a program. However, today you can earn a business master's degree online. It's an innovation that is bringing high-quality business education to students across the country.
Why Get a Master's Degree in Business?
Unlike other professional degrees such as law degrees or medical degrees, an MBA isn't a required credential for any specific occupation. That doesn't mean they aren't valuable though.
New MBA hires had a median annual income of $100,000 in 2015, according to the Graduate Management Admission Council. That's $45,000 more than the median income of new hires with only a bachelor's degree. What's more, 84 percent of employers surveyed worldwide told GMAC they plan to add more MBA hires in the coming year.
While the extra money and job opportunities are nice, they aren't the only reason businessmen and women are earning MBAs. These degrees often offer a number of other benefits, both tangible and intangible:
- Connections with other business professionals
- Experience making executive decisions in real-world scenarios
- Personal growth and the opportunity to explore dynamic issues facing the business world
- Practice communicating and working with diverse personalities
Phil Powell, chair of the Kelley Direct Online MBA at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business, says a graduate degree in business is valuable for those hoping to move into an executive function. When asked who should consider earning an MBA, Powell says, "anyone who wants to run an organization."
How Do You Enroll in an Online Master's Degree Program?
The process to enroll in an online master's degree in business program is usually the same as how students would apply for a traditional campus-based degree. Many schools now have an online application process in which require a combination of the following:
- Personal statement
- Letters from references
- Official transcripts from undergraduate studies
- GMAT or GRE scores
- Application fee
However, don't expect to move directly from an undergraduate program to an MBA. "All the top-ranked MBA programs require two years [work] experience," Powell says. Check with your schools of choice for more details on their requirements and application process.
Of course, students first need to decide which schools interest them. For that, Powell suggests considering where a person hopes their career will take them. "Prospective MBA students need to begin with the end in mind," he says.
Filling Out a Request Form
If you are having trouble deciding which schools are a match for you click the "Find Schools" button below. Then, fill out the simple form with basic information about your education goals to be matched to schools that meet your needs.
What's the Difference Between an Online and Campus-Based Degree?
According to Powell, not much. "The delivery method is the only difference," he says. "The value is the same."
- Students earning an online master's degree in business should receive the same instruction as those studying on-campus. Each school will have its own system, but typically students may log in at their convenience to review course materials and complete assignments. In addition, there may be scheduled discussions and lectures during which all students will be required to log-in at the same time to participate.
"This isn't the 90s," says Powell, noting advances in technology have allowed schools to seamlessly replicate their on-campus programs for the digital world. "There's no reason you can't deliver the same MBA content online."
Why is Online College Good for Master's Degrees in Business?
Many MBA students already have a business career underway, and an online college may offer the most convenient way to continue working while earning an advanced degree. In many cases, students can review class materials at any time which can minimize disruptions to a person's job schedule. What's more, choosing an online college can open up access to top programs to students from across the country, and even the world.
Does Location Matter for an Online Master's Degree in Business?
While online colleges can make it possible for far-flung students to enroll in MBA programs, that isn't to say geography shouldn't play a role in deciding which school to select. Some schools may require students to visit campus one or more times to participate in workshops or other activities.
In addition, Powell says graduates will want to look for schools that provides a network of alumni that share their geographic region. Someone planning to work in New York may find more value in the a program from a school near the East coast than one located in California since it may be more likely to connect them with business professionals and alumni who will work in the same circles as them.
Earning a business master's degree online is no longer a second-rate option. Today's programs offer the same high-caliber education as on-campus degrees. Request more information from online MBA programs to learn how accessible this prestigious degree can be.
1. Phil Powell, Chair of Kelley Direct Online MBA, interview with the author
2. Should You Get an MBA? Ed Batista, September 4, 2014, Harvard Business Review, https://hbr.org/2014/09/should-you-get-an-mba
3. The 10 Most Under-Rated Reasons You Should Get an MBA, Eric Jackson, November 13, 2012, Forbes, http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2012/11/13/the-10-most-under-rated-reasons-why-you-should-get-an-mba/#55c7c6656fa2
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The end is in sight! In just two short months the election season will be over. The yard signs will be taken down, campaign ads enshrined in history on YouTube, and your mailbox no longer stuffed full of candidate mailings. But before that idyllic time is upon us, candidates will be asking for your vote on November 8th. You’ll need to decide what issues will factor into your decision.
Do you know where your candidates stand on toxics issues? If elected, would they support laws like the Toxic-Free Kids and Families Act that bans harmful toxic flame retardants in certain consumer products? Would they support expanding our state’s consumer-right-to-know law so that consumers and policymakers have better information about toxic chemicals in consumer products?
If you don’t know the answer, the only way to find out is to ask ‘em! Candidates are more than happy to talk to voters about issues and want to know more about the issues that matter in their districts.
To help educate candidates, we’ve put together a guide for anyone running for or already in office, that explains why toxics issues are critical for kids’ health, our own health, and the health of the environment. You can download the guide here to share with your candidates.
The guide outlines the problem of toxic chemicals and provides a plan for candidates to follow. It also contains polling information on the issue. For example, polls show that regardless of party affiliation, the vast majority of voters support safer chemicals.
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We have conversations all the time. They can be quick and inconsequential or deep and meaningful. That is to say we could be ordering a coffee or discussing the deeper meaning of life with a close friend. The depth of a conversation is not all about the context though. Conversations also become more meaningful when we listen at different levels. Listening to a coffee order certainly doesn’t take much but the heavier the topic the more listening is required. Let’s explore some listening levels and examples of each to better understand the impact listening has on a given conversation.
Listening is not just done with one’s ears, as there’s more than just words happening in the moment. The speaker uses body language, tone, tempo, and facial expressions as well. When emotions are strong, these other signs are very apparent. When things are suppressed by the speaker, these things become difficult to pick up for an unskilled listener. The more important the context of a conversation, the more important it is for the listener to pick up all the other cues aside from the words spoken. There are three levels of listening to be reviewed in this light.
Level I Listening
Level I Listening is all about ‘me.’ What does this mean to me? How does this impact me? Ordering a coffee is all about how you want your coffee. You may be thinking about the cost or how you’ll pay. Maybe you’re thinking about the line. The barista is thinking about what she needs to do to complete your order and take your payment. It’s very one-dimensional. Listening at Level I works fine for quick things like transactional exchanges: ordering food, checking in at an office, or asking for the time. However, this level of listening would be annoying if used on a friend who’s looking for more.
Imagine a friend comes over and is telling you about a problem at work. She’s pouring out all her frustrations but you’re only thinking about whether or not she can still babysit for you later. Have you heard her worries or noticed she’s on the verge of tears? This isn’t just rude but it could ruin the relationship. We wouldn’t want to do this to a friend, so we take on a deeper level of listening.
Level II Listening
Level II Listening pays more attention to the speaker, taking in body position, tone, emotion, what is actually said and what is not said. Sometimes, what is not said speaks more volumes than what is said. It’s like coming to the edge of a cliff and then backing away quickly without looking at the view. You know there’s more but it’s taken away before you get to see it. That edgy feeling may be given off by the tone of the speaker, the emotion, or the body language. Is the person sitting up, leaning in, confident, reserved, and so on? Level II Listening let’s all your focus go to the person speaking. Your own body language will reflect this as well.
Imagine your friend comes over to vent about her workday and you see her going on about people not doing their job and stress she’s under with too much on her plate. She’s tense, as if ready to burst, talking fast and gritting her teeth at times. You mention this and she vents more, finally breathing a big sigh knowing she’s been heard. Perhaps this acknowledgement also helps her realize she needed to relax; she’s in your home now and not at work. The mere mention of your noticing her emotion may help her realize herself, but she’ll also be assured that you’re fully listening to her.
Level III Listening
At Level III, listening goes even deeper. Not only are you honed in on the speaker, but all else in the world goes away completely. The speaker is the world at this moment. Her emotion is electric and you feel it, sensing through audio and visual cues and also intuition. When you’re on this level, your responses become second nature and the speaker’s responses become clues to more insight. The way to which your comment is responded tells more than the verbal response itself.
Back to your friend… You ask if she’s talked to her boss. She dismisses it, changing the subject. What is she not telling you? You could press, but if others are around, she may not want to talk that deeply. If so, you could suggest meeting privately. You could gently offer her a chance to go on. Her body language, facial expression, and tone will indicate if she’s willing. Even if she isn’t, your concern will have its own effect on her; she has someone to go to who will listen. If she is willing, you’ve just gone deeper. Now all the truth is free to come out, an outpouring, a release of all the bottled up emotion. It can be quick or slow, thick with emotion or a sudden spurt which floods and fades at once. This release can be the most healing and refreshing moment a person receives.
The Presence of Coaches
In the coaching world, we strive to listen at Levels II and III continuously. There’s sometimes so much information to take in that it’s hard to remember we’re listening to the coachee, not the problem. Still, we’re here for the coachee and we’re listening to him/her more than the issue. The issue alone would only require a Level I, but the coachee needs us at Level II or III. The better the relationship, the deeper the listening can be. So much can be said with words, but words are outward expressions and often controlled, reserved, hiding more meaning behind them. Coaches listen for more than words; we listen for the deeper you, the you that needs expressing, healing, and finding. You are worth Level III Listening and we’re here for that. | <urn:uuid:a012788f-adb4-4ee4-8a59-e2ca7a2cbe57> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://1strespondercoaching.org/2022/02/01/listening/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573104.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817183340-20220817213340-00469.warc.gz | en | 0.957893 | 1,269 | 3.109375 | 3 |
On Monday, March 31, the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) will begin installation of “Echo,” a 46-foot sculpture by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa. This work will require a two month closure of a small section of the bike trail in the Olympic Sculpture Park. SAM is providing an alternative route that will require bikers to walk their bicycles for a short distance on the pedestrian path along the seawall. The pedestrian sidewalk will remain open. The installation is estimated to be completed at the end of May 2014.
Echo was donated to the Seattle Art Museum from the collection of Barney A. Ebsworth. It was originally commissioned by the Madison Park Association in New York and installed at Madison Square Park in 2011 to great acclaim. It is made from resin, steel and coated in marble dust. Plensa is an internationally celebrated sculptor working in the public space, with over 30 projects spanning the globe in such cities as Chicago, Dubai, London, Liverpool, Tokyo, Toronto and New York.
Seattle Parks is working with the Seattle Department of Transportation and SAM to ensure the message is widely circulated to the biking community. For additional information on the art installation or the bike detour route please visit the Olympic Sculpture Park website or contact Cara Egan, Seattle Art Museum P.R., 206-748-9285 / email@example.com or Wendy Malloy, Seattle Art Museum P.R., 206- 654-3151/ firstname.lastname@example.org.
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The Venetian Lagoon
Health hazards, old and new
In earlier times, the Lagoon's marshy environment gave rise to malaria and other diseases. Today, the health hazards have done a turnabout: the threat is now from man to the Lagoon.
Industrial plants at at Marghera, on the mainland near the causeway to Venice, has dumped chemical pollutants into the Lagoon over the last several decades. Increased traffic by tankers and other large ships has added to the problem. Agriculture deserves much of the blame for the algae that clogs the lagoon during the summer months, since rain often washes chemical fertilizers into the Lagoon. This is an especially severe problem in the marshy areas known as the laguna morta ("dead lagoon"), which aren't rinsed by the Adriatic tides.
The Municipality of Venice is making efforts to reduce pollution, including the use of buffer strips to capture agricultural nutrients with trees and shrubbery along the edges of the Lagoon. Scientists are also trying to determine how a treatment plant might reduce nitrate and phosphate deposits in the lagoon. In the meantime, the Lagoon continues to suffer from increases in algae, mosquitoes, and other consequences of industrial pollution, laundry detereents, and fertilizer runoff.
Touring the Lagoon
If you fly into Venice, Italy's Marco Polo Airport and the weather is decent, you'll get a fascinating aerial view of the Laguna Veneta--including glimpses of brick houses and hunting lodges that sit on tiny patches of dry land at high tide.
For a more intimate view of the Lagoon, take the Alilaguna airport boat from airport to the Piazza San Marco instead of a land bus or taxi, or go to Burano and Torcello on public transportation.
Also see our article about Chioggia, a fishing port at the southern end of the Lagoon, which has an historic center with canals plus the modern beach and boating resort of Sottomarina.
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Misleading Vividness is a fallacy in which a very small number of particularly dramatic events are taken to outweigh a significant amount of statistical evidence. This sort of "reasoning" has the following form:
Dramatic or vivid event X occurs (and is not in accord with the majority
of the statistical evidence) .
This sort of "reasoning" is fallacious because the mere fact that an event is particularly vivid or dramatic does not make the event more likely to occur, especially in the face of significant statistical evidence.
People often accept this sort of "reasoning" because particularly vivid or dramatic cases tend to make a very strong impression on the human mind. For example, if a person survives a particularly awful plane crash, he might be inclined to believe that air travel is more dangerous than other forms of travel. After all, explosions and people dying around him will have a more significant impact on his mind than will the rather dull statistics that a person is more likely to be struck by lightning than killed in a plane crash.
It should be kept in mind that taking into account the possibility of
something dramatic or vivid occurring is not always fallacious. For example, a
person might decide to never go sky diving because the effects of an accident
can be very, very dramatic. If he knows that, statistically, the chances of the
accident are happening are very low but he considers even a small risk to be
unacceptable, then he would not be making an error in reasoning.
Bill and Jane are talking about buying a computer.
Joe and Drew are talking about flying.
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Sarah: "Yes. It was terrible."
Jane: "Don't you run there everyday?"
Jane: "How can you do that? I'd never be able to run there!"
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The case for condoms: Bishops versus the pope
In March, when Pope Benedict XVI, on a flight to Cameroon, declared that the use of condoms is not the answer to the AIDS epidemic in Africa—that, on the contrary, it “increases the problem”—I thought immediately of Francis Ntowe. I met Ntowe years ago when he came to the U.S. from Cameroon. He became an elder in the Presbyterian Church. He cared deeply about the HIV/AIDS epidemic rampant in his native land and throughout Africa. (Of the 33 million people who live with HIV/AIDS, 22 million of them are in Africa, according to the World Health Organization.) Ntowe talked to anyone who would listen about the problem of AIDS in Africa.
One person who listened was another Presbyterian elder, Bernard Blaauw, a medical internist. Together with members of the Chicago church I serve, the two founded the Cameroon America AIDS Alliance (CAAA), which operates an AIDS clinic in Kumba, Cameroon, attached to a hospital operated by the country’s Presbyterian Church. Blaauw heads up the clinic and is in residence in Kumba several months of the year. Members of my congregation support the clinic financially and volunteer at the clinic. Northwestern Memorial Hospital has donated equipment and furnishings worth more than $100,000.
In addition to treating patients living with HIV/AIDS, the clinic focuses on prevention. In a culture in which public discussion of sexuality and sexually transmitted diseases has been very difficult in the past and where condom use is low, the CAAA and Blaauw have conducted workshops for community leaders and pastors to equip them to speak openly about how AIDS is contracted and how it is prevented. There is a poster in the Presbyterian synod office in the city of Buea, Cameroon, that states the ABCs of AIDS prevention: A) Abstinence in the single life; B) Being faithful in married life; C) Condoms.
The pope is wrong about condoms. The overwhelming evidence provided by the World Health Organization and other health organizations is that proper condom use is the most effective way to prevent AIDS other than sexual abstinence. The Catholic Church’s prohibition on artificial means of contraception has very little effect on the behavior of American Catholics. But its stance endangers millions of lives worldwide.
Blaauw was distressed by the pope’s comment. He said that even though the mores of Cameroon discourage the use of condoms, they serve to save lives and prevent diseases and unwanted pregnancies. Blaauw said his clinic sells condoms for 22 cents. He would like to put out a bowl with free condoms in his office.
Despite the pope’s statement, Roman Catholics are having a vigorous discussion on condoms. According to Catholics for Choice, Januário Torgal Ferreira, bishop of Portugal’s armed forces, said, “I have no doubt that . . . prohibiting condoms is to consent to the death of many people.” Bishop Manuel Clemente of Portugal commented that for people with HIV, condoms are “not only recommended, they can be ethically obligatory.” Bishop Hans-Jochem Jaschke of Germany deplored the pope’s comments and said, “Anyone who has AIDS and is sexually active . . . must protect others.” Bishop Kevin Dowling of South Africa declared, “Abstinence before marriage and faithfulness in a marriage is beyond the realm of possibility here. The issue is to protect life.” And in Cameroon, Cardinal Christian Wiyghan Tumi defended the use of condoms: “If a partner in a marriage is infected with HIV, the use of condoms makes sense.”
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20 Apr Say What?
Originally posted on www.ubabenefits.com.
Like the commercial for a wireless carrier that asks, “Can you hear me now?” hearing loss is a very real danger and one that’s irreversible. With the proliferation of personal listening devices, earbuds, and designer headphones, more and more people are subjecting their ears to potentially damaging levels of noise.
Have you, or someone you know, ever worn earbuds or headphones to listen in private, yet a person next to them can still clearly hear the music? If that’s happened, then it’s likely the volume was too high. In an article onCNN.com titled, A Billion at Risk for Hearing Loss from Exposure to Loud Music, the World Health Organization says that more than one billion — yes, BILLION — teens and young adults are at risk of losing their hearing.
The World Health Organization analyzed the listening habits of people age 12 to 35 in what they considered the wealthier countries around the world. Their findings were that nearly 50% of the people analyzed listened to sound at an unsafe volume on personal audio devices and about 40% were exposed to music and noise at damaging levels at entertainment locations.
If someone is at a bar, nightclub, music or sporting event, just 100 decibels of noise (which is a typical level at these locations) for 15 minutes is all it takes. However, when it comes to our ears, the level of sound doesn’t have to be too high to cause permanent damage. In fact, exposure to noise at a mere 85 decibels (approximately the level of traffic noise heard from inside a car) for eight hours is high enough to be considered unsafe.
Worst of all, once your hearing is damaged and lost, it won’t come back. Typically, most people don’t really think about hearing loss until they notice that they can’t hear part of the conversation at a dinner table, or they have to turn up the TV volume higher than they used to. The World Health Organization feels strongly enough about hearing loss that they created the Make Listening Safe initiative.
The world around us is loud and our individual choices can make it even louder, but everyone has a personal responsibility to protect their own hearing. Best of all, it’s really easy to practice safe listening habits. Some things you can do to protect your hearing are:
- Turn down the volume (a good rule of thumb is to not go above 60%)
- Wear noise-canceling headphones
- Take frequent, quiet breaks when listing to music, or listen for an hour or less per day
- Download a smartphone app that can monitor noise levels
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NASA mengeluarkan sebuah potret bumi kita dengan resolusi yang super besar (64 MP 8000x8000) yang diambil dari luar angkasa pada tanggal 4 Januari 2012.
NASA has released a breath-taking high-definition image of our fair planet from space. The 64-megapixel image was captured by the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA's most recently launched Earth-observing satellite — Suomi NPP. According to NASA, the image is a a composite that uses a number of swaths of the Earth's surface taken on January 4, 2012.
This isn't the first time NASA has released a high-resolution image of the Earth as seen from space. The first (and arguably most famous) was taken by Apollo 17 and is known as the Blue Marble photo. NASA has released several photos along the same vein since then, including Blue Marble 2002, which many will recognize as the oh-so-familiar iPhone lock image.
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Now you’ve meant your four-legged friend face-to-face, and your pet needs a name. Take a good look and get to know your dog before putting a permanent name on him or her.
If you’re wanting a good name that fits the dog but specifically starts with an “I” as the first letter, consider these dog names that start with “I”.
While a lot of names can be used for either a male or a female dog, some are definite masculine or feminine in nature. Others can be modified to sound more boy or girl-like if preferred.
Male Dog Names That Start With I
Iggy is a cute name with a hidden meaning. In addition to being a solid traditional name meaning fiery one, on the internet it is slang that means to ignore. It is fitting for a stubborn, headstrong dog or one that lazily won’t listen.
The name has an Irish Scottish history, but its meaning is actually of Hebrew origins. Ian is a beautiful name that stems from the Hebrew meaning God is gracious, or the Lord is gracious.
Maybe your four-legged wonder loves the water. If so, this name may be fitting. It is actually an English name that means Sea friend. As cute or distinguished as the name sounds, however, it also means boar friend.
4. Irving or Irv
Another water-related name is Irv or Irving. The name comes from Gaelic origins and means green or fresh water.
Perhaps your pet is of Russian descent. If so, Ivan will be fitting since it means a Russian man, specifically a soldier. Ivan is a perfect name for a Black Russian terrier, Russky Toy, or a South Russian Ovcharka.
The name Ike is short for Isaac, Isaiah, or Isidore and means laughter. However, a more recent definition for the name Ike simply refers to masculinity. On social media like Snapchat IKE means Dude.
If your dog is warrior-like in appearance, Igor may be a fitting name. The name is of Russian origins and even has a Norse feel to it.
8. Ice or Iceman
Maybe your dog reminds you of a character from a famous movie, Top Gun, where a main character was named Iceman.
The name refers to a man skilled in traveling on ice or one who sells or delivers ice. Obviously, it holds a more Stoic meaning as well to indicate that someone has nerves of steel or is cold as ice.
Female Dog Names That Start With I
A very beautiful and traditional name, Isabella means God is my oath. Sometimes, it is shortened to Isa which means the salvation of God, or simply Isabelle which means God’s promise. Either way, this name denotes a blessing.
While it seems to fit dogs of Scandinavian breeds, Inga is a name with Norse origins. The name means guarded by Ing, a Norse god.
A beautiful sounding feminine name, Ilana is of Hebrew origins. It basically means tree and is given to girls that are born on a specific Jewish holiday celebrating trees.
The name Ima comes from Japanese origins. It means present, now. It can be pronounced with a long or a short “I” sound.
Inez is an “I” name that comes from the name Agnes. The name means pure or chaste. Could be fitting for a white dog or one that has the behavior of an angel.
6. Irina or Irene
Both forms of this name mean Peace. Whether your pup is truly calm or you’re hoping they will be, this is a great name choice.
Maybe the dog completed your family. If so, Irma is a great choice for a name. Complete or universal is the meaning of the name.
Names Based on the Bible, Color, States, Countries, or Nature
Finding something that has meaning to you and your family is a great place to start for finding a name.
• Biblical Names
Names like Isaac, Isaiah, Israel are some great “I” names that refer to the Bible.
• Color Names
Indigo or Ivory are just a couple names related to color that start with “I”.
• Geography-Based Names
State names like Idaho, Indiana, Illinois refer to a special place. Maybe it’s a place you got the dog or where you live.
Country names like Ireland, India, Italy, or Italia are great names that relate to a country. It could indicate the dog’s origins of breed.
• Floral Names
Floral names like Iris or Ivy are a beautiful way to connect your dog’s name with nature.
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Alongside the garden’s palm trees, tree ferns and giant gunnera, visitors can discover more about the flora where the land meets the sea.
Plants living on cliffs must withstand the harsh conditions of salty sea spray and drying winds but also benefit from the warmer winter temperatures of a maritime climate.
Several species reach the northern limits of their UK distribution in the Rhins of Galloway and are unlikely to be seen elsewhere in Scotland.
The path project is managed by Dumfries and Galloway Council and supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Coastal Communities Fund.
Peter Ross, chairman of the steering group, said: “Alongside the creation of the new coast route we are running a programme of events providing opportunities to find out more about the rich natural and cultural heritage of the Rhins of Galloway.
"We are absolutely delighted that Logan Botanic Garden is hosting this exhibition and would encourage visitors to spend some time at the Coastal Cliffs display – it will make their next w alk on the Rhins Coast even more enjoyable!”
Details of events revealing the wildlife on the Rhins coast will be updated on the Rhins of Galloway Coast Pat page on Facebook.
To accompany the exhibition, a guide to common flowers has been published helping visitors to know their lovage from their samphire.
It can be downloaded by visiting https://dgtrails.org/wildflowers-at-logan-botanic-gardens/
Richard Baines, curator at Logan Botanic Garden, said: “The exhibition highlights the diversity of native flora found in these coastal habitats in Galloway and the photographic display highlights some of the main species found on the newly designated Rhins coastal walk.”
“The newly produced wildflower booklet is an excellent educational tool to aid identification of any unknown species.
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The Parable of the Prodigal Son in Cultural Context
During the time of the telling of the Prodigal Son, the Middle Eastern culture was one of revolution. The emergence of the Messiah into the middle-eastern world created uproar among many communities, including the Jewish community. Jesus' ideas and teachings were revolutionary and went against many of the orthodox teachings of the Jews. Yet, Jesus made it a point to teach what was relatable to Jews and Gentiles who were listening to his preachings. The first of Jesus' parables mentioned in Luke did not present anything out of the ordinary to the Jewish community; however, the Parable of the Prodigal Son exploded with new ideas through the context of original traditions. The sons both presented radical ideas to the father in the story. The younger son asked the father for his share of the inheritance before the father died, which would have automatically put him outside of the community.
The eldest son called the unconditional love of the father for his youngest son into question. He did not understand how the father could have mercy on the son who took his share of the inheritance and wasted it. This then brings in the parallel of the earthly father to the heavenly father. It would be unheard of for an earthly father to accept his son after such an act was committed. Yet, the father in the parable accepted his son back after a life of sin, just as the heavenly father accepts his people when they repent. Through Jesus' moral courage, we see new, radical ideologies coming together within a cultural context. The importance of the profoundly unusual events of the Parable of the Prodigal Son is essential to Jesus' message.
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During three weeks of early voting, many of the problems Electionland has identified have been driven by higher-than-expected turnout. While experts say we won’t know if this means record-breaking turnout on Election Day, early voting in some states has already outpaced 2014, leaving election administrators struggling to keep up.
“There are two scenarios: One is that it’s been an unprecedented number of early voters, and the next is that it’s an equally historic Election Day,” said Michael McDonald, a political science professor at the University of Florida who studies voter turnout. He said that while we won’t know which is correct until Election Day, “all signs” point to higher turnout on Tuesday. “We’ve never seen this level of engagement during a midterm election,” he said.
If that happens, experts say, voters are likely to see problems at the polls that are common when turnout exceeds expectations — long lines, malfunctioning machines and new voters confused by increasingly obscure election laws.
In Austin, Texas, registration was so high that Travis County still had thousands of registration forms left to process in the weekend before early voting started. The county warned voters that those who’d registered in the final days may have to cast a provisional ballot, and its tax assessor and voter registrant, Bruce Elfant, used the occasion to advocate for online registration — something he said would have prevented the backlog. Texas is one of 13 states without online registration.
While Travis County says it has now processed all of the registrations, voters can cast a provisional ballot on Election Day if they find themselves not on the rolls. Voters should bring documentation that they are registered, if they have it, which will help poll workers process their ballot.
In Johnson County, Kansas, the surge in voter registration ahead of the Oct. 16 deadline was so large, the county’s election infrastructure couldn’t keep up, leaving some who had already registered confused as to why they weren’t showing up on the county’s voter registration database. The county hired more than 40 employees to process the upswing in applications, according to Ronnie Metsker, the county’s election commissioner.
“We had an enormous surge of registration activity, and the department was overwhelmed by mail application traffic,” Metsker said. “When we saw our team was unable to keep up with the pace of it, we brought in more staff. Then we kept increasing it.”
To prepare for high turnout, Johnson County set up the maximum number of machines, and election administrators have been crafting fallback plans should certain polling locations have particularly long lines. Still, there are limits to what the office can do in the face of high turnouts. “We only have so much hardware,” Metsker said. “It comes down to human capacity and infrastructure capacity.”
Tommy Doyle, the supervisor of elections for Lee County, Florida, said the turnout resembles that of a typical presidential year. Lee County has already received close to 140,000 mail-in ballots — inching closer to the 156,000 received in 2016.
“This is similar to a presidential election,” Doyle said. “I think our numbers are going to be really close to 70 percent turnout.” Lee County hired 35 temporary workers to process mail ballots and prepare for Election Day voting, and it implemented a new system to automate some of the work.
Turnout for earling voting at some polling locations in Ada County, Idaho, was so high that county election officials began encouraging voters to go to other, less crowded sites.
If turnout is unexpectedly high on Tuesday, voters may face longer than usual lines. Experts say that wait times longer than a half hour will cause some voters to abandon the effort. However, most states allow every person already in line when the polls close to vote.
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Car Accidents, Sacramento County, CA
Animals on the roadway can be very dangerous and even deadly situations. Large animals like deer, cows and even dogs can cause fatal accidents but even small animals can send a vehicle on a deadly course of action. Rural roads can be especially dangerous. There are many more animals in the area and they are able to stay invisible until the very moment they jump in front of a vehicle moving down the road.Unfortunately, there is no way to avoid the occasional interaction with an animal while driving. There are, however, several precautions to take that will reduce the risk of injury and death in an animal collision.
Livestock, horses and other large domestic animals are often the cause of fatal car crashes. These animals are huge and often weigh as much or more than the vehicle itself. They are capable of causing as much damage as a head-on collision with another vehicle. Owners of livestock are required to fence their animals in and provide every precaution necessary to keep their animals off the road. Try as they might, it still occurs frequently.
Smaller animals pose a different type of problem. While they cannot cause as much property damage as larger animals they still cause accidents. Birds, both large and small, can fly into the windshield startling the driver and causing them to swerve into oncoming traffic, into a ditch or hitting another structure. Turtles can wedge under tires and throw a car off the road. Many small animals like raccoons, opossum, squirrel, cats and dogs will suddenly jump out in front of a vehicle and cause the driver to swerve. Since most animal collisions happen on rural roads during twilight and dusk, staying alert can go a long way in preventing collisions with animals. Pay attention to your surroundings, especially if you are on unfamiliar roads. This includes taking heed when you see an animal crossing sign. Stay even more vigilant during peak times.
Twilight and dusk each day in the warmer months are more likely to see animal collisions than colder months at other hours. Make good use of your headlights. Use them to illuminate the sides of the road and search for the glow of animal eyes. Animals tend to fixate on headlights. Flash them off and on to break the fixation and encourage the animal to run away. If a collision does occur, never touch or approach the animal. A large animal in pain is unpredictable and can hurt the driver or itself. The vehicle should be moved to the side of the road, if it is drive-able.Authorities should be alerted immediately and all applicable insurance calls made as soon as possible.
There are over 100 deaths per year in relation to animal collisions. Most can be prevented with small safety precautions. Animal collisions are costly and emotional experiences with lasting consequences. Staying alert and practicing safe driving techniques like obeying the speed limit will reduce the risk of animal collision greatly.
If you or a loved one have been injured in a car accident, you will need a Sacramento car accident attorney with experience. Call Moseley Collins at (916) 444-4444 for a free consultation.
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Lost Treasures from Iraq--Objects
- bibliography and image source:
Frankfort, Henri: Stratified Cylinder Seals from the Diyala Region.
Oriental Institute Publications 72. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, no. 317.
- copyright for image:
University of Chicago
• museum number: -|
• excavation number: Kh. V 26
• provenience: Khafaje
• dimension(s) (in cm):
2.1 x 2
• material: baked clay
• date: Early Dynastic III (ca. 2500 - 2350 BC)
Transverse design; man, goat, and other motifs.
• status: feared to be stolen
revised: April 14, 2008 10:24:38
created: October 14, 2003
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Coronavirus "may never go away," warns World Health Organization
As the brightest minds and richest countries of the globe are working on a self-imposed deadline to find the cure for coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned the deadly virus "may never go away". It could become just another endemic virus and could never be eradicated completely, Michael Ryan, the WHO's emergencies director, said at a virtual press-meet in Geneva on Wednesday.
After having originated in China in December 2019, the COVID-19 disease spread globally killing 298,174 and infecting 4,429,744. The United States has been ripped apart where a maximum number, 85,197 people, died. 31,106 lost their lives in Europe's hotspot Italy, and in Spain 27,104 passed away. In India, 2,551 have died and 78,055 have been infected by the virus.
Citing the example of HIV, Ryan said the world learned to live with it and isn't as scared as before. The same could happen with coronavirus, which would eventually become a fact of life, he asserted. Tamping down expectations that a vaccine might end this misery, he added, "There are no promises in this and there are no dates."
Worldwide, more than 100 potential vaccines are being developed, including some in clinical trials. But Ryan said no one knows when a "good vaccine" will come. It's a moonshot, he added. "It is important to put this on the table: this virus may become just another endemic virus in our communities, and this virus may never go away," he went on.
"Even though an effective vaccine might be developed, it would require immense work to produce sufficient doses and distribute them worldwide. Every single one of those steps is fraught with challenges," he added. "It is very hard to predict when we will prevail over it."
The possibility that infected people become immune could be the globe's weapon against this virus. If enough people would have contracted the virus, then managing outbreaks would become easier. But no one knows how long this will take. "The current number of people in our population who've been infected is actually relatively low," Ryan said. The only human disease which was eradicated is smallpox.
Meanwhile, WHO's infectious disease epidemiologist Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove painted an optimistic picture. "The trajectory of this outbreak is in our hands. The global community has come together to work in solidarity. We have seen countries bring this virus under control. We have seen countries use public health measures," Van Kerkhove said. And WHO's Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged everyone to fight together.
Tedros noted several countries want to ease restrictions but there is a fear of the second wave of infections. "There is some magical thinking going on that lockdowns work perfectly and that unlocking lockdowns will go great. Both are fraught with dangers," Ryan added. Notably, the UN wants countries to invest in mental healthcare as the pandemic has caused distress to thousands. | <urn:uuid:959b233c-a4ec-4b7b-939a-42fb95f91117> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/world/who-says-coronavirus-may-never-go-away/story | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573623.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819035957-20220819065957-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.976348 | 636 | 2.546875 | 3 |
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There are apparent reasons why Twitter users favorite a tweet; first is to show other Twitter users that you are listening so you want them to feel your online presence and the second reason is to bookmark a very engrossing tweet for later.
How about other overlooked reasons for Twitter automatic favorites?
- Users are different from each other. There are those who are always online and can spend most of their time chatting and browsing Twitter. But, not all users are like that, there are introverts out there who are actually very interesting people but do not really engage more often by chatting or posting comments.
Favoriting their tweet when they tweet is one way of communicating to this type of people. In other words, you can communicate with them without the need to type any feedback.
- Twitter is a perfect site where you could somehow get closer to the one you admire the most. Automatic favorites can help you catch the attention of your crush. This means that you’re interested and that you follow his or her posts. You can get noticed by merely favoriting his or her tweet.
As you can see, this is a very fun and enticing approach to get a pleasant first impression from the person you like.
- In truth, not all Twitter users are honest with their intentions. Some try automatic favorites so that they can scrape content or posts from other users. This implies that they get ideas from your post and use this later and claim it as their original post. While it is flattering when they find your post as inspiring and eye-catching, it is irritating when they re-post it and did not attribute it to you.
- If you’re the type who’s always busy and can’t respond at once on Twitter, likes and favorites will do. Once you favorited a post, this is saved and later you will be reminded to reply to it once you have the time to look it over again.
It is good to know that favoriting a tweet allows users to store it and respond once you’re done with your work. Moreover, it allows other users to know that you noticed their post and that you’re paying attention.
- Automatic favorites from friends are simply adding sweetness to your conversation. Friends support each other so they tend to favorite your posts regardless of its content. This is an obvious approach to add a little dose of love to your discussion on Twitter.
- Lastly, some users like or favorite a tweet for no reason at all. There are instances when your post is accidentally favorited; maybe they accidentally clicked the heart button.
Furthermore, others favorite a post just so they could have a sort of engagement while browsing. There are users who like or fave a tweet and then log out afterwards.
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Thread: got first teeth
16th October 2013 03:19 PM #1
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got first teeth
a month ago I post here about my baby doesn't have teeth at age of 11 months old.Now he is 1yr. old last october 8, fortunately he's having his first teeth .But I have something notice with him,his loosing his appetite in his food sometimes he didn't eat.I'm worried.
17th October 2013 03:16 AM #2
I'm really pleased to hear that your son has got his first tooth since you last posted. I've been thinking of you.
When babies are teething they often feel discomfort and may not feel like eating around the time that they are teething. Has your son's loss of appetite coincided with his teething? Bear in mind that teething pains happen before and after the tooth emerges. In fact, some sources state that the main discomfort of teething is in the growing of the new tooth before it breaks through the gum.
I know in your previous posts you said you were still breastfeeding your son, which is great for his physical, emotional and social development. Are you continuing to breastfeed him? There is no need to stop just because he has teeth. In fact, babies can still get around 90% of their nutrients from the breastmilk alone at this age, provided they have been fed on demand (in the day and night).
As you know, my youngest son is the same age as yours and I am so pleased that we are breastfeeding because on days when he doesn't seem to really eat any solid food I know he is getting almost all the nutrients he requires from my breastmilk. That's so reassuring.
Breastfeeding also helps immensely to comfort a teething baby. When teething, many babies will feed more frequently because it helps them to feel better and also because they may not feel like eating much solid food at this time.
You can give your son cooled cucumber sticks (from the fridge) to chew on to help with his teething pains. Some parents find bickiepegs help to settle their baby. You can also rub a teething gel into their gums such as the baby version of bongela and give infant paracetamol if they are particularly struggling.
At the moment, my son particularly likes sucking on pieces of steamed chicken as well as chewing on cheese, sucking tomatoes and strawberries and juicing oranges. Lightly steamed vegetables such as broccoli and runner beans are also a hit. Have you tried any of the recipes on the baby led weaning site? There are lots of healthy, fun, easy options here such as: chicken stew with dumplings, lentil cakes and finger food patties.
If you are still worried that your baby is not eating much (and it goes on longer than the teething period) and, in particular, if he is losing weight then I would see your health visitor or doctor without delay. One point to note is that if your son is still predominantly breastfed then you need to feed him frequently enough to keep up your breastmilk supply. If you do this, then over the second year of life he will gradually reduce his milk intake and increase his solid food intake until he gets around 15% of his nutrients from breastmilk at 2 years of age.
Please do post back what your feelings are after reading this and let us know how we can support you further with this.
17th October 2013 02:12 PM #3
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thank you for nice advice I do giving him steamed chicken and cucumber.And yes I'm still breastfeeding him.Sometimes he feel so discomfort and he throw anything he get.I also didn't know what to do with him or how to calm him.
18th October 2013 06:48 AM #4
You are welcome.
Have you tried any specially designed objects to chew on when he is teething? Do you use painkillers or teething gel?
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Somfy Remote Programming Guide:
Somfy creates movement in all of the openings in a home or commercial building in order to build happiness. Make your customers’ lives better by providing them with a reliable, quiet, yet strong window treatment solution. However, below is the guide for programming Somfy remote.
How Does Somfy Remote Programming Works?
Remote controls or wall switches make it easy to operate window coverings. As Radio Technology Somfy® (RTS) is omnidirectional, no aiming or pointing is necessary. The radio waves pass through walls like a garage door opener.
Remote controls, wireless wall switches, table-top controls, timers, and an app are all part of this convenient system.
There’s no need to aim the control at the window covering. The radio signal travels through walls just like a garage door opener.
- You can use it up to 65 feet away for easy operation.
- Cables are not necessary.
- The motorized window coverings can be controlled individually or in groups with one control.
- User preferences can be changed with simplified programming.
- Single-channel and multi-channel versions are available.
- Over 12 million installations have been made worldwide.
- Using a rolling code that reduces interference from other radio products.
- Simplifies the integration of home automation systems.
Identify the Somfy RTS remote control options before programming
Devices that can be controlled remotely with a hand-held device
Motorized window coverings can be operated by pressing a button or rotating a scroll wheel on a variety of hand-held remote controls.
Switches with WireFreeTM technology
Entering a room and controlling motorized window coverings is a breeze with DecoFlex WireFreeTM RTS Wall Switches.
The tabletop is controlled by a remote control
Users can control their motorized window coverings with the DecoFlex WireFreeTM RTS Table Top Accessory remote.
The receiver allows users to control motorized window shades, incandescent and halogen lights, and other outdoor devices.
By converting IR, RS232, RS485 and WIFI protocols to RTS, motorized window coverings can be controlled by 3rd parties.
Motorized window coverings can be controlled from a distance.
Window coverings that are motorized can be programmed to automatically adjust according to the amount of sunlight received, the temperature recorded, and the direction of wind.
Various options for controlling and programming Somfy Remote
Hand-held remote control for Telis RTS
UP Button The “my” button acts as a stop button when the window covering moves. There is also the Telesis 1 RTS remote 1810633 that controls Telesis 4. The “my” button brings the window covering to its programed favorite position when stationary. LED DOWN Channel – All 4 lights will light up when the fifth channel is selected.
- UP Button.
- DOWN Button.
- Channel Selector Button Each of the four lights will turn on when the fifth channel is selected.
- Channels can be selected by pressing the channel buttons. Selecting a channel will light the LED.
- This button stops a moving shade and programs an intermediate position.
The LOWER limit can be changed by sending the shade down to its pre-set level.
Step 1: The first step is to press both buttons simultaneously until the shade jogs. However, a jog is a brief movement up and down the shade.
Step 2: Adjust the lower limit to the desired level.
Step 3: Press / until the shade moves.
Change the upper limit of the shade by sending it to its pre-set upper limit.
1st Step: Push both buttons simultaneously to move the shade.
2nd Step: Adjust the upper limit to your preference.
3rd Step: Press / until the shade changes.
A position in the middle
To move the shade to an intermediate position, press “/”.
Hold down / until it jogs into the desired position. The intermediate position is now stored.
Note: Press / twice if the shade is actively moving.
To delete: Move the shade to the intermediate position, then hold / for five seconds. A jog shows that the shade has been deleted.
SOMFY REMOTE PROGRAMMING INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLER
The following information should be read before you begin:
Step 1-7 must be completed in order to ensure proper shade programming and functionality. Moreover, the motor that is being programmed should be the only one powered (disconnect all other motors). Indeed, this will cause the motor to exit programming mode after two minutes.
Step 1: Connect the power
Install the motor in the shade. Connect it to a power source (120V, 24V, a 12V transformer, or a 12V battery wand).
Sonesse 30 Wirefree: To wake up the motor head, press the motor programming button. A shade jog and a transmitter command will be enabled.
Step 2: Choose a channel with the remote. While pressing both buttons, wait for the shade to move. It is now in programming mode.
Step 3: Check the directions and press the “OR” button. A shade will descend when you press. When the shade changes, press and hold /.
Step 4: Set the upper limits Bring the shade up to the desired level. While holding down both / and , move the shade. You may need to go back to the upper limit if the shade stops when you release the buttons). When the shade reaches the lower limit, stop it. You can adjust it by pressing “OR.”
Step 5: Reduce the shade to the desired level. Press / and / at the same time to move the shade, then release. When you release, the shade will return to its original position.
Step 6: Confirm the settings Press / and hold it until the shade changes. Moving up and down is known as jogging.
Step 7: Press or tap the programming button briefly until the shade jogs. The shade will now work. Check the limits as a precaution.
Step 8: Unplug motors that have multiple channels.
Hold down the motor head programming button until the shade moves to enable sleep mode. Then press the motor head programming button shortly again. The shade will then jog twice. Sleep mode is now active. Press the programming button to turn off sleep mode.
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In major league sports, money talks, and it surely screams the loudest in the NFL. With 2012 annual revenue of $9.5 billion, the NFL is the most lucrative sport in the world, blowing away Major League Baseball, the Premier League, the NBA and even NASCAR [source: Isidore].
While the league makes oodles of cash, so do its players. Still, the NFL and the union representing the league's players have rules to keep the money in check. In 1994, both sides agreed to institute a so-called salary cap. The idea was to keep player salaries from increasing at the rate they were at the time.
The salary cap refers to a set amount of money that each of the NFL's 32 teams is allowed to spend on player salaries for any given league year. When the league introduced the cap in 1994, it was set at $34 million. By 2014, the cap had soared to $133 million, a $10 million increase over 2013. The salary cap only applies to players, not coaches, trainers or other personnel. Each season all teams combined must spend on average 95 percent of the cap or more on salaries. If the league doesn't reach this limit, it must pay the players the remaining amount [sources: Brooke, Lackner].
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Manual Handling – 1 day
Under health and safety legislation, there is a duty to identify where this shifting could lead to a significant risk of injury and then to take common sense measures to reduce the risk. The relevant legislation is the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (as amended).
The manual handling course is aimed at all levels of employees who may undertake manual handling operations. Manual handling accidents account for more than a third of all accidents reported each year to the enforcing authorities. It is estimated that in excess of 500,000 people in Great Britain suffer from a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) mainly affecting the upper limbs or neck that was caused, or made worse, by their current or past work. Avoidance of the shifting is always the best option, typically followed by the use of machinery. However, for most businesses, physical handling by people will always be required for some tasks – as will manual handling training, to ensure that they do it as safely as possible. Our basic course covers the following topics:
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Falls from height are one of the most common causes of injury in construction and account for many fatalities among building workers. Any workers who have to plan or carry out working at height are recommended to take our course. The relevant legislation is the Work at Height Regulations 2005.
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Up: Dual Processor Nodes for
In order to test the efficiency of dual nodes we can employ tests
from the Beowulf Performance Suite (BPS) (http://www.plogic.com/bps).
We used two motherboards:
Both the Intel V6 (icc and ifc) compilers and the GNU V2.96 (gcc and
g77) were used to compile the programs. Information about the test
programs and the compile arguments can be found in the NAS suite in
the BPS package.
- Tyan 2762 with dual Athlon MP 1600+ (1.4Ghz) processors, 2 GByte,
RAM, running kernel 2.4.20
- Supermicro P3TDL3 with dual Tualatin 1.26 Ghz processors, 2 GByte
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With wells being dug all around the world on a daily basis a major demand for well drilling equipment continues, particularly in areas of the world where water can be accessed through the use of wells. But it is very important to see that depending on the type of well you are currently trying to dig there’s a big difference in the type of drilling equipment you will need to complete the job. The 2 kinds of wells that are known one of the public are water wells and oil wells. Water wells are usually created to offer the men and women who live around it drinking water or possibly for use in processes like irrigation, particularly in cities or villages where agriculture is the most important source of revenue.
When buying new water well and looking for water well equipment it is also very important to get in touch with a fantastic team of people who are able to properly utilize the machinery and are also aware of any possible issues with the machines or throughout the drilling procedure. Occasionally it is advisable to hire a team that has worked with water well drilling equipment as this way the staff is knowledgeable about the equipment and will know about any potential issues and how to fix them. It’s important to decide on a team that’s familiar with the type of floor and with your area, they are dealing with and whether their equipment will have the ability to carry out the job or not. It is likewise important to contact a team that adheres to security standards to prevent anyone from getting hurt at the website or through a backlash of the drilling. float valve
Oil well drilling equipment is quite distinct and is often more hardcore. It is not common practice for people to rent this kind of equipment and to begin drilling in their territory. Currently, there are many laws in place in countries that restrict the type of drilling activities in their countries. Bigger oil companies that have bases all over the world mainly carry out oil well drilling which has access to financing and tools to spend on the most expensive and current equipment. Together with the demand for oil rising on a daily basis, large companies are trying to find more and more methods of extracting oil in a much more efficient manner.
Having your personal water well has many benefits, particularly in the event that you live in a distant place. You never run short of water supply through the year and you don’t need to rely on water supply companies. Water heaters will help fulfill your irrigation needs if you operate a farm. If you thought of transporting your own water well, it would help a lot to collect some understanding of the drilling equipment, as well as about water well drilling equipment providers.
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ISHPEMING - A presentation on Norwegian influence on the early history of Ishpeming - including a talk on Frederick Braastad - will be included during this evening's annual meeting of the Ishpeming Area Historical Society.
Braastad was a penniless Norwegian who emigrated to the United States, eventually becoming a prominent businessman and the mayor of Ishpeming. Braastad was a very influential person in Ishpeming, but many people don't know who he was, said Paddy Palomaki, Ishpeming Area Historical Society member.
Palomaki lives in the Braastad house and said he found a photograph of Braastad with his family on a float in the Fourth of July parade in 1913.
The Braastad family float is shown in the 1913 Fourth of July parade. The Braastad family won first prize that year. Information about prominent Ishpeming businessman Fredrick Braastad will be included in a presentation this evening on the Norwegian influence in Ishpeming. (Paddy Palomaki photo)
"I started researching him after I found that picture," Palomaki said. "Next thing you know it became an obsessive compulsive thing."
According to Palomaki, Braastad was one of the first members of the National Ski Hall of Fame board and owned many businesses in the area, including two mines.
"I found he had such a big influence on Ishpeming, yet very little is known about him and very few people knew who he was," Palomaki said.
Along with his presentation on Braastad, Palomaki said he is going to talk about about the Norwegian influence on the area.
"Most people don't realize this, but at one point a majority of the town was Norwegian," Palomaki said.
The historical society focuses on the clubs, organizations and pastimes of everyday citizens, society President Sue Boback said.
"We have three museums in our town, the ski hall of fame, the mine museum and the alumni museum, so we work really hard to not focus on them but (rather on) everyday people and what they did," Boback said.
The annual meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Cliff's Shaft Mine Museum on Euclid Street in Ishpeming. It is free of charge and open to the public.
"We invite people to become involved with the society if they have an interest in local history or just have a family story they want to tell," Boback said.
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UC librarians Sherri Berger (CDL), Lynn Jones (UCB) and Ellen Meltzer (CDL) have contributed a chapter to Past or Portal? Enhancing Undergraduate Learning through Special Collections and Archives, edited by Eleanor Mitchell, Peggy Seiden, and Suzy Taraba. Their chapter, also deposited in the open access eScholarship Repository, is entitled “’The Links in the Chain’: Connecting Undergraduates with Primary Source Materials at the University of California”. It describes undergraduate usage of archive and special collections mainly at UC Berkeley’s Bancroft Library, often using OAC for discovery. The article also explores instruction in a lower division gateway history class and the UC Berkeley Prize for Undergraduate Research as significant factors in encouraging undergraduate usage of special collections.
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At some point during the life of a computer, there almost always comes a time when it would benefit the owner to install more memory. If you find your computer is getting sluggish when you have quite a few programs running, then you are probably a good candidate for increased RAM (random access memory).
Even when buying a new computer, you should be wary about buying a more expensive model of the same computer just because it has more RAM. It is very common for the price of a laptop to jump by $100 or even $200 just because it has a little more RAM and maybe a slightly bigger hard drive. Please please please, don’t fall for that trick! Go ahead and buy the cheaper model and just upgrade the RAM yourself.
VIDEO: Don't miss the video near the bottom of the article where I walk you through the entire process of buying cheap RAM online.
Computer Memory Is Extremely Cheap
Computer memory is manufactured en masse these days and it basically all works the same way so companies that produce it are able to get manufacturing costs down very low. As long as you are looking for a reasonably popular type of RAM, then you won’t end up paying much.
Older Computer Models Can Be Expensive
If you have an extremely old computer, then the cost is generally higher because far fewer companies, if any, will be manufacturing it anymore which is a good reason to upgrade after a couple of years of owning your computer before it’s too late.
Be Aware That Prices Fluctuate
Prices for RAM do rise and fall in cycles depending on various global factors and I discovered while researching this article that prices are actually very high in recent months as opposed to the last years. Prices have easily doubled in the last year alone, but the price of buying extra RAM yourself is still much cheaper than paying for more RAM at the point of sale.
Hopefully this trend will reverse soon and prices will fall back to more typical levels.
RAM Is Easy To Install
You don’t need to be a computer wizard or technician to install RAM in most computers. If you look up the manual for your particular model it should give you details on exactly how to do it, but it usually amounts to removing a single screw and “popping” the RAM in place with a firm push.
If you have a desktop, you typically just need to open your case. Most laptops are either a single screw to remove a small RAM cover or, in some cases, you will need to remove 5 or 6 screws to take the entire bottom panel off. Turning your device over and taking a quick inventory of the screws and separations on the bottom should give you a clue how easy it will be to access the RAM. There is often a tiny image that looks like a stick of RAM right on the bottom showing you where the memory is located.
If you have a tablet or a more integrated device like a surface or an iPad, you may be out of luck. Some of these devices have the RAM soldered right to the motherboard and can’t be upgraded and others might be much more difficult to access. In this case, it can make sense to pay extra for a model with increased memory as much as I hate to admit it!
Figuring Out What RAM You Need
There are several easy ways to figure out what RAM you need. A good place to start is your computer’s manual, which you can typically find online by searching for it using the model number of your computer if you don’t have a hard copy.
Stay with me now! What you’re about to read may seem complicated at first, but it really isn’t if you give it a chance.
Tip: Use A Memory Finder Utility
Crucial, a major manufacturer of computer memory, has a great System Scanner tool that you can download and it will automatically detect what kind of RAM you have in your computer so you can buy more of it. It should also give you all the other information you need like total memory capacity, number of RAM slots, RAM type and model numbers, etc.
Here’s a picture of what my RAM configuration looks like when I did a quick scan of my desktop system (this was taken after I installed the extra 16GB of RAM I just purchased in the video so I now have a total of 24GB):
If you don’t want to download the app, you can also use their Crucial Advisor Tool to deduce your type of memory based on your computer’s manufacturer and model number.
RAM Capacity And Number Of RAM Slots
Your first task is to find out how much total capacity your computer has for RAM which is determined by the number of ram slots your computer has multiplied by the maximum RAM size each individual slot can hold. Most laptops typically come with 2 slots but they sometimes have more and desktop computers will often have 4 or more.
Today, a RAM slot will typically hold a maximum of an 8GB stick, making your total RAM capacity 16GB if you have 2 slots and 32GB if you have 4. Check your manual or open your computer up to see exactly what you have. Hopefully, you only have 1 large stick of RAM and at least one open with nothing in it that you can easily slide a new stick into. Unfortunately, some manufacturers cheap out and spread smaller sticks of RAM across all the slots so you’ll have to remove those and replace them with larger sticks if you want to upgrade.
The “specifications” section of your manual should contain all this information, or possibly a separate section devoted to memory. The memory finder utility should give you these details as well.
Finally, to find the capacity of each individual slot, you can just take the total RAM capacity of your computer and divide it by the number of slots. For my computer it would be 32GB / 4 slots = 8GB max per slot.
Desktop Vs. Laptop Memory
There are two basic sizes or configurations that RAM comes in which are referred to as desktop or laptop memory in layman’s terms. The technical term is DIMM (desktop) or SODIMM (laptop). You are going to want to include this as part of your search terms when you are searching for your RAM to make sure you get the right one. Descriptions for RAM can actually be identical for both desktop and laptop RAM except for this one detail so you want to watch out for it.
Memory Type And Speed
There’s one more crucial (pun intended) piece of information you’ll need before you can make your memory purchase and that is the memory type. You can buy RAM from any manufacturer as long as the memory type matches.
Your computer may actually support multiple memory types/speeds, but don’t worry if that is the case and you buy faster or slower memory than what you already have the speed of the faster RAM will automatically be adjusted to that of the slower RAM to keep them in sync. Essentially, you should try to get the exactly same memory type if possible, but don’t worry if you can’t as long as your computer supports the type you are buying.
From the memory scanner results (if you scroll through the entire "Compatible Memory" list), you would see my computer supports all of the following types:
DDR3 PC3-12800 | DDR3 PC3-10600 | DDR3 PC3-14900
In case you are curious (you probably aren’t), DDR stands for double data rate, which describes the type of technology the RAM uses to increase its bandwidth. The 3 means the 3rd version of DDR because it keeps improving. The PC-3 indicates the technology version as well. And finally, the number at the end represents the speed of the memory in megahertz (MHz).
Correctly Searching For Your RAM
To correctly search for your RAM you need to combine all of the information you learned above into one complex search string that will give you what you need. I suggest buying the largest sized stick you can to fill any empty slots, so in my case I would be looking for an 8GB stick and this is what I would search for:
8GB DDR3 PC3-10600 DIMM RAM
I chose PC3-10600 here because I believe that’s what I already have installed. Also note that for desktop memory the DIMM is typically optional and you may get better results if you don’t include it. For laptop memory though you definitely want to include SODIMM in the search string to make sure you don’t get desktop memory by mistake.
Always double check once you make your selection as well to make sure the numbers match your search string and that you are getting a single stick of RAM not a bundle of 2.
Purchasing RAM At The Cheapest Price
Now that you know what you are looking for, you want to get it at the cheapest possible price. Below you find instructions on how to do just that along with a video of me walking you through the process step by step as I use it myself to upgrade my computer from 8GB of RAM to 24GB. It worked like a charm as I paid $110 for two 8GB sticks. If I had just gone to Best Buy, I could easily have paid $100 per 8GB stick plus installation.
Use Price Comparison Sites
Check out the links I’ve compiled to the best Canadian price comparison sites and put your search string into as many of them as you have patience for. Comb through the results until you find a few good prices and take note of the specific manufacturer and model numbers of those individual products.
Next, run a second round of searches through all the price comparison sites using the model numbers this time to make sure you got the absolute lowest price for that specific model.
Check Prices At Top Canadian Computer Stores
Price comparison sites are great, but they typically only list prices for a select few stores they are partnered with and that typically pay them or offer them a commission. If you want to make 100% sure you are getting the best price, then do your search directly on a few of the top sites manually. I've put together a massive list of Canadian computer and electronics stores here to help you out.
Do An Optional Price Match
You may not have heard of a lot of the online retailers returned in the search results of the price comparison sites and some of them may have high shipping rates that ruin your great price. Most, if not all of them, are trustworthy and I have purchased from many of them myself, but you can actually price match any of these sites at a well-known site like NCIX.com. They match all competitors with very little hassle just by completing their online price match form during checkout.
If you’re ambitious, you can also try price matching at MemoryExpress.com because they have a good price beat policy. They will beat all Canadian competitor prices by 10% of the difference. So if you find RAM listed for $50 somewhere that costs $100 at MemoryExpress they will actually sell it to you for $45 after the price beat. They also have outstanding customer service.
Doing a price match is a great way to get the best price and the best shipping rate at the same time!
VIDEO: How To Buy RAM Super Cheap
How Much Can You Save?
Even with RAM prices at abnormally high prices in recent months, you can still save a bundle. For instance, I did a quick check of Apple.ca and when purchasing a 13” MacBook Pro there is an option to upgrade from 4GB of RAM to 16GB for $300.
Using the process above and not being very thorough, I was able to find 16GB of compatible memory for $150. After paying $150 for the new RAM, you would then have the original 4GB leftover to sell on Kijiji bringing your purchase price even lower. You could even advertise it as brand new genuine apple memory, which would be sure to command a higher price from the uneducated.
If you only wanted to upgrade to 12GB by purchasing 1 8GB stick, then you’d only be out about $80 instead, which is way cheaper than $300!
So tell me, are you still intimidated or would you be willing to give this a try?
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Altitude: 1,800 feet
When traveling through Cherokee County on the Western North Carolina Railroad, which in 1894 would become the Murphy Branch of the Southern Railway, the passenger saw the landscape of the Valley River with its mountains and open, valley spaces. A number of communities are located along the river, including Tomotla, Marble, and Andrews. This column entitled “Valley River Dots” from the Murphy newspaper featured the area. The missing text is due to tears in the newspaper.
Valley River Dots
There are two [___ls] of men now engaged in putting [through] the Maggie Kincaid cut, [____] here. Capt. Smith has offered [an] inducement to these men if [they] complete it this month.
The W.N.C.R. [__] have just completed a handsome depot at Tomotla and the [schedule] will be changed to make [it a] daily passenger train from Asheville run through to this point at once. The distance to Murphy from the station is only six miles.
Capt H.E. Smith, the supervisor of the work on the W.C.C. road, makes his headquarters at this place. He is a Virginian [of] the pure type. He says that some English and Northern capitalists have invested thirty million dollars in coal, iron and other lands in Virginia. He will go to his former home in Nelson county shortly to sell his property here.
- Cherokee Scout (Murphy, N.C.), October 21, 1890
On a Camping Trip
“Yesterday a party of young Columbians – Messrs. H. Green, F.L. Holland, Jr., A. McDougal and E. Joyner left for Western North Carolina, carrying tents and all other necessaries necessary to a camping trip on a search for fish and game in the vicinity of Andrews, N.C., which is near the Tennessee line. They expect to be out several weeks.”
- The State (Columbia, S.C.), July 9, 1895, p.2.
From America’s Historical Newspapers – Early American Newspapers, an Archive of Americana Collection, published by Readex (Readex.com), a division of NewsBank.
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BT waking up to unbundling threat
That's why LLU important, says Wanadoo
Analysis Thanks to local loop unbundling (LLU), internet users in the UK are now able to hook up to broadband services with speeds of up to 24 meg - a million miles away from just a couple of years ago when getting your hands on a 512k service was all that many could hope for.
Snag is, LLU is only economically viable in large towns and cities which means large chunks of the UK are unlikely to benefit from increased competition and instead be forced to rely on wholesale services from incumbent telco BT.
Yet despite its recent setbacks, LLU is starting to have a marked impact on the UK's telecoms sector - not least because it has forced BT to act more swiftly to compete with rivals.
So says Douglas Lamont, Corporate Development Director at Wanadoo UK, who believes that without LLU, BT Wholesale would still be plodding along with little or no impetus to offer improved services.
"If LLU was not around, we would still be at 1 meg," Lamont told The Register.
Instead, the UK's dominant fixed line telco looks set to increase broadband speeds across its network to 8 meg from next spring as it plays catch-up to an ever-increasing number of ISPs lining up to take advantage of LLU and the promise of faster speeds and more innovative services.
LLU - the process by which ISPs and telcos install their own kit in telephone exchanges to provide services direct to end users while by-passing BT - is on the verge of taking off in the UK. According to the latest figures there are around 125,000 unbundled lines in the UK with an extra 4,000 being added each week.
On Monday, Wanadoo UK which is owned by France Telecom and boasts more than 800,000 broadband users in the UK, became the biggest name to date to press the button for LLU. From next month, Wanadoo will begin connecting customers to 150 unbundled exchanges across Leeds, London, Bristol, Manchester and Birmingham.
"The clear economic driver [for investing in LLU] is our existing customer base," said Lamont.
Migrating them over to LLU gives Wanadoo greater freedom to provide other services such as VoIP and video-on-demand. And it can make providing broadband more cost effective than reselling a service from BT Wholesale.
But Lamont insists that the ISP is not looking solely to cherry pick the most lucrative exchanges. Instead, the ISP plans to target specific towns and cities so that its marketing and advertising can be tailored to draw in new consumers. Over the next year or so Wanadoo expects to install its kit in around 500 BT exchanges, and has plans to unbundle more still.
But unless the current economics of LLU change noticeably, Lamont reckons that Wanadoo is only ever likely to unbundle between 1,000 and 1,200 exchanges.
Which is still a formidable task given the "disappointment" registered by the Office of the Telecoms Adjudicator (OTA) last week. The OTA - whose task it is to oversee the development of LLU - warned that operational problems reported over the last couple of months "continue to persist and are giving me significant cause for concern".
With so much at stake, isn't Wanadoo being rash by going ahead with LLU before all the processes needed to switch customers are slick and error free, especially in light of the damaged reputation caused to Bulldog? The Cable & Wireless-owned LLU operator was the centre of an Ofcom investigation after the regulator received hundreds of complaints from people who had signed up to the service.
Lamont doesn't see it that way.
"The Bulldog service is fully unbundled [providing unbundled phone and broadband] which makes the migration of consumers much more difficult. Ours is shared unbundling [just broadband] and we have had no such problems with BT...no more than you would expect with existing services."
What's more, Wanadoo is confident it has the nous and the people to deal with any spike in calls to its support centre if something were to go wrong.
"Our expertise in customer service means Wanadoo won't get caught out," he said.
But he acknowledges that "the biggest test is still to come" as LLU becomes a mass market product.
"The systems are not perfect. It is a concern," he admits. "But, we're working very closely with BT to get it right."
"We've got to get it right," he said. ®
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What is a POS system?
It is always better to have knowledge of a product before buying it. We are going to look into some details for the best POS system for a clothing store. A POS system or in other words a point of sale system is the fusion of software and hardware appliances that allows customers to purchase a product. A Point of sale (POS) system is a modern yet successful replacement of the classic cash register. This system is developed for various platforms such as Microsoft Windows, Linux, and iOS etc.
All you need to know about a POS system
Why is there a need for POS?
As a business grows, managing and running it can become an issue. You need the right equipment to help you make day to day tasks easier. You need a system that will allow you to monitor your business at your fingertips. Keeping track of your daily sales, profits, employees, and costs can become a hassle with the use of the traditional cash register and/or entering your data manually. The POS system will not only help you track your daily sales and profits, but it will aid you in helping your business grow with projected numbers. The POS system will keep track of all purchases and employees.
In a clothing store, it is important to keep track of your inventory. Controlling an inventory without a POS system can result in confusion and also losses to your business. Having a state-of-the-art POS system can help you control your inventory which prevents theft of items from inside or outside people. This POS system can also be customized to help with billing of items through an online website and help you get orders from customers that cannot be physically present in the shop.
With a modern POS system, managing your business has never been easier.
Features offered by a POS system
- Cloud based business
With the innovation of technology, POS systems offer cloud storage services. A cloud storage service does not require to buy any extra hard disk rather it is a storage space offered by the POS system itself which allows you to access your business from anywhere in the world. Data is securely kept in the cloud storage system. This data holds everything you need to know from your daily sales to checking your inventory.
- Data security
All data stored on the POS system is secured. This data contains all details of your business. The profits, the details of the customers and employees as well. For this reason, the Point of Sale system offers very heavily secured data storage. The data is stored in the cloud system for you to access anytime and anywhere.
- Customer Experience
Running a clothing store or any business for that matter is to satisfy your customers’ needs and make their experience great. The POS system will ensure your customers get the best experience during their time at your store. The POS system will allow you to give customers loyalty benefits. A POS system can also be customized to serve each customer’s needs for example a directory can be set up which makes it easier for any customer to look up the store inventory and choose their favorite item of clothing.
- Inventory Management
Managing a store inventory and keeping of track of every item is nearly impossible for store employees to do on a daily basis. With the help of a POS system, your employees and you can monitor the store’s inventory and keep track of all sales being made. The inventory management feature also allows you to serve customers quickly and efficiently without wasting time looking for a product.
- Elimination of Miscalculation
The POS system enters daily sales and calculates the profits and costs for you. Entering sales manually can result in human error which thus affects the final profits and sales which can mislead you. With the POS system, all calculations are accurate and up to date. You can access your costs and profits at any time. Most POS systems will also calculate your future profits and predict the outcome; this feature helps businessowners make decisions based off of those predicted numbers.
- Employee Management
The POS system helps business owners to manage all their employees through the system. The POS system will keep track of when your employees come into work and when they leave. The POS system will also ensure that employees do not mess with the sales of the store. With the help of a POS system, you can keep track of your employees and make sure everything runs smoothly in your store.
Things to look for while selecting a POS system
- Customer Support
The number one thing to keep in mind is the services offered by the company the software belongs to. When running a clothing store, you need to ensure that your POS system is always working, and customers do not face any issues during their billing. If for reason there is some problem with the POS system, the company that you bought the system from should provide solutions immediately. A 24/7 contact service should be a must when looking for a POS system.
- Cost for set-up
A POS system only works with a hardware system. Most POS systems work with your computers and tablets, but some may require a different hardware. It is important to make sure that the initial cost for the POS system is not too high.
- An easy to use interface
Most people that will be using the POS system might not be familiar with the software, so it is important to keep in mind that the system has a user-friendly interface.
- Cloud storage
It is important that the POS system comes with ample cloud storage so that you can have all your business details and daily sales uploaded on the cloud server and can check them anywhere at any time.
The POS system should come with reporting features. This will generate real time reports of your sales and the system will analyze these sales to determine profits and give a perspective on what decisions to be made in the future to boost profits.
POS systems available in the market
- Shopify POS
Shopify is a mobile based Point of Sale system also known as POS. Shopify has a very low startup cost and due to it being a mobile POS, it makes easier for many business owners to get this software.
Shopify POS offers a website builder which helps set up an online shop. For clothing stores this is an important feature for them to approach customers online.
Shopify also features inventory management, reporting, data analysis and employee management. It offers customer management which helps to serve them better.
|User friendly interface||Add-ons are costly|
|Initial cost is very low||Unreliable customer support|
|Easy to create catalogs||Functions are limited|
|Great for drop shipping||Inventory records not more than 3 months|
|Multiple support options||Transaction fee 0.5%-2%|
- Lightspeed POS
Lightspeed if a cloud-based POS that is for the apple iOS device, the iPad.
Lightspeed POS allows customers to keep track of their inventory and store analytics. This POS system provides both in-store and online services to customers.
Hardware investment is very little when it comes to Lightspeed POS. It provides paperless transactions between the store and customers.
Lightspeed POS also provides a reporting feature that allows you to keep an eye on sales and profits alongside the inventory.
Lightspeed POS also features a matrix system that allows users to create product variations and appoint serial numbers to products.
|Great customer service||Connectivity to e-commerce platforms|
|Cloud-bases improvements regularly||Can get slow at times|
|Reporting feature||More features than needed|
|Good inventory interface||Updates made without notice|
|Tracking of employee hours||Large inventory adjustments cannot be made|
- Clover POS
Clover POS is an integrated POS system with hardware that is specifically designed for its use. The system offers web-based and server-based services with an additional mobile POS.
Transactions and inventory are managed through this POS system. Clover POS replaces the tradition cash register and also allows customers to pay through other ways if cash is not available; such as credit cards, Apple pay etc.
|Set up is easy||High initial cost|
|Large variety of integration and add-ons||POS can’t be separated from payment process|
|Accepts multiple payment methods||Reports are nominal|
|Easy to track transactions||Inventory not accurate|
|Creative appeal||Slows down over time|
- Shopkeep POS
Shopkeep POS is an iPad-based Point of Sale system.
A built-in register is offered which keeps track of payments. Tracks employee working hours and manages booking and registrations.
Barcodes can be scanned to add items to the shopping cart.
|It has a reasonable price||Limitation in the inventory|
|Good customer service||Inventory management too basic|
|Easy to use||Has bugs occasionally|
|More information on numbers||Same price for second register as first|
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We know the job market is filled with exemplary candidates, some holding degrees and work experience that go above and beyond the norm. We also know the usual career development track of going to school, getting a degree and hitting the pavement.
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Brazen Careerist offers four ways to boost your professional marketability, so you won’t just rest on your degree-holding laurels.
Sometimes you’ve got take educational matters into your own hands and exercise all the “can-do” enthusiasm you can muster. Living in a world where anything you’d ever want to know is a click of a mouse away makes it easy to pick and choose new skills to learn.
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Doctor of Philosophy
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dr. Girma Bitsuamlak
Dr. Ashraf El Damatty
Wind is the governing load case for majority of tall buildings, thus requiring a wind responsive design approach to control and assess wind-induced loads and responses. The building shape is one of the main parameters that affects the aerodynamics that creates a unique opportunity to control the wind load and consequently building cost without affecting the structural elements. Therefore, aerodynamic mitigation has triggered many researchers to investigate various building shapes that can be categorized into local (e.g. corners) and global mitigations (e.g. twisting). Majority of the previous studies compare different types of mitigations based on a single set of dimensions for each mitigation types. However, each mitigation can produce a wide range of aerodynamic performances by changing the dimensions. Thus, the first millstone of this thesis is developing an aerodynamic optimization procedure (AOP) to reduce the wind load by coupling Genetic Algorithm, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and an Artificial Neural Network surrogate model. The proposed procedure is adopted to optimize building corners (i.e. local) using three-dimensional CFD simulations of a two-dimensional turbulent flow. The AOP is then extended to examine global mitigations (i.e. twisting and opening) by conducting CFD simulations of three dimensional turbulent wind flow. The procedure is examined in single- and multi-objective optimization problems by comparing the aerodynamic performance of optimal shapes to less optimal ones. The second milestone is to develop accurate numerical wind load evaluation model to validate the performance of the optimized shapes. This is primary achieved through the development of a robust inflow generation technique, called the Consistent Discrete Random Flow Generation (CDRFG). The technique is capable of generating a flow field that matches the target velocity and turbulence profiles in addition to, maintaining the coherency and the continuity of the flow. The technique is validated for a standalone building and for a building located at a city center by comparing the wind pressure distributions and building responses with experimental results (wind tunnel tests). In general, the research accomplished in this thesis provides an advancement in numerical climate responsive design techniques, which enhances the resiliency and sustainability of the urban built environment.
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Jon Hunstman presented this statement on foreign policy in October, 2011.
Renewing America's Leadership in the World
The world is a better place when America leads. Our own interests are best served when we lead. American exceptionalism is not only about who we are as a people – but it also speaks to how the United States alone is positioned in the world to promote freedom, democracy, human rights, wealth creation, and security. It is a role we should not shrink from, but rather embrace.
Our goal as a nation should be to sustain our pre-eminence as a force for good.
We are of diminishing value to the world if we are a country in decline. Our ability to sustain this leadership role, for which so many around the globe rely on us, relates to the choices we make – or do not make – from this point forward.
Our greatest challenge at this critical juncture does not emanate from overseas from peer competitors, extremist non-state groups, or from determined insurgents fighting their resident governments. Rather, our greatest challenge is to ensure we have the strength, the resources and the wherewithal to compete. We must rebuild our core strength at home so that we can continue to be the force for good around the world.
Rebuild our core: To be good abroad, we must be great at home. America's competitive advantages are impermanent and can be squandered if we are not wise in the management of our resources and in choosing when and where to exercise our power. Through dramatic overhaul of our tax system and aggressive regulatory reform, we can once again unleash our creative class and give the American entrepreneur the chance to succeed.
Aggressive promotion of trade liberalization: As the largest and most globally connected economy in the world, the United States is in a unique position to lead the advancement of international trade. The American economy is currently positioned to benefit tremendously from the opening of overseas markets and consumers to quality American goods and services. If we do not take the lead in defining the future of trade, our competitors will, placing us at a huge disadvantage.
Getting strategic power relationships right: The international environment is rapidly changing, and the foundation for United States foreign policy should remain rooted in our traditional alliances. But we must also craft wise policies with respect to the new great powers. India can be a more valued strategic partner to the United States, and a better and more effective approach to the China relationship is also needed.
Taking care of our own neighborhood: For too long the United States has fallen short in its engagement and commitments to the countries right here in our own backyard. The result is lost opportunities, strained relations, and escalating security challenges. Not only is Latin America our geographic neighbor with whom we share a rich history, it is also a huge source of untapped economic potential. Promoting peace and prosperity in our neighborhood, promotes peace and prosperity at home.
Creating a modern defense and military: Maintaining the best military will not simply be a function of spending the most. Staying on top will increasingly depend on our willingness to adapt to the realities of the security environment in the 21st century, and prioritizing correctly to structure our armed forces to meet current and future threats – including asymmetrical threats. Transformation of our forces is required to be prepared for future wars, and to better orient for a Pacific-centric century. | <urn:uuid:ca2a5839-5db3-4ab5-8b25-2bba06516a41> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.cfr.org/united-states/huntsmans-statement-foreign-policy-october-2011/p26168 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719784.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00427-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936112 | 685 | 1.945313 | 2 |
Leading hotel CEOs met with the White House on March 17 to discuss urgent economic recovery solutions needed to protect millions of U.S. hotel employees and 33,000 small businesses as travel grinds to a virtual halt across the country because of the coronavirus health crisis. From Main Street to major cities across the country, hotels everywhere are on the verge of shutting their doors in the coming days – many by the end of this week. With 1 in 25 jobs supported by the hotel industry, the rapid pace of booking cancellations is having an immediate, negative ripple effect that risks seeing mom and pop hotel owners shutter, furlough their employees, hurting community businesses.
The hotel industry is an industry of people and the current human toll is proving to be catastrophic. Based on current occupancy estimates, the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) says four million total jobs have been eliminated already or are on the verge of being lost in the next few weeks. In certain affected markets, including Seattle, San Francisco, Austin and Boston, hotel occupancy rates are already down below 20 percent and individual hotels and major operators have already shut down operations.
The AHLA, the nation’s leading and largest trade association for hotel industry, made the case that the economic impact on the hotel industry is already more severe than 9/11 and the 2008 recession, combined. “The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on our 33,000 small business owners who operate 66 percent of hotel properties across the country has been extremely severe with many considering shuttering and closing their doors for good within days if they haven’t closed already.”
Chip Rogers, AHLA President and CEO, said the burgeoning COVID-19 health crisis is unprecedented in its size and scope, and it represents the single largest decline in travel in modern times.
“The impact to our industry is already more severe than anything we’ve seen before, including September 11th and the great recession of 2008 combined,” stated Rogers. “The White House and Congress can take urgent action to protect countless jobs, provide relief to our dedicated and hardworking employees, and ensure that our small business operators and franchise owners – who represent more than half of hotels in the country – can keep their doors open.”
According to an Oxford Economic Study, a 30 percent decline in hotel guest occupancy could result in the loss of nearly 4 million jobs, with $180 billion of wages and a $300 billion hit to the GDP – crippling the hotel industry, the local communities they serve and the U.S. economy.
“This unprecedented public health crisis has quickly become a catastrophic economic crisis as well,” said Roger Dow, President and CEO, U.S. Travel Association President. “The losses for the travel industry alone are projected to double the unemployment rate over the next two months and plunge the country into recession. Small businesses, which make up 83% of travel businesses, need relief right now if they’re going to be able to keep paying their employees.”
The Oxford study estimates the hotel industry supports 1 in 25 American jobs, totaling 8.3 million jobs, paying more than $97 billion in wages and salary income, and contributes nearly $660 billion to the U.S. GDP annually. In addition to major hotel brands, the hotel industry includes more than 33,000 small businesses, which represent 61 percent of hotel properties in the U.S.
Top hotel industry leaders laid out several immediate actions the White House and Congress could take to help the hotel industry protect jobs and help small business operators. The group focused on two critical goals – retaining and rehiring employees and keeping hotels from shutting down through access to liquidity and low interest loans, including for small businesses.
Hotel CEOs who participated in the roundtable discussion today at the White House were hopeful that President Trump and Members of Congress will work together urgently to provide relief and ensure the industry is positioned to rebound from the unprecedented impact from the Coronavirus pandemic.
Best Western Hotels & Resorts President and CEO, David Kong said, “For nearly 75 years, Best Western has been a brand with small family businesses at our core. Most of our hotels are owned and operated by hardworking men and women with their children growing up in the business. For them, their hotels represent their families’ legacy and their future. Many are being forced to close their doors with no assurance of when they will be able to reopen. Their employees are left with no gainful employment and the resultant financial hardship. It is imperative that the government step in immediately with loan programs that provide capital and liquidity to help small businesses survive as well as other employment programs to help the impacted employees. The situation is dire.”
Choice Hotels International President & CEO, Pat Pacious said, “The majority of our 13,000 franchisees are small business hotel owners who have to meet payroll, pay their mortgages every month, and support their families during this crisis – as well as take care of their guests. As I told the Administration today, while Choice Hotels is acting to assist our franchisees, the federal government has a critical role to play in helping minimize the impact and disruption to the livelihoods of small business hotel owners and their employees, as well as stabilizing the economy during this difficult and unprecedented time.”
Hilton President and Chief Executive Officer, Christopher J. Nassetta said, “In Hilton’s 100-year history, we have never seen anything like the current situation. I am hearing directly from hotel employees concerned about their mortgage payments and hotel owners worried about making payroll. Nearly eighty percent of the hotels in our U.S. network are franchise properties that employ less than 50 people, and we are using every tool in our toolkit to keep these small businesses viable. Ours is an industry of people serving people, and that’s why we’re asking Congress and the Administration to help shield them from the economic impact of the coronavirus, so they can be part of the recovery that will follow.”
Hyatt president and CEO, Mark Hoplamazian said, “In our industry, success depends entirely on the passion and dedication of our people. It is critical that we take swift action to ensure that our workforce is protected with the proper healthcare and financial support so that the industry can return in full force following this unprecedented degree of business interruption.”
InterContinental Hotels Group CEO Americas, Elie Maalouf said, “The coronavirus represents a global economic emergency as well as a global health emergency, and the impact it will have on the hospitality industry is unprecedented. Even as we’re currently managing this issue to keep our guests and colleagues safe, and hotel owners secure, we’re committed to doing everything we can to protect the future of the millions of Americans employed by the hotel industry and prepare to expedite a return to normal once this crisis passes. We appreciate the administration’s engagement in this issue and look forward to continuing this important discussion in the weeks ahead.”
Marriott International President and CEO, Arne Sorenson said, “The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented decline in demand impacting our hotels and our associates. We are looking to government to support the hospitality industry through this period of time so we can assist our associates and hotel owners, many of whom are small businesses.”
MGM Resorts International Chairman & CEO, James Murren said, “Within days we have transformed from a vibrant industry welcoming people from around the world, to one experiencing a total shutdown of business. Addressing this public health emergency required major collective action which is why MGM shut down our operations. But it comes at a cost to our tens of thousands of employees, small businesses and communities who depended on us. We look forward to a productive dialogue on how to ensure that when it is safe, the gaming industry can be in a position to open our doors so that we and the 2 million jobs that depend can be part of the economic recovery that is to come.”
“Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is a REIT with 54 hotels with over 13,000 rooms and over 8,000 employees around the country. Our hotels are in most of the hardest hit cities – Seattle, San Francisco, here in Washington, DC, NYC, Boston, Chicago and more. As of today, we have had to make the difficult decision to let go over 4,000 employees,” noted Jon Bortz, Board Chair, AHLA and Chairman & CEO, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust.
“By the end of the month, we expect another 2,000 employees will also be let go, representing over three quarters of our employees. We are looking at closing the doors at more than half of our properties. This is the reality we, and countless other owners and operators around the country are facing in the wake of this public health situation.” | <urn:uuid:65704ff2-0b0e-4a4d-9ff9-8d3d41b2df15> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://goingplacesfarandnear.com/category/health/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571150.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810070501-20220810100501-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.961545 | 1,847 | 1.664063 | 2 |
mitochondrial disease(redirected from Dysautonomic mitochondrial myopathy)
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Any of various diseases caused by malfunctioning of mitochondria as a result of inherited or acquired mutations in mitochondrial or nuclear DNA, typically affecting several organ systems, especially the nervous and muscular systems.
mitochondrial diseaseAny clinically heterogeneous multisystem disease characterized by defects of brain–mitochondrial encephalopathies and/or muscle–mitochondrial myopathies due to alterations in the protein complexes of the electron transport chain of oxidative phosphorylation; MDs include Alper syndrome, Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy, Lowe syndrome, Luft syndrome, Menke's kinky hair syndrome, Zellweger syndrome, MELAS, MERRF, mitochondrial myopathy, rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata, and stroke-like episodes. See MELAS, MERRF.
Group 1 Progressive external ophthalmoplegias
• Kearns-Sayre disease Ophthalmoplegia plus syndrome
• Ocular myopathy
• Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy–due to a point mutation
Group 2 Mitochondrial encephalomyopathies
• Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes
• Myoclonus epilepsy with ragged red fibers
• Leigh syndrome
Group 3 Undefined mitochondrial encephalomyopathies, eg congenital lactic acidosis
Group 4 Mitochondrial myopathies
• Luft syndrome
• Enzyme defects, eg ATPase, cytochrome oxidase
Any of hundreds of congenital illnesses that result from mutations in the DNA of mitochondria. Mitochondrial diseases are transmitted from mother to child. | <urn:uuid:66ad1c06-47fe-4cfa-9f99-1a9aad420534> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Dysautonomic+mitochondrial+myopathy | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279224.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00483-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.797448 | 366 | 2.40625 | 2 |
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