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To feel alive is a practice.
Usually we come to the healing journey in crisis. Loss, death, divorce, addiction—something is too painful to be ignored.
Our worth, our hope, our belief in ourselves—some or all of this is challenged. We get stuck in our patterns, and the pain is unmanageable. We seek help—and this is our expression of hope.
We start to look honestly at ourselves. It feels endless. Rarely do we believe things will really change. We have to challenge ourselves. Probably for a long time. Then one day, it comes … We are free.
How we get there is different for everyone. But there is a cliff, and once we fall off it, we are free.
We still cry and rage. But the energy moves. It doesn’t stick. Now we know we are valuable and wanted and here. In this phase, we are creating our lives as we want them, moment by moment.
No longer bound by our patterns, we see them as they arise and we let them go. We understand that healing never ends. And we understand that caring for ourselves first is the most loving thing we can do for anyone or anything.
I am a healer, psychotherapist, and thinker.
I explore widely in different healing practices and ways of thinking. Drawing from all of these, I curate for and with each client the combination of experiences that will help them heal deep wounds and sustain a sense of aliveness. I believe that to heal and feel alive is a lifelong practice that needs to be as open and dynamic as aliveness itself. Learn more about my approach.
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THOSE AWKWARD SILENCES?
I am an advocate of brave process toward self-understanding and deep change that lasts - change that gets at the structures of ourselves.
I explore that process in conversation with clients, friends, colleagues and in my writing.
It’s a conversation which looks deeper, discovering oneself, others, finding what is possible for all of us.
I invite you to join me and explore those possibilities here through my writing, which is regularly updated.
These are one-on-one healing experiences that engage body, mind, heart, and spirit. In these sessions, we immerse you in different healing modalities depending on mutually agreed intentions, and in a manner that brings benefits whether it’s a single session or a series. Before our first session, I will ask you to answer questions in writing or on a recording. When we meet, I will take you in energetically, intellectually, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. As you share more about what you are experiencing, I will respond with reflections and healing suggestions. We might talk and gain insight and bring patterns to light; we might move our bodies with exercises or dance; we might share stillness; I might offer spiritual or energetic healing. I may suggest practices or exercises that you do on your own or in preparation for our next session. I may also suggest other healing work that is beyond my scope of practice. My intention is to hold the whole picture of who you are and help you move towards what you long for. Healing sessions offer profound transformation, clarity and acceptance. They take place at my office in midtown Toronto, ON, or online.
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Welcome to M&R Termite Solutions. We performs thorough survey of your property, including the garden area and trees where termite nests may be found and provide you with a full written report detailing the results of the inspection and pest control Melbourne. Annual termite inspections are essential for early detection of termite activity on the property to prevent the potential for large scale damage and expensive repairs. Inspections also assess the conditions that make a property more susceptible to timber pests and ways to minimise the risk of attack. A great majority of homes in mainland Australia are at risk from termite attack. The Australian Standard recommends at least annual inspections on termites. However, more frequent inspections are strongly recommended. We can perform these inspections for you. Servicing Bundoora, Pest Control Watsonia, Pest Control Greensborough, Eltham, Eltham North, Epping, Templestowe, Doncaster, Doncaster East, Heidelberg, Heidelberg West, Heidelberg Heights, Rosanna, Lower Plenty, Kingsbury,Warrandyte and other northern suburbs.
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R. Moss, F. B. Sachse, E. G. Moreno-Galindo, R. A. Navarro-Polanco, M. Tristani-Firouzi, and G. Seemann.
Modeling effects of voltage dependent properties of the cardiac muscarinic receptor on human sinus node function..
A. A. Rodriguez-Menchaca, R. A. Navarro-Polanco, T. Ferrer-Villada, J. Rupp, F. B. Sachse, M. Tristani-Firouzi, and J. A. Sanchez-Chapula.
The molecular basis of chloroquine block of the inward rectifier Kir2.1 channel.
J. A. Sanchez-Chapula, A. A. Rodriguez-Menchaca, R. A. Navarro-Polanco, T. Ferrer-Villada, J. Rupp, F. B. Sachse, and M. Tristani-Firouzi.
The structural basis of chloroquine block of the inward rectifier Kir2.1 channel.
While chloroquine remains an important therapeutic agent for treatment of malaria in many parts of the world, its safety margin is very narrow. Chloroquine inhibits the cardiac inward rectifier K+ current IK1 and can induce lethal ventricular arrhythmias. In this study, we characterized the biophysical and molecular basis of chloroquine block of Kir2.1 channels that underlie cardiac IK1. The voltage- and K+-dependence of chloroquine block implied that the binding site was located within the ion conduction pathway. Site-directed mutagenesis revealed the location of the chloroquine binding site within the cytoplasmic pore domain, rather than within the transmembrane pore. Molecular modeling suggested that chloroquine blocks Kir2.1 channels by plugging the cytoplasmic conduction pathway, stabilized by negatively charged and aromatic amino acids within a central pocket. Unlike most ion channel blockers, chloroquine does not bind within the transmembrane pore. These findings explain how a relatively low-affinity blocker like chloroquine can effectively block IK1 even in the presence of high affinity endogenous blockers. Moreover, our findings provide the structural framework for the design of safer, alternative compounds that are devoid of Kir2.1 blocking properties.
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One of the first decisions you will make after deciding that you need/want life insurance is weather the plan will be a LEVEL cover or DECREASING cover plan, and this is something that can only be decided upon by looking at your reasons for the cover.
DECREASING – The benefit amounts starts at the selected amount, i.e. £25,000 and each year of the policy runs, the amount decreases. These policies are normally purchase alongside a mortgage so that as the mortgage balance decreases each year – So does the life cover amount. This does not mean that the monthly premium will decrease.
LEVEL – The benefit amount maintains the same throughout the life time of the policy. You can Unit Link the policy which means that the policy will rise with inflation.
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CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A group that works with young men with criminal backgrounds and their families chose to honor the Martin Luther King holiday on the West Side with day-long gathering on gun violence.
It's called the Truth and Reconciliation Summit, and Lisa Daniels, founder and director of the Darren Easterling Center for Restorative Practices, said it was planned as a day of honest talk with survivors and perpetrators of gun and efforts to help heal service providers like teachers, community groups, and even police.
"As service providers we are pouring out to the people that we serve from our own level of brokenness...I personally believe, and I am sure there is research some place, that shows that we are dealing with in the area of what we call gun violence is people acting out their hurt," she said.
Tom Hurley, an assistant superintendent with the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice, said the Truth and Reconciliation Summit was meant to be an opportunity for people who've been victims of gun crimes to talk with people who have been involved with violence and service providers.
"If we first don't have a level of value and trust for one another, we will never sit at the same table, we will never do our part and really get after this.
Lisa Daniels son was shot to death in a drug-related 2012 incident and she has worked to promote understanding among those on all sides of the tragedies. She picked the King holiday for this summit, the group's second, because she said it helps continue Dr. King's legacy.
"What a day, what an opportunity to honor the man that tried with all he could to create a legacy and here we are living out a portion of that legacy today," Daniels said.
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Pack 12 Berkeley-Ashton is teaming up with the Cumberland Fire Department to organize an Annual Adopt-A-Hydrant Program. Residents are being asked to consider volunteering their time to clear snow within three feet of hydrants and open up a path to the street.
The First Annual Adopt-A-Hydrant signup is scheduled for December 3rd at the Hayden Center, 9-12pm. A fire truck will be on hand for kids to tour.
There are 1,067 hydrants spread across Cumberland and the goal is to have each one “adopted” by a resident to help ensure they are ready for use in an emergency.
Currently, the Cumberland Fire Department clears as many hydrants as possible, but the task is overwhelming. Residents also clear nearby hydrants on their own, which is very much appreciated.
The Cumberland Adopt-A-Hydrant Program has a goal of making this important task more organized and effective, clearing as many hydrants as possible.
The Fire Department advised residents to wait until the storm finishes before shoveling and to wear bright colored clothing.
In an emergency, every second counts, help our firefighters this winter season by clearing hydrants.
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The GeekVape Aero Mesh Sub-Ohm Tank features new Aero Mesh atomizer heads designed to produce incredible amounts of flavor and vapor. The Aero Mesh features a 4.0ml e-Liquid capacity that may be refilled from the top using the twist off cap. The Aero Mesh features dual adjustable airflow slots for increased vapor production. The Aero Mesh includes (1) Aero Mesh X1 Kanthal 0.2ohm atomizer head and (1) Aero IM4 NiChrome 0.15ohm atomizer for variable wattage mode. The Aero Mesh is also compatible with your favorite SMOK Baby Beast atomizer heads.
Not as good as Geekvape Cerberus sub-ohm tank. But it’s still very new and I probably haven’t tried the right atomizer head or found my sweet spot yet. I’d certainly recommend to anyone.
I now have three of these tanks and they are the best tank and coil combination I have ever vaped. It puts out more flavor than the falcon tanks and the mesh tanks and all of the smok tanks that I own. Hands down best flavor I have ever vaped. Great job GEEK VAPE!!!!
Ordering was easy and shipping was fast. I love my new GeekVape Tank!
Have had it for 3 months and it work like a charm. Best flavor of the 7 tanks I have purchased. So good I’m looking to buy another as a back up.
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You might be beginning to see a pattern here: I woke up at 9am and had breakfast at the hostel.
After breakfast, I made my way to St. James’s Palace to catch the changing of the guards at 11.30am. The tour guide from the walking tour had mentioned that this was a better place to watch the changing of the guard than Buckingham Palace. Although over here you won’t be able to catch the actual changing, you’ll be able to get a much better view of the end of the ceremony, and, the drill displays at the end are more elaborate than at the Palace anyway.
I had no idea what time the guards would arrive at St. James’s Palace, and I almost gave up waiting after an incident that occurred just outside. A manhole started emitting smoke and the police cordoned off the area. This led me to believe that the parade was cancelled. Luckily, just as I was about to leave, the fire brigade arrived and put out the smoke. Not long after, the contingent marched down the road and into the St. James’s Palace courtyard.
After watching the changing of the guards, I had lunch at Five Guys at Piccadilly Circus. A definite must have if you can ignore the irony of eating American food in the heart of Britain.
With my hunger sated, I was ready to watch the highly-acclaimed play, The Book of Mormon, at the Prince of Wales Theatre. The play ran from 2.30pm to about 5pm, and every minute of it was amazing. The themes and the humour were rather vile, which is what made the play so fantastic in my opinion.
I returned to Paddington to catch the Croatia-England match at 7pm. It was quite an experience to be right there in England and watch England play. The crowd at the pub completely lost it when England scored their first and sadly, only, goal. On cue, chants of “IT’S CAMIN OME” broke out al over the pub. Unfortunately, the mood in the pub was rather depressing once the match entered extra time, and in the end, once it became clear that England was out of the running for the finals, people started leaving the pub quietly. A jubilant day for Croatian fans definitely, but you could just feel the sadness and disappointment right here in this English bar.
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Dia.23.5, d14. Power (w): English letter burns. Diy sugar craft. Test standard: Cast iron and stainless steel. Utensils silicone cooking. Wholesale metal rose. Clear. Auto gas infrared baking equipmentWangg2016081601. Cappuccino. Sgs/fda. About 18.7*18.6*2.5cm/7.36*7.32*0.98in.
Saingace. Bp-007. Kit cheese. Steel,glass. Mold cake number. Fuel oil burner. Paring, utility, chopping, slicing, bread, chef knife. Tailgating grill. D18343 icing piping nozzles. Indian cakes. Light color kitchen cabinets. Sgs,lfgb,fda. Bbq008.
Utensils .plates. Silicone pad 38*28cm.silicone pots11913cm. Cake, biscuits decoration tools , diy baking tools. Nozzle washer. Disposable,stocked,eco-friendly. Various rainbow cakes with piping decorations as you want. Pastry tools. Mold silicone butterfly. Removing pin. Chocolate making machine. C2487.
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Congrats to IAN G R. of Leesport, Pennsylvania who just won a $25.00 Restaurant.com gift code for writing a review for Pepwave MAX BR1 Mini with Embedded LTE Advanced Modem at 3Gstore.com! Every week we randomly pick one product review from the previous week and award the writer a $25.00 gift code. We appreciate ALL the reviews our customers write, whether they are positive or negative - honest reviews like IAN G R.\'s help other customers decide if the product is right for them. After you purchase a product from 3Gstore.com, we encourage you to log in and 3Gstore.com and leave a review letting people know how the product worked for you - you'll be helping others, and you'll automatically be entered to win a restaurant.com gift code!.
This is a great device. However, I bought the version with the LTE-A radio. For Sprint, this requires a sim card numbered SIMGLW106Q. This sim card seems to be just about unobtainable. My intended cell service supplier & 2 local sprint stores could not get one. I contacted Pepwave via their Forum and they replied that they got one from Sprint direct. So this device seems currently to work on ATT & T-mobile only. Beware.
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VI Peel with Precision is a stronger version of the VI Peel, ideal for addressing any stubborn pigmentation, melasma or age spots. It is 25% stronger than the VI Peel and has a higher concentration of ingredients. Most patients start with a regular VI Peel treatment and then proceed with the VI Peel Precision for optimal results.
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Tammy's Weight Loss Success Story. She used HCG and other diet products. - Do-It-Yourself HCG Tammy's Weight Loss Success Story. She used HCG and other diet products.
As you can see from the pictures, Tammi lost a dramatic amount of weight and inches with the HCG Diet. She looks much healthier and happier after losing weight. Tammi lost inches over her whole body especially in her neck, arms, waist, hips, and legs. Look how much happier she looks in the second photo! Good job Tammi!
“HCG has changed my life greatly! The first round of HCG I lost 25 pounds, my second round of HCG I lost 18 pounds, and I am now on my third round of HCG, and it's only been a week, and I have lost 9.8 pounds! I feel way more confident than I used to, and can't believe how much better I feel about myself! I don't dread going places with friends or family anymore! I used to feel so uncomfortable with my weight that I wouldn't be thinking about anything else but that, the whole time I was out! Now, that's not even a worry on my mind! I can relax and have a great time because I feel so much better about myself, while still being conscious of what I am putting in my mouth. My choices are a lot better than they used to be as well. If we go out to eat, instead of choosing the fattiest thing on the menu, I will get a really good salad, or chicken, or steak and vegetables, and usually I will ask for a box right away, cut the portions in half, and keep the rest for later. I cook so much more at home than I used to because I know it's a lot better for me. I have made eating out at restaurants a 'treat' again, instead of an everyday, or every other day, thing. I am so happy with the changes in my life, and I owe a lot of that to DIY HCG! I am so happy there is a company out there that cares enough to offer this great product at a great price for people! They have definitely made a huge impact on my life, for the good, and I refer anyone that I know that wants to lose weight to them. Sorry for the novel, I am just really excited to let people know that this diet really does work if you're willing to put in the work. Thank you DIY HCG from the bottom of my heart!” ~Jesse M.
“HCG has helped my husband more than me. He loses weight easier than me anyway, and this is the first time he has agreed to go on a diet with me.” ~Colleen F.
We Use Our Products, too!
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A family show for 5-9 year olds and their grown ups.
A monstrous force rules the land! Only the bravest can defeat it! On this epic journey across a seemingly deserted island in the middle of the ocean, ingenuity and teamwork are the only things that will save the day.
With original live music, beautiful puppets, minimal dialogue, five on stage and tons of humour this is a perfect show for your family.
Grown-ups and children alike, bring your own toy to the theatre and join in this gigantic adventure. Only the toys can save us - Your Toys!
Promo for Your Toys by Slot Machine Theatre from nicktigg on Vimeo.
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Many people in Second Life get bored of their appearance and want to look different. With plenty of stores to choose from it could be hard to find the perfect place to shop. Here’s an item by item list of some of my personal favorites to help you find what you are looking for.
Get comfortable in your Skin by finding one that fits your style.
There are so many skins to pick from and so many features available in Second Life©.
Your skin is the first thing a person will notice other than clothes and hair, so it is important to pick a skin you love and that looks good.
There are all different tones, cleavage, dimples, and freckles you can chose from as well as makeup you can add to your makeover to enhance your look. That being said, here are some skin and makeup stores to browse.
A look is not complete without the right shape!
Shapes and skins goes hand in hand. You want something that goes with your skin and also has your desired body type. A lot of skin stores also sell shapes to go along with the skins they make but it is nice to be able to mix and match skin and shape designers for that unique look.
Here are some suggested places to browse.
A look is not complete without some hair!
Your makeover does not have to end there!
Body Modifications is a unique way to show your personal style. It is also a major factor in making your look different from other avatars. The best part about body modification is if you don’t like your tattoo or piercing you can just remove it. In real life it would be amazing if it was that simple without the scars left behind. Here is a list of some shops that sell tattoos and piercings.
Last but not least is appliers!
There’s so many out there I’m just going to list a few I know about that a lot of people use.
I am not an expert at Avatar Makeovers but, I know a few stores to help make your new look a lot easier to put together.
I hope you find something that makes you feel great.
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Energess SURVEYS & Maintenance are an independent, local network of Energy Assessors based in Stockton on Tees, Durham, Sunderland and Newcastle upon Tyne. All our experienced assessors and surveyors are fully qualified, accredited and DBS checked.
We provide 1000,s of Energy Performance Certificates, Legionella Risk Assessments, 2D & 3D Floor Plans, Landlord Inventories, Electrical Inspection Condition Reports & Damp reports, so your in safe hands.
We pride ourselves upon deliving an excellent service, whilst providing our clients with help and advice.
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Massage is a common term for pressing, rubbing and operating your skin, muscles, sinews and ligaments. Registered Massage Therapists in Bowmanville typically uses their hands and fingers for massage but may also use their methods. Massage may range from light rubbing to deep pressure techniques.
• Swedish massage. This is a light form of massage that uses kneading, long strokes, deep circular movements, vibration and tapping to help relax and strengthen you.
• Deep-tissue massage. This technique uses gentler, more powerful strokes to target the deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue, normally to help with muscle damage from injuries.
• Sports massage. This massage therapy is similar to Swedish massage but is helpful to those people who are involved in sport events to help prevent or treat injuries.
• Trigger point massage. This is mainly focuses on trigger points, or complex areas of tight muscle threads that can form in your muscles after grievances or overuse.
A massage therapist who is certified; licensed and registered is a honest health care professional.
Next Next post: What Are Physiotherapy Methods?
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Antique silver plated britannia pewter textured Intermix 4-ring links from TierraCast®. The texture, pattern and organic round shapes of the links are reminiscent of the surface of the moon. Both sides shown, as the pattern is a little different on each side. Extremely cool and very Chanel! Katie says "Let the magic happen when you begin to Intermix these links - the options are as endless as the 2 trillion galaxies that make up the universe."
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Financial experts say increased sophistication and diversification of private equity funds over the past decade are creating an unprecedented suite of new investment opportunities for Canadian investors.
Yet, they also caution against visions of get-rich-quick grandeur, noting the rewards are not without their share of risks.
“The reason private equities are becoming more popular is even the mid-range ones are beating what they’d get through the general stock market,” says Jeff Belford, senior managing director with TriWest Capital Partners, a Calgary-based western Canadian-focused private equity firm that has invested in more than 40 companies across multiple industries over the past two decades.
Case in point: TriWest has been around for 20 years and raised just five funds – in the excess of $1.25 billion, mind you.
“It’s patient capital,” adds Belford, noting a typical TriWest investment would be a multigenerational, family-owned private company where the fund would come in to provide a liquidity event for material shareholders, and work to build the business up with the goal to sell it. The fund’s big investors tend to be some large Canadian pension funds.
He adds every private equity fund uses some leverage to generate some return – meaning they’ll put some debt on businesses.
“Where things can go offside sometimes is companies can put too much leverage on a business that has a significant setback, and then they get into financial difficulty,” says Belford, noting, however, that Canadian banks are disciplined, and generally do not allow leverage levels to spiral out of control.
Green Acre Capital co-founder and managing director Tyler Stuart similarly says venture capital funds – generally earlier stage than private equities – are comparable in their exposure for investors.
“It’s not like investing in bonds. There are no dividends or fixed-rate returns,” says Stuart, whose Calgary-based private investment fund is dedicated exclusively to the Canadian medical and recreational cannabis industry.
When it works, however, “that” space can also be its own reward because it opens investment opportunities that otherwise wouldn’t exist, adds Stuart.
“One of things we wanted to address was the ability for people to invest in private businesses,” says Stuart, who likens Green Acre to a pick-and-shovel fund that invests in private companies ranging from packaged goods and edibles to science and research.
“It’s not very accessible. You have to either know someone or be a really good client of a really aggressive stockbroker who can put those deals in front of you. And even then, it’s not easy to find those deals, so your choices are limited.
Green Acre was founded in 2017, raising $25 million with its first fund, and has since raised nearly $90 million for a second fund that closed at the end of 2018.
In its Top Five Investment Risks for 2019, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) singled out the relationship between risk and reward; generally, the higher the potential reward, the higher the risk. It noted the number of complaints relating to private, high-risk investments promising high returns that are marketed as low risk are on the rise in Alberta.
“Investing is important in financial planning for goals such as retirement,” says Alison Trollope, director of communications and investor education for ASC.
Trollope adds it’s also helpful to understand the red flags of fraud, such as high rates of return with low or no risk, or pressure to “get in now.” She points to a full list of red flags available on Checkfirst.ca.
The ASC is the regulatory agency responsible for administering securities laws and protecting investors in Alberta. Its enforcement division uncovers, investigates and prosecutes breaches of those laws.
The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) also exists as an advocacy and governing body for its 4,500 members across more than 50 countries. Over the past two decades, the global organization has focused on equipping ILPA members with intelligence regarding legislation and regulation in their respective jurisdictions.
Belford says each private equity fund treats governance differently, but most, like TriWest, provide regular quarterly and annual reporting to investors. That way, they know which companies their investing in and those companies’ narratives.
He also points out that TriWest doesn’t call on its capital out of the gate – meaning investors only write their cheques when there’s a specific investment opportunity on the table.
Stuart says any personal or institutional investor considering private equity or venture capital should take a portfolio approach, and purchase funds where there’s a professional managing that fund.
“Because that professional is going to take 16 shots, and hopefully there are a couple in there that go from $1 to $10. Because there are a couple of them that, guaranteed, go to zero within the course of seven years,” he says.
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Kathryn Kaminski is one of my favorite people to discuss Trend Following with, because she has a great way of simplifying and explaining some of the key concepts of the strategy. Today, we talk about the phrase Crisis Alpha, and how it may be better to think about these strategies as Divergent strategies, because in reality we don’t need a crisis in order for Trend Following to do well. Years like 2014 and 2017 are great examples of this. Q1 of 2019 is perhaps a more recent example too. We also touch on Convergent strategies, which, in my mind, are 'short volatility' strategies- even if not all investors realize this. I think 2018 gave us a taste of what is to come when volatility starts to re-emerge in the markets. So enjoy these unique takeaways from my conversation with Kathryn, and if you would like to listen to the conversation in full, just go to Top Traders Unplugged Episode 41 & Episode 42.
Is Trend Following just a hedge for bad Equity markets?
Niels: Absolutely. Now, I want to stick with the cover of your book and especially the last part of the title: The Search for Crisis Alpha. Now, I know you are responsible for coining this term ‘Crisis Alpha’ and I want to talk to you about this. Before I do so, I also want to offer a slight concern that I have about the perception of the role of Trend Following in a crisis and it goes something like this. The way I see Trend Following being positioned, and this is not new. This is something that has happened for many, many years. It's kind of a hedge against equity markets if and when they run into trouble, and that always gets labeled as we're in some kind of crisis and that's obviously where the crisis alpha is linked to, but there are far more bonds than equities in the portfolios of investors and I never really hear any debate about trend following as "a hedge, or a protection" against periods where bonds might run into trouble. Especially in a time where bond prices are, to say the least, very high, how do you think about that and is there a concern that when we hear the word 'Crisis Alpha' and trend following, that people automatically think that this is relating to equities?
Katy: So now going back to your point about bonds and commodities. That's something that really bothered me as well, because I kept getting that question all the time. So in the book we talked about crisis alpha for commodity indices. We talked about bond crisis alpha. We talk about commodity crisis alpha, but over the course of writing this book I actually had moved more towards a new idea, and this is the idea of divergence. What we do in the book is we explain that trend following strategies are long divergence. What that means is that the most divergent moment in history is always crisis, wherever it comes from. Yeah, so crisis alpha is part of that. That's extreme divergence. The story is a little bit more clear to me now that it's really about being long divergence in markets, and divergence can be driven by many things. The reason that equity is the central point is that most of us have a home biased equity markets. Our focal point from an emotional standpoint, are equity markets, so they have a little bit more impact on the psychology of the general marketplace, and that's why they can be more extreme, but they're in no way the only thing that drives divergence.
"Convergent risk-taking strategies are used when we believe that the world is somewhat stable, knowable, understandable, and quantifiable. Divergent on the other hand.."
Niels: Sure. I want to talk about the convergent and divergent strategies, and I'd love for you to explain this, but I have to say, I think certainly that many investors are perhaps not... and maybe we don't have enough data, but it will be interesting to see how trend following may actually also be very, very useful in a period where we get a massive crisis in the bond markets, which, on a personal note, I would say looks very likely in the next few years. But let's take you back to the story about divergent and convergent strategies and let's be sure that we're mindful that not all listeners are familiar with these terms, so maybe you can break it down in your usual good explanatory way?
Niels: Can you give me an example of a convergent?
Katy: Yes, so I'll get there in a second. Let me explain the two first, and separately and then I'm going to show you some examples of both. I'll explain some practical examples and also a trading strategy.
Katy: So the difference between convergent and divergent is that we all know that Taleb has made this very famous with his "black swan", is that life is about risk, but it's also about uncertainty. So uncertainty is when the conditions and situations you are facing are unknown to you and unquantifiable. So when we feel that the world is governed by uncertainty, we have a very different approach to how we handle risk taking.
So let me explain the difference here and give you an example. So if you're a convergent risk taker, you have a particular view. Let's say that you view that equity markets are going to go up, as an example. If equity markets go up, you tend to take profit on that. When they go down, you'll tend to do the opposite. You'll say, wait a minute, I know that equity markets go up over the long run, this looks like a buy opportunity. I should actually double my bet, or at least hold my bet and not sell it. So in that sense, over time, when you're convergent, when you win it reaffirms to you what you believed. When you lose, it actually goes against your fundamental belief structure which is sort of a threat in some sense, causing you, in some sense, to often reaffirm your beliefs. Now divergent is the opposite. If you imagine a scenario where you have no idea if A, B, or C is going to do better than the others, what you'll do is you'll invest, or put a small amount of investment in each of them, and if one of them starts to do well, you'll say, hmm, this could be it, I don't know, but A could be the one. So you'll double your bet on the thing that's going well. Every time you lose you don't have any prior expectations about a particular position or particular view, so you'll cut your losses. So those two philosophical views are very different. For those of you who know... you yourself being a trend following manager, you know that trend following managers, in general are divergent. When they're asked what their view is about the dollar, they may give a view, but they don't... they would change their view as soon as their indicators said something else. Global macro investors are not the same. Same with value investors, they believe in the value of a particular company. It really depends whether they work - if the world is actually governed by risk or uncertainty. So, let me give you some examples. Let me give some examples outside of finance and also some examples in finance. One of my favorite sort of analogies is actually social networking. I have a lot of Swedish friends who, I think in Sweden it's very focused on having a good, close network of friends over a long horizon. If you're socially a convergent risk taker, that means that you find a small group of people that you know, that you believe in and you nurture that: those relationships, bringing in some new, but not as many new.
"Niels: Often people believe that Trend Following by definition is just a long volatility strategy, but what you're really saying is... it's long divergent? Katy: Yes."
A divergent risk taker, socially, actually is one of those social butterflies, who goes from table to table knowing everybody and waiting until the next big opportunity comes. So they cut their losses very well. They have very good strategies for that. They find a way to go to the next table very easily. So that's an example in sort of your personal life, but another good example that I have used with some consultants and with other investors that I think is a good one, is the world of private equity. In the world of private equity there are two common strains: one is venture capital, and the other is the more mature leveraged buyout stage investing for private equity. The predominant strategy type in the mature world of private equity is actually more of a convergent approach, which means that you find the companies that you believe in; that you believe are undervalued; and you invest a lot in those companies, and you do a lot of the fundamental analysis to confirm your beliefs and make sure that you are doing the right, prudent thing.
On the other hand, the world of venture capital and entrepreneurship, there is so much uncertainty, so what successful venture capitalists do is they go out with a small amount of initial investments, and they invest across a basket of many interesting and possibly exciting entrepreneurs. They do analysis, but they just can't do the same type of analysis of cash flows and potential earnings that their friends in LBOs do, because it's just not possible. So in that case, where you're dealing with risk and uncertainty: things that are hard to predict, it's much better to put small investments, which means you limit your losses on the downside, hoping that one of these new startups will be the next big LinkedIn, or Skype, or Facebook, and the profile of these is very consistent with what we see in our world, which is the trend following world. Trend following is just a systematic example of a divergent risk-taking strategy.
Niels: I think you maybe mentioned this earlier, and I think it's an important point, because often people believe that trend following by definition is just a long volatility strategy, but what you're really saying is it's long divergent.
Niels: Of course divergence and volatility is somewhat related, but it's not the same thing.
Katy: Yes, divergence and volatility are correlated. They're positively correlated maybe at 20%. The reason is that... I was just giving a talk about this recently for the CME, and what I said was that if you have low volatility, you tend to have low divergence, but if you have high non-directional volatility, so that means where things are going up and down, and up and down, but they're not really going anywhere. This is actually a nightmare for a divergent trend following strategy, so there's no divergence in that. It's actually low divergent. But if you have high directional volatility, then you have high divergence. So divergence is more if you take... it's basically the amount of discernable trend in price. So if you take this, sort of over an horizon and you divide the amount of movements, you're actually taking the volatility out. So if you have lots of volatility, the divergence is really the signal to noise ratio in prices. So when there's lots of volatility there's lots of noise, and therefore divergence is not very high.
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Did the Brits' consumption of bananas rise or fall? That depends. On the price-elasticity of demand for exported apples. If it's elastic (greater than one) a 1% cut in the price of apples (in terms of bananas) causes the quantity of apples sold to rise by more than 1%, so the Brits consume more bananas. If it's inelastic the Brits consume fewer bananas. But real GDP (measured in apples produced and sold) rises in either case (though Brits are made worse off by depreciation if it's inelastic because their consumption of bananas falls).
Y = C + X - M (where Y is GDP, C is consumption, X is exports, and M is imports).
yPa = cPb + xPa - mPb (where y and x are measured in quantities of apples, and c and m are measured in quantities of bananas, Pa is the price of apples and Pb is the price of bananas, both measured in dollars pounds sterling).
y = c(Pb/Pa) + x - m(Pb/Pa) (which, I think, is how the expenditure decomposition of GDP normally gets reported when talking about "contributions" to GDP growth).
In this "model", since X=M by construction (so x=m(Pb/Pa)), changes in net exports always make zero "contribution" to GDP growth. The only thing that ever makes any "contribution" to GDP growth is consumption. But consumption is 100% spent on imported goods, and so cannot create demand for domestic GDP, and the only thing that can create a demand-induced growth in GDP is exports (exports are also limited by supply-side productivity of apple trees).
Obviously, my "model" here is an extreme example. But extreme examples can be used to clarify and illustrate. What my extreme example shows is the danger of relying on National Income Accounting "contributions" to GDP growth as telling us what is causing that growth.
I suppose I should talk about the irrelevance of the Marshall-Lerner condition, but it's time for the morning trip to Tims.
Update: be sure to read Brent Moulton's comment below.
I think a problem is that this model conflates changes in the terms of trade with changes in the price level.
By setting the price level in terms of the produced good rather than the consumed good, you've almost set a price level in terms of labour-hours (depending on the apple production function). The resulting confusion is then straightforward from a supply and demand viewpoint without the mess of national accounting: if my salary changes and my working hours change, then my overall consumption can go up or down.
I think you'd have more intuitive results if the model included a non-traded domestic sector, giving us for example apples for export, bananas for import, and haircuts, and then the price level were set in terms of haircuts.
Even still, this reduced-form model does give one classical result: employment, here represented by apple-growers that don't have their apples rot on the ground, goes up when the real exchange rate depreciates.
Majro: "Even still, this reduced-form model does give one classical result: employment, here represented by apple-growers that don't have their apples rot on the ground, goes up when the real exchange rate depreciates."
Yep, and regardless of whether the exchange rate depreciation caused net exports to rise. The only thing needed is that depreciation causes export demand to rise.
If I relaxed the extreme assumption that the Brits never eat apples, we would also get an effect of depreciation causing Brits to substitute away from consuming bananas to consuming apples, which would strengthen the first effect, and means the depreciation causes a bigger increase in GDP. But the effect on net exports could still be zero (or ambiguous) because it all depends on how much their consumption rises when GDP rises, which depends (in part) on whether they see this as a permanent or temporary increase in GDP (or on whether they are Hand-To-Mouth agents, like in my "model", who always consume their whole income). Again, the Marshall-Lerner conditions (export + import elasticities must sum to greater than one) are irrelevant to whether depreciation increases real GDP (as opposed to real income measured in consumption goods). What matters is that the sum is strictly positive. We need to look at income elasticities too to tell us what happens to net exports.
Nick, I remember, many years ago, a discussion in The Economist. It went more or less like this: "If it weren´t for the large increase in imports, RGDP growth would have been even higher". I bet that if you asked them why imports were so strong, the answer would have been "because RGDP growth was robust"!
Nick: "The only thing that ever makes any "contribution" to GDP growth is consumption. But consumption is 100% spent on imported goods, and so cannot create demand for domestic GDP, and the only thing that can create a demand-induced growth in GDP is exports (exports are also limited by supply-side productivity of apple trees)."
Because by construction of your model, you assume that balance of payments (equivalent to current account by construction) is balanced. The model collapse to barter. So C must be identical (not equal) to M and identical to X.
Jacques Rene: It's not necessarily a barter model. We could imagine the Brits selling apples for money, and using that money to buy foreign money, and using that foreign money to buy bananas. And the fact that quantity of apples sold is identically equal to quantity of apples bought, does not mean that quantity of apples supplied is identically equal to quantity of apples demanded.
Off-topic: had an absolutely lovely road trip and holiday along your neck of the woods last week -- Cote Nord along 138 to Natashquan and back. God it's beautiful. Quebec's little secret. 3,000km round trip from Ottawa.
Nick: your model exclude savings. In the model money is an accounting trick or a veil. Its role as mediating transactions through time is not effective. The model is barter.
"...but net exports remain at zero and so net exports' "contribution" to GDP growth is zero."
Although net exports remain at zero in current prices, national accountants typically report contributions to changes in GDP in volume terms. In your example, the change in volume of consumption (or its contribution in volume terms) is identical to the change in volume of imports, and the change in GDP volume is identical to the change in volume of exports. The "contribution" of net exports would be the difference of the export and import volume contributions, which depends on the elasticity of demand for exported apples (and perhaps also on which index formula is being used), but it isn't necessarily equal to zero.
Nevertheless, I strongly agree that contributions of net exports (or of imports) to GDP growth is not useful and can be misleading. I prefer an approach taken by Statistics Netherlands in this memo, in which the imports are absorbed into the contributions of the expenditure categories to which they are applied. In your example, the contribution of consumption would be fully offset by the contribution of imports, leaving exports as the only contributor to GDP growth, which aligns with the economics of your story. In practice, the Statistics Netherlands method is calculated from coefficients of an input-output matrix, which makes the calculations a bit opaque and led to reluctance by BEA management to consider it. But conceptually I think that's the better way to do the contributions calculation.
Brent: Aha! Good! The expert weighs in!
But help me understand what UK's ONS are doing in Figure 4 in Simon's post, when they report "Expenditure components percentage contributions to GDP growth" for "Net trade" "chained volume measure". In my example, if the real exchange rate depreciates by (say) 1%, and the elasticity is (say) 2, then the volume of exports rises by 2%, and the volume of imports rises by approx 1%, so the volume of net exports rises by approx 2%-1%=1%? And if the elasticity were 1, the "contribution" would be the same 1%-0%=1%? Is that right? If so, that's a big problem, because we know in my "model" the bigger the elasticity the bigger the effect of a 1% depreciation on GDP growth.
And your description of the Dutch way of doing it makes a lot of sense to me. So it reads: Total expenditure on Dutch-produced goods = expenditure by the Dutch on Dutch-produced goods + expenditure by foreigners on Dutch-produced goods. "Net exports" is not a category. But I can see it gets tricky if you have imported components in domestically-produced goods.
Don't get me going on this topic . . . .
Re your reply to Brent Moulton, I think the difference is that, in the case of elasticity = 2, you would also be recording a contribution of 1% to GDP from consumption.
JKH: Writing it "Y=C+I+G+(X-M)" isn't (or shouldn't be) sacrosanct, but it is very conventional. As Brent says above the Dutch don't follow that convention, and do it your way (except they split M into 3 components Mc, Mi, and Mg, so write it as Y=(C-Mc)+(I-Mi)+(G-Mg)+X.
I think my point is that NIA is always conventional, and that any given convention can mislead us. Yes, in this particular example, re-writing it the Dutch way solves the problem. But it may not work in other examples; we always need to be careful.
Nick E: I think that's right. And the bigger the elasticity, the bigger the "contribution" from consumption?
I came to know this site by a blog post by Lars Syll in Real World Economics Review blog: The history of 'New Keynesianism' September 6, 2017.
Your "extreme" model is interesting in two points. First, it represents long tradition of international trade theory since John Stuart Mill: each of two countries is producing one kind of commodity that each exports to another. (In Mill 1844 On Some Unsettled Questions, England produces broad cloth and Germany produces linen. The only difference is that both countries consume what they produce.). Second, the terms of trade (or real exchange rate) are determined purely by the demand side.
I am thinking that this long tradition is completely wrong (if you like, please read my paper An Origin of the Neoclassical Revolution: Mill's "Reversion" and its Consequences), but your extreme model is still interesting. It reveals that trade balance has little relevance in the determination of the real exchange rate. (Or more precisely the trade balance is not the unique factor that determines the exchange ratio.) Many (or most of) theories on exchange rates are based on the assumption that the trade balance is the main factor which drives the exchange rate. Your "extreme" model shows persuasively that it may not be the case. In my not very humble opinion, this change of view is extremely important.
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That rejection was a good thing in fact, it impelled me to learn more; they sant me a link to this article along with that list of possible rejection reasons, it’s detailed & explains well what should & shouldn’t be done with Vectors for Stock.
Photos & silhouette tracing – Explaining that not every photo makes a good source for vectors especially silhouette traces.
How to choose colors – A lot about colors, the basics then different techniques to combine colors.
Human proportions – The rules & different calculations to draw human bodies & the exceptions to rules.
This entry was posted by MuMu on Thursday, March 6th, 2008 at 11:00 pm and is filed under Graphic Design. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.
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After a harrowing first month of life, sweet handsome Pierce came by for his first photo shoot! He was ready to party but that just meant we got to enjoy those pretty blue eyes of his! Enjoy this little cutie!
This is one mama feeling grateful for the health and safety of her baby!
Congratulations you guys on your handsome little man!
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NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP)- The NPCC women's basketball team was on the road Saturday, and fell to Southwestern Community College, 62-35.
Nahatabaa Nacona led the now 2-7 Knights in scoring, she was the only player on the team who hit double digit points. Katie Cox had 10 rebounds.
The Knights play at Doane College Junior Varsity on Sunday.
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Use Nature Bounty Cotton Calico Fabric to create colorful and creative masterpieces! Featuring a smoky, blotchy color, this fabulous fabric offers a width of 44" to 45" and a construction of 100% cotton. Combine it with other fabric to make decor, wearables, and much more!
Available in 1-yard increments. Average bolt size is approximately 18 yards. Price displayed is for 1-yard. Enter the total number of yards you want to order.
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Ugh, the lack of proper link backs on Pinterest enrages me. What is the point of linking to the whole tumblr?
“Light bending opens time hole.” Sure, sure.
a good explanation of the idea that decolonizing is not just an axis in an intersectional movement, it can be understood as surrounding or mixing with all the other axes.
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Are you a nurse looking for a low interest loan, and require a finance package tailored to suit your specific needs?
Medical Finance Group's team of professional finance advisors can assist you to find the best low interest loan package for your financial requirements as a nurse.
We know as a nurse you can be so busy with work and personal commitments the option to save money can often pass you by without having the up to date information to know what new low interest finance packages are available to you.
Medical Finance Group is an accredited licenced finance broker which specialises in the medical industry and loans for medical professionals. We are affiliated with one of the largest finance aggregator groups in Australia and have access to a wide variety of lenders. This enables us to source and offer finance for a wide variety of financial scenarios in which you may find yourself. Our experience with the medical industry helps us to understand the particulars of your nursing profession and your requirements.
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The Audi A3 has been a popular model ever since it was introduced in the mid-1990s, with the S3 version helping to heat things up in the performance department from its launch in 1999.
However, in November of 2010 it was announced that Audi would be building a special edition known as the RS3 Sportback. The first units were built and shipped in 2011 and it has become yet another German car to combine modest family-oriented underpinnings with insane levels of power.
The RS3 can be bought at a around £40,000 from new, although the first used models are starting to trickle through if you want to pick one up second hand.
The Sportback bit of the RS3's name basically alludes to the fact that this car is positioned somewhere between a hatchback and a small estate. The end result is something that's not quite as practical as you might like, but then that's hardly going to be a big priority when you're looking at a beast of this calibre.
The A3 framework has been embellished significantly to give the RS3 a much more aggressive, sporty look. There are massive 19 inch alloys, a bit of a body kit and a roof spoiler to set it off nicely.
On the inside you get plenty of leather, premium plastic and chromed-out elements. It looks relatively reserved and some might find it a bit boring, but it's all put together with typical attention to detail.
The steering wheel has its own racing look and you get Audi's own onboard computer built into the dash to handle all of the multimedia facets of the car.
Under the bonnet is a 2.5 litre turbocharged engine that develops 335bhp, which is quite an impressive amount of power for such a compact car. This helps the RS3 reach 62mph from a standing start in just 4.6 seconds, which should have speed freaks drooling.
There's plenty of clever technology at work to help the used Audi RS3 make good use of its mighty engine, so even in slippery conditions it should be able to find a way to put the power down.
You might think that the result of all this power will be poor fuel consumption, but Audi has given the RS3 a total of seven gears, allowing it to achieve 31mpg combined.
Because the Audi RS3 for sale is such a recently launched and desirable car, you'll find that used prices are still quite close to the new asking price.
£33,000 to £37,000 will get you a second hand model, most of which will only have covered a few thousand miles since they rolled out of the factory for the first time.
These cars should still be under manufacturer warranty, so always make sure that the previous owner has serviced it in accordance with the terms of this useful agreement. Audi builds reliable cars, so you shouldn't need to be too concerned about technical issues; just make sure that it hasn't been ragged to within an inch of its life before you buy it.
This is a high end performance car that will come with appropriately priced parts. If you're buying into this niche, expect to find running costs that match the prestige.
There is no doubt that the used Audi RS3 has a beefy engine and impressive 0-62mph times under its belt, so if you want a car that has bragging rights over most of the other hot hatches on the market it could be a good choice.
Some motoring journalists have complained that the second hans Audi RS3 is, if anything, a little bit too refined. Unlike more boisterous models like the Focus RS it seems to deliver its power in such a stage managed way that it ends up feeling a little bit slower, even if this is only an illusion.
You do get more room in the back than other hatches of the same class and so it might be worth looking at for family buyers who want a bit of fun behind the wheel as well. And if anything, the fact that it never feels overpowered might work in its favour, allowing you to drive it carefully when required while also having a more devilish side to unleash.
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Having a firearm and being prepared to defend yourself is always worthy of consideration. Violent assaults and murders happen every day, both in regular life and during disasters. In the interests of being prepared for anything, being able to defend yourself and your family is an important skill. After all, it is better to have a gun and not need one, than to need one and not have it. But just how likely are you to actually need one?
Various disasters around the world and multiple studies have shown that the kind of violence many people expect, and that the media portrays, is not the violence that actually occurs. The main violent crime that increases during or after most disasters is domestic violence against women, children and the elderly. These acts of violence are usually perpetrated by those known to them, not random strangers and marauders.
According to a March 2009 paper in the International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, “Our results suggest that natural disasters decrease the volume of crime generally, but increase reported violence in the domestic context.” After Hurricane Katrina, Anastario, et al. (2009) found an astounding 400% increase in intimate partner violence. In the first population-based study after Katrina, Schumacher, et al., (2010) reported a 98 per cent increase in physical victimisation of women by their intimate partner.
Another study suggests that murder rates actually decline following disasters, but that property crimes increase. The study concluded that armed robbery increases by only 21% following high magnitude events. While this 21% increase is certainly substantial, it is far cry from the rampant lawlessness that many imagine following a large scale disaster.
According to the NYPD, New York City experienced a significant decline in most types of serious crime during Hurricane Sandy. Murders fell by 86%, rapes by 44% and robberies dropped by 30%. The only serious crime that increased was burglary, by a meager 3%.
As far as disasters go, Hurricane Katrina was among the worst in American history. According to The Data Center, US Census Bureau, 80% of the city flooded after the levees failed, 70% of New Orleans’ housing was damaged, and roughly 230,000 people, or 50% of the city’s population, was displaced. The hurricane resulted in the deaths of 1100 residents of New Orleans and St. Bernard Parish, nearly half of whom were over the age of 74. For 67% of victims, the most likely causes of death included drowning and physical trauma from debris or building collapses, while 14% were recovered from hospitals and shelters. Other deaths resulted from heart conditions, dehydration, heat stroke, and lack of medical supplies. Leaving only a relatively small number to die through violent means. Most, at the hands of someone close to them. In reality, only a tiny percentage died as a result of random violence, and it would appear those perpetrating the violence were not looters, or robbers, but rather police, military and vigilante groups.
Potential violence is definitely something to be prepared for during a significant disaster, but just how much emphasis should we put on weapons and defense? The available information would suggest that most disasters are not accompanied by any substantial amount of random violence. Unless the disaster is long lasting, widespread, and constitutes the complete breakdown of society, it would appear the risk of violence from strangers during most disasters is a lot lower than many of the other risks.
So what does this mean for those of us interested in preparing for emergency survival? As you prepare for emergencies, do you allocate a disproportionate amount of time, resources and training to one set of skills, while foregoing other skills that may be more immediately necessary? Have you assessed your overall level of emergency preparedness? Are you ready to survive more than just a firefight?
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I purchased Aluminet shade cloth from Gothic Arch Greenhouses for use in building a shade structure for the Burning Man Festival in Nevada.
This material exceeded all my expectations. It is lightweight, incredibly strong, doesn't fray, and keeps the heat out while still providing breath ability and light. It is the perfect material for a shade structure, and it even looks great.
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Last year I briefly attempted to keep track off the dozens of various state-based "ACA 2.0" protection/improvement bills flying around various state legislatures. I eventually abandoned this project since it became too difficult to keep up with, but I'm still reporting case studies as they come to my attention...and Louise Norris has just alerted me to some pretty big changes going into effect in Colorado this April.
Short-term plans will have to charge older adults no more than three times as much as they charge younger adults. Short-term plans are generally not available after a person is 64, but a quick check of plans currently available in Colorado show that some insurers are charging a 64-year-old up to seven times as much as a 21-year-old. That will have to stop as of April.
Short-term plans will have to be guaranteed-issue. Insurers will no longer be able to reject applicants based on their medical history. This is a huge change, as short-term plans currently base eligibility on a series of basic health screening questions (this is an example of one company’s pre-screening questions; applicants who answer yes to any of those questions are not eligible for coverage, and that will have to change as of April).
Short-term plans will still be allowed to exclude pre-existing conditions, but pre-existing conditions are defined in the regulations as a condition that was diagnosed, treated, or symptomatic in the 12 previous months.
Short-term plans will have to cover not only state-mandated benefits (already required, as noted above), but also the ACA’s essential health benefits. This is part of Colorado Revised Statute 10-16-102(22), and that provision will apply to short-term plans as of April. So short-term plans will no longer be able to avoid covering prescription drugs or mental health care, which is currently common in the industry.
The above restrictions bring STPs much closer to being in line with ACA-compliant individual market policies...and in doing so, defeats much of the reason carriers push STPs in the first place (huge profit margin, the ability to kick enrollees to the curb and so forth). It's not nearly as to the point as banning them outright the way California has done, but it's a lot better than allowing STPs to be free-reigning junk plans. But wait, there's more!
Colorado has extensive filing requirements (regulation 4-2-59) for insurers that wish to sell short-term plans in the state, including a requirement that rates for short-term plans can only vary based on age, tobacco use, geographic area, network factors, and whether the policy covers a single individual or multiple family members (this is the rule that’s being amended as of April 2019, to include the 3:1 ratio cap for age-based premiums; network factors is also being eliminated from the list of things on which insurers can base premiums).
The filing requirements also include a rule stating that carriers must have a loss ratio of at least 60 percent. Unlike the ACA’s medical loss ratio, which excludes certain expenses from the calculation, Colorado’s calculation is just total claim amounts divided by total premiums collected. And the updated version of Regulation 4-2-59 calls for a minimum loss ratio of at least 80 percent.
In other words, STPs are also being restricted to playing by the same rules as ACA plans when it comes to price variances and gross profit margins.
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The state pays social benefits to people with disabilities if they incur additional costs due to their disability, e.g. if they require special equipment, care or rehabilitation or if they incur costs related to transport, employment or studying. People can apply for social benefits from their local pension office.
Social welfare is designed to provide people with disabilities - or their families - with assistance in preventing, overcoming or alleviating any difficulties they may experience or may be experiencing with coping and to contribute to the security, development and acclimatisation of the person with the disability in society.
The extent of disabilities is divided into three categories: moderate, severe and profound.
a person who has difficulties in his or her daily activity or participation in social life has a moderate disability.
The Special Care and Welfare Development Plan was developed to create a strategic framework for the sector concerned, establish goals and devise activities for more efficient provision of special care and welfare services that would support the needs of persons with special mental needs. The Development Plan will be later integrated with „Social Security, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities/Mainstreaming Development Plan for 2016–2023“, which is supposed to ensure for better organisation of objectives, activities and measures, established in various development plans in general, therefore ensuring a common approach to social security sector.
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Deuter Flight Cover is a lightweight, economical flight cover which protects your rucksack, belts, buckles, and straps on flights with a capacity of 90 litre and come with a pack sack. Weight: 450 g Size: 118 x 72 x 0 (H x W x D) cm Volume: 90 l..
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DNA testing is a now a common feature of hospital laboratories in helping diagnose diseased patients. The business of preparing samples, amplifying nucleic acid sequences, and detecting the presence of specific sequences of DNA requires trained staff, professional equipment, and careful meticulous work. Many hospitals around the world, therefore, lack these diagnostic capabilities. Now a new device developed thanks to the Diagnostics for All foundation and Harvard University promises to bring DNA testing to even the most remote and impoverished corners of the world.
The “Paper Machine,” as the researchers behind the project call it, is a microfluidic device made out of paper that costs about two dollars to produce. Without much training, a user can use it to prepare the liquid sample, perform loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) and finally shine ultraviolet light and use a smartphone to detect the presence of nucleic acid sequences pointing to disease. The device has a central sliding plate that is pulled by the user one notch after each step in the four-step testing process. This essentially automates the process of adding the sample, introducing the wash buffers, then the amplification master mix, followed by a stain dye once incubation is complete. A simple blacklight can then be used to illuminate the resulting sample, with a smartphone camera then spotting the presence of the dye.
Starting with human plasma spiked with whole, live E. coli cells, this paper demonstrates full integration of sample preparation with LAMP amplification and end point detection with a limit of detection of 5 cells. Further, it shows that the method used to prepare sample enables concentration of DNA from sample volumes commonly available from fingerstick blood draw.
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No matter how prepared you may feel with your finance organization going into an audit period, you still always feel the need to stock your office cabinet with a bottle of extra strength pain reliever for the inevitable headaches, and long evenings ahead of yourself that week. It’s inevitable; some account won’t reconcile, a report will drill into detail you and/or your team can’t explain and the system will fail right at that moment you need to reproduce a procedure. Or the most likely scenario, your cross-functional counterparts over in Sales and Marketing or National Accounts or Contracting will take advantage of that last-minute deal on the internet and are on a flight to Key West by now, leaving you with a big audit agenda, and little audit help. After all, who gets reception in Southern Florida? Especially when it comes to questions about a price you gave a small wholesaler a year and a half ago that you didn’t realize never made its way to the Finance Exec’s desk to approve, let alone accrue or forecast for.
So yes, back to the idea of prepared; you thought this was covered by sending the audit dates and times and agendas and areas of accountability out to your internal business partners, because who isn’t as diligent as you, Mr./Ms. CFO? Everyone else has probably pulled together all of the reports you’ve asked for, double checked the numbers, pulled contracts to back up selected transactions and planned a big breakfast for the morning they get to meet the auditors in the office on their first morning of the week….right?
OK, joking aside. In my time working through many audits with various Pharma financial organizations and various external audit companies, I have found a few, fairly easy exercises that you can implement within your organization that will help. What you’ll find too, is that these exercises, when done properly and frequently, will not only help assist in periods of audit, but will help hugely during periods of technology integrations, implementations, etc. It’s as close to Business Process Mapping and Internal Control Management ‘for Dummies,’ as I can get.
It’s the cliff notes of Business Process Mapping, yes. And for me, someone who really appreciates the art of such, it is difficult to promote the short cut; but for this purpose, it works. Sit down with your entire GTN organization and list out all E2E business processes. Now, depending on the level of cross-functional understanding of your team members, this may not be as easy as it seems. If you get the notion, or are just plain ‘in-the-know’ of functional silos in your organization, just ask each team member to briefly break out what they are responsible for day-to-day, monthly, annually, etc. It may take a little more digging and detective work to put together the whole picture, but believe me, once you do, not only will it help you speak to the auditors, but it will give you a better understanding of the big picture. And one other thing…don’t forget to ask IT for their weigh-in; many times, a break will exist in an E2E process due to IT batches, background jobs, etc. that the business treats the same way they do the light in their offices…they know it works when they flip the switch, but no clue on how (or what to do when it breaks!) Once you have these scenarios pulled together, test them out like you would a test case in a system implementation: Shadow an actual Production invoice process, or charge back accrual, or rebate payment. Or, if you have the resources available, tap into your Test environments and run an actual test cycle.
Goal here: break it, before the auditors do. Oh, and be able to speak to your multi-million (billion) dollar systems and business processes.
Guaranteed that you don’t have every process, dataset or report automated in a system and documented; if you do, you’re probably not reading this article. Let me be the first to tell you: it’s OK. What you do need to do though, not only for this pending audit, but for bringing soundness, integrity and compliance to your business, is to properly document and control these processes and datasets. It is a known fact that many companies, even big Pharma companies, rely on spreadsheets alone for many aspects of their GTN functions; and in many cases, ‘if it ain’t broke…’ But, while it may work for your organization at the time, you could still be putting your revenue and even brand equity at risk. And you know we aren’t talking peanuts here in these spreadsheets. We are talking millions and potentially billions of dollars in GTN-related activities being managed in these spreadsheets, or databases even.
Again, what must be done first is to take an inventory of these said reports or manual processes. They need to be documented, not only the process itself, but the reconciliation for each to related GL accounts, etc. Owners of each need to be identified and held accountable (and for this audit, be reachable in the case of questions on the process). Calculations need to be reviewed and understood by all parties; no hard-coding calculated values! Bridge schedules and commentary need to be linked where applicable. Change and version control needs to be place for each, as well as back-up/saving methods.
Goal here: prove your due diligence and compliance, show that you are running your business processes, not letting them run you.
Yes, this is part of a larger conversation. This is something I preach on many GTN topics. But it is ‘super-true’ here, when it comes to audit. If team members are practicing awareness in their upstream business processes, they will be more apt to ask questions throughout the year, like an auditor would. i.e., If I process this rebate with no units associated, because I don’t have the information from the customer, what affect will this have on downstream data, like AMP calculations for example? If I am inputting an accrual rate into the system a date after it is effective, do I need to notify Finance to allow them to account for any missed accrual dollars, calculate an adjustment, etc.
Goal here: Be THAT organization!
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Maximum performance in sports ( … ) going to one’s limits at any cost, even the humiliation of a creature [the horse] is de facto tolerated. ” ( Stahlecker , 2012 Franckh – Kosmos Verlag ) .
Today’s dressage is seen (and practiced) by most people only as a competitive sport and no longer perceived as what it used to be at the core: the Art of Riding (Reitkunst). The mere choice of words “ we work our horses ” that we use every day, should make us double-think. It’s no wonder that things such as doping scandals and controversial training methods occur in such a setting of hard work and performance. You only see what you want to see Stahlecker believes that we should see more than a sport’s perfromance and an exalted show in the dressage arenas. Instead, we should be seeing a harmonious partnership between horse and rider that show us the art of riding. Stahlecker is convinced that what we see on the show grounds today has nothing to do with the art of riding. The prevailing performances of sport machines is made acceptable by different players. Firstly, there are the judges and other officials, who judge the riding. Than, there are also the spectators . Interestingly, these two parties often seem to work together. A good example of this good interaction is the stallion Totilas, who had not only huge success in sports, but who was also highly coveted by spectators and the press. Mind you, all of this has happeened despite people knowing of the controversial training method of Rollkur that have been used (of course there is this counter-movements, but they are shockingly low ).
The art of riding is based on aesthetics and this leads (inevitably) to respect for the natural characteristics of the horse. What we see today is a disregard of the natural characteristics and movements of the horse to an allmost unimaginable degree. Contemporary dressage is more a kind of show or staging. It pretends to show refined natural movements, but instead does the opposite. Let me give you an example to illustrate this: Imagine a paddock and two horses playing and running in it. To every movement they do, their silhouette changes. If the horse sprints fast across the paddock, its silhouette is not round (being collected) but rather long/stretched. Is the horse however aroused and pounces up and down the fence, the silhouette is rounder and shorter (collected frame) . These two “ frameworks ” are fundamentally different from each other and belong to the respective movement of the hors ein that moment. Without stretching, the horse cannot push forward with big movements that cover lots of ground. Likewise can a horse not piaffe if its silhouette is long and stretched. Thats simply impossible. Unfortunately, in the dressage ring we nearly almost exclusively see horses in extended gaits that dont have a strechted silhouette in horses. The great movements (usually only with the forehand that go upwards instead of up-and forwards) without being strechted or coming forward, and the rear legs pushing from behind the horse with small steps, is not only unsightly, but also absolutely unnatural and forced. To every extended gait, an extension of frame is needed. Thus, what we see in those arenas are horses that are being asked to move in a certain posture that (in this combination) doesnt not exist in nature. We should seriously question what it is that we want for ourselves and for the horses : Show or actual riding art? Did it have to be like this? According to Fritz Stahlecker, the way the dressage scene has developed is not unreasonable in itself. The force of habit (written down in the rigid guidelines of the German military regulations – “Deutsche Herresvorschrift”) met up with today’s mentality of a meritocracy. It should come as no surprise that doping scandals and controversial training methods are incraesing. In my opinion, the current consumerism in combination with capitalism and egoism of the present time (all these movements are interconnected and mutually dependent). The horse is still , especially in competitive sports, little more than a commodity (consumerism). With its help the rider builds up his prestige. Success in sports on the backs of horses, seperates you from the (common) crowd. It creates an identity. In addition to an identity and fame, there is also the issue of financial viability (the sooner, the faster, the better). What is left behind with this sort of thinking (the health of the horse) is of no interest or simply taken as accepted. What is missing is the humanity, the meaning and connection with nature, and the arts. We are ready to take pain in order to reach our goals. “ In competitive sports,” said Stahlecker, “ the man does uses [a form of] violence against himself. The transfer to the horse was a psychologically obvious step. Elite sport means sompetition, it means violence against oneself “. In the wild, a horse would never exhaust himself to such an extend that it might lead to permanent damage to its health (unless it is in an emergency situation – better a little bit crippeld than dead). However, we force the horse to do so. Violence and art, can never be reconciled with each other, because where the violence begins, the art ends. But why do we need art anyways? Why riding ART? The art and the horse should be united. Each in itself can play an important role in our society. The horse plays an important role in today’s world. We learn from him to empathize more with nature, and to re-discover it. The art takes us back to the aesthetics, an unison and in the end with its perfection, back to nature, as nature is the only thing that is (and creates) true perefection.
Proper collection is the most efficient way for a horse to carry itself (and also to move). A horse can only collect itself. We cannot force a horse into collection.
Only after I have started my internship at Taonara (Belgium), have I learned what proper collection really means and how it woks scientifically. I also learned the concept of contra collection (by the courtesy of Josepha Guillaum – see article Collection (1)) and finally understood why I always felt like I could not collect the school horses (nor any other horse I ever rode), until now.
I feel that it is time to share my new insights with my readers.
In order to fully understand what I mean with the concept of collection, it is important that you read both parts of the article collection. And please, feel free to comment. I am curious in what you have to say on this topic!
Let me start this article in the same was as I have started the former article Collection (1): Concept and Contra Concept, by trying to define collection.
Wikipedia defines collection as “when a horse carries more weight on his hind legs than on his front legs”. As I have already explained in the former article, this understanding of collection is simply wrong. The horse carries around 55% of his weight on the forehand (neck and head), and approximately 45% by the hindquarters. But, these numbers of weight-bearing change constantly, depending on what the horse is doing. When it rests, with the head lowered towards the ground, and one hind leg cocked up, there is more weight on the forehand. However, when it flees there is more weight shifted towards the hind-end (100% weight bearing on the hind legs is achieved when the horse rears). In the picture on the right side, you can actually really see how much weight is one the horse’s forehand (nicely underlined/brought out by the “rider” leaning forwards as well).
When a horse can carry more of its weight on its hindquarters than on the forelegs when ridden or driven. His back will be raised as he engages his stomach muscles. He will be flexing at the poll and will carry himself lightly. This makes the impulsion that comes from the hindquarters much greater (…). The horse can be more easily maneuvered and can carry a rider with greater ease. The horse will reach further underneath its body with its hind legs making stops and turns much more precise.
Overall, I must say that I like this definition a lot, except for the beginning, since it reminds me of the Wikipedia definition. To me, it has many of the most important elements mentioned in collection. Just compare the bullet points below on collection with this definition, and you will find that there actually are a lot of overlaps.
Why do we want collection?
Proper collection is necessary for the horse to carry itself as well as the rider in the most efficient way. Horses are not made for carrying around riders on their back. They must be trained to do so, in order to not break down or get injuries from that. A rider doesn’t only put some extra weight on the horse, but also ads pressure. The horse tries to avoid this pressure by hollowing its back and tense the back muscles (very bad for the horse! And again contra collection!). Another thing that happens when a rider goes on the horse, is that the horse’s balance is disturbed; for a flight animal this can have sever (fatal) consequences. So, before we can even think of collection, we must first teach the horse to stay relaxed, and then to raise his back, and only then can we really start working on proper collection.
Furthermore, collection is necessary to get the horse to use its body properly, especially when we ask the horse to do something unnatural, i.e. carrying around a rider on his back. Often, the horse hallows its back and tends to fall on his forehand. From this, many injuries can result, especially relating to the back, the head and neck, as ell as the forehand.
Unfortunately, horses are most often not trained in a proper manner and will carry the rider wrong and are usually even taught to perform in contra collection (and even Rollkur). Have you never wondered why there are so many crippled horses coming out of the professional riding disciplines?
So, all things considered, proper collection helps the horse to carry itself and us properly, insures safty of horse and rider, improves any type/discipline of riding, and is a necessity for maintining a healthy horse.
Proper collection can be observed most often when the horse runs around freely in the field. Collection occurs (in the wild) when the horse feels in danger, intimidates rivals, fight, flight, imponieren (marries or opponents), and when playing around.
Proper collection has to do with energy, the ego and balance of a horse.
In collection, the energy of the horse is collected. When you look at a horse in proper collection (especially the Spanish breeds), than you can really see the energy contained in a horse. In Spanish bull fights for example one can see a lot of truly collected horses full of nearly overflowing energy! One of the most important (pre)conditions for collection related to energy, is impulsion, which can basically be described as energy coming from the hindquarters (moving the horse forward). Impulsion leads to the engagement of the hindquarters. The hind legs are brought deeper underneath the body and for the rider it feels like riding “uphill” instead of “down-hill”.
It is important to notice that a horse can only collect itself. We cannot force a horse to collect itself. We can only aid, but we cannot enforce. In order for a horse to want to collect itself, it must feel good about itself – the ego must be pushed (by us) and we will get a horse that wants to present itself to us. In my internship, I have firstly been really introduced to horses that truely feel good about themselves and that love to collect! It is amazing. So, in order to be able to achieve collection, the horse needs strength, flexibility, balance and proprioception, and not to forget, self-confidence and the desire to do so. So it’s not all about pumping muscles, it’s also about the nervous system, comfort and motivation.
Collection also has a lot to do with balance. In order for a horse to be collected, it must foremost be balanced – with or without a rider. For a horse it is of necessity to be balanced at all times, otheriwse a predator might have an easy dinner, for the horse cannot run away properly.
In this YouTube video, all of the aspects mentioned above, and the bulletin points underneath can be observed!
It is important to note that all of these things are interconnected and interrelated. This is due to the horse (bio)mechanics.
In this section, I will briefly elaborate on some of the bulletin points mentioned above and try to make the connections between them clear.
The joints – hip, knee, hock and pastern – are always bent to a degree, which leads to shock-absorbing movements. This bend affects the forehand as well, since, due to the bending of the joints in the hindquarters, the croup is slightly lowered, which in turns arches the spine slightly upward and thus raises the forehand. This increased flexion of the joints during the weight bearing phase, is a prerequisite for impulsion. (See above – energy/impulsion). The forehand of a horse should not be forgotten though, since it is pushed up by the muscles of the shoulder the chest and also somewhat the neck muscles.
A horse uses his abs to support the arch of the back and the croup.
The tail of the horse should be slightly arched (neither tucked in, nor overtly sticking out) in a horizontal line and then fall down freely, moving gently from side to side.
If one induces the horse to assume that carriage which it would adopt of its own accord when displaying its beauty, then, one directs the horse to appear joyous and magnificent, proud and remarkable for having been ridden.
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It took a long time, a very long time, for the FISA-FOCA bubble to burst, and as we saw in the previous chapter, a lot of the inflating was done before either of the organisations was called FISA or FOCA. However, with Balestre and Ecclestone expelling all sorts of nasty fumes, the tension was building up quickly now. Which party would be wise enough to let off steam? And if neither of them was inclined to do so, what event or what action would set all that hot air free in an explosive way?
As the sides lined up on the battlefield, swords drawn, guns loaded, the 1979 season got off with Balestre sending his cavalry for a sweeping attack across the FOCA flanks. As usual, the season had its early January start in Argentina on Buenos Aires’s No.15 track, in the middle of southern-hemisphere summer, and the heat was getting to the foot soldiers in the battle. FOCA’s vulnerable spot was McLaren driver John Watson colliding with Ferrari’s new signing Jody Scheckter on the first lap of the first GP of the season. The Ulsterman, who had been McLaren’s replacement signing after McLaren-bound Ronnie Peterson died at Monza, had been dropped by Brabham in favour of Nelson Piquet and was out to show business. The result of the Watson-Scheckter collision, however, was that Piquet, Pironi, Merzario and team mate Tambay got involved as well. Piquet suffered foot injuries and Scheckter sprained his wrist. The rest of the cars were too badly damaged to take the restart. This sent Balestre in a frenzy and for a moment he tried all he could to have Watson penalized on the spot to prevent him from restarting the race.
Watson eventually finished third in the spare McLaren but Balestre didn’t let him off the hook. Although he denied his direct involvement he announced that Watson might face a multi-race ban for his actions, or at the very least receive a hefty fine. In the end, the race stewards decided on a fine of 3,000 pounds. The affair got into a mess when Watson still hadn’t paid his fine come the Brazilian GP. Again Balestre came out threatening the Ulsterman that he risked being excluded from the event if he didn’t pay in time, and used the opportunity to slam the FOCA for disallowing their drivers to cooperate with the investigation into the Argentinian startline incident. But then Ecclestone found support from an unexpected ally: the Automovil Club de Argentina, the same ACA that only two years before had ripped its FOCA contract to pieces, now came up with the perfect solution by ‘paying’ Watson’s fine.
The ‘solution’ was an embarrassment to Balestre and he sought a way to return it. He did so by coming over to England to talk to the British press. In a way that is similar to what is now known as Max Mosley’s ‘unpresidential’ behaviour when he is commenting on several figureheads of the sport – as he did with his recent remarks on JYS – Jean-Marie Balestre didn’t spare any unkind words for Ecclestone. In a well-planned PR exercise he talked openly about Ecclestone’s supposed backhandedness in the three-year deals with most organisers and accused him of forcing them to increase their reimbursement of travel expenses or else risk a no-show by the FOCA teams. It was the first of many occasions that Balestre tried to discredit Ecclestone publicly in the hope he had found Bernie’s Achilles heel.
This came hot on the heels of a meeting at Maranello where Ecclestone bluntly stated that the running of the championship was a FOCA affair and that the FISA had no business in it. He even went as far as announcing a special organising committee. As far as Ecclestone was concerned, it was business as usual in his dealings with the governing body. In the past, the CSI had shown to be too weak to oppose FOCA’s dealings, and why should it be any different now? They had broken the organisers’ will – twice – and caused several CSI members to leave the field, disheartened by the FOCA strangehold. But it was different with Balestre. If FOCA wanted to play dirty – which had been their usual game all throughout the seventies – he would re-invent dirt. So Balestre started off with a few sabotage techniques of his own. This entailed, for instance, that the FISA use its power as the world’s event-sanctioning body to clamp down on FOCA-allied tracks such as Chris Pook’s Long Beach. He first did this by disallowing Pook to reschedule his race by a week, which the American organiser had planned to do to cater for the television companies. Then Balestre further frustated the Long Beach efforts by sending FISA’s track inspectors to the South California street track. There, they criticised the concrete walls lining the track, leading to Balestre threatening to cancel the 1980 race if Pook didn’t heed to the FISA’s findings – even though the drivers themselves preferred the concrete blocks over the use of Armco.
All through summer Balestre continued to work on the constructors’ nerves, issuing one silly decree after another, including one that disallowed them to use commercial names for their teams in formal communiqués. Most of this went under the radar, as the 1979 season seemed to roll towards a quiet ending – at least as the unwitting casual onlooker was concerned. Concurrently, Balestre introduced a rivaling structure of F1 commissions that would be heavily FISA-biased. One of them was the F1 Technical Commission, and its proposals would remain anything but under the radar – it virtually dropped a bomb on the constructors.
The Commission had been working away at new-for-1981 regulations that would increase the weight limit from 575 to 625kgs and, to make them tilt even more towards the manufacturers’ advantage, sliding skirts would be banned as well. To complement these, Balestre also introduced a fine scheme for drivers not showing up at pre-race briefings – 2,000 dollar for a first offense, 5,000 in case of a repeat. Although this seemed harmless at the time, it would later become the drop to tip the bucket over.
In February 1980, Balestre formally announced the full 1981 rules package. It included the ban on skirts, the increased weight limit and the compulsory presence at a 45-minute drivers briefing, but it also included safety improvements to the cars’ frontal structure to protect the drivers’ legs, addititional cockpit-side protection and rear-wing changes. Driver changes had to be submitted four weeks in advance, unless it was a case of force majeure. In one sweeping stroke of a brush it also did away with the possibility of diesel and rotary engines, while tyre widths were restricted in 1982. A fuel-flow formula would be introduced the following year, with four-wheel drive and six-wheelers also banned as of 1983. The latter proposal would be reconfirmed in the summer of 1982, instantly making Williams’s double rear-axle sixwheeler illegal.
So in the eyes of the FOCA teams, here was a rules package that was intentionally created to favour the manufacturers. The previous season had seen the first victory of a turbo car, when Jabouille won his and Renault’s home GP with team mate Arnoux third, and the turbo’s overwhelming power would easily overcome the increased weight. And with their main weapon – ground effects – threatened to be taken away from them, the non-manufacturer constructors would be looking at instant incompetitiveness. In 1980, Ferrari and Alfa would still be hurt by their ground-effects-destroying flat-twelves but they had the clout to invest in the development of a turbo engine. Where would the FOCA teams get such a engine?
The FOCA’s defense seemed logical if not a bit holier-than-thou: why hadn’t the FISA consult the teams first? Surely, constructive cooperation with the FOCA would have led to regulation proposals that were in the interests of all concerned, wouldn’t it? And why wasn’t the customary two-year notice applied? Anyone could see that this would lead to enormous costs for the teams, couldn’t they?
Of course, the governing body played its joker in the pack – safety. It cited the GPDA’s support of the new regulations, or GPDA’s president (and Ferrari driver) Jody Scheckter’s to be precise. How could anyone argue against that? Incidentally, the role of the GPDA would prelude a widening gap between former allies or, as others came to interpret it, was a sign of the ever-decreasing power of the drivers. In fact, Scheckter’s support led many FOCA-aligned drivers to leave the GPDA, Alan Jones and Nelson Piquet among them. Furthermore, Balestre didn’t shy away from using emotional arguments when he named Clay Regazzoni’s unfortunate accident at Long Beach, which left the popular Swiss paralysed from the waist down, as caused by those wretched ground effects. It was a classic divide-and-conquer power game by Balestre, who had now gained full backing from Enzo Ferrari, the Old Man going on to say that skirts had been illegal all along and that it had only been the ‘whimps’ at the old CSI who had neglected to stamp them out when they first appeared on the Lotus 78.
"…the FISA exerts full control over the World Championships belong to it and which, at the present moment, are the subject of a takeover by certain private associations foreign to the FIA.
"No constructor or association of constructors may organize or be associated with a national sporting authority (or club affiliated to that ASN) for the organization of a Grand Prix.
"No competitor or constructor entered for a World Championship event may be organizer of this same event."
This shot across the bow of the FOCA would play an important part in the eventual resolution of the conflict. It allowed the FISA to create a new FIA F1 World Championship, with the FIA effectively acting as its overall organiser.
When the conference agreed – although certainly not with a unanimous vote – they had given Balestre a blank cheque to reform the World Championship, and he immediately began filling in the numbers at the next GP at Zolder. From the Belgian GP on, there would be a designated FIA starter – which would be FISA delegate Derek Ongaro – while qualifying tyres were banned with immediate effect. And then there was the peculiar expulsion of the South African GP off the 1981 calendar, simply because Balestre had been forced off the podium of the 1980 edition. As a matter of fact, it had been the result of a prank by Max Mosley who had instructed the track’s security chief to keep him from entering the crowded stage. But now the joke was on Mosley and the FOCA, as the proud Balestre insisted on pointing the organisers to their “responsibilities”. In the end though, the ban wasn’t upheld and there were other reasons why the 1981 South African GP didn’t become part of the 1981 championship.
In Rio, the FOCA had reacted with silence but in Belgium they acted with typical FOCA clever stuff, as they had discovered that the 45-minute driver briefing had been left out of the race’s supplementary rule book. This conveniently allowed the FOCA teams to instruct their drivers to stay away and thus ignore one of Balestre’s personal new toys.
The next event at Monaco was a strange interlude in that the FISA and the FOCA found themselves on the same side against their drivers on ironically the 20th anniversary of the GPDA. As in 1972, even though no-one even mentioned those proceedings, the number of starters was in contention, and the result was that both the FISA and the FOCA got their way, with 20 cars allowed into the race but all 27 entries taking part in official practice instead of some of them being involved in the usual elimination round called prequalifying. Again, several drivers stayed away from the drivers briefings, the number of unpaid fines now going out of control.
Meanwhile, the FOCA had published their own rules package as a counter proposal to FISA’s 1981 regulations. The teams had mulled over quite some detail, and their two-stage plan for 1981 and ’82 was a thorough exercise. But they found a brick wall at the Place de la Concorde. Balestre’s tactics simply echoed that of FOCA’s in the past when its adversaries tried to negotiate an unfair deal. He ignored them.
By the time of the FOCA-organised Spanish GP the argument boiled over. Now it wasn’t just John Watson who was threatened to pay his fine or else, it was almost the whole of the FOCA driver phalanx. This time, the looming penalty was the loss of their licenses. Some drivers argued that they had already paid or that their sponsors had done so. The confusion that followed led to some frantic discussion in the run-up to the Spanish GP. But little did the Real Automobil Club de España (RACE), Jarama’s organising club, know that their race was to be the scene of the FISA-FOCA war’s first genuine battle. Because that had become obvious to the insiders now – it was war.
Initially there was some bickering over the question whether the fines had been approved at the Rio spring meeting – which they hadn’t – but Balestre simply stated that his word was law, repeating that the Plenary Conference hadn’t had any power to veto all of his ‘proposals’. When it was obvious that the drivers weren’t about to pay, Balestre issued an order to the national motorsport authorities to revoke the respective drivers’ competition licenses. The FFSA, being Balestre’s own domain, did not have any qualms in doing so, which was quite disconcerting to the likes of Prost, Jarier, Pironi and Laffite, all of whom were present neither at Zolder nor Monaco. The argument wasn’t getting any closer to compromise when Jody Scheckter, on behalf of a GPDA which now as a united front seemed dead and buried, stated that the delay in payment was nothing short of a provocation – to which it was pointed out that Scheckter spoke on behalf of Ferrari and the FISA rather than the drivers in the dock.
And so on the Thursday before first official practice, Ecclestone reconvened the constructors as they arrived in the paddock and they quickly agreed on an ultimatum: either the FISA give back the licenses or the FOCA teams won’t race. In a sense Scheckter was right: the FOCA had been looking for confrontation and now they got it. Balestre, ever since Rio stuck in his trenches, refused to give in. This became even more obvious when RACE offered to pay all the bills, no doubt concerned about what all this might do to their event. With no intention of accepting the offer, Balestre stated that every driver was responsible for paying his own fine. In a press conference on Thursday evening he made it clear that non-payment would lead to the exclusion of the driver from the race. The questions from the audience forced him into all sorts of excuses – why were Andretti and Piquet allowed to race in other FIA-sanctioned races if they still hadn’t paid, and why, pray tell, weren’t the drivers fined at Zolder prevented from racing at Monaco?
With such a threat looming over the Spanish GP, now even the King of Spain got involved and he ordered the organisers to have the race go ahead, whatever may be. As it happened, Juan Carlos’s cousin Fernando Falco, the Marquis de Cubas, was the RACE president, and by his request the king went over the heads of the Federación Española de Automovilismo (FEA), which was the national motorsport federation and the official FIA representative in Spain. This in turn sparked an internal conflict similar to the ACF-FFSA tussle in the late sixties, as the RACE announced that it would reassume the sporting powers that the FIA had delegated to the FEA – which had only just happened in October 1979. Peculiarly, this one-sided move only needed a letter informing the FIA of such a hand-over, which the RACE promply arranged. Unsurprisingly the FEA would have none of it, since the Spanish GP now ran the risk of being run outside of the FISA authority. But since the RACE was the race organiser, it could do what it wanted. Of course, with the race not being a FISA-sanctioned event the drivers involved had no need for a FISA licence – which was rather practical with only days to go before the race. So, with pressure coming from the highest authority in Spain, and the Marquis de Cubas having been the man with the difficult questions to Balestre during Thursday’s press conference, the RACE decided to side with the FOCA, with which they had signed a contract after all. If they wanted to so, then fine, said Balestre, but in that case the Spanish GP would be a pirate race, ineligible for World Championship points.
Meanwhile, as the FOCA teams still adhered to their ‘boycott’, first official practice went underway at ten, with only Ferrari, Renault, Alfa Romeo and local hero Emilio de Villota taking to the track, even though the FOCA had decided to postpone first practice to 10.30 am. Although Ferrari wasn’t a FOCA member it made use of its travel arrangements, as did Renault, while newcomer Alfa Romeo was only allowed to join the FOCA a year after entering the sport, as per the usual FOCA rules. It did, incidentally, reject an offer to join early, and now the three decided to put their lot with the FISA. Of course, this had been the de facto case all along, as the only drivers not being held ransom for failing to attend the drivers’ briefing – because they had been at all of them – were Scheckter, Villeneuve, Jabouille, Arnoux, Depailler and Giacomelli, the six manufacturer-employed drivers in the field.
Balestre wasn’t even present at the track, since de Cubas had told him that he wouldn’t be allowed in. De Cubas was able to stick to his guns since the RACE was the owner of the Jarama circuit. This came in rather handy when his organisation decided to red-flag the ‘FISA session’ after half an hour, after which the entire FISA entourage was asked to leave the premises while being held at gunpoint by the Guardia Civil… Later that day, the Ferrari and Renault teams held a press conference in which they stated that they had no choice but to withdraw from the race since they represented major manufacturers who couldn’t be associated with taking part in a rebel event. Alfa Romeo followed suit, and the three packed up and left on Saturday, in the wake of the FISA officials that were already gone. Only Osella stayed behind after changing their entry form to keep one foot apiece in either camp, while another team hesitating whether or not to break ranks was Ligier, which was about to sign a major deal with manufacturer Talbot. Unsurprisingly, Balestre used all his combined powers of persuasion to tempt Guy Ligier across. He would eventually succeed.
Now the major suppliers and sponsors began to worry, and on the instigation of Goodyear and Philip Morris an early-June meeting was held in Lausanne, at the site of Philip Morris’s European headquarters. Tellingly, Balestre did not go himself but sent his Secretary General, Yvon Leon. Ecclestone and Mosley were present on behalf of the FOCA while the FISA was represented by ACCUS chairman Tom Binford, New Zealand’s Ron Frost and Joachim Springer of the AvD. The result was startling. In no time an eleven-point agreement was hammered out to restore peace and unity in the sport. It entailed a two-year transition period and a slight revision of the ban on skirts. Proud with the results, Mosley telexed the agreement to all FISA delegates all over the world to force them into some sort of fait accompli, but his enthousiasm backfired when it was leaked to the press.
Balestre was furious. He immediately accused Mosley of being at the source of the leak and told the world that everyone was supposed to have had a week’s time to mull over the meaning of the agreement – which, to Balestre at least, had been preliminary anyway, since he didn’t like its contents at all. And how could there be a transition period if the new rules had been ratified by the FISA Executive Committee? Mosley denied that last ‘fact’ since the FOCA had objected to them while they were still part of the committee. At the same time Balestre revealed that the week after the Lausanne meeting he had had a secret meeting with the leading FISA members and that apart from the RAC and the Brazilian federation everyone had signed to host a round of the 1981 FIA World Championship, while the ACCUS was still in doubt whom to support. The organisers of the French, German, Dutch, Italian and Austrian GPs even declared that they were willing to stage their race without the FOCA teams being present, instead filling up the field with F2 cars. This meant that it would be impossible for the FOCA to stage a rivaling championship, if they ever intended to do so. It was almost begging the question.
Balestre’s position looked strong. He had a minimum of twelve GPs, enough for a valid World Championship. But on second thought, things weren’t all rosy. As he had learned from the Spanish GP debacle, the approval of the national motorsport federation wasn’t necessary to stage a race, while Ecclestone didn’t hesitate to point to the contracts the FOCA had with most of the organisers now aligning themselves with the FISA and threatened them with the legal consequences. At the same time, RAC’s Clive Bossom cried wolf with Metternich, stating that Balestre not accepting the Lausanne agreement would seriously damage the future of international motorsports.
Both sides realised that they had to talk. Again.
Meanwhile, the weekend of the French GP was coming ever closer, and Balestre was adamant that ‘his’ event would not be marred by conflict. And so he agreed to meet with the FOCA and the manufacturers after the race, while demanding that Ecclestone come back on his renewed boycott threats. The FOCA boss did so, and after a surprisingly incident-free French GP, an illustrious group gathered at the Paul Ricard circuit. Ecclestone and Mosley were joined by Colin Chapman while Carlo Chiti, Marco Piccinini, Gérard Larrousse and Gérard Ducarouge were present on behalf of Alfa, Ferrari, Renault and Ligier. The FISA was out in numbers: Balestre was supported by Huschke von Hanstein, Paul Frère and journalist Gérard ‘Jabby’ Crombac, amongst others. Most of them had already met at Heathrow prior to the race and thrashed out a package which included a five-year postponement of the ban on skirts, countered by the introduction of less efficient tyres, and a bigger voice for the constructors in matters such as the fuel-flow formula, but also a bigger say in the FISA F1 Commission. Finally, they asked for more rule stability. To Ecclestone’s surprise, Balestre seemed to take his take-it-or-leave-it offer rather well. The FOCA wanted the package to come into effect immediately but Balestre made a proviso before signing off the agreement: some points had to be voted through by the Plenary Conference at the FIA autumn meeting in October. It was nothing to do with him, he pleaded, that was just how things worked.
By the next race in Britain, however, this second chance for peace was out of the window as well. There, the FISA Technical Commission met with the tyre companies to deal with the issue of less efficient tyres. It’s safe to say that Goodyear and Michelin couldn’t agree on what the FISA had come up with. While Goodyear at least wanted to negotiate, the French company stuck to its guns. This came as a shock to the FOCA teams, as they were under the impression that the FISA had used the tyres as a bargaining tool after having consulted both tyre companies! Now Balestre was able to use the companies’ difference of opinion to tell the FOCA that the entire Paul Ricard agreement was off. We were back at square one.
This was exacerbated by the FISA Executive Committee doing all sorts of announcements that rocked FOCA’s boat. The Spanish GP was confirmed as a pirate race, and so Alan Jones permanently lost his nine points won at Jarama. This cut his championship lead to Nelson Piquet to just six points. To add insult to injury, the two championship rivals were among the group of drivers fined 3,000 dollars for taking part in the race. The Executive Committee also put the US GP in doubt by heavily criticising the Watkins Glen track’s safety and security measures. Meanwhile, Goodyear launched a scything attack on Michelin for obstructing the tyre talks and thus the chance to create a way out of this mess. The Akron company would announce its withdrawal from F1 on December 4, having endlessly pleaded for a sensible solution.
Now relations – or what was left of them – began to deteriorate badly. While the FOCA kept saying that they tried at least six times to meet with the FISA to reach some sort of compromise, Balestre felt he was on the winning side and kept pounding out new rounds of ammo on his shell-shocked enemies. In August, the FISA announced that it would take back responsibilities for distributing starting and prize money, promising to blow away the clouds covering the current financial system. It also stated that it was striving towards new five-year deals with the race organisers which, as he subtlely pointed out, would not contain the extravant price increases that the FOCA had been laying on the clubs time and again. He also gained the full support of Ferrari, Renault, Alfa Romeo and, finally, Ligier, now in the hands of manufacturer Talbot, during a secret meeting at his home in Saint-Cloud. And in a similar blow to the teams that Max Mosley managed to pull off in 2006 when he set a deadline for entering the 2008 World Championship, Balestre announced a December 1 cut-off date for teams wanting to compete in the 1981 championship. Of course, the teams agreeing to enter would have to adhere to the 1981 rules package that was proposed at Rio in April and would be confirmed at the governing body’s October 8 meeting in Paris – three days after the 1980 season had run to an end.
Balestre’s ultimatum was the last straw for the FOCA teams, especially now that it had become clear that he was after their money as well. Making the strongest noises again was Frank Williams, who all year had been telling everyone that he didn’t want to be ruled by a bunch of bureaucrats without any trace of Castrol R running through their veins – precisely the issue that only just recently caused the Indycar teams to form CART and grab the championship from under the nose of its sanctioning body USAC. All through 1980 the American events served as some sort of inspiration. But while until now some of the teams were only loosely allied to FOCA’s cause, Balestre’s announcing his plans to redistribute starting and prize monies quickly made them rally together, as other teams now firmly joined FOCA’s original four teams.
Despite the Frenchman’s earlier warning that there weren’t enough organisers to go around for two championships the FOCA decided it had enough. Ahead of the Plenary Conference Bernie Ecclestone was quoted in an American newspaper as fully willing to organise a rival championship if the conference decided to reject FOCA’s counter proposals.
It did. And not only that, it upheld the original 1981 rules package and decided on the formation of a new championship, the FIA F1 World Championship. This wasn’t just a provocation, it was Balestre’s political master stroke. Ecclestone and Mosley might not have realised it at the time, but the structure of the new-style championship would greatly benefit them later. As opposed to individual events with their own supplementary regulations making up a championship, as it had always been, the new championship would consist of at least 8 rounds – with a maximum of 16 – in which the teams wishing to enter the championship would be obliged to take part, based on a standard set of regulations for every organiser hosting a World Championship event. This would effectively turn the FIA into the full Championship’s organiser, with national sporting authorities, organisers and circuits all adhering to the same FIA regulations. Furthermore, teams and drivers had to be licensed to take part in the championship – for drivers, a ‘superlicense’ was created for this cause. All the teams signing up would have to sign contracts that would bind them to FISA’s standard financial regulations, which included a 30,000 dollar bond for new teams and a 20,000 dollar fine per car per event for teams failing to participate in a World Championship race. The points system would stay the same, as would the maximum length and duration of a Grand Prix (resp. 320kms or 2 hours). No points could be scored by a ‘third car’.
The conference also set a period of two weeks – between November 1 and 15 – for constructors indicating their intention to enter the championship. The FISA would announce an entry list one week later. To make his intentions clear, Balestre warned everyone not to entertain thoughts of a rival championship or risk losing their licenses – not just the teams, but every organiser, driver and even national motorsport federation involved as well.
That was the second time the FISA taunted the FOCA not to start an break-away series before the constructors actually found time to seriously consider it. But now, that’s precisely what they did. At first, they seemed numbed by the bomb Balestre had dropped on them but a week later, at a sponsor meeting in Milan, it transpired that they had their back-up plan ready and waiting. It wasn’t just the 14-race FIA F1 World Championship calendar that was presented to the sponsors, there was a 15-race FOCA calendar as well! It included new events at Las Vegas and the much-vaunted street race in New York but what shocked the sponsors most was that there were 11 date clashes, of which no less than eight races in fact appeared on both calendars. Something wasn’t going to fit here, or some people would have to choose sides very quickly.
As could be expected, the sponsors were divided across the same lines as the teams they supported. Gitanes and Elf were in the FISA camp, Parmalat, Leyland and Candy in the FOCA camp, while Marlboro tried to remain neutral as it supported both McLaren and Alfa Romeo. Lotus sponsor Essex surprisingly sided with the FISA. They all agreed on one thing, however. If this feud wasn’t resolved soon, they would be seriously looking into other ways of spending their marketing budgets.
Soon the word spread to the South African, Belgian, French, Spanish, German, Austrian and Dutch motorsport federations that their races were appearing on a FOCA calendar, and they spared no time in announcing that they knew nothing about such a calendar and even less about their events being showcased on it. It didn’t deter the FOCA. They pointed out these all these federations didn’t actually own a circuit and that the association had deals in place with the clubs that owned the tracks. The situation was mirroring that of the Spanish GP: the FEA was Spain’s national sporting authority but the RACE was in charge at Jarama.
Late October, FOCA’s cat was finally let out of the bag. It announced that it would split from the FISA-sanctioned championship to create its own World Federation of Motor Sport (WFMS). This body would organise the World Professional Drivers Championship. The second word – Professional – said it all. Ecclestone vehemently criticised the FISA boffins as ‘armbands’ who flocked to the glamourous events in droves, doing nothing but drink champagne, as they wasted everybody’s time and money while thinking that they owned the sport. The WPDC on the other hand would be run by people with all the professional, commercial and sporting experience needed to wisely deal with the millions of dollars poured into the sport each year.
The WFMS calendar differed in detail from the FOCA calendar issued two weeks before, but it still included several date clashes and claims on the same event that the FISA had on its calendar. Its rule book was a carbon copy of the FOCA package rejected by the FIA Plenary Conference. It retained the sliding skirts but with a reduced plane area. It contained a fuel-flow formula of 50 cc per second, restricted tyre sizes with a thread pattern, a ban of refuelling, and minimum weight of 575kgs, the same as in 1980. Moreover, a driver safety cell would be introduced for 1982 and rules were to remain stable for at least three years. The race length and duration would be the same as in the FISA regulations, just as the points system, although all scores would count.
Balestre didn’t just respond with one of his outbursts but immediately went on the counter attack. On the advice of Enzo Ferrari he offered the organisers who were on both calendars the FOCA package, with the only difference being that the FISA would hand out the prize money to each individual team instead of the organisers handing over their purse to the FOCA. This was a clever move, as in financial terms there was almost nothing in between the FISA and FOCA packages, while it would certainly ease the doubters towards the FISA camp. To ‘help’ them decide the FISA announced that every circuit hosting a WFMS round would have its international license revoked.
The FOCA replied that this would only harm half of FISA’s calendar as well, and that there was no inherent authority in the collection of private clubs constituting the FIA. Ecclestone and Mosley also came up with an argument that they often re-used in the nineties and until only recently – that the FIA was wrong to put its eggs in the manufacturers’ basket, as they weren’t in it for the sport and would withdraw if they saw no commercial benefit to participating in Grand Prix racing. Of course, that would be after their will to win had allowed costs to spiral up to astronomical figures, making it impossible for any independent team to continue bolstering the grids. Everyone who witnessed the downfall of FIA’s ITC championship and the first incarnation of the FIA GT championship would later understand what this point was about.
With several circuit deals in place and the vast majority of the grid behind them, the FOCA certainly held a tactical advantage. The FISA did receive three-car entries by Ferrari, Renault and Alfa Romeo while there was rumour of Talbot-Matra doing the same, but the FOCA had at least seven teams and, so it thought, a legal tightlock on at least ten events. But then it found that the organisers weren’t as brave as it had hoped or, in respect to the contracts they held with the FOCA, braver than they had feared. Several circuits which were on both calendars, including Spa and Imola, issued denials of any involvement with the WFMS. And then even FOCA’s staunchest supporter, the RAC MSA, announced that its British GP would be part of the FIA F1 World Championship. It was obvious that the FOCA hadn’t looked beyond the economics of running an annual Grand Prix. For most circuits on the calendar the Grand Prix was merely a showpiece but the bread and butter came from all the national and international events they hosted. There was a snowball’s chance in hell that they would risk losing all that.
FOCA sensed that a retreat was now the best tactical move, and they issued a compromise statement that offered (or asked) that all legal activity be ceased in return for majority decisions in a new F1 Commission also including non-voting members, a postponement of the ban on sliding skirts, introduction of the smaller-width tyres and now a two-year rule stability. Despite sponsors and suppliers calling on either side to stop this before the war ended in Phyrric victory, with the sport its biggest casualty, Balestre smelled that he was close to a win and said non. At the end of a fraught November month, FOCA announced that the WFMS was off.
The two rival championships did at least happen in someone’s imagination. In 1982, Jean Graton, the creator of comic-book hero Michel Vaillant, published his Rififi en F1 (which also appeared in Dutch as F1 in oproer) in which Graton dwelled on the possibility of separate 1981 FISA and FOCA championships. The comic book very much brushed with reality, as FOCA-aligned tracks such as Kyalami, Long Beach and Silverstone indeed appear on the FOCA calendar while Argentina, Belgium and Monaco side with the FISA. It also presents three-car teams as the way to fill up the grids: on the back of the withdrawal of Vaillante’s F1 team Michel Vaillant signs to drive the No.17 Renault as team mate to Prost and Arnoux while his rival and former team mate Steve Warson is seen in a No.10 Lotus, comfortably outshining team mates De Angelis and Mansell and, unbelievably, racing Jones, Reutemann and Piquet for overall glory in the FOCA championship. French-born Brussels resident Graton seemed ostensibly on FISA’s side as he allowed the FOCA championship to run amok when the unnamed young third Brabham driver in the No.15 BT49C gets seriously hurt at Silverstone. The sliding skirts get the blame. Meanwhile, Jean-Marie Balestre is depicted in increasingly imperious poses while Bernie Ecclestone turns into an irate cartoon figure displeased with the fact that he isn’t getting his way. Another true-life character, journalist and FISA advisor ’Jabby’ Crombac, is the wise man very close to the Vaillants. The story gets its highly improbable ending in a reconciliatory ’Super Grand Prix’ at Spa, organised by Jacky Ickx and finishing in a dead heat between Vaillant’s Renault and Warson’s Lotus.
In real life, it wasn’t to be, and fortunately so. But at this junction in time nothing else seemed certain either. Although the FOCA had cancelled its WFMS plans, it also stated that it would stop taking care of travel arrangements on behalf of Renault, Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Talbot-Ligier, Osella and not take on new kids on the block Toleman.
FISA answered by postponing its December 1 entry deadline to allow any FOCA dissenters in while cancelling the Argentine GP, set for late January, and moving back the South African GP, set for early February, to April 11. It speaks for itself that this came as a great surprise to both organisers, especially when the Argentinian hosts learned that their permit had been revoked because of safety concerns. Meanwhile, the South African GP had already signed up an event sponsor in Nashua and had produced posters for the February date. They also claimed that an April race on the Southern hemisphere was asking for meteorogical trouble as this would be a late autumn date. A more pregnant detail was that Kyalami Enterprises, the company in charge of the track, had signed a FOCA contract for the teams to appear in February. As a result, Argentina was handed the April 12 date – for the time being.
By now the situation was clear as mud.
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Where now for Italy as a recession hits?
Sterling weakened by nearly a percentage point against the US dollar and 1.2% against the euro last week. These losses came despite little Brexit activity and both the US dollar broadly selling-off on a dovish Federal Reserve and the euro facing softening Eurozone data. This week the Bank of England dominates sterling’s outlook as May continues to try and squeeze Brussel’s for a drop more to take back home. The central bank is undoubtedly going to keep interest rates on hold on Thursday, due to Brexit uncertainty continuing to dominate the outlook for the UK economy. Market participants are likely to look past the usual Brexit comments by Governor Mark Carney and instead focus on the bank’s outlook for growth and inflation this year. With both forecasts being based upon the current Brexit status quo, any sign of inflation remaining at target and the UK economy continuing on track will prompt a hawkish bias. The market still implies a 50/50 chance of the BoE hiking this year, but the shift in sentiment is likely to be rapid once uncertainty over the future of the UK economy clears.
The single currency fought off a technical recession in Italy, downwardly revised growth forecasts from Germany, and the seemingly never-ending string of negative surprises in data last week to post a 0.43% gain against the dollar. This week the Eurozone data calendar is filled to the brim yet again. Key data points such as German factory orders and the European Central Bank’s quarterly economic bulletin will be under severe scrutiny as the manufacturing sector in the European powerhouse continues to slow down and the Eurozone economy wobbles. In addition to this, attention will be back on Rome following last week’s growth data from Italy. After reaching a tentative agreement with the EU, the Italian coalition may need to increase spending yet again to deliver on the economic rebound promised in both parties elections campaigns.
The greenback had a modest end to the week despite unexpectedly strong data released on Friday. The January change in nonfarm payrolls showed 304k jobs were added to the economy from the 165k expected, while the ISM Manufacturing Purchasing Manager Index surprised with a solid 56.6, beating the 54.0 reading forecast. These data points confirm Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s optimism on the shape of the economy, although the relatively biased stance of the Federal Reserve towards the dovish side keeps the dollar on hold from renewed strength. In contrast, US earnings are set for their first decline in 3-years as measured by Factset’s Wall Street consensus. Estimates point towards a 0.8% drop in earnings per share, evidencing the headwinds the US economy continues to face. US-China trade talks, meanwhile, are set to remain on a positive tone, with a meeting between presidents Trump and Xi probably taking place on the 27-28th oh this month, right before the tariffs truce is scheduled to end.
The loonie ranked the top of the G10 currency board last Friday against the US dollar, supported by optimistic prospects on an oil price recovery. Both OPEC production cuts and a reduction in Venezuelan oil supply are helping prompt exports of Canadian oil, building the case for further currency strength. Data from the wider economy, however, remains weak, after the second monthly GDP contraction in the last three months was announced last week. Based upon the recent data the Bank of Canada will likely be in a “wait and see” period, but jointly the Federal Reserve is also expected to remain on hold. This suggests the loonie’s price action will be dominated, yet again, by developments in the crude oil market. Today, the Bloomberg Nanos Confidence will be released at 15:00 GMT.
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Storefront is a professional eCommerce Joomla Theme.
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This week, Clarissa Bonet answers James Lipton’s Top 10 Questions!
5. What sound or noise do you love? The cacophony of different sounds in the city center; it sounds like muted chaos.
6. What sound or noise do you hate? SCREAMING!
9. What profession would you not like to do? Truck driver. I can’t imagine maneuvering in such a large object, especially in a congested place like the city.
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? Come on in, relax and have a drink.
You can see all of Clarissa’s work on our website or stop by the gallery to see her solo show on view through October 29, 2016!
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Im Mai treffen wir uns zum Thema "Application Security in ASP.NET Core". Nach dem wir aus den Medien erfahren haben das Facebook Passwörter in Klarsicht speicherte ist es sicher eine gute Gelegenheit das Thema Sicherheit näher zu beleuchten. Wie es besser geht, erfährst du in diesen Talk in Englisch.
This talk shows how authentication and authorization can be implemented for ASP.NET Core applications. Some of the different approaches when implementing these in SPAs, or ASP.NET Core MVC will be explained as well as the different OpenID Connect flows which should be used or can be used for these types of solutions.
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You will find at Shower Base Guys that we uphold professionalism is our every undertaking. This is important in that it helps us to meet the aspirations of our clients wherever they may be found. We abhor substandard services which ruin the reputation of the industry. This is the reason we invest our resources in ensuring that our personnel meet the cut for exceptional quality, standard and efficiency that is called for in our trade. Thank fully, we are up to the challenge and will therefore meet your specific requirements without compromising the standards set. At Shower Base Guys in Inver Grove Heights, MN we will meet your needs for both commercial and individual homeowners needs. All these services are implemented in an effortless way.
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On this page, you'll play the game Dress Up Naruto Trio, one of your best free dress up games!!! If you enjoy dress up games, then this Dress up the Naruto Characters is for you. There are three characters which need you to help them get dressed. The decision of what to wear has been handed over to you. Choose from a number of clothes from their wardrobes. Select tops and pants for the outfit. Add some shoes and a hat for some extra decor. Finally select a hair style or mask to hid their faces.
Use the clothing selections around the screen for your choices. Using the mouse, click on an item and drag it to the character. They will be dressed in no time.
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We stock a great selection of repair parts and after-market accessories just for your camper! You can always shop from the comfort of home with our online parts catalog (new window).
5780 W. Route 173 (Rosecrans Rd).
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The Schlow Library Foundation (formerly known as the Friends of Schlow Library) provides crucial advocacy, financial, and volunteer support for Library activities. The Foundation is working to ensure that the Library services you cherish will continue without interruption through fundraising projects and outreach programs.
Donations to the Schlow Library Foundation are tax-deductible and make an immediate impact in your community. All donations made to the Foundation go directly to support the Library.
Would you like to help the Foundation improve Schlow’s capacity to serve your community? Schlow’s Manager of Philanthropy, Molly Hetrick, always enjoys meeting new people interested in helping Schlow! You can email Molly, or call her at 814.237.6236 ext. 216.
“Our kids are reading us out of house and home!
In all seriousness, Schlow is a vital component to our family and our thriving community."
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Fixed Price Bathrooms specialises in affordable, high quality bathroom design and installation.
We’re based in Edinburgh, but we work across the borders and central region installing beautiful bathrooms at a modest, fixed price.
• Easily tailor our stylish designs to suit your taste.
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A bathroom remodel is exciting, and there’s no reason for it to be stressful. That’s why we keep it simple, offering full service bathroom design and installation for a modest flat fee.
The price is fixed, but the designs are not. You can choose from a range of colours, fixtures and fittings, and even select upgrades like free standing baths, floor taps and countertop basins.
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Hilda Labrada Gore: Dr. Gerald Pollack is a brilliant man, a professor of bioengineering at the University of Washington who got his bachelor of science from New York University and his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a well-known lecturer and author who has made some amazing discoveries about water. Gerry will tell us about the fourth phase of water and how “negative charge creates positive energy.” But first, how did you get into water?
Gerald Pollack, PhD: I immersed myself, so to speak, into water. It happened about twenty years ago. I’d been studying the contraction of muscles. If you read about muscles in textbooks or popular books, you see the proteins that bend and twist and turn and interact, and the contraction at the molecular level. It occurred to me that something was missing from this picture. What’s missing? Water. Muscle cells, like all cells of our body, are mostly water. Two-thirds of our muscle is water, by volume. The water molecule is really small, so two-thirds by volume means that you need a lot of water molecules to fill that volume. If you do the arithmetic and do a molecular count, with all the molecules lined up, more than ninety-nine out of every one hundred molecules in muscle is a water molecule. It struck me as weird that we’re trying to understand how muscles contract, but we omit more than 99 percent of the molecules that are involved.
HG: I see. We are paying attention to the muscle fiber, not the water?
proteins that are in the fiber and not the water, but the water is the most populous member of the family that’s there. It’s certainly possible,as textbooks assert, that the water is nothing more than the background carrier of the more significant molecules of life. However, there is a lot of evidence that that assumption simply isn’t true. We started to think about water and the involvement of water in muscle contractions at the molecular scale, and we found the gold mine. It turns out that water is absolutely essential for everything that muscles do. It also became clear that if water plays a significant role in what happens in the muscles, it probably also plays a significant role in what happens in the nerves, kidneys, liver and in the whole being. That’s how we got started.
HG: This is the theme of your latest book?
GP: The book is called The Fourth Phase of Water: Beyond Solid, Liquid and Vapor. We discovered that the role of water—not only in muscles, but in everything—evolves from a different type of water. What I mean is that although we know that we are two-thirds water, that water is not the same as water in a drinking glass. It’s a different kind of water. It’s a water that builds or gets structured next to solids at interphases. It’s not just a little bit of it, it’s not just a layer of water that intersects or that meets the solids. It extends out by, up to thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions of molecular layers. There’s a lot of it. We got interested in understanding this kind of water.
HG: You have mentioned “we.” Who else is involved?
GP: I’m at the University of Washington, and I have a very active laboratory consisting of visiting scientists, postdoctoral fellows, postgraduate and graduate students—as well as numerous undergraduate students, who are actually the most creative and brightest of all. We work together as a group, and we’ve done many experiments. The culmination of those experiments is the discovery that water doesn’t have just three phases, like we’ve been taught. Liquid, solid, gas—it’s got a fourth one. The fourth one is what we call “EZ water,” or fourth phase water. EZ, which stands for “exclusion zone,” is perhaps a misnomer, but when we first found EZ water, its most obvious property was that it tended to exclude everything, including little particles, microspheres and molecules. You might call it “pure,” but “pure” is really also a misnomer. It’s actually a different kind of water with a different chemical formula. It’s not H20, it’s H3O2.
HG: Is EZ water the one that’s in our bodies?
GP: Yes. It’s the water that fills your cells. This is the kind of water that occurs at interphases with certain types of solids, in fact most solids. Your cells are filled with many solids—large macromolecules, ions and such. Next to all of these entities grows this special water. Your cells are so packed with these molecules that practically every water molecule is close enough to one of those surfaces that it qualifies as interfacial water. That’s the water that is fourth phase, or EZ water, that we discovered. I have to tell you a few things about this water. It has a couple of outstanding properties. First, while H20 is neutral, this stuff is not neutral. It’s actually negatively charged. Imagine a surface of some material and the water is sitting next to it. The molecules of water sitting next to the surface—many layers of molecules—undergo a transformation to this fourth phase of water, which has negative charge. What’s going on is that ordinary water molecules split to form negative and positive components. The negative components all line up to produce this zone we call EZ. It’s got negative charge. Beyond that, where you have ordinary H2O, that’s filled with a complementary positive charge. You have the EZ water (negative), and the ordinary water (positive)—it’s a battery. We can get energy from this battery.
HG: What difference does this fourth phase of water make to us?
GP: The first thing to recognize is that you’re full of fourth-phase water. What you need to understand is what builds this kind of water because this is an ordered phase of water. Building order and separating charge all require energy. Take your cell phone; your battery is running low, and you plug in to rejuvenate. Right? This is the same. In order to get a battery, like we’re talking about, you have to feed it energy. There is no way you can plug this into the wall to get 120 volts or whatever. That doesn’t work. We scratched our collective heads for a long time before we could figure out the source of energy. The source of energy, which helps answer your question, is light. We were flabbergasted to find that it’s light that builds this phase of water. When we speak of light, most people think of visible light. We think of that, too, but physicists use “light” to denote not only the visible part of the spectrum but also infrared, ultraviolet, and frequencies beyond those two. It turns out that the most powerful wavelength to build this kind of water is not visible light but infrared light. Now, I’m not allowing you to get a word in edgewise because this is so exciting.
HG: Where does infrared light come from?
GP: Think of the electric range or the toaster, glowing bright red, and this bright red glow is eliciting infrared light. Infrared is actually all over the place. In the room where the two of us are sitting, if we turned off all the lights and shut the window shades to make it completely dark, pitch black—where I can’t see you and you can’t see me—if I whip out my infrared camera, I see a beautiful image of you and of the walls and the carpet and the microphone and so on. The reason is that my infrared camera is picking up infrared radiation coming from all of that.
HG: It’s like the night vision goggles that the military uses? And this infrared light is all around us?
GP: Yes, the infrared camera is like the goggles. And infrared light is all around us. You can’t get rid of it. It’s free energy. Some of us who studied chemistry tried to understand it and learn about so-called free energy. It was challenging. However, this is literally free. It’s there all the time for the taking.
HG: This energy is facilitating what I want to happen with the fourth phase of water in my body?
GP: Exactly, it builds it. For example, let’s go back to muscles. Imagine your muscles are aching, and you’ve got a headache, and you’re feeling depressed because of X, Y, and Z, and after you go spend twenty minutes in a sauna, you come out feeling like a million dollars. Why is that? Most people think it must be something psychological, and maybe it is. However, think about the fact that when you sit in the sauna, it’s hot, and you’re receiving infrared energy. That infrared energy is penetrating your body. And what is it doing to the water? It builds EZ water. You need that EZ water in your cells to function properly. You’re feeling depressed, but your brain is not designed for you to feel depressed. Something is going on. When the energy comes in and builds EZ water in the neurons that fill your brain, you’re back to normal and feeling okay.
HG: So, a sauna is a good idea. And what about walking on the beach?
GP: Exactly! I was going to mention it, but you beat me to it. Picture yourself walking on the beach. Why does that make you feel good, or better? Well, it could be because it’s nice to do something out of the ordinary after sitting at your computer all day. However, there is a physical reason. Many people don’t know this, and I didn’t know this until about seven years ago. The earth has net negative charge—it’s not neutral, it’s negatively charged. When you contact the earth with your bare feet, all those negative charges seep into your body. You need those negative charges to build EZ water. EZ water is negatively charged, so walking on the beach will build EZ water, which will make you feel better.
HG: I’ve heard of this. It’s called “earthing,” right? Where you take your shoes off and put your feet on the ground. As children we did it more often but as adults, there is concrete and shoes that come between us and the earth. I’ve heard it described in connection with antioxidants. You’re saying the negative charge is what our bodies need?
GP: Yes, and these all fall into the same category. Our bodies must have negative charge. In fact, it isn’t widely known, but if we were to measure the electrical potential of you, relative to the earth, you’re negatively charged because all your cells are negatively charged. That negative charge is critical for life. I would go so far as to say that it is one of the definitions of life. If you lose your negative charge, you’re dead. You need it. You can get negative charge by earthing, which is the same as grounding. With regard to antioxidants, first think about what oxidants do—they remove negative charge. You need that negative charge in order to flourish and thrive, so antioxidants are good for you because they prevent a loss of that negative charge. You can consider earthing to be an antioxidant because instead of removing that negative charge it is doing the opposite—it is adding negative charge, which you need.
HG: If infrared light is all around us, it must be benefiting us all the time. Does that mean I don’t have to do anything special to get the benefits it?
the environment. We tend to discount it, but it is always there. Plants, for example, do this all the time. Where do plants get their energy? They absorb light. The light supplies the energy for photosynthesis, and photosynthesis is chemical energy. The light is transformed into chemical energy, which is responsible for plant metabolism, growth, bending and basically everything. The first step is the splitting of water. The creation of EZ water is exactly that—the splitting of water into negative and positive. What we’ve discovered is a generic form of the first step of photosynthesis. It is what plants do, and I argue that we do the same thing. We exploit energy from the environment, so you don’t need to do anything. If you just sit there as a blob, you get all this energy that’s coming in. Of course, you can enhance it, for example, by going into the sauna. Even ordinary sunlight has plenty of this energy. Where I live, in Seattle, it is cloudy in the winter almost every day. When the sun breaks through, people feel wonderful. You’re getting the energy from this light that you may be missing.
HG: Explain to me more about what you were saying about charges and how charges attract and why that’s important.
GP: It is a real paradox. I give talks pretty often because The Fourth Phase of Water book has become really popular. I stand up there, and I like casual talks where we can be almost conversing. Sometimes I ask the audience the following question. “If you take one negative charge, one molecule or whatever that’s negatively charged from your left pocket and one that’s similarly negatively charged from your right pocket, and you drop them into a glass of water, and they are close enough that they can feel one another, and they both have the same negative charge, what happens to the distance between them?” Of course, everyone is sure of the answer, although few will raise their hands because they sense there is some kind of trick there and they don’t want to expose their inability at physics. They hesitate a bit, but finally they answer, usually gesturing with their hands that the two negative charges will push one another apart. The feeling is, “Of course, everyone knows that.” However, the answer is that they come together! This is not something that we in our laboratory discovered, but we’ve confirmed it. It’s actually been known for hundreds of years. Some of the greats in physical chemistry are the ones that saw it first. These people were puzzled. How is it possible? Everyone knows that objects of like charge repel each other, so the distance should increase—but actually it decreases. This question was taken up by physicist Richard Feynman, considered to be the Einstein of the second half of the twentieth century. Feynman was a Nobel laureate, prolific author (including author of a popular three-volume compilation of undergraduate lectures), and the hero of every physicist and all graduate students in physics, at least in the U.S. Feynman called the phenomenon that we are discussing “like likes like” because the two like charges come together and obviously must like each other if they come together. Think about people who like each other—they don’t stay apart, they come together. It was kind of amusing. He said that “like likes like” because of an “intermediate of unlike.” Now what does that mean? It means that you’ve got these two negatively charged blobs sitting not too far from one another. In between them, positive charges gather. Those in-between positive charges attract the two negatives, and the negatives come together. We don’t anticipate this because every scientist knows, reflexively, that if you put two like charges next to each other, they repel—but actually, they attract! This has been such an impediment in the progress of physics because of the natural presumption that two like charges go apart, when in actuality they come together.
HG: What do charges have to do with our health?
GP: We are all negatively charged. Every chemist will tell you it is impossible that anything can carry net charge but we have a lot of evidence to the contrary. People have measured our electrical potential, and the same with fruits, vegetables and plants. They are all negatively charged. Charge is really critical. Charge seems to be correlated with health, but we don’t have firm evidence. If you measure individual cells—this is in the literature, people know this—a healthy, robust cell will have plenty of negative charge. If you measure the electrical potential, it might be close to 100 millivolts (mV), one tenth of a volt. However, it has been found that cancer cells, for example, instead of being -100 or -80 mV, are -15 mV. I’ve seen papers about pathological kidney cells that also are -10 or -15 mV instead of -80 to -100 mV. This is a real clue. We used to do experiments sticking electrodes into cells. Typically, they might have been -80 or -90 mV. We knew that when it was going from -80 to -70, -60, -40, and so on, the cell was about to die. The more negative charge the cell has, the more negative charge you have, and the healthier you are. Think about the implications of this. What gives rise to this negative charge? The physiologist will tell you something about the membrane, pumps, channels and such. In my previous book, Cells, Gels and the Engines of Life, I describe the reasons why that explanation is incorrect. Now we know what is correct. What’s correct is that if the cell is full of negatively charged water, then the cell itself is negatively charged. Take a container and throw in some negatively charged stuff—of course it is going to be negatively charged. No brainer. However, if you find that the cell is not sufficiently negatively charged, you have to say, “What’s the reason for this? How come?” Think of the logic. If the negative charge comes from the water and there isn’t enough negative charge, there must not be enough water. In other words, you are dehydrated. You don’t have enough EZ water. That’s why connecting yourself to the earth, or going into the sauna or drinking water containing negative charge are all central to your health.
HG: Does regular water have enough of a negative charge to help the EZ water itself?
GP: It doesn’t help a whole lot, but all of this needs to be objectively tested. We would like to do that, but the granting agencies are not thinking along those lines. Their framework is, “Water is just water, it isn’t important.” Testing the health benefits of certain waters is not so interesting to them. We’ve tried several times, but to do a study properly, we would need several million dollars. There are so many experiments that need to be done to test and see which waters are best for your health. It’s a hypothesis at this time, but I think that what you really want, at least theoretically, is water that contains a lot of EZ fourth-phase water. You can’t take a glass of EZ water, that doesn’t exist, but you can find water that contains some EZ fraction. We hypothesize that the higher the fraction, the better it is for your health because you are replacing the EZ water that is missing from your cells. Because the water has negative charge, it restores the negativity of your cells. You can probably also get that by earthing (grounding) or in the sauna. To digress a bit, hyperbaric oxygen therapy may also be helpful.
HG: Please say more about that.
GP: It works. A postdoctoral fellow of mine got a job with one of those hyperbaric oxygen therapy companies after he left my laboratory. He started to educate me on it. He said that hyperbaric oxygen therapy was first used by the military. People would have wounds that would not heal, no matter what they did. They put them in this hyperbaric oxygen chamber and they healed. Since then, they’ve found that hyperbaric oxygen is good for so many afflictions. We started scratching our heads: “Why is that?” A hypothesis is that the high oxygen and the pressure may build EZ water. We studied this in the lab and published a paper documenting that it is absolutely true. And if you build EZ water, it should improve the function of every organ in your body, at least in theory. This brings me to aspirin.
A lot of people do take aspirin. It’s natural. It comes from the bark of a willow tree, I think. The list of aspirin’s benefits is long. We know that if you have a headache, it takes away your headache. If you have inflammation, it reduces that. It reduces pain and can address allergic reactions. Many studies also show that it is good for your heart. Just last year, a group from Harvard reported that taking aspirin was associated with decreased breast cancer mortality in women with breast cancer. It seems that aspirin may have broad beneficial effects.
The question is, why? If you think about it, there are two possibilities. One is that aspirin has ten different mechanisms of action for ten different conditions. Alternatively, one mechanism of action may be dispersed throughout the body. We hypothesized that aspirin builds EZ water and can build EZ water everywhere, not just in your left kidney or whatever. When we tested this hypothesis in the laboratory, we confirmed that aspirin indeed builds EZ water. Our system for testing involved adding a little aspirin in the exclusion zone, or fourth-phase water. The aspirin increased the EZ water by a factor of two or three. We started testing other agents that are generally good for your health, and so far, they all build EZ water.
HG: This is so interesting. The fourth phase of water is an unusual concept for those of us who don’t run in your circles What has been the reaction among your colleagues and peers, meaning scientists, physicists, and so on?
GP: Their reaction has been surprisingly positive. I have been doing science my whole life, and I have a tendency to look into areas that may disagree with conventional thinking. My reasoning is that if you are doing research in areas where conventional thinking is okay, why bother? Instead, you might want to look into areas where there may be some difficulties or problems with conventional thinking. That said, I know very well what happens when you propose something that runs against the orthodoxy. You take hell for it, and it manifests itself in many different ways. I expected chemists and physicists to jump all over this work, but to my surprise there have been far fewer negative responses than I expected. On the other hand, the number of people who have embraced this work is staggering. This has become so popular I almost can’t believe it! I tell my wife how many emails I’m receiving from people I’ve never heard of. About a year ago, it was two or three new people per week, and now it’s two or three new people per day. I can’t handle all of the inquiries. It is gratifying though. I think there are more than eighty reviews on Amazon, and the response has been amazing. The published reviews of the book that I’ve seen are all glowing. What can I say? I’m really pleased with the response and the unexpected popularity of this work.
Hilda Labrada Gore is the producer and host of WAPF's Wise Traditions podcast and a DC co-chapter leader for WAPF. An enthusiastic communicator, Hilda is passionate about wellness on every level, which is why she is known as Holistic Hilda. She is a speaker, podcast consultant and the author of Podcasting Made Simple. Hilda lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, children and dog and cat. Subscribe to her blog through her website holistichilda.com for healthy living tips. And follow her on Instagram: @holistichilda.
Thank you. Though water is described as an intriguing and weird substance, being composed of two-thirds didn’t feel like anything special.
On the beach, at the ocean, we get three things: sunlight, salt spray, and bare-footed earthing.
This is still kinda vague to me.
Now, is drinking alkaline (kangen) water a good idea, or not?
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This project addressed the immediate problems of unsafe living environments through repairs and maintenance to housing, community water management planning and energy efficiency measures over a twelve month period (2013-2014).
The project team comprised 38 Aboriginal staff and 14 non-Aboriginal staff (including contractors). 28 of the employees were residents of the Utopia Homelands. We believe the issues that can arise when local employees don't have the licenses or qualifications the job requires are readily accommodated by pre-planning and re-packaging work tasks and schedules and combining appropriate supervision with training on the job.
The service delivery model was shaped around the following principles: no survey without service, no service without permissions, local skills and knowledge are valued and utilised, engagement has a purpose and outcome. We delivered on time and on budget whilst maximising local employment opportunity and resident satisfaction with the works undertaken.
View the videos below to hear what Homeland residents and the local work crew had to say about the project.
Video evaluations were conducted for the project, focusing on the satisfaction of local workers and residents.
Have a look at the videos below.
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USD 112 Board members and the Ellsworth County Independent-Reporter First of all thanks to the board members for their dedication and hard work during these extra ordinary times. Please remember the loudest and angriest voice in the room does not always represent the majority and is often not right.
Hopefully short term you can find a way to keep all of our buildings open and give yourself time for a long term solution. Could another option be getting those opposed to the last bond involved and coming up with a bond we can agree on?
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Each Tuesday we'll hike a different Fairfield Glade trail. Hikes are usually between 2 - 4.5 miles long and range from easy to moderate. Meet at the parking lot near the 4-way stop sign.
4-way stop sign across Stonehenge Dr.
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On Saturday 6th August the first long distance race of the English Fell Running Championships.
The 27km race climbs Bessy Boot and then Scafell Pike via the shelter at Esk Hause. Following a technical descent to styhead pass before climbing Great Gable, the final climb is from Honister pass to Dale Head Summit, leading to a total 6562 ft of climb. The high fells are often covered in clagg which added an extra navigational challenge, as Dane Blomquist and EUOC's Will Rigg found out. The two orienteers, who both competed at JWOC, tried to run the route a few days before and ended up in the wrong valley resulting in some rather large taxi fares.
The demanding race was won in a time of 2 hours 24 minutes by Ricky Lightfoot and the women's race was won by Lou Roberts in a very impressive 3 hours 26 minutes.
SPOOK's Rhys Findlay-Robinson was 5th in a time of 2 hours 54 minutes and was-SPOOK-now-ShUOC again grandad Nic Barber finished in a time of 3 hours 19 minutes placing him 29th overall. Very good results!
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We started to make her own granola when our favourite cereal increased in price and wasn't as much "bang for our buck" We wanted and found more!
You home is going to smell like a gingerbread house!
Save yourself $$$ Customize with ingredients you LOVE!
Don't settle. Make your own!
½ cup large, unsweetened coconut flakes.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line a half-sheet pan with parchment paper. In a large mixing bowl, combine the oats, nuts, salt, cinnamon and ground ginger. Stir thoroughly to combine.
Stir in the oil, maple syrup, molasses and vanilla. Turn the granola out onto your prepared pan and use a large spoon to spread it in an even layer. Bake for 20 minutes, then remove from the oven and top with coconut flakes. Mix in the coconut and stir up the mixture to make sure the granola cooks evenly. Return the pan to the oven for 10 more minutes.
In the meantime, roughly chop the dried cranberries and candied ginger (optional). After 10 minutes is up, remove the pan from the oven and add the dried fruit. Stir to combine.
Let the granola cool before enjoying. The granola will continue cooking just a bit in the cooling process, so if it seems a little wet at first, don’t worry.
Store the granola in an airtight container. It should stay fresh for 1 to 2 weeks. Store in the refrigerator for longer shelf life.
It won't last that long!
"BHA and BHT have been used in food products, with some restrictions, since the late 1950s. TBHQ is a more recent addition to the list of antioxidants allowed in food, in Europe, it became an accepted antioxidant for food use in 2004.
There is nothing ‘natural’ about BHA, BHT, and TBHQ. They are synthetic compounds produced in laboratories. BHT was initially developed as an antioxidant for use with petroleum and rubber products."
Source: Food that can make you ill.
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Are you ready to take your current exercise program to the next level? Try High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). This form of training boosts the mind and body through coordination training that enhances strength, power, and speed.
It is also often considered as one of the most extreme forms of exercising known to exist. HIIT classes will take you to the extreme and beyond.
For the benefit of exercise buffs and newbies ready to “sweat it out” on the treadmill and with other gadgets in the gym, this article focuses on the 7 best shoes for HIIT training in 2019. It presents a number of factors that must be considered before making a final decision.
Based on quality and many other considerations, the Adidas Men's Powerlift.3.1 Cross Trainer Shoe meets and exceeds all the preset requirements for a well-balanced, well-designed HIIT, cross-training shoe.
Below is the full list that made the top 7 based on quality, style, and design.
If you are looking for a cross-training shoe with additional support without sacrificing comfort at the same time, then you need to take a closer look at the incredible Adidas Men's Powerlift.3.1 Cross Trainer.
These shoes allow your feet to spread without overcompensation, made possible because a higher density die-cut wedge midsole will help to keep you stable during the most crucial parts of your lift.
According to recent purchasers, these cross-training shoes offer one of the most reliable and stable platforms, including a secure fit and expanded width when needed, leading to increased comfort. The grip-friendly rubber outsole provides a firm foundation on all surfaces while additional lock-in support is provided with an instep strap closure that keeps your feet in place.
Your feet will remain cooler and dry due to the unique styling of the tongue and collar of these weightlifting, cross-training shoes. They come with a lightweight synthetic upper that is comfortable, stable and durable. You can also use this shoe for light kickboxing workout.
These shoes are a product of a company that continues on the right path to further success.
These shoes designed for weightlifters are not only good-looking but very affordable too. With near perfect ranking on Amazon, it should be clear to see why these shoes remain a preferred pick over other weightlifting footwear in the market.
Although currently listed as a dance studio shoe with street and gym style fused in, the overall appearance of these shoes indicates something very different.With rugged good looks and a higher than average silhouette height, these shoes are worn by women that love to experience the outer edge, pushing all boundaries.
Setting personal records will not be a problem while wearing these shoes.
The higher-up ankle design is ideal for HIIT exercises given that it offers good lateral side-to-side support. Low profiled platform highlights the n-gage EVA forefoot for extra cushioning when needed, and of course, the Mid-foot strap gives a firmer fit with personal adjustments.
The pivot point of these shoes allows for moves that are often part of Jazzercise or Zumba classes largely because the good arch support is provided by Flextra, found only on these very distinctive looking versatile shoes.
Its uniquely-styled rounded toe design offers extra room for the toes to move freely and frequently while I.H.G clip provides additional heel support and stability.
Speed and agility work very well together while wearing these cross-training shoes.
The Reebok Men's CROSSFIT Speed TR Cross Trainer is built for muscle support and increased balance while also offering a built-in compression sleeve for stability. Metafoot flex grooves also allow for expanded toe spread-out for additional comfort.
Similarly, specifically targeted underfoot for advanced cushioning provides excellent support and comfort.
These shoes are lightweight and designed specifically for cross-training. Its trademark CORDURA® uppers are tough, durable and supportive, capable of withstanding even the most extreme workouts.
Its amazing low-profile platform with increased traction outsole provides stability and a high level of gripping on all surfaces which ensures you continue to perform without weighing your feet down.
You can switch from sprints to squats, to weights, and back again while wearing the best shoes for interval training. The exposed heel clip is another new introduction among a new generation of features that adds additional stability when needed for difficult exercise routines.
It is disappointing, though, that these shoes are rated low by customers on Amazon when compared to others in its category. This is despite the fact that the manufacturer boasts of a stellar reputation.
These shoes definitely stand out, not only in looks but styling too such that they are now setting trends from coast to coast. The PUMA Women's Fierce Core Cross-Trainer Shoe is a perfect complement to denim skirts, shorts, and skinny jeans designed with a modern flair.
Looking more like a premier fashion shoe than a training shoe, the style of these shoes brings about a different look and approach that makes them qualify as one of the best shoes for interval training.
Besides the rugged good looks of these shoes, there is more to discover that keeps them flying off the shelves.
Designed to be both versatile and functional, these shoes provide optimal comfort and support.
With increased medial and lateral support for 360-degree movements, they also offer an exaggerated heel thickness on both sides that guarantees increased stability during light or medium workouts.
Although highly ranked on Amazon, these shoes do not offer the support required to be considered cross-training shoes. Nonetheless, customers are largely attracted because of the very affordable price.
You will never feel out of balance when wearing these women's cross-training shoes.
Nylon infused yarn surrounds the feet with a protective barrier that is built with good lateral support. Seamless uppers with one-piece Vibram outsole assures good traction required when wearing these shoes for more intense workouts.
Asymmetrical collar comprised of molded foam provides a more natural fit. It also comes with a flatter outsole which is the perfect look of a good HIIT shoe that is capable of withstanding some of the most grueling exercises for women.
Listing these shoes as great for running, mountain climbing, jumping, and burpees may be stretching it a bit too far, though.
Typically, shoes designed as a cross-trainer model are best suited for one purpose – cross-training exercises and certainly not for running or mountain climbing. Running shoes, on the other hand, require additional midsole support with more shock-absorbing cushioning not found or offered on these cross-training shoes.
You can find shoes for long distance walking and more here.
These shoes remain highly rated on Amazon for one specific reason – limited reviews. Only time will tell if it can hold its own among highly demanding customers.
These women's shoes were designed for high-intensity training. They come with a firmer, flat heel that, in turn, offers increased stability.
Specialized rhynoskin technology produces one of the most durable and toughest quarter panels among the leading (and competing) styles in women's exercise footwear.
Seamless uppers are designed with tear-resistant composition leather that blends nicely into the mesh parts of the toe box. Ventilated heel, perfect toe box, and a soft tongue keep your feet cool and dry. The tongue has a unique pocket for the extra-long laces, therefore, maintaining the nice clean look of a premium cross-training shoe.
High abrasion rubber can be found on the entire length offering superior traction. With a new meaning to the word versatile, these cross-training shoes can also be used as slippers for casual wear.
The amazing rubber sole also provides excellent protection on any terrain and condition such as strolling on the sidewalk, hitting the court, or venturing off on a rugged mountain trail.
Just like some amazing everyday shoes, the ASICS Women's Conviction X Cross-Trainer Shoe is so versatile too.
Less than stellar ratings on Amazon due to limited reviews available makes it difficult to judge for now.
Now, here is a pair of shoes designed for women who want more intense training. With just the right amount of cushioning without the extra weight, it is simply perfect.
Mimicking the feeling of bare feet, these are perhaps some of the very best shoes for HIIT workouts that offer a full range of motion without restrictions. With natural movements, you will be able to experience all the insanity that HIIT workouts bring along.
These shoes are solid, supportive and comfortable.
These women's shoes provide excellent arch support for good stability since they are manufactured with a lightweight midsole and less foam. This might be good and comforting but can also spell trouble given the lack of solid cushioning – especially when used for activities other than HIIT exercises.
Be that as it may, the heel drop remains above the prevailing standards of 4mm, making it a proper HIIT training-shoe.
From core to cardio or circuit training, this sneaker is designed for multidirectional movement which is an integral part of all HIIT exercises, in or out of the gym.
The breathable mesh uppers offer superior support that retains the overall lightweight configuration of these athletic designed cross-training shoes.
HIIT exercises sessions are considered to be one of the most extreme workouts on the planet. One thing is for sure, you are going to sweat a lot, and so are your feet.
Shoes designed for HIIT classes should be lightweight and capable of removing moisture from your feet while you are at it. As such, the best shoes for HIIT classes often have mesh panels that allow your feet to breathe and they come with additional small perforations that allow heat to escape easily.
Achieving the perfect fit remains one of the leading reasons for complaints from the majority of Crossfit shoe consumers and as such, they are often encouraged to order a half size up when ordering shoes online.
This is, however, not the case when ordering shoes for HIIT classes.
Due to multidirectional movements and the need for stability in HIIT classes, your shoes should fit according to your present foot size.
Shoes for Crossfit training should feel comfortable the first time that they are worn with no break-in period required.
One hallmark of HIIT classes is the frequent lateral side-to-side repetitive movements. Traditional exercise shoes focus mainly on comfort and cushioning with little to no support for lateral movements. Cross-training shoes, on the other hand, require proper foot support for some of the most intense workouts that are known to exist.
HIIT shoes require support to prevent a slide-out over the edges of your shoes with possible injuries occurring.
This explains why external cages are built into shoes designed for HIIT classes so as to compensate for extreme lateral movements.
Exercise shoes worn outside will obviously not last as long as shoes that are customarily worn indoors. Durable exercise shoes can last for months, even years, depending on the frequency of use. Luckily, most HIIT classes are conducted indoors usually with little to no exposure to outside weather conditions.
Shoes purchased solely for use for cross-training and HIIT classes should not be used for any other form of exercising. Take care of your cross-training shoes, and they will take care of you.
The drop of cross-training shoes is the difference in height from the heel to the toe. Crossfit shoes typically have a heel drop of about 4mm compared to an 8mm drop for average training or running shoes.
HIIT shoes are generally flat in appearance, allowing for closer contact to floor surfaces during HIIT classes.
The smallest rise in a cross-training shoe can cause severe imbalance during difficult HIIT class movements. For this reason, cross-training shoes should also be multidirectional in flexibility and grip.
Fast-paced workouts in HIIT classes require the right amount of traction. From climbing ropes to jumping over small hurdles, optimal traction is needed at all times. Cross-training shoes for HIIT classes should have a durable outsole with rubber added to the forefoot for quick movements.
Outsoles and midsoles of cross-training shoes are typically much firmer than standard exercise shoes.
Also, some cross-training shoes worn in HIIT classes will provide a metal divot that extends upwards to support rope climbing and other precarious movements.
Q. What should the fit of my CrossFit shoe be like?
A. One excellent and easy way to see if the Crossfit shoes are the right length is to measure a thumb-wide space from your longest toe to the end of the shoe. If it feels comfortable, then you know it’s the right fit.
Your size will also have a lot to do with the fit you are looking for. Along with the fit, your new Crossfit shoes should also have adequate heel support.
This plays a big role in finding shoes that fit correctly.
Q. Can I wear Crossfit shoes for weightlifting?
A. Crossfit shoes are primarily worn in HIIT classes and during other similar forms of exercises. These shoes are designed with features that protect your feet during weightlifting moves such as jerks and squats.
Make sure that the shoes you will be wearing have the support that is required when lifting twice your body weight.
Q. Can I use CrossFit shoes for running?
A. Crossfit shoes are designed to be less cushioned but with more support in the heel area where most of the weight is placed during weightlifting.
The same shoes may not be ideal for running.
Running shoes typically require more support from the midsole to the outsole with a higher cushioning factor. Sticking to Crossfit shoes that are designed for exercises like aerobics and intense workout might be a better idea.
Q. How long can I expect my pair of Crossfit training shoes to last?
A. That would depend on the frequency of use and how your shoes are used. In other words, the length of time that shoes will last may vary. A pair of shoes may last from six months to a year for one person but only three to four months for someone else.
In essence, taking good care of your shoes with occasional cleaning and removing of mud and other debris will definitely make them last longer.
The brand and model is another factor to consider too.
Q. How much can I expect to spend on a pair of training shoes?
A. The price range for a good pair of Crossfit shoes often depends on the manufacturer and the composition of the shoe in general. With a budget in mind, finding the right Crossfit shoe should not be a problem. There is virtually an unlimited number of online stores offering a wide range of Crossfit shoes in every style, color, and configuration imaginable.
Doing some homework, reading user reviews and feedback about the Crossfit shoes that you are interested in will often produce the results you are looking for.
Q. What kind of shoes should I wear for High-Intensity Workouts?
A. HIIT training is not entirely new and the class formats are often well-established, therefore it might be better to look at the type of training that will take place in your HIIT training classes before going for the shoes.
Not all HIIT classes are the same; some are much more rigorous than others. Looking at the types of exercises that will be undertaken will give you a better idea in regards to what kind of shoes you will be needing.
When looking for a change of pace from your usual mundane exercise routine, HIIT is the experience of a lifetime that will open your eyes to things around you may have never noticed before.
Pushing yourself to the limits with rigorous and extreme exercises requires specialized footwear that is capable of handling a variety of sharp lateral movements.
Similar in appearance to the more traditional exercise shoes worn to the gym, cross-training shoes have a lower heel drop that improves stability with closer and better traction on floor surfaces.
Available in a broader range of styles and colors, shoes worn to HIIT exercise classes need to perform at the maximum at all times.
Cross-training shoes are a hybrid of several different types of athletic footwear that makes them unique and specialized. Discovering the difference between an "x-training" shoe versus the traditional exercise shoe is the first step into another world of self-fulfillment.
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My quantum mechanics class had a problem last week aimed at figuring out the color of a porphyrin molecules. Porphyrins are nitrogen-containing ring shaped chelating molecules (here is a picture) and are ubiquitous in biological systems. An iron bound to a porphyrin is the heme in hemoglobin, when a magnesium is bound, it is a key piece of chlorophyll.
The color of porphyrin should not be a mystery, as long as you know some Greek. The name comes from the Greek for purple, and indeed these compounds have vivid red-violet hues.
I asked the students to compute the energy needed to excite one of porphyrin's 18 pi electrons from the highest occupied level to the lowest unoccupied level, assuming that they could model the compound as 18 independent electrons trapped in a square 1000 pm on a side. The answer in the back of the book gave the absorbtion wavelength of 588 nm, which is precisely what you would expect for a purple compound (absorbing visible yellow light). It seemed too good to be true, for such a simple model to give such a good anwer and it was! There is an error in the answer, and the actual value is not in the visible at all, suggesting that the porphyrin is colorless!
The problem was an apt one for me to be grading this morning, as I was waiting to donate some of my own hemes in the form of whole blood at the college's blood drive.
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Official Stock ROM aka Flash File Now available for AlldoCube M5XS in the article you Can Download Latest Firmware File For AlldoCube M5XS. You can use Official Firmware to unbrick your Phone to Reset Device functions and in Development.
The AlldoCube M5XS is Run on Android 8.0 OS Powered by Mediatek MT6797 Processor, it is a Dual SIM (GSM and GSM) Smartphone/Tablet, Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, Infrared, 3G and 4G. Sensors on the phone include Proximity sensor, accelerometer and Ambient light sensor.
Flashing The official Stock Rom on AlldoCube M5XS will Erase all your Personal data and you are back on Stock So Create a backup before Doing Anything, Follow Bellow Step by Step guide to Install Official Rom on AlldoCube M5XS.
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Know Reynolds Class of 1974 graduates that are NOT on this List? Help us Update the 1974 Class List by adding missing names.
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Choose all or part of your organisation to assess for political literacy. Tick the column that most accurately describes you or your organisation. Follow the instructions to find the percentage of political literacy potential being achieved by you or your organisations.
1. Paid and unpaid staff understand their value and their role in the organisation.
2. Staff understand the lines of command within the organisation.
3. Staff understand how laws are made and amended.
4. Staff are aware of legislation which influences the operations of the organisation.
5. Staff understand organisational priorities.
6. PR, lobbying, policy and research staff all understand government priorities influencing the sector.
7. Managers regularly update staff on policy and legislative changes which are underway, and explain the rationale for changes.
8. Staff are encouraged to read newsletters, media releases, and other literature from Parliament, government agencies and from elsewhere within the sector.
9. Staff are trained to ask questions about the best practice for the development of campaign advice or implementation of policy.
10. Staff are aware of amendments and policy developments which will effect the operations of the organisation.
11. Staff are aware of the decision- making structure of the organisation and how to influence it.
12. Staff are aware of the decision making structures of government, parliament and cabinet and how to influence them.
1. Managers and staff are encouraged to work with counterparts in other NGOs and community organisations.
2. Managers, research and policy staff regularly meet with counterparts in government agencies operating in the sector.
3. There are mechanisms for communicating with relevant sector groups.
4. Lobbying, policy and research staff maintain active relationships with international counterparts.
6. Networks are regularly maintained and updated.
2. The person responsible for monitoring parliamentary activity brie fs the rest of the staff on a regular basis.
3. Staff understand the parliamentary timetable.
4. Managers and staff have access to reference resources which identify and explain parliamentary personalities and processes.
1. Writers know and understand for whom they are writing.
2. Writers understand the expectations and needs of the sector.
3. Writers seek input and feedback from other staff members and key stakeholders and are able to incorporate feedback into the final document.
4. Writers are able to use a range of language styles to meet the needs of target readers.
5. Writers understand the need for well-researched choices backed up by an understanding of political imperatives.
1. Managers are able to communicate the organisation’s agenda and the timeframe for achievement.
2. Managers and staff are aware of conflicting political agendas and the potential impact on current operations.
3. Staff actively seek opportunities to influence political agendas.
4. Managers understand the political climate and look for opportunities to advance the goals of the organisation.
5. Managers and staff understand the context of local agendas in the national and global context, including the relevance of international agreements (e.g. Declaration on the Rights of the Child).
6. Staff and managers work with other advocacy and activist organisations to develop political strategies for action.
7. Managers regularly meet with Ministers and Government advisors for briefings and discussion.
8. Managers are aware of significant personalities and their political agendas.
1. There are effective channels for contributing to current or on-going campaigns, which impact or influence the organisation.
2. Your organisation has protocols for dealing with media questioning and probing and everyone is aware of these.
3. All staff understand campaign objectives and timeframes.
5. Staff understand the difference between leading, and contributing to, campaigns.
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Chief Bob Bourgeois of the Green Island Fire Department suggests that everyone take a little time to educate yourself by watching this fire prevention video with your family. Click on the link below to access the video which outlines a little known danger associated with a common 9 volt battery, ironically the same ones that are most used in smoke detectors. You may save the lives of you and your family by taking a few minutes to watch.
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Moo_FileInfo - Get information about a file.
This functions lets you delete a file.
sFile String Yes The input file.
sInfo String Yes The information to retrieve.
sOptions String No Options for the selected information.
Returns either the requested file information, or an error code.
Moo_FileInfo|Err_1 Invalid number of arguments.
Moo_FileInfo|Err_2 Invalid source file input.
Moo_FileInfo|Err_3 Source file doesn't exist.
Moo_FileInfo|Err_6 Error retrieivng file info.
Moo_FileCopy - Copies a file.
Moo_FileDelete - Deletes a file.
Moo_FileExists - Checks if a file exists.
Moo_FileMove - Moves a file.
Moo_FileRead - Reads a files contents.
Moo_FileWrite - Writes to a file.
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Healthy-Findsis a pioneering online membership savings program that keeps consumers updated on all the relevant product innovations in the ever-dynamic health and wellness space.
At Healthy-Finds, we only endorse natural, alternative solutions – like cupping which, thanks to Michael Phelps in the 2016 Rio Olympics, is enjoying renewed curiosity and growing demand.
Cupping therapy is a form of alternative medicine that is pretty much in the same league as acupressure and acupuncture. It is done by creating a suction on certain points of your body with the use of cups (made of bamboo, glass, plastic, rubber, silicone, and more!) This suction helps in blood circulation which helps the body to heal naturally – physically, mentally, and emotionally.
And Healthy-Finds has partnered with Lure Essentials which has modernized the way cupping is done – you can now do it in the comforts of your own home!
Because unlike fire and glass jars that cause bruises, Lure Essentials offers a better way – user-friendly cupping kits. You see, from the get-go, it was really the company’s plan to come up with products that people can easily use at home, to put health and wellbeing back into our own hands! Now, the company has perfected their products but is still continuously innovating based on deep consumer insight! Their products are durable and top quality. They have really modernized cupping that offers quick relief from headaches, joint / muscle / trigger point pain, sinus congestion, and tension. Aside from cupping sets, the company also offers acupressure & reflexology gadgets and massage & mobility tools. They now also have kits for cosmetic application like body and cellulite shaping, facial rejuvenation, lifting, and sculpting – all without leaving any bruises nor requiring down time. And so from their primary purpose of developing products for muscle flexibility and mobility, they have now expanded to products that deliver a lean, toned body as well as vibrant, youthful, radiant appearance! It is no wonder then that the company is being endorsed by Olympic athletes and celebrities.
But beyond all that, what is also noteworthy to mention about Lure Essentials is that they truly give back to society. They make monthly donations to Feed a Billion Foundation that helps provide healthy and nutritious meals to people in need around the globe.
Lure Essentials is the brainchild of Stella and Igor, a husband-and-wife partnership who simply enjoyed a healthy and active lifestyle. But Igor, who was in his 40s and dons a black belt in MMA and Tae Kwan Do and a purple belt in Jiu-Jitsu continued to suffer sports related injuries from his strenuous training. And so they decided to tap into their Ukrainian roots and went to cupping (or “banki” as they called it) for relief. They said that when they were children, cupping was the go-to practice of their parents and their grandparents in treating cold, flu, and other ailments.
Having experienced transformational results with their small yet mighty cups, the couple decided to share the magic of DIY cupping with the world.
And this is why we at Healthy-Finds recommend Lure Essentials to be your partner in achieving your health, beauty, and over-all wellness goals.
Click here to receive an exclusive offer on Lure Essentials.
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It is arguable whether services or communications came first. What is inarguable, however, is that they must both be conducted in tandem in order to satisfy the customer. This is particularly true in services applications where communications between the services provider, its employees, customers, dealers/distributors, authorized service providers (ASPs), value-added resellers (VARs), suppliers and channel partners, and the media are all so critically important as well as time-sensitive.
While not all communications must necessarily be about service, the services process depends greatly on the ability to communicate - for the customer to indicate that there is a problem; the services organization to acknowledge that it is working toward completing the "fix"; and the services technician to interact with the customer's staff on-site, or via remote means, to perform the repair procedure. No matter what type of communications is used, when it involves service, you can be sure that it will be critical to multiple parties.
The model illustrated in Figure 1 reflects the variety of communications partners that a services organization will need to deal with on a day-to-day or special basis. According to Lizzie Schreier, Director of Marketing at InterCall, Inc., "Communications is a critical component of the overall services process. Everyday, services organizations need to communicate with multiple parties in order to get things done. Sometimes the communications are proactive, initiated from the services provider itself. Sometimes the communications are reactive, where the management responds to one of its employees, customers or vendors. However, the most effective types of communications are those that allow all parties to be interactive with one another. This form of "total" communications is now easily accessible through many new technologies."
The advent of the Internet and the computer modem et al have heightened the importance of communications to its greatest level in history. Today, not only must the services organization communicate to its employees, customers and partners verbally, as in the past, but it must also be able to communicate telephonically and electronically in order to ensure that it can meet its customers' increasing needs and expectations. The numbers and types of people that the services organization needs to communicate with have also "exploded" over the past several years.
Only a decade ago, it was generally good enough for services organizations to be able to communicate with their own field personnel via beeper with a return call made on the customer's business telephone. Customers could contact the services provider primarily by telephone. In fact, field techs would often use the customer's business phone lines to call into their operations center to ask a question or report a completed service call. However, this scenario sounds very archaic today in light of the "explosion" of new technologies that now allow services providers, their field personnel and customers all to communicate via e-mail and cell phones.
However, not only are the types of technologies continually increasing - so are the applications for which communications have become an increasingly important component of service. As a result, services providers are finding that they now need to communicate for an increasing number of reasons, and to an expanding number of parties.
Special Announcements may include anything from news about new product or service launches, to general press releases and other information generally made available through the news or related media. They may also include the dissemination of news and information through the organization's dealer/distributor, ASP, service partner or other indirect channels. Many organizations also use special announcements to communicate upcoming sales and marketing promotions to their customers, partners or the services market as a whole. Service policy or procedure changes are also prevalent among the spate of special announcements made by services organizations on a regular basis.
For the most part, these special announcements are typically communicated between the organization's corporate headquarters and field personnel, including sales and marketing, and service technicians; customers; suppliers and other channel partners; and even the media and trade press.
Sales Training is also an area where communications has become increasingly critical within the services organization. In today's business environment, where time is an expensive commodity, services organizations are constantly looking for opportunities where they can decrease the cost of sales training by utilizing a remote sales force comprised largely of outside sales personnel operating out of a remote business or home office. However, each of these personnel must also be trained, regardless of their location or proximity to the corporate headquarters. Thus, the ability to train large numbers of remote personnel through a comprehensive, easily accessible and cost-effective manner has become an important consideration for many companies.
Whether the sales training involves regularly scheduled sales meetings, seminars or presentations; periodic (e.g., quarterly) review sessions; or merely the communication of new sales tools and procedures, the need to communicate - interactively - but without the necessity of making everyone physically present at a central training facility is of critical importance. This type of sales training may involve any number of full-time, part-time company and/or outsourced personnel including inside sales, field sales, telesales, marketing, human resources and both new hires and longtime personnel.
Technical Training remains the focal point of service. Without adequately trained service technicians, no organization can hope to be able to support its customers on a consistent basis. This type of training may include interactive remote training; the dissemination of new or improved training "tools" and documentation in terms of policies, processes and procedures; or impromptu instructions relating to emergency "fixes" and special alerts for serious situations such as virus infections or disaster recovery.
These types of technical training communications may include company field service technicians, bench techs at multiple depot repair locations, technical customer service representatives (CSRs), and their counterparts employed by authorized service providers (ASPs), dealers/distributors, value-added resellers (VARs) and other service channel partners.
Product/Component Recalls may not be commonplace occurrences to all services organizations, but when they do apply, they become really critical, really fast. For this reason, communications involving emergency recalls, replacement and swap-out guidelines, new product/replacement sales information and parts/components updates become of critical importance throughout the organization's "community" of service partners.
Communications for product/component recalls may include field service technicians, ASPs, dealers/distributors, VARs, customers and the media/trade press.
Performance Measurement will be of critical importance as long as service performance is evaluated by customers - not to mention internal performance audits, contractual performance levels required by key customers, and the often complicated and varied performance requirements administered over a nationwide number of authorized service providers and other channel partners. These types of performance measurements may involve budget reviews, performance reviews, the dissemination and application of new measurement tools and guidelines, financial updates and a variety of planning and forecasting processes.
Performance measurement most commonly includes communications with and between internal services operations, ASPs, dealers/distributors, key partners and VARs, and key customers.
Finally, the General Communication that makes it all come together is essentially based on an ongoing channel of input and feedback between and among all of the participants in the overall service process. It often involves continuing interactive discussions between headquarters and the field, vendor and customer updates, "real time" polling and the like. One of the great benefits of the new technology is that businesses can now get instant feedback on their teleconferences, presentations, training and related communications through the use of online "polling". For example, a multiparty planning conference can instantly reach consensus on key issues by polling the conference members online, and presenting the tabulated results - instantly and graphically - right on each participant's PC screen.
The number of viable communications solutions is, mercifully, less complicated than the number of applications to which they apply. However, the use of new technologies provides users with a great many options for quicker, more efficient and increasingly effective communications than what has generally been available in the past (Figure 3).
For example, there is no longer any need for a services organization, or the personnel, partners and customers it supports, to have to wait to make Special Announcements on a timely basis. Through the use of special dial-in announcements or online remote presentations, the organization's entire "community" of support personnel, customers and vendors can instantly be apprised of any special news or service alerts.
Recent technology has also made it possible to record and "archive" these important communications so that service technicians, channel partners and customers all across the country, or around the world, can listen to them on a 24 x 7 basis, at their own convenience, and in their respective timeframes. These types of solutions are most suitable for a wide range of applications from service alerts, to new product/service announcements, to the dissemination of pre-sales support information to customers, dealers/VARs and ASPs.
The communications solutions for Sales Training applications are even greater because of the visual nature of most training materials. Sales training solutions may include regularly scheduled training sessions and workshops comprised of formal presentations, interactive discussion and, perhaps, instant audience polling with respect to the effectiveness of the training materials. Training presentations may be made simultaneously to sales personnel all over the country, or world, again on either a "live" or recorded/archived basis, accessible after the fact on a 24 x 7 basis as best fits the individual's personal training schedule. This mode of training is equally suitable for long-term sales staff, new company hires, outsourced telesales personnel or channel partner sales staffs.
The beauty of the technology is that these sales training activities, whether experienced in "real time" or recorded/archived, need not be relegated solely to teleconferences, but may now also include PowerPoint, Corel or Freelance Graphics presentations as well. These are not just "slide-after-slide" presentations, but presentations containing highlight, whiteboard and pointer notations, interactive participant chat, and audience polling. Through this new technology a full spectrum of remote presentation capabilities are readily available, without the need for either the trainer or the participants to leave their respective desktops or notebooks.
Similar solutions are also available with respect to Technical Training. These same types of solutions can be implemented on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis, all conducted remotely through the students' own desktops or notebooks, and with the ability to view the training materials at their own pace, and in their own time. All of the same benefits listed for the sales training applications also apply for technical training as well. For technical training in particular, the use of visuals is an extremely important feature.
The principal communications solutions relating to Product Recalls are the dissemination of recall guidelines to all appropriate parties, special announcements and instructions for handling ship backs or other related matters, channel partner policies and guidelines for complying with the recall regulations, and customer product or part return information.
Performance Measurement solutions primarily focus on daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly et al updates for Services Sales, Marketing and Operations Management; scheduled performance reviews; headquarters/field planning and forecasting meetings; and explanations of new or topical performance metrics to the "troops" just before annual budget cycles or other key planning times. Here too, the use of visuals goes a long way to facilitate overall communications.
Conference communications providers like InterCall recognize that customer service is vital to maintaining strong client relationships. Schreier believes that "a basic conference call can help bridge the gap between management and field personnel whether it involves special announcements, sales or technical training, product recalls, performance measurement or any other services-related topic." She further believes that "communications are paramount within the organization, regardless of how many types of participants are involved," and that "it is critical for the solution to match the need - especially when it involves communications. That is why it is so important for services organizations to have the most effective communications tools available to them, along with the guidance to understand how they may best be applied."
The bottom line is that information can, and must, be made available to all of the key players at the same time. This will ultimately lead to better-trained field technicians, more effective sales staffs, quicker response times, less disruption due to product recalls, better managed service channels, and - oh yes - more satisfied customers.
Products like Encore, InterCall's digital recording feature, allow managers and trainers to conduct conference calls that are digitally recorded for later use. Participants may call the recorded conference any time, any day, to listen to the information provided. The Encore feature is most useful for new product training and updates, recalls, and general product information.
Encore is appropriate for both expert presenters as well as for the convenience of those participants otherwise unable to join the telephone meeting "live." It is also extremely effective as a training tool, where listeners can pause, rewind and fast forward at their own pace, so it is easy for them to assimilate complex material and cope with unexpected interruptions.
However, in many cases it is difficult to relay information to the field without the use of visual aids. Present Online®, InterCall's web-based presentation tool, allows the leader of the meeting to guide the field participants through visuals via the Internet, simultaneous with the teleconference meeting. The conference leader has complete control of the presentation at all times, because the changing of the slides is controlled from his or her own PC. The best feature of Present Online is that the participants can see, as well as hear, the speaker's ideas throughout the entirety of the presentation. This increases content retention and also makes the meeting both more interactive and lively. Especially when a technical issue is concerned, Products like InterCall's Present Online may be extremely effective communications tools.
Each of these types of conferencing products and services are ideal for the field services segment. The need for more efficient communications between management and field personnel is certain to grow greater over time. The most effective communications solutions will ultimately be made available through the appropriate mixture of voice, data, and Internet technologies. The successful implementation of these types of communications solutions has borne out, time and time again, that "better communications = better service".
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It's a poorly kept secret that I'm a little bit of a perfume hoarder, so I'm very excited to offer the first Long Winter Farm + Small Wild collaborations! Each set includes one ceramic piece and one corresponding perfume oil.
This particular set includes a handmade Owl Necklace and a Forest Perfume oil. Forest is a blend of birch, fir, vetiver and sandalwood.
For more perfume and other bath and body products, check out Long Winter Farm.
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University students, Ray, Anna, Tyler, Halle, and Eisuke are enjoying college life pursuing their dreams. In the meantime, they have a secret mission to fight against invading aliens called, Reptilians from outer space. One day, Ray travels back in time to 330 million years ago on Earth, to find his missing friend Tyler who has fallen into a trap from the vicious alien, Dahar. During that time, Alpha, the God of the Earth, is planning to create a new civilization on Earth and invited an empress Zamza and her fellow dragon-beings from planet Zeta, to Earth.
Directed by Isamu Imakake. 119 minutes. 2018. Digital.
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We hear about it all the time: television is bad for our children’s brain development. However, if you take a look at many families’ daily routine, you’ll quickly notice how much screens are now part of our little ones’ lives… We know how things should be, but our reality is quite different. Even so, you should still determine how much time should be spent in front of the television as well as what can be watched.
Still, television and other electronics are not always bad. In fact, tv shows and movies sometimes have a thing or two to teach us. They are supports we can use to help our children better understand their emotions or the characters’ feelings, as well as to help them develop empathy by going back on the show or movie they just watched.
To me, this is the number one movie when it comes to emotional learning. The different emotions are clearly identified and the basic functions of our brains are well presented. This story helps kids understand how our perceptions affect the emotions we feel towards particular events in our lives.
All parents probably already know this movie by heart. Frozen is proof that true love is not only found in relationships; it’s much more than that. In fact, it can be found within our own family. What we want kids to remember here is that they can count on the people closest to them to overcome difficulties.
Loved by kids of all ages, the first movie of this series teaches us that teamwork is the key to success, and that each member of a team has a role to play and is essential to the project’s completion. It’s important to acknowledge this, since without the people who work behind the scenes, success would not be completely achievable. Your child will then be able to better understand how cooperating can be positive.
Who doesn’t remember this sweet little clownfish with a foreshortened fin and his father, searching for him with the help of his friend with memory loss? This animated movie sends its viewers a simple, obvious message: people with physical differences do not need constant protection. They have their own abilities, as important and useful as others’. Once we are able get over our fears and difficulties, we come to realize that we can achieve many things.
In this one, a big, green ogre shares the screen with his friend, a talking donkey. We learn through this movie that we should not judge people based on first impressions and put them aside because of what they seem to be. Opinions based on prejudice are often wrong. Therefore, we need to learn to use our heart if we want to really know someone.
Let’s end this list with a true Disney classic: Dumbo, the story of a young elephant with big ears. By watching this, children will find out that what makes them different from everyone else can sometimes be one of their biggest assets. Mean jokes and comments should therefore be put aside, because in our difference lies a great gift.
Finally, you can help your children reflect on emotions (theirs or the characters’) by asking them questions such as “How do you think Elsa felt?”, “What would you do if you were in Shrek’s situation?” or “Have you ever been in such a situation with your friends? How did it make you feel?” Those “movie moments” are also a great bonding opportunity for you and your child, so I suggest you make the most of it. Grab the popcorn and your most comfortable blanket, and let yourself enjoy this relaxing family moment!
You’ve decided or are considering taking on the challenge of going back to school... you're just waiting for the right time. Well, I’m sorry to break it to you, but there’s never a perfect time to do it! The day you have enough money, motivation, and the stars have all aligned won’t come by itself: you have to create it, week after week. My mother used to tell me that happiness was like fudge; if you want it, make it! And she was right; we are the key to creating the right conditions.
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There's been another fatal car-pedestrian accident in our area.
This one occurred just before 6pm Monday in Galloway.
According to Galloway Township Police, a 35-year-old man was struck by a car on Chris Gaupp Drive near Garfield Ave. The man was struck by a vehicle driven by Bhavin Raval 27, of Galloway. The pedestrian, who has not been identifed as of yet, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say identification of the deceased in pending notification of next of kin.
No charges have been filed. The accident is under investigation.
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Statistics have shown that their are approximately 58 marijuana users, 25 people abusing prescription drugs, and 9 cocaine addicts that live in Atglen, Pennsylvania.
There will also be close to 7 people arrested for drug charges and around 5 DUIs in Atglen this year.
After realizing that you will need aid with a chemical addiction you have made the first and hardest step toward recovery, but the next step of looking for that help will be a intimidating task if you do not know where to look. This page provides a list of public, private, non-profit, and Christian drug rehabs and intervention specialists near Atglen, Pennsylvania.
Atglen is located in Chester County and contains the following zip codes: 19310.
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So many of you - doulas, nurses, lactation professionals, midwives, physicians, others who support those who are breastfeeding and chestfeeding - have asked when, and how, YOU can learn the Go Milk Yourself method.
Francie, Founder of TheMilkinMama and author of Go Milk Yourself: You Have Power. Express It! has an ONLINE workshop for you. The day before the workshop, you’ll receive a link to sign in on Zoom.
You do not need any fancy equipment - just a computer or tablet with a camera and microphone, and yourself!
You’ll learn all the compression and massage techniques of our bespoke Go Milk Yourself method, have time to try them out yourself, dig in to some of the scenarios that challenge us as we support lactating parents, and earn your spot in TheMilkinMama Support Group, a community on Facebook exclusive to anyone who learns to Go Milk Yourself.
Professionals Workshops count for ALPP hours and DONA International CEUs. Please submit your request for credit to info@themilkinmama.com after your workshop takes place.
Limited spots available. So pumped to have you with me!
Sign up with your email address - I'll keep you aBREAST of all we're up to!
We respect your privacy. We will never share your contact information with anyone.
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Yesterday I picked up a copy of a new magazine called “What Doctors Don’t Tell You” which is clearly linked to the website of the same name. If you think from the title that the contents would be full of alleged health secrets that the medical establishment are with-holding from you, you’d be right. This blogpost just covers a sample of the contents. To do them justice would require a whole series of posts which I don’t have time to research and write at the moment.
On page 9 it is claimed that doctors say the increase in heart disease and cancer is due just to us living longer. This is a bit of a misrepresentation; while it is true that these diseases take time to develop and thus will be commoner in a long lived population the medical professions are well aware of other causes and take steps to address them. I know this because I was diagnosed with coronory heart disease last year and was entered into Phase III of a cardiac rehabilitation program (I have not actually had a heart attack and the cardiologist judged surgery to be unnecessary in my case) which included life-style advice such as increasing excercise, healthy eating and smoking cessation.
There is also a large dose of antivax propaganda focused particularly on Gardasil, the HPV vaccine. I went through the pros and cons of this vaccine here and here and don’t propose repeating myself. Sufficient to say that very few serious side effects have been reported and the vaccine will prevent several hundred deaths per year.
This publication goes for nonsense claims such as “your chances of getting cervical cancer are only eight times greater than your chances of being killed by an asteroid” whichy appears in large letters on page 31. Since, as far as we are aware, deaths by asteroid are somewhere between extremely few and non-existant the clear implication is that your chances of developing cervical cancer are similarly minute. In fact the text on the same page admits that in the UK in 2009 there were 2747 cervical cancer cases (and 759 deaths). The bogus asteroid death statistic would thereforte suggest that there were 343 asteroid deaths in the UK that year. Don’t know about you but I missed them being reported.
Ginkgo may have undesirable effects, especially for individuals with blood circulation disorders and those taking anticoagulants such as aspirin or warfarin, although recent studies have found that ginkgo has little or no effect on the anticoagulant properties or pharmacodynamics of warfarin in healthy subjects. Ginkgo inhibits monoamine oxidase, and, therefore, people who are taking certain types of antidepressants (such as monoamine oxidase inhibitors and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), as well as pregnant women may experience side effects.
In summary – taking the advice on offer in this magazine may do no harm to the worried well but to people with underlying health problems, it is potentially dangerous.
This entry was posted on September 30, 2012 at 1:50 pm and is filed under Bad Science, book reviews, health, herbalism, vaccinations. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Yeah, I would get pretty annoyed with a magazine like that – it seems to be fostering an ulterior motive.
There is a very good reason Doctors don’t tell you some stuff. Usually because they want you to know the facts and to have valid evidence for you to make an informed choice.
Naturally they don’t tell you that to cure your cancer all you need to do is sunbathe in the light of Venus with a candle stuck in each ear while humming “UmmmUmm”, rubbing your spleen meridian 9 times in an anticlockwise direction while clutching a carnelian crystal emitting Qi life force energy.
Dang, does that mean that my itch-er-ifically severe reaction to poison ivy is going to result in my being itchy? I really thought the “UmmmUmmm” was going to clinch it this time and I wouldn’t have to get those pesky prednisone shots like the last three times. I’m so disillusioned now….
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Heavy Psych Sounds Records is proud to welcome a new member to their eclectic artist roster and family: Heavy Metal overlords Asomvel have signed a worldwide deal with the Italian cult label!
Today the band is sharing the first and hotly anticipated details about their forthcoming new album, “World Shaker”.
Asomvel released their well-respected debut LP, “Kamikaze”, in 2009. Barely a year later, the band was shaken to its core when front-man, Jay-Jay Winter, was killed in a road accident in 2010. Although a devastating tragedy, co-founding guitarist, Lenny, knew that the band had to continue in tribute to the determined spirit of their founder.
Since releasing their 2013 album, “Knuckle Duster”, with Bad Omen Records to much critical acclaim, and recruiting Jay-Jay’s nephew, Ralph, the band has spent the last couple of years playing around the world; including a tour of Brazil, dates in Japan, Slovenia, Germany, Spain, France, Ireland - these dates included many respected festivals such as Hammerfest, Party San Open Air, Siege of Limerick, and MetalDays.
“World Shaker” is dedicated to the founding Asomvel member, Jay-Jay Winter. Carrying with it Jay’s attitude, grit, and determination this album is the first to feature the new line-up; Finnish drummer, Jani Pasanen, and Jay-Jay’s nephew, Ralph Robinson. Produced by James “Atko” Atkinson, “World Shaker” was recorded in September 2018 at The Stationhouse, and comes with a blistering master by Jaime Gomez Arellano at Orgone Studios. Sticking to the traditions of the very best in rock ‘n’ roll, while remaining utterly relevant, “World Shaker” is eleven heavy metal songs to live your life by; this is the album Moses would have brought down from Mount Sinai.
Just recently, Asomvel released another smashing single to the track “True Believer”, with more than a million views on the band’s socials. Watch it below.
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Type: Research paper (M.M.), 3 hours.
This study examined parents’ of elementary students perceptions about music education and their past musical experiences. The sample size was 91 parents from the local school corporation. They answered a questionnaire asking about their preferences of musical education, past musical experiences, and demographic information. Data analysis showed little to no significant correlations between their perceptions and their past experiences. It is suggested that an open line of communication between music teachers and parents will help to keep parents informed and abreast of curriculum expectations and teaching practices in music classrooms.
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There are only two mission-critical items in business: an exceptional customer experience and profitability. A focus on high volume without an equal focus on profitability and high customer satisfaction can crumble your company’s foundation faster than almost anything else. Kevin shares a 3 step system for developing a testimonial creating engine that can impact every aspect of your marketing strategies. Check out the article in Professional Builder Magazine.
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Last night I went to my first FSO, or PTA meeting. Apparently, they have these meetings about once a month, and the only reason I went now is because the director of our school was just unanimously asked to resign last week by the school board. So, thought I’d go and get some answers.
Come to find out there’s a lot of protection for people in those positions, so I wasn’t able to get much (i.e. any…) clarity.
3x – Curriculum based questions. What is the curriculum? How is the progress of the students being assessed?
2x – Use of internet, google search, security, etc.
3x – My kid isn’t where they’re supposed to be, fix it.
Why aren’t you more like the traditional public school?
Why aren’t you making my kid perfect?
The answer to #1 is obvious – we’re not like the traditional public school. The answer to #2 is simple – that’s not what school is for.
What is the purpose of school?
Who is responsible for a kid that is struggling or falling behind?
After the meeting ended I was bombarded by the, what I’ll call, “crazies” – people that I was scoffing at as they asked their questions of the school leadership. I’m sure they mean well – they just want the best for their kids – but their conflicting worldview is aggressively competing against the principles the school is based on. So why enroll your student here in the first place?
How do we improve our abilities to be self-aware?
How do we foster realistic expectations of other people and institutions?
How do we determine when people are believing their own b.s.?
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The Monaghan Club Development Course takes place on Tuesday 11th February at Monaghan Training Centre, Cloghan from 7pm to 9.30pm. The training aims to provide club officers and members with essential information for the year ahead. The workshops to be delivered in Monaghan are outlined below. In addition to this there will be a Croke Park representative present to give information on a new online claims system for the Players Injury Scheme.
Ulster GAA will also be distributing the new ‘Heads Up’ Mental Health Resource for GAA clubs at this event, any club looking a copy of this are advised to attend as the resource is limited to one per club.
Deadline for registration to this FREE course is 12pm on Monday 10th February. Any clubs looking to attend must register by emailing fionntan.odowd.ulster@gaa.ie or call 028 3751 7180.
It is imperative that all clubs create the safest possible environment for all children and young people to participate in GAA Games and Activities. Central to this is the role of the Children’s Officer and Designated Officer. It is mandatory that every club has a Children’s Officer and that they are adequately trained to fulfil the requirements of their roles. This course provides that necessary training for both roles and is an excellent source of support and advice in a very sensitive area of club life.
This course looks at how best to organise your Club to implement practical ways to generate funds. The course showcases a range of innovative fundraising methods, reflecting on case studies from Clubs who have successfully implemented the approaches. Time will also be given to exploring the role of a fundraising unit within the Club and how best to plan for most effective fundraising.
This course explores how clubs can communicate to their members and to an external audience to best promote club activities. The focus of this workshop is to ensure your club is seen by the wider public as the hub of your community. This session will explore various media platforms, including print, broadcast and online sources, and how to use these platforms to promote your club. This session will be a must for club PROs but will also interest those people within the club who assist with club promotion for various teams and all codes.
Volunteers are the most valuable asset within our GAA clubs and it is important they are recognised for their efforts. This session will highlight best practice and experiences from clubs throughout the province, providing advice on how a plan can be implemented to help recruit, retain and recognise volunteers within their community.
This workshop will review the different sources of public funding available North and South for GAA/Community Development. Best practice and guidance for the completion of funding applications.
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Entertaining is big on everyone’s agenda this month. Frazzled nerves are a given, but a bit of planning can help ease the pressure, says TV presenter and chef Angela May.
To foodies and gourmands, Angela would be a familiar face. She is one of the chef-presenters on television series Planet Food, through whose eyes they have been vicariously enjoying cuisine from many parts of the world.
When she is not busy hosting food programmes and working with prestigious chef championship Bocuse d’ Or, Angela is planning for the next new surprise on the menu for her own restaurant Ange Cafe (part of the DHM restaurant group). So she understands the stress of catering to a captive (read: Party-ready) audience.
Confirm Guest list. Check. Send invitations. Check. Now the main part: Food. Remember: The key to a great party is first and foremost a relaxed host. So plan the menu wisely with an equal balance of dishes that can be made ahead of time; cooked in a jiffy; and are easy to assemble on party day. Having dishes that can be made ahead of time is key, Angela insists. “This way, they can sit at room temperature before the party and you have more time to spend with your guests instead of the kitchen.
Prioritise based on items that need marinating, freezing or thawing, and chilling. When it comes to wine, think more is more – the general rule is three bottles to every four guests. And chill them to the right temperature before guests arrive, says Angela. She also suggests tagging the bottles your guests bring – write their name and the occasion they brought it over for, so if it gets unopened that night, you can remember to open it together with them the next time.
Prep, cook, freeze, even start decorating. Think aroma candles, to set the tone of warmth as people walk through the door, says Angela. Also, take your party outfit for a test run to “make sure you’re 100 per cent comfortable in it”.
There’s sure to be a flurry of activity, but amidst the excitement, remember your flowers – and always buy fresh flowers. Angela says to also keep some extra vases handy in case the guests bring flowers, so you are not scrambling around at the last minute.
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In this Business English lesson you will learn how not to be rude while communicating, especially when one is meeting you for business or work. You will learn 9 important tips, that you must remember if you don’t want to appear rude in the Business world.
It happens at times that one is at fault over something or one makes a mistake at work , please make sure you apologise and take responsibilty for your actions and not be defensive because otherwise you may come across as rude , egoistic and a non team player.
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Come see why Jamie is the talk of the town.
Inspired by a true story, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is the hit musical for today.
Jamie New is sixteen and lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Jamie doesn’t quite fit in.
Layton Williams (Bad Education, Beautiful People) joins the cast as the NEW Jamie New, returning to the West End stage after playing the title role in Billy Elliot the Musical. Together with Rebecca McKinnis, he is joined by Hayley Tamaddon, best known for her roles in Coronation Street and Emmerdale, Sejal Keshwala, Sabrina Sandhu and special guest star of stage and screen, Shane Richie, Eastenders’ very own Alfie Moon. They lead a twenty-five strong company and a nine-piece band that will ‘sweep you away on a tide of mischief, warmth and exuberance’ (Financial Times).
With ‘songs that have the wow factor’ (The Times) by lead singer-songwriter of The Feeling, Dan Gillespie Sells, and ‘hilarious’ book and lyrics ‘with delightful punch’ (Whatsonstage), by writer Tom MacRae, this funny, fabulous, feel-good, musical sensation has been wowing audiences and critics alike.
Age Recommendation Parental discretion advised. Please note that this production contains some strong language and mild sexual references. Recommended for ages 14 and above.
The appearance of any performer is not guaranteed. Layton Williams has holiday dates scheduled Monday 15 to Saturday 20 April inclusive, Monday 27 May to Saturday 1 June inclusive and Monday 26 to Saturday 31 August inclusive. Bianca Del Rio joins the show from Monday 4 May to Saturday 29 June inclusive, but will not be performing Wednesday 5 to Saturday 8 June.
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Through probate, Oklahoma law provides a method to determine a deceased person's assets and debts, assess value of the estate and distribute assets to heirs, as well as creditors. Although it is not a requirement, assistance from a dedicated lawyer can help to ensure administration of an estate occurs as efficiently and accurately as possible.
For the probate of estates in Oklahoma City and the surrounding areas, attorney David W. Smith II is ready to guide you through. Whether you are the personal representative of the estate, an heir or another involved party, Mr. Smith will work with you to ensure your interests are represented and protected.
As your lawyer, Mr. Smith will assist you through the entire probate process, from gathering of property to transferring assets to addressing will contests or other disputes. He will be a strong advocate on your side, working toward an effective administration of the deceased person's estate.
For a free, 30-minute initial phone consultation to discuss your probate needs, call 405-702-7711. Or you may send an online message using the form on this website. Evening appointments are available upon request.
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Andreas Halvorsen's hedge fund firm Viking Global has filed two 13G's with the SEC regarding some of their existing positions.
First, Viking has revealed a 6.5% ownership stake in Cheniere Energy (LNG) with over 15.3 million shares.
This marks an increase of over 9.9 million shares in their position size since the end of the third quarter. The filing was made due to portfolio activity on January 26th.
Per Google Finance, Cheniere Energy is "engaged in liquid natural gas LNG-related businesses. The Company owns and operates the Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Louisiana through its 59.5% ownership interest in and management agreements with Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. The Company also also own and operate the Creole Trail Pipeline, which interconnects the Sabine Pass LNG terminal with natural gas markets in North America."
Second, Halvorsen's firm has also disclosed a 5% ownership stake in Kansas City Southern (KSU) with over 5.56 million shares.
They've boosted their position size by over 1.3 million shares since the end of the third quarter. This activity was reported due to activity on January 27th.
Per Google Finance, Kansas City Southern is "a transportation holding company with domestic and international rail operations in North America that are strategically focused on the growing north/south freight corridor connecting key commercial and industrial markets in the central United States with industrial cities in Mexico."
You can view other recent portfolio activity from Viking here.
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Barney Artist unveils second heartfelt single ‘Rose Thorn’ off his upcoming debut album.
As a long running favourite of ours, we’ve been watching closely as East London rapper Barney Artist continues to tease his soon-to-be-released album. Following the release of ‘Something True’ last month, this latest delivery goes further to secure the hype around the 26 year-old’s debut record.
Produced in collaboration with Kostral, a blend of flirtatious trims of guitar, glowing synths and Dornik’s blissful vocals lay the backdrop to this low-fi number. It’s a cocktail that gracefully makes room for Barney’s laid-back, introspective flow as he continues to refine his soul-soaked brand of hip-hop.
Speaking about the release, Barney said “It’s pretty much a representation of my love including all the ups and downs! I was so happy to get my boy Dornik on it he’s absolutely incredible and nails the vibe completely!! This one should be played on a hot day with a lovely cider.. LOUDLY”. We couldn’t agree more.
Home Is Where The Art Is is due to be released later this year.
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DOA-X.com offers the best free online tool to get organised with your DOAX3 Collection.
Just register, GO INSIDE and start your DOAX Collection. And yes it is completely free. Start organising your Collection today.
Every girl got her own color style. Select your favorite girl style using the gear symbol in the main menu.
Share your progress with others and support the project by submitting missing information. Sharing is carring!
Input your collected items or item ratings and see the changing statiscs and ratings without reloading the page.
We have a lot of data we can evaluate. Wherever you are. You will get the progress for the current category or item.
You want to contribute some information or found something wrong. Please let us know! "Read more" to find out how jou can help us.
How this project was born and will grow.
It's me Marcel. I'm the programmer and founder of doa-x.com and the doax online sheet. And I'm a passionate DOA gamer. I want to collect all the swimsuits even I will get no trophy for it. But there are a lot of them. That's why I'm starting to organize myself. In the past years when DOAX2 was the actual DOAX game title I programmed a VBA Macro for Microsoft Office 2003. But with newer releases of office it getting more and more incompatible. I made a lot of improvements. Wrote almost 10.000 lines of code. Version 8 was the last version and the project was abandoned by myself. Now in 2016 I have the knowledge to make an online sheet. And I want to share it with all the passionate DOAX gamers.
I need your help. There are a lot of swimsuits I don't know the preference of each girl. Some of the owner swimsuits I haven't unlocked yet and I'm not able provide the images at the moment. It would be awesome to get some support from the community. Please provide me the screens of the missing images. How it works? Use the PS4 share button to make a screenshot, save to USB-drive and upload to an image hoster of your choice. To get the best quality make sure your share setting is set to save as PNG*. Please tweet me the image URL and preference information using the hashtag #supportDOAXProject. I will try to update as soon as possible.
You are invited to use this service for free. You will find all the swimsuits and Items. After registration you can save your own user collection and share your progress with others. Hope you will like it and may find it helpful. Happy collecting!
*Tap on the Share button of the DualShock 4 controller > Share Settings > Screenshot Settings > Image Format > PNG.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or want to support the project. But remember it's a one men show. So please be patient and stay tuned.
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Howard Harold Hanson (October 28, 1896 – February 26, 1981) was an American composer, conductor, educator, music theorist, and ardent champion of American classical music which helped to enrich the musical culture of the United States. Beginning with a love for his Scandinavian background, Hanson soon wove Swedish and later American folk melodies and rhythms into his compositions amongst the romanticism of polychords, polyrhythms, and polymeters which gave his music a wide spectrum of traditional and contemporary stylisms. The blend of many genres created a harmony and sense of cooperation within his works which seemed to duplicate his organizing skills as a conductor and communicative skills as an educator.
Hanson was born in Wahoo, Nebraska to Swedish parents, Hans and Hilma (Eckstrom) Hanson. In his infancy he studied music with his mother. Later, he studied at Luther College in Wahoo, receiving a diploma in 1911, then at the Institute of Musical Art in New York City, where he studied with the composer and music theorist Percy Goetschius in 1914. Afterwards he attended Northwestern University, where Hanson studied composition with church music expert Peter Lutkin and Arne Oldberg in Chicago. Throughout his education, Hanson studied piano, cello and trombone. Hanson received his BA degree in music from Northwestern University in 1916, where he began his teaching career as a teacher's assistant.
That same year, Hanson got his first full-time position as a music theory and composition teacher at the College of the Pacific in California, and only three years later, the college appointed him Dean of the Conservatory of Fine Arts in 1919. In 1920, Hanson composed The California Forest Play, his earliest work to receive national attention. Hanson also wrote a number of orchestral and chamber works during his years in California, including Concerto da Camera, Symphonic Legend, Symphonic Rhapsody, various solo piano works, such as Two Yuletide Pieces, and the Scandinavian Suite, which celebrated his Lutheran and Scandinavian heritage.
Hanson was the first recipient of the American Academy's Prix de Rome, awarded by the American Academy in Rome, in 1921, for both The California Forest Play and his symphonic poem Before the Dawn. Thanks to the award, Hanson lived in Italy for three years. During his time in Italy, Hanson wrote a Quartet in One Movement, Lux aeterna, The Lament for Beowulf (orchestration Bernhard Kaun), and his Symphony No. 1, "Nordic", the premiere of which he conducted with the Augusteo Orchestra on May 30, 1923. It has been incorrectly stated that Hanson studied composition and/or orchestration with Ottorino Respighi, who studied orchestration with Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov. Hanson's unpublished autobiography refutes the statement, attributed to Ruth Watanabe, that he had studied with Respighi.
Upon returning from Rome, Hanson's conducting career took off, making his premiere conducting the New York Symphony Orchestra in his tone poem North and West. In Rochester, New York in 1924, he conducted his Symphony No. 1, and this brought him to the attention of George Eastman, inventor of the Kodak camera and roll film, who chose Hanson to be director of the Eastman School of Music. Hanson held that position for 40 years, turning the institution into one of the most prestigious music schools in America. He accomplished this by improving the curriculum, bringing in better teachers and refining the school's orchestras. Also, he balanced the school's faculty between American and European teachers, even when this meant passing up Béla Bartók. Hanson offered a position to Bartok teaching composition at Eastman, a position that Bartok declined as Bartok did not believe that one could teach composition. Bartok placed Hanson in a difficult position as he wished to teach piano at Eastman—Eastman had a full staff of piano instuctors at the time and Bartok's piano technique fell far short of the quality that Eastman students demanded.
In 1925, Hanson established the American Composers Orchestral Concerts. Later, he founded the Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra, which consisted of first chair players from the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and selected students from the Eastman School, and then The Festivals of American Music followed. Hanson made many recordings with the Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra, not only his own works, but also those of other American composers such as John Alden Carpenter, Charles Tomlinson Griffes, John Knowles Paine, Walter Piston, William Grant Still, and other lesser known composers. Hanson estimated that over 2,000 works by over 500 American composers were premiered during his tenure at Eastman.
To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky commissioned Hanson's Symphony No. 2, the "Romantic", and premiered it on November 28, 1930. This work was to become Hanson's best known. It accompanied several exterior sequences and the end credits in the original release of the famous sci-fi movie Alien. Its primary melody is performed at the conclusion of all concerts at the Interlochen Center for the Arts. Known as the "Interlochen Theme," it is conducted by a student concertmaster after the conductor has left the stage. There is to be no applause after its performance.
Hanson's opera Merry Mount is credited as the first American opera, since it was written by an American composer and an American librettist on an American story, and it was premiered with a mostly American cast at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, in 1934. The Opera received 50 curtain calls at its Met premiere, a record that still stands.
The opening theme of his Third Symphony's second movement is one of the most haunting and memorable passages in American music. The Third was written 1936-1938 and first played by the NBC Symphony Orchestra.
Hanson was elected as a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1935, President of the Music Teachers' National Association from 1929 to 1930, and President of the National Association of Schools of Music from 1935 to 1939.
Hanson and Walter Piston were part of the committee that awarded the 1941 Prix de Rome to Harold Shapero.
After he composed the Hymn of the Pioneers to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the first Swedish settlement in Delaware, Hanson was selected as a Fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy in 1938.
In 1944 Hanson was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Symphony No. 4, subtitled Requiem. In 1945 he became the first recipient of the Ditson Conductor's Award for commitment to American music.
In 1946, Hanson was awarded the George Foster Peabody Award "for outstanding entertainment programming" for a series he presented on the Rochester, New York radio station WHAM in 1945.
Hanson met Margaret Elizabeth Nelson at her parents' summer home on Lake Chautauqua in the Chautauqua Institution in New York. Hanson dedicated the Serenade for Flute, Harp, and Strings, to her; the piece was his musical request to marry her as he could not find the spoken words to ask her to marry him. They married on July 24, 1946 at her parents' summer home in Chautauqua Institution.
From 1946 to 1962 Hanson was active in UNESCO. UNESCO commissioned Hanson's Pastorale for Oboe and Piano, and Pastorale for Oboe, Strings, and Harp, for the 1949 Paris conference of the world body.
In 1953, Hanson helped to establish the Edward B. Benjamin Prize "for calming and uplifting music" written by Eastman students. Each submitted score was read by Hanson and the Eastman Orchestra. Winners of the Benjamin Prize appeared on Hanson's recording Music for Quiet Listening.
Frederick Fennell, conductor of the Eastman Wind Ensemble, described Hanson's first band composition, the 1954 Chorale and Alleluia as "the most awaited piece of music to be written for the wind band in my twenty years as a conductor in this field." Chorale and Alleluia is still a required competition piece for high school bands in the New York State School Music Association's repertoire list and is one of Hanson's most frequently recorded works.
In 1960, Hanson published Harmonic Materials of Modern Music: Resources of the Tempered Scale, a book that would lay the foundation for musical set theory. Among the many notions considered was what Hanson called the isomeric relationship, now usually termed Z-relationship.
Hanson took the Eastman Philharmonia, a student ensemble, on a European tour from 1961 to 1962, which passed through Paris, Cairo, Moscow, and Vienna, among other cities. The Tour showcased the growth of serious American music in Europe and the Middle East.
Hanson was on the Board of Directors of the Music Educators National Conference from 1960 to 1964.
Even after his retirement from Eastman in 1964, Hanson continued his association with the school.
Hanson's Song of Democracy, on a Walt Whitman text, was also performed at the inaugural concert for incoming U.S. President Richard Nixon in 1969, an event Hanson proudly described as the first inaugural concert featuring only American music.
The Eastman Kodak company, in recognition of Hanson's achievements, donated $100,000 worth of stock to the school in 1976. Hanson stipulated that the gift be used to fund the Institute of American Music at Eastman.
Hanson continued conducting, composing and writing in his eighties, up to his death in Rochester, New York.
A boxed set of Howard Hanson conducting the Eastman Philharmonia in his symphonies, piano concerto, etc., is available on the Mercury label. A companion set from Mercury, a compilation of Hanson conducting lesser known American works, is also available.
His Symphony No. 2 is probably his most recorded work. In addition to the composer's own recording, those by Erich Kunzel and Gerard Schwarz are also popular.
Naxos Records released a recording of the 1934 world premiere performance of Merry Mount in 1999. For copyright reasons it was not made available in the US.
This page was last modified on 15 January 2018, at 17:38.
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CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Antiquities Ministry has responded to recent media reports about the nature of the liquid and the identity of the skeletal remains found in a recently opened large black granite sarcophagus.
Saturday's statement by the ministry says the liquid is neither "juice for mummies that contains an elixir of life" nor is it red mercury but only sewage water.
Speculations swirled across media since the discovery of the 2,000-year-old sarcophagus in the coastal city of Alexandria earlier this month, with some suggesting that it belongs to the ancient Greek ruler, Alexander the Great. Others warned of "the curse" opening it would unleash.
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