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Wader Study is the new name for the journal formerly known as the Wader Study Group Bulletin. Expect to find high-quality peer-reviewed wader science and news from around the world. Wader Study is published three times per year and is available to IWSG members by annual subscription (hard copy, electronic or both). See here for subscription rates and here for manuscript submission information.
Wader Study Group Bulletin
Wader Study Group Bulletin is the former journal of the International Wader Study Group. The last volume (121) was published in December 2014. Since January 2015 the Bulletin is continued to be published as Wader Study. The volume numbers were continued, making the first volume of Wader Study, number 122.
International Wader Studies
Formerly Special Issues of the Wader Study Group Bulletin, International Wader Studies is a series of volumes dealing with the ecology of particular shorebird species, habitats, ecological systems or conservation issues. Many have been the result of IWSG conferences, symposia or workshops.
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Have you ever thought of a cool idea for an app, just to find out later that some punk kid built it first and became a billionaire?
We live in post-pc world where HTML5 and the Open Web technologies have become mature enough to create robust mobile applications for all platforms, sharing a single code base.
In this original ZENVA course, Ashley Menhennett, web and mobile developer, designer and technical author from Australia, is going to guide you though the basic techniques you need to know to create professional and beautiful mobile applications.
Through out the course, you’ll not only get access to foundational knowledge on mobile HTML5, but you’ll also build an augmented reality HTML5 app, featuring video camera access, photo shooting, geolocation using Google Maps API v.3, and AJAX loading of a JSON file with app data.
What you’ll learn in this course, among many other techniques:
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- Professional looking apps using Topcoat
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- Working with AJAX and JSON, using jQuery 2.x
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- Geolocation with Google Maps v.3 API
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PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan 14 (Reuters) - An endangered female leopard put in a cage to breed was killed by her potential mate, who a day later remained on public display at the Erie Zoo, wildlife officials said on Tuesday.
The two Amur leopards, 5-year-old Edgar and 7-year-old Lina, were placed together in an enclosure at the western Pennsylvania zoo on Monday, said Erie Zoo president and CEO Scott Mitchell.
Edgar attacked Lina, biting her throat. The leopards were separated and veterinarians were brought in, but Lina died of injuries to her trachea.
Violence during mating is not unheard of, Mitchell said, but in his 30-year career he has never lost another zoo animal in a breeding attack.
"Many of these animals live their lives relatively solo, and they come together only to breed or mate, so it can be a kind of aggressive process," Mitchell said.
Lina, who was on loan from the Minnesota Zoo, had been placed together with Edgar in the past without incident, Mitchell said.
Edgar remains on display at the zoo, his future uncertain.
"He might move to a different facility, he could be part of an artificial insemination, we don't yet know," Mitchell said.
Amur leopards are among the most rare and endangered big cats, with about 40 of them living in the wild in China and Russia, and around 200 living in captivity worldwide, according to the Zoological Society of London. (Reporting by Elizabeth Daley; Editing by Barbara Goldberg and Gunna Dickson) | <urn:uuid:2312d10f-1742-44b6-a01f-abaa67f4fb58> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://news.trust.org/item/20140114210619-cdo09/?source=hpbreaking | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560285289.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095125-00152-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.976702 | 354 | 2.4375 | 2 |
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Countryside was created in 1999 to help Cuyahoga Valley National Park solve the problem of how to conserve the quickly disappearing rural character of the Valley—the dozens of once vibrant farmsteads had fallen to the plow of industrialization and the concentration of our food system.
(Darwin Kelsey (center), Lisa Petit and Craig Kenkel (current/former CVNP Superintendents),
and new farmers Mark and Emily Trapp, of Trapp Family Farm | Circa 2013)
After identifying farms to be resuscitated and attracting like-minded people to lease the land, we began a farmers’ market program in 2004 to offer these Countryside Initiative Farms direct consumer access. In 2009, Countryside began offering a food access and nutrition incentive program to increase local produce buying power. And then the New Farmer Academy was launched in 2018 as an intern and apprentice program to train beginning farmers and provide labor assistance to our regional network of mentor farmers.
In the over 20 years since our founding, Countryside’s core programs have evolved significantly and our work has come to include programs related to the key links in a sustainable food system – farmland, farmers, food, and community.
However, COVID exposed what we already knew: our food system is most resilient when it is local, personal, and cooperative. Our network of farmers, partner organizations, staff, and volunteers never missed a beat. Like many small businesses and nonprofits, our hard work during those difficult times came at a cost. Staff turnover, burnout, and difficulty securing funding have taken their toll.
Frankly, our finances are in very poor condition. We need your help.
The single phrase, “connecting people, food, and land,” was part of our mission statement when Countryside began. It is the core of our current mission “to build a thriving local food community by connecting people, food, and land, in and beyond Cuyahoga Valley National Park.”
(Countryside Farmers' Market at Howe Meadow, Spring 2022)
Countryside can survive this setback because you've seen what we can accomplish when we come together as a community. This is messy, but we’ll figure it out. Like our food system, our organization is most resilient when our work is local, personal, and cooperative.
This year, in light of our circumstances, we are kicking off our annual harvest campaign early, and asking directly for your help. Our fundraising goal of $250,000 will ensure that:
- Our market team will see you at Howe Meadow on Saturday mornings
- Our farmers have resources to run their businesses
- Our families can put local, healthy food on their tables
- Our interns can harvest the fall crops they have planted
- Our farmland is protected and preserved
- Our staff can make certain that Countryside is in a position of strength going into 2023
We can do this with your help. Please join us in looking ahead to the future of Countryside.
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FORT MYERS, Fa. — If you want an idea about how the recession could have happened in Canada, but didn’t, take a look around here.
Once the playground of the affluent and the super-rich, coastal Florida was one of the first places to be hit by the global recession. It’ll be one of the last places to exit it.
All around southwestern Florida, there are ugly scars — unmistakable signs people are still struggling. Foreclosure notices are everywhere, as are ads for bankruptcy sales — and bankruptcy help. Shuttered businesses can be seen wherever you look. And, along a sunny stretch of beach once favoured by Floridians piloting big yachts, someone has planted some hand-written signs. “Our house for sale,” it says. “EMERGENCY.”
While the experts will tell you the recession ended in the third quarter of 2009, residents of Florida are unlikely to be convinced. Here, jobs continue to be scarce, home prices continue to fall, equity is shrinking, and the markets still haven’t recovered. A record number of foreclosures may end up being reported in the U.S. this year — with Florida accounting for a staggering one million foreclosures or home repossessions in 2009 and 2010.
In the past week alone, lots of big single-family homes have been sold in San Carlos Park, just East of Fort Myers’ beach. Many of the transactions involved “mortgage acquisition” firms, and some prices even reached as low as $39,900 — for a well-maintained home with four bedrooms and three bathrooms.
It is terribly sad, the economic misery that still persists in such a beautiful place. For Canadians visiting here — and we still do, from Ontario and Quebec, every Spring Break — you have to wonder: How did we avoid Florida’s troubles? Three reasons.
Firstly, Canadians can thank my former boss, Jean Chretien. When the former Liberal Party leader refused to permit the big Canadian banks to merge a decade ago, he helped to preserve jobs — and, most importantly, economic stability. That’s not all: Chretien (and, in fairness, his Conservative successor) would not permit the sort of sub-prime (or zero-down) mortgage lending that devastated Florida and much of the United States.
Two, our lending institutions tend to be larger and more cautious in their approach — so widespread mortgage defaults, and the bank failures that follow them, are virtually unheard of. As one firm that tracks global real estate trends recently put it: “Among the world’s most transparent real estate markets, Canada differentiates itself on having a combination of a sound banking system, well-developed lending standards and stable property markets.” The World Economic Forum agrees, noting we have a competitive advantage because of this “soundness of banks” and “strength of investor protection.”
Thirdly, Stephen Harper — to the irritation of hardcore conservatives — embarked in 2009 on a massive stimulus program, the likes of which Canada had never seen. It worked. As no less than The Economist noted: “(Others) might note that Mr. Harper has managed to govern for four years without a parliamentary majority, and that this has not prevented Canada from sailing through the recession.”
Canadians often holiday down here, and often express jealousy about Florida’s beauty and weather. Turns out we have some things Floridians might be jealous about, too.
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At Arbury Primary School, Cambridge, Year 3 have been studying Ancient Greece as their half-term curriculum, looking especially at themes like daily life, childhood and toys. I was therefore very happy and enthusiastic to share some of my knowledge about the production of objects in the ancient world by running a series of weekly classes at the school.
The first two sessions we just talked about what it is that archaeologist do and how they go about when they try to reconstruct the past. We looked at the types of materials that survive in the soil and then more closely how some of these objects relate to the daily life of children. This was a really stimulating experience as the children at this age (7–8) were genuinely excited and interested, and spent most of the sessions asking some amazingly interesting questions!
In the next session, and to get a better understanding about materials and how the objects in Ancient Greece resemble (or not) modern ones, we looked together at a number of ancient objects more closely using photographs and then handling modern replicas of ancient vessels and toys.
In the final sessions (not yet completed), we then took a hands-on approach to production by getting the children to make their own versions of Ancient Greek toys using clay, string and wooden sticks, after talking about how they were ade and put together. [More information on these toys in a subsequent entry].
I would like to express my warmest thanks to the staff and pupils of Arbury primary school for their warm welcome, to the Year 3 in particular for their enthusiastic participation, and the creativity they shared with me in both their questions and clay works! | <urn:uuid:732231af-c5cf-4caf-89c3-ba6afa4805a6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://anja.slawisch.net/ways-of-making-explaining-ancient-object-production-to-primary-school-children-outreach/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572908.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817122626-20220817152626-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.973622 | 329 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Remember Tris? Tris was the flame-retardant chemical added to over 240 million pairs of children’s pajamas—until research showed that it was carcinogenic. The latest testing shows that Tris (2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate causes kidney cancer in 300 of each million male children exposed to it, with an additional 60 cases per million girl children. In 1977, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) banned the sale of Tris-impregnated garments and forced manufacturers to take back millions of pairs of pajamas.
This produced a dilemma for more than 100 medium- and small-volume garment manufacturers. They had put much of their investment into producing Tris-treated pajamas. Now their warehouses were full of them. Not only could these pajamas not be sold, they couldn’t be thrown away—because of Tris’ toxicity, the government would only let the manufacturers bury or burn the pajamas, or use them as industrial wiping cloths.
The manufacture of pajamas and other clothing is one of the few industries in which many companies are small and family- owned. The pajama makers for the most part were firms of less than 100 employees, mostly in the South or on New York’s Lower East Side. Through lawsuits, they tried to get the financial burden of the Tris disaster shifted to the giant mills that had actually made the cloth. No luck. The big department stores that had ordered the pajamas would not bear any of the loss; nor would the chemical company that manufactured Tris. Finally, the pajama makers turned to the federal government, which, after all, had required them to add Tris to pajamas, then banned the sale of those garments. A bill granting the small companies relief passed Congress, but President Carter vetoed it. Today, many of these firms face bankruptcy.
Meanwhile, something had to be done with all the carcinogenic pajamas. Slowly, advertisements began appearing in the classified pages of Women’s Wear Daily: “TRIS-TRIS-TRIS…. We will buy any fabric containing Tris,” said an ad placed by Paul Rothman Industries. “TRIS—We will purchase any large quantities of garments containing Tris,” said another, placed by Cord Exporters.
Export. Another dump was in the works, and this time it was the middlemen who stood to make a killing. Exporters were able to obtain the pajamas cheaply, usually at 10-30 percent of the normal wholesale price.
Sadly, the pajama makers who recovered even that meager amount were usually the larger companies in the field—those which needed it least. The small firms were busy lobbying Congress for their ill-fated relief bill.
Just who were the middlemen, the profiteers of this particular dump? They have been hard to track down. Paul Rothman, despite his ad, claims today that he never exported a single garment or bolt of cloth. Cord Exporters disappeared from its closet-sized office. Its principal, Morris Fine, broke his lease and is being sought by New York sheriffs for back rent.
One exporter we were able to track down was a New York firm by the unlikely name of Karl J. Marx & Co. The company is what is known as a “commission house” or “buying office”; it takes a cut for representing out-of-state and foreign buyers in New York’s crowded garment district. When we visited Marx & Company’s Seventh Avenue office recently, an employee, who wished to remain anonymous, said the company had indeed exported Tris-treated pajamas, about 12,000 pairs. These were bought by a Venezuelan wholesaler, who sold them around South America and the Caribbean.
Soon, the employee’s boss, a florid and hostile man, entered the room and wanted to know our business. Told that it was Tris exports, the man (was he Karl Marx himself? We do not know) insisted that his firm had nothing to do with such matters. Behind him we could glimpse an office subdivided into cubicles, some with pajamas draped over the partitions.
Experts in the trade estimate that tens of millions of pairs of Tris-treated pajamas were shipped quietly out of the U.S. between the time Tris was banned here in 1977 and June 1978, when the CPSC slapped a ban on Tris exports.
Where did thse carcinogenic pajamas end up? “Europe” was all that one manufacturer, Lou Bates of Bates Nitewear, Inc., in Greensboro, North Carolina, would specify as far as his pajamas were concerned. Bates said he had actually gone down to the docks and watched workers load his garments on ships, to make sure they were headed across the Atlantic and not for Canada or Mexico, from which they might be quietly shipped back into the U.S. and into legal trouble.
The Colombian newspaper El Tiempo reports that other batches of pajamas with Tris are being sold in Bogota and San Andrés (a free-port island off Central America); another shipment has been traced to Caracas; and the French National Consumer Institute, in June of last year, reported finding Tris-treated pajamas on sale in Paris. The labels on the French shipment showed they once had been made for Sears, Roebuck. But America’s largest retailer denies any knowledge of their export, saying only that a manufacturer recalled the goods and sent them abroad. | <urn:uuid:9af0cfd2-84e9-4315-abc5-39cf5b259e02> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://preprod.motherjones.com/politics/1979/11/karl-marx-and-pajama-game/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571982.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813172349-20220813202349-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.978221 | 1,179 | 2.9375 | 3 |
How-To Covers: Everything you need to know about pool covers
Types of Pool Covers
POOL COVER TYPES When taking care of a pool, the right cover can make all the difference. Finding the right cover can be a bit tricky and will depend upon a variety of factors; including your pool shape, size, and of course, what you need the cover for. The guide below should help you identify just the right cover(s) for your in-ground or above ground pool.
Solar Pool Covers: A very common pool cover, solar covers utilize the suns energy to generate heat for your pool. These covers float freely on your pool surface and are designed primarily for heating your pool and prolonging your pool season. They are not the most efficient covers for keeping debris out of your pool and should not be consider a safety cover.
Solar Rings: While designed to provide heat for a pool similar to a standard solar pool cover, solar rings have a few unique benefits. Due to their design, solar rings are very adept at passing heat to deeper parts of your pool. They can also be turned over when the pool temperature is ideal, enabling them to act as barriers to sunlight that will evaporate water and precious pool chemicals. Solar rings work well with automatic pool cleaners.
Leaf Nets: With these covers the name says it all. Leaf nets are basic covers designed to keep leaves and other larger contaminants out of your pool. Simply place the leaf net over the pool, anchor it down and watch as the leaves fall harmlessly onto your net. If you have a lot of leaves to deal with every year, it may be wise to remove this net multiple times to clean the leaves off. Leaf nets are often used in combination with a heavier winter cover. Doheny.com sells both in-ground leaf nets and above ground leaf nets.
Winter Pool Cover: These heavy-duty pool covers are designed to protect your pool from debris as well as other unwanted pool contaminators. While many winter covers offer features such as thermal protection or coloring to help guard against algae growth, they do often vary in weave thickness which can be a determinate in the durability and overall quality of the cover. As mentioned above, winter pool covers can be used together with leaf nets. It’s important to note that both above ground winter pool covers and in-ground winter pool covers are not necessarily considered safety covers.
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Barack Obama is taking new action on pay inequality by launching a proposal to collect and report data from every American business with more than 100 employees so that gender and racial pay gaps among 63 million workers can be addressed.
Introduced by Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, who admitted an audit of his company found that of 20,000 employees, female staff were being paid $3 million less than men, he said:
Establishing equality is the job of every CEO. This is the issue of our time and companies like mine are the greatest platform for change.
“The most awesome stage”
Last year, Facebook's VP of Design thought the TNW Conference main stage was the best she'd ever been on.
The United States Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez said:
This is really about that data. Data analytics has revolutionized America. Data is indeed power and there is so much power to be harnessed.
Perez said the issue, which sees American women paid around 79 percent of what men are paid, is as profound on Wall Street as it is in Silicon Valley.
The equal pay event today marked the seventh anniversary of the signing of Barack Obama’s first bill, the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, that enables women in the US to challenge unequal pay checks.
Since coming into office Obama has deployed an Equal Pay Taskforce to continue to work on these issues and equal pay legislation has been passed in more than 30 states. | <urn:uuid:335b09fc-ce73-4138-adb0-1e28eca62825> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://thenextweb.com/us/2016/01/29/barack-obama-launches-data-driven-initiative-to-tackle-pay-inequality/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560285315.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095125-00571-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.975434 | 299 | 2.125 | 2 |
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Dietary consultation with a dietician
Definition of a dietary consultation Part of a care programme prescribed by a doctor or initiated at the request of an individual. It includes assessment of eating habits, negotiation of the goals of dietary care, implementation of a strategy and follow-up of the individual's nutritional progress for educational, preventive or therapeutic purposes. Depending on the aim of a consultation, dietary management requires defined procedures for coordination between health professionals and continuity of care.
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Body Mass Index Range
A frequent use of the BMI is to assess how much an individual's body weight departs from what is normal or desirable for a person of his or her height. The weight excess or deficiency may, in part, be accounted for by body fat (adipose tissue) although other factors such as muscularity also affect BMI significantly. The WHO regards a BMI of less than 18.5 as underweight and may indicate malnutrition, an eating disorder, or other health problems, while a BMI greater than 25 is considered overweight and above 30 is considered obese.These ranges of BMI values are valid only as statistical categories
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|Very severely underweight||less than 15||less than 0.60|
|Severely underweight||from 15.0 to 16.0||from 0.60 to 0.64|
|Underweight||from 16.0 to 18.5||from 0.64 to 0.74|
|Normal (healthy weight)||from 18.5 to 25||from 0.74 to 1.0|
|Overweight||from 25 to 30||from 1.0 to 1.2|
|Obese Class I (Moderately obese)||from 30 to 35||from 1.2 to 1.4|
|Obese Class II (Severely obese)||from 35 to 40||from 1.4 to 1.6|
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SEATTLE, Feb. 13, 2001 — Today the Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system made its public debut at the Experience Music Project in Seattle. Bill Gates, Microsoft chairman and chief software architect, and Jim Allchin, group vice president of Windows and the platforms product group, introduced the world to Windows XP (previously code-named
), the new Windows for home and work. The event featured a sneak peek at the brand new visual design for Windows and on-stage demonstrations of exciting new personal computing experiences enabled by Windows XP, as well as videotaped statements by industry leaders pledging unprecedented support for the product.
“People want to do more and more with their PCs,”
“Windows XP builds on their dreams, taking the power and adaptability of the PC to a new level. It delivers on our vision of bringing the most advanced Windows ever to home users, unlocking the true and amazing potential of everyone’s PC.”
Windows XP, built on the enhanced Windows 2000 engine, features a fresh new look and extends the personal computing experience by uniting PCs, devices and services like never before. Windows XP also represents an important step in delivering on the Microsoft .NET vision. The Windows XP-based PC will be at the center of the .NET experience, empowering people to move beyond disconnected applications, services and devices to complete computing experiences that redefine the relationship between people, software and the Internet.
Windows XP Introduces a Fresh New Look
Windows XP will introduce a brand new look that will make it very easy to use, yet incredibly powerful for all types of PC users. The new visual design will facilitate task-based computing, bringing a fresh look to a familiar desktop, and will be the most significant update to the Windows interface since Windows 95. The design will bring a simple, colorful and clean look to the desktop, while also making the PC easier and more intuitive to use. Focused on enhancing the user experience, these improvements are the result of significant customer feedback, research and development. Those interested in obtaining a first look at these exciting new elements should visit http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp .
Windows XP Will Deliver and Enable Rich User Experiences
Windows XP will not only improve the PC experience, it will extend the power of the PC across devices, digital media and Web services to provide new, richer experiences for users. Microsoft demonstrated examples of these rich user experiences, such as the ability for anyone who has a digital camera or scanner to copy pictures to their PC, view, print and share them with the world. Windows XP enhances the digital music experience, making it easy for users to build their digital music collections quickly, and take their music with them on popular portable music devices. Additionally, Windows XP makes it easy and fun for users to find and view movies from the Web, edit and share their own home movies, and play back DVDs. Windows XP also makes it easy to get help with a question or problem, allowing users to directly connect to a friend or an expert who can help. The Windows XP-based PC will be the place where all of these digital devices, exciting media and compelling services come together.
Industry Rallies Behind Windows XP
Even before the official launch of Windows XP, scheduled for the second half of this year, industry leaders are rallying behind the new operating system. Personal computer manufacturers look forward to bringing customers compelling new products by combining the latest hardware innovations with the new Windows.
“The combination of Windows XP and Compaq PCs will give our customers a much richer computing experience, whether they’re at home, at work or on the road,”
said Michael D. Capellas, Compaq’s chairman and chief executive officer.
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Life on Inle Lake is so foreign that it almost feels like another world.
The local cultural oddities and unique ways of providing opened my eyes and brought me far out of my element.
It is the exact kind of place I love to explore.
The local high mountain fishing villages are mostly built on the water, so everyone needs a boat to get around. The houses are built on ancient wooden beams and vine covered temples appear on swaths of land dotted throughout the area.
A rich weave of tradition, history, and shocking modern elements make Inle lake one of the most unique cultures in Asia. Here are the 10 elements that I found most interesting about this far off land.
The Top 10 Experiences of Inle Lake, Myanmar
1. The Water Villages
Life on the water is calm and beautiful.
Floating gardens of flowering water lilies bob against ancient teak supports, and the green water grasses that surround the houses sway with the current.
Paddling through the small canals, and marveling at the quaint beauty of the wooden houses, I could see how the villagers are so content to live here.
2. The Villagers
Even though Inle Lake is small and distant, there are a surprising amount of cultures and people to be found.
One of my favorites are the long-necked women from the Paduang Tribe. They are more than happy to take a photo with you, as long as you follow my photography tips for taking pictures of locals.
The happy children playing in the streets, boats full of monks on their way to pray and the famous one-legged fisherman all contribute to the unique and diverse nature of Inle Lake.
3. The Markets
Inle lake has some of the most unique and diverse markets of anywhere in Myanmar, with a plethora of locally made goods and artifacts to browse. Some of the more interesting pieces I discovered were images of Buddah inked on the back of ancient bamboo scripts and intricate wooden carvings for every taste and style.
The food markets are a pleasure to browse as well, with an eye-opening variety of spices, dried fish and produce.
4. The Water Farms
These were truly something extraordinary. For as far as the eye could see, place-holding bamboo sticks emerged from floating gardens of vegetables. The endless green harmonized with the soft splash of water as we silently rowed our boat through hidden canals.
The rich variety of food grown here and the unique ways of harvesting it from boats made these farms one of my favorite memories from Inle Lake.
5. The High Mountain Cigars
These unique cigars are a local favorite. The tobacco is brought down fresh from the surrounding mountains and wrapped in a green tobacco leaf. Most boat tours will make a stop at the production headquarters where you can sample them for free…but be warned! The locals smoke them like they are nothing, but don’t let that fool you. I tried one and felt buzzed for half of the day!
6. The Textile Industry
The thriving textile industry was a very interesting addition to the diverse culture at Inle lake. The whole scene was a bit touristy, but it was very cool to learn about the process from one of the free guided tours. The threads are spun from lotus root fibers and weaved into intricate designs using ingenious hand powered weaves.
We wanted to buy one of the finished products but the price was a little out of our budget.
7. The Wine Industry
The thriving wine industry was definitely the most surprising discovery about Inle Lake culture! We could not believe our eyes when we first saw the modern winery with acres of vineyards.
Red Mountain Estate Winery offers free tours daily and is generally agreeable to the public walking around on their own. The beautifully polished wine tanks and the complex bottling machine are very cool. The wine itself was not amazing, but the scenery and the price made it a very nice way to watch the sunset, but go early if you want to catch a table outside!
8. The Stupas
Inle Lake has no shortage of religious history, or the structures that go along with it. One of my favorite complexes in all of Myanmar can be found at Indein Village. The original temples are quickly being renovated, but the shear number and location of the stupas make for an amazing half hour of view finding.
9. The Lake
Of course, it’s worth mentioning the magnificent lake that gives Inle its title. The water is filled with all kinds of different environments, which makes it very interesting to explore.
The middle is a massive deep water dream with gorgeous mountains rising on all sides. Just outside, seaweed and fresh water flowers bob up down, creating an interesting texture on and under the water. There are an almost endless number of little bays, rivers, and canals to explore via boat. Some sections of the lake are closed to tourists unless you obtain a special permit ahead of time.
10. The One-Legged Fishermen
Seeing the one legged fisherman was arguably my favorite experience while visiting Inle Lake. This unique style of fishing is brilliant because it allows the local fisherman two hands to cast their nets while maneuvering their boats.
It is a beautiful way of working. The balance and coordination needed to manage the process left us awestruck. Several times, we were sure they would fall into the water, but they managed to keep their graceful positions every time.
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24/7-365. Basketball Lives Here.
The 2015-16 NBA season was one for the ages. We witnessed the birth of a new megastar in Stephen Curry, the first of his kind. Curry turned in a historic season, becoming the first point guard to be named back-to-back MVP since Steve Nash and led his Warriors to an even more historic achievement with their incredible 73-win season. We saw the epic and emotional exit of Kobe Bryant, a man who many current NBA players consider 1.A and 1.B along with Michael Jordan. The 15-16 season also marked the end of another one of the greatest careers in the history of professional sports, when Tim Duncan decided to hang his adidas up.
But, the most history was made in the 2016 NBA Finals. LeBron James. It wasn’t even the fact that the King fulfilled his promise by ending Cleveland’s championship drought, or by leading his Cavs to a never-before-seen 3-1 series comeback in the NBA Finals. It was the fact that on June 19, 2016, James quietly solidified himself as one of the five greatest basketball players of all-time and achieved his goal of making it onto the Mount Rushmore of the NBA.
Top five is just being safe. If you go by eye-test, LeBron James is one of the three best basketball players of all-time. Who are the other two? Michael is one for sure. The other guy in that group depends on opinion. Some will say Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, older folks may say Wilt Chamberlain, and there is a passionate cult of basketball fans that will say Kobe Bryant is the greatest or second greatest basketball player ever and they’ll take that statement to the grave with them.
There will be four players we never see again: Shaquille O’Neal, Michael Jordan, Tim Duncan and Allen Iverson. Those four players abilities and body of work make them some of the most unique athletes the game has ever seen. It is almost impossible to replicate their style of play, combined with their accolades.
Kobe Bryant successfully replicated Michael, but wasn’t as perfect. LeBron James can be built, especially in today’s day and age, but that mountain is going to be extremely tough to climb.
By going into his sixth straight NBA Finals, and winning his third NBA Championship/Finals MVP in the beastly fashion that he did it in, James not only reached top 2-5 all-time status based off his resume, but he more importantly did it based off his impact.
As far as the resume goes though, James is another title or two away from being right back in the G.O.A.T debate against Michael Jordan, despite the 3-4 NBA Finals record.
There aren’t five players that you can name better at the game of basketball than James. His combination of basketball IQ, all-world athleticism, his passing ability, his defense, patience, physical dominance and yes, ability to close a big game out, make him the most unstoppable perimeter force the game has ever seen. Through the last 13 NBA Finals games, James got to the rim at ease, he literally did whatever he wanted on the floor. The Warriors didn’t “let” LeBron have his and stop the rest of the squad, they simply matched his insane physical dominance with their insane firepower and chemistry on the offensive and defensive ends. James literally bullied the Warriors over the past two Finals and had Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love not gone down in 2014, he’d have four NBA Championships and Finals MVP awards to his name.
At the age of 31, the “Chosen One” has already exceeded the nearly impossible to fulfill hype that came with his name back in 2003. The sports world takes Bron for granted. Though he may have brought it upon himself, for a good part of the first decade of his career, he had the weight of the world on his shoulders. James needed to stack up MVP awards, have success in the NBA Playoffs and Finals, along with incredible numbers and moments just to come close to fulfilling what the world had expected of him. If he didn’t, we’d talk about the myth that he was and how brutally he failed. The majority of the time that James had this pressure and was hit with the task of spicing up his “resume”, he was just a kid. Not many humans can handle this kind of pressure and even with the mistakes, he has done it so damn well.
When James physical ability was combined with his rigorous work ethic to polish his skill-set, a monster was born. Just check the stats. This man has statistically dominated the game through 13 years in the league and is on pace to shatter records and set records that are going to be very hard to even think about touching.
Men lie, woman lie, NUMBERS don’t.
James is the face of the new-age sports world. Bigger, faster and stronger. Those are and will always be his strengths. Many will argue that he isn’t even a natural basketball player. His movements are at times stiff, his feel for the game and skill-set has been questioned time and time again over the past few years. But, he more than makes up for it with his basketball mind. James knows the game inside-out and has always been a step ahead of his opponents. He has never been a selfish player, or had a run where he took questionable shots, both his perimeter counterparts (Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant) have had selfish moments in their career and chucked recklessly. Was that their game? Yes, and we loved them for it, but it drove coaches crazy because technically it wasn’t the “right way” to play the game. It created a conflict and a whole lot of questions, especially in Kobe’s case.
Outside of those cringe-worthy fourth quarters in the 2011 NBA Finals, James has never really had serious conflicts or questions about his decision making.
The life of a perimeter player is much harder than a big mans has ever been in the NBA. The impact of a guard or small forward has always been felt more and they’ve always been relied on to do more, and do it from all over the floor. It’s always been the nature of the game and is the reality now more than ever.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s resume is undeniable, he almost has to be considered one of the five greatest players of all-time. But, the golden question that nobody ever asks, how would a 230 pound big man fare in the 90’s? KAJ left right before the game had a major change in physical performance.
That change in physical performance is so overlooked when ranking the all-time greats. We’ve been trying to prove to basketball fans for years that the game of basketball is much more than just skill. This game for the most part always has been and now is absolutely 50 percent athleticism. If you put prime Larry Bird in today’s NBA, he’d likely be toast. Bird would be too slow to move laterally with the guards or wings and even if he managed to stay in front he’d get ran through due to their drastic strength advantage. Due to his athletic disadvantage, Bird would be a liability defensively and wouldn’t get the shots off over longer and quicker defenders the way that he did in his day.
Michael Jordan was ahead of his time in athleticism and while we were all caught up in his greatness, we didn’t realize it was his incredible athleticism that was one of the main reasons he had the physical advantage that he did over his opponents. Shaquille O’Neal is the most dominant force the game of basketball has ever seen and would dominate the way he did in any era, if not more in a time where he’d be matched up with much smaller bigs (pre-80’s) and especially now in the 3-point shooting NBA. Physically speaking, Kobe Bryant was basically Michael Jordan in an era which featured other Michael Jordan-type athletes in guys like Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady and Dwyane Wade. Mambas would also have his way in any era before him because of his athleticism alone.
Then there is LeBron James; 6-foot-8, 260 pounds of muscle, speed and explosive power coming at you. There is not an era in the history of the NBA that LeBron would not terrorize with his physical ability. He’d average 80 points a night off of layups in the 50’s and 60’s and would probably eat the 70’s in a similar way.
The hand-checking argument is extremely irrelevant in James case. He was a football star in his high school days and would probably have been in the NFL had he not chosen basketball. Studies have discovered that football games can be equivalent to that of car crashes. There is a reason a 6-foot guard who once played football, went onto lead the league in scoring four-times. Imagine what a 6’8, 260 pound, super-freak athlete of James stature would do in an era where players did not seriously strength train, or watch their nutrition the way athletes do now. There is not a hand-check in the world that could stop James from getting to the rim in any era. Hell, those hand-checks may as well have been pokes to a bear, which wouldn’t turn out too nice for the defense.
Forget the peak James we saw in Miami, the current LeBron would literally EAT any era before him. His numbers would skyrocket in every decade that we go back. Nowadays, strength and conditioning is a requirement to even last in the league, so despite not having the advantage Jordan had physically over his opponents due to ignorance towards performance training in the 90’s, James still makes guys that are lifting four times a week in the offseason and working on their speed and conditioning look like boys.
As far as perimeter players go, this is the scariest specimen the league has ever seen. When he is coming at you, there is no answer for him. If you’ve watched him closely throughout his career, you’ve seen him destroy help defenses all on his own. Think about that for a second. James is not only able to make the guy in front of him feel helpless, he can make the two protectors behind feel just as bad, if not worse if he meets them at the rim.
Michael Jordan saved and transcended the game of basketball. Kobe Bryant was the face of the NBA when it truly became a global sport, and now has die-hard fans all over the world. When it comes to his impact, LeBron James is a combination of a little bit of Jordan and a little bit of Bryant.
James is and has been the face of the league longer than Kobe was. He is going to be the face of the league longer than MJ was. One of the main reasons the NBA is in it’s richest era is because James is the face of the Association.
Before the Stephen Curry phenomenon kicked in, LeBron was the undisputed poster boy for the NBA and his superhero ability, business savvy and amazing journey elevated the game to even newer heights.
The reigning Finals MVP has literally changed the sport. He did the carry-the-team thing in Cleveland for seven years and took his city as far as he could. Then, he left to Miami and won. Now, he has come back to Cleveland and won again. James has created a new blueprint for winning in the NBA, whether we like it or not and it has echoed all throughout college and high school basketball. The best players are now playing together for powerhouse high school programs in the US, then they stay teamed up for their AAU teams in the summer. Even in college, the top teams usually feature multiple NBA prospects playing together.
The thought of Kevin Durant joining the Warriors wouldn’t even exist, let alone actually happen had James not created this “super-team” era.
Players are a lot smarter with their brands now than ever and that started with their leader, LeBron James. He is dominant, professional and respects the game and those who came before him. The kid who spent his childhood moving from home-to-home in Akron, Ohio is on pace to be a billionaire before the age of 34.
His on-court impact is loaded with moments, the most recent being his biggest ever. The block of the century, which changed legacies and the complexion of the NBA.
Does all this make him a better basketball player? No. But, Magic, Kareem and even Jordan didn’t have the responsibility and pressure that James had. He came out of the gate more hyped than any pro athlete, ever, and was relied on to carry the NBA into the next era and he had to win BIG in order to be taken seriously enough to do that.
He has done it and he continues doing it.
The combination of the eye-test, resume, numbers and the most recent NBA Finals performance are more than enough to solidify him as one of the five best players of all-time and his impact alone puts him on Mouth Rushmore alongside Michael and whoever else belongs there. One thing is for sure and two things are for certain, James and Jordan are the only two sure-fire locks on basketball Rushmore.
The scariest part about all this is that James is still only 31-years-old and with the way performance training and technology are involving, he has a clean five years left to play at or close to this level.
He knows it and he feels it. The window to surpass Michael Jordan as the greatest basketball player of all-time hasn’t completely closed. It’ll be tough to match what MJ did, but it’ll be just as tough for the next guy to match what LBJ has done.
When James is at peace, he performs his best and heading into the 2016-17 season, at peace is exactly where he is at. With nothing left to prove and a ton of pressure off his back, a much looser James could be in for another MVP season and most likely his seventh straight NBA Finals appearance. This is his era, this is his dynasty and the only place he is going from here on out, is up.
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Utrecht, Abraham van Paddenburg en J. Van Schoonhoven, 1767-1770. 4to (26.6 x 21.0 cm) [board size 27.5 x 22.0 cm]. General title in red and black, dated 1770; viii, 195, [ii] pp.; ten fine, contemporary hand-coloured engraved plates. Contemporary polished half calf over speckled boards. Spine with tripple gilt lines and grained tan morocco label with gilt title.
First Dutch translation of illustrated zoological works by the German naturalist and explorer Peter Simon Pallas (1741-1811) in the extremely rare original hand-coloured edition. The translator, Pieter Boddaert (1730-1796) was a renowned naturalist and zoologist himself. He added many useful comments of his own. Dedicated to another leading Dutch naturalist, Job Baster (1711-1775). The following six chapters, each with an additional dedication leaf, make up the work: De Hartebokken in het algemeen beschouwd (1767; pp. 1-32; plates A-B); Twee uitlandsche vledermuizen (1768; pp. 1-38; plates I-IV); De zeerupsen (1769; pp. 1-35; one large, double-folded plate); De zeeduizendbeenen en zeepissebedden (1769; pp. 1-32; one plate); De groote zandkoker, een nieuwe zoort van tor, en eene verhandeling over de oost-indische buidelrat en miereneter (1770; pp. 1-30; one plate); Het geslacht der poulepeintades, de kuifhoenderen en de gekuifde zeepapegaai (1770; pp. 1-28; one plate), concluded with a two pp. index to all six parts. Nissen erroneously claims that the fifth chapter should have two plates, but there is only one and in the text there is no reference to a second plate. Our copy entirely agrees with the detailed description in Landwehr. Edges uncut. Boards with some age wear at the edges, otherwise a very good, complete, clean and unmarked copy. The colouring delicate and accurate. Very rare. Only one auction record of a coloured copy in the last 70 years. Landwehr, 152; Nissen ZBI, 3072. | <urn:uuid:0f1271e9-276d-43aa-a637-3c325cc54514> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://schierenberg.nl/product/74703 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817001643-20220817031643-00267.warc.gz | en | 0.684082 | 549 | 1.914063 | 2 |
There are some who speculate that the location of the biblical city of Sodom was in Saudi Arabia. They may have a case. Saudi Arabia is what happens when you combine absolute evil with ungodly amounts of money.
It’s not just that monsters like Fayhan al-Ghamdi exist in Saudi Arabia. They exist everywhere. But in the heartland of Islam, where Mohammed first began his wave of crimes against women and little girls, they operate with the sanction of the state.
Sheikh Fayhan al-Ghamdi, an Islamic television preacher in Saudi Arabia, beat Lama, his 5-year-old daughter to death during a custodial visit. Saudi police had found the 5-year-old wandering the streets, she was taken to the hospital and placed in intensive care.
The side of her head had been mashed in, her back was broken, she had a skull fracture, bleeding in the head, a broken left hand, bruises all over her body, and burns that apparently came from an iron. One of her fingernails had been pulled out. There were signs that she had been sexually assaulted in various ways that are too horrific to describe, but that are in serial killer territory.
Lama died in the hospital and a trial began.
“The person who committed this heinous crime is the girl’s father, who tells people how to live their lives and encourages them to cultivate the fear of Allah, who used whips and irons on the body of a 5-year-old girl,” her mother said.
Sheikh Fayhan al-Ghamdi told the judge that his daughter had been “behaving strangely” and questioned her virginity. He took her to a medical professional to have her virginity checked.
Sheikh al-Ghamdi had a job with the Saudi Ministry of Education where he was supposed to be working with troubled youth. The court found that under Islamic Hadith from several sources that states that a father cannot be executed for killing a child, that he should not be treated as a murderer.
It was narrated that the Prophet (Mohammed) said, “No father should be killed (executed) for killing his son.” (At-Tirmidhi)
Do not kill him that killed his son, but kill the mother to kill her and her son. (Ibn Qudamah)
Apparently that also applies to jail time for torturing your 5-year-old daughter to death. Instead the court sentenced Sheikh Fayhan al-Ghamdi to 4 months in prison and to pay $50,000 in blood money to the mother of his child.
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Five Ways to Upgrade Your Garden on a Budget
You want to upgrade your garden with a bit of a refresh, but that doesn’t have to mean busting your budget. Having a beautifully curated garden is a long game—upgrading step by step until you have the garden of your dreams at the price you can afford. With a little bit of planning, you can save money on everything from fertilizer to furniture while still creating an outdoor space that is comfortable, productive and beautiful. We have some tips you can use to upgrade your garden on a modest budget.
1. Choose flowering perennials instead of annuals
Buying annuals can be fun, but it also means you’ll be doing it every year, which isn’t very budget friendly. Instead, choose flowering perennial plants. With only modest effort, they’ll bloom every year, giving you a cultivated and cost-effective flower bed.
“If you have a lot of space you are trying to cover, look at purchasing fast-spreading perennials such as the Daisy, Black-Eyed Susan, Wild Aster or Honeysuckle,” recommends Tammy Sons, owner of Tennessee Wholesale Nursery. “They take up a lot of space, so make sure you plant them in an area where they can stretch out.” They’ll provide ground cover each year without you having to spend another dime. The money saved on buying annuals can then be freed up to spend on other upgrades.
2. Use what you have around
Upgrading a garden on a budget is about stretching that budget as much as you can. One of the best ways to do this is to repurpose items you have around the house or garden.
- Egg cartons, yogurt or cottage cheese containers can be used to start seeds or grow young plants, which can be more budget friendly.
- Empty milk jugs can be cut in half and used to protect plants from frost. Or you can pair them with an old ladder and create a vertical garden for small spaces.
- Have plants that need to be staked? Look around for downed branches or twigs. They can be used to stake plants while giving a rustic look to the garden.
3. Go foraging or ask a friend
Foraging for wild plants and planting them at home in your garden is a great way to build out your garden bed while saving money. Local wild plants are also native to your garden’s climate, so they should be able to withstand and thrive throughout the seasons. Local plants that grow well can save you countless hours possibly spent troubleshooting any problems with non-native species. By using local plants, you can turn your garden into an impressive, yet effortless, native habitat.
Another easy way to stretch your gardening dollars is to trade cuttings, seeds, or plants with other gardeners. You can also check out local plant swaps where you can trade your excess plants for new plants from someone else’s garden.
4. Create your own fertilizer and pest spray
Pests and slow-growing plants can be a budget buster. Not only can pests destroy what you’ve already planted but they also can be costly when trying to remove.
- Plant herbs alongside other plants in your garden. The herbs will keep pests away from other plants while providing a natural, and delicious, in-fill to your garden.
- Mix garlic, minced hot peppers, water and a bit of dish soap to create a pest spray.
- If you drink coffee, those old coffee grinds can be used as fertilizer. If you’re not a coffee drinker, you can ask your local coffee shop to save you some. Add in some ground-up eggshells and potato peelings for added nutrients.
- 5. Create atmosphere for cheap
It doesn’t take a lot of money to create a little atmosphere in your garden. A quick trip to the store and repurposing some old furniture can transform tired spaces.
- A little paint can go a long way. Painting planters, tables or chairs can make old furniture look more modern without having to spend a lot of money. Painting an old fence black makes plants and furniture become the focal point.
- Some waterproof sealant and an old stool or chair can be repurposed for outdoor seating. Even an old tire with a waterproof cushion can be turned into seating for kids.
- String lights such a globe or fairy lights are fairly inexpensive but create a big impact for hanging out at night.
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What happens if I don't stick to my bedtime and wake-up time set during the program?
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First and foremost, the Iraqi people deserve a plan.
In the six months leading up to the invasion of Iraq, the United States erupted in a display of citizen dissent not seen since the Vietnam War era.
How to deal with North Korea
Given that by tradition, the U.S. picks the World Bank president, this is a golden opportunity to help mend some fences and improve the nation's standing internationally at a time when U.S. popularity is suffering
Continuing to fund these big-ticket systems is one reason the Army is still scrambling to provide adequate body armor and well-protected Humvees to our troops in Iraq.
While the administration and Congress begin to reduce unnecessary weapons programs, they must pay equal attention to investing in the non-military tools that are critical to our security.
The Bush administration cannot be permitted to declare a war for "Iraqi freedom" and respond with an economic invasion that turns Iraq into a U.S. corporate grab bag.
The occupation's defenders reject the parallel between Iraq and Vietnam
The elections in Iraq are shaping up to be another "Bring 'em on" moment.
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“Sen. Inouye made great contributions to our community and his loss is mourned by the museum.”—Honolulu Museum of Art director Stephan Jost.
The museum is honored to have served the senator in a small way. In 2009, always having Hawai‘i top of mind, Sen. Inouye turned to the museum to bring some aloha to Capitol Hill. He visited our Arts of Hawai‘i gallery and got a tour of the painting vault to select six paintings to hang in his office adjacent to the Appropriations Committee conference room at the Capitol. Pictured above is the senator viewing Lionel Walden’s 1924 painting Hawaiian Fisherman (which he did not choose) at the museum. Museum registrar Pauline Sugino accompanied the artwork to the Capitol, and says they were all visible from Inouye’s desk. She imagines him being able to “look at the paintings and remember home.”
Theresa Papanikolas, curator of European and American art, assisted the senator in making his final choices. “These six paintings—by Hawai‘i masters David Howard Hitchcock, Lionel Walden, and Shirley Russell—are among the finest examples in our Hawaiiana collection, and we’re proud that they have been displayed in such an auspicious location for the past three years.”
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As you have probably heard, Norway is a country in deep shock and sorrow.
A fanatic planted a car bomb in the centre of Oslo and then took a ferry to the island of Utøya.
Pretending to be a policeman, he hunted and mowed down many youngsters (most of them teenagers) who were attending the Labour Party Youth Camp.
Over 90 people have been killed so far and many more injured.
You might think that there would be a great outcry for revenge.
But Norway has chosen a much harder path than the one of retaliation.
They have chosen to have even more democracy and openness.
In the words of the Prime Minister, “You will not destroy us. You will not destroy our democracy or our ideals for a better world.”
It would be much easier to give in to fear and hatred than to believe in compassion and ideals.
But we must have faith that there are more heroes than villains in the world, that there is more good than evil.
Because if we don’t, then fear and hatred will have won.
When a reporter asked one of the survivors how she wanted people to fight terrorism, she replied:
“If one man can show this much hate, think how much love we can show together.”
A beautiful and powerful statement.
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Hospitals: Deaths, falls decrease but errors persist
- Article by: MAURA LERNER
- Star Tribune
- January 14, 2010 - 12:00 AM
Minnesota hospitals reported a significant drop in the number of fatal mistakes last year and a dramatic reduction in fall-related injuries, according to the sixth annual report on hospital errors by the Minnesota Department of Health.
In all, four people died as a result of "adverse events" at Minnesota hospitals in the 12 months ending October 2009, compared to 18 the year before. That was the fewest deaths since the state began reporting the statistics in 2005.
This is also the first year that no hospital reported a fatal fall.
The report, released Thursday, tracks 28 types of mistakes or accidents -- known in the hospital industry as "never events" because they're never supposed to happen -- such as wrong-site surgeries, severe bedsores or dangerous medication errors.
Yet they did happen 301 times last year, according to the 2010 report, down slightly from 312 times the year before.
Health officials say the latest report shows they're making progress, especially in preventing dangerous falls, which dropped by 20 percent.
But they admit that other safety efforts have fallen short: Last year, Minnesota hospitals performed the wrong surgery, or operated on the wrong patient or wrong body part, 44 times.
Half of the surgical mistakes, it turns out, were not in operating rooms but in other settings, such as catheter labs and inpatient rooms, where many procedures now take place.
"We're certainly frustrated by some of the categories where we're not making progress," said Lawrence Massa, president of the Minnesota Hospital Association. But he said hospitals have made extraordinary efforts to improve patient safety, and "I do think they've made a difference."
The report provides a window into what can go wrong in a hospital or surgical center. Last year doctors left 38 "foreign objects" (often gauze sponges or needles) inside patients during surgery. Three patients attempted suicide while hospitalized (one succeeded); two others died from hypoglycemia, a dangerous drop in blood sugar levels; one healthy patient died from complications of surgery.
The biggest single "adverse event" category was bedsores, which can cause serious skin infections and accounted for 122 incidents, more than a third of the total last year.
Nearly 100 patients were seriously injured or disabled as a result of their hospital stays, including four from medication errors, one from a burn and 76 from falls.
But there were far fewer serious falls than the previous year, when 85 patients were injured and 10 died in falls, suggesting that prevention efforts are paying off, said Dr. Sanne Magnan, Minnesota's health commissioner.
"Given the results this year, I'm encouraged," she said. The problem, she said, often occurs when frail patients don't want to bother the staff and try to get up from bed by themselves.
Since 2007, hospitals throughout the state have joined in a campaign to prevent falls, identifying those patients most at risk and taking extra precautions.
At Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, for example, risky patients are given low beds that are only about 18 inches off the ground. If they do fall, "it's like rolling off your mattress onto the floor," said Dr. Tom Schmidt, chief of patient safety. Schmidt said Methodist started using the low beds, with safety mats beside them, about a year and a half ago. Since then, he said, the hospital has reduced falls by 15 percent, and cut fall-related injuries "by almost 50 percent."
It's not foolproof, though. In spite of its efforts, Methodist reported five patients injured in falls. "That's the frustration," Schmidt said.
That's equally true with surgical errors. For several years, Minnesota hospitals have been beefing up their safety rituals in operating rooms, to try to ensure that the right patient gets the right procedure and nothing gets left behind. But last year, the number of surgical "adverse events" crept up from 77 to 83.
In one case, surgeons implanted the wrong size artificial knee or hip, then had to go back in and replace it, said Schmidt. "You wonder how this stuff happens," he said. "It was a total breakdown in communication."
Massa, of the hospital association, says that can happen in spite of the best efforts. "We do a lot of double-checking patients, but it still happens," he said. "There's human error in this as well. We try to create systems that have many backups so it catches errors before something happens. We obviously haven't gotten that totally perfected."
As in past years, some of the biggest and busiest hospitals reported the largest number of "adverse events":
• 41 at the University of Minnesota Medical Center;
• 30 at the Mayo Clinic's St. Marys Hospital in Rochester;
• 24 at Hennepin County Medical Center,
• 22 at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park.
Hospital officials, though, say the report shouldn't be read as a score card on individual hospitals.
"The real question is, what are we learning from our own experience and what are we learning from each other's experience that's making care safer," said Schmidt, of Methodist Hospital.
Massa agrees. "We tell our members that just because you haven't had an event, don't let your guard down," he said. "This is something that requires constant vigilance."
Maura Lerner • 612-673-7384
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Distributors wishing to break out of the gringd of serving up commodity-based "bid-and-pray" or "what's-the-price?" solutions will find selling intelligent lighting controls a refreshing and profitable alternative.
Offering whole-building commercial lighting-control products and services shouldn't be viewed as a niche business for electrical distributors. With growing significance on designing buildings for increased energy efficiency and reduced cost, along with the introduction of new and exciting products and technologies in this area, lighting control has become a more attractive proposition for distributors.
New technologies in whole-building lighting-control systems provide greater overall energy savings and improved control and reliability — even offering the ability to access the system via a common Web browser for easy schedule changes and control of lighting zones. Input devices such as touch screens, keypads and occupancy sensors have also come a long way, and they are now designed to make lighting control more attractive while providing seamless input functionality for occupants.
With that in mind, electrical distributors that don't currently service this market should reconsider and encourage the contractors they work with to do the same.
Studying legislative and program requirements
In a typical commercial building, lighting is the single largest user of electric power, often exceeding 30 percent of the building's total energy cost. Simply adding the ability to control lighting during times when the building is not occupied can reduce lighting costs by as much as 50 percent, in addition to cutting down on replacement costs for lamps and ballasts by reducing the number of burn hours logged.
The Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 2005 and California's Title 24 energy-efficiency standards are two recent examples of legislation that involves lighting control.
EPAct contains a variety of tax incentives for commercial and residential buildings. In commercial buildings, a deduction can be gained by adding energy-efficient measures such as lighting control between Dec. 31, 2005 and Dec. 31, 2007. The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), Rosslyn, Va., estimates this provision alone will generate approximately $500 million in additional sales of lighting systems and products.
In California, recent changes to Title 24 have brought lighting control to the forefront. For instance, the latest update of this energy code requires both automatic shut-off controls and daylight control.
An overview of commercial lighting control systems
Lighting control systems are comprised of two major components: output devices that work behind the scenes to control lights by switching them on or off or dimming them up or down, and input devices like switches or sensors. Both areas have seen dramatic advancements in recent years, making the systems easier to install and more functional.
Advancements made in the ubiquitous lighting panelboard are good examples of innovation with regard to switching systems. Historically, these products have been perceived as rather static: installed and forgotten. Today's lighting control systems have transformed this gray metal box into the hub of an intelligent system that provides a connection between the lighting system, lighting-control input devices and the facility's power-management systems. Such panels now contain controllers that receive signals originating from the external control devices or from internal time schedulers and initiate commands to remotely operated circuit breakers, relays and dimming modules.
The ability to integrate with other building systems is another feature. For instance, sub-metering equipment is often connected to the intelligent lighting control panel through a panel's RS-485 serial port. Access to these meters is then available via a standard Web browser with the controller acting as a gateway and converting serial data into IP data available at the controller's Ethernet port. In addition to providing the ability to adjust schedules remotely, these systems let facility managers see operational status, power consumption and demand via the Web. Such systems also keep facility managers informed via e-mail whenever a breaker trips or an unauthorized override occurs.
Keypads and touch screens have grown in style and functionality and offer a stylish alternative to traditional control devices. Keypads and touch screens can be effectively used to avoid the “wall acne” often associated with wall-mounted dimmers, projector-screen switches, volume controls and wall plates.
Keypads can also feature LED indicators that provide illumination and status feedback or allow for electronic labeling of switches according to the preference of the building owner. Touch screens — available in black-and-white and color versions — provide a virtually limitless number of programming options to create preset lighting scenes that can activate automatically.
These new-generation lighting control systems really shine when it comes to energy savings. Occupancy-based sensors can communicate directly with the system and provide facility managers the ability to tweak settings from their computers to avoid disturbing occupants. Smart light-level sensors can measure ambient light levels and automatically switch breakers and relays on or off to maintain a constant light level. Such systems can also be used with the latest fluorescent ballast technologies to raise and lower lighting levels.
These technologies represent far more than just manual on/off control. Benefits to building owners extend beyond just energy savings and can provide a more comfortable work environment, less stress and greater productivity. Distributors wishing to break out of the grind of serving up commodity-based “bid-and-pray” or “what's-the-price?” solutions will find selling intelligent lighting controls a refreshing and profitable alternative.
The Thomas & Mack Center: lesson learned
Imagine you're the electrical supervisor of a major sports arena. You're in the middle of hosting a nationally televised basketball game at your facility, and the lights go out. After a frantic three-minute search in the dark, one of your staff members has to restore power manually using a screwdriver.
For one man, this wasn't a bad dream. Darrell Smith is the electrical supervisor for the Thomas & Mack Center, Cox Pavilion and Sam Boyd Stadium at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV). A few years ago during a nationally televised game at the Thomas & Mack Center, the facility went dark after a power failure resulting from a stuck contactor in the center's original lighting system, which was almost 25 years old. The incident was enough to spur the installation of a more reliable, whole-building lighting control system.
After an extensive review, a Powerlink G3 3000 Level System from Square D/Schneider Electric was chosen. “Since we're a state-owned facility, we usually have to contract the lowest bidder — but in this case, I knew that I was going to be around for awhile, and I wanted the system to work,” Smith says. “What's more, the Powerlink system offered monitoring capabilities, which allow for quickly and safely finding the source of any problems.”
The Thomas & Mack Center is divided into four sections or quads — similar to a pie — each having an IDF (intermediate distribution frame) room that controls its power. “With the old system, almost anyone was able to access the power switches to turn on lights in the arena, and they usually wouldn't take the time to turn them off when they were done,” Smith says. Now, only he and one other member of his staff have access to the lighting control for the center. When a basketball practice is scheduled, its time frame is programmed into the system, and the lights are triggered and turned off at precisely the appropriate times. This has saved valuable power and has afforded a whole new level of control for Smith and his staff.
“Now I can go on vacation and make changes in the lighting schedules from a remote laptop while sitting in a hotel room in Honolulu,” he says. “The whole thing takes five minutes — it couldn't be easier. Lights can be controlled from wherever I am.”
In terms of energy savings and return on investment, the lighting control system had a payback of $200,000 in its first year — paying for itself in about eight months. Plus, with the newfound monitoring capabilities over its lighting-related power charges, UNLV is able to negotiate with Nevada Power on its energy rates and monitor current bills for accuracy.
Expanding on the success with the Thomas & Mack Center, UNLV is planning to purchase lighting control systems for all of its major sports complexes, including swimming pools and baseball and soccer fields in the near future.
Turning knowledge into profit
With increasingly apparent benefits for end users and contractors, it's getting tougher for your customers to ignore lighting control's growing popularity, especially with success stories like UNLV's Thomas & Mack Center. The transition for contractors becomes much more practical as installation of these systems gets easier, and end users see energy savings as a major benefit.
The market potential of lighting control systems will grow in the coming years. Now is the time for distributors that don't currently offer these solutions to start.
Scott Jordan is the lighting marketing control manager, Square D/Schneider Electric, Palatine, Ill. He can be reached at (615) 287-3310.
Key Lighting-Control Definitions
Here are a few of the most common lighting control terms/definitions.
These input devices replace typical wall switches and offer multiple options for turning on individual lights and other room components such as curtains and ceiling fans.
Lighting scenes are created by controlling the individual light levels of several lights within a room and preprogramming them to work in unison, creating a specific mood or environment within the room.
Available in color or black-and-white versions, touch screens activate preset lighting scenes and can control other systems within the room such as audio/video components.
Many occupancy sensors also include an ambient light-level sensor feature, which can be set to automatically turn lights on or off when natural light in the room is sufficient or limited.
Dimmers and relays
Typically stored out of sight in a separate enclosure, dimmers in commercial lighting control systems are used for dimming resistive and low-voltage lighting loads and are capable of controlling multiple independent dimmable channels. Relays are similar, but they can only turn lights on or off — not dim them to a specified level. | <urn:uuid:cfdc8474-b34c-414b-9b82-9d9f0dd7eccf> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://ewweb.com/archive/commercial-lighting-control-101 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280763.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00522-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941736 | 2,056 | 1.789063 | 2 |
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The Satellite Education Program is a new, one-of-a-kind cooperative education project between United States Public School Districts and the Chinese Ministry of Education in Beijing as well as participating local Chinese Education Commissions. The Satellite Education Program allows for Chinese students, while remaining in China, to attend an authentic replication — or Satellite as it were — of a participating American public high school within Chinese facilities in various cities throughout China. The Chinese students, while in China, will be registered in the participating American Public School Districts. Upon completion of the American School District’s graduation requirements, the Chinese students will receive an actual American high school diploma — naming the participating school in the USA — as well as student transcripts listing that Chinese student as a graduate of that particular American public high school. The Program is also currently exploring the possibilities of expanding into Primary and Elementary opportunities as well. Please contact us for further information.
SEP is a program, we do not have brick and mortar schools, rather our program is offered at existing school facilities throughout China – check your local high school to see if they participate.
SEP also offers students and teachers the opportunity for various exchange programs within the American Public School Districts. The Program offers several ‘Camps,’ including Exchange trips, ranging from high school tours and immersion experiences to specific subject-related class sit-ins for particular subject interests such as Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Agricultural Studies, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Economics, Business Administration … and the list goes on.
SEP is not an online school, nor a typical international school offering generic diplomas — the diplomas SEP offers are authentic diplomas from United States Public School Districts, naming the participating school on the diploma, signed by the American high school Principal and the School District Administrator (Superintendent). The students attend real-life high school in Chinese public or private schools, taught by visiting American US State Government-certified teachers holding Education diplomas. The participating schools offer dormitories, lab classrooms, libraries, cafeterias, and gymnasiums, as well as many other accommodations.
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|Kosher Dietary Rules and Regulations. What Does Kosher Mean?
As it says in the German, Man ist was man isst! Man is what man eats. The word kosher is familiar and, at the same time, foreign. One may think of strict rules and religious regulations.
In Hebrew, “Kashrus,” from the root kosher (or “kasher”), means suitable and/or “pure”, thus ensuring fitness for consumption.
The laws of “Kashrus” include a comprehensive legislation concerning permitted and forbidden foods. There are several aspects to these dietary rules. We will consider each aspect in turn.
2.1 Meat and its derivatives
Kosher meat must comply with certain rules.
Kosher Species of Animals:
According to the laws of the Torah, the only types of meat that may be eaten are cattle and game that have “cloven hooves” and “chew the cud.” If an animal species fulfills only one of these conditions (for example the pig, which has split hooves but does not chew the cud, or the camel, which chews the cud, but does not have split hooves), then its meat may not be eaten.
Examples of kosher animals in this category are bulls, cows, sheep, lambs, goats, veal, and springbok.
According to the laws of the Torah, to be eaten, a kosher species must be slaughtered by a “Schochet,” a ritual slaughterer. Since Jewish Law prohibits causing any pain to animals, the slaughtering has to be effected in such a way that unconsciousness is instantaneous and death occurs almost instantaneously.
Kashering (Removing the blood) & removing the veins and skin (‘Porschen’ or ‘Nikkur’):
After the animal is slaughtered, the Kosher Supervisor and his team treiber the carcass by removing certain forbidden fats and veins. After the meat has been treibered, it is soaked in a bath in room temperature water for a half hour. To draw out the blood, the soaked meat is then placed on special salting tables where it is salted with coarse salt on both sides for one hour.
2.2 Fowl/Poultry and their derivatives
Some birds may not be eaten. These include the eagle, owl, swan, pelican, vulture, and stork – as well as their brood and clutch of eggs (Lev. 11:13-20).
Only birds that are traditionally considered kosher, such as the goose, duck, chicken, and turkey, may be eaten.
2.3 Dairy Products and their derivatives
All kosher milk products must derive from kosher animals. In addition, the milk of impure cattle and game (e.g. donkey milk) is prohibited. Dairy products, of course, also may not contain non-kosher additives, and they may not include meat products or derivatives (for example, many types of cheese are manufactured with animal fats).
Additionally, a number of pre-processed foods contain small portions of milk products, such as whey. According to food product regulations, such tiny additives do not have to be declared on the packaging but may nevertheless render the product non-kosher. This applies especially to bread.
2.4 The prohibition of combining meat and milk
The Torah says: “You may not cook a young animal in the milk of its mother” (Ex.23:19). From this, it is derived that milk and meat products may not be mixed together. Not only may they not be cooked together, but they may not be served together on the same table and surely not eaten at the same time. This rule is scrupulously upheld in observant Jewish households, even in the handling of utensils, which are carefully separated into “fleishig” (meat) and “milchig” (dairy) and separately labeled. By strict observance of these laws, they become an everyday habit. After meat meals, one must wait one, three, or six hours – depending on one’s custom – before eating dairy. After dairy consumption, no interval is required before meat may be eaten.
The eggs of kosher birds are permitted as long as they do not contain blood. Therefore, eggs must be individually examined.
Only fish with fins and scales may be eaten, for instance, tuna, salmon, and herring. Shellfish such as shrimps, crabs, mussels, and lobsters are forbidden.
2.7 Fruits, vegetables, cereals
All products that grow in the soil or on plants, bushes, or trees are kosher. However, all insects and animals that have many legs or very short legs are not kosher. Consequently, vegetables, fruits and other products infested with such insects must be checked and the insects removed.
A vegetable prone to insect infestation (e.g. cauliflower) must be carefully examined.
2.8 Fruits and Green plants
Certain laws apply specifically to the planting and sowing of vegetables, fruits, and grains. Hybridization of different species: One may not sow two kinds of seeds on a field or in a vineyard. (Lev.19:19/ Dtn.22:19)
Forbidden fruit: Fruits from trees planted within the past three years may not be eaten. (Lev.19:23) New grain: Biblically, no new grain may be eaten, or bread baked from it, before one brings an “omer” of the first fruits of the harvest on the second day of Passover (Lev.23:14)
2.9 Kosher Wine
Gelatin, casein, and bull blood are inadmissible in the kosher wine-making process. Only the bacteria or kosher enzymes from the bowl may be used for fermentation. All devices and utensils used for the harvest or the processing of the grapes must be cleansed under supervision. Bottles may not be filled multiple times.
In addition, all processing steps must be implemented in agreement with the requirements of “Halacha” (Jewish Religious Law). For example, in the vineyard no other plants may be cross-bred with the grapes (because of the prohibition of hybridization).
Beverages manufactured from grape or grape-based derivatives may only be drunk if the grapes come from a kosher winery, prepared under strict Rabbinical Supervision.
The process of kosher certification has been radically affected by deep changes in the food industry and by the fact that more than 80% of the products offered by the industry contains pre-processed ingredients. Industrialization presents marvelous opportunities, but the inexorable pace of change in industrial procedures and the complexity of foodstuffs and ingredients also present significant challenges for the kosher certification process.
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Family law issues vary and involve everything from adoption to divorce. Most common family law questions relate to issues leading up to and following divorce, including child support, legal separation and dissolution proceedings. Even adoption and paternity issues need to be resolved in court.
How Do I File For Divorce?
Filing for divorce requires that the petitioner, the person seeking the divorce, file a Petition for Dissolution with the local county clerk's office and serve a copy of the petition to the respondent, the other party. Once the respondent answers and provides all information requested, he may also file discovery documentation requesting information from the petitioner. Typically, the court will order a mediation in which such issues as property settlement, child custody and financial support can be resolved. If this action is unsuccessful, the matter may proceed to trial. The judge will then determine the outcome and will enter a Final Decree for Dissolution.
What Are the Legal Issues Regarding Adoption?
All adoption proceedings must go through the legal process and must be finalized in court by a judge. Adopting a child gives the adoptive person or couple the same rights as the biological parents. Thus, the judge in an adoption proceeding will typically review a number of factors. After the Petition for Adoption is filed with the court, home visits, background checks and counseling sessions are often ordered by the court to determine whether the new adoptive parents are fit to adopt the child. At the final adoptive hearing, the judge may interview the adoptive parents, will review all findings and research and will make a decision whether to grant the petition.
How are Child Support Amounts Changed?
Regardless of whether two parents have made oral agreements regarding child support amounts, the amount the noncustodial parent must pay is determined by the child support order. Modifying the child support order is the only legal way to change the financial obligations. There are many reasons why an order may be modified by the judge. The order is typically modified when either parent's income suddenly raises or drops substantially. Without the judge approving the modification, the noncustodial parent is legally bound to her previous financial obligations in the order.
What is Legal Separation?
A legal separation is a formal judgment issued by the court. Essentially, it states that both parties have worked out all issues regarding a dissolved marriage, such as child support obligations, property settlement and child custody issues, while still remaining legally married. Most times, when a couple is legally separated, they are living apart and acting as a divorced couple. This option is typically utilized when couples want to stay legally married for tax, religious and moral reasons.
What is a Paternity Suit?
A paternity suit is typically brought in court by a mother seeking to prove and name the biological father of her child. However, men can bring a a paternity suit in order to relieve physical or financial obligations of a child if he believes he is not the biological father. During the course of a paternity suit, the court will order DNA testing. Once DNA is taken, and evidence confirms the father, the petitioner's requests for child support or custody may be awarded by the judge. | <urn:uuid:8bb8548f-f5bb-4391-9317-8b34412a946f> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://legalbeagle.com/5418041-family-law-questions.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279410.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00170-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944862 | 633 | 1.726563 | 2 |
|NETGEAR ReadyNAS NV+ v2 NAS Server|
|Reviews - Featured Reviews: Network|
|Written by Bruce Normann|
|Tuesday, 31 July 2012|
Page 4 of 15
Technology Details: NETGEAR ReadyNAS NV+ v2
The biggest chip on the board is not the Marvell ARM-based CPU, but it's still probably the hardest working hunk of silicon inside the chassis. That's because it's the most important IC on the board; it's the system controller, also known as an "Embedded Processor", "System-on-a Chip" (SOC) or just plain old CPU. Back in the day, the CPU was just the CPU, a number cruncher, but we all know that Large Scale Integration waits for no man. Today's "CPU" includes a whole bunch of other support and interface modules that simplify and streamline the system for the twin goals of increasing performance and reducing costs.
NETGEAR uses the Marvell 88F6282 processor, which houses an ARM®v5TE Single Core CPU running at 1.6 GHz, with a 256KB L2 Cache. The memory controller is integrated, and it handles DDR3-1066 or DDR2-800 memory modules. The ReadyNAS NV+ v2 uses DDR3-1333 9-9-9 memory, which is soldered directly to the motherboard. Some of the capabilities go unused on the TS-419P II, like the audio port, but many of the functions are utilized in the design. Although I see a Security Engine in the Marvell block diagram, the ReadyNAS models do not support AES 256-bit volume-based encryption. As slow as the Atom-based models are with encryption enabled, I can't see it being anything but a complete performance killer with the ARM processor.
Marvell supplies several other ICs on the main board; they comprise the two main interfaces: one is for the four SATA devices and the other is the single port Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) controller. The 88SM4140 Serial ATA II Port Multiplier takes advantage of the existing SATA interface on the Marvell 88F6282 CPU, and expands that connection to the four SATA devices sitting in the HDD bays. The device uses adjustable pre-emphasis and amplitude settings on all 5 ports (1 host, 4 devices) for tuning high-speed, long-trace backplane implementations. This is a critical design feature for this application since the chip is mounted to the main board, and not on the backplane, where it would be closer to the drives.
The last of the three major Marvell ICs is the 88E1318, a Gigabit Ethernet PHY controller. PHY is a new acronym for many of us; it refers to a physical transceiver that operates at the physical layer of the OSI network model. Realtek is probably the most popular controller in the PC motherboard world, but Marvell currently produces nine different models of single port Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) controllers in their Alaska product line, so there must be a big enough market for a variety of vendors to survive.
256 MB of DDR3 memory is standard on the ReadyNAS NV+ v2; it's soldered directly to the board, and is not upgradeable. The two chips in my sample were supplied by Hynix and are rated for DDR3-1333 with timings of 9-9-9 for CL-tRCD-tRP. The memory controller built into the Marvell system controller can only access them at DDR3-1066, and the memory chips support that speed as well as a variety of other speeds and timings.
Last, but not least of the major ICs on the controller board is the Flash memory, which is 128 MB of SLC-based NAND sourced from Hynix again. It's actually the largest chip on the board, because the single H27U1G8F2B chip is built with 48nm features, which is ancient technology for the flash memory world. In this application, it's not anything close to a disadvantage; the designer just needed the cheapest part that was going to stay in production for the next couple of years. Serving up a Linux-based operating system to a 1.6 GHz ARM CPU is the dog's life for a flash memory chip; this one never, ever breaks a sweat.
To measure isolated NAS power consumption, Benchmark Reviews uses the Kill-A-Watt EZ (model P4460) power meter made by P3 International. Obviously, power consumption is going to depend heavily on the number and type of drives that are installed. The power draw also depends on the fan speed that's required to keep the drives cool. When the ReadyNAS NV+ v2 first boots up, 10 W is consumed at first. Once the system completes its boot process, and gets into idle standby mode, it consumed about 8 watts of electricity. With all four drives installed and during file transfer operations, it drew 47W, which is in line with the published specifications. When the unit is turned off, it still consumes 1W in Vampire mode; be aware that even when it's turned off, the 90W SMPS brick still pulls a small amount of power.
We've seen the ins and outs of the hardware, and the technology under the hood; now let's take a quick look through the list of features that you get with the ReadyNAS NV+ v2. The next couple of sections aren't overly long, but it's critical to understand what features you get with these units, and what you don't. It's not just a box full of drives; it's capable of more than that. | <urn:uuid:20178e67-ab90-48ed-845e-f4aba09c5f4b> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://archive.benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=946&Itemid=70&limit=1&limitstart=3 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280410.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00451-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946361 | 1,182 | 1.710938 | 2 |
Regular attendance is essential for academic success. The state laws of Illinois are very specific concerning the matter of pupil attendance in public schools. It is assumed that students will always be in school except for cases of illness or serious family crisis. The following provisions have been made to govern attendance policy:
If a student is absent or tardy to school, the parent or guardian should telephone the dean’s office the same day stating the reason for the student’s absence or tardiness (24 hour voice mail is available). The attendance office telephone number is:
Failure to contact the dean’s office by telephone on the day of non-attendance may result in an unexcused absence or tardy. The absence may also be considered truancy unless there is parental contact. In any case, parents are requested to call when they receive a truancy notice. At no time are students to leave the school campus while school is in session. No student may leave school before the regular day ends unless excused by the dean, scheduled for early release, or sent home by the health service. Any other early departures will be listed as truancy and will be treated as unexcused absences.
In order for an absence to be considered excused, the student’s parent/guardian must call the campus attendance telephone number to report the absence. Acceptable reasons for excused absences will include but may not be limited to:
Death in the immediate family
Pre-arranged family vacation
Pre-arranged college visits
Unexcused absences/tardies will include, but may not be limited to:
Habitual car trouble
No parent call on absence
Arriving tardy to the first period class without a proper pass
Excessive Absence (Full Day) -
A student will be limited to a total of ten (10) absences (excused or unexcused) per semester. When parents notify the campus prior to or on the same day of the absence, the student will be counted as excused.
On the tenth absence there will be a review of the student’s status. Unless there are extenuating circumstances, when a student accumulates eleven (11) full day absences (excused or unexcused), the student may be either dropped from the attendance roll or transferred to another District program. School personnel will review the absences prior to the student being dropped or transferred to another program. Absences due to in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions and doctor or health care provider verified medical excuses for absences due to chronic illness will not be applied toward the 10-day absence count.
Medical documentation will be required to excuse extended absences of more than three (3) consecutive days or more than six (6) non-consecutive days per semester. The medical documentation must be submitted the day the student returns to school.
Parents are encouraged to keep track of their student’s absences. It is suggested that days out of school (excused or unexcused) are marked on a calendar at home. Teachers, deans, counselors and other school personnel will make every effort to keep parents informed of a student’s absences.
The District may deny enrollment to a student 17 years of age or older for one semester for failure to meet minimum academic or attendance standards, in accordance with applicable laws and State Board regulations.
Absences including excused, unexcused, and special absences will be part of the ten-day total absences per semester. Extenuating circumstances may be reviewed by school personnel.
Perfect Attendance -Seniors with one, two, or three years of perfect attendance will be recognized at the Senior Banquet at Central or the Awards Day Assembly at West. Seniors with four years of perfect attendance will receive special recognition at graduation.
Perfect attendance means no absences for a full year. There are no exceptions. Seniors may not take a “ditch day.” Such a day is not approved by the school board, and the absence is considered unexcused.
College Visitation Days - Juniors and seniors may use up to three (3) college visit days and must meet the following provisions:
A parent phone call is necessary
A college adviser or counselor must verify the visit in writing. College printed material will not be accepted. These rules apply to all colleges or universities except for Joliet Junior College. Students are allowed only 1/2 day to visit JJC and must follow the above steps.
Court Appearances - Family court visits to solve family problems or summonses to serve as a witness are generally excused. A summons for personal violations of the law will be judged on its individual merits to be excused or unexcused.
Family Vacation - A written request, approximately one week before the specified date of absence, and a parent telephone call are necessary. Failure to observe this rule will result in an unexcused absence.
Inclement Weather Procedures - When school must be closed due to an emergency, an announcement will be sent via the District emergency dialer system, radio/television stations through the Emergency Closing Center (www.emergencyclosings.com), and local radio stations WJOL (1340AM), WSSR (96.7FM), WCCQ (98.3FM), and WRXQ (100.7FM).Parents and students may assume that school is open unless they hear a closure announcement on the radio. Parents and students are requested to listen to the radio rather than telephone the school.To the extent practical, school closures will be posted on the District website: www.jths.org.
Medical and Dental Appointments - Medical and dental appointments should be limited to times when school is not in session. If it becomes necessary for a student to be absent for a medical or dental appointment, pre-arranged notice must be given to the dean. In such situations, the parent must call the dean before the day of the appointment. A student will not be excused to provide transportation for another student. All-day doctor/dentist appointments will be unexcused unless verified as necessary by the doctor or dentist. | <urn:uuid:913ead26-1ee3-4f8c-a43c-92cd9ac36ec9> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.jths.org/central/guidance-services/student-absenceattendance-reporting/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281574.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00020-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.91948 | 1,283 | 2.109375 | 2 |
The product property of square roots is really helpful when you're simplifying radicals. This property lets you take a square root of a product of numbers and break up the radical into the product of separate square roots. Check out this tutorial and learn about the product property of square roots!
The quotient property of square roots if very useful when you're trying to take the square root of a fraction. This property allows you to split the square root between the numerator and denominator of the fraction. This tutorial introduces you to the quotient property of square roots. Take a look!
Anytime you square an integer, the result is a perfect square! The numbers 4, 9, 16, and 25 are just a few perfect squares, but there are infinitely more! Check out this tutorial, and then see if you can find some more perfect squares! | <urn:uuid:fc54a303-d61e-4c7c-b369-15af101ad26d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://virtualnerd.com/real-numbers-right-triangles/squares-square-roots/squares-square-roots-properties-definitions/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573540.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819005802-20220819035802-00476.warc.gz | en | 0.906534 | 172 | 2.265625 | 2 |
Antidepressants balance chemicals within the brain that control depression and anxiety. For some with depression, these drugs can easily improve a chemical imbalance.
Anyone who has used antidepressants for more than six-weeks are more inclined to have withdrawal symptoms once they halt the drugs.
Individuals taking antidepressants should not quit “cold turkey.” Stopping abruptly tosses the brain into a situation of imbalance that may be more serious than earlier. The resulting problems are generally psychological and physical. | <urn:uuid:9a822756-c0c9-4320-a60a-f911441ed33f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://cymbalta-withdrawal.com/articles/author/adam/page/2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00668.warc.gz | en | 0.927666 | 98 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Selecting new knobs and pulls is a fun task that requires many different considerations. First it is important to understand the differences between the different types of knobs and handles. Knobs are small round balls that stick to the drawer or cabinet. Pulls can include knobs or handles, which are longer and thinner. Both knobs and handles serve the same function, which is to open cabinets and drawers. The most common places where knobs and pulls are needed include the kitchen, bathroom, and some cabinets with drawers and cupboards. Selecting the right kind of hardware for your space is certainly an important job that requires answering a lot of questions, but at the end of the process, you’ll have cabinets and drawers that look completely different than they did before.
One of the first things to consider when thinking about knobs and pulls is the type of style you want to invoke. The hardware should certainly match the cabinets and drawers, but it should also be highly functional. Some pieces are more difficult to grip than others, so it’s important to try out several types of knobs and handles before making a decision on which one you like best.
Color is also an important part of the style, and there are many different colors available. Metal hardware usually comes in silver or yellow, depending on the type of metal that is selected. However, glass and plastic handles and knobs can be very colorful.
We’ve already talked about the different types of materials that are available for knobs and pulls, but it’s important to realize that there are advantages and disadvantages to different materials. Metal is without a doubt the most popular material right now because it lasts forever, but glass is becoming more popular due to the wide selection of colors available. Some of the very high-quality glass hardware products are capable of taking a fair bit of abuse, although chipping is still a real problem with some glass pieces. Just remember that metal is the most durable, closely followed by glass. Plastic tends to break very easily, so it’s best to avoid cheap plastic knobs.
Cabinet and drawer sizes
Another important aspect to take into account are the sizes of the cabinets and drawers. Just as every kitchen has different sizes of doors and drawer fronts that need knobs and pulls, there are also many different sizes of pulls available. Start by thinking about the face size of each item that needs hardware. In the case of handles or flat handles, it may be possible to use the same piece for the entire room. However, sometimes it may be necessary to choose a hardware line that offers more than one size. This will ensure that you can size each of the hardware pieces appropriately. Remember that a very small drawer with a huge knob is going to look pretty weird, so you may need the smaller size for a smaller drawer. Just use your judgment of what looks good when selecting the best sweaters.
Another part of the size is the weight of the drawers and chests of drawers. Hardware is made for different weights, and sometimes you may find a piece that doesn’t work with very heavy cabinet doors or drawers that are difficult to pull out. Sometimes it is possible to purchase a higher quality screw than the ones that come with the hardware. This will help prevent the screw from breaking. | <urn:uuid:163c701a-d0e5-4227-9fa0-113c4b3b0590> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://furpecon.com/buying-goatees-and-sweaters/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00675.warc.gz | en | 0.964525 | 684 | 1.992188 | 2 |
When Dr. Perricone studied the potential antioxidant effect of vitamin C applied to the skin, he found that in its natural state, it doesn’t make a very effective treatment. Any benefits were outweighed by the fact that vitamin C breaks down, losing efficacy quickly, and can irritate skin. He set out to discover a new formulation that could harness the potential benefits of vitamin C while conquering these shortcomings.
This led to the development of vitamin C ester, a non-irritating and effective substance that provides several skin benefits including:
- Improves firmness and elasticity due to its antioxidant properties
- Decreases lines, wrinkles, and discoloration
- Increases in skin firmness and radiance
This article will discuss:
After developing vitamin C ester, Dr. Perricone first tested it on sunburn and psoriasis, the same conditions he’d originally used to evaluate the efficacy of natural vitamin C. To test the effects of vitamin C ester cream on sunburn, Dr. Perricone produced a small area of sunburn on the subjects’ forearms. Subjects then applied one cream that contained vitamin C ester or one that did not every four hours. Within a few days, the sunburns of participants who used vitamin c ester cream had almost completely healed, while those using the placebo cream stayed red for several days longer.
Next, Dr. Perricone studied the effects of vitamin C ester cream on psoriasis. Caused by a disease of the immune system, psoriasis is a condition characterized by red, scaly patches on the skin. Dr. Perricone had patients apply a cream either with or without vitamin C ester on the affected areas for eight weeks. After the eight week period, patients using the cream containing vitamin C ester saw an improvement in the areas of skin affected by psoriasis.
These results showed vitamin C ester could be an effective treatment for seriously damaged skin. Dr. Perricone also believes the substance can help with more common skin problems related to aging and sun damage.
Dr. Perricone particularly recommends vitamin C ester creams and treatments for people with the following skin care concerns:
- Fine lines and wrinkle formation on severely sun damaged skin
- Sagging skin that is losing firmness because of lost or damaged collagen
- Sunburned, inflamed, or irritated skin
The non-irritating properties of vitamin C ester cream makes it a safe way to treat damaged skin while providing a potent antioxidant benefit. Vitamin C ester cream does more than just treat damaged skin. Many of Dr. Perricone’s products include the substance because of the more general skin benefits it provides. It helps to fight free radical damage, reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, and improve skin texture and tone.
Watch this video for more about antioxidants:
Patients who have used vitamin C ester creams have reported numerous benefits, including:
- Reduced puffiness around the eyes
- Firmer, tighter skin
- Diminished appearance of lines and wrinkles
- Fewer skin discolorations
- More radiant, glowing skin
Because of its versatile effects, vitamin C ester is found in many of Dr. Perricone’s topical creams and products, including:
- Vitamin C Ester Eye Serum
- Concentrated Restorative Treatment
- Amine Complex Face Lift
Creams and treatments containing vitamin C ester are safe and skin-compatible. They’re a great way to use the antioxidant properties of vitamin C to help repair and protect the skin, and the Perricone coupons available will protect your pocketbook as well. | <urn:uuid:923ec514-4b00-45a9-be66-a43d152a33b4> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://blog.perriconemd.com/vitamin-c-ester-cream/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280410.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00453-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.909261 | 766 | 2 | 2 |
Distance from Macia to Bronkhorstspruit
Distance from Macia to Bronkhorstspruit is 447 kilometers. This air travel distance is equal to 278 miles.
The air travel (bird fly) shortest distance between Macia and Bronkhorstspruit is 447 km= 278 miles.
If you travel with an airplane (which has average speed of 560 miles) from Macia to Bronkhorstspruit, It takes 0.5 hours to arrive.
Macia is located in Mozambique.
|GPS Coordinates (DMS)||25° 1´ 36.9840'' S |
33° 5´ 56.0040'' E
Macia Distances to Cities
|Distance from Macia to Pretoria||501 km|
|Distance from Macia to Mokopane||424 km|
|Distance from Macia to Phalaborwa||232 km|
|Distance from Macia to Secunda||429 km|
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Gen_server and multiple processes
Fri Dec 20 10:04:40 CET 2002
>>Yes. You have a message server that receives all messages and spawns a
>>new server (Let us call it a message handler)
>Just to check, you mean to actually spawn a new OTP gen_server? Is this
>not slow since it has quite a bit of overhead.
>The idea we had was to have one gen_server that spawns its own worker
>threads in the handle_call.
I would first try with a dynamic child in a gen_server. Yes, you do have
overheads, but at the same time, you have supervision, control, and
uniformity. I think the overhead should be neglectable. If it is still
slow, then go ahead and start using special processes. They are however
rare, and the extra performance has to my knowledge only been needed in
very few cases.
>>No. Implement your translator as a function which is called by the
>>message handler. There is no need for extra message passing or
>The idea we had was that by putting the translators (there is more than
>one flavor of translator) into OTP servers we would more easily be able
>to distribute them over the number of processors we have.
>doing some load balancing on the way. This seemed to be the easiest way
>to get that going quickly.
Have a different module for every different translator, and use pattern
matching to pick the right one. Then, the only thing you have to
distribute among the processors is the message handler. That is easily
achieved with a round robin scheduler.
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In planning a restaurant, it is estimated that a profit of $6 per seat will be made if the number of seats is no more than 50, inclusive. On the other hand, the profit on each seat will decrease by 10cents for each seat above 50.
Find the number of seats that will produce the maximum profit.
My problem is that I am stuck on making a function from this word problem. I understand how to find the maximum profit, but without a function, I cannot do it! : (
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In the past, humans used to write using quill pens. A quill pen is made using birds' feathers. People used to dip the quill in the ink and write on parchment. Quills were replaced by ink brushes and dip pens. Fountain pens started to appear from the 10th century. In the 17th century, two inventors John J. Loud and Laszlo Biro invented the modern ballpoint pen, which we all use today. There are mainly four types of pens that exist in the world today. They are ballpoint pen, rollerball pen, fountain pen and marker.
How much does a pen costs? A few dollars, right? Now, how much does a premium pen costs? Check these 12 most expensive pens in the world for an answer! Prepare yourself to see some mind-blowing numbers!
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Scaffolding Marple Greater Manchester: There's a good chance that you are going to have to get some put up, if you're intending to do some significant works on your home like putting in new double glazing, removing a chimney stack, repointing your brickwork or re-felting your roof. This will make the work easier to accomplish and make the area safer for both you and the workforce. To be able to get this done properly, you'll need to choose a professional scaffolding contractor to check the construction area, supply you with an estimate, and arrange for the scaffolding to be safely set up. This isn't something to go cheap on, since it must be done correctly, and you should always employ an established scaffolder, avoiding cowboys at all costs.
About Scaffolding: A system that allows tradespeople to work safely at height and reach otherwise unreachable locations on houses, office blocks and various other structures, scaffolding is composed of a network of steep tubes and fixtures which when clamped together form a safe and strong platform from which to work. Sheltering the general public and occupiers from hazards like falling debris is also a fundamental function of scaffolding, helping make the general environment safer. A thorough risk assessment will likely be necessary to establish if a scaffold is required for any particular job.
The different sections that combine to build a scaffold include: sole boards, limpet clamps, standards,, ladders, facade braces, base plates, , right angle clamps, guard rails, midrails, swivel clamps, board clamps, sills, spade ends, , diagonal braces, putlogs, toeboards and ladder clamps.
There are numerous different types of, each one serving its special function, among the different types are patented , single scaffolding (bricklayers scaffolding), double scaffolds (masons scaffolding), suspended scaffolding, , scaffolds, tower scaffolds, , rolling scaffolds, confined space scaffolds and scaffolds. The style that you'd most likely use on your house in Marple, is the single (also known as bricklayer's) scaffold. However, if it is a business building or premises that is being worked on, any one of the above mentioned styles might be needed.
If you need scaffolding in Marple, you must search for an expert , who's endorsed by the . Some safety checks will need to be carried out on your scaffolding, and these must be done prior to its being used, routinely every seven days, after adjustments and modifications and after bad weather. If it encroaches onto the a pavement or public highway, you'll need to get authorization from the local authority. Licences such as this are essential for staging, pedestrian barriers, , access towers, hoardings and additionally for setting up rubbish skips or contractors plant. If the is going to go a highway it must be fitted with , which should be supplied by your . The European Standard, BS EN 12811-1 is the legislation that any scaffolding in the British Isles needs to abide by.
You might already be aware of a couple of local companies who put up scaffolding. It's a common marketing strategy with scaffolding companies to show off huge, striking advertising boards, high-up on scaffolding, wherever they're working. Having these local businesses on your short list will give you some options. To add more to your shortlist you could post a free quotation form to Bark.com, who will save you a lot of time and stress by contacting local scaffolding companies for you. You will soon have a sufficient number of prospective scaffolders in order to make a well informed choice for your upcoming project.
Scaffold Tower Hire Marple - A scaffolding tower may be acceptable if your building project is just a limited one, which means you'll have a lot more options. Some scaffolding companies in Marple, will be willing to hire you a tower scaffold, but there's also other suppliers which you could try, for instance some tool and plant hire companies in Marple may stock as well as building merchants and similar outlets in and around Marple. Hire Station, Jewson, Travis and Perkins, HSS or similar nearby tool hire providers are likely spots to ask.
To ensure they are simple to transport and to move in situ, tower scaffolds are typically constructed from lightweight alloy. There are various shapes and sizes of scaffold tower available. For just about any form of undertaking you can choose between microfold towers, non-conductive (fibreglass) towers, single man towers, stairway access towers, guard rail scaffold towers, span access platforms, single width alloy towers, cantilever scaffold towers, folding low level platforms, tower bridge decks, podium steps, folding indoor towers, double width scaffold towers and various other custom towers or work assisting towers. If you've got lots of work to do on your property, you might even look at purchasing a DIY style tower scaffold, since these are moderately priced and might turn out less expensive than continuously hiring one out.
Regardless of the fact that this web page is targeting property owners in search of scaffolders in Marple, it should still be just as relevant for you if you live in nearby places such as Offerton, Compstall, Woodley, Marple Bridge, Hazel Grove, Lane Ends, Hawk Green, Foggbrook, Offerton Green, Windlehurst, Chilsworth, Stockport, Romiley, Mellor, Cherry Tree, Mill Brow.
When is it Needed
When work is being carried out on virtually any type of building, scaffolding might well be required whether it's going to be demolished, developed or substantially restored. It matters not if it is a domestic, public or industrial building, and it doesn't matter what the size of it is. High apartment and office blocks which need to be demolished, have scaffolding erected first, which will then be taken apart from the top downwards as the building gets lower. Scaffolding are obtainable for all of those needs and any other role you can think of.
The Primary Components of a Scaffold
- Base Plates
- Scaffold Boards
- Diagonal Braces
- Base Jack
- Guard Rails
Bird Cage Scaffolds Marple
Bird cage or independent scaffolds are frequently employed for single-level usage, especially when working on ceilings for instance. A birdcage structure is excellent for smaller contained projects as it is simple to assemble and stands independently on its own. Comprising at least a couple of rows of standard poles which are connected together by transoms and ledgers at each lift height, birdcage scaffolds are designed to be sturdy and rigid. (Tags: Access Birdcage Scaffolds Marple, Birdcage Scaffolds Marple, Bird Cage Scaffolding Marple)
Tube & Fitting Scaffolding Marple
"Tube & fitting" scaffolding is the most popular method of scaffolding found on building sites in Marple. This scaffolding method involves the use of 48.3mm diameter galvanised steel or aluminium tubes in varying lengths, which are fastened together with an assortment of couplers, clips and clamps to create working platforms in different sizes and shapes. By looking at the precise needs of each Marple construction site, tube & fitting scaffolds can be assembled in a number of designs and configurations, making it a highly flexible solution. With additional measures such as toe boards, brick guards, catch fans and safety netting, tube & fitting scaffolding can easily be made to comply with the relevant Work at Height Regulations. (Tags: Tube & Fitting Scaffolds Marple, Tube & Fitting Scaffolding Marple, Tube & Fitting Scaffold Design Marple)
Marple Scaffolding Tasks
Local Marplewill be able to help you with Cuplok® scaffolding in Marple, the hire of scaffold boards, scaffold sheeting, scaffolding for loft conversions in Marple, aluminium scaffolding in Marple, builder's scaffolding Marple, system scaffolding, painting platform hire in Marple, refurbishment scaffolds, scaffold dismantling, single scaffolds Marple, scaffolding for extensions Marple, scaffolding for bridges, custom scaffolding Marple, confined space scaffolds, single person scaffold towers, pedestrian barriers, patented scaffolds, scaffolding contractors, scaffolding , industrial scaffolding Marple, tin hat scaffolding Marple, scaffolding solutions, bricklayer's scaffolding, scaffolding companies Marple, scaffolding safety inspections, tube & fitting scaffolding Marple, scaffolding permits, scaffolding wrapping, access staircases, tower scaffolding Marple, internal scaffolding Marple, decorating scaffolds, suspended scaffolds, reclaimed scaffold boards Marple Marple, scaffolding for , scaffolding and similar related services. Listed are just a selection of the activities that are accomplished by those specialising in scaffolding. Marple contractors will inform you of their full range of scaffolding services.
Scaffolders Near Marple
Also here.: Marple Bridge scaffolders, Windlehurst scaffolders, Compstall scaffolders, Mellor scaffolders, Hazel Grove scaffolders, Cherry Tree scaffolders, Offerton Green scaffolders, Lane Ends scaffolders, Stockport scaffolders, Mill Brow scaffolders, Foggbrook scaffolders, Hawk Green scaffolders, Romiley scaffolders, Offerton scaffolders, Woodley scaffolders, Chilsworth and more. The majority of these areas are covered by companies who do scaffolding. Marple home and property owners can get price quotes by clicking
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Scaffolding Around Marple: Scaffolding has recently been erected in the following Marple places: Wentworth Close, Wood Lane, Treetops Close, Princes Drive, Railway Road, Southwood Close, East Vale, Oldknow Road, Charles Avenue, Hilltop Drive, Milton Close, John Street, Nab Lane, Buxton Lane, Joseph Street, Claremont Avenue, Union Road, Strawberry Hill, Derby Way, Goodwood Road, Hibbert Lane, Brickbridge Road, Heather Way, Temperance Terrace, Carrington Barn, West Towers Mews, Barlow Wood Drive, Stone Row, Mount Drive, and in these postcodes: SK6 6AT, SK6 6LP, SK6 6JJ, SK6 6HU, SK6 5WA, SK6 6JF, SK6 6DQ, SK6 6EB, SK6 6LY, SK6 7AN. Work was carried out in these places by specialists in scaffolding. Marple property owners enjoyed reliable and top quality scaffolding services in every case.
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Use this Botany video entitled The Gymnosperms to study the four classes of gymnosperms; discuss their mode of reproduction and life cycle adaptations; and examine the physical features and habitats of selected species.
Botany Video: The Gymnosperms. Learning Objectives for this video:
Characteristics of Gymnosperms. Learn about The Gymnosperms. Explore the complex characteristics of algae, fungi, bryophytes, ferns, gymnosperms and angiosperms. Identify the four classes of gymnosperms, discuss their mode of reproduction and life cycle adaptations, and examine the physical features and habitats of selected species.
Describe the process of pollination and the formation of seeds and fruits in angiosperms, identify the parts of a flower, and explain the differences between dicots and monocots.
Learn the ways in which mosses and ferns adapted to a terrestrial environment, and discuss the characteristics, structures, habitats, and life cycles of mosses and ferns.
Discover the many benefits of using online video for visual learning. Educational video for teaching the K-12 curriculum provides online learning for children and students of all ages and abilities. Using subtitled video - or video with closed captions - enables children to choose between watching, listening to, or reading each presentation whichever best suites their individual learning style. A wonderful option particularly for dyslexia and special needs education. | <urn:uuid:b16ca65f-dd06-403f-a7c9-91f8fc2e6494> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.zaneeducation.com/Videos/Biology/Biological_Sciences/Botany/The_Gymnosperms.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560284405.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095124-00033-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.86736 | 299 | 4 | 4 |
Foundation Stage Weekly Newsletter
Puffins and Penguins Weekly Newsletter 5th April 2019
Dear Parents and Carers,
It has been a very Eggciting week!
Puffins and Penguins invited Preston Community Pre School in to class to join them for an Easter Egg Hunt. They were fantastic hosts and great role models using all our school values. We are very proud of them.
On Thursday, FOPPS (PTA) organised an Easter Egg Hunt in the Woodland Camp. We had fun searching for the treats, thank you FOPPS.
Each child will be coming home with a Maths activity pack for the Easter holidays. We have included games and activity sheets but feel free to be as creative as you like. The focus is on addition, subtraction, one more and one less. Do not forget to keep counting backwards 20-0.
We would like to take this opportunity to say how proud we are of all the children for working so hard this term. We appreciate all your support and look forward to starting the summer term on Tuesday 23rd April.
Learn to Swim Sessions
We still have places available on our Learn to Swim sessions. These lessons are aimed at children in Puffins, Penguins and Owls classes. Sessions will be run by our swimming qualified staff. Lessons are half an hour after school, with a maximum of five pupils per teacher. Two teachers poolside, with Lifeguard training. We are offering 20 places initially on a Wednesday straight after school. We will safely hand over children from the class teacher to the swim teacher. Therefore, there is no need to pick up your child until 4:30pm. However we have a new covered seating area, and you are most welcome to watch your child swim. Dates are Wednesday 1st May to Wednesday 24th July. If these twenty places fill up we will organise and advertise a second day after school.
Sessions are all bookable online and payable in advance. We want the lessons to be value for money and have decided to trial this at £59 for 12 lessons. Please book via www.eduspot.co.uk
- If you download a free QR reader app you will be able to scan the code on the newsletter and join in with Mrs Bastin counting backwards from 20-0.
- Complete the games in the activity pack
- Keep a simple diary of the exciting things you do in the holidays
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An alphabet book originally published in 1885 by McLoughlin Brothers. Children's Classic Literature VideoBook with synchronized text and closed captions in multiple languages. Audio courtesy of Librivox. Read by Phil Chenevert. (02:52)
After years of negotiation, artist and COFA Dean, Ian Howard, has gained access to the highly militarised North Korean - Chinese border to document its history.
China's two-speed auto industry
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Collaboration in End User Support - Part 2
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Banking should "be more boring" - UK regulator Wheatley
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Origins & Variety of Movable Structures in the Book Format
Toy and moveable books have fascinated and entertained children and adults alike for centuries. This talk explores the origins and variety of movable structures in the book format. Focusing on the innovative books published by Dean and Son during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the "first golden age of pop-up books" is discussed as well as factors that allowed movable books to flourish. A variety of early toy and movable books from the Library of Congress collections are displayed.
Lunch and Learn: John Geer
Watch video from the September 21 Lunch and Learn event with John Geer. John Geer, chair of political science, spoke on “Negativity and the 2012 Presidential Campaign: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.” This presidential campaign will be the most negative in modern history. Geer argued why that is true and why that developmentkeep reading »
Political analysis of the politics of justice
Part 1, Panel 2, Day 2 of the Way of Knowing After Atrocity colloquium. Part of the Ways of Knowing After Atrocity: A Colloquium on the Methods used to Research, Design and Implement Transitional Justice Processes (Hosted by Oxford Transitional Justice Research in collaboration with the Transitional Justice Data Base Project) 28-29 June 2012, St. Antony's College, Oxford. Please see http://www.csls.ox.ac.uk/OTJRColloquiumNew.php
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Promo - One Minute Luxembourgish
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Lesson 02 - One Minute Luxembourgish
In lesson 02 of One Minute Luxembourgish you will learn a few more useful words in Luxembourgish which you'll use every day. Remember - even a few phrases of a language can help you make friends and enjoy travel more. Find out more about One Minute Languages at our website - http://www.oneminutelanguages.com. One Minute Luxembourgish is brought to you by the Radio Lingua Network and is ©Copyright 2008.
Giant Ant Hill Excavated A giant ant colony is pumped full of concrete, then excavated to reveal the complexity of its inner structure. The structure covers 50 square meters, and goes 8 meters into the earth.
A giant ant colony is pumped full of concrete, then excavated to reveal the complexity of its inner structure. The structure covers 50 square meters, and goes 8 meters into the earth.
The Murrow Interview featuring Dan Rather
The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication founding dean Dr. Lawrence Pintak interviews broadcast veteran Dan Rather in this special edition of "The Murrow Interview." Rather received the Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012 . Since the 1990s, the Murrow College at Washington State University has honored the achievements of top leaders in the communication industry, among them Ted Koppel (2011), Helen Thomas (2009), Tom Brokaw (2006), the late Peter Jennings (2004), the late Daniel Pe
Lesson 03 - One Minute Luxembourgish
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The Months of the Year Chant from Super Simple Song
This colorful video chant teaches the months of the year to early learners. Each month is shown on the screen as the month name is said and repeated. This is a great resource to introduce and/or review this important skill in the early childhood classroom. (02:19)
The Case for an Aristocratic Electorate
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Raúl Zurita, winner of the Chilean National Poetry Prize and one of the most prominent Latin American poets writing today, in conjunction with renowned translator Anna Deeny, read work from across the span of his career, including his most recent book in translation, Dreams of Kurosawa. Forrest Gander (author of Pulitzer Prize finalist Core Samples from the World) read from his own work as well as his award-winning translations. During the reading, a tremor struck Cambridge, Mass., a fact that | <urn:uuid:e33349a9-feec-4c62-bdbc-c1ea07fc50ec> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/xpert/scoreresults.php?keywords=The%20sounds%20of%20Germa&start=1000&end=1020 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988720380.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183840-00056-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.866935 | 1,483 | 1.953125 | 2 |
Review of Short Phrases and Links|
This Review contains major "Potentially"- related terms, short phrases and links grouped together in the form of Encyclopedia article.
- Potentially, the whole of the gastrointestinal tract can be seen without the need for uncomfortable and invasive endoscopy.
- Potentially, an entire new civilization could be constructed in a Dyson Sphere.
- Potentially, the largest of the Commons committees are the Committees of the Whole, which, as the name suggests, consist of all the members of the House.
- Potentially, the larger the etendue, the brighter the image.
- Potentially, the same CAM(s) 290, 292 can be used to track packets of many different connections.
- Bone marrow suppression as a result of azathioprine treatment is uncommon when a moderate dose is used, but is potentially severe.
- The study points to a promising new treatment for a potentially large number of people with resistant epilepsy.
- Because only small doses of methotrexate are needed to relieve arthritis symptoms, potentially dangerous side effects rarely occur.
- When Yaz or Yasmin blood clots form within a deep vein (deep vein thrombosis), they suggest potentially dangerous side effects down the road.
- Another risk, generally limited to wet underwater welding, is the buildup of hydrogen and oxygen pockets, because these are potentially explosive.
- The public health significance of these findings is potentially large as it is estimated that 18.2 million people in the United States have diabetes.
- There is no direct analogue in the DLG representation; the XML expression asserts the existence of a (potentially large) number of arcs in the DLG.
- The only potentially curative therapy is surgical; however, only a minority of patients qualify for surgical treatment.
- Keshan disease is a potentially fatal form of cardiomyopathy (disease of the heart muscle).
- A deficiency of vitamin B12 can result in a potentially fatal form of anemia called pernicious anemia.
- Potentially fatal infections can develop if granulocytopenia is present, and hemorrhage can occur as a result of thrombocytopenia.
- This treatment is meant to ward off potentially fatal infections.
- Canine distemper is a highly contagious and potentially fatal viral infection.
- Hepatitis, a severe and potentially fatal viral liver infection, may be contracted from pooled factor preparations.
- The plaintiffs contend there are potentially thousands of people in Bhopal who have suffered injuries linked to the polluted water.
- There is no potentially curative treatment except surgery, but unfortunately most patients have advanced and inoperable disease at the time of diagnosis.
- Potentially curative treatment (surgery) is limited and really possible only for cases with small HCC malignancies.
- Bile salts are also biologic detergents that enable the body to excrete cholesterol and potentially toxic compounds (eg, bilirubin, drug metabolites).
- S. chartarum produces a range of potentially toxic compounds.
- As a result, homocysteine and other potentially toxic compounds build up in the blood, and homocysteine is excreted in urine.
- Extreme degrees of hyperkalemia are considered a medical emergency due to the risk of potentially fatal arrhythmias.
- Some patients have shown clinical signs consistent with digoxin toxicity, including potentially fatal arrhythmias.
- Leptospirosis is a potentially life-threatening disease, and is now the number one infectious cause of acute renal failure in dogs.
- Liver encephalopathy is a potentially life-threatening disease in which toxic substances accumulate in the blood.
- The adapted ISTH DIC score may identify patients with severe sepsis who potentially benefit from high-dose AT treatment.
- People who can potentially benefit from orthognathic surgery include those with an improper bite and those with jaws that are positioned incorrectly.
- I believe all of these areas can potentially benefit from an open-source strategy of some type.
- In addition to poor fat absorption, fat-soluble vitamins such as vitamins A, E, and K are also poorly absorbed potentially resulting in vitamin deficiency.
- At high levels, folic acid can mask the signs of vitamin B12 deficiency, potentially resulting in serious and irreversible nerve damage.
- The brain tissue supplied by the blocked artery begins to die, potentially causing a number of debilitating side effects.
- The Deer Tick can transmit the "Lyme disease", a potentially serious bacterial infection to humans and animals through their bite.
- Accumulating data from clinical and laboratory studies demonstrate that even advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis are potentially reversible.
- Potentially reversible, macrovesicular fatty liver usually is not in itself harmful.
- Management of cerebral edema 14 CE is potentially reversible, but the time for effective treatment with mannitol and hyperventilation is very short.
- Most deaths are in less-developed or developing countries, but even in the United States, shigellosis can be a dangerous and potentially deadly disease.
- This potentially lethal complication may result in substantial morbidity, requiring aggressive treatment.
- While nearly all fungi can cause allergies in humans, only about 100 species appear to be potentially pathogenic (disease causing) to humans.
- A number of virulence tests have been proposed to distinguish potentially pathogenic Y. enterocolitica.
- An opportunistic fungi that is potentially pathogenic in cases of human immuno-supression.
- Avastin can cause a variety of potentially serious side effects, including blood clots, bleeding and heart failure.
- These drugs have shown promising results in clinical trials, but have potentially serious side effects including rash and severe anemia.
- Patients need to be carefully selected, however, because potentially serious side effects include constipation and colon ischemia.
- Toxic metabolites: Potentially harmful substances formed as the result of normal body functions.
- Glycine helps convert many potentially harmful substances including toxic phenolic materials such as benzoic acid (sodium benzoate) into harmless forms.
- It can be potentially life threatening, particularly when acute hypopituitarism occurs as a result of a large pituitary tumor.
- Cardiac tamponade is a serious, potentially life threatening, condition that can be clinically challenging from both diagnostic and therapeutic perspectives.
- This complication is potentially life threatening.
- In more severe cases, carbohydrate malabsorption can lead to diarrhea, colicky behavior, or potentially slowed growth performance.
- Myristicin poisoning is potentially deadly to some pets and livestock, and may be caused by culinary quantities of nutmeg harmless to humans.
- E. coli O157:H7 is a potentially deadly bacteria that can cause bloody diarrhoea, dehydration, and in the most severe cases, kidney failure.
- Perhaps the most severe and potentially deadly of the limitations is CNS oxygen toxicity.
- Excretory urography is potentially hazardous in patients with multiple myeloma.
- Chartarum produces toxigenic spores that are potentially hazardous, especially when the air-conveyance system is involved.
- The spectacular eruption impressed upon the people in the Pacific Northwest that they share their lands with both active and potentially active volcanoes.
- Even though these moulds may potentially produce mycotoxins, they will not do so unless specific environmental conditions exist.
- While fungi are potentially our enemies, some of their mycotoxins, such as penicillin, are beneficial to humans with bacterial infections and other diseases.
- Cysteine is potentially toxic and is spontaneously catabolized in the gastrointestinal tract and blood plasma.
- Potentially useful for WikiProjects, no evidence of "wrongdoing".
- Because as many as 19 million Americans may have CKD, a comprehensive summary of this risk would be potentially useful for planning public health policy.
- Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a potentially life-threatening complication in patients with diabetes mellitus.
- Bile duct injury is a severe and potentially life-threatening complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
- Places excess strain on the inside of the knee and lower joints of the leg, potentially leading to soundness issues, although this is not common.
- This on rare occasions may be associated with hemolytic anemia, which could lead to potentially fatal complications.
- The increase in RBCs and platelets can create serious and potentially fatal complications for the patient.
- However, it may result in pulmonary embolism, which is a potentially fatal complication.
- Cirrhosis of the liver is a potentially fatal complication of this condition.
- Kasabach-Merritt syndrome is an infrequent but potentially fatal complication of rapidly growing hemangiomas in infants.
- Of the Aspergillus toxins, only ochratoxin is potentially as important as the aflatoxins.
- If that occurs, the result may be heart block - a potentially lethal condition of which syncope may be a symptom.
- Thirty grams of copper sulfate is potentially lethal in humans.
- Unlike the aflatoxins, trichothecenes can act immediately upon contact, and exposure to a few milligrams of T-2 is potentially lethal.
- It also can lead to severe, and potentially life-threatening, loss of muscle and body mass (wasting) and malnutrition.
- Unless the result of only moderate chemical or smoke irritation, it is a potentially life-threatening condition.
- Sleep apnea is a common but serious, potentially life-threatening condition, affecting as many as 18 million Americans.
- These are vaccines to prevent against high-risk, highly contagious and potentially fatal diseases.
- Parvo is an acute, potentially fatal disease of the gastrointestinal tract and, less commonly, the heart muscle.
- Canine heartworm disease [also called dirofilariasis (dir-oh-filla-RYE-uh-sis) is a serious and potentially fatal disease of dogs.
- Canine distemper is a contagious and potentially fatal disease that can strike dogs of any age, breed or size.
- This is a potentially life-threatening condition called pulmonary embolism.
- Unlike pulmonary embolism and heart attack, which can potentially develop slowly, ischemic stroke can develop rapidly.
- This results in pulmonary embolism, a potentially life-threatening event that often causes permanent lung damage.
- Its worst effects are preventable, by early diagnosis and treatment, but, if the patient is not found in time, it is crippling and potentially fatal.
- In very rare cases, these cells may disappear entirely (a condition called agranulocytosis) - which can be potentially fatal if there is a serious infection.
- Topiramate is an inferior new AED with respect to adverse reactions, which are common, multiple and sometimes severe or potentially fatal.
- Potentially, liquid breathing could allow a diver to reach depths of up to 3000 feet (914 m).
- The software bug may cause the D9 and D6 to incorrectly track dive time on rare occasions, potentially causing a risk to the diver.
- Patients should not scratch the bite mark because it may break the skin and potentially lead to secondary infections.
- If a mosquito pierces the skin of an infected person, it potentially picks up gametocytes within the blood.
- Cellulitis is a potentially serious bacterial infection of your skin.
- Antigens are usually foreign substances such as bacteria and viruses that have entered the body and could potentially be harmful.
- Hypokalemia is a potentially fatal condition in which the body fails to retain sufficient potassium to maintain health.
- Glutathione is an important antioxidant that helps the body eliminate potentially harmful substances.
- Humans > Health > Diseases > Complication
* Blood Clots
* Gum Disease
* Heart Attack
* Influenza Pandemic
* Life-Threatening Complications
* Malicious People
* Potentially Dangerous
* Potentially Harmful
* Potentially Life-Threatening Complications
* Potentially Serious
* Serious Complication
* Serious Complications
* Serious Problem
* Toxic Substances
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One way to get help is by taking an online course. There are a number of very good courses available now for just about everyone who’s interested in taking it. Many of these courses are designed specifically for those people who wish to take the exam to get certified, or even just for those people who wish to brush up on their skills. The courses aren’t free because you have to pay for them, but they are usually quite inexpensive and can be done completely online. The exams are administered through websites and there are instructions included with every lesson so you can study and then go take the exam right away after each lesson.
Another method of taking the exam is through testing centers. These centers can be found all over the world. In fact, if you live in Canada and you’d like to take a test for the English language, they actually offer tests throughout the year for all levels of learners. Some of them are given before they graduate from high school, while others are given later in life when they’ve already had a few years of training. They will administer the exam and grade your answers along with tips and suggestions on how to improve your skills.
Of course, if you are serious about taking the exam, you may want to think about taking an actual class. While it is true that you can take an online course and study at home at your own pace, you still have to show up for at least one class and often have to pay for this as well. If you do decide to take a class, make sure you find out what kind of class it is beforehand. Often, taking an online programming course in an offline class is much cheaper than taking an online course and the same applies to taking a class in a traditional classroom setting.
Once you’ve decided which type of course to take, you may need to actually get your hands on the materials you will be using for the test. Many people will simply save the exam and work on it once they’ve gotten their certification, but if you want to make sure everything is perfect, it’s recommended that you take the materials with you. You can either have a friend or family member to help you, but you can also buy an official program or book and take it on with you when you take the actual test. You’ll also find that there are plenty of resources available online to help you prepare and get ready for your test.
You’ll find that many online training courses are very interactive and make learning so much easier for the average person. In addition, some classes are going to offer mock tests and even discussions on different software types. Some are going to have short modules and some long, but it all depends on the course. Some classes will allow you to download the material straight onto your computer while others will have you print out everything you need and then take the test right there in your living room. Either way, the online programming exam is one that can be taken anywhere you are as long as you have internet access.
If you decide to take the online programming exam, you’ll find that it is usually not difficult. Most people who take them say they are very easy, but as with any skill, it helps to know what you are doing or have a few tips and tricks up your sleeve before you start. That said, if you have never taken an online course before, it can be intimidating to start, but once you get started, it gets a lot easier. In addition, if you already know something about computer programming, then you have all the preparation needed to be successful at taking the online test.
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Breaking barriers with Sesame Street and Autism: See Amazing in All Children
Making a Difference for Children in Need
Most people know us for our flagship television show, but Sesame Workshop is so much more: we’re a nonprofit organization on a mission to help kids everywhere grow smarter, stronger, and kinder. What began as a simple yet revolutionary idea in 1969—to teach kids through television—has grown into a global phenomenon, reaching more than 150 countries and delivering proven, research-based early education to kids and families around the world.
Investing in early education pays real dividends; we believe it’s the key to tackling the world’s biggest challenges and giving every child a chance for success. Our philanthropically funded initiatives help millions of children and achieve measurable impact in the US and abroad, all with the help of the beloved and enduring Muppets of Sesame Street.
Less than 3% of global humanitarian funding goes to education, and just a sliver of that to early education.
An estimated 1 in 59 kids in the United States is diagnosed on the autism spectrum. See Amazing is there for them and their families.
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This Master Printing Class is about managing photos with low contrast. It’s an important topic because creating the right amount of contrast is an image is always a key task. The two factors to consider are contrast and perceived detail smoothness.
Why do I mention contrast and detail together? Have a look at Figures 1 and 2. Some will say that Figure 1 has less detail than Figure 2. Actually, they have the same level of detail (Figure 2 is just a lower-contrast version of the first image), but in Figure 1 less detail is perceived by a human observer. This example should demonstrate that more contrast translates into more visible detail.
So why not crank the contrast up as much as possible? First, the maximum contrast that can be created is defined by the output medium. For photo- graphic prints, this can range from 1:50 (matte papers) to 1:250 (some glossy papers). The second and even more important limit is the loss in smoothness that occurs if the contrast gets too harsh. A high-contrast image of fog is a contradiction. If the maximum contrast range is limited by the output medium, then the shadows, midtones, and high- lights actually compete for their parts of the contrast range.
Very often the most important part in terms of contrast is the midtones. They define what you see as content in the image. The highlights and the shadows don’t carry the main detail content and have to be controlled in a way that gives the photo a fine finish. Highlights without any detail will print as plain paper-white and are often very distracting. Watch out that your highlights are smooth, with natural fine detail, but not muddy (quite a challenge here). On the other hand, the shadows should not be blocked, translating into pure areas of black ink on the paper.
Let’s now have a look at the different aspects of controlling an image’s contrast.
The classic Photoshop Levels and Curves tools control the global tonality/contrast. If these tools change the brightness of a pixel, they change all the pixels with the same values everywhere in the image, independently of whether the pixel is in a bright or a dark area of the image. I will explain shortly why that matters. I won’t discuss global contrast much further here, but it is still essential to tune the global contrast as part of your editing process.
To better understand local contrast, let’s examine how the human eye perceives a scene very differently from a camera sensor. The circles in all the rows in Figure 3 have exactly the same brightness. But to human observers, the spots look brighter against dark backgrounds, and darker against bright backgrounds. That’s because the human brain evaluates the contrast between areas of a scene or image relative to their surrounding areas. This is what local contrast is all about: creating an improved relative contrast in the shadows and also the highlights. As I mentioned, tools like Photoshop Levels/Curves cannot be used locally without masks because they do not recognize the local context. Fortunately, some tools are now available to improve local contrast (Photoshop’s Shadow/Highlight tool, Akvis Enhancer, and Photomatix Tone Mapping).
Why do I use Akvis Enhancer and Photomatix, and not simply Photoshop with some masking? Because both tools use algorithms that currently are not found in Photoshop (some high-radius/ low-amount sharpening can achieve some of the same effect, however). While Tone Mapping is designed for high dynamic range images (HDR), Akvis Enhancer is the only tool I know of that is designed for local-contrast enhancements through finding color- contrast transitions.
A real-world example
As Figure 1 demonstrates, I often start with a very soft image from the RAW converter (in this case Adobe Photoshop Lightroom) with no clipped high- lights and as few clipped shadows as possible. I also don’t sharpen in the RAW converter.
It is much easier to enhance the contrast than to tone the contrast down (you need to work in 16-bit if you don’t want to risk posterization). If you have lost smooth transitions in high-contrast images, you cannot bring them back, but it is no problem to make smooth gradients more contrasty. Most areas in this photo are in the shade, but there are some very delicate backlit areas. To bring such images to life, I usually use either the Photomatix Tone Mapping or Akvis Enhancer plugin within Photoshop; this time I used both.
I began with Photomatix Tone Mapping, using the settings in Figure 4. This plugin works very well on some images and not so well on others. Setting the parameters is a bit of a trial-and-error process; with experience it gets much faster. (Note: Photomatix is normally used with HDR, or high dynamic-range images, but the local-contrast-enhancement filter often works well on normal 16-bit images.) I created a new layer for each plugin, and checked Photoshop’s histogram all the time to avoid any highlight clipping. After using Photomatix Tone Mapping on this image, I did end up with some clipped highlights. That is why I created a layer mask in Photoshop that excluded the highlights from the Tone Mapping result. The image now looked like Figure 5 (I’m showing a detail to make it easier to spot the subtle differences).
I could have continued with further processing, but wanted to pull out some more local contrast with the Akvis Enhancer Photoshop plugin (Mac and PC). This tool works magic on many images. The company claims it improves the contrast at color transitions. Be aware that Enhancer can also pull out a lot of noise. I often prevent this by using masks for skies and other homogeneous areas.
• Level of Detail: Five is the default value, which I use most of the time. This slide also can amplify noise (noise looks like detail to it). My sample image was taken with the Canon 1Ds Mk. II at ISO 400, and shows some noise, but I don’t think it shows in print even at 20 inches wide. In this scene, it is hard to tell what is noise and what is the detail in the rocks.
• Lightness: Controls the brightness of the resulting image. The default value is 50.
• Shadows: Opens up the shadows. The default value is 0.
• Highlights: Extracts more detail in the highlights. I often also use a low amount to avoid blowing out the highlights. The default value is 0.
Note: Enhancer does not seem to be properly color managed. This doesn’t bother me a lot as I know the useful settings by now.
I always use Akvis Enhancer on a new layer. If you switch between the start image and the result from Enhancer, you will be surprised how much more detail the image reveals. Enhancer has a tendency to blow out some of the highlights and clip some shadows. I used a mid- tone mask on the Enhancer layer to protect the shadows and highlights. Because I already did a previous contrast adjustment in Photomatix, I toned down the opacity of this layer to about 33% (very much a matter of taste). Figure 7 shows what the image looked like at this point.
I then adjusted the global contrast using the new Photoshop CS3 tool that combines Levels and Curves functionality (Figure 8). I also improved the saturation a bit. I used an interesting technique: adding a linear Curves adjustment layer; changing the Blend mode to Soft Light; then toning down opacity to taste (I settled on 40%). The image now has much more life (Figure 9).
Now it was time for some subtler fine tuning. I won’t cover these steps in detail but here is what I needed to do:
- Slightly tone down the somewhat aggressive highlights
- Sharpen for the details (your sharpening tool of choice)
- Slightly open up the darker shadow
- Selectively enhance the saturation of the red rocks using Photoshop’s Hue-Saturation tool
- Change the saturation and brightness of the greens with Photoshop’s Hue/ Saturation tool
This resulted in the final image shown in Figure 10, which used all the layers shown in Figure 11.
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Federal Court Ruling Could Expose Vt. To More Air Pollution
By John Dillon
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has overturned an Environmental Protection Agency
rule aimed at controlling air pollution in eastern parts of the country. The
decision was a setback for states like Vermont that are downwind from the industrial Midwest.
Rutland Mayor Chris Louras
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The City of Rutland is grappling with a crisis in its Police
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This is the fourth book in Dawn McMillan’s hilarious picture book series about a boy and the myriad of problems he has with his bum.
This lad shows some signs of ADHD but blames his bum for getting him into trouble. It can’t sit still, it makes rude noises and even does some shape-shifting. Mum and dad come to the rescue with a trampoline, the bum can safely work off some energy and the lad sets goals to win at the Olympics in trampolining.
The text has a wonderful rhythm and rhyme, making it perfect for reading aloud and delighting young children. Some of the text is in colour and different fonts, adding interest to the words. Some of the text is shaped to match the meaning e.g.the word jumping is literally jumping off the line.
Ross Kinnaird’s illustrations are bright, vivid and the characters’ emotions are clearly shown in the facial expressions.
This book has a positive message about behaviour management: the parents found a solution in getting a trampoline rather than constant punishment for exasperating antics.
If laughter is the best medicine then this book is perfect for generating a laugh and escaping life for a while.
Title: My Bum is So Cheeky!
Author: Dawn McMillan
Illustrator: Ross Kinnaird
Publication: March 2022
Advisory warnings: If you teach in the USA you may get fired for reading this book aloud...
Would this book work as a read aloud? Yes
Reviewer: Nova Gibson, Library Manager, Massey Primary School, Auckland
How are you recommending this book? Highly recommended
Opening Sentence: My bum is so cheeky!
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Decipher the dream code.
Dreams are often thought of as an ethereal thing - something that happens but is not meant to be understood.
But what if your dream is really trying to tell you something? What if, instead of being just a jumble of strange and unsettling images, dreams could be interpreted and used to better your life?
Often the images and situations we encounter in dreams are actually a message from our subconscious. Our brain is trying to communicate something that it is unable to do while we are awake.
The question then becomes - how to interpret these dreams. Unsurprisingly, people have a difficult time remembering dreams once they awake. Details become fuzzy and without much thought or consideration, people often let the content of their dreams slip away.
However, there is a way to capture these dream elements and analyze them to derive to a greater understanding of your life. How?
Let What Does My Dream Mean? be your tour guide into navigating the dream realm of your subconscious:
The "symbolism" of dreams to pick up on what your subconscious is telling you.
The "parallelism" of dreams to understand how you really feel about recent events.
The "false awakening" of dreams to plant seeds of solutions for current problems.
The "reenactment" of dreams to gain sparks of inspiration to reinvigorate you.
The "analysis" of dreams to guide you on all the different paths in your life.
And much more!
If you've ever wondered just what your subconscious is trying to tell you through the strange images you see in your sleep, this guide is for you! It has a myriad of tools to pick apart the aspects of your dream and allows you to assign significance to different pieces of the dream.
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The book contains 48 articles presented at the 11th International Conference on Cerebral Vasospasm held in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, in July 2011. This collection of papers represents a cross-section of the enormous progress that has been made towards a thorough understanding and effective treatment of neurovascular events following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, including cerebral vasospasm. It is of interest to clinicians who wish to apply state-of-the-art knowledge to their management of this devastating condition and to basic scientists wishing to expand their understanding of cerebrovascular and neural pathophysiology related to subarachnoid hemorrhage.
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Titolo: Cerebral Vasospasm : Neurovascular Events After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Autori: Zuccarello - Clark - Pyne-Geithman - Andaluz - Hartings - Adeoye
Editore: Springer Verlag
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This accessible, clearly written text approaches child psychopathology as "normal development gone awry" and encourages students to "think developmentally" about psychopathology, from childhood through adolescence. The fifth edition includes: cutting-edge research, improved organization, and new coverage of problems that arise in late adolescence/early adulthood.
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Expanded discussion of theories and concepts that have become increasingly important since previous edition: e.g., object relations theory, family systemic model of psychopathology, concepts of equifinality and multifinality, transactions, emotion regulation, theory of mind, and executive functioning.
Introduction of integrative models of complex research data in every chapter (e.g., Barkley's model of ADHD, Vasey's model of anxiety disorders, Hammen's model of depression.
New! Extensively updated research findings in every chapter, with emphasis on areas of particularly active research (e.g., neuropsychological research, peer relations and their influence on psychopathology, insecure attachments as potential risks for psychopathology, comorbidity and its implication for understanding the developmental trajectory of a given psychopathology).
New! Updated diagnostic criteria to most recent edition of DSM
Key concepts in bold print rather than italics: increases visual ease and student learning.
Increased number of graphics: makes book more visually appealing.
Explicitly uses the theoretical perspective of developmental psychopathology in order to understand the origins and course of behavioral and emotional problems. Use of a developmental framework and developmental psychopathology concepts allows the chapters to go beyond mere descriptions of the disorders, in order to explore some of the more intriguing theories about the etiology of these emotional/behavioral problems.
Describes the normal development of ten variables that will be relevant to understanding various psychopathologies (e.g., attachment, self-control, anxiety, etc.)
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In order to understand how the existing products liability law applies to electronic products, it is necessary to examine the methods by which such products are distributed, and the manufacturers' attitude toward the inclusion of safety devices in the production of these products. The four characteristics of electronic products that most affect their legal treatment will be identified and discussed, and the three principal theories most often used for the prosecution of products liability cases will be described herein, with emphasis on the features most likely to be involved in electronic cases.
Charles H. Grace and Sheila M. Kahoe,
Injuries from Electronic Power Sources,
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15 August 1889, Meppel, Drenthe–23 April 1920, Eerbeek), Dutch painter. Produced around 200 paintings, 100 drawings and 50 prints before dying of tuberculosis at 30. His restrained, detailed work ranged from self-portraits to landscapes and studies of birds and animals. Exhibited in his native Netherlands in the Scheringa Museum of Realism, the Museum of Modern Art Arnhem and Museum Belvédère Heerenveen.
Mankes had a reputation as an ascetic living in a kind of self-chosen isolation in De Knipe, Friesland, far from the heart of the country's culture. In reality he was well aware of what was going on, read the leading newspapers and magazines, and was supplied by friends with newspaper clippings and other material. In addition, he had lived in The Hague and (because of his tuberculosis) in Eerbeek, in Gelderland, but preferred to keep an "intimate distance". A progressive Protestant, in 1915 he married Annie Zernike, the country's first female minister with a doctoral degree. Zernike was a Mennonite; a drawing of her, made by Mankes in 1911, is in the collection of the Fries Museum in Leeuwarden.
From 1909 onwards he was financially supported by A.A.M. Pauwels (1875-1952), a tobacco merchant and art collector from The Hague. Mankes' letters to Pauwels, in which he often thanks him for money and material sent to him, take up seven hundred pages (including annotations) and were published in 2012 by the Netherlands Institute for Art History; Pauwels' letters are not preserved.
Style and technique
He is sometimes categorized as a symbolic realist, though Carel Peeters notes that the abstract qualities of Mankes's work remove him from both symbolism and realism. When working with oil-paints he was able to bring a kind of transparency to the paint especially when he was working with white, which acquired a pearly lustre because of his soft brush strokes. In self-portraits, observers noted, this gave his white skin a rather sickly appearance. [Wiki] undefined | <urn:uuid:797c3c22-7cd9-4896-a51c-10242d862782> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://arthur.io/art/jan-mankes | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573533.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818215509-20220819005509-00270.warc.gz | en | 0.975813 | 481 | 2.875 | 3 |
On November 20, 2017, Chargé d’Affaires David Kostelancik presented this year’s Nancy Brinker Award to an outstanding Hungarian breast cancer professional, psychologist Judit Désfalvi.
The Award was established at the initiative of Nancy G. Brinker, former Ambassador to Hungary and President of the Susan G. Komen Foundation as well as of former Ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis seven years ago and is annually presented to health care professionals treating or researching breast cancer. The Award comes with a grant that covers the costs of travel to and participation at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
This year’s awardee, Ms. Désfalvi, is a psychologist with Semmelweis University’s Center of Radiology and Oncotherapy, who assists breast cancer patients with daily counseling and also leads, with a co-worker, biweekly self-help group sessions. This year’s choice of the awardee is meant to demonstrate the importance and vital role of the work of those who offer psychological support for breast cancer patients during the healing process.
At the award ceremony last year’s awardee, Dr. Róbert Maráz, surgeon and radiologist of the Bács-Kiskun County Hospital, made a presentation on the novelties he had learnt about at the San Antonio conference, which can be transferred into the practice of breast cancer treatment in Hungary. “We learned about the most modern therapies in San Antonio. The largest trials are conducted in the United States, and the results of several of the most recent clinical trials were first presented at the symposium. 7,500 professionals attend this congress every year, which makes it the single largest symposium in the world,” Dr. Maráz said.
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WASHINGTON, January 2, 2013 – The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Transition Fund recently received $37.7 million from Canada, the United Kingdom, and France to support good governance, sustainable growth, and greater employment opportunities for youth.
The grant-based Transition Fund, established by the Deauville Partnership and housed in the World Bank, was launched during the World Bank/International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings last October in Tokyo. It will provide grants to Arab countries in transition, currently Jordan, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen, to support institution building and implementation of critical policies in economic governance; trade, investment, and integration; and inclusive development and job creation.
"In a time of momentous and historic change, the scope of the Transition Fund is very flexible and responsive to people's demands, and can accompany the implementation of reforms over several years if needed,” said Jonathan Walters, Executive Secretary of the Steering Committee. “The Transition Fund provides grants to help governments implement economic and governance reforms that will transform people's lives. The Fund can work with any public agency involved in reforms, including local government, parliaments, enterprises, ministries, and judicial systems.”
The Transition Fund’s Steering Committee held its inaugural meeting in Amman on December 11, 2012 and approved a first grant of US$1.5 million in support of improving performance of water sector institutions in Jordan. The project will help build sustainable technical capacity in the Jordan Water Authority and Yarmouk Water Company and lay the foundation for private sector involvement in the management of water services in Jordan. The project will be implemented by the Jordan Water Authority with support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Donors have currently pledged about $165 million towards an overall Transition Fund target of $250 million. In addition to the contributions already received, Japan, Kuwait, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and the United States have confirmed pledges.
The Transition Fund is a joint commitment among G-8 members, Gulf and regional partners, and international and regional financial institutions to support the efforts of the people and governments in transition in MENA as they aspire to change. Public entities and parliaments in transition countries can partner with the African Development Bank, Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, Arab Monetary Fund, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank, International Finance Corporation, International Monetary Fund, Islamic Development Bank, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, OPEC Fund for International Development, or the World Bank once all agreements are in place. | <urn:uuid:5c4951e6-ca55-453d-904f-df4ef1a7757f> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2013/01/02/37point7-miillion-contributions-strengthen-governance-economic-growth | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280825.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00206-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933667 | 520 | 1.664063 | 2 |
TSU, Mie Pref. – Hiroyasu Imura spent 19 years pursuing his boyhood dream of faithfully producing a replica of Himeji Castle in Hyogo Prefecture.
The 69-year-old former insurance examiner completed his model of Himeji Castle at a scale of 1:23 in the garden of his home in Ise, Mie Prefecture, in April.
Since completing the model, Imura has been deluged with visitors. The replica has even impressed a curator of the municipal castle research office in the city of Himeji, where the real fortress stands.
The castle was listed in 1993 as a UNESCO World Heritage site along with Horyuji Temple in the ancient capital of Nara.
The official said that if someone were shown a photograph of the replica, they might think it was a picture of the actual castle. The Himeji government has named Imura as a tourist ambassador.
Himeji Castle has escaped damage for nearly 400 years since it was refurbished by feudal lord Ikeda Terumasa between 1601 and 1609. Its main donjon consists of five layers and six floors.
The replica is about 160 sq. meters, with the main keep about 2.2 meters high. It cost Imura about 18 million yen to build. He made sure every detail corresponds to the original, including the curved lines of the castle’s graceful roofs, its white walls, intricately combined connecting turret, stone walls and moat.
Imura’s first encounter with the original castle came at age 14, when he saw a photograph of it in a boy’s magazine. He was a fan of samurai movies and was inspired by castles. He wondered how people had lived in such palaces and kept thinking about reproducing Himeji Castle.
His wife, Ikuko, 66, gave him a book containing photographs of the castle on his 47th birthday. He saw a drawing of the castle in the book and made up his mind to build a replica.
Imura bought a plot of land in the town of Enza in Ise, which has a beautiful view of mountains unhindered by the sight of power lines — a setting he thought would be perfect for the replica.
He moved to the town and began building the model in 1989, using experience he gained as a joiner during his youth.
After retiring at age 60, Imura devoted his life to building the replica.
He used reinforced plastic material for the structure and carved patterns on wooden molds to show the unevenness of roof tiles.
Imura also studied reference materials to reproduce structures that no longer exist. He made repeated trips to Himeji Castle to confirm details in drawings and to count the number of stones in stairways. He once dropped a rope surreptitiously to measure the height of a stone wall while trying to avoid being noticed by a security guard.
His most difficult challenge was reproducing the stone walls. He bought stone plates, broke them into pieces several centimeters in size and then assembled the pieces in molds to reproduce the slanting walls of the castle.
Concrete was poured into the molds to solidify them — a process that took 12 years to complete.
His wife Ikuko had hoped that once the model was finished she would be able to visit hot-spring resorts, but now the couple have no time as visitors fill their parking lot.
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As she took a break on Monday from picking dahlias, zinnias and amaranths on her Jello Mold Farm in Mount Vernon, Wash., Diane Szukovathy wondered why, in her opinion, the federal government is working so hard to put other flower growers and her out of business by helping competitors thousands of miles away in the temperate regions of Colombia.
First came the international war on drugs, with the U.S. government spending millions since 1999 to help poor Colombian farmers destroy their coca plants and replace them with flowers. Then Congress passed a free-trade agreement with Colombia last year, making those blooms cheaper for Americans to buy.
With Colombian imports now accounting for three of every four cut flowers sold in the United States, domestic growers say they can’t compete with the planeloads of Colombian flowers that are flown in through Miami each day.
“It’s job robbing. I mean, it’s so bad. It’s so wrong,” said Szukovathy, 49, who’s run her farm in the Skagit River Valley, about an hour north of Seattle, for nearly 10 years. “Those politics are such a mess. I don’t really feel like that’s my government, almost.”
For small growers caught in the crossfire of global trade, it means the possible loss of an industry they love. For Americans, it means the possible loss of the simple notion of heading to the neighborhood florist to buy locally grown flowers for special friends or spouses or to decorate the graves of loved ones.
In Washington and California, two of the top-producing states for flowers used mainly in bouquets, growers are trying to fight back, but they fear they don’t have much time before their industry collapses.
For starters, they’re banding together by forming cooperatives that they hope will reduce their transportation costs and make it easier to deal with the expanding foreign competition. And they’re trying to push new buy-American, buy-local campaigns, hoping that consumers will think twice when they realize that their Valentine’s Day bouquets and nearly all the roses on the California’s Rose Parade floats are South American imports.
“My sense is that people don’t understand what we’re really up against, the Costco effect of flowers being shipped in by 747s each day, between seven and 10 a day and up to 35 on the holidays,” said Kasey Cronquist, the chief executive officer of the California Cut Flower Commission. “It really puts us at a sizable disadvantage.”
Growers say it’s a far cry from 20 or 30 years ago, when Americans could be reasonably confident that florists were selling local products.
Cronquist said that foreign nations, led by Colombia, now sell 82 percent of the cut flowers in the United States. And he said the U.S. flower industry was on its “last stand” and needed U.S. consumers to demand more locally grown flowers. He said flowers growers wanted to piggyback on the growing demand for locally grown food.
“We’re really trying to educate a group of people who are receptive to this message now, before it’s too late,” Cronquist said.
The booming flower imports from Colombia reflect growing demand from Americans, who’ll want even more as the economy recovers and consumers start piling up more non-essential purchases, said Jerry Haar, the associate dean and director of the Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center at Florida International University.
While flower growers are lamenting the situation, they’ve found little support in Washington, D.C. Touting global trade has long been a winning argument in Congress, which last year approved free-trade agreements sought by the Obama administration with Colombia, Panama and South Korea. Many U.S. industries are eager to cash in by exporting more of their products: In Washington state, for example, exports of apples, cherries, pears, potatoes and wine are expected to increase.
Colombian flowers already have created nearly 225,000 jobs in the United States, most of them near the port of entry in Miami, according to August Solano, the president of the Association of Colombian Flower Exporters. When the Colombian trade pact took effect May 15, he noted, 4,200 boxes of Colombian flowers marked the first import of any product to hit the Miami International Airport under the deal.
“Florida is always a winner when trade barriers – tariffs and non-tariff barriers – are lowered within the importing countries,” he said. Last year, trade between Colombia and Florida totaled more than $9 billion, and Florida Gov. Rick Scott is planning to lead a trade mission to Colombia on Dec. 2-5 to line up more business deals.
Predicting that the new trade pact with Colombia will boost U.S. exports by $1.1 billion, Haar had a message for the flower producers in Washington state and California: Consumers are calling the shots.
“They need to understand that global trade is not about protecting select groups of producers but about affording consumers choice, quality and price,” Haar said. “They need to find ways of improving their operations. . . . Bottom line: There are many more consumers of flowers in the U.S. than there are producers. Consumers rule, as they should.”
In Washington state, 19 growers from Washington, Oregon and Alaska are part of the Seattle Wholesale Growers Market, a cooperative of smaller growers that sells directly to florists and retailers.
Szukovathy, the president of the market, which was created last year, said the co-op was an attempt to lower distribution costs for producers and to make it more attractive for prospective buyers to have a greater selection of flowers to choose from.
“I don’t personally have a problem with some imported flowers; it’s just the ratio is wrong,” she said. “And it’s crazy that the majority of flowers are coming from 3,000 miles away, when there’s really good ones that can be had locally.”
While it ended up passing easily, the Colombian pact drew criticism from some liberals on Capitol Hill, including Rep. Jim McDermott of Seattle, the top Democrat on the House of Representatives Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, who said workers and labor leaders in Colombia “are killed every year by the dozen.” At a hearing last year, he said that nearly all the workers in the Colombian flower sector were women, who were subjected to violence if they tried to assert any rights in the workplace. Labor and human rights groups have long made similar complaints.
Cronquist said the value of imported flowers from Colombia jumped 89 percent from 2002 to 2010. And he said the number of acres of cut flowers in the U.S. was down by at least 22 percent in the past decade. As a result, Cronquist said, there are only 225 flower farms in California today, compared with more than 500 in 1991.
The issue promises to be a dominant theme at the national conference and trade show of the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers, set for Nov. 12-14 at the Tacoma Courtyard Marriott in Washington state.
Cronquist will be a keynote speaker, with a speech titled “Heart and Soil: Reclaiming the American Cut Flower Industry.” Part of his talk will focus on a “California grown” marketing campaign aimed at luring more customers back to U.S. flowers and pressuring florists to provide more local products.
From Szukovathy’s viewpoint, Congress has helped kill an industry and a heritage, “and we’re trying to shore it up, reinvigorate it and make it sustainable into the future.” But since she isn’t expecting anything to change in Washington, D.C., the key to survival will be to win over the hearts of consumers, she said.
“These products are connecting people to nature: They don’t feed your body, but they feed your soul,” she said. “Rather than get bogged down in a fight that we don’t have the resources to win, we’re putting our energy into romancing them into falling in love with what we’re doing and coming on board that way.” | <urn:uuid:695b574f-0230-43bc-ab91-952ed11fa88c> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article24735580.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280410.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00450-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955398 | 1,783 | 2.1875 | 2 |
‘This is a female text’
As Anne Enright herself has tried and failed to define this book’s genre, I don’t feel too bad about not being quite able to sum it up myself. Here, however, is my attempt;
It reads like a history or a memoir, sounds like a poem and a personal essay in its lyricism, fascinates like a historical fiction, and obsesses and nitpicks like a research paper. It croons like poetic analysis and haunts like a tale of obsession and possesses you like a summoning, a seance.
It is all of these things. And none of them, all at once.
It is also a female text.
This book, published by the inimitable Tramp Press, follows Doireann Ní Ghríofa’s journey to uncover the life of Eibhlín Dubh, the composer of an extraordinary poem keening her husband’s untimely death. But it is more than that. Ní Ghríofa’s text is haunted by the presence of the widow poet, following Ní Ghríofa through her journey of motherhood. And while at first glance, this may come across as a high-brow literary endeavour, what struck me most was its accessibility.
Every word she pens is loaded and immersive and almost scholarly in its poetic depth. But it is executed in such a deeply personal way that the book quickly becomes hard, fast and addictive. This is a book for the woman who was the girl who was ‘terrible at sums and at sports, a girl given to staring out windows, a girl whose only real gift lies in daydreaming’. This is a book for the Irish and poetry lovers, the social historians, the widows, the neighbour who lives alone, the new mother, the new mother’s mother, the person who feels like the present holds none of the passion of the past.
But what does a female text mean?
In one way, it means that the female body is held up to the light. There is no fading out from painful hospital scenes, to convey the birth is occurring and suddenly a perfect baby is swaddled in the arms of a perfectly made-up mother. This text shows the breathless, heart in your mouth, dread in your belly live action birth. It is insistently female, inherently, bodily, filthily female. Female in its throat swollen with tears, female in the strange animalistic tendencies that dog the body after birth, female in the deletion of our own presence as mothers.
The clothes put away, the table wiped down, the clearing of space – motherhood, as Ní Ghríofa sees it is the obliteration of presence, of becoming the quiet answer to someone’s need;
‘I am one of The Many whose working day does not have a clocking-out time. Anyone whose days revolve around domestic work knows the satisfaction that can be found in such labour, … There is a peculiar contentment to be found in absenting oneself like this, subsumed in the needs of others; in such erasure for me lies joy…in this my work is a deletion of presence.’
The female body is a gift overflowing, depleted to be filled again, with milk, with children, with service, domestic and otherwise. It desires, it breaks, it creates and rewrites the history of a landscape. The ripples and reverberations it can create across time and history are written in the lines and curves, scars and breakages, the charged and mystical power of Ní Ghríofa’s body by the text’s end, in a triumphant joy – she is creation.
This is a female text.
But the curious second part of being a female text is at odds with the quiet joy she finds in this self-erasure; the uncovering of a female presence. In these busy domestic hours she spends in deleting herself, her mind wanders to Eibhlín Dubh, a woman mostly lost in history.
Wandering thoughts quickly turn to obsession, as an act of translation becomes an act of recovery as if she wants to crawl inside Eibhlín’s skin and live there. Ní Ghríofa hoards her knowledge of Eibhlín like a dragon hoarding hoarding treasure. Nuggets of new information comes to light as she pores over male texts to uncover the female absences within, hoping they may lead to a deep, undiscovered domestic history. A history lovingly constructed, this is not a life found in political or historical textbooks, but an interior female life found in the gaps of information, from reading between the lines.
Ghostly and electric, Eibhlin hums by her side, the ghost growing more corporeal throughout the book until she mourns and laughs at her side. In constructing a female history, one is not concerned with knowing people through their relation to war or politics, but through their family and beliefs and household running. In the atmosphere of a home, of daily life and relationships and the small vitally important social and domestic pieces of life that made up people’s day to day; that is where Ní Ghríofa finds Eibhlín, and the women in the lives of these documented men.
Ní Ghríofa’s research is fascinating and weaves a dark and holy sense of lives disturbed by this probing two centuries later. A necromancer, she summons the dead, and in their voices echo the memories that were once held in long abandoned places, the domestically charged spaces of women written out of history. Ni Ghríofa raises them all and conducts her dance of the dead as if she wishes to be with them or they with her.
She mourns the silences that punctuate these women’s lives, the gaps in the text unfilled, like Sappho’s fragmented poems, like missing jigsaw pieces, locks without keys. We will never know what Eibhlín Dubh felt or thought upon returning to her family home, a widow at fifteen and again in her twenties. A woman’s history is one of absence. But Ní Ghríofa, with a tenderness that is heart wrenching, resurrects every passing female figure, the lady gardener, the wives of Eibhlín's sons, the servant girls terrified by the mad men, the mare, no one is a passive character to her. Under her care they all become main characters, with their own stories and voices.
This is a female text.
‘How I wish that someone had thought more women’s words worthy of a place in that in that old secretaire. All the diaries and letters and ledgers I imagine in female handwriting, they must have existed once, until someone tidied them into a waste bin, tipping them neatly into oblivion.’
My notes for this review were a mess. My awe at this text was so wordless at times, all I could manage was a ‘page 91 so damn compelling’ or ’74-75 just…ugh’. Sometimes the prose literally just split my face in a grin, and I sat there smiling like a fool. That is the effect of this text. I was rendered momentarily illiterate, momentarily silent. Those who know Ní Ghríofa’s poetry will spot scenes that inspired some of her poetic work and will perhaps recoil a little at the goriness of the prose in these parts in comparison with the lyrical wandering of her poetry – I’m thinking specifically of ‘A Jaw Ajar’, one of my favourites. But nonetheless, fans will recognise the same brutal, interconnected, domesticity that hallmarks her poetry, the strange, feminine slant on seemingly everyday situations. Every word is laden with meaning, each sentence a thread pulled in a rich and unravelling tapestry.
The passion of Eibhlín lives within her, a safe vessel through which express her own constant longing and desire, insatiable, insurmountable, too old fashioned, too dramatic, too intense for this modern world. She gives us the shards of her soul, her story, herself and asks us not to fix it. To look at it in its parts, to construct our own whole, of how she had once been, of what she is now. It is through Eibhlín that we come to know Ní Ghríofa. | <urn:uuid:8b0d64ff-1378-487e-a39b-6a730230448f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.shemazing.net/tag/book-review/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572021.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814083156-20220814113156-00067.warc.gz | en | 0.959689 | 1,793 | 1.710938 | 2 |
William Marston passed away in 1947. He left behind a contract that gave DC Comics the right to exclusively publish Wonder Woman comics as long as they continued to keep the title going. If they ever stopped publishing it, the ownership would permanently revert to Marston's estate. This has made Wonder Woman one of the longest-running super hero comics in history.
A series of writers including Robert Kanigher and Denny O'Neil took over the writing responsibilities after Marston's death. With the new writers in the late 40s and 50s, Wonder Woman went through many changes. Her feminism was toned down, her origin stories were revisited and deepened, and she was given some new toys to play with. Here are some of the highlights:
- New love interest: She develops a significant crush on Steve Trevor. This opens the floodgates for future super hero suitors and eventually Wonder Woman also falls for Birdman, Mer-man, and possibly Superman (depending on which nerd you ask about it).
- New weapons and abilities: Turns out her tiara is a magic boomerang, and her earrings allow her to breathe in oxygen-free environments like outer space. Her bracelets form a communications link with Themyscira.
- Origins, origins, origins: Writer Robert Kanigher takes a page from the Superman book and rolls out Wonder Girl and Wonder Tot stories, to show what Wonder Woman was like at different times in history. One story line called "Impossible Tales" presents what would happen if all four Wonders -- Woman, Tot, Girl, and Queen (her mom), existed in the same place and time. But hilarity ensues when a new writer, Bob Haney, misinterprets the four as completely separate characters. Haney messes up the continuity of the overall story and somehow makes it so that Wonder Woman is her own sidekick, as Wonder Girl. He proceeds to write Wonder Girl into the Teen Titans comic, which includes young super hero sidekicks like Batman's Robin. These continuity problems wouldn't get cleared up until the overall DC Comics housecleaning effort known as "Crisis on Infinite Earths." | <urn:uuid:d003fff8-9e90-4fc8-b8a9-aeec008b3b2f> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/arts/comic-books/wonder-woman5.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280872.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00315-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962349 | 442 | 1.648438 | 2 |
The Order does not forbear from enforcing the requirement in Section 225 that telecommunications relay service (TRS) be made available to persons with hearing and speech disabilities, such that they may have access to communications services that are functionally equivalent to the voice services used by persons without such disabilities. In contrast, the Order does forebear, for now, from requiring broadband Internet access service (BIAS) providers from contributing to the TRS fund, but reserved the right to extend TRS funding requirements to BIAS providers in the future after a rulemaking proceeding.
In declining to forbear from enforcing the “functional equivalent” TRS requirement, the Order recognized the growing use of Internet TRS (iTRS) services by persons with disabilities and sought to address potential network management practices, including those that might otherwise appear neutral, that could negatively impact iTRS users. Certain iTRS services, including video relay services (VRS), rely on high definition video conferencing and require a high bandwidth broadband connection. Speech and hearing impaired persons also rely on other forms of iTRS, including IP Relay and IP Captioned Telephone Service. The Order views Section 225 as necessary to protect disabled consumers against network management practices that might degrade, or result in higher charges for, disabled persons relying upon, the iTRS.
The Order also does not forbear from enforcing Section 255 and the Commission’s implementing regulations. As a result, BIAS providers and equipment manufacturers must make their products accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities if readily achievable as set forth in the Commission’s rules, effective immediately. The Order also does not forbear from enforcing Section 251(a)(2) and its implementing rules, which preclude installation of “network features or capabilities that do not comply with the guidelines and standards established by Section 255.”
Accordingly, BIAS providers (and associated equipment makers) must now consider accessibility performance objectives at the product design stage as early as possible, and must implement accessibility, either directly or through “compatible” third party solutions, in any covered products or services, if “readily achievable.” Note that to the extent that a particular form of BIAS meets the definition of an advanced communications service (ACS) (i.e., electronic messaging, interoperable video conferencing, non-interconnected VoIP services, software and equipment and browsers), it was already subject to a higher “achievable” standard. In addition, to be compliant, covered services and equipment must be “usable” by persons with disabilities, meaning that such persons have access to the full functionality and customer support for their covered products (including web based support). BIAS providers must also immediately comply with FCC rules requiring contemporaneous recordkeeping of: (a) efforts to incorporate accessibility into product design and development, including efforts to consult with individuals with disabilities; (b) information about the compatibility of covered products with existing assistive technologies; and (c) the extent to which, if a covered product is not capable of being made accessible or compatible with assistive technologies, compliance is not readily achievable. In addition, providers must certify annually to the FCC as to compliance with the recordkeeping requirements. Finally, BIAS providers must refrain from installing network features, functions or capabilities that impede accessibility or usability of broadband services, and must pass through industry-standard codes, translation protocols or other information necessary to provide broadband services in an accessible manner. The fines for non-compliance are significant: up to $100,000 per day and $1 million per violation.
The Order recognized that accessibility requirements already have been applied to certain broadband related ACS in the context of the 21st Century Communications Video Accessibility Act (CVAA). However, the Order also recognized that some services were expressly excluded from the Act’s coverage. For example, a service provider that merely provides access to ACS, such as a broadband platform that happens to provide end users with access to a web-based email service, would not be covered by the CVAA, but will now be covered by Section 255.
The Order does not extend accessibility requirements to all web pages of entities that are not otherwise covered by the existing accessibility requirements. (Note, however, that the Department of Justice believes that this is independently required by the Americans with Disabilities Act.) For example, webpages for local restaurants or shops are not affected by this Order. It remains to be seen, however, precisely what services beyond the simple Internet access platforms on which the Order appears to be focused now are, but were not previously, covered.
Unlike the way the agency handled rollout of the CVAA requirements, the Order does not offer a phased in approach for the extension of Section 255 to BIAS providers or take into account the size of the covered entity. Accordingly, the rules will take effect as soon as the Order itself does (60 days following publication in the Federal Register) absent any judicial stay. Moreover, small entities were not exempted, even temporarily, from these new obligations. However, the fact that the lower achievability standard (“readily achievable”) applies should provide some cover as affected entities begin to implement these requirements. That said, even under that somewhat less demanding standard it is particularly important that covered entities keep sufficiently detailed records to demonstrate efforts to achieve accessibility, even where doing so is not attainable. | <urn:uuid:aef060ef-0fd2-4edb-990b-21dad52a3423> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=ea27a955-8a8e-4cc1-a332-8b209bde7e26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280761.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00096-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952674 | 1,093 | 1.507813 | 2 |
Over 230 miles of cabling have been laid over the last 15 months and will link 64 new LED colour light signals for Birmingham New Street station.
Signals are an essential part of the railway and act as traffic lights do for road vehicles, keeping trains on the move safely.
The work has seen the construction of ten new equipment buildings alongside the installation of 60 axle counters-equipment on railway lines which show signallers where the train is on the network exactly.
Until the end of 2022, control of the system will be ongoing at the Grade II listed Birmingham New Street Power Signal Box on Brunel Street.
Built during the 1960s, the switching systems have been hard at work keeping trains moving for decades.
As all signals and equipment through the station are now up to 21st-century standards, the staged decommissioning of New Street’s power signal box can get underway.
Christmas 2022 will see the complete switch over to the new system and will be the final piece in the signalling jigsaw, which has been undergoing improvements through the wider West Midlands areas since 2005.
The work carried out at New Street is the most difficult stage of the project, with rolling platform closures underway since April 2021.
Denise Wetton, Network Rail’s Central route director, said:
“This once-in-a-generation overhaul of the station’s signalling equipment, at one of Britain’s most important stations, has been a huge challenge and we thank passengers for their patience while we’ve had to close platforms over the last 15 months.
“When complete this Christmas the West Midlands will have large areas using one of the most modern signalling systems anywhere in Britain which will help provide a safe, reliable and high-performing railway for decades to come.”
Lucy Wootton, head of the Grand Railway Collaboration, said:
“A modern, state-of-the-art signalling system is essential for a safe and reliable railway in the West Midlands. This milestone is a big step towards better and safer journeys for millions of passengers for decades to come.”
Malcolm Holmes, executive director for West Midlands Rail Executive, said:
“With Birmingham New Street at the centre of the national rail network, it is vital for the West Midlands and Britain that the signalling system which manages trains travelling in and out is the best it can be. The industry has worked together to plan and deliver this major upgrade which will be brought into permanent use later this year.”
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When it comes to real estate, there are many details to consider in order to succeed when buying, selling, or leasing any property. As you know, the market can be volatile, adding pressure to the equation. Here are some tips people should consider when dealing with real estate.
While most homeowners concentrate on ways to raise a property’s value, they frequently overlook factors that might lower a home’s value. The key is to focus on what you need to maintain or fix rather than only on what you can add. It’s crucial to make improvements but also to do basic maintenance. All of these suggestions are followed by Stefan Soloviev, who is a great developer in the real estate industry.
People have different tastes, and some are unique. So, if you decorated your house back in the 80s and have not made any improvements, it might affect the asking pricing of your home because someone will have to re-do it. It’s highly recommended to renovate and decorate the rooms. You might need the help of an interior designer.
The Neglected Garden
A garden is a peaceful place at home, but if you neglect it, it could be the home of many unwanted insects and animals. Be aware that you do not need to make a massive investment in gardening to increase the house price or create a nicer-looking space.
Damage to the Structure
The small things that happen to the building, such as missing roof tiles or fissures in the home foundations, are sometimes invisible if you’re not looking closely. It may be easy to disregard these issues. But, it is usually the best choice to address them as soon as possible since one problem may frequently lead to another, which is more costly.
You should be careful about how you maintain and care for pets. Even when dogs are adorable and full of positive energy, they may cause damage to your floors or furniture. And there is something else! Pet odor is regarded as the most significant barrier for a potential buyer.
Concerns in the Neighborhood
Regardless of its characteristics or what you believe it is worth, the neighborhood in which you reside impacts the price of your home. However, if the community isn’t appealing, you’ll lose some of the property’s worth. Here you can find noise and environmental pollution, closure of facilities, and housing surplus as negative factors for homebuyers. | <urn:uuid:e7dbcb64-22e2-4b3e-8b06-8b37d047be4c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://saych.com/interested-in-real-estate.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573193.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818094131-20220818124131-00478.warc.gz | en | 0.958568 | 508 | 1.695313 | 2 |
New ILO Global Estimate of Forced Labour: 20.9 million victims
June 1st 2012 sees the launch of a new ILO global estimate of forced labour – a shocking 20.9 million women, men and children are trapped in jobs into which they were coerced or deceived and which they cannot leave. The figure means that, at any given point in time, around three out of every 1,000 persons worldwide are suffering in forced labour.
The new estimate updates the one we produced seven years ago, in 2005. Though using the same basic statistical approach as in 2005, the methodology has since been revised and improved, which has given us a more robust figure this time.
Some highlights of the results:
18.7 million (90%) people are in forced labour in the private economy, exploited by individuals or enterprises. Out of these, 4.5 million (22%) are in forced sexual exploitation, and 14.2 million (68%) in forced labour exploitation in activities such as agriculture, construction, domestic work and manufacturing.
Women and girls represent the greater share of forced labour victims – 11.4 million (55%), as compared to 9.5 million (45%) men and boys.
Adults are more affected than children – 74% (15.4 million) of victims fall in the age group of 18 years and above, whereas children are 26% of the total (or 5.5 million child victims).
2.2 million (10%) work in state-imposed forms of forced labour, for example in prisons under conditions which violate ILO standards, or in work imposed by the state military or by rebel armed forces.
We are pleased to let you know that today we are also releasing a new revised edition of our guidelines on surveys to estimate forced labour at national level, entitled “Hard to see, harder to count”. This represents one step towards helping countries gather better data on which to base their national policy responses.
We have prepared a range of documents which will provide you with useful information about the new estimate, how it was produced and what it means. They can be accessed by clicking on the links below.
A technical report, which contains the results of the global estimate and a detailed presentation of the methodology used to obtain them.
An executive summary of the report.
A Q&A presenting answers to common questions about the figures and about forced labour.
A global factsheet giving an easy-to-use graphic presentation of the main results, including the regional breakdown of absolute numbers and of prevalence (number of victims per 1000 inhabitants)
“Hard to see, harder to count” Survey guidelines to estimate forced labour of adults and children”. Detailed “how-to” guidance on implementing national surveys to gather quantitative data on forced labour. | <urn:uuid:01e7b033-17bc-4896-ad69-ab49a1931083> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/forced-labour/news/WCMS_182109/lang--en/index.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280242.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00080-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949106 | 573 | 2.359375 | 2 |
THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU – Novel by H.G. Wells. Full Text. No downloads.
“On the Beach at Night Alone” – Poem by Walt Whitman
“Each and All” – Poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Nature” – an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Full Text. — “Every moment instructs, and every object: for wisdom is infused into every form.”
“The Tyrrany of Things” –
an Essay by EDWARD SANDFORD MARTIN, 1893 — “Of course it all belongs to Progress, and no one is quite willing to have it stop, but it does a comfortable sufferer good to get his head out of his conveniences sometimes and complain.”
“Self-Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Full Text. — “Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles.” | <urn:uuid:118b3b74-a83b-4eab-a3b2-5c4405a070ba> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://philoculturo.wordpress.com/tag/19th-century-writers/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00679.warc.gz | en | 0.915386 | 211 | 2.046875 | 2 |
Inuit Face Tensions with Outside World as their environment melts away
With Arctic summer sea ice rapidly disappearing, the native Inuit of Canada are encountering not only unsettling changes in their subsistence way of life, but also a growing number of outsiders who will further transform their once-isolated homeland.
Sakiasiq Qanaq has seen a lot of changes on the north coast of Baffin Island in recent years as the retreat of summer sea ice has continued unabated. But the Inuit hunter has never seen anything quite like this year, when sea ice loss in the Arctic hit a record low.
First, the community's spring narwhal hunt, which usually yields roughly 60 of the tusked whales, produced only three. The sea ice was so thin that the Inuit couldn't safely stand on it and shoot the narwhal as they migrated into Arctic Bay from Greenland through channels in the ice. Then an unprecedented number of killer whales, or orcas — rarely seen in heavy ice — showed up in the largely ice-free water, with Inuit hunters in nearby Pond Inlet observing three pods of orcas that reportedly killed some of the narwhals and scared off the others.
But the final, and most startling, change was the one Qanaq found in his fishing nets. In addition to the Arctic char that he routinely catches, he and other fishermen were pulling in Pacific salmon — a fish not normally seen in the Arctic east of Alaska, and one that is known to dominate and sometimes drive out char in circumstances when the two overlap. "I don’t know what to think," he told me. "I really don't. This is all very strange."
The rapid retreat of the sea ice that has defined the Arctic ecosystem for thousands of years is threatening the existence and movements of Some Inuit feel they are losing control of a homeland whose ice-covered expanses had long acted as a barrier to the outside world. creatures that have long been at the heart of Inuit subsistence culture — whales, seals, polar bears, and fish. And the transformation to a largely ice-free Arctic Ocean in summer — Arctic sea ice extent last month hit a stunning new low of 1.3 million square miles, a 50 percent decline from the 1979 to 2000 average — also has meant a new and at times threatening influx of human outsiders to the region.
Eskimo image via Shutterstock.
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January Is National Hobby Month, What Is Your Hobby
Everyone has a hobby, and the range of hobbies in the world is just about as diverse as the number of people on the globe. Start your hobby fun by brainstorming with your students all the hobbies they can think of. These might be hobbies that they have, that people they know have or just hobbies they have heard of. Some will be common, like collecting stamps or bottle caps. Others will be far more unique, like making cheese from scratch or practicing wilderness survival. Hopefully, by the end of the activity your students will accept that almost any activity can be a hobby. With that in mind, put your students into groups of about three students each to write a definition of the word hobby. Have groups share their answers before going to the dictionary for an official definition.
Once your class has an extensive list of hobbies, ask your students to share a little information about each of their hobbies. Encourage your students to share how they practice the hobby, why and when. Then give the class a few minutes to ask questions about the hobby. If any of their hobbies are not on the list, be sure to add them.
Take Up Something New
Using the list that your class brainstormed, tell your students that to celebrate national hobby month, you would like each of them to try a new hobby. The first step for each person will be to determine what hobby he or she would like to try. Hopefully, your list is extensive enough that their new hobby will be on it, but do not limit your students if something is not on the list. Then give your students some time to do a little internet research about the hobby they have chosen. If he decides to learn to crochet, your student should look on line for information on how to begin. If she wants to take up martial arts, she should look into the different types and choose the best fit for her.
As your students choose and then try out their new hobbies, ask them to keep a journal of the experience. At each step, ask your students to record what they are learning and how they feel. By the end of the month, have each person write an overall review of the hobby learning process including whether he or she intends to continue with the hobby or move on to a new one. If your students are willing, put their projects into a hobby library in the classroom where other students can read about their experiences and evaluation of the process. Someone else may want to try the hobby and would benefit from the information his classmate has shared.
Collective Coin Collecting
One of the most common hobbies is coin collecting. Also known as numismatics, collecting coins can offer a tangible link with the past, but for ESL classes, it can also be a link to the globe. Tell your students that you are starting a class coin collection. Make sure your students understand that they should not contribute any coins of great value, and then invite each person to bring in one or more coins for the collection. Particularly useful in the class collection will be the coins from their home countries. As each person brings in a coin, give him or her a few minutes in front of the class to describe the coin and its origin. Then add that coin to the class collection. You may want to put all the coins in a large jar and allow your students to peruse the collection during free study periods. Another option would be to display the coins on a bulletin board that your students can look over when they have time. You can attach the coins to the board with rubber cement or silicone glue which you will be able to peel off once it is dry. Also, ask each person to bring in one or more pennies, and keep them in a separate container.
You can create a learning center with the coin collections by typing up some activities, laminating the sheets and then making them available with the coins. Try activities like comparing and contrasting two coins using a Venn diagram or having students survey what years the coins were minted. You can also use the collections for creative writing by asking students to write about a person or object portrayed on one of the coins. Ask your students some discussion questions like what they can tell about the country by what is printed on its money and what monetary system a particular country uses. Your students may have to speak with one another to get the answers to these questions particularly if coins are written in different alphabets or writing systems. | <urn:uuid:718a2adc-eace-4cde-a524-d52d15f6b43e> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://todaynewsgazette.com/january-is-national-hobby-month/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560283301.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095123-00504-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964561 | 904 | 3.921875 | 4 |
Police in Nigeria have freed more than 100 children from human-smuggling rings in recent days. The rescues highlight government efforts to fight the practice but show Nigeria still has a long way to go in its war on child-trafficking.
It was a refrigerated truck, normally used for shipping frozen fish, that a police surveillance team stopped in Lagos Sunday. Officers said it was the demeanor of the driver and his two passengers that first tipped them off.
When they opened the cargo compartment, they discovered 64 children packed inside. Most were young girls, some as young as one year old. None was older than 14.
Just two days before, police on Nigeria's border with Benin arrested four people caught smuggling 52 children into the country. And last week, officers raided an orphanage in Lagos on suspicions it was being used as a front for child-trafficking.
The head of UNICEF Nigeria's child protection program, Dr. Robert Limlim, says, though such practices are not new, they are being aggravated by both domestic and external factors.
"The situation of child trafficking is an old phenomenon, which is being fueled by the questions of poverty, including the questions of unemployment and child labor that is rampant in some of the places in Nigeria," he said. "And of course, it's being fueled also by the trade around prostitution."
In 2003, a survey published by the government reported that in Nigeria around fifteen million children were involved in child labor. It said 40 percent were at risk of being trafficked either domestically or abroad.
That same year Nigeria responded to the growing problem by passing a law banning human trafficking and creating a special law-enforcement agency to combat it. But the newly formed National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons soon found the criminal activity was both deeply entrenched and highly complex, says agency spokesman Orakwe Arinze.
"Trafficking is very serious," he said. "Nigeria unfortunately has been said to be a route, a destination, a transit country. Actually, it's unfortunate to say that Nigeria is the only country in the whole of Africa that has such a terrible remark being said about it."
Mr. Arinze says he is encouraged by the progress being made. But his agency, he says, is young and still has a very long way to go if it is to eradicate the practice entirely. For that, he is counting on the help of the international community.
"If it's something, a crime, that originates in Nigeria, it becomes solely a Nigerian problem," he said. "But it's not solely a Nigerian problem. So we're asking destination countries to help us, because they are the terminal points of these cases of trafficking. Because the industries where our children, our youths, are being supplied are not here. They are supplied to these industries, child sex industries, pornographic industries, that exist in Europe."
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Cutting Class, With the School's Help
Via the Globe & Mail: it used to be that when you wanted to cut class, you’d have to get a friend to sign you into class, or you’d have to beat your parents home to delete any incriminating messages on the answering machine. But those methods are bush league compared to a recent California initiative. United Press International reports that 50 high school students were caught colluding with a school administrator in an attendance scam:
By paying for an administrative password to attendance software called PowerSchool, Berkeley High School students were able to manipulate attendance data. The scheme allowed for students to skip classes without their parents being informed — until spring break began April 2 and administrators discovered the breach.
Four students were reportedly the leaders of the scheme and sold the software passwords to their peers. All students involved in the scam have been suspended. | <urn:uuid:75dbdd40-d3ac-4204-81eb-41917dc92404> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://freakonomics.com/2012/04/30/cutting-class-with-the-schools-help/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988720941.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183840-00519-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971093 | 180 | 1.9375 | 2 |
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Bizarre pinnacles rise from Mono Lake in eastern California. The lake contains dissolved minerals, and springs emerging from the bottom of the lake caused minerals to precipitate to form a variety of limestone called tufa.
The reason the pinnacles are visible is that Los Angeles, far to the south, now uses much of the runoff from winter snow in the Sierra Nevada, preventing it from reaching Mono Lake. Water in the lake evaporated, dropping water levels by 50 feet and revealing the pinnacles. The lake is also an important stopover for migrating waterfowl. An agreement between environmentalists and Los Angeles now allows enough water to reach Mono Lake to maintain its present level.
Created 19 February 2008, Last Update 14 December 2009
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Here’s one thing that unites local pols across the political divide — a gentrification tax.
A bipartisan group of city lawmakers is pushing Albany to approve tweaks to the state tax laws that would allow them to hit new homebuyers with tax bills based on the actual market prices of their properties.
The coalition of 13 Republican and Democratic city council members says that taxes would not go up for existing owners.
New York’s famously opaque property tax system offers big breaks to new homebuyers by taxing them at assessed values that are often millions of dollars less than the market price.
For instance, a buyer who snapped up a Clinton Hill brownstone for $3 million in 2017 only has to pay taxes on a sliver of that amount — $24,000, leaving the lucky owner with a tax bill of just $4,297 a year.
Meanwhile, the owner of a relatively modest half-million-dollar Bergen Beach bungalow pays nearly an identical amount, despite being worth just one-sixth the price on the market.
The current system amounts to a giant giveaway for gentrifiers, Staten Island Councilman Joe Borelli told The Post.
“People are just getting fed up with the loophole, and they’re demanding action,” the GOP politician added.
The bipartisan coalition also includes Park Slope Democrat Brad Lander and Bay Ridge Democrat Justin Brannan.
They’re backing a resolution that calls on state lawmakers to change the tax law to require new homebuyers to pay property taxes on the market rate instead of the heavily discounted assessed value.
The change would boost the Clinton Hill gentrifiers bill by $1,600 a year while keeping the Bergen Beach old timer’s costs the same.
“Borelli’s plan to reset the tax cap whenever a new owner purchases a property would bring a small drop of fairness to a system that is just completely screwed and totally unfair,” Brannan said.
Borelli sent the proposed resolution to City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie earlier this month with a letter asking for the change.
Reps for Heastie did not return calls.
Johnson’s spokeswoman, Jennifer Fermino, said, the speaker is awaiting the preliminary report from a property tax reform commission he convened with Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2018.
“The Advisory Commission is looking at Real Property Tax Law 1805 as part of its review of our broken system,” Fermino added. “Any recommendations for changes will be part of the commission’s preliminary report. The Speaker is looking forward to reviewing their recommendations when the report is ready.
There’s no deadline for the initial tax overhaul report, which has been reportedly near release since July.
A spokeswoman for de Blasio also punted on Borelli’s plan, referring to the overdue tax study.
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How to save money living off campus
So, you want to move off campus? Will living off campus save or cost you money? Start by comparing your college’s yearly cost for room and board to the average yearly cost of rent in the area you are looking to move. Shop around for off-campus housing. Don’t just jump at the first opportunity; seek out housing that meets all of your needs and has a reasonable monthly rent. The more effort you put into finding housing, the better your situation will be. For example, you may find housing where rent includes utilities or other amenities such as parking. Keep in mind that room and board often includes conveniences such as a meal plan, which will most likely cost extra if you move off campus. If, after you analyze the overall costs, you decide to move off campus, consider these tips for saving money:
LIVE WITH ROOMMATES
You do not have the true “college experience” until you have lived with a roommate, but the benefit of moving off campus is that you get to choose your roommate. Having a roommate(s) to share expenses such as rent, utilities, and food can drastically decrease living costs.
USE FREE OR CHEAP TRANSPORTATION
When you move off campus, you often lose the convenience of walking to class. However, many colleges offer transportation that is free for students. Take advantage of this as much as possible. If your college does not provide transportation, city public transportation is the next cheapest option. If you will be traveling to campus every day, consider purchasing a monthly or yearly pass to save money in the long run. If you must have a car, remember that parking will be an additional expense if you decide to move off campus. Seek out housing that includes the cost of parking in rent. If possible, do not drive to class every day; on-campus parking garages and meters often charge very high fees.
BE AWARE OF THE COST OF UTILITIES
The cost of utilities can be shocking when you first move off campus because these bills did not exist in the dorms. You will now have to pay for electricity, heating, water, and cable/Internet. Although it might sound obvious, be sure to turn off lights, TVs, electronics, etc. when not in use.
MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE YOUR CABLE BILL
In many cases, online streaming services have replaced typical monthly cable packages (and cellphones have replaced the need for a landline). You can find episodes of your favorite shows for free on a specific network’s website. Also, if your parents have cable, you may be able to use their account to watch TV online. Consider buying an HDMI cable (which can be purchased for only a few dollars) so you don’t always have to watch TV on a small computer screen. You can connect your computer or tablet to the TV. Just be sure to use legal streaming services.
SAVE ON FOOD
It is common to drop your meal plan when you move off campus since the dining halls may not be as conveniently located. By using coupons and shopping at discount retailers, you can easily save a lot of money on groceries. Also, pack a lunch, coffee, and snacks for long days on campus. Campus food is usually overpriced and quick bites to eat can add up.
SAVE ON ENTERTAINMENT
You moved off campus for a reason – more space. Utilize this space and have friends over instead of going out. Also, be sure to take advantage of free events that your school offers such as movies and concerts.
If you decide to study abroad or move home for the summer, consider subletting your apartment to save on rent while you are not there. Scour your college’s classified ads, Craigslist.org, or Sublet.com to find prospective sub-letters. | <urn:uuid:44ec92e2-e4b0-476d-9039-f4bec693d1dd> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.consumercredit.com/financial-education/youth-money/information-for-kids-learning-about-money/pre-college-and-college-how-to-save-money-living-off-campus.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281151.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00113-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950994 | 801 | 1.859375 | 2 |
Book reviews — Eyewitness Science: Astronomy by Kristen Lippincott
Kristen Lippincott’s Eyewitness Science: Astronomy is a book chock-full of visually impressive photographs, illustrations, and diagrams, accompanied by an easily readable written text. Nearly thirty major astronomical concepts and topics are addressed in the 64-page book. Thus, two pages are devoted to each concept an/or topic. This concise format makes for lively and entertaining reading–yet certainly does not allow for any elaborate or in-depth analysis of concepts and topics. Each two-page segment of the book begins with a brief, general overview in large print which serves to advance organize the concept or topic for the reader. The reader is then immediately drawn to the impressive and color visuals, each of which is captioned and many of which a labeled for better explanatory purposes. The unique atlas-like format of the boo allows “factoids” about astronomical phenomena to support and be incorporated alongside the concepts and topics being addressed. As mentioned, the book addresses nearly thirty major concepts and topics, e.g., ancient astronomy, the uses of astronomy, astrology, the Copernican Revolution, optical principles; venturing into space, the solar system, the birth and death of stars, and members of our own solar system. Again, it would have been impossible for the author to go in-depth on each concept and topic the book contains, yet within it’s 64 pages Lippincott has infused myriad diverse phenomena and information to support her major chapters.
A book such as Lippincott’s definitely has a place within our science classrooms. Teachers can enhance their own knowledge of astronomical concepts and principles, enhance their presentations and classroom activities with the illustrations, models, and some simple experiments provided in the book, and, subsequently, enhance stunts’ Laming and curiosity about astronomy. To a lesser degree, perhaps, teachers of mathematics could infuse some science within their classroom by incorporating activities and knowledge about astronomical mapping and angles and focal lengths of lenses used in optical telescopes. Further, teachers of history could easily infuse some of t material in this book within their classrooms. After all, Astronomy has been called the oldest science.
I have viewed another book very similar to Lippincott’s in both format, content, and price (Nicholson’s The Illustrated World of Space). I believe both be exceptional books for individuals of all ages who are interested in astronomy. And those individuals not interested in astronomy may indeed find that they are–if they find Lippincott’s book in their elementary, middle school, or high school library. I still call vividly a small, color photograph–set amidst too many pages of text for any fourth grader–of the Horsehead Nebula in the constellation Orion. Certainly a picture can be worth a thousand words, and serve to prompt wonderment, curiosity, and questions among all aged students. Lippincott, I believe, has provided us with a book very much worth its price and a book that all ages will find enjoyable.
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European Prehistory: A Survey traces humans from their earliest appearance on the continent to the Rise of the Roman Empire, drawing on archaeological research from all over Europe. It includes the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages. Throughout these periods, the major developments are explored using a wide range of archaeological data that emphasizes aspects of agricultural practices, gender, mortuary practices, population genetics, ritual, settlement patterns, technology, trade, and warfare.
Using new methods and theories, recent discoveries and arguments are presented and previous discoveries reevaluated. This work includes chapters on European geography and the chronology of European prehistory. A new chapter has been added on the historical development of European archaeology. The remaining chapters have been contributed by archaeologists specializing in different periods.
The second edition of European Prehistory: A Survey is enhanced by a glossary, three indices and a comprehensive bibliography, as well as an extensive collection of maps, chronological tables and photographs.
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Sarunas Milisauskas is a professor in the Anthropology Department of the State University of New York, Buffalo.
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Hatred, for the man who is not
engaged in it,
These figures represent a very real "reaction" to Freemasonry whom, some contend, is wrong because (they claim) it is:
Freemasonry accepts men of every race and nationality thereby making it an excellent target for those who wish to hate according to racial and/or religious stereotypes. And finally, Freemasonry has many Jewish members, thus causing conspiracy theorists to speculate that it's all part of some over-arching world-domination organization.
We are reluctant to use the 'Hitler' card since doing so is often seen as an easy 'out': demonization rather than addressing facts. It is clear, however, that Freemasons have for centuries suffered persecution because of their membership in the fraternity. As one example, the U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum has devoted a section to Nazi persecution of Freemasonry. Those visiting the Museums Permanent Exhibition will find in "Technology and Persecution" how the Nazis compiled and used information on their "enemies." This segments text states:
On the same floor of the Museum, another segment, entitled Enemies of the State, uses text, artifacts, and photographs to discuss the Nazi pre-war persecution of political opponents, Roma and Sinti (Gypsies), homosexuals, and Masons. Here, visitors learn about Nazi views on Freemasonry and about the Nazi belief in a "Jewish-Masonic conspiracy" which planned to take over the world. In order to illustrate these fears, a film monitor shows photographs of an anti-Masonic exhibition that was organized by the Nazis. In a number of popular public exhibitions, the Nazis created mock Lodge rooms complete with skeletons of lodge officers. The Scottish Rite SMJ has recently printed an interesting article about the Museum's display about Freemasonry. It's very enlightening!
You can also read some of Hitler's materials linking the Jews and Freemasonry to his extermination programs. Right here is an example of one such horrid document.
With a background of hate - and the Nazi activities are just one such example - is it any wonder that Freemasons watching the irrational and deadly actions of those who oppose political and social issues, become concerned?
For a further interesting example of government-sponsored anti-Masonic hate, we have some interesting stamps here....
If someone feels persecuted or inferior, they can react to those feelings with exhibits of hate and anger. Freemasonry sometimes becomes an object of their strong feelings.
On the Internet, for example, one can find a U.K. resident who styles himself as VOMIT, an acronym for "Victims of Masonic Ill-Treatment". Interestingly, however, this person's hatred is just as strong for those of the Jewish faith. We must wonder which came first - and why....
Sometimes, those using a religious or conspiratorial argument are - in actuality - individuals or groups with pure and simple hatred.
Sometimes when Freemasons try to explain how anti-Masonry can effect them, their feelings are denigrated. 'My suffering is worse than yours.' seems to be a typical response. 'How can you compare anti-Masonic activity with racism or religious discrimination?' Our answer: we aren't trying to compare or to 'rank' levels of hate or discrimination - and we don't believe any positive purpose is served by those who want us to know that their suffering exceeds that of others.
The plain fact is that whether it's scorn from a misguided church member at a Sunday morning service or the type of hatred institutionalized by Hitler and others - hate of any kind is odious. In an enlightened society, it should not exist and when it is found, it should be rooted out and exposed. On our site, we name MANY of those with passionate and, it seems, obsessive hate. Are these people you would want deciding that YOU were the object of their attention - because of your hair color, your selection of foods, or your membership in a civic/fraternal organization? Think about it....
Just click on "Prince, the Search Dog" to find things on our site. He's on every page and he'll take you directly to our search form where you can see if we've written about whatever it is you're interested in. Prince has a great memory; he always remembers where things are!
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The law of the trespass offering,
Leviticus 7:1 And this is the law of the guilt offering: it is most holy. Leviticus 7:2 In the place where they kill the burnt offering shall they kill the guilt offering: and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle upon the altar round about. Leviticus 7:3 And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof; the fat tail, and the fat that covereth the inwards, Leviticus 7:4 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, with the kidneys, shall he take away: Leviticus 7:5 and the priest shall burn them upon the altar for an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a guilt offering. Leviticus 7:6 Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in a holy place: it is most holy. Leviticus 7:7 As is the sin offering, so is the guilt offering: there is one law for them: the priest that maketh atonement therewith, he shall have it. Leviticus 7:8 And the priest that offereth any man's burnt offering, even the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt offering which he hath offered. Leviticus 7:9 And every meal offering that is baken in the oven, and all that is dressed in the frying pan, and on the baking pan, shall be the priest's that offereth it. Leviticus 7:10 And every meal offering, mingled with oil, or dry, shall all the sons of Aaron have, one as well as another.
and of the peace offerings,
Leviticus 7:11 And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which one shall offer unto the LORD.
whether it be for a thanksgiving,
Leviticus 7:12 If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour soaked. Leviticus 7:13 With cakes of leavened bread he shall offer his oblation with the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving. Leviticus 7:14 And of it he shall offer one out of each oblation for an heave offering unto the LORD; it shall be the priest's that sprinkleth the blood of the peace offerings. Leviticus 7:15 And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his oblation; he shall not leave any of it until the morning.
or a vow, or a freewill offering.
Leviticus 7:16 But if the sacrifice of his oblation be a vow, or a freewill offering, it shall be eaten on the day that he offereth his sacrifice: and on the morrow that which remaineth of it shall be eaten: Leviticus 7:17 but that which remaineth of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire. Leviticus 7:18 And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity. Leviticus 7:19 And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire. And as for the flesh, every one that is clean shall eat thereof: Leviticus 7:20 but the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, that pertain unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from his people. Leviticus 7:21 And when any one shall touch any unclean thing, the uncleanness of man, or an unclean beast, or any unclean abomination, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which pertain unto the LORD, that soul shall be cut off from his people.
Leviticus 7:22 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Leviticus 7:23 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no fat, of ox, or sheep, or goat. Leviticus 7:24 And the fat of that which dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn of beasts, may be used for any other service: but ye shall in no wise eat of it. Leviticus 7:25 For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people.
and the blood, are forbidden.
Leviticus 7:26 And ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings. Leviticus 7:27 Whosoever it be that eateth any blood, that soul shall be cut off from his people.
The priests' portion in the peace offering.
Leviticus 7:28 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Leviticus 7:29 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace offerings unto the LORD shall bring his oblation unto the LORD out of the sacrifice of his peace offerings: Leviticus 7:30 his own hands shall bring the offerings of the LORD made by fire; the fat with the breast shall he bring, that the breast may be waved for a wave offering before the LORD. Leviticus 7:31 And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'. Leviticus 7:32 And the right thigh shall ye give unto the priest for an heave offering out of the sacrifices of your peace offerings. Leviticus 7:33 He among the sons of Aaron, that offereth the blood of the peace offerings, and the fat, shall have the right thigh for a portion. Leviticus 7:34 For the wave breast and the heave thigh have I taken of the children of Israel out of the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons as a due for ever from the children of Israel.
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The deadline for purchasing individual health insurance is quickly approaching, although some will get some extra time to complete their application. Here's what you need to know.
Just a handful of days remain to buy a health insurance plan under the Affordable Care Act. The March 31 deadline is less than a week away — although those who start but can’t complete their application on March 31 can ask for an extension.
If you have qualifying health insurance through your job, or through a government program like Medicare or Medicaid, or you have purchased an individual policy, you’re good to go. If you still haven’t signed up for coverage, and aren’t exempt, you need to act.
Here’s a video we produced last year to explain what will happen if you don’t get health insurance. Check it out, then read on.
Now, 10 things you need to know:
The deadline to enroll for individual health insurance is March 31. But don’t wait until the last minute, because it’s not a 10-minute process. The application and selecting a plan take some time to complete.
Unless you qualify for an exemption (more on that below), this deadline is for everyone, regardless of whether or not you’re eligible for a subsidy. (Note: Only those who buy health insurance through a government online marketplace can qualify for a subsidy to help make premiums more affordable.)
With few exceptions, you cannot buy an individual health insurance plan after March 31, period. For coverage starting in 2015, the open enrollment period begins Nov. 15.
2. Deadline grace period
If you’ve begun the application process to sign up for health insurance by the deadline and cannot complete it because of technical issues or other problems, you’ll be given a grace period to complete your application.
Federal officials confirmed Tuesday evening that all consumers who have begun to apply for coverage on HealthCare.gov, but who do not finish by Monday, will have until about mid-April to ask for an extension.
3. Special life circumstances
After the deadline, you won’t be able to buy individual health insurance at all unless you have a qualifying life event like divorce, unexpected job loss or adding a new member to the family.
4. Required coverage
5. Uninsured penalties
If you don’t get insurance by March 31, you will face a penalty of $95 per person (or $47.50 per child under age 18), or 1 percent of your yearly household modified adjusted gross income, whichever is greater. “Only the amount of income above the tax filing threshold, $10,150 for an individual, is used to calculate the penalty,” HealthCare.gov says.
“For example, for a single person whose MAGI is $35,000, the penalty would be $249 ($35,000 – $10,150 = $24,850 x 1 percent = $249),” Kaiser said.
Remember, $95 is the bare minimum penalty. You will likely have a bigger penalty if you don’t get coverage.
6. Penalties after 2014
The penalty for not having insurance will increase every year. In 2015 it’s 2 percent of your income or $325 per person. In 2016 you’ll pay $695 per person or 2.5 percent of your household income.
7. Child penalties
If you claim your child or children as dependents on your tax return, you will be responsible for any uninsured penalties they accrue.
8. I paid my penalty. Now what?
Take note that paying the penalty fee doesn’t provide you with insurance coverage. You’ll be responsible for footing the entire bill for any medical care you receive.
Thus, if you don’t get insurance and you rack up medical bills, you’re responsible for paying both the penalty fee as well as the entire cost of your medical bills. “They won’t be protected from the kind of very high medical bills that can sometimes lead to bankruptcy,” HealthCare.gov says.
9. Gap in coverage
If you enroll in a health insurance plan by the March 31 deadline, with coverage that begins May 1, you will not owe a penalty for the four preceding months, according to HealthCare.gov.
If you have a coverage gap after open enrollment ends on March 31, you will only be faced with a fine if the gap is more than three consecutive months, because it qualifies as a “short coverage gap exemption.”
But according to the Internal Revenue Service, “If you have more than one short coverage gap during a year, the short coverage gap exemption only applies to the first.”
10. Any insurance exemptions?
You may be exempt from health care coverage if you meet one of several conditions listed on the exemptions page at HealthCare.gov, including, but not limited to: income below the federal income tax filing threshold, you’re a member of a federally recognized tribe, or you’re a member of a recognized religious sect with religious objections to insurance.
Examples of hardship exemptions include: recent eviction or foreclosure, recent bankruptcy, you’re in jail, or you recently experienced domestic violence.
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Claremont School of Theology isn’t like most theological schools. Yes, we educate ministers and other leaders in service of Church and society. Yes, we’re rooted in a particular tradition — The United Methodist Church — but we are broad in denominational composition and outlook. And yes, we offer opportunities for spiritual formation, intellectual exploration, and practical preparation.
But that’s where the similarities end.
Located in Southern California — the most diverse region in the United States — Claremont School of Theology is looking forward to the needs of the future church, one that’s ready to preach and practice the Gospel message of love and compassion in a radically diverse world.
To do that, we’re building on a relatively simple educational philosophy: we are desegregating religious education so our students can better learn about others as they learn about themselves. Research is showing that students gain a deeper understanding of their own faith when educated in the presence of religious diversity. It’s a ground-breaking — and controversial — approach to ministerial education and Christian formation.
Claremont School of Theology is fully recognized and approved as one of thirteen official theological schools of The United Methodist Church , with close relationships with other Protestant denominations, especially the Disciples of Christ and United Church of Christ, the Episcopal Church, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
The school traces its history to 1885 with the founding of the Maclay College of Theology in San Fernando, California. In 1900, Maclay College moved to the campus of the then Methodist-affiliated University of Southern California in Los Angeles. In 1956, the School withdrew from the University and became an independent corporation, related to the Southern California-Arizona Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church. The School moved to its present Claremont site in 1957.
Six distinguished past presidents have provided extraordinary leadership for Claremont School of Theology: Ernest Cadman Colwell (1957-1968), Gordon Elliott Michalson (1968-1977), Richard Wilson Cain (1977-1990), Robert W. Edgar (1990 – 2000), Philip A. Amerson (2001-2006), and Jerry D. Campbell (2006-2013). Jeffrey Kuan began as Claremont’s seventh president on July 1, 2013.
Claremont School of Theology is United Methodist in origin and affiliation; and ecumenical and interreligious in spirit. Students are nurtured by Scripture, tradition, experience, and reason and are prepared for lives of ministry, leadership, and service. Graduates are prepared to become agents of transformation and healing in churches, local communities, schools, non-profit institutions, and the world at large.
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April 1, 2009
The Greening of Retail
Sustainability is a journey, not a destination. Whether it’s as simple as changing light bulbs or as complex as designing a green-certified store, nearly every retailer is somewhere on that journey.
“Sustainability is complex,” says Jeanne von Zastrow, senior director, field services, for the Food Marketing Institute in Arlington, Va. “It permeates every business activity and decision. We are all on a learning curve as we begin to look holistically at the many opportunities for us to be responsive to our emerging green consumers and find ways to maximize all of our resources.”
Perhaps the best place to start is by defining sustainability, which is not as easy as it sounds.
“Sustainability is the way companies manage their businesses to produce an overall positive impact on society through environmental, economic and social actions,” says Kathy Means, vice president of the Produce Marketing Association in Newark, Del. “What is important in that mission statement is that we have three common pillars, which we call plants, people and prosperity.”
Although retailers may have lagged behind other industries in the past, they now are embracing sustainability, says Michael Arny, president of
Leonardo Academy, a non-profit organization in Madison, Wis., that promotes green practices. Supermarkets also are on board, von Zastrow says.
“The supermarket industry has responded enthusiastically to this opportunity,” she says, “particularly with the increasing focus from customers, suppliers, media, government and non-government organizations.”
FMI recently developed a task force to provide retailers the tools they need to become more sustainable.
“Many retailers now have formal sustainability leaders with active cross-functional teams in place that meet regularly and have specific goals and a strategy in place to coordinate the activities of the whole company,” von Zastrow says, “from energy to operations to marketing, consumer affairs, procurement, recycling and government relations.”
The green movement began picking up steam when the economy was still robust. Perhaps the most critical question for retailers today is, are green practices sustainable in a stagnant economy? Absolutely, says Gaylen Davenport, vice president for business development for Worldwide Energy in Overland Park, Kan. “Sustainability is green for the environment but also green for the bottom line,” he says.
“There can be tremendous cost savings, in addition to protecting the environment,” she says. “Sustainability is a good business practice. But one thing we find is that people are not paying attention to the ROI, or at what point they will break even. “
Simply put, if a business can’t pay its bills, no one will care how sustainable it is.
“An important goal is to not lose your shirt,” Means says. “Retailers will always use more energy in the produce department than in the cereal department because you have to keep the product cool. If you raise the temperature, you will have more shrink, and that is not sustainable, either.”
Many larger national chains have made a companywide commitment to sustainability while some small independent stores are taking incremental steps. The good news is that everyone can do something that will help both the environment and the bottom line.
Pruett’s Food Town in Chattanooga, Tenn., finds that common-sense practices can make a difference. “We always keep a close eye on costs,” produce manager Steven Crum says. “We do things like maintaining the ice machine, changing filters and making sure we keep the doors closed on coolers.”
The produce distribution chain, from grower to consumer, is long and complex, and there are ample opportunities for sustainable practices all along the way. Following are just a few of the possibilities:
Transportation. A significant amount of energy is used to distribute fruits and vegetables. Driving at a speed of 65 mph instead of 75 mph would save 2.8 billion gallons of diesel fuel and reduce CO2 emissions by 31.5 million tons annually, according to the American Trucking Associations in Washington, D.C. Eliminating unnecessary idling can save another 1.1 billion gallons of fuel each year. One option for retailers is to feature more locally grown produce, which requires a fraction of the transportation expenses.
Lighting. “Heating and lighting are the two things we focus on because of their immediate impact on utility costs.” Davenport says. “Big grocery chains know what is going on and try to put in the right kind of efficient lighting as part of their overhead. What we do is try to balance the right kind of lighting with energy savings. Now is a good time to take advantage of financial incentives.”
Proper lighting also can be a useful merchandising tool.
“A study of the use of skylights in big-box retail stores found that sales for existing stores jumped by 5 percent to 7 percent a month and stayed there, just by improving light levels,” Davenport says. “What is important to understand is that having energy-efficient lighting is just one component. Having the right color of light also is important to highlight your product and make it more attractive to the buyer. For example, you don’t want to use the same type of light over produce that you do over meat.”
Cleaning. “One simple thing that retailers can look at is green cleaning in the store,” Arny says. “It doesn’t have to cost more than conventional cleaning services. Just ask your cleaning provider, whether internal or external.”
Packaging. The produce industry is on the leading edge of reducing, recycling and reusing packaging.
“One key area that we all agree needs focus and proactive attention is sustainable packaging,” von Zastrow says. “We are engaged in collaborative initiatives on packaging with our sister trade associations, suppliers and other retailers.”
Composting. Non-saleable produce can be disposed of in a way that is sustainable – or perhaps even profitable.
“A lot of cities will pay for organic waste for composting,” Means says. “Other retailers have given it away for use as animal feed for years. Do a little legwork to find ways to turn challenges into opportunities.”
Supply chain. An industrywide approach to sustainability can have a synergistic effect, von Zastrow says.
“Our industry has really focused first on what we can do within our own four walls,” she says. “We've had some good success with energy, recycling, waste reduction and greener building design. The big area of opportunity is within the supply chain. There are many ways we can work with our supplier partners to streamline, reduce costs and waste and identify innovative new business practices and materials.”
Certification. Selling sustainable produce can give retailers an edge in the marketplace. The challenge, however, is documenting that it was in fact grown with sustainable farming practices. SureHarvest of Soquel, Calif., is addressing that concern by helping growers become certified.
“Throughout the chain, there is a demand for measurable and verifiable standards,” said Barbara Meister, marketing and communications manager. “Our company provides software that growers can use to track and record all farming practices, such as water and chemical use, and labor.”
SureHarvest currently is working with growers who produce 30,000 acres of stone fruit, citrus, mushroom and wine grapes. Several retailers already are requesting that their suppliers become certified, and Meister anticipates that retailers eventually will require sustainability scores, similar to what Wal-Mart is doing.
“Consumers may not understand the benefits of drip irrigation, for example, but they will be able to understand what the score means,” she said.
Putting people first
As retailers take steps toward sustainability, she reminds them to always keep consumers in mind.
“Looking over the horizon, water will be a huge focus for the future, as well as toxins and chemicals in food and household products,” she says. “Food integrity and safety is critical to the wellbeing and health of society, and working to protect our environment and resources has benefits for people, planets and profits.”
Sustainability is here to stay, experts agree. Retailers who do their homework and make sound decisions today will be well-positioned to be successful in the future.
“Sustainability is being driven by many things, including government activities and economics,” von Zastrow says. “Obviously, one of the key drivers is our diminishing resources, from water to energy to land for agriculture.
“These problems have prompted both government and business to take action. Retailers have found that by understanding and implementing new sustainable practices, there is a triple bottom-line benefit—to the planet, to people and a positive impact on profits.”
Whether testing the waters or diving in headfirst, now is the time to get in the game, Means says.
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problem 1: Describe the history and evolution of the copyright.
problem 2: What rights does copyright give? Describe with illustrations.
problem 3: What is copyright piracy and describe the extent of copyright in sound recording and computer software.
problem 4: What measures can be taken to fight the copyright piracy?
problem 5: What are the main functions of WIPO?
problem 6: prepare a short note on the substance of the Internet Treaties.
problem 7: Describe the constitutional mandates which data protection laws should respect.
problem 8: Define Copyright with reference to Section 14 of the Copyright Act, 1957 and court decisions. As well give illustrations of the types of works which are covered by copyright.
problem 9: An abstract idea is not protected, however what is protected is the material form in which ideas are translated and expressed. Illustrate.
problem 10: What are the tests to find out copyright? Cite the case laws which lay down such tests.
problem 11: When is copyright said to be infringed and what are the exceptions to infringement of copyright?
problem 12: Differentiate CMOs in Traditional Mode from their Modern Version.
problem 13: Why do we need collective administration of copyright?
problem 14: describe the powers of the Copyright Board and what are the duties of the Registrar?
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I became an unwilling expert on pubic lice a couple years ago when I bought “crabs” online at the request of a reporter. Really. It’s a long story, and you can listen to a version of it here; the abridged version is someone calling himself “Lice Lice Baby” claimed he would sell you “Giant Japanese Pubic Lice” as pets. He re-branded his crab lice as “Seamonkeys in your Pants.”
The French call pubic lice “papillon d’amour”, but for all the happy euphemistic talk about “the ultimate sharing of your love,” crab lice are blood-sucking parasites. At the time, my primary concern was pointing out that deliberately infesting yourself with pubic lice was probably not a very good idea, and a public health risk.
This somehow made me the go-to person online for pubic lice, which is not, frankly, an expertise I particularly aspired to. I was talking to someone recently about public lice (now a regular occurrence) and I realized that I didn’t know the specific mechanism by which pubic lice suck (aside from the fairly obvious suckage of being infested). I did a little research, and what I found out actually made pubic lice creepier. I did not think that was possible.
One of my primary resources was a paper with this wonderful title:
BURNS D.A. & SIMS T.A. (1988). A closer look at Pthirus pubis, British Journal of Dermatology, 118 (4) 497-503. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1988.tb02458.x
A closer look, indeed! This is a scanning electron micrograph of the sucking end of a crab louse, magnified about 1000 times.
Pthirus pubis is a member of the Order Anoplura or ‘sucking lice’. It is a solenophage (vessel feeder—from the Greek ‘pipe’ + ‘eating’), introducing its mouthparts directly into a blood vessel to withdraw blood. The components of the mouthparts responsible for probing the skin and piercing a blood vessel are kept withdrawn within the head unless the insect is feeding… In the front of the head is a small, snout-like tube, the haustellum, which is soft, eversible, and armed with teeth. Figure 5 shows the haustellum retracted, and the buccal teeth are clearly visible.
But wait! There’s more!
When the louse is about to feed… the buccal teeth rotate outwards. The teeth cut into the epidermis [skin] with a movement compared to that of a rotary saw, and the haustellum is gradually driven into the dermis. It eventually comes to rest with the buccal teeth fully everted, anchoring the mouthparts in the skin….The stylets are advanced into the dermis as a single bundle and probe for a small blood vessel. Once the stylet bundle has pierced a blood vessel feeding begins. [emphasis mine]
If you haven’t already unconsciously crossed your legs while reading this, this next bit should do the trick. One of the characteristic signs of pubic lice feeding is little blue spots on the skin. It’s a combination of blood leaking out after that mouth-needle is withdrawn and a reaction to the saliva of the louse. Another symptom of a crab louse infestation is described as “black powder in your underwear.” That powder is your dried up blood, after the louse has digested it and pooped it out.
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“The higher we soar, the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.”
“Technology, like art, is a soaring exercise of the human imagination.”
“Puns are the droppings of soaring wits”
“No bird soars too high, if he soars with his own wings”
“Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines”
“One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.”
“When you soar like an eagle, you attract the hunters.”
Milton S. Gould
“There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud”
“We have not wings we cannot soar; but, we have feet to scale and climb, by slow degrees, by more and more, the cloudy summits of our time.”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“My own brain is to me the most unaccountable of machinery -always buzzing, humming, soaring roaring diving, and then buried in mud. And why? What's this passion for?”
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Definition of sexual harassment
: uninvited and unwelcome verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature especially by a person in authority toward a subordinate (as an employee or student)
First Known Use of sexual harassment
Legal Definition of sexual harassment
Additional Notes on sexual harassment
Sexual harassment has been found by federal courts to violate the protection in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against discrimination in employment. There are also state statutes under which sexual harassment actions may be brought. In order to recover against an employer under a sexual harassment suit, the plaintiff has to show that the harassment affected the employment (as by being severe or pervasive) and that the employer is liable under respondeat superior because of actual or constructive knowledge of the harassment. Strict liability is often imposed for harassment of an employee by a supervisor or for quid pro quo sexual harassment.
Learn More about sexual harassment
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about sexual harassment
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Learn about the benefits of muscle strength training combined with tai chi for adult skeletal muscle in multiple CT scanning.
The study included 182 people over the age of 60 with no long-term history of physical activity and exercise. They were divided into the Taijiquan group (52 people), student muscle strength group (45 people), student muscle group combined with Taijiquan group (45 people), and control group (40 people). The board of directors did not attend. The other three groups received tai chi (more than 4 times a week), muscle strength training, and muscle training combined with tai chi for 6 months. Lumbar spine (L1-4) BMD and Berg scores were approximately the same as those measured in adults before exercise and at 3 and 6 months after exercise.
The results showed that there were significant differences in the scores of lumbar spine BMD and Berg Balance Scale between the Taijiquan group and students before and after exercise combined with muscle strength training (P < 0.05 or <0.01). The difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The scores of lumbar BMD and Berg Balance Scale in the core muscle strength training combined with Taijiquan group after 6 months of exercise were higher than those after 3 months of exercise (P < 0.05), and the CT value of lumbar vertebral bone calcium was significantly positively correlated with BMD (Pearson correlation coefficients of L5 vertebral body were r = 0.704, 0.683, 0.728, 0.673, and 0.686, P < 0.01).
Single or combined training of core muscle strength or Taijiquan can improve lumbar bone mineral density and balance function in the elderly. | <urn:uuid:c503d327-14f9-4d6e-a377-016f52ce1519> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.acupuncturetimes.com/tai-chi-improves-bone-density-in-the-elderly/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00470.warc.gz | en | 0.957367 | 386 | 2.375 | 2 |
Spaniard Juan Jose “Juanjo” Mendez lost his left arm and left leg in a motorcycle crash.
Film maker Richard Galvani is working on a documentary about “The Pirates,” a team of disabled and able-bodied cyclists who train together at the Barcelona velodrome. ome are happy to simply stay in shape, others aspire to the highest podiums in the upcoming Paralympic Games, and some are just starting out.
This first clip focuses on Juanjo. In 1992, Juanjo fainted while he was on his motorbike and crashed into a car. He lost his left arm and leg. He initially went through a period of great despair, and noticing that his inactivity was making him gain weight at an alarming rate, he began to wonder whether there was some sport he could do. He ruled out cycling for what he considered obvious reasons, until one day his doctor said: “Don’t let anybody tell you that you can’t do it. Try, and decide for yourself.”
Today Juanjo is one of the world’s top paralympic cyclists (2011 World Champion, Silver in Athens 2004 and Peking 2008). He has a good chance of winning Olympic Gold at the 2012 London Games.
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May 18, 2010
Coffee is an excellent source of health and energy for many consumers worldwide. Coffee has been criticized for being solely a product of caffeine, but coffee has proven healthier than one would think with regard to its ability to fight diseases and promote longevity by protecting body cells, the liver, the colon, and the heart. Ninety percent of Americans consume caffeine every day (Brian, 2000). For those who once sacrificed their coffee drinking ways, the physical and mental advantages of coffee consumption are healthy and exciting. The caffeine, in coffee has many effects on the body. Caffeine has a medical name of trimethylxanthine and a chemical formula of C8H10N4O2. In plain form, it is a white crystalized powder that has a bitter taste. People in the medical field use this substance as a heart stimulant and at times, a mild diuretic. In coffee or teas, the caffeine is used more recreationally as an energy booster. Caffeine is very addictive and acts in similar ways to drugs such as amphetamines, heroine, and cocaine. Although caffeine is much milder than these drugs, they manipulate similar channels of the brain resulting in their highly addictive qualities (Brian, 2000). For example, caffeine and adenosine are drugs that act inside the body after consumption. Specifically, the brain creates adenosine so that the nerve cells can slow down and decrease activity. This initiates drowsiness, oxygen absorption during sleep, and causes dilated blood vessels. Interestingly to a nerve cell, caffeine, and adenosine look the same. So consequently, the adenosine receptors will attract to the caffeine. The adenosine would normally slow down activity levels, but instead it is sped up. When adenosine is inactive, blood vessels will constrict, often resulting in headaches (Brian, 2000). Next, when the pituitary gland notices high activity, a” flight or fight” response occurs. Messages are passed to the hormones that control the production of adrenaline. Adrenaline production effects the body in various ways. Brian (2000) states, "Your pupils dilate. Your breathing tubes open up. Your heart beats faster. Blood vessels on the surface constrict to slow blood flow from cuts and also to increase blood flow to muscles. Blood pressure rises. Blood flow to the stomach slows. The liver releases sugar into the bloodstream for extra energy. Muscles tighten up, ready for action.” This is why many coffee consumers believe their heart rate increases, hand temperature drops, muscles tense, and they become excited. As a result, caffeine releases dopamine, a brain chemical that stimulates alertness and pleasure. Because caffeine can manipulate and trick the body into believing it is adenosine, the neurotransmitter controlling certain pleasure centers in the brain will also be deceived into allowing higher levels of pleasure to occur. Alertness is another result because the function of the adenosine, which slows down activity, is blocked. This enables the brain to keep focus and maintain high levels of function. In general, cognitive abilities, logic comprehension, memory, and higher IQ tests increased in patients who drank two or more cups of coffee a day (Methods of healing, 2010). The results of coffee increase many cavities of the mind, making it very difficult not to like results of coffee. Likewise, understanding how the body deals with coffee-caffeine intake helps to inform consumers on how it interacts with other components of the body. Several studies produce claims that coffee protects and fights against health problems. For example, body cells, the liver, the heart, the colon, the lungs, various diseases, depression, headaches, and heart burn benefit from coffee consumption. These positive results are mostly effective because coffee is a very excellent source of antioxidants. As another result, coffee consumption affects brain function. An ample connection... | <urn:uuid:345ec753-74f0-4f4b-a30d-4e6f3a02cdbc> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.studymode.com/essays/Coffee-And-Health-Benefits-418284.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279410.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00172-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.927772 | 785 | 3.28125 | 3 |
Servicing of PCB Transformers is allowed with a dielectric fluid at any concentration. However, a PCB Transformer should not be serviced when the coil must be removed. This transformer should be disposed of properly.
PCB Transformers must be visually inspected quarterly for leaks. These visual inspections may occur any time during the periods of January to March, April to June, July to September, and October to December, as long as there are at least 30 days between inspections. More frequent inspections (monthly) are recommended. The PCB Transformer owner is responsible for maintaining records of these inspections.
No routine, visual inspections are required for PCB-contaminated Transformers, but it is recommended that these transformers be visually inspected quarterly for leaks.
All leaking transformers must be repaired immediately, or the transformer must be replaced. A leak must be cleaned up within 48 hours after its discovery. All active leaks must be contained in a drip-pan or by some other appropriate method. Daily inspections are required until the leak is repaired.
If a PCB Transformer is involved in a fire-related incident, the National Response Center must be notified through proper channels, and specific reporting and containment requirements implemented.
Large PCB Capacitors (containing 1.36 kg or more of dielectric fluid) that are located in restricted areas (either a restricted-access electrical substation or a contained and restricted- access indoor installation) may continue to be used for their remaining lives. Large PCB Capacitors that are not located in restricted areas are prohibited. All small capacitors may continue to be used for their remaining lives.
No routine inspection requirements apply to capacitors unless they are stored for disposal, but it is good practice to inspect them annually for leaks.
Most capacitors cannot be sampled for analysis of PCB concentration. In most cases, the presence of PCBs can be determined directly from information on the capacitor or from the manufacturer. (All capacitors are assumed to contain PCBs unless the label or nameplate information, manufacturer's literature, or chemical analysis states that the capacitor does not contain PCBs.) The Environmental Staff can assist in this identification.
The EPA allows continued use of non-leaking PCB and PCB-contaminated fluorescent light ballasts. When these ballasts are taken out of service, they must be disposed of properly as hazardous waste and are not to be sold to subsequent users.
Most electromagnets, switches, and voltage regulators containing PCBs may continue to be used for their remaining useful or normal lives. The use or storage of a PCB electromagnet (500 ppm or more) in a location where human food or animal feed could be exposed to PCBs released from the electromagnet is prohibited.
Weekly inspections are required for electromagnets with PCBs if they are in use or stored for reuse and contain between 50 ppm and 500 ppm and pose an exposure risk to food or feed.
No routine visual inspections are required for other PCB or PCB-contaminated (less than 500 ppm) electrical equipment in use or stored for re-use, but it is recommended that this equipment be inspected quarterly for leaks.
Strict regulations apply to the use of PCBs in equipment which may not be totally enclosed. Examples of such equipment include hydraulic systems, heat-transfer systems, and compressors. Generally, this equipment requires annual testing and fluid replacement to reduce PCB levels to less than 50 ppm. Small quantities of PCBs used in equipment during research or used in optical liquids may have less stringent requirements. Contact your Environmental Staff for information on applicable regulations. | <urn:uuid:356e753a-cc0f-472c-9de6-9176c4500783> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.ehso.com/PCB_App_A.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571909.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813051311-20220813081311-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.941049 | 727 | 2.53125 | 3 |
Learning how to make video games isn't as challenging as some people believe. In fact, thanks to modern gaming software, programming is not required for making a video game. This lets gaming creators concentrate on what's more important--writing and level design. Yet, for those who are new to game design, trying to accomplish even these tasks becomes very challenging, since they don't know where to start. That's where this article comes in, as the steps below will give you a basic guideline on how you can get started making video games.
Things You'll Need
- Microsoft Excel (optional)
- Artwork and photographs
- Original music scores
- Voice actors (optional)
- Game design software
Think of an idea. Before you make video games, you need some ideas that you can work from. The flow of these ideas will depend on the genre in which you're working. For example, if you want to design a role-playing game, you're going to need to place heavy emphasis on original story-telling. Sci-fi and fantasy movies can give you some influence, as can existing role-playing games. On the other hand, if you're creating an action game, the plot can be more simplistic. In fact, many of these games operate more from a premise, which for some designers is an easier approach. For instance, if you design a platform game where the premise is to save the princess, you don't have to focus as much on the game's plot as the gaming action.
Write out your game's plot. Now, regardless of what genre you choose, you will need to create a plot for your video game. Again, role-playing games tend to have more complicated plots, but even action games should have some type of storyline. Anyway, to create a video game plot, start by closing your eyes and visualizing the actions of your characters. Try to see the whole "movie" before you write anything down. Once you get to the end, jot down what your mind's eye saw. After that, express the visual side of your ideas through a storyboard. This is achieved by drawing out the action, describing it and including captions of what the characters say. And don't worry if you can't draw. If you get a program such as Storyboard Quick, you can plan your scenes with pre-made drawings, or you could use rudimentary sketches. When your storyboarding is complete, transfer your ideas onto a script. This will make things more organized for both you and any voice-over actors you may have.
Plan your game's layout, which is an important aspect to consider when you make video games. It determines the type of atmosphere your game will create for the player. So, start planning your layout by drawing it in a notebook. Make sure your layouts are arranged according to their order in the game. Also make sure you jot down the significance of each object within the scene.
Create a flowchart to organize your game's action. When making video games, it's important to organize all of the actions that are going to occur within the game. And though you can do this with the above-mentioned writing methods, flow-charting is much easier because gaming action requires more logical planning. Create a flowchart for a video game by first defining your process--a description that goes inside of an oval. The results of this process would be expressed in triangles, (which would be connected to the oval through lined arrows). If these actions result in further actions, you could have to create new ovals and triangles. You can also add other symbols as needed.
If you need more help in this process, look in the resources section and check out the article "How to Create a Flowchart in Excel." Even if you don't have Excel, it will still be helpful; you'll just have to draw the flowchart by hand.
Decide on which console you're going to distribute your game. After you finish writing your game, you're ready to start bringing it to life. Of the current gaming consoles, the PC is the easiest platform for beginning game designers. It doesn't phase out like next-generation consoles, and it's not too difficult finding game design software. However, if you want to make video games for a living, you may want to consider distributing your games on a next-generation console (such as the Xbox 360 or the Nintendo Wii). Just keep in mind that each console has its own limitations when it comes to game design.
Design your game with video game software. The Reality and Genesis 3D are two examples of gaming design software you can use for the PC. Both of these programs are free. For the Xbox 360, you will have to make video games using XNA Game Studio Express, which is also free. To make video games for the Nintendo Wii, you will need to use WiiWare. This software costs $2,000 and requires approval from Nintendo (which is why it isn't available online). However, on the upside, if you do get approved, you can sell your games on Nintendo's Wii Shop Channel.
As far as other consoles, no official development software has been released. However, some game designers get around this with emulation technologies, where they make the PC act as the gaming console they want to imitate.
Either way, once you acquire the software you need, follow its instructions for implementing your game. Most will pretty much be the same: You draw out your layout while adding other elements, such as objects and scripted sequences. But since each program is different, you will need to consult the instruction manual to learn how to work each one.
Add multimedia. Multimedia is a very important element when it comes to making video games. It helps make your players feel as if they are embarking in another world, which is exactly the type of feeling you want to create when you make video games. Of course, if you don't have much money, trying to get multimedia could be very difficult. That's why you need to think outside of the box. For voice-overs, get friends and family to be your actors. If they aren't enough, you could consider paying college students to read your scripts. And, thanks to the technology, you may never have to see the voice-over actor in person. They can record their reading and send it to you via email.
As far as music and photographs, things get more complicated, mainly because these things have to be created based on what you imagined for your game. But don't fret, as you can get around this. For your photographs and artwork, consider buying from stock photo sites. True, the work won't be completely customized, but if you have any skills with Photoshop, you can probably work magic with what's already there. The music is a different story. If you can't hire a musician to create your scores, you will need to buy private label music. This is pre-made music to which you own the rights. You can find much of it on marketing forums or through Amazon.
Tips & Warnings
- If you decide you want to use stock photography before you design your video game, try to buy it as you are writing your game's storyline.
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Movement of construction equipment led to an increase in the number of housing units started in July, according to a recent report from the federal government.
The U.S. Census Department and the Department of Housing and Urban Development noted that privately owned housing starts reached an annual rate of 546,000 in July, which is 1.7 percent higher than levels seen in June.
However, starts on single-family homes were down 4.2 percent, meaning that construction equipment was being focused on multifamily structures.
"Builders are very reluctant to build more homes in view of the current state of the economy and weak buyer demand," said National Association of Home Builders chairman Bob Jones.
David Crowe, chief economist for the NAHB, said that the home market was in a "holding pattern." He also said that builders have seen homebuyers being more reluctant given the current economic conditions.
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Social Impact Through Media and Art
BY PAKSY PLACKIS-CHENG
As a young journalist in Kenya, Kathy Eldon used the power of the media to bring attention to the ivory trade. She went on to create an extensive portfolio of books and films.
The death of her son, Dan, at age 22, while on a journalistic assignment, in Somalia, propelled her to tell the most important story of all: Love, loss, and forgiveness. She co-founded Creative Visions Foundation to help other artists to use media and art to drive social impact.
Kathy Eldon speaks with impactmania about the day-to-day challenges of the Foundation, her impact makers, and the “importance of living in an urgent sort of way”.
Kathy, what do you feel is needed for social impact?
Most people want to do something good in the world, but often they don’t know how. It’s a question of giving people tools and resources, access to networks or organizations that can help them engage, mobilize, and create for themselves.
Creative Visions Foundation has the concept of fostering the concept of creative activism.
The sense that every human being has a creative spark within that can be used not only for yourself, but also for others. We have worked closely with people using media and the arts for social impact.
To create real change, we need to use the power of media. And I would say the arts because the arts are what touch our soul, whether it’s music, art, dance, drama, or film.
It is that combination of an idea transmitted to the largest possible audience through media, but that will touch the soul and make you want to engage and act.
What has been a surprising learning for you founding Creative Vision?
The challenge of organizations such as ours is keeping up with the demand. In 1991, I started a film company called Creative Visions to make a film on ivory poaching. I realized that film was the way to go because it would touch larger numbers of people.
In 1998, I launched the foundation, which I always wanted to have supported by the earnings of Creative Vision. That was an illusion, because I didn’t make enough money, but the foundation is what then possessed me and has taken a lot of my energy.
It is challenging to be able to keep up with providing the resources, the organizational skills, and paying the rent. The challenge on a daily basis of funding is totally overwhelming at times. Most people who are trying to do something that they perceive as good in the world, whether social, environmental, or humanitarian are grappling with similar challenges. My heart goes out to every one of them!
Give me an example of a Creative Vision Foundation’s supported project?
Rock Your World program is pretty magical. The program has taught 700,000 children the basics of human rights. For them to find an issue that’s concerning them in their community or the world. These kids then tackle it and produce quite remarkable videos, PSAs, and poster campaigns.
Our creative activist projects have landed in 32 countries. It’s amazing to see the volume. I ultimately am looking at is what we haven’t done, where the world is, and how desperately the world is in need of inspirational, calm leadership, and values.
What kind of projects could bring the social impact you are looking for to the next level?
I spent many years trying to make a feature film about the life and legacy of my son Dan and his friends: young journalists and activists. We produced the film with Kweku Mandela, Nelson Mandela‘s grandson, in South Africa a year ago.
It premiered at the Toronto Film Festival with 2,000 people. It’s an extraordinary vehicle for social change. It has been incredibly challenging to get it funded. I now know it couldn’t come out earlier; it needed to come out now, because the world is in such desperate need of inspiration.
The film is a metaphor for what’s happening now, whether it’s around radicalization of Islamic youth, the issue around refugees, journalists-at-risk. It has many contemporary issues, but it’s made in a more palatable way because it is a historical narrative, it’s a feature film. I’m pinning a lot of my hopes on this film’s ability to excite and mobilize audiences; especially the young do something wonderful.
In one of your TED talks, you mentioned that for years after losing Dan, you had a hard time reclaiming your life. What spurred the hurt and anger to change to a force for good?
There are complex emotions that would occur when losing a child. Dan was murdered together with three other beautiful young people by a mob. It was a complicated anger. It was hard to be angry with the killers, because I understood it. It was horribly sad how these people had been suffering so much.
America was part of the suffering that the people needed to strike out at these innocent young people who had come to tell the story. If I didn’t do something positive and exciting and stimulating for my psyche, I would probably died. The grief was so profound.
I almost immediately tried to transform the horror of what had happened into something positive. We launched into exhibitions about journalists at risk. My daughter interviewed journalists all over the world.We did a beautiful documentary called Dying to Tell the Story about journalists-at-risk, which was a TBS film that was nominated for an Emmy.
Within about three months after Dan and his friends were killed, Reuters and the Associated Press did Images of Conflict, which was a book and a traveling exhibit. I was deeply involved with that, and then crusading for the concept: be aware that there is somebody in between you and the news. The costs to the individuals in the field: the pain of what they’re seeing and the post-traumatic stress. For some the cost is their lives.
What would Dan say about all your work and the Foundation?
I hope he’d be proud of the initiative that we’ve tried to help and support. It’s a community of people that he would really love, these wonderful artists, writers, musicians, theatrical people, and filmmakers. He’d be chuffed [British for very pleased] to know that we’re having such fun doing something that has his name associated with it.
We always ask our interviewees who has had an imprint on their professional DNA? Obviously, these would be Dan and Amy, you daughter, who is the co-founder of the Creative Visions Foundation. Who else has affected you as a leader, author, and filmmaker?
What a lovely question. I’m very impressed with two amazing women who, early on, adopted Amy and me.
When we wanted to do this film about journalists at risk, we took it to two people at TBS: Pat Mitchell, [The first woman president and CEO of PBS] and her head of production, Jacoba [Colby] Atlas. Watching those two women tell stories that need to be told about problems that need to be solved was remarkable.
The way these women operated, the candid way of expressing what they felt about a project. They were never mincing words, but they always did it with such respect; led with a positive, and made you feel like you’re incredibly special and the work you’re doing really important. It really impressed me so much, and hopefully informed my leadership style.
I would never claim to be anywhere nearly their brilliance, but I’m very grateful for them as mentors and leaders.
Is there something that Pat Mitchell and Colby Atlas said that still sticks with you?
It’s the sense that there is always a way to tackle things, even in our darkest times when we feel like giving up.
Often, the timing is not right or we’re not quite ready. When you are working on a project, you may meet so much rejection, but it doesn’t mean that it’s over forever. It means that right now, it isn’t the right time. Learn from it, go back and reshape it.
I had to make that film about Dan, The Journey to Decimation. But for 23 years, I wasn’t ready. It’s not to give up on your dreams, follow the energy, and don’t bullheadedly take the same thing out over and over again.
That holds true for a lot of starting entrepreneurs as well.
Yes, by the way, my book took 16 years to write! I wouldn’t have led the life that I could share a story that was worth reading.
I recently saw somebody rejected from a film festival that responded in quite a shocking way — questioning the sanity of the deciders. In life, there are things to be learned such as the ability of being gracious when something doesn’t go your way. The way we react to rejection is important.
There is another quote that I love: Rejection is God’s protection. Often when we are rejected, we get it later on; we understand why that had to be. It is the same way with relationships.
I love that your impact makers are both women. You may have not seen it, but why are women still so lousy at supporting each other?
In my world, our women are very supportive, but everybody is working on their own projects. We work with mentors who help others. I do understand that in corporate America or film industry America or in many other realms that women are not supportive.
I don’t understand it. Whether it’s women or men: A rising tide lifts all boats. Whenever you can help someone else, go for it.
Kathy Eldon, shining bright, at the Creative Visions Foundation office in Malibu. Photo by impactmania.
What’s next for you besides the feature film?
The organization is nearly all consuming, which is a challenge. I’ve done about 17 books over the years; I have several more books in me! I want to help a movement — I want to help individuals around the world to understand that we are all connected and we need to connect to the earth.
It’s that Ubuntu [humanity towards others] to thrive as individuals and as a global tribe, the children of the planet.
I’m ready to unfurl my wings. I’ve been flapping for a while and maybe flapping in place. As much as I’ve enjoyed it, it’s time to trust and attract whatever is the next stage of my life.
Give me a few words that describe your journey so far.
Unexpected, tumultuous, challenging, fulfilling, funny, magic, joyous, compulsive, compelling…The journey is the destination, that’s the quote that Dan used. That is it ultimately, if nothing more happens. I’m grateful. | <urn:uuid:515db886-38a4-4681-ac06-d0b75d811124> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.impactmania.com/article/kathy-eldon-social-impact-media-art/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00475.warc.gz | en | 0.971863 | 2,309 | 1.96875 | 2 |
Learn how to safeguard your personal and financial records from fraud and identity theft with Identity Theft Coach.
Each year, millions of Americans discover that someone has fraudulently assumed their identity. A criminal using a stolen social security number or other personal information can quickly run up thousands of dollars in purchases before a victim becomes aware that their identity has been stolen.
Identity theft has become the fastest-growing crime in America, a crime which usually leaves victims with the responsibility of cleaning up a web of phony purchases, bogus accounts and damaged credit ratings.
Protective Tips When Identity Theft Risk is Elevated
To Help Protect Minors
If you are concerned about potential identity theft for your child or children under 18 years of age, you can use this form to send a letter to the three primary credit bureaus. (You will need to input your information three times, since the form creates letters to all three bureaus.)
Letter to Credit Bureaus for Minor Children
If you think you are a victim, stop into any branch or call us at 802-879-8790 or 800-400-8790. | <urn:uuid:30790838-fac3-4c3b-a50f-cce110169bf5> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.nefcu.com/indentity-theft-resources.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280266.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00504-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.930266 | 229 | 2.03125 | 2 |
5 Ways to Boost Your Metabolism NOW
It's the New Year and for many of us, we're trying to keep up our New Year's Resolutions. While it's important to hit the gym, take up a new running program, and eat healthier, there ARE things you can incorporate into your daily eating regime that will help you knock off and keep off those extra pounds.
Certain foods slow us down and making us groggy and tired like sugar, refined carbohydrates, wheat (if we are gluten intolerant), alcohol – these all slow our metabolism. There are foods and drinks that will boost your metabolism naturally. So along with your workout program you can boost your metabolism now with a few easy tips.
Eat small frequent meals. Eating every three to four hours and including a small protein snack will keep the fires of your metabolism stoked and burning. I like to have an apple and some almonds in between meals or a small bit of protein powder with half a banana. A bit of a hard cheese and a few carrots are also great snacks.
Take your meal portions to half. If you eat two or three meals a day, please consider taking them to half the size your normally would. In 30 days, you can train your stomach to want less and be satisfied with less.
Add Hot Peppers. Cayenne, Jalepenos, and Serrano peppers fire up your metabolic system. They will also make your food a lot tastier and you will naturally eat less as a result as you are not overeating to seek taste and pleasure. Enhancing flavor is a great way for you to get the most out of your meal. If your portions are small, make sure you are getting maximum flavor. A small tasty bite is a lot more enjoyable than mounds of food that lacks in taste and palate excitement.
Drink more more Green Tea. Green tea is unique in that it has the amino acid Theanine to balance out the caffeine and enhance mood. Theanine is relaxing and tranquilizing. Drinking green tea throughout the day will keep you happy and energized.
Add small doses of Coffee, Caffeine and Maca. They all increase metabolism. But heed moderation - overdoing certain stimulants like caffeine-laden energy drinks and too much coffee will burn out our adrenal glands.
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Submitted to: National Cotton Council Beltwide Cotton Conference
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/8/2000
Publication Date: N/A
Interpretive Summary: Millions of acres of cotton are treated in the United States to control boll weevils using ultra-low-volume malathion. Studies have shown that malathion degrades rapidly in the field due to sunlight, temperature, and moisture. A study was conducted to try to extend the time that malathion is effective in the field by adding chemicals that protect malathion from sunlight or ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Three UV protectant chemical treatments with malathion were compared to a treatment with only malathion. The efficacy of the various treatments to control boll weevils was compared using a leaf bioassay test and residue analysis. One of the UV protectants tested (Congo Red) showed promising results and will be evaluated in a field study in the upcoming season. Any efforts that extend the time that malathion is effective in the field will result in fewer treatments being needed to control boll weevils. Fewer treatments will translate into cost savings for U.S. cotton producers and less material being released into th environment.
Technical Abstract: Ultra-low-volume malathion is the most commonly used insecticide for the control of boll weevils. Any efforts that extend the efficacy and reduces the amount of insecticide used can translate into significant cost savings to cotton producers. Various chemicals have been reported to extend the time that some viruses used for insect control are efficacious by functioning as ultraviolet protectants. Studies were conducted to evaluate three of these chemical protectants for their ability to decrease the rate of degradation of ULV malathion. The chemicals that were tested as protectants were p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), Congo Red, and Fluorescent Brightener 28. Each of the three protectants was added individually to ULV malathion, applied to cotton plants, and evaluated using leaf bioassays and chemical residue analyses. Each of the three compounds numerically increased the percent mortality in a leaf bioassay test at 0, 3, 6, and 10 days after treatment (DAT) compared to the ULV malathion only treatment. Boll weevil mortality in the protectant chemical treatments was significantly greater than the ULV malathion only treatment at 10 DAT. The treatment that contained Congo Red provided significantly greater mortality than the malathion only treatment at 3 DAT. All of the treatments that contained malathion were significantly higher from the untreated check on all sampling dates. Residue analyses were performed to determine malathion degradation rates. The Congo Red treatment only degraded by 10.8 percent by 6 DAT. All treatments degraded 59-75 percent at 10 DAT. The use of Congo Red in a field application of ULV malathion warrants further investigation. | <urn:uuid:d7eea9f0-30bc-41b8-b314-d7577f01d9be> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publication/?seqNo115=109069 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00666.warc.gz | en | 0.93902 | 632 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a proposed settlement with a developer of a photo storage app that allegedly deceived consumers in violation of the prohibition on unfair or deceptive acts and practices found in §5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act. As part of the proposed settlement, the developer, Everalbum, Inc. (“Everalbum”), agreed to certain injunctive relief. Everalbum offered an app called “Ever” that allowed users to upload photos and videos from their mobile devices, computers, or social media accounts to be stored and organized using a cloud-based storage service. The FTC alleged that in February 2017, Everalbum launched a new feature in the Ever app, called “Friends,” that used facial recognition technology to group users’ photos by the faces of the people who appear in them and allowed users to “tag” people by name. Everalbum allegedly enabled facial recognition by default for all users when it launched the Friends feature.
Glenn Brown explains at Security & Privacy Bytes that the proposed settlement prohibits Everalbum from misrepresenting how it collects, uses, discloses, maintains, or deletes personal information, and the extent to which it protects the privacy and security of personal information. Under the proposed settlement, if Everalbum markets software to consumers for personal use, it must obtain a user’s express consent before using photos or videos collected from the user to develop data derived from an image of an individual’s face or to develop facial recognition technology. Given the FTC’s focus on the collection and use of biometric data and wider concerns being raised in regard to facial recognition technology and the processing of biometric data more generally (as evidenced by recent litigation against Clearview AI and social media companies, as well as enforcement of a growing number of state laws regulating the use of biometric data), businesses should carefully review their practices and privacy policies relating to the use of these applications. | <urn:uuid:d4fa7268-e157-4fe4-9860-f4c3fe3fd038> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.consumerprivacyworld.com/2021/01/ftc-settles-allegations-of-deceptive-practices-by-photo-storage-app-provider/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572043.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814143522-20220814173522-00476.warc.gz | en | 0.940623 | 405 | 1.65625 | 2 |
Infographic: The Rise and Fall of a Coral Reef
Coral reefs cover around 1 percent of the world’s continental shelves, yet they provide habitat and food to at least a quarter of all species in the oceans, including four thousand species of fish. These beautiful, diverse habitats also provide food, income, and coastal protection for some 500 million people.
Coral reefs and other species in the oceans have lived in levels of acidity that have remained relatively unchanged for at least the last 20 million years. But thanks to human-produced carbon dioxide emissions, the oceans are now 30 percent more acidic than they were prior to the industrial revolution and more acidic than at any point over the past 20 million years. Corals and other species are unlikely to be able to adapt to this rapid, sizable change in acidity and are likely to suffer severe decline.
Anatomy of a Polyp (Fig. A)
Coral reefs are built by tiny, soft coral animals, or polyps. These polyps are relatives of jellyfish and have evolved to secrete calcium carbonate skeletons that provide the polyp with structure and protection.
Colonies of hundreds to thousands of polyps live together as corals and can build huge reef structures over many years. Not only are coral reefs some of the most diverse habitats on Earth, but they are also some of the oldest. Corals grow only millimeters to centimeters per year, and it can take tens to hundreds of thousands of years for large reefs to form. | <urn:uuid:f65169a1-1dee-4dc2-90ae-3216fd1a4c3e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://usa.oceana.org/infographic-rise-and-fall-coral-reef/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572163.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815085006-20220815115006-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.950475 | 307 | 4.09375 | 4 |
CC culture: On average, email takes up one-third of our working time. This is a source of annoyance and frustration for many people. Certainly, if the emails make your inbox bulge via a ‘CC’. In certain organizations, these CC messages are a real scourge with an underlying purpose. What is expected of you when your name pops up in the CC line and how do you get rid of these time-wasters? And why do so many people experience CC emails as stressful messages?
CC culture is not the only problem that occurs in many companies.
Read about more problems within companies
Email terror through ignorance
When you send someone an e-mail, enter their e-mail address in the To field. If you want others to be notified of the message, you must state them in the CC field. That is handy because you can inform several people in one go. The recipients in the BCC field also receive the message. But here there is a big difference because the CC recipients do not see the BCC recipient.
E-mails are sent via the CC (carbon copy), both on and off. To keep you informed, to ask you something or simply because people think you might find the information interesting. Sometimes the sender also wants to cover for something or indirectly confront you with something. In fact, many CC behaviours are a sign of fear.
How can the CC fear be corrected?
According to the e-mail etiquette, no response is expected from you if you appear in the CC line. In fact: it is even ‘not done’. You get the message to take note of the content, no more and no less. If you yourself send an email to a colleague about a disagreement and you mention your boss in the CC hoping to receive a response from him/her, then that is not appropriate. On the other hand, it sometimes happens that a customer addresses you about an error and mentions your supervisor in the CC. People you expect a response from should be in the To line.
The CC rule: shooting with hail
The CC rule is sometimes compared to shooting with hail. Certainly in the case where the sender does not know who he should actually address. He spreads the message as widely as possible in the hope that someone will respond to it. Even when the message is urgent or action is actually requested.
If the rules within your organization on the use of the CC rule are clear, you can save and read the mail at a better time. After all, no response is expected from you. However, if the rule is not clear, CC emails require just as much attention as emails sent directly to you. After all, you can never know if anything is expected of you.
Why a CC e-mail causes frustration and stress
Research shows that about a third of employees suffer from stress due to the daily amount of e-mails. Answering all those emails costs us an average of 1 to 2 hours a day. The e-mail flow is even higher among managers. They also receive above average CC e-mails.
Despite the stress, the e-mail box is open daily for 90% of employees. Even outside office hours, e-mails are read regularly, and preferably via the smartphone.
If you are (unintentionally) part of the CC culture, then part of this stream of messages will miss its target. It costs you time and energy and provides extra work pressure, while it hardly provides you with anything.
Why multitasking is a utopia
The demands placed on employees are higher than ever. We must perform a certain number of tasks that must meet high-quality requirements.
If we think that all tasks are just as important, we will pay as much attention to our CC messages as to our other activities. To reduce the time pressure, we are going to multitask. We are going to carry out both the information processing processes and the thinking processes simultaneously.
However, nobody can multitask. It is even impossible to focus on two things at the same time. If you try, you will make mistakes because you are not fully focused on a task. You get distracted faster and you start making mistakes. The so-called multitasking only puts you in more stress.
Say stop to the CC envelope!
You can imagine that a message with five CC recipients takes up a lot of time and energy. Not only with you, but also with those other four colleagues. And at a time when you are supposed to work efficiently.
Are you trapped in a CC culture? Then present your frustration to your supervisor. Try to get clarity about the rules for handling CC messages. It will reduce the workload for you and your colleagues, reduce your stress and sharpen your focus!
Who are we?
Milltain supports, with a team of experienced trainers, organizations in the prevention of stress and the (re) finding of work happiness in the workplace. Our training courses are aimed at managers within companies. A burnout quickly costs the organization € 70,000.
In addition to financial suffering, human suffering is great. Not only for the employee but also for close colleagues who have to deal with the blows. Before you know it you are in a negative vicious circle. | <urn:uuid:6e8fe5a5-ff79-49ae-b0d7-62c9585c7dfb> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://milltain.com/employee/cc-culture/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00075.warc.gz | en | 0.964326 | 1,070 | 1.84375 | 2 |
Since roughly one in four Americans won't do any business with organizations that have had a data breach, comprehensive API security is vital to protect your reputation, the safety of your users' data, and your bottom line.
However, as anyone in the software development world knows, finding and fixing bugs is an ongoing process - there will always be another bug to fix. That's why continuous testing is so important, especially in APIs. In this article, you will learn why continuous API testing delivers better and safer products at scale and what it takes to achieve proper continuous API testing.
TLDR Key Takeaways
Continuous API testing automatically runs a battery of security tests on your API throughout the entire DevOps cycle.
Traditional testing methods (penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, bug bounty programs) are time-consuming, costly, and not comprehensive.
Automated API testing platforms ensure complete coverage, including difficult-to-detect business logic flaws.
Continuous testing is almost impossible if your testing solution isn’t directly integrated into your existing CI/CD pipeline.
Continuous API testing runs ongoing, automated, evolving tests against an API to ensure high performance and security. This testing is typically carried out throughout the development lifecycle to catch any bugs or vulnerabilities before the API is released.
There are a few key factors that determine whether an API testing solution is truly continuous:
Automation: A continuous API testing solution should be automated to run tests independently, without manual intervention. This way, the testing process can keep up with the pace of development and ensure proper security testing against all changes before they're released.
Comprehensive coverage: A continuous API testing solution should provide comprehensive coverage of an API, including all endpoints and parameters, to ensure that no bugs or vulnerabilities slip through the cracks.
Adaptability: A continuous API testing solution should constantly evolve its tests to keep up with changes in the API landscape. As new threats arise, tests should be updated to address them.
Scalability: A continuous API testing solution should be able to scale up or down as needed, depending on the size and complexity of the API being tested.
Here is a summary of how each method stacks up:
Many CISOs and members of the AppSec community find it hard to believe that any platform can effectively automate API security testing to cover the entire OWASP list.
Those concerns are valid because finding the most dangerous vulnerabilities, like business logic flaws, is notoriously difficult because they're usually found deep within an application's code. To complicate the matter even further, business logic flaws aren't errors in the coding. Rather, these flaws exist in the application's logic, so any scanner looking for flaws in the code would fail to identify the dangerous vulnerabilities.
Application complexity, the vast number of endpoints, and ever-expanding potential attack vectors have historically made it impossible for any engineering team to programmatically test for all possible security flaws.
That's no longer the case.
With the help of recent advancements in machine learning, automated API testing platforms, like APIsec, provide continuous, comprehensive testing coverage of an API, including all endpoints and parameters.
Dev and security teams were historically stuck with limited options for protecting their APIs, the most popular being manual pen testing, vulnerability scanning, and bug bounty programs.
Let's quickly break down each testing method, how they work, and where they come up short.
Manual penetration testing is a process in which testers manually attempt to exploit vulnerabilities in an application.
Some concerning issues with manual pen testing include:
Vulnerability scanning is similar to manual penetration testing but uses automated tools to scan for known vulnerabilities. Vulnerability scanning can be a fast and cost-effective way to find some security issues, but it has several limitations, including:
Bug bounty programs consist of a crowd of ethical hackers who are paid to find and report vulnerabilities in an application. While this can be a helpful way to supplement other testing methods, it has several drawbacks:
Bug bounty programs, along with manual pen testing and vulnerability scanning, can often do more harm than good by creating a false sense of security.
Continuous testing is the only way to effectively protect your APIs from vulnerabilities, automating the entire process, including incorporating detailed reports directly into your CI/CD pipeline.
While pen testing, vulnerability scanning, and bug bounties can be valuable tools in your API security arsenal, they simply can't provide the same level of coverage or speed as continuous, automated testing.
The first step to protecting your APIs using continuous testing is finding the right tool. Up until this point, we have only covered continuous testing for API security, but that’s only one piece of the puzzle. To truly test your API continuously, you need to find a suite of tools that cover every part of the API journey from security to functionality. No matter what type of testing you want to run, you should evaluate solutions based on their ability to execute the options we covered earlier: automation, comprehensive coverage, adaptability, and scalability.
Next you should look at each solution’s ease-of-use, support, price, and any other feature that matters to you... here is a snapshot summary of tools that we love:
We actually broke these tools down in more detail when we wrote this post covering the Top 5 API Security Tools on the market today, when to use them, and why we recommend them.
Are you ready to start continuous API security testing? Here are three key steps to take as you work toward a continuous API security testing environment:
1. Identify any manual bottlenecks in your security process today, and automate them.
Automating as much as you possibly can is the cornerstone of continuous testing - not only will this strengthen your security, but it will free up your team to focus on other key tasks since testing will no longer require valuable human resources to perform (automation offers a significant, lasting ROI).
2. Integrate everything directly into Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery
It’s highly likely your organization is already leveraging CI/CD technology to improve product quality and developer productivity. Don’t “re-invent the wheel,” rather, leverage these same processes/technology to test new code when it’s ready without needing to manually trigger a test.
3. Leverage your current developer feedback loop
Finding a security vulnerability is only the first half of API security testing. Someone needs to fix them. This often requires inter-team communication for security engineers to recruit developers to fix these critical issues.
As we mentioned before, there are existing processes you can leverage to deliver feedback to developers without the added manual step. Integrating with Developer Ticketing or Productivity software is a guaranteed way to prevent slowing the pace of development without missed issues, which may lead to deploying exploitable vulnerabilities to production.
Continuous API security testing is well on its way to becoming the new norm thanks to its scalability, accuracy, and cost-effectiveness.
If you still haven't adopted continuous API security testing, you're almost guaranteed to leave your APIs exposed to data breaches and other cyber threats.
For years, organizations had to rely on pen testing, vulnerability scanning, and bug bounty programs to protect their API assets. APIsec offers a superior alternative to all of them.
By leveraging the power of AI and machine learning, APIsec can automatically generate and execute hundreds of custom-tailored attack scenarios based on the unique architecture of your API.
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Credit Score and Credit Rating – How Are They Linked?
If you have ever applied for an instant credit card, your bank must have checked your credit score before approval. But you may have also come across a similar term, credit rating. So, what is a credit rating? Is it the same as a credit score?
Lenders use credit score and credit rating interchangeably to convey the creditworthiness of an entity. Financial institutions use both measures to assess the credit risk of an individual or an organisation. A good credit score or rating signifies a low-risk debtor and assures lenders of their creditworthiness. Not to mention, using a credit card wisely is an excellent way to build your credit score.
So before you decide to get a credit card and apply online, it is best to understand your credit score. Although the two terms convey the same information, there are some distinctions that you must keep in mind.
Difference Between Credit Score and Credit Rating
Here are some distinctions between credit score and credit rating:
A credit score conveys the creditworthiness of an individual, while a credit rating describes the same for businesses or governments. So, banks will evaluate your creditworthiness using credit scores if you plan on getting a loan. Additionally, banks use your credit score to determine which loan or types of credit card you can apply for.
A credit score is a three-digit number representing creditworthiness in the range of 300-900. The closer you are to the upper limit, the higher your creditworthiness is. On the other hand, credit rating is subjective and depends on the industry and rating agency.
Commonly, agencies use a letter grading to express the creditworthiness of businesses and governments.
Here is an example of credit ratings from Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited:
Here, AAA signifies the lowest credit risk, while D signifies a high risk of defaults.
3. Issuing Agency
Several agencies issue credit ratings to corporations and governments. Credit Analysis and Research (CARE), CRISIL, and ICRA are some leading credit rating publishers in India. The credit ratings are backed by detailed reports that evaluate the solvency of an entity.
Companies registered under The Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005 can provide credit scores in India. Most banks in India rely on CIBIL’s credit score when issuing credit to an individual.
To assess the default risk of a business or a government, rating agencies generally look at the following:
- Financial statements
- Annual reports
- News pieces
- Industry reports
- Future projections
Credit score, on the other hand, depends on your:
- Payment history
- Outstanding loan amount
- Length of Credit History
- New credit you apply for
- Types of credit you use
Before you opt for a credit card and apply online, you can request your credit score online by visiting CIBIL’s website.
Credit score and credit rating define the same thing but for different entities. Financial institutions use credit ratings to assess if they can lend money to a company or a government. In comparison, a credit score decides if an individual can apply for a loan or an instant credit card. So, if you are in the market for a credit card, make sure to pay your dues on time for a high credit score. | <urn:uuid:9687cd90-4769-4cdf-8915-9132f4b3d797> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.scarsocial.com/credit-score-and-credit-rating-how-are-they-linked/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572908.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817122626-20220817152626-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.913467 | 746 | 2.90625 | 3 |
Letter from Office of Civil Rights-Bullying
5/16/2013 12:35 PM
Letter from the Office of Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education regarding Bullying and Harassment
As you know, student suicides resulting from the bullying and harassment activities of other youths have escalated in the recent past and much of the focus has been on school knowledge of and response to the bullying and harassing behavior. On Tuesday, October 26, 2010, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the U.S. Department of Education issued a Dear Colleague letter concerning schools’ obligations to protect students from student-on-student harassment on the basis of sex (Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972), race, color, and national origin (Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964), and disability (Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990). The letter clarifies the relationship between bullying and discriminatory harassment, provides examples of harassment, and illustrates how a school should respond in each case. I encourage you to share the information in this letter widely with your staff. The Dear Colleague letter and other relevant information are available on OCR’s website.
Additionally, Kentucky law has strengthened the school staff investigation and reporting requirements and includes the responsibility to report any knowledge or reasonable suspicion of conduct which would constitute victimization, commission of any felony offense specified in KRS Chapter 508, of a student by another student while on school premises, on school-sponsored transportation, or at a school-sponsored event. KRS 158.156 was passed by our state legislature in 2008 to require responsible supervision of the students entrusted in our care, both the students who would perpetrate these actions and those who would suffer at their hands. It bears noting that though the civil laws only protect students from bullying resulting from discrimination of a protected status, the Kentucky Penal Code, KRS Chapters 500 et seq., as well as other civil liability laws (e.g., libel and slander and intentional infliction of emotional distress) are not limited to acts against those with protected statuses.
The modes and frequency of bullying have increased through technology such as the Internet and chat boards. As a result, bullying is more pervasive by reaching students even in the once safe home environment. Please monitor student use of your school’s resources and the policies for use to ensure student bullying is not facilitated by these modes of communication. You will also want to review your school bullying and harassment investigation and response policies and procedures, in light of this information, and can contact our agency with any questions.
Again, we encourage parents and students to work with the local school district staff if at all possible to find and attain an amicable resolution of issues, including those of student safety.
Finally, if you are seeking legal advice regarding this matter, you can consult either the Children’s Law Center (CLC) or a private attorney. CLC is a non-profit organization that provides legal guidance and representation to families regarding educational issues such as this. Additionally, legal aid resources available to you can be found at: http://www.kybar.org/418. | <urn:uuid:4bfb530d-58be-4704-8341-6a78596a29df> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://education.ky.gov/school/sdfs/Pages/Letter-from-Office-of-Civil-Rights-Bullying.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280065.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00550-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952592 | 651 | 2.203125 | 2 |
Levitt Research Group Studies Local Refugee Experience
Out of Utica’s some 60,000 residents, as many as a quarter of them could be refugees, Shelly Callahan, the executive director for the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees (MVRCR), revealed in a recent New York Times article. The Center is a not-for-profit organization that has helped resettle thousands of immigrants from over 30 countries since its founding in 1979. Today, Utica is truly a mix of cultures, reflected in the more than 40 languages spoken by the 2,700 students at Utica’s Proctor High School.
This summer, a group of Hamilton researchers has observed firsthand the struggles and obstacles faced by the refugee community, both of recent arrivals and long-time residents. The team was supervised by Associate Professor of Anthropology Chaise LaDousa and Associate Professor of Russian John Bartle, and was supported by the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center.
LaDousa and Bartle worked with a team of six student researchers: Emily Banzer ’15, Christopher Rogers ’15, Edie Wilson ’15, Justin Long ’16, ; Gabe Rivas ’16, and Jeremy Cottle ’17.
Bartle, who has lived in Utica for 22 years, explained that refugees differ from immigrants in that they are fleeing danger, whether persecution, war, or something else, and are often forced to spend time, sometimes years, in crowded refugee camps while they are formally applying for asylum in another country.
The researchers worked with refugees at two facilities in Utica, the MVRCR and the Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES). At both spaces, the group sought to come to a better understanding of how refugees in Utica develop a new identity while simultaneously attempting to learn English and navigate American culture.
“The two institutions in which we worked devote enormous energies (with few resources) in an effort to enable refugees to acquire housing, speak English, and enter the labor market,” explained LaDousa. MVRCR is a nationally recognized leader in refugee services, “focused on enabling individuals and communities to promote and sustain their cultural identity, and increasing access to medical assistance and culturally and linguistically appropriate services to Limited English Proficiency (LEP) individuals within the community,” as its website details.
At both facilities, the team tutors, observes, and interviews the students and staff. They aim to gain an overall sense of the “refugee experience” for both new arrivals in Utica and those who have been here for years.
Two days a week the group worked with the Newcomers, recently arrived individuals between 17- and 20-years-old. Given the close ages of the newcomers and student researchers, the two groups bonded quickly, noted Bartle.
Describing the progression through the education courses, LaDousa explained, “The Newcomers is a program founded by the MVRCR and partly extended to BOCES, some of the Newcomers then join ESL classes at BOCES, and eventually move to the Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC, formerly the GED) preparation courses when deemed ready by their instructors.”
Many of the refugees have never left the city since arriving, so the Hamilton team has taken the newcomers on field trips to Fort Stanwix, the Erie Canal, and Hamilton College. While on campus, the Newcomers enjoyed a campus tour from student tour guide Cottle, a brief academic presentation by the Silas D. Childs Professor of Biology David Gapp, and the weekly community lunch sponsored by Staff Assembly Council.
The other two days, the group worked at BOCES with the ESL adults, working on cultural orientation and language skills. The classes also tutor the students in everyday activities like how to read and fill out forms, and order items from catalogues and online distributors.
The project had two main components, each headed by one of the professors. LaDousa focused on the educational experience of the refugees, similar to the topic he covered in his latest book, Hindi is Our Ground, English is Our Sky, an ethnographic study of Hindi- and English-medium schools in Varanasi, India.
Complexly interwoven with this American education are questions of identity, a focus of Bartle’s work this summer. The Refugee Project, a Digital Humanities Initiative (DHi) co-directed by Bartle, Janet Simons of the DHi, and David Chanatry of Utica College, released Genesee Lights in 2013, a film about newly arrived refugees in Utica. Bartle hopes to extend this project with data and material gathered this summer.
Although they looked for patterns and trends through their ethnographic research, LaDousa said that the team has discovered “that there is no one story to tell about refugees, anywhere.”
Citing the rich music, food and architecture of Utica, Bartle said he would like to see more of a relationship between the College and the city: “The type of diversity we have at Hamilton is truthfully not so diverse, yet we have this amazing linguistic and cultural melting pot 10 miles away.”
In fulfillment of their Levitt Research Grants, each student will complete a 25-page paper that analyzes a component of the group’s work. They will use interview transcriptions, photographs, classroom materials such as worksheets, textbooks and posters, as well as their fieldnotes, to address questions of identity, literacy, fluency, and American culture.
For example, Cottle, who will be focusing on classroom materials, said that he will is intrigued by what these materials assume about the students, about what the students already know, what sense of America, or “typical Americans,” the materials impart, and what they provide as “correct” English.
“Students have to acquire a kindergarten through 12th grade education in just a few years,” stated Banser. To complicate things further, “the teacher has to customize the curriculum based upon the needs and knowledge of each student, but also has to prepare them to pass the TASC,” she added.
Whether receiving ESL tutoring, taking general education courses, or being helped find a job or house, numerous organizations provide critical resources for refugees. Although the transition is lengthy and difficult, refugees eventually feel at home in Utica, finding comfort in ethnic neighborhoods, traditional cuisine, and religious institutions.
Emily Banzer is a graduate of Brockport High School (N.Y.)
Jeremy Cottle graduated from Innovation Academy Charter School in Tyngsborough (Mass.).
Justin Long graduated from the Park School of Baltimore.
Gabe Rivas graduated from Design & Architecture Senior High (Fla.)
Christopher Rogers is graduated from City on a Hill Charter Public School in Roxbury (Mass.)
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