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"I got a call from Andre Finot, the spokesman for Notre Dame, who said there were bees flying in and out of the hives which means they are still alive!" Notre-Dame beekeeper Nicolas Geant said to CNN. "Right after the fire I looked at the drone pictures and saw the hives weren't burnt but there was no way of knowing if the bees had survived. Now I know there's activity it's a huge relief!"
The bees were able to make it due to their particular location: not on the main roof, which went up in flames, but a separate roof above the structure's sacristy, nearly 100 feet below. If they had been in the midst of the blaze, they wouldn't have survived. "The hives are made of wood so they would have gone up in flames," Geant explained. "Wax melts at 63 degrees, if the hive had reached that temperature the wax would have melted and glued the bees together, they would have all perished."
But what about the smoke? Well, if anything, it likely calmed the bees down. "Bees don't have lungs like us," Geant said. "And secondly, for centuries to work with the bees we have used bee smokers." Beekeepers have found that sending some smoke into the hive will simply keep them inside, calmly snacking on honey or resting.
Geant couldn't be happier for his hardy bees. "I was incredibly sad about Notre Dame because it's such a beautiful building, and as a Catholic it means a lot to me. But to hear there is life when it comes to the bees, that's just wonderful," he said. "I was overjoyed." |
While pursuing her master’s in women’s and gender studies, she researched women’s issues ranging from mental health and pregnancy to immigration and food deserts.
It took just one undergraduate women’s studies course to convince Martha Kakooza that she wanted to make a difference in the lives of women on a global scale.
As a female, black, international student, Kakooza has become an advocate for women on the Towson University campus and beyond. After receiving her bachelor’s degree from TU, Kakooza taught middle school in Baltimore City, where she was exposed to mothers and children who had little community support. That experience helped motivate her return to TU to pursue her master’s degree in women’s and gender studies.
Working closely with her professors, Kakooza presented a paper on immigrant women in Baltimore City at the National Women’s Studies Association annual conference and participated in research on mental health among African American women.
“Not many graduate students have the opportunity to present their work at a major conference,” says Kakooza. “Faculty in this department support you in every way possible.” For Kakooza, that support included a graduate assistantship and a College of Liberal Arts scholarship.
Her research experiences at TU led to an internship with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine’s Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research where Kakooza helped to reach diverse communities of women about the importance of maintaining a healthy weight during pregnancy. Her commitment to the community didn’t stop there. As part of a grantwriting class at TU, Kakooza applied for and received funding for a SAFE Baltimore grant, which will support the creation of greenhouses and the sale of fruits and vegetables in Baltimore City food deserts.
Following graduation, Kakooza joined the faculty of TU’s Department of Women’s and Gender Studies to teach courses in International Perspectives of Women and Women in Perspective. She’s also doing research with the University of Maryland School of Nursing. |
One bachelor’s degree in mathematics plus one M.S. in applied and industrial mathematics from TU equals a bright future for Karel Marshall ’19.
With a B.S. in mathematics from Andrews University under her belt, Karel Marshall ’19 found herself more curious about how math is applied in everyday life versus mathematical theory.
“My TU professors in applied and industrial mathematics encouraged me to push my knowledge in new directions,” explains Marshall, who is interested in operations research and machine learning. “I loved the TU program because I did not have to choose one narrow area of specialization.”
In a field that continues to be dominated by men, Marshall found support outside the classroom through TU’s Women in Science program, attending the group’s events and mentoring younger students. She also worked with undergraduate math students as a graduate assistant for the Department of Mathematics. “I had a great support system at TU,” says Marshall. “Knowing that faculty members looked at me as a fellow professional was so important to me.”
Marshall put her professionalism to work as a graduate intern at the Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, California, where she conducted a market survey of technologies to support the construction of future space satellite systems.
“I studied some of the top aerospace industry contractors and the technologies they create,” describes Marshall. She also wrote MATLAB code to perform risk assessments and created a program that could help the Department of Defense make a more informed technological decision.
“The internship gave me the opportunity to see how my coursework is applied in real life,” says Marshall, who relocated to the West Coast to pursue her career. She is now working full-time for Aerospace as a modeling and simulation engineer. |
Many students start having anxiety attacks just at the words: chemistry, biology, physics. It is a job of a tutor to ease the anxiety and make these subjects fun!
First, demystifying the subject, and breaking complicated problems and topics into easy steps will help a student see that its not as bad as it looks.
Next I use humor to make our sessions more fun. That's not hard to do with my accent. Showing how the topics are relevant to real life also makes the subject very interesting. Whenever I explain nuclear chemistry, I talk about Chernobyl, and for acids/bases topic I mention one of strongest acids that's located in our stomach.
Finally, supporting and encouraging students every step of the way is important.
For help with chemistry, biology or physics, contact Transformation Tutoring to get in touch with an amazing tutor who will help you succeed in the class. |
A trial to capture pedestrian movement data using the Corporation of London’s public Wi-Fi network has ended in failure.
The Corporation ran the trial with the purpose of enhancing the data in its pedestrian model, allowing the model to be put to new uses.
The model, developed by Space Syntax, forecasts pedestrian movements for a 2016 base year and 2026 in two time periods – a morning peak hour and a lunchtime hour. It provides predictions of pedestrian movement on streets but does not distinguish their direction of travel, or which side of the street pedestrians are on.
The model has seen use in activities such as preparing the local plan and transport strategy. But Carolyn Dwyer, the city’s director of the built environment, told members it had been difficult to use “at anything other than a strategic level”. “This has limited the number of potential applications. It was identified that the reason for this was the lack of observed movement data on which the model is based.”
The Corporation undertook a project to explore if the City’s Wi-Fi network could capture locational data sourced from mobile phones.
Dwyer told members in December 2017: “By incorporating the Wi-Fi data, we would certainly be able to predict direction of movement and, for most streets, which side of the street pedestrians are travelling on” (LTT 08 Dec 17). She said this could help determine “when a building redevelopment proposal is of inappropriate scale for the local footway network and thus direct refusal [of the planning application]; or to identify very specific improvements in the local footway network that the developer would have to pay for in order to mitigate the impact of their development; or to promote new ground floor routes through buildings to improve pedestrian permeability.”
The City envisaged that it could charge developers for the analysis. Said Dwyer: “A business model could be established whereby developers pay to access information from the model as part of the planning application process. This payment would cover the cost of extracting the pedestrian flow data that developers need to provide as part of their planning application, plus an additional levy that would contribute towards the on-going upkeep, maintenance and improvement of the model.”
The trial saw Telefonica, the City’s free public Wi-Fi network delivery partner, provide aggregated and depersonalised data on pedestrian movements on links in one part of the City.
Summarising the trial, Jon Wallace, a senior project manager at the Corporation, said: “No one had attempted to harness Wi-Fi data in this way before.” But the project found the Wi-Fi data was unreliable due to “a range of technical issues”.
Wallace said officers would keep abreast of developments in Wi-Fi, 5G and sensor technology, “as these technologies may be able to overcome the difficulties encountered during this study, thus holding out the possibility that a much more detailed model (capable of producing marketable data) could be produced”.
LTT asked the Corporation for more information about the trial but a spokesman said: “We’d prefer not to comment at this stage.”
The Corporation says any future development of the pedestrian model should be managed by a cross-department team. “A fundamental problem with the way in which the project [to procure the pedestrian model] was governed was that it was entirely based within the department of the built environment.
“Over the course of the project, the project team became aware that many other departments in the City could find the model to be a useful resource; and that some of these departments may have resources to commit to model development.
“However, the project never really captured the potential aspirations of other potential users.”
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We are committed to improving the opportunities and circumstances of African people, in East Africa and beyond. We make extensive use of local staff and our business currently contributes to the economies of six African countries. We work with African wildlife- and conservation organizations and we mostly use eco-friendly lodges in our itineraries. We have initiatives in place to reduce fuel and water consumption. We are involved in several projects in East Africa that help local people and the environment. We have chosen sustainable projects (as we do not believe in just donating money) that are creating a better future for local people through education and commerce. We donate a percentage of our profits to these projects and/or encourage our clients to visit them during their safari.
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Koiyaki Guiding School
Ron Beaton, one of Kenya's greatest conservationists and a household name in tourism in the region, was pivotal in the development of the Koiyaki Guiding School which is a facility funded by the tourism, donors and local Maasai communities. Its primary purpose is to provide education and training for the local Maasai in guiding. It also assists in finding work opportunities for its graduates in the various camps in the Mara region.Visit the Koiyaki website >
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The Greatness of Mordecai
1King Ahasuerus imposed tax on the land and on the coastlands of the sea. 2And all the acts of his power and might, and the full account of the high honor of Mordecai, to which the king advanced him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia? 3For Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Ahasuerus, and he was great among the Jews and popular with the multitude of his brothers, for he sought the welfare of his people and spoke peace to all his people.
Scripture taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service. |
Angular 2 Interview Questions and Answers Part 6
26. What is AOT compilation in Angular 2?Answer:
AOT compiler helps us to reduce the amount of synchronous request sent by the application.
Advantages of AOT Compilation:
- It provides the Angular 2 application to download faster.
- AOT compilation provides the faster rendering of the application.
- Detect template errors earlier
- Provides better security
- Lesser Http request
27. What is @Input in Angular2?Answer:
We use the @Input decorator to define an input for a component.
@Input decorator allows one way communication from parent to child. It binds a property within one component (child component) to receive a value from another component (parent component). To act as input property, the component property should be annotated with @Input decorator. A component can receive a value from another component using component property binding.
28. What is @Output in Angular 2?Answer:
@Output decorator allows one way communication from child to parent component.
It binds a property of a component to send data from one component (child component) to calling component (parent component). @Output binds a property of the type of angular EventEmitter class. This property name becomes custom event name for calling component.
29. What is PrimeNG? How can it be used with angular2?Answer:
PrimeNG is a collection of rich UI components for Angular 2. PrimeNG is a part of PrimeFaces library for Angular 2 application. PrimeFaces library is pretty popular for developing UI of JSF-based Web application. PrimeNG is developed by PrimeTek Informatics, a company with years of expertise in developing open source UI components. Using PrimeNG, an Angular 2 developer can use predefined components for development like tables etc. that saves time and effort.
30. What are the cookies in Angular 2?Answer:
Cookies are small packages of information that are typically stored by our browser and websites.
We cannot store more than 20 cookies per web server and no more than 4KB information in each cookie.
In order to use the cookies in Angular 2, we have to install angular2-cookie library.
Following are the cookies method. |
Cats are the best, they make our lives better and give us companionship with their fluffy cuddles and nonchalant attitudes. While we can all spend hours watching funny cat videos there’s something else that can bring a smile to our faces when we are feeling low;
That’s right, sometimes you just need some silly cat puns to cheer you up, we get it and we’ve got your back.
This page is our thesaurus of the best cat puns ever.
Read on for a list of funny, entertaining and unique cat puns that we challenge you to throw into conversations whenever you see the opportunity.
Oh, and remember, the humour of a pun may come from its poor quality so even bad puns are actually good!
What Are Cat Puns?
Cat puns use words related to cats to emphasize or suggest a different meaning, it’s basically a play on cat-related words.
Some people believe that the use of puns is a sign of intelligence, puns are great fun but they are a bit like marmite in the sense that people either love them or hate them.
We could all do with a little more humour in our lives and puns are a brilliant way to lighten the mood, for cat lovers what’s better than making up your own cat-related puns for a good laugh?
We have endless material to work with so whether they make you laugh or roll your eyes, you won’t find cat puns better than this anywhere else on the internet (if you do, let us know and we’ll check them out!).
Also read our cat facts article.
Easy Cat Puns – The Classics
Let’s start off with the classics, the puns we hear most often. We are sure you’ll have heard these puns before but that’s not going to stop us.
These classics are also some of the easiest to integrate into conversations too so take note.
- Feline = Feeling – “I’m feline fine!”
1: General state of consciousness.
2: A particular physical sensation. “Spending time with my pets gives me a feline of warmth”
- Meow = Now – “Feed me right meow.”
2: At the present time. “You are meow using the cat flap”
- Kitten = Kidding – “You’ve got to be kitten.”
1: Something that is said or done playfully or jokingly.
2: Facetiousness. “All kitten aside, cats are the best pets.”
- Paws = Pause – “Sometimes you just have to take paws and enjoy the puns.”
1: A temporary stop in action or speech
- Pawsession = Possession – “My cat was found in pawsession of catnip.”
1: Holding something/ ownership of something
2: “He packed his pawsessions into his travel crate ready for our trip”
- Clawsome = Awesome “How clawsome is this new cat bed?!”
1: Causing awe.
2: Slang for something that is very impressive. “My cat is clawsome”
- Paw-lease = Please “Paw-lease top up the cat food bowl”
1: To ask politely
2: You can say this independently (with attitude) to stop someone doing or saying something or to get your point across “Oh, Paw-lease!”
- Meowntain = Mountain “What do you call a pile of cats? A Meowntain”
1: A huge amount
- Cat-astrophe = Catastrophe “It was a cat-astrophe when all of the treats were finished”
1: A mishap, failure or disaster
- Pawsitive = Positive “Stay pawsitive!”
2: Stating or admitting of no question “We have pawsitive proof that your cat is having kittens”
Something a Little Different
The classics are a great go-to, especially if you are new to puns. Now we are raising the bar and bringing in some puns that a little bit different.
These ones are going to be slightly more difficult for you to integrate into a conversation but if you manage to work them in smoothly and confidently, you will reap the rewards.
We challenge you cat-lovers to use one of these puns this week.
- Meow-t = Me out “They are taking meowt for lunch on Caturday”
- Meowst = Most “Napping is the thing I love meowst”
- Pawfully = Awfully “She behaved pawfully when the groomer visited”
1: In a manner provoking disapproval
2: very/ extremely “That is pawfully kind of you”
- Furmiliar = Familiar “A cat in a cardboard box is a furmiliar sight”
1: Commonly known
2: Well-acquainted “The two cats are furmiliar with each other”
- Befur = Before “Whenever I go to my room the cats go befur me”
1: Ahead or in advance
2: Previously “If I’d known befur I would’ve brought her”
- Cathletic = Athletic “Once the cat saw the dog it was clear he was much more cathletic than we first thought”
1: Physically active
- Efur = Ever “Never efur steal my catnip again”
- Hiss-terical = Hysterical “The child was hiss-terical when the cats left to go outside”
1: Uncontrollably emotional or relating to hysteria
2: Irrational due to fear or emotion
3: Something very funny – causing unrestrained laughter “that joke was hiss-terical!”
- Infurior = Inferior “There’s no doubt that cats think humans are infurior”
1: Lower in rank
2: Poor in quality
- Mewmaid = Mermaid “She is such a mewmaid”
1. Marine creature with the head, torso and arms of a cat and the tail of a fish (we hope it wouldn’t try and eat itself!)
2. a skilled feline swimmer.
- Tailerates = Tolerates “Kitty tailerates the dogs”
1: Allows the presence without hindrance
2: Put up with
- Unfurtunately = Unfortunately “Unfurtunately there is no cat food left”
1: bad luck
Cheesy Cat Puns
When it comes to cat puns, the word ‘purr’ is widely used. There are a lot of ways you can create pawsome puns using ‘purr’, so much so that we have decided to dedicate a whole section to them!
These are our favourite ‘purr’ related cat puns, with this list you’ll have puns for every occasion. Purr-haps we can put a smile on your face with these purrfectly goofy puns.
- Purr-fect = Perfect “There is nothing more purr-fect than snuggling with a cat”
1: Having desirable qualities or characteristics
2: Conforming to the description of an ideal “A purr-fect cat”
- Whispurr = Whisper “’It’s dinner time’ I whispurr to kitty”
1: to speak quietly.
2: to utter soft sounds. “We can’t hear you if you whispurr!”
- Purr-amid = Pyramid “Look, all the kittens together form a purr-amid!”
1: A quadrilateral mass that has smooth, steeply sloping sides meeting at an apex
2: Anything of this form or arrangement
- Purr-suasive = Persuasive “Look at the purr-suasive look in her eyes”
1: Able to persuade
2: To prevail someone to do something by urging them
- Purr-haps = Perhaps “Can I purr-haps cuddle your cat?”
2: Express uncertainty “Did your cat ignore the cat scratching post and scratch the sofa instead? Purr-haps”
- Purr-ty = Pretty “Look at these purr-ty kittens”
1: To look pleasant
2: Charming in appearance “Oscars new collar is so purr-ty”
- Purrsonality = Personality “A cat’s most important trait is their purrsonality”
1: The embodiment of qualities
2: Aspects of one’s character “Grumpy cat has a curious purrsonality”
Oh, and what’s a cat’s favourite colour?
Purrple of course!
Funny Cat Puns & Jokes
Now, it’s time to up the stakes. We have given you loads of words you can now use in general conversations and it’s up to you to create hilarious jokes and sentences around them, although our examples are pretty good.
In this section, we’ve done all of the work for you so if you are in need of a punny cat joke you’re in the right place. Good luck throwing these a-mewsing puns into conversations.
It takes a special kind of cat lover to work these into day-to-day life, but we believe in you.
- What kind of car does a cat drive?
- What did the cat say when he found out he was bankrupt?
I feel so paw!
- What do you call it when a cat paints itself?
A self pawtrait
- What’s a cats favourite subject?
- What do cat’s wear to bed?
- What do you call two cats who love each other?
- What did the cat say when he saw you approach?
You look pawfully familiar!
- What’s a cats favourite kind of show?
- What do you call the cat police?
- What do you call a confused cat?
What do you think of all of these cat puns? Absolutely appawling? Or maybe… Clawsome?!
Christmas Cat Puns
Wave goodbye to the usual festive greetings by adding a cat-related twist. Christmas cat puns are ideal for use in Christmas cards which are being sent to the cat lovers in your life or they can, of course, be used in person when the relatives come over or Christmas dinner
One of the best things about festive puns is that there’s ample material to use. If you are looking for Christmas cat puns, here’s a few classics you can throw in:
- Santa / Mrs. Claws = Santa/ Mrs. Clause
- Santa Paws = Santa Clause
- Meowy Christmas = Merry Christmas
- Deck the Paws = Deck the Halls
- Howlidays = Holidays
Our festive feline safety guide for cats and Christmas trees!
Cat Puns For Valentines Day
It’s not just Christmas that can be enjoyed using cat puns… Valentine’s day is also an opportunity not to be missed:
- Smitten Kitten = Smitten
- Meow or Never = Now or Never
- Furrever = Forever
- Pawty = Party
Want to start your valentines with a smile? Try these:
- Today would’ve been clawful without you!
- It would be a cat-astrophe if you don’t date me.
- I think you’re purretty!
- I like your cattitude.
How To Make Your Own Cat Puns
Welcome to the diverse world of puns, it is now time to use everything we’ve shared with you to create your own puns. Remember that a pun is what you make of it, be witty and have fun. Arguably, the most important thing about puns is not taking yourself too seriously.
When it comes to making your own cat puns, if a sentence contains one of these words or something that sounds similar you can generally make it into a cat-related pun quite easily:
cat, fur, paw, pet, purr, his/ hiss, pet, feline, kitten, claws, meow, whiskers, catnip, kitty, catty, cattish.
- “I haven’t cat all day!”
- “I’m not feline well today.”
- “You’ve cat to be kidding/ kitten me.”
- “Are you pawsitive?”
- “Help meow-t”
- “I have Probable Claws“
Guide to Becoming a Pun Master
Becoming a pun master is easier than you may think. First of all, remember that no pun is actually good.
With this in mind, say whatever pun comes to mind and make sure you laugh about it.
No matter what reaction you get (prepare for some groaning and eye rolling from your friends) always laugh. You can use puns at any time and the less obvious the pun the better.
• Don’t overthink – the best puns come naturally so don’t force them.
• Keep Punning – the more puns you make the better they will become and the more you will think of so keep it up.
• Confidence is key – puns have the power to lighten the mood so enjoy them and say them aloud with confidence.
• Try to avoid the obvious puns everyone has heard before
• Recognize the window of opportunity
• Only pun if appropriate for the room and occasion
• Don’t overdo it
Cat Name Puns
Thinking of introducing a new cat to your family?
Whether you’re adopting a new family member or your current cat has had kittens, naming a pet is always fun. Increase the joy by using a play on words.
We’ve handpicked some of the best cat names that are sure to put a smile on your face. These names just seem to work for cats, they are perfectly goofy and can often suit the personality of your beloved feline friend:
• Cindy Clawford
• Katy Purry
• Margaret Scratcher
• Jude Paw
• Luke Skywhisker
• JK Meowling
We know that cat puns are without doubt the best animal-related puns but if you’d like to broaden your material, here are some of the best animal puns to use at your leisure:
- “Bear with me”
- “None of your bee’s wax”
- “Not all it’s cracked up to bee”
- “Grab the bull by its horns”
- “He’s a little crabby”
- “Nervous rex”
- “Ruff around the edges”
- “Mutt as well”
- “I didn’t do it on porpoise”
- “Will you stop spouting your nonsense”
- “There’s some-fin I would like you to know”
- “I’m feeling a bit eel”
- “Your comment is errelephant”
- “Ivory now and then”
- “Are you up to the tusk?”
- “You herd it here first”
- “Any fin goes”
- “You can depond on me”
- “You’ve goat to be kidding”
- “You goat it”
- “I was diskoalafied”
- “No probllama”
- “You herd it here first”
- “Above owl”
- “Owl of a sudden”
- “Hoot have thought it would be so easy”
- “Boared out of my mind”
- “You’re skating on fin ice”
- “Don’t call us, whale call you”
The Cat’s Out of the Bag
That’s a wrap, you now have everything you need to make your friends and family smile using cat puns. This encyclopedia of cat puns brings you the best of the best. Better yet, you can create many, many more using the information we have shared.
Whether you are brand new to the world of puns or you were just looking for some cat-related inspiration, we hope you have found what you were looking for here. One thing is for sure, we were smiling while writing this so we hope you’ve been smiling while reading it.
As a cat lover, the chances are you’ve already used a cat pun or two without even realizing it and it’s likely some of these puns are going to become part of your everyday life.
We support that fully and something tells us your kitty does too!
Go and have fun with these and if we missed any paw-some puns be sure to share them with us in the comments. |
Machine Learning is all the rage these days, and with open source frameworks like TensorFlow developers have access to a range of APIs for using machine learning in their projects. Magenta, a Python library built by the TensorFlow team, makes it easier to process music and image data in particular.
Since I started learning how to code, one of the things that has always fascinated me was the concept of computers artificially creating music. I even published a paper talking about it in an undergrad research journal my freshman year of college.
Let's walk through the basics of setting up Magenta and programmatically generating some simple melodies in MIDI file format.
First we need to install Magenta, which can be done using pip. Make sure you create a virtual environment before installing. I am using Python 3.6.5, but Magenta is compatible with both Python 2 and 3.
Run the following command to install Magenta in your virtual environment, it's a pretty big library with a good amount of dependencies so it might take a bit of time:
pip install magenta==0.4.0
Alternatively, if you want to install Magenta globally you can use the following shell commands to run an install script created by the Magenta team to simplify things:
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tensorflow/magenta/master/magenta/tools/magenta-install.sh > /tmp/magenta-install.sh bash /tmp/magenta-install.sh
This will give you access to both the Magenta and TensorFlow Python modules for development, as well as scripts to work with all of the models that Magenta has available. For this post, we're going to be using the Melody recurrent neural network model.
Generating a basic melody in MIDI format
Rather than training our own model, let's use one of the pre-trained melody models provided by the TensorFlow team.
First, download this file, which is a .mag bundle file for a recurrent neural network that has been trained on thousands of MIDI files. We're going to use this as a starting point to generate some melodies. Save it to the current directory you are working in.
When generating a melody, we have to provide a priming melody. This can be a MIDI file using the
--prime_midi flag, or a format that Magenta uses which is a string representation of a Python list using the
--prime_melody flag. Let's create some melodies using middle C as the starting note, which in this format would be
Each melody will be 8 measures in length, corresponding to the
--num_steps flag. This refers to how many 16th step durations the generated tune will be.
With your virtual environment activated, run the following command, making sure to replace
/path/to/basic_rnn.mag with an actual path to the .mag file you just downloaded:
melody_rnn_generate \ --config=basic_rnn \ --bundle_file=/path/to/basic_rnn.mag \ --output_dir=/tmp/melody_rnn/generated \ --num_outputs=10 \ --num_steps=128 \ --primer_melody=""
This should output 10 MIDI files in the directory
/tmp/melody_rnn/generated, or whichever directory you want using the
--output_dir flag. It will take some time to execute, so be patient!
Navigate to the output directory, and try playing the MIDI files to see what kind of music you just created! If you are on Mac OS X, the GarageBand program can play MIDI files.
Here's an example of a melody that was generated when I ran this code:
Using different models for more structured compositions
Those melodies are cool for the novelty of a machine composing music, but to me it still sounds mostly like a bunch of random notes. The Magenta team provides two other pre-trained models we can use to generate melodies that have more structure.
The previous model worked by generating notes one by one, only keeping track of the most recent note. That's why a lot of the melodies sound all over the place. Among other things, this Lookback RNN keeps track of the most recent two bars, so it is able to add more repetition into the music.
Download the Lookback RNN model, and save it to the same directory you saved
Let's generate some melodies using the Lookback RNN, remembering to replace
/path/to/lookback_rnn.mag with an actual path to the .mag file you downloaded:
melody_rnn_generate \ --config=lookback_rnn \ --bundle_file=/path/to/lookback_rnn.mag \ --output_dir=/tmp/melody_rnn/generated \ --num_outputs=10 \ --num_steps=128 \ --primer_melody=""
You will likely notice that the melodies you generate with this one have a lot more repetition. Here's one of the ones I got:
Now let's try out the Attention RNN. Instead of just looking back at the last two measures, this one is designed to give more long term structure in generated compositions. You can read about the algorithm in this blog post.
Again download the model, and save it to the right directory, and then run the following:
melody_rnn_generate \ --config=attention_rnn \ --bundle_file=/path/to/attention_rnn.mag \ --output_dir=/tmp/melody_rnn/generated \ --num_outputs=10 \ --num_steps=256 \ --primer_melody=""
For this example, we are generating melodies that are twice as long. One of the melodies I generated seems to even have a structure that could be repeated. To me, this one sounds like it could be turned into a long form song, complete with different sections that flow into each other.
Using a MIDI file as a priming melody
In the previous examples we have only used a single note, middle C, as the priming melody. But it's much more interesting to create music from an already existing melody that a human wrote. Let's use a MIDI file with a more complex melody that was written by a human to create a musical collaboration between man and machine.
I'm a guitarist and would like to hear a computer shred. So for this example I'm going to use the guitar solo from Omens of Love by the Japanese fusion band T-Square. We'll use the first four measures of this solo, which provide a nice melodic start, and see if we can generate four more measures to complement it.
Download this MIDI file containing a 4-bar melody, and save it to a directory of your choice.
Now use whichever model you want from the previous sections to create a computational jam session! I am going to use the Attention RNN because I liked some of the results I got before:
melody_rnn_generate \ --config=attention_rnn \ --bundle_file=/path/to/attention_rnn.mag \ --output_dir=/tmp/melody_rnn/generated \ --num_outputs=10 \ --num_steps=128 \ --primer_midi=/path/to/OmensOfLove.mid
You might have to generate a ton of output melodies to get something that sounds human, but out of the 10 I generated, this one works really nicely!
Awesome! What else can I do?
We were able to generate some simple melodies with some pre-trained neural network models, and that's awesome! We're already off to a great start when it comes to using machines to create music.
It's a lot of fun to feed different MIDIs to a neural network model and see what comes out. Magenta offers a whole variety of models to work with, and in this post we've only covered the first steps to working with the Melody RNN model.
Keep an eye out for future Twilio blog posts on working with music data using Magenta, including how to train your own models.
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An executive order by the President of the United States was issued on the 1st May extending further the impact of US sanctions against Iran and Syria.
This order strengthens the US Treasury’s ability to tackle foreign individuals and entities determined to have violated US sanctions on Syria or Iran.
A complete copy of the Executive Order “Prohibiting Certain Transactions with and Suspending Entry into the United States of Foreign Sanctions Evaders with Respect to Iran and Syria” (“FSE E.O.”) can be found in the ‘International Sanctions’ section of our website (click Knowledge & Developments menu item) as a PDF.
The FSE E.O. widens the powers given to the US Treasury. It can now impose sanctions on foreign individuals or organisations who facilitate deceptive transactions for persons subject to U.S. sanctions.
The FSE E.O. aims to deal with those who aid and abet the circumvention of sanctions by denying them access to US markets and financial systems. Transactions by US persons, or within the United States involving persons sanctioned under this latest authority, are prohibited.
The public identification of those who assist circumvention of US sanctions by listing them under this latest order should prevent innocent parties unwittingly engaging in transactions with foreign persons that risk sanctions violation.
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On 25 October 2018, the International Peace Institute (IPI), the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) and the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations hosted a First Committee side event entitled “Examining the Role of Conventional Arms Control in Preventing Conflicts and Building Peace”.
Mr. Jake Sherman, Director of the Brian Urquhart Center for Peace Operations at IPI and the event’s moderator, said the aim of the panel discussion was to better understand the role and impacts of conventional arms in communities as well as to better identify, utilize and integrate conventional arms control measures into conflict prevention. He then invited the panel’s five other speakers to reflect on these issues.
H.E. Mr. Yasuhisa Kawamura, Deputy Representative of Japan to the United Nations, voiced concern that small arms and light weapons are responsible for at least 500,000 deaths each year, more than double the number of victims from the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings combined. He said the misuse and illicit transfer of such weapons lead to countless human rights violations, including sexual violence and the forced recruitment of children by armed groups. Small arms and light weapons also prolong and intensify conflicts and hinder humanitarian aid, reconstruction and development in post-conflict areas, he added. Therefore, it is imperative for the international community to enact adequate regulations and controls to reduce further armed violence involving the misuse of these types of weapons, Ambassador Kawamura said. He concluded by noting that Japan welcomes and supports the Secretary-General’s Disarmament Agenda, “Securing Our Common Future”.
H.E. Mr. Aidan Liddle, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, added that conventional arms control instruments are clearly relevant in the security sector and to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In this context, he stressed that United Nations disarmament efforts require better integration with other peace and security activities, particularly in the area of mediation. He emphasized a need for closer connections between intergovernmental disarmament processes in Geneva and New York as well as for more effective Security Council actions on arms control and prevention.
Dr. Renata Dawn, Director of UNIDIR, reflected on her years working at the United Nations, previously on prevention and peacekeeping and now on of arms control. She said that people involved in different parts of the peace and security field are not communicating enough about the issues and challenges they face in their respective “worlds”, including with regard to arms control.
Mr. Thomas Kontogeogos, Chief of Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration for the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations, said his office assigns high priority to addressing the ongoing proliferation and illicit trade of small arms and light weapons. He noted a 2018 Small Arms Survey finding that 85 per cent of the world’s 1 billion firearms are in the hands of civilians while only 2 per cent are owned by law enforcement agencies, and he added that more non-State armed groups have emerged in the last 7 years than in the prior 70 years. He said there is a need to holistically address trends of arms proliferation, fragmentation and diversification, as well as the growing challenge posed by non-State armed actors in peacekeeping operations.
Ms. Allison Pytlak, Programme Manager at the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, stressed the importance of involving civil society in activities that deal with prevention and arms control. People in civil society are “natural stakeholders in maintaining peace and preventing conflict”, she said, adding there is a need to further examine how to integrate small arms control and peacebuilding into conflict prevention initiatives. Ms. Pytlak stressed that many peace organizations recognize arms control as an important factor in economic development, and she identified several initiatives by NGOs to deal with arm controls at the local level:
- In South Africa, the organization Gun Free South Africa carries out youth initiatives and political campaigns with the aim of making communities safer through the establishment of gun-free zones; and
- In Burundi, women’s organizations are joining a radio campaign in support of arms control efforts.
Ms. Alexandra Fong, Senior Political Affairs Officer at the United Nations Department of Political Affairs, called for more attention to the role of arms control in preventing conflict.
“We have traditionally thought of conventional arms control measures as integral to crisis management and to conflict resolution, and we tend to link the presence of arms as symptoms of conflicts, not as enablers,” Ms. Fong said. As she concluded, the speaker said conflict is the major obstacle to achieving the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals.
Mr. Himayu Shiotani, Programme Lead of UNIDIR’s Conventional Arms Programme, shared the following messages and reflections:
– Progress, development and human rights are linked to the regulation of arms and ammunition;
– Professionals in the peace and security field must act to keep up with developments in the evolution of conflict, including illicit production of weapons on an industrial scale and the growing technological sophistication of many armaments; and
– It is necessary to devise alternative courses of action in dynamic conflict environments where disarmament and arms control efforts are not possible.
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Look at how early the date of this magazine is gang…..February 18th, 1952. That’s less than 90 days from when fiberglass sports cars debuted at the November 1951 Petersen Motorama, and Glasspar was already making news in Time Magazine.
You know it took Bill Tritt and Glasspar several months to get into the swing of things and it wasn’t until the Fall of ’52 that Glasspar started to offer more bodies and Shorty Post frames to boot. Back when this article was published, there were probably less than five G2’s on the road – and maybe only two – The Brooks Boxer and the Alembic 1.
Research continues gang and in the meantime, let’s see what Time Magazine shared with their readers back on that cold February Wintry day in 1952…
Synthetic Body: Glasspar’s Plastic Car
No Rust, No Squeak, No Dent
Time Magazine, February 18th, 1952
Last week, an auto with a plastic body was rolled out in Costa Mesa, California by the Glasspar Company, which has been making laminated glass boats. Mounted on a Willys chassis, the 185 lbs body required no heat or pressure to mold, was made by laying successive layers of polyester resin, Owens-Corning Fiberglas matting and Fiberglas cloth on a form.
Glasspar, which plans to retail the bodies for about $625, sold the first one to U.S. Rubber, which manufactures the resin and hopes to get automakers interested in plastic bodies. They are stronger than metal ones, said U.S. Rubber, and will not rust, squeak, or dent.
If fractured in an accident, they can be easily and cheaply repaired. An 8-inch rip in a fender has been repaired in half an hour with 50 cents worth of materials.
Hope you enjoyed the story, and until next time…
Glass on gang…
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“We’ve been successfully executing quick reaction flights in North Dakota with UAS for years,” said company CEO Matt Dunlevy. The company has been developing emergency response capabilities along with partners (see box) who have been researching the use of UAS flying beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) to mitigate the flood risk in Grand Forks when the Red River rises during the snow melt. But the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the requirement for more than just single operation capabilities and SkySkopes is developing a wide range of different, simultaneous operations from a single base.
SkySkopes’ pilots have been testing spraying disinfecting fluids using onto playgrounds to prevent children gathering there from contracting COVID-19 deposits lingering on surfaces. The company has also been flying UAS to test delivery of medical supplies and demonstrating it can deliver basic necessities to people sheltering from the virus and taking social distancing precautions. SkySkopes has also been using advanced UAS Optical Gas Imaging (OGI) and thermal sensors to detect the heightened temperatures of people participating in the research.
According to the company, the operations represent a convergence of technologies, coincidentally timed with new Federal Aviation Administration guidelines that enable development of new ways to fight pandemics.
“We’re flying beyond visual range right now,” Matt Dunlevy told Unmanned Airspace. “Through our work with the Northern Plains UAS test site we’ve been able to get BVLOS missions commercially executed under our belt, which is no easy task. We don’t fly BVLOS for the fight against the virus yet but we have flown BVLOS right now for the fight against the flood.”
“Flying BVLOS in an emergency response fashion like this shows the way the UAS industry is maturing; we now have these advanced permissions and the experience to be able to handle and scale multiple different emergencies simultaneously.”
SkySkopes BVLOS missions have typically been DJI aircraft flying in automated modes, using Skyward for its flight planning software
“We’ll not necessarily use the thumb sticks when it goes BVLOS although of course we could take command back if necessary,” said Matt Dunlevy. “But right now it’s not a question of autonomy – it’s a question of automating what we need to do. The drone flies where we tell it to fly, either in real time or pre-programmed, in waypoint mode or course-lock mode, and at an appropriate altitude.”
The next stage will be to translate the mission capabilities developed for fighting the floods into flighting COVID-19.
“We’re now doing what we can to scale the operations,” said Matt Dunlevy. “Much of the current work is validating the research we have undertaken into counter-coronavirus multi-missions. We are now moving from research to the full-scale commercialisation phase of the COVID-19 mission. So now we’re looking at scale, geography, airframes; we’re looking at how we refine this mission set as a product for society’s immediate benefit. We’re also still working with the researchers but the coalition is initially comfortable with the results and literature.”
“We were the first to fly BVLOS simultaneously over people in the US, thanks to a partnership with Airbus, Sensefly, the test site, and the integration pilot program in North Dakota. But on the COVID-19 missions there’s no need to fly over people. We’re trying to be good social stewards of the technology.
“In Grand Forks the community response is overwhelmingly positive, this is nothing new to them. It doesn’t take long for North Dakotans to subscribe to the fact that UAS are here, that they’re going to fly for good purposes, and especially for the purpose of fighting the flood or fighting the virus.”
“This operation is an opportunity to demonstrate novel uses for UAS technology to address public health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Dr. Amy Whitney, Director of the UND Center for Innovation. “This mission is a case study in how the Center for Innovation helps advance innovation and provide commercialization support through the development of university/industry partnerships.”
|SkySkopes partnerships build on legacy of researchThe COVID-19 response planning incorporated Electronic Observers and the L3Harris HUBNet deployed to Hillsboro, ND, a predecessor to the technology soon to be deployed throughout the state of North Dakota on a statewide UAS infrastructure. UAS missions have been successfully executed during April and the research consortium includes the numerous entities at the University of North Dakota such as the UND Center for Innovation and the UND Research Institute for Autonomous Systems (RIAS). L3Harris is also a partner in developing the missions. As a partnership across multiple universities in North Dakota such as NDSU, the operation is also a collaboration with Grand Forks County and Emergency Managers in an example of a Public-Public-Private Partnership.
North Dakota is a major hub for UAS research https://www.unmannedairspace.info/uncategorized/university-north-dakota-establishes-multi-user-bvlos-test-range/, which has allowed SkySkopes to exploit the advanced permissions received as a result of work already undertaken by the Department of Transportation, including the Integration Pilot Program.
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At Frazier’s NeuroRehab Program, our skilled staff is trained to identify and treat impairments that may persist following a mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI). Although these symptoms may appear to be “mild” to the outside observer, their impact on the daily functioning of the injured person can be much greater. The therapists at the NeuroRehab Program understand this and can help you identify functional problem areas and implement treatment to assist in maximum recovery and independence at home, in the community, and in work or school environments.
The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) and the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine define MTBI as a physiological disruption of brain function caused by trauma, resulting in some or all of the following:
Concussion is the most common type of brain injury and is often classified as a MTBI. Concussions/MTBI may occur as the result of an impact, injury or fall of any kind that involves a blow to the head (i.e. a fall, fight, work-related injury, sports-related injury, etc.) and can also occur as the result of whiplash in an auto accident. Some concussions resolve within days or weeks and do not have lasting symptoms that require treatment, but others can have lasting effects that warrant medical attention.
BIAA reports that symptoms of a concussion may include:
These symptoms are common to a variety of illnesses and experiences, making it difficult to confirm a diagnosis. It is important to note that CT scans and MRIs of persons with MTBI are often reported to be normal. The types of changes that occur in the brain during this type of injury are often unable to be detected by these tools, so even people who seek medical attention in an emergency room following a concussion may not be diagnosed right away. Often MTBI is characterized by a feeling that something is just not right, even though others say you seem fine and should be over it by now. If these symptoms persist over time, it is likely that an evaluation at the NeuroRehab Program will be beneficial to you and your recovery.
No tools or technology can fully predict the impact of a brain injury. Only in working with a team of qualified professionals can you identify deficits and begin working to restore function.
1 Frey W & Savage RC. Journey Toward Understanding: Concussion and Mild Brain Injury. The Road to Rehabilitation Series. Brain Injury Association of America, 2001; 8.
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June 11 (UPI) -- Almost 600 plant species have gone extinct in the last 250 years, which is twice the number of birds, mammals and amphibians to have disappeared from the Earth in the same period combined, according to a new study.
Published Monday in the journal Nature, Ecology & Evolution, the study states that 571 plants have been wiped from the face of the Earth and plants species are going extinct 500 times faster than the normal rate of loss without human intervention.
The number was calculated by one of the study's co-authors, Rafael Govaerts, after reviewing all publications on plant extinctions over 30 years. The study shows that the number of extinct plant species is four times higher than previous compilations and twice the combined 271 birds, mammals and amphibians record extinct in the last two-and-a-half centuries.
"Most people can name a mammal or bird that has become extinct in recent centuries, but few can name an extinct plant," said co-author Aelys Humprheys. "This study is the first time we have an overview of what plants have already become extinct, where they have disappeared from and how quickly this is happening."
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Stockholm University researchers said plants on islands, in the tropics and Mediterranean climates had the highest rates of extinction while plant species in woody and small geographical areas had the highest rates of reported extinction, suggesting that the increase is due to the destruction of native vegetation resulting in habitat loss.
The study is important because it may aid in conservation efforts by predicting where future extinctions are likely to occur, it said.
"To stop plant extinction, we need to record all the plants across the world -- the naming of new species is a critical piece of the puzzle in the wider push to prioritize conservation of our precious natural world for generations to come," co-author Maria S. Vorontsova said. "To do this, we need to support herbaria and the production of plant identification guides, we need to teach our children to see and recognize their local plants and, most importantly, we need botanists for years to come."
However, the researchers also discovered 430 plant species previously believed to have gone extinct, though 90 percent of them are considered "high extinction risk."
"Plants underpin all life on Earth, they provide the oxygen we breathe and the food we eat, as well as making up the backbone of the world's ecosystems -- so plant extinction is bad news for all species," co-author Eimear Nic Lughadha said. "This new understanding of plant extinction will help us predict (and try to predict) future extinctions of plants, as well as other organisms." |
SCHIP lets states subsidize employer premiums for low-income children and, in some cases, their parents. Many states viewed the federal requirements for premium assistance programs to be administratively complex. Consequently, few states have implemented premium assistance programs under SCHIP. This study of Massachusetts, Mississippi, and Wisconsin examines the development and implementation of premium assistance programs under SCHIP. Findings suggest several limitations and challenges: States are faced with the new challenge of augmenting broader outreach campaigns with specific efforts to target employers and working families; the enrollment process is complex and time-consuming, particularly investigating employer benefit packages and comparing it to the SCHIP benchmark; and enrollment in these programs is relatively small, in part due to federal SCHIP eligibility criteria.
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It’s Time to Reinforce the Housing Safety Net by Adopting Universal Vouchers for Low-Income Renters
As the economy comes to an abrupt halt, a lack of action to protect renters means many will likely miss their rent payments next month. With fewer people able to save for emergencies and many already struggling to make their monthly payments, renters are more vulnerable to housing insecurity than homeowners. Low-income renters—many of whom work in service industries (PDF) hit hard by the pandemic shutdown—are at high risk for eviction and homelessness during shelter-in-place measures enacted to contain the pandemic.
Although an important step, pausing evictions is not enough. Eventually, the rent will be due and someone needs to pay it. Low-income renters, especially those who lose employment during the crisis, will have a hard time paying back rent, and they could face housing situations that spiral out of control. The recent federal stimulus package didn’t do enough to address increases in housing insecurity for the nearly 11 million low-income renter households paying more than half their income toward rent before the pandemic. But there’s still time to help these renters at risk of financial instability.
We already have a system for helping low-income renters, the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program. But because of underfunding, only one in five households who qualifies for housing assistance receives it. If housing assistance were available to everyone who qualified for it before the pandemic, managing a sudden income loss would be easier to navigate. Households would simply provide documentation to public housing authorities, and they would adjust the rent. The government would make up the difference, protecting the renter and landlord from loss of income. The program would have provided social insurance against exactly the type of problem the country is facing right now.
Providing rental assistance to those who already qualify, many of whom are among the millions already on waiting lists for assistance, could help stabilize families and communities and prevent costly episodes of homelessness. It would also guarantee landlords receive rent on time and can, in turn, pay their mortgage, calming the housing market. Ensuring that people who needed assistance before the pandemic—and need it now more than ever—can receive it would stabilize a huge share of the rental market, and it could inform efforts to expand rental assistance to people who find themselves newly at risk amid the effects of COVID-19.
What would it cost to help low-income renters who already qualified for assistance stay housed during the pandemic?
We estimated the cost of providing rental assistance, modeled on the Housing Choice Voucher Program, to those four of five households currently eligible for but not receiving assistance because of inadequate funding allocations before the pandemic. Households with an income of up to 50 percent of the area median who pay more than 30 percent of their income on rent are eligible for the program. View our methodology here (PDF).
We found that expanding assistance to everyone who qualifies would cover an additional 19.7 million people in 8.2 million households beyond those currently receiving assistance. The average cost of a household subsidy for the new recipients would be $628 per month, or $7,530 for a year. The US total for extending coverage to these additional households would be about $62 billion per year.
That figure would likely be closer to $100 billion to account for the increasing number of renters who would need assistance because of income loss, to adjust the tenant rent share for those who have income loss during the pandemic, and to reflect updated rental costs (we are working on updating our model with more recent rent data). This is a large sum, but it pales in comparison with the cost of the $2 trillion stimulus, and it is critical to preventing large-scale housing instability, eviction, homelessness, mortgage defaults for landlords, and the collapse of the housing market.
Housing affordability is a challenge across the country, but rents are particularly high in places where the pandemic is concentrated. New York City, Seattle, and San Francisco have some of the highest rents in the country. Expansion of unemployment benefits and $1,200 stimulus checks will not go very far in high-cost rental markets. The map below shows the differences in the cost of providing rental assistance to renters who qualified before the pandemic across states.
How would assistance get to households?
Housing assistance is needed, and fast. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and public housing authorities could provide housing assistance through housing vouchers, or the Department of Treasury could provide more stimulus checks.
Cash assistance has the advantage of potentially moving through the system faster, but it does not address differences in rents across housing markets. In addition, there may be some road blocks in getting assistance to households who didn’t file taxes in 2018.
Vouchers have the advantage of reflecting local rent value. They can also adjust as people go back to work and their income increases or to reflect their unemployment benefits, which could be accounted for to avoid paying double assistance.
And, importantly, with a voucher, payments go directly to landlords, which ensures rents get paid, and landlords in turn can pay their mortgages. Bureaucratic hurdles that have prevented landlords from participating in the voucher program, such as unit inspections, could be waived. Considering the alternative costs or potential vacancies, many more landlords would find participating in a program with a government guarantee much more attractive. This program already exists and could be scaled to meet need. In the past, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and HUD provided emergency rental vouchers (PDF) during Hurricanes Rita and Katrina.
With more than a half a million people already homeless, nearly 11 million renters struggling to pay rent, and housing assistance programs that only reach one of five qualifying households, the housing safety net was woefully unprepared to survive the weight of the pandemic. The effects of long-term neglect are increasingly apparent as COVID-19 outbreaks threaten people living in congregate shelters who have no alternatives, and families are sheltering in crowded motel rooms with their children.
We could soon see a wave of stories about people who were housed at the beginning of the pandemic but who lost their housing after the eviction moratorium was lifted. Now is the time to rebuild the housing safety net with a universal housing assistance program and help millions of low-income renters stay housed.
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Our Aging Public Housing Puts Older Americans At Risk
Over the past several years, devastating fires in public housing developments across the country have made headlines for displacing and injuring residents and destroying units.
Just last month, a fire in the Fort Lincoln Senior Citizen’s Village Apartments, owned by the District of Columbia Housing Authority, threatened the lives and homes of residents with limited mobility, sending five people to the hospital and 29 households to nearby hotels.
As evidenced by this and other reports, much of the nation’s public housing stock is in poor condition, creating health hazards that put older adults at serious risk. Broken boilers, mold and mildew, rodent infestations, and fires—to name a few—have damaging effects on residents of all ages, including vulnerable seniors.
To address their housing problems, public housing authorities are using a variety of financial tools to refurbish, replace, and rebuild crumbling properties. But in many cases, the available funds are inadequate. And although redevelopment promises improved living conditions, our research on previous public housing transformation efforts documents serious risks for older and frail residents.
Of particular concern, a recent US Department of Housing and Urban Development study looking at housing authorities that have financed redevelopment efforts through the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) found that residents in these communities were disproportionately likely to rate their health as poor. This finding suggests that housing authorities will need to provide extra support to frail and elderly residents living in properties targeted for redevelopment.
We are not prepared to meet the increasing low-income senior population
Today, more than half (53 percent) the 1.13 million households living in public housing are headed by a person who is 62 or older and/or disabled. Forty-seven percent are adults able to work.
The number of older Americans living in public housing is likely to increase (PDF) as the population of Americans older than 65 increases. In 15 years, one in three households (PDF) will be headed by a 65-year-old.
Older adults of all socioeconomic backgrounds face considerable housing-related challenges as they age. Irrespective of income, activities of daily living become more difficult, and seniors may need assistance dressing, bathing, and preparing meals for themselves.
These issues are paramount for seniors living in public housing, who overwhelmingly occupy units that have not been designed for aging in place. Less than 20 percent of all subsidized renters currently live in accessible units, and only 35 percent live in potentially modifiable units.
In some cases, seniors living in public housing may be overhoused in units that once accommodated their larger families; in others, they may struggle to secure additional assistance and affordable services.
Our earlier research on public housing transformation highlighted another risk—many older adults in these communities are raising grandchildren for a variety of reasons. That missing middle generation means there may not be an adult family member able to care for them when they grow frailer.
Existing policies are not meeting seniors’ needs
Existing policies are not adequate to meet the needs of current and future generations of seniors living in public housing.
Relocation challenges aside, there are a limited number of subsidized housing programs that serve seniors specifically and even fewer that provide services and supports for seniors aging in public housing:
- Many low-income seniors qualify for some Medicaid long-term care benefits, but the program does not include long-term care insurance, and thus, many public housing residents age in the units they have lived in for years.
- The Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly program also provides housing and services for low-income seniors, but Congress has not provided new program funds since 2012.
- Within public housing, the Elderly/Disabled Service Coordinator program, now funded through the Public Housing Operating Fund, is the sole resource available to senior residents. The program funds a service coordinator at participating housing authorities, yet it isn’t able to support the increasing number of seniors aging in place. This funding is lost altogether after units convert through RAD, further limiting its scope and impact.
Seniors living in public housing will increasingly feel the negative effects of the depreciating public housing stock, and, in some case, face relocation.
Yet there are some promising practices, such as fully constructing new buildings before relocating seniors and providing comprehensive support services before, during, and after relocation. However, we need to continue building the evidence base of best practices to reduce the likelihood of bad outcomes, directly involving senior residents in these conversations.
Emergency workers take a resident to receive medical attention after a fire was extinguished at the Fort Lincoln Senior Citizen’s Village Apartments in Washington, DC. Photo by Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images. |
Graduate Certificate of Counselling (Alcohol and Drug Studies)
Acquire practical skills in substance misuse counselling
Are you a health professional looking to acquire practical skills that will help you counsel people struggling with substance misuse? Specialise your counselling skills in alcohol and drug misuse with USQ’s Graduate Certificate of Counselling (Alcohol and Drug Studies). Your studies will enhance your understanding and skills in assessment for substance misuse, motivational interviewing, relapse prevention and psychoactive drugs.
Our online counselling degree is designed to enhance your career within the health, psychology or human services profession. Offered part-time, this degree can alternatively be a professional development opportunity for psychologists, counsellors, and social workers.
After completing the Graduate Certificate of Counselling, you have the option to take the credit from your studies and go on to complete USQ’s Graduate Diploma of Counselling or the Master of Counselling.
How much will it cost?
Approximate annual costs1 for your first year of study (4 units) in this program are:
|Domestic full fee paying||AUD 11160|
Loan to help you pay your fees
You may not have to pay your course (subject) fees upfront. FEE-HELP allows you to defer your fees until your income reaches a certain level.
You may also be eligible to receive financial support from Centrelink.
Scholarships and financial assistance
You may be able to apply for scholarships to help with your study costs.
- A bachelor's degree from a recognised university.
English Language Requirements
You are required to satisfy the applicable English language requirements. This program requires a minimum of IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.
If you do not meet the English language requirements you may apply to study a University-approved English language program.
How to apply
To apply for this degree:
Applying directly to USQ:
- Semester 1, 2020 - applications close Friday 6 March, with semester 1 commencing on Monday 24 February 2020.
- Semester 2, 2020 - applications close Friday 24 July, with semester 2 commencing on Monday 13 July 2020. |
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The world's oil and gas industry is caught in a slump, with oil prices going up and down and profits in decline. But the industry faces another major problem that's gotten less attention: cyber threats that could threaten the industry's stability and even worker safety.
Oil and gas is one of the industries "most plagued" by cyberattacks, according to Alexander Polyakov, founder of ERPscan, a security firm specializing in enterprise software security. "It's a juicy target for cyberattacks as oil and gas companies are responsible for a great part of some countries' economy," he told Motherboard.
Polyakov and his colleague Mathieu Geli presented a talk at Black Hat Europe last week that examines vulnerabilities in enterprise business systems in oil and gas, namely SAP and Oracle, and how they can provide a route inside a company to alter its processes. ERPscan's talk also looked at potentially infiltrating operational technology (OT) networks, which are the control systems that run physical processes like pumps, if they are connected with enterprise systems.
The actors behind potential threats like this are varied, said Polyakov, whether it's competitors within the industry, nation states, or even environmental activists.
"What we're seeing is a real revolution taking place inside all manufacturing types, especially oil and gas."
Most infamously, Saudi Arabian oil giant Saudi Aramco was attacked in 2012. An intrusion, for which a group called Cutting Sword of Justice took credit, infected 35,000 computers with malware called Shamoon that either partially or fully wiped files. The group cited Saudi Aramco's links to the Al Saud royal family as a motive and intended to halt the company's oil production. As a result of the attack, every computer at Saudi Aramco was unplugged and operations were stalled, said Chris Kubecka, one of the security professionals brought in to clean up the mess caused by a spear-phishing email.
Automated drilling and pumping remained in action, said Kubecka, and according to reports over the following weeks, no oil was lost, but supply and shipping management and customer communications (including with governments) ground to a halt.
The growing deployment of IoT tech to the oil production process has made systems more efficient, but also more vulnerable.
Last year, dozens of oil companies in Norway were targeted by cyberattacks, including multinational Statoil. It remains unclear what exactly the attackers' motives were, and what companies have done since to safeguard their systems. The attackers have never been identified, but they did their research and knew who to target inside the companies with malicious emails. A spokesperson for Statoil told Motherboard that it does not comment on single incidents but is "well aware" of cyber threats in the industry.
The oil and gas industry is becoming more aware of vulnerabilities, added Jasper Graham from Darktrace in a phone interview. He referred to companies across manufacturing beginning to realise that their industrial control systems need to be managed with the same security principles as the intellectual property and data side of their business.
There appears to be a mixed view on how oil and gas companies are dealing with these cyber threats. In some cases, companies are bolstering their industrial control systems but the IT side of things remains in danger, as was the case in the Aramco hack. On the other hand, growing automation and the Internet of Things can make production more efficient but they can open up new attack vectors. Traditionally, industrial control systems were air-gapped—not connected directly to the internet—but growing integration of control systems with the IT side of things can create a new route inside a company.
"What we're seeing is a real revolution taking place inside all manufacturing types, especially oil and gas, where they say, look, you have to protect this type of network, the industrial control system side, the same way they would control the IP side. You have to really lock it down," said Graham.
"Oil and gas cybersecurity is a small universe which is almost undeveloped, but extremely critical," added Polyakov, who believes there is still a lack of awareness. The industry has a lot of different moving parts and processes, including pump control, blow-out prevention, and managing gas storage. Unexpected changes to these processes or the operations technology systems that run them can have a major impact like production stoppages or even damage to the infrastructure.
"Maybe the hackers' intentions may not be to destroy something, but by not understanding the full picture of the system or what component of it they are messing with, they can have a real catastrophic effect," said Graham. This could be anything from bringing productivity to a standstill to disabling alarm systems or communications between workers on the field, which could put their safety at risk.
Finding internet facing control systems is too easy, added Wade Williamson, director of product marketing at Vectra Networks, referencing the IoT search engine Shodan. "The problem is, that makes it easy for an attacker to scour the world looking for any of these control systems that are facing the internet," he said. A lot of these systems are older, weren't built originally with the internet in mind, and can lack necessary patches.
In one instance earlier this year, hackers allegedly from Anonymous targeted gas stations via internet-connected gas gauges found on Shodan. In another case, the industrial control system at a power plant in Germany was taken over, causing damage to a furnace. A similar fate could befall control systems in the wider energy sector, claimed Williamson.
"You really shouldn't have these types of control systems directly connected to the internet. We need to make it much more difficult for attackers to find these systems," he said. After that, there needs to be rigorous monitoring of the internal network for signs that someone might be inside.
Both Williamson and Graham stress the need for some kind of common framework of cybersecurity guidelines. This would include regular cyber inspections and pen-tests among the various other traditional inspections carried out.
Much work will be needed, added Polyakov, but his Black Hat talk is hoped to encourage further discussion. "Our goal was not to provide a comprehensive encyclopedia on oil and gas cybersecurity but to prepare the ground for further research which hopefully will be continued by the community." |
Iron is one of the main materials that is used on construction projects and in the manufacture of different things. The main reason why iron is used is because of its durable nature but in addition to that, it is able to give you very many different types of shapes. If you’re thinking about iron designs, is important to work with the right company that is able to provide you with different types of products. Today, there are companies that focus on making different types of iron designs and when you work with them, you’ll be able to get a lot. In Iowa, this kind of company is available and when you go to this company, you’ll be able to save quite a lot of money especially because they simplify the whole process of creating designs. The company is also going to ensure that you have been able to get the best types of results with every project that you’re interested in doing. From the creation of metal art to aircraft work, the company is going to ensure that they have provided you with every kind of solution that you have been interested in. The whole process of getting the services of the company is going to be complicated in any way. This iron design company is going to ensure that you have been able to get the highest quality of services possible in the time. In addition to that, this is the kind of company that will also commit to providing you with services according to what you have been interested in.
One of the reasons why you have to work with the company is because these are specialists and therefore, they are able to give you products that will be very unique. In fact, the company will be very critical about providing you with every kind of prototype first so that you can see what they can create. After that, they are going to create the designs and since they have the experience and the knowledge on how to create these, you can be assured of quality results. Another reason why you have to work with the companies because they deliver in the shortest time possible. Metal art, for example, is going to be one of the best examples of items that you can buy from the company. It is going to be very unique and you can have it on very many different places within your property. The kind of company that you’re going to work with is going to be very committed to ensuring that you are able to get metal art pieces that are going to the designs that are inspiring to you. You also have to work with these companies because they will be committed to ensuring that you have the best results according to the designs that you have been creating for your products. The prices are also very affordable and therefore you do not have to worry much about what they’re going to charge you. |
December 1 is a special for Windermere. It marks the school's 50th Anniversary and school party planners say it shall be glorious. For the past few months Windermere staff have diligently prepared for the school's special day. Come Thursday evening, teachers, students, community members and alumni will be transported back to Windermere circa 1961.
The school's "Decade Rooms" will feature pictures, posters of the decades, names of students and other memorandum of past grads. Later in the evening guests will be treated to a LipDub Music video about the school, a photo booth, a PowerPoint detailing the history of the school and even a 50 Year Anniversary birthday cake. Will there be 50 candles to blow out? You'll have to pop by the school to find out.
Windermere Principal Maria Teresa Taddei says that while a lot has changed over the decades, certain elements have stayed the same.
"Windermere has always been a community school. We have a range of terrific community programs including our community garden, Athena Arts Program, leadership program and global citizenship/sustainability programs," she says. "Each one is unique and all of them are deeply rooted in the local community."
The overriding principles of civic, community engagement and integration of the arts are also rooted in how lessons are taught at the school.
Taddei says that as she walks through the halls of her school she is bombarded by a wealth of symbols, photographs, composites, trophies and other memorabilia which all stand proudly. She says it is easy to reflect and appreciate the long and rich 50 year history steeped in a tradition of excellence of the past Windermere graduates. Exploring the path Windermere Community School has taken through its 50 years will help us as we see a way forward into a unique and vibrant future.
A future that is marked by partnerships and interdependent relationships within the community and between departments breaking down barriers of the old factory model of learning, and providing student centred learning that's focused on the needs, strengths and aspirations of each individual young person.
The event will start at 6 PM on Thursday December 1st. For more information, consider checking Windermere's website. All community members and alumni are invited to join the celebration. |
This course provides a concise overview of how the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) thinks. The session reviews how the agency uses behavioral insights -- the study of how people reflect and behave -- to drive compliance, positively impact taxpayer engagement, and reduce taxpayer burden. While the IRS is governed by federal tax law, it's also shaped by social norms. As part of their mission to collect taxes and administer the Internal Revenue Code, the agency utilizes human psychology to achieve their goals. These activities include public identity (using the IRS logo, seal, and symbol), voluntary compliance (using public shaming and the "Wesley Snipes" effect), trust building (using a Taxpayer Bill of Rights), and error reductions (using alerts and reminders to nudge behaviors). The session reveals how to "get into the head" of the agency and better understand the key psychological factors (individual, environmental, social) that drive leading IRS operations and decisions. The course also spotlights the leading issues and pain-points that are currently "top of mind" for the agency and how practitioners can be more mindful in their interactions with the IRS to improve outcomes.
This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Individual webcastCPE Credit:
Ethics - behavioralProgram Level:
This course is being offered by a 3rd party vendor and will not be accessible on your My CPE page. Webinar access information will be emailed directly to you by CPA Crossings. |
Spring break camp keeps kids active, healthy
Instead of sitting around the house for spring break, many area kids are spending their week off at a fitness camp designed to keep them active while still having fun.
Basketball is one of dozens of sports campers are getting to try during the Spring Break Camp at Brick Bodies in Timonium. The week-long camp keeps kids moving all day long, constantly switching up activities from day to day.
"There's volleyball, badminton, table tennis, a great game called pickle ball, which is like paddle tennis, and right now they're playing a tag game," said Brick Bodies Athletic Director Rod Norris.
Norris spent 31 years as a Baltimore County physical education instructor. He works with the kids on movement, spacing and teamwork, and they all seem to really enjoy it.
"It's really fun because it's really active, and I like being able to play a lot," said camper Michael Heil.
"What we try to do is get kids engaged in really fun, entertaining and engaging activities where they don't even realize that they are exercising," said Brick Bodies owner, Lynne Brick.
"Before you know it, practice is over -- in this case, camp -- and they've had a great workout," Norris said.
While that camp's age group is kindergarten through sixth grade, Brick Bodies has a variety of programs to help keep children fit and healthy, and staying active is what the kids like about spending their spring break on the run.
"I like that we get to play sports and get out of the house on spring break," said camper Sarah Brandt.
If you didn't get to enroll in that camp, more are planned all summer long at Brick Bodies. |
CINCINNATI - A Tri-State man is participating in a 24-hour marathon to raise money to save lives, but he’s not running or dancing or shooting free throws.
Joe Gryniewski is sitting in front of a screen, controller in hand, immersed in the world of online gaming. Gryniewski is playing Fortnite and Madden NFL and some retro games and hoping to raise donations for suicide prevention.
WATCH Gryniewski in action in the video player above.
Fortnite is like the movie series, "The Hunger Games," said Gryniewski, "but only with 100 people."
The goal is simple: Stay alive.
"There's a lot of strategy to it. It's very interesting," he said.
Staying alive is also a goal Gryniewski wants to promote in real life. His cousin Robbie took his own life recently, Gryniewski said.
“My family talked with him a few weeks prior and he was talking about going to college, enlisting in the Army. He had all these goals and dreams he wanted to reach and attain," Gryniewski said.
"I've tried to stay away from the 'why did this happen, how did this happen,' and focus more on what can be done."
The gaming marathon started a little after 8 p.m. Sunday. Gryniewski said he planned to play well into the night and then a friend would take a shift for him while he slept.
Gryniewski wants to remind you that if you’re having depression or sadness or feeling lonely, call the National Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273-8255 or go to https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ |
Coaching Manuals and Session Plans
Expectations and hints for coaches of all age groups:
Guidelines and tips for coaches
Coaching Manuals and Resources recommended by WCSC:
Additional Weekly Practice Ideas:
Ontario Soccer provides a huge bank of drills:
Drills are broken into suggested age groups:
Active Start: ~ U4-U6
Learn to Train: ~U10+
Generally speaking if you have a specific area you want to work on, a quick youtube search will yield many useful results.
U8+ Retreat line explained
A nice video explaining the retreat line rule and reasons behind it.
Note: only fir first 2 minutes of the video are applicable.
U11+ Offiside explained
These two videos do a good job of explaining the offside rule.
U11+ Throw-in explained
How to teach a throw in:
Basic throw-in rules:
At the moment of delivering the ball, the thrower must:
- stand facing the field of play
- have part of each foot on the touchline or on the ground outside the touchline
- throw the ball with both hands from behind and over the head from the point where it left the field of play
All opponents must stand at least 2 m from the point at which the throw-in is taken.
Coaching Soccer, what you should know:
What should soccer players learn?
Coaching should build on what kids have learned.
in saying that, coaches will always get players of varying levels and
this is the art of coaching. The coach must be able to cater to players
that have some skills and players that are less experienced.
Here are some thoughts on what the coach should introduced to the players...
Restarts like corners, goal-kicks and indirect kicks begin to come into play at this age.
players should be introduced to the soccer restarts, but
the restarts should not be a point of emphasis, but soccer skills and
small sided soccer games should be pushed in the soccer practices...
- Basic soccer restarts kick off and drop ball.
- Additional soccer fouls of pushing,
holding and tripping.
- Basic sportsmanship.
- Team bonding and fun.
These fundamentals will set up a good foundation for the player.
What soccer skills should be introduced?
Start out by teaching...
- 1 on 1 moves like v-move, stepover or scissors.
- Basic traps by utilising the sole, instep, thigh and chest.
- Passing the soccer ball.
- Using the Instep for good shooting technique.
basic dribbling, passing and receiving, ball control and shooting
skills are very important. This takes time for the coach to develop and
requires some patience.
the player is comfortable with the soccer ball this will allow them to
lift their head to look around the field...presto, you have a player
that can make decisions - well it's not that easy but you get the drift.
does the triangle relate to small sided games and the relationship
between the player and everyone else on the field? The kids start to
figure out they can share the soccer ball.
Small 3v3 or 4v4 groups work well, because the triangles show up
all over the field, and the kids get lots of touches on the soccer ball.
Once the player receives the soccer ball they have to make a decision to pass or dribble the soccer ball.
At around U8
is where we introduce the players to making decisions on their own.
They should be allowed to learn from both their mistakes and
accomplishments during games with minimal coaching from the sideline.
This is often one of the most difficult things for a new coach to wrap
their head around but there is no arguing learning from experience is
substantially more effective then being told what to do while paying a
game. Just let them play and they will pick it up. Remember, they are
there to have fun and experience the joy of soccer, not to play a
certain position, win every ball or score all the goals. Trust that they
will get there on their own in very little time.
References and Articles for Coaches
Long Term Player Development Wellness to World Cup
Big Field - A blank snapshot of a field that you can print off and draw on (a substitute for a white board).
Five Favorite practices Les Reed - Five practices focusing on using four defenders (backs)
Five Favorite Practices of Chris Apple in the penalty area - These drills focus on getting players comfortable working in the penalty area (on defense and offense).
- A nifty tool to help you get your thoughts in order before the game
re: who starts, who is off, and any thoughts you have as the game
- Another nifty tool that allows you to track game stats like #
corners/shots/turnover/headers (or any other skill that you are trying
to get your players to use in a game situation). Very useful for half
time and post game reflection with players.
Sports Psychology/Emotional Intelligence:
Two documents that talk about some of the key mental and emotional skills that high performing athletes need to develop
Mental Skills Training for Soccer Traits of High Achievers
SIRC - Sport Information Resource Centre |
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The Typical Down Payment Required To Obtain A Conventional Mortgage Is It’s easier to get a mortgage in 2018, according to a new study – [As mortgage. conventional purchase loans with a down payment of less than 5 percent rose from less than 2 percent in 2014 to 9 percent in the first quarter of 2018. credit scores: The requirement.
Many hopeful homebuyers obtain mortgages. 620 to 679 are average. Mortgages for applicants with poor credit may be subprime and feature higher interest rates and down payments. Subprime mortgages.
With an FHA loan, if you made a minimum down payment, the only way to get rid of your monthly mortgage insurance is to refinance your loan. Credit score: The minimum score for a conventional mortgage is 620, although some lenders may require a minimum score of 640. Keep in mind that higher (better) credit scores will entitle you to a more favorable interest rate and a lower monthly mortgage insurance payment on the mortgage.
Minimum Down-Payment Requirements for a 30-Year Mortgage Loan. – Minimum Down-Payment Requirements for a 30-Year Mortgage Loan. By. If you’re looking for a "regular" conventional mortgage loan – one that is originated and insured within the private sector – you might be able to make a down payment as low as 3%.
Buying Home Without Down Payment Buying a house without down payment Find answers to this and many other questions on Trulia Voices, a community for you to find and share local information. Get answers, and share your insights and experience.
One-year Treasury-indexed ARMs averaged 3.74%, down from 3.75% last week; they averaged 4.76% a year ago. The ARM is the lowest it has been since Freddie Mac began tracking it in 1984. To obtain the.
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.78% for the week ending May 27, down from last. The ARM averaged 4.82% a year ago. To obtain the rates, the fixed-rate mortgages and the 5-year ARM.
Down Payment Home Loan Home Possible ® – a freddie mac mortgage option that is a great option for first-time homebuyers; it requires a down payment of only 3%. fha loan program – allows for down payments of just 3.5% and can be used for primary residences with 1-4 units; a big advantage is that fha mortgage rates tend to beat conventional rates.Minimum Down Payment For Fha Let’s look at a 10% down payment. A 10% down payment equals $12,500. The upfront MIP would then be $1,968 and your annual MIP would be $79.67 per month. You only save $142 on the upfront insurance and $5.75 per month. In comparison, you put down $8,125 more. Our lenders can answer your questions about FHA loans here.
Conventional Loan Down Payment Requirements It’s a common belief that 20% down is needed to meet conventional loan down payment requirements, and that’s no longer the case. In reality, the conventional mortgage down payment amount can be as low as 3% for qualified applicants.
Be sure to ask the lender about the types of loans available to you and if there are any qualifying guidelines; what is the minimum down payment; and what would. to Know About Buying a Home Step 1:. |
Term: Term The mortgage term is the amount of time a home buyer commits to the rules, conditions and interest rate agreed upon with the lender. The term can be anywhere from six months to 10 years, with a 5-year mortgage term being the most common duration.
Our Variable 5 Year open mortgage. variable rates change when the TD Mortgage Prime Rate changes. 8 If your interest rate increases so that the monthly payment.
5-Year Fixed-Rate Historic Tables HTML / Excel Weekly pmms survey opinions, estimates, forecasts and other views contained in this document are those of Freddie Mac’s Economic & Housing Research group, do not necessarily represent the views of Freddie Mac or its management, should not be construed as indicating Freddie Mac’s business prospects.
Mortgage Interest Rate forecast for September 2020. Maximum interest rate 4.02%, minimum 3.74%. The average for the month 3.85%. The 30 year mortgage rate forecast at the end of the month 3.90%.
Interest Rate Mortgage History Fixed Rate Vs Apr What is APR? | Experian – Annual percentage rate (APR), is the interest rate lenders charge when you borrow money. APR incorporates the interest the bank or finance company will charge, plus fees and other costs, into a single percentage rate that helps you determine how much the loan or credit card will actually cost you in a year.Notes: Weekly national average rates on conventional, conforming, 30- and 15-year fixed and 1-Year CMT-indexed adjustable rate mortgages, with loan-to-value (LTV) rates of 80 percent or less, 1992 – present, are available. The required fees and points are not included.. The search results are for illustrative purposes only.
Mortgages come in various repayment terms, including fixed-rate loans of 10, 15, 20, 30 or 40 years. Another option is an adjustable-rate mortgage, or ARM, which has an initial, fixed-rate.
10 Years Mortgage Rate Mortgage rates fall on worries about global economy – Those rates don’t include fees associated with obtaining mortgage loans. mortgage rates track the 10-year U.S. Treasury note TMUBMUSD10Y, -1.93% . Bonds have become more attractive over the past few.
up from $82.8 million in July 2018. “The cause for the elevated refinance volume is simple, interest rates have decreased,”.
Learn how to find the best mortgage rate and shop around for a great house you can afford. You can use online calculators to.
Mortgage Interest Rates Last 10 Years We expect that 10-year treasury notes could rise to the mid-to-upper 2% range from today’s 2.1%. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate would also rise to 4.2%, and the 15-year fixed mortgage rate to 3.7%.
In fact, some 10-year fixed rate mortgages have lower rates than in 8-year mortgages. But the 8-year fixed term isn’t entirely without merit. If you know that you want to renew or discharge your mortgage in 8 years, then a 8-year fixed term might be the best choice. It also offers a long period of interest rate protection and relatively low rates. So in a rising interest rate environment, you won’t have to worry.
Five-year adjustable rate mortgages, or ARMs, have historically carried lower baseline interest rates than the common 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. Since 2005, rates for the 5/1 hybrid have tracked the decline of the 30-year fixed-rate, with initial rates for the adjustable averaging 0.71 points lower than fixed-rate mortgages.
The end result is essentially a 5-year fixed rate mortgage. Other Ultra Short Loan Terms. Quicken loans offers 8-year fixed rate mortgages through its YOURgage SM program that allows borrowers to choose any loan term from eight to 30 years. The 8-year terms was the lowest fixed rate term that was found during an online search.
What Is A Jumbo Rate The main difference between a jumbo money market account and a regular money market account is the minimum opening balance. Most financial institutions require an initial deposit of at least $100,000 to open a jumbo money market account, whereas many other money market accounts may require $100 or less. |
Simon Mole workshop: Talking with Trees
Join children’s author Simon Mole for a fun, family workshop exploring the histories and stories of the trees on Hampstead Heath, as they burst into leaf. We will try to understand the vital role that trees play in the battle against the climate crisis, writing some poems as we go!
2 - 4pm
Free for parents/carers and children, booking essential
10 Keats Grove
London NW3 2RR
Fri 17 Apr 2020 |
What can Whistler residents do to reduce the impact of wildfires?
Schedule a FREE FireSmart home assessment
Contact FireSmart Supervisor:
Schedule the FireSmart Community Chipper Service
Chipper service will re-start in the Spring 2020 Follow these steps to take advantage of the chipper service:
- Step 1: Email email@example.com to get a FireSmart assessment.
- This ensures crucial FireSmart information is shared, including structural and landscape considerations, and allows the RMOW to better plan work days based on the estimated material volume to be chipped. Please note you can receive a chipper service without an assessment, but it is recommended.
- Step 2: Homeowners clean up their property and pile natural woody debris with no gravel or loose leaves.
- Step 3: Contact firstname.lastname@example.org to arrange for the FireSmart crew to chip and remove the piles of material at a later date.
Home owners do not need to be home to receive the chipping service and they can continue to receive the service as required.
Please note that the chipper does not process loose debris (raked ground cover, ie leaves and needles, “garden debris”). If it can be raked it should be taken to the Function Transfer station yard waste bin.
FireSmart home tips
The most important step you can take to reduce the combustibility of your home is to ensure your roof is made of non-combustible material. This includes metal, tile, and stone.
Remove tree debris, brush and yard waste from around your home or strata property. Aside from having a non-combusitble roof, this is the next most important step to protect your home and property. Yard waste burning is not allowed however, there is free yard waste drop-off from April to November at Whistler's Waste Depots.
Read the FireSmart Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction Report on why some houses survived the Fort McMurray fire – An overwhelming majority of homes that had a Low or Moderate FireSmart hazard rating survived, while those that were rated High or Extreme did not.
- Whistler FireSmart brochure – General FireSmart recommendations for Whistler
- FireSmart Homeowner's Manual – Detailed FireSmart recommendations for homes and yards; a self-assessment tool; evacuation tips
- FireSmart home development guide – FireSmart construction and renovation recommendations, including roof materials and design; siding, vents and openings; gutters and eaves; decks and porches; fencing and landscaping
- FireSmart combustible siding fact sheet – general recommendations about materials for building siding
- FireSmart landscaping guidelines – recommendations about highly flammable plants to avoid, xeriscaping, and fire-resistant plant
- FireSmart priority zones – an infographic outlining FireSmart priority zones; work with your neighbours to protect your property and neighbourhood
Tree Cutting Permits
In some cases, a Development Permit or Tree Cutting Permit is required before completing work that changes landscaping or removes vegetation or trees.
If your property is in a Development Permit Area, a Development Permit is required before beginning any development that includes alteration of land, including landscaping or removal of vegetation or trees.
A Tree Cutting Permit must be obtained prior to cutting, topping or limbing any tree that is:
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Have a group bonding experience over potter’s wheels. Celebrate a “big” anniversary by making fused glass. Plan an experience for your school class or youth organization to experience the art and science of craft.The Crafts Center welcomes groups who want a communal experience in ceramics, metals or glass, and other craft media. Group studio experiences are priced depending on the size of the group, the cost of materials, and the duration of the studio (1½ hours minimum, one day, multiple days, etc.). Past studio experiences for groups have included “Learning to Throw on the Potter’s Wheel,” “Fused Glass Ornaments,” “Fold-Forming Metal,” “Garden Ornaments in the Clay Studio,” “Bookmaking,” and more. Contact email@example.com for more information.Read more information about additional experiences for groups at our New Street Glass Studio. Private LessonsOccasionally, based on availability of instructors and of studio space, the Worcester Center for Crafts is able to schedule students for private lessons. The cost of a private lesson is calculated on the cost of running the equipment of a specific studio for a minimum of 2-3 hours, plus the cost of the instructor and any needed materials. Contact the department head in the area in which you would like private lesson(s) for more information. |
The spectacular discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 brought the 18th Dynasty teenage pharaoh 20th-century celebrity status, and inspired generations of future Egyptologists. His stepmother, Queen Nefertiti, is equally famous: her limestone bust, found at Amarna and now at the Neues Museum in Berlin, is as recognisable the world over as Tutankhamun’s golden burial mask. But her tomb is yet to be found. Now the world of Egyptology is on tenterhooks following claims that 21st-century technology has revealed signs of two hidden doorways in the walls of the boy king’s funeral chamber – and that one of them may lead to the undisturbed sarcophagus of Nefertiti herself.
Nineteenth-century European travellers who stumbled across the remains at Great Zimbabwe believed the impressive architecture and sophisticated art must be the work of foreigners colonising African territory. Twentieth-century excavation proved them wrong. New investigations at the long-neglected site of Mapela Hill are revealing the earliest traces of this sophisticated society, which went on to flourish in the 11th-19th centuries.
A long-forgotten city, a massive stone harbour, and a rare example of a Roman lighthouse: such discoveries are the stuff of archaeologists’ dreams. Add to that the first evidence for Hittite contact with Europe, and you understand why the team at Bathonea in Turkey enjoy their day job!
Describing a desert as ‘crowded’ sounds like an oxymoron, but in Qatar, that is exactly what you will find. A closer look at the seemingly barren landscape reveals a terrain crammed with evidence of past societies, both nomadic and sedentary, stretching back millennia.
High cholesterol leading to strokes is seen as a modern medical phenomenon. But scientists in Sweden have discovered remarkable evidence for this hidden killer lurking in two medieval monasteries. Was health in the Middle Ages as much a matter of lifestyle choice as it is for us today?
IN THIS ISSUE
EGYPT: Chamber of secrets What lies behind the walls of Tutankhamun’s tomb?
ZIMBABWE: Mapela Hill The early birth of southern Africa’s first great civilisation
TURKEY: Bathonea Discovering a lost city where Europe meets Asia
QATAR: The crowded desert Finding solid remains of ephemeral societies
SWEDEN: Hidden killer A modern disease in a medieval monastery
Home of Goliath
The great American debate
Chauvet cave regrets
Aztec skull rack
French Pompeii frescos
The tooth of heidelbergensis
The Qur’an’s oldest pages
A new insight on a great temple mausoleum
ISTANBUL The Sun and Moon Mosques in Istanbul
ITALY Richard Hodges travels to the Maremma in Tuscany
FRANCE A luxurious Roman villa in rural France
100 years of Egyptian archaeology at the Petrie Museum
Andrew Robinson deciphers the origins of Hinduism in his review of Asko Parpola’s new book The Roots of Hinduism: The Early Aryans and the Indus Civilization
Andrew Selkirk explores Babylon: Legend, History and the Ancient City by Michael Seymour
plus reviews of:
The Complete Roman Legions by Nigel Pollard and Joanne Berry
The Gates of Asia: The Eurasian Steppe and the Limits of Europe by Warwick Ball
Carthage: Fact and Myth by Roald Docter, Ridha Boussoffara, and Pieter ter Kerus (eds)
Bosnia and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage by Helen Walasek
Cites and the Shaping of Memory in the Ancient Near East by Ömür Harmanşah
Metaphors, metal monsters, and the Venus de Milo’s arms
Neil Faulkner discusses listening to little voices
The Battersea Shield |
10 notable quotes from Trump's calls with world leaders
A pair of transcripts reveal a glimpse of President Donald Trump's diplomatic approach in the early days of his administration, according to a story from The Washington Post.
The transcripts, which the Post reported were produced by White House staff in what is considered a common practice, detail a pair of testy January phone calls Trump had with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
Here are some of the most notable quotes from the transcripts.
Trump's call with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto (Jan. 27)
Much of Trump's call with Peña Nieto focused on his long-standing campaign pledge to build a southern border wall and having Mexico pay for it. His Mexican counterpart has remained critical of the proposed wall and is steadfastly against his country paying for it. Trump has signed an executive order for the wall, but only a portion of the funding has been set aside in a House-passed spending bill.
- "You cannot say that to the press," Trump flat out told Peña Nieto about the latter's public stance against paying for the wall.
- The wall is "the least important thing we are talking about, but politically, this might be the most important," Trump said. " — I have to. I have been talking about it for a two-year period."
- "We have a massive drug problem where kids are becoming addicted to drugs because the drugs are being sold for less money than candy. I won New Hampshire because New Hampshire is a drug-infested den," Trump said, though he won the Granite State in the Republican primary, but lost it in the general election. The alleged quote quickly received condemnation from Sen. Maggie Hassan.
- Describing Mexican drug cartel leaders, he said "you have some pretty tough hombres in Mexico that you may need help with, and we are willing to help you with that big-league. But they have to be knocked out and you have not done a good job of knocking them out."
- "We will almost become fathers of our country -- almost, not quite, OK?" Trump said in a moment of solidarity with Peña Nieto.
Trump's call with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (Jan. 28)
The president's call with Australia's leader largely revolved around an Obama-era agreement that the U.S. would take in 1,250 refugees from an Australian detention center.
- "This is going to kill me," he said to Turnbull. "I am the world’s greatest person that does not want to let people into the country. And now I am agreeing to take 2,000 people." Malcolm at one point corrected Trump's figure to less than 2,000 people, to which Trump replied "I have also heard, like, 5,000."
- Trump appealed to Malcolm's business experience in describing the former administration's agreement: "That is why they lost the election, because of stupid deals like this. You have brokered many a stupid deal in business and I respect you, but I guarantee that you broke (sic) many a stupid deal. This is a stupid deal. This deal will make me look terrible."
- After Trump compared refugees to the terrorists such as the 9/11 attackers and Boston Marathon bombers, Turnbull said "These guys are not in that league. They are economic refugees." Trump responded "Can Australia give me a guarantee that if we have any problems – you know that is what they said about the Boston bombers. They said they were wonderful young men," to which Turnbull answered "They were Russians. They were not from any of these countries," and Trump replied "They were from wherever they were."
- "I will be seen as a weak and ineffective leader in my first week by these people. This is a killer," Trump said of the public's response if he were to stick with the deal."
- "I have had it," Trump said as the call was wrapping up. "I have been making these calls all day and this is the most unpleasant call all day. Putin was a pleasant call. This is ridiculous."
A White House official speaking off the record told the Post, "In every conversation the president has with foreign leaders, he is direct and forceful in his determination to put America and Americans first." |
Our latest report explores 5 key challenges experienced by people and communities affected by our dysfunctional housing system.
The report sets out the five housing challenges that we put under the microscope as part of the New Perspectives project. We explored these challenges at our housing event in London on 24th April 2019. As part of the event we brought together actors from across the housing sector to exchange very different perspectives on the nature of some of our challenges within the private rental sector, we explored new forms of innovation; innovation which is systemic in nature; that encourages different stakeholders to work together, in concert, using the different levers and resources at their disposal to effect positive change together.
The report was written and developed in collaboration with Josh Ryan Collins, Linda Leslie, Kathy Evans, Tessa Gooding and Anna Minton.
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Inbreeding: from champion horses to life-saving mice
Humans have been breeding animals for millenia to bring out desirable characteristics. With the thoroughbred race horse there's lots of money at stake but with research mice it's the possibility of life-saving new treatments.
The race horse Frankel won all 14 races that he competed in.
The world of horse racing is one of royal fame and fortune. Throughout history, the sport has been popular with royalty worldwide, and a good horse is worth its weight in gold. Frankel is no exception. Bred by a Saudi Arabian prince, Khalid Abdullah, Frankel was an undefeated champion in his racing days, earning nearly £3m for his owner. But if you wanted to buy Frankel, you would have to pay over 30 times that amount. Frankel’s actual worth was around £100m, but why would anyone pay so much? Because his DNA could help horses win races for generations to come. Frankel’s racing career was stopped short after 14 unbeaten races so he could focus his efforts on fatherhood. Horse-breeders world-wide have paid over £100,000 to mate their mares (female horses) with Frankel, in the hope that they too could produce the next champion.
All thoroughbred race horses can be traced back to three stallions: Byerly Turk, Darley Arabian and Godolphin Arabian.
But this story didn’t start with Frankel. Frankel’s family tree is like a royal horse bloodline, one that’s been carefully recorded for hundreds of years. He’s a member of the thoroughbred breed, an extended family that can all be traced back to three stallions (male horses) and at least 12 mares (female horses) bred in England over 200 years ago. The three original stallions were imported from the Middle East between 1680 and 1740. They were Byerly Turk, a horse captured in Hungary by a British army captain who was impressed by the horse’s abilities in battle; Darley Arabian, who was purchased by a member of Queen Anne’s council; and Godolphin Arabian, an unwanted gift for the king of France who fell into the hands of the British Earl of Godolphin. The mares were of various backgrounds, predominantly English. Breeders kept a written record of all horses that were bred from these ‘royal’ predecessors. This record has been maintained to this day and is called “The General Stud Book”. Horses can only be claimed to be thoroughbred if they are bred from other horses in The General Stud Book.
Frankel’s ancestry is a historical example of selective breeding. This is where humans carefully choose animals or plants with particular characteristics to mate together in the hope that the offspring will display the desirable characteristics. In the case of the thoroughbred, the historical principle has been to “breed the best to the best and hope for the best”. For modern horses, the best simply means the best at winning races and today, this is how parents are chosen.
By breeding horses more closely related, you can increase your chances of getting the genes you want.
It’s unlikely that all of Frankel’s descendant foals will be as successful as Frankel. Although you increase your chances of having a champion racer if you breed from champion racers, some of the foals might still lose the genetic lottery, and they won’t inherit the characteristics behind their parent’s success. If you’ve paid £100,000 for a champion parent, that’s a big risk to take, but there is a way to increase your odds. Thoroughbreds are all distantly related, but by breeding horses more closely related, you can increase your chances of getting the genes you want. Frankel’s parents are both recent descendants of another champion horse, Northern Dancer, who won 14 out of 18 races. Similarly, Frankel’s first born son, Cunco, was born to Chrysanthemum, another descendant of Northern Dancer and Frankel’s cousin. A horse is described as inbred when its parents are related to each other. By inbreeding the descendants of Northern Dancer, the foals are more likely to inherit Northern Dancer’s desirable racing genes, but this still doesn’t guarantee a champion. Although Cunco was bred to succeed, he only won one of the seven races he started.
Breeders can take inbreeding to extremes.
Breeders can take inbreeding to extremes. If first-degree relatives, like siblings, are bred together over several generations, eventually the offspring will be genetically identical clones of their parents. These clones will give birth to more clones when bred together. Breeders call this ‘pure breeding’ or ‘breeding true’. When you know that the offspring will be just like the parents, there’s no genetic lottery to lose, but this is not without its consequences. Although inbreeding makes it easier to predict what characteristics will be passed on, heavily inbred animals are more likely to inherit negative genetic characteristics as well as positive ones from their parents. Although thoroughbred horses are a result of inbreeding, they are not actually very purebred at all. Genetically, they are reasonably different and therefore do not breed true.
Heavily inbred animals are more likely to inherit negative genetic characteristics from their parents.
The principles of inbreeding have been applied to many other animals, for many different reasons. Domestic dog breeds are inbred enough to always look the same. They can be said to breed true for certain characteristics, although they are not clones. Farm animals are also inbred for predictable physical characteristics, such as meat or milk production. There is one animal, however, where breeding true is more important than any other: a mouse by the name of ‘C57Black6’, or C57BL/6 for short.
Abbie Lathrop was an ex teacher who in the early 1900s decided to buy a pair of ‘waltzing’ mice, a type of mouse that has a strange behaviour of whirling around in circles, rapidly and constantly. She sold these mice as pets, and then did the same with another type of mouse called ‘fancy’ mice, which were bred for their appearance and temperament. The collection of mice on Abbie’s farm grew to about 11,000 mice and she kept careful records of every mouse. Scientific researchers then began to buy her mice to use for medical research. She even worked with scientists to study the mice and co-authored her own scientific papers in prestigious journals like the Journal of Cancer Research.
For almost every gene in a human, there is an equivalent gene in the mouse.
But why did scientists want to study mice? Mice are very similar to humans and can be bred rapidly in a controlled way, which isn’t as easy with other mammals. For almost every gene in a human, there is an equivalent gene in the mouse. By studying the mouse we can therefore find out more about the biology of mammals, including humans. For example, Abbie noticed that some families of mice on her farm developed the mouse equivalent of breast cancer more than others, which also happens in some human families. When she removed the ovaries from these mice, it reduced the likelihood of them developing breast cancer. Later studies in humans have shown that removing the ovaries of women who are at a very high risk of breast cancer can also significantly reduce their risk of developing the disease.
Clarence Little, an ex-army major and birth-control activist used mice from Abbie’s farm to study genetics and cancer. In 1921, Clarence began inbreeding these mice over many generations. If the colony of mice died he would start again and if unhealthy mice were born he would exclude them from further breeding. He persisted with the inbreeding until he got a mouse that was robust, and could withstand being inbred. Eventually, he succeeded when he bred a female mouse 57 with a male mouse 52. The resulting colony, ‘colony 6’, produced robust, pure-breeding mice with black fur. This colony continues today and has been invaluable in helping us to understand human genetics and disease. We now know it as the C57Black6 mouse.
There are strict controls and regulations around the use of animals in scientific research.
This deliberate inbreeding of the C57Black6 mouse has established a group of mice who are not only identical to each other, but that produce identical offspring. This unique ability to stay as a reproducing family of genetically robust clones is what makes these mice ideal for use in medical research, and is why they are still used today. There are now strict controls and regulations around the use of animals in scientific research, both in the UK and around the world. These laws ensure that the welfare of the animals is maintained and the number of animals used is kept to a minimum.
Inbred mice in medicine
Any characteristic or disease is normally the result of not just one gene, but many different genes as well as the environment.
C57Black6 mice are used here at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute because they are perfect for studying genetics. “To understand the effect that any single gene may have on us is hugely complex,” explains James Bussell, head of the Sanger Institute’s Research Support Facility. “This is because any characteristic or disease is normally the result of not just one gene, but many different genes as well as the environment. However, if you can control the genetics of the animal and the environment that the animal lives in, and then change one single gene, then you can begin to say, ‘ah, that gene is involved in this'.” It may seem complex but essentially you can take two groups of identical C57Black6 mice and just remove a single gene in one group to look at the effects. If the group with the gene removed develop a disease but the other group doesn’t, you can begin to understand how the removal of the gene plays a role in that disease’s progression. “Because of its closeness to us in terms of the genetic makeup, you can begin to cross-correlate that to human disease states,” says James. This helps us to understand what the gene normally does and what effect mutations in that gene might have in humans.
One disease that the C57Black6 mouse has been used to study is cancer. Scientists here at the Sanger Institute discovered that half of patients with a type of skin cancer called malignant melanoma had the same mutation in their cancer cells in a gene called BRAF. This led to the development of drugs, including vemurafenib, which target cancer cells with this specific mutation. C57Black6 mice with the same mutation in their equivalent of the BRAF gene were used to understand how this mutation causes cancer and to test the effectiveness and safety of these new drugs. For many malignant melanoma patients, they’re prognosis has been dramatically improved as a result of treatment with these new drugs.
Since its discovery in mice, scientists have identified children with severe obesity who have similar mutations in the human leptin gene.
Just like C57Black6, other mice have also been inbred and are being used to improve our understanding of human genetics and disease. In 1949, Ann Ingalls, Margaret Dickie and George Snell were studying an inbred mouse called V/Le. They came across an unusual group of related mice with severe obesity and diabetes. They discovered that their obesity was due to an abnormally high desire for food. After years of research they found these mice all had the same mutation in a gene for a hormone called Leptin, which normally controls appetite and tells the body when the stomach is full. In these mice, the leptin gene no longer worked, so they were constantly hungry. Since its discovery in mice, scientists have identified children with severe obesity who have similar mutations in the human leptin gene. Giving these children the Leptin hormone has proved to be an effective treatment that controls their appetite.
Selective breeding of plants and animals for desirable characteristics has been carried out by humans for thousands of years. This has given us different types of cereals, fruit and vegetables, as well as livestock like horses for farming and racing. Inbreeding of mice has provided a valuable tool to enable scientists to study the role of genetics in health and disease. This better understanding of human genetics is enabling scientists to develop new treatments that are more precise, with fewer side effects, and therefore more effective at treating disease.
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The human body has a pair of bean-shaped organs, located in the upper back of the abdomen one in the left and one in the right side. Above the kidneys, there is another pair of organs called; the adrenal glands and they are smaller and triangular in shape. Both kidneys receive-give blood from the renal vessels and each of them ends up in a tube called ureter. The two ureters reach the urinary bladder and from there another tube called urethra arises in order to guide the urine out of the body.
Kidney cancer is the 14th cancer worldwide!
Almost 400.000 new cases were discovered in 2018! There are several types of kidney cancers as we will discuss later but there are also benign kidney tumors(non-cancerous). These are; papillary renal adenoma, oncocytoma, angiomyolipoma , and rarely metanephric adenoma, metanephric adenofibroma ,MEST,etc.
1. Renal cell carcinoma(RCC), most common type of adult kidney cancer !(85%)
2. Wilms tumor (nephroblastoma), together with Von Hippel Lindau syndrome most common type of kidney cancer in children.
3. Transitory cell carcinoma
4. Renal sarcoma
Because the most common type of kidney cancer is RCC (9 in 10 cases), all the details below are referring to that type!
1.Family history of renal cell cancer. If a person has a family member diagnosed with RCC, then he has an increased risk to develop as well!(4x times) According to the American cancer society the risk increases if your sister or brother had renal cancer, for an unknown reason!
3.Obesity (could be due to hormonal changes)
4.Older age , Gender (is about twice as common in men compared to women),
5.Race (Afro-Americans and Indian-Americans)
6.Hypertension,(it could be due to some drugs against high blood pressure)
7.Bladder cancer (in case you had cancer in your urinary bladder it seems to be associated with renal cancer appearance)
8.Renal dialysis, for many years may lead to renal carcinoma.
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
Renal Cell Carcinoma is a type of cancer that develops mostly slowly and silently. That means there are no early symptoms, and in the beginning it can be discovered as a random finding during other medical examinations. As it is progresses, may appear :
• Blood in the urine , called hematuria
• Palpable mass appearance
• Back pain (may be an early sign as well), below the ribs and can be persistant
• High blood pressure
• Night sweats
• Lymph nodes swelling and bone pain, hemoptysis (due to metastasis)
STAGING OF RCC
Stage I : The tumor is less than 7cm, totally inside the kidney without any metastastis to lymph nodes and nearby organs.
Stage II : The tumor is larger than 7cm but still it is located inside the kindey.It is not spread to lymph nodes , nearby organs.
Stage III : In this stage the tumor starts to invade nearby structures outside the kidney (Gerotas’s fascia) and may spread to lymph nodes/nearby organs.
Stage IV : The tumor now can have any size and may grow outside the kidney in other sites such as lungs, lymph nodes, bones etc.
• Physical examination and anamnesis
• Urine tests
• Blood tests
• CT scan
• Further investigations chest x-ray, bone scan etc.
There are clinical studies upon the formation of vaccines against renal cancer!
Each patient needs a different therapeutical approach and your oncologist-physician will guide you properly!
But the standard treatment that is used ,
• Surgery, a type of nephrectomy
• Radiation therapy (external/internal type)
• Chemotherapy (regional/systemic)
• Target therapy
• Clinical trials
The survival rate for kidney cancer is about 5 years based on American cancer society and SEER database (2008-2014).
KIDNEY FRIENDLY SUPERFOODS!
1. Water cannot be missed! Drink plenty of water daily because, besides all of its amazing properties it detoxifies the kidneys!
A fantastic source of fibers and another ”cleanser food”! Ps.dont forget ”an apple a day keeps the doctor away” !
3. Other fruits, such as Blubberies, strawberries contain lots of vitamins (Vit. C, A,etc.)
They protect the whole urinary tract from infections by making the urine slightly more acidic! Prefer the fresh cranberries, but if they are out of season try the freeze-dried or dried cranberries for your smoothies, yogurts and cereals!Also you may choose fresh cranberry juice!
5. Kale salad!
Is another great option to ”clean” your kidneys! It is reach in vitamins A,C prevents and boosts your immune system ,while having low potassium and high iron!
To mark Kidney Cancer Awareness, March is a month dedicated to Kidney Cancer!
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Close on the heels of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)'s statement that the onset of monsoon over Kerala will be delayed by four days, National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has revealed its plans gearing up to keep National Highways in good condition.
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Thu, Jul 18, 2019
Gadkari said the highest toll tax was collected from Uttar Pradesh amounting to Rs 1,525 crore in the financial year of 2018-19.
Budget 2019: Railway infrastructure would need investment of Rs 50 lakh crores between 2018-2030, says FM
Fri, Jul 05, 2019
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the budget for 2019-2020 in the national capital today. While addressing at the Lok Sabha, Nirmala Sitharaman said, “The comprehensive restructuring of National Highways Programme will be done, to ensure the creation of National Highways Grid of desirable capacity. Government envisions using rivers for cargo transport and it will also decongest roads and railways,” she added. “Railway infrastructure would need an investment of Rs 50 lakh crores between 2018 and 2030. PPP to be used to unleash faster development and the delivery of passenger freight services,” she further stated.
No more jam on Delhi Ashram route? This traffic decongesting highway is in the offing
Thu, Feb 28, 2019
The project will have 3+3 lane service roads on either sides for about 29 km, 7.350 km of elevated section with two level crossings at four locations of Metro line, 18 new underpasses, and nine interchanges with improved junctions.
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Fri, Feb 08, 2019
Highways projects under Bharatmala Pariyojana will be monitored regularly for timely completion, said road transport minister Nitin Gadkari.
Decongestion plan for Delhi: Gadkari to lay foundation stone for Rs 2,820-cr road project on Jan 26
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Railways plans faster trains on select high-speed corridors
Wed, Feb 14, 2018
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DoT to spend Rs 10,743 crore to improve connectivity in NE
Tue, Jan 16, 2018
Under telecom development project for NER, 6,673 towers are to be set up to provide connectivity to 8,621 villages and along the National Highways at a cost of Rs 5,336 crore, said Union MoS for Telecommunications Jayant Sinha.
No old notes for fuel from Saturday, toll collection to resume
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The government had last week extended the time period of use of invalid currency notes for making payment of public utility bills.
Demonetisation: Govt further extends suspension of toll collection till Dec 2
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Liquor shops near highways may disappear for good
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Gallup tracks daily the percentage of U.S. adults, aged 18 and older, who are underemployed, unemployed, and employed full-time for an employer, without seasonal adjustment. Due to the lack of Arima-X 'magic' the results are specifically not comparable to the BLS data, but, as the chart below suggests, the correlation is high. What is most worrying about the latest data is the rapid rise in both unemployment and underemployment that the Gallup poll finds (to 8.9% unemployment and 17.9% underemployment. Unemployment rates have jumped notably in the last month to their highest in 13 months. Will the Fed 'allow' this data to filter into the BLS data and 'avoid the Taper' or are there non-economic reasons (G-20, deficits, technicals, sentiment) that the Fed needs to SepTaper. |
Biochemistry of Macromolecules
Life Sciences (School of)
Undergraduate: Level 4
Monday 13 January 2020
Friday 20 March 2020
16 May 2019
Requisites for this module
BSC C700 Biochemistry,
BSC C701 Biochemistry (Including Placement Year),
BSC C703 Biochemistry (Including Year Abroad),
BSC CR00 Biochemistry (Including Foundation Year),
BSC C100 Biological Sciences,
BSC C101 Biological Sciences (Including Year Abroad),
BSC C102 Biological Sciences (Including Placement Year),
BSC CD00 Biological Sciences (Including Foundation Year),
BSC B990 Biomedical Science,
BSC B991 Applied Biomedical Science (NHS placement),
BSC B995 Biomedical Science (Including Year Abroad),
BSC B999 Biomedical Science (Including Placement Year),
BSC BD00 Biomedical Science (Including Foundation Year),
BSC C400 Genetics,
BSC C402 Genetics (Including Year Abroad),
BSC C403 Genetics (Including Placement Year),
BSC CK00 Genetics (Including Foundation Year),
BSC C200 Human Biology,
BSC C201 Human Biology (Including Year Abroad),
BSC C202 Human Biology (Including Placement Year)
This module will investigate the structure and biochemistry of biologically-important macromolecules. The structure, function and evolution of proteins, and the properties of their building blocks, the amino acids will then be examined. Furthermore, how reversible binding of various ligand molecules to proteins relates to their biological role will be explored. The structures of the main carbohydrates of life, the polysaccharides, and the properties of their building blocks, the monosaccharides will then be examined. Finally, the structures and functions of the major types of lipids, i.e. triacylglycerols, phospholipids, sphingolipids and steroids, will be explored, particularly in relation to membrane structure and hormone action.
The aim of this module is to investigate the structure and biochemistry of biologically important macromolecules. The course also aims to illustrate some basic experimental techniques used in biochemistry and offers students the opportunity to gain experience of a range of equipment and computer software.
In order to pass this module, students will need to be able to:
1. describe the key structural features of proteins and explain how protein structure relates to function;
2. outline the basic principles of protein structural evolution;
3. describe how ligand-binding equilibria may form the basis of diverse biological phenomena;
4. describe the structures and functions of the major types of carbohydrates and lipids;
5. demonstrate competence in the analysis and interpretation of data, b) written communication, c) biochemical methodology and d) calculation of biochemical parameters.
Employability and Transferable Skills:
data analysis, interpretation and presentation
use of column chromatography for the separation of proteins
measure UV-VIS absorbance of protein samples using a spectrophotometer
prepare reagents following protocols
• estimate single-substrate enzyme kinetic values
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24 x 1 hour lectures plus 1 revision class before MCQ and 1 revision class before summer exam; 3 x 3 hour practicals
- Nelson, David L.; Lehninger, Albert L.; Cox, Michael M. (2017) Lehninger Principles of biochemistry, Basingstoke: Macmillan Higher Education.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course. The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students. Further reading can be obtained from this module's reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
|Coursework / exam
||65 minutes during Early Exams (Multiple Choice)
||75 minutes during Summer (Main Period) (Main)
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Filippo Prischi, email: firstname.lastname@example.org.
Dr Filippo Prischi, Dr Gareth Jones
School Undergraduate Office, email: bsugoffice (Non essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create the full email address)
Dr Clive Butler
The University of Exeter
Associate Professor of Microbial Biochemistry
Available via Moodle
Of 417 hours, 24 (5.8%) hours available to students:
393 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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Is All Postage Stamps Equal?
It is common to hear people ask the question, “Are all postage stamps equal?” This is something that is often asked as a fact that is hard to prove or deny. However, in reality, there are many ways that are proven to help you obtain a higher value of postage stamps.
You might be surprised to know that the cost of mailing anything has increased over the years due to more efficient methods of mail delivery. This has caused the rise in the postal costs. In order to make up for this increase in postal costs, most countries have started using cheap and effective methods for collecting their postal costs. These methods include using stamps.
Using postage stamps is not only easy but it is also quite inexpensive. These stamps can be used as a form of payment in a variety of places. Many businesses and organizations use these types of stamps in order to get money back from customers.
The rules about the value of postage stamps vary between countries. Many countries do not allow for a certain amount of stamps to be exchanged for money. Therefore, if you live in one of these countries, you will find that you can not get a certain amount of stamps in exchange for money.
Many places of business or organizations use stamps in order to get credit in exchange for their money and postage stamps. This allows you to place these stamps in places where you need them. It is also very easy to find places to purchase stamps. There are many dealers who buy these stamps and sell them to you at a discounted price.
There are also many online stores that are now selling stamps at a discounted price in their local store. Many of these are websites that offer instant stamp packages to the customer. Most of these dealers will have different types of stamps that are available and will give you the option to choose the type of stamp that you want. This way, you will not miss out on any opportunity that is available in your locality.
Another great thing about using postage stamps is that you do not have to buy it all at once. You can save a lot of money by purchasing some at different times of the year All of USA . Some dealers sell their stamps for a low price and keep some for themselves. You can also go online and look for dealers who are selling stamps for a low price to try and get a bulk deal.
One place where you can try and get some stamps is at a local store. These stores usually have their own online store, which offers stamps and other products to the customer. You can go into these stores and get any type of stamp that is available in your area. If you do not find what you are looking for in the online store, then you can always go into the store and look around.
The price of stamps vary greatly between companies. Some companies charge high prices for their stamps, while others offer their products at a discount price. When you are looking for stamps, you can find a wide variety of choices and price ranges in both stores and online. This is an excellent way to save a little money and get the stamps that you need.
For those who are interested in finding the best deals and discounts, you can go to an online store that is selling stamps. There are many sites that have everything that you need to make sure that you get your stamps at a discounted price. The online stores also sell various types of stamps such as commemorative, graduation, holiday, etc.
Many of these online stores have sites where you can view the different types of stamps that they have available and where you can browse through the catalogs to see what you want. Once you find what you are looking for, you can click on the link that says “buy” in order to order your stamp. This allows you to have everything you need right in front of you can order them online.
If you really want to make sure that you are getting the best deals and the best prices, you should look into purchasing postage stamps. since this will ensure that you get a large amount of stamps and a reasonable price to boot. |
The needle crystals, formed at high temperature annealing higher than melting point, in thin and ultrathin P(VDF-TrFE) ferroelectric films have been identified as high-performance ferroelectric elements in the films. Nanoscale piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) imaging, spectroscopies, and lithographic writing on such individual needle crystal have clearly verified the good retention of ferroelectricity, while the non-needle surface does not. The surface coverage or areal density of such needle crystals has the same trend with the change of remenant polarization in samples, as a function of annealing temperature. Selective enrichment or separation of such needle crystals may open a novel way for high-performance devices based on P(VDF-TrFE).
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Organic Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics
- Materials Chemistry |
Obesity and weight gain are independently associated with an increased risk for fibrosis progression in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a large cohort study has found. Weight loss was negatively associated with fibrosis progression.
“This association remained significant after adjustment for confounders including baseline BMI [body mass index], indicating that weight change per se is an independent risk factor for fibrosis progression. Higher BMI at baseline was also positively associated with APRI [aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index] progression,” the researchers write.
The study, by Yejin Kim, MHS, Center for Cohort Studies, Total Healthcare Center, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, and colleagues, was published online July 15 in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
The researchers analyzed data from 40,700 adults who received comprehensive annual or biennial examinations as part of the Kangbuk Samsung Health Study. They included participants with fatty liver, as evidenced on abdominal ultrasonography, who had undergone a health examination between 2002 and 2016 and who had had two or more follow-up visits through the end of 2016. Patients were followed for a median of 6 years.
The authors explain that they used APRI score to assess fibrosis progression because it is noninvasive and the formula includes neither BMI nor age. The study’s primary endpoint was the development of intermediate to high probability of advanced fibrosis, as assessed by APRI.
The researchers first adjusted for age and sex, and later adjusted for center, year of screening examination, smoking status, alcohol consumption, regular exercise, education level, BMI, diabetes history, cardiovascular disease history, and hypertension history. A second model also adjusted for homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP).
There were 275,421.5 person-years of follow-up, during which 5454 patients with low APRI progressed to intermediate or high APRI.
When stratified into quintiles by weight change, those with the greatest weight loss (-43.4 to -2.3 kg) had a significantly reduced risk for progression (hazard ratio [HR], 0.68; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.62 – 0.74), compared with those whose weight was stable. Similarly, patients with small degrees of weight loss (-2.2 to -0.6 kg) had a reduced risk for progression (HR, 0.86; 95% CI, 0.78 – 0.94).
By contrast, any weight gain appeared to increase progression risk. Specifically, those who gained a smaller amount of weight (0.7 to 2.1 kg) showed a 17% risk increase (HR, 1.17; 95% CI, 1.07 – 1.28), and those who gained more (2.2 to 26.5 kg) had a 71% increased risk (HR, 1.71; 95% CI, 1.58 – 1.85).
These associations were not mediated by inflammation or insulin resistance after adjustment for HOMA-IR and hsCRP.
Compared with those whose baseline BMI was from 18.5 to 22.9 kg/m2, the HRs for APRI progression were as follows: 1.67 (95% CI, 0.74 – 3.73) for BMI of <18.5 kg/m2; 1.13 (95% CI, 1.02 – 1.26) for BMI of 23 – 24.9 kg/m2; 1.41 (95% CI, 1.28 – 1.55) for BMI of 25 – 29.9 kg/m2; and 2.09 (95% CI, 1.86 – 2.36) for BMI of ≥ 30. All values were determined after adjusting for age, sex, health center, year of screening examination, smoking status, alcohol consumption, exercise, education, diabetes history, cardiovascular disease history, and hypertension history. These associations remained significant after adjustments for HOMA-IR and hsCRP.
“When the impact of weight change on APRI worsening was compared with that of other metabolic factors, increasing quintiles of weight change, triglyceride, uric acid, and HOMA-IR and decreasing quintiles of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol were associated with increased risk of APRI worsening in a dose-response manner (all P for trend <.001), with weight change showing the greatest magnitude of association among the metabolic factors evaluated,” the authors explain.
The associations of both weight change and BMI with APRI progression were still seen in patients with NAFLD who had no history of diabetes or cardiovascular disease.
“Although the mechanisms underlying the association between excessive adiposity or fat gain and the fibrosis progression are not yet fully understood, insulin resistance and inflammation are thought to be involved,” the researchers write. “However, after adjustment for HOMA-IR and hsCRP, the association between obesity, weight gain, and fibrosis progression remained significant. Multiple other factors, including oxidative stress and lipotoxicity, have also been implicated in fibrosis progression.”
Study limitations include the use of ultrasonography to diagnose NAFLD. Although liver biopsy is considered the gold standard, it is not be feasible in a large, low-risk population, and abdominal ultrasound is acceptable, the authors say. Also, although APRI “has demonstrated a reasonable utility as a noninvasive method for the prediction of histologically confirmed advanced fibrosis…there are no currently available longitudinal data to support the use of worsening noninvasive fibrosis markers as an indicator of histologic progression of fibrosis stage over time.”
The study was conducted among fairly healthy young and middle-aged Koreans and may not be generalizable to those of other ages, or to groups in which comorbidities are more prevalent, or to other racial or ethnic groups.
“In this large cohort study of young and middle-aged adults with NAFLD, obesity and weight gain were significantly and independently associated with an increased risk of developing fibrosis progression. Strategies for maintaining a healthy weight and preventing weight gain may help reduce fibrosis progression and its associated consequences in individuals with NAFLD,” the researchers conclude. |
Hagen Seehase / Detlef Ollesch
Translated by Richard L. Sanders
The „Burgundian Wars“ are generally considered the campaigns of Charles the Bold, the last Duke of Burgundy, against the Swiss, but they were actually far more extensive. This book presents the European politics leading to the conflicts, then the Duke’s campaigns against Liège starting in 1467, his siege of Neuss on the Rhine, the fighting in the Sundgau and Lorraine. It moves on to the battles against the Swiss staring in 1474, and finally addresses the conflict with the Duke of Lorraine in 1477.
Charles the Bold created an impressive army but lost many battles. His defeat and death at the Battle of Nancy in early 1477 and the resulting conflicts over the succession are of tremendous historical significance because they mark the beginning of the German-French relationship as „hereditary enemies“.
The book recognizes the often-overlooked role of the allies of the Swiss and it also addresses the significance of the French and English kings fueling in this conflict, as well as the role of the Holy Roman Emperor. The authors present the driving forces behind the war against Charles the Bold and which factors led to his downfall. At the same time, they present some heretofore little-known details about the Burgundian Duke’s military innovations and his death.
This book describes the battles and sieges in detail and comprehensively portrays the organization, troop strengths, equipment, artillery, tactics, etc. of Burgundy’s and its opponents’ armies.
The work is illustrated with numerous color contemporary prints, photos of international reenactment groups, maps, etc. It is based on extensive research into rare sources and also contains an extensive bibliography.
Price: 29,95 €
Order number Zeughaus Verlag: 5Z302
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Benedicte Bruun Vagner always comes first in her class when she studies Chinese with Miss Liang. That may not be a surprise when you know that she is the only student in the Chinese as a Second Language class. Even so, Benedicte is no ordinary western student at DHZH, she has the skills to read and write Mandarin that come with years of learning.
Although she is not as practiced as the local students in Mandarin, Benedicte has been learning Chinese since she moved to Zhuhai eleven years ago. Arriving from Denmark, she has witnessed the rapid changes in the city and has now joined Dulwich as a year 10 student. “I like it, I think it’s a good school. I’m already learning a lot and the people are really nice – the students and the teachers.”
Benedicte started learning Mandarin at junior school and Dulwich is continuing that education, “I think when you move to a country for a long time, you should try to learn the language. It will help you understand the people and culture.” Benedicte and her family also have a home tutor once a week and she admits that her mom is better at speaking than she is. “I’m not as comfortable speaking Mandarin, I’ve always been better at reading, writing and understanding it. That’s because I have not practiced as much.”
In year 10, IGCSE Mandarin is a compulsory subject, and Benedicte is the first student to study Chinese as second language at DHZH. She enjoys the one to one interaction with her teacher, Ms Liang, but admits it would be more fun with a few added students. Most of the time students are practicing English with Benedicte, so she does not get much chance to practice her Mandarin with them.
Ms Liang said, “Benedicte is great, very interested in learning Chinese, that is the most important thing.” With Benedicte being the first DHZH students to study for the IGCSE Chinese as a Second Language exam, Ms Liang hope that in the future the class will grow and more students will learn the language and help them gain access to the wonderful history and culture of China.
In other good news Ms Liang learned that two other students, Stella C (12L) and Windy L (12D) both gained A* in their A-level Mandarin exams. The pair sat the exam in the October/November session, meaning that from August until November they were studying four AS Levels plus a whole A-Level. An incredible achievement from both students, well done. |
Teacher to Teachers -- How Can We Help All Kids
--Laurie Hagberg (educator and parent)
Recently I asked a co-worker how his grandson was doing. Roger shared, "Well, he was in trouble again yesterday." Curious, I asked why and Roger continued, "Well, he was working ahead and the teacher told him not to and he didn't stop." I nodded, understanding both the child and the teacher.
How often in the past I had asked a student to stop reading ahead--it seems reasonable, on the surface, to want all the kids in our classes to be on the same page. Now, though, as I look at all kids differently--more closely--I wonder how important it really is to the students. Yes, it's important for a teacher to know what the students are doing and to plan accordingly for each day's progress. It also sometimes seems best if everyone is doing the same activity, in the same way, so that the teacher can monitor students' abilities and achievement more easily. Also, if covering the material is a priority, a teacher may want everyone on the same page so that not only are kids not working ahead, neither are there any who are visibly behind. Notice how many of these apparently good reasons are serving the teacher and how many are serving the student.
When Roger told me about his grandson's experience, it reminded me of something one of my students had said last year. The boy offhandedly remarked, "This school doesn't like gifted kids, does it?" I stammered some immediate reply about his being in Honors English, but then he explained that he meant earlier in the grades before we start placing students in college prep courses. He remembered being told not to work ahead, to stay focused on what the class was doing, and he felt frustrated because he was ready to move on but had to stay "with the class." The same frustration that Roger's grandson felt. The same frustration kids in so many classes feel. So what do we as teachers do to maintain a sense of order, to effectively monitor our students' achievement, and to maintain the interest of all the class -- especially if that heterogeneous class is a large one with 32+ students -- and still encourage individual learning and progress?
Clearly, no easy answers exist or changing our expectations and teaching methods would not pose such concern. Perhaps we fear suddenly being required to write 32+ IEP's -- that's the special education teacher's job, not mine, we say; maybe our curriculum is driven by textbooks which do not allow for individual student differences; possibly, we simply lack the preparation time needed to effectively design independent study activities. I wish I had easy answers -- more and more my role as teacher is actually changing to that of learner in my attempt to teach the individuals in each of my classes.
When I taught my first seventh-grade English classes, at the age of 23, I considered myself a teacher. I knew how to write objectives, I knew how to write weekly lesson plans, and on my best days, I enjoyed the exhilaration of activities that "worked!" I even believed I had excellent classroom management skills--students were expected to be still, to be in their seats at all times, to turn in work promptly, to ask for make-up work after absences without reminders, to cling to every word I said with full understanding (because "if you're listening, I shouldn't need to repeat myself"), and to humbly accept verbal reproof and more dire consequences if expectations were not met. I modified my expectations very little over the next 14 years and prided myself for not having to give many detentions--yes, I had control--and I had the majority of the students "with me" in class. The minority, those kids who were ready for the "next page" or were still processing the previous page, went unnoticed except to remind me that I didn't have total control and that not everyone was fully engaged in the activities I had designed.
I won't go into detail here about what changed during last year, because that story is on the "My Confession" page, but I do want to share what I'm trying to do--what I desire to do--because I haven't sorted out all of the details yet. I still ask how can I meet the needs of the student who wants to read ahead when I only have a class set of books, or how do I keep the class' attention when one student clearly is ready to move on but can't do so without my providing some instruction. One approach is to use learning centers and reading/writing workshops, as many teachers are doing now. This enables students to experiment mentally and find genuine purposes for their learning. I use a writing workshop and find that the best text for prompting students' writing is their own lives and interests. I use class time for individual writing conferences, rather than relying on whole-class instruction to address the students' writing concerns.
Another approach to meeting individual needs is using learning groups, even though that sounds like a contradiction. With carefully designed groups, a teacher can teach to the various learning styles within the class and address individual questions, ideas, and interests without feeling like the whole class is getting side-tracked. Groups also generate energy in a classroom so that the teacher joins the students in discovering and creating during the learning process, rather than trying to lead while constantly looking back to make sure all students are following.
Let's commit ourselves to look around our classrooms and not merely talk about seeing individuals, but actually teach individuals where they are and with all the creativity, insight, and experience we have to share. Please join me in this pursuit by reading as many of the pages on this site as you can, and bookmark this and other sites which provide insights into the individuals we have in our classrooms.
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"Thank you for understanding me."
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First Reconciliation & First Communion
Preparation to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation and Eucharist for the first time goes hand in hand. This preparation begins in the 2nd grade, and is separate from your child's religious education (either in a Catholic School or in the Parish School of Religion classes).
Before preparing for the Sacrament of Reconciliation, children must first have a foundational understanding of who God is and what He asks of His Church. Therefore, children preparing for First Reconciliation are to complete one full year of religious education, be actively attending Mass, and participating in their second consecutive year of religious education.
There are parent meetings for each sacrament that the children will receive. There is also a retreat for each sacrament that the child and a parent must attend. In addition, there is a rehearsal for First Eucharist.
The Sacrament of First Reconciliation is celebrated in January.
The liturgy for the Sacrament of First Eucharist is held on the Second Sunday of Easter.
For more information, please contact the Faith Formation office at 225-261-4644 or by email at firstname.lastname@example.org. |
Challenge: Converting public fleets to electric vehicles involves an up-front cost that can cause budgeting headaches. While most states have mechanisms available for financing energy savings in buildings, those tools are generally not available for retooling vehicles.
Solution: States could use energy savings performance contracting (ESPC) to help finance electric vehicle purchases. By partnering with a third-party energy service company (ESCO), a state can use an ESPC to pay for today’s vehicle upgrades with tomorrow’s energy savings. ESCOs can develop, finance, and install energy efficiency projects in buildings. ESCOs traditionally serve governments, hospitals, universities, and schools, saving these end-users a total of $50 billion in avoided energy costs as of 2014. And unlike public entities, ESCOs can benefit from the federal $7,500 tax credit on alternative fuel vehicles.
Examples: While the Rose Tree Media School District, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was working the ESCO Johnson Controls to establish energy efficiency building performance contracts, the company identified another opportunity for savings: converting the district’s bus fleet to use compressed natural gas. Johnson Controls managed the conversion of diesel buses to natural gas, converted maintenance infrastructure and operations, built fueling stations, and provided staff training and transition assistance. The Rose Tree School District, which operates seventy-four school buses, will save $6.5 million in fuel and $1 million overall on the project.
In 2013, Colorado amended its utility cost-savings measures law—which previously applied only to buildings—to include fleet vehicles. Vehicle fleet maintenance and fuel cost savings can now be included in public contracts, as long as the overall cost savings are equal to or higher than the contract amount. Expanding the definition of eligible cost-savings measures to include fleet vehicles allows municipalities, hospitals, schools, and universities to upgrade their fleets while also saving money. This increases demand for EVs and in-state charging stations, creating good-paying installation jobs and adding revenue to the local economy. |
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There are three foremost forms of monetary statements: the balance sheet, earnings assertion, and money move assertion. Collectively, they tell you where your small business’s cash is, and the way it bought there. Enterprise owners sometimes outsource part or most of monetary administration actions. For instance, many small companies choose to outsource payroll processing to specialised corporations. Giant corporations generally choose to exchange massive accounting departments with a CFO on demand (an accounting knowledgeable that’s employed solely as soon as needed, on a short lived basis).
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Courses are interactive. The #1 ranked accounting faculty from Gies School of Enterprise will interact with you personally. Working with classmates stay via internet-conferencing is routine. The iMSA includes both a dwell virtual classroom and a self-directed part. No accountant? No downside. You can use FreeAgent accounting software program without an accountant, particularly if your books are straightforward. The 2 elements of dealing with finance is essential in keeping your enterprise going. Bookkeeping and accounting go hand and hand and can make or break what you are promoting you labored so onerous to get going. |
Preservation activities aim to minimise the physical and chemical deterioration of records and to prevent the loss of information. Delhi Archives is making earnest efforts to ensure longevity to documents in its custody through preventive, curative and restorative processes. The records which are in the form of files, books, volumes, rare manuscripts, maps and photographs are stored as per archival standards in compactor system. The stack area is provided with state of the art fire-fighting system and temperature controlled atmosphere.
To conserve records for posterity, the department is using Lamino Encapsulation method which is one of its kind in the field of the archives.
To maximise the life of archival records:
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. Store in appropriate containers.
. Avoid exposure to extreme temperature and relative humidity.
. Avoid exposure to light.
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4 Processes for Improving Your Writing Style
The modern day tip during comes from Grammatically Correct and even describes certain techniques for giving you better writing design and for making comparisons for how properly your efforts will be succeeding. Only some these approaches will be suitable everyone, but it can’t damaged to at least think about them.
Are dedicated to the whole plus the parts
Any time you add more or study some thoughts, reread everything that surrounds the crooks to ensure that devices still will fit. Often , a big difference in one location will need a change in another. Naturally you will need to focus on every line while you create it all, but as rapidly as you possess the first scribble in place, regress to something easier a few collections and read the earlier text again. You are likely to sometimes discover that the latest accessory doesn’t match in quite while it should— possibly it restates a point previously made, or possibly doesn’t develop a smooth enough transition with what came up before.
Whenever you form each one new sentence, keep going as well as rereading that from the start making sure that all it’s elements nylon uppers together. (Don’t worry about the actual technical things, like whether or not you should underline book title of the article in your writing or the total number of spaces to be able to leave searching for period). When you form every single new paragraph, keep rereading it through its earliest line learn how the sentences worked together: perhaps the area shifts sufficient that the sentence should be finished, or perhaps a selected word now’s repeated way too many times inside a short space.
Put your project aside for a short time and then revisit it
You may be comfortable that you have rubbed your thoughts into their last form, and then find that as you look at these folks a little soon after, problems start out: not rational connections, awkward sentence set ups, a strained-sounding tone, subtle grammatical errors. A ecart of time allows you to come back to your projects with a far more objective eyes. A day or even more away is perfect, but a good few hours can make a difference.
Have someone else search your work about
Virtually any writer, no matter how skilled, can benefit from getting a minute opinion, given that by definition one is often too close that will one’s have work. Considering the fact that any articles are ultimately designed for other people’s consumption, it only is wise to find out just how other people calculate it. The individual whose opinion you find need not certainly be a better article author than you, because goal just necessarily to acquire this person suitable or modify what you have inked. Rather, it can be to provide you with feed-back on how your own points and your tone tend to be coming across. Should your critic fails to get your cracks, or confirms a character you meant to be hilarious and sympathetic merely annoying, or cannot follow many instruction since you left out one step you imagined would be flawlessly obvious so that you can anybody— at the very least consider the risk of making improvements (and accomplish your best to keep on talking terms afterward). A professional editor is ideal, when this is not functional or very affordable, select a person whose point of view you esteem and who represents your own intended visitor as practically as possible.
Go through your text aloud
This strategy is actually likeliest to generally be helpful if the writing is for oral concept, but can be useful for other races as well. Seeing and hearing your own text, as opposed to looking at them, might change your notion of them along with expose disadvantages such as pretentious-sounding terms, wood dialogue, or possibly rambling penalties.
Create Structure in Your Tale fantasy Using Recueil Cards
Being reading through a few of our aged science story, short story, tale fantasy titles, and i also came upon Worlds of Surprise by Donald Gerrold (published in 2001). As I was flipping on the book, My spouse and i read a position line in which intrigued all of us:
“All writing is list-making. Nothing more. The secret to success is being aware of what to decide to put next out there. ”
The following seemed a puzzlingly very simple notion-that encouraging the plot of your report was in a way akin to the particular act regarding jotting affordable your food market list. But, as I began read additional, what the author was telling made a whole lot of sense:
The thing about Profano bricks is that you simply can establish just about anything you may imagine-if that you simply patient sufficient. People have designed whole urban centers out of Laico bricks. The problem is that you have to discover yourself the way to put the important things together. While in st. kitts might be directions on how to create a specific style of Lego which is, there are absolutely no instructions how you can build the castle that prevails in your own creative thinking.
Planning your own personal story may be the same knowledge. You have a good sense of what you want it being, how you prefer the portions to fit mutually, but actually getting this brick to install next to of which one…. Pretty soon, you start in order to wonder the hell Arthur thehomeworkportal.com/biology-homework/ C. Clarke and Larry Niven as well as Frederik Pohl and Richard Matheson together with Jack Finney and Susan McCaffrey and also C. With regard to. Cherryh together with Connie Willis can make it glimpse so easy.
David goes on for you to suggest this particular exercise, that we share with you down the page. (A sidenote: What’s especially amusing about this is that dr. murphy is the writer of your episode “The Trouble with Tribbles” by Star Travel: The Original Line, which is, i do think, one of the best Celeb Trek shows ever. )
Get yourself a add of list cards. Set a one-line synopsis of each distinct scene that you simply think must be in your account, one scene per cards. Don’t watch writing all of them down in any specific request. Just create them all the way down as quick as you visualize them:
Lt. Uhura creates a tribble aboard often the Enterprise.
Lt. Uhura first contains the tribble from a local business.
Uhura’s tribble provides a litter about little tribbles.
Scotty discovers tribbles in the air vents.
Kirk finds some tribble in the captain’s easy chair.
Kirk and Spock beam over to the space place. Kirk leads to the storeroom compartments and quite enough tribbles drop on his travel.
Nevertheless this isn’t enough for a complete story. You want a second piece line too, something so that you can complicate the former:
The Klingons want shoreline leave, but what they want is … to disturb the plan just for Sherman’s Globe.
Typically the Klingons take the speace station. A barroom brawl breaks out and about.
Kirk investigates the main fight. They bawls available Scotty together with restricts him or her to groups. Scotty is definitely glad for that chance to read through his techie manuals.
The plan intended for Sherman’s Universe is that World will herb a new hemp. If practically nothing earthlike definitely will grow, the particular Klingons purchase the planet.
The Klingons are the following to one type toxin the materials.
Often the tribbles take in the poisoned grain, be fertile like crazy together with fall with Kirk’s mind, but McCoy discovers they are dying.
Now, take all these divide cards along with shuffle all of them together and begin laying them out on the kitchen table from the order you feel they should proceed. First arrange each plot of land line in its own bond. Then you can go back and forth between different threads, buying the next correct scene via each.
For those who have all the memory cards laid out in obtain, go through these people as if occur to be reading a comic book book or even a storyboard to see if they examine like a scenario. Is this a logical or certain progression involving events? If it isn’t, start up moving the main cards around-no, this one ought to go prior to that one; this specific scene will have to follow which scene, this specific group proceeds here, not there. Dammit, I need a scene that will fill in somewhere between this one which one, Now i need another landscape to predict.
Keep accomplishing this-adding, cutting, rearranging-until you would imagine you have the many scenes the storyline needs in an order that works.
What you will locate is that every little thing is related to everything else. Given that the various associated with the story start out fitting mutually, they influence each other; to make sure you will have to produce continual alterations as you visit.
Some people enjoy their setting out on a pc, but the actual physical act with writing landscape synopses on cards plus shuffling them all around within the kitchen table continues to one of the best ways to getting a sense with the rhythms about story construction, because it permits you to treat displays as units.
A story is often a set of motivational units, strung like pearl jewelry on a stringed. Every world must assist a specific reason. Every scenario should drive the story frontward. Every arena must make the other scene inevitable.
So what can you think-is the following sound suggestions? For this is my money, My answer is it is. My spouse and i especially similar to what Donald has to state about the treatment of each landscape as a “motivational unit” together with being able to find out, from a visible perspective, those people scenes that will don’t transfer the story coupled, and therefore are required cut.
Would you employ relieve, or a little something similar, when making a composition for your novel or account? Or do you argue entirely on this approach? I had love to listen to your own tactics. |
What is Acne?Acne is an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin.
I have checked in Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English-Chinese Dictionary for all about acne. There are six sentences about acne:
1.If someone has acne, they have a skin condition which causes a lot of spots on their face and neck.pp24
2.Many kids suffer from acne and angst.pp92
3.Acne often clears up after the first three months of pregnancy.pp454
4.Students often find that their acne flares up before and during exams.pp1007
5.Although it is predominantly a teenage problem, acne can occur in early childhood.pp2047
6.The treatment has a whole host of extremely unpleasant side-effects including weight gain, acne, skin rashes and headaches.pp2453
Reports say that acne is defined as a diseased condition of the skin that involves the hair and oil glands. It is characterised by pimples, black/white heads, reddishness and cysts. Face acne can spoil your appearance to a great extent and body acne can really ruin your day by making you very uncomfortable. Considering acne as a minor problem, some people tend to totally discard the topic of ‘Acne skin care’. However, the importance of ‘Acne skin care’ cannot be undermined in any way. More and more beautiful people are beginning to pay attention to acne. They searched for various methods to eliminate acne, including Western Medicine department of dermatology treatment and Traditional Chinese Medicine consultation.
Reports say that acne skin care should really start much before the acne actually appears. ‘Acne skin care’ is more about being proactive than reactive. Acne skin care is about being aware of preventive measures. Acne skin care is – following daily skin care routines with complete discipline. So let’s have a look at how ‘acne skin care’ can be applied to our daily routine.This conforms to the prevention principle of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the principle of regulating the body and supplemented by the treatment.
Reports say that ‘acne skin care’ starts with the most basic thing – cleanliness.Cleanliness is necessary,especially for oily skin,it is in conformity with the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine. So morning showers are the most basic way of keeping the skin clean. In fact, a lot of people take night showers too (that not only helps in keeping your skin clean but also provides relaxation to your body and enables a good sleep). If you are living in a hot and/or humid place, a night shower becomes a must. In fact, a shower is recommended after any activity that causes high levels of sweat to develop. It’s a very effective ‘acne skin care’ technique.
However, acne skin care is not about just showers. Acne skin care is also about wearing clean clothes and sleeping on clean pillows. Moreover, too tight clothes can cause sweat to accumulate quickly; so soft and comfortable cotton clothes are recommended, especially if you already have acne. In the same sense, ‘acne skin care’ also advocates regular cleaning of your make-up brush and any equipment that you use on your body.
Besides that, you should also use a mild, water-soluble, oil-free and soap-free cleanser for keeping your face, neck and arms clean. Cleansing is the most important part of any acne skin care routine. Cleaners are the easiest and the most effective way of removing dirt, grease, pollutants and excess oil from your skin; thus reducing the probability of acne occurrence. Acne skin care also recommends removing your make up using a make up remover, and this should happen before you go to bed (not in the morning). As I have known for many years,pure water in the nature is very helpful for cleansing.
If you already have acne, do not try to touch them or squeeze them; it can lead to permanent scars.That’s right! ‘Acne skin care’ advocates gentle cleansing and cleaning of the affected area using an over-the-counter medication and a clean/soft cotton pad. There are various acne skin care creams and lotions available over-the-counter (a lot of these acne skin care products are actually cleansers).Actually,these methods may be effective or not,mostly not.However, if these ‘acne skin care’ measures don’t give you the desired results, contact a dermatologist or a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine for ‘acne skin care’ advice and treatment.
I have been learning Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) for more than thirty years.I have many practical cases. Maybe the treatments of Western Medicine Department of dermatology are not very effective, because the treatments of Western Medicine Department of dermatology are only some temporary solutions, and it needs the help of Traditional Chinese Medicine to regulate the body in order to solve the acne problem thoroughly.
I can provide services on this field.It costs you about USD$300 for my services on the field of ‘acne skin care’. |
We all have that stomach sinking, nightmare feeling when we have to rush off from the house… "Did I leave the stove on?" The answer is yes, but this post is related to your lab equipment.
You do everything in the world to maintain your instruments, from having their annual preventative maintenance service to ensuring the block is free from any contamination. But is that enough? The answer is simply, no.
There is one step that is always overlooked and is a simple task that will save your lab big money: turn off your 7500/ 7500F / 7300 system. Yes, turn off your instrument if it will not be in use for more than twelve (12) hours. Power down the instrument, and it doesn’t hurt to power down the computer, as well. We recommend the computer be “power cycled” every few weeks. If a plate is loaded on the tray, remove it prior to the instrument being powered down. If the plate is left in place, you run the risk of having the plate get stuck.
You might wonder why turning your instrument off is so important. Simple: it will prolong the lifespan of the heated cover and save the lamp, but more importantly, the main reason is the heated cover. The heated cover is a costly replacement. Based on our independent research on the 7300/ 7500/ 7500 Fast systems, new and well-repaired heated cover lifespan is between 3,000 to 8,000 hours. So, by keeping the instrument off, not in idle, a well-repaired or new heated cover could potentially last for an instrument's lifetime.
Even when the instrument sits in idle position and the lamp is not at full power, it still needs to be monitored and replaced at 2000 hours. However, the heated cover is still heated to 105 degrees Celsius. Just as with anything exposed to constant heat, it starts to wear down. By having the heated cover active only during thermocycler usage and not during all instrument-on time, you will save your lab several thousands of dollars. We understand the convenience factor of having the instrument on after the run finishes, overnight, or even forever, but the effects outweigh the benefit. For most of us, that effect is a pretty hefty and avoidable repair.
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Hello from Kingston, Ontario! My name is Siri Danielson and I am going into my junior year at Whitman. I am a psychology & philosophy double major with an intended Hispanic Studies minor. This summer, I am working as a research assistant at Queen’s University with the Queen’s Emotions and Risky Behaviours in Youth (QuERBY) Lab, led by Dr. Jeremy Stewart.
The QuERBY Lab is dedicated to researching self-destructive and risky behaviors demonstrated by adolescents, and often, how these sorts of behaviors are related to suicide risk. Apart from my broader interest in psychology, I am particularly interested in developmental psychology and the unique impact of adverse life experiences that occur during adolescence. That being said, being able to take part in the work that this lab does has been incredibly formative in both answering and expanding the sorts of questions that I am interested in.
This summer, my work is concentrated on a new study that is focused on looking at how major life stressors shape emotional reactions to pleasant and unpleasant information. The study involves participants looking at various images, answering questionnaires concerning life events, and completing behavioral tasks. As this study is just starting up this summer, a big part of my role here has been developing and finalizing what this study will actually look like. The majority of my time here so far has been spent in the lab, going through different versions of the study to make sure it is ready for participants, familiarizing myself with the technology being used, and writing a finalized protocol that can be used by other research assistants in the future. I also have gotten to see some of the logistical components that go into making a psychology study happen, such as the process of ethics approval, designing demographic surveys, and organizing how data is stored and collected. This is really the first experience I have had seeing the nuts and bolts that go into psychological research, so this has been especially exciting for me!
Another fun element of my internship is that the study I am working on is a collaboration between psychology faculty at Queens and Whitman. So, while I am gaining experience working within a completely new psychology department and lab, I also get to implement some of the methods I have been using this past year working with Professor Tom Armstrong in the PEEP Lab at Whitman. Dr. Armstrong flew in to Kingston last week to help get this study going and to train other research assistants with some of the tools and equipment we have been using back at Whitman. During his visit, I also attended a talk that he gave here about the research we have been doing in our lab at Whitman, concerning disgust and anxiety. This was especially interesting for me, as I got to hear lots of new questions and perspectives in relation to the work we’ve been doing this year in the lab from the Queen’s community!
My experience in Canada so far has been incredibly engaging and fun, and it is already going by so fast! Going into the next weeks here, I am really looking forward to start running participants and being able to look at some of the data we collect. I think that this part will be the most rewarding, as this research can be directly applied to ongoing conversations and questions about the state of treatment plans for adolescents at risk or who are struggling with mental health disorders.
Beyond this summer, I am looking forward to staying up to date on how this study progresses and the results that will come from it. I am also excited to see the ways in which my experience here can be applied to the work I will continue to do with the psychology department at Whitman!
Experiences like Siri Danielsons’s are made possible by the Whitman Internship Grant, which provides funding for students to participate in unpaid internships at both for-profit and non-profit organizations. To learn how you could secure a Whitman Internship Grant or host a Whitman intern at your organization, click here or contact Assistant Director for Internship Programs Mitzy Rodriguez |
Aaron Reynolds & Peter Brown
Simon & Schuster, 2012 (2012)
Reviewed by Bob Walch
asper Rabbit loves to munch on nice, fresh carrots. Whenever he passes Crackenhopped Field, where the best carrots are grown, the little rabbit helps himself to a nice, succulent carrot or two. But then one day something weird happens. Jasper is convinced that the carrots are beginning to stalk him.
ven though his parents told him it was his imagination, Jasper was totally convinced that for some reason those creepy carrots were coming for him. Fortunately, the clever little rabbit came up with a way of reining in the those really weird carrots.
ot only is the solution to Jasperís
funny, but there's a twist ending here that makes the whole picture book a hoot. Using orange and shades of grey and black for the illustrations, artist Peter Brown has created a stunning set of pictures to go with this amusing tale of
ith this non-traditional look at Halloween, Jasper Rabbit's misadventures could well become a favorite at storytime this time of year.
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Save Messages stored in Google Mail Webmail Account
Webmail services such as Hotmail, Google Mail (GMail) and Yahoo Mail provide email access via a web page. This makes it easy to access a webmail account from any PC that's connected to the internet by signing in with a username and password.
Messages aren't stored on the local computer, which I find is good for privacy on shared PC's, but this means keeping a backup can be tricky.
The secret is to get an email program such as Outlook Express or Windows Mail to download the messages and create a backup copy.
Some providers make this easy, you need to change their settings, while others may need some additional software to encourage them to work with Outlook Express and Windows Mail.
Either way, here's how to make a backup of your messages.....
First of all you'll need to have a Google mail Account to do this.
Grabbing messages from a Goole Mail account is quite straight forward. That easy for me to say you may be saying but don't worry, here is a step-by-step tutorial you can follow.
Browse to www.googlemail.com and log-in
Choose Settings and then click the Forwarding and Pop/Imap link (circled)
You then need to enable Pop Download, this stands for Post Office Protocol, which is the standard system that most popular email programs use to download messages.
Under the Pop Download heading choose 'Enable Pop for all mail (1) (even mail that's already been downloaded). From the 'When messages are accessed with POP (2) dropdown menu select keep Google Mail's copy in the Inbox'
Click Save Changes
Launch Outlook Express in Windows XP or Windows Mail if you are using Vista. These two programs look slightly different but their menus and settings are almost identical.
Choose Tools / Accounts / Add Mail (or E-mail Account in Windows Mail)
This starts the Wizard (no, not me...lol) for adding and email account. Enter a display name followed by the email address.
At the Email server names part choose Pop3 from the drop-down list (1)
For the incoming server name enter pop.googlemail.com (2)
For the outgoing server enter smtp.googlemail.com (3)
There's no need to use an outgoing server but the wizard needs an entry here to continue
In the next screen enter the full Google Mail address and the account password.
Don't add the @googlemail.com after your name
Tick the box marked 'Remember Password' and complete the wizard.
Click ONCE to highlight the account (1) that you just set up from the list of email accounts, which should still be open. Click Properties (2) and selecet the Advanced tab
When you clicked the Advanced tab you will see this window
You need to make changes where I have circled.
Under Incoming mail (Pop3), tick the box marked This server requires a secure connection (SSL)
To enable mail to be sent, tick the box with the same label under Outgoing Mail (SMTP) and change the port number displayed to 465.
The incoming mail port should be displayed as 995. This then when finished should look like this...
Click Apply and then OK and Close.
Click Send /Recieve to begin downloading Google Mail messages. These are then sent in batches and it can take some time if there's a lot of mail stored in the Google Mail account. With this in mind, it might be best to leave the email application to download all the messages in it's own time.
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Important Things to Consider in Order to Build a House that is Energy Efficient
Having a home is like a big dream that is being come true for the people who really want a house. As the basic needs of the people, house is very important for the life of everyone that is why they really need it. But building a house is not just an easy task or finding a good one for the reason that there are things that you need to consider. One of the reason is the home energy consumption that will makes up a huge number for every house in the world if not properly plan. Regardless of what you are thinking, you can reduce this energy consumption by reducing also the things that you are using in your home. But if you are not really sure where to start with, you can change small things that will bring a huge impact. Simple changes in way of life will help reduce your energy consumption. At the same way, the essential tips in building an energy efficient house.
First and foremost, in order to have a house that is energy efficient, insulate your attic with insulating materials. It is a great idea putting insulator in your attic for the reason that it can minimize the hotness of the house during summer season. In order to reduce the consumption of your house energy during the changing of climate, it is better to put insulating material in your attic.
Second in the list is that you must turn off the lights and electronics devices every time that you are not using it. This is the usually thing that the people must do if they really not to use the appliance or lights or electronics devices in order to save energy usage but sometimes it is being forgotten by anyone. Make the habit of turning everything the consume energy that is not being used to reduce the usage of energy and inspire everyone to do the same thing as you do. Also, electronic devices must be turn off if the people has already done using it.
Third thing that you must consider is to stop wasting water. Changing shower in replacement of baths is a great help to reduce the energy usage and also reduce the usage of water in bathing. At the same time, try to keep showering in just a small period of time. During the time when you are going to have a shampoo, turn off the water so that you can save it.
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The Classical Conversations Music Trivium Table is a convenient, portable reference chart! Developed to accompany Math in Motion (not included and sold-separately) and to give Challenge I students a quick reference of common music theory concepts and charts, it can still be used by both Challenge II and Foundations students as an aid in listening comprehension while studying music history and listening to classical music. Challenge IV students can use it to supplement their study of sound in physics.
Blank staves allow students to practice drawing basic musical symbols with dry-erase markers, or compose and transpose more complex musical phrases. Other panels provide diagrams and illustrations of important musical concepts such as the physical and mathematical basis of an octave. Important Western composers are represented on their own timeline. Finally, the instruments of an orchestra are beautifully illustrated to teach the parts of a symphony and its arrangement.
Like the rest of the Trivium Tables series, this product has eight laminated panels folded accordion style and is sized 8 3/8? x 10 7/8? to fit easily into your notebook.
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The Favorite Foods of Clifford Neuman
This site provides information about food, including some of my
favoirte recipies, information about my favorite ingredients such as
cheeses and chile peppers, technology for cooking, and even
information about some of my favorite meals from restaurants. I
provide an index to the recipes, sorted by ingredients and keywords.
The Favorite Recipes of Clifford Neuman
My favorite recipes are listed across four parts of this site:
index provides links to recipes in both groups sorted by name and
- Spicy Cheap and
Unhealthy Cooking: The Favorite Recipes of Clifford Neuman provides
recipes that I have developed myself or modified so heavily that they
are not recognizable from the original. For these recipes I have
attempted to record the way that I make these dishes, but I usually
vary the recipe each time I make it depending on what is available, and
how I feed.
- My Family
recipes page provides some of the recipes that have been passed
down within my family. These appear in the form that I received them,
without my added interpretation.
- The meats page provides recipes for preparing meats where the meat itself is the focus of the dish, rather than as just an ingredient.
- The other
recipes section lists other recipes that I have come across where the origin of the recipe is unknown. Often these have been passed around so widely that know one recalls where they received it.
How and what to cook
This section describes some of the ingredients that I use in cooking,
and some of the different ways to cook things.
- I use a lot of cheese in my
cooking. This page describes the kinds of cheese I like, and which I
don't. It explains which kinds of cheese to use for what purposes and
suggests sources for cheese that are inexpensive.
- I also use a lot of chile peppers
in my cooking. This page describes the different kinds of chile
peppers, which are appropriate for what kinds of dishes, and provides information on growing your own peppers.
- I have tried many Hot sauces over the years and this page describes many of them.
- There are many kinds of oils used in cooking, and each has its particular purpose. See the discussion of cooking oils for a discussion of which oils to use for different kinds of cooking.
- I do not use many gadgets in cooking, but the section on cooking technology discusses the benefits of the different approaches for raising the temperature of your food and it does discuss the few gadgets that I do use.
My Favorite Meals
These pages list some of the best meals I have had a restaurants, or
that I have purchased mostly prepared. I include here also
descriptions of some of the meals that I prepare with such little
effort that I hardly consider the directions a recipe. For such
meals, the quality usually dpends very much on the choice brands of
the basic item, so in this section, I name names.
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Ohm discovered that the voltage (V) across a resistor
changes as the current (I) passes through the resistor.
The relationship between V and I can be expressed
R is the resistance of the resistor. In other words,
as the voltage increases, so does the current. The
proportionality constant is the value of the resistance.
A resistor is 'ohmic' if the voltage across it varies
with the current as a linear relationship. The slope
of a graph of V against I is the value of the resistance,
the slope remains constant.
For a light bulb, the resistance of the filament
will change as it heats up and cools down. At high
a.c. frequencies, the filament doesn't have time
to cool down, so it remains at a nearly constant
temperature and the resistance stays relatively
constant. At low frequencies, the filament has time
to change temperature. As a result, the resistance
of the filament changes dramatically.
Connect the Science Workshop interface to a notebook,
turn on the interface, and turn on the notebook
Double-click the icon "Science Workshop English Normal"
on the Windows Desktop.
Connect the circuit as shown in Figure 1. Turn the dial on
the resistance box to set the resistance to 10 .
Click to set Sample V as shown in Figure 2.
Click to set sine wave in the AC Waveform panel.
Input the Amplitude as 3V and the Frequency
as 10 Hz. Click the icon auto to set to automatic power
Click to set Sample I as shown in Figure 2.
Drag the icon Scope to OUTPUT.
the y-input of the scope to V and 1.000 V/div.
Set the x-input of the Scope to I and 2.000 V/div.
Set the recording rate as 200 samp/s (200 samples per
Click the icon MON (Monitor) as shown in Figure
2. You should obtain the result as shown in Figure 6.
Click the icon REC (Record) as shown in Figure
2, to obtain the result.
In order to analyse the data, drag the icon Graph
As shown in Figure 7, set the y-axis of the graph to V
and set the x-axis to I.
Click the Autoscale button to resize the graph.
Click the icon
to run the statistics tool.
Click the icon
to analyse the graph.
as follows to use the linear fit function:
->Curve Fit ->Linear Fit
lines as shown in Figure 9 can be expressed as y = a1
+ a2x. a1 and a2 are constant.
is the slope of the straight line?
the slope constant along the line?
the experiment using a frequency of 0.1 Hz as shown in Figure
4. Does the slope still remain constant along the line?
is the physical meaning of the slope?
the slope equal to the resistance (i.e. 10 )
setting on the resistance box?
the resistance box with a light bulb and repeat the experiment.
Keep other inputs the same but change the following conditions:
frequency = 0.1 Hz, recording rate = 50 samp/s (sample per second).
Click the MON icon to test whether you get a positive result.
You may need to wait for about 30 seconds.
what happens to the light bulb after you click the MON icon
the slope of the graph straight? If not, describe the change
of the slope.
is the relationship between the slope of the graph and the brightness
of the light bulb?
how is the resistance of the light bulb affected by the temperature?
the Frequency from 0.1 Hz to 10 Hz. What is the change
in the slope? |
In 1903 five high school girls from Muncie, Indiana had the idea to create a sorority for the advancement of philanthropy and charity. Thus, Delta Theta Tau was born.
More than 100 years later, Delta Theta Tau has chapters all over the country. Additionally, our members are composed of all ages and walks of life. Membership can begin at the age of 18.
We have a National Convention each July where a delegate from each chapter has the opportunity to vote on legislation. This is a great opportunity to meet our sisters from across the country and be rejuvenated with new ideas. Click here to learn about this year's convention. |
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Why do we do that?
In Italy, in the moment of the highest peak of the outbreak, the doctors have been forced to decide, which patient will be connected to lung ventilator and who not. According to MIT (source: https://e-vent.mit.edu/) there is a shortage of 300.000 to 700.000 units in the US. In the developing countries will be the number even higher.
Therefore, our goal is to provide a solution that will be very cheap, easy to assemble, using local resources and still provide safety to the users at the same time. The full design will allow use the ventilator as a device of the last instance – to use it in case there is no other way of helping the patient.
What is different?
There are many designs, e.g. from MIT and other institutions. However, these designs need special parts that cannot be bought at the moment. Our philosophy is to design the emergency ventilator, which uses local resources because we predict the shortage of component supply worldwide.
So we need to focus on the components, which are already available. We aim to provide a design of ventilator build from at least 85% of components available in 3D printers. In others word: i) print parts on your 3D printer; 2) disassemble 3D printer; 3) create emergency ventilator and save the lives; 4) when the emergency is over, construct your 3D printer back.
To sum it up, we will provide a design that uses limited variety and amount of components; it will need reduced power needed to inflate the lungs and provide enough basic and proven safety.
What will be the result?
We aim to deliver full open-source repository of 3D printed parts, mechanical components, source code and step-by-step tutorial for assembly, which will be made for free available to the community of makers under CC licence. It's a non-profit activity and we do not aim to market this as a product.
Where we are?
Few weeks after the construction of the 1st prototype, we are proud to say, that we achieved significant breakthroughs. Performed durability, performance and boundaries tests of latest design (connected to artificial lung to simulate the real patient) confirm, that we are able to deliver the performance requested by authorities for such systems (up to 800 ml of air to be inhaled by one inspiration; maximal RR = 30 per minute; I:E ratio up to 1:3). Watch the video of the latest version of the ventilator.
Update 11. 5.: We added a control box to easily adjust the volume of inhaled air, respiration rate and Inspiratory:Expiratory ratio.
Update 18. 5.: Test firmware for the control panel is written and uploaded. All functions work correctly!
Do you want to support us?
If you are a tech enthusiast who would like to give us a helping hand and cooperate within the project, please contact Dominika Bucova at firstname.lastname@example.org.
Learn more about the previous and current work
The origin of the work comes from MIT Ventilator
Currently followed by https://e-vent.mit.edu/
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Massage is a wonderfull relaxing experience; the stress of the teen years is higher now than it has ever been. Kids juggle school, sports, chores, mean kids, bullying, social lives, acne, peer pressure, body changes and about a hundred or so other stressors. Massage can help reduce that stress, and help your teen relax into being his/her best self!
Teens have different emotional and physical needs than adults do. Their bones, tissues, and muscles are growing much faster than an adult’s does. Teens physically need more sleep than adults; they may not be able to get that sleep due to school, home, or extracurricular activities. That reduces the body’s ability to rest and repair itself, as this happens best during sleep periods.
The benefits of massage are well documented, among them relief of muscle tension, lowered stress hormones, decreased depression, increased sense of relaxation, improved immune function, and even a heightened ability to concentrate.
In the competitive world of youth sports, peak performance is key. Massage improves circulation and eases tension, which are key components in peak muscle and body performance. Your teenager might play organized sports like football, basketball, baseball, soccer, track and swim. Or perhaps he or she is a competitive dancer or cheerleader. We have the experience and training your teen needs for his/her sports performance. We can help your child prevent injuries, heal from injuries, and improve their sports performance.
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Cannabis consumers have long prized potency (a high THC content) as one of the main factors that makes a particular strain more desirable. Though traditional demand for THC has caused an oversaturation of high-potency products, many consumers are starting to prefer less intense products that are lower in THC and higher in the non-intoxicating compound called cannabidiol (CBD).
What Are High-CBD Cannabis Strains?
CBD is typically the second-most abundant cannabinoid in cannabis, but this isn’t always the case. A strain may deliver CBD and THC in the following ratios:
- High THC, low CBD (e.g.,10-30% THC, trace amounts of CBD)
- Balanced CBD/THC (e.g., 5-15% THC and CBD)
- High CBD, low THC (e.g., 5-20% CBD, THC under 5%)
High-CBD strains tend to deliver very clear-headed, functional effects without the euphoric high associated with high-THC strains. They’re typically preferred by consumers who are extremely sensitive to the side effects of THC (e.g., anxiety, paranoia, dizziness). A high-CBD strain would also be a great choice for someone needing to medicate throughout the day to control pain, inflammation, anxiety, or other chronic conditions. |
Most heart rehabilitation programs include regular treadmill sessions several times a week at a hospital or heart facility, but nearly two-thirds of heart attack patients don’t participate in these programs.
For people who are overweight or obese and are not in the habit of exercising, such regimens are off-putting and stressful, since they are afraid that the exercise will trigger another heart attack. Elena Salmoriago-Blotcher, assistant professor of medicine and epidemiology at Brown University’s Warren Alpert School of Medicine & Public Health, wanted to find an alternative for people like this.
For people who have a heart attack, chances are high that if they don’t do much to change their lifestyle and health habits, they will have another one—possibly even a fatal one—in a few years.
But the dietary and exercise changes that doctors recommend are often too intimidating and frightening for patients.
“Tai chi is an interesting, promising exercise option,” says Salmoriago-Blotcher.
“I think based on what we found, it’s a reasonable and safe step to offer tai chi within cardiac rehab.
Unlike other forms of exercise, including working out on a treadmill and even yoga, tai chi is non-striving, says Salmoriago-Blotcher, meaning there is no set goal or pose that needs to be reached: just moving for the sake of moving.
It can also be adjusted to be more or less strenuous, depending on how it’s practiced.Please come back whenever you'd like a fresh dose of inspiration or insight for yourself or for the other important people in your life.The first section of Tweetable quotes about NVC are all 140 characters or less and so can be used as-is on Twitter.It teaches how to sit and think about what a person is saying and how to interpret it intellectually, but not how to be fully present to this person.The number one reason that we don't get our needs met, we don't express them. If we do express needs, the number two reasons we don't our needs met, we don't make clear requests. |
You probably need a VPN.
Do you have any idea how many details of your life is transmitted over the inherently insecure internet? There is a huge array of forces pitted against your privacy, including (foreign and/or domestic) governments, ISPs (who may be up to no good) .
A VPN creates a “virtual encrypted tunnel” between your computer and the remote VPN server. All your internet traffic is then routed through this tunnel, securing your data from prying eyes, masking your identity by allowing your computer to appears to have the IP address of the VPN server you are using.
After reaching the VPN server, your data exits the tunnel onto the public internet. Even better if the site you’re accessing is using HTTPS to secure the connection, in that case you’re still secure. But even if the data is not using HTTP and it is intercepted, it appears to be coming from the VPN server so it is much harder to figure out that it comes from you.
Why does this matter?
- If you are surfing on a connection that you do not trust (such as at a coffee shop where someone could be snooping your data)
- If you are in a location where a government is blocking access to a website, you can appear to be in a different location
- Spying. e.g. mass surveillance. There are agencies (some with 3 letter abbreviations) which try and record data you are sending. e.g. if you are sending mail via gmail or use an iPhone, don’t be surprised if your data is included in a database somewhere.
- Net neutrality – recent changes in the US mean that ISPs can prioritize traffic that they want. They can for instance charge you more money to access services like YouTube, or could slow down service to a music service that they do not control
Note. VPNs do not stop sites from looking at your cookies, and some VPNs have been forced to disclosed user activity to government agencies, so be careful to choose VPN services such as NordVPN, for example, which operates out of Panama and is not subject to laws which require it to retain user data (they supposedly keep no logs). They are the provider that I choose – their plan is roughly about 3$ a month. |
Many people have played football with great passion over the years, and that passion always shows. These are people who work hard off the field to better their skills so they can also better their game. Here are some helpful tips about football and how to join dugnad idrettslag.
Stay on the good side of the coach. Don’t be tardy and then wonder why the coach is irritated. Be on time for games and practices, do dugnader and prove to the coach you are a team player. The coach will notice how responsible you are.
Always work on increasing your agility. Football players are known for their agility. It’s important so that they can avoid tackles and create memorable catches. Anything that you’re able to do to boost this ability can help you when on the field, like tire running drills or jumping rope.
When working on improving yourself as a football player, keep in mind that the only thing you really can’t change is your height. You can change your diet to lose or gain weight, and train to build your muscles up. You can also work with a trainer to increase your speed and skill. If anything, height should be your only handicap.
Work on your endurance as a football player, along with all your other training, dopapir dugnad is also important. Ultimately, it doesn’t matter how good you are in your position, if you can’t be at your best from kickoff until the last second ticks off the clock. Train and practice hard, and keep your endurance on a professional level.
Try to focus some of your exercises on increasing speed. Do jumping squats to increase the speed of your reflex muscles. Squat down and jump on a step. Stand straight up and then jump back down and into a squat. Repeat this exercise 40 times daily and gradually increase the height of the step.
Practice all that you can. Football may look easy when watching it on television, but that’s far from the truth. It’s a very physically demanding sport that also take a lot of brain power. You need to remember patterns and think on your feet with little notice to succeed. All of this takes practice.
When you practice, try playing with both feet. Most people favor one foot or the other and it takes practice to learn how to use both. If you concentrate on your weaker foot, you will notice dramatic improvements in form, stability and quickness. Kick the football repeatedly against a wall to strengthen your weaker foot.
If you are just getting started in football training, or are returning after a period of abstinence, stick with exercises that strengthen a wide variety of muscles at the same time. This will give you the overall body strength you need to later progress into isolation exercises for specific strengths.
As this article has proven, the more you know about football, the easier it will be for you to play and succeed at it. Without this knowledge, you probably won’t be a very good player. By using the helpful advice above, you will not only play better and do dugnadsiden, but you will enjoy the game more. |
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On April 17, 2017, CED in collaboration with the Asia Foundation, An Giang University, Can Tho University organized an exchange event between the group of female Teillon Ludlow scholarships recipients with 12 young leaders from Asian countries. The event aims to strengthen the regional cohesion in general and enhance cultural understanding in particular between Vietnam and other countries in the region.
Teillon Ludlow female students and 12 Young Leaders in Asia
Not only financial support but also capacity building and skills enhancement for students
The Teillon Ludlow scholarship program has been launched at An Giang University and Can Tho University from 2015 to 2016 with 80 female student recipients in the fields of Agriculture and Information Technology. The Center for Education and Development (CED), in collaboration with the Asia Foundation, has assisted and provided students not only with financial support but also a favourable environment to develop social knowledge, soft skills through group meetings, club activities, and networking. Since 2011, CED has assisted 300 college-aged girls who qualify for college but have financial difficulties while enrolled in the fields where men usually dominate the top ten universities from the major cities. Nationwide with the support of the Asian Foundation and some other donors.
Ms. To Kim Lien, Director of CED, shared: “In addition to long-term financial support, the program also offers a wide range of training opportunities in English, information technology, technical and soft skills. Our program also enables the students to interact with successful people in various areas through events such as today show. The opportunity to exchange and share with female leaders and successful young people will help raise their motivation, skills and confidence. Most students in this program have difficult backgrounds, so they do not usually have opportunity to approach such activities. Therefore, all activities in this program are aimed at equipping necessary skills effectively to help you grasp better job opportunities after graduation.
Mr Surya Karki (Nepal) – a young leader in education was interviewed by jounalist.
Women can do the same profession as men, as long as you have confidence in yourself
At the event, there are 12 guest fellows from Asian countries who are talented young leaders actively engaging in various areas such as climate change research, television news production, human rights protection, gender equality, economic development and regional cooperation. Young leaders and students exchanged and discussed current issues of concern. You also discussed and shared the path to success in many areas, how to plan personal objectives and the secrets to achieve goals. Effective time management to balance learning, part-time work and extra-curricular activities is also the point they discussed enthusiasticly.
Surya Karki (Nepal), who is working in education field (establishing schools) in Nepal, said: “Women can do the same job as men. You can become a leader or entrepreneur if you are determined enough. Through this program, I would like to remind you that you have participated in a scholarship program so you are responsible to strive to bring about change for the country and the community in the future.”
Iromi Perera, Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA) in Sri Lanka, said: “Everyone can contribute positive change for the society and the community, regardless of social status or gender. It is important that we have desire and faith that we can do it. And in order to bring positive change, we must keep learning.”
Teillon Ludlow students presented the result of teamwork.
This event is a great opportunity for students to meet young leaders, to learn and exchange culture, to enhance communication skills, confidence, and to learn life experiences from the young leaders’ generation. Through the program, students are inspired and motivated to strive to contribute to the development of society.
See more pictures of the event here. |
Cult of Enlightenment and the Conspiracy Culture
The proverbial “conspiracy theorist” slur more often than not hits the mark. But does this exculpate the one throwing it about from further investigation? We think not. In this podcast we’ll take a dip into history of conspiracy theories, beginning with Augustin Barruel, to offer an opinion why modern academics, journalists and pop intellectuals tend to lose their powers of discernment when conspiracy theories are on the menu. Also we lay out some historical facts about inception of antisemitic conspiracy theories, which are mistakenly conflated with original ideas of Barruel and his early fellow travelers, from the so called “Simonini letter” to “Protocols of Learned Elders of Zion”. In this context we offer some updates on scholarship of the subject, which is reinvigorated by some recent works of historians of ideas.
Michael Hagemeister‘s lecture on “Protocols of Learned Elders of Zion”:
Claus Oberhauser‘s article on “Simonini letter” (German):
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I probably don't need to point this out to the intelligent readership of
the Extropian list, but one can imagine there might be some biases
involved when a company compares their own product to someone else's.
Case in point, if you click on the link to a study that dispels the myth
"linux is cheaper than NT", you will find it is actually a comparison of
Windows NT to Sun Solaris -- which of course is a commercial operating
system running on expensive proprietary hardware. More than a little
"Emlyn (onetel)" wrote:
> > Interesting reading!!
> > http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/news/msnw/LinuxMyths.asp
> > http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/exec/compares/ntlinux.asp
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Guest Post by Joseph Elliott
I was fifteen when I first trekked across Scotland, as part of the Duke of Edinburgh scheme. I walked all the way from the west coast to the east – a similar journey to that made by the characters in my book. The thing I remember most about the trek was the rain. There was a lot of rain. But it was also incredibly beautiful: great, sweeping hills peppered with purple heather, vast valleys of luscious green, and dark lochs, shimmering with blackness. There’s something about the brisk air in Scotland and the sheer vastness of its landscape that is incredibly humbling, especially when walking across it on foot.
I have returned to Scotland many times since – both for work and for pleasure – and, when I started writing The Good Hawk, I knew straight away that Scotland was where I wanted it to be set. Not quite Scotland, though, because I didn’t want to be tied to the specifics of its history. So I created ‘Scotia’: an alternate, mythic land, which borrows Scotland’s landscape and certain aspects of its past and folklore.
The book features one of Scotland’s most iconic animals: the highland bull. The first time I came face-to-face with one, I was how taken aback by how magnificent they are. It’s easy to imagine they’re some sort of mythical creature, and I immediately loved them for that. They also share Scotland’s contradictory nature, being as rough as they are regal. In The Good Hawk, the bulls are ridden by a tribe of nomadic hunter-gatherers known as the Bó Riders. They’re open-minded folk with great respect for all nature; I’d secretly love to be a member of their tribe.
In addition to the location, the other inspiration for the book came in the form of its fifteen-year-old protagonist, Agatha. She popped into my head one day, seemingly out of nowhere. She was standing on a wall, looking out to sea, while a harsh wind whipped at her hair. The only things I knew about her were that she was brave, loyal and that she had Down’s syndrome. The rest of the world, and the characters that inhabit it, all unravelled from her.
Children with additional needs have always been a big part of my life – from those that used to live with us when I was young when my parents provided respite foster care, to those I taught over the course of five years as a teaching assistant at Westminster Special Schools. When I started writing The Good Hawk, I was determined for it to have a character that reflected the children I knew and worked with. I wanted a heroine that would inspire them, and teach others how important it is not to judge on first impressions. Agatha is feisty and funny, stubborn and kind. She makes mistakes, but she learns from them. Her Down’s syndrome does not define her. The journey she embarks upon after her clan is enslaved is a daunting and dangerous one, but she tackles each new challenge with unwavering determination. She is a messy and unlikely heroine full of warmth and heart and unpredictability; I can’t wait for you to meet her.
The Good Hawk is priced at £7.99, published by Walker Books and available to purchase now.
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Scrabble word: GOODMAN
In which Scrabble dictionary does GOODMAN exist?
Definitions of GOODMAN in dictionaries:
- noun - United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including black as well as white musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986)
- The male head of a household.
- A husband.
- noun - the master of a household
There are 7 letters in GOODMAN: A D G M N O O
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What will dramatically change the field of cancer treatment is the focus on the genetics of the cancer. In the near future, the main approaches to cancer treatment will involve 1) targeting the cancer-producing genes or 2) stimulating the patient’s immune system to create antibodies to fight off the cancer.
When the motor scooter bucked, my body was launched into the air. Witnesses said I did at least one cartwheel, but I only remember a blur. I believe my right leg folded up under me as I hit the pavement with my full body weight. Then I rolled lengthwise several times until I was lying face up on the grass by the roadside.
Spiritually, the most important attitude for a healer is a constant awareness that God is the source of the healing power. There is also the need for reverent devotion to God and Guru because if you pray and ask the Masters to guide you, they will protect you from all negative influences, especially any tendency to become egoic.
We now have solid scientific research explaining how the biological changes triggered by stress undermine the immune system’s function. There is also recent scientific research which shows that meditation is an important safeguard against stress-related diseases and that it can produce effects equal to standard medications.
Vaastu is the science of bringing Spirit into physical manifestation in the form of a building. A building designed and constructed according to Vaastu principles becomes “alive” with prana or life force. The building functions much like a radio that can only receive and transmit beneficial energies, and cosmic energy bathes the entire building.
Scientific knowledge is at the point where we now understand that many physical properties of the universe had to be exactly right for human life to exist. Today there are so many examples of these unique “life-friendly properties” that science can no longer dismiss all of them as mere chance or coincidence.
When I was five-years-old, I was in my backyard and looking intently upward into a thick fog when all of a sudden, bursting through a gap in the fog, came a flock of pearl-white snow geese. Seeing the snow geese thrilled me deeply, and ever since I’ve wanted to immerse myself in nature.
To activate the law of success, we needed to remain open to what God was trying to teach us and attune to His will, not our personal desires.
Years ago, I discovered that one of my biggest challenges as a nurse was attachment to the person I was serving, and also to my role as a caring professional. My first awareness of this came when I found myself in tears because I was unable to be present at the childbirth of a favorite patient.
I grew up on a farm, and my training and inclination have always been to take care of the land.
When I arrived at Ananda, everything I owned was in a backpack made out of a used gunnysack.
I always wanted to do hospice work. I felt that there was something here for me to learn.
Today there are two conflicting ideas about where all the tumultuous change in our present-day world is leading. |
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EURIPIDES THE MEDEA
Jason recovered the Golden Fleece at COLCHIS, having sailed there with his crew, the ARGONAUTS, on board the ARGO. He succeeded in his task with the help of the King of Colchis' daughter, MEDEA (who was also a witch). Medea fell in love with Jason and helped him to deceive her father and then, when fleeing with the fleece, she murdered her brother ABSYRTUS to hinder her father's pursuit. They were married and came to live in Corinth.
THE BASIC PLOT OF THE PLAY
The problem set at the beginning of the play is that Jason has decided to marry another wife, GLAUCE, the daughter of Creon, King of Corinth. Medea is angered and will not let Jason off without punishment. She plans to kill both GLAUCE and Creon and also her children by Jason. The horror of this causes a dilemma in her mind. Can she be so savage to go through with it?
VELLACOTT sees the conflict in the play as between CIVILISATION and UNCIVILISED PASSION (i.e. Jason and Medea). "To appreciate the balance of this play, we must take care not to prejudge Jason. He was a man of entirely respectable ambitions; and to these ambitions Medea presented two fatal obstacles: she had involved him in murder before ever he came to Corinth; and as a non-Greek she could never be recognised by Greeks as his wife". Therefore it is a struggle between REASON and VIOLENCE.
"In the character of Jason a concern for civilised values is joined with a calculating coldness and an unscrupulous want of feeling. In that of Medea warmth of feeling grows on the same stem as emotional excess and the propensity to violence. The lesson is that civilised men ignore at their peril the world of instinct, emotion and irrational experience; that carefully worked-out notions of right and wrong are dangerous unless they are flexible and allow for constant adjustment."
Aegeus' promise of refuge for the murderess Medea vindicates her case - the universe is not always on the side of civilisation.
KITTO sees Medea deliberately portrayed as not a 'normal woman' but excessive in her passions. "Medea is not all villainy; she loves her children, loved Jason, and was popular in Corinth; but it is the essential part of his tragedy that she was never really different from what we see her to be.. Euripides could easily have represented her as a good but passionate woman who plunges into horrors only when stung by deadly insult and injury. There was no need for him to rake up her past as he does -except that this is his whole point. "She is tragic in that her passions are stronger than her reason She is bound to be a torment to herself and to others; that is why Euripides shows her blazing her way through life leaving wreckage behind her; that she suffers herself is a great and no doubt a necessary part of the drama, but it is not the point of the tragedy. Passion is stronger than reason, and so can be a most destructive agent. Destructive to whom? Here, to the children, Glauce, Creon, Jason, and to Medea's peace - but not to her life; in short, destructive to society at large".
"Balance of character is necessarily denied her, and this means that we cannot lose ourselves in sympathy with her as we do with Oedipus. Euripides is not asking us to sympathise with her in this way, but to understand her (and to understand that people like her exist - victims of a primitive force). Euripides, like most Greeks, is a rationalist in that he believes reason, not belief or formula or magic, to be the guide to life; but he sees too, that we have in us, besides reason, non-rational emotions which are necessary but may run wild, thwarting our reason and bringing calamity. In the last analysis Euripides' tragic hero is mankind. Some natural passion breaks its bounds, and the penalty has to be paid, either by the sinner or by those around him or by both his tragic conception that the passions and unreason to which humanity is subject are its greatest scourge We see Medea not merely as the betrayed and vindictive wife but as the impersonation of one of the blind and irrational forces in human nature. (There is more in the Medea than the lesson that 'barbarian magicians who are passionate and are villainously treated do villainous things'.)
"coming as an exile, she has earned the citizens' welcome; while to Jason she is all obedience - and in marriage that's the saving thing, when a wife obediently accepts her husband's will. Jason has betrayed his own sons, and my mistress, for a royal bed".
"Old love is ousted by new love. Jason's no friend to this house". "It's taken you a long time to learn that everybody loves himself more than his neighbour. These boys are nothing to their father: he's in love". Euripides seems not to be the misogynist that he is accused of being.
"For women, divorce is not respectful; to repel the man, not possible. Still more, a foreign woman, coming among new laws, new customs, needs the skill of magic. If a man grows tired of the company at home, he can go out, and find a cure for tediousness. We wives are forced to look to one man only. And, they tell us, we at home live free from danger, they go'out to battle: fools! I'd rather stand three times in the front line than bear one child."
Creon banishes Medea out of fear for his and his daughter's life.
"I love my country too -next only to my daughter ."
"Oh, what an evil power love has in people's lives! (Creon's love for his daughter causes hurt to Medea)
MEDEA (to Jason) -
"You filthy coward! it's not courage, this looking friends in the face after betraying them. It is not even audacity; it's a disease pure shamelessness"
"You must know you are guilty of perjury to me"
"I have often noticed what fatal results follow from ungoverned rage".
"You would not give up your ridiculous tirades against the royal family. So, you're banished. However, I will not desert a friend. I have carefully considered your problem, and come now, in spite of everything, to see that you and the children are not sent away with an empty purse, or unprovided". (Is this really sympathy? Acceptable from one's husband)? "But in return for saving me you got far more than you gave. You left a barbarous land to become a resident of Hellas; here you have known justice; you have lived in a society where force yields place to law. -here your gifts are widely recognised, you are famous". [Fair enough -but has Medea known justice from Jason? Is she the type to be persuaded by an argument that 'force yields to law'?] Jason's reason for marrying the King's daughter- !I wanted to ensure that we should live well and not be poor". (is this acceptable?). "Was such a plan, then, wicked? Even you women have reached a state where, if all's well with your sex-Iife, you've everything you wish for; but when that goes wrong, at once all that is best and noblest turns to gall. If only children could be got some other way, without the female sex! (Surely this is more likely to antagonise?)
MEDEA'S REPLY -
"If you were honest, you ought to have won me over, not got married behind my back. But you're an ageing man and an Asiatic wife was no longer respectable".
AGAINST MEDEA -
So Jason's case appears very weak indeed, but Medea has always been suspected of being capable of going too far in her revenge.
"I am afraid some dreadful purpose is forming in her mind. She is a frightening woman; no one who makes an enemy of her will carry off an easy victory".
"Children, your mother is hated, and you are cursed: Death take you, with your father, and perish his whole house!"
"Oh, may I see Jason and his bride ground to pieces in their shattered palace for the wrong that have dared to do to me, unprovoked! O my father, my city, you and I deserted; my brother I shamefully murdered!"
Creon allows Medea to remain for another day "Now stay here, if you must, this one day. You can hardly in one day accomplish what I am afraid of'.
"By banishing me at once he could have wanted me utterly; instead, he allows me to remain one day. Today three of my enemies I shall strike dead: Father and daughter; and my husband".
"I willingly deceived my father; left my house; There I put King Pelias to the most horrible of deaths by his own daughter's hands, and ruined his whole house".
CHORUS (about Medea)
"The fiercest anger of all, the most incurable, is that which rages in the place of dearest love". Her rage goes too far -"I will kill my sons. I will leave Corinth a murderess, flying from my darling children' s blood. Yes, I can endure guilt, however horrible; the laughter of my enemies I will not endure".
The CHORUS are Medea's conscience.
"By every pledge or appeal we beseech you, do not slaughter your children! When your sons kneel to you for pity, will you stain your fingers with their blood? Your heart will melt; you will know you cannot. (When an apparent patch- up of the quarrel is made the Chorus hope for the best) May the course of evil be checked now, go no further!".
"I want to see you, when you're strong, full-grown young men tread down my enemies. (Medea breaks down and weeps) What's this? Why these floods of tears ?
" It is nothing. I was thinking about these children" Medea sends the poisonous gifts
"The gods, and my own evil-hearted plots, have led to this".
"Dear sons, why are you staring at me so? You smile at me -your last smile: Why? : Oh, what am I to do? My courage is all gone I can't do it. I must steel myself to it".
JASON arrives -
"I've come to save my sons, before Creon's family murder them in revenge". (He is too late).
I was mad before, when I brought you from your palace in a land of savages into a Greek home".
J. H. McNee |
1 Are you anoptimist or a pessimist about the future?
2 What kind of news stories would you expect to see in the coming century?
Scanning Questions: (answers atwww.chronicle-future.co.uk )
1 Can you find a story aboutcloning
2 Can you find a story about space exploration?
3 Can you find a story about war?
4 Can you find a story about an Ďapemaní?
5 In 2020, how could you get the perfect body?
6 How will pigs be different in 2040?
Choose one story to summarize and present to the class |
By Kevin Tibbles
There are several enemies on the battlefield for a soldier in Afghanistan, and perhaps the one least discussed is homesickness. Living thousands of miles from family and loved ones and facing the ever-present dangers of war often take a toll on the troops. But inject some of that old-fashioned unconditional love and things become just a little more bearable. For many, that bond comes from having a dog – and in Afghanistan, there are plenty of strays.
To help pay back those four-legged friends who stuck by them through thick and thin, many soldiers are now adopting those dogs and reuniting with them back in the United States, thanks to a program started by a British soldier called “Nowzad Dogs.”
“Having the dog for me was a way of just spending five minutes in normality,” said Nowzad founder Cpl. Pen Farthing.
Farthing has now assisted some 250 Afghan strays with adoption in the United States, UK, Canada, Holland and Australia.
The organization American Dog Rescue is also involved, helping to spay and neuter the animals and ensure they are given all the necessary shots.
It was a touching moment recently at New York’s JFK airport when the precious cargo of tail wagging, face licking friends arrived via an airlift of thanks from the troops who never forgot them.
Spc. Sheila Schaffer of the Iowa National Guard was there waiting for Charlie, a pooch she first found in a litter hiding underneath a building. Charlie, she says, was instrumental in keeping her morale up when she needed it most. She calls the dogs heroic.
“They’re saving our souls. They’re saving us inside,” Schaffer said. “There are a lot of soldiers that get depressed being away from home and being away from their own pets and own families.”
Offering these dogs a new, safe life far away from the war zone is just a soldier’s way of saying thanks. |
A recumbent exercise bike offers tons of health benefits. Designed for indoor use, it can still help you burn calories and lose weight. Although you can still go out and perform outdoor activities, like running, this indoor workout equipment can help you maximize your workout.
All machines in this category are designed to help you enhance your workout routine by taking advantage of their increments. They can be used to increase your resistance. To make your exercise more efficient, you can employ different body positions.
Another great thing about a recumbent bike is that it has ergonomic design that reduces the risk of injury, whether it’s from an extended session or bad posture. Bear in mind that running or walking can cause injury to your knees because it’s a high impact exercise. And when you choose to run up or down the hill, you’ll surely wreak havoc to your knees.
But this type of fitness equipment enforces proper body positioning making your exercise routine a lot safer and more effective.
This bike will help you stay in perfect body position while you’re getting the most of your workout. Just like a memory foam mattress helps you when you sleep, this type of bicycle prevents aches and pains of working out.
What if your house has small space?
This is one of the problems you may face when deciding what type of recumbent exercise bike to choose. If you don’t live in big houses, you can opt for folding bikes. They can be easily folded so they can be in their compact state. You can just store them anywhere in your house if you won’t use them.
Folding bikes are also lightweight. This means that you can move them around easily, and even transport them from your house to your office.
Is the brand essential?
A recumbent trainer bike is available in different brands. Although it’s essential that you go for a well-known name, you should still consider studying the features of newer names in this industry.
The thing is that the name of the manufacturer must not be a determining factor in choosing the right unit. Rather, you may use it as one of the elements in choosing the right recumbent exercise bike. |
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For those of you unfamiliar with it, Twitter is a service that allows you to send out ?Tweets? (140 character long messages) to their network. Each user has the ability to follow other users, send direct messages to other users, and reply to Tweets from other users. The service is fairly popular in the tech industry, allowing for people to keep up to date in a micro-blogging fashion. The Twitterrific iPhone app is a 3rd party app for Twitter that allows you to do quite a bit directly from your iPhone.
There are two version of the Twitterrific: the free version and the $9.99 version. This is one of the few apps to be released that actually has a free version that does all the same features as the full version. The only thing that you have to deal with is an ad placed at the top of your main Tweets page. This is definitely something that you can put up with to save yourself some dough.
Just like the Mac widget by the same name, Twitterrific doesn't really limit you on what you can do with Twitter other than the imposed limit of 70 requests per hour. This is something that all 3rd party Twitter apps deal with, regardless of whether they're on the iPhone or not. The added functionality of being able to transmit your location and post a picture directly from your phone do make it a useful app however.
But where Twitterrific fails isn't it's fault. Although the interface is overwhelming at times and often difficult to navigate, it doesn't add anything new for Twittering on the iPhone. The fact that you need to keep the app open to receive new Tweets makes everything kind of useless when you consider that you can easily set your Tweets to be received as SMS if you truly want to stay active. Twitter isn't something you use casually, it's something that people who are into it commit their time to it, so there really is no reason to use a Twitter app for the iPhone at all. |
I answered a post regarding this and went into a little more depth than I intended...
This comes up a lot so I am giving it a thread of its own so it can be found easier at a later time via a search.
Here's a little course on what makes a plug dark-black
When air and fuel burns completely and efficiently, the results are CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) and H2O (Water). Nothing more, nothing less.... neither of these has color to it. It's not much different that a fire log that has burned completely and efficiently.
If you have a fireplace or enjoy camping and have seen the results of a good burn, the results are just a fraction of what you started with...white ash left at the bottom of the pit.
I am sure you have also pulled black bits of log out of a pit just like you have pulled spark plugs from your engine that are black on the ignition end. The black is carbon. When carbon is produced so is Carbon Monoxide which can be lethal.
30 PPM Permissible Averaged over 8 hours
200 PPM Maximum for acute exposure
800 PPM Lethal < 2 hour exposure
Carbon Monoxide is caused by partially burning fuel. In its smallest form, a fuel molecule can be compared to a fire log. If you put 1 fire log in a pit and let it burn efficiently with enough oxygen to support combustion it would leave a white ash on the outside as it burns to the core. If it continued to burn efficiently it would leave nothing but a very small amount of white ash.
If you start to throw more and more logs (fuel molecules) in that fire pit you start to smother the efficiently burning log and the oxygen it was getting to burn efficiently is diminished. The fire will start to burn cooler and less efficient. The flame will lose its brightness and start to get more orange and the results will be the formation of black carbon.
A Carbon Monoxide Molecule is a partially burnt molecule of fuel. If you continue to smother your log (fuel) with more logs (fuel) the flame will go completely out and leave you with Carbon Monoxide and Carbon. We cannot see a Carbon Monoxide Molecule because they are too small, colorless and order less but we do see their residuals as the black outer carbon shell they leave.
Take your log out of the pit that was burning well but later smothered out and cut it in 2. What you will see is un-burnt log (fuel) in the center and a black outer shell (carbon). A partially burnt log is like a partially burnt fuel molecule.
The black on your plug is the outer carbon shell. If your mixture has never burnt well, you can wipe off the black carbon and find nothing but more black carbon. If your mixture burns well at high speeds but not at idle you can pull a plug after a long ride that has a short time to idle and find carbon that can be wiped off to reveal a white residue and a clean electrode.
Remember, a completely burnt log (fuel) leaves very little of what you started with... white ash (CO2 and H2O). A partially burnt log leaves most of the log with a thick black outer layer. This is why a good burning mixture leaves very little to nothing on the plugs electrode when a poorly burning mixture quickly starts to build up a black thick layer of carbon.
So put more simply, the black is carbon caused by the lack of oxygen to burn the fuel completely.
Although that may now seem simple, the cause(s) may not be. Causes can be:
Correct amount of fuel but incorrect amount of oxygen
Correct amount of oxygen but too much fuel
Lack of compression to support complete combustion
Poor spark to start a good combustion
Cold engine temps that don't support proper vaporization
Each of these can have a host of issues that cause them to occur that would require another page of explaining. |
Paper contrast can, I suppose be defined in more than one way, the definition of contrast I was using (Dmin-Dmax range) is based on the Kodak definition:
Originally Posted by Anon Ymous
The range of difference in the light to dark areas of a
negative, print, or slide (also called density); the brightness
range of a subject or the scene lighting."
One of the characteristics of a low contrast print is in fact that there are probably no true (Dmax) blacks.
But I would agree that paper contrast cannot be usefully described without reference to gamma - given enough exposure and a suitable negative a given paper will have the same Dmax & Dmin at any contrast grade but different gammas will given looking prints. MY point originally was that once you were at grade 5 the only way forward was to increase Dmax slightly with Se toning. |
Donated shoes labeled with names of Iraqis who died during the war in Iraq are displayed during a protest in front of the White House in Washington December 17, 2008. REUTERS/Molly Riley
But others, especially many in the Arab world, might recall another event where flying shoes made the front pages.
It was September 28, 2000. Then opposition candidate to become Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, decided to take a "stroll" to the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, one of Islam's holiest sites. He claimed the move was not meant to be provocative, and that he was just taking a walk "to see what happens here." However, the previous decade, there had been at least two incidents during which Jewish Israelis threatened the mosque compound and Israeli forces carried out several mass killings of worshippers, and Palestinians revolted leading to the death of nearly 100 Palestinians by Israeli forces.
Sharon's provocation led to clashes between Palestinian worshippers and more than 1,000 of Sharon's occupation forces who just so happened to be in the area and armed with rubber coated steel bullets, tear gas and full riot gear. The Palestinian worshippers on the other hand were armed with their shoes. Images of this incident made it around the world as worshippers flung shoes at the Israeli occupation forces. The reaction to Sharon's visit quickly spread throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territories, as Palestinians en masse took to the streets. Israel's response, gunning down dozens of unarmed Palestinian protestors in a few days, led to years of violence. This incident led to what many say was the incident that ignited the second Palestinian intifada, while after leaving al-Aqsa, Sharon arrogantly claimed, "There was no provocation here."
A move of such arrogance could only be matched by Sharon's good friend eight years later.
After five years of war that ousted a dictator and replaced him with blood-filled chaos and an American occupation more deadly than the invasion, war-maker Bush made a surprise final visit to Baghdad and claimed yet again that the war "is decisively on its way to being won." It was upon hearing these words that Iraqi journalist Muntadher al-Zaidi stood up and like those confronted with Sharon's provocation, threw whatever he had on him that could be easily made into a projectile. Al-Zaidi was also sure to send a verbal attachment with the shoes when he shouted in Arabic, "this is a goodbye kiss, you dog!"
Had more Iraqi civilians been allowed into the press conference, we can be sure that most of their shoes, keys, cell phones and whatever else they had on them would've also landed on the stage. But they weren't and instead they've taken to the streets of Baghdad and elsewhere around the country to demand al-Zaidi's release. Reports have also emerged of U.S. military convoys, in the latest round of Iraqi insurgency, being shoed by Iraqi civilians.
What can a shoe do when thrown against the side of a heavily armored U.S. military vehicle? Make a loud thud. Perhaps some dirt from the shoe might come off and stay on the vehicle.
Shoes are a weapon of the masses. The fact is that most do not have the means to defend against their foreign invaders equipped with superior American-made weaponry. Shoes, like stones and most other projectiles used by the masses, are not about defeating or causing physical damage to the enemy. It is a symbolic act, and one filled with anger. It is a clear and simple message from the people to the occupiers that they are not welcome. And it is a message that the occupiers and their media so arrogantly refuse to admit.
It was an image seen throughout the world as Iraqis and much of the world opposed to the U.S.-led war applauded. On the following day in Cairo, a man walking through an outdoor cafe where I was sitting encouraged people to buy the newspapers on the back of his bicycle by shouting, "Al-Zaidi throws shoes at Bush!" Egyptians circled the man to purchase copies of the paper as they laughed and cheered at what have become historic images of al-Zaidi taking aim and Bush's blurred head dodging the flying shoe.
But why did Western media constantly explain that shoe throwing is considered offensive in Arab culture? Unlike the entire Western media, I'm not going to claim to know the answer to this great cultural phenomenon. Maybe it's not a phenomenon at all. Maybe it is what any of us would do if someone as arrogant as Ariel Sharon or George W. Bush visited the place that they've brutalized for years.
I would've liked an explanation then of the significance of eggs in American culture and what it meant when one was hurled at Bush's motorcade during his inauguration in 2001. Many hungry Palestinians or Iraqis might view an egg as too valuable a resource to waste by throwing at a despised politician. Or what about an explanation for the pie-in-the-face tactic commonly used by activists to humiliate someone they do not agree with? Or what about vegetables? I remember as a kid always watching cartoons or films in which performers would have vegetables, especially big juicy tomatoes, hurled at them if they did a poor job. So why is it so hard for a culture that brings rotten vegetables to a theater in order to throw them in the event that the singer was off key, to need an explanation about why someone would remove his shoes and throw them at Bush?
Even Bush himself seems to have understood the gist of the message without the media's cultural interpretations when he responded to a reporter who asked about the incident, "It's like driving down the street and having people not gesturing with all five fingers."
Could it be that Iraqis and Palestinians aren't as armed and violent as they're portrayed, and that the shoe is just something that everyone is armed, or rather footed with, and can easily be thrown? Perhaps, but when described in the U.S. it always has to be exaggerated to fit into Bush's simplistic equation that "they" are so much different than "us."
Like 2000 in Jerusalem or 2008 in Baghdad, shoeing incidents are most likely not premeditated. Forget the cultural differences when it comes to the meaning of shoes for a moment and focus on the real question: will an occupied people ever accept their occupiers? There is no more straightforward answer to this question than a shoe whizzing past the U.S. president's head.
Matthew Cassel is assistant editor of The Electronic Intifada, from which this article was reprinted. |
Today’s Google Doodle: Earth Day 2010Category: Computers
Google participates in the celebration of Earth Day for this year with a special doodle at their homepage today.
The doodle is nature-inspired with the branches of trees forming the letters of its famous logo. You can hardly read the word G-o-o-g-l-e but who cares. Mother Earth is more important today.
Earth Day is a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s environment. It was founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in held on April 22, 1970. Earth Day is celebrated in spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Many communities celebrate Earth Week, an entire week of activities focused on environmental issues. The first Earth Week originated in Philadelphia in 1970 (starting April 16 and culminating on Earth Day, April 22.) Earth Day Network, a group that wishes to become the coordinator of Earth Day globally, asserts that Earth Day is now observed on April 22 on virtually every country on Earth. World Environment Day, celebrated on June 5 in a different nation every year, is the principal United Nations environmental observance.
Earth Day 2010 will coincide with the World People’s Conference on Climate Change, to be held in Cochabamba, Bolivia, and with the International Year of Biodiversity.
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Submitted to: American Society of Agronomy Abstracts
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: July 22, 2003
Publication Date: November 2, 2003
Citation: COCHRAN, R.L., COLLINS, H.P., GRUNWALD, N.J., KENNEDY, A.C. SOIL MICROBIAL RESPONSES TO CONVERSION OF NATIVE SHRUB-STEPPE ECOSYSTEM TO IRRIGATED AGROECOSYSTEM. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AGRONOMY ABSTRACTS - CD-SO3, Cochran 697377. 2003. Technical Abstract: Soil disturbance as a result of cultivation has been shown to impact the size of microbial populations, biomass, and microbial activity. Microbial community structure is influenced by soil properties and by cropping systems. There is limited knowledge of the dynamics of microbial community structure and the functional contribution of microbial communities to the soil ecosystem. The purpose of this study is to investigate the changes that occur in soil microbial populations due to the transformation of a native shrub-steppe ecosystem to an annual crop rotation. We evaluated soil samples from three native shrub-steppe sites and six cultivated sites, three fields comprising one year of cultivation and three fields comprising two years of cultivation. We measured changes in microbial biomass C and N, C and N mineralization and microbial populations on selected media. Microbial populations monitored included plant pathogens (Aphanomyces euteiches, Pythium spp., Fusarium solani) and communities of actinomycetes and pseudomonas. Populations of pseudomonas and certain plant pathogens increased during transition from native to cultivated soil. |
Submitted to: American Society of Agricultural Engineers Meetings Papers
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: July 15, 1996
Publication Date: N/A
Interpretive Summary: Patches of sandy or clayey soils can cause big differences in crop yield from area to area in the same field. These differences are the reason for current interest in precision farming, in which fertilizer, pesticides, plant population, or irrigation is customized for the soil at a specific place in the field rather than applied uniformly over the entire field. The site-specific application of irrigation water should offer opportunities to conserve water, to reduce the chance of either drought or flooding stress, and to reduce leaching of fertilizer or pesticides below the field in sensitive areas. A center pivot irrigation system was modified to permit a range of water and chemical application rates to areas about 10 m on a side. The water application system consisted of multiple segments 9.1 m long, each with three manifolds. Each manifold was controlled separately, allowing up to eight separate water application depths for any given speed of the system. A computer controls the system using specialized software and soil, crop, and cultural information stored in a database. The modified system successfully applied water and nitrogen to a field experiment in 1995. Future work will include improved system reliability and installation of both a pesticide application system and sensors for measurement of crop status. A second center pivot will also be modified to allow variable applications to highly-variable soils with irregular boundaries.
Technical Abstract: Spatial yields since 1985 in a corn-wheat-soybean rotation at Florence, SC, show little correlation of yield data with expected yields for soil map units. Research suggests spatial variability in yield for the SE Coastal Plain may be caused primarily by water relations. This causes difficulties in scheduling irrigation for conventional center pivots. Thus, we designed and constructed a site-specific center pivot irrigation system that could independently apply variable rates of water and chemicals to 100-sq m areas within the irrigation system. A commercial center pivot was modified by adding three 9.1-m manifolds in 13 segments along the truss. Nozzles were spaced 1.5 m (5 ft) apart along each manifold, and both manifolds and nozzles were sized to provide 1x, 2x, and 4x of a minimum application rate at a given tower speed. All combinations of the three manifolds provided up to 7x the minimum rate, which was 12.5 mm, when traveling at half speed. A programmable controller installed on the moving portion of the center pivot obtained the position from the center pivot controller and opened the appropriate valves to obtain the application rate for a specific area. During 1995, the system operated acceptably for a fixed-boundary field experiment. Experience gained with this system will be used to modify a second commercial center pivot for site-specific water, nutrient, and pesticide management on a site with soil variation (irregular boundaries) typical of Coastal Plain fields. |
|Reeves Iii, James|
Submitted to: Thermochimica Acta
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: May 24, 2007
Publication Date: July 12, 2007
Citation: Dungan, R.S., Reeves III, J.B. 2007. Pyrolysis of Carbonaceous Foundry Sand Additives: Seacoal and Gilsonite. Thermochimica Acta. 183:213-223. Interpretive Summary: Carbonaceous additives, such as seacoal (crushed bituminous coal) and gilsonite (a natural asphaltic material), are commonly used in foundry molds to create an atmosphere low in oxygen during casting. An analytical technique known as gas chromatography-mass spectrometry was used to tentatively identify organics generated during the thermal decomposition of seacoal and gilsonite at 500, 750, and 1000oC. The high temperatures were used to simulate the environment within a mold during metal casting. A number of compounds of environmental concern were identified, including substituted benzenes, phenolics and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), some of which are known human carcinogens. These organic compounds, and especially PAHs, were generated at each pyrolysis temperature in all foundry sands containing seacoal. In gilsonite-amended sand, however, mainly hydrocarbons were identified at 500 and 750oC and PAHs at 1000oC. While some of the organics will condense in the molding sand, many are volatile and could potentially compromise the safety of foundry workers. Information from this study will be useful to foundries looking to control hydrocarbon emissions during metal casting.
Technical Abstract: Seacoal and gilsonite are used by the foundry industry as carbonaceous additives in green molding sands. In this study, pyrolysis was used to simulate the heating conditions that the carbonaceous additives would experience during metal casting. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry was used to tentatively identify major organic products generated during their pyrolysis at 500, 750, and 1000oC. A number of compounds of environmental concern were identified during the pyrolysis of seacoal and gilsonite, including substituted benzenes, phenolics, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). These thermal decomposition products, and especially PAHs, were generated at each pyrolysis temperature in all foundry sands containing seacoal. In gilsonite-amended sand, however, mainly alkanes and alkenes were identified at 500 and 750oC and PAHs at 1000oC. Compared to seacoal, the most intense peaks occurred during the pyrolysis of sand containing gilsonite. The greatest loss of pyrolyzable material also occurred during heating of gilsonite-amended sand from ambient temperature to 1000oC in a thermogravimetric analyzer. The results obtained from this study will be useful to green sand foundries looking to reduce volatile hydrocarbon emissions. |
Ancient Coins for Sale - Greek & Roman Coins - Artemis Gallery
The History of Ancient Coins
Coins, as we know them today, have been around for almost 3000 years. It is believed that coinage was invented around 630 B.C. in Asia Minor when the ancient state of Lydia (now western Turkey) was stamping round pieces of precious metals with a seal or symbol as a guarantee of their weight and purity that you will find in our ancient coins for sale.
Ancient Greek Coins Birth Place
The minting of coins spread rapidly from Lydia to the city states of ancient Greece. Around 600 B.C, the island of Aegina produced what are believed to be the first Greek coins. These coins were known as silver drachmae and obols, and depicted a turtle on the reverse, the symbol of Aegina. Click on an image below to see our ancient Greek coins for sale.
The 1st Ancient Roman Coins
The first Roman coins can be dated from 269 B.C. when a mint for the striking of gold, silver and bronze coins was established in Rome. Ancient Roman coinage often depicted a portrait of the then ruling emperor and, in some cases, members of the imperial family, as well.
Did you know?
Greek and Roman citizens would bury their coins for safekeeping, much in the same way as we today place our money in the bank for safekeeping. Soldiers and citizens often buried their coins before battle, and as people were driven from their lands or even worse, killed, the coins would remain where they lay for hundreds or even thousands of years and more. |
Helping students construct their own ideas is considered by some educators a subversive idea that runs counter to the present impetus of the Race to the Top and NCLB Waivers. These Federal programs, especially NCLB, have created a narrowing of the curriculum, a data-driven, test-based school culture, and the despicable use of student tests as the main criterion of teacher accountability.
The theory of learning that underlies these Federal reform efforts is behaviorism. It’s a theory that is very good if you want to teach behaviors. … Read more |
Hector (Ettore) Serbaroli was born in Rome, Italy on Jan. 7, 1881. Serbaroli studied art in Rome with Maccari and at the Institute de San Michele with A. Ceccarini. Upon winning a painting competition in 1900, he was awarded a commission in Mexico City to decorate the Teatro Nacional (now Bellas Artes). He remained there until the revolution made it impossible to work as an artist.
Upon moving to California in 1913, he settled in San Rafael and for several years taught art there at the Mount Tamalpais Military Academy (now the Marin Academy). He worked on commissions for the PPIE and contributed a huge panorama of Mount Tamalpais to the exposition which later hung for many years in the Ferry Building before f
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Help Your Kids Welcome the New Sibling
Some sibling strife is inevitable, though the degree depends on the ages of the two children, whether or not their personalities are compatible, and the level of sibling conflict you tolerate. An attachment-parented child will have a much easier time adjusting since she got what she needed when she needed it. She won’t be jealous seeing someone else get needs met. Children over age three or three-and-a-half usually welcome a new baby into the home, either with open arms or as a novelty, and sometimes these children, at least on the surface, don’t seem to be jealous. They may compete more for playtime with “my” baby than for attention from you. Being verbal helps them deal with the changes. But it is not unusual for younger children to be upset for a while. (Face it: Things will never be the same for you or your older child.) Even if you manage to “do everything right” and see very little or no hurt in your older child in the early months, once the new sibling reaches eight months and can crawl, your older child will have to deal with intrusions into his space. Here’s how to introduce your new sibling to your older child.
1. Make friends before birth
Tell your older child about the new sibling before birth, early on, or later in your pregnancy, depending on her level of understanding. Show pictures of baby in a mommy’s uterus. Out of sight is out of mind to a young child, so the baby who is not born doesn’t threaten her domain, though even a two-year-old may sense that Mommy is preoccupied with what’s beneath the bulge. Let her pat the baby, talk to the baby, and feel the baby kick. Have fun talking about and planning for the baby.
2. Replay the child’s babyhood
Sit down with your child and page through her baby picture album. Show her what she looked like right after birth, coming home from the hospital, nursing, having her diapers changed, and so on. By replaying the child’s baby events, she will be prepared for the new sibling.
3. Foreshadow baby’s coming
“When the tiny baby comes out of Mommy’s tummy, Mommy’s going to hold it all the time. Tiny babies sleep and nurse all day long and sit in their Mommy’s arms. Tiny babies really need their Mommies.”
4. Include the child in the birth festivities
Besides being with Mom and the new sibling after the birth (if the child was not at the birth), ask for his help in planning a “birthday party.” He gets to pick the cake and decorations and to plan special presents to and from the new arrival.
5. Include a gift for the older sibling
Savvy visitors who themselves have survived sibling rivalry bring along a gift for the older child when visiting the new baby. Keep a few small gifts in reserve for your young child when friends lavish presents and attention on the new baby. Let her be the one to unwrap the baby gifts and test the rattles.
6. Time share with the new sibling
Along with the uncertainty of finding where they fit into the new scheme of things, what bothers children most is sharing you with the new sibling. Since the concept of sharing is foreign to the child under three, and since Mom is her most important “possession,” it’s unlikely that you’ll be able to sell the child on the concept of “time shares” in Mother. It sounds good to say that you’ll give your older child equal amounts of your time, but in practice that’s unrealistic. New babies require a lot of maintenance and you don’t have 200 percent of you to give (which is why we are big believers in new mothers giving themselves permission to neglect housework and chores in favor of time with baby and toddler).
You can share the time you spend caring for the baby with your child. Wear your infant in a babysling. That gives you two free hands to play a game with your older child. While feeding baby, read a book to the sibling or just have cuddle time. Increase your time on the floor. While baby is still small, he needs to be in your arms or in a sling. You can be on the floor and your toddler will see your availability. As the new sibling gets older, place him in an infant seat, or on a blanket on the floor, to watch while you play one-on-one with his big brother or sister. This entertains two kids with one parent. Try playtime for two: As baby gets a bit older, encourage the child to entertain the baby. Making faces and funny noises is something three or four-year-olds excel at and babies love. Big, toothless grins can be an incredible ego-booster—”Hey, he likes me.” If you love your baby, the feeling will soon be mutual.
Remember, baby’s needs always come first (short of life and death situations), even though your toddler can be more persistent or boisterous making her needs and wants known. Many a mother has made the mistake of not bonding appropriately with her newborn for fear of hurting the older one’s feelings. If the child got what she needed as a baby she can handle frustration without damage. An infant can’t.
7. Make the sibling feel important
Give your child a job in the family organization. To pull the child out of the “I want to be a baby” blues, play up her importance to you, personally and practically. Tell her you need her help. Give her a job title. Make it fun: “You can be mommy’s helper. Get the diaper, please.” “Bring the clothes for Mama.” “Please grab those toys.” Let him change diapers, dress baby, and bathe baby (all under supervision, of course). Praise the help he gives you.
Here’s how one mother handled her four-year-old’s turn-about in personality after the birth of their second child. “Soon after Benjamin was born, Amy seemed to go through a mid-childhood crisis. She reverted to bedwetting and throwing temper tantrums. A previously happy child, Amy became sad. She talked back, was defiant, began waking at night, and made herself a general nuisance. Mom gave her a job as “mother’s assistant,” and even paid her for her help. After a few weeks, Amy not only became more pleasant to live with, she even learned some mothering skills.”
8. Be open to sibling’s feelings
Just as new parents worry about ambivalent feelings toward the new sibling, children dislike their angry feelings about their brother or sister and may want to hide them. Encourage your child to express her negative as well as her positive feelings. Give her an empathetic opener such as, “Sometimes I imagine you like your baby brother and sometimes you don’t.” Encourage the child to draw her feelings about the new baby. Children often feel safer drawing what they feel. When she does tell you negative things like, “I hate that baby,” resist the urge to say something like, “Oh, you don’t mean that! You love the baby.” Be glad she feels secure enough to lay her feelings out for you. If she hears you say her feelings are normal and understandable, they’ll lose a lot of the initial intensity, and she’ll open up more. Everyone wants to be understood and accepted.
9. What’s in it for me?
That’s the way children think. By adult logic, children should be thrilled to have a live-in friend, but children in this situation are preoccupied with what they’ve lost. They don’t see an “up” side. They’ve lost center stage, and the new sibling is too little to be fun. Mommy is no fun anymore since she’s tired all the time. (Sibling rivalry comes at a bad time for parents. Just when you are exhausted from adjusting to a new baby, you have to deal with an older child undergoing a personality change.) Revive “special time,” especially with dad: outings to the park, the ice cream store, even the convenience store for bread and milk. These one-on-one outings are reserved just for the older child. The attention the child has lost from mom she gains from dad. “But we tell her we love her, doesn’t that count?” Yes, but remember how children perceive their parents’ love for them is what counts. Actions speak louder than words. Use “just-being time:” Your older child can sit right next to you as you hold their new sibling (no need to put baby down or disturb bonding). Enjoy each other’s presence with body-to-body contact. Even fifteen minutes a day of holding time can make a difference.
10. Protect the needs of the older and new sibling
“I looked around just in time to see our three-year-old hit our new baby in the head with a toy,” cried a shocked new mother. Hurting the baby calls for immediate correction; safety prevails over psychology. Put on your best never-do-that-again tirade. Pull out all the stops: time-out for the child (and time-out the toy, too). Control any urge to swat the child, but you must deliver firm direction. Explain how fragile babies are and even though you understand he is feeling angry, you will not let him hurt the new sibling. Help him apologize, “Pat baby’s head gently and tell him you’re sorry you hurt him.”
Now that the child’s feelings are out of the bag, you can address them directly—and he wants you to understand his struggles. So do some verbalizing for him: “It’s hard for you to see mommy spend so much time with the baby.” Then show him how to hit a soft, inanimate object like a pillow when he’s angry, because it won’t be hurt. Show him how she can be “nice” to their new sibling. Encourage her touches to be soft; model stroking and saying “nice.” Close this memorable session with a triangle hug: parent, child, and baby. Be sure your child gets the message that he is never to do that again.
Ask your older child to tell you when she feels angry. If your older child is very young (under two), expecting her to control angry impulses around the baby is expecting too much. This is another good reason for wearing the baby as much as possible the older one will see you as being more available to her, and you’ll have baby in a safe place. Don’t leave an aggressive toddler alone with a baby. She can’t control herself without your help.
Sometimes older siblings want to try out baby behaviors, such as bottle or breastfeeding. Letting the child try is the easiest way to handle this desire. Peter was weaned from Martha’s breast at seventeen months, and he was nearly three years old when Hayden was born. He watched closely while Martha breastfed the first day and then he asked to nurse. He stood by the rocking chair and leaned in for a suck or two, barely got the hang of it, wondered what the big deal was and promptly asked for two bottles. He carried his two bottles around for a couple of weeks, then lost interest. Martha’s not shoving him away (even nicely) helped with his “I hate that baby” thoughts and feelings.
11. New sibling gets wheels
Often siblings seem to be adjusting beautifully to the new baby until the baby is older. A common time for this to happen is when baby learns to crawl. Now the older one finds that nothing is safe—his towers get crashed, his best toys teethed on, his games interrupted, etc. Some anticipatory planning is helpful. Point out that this will begin happening, and explain why their new sibling acts this way (exploring, excitement, too little to understand) so things won’t be taken personally. Teach your older one how to develop patience and the ability to plan ahead. He can set up his games at a table out of baby’s reach, and he can build a tower for baby, knowing how much fun baby has knocking it over. Point out that baby is, after all, getting more interesting. |
Michigan Social Security Disability Insurance
Out of work due to illness or injury? You may qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). SSDI provides financial assistance to people just like you. But getting approved for these or other benefits can be tricky. That is why it is so wise to consult with a disability attorney in Michigan.
What Is SSDI?
Social Security provides a "safety net" for American workers during times of need. It is funded by a payroll tax. Once you have worked long enough to have paid a certain amount of this tax, you are eligible for certain benefits. SSDI is one such program. It provides financial aid to those with severe physical or mental impairments that prevent them from working. Some conditions automatically qualify. Others require careful review.
Who Decides if You Get Benefits in Michigan?
You apply for SSDI through the Social Security Administration (SSA)—either by phone, online, or in person. SSA forwards your file to Michigan Disability Resources. This state agency decides whether you get benefits or not.
In weighing your application, the state will consider some basic questions:
- Are you working? If so, your monthly income must not exceed a certain amount.
- Is your condition “severe”? It must interfere with basic work activities.
- Is your condition in the list of disabling impairments? If not, the state agency must determine if it is of equal severity.
- Can you do the work you did previously?
- Can you do any other type of work?
Michigan SSD lawyers can help you get a fair review.
Locate a Local Michigan SSDI Lawyer
If you are dealing with a disability, you deserve a fair chance at getting benefits. Get help from a legal pro who knows how the process works in your state. Call now to speak with a Michigan SSD attorney at 877-913-7222. |
New York City's High Line Park, presently a nine-block-long walkway that weaves through lower Manhattan atop an abandoned, three-story railroad viaduct, opened in June to much-deserved applause and hordes of strollers who are treated to great views of the Hudson River and the island's towering skyline. (See "One Picture" in the September issue of Audubon.) As I wrote then, the High Line might be one of the shortest of the more than 1,500 trails in America that have replaced old rail lines, but it is surely the most unusual.
However, the High Line is about to be upstaged in truly spectacular fashion by the Walkway Over the Hudson, 80 miles to the north, which utilizes a world famous but long-abandoned railroad bridge whose 35-foot-wide deck is an awesome 212 feet--that's 21 stories--above the river. The Walkway, which will be opened with three days of celebration in Poughkeepsie on October 2-4, will eventually connect with rail trails on both sides of the river, forming a 25-mile path for hikers and bicyclists.
The Poughkeepsie railroad bridge was the world's longest and an engineering marvel when it opened in 1888, providing a crucial rail link between New England and the rest of the country. The main span over the Hudson is 3,094 feet long. The entire bridge, including approaches, is 6,768 feet or 1.28 miles long, which is half the length of Central Park. If the bridge stood next to the Statue of Library, strollers could reach up and touch Lady Liberty's tablet.
Up to 3,500 train cars, many of them carrying troops, crossed the Poughkeepsie bridge in a single day during World War II. But by 1974 traffic had plunged to one train a day, and on May 8th of that year sparks from a diesel locomotive set a raging fire that caused extensive damage, ending the structure's use. As with the High Line Park in Manhattan, local citizens organized to promote saving and restoring the bridge, which Conrail once planned to demolish, for use as a linear park. The group, Walkway Over the Hudson, assumed ownership of the bridge in 1998 and in 2007 won a $1.5 million grant from the Dyson Foundation for an engineering and design study. Reconstruction began in May 2008, with the State of New York providing half of the $39 million cost and assuming ownership of the Walkway. The last of the 30,000-pound concrete pads that cover the platform have just been set in place.
Stunning views downriver and upriver--and straight down on the Hudson's ship and pleasure boat traffic--are the rewards for a half-mile-or-so stroll to the middle of the Walkway. The cityscape, alas, is considerably less impressive than Manhattan's, but the amazing aerial park is being counted on to bring a new stream of revenue to the struggling local economy.
To see the bridge photo in large scale, go here: http://commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Poughkeepsie_Bridge_115997.jpg
Correction: The original version of this article incorrectly stated that the Poughkeepsie bridge is 6,769 feet long when in fact it is 6,798 feet long. |
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As a Columbia pediatrician, Henri Merrick regularly sees young patients who are significantly overweight. It's a trend she started noticing several years ago, and the weights of school-aged children began to cause her great concern.
So three years ago, she started a diet program at her practice. If a child had a body mass index in the 84th percentile, she put them on a diet: no sugar, lots of water and healthier foods.
"Believe it or not, children are coming back in one month or two, and they're losing one pound, five pounds — I don't care what it is. Even if they're not losing weight, they're not gaining weight," she said. "These children were gaining four or five pounds every time I would see them."
Merrick said she takes the health of children to heart, and that was why she went before the Board of Education on April 11 to testify on the proposed changes to the Howard County School System's health and wellness policy.
Nearly 40 people spoke out on the policy, saying the changes don't do enough to encourage healthy lifestyles among students. Specifically, they said, more emphasis needs to be placed on increasing physical activity, decreasing unhealthy food options and establishing a set of nutritional guidelines for the policy.
"The children come to school to get wisdom and to get guidance," Merrick said. "If the school says, 'Do it,' they're going to do it."
The hearing at the Board of Education meeting drew more than 150 parents, citizens and students, and about 100 gathered outside the Department of Education at a rally before the hearing, organized by People Acting Together in Howard County (PATH), to demand a better policy. The board is expected to vote on the policy May 9, and members want to hold a public work session to address the policy's issues. That work session has not yet been scheduled.
Critics said the school system can and should be doing better for the students.
"We are raising the first generation of children whose life expectancy is less than their parents," said the Rev. Robert Turner, pastor at St. John Baptist Church in Columbia and co-chair of PATH, a group of 15 local faith-based organizations. "For the first time in human history, we're going backward.
"Children's environment is the lead determiner of their health. Place the kids where junk food is readily available, the outcome will be unhealthy children. We don't just want smart children, we want healthy children."
At the rally, Turner led a simple call for action.
"What do we want?" he called out.
"Healthy children," the crowd shouted.
"When do we want it?" Turner prompted.
"Now," they responded.
'A clear priority'
School system staff first presented changes to the health and wellness policy last month. About a third of the people who sat on the policy committee quickly issued a statement saying the changes fell short of creating a world-class policy befitting a world-class school system. The recommendations put together by the committee would have made the policy world-class, members said, but those recommendations failed to make it into the proposal issued by Superintendent Renee Foose and central office staff.
When the changes were presented in March, Katrina Burton, the school system's director of business and finance and co-chair of the committee said, "The suggestions are not moving forward at this time either due to fiscal constraints, or the school system's desire to have a balance between these priorities among other priorities, including academic instructional programs."
While there are bright spots to the proposed policy, like breakfast made available for every student at every school and teachers being encouraged to incorporate physical activity into classroom lessons, many said a stronger emphasis needs be placed on physical education and recess.
"There are too many priorities and too many loopholes," said Andrea LeWinter, the wellness chair for the PTA Council of Howard County. "If health is not a clear priority at each school, the goal will not be met, and there will be no recourse for parents."
A study conducted by the Yale University Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity on behalf of the Horizon Foundation, a local nonprofit dedicated to health in Howard County, also found that if the revisions were adopted, the school system's policy would rank as only average compared to others across the country.
Board members, too, expressed concern over the changes, specifically when it comes to nutritional guidelines, which have not been written because the school system wants to hire a dietitian.
"I'm struggling to understand why daily, in our cafeterias, my children are given the option of purchasing snacks and desserts (through the a la carte options) before they even finish their meals," said Amy Churilla, PTA president at Running Brook Elementary School. "I have been at school to eat lunch with my children, and I see children abandon their meals, throw away untouched fruit as they unwrap a freshly purchased ice cream bar."
There's also concern about vending machines. Although student-accessible vending machines are only in high schools, and cannot be used during the school day, they are often the source of food for students staying after school for extracurricular activities. After-school students also have the option of purchasing food from the booster-run stores in every high school, but those too include unhealthy options, said students who testified at the hearing.
PTA parents who spoke at the hearing talked about restricting what can be sold by boosters at after-school events, such as athletic events. Such sales of pizza and sugary drinks can be a major fundraiser for the groups, parents said. Those restrictions, plus a lack of nutritional guidelines, are why the PTA Council is not supporting the proposal.
"A better way to go about this is to encourage groups to offer more healthy selections at our events, not mandate what food and beverages we can and cannot sell," said council president Christina Delmont-Small.Copyright © 2015, The Baltimore Sun |
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