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What is your current opinion of paying to store newborn umbilical cord blood for potential use in the future for treatment or cure of diabetes or other illness? The cost/benefit ratio still seems to lean toward not incurring the expense even if there is a chance your offspring may develop diabetes in the future, but money would not be a concern if there were a real foreseeable use for curing diabetes or other potential illnesses in the relatively near future. Our practitioner has also given us the option of donating the cord blood for research purposes. Obviously, we would have no control over its use and receive no benefit from it as it relates to our own personal future use, but it would help advance research science. Have you heard of this? If so, what is your opinion on donation of cord blood?
There just is not enough scientific evidence to warrant such expenses. I think that your summary is correct. As far as donating cord blood for other research, this is an individual decision. I would think it is easily done without much angst and, therefore, generally a nice and positive thing to do, however.
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Explanation: Get out your red/blue glasses and float next to Phobos, grooved moon of Mars! Captured in 2004 by the High Resolution Stereo Camera on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, the image data was recorded at a distance of about 200 kilometers from the martian moon. This tantalizing stereo anaglyph view shows the Mars-facing side of Phobos. It highlights the asteroid-like moon's cratered and grooved surface. Up to hundreds of meters wide, the mysterious grooves may be related to the impact that created Stickney crater, the large crater at the left. Stickney crater is about 10 kilometers across, while Phobos itself is only around 27 kilometers across at its widest point.
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Looming just over the horizon are four great storms that soon will have a major impact on nearly all the world’s peoples and their descendents for decades to come. We know these storms are coming, for we can clearly see their outlines and some are already beginning to feel the winds.
We don’t know the exact timing nor the order of these storms’ arrival. We do know that the order in which they come will be important to how these storms interact with what our lifestyles will be like in the years ahead.
The first storm is what we talk about in this column: the balance between oil depletion and production from new oilfields that will determine how much longer the world’s economy can continue in its present form. For the last 140 years, the world has had nearly uninterrupted access to a virtually unlimited supply of oil. Except in times of war and similar crises, if you could pay for the oil, you could have as much as you wanted. Soon, this will not be the case
Our second storm, a corollary of the first, is the balance among the ability and willingness of oil exporters to export, the price of oil, and the demand and ability to pay of oil importers. This is not quite the same as the availability of oil, for there will come a point when today’s oil exporters will not be shipping the desired quantities of oil to today’s importers. This reduction in size of the oil trade can be for any of several reasons.
As production from the giant Cantarell oilfield is dropping rapidly, many forecast that Mexico soon will be out of the oil exporting business. This is not because Mexico’s wants to stop exporting to the US; they simply will not have excess oil to sell abroad. Here we will have a component of storm one directly causing storm two – the reduction in world exports.
As Mexican exports, and those of other countries, start to dry up, either they will be replaced by increased production elsewhere in the world, or the richer countries will simply outbid the poorer ones for the available oil. There are many other reasons, besides inability to maintain production, which might cause a reduction in the oil trade. Terrorists might blow up some vital oil installation. Iraq could deteriorate to a state where no oil is available for export. Or Iranian relations with the West could go really sour. In these cases export flows could slow for reasons other than oil depletion.
Our next big storm is global climate change, which can interact with peak oil and export flows in many ways. Large temperature-induced hurricanes have and could continue to tear up oil production and import or export facilities. A really large and well-placed hurricane might establish the peak of peak oil.
However, there is another side to the “storm” of global warming. Most governments and world organizations, except maybe ExxonMobil, are saying that we really need to do something “serious” and fast about global warming. Serious and fast can only mean major cutbacks in the consumption of non-carbon sequestered fossil fuels. Here the problem is that short of a scientific miracle, large reductions in fossil fuel consumption are almost certain to cause serious economic problems.
For those for whom economic growth has become the Holy Grail of civilization, deliberately slowing economic growth is unthinkable. There are many, who believe they would rather see their grandchildren bake, starve, drown or what have you, than deliberately crash the stock markets with some fool emissions-reducing cap or tax.
Although it does not seem imminent at the moment, somewhere along the line governments are going to start capping the release of carbon from the burning of fossil fuels unless peak oil production or “peak oil exports” do it first. Should governments mandate major reductions in fossil fuel consumption before the geological or geopolitical peak in world production, then we could have global warming induced peak rather than a geological or geopolitical induced peak.
Our final storm is a great economic recession. It’s clear much is out of balance in the world’s economy— deficits, money supplies, world trade, and exchange rates to name a few. Should a major world recession or worse set in before oil shortages begin, then obviously the demand for oil will be reduced, production will slow and oil reserves would be stretched out.
The other side of the coin says that major reductions in oil supplies for either geologic or geopolitical reasons will undoubtedly cause serious economic reverses.
So there we have the great four part mix that will be a major part of all our futures: peak oil production, peak oil exports, global warming, and economic recession. They are all coming and they are all tied inextricably together. It is not yet clear which will affect our lives first. Right now it looks as if recession and peak exports are in the lead but things are changing rapidly. The only thing that’s sure is when these four storms have passed through, life as we have known it will never be the same. | <urn:uuid:fb4dcd89-a15e-40f7-b310-8c8314add7bd> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.resilience.org/stories/2007-03-01/peak-oil-crisis-4-facets-peak-oil/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280483.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00302-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965032 | 1,024 | 2.15625 | 2 |
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A force, also known as impulsive force, which acts only during a short time interval but which is sufficiently large to cause an appreciable change in the momentum of the system on which it acts. The momentum change produced by the impulsive force is described by the momentum-impulse relation. See Collision (physics), Impulse (mechanics)
a forceful collision between two bodies. In English the term “impact” is also sometimes applied to the impulsive forces acting in collisions. The concept of impact need not be restricted to the collision of solid bodies. For example, we may speak of the impact of a jet of fluid on a solid body and the impact of a solid body on the surface of a liquid. The Russian term for impact—udar—also has the meaning of shock and consequently is applied to a number of additional phenomena, such as a water hammer and the action of an explosion or shock wave on a body.
The interval of time during which an impact occurs is small and usually ranges from several ten thousandths to a few millionths of a second. The impulsive forces acting at the areas of contact of colliding bodies, however, are very large. These forces vary within broad limits during the time of impact and reach values such that the average pressure (stresses) at the areas of contact is of the order of 104 or even 105 kilograms-force/cm2 (1 kilogram-force/cm2 = 105 newtons/m2).
During the time of contact, the action of the impulsive forces causes a substantial change in the velocities of the points of a body. Other possible consequences of impact include permanent deformation, the production of sound waves, the heating of the bodies, and the occurrence of changes in the mechanical properties of the materials composing the bodies. When the impact speed exceeds its critical value, a body will fracture at the place of impact. The critical speeds for metals range from about 15 m/sec, in the case of copper, to about 150 m/sec or more, in the case of high-grade steels.
The change in the velocities of points of a body during impact can be determined by methods of the general theory of impact. As a measure of the mechanical interaction of bodies during impact, these methods use not the impulsive force P but the impact impulse S, which is the impulse of the force during the time of impact T. Since T is small, the impulses of all external forces (such as gravity) and the displacements of the points of the body during the impact are disregarded. The basic equations of the general theory of impact follow from theorems on the change of the momentum and angular momentum of a system in a collision. The velocities after the impact can be found by means of these theorems when the applied impact impulse and the velocities before impact are known. If the body is not free, the impulsive constraints can also be found.
When two bodies collide, the collision can be divided into two periods. The first period begins at the instant that points A and B of the bodies (see Figure 1) come into contact. At this instant their rate of approach is vAn – vBn, where vAn and vBn are the
components of the velocities vA and vB along n, the common normal to the surfaces of the bodies at A and B. This normal is known as the line of impact. By the end of the first period, the bodies have ceased moving toward each other, and part of their kinetic energy has been transformed into potential energy of deformation. In the second period, the reverse transformation occurs: the potential energy of elastic deformation is transformed into kinetic energy of the bodies, which are now separating. At the end of the second period, points A and B are moving apart at the rate VAn – VBn. If the bodies are perfectly elastic, the mechanical energy is completely restored by the end of the second period, and ǀVAn – VBn = ǀvAn – vBnǀ. On the other hand, the impact of perfectly inelastic bodies ends with the first period; in this case, VAn – VBn = 0.
When real bodies collide, the mechanical energy is only partially restored by the time the impact ends. The rest of the energy is lost as a result of the permanent deformation of the bodies, the heating of the bodies, and so on. Thus, ǀVAn – VBnǀ < ǀvAn – vBnǀ. The losses are calculated by introducing the coefficient of restitution k, which is assumed to depend only on the physical properties of the materials of the bodies:
In the case of impact involving a stationary body, VBn = vBn = 0 and k = – VAn/vAn. The value of k is determined experimentally. One method is to measure the height h reached by a ball in its rebound after falling freely onto a horizontal plate from a height H; in this case, . Experimental data yield the following values of k: 0.5 for wooden balls, 0.55 for steel balls, 0.89 for ivory balls, and 0.94 for glass balls. In the limiting cases of perfectly elastic and perfectly inelastic impacts, k = 1 and 0, respectively. When the velocities before impact and the coefficient k are known, it is possible to determine the velocities after impact and the impact impulse S acting at the points of collision.
If the centers of gravity C1 and C2 of two colliding bodies lie on the line of impact, the impact is said to be central; otherwise it is said to be eccentric. If the velocities vx and v2 of the centers of gravity before impact are directed parallel to the line of impact, the impact is said to be direct; otherwise it is said to be oblique. In the direct central impact of two smooth spherical bodies 1 and 2,
where ΔT is the kinetic energy lost by the system during the impact and M1 and M2 are the masses of the spheres. In the special case where k = 1 and M1 = M2, we have V1 = v2 and V2 = v1. In other words, spheres with identical masses exchange velocities during a perfectly elastic collision, and ΔT = 0.
To determine the duration of impact, the impulsive forces, and the stresses and deformations that the forces produce in the bodies, it is necessary to take into account the mechanical properties of the materials of the bodies, the changes in the properties during the impact, and the nature of the initial and boundary conditions. The solution of the problem is complicated not only by purely mathematical difficulties but also by the lack of sufficient data on the parameters governing the behavior of the materials of the bodies under impact loading. Consequently, a number of simplifying assumptions must be introduced into the calculations.
The most highly developed theory of impact is that dealing with perfectly elastic bodies. This theory assumes that the bodies obey the laws of elastic deformation during impact and that permanent deformation does not occur. A deformation at the region of contact propagates through such a body as an elastic wave at a speed that depends on the physical properties of the material. If the time required for the wave to pass through the entire body is much less than the duration of the impact, the influence of elastic vibrations may be neglected, and the nature of the contact interactions during impact may be considered to be the same as in static loading. H. Hertz’ contact theory of impact is based on these assumptions. If the time required for elastic waves to pass through the body is comparable to the duration of the impact, the wave theory of impact is used for calculations.
The collision of bodies that are not perfectly elastic is a considerably more complicated problem and requires taking both elastic and plastic properties of materials into account. In solving this problem and the associated problems of determining the mechanical properties of the materials of the bodies during impact, studies of the structural changes in the bodies and of fracture processes rely extensively on the analysis and generalization of the results of numerous experimental investigations. Experimental studies are also carried out on the specific characteristics of impulsive loading at high speeds (of the order of hundreds of meters per second) and in explosions. In the case of direct contact between the explosive charge and the body, the explosion can be considered equivalent to a collision at speeds of up to 1,000 m/-sec.
In addition to the collision of bodies, collisions of molecules, atoms, and elementary particles are studied in physics (see also ATOMIC COLLISION).
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Rinehart, J., and J. Pearson. Povedenie metallov pri impul’sivnykh nagruzkakh. Moscow, 1958. (Translated from English.)
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The High Fives Foundation is awarding 46-year-old Sean Crossen an Empowerment Grant for $3,900 in financial aid during recovery from a life-altering injury sustained while skiing in Crested Butte, Colo. The Empowerment Grant will allow Crossen to focus on his recovery, and not worry about living costs.
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Lets Educate Our People About Thalassemia To Stop This Disease
Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder characterized by less hemoglobin and fewer red blood cells in your body than normal. Several types of thalassemia exist, including alpha-thalassemia, beta-thalassemia intermedia, Cooley’s anemia and Mediterranean anemia.
Hemoglobin is the substance in your red blood cells that allows them to carry oxygen. The low hemoglobin and fewer red blood cells of thalassemia may cause anemia, leaving you fatigued. If you have mild thalassemia, you may not need treatment. But, if you have a more severe form of thalassemia, you may need regular blood transfusions. You can also take steps on your own to cope with fatigue, such as choosing a healthy diet and exercising regularly.
One decision which I want to give it to all of you is before getting married have a CBC (Blood test) so that a girl and a guy do not regret all of their lives, as it is one of the painful diseases for the parents of survivors. If you are a carrier of thalassemia get it cured on time before it’s too late, it’s a disease we all can stop it by educating ourselves about it. I request every journalist to speak and write about this disease.
General questions people have in their mind and that is what are the symptoms of it, Thalassemia symptoms include:
Yellow discoloration of skin (jaundice)
Facial bone deformities
Signs and symptoms of this disease may vary upon the stage you are in of Thalassemia. Some babies show signs and symptoms of thalassemia at birth, while others may develop signs or symptoms during the first two years of life. Some people who have only one affected hemoglobin gene don’t experience any thalassemia symptoms.
Family history of thalassemia. Thalassemia is passed from parents to children through mutated hemoglobin genes. If you have a family history of thalassemia, you may have an increased risk of the condition.
Certain ancestry. Thalassemia occurs most often in people of Italian, Greek, Middle Eastern, Asian and African ancestry.
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If you’re into baking and you have a thing for savory pies, bread, and pizza you can use your food processor whenever a recipe calls for kneading.
The best food processor for kneading dough works great on any type of dough you can come up with. It is usually not difficult to find a recipe that features an easy homemade bread, so why not experiment with your food processor?
Why You Need a Good Food Processor for Kneading Dough?
Most people use a mixer with a dough hook to make their dough. What do you do if you don’t have a mixer with a dough hook? You can either make the dough by hand or try something else?
But there is another way that is quick, easy, and can save time in the kitchen! Make your dough in the food processor!
In this article, we are going to talk about the best food processors for kneading dough, along with some tips for choosing the best dough-making food processor.
What is a Food Processor?
A food processor is a kitchen appliance capable of performing many different functions. It can chop, puree and slice ingredients with ease, making it an essential tool in any cook’s arsenal! It is usually equipped with several sharp blades that rotate at different speeds.
Using a food processor can make your cooking experience much easier as it cuts down tremendously on the time you spend preparing meals. Any part of the meal that requires slicing, dicing, or chopping will become much faster and easier.
What are the Advantages of Using a Food Processor to knead dough?
People are starting to use their food processors for more than just chopping vegetables or grating cheese because they want an easier way to do things in the kitchen. The idea of using a food processor might seem unusual at first but it makes perfect sense if you think about how often we use our hands and fingers when we make bread by hand-and those same hands get tired after a while.
There are some obvious advantages when using your food processor for kneading dough, so keep reading if you’re not convinced yet.
One advantage of doing your baking is the ability to make delicious homemade bread and pastries that save you time and money. By using the best food processor for kneading dough, you’ll have a much easier time preparing the dough for your bread and pastries.
A food processor will make light work of kneading dough and it can also help you to save a lot of time, especially if you have planned on making multiple loaves or pizzas.
Kneading dough is not the only use for a food processor.
Food processors are quite versatile tools so aside from kneading dough, you can also use them for other kitchen tasks such as making homemade baby food, chopping fruits and veggies, or shredding cheese.
Even though the appliance can process a great deal of food, it is also an excellent tool for mixing ingredients such as heavy cream and eggs.
It will not only cut down on your prep time but also ensure that all your dishes are prepared in the right consistency, whether creamy or lumpy.
Choosing the Right Food Processor for Kneading Dough
If you are considering using your food processor for kneading dough, then choosing the right model will help to ensure that your experience is a pleasant one.
You don’t need to spend hundreds of dollars on the best food processor for kneading dough just because it comes with extra parts and attachments.
Some models come with one dough blade but there are models which include multiple blades for kneading, mixing, and chopping.
If you plan on using your food processor to make homemade bread dough then you will probably want a model with at least two types of blades. A good quality processor will have everything that you need to prepare your favorite recipes from scratch without taking up much space on your kitchen counter.
Here are some things you need to take into consideration before buying a food processor.
Know your needs: What will you be doing with your food processor? If you plan on using it for kneading, then make sure the model has a dough blade. You will also need something that can blend large amounts of ingredients quickly and efficiently like a large capacity processor with at least 8 – 10 cups/ml.
Know your budget: Buy the best food processor for kneading dough that you can afford. There is no point in skimping on such an important appliance in your kitchen if it means compromising quality for cost. You’ll save money in the long run because of a longer life span and less hassle from fixing things up constantly.
Know your noise levels: A lot of food processors are quiet and won’t keep you awake at night when you’re trying to do other tasks in the kitchen.
Know your safety: Is the bowl safe to put in the dishwasher? Is it BPA-free and do you need to hand wash parts after each use?
Knowing your needs, budget, and safety concerns are important but don’t be afraid to consider other factors that might come into play when buying a food processor.
Know how much storage space you have available: Understand the space in your kitchen and how much counter space you may have available. If you are short on space, consider buying an easy-clean model which is also lightweight and portable so that it doesn’t take up a lot of room in your kitchen storage area.
Know the approximate serving sizes for your family/friends: Consider whether you need to knead dough in larger batches or if you will be preparing your dough in smaller amounts. Even though some models are designed to hold 10 cups of flour, there may not be enough room for the ingredients to move around properly when kneading large batches. The more compact food processors can process batches that are about six cups at a time which is more than enough for most recipes.
Decide how many functions you want the food processor to have: Another thing to consider is the simplicity of using your new machine and whether you are comfortable with operating all its buttons. The best food processor for kneading the dough should be able to operate several different functions, depending on the types of recipes that you are planning to make.
Most people’s basic needs are a processor that can quickly mix ingredients, slice veggies evenly, or make homemade bread dough but some models can have a host of other features as well.
Top 5 Best Choices for Dough Kneading: A Detailed Review
There are many food processors on the market today that have been specifically designed to knead the dough quickly and efficiently while leaving you with less mess to clean up afterward.
Here are the five best choices for models on the market today with a detailed review of what they offer so you can find one that suits your needs perfectly.
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Cuisinart DLC-8SBCY Pro Custom 11-Cup Food Processor
The Cuisinart DLC-8SBCY Pro Custom 11-Cup Food Processor is the perfect kitchen appliance for any cook. This processor has a wide variety of accessories that allow you to make everything from pesto sauce to ice cream, and it can knead dough or grate cheese with ease.
According to the manual, this processor can knead bread dough with no more than 5 cups of all-purpose flour and no more than 3 cups of whole-grain flour. Although these are some limitations when making and kneading dough in this model, there are still other ways that you can use this processor with other recipes that don’t involve as much flour.
The BPA Free work bowl holds up to eleven cups of ingredients, which lets you prepare larger quantities in one go. It also comes with an instruction book full of recipes and guidelines on how to get started using the machine.
This Cuisinart food processor is a must-have for any home chef who wants more room in their kitchen cabinets!
Ninja BN601 Professional Plus Food Processor
The Ninja BN601 Professional Plus Food Processor is one of the best and most popular on the market. This blender is perfect for people who are looking to make smoothies, pureed soups, sauces, dough for pizza or other items, and more.
The 1000-peak watts that this blender provides allows it to process anything with speed and precision. It can tackle tough ingredients with ease.
Kneading dough is a breeze with this food processor. It kneads 2 lbs of dough in as little as 30 seconds.
This food processor also comes with a variety of attachments including a cutter blade, shredder disc, soup blade, slicing disc, dough blade, and more to make numerous kitchen creations. The one thing that stands out about this blender is how easy it is to clean. The blades and discs are completely dishwasher safe so cleanup will not be a hassle!
The Ninja blender has a 9 cup capacity to hold all your ingredients. It also comes with strategically placed vents for steam release making it easy to add hot liquids without worrying about burns or spills.
This food processor offers 4 Auto-IQ programs for easy food prep. Simply press the Auto-IQ button and choose from smart technology to complete your tasks.
Note: The Ninja BN600 Professional Plus Food Processor is pictured above and is available at Walmart.com. It has a 850-peak watt motor instead of a 1000-peak watt motor.
Hamilton Beach Professional 12 Cup Spiralizing Stack & Snap Food Processor
The Hamilton Beach Professional 12 Cup Spiralizing Stack & Snap Food Processor is full of features to make your life easier.
The spiral blade attachment allows you to create veggie noodles with just a few turns, while the ribbon blade will cut uniform strips for salads and more.
The adjustable slicing blade lets you slice ingredients in six thickness settings from paper-thin to 2mm thick.
If you need coarse or fine shreds, use the reversible shredding blade that also doubles as a chopping and pureeing tool. The dough blade kneads bread dough quickly and easily so it doesn’t turn into a sticky mess on your countertop as other food processors do.
With 450 watts of power, this food processor has enough power for all types of ingredients.
The 12-cup sealed bowl with a pour spout is easy to clean with just a quick rinse. Accurate measuring lines on the mixing bowl make it easy to keep track of your ingredients as you work!
Other Hamilton Beach Professional 12 Cup Spiralizing Stack & Snap Food Processor Features:
- convenient storage case keeps all attachments organized and easy to find
- 6 blades plus a spatula and recipe booklet included
- dishwasher safe attachments and bowl
- made from BPA free plastic
- hand wash all other parts.
Oster Total Prep 10-Cup Food Processor with Dough Blade
The Oster Total Prep 10-Cup Food Processor with Dough Blade is a powerful tool for making delicious gourmet meals and sauces.
Using the dough blade, hands-free kneading of homemade pizza crust, cookie doughs, or bread is possible.
The work bowl offers a large surface area to handle ingredients without needing to cut them first. It also has an extra-large feed chute that allows for continuous food processing without interruption.
If you need precision when working with soft products or hard products, this model has two speeds and pulse speed options as well as an S-shaped blade so you can mix or chop your ingredients precisely.
This device includes other functions such as slicing and shredding that are both reversible stainless steel disks so you can experiment with new recipes and reinvent dishes. It is dishwasher-safe for cleaning.
The Oster Total Prep 10-Cup Food Processor with Dough Blade comes with a dough blade, S-blade, stir/mix attachment, reversible shredding and slicing discs, spatula, recipe booklet, and a storage case to keep your accessories in one place.
KitchenAid KFP1318CU 13-Cup Food Processor
The KitchenAid KFP1318CU 13-Cup Food Processor is designed for the cook who needs a large 13-cup food processor. The 13-cup bowl makes this a perfect food processor for dough making.
This model has an ergonomic handle and a high-capacity work bowl that can accommodate whole fruits or vegetables, including potatoes.
The included storage caddy for the accessories is a thoughtful addition to the 13 cup food processor. It fits neatly inside the food processor for easy access and is also easy to move around.
The unit comes with four different blades: slicing, shredding, dough blade, and French fry cutter. It also features a removable lid with a snap-lock ring to prevent spills when adding ingredients during processing.
You can easily adjust the slicing thickness with the Exact Slice disc. Just change the thickness from thick to thin on the adjustable slicing disc for the perfect cut.
It’s not the smallest food processor on the market, but it is big enough to hold lots of food without taking up too much space in your kitchen.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is a food processor good for kneading dough?
Yes! The food processor can help you quickly and efficiently knead dough in just minutes. It also helps you mix dry and wet ingredients with even distribution for the easiest doughs that you’ll ever make, which helps you avoid unmixed pockets of flour in the dough.
Try recipes that are easy to make. This Food Processor Pizza Dough by Williams Sonoma would be a good one to try.
If I mix the dough in a food processor rather than a dough mixer will I also need to knead it?
You’ll need to pour it out on a floured board and knead it by hand a few times.
How to Know When Dough is Ready in a Food Processor?
The dough is considered ready when it is no longer sticking to the sides of the food processor. If you can run your finger across and feel that it has been sufficiently kneaded, then you know that it’s time to move on to a new step in your recipe.
How Many Watts Should A Good Food Processor Be?
A high wattage machine will have a more powerful motor which means it can cut through tougher items such as ice cubes faster than a lower wattage machine. It’s not important to choose a high wattage machine when you want to process basic food items like chopping onions and tomatoes but if you want to make dough or shred meat then you’ll need something with higher power above an 800-watt motor.
What Does A Food Processor Dough Blade Look Like?
The blade is made of plastic and is curved. It’s shorter and a bit blunter than the typical metal blade. Use the metal curved blade if you want to do the best job kneading bread in your food processor. It will get the job done faster and can handle all the various types of flour you may use.
Final Thoughts …
We hope we’ve helped you with some good information about the best food processor for making and kneading dough.
Choosing the best food processor for kneading dough is a rather simple process. You want to choose a powerful food processor that meets your needs and has multiple blades (preferably stainless steel blades), including an S-blade and dough blade to get more versatility out of your purchase. If you can’t find a food processor that includes the dough blade, you can use the stainless steel s-blade for making and kneading dough. A large feed chute or large feed tube is also recommended for ease in pouring the flour into the food processor, especially when making bread dough.
There are many different sizes and brands available so finding one that fits your needs and into your kitchen without taking up too much space shouldn’t be difficult at all!
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The BHC includes student clinicians engaged in the behavioral sleep medicine (BSM) training program. Students in the BSM Training Program are trained in the identification and diagnosis of sleep disorders, administration of assessment tools and clinical interviews, and treatment of sleep disorders using non-pharmacologic techniques such as cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I). The program offers continual supervision and support for each student from sleep experts Dr. Michael Grandner, Dr. Denise Rodriguez Esquivel, and Dr. Daniel Taylor. Students are trained to treat patients experiencing difficulty with sleep disorders, sleep state misperception, CPAP compliance (i.e., systematic desensitization), and phase advance or phase delay syndrome (i.e., chronotherapy).
The BHC offers individual therapy services for people experiencing seep disturbances such as insomnia, nightmares, and difficulty with CPAP adherence. Individual therapy services for sleep disturbance in the BHC all use approaches supported by a large body of research. These treatments primarily focus on behavior change and include conversations on common, unhelpful thoughts about sleep.
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We are a multi-disciplinary department comprising the areas of Business Management, Human Resource Management and Information Systems. Programs in our department include undergraduate degrees in Business Management, Computer Information Systems and Ph.D. areas of study include Information Systems and Human Resource Management. Several undergraduate minors are also hosted in the MIS Department.
Our curriculum provides you with a solid theoretical foundation in your chosen major or minor, as well as exposure to practical applications in your area of study. As such, internship experience is strongly encouraged.
Department Chair for Management and Information Systems
Having a degree in Management or Information systems provides knowledge that will make you marketable in every business sector and industry; nonprofit, for-profit and government.
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT MAJOR
The Business Management program trains you in the functions of management with a solid base in accounting, finance, marketing and administration to gain entry-level management positions. The curriculum teaches future leaders how to motivate, communicate and engage. You will have the knowledge base to attain managerial positions in a number of occupational fields and entrepreneurial ventures.
COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS MAJOR
The Computer Information Systems program teaches you how to create and manage complex digitized information systems. You will have gained knowledge in programming languages and problem-solving skills within system development to attain entry-level positions as computer analysts, programmers and developers.
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The Bachelor of Business Administration in General Business is for students who desire an in-depth understanding of all business areas rather than a specialized area of business, i.e., accounting, business management, computer information systems, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, managerial marketing and marketing. The major courses are offered face-to-face and/or online, thus enabling flexibility for students.
Human Resources management Major
The Human Resource Management program prepares students for leadership positions in human resource departments by imparting them with the ability to identify, analyze and solve complex, human-resource-management issues and to develop transformational work environments. Students are provided with the tools needed to master compensation and benefits, human resource planning, training and development, performance management, staffing, analyzing and designing jobs, analytics and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, global human resource management and employee relations.
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COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS MINOR
A computer information systems minor is designed to complement your primary career field by providing knowledge of large, complex, computer-based information systems and hands-on experience with the computer technology required to design and implement these systems.
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Offering a good mix of courses from business and healthcare, this minor introduces you to the ever-important role of business management in the expanding healthcare industry. This minor is self-contained and assumes no prior knowledge of business or healthcare principles and concepts.
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT MINOR
The human resource management minor focuses on both theory and practical aspects of how successfully managing a firm’s human resource practices can provide competitive advantages.You will learn human resource staffing; performance management, training and development; compensation; employer/employee rights and responsibilities and human resource information systems management.
The management minor provides you with a basic core of business management courses, that emphasize strategic management, leadership and the human resource management. You will gain an overview of managerial functions and develop expertise that will add value to your career.
PH.D. IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
The Ph.D. in Business Administration with a concentration in either Human Resource Management or Information Systems provides you with research and teaching skills to join university faculties in the United States or internationally. These four-year programs include coursework, comprehensive examinations and a dissertation.
As a CIS or Business Management major, you may use an internship as credit for your major. If you are a junior in good standing and meet the minimum cumulative and major GPA requirements, you may be eligible to receive credit. Talk to your advisor or visit the College of Business Administration Career Services Office for more information.
Asli Arikan is an Assistant Professor of Management and Information Systems. She is featured in the the A+ journal, Journal of Finance, for her research titled “Corporate Acquisitions, Diversification, and the Firm’s Lifecycle.”
The mission of the Management Information Systems Association (MISA) is to serve as a forum for students with an interest in Computer Information Systems to become more aware of the CIS curriculum and technology in today’s business world. MISA connects CIS students together to network amongst themselves,in addition to networking with business professions from the corporate world.
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management. SHRM’s mission is to advance the human resource profession to ensure that HR is recognized as an essential partner in developing and executing organizational strategy. Joining the KSU student chapter of SHRM provides you with membership in the national organization providing networking, resume advice, job prospects, and career information.
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|Possible Sasquatch Hair Sample from Finding Bigfoot|
Of most interest to us was the hair sample. The hair sample had been found by a tribal game officer on an animal trail leading from a location where a bigfoot had been recently seen. It was found on some broken branches more than eight feet above the ground, which would seem to rule out that it was buffalo (which are kept nearby), bear, deer, or human hair. Roger had in his possession enough hairs to spare some for us to have tested for DNA material. In hair, all of the viable DNA is found in the medulla, or hollow center shaft of the hair. This is a bit problematic because bigfoot hair tends to have fragmentary medullas, if any is present at all. However, a DNA lab in Oklahoma City called DNA Solutions offered to test the sample to see if any material could be extracted for testing. If nothing else, they could examine the hair and tell us what animals the could eliminate as a possible source for the hairs. Also of value is that they could get the results back to us in about a week.
Dr. Brandt Cassidy of DNA Solutions was unable to extract any DNA material from the hairs. He said that the samples were just too old and had not been stored in the the optimal way to prevent the gradual breaking down of the DNA material. However, he was clear about a few things. While superficially similar to a person’s hair, the hair did not appear to be human in origin. First off the hair shafts had tapered ends which would indicate that the hairs had never been subjected to a hair cut. Another difference that was found was that the medulla width was different than what is commonly found among humans. I was supplied with photographs of his microscopic analysis, and I was interested in the fact that the hairs showed to have a reddish tinge when lit from behind, even though the hair appeared to be black when viewed against other backgrounds. This reddish tinge is another distinct characteristic of bigfoot hair.
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Lindsay Conner writes all about her sewing and more at Lindsay Sews. She’s also co-founder of the popular Craft Buds site and editor at CraftFoxes. Learn more about Lindsay in her introduction, and don’t miss the HST Quilt Block PDF included below. She also has a link to the Brackets Quilt and a mini tutorial she created based on the blocks she made with today’s tutorial.
We asked Lindsay to share her technique for making Half Square Triangles here today. (Half Square Triangles are also known as HSTs.) Lindsay’s tutorial will have you sewing up eight half square triangles at a time! Imagine what you can create…
Hello! I’m Lindsay, and I’m excited to share my new favorite way to make half-square triangles (HSTs), a basic quilting unit that is used in many quilt blocks. In the past, I’ve made HSTs one, two or four at a time. But did you know that there’s an easy to sew HSTs eight at a time?
With this time-saving method, you’ll be able to finish your bee blocks in record time! Let’s get started.
Materials for One Block:
- Four 9” fabric squares in different prints
- Rotary cutter, ruler and mat
- Pencil or pen
- Sewing machine, iron, thread and sewing pins
Block Size: 12.5” unfinished OR 14.5” unfinished. Both sizes of blocks have 16 HSTs per block.
* Trim HSTs to 3.5” for 12.5” unfinished block. Good for swaps and bees requiring a standard-size quilt block.
* Trim HSTs to 4″ for 14.5″ unfinished block. Good for making a larger quilt and maximizing your fabric.
To get started, choose two fabrics and cut them into 9” squares. I chose one light and one darker fabric for contrast. Tip: You can easily get four squares from one fat quarter, when calculating fabric needed for a quilt top.
Stack the fabric squares with right sides facing to the middle. With your pen or pencil and a ruler, draw straight lines from corner to corner, making an “X.” You’ll draw on the wrong side of just one of your fabric squares.
Pin the squares together to avoid shifting, and stitch lines 1/4” to the right and left of each of your marked lines.
Before you do any cutting, use your ruler and pen to draw a vertical line through the center of your fabric, and then draw a horizontal line the same way. You should now see an “X” (with stitch lines) and a plus sign.
Use your ruler and rotary cutter to slice along the lines you just drew (the plus sign). You should now see four equal quadrants, each with stitch lines going from corner to corner.
Cut along the marked line of each quadrant, yielding two HSTs.
Open your HSTs and press the seam with an iron. I like to press my seams open, so they stay flatter in the finished quilt block, but you could also press your seams toward the darker fabric.
Flip over your HSTs, and use a ruler with a 45-degree mark to trim the blocks. Align the diagonal of the block with the 45-degree mark on your ruler, and trim off the corners and edges.
* Trim to 4” x 4”: I trimmed my blocks to 4” each, to make a quilt as large as possible, thus maximizing my fabric.
*Trim to 3.5” x 3.5”: You may want to trim your blocks to 3.5”, which yields a 12.5” unfinished block. This is a common size for quilt blocks, and works well for bees and sampler quilts.
You should now have eight half-square triangles, enough for half of your block.
Repeat this process with two additional 9” fabric squares. Here is my second set of eight HSTs, made from contrasting fabrics.
Here is my 14.5” x 14.5” quilt block! I think this design looks like brackets, and I’ve used this color scheme to piece together a quilt.
If you’d like to stop by my blog, I’m sharing my Brackets Quilt and a mini tutorial, inspired by the block above!
Once you’ve completed a set of 16 HSTs, you have enough to make a good variety of quilt blocks. I’ve put together a free PDF showing eight sample blocks you could try with your half-square triangles. The number of designs you can make with your HSTs is nearly endless!
I hope you’ve enjoyed learning how to make half-square triangles eight at a time.
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Esther goes to the beach with her friend Jody, Jody’s boyfriend Mark, and a man her age named Cal. She and Cal talk about a play in which a mother considers killing her son because he has gone mad. Esther asks Cal what method he would use if he were going to kill himself, and he says he would shoot himself. This answer disappoints her; she thinks shooting oneself a typically male way of committing suicide, and decides that not only would she have little chance of getting a gun, but she would not know where to shoot herself even if she did get one. She decides to try to drown herself in the ocean. Cal swims out with her, but decides he cannot make it to the rock that is their destination. Esther continues swimming, thinking she will continue until she tires, and then let herself drown. As she swims, the mantra “I am I am I am” thuds in her mind.
She thinks of that morning, when she tried to hang herself. She removed the cord from her mother’s bathrobe and walked around the house looking for a place to hang the rope. She could not find a suitable place, however, and tried to kill herself by pulling the rope tightly around her neck, but every time she started to feel woozy, her hands weakened and loosened their hold on the rope. She thought of going to a doctor again instead of killing herself, but then imagined living in a private hospital and impoverishing her family with the cost of her care, and ending up in a state hospital.
Esther decides not to swim to the rock, as she thinks her body will rebel and regain its strength by resting on the rock, and she decides to drown where she is. She pushes herself down through the water, but every time she dives, her body bobs to the surface.
Her mother says that Esther should pull herself out of her depression by thinking of others, so Esther volunteers at the local hospital. On her first day, she must deliver flowers to women who have just given birth. Esther throws out the dead and dying flowers and rearranges the bouquets, which displeases the women. They complain, and Esther runs away from the hospital. Esther considers becoming Catholic, thinking the Catholics could talk her out of suicide, or let her become a nun, but her mother laughs at the idea of a conversion to Catholicism. Esther goes to visit her father’s grave for the first time. After some effort, she finds his stone and begins to weep. She realizes she has never cried about her father’s death; she did not see his corpse, and she was not allowed to attend his funeral, so his death never seemed real to her. Her mother never cried either, but smiled and said he would rather die than be crippled for life.
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According to a new report published by Allied Market Research titled, “ — Organic Spices Market by Product Type, Form, and Distribution Channel: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2019 – 2026,” the global organic spices market size was valued at $272.8 million in 2018, and is projected to reach $406.6 million by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 5.1% from 2019 to 2026. In 2018, North America accounted for nearly 30.64% share of the organic spices market.
According to the USDA, the organic food segment is the fastest growing segment in the food & beverages industry in terms of value sales. North America is the dominant region in the global organic food & beverages market, owing to rise in number of health-conscious consumers seeking healthy and clean label food products in their day-to-day life. Apart from North America, other key countries around the globe have witnessed a gradual shift in preference for healthy food products, which includes organic food. As per USDA stats, in 2016, more than 180 countries have reported to have untaken organic crop agriculture accounting for nearly 1.2% of the global agricultural land. This has eventually paved a path for organic spices market to generate significant value sales.
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Spices have been enduring higher demand from the household and commercial sector around the world. It has been used as an effective coloring agent, flavoring agent, or even as a preservative in various cuisines. Asia-Pacific is the largest market for various types of spices due to higher rate of spicy food consumption. Chinese food, Thai food, and Indian cuisine are prepared and served using these spices. Turmeric, chili, pepper, ginger, and coriander seeds are some of the spices gaining higher traction in the Asia-Pacific region. Moreover, over the past couple of years, the Asia-Pacific organic food market has witnessed significant growth in terms of value sales, owing to rise in awareness regarding various health benefits associated with the consumption of organic food products among its consumers. Thus, Asia-Pacific accounts for the highest value share in the global organic spices market.
Some of the key non-profit organizations have been taking necessary steps to boost the production of organic spices. For instances, in 2015, the Indian Spices Board started promoting the cultivation and export of organic spices from India with special emphasis on organic production of spices in North Eastern states. The Spices Board provides 50% subsidy for various programs such as support for vermicompost units, establishment of bio-agent production units, organic seed banks (production of organic planting materials/nurseries), organic value addition/processing unit, and organic farm certification assistance. Furthermore, a 12.5% of cost production subsidy is provided for the organic cultivation of ginger, turmeric, chilies, seed spices, and herbal spices. Similarly, in 2013, Organic Trade Association (OTA) partnered with Indian Competence Centre for Organic Agriculture (ICCOA) to host U.S. companies in India to learn about the organic spice global trade. Organic Trade Association (OTA) is membership-based business association for organic agriculture and products in North America. As a result, these initiatives taken by such organizations provide opportunity for global organic spices growth.
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Varying and stringent trade regulation is one factor that is expected to hamper the organic spices market growth. Most of the foreign countries impose or regularize its trade regulations, which make it difficult to import organic spices for food manufacturer at one point. They even incur various other costs such as higher transportation cost as well as maintenance cost, which makes the organic spices much costlier.
The key players profiled for organic spices industry in the report include Organic Spices Inc., UK Blending LTD, The Watkins Co., Daarnhouwer & Co, SunOpta Inc, Spice Chain Corporation, Husarich GmbH, Sabater Spices, AKO GmbH, and Pacific Spice Company, Inc.
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Key Findings of the Organic Spices Market :
In 2018, based on product type, the turmeric segment accounted for around 34.8% organic spices market share, growing at a CAGR of 4.9% from 2019 to 2026.
In 2018, based on form, the powder segment accounted for 32.3% share of the organic spices market and is expected to growth at the highest CAGR of 4.7%.
In 2018, based on region, Asia-Pacific accounted for a prominent market share and is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 4.7% throughout the forecast period.
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The Top Issues Fixed By a Cosmetic Dentist: What To Know
If you are concerned with the appearance of your smile, it is important for you to reach out to a dentist as quickly as possible. The sooner the issue is addressed, the better the prognosis might be. If you improve your smile, you may find it is easier to speak, eat, and sleep at night. Furthermore, there are a lot of people who experience Improvement in their mental health once they get their smiles fixed.
At Mark J. Williamson, DDS, it would be our pleasure to work with you to improve your smile. We provide you with access to some of the most experienced dental professionals in the area, and we can help you by giving you the smile you have always dreamed of. Take a look at some of the most common dental issues that a cosmetic dentist might be able to fix. Then, give us a call to schedule an appointment.
1. Stained Teeth
Stained teeth are one of the most common problems that a cosmetic dentist can address. There are numerous reasons why your teeth might be stained. For example, if you drink a lot of coffee, tea, or soda, your teeth might be stained. Or, if you have a congenital issue, your teeth might be predisposed to discoloration. There are plenty of people who also develop stained teeth because of a medication side effect.
Regardless of the cause, we have treatment options available. With access to professional teeth whitening treatments, we can help you find the perfect shade for your teeth. Furthermore, because the treatments are being administered by a professional, you can limit possible complications and side effects, which means reducing the potential for teeth hypersensitivity. If you want to learn more about the teeth whitening treatments we have available, reach out to us today.
2. Missing Teeth
If you are missing one or more teeth, this is another issue that a cosmetic dentist might be able to address. There are plenty of treatment options available. Some of the most common treatment options include:
- Dental Implant: If you are looking for a permanent option that can replace one or more missing teeth, a dental implant might be for you.
- Dental Bridge: If you are looking for a temporary replacement option, or if you are simply looking for something less invasive, a dental bridge might be right for you.
- Dentures: If you have to replace most or all of your teeth, then dentures might be the best option for you.
The right option for one person is not necessarily the right option for somebody else. You need to think about the features and benefits of each treatment option before you decide on which one is best for you. Our team would be happy to walk you through the process.
3. Chipped Teeth
If you have teeth that have gotten chipped, we can help you with that as well. For example, you might be involved in a motor vehicle accident that results in oral trauma. Or, you may play contact sports, which means that you may have chipped one of your teeth. There are plenty of people who chip their teeth running on the pool deck as well.
This isn’t necessarily a permanent defect. We have plenty of treatment options that can help you restore, reshape, and improve the appearance of chipped teeth. For example, you might benefit from veneers. It would be our pleasure to work with you personally to find the best treatment option to address chipped teeth.
4. Overlapping or Overcrowded Teeth
If you have teeth that are overlapping or overcrowded, it can be a serious oral health concern. If your teeth are too close together, it can be very difficult for you to brush and floss your teeth properly. Therefore, you might be predisposed to developing cavities. Furthermore, overlapping teeth can make it very hard for you to eat, chew, and speak. If we can address this issue and then we can significantly improve your oral health.
We have plenty of treatment options available, and we will customize them to meet your needs. It depends on how many teeth we need to move, how far we need to move them, and how fast we need to move them. Some people may benefit from braces, while other people may benefit from Invisalign. Allow our team to work with you to help you find the right treatment option.
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Our team can even help you fix a variety of jaw issues. For example, if you have a severe overbite, you may have a difficult time eating certain types of food. We have several treatment options that can help you address an overbite, making it easier to talk and eat. This is called malocclusion, and we can help you address the concern.
In addition to an overbite, some people have an underbite. As the name suggests, this means that the lower teeth may stick out in front of the upper teeth. It can lead to a lot of the same issues, including problems eating and talking. We have several treatment options available, and we will work with you personally to help you find the right treatment plan to meet your needs.
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These are just a few of the many examples of potential cosmetic issues that a cosmetic dentist can fix. If you want to put your smile in the best position possible to look its best, you need to work with the right dentist. At Mark J. Williamson, DDS, we have become one of the most trusted dental practices in the area because we always put the needs of our patients ahead of our own.
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"The crew is bedded down for the night, and here's an announcement from mission control."
"Hello Apollo 11 Houston, we've got the network all configured for the TV, you can, eh, start any time you want, over." "Okay, we'll, eh, reconfigure the TV for that."
"This is Apollo Control Houston at eighty-seven hours and thirty-one minutes now into the flight of Apollo 11. The Apollo 11 space craft continues on its frontside pass above the moon. We're now less than ten minutes away from, eh, loss of signal. The Apollo 11 crew are currently in their rest period. We've, eh, received, eh, no indication yet that any of the three crew members are actually sleeping, eh, although all three appear to be in a very restful mode."
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How can I be sure that I am buying a digital TV (DTV)?
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What is the difference between “Integrated” DTVs and DTV or HDTV “Monitors”?
An Integrated DTV set is a television with a built-in digital tuner (also referred to as “a DTV”). A digital tuner is also sometimes called a DTV decoder or DTV receiver. If you have an Integrated DTV, you will not need any additional equipment, with the exception of a broadcast antenna (either a rooftop antenna or “rabbit ears” connected to the set), to receive over-the-air digital broadcast programming. Integrated DTVs can also receive and display analog broadcast programming, so you can continue watching analog broadcasts.
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Can you imagine yourself completing a 100-km mountain trail in 48 hours and — if this is not enough of a challenge — begging your family, friends and colleagues to part with some hard-earned cash and sponsor you? What’s more, could you do all this voluntarily for the sake of a good cause? If so, welcome to the Oxfam Trailwalker and the world of charity challenges.
Fundraising based on physical activities such as walks, runs, bike rides or mountain treks have become popular in Japan in recent years. Participants raise money to support a nonprofit organization by collecting donations or pledges for completing a pre-determined course.
Walking a trail of 100 km from Odawara to Lake Yamanaka in the vicinity of Mount Fuji is a tough yet rewarding experience. This is the Japan Trailwalker, the latest regional twist on an event that started in Hong Kong. The original trail was based on a grueling military drill for Nepalese Gurkha soldiers posted to the former U.K. territory with the British Army. It is now a public fundraising event that has spread to Australia, the U.K. and New Zealand.
The first Trailwalker in Japan was held in 2007. This year’s third round will take place from May 22 to 24. Participants raise at least ¥120,000 per team to support Oxfam’s work around the world. Anyone with the right level of training and commitment to the challenge and the cause can still sign up at www.trailwalker.jp/en/.
Akiko Mera, executive officer at Oxfam Japan since 2003, has seen the event through from the idea stage to organizing the upcoming third walk. The inaugural Trailwalker saw 150 teams at the starting line, last year 200 teams signed up, and this year about 250 teams are expected to brave the course.
Mera is positive that this event still has plenty of room to grow. “It is a chain reaction like in the movie ‘Pay It Forward,’ ” she says. “One challenge brings on another challenge.” In the film, a young boy snowballs social change by paying good deeds forward rather than back.
Fredrik Wass, a native of Sweden, will take to the trail for the first time this year. “Raising money for charity while pushing yourself to achieve a tough challenge, this is a great combination. Working towards a good cause and involving friends and family for support means it is not only an event for ourselves, but for people around us as well who help us along and support Oxfam with their donations.”
Briton Tim Bennett is already a Trailwalker Japan veteran. He will be participating for the third time later this month. “I think it’s like many things in life. If you get involved then you feel much more committed and mentally rewarded.” In 2008 his team raised close to ¥500,000.
Run for the Cure/Walk for Life, held annually in October, is organized by the charity of the same name, whose stated mission is to eradicate breast cancer in Japan. The course around the Imperial Palace in Tokyo attracts a crowd of about 1,000 people, including runners, walkers and their supporters (see www.runforthecure.org/events/index_en.html ).
There is a participation fee-cum- donation of ¥5,000 per person. In 2008 a total of ¥6.7 million was raised. These funds were used to purchase much-needed mammography equipment that was donated to Japanese hospitals.
Amy Dose, an American woman, took part in the Run for the Cure last year to show support for her mother and her two aunts, all of whom are cancer survivors. “A few years ago, my mom, aunts, sister, cousin and I all traveled to Chicago (our halfway point) to participate in this charity walk/run. We did it for three years consecutively. It was a great time for female bonding and a little travel, and above all we did it for a very good cause. Since I couldn’t travel back to the U.S. this year, I decided to run it here in Japan in their honor.”
The Tokyo English Life Line (TELL), a registered nonprofit organization, organizes the TELL Charity Walk and Runathon (see www.telljp.com/index.php?/en/event/runathon_2009 ), also around the Imperial Palace. This year on May 2nd saw the 10th anniversary of this event. Participants make a ¥3,500 donation and all proceeds go to support TELL’s work of providing confidential counseling and support to Tokyo’s international and Japanese communities.
“The TELL charity run was yet another great reason to get out there and support the community at the same time as getting some exercise,” says Dose, who participated in this run too. “I like running, so I’ll find a cause or organization that I really want to support and then let my feet do the rest.”
The organization with probably the longest tradition of charity runs in Japan is the YMCA. Their International Charity Runs are a series of “fun run” relays that take place in 13 locations across the country. The Tokyo run has been held for 23 years now (see tokyo.ymca.or.jp/charityrun/charityrun.html ).
“A physical challenge combined with a fundraising challenge is suited to Japanese people’s social-contribution mind set,” says Emiko Tokunaga, executive director of the Foreign Community Supporting Committee (FCSC) at the National Council of YMCAs of Japan. “It is truly a case of killing two birds with one stone, because people can train their body while contributing to raising funds for charity.”
The participation fee is a donation of ¥100,000 per team, and all proceeds go to the YMCA Challenged Children Project. The CCP initiative organizes camps around Japan to provide opportunities for children of disadvantaged families to experience the outdoors.
Apart from charity challenges organized by nonprofit organizations, there are also initiatives undertaken by individuals in support of their charity of choice. This writer ran the Tokyo Marathon to raise funds for The Condor Trust for Education, a charity registered in the U.K. ( www.condortrust.org/ ).
At the first Tokyo Marathon three years ago, I managed to raise ¥520,000, and at this year’s I made another ¥150,000. The Condor Trust provides children from low- or zero-income homes in Ecuador the opportunity to go to secondary school and ultimately to find work.
Chris Patrick, founder of The Condor Trust, says: “Global contacts and the Internet have brought exciting new possibilities to link people around the world in order to improve lives. We raise money from people in many countries. Some Japanese friends and contacts have been very generous in their support, and we decided to use the Tokyo Marathon as a way of trying to increase donations.”
Leigh Norrie rode his bike across all of Japan’s prefectures and wrote a book about his journey to raise funds for the Chi-Ki Children’s Foundation ( www.chiki.ca/ ), a Canadian- and U.S.-registered charity that supports the education of children in Laos and other Third World countries. Including funds from events related to the bike ride, donations and sales of the book, he managed to raise around ¥400,000.
Combining a personal challenge with a fundraising objective is a great way to help the wider community. “It would be a waste to not even try to combine the two challenges,” says Norrie. “The worst thing that can happen is that you raise no money. I learned a lot from my experience, and about how much more could be done.”
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Today’s Gospel: Mark 1, 40-45
Today’s Gospel brings to mind two questions. The first is, “How does Christ respond to me in my weakness?” The second is “How does Christ want to respond through me to others in their weakness?
The leper was considered unclean, and was meant to distance himself from the healthy population. He was constantly reminded of his condition and was relegated to a hopeless existence as he awaited certain death. We see ourselves in him. Whether our weakness manifests as disease or habitual sin, we can easily withdraw from society and live in hopelessness. But the leper took a risk, he approached Christ and knelt before him; he risked rejection and rebuke. He humbled himself. And there in his humility he met the Merciful Christ, who perfectly healed him. There is hope in our seemingly incurable condition, but it is only found through the path of humility that leads us to the feet of Christ.
But lest we forget, we are not only the leper. We are Christ’s ambassadors; his hands and his feet. We must go where we went and touch who he touched. Every day we are surrounded by the hopelessly weak. Are we willing to step outside of social conventions, and enter into conversation and relationship with others in order to bring healing to those who are sick and dying (either physically or spiritually)? Let us always be ready to offer the hope of life in Christ.
What weakness do I need to bring to the feet of Jesus? What small way can I give healing and hope to another person today?
Lord of Mercy, shine a light on my weakness today, help me see what things I need to humbly offer to you for healing. Give me courage to offer that same healing to others.
Copyright 2016 Timothy Putnam
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Kids will most likely show signs of autism by the time they reach the age of three or four. The symptoms will vary from mild to severe depending on the child. Most children with this disorder will have difficulty interacting with others and may have problems using non-verbal communication such as making eye contact and using facial expressions. In children with autism who are able to speak, they may have a high pitch tone, unbalanced speed, and rhythm. When you see your child having these symptoms, you should help them get the proper aid they need as soon as possible. There are many counselors or therapists who provide quality therapy for kids with autism. Here are some of the most effective therapies.
The Best Therapies To Treat Kids With Autism
1. Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapists study human growth patterns and development. This is through learning the basic skills needed for a person to interact with their environment through their daily activities. Therapists will first observe how the child with autism does tasks for their age. They will ask parents to record their child for a day to see how he or she interacts in their current environment. Once the therapists have gathered all the necessary information they need, they will then create a program for your child.
2. Applied Behavioral Analysis
There are many types of behavioral therapy and the best one that works well for kids with autism is applied behavioral analysis (ABA). This therapy is focused on helping children achieve their goals and be able to distinguish right from wrong. A therapist will work with a child with autism for more than 40 hours a week in a one-on-one setting. The therapist will first observe the child and then plan goals. The therapist will then reward the child for each goal he or she achieves while ignoring negative actions. This will, in turn, help the child gain skills that will help them cope with their environment at home and in school.
3. Play therapy
Play therapy is used for children suffering from trauma, anxiety, and mental illness. This is because playing allows a child to release their feelings and develop a healthy behavior. However, the methods used to treat these illnesses are not the same methods used for children with autism. A good play therapist will sit on the floor with your child and set toys that your child finds interesting. The therapist will then choose another toy that is similar to the chosen toy, and try to block how the child is playing with his or her chosen toy. If the child responds, then there is a relationship that has begun. Over time, the therapist will help the child develop skills such as taking turns, building their imaginative skills, and other thinking skills to help the child cope with groups or other children.
Why early treatment is better for you child
Many parents that have detected autism in their child tend to neglect the fact that they should treat the disorder early. Parents think that they should just allow their kids to run around and play. However, most kids with autism lack the skills to play appropriately, and they often just perform repetitive acts that don’t seem to have an effect on them.
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It's well known that organizations with nefarious and often criminal goals support and distribute malware and spyware that allows them to snoop on and/or manipulate people's computers. However, what is less well-known is that some of the people behind spyware are ostensibly the "good guys"—law enforcement officers who install the software on suspects' computers to assist them with their investigations.
The existence of "policeware" is not well-known, but the US government has used this sort of software before. In 2001, federal agents obtained permission from a judge to enter a suspect's home and install keylogging software on his computer. The rationale for this unusual mode of investigation was to get around encryption software such as PGP and the web e-mail service, Hushmail, that the suspect was using. More recently, FBI agents used a virus to bust a bomb threat hoaxer.
So, given the fact that federal investigators and possibly other law enforcement personnel are using spyware to monitor suspect's computers, what happens when said suspects run antispyware programs?
A fascinating CNET survey of top antispyware vendors found that of 13 software companies, all of them stated that it is currently their policy to detect police spyware. When asked if they had ever received a court order to stop detecting police spyware, nine of the companies denied having received such a request. Computer Associates said they were not sure, and both Microsoft and McAfee declined to comment on the question.
Sounds good, right? Notably, a few companies admitted that they would whitelist policeware if it were requested, including the maker of ZoneAlarm, a popular firewall app. More interesting, CNET said that when asked flat-out if they would whitelist for the police when asked, the question was sometimes ignored.
The issue of checking for police spyware has come up before. After the Hushmail incident, an article was released about the FBI developing a new form of spyware delivered as a virus called Magic Lantern that could be installed on users' computers without a agent having to be physically present at the computer. According to an Associated Press article from 2001, McAfee Corporation contacted the FBI after the Magic Lantern story broke to "ensure its software wouldn't inadvertently detect the bureau's snooping software and alert a criminal subject." McAfee later denied that such contact had taken place.
The issue of whether or not the government should be allowed to electronically snoop in this way is a contentious one. Many people would agree that if a search warrant has been previously obtained for a suspect's house as part of a criminal investigation, the installation of snooping software would be an acceptable extension of that search.
However, the recent NSA wiretapping scandal shows that the federal government is not always going to bother obtaining search warrants in the first place, and considers casting a wide net of surveillance to be an acceptable method of counter-terrorism, despite the fact that it is of dubious value as such. As for court orders to anti-spyware companies to not detect policeware, no such orders have been confirmed and Kevin Bankston, an attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, told CNET that "the government would be pushing the boundaries of the law if it attempted to obtain such an order." However, this too could be circumvented by using the Wiretap Act.
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Introduction: This article is an excerpt from presentations by Michael D. Haughey, P.E., to the Colorado Chapter of the US Green Building Council at the "Fall Greening Conference", on September 23, 2003; and the keynote address to the Rocky Mountain Chapter of ASHRAE (the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers) at their annual Technical Conference on September 25, 2004, and to other groups. It is a subset of the concept of Integrated Design. Those presentations began with background material about the need for extreme energy use efficiency and sustainability in the design, construction, and operation of buildings. Those concepts will be discussed in other articles. This article begins at the question: "What does the future hold for building energy efficiency and sustainability". Some explanatory material has been added to broaden the article to be suitable for a general audience.
Many excellent and noble concepts have been developed over time to address the question of how to make buildings more energy efficient. A concept that gained momentum during the introduction of direct digital control systems (modern computer controls) in the 1970's and 1980's was that of Intelligent Buildings. It was thought that by now buildings would be learning from how occupants used their building and anticipating and adjusting to their needs. Prototypes were installed and there seemed to be momentum building. However, good old fashioned economics would not be overcome. While some controls are sold as "intelligent building controls', in reality they are not. The market place continued to demand lower and lower costs. Meanwhile the coming energy crises looms and global warming and climate change are already happening.
An Intelligent Building, as originally conceived, would need a number of components. It would need sensors to tell it what is happening throughout the building as well as in the exterior environment. These would include temperature, dew point (or humidity), concentrations of various gasses such as oxygen and carbon dioxide, concentrations of various pollutants such as nitrous oxides and ozone and excessive levels of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, and sensors to know how many occupants were in the building and where and their level of activity. There would be mini-computer programs, or algorithms, to compare what the sensors were reading to the levels that the occupants desire. Other computer programs would learn from how the building reacts to changes in building use as well as external weather changes. A historical database would contain information about weather and the information gained from the learning program. Predictive logic would take all of this information and use it to predict how the building will respond to changes in both use and weather, and that would feed into programs to adjust the building systems to accommodate those changes. All of this would result in an automatic response to the occupants needs.
The concept of "Integrated Design" has also been gaining momentum. Traditionally, an architect would develop concept designs in response to the owners requirements for a building. Once developed, those design would be given to the engineers to add their systems to the design. While the architect does have a good idea of what typical systems, such as heating, cooling, and lighting systems, will need in terms of space and other accommodations, it remained common for there to be surprises that led to less than optimal results. The concept of Integrated Design brings all stakeholders together from the beginning. Not only are the engineers involved in the concept design phases, but the future building occupants as well as the nearby community are often involved as well. In this way the systems can be integrated into the building design from the start and have the benefit of the perspective of a wider variety of eyes. While economics still preclude this from truly occurring in many if not most designs, it is becoming more widely accepted. Combining Intelligent Building concepts with Integrated Design concepts paves the way for Living Buildings.
I believe that Living Buildings are now the ultimate goal, depending, of course, on how "Living Buildings" are defined and implemented. In many cases, they will be able to take advantage of and optimize the earlier concepts of Intelligent Building Design. The Living Building concept is simply that the building itself becomes essentially a living entity responding to the environment and the needs of the occupants in an energy-efficient and sustainable manner. The components of the building begin to take on multiple roles. Where heating an cooling systems were once completely separate systems attached to and hidden within the building structure, now we would be designing building components, such as walls and windows, to BE the heating and cooling system.
To see how this might work, I like to use the "Human Analogy". The building acts like the biological systems of the human body - one derivation of the term "Living Buildings". A number of examples can be envisioned:
The human body sweats to remove heat - a building can use evaporative cooling systems and roof sprays
The human body constricts exterior blood vessels to increase insulation - a building needs a variable insulation system
The human body dilates blood vessels to pump heat to the exterior for efficient heat removal - buildings can do the same
The human lungs clean and filter the air we breath - the building mechanical systems filter and clean the air, and can do a better job with available technology
Windows and other openings provide light and self-adjust as needed
Window glass changes shading characteristics as heat or light needs change, or as the brightness of daylight (sunlight, direct or indirect) changes
Physical shading devices adjust themselves automatically to provide cooling (or really, avoidance of heating)
The building becomes the mechanical system:
The building mass stores heat or cool from night to day and vice versa
Natural ventilation - stack effect - provides ventilation: cross ventilation and wind towers are some of the concepts already in use
Fresh air is tempered through ground heat exchangers as well as by being passed through rows of plants
The building "sweats" to help remove heat (roof sprays and vegetated walls)
The building becomes the electrical system:
PV (photovoltaic) circuitry built into the building exterior provides electricity from the sun
Natural ventilation and wind towers coupled with wind turbines also generate electricity
If you think of buildings acting like the human body, and then expand the thoughts to other living systems, there opens up a vast array of ideas and possibilities. We will then also be using "biomimickry" to design buildings. What ideas can you think of?
The Challenge is partially to develop new technologies, however many of these technologies already exist. The larger challenge is to apply the technologies and concepts economically and to integrate capital, utility cost (operations), and productivity budgets. Many government entities, such as school systems, are plagued by the requirement to keep capital and operating budgets completely separate. Thus capital can't be spent to reduce operating costs through energy savings.
A significant advantage to a well-designed Living Building, also true of a welldesigned sustainable building, is that it can be inherently more comfortable and a healthier place for humans. Comfort and health in turn can lead to increases in productivity. Think for a moment how fast you work when you are hot and uncomfortable and your lings hurt from breathing fumes vs. being cool and breathing fresh air while being bathed in a light breeze. Try to put a percentage to how much slower you move when you are trying to keep cool in a hot environment. Now we can take a peak at the numbers. A 1% productivity improvement when converted to salaries and overhead costs is about equal to the annual energy budget for a typical building. How does that compare to your estimate?
A word of caution is in order. In the interest of saving energy, some building designs count too much on the occupants accepting a lesser level of thermal comfort, yet the sales pitch for the building includes the anticipated productivity improvements. However, if the building is less comfortable, it is likely that the anticipated productivity improvements will not occur. We must be realistic in assessing what is comfortable and recognize that each individual person is different. Therefore one of the most important features of an Intelligent Living Building is the ability to adapt to the requirements of each occupant without excessively increasing energy consumption. Clearly there is much work to be done in this area.
There remains much to be done in developing the overall concepts as well. New technologies need to be developed and implemented. Technologies need to become smarter yet simpler to use. And unfortunately we are running out of time. There is an urgent need to achieve Intelligent, Living Buildings. If you doubt that we still have a long way to go, ask your local or favorite architect or engineer to describe the latest "Intelligent Living Building" project they have worked on. If you get more than a blank stare, or a denial of the concept, then look at the building yourself and see if you agree that it is truly an effective Intelligent Living Building (built in an environment that really requires a building to protect occupants from the environment, that is to say not in Hawaii).
Finally, to put some perspective into where we are now in terms of efficient building systems, here are a few examples.
Lights can now be controlled to change their output in response to daylight using photocells. Lights can also be turned on and off depending on whether people are in the room using motion detectors of infrared technology. Heating, cooling, and ventilation systems can be controlled in coordination with the lighting systems to use les or no energy when occupants are not present. Task lighting (lights on individual desks for example) can be used to dramatically reduce the overall light energy used in a space, keeping the general light levels much lower.
A number of efficient technologies are also available. Direct and indirect evaporative cooling systems can be effective in some climates and combined with mechanical technologies in intermediate climates. Ground Source heat Pumps can use the earth to store heating and cooling energy and thereby dramatically improve the system energy use efficiency. Variable speed motors are used for pumps and fans to save energy at conditions that are less than full load. High efficiency motors, as well as high efficiency boilers and chillers are also in use now.
Heat recovery systems are in use in a wide variety of applications to take waste heat or "cool" and recycle it back into the system to save energy. Natural ventilation can be integrated using controls to provide cooling when available and automatically (or manually) turn itself off when mechanical cooling is needed (or the converse - turn of the mechanical cooling when natural ventilation is in use).
Do you recognize any of these technologies from the building where you work?
The list of current technologies goes on, and the future list of Living Building Technologies will hopefully be a long one as well.
I expect that in the future architects, owners, engineers, and occupants will work together to "engineer" buildings as active, "living" systems that put more energy back into the grid than they use and also help to clean the air and water in the nearby communities. Countering the effects of climate change and peak oil demands no less.
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Michael D. Haughey, PE, HBDP, CEM, LEED AP is a Mechanical Engineer with over three decades of experience in Mechanical Systems Design, Analysis, Consulting, Energy Studies, Energy Audits, and Sustainability Consulting. His experience includes design of HVAC, fire protection, plumbing, and energy management systems for a wide array of facilities, including institutional, commercial, industrial, and residential.
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One of the school goals today is for children to have an easier time with languages and end up being bilingual to boost their careers and opportunities in the not-so-distant future. For a few years, most public schools have offered bilingual education, but is it enough? Many parents consider the option of sending their children abroad in the summer to “settle” the language in question, have a dose of reality and get out of their comfort zone. However, there are many options available and each has its own pros and cons:
1. LANGUAGE COURSES
Language courses, lasting about three weeks in most cases, are an excellent way to study a language while making friends from all over the world and enjoying a beautiful experience. These courses are aimed at both minors and students or professionals, since the reasons for taking these intensive courses may be different: a few weeks of summer vacation while English is activated , a short stay in a destination such as London or New York at the same time to get to know the city, a professional need to improve the language or to prepare for the official Cambridge or Trinity exams.
These exchange courses to learn languages are expensive, but there are many scholarships for students that can help you if you are thinking about this option for yourself or your children. The price will vary depending on the accommodation chosen: you can live with a host family or in a student residence. The host family option is recommended if your children are younger: the family will take care of the meals, will have more rules of coexistence and will be more content. They can also stay in a residence with other students. Fun there is guaranteed, but maybe they don’t practice the language as much as they will tend to go with other Spaniards.
In the camps , the children will be much more controlled, since there will always be a pending monitor who will be responsible for their care. Therefore, they guarantee to learn languages in a safe and fun environment, where they will make friends from very different countries . In these camps, you learn in a practical way, since they have from class lessons to specialized immersion programs in different types of subjects, such as art, sports, excursions …
Classes in these camps are usually taught by local teachers and the lessons include group work, role plays, discussions and tasks such as ordering in shops or bars and learning through interactive games in the real world that will encourage this exchange of cultures to be satisfactory.
The only negative of this type of camp is that they do not interact with children from their own country , so they end up in a group with people who speak their language and limit themselves to practicing only in the activities proposed with the monitors. Of course, as a first dive abroad, it is highly recommended.
3. AU PAIR
Going to work as an au pair or internal nanny abroad is a good way to fully immerse yourself in the culture of the country. Living with a native family and working taking care of children in exchange for food, a house and a small salary , allows anyone to have a unique experience in another country without spending practically no money.
The au pair (usually girls) tend to stay at home 3, 6 or 12 months, and their functions are usually basically look after the children, take them to their various after school and play with them. For children it is also beneficial, since the cultural exchange provides them with a unique teaching . Some au pair programs also include house cleaning, although this is not the norm.
These programs are limited to girls between the ages of 18 and 26, although there are exceptions. If you are thinking of going to work as an au pair , we recommend that you look for a family that lives in a central area, that before leaving you establish the contract conditions (daily hours of work, days in the week, specific functions and salary) and that Also, look for an English academy to attend.
4. FARMS ABROAD
These programs, called WWOOF (World-Wide Opportunities in Organic Farms) aim to put farms in contact with people who want to live an experience in another country, being in continuous contact with nature. Basically, it consists of working on these farms for a specific period of time in exchange for food and accommodation.
These programs are not only for learning languages, but also for learning a very interesting lifestyle, related to organic farming and animal husbandry .
The fact is that these programs are more focused on young people of at least 16 years old. Keep in mind that on these farms there is a wide spectrum of ages, as there is an impressive variety of WWOOFers: young people looking for a first experience abroad , exchange students, recent graduates, adults looking to learn languages, married couples, retired …
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Small Game Folders.
Aman lost in the vast wilderness of Australia declared he would not trade his big survival knife for a rifle. He went on to back it up with multiple uses and his eventual return to safety. Knives intended for heavy-duty outback chores, especially folders and fixed blades for big game, are the most appealing. But for every time a big blade comes forth to shave a piece of wood into kindling, build a hasty shelter, or make a buck, bull or boar field ready, the little one surrenders myriad services. The pocket or jackknife is named for Jacque (Jack) De Liege (so the history lesson goes). The Swiss Army knife was invented in 1881 when Karl Elsener made a wooden handle model with screwdriver, punch and can opener. The rest is, as they say, history, and both types serve well for small game and birds.
And then there is the small game knife, alone in its own niche. It’s not as romantic as the Bowie, nor as serviceable as the big survival blade, and less efficient than the larger fixed blade or folder for big-game work. But for the hunter who goes for rabbits and squirrels, as well as bullfrogs, possums, game birds of all stripes, and other small edibles, the little knife is just right.
For me, make this special knife a small folder. On a recent woods hunt for the colorful and totally edible Abert’s tree squirrel, I had along a duo of special little knives that did the job to ultimate perfection. Its designer named them the Spike and Rover, two selected as examples of the small-game knife family.
The responsible company, Knives of Alaska, is now located in Dennison, Texas, a little warmer clime over the previous location in the Great Land. Charles Allen, Alaska big-game guide, bush pilot and outfitter, came up with the set. He hand-tests all of the company’s products and built the foursome with D2 High Carbon Tool Steel (RhC: 59-61) with tough Micarta handles. Both use the friction lock system and are USA-made with a limited lifetime warranty.
Along with the Spike, there is the Model 400, a Spike on steroids, but still only 6.20″ open at 2.0-ounces (the Spike is 5.25″ open at 1.4 ounces). The Ranger, sized like the 400, but with a drop point rather than spear blade, is an option too. Of course, all the knives are widely suitable for everyday carry as well as small-game/bird work.
For rabbits, my choice is the Spike solo or similar knife with spear point blade. For squirrels, make it the Spike plus the Rover, or a similar combination spear and drop point. The rabbit wears his fur coat in relaxed looseness corresponding with its sedate nature. The squirrel prefers the more stylish sleek fur coat fit close to the body matching its frenetic lifestyle. One slit amidships on the rabbit and the hide peels off from middle-to-head, middle-to-tail. But the bushytailed often requires actual skinning and that’s why I like the duo. The pointed blade eviscerates — rounded blade skins.
The rabbit is number 1, tree squirrel number 2 in the small-game world, and both have fed prehistory man to pioneer to astronaut. There are a few wrinkles turning these worthy edibles into superb table fare. Field care is first, of course.
For Mr. Rabbit, make a circular belly cut, and pull the hide off fore-and-aft. Slit the belly skin open from anus to neck. Whirl the opened carcass swiftly to expel innards via centrifugal force, and scoop out the rest. Remove the head and lower limbs. Let the meat cool, but don’t leave it unattended in the snow bank I chose once — only to find all the tasty loins eaten by magpies.
For Mr. Squirrel, it’s much the same field job, with a little skinning to remove the tighter hide. At home, larger knives go to work. Both edibles cut easily into five pieces: two front legs, two back, and the “back strap” or loin section. Vital on the rabbit is to slit down the backbone, then peal the tough cover tissue off and discard.
To make tender, parboil the meat, which for me means 20 minutes in a pressure cooker. Make sure the water fully covers the meat and add 4 to 6 tablespoons of soy sauce, 2 of Worcestershire, a couple cloves of garlic if you want, along with some salt and pepper and seasoned salt — exact ingredients are your choice, and certainly not specific. Remove the meat from the cooker. Heat a frying pan about medium with canola oil. Brown the pieces nicely, while finishing to cook to done, just through. Lower heat and add water to just cover meat, plus several bouillon cubes and simmer. A few condiments on the meat are okay, but no salt in the frying pan please. Those bouillon cubes are salty enough. Serve de-boned meat pieces over white rice. Slather all with broth from the frying pan and put veggies on the side. You can’t go wrong with this cooking method.
The lowly rabbit and second-class squirrel afford countless hours of enjoyable and healthy field life. Both are available with long seasons in most places, including that after the big-game hunt period when winter sets in. Neither rabbit nor squirrel hibernates, although the squirrel is prone to sit out bad weather in his den. I never attempt to hunt the bushytail in strong rain or wind, although I have had success during a mild snowfall.
Available, cheap to hunt, often close to home, good to eat — made totally ready with that small-game knife — we’re lucky to have both of these open season prizes in abundance! Don’t be afraid to try it out. It’s fun and a good reason to dust off that old single-shot .22 you no doubt have.
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Torrential flooding in Germany, the Czech Republic and other parts of Central Europe led to payouts by insurers exceeding $4 billion in June alone, the latest annual report from the Sigma research institute has found.
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ECE497 SPI Project
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For this project we wanted to further improve documentation available for sysfs kernel drivers with the Beagle Bone. To do this we have interfaced an LED light strand by Adafruit with a sysfs kernel driver utilizing SPI. In doing so we have created an easy to use interface to the light strand while also maximizing data throughput.
The kernel driver for SPI is installed in the A6A version of the beagle bone.
We have integrated some code to work with a SPI radio device (What radio device?). The code is located at github.
To get started hook up pins 30 (D12) and 31 (A13) to SPI Data (sometimes referred to as Master) and SPI clock.
Then echo 0 into both:
beagle$ echo 0 > /sys/kernel/debug/omap_mux/spi0_d1 beagle$ echo 0 > /sys/kernel/debug/omap_mux/spi0_sclk
to select the pin mux for SPI.
So far we have done research on how Linux interfaces with SPI and we have integrated the SPI interface with current code that we have for an SPI radio. We also have explored methods of interfacing the SPI LED strip with a user to create a pleasant experience, such as creating a website to change the colors, or adding a possible twitter reader that would change the lights based on tweets.
We want to develop a driver that will interface with SPI and potentially create a sysfs userspace utility for the LED strip.
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While a juvenile is in the custody of the Kansas Department of Corrections(KDOC) Juvenile Services Division, he/she will be assigned a case manager who is responsible for the placement and monitoring of the juvenile's needs and progress. The case manager will have ongoing contact with parents, placement providers, counselors, and school officials while responsible for the writing of a Case Supervision Plan which will guide the progress of the juvenile's treatment.
The case manager will meet with the juvenile as necessary and help guide the juvenile to a successful future, ideally to include reunification with the family. The supervision given by the case manager will include arranging for services for the juvenile and his/her family while the youth is in placement and upon his/her return home to help ensure the originating problem does not continue. After a period of stability, the case manager will ask the court to release the juvenile offender from KDOC custody. The time frame in which to achieve successful completion of programming and successful reintegraton differs with the needs of each juvenile.
KDOC is responsible for payment of the majority of the costs associated with these services, in conjuction with Medicaid. However, this does not preclude the parents' rights and responsibilities to provide for their children. The State of Kansas has mandated that an order of support be imlemented for every child who is placed into KDOC custody.
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Regardless of what type of online business you operate, it’s essential that you use software in order to optimise your business. This means taking on more orders at once, organising information so that it doesn’t take long to find a record and also aiming to reduce the length of time it takes to go through certain workflow processes. All of these optimisations can come from your software, but only if it’s truly geared to work for your business.
So in this article, we’re going to take a look at how software can create a far more productive business and what you can do in order to streamline your workflow.
Choosing Between Cloud and Local Software
Cloud software has, for many years, been touted as the ultimate replacement for local software. It works seamlessly on every device, it’s perfect for smaller businesses and it’s also cheap to operate. Unfortunately, not every company benefits from switching their local software options to cloud ones. This is because there are far too many businesses that require powerful software and they can’t just simply replace those tools with weaker cloud-based ones.
If you’re thinking of switching to cloud computing then there are certain options available depending on what you need it for. For example, cloud accounting is a fantastic alternative to traditional accounting options for a variety of reasons, but you likely won’t be seeing cloud-based video and image editing software anytime soon. In short, don’t just look at the software trends related to cloud computing and blindly go with it–stick to your current software solutions and only make changes if absolutely necessary.
Choosing When to Be Frugal
Software can cost a lot of money, but there are thankfully a couple of ways to reduce the costs of software that your business uses. For example, there are many free options that are excellent alternatives if you’re willing to put in the extra effort. You could replace your expensive image editor with cheaper choices such as the GNU Image Manipulation Program or even replace Windows with a free Linux distro.
However, for all of this money you save, you’ll likely need to invest a lot of time and effort into learning those tools as well.
Choosing Specialised Software for Your Needs
No matter what kind of business you operate, there are likely going to be specialised options for very specific use cases. Many of these are baked into hardware and sold as a bundle, but there are also cases such as SATbill billing which can be used to offer your customers a rich set of features for your services and products. Specialised software tools are difficult to find but if you’ve ever wanted a unique solution to your problems, then there’s likely a specially-made tool designed exactly for it.
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OKLAHOMA CITY- While some parts of the country have been battling wildfires throughout the summer, it has not been your typical July in Oklahoma.
However, experts say that doesn't mean the threat is low for wildfires to hit the Sooner State.
In fact, the rain will bring more vegetation that could provide fuel for a fire.
George Geissler, with Oklahoma Forestry Services, said, "We have the grasses and the trees that have put on all this extra growth."
The rain made for lush lawns and green trees, which could lead to problems when another drought comes along.
Major Michael James, with the Oklahoma City Fire Department, said, "This year with the rain we've had, it's caused a great growing season."
It hasn't been enough for bigger vegetation, which means there's a chance that a spark could really ignite larger, dryer items like tree limbs.
Geissler said, "The larger tree limbs are still at levels that if they start burning it's going to be difficult to put out."
Oklahoma City fire officials say there are two main wildfire seasons in Oklahoma and one is at the end of summer when temperatures are hotter and vegetation becomes dry.
Geissler said, "We now have more dry fuel available than we would have had last year at this time."
Experts say you should enjoy what the rain has nourished but keep in mind that a spike in temperature can cause a spark on the ground.
Major James said, "The problem is with all rain, of course, the grass and all the vegetation grows. Now, our normal fire season in August increases and everything goes dormant which will cause all that material to be readily available for burning."
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Presentation on theme: "Melissa Daniels Shannon Knapp Laurie LaFever Sally Meyers David Shaw STLE Bucket Report November 2014 1."— Presentation transcript:
Melissa Daniels Shannon Knapp Laurie LaFever Sally Meyers David Shaw STLE Bucket Report November
WHAT ARE THE GOALS AND TASKS OF YOUR BUCKET WORK? Scope 2 Our work: Advancing NSCSD toward the essential conditions described by ISTE and promoting systemic planning around the effective use of technology and digital learning to achieve the goal of college and career readiness for all students. https://www.iste.org/docs/pdfs/netsessentialconditions.pdf?sfvrsn=2
The tech bucket is working along with the district technology committee toward… 3 Proactive leadership in developing a shared vision for educational technology The development of a standards based curriculum framework for digital learning and digital citizenship, based on the ISTE standards A procedure for equitable access to digital resources including ongoing differentiated professional learning opportunities Pathways for consistent communication regarding tech needs, resources and policies Curation of digital resources for ease of access by students and staff Engaging and supporting connected educators through PLCs and COPs
WHAT WAS THE IMPACT OF THE BUCKET WORK? Impact 4 The district technology committee is now ISTE standards based and has subcommittees working on the prioritized tasks: Digital Age Learning (Instruction) Excellence in Professional Practice (Professional Learning) Systemic Improvement (Infrastructure) The district has realigned resources to provide a tech integration specialist two days a week. Transparent and equitable processes for requesting PL and tech resources are being developed. Resources and information for leveraging technology for teaching and learning are the focus
Challenges and Triumphs 5 +A culture shift to authentic collaboration around the goal of technology integration for increasing student achievement to prepare for college and careers is occurring in our district -We need more stakeholders involved! +Skilled staff members are integrating technology to increase engagement, student achievement and improve instructional practice -We need to balance individual v. group needs +/- Autonomy: To be innovative we will have failures and solutions! -We need staff time dedicated to locating and utilizing current resources.
WHAT IS THE PLAN FOR ONGOING COMMUNICATION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE WORK? Sustainability 6 Developing pathways for consistent communication of technology policy and procedures (Building level committees, curated resources, online collaboration platforms) Participating in the development of a multi-year district tech plan Exploring models for supporting district staff with ongoing coaching and professional learning opportunities around technology Building capacity in staff and students that will allow them to build further skills independently | <urn:uuid:66acbc7a-5866-47c6-9a30-eb4e1d4bcd73> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://slideplayer.com/slide/3952247/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280835.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00464-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.903841 | 535 | 2.65625 | 3 |
Cancer and Health
Cancer natives are sensible and emotional therefore their general health is very influenced by their mood. They should take more care of their mind and feelings in order to maintain their health and well being.
There are many popular sayings that state the importance of health in one’s life. For instance that health is the most precious thing and that anything else can be obtained in life but health is something we need to cherish and take care of. But the way our well being can change it’s still hazardous and our modern lifestyle exposes us to various aggressions from the environment or even from our own actions.
This is why it is important to get as much particularized knowledge about our bodies in order to prevent the appearance of any health issues. We can control and take care of our health to a quite large extent. Astrology has come to our rescue with descriptions of the strengths and weaknesses of each zodiac sign.
These descriptions can help raise awareness on your bodily symptoms. This article presents the way Cancer people regard their health, the organs that are ruled by the Cancer zodiac sign and list some of the risks these natives could undergo when it comes to their health.
The way they feel, both emotionally and physically has always been a serious matter for Cancer people. Maybe sometimes too serious. They are quite hypochondriac and tend to worry even for the smallest things.
Cancer physicality: These natives usually have round figures with small noses and small but expressive eyes. They tend to put on weight as years pass.
The Cancer zodiac sign rules the breasts, chest muscles, stomach and pancreas.
This means that these people seem to be having a higher risk of suffering from respiratory problems and other ailments concerning these areas.
So Cancer natives need to watch out for the way they breath, for colds and infections that can complicate and most probably they should try to avoid smoking.
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Tools for Google Maps to highlight, edit and capture maps from Google Maps.
The maps from Google Maps are shown in full screen mode or immersive mode (when supported) without any object to interfere.
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– easy command to take a snapshot of the map using the entire screen
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As the world leader nation in culture and art, France attracts millions of tourists and students that travel to France every year to discover its wonders. From an incredible rich cultural heritage, to its fine cuisine, arts, diverse geography, diverse architecture, and more. As an interested student in culture and history, I would love to explore the past of Brittany and the Loire Valleys’ towns and discover what pieces of history characterize each region and makes them unique from the rest. Brittany is located in the northwestern part of France and borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Bay of Biscay to the south. Brittany first settlers were the Neanderthals, then the homo sapiens replaced them about 35,000 years ago and proof of it are the Carnac Stones that were erected by the Neoliths.
During that prehistorical period, Celtic tribes inhabited the Armorica peninsula and it came to be known as Brittany. In 56 BC Julius Caesar invaded the region, and it became a province of the expanding Roman Empire called Gallia Lugdunensis. Towns and villages developed with the Roman standard. Likewise, Julio Cesar also conquered the Loire Valley in 52 BC and is located in central France, east of Brittany. Roman expansion of the Lorie Valley was particularly notable during the reign of the Emperor Augustus. Major towns such as Angers, Bourges, Orleans, Chartres, and Tours were developed with the Roman standards. During the Renaissance the Chateaux of the Loire Valley were constructed and became an important architectural legacy in the Lorie Valley. Officially there are about 42 chateaux that strung along the Loire Valley. They represent architectural achievements in France. Brittany and Loire Valley are important places that can offer students important historic pieces and that reveal some aspects of how France has been shaped.
One historic characteristic that distinguish Brittany from the rest of the regions is its strong Celtic background. Celtic Britons migrated from southwest Great Britain to Armorica to avoid the Germanic tribes that were invading Great Britain. They migrated in two waves from the 3rd through the ninth century. Armorica was named by the Romans, but later the with the migration of the Bretons, it was called Brittany. In the 5th and 6th period Welsh monks and Irish monks settle in the north and helped in the evangelization of Christianism. This is because some Celtics’ religion was related to the nature elements and had many gods and goddess. Other Celtics from Welsh were already Since then, Brittany became the most devoutly to Catholicism in France. In the 8th century, Aubert, Bishop of Avranches witness the appearance of the archangel Michael in a dream who instructed him to found Le Mont ST-Michael Abbey. this is located in a small rocky island in a wide bay that stretches from Normandy to Brittany in northwest France. Breton language is still spoken in Brittany. Many Breton festivals revive the Celt traditions in Brittany. Such as The Fest-noz, gavottes, an dro hanter dro and the pinn. During the festival, women use traditional long black dresses and men wear medieval and renaissance clothing with tights and wooden shoes. Traditional Celt food is still served in Brittany are the krampouezh-crepe and a beverage called chouchenn, a Breton type med. The Bretons try to keep their traditions still alive and we can be witnesses of that just by visiting Brittany.
A characteristic that distinguish The Loire Valley are the Chateaux. The Loire Valley has served as favorite destination for the French royalty. It was The Loire Valley were the Royals and nobles left their footprint and legacy with the construction of many beautiful renaissance chateaux. The place is enchanting and the lakes and rivers crossing the city, the sunflower fields and beautiful pristine gardens provides a lush fairy tale illusion. Each chateau in the Loire Valley has its own features and unique story. For instance, Chateau de Chenonceau, also known as “the ladies castle” has its origins in 1512 when Thomas Bohier acquired a small fortress by the River Cher and decided to convert it in a renaissance style chateau. His wife Katherine Briconnet oversaw the construction.
However, they had to hand over the chateau to the monarchy to pay off debts. Subsequently, Henri II gave it to his mistress Diane de Poitiers. She then added to it a bridge over the Cher and beautiful gardens. When Henri died, queen Catherine de Medici forced Diane out and added the Chenonceau a gallery and a grand ballroom over the bridge Diane built. Another important Renaissance chateau in the Loire valley, characterized by its extravagance is the Chateau de Chambord. Started in the 16th century by Francois I who decided to build a hunting lodge. The chateau contains over 400 rooms, 365 fireplaces and 84 staircases, including the famous double spiral staircase whose construction is attributed to Leonardo da Vinci as he was a guest of Francois I and resided at Close-Luce near the royal residence at Amboise.
Brittany and the Loire Valley are amazing places to explore the French history and culture as they have unique historic characteristics that define them. I believe that visiting Brittany, will help me to understand more about the Celtics and even experience the place in a Celtic way. Similarly, by visiting The Loire Valley and touring the chateaux there, I will have the opportunity to learn about the Royal’s lavish life and history that defines the Renaissance. Aside from learning history and cultural aspects of these regions and taking advantage on being there, I would also like to enjoy the cuisine and wine these regions produce that are also a delicacy I wouldn’t like to miss.
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1. Sort the stationary phases by hydrophobicity (1 = highest hydrophobicity):
2. Match the numbers in the boxes with the words below.
a) biological interaction, b) hydrophobicity, c) size, d) charge
1a, 2b, 3d, 4c
3. Name the stationary phases shown below.
4. Label the HPLC parts.
5. Match the numbers in the boxes with the words below.
a) inhomogeneous packing material, b) movement alongside the column, c) small stationary phase particles, d) particles with narrow size distribution, e) high mobile flow rates, f) short and narrow tubings, g) entering of analyte into pores, h) low mobile flow rates, i) increased temperature
1a, 2cd, 3b, 4ef, 5g, 6hi
6. Find the correct names for the different terms of the Van Deemter equation.
7. Match the numbers in the brackets with the words below.
In reversed phase chromatography the mobile phase is (1) the stationary phase. (2) in reversed phase chromatography usually consist of water or (3) and an (4). (5) is based on the hydrophobicity of an analyte molecule, which can be expressed as (6). The retention time is (amongst others) influenced by (7) strength of the organic modifier and (8).
a) buffer, b) the retention time, c) mobile phase, d) organic modifier, e) logP, f) the temperature, g) more polar than, h) the solvent
1g, 2c, 3a, 4d, 5b, 6e, 7h, 8f
7. Rank the following compounds according to their adsorption ability in a decreasing order.
Amides, saturated hyrocabons, olefins, aldehydes, aromatics, nitro compounds, carboxylic acids, ketones, alcohols, amines, esters
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Dover woman making U.S. Marine history
One of first women recruits in the infantry
DOVER — A Dover High School graduate is making history as one of the first female U.S. Marine Corps combat soldiers.
Katelen (Kiki) Van Aken received her diploma from Dover High School last June and had already planned on stepping into a military existence.
Now, because of a rule change, she can pursue her military career in the way she chooses, opting for the infantry.
The American military policy had always prohibited women from basic combat roles. Almost exactly a year ago, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter announced that “the Pentagon would open all combat jobs to women.” By doing so, the longstanding rule was overturned, therefore allowing women to serve in all capacities.
She is among a small number of female recruits to be sent to recruit training with contracts to become infantry Marines.
“It’s what I want to do, so that’s the end of it, and everyone knew not to try to change my mind,” Van Aken said. “When it became available, I jumped at it. It’s what I’ve been working half a year for.”
Van Aken had become introduced to a military style of life when she joined the local Civil Air Patrol (CAP) as a sophomore, which segues into an Air Force program. It was there she discovered a passion for shooting and an opportunity to do more than expected. Her CAP started a marksmanship program where the participants took monthly trips to a local firing range to learn the fundamentals of shooting. Van Aken said she was in love from the very start with the handling of the rifle, the patience and attention needed, and the break of each shot.
“I was in my happy place where any parts of a bad day or worries were muted as I focused on the shot,” said Van Aken. “It was a totally calm and relaxing experience, but at the same time, I got an adrenaline rush from seeing my shots hit the target.”
There were military careers on both sides of Van Aken's family and eventually — in her senior year in high school — she found her way to the U.S. Marine Corps Delayed Entry Program.
This was what she was looking for, and after Marine Recruiter Sgt. James Ralstin met her and became aware of her sense of purpose, he took her under his wing and trained her for a future which would begin at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island, S.C. According to Van Aken’s mother, Julia, they would train at 5:30 in the morning before she went to school.
“I worked out with the recruiters twice a day, five days a week,” Van Aken said. “I shot up from no pull-ups to more than eight in a matter of months and continued to run whenever possible. I’m not going to be caught coming up short due to a lack of strength.”
Ralstin himself is a career Marine and an infantryman serving a three-year stint as a recruiter for the service he loves. After much conversation Ralstin came to the realization that Katelen wanted to join the infantry for her own development. She made it apparent that this was a challenge that she wanted to accept. “I knew she wanted to do it for the right reason,” he said, and started working with her five days a week to get her mentally and physically prepared for the 13-week process at Parris Island.
Ralstin stays in touch with her via regular mail and said “she is enjoying training, that she prepared well, and that this is a step in the right direction for her.”
Van Aken, 18, is the daughter of Todd and Julia Van Aken of Dover and has three younger siblings, two brothers and a sister.
According to her mother, Van Aken has always been “tough, serious and competitive," having played soccer and ice hockey in high school. When her daughter shared her determination to become a marine combat infantryman, “I was a little shocked,” she said, “but we have always taught our kids to do what they want to do and that’s the path that she chose.”
Regarding her daughter being one of the first female Marines to become a combat infantryman, Julia Van Aken said, “that has never been an issue with her, other than she doesn’t like being told that she can’t do something because she is a female. She is self-assured, and doesn’t look for any special treatment.”
Van Aken is very clear about her choice of the infantry. “You’re out at the front making the difference, being that first line of defense,” Van Aken said. “In the end, it’s just simple for me. It’s what I want to do. I’m just another person joining the infantry, and everyone who does has different circumstances (for) doing so and one of mine happens to be gender. I don’t see it as a big deal though, and I trust in those I’ll be alongside to act the same way and focus on what we have to do.”
The Van Aken family is anxiously awaiting Katelen Van Aken's homecoming in mid-January. Before that, Van Aken must face her toughest test to date. Each recruit has to go through an experience known as "The Crucible" before graduating. Van Aken and her mates face 54 grueling hours of extensive marching with simulated combat testing.
Van Aken is embarking on a life change that does not surprise her friends. Maura Guilmette refers to something all Marines need — the ability to back each other up. Guilmette knows that will not be a challenge for her friend. “She’s always there for you.”
Erin Nash, another friend, admires “her courage, drive and commitment.” Both friends expressed their pride in Van Aken’s dedication to becoming one of the first female combat Marines.
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The Road Less Traveled
From my own experience I have come to see that there are only a handful of truly "defining" moments in our lives that take us down a radically different road. I have spent many years writing and teaching ideas that I myself have never fleshed out, at least not in any radical sort of way. On the other hand, I have also experienced taking new roads that were altogether different from the paths I had been on before.
I remember the day that I decided to publish my book Linguistics for Students of New Testament Greek, knowing full well that linguists wouldn't like it (they didn't) because I did not have the academic credentials to write a book on that subject (I didn't). However, I could no longer tolerate the false dichotomy so often made between the "biblical languages" and "secular linguistics." The same response led me to write Why Four Gospels?, which represents merely an attempt to integrate theological studies with historical investigation.
In short, it seems to me that the newer solutions to problems of Christian theology and praxis will not represent any one "field of study" but will rather reflect a combination of disciplines. For me, scholarship has become synergistic, meaning that by combining two or more perspectives I've often ended up with what I consider to be the better solution. This type of cross-fertilization between disciplines often produces what the ancient Latins called a tertium quid, a "middle way," if you will -- not a compromise between two opposites but rather a greater than the sum of the parts. These days I'm seeing in my students a willingness to engage in serious dialogue not only with those who do "traditional" church or "traditional" theology but with those who do not.
I think there is a lesson for all of us here. Life often involves crucial conversations with those with whom we disagree -- spiritually, theologically, conceptually, socially. The result is often a breakthrough in the ways we think or act -- or at least a break with the mediocrity or mistakes we tolerated for so long. As we learn how to step up to dialogue, to engage outside-the-box thinking, there is potential for new understanding and -- perhaps -- a whole new way of living. (Just ask Eric Carpenter.) We may well discover the truth so powerfully described in Robert Frost's immortal poem, "The Road Not Taken":
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When bringing on new board members or officers, companies should make sure those individuals are aware of their responsibilities to the company. This includes their “fiduciary duties” to the company.
Why do corporate board members and officers owe fiduciary duties, and which duties are owed?
Shareholders are the owners of a company. The success of their investment hinges upon the success of the corporation. Yet, shareholders are not the ones who manage business affairs of the corporation. Instead, shareholders elect directors to manage major decisions and strategies for the corporation. In turn, the directors appoint officers to manage the day-to-day operations and carry out any resolutions made by the directors.
Directors act as agents of the shareholders, therefore they are charged with fiduciary duties to protect the best interests of the corporation as well as the shareholders. Since officers are appointed by directors, officers owe the same fiduciary duties to the corporation and shareholders as the directors.
The two major fiduciary duties are the duty of care and the duty of loyalty.
The duty of care: informed and careful action.
The duty of care requires a director to be fully and adequately informed and to act with care when making decisions. The amount of care required is typically described as that of an ordinarily careful and prudent person in similar circumstances. This duty extends to lack of action as well. If there is a situation where a careful person would have taken action, a director can breach the duty of care by failing to act. Generally, the director’s decisions will be scrutinized based on whether it was reasonable or not.
However, the duty of care does not require directors to take specific action. For example, directors do not have a duty to maximize the profits of the corporation. They may take actions that do not directly increase corporation profits, as long as there is a connection to a rational business purpose for the action.
Under Delaware law, for example, officers owe the same duty of care to the corporation and its shareholders. However, the consequences for breach are different. Namely, § 102(b)(7) of Delaware’s General Corporation Law only exculpates directors for breach of the duty of care, not officers.
The duty of loyalty: avoid self-dealing.
The duty of loyalty requires a director or officer to act and make decisions in the best interest of the corporation, rather than in their own personal interest. This duty requires directors to act in good faith for the benefit of the corporation, including both an affirmative duty to protect the interests of the corporation, but also to refrain from conduct that would harm the corporation or its shareholders.
Generally, breaches of the duty of loyalty are easier to spot. Breaches of the duty of care usually involve a director or officer acting in bad faith (i.e., self-dealing and competing directly with the company).
For example, a director (or officer) breaches the duty of loyalty when they usurp an opportunity presented to, or otherwise rightfully belonging to, the corporation. This is known as the corporate opportunity doctrine.
Delaware law looks at the following factors in determining whether a corporate opportunity has been usurped: whether the opportunity is in the same line of business as the corporation; whether the corporation has an interest or expectancy in the opportunity; whether the corporation would be financially able to take the opportunity as presented; and whether taking the opportunity would create a conflict of interest or be a breach of a fiduciary duty of the individual.
As shorthand, directors and officers should be wary of any situation where a conflict of interest exists: whether the director or officer is acting in their own self-interest adverse to the shareholders’ interest or in the interest of an interested third party from whom the director or officer is not independent.
Business Judgment Rule
As discussed above, directors’ decisions are scrutinized for their reasonableness. However, Delaware courts have recognized that sometimes directors must take business risks to promote the interests of the corporation and its shareholders, and that judges are not in the best position to second-guess these decisions that seem wrong in hindsight.
Enter: the business judgment rule. This rule presumes that directors act in the best interests of the corporation and its shareholders, and courts will not impose liability unless the director was grossly negligent.
Be aware, however, that issues involving a breach of the duty of loyalty, such as a conflict of interest, are not protected by the business judgment rule. A court will not presume that the director or officer acted in the best interest of the corporation when it comes to a breach of the duty of loyalty.
A note on jurisdiction:
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This paper presents the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 5th Edition (SCAT5), which is the most recent revision of a sport concussion evaluation tool for use by healthcare professionals in the acute evaluation of suspected concussion. The revision of the SCAT3 (first published in 2013) culminated in the SCAT5. The revision was based on a systematic review and synthesis of current research, public input and expert panel review as part of the 5th International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport held in Berlin in 2016. The SCAT5 is intended for use in those who are 13 years of age or older. The Child SCAT5 is a tool for those aged 5–12 years, which is discussed elsewhere.
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The Concussion In Sport Group (CISG) developed the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT)1 during the 2004 meeting in Prague to serve as an educational tool for the public and to assist medical providers in evaluating sports-related concussion (SRC). The SCAT combined previously separate approaches to the assessment of symptoms (graded symptom checklist), cognitive status (five-word immediate recall, delayed recall, Maddocks questions)2 and gross neurological functioning (speech, eye motion and pupil reaction, pronator drift and gait assessment; all assessed as ‘pass’ vs ‘fail’).
The SCAT was revised in 2008 and the new version, the SCAT2,3 was based on a review of the empirical literature at the time. The SCAT2 comprised eight subscales that assessed symptoms (Graded Symptom Checklist—Total Symptoms, Symptom Severity),4 physical signs score, cognitive functioning (Standardized Assessment of Concussion (SAC),5 Maddocks questions,2 balance (modified Balance Error Scoring System (mBESS),6 7 the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS),8 delayed word recall and a brief coordination examination. The subscales could each be scored independently and summed for a maximum total score of 100. The SCAT2 was designed for use by medical practitioners. The Pocket SCAT2, a separate tool, was developed for use by non-medically trained individuals.
The SCAT2 was revised in 2012 as part of the 4th International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport in Zurich,9 following a systematic review of the scientific literature by Guskiewicz et al,10 culminating in a new version, the SCAT3. In addition, a new tool for children (under the age of 13) called the Child-SCAT3 was developed. The components of the SCAT3 include: indications for emergency management, potential signs of concussion, GCS, Maddocks questions, medical background questions, symptom evaluation, cognitive assessment, neck examination, balance examination, coordination examination,11 considerations for management and concussion advice. The SCAT3 removed the total/composite score of the SCAT2 since there was no evidence for its validity, but retained scoring of the individual subscales. Other improvements included the addition of several ‘visible’ or ‘observable’ signs of concussion and the option of using a more sensitive ‘foam’ component of the full BESS.6 7 A timed tandem gait test was also added as an alternative to the mBESS11 ,12. Additional information was added to the ‘Concussion injury advice’ section.10 A separate Concussion Recognition Tool (CRT) was also developed in place of the pocket SCAT to provide information to non-medical personnel regarding the importance of recognition and removal from play of athletes suspected of SRC.
The CISG met in Berlin in 2016 at the Fifth International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport. The meeting methods are detailed elsewhere13. The consensus process followed the approach previously employed by the CISG, which included the development of 12 questions that were to be addressed by systematic reviews in advance of the meeting, an open forum for presentation and discussion, followed by an expert panel meeting. A subset of the expert panel met on a separate day to make recommendations for improving the SCAT following examination of the results of the SCAT systematic review and reports/observations of professionals who use the tool clinically.
The SCAT5 systematic review14 consisted of five different but inter-related searches covering: (1) adult SCAT; (2) child SCAT; (3) sideline assessment; (4) video surveillance/observable signs of concussion and (5) oculomotor assessment. The present paper will only focus on the SCAT5 (for athletes aged over 12 years). The Child-SCAT5 (for younger athletes) is published separately in this issue.14
The SCAT5 systematic review14 concluded that studies employing the SCAT (all forms) or its components generally had a low to moderate levels of bias and were generalisable to the larger population, although variability was noted in methodologies, risk of bias, quality of evidence and presentation of data. Overall, the graded symptom checklist, SAC and BESS/mBESS were found to be most useful immediately postinjury in differentiating concussed from non-concussed athletes when using either intraindividual or normative baseline/postinjury comparisons. The diagnostic utility of the SCAT and its components appears to decrease significantly after 3–5 days postinjury, which suggests that the tool may have differential utility in helping to diagnose concussion and tracking recovery versus assisting return to play decision making.15 As such, the tool appears to be clinically useful in screening evaluations and making the diagnosis of SRC but has a more limited role in tracking recovery and assisting the return to play/sport decision. The symptom checklist does demonstrate clinical utility in tracking recovery.
A notable limiting factor for the SCAT was evidence of a ceiling effect on the SAC portion for adolescents and adults. Specifically, ceiling effects were apparent on the Immediate Recall subcomponent of the SAC.
Although possibly a result of the search strategy, there were limited data that examined the utility of the SCAT across different cultural and linguistic groups.
The SCAT5 is a tool for use by healthcare professionals in the evaluation of individuals 13 years old or older, who are suspected of having sustained an SRC. The complete SCAT5 can be found at the end of this article. The Child SCAT5 is used to evaluate SRC in children 5–12 years old.14 A separate tool, the Concussion Recognition Tool 5 (CRT5),16 was developed for use by non-medically trained individuals to assist in the identification and initial management of suspected SRC. The designation of the SCAT5 (rather than SCAT4) was chosen to align the version number with the fifth meeting of the CISG. There is no SCAT4.
In revising the SCAT, the expert panel was cognisant of the fact that the SCAT3 has been used widely across many different countries and a significant amount of normative data has been gathered. Similarly, healthcare professionals have generally found the SCAT3 to be useful and have become proficient in its administration. For these reasons, the modification of the SCAT3 into the SCAT5 was not only guided by information gathered in the systematic review, expert panel discussions and input from conference attendees but also with the understanding that the tool should maintain as much continuity as possible with the SCAT3 and should only be changed where necessary.
The modifications included in the SCAT5 are presented in box 1.
Declaration that the complete SCAT5 cannot be appropriately completed in less than 10 min.
Inclusion of an Immediate/Acute Assessment section, including indications for emergency management and observable signs of possible concussion.
Clarified instructions that the Symptom Checklist should be completed by the athlete in a resting state.
Different instructions for completing the symptom checklist at baseline and postinjury have been added.
Addition of questions that compare the athlete’s postinjury presentation with preinjury behaviour.
The SAC immediate and delayed word recall lists include an option to use 10 words instead of 5 to minimise ceiling effects.
All six versions of the SAC word lists are now presented with alternate stimulus sets for the word list and digits backwards. Their administration should be randomised at baseline and serially postinjury.
A notation of when the last trial of the word list was administered is required (the delayed recall should not be administered sooner than 5 min after the immediate memory subtest).
Digits Backwards now contains six versions of the digit strings, which should be randomised at baseline and serially postinjury.
A Rapid Neurological Screen has been included.
A section has been added that includes affirmation that the SCAT5 was used or supervised by a healthcare professional and whether a concussion was diagnosed.
The Instruction section has been enhanced to include all of the modifications described above.
The Return to Sport progression emphasises that the initial period of physical and cognitive rest should typically only last 24-48 hours.
A Return to School progression has been added, including possible academic accommodations.
The SCAT5 specifically indicates that written clearance by a healthcare professional is necessary prior to returning to play/sport.
The SCAT5 continues the tradition of its predecessors by creating a standardised approach to acute evaluation of suspected concussion that includes measures and methods shown to be useful in detecting SRC. The SCAT5 maintains consistency with the SCAT3 wherever possible, although it does address some of the limitations identified in the systematic review and provides additional evaluative tools. For example, to increase the utility of the tool, a Rapid Neurological Screen has been included that consists of an evaluation of the cervical exam, athlete’s speech, ability to read, balance, gait, visual tracking and finger to nose coordination. The Rapid Neurological Screen is a brief screening tool that does not replace a more complete examination.
The diagnosis of concussion relies on a clinical synthesis of complex, non-specific and at times contradictory information. Accordingly, only healthcare professionals trained in assessing and managing SRC should use the SCAT5, which is not designed to be used in isolation to make or exclude the diagnosis of concussion. The SCAT5 includes comprehensive instructions for the appropriate administration of the subscales that should be carefully studied and practised prior to clinical use.
The expert panel discussed the time necessary to administer the complete SCAT5 and consensus was reached that no less than 10 min were required. Those sports that allow only a limited amount of time of less than 10 min for an acute evaluation screening of suspected concussion are encouraged to review their existing rules if indicated. Since there did not appear to be any empirical evidence to support a specific time frame (eg, 10 min), the SCAT5 does not specify any time frame between exercise and administration of the SCAT. However, there is expert consensus that the SCAT5 should be administered in a resting state, which means that the athlete should be at or near his or her resting heart rate. Anecdotal reports of athletes memorising and rehearsing words lists and digits are addressed with the provision of six distinct groups of five words and six sets of digit strings, which should be randomly presented at baseline and sequentially postinjury. The added option of using a 10-word list per trial could diminish ceiling effects, while preserving continuity with the 5-word list in those settings where ceiling effects are less apparent. As this is a novel methodology, normative data will need to be collected on the 10-word lists and research will be required to examine its utility.
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Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2007 December 12
Explanation: The Martian rover Spirit is now in the race of its life. The rolling robot is trying to reach an outpost to spend the winter, but it keeps getting bogged down in soft sand on Mars. Earth scientists hope that Spirit can reach a slope on the northern edge of the unusual feature dubbed Home Plate, before the end of this month when northern winter will be phasing in on Mars. Reaching this slope will likely allow the rover to tilt enough toward the Sun to create a needed increase in the efficiency of its energy-absorbing solar panels. This map shows the path of Spirit from July 2004 until just last month.
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4 July 2000, Volume
Three Overlooked Stories.
Much of the international media's attention to developments in the former Yugoslavia continues to be devoted to low-level violence in Kosova, to the extent that the media are paying the region any attention at all. Three stories emerged in recent days, however, which could help change the face of the region.
The first story involves Macedonia's long-standing attempts to conclude an agreement with the EU. Much is at stake here, first because Macedonia wants to be rewarded for its good behavior during the Kosova crisis of 1999, and second because Macedonia and several of its neighbors want assurances that they will not be left in the EU's antechamber indefinitely.
Chris Patten, who is the EU's commissioner for external relations, said in Skopje on 30 June that he expects that Macedonia will sign an Agreement on Stabilization and Association with Brussels before the end of 2000. Patten praised Macedonia's progress in recent years and noted that the EU has accepted the arguments made by Macedonian leaders for concluding the agreement. He added: "For us, the European Union, [the agreement] will be the centerpiece of our strategic partnership and relationship with the region. What we have done with you we hope to be able to do with others, beginning with perhaps Croatia," Reuters reported.
The government of Prime Minister Ljubco Georgievski, which was elected in 1998, regards the agreement with Brussels as a top priority. Patten's remarks suggest that he has made his point in Brussels. Now it remains to be seen when the agreement will actually be signed, and what its practical outcome will be. Skopje sees it as a first step towards full EU membership and will want assurances that membership is a real possibility at some point in the future. So do several of its neighbors.
The second major story is one that could go a long way toward making Dayton's multi-ethnic Bosnia a reality.
Bosnia's joint Constitutional Court has ruled that Serbs, Croats, and Muslims must enjoy full legal equality everywhere on Bosnian territory, RFE/RL's South Slavic Service reported on 2 July.
At present, Serbs enjoy a special legal status--"constitutive people" status in the legal language of the region--in the Republika Srpska, while Muslims and Croats have a similar position in the federation.
Observers note that the effects of the ruling could be highly significant, provided, of course, that it is enforced. Its potential impact on the practical legal status of all Bosnian citizens is immense, and this includes the right to vote and hold office anywhere, regardless of one's ethnicity (see "RFE/RL South Slavic Report," 24 February and 2 March 2000).
The third story stems from the interview with Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic in the latest issue of the Belgrade weekly "NIN." The loquacious Djukanovic discussed a wide variety of subjects, but perhaps most interesting was his explanation for his recent apology to Croatia for Montenegro's role in the 1991-1992 campaign against the Dubrovnik region (see "RFE/RL Balkan Report," 30 June 2000).
In giving his reasons, Djukanovic used words like "civilized" and "moral," which are not necessarily everyday expressions in the political discourse of the region. He noted nonetheless that his apology is not an attempt to gloss over or analyze the origins of the recent conflicts, "in which the responsibility of Montenegro is without doubt marginal, " he argued.
The reason for his apology, Djukanovic stressed, is that endless mutual accusations of guilt and responsibility will keep the people of the region forever prisoners of the past. Time has come to break this vicious circle and promote ever closer cooperation throughout the region, which is in keeping with contemporary European trends, he added.
He has said much of this before, but his remarks take on added weight in the context of his apology to Croatia. Djukanovic further noted that he does not want Montenegro to remain any longer a prisoner of Belgrade's foreign policy, "which is just an extended arm of the regime."
These were thus three positive and potentially important stories: Macedonia and some neighboring countries on the road to the EU, Bosnians slated for full equality throughout their own country, and a regional leader with a complex past who is nonetheless very determined to look only toward a future of regional cooperation. (Patrick Moore)Multi-Ethnic Living In Kosova (Part II; Part I appeared on 30 June 2000).
Binaq, like Viti district as a whole, experienced relatively little violence and destruction last year. But as elsewhere in Kosova, the violence it did see did not cease with the departure of Serbian forces, but rather switched to Albanian retribution against Serbs.
Binaq's Serbian Orthodox church is ringed by barbed wire and guarded by three U.S. KFOR vehicles. As with other Serbian churches in the area, there is no resident priest. The bishop of Viti comes as needed.
Serbian inhabitants, though polite toward a visiting reporter, are cautious and decline to give their last names. One Serb, an unemployed worker who calls himself Markus Dragan, lives with his family in an old farmhouse near the Orthodox church. His family can feed itself thanks to a vegetable garden and orchard. A young pig--next winter's meat ration for the family--wanders around the patio sniffing for scraps of food.
Markus insists the situation in Binaq is normal. "The atmosphere here is normal. So far there have not been any tensions. We live normally." Markus says there have been no provocations against Serbian residents, either after the war or at present. But when asked how he views the future, he says: "Fine--once the violence ceases."
Fear plays a role in how he and his neighbors respond to a foreign correspondent's questions. Neighbor after neighbor urges the reporter to speak to the local Serbian leader, Mr. Djuric--who they say is at the Serbian school, which operates in a private home. Seven children attend morning classes there.
Just 15 meters from the school, an elderly Albanian resident when asked where the Serbian school is, responds: "This is the Muslim neighborhood, there is no Serbian school here."
At midday in the house that serves as a school, several Serbs sit around in a gutted room upstairs, smoking and waiting. No one is willing to admit just which one of them is Djuric. Finally, one of them, who says his name is Dragan, nervously speaks up: "The situation is quite tense here. Life here is difficult. I think we don't have--how shall I put it--a way out. If we go to Viti, we are taking a risk, someone could target us along the road, so I just stay at home. That's the way it is."
Dragan, like many other Serbs in Kosova, says that before KFOR peacekeepers arrived, Serbs worked together with Albanians and life was good. But he adds, all that changed after the NATO airstrikes last year.
But Dragan's version of the past ignores the institution of a de facto system of apartheid by the Belgrade regime in Kosova throughout the 1990s, in which Albanians were fired en masse from jobs from the civil service and state-owned enterprises and were replaced with Serbs. That decade of oppression culminated in the forced exodus of nearly 1 million Kosovar Albanians last year.
Now it is the Serbs who are most victimized. Dragan says Serbs' homes have been blown up at night and two Binaq Serbs have been killed, one in July, the other in November. Dragan says he is afraid. "There are provocations. They attack old women with stones. There is heckling. God, it's hard for us. God help us."
Dragan says that a week ago, after he mowed his field, Albanians burned the hay. He says cannot let his three children play in the road because their former Albanian playmates taunt them with slogans like "UCK" and "Go Back to Serbia!"
Dragan says he has had no work or income for a year. He says he might be able to hold out a few more months, but then he may have to leave for Serbia. He says the Orthodox bishop of Viti, Dragan Kojic, is the one who decides whether the Serbs will stay or leave. (The bishop was away when RFE/RL tried to visit him).
Dragan says he has nothing against the KFOR peacekeepers, that their presence ensures peace and the security of his eldest child, whom KFOR escorts every day to middle school in Viti. But he says it is now up to Kosova's Albanians whether someday everyone in Binaq will be able to live together as before. (Jolyon Naegele email@example.com
)Priests Ordained In Albania For First Time In Decade.
Archbishop Angelo Massafra ordained five priests in the Shkodra cathedral on 29 June. He said: "This is an historic day, especially for the younger generation in Albania.... [The ordinations are] a sign of hope that shows how the Albanian church is growing rapidly after so many years of state atheism and martyrdom," AP reported.
The last time Roman Catholic priests were ordained in Albania was 1991. All religions were ruthlessly persecuted under the communists, who in 1967 declared Albania to be the "world's first atheistic state." Places of worship were destroyed or desecrated after that date, and the Shkodra cathedral became a sports center.
Islam, Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, and the Bektashi sect have reemerged with new vigor in the past decade but still require financial and other forms of help from abroad. The Bektashis, for example, maintain close links with the Bektashi community in Detroit in the U.S., which has long had a relatively large Albanian community. The Orthodox receive help from Greece as well as from Albanian Orthodox communities abroad. A number of charities from Islamic countries are active in Tirana in particular. The Vatican has shown a keen interest in reviving Roman Catholicism in Albania, which Pope John Paul II has visited.
Islam has the most adherents of any religion in Albania, but there are no accurate figures of practitioners of any faith. The four religions have traditionally coexisted reasonably well in Albania. (Patrick Moore)Another Black-Eye For The (Slobodan) Milosevic Era.
Politics, culture, civil society, the economy, and the environment are not the only victims of Milosevic's 13 years of rule. As was evident during the Euro 2000 soccer championships in June, Yugoslav soccer is also but a pale shadow of its former self. Indeed, as "Vesti" put it, the performance of Bosnian Serb striker Savo Milosevic was "the only bright spot" for the troubled team.
It thus came as no surprise when on 28 June--Vidovdan--a committee of experts including former coaches released a very critical statement in Belgrade. The text read: "Results have constantly fallen over the previous decade. Players are leaving to play abroad without any control because of deteriorated conditions at home. Yugoslav clubs have to play three rounds of qualifications for European cups. But not even that has apparently been enough to prompt [federation chairman] Miljanic and others responsible to offer resignations," dpa reported.
The experts minced no words: "Time has run out for coach Vujadin Boskov. Some of the players don't belong there, the preparations were wrong...but that all is just a consequence [of major failed policies.] The time is short for Yugoslav football, and can be measured by days." (Patrick Moore)Quotations Of The Week.
"Milosevic's rather rancid regime has a strong history of trying to stamp out democratic movement within Yugoslavia." - State Department spokesman Phillip Reeker about the "anti-terrorism" law, on 27 June. Reported from Washington by RFE/RL's Lisa McAdams.
"As we speak, Milosevic is poised to ram so-called anti-terrorism legislation through Serbia's puppet parliament. Unfortunately for him, an anti-terrorism statute authored by a terrorist regime will have no credibility. Its transparent purpose is to provide a respectable cover for repressive policies." - Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, in Berlin on 29 June. Quoted by Reuters.
In 1999, "we [Serbs] didn't have a noble prince but a criminal" as leader. "Kosovo belongs to [all] the people who live here. It cannot belong to only Serbs or [only] Albanians." - Father Sava Janjic, at ceremonies in Obilic on 28 June to mark Vidovdan (St. Vitus' Day) and the anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo Polje in 1389. Quoted by AP.
"The Balkans 'have become our top foreign-policy priority,' says Lucio Caracciolo, the editor of 'Limes' magazine. Older Italian concerns--North Africa, the Middle East, Somalia--have taken a back seat. The Balkans are just too close and too troublesome not to have Italy�s full attention." - "The Economist," 30 June issue. | <urn:uuid:1cbfc885-d9d5-452b-9a10-cf64fe4e0327> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.rferl.org/a/1341228.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280292.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00336-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973607 | 2,795 | 1.742188 | 2 |
Kami Ramcharan, EMBA 2008
Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Commissioner, Finance and Administration at Canada Revenue Agency
Elizabeth Rhodenizer, EMBA 2018
Chief Information Officer, Public Service Commission of Canada
Stephane Levesque, EMBA 2018
Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Affairs at Global Affairs Canada
3 Ways Telfer Executive MBA is Bringing Leadership Public
There are a variety of reasons why individual from the Public Sector choose to pursue their MBA degree. One of the underlying reasons for deciding to go back to school is to advance their career and this often requires a graduate degree for senior level positions- especially EX levels within the federal government. But it goes beyond gaining the letters after your name. It is about the skills and experience that you will gain through your degree that will build the platform for your future career trajectory.
We asked three alumni, who will be part of our panel at the "Bringing Leadership Public" event on January 16, to discuss three of the outcomes of the Telfer Executive MBA that many alumni in the Public Sector consistently agree have raised their competency platforms:
Confidence plays a large role in the decisions you make and how people perceive your leadership and follow through with the decision.
Kami credits the Telfer Executive MBA program with giving her a new-found confidence. Kami says she wouldn't have been considered for the role had she not completed her MBA. Having the degree has served her well by rounding out her accounting designation, business skills, understanding the business language and teaching her to reflect on the intellectual side of decision-making.
"I definitely have a more critical eye especially in dealing with issues on strategy, managing people and seeking out efficiencies. These are all skills that I learned about in the program."
The practical component of Telfer Executive MBA program allowed Elizabeth to better understand herself and to become more efficient and leverage frameworks and models to better prepare for new roles.
“Our resilience is made up of many factors but first and foremost is understanding our own self-awareness so we can self-manage and in turn be better positioned to be aware our own strengths and how the skills of others complement our own so that we can work best with them.” Says Elizabeth, explaining her own self-awareness and ability to overcome obstacles through her new-found skills, “The program has helped me become a better version of myself. The skills I developed and strengthened in the program are used every day in my current role. In preparing for the interview for the job I now have, I had 36 hours to prep, research and write my presentation. Making strategic and operational linkages and building my pitch seemed like second nature thanks to having just finished the program.”
3. Real-World Skills
Return on investment begins on day one. The ability to readily transfer strategic skills and frameworks in the classroom, and building confidence by using these skills effectively through the Signature Series of Six Business Consulting Projects and then being able to take the back to your workplace provides return on investment that begins the day you walk into the classroom - for both yourself and your organization.
The fact we work with real clients with real challenges and who are trying to take advantage of potential opportunities for our five business consulting projects was key to learning real-world skills. Experiential learning combined with theory and methods all lead to real accountability and responsibility to our clients. What better way to learn than by doing - where the stakes are much higher than just writing an exam.” Says Elizabeth.
Stephane agrees that “The Telfer Executive MBA program provided me with the ability to not only achieve and surpass my goal, but also apply what I learned almost instantaneously to my everyday work. Thanks to the Signature Six Business Consulting Projects, I developed practical new skills that are completely transferable and relevant to me as a public sector professional."
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Join Kami, Elizabeth and Stephane along with other public service alumni on January 16th at 5:30 p.m. to learn more about their experience with the Telfer Executive MBA and how they have leveraged their degree within their roles in the Public Sector.
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Conserving energy in the home is good for the environment and your pocketbook. Since most families spend considerable time and money operating a clothes washer and dryer, it makes sense to focus your conservation efforts in the laundry room. For maximum energy efficiency, it's important to have the right sized washing machine. Typically, private use washers range in size from 1.6 to 5.8 cubic feet. If you normally run a small load in a large washing machine, downgrading to a smaller unit can improve your energy efficiency. Regardless of the size of your washer, running a full load each time you use it is most economical.
Look for the Energy Star Label
Energy Star, an Environmental Protection Agency program, exists to promote the use of energy-efficient products. Wash machines with the Energy Star label use up to 65 percent less water and up to 40 percent less energy than similar units. Additionally, Energy Star wash machines remove more water from clothes so you save money and energy when you operate your clothes dryer.
Select the Right Water Temperature
Washing your clothes in cold or warm water gets them just as clean as hot water most of the time. Clothes that have stubborn ground-in or oily stains are one exception to this. Another way to cut down on the use and expense associated with hot water is by keeping your water heater set to 120 degrees. This is effective at reducing energy use and expenses even when you do choose to wash your clothes with hot water.
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A federal appeals court has cleared the path for seismic testing off the coast of New Jersey that will blast the floor of the Atlantic Ocean with loud noises as part of a climate change research project.
The 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals rejected New Jersey’s request to block the testing off Long Beach Island, which aims to use acoustic research to examine sediment dating back tens of millions of years. The barrier island stretches along the coast for about 18 miles.
Environmentalists, fishing groups and some elected officials oppose the work, saying it could harm or kill marine life including dolphins, turtles and whales. But the groups planning the research say they will do everything possible to minimize disruptions.
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One way to tell commercial space pilots from NASA or military astronauts is by the wings pinned to their lapels.
So far, the Federal Aviation Administration has awarded only one set of its gold-plated wings -- to test pilot Michael W. Melvill for his June 21 suborbital spaceflight in a privately funded rocket.
FAA Administrator Marion C. Blakey and Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta approved the idea of awarding the wings, which were modeled after similar pins given to government space pilots. The pins also incorporate elements of the FAA and Transportation Department logos.
The idea came from Michelle S. Murray, 30, an aerospace engineer at the FAA's Office of Commercial Space Transportation who served as the lead safety inspector for Melvill's historic flight.
About a month before the flight, Murray took the idea to her boss, FAA Associate Administrator Patricia Grace Smith, who quickly won the go-ahead for the project.
"I wanted to find a way to recognize this significant milestone," Murray said.
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The Omega Seamaster (105.005) is one of Omega's most sought after chronographs. The reason is its 321-caliber movement. This caliber is one of Omega's most famous and historical movements due to their outstanding accuracy and durability. This very caliber was used in the Omega Speedmaster Professional or "Moonwatch" made famous by Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong. Omega used the 321 for a mere 11 years because the cost of producing them was too high. They replaced it with the 861, which was still highly accurate but made partly out of plastic.
This Omega Seamaster is a true historical piece. Its 35 mm case sits beautifully on the wrist, which makes it perfect for everyday use. This is one of the few watches you can wear with a suit or a casual ensemble.
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Omega SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. Britain's Royal Flying Corps chose Omega watches in 1917 as its official timekeepers for its combat units, as did the American army in 1918. Omega watches were the choice of NASA and the first watch on the Moon in 1969. Omega has been the official timekeeping device of the Olympic Games since 1932. James Bond has worn it in films since 1995; other famous Omega wearers, past and present, include John F. Kennedy, Prince William, and Buzz Aldrin.
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- Local residents of the Paraná river delta north of the Argentine capital said they saw people thrown into the river from military planes and helicopters during the 1976-1983 dictatorship.
The testimony was the first to come from civilian witnesses of the ”death flights”, 28 years after the Mar. 24 coup d’etat that ushered in the ”dirty war” in which 30,000 young leftists and activists became the victims of forced disappearance, according to human rights groups.
”Green helicopters would fly over…and throw big bundles into the water,” Uberfil Regalini, who lived at the time on an estate along the bank of the Paraná river in eastern Argentina, told a local reporter.
Regalini said there were as many as ”five flights a week” during the 1978 World Football Cup in Argentina – a period in which the repression was stepped up to make sure the human rights abuses by the security forces did not leak out.
Another witness, Ramón Tejera, said it was common to see bodies floating in the Paraná river ”with their hands and feet bound together with wire”.
Workers with the Galofre motorboat service, which linked San Fernando, to the north of Buenos Aires, with the city of Gualeguaychú in the eastern province of Entre Ríos, also said they frequently saw corpses in the river.
The reports were published last Sunday by the newspaper El Argentino and broadcast by Radio Máxima, two local media outlets in Gualeguaychú, after another local resident, whose identity was kept secret, testified in even greater detail before a local judge.
In the mid-1990s, former Navy captain Adolfo Scilingo shocked the world when he confirmed earlier rumours, confessing that he himself had participated in the ”death flights”, in which political prisoners were thrown alive into the Río de la Plata (River Plate) and Atlantic Ocean.
His detailed account was published by journalist and activist Horacio Verbitsky in the book ”The Flight”.
”They were unconscious. We stripped them, and when the flight commander gave the order, we opened the door and threw them out, naked, one by one. That is the story, and nobody can deny it,” said Scilingo.
The former navy captain, who is now under arrest in Spain in connection with human rights crimes committed against Spanish nationals during the Argentine dictatorship, admitted that he once almost fell out of the plane when a detainee struggled to avoid being thrown into the sea.
Scilingo explained that most of them were still alive, but heavily sedated.
His testimony, which was later backed up by former army sergeant Víctor Ibañez, was the first admission of the human rights crimes that activists had been denouncing for years, even during the dictatorship.
Hebe de Bonafini, president of the Mothers de Plaza de Mayo, an organisation created by women whose sons and daughters were ”disappeared”, told IPS that they first reported bodies washed up on the shores of Santa Teresita, a resort town located 350 kms south of Buenos Aires, in 1979.
Bodies also turned up later in the Paraná river, Lake San Roque, the central province of Córdoba, and on Atlantic Ocean beaches. In neighbouring Uruguay, the official version was that the bodies washing up on shore were Korean fishermen who had drowned.
It was not possible to confirm the reports, however. ”The country began to believe it only when Scilingo spoke out. But we had been saying it all along. We even knew that when they had problems with the bodies floating, they started putting them in drums, with cement, and that they sedated them with pentothal,” said de Bonafini, two of whose children disappeared.
Another technique reportedly used was to slit the bellies open to make sure the corpses sank or were eaten by sharks.
The reporter in Gualeguaychú who investigated the Paraná delta death flights was Fabián Magnotta with Radio Máxima, whose report was published Sunday in the local daily El Argentino.
His journalistic investigation was prompted by the testimony given in court by the witness whose identity was concealed.
The deputy governor of the province of Entre Ríos, Guillermo Guastavino, promised Tuesday that the provincial government would be ”at the head of the investigation” to find out the truth about the reports of bodies thrown into the delta, a vast area of 1.5 million hectares where the Paraná river splits into various sections before running into the Río de la Plata.
Magnotta told IPS that after he interviewed the first witness, more local residents began to come forward, calling the radio or the newspaper to provide new information.
”People probably feel that there is a different context now for saying things that they kept silent for 25 years,” said Magnotta, alluding to the proactive human rights stance taken by the government of centre-left President Néstor Kirchner, who took office in May 2003.
But Magnotta said the witnesses he had interviewed had not yet been summoned to testify by the federal judge investigating the case, Guillermo Quadrini.
The original legal complaint was filed in December before a judge in Gualeguaychú, who after a few weeks of studying the case referred it to the federal judge in the nearby city of Concepción del Uruguay, in the same province.
The witness who had testified in court, who spoke with Magnotta on condition of anonymity, said that between 1977 and 1979, unmarked helicopters and Fokker and Hercules military planes flew over the delta and dumped ”large bundles” into the river and the nearby forests.
He said one of the bodies washed up on the riverbank, fastened into a 200-litre tank with cement, with only the head sticking out, and that local residents buried the corpse. He also said he saw the cargo hatch of Hercules planes open wide and drop ”as many as 20 bundles at once.”
Magnotta then interviewed other local residents, like Regalini and Tejera.
One witness said he remembered seeing downward-pointing machine guns attached next to the doors on the helicopters through which the bodies were thrown out.
Employees of the Galofre motorboat company told the journalist that they had turned to the authorities in charge of security on the river to report the frequent appearance of bodies, but that the only response they received was that they should go somewhere else with their problems.
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Throughout this year we’ve been running a series on how to father with intentionality and create a positive family culture.
Whenever we’ve written on this topic, we invariably get comments from some men who have decided to opt out of the marriage and kids route altogether. Often (though not always) the root of these commenters’ decision to steer clear of family life is their own personal experience: they come from families where home was not a haven. Arguing, infidelity, a lack of love, and ultimately divorce are what these men know of family life. Maybe they were even abused as children by one of their parents. Why even get married or start a family if that’s how it’s going to be?
And they have a point. The research strongly suggests that marriage and divorce patterns get passed along from generation to generation. If you come from a family of divorce, your attitude about marriage is less likely to be positive, and if you do get married, the chances your marriage will end in divorce are statistically higher than those consisting of partners from intact families. Also, research shows that people who were abused by their parents as children are much more likely to abuse their own children. It’s sort of a fulfillment of the biblical idea that curses persist through many generations.
But those studies only tell half the story.
Other research suggests that you’re not destined for the divorce courts and multiple Christmases just because you or your spouse comes from a divorced family.
In fact, the research shows that individuals can consciously choose to break the cycle of unhappy home life by becoming what marriage and family scholar Carlfred Broderick calls a “transitional character.” A transitional character, according to Broderick, is:
“A person, who, in a single generation, changes the entire course of a lineage. The changes might be for good or ill, but the most noteworthy examples are those individuals who grow up in an abusive, emotionally destructive environment and who somehow find a way to metabolize the poison and refuse to pass it on to their children. They break the mold. They refute the observation that abused children become abusive parents, that the children of alcoholics become alcoholic adults, that ‘the sins of the fathers are visited upon the heads of children to the third and fourth generation.’ Their contribution to humanity is to filter the destructiveness out of their own lineage so that the generations downstream will have a supportive foundation upon which to build productive lives.”
I love the idea of being a transitional character — of forging a new, and stronger link in your family lineage. Instead of being tethered to a string of weak links, you can proactively create a new chain and a new story for your family — one that’s much more positive.
I’d argue that being a transitional character applies to more than just family stability. Even if you didn’t come from a family of divorce, maybe you want to be more involved with your own kids than your dad was with you and your siblings. You don’t want your life to mimic the song “Cat’s in the Cradle.”
Or maybe you have a family history filled with overweight and out of shape men who’ve keeled over from a heart attack at age 50. You can be a transitional character by leading your family into a life of health and fitness, and sticking around to see your grandkids off to college. If debt troubles have plagued your family for generations, be the first person that shifts your family history towards the path of financial responsibility.
Being a transitional character means looking at any vice or problem that’s been a common thread throughout your family history and deciding: “It stops with me.”
With that said, becoming a transitional character is often easier said than done. You’re fighting against the stream of deeply ingrained patterns that you picked up in childhood and throughout your formative years. Becoming a transitional character requires you to completely transform how you see and respond to your world and environment. It’s a difficult task fraught with missteps and backsliding.
But it can be done.
Below we provide some research-backed suggestions on how to forge a new chain in your family history by becoming a transitional character:
1. See yourself as a transitional character.
The initial step in becoming a transitional character is simply to see yourself as one, and to make that mantle part of your identity. This first requires recognizing that you’re part of a negative family story. It necessitates the humility to admit that without intentional, concerted effort on your part, there’s a good chance you’ll continue that negative narrative. We like to think of ourselves as capable of overcoming our parent’s influence, but it’s surprisingly hard. We often think we’re nothing like them, only to see the old familial traits suddenly, and dishearteningly emerge in us during certain periods of our life. Certainly it’s a truism of parenthood that you’ll eventually catch yourself doing or saying the exact same thing to your own kid that your parents said or did to you. It’s one of those moments of anagnorisis when you realize, “I’m just like my father!”
Once your recognize the obstacles you have to surmount, mentally and emotionally anoint yourself as the transitional character in your family. Tell yourself that things will be different with you.
2. Imagine your posterity.
To give yourself motivation on those days when you feel like being a transitional character is all too much work, take five for a quick visualization exercise. First, imagine the negative effects you could pass down to your kids, and their kids, if you don’t uphold this new set of standards. For example, if you come from a family where most everyone is obese, imagine your kids married and overweight, and your obese grandchildren wheezing as they try to play, being bullied for their size, and getting a diagnosis of childhood diabetes. Now wipe that disconcerting scene from your mind and imagine instead your grown children in another way: fit and happily looking on as their own healthy kids energetically romp around the backyard.
When you get overwhelmed about the effort it takes to reverse negative familial patterns, take the time to think about the kind of life you want for your posterity. Will they be telling stories to their children and grandchildren about how just three generations ago divorce, poverty, obesity, and addiction were the family norm, but that it all changed with you?
3. Marry someone from an intact family.
According to Brad Wilcox, The Director the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, research shows that if you come from a broken home, your chances of divorce decline if you marry someone from an intact family. Someone whose parents are still married has likely picked up some positive habits for marriage and parenting. And by spending time with your in-laws after you get hitched, you’ll also get to see a model of how an intact family operates.
Now, I’m not suggesting that you make your potential spouse’s intact or broken family a deal breaker (you wouldn’t want her to use the same standard on you!), but it’s something to keep in mind as you date. If both you and your spouse come from families of divorce, recognize that you may have to work harder at building a strong marriage than couples where both partners, or even just one of them, come from intact families.
4. Be intentional!
Remember, good families don’t just happen! Not even for folks who come from intact families. If you’re serious about creating a positive family culture, you have to be intentional about it. As social scientist Scott Stanley says in his book Fighting for Your Marriage, we either “decide or glide” in our relationships and families. Gliding gets you in trouble; deciding takes you where you want to go. Following the path of least resistance is not enough – you have to be proactive!
5. Distance yourself from toxic relationships.
If creating a strong marriage and family is your goal, but your parents or friends love to sit around and carp about how horrible and dumb those institutions are, you might want to consider distancing yourself from those relationships. Distancing doesn’t necessarily mean cutting these loved ones off completely. It just means being aware of the possible negative influence these gloom n’ doomers can have on your own familial goals and establishing boundaries with them to limit that influence in your life.
6. Surround yourself with positive examples.
Don’t just limit the time you spend around negative folks – proactively seek out the company of those who have strong and happy marriages and families. Watch what they do in their homes and emulate their best practices. Share what you’re struggling with and don’t be afraid to ask for advice when you feel like you need it.
7. Seek professional help when necessary.
The research indicates that marriage partners from broken families can increase their chances of staying together by getting professional marriage counseling. It’s more helpful for couples with bigger relationship problems, not so much for couples that are doing okay, but who want to do better. If you think it would help, don’t be afraid to at least give counseling a try.
8. Hold fast to your goal by regularly reading things geared towards helping you become a better husband and father.
It’s easy to have good goals – harder to keep them. We get busy and stressed and lose track of the direction we want to go and the men we want to become. We must regularly remind ourselves of these things by reading as much as we can on becoming better husbands and fathers and creating a positive family culture. We must then “hold fast” to what we have learned by frequently revisiting those books or articles. Becoming a transitional character (or a better man, period) is a never-ending process. We need to constantly remind ourselves of best practices so we can stay on track.
Read the other posts in the series:
The Importance of Creating a Family Culture
How and Why to Create a Family Mission Statement
The Importance of Establishing Family Traditions
60+ Family Tradition Ideas
How to Plan and Lead a Weekly Family Meeting
How to Get the Most Out of Family Dinners
Now it’s your turn. I’d love to hear what men who have successfully become transitional characters in their family have done to overcome negative family histories. Share your stories and tips in the comments!Tags: family culture
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In which Scrabble dictionary does KNELLS exist?
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the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
- verb -
ring as in announcing death
- verb -
make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
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Ransomware attacks are a prevalent cybersecurity threat to every user and enterprise today. This is attributed to their polymorphic behaviour and dispersion of inexhaustible versions due to the same ransomware family or threat actor. A certain ransomware family or threat actor repeatedly utilises nearly the same style or codebase to create a vast number of ransomware versions. Therefore, it is essential for users and enterprises to keep well-informed about this threat landscape and adopt proactive prevention strategies to minimise its spread and affects. This requires a technique to detect ransomware samples to determine the similarity and link with the known ransomware family or threat actor. Therefore, this paper presents a detection method for ransomware by employing a combination of a similarity preserving hashing method called fuzzy hashing and a clustering method. This detection method is applied on the collected WannaCry/WannaCryptor ransomware samples utilising a range of fuzzy hashing and clustering methods. The clustering results of various clustering methods are evaluated through the use of the internal evaluation indexes to determine the accuracy and consistency of their clustering results, thus the effective combination of fuzzy hashing and clustering method as applied to the particular ransomware corpus. The proposed detection method is a static analysis method, which requires fewer computational overheads and performs rapid comparative analysis with respect to other static analysis methods.
|Title of host publication||2019 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence, SSCI 2019|
|Publisher||Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.|
|Number of pages||8|
|Publication status||Published - 20 Feb 2020|
|Event||2019 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence, SSCI 2019 - Xiamen, China|
Duration: 6 Dec 2019 → 9 Dec 2019
|Conference||2019 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence, SSCI 2019|
|Period||6/12/19 → 9/12/19|
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Galaxy cannibals eat their neighbours ...previously unseen galactic cannibalism within the supermassive black holes that occupy the centres of Seyfert galaxies has been revealed by radio observations courtesy of the Very Large Array...
.."It is with great pride and a lot of joy that I announce today that we have found proof that this hard bright material is really water ice and not some other substance," says Phoenix Principal Investigator Peter Smith of The University of Arizona...
Lazy pulsar powered by companion BY DR EMILY BALDWIN
Posted: June 24, 2008
XMM-Newton has, for the first time, detected X-ray pulses emanating from both stars of a closely packed binary pulsar system, revealing two extremely dense rapidly rotating neutron stars.
Pulsars are highly magnetic neutron stars, the dead hearts of once massive stars. Observing two pulsars orbiting each other is a rare treat, but now these two dead stars are bathed in fresh light thanks to the probing X-ray observations made by the XMM-Newton space telescope.
Animation of the double pulsar system. Credit: John Rowe Animations.
Pulsar system PSR J0737-3039 contains one slowly rotating ‘lazy’ neutron star – referred to by the research team as pulsar B – orbiting a faster and more energetic companion star (pulsar A). The pair of stars are separated by just three light seconds, about three times the distance between the Earth and the Moon.
The new X-ray observations raised some intriguing physical problems: the emission signals could not be explained by the workings of pulsar A alone, which was known to be the only significant power plant in the system. The X-ray pulses from pulsar B were just too strong to match the observed emission and the energy that is lost by the rapid rotation of the pair could not account for all the X-ray radiation observed either.
"One possible solution for the mystery could be mutual interaction between the two stars, where the lazy star derives energy from the other," says Albert Pellizzoni, lead author of the results, which are published in the May 2008 edition of the Astrophysical Journal. This means that pulsar B’s X-ray emission might only be visible because pulsar A's wind intercepts the magnetosphere of the lazy pulsar, powering its wind and heating up the neutron star's surface.
Artist impression of the XMM-Newton space telescope. Image: ESA (C. Carreau).
The fundamental physical processes involved in these extreme interactions are a matter of some debate among theoretical physicists, but with XMM-Newton's unrivaled observations, scientists have been offered a novel experimental setting to study the subsurface and magnetospheres of the stars, as well as the interaction between the two in such a close, heated environment, the results of which will undoubtedly push the boundaries of scientific knowledge to new levels.
From tiny Mercury to distant Neptune and Pluto, The Planets profiles each of the Solar System's members in depth, featuring the latest imagery from space missions. The tallest mountains, the deepest canyons, the strongest winds, raging atmospheric storms, terrain studded with craters and vast worlds of ice are just some of the sights you'll see on this 100-page tour of the planets. GET YOUR COPY
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Zeroing in on the rising importance of improving the health care supply chain
The health care supply chain could cut billions of dollars in cost by adopting practices well established in other industries.
Take the case of a typical Asian laptop manufacturer, for example. As a result of a top-notch supply chain, a European customer can place an order and receive a pallet of freshly assembled computers in just over a week. Ask a pharmaceutical manufacturer for a delivery, on the other hand, and the lead time stretches to 75 days.
The case is further illustrated by the difference in operational metrics between the health care supply chain and the supply chain for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG). Whether you look at days in inventory, obsolescence, or manufacturing lead time, the FMCG is invariably so efficient that the health care supply chain looks sluggish in comparison.
But such a significant performance gap also means even minor efficiency gains could have a big impact, according to a McKinsey report. An industry that spends in the excess of $340 billion annually on pharmaceuticals and medical devices would benefit from examining every part of its supply chain to not only speed up lead time and boost ROI, but also provide safer and more affordable products to end customers around the world, the consulting firm argues.
The shortcomings so far stem from an inability to tackle challenges that today add substantial cost to the health care supply chain. Big-ticket challenges include:
- Increased regulatory scrutiny
- Expanding product portfolios
- Drug recalls
- Drug shortages
- Supply-chain security breaches
- Medication errors in the developed world
Although transforming a supply chain is an incredibly complex undertaking, McKinsey notes:
“…if the sector adopted straightforward advances well established in other industries, we estimate that total costs (from the supply chain and external areas, such as patient care) could fall by $130 billion.”
Industry research does indeed show every member of the value chain – from pharmaceuticals and medical suppliers to pharmacies and hospitals – that embraces opportunities to optimize the health care supply chain reaps the rewards in increased profitability. In most cases, the impact on profits ranged from 10 to 20 percent.
So which area of the supply chain offers the greatest opportunity for improvement?
Senior supply chain executives in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries overwhelmingly place improved collaboration at the top of the list. To overcome cultural barriers and make transactional relationships more productive, McKinsey suggests the following approach:
“…six essential steps can make the difference between a productive collaboration and a frustrating one: companies must collaborate in areas where they have a solid footing; agree on sophisticated benefit-sharing models; select partners for the potential value of the collaboration, as well as their capabilities and willingness to act as a team; dedicate resources to the collaboration and involve senior leadership in it; jointly manage performance and measure impact; and start out with a long-term perspective.”
Collaboration is still only a small piece in the supply chain puzzle that also includes better market, product, and customer segmentation; greater agility; improved benchmarking and measurements; and the establishment of global standards for data exchange. To put it all together, it is imperative for the health care supply chain to follow the lead of high performing industries.
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I've been set an assignment to find all the prime numbers smaller than N
We've been told to first create a function to test if it is divisble by any numbers in my primes list
and then second to create a function to test each integer from 2 to N, then using the previous function find all the primes and print them.
i've created this, however my code outputs all the numbers from 2 to N rather than just the primes.
I can't figure out why.
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Cornell & NY Apple Growers to Unveil New Apples
Cornell University and New York apple growers will unveil the names of two new apples Thursday at the New York State agriculture experiment station’s fruit and vegetable research farm in Geneva.
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The Incomplete Picture
The Myth of the "Big Picture"
“The Tone At The Top” … How many times have you heard this statement bounced around? By:
- The Director of HR who is trying to justify his/her organization’s poor culture;
- The CFO who is trying to justify his/her failure to effectively control the business and financial risks in an organization;
- The CEO who is trying to justify his/her failure at his/her job!
- The Consultant who is advising the top to lead by example and prioritize the organization’s goals as opposed to their own!
In this region, these excuses are almost a fixture in organizations, due to many reasons; some of which:
- The level of disconnect between the Boards and Executive Management;
- The disengagement of Boards and Executives from the business dynamics and risk profile;
- The absence of merit-based approach to appoint Board Members;
- Group think at the Board Room; where Board Members don’t see eye to eye;
- Focus on the “big picture”!
The expectations are always to summarize everything to the stakeholders; whether they are Executives or Board!
Let’s just recollect the 448 page– Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Report of the investigation into the Russian interference in 2016 US elections; which was publicly released in its redacted version on April 18, 2019 after two years of investigations. Before the release of this report, a 4-page summary was issued by the Attorney General on March 24, 2019, which was only successful at receiving backlash from the whole world for failure to reflect the fact stated in the report!
Let’s just rationalize this… 4 pages are 0.9% of 448…. if 0.9% of a report can deliver the same value of the full report; then it is a fluff report! but the reality is; the summary is not sufficient to convey the value of the full report.
Back to our stakeholders! Their focus on the “Big Picture” is the reason why organizations are failing; their lack of interest in details is what leads for the hemorrhaging of organizations’ resources.. In times like these it is difficult to secure business or grow it; so it makes absolutely no business sense that after hard earning new business to let it leak out of a dysfunctional organization.
It is disheartening to see how contagious this “Big Picture” syndrome is! Board members focus on Big Picture, then move to CEO they want to focus on strategic matters, talk to the CFO, he/she is too high up to get involved in the details and this dysfunctional hierarchy continues until it reaches the most junior person in the team who almost always is the scapegoat in this dysfunctional chain!
What is the solution you may ask?
A meritocratic approach to appointing Board members and Executive Management needs to be followed. The focus should be the goals of the organization not their own personal benefit and all efforts of the organizational resources are channels to achieve these goals.
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For Australian mothers, the conundrum of achieving work-life balance extends beyond surviving the day-to-day difficulties. Achieving a work-life balance poses a lifecourse as well as a daily dilemma. The unprecedented level of labour market participation among Australian women is a key factor in the work-life balance dilemma faced by many families. In around 60 per cent of couple families with dependent children both parents are now employed and nearly half of all women with children aged less than 5-years are in paid work (ABS 2003).
Increased market work, however, does not result in significantly less demands with family labour. Instead, as Australian research has clearly established, many women now hold down paid jobs in addition to their primary family responsibilities. The result is a significant time squeeze.
At the core of the daily work-life balance quandary is the basic, but often unacknowledged, fact that parenting is real, time-consuming work. Parenting is much more than an extension of household labour. A dependent child certainly adds to the domestic workload, but being an active parent encompasses a different set of tasks entirely.
Physical tasks include: delivering and collecting children; listening; answering questions; teaching manners and eating habits; showing children things; negotiating between warring siblings; reading and responding to the many school notices, raffle tickets and cakes for school fetes; and the monitoring, supervising and adjudicating of homework, TV programs and bed times.
And the list goes on. Add to these the organisational role for making sure all the things that need to happen, happen, with activities such as planning and arranging child care, or making sure there are enough $2 coins for school bus fares, excursion, lunches and so on. All this is a daily part of parenting work.
As unpaid labour, active parenting is economically invisible. Additionally, the fragmentary nature of much parenting work makes it hard to quantify just how much time and labour is expended in “just being a parent”. More insidiously, the current major family discourses effectively obscure the amount of work that goes into a family’s maintenance.
By speaking of parenting in terms of a natural expression of (especially women’s) nurturing and caring, such discourses emotionalise away the actual demands of parent work. Parenting does indeed involve loving and nurturing, but these are not just emotional states. Rather they, along with the other demands of active parenting, require purposeful, time consuming, unpaid and frequently physically tiring activity.
More importantly, parenting work is mostly non-optional. Childcare, while effectively outsourcing a portion of parenting time requirements, is not a substitute for parenting work. Children are supervised, fed and kept active, but they are not parented. Active parenting, as an integral part of doing family, is real work that forms a non-voluntary component of having children. It is also a consistent workload. A lack of parenting work for anything but the shortest period quickly impacts on family functioning.
At the core of the work-life balance dilemma is the basic fact that the decisions mothers make to accommodate this workload reverberate throughout their lifecourse. To be active parents Australian women need to select from three basic work-family life options. Each entails major lifecourse ramifications.
- Option one: Withdraw completely from the labour market to concentrate on the family work role.
- Option two: Remain in, or return to, the labour market but reduce workforce activity to part-time or casual employment to allow primacy of the family work role.
- Option Three: Remain in the labour market in a full-time capacity through accessing whatever family work supports are available, such as childcare.
In purely financial terms, options one and two come at a considerable cost. Conservative estimates suggest that a woman’s lifetime earnings are reduced by around 34 per cent for one child and more for subsequent children. These costs are magnified by the less easily quantifiable wage penalties associated with reduced hours of paid work and or absence from the workforce during prime career building years. Women’s later financial security is directly affected by these costs. More than half of all women retiring over the next decade will have a “nest egg” of less than $20,000.
The financial costs of primary responsibility for family work are summed up by Anne Crittendon in her book, The Price of Motherhood, when she explains that the huge gift of un-reimbursed time and labour incorporated into the concept of motherhood “explains in a nutshell” why women are so much poorer than men.
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Learning about auto repair may seem like a daunting if you're not know where to start. The following article will give you get started. Keep reading to discover some great auto
Ask all the questions about your car when you have. Preventing vehicle issues is a lot of saving money annually.
Talk to the mechanic first if you need clarification. You don't want to be surprised with added charges when you were expecting.
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Owning a vehicle in Florida is quite expensive due to the high insurance rates here, but one other issue that most people such as myself have to take care of is getting the windows tinted. The
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Don't underestimate how important it is to keep an emergency car kit inside your car. You need to have tools in your kit that will allow you to change the battery, charge your battery and put more gas in your tank.
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Go over your automobile's manual and dog ear the most useful pages. You might even find some easy solutions for the information you need to know in your owner's manual.
Look up your local body shop reviews for any business you're thinking of patronizing. This will let you to know how others feel about the services they provide. You can use online reviews to find an auto repair shop that you feel comfortable giving your business to.
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Judge says Arkansas can't enforce mask mandate ban
Context: Multiple lawsuits were filed challenging the ban.
- In a special session this week, the legislature voted down bills that would have allowed school districts to require masks in places with students under 12, who cannot get vaccinated against COVID-19.
What it means: Public schools — including any grade level and universities — can now require students, staff and faculty to wear masks.
- And Little Rock's recent reinstatement of a mask mandate in public spaces is here to stay, for now.
Why it matters: The Delta variant and the state's low vaccination rate (42% of Arkansans 12 and up are fully vaccinated) have caused another public health emergency. Hospitals are back to seeing peak numbers.
- And more kids are getting sick, with some in the ICU and on ventilators. Three Arkansas children have died since December.
Yes, but: This is a preliminary injunction. The legal battle is not over.
What's next: It's up to local school boards and other public governing bodies to decide if they will implement mask mandates while the lawsuits make their way through the courts.
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When you and your team are working from home, clear communication can be particularly challenging. In normal times, when people are in the office, many conversations with colleagues are spontaneous, including meaningful exchanges about a coworker’s family or any problems they may have. Without those face-to-face opportunities, it’s important to pay special attention to the tone, quality and content of every interaction.
Connecting with teammates about what’s going on in their lives can also make a significant difference to their well-being, especially in a difficult and stressful time. 87% of people living alone and working from home are now struggling with loneliness and social isolation, according to a Thrive Global survey of more than 5,000 Americans around coronavirus pain points. That’s all the more reason why it helps to be deliberate about communicating mindfully and reaching out to your team.
Studies have shown that communications outside the parameters of work are supportive, and can lead to a stronger team spirit, as well as having a direct correlation with performance. “It’s easy to be stressed out or depressed these days,” Barbara Larson, a professor of management at Northeastern University who studies remote working, told the BBC. “If you’re a manager, acknowledge there’s stress and difficulty. Your job is to be a cheerleader for the team.”
Positive communication is essential to make every member of the team feel motivated and encouraged, agrees Carmen Castillo, Chairwoman of the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC), Vice Chair of the International Women Entrepreneurial Challenge Foundation (IWEC) and President and CEO of SDI International Corp. She adds that interactions need to combine optimism with realism. “We ask how people’s families are doing, and whether there is anything we can do to make their lives easier at this time,” Castillo notes.
If you’re looking to build stronger connections with your remote colleagues while WFH, try these Microsteps:
Schedule a daily virtual touch-base for your team
When working from home, the synchronicity of connection is removed, so it’s important to replace it with planned events — you could even use this time to integrate another positive habit, like a meditation or gratitude exercise.
Before discussing work with colleagues, ask how they’re doing
Showing teammates respect and interest in their personal lives increases emotional well-being and boosts happiness.
End your next one-on-one with an optimistic statement
Leaders who convey hopefulness are better at helping team members find meaning and purpose in their work, even during stressful times.
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Alongside crypto, one of the top-performing assets in 2017 were marijuana stocks. Whereas the broad-based S&P 500 looks like flat compared to the growth in cryptocurrency valuations over the last year or two, some pot stocks have made incredible annual gains that come close to huge the gains in some digital currencies.
Cryptocurrencies are now making it easier for people in the marijuana business, or those who are looking to buy some weed, to carry out transactions. Cannabis is still illegal at the federal level, which poses a variety of challenges for any cannabis operations attempting to conduct financial transactions even in states that have legalised pot.
Not only that, carrying large amounts of cash poses huge security issues for dispensaries. However, cryptocurrencies are providing solutions to some of these problems and making it easier for cannabis related businesses to carry out transactions.
Cryptocurrencies are helping to shape a cannabis industry
One of the more universal issues that the cryptocurrency market and marijuana industry run into is that legacy financial institutions will not touch them. Banks have, in some instances, barred consumers from using debit and/or credit cards from purchasing pot even in states were it is legal.
This has led to the use of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, being tested as an intermediary currency to allow consumers with debit or credit cards to legally purchase cannabis in dispensaries.
POSaBIT is one company in Washington state that is offering this intermediary service. Once a consumer decides on what goods to buy, he or she has a choice of paying with cash or bitcoin to complete the transaction. If bitcoin is chosen, the consumers’ credit or debit card will be charged for the amount of bitcoin needed to complete the sale. This bitcoin can then be exchanged with POSaBIT back into U.S dollars. POSaBIT charges a flat $2 per transaction fee. Meanwhile, the consumer gets a broader array of payment options, and the cannabis business broadens its potential customer reach by being able to accept plastic.
Funding can also be a major issue for cannabis companies. While publicly listed Canadian cannabis growers have been able to raise cash, small scale growers and retailers are not able to draw on the same funding route. U.S. financial institutions, fearing reciprocity from the federal government should they aid pot-based businesses, will not lend to the marijuana industry, or even allow them access to basic banking facilities like overdrafts, loans or even a checking account.
This is where ICOs can play a big role in providing funding. Some of the cash raised is being used to develop blockchain technology, while other recent ICOs, such as CannaSOS, are using their funding to create a completely new social network devoted to cannabis. While not all avenues of funding from traditional institutions are closed off, ICOs are providing a means to fill what gaps remain.
Blockchains themselves are also changing the face of the cannabis industry. Recently, Emerald Health Therapeutics (NASDAQOTH:EMHTF), a Canadian grower that has up to 5.8 million square feet of capacity, announced a joint venture with DMG Blockchain Solutions that will be known as CannaChain Technologies. This new company will focus on supply chain and e-commerce marketplace solutions for the cannabis industry.
While it’s clear that blockchain tech is still in its growing stages, as are ICOs and cryptocurrency intermediary services like POSaBIT, they have the potential to profoundly influence the marijuana industry. The growth of digital currencies and the cannabis industry is one of those moments in history where two seemingly unrelated technologies and trends come together and lead to exponential growth for both.
While we are on the topic of Cannabis Industry and crypto, here are five cannabis tokens to watch out for:
5 Marijuana Cryptocurrencies
Launched in January 2014, PotCoin was one of the earliest cryptocurrencies for the marijuana industry. It was designed to solve banking problems for people looking to transact in legal marijuana. The currency was looking to capitalize on Colorado’s legalization of marijuana and even installed a PotCoin ATM at a marijuana dispensary in Colorado. (Related: Pot Industry Turns to Bitcoin as Banks Snub Them)
However, the currency failed to make a huge mark and remained in the shadows till June 12, 2017. A press release and a video of NBA star Dennis Rodman sporting a potcoin.com shirt in North Korea gave PotCoin a shot in the arm. By funding Rodman’s trip, not only did PotCoin re-enter the media spotlight it was also up 76% in just one day, according to Coinmarketcap.com. Its current market cap is close to $66.7 million, a huge increase from $81,547 in February 2014. It currently sits at #200 in market cap ranking for crypto. As for price, in February 2014, 1 PotCoin was worth $0.004625, which has now increased to $0.379644.
PotCoin is in limited supply of, you guessed it, 420 million coins, with close to 217 million in circulation. With its recent transition to Proof-of-stake, investors can earn 5% annual returns on their PotCoins. One point to note is that PotCoin claims transaction speeds of 40 seconds, which are pretty impressive compared to those for Bitcoin.
Another currency that came into being in 2014, but just a few months after PotCoin was CannabisCoin. It is a proof-of-work, peer-to-peer open source currency and like Potcoin was aimed at easing transactions for medical marijuana dispensaries. While it initially gained popularity, it has generally failed to deliver much for investors.
Focusing on its market, CannabisCoin has proposition to convert cryptocurrency directly into marijuana. Under the name ‘CANNdy’ there is a line of medicines and marijuana strains grown of the specific purpose of exchange at the rate of 1 CannabisCoin to 1 gram of medication.
There are 91.8 million CannabisCoins with over 77 million in circulation. Currently, the currency has a market cap of $25.8 million, according to coinmarketcap.com.
In February 2014, DopeCoin was founded by Adam Howell or ‘Dopey’, according to its website. Little is known about the specific markets that the currency serves except that its “mission is to provide marijuana enthusiasts with a modern and secure way of doing business for the 21’st century,” the website notes.
Started with a vision of creating a ‘Silk Road’ for transactions in marijuana across the world, DopeCoin supply is limited to 200 million DopeCoins with about 117 million currently in circulation. It is also a Proof-of-Stake currency, where a 5% annual interest can be earned. The currency currently has a market cap of close to $23 million, according to coinmarketcap.com.
HempCoin also came into existence in 2014, although its focus is less on individuals using it to buy weed, and is instead designed to be used by the farming industry and medical/recreational dispensaries. HempCoin’s website claims that the currency can be used to “facilitate transactions between marijuana farmers and the local dispensary shops” as well as purchasing gear and tools used for farming marijuana.
It’s interesting to note that HempCoin is used in all areas of agriculture, not limited to ones involving weed. As of January, 2018, HempCoin has a price of 0.55USD, a market cap of more than $127 million, making it the largest market cap on this list and the 148th largest off all cryptocurrrencies.
CannaCoin runs on a decentralized blockchain using Peer2Peer tech. The currency was developed in 2014 but transitioned to Proof-Of-Stake at block 370,000. Cannacoin, as described by its founders is “A group of cannabis enthusiasts working towards the future development of cryptocurrency applications related to cannabis production, seed production, extract production, glass blowing facilities, vape and dab station manufacturing, crypto development, and more”
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Zen Internet has published some information from BT Wholesale in our forums, see here for the full info.
This information addresses why choosing an MTU of 1458 for your connection results in better performance for a large number of people. The problem has been traced to the BT Remote Access Servers (RAS) that are Cisco based. Apparently if the packet size is less than 1458 then packets are simply passed on, but if the packet size if greater than 1458 then packets are inspected and eventually forwarded. Normally this is no problem, but at the busier times of the day this extra work on the larger packets can overwhelm the RAS servers and cause the slow downs that people are experiencing.
See this news post for more information on setting your MTU. For users that use Dial Up networking, then DrTCP is the simplest tool, and usually setting the Dial Up (RAS) MTU will fix things (this applies to most USB modem users).
If unsure about any of this, then consult the forums for advice from other users.
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Uploading, streaming, watching and sharing content across social media platforms has never been easier. There are roughly 1 billion active users on both Instagram and Tik Tok every month and approximately 30 million YouTube subscribers. This ability to share content is revolutionary for businesses, particularly for those in creative industries, as it gives them a means of advertising their work like never before, and for influences and vloggers, whose careers are heavily reliable on it.
While this is obviously a great tool, it also requires awareness and diligence to ensure that content, and the intellectual property within it, is protected from third party infringers.
So, what action can you take when the content you upload is copied and who is held responsible for the copyright infringement?
Social media platforms that host content benefit from a ‘safe harbor principle’ in EU law. This means that the host can’t be held responsible for infringing content posted by users, provided it has a mechanism in place that allows users to notify it of infringing content, and it subsequently removes it.
To tackle this, most platforms have a ‘report’ function allowing users to report the infringing content to the host and request that it be removed. However, given the enormity of these platforms and the number of users, it’s no wonder that sometimes these reports go unactioned, and the content isn’t taken down. This can be especially frustrating when you can’t track down the infringer and pursue them directly – it can feel like you’ve lost control of your content.
However, there is also an exception to the safe harbor principle that holds the host directly liable if it doesn’t act quickly once it has knowledge of the infringement. You would then have the option to seek an injunction and/or pursue it for damages.
At this point, the best course of action is usually for a lawyer to send a ‘copyright notice take down’ letter to the host to unequivocally inform it of the infringement and notify it that further action will be taken against it, should it fail to remove the infringing content. The exception provides extra incentive for hosts to act upon a report, and receiving a letter from lawyers will often provoke action.
This should serve as some peace of mind that there are actions that can be taken if your content is copied online and you can, in the circumstances provided above, hold the host liable. Our team of expert lawyers offer a free consultation in which they will be able to advise you on protecting your online content and whether you have claim against an online platform.
Written by Katie Moruzzi, Solicitor
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Public institutions in Hebei province energy-saving methods
(November 17, 2009 the 46th Executive Conference of Hebei province considered by people's Government of Hebei province, on November 18, 2009 the 10th release come into force on January 1, 2010) Chapter I General provisions
First to promote the energy efficiency of public institutions, play a role in the energy efficiency of public institutions in society, improve energy efficiency, according to the regulations of the energy efficiency of public institutions, combined with the facts of the province, these measures are formulated.
Article public bodies mentioned in these measures refers to the province, in whole or in part using Government funds of State organs, institutions and organizations.
Third people's Governments above the county level shall strengthen leadership on energy efficiency of public institutions work, establish and improve the coordination mechanism for energy efficiency of public institutions work, solve major problems for energy conservation of public institutions in a timely manner.
Article fourth Management Office of the people's Governments above the county level authorities (hereinafter referred to as service management) under the direction of energy-saving administrative departments at the corresponding level, responsible for the energy-efficient supervision and management work of public bodies, guides and supervises the public energy-saving work.
People's Governments above the county-level science and technology, education, culture, sports, health and judicial administrative departments at the same level service management guidance and under the supervision of public bodies within the Organization to carry out the system energy saving work.
Implementation of vertically below the provincial Management Department at the provincial Office of management guidance and under the supervision of public bodies within the organizations of the system energy saving work.
Fifth people's Governments above the county level according to energy-saving needs of public institutions, subject to availability of financial resources in the budget at the same level and arrange for existing building with energy saving reformation of public institutions funds.
The sixth heads of public agencies responsible for the energy-saving work of the entity. Public bodies work responsibility system and evaluation system of energy saving, energy saving targets should be integrated into the head of a public body content of the evaluation.
Office management should develop energy efficiency of public institutions ' methods of assessment, and is responsible for organization and implementation.
Chapter II administration of energy conservation
Article seventh organ Affairs administrative agency shall, jointly with relevant departments, according to the local economic and social development planning and medium-and long-term planning of energy saving, making public energy-saving plan, the people's Governments at the corresponding level for approval.
After approval, the public body energy conservation programs, Office management should plan on an annual basis to determine energy efficiency goals and targets down to within the scope of responsibilities of public institutions.
Eighth public institution units should be combined with the characteristics of energy consumption and the previous year, annual energy-saving targets and implementation plans, adoption of energy management and energy-saving measures in a targeted manner, improve energy efficiency and ensure energy-saving targets are met.
Public bodies should be before the end of March of each year, this year's specific energy efficiency targets and implementation reported to the Office of Administration for the record.
Nineth public bodies should carry out the energy-consumption measurement system, in accordance with the regulations and the standards in accordance with law of the measuring instruments of energy, can distinguish species, energy system energy consumption for household, classifications, measurement, energy consumption monitoring system established and configure the necessary monitoring device for real-time monitoring of energy consumption, discover and correct use of energy waste.
Tenth office building has two or more public agencies, public sector energy consumption shall be measured separately.
Public office area and adjacent residential areas, Office space and residential energy consumption shall be measured separately.
11th public institution shall designate a person responsible for energy statistics, faithfully record the raw data of energy consumption, building energy consumption statistical account.
Office management should jointly with the statistical departments, develop energy consumption statistic management in public institutions, statistics on a regular basis and publish energy consumption in public institutions.
12th service management agencies, public bodies shall be provided in level, the higher level Administration submitted the administrative structure, the unit status report on the energy consumption of the previous year.
13th Office Management shall, jointly with relevant departments, according to different industries and public bodies ' energy level and characteristics of different systems to develop and adjust energy consumption in public institutions, the financial sector based on energy consumption energy consumption expenditure standards.
14th public agency shall, within the scope of energy consumption using energy, enhanced energy consumption expenditure management over energy consumption using energy, should indicate to the regulatory body for this higher level Affairs.
15th article energy audit public institutions shall, in accordance with relevant regulations of the State, according to the audit results to take measures to improve energy efficiency.
Office Management shall, jointly with relevant departments, according to the statistics on energy consumption in public bodies, selected energy-consuming public institutions focused on energy audits.
16th public bodies should be national and provincial provisions relating to compulsory purchase or give priority to purchase, purchasing to include government procurement of energy-saving products, equipment list and environmental labeling products in government procurement list of energy-using products, equipment and the use of new and renewable energy products, equipment, may be purchasing State has been officially eliminated energy-consuming products and equipment.
Chapter three energy-saving measures
17th service management should explicitly set up bodies or persons, responsible for the supervision and administration of the energy efficiency of public institutions and guide our work. Public institutions should set energy management, energy management system.
Public key energy systems, equipment operating positions shall be equipped with professional and technical personnel. Energy-public bodies shall establish liaison work, identified staff as energy focal point.
Energy conservation liaison officers shall, according to prescribed energy conservation information collection, collation, transfer work.
18th public bodies can adopt energy management contract, commissioned a professional energy-saving services for diagnosis, design, financing, reconstruction, operation and management.
19th public bodies should be implementing national provisions concerning air conditioning room temperature control, making full use of natural ventilation, improved air conditioning operation management, reduce the energy consumption of air conditioning.
20th of public bodies to the Office elevator intelligent control system should, and set the number of lifts open and run time.
Public institutions shall, in accordance with article 21st of the public energy-saving Ordinance and the relevant regulations of the State, and other provincial, enhance lighting, Office equipment, and network room, dining room, boiler room, hot water facilities, equipment, measurement, monitoring and management of energy, measures to reduce energy consumption.
22nd public institutions should actively adopt energy-saving products and technologies, accelerating the Elimination of energy-consuming products, and do a good job out recycling and reuse of products.
23rd offices administration of the people's Governments above the county level shall strictly control the construction of new projects by public bodies the size and standards, effective integration of Office resources, intensive use of land, moderately concentrated construction of office space, integrated energy-saving investments and benefits. Public energy-saving evaluation and review of the institution-building projects should be according to law.
Does not pass the energy-saving evaluation and review of the project, the departments concerned shall not approve or approve construction.
24th organ Affairs administrative agency shall, jointly with relevant departments, the construction of the public institutions of existing buildings, structures, energy system, energy consumption, life cycle, such as surveys and analysis, develop integrated energy saving renovation of existing buildings of this public body plans, and is responsible for organization and implementation. 25th public bodies when carrying out maintenance or renovation of existing buildings should be reported to energy-saving evaluation and review office management, and strictly controlling the size and standard of maintenance, renovation, and take measures to reduce energy consumption.
Not adopted energy-saving evaluation and review, no maintenance or renovation.
The 26th public bodies for the purposes of the new buildings completed or energy-saving renovation of existing buildings is complete, all or most of their investment using Government funds, and by the Government, as owner of Office management or other relevant departments on building energy efficiency evaluation and identification and evaluation results will be publicized by the relevant national provisions, subject to public supervision.
27th public institutions of centralized heating energy-saving renovation of existing buildings, should install heating system controls, metering devices, in-room temperature control device and Electric metering device.
28th article public bodies the construction of new buildings and renovation of existing buildings should strictly implement the relevant State, and province building energy-saving design, construction, commissioning and acceptance of the regulations and standards, giving priority to adopt energy-saving effect of new materials, new products, new technology, give priority to the use of solar, geothermal and other renewable energy systems.
Public bodies carry out alterations, renovation and strengthening of existing buildings, and shall at the same time energy saving.
29th public institutions should strengthen the Office space, office facilities, equipment and other resources focused on integration work, establish and improve the system of e-Government and the paperless office, and by reducing the number of meetings, shorter time teleconference, video conference systems and the establishment of measures to reduce energy consumption.
30th public institutions shall, in accordance with the following provisions strengthened energy saving management of official vehicles:
(A) according to the regulations of standards and official cars, report the number of official cars, preferential procurement of low energy consumption, low pollution and the use of clean energy vehicles;
(B) formulate and implement energy-saving driving official cars specifications, strict implementation of standards for vehicle fuel consumption per hundred kilometers classification control, regularly publish cycle mileage and fuel consumption, accounting and energy-saving incentives, advance energy systems;
(C) actively promote the socialization of corporate car service, staff members are encouraged to use public transport, non-motorized transport;
(D) strict implementation of the system of official cars scrapped, according to immediately discard the high energy-consuming, high-polluting vehicles.
The fourth energy saving inspection
31st Office authority shall establish a system of supervision and inspection of public energy-saving, energy saving supervision and inspection work in accordance with law. 32nd organ Affairs administrative agency shall, jointly with relevant departments, shall conduct supervision and inspection on the energy efficiency of public institutions.
Supervision and inspection of the contents include:
(A) establishment and implementation of energy-saving management rules and regulations;
(B) the annual energy-saving targets and implementation of programme formulation, implementation;
(C) energy consumption measurement, monitoring, statistics and reports;
(D) implementation of energy consumption;
(E) carry out energy audits;
(Vi) Government procurement of energy-efficient products and equipment;
(VII) energy management jobs and the implementation of the energy management system;
(H) energy system, energy-efficient operation of the equipment;
(I) energy assessment and review of the public institution-building projects;
(J) energy-saving management of official cars.
Article 33rd organ Affairs administrative agency shall implement energy-conservation monitoring and checking, public bodies shall cooperate and truthfully provide relevant information and materials, and may not refuse or impede.
Article 34th Office management for energy saving supervision problems discovered in the inspection, shall inform the relevant departments, timely reports on major issues the people's Governments at the corresponding level.
35th public energy-saving work shall be subject to supervision by society, any organization or individual shall have the right to report waste of energy by public bodies.
The fifth chapter of rewards and punishment
Article 36th in the energy efficiency of public institutions management, energy conservation, have made remarkable achievements in the study and application of science and technology, as well as reports of serious waste of energy units of the public and individuals, the people's Government above the county level should be commended and rewarded.
37th Office staff of the regulatory body of any of the following acts shall be given disciplinary action constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated in accordance with law:
(A) failing to perform their supervision and administration of the energy efficiency of public institutions;
(Ii) corruption, interception, misappropriation of public funds of energy-saving renovation of existing buildings;
(Iii) the violation of energy conservation laws, regulations and rules does not timely, not to investigate and punish the acts;
(D) other acts of abuse of authority, dereliction of duty or engages in.
38th public bodies for the purposes of any of the following acts, by the governmental office management authorities, in conjunction with relevant departments for rectification; fails, be informed by the offices and administration, by the relevant organs of the person in charge shall be subject to punishment:
(A) formulation of specific energy-saving targets and annual implementation plan, or not complying with the provisions of the annual energy-saving targets and implementation plans for the record;
(B) implementation of energy consumption metering systems, or failing to distinguish species, energy system energy consumption in the household, classification, measurement and real-time monitoring of energy consumption;
(C) does not designate a person responsible for energy statistics, are not faithfully record the raw data of energy consumption, or energy consumption statistic account has not been established;
(D) on is not required to submit annual reports on the status of energy consumption;
(E) more than energy consumption using energy, no instructions to the higher level authorities;
(Vi) is not required for energy audits, or not based on the audit results to take measures to improve the efficiency of energy use;
(VII) not complying with the requirement of energy management, implementation of energy management system, or is not in the key energy systems, equipment operation status is equipped with professional and technical staff;
(VIII) refuse or hinder law of energy saving supervision and inspection.
39th article public institutions violation provides Super standard, and Super prepared procurement corporate with car, not truthfully report corporate with car number, or refused to scrap high energy, and high pollution vehicles of, by this level organ affairs management institutions be informed, in accordance with about provides on vehicles take recovered, and auction, and ordered returned, way processing, and by about organ on its directly is responsible for of competent personnel and other directly responsibility personnel law give disposition.
40th of public establishments in violation of regulations can result in a waste of energy, by offices management bodies to be informed of the level, views and, in conjunction with relevant departments and energy saving reform Book views not according to energy-saving reform book rectification or if the circumstances are serious, by the relevant competent authorities directly responsible for the personnel and other persons directly responsible shall be disciplined.
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The Caregiver’s Role in Recovery
Heart patients count on medical experts, nurses, and rehabilitation staff to be with us on our journey to heart health. Often our friends and family are with us too—listening to our diagnoses, reviewing test results, waiting for us after surgery, picking up medications, and doing so much more. Caregivers help us cope with new or evolving health issues and get well. This section covers ways that caregivers can stay strong, healthy, and positive throughout this journey.
Heart disease is no doubt unfamiliar territory for many caregivers. This HeartGuide will help you, as a caregiver, get familiar with this new world and what your loved ones can expect before and after treatment. As a partner with the patient and medical staff, you can listen and learn alongside your loved one as they go through this process.
Acknowledge Your Experiences
Caregivers to heart patients may be affected physically and emotionally by this experience. It’s frightening when a loved one gets this diagnosis. And suddenly being around machines and health professionals in a busy medical setting can be stressful.
All of this can create feelings of anxiety and depression or resentment at the disruption to your life. You may at times feel guilty, thinking you are somehow responsible for your loved one’s heart condition.
We’ve experienced these issues too and gotten past them with time and support. If you think counseling would alleviate any of these feelings, ask your health team for a referral. Ask questions. Don’t go it alone.
We can become overprotective of loved ones in heart recovery. Our mission becomes protecting them from further harm. These sentiments are also normal, but can cause feelings of anger, frustration, and worthlessness if the patient cannot live up to our expectations. So try to understand the recovery process and be there for support, but don’t overdo it. Balance your love and support with a willingness to step back and let your family member chart his or her own course to heart health.
Know that You Can Make a Difference
After treatment, every heart patient receives recovery information about diet, exercise, medication, and activities. One essential role is to sift through that information so that instructions are understood and followed.
Part of this process is having an honest conversation about changes in responsibilities and roles in your household regarding budgets, chores, child care, and other tasks. Together, talking about solutions to potential problems can help you manage well as a family.
Every family has its own way of handling a heart diagnosis and the recovery process. Each family has its own support system. For many, it helps to think positively and not assume or assign blame for anyone’s heart condition. If possible, accompany the patient during health care office visits—together, you will learn and hear more. Write down your questions in advance. If you plan well and look forward to the future with confidence, you’ll get through it, together.
10 Tips for Effective Caregiving
- Talk to other caregivers at a Mended Hearts support meeting.
- Stay healthy.
- Accept offers of help and suggest ways people can help you.
- Start a journal and write down questions for your health care team.
- Take breaks.
- Watch for signs of depression.
- Be open to using technology to help you care for your loved one.
- Organize care documents.
- Get legal documents in order.
- Thank yourself for doing a challenging job well.
From the Caregiver Action Network at www.caregiveraction.org/resources/ten-tips.
Be Involved: Questions for Your Health Care Team About Caregiving
- What are the most important things I can do to support my loved one’s recovery?
- What should I expect to happen in the weeks and months ahead?
- What appointments will need to be scheduled?
- What if I become stressed out or lost? What support is available to me?
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Helsinki-based BlindSquare helps the visually impaired go places
Two hundred and eighty five million people, almost four per cent of the global population, are visually impaired worldwide and 39 million of them are blind, according to the World Health Organization. These are the people mobile app, BlindSquare attempts to help. It provides navigation services integrated with data on places and businesses of interest best suited to the user's needs. It conveys all the relevant information by talking to the user.Dubbed as an ‘augmented reality GPS application for the blind’, BlindSquare has received a Global Mobile Award as the Best Mobile Health Product or Service at the 18th Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona.
Ilkka Pirttimaa is the founder of BlindSquare and hails from Helsinki, Finland.
‘I’m not just a GPS’
Competitors like Ariadne GPS and Seeing Eye GPS don’t have crowdsourced information like BlindSquare does. With information about places from Foursquare, BlindSquare can also inform a user of the popularity of the place in question. It also uses OpenStreetMap which allows for global application and is also available in more than 20 languages. With a combination of the two, a user can adjust the radius of his search and get a list of venues by selecting categories or certain preferences. He then has access to details of the venue; that is, contact information, address, twitter feeds, etc. He can activate navigation to get there and even "check in" to that restaurant on Foursquare by shaking the device, once there.
Even though traditional GPS navigations apps like TomTom and Navigon come somewhat close to what BlindSquare does, they don’t necessarily serve the visually impaired. “They can say ‘turn left’, but don’t inform you about the distance to the intersection. Ilkka's strategy is to integrate these solutions so that the user can use BlindSquare and third party navigation apps together to get the best of both worlds.
Working 5 pm to 9 am
Ilkka started programming when he was 13 and today has 30 years of programming experience under his belt. Ilkka’s day job involves working with the Finnish retailing giant, Stockmann, as Head of Technology. But he also has his own company MIPsoft which he founded in1989, but that’s a one-man show. It has published 11 apps on the AppStore, most of them built around open data. The Kyyti app that assists public transport users, received significant traction.
“The idea of BlindSquare came to me when one of my friends posted on my Facebook wall suggesting that I implement my public transportation app (Kyyti) for the blind. I looked into this and noticed big opportunities to bring new services to the visually impaired,” says IIkka.Technology first
Ironically, Ilkka didn’t know of anyone who was visually impaired, but had knowledge about service design. So when he started off in January 2012, he wasn’t answering the ‘what you would need’ question but rather started to build ‘technology first’. He created building blocks for tracking location, producing speech in multiple languages and getting information about surroundings from open data sources like Foursquare.
He started reading blog posts and following the visually impaired on Twitter – this helped with getting familiar with their daily lives. Additionally, his degree from the Helsinki University of Technology, primarily in computer science, usability, cognitive science and service design, lent his design some credibility. He then began to build a global community of beta testers and has 50 at the moment. He has also created a team which helps him in providing end user support, writing instructions, hosting web servers, marketing, creating sound effects etc.
“With three beta testers from Finland, two from the US and one from Australia, I managed to publish a first release on May 2012. I then started to get questions like ‘could you support Hungarian?’ ‘How about Polish?’ I started to build a community of the visually impaired who wanted to help me build this product,” says Ilkka.
Pricey? Nope, worth it“I work only part time on building BlindSquare. But I’ve been able to push 20 new releases during 20-month period, bringing in more than 150 new features. My current target audience is iPhone or iPad users. Android phones will be an interesting platform to consider in the future,” he says.
The app sells for $25 as a one-time fee. The app was initially perceived to be expensive. But having taken the time to build a reputation, BlindSquare users attest to the price being worth it. Nonetheless, Ilkka is exploring a pay-if-you-want model for some features.
The app has 10,000 users in 60 countries and got the initial push when it was featured by Mashable in May 2012.
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Indian Democracy and the Politics of Equality
ASIA FORUM with Zoya Hasan
Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
Address by Ambassador HE Mr. Ashok Sajjanhar
Embassy of India to Sweden and Latvia
15 April, 2011, 15:00-16:30
The forum is jointly arranged by ISDP and the Embassy of India to Sweden and Latvia
Detailed time schedule
1430 hrs Arrival of Participants, Registration, Tea/Coffee
1500 hrs Welcome Address by ISDP Senior Fellow Mr. Roger Svensson
1510 hrs Address by Ambassador HE Mr. Ashok Sajjanhar
1520 hrs Talk by Prof. Zoya Hasan on “Indian Democracy and Politics of Equality”
1600 hrs Questions & Answers Session
1630 hrs End of Program
India is the world’s largest democracy with over 700 million registered voters and is famous for its colorful diversities in culture, language and religion. Though the economy in India is booming, benefits of democracy are not able to fully reach certain segments of rural India and amongst the socially disadvantaged groups. Equality is the key to further the economic expansion and development in the country. Addressing the issue of emerging problems-situation related to welfare, protection and empowerment of minorities and disadvantaged groups in the fast changing scenario is a crucial challenge.
Education is significant to address these issues. The number of children attending school has increased but the figure is still low in high school, especially in rural areas. Promoting equality through education will enhance the welfare of the population and empower the weaker sections in society, making India better equipped for future challenges.
Ms. Zoya Hasan is a Professor in Political Science at the Centre for Political Studies, School of Social Sciences, at the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India. She has recently been a fellow at the Human Development and Capability Association, Global Equity Initiative at Harvard University, Asia Centre and a visiting professor at Maison Des Sciences Del’Homme, Paris. ProfessorHasan is also the former chairperson of the working group on ‘Empowerment of the Minorities’, Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-2012), Planning Commission and a current member of the National Integration Council and a member of Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) Ministry of Human Resources and Development, Government of India.
Location: ISDP, Västra Finnbodavägen 2, Stockholm-Nacka. For a map and directions, please go here.
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Mergers and acquisitions have been around for quite some time now. We have seen the acquisitions of companies like Skype (by eBay), Hotmail (by Microsoft Corp.). This all has been happening since the 1990’s. Even in this time of a global recession, companies are being acquired for billions of dollars. Some experts say that this is the best time for acquisitions as the global market is on sale. Even start-up companies are labile to be acquired by the bigger fish in the sea.
Since it’s first acquisition in 1987, Microsoft has purchased an average of 6 companies a year. It has acquired 10 companies a year since 2005 and 10 firms in 2006 alone.
To understand the pursuit of Yahoo! by Microsoft, we need to be aware of why does Microsoft want Yahoo! when Microsoft is itself struggling in the online business. It has lost ground to Google in search. Yahoo! is an important part of Microsoft’s strategy to take on Google. Since Yahoo! has a better search engine and earns more in online advertisement, Microsoft wants to combine the scale of its recently acquired advertising networks with that of Yahoo’s, along with Yahoo’s enormous consumers (which is appealing to advertisers).
But why does Yahoo! needs Microsoft? If there was a book about Yahoo!, I’m sure the title would be on the lines of “How quickly tech empires fall”. Yahoo! made a good start in the early 1990s but it has not boomed like other tech companies. Although it has a user-base of more than 500 million (a jaw dropping statistic for advertisement agencies), but it has definitely not lived up-to the mark. It’s stock price, once hovering around the $30 mark is now close to $10 a share. At this time of financial meltdown, buy-out by Microsoft maybe a blessing in disguise for the folks in Sunnyvale.
The on-again, off-again, deal between the two corporate giants, Microsoft and Yahoo has been going on since 2005. It was only on February 1, 2008 that Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft Corp made a public offer to buy Yahoo! for a whooping $44.6 billion in cash and stock at $31 per share. This would be the largest acquisition by the Redmond software giant ever. This price was quoted as 70% higher than Yahoo’s market value in January 2008.
In his letter to the Yahoo! board, the CEO of the Redmond based software firm, wrote: “Together we can offer an increasingly exciting set of solutions for consumers, publishers and advertisers while becoming better positioned to compete in the online services market.” But this was not enough. 10 days later, Yahoo! rejected Microsoft’s offer as “substantially undervaluing” Yahoo!’s brand, audience, investments and growth prospects. Even Google chief Eric Schmidt went on record saying: “could Microsoft now attempt the same sort of inappropriate and illegal influence over the internet as they did with the PC?”
On April 5, Microsoft CEO sent a letter to the Yahoo! board of directors stating that if within 3 weeks, if Yahoo! did not accept the deal, Microsoft would approach the shareholders directly in hope to electing a new board that would make the decision in favor of Microsoft. Many at Microsoft did not pleasantly accept the idea of a hostile takeover. Also the possibility of Yahoo! CEO Yang taking the poison pill would do more harm than good to the acquisition.
On May 3rd 2008, Steve Ballmer raised the offer by $5 billion to $33 a share. Yahoo! demanded $37 a share. After all the hassles, Microsoft went on record in June to say that they are not interested in pursuing Yahoo! anymore. Yahoo! also stated that they it had ended talks with Microsoft about purchasing either part of the business (search and advertising business) or all of the company. If this was not enough to push Microsoft out the door, on June 12, Yahoo! announced a non-exclusive search advertising alliance with Google. This is something that Microsoft would not be too happy about.
Whether it is the business of online advertisement or the business of online search, Microsoft has neither. Google currently has 75% of the share of online advertising market and 60% of all search inquires. If Microsoft needs to compete with Google in the Internet space, Yahoo! can be one of the tools that can give the Redmond software company a chance at doing so in the near future. | <urn:uuid:d520c959-a709-45e2-8a87-d93830d77008> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://theviewspaper.net/microsoft-weds-yahoo-no-not-really%E2%80%A6/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279489.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00011-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969184 | 924 | 1.585938 | 2 |
Thought to have been made around 1910 by a leading French jeweller (possibly Chaumet or Cartier) it is pierced and millegrain-set with circular-cut diamonds in a design of meandering scroll and trefoil motifs. Set in platinum, the tiara has a distinctly modern feel - its fluid symmetry setting it apart from the more formal designs associated with heavier and earlier pieces set in silver and gold.
Princess Marie Bonaparte, now Princess George of Greece. Cartier c1907. Fresh fruit on a branch of olive with a large diamond drop in the center symbolizing bountiful blessings. This tiara can be work with or without the center diamond. Pin without the center drop in Tiaras I. (Albion Art Collection)
Fabergé Diamond and Blue Enamel Ribbon Tiara, circa 1911. Diamond, platinum, and gold tiara with the central floral motif within curvilinear frame flanked on each side by acanthus leaf scrolls, supported by a bandeau enamelled ‘en guilloche’ in an opalescent shade of pale blue. | <urn:uuid:f65cb3eb-e687-4ffe-bda4-1452b0a0248d> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://jp.pinterest.com/pin/506655026804598925/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280266.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00498-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.891118 | 232 | 1.625 | 2 |
According to data of Eurostat, the real private consumption based on purchase power parity is the smallest in Estonia among the Baltic States, LETA/Postimees Online reports.
In 2012, that indicator was in Estonia 59% of the EU average while in Latvia it was 61% of EU average and in Lithuania it was 74% of EU average.
The highest indicator was in Luxembourg, 141% of EU average, followed by Germany with 121 and UK with 120%. The indicator was the lowest in Romania, 48% of the EU average.
As to GDP per capita, another way to evaluate the standard of living, Estonia had 68% of EU average while Lithuania's indicator was 70% and Latvia's 62%. | <urn:uuid:6922aded-20d3-4809-9759-0eb3cf10509b> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://shaan.typepad.com/shaanou/2013/06/the-standard-of-living-of-estonians-is-the-poorest-in-the-baltic-states.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280891.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00163-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.975464 | 145 | 1.75 | 2 |
The Lobotomist is a documentary film which follows the story of Walter J. Freeman, a neurologist who fathered the lobotomy.
He believed his work could help the mentally ill and secure them a more stabile life. However, most often his procedures would end in utter tragedy.
Throughout the 1940’s and 1950’s Freeman would perform thousands of lobotomies.
His research and bleak 4-minute surgical operations showered him in praise from the medical circles, yet a vast amount of his patients had become locked inside their minds as zombies.
During the time of Freeman’s reign, medical history surrounding mental illness was still a very big mystery. Because of this great unknown, many people were misdiagnosed and were lobotomized as a result.
It wasn’t unheard of for a person to be lobotomized for showing even the slightest aberration from “normal” behaviour.
This riveting (and often very unsettling) documentary from PBS secures a glimpse into a time where medical history was at its darkest. Where neuro surgical procedures such as the lobotomy were normal across the western world and often ended in tragic results.
- Release date2008
- Full runtime
- Director(s)Barak Goodman, John Maggio
- Production companyWGBH | <urn:uuid:e5c5f2a1-70ac-4f6e-af34-cb14c06554c2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://worklizard.com/the-lobotomist/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00070.warc.gz | en | 0.98024 | 273 | 2.234375 | 2 |
REMOVAL & INSTALLATION
See Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
- Relieve fuel system pressure. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
- Clean dirt and grease from the regulator retaining ring.
- If equipped with a bolt on-type pressure regulator, remove the fuel return line from the return tube by squeezing the tab and pulling it off.
- Disconnect the vacuum line from the regulator.
- If equipped with a bolt on-type regulator, perform the following:
If equipped with a snapring-type regulator, perform the following:
- Remove the snapring from the regulator.
- Wrap a towel around the regulator to catch any fuel that may escape. Remove the regulator from the fuel rail using a twisting and pulling motion.
- If equipped with a bolt on-type pressure regulator, disconnect the fuel return tube assembly from the pressure regulator.
- Cover all openings with masking tape to prevent dirt entry. If the regulator is being reused, inspect the filter screen, if equipped, for contamination. If contamination exists, replace the filter screen. | <urn:uuid:43865231-0b3b-443b-8ae5-4a8f0d972971> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.autozone.com/repairguides/GM-Bonneville-Eighty-Eight-LeSabre-1986-1999/GASOLINE-FUEL-INJECTION-SYSTEM/Fuel-Pressure-Regulator/_/P-0996b43f8038fb25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988717783.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183837-00075-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.82441 | 226 | 1.992188 | 2 |
Woah, careful with that joke! It’s an antique!
Maybe, but that’s my take on it. I’m pretty sure I’ve covered the Schrodinger thought experiment with an earlier comic, but the basics are this… The cat in the box experiment was meant to illustrate the paradox of states as it relates to the Copenhagen Interpretation. Which is to say, that in quantum mechanics, you’re dealing with a lot of “probabilities”, (as in electron clouds of probable positions as opposed to the cartoons of an electron orbiting a nucleus like a planet) but when you go to actually make a measurement (observation), it causes the thing you’re looking at to choose a state to be in. Basically, it’s that whole light argument where light acts like a wave until you observe it and it acts like a particle. This is because the wave is an area of probability while the particle is an exact measurement. Thus in the cat in the box experiment, the cat is not either alive or dead, but both! Well… until you make an observation and open the box, thus collapsing the wave and forcing one state to occur (so when you look, the cat has to be either alive OR dead, not both anymore). So… curiosity killed the cat!
Mind numbing I know, but this goes back to my fun little theory that “the universe acts like a program”. Like, not is. Just wanted to clear that up before everyone thought I was insane. Anyways, there’s no reason why it shouldn’t, I mean, the universe obeys certain laws and physics to make it work, and isn’t that just what programming instructions are? Equations and crazy math? Anywho, the math of this can actually be associated to gaming! Think about any of the large world or long leveled games you play. Now, your computer doesn’t process the entire thing all at once. To do that, it would take a majorly big computer or make your graphics card burst into flames. No! What happens is that only what you see (observe) gets rendered (wave function collapsed). So as you walk through a corridor, everything behind the walls still exists as just programming fluff. Once you turn the corner, that fluff has to be rendered into something tangible.
When you apply that to physics, think of it the same way as a game. Light, for instance, travels as a wave and acts like a wave until observed. Apply our game programming metaphor and it’s just easier to compute a wave moving and interacting than it is to compute an infinite number of particles. So, when you look, the program renders the wave into a particle and now you have a measurement! Woot! Not a bad connection, huh? (just a point of clarification, when we say “observe”, it’s not computing this for the sake of us humans, rather any interaction is an observation… meaning an electron being fired at your atom is making it react and collapse the any uncertainty. Just so we’re clear about this… we’re not that special…)
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Between January 7–9, 2021, a moist, low-pressure weather system over the ocean collided with a cold air mass sitting over western Europe. The result was the heaviest snowfall over Spain in fifty years.
After barely seeing significant snowfall for a decade, the capital city of Madrid was blanketed with widespread accumulations of 20 to 30 centimeters (8 to 12 inches). Some suburban and rural areas in central, northern, and eastern Spain were coated with up to 50 centimeters (20 inches) of snow. The country’s State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) declared it the largest snowfall in the region since 1971. In southern parts of the country, torrential rains led to flash floods.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite observed snow cover in Spain and southwestern France in the early afternoon on January 11, 2021. The left image is natural color, while the false-color image (right) combines visible light, near-infrared, and shortwave infrared (MODIS bands 7-2-1) to distinguish clouds (white) from snow, ice, and high-altitude icy clouds (all shades of teal).
Nearly 700 streets and highways were rendered impassable by the snowstorm, and hundreds of people were stranded in cars for a night. All flights out of Madrid were canceled for nearly two days, as was most rail traffic. Government workers and soldiers were dispatched to clear roads in order to keep food supplies and COVID-19 vaccine supplies moving. Forecasters expected cold temperatures (-8 to -10 degrees Celsius) to linger until January 14, freezing some of the snow into ice.
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As some financial services, such as Mastercard and ATMs, have begun embracing the usage of cryptocurrencies, that would seem to suggest it is becoming more commonplace. That seems logical since the value of a single Bitcoin has fluctuated in value around $50,000 at times.
However, a survey reveals that many Americans might still have no idea what cryptocurrency actually is.
As reported by Charlie Wells for Bloomberg, a survey conducted earlier this month by the Harris Poll revealed the results that 1 in 10 Americans have never even heard of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Dogecoin, and Ethereum.
Of the remaining respondents, 61% said they knew of it but did not understand how cryptocurrencies work.
The survey had nearly 2,000 participants, providing a pretty decent sample size. Yet only 14% of those who had heard of cryptocurrency felt that they had a very solid understanding of it.
Perhaps more surprising is that this did not appear to be a case of the younger generation being more tech-savvy.
In the same survey, nearly 60% of Generation Z regarded cryptocurrency to be comparable to using cash or credit. Among millennials, the number was closer to 70%.
Oftentimes people chalk up these disparities in tech knowledge to being out of touch with the younger generation, but that does not seem to be the case here.
So even as financial institutions begin integrating consideration for cryptocurrency into their companies, the general public can’t even seem to agree whether cryptocurrency is the future, or a passing fad.
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The Investment Climate Surveys (ICS) were conducted by the World Bank and its partners across all geographic regions and covered firms of all sizes in many industries. The ICS collected a wide array of qualitative and quantitative information through face-to-face interviews with managers and owners regarding the investment climate in their country and the productivity of their firms. Topics covered in the ICS included the obstacles to doing business, infrastructure, finance, labor, corruption and regulation, contract enforcement, law and order, innovation and technology, and firm productivity. Taken together, the qualitative and quantitative data helped connect country’s investment climate characteristics with firm productivity and performance.
Firm-level surveys have been administered since 1998 by different units within the World Bank. Since 2005-06, most data collection efforts have been centralized within the Enterprise Analysis Unit (FPDEA). Enterprise Surveys, a replacement for Investment Climate Surveys, are now conducted by the Enterprise Analysis Unit.
The current survey instrument is available:
- Investment Climate Survey Questionnaire.
Confidentiality of the survey respondents and the sensitive information they provide is necessary to ensure the greatest degree of survey participation, integrity and confidence in the quality of the data. Surveys are usually carried out in cooperation with business organizations and government agencies promoting job creation and economic growth, but confidentiality is never compromised.
Firm-level data is available to the public free-of-charge. In order to access the data, users must agree to abide by a strict confidentiality agreement available through Enterprise Analysis Unit website by clicking on "External users register here" at https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/Portal
Where necessary please site the source as "Enterprise Analysis Unit - World Bank Group https://www.enterprisesurveys.org"
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The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses. | <urn:uuid:bf65087d-01f3-4552-a95d-5be73c890954> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/648 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571097.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810010059-20220810040059-00278.warc.gz | en | 0.898944 | 489 | 1.664063 | 2 |
1NEWS – Geniuses are intelligent and creative people. They have an unconventional way of looking at life and may astonish people with their unconventional ideas. However, because they tend to think differently than most people, they are often seen as eccentric and weird.
Astrologically, these are the 4 zodiac signs that are called geniuses and have a high level of intelligence as revealed by Pinkvilla.
Virgo is always curious about everything. They question everything and are eager to learn. They are very creative and inventive at things and determined to find solutions to the most difficult or impossible problems to solve.
Because Scorpios are mysterious and usually quiet, they tend to observe things that most people don’t. They are sensitive and aware of their surroundings and thus know about each person’s strengths and weaknesses.
Aquarius are adaptable and open to new ideas. They can look at things objectively and find the right solution. They are flexible, innovative, and easy to accept things.
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Programming and testing a survey can prove to be a very time-consuming process for an analyst. Oftentimes tinkering with one question can impact a large branch of logic that can cripple your programming sequence if done incorrectly. When programming a survey, it is extremely difficult to multi-task because of the focus that is needed to handle one piece at a time. If a programmer gets too concerned with fixing multiple items (logic, randomization, grammar) by juggling back and forth, it can become easy to overlook items.
Over the years, I've found that checklists in market research, such as a programming checklist provide several key benefits for users. The checklist allows you to remain focused on one item at a time and allows you to make sure encompassed all angles of survey testing which gives you peace of mind that everything has been covered before your soft-launch. If the checklist is itemized enough you'll have confidence the users will have the experience that is intended and they do not get confused or frustrated. The checklist helps provide a more global look at the testing process and it is highly recommended.
Here are some general survey programming areas you need to test:
- Check for single versus multiple response questions
- Check to determine if your question offers N/A, unsure, or another option to bypass if needed
- Check to see which questions are forced answers and which are not
- Check answer sequences (random, inverse, forward, backward, etc.)
- Check to see if your questions offer "other" to ensure it all-encompassing - use the MECE rule
- Check your scaling and label categories on questions
- Check for open text boxes and character limits
- Check your routing and branching logic
- Check to see if your dis-qualifiers route to the end of the survey
- Check to see if the order and flow of your questions make sense
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Federal Welfare Fraud Attorneys Explain What You and Octomom Need to Know about Committing Welfare Fraud (Welfare & Institutions Code 10980)
Nadya Suleman is the woman the media likes to refer to as “Octomom” after she gave birth to octuplets in 2009. She had six children prior to those eight additional children being born.
The single mother of 14 has gotten herself into trouble with Los Angeles authorities. She is being accused of unlawfully collecting public assistance benefits from county welfare agencies.
Prosecutors have charged “Octomom” with four felony counts of welfare fraud because she allegedly failed to report about $30,000 in income that she received from endorsement deals, residuals from a pornographic video and other personal appearances.
The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office charged her in January with one count of aid by misrepresentation and two counts of perjury for submitting a false application for benefits. Another felony count was added this month after prosecutors alleged Suleman illegally collected an additional $10,000 in Medi-Cal benefits.
Altogether, “Octomom” is accused of defrauding the state of about $26,000 worth of welfare benefits.
What is Welfare?
There are a variety of public assistance (welfare) benefit programs that are available in California to help low-income persons and families meet basic needs. Some of these programs include:
- CalFresh (formerly known as the food stamp program): federal assistance to purchase food under the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP);
- CalWorks (TANF): cash aid and services to eligible needy families;
- CAPI (Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants) provides cash to certain aged, blind, or disabled legal non-citizens who are ineligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) / State Supplemental Payment (SSP) due to their immigration status;
- General Relief/General Assistance (GR/GA): cash aid to poverty stricken (indigent) people who don’t qualify for other forms of public assistance;
- Medi-Cal: California’s Medicaid program that provides public health insurance coverage for low income adults and children.
Cash and food purchasing benefits are transmitted electronically every month to the receiver’s account and are available on an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card, just like a bank debit card.
How Can You Be Prosecuted for Committing Welfare Fraud? (WIC 10980)
Welfare fraud is prohibited under California Welfare & Institutions Code 10980. Federal welfare fraud occurs when you make false statements or fail to report important information when applying for these types of public programs in order to receive benefits to which you are not legally entitled.
You can be charged with committing welfare fraud if you intentionally do any of the following:
- Misstate information or fail to provide relevant information in order to get, keep or increase welfare benefits;
- Apply for benefits under someone else’s name or a fake name;
- File multiple applications to obtain multiple benefits; and/or
- Unlawfully use, transfer, acquire, purchase, sell, possess, alter or counterfeit either:
- CalFresh (food) benefits, or
- Authorizations to receive CalFresh benefits.
Examples of Welfare Fraud
There are many ways you can commit welfare fraud. Some of the more common methods include:
- Claiming you are a single parent while your child’s other parent still lives in your residence;
- Failure to report any earned income or other benefits;
- Submitting a claim for a child who does not live in the home;
- Submitting a claim for fictitious or someone else’s children;
- Submitting a claim as a fictitious person;
- Using someone else’s social security number to collect benefits (false identification); and/or
- Collecting California welfare benefits while collecting benefits from another state.
Sentencing and Punishment for Committing Welfare Fraud
Committing welfare fraud in California may be a misdemeanor or a felony, depending on what you did to collect, attempt to collect, or continue to receive benefits to which you were not entitled to. Whether you are charged with a misdemeanor or felony will depend on if you committed one of the following acts:
- False Statements – If you are convicted of making a false or misleading statement to get welfare benefits, you face a misdemeanor, punishable by up to six months in jail and/or a maximum $500 fine.
- Fraudulent Applications – Filing a fraudulent application is a “wobbler” offense, which means you can be charged with either a misdemeanor or a felony. This could mean you either:
- Filed multiple applications for the same person;
- Used someone else’s identity to try to collect benefits; or
- Applied as a fictitious person.
A misdemeanor conviction is punishable by up to one year in jail and a maximum $1,000 fine. A felony conviction means you face up to three years in jail and up to a $5,000 fine.
- Fraudulent Collection of Benefits – If you actually collect or continue to receive benefits to which you were not entitled to, you can be charged with a misdemeanor if the total amount you received is $950 or less. If you collected more than $950 in benefits, you face a felony. If convicted, you can be punished as follows:
- Misdemeanor – up to six months in jail and a fine up to $500;
- Felony – up to three years in jail and a maximum $5,000 fine.
Reports suggest that “Octomom” Nadya Suleman faces as much as five years and eight months behind bars if she is convicted of defrauding California public assistance programs.
Other Consequences of Committing Welfare Fraud
If you are convicted of welfare fraud, you may also face other consequences, such as:
- Additional and consecutive sentencing in prison if you use an EBT card to unlawfully accept or transfer benefits depending on the amount involved;
- Suspension or revocation of your state license. Fraud is considered a “crime of moral turpitude” and often triggers professional disciplinary proceedings;
- Deportation if you are not a U.S. citizen; and/or
- Ineligibility from receiving public benefits in the future.
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If you or someone you love is being accused of committing welfare fraud, you should contact our attorneys at Wallin & Klarich right away. Not only do you face the possibility of incarceration if you are found guilty of committing fraud, you could also lose future benefits.
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Catron County is located in west-central New Mexico. The County Seat is Reserve and the largest city is Reserve. The Official Web Site is located at http://catroncounty.us/. The 2014 population estimate is 3,556 and the 2010 census population was 3,725. The land area is 6,923.69 square miles and there are 0.5 persons per square mile.
93.1% of the population is White, 0.6% is Black or African American, 19.4% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% is Asian, 3.3% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 2.7% is two or more races. 88.1% have a high school degree or higher, and 18.5% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $158,900, there are 1,581 households, an average of 2.23 persons per household. The per capita income is $20,616, the median household income is $39,826, and 19.7% of the persons in Catron County are considered below poverty level.
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Twelve years after the first Ronald McDonald House opened in Philadelphia, the 100th House opened on the grounds of the Long Island Jewish Medical Center campus. But the dream of having a Ronald McDonald House on Long Island began in 1981 when Lyn Jurick, a trustee at LIJ and Irving Klein, a prominent McDonald’s Owner/ Operator, met with Dr. Philip Lanzkowsky, the Chief of Staff of Schneider Children’s Hospital. These three, with eleven others, set the plans in motion to create and fulfill their vision and, on September 29, 1986, our 18-bedroom home was opened. Since then, we have grown to accommodate the increasing demands for more rooms to help families in need. The 1998 merger of the Long Island Jewish Medical Center and North Shore University Hospital prompted the Board of Directors of RMH-LI to launch a $5 million campaign in 2001. In 2005 we became a 42-bedroom facility with 8 kitchens, 5 laundry facilities, 2 Kosher kitchens, a library and numerous indoor and outdoor communal areas. Our children’s playground and indoor playroom were renovated in 2009 and we recently completed an update on our outside facade.
In August of 2013, the House completed an extension of its services through a program called the Ronald McDonald Family Room, a partnership with Stony Brook Children’s Hospital. The Family Room is a family-friendly respite area located on the 11th floor of the hospital. As Suffolk County’s only children’s hospital, Stony Brook Children’s serves a population of 1.5 million. The Family Room provides support for families of more than 7,000 children who are hospitalized each year at Stony Brook Children’s, helping to alleviate their anxiety of having a child in the hospital by keeping them close to their child’s bedside.
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SCIC’s goal is to provide the ongoing knowledge, resources, and networks which will support teachers in their personal learning and teaching of Global Citizenship Education (GCE). We want to create safe spaces to discuss these issues and maintain a dialogue that normalizes the work towards social justice in our school divisions and classrooms.
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U.S. Senator Says Adventists Lead in Protecting Religious Freedom
But Orrin Hatch, speaking at a church-organized dinner, also cautions that the freedom is under attack.
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A senior U.S. senator said religious freedom was under threat in the United States and around the world and praised the Seventh-day Adventist Church for playing a major role in defending it.
Senator Orrin Hatch, speaking at an annual religious liberty dinner sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, criticized the situation with religious freedom in countries such as China, Iran, Nigeria, Russia, and Saudi Arabia.
He said people in the United States also have cause for concern, pointing to a series of U.S. Supreme Court rulings in the past 50 years.
“This is a time of turmoil for religion and religious freedom, both here in America and abroad,” Hatch said in a keynote speech on Wednesday evening to about 160 ambassadors, religious leaders, and religious freedom advocates in a hotel in downtown Washington.
But, he said, the Seventh-day Adventist Church has helped protect religious freedom by working with U.S. legislators and mounting challenges in court.
As an example, he said that both the Adventist Church and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, of which he is a member, played key roles in the passage of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a federal law that “ensures that interests in religious freedom are protected” and was signed by President Bill Clinton in 1993.
Hatch applauded a statement that the Adventist Church issued in support of the U.S. state of Arizona in 1999 when the local government enacted its own version of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in response to Supreme Court restrictions on the federal law.
“Once again, the Seventh-day Adventist Church led the way,” said Hatch, 81, who has served as senator since 1977 and is the most senior Republican in the Senate, third in line in succession to the presidency.
Religious freedom has been a priority of the Adventist Church since its origins in the mid-1800s, and the church has long defended the rights of Sabbath-keepers and other religious minorities. Those efforts have been particularly visible in the past few decades as the General Conference, the administrative body of the Adventist world church, has built up its religious liberty department, which co-hosted the dinner together with Adventist Church’s Liberty Magazine, International Religious Liberty Association, and North American Religious Liberty Association.
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Dwayne Leslie, the Adventist Church’s liaison with U.S. Congress and the White House, said he was grateful that Hatch had recognized the longstanding commitment of the church to protecting religious freedom.
“Over the years our church has often been on the front lines in many of these legislative initiatives on Capitol Hill,” he told the Adventist Review. “I'm honored to be able to continue this proud tradition.”
The dinner, which has become a premier religious liberty event in Washington over the past 13 years, aims to uphold the urgency of religious freedom among the diplomatic community. This year it brought together the likes of U.S. Congressman Chris Stewart, a first-time attendee and Republican from Utah, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines Ambassador La Celia Prince, a frequent guest and one of only two Adventist ambassadors currently serving in Washington. The other Adventist ambassador is Palan Mulonda from Zambia, who has attended in previous years.
“The ultimate goal is to transform them into champions of religious liberty,” said Ganoune Diop, associate director of the Adventist Church’s religious liberty department and the church’s liaison to the United Nations.
Other guests included Jewish leaders, representatives of Muslim nongovernmental organizations, and Adventist delegations from the Dominican Republic, Romania, and other countries.
The attendees dined on roasted vegetable Wellington in a mild curry sauce and blackberry cheesecake as Hatch spoke at the Willard InterContinental Hotel.
After Hatch finished, he was presented with a special award for his commitment to religious liberty. Organizers presented the dinner’s national award to Tiffany Barrens, international legal director of the American Center for Law and Justice, and its international award to Mihnea Coutoiu, a senator and university president from Romania.
Todd R. McFarland, associate general counsel for the General Conference, paid tribute to Charles Kester, a lawyer and friend of the Adventist Church on religious liberty cases who died recently.
John Graz, who will retire this year as director of the Adventist Church’s religious liberty department and secretary-general of the International Religious Liberty Association, was recognized for his decades of leadership.
Eternal Vigilance and Whitley Phipps
Hatch, in his speech, said studies have shown that religious freedom is associated with higher happiness, while countries without it tend to be more violent.
“It … is an inalienable right that does not come from government but from God Himself,” he said. “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty, and no liberty is more worth the price.”
Hatch opened his remarks by speaking about his friendship with Wintley Phipps, an ordained Adventist minister and Grammy-nominated singer who has performed for the past six U.S. presidents. Hatch is a songwriter and singer, and he said he and Phipps have enjoyed singing together.
On the sidelines of the dinner, Hatch thanked Graz for the Adventist Church’s consistent work year after year to protect the “mother of all freedoms.”
“He encouraged us to keep promoting and defending this value that is so essential for democratic society,” Graz said.
Graz, who has traveled to more than 100 countries and organized meetings of tens of thousands of people to celebrate religious freedom, said he hoped to see the Adventist Church’s efforts flourish and grow.
“I am still dreaming that one day we will see 100,000 people celebrating religious freedom on the Mall in Washington,” he said. “What a strong message that would send to the world and to America.”
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Bluebird bio ($BLUE) is an emerging biotech company with a novel lentiglobin gene therapy in development that could revolutionize the treatment of beta-thalassemia and sickle cell disease.
There’s a tremendous global unmet medical need for new effective treatments that could potentially result in transfusion independence.
Earlier this week we published an interview with Dr Alexis Thompson, the PI for the Northstar clinical trial of lentiglobin in beta-thalassemia that was presented at ASH last month.
The story continues with an interview with bluebird bio CEO Nick Leschly in which he discusses in more detail how their “one time” treatment could potentially be transformative.
He says, “we have to figure out a way to get this in the hands of global regions, because thalassemia and sickle cell together are the most common genetic disorders in the world.”
Whether countries that aren’t as wealthy as the US can afford novel gene therapy treatments is a big question, it will be interesting to see how that pans out, but it’s exciting to have potentially transformative new treatments in development.
Leschly says the mission of Bluebird bio is “making hope a reality.” It’s a compelling vision that he’s well on the way to pulling off with lentiglobin.
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California very much in running for Tesla Gigafactory
Published 3:03 pm, Saturday, July 19, 2014
Tesla has a decision to make, and soon.
Where to build a "Gigafactory" employing 6,000 people churning out batteries, not only for Tesla's range of electric vehicles, but for solar panels and other energy-saving devices, which analysts believe could truly disrupt the auto industry and a whole lot of others.
The decision should have been made by now, and ground broken, according to the company's timeline, but is on hold, allowing California, which was not in the race initially - CEO Elon Musk has called California an improbable choice, citing regulations - to throw its hat in the ring.
"In terms of viability, California has progressed. Now it's a four-plus-one race,'" said Simon Sproule, Tesla's vice president of global communication and marketing, referring to the four named finalists - Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada - for the prize.
That's heartening. Having the Gigafactory would be a vindication of Gov. Jerry Brown's drive to make California the home of advanced manufacturing, of which Tesla's battery technology is a prime example. With its technology, "Tesla may be in position to disrupt industries well beyond the realm of traditional auto manufacturing. It's not just cars," a Morgan Stanley analyst told Quartz, an online business publication last year.
But there are serious obstacles. For one thing, "timing is critical," said Sproule. Tesla is scheduled to ramp up production of its mass market, $35,000 Model 3 in 2016, which means the advanced lithium-ion batteries need to be rolling off the Gigafactory assembly line by 2016, too.
Tesla announced the first four finalists in February, but it appears to have taken months for state officials to realize what was at stake. "Let's say I was really concerned and expressed it," said Jim Wunderman, CEO of the Bay Area Council, who talks regularly with Brown's office and state lawmakers and is working with Tesla on its China venture.
Officials went into action in late spring. Brown reportedly met with Musk, his Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) got involved in the push, and Brown inserted a number of clean-energy financial incentives in his budget.
On the legislative front, state Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, co-authored a bipartisan bill, yet to be fleshed out, enabling Mather Field's business park, outside Sacramento, to avoid time-consuming environmental reviews. Large tax breaks were floated, like the $425 million tax break passed earlier this month for Lockheed Martin to persuade the company to build a new generation of bombers at its Los Angeles plant,
"Everything that can be done is done," Michael Rossi, Brown's senior adviser for jobs and business told the Sacramento Bee last month. "I'm feeling very good about it. I think the issues that can be addressed are being addressed."
But are those issues - especially the regulatory ones - being addressed sufficiently and in time. Steinberg's bill exempting Mather Field from painstaking environmental reviews has yet to be drafted, let alone sent to the Legislature, which doesn't return to work until Aug. 4.
Meanwhile, other sites have been suggested, including, I'm told, Concord Naval Weapons Station in Contra Costa County. That could further delay a formal package of proposals from California, which is up against a deadline set by Tesla. Sproule would not disclose the deadline, nor when the decision would be announced.
Wunderman is optimistic that the Gigafactory is "trending in our direction. I think we're in the game," he said. But, he added, California can't always get the business it wants, and, despite the progress the state has made in becoming more business-friendly, "We're still left with a high-tax, over-regulated place, especially when it comes to building plants."
Spurred by the Gigafactory issue, the Bay Area Council board will discuss how to further improve the state's business appeal, he said. "The Tesla situation underscores the opportunities we have."
Losing the Gigafactory, though aggravating, would not be the end of the world. Tesla is thinking about building one or two more Gigafactories, although at this point they might feel like a consolation prize. More importantly, wherever the first Gigafactory is located, the batteries will go into the mass-produced Model 3, manufactured in the Tesla plant in Fremont.
On the other hand, there will be crows of delight and I-told-you-so's in certain quarters. I'm talking, for example, about you, Gov. Rick Perry from the oil-dependent state whose regulations prohibit buying Teslas there. (And in Arizona.) | <urn:uuid:cb1ccb83-a90c-473a-a674-37fd52aa7f98> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.sfgate.com/business/bottomline/article/California-very-much-in-running-for-Tesla-5633147.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560283301.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095123-00507-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966095 | 1,005 | 1.960938 | 2 |
Good friend and Midnight Archive auteur Ronni Thomas just brought Paris's Café de L’Enfer to my attention. Between this and the equally delightful (and previously discussed) Cabaret du Néant (or Tavern of the Dead), I am becoming stronger in my conviction that fin de siècle Paris was probably the most perfect place ever.
As described on the National Geographic Website:
A hot spot called Hell's Café lured 19th-century Parisians to the city's Montmartre neighborhood—like the Marais—on the Right Bank of the Seine. With plaster lost souls writhing on its walls and a bug-eyed devil's head for a front door, le Café de l'Enfer may have been one of the world's first theme restaurants. According to one 1899 visitor, the café's doorman—in a Satan suit—welcomed diners with the greeting, "Enter and be damned!" Hell's waiters also dressed as devils. An order for three black coffees spiked with cognac was shrieked back to the kitchen as: "Three seething bumpers of molten sins, with a dash of brimstone intensifier!" | <urn:uuid:3415032c-f5de-4508-ac9b-e0903a5ffcb6> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://morbidanatomy.blogspot.com/2012/05/cafe-or-cabaret-de-lenfer-hells-cafe.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560285315.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095125-00568-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.921912 | 242 | 1.679688 | 2 |
You are interested in history and culture? You love nature and a nice, laid-back atmosphere? Then you should not miss visiting San Agustín.
As you are always reading our newsletter carefully, you probably already know, that there are 9 UNESCO world heritage sites in Colombia. One of them is the Archeological Park of San Agustín. Around the region of San Agustín there were found stone sculptures, up to 7 meters high, older than 2000 years. And that’s almost everything we know about them. Until today, scientists are trying to find out more about the so-called San Agustín culture.
In the archaeological park the main sights are “the forest of statues” and the museum, but also in the surroundings of the small town, you can find the sculptures at several places. One of them is La Pelota where you can find the only three coloured statues. How could the colour last for more than 2000 years? At an amazing viewpoint over the Magdalena river, La Chaquira, there is a large face carved onto a boulder, overlooking the river.
At each of the mysterious statues you can spend a long time wondering if it’s a human being, an animal or another mystical creature and whether it‘s threatening or reassuring. | <urn:uuid:5b96e9cd-2500-43f1-b936-73dbcb76ae78> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.kontour-travel.com/destination-of-the-month-mysterious-san-agustin/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572192.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815145459-20220815175459-00070.warc.gz | en | 0.938032 | 266 | 2.296875 | 2 |
Shabbat begins on Friday evening at sunset and ends on Saturday evening, likewise at sunset. Shabbat commemorates God’s day of rest after creating the world in six days and is greeted with a blessing over light. After the service in the synagogue, blessings follow at home over wine and bread. It is best not to spend the holiday alone, so guests are invited to come. What is allowed and forbidden on Shabbat varies greatly from person to person. The prohibition against making a fire and not turning on a light can easily be complied with by using a Shabbat timer. The smoking ban could be countered by consuming snuff. The day of rest is concluded with a distinct liturgy called the Havdalah (separation). Among other things, a box of fragrant spices that strengthens people for the coming week is passed around. Shavua tov!
Shabbat is greeted with the lighting of two Shabbat candles, a task that falls to women, who say the following blessing: “Please hear my prayer at this time through the merit of our matriarchs Sarah, Rivka, Rachel and Leah, and cause light to shine from our candle so that it shall never be extinguished.” One drinks wine or grape juice from a special cup, the kiddish cup, and recites a blessing over it. Meanwhile, two braided loaves of bread, called challot, lie on a plate and are covered with a cloth. After the blessing of the wine, a piece of the challah is broken off, sprinkled with salt, and the blessing is recited over the bread. The two braids recall the double portion of manna that fell during the Exodus from Egypt, so that one does not have to prepare anything on Shabbat. Since they are made without milk or butter, the challot also go well with salty food. It is customary after the Shabbat evening service in the synagogue to invite friends and other guests to one’s home, because nobody should be alone on the holiday.
Each family decides what is allowed and forbidden on Shabbat according to their degree of observance. Orthodox Jewish women and men do not carry out 39 activities that relate to the work required to erect the tabernacle that Jewish women and men took along with them during their wandering in the desert. These are very basic commandments that one shouldn’t kindle a fire or carry anything from one place to another. The ban on working ultimately leaves time for family, friends and spiritual matters. The Havdalah, Hebrew for separation, is a ceremony marking the end of the holiday on Saturday evening, which again follows its own liturgy. Besamim, Hebrew for flavors or spices, offer a little “relief” when saying goodbye to the day of rest. Often one uses cloves, which are kept in special box. The pleasant smell reinforces the memory of the day of rest and provides strength for the new week.
In the permanent exhibition of the Jewish Museum in Palais Eskeles you can see many different objects used during Shabbat in the Atrium (ground floor) and in the Visual Storage (3rd floor). In the auditorium (2nd floor) you can enter “The Shabbat Room,” a permanent installation by the Israeli artist Maya Zack.
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