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Vintage vokshod camera
The Voskhod is a 35mm film viewfinder camera made by LOMO in the USSR between 1964 and 1968 .
Its earlier versions are marked in Cyrillic: Восход, meaning "sunrise" or "ascent" in Russian; later, export models are marked in Latin lettering.
Some very rare early models bear the LOOMP logo.
The design is far from conventional; the shutter-release is on the front; the fin-shaped plastic knob above the lens is the film advance lever. The button on the top-plate is for resetting the frame counter (which counts downwards towards zero). On the scale of Russian camera production, the Voskhod is comparatively uncommon, with around 59,000 made.
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Have you ever really doubted this?
Do you love to travel? Maybe even as often as possible? We understand. Yes, actually it’s only your bank account that can appreciate when you do a bit less of your love to travel. Travelling is good because when you travel, you develop on many life aspects!
You learn to be patient
Anyone who has travelled outside Europe knows that things do not always go according to plan. The buses don’t arrive on time, the trains stop several times on the way, or the roads are not what you are used to at home. Whether you like it or not, travelling, especially to more exotic destinations, is an easy way to test your patience.
You learn to deal with culture shock
When you travel to countries where everyday life is almost the opposite of what you are used to at home, it is not crazy to have a culture shock. The more you travel, the better you can deal with it.
You get a stronger bond
Whether you travel with your boyfriend or girlfriend, you can be sure that especially the long trips help determine whether the relationship is a good one. You learn a lot about each other when you are together every day for a longer period of time.
You meet new friends
Especially when you travel alone, you meet a lot of new friends during your trip. Although for some it can be exciting to travel alone or to meet other travellers, it is also a great experience that teaches you a lot. And maybe even make new friends. You can also share your ups and downs during your walk, for example, during the Alta Via 1 itinerary.
Changing your view of the world
Maybe you have a certain idea about a country, culture or place. This can change completely during your trip. Of course, some things will be confirmed, but you will find out why. You will also come to new insights and learn to understand yourself better. In other words, you develop yourself!
You can better deal with change
Whatever stage of life you are in, you can be sure that sooner or later changes will occur. When travelling, it is always possible that something unexpected will happen and ruin your travel plans. The more you travel, the better you will eventually learn to cope with change!
You can break your daily habits
When you wake up in the morning in a treehouse in the jungle of Myanmar, you can be sure that you won’t be able to plug in your straightener. When you wake up in the middle of the mountains on the Alta Via 2 Dolomiti, you already know you can’t even take a bath. Yes, when you travel, you quickly learn that the things you normally have access to on a daily basis are actually not that important to get through the day.
You learn to appreciate the little things in life
One of the things we learn from travelling is to appreciate what we usually take for granted. When you visit local villages in Botswana or Vietnam, you will quickly discover that you are very privileged. It can be difficult to imagine this when you are sitting at home on the sofa. But you can assume that when you go on a journey, you come back a different person…and you are happier!
You become braver
At home, we tend to fall back into old habits, you do the same thing every week as the week before and the week before that… This is not the case when you are abroad. You eat new things (how about grasshoppers!), learn to eat with your hands and try sauces that were perhaps a bit too spicy after all. You go bungee jumping, skydiving or sleep under the stars in the backcountry – knowing that the snake population in Australia easily exceeds the number of memes you’ve seen over the years. But hey, you get braver and you develop.
You get out of your comfort zone
What better time to step out of your comfort zone than when you travel. Especially when you travel to countries where the infrastructure, culture and daily habits are completely different from home. You will have the chance to overcome fears and may feel uncomfortable for a while. But when you step out of your comfort zone, you feel more at ease in new situations than before.
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Amb. Penelope Wensley convened the Preparatory Committee of the Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States Monday morning. She said that with only 34 weeks until the Conference, the PrepCom meets at a time when expectations of the UN have never been higher, demands on the system never greater, and the world community is struggling to cope with a proliferation of problems. The first challenge is to capture attention and use this PrepCom to raise the level of awareness, knowledge and understanding of the problems of small island developing States (SIDS). She stressed that this meeting is one of the first opportunities for governments to turn the ideas and concepts of sustainable development into practical, concrete plans and programmes. The aim of the PrepCom should be to provide a model for pragmatic, useful actions that can be managed and implemented at the national, regional and international levels. By the end of this two-week session, the PrepCom should reach agreement on the Conference outcome and produce an outline of a "programme of action" for SIDS.
Nitin Desai, Under-Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development (DPCSD), said that the PrepCom marked the mid-point in the Conference process and preparations to date have helped clarify the issues. The case for the special consideration of SIDS has emerged clearly from the reports of the technical meetings and the vulnerabilities listed warrant international support and greater regional cooperation. These problems are readily identifiable and can be alleviated. The success of the Conference, therefore, will be a test of the continued commitment of governments to the Rio process.
After adopting the agenda and the programme of work (PC/5 and Corr.1, as amended by the Bureau), the Chair opened the general debate on Agenda Items 2 and 3.
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Our next project was to draw a bridge. There were no rules except for the fact that you had to draw yourself somewhere in the picture. This is a very common exercise in art therapy and can tell the therapist a lot about a client by how they draw the picture. Questions the therapist might ask about the drawing are:
Where is the bridge?
What time of day is it?
Where is the bridge leading to?
Where is the bridge coming from?
Where are you in relation to the bridge (coming, going, on the bridge, under the bridge...etc)
What is the bridge crossing over? Is it dangerous?
What is the bridge made out of? Is it sturdy or flimsy?
Here is my bridge:
When I was a teenager and had friends with cars, we would often go to places where we could see the New York City skyline from our side of the river in NJ. The view was so breathtaking and I could sit there for hours just staring at it, wondering what was going on over there, and wishing I could go check it out. We would normally stop at 7-Eleven first and stock up on junk food to eat while we were watching. It was such a peaceful thing to do yet it was also exciting because we were so close to a whole other world.
When I was asked to draw a bridge, I didn't hesitate to try and recreate that scene. The bridge is supposed to be the George Washington Bridge which is going over the Hudson River. I am on the NJ side staring from a distance, longing to be on the NY side. It is dark out and the lights on the bridge are shining brightly alongside the moon. My bridge is made of steel and is very sturdy, and what it's crossing isn't especially dangerous (unless of course you mistakenly drink some of the polluted water).
While my drawing represented nothing but a great memory to me, there was much more involved that I wasn't aware of. I am currently at a point in my life where I still want to cross that bridge and see the exciting world on the other side, whether it's NYC, here in Phoenix, or somewhere else that I haven't considered yet. I'm a little apprehensive about actually crossing that bridge because I'm not quite ready, but I spend lots of time admiring it from a distance and contemplating the beginning of my journey. I know someday soon I'll make that trip, but I just need a little more time to prepare myself so that my journey turns out as good as I think it will.
PS When I was finally old enough to venture into the city, it certainly lived up to the image I had imagined in my head and then some. NYC ROCKS! Too bad I decided to move 2200 miles away from it. I miss it so much!
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This clue we are sharing the solution for was part of Word Craze Daily Puzzle December 16 2021 Answers. As you know Word Craze is a new crossword game type in which you have to solve all levels to earn coins and other rewards. If you didn’t find the correct answer for Word Craze Daily Puzzle July 30 2020 Answers than please leave a comment so we can help you out.
Word Craze Daily Puzzle December 16 2021 Answers
- Soup that's more like a meal
- The ____ must go on!
- ___ of the morning
- Periodic table member
- You _____'_ there (comment made to the no-show-ee)
- Place question
- ____-in-the-wall (small undiscovered restaurant)
- To perform a surgical act
- Storage room at the top of the house
- Basic unit of distance
- Kind and tender
- Under the ___ (feeling pressured)
- Keep trying _____ you succeed
- White ___ (termite)
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The Science Of Stage Fright And How To Overcome It
People experience stage fright in all sorts of ways. For some, it’s a ball of energy that gets you pumped and excited. For others, the butterflies aren’t limited to the stomach. And, most unfortunately, some experience a severe and paralyzing nausea.
Everyone experiences some level of nervousness before speaking in front of an audience and everyone has to figure out their own way to overcome and conquer the feeling. It may not go away entirely, nor should it, but knowing how to diminish it and make it work for you is essential for any public speaker.
Before I speak in front of a group of 5 or 500, I get the pre-stage jitters just like anyone else. Thankfully, my acting training gave me so many tools I can use at a moment’s notice to help me get into an effective state.
However, I know that some people enjoy the more scientific approach to dealing with stage fright (myself included). And so, Isaiah Hankel the Cheeky Scientist offered to write a post with a bit more left-brained approach to conquering stage fright. I was more than happy to have him step in and share his thoughts.
“According to most studies, people’s number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that seem right? That means to the average person, if you have to go to a funeral, you’re better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.”
One of the worst things that can happen to a speaker moments before they take the stage happened to me.
No alarm and no wake up call and I’m supposed to speak in front of 200 people! I ran out of the hotel room with my laptop tucked under my arm. As I rushed into the lecture hall I was finishing slamming down a stale cup of coffee that I got in the hotel lobby courtesy counter. 5 minutes before I was supposed to start and the only thing I could think of was the image of an angry audience waiting impatiently. I wouldn’t have been surprised if they had rotten tomatoes and cabbages armed and ready to throw at me.
Thankfully, I was able to set up quickly and start (almost) on time. The MC introduced me and I began hustling through my first presentation slide.
Then, things got weird.
All of a sudden, I started feeling shaky, lightheaded, and uncomfortable. My heart pounded and my lungs tightened. I felt like I couldn’t breath. I looked out at the audience and was absolutely certain they knew I was freaking out.
I looked around for the exits and rationalized ways how I could escape or at least take a quick break. I was having a panic attack.
Separated From The Herd
Most people fear speaking in front of an audience more than they fear death. Seriously, numerous public polls have shown that the average person would rather be dead than be on a stage.
Why is public speaking so terrifying?
The reason people would rather die than look dumb is because our bodies are hardwired to initiate a very strong flight-or-fight response in front of a captive audience. Your brain does not like being alone, completely exposed, surrounded by other people staring at you. These conditions are reminiscent of a young zebra, separated from its herd, slowly realizing he is being circled by a pride of lions.
Stage fright is a biological response.
This response, often referred to as hyperarousal (or, flight-or-flight) is characterized by a strong discharge of the sympathetic nervous system. Your subconscious brain starts attacking your body with large doses of adrenaline. As a result, the blood vessels in your muscles dilate while the rest of your blood vessels constrict. Your heart and lung activity accelerates, you digestion slows down, your skin pales and flushes, your pupils dilate, you get tunnel vision, lose your hearing, and start sweating and shaking.
Public speaking would be a lot easier if someone slapped you in the face 5 minutes before you took the podium
The key to overcoming stage fright is to activate it on your own terms.
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By entering a state of hyperarousal prior to speaking, you will deplete your sympathetic nervous system. In other words, you will take away your brain’s ammunition. It won’t be able to attack you.
Putting yourself through a difficult work out, or taking a very cold shower, does not feel good. It hurts. But, it hurts in a good way. Your body activates your sympathetic nervous system and releases large amounts of adrenaline, as well as endorphins. Endorphins are painkillers that give you a sense of calm and clarity. This is why, after a hard work out or a cold shower, you feel energized and relaxed at the same time.
Before your next presentation, wake up early and go for a run, or do a short weight circuit at the gym. Other options include yoga, Pilates, or just basic stretching. Any type of physical activity will force your sympathetic nervous system to discharge on your terms. Then turn your shower’s temperature control nob all the way towards the big “C” and jump in for at least 5 minutes.
These steps will help you feel energized and relaxed before your next big presentation.
One final note: avoid overloading your body with caffeine and sugar, especially on an empty stomach. Things like coffee and soda put your sympathetic nervous system in an overactive state and will lower your threshold for freaking out on stage.
Isaiah Hankel, Ph.D. is a scientist, entrepreneur, and coach. He manages four online business and is currently a consultant for over a dozen leading biotechnology companies. Most recently, Isaiah launched Cheeky Scientist, a platform for entrepreneurs and people with advanced degrees. In the last two years, he’s given 250 seminars in 20 different countries including keynote addresses at Harvard University and Cambridge University.
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Subject: Subdural hematoma
CT scan obtained around 9:30 p.m. demonstrates a large right s/l holoconvexity? subdural hematoma.
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s/l "skim subdural hematoma" -
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says this three times in the report and it definitely sounds like "skim." Anyone heard of this? Thanks in advance.
1. Hyponatremia. Rule out subdural hematoma.
Subject: 1. Hyponatremia. Rule out subdural hematoma.
He underwent a sl/verbal craniectomy for a subdural hematoma.
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Large right cerebral convexity subdural hematoma???
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Ever heard of subdural clock sm
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the subdural bag was connected to a "bowel" bag. Would this be correct? This is a craniotomy by the way for subdural hematoma.
subdural hemorrhage in the "folix"?
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Stroke patient, subdural hemorrhage in the s/l folix, and hemorrhagic contusion, right subgaleal hematoma.
"bilateral frontal subdural hematomas" ?
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Where is this hematoma? nm
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but he says hee-mar-to-ma, maybe it's hematoma? nm
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Subject: hematoma evacuation
bilateral subdural hematomas for which he underwent burble evacuation Not sure that burble is correct, any opinions?
type of hematoma
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MRI of the lower extremity. The word sounds like Lickofine hematoma. Any suggestions.
Impression reads: There is also edema of the subcutaneous tissues. This may represent a ____________ hematoma from prior trauma.
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Her MRI is reviewed and is found to show a proximal hamstring avulsion from the ischial tuberosity. This is noted to have a s/l tendon hematoma.
could be tender hematoma.
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s/l right psoas *perirenal* hematoma
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I'm pretty sure he's not saying *peritoneal*.
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Procedure for hematoma - need help - sm for context
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After a Betadine prep, the region was anesthetized with 1% lidocaine with epinephrine, 1 mL was used. A 0.5-cm incision was made with a #11 blade. The hematoma was evacuated by providing pressure. It was probed with s/l pick-ups/take-ups.
s/o nasal septal hematoma or nasoseptal? TIA
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hematoma block with (s/l) Biertage technique with 1% Xylocaine.
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I found Bier block but the doc is saying what sounds like Bier-tage.
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The hot paperclip burns through the nail and releases the hematoma. nm
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Ortho: Soft tissue s/l --position fracture hematoma
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After the soft tissue s/l (muffled)position, fracture hematoma, and comminution were removed, reduction maneuver was performed using a large periarticular clamp.
I am not sure if this is supposed to be part of soft tissue or what...Thanks.
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The Keystone XL debacle with the United States has drawn plenty of second guessing of late that it’s all Canada’s fault — governments pushing too hard on behalf of the oil industry for approval in the U.S. and doing too little to ingratiate themselves to Barack Obama by getting tough on greenhouse emissions from the sector.
Analysis: As pipeline companies with iron resolve lock horns with unyielding stakeholders, many observers believe Canada is losing out as projects of national importance are caught in an endless loop of consultation, opposition and procrastination.
The man on the front lines of campaign, Canadian ambassador to the United States Gary Doer, couldn’t disagree more.
“People say, ‘If you would have done more on regulations, you would then get an answer’,” he said in an interview in Calgary. “If that was true, we would have.”
Far from holding back, Canada has offered at every opportunity to work with the U.S. on joint oil and gas regulations — including a coordinated approach to greenhouse gas emissions reductions, Mr. Doer said.
The U.S. response to Canada’s overtures?
“Great idea, we should get back to you,” Mr. Doer said.
The approach makes sense and is consistent with many other joint initiatives like tougher vehicle emissions standards adopted by the two countries. Canada’s oil and gas competes with that produced in the U.S. for domestic and international customers, while grappling with higher costs, bigger distances that involve additional transportation costs, and tougher environmental regulations than in the U.S., such as on natural gas flaring and land reclamation. Alberta even has a carbon tax.
Much is also done voluntarily, such as projects that won awards from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers at the Responsible Canadian Energy evening attended by Mr. Doer for initiatives like mitigating wildlife impacts, recycling tailings water from oil sands mining to in-situ operations and collaborating with aboriginal communities on oil sands development.
Mr. Doer also won praise during the evening for “standing shoulder-to-shoulder” with Alberta in defending KXL and for calling for accountability of environmentalists whose predictions that oil sands development would stop growing without KXL have been proven wrong.
Mr. Doer said the U.S. has evolved into country of can-do people with a can’t-do government. He said oil projects are not alone in facing opposition. Even hydro lines face opposition and take years to get approvals.
“People will love it in the morning and oppose it in the afternoon,” he told the CAPP event.
The U.S. lack of interest in working with Canada is hardly what you would expect from an administration wanting to make its mark on climate change.
We are going to continue to say to people: See those trains in Chicago? You see how much crude is going by your door? That is riskier for you and it’s because of the pipeline
But the feisty former Manitoba premier said it’s the expedient way out for one hamstrung by domestic politics: Democrats are divided on KXL, with unions in favour and environmentalists against; and there is a lot of money on the line from political funders like California billionaire and climate activist Tom Steyer, and oil industry barons like the Koch Brothers.
The net result is higher greenhouse gas emissions, higher risk and higher transportation costs because of a 900% increase in oil transportation by train from Canada to the U.S. in the past two years.
It’s the message Canada is using following the latest delay on a decision on KXL, announced on Good Friday by the State Department after nearly six years of review, supposedly because of uncertainty about a legal challenge in Nebraska that could alter the pipeline’s route.
“Every day it’s delayed is another day where more oil is going to come down by rail,” Mr. Doer said. “We are going to continue to say to people: See those trains in Chicago? You see how much crude is going by your door? That is riskier for you and it’s because of the pipeline. It’s not an abstract debate. It has real consequences to your community.”
The file is progressing on other fronts. Canada doesn’t accept that the court case in Nebraska should delay approval of Keystone XL, he said. The jurisdictional dispute “is a fig leaf, but a small one” and should not stand in the way of a presidential permit for the Alberta-to-Texas project, he said.
The Canadian government will not participate in the legal dispute, but Keystone XL proponent TransCanada Corp. has been given standing by the state’s attorney general and its voice will be heard.
The crisis in the Ukraine is playing into the mix as well because of European pressures to find alternative suppliers of oil and gas and reduce dependence on imports from Russia.
Canada will continue to make its case in Congress, where support for KXL is increasing and the challenge is “to get it on the right bill at the right time.” “We are working to get a decision,” Mr. Doer said, suggesting timelines remain vague, the politics fluid and the stakes high.
“I would not want to be in the administration with a report [from its own State Department] that says there is higher life and limb risks by not approving the pipeline.”
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- New: Implementation of the word list tool (GUI + algorithms + options).
- New: Word list operations (union, intersection,...), import/export, etc.
- New: Multiple selection in wildcard/anagram result tabs + context menu to save to word list/clipboard/etc.
- New: Multiple selection in similarity tool result tabs + context menu to save to word list/clipboard/etc.
- New: Multiple selection in phonetic search tool result tabs + context menu to save to word list/clipboard/etc.
- New: Greedy antonym search option for Lookup tool (algorithm + GUI). Triples the amount of antonyms returned.
- New: Greedy antonym search option for Semantic similarity tool (algorithm + GUI).
- New: Option to start/stop the (random) animation of TheSage's system tray icon.
- New: Detection of all Windows OS versions on the market plus some additional data (About dialog, System Information tab).
- New: Chronological and alphabetical list for history tool (implementation + options).
- New: Copy entire lookup to the clipboard.
- New: Copy entire thesaurus entry to the clipboard.
- New: Copy all definitions of a part of speech to the clipboard.
- New: Option to ignore anagrams smaller than user-defined number of characters.
- New: Option to ignore acronyms in Anagram search.
- New: Option to purge history of duplicates.
- New: Wildcard search option to automatically detect search patterns in lookup entry field if [ENTER] pressed.
- New: "Private release" tab in About dialog as well as small modifications in Splash page (added clickety).
- Changed: Small reorganization of pages related to the Lookup tool in the Options dialog.
- Changed: Anagram algorithm now searches for largest anagrams rather than alphabetically nearest in index.
- Changed: Wildcard and anagram tools have their own pages in the Options dialog.
- Changed: Middle-click on the Lookup search box, the box is cleared before pasting the clipboard contents and triggering a lookup
- Changed: Update dialog modifications to work with new versioning system.
- Changed: Update dialog now announces private releases to alert donors.
- Changed: About dialog now includes release type (public vs private).
- Changed: Documentation update.
- Fixed: Typo in lookup tree context menu.
- Fixed: Calling up the documentation form the Options dialog failed on some browsers' new versions.
- Fixed: Concordancers failed to carry out lookups when multiple lemmas were listed.
- Fixed: If a default installation is detected, the history and search pattern files are now placed in the
user's [application data] directory. Also, TheSage now automatically relocates these files if they were
misplaced by an earlier version of TheSage.
- Fixed: The 'Apply' button became permanently enabled on certain occasions.
- Fixed: Depending on which tool's appearance was affected, the 'Apply' button was not enabled after selecting a default font.
- Fixed: In an extremely rare case, the lookup queue was not processed entirely.
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Google and Facebook Lose In Patent Lawsuit Dismissal
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Facebook attempted to dismiss a patent lawsuit filed against them by Wireless Ink Corp. Wireless Ink is a New York based company that designs software that allows people to use social networks on their mobile devices. Wireless Ink Corp. is allowed to pursue a lawsuit that claims that Google Buzz and Facebook Mobile are infringing on their patent.
The ruling was made by U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel in Manhattan. The patent is related to a method that helps novice mobile phone users to create mobile-compatible websites that other mobile device users can see. Wireless Ink wants Facebook and Google to halt their alleged infringement. Google and Facebook also wants compensatory and triple damages.
Wireless Ink filed for the patent in January 2004, three years before Facebook launched their mobile website and six years before Google launched Buzz.
“If two of the most resource-rich, patent-savvy and technologically advanced companies leading the Internet were not aware of the ‘983 patent, despite its potential ramifications upon a major segment of the defendants’ business,” stated Wireless Ink, “this was solely due to a deliberate indifference on the part of defendants.”
[Reuters]This article was written by Amit Chowdhry. You can follow me at @amitchowdhry or on Google+ at +AmitChowdhry
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The below article was published by WDVM, photo credit: WDVM
WASHINGTON (WDVM) — This week is Captive Nations Week in the U.S to commemorate and show solidarity to nations that are captive. Uyghurs held a rally outside of the White House urging the U.S. to stand in solidarity and recognize East Turkistan as an occupied country.
The East Turkistan National Awakening Movement and East Turkistan Government-in-Exile Prime Minister Salih Hudayar specifically are asking President Biden to take stronger actions to address China’s ongoing genocide.
“The U.S. government needs to stand in solidarity and respect and support the aspirations of captive nations who are trying to regain their freedom and independence, so we hope that the Biden administration will honor its commitments under the captive nations law,” Hudayar said.
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The pseudo-victim has genuine options which she refuses to action; she refuses to turn fate into destiny and cries more than it hurts. Another kind of pseudo-victim also may have some level of real hurt but more often than not the hurt is more imagined than real and being a victim is a freely chosen role which has many hidden benefits which the pseudo-victim seeks to exploit. The hidden victims of pseudo-victims therefore are real victims.
The underlying dogma of the Culture of Victimization is the location of human evil outside the human being. This belief significantly undermines the God field. The premise is simply that since human beings are naturally good, all evil must be the result of some external force which warps natural human goodness. The argument between the very many streams of thought who affirm this position is merely about which cause, external to the person, actually is the major factor in causing evil. For Marxists, it is the capitalist structure of economies and societies; for the staunch Republican it might be big government or television violence or liberals. For liberals it might be the old church or handguns or patriarchy.
— Marc Gafni, The Dance of Tears
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Question: Hi! I am wondering why there are not more pools for hydrotherapy here in Australia yet? I have been researching the water treadmills and believe they would be an excellent rehab process amongst other types of medical reasons. Do you recommend them as an alternative if you do not have the room for a full functioning pool set up?
Thank you, Cathy
Answer (by Cindy Horsfall): Hello Cathy,
This is a great question.
To build a POOL vs a TREADMILL….
Many things to consider here…
First, it’s important to consider the intent of your investment. After you have considered this,- you’ll want to explore the local laws to make sure you can legally do what you are intending.
If you get a treadmill, your goal would most likely be for rehabilitation work, gait re-patterning and strength building. In many parts of the world, there are laws against anyone but a licensed veterinarian to do any kind of rehabilitation work. Many in the USA have been shut down who have treadmills as its hard to say you are doing anything ELSE except rehab with a treadmill. Not so with a pool as you can change your wording to swimming and resistance work in water and stay away from the more clinical (and illegal) terms used with treadmills.
So the first thing I advise is for you to check your local laws and build a vision that complies with the laws.
Second, you brought up space as an issue… and yes, a treadmill can be carried in through a smaller door, you don’t need the headroom as your work is done at ground level and takes up half the space as a swim spa.
A smaller swim spa still takes up about 8×14 or more in floor space … with 3′ around it you’re looking at needing to dedicate a space at least 14×20. More than this, you do need a larger door or window so that the spa can be carried into the space and ideally you would have at least 10′ ceilings so you could build a ramp up and deck around it for safe access.
Expenses? A treadmill usually runs twice the cost of a swim spa as it’s a highly specialized item. Most likely, the expenses to run the treadmill are less however…
Both are excellent options and rewarding things to offer in your business. Please keep us posted on what you decide to do and good luck!!!! Let me know if you have any other questions or thoughts – – – –
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The FBI's Criminal Justice Information Service is considering modernizing the definition of rape, which currently does not include forced anal sex and/or oral sex, vaginal or anal fisting, rape with an object (even if serious injuries result), and other injurious and degrading sexual assaults. As a result of the FBI's outmoded definition of rape, thousands of sexual assaults each year are not documented in the federal government's annual crime report, and as a result, fewer federal, state and local resources are allocated to providing services to rape victims and stopping rapists.
The Feminist Majority Foundation is collaborating with the Women's Law Project in Philadelphia to reach police and sheriff's officials at the local and national level to advocate for changing the FBI's definition. Carol Tracey, executive director of the Women's Law Project, stated, "The public has the right to know about the prevalence of crime and violent crime in our communities, and we know that data drives practices, resources, policies and programs. It's critical that we strive to have accurate information about this."
In response to a survey by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), eighty percent of surveyed police departments agreed that the definition should be changed. In addition, at the PERF meeting on September 23, an FBI representative announced that the FBI agrees that a change is needed and will be considered at the FBI subcommittee meeting to be held in mid-October.
Media Resources: Feminist Majority Foundation email 9/29/11; New York Times 9/28/11; Feminist Daily Newswire 9/14/10
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Why Should You Take Dance Classes?
We should never stop learning – does this phrase sound familiar to you? Of course, it does. We’ve all heard it at least hundreds of times. But, the thing is, we don’t like to apply it. We love our comfort zone, so trying new things may seem pretty scary to some of us (if not to all). But, as it turns out each time, once we try something new, we ask ourselves “Why haven’t I done this years ago”? Similarly, most people love to dance and “would love to take dance classes” but still, they never do.
In case you are considering taking dance classes, but are still having second thoughts (due to the reason we mentioned above), this article is a good place to give you a boost of confidence.
We bring you the reasons of why you should start taking dance classes. No matter if you are a teenager, an adult, or an older person, dancing is a great way to stay healthy, be in a good shape, improve your social life, and simply enjoy life.
Why Should You Dance?
There are many benefits of dancing for your body, mind, and spirit, keeping our well-being on top shape. So let’s see why you should take dance classes.
Dancing Keeps Our Body Healthy and Strong
The first benefit of dance is that it keeps our mind and body active in so many ways, therefore we feel young and energized. The aging process slows down, and our body is much stronger, allowing us to move with confidence.
Steps, technique, and choreography that dancers must learn and practice, require of them to develop and improve coordination, balance, flexibility, stamina, strength and be under the perfect control of their body. All of this help dancers be confident and aware of themselves.
Dancing improves our circulation and our stamina, burning our calories (5-10 calories per minute, depending on what you are dancing). Moreover, dance is perfect for people who are at risk of getting cardiovascular disease, as well as for lowering the risk of getting type 2 diabetes.
Dancing enhances our heart health, improves our breathing, and is also good for our bones. Speaking of that, dance can greatly reduce the risk of osteoporosis.
Because of all these benefits, dancing is ideal for seniors, because it helps keep their mind and body active. According to one study, seniors who took tango classes twice a week (over 10 weeks) improved their balance, posture, and motor coordination compared to their walking counterparts. In addition to that, their ability to do complex mental tasks also improved.
Furthermore, dance can also help with Parkinson’s disease. According to a 2014 study, tango helped patients who suffer from this disease. Namely, after taking tango lessons over two years, their balance improved, and they were able to do daily activities much easier.
Like all this isn’t impressive enough, dance also improves our memory. This is due to all those steps and routines we have to learn. So, our brain stays active, quick, and alert.
Dancing Relieves Stress
It is not uncommon that when we feel stressed or are simply not in the mood, we play your favorite music. Well, the same goes for dance.
Dancing when we feel low is one of the best ways to boost our mood, and help us cope with stress and challenging situations.
Going To Dance Classes Helps Us Socialize
Dance classes are great for meeting new, interesting folks since people of different professions, ages, and personalities come to a dance studio. On top of that, dance is fun. Which is why so many people go to dance classes. A dance studio is a perfect place to have a good laugh with your partner, and leave feeling energized.
The best part is that you meet new people without any pressure; it happens naturally. Who knows, you might even meet your future girlfriend/boyfriend there.
In case you already have a partner, the two of you should start taking dance classes together. This is a great way to bring the spark up in your relationship, and add more joy and excitement to it.
Dance Is A Tool For Self-Expression
Dancers are confident in all they do – the way they walk, they talk, they practice, and of course, dance. Sure, they have doubts and fears; we all do. But, what dance does is that it helps you boost your self-esteem, and be confident.
In order to dance well, you have to express your creativity, emotions and your passion, creating art. And when you do that for years, well, confidence and self-expression become natural to you.
Dancing Helps You Build Up Useful Skills
Dance helps you develop the vital skills vital for success, in every area of your life. So, in a dance studio, you not only learn how to dance, but you also learn how to tackle ups and, downs, criticism, and success.
Dancing helps you build determination, self-discipline, and resilience because you will fail thousands of times and each time you need to keep moving forward. So, dancing is hard and requires both mental and physical strength. But, in the end, it is well worth it, because you learn to push through the hard times and stay positive.
We hope that this article helped you see that it is high time for you to start taking dance classes. The most important benefit of dance is that it makes you more invested in yourself. All those hours of training, learning, and dancing will challenge you both physically and emotionally, so you’ll have to push your own limits, and grow.
Thanks to dance you will become aware of your body, its strength, and weaknesses. However, you will also become aware of your mind, and your emotions, allowing yourself to be who you really are and breakthrough. So, in the long run, dance can help you be the best version of yourself by constantly overcoming obstacles, boosting your creativity, widening your horizons and moving forward.
Drop down in the comments section below the reasons YOU started dancing
Photography: Stefan Strassenburg Photography
I always loved dancing, but I started with ballroom dance six months ago, because I didn’t have chance to start earlier. However, now that I do, I want to make the most out of it. Never stop believing in yourself and give your best to make your dreams come true. As Les Brown said: “Shoot for the Moon, because even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars”.
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We are far from being in the post covid-19 world. And since the pandemic we are far more than aware of the cleaning methods, cleaning resources and chemical supplier Malaysia has to offer for cleaning of various surfaces.
All of the cleaning supplies and methods have their unique and distinctive differences. A specialist can tell you all there is to know about cleaning specific surfaces of your home, office spaces, and even the roads. It is important to keep our surroundings clean for the sake of our health, especially given the pandemic.
Our environment and surrounding are full of contaminations and germs. Some of them are visible to the naked eye while most certainly not. Some can be killed by several cleaning tools but some need an extra portion to properly decontaminate. Germs are responsible for many diseases and they are everywhere.
Researchers, doctors, and scientists suggest that washing hands is our biggest defense against the gazillions of germs around us. But sometimes simply washing our hands is not enough. You need some sanitization and disinfection in your surroundings.
Many interchanges the words sanitize and disinfect. Even when disinfecting, we commonly refer to it as sanitizing. So with the common interchange, do you understand the difference?
What’s the difference between the two?
No cleaner is fully capable of completely destroying all of the germs. Germs will stick around us even after proper sanitization. Sanitization is a process of cleaning that significantly lowers the number of germs on the surfaces, kitchen tops, hands, and even door knobs. It is important to take note that sanitizers do not hundred percent destroy all of the germs, but only lowers. But even the lowering is very important.
Sanitization is usually reserved for much less strenuous work compared to disinfectant work. When we want to get rid of bacteria and germs off our laundry, we use a sanitizer. When we want to properly get rid of the germs on our hands, we use sanitizers.
When the covid 19 broke out in the beginning, we saw an extreme shortage of sanitizers in various parts of the globe. Pharmacies were out of sanitization cleaners and hand sanitizers. They were also out of sanitizing wipes and so many other forms of sanitation. The shortage took the world by a bizarre hand and the disruption in shipping also took another massive change of course. Many understood the importance of sanitization in their homes, and of themselves.
Disinfection is also much like sanitization aimed to lower contamination and spreading of germs. But unlike sanitizers, they are aimed to kill the bacteria completely. Disinfecting products mostly contain harsh chemicals that are not suitable for our skin or much delicate areas of our home and office. It is important to be careful of where we place disinfectants. They are certainly effective at their job but they can be extremely harsh.
Disinfectants can be used on objects and surfaces that we commonly use. For instance, our office table, kitchen top, drawers, knobs, doorknobs, floors, tiles, and even windows. Disinfectants work properly only when we apply it for a certain period of time and on clean surfaces. Clean as in the surface must be free of visible dirt and dust for the disinfectant to work effectively.
Today we have many different forms of disinfectants. They come in the form of liquid, they come in spray and they also come in the form of wipes.
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Why is mediation important in a divorce?
Mediation is required in divorce, but why is it important?
Mediation is highly successful and should be used in good faith. No one is in a better position to settle his or her case than the parties themselves. Therefore, mediation is a very important aspect of the case.
Even if a total agreement cannot be reached, it is in the parties’ best interest to reach a partial settlement so that only those issues that the parties cannot resolve are referred to the judge.
Mediation should also be used to scope out the other party’s position on the various issues. You need to listen carefully during mediation to find out what the arguments are with regard to each of these issues.
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Radicals and Moderates: Faith, Reason and Islam
In recent years, Muslims in the West have come under increasing pressure to practice "moderate" Islam - i.e. an Islam that embraces the various legacies of the European Enlightenment, which include secularism and a certain kind of rationality. But is a moderate or "reasonable" religion one that sells itself short?
David Rutledge: On RN, it’s time now for this week’s edition of Encounter. Welcome to the program and the second in a three-part series looking at faith and reason. Last week we explored some of the tensions between rational thought and practical faith in Christianity. This week, Islam, where those same tensions are running particularly high these days. We’ll be looking back to a time when the Arabic world was frontrunner in scientific and technological development, and taking stock of the present, where questions around the proper relationships between Islamic faith and intellectual labour and modernity are far from settled. The program’s produced by me, David Rutledge.
When we talk about reason, we tend to think we’re using a culturally neutral term, reason being just one of the functions of the human brain, which is more or less the same no matter where in the world you go. But today we’re asking if reason in the West is, in fact, not so much a product of neurobiology as a product of that set of historical circumstances known as the European Enlightenment. We’ll be hearing that for many Muslims living in the West, reason comes with a certain amount of post-Enlightenment baggage. When we say ‘reason’ we also say ‘modernity’ and when we say ‘modernity’ we also say ‘secularism’.
We hear again and again that from a modern, secular perspective, religion, particularly Islam, is dangerous, because it operates outside of reason. And the response to this claim from many Muslims is that their faith is perfectly reasonable and—to use a very contested term—‘moderate’. Whether that means religion can be comfortably modern is a vexed question, and one that we’ll be exploring in today’s program.
As to the relationship between faith and reason, well, nobody’s got that one straight. But nor should they, according to Mona Siddiqui, who’s professor of Islamic and interreligious studies at the University of Edinburgh.
Mona Siddiqui: I think one of the appeals as to why religion still has such a strong public hold in so many parts of the world—even if it doesn’t have that public hold in many parts of the West—is precisely because we are looking for something that is beyond us. Even if people can demonstrate and choose to demonstrate that there is nothing beyond us, I don’t think that stops the human spirit for being spiritually hungry.
And, for me, the biggest questions of life cannot be necessarily answered by reason. The reasons why we love, the reasons why we have friendships, the reasons why we think certain things are good for us and certain things are bad for us—there’s an element of rationality to it, but actually the best relationships, the best emotions, are beyond reason. So, and I think religion actually fits into that. If you take away the doctrine and the dogma and centuries of intellectual erudition over religious reasoning, actually when it comes down to personal faith there is a human hunger for it.
And I don’t think any amount of debates by the new atheists or any other person who says that religion is a force for something that is anti-human, anti-reason, is actually going to work for most people.
Yassir Morsi: One of the greatest challenges facing a minority is to be able to reorganise the coordinates of the existing debate along lines where we are not continually sites of suspicion. And so we shouldn’t respond to questions that blatantly point the finger and make, on the surface, what is a ludicrous claim that religion is a dangerous element and is somehow causally responsible for the violence and that we see in the background. I think the debate should change somewhat, but, you know, minorities don’t have that luxury of being able to change the coordinates.
David Rutledge: Yassir Morsi is a research associate at the International Centre for Muslim and Non-Muslim Understanding at the University of South Australia.
Yassir Morsi: Beings in the world are not always rational. We are intuitive, we are governed by desire and drives and passions and they are ultimately stitched into the fabric of society. And we’re told… I mean, look at our consumption patterns, the way we consume products, the way we shop—they’re not rational. So it’s only when it’s politicised that it becomes a certain issue, when it’s tied to the social ills of the world.
And it’s often racialised along these Orientalist lines, the idea that there is some part of the world that has triumphed and championed reason and that’s the reason why they’re civilised, another part lags behind. That’s the broader debate.
Uthman Badar: Setting religion against reason is not something peculiar to atheism or new atheism. I think it’s part and parcel of the project of modernity, part and parcel of secularism, because the secular assertion at its essence is that religion, in particular, needs to be relegated to the margins, away from the public domain.
David Rutledge: Uthman Badar is media representative for the group Hizb ut-Tahrir in Australia. Hizb ut-Tahrir is a political organisation that advocates the establishment of a unified transnational Muslim state ruled by Islamic law.
Uthman Badar: So to make such an assertion and to seem reasonable whilst doing it, you need some grounds. You can’t just make an assertion like that. Why should religion be put to the margins? And to sort of substantiate that there is this understanding that religion is irrational, it’s backward, it’s medieval, it’s superstitious—that ‘You guys, you can believe in it if you want, you can go to the church on the weekend, but just keep it away from, you know, the parliament and keep it away from our enlightened public society.’
So, I feel so far the response from people of faith has been very defensive. I think there’s a need to be more assertive, and what I mean by that is to interrogate the claims, to show… not just to say that, you know, ‘We are reasonable’ and to try and prove that God exists, or this or that, but to try and show that what’s been passed off by those in power, by the dominant discourse, as reason is in fact ideological. It’s a hard-core empiricism, it’s a scientism, it’s a materialism.
David Rutledge: It’s interesting you’re making a distinction there between reason and science, or reason and scientism—what do you mean exactly by ‘scientism’?
Uthman Badar: Well, scientism is a belief that science is the sole means of ascertaining truth and ascertaining reality, and that the scientific method is the only method by which you can know truth. And you’ll hear things like saying, ‘Well, God can’t exist. Where is he? I can’t see him. I can’t touch him. I’ve never got any notes from him.’ Because you can’t directly sense-experience, sense-perceive something, therefore it doesn’t exist.
And beyond that there’s various things that everyone accepts—scientists themselves, atheists themselves accept—the existence, for instance, of the consciousness of the mind, which we can’t touch or put under a microscope, but we can see its effects. And that’s why we affirm that it’s there, although there’s a big debate amongst philosophers, amongst scientists about what it is, where it rests, and how it interacts with the material and so forth. But no one denies that it exists.
And so this is the point. That’s what scientism is as opposed to science. We don’t reject science, we accept science. But for us science is part of a broader rational methodology, it’s not the be-all and end-all—and that’s the difference.
David Rutledge: If we go back a few centuries, we come to a time when Western Europe was mired in the Dark Ages and Islamic societies were world leaders in what today we would call science and technology. They were doing things like calculating the volume of water in the River Nile and measuring the size of the earth.
Jim al-Khalili is Professor of Physics and Professor of the Public Engagement in Science at the University of Surrey.
Jim al-Khalili: What we refer to as the golden age of Arabic Science—and by Arabic here we mean the language in which the texts are written rather than the race ‘Arabs’, because, you know, many of these scientists were Persians and other nationals—really refers to a period between, I guess, the early ninth century… the end is rather more obscure, so people talk about the thirteenth, fourteenth, maybe even fifteenth century. But it’s a few hundred years, in which a number of disciplines flourished.
Many of them built on what the Greeks had come up with, so areas like philosophy and geometry and so on. The areas, I think, that were probably most advanced were medicine, mathematics, astronomy and philosophy. And we see sort of the emergence of disciplines like physics and chemistry, which really weren’t something that the Ancient Greeks were good at. The Greeks were good at abstract thinking and philosophical ideas, and the golden age of Arabic science was really all about starting to apply the ideas and come up with something useful. So chemistry was developed because they were interested in coming up with coloured dyes for ceramics and glass and soap. And metallurgy for their weapons and so on. So this is really the birth of what we would regard now as ‘proper science’.
David Rutledge: It’s interesting, because I’ve heard this period referred to as ‘the age of translation’ and there’s an implication there that the Muslim world translated all the great works of the Greeks and then the West came along and picked them up and really ran with it. But you’re saying that there was more going on than that, it was really a time of great innovation, not just translation.
Jim al-Khalili: Yes, I think this sort of a rather outmoded view of what took place. Certainly there was a tremendous translation movement that kicked off the golden age, and without it it wouldn’t have happened. You know, these were sort of scholars hungry for knowledge and they looked around to see what have other people done. And they got hold of the great Greek texts; so, a book on astronomy by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy, a book on geometry by Euclid, called The Elements, which is still essentially the geometry we learn at school around the world today, the work of Aristotle, the medical texts of the Greek physician, Galen.
These texts, some of them had already been translated into other languages like Syriac, which were the languages in the Middle East in that region. They also got hold of Indian and Persian texts. So for probably a couple of centuries there was this really sort of almost frantic translation movement to translate all these texts from Greek and Hindu and Syriac into Arabic, because Arabic was now the official language of the Islamic empire, because it was the language of the Koran. And without that translation movement, this golden age wouldn’t have happened.
But pretty soon they started to develop their own ideas. So this notion that the Islamic empire was simply a repository of European knowledge—Greek philosophical texts—that they looked after until Europe awoke and was ready to take back its heritage—you know, ‘Thank you very much for looking after our texts. We’ll take it from here guys’—is really not correct. This really was a period when a lot of original scholarship in a number of disciplines really developed way beyond anything the Greeks had done.
David Rutledge: Jim al-Khalili.
What’s interesting about this period is that none of these technological innovators were congratulating themselves on their fearless resistance to superstition and metaphysical mumbo-jumbo. And while the practice of these early scientific disciplines would sometimes present certain challenges to religious authority, just as it would in later European history—we all know the story of Galileo—this was a time when the familiar modern distinction between science and religion didn’t really apply at all.
Here’s Salman Hameed, Associate Professor of Integrated Science and Humanities at Hampshire College in Massachusetts.
Salman Hameed: Some of the reasons for the development—say, for example, of algebra or of trigonometry, a lot of the functions that we think about, cosines and tangents and things like that—were coming out of the need, for example, to find directions to pray. Muslims have to pray towards the direction of Mecca. And the earth being spherical, it is a hard problem to figure out if you are far away from Mecca, which way do you find on a sphere.
David Rutledge: This is an interesting case, isn’t it, of science actually serving a religious purpose.
Salman Hameed: Sure. And I would be a little bit careful in presenting science and religion conflict, because certainly the Galileo incident gets a lot of play, and it in some sense presents itself as the canonical science versus religion, but remember Galileo himself was religious. In fact the book that he was trying to publish, he had the option of not going through the Vatican but he did. He was part of the Catholic Church. Copernicus was also part of the religious clergy.
So the dichotomy sometimes is with the institution sometimes clashing with individuals. And it doesn’t necessarily have to be science versus religion, specially in a historic context. I think it changes later on, in the nineteenth century and on, specially with debates regarding evolution, but I think historically it’s all mixed together.
And within the Islamic lands, as I mentioned, the issue of defining the direction to Mecca—I mean, that has a practical implication for prayers. But so is issues of the timings of prayers. Muslims have to pray five times a day and it depends upon the position of the sun, including not just the sunrise and sunset, but dawn and dusk. Those are difficult calculations if you are at different locations. You have to figure out the apparent movement of the sun and the position of the earth. So all of these questions certainly have practical implications with regarding religious need.
Jim al-Khalili: I think for their time they were incredible. People were interested in things like, you know, the flooding of the Nile for irrigation and they developed these interesting gadgets that would measure the height of the water. Measuring the size of the earth for me is a wonderful example, because the Greeks had tried to measure the circumference of the earth and they’d come up with various ingenious proposals, but scholars in the Islamic empire went beyond that.
There was a Persian scholar by the name of Biruni, who is… for me he was the da Vinci of the Islamic world. He really did everything. He wrote a book on the history of India, he wrote a book on geology, he wrote a book on trigonometry, astronomy. And he developed a technique for measuring the size of the earth that relies on what we’d regard today as sort of high school trigonometry, but at the time it was very, very novel—it involved climbing up a mountain and then measuring the angle to the horizon.
These were ideas that had never been done before. And they were sort of applying what the Greeks would regard as abstract knowledge—maths and geometry—and applying it to the real world, connecting up maths with what I would regard as physics.
David Rutledge: So how do you account for the difference between what was happening in Europe and what was happening in the Islamic world? Why this great flowering of knowledge at this particular period?
Jim al-Khalili: It’s all down to power and money and confidence of a powerful empire. The golden age of Athens was at a time when Athens was very wealthy and there was money provided for the patronage of philosophers and the building of academies and scribes to create texts. For the same reason, the Renaissance actually took place in Europe later. That started off because of wealthy families like the Medicis in Florence, who were able to provide the patronage for people like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.
The Islamic empire in the late eighth century and early ninth century—so it’s only a century or two old, this new religion—has become vast and wealthy, stretching from India in the east to Spain, Andalusia, in the West. And the Abbasid dynasty, who were ruling at the time, happened to be very obsessed with scholarship and learning. They were very closely linked culturally to the Persians, who were obsessed with scholarship and learning—it was important to them.
And so they used this wealth to provide academies, and the most famous of all was the House of Wisdom in Baghdad, where they could draw in the greatest minds of the known world to come in, whether they were poets or theologians, whether they were philosophers or mathematicians, to all come and work. And that atmosphere develops this culture of wanting to understand the world.
And, you know, so it’s not unique to Islam, it’s not unique to the Islamic empire, we see that throughout history—there were these pockets of great flourishing of thinking whenever an empire, a civilisation, is confident and powerful.
David Rutledge: On RN, you’re listening to Encounter and the second in a three-part series looking at faith and reason. This week: Islam.
We’ve heard the story of how Islamic societies in the medieval period were making huge strides in all kinds of fields that today we’d label scientific and technological. And most of us know the story of what happens next. Europe awakes from the Dark Ages and begins to make its own advances in mathematics and astronomy and biology—all of which leads to what’s popularly known as the Scientific Revolution and the beginning of a long, slow decline in the Islamic world.
Well, that’s the story as it’s usually told, but how accurate is it? Robert Morrison is Associate Professor of Religion at Bowdoin College in Maine:
Robert Morrison: The scientific revolution is in the 1600s, right? So if we could have this radio show again in the 2300s and we’ll see where Western science is. But I think there is a difference, there is a change, that Islamic societies are not where they used to be, and I think Muslims might say that too. I think it’s a fact.
I don’t think there’s been a great explanation. Let me try to make three points. First of all, in the 1500s the dominant Islamic empire must have been the Ottoman empire. At that point, if you’re looking at the Ottoman empire they’re really sitting pretty. They’re the dominant military power, they’re at a great place in terms of trade routes, everything’s good. They’re in first place. They have every reason not to mess with anything. Whereas what you see with European countries is that they’re taking some risks, they’re exploring, they’re trying some new sea routes. And the encounter with North America, the idea that… the attempt by the Portuguese to sail around the Horn of Africa led to them building better ships than the Ottomans really needed simply to dominate the Mediterranean. And what became European countries had motivations to take some risks that the Ottomans simply didn’t. And those risks obviously paid off.
And also, when you look at Ottoman intellectual history from the 1500s, 1600s, 1700s, they’re still doing stuff. They’re still studying science. They’re doing… some really interesting work on developments in philosophical logic have come out. So they’re not sitting around and doing nothing.
And my third point is that the economic historians have shown that the Ottoman empire was doing OK economically in like the 1700s.
And thus what I’d just have to say is that Europe does great and, you know, the Ottoman empire is sort of going… yeah, it’s sort of at a status quo. It’s not going downhill quite yet, but they’ve certainly just been leapfrogged by Europe. So, I mean, the question is, the productive question is, what happened in Europe. It’s harder sometimes to explain why another part of the world doesn’t end up like Europe.
David Rutledge: So it’s not a story about the backwardness of Islam, it’s more a story about the development of Europe, which had as much to do with Europe’s own historical circumstances as anything else.
Robert Morrison: Yeah, exactly. That’s the productive question.
William: The narrative of golden ages exists for a particular reason. It’s to kind of explain the failure of Muslim societies to adapt to and resist colonialism. It explains it as kind of a natural product of Muslim cultures’ failings.
David Rutledge: William is a student of history and a convert to Islam, living in Sydney.
William: People will often point towards religious edicts against the railway, for example, and point to them as examples of Muslim backwardness.
David Rutledge: A backwardness caused by religion…
William: A backwardness caused by religious kind of… religious anti-technology attitudes, when, if you look at the very strong links between the railway and European control, it kind of makes you think about those kind of rulings a bit more strongly. And you see this as a consistent theme within the Muslim world, where these kind of moves against technological change are correlated with moves against European imperial control.
There’s this kind of idea that the Enlightenment was inherently linked to the kind of technological changes that occurred within Europe and those technological changes were what drove progress and that in order to progress you need the Enlightenment. And I feel like there are a few gaps there.
You find that a lot of historians are sceptical of these things. One of the greater questions that a lot of historians are asking is, you know, what made Europe win? And traditionally one of the answers was, ‘Well, it was the Enlightenment.’ But I think that there is a lot of merit to… what people are saying now is that essentially it was very particular economic capabilities that existed within Great Britain and the relationship that that had with the kind of windfall of the conquest of the Americas.
And so if I were to say what can lead to the kind of rapid technological change that happened to Europe, what could lead that to occur in the Muslim world, you could say, ‘Well, conquer America again. Enslave a whole bunch of people, steal all their wealth, and then you have rapid technological change very quickly. Set up these systems of imperial control and then you’ll have your Enlightenment.’ It’s impossible to remove this stuff from colonialism, because rapid technological change in Europe was driven by colonialism.
So I guess I’m suspicious of that kind of narrative for those reasons, because it places technological change as being something that’s inherently related to a particular set of attitudes towards society, attitudes towards religion. And I think you find that, you know, the countries that are rapidly developing at the moment don’t necessarily have those values.
David Rutledge: If the relative fortunes of the post-medieval Islamic world and the West had a great deal to do with the rise and fall of empires and their colonial ambitions, it also had to do with the ways in which educational institutions and systems of learning developed. Salman Hameed.
Salman Hameed: If we are looking for structural reasons why scientific revolution took place in Europe and not in the Islamic world it seems that the university system in Europe, which has standardised curricula, played an important role. And this goes back to the early universities, the proto-universities. The church wanted to have control over what is being taught in the universities and so it wanted to have a similar curriculum be taught so that it knows whether they are going away from what is prescribed or not.
In the Islamic world, the madrasa systems developed, which also helped; I mean, madrasas are basically education centres, universities, however you want to call it—not modern type of universities—but they were often centred on individual scholars. And this was the Greek system. That’s why when we talk about, for example, Plato’s Academy, we talk about Aristotle, in the same way it was the medieval learning system that madrasas continued. And oftentimes they didn’t have a standardised curriculum but rather they were centred around individual personalities and an individual scholar would give a certificate which would be a personalised certificate rather than a standard across all of the Muslim world.
But in Europe these universities managed to have a similar curriculum because they were under an institution of the church.
David Rutledge: Which I guess meant, too, that when a scholar in the madrasa system died, his learning would be lost, or would be very likely to be lost?
Salman Hameed: Unless it has an exceptional student to carry on the work. And that is absolutely correct. But universities managed to contain across a long, large span of Europe, a similar type of curriculum.
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David Rutledge: Religious learning today faces its own challenges, particularly when it comes to theology and the critical reading of sacred texts. Faith and modern education don’t always sit comfortably alongside each other. For Christianity, the development of biblical criticism as a rigorous intellectual discipline was part of the great nineteenth-century sea change that saw secularism make huge advances in Europe. So it might not be surprising that, according to Mona Siddiqui, there’s very little critical study of the Koran – or open-ended speculative theology of any kind – being done in the Islamic world today.
Mona Siddiqui: Theology has been the domain of Christian theology for the best part of its history. But I think that what has happened in the Islamic world is that Muslims are looking for more of an ethical framework and you can’t get that just by describing what the law says or what history has shown or what the philosophers said. You have to have something that weaves through all those different disciplines to say, ‘Well, how does that particular literary or intellectual discipline shape the way or influence the way or could influence the way we think about living our life today?
And many Islamicists, whether they’re Muslim Islamicists or non-Muslim Islamicists, will argue that academic writing doesn’t have to have any relevance to modern life or to the way we live life. Intellectual research shouldn’t necessarily have any impact. But I think that Muslims who are involved and who teach and research in the Western academy really don’t have that luxury. We are not that many and I think that when you talk to people who are interested in the history of the Islamic world, the way Muslims thought about issues, somehow we have to kind of regain that territory and say, ‘What does that mean today? How should we live our lives?’
Christian theologians have been doing it for decades. You know, I remember speaking to a colleague of mine and I said, ‘You know, when do you use the bible for your theology?’ And he said, ‘Oh, I don’t use the bible, Mona. We just make it up as we go along.’ And you have that sense that there is a biblical studies world and a theological world. In Islamic studies you don’t have that distinction. If you are doing theology, I think you cannot do theology without looking at the Koran, without looking at the formative history of Islamic thought.
But I don’t think many people are interested in that theological debate. They’re interested in just giving black and white answers. That is not theology.
David Rutledge: Do you think that the state of theology in Islam also has to do just with the very mundane concern of where the money goes in universities, and that academia in the Islamic world is more about producing engineers and lawyers and state officials than it is in producing humanities scholars in general?
Mona Siddiqui: I think that’s a really good point and I’ve been arguing about this for so many years, that what the Islamic world needs is more investment in the value of the arts and humanities, about how we teach people to think, to not be anti-intellectual, to not see that questions about religion need defensive responses.
But even then, you know, even when I’m in a very British university and I’m in a very distinguished university, I still have students who are quite defensive about their religious faith. And I don’t have any Muslim students. So when it comes to faith, there are real issues about how people come to university, what they expect to be taught, whether it’s a divinity school or a religious studies department.
But definitely in the Islamic world you go… if you want to be taught religion you go to a seminary. And even if you go to universities, I’m not sure that there is enough of that critical thinking. And when Muslim students come over to the West to do arts and humanities, that is the first thing that really stumps them—what do you mean by a critical thinking? Because critical thinking often means to them anti-religion and criticism. And it takes a long time for them to realise that critical thinking is a methodology, it’s a way of looking at literature, at texts. That may change, but I don’t see any huge changes so far.
David Rutledge: Do you think that they’re completely wrong, though, in seeing critical thinking in the way that they do? If we look at Christianity, it almost feels that the archetypal, sort of capital-M ‘Modern’ Christian today is that suave Anglican vicar who says, ‘Oh, you know, Jesus was a wonderful fellow and the bible is a wonderful collection of texts, but we don’t really need to believe that he rose from the dead and all the rest of it.’ You can doubt the doctrine but still identify as a Christian, and it’s almost as though that’s where biblical criticism and critical theology have ended up.
Mona Siddiqui: Well, I think that’s the fear that people have, that what will the deconstruction of the Koran itself—looking at it in the same light as the bible was looked at over a century ago—what would that do? But, you know, I would argue that just because people have that approach to the bible, does that mean people have become less Christian? Does that mean that…?
Now, that’s a different debate about secularisation in the West. But I think when it comes to faith people go through all sorts of issues about religion and their personal faith. I’m not sure that taking away intellectualism is a good way forward. If anything, as we all know, faith is so much about doubt and how you work your way through doubt and how you keep together the various tensions of certainty and doubt in your life. That is good faith as far as I’m concerned.
David Rutledge: So how important overall do you think academic, intellectual work is in the Islamic world? I mean, we’ve touched on this, but if we consider the view that—and you hear this—that change in Islam has to come from the grassroots, not from any kind of top-down imposition of so-called enlightened ways of thinking, do you have any sympathy with that view?
Mona Siddiqui: I think it has to be both. I do think that people have to first of all feel secure that they can nourish and nurture ways of thinking at university. What is a university about? Now, I’m sure I could be accused of being too Western in this, that my whole life has been in the Western academy, but I don’t see a substitute for that. I don’t see a substitute for being intellectually aware, being able to be open to ideas, being receptive to other people’s way of thinking, being able to debate with some informed knowledge.
And one of the problems when it comes to arts and humanities, and especially when it comes to religion in the Islamic world, [is] that there is a certain brain drain of those kind of people who feel that they want to explore and push the boundaries. They either migrate to the West, where they will get a good position in a Western university, or they will keep quiet because they fear for their lives. You cannot really do scholarship in that kind of atmosphere. You cannot really push the boundaries. And there are ways of pushing the boundaries that are constructive, not destructive. And I don’t think that many people feel comfortable. So that’s why so many of the conferences and the meetings that are about religious freedom, conscience, et cetera, don’t take place in Islamic countries, because people are afraid to speak their minds.
Jim al-Khalili: I always say in the Islamic world if they really… you’ll know that there’s a spirit of openness and rational thinking when they openly debate evolution theory versus creationism.
David Rutledge: Jim al-Khalili.
Jim al-Khalili: It’s something that happened in the developed world, in Europe, 150 years ago, very soon after Darwin. And, OK, there are still chunks of the population in the developed world who don’t buy evolution theory, despite the overwhelming evidence—the debate has taken place. That debate has yet to take place in the Islamic world; you know, not really openly. And if it is, you know, people have to be careful.
You know, I do talk to a lot of friends who are Muslims who will say, ‘Of course, evolution is true. You see the evidence all the time and it’s there, but of course it stops at the apes. The fact that my grandparents were monkeys is ridiculous.’ So evolution applies to the whole of nature but not mankind, who obviously were created by God and is not part of that messy theory.
I grew up and went to school in Iraq and so I did biology lessons in Iraq. And I remember being taught evolution in Iraq as though it was scientific fact—there was no issue. I remember having a debate with mates, friends of mine who were more religious, and we had to go to the biology teacher to adjudicate. And he said, ‘Oh, no, no, Jim’s right. Evolution theory, there’s a lot of evidence for it and it’s no issue.’ So to some extent the debates… you know, evolution theory has been discussed and is part of school curricula in the Islamic world. Maybe not entirely, in every Islamic country, but the notion that all Muslims deny evolution theory isn’t quite correct. But of course they’re a long way behind the West. And I think sometimes you look around and you wonder whether the situation is in fact getting worse, whether were I at school today in a country like Iraq that sort of openness and debate about evolution with my biology teacher would even take place.
David Rutledge: If we look at somewhere like Al-Azhar University in Cairo, for example, or any of the other major universities in the Islamic world, how free are students at these universities to explore subjects that might challenge a traditional Islamic religious worldview?
Jim al-Khalili: I think in senses like that they are a lot freer than a lot of us in the West might expect. You know, it’s not like living in Stalinist Russia or under some awful dictatorship where you have to toe the party line and never say anything out of sorts. I mean, they may be devoutly religious, but that doesn’t make them fools. These are intelligent people who discuss ideas. But inevitably, where a scientific idea, theory, notion—however much it’s supported by empirical evidence—where it butts up against religious teaching, religion wins. What they’d have to do is rationalise just to make sure it complies with and fits in with religious teaching.
David Rutledge: Well, if we look at the Islamic world today, of course from a Western perspective the commonplace view is that the West has developed scientifically and economically while the Muslim world just hasn’t. You know, relatively backward, relatively undeveloped – how true would you say this is, and where do we see evidence that maybe complicates that picture?
Jim al-Khalili: Certainly the Muslim world is vast and there are many—50-plus—countries part of the Muslim community, and some are far wealthier than others. And so a lot of it is not down to the fact that they are backwards because they are held back by their religion. Those countries that are backward it’s because they’re poor, or because they have been pretty much kept that way by, yes, Western imperialism, as they would argue. And they have a point there. You are kept backward if a wealthier, more powerful nation wants to use your oil or your other reserves.
But I don’t think it’s any different to any other countries in the third world, in Africa or South America. Where there’s wealth, they understand that that needs to be put to use to develop their economy and society. So you look at the Gulf states, for instance, and they are building universities and laboratories and bringing in foreign expertise and they can see what is needed. The difference is—and this doesn’t just apply to Islamic countries, but many countries that are trying to develop—they see science simply as an application to apply to technology. And technology is simply there to support the economy or their defence industry. They don’t see science as an endeavour, this idea of openness, of freedom of thought to explore. So until that changes—that science is not simply there to drive technology and the economy, science is about asking questions openly without fear of someone telling you you’re not allowed to ask that question—that is what has to change and that is where religion is to some extent holding back that advance.
David Rutledge: Jim al-Khalili. This is Encounter, and you’re listening to it on RN.
Reporter (archival): The heart of Sydney today, where outrage got out of control. (Shouting) Hundreds of Muslim protesters gathered to protest a video on YouTube that insults the Prophet Muhammad.
Protester (archival): You cannot mock the greatest, most influential human being that ever walked the face of this earth! (Shouting)
David Rutledge: Demonstrators on the streets of Sydney in September 2012, venting their anger against a film that was said to have insulted the Prophet Muhammad. The protest began peacefully but turned violent, and the clashes between demonstrators and police – as well as people carrying placards that called for death to anyone who insults the Prophet – received saturation coverage in the media.
Community response followed a pattern that’s become rather familiar: talkback radio beating the drum of anti-Islamic sentiment, and Muslim community leaders assuring us that the violence was perpetrated by radical elements, and that by and large Australian Muslims are peaceful, law-abiding citizens, practitioners of moderate Islam.
Well, of course they’re right. The vast majority of Australian Muslims do live peacefully alongside their non-Muslim neighbours and share their everyday concerns: paying the mortgage, educating the kids and just getting on with life.
But these terms ‘radical’ and ‘moderate’ remain problematic. And if ‘moderate Islam’ means an Islam that’s at all points compatible with modernity, there’s no consensus as to whether or not that’s a good thing. Mona Siddiqui:
Mona Siddiqui: I don’t think that radical religion has to be destructive in any way or has to be a negative force in society. One could argue that radical—if you take away the current definition of radical meaning militant or extremist—can be about actually, ‘I am going to practise my religion in public life as well. That means I will do certain things when I am surrounded by people who may not share my faith, who may be completely against faith, religious faith.’ I think that is radical. I think that is making sure that your voice, your identity, is still out there in the public, that you are not shy.
That does not, however, mean that your faith, that your identity, has to impact negatively on anyone around you. But we are so caught up in these words nowadays that if religion is going to have any relevance in life it has to be dramatic. And we can’t live with drama, we can’t live with extremism, we can’t live with the edges. Religious voices and religious traditions for the most part—those religious traditions which have survived have survived precisely because they’re moderate.
If you look at any religious tradition which has wanted extremism, which has wanted to be on the edge of society, which has wanted to be far too judgmental on others practising the same faith, you’ll find that for the most part they disappeared or they were forced out. Because people cannot live on the edge of life, people live in moderation. And for me, good religion is moderate religion, whatever that may mean. But in a sense for me it is about people know that I have a religious faith but it’s a religious faith that can sit alongside other religious faiths or no faith.
Many Christians in the West live with their Christianity and modernity and they don’t seem to have an issue with that. Some do, some don’t. Many Muslims still struggle with what does modernity actually mean and how is it impacting my religion, and they’re scared that it might erode the fundamentals of their faith. I mean, you know, we’re seeing that in third, fourth generation of people struggling to keep a certain definition of Islam alive in their lives. And they’re finding it increasingly hard.
But generally I would say, if I was to make a kind of blanket, sweeping statement, most Muslims still call themselves Muslims because faith matters to them in some way. And I don’t think that’s going to change for a long time.
William: I would never like to be viewed as being moderate in my religion. I think that when they say ‘moderate Islam’ that they mean a kind of neo-liberal wishy-washy kind of good citizen Islam, not incompatible with nationalism, that’s not incompatible with, you know, particular projects overseas.
I think that as a Muslim you’re always going to be uncomfortable in a society like Australia. And if you’re not, then… I mean, this is something that a scholar once said to me, ‘If you’re not uncomfortable then you haven’t understood your religion.’ Because you kind of contrasted moderate with dangerous, which I think is interesting, because we have to kind of ask, dangerous to what and dangerous to who and dangerous in what way? There’s a sense that you’re either a moderate or you’re a bomber. And I’m not, you know… like, I’m not a particularly violent person, but I don’t have a problem with political activism and if that is viewed as being dangerous, then, well, my political activism is way more effective than I believe it is.
Uthman Badar: Look, I think anyone that says that they’re completely compatible either doesn’t know modernity or Islam or both, or is…
David Rutledge: ... or is trying to be a good Western Muslim, right?
Uthman Badar: That’s right. It’s a pressure.
David Rutledge: There’s this idea of the rational, ‘reasonable’ Muslim
Uthman Badar: That’s right. You’re responding to a dominant discourse again, and you’ve moulded yourself. And it’s a classic power politics, where power is not only determining what we discuss, what are the issues of importance, but it’s also forming your response to it. I mean, modernity is born out of a move away from religion. The Enlightenment is born out of saying, ‘Well, religion is holding us back. Let’s put it to the side and voila, we’re free and we can now do science and do all this sort of thing.’
And people, I think, get fooled sometime or deceived by buzzwords, because they sound nice. You know, ‘freedom’, but you have to understand it’s freedom for the individual from everything, including God; in fact, specifically from God. Any person of faith, any person of religion, any Muslim, needs to understand that modernity is diametrically opposed to religion and to Islam, right? It doesn’t seek to finish it in the way that Communism may, but it seeks to relegate it, in a sense that effectively you haven’t left anything of it, right? It’s just a shadow of its former self. And that should be unacceptable to most people of faith.
Modernity itself, modernity needs to be interrogated. There’s this understanding that, you know, modernity represents reason and progress and technology, but that is the sanitised—romanticised, if you will—view of modernity. That’s not modernity. Modernity is ideological. It’s secularism, it’s liberalism, it’s capitalism. It’s freedom, it’s human rights – but these things have… these are charged words, they have a lot behind them. Modernity is racism—entrenched, you know? Modernity is the privileges that we have here in the West that we’ve achieved on the back of exploiting the masses of humanity.
Really, in a word, for me in a word modernity is benefit, yes, for a few, at the expense of the rest of the world. That’s modernity.
David Rutledge: And of course the other great plank of modernity – apart from reason and liberalism and all the other things you mentioned – is democracy. When we talk about reason and modernity, we talk about democracy. And again, Australian Muslims by and large go to immense effort to demonstrate their democratic faith, their democratic credentials. You wouldn’t go along with that?
Uthman Badar: No, absolutely not. It’s the same. It’s the same; you know, the essence of democracy is that people are sovereign, away from God. It used to be God, now it’s human beings. There’s nothing in the Islamic tradition that allows you to do that. But why are they doing this? Because there’s a pressure. Because Muslims have become the centre of attention in the post-9/11 world, in fact I would say in the post-Berlin Wall world. They’ve become the centre of attention. They’ve become the threat in the West. And Western governments have a very intense program of intervention in Muslim communities in order to secularise Islam on the pattern of Christianity.
And therefore, it’s simply… this response of Muslims—I’ll be very frank—this response of Muslims is not a reflection of their intellectual conclusions or their intellectual efforts, or their beliefs, even; it’s a reflection of government power, of money, right? And we see this… the most recent manifestation of that is in this issue of counterterrorism, counter-violent-extremism. Millions have been spent in the last 10 years, and part of that—there’s obviously the national security aspect, but then there’s purely ideological aspects.
Moderate Islam—you know, the Howard government spent $8-million setting up the NCEIS—the National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies—and the whole point of that Centre was to propagate moderate Islam, moderate democratic Islam. And all of the academics that come out of there have the same message: ‘Oh, Islam is democratic. Islam is this… Yeah, there’s Sharia law, but we live now in the… we live in the West and we don’t have to apply Sharia law,’ and all sorts of stuff that is, as I said, is a reflection of the dictates of power, not of their own intellectual efforts.
David Rutledge: It’s a little bit like what I was getting at before, about there being an element of unreason in religion that you need to hang onto. And I wonder if you feel that there is also an element of radicalism in every religion—religion should confront, to some degree, it should affront to some degree, it should critique. And yet, anybody stands up and publicly proclaims themselves a ‘radical Muslim’ these days, there’s all sorts of trouble follows hard on the heels of that.
Uthman Badar: That’s right. I mean, what is religion in the end? There’s obviously that personal relationship with God, which is at the core. But the public manifestation of that is ethical interventions into the material; i.e., that the world we live in, the reality that we see ourselves in, the societies that we come to—and that’s what all the prophets did. They were sent to societies, their peoples, who were doing wrong things. And they came and said, ‘Look, this is wrong and this is right. I’m the messenger of God. God is unique and alone and one. Worship him alone. Don’t kill people. Respect your neighbours. Respect people. Do this, this and that.’
These are interventions, and therefore radicalism – in its political understanding and its non-perjorative understanding of being vastly different from the status quo, trying to change the status quo – is inherent in any religion. It should be inherent in a religion; otherwise, what’s the point?
So if you come into it with a message from God and it’s just more of the same—you might as well have come to me with a message from your next-door neighbour or someone, right? Or from the powers that be.
Yassir Morsi: There are different ways to understand, articulate and experience what it means to be Muslim and they do not have to abide by the coordinates set for us. So the term ‘moderate’ here is not for me to say that there is no moderation in the religion—far from it. I just think it’s an attempt to bounce off the idea that we’re not radicals, we’re not fundamentalists, we’re not going to blow stuff up, the vast majority of us are peaceful, the vast majority of us are integrated. And I think that language is the result of a persistent and existing Islamophobia. That’s why I’m critical of it.
But I don’t think it creates a less threatening Islam, because inevitably what happens in community discussions, or Muslim community discussions, is Muslims see other Muslims kind of ‘watering down’ the religion and they go at the other end, they begin to assert, ‘No, this is our religion.’ So, for example, patriarchy, which is somewhat cultural but it also stems from the religious readings and so forth, Muslims go out and say certain things like, ‘The hijab is a woman’s choice,’ and a very liberal form of language of pointing to her autonomy and agency, and then at the other end Muslims hear this and they react as well. So we have a negation of the negation. And at the same time we’re constructing the good ‘moderate Islam’ we’re also constructing the bad ‘radical Islam’, because they’re working off each other.
And that’s what happens when minorities use a different reference point other than their own historical trajectory. I don’t think this is an evolutionary process where Islam meets the progressive elements of Australia and the two synthesise into an appropriate Islam. I think from the opposite end, we’re actually creating resilient radical groups precisely because they sense that so much of their religion has to be left behind for them to be accepted in Australia. And it’s as much creating ‘radicals’ as it is ‘moderates’.
David Rutledge: On RN you’ve been listening to Encounter. Thanks this week to all our guests and to Steven Tilley for studio production.
- Jim Al-Khalili
- Professor of Theoretical Physics and Chair in the Public Engagement in Science, University of Surrey
- Uthman Badar
- Media representative, Hizb ut-Tahrir in Australia
- Salman Hameed
- Associate Professor of Integrated Science & Humanities, Hampshire College MA
- Robert Morrison
- Associate Professor of Religion, Bowdoin College, Maine
- Yassir Morsi
- Research Associate, International Centre for Muslim and Non-Muslim Understanding, University of South Australia
- Mona Siddiqui
- Professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies, University of Edinburgh
- Muslim student, Sydney
- The House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance
- Jim Al-Khalili
- Penguin Books; Reprint edition (2012)
- The Good Muslim: Reflections on Classical Islamic Law and Theology
- Mona Siddiqui
- Cambridge University Press (New York 2012)
- Salman Hameed's science & religion blog
- Robert Morrison on Islam and science
- TVOBigIdeas talk delivered in June 2012 (YouTube)
- David Rutledge
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Swap over colored pieces in five addictive puzzles! Prevent the board from filling up completely by swap over pieces into a cluster of Lines, Blocks or Polyomino of the same color. Such cluster disappear, increasing your score and freeing the board.
Dec 26, 2011 12:04:33
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VMCoolumns 3.50 VMCoolumns is an original, new type of logic game. The game has simple and absolutely clear gameplay. You will find five entertaining episodes and a set of various and progressively more difficult skill levels.
Falls Pack 3.03.02 Addictive puzzle game like Super Collapse or Same Game. Play in five different levels. This is a step-by-step puzzle game, but - paradox! - thinking is unnecessary in the majority of cases, just play the game! Ease, ease and once again ease - enjoy!
Americans Try to Make Science Fun for Kids For computer engineer John Cohn, science was a way to connect with his three sons. He never liked sports much so he put on science experiments at home, and the kids loved it.
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Being a queer scientist in the world of academia is a lot easier than being queer at my old tech support job or in the rural south where I grew up. By and large, the scientists around me are kind and accepting. Most scientists care a lot more about my statistics and ideas than they do my lovers. Some are eager to hear my thoughts on our (very limited) scientific understanding of non-hetero sexualities. I love talking to other scientists about queer and gender theory and about what our disciplines could learn from each other. Biologists also have a fantastic sense of humor about sex and gender.
That being said, things aren’t perfect.
Though many of the things I struggle with are not unique to the science world, like the exhaustion of constantly outing myself, the assumptions and invisibility that come with a femme identity, and worries about health benefits and security for my future partner(s), other issues are definitely related to being a scientist.
I often feel like I’m straddling a fence between being a scientist and being queer – and it’s not at all comfortable.
One of the best things about being a scientist is the other scientists. I’ve met many of my best friends at conferences, workshops, and in tough science or math courses. A large part of my social life revolves around the biology department I work in. In many ways, this is great – I love hanging out with smart people who enjoy speculating about climate change and species distribution models or arguing over who has the most plant families in their spring roll.
But I love my queer community, too. I love being around people who don’t assume I’m straight, who really know what it means to come out, who’ve thought deeply about gender and sexuality, who deliberately perform or choose gender, who aren’t deeply suspicious or entirely ignorant of poly relationships, who acknowledge privilege and reject heteronormativity, who recognize and fight against oppression.
I’ve tried to bring my two worlds together – my queer friends from the gender studies, art, and anthropology departments and my math and biology and chemistry friends. It usually goes badly. They speak different languages. As time goes on, I feel like I am speaking a different language than my queer friends. Many of them view science as a deeply flawed way of knowing, and they are uninterested in the workings of the natural and physical world. Despite my fairly broad interests, it’s become harder and harder to maintain relationships with people who believe my intellectual passion is at best boring and at worst oppressive.
I want to meet other queer scientists, people who think about performing gender, power dynamics, discrimination, AND about how homosexuality may have evolved and what science could contribute to queer theory or the gay rights movement (and vice versa). I know some of my problems will be solved by moving to a bigger city, but scientists have to follow the jobs, which are often in small places with very small queer communities.
I wish queer scientists were more visible. I wish there were older queer scientists I could go to for advice. I wish there was more recognition of the value of different perspectives queer scientists can bring to the table. I wish ESA’s SEEDS or other scientific societies’ diversity programs more explicitly recognized and supported queer scientists.
NOGLSTP has an impressive list of goals that I’d love to see met, but they’ve got a long way to go. Where is their booth at conferences? Why aren’t they reaching out to queer organizations on college campuses? Why is their website so old looking? Why did I only hear about them last year after actively searching for an organization like them for some time prior?
I think science should be doing more to recruit young queer students. So many queer students major in gender studies or queer theory because those subjects help us understand ourselves better, validate our experiences, and focus on making the world a better place. But science can do that, too! Science says a lot about who we are and where we come from, and still has a lot of unanswered questions we could – and should – help answer.
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Cloud computing, with its scalability and virtualised resources provided as a service over the Internet, has become an increasingly intriguing option for technology business leaders, especially within public sector services. IDC expects spending on IT cloud services to grow almost threefold during the next five years, reaching $42 billion (£25 billion) by 2012. More importantly, spending on cloud computing will accelerate throughout the forecast period, capturing 25% ofexpects spending on IT spending growth in 2012. Knowing this, challenging questions include how to get public sector services to embrace this seemingly inevitablemigration to the cloud and what is the best way to maximise the benefits cloud computing can offer?
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Why consider cloud computing in public sector services?
Public sector services operate in a heavily scrutinised environment, and reliability and value for the money are only two of many key drivers to improve return on investment for IT assets. As the growing impact of the slowing economy is felt, like most industries, public sector organisations are under increasing pressure to reduce costs and streamline operations.
Adding to the pressure are the new environmental obligations of the Greening Government ICT action plan, which outlines steps for central government departments to reduce their carbon footprint. Since the report, some local authorities have committed to reducing carbon emissions in excess of mandatory requirements.
However, more is needed if the majority of public sector services are going to succeed and add value to their IT investments.
Understanding the cost of IT services
A good way for public sector services to get started is to understand the costs of delivering IT services. This was highlighted recently by Thomas Bittman, vice president and analyst with Gartner Inc. He reported that IT departments should start by understanding the services that they need to provide.
"Together with the SLAs [service-level agreements] and costs for each of these public sector services, organisations should build strategic plans around each of these services, and finally determine which ones might go to the cloud in the future based on the ROI," he said.
Specifically, public sector services can benefit fromcentralised virtualised servers, applications, desktops and storage hosted by scalable data centres. Other benefits of the cloud include greater flexibility and mobility, as services are provisioned as needed. High levels of automation also reduce the time required for managing, testing and implementing applications and storage resources.
Public sector services operate in a heavily scrutinised environment, and reliability and value for the money are only two of many key drivers to improve return on investment for IT assets.
Gary Collins, Chief Information Officer, Intercept,
Their processes also often require availability, reliability and sustainability, as authorities look to implement environmental savings in line with civil service and European regulations. Requirements for regular, easy and effective testing are also needed. Many organisations are now considering a flexible working approach to enable staff to work remotely so that essential services can be met when staff cannot physically access the office.
IT savings with the right planning
A recent example of the effective planning for a transition to cloud computing is the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire. It has a workforce of 5,000 and an annual budget of £250 million, and it completed an extensive overhaul of its IT infrastructure.
With the help of our IT consultants, the organisation virtualised its back-end server estate, brought itsdisaster recovery (DR) service in-house and implemented remote working technologies to improve services while reducing provisional costs. The changes have enabled a drop in the organisation's data centre energy use, whereascentralising storage and bringing DR in-house has reduced risk and saved £100,000 per year.
"Early last year we decided it was time to consider virtualisation to help achieve our objectives," said Keith Clark, Head of ICT at the Royal Borough. "So far, we have reduced our energy consumption by 44%, with total project savings of around £1.2 million expected during a five-year period."
Bracknell Forest Council has also reported a saving of more than £30,000 a year on its electricity bill through virtualisation. Basildon District Council recently led a panel discussion on how it created its own personalised flexible-working strategy using the technologies and services that were appropriate for its size and budget.
Combine virtualised IT infrastructure with cloud-based services
The latest virtualisation and cloud-enabling strategies, such as server consolidation, energy-efficient technologies, workstations andthin client devices, can be implemented to form the basis of aprivate cloud. This can then be combined, where appropriate, with trusted partners that offerhosted applications that take the burden of operational management away from the client.
Some public sector services are well established in the cloud. For example, many organisations no longer see the need to manage theirMicrosoft Exchange email infrastructure in-house, so they outsource this in aSoftware as a Service model. Similarly, collaboration and Web tools are often outsourced rather than having the operational burden of managing these internally.
Other councils face a need to consolidate IT estates that have grown too large or that are too costly to maintain for their current use. Alternatively, local authorities mindful of their need to set an example are looking to reduce electricity use and heating, ventilation, andcooling costs as well as overallcarbon footprints.
This means that organisations will be able to move their focus from IT operations to IT enablement, facilitating creativity and the planning of new business services.
As Richard Dawson, IT Services Manager for Bracknell Forest Council, said: "Councils no longer want to spend time cobbling together inadequate in-house software programs to cope with an irregular server set up."
Gary Collins, is the Chief Information Officer at virtualisation consultancy Intercept and a contributor to SearchVirtualDataCentre.co.uk
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Inspire Là Gì Bình Luận Về Inspire Nghĩa Là Gì – Top Công Ty, địa điểm, Shop, Dịch Vụ Tại Bình Dương
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ERIC Number: ED244827
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1984
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Student Merit Awards: Middle School.
Sachs, Leroy, Ed.
The Student Merit Award Program was designed to motivate, stimulate and reward students for their study and achievement outside the mathematics classroom by providing enrichment material on a variety of mathematical topics. In general, these topics are either not found in the standard middle school curriculum or represent a more in-depth study of standard topics. The topics, presented in 15 units, include: microcomputer programs; divisibility; pi and its history; Pascal and his triangle; magic squares; pentominoes; the history of mathematics; the metric system; mathematics and home economics; stamps that depict history and mathematics; statistics; tangrams; applications of mathematics in nursing; exploring angles; and explorations in modular arithmetic. Each unit consists of a teacher's section and a student section (which may be duplicated) composed of largely independent "requirements" to be completed. Although the units vary in length, most require between 10 and 30 hours of outside research and writing. Teachers can either assign units to be done or allow students to select those that interest them. A sample certificate that can be reproduced and awarded to students on completion of each unit is included. (JN)
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Enrichment Activities, Home Economics, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Middle Schools, Nursing, Programing, Secondary School Mathematics, Statistics, Student Projects
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 22091 ($6., 10 or more copies shipped to the same address earn a 20% discount).
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Collected Works - General; Books
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Authoring Institution: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc., Reston, VA.
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Online Schooling System Requirements
Recommended Minimum System Requirements
- 1.6 GHZ or Higher Processor
- 2 GB of Memory
- 150 MB of Hard Disk Space
- 800 x 600 or Higher Resolution Monitor, 16 bit color
- Desktop or laptop - at this time we can not guarantee user experience with a netbook, Chromebook or mobile device, including a tablet.
- Webcam with Microphone
- Printer Required for Grades K - 8, Recommended for 9-12
- Scanner Required for Grades K - 8, Recommended for 9-12
- High Speed Internet Service - at least 1 Mbps connection speed (Satellite internet does not work well due to the latency of the connection)
- Microsoft Office for Windows or Mac (Office 365 is available free to LUOA students)
- Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome
- Adobe Flash
- Adobe Reader
Please note that these are the technical requirements for all courses, some specific courses may have additional materials required such as books or science supplies. Please be sure to review the Course Materials list for your child's courses.
Also, be aware that Net Nanny, a filtering software that is recommended for parental controls for internet safety, incorrectly targets part of our curriculum and is not recommended for use. In general, hardware solutions such as filtering routers are better with LUOA content than software solutions for filtering purposes.
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Sciatic nerve pain is very unpleasant. It originates in lower spine area and can show without any injury causing it. The pain is typically felt in the buttocks, radiating down the upper thigh. The pain may extend to the foot, but it is less common. It is being felt in the fleshy body parts, stemming from nerves pinching which depart from the spinal cord in the intervertebral disks. The pain can worsen by sneezing, coughing, going to the bathroom, and engaging in regular activities.
Pain relievers and stress avoidance on the spinal area by resting and limiting activities is the modern treatment and it can reduce pain, but it doesn’t have a long term effect. Within 3 months, it may heal spontaneously. The most highly correlated things with sciatica are emotional distress, especially job dissatisfaction.
The traditional Chinese medicine relates sciatic pain to kidney chi being low that can be caused by too much dampness, wind, and cold, thus the treatment would involve warming up the kidneys through many herbs and food choices. The video goes into detail about this approach as well as the science behind it. This simple stretch routine can help you relieve the pain and speed up healing time, too.
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patent number 7241479
The present invention is generally directed to a novel process for the production of nanowires and nanobelts and the novel nanostructures which can be produced according to the disclosed processes. The process can be carried out at ambient pressure and includes locating a metal in a reaction chamber, heating the chamber to a temperature at which the metal becomes molten, and flowing a vapor-phase reactant through the chamber. The vapor-phase reactant and the molten metal can react through a thermal CVD process, and nanostructures can form on the surface of the molten metal. Dimensions of the nanostructures can be controlled by reaction temperature.
Clemson University (Anderson, SC, US)
427/248.1, 427/255.28, 427/255.31, 427/255.32
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It has been our vision right from the start to create a 'Free to Learn' sewing programme for girls and women to ensure they have skills that can carry them through life. In India, women are often left unprotected financially when disaster strikes a family, or a husband becomes disabled and especially in the worst scenario of a woman or younger lady becoming a widow. Often a widower is left with no way to create income after a husband dies. This is even a more dire situation in rural areas, as growing girls may never have had access to education. Boys generally are the favoured family members to invest financially in to upgrade skills preparing them for family life and to be the breadwinner.
Women are worst affected when it comes to unemployment and poverty. Without any income of their own, they need to depend on men for anything and everything. If the men are also unemployed, the matter gets worse. Women empowerment through self-reliance and financial independence can be achieved by providing vocational training, through which women can either start up something of their own or take- up a job.
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Vets often prescribe a medication known as Vetmedin to dogs with congestive heart failure. There are, however, cases in which dogs may die soon or later after starting to take Vetmedin. That may create the impression that it is Vetmedin that killed the dog. But can Vetmedin kill a dog? Read on, for answers.
Before declaring that Vetmedin killed my dog, I would first consider the possibility of the dog having died due to the underlying congestive heart failure (which was being treated with Vetmedin). But Vetmedin can also kill a dog directly: like if the dog’s body reacts badly to it, or if a dog overdoses on it.
It is important to appreciate that Vetmedin is only given to delay the beginning of heart failure symptoms. So it really doesn’t cure the underlying congestive heart failure.
Now if you research on how long can a dog live with congestive heart failure, you see that it is for a limited period of time.
You can even go further, and research on how long can dogs live with congestive heart failure on Vetmedin. You will see that even with Vetmedin, there is a limit to congestive heart failure in dogs life expectancy.
It is the underlying heart failure that would have killed the dog.
Then again, Vetmedin itself may also kill a dog. Dogs’ bodies are different, and some react badly to medications like Vetmedin. So you can’t altogether rule out the possibility of Vetmedin killing a dog directly.
What Is Vetmedin?
Vetmedin is a drug (medication) that dogs with congestive heart failure are often required to take. Its generic name is Pimobendan.
Thus if you take your dog to a vet, and the dog is found to have congestive heart failure, Vetmedin may be prescribed.
What does Vetmedin do in dogs? It delays the start of symptoms in dogs that happen to have congestive heart failure. Therefore it increases survival times for dogs with congestive heart failure.
While assessing congestive heart failure in dogs stages are considered. In the early dog congestive heart failure stages – the asymptomatic stages – Vetmedin can help in delaying the onset of symptoms.
If you check through Vetmedin reviews, you get the impression that it really helps in most cases. It helps in increasing potential lifespans for dogs with congestive heart failure. And it also helps in improving the quality of life for dogs with congestive heart failure.
In more precise terms, it seems to help in improving dog congestive heart failure life expectancy. The dog ends up living longer than it would have without Vetmedin.
Indeed, if you read up on how long does Vetmedin prolong life (or how long do dogs live on Vetmedin), you see that it is often for significant periods.
In between, it also helps the dogs to live better lives. For instance, it can help in relieving dog congestive heart failure pain. This translates into better quality of life.
Can Vetmedin Kill A Dog?
Sometimes, you may find that your dog has died soon or later after starting to take Vetmedin. That then leads to questions like, did Vetmedin killed my dog? Or, in the first place, can Vetmedin killed my dog?
The truth of the matter is that Vetmedin can in some cases kill a dog.
There are instances in which dogs may seem to die soon after starting to take Vetmedin. And this leads to an inference that it is the Vetmedin that killed the dogs.
A challenge tends to arise, however, when it comes to ascertaining that it is the Vetmedin that killed the dogs.
The problem is in the fact that the dogs to whom Vetmedin is prescribed tend to be already sick. These are dogs with congestive heart failure. And that is certainly capable of killing the dogs, by itself.
So finding out whether it is the congestive heart failure or the Vetmedin that killed the dogs is the challenge.
Often, you will find a dog owner asking, can Vetmedin make my dog worse? And the answer may be ‘yes’, in some cases.
So there are cases in which dogs’ conditions seem to worsen, after starting medications such as Vetmedin.
But on the other hand, if you ask, can Vetmedin prolong life, you see that the answer is also ‘yes’. Then it becomes a question of weighing the benefits of Vetmedin against its risks.
How Can Vetmedin Kill A Dog?
There are several ways in which Vetmedin may kill a dog.
Firstly, there are cases in which a dog may die from Vetmedin when its body reacts badly to this medication.
Dogs’ bodies react differently to medications. While most dogs with congestive heart failure may react well to Vetmedin, a few may react badly.
Indeed if you read up on how long do dogs live on Vetmedin, you see that is usually for appreciable periods of time. You still see the same, if you research on how long can dogs take Vetmedin safely.
However, there are cases in which dogs start getting worse after beginning to take Vetmedin. And they go on to die. In such cases, it may be that the dogs’ bodies reacted badly to the Vetmedin.
Thus Vetmedin may kill a dog if the dog’s body happens to react badly to the compounds in it.
Another scenario in which Vetmedin may kill a dog is if the dog overdoses on the medication. People often ask, can my dog overdose on Vetmedin? And the answer turns out to be ‘yes’.
Then one asks, how much Vetmedin is toxic to dogs? And that turns out to be pretty much anything above the prescribed dose.
Thus if you give your dog too much Vetmedin, then the Vetmedin may kill the dog.
There may also be cases in which stopping Vetmedin may cause a dog’s death. If you read up on what happens if you stop giving your dog Vetmedin without a vet’s guidance, you see that this is a possibility.
How Do I Know If Vetmedin Killed My Dog?
It can be challenging to know whether it is Vetmedin that killed your dog. This is because the dog may also have died from the congestive heart failure that was being treated using Vetmedin.
So, given this puzzle, how do I know if Vetmedin killed the dog?
One case in which I would strongly suspect that Vetmedin killed the dog is if I know that I overdosed the dog on the Vetmedin.
Another scenario to suspect that Vetmedin killed a dog (indirectly) is if the administration of the Vetmedin was stopped abruptly, without a vet’s guidance.
Enquiry on what happens if I stop giving my dog Vetmedin will reveal that death is a possibility.
Thus sudden Vetmedin cessation, without a vet’s guidance, can easily kill a dog.
In other cases, even the normal prescribed administration of Vetmedin may nonetheless kill a dog. This may be the case if the dog’s body reacts badly to the Vetmedin.
A dog’s post-death examination may reveal whether a medication like Vetmedin is what killed it. Sometimes, following the dog’s death, the vets may carry out toxicology tests, to find definitive answers.
But you also have to rule out the possibility that it is the underlying congestive heart failure (which was being treated using Vetmedin) that killed the dog.
You especially need to know what are the symptoms of the final stages of congestive heart failure in dogs. Then you can tell whether it is Vetmedin that killed the dog – or the underlying heart failure.
Is There An Alternative To Vetmedin?
So far, we have said that Vetmedin has the potential to kill a dog in some rare cases.
This then leads to a question on whether there is an alternative to it. Many will specifically be more interested in finding a natural alternative to Vetmedin, if one is available.
The truth of the matter is that, as far as FDA-approved veterinary medications go, there doesn’t seem to be an alternative to Vetmedin. There is none that serves the exact role that Vetmedin serves.
Some people may try undertaking Pimobendan vs Vetmedin comparisons – not knowing that Vetmedin is Pimobendan! So Pimobendan is the generic name for Vetmedin. Pimobendan is not another alternative medication.
Once Vetmedin loses efficacy at slowing the start-point of congestive heart failure symptoms, there may be no alternative. Sometimes (and sadly) one just has to make the dog congestive heart failure when to put down decision.
How To Minimize Chances Of Vetmedin Killing A Dog?
There are four things you can do to minimize the chances of Vetmedin killing your dog.
Firstly, you need to ensure that you adhere strictly to your vet’s instructions on how to administer the Vetmedin. Give the dog Vetmedin in the prescribed doses, at the prescribed times.
Secondly, ideally the dog needs to be carefully examined, before initiating Vetmedin usage. The idea is to be sure that it can indeed benefit from Vetmedin. And that Vetmedin won’t worsen its condition.
There are dogs for whom Vetmedin would be helpful. Then there are others for whom Vetmedin may be unhelpful. Proper examination before initiation of Vetmedin can help in establishing this.
Thirdly, the dog needs to be carefully monitored in the early days after starting to take Vetmedin. This is to ensure that the dog’s body is reacting the right way to the Vetmedin.
Fourthly, when it comes to ceasing the usage of the Vetmedin, this should only be under a vet’s careful guidance. You thus need to avoid stopping Vetmedin without a vet’s guidance.
Final Verdict – Vetmedin Killed My Dog
There are scenarios in which Vetmedin may kill a dog. If the dog’s body reacts badly to the Vetmedin, then the dog may end up dying soon or later after starting to take Vetmedin.
A dog may also die if it is given too much Vetmedin. Thus a Vetmedin overdose can certainly kill a dog.
At yet another level, a dog that stops taking Vetmedin abruptly and without a vet’s guidance may die. This would be another case of Vetmedin killing a dog, albeit indirectly.
Then again, the underlying congestive heart failure which was being treated using Vetmedin may be what kills a dog.
Thus it is important to distinguish whether it is the Vetmedin that killed a dog, or the underlying disease. If a dog was being given Vetmedin, it means that it had congestive heart failure. And that too could have killed it.
Much depends on what stage, in the course of congestive heart failure progression, Vetmedin usage was initiated. If Vetmedin was initiated too late, then the dog may have died due to the disease’s natural course.
You can minimize chances of Vetmedin killing your dog. Firstly, ensure that you follow the vet’s instructions carefully, while administering the Vetmedin.
Secondly, have the dog carefully monitored in the initial days after starting to use Vetmedin. This is to ensure that its body is reacting properly to the medication, before proceeding with long-term usage.
And finally, if you have to stop giving your dog Vetmedin, only do so under your vet’s guidance.
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As emerging security threats cause confidence in online services to wane, banks and businesses are searching for new ways to restore users' faith. Rival providers of online authentication technology RSA Security Inc. and Vasco Data Security International Inc. are taking advantage of this opportunity to spread their technology across the globe.
RSA Thursday announced that Japan Net Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. have chosen to use RSA's SecurID two-factor authentication technology to better protect online banking customers in Japan against threats including fraud and phishing. Japan Net Bank, which launched in 2000 as an online financial institution, is deploying RSA SecurID tokens to more than 1 million online banking customers. Sumitomo Mitsui, meanwhile, has deployed SecurID as part of the bank's One’s Direct Internet banking service, which has more than 6 million users.
As RSA spreads to the Far East, Vasco has its sights set on the North American market that RSA has come to dominate. Vasco Tuesday announced it has sold and delivered 20 million Digipass token authentication devices, with 7 million of those sales coming in 2005. While Europe is Vasco's largest market, the Americas and Asia are growing the fastest.
Vasco earlier this week also introduced its Digipass 860, an authentication device that plugs into a USB port. The 860, developed in conjunction with Italian security device maker Eutron Infosecurity Srl and scheduled to ship by June, can be used to provide secure remote LAN login and for public-key infrastructure, or PKI, authentication. Vasco also recently introduced it Digipass 300 Comfort Voice device for the blind and visually impaired. The 300 Comfort Voice features extra-large buttons and LCD display and has a speech component that can audibly read authentication codes to the user in a variety of languages.
A major development pushing the growth of two-factor authentication technology, which requires users to input one password or PIN they create for themselves and one they are assigned randomly through a token device, is the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council's publication last October of updated recommendations to improve security in online banking. The FFIEC recommends that financial-services companies create two-factor authentication for online applications that require banking customers prove their identities using more than just a user name and password. Although the FFIEC guidance lacks teeth with which to penalize laggards, it does stipulate that financial institutions will be expected to achieve compliance with the guidance no later than year-end 2006.
Both Sovereign Bank and LaSalle Bank Corp., a subsidiary of Netherlands-based ABN AMRO Bank N.V., are Vasco clients looking closely at the FFIEC guidelines. ABN Amro is treating the FFIEC guidelines as though they were regulations, said John Scully, first VP of electronic banking products for ABN Amro, who spoke Wednesday at a Vasco-sponsored event in New York. Leonard Goodman, senior VP and product management director of Sovereign's global solutions group, at the same event said, "We have a project to evaluate our different online services, what the risks are, and what security needs to be implemented as a result of the guidelines."
LaSalle Bank has been using Vasco Digipass token technology for the past seven years to provide customers with authentication when performing sensitive online transactions such as wire transfers and stop payments. "Tokens are extremely portable, easy to use, and their life expectancy is more than seven years," Scully said. LaSalle also uses RSA SecurID tokens.
Sovereign Bank has since 2003 been using Vasco Digipass tokens to provide 2,500 of its 12,500 corporate customers using its information reporting and initiation system with authentication security during wire transfer online payments, which totaled $60.4 billion in 2005. One reason customers like tokens, most of which are the size of a car alarm remote, is because they are a physical representation of digital security, Goodman said.
Vasco needs this kind of enthusiasm to take on RSA in North America. The company has about 2,100 customers worldwide, 450 of them banks. Vasco chairman and CEO Ken Hunt Wednesday used a soft drink metaphor to describe his company's place in the North American market, comparing RSA with "Coke" while likening Vasco to "RC or even Pepsi."
Through the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2005, RSA reported $163.2 million in revenue and $30.8 million in profits. While revenue was down from $169.4 million for the first nine months of 2004, profits were actually higher than the $23.2 million reported in 2004. RSA set itself up for further growth in December when it spent $145 million to buy Cyota Inc., a provider of online security and anti-fraud technology to the worldwide financial services industry.
Through the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2005, Vasco reported $37.1 million in revenue and $4.7 million in profits. This was up from the same time period a year ago, when the company reported $14.7 million in revenue and $2.5 million in profits. In addition to financial services, Vasco's token technology is used by health-care providers logging on to view patient records, automotive dealers as well as online banking and brokers to place online orders, online gamers to make payments, and educators to prevent the theft of exams.
Broadband and cheap PCs have primed users to take advantage of a wide variety of online services, in particular online banking. But the growth of online services is not a given. "We can't allow security problems to undermine trust," Vasco CEO Hunt said. "And banking is all about trust."
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Why Contribute to MOTU
- It will make your system work better
- It's fun!
Become familar with Ubuntu Bug Management Procedures
Review some of the Documentation available
If you want an introduction to the community, investigate Mentoring
Consider joining #ubuntu-motu on IRC
Check out PackagingGuide/Recipes for some helpful learn-by-example lessons
Things to Do
Below please find a short list of ways in which help is most appreciated. Feel free to select activities from any of the below, including combinations (e.g. fixing a bug, and submitting a new revision).
Join the BugSquad Team
There are a lot of bugs in Universe: many of them have fairly simple fixes, and others have known or easily developed solutions. If you understand a bug well enough to fix it, please post a patch or explanation to the bug. If you start work on a bug, be sure to set the Status to "In Progress" and assign yourself.
If a bug requires a patch to the packaging (under debian/, but not under debian/patches/), a patch should only be generated against the debian/ directory, as follows:
$ cp -a debian debian.old
Make any required changes in the debian/ directory
$ diff -urN debian.old debian > ../packagename.debian.patch $ rm -r debian.old
After generating a patch, please be sure to:
- Attach the patch to the bug
- Add the "patch" tag to the bug
- Set status to "Confirmed" and assign to "Nobody"
- Check to see if the bug applies to the Debian package. If so:
If one does not already exist, open a bug in Debian & attach the patch (use Tags: patch)
If there is a bug, verify it is linked in LaunchPad & forward the patch to the Debian BTS
- Check to see if the bug applies to upstream VCS, If so:
- Prepare a minimal testcase demonstrating the bug
- Send the testcase and patch upstream for review (use the upstream bugtracker, if available)
Either link the upstream bug in LaunchPad, or leave the URL in a comment
- Update the Debian bug with the upstream bug information
Preparing New Revisions
Join the BugSquad Team
Sign the Code of Conduct
Install fakeroot, devscripts and associated suggested packages
Each upload of a package to the archive represents a new revision, and carries a unique changelog entry. The preparation of new revisions represents the end product of the majority of MOTU effort, and is a wonderful way to learn about packaging, as you will be exposed to many different packaging styles.
Before starting, search for bugs that can be closed with the new revision. When selecting bugs, limit yourself to those for which you understand the solution or the patch and from which you believe the majority of users would benefit. Good sources of bugs and patches are:
The package bugs page in LaunchPad https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/packagename
The package bugs page in the Debian BTS http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?src=packagename
- The upstream bugtracker (the upstream homepage should be in debian/copyright)
- If the package has an Ubuntu version, check with the last uploader for possible pending changes
- After a test build, the output of any of the package analysis commands:
$ lintian -iIv packagename_version-revision_source.changes $ lintian -iIv packagename_version-revision_arch.changes
Set all the bugs you intend to fix to "In-Progress" and assign yourself.
Collect and unpack the sources
To get Ubuntu Sources for the release you are currently running, use:
apt-get source srcpackagename
If you need sources from another release, try one of:
If you have the A URL for the description (.dsc) file, you can also download the sources with:
$ dget -x dsc-file-URL
Note that if you take sources from Debian, you will have to insert the changelog entries from Ubuntu to ensure an accurate record of change in the released Ubuntu revision. See the Documentation on merging for more details.
Apply all the necessary fixes to the package. For changes to the source, create a patch as above, excepting that if there is no patch system, the changes should be applied directly, and no patch extracted. For changes to the packaging, the changes should be applied directly, with the exception that debian/changelog should not be changed manually.
Update the changelog with
Add a line to the changelog for each change you make to the package. For any that close launchpad bugs, end the line with "(LP: #bugnumber)". For any that close Debian bugs, end the line with "(Debian: #bugnumber)". If a fix closes both, only include the LP entry.
If you are not running the current development environment on your development machine, be careful to ensure that the distribution in the changelog for your revision matches the current development environment, rather than the distribution installed on your development machine.
Prepare a source build with
If you encounter errors at this point, likely causes are that your GPG key configuration is not configured correctly or that you do not have the necessary packages installed to complete the clean rule in debian/rules. Be sure to set DEBEMAIL, and install any packages you may need to properly ensure that all patches have been unapplied.
Check that your new revision
- Has your preferred launchpad email address in Changed-By: in the source.changes file
- Lists the intended distribution in the source.changes file
- Has an Ubuntu version number
Has the Maintainer set as per the DebianMaintainerField specification.
- Installs cleanly in the current development environment
- Works in the current development environment
- Addresses the issues listed in the changelog
You may need to make additional changes, if you are not happy with the results of your tests. This may be made directly, but if you make a mistake, you can also use the following to restore the state to your last source build.
$ rm -r packagename_version $ dpkg-source -x packagename_version-newrevision.dsc
If your revision is an update to the Ubuntu repositories, prepare a debdiff for the new candidate revision with:
$ debdiff packagename_version-revision.dsc packagename_version-newrevision.dsc > packagename_version-newrevision.debdiff
If your revision is a merge from Debian, prepare a debdiff for the new candidate revision with:
$ debdiff packagename_version-debianrevision.dsc packagename_version-newrevision.dsc > packagename_version-newrevision.debdiff
If your revision is a new upstream version, not derived from Debian, the newly generated diff.gz file is the best format of the patch.
Review your differences file to ensure that all changes are intentional. If there are unexpected changes, consider removing them from the patch, either using filterdiff or manually. If you are uncertain about a specific change, seek advice from #ubuntu-motu or your Mentor.
Test your patch. Debdiff patches are best tested with:
$ rm -r packagename_version $ dpkg-source -x packagename_version-revision.dsc $ cd packagename_version $ patch -p1 < ../packagename_version-newrevision.debdiff
This should generate no rejections or fuzz
If you are completely satisfied, request sponsorship for your new revision.
If only one launchpad bug will closed, attach your diff to that bug. If several launchpad bugs will be closed, you may, if requested by a sponsor or if you believe it would reduce confusion, open a new bug entitled "Candidate revision packagename_version-revision, and include your changelog entry in the bug description. Attach your diff to this new bug. Don't forget to close this new bug in the changelog. e.g.
* Bug fix upload (LP: #345678) - Fixed foo (LP: #123456) - Fixed bar (LP: #234567)
Set the bug to Status "Confirmed". Assign to "Nobody". Subscribe the ubuntu-sponsors team to add your bug to the Sponsorship Queue.
Once the revision has been uploaded it will automatically be marked fix released, check https://launchpad.net/people/+me/+packages for the status of the autobuilders. If the build fails, prepare another revision to fix the build, upload that debdiff to the same bug, reset the Status and Assignment for the bug, and resubscribe ubuntu-sponsors.
While you are waiting, review the bugs that will be closed, to make sure that any that apply to Debian have Debian bugs open, and that any related Debian bugs have patches (you may need to extract individual patches from your diff to send to Debian - see Preparing Patches for hints).
If your new revision closes several launchpad bugs, also remember to adjust the status of all the bugs to be closed.
Preparing New Packages
Find or report a Needs Packaging Bug
- Set the Status to "In Progress" and assign yourself
Create a new Package (Check Out PackagingGuide#Basic)
- Verify that packagename_version-revision.diff.gz does not change anything outside debian/
Make sure you have an Ubuntu version and a Maintainer set as per the DebianMaintainerField specification.
- Run the lintian tests to make sure there are no obvious problems
- Make sure the debian/watch file works to track new versions
Review the Common Mistakes to be safe
Check the Reviewing Guidelines to catch things before your reviewers have a chance
- Upload the package to your PPA
- Add the PPA URL to the bug
- You may, if you wish, announce your upload to #ubuntu-motu not more than once per day
- Once the package is approved and uploaded to the archive, set the bug Status to "Fix Committed"
- Once the package is accepted by the archive administrators and distributed in the archives, set the bug Status to "Fix Released"
Check out ContributingToDebian to find out how to get your package included in Debian.
Other activities are listed on the MOTU Task List. Check there if you run out of things to do above, or would just like some variety.
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Consumers or producers
My husband, a musician, likes to talk about different ways people love music. Most people love music of some sort or another, but they love it mostly as consumers. In other words, they are listeners. They turn on a radio, or pop in a CD or love sorting the tunes on their ipods by genre, or creating a nice "mix" of music to listen to.
There's another way to love music, though, and that is as someone who makes music. You can write songs, or you can play music, but in either case you are choosing not just to consume but to produce. You can use your voice or piano keys or a rhythm instrument, you can play a flute or a kazoo, you can be a professional or a rank amateur, but if you play, you are producing something rather than just consuming it.
Both consuming and producing are normal activities. We do both of them in our lives, although it seems to me that we are beginning to skew more and more toward the consuming side. If you buy, cook and eat your supper, you're both a producer and a consumer -- producing a nice meal and then eating it. If you put something in the microwave or go out to eat (and we do this more often than I care to admit) you're just a consumer.
My mom sewed a lot of our clothes. Now I mostly go shopping, reserving my limited sewing skills and patience for hems and mending. I do find a strange attraction to knitting, partly because, I think, I can produce something for someone else (or me!) to wear. We used to get most of our books out of the public library, reading the book being the most important thing at the time. I wrote reams and reams of short stories and poems and one acts plays on lined notebook paper. A friend and I would read our work to one another. Now for some reason it seems important to own the book, whether I get around to actually reading it or not.
Then I turn to worship. It seems to me that the idea has developed that the clergy and other professionals are the producers of worship, and that the congregation are consumers of worship. Some people critique congregation members for this, but I think that clergy and other worship leaders can be as much to blame. If it is true that we are all worshipping, with our voices, with our hearts, with our lips, we are all producers of worship, and we're all consumers as well. If we "get a lot out of worship," it may be just because we put our hearts, souls and minds into worship.
It's true that we consume the Word which is given to us, something we did not produce ourselves. But as we chew and swallow and ponder what we freely receive, we do go out to produce, to create, to produce fruit, to create community, to do justice and to love kindness. We are not simply collectors or appreciators of fine Bible verses, putting them in order by genre.
Rank amateurs we may be, but somehow we start playing those verses with ours lives, producing melodies and harmonies based on "Love one another as I haved loved you," or "The Lord is my shepherd", or "The Lord has risen."
On Sundays the bread is broken, the songs are sung, the word comes into our ears, into our hearts. We take and eat. We go and live.
Originally posted at Faith and Community.
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There is a range of documents issued by the United States of America for which you will need a biometric photo. Passport, ID card or Driving license - they all require a biometric style photograph.
Biometric photograph is a kind of a photo that allows the authorities to confirm your identity easily. The most distinctive requirements of biometric photos are for example: even lighting, neutral face expression or pupils being in full view. Apart from the general requirements that forbid you from obscuring your face with any objects there are also some technical requirements that may differ from country to country. Those apply primarily to the size and background of the photo that is submitted for an official document. In case of the US document it 2x2 inches but for instance in Europe it tends to be 35x45 mm. The background requested may need to be white but in Canada it has to be royal blue.
Basically, there is a set of rules one has to obey in order to get a suitable for submission biometric photograph. It may easily confuse an average person, so one needs to be careful. Fortunately, technology nowadays makes it extremely easy to take a pic for official US documents. All you need to do is to find a photo app that will resize your pic, remove the background and check if all the other requirements are met. Photo AiD is the tool you are looking for. We will do all of it, making sure your photo for a US passport, ID card or US driving license is top quality. Just visit our website, choose a document for which you apply, upload your photo, and within just a moment you will see the preview of your professional biometric photo for official documents in the USA!
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April marks Earth Month, where we all reflect on our sustainable shopping choices and feel immense existential dread when reading the latest report from climate scientists.
Is the latter half of that sentence just me? Well let’s hold off on the doom and gloom, and instead focus more proactively on the first section—our sustainable shopping choices.
As a guy who loves to shop online and is a member of the ecommerce community, I’ve picked up on several ways in which both merchants and customers can be more eco-friendly when it comes to online shopping.
Disclaimer: This won’t be a guilt-inducing blogpost.
I totally recognize how incredibly hard it is to run a successful online business. For merchants just getting off the ground, adding the pressure of making every step of the business process eco-friendly and zero waste is an overwhelming feat. So there is no shame slinging here.
Instead, the following is just meant to highlight the various ways in which we can make a positive environmental impact as business owners and as online shopping customers.
I’m a firm believer that if we look for even small ways to change our shopping habits to focus on more sustainable living, then we can make a difference. So to all the merchants reading, see what works for you and your brand. You might be surprised that making some small changes to the way you run your business could lower costs and positively impact your customer lifetime value (more on that later).
And since we are all online customers (and most importantly citizens of the only known habitable planet in our galaxy), let me just stand on my soapbox and declare this just once: Please consider only supporting brands that focus on ethical and sustainable business practices and avoid fast fashion brands or lovers of single-use plastics.
Okay, I’m off the soapbox. Let’s run through some key points to consider when reading through this eco-friendly post.
- According to a 2021 Deloitte study, the leading personal concern for Gen Z adults across the globe was “Climate change/protecting the environment”
- Customers, more than ever, are supporting brands that share their values, so if sustainability is important to your brand share about it in a mission statement
- You don’t have to adopt all of these eco friendly practices to make a positive impact, look for the ones that make the sense for your business
Packaging waste hurts my soul (and our world)
It finally arrived. That package you ordered last week that you’re so excited to get. It’s arrived in a bigger box than you expected but that’s alright. You set it on the counter, cut open the copious amounts of packing tape (they really secured this thing didn’t they?), and just as you open the box… like a glitter bomb, styrofoam pellets and plastic wrap come bursting out of the package.
Single-use plastics, like those commonly used in packaging, dominate landfills across the world. Consider that the 9.2 billion tons of plastic humans have produced never decays and often ends up improperly disposed of, negatively impacting our ecosystem. At this very moment, 24.4 trillion pieces of microplastics are floating in our oceans impacting marine life and even ending up in our food.
So, what alternatives can we use to avoid single-use plastics and instead embrace plastic-free packaging to ship products?
Biodegradable packing peanuts are sustainable alternatives to plastic packaging solutions that will protect products while being delivered and not negatively impact the environment. They are often made from naturally derived starches (like wheat and cornstarch) which can be disposed of by dissolving them in water.
While foam peanuts can be deadly to wildlife who consume them, biodegradable peanuts are not harmful to animals even if they’re not dissolved down.
There are also compostable and recyclable packaging materials that are environmentally friendly. Corrugated cardboard, for instance, is versatile and can handle the rigors of the supply chain to protect your products and then be easily recycled after unboxing.
Meanwhile, compostable containers can be tossed in the green bin where they will break down just like food waste. There are even recyclable shipping labels that use a special adhesive that make them easy to recycle instead of getting thrown in the trash.
Just make sure to let your customers know what kind of packaging they’re receiving and the best steps to dispose of it, so it doesn’t mistakenly end up as waste.
Reducing your carbon footprint
How do your products get to the door of your customers? Along the way how much CO2 is released as your product travels to its destination? These are important questions to consider when looking to make a positive impact on the environment.
Carbon neutral shipping helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with our climate emergency in a variety of ways, like using green packaging materials, prioritizing non-wasteful shipping routes, and most popularly, by purchasing carbon offsets.
Carbon offsets are contributions to sustainable development projects (like renewable energy, forestry, or clean water projects) in exchange for credits that offset their carbon emissions.
Sustainable brands leading the way
Here are a collection of eco-friendly online stores that are leading the way when it comes to sustainability:
- Who Gives A Crap: Creators of premium 100% bamboo toilet paper. Bamboo is naturally fast-growing and rapidly renewable, requiring no tending, irrigation, or fertilization as opposed to the more common tree harvested toilet papers
- Keap Candles: Keap Candles list the efforts they make to be a zero-waste company (compostable mushroom packaging, biodegradable labels, and reusable glass candle holders) as well as listing where they get their eco-friendly packaging products from for other aspiring eco-friendly merchants
- Bite Toothpaste: Did you know one billion toothpaste tubes are thrown out each year? Bite, the creators of toothpaste bits, are a plastic-free and cruelty-free alternative on a mission to end plastic waste (all while giving you a healthy smile)
Greener future together
We’re by no means sustainability experts but we hope you’re able to take inspiration from some of the sustainable brands and options outlined here. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by our climate crisis but even little changes can over time have big impacts on our environment.
Ultimately, that’s how change occurs—small choices, made by individual people and businesses. Over time, these choices ripple into larger shifts, leading all towards a more sustainable future for the world and the next generations. Remember customers are eager to support brands that share their values so if sustainability is close to your heart, let people know on your website. Happy Earth Month!
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Public History Internship Information
The Public History Internship is a course open to undergraduate history majors, minors, and students pursuing the Public History Certificate. With a few exceptions, Public History internships are at not-for-profit organizations or government agencies in New Jersey and the internships are history-related.
Students may take a maximum of one. The internships are offered in the spring, fall, and first summer semester. About 100 different internships are available but students may propose internships not on the list. Students should meet with the coordinator no later than the middle of the semester preceding the semester in which they want to do an internship. To earn credit, students must work a minimum of 112 unpaid hours at the site and attend several class meetings. For additional detail, see the prefatory material with the lists of the available internships.
- List of Public History Internships
- Map of Public History Internships
- Recommendations for Internship Supervisors
- Guidelines for Interns
- Travel Policy for Internships
More than 100 different internships are available for history majors.
Internship Program Forms
A. For Students
B. For Site Supervisors
- Internship Site Application Form for Site Supervisors
- Intern Evaluation Form for Site Supervisors
- Internship Contract
2006 Symposium Papers: "Exceptionally Good Internships"
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To survive in today’s extremely competitive company environment, which is rapidly transmuting into a cyber town, businesses have to partake in the essential globe by using On the internet for not only emailing and communicating just also to tap the wide e-commerce industry. However, on one side, On the internet offers limitless opportunities for the entrepreneurs. However, On the internet protection application et sequens danger monopolize cause massive hardships for the company enterprise these days. However, countermeasures can be and must live taken to opheffen able to deal with the issue.
Before falling into the sea of protection problems that surround the prescription of On the internet, let us first reconnaissance into the commonly followed definition concerning the umbrella phrase On the internet Security.
Defining On the internet Security
Internet protection as defined “is the exercise of protecting and preserving private sources and details on the Internet” (Internet Security). Hence, On the internet protection application is the fundamental to avoid violation of e-commerce clients’ believe in and the resulting violation of comfort policy pages to avoid slur of the companies’ valuable troop picture. This leads us to the next section of our analysis assignment that talks about the advantageous of the issue under conversation.
Why Discuss On the internet Security? Scope like the Problem
Information is interchanged via On the internet use in the establishment enterprise where individuals can communicate with each other furthermore sell and redeem items online using cards. Exactly private organization feedback and many other secrets are shared via On the internet. However, this paves way for protection problems, which shape the “circuitous route” of the details being interchanged prone to fraud, unauthenticated interruption et al other protection risks. On the same consideration, On the internet protection application has transformed into a significant versant for all Web customers (Definitions of On the internet Pledge on the web). Therefore, On the internet protection application problems and between Scylla and Charybdis control guidelines need to be discussed and outlined for the advantage of the readers and the customers alike.
Security-related Risks Associated with On the internet Use and Management Strategies
Internet doubtless ameliorates company interaction, “information discussing, industry effectiveness and productivity” (Paliouras). Nonetheless, On the internet use has often resulted in “security breaches with known or unknown undesirable repercussions ranging from a impaired or compromised company system to a damaged popularity and costly litigation”. Consequently, material of the e-mails must be strained to avoid the above mentioned association problems. (Paliouras).
Risk Helm through Content Filtering
“Klez worm” including other viruses that can seriously harm the pc, “junk mail”, internet purchasing utilizing On the internet and visiting indecent websites at the company cost augment protection risks (Paliouras). These risks can be reduced by creating sure that employees avoid utilizing organization On the internet services for irrelevant tasks. However, e-mails are vital for company interaction and “content filtering” is the best solution to manage protection risks. “Advanced written text analysis is incumbent to avoid consumers from delivering sexually precise written text and political epithets or sensitive specs to illegal parties. Sentence analysis is one thruway to cut down leak of private details as most of these figures files stand from special words or phrases” (Paliouras). Moreover, “keyword searching and inspection” as well comme il faut “advanced picture analysis” are some of the really efficient weapons to decrease fixative risks associated with On the internet use.
This is where the significance pc comes into play. With the aid of building appropriate techniques and utilizing sufficient material filtration application, companies can block unnecessary and possibly damaging and insecure accessories from entering further infecting the computers.
A three-step approach comprehensive concerning conceiving, building and combining bot suggested by pc companies to be able to efficiently with patronage risks associated with the use of On the internet (Internet protection challenges). However, the stretch to which On the internet use is correctly secured uniquely depends upon the company’s “security awareness” (Katos). When electronically operating companies believe in cherishing their clientele’s believe in and therefore make every attempt to protected their functions via protection checks, properly secured techniques and well-planned protection guidelines, protection risks tremendously drop and the company’s celebrity improves. Also, with protection attention, companies tend to be well equipped with current advancements in the area pc.
Hence from the above conversation it is evident that On the internet protection application and Circean rule cause massive difficulties for the company enterprise these days. However, countermeasures can be and stum be taken to be able to deal with the issue. Those pc companies that take help and make the most out of Information Systems are the ones that advantage the most in the lengthy run. This is because Information techniques offer a wide wide range of protection application, with the aid of which, companies can avoid On the internet use. Managing On the internet protection diligence relevant risks is no lengthy an out-of-this-word task if sufficient information and abreast application of Information techniques is made available. Therefore, to deal with On the internet protection application problems, the basic information about Information Systems Fundamentals is essential. Moreover, extensive analysis and progress is required in the area pc to make “new defense mechanisms”
The On the internet is a very scary place. If you don’t have internet protection application, you are playing a risky game. That’s a very simple and direct statement but a powerful one. I am sure most PC customers have had some form of viruses on the PC. We all have been the victim of a viruses, viruses, malware, phishing or junk. All these undergo the prospective to cause crippling harm to your PC, endanger your comfort or expose to your individual details.
Since 2004 internet purchasing, financial and electronic dealing has increased 25% separate year. If you are performing any of these actions without the charity of internet protection application, you are animal very asinine and creating online hackers very happy. It has never been again risky to use the internet. The Spam/Spyware industry alone has become a big underground system. Your details is useful. Hackers are will to invest beat and sources to obtain. Therefore, it is more essential than ever to learn how to combat these risks with internet protection application and educate yourself on vault surfing techniques. Here are the top five risks to internet protection.
Spyware is an all compendious diction that includes most viruses such that Trojan viruses, malware, pop up ads, modified cookies, remote monitoring software etc. This formulate does not consist of viruses which is created to duplicates itself, not spy or grab. Spyware is usually designed to watch your web activity and uncover protection faults. This is usually the first thing in setting you up for some time specs robbery. Hackers have designed sophisticated tools such as remote monitoring software that can record every scale you kind. Yes that means passwords, financial details, and e-mail entries can be discovered using this application. A fast tip is to bypass free anti-spyware. This has bot proven to be ineffective and sometime can indigen viruses itself. Remember that viruses performs beside revealing faults in internet protection. So look for for the anti-spyware program with a significant subscription approval. Here is a weblink for more specs on viruses elimination. Visit the webstek servile for more details a items for viruses elimination.
2. Identification Theft.
Hackers can capture your details besides a wide range of methods. Once this details is obtained, it will be used to make online purchases using your credit score cards information, divert paychecks and make false documents. Usually the top internet protection application comes with some protection against this issue. A web based protection package may be your best bet to protected your web details. Quick recommendations to protected yourself against online ID robbery are never offer your loan score cards details to any website that does not offer multiple forms about internet custodial to protected your transaction. Different key aspect to look for for is a significant protected transaction processor logos and details. And finally but denial least, please read the globe loose web protection warning before the transaction is processed. It only natural that you protected yourself against this internet protection danger.
3. Spam Mail
Spam Email itself is not risky. However Spam mail can have harmful hyperlinks that cup do everything from basis your PC to be infected beside a viruses, introduce viruses, and attract additional junk. A excellent internet junk filter is usually a great choice. Using internet protection application and some good sense will help you avoid breathe overwhelmed with junk. Quick internet protection tip: When typing your deal with into the net. Try using a combination concerning 13 letters and numbers. This will make it very difficult for deal upon to be added junk list.
4. Phishing Mail
There is not doubt that you may have heard the phrase “phishing”. If you haven’t, you soon will because it’s a significant internet protection danger. This procedure has become one of the else popular ways to stealing vital details such as user names and password. This performs by delivering messages to your e-mail reflect pretending to be reliable websites such as eBay, Pay pal or your bank. The hyperlinks divert you to a fake website that imitates the reliable website. You kind in your individual details moreover cyberpunk using it to make online transactions by your details or your cash. This is real danger to you internet protection. The best way to avoid this is to update your web browser with phishing recognition. Also other internet tutelary employment applications have great phishing recognition techniques such as Webroot’s Spysweeper and ZoneAlarm On the internet Security Suite.
That’s right maybe the aspect the presents the biggest danger to internet protection. Socialize technological vernieuwing such as clicking on obvious junk hyperlinks, downloading free software and discussing data files is a very risky exercise on the net. By just investing in the best application and upgrading regularly, could save you from frustration and identity robbery. This is the numeral category where the bargain bin should indigen avoided. Also, never obtain anything that is sent to your mail unless you have examined it for viruses and viruses. However, in the age of electronic discussing individuals often buck internet protection by dealing pictures, movies and data files without hesitaion.
Are you startled that pc viruses didn’t make the Top 5 internet protection threats? There are several reasons for this is denial considered the number numeral internet protection danger. One is that the internet hackers have been shying away from the use of viruses because the technology is mint to affect and destroy internet protection. However, viruses is easier to develop further much more efficient. Also, most individuals and Windows designers have taken the actions to protected themselves. Anti-virus applications are quite excellent and can usually respond to new viruses by upgrading the signature directories daily.
All in all you are responsible for that actions you take online. However, there is no obligation to imperilment losing your useful information or cash because of dearth of PC maintenance. Upgrade your pc by increases the amount of internet safety measures. Feel confident that you done everything to protected yourself and enjoy everything the net has to offer.
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Internet downloading show endless potential; suppositive you want something, chances are there is a obtain for it. Because of the history of downloading and the uses they have provided, most individuals have designed a mindset that with proper pc protection and internet protection, downloading are safe. Unfortunately, there is more to downloading than meet the eye.
Have you ever had advertisements automatically pop up on your computer? What about impressive decreases in pc protection, speed moreover performance? Soon you would think pc and internet protection application would always identify these things when they germinal development on your program, otherwise they don’t. Know this: pc haven application, no matter how expensive or how much is on your program, will never offer 100% protection. Hackers and harmful application (a.k.a malware) designers know this and capitalize on people’s require of knowledge, therefore allowing them to spoil individuals with ease.
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The Micro Mobile Data Center Market is gaining immense growth in recent times due to swift technological advancement in telecoms and IT that has led to the development of data center infrastructures globally. An emerging trend of executing cloud computing and cloud-based services by various enterprises and organizations that have been rising persistently in the previous few years. Cost-effectiveness and increasing focus on low power consumption is the result of rising investments in the market. As the relocation of IT infrastructure and the growing number of server racks have become mandatory along with this the increasing number of smartphones, movie streaming, TV, satellite navigation systems, online banking, and online shopping are attaining huge traction. These essential factors are propelling the demand for modular data center architecture which is driving the growth of the micro mobile data center market.
With the rise in the adoption of modular
data centers and relocation of IT infrastructure, the global Micro Mobile Data Center market size was evaluated to be $3.39 billion as of 2018. Moreover, the
market is expected to grow at a highly notable CAGR of 26.2% during the forecast
Data Processing Leaping Up on the Next
Level in the Micro Mobile Data Center Market
As the major players in the global marketplace have begun to implement certain elements of the Internet of Things (IoT) into their systems and processes. The C-level executives are majorly focusing on generating data through IoT cost-effectively. IoT generates a huge data traffic which is estimated to reach approximately 15.3 ZB by the end of 2020. Therefore, micro mobile data will support huge amount of data generated by IoT applications. IoT will change the current WAN network pattern by producing enormous inbound data center bandwidth requirements. With an increase in the number of internet-connected devices and high-density network applications, the IT industry needs to be agile in deploying and delivering compute capacity. Thus, the high-density networks application of the micro mobile data center market is growing at a CAGR of 10% through to 2025.
North America Subjugates with 34% Micro Mobile Data Center Market Share
In 2018, North America dominated the regional revenue share of the global micro mobile data center market. This growth is attributed to the early and rapid adoption of the micro data centers by the major players of the market due to the availability of comprehensive solutions. Micro, mini, and virtual data centers are the future of IT infrastructure. For instance, Schneider Electric has developed the mini data center design that resembles the entertainment center. The company is focusing on electric and power consumption along with Ecostruxure for the colocation data center is gaining huge traction. Therefore, these innovations and development are supporting the growth of the micro mobile data center market revenue.
Major Micro Mobile Data Center Market Players
Some of the major frontrunners dominating the global micro mobile data center market are Advanced Facilities Inc., Allied Electronics Corporation Limited, Cannon Technologies Ltd.,Canovate Group , Chillmann LLC., Dataracks, Dell Inc., Delta Power Solutions, Eaton Corporation Plc , Hanley Energy, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Development LP, Hitachi Ltd. , Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation, Instant Data Centers, LLC., IPSIP Group, and KSTAR Corporation.
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Waiting for an important letter, but don't want to wear out the path to the letterbox by checking it every half an hour? Or perhaps some nefarious characters are trying to steal your mail? Either way, it would be convenient to have an automated notification system - and an interesting version of such as device has been documented by Instructables user "nikoala3". It uses an Arduino, a SIM900 GSM shield and a light sensor to detect when the letterbox door has been opened. Upon which an SMS is sent to a mobile phone with the alert.
At first thought the battery life may seem to be quite short for such a device, however most SIM900 shields can have the power to the GSM module controlled by a digital output pin - so the Arduino could activate the module only when necessary. In general this project may seem like overkill, it provides the framework for other Arduino-SMS notification systems. Nevertheless, visit the Instructable to get started. And for more, we're on twitter and Google+, so follow us for news and product updates as well.
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When a property is to be included in the income tax return, its cadastral reference, According to the website of the Ministry of Finance: «Thanks for the cadastre reference, it is actually known what real estate It is considered in legal transactions (purchase, inheritance, donation, etc.), not to confuse some goods with others». Thus, the cadastral reference Provides legal certaintyAnd there are many ways to find it.
how to view cadastral reference
- 1. Through the Electronic Headquarters of the Cadastre: Through the locator enabled on its page Web, To do this, you can enter the address of the property, or search for it using the interactive map.
- 2. Final Receipt of Payment of Tax on Real Estate (IBI).
- 3. Through a certificate issued by the Municipal Council.
- 4. In public works in which cadastral reference is made.
Importance of cadastral price
tax rate There is a valuation of the property done by the cadastre, which depends on the Ministry of Finance. Its location is taken into account to calculate it, ancient time of the cost of the building or land. In addition, the cadastral value, which is highly relevant in the income statement, cannot exceed the market value, and is normally around half,
Capital yield in immovable property—when a house or premises is let out—the owner can pay off debts (ie, reducing expenses for several years) 3% of the cadastral value of the building, which includes only “flying”. it is considered significant discount in the statement.
On the other hand, in case of income in kind, when the employer provides a house owned by him to the employee, he has to declare only personal income tax. 5% of the tax value of the asset, or 10% in the event that the value has not been reviewed in the last 10 years.
Personal income tax is taxed in case of vacant urban house. The so-called charge of income—which happens when you have an urban property it is not habitual residencewhich is not subject to economic activity, and is not rented – is calculated by multiplying by the number of days the property has been vacated tax rateBy 2% (or 1.1% if the price has not been reviewed by the autonomous community), and these are all divided by 12.
What is the reference and tax value of my house in the income statement?
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Upholst Fabricsery For Perfect Furniture Upholstery can really brighten up your furniture. When it comes to selecting a furniture, there are various factors that come into play before selecting the right one. The colours and patterns are essential and so are the fabrics. People mostly tend to buy new furniture or…
Tips to select durable furniture fabric
Most people have a lot of doubts about upholstery fabric. It is not simple to select a fabric just like that for your furniture. Though you have a lot of options and materials, it is hard to determine the right upholstery for your furniture. In such cases, it is best to consult furniture experts as they know which type is tough and suits your furniture model.
Leather fabric is the favorite option for many due to its durability. But some people do not prefer to have a room filled only with leather furniture. In this blog, let us discuss the top fabric options available for furniture.
Know about different types of fabric
Microfiber furniture fabric: One of the most durable furniture upholstery easily available in the markets is the synthetic microfiber. The durability of microfiber is mainly because of its super-fine fibers. It consists of tightly woven fibers and thus develops an effective layer of protection. When the furniture is enclosed with a microfiber cloth, it performs a great job. It holds up against most liquids, dust, and dirt.
Linen and cotton furniture fabric: Canvas and microfiber are said to the best and most durable furniture fabrics. But linen and cotton are equally strong fibers. They should be woven tightly to reflect durability. If it consists of the tight weave, it does not permit liquid, dust, and dirt to penetrate. It has fewer chances to snag. When fibers are not woven tightly, snags occur. Loose fibers hold on clothing and other objects, resulting in holes in furniture. Slowly, these holes convert into fabric tears.
Canvas furniture fabric: It has almost the same features as microfiber. However, it sacrifices overall comfort and softness due to the large fibers. It has been launched into the industry to protect outdoor furniture. The users noticed that it could withstand abuse from large wildlife, tornadoes, and hurricanes. It could also sustain daily wear and tear that the indoor furniture endures. In simple words, the canvas is a good durable furniture fabric. Most people do not prefer it because it does not offer long-lasting comfort and because of its rough texture.
How to select durable fabrics for your furniture?
In recent years, there are several durable fabric choices on the market. It is recommended to search for fabrics that are durable and at the same time comfortable. You may purchase an expensive sofa. You should also consider how to maintain it without any damage. Ensure to discuss with the furniture manufacturer or sales associate what kind of testing the furniture fabrics go through. Most of the fabrics are taken through several testing procedures as per industry standards. Strong machines pummel, stretch and pound the fabric several times to test for durability.
Evaluate weave tightness: It is recommended to see how close the fibers are stitched by closely examining the furniture. Search whether there are any gaps where dirt and dust can enter. Prod and pull fabric samples and see whether you can separate them in your hands.
Know More About : Newest Design Styles For Home Décor Furniture
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Many of us have done it: we notice a numb fingertip, perhaps, or a sudden weird pain where we're not used to having one. So just to reassure ourselves, we go to google and type in "numbness in extremities."
And we end up on a site for multiple sclerosis patients.
Yikes! Do we have multiple sclerosis?
Then a half an hour later the numbness is gone and we forget about the whole thing. But some people aren't nearly so casual about what they find on the web.
"They're called cyberchondriacs and I would say that's the group of hypochondriacs who have a strong, obsessive compulsive focus to their symptoms," according to Dr. Brian Fallon of Columbia University. ABC News recently did a cyberchondria story that Crabby will borrow heavily from, 'cause it's easier that way.
Fallon says ninety percent of hypochondriacs with Internet access become cyberchondriacs.
This makes total sense to Crabby. The internet and its huge volume of health information are very tempting when a strange symptom appears, even for normal people. It's cheap and convenient, as opposed to an actual doctor whom you have to pay and visit in person. So many of us are tempted to diagnose ourselves before investing time and money in a doctor's visit.
But can you imagine what kind of trouble you'd get into with google if you were a hypochondriac to begin with?
"I sort of think of the Internet as the cutting edge of hypochondria. It's almost like a horror movie," said one sufferer's therapist. "You want to look away but you can't, and you just get more and more scared the more you look at it."
Crabby is prepared to believe that Cyberchondria, while too-cutely named, is a real disorder. After all, it's just hypochondria with a cable modem. However, she's not buying "blogitis:" an addiction to blogs. Even though it's clear she's suffering from it herself.
Well, even though some health reporters might cover it as though it were real, Crabby can't help but notice who coined the term in the first place. Or who's trying to publicize it. Psychiatrists? Medical researchers? Nope. A Public Relations Consultant about to give a big speech. Hmmm.
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My idea is based on the Thanksgiving Sing-A-Story found in The Children’s Songbook Companion book but I’ve changed quite a bit so I’m going to post all of it here…
Download and print The First Thanksgiving book I created. You can download it using the access button at the bottom of this post.
I printed the first page (the cover) on red card stock then all the rest on white card stock. I did add a blank red piece of card stock for the back cover as well but there’s nothing to print for that ;).
Put all the pages in sheet protectors with all the picture pages and their corresponding song titles with page numbers back to back:
Back sides (I’ve updated a few of the songs since this picture was taken – so some of them have changed):
Here’s what goes back to back:
- Boat (Mayflower) / Nephi’s Courage
- Log cabin (home) / The Wise Man and the Foolish Man
- Cornucopia (fruits and vegetables) / The Prophet Said to Plant a Garden
- Fall tree (fall)/ Autumn Day
- Pilgrim feast / For Health and Strength
- American Indians / Book of Mormon Stories
- Turkey / Give Said the Little Stream
- Pilgrim and American Indian praying / I Pray In Faith
If you want to add some actions or something to do as you sing each song, I’ve got some ideas from other lesson plans you can pull in:
- Nephi’s Courage – Puppets & actions on chorus found HERE
- The Wise Man and the Foolish Man – actions or blow these houses HERE
- The Prophet Said to Plant a Garden – pass around a whole bunch of fake (or real) food to the beat of the song that would be found in a garden as you sing
- Autumn Day – actions using die cut leaves found HERE
- For Health and Strength – sing as a round, details HERE
- Book of Mormon Stories – actions
- Give Said the Little Stream – wands like I’ve done HERE
- I Pray in Faith – Review Necklaces HERE or actions found HERE
Or you can do something like Primary Yoga HERE
to easily shake things up as well. If you have more ideas, leave a comment!
The actual words of the story go into their own sheet protector with nothing behind them:
When the book is completely put together, you’ll have the cover page, then the first line of the story “The pilgrims came to America on a…” When you turn the page, the next page will be the picture of the boat:
which will have the song Nephi’s Courage right behind it:
And so on. If you keep all the pages in order as they are printed, everything will fall into place where it should go.
Then put your book in a 3-ring binger. That way it will be able to be propped up on a table as you sing:
Then you’ll also need 8 magnets and words to post for any unfamiliar songs. See how I post words to songs by clicking on the “Posting Words” tab at the top of the page.
Before Primary starts put all the picture/song titles pages on the chalkboard using magnets. Have the song titles facing out and the pictures hidden.
Tell the kids you are going to read them a Thanksgiving story and that each of the pictures of the book are on the chalk board under a song. They have to figure out which song corresponds to the correct picture.
So, for instance, read to them the first page “The pilgrims came to American on…” Then go over to the chalkboard and decide on a song that would answer that phrase. The answer would be Nephi’s Courage (because who else traveled on a boat?). Sing Nephi’s Courage (we’ll probably only sing the 2nd verse that talks about the boat) and then remove the page to reveal the boat (Mayflower). Remove the picture from the board and put it into your story book.
Continue on until all the pictures are removed, the songs are sung and your story book is put together in order. If you have time, read the completed book with all the pictures.
For Junior Primary, I may or may not use the Sr. activity. If I don’t, I’ll just read the book (it will be all put together) and we’ll sing the corresponding song to each picture. Or, I’ll post the pictures on the board with the pictures facing out and the song on the back, that way they can just pick the correct picture to place into the book.
Make sure to check out all of my Thanksgiving singing time lesson plans HERE
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Related Labs, Activities, and Other CoolStuff
This is no ordinary styrofoam tube. Simply turn it on and watch the fun (and the science) begin!
This durable yet lightweight stick is great for teaching the effects of strobing lights and color mixing. Turn it on and the stick will begin strobing. Press the button to watch it morph through its colors. Press it again and see the strobing red, blue and green.
Includes the required 3 AG13 batteries.
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When I was in eleventh grade, I learned the true risk of what it means to create. I had completed the first stage of a clay sculpture – a hand-formed depiction of my faith journey, as the art assignment instructed. I had molded a statue of a woman wearing a long flowing robe, holding a swaddled baby and positioned moving forward atop a cross. The symbolism was intended to be both obvious and layered with nuances literally and figuratively. This was not my first go at working with clay. Thus, I was careful to ensure appropriate thickness and avoid air bubbles, lest the whole effort crack or explode during the first firing in the kiln. Yet, this was my largest sculpture to date; it was about a foot tall. I was a little nervous but confident in the process. I was part of a tightknit art class. They had been affirming of me and my art piece as I worked on it. A couple of my classmates (Who were on kiln crew) even noted that they had taken special care to place it in the kiln. A day or so later, as I was hanging out in the art room, those same classmates came in visibly forlorn. They slowly approached me. They seemed hesitant to say anything; but with consoling tones, they told me that my clay piece did not make it. I vividly remember having the initial obvious feeling of disappointment, but also having a strange feeling of calm about the outcome. For starters, I felt so supported by my teacher and classmates. I should note, my teacher gave me an A for the assignment despite its unofficial completeness. Regardless of the outcome, I felt “seen” and supported during the creative process. I think my sense of calm, in the midst of disappointment, emerged from a keen awareness that not only had I already indeed created something but, more importantly, I had not created it alone. In such a lived experience, this was, in fact, the depiction of my faith journey.
Ever since I began to work with clay, I fell in love with every bit of the material and process. During grad school, I remember chatting with a professor about how working with clay, specifically the potter’s wheel, embodied all three phases of Freud’s theory of development – providing a truly psychodynamic art therapeutic experience. We had a good laugh about it, savoring how art is so sublimely conscious and unconscious in its healing power. After all, I was a committed art therapy student and he was a beloved art therapy pioneer who had helped charter the art therapy program I was attending. Little did I know then, as much as I wanted to be an art therapist, I was already a doula at heart. Working with a medium like clay has its own kind of tangible birth experience… stages of gestation, happenings inside and out, things emerging from the fire etc. I strongly believe artwork (made from clay) bears not just a physical gestational reality but begs a certain wonderment about spiritual existence.
The Bible has many references about the relational connection between Potter and Clay and the relevant relationship between God and humanity. When my hands are immersed in clay, I often think of God’s creative process – carefully and intentionally molding and fashioning earthen elements into something distinct – me/us. I love the ancient creation story in Genesis of how God did not just form humanity from earth but breathed living Spirit into such earthenware (Genesis 2:7). We were not simply made from dirt without purpose, but we have been strategically created with divine essence to perpetuate the best kind of creative genius – eternity. King Solomon reflected on it this way:
“What do workers gain from their toil? I have seen the burden God has laid on the human race. He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.” (Ecclesiastes 3:9 – 11)
As a doula, I can never predict the outcome for my clients, nor can I ever make certain promises about end results. I’ve been asked all too often over the years, “how much longer, what if I need X, how will I know Y” etc. I can merely affirm the process and the relationships involved, provide relevant information to make intentional decisions along the way, and offer techniques of comfort and calm to endure the process and hopefully help make it efficient. Ha, using the word “merely” seems so pejorative – suggesting I wish there was more I can do to relieve the stress of uncertainty and discomfort. But why do I minimize the value of simply being available in the moment, ready to serve and participate, making sure not to force anything or anyone to do something unintentional. It’s such a delicate balance. It’s risky business. Yes, and I’m ever more convinced of how resistance to what is meant to unfold and what we mean to unfold Is the opposite of the creative process (and product) being valued as something beautiful.
When it comes to clay and the powerful metaphor it possesses relevant to my faith journey, I take great comfort in God’s persistence to not give up on forming and reforming us into something beautiful, something eternal; but this process can only happen when we offer ourselves as lumps of clay or cracked ceramic pieces for Him to handle with care.The process requires relationship, an intimate relationship, to truly render creative worth. The prophet Ezekiel said this on God’s behalf, “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.” (Ezekiel 36:26) Eternity is still part of the story, the creative genius persists. We were and are not meant to be dust to dust but earthy divine creatures that have stories to tell and art to make forever.
Plaster & Clay
Casted human foot: plaster 1992
Tile #2 of triptych series; clay 1992
Terra-cotta mask: 1999
Yin-Yang carafe and goblets: clay 2002
Bowl: Part 1 of communion set (Bread & Wine); clay 2002
Pottery pieces in Bowl – collected during my trip to Israel 2019:
*Collection A from Meggido; 7th century BC (Israelite era)
*Collection B found during my archaeological dig experience from Bet Guvrin; 3rd century BC (Edemite era)
Hand-built vessel; clay 2002
Sing; casted plaster sculpture 2012
The Dressmaker’s Form: terra-cotta 2013
Labor of Love; terra-cotta 2013
Special thanks to an amazing art crew from Plumstead Christian School; photo of “voted most artistic”, senior year 1994
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Crystal Abidin’s research about Chinese photo-editing app MeituXiuxiu quoted by media
The research of Crystal Abidin, Postdoctoral Fellow at MMTC, that tracked the user flows of a Chinese photo-editing app known as MeituXiuxiu in Asia and the U.S., was quoted by a number of Chinese and American media outlets and online portals. As a sociocultural anthropologist who studies vernacular Internet culture, Crystal explains that the popularity of MeituXiuxiu represents inter-cultural diffusive flows, and its viral spread and uptake in Anglophone contexts has resulted in the emergence of exotic franca, intercultural dialogues between users, and media stereotypes.
MeituXiuxiu is owned by Xiamen Meitu Technology Co., Ltd., a Chinese company which was founded in 2008 and is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Links to media coverage quoting Crystal:
- That Weird Glamour Shot Selfie App You’re Seeing Is Called Meitu (Buzzfeed, 19 January 2017): https://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/meitu-weird-chinese-selfie-app-is-what-you-need?utm_term=.mvDmq0XNq#.olEn7kzQ7
- Why did MeituXiuxiu attain popularity overnight in the US (CBNweekly, 26 January 2017): http://finance.sina.com.cn/roll/2017-01-26/doc-ifxzyxxk0641286.shtml
- How did Meitu become China’s most popular app (xmtongju, 24 August 2017): http://www.xmtongju.com/91pianpianshenqiruanjianxiazai/20170824/620.html
- Aba services claim they do not use paid promotions (Jiaoyouwang, 3 September 2017): http://www.ynsmfw.com/daoliu/127120.html
- How a local beauty app caused foreigners to conform (Weixin, 5 May 2017): https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5ODMzMDMyMw==&mid=2653169276&idx=1&sn=ae6ef7e60a591a4905f66b667cf950d3&chksm=bd1cecc08a6b65d60d1624227ab744c602b11c5a3e7aac226991477d314da849e46c18bb3ac3&scene=0&ascene=7&devicetype=iOS10.3.1&version=16050720&nettype=WIFI&abtest_cookie=AAACAA%3D%3D&fontScale=100&pass_ticket=ljpnsGAC9XuG0ulzE%2BFex6Lrv3mOqVsvI5LF9tNzlNvHJTZvNaSzPAw1kdRIo84T&wx_header=1##
Link to Crystal’s blog post “MeituXiuxiu, Cultural diffusion, and Asia Exotica” (January 19, 2017): https://wishcrys.com/2017/01/19/meituxiuxiu-cultural-diffusion-and-asia-exotica/
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Those who can, do. Those who can’t, bully.
01 Nov 16
The quote rings loud and true and this month I want to take a few moments to talk about bullying. We all hear about it, read about it, and are encouraged to ensure children in our communities are not being bullied. But, do we really understand the impact of bullying? I definitely didn’t up until very recently. I would read stories in the news or see posts on social media related to keeping an eye out for bullying and stepping in to help and I would glance over them and move on. It was not until I was a victim of bullying that I truly realized the impact of it and as they say you have to live it to understand it.
Bullying doesn’t stop in schools or as you grow up. Whenever you step into the world to do something, you take a risk that you will encounter a bully. And when a bully is successful in his campaign of destruction on his victim, he will cause you to believe that you are responsible for everything that is happening to you. It is no different than the victims of abuse or assault that may have questions in their mind about whether they did something to provoke it. And at that point, it is very critical for the individual to understand that there is nothing you can do that deserves that kind of a response whether it be bullying, abuse, or assault.
An incident with a bully in a professional situation made me realize that this doesn’t stop when we grow up. But, further, it really helped me realize the strong impact an incident such as this can have on someone. I consider myself a fairly strong person but the incident really shook me to my core, had a negative impact on my ability to do all the things I loved at work and at home, and I could not stop asking myself did I somehow provoke this behavior. I had to work hard to tune out the pointless noise, concentrate on the task at hand and what I was trying to accomplish, and get the rubbish questions around whether this was my fault out of my head.
I was blessed to have support from my husband who patiently helped me work through the confusion I was feeling and helped me realize that I had to learn to let it go quickly. I can honestly say I don’t think I would have gotten over the situation that quickly if it hadn’t been for his support and words of wisdom.
As I moved on, it made me wonder if it can have such a devastating impact on me – an adult who considers herself fairly strong, how could a child handle such a situation? Most children have not seen tough situations in life, are still trying to figure out who they are, and are extremely fragile and sometimes insecure. An incident like this would be a thousand times more devastating for a child and if I could not get over it without someone standing by me, how would a child?
And would a child even know to ask for help? As adults, we form strong relationships with family, friends, or spouses where we share details of our lives and get more comfortable asking for help. However, a child may not have that comfort to share what is happening and ask for help. So, it becomes our duty to watch for changes in behavior and try to look for signs of whether a child is being bullied and form relationships based on trust where they can feel comfortable coming to us and talking about these things.
In our lives, we tend to get pulled into the chaos of balancing work, social life, home, and family. And, even though we may notice changes in behavior, don’t take the time out to truly understand what might be causing it. After my recent experience, I highly encourage everyone to try and not fall into the trap of our busy lives and take the time to talk to the children in our lives. Make sure incidents such as this are not a part of their lives because it will have a long lasting impact on their future and who they become as adults. As we enter the South Asian Holiday Season followed by the American Holiday Season, I wish everyone a house full of family, love, food, and celebrations. Happy Diwali!
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Rosie Carney, who has made to NPR’s top 100-song list, will return to the U.S. to record some new music. DANIEL ALEXANDER HARRIS / SACKSCO.COM
By Nora Scally
Musical artists draw inspiration from numerous aspects of their life to create their art. One of Rosie Carney’s biggest inspirations is Ireland.
The UK-born singer-songwriter moved to Ireland when she was 10 years old. At just 21, the songstress has had success in the world of music. Currently signed to the independent label Akira Records, Carney has performed at the American musical festival – SXSW and made it onto NPR’s top 100-song list.
“I definitely gather most of my inspiration from the world around me,” Carney said, “The landscape surrounding my home in Ireland is what inspired me to start making music in the first place.”
Carney’s music is soulful and pure, evoking emotions upon listening. She said there were several themes she incorporated into her debut album, “Bare,” released in January 2019.
“Honesty, self discovery, courage and vulnerability. It’s a very minimal album. Space and ambience,” Carney said.
The previously Donegal-based signer said Ireland helped her write this album and touch on these aspects of the album.
“Well, musically, it [Ireland] has taught me how to write songs using imagery. I love painting scenes in my music and those scenes are heavily inspired by places I’ve been. I also feel like, if I hadn’t moved to Ireland when I was younger and experienced its solitude, I wouldn’t have grown to know myself the way I do now,” Carney said. “It can be a very quiet and lonely place. A lot of the time you’re left with just yourself. It’s given me the opportunity to take advantage of that solitude and get to know who I really am. It's also a country with such an incredible history of poets and artists. There’s something in the water here.”
Carney said that while living in Ireland has benefitted her in many ways, it also challenged her in others. She said that the seclusion can hold her back, so she moved to London for more of a network to work with.
She has more coming. The young singer continues to grow in popularity, with high praises from critics of her debut album and over 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify.
“I’m travelling to the States in November to record some new music I’ve been working on this past year,” Carney said. “Can’t say much more than that but I’m very excited about the crew I’ll be getting to work with.”
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As part of our commitment to supporting our local communities, we’re proud to be able to offer free storage space to various local charities and raise their profiles through our Behind Blue Walls series. This week, we’d like to highlight the amazing work of Nishkam Swat (a charity based close to Safestore Chelmsford) which is dedicated to bringing practical help to the homeless.
Nishkam Swat’s aims
‘Swat’ is an acronym for the Sikh Welfare & Awareness Team. They work on the Sikh belief that everyone should feel loved, live in safety, be respected and be able to achieve their full potential.
Based on the teachings of the founder of the Sikh faith, Guru Nanak, Nishkam Swat serves thousands of free Langar meals each week. ‘Langar’ is the concept of a free communal kitchen, a place where fresh, nutritious food is prepared and donated to those in society who need it. Guru Nanak advocated this religious duty as a way of promoting equality among all. This ‘selfless service’ (‘Seva’) as provided by Nishkam Swat has meant that thousands of homeless and hungry across London have had hot meals and - more recently - access to healthcare.
History of Nishkam Swat
Founded in 2008, Nishkam Swat was initially concerned with improving the lives of local young people. Founder Randeep Singh began by providing a youth club in Southall where young people could go to play football, learn martial arts, play games and engage in workshops on gang culture, alcohol abuse and drug addiction.
Then one day in 2009 they were visited by a homeless man, who asked for help with gaining access to accommodation as well as food. This led the charity to find out more about the local homeless population and they established their Homeless Project. Liaising with immigration, the police, local councils, housing charities and community centres, Nishkam Swat quickly improved the lives of those they helped.
Nishkam Swat Homeless Projects
The help that Nishkam Swat provided to over 200 local homeless men in Southall eventually meant that the charity was effectively redundant in that area - they had helped to resolve long-standing problems such as drug and alcohol addiction, immigration problems and mental health difficulties so that those men were able to be accommodated and move on with their lives. The charity didn’t want to stop there, though, and merely shifted the geographical focus of their aid, spreading their work to neighbouring districts and ultimately abroad.
Having gradually increased in frequency over the years, Nishkam Swat’s Langars now take place several times each day and provide a free, hot meal to 1,000 homeless people each week. They now work in 13 different locations across London and far beyond, in:
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Nishkam Swat Healthcare Project
A 26-mile “Zero Hunger” walk by the Nishkam Swat team raised enough money (an amazing £40k!) to buy and fit their Healthcare Ambulance - a groundbreaking way to provide essential healthcare services to the homeless. Partnered with Tesco Pharmacy, Nishcam Swat are able to deliver free ‘flu vaccines; local dentists volunteer to carry out hygiene assessments and provide toothbrushes and toothpaste; local opticians provide eye tests and eye health examinations.
These are services that homeless people would otherwise struggle to access for a variety of reasons yet are vital to allow those people to live with dignity and without pain or discomfort.
Support Nishkam Swat
We’re delighted to be able to store Nishkam Swat’s non-perishable food and cooking equipment at our Safestore Colchester
branch. If you can help by providing food and/or money to support this fantastic charity, you can visit their Just Giving page here
or get involved
via their website.
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Deputy Public Protector urges graduates to use their skills to strengthen economy, ensure clean governance
Young graduates are the ultimate guardians of the country’s constitution and should use their skills to clean up governance problems facing the country, Deputy Public Protector Adv. Kevin Malunga said at the weekend.
Addressing the Auwal Socio-Economic Research Institute (ASRI) Future Leaders Fellowship graduation in Johannesburg, Adv. Malunga said the graduates were part of the generation that has to take the country to the next level and make it internationally competitive.
He challenged graduates and the audience to ask themselves why the country lagged behind other less resourced states such as Gabon, Equitorial Guinea and Botswana in terms of the United Nations (UN) benchmarks of the Human Development Index and GDP per capita.
The Deputy Public Protector said that part of the answer to the problem was on how optimally the country was using its resources, arguing that the state resources and the economy that were needed to improve the lives of the people were leaking.
Adv. Malunga said defective state procurement process and other governance deficiencies that have resulted in some State Owned Enterprises (SOE) operating below their potential, posed a serious risk to the country’s economy.
He reminded graduates that they were part of the generation that should ensure that every public resource available was used effectively and as efficiently as possible and where there was wrongdoing, accountability is enforced.
Encouraging them to play their part in fighting corruption, Adv. Malunga said his office was established to, among other things, fight corruption and close the trust deficit between citizens and the state. However, the office could not achieve this mammoth task alone.
Deputy Public Protector Malunga observed that corruption and service delivery challenges posed a threat to the country’s stability, calling on everyone to be vigilant in safeguarding constitutionalism.
He emphasised that various rights in the Constitution entrenched a right to complain and that should graduates see that the state was not doing something right, they should use constitutionally provided mechanisms that included his office to complain.
Adv. Malunga singled out state procurement as one of the areas that needed to be monitored closely as infringements such as inflation of prices by service providers continued to steal resources that could have been used for projects that could improve the economy.
The Deputy Public Protector cited, as an example, instances where school feeding schemes paid up to R40 for a loaf of bread. He said this called for vigilant monitoring and competitive pricing before the state could commit itself to procuring from such suppliers.
The event was organised by Auwal Socio-Economic Research Institute to honour graduates of The 2016 ASRI Future Leaders Fellowship Program who are drawn from various universities across the country and trained to become agents of change in various sectors of the society.
ASRI is a pluralist domestic public policy institute that conducts policy research, prototyping and advocacy in the areas of Nation Building & Governance; Job Creation; Public Health; Public Education, and Crime and Justice.
For more information, contact:
Senior Manager: Communications
Public Protector South Africa
Cell: 072 264 3273
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The Arc of Illinois has created a website with COVID-19 information: https://www.thearcofil.org/covid-19-information/. See the flyer below for more about them. They offer advocacy, family support, training, and resources.
The Illinois Respite Coalition (IRC) is dedicated to increasing public awareness of the importance of “Lifespan Respite,” promoting education and training for families and providers of respite services, and advocating support for caregivers by ensuring access to quality respite services for the residents of Illinois. See the attached flyer for more information!
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At the end of January, a female Maronesa cow was born in the Faia Brava Reserve, one of the Rewilding Europe core areas in Western Iberia. Totally, there are now 10 Maronesa individuals living in a semi-wild way at Faia Brava.
Tag: Côa valley
Rewilding Europe Capital was recently launched at the WILD10 congress in Salamanca, Spain, and has completed its first two loans to financially support businesses in Velebit (Croatia) and Portugal.
The first edition of the Erasmus Intensive Programme “European Wilderness Entrepreneurship” was a great success for the Western Iberia rewilding area. During this two week event a consortium of thirty students and fifteen lecturers/researchers from universities in Bulgaria, Croatia, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the Netherlands looked at the role of entrepreneurship to promote the future wilderness of Western Iberia.
Traditionally, nature conservationists are not trained in business development and entrepreneurship. It is often assumed that nature conservation related professions are guided by ecological and sustainable principles which, therefore, define the educational design of nature conservation curricula. However, the uncertain financial contexts for nature conservation and persistent competing claims by diverse stakeholders concerned, require alternative professional competences to address current conservation challenges.
From the very fragmented, small-landowner landscape in northeastern Portugal, we suddenly come into a big, already quite raw and wild-looking area: the 600 hectare Faia Brava private nature reserve, in the dramatic Côa valley. This is Portugal’s first private reserve and it is owned by Associaçâo Transumância e Natureza, who is working to rewild it, taking away all extractive use and bringing back lost wildlife, as well as protecting the already existing precious locally breeding wildlife: the Bonelli’s eagle, the golden eagle, griffon vulture, Egyptian vulture, eagle owl etc. And taking care of the cultural heritage sites in the reserve as well.
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WHAT IS AN ETCHING?
Etchings are made by transferring the ink in an image cut into a metal “plate” onto paper under extreme pressure. You can spot an etched print because there is a pressure mark on the paper, around the image. Etching is a time-consuming and skilful process and usually etchings are printed in limited editions – I only do editions up to a maximum of ten (and often as little as five) because it takes so long and because the image on the plate can start to degrade.
MAKING MARKS ON METAL
Until recently I used copper for etching because I liked its colour and softness and because I could use a fairly benign acid – ferric chloride – to “bite” into the copper in order to make marks. Now I use aluminium as an etching plate. It is much quicker to work with and is also much safer and “greener” as one does not use any toxic solvents or mordants
I create images using a combination of methods. For example, I generally use a lithograph crayon to make marks on the metal plate and then cover it with a “resist” layer of varnish. The crayon can then be rubbed off under the varnish exposing the metal that will be “bitten” by the mordant (Copper sulphate) while the varnish protects the rest of the plate. I also use acid painting and dipping to create marks and sometimes use a metal needle or burnisher to make lines.
A thin layer of printing ink is applied to the metal plate. Surplus ink can then be gently removed from the surface of the plate with a coarse muslin called “scrim”. However, some ink will be trapped below the surface of the metal in the marks and textured areas “bitten” by the mordant.
The plate – image side up – is then placed on the bed of the etching press with a piece of damp printing paper over it. Blankets are then placed over the paper and the whole “sandwich” rolled between the two heavy metal rollers of the etching press. This pressure will transfer the ink in the plate onto the paper. If two plates are being used to make a print, the process should be repeated so that the second image will be superimposed on the first.
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Twitter has been under a constant attack from a large of spambots, publicizing bitcoin giveaways. The modus operandi of these bots is to hijack verified accounts of celebrities or renowned brands and ask their followers to send a small amount of bitcoin or other any other cryptocurrency with hollow promises of much bigger bonuses in return.
Of late, many of these bots have infiltrated Twitter and despite efforts to keep the platform clean, several accounts including that of Indian B2B e-commerce portal IndiaMART as well as India’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) have been compromised. Other victims of the scam include UK-based clothing line Farah, and the Australian branch of tech consulting firm Capgemini, as well as Tesla CEO Elon Musk whose identity is being used to drive a lot of these scams.
One of the recent victims of this scam was the official handle of Google’s G Suite. The account has 822,000 followers, which is a big pool filled with small and big fishes. Multiple users reported the hack and while the tweet disappeared minutes after it surfaced, it was enough to grab the attention of Twitteratti.
Restored now, but wow, @gsuite. This is happening frequently enough that Twitter really needs to make a statement on *how* it’s happening IMHO. What advice are they giving people on how to avoid this? https://t.co/Cx96mIKnWj
— Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) November 13, 2018
While the exact duration for which the tweet was live isn’t clear, taking note of the time stamp on the screenshot shared by user @UdaanTappu, it is clear that the tweet could be seen until after at least 19 minutes of being posted.
What's up Twitter?? pic.twitter.com/Buc82WVoXy
— UdaanTappu™ (@UdaanTappu) November 13, 2018
Google or the G Suite team has not issued an official statement, so it looks like while measures are being taken to avoid talking about it, the company does not want negative publicity.
An alarming facet of the story is that the obtrusive tweet seems to have been promoted by Twitter, which means that while Twitter has been talking about taking strict action, these scammers are easily trading under the nose of advert moderators.
The 1st version of my "Crypto Scam Hunter" is working. Every 4h, the bot will publish a message like this one for the hacked verified accounts who are promoting crypto scam. Stay tune! https://t.co/wnJ2XQ2VXN
— Baptiste Robert (@fs0c131y) November 13, 2018
Notably, French white-hat hacker who goes by the name Elliot Alderson created a bot to automatically point out such offensive and rogue spam tweets and it seems to be doing a better job than Twitter’s large team of facilitators.
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News and analysis from The Center for Michigan • http://thecenterformichigan.net
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Original article URL: http://bridgemi.com/2013/08/black-males-in-michigan-die-at-an-alarming-rate/
7 August 2013
While Michigan may be aging faster than any other state, our overall death numbers are not growing. Provisional death totals for 2011, just released by Michigan’s Department of Community Health, show that the total number of deaths in Michigan fell by 313 between 2010 and 2011. If we were to look at the last three years (2009-11) compared to the previous three (a common method used in health circles to account for one year anomalies) we would see an average annual increase of 478 deaths or 0.5 percent.
Let’s just look at the one-year trend for a moment. County trends came out even with 41 decreases and 41 increases. Only Luce County, with a mere 65 deaths, experienced no change. Wayne County had the largest numeric decrease of 508, followed by Calhoun (126), Kalamazoo and Menominee (both at 117). Something was happening on the southwest side of the state because Cass, St. Joseph and Berrien counties also experienced “healthy” decreases. Menominee, which dropped from 272 to 155, experienced, by far, the largest percentage decrease at -43 percent. Menominee also experienced a jump of six births between 2010 and 2011, after years of decline, with births outnumbering deaths! Could we be on the verge of future growth?
The largest numerical increase in deaths occurred in Macomb County at 314. Kent was a distant second with 146, followed by Ingham (95), Monroe (93) and Midland (91). When we change the view to greatest percentage increase we find Benzie (-19.1 percent), Osceola (-18.2) and Charlevoix (-16.9), all counties with less than 300 annual deaths.
So as not to disturb the health researchers in our reading audience, I will now move to an analysis using 3-year averages and compare the 2006-2008 and 2009-2011 periods. Now we find 56 counties with increasing deaths, 26 with decreasing deaths and Montcalm which held steady. (See accompanying map to know how your county compares.)
The large numerical decreases occurred in the counties that have experienced significant levels of population loss – Wayne and Saginaw counties. The question is whether these trends are really correlated? Are we losing an older cohort who is dying elsewhere or does population loss lead to longer lifespans for those who remain? In addition, a number of the Upper Peninsula counties have seen death numbers decline as well.
The largest numerical increases were found in Oakland (276 or 3.0 percent), Macomb (259 and 3.5), Kent (128 and 3.1), Genesee (122 and 3.1), Livingston (103 and 9.0) and Kalamazoo (100 and 5.2).
In addition to county death totals, the new data provide us with another way to compare counties – by age-adjusted death rates. When viewed this way, deaths take on a very different look. In fact, the county with the lowest age-adjusted death rate of 409.4 (Menominee, which is nestled next to Wisconsin in the Upper Peninsula) is less than half that of the 18 counties with the highest rates. At the top of the list is Kalkaska at 909.5, just east of Grand Traverse County where the rate was just 677.6.
One last analysis that the new data allow is gender and race (only white and African American) age-adjusted death rates. Figure 1 looks at the rates by gender and race for all deaths, while Figure 2 targets the population cohorts of 15 to 24 and 25 to 34 years of age.
Figure 1 clearly shows that white females have the lowest age-adjusted death rate while African American men have the highest. In fact, the rate for African American men is 1.85 times higher. While the rate for African American females is 1.24 times higher than that of white females, it is less than the rate (0.91) of white males.
The discrepancy between the death rates of African-American males and the other groups is accentuated when we study specific age cohorts. It is well-documented that young African-American males tend to be concentrated in central-city neighborhoods with high rates of crime. We hear about the “mean streets” and the “school to prison pipeline.” We know too well the results of “institutional racism.”
Figure 2 shows these results very clearly. Higher infant death rates for African Americans as a whole (2.6 to 1), both male and female, give way to a reduced age-adjusted death rate discrepancy (1.9 to 1) for the 1 to 14 years of age cohort. The rate for African-American males and females at this age is the same. However, the picture changes dramatically once our youth reach their early teens and move through their early 30s.
Figure 2 shows the age-adjusted rates by race and gender for the 15-24 years of age and 25-34 years of age cohorts.
It is easy to see the large discrepancies between African-American males and each of the other three groups.
The 190.6 deaths per 100,000 rate for 15-24 year olds is 2.1 times that of white males and 3.7 times that of African-American females.
The rate for 25-34 year old African-American males jumps to 284.8 per 100,000! This is still 2.1 times that of white males, with a slight reduction to 3.0 times that of African-American females.
While the details for 2011 are not yet available, a review of 2010 shows clearly the leading factors driving these rates. African-American males 15-24 years of age had homicide, accidents and suicide as the three leading causes of death. Homicide was way ahead of the others and accounted for 103.6 deaths per 100,000. Accidents ranked number 1 for white males with a rate of only 35.8 per 100,000. Homicide ranked fourth in the list with a rate of 2.5. The African-American male rate was 41 times higher! While the homicide rate goes up for both races in the 25-34 years of age cohort, the rank is still number 1 for African Americans and number 5 for whites, the ratio drops slightly to 28 to 1.
While we started out looking at what the new death data tell us geographically, we finish with a much more important story. In order for Michigan to be successful, all its residents need access to opportunity – in services, in public safety, in education and resources across the board. Too many black and brown boys are growing up in conditions of very low opportunity and must truly “beat the odds” to not be another statistic. We have blamed the victim for too long. Let us acknowledge the realities and institute the policies and programs that will help to reverse the trend and provide the resources for success.
Age adjusting rates is a way to make fairer comparisons between groups with different age distributions. For example, a county having a higher percentage of elderly people may have a higher rate of death or hospitalization than a county with a younger population, merely because the elderly are more likely to die or be hospitalized. Age adjustment can make the different groups more comparable.
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Incirlik Air Base (Turkish: İncirlik Hava Üssü) (IATA: UAB, ICAO: LTAG) is a Turkish air base of slightly more than 3320 ac (1335 ha), located in the İncirlik quarter of the city of Adana, Turkey. The primary unit stationed at Incirlik Air Base is the 39th Air Base Wing (39 ABW) of the U.S. Air Force.
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The 39th Air Base Wing (39 ABW) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Third Air Force. It is stationed at Incirlik Air Base , Turkey .
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İncirlik (Turkish pronunciation: [indʒiɾˈlic]) is a quarter in the Yüreğir district of the city of Adana, 8 km (5 mi) east of the downtown.
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Best Military Bases for Outdoor Enthusiasts Naval Base Kitsap. Location: Bremerton, Bangor, and Keyport, Washington. Military Branch: Navy . Fort Carson. Location: Fort Carson, Colorado. Military Branch: Army.
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Notably, the United States has been in an aggressive posture in this region to counter the growing Chinese influence in the region. Under a compact of free association signed with Washington in 1994, the United States is responsible for its defense; however, it does not maintain any permanent military presence there .
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Jan. 9 is the first day of classes at Indiana University in Bloomington.
In recent weeks, 43,000 graduate and undergraduate students from our state’s largest college campus each have purchased hundreds of dollars of textbooks to prepare for their intellectual journeys.
In years past, these students would have gone to the official university bookstore—or a local competitor, like TIS—to make these large purchases, Yet today, most students at Indiana University locate their books on online retailers—places like Amazon.com or Chegg.com.
Assuming an average of $500 spent per student on books (and many students, especially those in the Kelley School of Business, the Jacobs School of Music, or students majoring in the hard sciences, spend up to $1,000 per semester), the IU community will spend over $21 million on textbooks during the spring semester. Those sales on Amazon.com or other online textbook sales and rental websites escape taxation from the state of Indiana, creating further incentive—other than convenience or wider selections—to turn to digital options.
This diversification of the textbook market has dramatically outpaced policies governing it. A clear disparity exists between Indiana’s brick-and-mortar textbook retailers and their online counterparts. College bookstores in Bloomington, West Lafayette, Terre Haute, Evansville, South Bend and Indianapolis collect a 7-percent levy on all textbooks sold in their stores, while online retailers pay little to none.
Most Indiana politicos believe that the Indiana General Assembly will likely enact new tax collection mechanisms for online retailers during its 2012 legislative session. While those advocating for this policy shift are attempting to level the playing field between retailers, as a strict fiscal conservative, my philosophy on government dictates that taxes should be both fair and limited.
Tax discrepancies cannot—and should not—be solved solely by increasing the undertaxed party’s bill. In this case, the solution cannot simply lie in erecting new tax barriers for online retailers. Instead, wouldn’t eliminating taxes on in-state brick-and-mortar textbook sales accomplish the same tax equalization?
Deficit hawks in both houses of the Legislature likely would raise a few issues with such a policy—including that eliminating such taxes would drain already-limited state coffers. However, applying simple macroeconomic principles, rational actors are more likely to purchase a specific good when it costs less, and thus, a tax holiday for textbooks likely would encourage Indiana students to purchase their textbooks from in-state retailers.
The perpetuation of such purchases would obviously increase the incomes—and thus, the corporate income tax contributions—of Indiana’s bookstores, assuaging the fiscal hawks’ budgetary concerns. In addition, this additional income allows Hoosier textbook retailers to hire more employees, pay higher wages and invest in their business infrastructure—all of which increase holistic tax revenue.
During the last four legislative sessions, a bill was introduced to provide a back-to-school tax holiday for college textbooks. This session, with its assured magnification of sales tax issues, provides the perfect opportunity to finally enact this needed legislation, and several state legislators are examining legislative options to ensure our students (and their parents) receive tax relief they so desperately need.
Any tax increase for online textbook retailers must be tempered to prevent students from bearing the brunt of the blow—and a two-day sales tax holiday seems to be the perfect solution for both Hoosier businesses and Hoosier students.
Simply raising taxes for purchases made on Amazon.com does not punish Amazon.com. It punishes those young Hoosiers who seek out all options to save any money possible.
College students have shouldered much of the burden of decreased state funding of institutions of higher education, which has been offset through tuition increases quadrupling the rate of inflation. Our policymakers must act to ensure further financial harm does not befall students pursuing the self-improvement embodied in our American dream.•
Kingsolver, a Fishers native, is a senior at Indiana University majoring in political science, international studies and business management. He also is student body president and the former state chairman of the Indiana Federation of College Republicans. Send comments on this column to email@example.com.
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Chapter 2: Property rights: private and political institutions
2 Property rights: private and political institutions Louis De Alessi* 1 Introduction Economic theory postulates that individuals seek a multitude of goals in a world of unrelieved scarcity. Because individuals must compete with each other for the right to use the resources available, the fundamental economic problem within any society is to evolve a set of rules for controlling competition, that is, for organizing cooperation. These rules, which are embedded in a society’s formal and informal institutions, sanction the range of permissible behavior by specifying the rights that individuals may hold to the use of scarce resources, including their own persons. The resulting system of property rights constrains the choices available to individuals acting on their own behalf or as agents for others, determining how the benefits and harms flowing from a decision are allocated between the individual making it and other members of society (Alchian 1965b). The central insight of economics, first clearly articulated by Adam Smith ( 1976), is that individuals respond predictably to opportunities for gain. Because the property rights embedded in different institutions confront decision makers with different costs and rewards, offering different opportunities for gain, they affect choices systematically and predictably (De Alessi 1980; Eggertsson 1990; Rutherford 1994; Furubotn and Richter 1997). Given scarcity, individuals can increase their welfare through specialization and exchange. Specialization in production steers rights to the use of inputs to those activities in which they are more productive, while specialization in consumption steers rights to the use of outputs to...
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Aging is a natural process for all animals, but the senior dog stage of life doesn’t have to be a painful time for your loved one. With TLC and quality home care, your pup can truly thrive during their golden years.
For bigger breeds, you’ll likely start to see signs of aging and, as a result, need to make adjustments for your dog between the ages of 7 to 10. For smaller dogs, this life change typically takes place in the mid to late teens.
Note that your dog’s health should not change dramatically overnight, as aging-related issues develop gradually over time. If any sudden problems do arise, seek medical attention immediately.
Below, find out the common issues that affect senior dogs and how you can manage them at home. Be sure to discuss these lifestyle changes with your vet and remember, now that your dog is a senior, it’s recommended to schedule at least two checkups a year.
Senior dog issue: Changes in elimination
Solutions for the home: As your dog ages, they may have to go more often. If your schedule doesn’t allow for taking your pet out on a more frequent basis, consider getting a dog walker, helping your dog transition to using doggie diapers or pee pads between bathroom trips outside, or keeping your senior pup in an area of the home where messes won’t be a hassle to clean up.
Senior dog issue: Painful movements, difficulty navigating
Solutions for the home: Slowing down, playing less often, and having less energy is to be expected, but that doesn’t mean your dog has to live in discomfort. Does your dog have a hard time climbing to her or his favorite resting places, taking the stairs, or shifting from one position to another? Has routine walking around the house become more of a challenge?
While medications, therapies, exercises, or other treatments may be recommended, senior pet products, such as dog stairs for accessing furniture and other harder-to-reach places, booties for avoiding slips and falls, slings and harnesses for providing support, and an orthopedic mattress or waterbed can also help.
- Carpeting and rugs can help make walking around the house more comfortable.
- Long nails could cause painful walking, so make it a routine to keep those trim.
- Ensure sure food and water can still be easily accessed and that no other pets in the home are getting to all the food and water first.
Senior dog issue: Hearing and vision loss
Solution for the home: Troubles getting around the house may also arise from failing sight and hearing. To address this try to keep your dog’s surroundings familiar, and clutter- and obstacle-free.
Senior Dog Issue: Sensitivity to cold, heat, and humidity
Solution for the home: Outdoor dogs may need to transition to being indoor dogs as seniors, especially during bad-weather days. Keep extra bedding around, doggie sweaters on hand, and the temperatures warm on chilly days. On hot, humid days, make sure your pal doesn’t get overheated.
More on Senior Dogs
10 Symptoms In Older Dogs You Shouldn't Ignore
Dog Dementia: How It Affects Aging Dogs
Your Handy Dog Age Calculator - A Pocket Chart
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While fibre is the holy grail for many, there is a degree of whiplash from some consumers in the United States where Verizon is rolling out its fibre to the home service - FiOS. To read what people are worried about visit the Florida Consumer Viewpoint blog.
The things that we need to be aware of in the rush to having a fibre based infrastructure for the last mile of connectivity to the home are things such as:
None of these problems are insurmountable, but in the US it seems Verizon is not giving those who sign-up to FIOS the option of retaining their existing copper based telephone line, and due to the fact that Verizon is not required to offer equal access to other providers, people are locked into using Verizon.
In the UK if the BT group rolls out a fibre based service they are likely to be required to ensure access is available via a range of communications providers. If a competitor to BT were to roll-out a fibre based infrastructure then it is likely no such requirement would be placed upon them and with the rise of gated communities, we may see lock ins to certain communications providers.
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Psoriasis is a chronic skin disorder. The most common symptoms are silvery-white to reddish patches of scaly skin. People with psoriasis will also have patches of flaky, inflamed skin.
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a condition that arises from psoriasis. Like other types of arthritis, PsA causes pain, stiffness, and swelling in affected joints. Those with psoriasis are often diagnosed with PsA within 10 years of the onset of psoriasis. Experts estimate that one-third to one-half of those with psoriasis will eventually develop PsA.
The Psoriasis and PsA Connection
While psoriasis and PsA may appear unrelated, both reflect underlying immune system dysfunction. Psoriasis is typically diagnosed by the onset of plaques, while PsA affects the joints, typically the ankles and lower spine.
Psoriasis is more noticeable or apparent, so it’s easier to diagnosis than PsA. PsA can come in many forms, and can trigger other side effects like fatigue and reduced movement.
The Effects of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
The most common form of psoriasis is plaque psoriasis, also known as psoriasis vulgaris. It affects about 80 to 90 percent of all psoriasis patients. It’s characterized by plaques that arise on the skin. Plaques are scaly patches of raised, silver-white, or reddish skin. Psoriasis is a chronic disease, so it never goes away. But disease activity may rise and fall. Likewise, plaques may come and go. Some lesions may be disfiguring or painful, affecting a person’s quality of life.
For those with PsA, white blood cells target the body’s tissues rather than protecting the body against foreign invaders. In the joints, they trigger an inflammatory response which can lead to the gradual destruction of joint cartilage. If allowed to progress, this process eventually results in twisted, painful, swollen joints that no longer function. Joint pain may be widespread, or may only occur on one side of the body.
Some people treat their occasional, mild symptoms of psoriasis with remedies applied directly to the skin. Similarly, mild PsA flares may occasionally be treated with over-the-counter drugs such as aspirin or ibuprofen. But these remedies only provide symptomatic relief. They don't address the underlying problem of a faulty immune system.
Drugs to suppress immune system activity are among the most effective treatments for psoriasis and PsA. Systemic, immune-suppressing drugs often provide relief. But the risk of secondary infections and side effects is greater when using these drugs. A newer class of drugs called biologics target specific parts of the immune system more precisely.
Talk to your doctor if you begin to experience joint pain or weakness. It’s important to treat PsA as early as possible to minimize joint damage.
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Raging violence in Central African Republic's capital, including mob attacks and an apparent assassination attempt targeting the lawless country's former justice minister, killed at least nine people over the weekend, witnesses and officials said Sunday.
Bangui is suffering widespread bloodshed and looting despite the presence of thousands of French and African peacekeepers and the appointment of a new transitional leader last month.
- Central African Republic's Muslims flee for their lives from capital
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On Sunday morning, Rwandan peacekeepers intervened after an angry mob killed a young Muslim man accused of killing a young woman, said Olga Mouth, a resident of Bangui's Fifth District where the incident occurred.
"The young Muslim man was guarding two buildings belonging to Muslim businessmen who fled the city," Mouth said. "The crowd said he attacked the young woman who was sitting outside the buildings selling porridge. This angered the residents, who came out in droves to lynch him before looting and burning the buildings."
Rwandan peacekeepers opened fire on the crowd, killing a man who turned out to be the young woman's uncle, said Mouth.
However, Rwandan Lt. Rosana Nsengimana could only confirm Sunday that one Rwandan peacekeeper had been injured.
Five additional bodies were retrieved from the same neighbourhood, he said. "We don't know the circumstances in which these people were killed," he said.
Anti-Muslim violence has escalated in Bangui in recent months, prompting many Muslims to flee the city. On Friday, thousands climbed aboard trucks protected by heavily armed Chadian soldiers in a mass exodus, cheered on by crowds of Christians.
Revenge for atrocities by Muslim coalition
The resentment stems from widespread atrocities committed by the mostly Muslim Seleka rebel coalition, which overthrew the president of a decade in March 2013 and replaced him with their leader, Michel Djotodia.
An armed Christian movement known as the anti-Balaka, aided by loyalists of ousted President Francois Bozize, began retaliating several months later. Djotodia resigned under intense regional pressure last month as the security situation spun out of control. More than 1,000 were killed in a matter of days in December.
Bangui's mayor, Catherine Samba-Panza, was appointed president of a transitional government a few days after Djotodia sought exile in the West African nation of Benin. Her administration faces the momentous tasks of restoring order, fostering reconciliation and organizing elections.
On Friday in The Hague, Netherlands, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court announced a preliminary investigation into potential war crimes or crimes against humanity in Central African Republic, saying the crisis had "gone from bad to worse."
Muslims left behind in Bangui fear for their safety, especially those associated with Djotodia's government.
On Sunday morning the home of Djotodia's former justice minister Arsene Sende came under attack in what one family member described as an apparent assassination attempt.
"Ten armed men who appeared to be anti-Balaka arrived at the ex-minister's house at around 6 a.m. They stabbed Fernand Hamza, the president of the commerce tribunal, and murdered his nephew," said a man who gave his name as Bruno and said he was a brother-in-law of Sende, the ex-minister.
He said the assailants overpowered the ex-Seleka members standing guard and looted the house before fleeing.
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If you are an amateur woodworker and you do not have strategies in front of you, how will you ever know which prepares to start with? With DIY jobs, there is always a ready-made or pre-made package. If you are looking for something a bit more distinct and you do not know where to begin, why not look for free Woodworking Plans?
There are a number of different sort of totally free Woodworking Strategies to pick from. There are even some free patterns readily available online that you can download and print out. If you are thinking about making a little bench, you may want to look at free woodworking plans that come with instructions for building a simple bench. You can likewise check out complimentary pattern websites that provide complimentary patterns for benches. If you have a bit more knowledge in woodworking, you can most likely figure out what kind of bench you require to make with no issue.
If you aren’t quite as educated in woodworking, there are a variety of diy tasks you can discover on the internet. For example, there are woodworking plans for all kinds of kitchen tools, such as a small table saw for reducing completions of wooden boards, and a hand saw for the deal with and blade. There are likewise plans for making birdhouses, furnishings, racks, etc. There are also prepares for decorating your house, such as plans for a nice garden or outside patio.
If you have actually never ever attempted to develop your own DIY tasks, I advise you start with a totally free set of plans or a free pattern website. By using complimentary plans and patterns, you can save yourself a lot of cash on having to pay someone to construct it for you. If you do not understand where to start, you can merely look up complimentary pattern sites or look for free plans online.
If you are not really into Do It Yourself jobs, you may wish to take a look at the more specialized sets readily available. There are various types of woodworking plans, so if you desire an unique bench or a very specific type of table, you may want to take a look at sets that provide whatever.
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You likewise need to take a look at the directions of the plans before you start the project. Check out all the guidelines thoroughly, especially the section on sanding and ending up the wood.
When trying to find a complimentary woodworking strategy, be sure to check out other individuals’s jobs initially, particularly if you are brand-new to DIY jobs. These people may have built the same type of bench that you are thinking about. You might be able to take some beneficial info from them and after that construct it from their plans.
When preparing your strategies, you ought to likewise think about the material you will utilize for your Do It Yourself jobs. Different types of wood will require various quantities of tools, depending upon what type of job you are constructing. The most expensive wood is typically the hardest wood to work with, and wood like oak can take a lot of abuse without breaking down.
You may likewise want to take a look at the size of the tasks prior to you purchase the strategies. Some plans are big enough to include several jobs in a single book. The smaller strategies might just include a couple of, so make certain you have a great idea of what size jobs you want to make before purchasing the strategies.
Finally, you need to search for plans that have actually detailed measurements. Despite the fact that you don’t have the time to check out each action, seeing a picture of what the ended up product looks like will assist make it simpler for you to build it.
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On board was the largest flight crew for a manned space mission up to that time: Mission Commander John W. Young (Captain, United States Navy, Retired), Pilot; Lieutenant Colonel Brewster H. Shaw, Jr., United States Air Force; Mission Specialists Owen K. Garriott, Ph.D., and Robert A.R. Parker, Ph.D.; and Payload Specialists Ulf Dietrich Merbold, Dr. rer. nat, of the European Space Agency (ESA); and Lieutenant Colonel Byron K. Lichtenberg, D.Sc., USAF (Massachusetts Air National Guard).
Columbia carried the NASA/ESA Spacelab module in the cargo bay. The mission was primarily to carry out 72 scientific experiments in astronomy, physics, biology, as well as to make observations of the Earth.
Columbia landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California at 23:47:24 UTC (3:47 p.m., PST), 8 December 1983. At 10 days, 7 hours, 47 minutes, 24 seconds, STS-9 was the longest space shuttle mission up to that time.
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Seems like the latest food coverage is all about school lunches and fast food. This sudden nutrition-minded media avalanche seemingly came out of nowhere just like the whole low-carb craze. And yet, because the answer isn't going to be "eat all the beef and bacon you want, just skip the bun," I doubt if the message will take hold as deeply as the last food fad. The other worry I have is that this new awareness will be just that, a fad, and we'll be onto the next thing in a year or two.
The thing is, this is not a fad. This issue, the tripling of the obesity rate among our children, is the end result of forty years of shifts in our culture, our food system, and in our own behaviors and lifestyle.
Forty years. My life span. And, though it makes me feel old, I have to admit a lot has changed. I was in the first generation that watched Sesame Street, Zoom and Electric Company. These shows were on PBS and the only "commercials" were Schoolhouse Rock segments and public service messages for kids. The one I remember most was this dancing slice of cheese that wore cowboy boots and a hat and sang, "Have yerself a hunka, a slab, a slice, a chunka, have yerself a hunka CHHEEEEESE!" The message was about choosing healthy snacks.
These days, public television does not have enough funding and many shows are underwritten by sponsors who are allowed logoed messages. Sesame Street is currently supported in part by McDonald's and Kellogg's Frosted Flakes and Fruit Loops. The same issue, lack of sufficient funding, has also opened the doors of our schools to fast food and soft drink entities.
The family Disney movie of the 70s was only on once a week when I was old enough to stay up in the evening. Now Disney and several other stations like Nickelodean have 24/7 programming. Kids today have an abundance of media options in addition to movies, video games and internet. More reasons than ever to stay rooted to the couch.
Of the commercials broadcast to fund this kid-targeted media, approximately half of them are for food and beverages like sweetened cereals, sweetened soft drinks, candies, processed snack foods and fast food. Yet, television, radio, print, billboards and internet advertising together account for only 20 percent of the annual $10 billion spent on food marketing to children. The other 80 percent is spent on less obvious tactics.
Our lifestyles have changed dramatically. While my latchkey status was a relatively new thing in the 70s, many families today have two working parents or a working single parent. Between the parents' schedule and an endless parade of activities, the family meal is no longer a given. Nearly one-third of families seldom eat together for an evening meal.
Our food industry has changed dramatically. I can remember the first Taco Bell that went in to a city near me when I was 11. Fast food was a novel experience, eating out was rare. Today, nearly one-third or more of our children's calories are consumed outside the home. Half of these meals are from restaurants and fast food restaurants. Even when we eat at home, much of the foods we buy and consume are processed. Quite often these items comprise the majority of our shopping cart. Up to 17,000 new processed foods are introduced to consumers each year, according to Michael Pollan's article, "Unhappy Meals."
The burden of all of these changes, our dangerous legacy, has fallen at the feet of our nation's children. My child. Your child. The outward signs of these seemingly unrelated changes in our culture have had a very real and measurable impact as noted by the Institute of Medicine:
- Our children's diets contain more calories than required to meet their needs.
- These same calories, while excessive, do not meet nutrition requirements
- Our children's consumption of fats, saturated fats, added sugars, sodium and empty carbohydrates exceed dietary recommendations.
- Infant and toddler diets commonly contain sweetened beverages and foods as well as fried potatoes. These same young children do not consume enough leafy green vegetables.
- Older children and adolescents consume double the recommended amounts of added sugars in their diets. Sweetened beverages account for a major source of these added sugars.
- Milk consumption has declined. Most children do not get an adequate intake of calcium.
- Consumption of fruits, vegetables and whole grains are not adequate enough to meet the recommended daily servings for most children.
- Foods consumed outside the home now account for nearly a third of our children's diets.
The future ahead
The most startling facts about the situation are clear when you look forward to the next 40 years if the trends continue. Currently one million 12-19-year-olds have been diagnosed with metabolic syndrome. If obesity levels continue at the current rate, the lifetime risk for a girl to be diagnosed with Type II diabetes is 40 percent. For boys, it is 30 percent. Conditions related to Type II diabetes including blindness, coronary artery disease, stroke and kidney failure may become ordinary conditions in middle age.
The good news in the situation — and we can use some — is that the flood of publicity on the topic has built awareness, and hopefully lasting changes, not just another fad. From awareness must come action. The source of this action cannot be from our governments, from the food industry and media with profits at stake, or even from our schools. Too much is at risk for us to wait for those institutions to change. The change must come from us.
As Ghandi said, "Be the change you wish to see in the world." If we do this, we can change the situation.
The next article in this series will be "Our Children Are What They Eat." It will cover the current health, diet and eating patterns for our children. As the series progresses, it will provide more insight into what all the factors are that shape children's food preferences, the role of food marketing, and steps each of us can take to change the situation.
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In "Pygmalion", what opinion does Higgins have of himself and how does he set himself apart from middle-class men and women?
Is that why he set himsef apart from the middle class and the reason that Liza reject him..
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Higgins is quite sure of himself and confident in his own intelligence. Lets be honest - he's arrogant. He lives the way that he wants to with little concern to what society wants. Here is how Shaw describes him:
careless about himself and other people, including their feelings. His manner varies from genial bullying... to stormy petulance... but he is so entirely frank and void of malice that he remains likeable even in his least reasonable moments."
He is careless in his decision to ignore propriety. He doesn't adhere to Victorian principles requiring a certain amound of tact and reserve. He says what he wants when he wants to. In the last act, he is admonished by his mother, who insists that he "behave" accordingly if he wants to speak to Eliza:MRS. HIGGINS: If you promise to behave yourself, Henry, I'll ask her to come down. If not, go home; for you have taken up quite enough of my time.
HIGGINS: Oh, all right. Very well. Pick: you behave yourself. Let us put on our best Sunday manners for this creature that we picked out of the mud. [He flings himself sulkily into the Elizabethan chair].
By not "behaving" according to society, Higgins sets himself apart. He arrogantly believes that he does not need to be anything but himself and everyone else should just accept him. Eliza does reject him for this. All she ever wished for was an average, socially acceptable life.
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Portucel Mozambique, a subsidiary of Portugal-based pulp and paper manufacturing company, Portucel Soporcel Group is investing more than $353 million in eucalyptus planting project to boost the Southern African country’s paper industry.
“An eucalyptus seedling programme would be launched, with five to six million plants per nursery, and would be installed in the middle of the forest areas to make best use of the local workforce and easily transport the seedlings to the plantation areas,” said Jorge Lacerda, CEO of Portucel Mozambique.
Lacerda said under this project, the company will plant 125,000 hectares of eucalyptus in Mozambique’s Manica province. The eucalyptus foundation will be in three districts in the province; Gondôla, Mossurize and Báruè, with a total area of 57,000 hectares, 43,000 hectares and 25,000 hectares respectively.
The Portucel Soporcel Group resulted from the 2001 merger of the firms Portucel and Soporcel. It has a productive capacity of 1.6 million tonnes of paper and 1.4 million tonnes of pulp,with 1,380 km2 of forest, and an annual turnover of over $1.9 billion. The company uses eucalyptus as the prime raw material for the production of pulp and fine printing and writing paper.
Portucel is Europe’s largest producer of bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp. It is also one of the five largest European producers of uncoated wood-free paper.
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The near-record temperatures last week and gusty breezes that continue to blow many of the fallen leaves around this weekend, followed by icy rain with the chance of snow, remind us that the only thing predictable about November weather is that it is unpredictable. And with many fall gardening chores needing to be completed before Old Man Winter arrives, avid gardeners are hurrying to prepare for the oncoming cold weather. Here are a few suggestions and tips to help you put your flower beds and vegetable gardens to bed for a long winter's nap:
In the past, you have probably heard to "clear cut" dead flowers during the fall to help control insect and disease problems. However, with herbaceous perennials that have been pest-free, you might consider leaving them to provide structure, color, cold protection and wildlife habitat during the winter months. For example, ornamental grasses can be attractive. Their long graceful blades flow freely in the winter winds. Likewise, a light snow gathers on the leaves to form a frozen fountain. Be cautious, however; those near structures should be cut to the ground because they can pose a fire hazard.
Perennials with evergreen or semi-evergreen foliage also can provide interesting color. Foliage left on marginally hardy plants such as mums and tender ferns provides insulation and helps ensure overwintering of plant crowns. And seed heads of some plants such as purple cone flowers and sunflowers supply food for birds. Of course, some perennials are naturally messy after dormancy and should be cut back in the fall. Trimmed materials should be added to the compost pile. If available, add some green material as well. The nitrogen source will help decompose the tough woody stems.
Mulching has traditionally been part of the winterizing process, particularly mulching newly planted perennials. A thick layer of mulch helps prevent frost heaving in the winter. Small plants or newly planted plants are often pushed out of the ground by the freezing and thawing action of the soil. Keeping perennials covered with mulch keeps them frozen longer and helps keep them securely in place.
Rose gardeners, however, should not be in a big hurry to mulch this fall. Applying mulch now will do more harm than good. Warm temperatures have helped keep the soil warm, and that has slowed the normal cold acclimatization of these plants. Fall freezes will not harm the roses, so it is better to wait several weeks for the soil to freeze before applying mulch.
In the vegetable garden, now that the freezes have killed most of the tender plants, it is time to prepare a large area of the garden for winter. There is no need to remove plant debris because it will make an excellent source of organic matter when it is tilled into the soil. All you have to do is chop or shred the materials by running over them with the lawn mower and directing the shredded material back on the garden, then plow or till the residue into the soil. You can also add organic materials from lawn renovation or fallen leaves before tilling. Most insect and disease problems will be eradicated when debris is incorporated into the soil. When problems develop from the previous year's crop, they are usually from debris left on the surface. If you have been advised that you have had a serious problem, do not leave material in the garden. Remove and compost it using the heat of the composting process to kill the organisms.
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Purpose and Mission of the University
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, a publicly supported, comprehensive, land-grant university, serves the Commonwealth of Virginia, the nation, and the international community by generating and disseminating knowledge in the humanities, arts, social sciences, scientific, and professional disciplines through instruction, research, and extension. Inspired by its motto, "Ut Prosim" (That I May Serve), the university instills within each member of the university community an appreciation of the values and obligations of productive citizenship and the responsibilities of leadership while promoting personal and intellectual development. Its scholastic programs are accessible to all who demonstrate academic merit to gain entrance.
- To achieve this mission, it will identify and build on strengths across the university, forge innovative and mutually productive relationships with industry and government, manage resources efficiently, and establish a clear identity as a forward-thinking, high-quality institution that systematically guides and evaluates its future.
Athletics, Intramurals, and Recreational Facilities
Virginia Tech has a diverse and highly active athletic program for men and women students in intercollegiate, intramural, and extramural sports. The athletic program is recognized as one of the most successful in the nation because it is geared to meet the needs of all students interested in physical and recreational sports activity.
The university has extensive and modern athletic and recreational facilities, including: Cassell Coliseum, an indoor arena seating 10,052; Lane Stadium, seating 66,233; a fully equipped recreation gymnasium, including War Memorial Pool; Rector Field House; Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center; English Baseball Field; outdoor tennis courts; the River Course at Virginia Tech and Virginia Tech Golf Course; Johnson/Miller Track Complex; Tech Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium;Tech Softball Park; a pond for ice skating in the winter; and the South Recreation Field Area for outdoor sports.
Virginia Tech's athletic varsity teams compete at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The university participates in the Atlantic Coast Conference for all varsity sports. Athletic scholarships are available in the following intercollegiate sports:
basketball (men and women)
soccer (men and women)
swimming/diving (men and women)
|tennis (men and women)
indoor/outdoor track/cross country (men and women)
The following extramural sports clubs also are available: baseball (men's), basketball, bowling, clay target, crew, cricket, cycling, fencing, golf, women's field hockey, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, softball (women's), snow skiing, triatholon, volleyball, water polo, and water skiing.
Virginia Tech offers a wide range of intramural and recreational programs for men and women including the following sports: basketball, billiards, bowling, chess, dodgeball, flag football, hearts tournament, racquetball, golf , innertube water polo, kickball, soccer, softball, swimming, table tennis, tennis, team darts, volleyball, and wallyball, wiffleball.
The Cadet System
The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets is one of only two programs in the United States offering a corps of cadets within a larg public university. The Corps of Cadets, a militarily structured organization, offers many leadership development opportunities to both male and female students. The Rice Center for Leader Development offers a minor in leadership studies. (Contact Colonel Dave Miller, Director, [540/231-9455] for additional information on the center.)
The Corps is supervised by the Commandant of Cadets, who establishes overall policies and methods of operation for the Corps. The cadet commanders and staff officers are responsible for implementation of policies and procedures.
Membership in the Corps involves a 24-hour-a-day commitment. Members wear a distinctive Virginia Tech cadet uniform and live in designated cadet residence halls. Both cadets and non-cadets are part of one student body, attend the same classes, and are organized into one student government. Cadets participate in all university activities, including athletics, social events, and cultural programs. Membership in the Cadet Regimental Band, the "Highty-Tighties," is restricted to cadets. Although many benefits are available through participation in one of the three ROTC programs offered at Tech, a student does not have to enroll in an ROTC program to be a member of the Corps of Cadets.
- Career Services, a unit of the Division of Student Affairs, offers services and resources to help all students in the university, from freshmen through graduate level, with the following areas of need:
- Choosing academic majors and careers, including planning for graduate school or other further education.
- Gaining career-related experience during college, including the Cooperative Education program (detailed below), internships and summer jobs, part-time positions, and volunteer work. Leadership in student and community organizations and travel or study abroad can also serve to build skills which are relevant to careers.
- Learning necessary job search skills and connecting with companies for job opportunities.
- Information on all of Career Services' programs, as well as direct access to many job listings, is available through our Web site at www.career.vt.edu. Appointments can be scheduled by calling 540/231-6241, and students are always welcome to visit the office on the top floor, Henderson Hall.
Cooperative Education/Internship Program
The Co-op/Internship Program is an academic program that provides students the opportunity to combine real world work experience with classroom theory. It involves one or more semesters of paid, full-timework, and is a partnership among the student, Career Services, the academic department, and the employer. Gaining career-related experience gives the co-op/internship student the opportunity to test career goals,defray the costs of a college education, and gain an important edge in the full-time employment market.
The Cooperative Education/Internship Program Orientation is required of all students who plan to enroll in the Co-op/Internship Program. Seminars are scheduled throughout the year and are designed to walk prospective co-op and internship students through the process of enrollment in the Co-op/Internship Program. Please call (540) 231-6241 or visit www.career.vt.edu/ to find out more.
- Requirements for participation in the Co-op/Internship Program:
- Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0.
- Students can begin work the summer after their freshman year, at the earliest. Transfer students must have completed at least one semester and earned a GPA of at least 2.0 at Virginia Tech.
- The co-op/internship opportunity must be a paid, full-time opportunity.
- Additional Notes:
- The Co-op/Internship Program is open to any student in any major.
- The Graduate School administers the graduate Co-op/Internship Program.
- Engineering majors account for 88% of enrollment in the program, and business majors just under 8%. The remainding 4% are reflected in the majors listed below.
- Colleges and academic departments participating in the Cooperative Education program during 2007-2008 are:
- Agriculture and Life Sciences
Animal and Poultry Sciences
Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences
Food Science and Technology
Human Nutrition, Foods & Exercise
- Architecture and Urban Studies
Environmental Policy & Planning
Engineering Science and Mechanics
Industrial and Systems
- Pamplin College of Business
Accounting and Information Systems
Business Information Technology
Finance, Insurance, and Business Law
Hospitality and Tourism Management
- Natural Resources
Natural Resource Recreation
Wood Science and Forest Products
- Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Apparel, Housing and Resources Management
Division of Student Affairs
The Division of Student Affairs at Virginia Tech encompasses vital departments dedicated to providing a rich co-curricular experience and essential student services. Virtually every aspect of a students life outside the classroom is represented through its departments.
The division strives to create environments, programs, and services that support the universitys teaching and learning focus and its mission to expand personal growth and opportunity, advance social and community development, foster economic competitiveness, and improve the quality of life.
The Division of Student Affairs consists of the following departments: Career Services, Cook Counseling Center, Corps of Cadets, Cranwell International Center, Dean of Students Office, Fraternity and Sorority Life, Housing and Dining Services, Judicial Affairs, Multicultural Programs and Services, Recreational Sports, Residence Life, Schiffert Health Center (including Campus Alcohol Abuse Prevention Center), Services for Students with Disabilities, Student Activities, and University Unions.
Each of the divisions programs provide ethical, social, and civic leadership for all students. One of the greatest responsibilities of the Division of Student Affairs is to prepare Virginia Tech students to be ethical leaders in an ever-changing society.
A detailed statement of the rights and responsibilities of students is contained in the University Policies for Student Life.
The Honor Code and Honor System
The Honor Code is the university policy which defines the expected standards of conduct in academic affairs. The Virginia Tech Honor Code embodies a spirit of mutual trust and intellectual honesty that is central to the very nature of the university and represents the highest possible expression of shared values among the members of the university community.
The fundamental beliefs underlying and reflected in the Honor Code are: that trust in a person is a positive force in making that person worthy of trust, that every student has the right to live in an academic environment that is free from the injustices caused by any form of intellectual dishonesty, and that the honesty and integrity of all members of the university community contribute to its quest for truth.
The functions of the Honor System are to communicate the meaning and importance of intellectual honesty to all students of the university; to articulate and support the interest of the community in maintaining the highest standards of conduct in academic affairs; and to identify, sanction, and educate those who fail to live up to the stated expectation of the university community with regard to these standards. (Please see the "Academics" section of this catalog for details relating to the Honor Code and System.)
Information Technology supports computing and communications including voice and data communications, instructional technologies, administrative processing, software support, high performance research computation, and individual help and tutorials. The website www.computing.vt.edu is a guide to specific services and support.
The data network provides rapid access to e-mail, class materials, library databases, and to the Internet to every resident in university housing. Wireless network access is available in most academic and administrative spaces across campus. Wireless facilitates mobility across the campus, and, in conjunction with the university computer requirement for laptops and tablet computers, is used in the classroom setting to improve the effectiveness of teaching and learning.
Virginia Tech is committed to using information technology to enhance teaching and learning and works to ensure that teaching faculty members have the ability to use information technology effectively. The award-winning Faculty Development Institute provides faculty members with the ability to employ emerging technologies effectively. Information Technology supports learning experiences through course management systems, online evaluations, and support for video production and distribution for both on-campus and distance learning classes.
Direct support to students in information technology is provided through the 24x7 help line, 4Help (www.4help.vt.edu). The New Media Center is available to support advanced digital media for student presentations and class work. Computer labs offer additional options for collaboration and for access to highly specialized software. Each student is provided with an e-mail account and access to file space for storage or websites.
My VT (www.my.vt.edu) provides secure access to personal information, including course materials, ones own contact information, and billing and account information. Security of this and other information is overseen by the Information Technology Security Office, (http://www.security.vt.edu/) protected through careful maintenance of passwords and online credentials, and incorporated into development of new applications.
Information Technology facilitates research through high performance networks and high performance computing, as well as through on-going professional development support, acquisition of specialized research software, and collaborative research.
Using information technology infrastructure for learning and discovery complements outreach to communities throughout Virginia by managing the state network, NetworkVirginia, and by promoting uses of information technology for economic development (http://www.ecorridors.vt.edu/).
For more on the Information Technology organization, see www.it.vt.edu.
The campus is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, about 38 miles southwest of Roanoke, Virginia. To reach the campus from Interstate 81, take Exit 118-B (Christiansburg) onto U.S. Rt. 460 West. Remain on 460 West to Virginia Tech. Take the Virginia Tech exit (314 East/Southgate Drive) off U.S. 460.
Detailed directions to Virginia Tech
McNair Scholars Program
The Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program (McNair Scholars Program) is designed to encourage and prepare financially disadvantaged, first-generation college students and those from groups currently underrepresented in higher education to pursue graduate study. Students selected as McNair Scholars will have opportunities to explore graduate education in an environment of encouragement and close support. In addition, Scholars will learn to set high academic, personal and professional goals and will get individual assistance in achieving their goals. The program offers seminars and other activities that focus on graduate education, as well as guided academic and career support, a summer research experience, faculty mentorship, and effective preparation for graduate school.
Scholars attend an academic seminar series entitled, Pathways to the Ph.D., that is designed to:
- Assess students academic and career skills and interests;
- Learn about the steps in the research process;
- Prepare for graduate school by researching and visiting graduate schools; and
- Learn about the graduate school application and funding processes.
Scholars will have the opportunity to participate in a paid, 10-week summer research experience at Virginia Tech that includes a myriad of support and enrichment activities, including:
- Classes to develop their research interests;
- Guided research project under the tutelage of a VT faculty member;
- Prepare for the graduate school application and funding process;
- Research presentations;
- Networking opportunities; and
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) preparation.
The Virginia Tech McNair Scholars Program is funded through grant from the United States Department of Education. Additional information is available at the McNair Scholars Program website, http://www.mcnair.vt.edu.
MEDEX Overseas Evacuation Program
An overseas emergency evacuation program is available to faculty, staff, students and their families who may travel overseas either on business or pleasure. MEDEX provides emergency services outside your home country. Included are
- locating appropriate medical care
- evaluation and close monitoring of treatment - management of emergency medical evacuation and repatriation (transport of mortal remains)
- coordination of direct claims payments to providers
- verification of your insurance to facilitate hospital admission - continuous contact with family, physicians, and employer assistance with interrupted travel plans resulting from an emergency situation
- assistance replacing lost or stolen medications
- emergency message transmittal services
- emergency international transfer of funds
- assistance in locating lost or stolen passports
- multilingual language services in emergency situations
- coordination centers and phone numbers throughout the world
MEDEX is already a part of the Virginia Tech medical insurance offered to full-time students attending the university. For further information on MEDEX services or the student medical insurance program, contact Risk Management at telephone 540/231-7439.
Multicultural Academic Opportunities Program
The Multicultural Academic Opportunities Program (MAOP) is an academic success community founded in 1993 upon the principles of self-help, mentoring, and peer support. MAOP is committed to enhancing diversity of students in all disciplines at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Through partnerships with various departments across Virginia Tech, other college and university peers, governmental, private, and non-profit institutions, MAOP participants are supported with academic guidance and financial support.
MAOP is open to all students who demonstrate a clear commitment to the pursuit of academic excellence and are interested in the promotion of diversity in an ever closer global community.
MAOP is committed to providing Undergraduate and Graduate Scholars with an academically challenging and comprehensive program that facilitates degree completion. The specific goals of MAOP are to:
- Increase the diversity of students who apply to, enroll, and graduate from Virginia Tech;
- Provide access and opportunity for low-income, first-generation college students and to enhance their chances of success;
- Provide academic, professional and personal support programs for participants;
- Enlist the support of committed faculty members to provide exceptional research opportunities for Scholars;
- Provide support for student organizations consistent with the MAOP mission, such as MANRRS (Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences);
- Nurture a genuine collaboration with MAOP partners at other institutions and in business, industry, and state and federal government who share our goal and commitment to increasing diversity and student achievement at Virginia Tech; and
- Function as a visible and responsive student-centered program that increases and supports a broad understanding of diversity within the university community.
MAOP carries out these goals through five MAOP Family programs and a host of related activities. Programs and activities serve students from the pre-college level through the doctorate with a continuum of financial, academic, emotional, and social support, and research opportunities.
All vehicles, including motorcycles, parked on the Virginia Tech campus must be registered with the Parking Services Office and must display a university parking permit. Semester, summer, and daily parking permits are available and an appropriate fee is charged for each permit. Visitors are required to display a visitor permit, which is available at the Virginia Tech Visitor Information Center. For more information about parking or to request a parking regulations handbook, visit www.parking.vt.edu, or call 540-231-3200.
The Department of Alternative Transportation offers several programs for commuter students to get to class without the hassles of parking permits and searching for parking spaces through the Commuter Alternatives Program (CAP).
CAP has two programs to fit your commuting needs.
- Carpool Programs: Carpooling saves you money on parking and gas, and it's the closest thing you can get to RESERVED PARKING on campus.
- Bike, Bus, & Walk (BB&W): BB&W is available to commuter students who use alternative transportation methods as their primary means of commuting to campus. Examples include riding the Blacksburg Transit or SmartWay buses, bicycling, and walking. Bicycles can be registered for free through the Virginia Tech Police Department at www.police.vt.edu.
For more information about commuter alternatives visit www.facilities.vt.edu/ot/alternative or call 540-231-0248.
The ROTC Program
The Reserve Officer Training Corps Programs conducted at Virginia Tech are available to cadets and are offered by the Army, Navy/Marine Corps, and the Air Force. All students participating in ROTC are required to be members of the Corps of Cadets. Details about courses offered, as well as available scholarships and stipends, can be found in the department listings under the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences; ROTC (Army), ROTC (Navy/Marine Corps), and ROTC (Air Force). Upon successful graduation from Virginia Tech and completion of the ROTC program, the student is commissioned as an officer in either an active or reserve component of the Armed Forces. The total ROTC credits applied toward degree requirements varies by major and ranges from four to 24. All credits count as free electives. Consult your course advisor for information on ROTC credits which may be used within your major.
Students interested in additional details should contact the professor of military science for Army ROTC, the professor of naval science for Naval/Marine Corps ROTC, or the professor of aerospace studies for the Air Force ROTC program.
General Rules Governing the Cadet Lifestyle
All Virginia Tech students are eligible to join the Cadet Regiment and participate in the cadet lifestyle. Cadet student status is a prerequisite for participation in any of the ROTC programs.
Physical Standards: The Department of Defense has prescribed physical standards for formal enrollment in the ROTC programs. Cadets not physically qualified for an ROTC program may remain in cadet status as members of the Corps of Cadets.
Cadet Regulations: Cadets are expected to adhere to the Cadet Honor Code and abide by all cadet regulations, directives, policies, and procedures of the Corps, as well as the rules governing civilian students.
The following summary gives the prospective cadet an understanding of the nature of his or her obligation as a cadet:
- Cadet officers and non-commissioned officers are responsible to university authorities for the activities of the cadets under their supervision and are given the authority to discharge their responsibilities.
- Cadet residence halls are coeducational with controlled visiting privileges for non-residents and mandatory quiet study periods.
- Alcoholic beverages are prohibited in the cadet residence halls.
- Cadets are required to wear the cadet uniform to classes and cadet functions.
- Cadets are required to live in a designated cadet residence hall unless married and living with a spouse.
- Second-semester freshmen and upperclassmen in the corps may request a change to civilian status at any time. First-semester new cadets may not leave the corps and change to civilian status until the last day to drop a class without penalty (after six weeks of class). All students are encouraged to make status changes (from cadet to civilian lifestyle or vice versa) in conjunction with the beginning or end of an academic semester.
Commandant of Cadets
Air Force ROTC
Naval/Marine Corps ROTC
143 Brodie Hall
228-A Military Building
226 Military Building Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Services for Students with Disabilities
Admission to Virginia Tech is based on requirements outlined in the application and in the undergraduate and graduate catalogs. Admission decisions are made without regard to disabilities. All applicants to the university are reviewed through the same admission procedure.
Virginia Tech is committed to ensuring that all qualified individuals with disabilities have the opportunity to take part in educational and employment programs and services on an equal basis. To be eligible for services, students with disabilities must identify themselves and present professional documentation to the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) office. Documentation should be recent, relevant, comprehensive, and, where appropriate should contain test scores and interpretation. If the original documentation is incomplete or inadequate to determine the extent of the disability or reasonable accommodations, the university has the discretion to require additional documentation. Any cost incurred in obtaining additional or initial documentation is borne by the student. Until appropriate documentation is provided, the SSD office cannot support the student's request for services. Faculty members are not expected to provide services unless students present verification of accommodation needs from the SSD office.
Student Health Services and Insurance
University Student Health Services
- University Student Health Services provides general ambulatory health care to students throughout the year. Students who have paid their health fee (included as part of the university's comprehensive fee) and submitted a health history form are eligible for services. A team of physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, certified college health nurses, and licensed practical nurses manages most common illnesses and injuries. X-ray, laboratory, and pharmacy services are available on site.
Student Medical Insurance Coverage
- The university has contracted with an insurance carrier to offer group health coverage for all full-time students at Virginia Tech. For details on levels of coverage and specific limitations, please contact the Student Medical Insurance office at 540/ 231-6226.
- Medical insurance is mandatory for all international students with F-1 or J-1 visas at a minimum of $50,000 accident and sickness coverage. Medical insurance is mandatory for all College of Veterinary Medicine students at a minimum of $100,000 accident and sickness coverage. All international students must provide written verification from their insurer that they have equal or better coverage meeting the minimums as set by the University (as outlined on the waiver form and mailed with insurance packets), or they must purchase the university-sponsored plan or another student health insurance plan meeting or exceeding the University outlined minimum levels. Review of insurance policies and completion of the waiver form must be done by the students insurer at the students request. Once the waiver is fully completed by the students insurer the university will determine if the insurance coverage meets the outlined minimum requirements.
Student Life Office
The mission of the Student Life Office is to foster a welcoming community for all students. The office supports the transition to college life, leads the response to student emergencies, serves as a voice for student concerns within the broader community, and serves as the primary point of contact for Hokie Parents
Members of the Student Life staff are available to meet with students on a walk-in basis, although appointments are appreciated. For more information about the following issues, contact the Student Life Office at 201 W. Roanoke St., (540) 231-3787:
- Advocacy for all students
- Emergency contact for students and parents
- Student Orientation
- Communication and Programs for Hokie Parents
The Office of Student Programs
The Office of Student Programs serves students by providing facilities and services for on-campus housing, on-campus dining, fraternity and sorority life, and judicial affairs. With eleven dining facilities and 45 residence halls, Student Programs offers various dining and housing options to best meet the students' needs.
Residence halls vary in size and shape and students may live in either traditional rooms or suites, single-sex or coeducational halls. Staff promote the academic success and personal growth of residents through community development, peer advising, involvement, student advocacy, programming, and policy enforcement.
Staffing within each residence hall includes resident advisors who are responsible for community development, programming, and judicial actions with assistance from a head resident advisor, graduate hall director or professional complex director. Professional live-in area coordinators/assistant directors assume primary responsibility for the supervision of the hall staffs in their assigned area. In addition, the Residence Hall Federation (RHF) focuses on improving the quality of residence hall living and implementing educational social programs for the resident communities. All residence hall students are automatically members of the RHF. Numerous leadership opportunities are available within this student organization.
All first-year students live on campus unless they fall into one of the following categories: those living with parents or other relatives, those who are married and living with their spouses, veterans of at least six months of military service, or those who are at least 21 years old. Written requests for exceptions to this policy should be directed to Housing and Dining Services, 109 East Eggleston Hall (0428).
On-campus housing is also available, but not guaranteed, for other students. The demand for a limited number of on-campus spaces necessitated the development of a random-selection process for allocation of on-campus space to non-first-year students.
The Virginia Tech Off-Campus Housing Center (VTOCHC) provides information and assistance to students seeking rooms, apartments, houses, or roommates in the area. These services are free to students. A sublet service allows students to locate others to live in their place and provides those seeking off-campus housing a place to live for a short term in Blacksburg. To receive information about off-campus housing, send a self-addressed 8 1/2" x 11" envelope with three postage stamps to Virginia Tech Off Campus Housing, 121 Squires Student Center, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0138. Include a letter explaining your needs. If you have questions, you may phone the staff at (540) 231-3466, or send e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.org.
Numerous dining options are available for both on-campus and off-campus students, as well as for faculty, staff, and campus visitors. All on-campus students choose a Major or Mega Flex Plan. Off-campus students, faculty, and staff may select one of five dining plans or participate in the Dining Dollars debit card program.
Dining at Virginia Tech is anything but traditional. The award-winning food service division of Student Programs specializes in preparing diverse menus in innovative, exciting venues:
- D2 is an all-you-care-to-eat international marketplace with eight shops: Salsas, with Mexican fare; Pan Asia, with wok-prepared Asian selections; Gauchos, featuring skewered meats and other Brazilian items; Mangia!, with Italian pastas and more; Edens, with fresh vegetables and salads; East Side Deli, with made-to-order sandwiches; Olives, featuring Mediterranean vegan selections; and La Patisserie, with pastries and desserts.
- Shultz Dining Center is an all-you-care-to-eat facility that serves a large selection of entrees, hot vegetables, and desserts.
Deets Place is a gourmet coffee, ice cream, and pastry shop, complete with a coffee roaster.
DXpress is perfect for a quick snack on the run, such as biscuits, burgers, and pizza by the slice.
Hokie Grill & Co. features national brands Chick-fil-A®, Pizza Hut®, Freshens® yogurt, Chippery® cookies, Cinnabon®, and Sweet City® candy, in addition to our own Blue Ridge Barbecue, grab-n-go sandwiches, snacks, and a soup, salad, and fruit bar.
- Owens Food Court consists of 12 specialty shops serving international and American favorites, including carved-to-order meats, freshly prepared vegetables, a soup and salad bar, burgers, pastas, sub sandwiches, Philly cheese steaks, tacos, stir-fry, and a gourmet deli.
- Shultz Express is famous for its hot bar with down-home favorites, such as biscuits and sausage gravy at breakfast and fresh whipped potatoes during lunch and dinner.
Squires Student Centers Food Court offers pizza, pasta, calzones, and salads at Sbarro® and distinctive bakery items, upscale sandwiches, and signature soups at Au Bon Pain®.
West End Market, one of our most innovative award-winning restaurants, features wood oven-baked pizzas, grilled steaks, seafood, homemade pastas, freshly baked pastries and breads, and moreprepared right before your eyes.
University at a Glance
Since its founding as a land-grant college in 1872, Virginia Tech has grown to become the state's largest university with an enrollment of about 26,000. With approximately 200 degree programs and more than $150 million in research expenditures each year, Virginia Tech offers the widest range of degree choices in Virginia and is the state's leading research institution.
The university offers more than 70 bachelor's degree programs through its seven undergraduate academic colleges: the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Architecture and Urban Studies, the Pamplin College of Business, the College of Engineering, the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, the College of Natural Resources, and the College of Science. On the postgraduate level, the university offers about 120 master's and doctoral degree programs through the Graduate School and the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.
Undergraduates study under the tutelage of the best minds of the university with about 90 percent of lecture classes taught by university faculty members, not part-time instructors or graduate students. Faculty members and students, including undergraduates, are also involved in more than 3,500 research projects in fields ranging from biotechnology to urban planning.
As a leading research institution, it's not surprising that the university has become a world-class leader in computing, information, instructional, and communications technology. That technology is permeating just about every aspect of the university, including its instruction, research, and outreach activities. It is dramatically changing how the university operates, how it teaches, how its students learn, and the reach and impact it has around the state, nation, and world.
University Counseling Center
University Counseling Services offers to all students a range of services designed to reduce the effects of personal problems, to enhance learning skills, and to promote effective educational and career decision making. The center offers both group and individual sessions throughout the year.
University Exemplary Departments
University Exemplary Department Awards recognize the work of departments that maintain, through collaborative efforts of dedicated colleagues, exemplary teaching and learning environments for students and faculty.
Virginia Tech has about 100 campus buildings, hundreds of research laboratories, the Corporate Research Center, an airport, 2,600 acres in Blacksburg, and a 1,700-acre research farm in Montgomery County.
Among the university's major on-campus facilities are: Carol M. Newman Library, with over 2 million volumes; Donaldson Brown Hotel and Conference Center, a conference center with 100 rooms for guests; Cassell Coliseum (seating 10,000); Lane Stadium (seating 63,459); and a communications network that provides voice, video, and computer data transmission to offices, classrooms, laboratories, and dormitory rooms; a teleport of satellite dishes for receiving and transmitting; and a computing and communications complex providing the university community with access to information systems and resources worldwide. Adjacent to campus is the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, which employs about 1,000 and offers businesses the opportunity to establish close working relationships with the university.
Major off-campus facilities include: the Center for European Studies and Architecture in Switzerland; the Virginia Tech/University of Virginia Northern Virginia Center in Falls Church; the Virginia Tech Roanoke Center; the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center; public radio station WVTF in Roanoke; the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg; the Washington-Alexandria Center of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies; a dozen agricultural experiment stations; and six 4-H centers throughout the state.
The University Libraries consist of the Carol M. Newman Library and three branches: Art and Architecture, Veterinary Medicine, and the Resource Service Center located in Falls Church, Virginia. The University Libraries is a member of Association of Research Libraries, the organization of the 120 largest research libraries in North America.
The University Libraries' home page is the place to go for an overview of all of the services and resources that are available from the libraries. Library users, accessing it from on or off campus, can ask a brief reference question, place recalls on books that have been checked out, request items through Interlibrary Loan, and search Addison (the on-line catalog) or a number of online databases.
The libraries hold over 2.2 million bound volumes; 6.2 million microforms, 25,000 videos, films, cassettes and recordings; and 136,000 maps. The libraries subscribe to over 7,000 print journals and periodicals.
The libraries also provide access to electronic collections consisting of over 23,000 electronic journals and 61,000 electronic books.
The library subscribes to over 200 searchable databases for locating journal articles; a complete alphabetical listing or breakdown by subject is available from the libraries' home page. These databases cover all major disciplines. Some databases contain the articles in full text while others offer only bibliographic information; some are for specific subjects while others cover a broad range of subjects.
The Special Collections Department houses major research collections including the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration, the International Archive of Women in Architecture, Railroad Archives, and the Culinary History Collection. In addition there are a large number of collections related to the Civil War.
Each of the libraries has an Information/Help desk staffed by people who can help library patrons locate and use resources appropriate for their information needs.
For users with disabilities, there is a Special Services Room in Newman Library equipped with adaptive software and hardware.
These are some of the highlights of library services and collections available to students at Virginia Tech. For additional information on what is available the first place to look is the University Libraries' home page.
University Unions and Student Activities
University Unions and Student Activities (UUSA) is the center of the Hokie community. UUSA is a unit within the Division of Student Affairs which complements the academic program and enriches the quality of student life at Virginia Tech. University Unions and Student Activities is comprised of two separate but interconnected departments: University Unions & Student Activities. Integral to our mission, we provide a variety of educational opportunities, programs, and services that enhance student development through advising, mentoring, modeling, and training. Comfortable and inviting public and program spaces are provided for the university community to gather and interact in an environment of respect for cultural diversity and the uniqueness of each individual.
- The Information Services Center in Squires Student Center is staffed with knowledgeable students and full-time employees who are ready to answer questions. Information Services provides information on UUSA, the university and Blacksburg communities, upcoming events, maps, meeting room key pick-up, schedule of daily events, and lost and found articles. If you have questions or inquiries, contact the center at email@example.com (540-231-6906).
- The Event Planning Office fosters an educational environment that provides student organization members and departmental representatives with coordination and event consultation. Services include event scheduling, consultation, liability and risk management issue management, standard procedure/event planning protocol, and referrals to Production Services and the UUSA Ticket Office.
- The Production Services Office is a full-service production company for most campus events. Production Services offers professional sound, lighting, staging, rigging and house management. The staff works one-on-one with clients to ensure event production expectations are met.
- The UUSA Ticket Office is the major ticket distribution center for events (other than Athletics) for Virginia Tech. The office supports ticket sales for theatrical and music performances, concerts, lectures, movies, and season subscriptions.
- The Off Campus Housing Office provides students with resources, workshops, and housing fair services to assist with their off campus housing needs.
The Perspective Gallery presents a program of art exhibitions throughout the year, by diverse artists working in a variety of media and styles. Visitors can view work of local and regional artists, nationally recognized artists, and artists from around the world. Some exhibitions are rich in historical or cultural significance. Occasional receptions allow the public to meet and talk with the artist(s). Perspective Gallery is located on the second floor of Squires Student Center. Admission is always free. While in the building, enjoy works in the permanent collection, located throughout the public areas. Some permanent collection works can also be appreciated in Johnston Student Center, the Graduate Life Center, and Cranwell International Center.
The Black Cultural Center and Multicultural Center, as part of the Office of Multicultural Programs & Services, can be found on the first floor of Squires. These centers are host to educational lectures, programs, and displays celebrating the diversity of the university community.
The Recital Salon and Studio Theater, home for events sponsored by The School of the Arts, are located on the second floor of Squires. Exciting and eclectic concerts and theater performances by students, faculty, and visiting artists are held throughout the year. Contact the UUSA Ticket Office or Information Services Center for more information.
- The BreakZONE Recreation Center, located on the first floor of Squires Student Center, sponsors competitive leagues, tournaments, on-site skills classes, and open play in a variety of activities. With an expanded lineup that includes pool tables, bowling lanes, table tennis equipment, and video games, students, faculty, staff, and guests can enjoy "leisurely" activities to meet friends, relieve stress, test their skills, or just relax.
- The Venture Out Center is charged with providing fun, safe, and educational outdoor services to the students, faculty/staff, and community of Virginia Tech. The Venture Out Center specializes in low risk outdoor adventures, quality rental gear at unbeatable rates, and valuable resources that help in planning the perfect adventure. Located on the first floor of Squires, Venture Out provides a healthy recreational alternative.
- Campus Programs includes Student Organizations (funding, registration, and support for over 600 student groups), and Programming (Homecoming Board and the Virginia Tech Unions, the largest student programming organization).
- Leadership Development coordinates the student awards/recognition process, campus leadership program (Leadership Tech) as well as advising the Student Government Association and oversees the Student Activities assessment process.
- Squires and Johnston Student Centers are hubs of activity for the university community. They serve as formal and informal meeting places for student organizations, students, faculty, and the larger university community. Facilities include meeting rooms, conference rooms, ballrooms, and theatres. Plenty of comfortable informal space welcomes students to study, visit friends, or just hang out. Services include ATMs, Freedom First Credit Union, and food courts.
- The Graduate Life Center at Donaldson Brown serves as the hub of activity for graduate & professional students. Along with residences, student organization offices, and several services designed specifically for graduate students, the GLC offers classroom spaces and food service among other amenties to fully meet student needs.
- The Memorial Chapel is located prominently on the Drillfield, the War Memorial Chapel is welcoming to all who visit. The chapel is host to religious services, weddings, baptisms, prayer vigils, memorial services, remembrance events, initiations, military commissioning, music recitals, student vocal & ministry groups, holiday programs, concerts, lectures, individual prayer and meditation, and Bible study.
University Unions and Student Activities offers a variety of Student Employment opportunities. Wherever possible, student employees are placed in positions that complement their academic majors. Student employees gain valuable life skills and participate in professional development workshops as part of their employment experience while working in the fast paced, enjoyable, and ever interesting campus environment of student center management. Student employees are an important asset to carry out the day to day operations of the student centers by providing customer service support for all patrons.
Contact us: The administrative offices of UUSA are located on the second floor of Squires Student Center in room 225. The office is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Please contact us for any information regarding University Unions and Student Activities. (540-231-5431)
Virginia Tech 2008-09 Undergraduate Course Catalog and Academic Policies
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The prospect of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has always been a trippy one. Literary figures like George Orwell, Isaac Asimov, as well as movies like Terminator, Ex-Machina, and the more recent Morgan, have tried to weigh-in the pros and cons of AI extensively. There have been both proponents as well as critics of the concept of machine-intelligence, more latter than the former, because of the inherent bias that is introduced to the machine by its creator.
Perhaps this is what plagued a recently concluded online beauty contest called Beauty.ai, run by Youth Laboratories (that lists big names in tech like Nvidia and Microsoft as “partners and supporters” on the contest website). The contest solicited more than 6,00,000 entries from the world over but the results were overwhelmingly skewed as of the 44 winners, 36 were white and/or of European descent.
Although the machine judges people not based on their faces but patterns of pixels (that form the images uploaded), it still displays an inherent bias on the part of the programmers whose views of beauty, regardless of age, are informed more by their own standards of beauty and perfection, rather than holistic data sets that would and should ultimately be the bases on which the AI passes judgement.
The contest will again be held in October and the programmers have promised to incorporate a better set of codes to make the competition more just. Hopefully, that will happen as promised.
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In Perfect Bar Unwrapped, we’re sharing exactly what goes into our bars that makes ‘em so darn good for you. That’s why each month we’ll be highlighting one of the 20 powerful superfoods included in the Keith family’s age-old recipe, complete with all of its uses, benefits, and a recipe of your own to try. Because, when we find something amazing, we’re all about sharing the wealth with the people we love.
Meet This Month’s Superfood
When we were a child they made our mouths pucker, but now, as health-conscious adults, they make us smile from ear to ear. We love to love lemons and we just can’t get enough of them, especially when there is so much you can do with them. Call us super fans, but we might even go as far as to call them citrus gold. And who doesn’t want a little more gold in their life?
What It Is
We’ll assume you’re no stranger to this month’s superfood, but do you know anything about where they came from? Don’t worry, we can tell ya.
Arguably one of the most widely consumed tropical fruits, lemons originated at the base of the Himalayan Mountains, with the natural cross pollination of a lime and a citron. It was this happy accident (aren’t those the best kinds?!) that birthed a citrus superfood, cherished throughout history for its distinct flavor and medicinal properties that gave it endless uses—anywhere from treating a cold to dressing a salad!
Nowadays, we hardly give them a second glance at the store, but in earlier times they were a rare commodity—so rare in fact, that lemons were actually presented as gifts to kings. (Does that mean we’re allowed to say ‘and we ate like kings!’ whenever we taste a lemon? We think, yes.)
Hardly a rarity today, lemons can be enjoyed year-round, thanks to the warm weather in California and Arizona, who produce 95% of the entire U.S. quantity of the tropical crop. This means you have 365 days a year to take advantage of all that the powerful fruit has to offer—and you’ll be surprised just how much that actually is.
This kitchen staple is easy to find, easy to use, and relatively inexpensive to buy, but the real value is in the loads of health benefits you get each time you add some of this citrus zest in your life. For years, lemon’s medicinal properties have been used to treat throat infections, digestive issues, oral care, burns, respiratory disorders, weight gain, high blood pressure, and hair and skin health.
It’s pretty amazing how much this common little fruit can do for you, and it’s all because of the nourishing elements that its comprised of.
Once you peel back that skin, you’ll get a generous helping of: vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin E, folate, fiber, copper, riboflavin, calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium zinc, phosphorus and protein in the lemon’s juice. Lemon is also known as one of the most alkaline-forming foods, so they’re great for balancing a highly acidic condition in the body and restoring balance to the body’s pH levels.
With so much awesome-ness in these guys, it kind of has us wondering who came up with the idea to use the term ‘it’s a lemon’ as being synonymous for a bad thing. We might have a bone to pick with that guy!
When life gives you lemons, USE ‘EM! In everything and anything! The most obvious way to reap all their health benefits is by adding them to your diet—this can be as simple as adding a few drops of juice to your water throughout the day, or by creating one of many dishes that is complimented by the fruit’s flavor and moisture. But the uses don’t stop there. There’s plenty of lemon to go around and you can incorporate it into almost every part of your life!
(If you’re into essential oils, you’ll want to check out our article about them and learn how lemon can do you all sorts of favors in oil form!)
Like any fruit or vegetable, you want to make sure you know how to pick the good ones and how to store them for optimal use. For cleaning and deodorizing purposes, it’s okay to use older lemons that are about to turn since you won’t actually be ingesting these ones. If you’re at the store shopping for the citrus because you’re planning on cooking a lemon-braised chicken or making a DIY lemon and rosewater face wash, make sure you’re buying the best of the best.
Once you’ve picked the best lemons of the bunch, make to store them properly. They can stay fresh for about 7-10 days (out of sunlight) at room temperature, or for about 4-5 weeks in the fridge. Easy as (lemon) pie, right?
There are really so many ways to go when it comes to cooking with lemon, and many of the recipes we love left lemon playing a small (yet mighty) role in the big picture of the meal. So, when we tried this delectable dessert recipe for Paleo Lemon Bars, which let the amazing flavors of this month’s superfood really steal the show, we knew we had to share with you. Warning: you won’t be able to have just one.
The Recipe: Paleo Lemon Bars
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
For the crust:
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 cup coconut oil at room temperature (it should be the consistency of soft butter)
- Pinch of salt
- 1 cup coconut flour sifted (95g)
For the lemon topping:
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 tsp lemon zest (about 1 large lemon)
- 2 tsp coconut flour, sifted
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice (about 3 large lemons–do not use lemon juice, it simply won’t taste the same as fresh lemons)
- Preheat your oven to 350F and generously rub an 8×8 inch pan with coconut oil. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, using an electric hand mixer, beat together the honey, coconut oil and pinch of salt until creamy and well combined. Stir in the coconut flour until a dough forms.
- Press the dough evenly into the prepared pan and bake until just lightly golden brown, about 8 minutes. Once cooked, let cool for 30 minutes.
- Lower the temperature of your oven to 325F and lower the oven rack to the 2nd from the bottom position.
- Once the crust has cooled, gently whisk together the eggs, honey and lemon zest in a large bowl. Don’t use an electric mixer here or you will over-beat the eggs and the topping with crack once baked. Use a hand whisk.
- In a separate, medium bowl, whisk the coconut flour into the lemon juice, 1 tsp at a time, until well mixed. Make sure you continually whisk as you add the flour so that it doesn’t clump up.
- Pour the lemon juice mixture into the egg mixture, whisking while you pour, until evenly combined.
- Pour the topping over top of the cooled crust and bake until it is just set, and the very center is just slightly jiggly, about 21-23 minutes. Let cool completely at room temperature. Then, cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours, best over night. You need to let the crust completely cool, or it will be soft.
- Using a very sharp knife (to make sure you cut all the way through the crust) cut the bars into squares and snack away.
If only your childhood self could see you now, loving lemons and all like it’s nobody’s business. You might not have seen the appeal back then, but we know you’re a fan of the yellow citrus today–especially after trying those Paleo lemon bars. No puckering involved!
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Avoiding Credit Card Fraud When Shopping Online
Even though most of the credit card fraud cases happen through thefts and losses of wallets or purse, a large portion of these scams happen online, as many people now start to shop online using their cards. These scammers – or spyware villains – basically access our personal information through malware (i.e. malicious software).
An example of a malware is known as spyware. Spyware operates silently in the computer background, and as a computer user, you will not notice any difference as you go about your activities online. The danger of this malicious software, however, is that it discreetly collects information in the background, as well as monitors habits and the various programmes and websites used by you.
Once an adequate amount of information is collected, the spyware then sends these valuable details to spies, who then either sell the information to a third party or use it to their full advantage (and your full disadvantage!). Most victims don’t even realise that they’ve been scammed until it’s too late. If the scam involves credit card, the victim may have to bear the consequences of the misuse by these scammers.
To prevent this type of online fraud from happening to you, follow these general guidelines:
- Use different and complicated passwords for all your accounts on the Internet.
- Don’t store details of your card (e.g. your card number and expiry dates) on your computer, or anywhere on the Internet.
- Use trusted free services like LastPass and KeePass to store your passwords.
- Only provide personal information to trusted websites with a “https” in the URL (instead of just a “http”), or have a lock-shaped icon at the bottom of the browser.
- Practise safe email etiquette. Delete any emails that request for card and personal information, or instruct you to visit a website that would reactivate your card. These emails usually come in disguise of bank representatives.
- Be careful of links you click on suspicious emails as they may lead you to “phishing” websites. A phishing website is a gateway to obtain credit card numbers. If you’re unsure, delete suspicious emails and never open the attachments that come with it.
- Sign in only at reputable websites that have secure, online payment forms. It’s best to deal only with well-known online retailers.
- Run antivirus, anti-spyware software and firewall on your computer. Set these software to automatically run in the background every day.
- Do not disclose any confidential information when you sign up for a free trial or service online.
- Avoid questionable websites. If it looks dodgy, it probably is.
- Only download files and documents from websites you trust or that are well-known.
Do you have any other tips to protect yourself from credit card fraud online? Share them in the comment section below!
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Many types of microgreen mats are reusable. The type of reusable microgreen growing mats include those made from coconut coir and jute, while bamboo, synthetic, and biostrate growing substrates are typically disposable. Some experienced growers say that most all microgreen mats can be reused, but multiple uses of the mats may lead to diminished or damaged crops, so it might not be worth all the work to prep them.
The following article covers the different types of microgreen mats available, whether they are reusable, and the most common questions surrounding the topic of microgreen mats.
Can all hydroponic microgreen mats be reused?
Many growers suggest that most all hydroponic microgreen mats are reusable, but that it might not be worth the trouble. It takes work to prep the mats for the next round and most people find that their crop is diminished, especially by the third or further rounds of microgreens.
Are some microgreen mats designed not to be reused?
Yes, there are several types of microgreen mats that are specifically made to be disposable. These types of mats are thin, compact and don’t withstand much wear and tear. Most of these types of microgreen mats are designed to be placed and grown directly within the deliverable trays.
These non-reusable microgreen mats include:
- Micro Mat Hydroponic growing pads
- Ecotone Hydroponic grow mats
- Bamboo Microgreen grow mats
- Biostrate Felt Hydroponic Growing pads
Are some microgreen mats designed to be reused?
There are not many microgreen mats that are specifically designed to be reused due to the degradation that occurs to the growing medium from the growing roots, constant moisture, and possible contaminates that can grow during the growing cycle. But there are some materials that will hold up to these pressures longer, allowing them to be reused easier.
The reusable microgreen mat materials include:
- Coconut coir
What are the different types of microgreen mats?
Microgreens were originally grown with soil, but now there is hydroponic technology that allows the microgreens to be grown on soilless mats. There are various types of mats, all with their own pros and cons. Some of the highest rated types of microgreen mats are biodegradable and compostable.
Some of the non-soil type microgreen growing mediums include:
- Natural fibers like coconut coir
- Burlap made from jute
- Synthetic woven plastic
What are the pros and cons of using coconut coir microgreen mats?
Coconut coir is one of the original and most popular types of soilless growing mediums. These microgreen mats have great water retention, are very sturdy, and work great with small seeds. coconut coir microgreen mats are reusable until the mat starts to fall apart. But they can be expensive, hard to cut, and do not work well with large seeds such as sunflowers.
What are the pros and cons of using jute microgreen mats?
Jute growing mats are cheap and readily available options for microgreen growing. Microgreen mats made from jute can be reusable until they start to fall apart. But due to jute’s tendencies to have fluctuating moisture levels, it can be a difficult material to work with until you find the right balance.
What are the pros and cons of using bamboo microgreen mats?
Bamboo microgreen mats are a relatively new product on the market, but they have gained popularity fast because of their effectiveness, sustainability, superior water retention, and biodegradable properties. This is one of the only types of soilless materials that does not transfer its taste to the microgreens. Microgreen mats from bamboo can technically be reused, but it is not usually design to be reused and it might be a lot of work because of how fibrous the material is.
What are the pros and cons of using synthetic microgreen mats?
Microgreen mats made from synthetic woven plastic materials are durable and typically mold resistant, but they have unnatural compounds that could change the taste of the final product. These products are typically not designed to be reused.
What are the pros and cons of using biostrate microgreen mats?
Biostrate microgreen mats are felt made from combining biopolymer and natural fibers. They were specifically designed for microgreens. They can retain water without being too thick for the delicate roots to break though for a good hold. Unfortunately, they are prone to mold quickly, usually very thin, and compostable, which does not make them ideal for a long-term cultivation process or multiple uses.
Biostrate can consist of materials such as:
- Rock wool
- Volcanic cinder
- Crushed granite
- Inland sand
What do I need to do to prep a microgreen mat to be reused?
You need to clean the debris off the mat the best that you can. It can be gently rinsed and set out to air dry. The mat can then be thrown into the dryer on high heat to sterilize it from any mold spores. It can then be used at least once more, depending on how the material holds up to the penetration of the growing roots.
What can I do with a microgreen mat instead of reusing it?
You can give your old microgreen mats a second life by using them as compost or simply mulch them into your garden soil. If the mat is made from coconut coir or similar natural fibers, then you can use it on top of the soil of your houseplants as a barrier from your pet, especially cats.
What is one of the cheapest microgreen mats to use?
Microgreen mats made from jute are very inexpensive. Unfortunately, they do not retain water as well as other microgreen mats and need to be checked more often for moisture level. Inexperienced growers might want to choose a mat that is easier to keep at a constant moisture level even if it might come at a higher cost.
What is the best reusable microgreen growing mat?
The consensus in the microgreen growing field is that coconut coir microgreen mats are the best in terms of being reusable. They have been reliable products for many years. They have great water retention capabilities and provide an excellent base for growing roots.
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Coffee has long since been the first thing many of us reach for when we are feeling sluggish and need a little pick-me-up. But, the benefits of coffee can be more far-reaching than just an energy boost. There are some surprising benefits to using coffee grounds for your skin.
So, if you’re looking to feel more awake from the inside out, coffee could be just the answer. It works overtime in the beauty department to make your skin glow. Here we will distill the science of what coffee can, and can’t, do for your skin.
Coffee grounds make an excellent exfoliant. The grounds don’t dissolve in water, making them excellent at scrubbing away dead skin cells. Plus, they have various chemicals that can help promote healthy skin, such as caffeic acid, which could help boost collagen levels, for example. There are also anti-microbial qualities in coffee grounds making it an all-around excellent scrub for your skin.
To make a simple exfoliating scrub, simply combine
- ¼ cup coffee grounds
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- Lemon juice to the desired consistency
Scrub the mixture into your skin once every few days after washing, let the scrub sit on the skin for a few minutes, and then wash off.
2. Banish Dark Under-Eye Circles
Coffee can help reduce the dark circles and puffiness under our eyes. This is due to the caffeine dilating the blood vessels around the eyes, increasing blood flow in the areas that cause dark circles and puffiness.
To use coffee for dark undereye circles:
- Combine ½ tsp each of coffee grounds and olive oil. Add in a couple of drops of water to make a small paste in your hand.
- Gently pat underneath your eyes without rubbing.
- Leave the mixture on for five to ten minutes.
- Rinse off with water or gently wipe the mask with a soft cloth.
Repeat as often as needed.
3. Acne Treatment
The chlorogenic acids in coffee grounds have anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties. Combining these with the antioxidants and stimulants found in coffee may make it an effective acne-fighting facial scrub,
Acne occurs when oil, dead skin cells, and other harmful substances clog the pores, which can become infected, causing inflammation.
By using the natural exfoliating properties of coffee grounds, it can help to clear away the dead skin cells, unclog the pores, and make an excellent treatment for acne.
4. Cellulite Reduction
There is no conclusive evidence for this, but coffee may help reduce the appearance of cellulite on the skin.
The belief is that caffeine increases blood flow, which, when added to exfoliation from the coffee grounds, could help reduce the appearance of stubborn cellulite.
Using fresh, wet coffee grounds, massage the areas, and gently exfoliate. Over time this may reduce the appearance of cellulite.
5. Kissable Lips
As we come into the winter, dry lips are the curse of cranked-up heating and cold winds. But, by mixing a small amount of coffee grounds with coconut oil, you can keep your lips smooth and kissable all winter long.
The coffee grounds act as an exfoliant, gently buffing away any dead skin cells whilst the coconut oil seals in the moisture.
The mixture can be removed with a damp washcloth after being massaged in – you don’t need to lick it off!
6. Foot Bath
Using freshly brewed coffee along with the grounds can cleanse and soften the skin on your feet.
Plus, it can help to remove any dead skin cells from the soles of your feet through exfoliation. Mixed with the stimulating effect of the caffeine and increased blood flow, will leave your feet feeling very refreshed and pampered.
To make a foot bath:
- Brew a few large cups of coffee
- Add both coffee and used grounds to a large bucket or tub
- Allow the coffee to cool so you don’t burn your feet
- Soak your feet in the coffee and use the grounds to scrub away dead skin cells
7. Scalp Exfoliation
Your scalp is naturally acidic, around pH 5.5. And using hair products that have a higher pH may cause damage to the scalp as well as frizziness and dullness to the hair.
As coffee is naturally acidic – medium roast has a pH of around 5.1 – exfoliating your scalp can make it look healthier.
The coffee grounds not only help remove dead skin but can also return your scalp to its natural pH. This can make your hair look much healthier and have a better, natural shine.
To wash, rub coffee grounds into the scalp. Or, rinse coffee (once cooled) through the hair.
8. Brightening Face Mask
A coffee mask could give you that fresh, bright, clean complexion.
Take half a cup of coffee and mix it with a few spoons of milk for a thick consistency. Use this mixture as a face pack for 10-15 minutes and wash it off with lukewarm water.
This face mask will help to get rid of dead skin cells, leaving behind glowing skin.
There are a variety of coffee benefits for the skin. Plus, it can be a cheap, environmentally friendly way of treating many types of skin issues.
So, stop throwing away all your coffee grounds and start making your own scrubs and masks to have healthier skin to go along with that energy buzz from your morning caffeine hit.
Always give the treatment a few weeks to work before switching to another option. And, always contact a dermatologist if you have persistent skin issues.
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The document "Development Environment" contains a step-by-step manual for installing the AN.ON developement tools in Windows, Linux and MacOS.
The document "Programming Standards" contains some important rules that code developers should follow to ensure a good cooperation and readability.
The file ANON.jbuilder.codestyle contains the formatting rules f
Continuous IntegrationWe use CruiseControl for continuous integration. The current state can be found at the Dashboard.
Source Codes of JAP, Mixes, and InfoService
You can get the sources either by downloading one of the daily automatically-generated tarballs or by accessing the
most up-to-date version via anonymous cvs. Please use the following as CVSROOT:
CVS module name: Jap
Daily built snapshot of JAP source code: jap.src.tgz
The following libraries are necessary to compile the JAP source code:
Browse the (incomplete) documentation of JAP sources.
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Portable version of JAP / JonDo compatible with Portableapps.
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Sunburned skin is often unsightly and uncomfortable and can give you undue attention. This article will explain how to treat sunburn and related symptoms such as blistering and itching at home using simple intervention measures.
How to Treat Sunburn – How to Treat a Sunburn
According to the WebMD website, as much as one-third of the adult population admits to have gotten sunburned at some point in their lives. It is thus not surprising that how to treat sunburn is such a common concern in online forums.
Here is how to treat a sunburn:
Step 1: Dissipate the heat
Heat retention and buildup can make sunburn worse. In that context your first line of action should be to get out of the sun immediately to avoid further damage (and applying an SPF30 sunscreen whenever you have to go outdoors) and then dissipate heat from the skin.
Dissipating the heat is as easy as getting a cold compress, or a cold soak if you like. Here is how to do it:
- Place a small wash cloth in cool water
- Wring out excess water and place the washcloth on the sunburn-affected areas of skin for 15 minutes. Re-soak the washcloth if it gets warm
- Repeat this process 2-3 times a day to keep your skin cool
- An alternative approach is to get a cold shower or bath. This is an especially option if large area of skin has been burned. After shower, pat the skin gently with a towel to dry it as opposed to rubbing the towel across the surface of the skin.
Step 2: Hydrate the skin
Hydrating the skin is as well critical to ensuring faster healing of sunburn. Skin dryness is one of the common symptoms of sunburn and restoring the skin moisture is a key to aiding its healing.
The best way to moisturize sunburned skin is to apply a water based lotion such as Cetaphil or Aquaphor. Regardless of what anyone told you, Vaseline or any other petroleum based product is bad news for sunburns. These products clog the skin pores and prevent the loss of heat from the skin, ultimately leading to worsening of condition.
Step 3: Take care of pain, swelling, itching,
The measures listed in this section work to combat one or more of the following symptoms of sunburn: pain, inflammation, and itching.
Aloe vera: The juice of this African drylands plant has strong anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial properties that make it a superstar in treatment of burns, including sunburns. Aloe vera soothes the skin while keeping it moisturized and speeding up the healing process.
1% hydrocortisone cream is also a great treatment option for sunburn. Applied topically, hydrocortisone creams help to relieve itching and inflammation. You should however take care to ensure that such creams don’t enter your eyes. It is also not advisable to use them in vaginal and rectal areas.
OTC Pain relievers: Pain due to sunburn can be relieved by taking an over-the-counter pain relieving medication such as ibuprofen (Advil), aspirin (Bayern), and acetaminophen (Tylenol). If you are pregnant however, you should only take acetaminophen unless instructed otherwise by your doctor.
Milk: Milk is a splendid natural treatment for sunburn that according to the Medicinenet.com website works by providing a soothing film of protein on the sunburned area of skin.
Tea: Rinsing the skin with freshly prepared tea (after cooling) is also a great way to treat sunburn. The tannin found naturally in tea helps to draw out heat and fasten the healing process.
How to Treat Sunburn Fast
Sunburn symptoms typically clear by themselves after the body heals itself using immune system responses. It normally takes 3 to 7 days for first degree sunburns to heal but second degree sunburns – notable for blistering – often take longer to heal.
The pain, itching and the plainly unsightly look of the affected area of the skin can leave you wondering how ho heal sunburn faster.
Well, you can always aid the skin healing process and speed up the healing time by protecting the skin from further damage (staying out of the sun), keeping the skin cool to dissipate the heat retained it, moisturizing the skin, and taking care of other symptoms such as pain, itching, and inflammation.
Most importantly, you should refrain from scratching the sunburned areas of the skin and popping out any blisters.
How to Treat a Sunburn at Home
If home remedies are your cup of coffee and like to spare hospital visits to those times when they are inevitable and came to this page looking for home interventions for sunburn, then your home remedy options range from cool soaks to aloe vera, oatmeal, cucumber, tea, and milk to name but a few. See other sections of this article for more details.
Treating Sunburn Itch
What about treating sunburn itch, you ask. Well, sunburn related itching improves with adequate hydration of the skin, but getting a baking soda bath should offer faster relief.
The idea here is to take a normal bath but adding a couple cups of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate).
Adding colloidal oatmeal to your bathing water is as well often helpful. It not only helps to relieve itching but also keeps the skin moisturized. You can buy fine colloidal oatmeal in your local drugstores (pharmacies).
Applying a 1% hydrocortisone cream to the affected area can also help to relieve itching.
Treating Severe Sunburn
Before we delve into treating severe sunburn, it is absolutely important to clarify what we mean by the term “severe sunburn”.
Well, in the context of this article, we will consider severe sunburn to be that which is characterized by swelling and blistering of the skin in addition to the other symptoms commonly associated with first degree sunburns, that is, dryness, skin redness and pain, and a warm feel when the skin is touched.
Swelling normally respond well to treatment with anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen (Advil and Motrin among others), aloe vera gel, and 1% topical hydrocortisone creams. Blistering on the other hands requires no input on your part as explained in the next section of this article.
Although severe sunburn should not worry you, you should be on the look out for symptoms of bad sunburn such as fever, chills, nausea and general malaise (feeling generally weak). In the event of such symptoms, you should call your doctor immediately.
Treating Sunburn Blisters – How to Treat A Sunburn with Blisters
More serious sunburns, usually classified as second degree sunburns, are usually characterized with the formation of blisters. This usually signals a deeper UV damage that goes beyond the top layer of the skin.
Treating sunburn blisters is all about leaving them alone. While it is very tempting to pop those unsightly fluid-filled sacs and get them off your skin, you should not give in to the temptation as that can be the starting point for a serious infection.
What if the blisters burst accidentally, you ask. If that happens, apply an over-the-counter antibiotic cream e.g. Bacitracin, Polysporin etc. in addition, keep the blisters dressed with a non-stick bandage and change it as soon as it gets soiled.
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A decade ago, activist Ron Unz conducted a study of the ethnic and religious composition of the student body at Harvard.
Blacks and Hispanics, Unz found, were then being admitted to his alma mater in numbers approaching their share of the population.
And who were the most underrepresented Americans at Harvard?
White Christians and ethnic Catholics. Though two-thirds of the U.S. population then, they had dropped to one-fourth of the student body.
Comes now a more scientific study from Princeton sociologists Thomas Espenshade and Alexandria Radford to confirm that a deep bias against the white conservative and Christian young of America is pervasive at America’s elite colleges and Ivy League schools.
The Espenshade-Radford study “draws from … the National Study of College Experience … gathered from eight highly competitive private colleges and universities (entering freshman SAT scores: 1360),” writes Princeton Professor Russell K. Nieli, who has summarized the findings:
Elite college admissions officers may prattle about “diversity,” but what they mean is the African-American contingent on campus should be 5 percent to 7 percent, with Hispanics about as numerous.
However, “an estimated 40 percent to 50 percent of those categorized as black are Afro-Caribbean or African immigrants, or the children of such immigrants,” who never suffered segregation or Jim Crow.
To achieve even these percentages, however, the discrimination against white and Asian applicants, because of the color of their skin and where their ancestors came from, is astonishing.
As Nieli puts it, “Being Hispanic conferred an admissions boost over being white … equivalent to 130 SAT points (out of 1,600), while being black rather than white conferred a 310-point SAT advantage. Asians, however, suffered an admissions penalty compared to whites equivalent to 140 SAT points.”
“To have the same chance of gaining admission as a black student with a SAT score of 1100, a Hispanic student otherwise equally matched in background characteristics would have to have 1230, a white student a 1410 and an Asian student a 1550.”
Was this what the civil-rights revolution was all about – requiring kids whose parents came from Korea, Japan or Vietnam to get a perfect SAT score of 1600 to be given equal consideration with a Jamaican or Kenyan kid who got an 1150? Is this what it means to be an Ivy League progressive?
What are the historic and moral arguments for discriminating in favor of kids from Angola and Argentina over kids whose parents came from Poland and Vietnam?
There is yet another form of bigotry prevalent among our academic elite that is a throwback to the snobbery of the WASPs of yesterday. While Ivy League recruiters prefer working-class to middle-class black kids with the same test scores, the reverse is true with white kids.
White kids from poor families who score as well as white kids from wealthy families – think George W. Bush – not only get no break, they seem to be the most undesirable and unwanted of all students.
Though elite schools give points to applicants for extracurricular activities, especially for leadership roles and honors, writes Nieli, if you played a lead role in Future Farmers of America, the 4-H Clubs or junior ROTC, leave it off your resume or you may just be blackballed. “Excelling in these activities is ‘associated with 60 or 65 percent lower odds on admissions.'”
Writes Nieli, there seems an unwritten admissions rule at America’s elite schools: “Poor Whites Need Not Apply.”
For admissions officers at our top private and public schools, diversity is “a code word” for particular prejudices.
For these schools are not interested in a diversity that would include “born-again Christians from the Bible belt, students from Appalachia and other rural and small-town areas, people who have served in the U.S. military, those who have grown up on farms or ranches, Mormons, Pentecostals, Jehovah’s Witnesses, lower- and middle-class Catholics, working-class ‘white ethnics,’ social and political conservatives, wheelchair users, married students, married students with children or older students just starting into college and raising children.”
“Students in these categories,” writes Nieli, “are often very rare at the most competitive colleges, especially the Ivy League.”
“Lower-class whites prove to be all-around losers” at the elite schools. They are rarely accepted. Lower-class Hispanics and blacks are eight to 10 times more likely to get in with the same scores.
That such bigotry is pervasive in 2010 at institutions that preen about how progressive they are is disgusting. That a GOP which purports to represents Middle America, whose young are bearing the brunt of this bigotry, has remained largely silent is shameful.
Many of these elite public and private colleges and universities benefit from U.S. tax dollars through student loans and direct grants. The future flow of those tax dollars should be made contingent on Harvard and Yale ending racial practices that went out at Little Rock Central High in 1957.
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Using kraken2, I did two classification tasks on the same sample: one using kraken2 standard database which includes homo sapiens, and the other using a custom database built by kraken2 that doesn't contains homo sapiens. Of the 29 millions reads, I get 16k reads on bacteria when using the standard database (with HS). When using the custom database without HS I get 1.06 million reads on bacteria.
My question is: what should I believe? There is clearly a human contamination in the sample, but when I ignore it in classification I get much more bacterial reads, and much more diversity too. But I am tempted to put my money on the classification using bacteria and human, as for me the read count difference must come from some sequence homology between human and bacteria, where some reads are favored to human when both targets are available.
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Im having some trouble understanding Big-O estimates. Im using Discrete Mathematics And Its Applications by Rosen 6th Edition. In section 3.2 one of the example problems says to show that f(x) - x^2 + 2x + 1 is O(x^2).
The solution states the following:
++++++++++++++ "We observe that we can readily estimate the size of f(x) when x > 1 because x < x^2 and 1 < x^2 when x > 1. It follows that
0 <= x^2 + 2x + 1 <= x^2 + 2x^2 + x^2 = 4x^2
whenever x > 1. ... Consequently, we can take C = 4, k = 1 as witnesses to show that f(x) is O(x^2). That is, f(x) = x^2 + 2x + 1 = 4x^2 whenever x > 1. ++++++++++++++
I have read this so many times and for some reason the concept is not sticking. Im hoping someone can explain how this problem was worked. Here is what I dont understand:
Why is "0<=" being used here? How did we go from x^2 + 2x + 1 to x^2 + 2x^2 + x^2?
I thought maybe we are using the value of g of x (x^2) to replace the x values in the f(x) function but should this not be x^4 + 2x^2 + 1?
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Huge pumpkin is disqualified from competition over a small crack
A MARTINEZ, HOST:
Good morning. I'm A Martinez.
The Super Bowl isn't happening until February. But this year's pumpkin-growing Super Bowl is already in the books. Mike Schmit from Markesan, Wis. - not the Hall of Fame third baseman - grew a pumpkin weighing over 2,500 pounds. But the minivan-sized pumpkin, which was the biggest one in the running, was disqualified because of a fingernail-size crack. Oh, well. At least that plump pumpkin will make for one scary jack-o'-lantern.
It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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ToxFAQs™ for 1,1-Dichloroethene
This fact sheet answers the most frequently asked health questions about 1,1-dichloroethene. For more information, you may call the ATSDR Information Center at 1-888-422-8737. This fact sheet is one in a series of summaries about hazardous substances and their health effects. This information is important because this substance may harm you. The effects of exposure to any hazardous substance depend on the dose, the duration, how you are exposed, personal traits and habits, and whether other chemicals are present.
Exposure to 1,1-dichloroethene occurs mainly in the workplace. Breathing high levels of 1,1-dichloroethene can affect the liver, kidney, and central nervous system. This chemical has been found in at least 515 of 1,416 National Priorities List sites identified by the Environmental Protection Agency.
What is 1,1-dichloroethene?
1,1-Dichloroethene is an industrial chemical that is not found naturally in the environment. It is a colorless liquid with a mild, sweet smell. It is also called vinylidene chloride.
1,1-Dichloroethene is used to make certain plastics, such as flexible films like food wrap, and in packaging materials. It is also used to make flame retardant coatings for fiber and carpet backings, and in piping, coating for steel pipes, and in adhesive applications.
What happens to 1,1-dichloroethene when it enters the environment?
- 1,1-Dichloroethene enters the environment from industries that make or use it.
- 1,1-Dichloroethene evaporates very quickly from water and soil to the air.
- In the air, it takes about 4 days for it to break down.
- 1,1-Dichloroethene breaks down very slowly in water.
- It does not accumulate very much in fish or birds.
- In soil, 1,1-dichloroethene is slowly transformed to other less harmful chemicals.
How might I be exposed to 1,1-dichloroethene?
- Workers may be exposed in industries that make or use 1,1-dichloroethene (these industries are mainly in Texas and Louisiana).
- Food that is wrapped in plastic wrap may contain very low levels of 1,1-dichloroethene. The government controls these levels to prevent harm to your health.
- A small percentage (3%) of the drinking water supplies may contain very low levels of 1,1-dichloroethene.
- Air near factories that make or use 1,1-dichloroethene and air near hazardous waste sites may contain low levels of it.
How can 1,1-dichloroethene affect my health?
The main effect from breathing high levels of 1,1-dichloroethene is on the central nervous system. Some people lost their breath and fainted after breathing high levels of the chemical.
Breathing lower levels of 1,1-dichloroethene in air for a long time may damage your nervous system, liver, and lungs. Workers exposed to 1,1-dichloroethene have reported a loss in liver function, but other chemicals were present.
Animals that breathed high levels of 1,1-dichloroethene had damaged livers, kidneys, and lungs. The offspring of some of the animals had a higher number of birth defects. We do not know if birth defects occur when people are exposed to 1,1-dichloroethene.
Animals that ingested high levels of 1,1-dichloroethene had damaged livers, kidneys, and lungs. There were no birth defects in animals that ingested the chemical.
Spilling 1,1-dichloroethene on your skin or in your eyes can cause irritation.
How likely is 1,1-dichloroethene to cause cancer?
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that 1,1-dichloroethene is a possible human carcinogen.
Studies on workers who breathed 1,1-dichloroethene have not shown an increase in cancer. These studies, however, are not conclusive because of the small numbers of workers and the short time studied.
Animal studies have shown mixed results. Several studies reported an increase in tumors in rats and mice, and other studies reported no such effects.
Is there a medical test to show whether I've been exposed to 1,1-dichloroethene?
Tests are available to measure levels of 1,1-dichloroethene in breath, urine, and body tissues. These tests are not usually available in your doctor's office. However, a sample taken in your doctor's office can be sent to a special laboratory if necessary.
Because 1,1-dichloroethene leaves the body fairly quickly, these methods are useful only for finding exposures that have occurred within the last few days. These tests can't tell you if adverse health effects will occur from exposure to 1,1-dichloroethene.
Has the federal government made recommendations to protect human health?
The EPA has set a limit in drinking water of 0.007 parts of 1,1-dichloroethene per million parts of drinking water (0.007 ppm). EPA requires that discharges or spills into the environment of 5,000 pounds or more of 1,1-dichloroethene be reported.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has set an occupational exposure limit of 1 ppm of 1,1-dichloroethene in workplace air for an 8-hour workday, 40-hour workweek.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) currently recommends that workers breathe as little 1,1-dichloroethene as possible.
Carcinogen: A substance that can cause cancer.
CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service.
Ingesting: Taking food or drink into your body.
ppm: Parts per million
Tumor: An abnormal mass of tissue.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). 1994. Toxicological Profile for 1,1-Dichloroethene. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service.
Where can I get more information?
If you have questions or concerns, please contact your community or state health or environmental quality department or:
For more information, contact:
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Division of Toxicology and Human Health Sciences
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Atlanta, GA 30329-4027
Phone: 1-800-CDC-INFO · 888-232-6348 (TTY)
Email: Contact CDC-INFO
ATSDR can also tell you the location of occupational and environmental health clinics. These clinics specialize in recognizing, evaluating, and treating illnesses resulting from exposure to hazardous substances.
Information line and technical assistance:
To order toxicological profiles, contact:
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Phone: 800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000
Some PDF files may be electronic conversions from paper copy or other electronic ASCII text files. This conversion may have resulted in character translation or format errors. Users are referred to the original paper copy of the toxicological profile for the official text, figures, and tables. Original paper copies can be obtained via the directions on the toxicological profile home page, which also contains other important information about the profiles.
The information contained here was correct at the time of publication. Please check with the appropriate agency for any changes to the regulations or guidelines cited.
- Page last reviewed: March 3, 2011
- Page last updated: October 24, 2011
- Content source: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
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Willis Elkins, a Texas native, is a founding member of the North Brooklyn Boat Club in Greenpoint.
Today, he currently volunteers at the club as a canoe leader and instructor to provide members access to the Greenpoint and Williamsburg waterways.
His curiosity for the waterway partly started the North Brooklyn Boat Club.
Elkins began exploring Brooklyn's waterways, and soon found plenty of people that shared the same interest. Together, the like-minded group founded the boat club.
Elkins said the boating season begins in May and runs until the water gets too cold in October. The 2013 boating season has already begun.
During the season, the boat club provides environmental education about the polluted water they canoe on, however Elkins believes Newtown Creek has the potential to get much cleaner.
“The water has had 150 years of pollution,” Elkins said, however adding that, “there is a low risk of exposure” when joining in the boating excursions.
Elkins, who became an expert on the water as a kid when he began practicing at youth summer camps, now teaches his students about the history, ecology and wildlife of the Newtown Creek.
For a monthly fee of $40, members can join Elkins and the boat club in a series of bimonthly events on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month. These events also allow non-members to come and set sail for free.
On a side note, his volunteer work has also resulted in his Lighter Life project, a program he developed in 2010 when he started collecting and photographing lighters he found while out sailing.
While Elkins said he is finished with Lighter Life, he is not yet finished collecting while canoeing. “I still collect interesting things I find,” he said.
The items he rounds up now revolve around the theme of place or type of item, all told through the lesson offered on the creek.
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Question: An alert on my smartphone told me today is an Ozone Action Day. What is that and how does it affect me? – D.E., New York, NY
Answer: An Ozone Action Day is a day when the concentration of ozone gas in a particular area is predicted to be higher than healthy levels. Ozone Action Days generally coincide with high Air Quality Index days. Ozone is one of the main urban air pollutants that we regulate, due to its potential negative impacts on human health, alone or in combination with other pollutants such as particulate matter. Ozone can irritate the lungs and cause respiratory symptoms, especially in sensitive groups such as children, the elderly, and those with respiratory problems such as asthma or COPD.
On Ozone Action Days it is generally a good idea to avoid exercise outdoors if possible. Children’s outdoor play time should be limited on those days, especially for children with asthma. You can do your part to help keep ozone levels down on Ozone Action Days by taking measures to reduce your emissions of NOx and volatile organic compounds (VOCs): limit electricity use and use of gasoline vehicles.
- Health effects of ground-level ozone (U.S. EPA)
- Ozone Action Day (includes tips for reducing NOx and VOC emissions) (Weather Underground)
- From the mailbag: “Why is air quality worse in summer?” (en español)
- From the mailbag: “What does the air quality index measure, and what values correspond to ‘good’ air quality?”
- From the mailbag: “My daughter has asthma. How does air pollution affect her health?” (en español)
- From the mailbag: “What are the health effects of air pollution on humans?”
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Have you had your day’s work?? Planed an outing? Kept your dog to Mrs. Lerissa the entire day when you were out?
If you are doing your work and getting your part of your rest, why do you think that your dog is destined to stay indoors or to some Mr Lerissa all the time?
Your pet does the most important task…it guards your home, you 2-year-old baby, your valuables, and what not.
Therefore, you need to make sure that you arrange to provide refreshments to your dogs and not keep them enchained while you go for a weekend outing.
But through observation, it is observed the dog parks are not benefitting at all and they bring in different kinds of behavioural changes which are beyond your training manual.
Here lies the predicament of the topic and this will be discussed throughout the essay.
There are parks created especially for Dogs, where the owners could spend Quality time with their pets. These are the places where you could make your dogs exercise as well and cuddle them.
The best part is that you could do it in a controlled environment and that is advantageous for both the pet as well as the owner.
This means everything is really good about it, isn’t it? I would say no. There are certain disadvantages of Dog Parks that make your pet “stressful”.
“If you are thinking for a dog as your pet? Then you must read “The Challenges Of A First Time Dog Owner” I’ll make sure it was very helpful for you.”
Different Types Of Dog Parks
The Dog parks that first came into being were extremely small and reserved. They used to be a fence enclosed in spaces of 4 inches to 6 inches. There were double entry gates present for the owners to sit.
But slowly, the overall concept overseas changed and it is understood that just like us, dogs need wide-open spaces for relaxation and refreshment.
Based on that there are different ways dogs could be treated and based on that the whole, segregation has been done. Different kinds of Dog Parks comprise The Doggy Playground, Training Sessions, and Wide Open Spaces.
The Doggy Playground
These are some amusement park-like enclosed places where you could provide your dog with Hoops, Tunnels, Ramps and Teeter Totters.
These are common items that are found mostly in these types of dog parks
These spaces are designed into section-wise segregations where dogs could get
Wide Open Spaces.
The main requirements that are needed to design this kind of park include huddles, platforms, jump hoofs and others. There are fountains and pet cooling stations for relaxation of your dogs.
Wide Open Space
This is the most popular concept where there are wide open spaces. While designing these parks, the landscape turns out to be crucial. This constitutes grass, Decomposed grey works that are environmentally friendly.
Best Dog Park Near Me
Do you feel worried and can not understand where to take your dog for its exercise and amusement ?? You do not need a lot of research.
This is because dog parks in different parts of the USA are growing. This is considered good for the ones supporting their dogs to be taken to Dog Parks.
That is why people are seen taking their dogs to different dog parks besides their home
There are different parks in the USA
Denver Dog Parks
There are different off-leash Dog Parks in Denver. Few among them are Railyard Dog Parks and Lowry Dog Park.
Cherry Creek Dog Park
Under this list, two dog Parks could be named and they include Cherry Dog off-leash area, Dog Park Beach, and Cherry Creek Access.
Other than this, there are other important Types of Dog Parks and they include indoor dog park,off leash dog park,dog water park,fetch dog park,cherry creek dog park,blind dog park city.
The Question: Are Dog Parks Stressful Or Enjoyable ???
There are both positives as well as negatives to dog parks. This denotes dogs Parks make dogs cheerful, enjoyable as well as Stressful. Dog Parks Provide An Enjoyable Ambiance To Dogs such as:
Physical and Mental Stimulation
Off-leash exercise is significant for Dogs. If your dog interacts with other dogs, it will receive a lot of mental stimulation. This mental stimulation will make your dog’s behavior good at home. They will not be irritated back home.
Excellence Place To Socialise
Just as human beings, dogs too need to be socialised. If you take your dogs to the dog parks, you could get an opportunity to mingle with other dogs of all sizes, shapes, ages, breeds, and sizes. This socialising is good both for the owners as well as the dogs.
Learning Opportunity For Owners Is Beneficial For Dogs
If you want to learn more about the behavioural aspects of dogs then I bet you there is no better place than Dog Parks.
At a dog park, you could be able to mix with people who have a great deal of experience in training dogs. This would help you gain knowledge and ideas regarding dogs. Hence proper training could be received by the owner. This is better for your dog.
Reinforcing Dog Owner Bond
Do you always remain busy?? Can you manage time for your Dog? Take your dog to the Dog Park. Slowly you will see that a good bonding is built between you and your dog. This is deemed good for your dog.
Signs That Your Dog Is Stressed At The Dog Park
You could see your dog yawn in two ways. Firstly, if you see that your dog yawns at some stimulating situations, it is an indicator that your dog is in a stressful condition. This could be identified through your dog’s facial expression of panting.
When you take your dog to a new dog Park. It would be stressful at the initial time. That time you will notice your dog starts producing extra saliva and it engages itself in frequent lip licking.
This is not considered good at all for your dog. Thus it is an indicator that your dog is not happy and cheerful at all in the dog park.
Is Your Dog Hiding At The Dog Park?
Suppose you have to take your dog to the dog park and let your dog play with other dogs. You might see strange behavior in your dog.
Your dog seems to be hiding behind some tree or other object. Driven by stress and intimidated by other dogs it might have been searching for a hiding place behind some bush or other place.
The Low Tail
A low tail is a clear indicator of stress. You would see that most of the owners are picking their dogs with their tails between their legs. This sign is an indicator that your dog is quite stressed. And this stress is not doing any good to your dog in the long run.
Many dogs do like exercising and Social Interactions, the majority of the dogs are not comfortable with it. They like to remain indoors.
You will notice that your dog barks at a high pitch Growl. You will also notice that your dog is always mouth open while biting.
It could be understood that dogs get exercise at the dog Parks. They also get to socialize with other dogs. It is beneficial for stimulating behavior back home. But recent studies tell that Dog Parks are the reason for dogs remaining annoyed all time.
It is found from the study that Dog parks are good for exercising, socialising, and bonding.
But another close and long study provides the idea that Dog Parks are not serving the ultimate purpose.
They are harming rather than any good to thee dogs as well as owner.
Hence, if you need more details on dog parks, let us know in the comment box.
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See also BD Conversation
- we have had our conversation in the world: 2 Cor. 1:12 .
- conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion: Gal. 1:13 .
- conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh: Eph. 2:3 .
- let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel: Philip. 1:27 .
- considering the end of their conversation: Heb. 13:7 .
- let him shew out of a good conversation his works: James 3:13 .
- be ye holy in all manner of conversation: 1 Pet. 1:15 .
- without the word be won by the conversation of the wives: 1 Pet. 3:1 .
- in all holy conversation and godliness: 2 Pet. 3:11 .
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** Archived Article - please check for current information. **
May 29, 2014
Feed summer hummingbirds for entertainment, beauty
Hummingbirds, which artist John J. Audubon called "glittering fragments of the rainbow," are once again darting around flowers and feeders in South Carolina, say state natural resources officials. Hummingbirds are as fascinating to study as they are beautiful to watch. The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages South Carolina residents to landscape with flowers, hang out a feeder and invite hummingbirds to lunch. In return, they'll entertain you with their antics and add a little color to your life.
Thousands of South Carolina residents enrich their summers by feeding hummingbirds. Male ruby-throated hummingbirds, which feature the characteristic metallic blood-red throat bib, began showing in South Carolina in late March, with their white-throated mates arriving from the tropics about a week later. Most hummingbird activity around feeders, however, does not really pick up until midsummer. Do not despair if you had hummers at your feeder early during the migration period and now there are none. Some of those birds continued flying north and others stayed here but are busy raising young and taking advantage of plentiful natural food sources.
Under natural conditions, hummingbirds obtain sugar by eating the nectar of flowers and the sap of trees. Homeowners can duplicate this part of a hummer’s diet by placing a sugar solution in a hummingbird feeder, with the added attraction of getting to witness the antics of one of nature’s most delightful and colorful birds. Hummingbirds consume 50 percent of their body weight daily in sugar, which makes it one of the most important food items in a hummer's diet.
A wide variety of hummingbird feeders are now available on the market. If you have used the feeders in previous seasons, be sure to wash the hummingbird feeder with hot water and vinegar or hot water and bleach to destroy all mildew and mold left over from last year, then rinse thoroughly with clean water. This is the most important thing to do to make these birds’ stay in the Palmetto State more enjoyable.
The sugar-water mixture for the feeders should be a ratio of four parts water to one part sugar; an easy-to-remember mixture is one cup of sugar per quart of water. This solution closely approximates the sugar content of nectar. Red dye is unnecessary—the red coloring on the feeder will suffice. Honey should not be used as a sweetener because honey-water solutions often harbor a fungus that can be harmful to the hummer.
When making the sugar-water mixture, DNR advises boiling the sugar and water solution for about three minutes—this will help retard fermentation. Store all unused solution in the refrigerator, and keep the feeder mold-free by keeping fresh nectar in it at all times. As soon as the solution becomes cloudy, discard it.
If you are putting a feeder up for the first time, don’t be discouraged if hummingbirds don’t come right away. It may take a while for them to find it and establish a visitation routine. Be sure to keep the solution fresh especially as the days get warmer, because birds will not be attracted to a fermented solution.
Hummingbirds are attracted to tubular red flowers like red salvia, bee balm, trumpet creeper, cypress vine, crossvine, firecracker vine, red buckeye, native azaleas (Oconee, flame and plumleaf) and woodbine, and they will readily seek out others such as hibiscus, hollyhock, petunia and impatiens. Hummingbirds also feed on small insects.
Feeders can be left up well into the fall season, and this will not cause the hummers to delay their migration. Migratory birds base their departure date primarily on the changing day length, not on the availability of food. Actually, leaving feeders up into the fall will help the late migrants that stop for a rest on their way back to Mexico and Central America as their natural food sources will be limited at that time.
- Youth fishing event to be held June 7 in Horry County
- Renew your state hunting and fishing license
- DNR Courtesy boat inspections set during Memorial Day weekend
- DNR survey invites public input to management plan for Pee Dee Scenic Rivers
- SC Envirothon team competition announces 2014 winners
- Increased protection for seabirds at Deveaux Bank Seabird Sanctuary
- Oyster season closes May 15, clam season to close May 31
- Bird Cam on Crab Bank allows public to view seabird nesting season
- Statewide deer harvest increases slightly in 2013
- New Lake Warren fishing pier ceremony on May 12 in Hampton County
- 2014 public alligator hunting, special WMA season applications available online
- Laws are strict on taking wild turkey eggs and releasing pen-raised turkeys
- Six miles Of Lake Wateree waterfront protected
- Feeding, watering manatees is illegal
- DNR hosts series of youth fishing rodeos/family fishing clinics around the state
- Freshwater fishing trends
- Saltwater fishing trends
- S.C. weekly tidetable
- DNR video
- Archived news releases
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When life gives you lemons, it’s not always easy to churn out the lemonade. After all, happiness doesn’t just magically appear, we’ve got to work at it sometimes! Many of us live stressful lives, juggling financial problems, difficult marriages, rowdy teenagers and a stressful work environment. The good news – you don’t have to solve all your problems to discover a happy life. Here are some tips for cultivating happiness that you can start today!
Get Exercise. Where’s the time, right? This is something you should definitely prioritize on your schedule. Aside from the obvious health benefits, exercising boost your endorphin levels. This natural body chemical gives people a natural euphoria that’s great for a mood boost. No wonder they call it “runner’s high.”
Be Kind. Taking the high road may not come as naturally as you’d like, but you’ll be a happier person for it. Take time to engage in frequent acts of kindness, and do your best to forgive someone for their wrong doings. Life is just too short to stress and steam about a disagreement or argument. Having said that, when you’re truly feeling down in the dumps, it’s of course okay to express your sadness or frustration. Give yourself that time to be upset, but then try and begin the process of moving past it.
Turn up the tunes. Music isn’t just about jumping and jiving. In fact, music therapy can significantly reduce your heart rate and stress levels, while sharpening your ability to learn, think, and remember.
Break the mold. Humans are creatures of habit. That said, nothing feels more exhilarating and exciting than stepping out of your comfort zone and doing something unexpected. Take a weekend to travel around Washington! You don’t have to go far to find an adventure. Do something that makes you uncomfortable, like kayaking, hot air ballooning or, dare I say, SKY DIVING. Overcome a fear, and you’ll feel on top of the world!
Photo by: Ira Gelb
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Skin changes due to high pressure in the veins of the ankles, feet, or calves may range from a fine red rash to large dark brown patches of skin. The most common manifestation of stasis dermatitis is development of brown changes in the skin at the medial (inner) aspect of the ankle. These changes will worsen over time and will eventually result in development of open poorly-healing wounds called venous stasis ulcers. These changes usually take many years to develop and we often see patients who have been treated for years with creams and salves which cannot solve the problem.
The underlying cause of stasis dermatitis is venous insufficiency (valve failure) and/or obstruction of veins of the leg or pelvis. Reflux of blood toward the feet due to gravity or blockage of outflow due to obesity or mechanical obstruction cause venous hypertension (high pressure in the veins). Venous hypertension causes fluid, blood cells, and protein to weep through the walls of tiny veins into the tissues. The excess fluid in the tissues manifests as swelling. The protein and blood cells cause an inflammatory response which may cause pain, tenderness, redness, a rash, or the brown skin changes.
The key to treatment of stasis dermatitis is to lower the high pressure in the veins of the legs. Elastic compression, usually with support hose or special leg wraps, helps improve the ability of the calf muscles to pump venous blood out of the legs. Periodically elevating the legs higher than the heart uses gravity to lower the pressures in the leg veins and it allows the tissues to partially recover from the high venous pressures earlier in the day. Avoidance of prolonged sitting and standing is helpful as well. When one must sit or stand, repetitive ankle exercises with rhythmic contraction of the muscles in the back of the calves helps pump blood out of the legs lowering venous pressures at the ankle. For the same reason, exercise such walking or running is helpful.
Patients with stasis dermatitis should be evaluated with at least a lower extremity venous color duplex ultrasound exam with special testing for venous insufficiency and a clinical exam by an experienced phlebologist.
Most patients who have stasis dermatitis have underlying venous insufficiency or obstruction severe enough that they need treatment for their venous problems. Treatments may include foam sclerotherapy, endovenous thermal ablation, microphlebectomy, or angioplasty/stenting of obstructed pelvic veins.
"Dr. Daugherty is such an amazing doctor and makes sure you are taken care of. I suffered with leg pain for years, I had a procedure done was in 2010 where I had coils placed in the ovarian vein to try to relieve pain and it was unsuccessful. I had surgery on march 19, 2014 to…" -- C.B.
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Implementation of Massachusetts’ 2006 health care reform law, the model for the federal Affordable Care Act, was associated with improved health and greater use of preventive services relative to other New England states. The finding appears today in The Milbank Quarterly.
Massachusetts’ health care reform law included an individual mandate to obtain health insurance, expanded Medicaid coverage for children and long-term unemployed adults, and subsidized health insurance for low- and middle-income residents. It also created a health insurance exchange for higher-income residents to obtain unsubsidized insurance.
In the Milbank study, researchers sampled 345 211 adult New Englanders aged 18 to 64 years who participated in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System from 2001 to 2011 to compare their self-reported health status and use of preventive services. The researchers found that after the 2006 implementation of the health care reform law, Massachusetts residents reported greater improvements in their general health (1.7%), physical health (1.3%), and mental health (1.5%) than did residents of other New England states. Massachusetts residents also reported relative increases in rates of Pap screening (2.3%), colonoscopy (5.5%), and cholesterol testing (1.4%). The greatest gains in health status were found among those whose households earned only up to 300% of the federal poverty level. The relative gains in health status for Massachusetts residents were comparable among whites, blacks, and Hispanics, suggesting that any existing health care disparities among these groups were unchanged by the reform law.
“Our results demonstrate the potential benefits of health care reform in Massachusetts that may also be achieved through the implementation of the federal Affordable Care Act,” said John Z Ayanian, MD, MPP, formerly of Harvard Medical School and now director of the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, in a release.
Agreeing is Howard Markel, MD, PhD, editor of The Milbank Quarterly and professor of the history of medicine at Michigan. “In an era of demagoguery and exaggeration posing as ‘facts,’ it is essential to collect and analyze solid evidence on our nation’s health care policies,” said Markel, who is also a contributing writer at JAMA, in the release. “Indeed, it is the only way I know to approach the Sisyphean task of reforming and improving health care access for all Americans.”
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#2 in Juvenile Fiction bestsellersOn a remote island in a tropical sea, Celaena Sardothien, feared assassin, has come for retribution. She's been sent by the Assassin's Guild to collect on a debt they are owed by the Lord of the Pirates. But when Celaena learns that the agreed payment is not in money, but in slaves, her mission suddenly changes - and she will risk everything to right the wrong she's been sent to bring about.
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Growing evidence from multimodal brain imaging studies highlights the importance of a synergistic approach towards characterizing the neurobiological substrate of reading disability (RD). The overall goal of Project 4 (Neuroimaging) is to develop a comprehensive neurobiological model of text comprehension that will supplement the cognitive framework developed within Project 2 (Executive Functions). In addition, we propose to evaluate features of brain organization associate with developmental outcomes of educational interventions addressed in Project 3 (Intervention). Project 4 (Neuroimaging) will address three aims.
The first aim i s to characterize features of brain organization supporting sentence comprehension, using a multiple task and multimodal imaging approach (MEG, quantitative structural MRI and DTI), to identify print- dependent and print-independent neural components of reading comprehension (RC)--the former associated with sentence reading and word recognition, and the latter associated with executive functions (EFs)--in non- impaired readers and in students experiencing text comprehension difficulties.
The second aim i s to examine the predictive value of pre-intervention multimodal imaging data for subsequent response to intervention.
This aim models individual response to educational interventions (Project 3) as a function of aberrant features of the brain organization for comprehension in RD.
The third aim i s to investigate functional changes in brain organization following educational interventions by focusing on adequate and inadequate responders in conjunction with project 1 (Classification). Addressing this aim entails evaluating alternative models of functional brain plasticity in association with successful response to intervention (i.e., "normalization" vs. "compensation"). By successfully addressing these aims. Project 4 will promote novel directions in cognitive neuroscience research featuring combinations of several multimodal imaging methods, in order to identify features of brain organization that are crucial for typical development of reading comprehension skills and successful intervention outcomes.
Although much attention has been devoted to neural processes underlying word reading, less is known about the neural correlates of reading comprehension, especially in relation to instructional response and executive functions. Multimodal imaging promises a more comprehensive understanding of the brain mechanisms associated with adequate and inadequate instructional response and the neural correlates of reading comprehension in typically developing and struggling readers.
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In an age of highly integrated systems, it's become more practical for consumers to discard faulty devices than repair them. Often times, you can't fix a component on the fritz and even if you could, it wouldn't be cost-effective. That's exacerbated when the component is only a small part of an embedded system. A single defective circuit could prompt you to replace your smartphone, tablet or notebook.
A team of engineers at the University of Illinois has found an approach to self-repairing circuits that could drastically reduce the waste of modern electronics. "It simplifies the system," explained chemistry professor Jeffrey Moore, a co-author of the paper. "Rather than having to build in redundancies or to build in a sensory diagnostics system, this material is designed to take care of the problem itself."
Although it seems like science fiction, the technology sounds simple: A bunch of 10-micron microcapsules of liquid metal (a gallium-indium alloy) are placed along a circuit. If the circuit cracks, the microcapsules rupture and the metal quickly fills the gap, instantly restoring up to 99% conductivity. The technology isn't perfect yet, but it works about 90% of the time -- good enough for us to be excited.
Naturally, companies want you to replace your iGadget with relative frequency, so we're not sure how quickly this technology will be adopted in the consumer segment. However, the self-healing solution would probably face less opposition if it were used in consumer safety, industrial or military applications -- namely automobiles, airplanes, missiles, satellites and other critical systems.
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He traveled with the governors of Texas, Minnesota, Missouri and Nevada to thank military members for their service.
Quinn said many troops serve in remote locations and don't have much contact with home so it's meaningful when officials like the governor of a state visits in a war zone to thank them for their service.
The Illinois National Guard said Quinn visited with a number of troops in their units who are deployed.
Quinn is encouraging people to donate their unused frequent flier airline miles so military families can visit their injured loved ones around the globe.
"This is invaluable to the recovery of our soldiers in these far away military hospitals. We want to appeal to the people of Illinois to join up," said Quinn.
The program is called Operation Hero Miles. For more information, please visit heromiles.org
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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2 Key routes explained:To become an electrician in the UK you will need to combine training, experience and a final assessment. This can typically be completed as:
- An electrical apprenticeship over 3-4 years
- By breaking the elements down into more manageable steps over a 2-3 year period (Diploma / Technical Certificates. NVQ & AM2)
How to train with Diploma, NVQ and AM2?With Trade Skills 4U our approved electrical contractor route breaks down as follows:
- Step 1 – Domestic Electrical Skills (1 month)
- Step 2 – Level 2 2365 Diploma (3 months, 2 weeks on 2 weeks off)
- Step 3 – Level 3 2365 Diploma (3 months, 2 weeks on 2 weeks off)
- Step 4 – Level 2357 NVQ (1-2 years. Completed when working)
Typically, most students complete the first 3 steps in 6-7 months and at this point will be able to work as an electricians mate. Roughly a third of students find work whilst training, with up to 90% of students finding work within 6 months of completing the Diploma.
This route exists because not everyone can find an employer or apprenticeship place in order to get trained. It is particularly popular with adult learners who have the time and the finances to invest in themselves to gain skills and qualifications up front. The 2365 Diploma’s are often seen as the key to unlock the door to the electrical industry and you will hear them referred to by industry as your “Technical Certificates”. You become attractive to employers and can start earning as your progress your career and qualifications. The route is very flexible meaning once you are working you can return to top up your qualifications as and when your circumstances suit. It also means you can make sure you have the right job and situation to complete the NVQ should you choose.
However not everyone has to complete the full route, many people find jobs in related trades or related roles using the skills gained in electrical installation, health and safety, electrical science, inspection and testing and an understanding of the key industry regulations. You can always return to the route should you decide to pursue recognised electrician status later on.
How to train via an apprenticeship?
- You can earn whilst you learn.
- The training is part/fully funded by the government
- Your employer can receive a financial incentive for taking you on
- The learning is spread out and interlaced with your job
The biggest barrier to getting an apprenticeship is finding an employer but that’s where we can help. We can register you on our database and often help match you to employers looking to take on an apprenticeship. Find out more here.
Diploma programme or Apprenticeship?
Firstly, let us point out, the skills and knowledge learned in both programs are fundamentally the same, electrics is electrics, both qualification routes contain the same content, they have to in order to comply with the City & Guilds standards to achieve the qualification. The ‘differences’ between the two programs are, how they are delivered, in what time frame, to who they are focused, the big difference is employment. To do an apprenticeship, you need a job, an employer before you can begin. On our 4 Step programs, you don’t. Getting a job comes after your training, or typically for many people, during your training. You can also use the use our 4 steps approach to get an apprenticeship:
Can I become just a domestic electrician?
A Domestic Installer is someone who can only work on houses, flats, bungalows and domestic properties. Historically the industry has operated schemes for those with more limited skills and training to specialise in this area alone. There are scheme providers such as the NICEIC who operate domestic installer schemes and verify the skills, knowledge and training of domestic installers. However the entry requirements are changing in September 2021 and we would advise anyone entering the industry to expect to complete one of the routes above in order to future proof your career.
Note, you are able to become a Domestic Installer and register with a Competent Persons Scheme by following our 4 Steps program to Step 3 and taking a Domestic Installer NVQ program on Step 4, this will be available from September 2021
What are the C&G qualifications needed to become an electrician?
If you take the apprenticeship route the the C&G 5357 Level 3 Electrotechnical Qualification.
If you choose to go the Diploma & NVQ Route you will need:
- C&G 2365 Level 2 Diploma in Electrical Installations (Buildings and Structures)
- C&G 2365 Level 3 Diploma in Electrical Installations (Buildings and Structures)
- C&G 2357 Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Electrotechnical Technology
How long does it take to become and electrician?
Generally speaking an apprenticeship is run over 3-4 years. If you go down the Diploma & NVQ route the timescales can vary but most people complete it in 2-3 years.
How much do electricians earn?
Electricians are the highest earners of all the trades. On average a salaried electrician earns £33,495 per year. However self employed electricians and contractors tend to earn much more. Find out more here.
Why should I become an electrician?
There are many great reasons to become an Electrician and join this ever growing industry, once you have your core skills and qualifications there are so many areas to move into. It is an exciting and financially rewarding industry.
Can you become an electrician without going to college?
Yes. You can train via a private training providers such as Trade Skills 4U who specialise in training adult learners.
Can I become an electrician at 40?
Yes you can retrain at any age. Remember it is still a physical job but if you feel fit and ready, training as an electrician will get you out and about. It will help maintain your fitness much more than any desk job.
How do I become an electrician without an apprenticeship?
By investing in yourself and taking the Diploma NVQ route. Our 4 step programme is the perfect example of how you can do this.
What age do most electricians retire?
Most electricians will retire from the tools in their late 50s and early 60's. However you can move into less physical roles to continue working and earning a decent wage for many more years.
What industries can electricians work in?
The list is huge and includes construction, renewable energy, industrial, agricultural, fire protection, lighting, security and power networks. One of the main attractions of the electrical industry is how it ties in with renewable energy sources with many electricians working in EV point installation, wind farming, Solar PV, Heat pump installation and many many more.
How much maths do electricians use?
You will use basic maths and learns some simple equations on your training courses, however these days the rise of mobile apps means much of the hard work can be done on your phone. You still need to understand the maths but you wont have to do it all yourself.
How can I gain experience with an electrician?
The best way is to invest in yourself in terms of training and then make sure you reach out to lots of electricians and offer yourself up for work experience. Remember its a numbers game, you will need to send maybe 100 CV's just to get 1 response. When you do get an opportunity as long as you turn up on time and work hard the likely hood is you will be able to get your foot in the door.
How hard is it to become an electrician?
It's harder than many other trades due to the health and safety legislation. This means you will need to ensure you get the right training and experience. This is one of the main reasons electricians are typically the highest paid of all the trades.
What GCSE’s should I take if I want to become an electrician?
If you can achieve your Science (physics) Maths & English GCSE's they will be a huge help when studying later on. However the majority of students who train at Trade Skills 4U are mature learners many of whom don't have these GCSE. That's not a problem as we cover the key topics and help you grasp the key concepts on the courses.
Are there a lot of jobs for electricians?
Yes. Electricians are in great demand. There is a very useful tool here:
What is an NVQ?
An NVQ is not a training programme it is an assessment framework that assess your skills in the workplace. When you have completed your portfolio there is one last assessment known as an AM2 assessment which is the final bit to show you really know your stuff. Most people take 1-2 years to complete an NVQ however it can be completed much quicker if you have a lot of variety in your job or if you have been working for some time and already have the supporting evidence required from previous jobs.
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Supplementary MaterialsSupplementary Information 41598_2018_34860_MOESM1_ESM. and reduction in the mobile proliferation of ISE6 cells. General, ISE6 cells is actually a great tool in additional understanding the system of FER1 actions, not really in ticks however in other tick species aswell simply. Introduction Iron is key to life, for this is essential in lots of metabolic processes from the cells, including air transportation and deoxyribonucleic acidity ABT-199 cell signaling (DNA) synthesis, aswell as electron transportation1. Alternatively, excess iron particularly in the ferrous ion (Fe2+) may lead to deleterious results because of its ability to cause the Fenton response. The Fenton response is because iron responding to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), leading to the era of hydroxyl radicals. Hence, iron should be properly balanced in cells2. Ticks are obligate blood-feeding arthropods. Since tick digestion occurs within the digestive cells, they may be more exposed to increased amounts of iron coming from the sponsor blood as compared to additional blood-feeding arthropods. Therefore, ticks make use of several strategies to control iron levels3. One strategy ticks utilise is definitely iron sequestration. Several proteins have been shown to be important in the sequestration of iron. These include two ferritins, such as intracellular ferritin (FER1) and secretory ferritin (FER2), and they also include iron regulatory proteins (IRP) to control FER1 manifestation4. Ferritins are iron-storage proteins found in almost all organisms. The primary function of FER is definitely to store excessive iron available in the cellular iron pool. The iron storage process entails the binding and oxidation of Fe2+ and the formation of ferric ion (Fe3+) in the core cavity3. FER1 protein expression is controlled by the connection between IRPs and iron-responsive elements (IRE) in the mRNA. Therefore, these relationships are dependent on the cells iron availability. During periods of low iron levels, IRP binds to the IRE element in the untranslated region of the mRNA, effectively blocking protein translation. When iron levels increase, Fe-S clusters can form an place themselves into tick IRPs; the IRPs ar then converted into aconitase and detach from your mRNA iron loop. This results in FER1 translation so that newly synthesised FER1 can sequester the free iron to protect the tick cell Rabbit Polyclonal to SLC25A12 from oxidative stress4,5. Tick cell lines have already been found in the scholarly research of pathogenic microorganisms that may be transmitted by ticks6. Recently, research regarding physiology and immunology aswell as response to oxidative tension utilised tick cell lines6,7; for this function, the embryo-derived tick cell series from (ISE6) is among the most utilized tick cell lines. Despite ISE6 cells used broadly, its proteins structure continues to be unknown. Researchers have attemptedto define the foundation of ISE6 cells, but had been only in a position to establish these cells possess a neuron-like phenotype while keeping some proteomic features comparable to those ABT-199 cell signaling of another embryo-derived cell series6. Since ISE6 cells are regarded as embryo produced6, we hypothesised that they preserve certain features of embryonic tissue. In previous research on embryonic tissues, detection was easy for mRNA however, not the FER1 proteins, as well as for FER2 proteins however, not mRNA8. As a result, this research wish to ABT-199 cell signaling establish a solution to induce FER1 proteins appearance in ISE6 cells to be utilized for even more understanding the system of iron legislation in ticks. Outcomes Id of ferritin and IRP genes of ISE6 Discovered and ferritins and IRPs had been subjected to proteins BLAST analysis to recognize ABT-199 cell signaling their homologues in FER1 (Accession No. “type”:”entrez-protein”,”attrs”:”text message”:”AAQ54713.1″,”term_id”:”33772687″,”term_text message”:”AAQ54713.1″AAQ54713.1) provides 86% identification, and FER1 (Accession Zero. “type”:”entrez-protein”,”attrs”:”text message”:”AAC19131.1″,”term_id”:”3192913″,”term_text message”:”AAC19131.1″AAC19131.1) provides 98% identification with FER1 (Accession Zero. “type”:”entrez-protein”,”attrs”:”text message”:”AAQ54714.1″,”term_id”:”33772689″,”term_text message”:”AAQ54714.1″AAQ54714.1) (Fig.?1a). FER2 (Accession No. “type”:”entrez-protein”,”attrs”:”text message”:”BAN13552.1″,”term_id”:”475393011″,”term_text message”:”BAN13552.1″BAN13552.1) provides 63% identity, even though FER2 (Accession Zero. “type”:”entrez-protein”,”attrs”:”text message”:”ACJ70653.1″,”term_id”:”215819914″,”term_text message”:”ACJ70653.1″ACJ70653.1) provides 98% identification with FER2 (Accession Zero. “type”:”entrez-protein”,”attrs”:”text message”:”XP_002415446.1″,”term_id”:”241843499″,”term_text”:”XP_002415446.1″XP_002415446.1) (Fig.?1a). Using the NCBI database, the gene sequences of the expected ferritins were identified, and specific primers were designed to detect ferritin in ISE6 cells. The expected 474 foundation pairs (bp) band related to mRNA was recognized, while the expected.
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Võru County (Estonian: Võru maakond), or Võrumaa; (Võro: Võro maakund) officially, is a county in Southern Estonia. It is bordered by Valga County and Põlva County and is the only Estonian county bordering two countries - Latvia (Alūksne Municipality and Ape Municipality) in the south and Russian Federation (Pskov Oblast) in the east.
The territory of Võrumaa covers 2,305 km² and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. In January 2013 Võru County had a population of 32,806 – constituting 2.5% of the total population in Estonia. The county is subdivided into 12 rural municipalities and 1 urban municipality - Võru town.
Ethnic Division and Culture
In Võru County, there are 95,3% Estonians, 3,3% Russians and 1,4% other nationalities.
The Võro Institute is established for the preservation and promotion of the Võro language and culture, which are tightly connected with its historic centre, the rural and mostly agricultural South-Eastern Estonian county of Võromaa.
The Võro Institute was founded by the Estonian government in 1995. The Institute is engaged in a wide range of activities, including establishing school programs, conducting linguistic and regional research, preserving place-names and their corresponding stories, publishing Võro-language scholarship and school textbooks, and organizing annual language conferences etc. The aim of these activities is to encourage the Võro people to speak their own language and to preserve their characteristic life-style.
In 2014, the smoke sauna tradition in Võrumaa was added to the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage. Smoke saunas along with sauna rituals are a part of traditional life and cultural heritage of the Võro people. A smoke sauna is an old-fashioned rural sauna, which has no chimney.
The purpose of the Seto Institute is to coordinate and promote research in the field of the Seto region and the Seto culture and to introduce the results of the research to the public. The Seto Institute publishes papers, organizes events and organizes education in the field of Seto culture in cooperation with other organizations in the Seto region. In 2009, the Setos’ polyphonic style of folk singing, called leelo, was added to the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage. Believed to be at least 1,000 years old, leelo is considered a special local variant of the Baltic-Finnic runo song tradition.
Võru county's main economic sectors are forestry and wood processing, furniture and food industry and also tourism. According to statistics of 2011, there are 1852 SMEs in Võru County. 47% of enterprises in the county belong to primary sector (agriculture, forestry), 38% of enterprises work in tertiary sector (trade, services) and 15% of enterprises are involved in secondary sector (processing industry). The biggest foreign owned companies based in Võru County are AS Toftan (wood processing), AS Barrus (wood processing), AS Antsla Inno (furniture production), AS Rauameister (metal processing), AS Võru Juust (food processing) and Danpower GmbH (energy production). The county enjoys an advantageous location due to its relative proximity to Pskov in Russia (100 km) and Riga in Latvia (220 km). Accessibility is provided by several transport corridors running through the county. One of the most important transit routes in Estonia, Tallinn-Tartu-Pskov, passes the county. The South-East corner of the county is crossed by the Riga-Pskov-St Petersburg major road. The county is strategically placed on trade routes between the East and West.
Võru County has 23 schools with approximately 1500 pupils. One vocational school, Võru County Vocational Training Center, offers 33 different practical curriculums in various levels for 600 students.
Culture and Events
Võrumaa is a distinctive region bearing the culture of Võro and Seto.
Smaller sub-areas are tightly covered with community centres, libraries, museums and sport centres. Larger cultural and sport facilities are Võru Culture Center Kannel , Võrumaa Central library, Võro Institute , the museum and art gallery Vana-Võromaa Culture House and Võrumaa Sport Centre .
There are many traditional and non-traditional cultural and sport events taking place in the county, which are organized by different associations and non-profit organizations. The cultural landscape is shaped by events such as Võru Folk Festival, song festival Uma Pido , Ostrova Festival of traditional seto and modern pop music, food fair UMA MEKK, unique Lindora fair, Võhandu International Canoeing Marathon , Haanja Ski Marathon , Rõuge Boar Race and many more.
Võrumaa in its historical borders (Võro: Vana Võromaa) included eight parishes: Karula, Hargla, Urvaste, Rõuge, Kanepi, Põlva, Räpina and Vastseliina. These parishes are currently centered (due to redistricting) in Võru and Põlva Counties with parts extending into Valga and Tartu Counties. From 1944 to 1953, the Estonian Forest Brothers (anti-Soviet partisans) were most active in Võru County.
Võru County Government (Maavalitsus) is a regional government agency, directed by the County Governor (maavanem), who represents the national interests in the county and is responsible for the balanced and comprehensive development of the county. The County Governor is appointed to the office by the Government of Estonia for a 5-year term, on the proposal of the Minister of Regional Affairs. Since 2010 the Governor position is taken by Andres Kõiv.
Today Võru County consists 5 municipalities that work together to facilitate the county's balanced and sustainable development. 5 municipalities are divided for one urban - Võru - and 4 rural municipalities (vallad - parishes) - Antsla, Rõuge, Setomaa, Võru. In Võru County there are two towns (linnad - Võru and Antsla) and approximately 570 villages.
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The question of what to eat before the big game has dogged athletes for centuries. Consuming just the right combination of foods to provide the big burst for the winning score has been an inexact science examined by numerous health professionals. Eating (and drinking) correctly before participating in a strenuous event is not only critical to success on the gridiron or basketball court, but is important to anyone wanting to engage in everyday workouts at the local health club or home gym. The practices that go into a good pre workout routine will benefit everyone from professional athletes to those just wanting to hit the gym one or two days a week. While there is no magic formula of foods, some guidelines can be established that will serve to provide adequate fuel for workouts. A balance must be found between eating too much food and not eating enough; the correct energy providing snacks must be consumed to provide necessary amounts of stamina.
Ensuring proper hydration before engaging in any physical activity is a must. Drinking Gatorade can provide carbohydrates and electrolytes that are extremely useful during demanding work out routines, and of course water has no substitutes when it comes to properly hydrating one’s body. Maintaining proper fluids in our body is critical to getting the most out of your physical fitness endeavors. It is ideal to drink anywhere between 16 to 20 ounces of water in the hour or two prior to the work out. Continuing to drink during exercise is beneficial and will keep thirst quenched. It is a smart move to avoid gorging water right before the work out is underway; the feeling of hastily downed water sloshing around while on a bike ride is quite the unpleasant sensation.
Exercising on an empty stomach is unwise and should be avoided as a rule of thumb. The feelings of weakness that occur as a result of going too long without eating make an effective workout much more difficult to achieve. However, it also bears keeping in mind that eating too soon before hitting the gym can cause stomach cramps and other deleterious side effects. It is ideal to eat snacks high in carbohydrates two hours before hitting the weights or treadmill. Having unsettled food in the stomach while on a jog is even less desirable than the aforementioned sloshing water.
Carbs provide your body with an excellent source of energy that proves highly beneficial by making work outs more productive. Examples of foods that provide sufficient carbohydrate intake are baked potatoes, oatmeal, rice, blueberry muffins, and white bread; 40 to 100 grams of these carbs are an ideal number to aim for. Pastas are also a crucial component of a pre work out diet, providing a consistent source of carbs for a boost during repetitions or laps on the track. Energy gels and fresh fruits can be consumed within an hour before beginning the work out, but these are some of the few exceptions to eating within sixty minutes of undertaking strenuous activities.
Maintaining proper blood sugar levels during exercise is undermined by eating candy bars or other sugars prior to the work out. This is not beneficial despite appearing to be an ideal way to gain a quick rush of energy; lower blood sugar levels occur as a result of doing this. In addition to candy bars, fatty foods are not recommended eating before engaging in a work out.
Keeping a discerning eye on what is digested before a work out is an important aspect of maintaining maximum performance. Making sure that the food’s intake is well timed will ensure that boosts of energy kick in at just that right time. Consuming the correct foods and simultaneously avoiding eating too much is vital to getting the most out of time at the gym. Finding the right balance can result in excellent outcomes for those who want to be in the best shape of their lives.
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