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On the heels of its August 2013 recall for faulty brake caliper mounting bolts, Zero has announced yet another recall for its electric motorcycles, this time one involving several 2012-2013 models.
In December of last year, Zero Motorcycles released a statement announcing that they intended to recall 667 motorcycles due to faulty firmware that may cause the bike to lose power while running, potentially resulting in a crash.
According to Zero, “the subject motorcycles have a controller firmware that may react to infrequently encountered signal faults.” In layman’s terms, the signal to the motor controller may drift over the course of extended use of the bike, causing the motor to shut down sporadically.
The models in question are as follows:
- 2012 Zero XU: production date 10/21/2011-7/25/2012
- 2012 Zero S: production date 10/21/2011-7/5/2012
- 2012 Zero DS: production date 10/21/2011-4/3/2013
- 2013 Zero XU: production date 1/31/2013-5/21/2013
- 2013 Zero FX: production date 1/25/2013-6/20/2013
- 2013 Zero S: production date 1/21/2013-11/8/2013
- 2013 Zero DS: production date 1/24/2013-10/21/2013
Some owners have claimed that Zero has known about this problem for some time and have been slow to respond to the issue. Zero stated in their defect notice, issued in December of last year, that they had recognized there was a problem as early as September of 2012.
Zero has said it will remedy the defect by updating the motor controller firmware and configuring it to compensate for the signal drift. According to the NHTSA, the recall is expected to begin in mid-January and will be of no charge to owners.
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Heading to DC with the family, and trying not to break the bank? Here are some low-cost (or free, in some cases) activities for kids in DC:
Visit a Museum
Kids’ museums provide wonderful learning opportunities , while still allowing your kids to have a little fun! The American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center is an excellent place to start. Every Sunday, kids ages 5 to 12 can participate in the Kids @ Katzen program ($10), which introduces them to new exhibitions and leads them in creating their own art projects!
If your kids are into spy movies and TV shows, they’ll love the National Museum of Crime and Punishment! The museum’s motto is that you will have “So Much Fun, It’s a Crime!” The museum offers fun interactive experiences, a crime lab, and a filming studio (where they film the TV show “America’s Most Wanted”). General admission runs from $14-18, but you can often find deals if you purchase tickets online.
Love building with legos? The National Building Museum offers a unique perspective on building, architecture, and design. Your kids will love the interactive areas, where they can design their own small-scale buildings with blocks of all sizes, participate in group activities and games, and more. For an extra fee, younger kids (ages 2-6) can stop by the Building Zone to build towers, drive play construction trucks, and dress up in goggles and a hard hat. The museum is open seven days a week; adult admission is $8 and kids are just $5.
While not free, the wax museum is another fun activity for kids in DC. Madame Tussaud’s is full of celebrities, sports stars, and a special Presidents Gallery, featuring all 44 U.S. presidents. It’s a great educational activity, and it’s open 365 days a year! Admission ranges from $10-17 depending on the day, but you can find discounts and coupons pretty easily in local travel guides.
Learn About Animals & Enjoy the Outdoors
Animal lovers, listen up – head over to the National Zoo for a great afternoon learning about animals and wildlife! And the best part? It’s free to get in! The zoo is best known for its giant pandas, Tian Tian and Mei Xiang. There are some beautiful gardens within the zoo, as well as an Amazonia exhibit, a Reptile Discovery Center, a Small Mammal House, and much more.
If your kids love airplanes, be sure to hit Gravelly Point Park on the Virginia side of the Potomac. It’s at the end of the runway, and planes fly overhead every few minutes. Parents will enjoy the view of the DC skyline and the huge lawn offers ample space to let your kids to run and play.
Montrose Park is another free park that is a great place to go. Art lovers will enjoy all the free art activities that are held here throughout the year, including art walks and art shows. The park is full of beauty all year round!
Experience Theater and History
One extremely famous site in DC is Ford’s Theatre. It’s more than just a theater, though – it’s a full campus that traces the story of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency. You and the kids can take a self-guided tour around the Ford’s Theatre Museum, learn about the Civil War with a National Park Service Ranger, explore the Peterson House (where Lincoln died), or go to one of the many shows and performances. Ticket prices and schedule vary; check their website for more details.
At the heart of our nation’s capital, the National Mall is a must-see for kids in DC. Here you can wander around, visit the various monuments and memorials, soak up the sun in a paddle boat, earn a special badge in the Junior Ranger program, and much more. Grand trees shade the Mall and there are plenty of free celebrations and demonstrations that take place here all year long. The National Cherry Blossom Festival, for example, takes place every spring. It’s a free festival that draws crowds, vendors, and plenty of outdoor artists and street performers.
These are just some of the great activities for kids in DC! Turn off the TV, grab the kids, and get out and have a fun and educational afternoon. Enjoy!
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Nokia Corporation was formed in 1967 as a result of the merger of three Finnish Companies. As it entered into the telecommunication business, it established itself as a highly innovative company with pleasing products and high technological developments. The company gained the basis for long term acquisition strategy for growth in 1980, when it acquired a few more German, Finnish and French consumer electronics companies. This acquisition also strengthened the company's position in the field of telecommunication and consumer electronics (Nokia: About Company, 2008). There are four business groups present in the company: enterprise solutions; mobile telephones; networks and multimedia.
In the world, Nokia is positioned as the fifth most valuable brand. It is earning near about $40 billion in sales within 140 countries. Nokia has built a strong global market place with near about 55,000 employees universally. It focuses on a global way of thinking, innovative corporate culture, research & development and on high market segmentation (Kotler, 2007).
In present there are more than 1.2 billion persons, who use the mobile facility and mobility has transformed the people's way of living, standard, society status, the company's current mission statement is “LIFE GOES MOBILE”.
The vision of the Nokia is to create a world where everyone can be connected. The basic need of a person is to communicate and share. Nokia helps people to accomplish this need and tries to help people to remain close. The company focuses on providing consumers with human technology that is instinctive, joyful to use and beautiful. An individual is living in an era where connectivity is becoming really universal (Nokia, 2007).
Product and Services
Nokia Corporation serves their customers with various kinds of innovated products and services. All the services and product are based on the demands and requirements of the customer with technology and variety. Currently, there are more than 40 models with elegant and modish design in the market. They also offer various facilities and network services to the customers such as broadband access, core network, operation support system, etc.
The positioning statement of Nokia is “Connecting people”. By this, they aim to accomplish the primary human need for social connections and contact. Nokia tries to build a link between people in both the situations when they are far away as well as when they are confronting each other. It also tries to bridge the gap between people and the information they need (Lovelock, 2008). The target of Nokia is to develop a relationship with its customers in the whole world. The Company also serves its customer with the valuable product according to their needs and budget.
In 2007, approx. 50% of Nokia's net sale was from Africa/Europe/Middle East, Asia-Pacific approx. 20%, China approx.10%, North America approx.10% and Latin America approx.10%. The United Arab Emirates, China, US, UK, Brazil, Russia, Germany, India, Spain and Italy were the 10 largest markets of Nokia. All together, they represented about 65% of the total sales. By the end of the 2007 quarter, there was an increase of approximately 2 billion of the company's global subscription. This was due to the strong growth in its new markets like China, India, Brazil and Russia.
Strength of the Company
Due to the strong brand name and product line, the customers feel comfortable at the time of using product. The strong brand name of the company and advanced technology of products with the variety has attracted a wide area of customers towards the company.
Nokia has more than 33% market share in the industry and it is on fifth place in the world. It has a strong financial background and it is a very big strength of the company. It is also the leading player in its industry due to the strong brand name, various services and innovated products line.
Weaknesses of the Company
Although the company has various strengths, yet it is not without its weaknesses. The facility or game released by Nokia N-Gage has failed in the market. The company is gaining a bad image in the market, as its role in Symbian is increasing. The company provides various innovated product but it is very slow to catch the new techniques and knowledge.
Opportunities for the Company
Due to the growth of the company in the CDMA market and 3G games, the company could gain many opportunities in the market. Increases in its market share and development of the product according to the generation is also an opportunity to attract the new customers. Due to the increases in the eco-efficiency, the company is able to produce better, lighter and excellent products.
Threats for the Company
Motorola offers highest threat to Nokia in future. Both Motorola and Nokia are challenging each other and competing for third generation segment of technologies. To compete with Nokia, Motorola is planning to introduce 10 to15 3rd-generation (3G) phones in the coming time (Ramaswamy & Namakumari, 2007). Sony-Ericsson has the potential to achieve larger market share in the high-end segments.
Presently, Siemens offers very little threat to Nokia and probably will not be a threat in the future (Kotler, 2007). Asian OEMs are entering into the market very aggressively and it would be a threat for the company.
Issues Related to the Global Market
Innovation: It is necessary to analyze the effect of changing market conditions on companies.
Change in consumer behavior: In the global research conducted for Nokia, it has been identified that there is a strong trend for consumers to move from their fixed line phones to use their mobile handsets. Thus, it is important to look forward and generate more customers.
Intellectual Property Management: For Nokia, it is essential to continue technology leadership and this would depend on the capability to make a solid IPR portfolio through strong investigation and development capabilities.
Varying Market: It is necessary to comprehend the significance of keeping abreast with varying market conditions and adapting to them speedily. It is essential to examine future challenges that the company faced and the various options available to it.
Industry Clusters: Nokia is involved in the cluster development process. It has emphasized on clustering with other international IT companies and has focused on wireless technology like Ericsson, Intel, IBM, Motorola, Compaq and Microsoft (Bryan-Low, 2007).
Telecommunications in the Global Economy: Nokia and the other foremost network handset developers should keep on playing a strategic role in the emerging global economy. International telecommunication networks can improve the global economy in many ways.
Global Risk affecting Nokia
Financial risk: Financial risks in the Nokia can be minimized by the centralized management of currency exposures. However, the sale, cost and result of Nokia are affected by exchange rate fluctuations, particularly between the euro, the UK pound sterling, the US dollar and the Japanese yen.
Market risk: the Market risk of the Nokia can be reduced by globalization strategies as the company's dependence on its home as well as local market and also on European markets is minimized.
Political risks: Nokia's sales are usually derived from emerging market countries, which may be adversely affected by economic, regulatory and political developments.
Economic Market Trends: Nokia has expected to increase the overall mobile device market in order to reach about 740 million units. As compared with the previous estimate, approximately 10% annual growth has been seen due to the economic market. The overall market is also expected to grow in value but to a lesser extent, it has achieved its target.
Strengthen B2B Relationships
It was the first time that the company launched a handset which included hardware design customization for key operators. The handset is identified as Nokia 610. The hardware design customization for key operators consists of exclusive product numbers, colors, industrial design alterations and logos. Nokia is committed to provide customer satisfaction and therefore implements the strategy of Customization in mobile device and mobile infrastructure business. The company is also planning to introduce about 90% of its new models of mobile handsets in 2005.
This strategy of customization and introduction of new models will increase the company's opportunities for carrying out cross promotional activities. Through customization, Nokia is meeting the needs of its service providers and also by continuing the relationships with traditional supplier/technology/value chain; it has achieved the leading position among its Asian rivals. Nokia has also set up dedicated internal teams for dealing with Vodafone and other service providers, so that the company can know consumer brand preference at the time of signing up for new mobile service.
Thus, it is recommended to increase the focus of corporate on changing the customer tastes and demands. It would also assist in the customization of products and retrieve the lost market share. For high-end segments, it is important to enhance the product development. It is suggested that the niche segment should not be overlooked and the firms with core competencies need to be acquired.
To maximize economies of scale and scope in targeting all segments of the market, it is important to develop a long-term strategy to view regionalized markets. To take the maximum advantage of the congregating industry like banking sector, GPS, camera technology developers and personal organization technologies, it is important to increase the number of cross-industry strategic alliances and relationships (Kazmi, 2002).
It is important to assess the need for the potential integration of components to reduce the supplier risks and to develop relationships with key network providers. It is recommended to develop strategically located R&D facilities in order to increase the exploitation of localized resources.
The company has a well organized system of business and marketing strategies. The company applies all its strategies very successfully and is improving in the global market without facing any interruption. The sufficient and respectable advertising strategy helps the company to attract the customers and connect with the system of the company. The product rate of the company is high in comparison to its competitors, so the company should decrease the prices of the products. In this competitive and innovative market, in order to approach more customers the company should open more shop centers.
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A lot of people are going to see certain things that are wrong. I think it’s important to try and come together and find a way that’s right for the student-athlete, for the game and for the universities. Let’s take the University of Florida, for example. There’s only two of their 21 sports that sustain themselves: Football and basketball. And basketball doesn’t make enough money to support other sports. Football has to support 19 others, for men and women. You have to take all that into account and understand that all of it is part of this bigger issue.
If you are lucky enough to be the head golf coach at Texas A&M, you are down to make $209,100, which is dog food compared to the head men’s golf coach at the University of Texas, who makes $275K.
The head women’s basketball coach at UTEP makes $246,000, or $700 less than the defensive coordinator for a Miners football program that is currently 1-4.
And if you are the the head women’s bowling coach at Sam Houston State university you pull in $73,584.
These are a few examples taken from state schools in Texas, but they reflect the entire country.
If you want to look at least one reason why the NCAA and its member schools are in an alligator-fight against student-athletes being paid, look no further than the ledgers and just how much money is spent to pay coaches, and staffers.
“The other side of student-athlete benefits has always been coach and staff compensation,” Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said.
Schools are asking college athletes from revenue producing programs, most of whom come from impoverished backgrounds, to subsidize the salaries of athletic staffers in non-revenue producing programs. Why should that be their responsibility?
Well, let Mr. Bowlsby, in a remarkable fit of honesty, explain.
“Whatever resource the athletic department has they typically spend it; they operate hand to mouth,” Bowlbsy said. “The difference between the college athletics model and the pro athletics model is they manage to a profit. We manage to a zero outcome, or something marginally above zero.
“If there is $300,000 left, they are going to find something to do with it.”
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The middle, $8 an hour isn't enough
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Our 16-year-old daughter joined the working class a few weeks ago and has completed a crash course in tax withholding and direct deposit. Wages per hour needed no explanation.
She took the job that offered the highest hourly wage, and continues to look within her employer’s job offerings for a higher paying position. She is money-motivated and, for the record, so are her friends.
They aren’t looking for lifelong careers or resume boosts, and few have any inkling of company loyalty.
The Iowa economy, considered one of the more stable, experienced a 44 percent increase in the child poverty rate since 2000. Students eligible for free and reduced school lunches has skyrocketed 56 percent. We’ve more than tripled the percentage of Iowans who receive food assistance.
The economic lesson learned is young people have to look out for themselves. They seek jobs that offer the highest wages instead of jobs or volunteer opportunities that spark passion or might later advance a chosen career.
Despite these being entry-level jobs and their first dip in the employment pool, my daughter and her friends do not earn minimum wage. They make significantly more for each hour — more than the $8 per hour Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett suggested the state use as a standard.
No doubt those who oppose minimum wage hikes or wage standards will view this as justification for their position. They shouldn’t.
Iowa employers point to a “skill gap” as the reason they’ve not being able to fill vacancies or expand. This perceived shortage of workers is something lawmakers and other state officials have pledged to address. Yet even as incentives are rolled out to entice new workers or encourage displaced workers to expand their skills, Iowans already in those jobs aren’t regularly working double shifts or enjoying the wage hikes industry provides to those they fear losing.
More likely, employers cannot find workers willing to take positions for the wages they are offering.
My oldest daughter in Montana earns roughly $13 an hour. She works in the same industry and has similar duties to one of my younger daughter’s friends. In Iowa that job pays $8.50 an hour.
Part of the reason for this is Montana’s minimum wage is nearly a dollar above the federal standard. Employers there have learned that if they want workers, they’ll need to pay them a better wage.
The same is true for every state surrounding Iowa except Wisconsin, which is also stuck at the federal minimum of $7.25 per hour. Nebraska and Minnesota pay $9 per hour, while Illinois is at $8.25, South Dakota at $8.55 and Missouri pays $7.65. There is little difference in the cost of living between these places and Iowa.
Given these economic realities, how can I urge my oldest daughter to return? What case can I make for my younger two to stay when their immediate financial well-being would be better elsewhere?
Corbett is correct to urge raising the wage, but rising to the middle isn’t good enough. If businesses want qualified and skilled workers, if residents want to ebb the outflow of young adults, it’s time to shift the state’s policy focus from employers to employees.
• Comments: @LyndaIowa, (319) 339-3144, firstname.lastname@example.org
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Newspaper Page Text
For Freedom and Nationality;
. C. MKHCKK, Editor.
WKDNi;i)AY MORNING, OCT. J13. lM
To the Farmers.
In ordi r lo disabuse the minds of our
country friends, who have heretofore
lrideil in this place, of the malicious and
unfounded reports which mischievous
rebels Lave circulated aair.st tho Fed
eral authorities and arrny at this point,
vro hep; leave to make them a few eiacere
and candid declarations, in which we
will be cordially sustained both by our
civil and military officers. Many of you
are complaining of the foraging; parties
which are pent out daily to obtain sub
sistence on your farms, and Bay that they
re stripping the country of its produce.
Your cattle, provender, and articles of
food, both for horsr-R and men, are daily
Seized by these expeditions, and brought
to Nashville. All this is true ; (here is
Do doubt of it at all; we see the evi
dence ot it every day in the long trains
of wagons which pass through our
Streets loaded down with the spoils of
lho surrounding country. Now let us ask
Who ii responsible for this condition of affairs?
and also the much more important ques
tion, How is it to Le remedied f
The rebel leaders say that it is only
the execution of the purpose of the Fed
cral Government to impoverish and lay
waste the State. We pronounco the
charge a most glaring and shameless
calumny. We aver that the necessity of
foraging has been forced upon our army
' at NaBhville, not by the Federal Govern
ment, nor even by the rclel a.iiny, bulhy
a miserable, marauding, thieving gang of
ecoundrels, under Morgan, Fokuest, Bf.v
sett, and other guerrilla chiefs, who
have employed their time in firing on
pickets and ambulances, cutting tele
graph wires, and destroying railroad
.bridges and tunnels. This was mere
wanton destruction of public property,
in which every citizen of Sumner,
Davidson and Williamson county had a
common interest, and did not affect the
settlement of the war question one jot or
tittle. It impeded Gen. Buell's march
about as irujch as the biting of a mus
pito or a Doisy horse-fly would inter
rupt the traveling of a horse. It was a
considerable annoyance, but not a bin
tlrance by any means. This you have
6een for yourselves. The supplies of the
army were thus wholly cut oil", and no
thing for either teams or soldiers came
from the north of the Ohio Hivcr. We
' were blockaded. Our Generals wished
to bring their own food, but Mohuan,
T!j.nnf.tt, and Fokkekt tsaid they should
not; and lo prevent them from' dning bo,
they tore up the railroad track, destroyed
tunnels, and burned up cars, all of which
cost yu hundreds of thousands of dol
lars. They lashed your backs unmer
cifully iu order to frighten us; the
Federal army remained unscathed and
undaunted, but you groaned under the
cruel blows of these cowardly guerrillas ;
who destroy their friends to terrify their
foes. But these mounted madmen did
not even stop he re ; they positively fur
Lade any one from bringing provisions,
lrovender, wood, or any other article to
this place for t lie uso not only of the
oldiers, but even of the citizens of Nash
ville! The Bcoundrels were actually
willing to starve women and children to
death, or let them perish with cold, ii,
order to destroy our troops I Shelling
houses in which there are women and
children lias always been regarded as
inhuman, but surely trying to starve out
a whole city is worse. The result of all
Ibis fully, in which the guerrillas were
encouraged and sustained by wealthy
citizens of this place, was what all men
of sense tort-saw would follow. Forag
ing trains were- sent out under the pro
tection of troops to supply the wants of
the army. No one supposed for a mo
ment that the army intended lo either
utarve, or surrender ; as to retreating,
that wasn't in our programme, -nor shall it
i. Nashville is oura while one brick
rests oa another. Your rebel cavalry,
then, are the cauaeof all this foraging;
they only are responsible for it. Now,
although our army can supply itself
abundantly, yet our olli.-ers would much
prefer that the farmers aud marketers
would renew their trade, and bring in
the produce of the country to sell as
usual. They will tind ample protection
here, a large demand, and liberal prices
in c,ood money, of whatever sort you pre
fer; gold, silver, Treasury notes, Northern,
TchiiKSsce-, ir Southern money. Bring
on your produce, farmers. We are your
friends, we wish to see you prosper; we
came here for your good as well is for
that of all other parts of the country.
While those highway 'robbers who ride
limit u illi their thri-cv-barrrd flaz which
they talk of exchanging for a black llag,
with death's-head and cross bones, we
suppose are destroying ferry-boats and
neighborhood bridges, aud even threat
ening poor market peoplo who come to
town to sell their little produce, with
fearful punishment, we ask you to bring
on your produce, and it shall be protect
ed under the same old flag which has
protected you and your fathers for so
many years. Loyally protects, treason
destroys; loyalty is the friend of the
farmer, treason is bis dfadly foe. You
have the right to sell your produce, and
we will protect you in 'he exercise of
that right, and pay you well for all you
have to dispose of. You will find no
Federal force meeting you on the road
and driving you back; they leave such
work to your peculiar friends, Mortens
and Forrest, whose peculiar associations
and education have lead them to look with
contempt on anybody who is so vulgar
as to sell butter, eggs, potatoes, corn or
beef in market. To bo of the least con
sequence in the eye3 of these fast men,
one .must either sell negroes, keep a faro
bank or raise cotton as for small farm
ers pooh I Just as you supply the
wants of this community and of the
army with your produce at good prices,
will tho nocessity for foraging decline.
A Rebel Editor Wants to Court Mar
tial the Almighty.
The Knoxville register, edited by one
J. A Si-F.nnv, an Ex-Methodist preach
"For many weeks,- we have had no
rain, or but the merest sprinkle, and the
drought has destroyed the late vegetable
crops the most important of which is
notatoes. If the Clerk of the Weather is
amenable lo military law, we suggest a drum
head court martial.
The Being whom the foul mouthed blas
phemer of the Knoxville Jlegisler wishes
to trv before a rebel drum-head court
martial is Almighty God ! Tho wretch
who could write and publish such a par
agraph deserves to be kicked out of civ
ilized society. Yet the Jlegister is the
favorito organ of tho Tennessee Rebels
"Like priest like people" Those who
trample on the rights of their fellow men
and seek to enslave them, soon lose all
reverence for their Maker.
The position of disloyalty which tho
rebels of Nashville desire to occupy, while
at the same time they claim all the pro
tection given by the Federal Government
to loyal citizens, is so utterly absurd and
unreasonable, that their own leaders do
not tolerate it a moment in regard to
loyal citizfns within the Confederate
lines. Gen. Sam. Jones, lately placed
in command of the Department of East
Tennessee, has recently issued an ad
dress to the citizens of that portion of
tho State, in which ho says:
The right of the citizen to the protec
tion of tho Government is conditional on
loyalty and obedience to that Govern
ment. However much many people in
this section of the country may regret
the separation of Tennessee from the old
Union, that separation is a fixed fact;
and so long as they remain within the
limits of the State, they must yield obe
dience to its laws.
Every rebel in Nashville will endorse
tin's sentiment heartily. If they claim
obedience to a foul usurpation, how
much more may we claim obedience to a
legally established constitutional Gov
ernment, which is the choice of tho peo
Simon Giuty BrckSKit complains that
the Union men of Kentucky, "under the
guise of a faithless neutrality, have pur
sued all the mazes which duplicity can
lend t) a tortuous course," and Simon
Oihtt beiig aa Israelito in whose heart
there is no guile, feels extremely bad and
uncomfortable about it. If thero is any
thing lhat Simon detests, that Simon' ab
hors, that it really makes Simov sick to
mention, it is hypocrisy, duplicity and
perjury. As Antolycus, the foot-pad
said to the country bumpkin, whom he
was arming mont affectionately, while he
was picking bis pocket; "Offer me no
money, good sweet, sir, I beseech you ;
that kills my heart." Even as a pick
pocket Lutes money, or a toper whisky,
or a duck water, or a pig corn, or a girl a
sweet heart or a bonnet, or a Dutchman a
glass of lager, or a gossip a difh of fresh
scandal, does honest Simon hate dupli
city. The Bichmond Whig of the Jth is un
der lb impression that l'rag has taktn
The Perryville Fight.
Wo have received a Louisville Journal
of the 9th inst. It contains the follow
ing paragraph about the then anticipated
Anticii'Ated Engagement Between
the Forces of Gens. Blell and Bp.aco.
Couriers arrived from Gen. Buell's ad
vance, near IVrryvilTe, Boyle county, at
a late hour last night, from w hom we
learn that there had been heavy skirm
ishing in that vicinity on Tuesday even
ing and yesterday morning. Gen. Dm II,
it will be remembered, is in command of
the corps advancing upon I'erryville, and
it is his opinion that Gen. IJragg has
massed his forces there, and that a gen
eral collision may take place at any mo
ment. Indeed it is not improbable lhat
a decisive battle has been already fought
there. I'erryville is sitnated fifteen miles
southeast of Bardstown and eighteen
milest northeast of Lebanon.
The Journal was published at 3 o'clock
on Thursday morning, and the paragraph
quoted was written on the previous even
ing. Tho couriers spoken of bad just,
arrived in Louisville on that (Wednes
day) evening. The news then is not so
late as that in our Extra of Monday, by
some twenty-four hours.
Rebel Account of the Fight at
The following, taken from the Atlanta
Confederacy of tho 9th inst., will be very
interesting to our readers.
The rebels admit a route a retreat to
Bipley, distant over thirty miles from the
battle-field, and tho splendid generalship
of Rosecuans. It will probably take
Thice sometime to march on this place,
as tho Confederacy is contented to hear
that he has run until he is safe !
Our Army now Safely Potted,
Monii.K, Ar.A., Oct. 9. The following
is a special dispatch to the Mobile Ad
vertiser and Register:
Tur-F.LO, Miss., Oct. 7. Having driven
tho enemy's skirmishers, the combined
forces of Van Dora and Price attacked
them in their intrenchmcnts at 9 o'clock,
a.m., on Friday, driving them out and
capturing nine pieces of artillery, and
continued repulsing them, slow ly driving
them back until night.
Our loss was heavy during the day,
Fhiter'a and Green's brigades suffering
most. General Martin was killed, and
Cols. McFarland and Irwin, of Missouri,
At four o'clock on Saturday morning
the enemy opened with heavy artillery,
which occasioned but small loss.
At eight o'clock, a.m., we advanced,
capturing several siege guns, Green's bri
gade again suffering heavily, and being
the first to enter the town of Corinth.
Cauell's brigade charged the fort on
College Hill. The enemy received his
fire until his brigado was within thirty
yards of tho fort,vhen he opened a mur
derous fire upon Cabell, repulsing him
with great loss.
Information was then received that the
Federal army of Bolivar, Tenn., 20,001)
strong, was inarching via Pocahontas, in
our rear; w hereupon u retreat was or
dered at 10 o'clock, A. M., our army be
ing somewhat disorganized, but bringing
oil' a part of the crptured artillery and
our wounded and baggage, We then fell
back 10 miles to Cypress Creek.
At eight o'clock Sunday morning, Col.
Adams commuenced skirmishing with
the Yankee force from Bolivar at Poca
hontas, aud fell back one mile when ho
was reinforced by Whitfield's Legion
and a section of artilery, and afterwards
Maurey's Division, which was, also, re
inforced! but the whole of this force
proved insufficient, and was driven back,
the enemy Knowing the bridgo aud trap
ping Moore's brigade and i pieces of ar
tillery. an Dorn and ilepiguc coming: up.
recaptured Moore's brigade together
with a brigade of their captors, and
thirteen pieces of artillery. The enemy
were then driven back to Mattamoras,
and our army continued their retreat to
hipley, Miss., over the load which our
baiiKaire train had passed.
Our loss in all the engagements is es
timated at &,0U0, and that of the enemy
much heavier. The loss at Pocahontas
was equal to that at Corinth.
Our loss may be over estimated, a the
stragglers were litimbcied by the thousand, and
the retreat was not vry o'deily.
c lost tour pieces of artillery. e
raptured liTiO prisoners at Corinth, who
were all brought oil.
The enemy made no attempt to follow
us from Corinth, nor did tho Bolivar
force after their defeat at Davis' Bridge.
Van Dorn was conspicuous for ins
daring, and Price, as usual, felt at home
in the lead both of (he gallant leaders
Gen. Price's command was the first in
(he entrenchments. Maury's division
suffered the heaviest loss. Gen. Cabal t's
division also suffered a severe loss and
acted most gallantly.
'lhe enemy fuu;ht dtlnninedly and were
Bosecrans commanded (ho enemy.
Our army is perfectly safe at Ripley,
Miss., aud no fears are entertained of its
being followed by the crippled Yan
kees. RitAMi may be "a good dog. but "hold
fast" Buell ii a better one.
The rebel game of Brahi is played out,
Mild I'.Lti I. is alter in with a polu r.
Rebel Accounts of the lavergne
We copy the following correspondence
and editorial from the Chattanooga HM
of the 9th inst., in reference to the La
vergne fight. The rebels were evidently
panic-6tricken at their rout, and still
dread another attack.
"Deciieru, Tenn., Oct. 7. The em my,
2,000 strong, and two batteries, attacked
our forces at Lavergne, early this morning-.
Our forces fell back about five
miles. The enemy did not pursue, but,
left for Nashville by 9 o'clock, A.M.
They burnt five cars and two houses at
Lavergne. We bad two killed and sev
eral wounded. Enemy's loss uukuown.
We captured a Major and Lieutenant. It
is impossible to give further particulars
to-night. Cor. Chat. Jldth"
tycclal C-rrcipimdmcf of Hip Rein 1
" Ml-kkkeesiioro, Oct. 9. We had a re
port from our advanced pickets last night
that tho enemy were advancing ou tins
place via Lebanon pike. Our forces were
kept in line of battle all night, but the
enemy have not yet appeared, (7 a.m.)
1 am inclined to think they will not come.
But there is no doubt they are greatly
elated at the success ot their raid on La
vergne, and may think they can take
Murfreesboro. It is thought they are be
ing reinforced at Nashville, but this is
hardly probable. If this country is again
taken by the Yankees nothing will be left
by them. This they have shown at La
vergne, where they destroyed everythinir
they could lay their hands On even the
dresses of ladies. They left nothing.
If they get here they will do the same.
They have a special grudge against the
patriotic citizens of this place.
"I do sincerely hopeXfen. Jones will
send ua force enough to repel any effort
on tho part of the Yankees to again get
possession of Middle Tennessee. It would
be a burning shame to let this portion of
our State again be overrun and pillaged
The Helel says :
"A dispatch appeared in the litlel ves
f erday morning, in regard to the affair at
Lavergne, Irom the agent of the Associ
ated Press at Murfreesboro, which is con
sidered by some to reflect on Gen. S. R
Anderson. The dispatch was hot pub
lished until it was ascertained, by in
quiring at the telegraph office here, that
it was approved by Gen. Forrest, and
had been sent to all papers which take
the press dispatches. No press which
iaKc the dispatches has the right to al
ter those which may come approved by
military auinonty. e learn from gen
tlemen just from Murfreesboro. that no
fault attaches to Gen. S. R. Anderson, but
mat me cavalry, consisting of new re
cruits, who had never been under fire.
uiu leave rather precipitately, and that
was the cause of tho disaster'
That is what we call a back-handed
apology for Andkiison. Forrest, it ap
pears, is down on him.
The Jteliel has this significant item:
" Eni'.oi.uno Officer Arrested. J no.
W. Igo, Enrolling Oilieer of the 1th Civil
District of Bradley county, was arrested
and brought to this city yesterday, on a
charge of refusing to make the Enroll
ments. The penalty is a heavy one."
Great Britain seems not a little troubl
ed at learning that the President has given
notice to the British Government of his
intention to issue letters of marque as a
means of checking the operations carried
on against tho commerce of the United
States by the rebel privateers. But
Great Britain has herself to blame iu
this matter. She is responsible to herself
for whatever inconvenience or sacrilico
she may sustain in consequence of it.
Everybody remembers, that, at the very
commencement of tho Southern rebellion,
the U. S. Government proposed to the
British and French Governments to ac
cede to the joint treaty for abolishing the
privateering system altogether. Those
two Governments however, insisted, that,
if any treaty of the kind should be made,
there ma t lie n (xc-jition in favor f the
Smthcrn Cunfedt racy.
Our Government scorned to agree to
any such exception, which of course was
asked biinjdy tor the purpose of aiding
the rebellion. The Government at Wash
ington would have been guilty of the
most wretched stupidity if it had con
sented to the proposition lo abolish pri
vateering on the part of the United States
and other nations and jot allow it to the
Confederacy in rebellion against us. And
now if tireat Britain ami Trance suffer
from our exercise of the right which
they were for giving exclusively to the
rebels, they may grumble their hcllyftill.
I Can we not state thai the Unionists of
Bast Tennessee are the allies of Butler,
who would spare neither age, nor sex, nor
condition? of lb i drunken, brutal An
diew Johnson, who i now engaged in
the wholesale confiscation of the estates
of Southerners in Nashville and Mem
phi i V Knox. J leg ii ter. j
Please tell us what "wholesale" or re
tail confiscation Governor Johnson is
engaged in. Your paragraph will be
news in Nanhville.
We aie famishing lor some late news,
t'an'l yo'i send "a little more grape Cap
it Mi c n.uh'n ( 'ui hy.
The Battle at Corinth.
fCorr? j !il'n't of lhe f t. Locn iHtiuorrut
Corinth., Miss., Oct. 5. On the morn
ing of the CJ our outposts were attack
ed by tho enemy in force about six
miles northeast of Corinth, and before
four o'clock the engagement became gen
eral. A fierce and sanguinary bkttla
was fought. Our men, under Rosecrans,
f tood up manfully, and fought wi'h
great coolnes and bravery, but regi
ment after regiment, and brigade after
brigado poured in upon us, and we were
forced slowly backwarks, fighting des
perately. Tho rebels pushed forward
with determined obstinacy, and held
every foot of the advantago ground.
They out Hanked oar inferior force on
tho left and were forming in the rear,
and we were obliged to fall back still
further to prevent this movement from
being accomplished. Tho enemy were
inside of our breastworks pushing us
back toward the town when, darkness
put an end to lhe fighting for'that day.
During the day's light our loss was
heavy, but that of the enemy must have
largely exceeded ours. Three pieces of
the 1st Missouri battery were captured,
after having stood for many hours be
fore the enemy's fire. Tho men were
consumed by thirst aud subdued by
the intense and constant exertion.
Brig. Gen. Hockclman fell mortally
wounded at tho head of his men and
died the same evening. General Ogles
by was shot in tho breast.
About four o'clock on the morning of
tho 4th the enemy opened briskly on the
town with shot and shell. Our batteries
replied, and for an hour or more heavy
cannonading was kept up, and at the ex
piration of that time two of the rebel
guns had been disabled, and shortly
after daylight their battery of seven
guns were captured.
Portentious quietness soon occurred,
and it was evident some movement was
being made by the enemv.
The Western Sharp-shooters, under
.Oi. uurke, were ordered forward as
skirmishers to feel the enemv. At l.nlf.
past nine they met them three-quarter's
f 1 1 X . - -
oi a nine in advance ot our line of bat
tle, advancing rapidly in heavy columns
upon ine town, immediately a murder
ous firo opened on them. The skirmish
ers beean slowly to retire, returning th.
fire with effect. The woods seemed alive
with rebels, and it appeared impossible
for this gallant regiment to escape de
struction in their retreat over three
qusrters of a mile of open ground, which
intervened between them and our tempo
rary works of defence. In a few mo
ments the engagement became general.
Our batteries opened a destructive fire
on tho exposed ranks of tho rebels, mow
ing them down like grass. The slaughter
was frightful, but with unparalleled
daring and recklessness they pushed im
petuously forward. They charged our
works desperately, broke our line of in
fantry, and captured a small fortification,
in which tho battery of the First Maine
was planted. Fortune all seemed lost,
and a temporary panic ecized our men,
and the rebels once more marched into
the streets of Corinth. New batteries
opened on them, and our men, under t In
direction of a few courageous oflicers,
and stimulated by their example, charged
and fought with the most fearful des
peration, and checked the further advance
of the enemy. They "wavered, and then
fell back. Our lost battery was regained,
and once more it hurled destruction into
their ranks. The day was saved, and
the enemy was in full retreat. Our loss
was comparatively small during Ihis
fearful charge; that of the enemy was
fully twenty to our one in killed. A
tho rebel killed left on the field were
brigadier-General Rogers, of Nsw Or
leans. Colonel and aefimr Briyndier.
General Johnson, of Mississippi, and
another Colonel commanding a brigade,
whoso name was not learned.
The enemy was commanded by Van
Dorn, Price, ami Villiniguc, with their
respective army corns, which swelled
his forces to 00,000.
It is impossible now to give a list of
casualties or the lironoi tions of oll'ieera
killed, which is thought to be large. We
lost imi lour taken iirisoners.
Nasiivii.t.k A. Chattanooga Railroad.
This road is now in running order its
entire length, thanks to tho herculean
efforts of Col. E. V. Cole, its able ami
accomplished Superintendent. Had our
military kept pace w ith Col. Cole, w e
would now be iu daily intercourse with
our capital, and its downtrodded inhabi
tants would be free ouco more. As it
is, we are only able to go within seven
teen miles of Nashville (Lavergne.)
From preparations lhat we hear of, we
mpe soon to chronicle toe fa :t that
Nashville is in our nosession airaiii.
V!ttiU(inonji Ii'i ',cllh in'!.
A r.'iii s i a, 0' t. O.-The Savannah papers
this morning contain a dispatch, dated
Baldtvin, I la., Oct. I, which (tales that
the Confederates evacuated the batteries
near Jacksonville on the npproa'h of lhe
federals. 1 wo gumboats came unto the
city one of which returned down the riv
er. Noun of the enemy had lauded at
Jacksonville up to 8 o'clock on Saturday
A Darin'i Man. It. Il. Newell, the
man who writes the " Orpheus 0. Kerr"
letters has married .Miss Adli Isaacs
Menken, tho actress, who claimed to he
lhe w ife of John !C. Ileenan. which eluim
the " brois.r" coinbatted. If " Otpheu-."
don't get kicked out of bed before the
honey-moon is at its full, it will be
cause the bridal tied i made upon the
U;or.-' e.,1,,,1 ((J) h;U.
Rerkt. Loss Sinck Leaving lirr
Sixtt Tnot'SANrn. An officer i Wii
Chester ptafed that he bad lu.I froi
Gen. Lee tho acknowldgent th
since their advance upon Gen'opo
the Rapidan in all their battiest Mai?
assas and Bull Run, before Wiingto"
and in tho several engagements Ma.-;
land, in killed, wounded and isonetl
and from sickness caused by archt'f1
and other causes, and by desern, tH1!
army had suffered a reduction' 00'0(
men. ' j
They have undoubtedly It much
from desertions and siekncsi nd in
consideration of the immense mber
of stragglers I think thes. inrs are-
not beyond w hat is credible
The Passport system reivediothct
blow in the Conr,.ih.r ,iq wvt
The authority exercises by theovosf j
Marshal, in requiring passpoi from;
citizens, will shortly by praetic: Jest
ed by several members of Congi; who
have resolved to sta-t bomcwawith-1
out passports, and it detained vbring
the matter to the attention of tlourts.
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* He was a naughty youngster. Didn’t have a college education. * Developed his passion for aviation after watching his neighbor Louis Bleriot who was a pioneer in the field. A morale booster story of struggle, vision, love, patriotism, passion and patience of JRD Tata.
Story of man who saw aviation as future of national fortune in field of travel, tourism and war & peace. A man of principles who guided the government and societies to take greater interest in social service and long term beneficial programs. It describes how one man army JRD Tata with low industrial education outperformed many industrialist.The Book started with discretion about the family of JRD Tata and his ancestors. It gives an insight about culture and the values that were brought in India and how Indians responded with enthusiasm. It presents another example of Indian culture’s unique quality of acceptance on morality.
JRD-Youth * Served in the French Army for an year in 1925. * Seeing his talent was transferred to the office of the colonel. * Wanted to do his Engineering from Cambridge.
* Circumstances forced him to enter the family business at an early age of 21 years. * Through out his life he regretted not having done his college education.There is brief description of Jamsetji Tata who was the ideal person for JRD and his contribution to Tata family thinking for nation and long term vision.
Story moves on with information about Sir Dorab ji Tata and Ratan Tata and their hardship to save Tata industry for many years. Then comes the story of our industry captain JRD Tata. JRD did not go higher education and accused his father for it. He was the second child of Ratan Tata who married a French girl. He was born with silver spoon in mouth and got a chance to travel many parts of world in early edge.This imparted a very broad sense and knowledge about different culture and social values. .
….. and many more insight about the early life events. He was appointed as chairman of Tata industries in his early thirties and continue to serve it till his late eighties.
Then appointed Ratan Tata as his successor. When he took the charge of TATA it was 100 crore company and left it with 10000 crore company and presence in all sectors of business. JRD- The Trainee * He joined Tata group in 1925 as an unpaid apprentice. * He was mentored by John Peterson who was the Director in charge of Tata Steel. He spent 1 year in Jamshedpur to understand the working of their biggest business-Steel Manufacturing. * Death of RD Tata in 1926- Difficult time * 1929 – Surrendered French nationality * 1931- attached to Sir. Nowuroji( chairman ) He was very fond of skiing which brought him near to planes.
He brought India’s first aero plane and started first air service from Karanchi to Mumbai via Ahmadabad. His struggle to make it an internationally recognized airline is beautifully described by author. Finally government nationalized the airline started by the JRD and appointed him as chairman of it. This airline is known as Air India now.He served the board for 40 year without pay. JRD- Chairman * Director of Tata Steel- 1926 to 1938 * Mentored by Sir.
Sorabji Saklatvala who was the chairman. * youngest director of Tata steel * Became the youngest chairman of Tata Sons in 1938 * Longest serving chairman of 1938-1993 * Assigned independent heads * Tata group expanded into a conglomerate under his chairmanship His views towards politicians and his connections with them is described in very clear manner. Jawaharlal Nehru,Indira Gandhi, Lal Bahdur Shastri, Ballabh Bhai Patel was the big names in his friendliest and Morarji Desai was his strongest opponent.
There few interesting debates and events that makes this political relation salty and make a clear perception how he had struggled for his shareholders. At that time there was two names in Indian industry TATA and BIRLA, a chapter is devoted on comparison and contribution to Indian society. His contribution to Indian society and government was described in details. There are many points that make him as a great leader visionary and social entrepreneur. I am giving some points as example.
First scholarship for higher studies, establishment of IISC, IITs, IIM C, institute for social study, TIFR, nuclear project.One amazing point that entire TATA family owns only 1. 62% of the total TATA empire. JRD- The Pilot * Received his pilot license in 1929. The first Indian to do so.
* Took the Aga khan challenge in 1930. * Flew from Karachi to London. But had to return back from Alexandria due to some technical problems. * Had widespread knowledge about aviation. * His knowhow in aviation gave him the courage to venture in to air line business. * He laid the foundation of the aviation sector in India.
Air India – The beginning * Started off as Tata Aviation Service- a mail carrier. * The first flight from Karachi to Bombay was piloted by JRD himself. These flights were highly risky. * It improved the efficiency of the mail service and greatly reduced the time for delivery of mail. * From the beginning itself they focused on punctuality. * Slowly they moved in to passenger service. Initially they started by carrying individual passengers. * They expanded gradually.
A second route was started between Bombay and Calcutta. * During the war the facilities of the air service was used for the war cause. * Air India came in to being in 1946 after Tata Airlines became a public limited company. * Air India International was launched on 8th March 1948. The first international service was between Bombay and London.
* Soon the government started issuing licenses without any restrictions. * Just like JRD predicted Nationalization happened in 1953. * JRD continued as the chairman of Air India till 19 * It was the best period in the history of Air-India when JRD was at its helm.
JRD- The Professional * Spotting talent, attracting talent , holding on to talent * Got the apt professionals within 2 years * Started interdepartmental conference * Started Tata Administrative Service for management executives. * Good in time management. JRD- The Philanthropist Contributed to society – various Tata trusts like Sir Ratan Tata Trust, Sir Dorabji tata Trust… etc * Started Tata memorial Hospital- focused on medical research * Tata institute for fundamental research – cradle of India’s atomic energy. * Donated his own share of Tata Sons in 1944- started JRD Tata trust. JRD-The Citizen * Propagated family planning * 1970- family planning foundation of India * Advocated for presidential system in India * Supported dual party sytem * Initiated for school of population studies in association with TISS * Concerned about overcrowding of cities like Bombay Suggested Satellite city- Navi Mumbai * Suggested the rent act for Mumbai JRD- The Visionary * Bombay Plan * Nationalization of Aviation sector. * Predicted the importance of family planning. * He favored liberalization of industry which he believed will benefit the country. * He suggested the formation of the National Relief Fund which was accepted by the government.
JRD – The Friend * JRD maintained a cordial relationship with all his friends. * His friend circle included Prime Ministers, Company Directors , Labor Union Leaders to small children. JRD took the time off his busy schedule to reply to all. JRD’s – Achievements * Padma vibushan in 1957. * Guggenheim medal for aviation in 1988.
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Christine, in the future I would freeze my berries flat, on a cookie sheet, before putting in bags. Not that you have to but if you want to use them for muffins or pancakes they are much easier to use. Freezing in quart containers is fine if you want to use them in baking and you measured out how much (4 cups?) went into the container. I would not blanch those berries before dehydrating. Nope, just put them in as is.
Roasted peppers -- char on a outside grill on on a range top. Just turn them occasionally so they blacken (and I do mean blacken) on all sides. Then throw them into a brown paper sack. Don't worry if they are hot. Close the bag and let them steam a bit. Can leave them in quite some time. The skin will pull off easily and you will have a nice flavor on the peppers. You can then put them in a jar and cover them with olive oil (dry the peppers first and remove the seeds) or cover them with a vinegar/water mix (half and half) with some onions or garlic or whatever you like. You can can them then or just store in the fridge. Store the ones in olive oil in the fridge.
Oh for the peppers is there anyway to can them for alonger shelf life?
My favorite dehydrating resource is the web site: www.dehydrate2store.com
I just dried strawberries, cherries, blackberries, carrots and celery. The blackberries were a pain (they remained wet/sticky). I set my dehydrator outside on my deck...too noisy and hot. I have found the best temp to dry is 130 and just increase the time. I load up the trays in the p.m. and then go to bed...the product is almost always perfect when I get up in the a.m.
I think I will roast and freeze; I want the purer pepper taste not a pickle taste thank you for the information.
Lynda looking into the dehydrating site thank you
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For those of you who are unfamiliar with Drop Ball
, Drop Ball
is an “extremely addictive, high intensity game designed for people everywhere.” Needless to say, there's not that many Drop Ball video games. So when I was trying out Petit Computer
, a DsiWare application where one can write programs in BASIC, I started to think what video game I should make. Maybe I'll adapt Drop Ball into a video game.
While this isn't an in-depth guide on how to use Petit Computer or how to create an amazing video game, anyone can try following along on how to made a Drop Ball video game.
What I used:
My Drop Ball rules:
1. While in squatting position, grab the ball using your butt.
2. Stand upright without releasing the ball.
3. Only when full upright standing position, drop the ball to score a point.
4. Repeat without breaking your streak.
My basic outline:
The graphics were very simple. I only drew nine sprites:
-Player victory stand
-Player crouching left
-Player crouching right
-Alternate Player squatting
-Alternate Player victory stand
Each player sprite was 64x64 pixels and the ball sprite was 16x16. Using GIMP, Petit Computer's built-in sprite editor, and copy-paste, I drew each sprite. I imported it into Petit Computer using PTCUtilities.
Before I started programming, I designed an outline what had to be done.
1. When a button is pressed, the corresponding action and animation must be drawn on screen.
The game controls:
L Trigger: Drops left leg (Player crouch left)
R Trigger: Drops right leg (Player crouch right)
L+R: Crouch (Player crouching)
Touch Screen: Butt Grab
L+R+Touch: Ball Grab (Player squatting)
2. A player scores a point on each successful ball drop (following Drop Ball rules).
3. A player loses the game with a failed ball drop (dropping the ball too soon).
What I programmed
BASICally, I wrote an main loop that checks if a button is pressed during a frame (1/60th of a second). If the button is pressed, the display is refreshed to update the player score, player sprite, and ball sprite. Once the ball is grabbed, an additional check is added when the player drops the ball. When the player drops the ball standing, the score is incremented. When the player drops the ball in the wrong position, the loop stops running (game ends).
Sound design is very easy to do in Petit Computer by using the built-in sound effect and music library. The BGMPLAY command allows multi-track music, and the BEEP command can change the pitch of a sound effect. I decided to add sound effects for each butt grab and ball drop. Additionally, I played around to create a “ONE POINT!” sound, imitating voice. To top it off, I added BG music during the game play.
Testing (And adding some finesse to it)
Test, test, test. The majority of my work is testing the game and fixing its errors. This is where I add some finesse to the game. For example, what makes a video game “a video game”? A title screen. A how-to demo. A game over screen. This is also the time to try to make the game even more enjoyable. I added some jokes during the demo video. I decided that secret achievements made the game much more re-playable, and I added the ability to save the high score and unlocked achievements.
DROP BALL. Yeah, well it is a game. What I learned is video games are a lot of work. Even for simple ones. Below are the QR codes to play and test DROP BALL. Hit this link for a larger resolution.
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"Lily Evans. One of the brightest I ever taught. Vivacious, you know. Charming girl. I used to tell her she ought to have been in my House. Very cheeky answers I used to get back too."
-- Horace Slughorn (HBP4)
Lily Potter is the mother of Harry Potter, who shared with Harry the most striking aspect of her appearance, her brilliant green, almond-shaped eyes (OP28). Lily was born to a Muggle family and grew up with her sister, Petunia, not far from Spinner’s End in the town of Cokeworth (Pm).
When she was 8 or 9 years old, Lily met an odd, intense neighborhood boy named Severus Snape. It was through Severus that Lily discovered that she was a witch (DH33), a fact which allowed her to attend Hogwarts and made her parents very proud (PS4), though Petunia was quite jealous.
“You are a witch. I’ve been watching you for a while. But there’s nothing wrong with that. My mum’s one, and I’m a wizard.”
— 9-year-old Severus Snape (DH33)
As young girls, Lily and Petunia were very close; however, once Lily was invited to Hogwarts and Petunia told she couldn’t attend, a rift grew between them that never healed. Lily’s best friend soon became Severus Snape, even though he was a Slytherin, and fascinated by the Dark Arts. Lily and Severus remained friends until it became clear to her at the end of their fifth year that he had been seduced by Voldemort’s notion of pureblood supremacy. At Hogwarts, she also met James Potter, a very popular and talented student who was thought to be “the height of cool” — except by Lily, who considered him to be conceited and was disgusted by his rather trigger-happy attitude toward jinxing people. For his part, by the end of their fifth year James was very taken with Lily. Though Lily didn’t know it, Snape was deeply in love with her, and his heart broken when she started dating James in her seventh year (DH33).
Lily was considered by her teachers to be “bright,” “vivacious,” and a very gifted witch, especially at Potions (HBP4). She was Head Girl of Hogwarts her seventh year (PS4), and also very pretty (DH34). Dumbledore believed that though Harry looked very much like James, his deepest nature was one he had inherited from Lily, along with the color of his eyes (DH33).
After finishing Hogwarts, joined the Order of the Phoenix, together with James’ three closest friends: Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew. Reckoned among the best of Dumbledore’s loyal supporters in the first war against Voldemort, Lily and James were remarkable in that they defied Voldemort personally on three occasions and escaped each time, though narrowly (OP37). Lily and James probably married during the summer or fall of 1979. Lily did not see her sister Petunia after leaving Hogwarts, although some minimal contact appears to have existed between the sisters (PS1).
A prophecy made in the fall of 1979 by Sybill Trelawney changed everything when it was partially overheard by Severus Snape and reported to Voldemort. The prophecy foretold the birth of a boy “with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord” at the end of July, so as soon as Lily became pregnant the Potters went into hiding (OBT/CH). Voldemort waited to see what children were born, and began planning the murder of the Potter family (OP37, HBP25). Snape got wind of this and begged Voldemort to spare Lily, though he could not trust his assurances. Snape realized that in order to really protect his precious Lily, he needed Dumbledore’s help. Snape altered his own life and Voldemort’s when he offered Dumbledore his complete allegiance and informed the Headmaster that the Potters would be attacked soon by Voldemort himself.
However, even Dumbledore could not guard against treachery. When Voldemort arrived at Godric’s Hollow on October 31, 1981, he quickly killed James, and headed for Harry’s cot. The Dark Lord remembered Snape’s pleas, but Lily would not stand aside. She shielded her child with her body and Voldemort was forced to kill her. Her sacrifice unexpectedly created “old magic” protection for her son that could ward off even an Avada Kedavra curse, so when Voldemort tried to kill Harry, his spell rebounded on him and destroyed his body. Lily’s sacrificial magic was so deep and strong that Harry was given the tools he needed to live under his mother’s protection for sixteen years, and eventually defeat Voldemort for good. Voldemort had created the very menace he was seeking to destroy (OP37, DH33, DH36).
After the deaths of Lily and James, Dumbledore stepped in, setting aside the legal arrangements the Potters had made for Harry’s care. (Since Sirius Black was almost immediately condemned to Azkaban without trial, however, changes would have been required in any case.) Dumbledore, feeling that Harry’s physical safety from Voldemort overrode any other consideration, chose the course he considered right over what would have been easier for him to live with: arranging for the strongest possible magical protection over the child rather than a loving home for him. Dumbledore cast a charm to reinforce the protection Harry gained from the shedding of his mother’s blood as long as Harry lived with someone of that blood. Ironically, this made the Dursleys — otherwise unfit as guardians in any other sense for the child — the only possible guardians to seal the charm and thus help keep the boy alive (OP37). Dumbledore explained the protection which Lily’s sacrifice gave to Harry with these words:
“Your mother died to save you. If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love. He didn’t realize that love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own mark. Not a scar, no visible sign… to have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever. It is in your very skin.”
— Dumbledore (PS17)
FAMILY & FRIENDS
Ancestry: Muggle-born witch .
Mother: A Muggle, died before 1981.
Father: A Muggle, died before 1981.
Husband: James Potter; they married very quietly sometime between summer of 1978 and fall of 1979. Sirius Black was their best man. James was killed the same night as Lily, 31 October 1981, by Lord Voldemort at Godric’s Hollow.
Siblings: An older sister (DH33), Petunia (Evans) Dursley.
Location of childhood home: Near Spinners End in Cokeworth, a rundown industrial area of the English Midlands (DH33, Pm).
Childhood: According to Petunia, their parents were delighted to discover that Lily was a witch.
Affiliations: Slug Club, Order of the Phoenix.
SKILLS, MAGICAL DEVICES, ETC.
Wand: Willow, 10 1/4", swishy (nice wand for charm work) (PS5).
Skills: Charms, possibly (PS5), or Potions (HBP9). According to Horace Slughorn, Lily had an "intuitive grasp of potion-making." (HBP18).
Unusual abilities: one of the few members of the Order of the Phoenix to defy Voldemort personally three times and survive (OP37).
Gringotts' Vault: 687 (PS/film).
Lily and Severus' story seems to relate to elements of Dante's Divine Comedy and particularly the Purgatorio. On Episode 23 of the Mugglenet Academia podcast, John Granger mentioned the connection of Severus and Dante as well as the connection of Lily and Beatrice. Dante gloried in Beatrice's "emerald" eyes and notes that his accession into Heaven occurred while staring into Beatrice's eyes. Lily's green eyes (and Harry's as well) may be inspired by the importance of this feature in Dante's Divine Comedy. We may also speculate that it is Lily's green eyes and Snape's love (or obsession) for her that "guided" him to repent and/or absolve his transgressions through good deeds in the latter part of his life. --Hufflepuffskein
From the Web
- Essence of Asphodel: Lily Evans Potter and the Poetic Tradition by Silver Ink Pot
- Lily's Hypocrisy: Things JKR Doesn't Want You to Notice by Silver Ink Pot
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Amid the “most perilous time we’ve ever seen,” healthcare IT and innovation can drive fundamental changes in the U.S. healthcare system, David Brailer, MD, former federal healthcare IT czar, told attendees at the Health Tech Investment Forum here on Tuesday.
While the nation hasn’t made meaningful progress in driving systemic changes in the way healthcare is delivered, entrepreneurs, investments in disruptive technology and support from state leaders will get America to the other end of healthcare reform, said Brailer, founder and chairman of Health Evolution Partners.
Proposals for new taxes and cutting Medicare benefits should be scrapped in favor of focusing on innovative solutions that bring long-term efficiencies that embrace quality and the right treatment at the right time, he said.
Despite the economic downturn and the “tremendous nervousness” among investors, “capital will find a way” to fund innovation, he said, adding, “The bright spot is health IT.”
The $37 billion allotted for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology in February was a “tremendous commitment” that has made ONC the fastest growing federal program in history. The biggest beneficiaries of the federal stimulus funds for healthcare IT adoption are the electronic health record companies, he said.
With 75 percent of hospitals already committed to healthcare IT implementations, the federal stimulus funding is basically a subsidy - and not a stimulus - to these hospitals, he said. The real test will be whether small hospitals, with less staff, dollars and resources, can find products that fit into their environments. If they do, “the impact could be quite powerful,” he said.
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A Chinese man was nearly drained of all his blood by the time he escaped his captors in Sihanoukville city, Cambodia.
The man, identified only by his surname Li, was kidnapped by a gang and used as a “blood slave” for months, reported South China Morning Post.
Li’s life as a “blood slave”
Since August 2021, the gang reportedly took 27 ounces (800 milliliters) of blood from the 31-year-old man each month, leaving him just enough time to replenish his blood supply. It is believed that the gang sold the blood online to private buyers.
A normal blood donation usually just takes around 16 ounces (470 milliliters) of blood, which is about 8% of the average blood volume of an adult. While the human body is able to replace this volume within 24 to 48 hours, replenishing red blood cells take up around 10 to 12 weeks. This is why the American Red Cross recommends that a person wait at least eight weeks (56 days) before donating again.
Li was drained of so much blood that his captors began drawing from his head as the veins in his arms could no longer supply enough blood.
He managed to escape with the help of one of the gang members earlier this month, but was already in a poor physical state and suffering from multiple organ failure. When Li was admitted to a hospital on Feb. 12, his arms were heavily bruised and covered with needle marks.
Li, who previously worked as a security guard in Shenzhen and Beijing, told local press that he was lured by a different gang to southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region through a job advertisement from a fake company.
According to Li, the gang decided to take blood from him after he refused to join their online fraud operation. Under a threat of being sold to organ harvesters, Li was forced to let them take his blood. The gang members also used electric prods on him and other captives to beat them into submission. Li revealed that there were at least seven other men held captive in the room he was detained in.
Because Li has the universal blood type O negative, the gang took more blood from him than the other men. He recalled how the person who initially tested his blood exclaimed that his blood type was “quite valuable.”
This gang then abducted Li and brought him to the China-Vietnam border. After forcing him to cross the border, the gang took him to Ho Chi Minh City and then eventually to Sihanoukville. Once in Cambodia, another gang running an online fraud company bought Li for $18,500.
Based on Li’s description, all of the gangs’ members are Chinese and coldly treated the captives as “tools for making money.”
Li is currently receiving treatment in a hospital and is reportedly in stable condition.
In a statement, the Chinese embassy in Cambodia said that it has called upon Cambodian authorities to look into the case. A representative of the embassy visited Li in the hospital this week.
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In this lesson we will examine a combination
of vectors known as the dot product. Vector
components will be combined in such a way as to result in a scalar (number). Applications of the dot product
will be shown. Definitions:
In general, if v = (v1, v2) and u = (u1, u2), the dot product. The Lesson:
In three dimensions if v = (v1, v2, v3) and u = (u1, u2, u3), the dot product.
Work, W, is the product of the force and the distance through which the force is applied. It can be represented by a dot product: where F is the applied force which may or may not be entirely in the same direction as s, the distance the object moves.
Let v = (2, 5) and u = (–3, 2) be two 2 dimensional vectors. The dot product of v and u would be given by . Let's Practice:
A dot product can be used to calculate the angle between two vectors. Suppose that v = (5, 2) and u = (–3, 1) as shown in the diagram shown below. We wish to calculate angle between v and u.
To do this we use the formula which can be derived using the Law of Cosines and the fact that . Generalizing, we can calculate the angle between any two vectors u and v by using the dot product of the unit vectors in the same direction as v and u in this formula
This gives us
allowing us to calculate the angle .
- A constant force of 50 pounds is applied at an angle of 60º to pull a 12-foot sliding metal door shut. The diagram shown below illustrates this situation.
F is the applied force and s is the vector representing the direction the door slides.
We can represent these vectors as s = (12, 0) and F = .
Simplifying F yields . We can now form the dot product and get our asnwer:
foot-pounds. Notice that only the horizontal component of F affects the work. This result can also be found using the formula
- What is the angle between i = (1, 0) and j = (0, 1)?
We choose this example because we know that the angle between these basic unit vectors is 90º.
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Workday Wednesday is a daily prompt at Geneabloggers that encourages family historians to document their ancestors’ occupations (they weren’t all farmers) through photos and stories of ancestors at work.
The Norfolk & Western railway in Page County, Virginia had many of my ancestors on its payroll. Besides the storekeeper, conductors and engineers, my family provided five brakemen and two firemen.
|Left: Clyde Strole, brakeman|
Right: Millard Davis, storekeeper
My great-granduncle Walter Newman Rucker, his son Franklin, and two sons-in-law Willie Strole and Russell Bumgardner along with Willie’s brother Clyde, who was the husband of one of my distant cousins, were all brakemen for the steam railroad in the first part of the twentieth century.
The main responsibility of the brakemen is obvious: operate the brakes. But they also assisted in switching the train to a new track, and releasing hand brakes when cars were added to or subtracted from the train.
When the train was moving, they assisted the conductor by keeping a lookout for potential hazards on the train itself such as shifting loads. They protected the train by “flagging” behind and ahead if there was a possibility of collision.
When a caboose was used, the senior brakeman rode in it. My great-granduncle Walter Rucker must have ridden the caboose because he is listed in the 1920 US Census as a “flagman” which was historically the term for the rear brakeman.
Two very distant cousins (whose names were so unfamiliar I had to look them up in my database) were firemen. Jessie Roach and Ira Caldwell did just what the job title suggests: stoked the fire and maintained the boiler’s steam pressure. Most firemen were also apprentice engineers who could run the train while the engineer supervised.
|Norfolk & Western Railroad apprentices 1923|
scanned from Shenandoah: A History of Our Town and Its People
After diesel engines entered the scene and were perfected, the fireman’s job was phased out. Jessie must have seen that day coming because he left the railroad and went to work for the textile mill.
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Posts Tagged ‘Wig Wags’
Dear readers and blogosphere colleagues,
I am in the process of making the great leap to a separate domain for my Wig-Wags blog. The new site is up and running but I’m still in the process of transitioning links and applying some spit and polish. That said, I have begun posting at the new site and humbly hope that you will redirect your readers/feeds/or email subscriptions to the new site. The new feed setup is live on the site or you can reach it by clicking here.
For those of you who have kindly placed my current link on your blogrolls, I am hopeful that you will reset them to the new site…
Note I’m in the process of rerunning my series on the Causes of the Civil War and am building a specific page for it which is one of the nifty things about the template I’m using available from Pagelines. As I get more familiar with the new software, I hope you’ll drop by from time to time to see how the project is coming along. I may repost several series in new format so hope you’ll indulge me a bit as that process takes place.
By the way, feedback on the new site is most welcome. As was the case with bringing up Wig-Wags on the WordPress.com platform two years ago, this new effort is an adventure in learning. And I have much to learn!
Thank you all for your readership and support!
A recently received a gift of a book that I am thrilled to add to my library. It is, Manet and the American Civil War published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York [which I had the opportunity to visit for the first time this year], and Yale University Press. It is co-authored by Juliet Wilson-Bareau, “an independent art historian based in London” and David C. Degener, an independent researcher based in San Francisco.
The book’s primary focus is the battle of the U.S.S. Kearsarge and C.S.S. Alabama. This from the front flap which provides an eloquent introduction to the book which I could not better….
“On June 19, 1864, the United States warship Kearsarge sank the Confederate raider Alabama off the coast of Cherbourg, France, in one of the most celebrated naval engagements of the American Civil War. The battle was widely reported in the illustrated press and riveted public attention on both sides of the Channel. When Kearsarge later anchored off the French resort town of Boulonge-sur-Mer it was thronged by curious visitors, one of whom was the artist Edouard Manet. Although he did not witness the historic battle, Manet made a painting of it partly as an attempt to regain the respect of his colleagues after being ridiculed for his works in the 1864 Salon. Manet’s picture of the naval engagement and his portrait of the victorious Kearsarge belong to a group of his seascapes of Boulonge whose unorthodox perspective and composition would profoundly influence the course of French paintings.”
In part 2, more on Edouard Manet followed in subsequent posts about the two ships and their encounter across the Atlantic.
Note that I have added a shelf to my online library titled “Civil War Art and Artists.” You can access that shelf here. I will shortly cross-reference this book on the Naval History shelf as well.
My current course on Studies in U. S. Military History (see courses page here) is drawing to a close. We have been examining the last of Millett and Maslowski’s major themes which is that “the United States has used increasingly sophisticated technology to overcome logistical limitations and to match enemy numbers with firepower.” [i] I find this supportable in the sense that it has been possible to see a steady progression of technological prowess over time. Nowhere, arguably, have technological advancements been felt more than in the arena of weaponry.
Professor of history Alex Roland (Duke University) posits that “before the twentieth century, most soldiers and sailors ended their careers armed as they were at the beginning. New weapons were introduced slowly, if at all, and most professionals resisted the uncertainties new arms introduced.” But, Roland asserts, “by the second half of the twentieth century, this traditional suspicion of new weapons had changed to a reckless enthusiasm.” The phenomena of obsolescence on introduction entered the national psyche in that, by the time many “weapons entered service, their successors were being planned. This was especially true in large-scale weapons systems such as ships and aircraft. It even found its way into thinking about less complex military technologies, such as radios and computers.” [ii]
More in Part 2. Note I provide a link below to Professor Roland’s excellent article titled “Technology and War” which can be read online.
[i] Allan R. Millett and Peter Maslowski, For the Common Defense: A Military History of the United States of America, xiii.
[ii] Alex Roland, “Technology and War,” http://www.unc.edu/depts/diplomat/AD_Issues/amdipl_4/roland2.html Accessed 13 July 2008.
While on vacation, I received a review copy of David H. Jones’ Two Brothers: One North, One South.
This has moved very quickly up to the top of my reading stack for between terms. It is an aesthetically beautiful book. And I’m impressed by the weaving of fact into the story. I’m also hooked by the notion that poet Walt Whitman is the story’s glue. Can’t wait and more to come once I can put my feet up on the porch and enjoy.
By the way, Mr. Jones maintains a website here and a blog here which carries the same title as his book but covers more information. I’m adding it to my blogroll as I rather like the information and really do enjoy following the blogs or historical authors.
- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher:Staghorn Press; First edition [February 1, 2008]
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0979689856
- ISBN-13: 978-0979689857
- Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
Continuing with my May book acquisitions which illustrate, as said by Civil War Interactive’s comments on my blog this week, why bank robbery may be needed to support my book-buying habits…
This looks like a great read. Author Tom Wheeler, an accomplished man by any measure, has a terrific website here with more about his book and research. This has moved to the top of my list of reading for between terms.
I have DISCOVERED Dr. Hess and the growing list of terrific titles he has published on the Civil War. No doubt his other books will show up in my library before long. Dr. Hess, who has impressive academic credentials, has a website here. His book, Pickett’s Charge: The Last Attack at Gettysburg, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
I’ve been intending to pick this up. Authored by military history professor and fellow blogger Mark Grimsley, it too is at the top of my reading list. Dr. Grimsley’s OSU webpage is here. His blog is here.
Retreat to Victory?: Confederate Strategy Reconsidered (American Crisis Series)
By Robert G. Tanner
My post, “Fabian Strategy and the American Civil War” here, lead me to this book. One of my readers recommended it and suggests that it proves that the Confederacy could not have used the Fabian strategy effectively. I’m looking forward to this one.
Jav Luvaas is another prolific writer of military history and my collection of his books is growing. I first discovered his work while taking the course, Great Military Philosopers (see “The Courses” page here for details. I picked up his titles: Napoleon on the Art of War and Frederick the Great on the Art of War.
I’ll be adding these authors to my “The Historians” page shortly.
The decisions made by leaders of the North and South regarding the dispensations of their respective railroads, could arguably be some of the most impactful of the war. Armies on both sides considered railroads critical. But Lincoln and Davis approached the control and stewardship of these vital resources differently. The resulting policies did not equally reflect rational military consideration.
Above: United States Military Railroad 4-4-0 locomotive W.H. Whiton (built by William Mason in 1862) in January 1865 with Abraham Lincoln’s presidential car, which later was used as his funeral car.
The need for oversight of the rails came early in the war. Edward Hagerman highlights Federal Quartermaster General Meigs’ complaints in the opening months of the war over the problems of coordination that arose “from civilian control of the railroads.” [i] In January of 1862, Congress gave Lincoln the authority he needed “to take control whenever public safety warranted it.” [ii] Lincoln moved decisively, appointing within thirty days Daniel C. McCallum (below) as director of the United States Military Railroads (USMRR).
Daniel C. McCallum (1815 – 1878)’
Photo Source: Wikicommons, Public Domain
In May of 1862, Abraham Lincoln “took formal possession of all railroads.” General McCallum recruited Herman Haupt (below), a “brilliant railroad engineer,” to assume duties as Military Director and Superintendent of the United States Military Railroad. Haupt was given the rank of Colonel and Lincoln gave him broad, albeit frequently challenged, powers.
Henry Haupt (1817 – 1905)
Military Director and Superintendent of the united States Military Railroad
In the next post, the action of the South.
You may also be interested in two of my previous posts on Civil War Railroads:
[i] Edward Hagerman, The American Civil War and the Origins of Modern Warfare: Ideas, Organization, and Field Command (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1988), 63.
[ii] Allan R. Millett and Peter Maslowski, For the Common Defense: A Military History of the United States of America, (New York: The Free Press, 1994), 165.
“Lee took longer to learn from his experience that the frontal assault contributed only to attrition without victory than any other field commander in the Civil War.”[i]
Edward Hagerman covers in detail the practices of the Federal and Confederate armies as it relates to entrenchment. McClellan and his successors employed it masterfully. Lee and his generals came to the practice slowly. Hagerman suggests that the reason may have been that, unlike McClellan, Lee lacked a peer group from the Corps of Engineers in the Army of Northern Virginia. [ii] Lee also graduated from West Point before Dennis Mahan (see post here) arrived to instruct cadets on the benefits and “how to” of entrenchment.
An example, despite having the time and equipment to entrench at Antietam (see photo below), Lee did not. According to Hagerman, “his failure to do so suggests that he may have identified with an extreme tendency in American tactical thought opposing all fortifications on the open field of battle, on the grounds that they made green volunteer troops overcautious and destroyed discipline and the will to fight.” [iii]
Burnside Bridge (below) taken from the Confederate viewpoint on the
west side of Antietam Creek looking east.
Likewise at the Battle of Fredericksburg, where Lee assumed “a tactical defense where doctrine called for fortification of his front,” Lee again failed to entrench. “He had his troops construct only a few minor earthworks at scattered positions. This despite Antietam and despite the fact that the rifled musket, with its greatly increased range and accuracy, was now in general use in the eastern theater.” [iv]
Longstreet (above) finally broke the tactical pattern, not Lee.
“Although he occupied one of the strongest natural positions in the Confederate line, Longstreet ordered ditches, stone walls, and railroad cuts occupied and strengthened with rifle tranches and abatis. The Federal assaults against his positions on Marye’s Heights never got within a hundred yards of the stone wall. Behind the wall were four lines of infantry armed with rifled muskets, supported by sharpshooters in rifle trench, and entrenched artillery that directly covered and enfiladed the wall from the two terraces that rose behind it. Their fire cost the Union troops 3,500 dead to their own loses of 800 men.” [v]
Watching the battle with Longstreet, Lee (finally) ordered fatigue parties to entrench the heights as soon as the fighting stopped. [vi]
[i, ii] Edward Hagerman, The American Civil War and the Origins of Modern Warfare: Ideas, Organization, and Field Command (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1988), 123.
[iii] Ibid., 116.
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Medicaid and SCHIP Eligibility for Immigrants
Immigrants in the U.S. face increasing challenges securing health care coverage. They have less access to employer-sponsored insurance than native citizens and face tighter restrictions on their eligibility for Medicaid and SCHIP, the nation’s major public health coverage programs for low-income children and families.
This fact sheet provides an overview of the current rules on immigrants’ eligibility for Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program.
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|Intro||Nigerian doctor and human rights campaigner|
2 August 1940, Abeokuta, Nigeria
10 February 2006
Dr. Bekolari Ransome-Kuti (2 August 1940 – 10 February 2006) was a Nigerian medical doctor known for his work as a human rights activist.
Ransome-Kuti was born in Abeokuta, Nigeria. His mother Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti opposed indiscriminate taxation of women by the British colonial government. She helped negotiate Nigerian independence from Britain and is said to have been the first Nigerian woman to drive a car. His father Oladotun Ransome-Kuti was an Anglican priest and founded the Nigeria Union of Teachers. One of his brothers, Fela Kuti, was a musician and activist who founded Afrobeat; another, Olikoye Ransome-Kuti, was also a medical doctor and an AIDS campaigner. Beko’s son, Enitan, is a serving Nigerian Army Senior Officer who was former Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force.
Ransome-Kuti attended Abeokuta Grammar School, Coventry Technical College, and Manchester University, where he became a medical doctor.
Career and activism
Ransome-Kuti returned to Nigeria in 1963 upon obtaining his degree. He was deeply affected by the events of 1977 when soldiers under the orders of Olusegun Obasanjo’s military government stormed his brother Fela Kuti’s nightclub, destroyed his medical clinic and killed his mother. He became chairman of the Lagos branch of the Nigerian Medical Association and its national deputy, campaigning against the lack of drugs in hospitals.
In 1984, Fela was arrested and sentenced to 10 years in prison by the government of General Muhammadu Buhari. Ransome-Kuti was also jailed, and his medical association was banned. He was released in 1985 when Buhari was deposed by General Ibrahim Babangida; Babangida then invited him to participate in the government.
Ransome-Kuti helped to form Nigeria’s first human rights organization, the Campaign for Democracy, which in 1993 opposed the dictatorship of General Sani Abacha. In 1995, a military tribunal sentenced him to life in prison for bringing the mock trial of Olusegun Obasanjo to the attention of the world. He was adopted as a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International and freed in 1998 following the death of Sani Abacha.
Ransome-Kuti was a fellow of the West African College of Physicians and Surgeons, a leading figure in the British Commonwealth’s human rights committee, chair of the Committee for the Defense of Human Rights and executive director of the Centre for Constitutional Governance.
Ransome-Kuti never went to Nigerian funerals or weddings, notable for the huge sums of money that is often spent by families at such occasions, at which people were lauded for how much money they stuck on musicians and dancers (“spraying”). He was against such gratuitous display of wealth.
Death and legacy
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Geographical Index > United States > Oregon > Polk County > Report # 3064|
Submitted by witness R. B. on Saturday, September 1, 2001.
Bowhunter finds twisted trees, tracks, scat, & unusual sounds
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COUNTY: Polk County
LOCATION DETAILS: Gated forest road # 7 on north side of highway 18 about two miles west of Grande Rhonde, OR
NEAREST TOWN: Grande Rhonde
NEAREST ROAD: Hwy 19
OBSERVED: I sumited a report to you of a sighting I had last September in Polk County, Oregon. I was asked if I was interested in looking for tracks in that area. At the time I said, "No".
The area that I had my sighting seemed promising enough for me to check it out on the last two days of bow season last year. I found an excellent hunting area for this year. I had almost forgotten why I went up there in the first place and that was to satisfy my couriosity about possible bigfoot activity. This morning 9/1/01 I was hunting in the area. I have been hunting in the area all week. I heard a strange noise and then a large tree fell in the forest. I will explain later. I believe I have found indistinct tracks in several areas. In these areas I saw and photographed trees that are snapped off in an unusual manner.
ALSO NOTICED: I found large impressions in the ground under snapped off tree limbs and tree tops. I found deer/elk hair stuck to a tree 11 feet off the ground. I was bow hunting and I had spooked
a doe that ran into the woods, she went into the woods about 50 feet and came to a dead stop turned and ran right back at me as if somthing in the tree line scared her more than I did. I herd a wo,wo,woo sound followed by a scream/holler, then a large tree fell to the earth. I left the area for a little while on my way out I found tree limbs and tree top broken under them. I found impressions in the forest floor approx. 14x7. I tryed to cast 2 of the impressions however I do not know how to really do this so the only detail I got was size.
last night 9/1/01, when I went back to make the impressions and take photo's I herd several diffrent noises. one noise was a sound of knocking on a tree with a stick
I responded by tapping my arrow on the riser of my bow this went on for 20min. No humans in the area.
OTHER STORIES: Previous nighttime sighting of large bipedal creature crossing road in same basic area (Grande Rhonde): Sighting Report #548
TIME AND CONDITIONS: Clear, warm
ENVIRONMENT: Second-growth alder/fir coastal forest
Follow-up investigation report:
Met with witness R.B. at his workplace. He showed me photos of broken/twisted alder trees that he found in his hunting area. He described strange noises and ususual events that occurred and are mentioned in the sighting report above. In addition to the "whoop-whoop" noises, he describes a "scream/holler" that he heard, as well as being charged by a terrified deer, and seeing a nearby tree suddenly fall. He also described heavy, bipedal footsteps that he heard from the nearby thickets, and related the palpable sensation of being watched. He also felt a menacing presence which prompted him to immediately leave the area, but not before he discovered a very fresh and very large animal scat lying in the middle of the logging road.
He gathered a 6" piece of the much larger scat, which he described as smelling so strongly that he could barely approach it, much less pick it up. He froze the scat as soon as he got home and gave me the scat for examination. It appears to consist principally of animal fur that is compressed into disc-like sections. It has an intensely foul odor even when frozen. He also found a few reddish-brown hairs, 4" to 5" long in a tree which he saved and gave me for analysis. He thought they may be deer or elk.
While one is seldom certain, I consider the constellation of events described by the witness as being consistent with bigfoot/sasquatch activity. Hair analysis is forthcoming. Witness is eager to return to the site and to attempt to gather more evidence, and to try some baiting and other attraction strategies that might precipitate a visual sighting. | <urn:uuid:88e41144-85eb-4524-a086-5ff0e77d68ec> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.bfro.net/GDB/show_report.asp?id=3064 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281574.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00021-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977011 | 973 | 1.5625 | 2 |
Tichborne's Elegy by Chidiock Tichborne and Sonnet 115 by Edna St. Vincent Millay are two romantic poems that use nature-imagery as a metaphoric expression. The events inspired to write these poems were the loss of a loved one and the loss of one's own life. Even though the poems are two totally different situations, they both express the importance and similar outcomes of life and how it is relative to nature.
In Tichborne's Elegy, nature is used to give the alternative, yet dreary outcomes in the speakers life. "My prime of youth is but a frost of cares" defines that the prime of his youth is cold and lost forever. The speakers life turned from a golden crop of corn; meaning his life was once prosperous, into a field of worthless weeds. In comparison from the speaker to a tree, the tree is strong and able with green leaves, but has no fruit to accompany his now empty life.
The surprising thing about all those outcomes in his life, is that when the he had that "prosperous" life, he never took advantage of it.
The nature-imagery of Sonnet 115 is glamorized by a romantic relationship being a beautiful growing flower. The alliance between the two lovers blossomed from a bud into a flower; a symbol of love. Although her love was a flower, it was over before it started. The cold frost of winter and the winds of autumn are images of the speakers past unsuccessful relationships. Through experiencing these past "seasons", the speaker thinks she has suffered the brunt of what meaningless relationships have to offer.
"I only hoped, with the mild hope of all who watch the leaf take shape upon the tree" expresses the hope inside the narrator that some man will see her real... | <urn:uuid:d77e7cb7-66eb-44f3-bc67-33f381a720a5> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.writework.com/essay/tichborne-s-elegy-chidiock-tichborne-and-sonnet-115-edna-s | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560282926.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095122-00392-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.976522 | 370 | 2.953125 | 3 |
Sounds like drivers to me.
There is a driver element which tells the card to use a particular state as defined in the BIOS, but I have been editing ATI/AMD graphics card BIOSes for over a decade now. The fan controls, voltages and clockspeeds for each state are
determined by the BIOS. The drivers can give more information to the card about what state to be in (2D desktop, 2D video, 3D windowed, 3D fullscreen) but ultimately the fan speeds are based on state in the BIOS and these states are hardcoded by the manufacturer, per card. It's necessary since two almost identical boards from the same vendor can have different coolers. One requiring a 2000RPM blower and another requiring two 1000RPM 92mm open fans.
The drivers are generic and apply to thousands, if not tens of thousands of variants of Radeon from multiple manufacturers across several generations. The fan speeds for one model are likely (if not definitely) wrong for a different model. I think you're misunderstanding your response from Diamond Multimedia which is saying that your BIOS/Card is faulty and that a particular state including clocks, fanspeeds and voltages is not responding to a driver state correctly. That's still a hardware fault and your workaround is fine because it's avoiding this state in which your card is not functioning correctly. | <urn:uuid:3075a74b-f614-48e8-a4be-893cd75b186b> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://techreport.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1146888 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560284411.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095124-00465-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95818 | 278 | 1.578125 | 2 |
A family pet is lost every two seconds. More than 10 million pets become lost each year. One out of every three pets is lost during its lifetime, and only one in 10 lost pets is found. These statistics are from the National Humane Society and the National Council of Pet Population Study and Policy.
The lack of identification is the number one killer of animals in animal shelters. More pets die each year due to lack of identification than from all infectious diseases combined. Imagine it. This column will address the issues of proper pet identification and the available options. Next week, the column will cover what to do if you lose or find a pet.
Pet identification tags are great. They provide contact information to get pets and owners reunited. Pet tags can be ordered from pet stores or over the Internet. Be sure to get a new tag when you change your address or phone number. If you travel, secure the phone number of a contact person to this tag. A pet getting lost during a vacation is particularly distressing for both the owner and the pet.All dogs should have an identification tag attached to their collar with at least your phone number on it. How much information you put on the tag is your own preference. Sometimes just a phone number is enough.
Licenses and rabies tags also are a way of identifying your pet. These two methods, however, must go through the county or veterinarian to find your information.
The major problem with tags is that they get lost. Many dogs that are found do not even have a collar. Certainly most cats do not wear collars and therefore have no obvious forms of identification.
Another form of identification is a tattoo. Many breeders tattoo puppies at birth and there are companies that tattoo pets for purposes of identification. However, tattoos can be altered. Changing a c to an o or a 0 to an 8 can totally invalidate a tattoo as a form of identification.
The microchip is a form of identification that is permanent, the pet always has it with him, and it can be used on all animals, including horses, reptiles and even fish.
A microchip is a sterile transponder that contains a unique ID code capable of being read by a scanner. The size of a grain of rice, the microchip is injected under the skin using a hypodermic needle. The process is relatively painless and no anesthesia is needed. Once implanted, the microchip is a form of identification that goes where your pet goes. A microchip that is properly inserted will remain in place for the life of the pet. For dogs and cats, the chip is inserted between the shoulder blades. Once inserted, it cannot be seen or felt.
There are two main microchip companies in the United States: The AVID FriendChip and the HomeAgain Microchip Identification System. These two companies have come up with a universal scanner which will recognize both chips. All animal shelters should have these scanners as they are provided free to shelters requesting them. Each veterinary clinic should have a scanner.
A microchip has no value without a tracking system to back it up. Both of these companies have a toll free hotline manned by recovery specialists who work 24/7 answering calls and updating the database. The microchip is the link between your pet and the computerized database. If your pet is scanned, the 800 number is called, your information is found and you are contacted. You can reclaim your pet. Eight hundred to 1,000 calls a day are received through the database centers of both Avid and HomeAgain. Imagine the fate of your pet without a chip.
Humane societies, animal shelters and veterinarians are supposed to scan each pet that is turned in to check for the microchip. Ideally, all shelters will scan a pet when it is brought into the shelter and again before it is adopted or euthanized.
There are five veterinary clinics in Payson. Each of them participate in either the AVID or HomeAgain microchip programs. The Payson Humane Society will soon be microchipping each pet that is adopted.
In this area where forest fires or other disasters are a worry, a microchip is vitally important. Any rescue organization would hopefully scan for a microchip, and since these dogs have a known owner, they often are given preferential treatment. The company database allows for an alternate contact, very important if you are away from home for any reason, including an evacuation.
Besides dogs and cats, it is important to microchip horses. Horses are stolen or can escape from their pens. The chip is inserted into the left side of the neck on horses.
A microchip can save the life of your pet and you will certainly have peace of mind knowing that you have done everything you can to properly and permanently identify your pet. Contact your veterinarian for more information or check the websites of these companies: www.Avidmicrochip.com, (800) 336-2843 or www.HomeAgainID.com.
In last week's column, when talking about the need to spay and neuter rabbits, it was stated that "Cancer, which is prevalent in does, can be eliminated with spaying." The word doe was mistakenly printed as dog. We apologize for any confusion.
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Drought reveals famous sunken ship
The wooden steamboat Montana has resurfaced on the Missouri River, thanks to the severe drought.
Pieces of the sunken vessel are now clearly visible because of the near-record low water levels.
The Montana, built in 1882, was the largest vessel to ever travel the Missouri. It was longer than a football field.
The Montana struck an underwater tree in 1884 and was piloted ashore. The boat has been there ever since for the past 128 years.
The Montana isn't the only shipwreck visible along the Missouri. But no treasure hunting allowed.
All of the shipwrecks on the Missouri belong to the state under federal law.
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Gibbous ♍ Virgo
First Quarter is the lunar phase on . Seen from Earth, illuminated fraction of the Moon surface is 63% and growing larger. The 8 days young Moon is in ♍ Virgo.
* The exact date and time of this First Quarter phase is on 7 May 2014 at 03:15 UTC.
Moon rises at noon and sets at midnight. It is visible high in the southern sky in early evening.
Moon is passing first ∠3° of ♍ Virgo tropical zodiac sector.
Lunar disc appears visually 6.7% narrower than solar disc. Moon and Sun apparent angular diameters are ∠1777" and ∠1901".
Next Full Moon is the Flower Moon of May 2014 after 6 days on 14 May 2014 at 19:16.
There is low ocean tide on this date. Sun and Moon gravitational forces are not aligned, but meet at big angle, so their combined tidal force is weak.
The Moon is 8 days young. Earth's natural satellite is moving through the first part of current synodic month. This is lunation 177 of Meeus index or 1130 from Brown series.
Length of current 177 lunation is 29 days, 12 hours and 26 minutes. It is 1 hour and 2 minutes shorter than next lunation 178 length.
Length of current synodic month is 18 minutes shorter than the mean length of synodic month, but it is still 5 hours and 51 minutes longer, compared to 21st century shortest.
This New Moon true anomaly is ∠76.9°. At beginning of next synodic month true anomaly will be ∠112.5°. The length of upcoming synodic months will keep increasing since the true anomaly gets closer to the value of New Moon at point of apogee (∠180°).
2 days after point of apogee on 6 May 2014 at 10:22 in ♌ Leo. The lunar orbit is getting closer, while the Moon is moving inward the Earth. It will keep this direction for the next 9 days, until it get to the point of next perigee on 18 May 2014 at 11:58 in ♑ Capricorn.
Moon is 403 257 km (250 572 mi) away from Earth on this date. Moon moves closer next 9 days until perigee, when Earth-Moon distance will reach 367 099 km (228 105 mi).
10 days after its descending node on 28 April 2014 at 11:36 in ♈ Aries, the Moon is following the southern part of its orbit for the next 4 days, until it will cross the ecliptic from South to North in ascending node on 12 May 2014 at 22:06 in ♎ Libra.
22 days after beginning of current draconic month in ♎ Libra, the Moon is moving from the second to the final part of it.
5 days after previous North standstill on 2 May 2014 at 15:59 in ♊ Gemini, when Moon has reached northern declination of ∠18.961°. Next 8 days the lunar orbit moves southward to face South declination of ∠-18.992° in the next southern standstill on 16 May 2014 at 20:10 in ♐ Sagittarius.
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If you often find yourself at a loss for words in the heat of an argument, perhaps this Periodic Table of Swearing is something you might be interested in. Built as a marketing tool for the British comic “Modern Toss”, the table features over 100 fruit machine (slot machine) buttons, each of which triggers an audio clip of the cheeky word or phrase listed.
The buttons were mounted on a piece of laser-cut MDF which makes up the table’s surface, while all of the wiring and the guts of the machine are neatly tucked away underneath. Clay, the company that actually built the table, doesn’t elaborate a whole heck of a lot on the details other than stating that it includes over 100 meters of wiring, 300 solder joints, and a whole lot of swearing. We imagine it could likely be replicated with a small micro, an SD card reader, and a couple of speakers – for anyone interested in having one of their own.
While it’s not a hack in the strictest sense, we’re sure it’s a great conversation
starter ender, and we did get a chuckle out of the demo video below (Warning: Language).
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The game has changed now that TV broadcasts people playing poker.
In the old days not a word was spoken, and that tradition continues today in some venues. But lies had to be spotted; bluffs called. I learned about this from winners of the International Poker Tournament held each year in Las Vegas. It costs $15,000 to enter the fray, and then, after two weeks of serious gaming, the winner walks away with a million bucks.
Two of the winners, in different years, sought my advice knowing that I am an expert in spotting liars. I told them I had not played poker since junior high, and had never watched poker being played. They thought that didn’t matter. It turned out they were wrong.
You can’t win without bluffing, but you can’t win if you can’t spot the bluffers.
The key to winning, each said, was spotting bluffs. Once you know they have a bad hand, if you have a good one, you keep raising the stakes causing the bluffers to lose a lot of money when they are called. I asked them how they did it, given what each said about what happens during a game. Everyone wears large dark glasses, blocking most of the face. Not a word is spoken. That worried me since I had found that detecting lies using my methods got easier the more words that were spoken. What did they rely on if they couldn’t see most of the face and no clues from the words or sound of the voice?
Cards are picked up and laid down, cards are examined, and a movement of the cards on the table signals a wish for another card. They had learned the differences in those few movements to detect when someone is bluffing. But they were not going to tell me how they did it. They wanted me to tell them anything additional they could use to spot the bluffer.
Are poker winners wizards of deception detection?
I tested each of them by showing them a videotape I had made in which you saw 30 people lying or telling the truth. Some were lying about whether they were watching a film of gruesome surgery or beautiful flowers. Some were lying about a strongly held opinion about the justification of capital punishment. And others lied about whether they had taken money which was not theirs. I had shown this test to nearly 15,000 people in every profession you can think of. Over 95% of the people I tested did not much better than chance. But would these poker winners be in the 5%, who I called the wizards of deception detection? No; they were in with the 95%! They were highly skilled in interpreting a very special vocabulary of movements in this silent game of poker they played. Those movements did not occur when people were interviewed.
If people talk while they play their hand, if they claim to have a great hand when they don’t, then what I rely on to catch liars – very brief (micro) and very small (mini) facial expressions, gestural slips, voice changes, and so forth — will probably work. But the stakes have to be high: there has to be a lot to lose or gain. And there has to be conversation during and about the game. For the moment, the silent game of poker remains a mystery to most of us. Mum’s the word. And it’s also the best how-to tip for playing poker and getting away with bluffs.
Authorized Lying and Uncovering Deceptions
No one objects to trying to spot poker bluffers; in a sense it is authorized by the rules of the game. Catching liars is also authorized when interrogators question criminal suspects. Although told they have to answer truthfully, confessing crimes they committed, interrogators expect suspects will lie if they think they can get away with it. Although torture is not allowed, interrogators can trick the suspect to get at the truth. Our supreme court has upheld convictions based on confessions obtained by lying to the suspect – for example, claiming another suspect has already confessed, or their fingerprints were on the gun, when neither is true. (Incidentally, that is not allowed in England and most other European countries).
Medical patients are not always truthful; sometimes concealing problems they are embarrassed about having, and often lying about whether they really did use all the medications that were prescribed. No one objects when the doctors or nurses uncover such deceptions, but unlike the interrogator-suspect context, here it is done to help the person engaging in concealment.
Where does this leave us on lie catching?
Whether we should expect to be misled and feel authorized to catch liars is less certain in other arenas. Should we expect someone bent on seduction to be truthful about how many previous partners they have had, or how much undying love they feel? Will our friends tell us about our unwelcome or unattractive mannerisms? Often it is not clear what to expect and whether lie catching is needed or justifiable. That is the ambiguity we live with about truth and lies.
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Insurance can be pricey, and trying to figure out all of the healthcare options available to you can be exhausting and frustrating. Whether you’re new to Medicare or just interested in staying informed, keep reading to learn the basics of this federal health insurance program.
What Is Medicare?
Medicare is a government-funded health insurance program that provides medical coverage for people over the age of 65. You can also be eligible for Medicare if you:
- have a disability and have been receiving social security disability benefits for two years
- have a disability pension from the Railroad Retirement Board
- have Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS)
- have kidney failure (end-stage renal disease) and receive dialysis or have undergone a renal transplant
This health insurance can be used as primary insurance or as supplemental, backup coverage. Medicare can be used to help pay for medical care and long-term care, but it might not cover all your medical expenses. It’s funded by taxes and, in some cases, premiums that are taken out of your social security checks.
How Do I Enroll in Medicare?
You’ll automatically be enrolled in the program if you’re already receiving social security benefits. If you aren’t already receiving benefits, you should contact the social security office three months before your 65th birthday to enroll. You can apply for Medicare coverage at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/medicare/apply.html.
What Are the Medicare ‘Parts’?
Medicare is designed to cover your essential medical needs, such as hospital stays and doctor visits. The program is composed of four parts: Part A, Part B, Part C, and Part D. Part A and Part B are sometimes called “classic Medicare.” These two parts provide for the majority of essential services. Here is a brief description of each part:
Part A (Hospital)
This section of Medicare covers your hospital care, including various hospital-related services. According to Medicare.gov, most of your care related to treatment is covered by Part A if you have to go to the hospital as an inpatient. Part A also covers hospice care for those who are terminally ill.
For most people with a modest income, there will be no premiums. People with higher incomes may have to pay a small amount monthly for this plan.
Part B (Medical)
This area of Medicare covers your general medical care. Part B covers outpatient care that you may need to stay healthy, including a large portion of preventative services, medical supplies (known as durable medical equipment, or DME), and many different types of tests and screenings. Part B also covers mental health services.
Visit www.medicare.gov for a complete list of covered services under Part B. There is typically a premium for this section of Medicare coverage, based on your income.
Part C (Medicare Advantage)
Part C is not actually a separate medical benefit. Part C is a provision that allows approved private companies (such as HMOs) to provide insurance plans to people who are enrolled in Parts A and B. Part C plans are also known as Medicare Advantage plans. They cover all the benefits and services that parts A and B cover. They also usually offer extra benefits, such as prescription drug coverage and some extra services. Medicare Advantage plans usually cost extra and payments or premiums are deducted from your social security check.
Part D (Prescription Drugs)
This part of Medicare covers prescription drugs. The cost or premium for this plan depends on your income, and your copayments and deductible depend on the type of medications you need.
Which Parts Should I Sign up For?
While Medicare Parts A and B provide coverage for many services, not every medical situation is covered. Long-term care is not considered part of Medicare. If you need long-term care, you can find coverage under Part C (Medicare Advantage plans) or Medigap plans, which are supplemental health policies.
You should also remember that drug prescriptions aren’t covered if you only decide to choose Parts A or B. It’s a good idea to either enroll in Medicare Part D if you need to cover your prescriptions, or to choose Plan C, which has plans that cover some drug prescriptions.
What Else Do I Need to Know?
Knowing which plans are optimal for you depends on your income, overall health, age, and what kind of care you will need. It’s best to read through the services and plans carefully, and choose the plans that work best for you. Enrollment periods are limited for some plans, so be sure you sign up so you don’t have a gap in coverage.
If you are concerned about whether your desired service is covered by Medicare, check out our guide to what is and what isn’t covered under Medicare.
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BC: After reading this you've already began your journey through the Glade with Thomas and the Gladers. Now go read this book!!!!!
FC: by: William Coffey
1: A- Antagonists The Creators- mean, controlling, unknown, they created the glade, they also control the grievers (grievers are large mechanical creatures with large spikes that attempt to stab and inject a venom into the Gladers (What the boys in the Glade call themselves), sometimes leads to death
2: B-Books "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner is a story of a boy named Thomas, who wakes up in a box in a place called the Glade. He has no memory other than his name. He doesn't know why he is there or who any of the other boys are. There is a group of creatures called Grievers, who inject a serum into the Gladers which makes them enter "the changing". Gladers who have gone through the changing seem to rememberThomas but it is very faintly. Gladers are broken up into different jobs based on what they are good at. Runners, butchers, farmers, deadheads, and sloppers are the different jobs in the Glade. Runners have studied the maze for 2 years, searching the maze each day attempting to find a pattern while avoiding the grievers. Everyday 8 runners go explore their section of the maze and look for changes and movements the walls. They return to the Glade each day and document the days changes. One night Thomas after being newly acquainted with decides to try and spend a night outside of the Glade. This has never been attempted before.
3: C-Climax The climax of "The Maze Runner" is when Thomas decides to be a hero and get stung by a Griever. He got stung by a Griever so he can enter the changing and attempt to remember his past. Once he entered the changing he starts to see a way out of the maze. The path out of the maze is very suspenseful and confusing. It will be a tough task for Thomas and the Gladers to complete.
4: D- Description of the characters Thomas- Second newest member of the Glade, very determined and hardworking, he tries to help everyone in the Glade, most think he is against them, very smart, leader Teresa- newest member of the glade, only girl ever in the Glade, in a coma when she arrives, beautiful, smart, all the guys fall in love with her, very smart Minho- natural born leader, Asian, strong willed, very funny Gally- always looking for trouble, hates everyone especially Thomas Chuck- sweet, innocent little boy, the youngest in the Glade, quickly makes friends with Thomas Alby- leader of the Gladers, solves problems, leader Newt- Australian second in command, knows everything about the Glade, gives Thomas a tour
5: E- Exposition The exposition takes place within the first eighteen chapters. With everyone in the Glade having lost their memory it is hard to ever get a grasp about the characters pasts. At first Thomas wakes up in the box with no memory of his past. He only remembers his first name. He later finds out that he and about forty other boys are enclosed in an area called the Glade. The Glade is a large open are where everyone must do their job necessary for survival.
6: F- Figurative Language Imagery-"They stood in a vast courtyard several times the size of a football field, surrounded by four enormous walls made of gray stone and covered in spots with thick ivy. The walls had to be hundreds of feet high and formed a perfect square around them, each side split in the exact middle by an opening as tall as the walls themselves that, from what Thomas could see, led to passages and long corridors beyond." Onomatopoeia- "Whoosh" (describes an object going through the air) Simile-"They finally made it to a rectangular cut in a long wall to the north that looked like a doorway without a door." (compares the rectangular cut in the wall to a doorway without a door)
7: G- Give an alternate ending Thomas' memories successfully got them out of the maze. Once they escaped the Maze they joined the creators in a large room. Chuck was scared once they entered the room and he left immediately out of the closest exit. Thomas quickly followed him. Once outside Thomas was awestruck by what he was witnessing.
8: H- Heart to heart Dear Thomas, Hello, my name is Addison Coffey, from Boyle County High School. I know you don't know who I am but I have a question to ask you. Being the "Greenie" what made you feel the need to stay around and help once you were out in the maze the first time? I think you did an amazing job by saving everyone and not just giving up. Most people would've just given up and thought about only themselves. Sticking by Alby's side, once he'd been stung, even though didn't like you very much was a very mature decision. To be honest if I was in your situation, and someone who I thought hated me had been hurt and it was a matter of life or death I would've let him lay there. You showed that you cared about everyone good or bad. It was amazing that you saved Alby, plus you and Minho made it through the rest of the night defeating Grievers. I honestly believe you sould've trusted Minho at times. I know you felt like you knew everything but Minho was the keeper of the runners and he knew more than you did at the time.
9: H- Heart to heart (cont.) I believe you should've let Minho and Alby stay out in the maze alone because they knew what they were doing. It all did end up having a positive outcome, but what if you had lost your life trying to save someone who hated you? This just goes to show that you're a great person and are willing to help anyone with no exceptions. As you continue on thoughout life I would like to say listen to the people above you. You're young and i know you are very skilled but people older than you always have more knowledge. It's a terrible thing but it's just something that you have to accept in life. You may be one of the most skilled people to ever live, but if you want to continue to live and have a great life you must trust older people. Also, trust Teresa in everything she is a brilliant girl and she will keep you safe in everything. I would trust her more than anyone. She will always have your best interest and she may even have a crush on you. Keep her close and she will help you do great things. I would like to wish you the best in everything throughout your life. Keep doing big things and you will live an amazing life! Sincerely, William Addison Coffey
10: I- Illustration
11: J- Justify "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner is a must read for all teens. It is one of the greatest books I've ever read. The setting in a Distopian society sets up a mystery at every turn. You never can predict what's going to happen next. It also has great acts of leadership. The acts of leadership can teach you how to handle tough situations you may encounter. This book also shows many acts of teamwork. Also acts of trust are shown. All of the things exhibited throughout this book could make you a better overall person. It is definitely a great read!
12: K- Know your book 1.) Why did the creators wipe the boys mind? They wiped their minds so they wouldn't have immediatly had the answers to solving the maze. They wanted to see the boys struggle so only the strong would survive. 2.) Why were their only boys in the Glade? Because they wanted to see if a group of boys were strong enough to solve it by themselves. 3.) Why was Teresa added? She was added to be the catalyst of the whole project. 4.) Are the memories the Gladers get from the changing true? Yes, Thomas uses those memories to solve the maze. 5.) What did Gally witness during the changing? He saw what life outside the Glade is like and how it will end.
13: 6.) "The Maze Runner" is often compared to "The Hunger Games", what similarities and differences did you see? "The Maze Runner' reminded me a lot of "The Hunger Games". Both are distopian societies set to be the survival of the fittest. "The Maze Runner" is teenagers surviving torture by the creators. "The Hunger Games" is a group of teenagers trying to fight each other to the death. 7.)Describe the Grievers? The Grievers are large mechanical creatures designed to insert fear, stab and/or kill the Gladers. 8.) What happened during the changing? Once the serum is injected the Gladers see the past and the future. 9.) The Gladers developed their own language, why did they do this? They came up with their own language to make things easier on themselves and to show that the Glade was theirs. 10.) Why are the kids in the Glade so hard working with zero adult supervision? They were all very intelligent. The leaders kind of played the rules of adults to keep order throughout the Glade.
14: L- Lessons learned In "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner I've learned many valuable lessons. One lesson I've learned from this book is that it is always better to work together than try and do it on your own. The more people you have working on a task the more you are likely to accomplish.
15: M- Making personal connection One personal connection I made is with Thomas. Thomas is very headstrong and wants to do everything on his own. In certain situations i get very headstrong and i would always like to work alone rather than work in a group. Another personal connection I made is to Thomas when he is trying to survive the night in the Glade. He didn't run away from his problems he stayed and fought the Grievers. I've never been one to run away from my problems I've always wanted to confront them.
16: N- Narration "The Maze Runner" is written in third person limited point of view. You can only hear Thomas' thoughts. This is a very effective because you hear what he thinks about being the "Greenie" and how he feels about Teresa. You also get an insight into his feelings toward other characters, also his feelings on the plan to escape before he tells the others.
17: O- Obituary Chuck Glade Age 12 Chuck tragically died by getting stabbed. He was friends of everyone in the Glade. He was also any only child. His parents names could not be found. Chuck was a slopper in the Glade. Chuck did everything in his power to show his care for Thomas. Chuck is one amazing kid that will never be forgotten.
18: P- Protagonist Thomas- Caring, Smart, Strong, Helpful, Loving, Sweet, Headstrong, Self-willing, Sixteen years old, Five foot nine, named after Thomas Edison
19: Q- Quotes "My name is Thomas, he thought. That... that was the only thing he could remember about his life." (page 1, paragraphs 5,6) I believe this quote is important because this is not only background information, it is also a little bit foreshadowing. By this quote you are given a little insight into the mystery of The Glade.
20: Q- Quotes (cont.) "Thomas knew he had no choice. He moved. Forward. He squeezed past the connecting rods at the last second and stepped into the Maze. The walls slammed shut behind him, the echo of its boom bouncing off the ivy-covered stone like mad laughter." (page 112, last 2 paragraphs) This quote is important because this is what leads to the first night out in the maze. Its all turmoil from here on out.
21: R- Resolution The remaining Gladers escape the maze and end up in a room surrounded by people they suspect are The Creators. Everything is very plain looking. A woman emerges to confront The Gladers. There is a boy covered by a hooded sweat shirt next to her. The woman removes the boy's hood and it's Gally. Gally has a knife in his hand and attempts to throw it at Thomas but Chuck dives in front of Thomas and saves Thomas' life. Thomas now angered at Gally, attacks Gally and kills him in front of The Creators. A group of adults entered the room and killed The Creators. The adults instruct Thomas and the Gladers to escape the building. Once they leave the building they enter a bus and the bus takes them to a building where they are to sleep for the night.
22: S- Sensory Details "He began his new life standing up, surrounded by cold darkness and stale, dusty air. Metal ground against metal; a lurching shudder shook the floor beneath him. He fell down at the sudden movement and shuffled backward on his hands and feel, drops of sweat beading on his forehead despite the cool air. His back struck a hard metal wall; he slid along it until he hit the corner of the room, hoping his eyes would soon adjust to the darkness" The impact of this passage is to show you how bad it is going to be in the Glade and he hasn't even entered yet. This also gives you an insight of what being inside the box would be like.
23: T-Top 5 song list Till' I Collapse- Eminem This song applies to Thomas because he is always giving 100% until he can't go any more. He never gives up he constantly goes hard. Basically going till he collapses. Courageous- Casting Crows This song applies to Thomas because he is very courageous. He is especially courageous the first time he stays out in the maze. If Everyone Cared- Nickelback This applies to Thomas because he cares about everyone and takes it upon himself to make the Glade a better place. If everyone cared as much as Thomas the Glade would've been a much better place. He shows that he cares for everyone by taking Chuck under his wing.
24: T- Top 5 Song List (Cont.) Eye Of The Tiger- Survivor This applies to Thomas because it is a very pumped up song and it is about becoming the best and rising to the top. Thomas is working to become the best and he quickly rises to the top shortly after entering the Glade. Stronger- Kayne West This song applies to Thomas because he is very strong willed and this song is about going through tough times and them making you a better person. An example of this is when Thomas experiences the night with the Grievers. He could've ultimately given up, but instead he got stronger as the night went along.
25: U- Under Cover Mission James Dashner attended Bringham Young University, where he received a masters in accounting. He has been married for five years to Lynette Anderson. They have two children together Wesley and Bryson.
26: V- Visiting Your Favorite Character 1.) What was the experience in the Glade like? I would ask this because you're given a lot of information about the Glade but Thomas never really talks about his take on the experience. 2.) What were you feeling after defeating the Grievers? Grievers seem like crazy creatures and I think defeating one would be an amazing feeling. I would like to know how Thomas felt about it. 3.) What are your feelings towards Teresa? I think Thomas has a crush on Teresa but I would love to hear first hand from him. 4.) How do you feel towards The Creators? He obviously doesn't like them but I would like to hear him talk directly about them. 5.) How is life after the maze? The book ends abruptly and you don't find out how life outside the Glade is.
27: W- Why I believe the characters motivation was survival. They all are very hard working so they definitely don't want to die. They had worked for two years to find a way out so they were going to do anything to survive. They were initially programmed by the creators so they were programmed for survival. They all wanted to have life outside of the glade again so they weren't giving up. They didn't want to let all of their hard work go to waste by dying. If they were just going to die they wouldn't have worked so hard for two years. Once a few of them had survived the changing they knew they could defeat the maze. Thomas entering the glade just gave each of them an extra ounce of wanting to survive. He helped all of them maintain a positive attitude and want to survive.
28: X- X-ray A primary symbol in James Dasner's "The Maze Runner" is the maze itself. Perplexing, unsolvable, fatal, and mysterious, it holds the Gladers, makes them crazy, chooses their actions, and gives zero answers. It also serves as a metaphor as the challenges faced by teenagers. Inflicted by manipulative adults with good intentions. Their plan to escape the maze must be by changing it not adapting to it.
29: Y- You Get To Create A Page | WICKED is good | Is WICKED good, or is this just false information by The Creators to get the Gladers off task? | WICKED is good | WICKED | WICKED is good | WICKED is good | WICKED is good
30: Z- Zinger A zinger for me was when Teresa arrives to the Glade the day after Thomas. This is unexpected to me because for one shes a girl, there had never been a girl in the Glade. Second she arrives the day after Thomas, usually a new Glader arrives once a month. I believe Teresa and Thomas were sent so close together to trigger "the ending'' and because they both held all of the answers to defeating the maze.
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The adapted physical education program at APU was a remarkable experience. These professionals provided incredible feedback during student teaching experience that allowed me to flourish as a future adapted PE specialist. During the program, I participated in mock IEP meetings, which gave me the opportunity to understand the importance of the IEP meeting and how to best support the student as well as other team members. I was also able to learn about task analysis and how to modify activities for students based on their ability levels. This field has taught me patience, endurance, and flexibility. I have become a better teacher and a better person because I am able to learn from my students on a daily basis.
Through the Adapted Physical Education Added Authorization program at APU, I gained a deeper understanding of education codes, laws, and rights pertaining to students with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. APU’s program also prepared me for performing assessments, writing goals and objectives, and attending IEP meetings. I also learned about the many disabilities that I might encounter as an adapted PE teacher and how to create lessons and activities based on the student’s individual needs. It is very rewarding when you see a student make progress toward their goals.
One of the most positive aspects of my experience as an APU graduate student in the adapted physical education program was the relationships that I built with my classmates as well as my professors. Two professors in particular were very supportive and helped me improve and grow in my professional practice. Sharing in both personal and professional experiences were the key positive influences in completing the program.
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Even the most reticent recyclers can give being "green" a go during Earth Day 2007, Savannah's eco-friendliest day of the year.
The annual, city-sponsored hail to the planet takes place in Forsyth Park on Saturday.
Earth Day coordinator Denise Oberlin said this year's celebration is the biggest yet, with more than 90 vendors, recycling partners and exhibitors participating.
The Coastal Organics Group, which is a member of the trade group Georgia Organics, is a new addition to the lineup. Several of its members will be on hand to showcase their organic compost, grains and produce.
"We want to enhance the availability of these products in our local neighborhood," Judy Sharpton, the group's liaison, said.
Also new this year, the Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation will conduct free vision screenings and accept used eyeglasses and hearing aids for recycling.
Other festival happenings of note from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.:
Make Your Own Rain Barrel workshop
"Water, Water Everywhere," a kid-friendly presentation about water composition, conservation, pollution and ground water quality
More Earth Day events
Recycle Rama: 8-11 a.m., at the south end of the park. Citizens can jettison old paint, motor oil, batteries, cell phones, aluminum, metals, plastics and newsprint - all without getting out of their car. The drive-thru set-up "is a great way to get rid of items and keep them out of the landfill," Oberlin said. Goodwill will also be there to take donations.
Family Fun Run: Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. by the Forsyth Park fountain. The 5K race starts at 10 a.m. Pre-registration is $15. Deadline is today (runners can drop off their forms at the Chatham County courthouse building, 124 Bull St., Suite 120). Day-of registration is $20. The first 100 entrants receive a T-shirt. The top three men and top three women finishers will receive gift certificates. For information, call 652-7981. | <urn:uuid:7e127454-05ae-4b6a-96a0-3bb329cc223c> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://savannahnow.com/accent/2007-04-16/team-green?quicktabs_3=3 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988720468.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183840-00487-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.926611 | 439 | 1.507813 | 2 |
All sources are cited. This paper is not, and does not purport to be, either exhaustive with regard to conditions in the country surveyed, or conclusive as to the merits of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. The referendum was held in Eritrea in and the new Ethiopian regime immediately recognized the independence of its former province.
All sources are cited. This paper is not, and does not purport to be, either exhaustive with regard to conditions in the country surveyed, or conclusive as to the merits of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. The referendum was held in Eritrea in and the new Ethiopian regime immediately recognized the independence of its former province. Relations between the former guerrilla allies now holding power in Asmara and Addis-Ababa were henceforth cordial.
Good commercial, diplomatic and personal relations were maintained. Secondly, political and military coordination on regional issues was close and actually amounted to an alliance.
But when Khartoum began to use the ethnic and religious problems in both Eritrea and Ethiopia to subvert the new governments, they both reacted in coordinated fashion to counter this threat. Thirdly, both countries had a close relationship with the United States and enjoyed the trust and support of Washington.
Finally, the leadership of the two countries was dominated by Tigreans, i. Tigrinya-speaking people coming from the province of Tigray in Ethiopia or from the provinces of Akele Guzzay, Saray and Hamasien in Eritrea.
They were separated in October when Emperor Menelik signed a peace treaty with Italy after his victory at Adwa seven months earlier. If one adds that even during the years of "separation" during the Italian occupation or since Eritrean independence, trans-border trade never stopped, one can hardly say that the two branches of the Tigrean people are foreign to each other.
Since both the EPRDF and the Popular Front for Democracy and Justice PFDJ were mostly led by Tigreans who shared both a long past of common history and a more recent struggle against the same enemy, it would have seemed logical that their initial alliance would be durable.
This was not in fact the case. Since there had been some minor problems of border definition a bilateral Ethio-Eritrean comission had been set up in November and had met regularly, either in Asmara or in Addis-Ababa.
Therefore the incidents were not taken particularly seriously at first. But while bilateral contacts were resumed, Eritrea massed large amounts of troops, with their accompanying weaponry, and invaded the Badme area on 12 May.
Their mediation efforts were not welcomed by either side, but there was a lull in the fighting. On 30 May Eritrean President Issayas Afeworki declared that troop withdrawals from occupied areas were "morally unthinkable and physically impossible".
On 9 June Negasso Gidada, President of Ethiopia, declared that "the problem with the peace process is the hasty way in which it was managed by the Americans That does not work, it is not our culture".
Although theft and some violence did occur, they were on a limited scale. Nevertheless there were unsubstantiated accounts of some deaths, particularly 60 Ethiopians who are alleged to have perished in Assab after being locked up overnight in an unventilated container.
On June a meeting of the OAU in Ouagadougou generally endorsed the US-Rwandan peace plan, a move which was doomed from the start since President Issayas Afeworki considered - rightly - that this plan was largely favourable to the Ethiopian position.
Eritrean forces made limited gains and the fighting stopped after about ten days. During this bout of fighting the Eritrean Air Force had bombed the town of Adigrat 11 Junea non military target, but the attack was probably a prelude to an assault on the town itself which never took place because of an Ethiopian counter-attack.
By late June the guns fell silent, after about people had been killed and arounddisplaced on the Ethiopian side of the border. Analysis of the conflict This "war" is very peculiar. As we shall see later, it was fought as a kind of family affair.
Apart from the fighting along the Addis-Ababa-Assab road, it was even fought on ethnically homogeneous ground, the disputed areas being entirely populated by Tigrinya-speakers, belonging to the provinces of Tigray on the Ethiopian side and bordering Akele Guzzay and Saray on the Eritrean side.
In a way, it was more of a civil war among Tigreans than an "international" war. There are interesting consequences of this situation on the internal level for both countries.
As far as Ethiopia is concerned, there was a sudden upsurge of support for the war.Battle of Dogali, Although Dogali was only a small victory for the Ethiopians, Haggai Erlich notes that this incident encouraged the Italians to plot with Yohanne's rival Menelik, the ruler of Shewa, to encourage his insubordination towards the nationwidesecretarial.comon: Dogali, near Massawa, Eritrea.
Background to war - from friends to foes Martin Plaut war, breaking through Eritrean lines in the Western and Central sectors, and advancing deep into Eritrean territory. Having re-captured Badme and other land it had lost, and under “The Ethio-Eritrean conflict: an essay in interpretation.
3. The Eritrean government appears to wish to avoid a renewed border war. Even in the aftermath of Brexit, Washington needs to keep this potentially nasty conflict on .
The Eritrean-Ethiopian federation () was short-lived and Eritrea was annexed into Ethiopia. Eritrean’s discontent ultimately intensified, first as resistance, then rebellion, and finally an armed struggle for Eritrean national liberation that persisted until The first part reviews the literature on imitation behavior and introduces imitation as a possible explanatory variable in the present outflow of Eritrean refugees.
and a major source of refugees in and 3 The result of an intractable thirty-year-old conflict that began in Gerard.
The Ethio-Eritrean Conflict: An. Background to war - from friends to foes Martin Plaut war, breaking through Eritrean lines in the Western and Central sectors, and advancing deep into Eritrean territory. Having re-captured Badme and other land it had lost, and under “The Ethio-Eritrean conflict: an essay in interpretation.
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LANSING Those who have long argued that Michigans high costs of incarceration can be lowered through privatization will soon get their wish. Last year, the legislature approved an Engler administration plan to put a private company in charge of operating the states first "punk prison" for juveniles once the facility is built.
Meanwhile, privately run prisons are operating in eighteen states. (Counties in many states also contract with private firms to run jails.) According to USA Today, the number of beds in private prisons nationwide has grown from 2,620 in 1986 to 74,003 today. Thats still a small portion of the total 1.6 million prison population in the U.S.
Companies can operate correctional facilities for 10% to 15% less than government, says Charles Thomas of the Prison Privatization Project at the University of Florida. Other experts say the savings can be much higher.
Michigan might benefit from the experiences of the states which privatized first. Not only do those experiences tell us how to save money, they also suggest ways to tighten up the language of contracts so that certain problems that have arisen can be avoided.
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Oxytocin is a hormone secreted by the mother's brain during pregnancy, necessary to trigger childbirth. Oxytocin comes from the Greek and means "quick labour". This hormone regulates the pace of the childbirth and facilitates the process of breastfeeding.
Before childbirth the levels of oxytocin increase in order to stimulate the contractions of the uterine muscle. Although synthetic oxytocin is regularly used in clinics in order to accelerate childbirth, its use is only indicated when there's not an adequate dilatation of the cervix and the labour needs to be induced.
Administration and characteristics
Oxytocin is administered as a serum, through a dropper, in a controlled way and with increasing doses. The speed of the administration increases until the appropriate contractions are achieved.
The obstetrician closely controls the uterine contractions, the blood pressure of the mother and the cardiac rhythm of the fetus.
Oxytocin is used to/as:
- Induce the labour when the risk of continuing the pregnancy is high.
- Stimulate the labour when uterine dynamics are insufficient for childbirth to occur within the time period that is considered safe for the mother and the fetus.
- An exam of the well being of the fetus, when there are doubts about the health of the child before childbirth.
- Oxytocin allows the intrauterine status of the fetus to be checked.
Many women wonder about the position on which oxytocin should be applied, if the contractions generated by the hormone are painful, if it increases the number of cesareans and the use of forceps and about the risks the hormone may have for the mother and the baby.
First, the position in which the hormone is applied does not matter. Plus, the administration of oxytocin, unlike epidural that limits the movement of the legs, allows for movement.
Second, synthetic oxytocin causes contractions that are very similar to the ones produced by the natural oxytocin. Given that the hormone is only administered when the uterine activity is insufficient, pain comes suddenly but it is the same pain a woman would feel if her answer to the natural oxytocin was adequate.
When it comes to the question of whether it increases the number of cesareans and labours with forceps the answer is no. In fact, there is a lower cesarean rate and a decreased need to resort to an instrumental delivery. The administration of this hormone also shortens the duration of excessively long labours.
In some cases there might be a slight antidiuretic effect (urinary retention) on the mother depending of the doses administered. In women who have had a cesarean there's a minimum risk of uterine rupture. In the fetus, the uterine stimulation might produce a transitory oxygen deficit that is easily solved when the administration of the hormone is interrupted.
This hormone should not be administered when there are evidences of fetal suffering and of placenta previa, when the position of the fetus is not normal and when there is a uterine prolapse. Oxytocin should be carefully used in cases of twin births and when the mother has a heart related disease. In cases of coronary or kidney insufficiency and of hypertension the dose administered should be low.
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An official said that improving diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis and strengthening the quality of preventive care are some key measure being taken by the government to check the spread of the disease.
Under the revised national tuberculosis control programme, the government has envisaged implementing these steps as part of the 12th five-year plan, a health and family welfare ministry official said.
AdvertisementHe said the government planned to provide quality preventive care to vulnerable groups like slum dwellers and tribals.
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T. S. Eliot famously declared that poets in the seventeenth century underwent a “dissociation of sensibility” that divorced the mechanism of the intellect from that of feeling. Eliot claimed that “we have never recovered” from this, but our most vital living poets, Brian Teare among them, hope to prove otherwise. Sight Map, Teare’s second full-length volume, finds the poet checking a desire (or anxiety) for mastery over these poems (“It isn’t // mastery I’m after”) and freeing himself from formulaic, expected modes of representation and phrasing in order to explore new sites where emotion and the intellect commingle. Teare relies on Emerson, Hopkins, and Wittgenstein as literary and philosophical touchstones, and these writers and others (even graffiti artists) seem to have been hovering over his shoulder as the poems were composed: “It’s certain // other terms / than my own // I wait for,” Teare admits. Consequently, the work recalls what poet Barbara Guest describes in her essay “Invisible Architecture” as “losing the arrogance of dominion over the poem to an invisible hand.” Teare’s intricately textured language develops symbiotically with thought until the spontaneity of thought is matched in sound pattern, syntax, rhythm: “If I bring / to the banks what nouns I’ve found, // what of it? / Clean of scene they shine // in the mind like fish flick water open, switchblade- / quick: weathervane // horse-cart milk-pail police-tape.” Teare’s vision juxtaposes 21st-century Gnostic pilgrimage, cultural and physical displacement, broken relationships, and the earth sciences, always mindful of the tension between the poet’s call to negative capability and openness to experience on the one hand and aesthetic decision-making on the other: “The walk home / begins as imagery that leaves everything out, / though an image becomes metaphor if / I choose.” Like Teare’s earlier work, The Room Where I Was Born (2003), Sight Map engages the chaos and the dark of our cultural moment while illustrating how inspired thinking and inspired music feed into each other, rewarding us with a “voice / full-throated with noticing.”
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Nearly 45% Of High School Students Try Marijuana. Source: NIDA Infofacts: High School and Youth Trends
TEEN MARIJUANA ADDICTION
Teens think Marijuana is harmless because they say it does not give you a hang-over. They think it is not worse than smoking cigarettes and teen believe marijuana is not addictive. WRONG! In 2007, the majority of youth (age 17 or younger) entering drug abuse treatment reported marijuana as their primary drug abused. Marijuana increases dopamine, which creates the good feelings or “high” associated with its use. A user may feel the urge to smoke marijuana again, and again, and again to re-create that experience. Repeated use could lead to addiction – a disease where people continue to do something, even when they are aware of the severe negative consequences at the personal, social, academic, and professional levels.
TEEN MARIJUANA ADDICTION TREATMENT
If your teen is suffering from the addiction of marijuana Inspirations for Youth and Families, a licensed residential treatment center for troubled teens ages 14 to 18 and their families is here to help. Inspirations provide a team of qualified and caring teen addiction treatment professionals, offering a Treatment Program for Adolescents/Teens, who are demonstrating destructive, rebellious, and defiant behaviors, resulting in personal and family dysfunction. Our goal is to treat the disease, build the teen’s self confidence and reunite the family.
Cannabis sativa L. is a plant that grows wild throughout most of the tropic and temperate regions of the world. Three drugs that come from cannibis – marijuana, hashish, and hashish oil – are distributed on the U.S. illicit market. THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) is believed to be the main chemical ingredient that produces the psychoactive effect.
Marijuana is a dry, shredded green/brown mix of flowers, stems, seeds, and leaves from the Cannabis sativa plant. The mixture typically is green, brown, or gray in color and may resemble tobacco. Hashish is collected, dried, and pressed into a variety of forms, such as balls, cakes, or cookie-like sheets. Hashish oil is a viscous liquid ranging from amber to dark brown in color.
MARIJUANA ABUSE EFFECTS ON THE MIND:
When marijuana is smoked, the THC passes from the lungs and into the bloodstream, which carries the chemical to the organs throughout the body, including the brain. In the brain, the THC connects to specific sites called cannabinoid receptors on nerve cells and influences the activity of those cells. Many of these receptors are found in the parts of the brain that influence pleasure, memory, thought, concentration, sensory and time perception, and coordinated movement. The short-term effects of marijuana include problems with memory and learning, distorted perception, difficulty in thinking and problem-solving, and loss of coordination. The effect of marijuana on perception and coordination are responsible for serious impairments in driving abilities. Long-term chronic marijuana use is associated with Amotivational Syndrome, characterized by apathy, impairment of judgment, memory and concentration, and loss of motivation, ambition and interest in the pursuit of personal goals. High doses of marijuana can result in mental confusion, panic reactions and hallucinations. Researchers have also found an association between marijuana use and an increased risk of depression; an increased risk and earlier onset of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, especially for teens that have a genetic predisposition.
MARIJUANA ABUSE EFFECTS ON THE BODY:
Short-term physical effects from marijuana use may include sedation, blood shot eyes, increased heart rate, coughing from lung irritation, increased appetite, and decreased blood pressure. Like tobacco smokers, marijuana smokers experience serious health problems such as bronchitis, emphysema, and bronchial asthma. Extended use may cause suppression of the immune system. Because marijuana contains toxins and carcinogens, marijuana smokers increase their risk of cancer of the head, neck, lungs and respiratory track. Withdrawal from chronic use of high doses of marijuana causes physical signs including headache, shakiness, sweating, stomach pains and nausea, as well as behavioral signs including restlessness, irritability, sleep difficulties and decreased appetite. There has been no reported death from overdose of marijuana.
OTHER NAMES FOR MARIJUANA:
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Northeastern Libraries Evolve to Meet Needs of Modern Students and Faculty
If the word "library" conjures up images of matronly librarians glaring over half glasses and shushing restless students, it's time to his the refresh button.
Gone are the days when a mere book closing or a chair sliding across the floor would jolt the daydreaming student to attention, or a few well-balanced pencils would hold one's place in the antiquated card catalog.
Today's library is abuzz with students clicking keyboards, loading websites, and using everything from traditional print collections to the Internet, DVDs, scholarly databases, and e-journals to do research.
In 1990, the University Libraries moved from cramped quarters in Dodge Hall to Snell Library, a spacious and modern building that is now the intellectual heart and soul of an increasingly residential community.
With more than 1.4 million visitors each year — 500,000 of whom access services remotely from residence halls across campus and co-op jobs across the country — Snell Library is beginning to look a lot like its counterparts at leading research institutions, a group it aspires to join as Northeastern continues its ascent toward the nation's top 100 universities.
"The library is not just a repository," says Edward A. Warro, dean and director of the University Libraries. "It has a major teaching function, particularly because co-op puts our students out in the real world early, where information skills are in very high demand."
For that reason, the University Libraries are an important priority of the $200 million Leadership Campaign, which seeks $3 million for this purpose. To date, more than 960 alumni and friends have supported a range of library initiatives — from facilities to the collections to technology.
For example, the Snell Construction Company has given $100,000 for library acquisitions; the Alden Trust provided $100,000 to upgrade the online catalog; and parents Daryl W. Wong recently designated his $25,000 annual gift to the library.
The accomplishments of the past few years are impressive. The library now holds close to one million volumes. Students and Faculty enjoy services that help them access growing collections and resources, such as Ask 24/7, which uses chat technology to deliver real-time, web-based reference assistance 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The Research and Instruction Department, staffed by 14 professional librarians, teaches more than 10,000 students annually how to use the library.
The Peer Tutoring Program, which matches student tutors with students needing assistance in any subject, delivered more than 6,900 hours of academic support to more than 1,500 students this past year, double the number from the previous year.
The InfoCommons, a centrally located computer lab providing online access to a breadth of resources and services is ensuring all students have the technical support they need. And Snell Library now provides patrons with wireless Internet access throughout the building.
Other programs contribute to the intellectual and social life of the community. A "Meet the Author" series brings celebrated poets and writers to campus. The CyberCafé offers computer stations, network connectivity for students' laptops, and a creative coffee menu. It has become a popular destination for studying, socializing, and Internet browsing.
"These programs and services allow students to go beyond the classroom, to explore important topics and issues of the day," notes Warro.
"Deans and administrators increasingly recognize the integral role the library plays in academic life, and have made enhancing the library a priority," says Maria Hudson Carpenter, research and instruction librarian.
However, the library still has much to do to keep pace with students' expectations and competitive institutions. Current needs include expanding the undergraduate research collection, scholarly journals (print and electronic), and digital collections; improving facilities; and increasing instructional support.
"As the library plays an increasingly prominent
role in the educational and cultural life of the University, we must
continue to enhance our programming to enrich the education of our
students," says Warro. "We will continue to work hard to build the
library necessary to support a nationally acclaimed research university."
|This article appeared in the Spring 2005 edition of Pathways: The Leadership Campaign.|
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Links & Books
Aviation in Latin America
Alberto Santos-Dumont was only the most famous Latin American aviation pioneer. Learn about the contributions of other Latin pilots as well on this Web site from the Smithsonian Institution.
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in Rhinebeck, New York houses one of the largest collections of early aircraft in the world, many of which are still flying. On its Web site, view photographs of its fleet, read historical information, and learn what kind of work goes into vintage aircraft restoration.
Century of Flight
The Century of Flight Web site offers a number of resources on the history of aviation, from the first hot-air balloons to modern-day spacecraft.
On this Web site, view simulation videos of early aircraft designs, explore the fundamentals of flight, and find links to other resources on the aerodynamic concepts of drag and lift.
Rosebud's WWI and Early Aviation Archive
The Rosebud archive provides thousands of downloadable images from aviation's early years, including portraits of famous pilots, vintage postcards, aerial photography, and more.
The Pioneer Aviation Group
This is a series of linked Web sites with extensive and authoritative details of pre-World War I pilots and machines, including biographies of over 150 pilots, by noted aviation historian Carroll Gray.
Chasing the Sun
This companion Web site to the PBS program "Chasing the Sun" is an impressive resource on the history of commercial flight. Features include a detailed time line of aviation milestones, in-depth profiles of major aircraft, biographies of inventors and innovators, Web links, and more.
My Airships: The Story of My Life
by Alberto Santos-Dumont. University Press of the Pacific, 2002.
Wings of Madness: Alberto Santos-Dumont and the Invention of Flight
by Paul Hoffman. Theia Books, 2003.
Pioneer Aircraft: Early Aviation to 1914
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What type of behavior do you see occur in your life?
If you'd like to change your behavior, study it. In Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, it is common to examine thoughts to learn about behavior.
Check out this video to learn about behavioral cycles you follow. Then, plan to draw out your own cycle.
Use the 3 A's to learn and change your cycles.
The 1st A stands for Aware. Spend some time becoming aware of your cycles.
The 2nd A stands for Assess. Take a few days or weeks to assess your behavior. What have you tried? What works really well? What would you like to try? The 3rd A stands for Act. Now that you've thought of some new possible behaviors, get to work! Try something new.
Be ready to go through the 3 A's again as you try to learn and implement change. Stay aware. Continue to assess. Always be ready to act.
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On May 31, the Thai Appeals Court ruled in favor of Andy Hall, a British labor activist who faced imprisonment for his legitimate work reporting on the abusive treatment of Myanmar migrant workers at a pineapple factory owned by the Thai corporation, Natural Fruit Company Ltd.
Since 2013, Andy has been subjected to numerous cases of judicial harassment initiated by Natural Fruit. While the assault on his human rights has not ended, this landmark decision by the Appeals Court sends a strong message to abusive employers that they cannot continue exploiting migrant workers and threatening human rights defenders without consequence. In finding that Andy’s research was in the public interest and should be promoted in Thai society, the Court affirmed the message of the thousands of ILRF supporters who spoke out: freedom of expression is essential to corporate respect for human rights and migrant worker rights advocacy is not a crime.
And yet, the fight for justice is not over. Natural Fruit intends to continue harassing Andy by appealing the Appeals Court decision to the Thai Supreme Court. In addition, many other cases against human rights defenders and migrant workers are still pending in Thailand.
By shining an international spotlight on the need for further reforms in Thailand, we can support workers and their advocates who are risking their lives to expose injustices in the global economy. The thousands of people around the world who spoke out and sent messages of concern to the Thai government helped Andy’s case receive global attention. Your efforts made a difference and we thank you for your support of human and labor rights in Thailand.
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Vermont State Bird
Name: Hermit Thrush
Binomial Name: Catharus guttatus
Legislation of 1941
The Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) is a medium-sized North American thrush at around 6-1/2 inches in length.
The Hermit Thrush has the white-dark-white underwing pattern characteristic of Catharus thrushes. Adults of the species are mainly brown on the upperparts, with reddish tails. Their underparts are white with dark spots on the breast and grey or brownish flanks and they have pink legs and a white eye ring. | <urn:uuid:cea191eb-9969-4bb5-81aa-908aefd18212> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://theus50.com/vermont/bird.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560282202.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095122-00556-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.888546 | 131 | 2.234375 | 2 |
This vibrant North Florida city has a plethora of attractions for kids and adults alike. Whether you and your family are outdoorsy or lean more towards arts and culture, there is no limit to how much fun you and your family can have in Jacksonville.
The top tourist attractions in this incredible city are:
- Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
- Catty Shack Ranch Wildlife Sanctuary
- The Cummer Museum of Art ; Gardens
- Big Talbot Island State Park
- Museum of Science ; History
- Kingsley Plantation
- Fort Caroline National Memorial
- Riverside Arts Market
- Huguenot Memorial Park
- Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park
Read on to learn more about each of these exciting attractions, and decide whether Jacksonville, Florida is the place to take your family on your next big adventure.
1. Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
With more than 2,400 species of rare and exotic animals and over 1,000 species of plants, it’s easy to see why Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens is at the top of any North Florida tourist’s bucket list.
Kids and adults alike will love seeing the big cat exhibit, where jaguars lounge and play in their award-winning exhibit and tigers roam in the highly anticipated Land of the Tigers. Get up close with wildlife in the Africa Overlook, where your kids will get to feed the giraffes.
Whatever your age or family size, there’s something for everyone at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens!
2. Catty Shack Ranch Wildlife Sanctuary
Voted Traveler’s Choice by TripAdvisor in 2021, Catty Shack Ranch Wildlife Sanctuary is dedicated to providing safe and loving forever homes to the big cats in their care.
See tigers, lions, and cougars roam their expansive enclosures while learning more about these majestic felines. Catty Shack Ranch does not breed, sell, or otherwise exploit the big cats in their care, instead committed to educating the public about the terrible plight these animals face in the wild.
3. The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
Opening its doors in the fall of 1961 with a small collection of about sixty works of art, the Cummer Museum of Arts ; Gardens has grown significantly in 60 years and now features more than six thousand pieces of art.
Located next to the St. Johns River on 2.5 beautiful acres of historic gardens, the Cummer Museum of Art ; Gardens offers a unique escape from the summer heat.
4. Big Talbot Island State Park
If you need an escape from the city, drive out to Big Talbot Island State Park for swimming, kite-flying, and a carefree stroll along the sand. Kids of all ages will enjoy climbing the sun-bleached skeletons of whole trees, washed up on the shore.
A unique beach unlike any other, Big Talbot Island State Park offers outdoor fun in a laid back, natural environment ideal for those who enjoy the outdoors and soaking in the scenic beauty. Enjoy a guided kayak tour or go for a hike through the marshes and wetlands.
5. Museum of Science & History (MOSH)
Kids and adults alike will be inspired by science at the Museum of Science ; History (MOSH). Explore the stars at the Bryan-Gooding Planetarium which is the largest single-lens planetarium in the world, and learn about thousands of years of Florida history in the interactive exhibit Currents of Time.
6. Kingsley Plantation
This protected National Park site offers a glimpse of the darker side of Florida history. Erected in 1814, Kingsley Plantation is the oldest surviving plantation in the United States.
Historic structures include the barn, the fields, the kitchen house, 25 slave cabins, and the planter’s house.
Admission is free, and if you happen to be in Jacksonville on the weekend, make sure to call ahead to book a guided Ranger tour of the Planter’s House.
7. Fort Caroline National Memorial
Located within Timucuan Ecological ; Historical Preserve, Fort Caroline is a replica of the first French settlement in the New World – erected in 1564. The replica depicts what Fort Caroline once looked like, complete with flags, log fences, and cannons.
Explore the rich history of the area, including seeing a native Timucuan hit and canoe, both of which are staunchly protected by the National Park Service. Here you will see evidence of survival, exploration, territorial disputes, and first contact between the American Indians and the French settlers.
Take your family on a leisurely stroll along the 1.3-mile nature trail through the breathtaking marsh and visit the museum, where you can learn more about Fort Caroline’s rich history.
8. Riverside Arts Market
Immerse yourself in local cuisine, art, and culture in the vibrant and colorful Riverside Arts Market. Explore a diverse selection of locally grown fruits, vegetables, and fresh baked bread. Dozens of colorful kiosks offer a variety of locally handcrafted art and goods, such as jewelry, soaps, art pieces, and more.
9. Huguenot Memorial Park
This beach is considered one of the best places for birdwatchers to spot native shore birds, with over 250 species native to the area. Huguenot Memorial Park is named for the landing of the French Huguenots in 1562, which is commemorated with a historical marker.
While rich with history, Huguenot Memorial Park is also one of the best beaches for family fun. Hit the waves with your family and enjoy the native wildlife. Primitive camping sites are available for more adventurous types.
10. Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park
This destination is ideal for outdoorsy families, with camping, hiking, and exploring through the thick marshland. It is also a nature lover’s paradise, with an up-close view of native flora and fauna. Children and adults alike will enjoy collecting the diverse selection of seashells along the shore.
Make sure you bring your binoculars so you can catch a glimpse of all the native wildlife and shorebirds in the area. A splash pad provides safe fun for kids of all ages, while swimming in the ocean is also an option.
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Recently I was interviewed by a consultant as part of a preparation for a conference. When I mentioned the word “cascading” he laughed. I asked why and he said “You’re the 4th person I am interviewing, and you have all mentioned the word cascading. This must be a very typical word in companies of your size and maturity.”
What do we mean with Cascading Change? This is a top-down process when directives and other initiatives are taken down through the layers of the organization.
Layer 1, the CEO (The yellow dot in fig C1, C for Cascading) tells Layer 2 (fig C2), Layer 2 tells Layer 3 (fig C3) etc. Ideally this would lead to a situation as in fig C5 where the initiative has penetrated the whole organization, but quite often this is not the case. In each cascading step some of the energy and therefore some of the message seems to get lost. Depending on the structure of the organization (cascading is facilitated by centralization) we often end up with a situation such as fig C6, where the initiative has penetrated some parts of the organization but by far not all. Hence the mass-effect gets lost and people run after different guidelines. In some cases Cascading Change is the only suitable way for change, as when legal issues or directives shall penetrate the whole organization. A more effective (but less efficient) way is then when the initiators of the message directly convey the message to as many layers as possible.
Have you ever seen cascading initiatives lose their energy passing through the Organization? Well, there are alternative ways for change!
There is another way change can happen called Viral Change, coined by Dr Leandro Herreroin his book Viral Change, but also advocated by famous authors like Malcolm Gladwell in the book Blink and the Heath brothers in the book Switch. This way of change, the authors mean, is the only way that true change can happen, meaning change is better and even much faster internalized when it goes via the epidemic or viral route rather than top-down.
It may start with an initiative in the middle of an organization (fig V1, V for Viral). If the success of this initiative does not happen, it slowly fades away, unnoticed (fig V2) and no harm done. However, when sufficient effort and luck leads to a successful result of an emerging initiative (fig V3) it starts to spread (fig V4). If the change initiative is really successful we reach the situation where almost the whole organization has adopted it (figs V5 & V6). Success speaks for itself as others “See-Feel-Change” (cf. Chip Heath in Switch) and is hence very contagious.
Takeaway: There is a tendency that when we realize change is necessary, we often start to implement it ASAP…. sometimes before we even know whether this change is beneficial for us or not, simply because we have not tried it out yet. This is a risky endeavor with big stakes! By being a bit more dynamic and smarter in risk taking (at small scale and hence at low costs of failure) we could allow for more experimentation with change initiatives to be done in chosen areas. When and if these experiments succeed – they will spread automatically if we just allow for it.
Bengt Järrehult is Fellow Scientist Innovation at SCA, a global hygiene products and paper company. He is also adjunct professor and visiting professor resp. at 2 departments of Lund University in Sweden. He is an avid reader of and presenter on the topics of innovation, especially on breakthrough innovation and the psychological hurdles that exist to achieve this, hurdles that we may or may not be aware of. He is of the opinion that most companies more or less know what to do to become more innovative. What they don’t know is what really hinders them from doing these measures…
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1. Charity Name
The Association shall be called “The Tolkien Society” and shall have its base in the United Kingdom. The Society shall be a charity governed by English law.
Subject to the matters set out below the Society and its property shall be administered and managed in accordance with this constitution by the members of the Executive Committee, constituted by clause 8 of this constitution.
The Society shall seek to educate the public in, and promote research into, the life and works of Professor John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE.
In furtherance of its objects but not further or otherwise the Society shall have the following aims:
- to afford a means of communication of ideas between scholars and others who have a common interest in the life and works of Professor J.R.R. Tolkien;
- at suitable times to sponsor and support special projects relating to the life and works of J.R.R. Tolkien;
- to publish a Journal at regular intervals promoting these objects;
- to establish a memorial centre devoted to study, lectures and exhibitions relating to the life and works of Professor J.R.R. Tolkien, preferably in a location associated with him: such a centre may be either a new venture or an extension of existing facilities.
- to maintain and expand an archive of Tolkien related material for research purposes and to have an Acquisition and Disposal policy for the archive.
In addition to any other powers which it has the Executive Committee may exercise the following powers in furtherance of the Society’s objectives:
- the power to raise funds and to invite and receive contributions, provided that in raising funds the Society shall not undertake any substantial permanent trading activities and shall conform to any requirements of the law;
- the power to buy, take on lease or in exchange, any property necessary for the achievements of the objects and to maintain and equip it for use;
- the power subject to any consents required by law to sell, lease, or dispose of, all or any part of the property of the Society, where appropriate subject to the Archives Acquisition and Disposal Policy;
- the power, subject to any consents required by law, to borrow money and to charge all, or any part of the property of the Society with repayment of the money so borrowed, where appropriate subject to the Archives Acquisition and Disposal Policy;
- the power to co-operate with other charities, voluntary bodies and statutory authorities operating in furtherance of the objects or of similar charitable purposes and to exchange information and advice with them;
- the power to establish or support any charitable trusts, associations or institutions formed for all or any of the objects;
- the power to appoint and constitute such advisory committees as the Executive Committee may think fit;
- the power to do all such other lawful things as are necessary for the achievement of the objects.
- Membership of the Society shall be open to:
- individuals who are interested in furthering the work of the Society and who have paid any annual subscription laid down from time to time by the Society;
- any body, or corporate or unincorporated association, which is interested in furthering the Society’s work and has paid any annual subscription (any such body being called in this constitution a “member organisation”).
- Every member shall have one vote, except in the case of those members under the age of 18.
- Each member organisation shall appoint an individual to represent it and to vote on its behalf at meetings of the Society; and may appoint an alternative to replace its appointed representative at any meeting of the Society if the appointed representative is unable to attend.
- Each member organisation shall notify the name of the representative appointed by it and of any alternative to the membership secretary. If the representative or alternative resigns from or otherwise leaves the member organisation, he or she shall forthwith cease to be the representative of the member organisation.
- The Executive Committee may unanimously and for good reason terminate the membership of any individual or member organisation, provided that the individual concerned or the appointed representative of the member organisation concerned (as the case may be) shall have the right to be heard, accompanied by an associate, by the Executive Committee before a final decision is made. They shall have the right to appeal to the following AGM
- The Executive Committee may confer honorary membership at its discretion.
7. Honorary Officers
At the annual general meeting of the Society the members shall endeavour to elect from amongst themselves a Chairman, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Membership Secretary and an Education Secretary, who shall hold office from the day following the meeting.
8. Executive Committee
- The Executive Committee shall consist of not less than seven members nor more than nine members being:
- the honorary officers specified in the preceding clause;
- not less than two and not more than four members elected at the annual general meeting who shall hold office from the day following the meeting.
- The Executive Committee shall constitute the Trustees of the Charity.
- The Executive Committee may in addition appoint not more than three co-opted members but so that no-one may be appointed as a co-opted member if, as a result, more than one third of the members of the Executive Committee would be co-opted members. Each appointment of a co-opted member shall be made at a special meeting of the Executive Committee called under clause 11 and shall take effect from the end of that meeting unless the appointment is to fill a place which has not then been vacated in which case the appointment shall run from the date when the post becomes vacant.
- All the members of the Executive Committee shall retire from office together the day following the annual general meeting next after the date on which they came into office but they may be re-elected.
- The proceedings of the Executive Committee shall not be invalidated by any vacancy among their number or by any failure to appoint or any defect in the appointment or qualification of a member.
- Nobody shall be appointed as a member of the Executive Committee who is aged under 18 or who would if appointed be disqualified under the provision in the following clause.
- No person shall be entitled to act as a member of the Executive Committee whether on a first or on any subsequent entry into office until after signing a declaration of acceptance and of willingness to act in the trusts of the Charity. All such signed declarations shall be kept with the minutes of the Executive Committee.
9. Determination of Membership of Executive Committee
A member of the Executive Committee shall cease to hold office if he or she:
- is disqualified from acting as a member of the Executive Committee by virtue of section 72 of the Charities Act 1993 (or any statutory re-enactment or modification of that provision);
- becomes incapable by reason of mental disorder, illness or injury of managing and administering his or her own affairs;
- is absent without permission of the Executive Committee from all their meetings held within a period of six months and the Executive Committee resolve that his or her office be vacated;
- notifies to the Executive Committee a wish to resign (but only if at least four members of the Executive Committee will remain in office when the notice of resignation is to take effect).
10. Executive Committee Members not to be Personally Interested
Except with the prior written approval of the Charity Commissioners no trustee may:
- receive any benefit in money or in kind from the charity; or
- have a financial interest in the supply of goods or services to the charity; or
- acquire or hold any interest in property of the Charity (except in order to hold it as a trustee of the charity).
11. Meetings and Proceedings of the Executive Committee
- The Executive Committee shall hold at least four ordinary meetings each year. A special meeting may be called at any time by the Chairman or by any two members of the Executive Committee upon not less than four days’ notice being given to the other members of the Executive Committee of the matters to be discussed but if the matters include an appointment of a co-opted member then not less than 21 days’ notice must be given.
- The Chairman shall act as chairman at meetings of the Executive Committee. If the Chairman is absent from any meeting, the members of the Executive Committee present shall choose one of their number to act as chairman of the meeting before any other business is transacted.
- There shall be a quorum when at least two thirds of the number of members of the Executive Committee for the time being or four members of the Executive Committee, whichever is the greater, are present at a meeting.
- Every matter may be determined by a consensus of the Executive Committee. If a consensus cannot be achieved then the matter shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members of the Executive Committee present and voting on the question but in the case of equality of votes the chairman of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote.
- The Executive Committee may make decisions by email if it is necessary to do so before the next meeting of the Executive Committee, at the instigation of any member of the Executive Committee. Such decisions may only be made if all of the members of the Executive Committee agree with the decision being made, or abstain. Any member of the Executive Committee may demand that the matter be decided at the next meeting of the Executive Committee and thereby terminate the email decision-making process on that matter. Decisions made by email shall be entered into the minutes of the subsequent meeting of the Executive Committee, along with a note to the effect that they were made by email.
- The Executive Committee shall keep minutes of the proceedings at meetings of the Executive Committee and any sub-committees.
- The Executive Committee may from time to time make any rules for the conduct of their business, the summoning and conduct of their meetings and the custody of documents. No rule may be made which is inconsistent with this constitution.
- The Executive Committee may appoint one or more sub-committees consisting of one or more members of the Executive Committee and representatives of the membership as required to perform the functions of that sub-committee for the purpose of making any inquiry or supervising or performing any function or duty which in the opinion of the Executive Committee would be more conveniently undertaken or carried out by a sub-committee: provided that all acts and proceedings of any such sub-committee shall be fully and promptly reported to the Executive Committee.
12. Receipts and Expenditure
- The funds of the Society, including all donations, contributions and bequests, shall be paid into an account operated by the Executive Committee in the name of the Society at such financial institutions as the Executive Committee shall from time to time decide. All cheques drawn on the account must be signed by at least two members of the Executive Committee. Any member of the Executive Committee may be a signatory to the Society’s Bank Accounts except where two or more of the members of the Executive Committee are joint family members, are resident in the same household or have other close personal ties; then only one of such associated persons shall be a signatory.
- The funds belonging to the Society shall be applied only in furthering the objects.
The Executive Committee shall cause the title to:
- all land held by or in trust for the Society which is not vested in the Official Custodian for Charities; and
- all investments held by or on behalf of the Society;
to be vested either in a corporation entitled to act as custodian trustee or in not less than three individuals appointed by them as holding trustees. Holding trustees may be removed by the Executive Committee at their pleasure and shall act in accordance with the lawful directions of the Executive Committee. Provided that they act only in accordance with the lawful directions of the Executive Committee, the holding trustees shall not be liable for the acts and defaults of its members.
- The Executive Committee shall comply with their obligations under the Charities Act 1993 (or any statutory re-enactment or modification of that Act) with regard to:
- the keeping of accounting records for the Society;
- the preparation of annual statements of account for the Society;
- the auditing or independent examination of the statements of account of the Society;
- the transmission of the statements of account of the Society to the Charity Commission.
15. Power of Investment
The Executive Committee shall have power to invest the Society’s money in the purchase of or at interest on the security of such stocks, funds, shares, securities, or other investments or property of whatever nature and wherever situated as the Executive Committee in their absolute discretion think fit to the intent that the Executive Committee shall have the same full and unrestricted powers of investing and transposing investments as if they were beneficially entitled to the Society’s money.
16. Annual Report
The Executive Committee shall comply with their obligations under the Charities Act 1993 (or any statutory re-enactment or modification of that Act) with regard to the preparation of an annual report and its transmission to the Charity Commission.
17. Annual Return
The Executive Committee shall comply with their obligations under the Charities Act 1993 (or any statutory re-enactment or modification of that Act) with regard to the preparation of an annual return and its transmission to the Charity Commission.
18. Annual General Meeting
- There shall be an annual general meeting of the Society, which shall be held in the month of April in each year or as soon as practicable thereafter.
- Every annual general meeting shall be called by the Executive Committee. The secretary shall give at least 28 days’ notice of the annual general meeting to all the members of the Society. All the members of the Society shall be entitled to attend and those age 18 or over to vote at the meeting.
- Before any other business is transacted at the annual general meeting the persons present shall appoint a chairman of the meeting.
- The Executive Committee shall present to each annual general meeting the report and accounts of the Society for the preceding year.
- Nominations for election to the Executive Committee must be made by members of the Society in writing and must be in the hands of the secretary of the Executive Committee at least 8 weeks before the annual general meeting. Each nomination must be proposed by two
members of the Tolkien Society and signed by the Nominee, consenting to stand for the post. Should nominations exceed vacancies, election shall be by ballot. At least two tellers shall be appointed by the chairman of the meeting.
- The level of the annual subscription shall be decided at the AGM, though the Executive Committee may vary the subscription to reflect variations in postage charges.
19. Special General Meetings
The Executive Committee may call a special general meeting of the Society at any time. If at least ten members request such a meeting in writing stating the business to be considered the secretary shall call such a meeting within four months. At least 21 days’ notice must be given to the members. The notice must state the business to be discussed.
20. Procedure at General Meetings
- The Secretary or other person specially appointed by the Executive Committee shall keep a full record of proceedings at every general meeting of the Society.
- There shall be a quorum when at least twenty members of the Society are present at any general meeting.
Any notice required to be served on any member of the Society shall be in writing and shall be served by the Secretary of the Executive Committee on any member either personally or by sending through the post in a prepaid letter addressed to such member at his or her last known address, and any such letter shall be deemed to have been received within ten days of posting.
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- Subject to the following provisions of this clause the Constitution may be altered by a resolution passed by not less than two thirds of the members present and voting at a general meeting. The notice of the general meeting must include notice of the resolution, setting out the terms of the alteration proposed.
- No amendment may be made to clause 1, clause 3, clause 10, clause 23 or this clause without the prior consent in writing of the Charity Commissioners.
- No amendment may be made which would have the effect of making the Society cease to be a charity at law.
- The Executive Committee should promptly send to the Charity Commission a copy of any amendment made under this clause.
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A wonderful opportunity for first year string players to work on legato bowing. After an original introduction, the full ensemble plays the African-American spiritual "Deep River." Cellos and basses usher in the early English folk song "The Water is Wide," and this delightful arrangement ends with a lovely treatment of the American classic "Shenandoah." Includes an educational packet with each part that features technical exercises, history, theory, composition, and more. This title is available in SmartMusic. Correlates to Sound Innovations for String Orchestra, Book 1 Level 5. | <urn:uuid:75211cca-caa8-40c8-b8dd-10520c1620a8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.alfred.com/a-river-trilogy/p/00-33706/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571950.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813111851-20220813141851-00677.warc.gz | en | 0.928846 | 116 | 2.359375 | 2 |
What benefits would be gained by using human laborers instead of drones in deep sea mining?
First let's address several assumptions in your question.
demand for resources only rises due to both a ever growing population
Not necessarily. The precious metals platinum and palladium are commonly used in catalytic converters in cars. Once you move to electric cars, demand will decrease.
scarce resources like platinum, silver, and other rare metals have been depleted on the surface
No. I refer you to this answer from Chemistry SE:
Will we ever run out of gold, silver, copper and other important conductors?
mine...the methane ice
Why? What do you need methane for? It's a nuisance. Even if you do need it, get it from landfills. Way easier.
Asteroid mining isn't considered a good alternative for earth due to the transportation of the goods back to earth. However if necessary the industry does exist (mainly for the initial space colonies)
Don't even get me started about this. Asteroid mining is a sci-fi fantasy which is nowhere even close to feasible or economical in the real world. I've commented on this on several answers and questions here in the past. If interested, finding these comments is left as an exercise for the reader.
The mines would be accessed by either mining ships or for the larger mines maglev trains connected to large underwater bases (with the tunnels dug under the ocean's surface)
and this one from one of the answers
Humans are smaller and can fit into tighter spaces and caves to detect the presence of rare minerals.
Deep sea mineralisation occurs on the sea bed or very close to it, within centimetres. There are no tunnels or holes to dig. Current deep sea exploration programs are targeting mineral deposits that are literally just sitting there waiting for us to pick them up.
Now, to why humans will be very bad for this:
- There is a reason why the deposits are called deep sea deposits. Because they are deep. Like, really deep. Four kilometres deep on average. Developing a submersible that can withhold the immense pressures encountered at these depths is expensive. While there were submersibles that reached deeper depths (up to 12 km), these were specially designed vehicles. Doing this on an industrial scale is simply too expensive. On the other hand, drones don't care about pressure (mostly).
One of the answers commented that:
You could also make humans generally better at identifying mineral veins or using complex tools than drones can (a specialist drone won't have all the tools required to do everything, especially if its meant to be good and cost effective at doing something).
This is not correct. If you've ever actually seen the deep sea deposits, they look pretty much like the mud around them. The human eye cannot distinguish the good stuff from gangue. On the other hand, drones can be equipped with instruments such as Raman spectrometers, pXRFs, IR wavelength spectrometers and a variety of other instruments that will be much better than humans in finding the stuff.
We can learn from today's mining industry. It is gradually becoming more automated with robots. And this is happening in subaerial mines, which are relatively simple to operate. There is absolutely no reason to introduce humans to extreme environments for mining, especially when we already have the technology to do this without humans.
Finally, if interested, the scientific-yet-not-too-technical magazine Elements published a series of articles on deep sea mining in their October 2018 issue. It is mostly paywalled (unfortunately) but shouldn't be too hard to find the full versions of the articles online. Alternatively, you can read the abstracts which are free. This is highly recommended reading allowing some understanding of deep sea mining as we understand it today, written by people who know what they're talking about. | <urn:uuid:d18644cd-64a7-481a-8148-67ac645872b0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/142739/what-benefits-would-be-gained-by-using-human-laborers-instead-of-drones-in-deep/142789 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809003642-20220809033642-00670.warc.gz | en | 0.959602 | 808 | 2.75 | 3 |
A smart home is made up of numerous inputs that the automation uses as triggers and conditions. Be it a switch on the wall, or a timer schedule, or a brightness sensor, or a motion detector, temperature/humidity sensor, thermostat, all are used to inter-operate and provide the information used to take smart actions. Match your smart home switches, sensors, sockets, faceplates and frames with your environment compatible with KNX, EnOcean and BlueTooth smart home automation STANDARDS. Mix and Match from a wide range of several compatible manufacturers.
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At the end of , 43 million consumers – or just around fourteen% of the many adults on the You.S. – owed just as much as All of us$step one.59 trillion for the a good federal college loans. Whether or not in some instances the new news has actually worried about borrowers which have most high balance – for instance the orthodontist which owes more than $one million for the student loans – the average balance is a modest $39,351 each borrower that have an average monthly payment off $393 per month. The product quality installment months to own $39,351 from inside the figuratively speaking try 2 decades.
The amount of pupil obligations an excellent varies according to research by the sorts of degree pursued. The average bachelor’s studies obligations was less than $29,100 just like the mediocre dental school loans is more than ten moments highest in excess of $290,one hundred thousand. As a whole, those who pursue careers that shell out down wages are obligated to pay faster into the beginner personal debt.
If doing $ten,100000 each borrower would be to end up being canceled for everyone 43 million education loan consumers, the purchase price might be $377 mil. This would entirely take away the education loan stability for more than 15 billion individuals. The full cost of flexible around $50,000 for everyone 43 million individuals would-be simply more $step one trillion. It would plus scrub clean the brand new student loan balances for more than thirty six million anyone. Specific minimal education loan forgiveness has recently began. The Biden administration enjoys terminated a combined almost $step 3 mil out-of student education loans to own 131,one hundred thousand borrowers just who often ended up being defrauded by the their college or enjoys a whole and you may permanent handicap.
The effects out-of loan forgiveness
Specific economists look at the incredible amount of a fantastic student debt given that a drag for the cost savings. These types of economists argue that one forgiveness regarding college student loans commonly stimulate this new savings. But not, We or other economists argue that one improve for the discount of education loan forgiveness might be small than the cost so you can taxpayers.
When the $10,100000 for each borrower is forgiven, this is not since if the debtor receives $10,100000 that they may go out and invest today. Instead, it’s projected this should take back no more than $one hundred per month to the mediocre debtor to invest otherwise save yourself more than 10 years. If all of the $step 1.5 trillion from inside the federal student education loans was indeed forgiven, the average debtor might have a supplementary $393 per month. It is estimated that the newest discount do only grow by on the $one hundred mil, or just around 0.5%, in the event that all $1.5 trillion during the government student education loans was basically canceled. Having perspective, it would be such and work out $20,one hundred thousand a year and getting a-one-date increase of $one hundred to own yet another paycheck regarding $20,100, nonetheless it costs the business $step 1,500 right now to give you one to $one hundred increase.
The latest quick monetary impact would likely be down, as Agency from Education is currently allowing ninety% off individuals not to ever make their expected monthly obligations using owed into pandemic.
Since most individuals are already maybe not and work out payments into the student education loans, the newest monetary benefit get already be mirrored in the current height away from financial pastime.
Full, evidence means that large-depending mortgage forgiveness could have a moderate positive impact towards the benefit. It’s estimated that all the dollar of education loan forgiveness translates to only 8 to help you 23 dollars off monetary benefit. By comparison, this new stimuli monitors got an estimated financial advantage of 60 cents for each dollar sent to taxpayers.
Eliminating certain or all of the scholar financial obligation may help with other things outside of the cost savings. Individuals ount off beginner personal debt they are obligated to pay. This new college student debt burden has been shown getting the reason from mental and physical illnesses and you can “less cash pleasure having lifetime.”
You to definitely problem out of forgiving student debt for everyone would be the fact extremely of your advantages is certainly going to the people that have high revenue. On top of that, seemingly several advantages would go to individuals who borrowed to invest in a keen undergraduate degree. Sixty-eight percent ones just who took aside figuratively speaking having a great bachelor’s training borrowed less than $10,000.
Simply 2% lent over $50,100. Individuals with the highest mortgage balance are apt to have scholar grade making highest profits. Properties that have earnings over $74,000 owe nearly sixty% of the an excellent student loans.
Whether your idea trailing loan forgiveness is to activate the discount, I do believe financing relief are aiimed at those most likely to blow any offers from student loan forgiveness. This indicates student loan forgiveness would be targeted to those with lower income, exactly who routinely have below $ten,100 in the education loan loans but are prone to standard into the those individuals money.
People student loan recovery system should think about the outcome it might has to your consumers, while the pupil personal debt has an effect on specific communities over others. Such as, people are obligated to pay around one or two-thirds of one’s a good education loan obligations. Regarding 69% away from light school graduates are obligated to pay student education loans, compared to the 85% away from Black school students. The main point is that women and other people out of colour perform benefit the best from student loan forgiveness.
A matter of fairness
Whether your bodies forgives most recent figuratively speaking following will continue to make the fresh new college loans, this may direct future children in order to obtain to the presumption otherwise hope that the regulators commonly cancel their funds too.
Another challenge of any education loan forgiveness program is the identified equity otherwise unfairness of your own program. Suppose one or two youngsters pursued a similar undergraduate degree, grabbed from exact same count during the student education loans to finance its studies and secured services with the same income in towns and cities in which the cost of way of living is similar. Each other individuals were and also make the monthly installments for the last five years, however, borrower first made larger payments than just required. Therefore, borrower no. 1 just complete paying the financing off, if you are debtor no. 2 still has a balance. Is it reasonable for borrower number 2’s financing becoming forgiven? Will be borrower primary end up being paid having make payment on mortgage off very early? Lawmakers will need to take into account the issue of equity. | <urn:uuid:384da5c0-7b88-4520-a02a-82921f1e76f9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.ziegenhofparzinger.de/2022/08/canceling-education-loan-financial-obligation-2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570692.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807181008-20220807211008-00675.warc.gz | en | 0.960374 | 1,439 | 1.6875 | 2 |
The future of technological advancements in public art
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Citation:Tan, L. (2017). The Future of Technological Advancements in Public Art. In Goldstein, L., Foss, S. (Ed.), The Future History of Public Art: A Symposium on Public Art [The 2017 Symposium of the Western States Arts Federation] (pp. 58-84).
Permanent link to Research Bank record:https://hdl.handle.net/10652/4398
My talk is called “The Potential for Public Art in the Digital Near Future.” I just want to say near future, so we're not thinking 20 to 30 years ahead. Over the last two decades, I think it is fair to say that lots of institutions have increasingly adopted a whole bunch of digital technologies to start collecting and analyzing audience and visitor data. It’s also been adopted to extend participation and education initiatives. WESTAF's Public Art Archive is a brilliant example of precisely that. The uptake of the digital technology that enables public art projects—at least in institutional programming—has proceeded at a much slower pace. That is attributable perhaps to the difficulty and cost involved in provisioning public spaces with durable and secure digital infrastructures. I think that Jen [Lewin] can probably attest quite well to that, having had to create all of her own hardware. The widespread adoption of mobile devices and, in particular, those providing Internet access (mobile access exceeded desktop access in 2016), together with the declining cost of large-format digital display technologies, screen and projector technologies, and LEDs change this situation considerably—making possible the emergence of a range of public art projects such as Jen’s but also a number that I'll talk about very briefly. Blast Theories - I Like Frank (2004) Electroland - Enteractive (2006) Maurice Benayoun - Emotion Forecast (2010) John Craig Freeman and Greg Ulmer (Manifest.AR) - School Shooting eMorial (2013) | <urn:uuid:b09cb25a-8d40-4091-87d7-dc5e7305a4ec> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://researchbank.ac.nz/handle/10652/4398 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571234.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811042804-20220811072804-00066.warc.gz | en | 0.89949 | 427 | 2.28125 | 2 |
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Preparing for a finance presentation? Or creating a sales chart for Your quarterly report? If you need to express a finance or sales topic, read on. We gathered several visualization ideas how you can illustrate a financial concept on a slide.
Talking about service industries such as finances, trade, or IT? All those dealing with more abstract concepts than the classical product industries. Therefore it’s harder to present those business sectors visually, to make your presentation more engaging. People respond to visual information faster, thus it’s still worth investing a bit of time to illustrate properly your document.
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Goals of the H. Stewart Dunn, Jr. Civil Liberties Project
Timothy P. Dunn and Ellen Stofan established the H. Stewart Dunn Jr. Civil Liberties Project in 2011 to inspire undergraduate and law students at William & Mary to lend their talents to protecting civil liberties afforded citizens of the United States of America by the U.S. Constitution.
There is a natural partnership between the Dunn family and the College of William & Mary, as both the Dunn family and the College have proven their dedication to the advancement of civil liberties. The Project's namesake, H. Stewart Dunn Jr., dedicated a lifetime to civic duties with a particular devotion to the protection of civil rights for all U.S. citizens. The College of William & Mary has a unique role in United States history and a centuries long history of educating its students about their civil liberties.
The Project funds a variety of programs across the campus of The College of William & Mary and in the community, with the goal of enhancing knowledge of civil liberties and encouraging future generations of graduates to devote their time to advancing civil liberties causes. Thousands of students pass through the halls of William & Mary every year; the Project hopes to encourage these students to advance civil liberties following the model of H. Stewart Dunn Jr. A prominent tax attorney, Dunn made time to promote civil liberties causes throughout his career. The Project hopes to instill that same dedication in the students of William & Mary and encourage them to work to enhance civil liberties no matter their chosen field.
Timothy P. Dunn and Ellen Stofan's generous $1.1 million pledge will help fund:
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- Research projects by undergraduate and graduate students with faculty assistance on topics related to and supporting civil liberties.
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The controller is one of the Kafka brokers, usually behaves like a normal broker, and has a controlling capability of managing partition state and replicas and reassignment of the partition.
How to get the currently active controller?
Zookeeper is the storage of the Kafka cluster, who elects the controller node either at the beginning of the cluster setup or when the controller node crashes. Here is the command to get the controller
Shell command when installed on the host
zookeeper-shell 192.168.1.1:22181 get /controller
When we are dealing with the docker container we can execute the above command in interactive mode as follows
# Connect to Zookeeper docker run --net=host --rm confluentinc/cp-kafka:4.0.0 zookeeper-shell 192.168.1.1:22181# Get the Controller docker run --net=host --rm confluentinc/cp-kafka:4.0.0 zookeeper-shell 192.168.1.1:22181 get /controller | <urn:uuid:48623c9c-d8ad-4f1c-afb8-bddaf4869535> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://jinnabalu.medium.com/?source=user_profile---------------------------------------- | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571987.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813202507-20220813232507-00267.warc.gz | en | 0.797741 | 223 | 1.632813 | 2 |
(Quebec) “I wonder if the size and speed of the boats are responsible for the erosion of the St. Lawrence shoreline. The waves hitting the shores year round are much larger than it was 30 or 40 years, “writes Maryse Aubin.
It is true that maritime traffic has greatly increased since 30 or 40 years, both in number and in the size of buildings. But, in general, “I do not see big alarm about the erosion caused by boat waves,” said Jannette immediately Frandsen, coastal engineering researcher at the Centre Eau, Terre et Environnement INRS, which just works with a huge “wave generator” brand new to recreate the conditions of waves and erosion.
“What is obvious at first, it is the large amplitude waves, the ones that come with storms, she continues. The moderate waves like those boats will also erode the beaches, they do their share of damage, but as soon as a storm occurs, it clears everything and it will change the geometry of the track quickly and significantly. ”
Of course, this all depends (not bad) from where it is located. On some lakes, like small lakes or narrow and tranquil rivers, there may be almost no wave – at least, not big. In such cases, if boaters begin to circulate regularly with boats powerful enough engine, their waves will damage the banks fail.
But this is not the situation that prevails in the St. Lawrence, said Ms. Frandsen. Downstream of Quebec and throughout the Gulf, it is mainly the waves created by the wind and particularly the storms that eat away shores. “Upstream of Quebec and moving to Montreal, I do not think the wind produces waves problematic,” she adds. In this sector, it is mainly the tides and currents that cause erosion, says the researcher.
According to a Coast Guard document, in the broadest sectors of the river, boat wakes is responsible for only 2 to 5% of the energy that erodes the banks, but in the most grand channels like that is seen between some islands, up to
Montreal – it can reach 95 to 98%.
Interestingly, the physics of waves and their interaction with the banks is not yet understood very finely. In its Quebec facilities, Mrs Frandsen generates waves that can measure 1.5 meters high, sends them in a 120-meter channel on 5 wide and deep, and then measuring the pressure forces on the other side channel. “And what we see is that these pressures then seem random. It is literally unable to predict how much the measured pressure on the back wall will be strong nor where in the wall will be the strongest. ”
Story to follow, so …
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“According to our calendar, the autumn equinox in 2014 was the 23septembre. That said said equinox day length as equal to that of the night. So we had fun note the length of the day during the week of the equinox, but we noticed that it is rather September 25 as the day lasted nearly 12 hours battery. On 23 September, official day of the equinox, the time was 12:08. What is the explanation? “Asked Clement Castonguay, Quebec.
From a purely etymological point of view, Mr. Castonguay is right there in that word aequus and Latin nox, “equal” and “night”. But the etymology and definition of the equinox are two entirely different things.
Let us imagine, to fully understand it, an invisible thread linking the center of the Earth at the center of the sun. As our planet is slightly tilted on its orbit, this thread would pass by a point on the surface of the Earth, located at different latitudes by season. In the summertime, he “come out” in the northern hemisphere may reach its highest latitude (that is when the solstice) and then start to go down to the south and finally pass in the Southern Hemisphere – to stay until spring.
The equinox is simply when this imaginary crosses over the equator. This is not a “day” per se, mind you – that’s even an infinitely brief moment, that does not even time. This year, that moment occurred last Wednesday at dawn, around 3:21.
If it is called “equinox” after all, is that it’s about this time of the year that the day and night are approximately equal durations. But it’s never the same day of the equinox that these periods are the most equal, for two reasons. First, because it does not use the same points of the Sun to define the equinox (the center of the Sun) as for its sunrises and sunsets, which are now the margin of the Sun is shown / hidden in horizon. And then, because the gases from the atmosphere slightly deflect sunlight, showing the Sun a little higher in the sky than it really is.
These two phenomena have the same effect, lengthen the “artificially” a few minutes day length. At this time of year, it plays against the trend towards shorter days, and that is that the day lasts for the time night comes two days behind
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The end of another school year is just around the corner, and parties are a great way to celebrate two months of homework-free bliss. All you need is a nice sunny day, some water balloons and sidewalk chalk, great food, good friends, and of course a piñata. They’re fun to make, to fill and destroy!
- large balloon
- paper towels and/or newspapers – torn into strips
- white glue
- egg carton
- masking tape
- paint and brushes
- small toys and candy
- pipe cleaner or wire
- string for hanging piñata
1. Blow up a large balloon and tie a knot. I would recommend buying several of them, since they can easily burst when you blow them up…yes it happened. To add bumps to the exterior, attach egg carton sections and crumpled up balls of newspaper, with masking tape. I completely forgot to do this, and only realized my mistake once two layers of paper and glue had been added. Fortunately, it wasn’t too late, but did involve adding a few more layers of paper.
2. Paper mâché paste can be mixed in an old plastic container, and should be approximately 1/2 white glue to 1/2 water. Mix well, and begin dipping paper strips one at a time, making sure kids use their scissor fingers to remove any excess, before adding to the balloon. You can also use a wide paint brush to help flatten the pieces of paper onto the balloon.
Alternating between layers of newspaper and white paper towels (the folded kind) can make it easier to keep track of the layers that have been completed.
Aim for about four layers, making the final one in white paper towels, so the paint colours will be brighter when added on top. If you’re only using newspaper, you can cover the final layer with white paint first, to achieve the same results.
3. Allow to dry completely. This will take several days. Decorate with paint. We painted ours in blue, then drizzled old house paint on top.
Once the paint has dried, poke two holes near the top, and fish some wire or pipe cleaner through them to create a loop. Attach string to the loop for hanging. You’ll also need to cut a small hole using a utility knife, for adding the toys/candies inside. Once they’ve been added, you can add a layer of paper mâché and paint on top of that section to hide the cut, or you can leave it as is.
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How to Use the Internet in “Stealth Mode”
(The Key to Staying Private When Big Brother is Watching)"For the first time ever, it will become technologically and financially feasible for authoritarian governments to record nearly everything that is said or done within their borders - every phone conversation, electronic message, social media interaction, the movements of nearly every person and vehicle, and video from every street corner."
This was from the opening paragraph of a Brookings Institution report.
Does that send chills up your spine? If so, don't read the rest of this article: you might not touch your computer for a week.
As I discussed in the case for e-mail diversification, planting your electronic flag is certainly an important part of the "online privacy equation", as it gets the storage and routing of your e-mail messages out of jurisdictions which are not respectful of your privacy.
However, there are additional concerns that you should be worried about.
Many Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the western world are required by law to track nearly everything you do online. While the US government has been trying to hide their electronic wiretapping program as a state secret, the EU made theirs public by passing the Data Retention Directive of 2006. Article 5, under "Categories of data to be retained", lists the gory details of what is tracked. This is required for home phones, mobile phones, Internet telephony and e-mail. And depending on the country, this information will be kept for 6 months to 2 YEARS.
Under the Data Retention Directive, here is what is being tracked in every e-mail sent:
- Your name and address
- The name and address of everyone you send e-mail to
- The time and date you logged on and off of your Internet service, along with your IP address and username
- The time and date you sent your e-mail
- Your computer's operating system, hardware, and other identifying information
Forget about authoritarian governments, democratically elected ones are tracking your every move online.
So how do you gain some manner of privacy in this environment?
By creating your own private network across the Internet.
How to make the Internet your own private network
A virtual private network (VPN) allows users to access private networks (like the corporate network of your employer) by creating an encrypted "tunnel" across the Internet between the user's computer and the private network. The encryption ensures that any information shared between the user and the private network is kept safe from prying eyes. It is similar to the encryption between a secure website and your web browser, except it protects all the traffic sent over that network (including things like e-mail, instant messaging, and Skype) and not just web traffic.
A number of service providers are taking this to the next level. They allow users to connect to their networks via a VPN "tunnel", then access the Internet through their private network.
How does this give you more privacy?
- Over your regular ISP network, all of your traffic is being monitored. The ISP can see what sites you are connecting to, who your e-mail provider is, what chat services you are using, and so forth. When you enable your VPN "tunnel" to access the Internet, the only thing your ISP can see is your connection to your VPN service provider, not anything else. (Your connection to the VPN service provider is highly encrypted, so your ISP cannot see what is happening "inside" the tunnel.)
- A VPN also provides protection when using unencrypted "free Wifi" networks that you may use at coffee shops and airports while traveling. It is much easier than people expect for hackers to break into these networks and steal your usernames and passwords. But if you are using your VPN "tunnel" to access the Internet, hackers will not be able to see where you are going online, and all of your information will be protected.
Google, for instance, records the IP address with every search you make in their search engine. Most websites also record the IP address of your computer when you browse their web pages. Chat networks, e-mail providers, all record the IP addresses of those who are accessing their network. When your Internet connections pass through the provider's network, these sites will not see your computer's IP address. Instead, it will only see your VPN service provider's address. Many times, this IP address will even be in a different country from your own!
So, by using a VPN, your Internet Service Provider cannot track where you are going (other than seeing you connect your VPN), and remote services like Google, Amazon or whatever do not know where you are coming from.
An interesting side benefit: some VPN providers let you choose the country from which websites will think you're visiting from.
How is this useful?
Well, let's say you're an international traveler who is also a Hulu addict. You are in a location where Hulu has yet to negotiate viewing rights (e.g. Canada). So you fire up your VPN and choose to have your traffic appear as if it's coming from a computer in the USA. Voila! Now you can watch recent US-based TV shows on Hulu through your VPN connection in whatever far off land you may find yourself in.
Not all VPN providers are created equally
For those less interested in Internet entertainment and more interested in privacy, we should discuss different aspects of VPN providers that differentiate them from each other...
- As discussed in my last article about how the US Patriot Act affects people in other jurisdictions, it is important that your VPN provider is not located within the US or be owned by a US company. While you might gain protection from hackers sniffing traffic at a coffee shop, the US government could still access your information as it transits your US-based VPN provider's network.
- An "anonymous proxy" is not the same as a VPN. Most anonymous proxies provide privacy for web browsing only. A proper VPN service will provide privacy for ALL of your Internet traffic, including Operating System updates, VoIP calls, chat networks, and other non-web traffic.
- Some VPN providers are focused on allowing you to choose your own "exit point" (where your traffic appears to be coming from) while others are focused on mixing and "anonymizing" your traffic within their networks to provide the highest levels of privacy. While having a VPN is better than no VPN, you often have to make a decision between convenience and privacy.
Start investigating what other international travelers and privacy-inclined individuals are using for their VPN services. Find out what their primary needs were and how their chosen VPN service "scratched their itch". There are three different threads regarding VPNs going on right now in the Technology and Personal Privacy section of the International Man Forum. Become a free member of the International Man Network, and you can join in to discuss this topic and many others.
Special Thanks to Paul Rosenberg from CryptoHippie for his feedback while writing this article. Paul was interviewed by International Man back in July 2011 and you can find that conversation here.
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One of the most significant festivals of Christians, Easter is celebrated with much grandeur and pomp all across the world. The occasion marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. It also symbolizes the onset of the spring season. Easter eggs, chocolate bunnies, marshmallows, hot-cross buns, baskets, candies, lilies and cards make the main symbols of this festive occasion. Feasting, get-togethers, decorations, partying, games, etc, form the main attractions of the holy holiday. You can find people greeting one another and conveying their best wishes to one and all. Easter is one of those Christian holidays where decoration has an important place.
Indeed, it is one of the best opportunities to spruce up your home décor and get a new look. Easter decorations can be found in the form of Easter bunnies, colorful Easter eggs, ribbons and many other things. As a part of their Easter decorations and games, children make all kinds of colorful Easter eggs and napkin paper decorations and many more things. Besides, other items of decoration like time pieces, wall hangings, poster of Jesus are also very popular. Find different ideas for Easter decorations in this section. Go ahead and enjoy your Easter bash!
Easter Eggs Decorations
Easter eggs are the main symbol of this festival. You can decorate them in different colors and patterns, depending upon your choice.
Easter Paper Decorations
Paper decorations are very common and easy to make. They are quite popular on Easter and you can find everyone engaged in making different paper decorations for the festival.
Easter Basket Decorations
Baskets are yet another integral part of Easter celebrations. Apart from a customary connotation, they also beautify your home décor with a religious touch.
Easter Bunny Decorations
A very important symbol of Easter, the bunny has been associated with this festival since times immemorial. Bunnies are used as decorations, be it toys, chocolates, cards or cakes.
Easter Church Decoration
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Easter Table Decoration
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Fat burners are a type of sports supplement for weight loss, namely fat burning. Supplements are able to remove excess fluid from the body, increase body temperature, which burns fat, improve metabolic processes, suppress appetite and provide energy. Each type of medicine works in its own way, one is more effective as an energy drink, another as a fat burner, and the third acts as a diuretic.
How it works
The functions of fat burners are to improve metabolism by raising body temperature, they contribute to the removal of excess fluid, accelerate the process of transporting and breaking down fats for energy. Fat burner, entering the body, affects the central nervous system, sometimes accompanied by irritability, increases the efficiency of the body. That is, he works as an energy engineer. Manufacturers have begun to produce thermogenics based on ECA supplements (ephedra extract, caffeine, aspirin). The substances increase excitability and body temperature by starting the process of lipolysis, among other things, provide additional energy for training.
Types of fat burners
Depending on the action and composition, there are several types of fat burners. Everyone works differently, but some work well in pairs, complementing each other.
This type of fat burner is aimed at blocking, preventing the absorption of calories or carbohydrates and fats from the digestive tract.
Also called thermogenic, they contribute to increased heat production, ie body temperature, evidence of this may be increased sweating. Due to this action of the drug fats are burned, metabolism is increased. Thermogenics suppress appetite well, which also helps speed up fat burning. The drug is harmless in the recommended doses, but is contraindicated in hypertension.
Anorexics or anaroxygens suppress appetite, block the feeling of hunger and affect the satiety center. This reduces the intake and amount of food eaten, respectively, the weight is reduced. The action of anorexics is found in thermogenics, which also suppress appetite.
Drugs that promote fat burning, improve metabolic processes, help speed up the removal and transport of fat from the body as energy. One of these types is L-carnitine, the drug is harmless, it is canceled only in case of individual intolerance.
Protein (protein) - a sports supplement, serves as an additional source of protein in case of inadequate and untimely nutrition. Protein itself does not affect the process of burning fat, but due to the small amount of calories, it serves as a substitute for light food, as a result of which fat is burned. But only if the diet is balanced. Protein does not inhibit fat burning. With a high-calorie diet, protein intake becomes meaningless. One serving of protein contains about 25 grams of pure protein.
The main side effects of fat burners include:
- renal, hepatic failure;
- diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
Sports nutrition for weight loss for women
Fat burners for weight loss for women are helpers in weight loss, they directly burn fat stores, or block the absorption of substances, or suppress appetite. But their action can be ineffective in poor nutrition. Excess calories, simple carbohydrates, including sugar, fat - everything will slow down the action of drugs.
Do not resort to fat burners with an unbalanced diet. Only after adjusting the diet and adding physical activity, such as speeding up the process, you can add a fat burner. It is better to use the medicine in the morning or before training, this will help you add extra energy during training.
The principles of proper nutrition:
- Eliminate simple carbohydrates (pastries, flour, starchy foods) from your diet;
- Carbonated beverages (water, alcohol);
- We remove from the diet sausages, sausages, smoked meats, lard;
- We exclude fatty meat - pork, lamb;
- From simple carbohydrates in the morning we leave fruits or dried fruits;
- After dinner, give preference to protein and fiber: meat, seafood, dairy products, eggs, vegetables;
- Do not overeat, portions should be small;
- On an empty stomach, drink a glass of purified water or a fat-burning drink of your choice half an hour before a meal;
- Leave more protein and vegetables (fiber) in your diet;
- Eat small meals with a short break of no more than 3 hours;
- Eat compatible foods: cereals, grains + vegetables; protein (meat, fish) + vegetables;
- Eat 3-4 hours before bedtime;
- Food should be baked, boiled or steamed;
- Eat less salt, up to 2 grams per day.
Only when all the requirements are met, it makes sense to speed up the process of lipolysis (fat burning) with the help of fat burners. Do not forget about physical activity, physical activity will expend more energy, respectively - to lose weight.
Drinks for weight loss
If we talk about the effectiveness of weight loss drinks in terms of fat burning, then this method is ineffective and more often manufacturers are fraudsters, presenting their products as a great way to lose weight. Their effect can be considered indirect, as some drinks (green tea, coffee) can improve metabolism or provide energy to fight overweight, but do not break down fat.
Fat burners in a drugstore
Pharmaceutical preparations may have a dosage lower than that offered by the manufacturers of the special additives. The active substance for high-quality fat burning requires more than is contained in the pharmaceutical preparation. For example, L - carnitine, contains 1000 mg of active ingredient per serving from manufacturers of sports nutrition, in a pharmaceutical preparation - many times less.
There are also drugs that are not designed to burn fat, but contribute to the weight loss process. Athletes for fat burning often use a special pharmacy drug designed to treat bronchial asthma, but which affects the process of burning fat, is prescribed by a doctor. Currently, the drug is manufactured by branded manufacturers of sports nutrition.
fat burning products
Harmless and quite effective way to deal with excess weight can be a diet of foods that burn fat. Their effect is that their digestion requires more energy (calories) than it comes from themselves - this is called negative calorie content. The product itself will not break down fat, but due to its low calorie content it will provide an energy deficit, which means weight loss. These products include:
- Cauliflower and white cabbage;
For the effect of weight loss such products should be consumed raw, some of them can be boiled or steamed, but not fried in oil. The method of cooking also affects the calorie content, the glycemic index increases even when vegetables are cooked.
Fruits for burning fat, which improve metabolism
Fruits such as orange, grapefruit, tangerines, lemons contain large amounts of vitamin C, help improve metabolism. Pineapples contain bromelain, which promotes weight loss. Only fruits should also be consumed properly, later they will not lead to the effect of burning fat, on the contrary, the simple carbohydrates in the fruit (fructose) will be converted into fat. The benefits of fruit will be in the morning as snacks, they also include:
Biologically active additives (BAA)
Nutritional supplements are biologically active substances intended for food intake, supplements activate metabolic processes and improve the functions of organs and systems. Nutritional supplements are not drugs. Nutritional supplements are classified into dietary, vitamin complexes (metabolites, vitamins, minerals, amino acids), as well as functional foods, further enriched with active substances during the production process.
Despite their harmless properties and help to improve metabolism and general well-being, nutritional supplements can pose a health risk. The certification of food supplements is not finalized and many manufacturers include toxic substances that have not been tested or not tested at all. That is why we will consider this method of weight loss questionable.
Which fat burners are best for women
Medicines should be carefully studied before use to know the active substances and their effects on the body. Read the side effects. Drugs provide weight loss in different ways, the difference being the following: the effect on the central system, peripheral, energy stimulating action (noradrenergics), hormonal, psychotropic substances, appetite suppressants, laxatives and diuretics, hypoglycemic agents. It is worth considering whether it makes sense to use them and most importantly what side effects will arise from the use of the drug. Their action is largely questionable.
Important!Do not use over-the-counter medications.
Sports supplements have passed many tests, are harmless. These include - full cycle amino acids, essential (BCAA), L-carnitine, vitamin complexes, Omega-3, fat and carbohydrate blockers. Supplements are not fat burners and do not contribute to the breakdown of fats, but their action is to provide the body with all the necessary substances that improve metabolic processes.
Natural fat burners for women
Nature has created products to improve metabolism and this should be used because they are allowed for almost everyone except gastrointestinal dysfunction. These include: ginger, chili, cinnamon, mustard, flax, dill, coriander. Spices improve blood circulation and stimulate metabolism.
Drinks for weight loss at home
- ginger tea, strengthens blood circulation, speeds up metabolism, helps speed up fat burning;
- energy drink with citrus fruits, a source of vitamin C to boost immunity, serves as a source of energy, it is recommended to consume before exercise;
- cocktail of kefir mixture with spices - ginger, paprika, cinnamon. A low-calorie drink that does not contain simple carbohydrates is well absorbed, improving digestion. The composition of spices improves blood circulation, accelerates lipolysis;
- green teacontains antioxidants. Contains a large amount of caffeine in its composition, which serves as an energy booster to combat obesity;
- Sassi water. It is recommended to be taken on an empty stomach and throughout the day. The water contains cucumber, lemon, mint, honey, ginger. The composition improves digestion and metabolism. Contains the antioxidant beta-carotene.
- cocktails based on tomato juice- low-calorie drink that allows you to saturate the body with a minimum of calories. Not recommended for people with high acidity.
- celery smoothie with apples, low-calorie drink. Contains fiber that improves bowel function.
- coffee with mint, orange, blueberry, kiwi or pineapple- an energy drink that allows you to speed up the process of burning fat, thanks to the caffeine content.
Teas for burning fat for weight loss
Slimming teas are sold only in pharmacies because they contain herbs and are also considered medicines. To lose weight, Chinese teas are produced: green, yellow, black, red; herbal preparations, roots and other ingredients. Teas have a dubious effect on weight loss, as they act as diuretics and even laxatives. Teas remove excess fluid, but do not affect fat burning. Such teas may include such components as: Chinese ephedra, chromium, comphor, horsetail, hibiscus.
Cocktails for burning fat at home
Ingredients: 1 kiwi, 2 slices lemon, mint, parsley. Wash all ingredients, peel the kiwi, cut into circles. Separate the mint and parsley from the stems. Put everything in a blender, adding 100 ml of water.
Cocktail with kefir and cinnamon
Ingredients: a glass of 1% kefir, half a teaspoon of cinnamon and ginger, a pinch of paprika. All ingredients can be mixed with a spoon or beaten with a blender. The drink is ready to drink. The cocktail is ideal for drinking at night.
Cleansing cocktail with celery
Ingredients: celery stalk, 1 apple, 1 pear,¼ part cucumber, spinach leaves. Pass all the ingredients through a juicer, stir, add ice if desired. Recommended for use in the morning.
Rules for taking fat burners
Artificial fat burners in the form of supplements have a number of contraindications and side effects. Be careful, read the instructions before use. One of the most common side effects is irritability and insomnia, so it is best to take the medicine in the morning or before a workout. But never use it in the evening. If side effects such as arrhythmia, gastrointestinal dysfunction, etc. occur, discontinue the drug. Fat burners are taken for no more than a month, if necessary, after two weeks of rest, you can repeat the course. Thermogenic works well with L-carnitine. In the morning you can take thermogenic, and before training - L-carnitine.
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Salk Institute Launches Infrastructure Renewal and Expansion Project
In 1960, when Jonas Salk and Louis Kahn collaborated to create the Salk Institute, they insisted that the facilities should be an inspiration to all who work and visit the campus—a design that would connect the best of both the scientific and artistic worlds. Motivated by a desire to mix his vision with modern technology, Kahn used concrete, glass and wood to form the distinctive exteriors of the buildings, while designing the laboratories around a radical new concept that, among other things, integrated mechanical and electrical services within the structural layout.
Fifty years later, the iconic architecture continues to inspire, but inside, the once cutting-edge infrastructure is showing its age. The outdated operating systems are inefficient and costly to run by today's standards, and repairs and maintenance have become a constant issue. These challenges, combined with the specter of energy shortages and rising utility rates, have made it increasingly important to develop an energy-efficient and cost-effective solution to updating the buildings' infrastructure.
Consequently, the Institute launched a comprehensive infrastructure renovation and expansion project in August 2010, designed to position its labs for the research needs of the 21st century.
The project, which will be done in phases over an 18-month period, involves replacing the components of the mechanical and electrical systems that are inoperable or at the end of their useful life and expanding them to accommodate current and future needs of the Institute.
"Preserving the historic spaces and character of the Salk while converting the facilities into sustainable buildings with innovative technologies and alternative energy solutions presented a host of complex challenges," said Tim Ball, senior director of Facility Services, who is coordinating and overseeing the project. Because research activity takes place 24 hours a day in the laboratories, the construction has required carefully choreographed timing as vital operating systems are taken offline and immediately set up with temporary substitutes until the permanent equipment is installed and up and running. "Basically, it's like performing a heart transplant on a patient while he is still awake," remarks Ball.
Despite the ambitiousness of this huge undertaking, the benefits to the Institute will be enormous once it is completed in April 2012, with nearly $550,000 of yearly savings in operational expenditures. The installation of a 500 kW solar array on the buildings' rooftops will produce electricity at a cost roughly 30% lower than what SDG&E charges. The project also puts the Salk in line with its desired goals for reducing energy consumption, while extending the life of essential services for another 40 years.
"Not only are we showing leadership by being good stewards of the environment; the energy conservation and improved efficiency will lower our operating costs and result in savings that can be used to support the labs and research," emphasizes Ball. What is more, he adds, the careful planning and design will also allow for adaptation to any new forthcoming "green" technologies down the road.
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Classic Airframes 1/48 BR.20 Cicogna Kit First Look
|Date of Review||February 2010||Manufacturer||Classic Airframes|
|Kit Number||4131||Primary Media||Styrene, Resin|
|Skill Level||Intermediate||MSRP (USD)||Out of Production|
The Regia Aeronautica issued a requirement for a new medium bomber that could cruise above 200 mph at 15,000 feet and above 230 mph at 16,400 feet, all with a range of 620 miles and carry a 2,600 pound bomb load. Several companies submitted proposals but it was Celestino Rosatelli of Fiat that proposed the best design and the Fiat was put into full-scale development in 1935. The aircraft was designated BR.20 after the designer (Bomardiere Rosatelli) and the first aircraft were delivered in 1936.
The BR.20 was a twin-engined monoplane powered by two Fiat A.80 radial engines rated at 1000 horsepower each. The aircraft was constructed around a tubular frame with duralumin skin covering the wings and most of the fuselage. The design incorporated variable pitch propellers and retractable landing gear to reduce drag and optimize power to achieve the required speed and range requirements.
While the BR.20 was a success, it was quickly overshadowed by the parallel development of the tri-motor SM.79 Sparviero. The type saw combat in the Spanish Civil War as well as exported to support the Japanese invasion of China. In Regia Aeronautica service, the BR.20 was pressed into combat as Germany began its Blitzkrieg. While the BR.20 did participate in the Battle of Britain, heavy losses led to their early withdrawal from that campaign with the survivors returning to Italy. By the time of the Armistice between Italy and the Allied powers, the BR.20 was still in service with the Regia Aeronautica, but mostly in training and logistics roles.
Classic Airframes is back with what may be their final kit - the BR.20 Cicogna in 1/48th scale. Co-developed with MPM in the Czech Republic, this kit has definitely evolved from the earlier kits produced by Classic Airframes and MPM or Classic Airframes and Sword. Let's take a look:
The kit is molded in gray styrene and presented on seven parts trees, plus one tree of styrene clear parts and a bag of nicely cast resin parts. How does this differ from previous releases? In the past, the styrene parts were primarily for the exterior construction and the resin parts were used to detail out the interior. Not so here.
One other factor in earlier Classic Airframes multi-engine subjects is that interior detailing in styrene was nearly non-existent. This time around, the kit features more interior detailing and all provided as styrene parts. The resin parts are exclusively used to build up the two Fiat engines as well as provide separately molded wheel hubs.
The engineering looks similar as previous kits but closer inspection will show some serious improvements including a new wing/fuselage join which will be much stronger than the previous butt-joint approach from the past. The interior even provides blanking plates with tubular details to cover the wing roots from view on the inside and blend in with the surface detailing molded into the fuselage interior.
The Fiat engines really do look good and the individually cast cylinder heads are built up onto the crankcases. The styrene motor mounts and firewalls mount the engines onto the wings with the styrene cowling halves closing up power units. A pair of resin intakes and a single resin exhaust pipe round out each engine.
While there is more detail here, construction looks to be straightforward with no obvious challenges to be seen. The minimal use of resin in this kit will make the BR.20 far easier to build for those who haven't had much experience with multimedia kits.
The kit provides markings for six BR.20s:
- BR.20, Handasai, IJA, circa 1939
- BR.20, Manchuria, IJA, circa 1939
- BR.20, Anking, IJA, circa 1938
- BR.20, Yunchung, IJA, circa 1939
- BR.20, 8th Sqn/25th Grupo, Regia Aeronautica, Forti, circa 1941
- BR.20, 48th Sqn/37th Grupo, Regia Aeronautica, Yugoslavia, circa 1941
The decals are very nicely done, all in register, all using a single decal for a single marking - none of these markings require you to stack one decal atop another to complete the marking. Nice! The decals were printed by Cartograf. The profiles are in color for decal placement.
If this kit is indeed Classic Airframes' finale, it is a going to be a great build. While you might note the higher suggested retail than usual, this isn't surprising given the greater number of styrene parts provided.
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Want To Be Healthier This Year? Stop Carrying Cash
Remember when you were a kid, and spotted something on the ground that looked appealing? Did your mom say, "Don't touch it! You don't know where it's been." It might be a good idea to apply that kind of thinking to money.
You literally don't know where it's been. Scientific American says handling cash is one of the world's most effective means of spreading disease. Paper money is often tainted with mold, multiple strains of bacteria, cocaine, heroin, even fecal material!
American bills are the world's worst, especially small denominations. They're made of cotton & linen. Other countries, such as Canada have actually introduced bills made of plastic. No wonder cash is also known as "filthy lucre."
Modern technology has enabled us to drastically reduce our use of cash, between debit cards and features like Apple Pay. I rarely handle cash anymore. I wash my hands a lot, especially after handling cash. I also get plenty of sleep. | <urn:uuid:3d978f97-d80f-4779-a59a-b6bdb8c4df36> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://classicrock1051.com/want-to-be-healthier-this-year-stop-carrying-cash/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573193.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818094131-20220818124131-00466.warc.gz | en | 0.975165 | 212 | 2.125 | 2 |
Before creams and body lotions appear on the market, they have to be tested thoroughly on their skin compatibility and effects. As tests on living animals should be reduced to a minimum researchers at IGB have developed a novel alternative: the three-dimensional whole skin model AST-2000 which is presented on the Trade Fair Biotechnica in Hannover.
A radiant beauty, special care for the mature skin, a pure teint – all this and even more the cosmetic industry is promising when we buy their products. However, before the praised creams, body lotions and pharmacological tinctures appear on the market, they have to be tested thoroughly on their skin compatibility and effects. In many cases animal testing is inevitable. But more and more consumers – as well as legislators – disapprove that animals have to suffer for beauty. Researchers at the Fraunhofer-Institut für Grenzflächen und Bioverfahrenstechnik IGB (Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology), therefore now present a novel alternative and a supplement to animal testing: the skin testing system AST-2000, a three-dimensional whole skin model developed on behalf of the CellSystems company.
Up to now, to circumvent animal testing, tests are carried out using cell cultures or animal bioptic materials. The predictivity of these prevailing alternative tests is often not accurate or extensive enough. This is, because only single cells of animal or human origin are applied or only one single cell type is used, e.g. cells of the epidermis (upper skin). Interactions with the dermis – laying below the epidermis – therefore cannot be tested. “Better are organ-like cultures – a kind of artificial skin – as for example three-dimensional human skin models. They consist of dermal and epidermal components and therefore are physiologically comparable to the natural skin” Thomas Graeve from the IGB explains. The scientist succeeded in developing such a three-dimensional whole skin-model from human bioptic material. This skin equivalent consists of dermal fibroblasts and a multi-layered epidermis which even builds up a horny layer (stratum corneum). The skin model is very similar to the living human skin in structure as well as in function. “The organotypical function of the model was demonstrated by the new formation of a basement membrane, an interfacial layer between epidermis and dermis” Thomas Graeve says.
The three-dimensional skin-model can be used in a wide variety of applications. For example it is suitable as an alternative testing system for cosmetics: Using the in-vitro model it can be tested if certain creams cause skin irritations or allergic reactions. The equivalent can even be applied in pharmacology, e.g. for examining the process of wound healing. And furthermore, immunological, histological and molecular biological investigations are possible with AST-2000. The researchers want to extend the model by selective addition of melanocytes - the skin's pigment cells. This would enable to test the mode of action of self-tanning lotions. In industry the new whole skin model is already being applied. The company CellSystems currently prepares its world-wide distribution. | <urn:uuid:6e126350-8e1f-4948-beaf-ccb19d8bcad1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.igb.fraunhofer.de/en/press-media/press-releases/1999/skin-cosmetic-research.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573104.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817183340-20220817213340-00470.warc.gz | en | 0.919369 | 677 | 2.15625 | 2 |
Decoding the Language of God: Can a Scientist Really be a Believer? : a Geneticist Responds to Francis Collins
In his bestselling book, The Language of God, Francis Collins—the new director of the National Institutes of Health and the scientist who led the Human Genome Project—attempted to harmonize the findings of scientific research with Christian belief. In this response to Collins's work, fellow geneticist George C. Cunningham presents a point-by-point rebuttal of The Language of God, arguing that there is no scientifically acceptable evidence to support belief in a personal God and much that discredits it.
Written with admirable clarity for the nonscientist, Decoding the Language of God covers much of the same ground addressed by Collins in his book:
• Do moral behavior, altruism, and similar moral standards across cultures indicate that humans are somehow in touch with a divine lawgiver, as Collins argues? Cunningham cites data from behavioral genetics that suggest a purely naturalistic explanation for morality.
• The existence of evil, both natural and human-caused, has always been a major stumbling block for religious apologists. Cunningham points out how Collins fails to adequately address this issue and the difficulty of reconciling belief in a good God with the existence of evil.
• Collins refers to the origin of the universe and anthropic coincidences as evidence of God as creator of all of reality. By contrast, Cunningham notes that there are naturalistic interpretations for the big bang and the fine-tuning of the universe, which adequately explain this evidence. Cunningham also devotes chapters to the unreliability of the Bible as a basis for belief; the conflict between naturalistic explanations of reality, which are anchored in scientific research, and supernatural interpretations, which are not; and the many difficulties in conceptualizing the origins of the universe in terms of a personal God. Unlike recent hostile attacks on religious belief, Cunningham's respectful, well-reasoned discussion will appeal to open-minded people across the whole spectrum of belief and unbelief. As Collins' appointment once again casts a spotlight on the ability of a individual who publicly promotes his faith to serve the best interests of science, this response to his work is more timely than ever.
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How to write a bestseller in the busy atheist market? Simple. Inform your readers that this is going to be different (more respectful) than books by Hitchens, Dawkins, Harris, or Dennett. Then, write ... Read full review | <urn:uuid:62adb323-baa5-48b3-b71f-c09e06e3e8ee> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://books.google.com/books?id=6ZgbAQAAMAAJ&q=evil&dq=related:ISBN0593058976&lr=&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&hl=en | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280410.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00452-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934692 | 543 | 1.8125 | 2 |
Research conducted by Oneserve, an Exeter-based field service management company, in partnership with British manufacturers, found that broken machines and faulty parts are hampering productivity.
Consequently, three per cent of all working days are lost annually in manufacturing due to faulty machinery, equating to 49 hours of work and £31,000 per company.
Figures from ONS show that there are 133,000 manufacturers in the UK who contribute £6.7 trillion to the global economy.
Three quarters of the senior business leaders surveyed outsource their machine maintenance, at a cost of £120,000 annually, but nearly all (83 per cent) said they replace machines at least once a year.
According to these UK manufacturers, 53 per cent of machinery downtime is caused by hidden internal faults.
Chris Proctor, CEO of Oneserve said: “One of the most common technical faults is the overheating of particular parts, especially where there is metal on metal, as these can short electrical circuits and cause the machines to stop running.
“Vibrations, usually the first sign a machine is breaking, are another major cause of internal technical fault – they cause a cascading effect which can have a devastating impact on the machine. General wear and tear, as well as operator misuse can also be the cause of technical fault.”
The situation can be reversed with predictive models that use machine learning algorithms and data collected from machine sensors to monitor performance 24/7.
“There are many different ways this can be done,” said Proctor. “At a simple level, the software can analyse the timings of certain actions against the PLC to monitor whether the machine is slower or quicker than usual; this can also be done in relation to heat and vibrations. Alternatively, a video camera can be installed inside the machine, which along with sophisticated neural networks can analyse to the nth degree the machine’s performance – notifying supervisors in advance when performance strays from the norm.” | <urn:uuid:622e25d9-f294-4736-8fe8-9cac13cd6c06> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.theengineer.co.uk/content/advanced-manufacturing/machine-downtime-costs-uk-manufacturers-180bn-a-year/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571536.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811224716-20220812014716-00273.warc.gz | en | 0.94239 | 413 | 2.046875 | 2 |
20th February 2015 • Ljubljana, Slovenia
Effective digital government (or e-government) strategies are an important tool for countries seeking to maintain public trust, restore economic growth and long-term sustainability. They improve public sector performance, leveraging the power of innovation to build and maintain trust in government services.
The conference will focus on e-government innovation of policy makers and practitioners in the Danube region and challenges e-government implementers are facing. You will be able to learn about e-government effort and best practices of EUSDR countries, cities and regions.
The overall objective of the conference is to increase visibility of the digital agenda in the Danube Region. The public administrations need to be empowered to be able to provide efficient and effective services for its citizens, buisnesses, cities and regions. To do that, collaborative approach to sharing information and lessons among stakeholders and across borders is essential.
Public administrations (central governments, municipalities and cities), NGOs, academia, ICT companies, and other EUSDR stakeholders.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control, a staggering 13 percent of all American women binge drink each month, contributing to the deaths of about 12,000 women and girls annually in the United States.
The report states that one in every eight women and one in five high school girls reports binge drinking, which means the person consumes four or more drinks (five or more for men) in a single setting. Since women tend to be smaller they are more susceptible to the harms of alcohol at lower levels of drinking.
CDC Director Thomas Frieden calls binge drinking an under-recognized women's health issue, pointing out that the fallout from such abuse can include an increase in a woman's risk of breast cancer, heart disease, unintentional pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and auto accidents. The CDC warns that underage women and those who are pregnant should not drink at all. Other women are advised not to have more than one alcoholic drink per day.
Surprisingly, binge drinking is more common among non-Hispanic whites and it becomes more acute as household income climbs. About 16 percent of the binge drinkers are women in households earning $75,000 or more a year.
Although the CDC report didn't reveal why women binge drink, some researchers feel at least part of the blame falls on the alcohol industry which targets women in their advertising. Access to the product is no problem, since alcohol is cheap, advertised widely and easily found in many convenience stores.
Dr. Robert Brewer, head of the CDC's alcohol program, says there are prevention strategies that work, including restrictions on alcohol sales, and better screening and counseling. Any comprehensive strategy must include the younger audience since the CDC report says about 20 percent of high school girls binge drink.
Locally, we have seen the difference a coordinated strategy can make in attacking the problem of alcohol use among our teens. Last fall, TIMES NEWS reporter Chris Parker examined the progress being made in our communities with educating our young people on the dangers of drinking and driving. Programs such as Students Against Drunk Driving chapters in our schools have been instrumental in lowering the teen alcohol statistics.
When students learned of the life-long consequences that drinking and driving can have, the message hit home with many students. In Jim Thorpe, students were surprised to learn in a talk given by Jim Thorpe Police Chief Joseph Schatz that DUI remains on your driving record your whole life. Michael Kalage, a senior, said that kind of long-range consequence is something teenagers rarely consider.
Pamela S. Hyde, head of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration said it's critically important that parents, teachers, coaches and all caring adults in a young person's life talk with them early and often about the dangers of underage alcohol use.
The TIMES NEWS article also quoted Rebecca Schaeffer, the SADD adviser at Carbon Career & Technical Institute, who stated that one thing the students learn is that having fun doesn't need to involve alcohol and drugs and that after watching some of their friends make poor choices with drinking, more students are choosing to be more responsible.
Society needs to see that kind of responsible action carried over to their post-high school and adult years.
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The Accord came as a response to the devastating Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh, April 2013, which saw 1,138 garment workers lose their lives due to incredibly unsafe factory conditions. It took this collapse to finally get brands to come to the table and negotiate a legally binding agreement, which workers, Clean Clothes Campaign, and other advocacy groups had been calling for for years.
173 brands have now signed the updated agreement, the International Accord for Health and Safety in the Textile and Garment Industry – including fast fashion giants like H&M, Inditex (Zara), Fast Retailing (UNIQLO) and PVH (Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein). This new version, which commenced in September 2021, allows for expansion to other countries that also have a history of ongoing violations. This new Accord can make workplaces safe for workers in the global garment and textiles supply chain by establishing independent inspections, remediation, complaint mechanism, and safety committees in factories that supply to international brands and companies.
“10 years ago Pakistan lost over 250 lives in the Ali Enterprises factory fire. We still have no legally binding agreement that forces brands to take action in favour of workers' safety and prevent something horrific like this from happening again. The Pakistani garment and textile sector is in need of an Accord, like in Bangladesh, where brands can be forced to come to the table and listen to the needs of the workers they employ.” - Karamat Ali, Executive Director of The Pakistan Institute of Labour Education & Research (PILER).
Despite the unquestionable need to protect workers, some notable names, which are active in countries with demonstrable safety problems, are still missing from that list. Brands such as Levi’s and IKEA, that pride themselves on sustainability and workers' rights, have refused to sign the accord so far risking the safety of workers in the supplying factories.
Levi’s boasts that it has “established itself as the industry standard bearer for responsible supply chain practices”. Similarly, IKEA has set its own standards with IWAY “based on internationally recognised standards and principles for human rights, environmental protection and worker health and safety, and on our own IKEA values and legal compliance.” However our report, released last month, showed both Levi’s and IKEA’s schemes were woefully underperforming. Neither scheme met the standards of the International Accord when it came to workers safety, with the research showing supplier factories scored very poorly on many safety indicators.
“If Levi’s and IKEA were as committed to sustainability and wellbeing as they claim, their names would be on the Accord. Every day that Levi’s and IKEA refuse to sign the Accord, they put their own workers' lives on the line. It’s time that brands, particularly those who brand themselves as ‘sustainable’ and focused on ‘worker-wellbeing,’ take committed steps to achieve those goals by signing the only legally binding agreement, the Accord.” - Ineke Zeldenrust of Clean Clothes Campaign.
Both Levi’s and IKEA hide behind these self-devised schemes as a reason for not signing the Accord. Yet neither scheme has any binding mechanisms for implementation or any systems in place by which factories can hold the brand accountable for failures in implementation. Essentially, these are PR mechanisms to trick consumers into thinking Levis and IKEA care about workers' safety. IKEA’s
“By making brands actually listen to the safety demands of factory workers, the International Accord has been able to prevent another disaster like Rana Plaza in Bangladesh. By refusing to sign the Accord, brands like Levi’s and IKEA are putting their own profit over the lives and safety of people who work tirelessly for them. It’s time for all brands who operate in Bangladesh to sign the accord and for those that refuse, to be publicly shamed.” - Amirul Haque Amin, President of the National Garment Workers Federation in Bangladesh.
In 2022, the Accord Steering Committee will expand the International Accord to another country. The Committee is currently selecting which country they will expand to next.
“Garment workers, regardless of where they are in the world, deserve to feel safe when they go to work. Workers in Sri Lanka want to have the ability to hold brands accountable for their own safety, as they have been able to in Bangladesh.” - Anton Marcus, Joint Secretary of the Free Trade Zones and General Services Employees Union, Sri Lanka.
A full list of which brands which did and did not sign the Accord is available here.
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Tom Buchan - a male celebrity - born on Friday June 19th 1931, in Glasgow, Scotland,.
Tom Buchan possesses a great talent for creativity and self expression, typical of many accomplished writers, poets, actors and musicians. He is also witty, owns the gift for gab, and savors the limelight.
Buchan is optimistic and masters the resilience to overcome many setbacks. Thanks to his gift for self expression, he can be the life of the party, and the center of attention. When used constructively, Tom's talent for self expression can be a great inspiration force in the world, uplifting others, and bringing much success and happiness to him. However, Tom Buchan could easily squander his talent by becoming a social butterfly.
His talent for the expressive arts is so abundant that Tom may well have felt drawn to becoming an artist while still very young. However, these artistic abilities can only be enhanced through discipline and commitment to the true development of his talent. In other words, creativity is the gift that can give Tom Buchan the comfort and luxury he desires, but not without continual focus and discipline.
Tom Buchan is emotional and vulnerable. He can be generous to a fault, but when hurt, he withdraws into a cloud of silence, eventually emerging from his reticence with jokes and laughter that cover up his true feelings. More...
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Tom Buchan has a good memory, is highly intelligent, well balanced and with strong mental abilities. His thinking process is logical, and his problem solving skills are outstanding.
While intellectual, creative and with good judgement, Tom should avoid being impatient with others who are less gifted in the intellect and mental-strength department, or worst yet - looking down on them.
Buchan is more intellectual than emotional or practical and his quick analytical brain is capable of abstract thinking, so solves problems quickly and easily.
Intellect-driven that he is, it is important for Tom to keep his brain stimulated and to challenge himself mentally throughout his life with ongoing learning and study, however - he might also glitch into mental laziness due to lack of interesting triggers in his career and workplace, or in the people that he surrounds himself with.
January 20th 2017 may be called the awareness day for Tom Buchan. He is fine-tuned, sensitive, and he can read other people easily and clearly.
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LONDON, UK: Although the worst effects of the financial crisis seem to be behind us, the recovery for the magazine industry is expected to be slow, according to new data recently released from FIPP from the annual world magazine trends report.
The 16th edition of the report forecasts magazine adspend in 2012 to be significantly lower than pre-recession levels in North America, Asia Pacific, Western Europe and Eastern and Central Europe.
World Magazine Trends is compiled from contributions from FIPP members (national magazine associations and publishers) across the world and incorporates ZenithOptimedia adspend forecasts and analyses. It provides both detailed local information on the magazine markets in a wide range of countries and also an overview of major trends and developments through regional and international data and summaries.
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People have many euphemisms for death. One of the most well-known is the phrase “kick the bucket.” There are a few disputes over the phrase’s origin. Some people believe the idiom is a reference to condemned men at the gallows having a bucket kicked out from under their feet.
Others believe it may come from the Catholic custom of storing holy water in buckets at the feet of a deceased person. When mourners came to pray over the body, they’d be able to easily access holy water to sprinkle over the departed.
Jump ahead to these sections:
- Winter Bucket List Ideas for Adults
- Winter Bucket List Ideas for Families
- Winter Bucket List Ideas for Couples
- Winter Bucket List Ideas for Teenagers
- Winter Bucket List Ideas for Students on Winter Break
- Winter Bucket List Ideas for Best Friends
Regardless of its etymology, the phrase undeniably went on to inspire the term “bucket list.” A bucket list is a list people make of things to do before the kick the proverbial bucket. It makes the concept of achieving things before death more palatable and less morbid.
Some bucket list items are better suited for particular times of the year. Here are some of our favorite winter-themed ideas and adventures for you to do with your loved ones or alone.
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Winter Bucket List Ideas for Adults
Winter has a magic about it that even adults find irresistible. Here are a few winter bucket list ideas that embody the spirit of the season.
1. Make spiked eggnog
As a kid, you might not have seen the appeal of the eggnog your parents all drank. A beverage made of raw eggs probably seemed disgusting. But now that you’re old enough to buy rum, brandy, or bourbon to spike it with, it’s your turn to learn the secret family recipe.
2. Shovel your neighbor’s driveway without being asked
One of the major signs you’ve officially reached adulthood is shoveling your neighbor’s driveway without being voluntold to do so. This kind of growth definitely warrants bucket list inclusion.
3. Adopt a family for the holidays
There becomes a point in time when Christmas becomes more about what you give than what you get. As an adult, you can choose to give to people who really need it. You can be paired with children in need through programs like the United States Postal Service’s Operation Santa.
4. Surprise your family with an impromptu holiday visit
Sometimes traveling to see family can seem like more trouble than it’s worth. Dealing with expensive airfare and holiday crowds is a lot. But no matter how old you get, your parents would probably love to spend Christmas morning with you in person instead of over FaceTime. If you can swing it, make that trip home this year.
5. Host a formal New Year’s Eve party
One of the best things about transitioning into adulthood is throwing your own grown-up parties. Have your friends come overdressed in their finest and kick off the new year in style.
Winter Bucket List Ideas for Families
Some families look forward to summer break for quality time. But family bonding in the winter is just as bucket-list worthy.
6. Host family game nights
When the weather outside is frightful, playing family board games can be pretty delightful. Pick games that all generations can play together.
7. Have a snowball fight
In many families, snowball fights are practically a rite of passage. Draft your parents, kids, and extended family alike into an epic snowball battle for the ages.
8. Get family photos done for Christmas cards
Your family could include a partner and kids. Or your family could be you and a dog in a sweater vest. Either way, consider checking the “iconic Christmas card” off your bucket list.
9. Go on a tour of festive holiday lights
As a kid, you may fondly remember peering at Christmas lights from the backseat of your parents’ car. Replicating that experience with your own children or loved ones is a worthy bucket list aspiration.
10. Build a snow family
Get your family together and build a series of snowmen in everyone’s image. Outfit them in extra hats, scarves, and gloves. As your family grows, keep the tradition going.
Winter Bucket List Ideas for Couples
Married couples vow they’ll be together ‘til death do them part. These winter bucket list ideas are perfect for couples to check off their lists together.
11. Take a romantic winter getaway
Rent a little cabin and take a retreat to your own private winter wonderland. Make sure the cabin is stocked with food, and with plenty of blankets for snuggling in front of the fireplace.
12. Go ice skating
While you may have dreams of pulling off a Pamchenko straight from The Cutting Edge or a Triple Lutz like many Olympians we saw in 2018, it’s okay if you and your partner are more Blades of Glory. The important thing is to spend time together on the ice.
13. Host a silly holiday gathering
In a white elephant gift exchange, participants bring silly and impractical which are unwrapped and then swapped around. As a bonus, have people wear the ugliest Christmas sweaters they can find and have a special door prize for the most spectacularly hideous sweater in attendance.
14. Go stargazing
Did you know different constellations become visible with the changing of the seasons? In the northern hemisphere, winter constellations visible include Canis Major, Canis Minor. Gemini, Taurus, Auriga, Carina, Eridanus, Monoceros, and Orion. Drive out far away from the city lights and bring a telescope and enjoy checking out constellations in the clear winter sky.
15. Cook a traditional holiday meal together
Share the foods rooted in the traditions of your family and culture. Fry up crispy latkes and broil tender brisket for a Hanukkah meal. Roast a fat Christmas goose. Sop up savory groundnut stew with sweet potato biscuits for a Kwanzaa feast. Better yet, marry several cultural dishes together to create a new tradition together.
Check out our picks for the best date night bucket ideas if you're looking for more.
Winter Bucket List Ideas for Teenagers
Teenagers can be in a hurry to grow up. But there’s no better time than winter to rediscover your inner child. Make an effort to recapture a more innocent time with these winter bucket list ideas.
16. Break a winter world record
There are several wintry Guinness World Records you can try to break. Some, like breaking the record for the world’s largest snowman, probably can’t be done without significant help. But breaking the record for juggling snowballs bare-handed could be within your grasp!
17. Build a gingerbread village with friends
Forget a gingerbread house. You and your friends can put together a whole gingerbread city. Model it after your own town, or make something completely fantastical.
18. Go Christmas caroling
The word “wassailing” has multiple meanings. It can mean to be boisterous and loud while drinking a lot of alcohol, or to go from house to house singing Christmas carols. You’re too young for the first kind of definition, but honestly, the second kind is more fun anyway.
19. Make snow angels
Kids love this game of tipping backward in the snow and moving their arms and legs to leave an imprint resembling an angel. Now that you’re more grown up, your angel impressions will be even bigger.
20. Learn how to bake your favorite holiday treats
Every family has certain recipes that are passed down through the generations. Take the time to learn them from your grandparents and parents. Baking the walnut snowball cookies or cherry nut cake you cherished in childhood is an important item to check off your list.
Need more inspiration? Take a look at our selections for simple or cheap bucket list ideas to keep your teenagers occupied all year round.
Winter Bucket List Ideas for Students on Winter Break
Winter break can be a time to rest and relax. But it’s also the perfect opportunity to tackle some winter adventures on your bucket list.
21. Host a multicultural holiday gathering
When you get to college, you may find yourself surrounded by people who celebrate different winter holidays than you do. Work with friends who celebrate Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, Winter Solstice, St. Nicholas Day, and other holidays. Attendees can bring traditional dishes and share their favorite aspects of their holidays.
22. Have a hot chocolate contest
Everyone has their own twist on hot chocolate. Some people insist boxed Swiss Miss is the best. Some like spicy Mexican hot chocolate featuring chili powder and cayenne pepper. Some insist on using milk instead of hot water.
Some dedicated individuals make homemade marshmallows to float in their cocoa. Challenge your friends to make their tried-and-true recipes and volunteer to serve as a judge.
23. Have a snow picnic
Who said picnicking is just for summer? Pack up the perfect winter picnic. Fill some thermoses with spiced apple cider and others with tomato soup, and wrap grilled cheese sandwiches in tin foil to keep them warm. The hot food is a fun juxtaposition against the frozen landscape.
24. Host a cookie swap
Want to maximize your exposure to holiday treats? Invite friends to your dorm or apartment for a cookie swap. Everyone brings two dozen of their favorite kinds of holiday cookies and gets to take two dozen different kinds home. It’s a great way to try an assortment of treats without having to bake a dozen different types of treats yourself.
25. Set up winter bird feeders
Food can be scarce for birds in the wintertime. Put high-fat nuts and seeds like peanuts and black-oil sunflower seeds into feeders. They’ll attract a wide variety of birds and help plump them up during the chilly winter months.
Winter Bucket List Ideas for Best Friends
As we get older, we don’t always make time to spend with our best friends. Schedule some time to hang out with your best pal, and go on some bucket-list-worthy winter adventures together.
26. Do a polar plunge
Best friends are the people who you can always do something spectacularly ill-advised with. In a polar plunge, participants strip down and plunge into icy water. It doesn’t get much more ill-advised than that.
27. Put together winter scrapbooks
If you and your BFF go way back, bring all your photos of you two together from Christmases past. Put together a fun scrapbook to show your kids while you reminisce about your younger years.
28. Get crafty with good friends
The holidays are a stressful time. Blow off some steam by venting with your best pal over some knitting projects. You’ll feel a lot better and make plenty of progress on your handmade holiday gifts.
29. Have a movie marathon
Watch all your trusted holiday faves, from It’s a Wonderful Life to Bad Santa. Break out some mulled wine and turn it into a best friends-only slumber party.
30. Have a winter spa day
Winter can be hard on the body and the skin. Take your best friend for a relaxing spa day. Soak in thermal pools to help with body aches and pains, and get a facial to replenish moisture.
Bucket List Ideas for Winter
Some of the items on your winter bucket list may seem downright prosaic. That’s okay! Bucket list goals don’t all have to be extravagant. In fact, it’s encouraged to include more achievable goals.
Regardless of your stage in life, these nostalgic winter activities make excellent - and easy - items to check off your bucket list.
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- SRP Researcher Weighs in on Trendy Hair Treatment
- William Glaze featured in Tribute Edition of ES&T
- SRP Researchers Featured in Science
- SRP Workshop Yields Two Special Issues of Academic Journals
- SRP Researchers featured on NPR story
- UCSD Researcher Michael Karin Receives Harvey Prize
- University of Arizona Receives Grant from National Science Foundation
- UC Davis Hosts Another Successful Entrepreneurship Academy
- SRP Researchers Use Gulf Oil Spill for Risk Assessment Research
- Columbia University SRP Shows Arsenic Exposure Increases Risk of Death
- Carol Folt Appointed Provost of Dartmouth
- Brown Research Translation Core Holds Two Successful Seminars
- SRP Welcomes New and Returning Grantees
- Karin's Research on the Cover of Science!
- NIEHS Director References SRP Research in Congressional Testimony
- Dartmouth Film Shows Risks of Arsenic in Drinking Water, Outlines Simple Solutions
- UC-Berkeley SRP Researcher Elected to National Academy of Engineering
- Tackling Triclosan: Congressman Calls for Review
- Arizona Researchers Assist Government in Emissions Education
- Hornbuckle Kicks off 2010 ATSDR Seminar Series
- UK SRP Researcher Bhattacharyya Recieives Gerhold Award
- Layshock Wins Award at SETAC
- Concern Over Canal Mud as Dredge Plan Nears
- LSU Researcher Dellinger Honored by AAAS
SRP Researcher Weighs in on Trendy Hair Treatment
UC-Berkeley SRP Program Director Martyn Smith provided comments for a recent Los Angeles Times story about the safety of Brazilian Blowouts, a trendy hair treatment gaining popularity in cities across the country. A proprietary chemical solution used in the treatment is the target of investigation by Occupational Health and Safety departments, which claim that it contains high levels of formaldehyde.
The treatment involves the application of the solution in question to damp, clean hair. The hair is then dried and the process finished with a flat-iron heated to 450 degrees F. Laboratory tests show that the solution contains between 6.3% and 10.6% formaldehyde, up to 100 times the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration's 0.1% "safe" limit. In addition, the bottles containing the solution is marked "formaldehyde free" and "salon safe", leading to claims of false advertising on the part of the manufacturer. The manufacturer contests the veracity of these claims and maintains that the product is safe and correctly labeled.
The treatment is illegal in Europe and Australia, and was banned in Canada in October. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), who spoke at this year's Annual Meeting, has asked the Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the matter in this country.
William Glaze featured in Tribute Edition of ES&T
Dr. William (Bill) Glaze is featured in a tribute edition of Environmental Science and Technology(ES&T). Glaze, a friend of the Superfund Research Program, served on the External Advisory Panel in 2003 and has supported Program in other advisory roles over the years.
Dr. Glaze served as the Editor-in-Chief of ES&T from 1988-2002. His research included work on the fate of organic compounds in the environment, the use of ozone and other oxidation techniques for the treatment of drinking water, and other areas of sustainable development, energy, and green chemistry. Several Superfund Research Program Centers contributed articles to the special edition
To read the articles, visit the ES&T webpage .
SRP Researchers Featured in Science
Drs. Stephen Rappaport and Martyn Smith, from the University of California-Berkeley Superfund Research Program, published a perspective in the October 22, 2010 edition of Science magazine. The article, entitled "Environment and Disease Risks", asserts that a more complete picture of environmental exposure is needed in order to help epidemiologists discover the major causes of chronic diseases.
To read the entire article, visit the Science magazine website.
SRP Workshop Yields Two Special Issues of Academic Journals
A 2008 Superfund Research Program-funded (SRP) workshop has yielded special issues of Environmental Science and Technology and Environment International. The workshop, "New Knowledge Gained from Old Pollutants", provided scientists from around the world with the opportunity to meet and discuss the physical, chemical, and biomedical aspects of the detection, movement, metabolism, toxicity, remediation, and risk assessment of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
The November 2010 edition of Environment International (Vol. 36, Issue 8) contains seventeen articles, as well as introductory and state of the science articles. Environmental Science and Technology released a Special Focus issue earlier this year, PCB Sources, Exposures, and Toxicities (Vol. 44, Issue 8). It has twenty papers, guest commentary, and summary articles.
SRP Researchers featured on NPR story
SRP researchers Ann Aschengrau (Boston) and Phil Brown (Brown) were featured in a September 28 story on Cape Cod, Mass., National Public Radio affiliate WCAI. The story discusses the origins of heightened incidence of certain cancers in the Cape, compared to both around the state and across the nation. In the story, Dr. Aschengrau discusses her epidemiological work, which has linked exposure to perchloroethylene (PCE) in area drinking water in the 1960s and '70s to an increased incidence in breast cancer. Dr. Brown then discusses community engagement and his work with historic urban communities to reduce their exposures to both new and residual environmental contaminants.
If you'd like to listen to the story and the additional extended interview of Dr. Aschengrau, visit the Boston University SRP webpage .
UCSD Researcher Michael Karin Receives Harvey Prize
Michael Karin, University of California-San Diego (UCSD) SRP, has been awarded the 2010 Harvey Prize in human health by the Technion, Israel's premier institute of technology.
The prize honors Karin's seminal research linking obesity, environmental toxicant exposure, inflammation and cancer. Specifically, judges noted Karin s "pioneering contributions" to the deciphering of the molecular mechanism used by mammalian cells to react to cytokines (proteins that cause inflammation), to adverse environmental conditions and to various pathogens. "These discoveries," the judges said, have "led to the identification of new target proteins that have recently been used to develop new medications for preventing and treating various malignant tumors."
The Harvey Prize has been awarded annually since 1972 to recipients in human health, science and technology, and for contributions to peace in the Middle East. It is named after Leo M. Harvey, an American industrialist who established the prize fund. To date, 13 Harvey Prize recipients have gone on to win a Nobel Prize.
University of Arizona Receives Grant from National Science Foundation
SRP Program staff would like to congratulate University of Arizona Superfund Research Program researchers who were awarded a three- year grant from National Science Foundation. Dr. Katerina Dontsova is leading the team, which includes SRP researchers Jon Chorover, Raina Maier and Travis Huxman.
The grant, entitled "Plant-microbe-mineral interaction as a driver for rock weathering and chemical denudation", will help researchers understand how plants, bacteria, and fungi with abiotic forcings to support the weathering of key minerals and the early formation of soil. Researchers will use techniques developed from other SRP research on the effects of plant growth on mine tailings geochemistry to look at the role of biological weathering in the alteration of the earth's near surface.
For more information about University of Arizona's grant visit their webpage.
UC Davis Hosts Another Successful Entrepreneurship Academy
The Superfund Research Program helped sponsor the 2010 Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy that the University of California- Davis (UC Davis) Center for Entrepreneurship hosted on June 28-July 2. The Academy received 50 scientists, researchers and engineers from more than 20 universities who came together for a week of workshops and a series of seminars on how to launch a successful green-tech company. Each participant came to the academy with an elevator pitch for their potential company.
The academy was taught by entrepreneurs, university faculty, property officers, industry sponsors and investors from across the country that serve as mentors, providing participants with the information and networks needed to take the next steps toward commercialization. Participants learned to evaluate the marketing, business, and technical aspects of their ideas.
For more information on the UC Davis Center for Entrepreneurship visit their webpage.
SRP Researchers Use Gulf Oil Spill for Risk Assessment Research
As part of the scientific response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Dr. Kim Anderson of the Oregon State University (OSU) Superfund Research Program (SRP) is sampling polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the air and water in the Gulf of Mexico. She is using passive sampler devices (PSDs) in the Gulf to determine the bioavailable fraction of the contaminants before, during, and after the spill. Results of this sampling campaign will be used to link environmental exposures to biological responses in the environment and reduce uncertainties found in risk assessments of these disasters.
As an addition to their monitoring project, OSU has produced a short film that introduces their work. The film shows the research team deploying the sampling devices at four field sites in the Gulf of Mexico. You can view the film at the OSU webpage . You can also read more about the work OSU is doing by visiting the OSU Superfund Research Program webpage .
Columbia University SRP Shows Arsenic Exposure Increases Risk of Death
According to a new study, 35-77 million Bangladeshis may face a higher risk of death from chronic exposure to arsenic in their drinking water. The Columbia University SRP, led by Habibul Ahsan, published this finding June 19 online in The Lancet . They report that in their six-year cohort study, nearly 21 percent of deaths from all causes and 24 percent of deaths linked to chronic disease could be attributed in part to drinking arsenic-contaminated water.
The drinking water contamination problem began in Bangladesh in the 1970's, when aid organizations dug millions of hand-pump wells in an effort to provide clean, pathogen-free drinking water to the residents. What they didn't know at the time is that the water was contaminated with elevated levels of naturally-occurring arsenic (see BBC story .) According to UNICEF(351KB) , the arsenic wasn't detected until the early 1990's. The World Health Organization calls this situation "the largest mass poisoning of a population in history."
In addition to its successful efforts to raise awareness of arsenic exposure in the region, Columbia University has also made great strides in reducing arsenic exposure in their study population. In a talk last year at Duke University, Joseph Graziano described some of the program's remediation efforts in the region. Also, the cohort has recently been expanded from 12,000 to 20,000 for examining rarer health outcomes. Finally, one of Dr. Ahsan's newly established projects is to evaluate nutritional interventions to minimize health impacts of arsenic.
Carol Folt Appointed Provost of Dartmouth
Dr. Carol Folt (Dartmouth SRP) was named Provost of Dartmouth College on May 5th, 2010. In his announcement, Dartmouth President Jim Yong Kim said, "Carol is an internationally recognized scientist, an outstanding educator, and an astute administrator." In her role, she will oversee the academic integrity, educational and research programs of the College, and will play a crucial role in the development of Dartmouth's next strategic plan. Carol has been part of the Dartmouth SRP since it started in 1995.
SRP Program Staff wishes to offer the warmest congratulations to Dr. Folt. To read the entire press release, visit the Dartmouth College website .
Brown Research Translation Core Holds Two Successful Seminars
The Brown University Superfund Research Program (SRP) Research Translation Cores (RTC) conducted two very successful seminars during the last week of March.
On March 30th, the RTC conducted a professional development event with the Rhode Island Bar Association entitled "Environmental Health and Chemical Exposures: Law and Science." Over 80 attorneys attended the event, which included presentations from Dr. Kim Boekelheide and a prominent local attorney, Jonathan Orent. Feedback from the event included several comments of appreciation for the inclusion of science information and several requested that more scientific information be included in the future.
Brown SRP RTC also hosted a two-day seminar for journalists on March 31st and April 1st, in collaboration with the Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting. Boekelheide was substantially involved in this event, as well. He gave a presentation, conducted lab tours, and participated in a case study discussion on bisphenol A (BPA). Other SRP researchers were involved as well: Drs. Mary Hixon (Brown University) and Wendy Heiger-Bernays (Boston University).
The discussions involving science, reporting, and policy were engaging and produced a thought-provoking dialogue.
SRP Welcomes New and Returning Grantees
The Superfund Research Program (SRP) Program Staff are excited to welcome two new grantees into the P42 family. Harvard School of Public Health is returning after a four-year absence with a new program, "Superfund Metal Mixtures, Biomarkers and Neurodevelopment." They will investigate environmental metals in water and soil, and conduct biological research on metals and their mixtures in children. They will also conduct site characterizations and measure genetic susceptibility to these toxins.
Northeastern University is the other new grantee this year. Their project, "Puerto Rico Testsite for Exploring Contamination Threats (PRoTECT)," seeks to define the relationship between exposure to Superfund and related contaminants and preterm birth, and to develop new technology for the discovery, transport characterization, and green remediation of these contaminants in karstic aquifers.
Program Staff would also like to welcome back the University of Iowa, the University of Arizona, and the University of California-Davis, who were all re-funded during this application round.
Karin's Research on the Cover of Science!
Michael Karin's (UC-San Diego SRP) latest article, "Sestrin as a Feedback Inhibitor of TOR That Prevents Age-Related Pathologies", was featured on the cover of the March 5th edition of Science magazine. Karin's research group identified the protein Sestrin in fruit flies, which serves as a natural inhibitor of aging and age-related pathologies. The protein is also found in humans and may serve a similar function. You can read the entire article at the Science magazine website .
NIEHS Director References SRP Research in Congressional Testimony
NIEHS Director Dr. Linda Birnbaum acknowledged the research being done at the Dartmouth Superfund Research Program in a testimony to Congress last month. The testimony, delivered to the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, was to educate committee members about the research NIEHS is doing to learn about endocrine-disrupting chemicals in drinking water and the risks they pose to human health and the environment.
Birnbaum had this to say about Dartmouth's research: "An NIEHS-funded group at the Dartmouth College Superfund Research Program discovered that arsenic can act as a potent endocrine disruptor. They have shown that arsenic profoundly affects the function of five steroid hormone receptors, as well as the function of related nuclear receptors for thyroid hormone and retinoic acid...They have also shown that arsenic has a significant effect on the ability of an activated hormone receptor to regulate gene expression, and that low level drinking water arsenic has strong, tissue-specific effects on expression of genes and proteins involved in the innate immune response in mouse lung. They found that mice that were exposed to 100 ppb arsenic in drinking water had a significantly compromised response to H1N1 influenza infection."
Dartmouth Film Shows Risks of Arsenic in Drinking Water, Outlines Simple Solutions
The Dartmouth SRP Research Translation Core (RTC) premiered their film, "In Small Doses: Arsenic", to an audience of 40 stakeholders, including industry officials and state legislators, on February 11 in Concord, N.H. The film seeks to encourage owners of private wells to check the levels of arsenic in their drinking water.
Approximately 40% of the state is serviced by private wells, which are not subject to mandatory arsenic tests. At the time of the screening, a bill was under consideration that would make well testing mandatory throughout the state. Though the bill did not pass through committee, those in attendance were energized and dedicated to working with state legislators to enact testing laws.
"We have been working with our state and regional partners on this issue for more than a decade,"; says Bruce Stanton, Ph.D., Program Director of the Dartmouth SRP. "We are all concerned that it's 2010 and still most private well owners are not testing, in spite of concrete evidence that wells in New Hampshire contain potentially high and harmful levels of arsenic if ingested over long periods of time."
You can see Dartmouth's video at YouTube .
UC-Berkeley SRP Researcher Elected to National Academy of Engineering
Prof. Lisa Alvarez-Cohen, researcher with the University of California-Berkeley Superfund Research Program and Chair of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, was elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering. Academy membership honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to research, practice, or education or have made major advancements in the field. Dr. Alvarez-Cohen was elected as a member for her "discovery and application of novel microorganisms and biochemical pathways for microbial degradation of environmental contaminants." Alvarez-Cohen's work in the UC-Berkeley SRP involves genome-enabled approaches to environmental microbiology, such as application of expression microarrays and meta-omics analyses in order to improve bioremediation of Superfund contaminants
Tackling Triclosan: Congressman Calls for Review
Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) is calling on the EPA to consider more stringent regulations on triclosan (TCS) and triclocarbon (TCC), antimicrobial ingredients found in myriad personal care and cleaning products. The latest research, including work from the University of California-Davis SRP and University of Arizona SRP, has demonstrated the chemicals' biopersistance and bioaccumulation in aquatic species, and indicates that TCC and TCS may also indirectly act as endocrine disruptors and carcinogens.
Last year, the agency generally approved uses of TCC and TCS under pesticide law, but Markey advocates that there may be a "strong basis" justifying testing and regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Most uses of the chemicals were re-approved in a 2008 review. However, due to the significant research and available data, the next review of the chemicals will be held in 2013, a full ten years ahead of schedule.
Arizona Researchers Assist Government in Emissions Education
University of Arizona Superfund Research Program (SRP) has been asked to serve as the "go to" experts for educating the public about a recent set of dust emission violations by the ASARCO Mission Complex Mine Tailings which are just south of Tucson in the community of Sahaurita, AZ.
Pima County Dept. of Environmental Quality (PDEQ) requested Eric Betterton and Raina Maier to attend an emergency meeting on Jan. 22 to discuss the dust violations and what could be done about the violations in short and long term measures. PDEQ also requested Maier to attend a community meeting on Jan. 29 to help explain to the residents what they were exposed to. Monica Ramirez attended the community meeting and provided informational brochures "What are Mine Tailings?" and "Risk Assessment" to the meeting attendees. PDEQ has posted one of the University of Arizona SRP Mine Tailings review articles on their website for the general public.
According to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Region 9 assessment of state data, there are approximately 420,000 abandoned mines in the states of California, Arizona and Nevada. University of Arizona SRP research is investigating easy, low-cost ways to revegetate mine tailings to reduce both wind dispersion and water erosion.
Hornbuckle Kicks off 2010 ATSDR Seminar Series
Dr. Keri Hornbuckle spoke in Atlanta last week at the offices of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). Her presentation, "Industrial Chemicals in Urban Environments: Airborne PCBs and their Sources," was shared with over 50 ATSDR staff members, nine EPA Region 4 staff members, and additional participants who joined in via the web. Hornbuckle then spent the afternoon meeting with individual ATSDR staff members to discuss technical aspects of her presentation and explore options for collaboration on future work. Several more seminars are planned throughout the remainder of the year.Visit the ATSDR Seminar Series Information page or the SRP Events page for details.
UK SRP Researcher Bhattacharyya Recieives Gerhold Award
University of Kentucky SRP researcher Dibakar (D.B.) Bhattacharyya was the recipient of the prestigious Clarence G. Gerhold Award at the 2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, held Nov. 8-13 in Nashville, TN. Professor Bhattacharyya was recognized for his outstanding contributions to environmental and industrial membrane separations. He is currently a University Alumni Professor and the Director of Graduate Studies at University of Kentucky.
Bhattacharyya has worked tirelessly in graduate education and his effective collaboration with practitioners of other disciplines in advancing multi-disciplinary research in innovative membrane approaches. He is co-founder of the University of Kentucky Multidisciplinary Membrane Center. He has served as the Co-PI of the NSF-IGERT program and Co-PI of the NSF-REU program. These programs have trained many undergraduate and graduate students in environmental science and technology, particularly involving water-related issues. Beyond the classroom lectures and graduate research advising, he has mentored many undergraduates in research on separation technologies, which many are for environment applications
Layshock Wins Award at SETAC
Julie Layshock from Oregon State University Superfund Research Program (SRP) won "Best Graduate Student" for her "Oxy-PAHs in Environmentally Relevant Matrices" poster at the annual North American Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) meeting in New Orleans, Nov. 2009. With over 3000 attendees and hundreds of graduate student posters in the competition it is a great recognition of her and her work. Ms. Layshock's poster demonstrated the analytical capabilities to measure oxy-PAHs in air, diesel exhaust, soil, water and fish.
Ms. Layshock is a fifth year Ph.D. student in the Environmental & Molecular Toxicology department at Oregon State University (OSU) and is a part of the SRP research on Biological Response Indicator Devices for Gauging Environmental Stressors (BRIGES). Her research at OSU has focused primarily on PAHs, specifically on the distribution on airborne particles.
Concern Over Canal Mud as Dredge Plan Nears
The town of East Chicago, IN has a legacy of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contamination due to its history of intense industrial and shipping activities. A team of researchers led by Dr. Keri Hornbuckle, from the University of Iowa SRP, sampled soil in and around the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal to determine the level of PCB contamination. The study found that sediment in the area is so contaminated with the cancer-causing industrial pollutant that it could rank among the most contaminated sites in the nation, requiring extensive cleanup.
However, The Army Corps of Engineers plans to dredge the canal starting in late 2011 to facilitate ship traffic. Hornbuckle and her team are interested in any unintended effects the dredging might cause. Neither the researchers nor the Army Corps of Engineers know how deep the PCBs go. Dredging could remove a lot of the contaminated sediment, but it might also stir up the PCBs and enlarge the contamination area. The dredging is expected to take seven to 10 years and take out about 1.6 million cubic yards of sediment.
LSU Researcher Dellinger Honored by AAAS
In Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana State University SRP researcher Barry Dellinger was honored with the rank of "Fellow" by the American Association for the Advancement of Science(AAAS), the world's largest scientific organization.
LSU ranks among the top 10 institutions in number of honorees, with only seven others having more fellows this year.
Dellinger, Patrick F. Taylor Chair for the Environmental Impact of Hazardous Waste, was honored for seminal contributions to the origin of toxic combustion by-products, concentrating most recently on dioxins, combustion-generated nanoparticles and environmentally persistent free radicals.
Election as a fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers in recognition of their efforts toward advancing science applications deemed scientifically or socially distinguished.
The tradition of AAAS Fellows began in 1874. Currently, members can be considered for the rank of fellow if nominated by the steering groups of the association's 24 sections, or by any three fellows who are current AAAS members.
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Nuclear disaster averted by dirty laundry - Telegraph: "Disaster was averted at Sizewell A after a worker sorting laundry spotted water messing up his nice clean laundry.
More than 40,000 gallons of radioactive water leaked into the open when a 15ft crack appeared in a pipe leading to a cooling pond in the Sizewell A reactor in January 2007.
If the worker had not spotted it, the pool, which contained 5,000 spent uranium fuel rods, could have run dry, causing the rods to ignite which would have sparked a supercharged radioactive fire, it was claimed.
Despite the potential severity of the incident, no one has been fined or prosecuted. "
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Jane Austen was born at the Rectory in Steventon, a village in north-east Hampshire, on 16th December 1775.
She was the seventh child and second daughter of the rector, the Revd George Austen, and his wife Cassandra (née Leigh). Of her brothers, two were clergymen, one inherited rich estates in Kent and Hampshire from a distant cousin and the two youngest became Admirals in the Royal Navy; her only sister, like Jane herself, never married.
Steventon Rectory was Jane Austen’s home for the first 25 years of her life. From here she travelled to Kent to stay with her brother Edward in his mansion at Godmersham Park near Canterbury, and she also had some shorter holidays in Bath, where her aunt and uncle lived. During the 1790s she wrote the first drafts of Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, and Northanger Abbey; her trips to Kent and Bath gave her the local colour for the settings of these last two books.
In 1801 the Revd George Austen retired, and he and his wife, with their two daughters Jane and Cassandra, left Steventon and settled in Bath.
The Austens rented No. 4 Sydney Place from 1801-1804, and then stayed for a few months at No. 3 Green Park Buildings East, where Mr. Austen died in 1805. While the Austens were based in Bath, they went on holidays to seaside resorts in the West Country, including Lyme Regis in Dorset – this gave Jane the background for Persuasion.
In 1806 Mrs. Austen and her daughters moved to Southampton, and then in 1809 to Chawton, where they had a cottage on one of Edward’s Hampshire estates. Here Jane was at leisure to devote herself to writing, and between 1810-1817 she revised her three early novels and also composed another three – Mansfield Park, Emma, and Persuasion.
Jane fell ill in 1816 – possibly with Addison’s Disease – and in the summer of 1817 her family took her to Winchester for medical treatment. However, the doctor could do nothing for her, and she died peacefully on 18th July 1817 at their lodgings in No. 8 College Street. She was buried a few days later in the north aisle of Winchester Cathedral.
Jane’s novels reflect the world of the English country gentry of the period, as she herself had experienced it. Due to the timeless appeal of her amusing plots, and the wit and irony of her style, her works have never been out of print since they were first published, and are frequently adapted for stage, screen and television. Jane Austen is now one of the best-known and best-loved authors in the English-speaking world. | <urn:uuid:68313ea0-40ec-4f24-a0d9-db1581eb0eff> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://janeaustensociety.org.uk/jane-austen/biography/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573193.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818094131-20220818124131-00475.warc.gz | en | 0.983219 | 752 | 2.625 | 3 |
First country introduces mandatory health declaration to prevent COVID-19
VGP – Viet Nam is the first country in the world to apply mandatory health declaration to all incoming travellers in an early and drastic manner in order to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, said Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, Chairman of the National Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control speaks at the working session of the National Assembly on June 13, 2020. Photo: VGP
The measure has proved to be effective, thus the total costs for the COVID-19 fight is much lower compared to other countries, Deputy PM Dam added.
Thanks to a string of early and drastic measures, the COVID-19 patient tally is relative low, standing at 334 as of 6pm on June 13, of whom 194 imported cases while the recovery rate rose to 96.7% (323). The country has gone 58 days without new COVID-19 community infection.
Viet Nam ranks 155 out of 214 countries and territories in terms of the number of infection cases and is one of 30 countries and territories without a single fatality, Dam said.
More importantly, life has returned to normal, which is a dream of many countries around the world.
Meanwhile, 7.7 million people contracted the virus around the world, including 428,000 deaths. In the last 24 hours alone, there were more than 300,000 new infection cases.
On behalf of the Prime Minister and the National Steering Committee, Deputy PM Dam extended thanks to people from all walks of life and front line forces who have made tireless efforts to curbing the pandemic.
They include doctors and soldiers who worked days and nights regardless of the weather conditions and the elderly and children who donate their savings to the COVID-19 response fund.
Thousands of businesses, despite mountain of difficulties caused by the pandemic, have tried not to dismiss workers while thousands of reporters plunged into COVID-19 epicenters and treatment facilities to get up-to-date information, making significant contributions to consolidate the society’s consensus and support for the fight against the pandemic./.
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With 3D printing on the rise, we take a look at some of the technology’s possibilities in the fields of jewelry, fashion and fine art.
What do Cara Delevingne, modern architecture, cancer treatment and Staples have in common?
3D printing. From intricate angel wings at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show to extravagant interior decor and a synthetic pelvis that transformed the life of a patient who had lost his to disease, 3D printing seems to offer a solution for nearly any design problem – large or small.
Nonetheless, as medical futurists and architects have jumped to embrace the latest revolution in 3D printing technology, fashion seems to be uncharacteristically lagging behind. Despite the odd ambassador using it as a gimmick (Dutch designer Iris Van Herpen, for example) or an excuse to integrate a fashion show into Internet Weeks the world over, few main stage or up-and-coming tastemakers have appeared to even experiment with the technology.
Taking a step back, it’s important to understand the history and intricacy of 3D printing as a medium before examining who has attempted to utilize it in the fashion world.
Somewhat ominously, the process of stereolithography – creating a tactile object from digital data – was invented in 1984. As a means of prepared modeling, the pricey technology took off within the automotive and aviation industries as well as larger manufacturing plants. Moore’s Law, an observation on the exponential speed of innovation in computing technologies, took hold and by 2002 3D printers were intricate enough to engineer a fully functional kidney for a lab animal. By the late 2000s, the world’s first self-replicating printer (one that can create the majority of its own parts) was completed as part of an open-source 3D printing enthusiasts program and the technology became more widely available and less expensive. 2011 brought a 3D-printed car and drone. Printers have dropped in price from tens of thousands to around $1,000 for an entry-level model, available at your local Staples.
So, how does it work? The hardest part comes first – building an intricate digital concept through animation modeling software. This results in a “virtual blueprint” in the form of a .STL file which is segmented by the 3D printer and built layer-by-layer out of a material of the user’s choice (normally rubber, plastic, paper or metal). The printer works through additive manufacturing to create the polygonal structure of the file created by the user and, voila, you have an object out of thin air.
Also worth mentioning is the process of Selective Laster Sintering (SLS), which was invented in 2006 as a means of binding powdered material together to create a solid structure. Because the lasers involved don’t actually melt anything, but rather sinter components together, SLS has revolutionized 3D printing and helped to galvanize its global popularity.
From inception as a B2B manufacturing tool to open-source breakthroughs in self-replicating printers and the advent of SLS, 3D printing appears to be entering its latest chapter – an era of broad experimentation. Possibilities, including advanced prosthetics for those who are sick or injured to large-scale 3D printed homes that could serve as the next iteration of pre-fab construction, appear as unlimited as the scope of human invention.
Here, we highlight a few upcoming trends utilizing 3D printing technology in the realms of artistic invention.
In 2011 it became possible to 3D print using 14K gold and sterling silver. Since then, the application of SLS to create delicate pieces of jewelry has increasingly gained credibility in the design community. The revolutionary aspect of the technology is its accessibility, and this becomes clear through the projects of Francis Bitonti. Highly regarded for his 3D printed gown made famous by Dita von Teese, Bitonti has moved on to commercially-available work including an international collection of fine jewelry and multi-material accessories driven by computational design techniques. Taking advantage of “cloud manufacturing,” the collection includes a series of “hackable, shareable and downloadable” products that are distributed through a printer network of 3D Hubs and printed on-demand.
The issue emerges of certain printers only being able to manufacture with specific materials, however. Attempting to confront this, firms like Bitonti’s often will only make available the models for those products that can be printed nearby an interested consumer. The resulting ecosystem could see luxurious objets printed in Paris, complex rings in New York and made-to-order sunglasses only available in Sao Paulo, for example. Thus the use, and availability, of this global technology actually has the potential to herald a return to local manufacturing. The closer a consumer is to their favorite designer, the more likely that his or her 3D printed products will be available locally.
Despite the fringe faction aura that still surrounds most of the printed fashion community, there are signs that the winds are about to change. As stated earlier, in 2013 Victoria’s Secret took full advantage of the technology available to it in order to continue its tradition of oneupmanship during its annual fashion show. Additionally, major high-fashion retailer SSENSE even recently dedicated an entire editorial section to explaining the processes behind 3D-printed fashion and exploring some branded favorites. Among these highlights was MYKITA, a German eyewear brand known for popularizing the use of 3D printing technology in the optical field.
There’s also possibility for 3D printing to transform the worlds of fine and contemporary art. An obvious application of the technology is for scaling architectural models. Sometimes, however, the lines between structural roadmap and philosophical project merge. Take, for example, Leapfrog 3D printers’ endeavor to reproduce the entirety of China’s Forbidden City using only 3D printing technology. The successful undertaking resulted in a collaboration with Dutch museum Nieuwe Kerk and the Chinese Nanjing Museum and an exhibition in Amsterdam wherein the final model was curated alongside of Ming Dynasty artifacts.
Then there’s “Blossom,” a work by artist Richard Clarkson. Taking advantage of 3D printing’s most cutting edge innovations, Clarkson utilized multiple build materials to incept the world’s first inflatable 3D print. By forcing air into the artist’s “blossom” models, flowers “bloom” and reveal the complexity of their interiors.
There has even been some concern that 3D printing of perfect replicas of famous works of art could become a serious issue in the future.
What the future may hold is limitless. The evolution of brand-sponsored sneaker customization programs, for example, could include 3D-printed insoles made especially to mold to the foot of the wearer. “Mass fast” furniture brands could do away with directions and shipping altogether and instead instruct buyers to pick up their freshly-printed couch, chair or dinnerware set at their local 3D Hub. Used in combination with body scan technology, there is hope for 3D printing to revolutionize the worlds of couture and bespoke fashion – modeling and building the perfect made-to-measure gown or suit out of a printer that only works through SLS with cashmere, wool and chiffon. Within 10 years, building planes, shipping containers and even homes in under 24 hours via giant 3D printers could be the norm.
What about teleportation through replication? Although we may still be lightyears away from the reality of The Jetsons, it’s not unreasonable to imagine a time when scanning an item through one’s at-home personal 3D printer results in that same piece popping up at the office of a friend or associate halfway across the globe. As technology becomes more complex, the potential for such a capability in the fields of medicine, travel and urban planning can’t be understated.
Fashion and art have always taken advantage of the latest innovations and technical advances made available. There’s no telling where 3D printing will lead the next generation of creators. There is, however, almost certain satisfaction in the knowledge that it’s here to stay – and only getting simpler and more rewarding to use.
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The telephone is far from dead. You know who still loves to call people? Family members, close friends and…the Pope. No joke: 76-year-old Pope Francis has startled a quite a few strangers with a call from a Vatican landline in which he simply announces, “It’s the Pope.” It’s happened to enough people that the Corriere della Sera, a leading newspaper in my native Italy, published a front-page article offering tips on how to make small talk if His Holiness calls (tip #1: talk about soccer).
You know who else loves the telephone? Businesspeople. Unified Communications may be a diverse, ever-growing set of tools and technologies, but the channel that started it all still plays a central role. It’s why there’s a never-ending stream of articles advising how to schmooze colleagues on the phone, how to run your phone meetings, how to close sales deals on the phone, how to ace telephone job interviews, etc. The stakes are high, which is why telephony remains such a hotly-contested market.
Last week, Microsoft put out a blog claiming it is “now shipping more enterprise telephone lines than any other technology company in the world.” It was a bold claim. So bold that longtime industry expert, Eric Krapf of No Jitter, felt compelled to investigate. One respected market watcher, Infonetics’ Diane Myers, told Krapf that her own research – which shows Cisco and Avaya neck-and-neck far above other rivals in telephony – made her “struggle” with Microsoft’s claims. When Krapf confronted Microsoft’s spokespeople, they admitted that Redmond’s claim to have shipped the most telephony lines was based on different data, revenue. As anyone familiar with software bundling knows, revenue alone can paint a deceptive picture.
However, revenue COMBINED with other data CAN be illuminating. While Microsoft and Cisco bicker, they are ignoring what’s really going on in the voice market. According to the well-known telecom market research firm, the Dell’Oro Group, Avaya passed Cisco in Q2 this year in telephony according to two key metrics. First, powered by growth in our small and midsized UC solution, IP Office, the number of telephone lines Avaya shipped grew 10% quarter/quarter to 1.8 million, while Cisco’s slipped for the 3rd-straight quarter, according to Dell’Oro:
Source: Dell’Oro Group
As a result, Avaya had a commanding lead of the global enterprise telephony market by revenue, both for Q2 2013:
Actually, Avaya led Cisco by the same margin for all of calendar year 2012, too:
How come Microsoft’s nowhere to be found? We asked Alan Weckel, Vice President, Enterprise Telephony & Ethernet Switch Market Research at Dell’Oro and author of the report, who “confirmed that Dell’Oro Group does track Microsoft in the report. While Dell’Oro group does not break out Microsoft call control directly, based on the size of the remaining market, Microsoft would not be amongst the largest vendors on the charts.”
Why is Avaya gaining telephone users and increasing sales revenue? For a number of reasons:
1)The rock-solid quality of our flagship Avaya Aura platform (read how billion-dollar real estate firm Forest City Enterprises virtualized Avaya Aura software onto VMware and cut costs and increased reliability);
2)The cutting-edge advances in the Aura platform, including the new Collaboration Environment platform to enable developers to quickly build communications apps, and the Avaya Messaging Service that finally brings texting into the enterprise world (and supports any vendor’s system, even Cisco);
3)The quality and cost-competitiveness of Avaya IP Office;
4)The increasing attractiveness of IP Office 9.0 to the fast-growing mid-market segment;
Importantly, we see many customers that use the Microsoft Lync solution for IM and presence turning to Avaya for voice. Rather than deploying Lync software all the way or integrating with Cisco, hundreds of enterprises are trusting the Avaya Client Applications (ACA) plug-in, which offers scalability, ‘Five 9s’ of high-availability, technical features such as open call control, protection for your other communication investments, and tight integration with our contact center solution, which happens to be number one in the market according to Gartner.
Related article: Avaya’s New Wireless LAN 9100 Mutes the Sucking Sound of Network Downtime
ACA is not a tactical solution, either. Providing a comprehensive, open alternative for customers who wish to avoid vendor lock-in is part of the Avaya long-term strategy. Simply put, we want to be the best Lync integrator in the industry.
Lync software undoubtedly excels at IM and presence. But as Cisco Collaboration chief Rowan Trollope pointed out last week, IM and presence are last decade’s news. The future is things like enterprise-friendly text messaging (like Avaya Messaging Service) and open collaboration platforms that let businesses pick the best technologies for their needs.
So when you’re thinking about your UC solution, don’t think it’s only about Lync software vs. Cisco vs. Avaya. The telephone isn’t going away anytime soon. And if telephony is important to your business, the right solution might very well be a combination of a Lync client and Avaya. | <urn:uuid:efbfc231-ab9e-4590-9190-e260836f0ce7> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.avaya.com/blogs/archives/2013/04/avaya-ip-office-8-1-beats-shoretel-on-tco.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988718866.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183838-00003-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.919146 | 1,186 | 1.539063 | 2 |
PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new partnership will help more wounded veterans get access to and information about a potentially life changing assistance dog. PetSmart for Patriots is a joint endeavor between PetSmart and Canine Companions for Independence, in support of Canine Companions’ Wounded Veterans Initiative to help partner assistance dogs with the military veterans who need them. Since 1992, Canine Companions has placed 102 assistance dogs with military veterans, with the number of dogs placed tripling since 2008. Many of those dogs have been placed with men and women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and returned with spinal cord injuries, limb amputations and deafness.
"This program is very personal to me--as a combat veteran, I know how hard it is to come back and transition to civilian life. It is that much harder to transition when you've been injured," said Bruce Thorn, PetSmart Senior Vice President of Store Operations and Services. "To be able to have a service dog who loves you unconditionally and is able to help you live a better life, is priceless."
PetSmart is teaming up with Canine Companions not only financially, but also to raise awareness of assistance dogs among veterans. In the next 6-12 months, veterans with disabilities will be able to visit any PetSmart store and learn about Canine Companions and what they need to do to get their own assistance dog. In addition, a number of patriotic themed services in PetSmart stores will roll out in the summer of 2014 to honor the nation’s brave men and women in uniform. A portion of proceeds from special Grooming packages, PetsHotel® services and Training activities will benefit Canine Companions.
Through Canine Companions, veterans with a wide array of physical disabilities, including non-visible injuries, may qualify to receive highly trained assistance dogs completely free of charge. Thanks to PetSmart’s efforts, more veterans will learn about this life-changing program and may ultimately benefit from it. Many veterans who are not in a wheelchair or are not amputees think that they don’t qualify for an assistance dog. There are veterans who have been through a traumatic brain injury and/or have a non-visible injury (like a back injury) who can still greatly benefit from an assistance dog.
“Canine Companions is pleased to team up with PetSmart to help expand the reach of our Wounded Veterans Initiative and ensure that all dog lovers – whether they’re veterans or not – are aware of the important work that assistance dogs can provide,” said Corey Hudson, CEO, Canine Companions for Independence and a Navy veteran. “Over 50,000 servicemen and women in the U.S. military have been wounded since the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Hearing loss is the most prevalent service-related disability for military veterans and an assistance dog can significantly improve these veterans’ lives.”
The program officially launched at a Canine Companions graduation ceremony today in Oceanside, Calif. The ceremony included an official kick off of the program by Thorn, as well as an inspiring speech by Calvin Smith, a Marine veteran who graduated from Canine Companions’ program in 2009. Smith, who was wounded during his second tour of duty in Iraq, attended with Canine Companions Service Dog Chesney, a black Labrador with the ability to respond to over 40 commands. The ceremony capped off with 10 persons with a variety of disabilities, including a Navy veteran, receiving their new assistance dogs.
PetSmart for Patriots is one of several national programs PetSmart runs under its community relations program, PetSmart Gives Back. PetSmart supports organizations that make communities a better place to call home and enrich people’s lives through the power of pets. Its other programs include:
- PetSmart Promise – which supports homeless families in keeping their pets
- PetSmart Paws for Hope – which promotes healing through therapy dogs at hospitals
- P.U.P. (Pop Up Park) – which is a portable community dog park
PetSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PETM) is the largest specialty pet retailer of services and solutions for the lifetime needs of pets and is a leading online provider of pet supplies and pet care information (http://www.petsmart.com). The company employs approximately 54,000 associates and operates more than 1,314 pet stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, and over 196 in-store PetSmart® PetsHotel® dog and cat boarding facilities. PetSmart provides a broad range of competitively priced pet food and pet products; and offers dog training, pet grooming, pet boarding, PetSmart Doggie Day CampSM day care services and pet adoption services. Through its in-store pet adoption partnership with PetSmart Charities®, PetSmart has helped save the lives of more than 5 million pets since 1994. PetSmart Charities, Inc. and PetSmart Charities of Canada, Inc. (“PetSmart Charities”) are independent, nonprofit organizations that save the lives of homeless pets and reduce shelter intake through spay/neuter efforts. In 2012, nearly 450,000 dogs and cats found homes through PetSmart Charities’ adoption centers in all PetSmart stores and by sponsoring community adoption events. PetSmart Charities is the leader in granting money to help pets in need, with more than $28 million given in 2012 throughout North America.
About Canine Companions for Independence
Canine Companions for Independence provides highly-trained assistance dogs to children and adults with disabilities. Established in 1975, Canine Companions has five regional training centers across the country. Canine Companions is recognized worldwide for the excellence of its dogs, and the quality and longevity of the matches it makes between dogs and people. For more information, visit http://www.cci.org or call 1-800-572-BARK. | <urn:uuid:ca5504fd-61b6-4d29-bd20-8baac1e5f161> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140214005112/en/Partnership-PetSmart-Canine-Companions-Independence-Helps-Wounded | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280730.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00246-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951849 | 1,214 | 1.664063 | 2 |
News about Paul Martin, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper faces criticism for passing over Conservatives to appoint a Liberal and a former lobbyist to cabinet positions.
February 11, 2006, Saturday
The election can be read as more of a rejection of the scandal-racked Liberal Party than an embrace of a conservative agenda.
January 25, 2006, Wednesday
In Canada, the Western world's most enduring political dynasty is cracking up slowly, rather than suddenly and violently.
January 23, 2006, Monday
The commercials suggest the Conservative leader supports the Iraq war and conspires with Quebec separatists.
January 12, 2006, Thursday
A warning has amplified the Canadian-American relations issue and offered a diversion from Liberal scandals.
December 21, 2005, Wednesday
The American ambassador warned to Prime Minister Paul Martin to stop attacking the U.S. while on the campaign trail.
December 14, 2005, Wednesday
Prime Minister Paul Martin made a campaign promise to ban handguns in Canada to put an end to a rash of gang shootings in Toronto. There are already strong restrictions on ownership of handguns, so it is uncertain what impact an outright ban would...
December 9, 2005, Friday
The Bush administration, facing fresh criticism on several fronts in climate talks here, maintained its opposition on Wednesday not only to new targets for cutting emissions linked to global warming but also to any informal discussions that might...
December 8, 2005, Thursday
The House of Commons voted to bring down the government of the prime minister, contending that the party is corrupt.
November 29, 2005, Tuesday
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A person who does not meet the required daily intake of essential nutrients needed by the body for optimal functioning, is vulnerable to becoming malnourished. Malnutrition is a serious condition that has the potential to be life-threatening if not addressed.
There are numerous causes that can lead to a person becoming malnourished; one of them being missing teeth or teeth being in such a poor state as to make biting and chewing painful or difficult. The population group most likely to have teeth missing are the elderly; the group also who are at greater risk of malnutrition. Age UK puts the number of elderly persons (aged 65 and over) at 1 in 10 who are either nutrient deficient or are at risk of becoming so. When adult teeth falling out cannot be avoided, it is best to seek appropriate dental solutions to replace missing teeth, like dental implants Herefordshire which have become the go-to teeth replacement solution in the dental industry.
The Role Of Mastication In Nutrient Absorption
The key to efficient nutrient absorption begins in the mouth with the proper grinding down of food into tiny bits before being swallowed. Foods that are not chewed properly stay undigested in the gut for an extended period of time.
Not only does this mean missing out on available nutrients as the nutrients can only be absorbed once digested, but foods not processed properly opens up the possibility of bacteria breeding in the colon, resulting in a whole host of other undesirable ill-health consequences.
The Benefits Of Chewing Food Properly
While nutrient absorption is a most desirable spin-off of chewing food properly, it is not the only advantage to be gained. Chewing serves other functions as well, including those now mentioned below.
It may come as a surprise but the longer one chews one’s food, the more satiated one may feel. Chewing facilitates the release of hormones responsible for communicating the feeling of fullness.
Breaking down larger pieces of food into smaller particles through chewing helps to alleviate the stress placed on the oesophagus reducing the risk of low energy, bloating, constipation, acidity and indigestion.
Taking longer to eat a meal may mean eating less which can have a positive impact on one’s weight goals. Finishing a meal too quickly can send the wrong signal to the brain, that one is still hungry and needs more food.
Chewing stimulates the production of saliva which contains enzymes that play a role in breaking down fats in food. Chewing for longer gives these enzymes more time to do their job to break down fat more effectively. In addition to this, an increased saliva production is useful in the prevention of dental diseases like cavities and gum disease. Saliva acts as a natural mouthwash by washing away bad bacteria in the mouth.
Opting for modern teeth replacement devices can prove to be life-changing. Not only would a missing teeth replacement solution help one eat a wider variety of foods, one can improve one’s ability to absorb nutrients more effectively which has a number of health-promoting benefits. | <urn:uuid:9d726924-0344-4c36-9cd7-7622e7c1cf73> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://healthrealm.net/how-missing-teeth-increases-risk-of-nutritional-deficiencies/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571993.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814022847-20220814052847-00676.warc.gz | en | 0.949591 | 624 | 3.890625 | 4 |
I just stepped outside my house and counted two roadrunners, three starlings, five house sparrows and one house finch. Based on my calculations, there are a lot of birds in the world, but you don't have to listen to me. Researchers ran the numbers and figured out there are over 50 billion birds living on our planet.
"Humans have spent a great deal of effort counting the members of our own species -- all 7.8 billion of us," ecologist Will Cornwell in a University of New South Wales said in a statement. "This is the first comprehensive effort to count a suite of other species." Cornwell is a co-author of the bird-count study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal on Monday.
It took the efforts of hundreds of thousands of people to help reach the 50 billion bird number. The researchers used nearly a billion observations contributed to the eBird database by over 600,000 citizen-scientists between 2010 and 2019. From there, computer algorithms took over.
The team worked the numbers on 9,700 species of birds, which is about 92% of all living bird species, creating estimates for each population based on the eBird data along with calculations on the birds' "detectability." "Detectability can include factors like their size, color, whether they fly in flocks, and if they live close to cities," UNSW said.
The data pointed to a select few species that belong to "the billion club" of birds with an estimated global population topping a billion. Those abundant birdies are the house sparrow, European starling, ring-billed gull and barn swallow. That explains the starling and sparrow sightings just outside my house.
The study also highlighted species with low estimated population numbers, including the Chinese crested tern and noisy scrub-bird. "We'll be able to tell how these species are faring by repeating the study in five or 10 years," Cornwell said. "If their population numbers are going down, it could be a real alarm bell for the health of our ecosystem."
The team emphasized the numbers are estimates and there is still "considerable uncertainty." They didn't go out and count every single bird -- that would be impossible. Relying on bird-watchers means there are some weaknesses in the numbers, particularly on regions where eBird isn't used as much.
"Our findings, while rough in some areas, represent the best-available data we currently have for many species," said co-author Shinichi Nakagawa, a UNSW ecologist and statistician.
The researchers hope more people will get involved with birding and logging their avian observations through eBird. It can be as easy as getting to know the birds that hang around your home. Lead author Corey Callaghan said, "You can usually find a bird or two to identify and watch anywhere you go, anytime of the day, anywhere in the world." | <urn:uuid:2029e3ca-5602-43f5-97c1-f2e8e4735b35> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.cnet.com/science/breakthrough-study-finds-there-are-50-billion-wild-birds-on-earth/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570692.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807181008-20220807211008-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.963101 | 607 | 3.453125 | 3 |
Túrchoid Carn aka Carn Tower is believed to have been built circa 1689 (during the Jacobite wars) as a small defence look-out tower.
Beside the tower stands the last fragment of what once was Lynott's Castle aka Carn Castle (the site of the infamous Barretts - Lynott incident as described Ferguson's epic Poem "The Welshmen of Tirawley").
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Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Ripple have risen in popularity, and a growing number of people are dipping their toes into trading on the crypto market
It covers how crypto transactions are calculated, calculation programs to save you money and the tax implications of crypto trading.
If you are time-poor, we will skip to the article's key point. If you want to save money, you seriously need to use a crypto tax calculation program like Crypto Tax Calculator. It does the time-consuming data crunching and gives you the tax reports we need.
If you choose not to use something like this and make lots of trades (even just lots of $1 transactions), please be kind to us when your personal tax return costs you $1000 this year for us to complete.
Okay, so here’s more details for those with more time.
All crypto transactions are calculated individually
Some quick background on why crypto trading might cost you in accounting fees. Every time you buy and sell a cryptocurrency or crypto portions, that transaction’s loss or gain must be calculated. Individually. Every time.
Bought twenty portions in Bitcoin when the value was low and sold them when the value rose later that day? That’s twenty transactions to be calculated.
The calculations are easy, but they add up, especially if you’re regularly trading and following the trends.
They can take hours and hours for our team, which means higher fees for you. We don’t want you to be shocked if you get a larger bill than expected.
Save on fees by using a crypto tax calculation program
We recommend Crypto Tax Calculator. It integrates with most crypto trading platforms and is tailored to the tax needs of Australian investors.
Subscriptions start from $49 per year (much less than additional accounting fees). It provides all the data needed for compliant record-keeping and calculating your tax liability.
Whilst there are other programs, Crypto Tax Calculator is the one we and other accounting firms around Australia have found to be the best. You’re welcome to research for yourself and find one that works for you.
Why does crypto trading have tax implications?
In Australia, crypto is treated as an ‘asset’, like investing in shares, and is assessed under the Capital Gains Tax rules.
If you buy and sell within twelve months, 100% of the gain is assessable as capital gains. If you hold the investment for over twelve months, the gain is reduced by 50%, and you are taxed on the other 50%.
Any losses can offset any capital gains in the current financial year or be carried forward to be used to offset future capital gains.
Are you in the ‘business’ of crypto trading?
There is another method of calculating the profits and losses on trading crypto, but it depends on whether you are in the business of trading crypto or just investing.
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By the CNN Wire Staff
(CNN) - Net Mexican immigration to the United States has slowed to a standstill, according to a report released Monday.
The number of immigrants coming from Mexico to the United States has steeply declined while the number of Mexicans leaving the United States has increased sharply, the Pew Hispanic Center said.
"These developments represent a notable reversal of the historic pattern of Mexican immigration to the U.S., which has risen dramatically over the past four decades," the center's report says.
Many factors are probably behind the trend, the report said, including rising deportations, greater enforcement at the border, growing dangers associated with border crossings, the weakened U.S. job market and a long-term decline in Mexico's birth rates.
The 1.37 million Mexican immigrants who came to the United States between 2005 and 2010 was about half the number who immigrated during previous five-year periods, according to the analysis, which was based on national population surveys in the United States and Mexico.
Meanwhile, from 2005 to 2010, 1.39 million Mexicans and their families left the U.S. to return to Mexico, the report says. That's more than double the number of people who did it during a five-year period the decade before, the report says.
The report also notes, citing figures from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, that the number of Mexicans apprehended trying to cross the border illegally has plummeted in recent years, from more than 1 million in 2005 to 286,000 in 2011.
While analysts said for years that immigration from Mexico to the United States was dwindling, the Pew report says 2010 Mexican census data offer some of the first "hard evidence that flows back to Mexico had grown over the same period." | <urn:uuid:d6819871-1a6e-4ef7-b46c-34902160e5ee> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://inamerica.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/23/study-mexican-immigration-to-united-states-slows-to-standstill/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281424.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00333-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.975496 | 359 | 2.359375 | 2 |
This rebirth of civilization began in Italy, and is reflected through the period 1350 AD through 1600 AD in advances in art, music, medicine and culture.
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[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] A simple explanation of the era's clothing.
Exhibits Collection -- Renaissance
[ Kids/Teens ] Interactive guide allows students to explore the Renaissance and discover the forces that drove this rebirth in Europe, and in Italy in particular.
[ Teens/Mature Teens ] This virtual art museum covers the era its artists from Italy, The Netherlands, Germany and France.
The Life and Times of Queen Elizabeth I
[ Teens/Mature Teens ] This extensive site covers fashion, clothing, court life, the Spanish Armada, Mary Queen of Scots, Europe in the "Age of Elizabeth." (1533-1603)
Mr Dowling - The Renaissance.
[ Kids/Teens ] Introduces the era, the changes it brought, and some of its leaders. Created for middle school students.
Onboard the Mary Rose
[ Kids/Teens ] This site takes us on a tour of Henry VIII's favorite boat.
[ Kids/Teens ] Grade eight project about the Renaissance. Includes information on architects, artists, explorers, musicians, patrons, politicians, scientists, scholars, sculptors, and renaissance men and women.
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Buddhists and Christians meet for talks in Rome
Discussions aim to build peace as Asian tensions simmer
A conference in Rome has called for Buddhists and Christians to work together to dispel “prejudice” and mutual “suspicions,” and work towards building peace.
The conference comes at a time when tensions and incidents of violence between Buddhists and other faiths are growing throughout Asia.
It also comes 10 years after the first major meeting of Buddhist and Catholic leaders, and was held at Rome's missionary university, the Urbaniana, on Monday.
The meeting was preceded by two minutes of silent prayer, followed by the lighting of a traditional lamp of faith by the representatives of the two faiths.
The gesture was a symbol of the common desire to “dispel hatred and the darkness of ignorance and suspicions, healing the wounds of the past,” according to Father Indunil Kodithuwakku, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.
“Ignorance, fear, hostility, prejudice, individualism, exclusions and violence spread the seed of division throughout the world,” remarked the president of the Vatican office for interfaith relations, Cardinal Jean Louis Tauran.
The cardinal called for “thought, words and acts” that contribute to fostering peace and “overcoming prejudice.”
Divided Christian church cannot withstand organized attacks from Hindu extremists and those opposed to the faith
More than a million devotees prayed and danced in the streets of the Philippine city of Cebu
Environmental degradation is now at crisis levels, a new Greenpeace report says
Event aimed at helping poor people get back their 'dignity'
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Credit: Associated Press
Democracy In Action
The Freedom Rides brought together people of different races, religions, cultures, and economic backgrounds from across the United States. Unlike most other campaigns of the Civil Rights Movement, a single organization or charismatic leader did not dominate; instead, history was made by courageous men and women who chose to join the Rides, alone or as part of groups such as the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the closely linked Nashville Student Movement. Many Riders were students in their late teens or early twenties.
The key lesson of the Rides was "the ability of ordinary citizens to affect public policy" wrote historian Raymond Arsenault in his book Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice. Individuals without legal training or political connections were nevertheless able to make headlines and confront an unjust system. The change that they created was democratic in its most direct sense -- as the actions of ordinary people compelled established movement leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr. and government officials like John F. Kennedy, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy to respond. Arsenault argued that the Freedom Riders, more so than any other activists of the time, prefigured the "rights revolution" and the movements for feminism, the environment, gay and lesbian rights, the rights of the disabled, and the end of the Vietnam War.
The integrated Civil Rights Movement of the early 1960s would eventually be tested past its limits, splitting into Black Power and other factions. But during the Freedom Rides, the coalition held.
As Rider Glenda Gaither Davis put it in her interview for Freedom Riders, "Even though we came from many different places and we had many different cultures and many different home environments... we were very much unified because we had a common cause and we were all moving in that direction, and we did believe in what were doing. We knew that we had taken a stand." | <urn:uuid:13e2ba19-5538-4405-9970-03293d68a6ba> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/issues/democracy-in-action | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281353.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00069-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.975817 | 396 | 4 | 4 |
Assistant Superintendent for Instruction
|SUBJECT:||Answers to the Most Frequently Asked History and Social Science Standards of Learning Questions|
Please join the Department of Education staff on Thursday, November 8, 2001, at 1:30 p.m. when they answer the most frequently asked questions about the History and Social Science Standards of Learning. The departmentís staff will respond to questions concerning the new crosswalk for the History and Social Science Blueprints and the Curriculum Framework as well as questions related to the Standards of Learning assessment for the subject.
This program will be broadcast by satellite over Galaxy 3R, which is the Virginia Satellite Educational Network (VSEN). Please use Channel 13. VSEN classes from the Wise County studio air on Channel 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:20 p.m. Monday through Friday. If you need technical assistance on Thursday, November 8, please contact Greg Weisiger (email@example.com) at (804) 692-0335. You may view this program live at a satellite receiving location (usually at a high school) or you may tape it. You also may order a videotape through the Department of Education by contacting Robert Traylor (firstname.lastname@example.org) at (804) 225-2980. | <urn:uuid:9898c1da-f522-423f-ada8-0bb6791c38c2> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/principals_memos/2001/ems015.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560285001.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095125-00309-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.889259 | 279 | 2.21875 | 2 |
An aerial view of the Houses of Parliament and the London Eye ferris wheel. (PHOTO CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES)
FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty:
Our government is broken. It's going to spend one billion dollars of taxpayers' money to build a new, high-security American embassy in London. A billion dollars.
The 12-story, 500,000 square foot fortress will be built in the shape of a light-filled cube surrounded by natural defenses of a meadow, woodland, and a 100-foot wide moat. Yes, a moat.
The Philadelphia architect who designed the embassy says they were able to use the landscape as a security device - it's meant to protect the embassy from potential bombers and remove the need for blast barriers. Just put some crocodiles in the moat.
Construction is set to start in 2013 and be finished by 2017.
The new London embassy is being billed as one of the greenest and most eco-friendly in the world - with solar panels covering the roof and energy-absorbing material lining the building's exterior. The embassy will also be able to collect and store London's rainfall so it can be self-sufficient in water.
Which is all fine and well - but the one billion dollar price tag makes it one of the costliest U.S. embassies ever built.
Can you say tone deaf? These grandiose plans are announced at a time of record deficits and 10 percent unemployment. Millions of Americans are struggling to make ends meet, to pay for food and health care, and our government is planning for a castle-like embassy with a moat.
Here’s my question to you: Is now the time for the government to announce plans for a $1 billion embassy in London?
Interested to know which ones made it on air?
Sean in Cleveland writes:
Is there ever a good time to announce the government wants to spend $1 billion on an embassy? There has got to be a cheaper, foreclosed-on castle, complete with moat, that can be negotiated for.
Greg in Virginia writes:
Solar panels in London. Good luck with that.
Karl in San Francisco writes:
You don’t mention the security condition of the existing embassy. With London a hotbed of terrorist activity over the years, perhaps we don’t have a choice but to build something that will keep our diplomats safe. Security seemed to be a point in your lead-in. I take it the Queen isn’t renting out part of Buckingham Palace to us for this purpose so we are on our own. Right?
Well, Jack, whenever a nation establishes diplomatic relations with another nation, it is customary to construct an embassy in the nation that they are attempting to normalize relations with. When did they discover this England that you speak of?
Lighten up, Jack. Projects like this represent long-term planning. During the construction period, the economy will go up, and it will go down. If we let the possibility of a short-term down cycle derail long-range projects, that would only lead to even more waste. Something like this should stand or fall on its merits, not on irrational passions inflamed by short-term rabble rousing.
Brian in Washington writes:
If the U.S. government plans to spend a billion dollars they should at least be more imaginative than a simple cube structure. Why not make the entire building look like a colossal bust of Margaret Thatcher with glowing eyes that can change color based on U.S.-U.K. relations?
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Revision as of 13:38, 11 January 2010 by Bill Densmore (New page: =Reader commenting: How can you manage it effectively with limited resources?= HOST: Bob Payne, Director of Communities, http://www.seattletimes.com <br> Other participants: *Peter Rinear...)
Reader commenting: How can you manage it effectively with limited resources?
HOST: Bob Payne, Director of Communities, http://www.seattletimes.com
- Peter Rinearson, Intersect
- Sandy Frost, independent journalist
- Brook Jarvis, Yes! magazine
- Reader feedback via comments on the bottom of stories can be a lot of things: frustrating, exasperating, uplifting, depressing, educating. In most cases, journalists miss the opportunity to engage readers in the comments and harvest it for its journalistic value. How might we change that? And how we deal with people who disrupt the comments?
- The New York Times moderates comments, which makes reading them much more satisfying. In typical unmoderated comment threads such as on seattletimes.com, the name-calling is frustrating to wade through.
- What is mainstream media created 30 percent fewer stories and instead used that time to work on reader engagement via participation in the comments?
- The journalist can use critical comments to their advantage: It's an opportunity to add even more information to back your findings.
- Reporters can further and protect their reputations through engagement in the comments.
- What if Web sites drew attention to the best comments as a reward? Maybe comment of the day, or of the week. Put them in a prominent place on the site.
- What if reporters actually made a project out of analyzing comments on the site, to mine them for a trend story for example. It's another form of crowd-sourcing.
- There need to be better tools that provide a rich way for readers to express their reaction to comments. And then you use this to highlight and sort the comments. More than just a thumbs up or thumbs down.
- What if there were programming tools that were smart enough to weed out or otherwise minimize comments that are likely to be attempts at manipulation. Examples: 200 comments from the same IP address in Houston, with comments only on political stories.
- "Hijack Prevention" should be our mantra: How to keep the extremists from taking threads in unproductive directions.
- There should be a clear distinction between comments that are about the article vs. comments in response to another comment: a mix of threaded and highly rated comments.
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Bermudas or bermuda shorts are semi casual shorts worn by men, women or children. They are mostly made of cotton material and the hem can be cuffed or uncuffed depending on the individual style taste. the length of these shorts are typically 1 inch above the knee.
The name originated from the Bermuda region because the attire was common in that region and was considered appropriate for people to wear to work if made with suit like material worn with tie, collared shirt, a blazer or jacket, socks and formal shoes. This was done to accommodate for comfortable attire in certain weather conditions.
Bermuda shorts are available in various colours and options now and are comfort wear as they are baggy unlike other shorts or capri pants. | <urn:uuid:f9da47bc-02d2-42e0-8742-a2caa0041994> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://www.sweetcouch.com/kids/buy-online/bermudas | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281574.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00019-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964561 | 152 | 1.75 | 2 |
Podocarpus totara Podocarpaceae
Totara, Lowland Totara po-do-KAR-pus
- Conifer, evergreen tree, to 100 ft (30 m) tall in its native New Zealand, probably 30 ft a landscape,
dense, spreading branches, initially a bushy tree, more open with age, may attain a massive trunk.
Leaves needle-like, spirally arranged, linear-lanceolate, resembling a yew, 15-30 mm long and 3-4 mm wide,
on old plants 20 × 1-2 mm, gray-green to brownish, stiff, leathery, prickly, distinct mid-rib below.
Pollen cones 1-1.5 cm long, solitary or up to 4 together on a short peduncle. Female
branchlets axillary, flowers solitary or paired, peduncle 2-3 mm long; receptacle of 2-4 scales, acute and
free at tips, usually red, swollen and succulent, occasionally dry.
- Sun or light shade.
- Hardy to USDA Zone 9 Native to New Zealand, found on both the North and South Islands, in lowland, montane and lower subalpine forests. One of the largest trees in New Zealand forests.
- totara: the Maori name of the plant
- Santa Cruz, California: U.C. Santa Cruz Arboretum | <urn:uuid:bf413411-239a-433b-9606-e1c8634ac414> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/potot.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560284352.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095124-00191-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.807369 | 297 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Microsoft office account i.e. office.com/myaccount is an integral a part of your office subscription because it accounts for downloading and managing your office products.
How you access and use your office account depends on the type of account you register by visiting www.office.com/setup.
For all office subscriptions, you need to have an account related to office to do the followings:
For users with an existing Microsoft Account:
- When you sign in your Microsoft Office account, you’ll go to microsoft.com. From this platform, you can easily manage all your MS Office products associated with your account.
- Navigate to the “services and subscription” choice from the header and search for your subscribed product and services related to your office account.
- Manage your Microsoft Office Account, set/reset password, set additional security settings and update your billing details.
- Check the status of all your Microsoft Office related products and services
- Renew, install and reinstall your Microsoft office products on your device.
- Redeem your MS Office product key to download and activate your Office products.
- Get help and Support if you can’t remember the Microsoft Office Account that you used.
For School or Work Account:
If you sign in an account related to your organization or faculty, you’ll go to the MY account to do the following:
- Uninstall the devices you have no use any longer.
- Microsoft Office 365 subscription you have and find out what licenses your MS Office 365 admin assigned you.
- Go to Install Status to install or reinstall the latest version of MS Office 365 on your device.
In case, you’re an office 365 admin of your organization, then you will decide and control what to allow your users to have access to. You can add or remove users as per the organisational desires.
Why do you need a Microsoft Office account?
To get the most out of your Microsoft’s Productivity Suite and subscription package, one should got to produce and manage a Microsoft account via www.office.com/myaccount. It bestows you direct access to your office apps including MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, MS Outlook, and Office services like Skype for Business and Office 365, and many more.
You can also access your cloud-data through your office account and there’s a lot you’ll do with office account that meets your organizational needs. To create and login to your Microsoft office account, visit office.com/setup.
All you need is to enter your login ID and password that you simply created at the time of account creation to achieve access to your Microsoft account.
Create your Microsoft account via www.office.com/myaccount
If you’re downloading your Microsoft office Productivity suite for the first time, you may not have an account page yet. To install and download office setup on your device, you need to create and sign in to your user account as part of the installation process.
Even if you’ve purchased the subscription from a office retail card, you’ll need to sign in to your user account at the time of activation. Therefore, having an MS office account is mandatory for all subscribers.
Follow the guidelines listed below to make a new account within a few of minutes:
- Open your web browser and type the URL office.com/setup
- Navigate to “Sign Up” button located at the right bottom side of the page
- Enter all the required details in the allocated space. The details you’ll be pressed to submit at the time of account creation are full name, age, gender, country, Phone number, etc.
- Set a strong and secure password that is easy to recall and retype the password for confirmation.
- When all the details are verified as legitimate, then you can hit the “Create Now” button to complete the process
- Congratulations, you’ve successfully created a new Microsoft account
In the end
You can seek expert guidance from Microsoft Customer Support if you fail to make or login to your office account or if your progress is on a temporary halt due to some error. You can place a call on a toll-free number, or chat live, or exchange email to get in touch with Microsoft Support representatives. | <urn:uuid:a64bd1d9-3afe-4511-b420-ecc56b156d68> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://office.com-setup.com/blog/microsoft-office/office-com-myaccount-installation-guide-office-com-setup-easy-step/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571246.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811073058-20220811103058-00278.warc.gz | en | 0.876286 | 901 | 1.71875 | 2 |
Gently used. Expect delivery in 2-3 weeks. Buchnummer des Verkäufers
Inhaltsangabe: This title is for anyone who wants to progress quickly from the basics to understanding and speaking with confidence. Key structures and vocabulary are introduced in 22 thematic units which deal with everyday situations. The emphasis throughout is on communication, with important language structures introduced through dialogues on the accompanying recording. The dialogues feature authentic Japanese as it is spoken on the street. The book uses a system of romanised script usually called the modified Hepburn system which is better suited to English speakers than the "kunrei" system officially used in Japan. Culture notes should help you to appreciate the culture of Japan and avoid causing offence during a visit.
Über den Autor: Helen Ballhatchet is a professor in the Faculty of Economics, Keio University (Tokyo). Stefan Kaiser is a professor at the Institute of Literature and Linguistics, University of Tsukuba, Japan. He is currently working on an online learners' dictionary of Japanese.
Titel: Japanese (Teach Yourself Languages) (English...
Verlag: Teach Yourself Books
Zustand: very good
Buchbeschreibung Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd. PAPERBACK. Buchzustand: New. 8120732065 *BRAND NEW* Ships Same Day or Next! Ships From Springfield, VA USA!. Buchnummer des Verkäufers NATARAJB4-0050401 | <urn:uuid:54e73f61-d7d8-453f-b111-7ebcb08b9593> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://www.abebooks.de/Japanese-Teach-Languages-English-Edition-Kaiser/18702551388/bd | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279489.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00014-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.861304 | 315 | 2.140625 | 2 |
Several years ago I was telling Mrs. Fontaine, who lived in the bungalow next door, what I had heard about a house up the street, that its original cobblestone chimney had been replaced by a brick one. "Who told you that?" she demanded.
"Mr. Wright over on Arbor."
She laughed in scorn. "Why he's a newcomer."
"He is? I thought he'd lived here a long time."
"Heavens no. Only been here 25 years."
That gave me some indications of how time is reckoned by Pasadena standards; it seemed probable that I would never acquire old Pasadena stature no matter how fond of it I was.
Yesterday it was again made clear to me that after 17 years I am still a Pasadena newcomer. Christie Balvin asked me to lunch; she is the one who got out the word on the closing of the Pasadena Huntington-Sheraton, a most successful (as far as coverage goes) public-relations event. That is the reason she called me; it was altogether too successful. Absolutely everyone knows that the architecturally glorious Huntington-Sheraton is closed. There is a big wire fence around it, it looks abandoned and it is most depressing to drive up to the front of it.
Absolutely no one knows (except old Pasadenans) that the Pasadena Huntington-Sheraton Hotel is still open. When it first opened in 1907 the roof leaked and the hotel was promptly closed. Henry Huntington, living down below it in what is now the Huntington Library and Gardens, got sick and tired of looking at it, all barren and empty, looming over his house and in exasperation bought it, fixed it up and opened it in 1913.
So the main hotel building is closed. But the newer 1965 annex, called the Lanai, the one facing the Olympic swimming pool where Sammy Lee practiced his high dives from the Picture Bridge, is still open for business, all 87 rooms of it and so are all the 20 guest cottages (built in from 1907 on) surrounding the famous Japanese gardens of the hotel.
I don't know why they're called cottages--some are two- and three-story houses--except their adzed beam ceilings, inglenook fireplaces and storybook charm do make them feel cottagey. They're owned by the hotel and were and are used by visiting artists coming to Pasadena or Los Angeles for concerts. If you timed your visits right, you might have heard Horowitz or Victor Borge practicing piano, or Bing Crosby or Dale Evans and Roy Rogers singing, to say nothing of Einstein figuring formulas or Elizabeth Arden powdering her nose.
Other cottages are rented by the month, often by executives transferred from the East while they hunt for a house. And not a few have been permanent homes for Pasadena people; one is a 30-year resident. The cottage I visited was built for and lived in by Stephen Royce, former manager of the hotel. Its dining room is very small; Royce made it a point to be seen in the main hotel dining rooms for lunch and dinner.
And what is this cottage at the back of the hotel? A former cottage but now the Tap Room. "You remember the old Tap Room in the hotel," said Balvin. "We've moved it over here."
"You mean the Ship Room," I said. "We used to have drinks or dinners there sometimes."
"No, the Tap Room, across from the Ship Room. It was always a kind of retreat for old Pasadena people and we've brought it over here. See--remember the old etched glass door?"
I did not remember the old etched glass door because I had never been to the old Tap Room. I did not know it existed. Why, one night, I practically shouted to Balvin, after we had eaten at the Ship Room, I said to Alfred, "Let's see what else is here behind all these doors," and we went traipsing up every corridor, hall and alleyway, opening every door we could. We saw kitchens, empty banquet rooms, laundry chutes, broom closets, but we never saw any Tap Room. Never. No how. How well old Pasadena hides itself.
Anyway, I was in the new Tap Room admiring its fireplace, its air of accustomed comfort, the kind of unpretentious comfort only old wealth seems to achieve; it had that unmistakable flavor of old Pasadena. Behind it is a gift shop, moved over from the hotel and, along with an amazing assortment of Rose Parade-associated pins, were large Save the Huntington-Sheraton buttons.
I hope the old part of the big hotel opens up again--how can such a powerful symbol of Pasadena pride be allowed to die?--but it's nice to know you can still stay at the Huntington-Sheraton (of course old Pasadena has always called it simply "The Huntington") and who knows, maybe some afternoon be able to hear Yo Yo Ma or Lynn Harrell practicing. | <urn:uuid:563c1d2d-2a7c-4160-b1eb-839ad954798f> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://articles.latimes.com/1985-12-18/news/vw-26727_1_cottages | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280483.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00300-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.975857 | 1,028 | 1.65625 | 2 |
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