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A Whistleblower within Polaris Claims that Children’s Quad Bikes Contaminated with Asbestos Number well over the 15,000 Recalled A whistleblower within Polaris, a U.S.-based company, alleges that the recall of thousands of children’s quad bikes in Australia because of the potential for asbestos exposure does not cover all of the bikes with contaminated parts. Polaris announced a recall (Link to 1st WK Polaris Article) over the summer of 15,000 quad bikes because certain parts, namely the brakes and brake pedals, were found to be contaminated with asbestos. The whistleblower, an employee of Polaris who was familiar with the product testing that discovered the asbestos contamination, said that the number of vehicles containing asbestos in Australia alone exceeds 22,000. What is the Concern? The concern with these quad bikes is that the contamination of certain parts with asbestos could lead to consumers becoming exposed to the deadly mineral. Asbestos is a naturally-occurring fibrous mineral that was widely used through the 1970s for its insulating and fire-retardant properties. However, the mineral’s link to deadly diseases such as pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer has been known since at least the 1930s. Starting in the 1980s, asbestos use was heavily regulated, but not altogether banned. Diseases such as pleural mesothelioma, which are caused by the inhalation of tiny asbestos fibers, have a latency period of up to 50 years – people exposed to asbestos prior to the 1980s may just now be showing symptoms of disease. Polaris has recalled 15,000 quad bikes because of the concern that the children using the product, or the people repairing it, could become exposed to the asbestos within certain parts. There is no known safe minimum asbestos exposure level, so any amount of exposure to asbestos could potentially cause deadly disease. While the company has claimed that there has been no evidence that users of the product could become exposed to asbestos, the whistleblower alleges that product testing showed much higher levels of asbestos contamination than Polaris has let on. Additionally, the whistleblower alleges that the possibility of asbestos exposure extends much further than the 40,000 bikes across the world that Polaris has suggested are contaminated. A leaked product list of Polaris bikes allegedly contaminated with asbestos put the total number at over half a million in 70 different countries, including the United States. Who is to Blame if Consumers are Exposed to Asbestos? Polaris has blamed the asbestos contamination on its Taiwanese supplier Aeon Motor. Polaris claims Aeon Motor did not meet their quality standards, and that Polaris has subsequently halted all orders from the company. However, now that Polaris is aware of the problem, it has a responsibility to protect consumers from harm. This means recalling all the products that could lead to asbestos exposure for the children using the products or the people repairing them. While asbestos is still allowed for restricted use in the U.S., it should have absolutely no place in products meant for children. How Can Waters Kraus & Paul Help Victims of Asbestos Exposure? Waters Kraus & Paul is a mid-sized plaintiffs’ firm dedicated to holding corporations responsible for the asbestos exposure they have caused. The asbestos lawyers of the firm have decades of courtroom experience fighting for the justice and compensation that victims of asbestos exposure deserve. If you have been diagnosed with a disease caused by asbestos exposure, such as pleural mesothelioma or lung cancer, email or call 800.226.9880 to see how the asbestos lawyers of Waters Kraus & Paul can assist you with your claim.
WASHINGTON – FBI agents soon may be able to spy on Internet users legally without a court order. On Thursday evening, two days after the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history, the Senate approved the "Combating Terrorism Act of 2001," which enhances police wiretap powers and permits monitoring in more situations. The measure, proposed by Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Dianne Feinstein (D-California), says any U.S. attorney or state attorney general can order the installation of the FBI's Carnivore surveillance system. Previously, there were stiffer restrictions on Carnivore and other Internet surveillance techniques. Its bipartisan sponsors argue that such laws are necessary to thwart terrorism. "It is essential that we give our law enforcement authorities every possible tool to search out and bring to justice those individuals who have brought such indiscriminate death into our backyard," Hatch said during the debate on the Senate floor. Thursday's vote comes as the nation's capital is reeling from the catastrophes at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and politicians are vowing to do whatever is necessary to preserve the safety of Americans. This week, Sen. Judd Gregg (R-New Hampshire) called for restrictions on privacy-protecting encryption products, and Carnivore's use appears on the rise. In England, government officials have asked phone companies and Internet providers to collect and record all their users' communications – in case the massive accumulation of data might yield clues about Tuesday's terrorist attacks. Under the Combating Terrorism Act, prosecutors could authorize surveillance for 48-hour periods without a judge's approval. Warrantless surveillance appears to be limited to the addresses of websites visited, the names and addresses of e-mail correspondents, and so on, and is not intended to include the contents of communications. But the legislation would cover URLs, which include information such as what Web pages you're visiting and what terms you type in when visiting search engines. Circumstances that don't require court orders include an "immediate threat to the national security interests of the United States, (an) immediate threat to public health or safety or an attack on the integrity or availability of a protected computer." That covers most computer hacking offenses. During Thursday's floor debate, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), head of the Judiciary committee, suggested that the bill went far beyond merely thwarting terrorism and could endanger Americans' privacy. He also said he had a chance to read the Combating Terrorism Act just 30 minutes before the floor debate began. "Maybe the Senate wants to just go ahead and adopt new abilities to wiretap our citizens," Leahy said. "Maybe they want to adopt new abilities to go into people's computers. Maybe that will make us feel safer. Maybe. And maybe what the terrorists have done made us a little bit less safe. Maybe they have increased Big Brother in this country." By voice vote, the Senate attached the Combating Terrorism Act to an annual spending bill that funds the Commerce, Justice and State departments for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, then unanimously approved it. Since the House has not reviewed this version of the appropriations bill, a conference committee will be created to work out the differences. Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Arizona), one of the co-sponsors, said the Combating Terrorism Act would give former FBI Director Louis Freeh what he had lobbied for years ago: "These are the kinds of things that law enforcement has asked us for. This combination is relatively modest in comparison with the kind of terrorist attack we have just suffered." "Experts in terrorism have been telling us for a long time and the director of the FBI has been telling us (to make) a few changes in the law that make it easier for our law enforcement people to do their job," Kyl said. It's unclear what day-to-day effects the Combating Terrorism Act would have on prosecutors and Internet users. Some Carnivore installations apparently already take place under emergency wiretap authority, and some civil liberties experts say part of this measure would give that practice stronger legal footing. "One of the key issues that have surrounded the use of Carnivore is being addressed by the Senate in a late-night session during a national emergency," says David Sobel, general counsel of the Electronic Privacy Information Center. A source close to the Senate Judiciary committee pointed out that the wording of the Combating Terrorism Act is so loose – the no-court-order-required language covers "routing" and "addressing" data – that it's unclear what its drafters intended. The Justice Department had requested similar legislation last year. "Nobody really knows what routing and addressing information is.... If you're putting in addressing information and routing information, you may not just get (From: lines of e-mail messages), you might also get content," the source said. The Combating Terrorism Act also expands the list of criminal offenses for which traditional, court-ordered wiretaps can be sought to explicitly include terrorism and computer hacking. Other portions include assessing how prepared the National Guard is to respond to weapons of mass destruction, handing the CIA more flexibility in recruiting informants and improving the storage of U.S. "biological pathogens."
Here's a simple arithmetic question: "A bat and ball cost $1.10. The bat costs $1 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?" The vast majority of people respond quickly and confidently, insisting the ball costs 10 cents. This answer is both incredibly obvious and utterly wrong. (The correct answer is five cents for the ball and $1.05 for the bat.) What's most impressive is that education doesn't really help; more than 50% of students at Harvard, Princeton and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology routinely give the incorrect answer. Daniel Kahneman, a Nobel Laureate and professor of psychology at Princeton, has been asking questions like this for more than five decades. His disarmingly simple experiments have profoundly changed the way that we think about thinking. While philosophers, economists and social scientists had assumed for centuries that human beings are rational agents, Mr. Kahneman and his scientific partner, the late Amos Tversky, demonstrated that we're not nearly as rational as we like to believe. When people face an uncertain situation, they don't carefully evaluate the information or look up relevant statistics. Instead, their decisions depend on mental short cuts, which often lead them to make foolish decisions. The short cuts aren't a faster way of doing the math; they're a way of skipping the math altogether. Although Mr. Kahneman is now widely recognized as one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century, his research was dismissed for years. Mr. Kahneman recounts how one eminent American philosopher, after hearing about the work, quickly turned away, saying, "I am not interested in the psychology of stupidity." But the philosopher missed the point. The biases and blind-spots identified by Messrs. Kahneman and Tversky aren't symptoms of stupidity. They're an essential part of our humanity, the inescapable byproducts of a brain that evolution engineered over millions of years. In Mr. Kahneman's important new book, "Thinking, Fast and Slow," his first work for a popular audience, he outlines the implications of this new model of cognition. What are the most important mental errors that we all make? And can they be overcome? Consider the overconfidence bias, which drives many of our mistakes in decision-making. The best demonstration of the bias comes from the world of investing. Although many fund managers charge high fees to oversee stock portfolios, they routinely fail a basic test of skill: persistent achievement. As Mr. Kahneman notes, the year-to-year correlation between the performance of the vast majority of funds is barely above zero, which suggests that most successful managers are banking on luck, not talent. This shouldn't be too surprising. The stock market is a case study in randomness, a system so complex that it's impossible to predict. Nevertheless, professional investors routinely believe that they can see what others can't. The end result is that they make far too many trades, with costly consequences. And it's not just investors who suffer from this mental flaw. The typical entrepreneur believes that he or she has a 60% chance of success, though less than 35% of small businesses survive more than five years. Meanwhile, CEOs who hold more company stock—taken here as a sign of self-confidence—also tend to make more irresponsible decisions, overpaying for acquisitions and engaging in misguided mergers. Even consumers are hurt by this bias. A recent survey of American homeowners found that they expected, on average, to spend about $18,500 on remodelling their kitchens. The actual average cost? Nearly $39,000. We like to see ourselves as a Promethean species, uniquely endowed with the gift of reason. But Mr. Kahneman's simple experiments reveal a very different mind, stuffed full of habits that, in most situations, lead us astray. Though overconfidence may encourage us to take necessary risks—Mr. Kahneman calls it the "engine of capitalism"—it's generally a dangerous (and expensive) illusion. What's even more upsetting is that these habits are virtually impossible to fix. As Mr. Kahneman himself admits, "My intuitive thinking is just as prone to overconfidence, extreme predictions and the planning fallacy as it was before I made a study of these issues." Even when we know why we stumble, we still find a way to fall.
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Lots of us have debt and brand new numbers from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York show American debt has hit a new high at $13.1 trillion. "We've seen that people are coming in with more debt than they had been over the last few years," Noelle Carter, Consumer Credit Counseling president, said. The debt has been growing for five straight years and we haven't seen growth like this since before the 2008 recession. Carter says it's because consumers are becoming more comfortable spending. She is seeing increases in unsecured debt; including credit card debt, medical bills and collections debts. "Individuals really have to understand what they're financial picture looks like," she said. To do that, she says pull your credit report every year and taking a look at what debt you have.
According to an alert from the College of Veterinarians of British Columbia: The BC Centre for Disease Control is collaborating with BC health authorities, the Public Health Agency of Canada, and Health Canada to investigate an outbreak of Salmonella infections in British Columbia likely related to raw pet food. Raw pet food is food served to pets that contains raw animal proteins like meat, bones, organs, and eggs. Four British Columbians who feed their pets raw food diets have become infected with the same strain of Salmonella. The exact source of the Salmonella is unknown but investigations are ongoing. Infections can occur during handling of raw meat, including raw pet food, or from pets shedding the bacteria. Animals can carry Salmonella bacteria but show no signs of illness. I haven’t seen any other details yet and hopefully contact tracing is narrowing it down to the food type. It would be good to know how widespread exposure might be, since foodborne disease is markedly under-reported and if 4 cases of salmonellosis were confirmed, it’s likely that many more have actually occurred. Diagnosed case numbers tend to be the minority because they miss people that had mild disease and didn’t go to the doctor, situations where fecal testing was not recommended by the physician, or where the requested fecal samples were not collected. Raw meat feeding inherently poses some risk to pets and households. It’s of particular concern when there are high-risk individuals (old, young, pregnant, immunocompromised) or high risk pets (similar groups) in the household, as members of these groups are more likely to get sick and more likely to have serious illness. More information about raw meat feeding, including recommendations to reduce the risk for those who still want to do it, is available on the Worms & Germs Resources – Pets page, under the infosheet for raw meat.
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This month thousands of college students will fan out throughout the nation to begin their summer internships. They’re expecting to learn something about the careers they want to pursue and make connections that will help them land a permanent job in them. That’s the way it’s supposed to be. But, for the most part, that’s not happening, according to Ross Perlin. His book INTERN NATION says unpaid internships that fail to teach any skills are becoming the norm, displacing paid workers and subjecting interns to flagrant exploitation — including sexual harassment and dangerous working conditions. Universities are complicit, raking in fees for academic credit. It’s illegal — and it’s changing the way we view the the right of workers to a fair day’s pay for a day’s work. Ross Perlin is a researcher for the Himalayan Languages Project in southwest China. He has written on disappearing languages in the U.S., China, and the former Soviet Union. Intern Nation is his first book. It’s out from Verso Press. Jon Katz has charmed adult readers for years with his tales of the dogs of Bedlam Farm, the rural homestead he lives on near Albany, New York. Now he’s come out with a terrific book for children called MEET THE DOGS OF BEDLAM FARM. In it, he tells the stories of Rose, Izzy, Frieda and Lenore, working dogs all, and how they work together to create a community of love and cooperation. Katz is the author of The Dogs of Bedlam Farm, Dog Days, Rose in a Storm and many other books. Meet The Dogs of Bedlam Farm made the New York Times Bestseller list in the first week of publication.
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Telstra has launched a 5G Innovation Centre on the Gold Coast, saying it will allow the telco to undertake trials alongside startups, tech vendors, developers, and enterprise customers in preparation for commercial deployment. These trials will include use cases across smart cities, smart homes, drones, autonomous vehicles, and augmented reality, according to COO Robyn Denholm, with Telstra adding that it will carry out further 5G field trials over the next few months "in and around the Gold Coast" ahead of the meeting of international standards body 3GPP there in September. "Telstra has already conducted Australia's first 5G field trial and the world's first 5G outdoor data call over 26GHz 'mmWave' radiofrequency spectrum. From our new 5G Innovation Centre, we will be completing a number of 5G firsts in 2018 to ensure Australia remains at the forefront of mobile technology," Denholm said. "We look forward to hosting leading 5G developers from around the world so Australian businesses can begin developing products and services that will take advantage of 5G. Our activities at the Innovation Centre will culminate in the 3GPP meeting later in 2018 that will play a critical role in setting the 5G standards underpinning the launch of commercial services." Telstra is expecting to see tests show 5G speeds of around 3Gbps download/300Mbps upload using millimetre-wave (mmWave) spectrum. The centre, which is located at its Southport Exchange, is part of Telstra's AU$60 million investment in upgrading infrastructure on the Gold Coast due to upcoming "major events" -- the city is hosting the Commonwealth Games in April -- and increasing demand for network capacity. This AU$60 million is itself part of a AU$5 billion investment in the telco's network in the three years to June 30, 2019. Australia's incumbent telco will use the launch of its centre to showcase on Monday how 5G can improve several use cases, including a 5G-connected vehicle driven via a VR headset; how artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled drones can support surf lifesaving; how 5G beamforming technology can operate individual drones as part of a swarm; and how 5G could enable robotic arms to carry out precise industrial applications. See also: Telstra CEO: 2018 will be big for 5G Telstra had similarly launched a 5G testing centre on the Gold Coast back in November, at the time also announcing the completion of the world's first 5G data call using 26GHz mmWave spectrum on Telstra's production core network. The centre's location was chosen due to Telstra's intention to run a trial 5G network during the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in April. Telstra said it would work with network partner Ericsson on key 5G technologies including Massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (Massive MIMO), adaptive beamforming and beam tracking, and OFDM-based waveforms in its Gold Coast centre. Ericsson and Telstra had achieved download speeds of between 18Gbps and 22Gbps during the first live trial of 5G in Australia back in September 2016, with the trials conducted in a real-world outdoor environment using Ericsson's 5G radio testbed, Massive MIMO, and beamforming. Telstra then announced a year ago that it would be conducting 5G new radio (NR) trials across Australia during the second half of 2017 ahead of an accelerated deployment in partnership with Ericsson. CEO Andy Penn had told ZDNet last month that 2018 would bring wide-scale trials across the globe, along with further standardisation and spectrum allocation, adding that Telstra has only physical implementation and chipset aspects remaining in its preparation work for the extensive 5G trial on the Gold Coast. "We've orchestrated the spectrum availability; we have effectively signed up the arrangements with the equipment manufacturer, which is Ericsson that we're trialling it with, and so it's pretty well advanced," Penn told ZDNet during CES 2018 last month. "It's just some actual physical implementation of infrastructure we have to put in place [and] we've got to work with chipset manufacturers such as Qualcomm and Intel in terms of making sure the 5G chipsets are available, and also some of the equipment manufacturers of handsets to make sure we've got those ready as well." Telstra will be using both 3.6GHz spectrum and mmWave spectrum for the trials, with the chief executive hoping the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) will bring the 3.6GHz spectrum auction up even earlier than September 2018. "We are specifically licensing spectrum arrangements for the trials," he told ZDNet. While Telstra is not a sponsor of the Commonwealth Games, Penn had said the dynamics of the event means there will be the traffic and media interest to launch a wide-scale 5G trial on the Gold Coast at that time. "I think that realistically, that all coming together, 2018's going to be a big year," he said. "It will only be at the very end of 2018, but it's feasible absolutely there will be commercial rollouts from 2019, and Telstra's position has always been to be at the forefront of technology innovation, and so you should assume that we will be a leader." Penn told ZDNet that Telstra remains in ongoing discussions with Ericsson on its 5G network deployment, and is doing trials with a number of companies. Pointing out that there are only five companies involved in 5G networking technology -- Samsung, ZTE, Nokia, Ericsson, and Huawei -- Penn told ZDNet the telco is in discussions with all of them in relation to 5G. Rival operator Optus last week announced that it will begin rolling out its own 5G network in 2019. Disclosure: Corinne Reichert travelled to the Gold Coast as a guest of Telstra Optus will begin the rollout of its 5G network early next year for 'key metro areas', as recent tests with network partner Huawei have attained 2Gbps speeds using commercial customer devices. The rollout of commercial 5G networks could begin in 2019 if standardisation and technologies are set during 2018, Telstra CEO Andy Penn has said, adding that Telstra is a world leader in the space. Ericsson has raised credit of $220 million from the Nordic Investment Bank and $150 million from AB Svensk Exportkredit in an effort to expand its 5G R&D efforts. Telstra, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint, NTT DoCoMo, Vodafone, Orange, and SK Telecom took part in 5G interoperability demonstrations with Ericsson following the standardisation of NSA 5G specs. Networking, technology, and mobile giants worldwide have signalled their intent to accelerate 5G trials, development, and deployment as 3GPP has set NSA 5G New Radio specs. Telstra, Optus, Vodafone, Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung, and Huawei have all been included in the government's 5G working group, which will meet twice yearly with five government departments. The 5G revolution is here: What business needs to know (TechRepublic) TechRepublic's Conner Forrest explains three things IT pros need to know about 5G, next-gen high-speed wireless tech. 5G mobile networks: A cheat sheet (TechRepublic) As LTE networks become increasingly saturated, mobile network operators are planning for the 5G future. Here is what business professionals and mobile users need to know about 5G.
Update Guangdong Lufeng Jiahuwan Power Plant If you click on this link: http://720yun.com/t/71ej5phkvn0?from=singlemessage&isappinstalled=0&pano_id=7617273 you will be redirected to an aerial footage taken from a drone on 13 November 2017 at the Guangdong Lufeng Jiahuwan Power Plant. Only roughly half of the steel structures of the multi-story main plant and boiler buildings (to the right of the tall square concrete tower) plus some surrounding small structures that are most visible in grey are coated with ZINGA. The total quantity used up till now only about 250 tons of ZINGA so far. The other half are hot-dipped. The buildings or structures surrounded with green tarp are mostly concrete with very little steelworks, which are also hot-dipped. Miscellaneous smaller structures and steelworks supporting all kinds of equipment are still being fabricated and have yet to be installed. This may consume another 30-40 tons of ZINGA over the next 9-10 months. The project is already falling behind schedule, for over 1 year, due to multiple delays in the steel fabrication itself, but also to defective surface preparation and coating application by the steel fabricators. Now, 18 months after the project began, ZINGA has by comparison proven to outperform HDG (Hot-Dip Galv.) and the project leaders have realised they should have kept more steelwork for ZINGA and less for HDG. It is our goal to recapture more ZINGA business for Phase 2 which will not commence until December 2018. Additional info about this Project : Upon completion in 4 phases and fully operational in 2024, the Guangdong Lufeng Jiahuwan Power Plant (8 x 1000 MW) will be the world’s largest and cleanest coal-fired power plant, serving Guangdong, the richest Chinese province which has a total population (highest nation-wide) of over 104 million people and contributes to more than 27% of China’s total GDP. The project is very highly regarded and blessed by the Central Government of China and the Guangdong provincial government, as it will be China’s first and largest clean new energy power plant, with zero emission of pollutants – achieved by adopting the most advanced and high efficiency German technologies in reduction of carbon emissions, desulphuration, denitration, water & energy conservation in generating coal-fired power. Sea water will be desalinated and used for cooling the boilers and generators in the conversion of heat to electricity. Waste water from the power production areas and the workers’ living quarters will be treated and recycled for landscape irrigation and non-potable use. Construction and operation of the Lufeng Jiahuwan Power Plant will conform to the highest standards and levels of occupational health & safety, environmental protection, ecological balance optimisation and operating cost effectiveness. Total capital invested by Guangdong Baolihua New Energy Stock Co., Ltd., which is listed in the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, is in excess of RMB 36 billion (or EUR 5.37 billion). The 8 x 1000 MW electricity produced here will be fed directly into the Guangdong Power Grid, one of the 5 state-owned national power grids in China, for consumption in the surrounding regions of southern China. The massive site occupies a land area measuring 2.2 km and 1.6 km right at the seaside facing the South China Sea. Small sections of the plant will be built on reclaimed land and a privately owned pier (equipped with an extensive, steel structured, fully automated coal conveyor system) accommodating up to 100,000 tons of vessels carrying high-grade and combustion-efficient coal imported from Australia and Indonesia will be built along the shore line parallel to the power plant. Geographically, this locale, with an atmospheric temperature range of 3~40°C, receives very heavy rainfalls and multiple typhoons annually. It is a frequent landing pad of many typhoons originating in the Philippines. When fully operational by late 2024, the Guangdong Lufeng Jiahuwan Power Plant will employ more than 1,200 full-time workers and staff, providing them with well and truly self-containing facilities for working, living (with a huge hotel-like fully serviced dormitory accommodating up to 800 employees), relaxation and entertainment. This, and another gigantic resort-looking office complex with 2 enormous canteens serving 1,200 people daily (working in 3 shifts) have already been built and are in ready-to-move-in conditions. Total quantities of steelworks used are about 45,000 tons per phase of construction and 220,000 tons in total. The quantity of Zinga needed for anti-corrosion protection of major steelworks is approximately 300 tons per phase, based on 150-180 µm DFT applied as a unique stand-alone system.
Medical questions & health advice by board certified doctors "Can I use halobetasol propionate ointment .05% on cold sores?" I have a cold sore above my lip, next to my nose and its swelling up my lip. Can I use halobetasol propionate ointment .05% on the cold sore? My first thought here is that you should go see your primary care doctor, who will be able to look at this sore on your lip and help you figure out what it is. It might be a cold sore, but it could also be something else, such as a superficial skin infection, and your doctor will be able to figure that out for you. If this does turn out to be a cold sore, then using a steroid cream like halobetasol would be a bad idea. Steroid creams are immune suppressants and, since cold sores are caused by an infection with the herpes virus, these creams could theoretically make your body's defenses against the virus less effective and could actually lead to the cold sore getting much worse! If your doctor confirms that this is a cold sore, they will be able to recommend appropriate treatment to you. Many simple cold sores will heal up on their own without any medical intervention. However for more severe cases, there are a number of anti viral medications that can be used to help speed healing and, in the cases of recurrent cold sores, make the outbreaks less severe and less frequent. There are also some topical cooling medications that can be used to ease the local irritation and inflammation. Good luck and I hope you are feeling better soon. Need more info?See a primary care-doctor today Zocdoc Answers is for general informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor (in the United States) 911 immediately. Always seek the advice of your doctor before starting or changing treatment. Medical professionals who provide responses to health-related questions are intended third party beneficiaries with certain rights under Zocdoc’s Terms of Service.
Under the GDPR, individuals have: - The right to access –this means that individuals have the right to request access to their personal data and to ask how their data is used by the company after it has been gathered. The company must provide a copy of the personal data, free of charge and in electronic format if requested. - The right to be forgotten – if consumers are no longer customers, or if they withdraw their consent from a company to use their personal data, then they have the right to have their data deleted. - The right to data portability – Individuals have a right to transfer their data from one service provider to another. And it must happen in a commonly used and machine readable format. - The right to be informed – this covers any gathering of data by companies, and individuals must be informed before data is gathered. Consumers have to opt in for their data to be gathered, and consent must be freely given rather than implied. - The right to have information corrected – this ensures that individuals can have their data updated if it is out of date or incomplete or incorrect. - The right to restrict processing – Individuals can request that their data is not used for processing. Their record can remain in place, but not be used. - The right to object – this includes the right of individuals to stop the processing of their data for direct marketing. There are no exemptions to this rule, and any processing must stop as soon as the request is received. In addition, this right must be made clear to individuals at the very start of any communication. - The right to be notified – If there has been a data breach which compromises an individual’s personal data, the individual has a right to be informed within 72 hours of first having become aware of the breach.
Campaign successfully funded on: 30 Nov,2018 If you had the chance to help someone with a mental illness, how many people would you help? One? Two? Forty two? How about #onemore? People in Lebanon sometimes don’t even know they can seek treatment for their mood disorder, their eating disorder, personality disorder or even stress- and so they suffer in silence. That’s why we want to bring attention to mental health: it is #onemore health care that should be a basic right within our society. That’s why IDRAAC is participating in the Beirut Marathon, to spread awareness about mental health. That’s why it’s important for us to have your #onemore support. Dr. Georges Karam, a psychiatrist who founded IDRAAC, is running the 42 kilometer race on 11 November 2018: he wants to raise money to treat over 1,000 people who can’t afford mental health care. 1 in 4 Lebanese will have a mental illness during their lifetime. 1 in 6 will have anxiety. 1 in 8 will have depression. 1 in 20 will seriously consider suicide. However, only 1 out of 10 will get treated. You can help #onemore person get treated, you can talk about it #onemore time, and you can run with us at the Beirut Marathon. By choosing to help IDRAAC, you are #onemore reason for someone to get better. You are helping someone with a mental disorder, giving them #onemore chance at a normal life. Talk about it #onemore time, share it with #onemore friend, help #onemore. If you have any questions about mental health disorders, or you know someone who needs treatment, don't hesitate to contact IDRAAC on 76 10 05 76 or email@example.com There are no updates for this project yet. IDRAAC (Institute for Development, Research, Advocacy and Applied Care) is the first Lebanese NGO dedicated to mental health awareness, research and community service that helps children, adults, elderly, and at risk populations. Founded in 1997, it was officially registered on…Full biography
The Simple Potato Slingshot The slingshot was designed to launch for the largest airtime, not largest vertical displacement. The way it is designed, a high-elasticity band is strung between the arms and pulled back before release, with the crossbar in place to push against when drawing the launcher back. Supports are strategically placed between the crossbar and each of the arms (horizontally) to prevent the arms from bending inward, and between the arms and the base to prevent them from bending backward. The construction of the launcher is very simple, while remaining structurally stable. The frame is comprised of a 2' crossbar with two 2.5' beams forming the base, two 2.8' beams making up the arms, and some small pieces of wood for additional support. Besides the frame itself, a high-strength exercise band is anchored to each arm. - All of the materials that make up the launcher cost about $30 - I wanted to keep the design simple and relatively low-cost. - The band snapped because I tried to pull it further than it was tested with - ironically, I never pulled it further when testing specifically because I was afraid of snapping it. - When designing the launcher, I designed it to achieve the maximum airtime because that was what was measured, but I forgot the overall goal was the highest vertical displacement. As a result, while the slingshot was still viable for launching potatoes, it did much better for horizontal displacement than vertical. - All of the wood used for the launcher came from two 2x4 beams. Unfortunately most browsers do not support MathML as of yet, and as a result it would be problematic to display my calculations here. I have instead written them in a Google Doc format.
Our first A. I. M. (Asset. Influence. Mentor.) Women’s Ministry Noonday Bible Study met yesterday and it was electric! God showed up through our study through Psalm 119. Here is a recap of our study. Psalm 119 is an acrostic poem of twenty-two stanzas, following the letters of the Hebrew alphabet; within a stanza, each verse begins with the same Hebrew letter. We were able to make it through the first stanza, Aleph, and here is a glimpse of our study: Understand that you are Blessed – v. 1 BLESSED!!!! He gives us grace – what we don’t deserve and extends mercy – not giving us what we do deserve – We are indeed blessed by God. We must first understand that blessings are not rewards – they are gifts given to us by God. We often think that because we do certain things that we are blessed as if our blessings are a by-product of our actions or behavior. No, blessings are gifts bestowed to us by a loving Father. They are not measures of who we are –but of who God is! We must seek Him with our WHOLE heart – v. 2 Seek, Inquire for and of Him, and Crave Him – with the whole heart. We have to seek Him – get to know Him by learning of Him – Bible Study, Sunday School, daily reading AND meditation, Inquire of Him through prayer, and CRAVE Him! Craving him with our whole heart! Not just a temporary craving – when things are going wrong – or when we are in need or have lack – but with everything we have we want Him! Nothing else is as important – nothing else can stand in the way – Nothing else will satisfy. We must determine to walk in His ways – v. 3 We must not willfully wander from His precepts – but rather walk in His ways. We’ve been called to walk worthy of our calling in Christ (Eph. 4:1-3) – we were called to lowliness and gentleness, longsuffering, bearing one another in love – that’s that putting up with one another despite our differences of behavior or opinion – going the extra mile to extend love it’s NOT easy– but it’s required. Endeavoring to keep unity and peace! We must exercise diligence – v. 4 –We must observe God’s precepts diligently (thoroughly, attentively, meticulously) We must understand that we must do things HIS way – We have to deny ourselves and our desires and wants if we want God’s blessings to flow through our lives. We’ve got to actively pursue Him God says that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. We can’t be sometimesy with God. We can’t put Him on a New Year’s resolution list – having an intimate relationship with God has to become a lifestyle! We must continuously praise Him – v.7 We must praise Him – Praise is appropriate, praise is attractive, praise is comely to the saints – It is the proper response for everything. No matter what we are going through in our lives – no matter what the trials, issues, circumstances – praise will lead us toward the solution. When we praise God we are adoring Him for not only what He does but who He is. We are humbling ourselves or bringing ourselves out of the limelight to focus entirely on the awesomeness of God. How majestic He is – how loving, patient, and kind He is. How gracious He is – How he puts up with us and blesses us in spite of ourselves. When we praise Him we acknowledge that we are nothing without him – we give him homage, respect, reverence for loving us when we are so undeserving of that love –David said I will bless the Lord at all times His praise shall continually be in my mouth. David understood clearly his shortcomings – He knew he was messed up – He knew he was wretched before a Holy God and that his righteousness was filthy – but He blessed God because he recognized that God loved Him (agaped) Him in spite of his way We hope you can join us next Monday as we continue our journey through Psalm 119!
The Scheme to Kill Jesus The pious, fraud leaders (Matt. 23) sought their own way. When an opportunity came, they took it and twisted it to conform to their will, regardless of God's plan and purpose. But, our God is sovereign and does not yield to our desires; so, He took their corrupt plans and used them for the ultimate glory of His Son's death in our place for redemption! The woman, realizing the debt that was paid on her behalf, took costly oil and used it to glorify our Lord! Her opportunity was to honor; the leader's was to destroy! Then, Judas sold out his Lord for a cheap price! 1. Will be delivered to be crucified. For the first century person under Roman occupation, this would be the most heinous event conceivable; yet, Jesus is predicting this to the disciples for Himself! Imagine how they would have felt and responded! Here is God incarnate facing a human sentence of a cruel death! a. Plotted. This is literally "hunting" a person for sport, in this case-God! This was a private meeting, one that went against the Law and Prophets, to conspire to kill someone who had not broken any laws simply because they did not like what and how He said truth. Who does this? A person who does not want to be convicted or be told what to do or how to behave. They prefer sin and debauchery; their will is superior and God is in their way! b. Jesus was not under indictment or convicted of a crime; nonetheless, they sought punishment for Him! c. Not during the feast, Jesus was very popular and was in d. Caiaphas was a member of the Sanhedrin from 18-36 A.D. (Josephus stated he held the longest time in this office because he was a masterful "peace- bringer"), which was the supreme court of e. The religious leaders as well as Judas had their plans-and God had His! They wanted to plot and wait for a better time; God already had His perfect timing! a. Simon the leper. This could have been a nickname because a close family member had leprosy, or because he helped lepers, or because he had it and Jesus healed him. He was not a leper at this time or else no one would have been near him (Lev. 13-14). b. Woman. John 12:3 tells us it was Mary, sister of Martha and Lazarus. c. Some scholars say Matthew and Mark were separate accounts from John. The difference was chronology; Jews were not chronological thinkers. However, Greeks were; hence, the book of Luke is written in a chronological order (Luke 1:1-4), while Matthew and John focus on events. d. Sat. People reclined on carpets and pillows at a low table, their feet away, and leaned on their left elbow, eating with their right hand. e. Poured it on. Anointing someone with oil served several purposes. Anointing your head (Matt. -18), in this context, was the daily routine of hygiene. The Jews did not shower or bathe as we do, but put olive oil on themselves, then scraped off the sweat and dirt. This kept them clean, and their skin smooth and sunburn free in the hot climate. It also served to anoint for service and consecration, as with Saul and David. Here, it was to honor important guests, which Simon did not do. This anointing was extraordinary because of the very expensive oil imported from the East (perhaps f. Indignant. John reports it was Judas who was being hyper-critical (John 12:4-6), but the others said Matthew agreed with him! g. Sold for much. John 12:5 said it could be sold for 300 denarii; this is nearly three times the amount Judas received for his betrayal. h. Good work. What the others saw as a waste, Jesus saw as honoring Him. What is precious in our sight usually is not to God; what is precious to Him is our humility and devotion to Him! The NIV uses the word beautiful. The Greek word for this applies to aesthetics as well as ethics, indicating that doing good deeds is beautiful. i. The poor you will always have. This is a reference from Deuteronomy 15:11. We are challenged to be generous to the poor because we are faithful to God. Now God is amongst them! This is not downplaying service to the poor, but lifting up Christ as Lord! For us, it means we cannot do the service of God unless we are honoring God! j. My burial is another allusion to His passion to come. Jesus turns the anointing that was meant to honor Him-not to prepare His body for burial-into something obviously neither the women nor His Disciples intended (Mark 16:1). 3. Judas Iscariot. Perhaps no name in all of the ages signifies betrayal and disloyalty more than his! This man, who was with Jesus from the beginning and close in his relationship with Him, perhaps even closer than the rest, would be the one to be the traitor! He was an Apostle (Apostolos); the word means emissary, or sent ones, as in Jesus' commissioned representatives (Matt. 10:14, 40; 15:24; Mark 6:7-13; 30; 9:37; Luke 9:1-6; 48; John 4:34; 5:24, 30, 36-38; 6:38; 1Cor. 1:1; Heb. 3:1). He was the one to betray Jesus, and hang himself (Matt. 26:14-16, 47-50; 27:3-10). Yet, he was considered the "best" disciple, the best looking, and the most promising. Looks and position do not tell us what is inside a person! a. Why did Judas do this? In all likelihood, his motivation to betray Jesus stemmed from confusion; blinded by pride and rage, he sought to force Jesus' hand to overthrow the Romans, not understanding Jesus' true mission. Or, as some have speculated, and what Scripture alludes to, Satan entered him, and used him, seeking to destroy Jesus. In all likelihood both are true, as Satan uses our pride and rage for his gain (See Matthew 10: 1-4 for more information on Judas). b. Went to the chief priests. This would be like a common person having a private meeting with the president of the c. Thirty pieces of sliver. Traditionally, this was the price of a slave, although it varied from place to place and time to time. This was equivalent to 120 denarii. (Laborers and Roman soldiers received one denarius a day.) This was also the amount of compensation paid back to a master for the killing of a slave (Ex. ). d. Judas sells out the Creator, Lord, and Savior of the universe at a bargain price! What do you look to and for in life? What are your motivations and inspirations? What is your good work? On what special occasion do you give to our Lord? How do you honor our Lord? Or, are you over-concerned with what others may see and say? Remember, what most people consider a waste, Jesus sees as honoring Him; what is precious in our sight usually is not! What is precious to Him is our humility and devotion to Him! Mary was commended by Jesus for her devotion; Jesus turned an attempt to give Him honor into one of preparing Him for the greatest work ever done on our behalf. What was seen by others as a waste ended up to be the greatest honor a person has ever done for our Lord! How do we honor Him? We need to examine our motivations. The motivation of Judas was to betray; Mary's was to honor. What is ours? After our motivations are uncovered, we will meet opportunities to serve or to betray. The question becomes how will we respond to them? Do you fully realize that these questions determine just about every action and reaction you will experience in life? Our devotion to Jesus must precede any efforts of serving or works we do! Our agenda must reflect a life of faith and prayer; if not, we can do nothing of worth or significance because we will not be honoring our Lord. Rather, it will be the glorification of ourselves (John -17; ; Heb. ). 1. If you were offered a year's wages to betray a friend so he or she would lose his or her job, would you do it? What about to just gossip about him or her, no harm being done? Do you realize that how we answer these questions shows our level of integrity or how we can be bought? 2. How do you respond to opportunities? How should you? 3. Ask yourself, whom, or what do I love? Whom, or what do I trust? Whom, or what do I serve? How do these pivotal questions determine your motivations and actions? 4. Do you believe that if we love Jesus, we will trust Jesus? How so? 5. How do Christians today betray Jesus? 6. How do you think the disciples felt and reacted to Jesus' foretelling of His pending death? 7. What happens when a person does not want to be convicted, or be told what to do or how to behave? 8. Why would someone prefer their sin and debauchery over our superior God? 9. The religious leaders and Judas had their plans, and God had His! How do you suppose they reacted when they found the truth, either after they were converted or they died, knowing they had wanted to plot to kill Jesus? 10. What was this woman's motivation to take a precious heirloom, break it, and use it for Jesus? Would you have done this? 11. Why were the disciples indignant? How does their anger show their hyper-critical attitude? 12. What tells you that someone, including yourself, is faithful to God? 13. How would you respond if a relative of yours named their child Judas? Why would you respond that way? 14. Why do you think Judas did what he did? 15. What do you think about the fact that Judas sold out the Creator, the Lord and Savior of the universe, at a bargain price, while Mary spent a fortune to honor Him? 16. What do you look to and for in life? What are your motivations and inspirations? What is your good work? How do these questions determine just about every action and reaction you experience in life? 17. How does your devotion of Jesus affect any efforts of serving and works you may do for Him or others? 18. Do you struggle with what others may see and say? How can you overcome this barrier? 19. What special occasion can you think of that you can give to our Lord? 20. How can you do a better job at honoring our Lord? © 2004 R. J. Krejcir Into Thy Word Ministries www.intothyword.org
Policing in the community – Discuss community policing and its intended impact on policing? Community policing represents an innovation in law enforcement as well as a major opportunity for law enforcement to make the dynamic switch from responding to crimes after they occur to actually being able to prevent crime. Simply put, what is referred to as community policing is the type of law enforcement whereby policing organizations develop close ties with the civilians in a given community, with the goal of working with those civilians in order to open lines of communication and encourage the local residents to share information with police and cooperate with them to actually prevent crime (Fielding, 1995). The intended impact on policing through community policing is multi-faceted. Of course, as was previously discussed, community policing models make crime prevention more prevalent, and allow police to fight crime rather than simply investigating crimes that have already taken place. Beyond this, there are direct benefits to police organizations themselves; in a time when local budgets are stretched to the breaking point in many cases, the cooperation and assistance of the citizens makes police more effective and efficient without having to spend the money to increase police forces. Additionally, the visibility of police in the community improves the image of the police in the eyes of the citizens, possibly positively influencing young people, thereby keeping them away from criminal behavior. Lastly, in an age where terrorism is a possibility in any community, this policing model makes everyone more aware of their surroundings, which can in fact squash terrorist activities before they result in casualties. Early English Laws – Which early English system of law enforcement work best in our criminal justice system today. Why? The early English system of law enforcement that works best in our criminal justice system today is clearly English Common Law (Geldart, 1995). This claim is made for a variety of reasons. First, in looking back to the earliest versions of Common Law, which can in fact be traced back to the days of William the Conqueror in the late 11th century; this system of law seems to strike a balance between the powers of the state, the powers of the court, and the rights of the accused. Under Common Law, in its earliest version, the king or queen was given the power to intervene in legal matters; today, the government established under the American Constitution provides for the state to have certain authority in legal matters, while still allowing for the individual to have given rights in a court of law. Lastly, a very important element of Common Law which can be seen in the modern American legal system is the use of case law and legal precedent as a means of providing uniform and fair justice to all. In other words, American courts will often use prior legal cases as a means of establishing the rules under which a given case will be heard in court. This is especially important in criminal cases, whereby legal precedent is used not only to preserve the rights of the accused, but also to prevent defense counsel from abusing the legal system in order to unfairly aid their clients. Technology and Terrorism – Discuss the different types of technology which have the greatest impact on fighting terrorism. In the modern day, every civilized nation on the planet has to face the very real possibility of terrorist acts being launched on their soil at any given moment. With this in mind, technology has proven in many ways to be more effective than any soldier or bullet that ever existed in order to have a major impact on fighting terrorism (Cordesman, 2002). To begin, few would dispute that Internet technology has had a massive impact on the fight against terrorism; for example, in the hands of a skilled computer expert, an Internet connection can be used to intercept emails, cellular telephone conversations, banking transactions and other tools that terrorists use in the 21st century, for in many cases, technology is likewise used by terrorists to construct much of their evil plans. Nonlethal weapon technology is also proving to be an effective tool in antiterrorism; for example, the use of a Taser or similar technology can be used to incapacitate a terror suspect without the possibility of damaging the environment or harming innocent bystanders. Lastly, biometrics are an excellent antiterrorism tool; to be specific, biometrics allow for the body type, mannerisms, facial structure and the like of an individual to be monitored, thereby making disguises and concealment of physical features of prominent terrorists impossible. Overall, technology is doing much more than traditional guns and bullets ever could. Cordesman, A. H. (2002). Terrorism, Asymmetric Warfare, and Weapons of Mass Destruction: Defending the U.S. Homeland. Westport, CT: Praeger. Fielding, N. (1995). Community Policing. Oxford: Clarendon Press. Geldart, W. (1995). Introduction to English Law: (Originally Elements of English Law) (11th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Journal of Desalination and Water Purification (eISSN 0128-2387) “The International Journal on the Advanced Technologies in Desalination and Water Treatment” Aims and Scope Journal of Desalination and Water Purification (JDWP) is a fast track international journal publishing peer-reviewed papers on the advanced technologies in desalination and water treatment to cope with water demand, including sustainable sources of potable water. Journal of Desalination and Water Purification (JDWP) welcomes theoretical and experimental research as Full Text Papers, Short Communications, State-of-the-Art Reviews and Letters to Editors. Short Communications should be concise and novel with advanced knowledge that warrants speedy communication to the readership. The journal includes, but is not limited to, the following topics: Desalination, renewable energy, heat and mass transfer, thermal, membranes, coagulation, sedimentation, energy, energy recovery, seawater, brackish water, environmental impacts; health considerations; risk assessment; cost, performance, water purification, water quality, water treatments, environment, leachate; wastewater, greywater, rainwater, stormwater treatment and reuse; industrial, agricultural and environmental applications; quality aspects; design and application of water reuse systems; economic, social and policy issues; surface and ground water sources. FREE OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL. PUBLISH QUARTERLY. 30 DAYS TO PUBLISH. Copyright © 2015-2016 Ababil Publishers (Malaysia). All rights reserved.
Set-Up & Structure The coach needs five minutes to set up the 10 cones in a channel (Fig 1). When coaching a squad of more than 15 we suggest setting up two channels side by side. Activate is comprised of three phases: Phase 1: Running, Cutting and Landing Mechanics – 5 x 2 Five drills are completed in which the first part is performed moving out through the centre of the channel, and the second part returning down the sides of the channel. Each drill is performed twice. Phase 2: Strength, Plyometrics and Balance – 10 x 10 There are two circuits: 1 and 2 which should be rotated every month. Squads carry out Circuit 1 for one month before progressing to Circuit 2 in which several of the exercises are more dynamic or require greater strength. Upon completion of Circuit 2 for one month, squads should then alternate monthly between circuits 1 and 2.This is in order to return the players’ focus to the control and perfection of technique required in the Circuit 1 exercises. Phase 3: Agility and Power – 5 x 2 Five drills are completed: three moving out through the central channel and returning down the sides, and two performed on the base line. All three phases of Activate should be implemented before training with only phases 1 and 3 necessary before games. Once completed, the coach can then deliver any preferred drills or small sided games at full pace. Whilst Activate contains a dynamic flexibility component, the coach can add any other specific stretching/flexibility exercises to the routine. Remember: Allowing players to carry out the exercises without feedback and accepting poor technique will not reduce injuries. Time spent early in the season perfecting technique will produce greater athleticism and reduced injury frequency later in the year.
What is acupuncture? Acupuncture originated in China over 3000 years ago. Today it is used for preventative care, health maintenance, and treatment of disease. There are several hundred acupuncture points on the human body, which are connected by pathways called meridians. These meridians conduct Bioelectrical energy or Qi (pronounced "chee") between the surface of the body and its very thin, fine needles into the skin at different points to access and redirect the and prompt the body to self healing. Acupuncture has been shown to affect the release of neurotransmitterers and endorphins, improve circulation, decrease inflammation, and stimulate the immune system. Does acupuncture hurt? Acupuncture needles are very fine - about the thickness of cat whiskers. Because the diameter of the needle is so thin, there is usually little or no discomfort associated with Is acupuncture safe? For the safety of our patients, only sterilized, single use, disposable needles are used in our What can acupuncture treat? The World Health Organization officially recognizes acupuncture as suitable for many common clinical disorders. Some of the conditions that are commonly treated with acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine Musculoskeletal Disorders - Low back pain, neck and shoulder pain, joint pain, injuries, numbness and tingling, TMJ, muscular aches and pains and chronic Emotional and nervous disorders - Depression, anxiety, grief, nervous tension, insomnia, low energy, and post traumatic Disorders of the nervous system - Bell's Palsy, post-stroke conditions, chronic headaches, and addictions.
Summary of a paper written by John Nelson Darby entitiled, ‘Who is a Priest and What is a Priest?’ It is published in Collected Writings Volume 10 (Doctrinal 3) page 209. The establishment of a human priesthood, as a class distinct from all other Christians, is a denial of the truth of Christianity. According to the New Testament, all Christians are priests: they offer prayer and praise to God.. In the New Testament we have: - Jewish priests - The pagan priest of Jupiter - Melchisedec (contemporary with Abraham) - Christ Himself as the Great High Priest There are absolutely no references to certain Christians having the distinction of being priests. Rather all Christians are priests. A distinct class of priests among Christians on earth is totally foreign to the New Testament. All Christians belong to a holy and royal priesthood – anything else is false and unscriptural. See the following scriptures: - Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ (1 Peter 2:5) - But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light (1 Peter 2:9) - Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, and hath made us kings and priests to God and his Father (Rev 1:5-6) - By him [Jesus] therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving praise to his name (Heb 13:15) [The word ‘priest’ is not used here, but only priests offer sacrifices]. Christ is the Great High Priest; all Christians are priests. In the old system priests offered gifts and sacrifices for sins on behalf of the people who were not allowed to approach the altar and do so. This was, of course, before Christ’s own sacrifice on the cross. Christianity is founded on the perfect sacrifice of Christ, the value and efficacy of which are eternal. Hebrews emphasises that, as Christ’s work was once and for all, there cannot remain any further sacrifice for sins (see Heb 10:26). In the Jewish tabernacle there were two veils. Common people could enter neither. Priests could enter the first to offer incense, but the veil into the Holy of Holies, the high priest entered alone once a year, with the blood of propitiation to put upon the mercy seat. Thus God was hidden within the veil. The ordinary worshipper could not approach God directly to offer his gifts or sacrifices. The priest received the them, and he offered them. God dwelt in thick darkness. Christianity is the complete opposite of all this. The veil was rent from the top to the bottom (see Mark 15:38); God has revealed Himself. Instead of our not being able to approach God, God has approached us. This even applied to the chief of sinners (Paul). Now, - The grace of God which bringeth salvation hath appeared. (Titus 2:11) - The darkness is past, and the true light now shineth (1 John 2:8). - God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not imputing their trespasses to them. (2 Cor 5:19) - The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us (John 1:14). - In him [Christ] was life, and the life was the light of men (John 1:4). - God hath given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life (1 John 5:12). By this we deduce that, when a Christian assumes the exclusive authority to conduct a communion service or mass, he is hanging on to the old Jewish order. He is, in effect, saying, that the ordinary person cannot approach personally, but must get an ordained church officer to approach for him. This is a denial of the whole efficacy of Christianity, and the place in which all Christians are set. But the light of God has shone forth, and it is for me to walk in the light as he [God] is in the light (1 John 1:7). I approach through the blood of Christ, the light showing me that I am perfectly clean. If I require another go into Gods presence on my behalf, I must not be regarding myself as clean. But I am clean, because of Christ’s work. I am therefore a priest, and am to offer praise, thanks and worship to God myself. And I can do it at any time. Summary by Sosthenes
Fascinating project being developed in China to reverse problems in water-restricted areas by moving large quantities of water ( as water vapour) through the sky! This is an example of weather modification/geo engineering being used for positive, progressive purposes. Wang Guangqian, academician with the Chinese Academy of Sciences and president of Qinghai University, delivers a speech on Sept. 9, 2016. (Chinanews.com/Zhang Tianfu) Source: LaRouchePAC Live China’s ‘Heavenly ‘River’ • Future of Water New Paradigm for Mankind Show – November 17, 2016 — The regional government of China’s Qinghai province is investigating a proposal to transfer significant volumes of water through the sky, calling this the “tianhe” or “Heavenly River.” This very interesting project represents the next stages of mankind’s management and development of the global water cycle, and points to a future of water security and abundance.
An antimicrobial stewardship initiative to reduce fluoroquinolone (FQ) use in targeted diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) across a large healthcare system was launched due to increasing FQ resistance and FDA warnings on the adverse events associated with FQ use. In community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), interventions to change prescribing from FQs to beta-lactams plus an atypical agent (combination therapy) resulted in a doubling of days of therapy (DOT) for that indication as measured by 1000 patient-days. Combination regimens, however, may provide patient safety and antibiotic resistance benefits that are not captured by DOT metrics alone. This multicenter, retrospective study examined the relationship between utilization of FQ-sparing combination therapy for patients with CAP and the associated impact on antibiotic stewardship metrics. The initiative resulted in a drastic 40% reduction in overall FQ use (P <.001); however, overall antibiotic consumption did not change. The decrease in FQ utilization was inversely proportional to increases in combination treatment (P <.001), as well as in individual usage of doxycycline (P <.001). Change to combination therapy resulted in greater overall antibiotic DOT, which were likely offset by avoiding and decreasing antibiotic usage outside of CAP and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, leading to no change between 2016 and 2017. Whereas this intervention was considered appropriate for patient safety and resistance reasons, unintended impact on standard consumption metrics should be considered when comparing use within or across institutions. Also, examination of the impact on overall DOT in additional disease states and at the facility-specific level is needed. The effects of selective susceptibility reports for FQs remain to be seen, as only a short period after was analyzed. The perceived negative effect on antimicrobial consumption associated with combination therapy may be especially pronounced at small institutions or when assessing unit-specific utilization. Source: Green S, Chapin R. IDWeek 2018. Abstract 215.
Washington D.C. has always been an interesting place to visit. There are so many things to see here and some of these are the White House, Lincoln Memorial, International Spy Museum and Washington Monument. But besides these famous sites, the city is also packed with fun-filled events. One of these festive events is the Latino Festival which is held annually and is usually referred to as the Fiesta DC. This yearly event is dedicated to the Hispanic community living in this area. It highlights the Latino culture with a Parade of Nations and a couple of other events. The usual line up for this gleeful festival goes like this: • Children’s festival • Science fair • Diplomatic pavilion for embassies and consulates • Arts & crafts • International cuisine The Fiesta DC is free for anyone to enjoy. There are no fees to pay or tickets to buy. It’s basically an open-house celebration that everybody is invited to, especially the Hispanic residents of the area. This event is usually celebrated grandly and can take up a whole neighborhood. The nicest thing about this Latino festival is that it brings together various non-profit groups, community leaders and even members of private organizations. The main purpose is to let everyone have a good time and enjoy the richness of the Spanish culture. Coincidentally, this annual festivity is celebrated during the Hispanic Heritage Month. The latter usually takes place during September 15 to October 15. The Hispanic Heritage Month, on the other hand, is celebrated not only DC but also different areas of the country. The purpose of this month-long celebration is to commemorate the culture and tradition of the Latinos who are residing in the U.S. Most of these residents trace back their roots to Spain, Mexico, Central America, South America and Caribbean. The Hispanic Heritage Month is jam-packed with activities and programs that are both interesting and enjoyable. For one, there is the National Gallery of Art that exhibits the richness and diversity of the Spanish culture. They offer regular guided tours that are in Spanish and they provide audio and printed guides too. On a more entertaining note, there is the Prince George’s County Hispanic Festival. This event is perfect for those who enjoy going to carnivals and the like. This is filled with different kinds of games, arts and crafts, pony rides and stalls of ethnic food. Live Spanish music is also played in the background to set the mood and add more life in the festivity. The Hispanic Heritage Month is also popular among many because of its film showing. The AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Centre is just one of the few places that usually host this event during the month-long fiesta. There’s really so much that anyone can learn from these events. Washington D.C. is one of the most Latin-populated areas in the country and this is why they give high importance to these celebrations. This is also one of the reasons why many Hispanics have found their home here. This Latin Festival Happens Every Year The Festival LatinoAmericano happens annually because of its continued success and mirth. People from all around the country get together in Charlotte, NC to celebrate this even with the Hispanic community that resides in the place. In fact, it has been noted that over 20,000 people have attended the 23rd celebration that happened in October 13, 2013. A record number of its attendees came from other states and they all crowded at Symphony Park to commemorate this Latino event. As always, it was characterized with lively music, sumptuous food, authentic Hispanic dances and colorful decorations. The energy level of the people was truly amazing as they brought the whole park to life! To Whom Do They Owe the Latin Festival The celebration of the Festival LatinoAmericano goes a long way back. This is just one of the many events that are celebrated in the country to pay respect and adoration to the diverse culture and numerous contributions of the Hispanic community. Seeing that the first attempt was very successful, it was decreed to be celebrated on a yearly basis. Of course, the Festival LatinoAmericano wouldn’t be this fun if it weren’t for the people who make it happen. This year, the sponsorship is owed to the organization called La Coalicion. This is a Latin group that is committed to providing an original and gleeful cultural experience to those who want to attend celebrations like the Latin Festival. They can handle a group of 50,000 people without a sweat. They even handle high-impact marketing and recruitment opportunities for their corporate sponsors. For those who are interested, they may get in touch with Tony Arreaza at this number: 704-941-2557. The Entertainment at the Latin Festival The entertainment line-up for the 2013 celebration of the Latin Festival is quite impressive. The number of live performances from popular Latin artists is more than enough. This year, they dubbed it as the Rumba Stage. One of the nice things about this event is that it serves as an opportunity for local musical talents to be discovered. Last October, the Symphony Park of Charlotte was filled with diverse sounds which include salsa, pop, Latin rock and many more. Some of the artists that shared their breathtaking talents were Julieta Venegas, Notevagustar, Monsieur Perine, Swing Original Monks and Orquesta K’che. The stage was also taken by Carnaval Stage that focused on featuring traditional music and dance presentations. Something Else to Enjoy at the Latin Festival Every year, a special spot for Latin artworks is set up during the festival. They call this the Plaza de Artistas as it showcases the admirable arts and crafts of various Latin artists. They also encourage aspiring artists to display their work. Who knows? This could be their chance of getting discovered as 25,000 guests from different places will be coming over at the celebration. Those who want to display their visual art like pottery, weaving, photography, plastic arts, etc. are more than welcome to claim a spot at the Plaza de Artistas. The main goal here is to promote the creative expression of the talented Hispanics. And the best part is that the proceeds will be donated to the educational and social programs for them.
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High levels of triglycerides and triglyceride-rich lipoproteins are significant risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Prevention plans to lower risk include reducing dietary total and saturated fat, but since lifestyle and genetics also play significant roles in developing heart diseases, researchers at the University of Minnesota examined the genetic variations in fatty acid binding proteins and lipid metabolism. Fatty acid binding protein 2 (FABP2) relates absorption and transportation of long chain fatty acids in the intestine. At codon 54 of FABP2, a DNA variation occurs where amino acid alanine is substituted with threonine in the protein. This allele of threonine at codon 54 (Thr54) can transport a greater amount of fatty acids than alanine, across the intestine into the plasma. Recent studies have found that the threonine allele have higher fasting plasma triglycerides than alanine variants. Researchers Steven McColley, Angeliki Georgopoulos, Lindsay Young, Mindy Kurzer, Bruce Redmon and Susan Raatz hypothesize that a high-fat diet would reduce triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (TRL) and the threonine-encoding allele (Thr54) would respond by changing the transportation rate. Lipoproteins are the biochemical compounds containing both proteins and lipids that help transport fat inside and outside cells. One of their main functions is to emulsify fat molecules. The effect of threonine-encoding alleles on triglyceride-rich lipoproteins For the crossover study, the researchers used 16 healthy postmenopausal women as participants. The participants would undergo three different 8-week isoenergetic diet treatments: high fat, low fat, and low fat plus n-3 fatty acids. The high fat treatment consisted of a diet where 40% of energy consumed is fat, the low fat treatment consisted of a diet where 20% of energy consumed is fat, and the low-fat plus n-3 fatty acids consisted of a diet where 20% of energy consumed is fat plus 3% as omega-3 fatty acids. The treatments were assigned in a random order with a regular diet given 6-12 weeks between conditions. Blood samples were collected throughout the process to evaluate triglyceride levels and DNA analysis. After assessing the data, researchers McColley et al. found that carriers of the Thr54 allele had significantly lower plasma triglycerides, chylomicron triglycerides, very low density lipoprotein and chylomicron remnant triglycerides after taking part in a high-fat diet. Participants with the Ala54 allele (alanine) did not demonstrate significant changes from baseline with any of the diets.
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1858 – St Saviour’s Church, Dominick Street, Dublin St Saviour’s Church is perhaps the finest church by J.J McCarthy in Dublin even though it was never completed as planned. A proposed tower and spire was never started, the money being used instead to build the adjoining monastery designed by John Loftus Robinson in 1885. There is a fine interior, though now lacking many of its original features due to re-organisation after the second Vatican Council. A fine nave with aisles and side chapels leads to a polygonal apse.
Yerevan has been the capital of Armenia since the independence of the First Republic in 1918. Situated in the Ararat plain, the historic lands of Armenia, it served as the best logical choice for capital of the young republic at the time. Yerevan is home to dozens of museums, art galleries, and libraries. The most prominent of these are the National Gallery of Armenia, the History Museum of Armenia, the Cafesjian Museum of Art, the Matenadaran library of ancient manuscripts, and the Armenian Genocide museum. Others include the Modern Art Museum, the Children’s Picture Gallery, and the Martiros Saryan Museum. Moreover, many private galleries are in operation, with many more opening every year, featuring rotating exhibitions and sales. Yerevan has an extensive nightlife scene with a variety of night clubs, live venues, street cafes, jazz cafes, tea houses, casinos, pubs, karaoke clubs and restaurants. Many cafés and restaurants stay open into the late hours as the warm summer evenings bring tourists to the relaxing cafes.
Fifth and second-grade students from Art City Elementary school, Springville, on Friday February 6 and 22, 2015, were confronted by a ‘Bad Person’. Students are taught to say “Stay Back you’re not my dad (or mom)” when someone they don't know approaches them. During a simulation the students have an opportunity to practice what they have learned. They go through two scenarios where one they get to say "No" to an adult and another they are wrapped up by someone dressed in red or black pads and the students can use all of the techniques learned in their radKIDs Safety Empowerment class to White Ribbon week was January 26 through January 30th at Art City Elementary School in Springville. The media safety theme was "Be a Media Detective!" The students had fun finding clues through the building that gave them tips on how to stay safe while using media and making good choices in their media decisions. A representative from Netsmartzkids.org came on January 29th to help the younger grades then the older grades know how to stay safe with media. Art City Elementary School Spelling Bee was held on Wednesday February 18, 2015, there were approximately 35 students participate in the spelling bee. All students who were interested in participating in the spelling bee had the opportunity to have a mini "bee" in their classrooms, then if they were the top three they were able to move onto the school "bee"; students were given lists the first of February to study and prepare. Kathay P. (center) was first, McKay D. was second and Carlitos was thrid. Kathay will have the opportunity to participate in a District Spelling Bee. On February 13, 2015 Art City Elementary School Sixth-grade classes held an old fashioned "Sock-hop" to celebrate Valentine's day by exploring what it was like in the Fifties. There was Karaoke, picture booth, musical chairs, "50's" Trivia, hand jive and line dance, hula hoops, and the Limbo. After learning about America and singing songs about our country Mrs. Miner's class made American flags to help them remember all they have learned about what it means to be patriotic. They had the opportunity to march around the room and be "Proud to be an American". Every year in January Mrs. Miner, Kindergarten teacher at Art City Elementary school has a beach day at the end of her Ocean unit where they have learned about things that live in the sea as well as learning about opposites. It also is to bring a little sunshine in the middle of winter. Students dress as if at the beach, bring towels and have lots of fun thinking about summertime fun. After the Second-grade program students at Art City Elementary school were awarded Peace Prize winners were announced: Taylor, Kayla, Mazey, Lily, Lilly, Jason, Mae, Karime, Elle, Madison, Whitney, Adrean, Ashlyn, Afton, Kaitlyn, Maggie, Ellie, Lily, and Daniel. Art City Elementary School has been awarding students as Peace Keepers for the past eleven years. The students in each class vote for a person in their classroom who exhibits qualities that make the school a better place. If you are an Awesome Eagle you get to put your name on board and when there is one whole row everyone on that row gets to have a pizza party. On February 3, 2015 the board finally had one row completly filled in; everyone on that row enjoyed pizza for lunch. Our Awesome Eagles are (not in order) Brenden Jessop, James Rey, Boston Hastings, Pata Kalsa, Bella Andelin, Lane Barksdale, Katie Durfey, Willie Carter and Kaleb Wilson.
WE ALL FALL DOWN: The Art of Donalee Peden Wesley February 3, 2018 to March 24, 2018 The mixed-media drawings in this exhibition focused on the human/animal relationship. They are a testament to the plight of animals when forced to interact with humans. Encroachment, factory farming, medical research, military experiments, fur industry, trophy hunters, puppy mills and extinction are a few of the topics addressed. Peden Wesley chose not to show the horrific or to shock, but to address the issues and invite the viewer to reflect, discuss, question and in turn help to resolve problems. Donalee Peden Wesley, received her BFA and MFA from Syracuse University on a full Jacob Javitts Fellowship. She has taught for over 15 years at numerous universities and colleges among them SUNY Oswego, University of Wisconsin Madison, Cazenovia College and Hamilton College. She currently teaches at Syracuse University and Onondaga Community College. Donalee’s work has been published in multiple books and magazines. She has received numerous awards and fellowships among them The National Endowment for The Arts and The New York Foundation for the Arts. Her work is included in many public collections including: The Everson Museum; Munson William Proctor; SUNY at Brockport, Liberal Arts Building and the Drawing Institute to name a few, as well as extensive private collections worldwide. ArtRage Gallery Exhibition Reading Suggestions – Learn More Edgewood Gallery – Cheryl Chappell, Elizabeth O. Clift, Phyliss Creamer, Donna deMonte, Christine Flynn, Ed & Eva Galson, Julia Ganson, Barbara & Barry Gordon, Martha Holly Loew, Bruce & Nancy McCoy, Anthony McRachern & Michael Riecke, Ann Tiffany & Ed Kinane and Anita Welych 2017-18 SEASON SPONSORS: Donald Blair & Nancy Dock, Chana Bursztyn, Dik Cool, Bruce & Kathy Coville, Annemarie Deegan, Edgewood Gallery, Kathy Flack, Bob Gates & Deborah Welsh, GEGENSATZ PRESS, Teresa Gilman, Ruth Heller-1199SEIU, Mary Kuhn & Dave Thomas, Anthony Malavenda & Martine Burat, Sidney Manes, Fred & Diane Murphy, Shirley & Larry Novak, Rick Olanoff & Susan Wadley, Wendy Ramsay, George Savage, Laurie Gilmore Selleck, Vince Sgambati, Jeff Unaitis and Amy Zamkoff Anonymous, John & Dolores Brule, Caroline Cargo,Therese A. Deegan, Ann Jamison, Robert Sarason & Jane Burkhead, Sandra Hurd & Joel Potash and Lauren & Walter Melnikow Walter Putter & Marilyn Smith \| Brewster Doust, M.D.
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In this sequence , we’ll discuss whether or not progress is being made on Indigenous education, taking a look at varied areas together with coverage, scholarships, faculty management, literacy and much more. Identifying policies associated with particular varieties of applications is helpful as a result of the bilingual training label has been too elastic and ambiguous. Bilingual schooling academics typically transition college students from the bilingual classroom to the English mainstream classroom over a interval of 1-6 years. In 1968, the Bilingual Education Act (BEA), generally referred to as Title VII, was enacted by Congress. It can be the primary of only 9 states to require bilingual instruction in all school districts. Bilingual Education is essential for all students and must be better addressed. Bilingual education schemes have the potential to assist encourage and assist plurilingualism in America and finally improve our nation academically. In order to raised serve the needs of non-native English audio system, bilingual teaching programs were created. Bilingual Education and Academic Success: focuses its attention to oldsters, educators, speech pathologist, paraprofessionals, psychologist, lecturers, and different professionals that can assist college students and oldsters. It is estimated that between 60 and seventy five p.c of the world is bilingual, and bilingual schooling is a standard academic strategy used throughout the world. Proposition 227, a ballot initiative mandating instruction only in English for college students who did not converse English, and handed by 63 p.c of the 30 percent of the people in California who voted in 1998, is each a reflection of the public debate over bilingual training and an example of the affect of public opinion on schooling coverage. The following article is a superb useful resource for many of us who support bilingual training over English-solely instruction. As the nation expanded, wherever language-minority groups had energy, bilingual education was widespread. Furthermore, bilingual programs encourage the preservation of a minority group’s linguistic and cultural heritage. CAL drew on its lengthy-established international connections to prepare the First Inter-American Conference on Bilingual Education. That is why it’s so necessary the support from the schooling authorities and the idea of work group among the many academics, language arts and subject lecturers. Broadly speaking there are two kinds of English Program in Thailand: Mini English Programs, where college students obtain eight-14 hours per week of English medium lessons, and English Programs, the place college students obtain at the very least 15 hours per week of English medium classes (Keyuravong, 2008, cited in Bax, 2010 ). My faculty falls into the latter category.
A new study shows IV drug users who know they carry the hepatitis C virus are likely to consider their serostatus when deciding whether and with whom to share injection equipment. The results, published in the December 15, 2013 Journal of Infectious Diseases showed that people who inject drugs (PWID) and test positive for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) are more likely to share syringes and injection equipment with others who are also infected, and less likely to do so with people who are HCV-negative or unknown—the equivalent of sexual “serosorting.” Serosorting is a widely used strategy for reducing the spread of HIV as well. The idea is that by having sex only with partners of the same serostatus or making decisions about sexual activities or positions on that status, the risk or transmission will be much lower. The data also bear this out. The HCV study, led by Bryce Smith, Lead Health Scientist at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Viral Hepatitis, used data from the 2009 National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System-Injection Drug Users to see whether serosorting was occurring among people who inject drugs. The analysis included 9,690 injection drug users in twenty major cities across the U.S. who were asked to report their own hepatitis C status and that of the person with whom they last shared injection equipment within the past twelve months. HCV testing of participants and partners was not done in this study. Seventy-two percent were men, forty-seven percent were black, twenty-two percent were Hispanic/Latino, and twenty-seven percent were white. Nearly sixty percent were unemployed; sixty-one percent had ever been homeless. • Seventy-five percent of study participants said that they knew their HCV status. • Fifty-seven percent of participants who knew their status reported that they were HCV-positive. • Forty-seven percent reported sharing equipment with their last injecting partner. • Thirty-eight percent of these said they knew the HCV status of their last equipment-sharing partner. • People who knew they were HCV-positive were about four times more likely to know their last partner’s status. • People who knew they were HCV-negative were more than twice as likely to know their last partner’s status. • Participants who reported being HCV-positive were nearly five times more likely to share injection equipment with partners who were also HCV-positive. Smith’s study is the first major piece of research on a national level to show that PWIDs use their serostatus to make decisions about needle sharing. In an accompanying editorial in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, Dr. Arthur Kim from Massachusetts General Hospital and Kimberly Page from the University of California at San Francisco praised the study but noted that the population in the study differed from those who are now most at risk of contracting HCV through IV drug use. Speaking with A&U, Dr. Kim expounds on his comments, saying that IV use, and, not coincidentally HCV, have become an “exurban” issue rather than an urban one. “What we know is that heroin use among young people is now primarily suburban and rural and affects mainly whites, and that people of color tend to avoid it now, although that was not the case in the past. Anecdotally what we see here around Boston is that teens and young adults find oral opiates too expensive, so they switch to heroin and put themselves at great risk for hepatitis.” Still, Kim acknowledges that the study is groundbreaking for clearly showing that testing does alter behavior. “We already knew that testing was important, but now we have another reason why people should be tested [for HCV],” he tells A&U. The study authors admit that HCV-infected PWIDs serosorting strategy will be effective in preventing the spread of HCV, “only if testing is both accurate and comprehensive, then accompanied by counseling that is truly informative of those at risk of and with infection, and finally followed by linkage to treatment.” Dr. Kim agrees with this strongly, and told A&U that we need further research to know exactly how counseling for PWIDs who test positive might affect their willingness to share their serostatus with other IV drug users. “As with all testing, and as we learned with HIV, pre- and post-test counseling is important to understand the implications of testing positive. What we also know is that IV drug users are less likely to get that counseling. It could be because they feel that hepatitis is inevitable to them if they keep using heroin, but we need data before we conclude this.” Both Kim and the researchers agree that curbing the spread of HCV requires more testing, not only to find individuals who are infected with HCV, but also to learn their attitudes and behaviors on a larger scale. Larry Buhl is a radio news reporter, screenwriter, and novelist living in Los Angeles. His young adult novel, The Genius of Little Things, debuted in January 2013.
What We Grow At Solitude Farm, we use many of the principles of Permaculture, including stacking crops based on physiology and time duration (intercropping), mulching, rotations, groundcovers and green manures. Further, we extend our vision of Permaculture to relationships with our local community by running an Organic Restaurant and running a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) programme. Our farm is an exploration of methods of growing food that are often indigenous to these lands and that have been adapted to local conditions over time. It is an intelligent growing system, using traditional wild greens and vegetables, integrated with the careful cultivation of crops that require more hands-on care. We have adapted the growth and handling of our harvest over time, in response to increased demand from the café and sporadic and inadequate monsoons. Conditions have pushed us to explore what grows abundantly in dry, hot conditions, hence some of our produce consists of crops largely ignored in the industrial food market. We grow and utilise items whose value is deceasing in the commercial market, for example banana stem and flower, turkey berry, sweet potato leaves, local greens such as chicken spinach, wild cow spinach, hardy vegetable varieties such as upland ladies fingers, red ladies fingers, a diversity of egg plants, beans, chillies, gourds and many other crops such as tapioca and sweet potato. We grow traditional dry land millets including foxtail, finger millet, horse tail millet and pearl millet. We also grow traditional, seasonal semi-dry-land rice, such as poovam sambar and some varieties of red and black rice. Despite an extremely high nutritional value, many of these varieties are under-appreciated in a market that values homogeneity. Natural Food Processing We use many of the traditional methods of utilising surplus crops. From crops such as finger millet, plantain and tapioca we make flour for use in the café. We dehydrate foods such as sweet potato as well as local fruits like jackfruit. These foods are abundant in a small seasonal period, and we develop a variety of ways to use them. We also make and sell seasonal jams, pickles and chutneys, thereby ensuring that what we grow is always valued and creatively interacted with. We respect and honour nature’s bounty and are always happy to share this knowledge. Permaculture: How We Grow For us, the focus is always on the soil. We consider the organic matter, every leaf, every stick and branch, the green and brown organic matter on the farm as a bio-resource, their value lying in their ability to create a dynamic soil, full of nutrition and life. The restoration and constant refeeding of the soil with this matter through mulching is key to all work on the farm. On the farm we play with different non-intervention techniques, by growing natural, organic food without ploughing, tilling, weeding, fertilisers and pesticides. We are creating a haven of abundance, growing over 90 edible species of plants across the year. This reflects our belief that bio-diversity is the key to a healthy land, and therefore to healthy people. The bio-diversity is apparent in our harmonious relationship with edible weeds, whose presence we respect and utilise in our café, and also through the practice of responsible crop rotation. We use techniques from organic agriculture such as intercropping, growing two or more crops in close proximity, and relay cropping – growing two or more crops on the same field with the planting of the second crop after the first has completed its development. By carefully tuning in to the season, harvest times and other conditions, on a good year, we manage up to four rotations of rice, vegetables, lentils and millets! By humbly returning the organic matter to the earth and trying to intervene in the smallest ways possible with nature’s perfection, we regenerate the ecology of the soil and honour Mother Earth. Through this bio-diversity we are feeding and enriching a society while simultaneously revitalising the use of traditional crops. Permaculture is about relationships. Whether it be mulching, housing, livestock, orchards, forests — Permaculture is about how various relationships arise and interact. Natural Farming is the foundation of Solitude Farm. Krishna met Masanobu Fukuoka in 2003, and since then has been passionately striving to manifest a form of natural farming suitable for Auroville’s bioregion. By using groundcovers and a system of rotations, the farm grows non-tilled, direct-sown rice with minimal effort and no ecological costs. The fields are improving year by year, and we are constantly developing a vision of integrated, intensive, small-scale natural farming. Experience life and work at Solitude Farm
You are a poet, writing about a poet’s life. Yet A River of Words is written in prose. Why did you decide that prose was the best way to tell Williams’ story? True, it’s not poetry per se, but I like to think of it as poetic prose or lyrical prose. I do try to pay attention to repetition, sound, and imagery—all of which play a big part in this text as well as other picture book biographies I’ve written. I’ve been very pleased that many of the reviewers and awards annotations have mentioned these factors in the writing—it takes longer to write a book in this way . . .but a beautiful life, I believe, deserves beautiful language! What aspects of the book do you think Williams himself would have liked? I imagine he would have REALLY liked the way Melissa Sweet’s illustrations and my words combined for this book. (Not enough credit is given to the publisher/ art director whose decision it is to put us together!) Williams had once thought about becoming a painter (his mother had attended art school) and he believed very much in the overlap of the visual and literary arts—and I do too! Thank you, my friend, for promoting poetry. The book is wonder for the ear and the eyes!Everyone -- I'm offline until April for some self-imposed, technology free writing time. But while I'm still on the Net, I'll be checking out today's Poetry Friday posts. You can find them at The Holly and the Ivy.
The point of departure of the exhibition “Lest The Two Seas Meet” is the moment – difficult to grasp – when individuals transform into a collective subject, and when individual stories, desires and aspirations begin to form a social movement turning the needs and discontents of individuals into political action. The exhibition curator is Tarek Abou El Fetouh, born in Cairo and based in Brussels. El Fetouh created many exhibitions and artistic initiatives in the Middle East: director of the Young Arab Theatre Fund, initiator of the travelling biennial Meeting Points, and more recently, curator of the cyclical show Home Works VI, under the auspices of one of the region’s major organizations, Ashkal Alwan in Beirut. The exhibition features works by renowned artists, such as Mona Hatoum, Emily Jacir and Walid Raad, who have gained recognition on the international scene, and by artists of the middle and young generation from Middle East, China, Korea, Singapore, Ukraine and Poland, a fact that highlights the universal character of emancipatory pursuits and attitudes. El Fetouh approaches the exhibition as a kind of philosophical mission, aiming to reveal the universal nature of the metamorphosis of the private into the public, a process that occurs in the body and gives rise to diverse kinds of political transformation. The exhibition is set against the background of hopes inspired by the interrupted Arab Spring, the significance of which has yet to be fully described and the profound consequences of which remain ambiguous. The Arab Spring began symbolically with a dramatic gesture of an individual: the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi at the end of 2010 in Tunis. The dramatic act shifted the sense of injustice from the private to the public sphere, stirring a wave of protests on an unprecedented scale. Protesters took political initiative by gathering on squares and marching in demonstrations that involved thousands of people – protests that soon spread beyond the Arab world and sparked Occupy movements worldwide. “For politics to take place, the body has to appear", writes Tarek Abou El Fetouh in his curatorial text, "and for emancipatory actions to take place, the plural collective body has to appear and occupy spaces. Each participant in the protests offers his or her individual body, which then exists between two forms, the individual and the collective, within conditions that are enigmatic.” To approach this key moment of passage from the individual to the collective body, El Fetouh refers to the concept of the 13th-century philosopher Ibn ’Arabi, "barzakh", which literally means “isthmus” and pertains especially to an invisible line that separates two seas, each with its own density, salinity and temperature. For Ibn ’Arabi, the term means “anything that simultaneously divides and brings together two things.” Through the artists’ works that have been selected, the exhibition offers insight into the state “in between”: between old and new, individual and collective, political and private. The challenges that bring protesters into public squares cannot be addressed using existing political discourses and fixed concepts. It is necessary to define the political anew. It was for a reason that crowds gathering in Tahrir Square did not voice the need to fight for democracy but for social justice, addressing ethics rather than politics; it was for a reason that Occupy movements did not want to tap into the established forms of organization and turned instead to archaic forms of direct democracy. Thus El Fetouh attaches great importance to a careful examination of the meaning of emancipation that is but faintly sketched. He does not seek its sense in political diagnoses formulated by the media, but in individual motivations. The curator focuses on transformation as it occurs in the human body – the crucial source of all things political. He is interested in the body as a source of resistance – the body that, in a situation of resistance, enters an ambiguous state referred to as barzakh. Therefore his method of tracing political change is to approach the body in a situation of transformation – at the moment of death, for example, and when it becomes a means of emancipation, or when it is imagined in the post-human condition foreshadowing the future.
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Image from Skype ( https://bit.ly/2CWceq8 ) Did you know that thirty years ago, a video conferencing room and equipment cost $100,000, and there were very expensive per minute charges to send the video and audio signals over multiple phone lines to another site of similar equipment? Those costs alone made video interviews quite rare. However, fortunately for us in the recruitment industry, technology has a way of improving rapidly, and the costs decreased dramatically for video gear. In 1990, Management Recruiters International (now known as MRINetwork) launched their own videoconferencing network called ConferView Video Conferencing Centers and 135 MRI offices across the United States installed it. As a franchisee of that organization, I purchased a CLI Eclipse Video Conferencing Unit for about $16,000. I owned the first public videoconferencing site in Rhode Island in 1990. Using ISDN phone lines, at about $0.53 per minute to make a call to another ConferView site, collectively we were able to save employers millions of dollars. On the left, as it appeared in local newspapers, I am in my office (MRI-Sales Consultants of RI), in Warwick, RI having a video conference with our corporate office in Cleveland in 1990. MRI, who placed 40,000 candidates a year, realized that out of the 90,000 interviews their offices created in their network annually, about 25 percent of them required either an employer or a candidate to get on a plane to meet the other for an interview. At an average cost of $1,200 per interview for flight, car rental hotel and meals, those in-person, fly-in interviews cost all those employers collectively about $27,000,000 a year. Instead of flying three candidates in for an in-person meeting (at an average cost of $3,600), an employer could conduct an interview using ConferView for $250 for a 30-minute interview and $350 for a one-hour interview, depending on how much time he took. Candidates didn’t need to take a day or two out of work to fly-in for an interview. The employer could interview a candidate in New York at 9 AM, in Chicago at 10 AM, and in San Francisco at 11 AM and never even have to leave the ConferView site. At my ConferView location, I set up my conference room with color-balanced lights placed high in front of, behind, and on both sides of the candidate or employer facing the camera and monitor. The candidate sat in front of a plain background. I did this to showcase that the candidates who came to my office would be seen in the best possible “light.” Fast forward to the present day. That $16,000 CLI Eclipse Video Conferencing Unit became a very expensive boat anchor. Now video conferencing interviews are virtually free, so long as a laptop is equipped with a webcam, or a person invests about $70 for a decent webcam for their PC. Free video conference programs, such as Skype or Zoom, are easy to use and provide very good quality audio and video. For more than 15 years now, I’ve had countless video conversations with employers and candidates using Skype for their interviewing needs. This means I have seen plenty of good and bad video interviews. Here are some tips on how to ensure you have the best possible and successful video interview. — Test your camera video and audio before the interview. Make sure everything works properly and that you know how to use the video program. — Use Skype’s own free testing service or test by calling a friend and have them call you. — Turn your cell phone off or place it on vibrate and away from where you are sitting How to Position Yourself in the Best Light — It is best for you to practice how to look directly into the camera lens, because it will give the employer the impression that you are looking into his or her eyes. Eye contact is critical, since you aren’t speaking to the hiring manager in person. At the very least, look at the monitor and the other participant. — Try to get into the habit of hesitating slightly before speaking to assure that the other person has finished speaking. — Speak in a normal tone of voice. There is no need to speak loudly. — Consider your body language. Don’t lean forward too much, trying to get your face near the screen. Instead, slightly lean forward, smile, and look alert and interested. — Avoid taping pencils, rustling papers, and distracting noises that may be magnified by the audio system on the other end. — Consider wearing pastel-colored shirts and ties that don’t have overly busy patterns. — Avoid horizontal stripes. — Don’t wear glittery jewelry that will catch the light and be distracting, or dangling jewelry that clinks on the table, because it sounds very loud. — Avoid excessive motion. Rocking in your chair or dramatic hand gestures will appear as a blur to the other person. Don’t be unnaturally stiff either. Relax just as you would if you were speaking with someone in person. Eventually, you will feel as if they are right there in the room with you anyway. How to Position the Video Conference Space in the Best Light — Don’t sit above the camera. If the webcam is shooting up towards your chin, that will be a very unflattering angle. Position yourself so the camera is looking straight at you. If necessary, prop your laptop on top of something so the camera is at the same angle as your face. — Plain, uncluttered backgrounds are best. You want the person to be focused only on your face. — Choose a quiet spot that is away from the noise of traffic, kids or pets. — Avoid having the interview in a public place where there are background distractions or noise. — If there is a window where you will be having the interview, position yourself so the window light is directly on your face, and the back of the camera is facing the window. Never sit with your back to the window and then aim the camera at your face. You will be in silhouette. — Try not to have lights on over your head. It will cast ugly shadows under your eyes and nose. — Also, avoid fluorescent lights, which will cast a greenish hue on video. — When possible, have lights or lamps located at your side. Do not aim strong lights at your face as it will wash you out on video. Incandescent lights, rather than LEDs, will give a warm tone to colors. Follow those steps, and you’ll appear and sound your best during a video conference interview. Do you have any other tips about videoconferencing interviews? If so, I welcome your ideas. Shoot me an email or give me a call at (401) 737-3200.
Scientific fragmentation: As emphasised by systems thinking, problems like poverty span dimensions Issues like poverty also span levels (i.e. from the galactic to the sub-atomic). For example, climate change at the planetary level is a co-cause of poverty, as are international and national economic and other policies, organisational behaviour, community and family traditions, personal abilities and attitudes and disease arising from the biological and physical levels within people. These different dimensions and levels are studied by different scientific disciplines, while the issue itself (e.g. poverty, climate change, or many other problems) spans all or most of them and emerges from their interaction. There is no formal establishment of a meta-discipline within universities (at least as far as I know) that provides the frameworks, organising principles and methods of inquiry that can deal with transversal problems by harnessing and integrating knowledge from and across disciplines relevant to the issue and that can facilitate transdisciplinary cooperation in analysing them, co-designing solutions and managing their implementation. An integrated meta-systems approach, like the Biomatrix Systems Approach, could fill this gap.
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Yes, the Gay-Pride Rainbow Flag represents a direct and aggressive threat to Christianity, because the Holy Bible is against homosexuality and unequivocally condemns it as evil and as a crime that must be punished by the Death Penalty. Homosexuality has always been condemned by the Old Testament and the New Testament. God punished nations that tolerated homosexuality as is shown in history, because Jesus Christ, who is God, hates all homosexuals. It is Jesus Christ, who is God, who killed all the homosexuals and homosexual-sympathizers in Sodom and Gomorrah. God will eternally hate all homosexuals, and God’s Moral Law against homosexuality will NEVER change. Christians who tolerate homosexuality will go to eternal damnation in Hell. It is important to remember that God is the One who decides what is allowed and NOT allowed in Christianity, and NOT humans. God clearly condemns homosexuality in the New Testament (Romans 1) , and God will enforce God’s Law in this world and the next. Humans cannot change God’s Law. God Who Exists (Jesus Christ) will punish all Christians who tolerate gay marriage and send them to eternal damnation in Hell. American, Canadian, Australian, British educators are kneeling before the feet of Satan and becoming tools of Satan, when they emphasize toleration for homosexuality in schools, whether it is government-run public schools, Catholic parochial schools, Baptist Christian schools, Home School Associations, community colleges, 4-year college, or research universities. The Holy Bible is the Truth, but these educators are rejecting the Holy Bible and its clear and unequivocal condemnation against homosexuality. Bible’s condemnation of homosexuality is clear in the New Testament (Romans 1) and in the Old Testament (Sodom and Gomorrah). Homosexuality is a crime and morally evil, according to the Holy Bible, but these pro-gay educators have become servants of Satan, so that they want to teach tolerance for homosexuality in school settings. Tolerating homosexuality in schools, whether public school, Catholic parochial school, Lutheran Christian schools, is directly against the Will of God. Educators who want to emphasize tolerance for homosexuality in educational settings are those who reject the LORDSHIP of Jesus Christ and function as servants of Satan, who is pleased with the proliferation of homosexuality in schools. It is important for all educators to know that God will judge them for championing tolerance for homosexuality when they die and face Jesus Christ the Judge, who hates all homosexuals, as it is clear from the Holy Bible. Every human being dies, and every educator who supported gay rights can expect to go to eternal damnation in Hell. Going to the church does not save you. Supporting gay rights is a sin (opposing God’s Law) and these educators do not want to repent of it, so they will be sent to eternal damnation in Hell. Yes, it is absolutely necessary for all Christians and all Christian churches loyal to Christ the King to oppose all federal laws protecting gay people. God is clear in the Holy Bible in expecting nations to have national laws in place to arrest, to pass Capital Punishment against gay people through the court system, and to execute gay people under the criminal law system of the nation. Every Christian and Christian churches in all nations around the world must see it as their priority to uphold this important principle in the Holy Bible because Romans 1 clearly emphasizes God’s hatred of all gay people, abandoning them to evil and eternal damnation. Yes, when Jews support gay rights, either through the Democratic Party or the Republican Party, they are violating their own Torah (Jewish Law). God of the Bible is angry with all Jews who support gay rights, because the Torah is very clear that God expects the Death Penalty (Capital Punishment) through the nation’s court system for all homosexuals. The police force of the nation must be utilized to apprehend all homosexuals, and the Bible requires the court system to try and convict all known homosexuals, whether Republican or Democrat, and issue the Death Penalty (Capital Punishment) officially through the Court of Law in all nations. This is a requirement of God for ALL nations. Any nation that tolerates homosexuality is standing directly against the Eternal Law of God. Many Christians who believe the Bible believe that God killed Jews with homosexuals in the Holocaust in Germany, because German Jews aggressively pushed for gay rights in Germany, and God does NOT tolerate homosexuality. God enforced His Law in history. God expects believers to uphold the Eternal Law of God. God will punish every nation on earth that oppose the Eternal Law of God and tolerate homosexuals, because He Lives! Yes, Dallas Theological Seminary is failing to be the Salt and Light of the World, and that is why homosexuality is proliferating in the state of Texas, especially among children of Baptist Christians. God wants all Christians to hate homosexuals, as it is clear in the Holy Bible.. Psalms 1 warns against even “sitting” with evil people, like homosexuals. But when Baptist preachers preach loving homosexuals, they are leading the children of the church into homosexuality, because they are teaching that which is against the Will of God. Dallas Theological Seminary is doing evil when it instructs its seminary students to love the world or love homosexuals. The Holy Bible clearly states that those who love the world do not have the love of God in them. Dallas Theological Seminary must submit to the Will of God and teach every one of its seminary members to hate homosexuals, as God instructs in the Holy Bible. New Testament demands excommunication of homosexuals and preventing homosexuals from fellowship with Christians. Dallas Theological Seminary must submit to the Will of God and stop loving the world. The Holy Bible clearly portrays God as punishing believers out of anger, as it is clear in cases such as after the Israelites worshiped the Golden Calf. It is important for church pastors to teach their church members this truth about God. God does punish believers out of anger. Why is it important to teach this? Because it is the truth. It is important for church members to understand who God really is. More importantly, it is important for church members to understand that God punishes out of anger, because knowing this will help Christians refrain from doing things that will make God angry. God gets angry and can act out of anger against Christians. Fear of the LORD is beginning of wisdom, the Holy Bible tells us. There is a reason why God wants us to fear Him. It is important that Christians fear God, because this is what God wants from Christians. Yes, evangelical Christian churches are seriously in the wrong side of the Holy Bible in Colorado and California, where marijuana has been legalized. God does NOT want evangelical Christian churches in Colorado and California to teach tolerance and love, because these stand against the Word of God, which teaches hate for false religions and for immorality. Evangelical Christian churches in California and Colorado must repent before God the Father and go back to the Holy Bible, so that they can again be the Salt and Light of the World. God does NOT want you to persuade the world that you love them. God want you to tell the world that they will go to eternal damnation in Hell, forever, without turning away from the world and accepting the LORDship of Jesus Christ. California and Colorado are seriously on the wrong side of the Holy Bible, and this means that churches and seminaries in Colorado and California have failed to be the Salt and Light of the World. It is important for California and Colorado churches to fight against the Democratic Party from the church pulpit on Sundays, since the Democratic Party stands for transgender, homosexuals, gay marriage, legalization of marijuana, and abortion, which is baby-killing. God will punish California and Colorado for standing against the Holy Bible and against God the Creator. God hates gay and transgender people, and churches in California and Colorado MUST preach that Christians should hate gay and transgender people, because that is what the Holy Bible teaches. God will punish every Christian in Colorado and California who do NOT aggressively fight against gay marriage and transgender rights, because God hates transgender and gay people, as is clear from Romans 1 and Sodom and Gomorrah. God holds all the Christian seminaries in California, including Biola University and Fuller Theological Seminary, responsible for proliferation of immorality in California. Ye shall know them by their fruit. What has Fuller Theological Seminary and Biola University done to bring the rule and majesty of Christ the King in California? Fuller Theological Seminary and Biola University have failed to be the salt and light of California. God wants Fuller Theological Seminary and Biola University to teach hatred of homosexuals and transgender people, as the Holy Bible teach, but these seminaries have become too worldly and have gone far from the Holy Bible. Read the Book of Joshua. God commands violence and use of war to advance the Kingdom of God on earth. Every believer in the Book of Joshua was commanded to kill in the name of God. This is who God is. God is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Read the Book of Genesis. War of Armageddon involves violence and killing to advance the Kingdom of God on earth. The New Testament and the Old Testament take the same position on using violence and war to advance the Kingdom of God on earth. The Holy Bible encourages the use of violence to advance the true religion, and 2,000 years of Christianity clearly show that Christians faithful to the Holy Bible followed this path of use of violence and war to defend Christianity and to advance Christianity. God often uses violence and warfare to advance the Gospel on earth, and this is fundamentally in agreement with the essential character of God as shown in the Holy Bible. God does not embrace peace and harmony in the Holy Bible, and that is why God’s primary name is LORD of Armies (“Yahweh Zabaoth”). God expects every Christian soldier to use their special set of military, tactical, intelligence, strategic, special skills to advance the Gospel on earth. It is absolutely necessary for all true Christians to submit to the Will of God, including use of violence to advance the Kingdom of God on earth, as the Holy Bible emphasizes. Every Christian must question what Jesus Christ wants from them. It is to follow the Holy Bible as the primary guide for life and morality. The New Testament emphasizes that all Christians are Soldiers of Christ who must fight the good fight until the victory is secure. Padagogy is important. Children learn behaviors from what is being taught. When you teach children to love or accept gay and transgender people, children are more willing to contemplate or even try out homosexuality or gender fluidity.” In other words, any Christian who even says, “loving homosexuals is a Christian thing to do” is in effect passing on a message to the children in the church and the community, “It is okay if you want to experiment with homosexuality, because you will still be loved.” This is, of course, encouraging proliferation of homosexuality among the children in your church! What you teach matters, and it has a domino effect. That is why God in His infinite wisdom and knowledge instructed the New Testament Church to excommunicate (put out of the church and ostracize socially) homosexuals, so that children of the church will be protected against homosexuality. In today’s evangelical churches, it is the pastors in the churches who are encouraging children to “try out” homosexuality by telling the church to “love homosexuals”. God will punish every pastor who tells their church member to “love gays” because this is against the Word of God, the Holy Bible (Romans 1; Sodom and Gomorrah). It is absolutely necessary for Christian schools K-12 and for Christian churches to teach that ALL Christians must HATE homosexuals and transgender people. This is the right way to educate Christian children NOT to explore homosexuality and gender fluidity. If you are a Christian who reads the Bible, then you know that Jesus Christ will be sending His judgement upon the United States of America for confusing gender (which is against God the Creator!) and for encouraging homosexuality (because God hates homosexuals as individuals and as a community as shown in Sodom and Gomorrah and Romans 1). Fairfax County, Virginia’s Public School Education is a good example of what is absolutely wrong with educators in the public schools. They are intentionally pushing homosexuality and transgenderism among children of Christian with the intention of making them transgender or homosexuals. Christian pastors who tell people to love gays are helping this process. It is absolutely necessary for Christian pastors to preach “hate gays and transgender people!” from the pulpit as a way to prevent the church children from falling into homosexuality and transgenderism. This is the time for Christians to fight anti-Christian public school systens like Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia and bring Christ back into Anti-Christian communities, like Fairfax County, Virginia. At the Battle of Jericho in the Holy Bible, God ordered Joshua and the People of God to commit Genocide against people of Jericho. And the Holy Bible celebrates this Act of Hatred by God and the People of God. That is the Will of God for the People of God. God hates, and God wants Christians to hate. This is consistent with the very character of Who God Is as shown in the Holy Bible. God hates and that is why God orders Genocide. God doesn’t order Genocide because God loves them! Everyone in Jericho were killed, except for the traitor Rahab who helped the People of God, by the People of God, who were following the Order of God for Complete and Total Genocide. This is who Jesus Christ is, because Jesus Christ is God. Jesus as God commands hatred of His followers. Jesus Christ is God, and we see Who God Is through the Holy Bible. God said, “I am Who I Am.” You cannot sanitize God, because you are creating your own god (idol) when you do this! We Christians celebrate how Genocide was successful in Jericho as “walls came tumblng down” and everyone was killed to the glory of God the Father. Maybe you will sing the “Jericho” song at church, this week!
Way out north, there is a statuary graveyard. When India gained it's independence, there were several British statues that found themselves to be homeless. So they were moved all together to a new location. In the move and over time, the identities of most of these statues were lost. Former viceroys, military officers... the whole place was forgotten and unvisited. Until recently, when the Delhi centennial was in the news and someone paid attention to it. Then it was decided to clean up the park, trim down the shrubbery and make it a nice, visitable place. The whole statue graveyard/construction site park is kind of amusing. It should be nice when it's actually finished. But for the time being, we were walking around amongst the mud and dirt and unlaid bricks. We would not have been let in to a place like that in the US. I find it very ironic to walk around somewhere with forgotten statues next to piles of brick next to big machinery. Ironic how history turns out. It's not even close to what the original creators of the statues had in mind.
2015 marked an interesting milestone in the history of the U.S. music industry. For the first time ever, current releases accounted for less than half of total album sales in the United States as catalog albums outsold new releases by more than four million units. Nielsen defines catalog releases as any release older than 18 months, thus including old Beatles albums as well as more dated releases of current artists. Just ten years ago, current releases outsold classic material by 160 million units, a fact that illustrates how big of a change the industry underwent within the past decade. There are several factors that likely contributed to this trend. Online retailers and digital music stores have given consumers much easier access to older releases, allowing music fans to catch up with their favorite artists’ earlier work. Then there is the rise of music streaming, which has probably also tipped the scale in favor of catalog album sales. While the youth, more interested in current music than classic rock, has turned to streaming services, older music fans, i.e. those who still purchase albums, are more likely to buy old Rolling Stones records. Continue reading Classics vs New Releases (Adele vs Bowie?)
10 Reasons to Bike to Work This Summer \| Scheller's Fitness & Cycling With gas prices at an all-time high, and likely to continue climbing, you're probably already driving less and bicycling more. Ride your bike: get fit, have fun and save money! If you're having a hard time breaking the 4-wheel habit, we put our heads together and came up with our top 10 reasons to ride rather than drive. 10. You get ultra-cool tan lines! We'll start with a fun one, and you can laugh if you want. We wear our cycling tans like a badge of honor, a sign of our healthy lifestyle choices, a tangible token of membership to an exclusive group. It says, "Hey, I ride a bike," or, "I grow turnips." Either way, people are bound to be impressed at the beach. Enjoy the sights, sounds, and smells! Just be sure to use sunblock, so you don't overdo it. 9. You see your city like drivers can't! On two wheels, and moving at a comfortable pace, you can enjoy your environment and see, smell and hear things you never notice in a car. Which of your neighbors has the best-landscaped yard? Which bakeries smell so good you have to stop? How many different architectural styles can you spot? On a bicycle, you can take the scenic route and explore and become a tourist in your city. Every ride is an adventure. 8. You'll start getting those "we-miss-you" cards from your doctor! Pedaling just 10mph, a140-pound cyclist burns about 400 calories an hour. And studies prove that biking a few times a week reduces blood pressure and stress while increasing your energy and elevating your overall mood. Your doctor may have to wait a little longer to buy that yacht. 7. You never get stuck in traffic and always have a great parking spot. If you ride in a city and bike during commuting hours, you'll love being able to cruise past long lines of vehicles held up at red lights (be sure to observe for right-turning traffic who might not see you). While drivers breathe exhaust (studies have shown that cyclists breathe less exhaust than drivers) and honk at each other, you feel the breeze and enjoy the sights off the roadside. Not to mention that you always get a great parking spot and often even beat your coworkers who drive to work. 6. You have one less car payment--and forget about registration and insurance fees! According to our very unscientific study (read: quick Google search), the average car payment is $500 a month. On top of that, add the cost of insurance, registration, gas, maintenance, etc. By eliminating that vehicle and using your bicycle instead, think of all the bike gear you can buy! 5. You find cool free stuff on the side of the road! By observing the flotsam and jetsam along America's streets and highways, you never know what you may find. Loose change, designer sunglasses, cool tools, $20 bills — heck, maybe an entire bag of money! Of course, you'll have to come back to grab that cool Naugahyde sofa with the "free" sign you spotted on someone's lawn. 4. You can cancel your gym membership! Riding outside sure beats the treadmill, elliptical machines and the three pieces of cardio equipment you still haven't figured out. No waiting in line for those machines, either. Best, you'll no longer have to spot for Rocko while he's bench-pressing weights equivalent to a small car. 3. You'll never be late for work again! Because you can avoid traffic and cruise faster than jammed vehicles, it's likely you'll commute more quickly on two wheels and never be late again. Plus, if you are late sometimes, it'll probably be because you decided to take the scenic route. We've done it, too. But tell your boss instead that you got a flat tire. We know you can fix a flat tire in a matter of minutes, but he doesn't. And, he should be impressed that you're making an effort to bike in, keeping yourself healthy in the process and saving a parking space for someone else. 2. Cyclists make better lovers! According to a study led by Dr. Romualdo Belardinelli, director of the Lancisi Heart Institute in Ancona, Italy, the results of aerobic exercise are comparable to those of Viagra, because both widen blood vessels. Hmmm... that's a little scary. Our point is, regular exercise like cycling will make you feel better, increase your energy and even help you look better, too. All of which makes you more interesting to and interested in the opposite sex. 1. Bicycling is a Fountain of Youth! It's a fantastic thing. You feel younger and get more years out of your muscles, joints, and organs by merely using your highly capable self to pedal around instead of sitting statue-like behind that steering wheel. In fact, cycling might be the closest thing you can find a Fountain of Youth. Like few other sports, it keeps you fit and young with the minimal risk of injury. For example, we know plenty of 55-year-old regular riders who look and move like they’re closer to age 35, and also 80-year olds who still love to ride — and can because they're riding for years. We'd enjoy hearing your reasons for biking instead of driving. And we look forward to helping you with all your cycling needs! If you're interested in more tips for bicycle commuting, visit the League of American Bicyclists and come into Scheller's to get your bicycle bike-to-work ready!
If you are a 90s child like myself (or a 70s child, or an 80s child, or a 2000s child…or even a 2010s child), I can guarantee that you know a family of bears… that live in (pretty much) the coolest treehouse ever… and whose sister and brother magically (almost) always get along. I grew up envying this small family and their adventures in pumpkin patches and at school. (So get to the point, you say?) Well today we thought we’d do a short feature on our favorite (fictional) family of bears… the Berenstain Bears, in honor of Jan’s birthday anniversary! The Berenstain Bear family and franchise was created by Jan and Stan Berenstain in 1962, and has since become a series of over 300 titles. Since 2002, Jan and Stan’s son Mike continues the tradition by authoring the titles. A full family project, in a sense! Let’s see how it all came about… In 1941, Janice Grant and Stanley Berenstain met on their first day at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art and became close very quickly. At the onset of World War II, they took up different war effort posts (as a medical illustrator and riveter), but were eventually reunited and married in 1946. They found work as art teachers, then eventually became co-illustrators, publishing works like the Berenstain’s Baby Book in 1951 followed by many more (including, but not limited to Marital Blitz, How To Teach Your Children About Sex Without Making A Complete Fool of Yourself and Have A Baby, My Wife Just Had A Cigar). In the early 1960s the Berentain’s first “Berenstain Bears” book made it to a very important colleague and publisher – Theodore Geisel – or, as some of you may remember from our somewhat recent blog, Dr. Seuss! Geisel traded ideas with the Berenstains for over a year – until he finally felt like they had a marketable product for the American public. In 1962, The Big Honey Hunt hit shelves across the USA. The Berenstains were working on their next book – featuring penguins – when Geisel got in touch to say another bear book was needed by demand, as The Big Honey Hunt was selling so undeniably well. Two years later The Bike Lesson came out… which began a waterfall of publications… at least one a year since then, but typically more than a few. A record 25 Berenstain Bears books were published in 1993 alone! Six titles have already been published in 2018. The immediate success of the Berenstain Bears lead to a situation not unlike the popular Hardy Boys series or Nancy Drew’s popularity – only for a younger age range and with a somewhat different tone. Not to mention all written and illustrated by the same authors, at least until Mike Berenstain took over the franchise in 2002. Jan and Stan were quite a busy pair for a number of years! Now why were the bears as successful as they were? Though some criticism has fallen on the books over the decades for its “formulaic” and “syrupy” tone, the books have also seen 35 titles in the Publishers Weekly top 250 titles of all time, and 15 titles in the top 100 Children’s Paperbacks. As an educational series (each title dealing with a somewhat moral or educational lesson for youngsters) it has received many accolades. However, as stated the series has also received criticism for being outdated and perpetuating stereotypes from its beginning. That being said, I do not believe that anyone, even those critical of the texts, can deny the obvious influence they have had on children and families… for decades! The bears provided a learning ground for warm and cuddly (if only mildly didactic) lessons for young children in the United States. And the rest of the world. Because it has been translated into 23 languages. Happy Birthday to Jan Berenstain and the family of Berenstain (NOT “Berenstein”) Bears – Mama, Papa, Brother, Sister and Honey! (…How come Honey gets an actual name?)
The early English Quaker movement emerged in the wake of King Charles I’s regicide, between the English Civil Wars and the Restoration. Multiple sects emerged between 1640 and 1660, and the word “Quaker” had yet to have a definitive meaning; in the media, the word was applied to people with quite divergent beliefs. Even among people who called themselves Quakers, views greatly varied. For instance, George Fox believed in the “Dwelling Spirit.” Meanwhile, a militant wing of the group advocated the use of violence to achieve its goals for the Second Coming and even attempted to assassinate Oliver Cromwell. Following Venner’s Uprising in 1660, King Charles II and his government kept a close eye on the Quakers; the group had demonstrated its volatility, and some members were even suspected of murdering King Charles I. The king urged moderate Quakers to subdue its more radical members. The result: the group turned more of its attention to addressing England’s social problems, returning to its English Seeker roots. Meanwhile, the group increasingly turned to the pen, rather than the sword. Thus the history of the Quakers is one that we can trace through a rich body of literature, written by some of the sect’s most prominent (and sometimes controversial) figures. Born in Westmoreland, George Whitehead discovered the Quaker philosophy at age fourteen. He began preaching in a limited capacity only two years later. Shortly thereafter, Whitehead joined the Valiant Sixty, a group of itinerant preachers that started in northern England and gradually traveled south. He was one of the group’s youngest members: only he, James Parnell (age 16) and Edward Burrough (age 18) joined the group before they were “of age.” The seventeenth century was a time of religious intolerance in England, and the Quakers often had brushes with the law. Whitehead was thrown in jail on multiple occasions and was once publicly whipped. He spoke out against the Act of Uniformity in 1660 and was influential in the Bill of Rights of 1689 and the Royal Declaration of Indulgence. Whitehead published his journal, The Christian Progress of George Whitehead. He also wrote An Antidote Against the Venome of the Snake in the Grass, a rebuttal directed at Irish clergyman Charles Leslie the author of The Snake in the Grass, Satan Disrob’d, and A Discourse Proving the Divine Institution of Water Baptism. Most notably, Whitehead defended women’s ability to preach if they were so inspired, saying “we do not institute Women’s Preaching as [Leslie] saith, but leave them free to the Gift and Call of God.” The volume also includes an early mention of Quakers in America, including William Penn’s Pennsylvania colony. Whitehead’s views ultimately proved too liberal; by the 1800′s, his philosophy and works had passed out of favor in the Quaker community. Born in Hempstead, New York in 1748, Elias Hicks was a carpenter who became a Quaker in his early twenties. In 1778, Hicks helped to construct the Friends Meeting House in Jericho, New York, where he’d settled with his wife. By this time, Hicks was already preaching extensively. That same years, Walt Whitman heard Hicks preach at Morrison’s Hotel in Brooklyn. The famed poet, then still quite young, would later recall the preacher’s “resonant, grave, melodious voice.” In 1799, Hicks and his neighbor Phebe Dodge manumitted their slaves. They were the first Quakers to do so in their community, and soon after all the families of Westbury meeting had followed suit. Hicks also campaigned for a boycott of all goods produced by slaves, which mostly included cotton and products that contained sugar. In 1811, he wrote Observations on the Slavery of Africans and Their Descendants, which outlines the economic reasons for continuing slavery and points to war as a primary cause of slavery. The book gave the free produce movement a firm foundation. Although the movement wasn’t meant to be religious in nature, the majority of its proponents were indeed Quakers. The first person to open a free produce store was Benjamin Lundy, a Quaker who opened up a free produce mercantile in 1826. Lundy advocated helping freed slaves emigrate to Haiti and raising mone to buy slaves and settle them as free citizens in the territories out West. Hicks was a key figure in abolishing slavery in New York. While Hicks’ abolitionism certainly fit with Quaker tenets, the same was not so with his theological stance. Hicks believed that following the “Inner Light” was the most important aspect of worship. He also denied Jesus’ complete divinity and the virgin birth. Furthermore, Hicks argued that the Devil was not at the root of human failings and sin, but that urges were simply part of human nature–and created by God. Thanks to the Great Awakening and other factors, the Quaker community was ripe for a schism, and Hicks’ controversial philosophy provided the reason. Hicks engaged with fellow Quaker Anne Braithewaite in a debate that produced a flurry of publications. Eventually, in 1828, after Hicks actually stood a sort of trial, the Quakers decided a separation was necessary. Those who followed Hicks were mostly rural poor and came to be called Hicksites. His critics called themselves the Orthodox Friends. Each group considered itself to be the rightful bearers of the legacy begun by Friends founder George Fox. The two groups would not be the only factions to develop among the American Quaker community. Joseph John Gurney Born in 1788, Joseph John Gurney was a banker in Norwich, England. Raised in the Quaker faith, he joined the sect and became an evangelical minister in the Religious Society of Friends. Because he was a member of a non-conformist religious group, Gurney was ineligible to study at English universities, so he was educated by a private tutor at Oxford. Gurney’s sister Elizabeth Fry was a social reformer, and in 1817 the siblings partnered to protest the death penalty and to improve conditions in prisons. They had little success, but Gurney would remain committed to the cause. Finally Home Secretary Robert Peel introduced the Gaols Act of 1823, which required that wardens be paid salaries–rather than being supported by the prisoners themselves. The Act also placed female wardens in charge of female prisoners and outlawed the use of manacles and irons. Meanwhile, Gurney and Fry visited prisons all over Great Britain. They published their findings in Prisons in Scotland and the North of England. In 1837, Gurney began a journey to America and the West Indies, where he promoted abolitionism. He also preached at local Meeting houses in America and grew concerned about the prevalence of the “Inner Light” philosophy. Gurney felt that the American Quakers did not give sufficient weight to the Bible and the New Testament in their theology. This created a yet another splinter, between those who followed Gurney and those who followed his opponent, John Wilbur. Their respective disciples, predictably enough, were called Gurneyites and Wilburites, respectively. The literature of the Quakers offers considerable insight into colonial history, and it is full of fascinating personalities who shaped approaches to social issues in the Western World. Thanks for reading! Love our blog? Subscribe via email (right sidebar) or sign up for our newsletter--you’ll never miss a post.
What we’re used to call “laser printers” are actually toner printer as they use toner in the first place to produce text and images. Yes, the toner is applied using laser, but that’s next step, if you reverse the process of image forming. And now we can witness a real laser printer — Epilog Zing Laser. Well, it’s rather “burner” than “printer” as it uses laser beam to engrave images on wood, acrylic, plastic, leather, cork, glass, treated metals and more. The Zing Laser connects to a computer just like any regular printer. You can use Corel Draw or Adobe Illustrator to create images you want to engrave with the laser. Before printing The Zing take some time to calibrate, but not too long. You can also preview where the design will go before engraving start. See this video of an iPhone being engraved and the laser cutting through wood: The Zing Laser has 35 watts of power, an all-metal, air-cooled laser tube, and several standard features such as Air Assist and a motorized engraving table. The price of the Zing Laser is $7,995.
So, some guy in Austin with a helluva lotta free time did some math on something called weighted density, and came up with the Five Densest Cities in America. Los Angeles came in at #3. Only New York and San Francisco have us beat. Again… L.A. is the THIRD DENSEST CITY. In America. In reporting the rankings, Environmental Graffiti had this to say: The third-densest city in America bucks its reputation. Long the poster child for urban sprawl, the reality of L.A. is simply that it’s that big– density EVERYWHERE doesn’t make a city any less (or more) sustainably developed. The difference between Los Angeles and the rest of the citizenry on this list is that L.A. has far more commuters on the road and not using mass transit. Mass transit… mass transit… I’m sure I’ve heard that term before. But, what does it mean? Where do we get one? By the way, Metro Board Chair Pam O’Connor will take “live” calls from 8-9 p.m. tonight from “viewers” on a public access cable television show broadcast on both City of Los Angeles Channel 36 and CityTV Channel 16 in Santa Monica. If you happen to get through to Pammy, ask her why their future map doesn’t look more like this. Tell her that Metro needs to get out the crayons, and get back to work. Tell her you want a real map. Then, take the train to the nearest bar and buy yourself a drink for being a pretty good citizen. You deserve it, friend. Photo from andropolis’ photostream
25 points is the platform of Nazi party written by Hitler, Gottfried Feder and Anton Drexler in 1920. It showed a strong tendency of nationalism and the hatred to the first World War’s treaty. Author: Hitler, extreme racialist, the well-know leader of Nazi Germany who relatively started the second World War. Anton Drexler, the founder of Nazi Party, opponent of capitalism. Gottfried Feder, economist of Nazi party, opponent of Jewish banker, founder of Nazi party. Context: In 1920 Weimar Republic suffered from the ecnonmic crisis and hyperinflation.… Read the rest here Hitler was an Austrian born, German politician (Wikipedia). He was alive from 1889-1945. He was the leader of the Nazi party in Germany from 1934-1945. Hitler despised the idea of Capitalism or any other form of leadership besides Nationalism. He was a dictator in World War II and the cause of the Holocaust. Throughout the 25 Points 1920: An Early Nazi Program and Adolf Hitler’s speech of April 12, 1921 hatred toward the Jews drastically increases.… Read the rest here In today’s readings: TheSpeech of April 12th, 1921, Mein Kampf, and The 25 Points of 1920, Adolf Hitler expressed many of the tenets of his political ideology, which was still in its fledgling stage. In this National Socialist ideology Hitler rejected both leftist and rightist ideologies alike. He stated, “the condition which must precede every act is the will and the courage to speak the truth-and that we do not see today in either the Right or in the Left.” Hitler despised capitalism because he believed that the Jews were able to harness it as a tool to oppress the German population through economic means.… Read the rest here Hitler outlines the platform of the National German’s German Workers Party, which eventually becomes the Nazi Party, in a speech delivered to 2,000 people on February 24, 1920. Hitler outlined the goals of his newly renamed party, and true to it’s socialist roots, many points of the platform are extremely socialist. For example, Hitler called for equal rights for all citizens, profit-sharing from large industries, and increases in retirement pensions. In addition, he wanted public education of poor students, as well as maternity welfare centers.… Read the rest here The thesis for this article is how the superpowers proxy wars and conflicts fought in Asia, Middle East, Africa and Latin America continue to flourish and shape the world in these countries 30 years later1). Kanet sources are primarily from academia, with institutions in the United States. One very prominent reference source is himself. It seems reasonable if you are an expert on a subject then it is appropriate to use yourself as a key source in your article2)..… Read the rest here Adolf Hitler is one of the most controversial and despised individuals in human history, considered by some to be an anti-Christ. Certainly, he most definitely did some awful things; he started wars with other countries, which caused WWII, and he perpetuated the Holocaust. However, there are certain parts of his story that get left out in popular knowledge. For one thing, Hitler himself was not even born in Germany, but rather, the declining Austro-Hungarian Empire. Because of the state of the Habsburg Dynasty, Hitler, along with many youths like him, placed more support in adjacent Germany, with whom they felt a kinship.… Read the rest here In “The Superpower Quest for Empire: The Cold War and Soviet Support for ‘Wars of National Liberation'”, Kanet illustrates that the conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States in the Cold War had deep, lasting effects in the developing world, as each superpower attempted to assert its dominance over Third World countries to either lead them on the communist path or away from it. Unlike my previous perceptions of the Cold War, Kanet characterizes much of the Soviet Union’s initiative as resulting from a lack of US response.… Read the rest here The Cold War was the result of growing political and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. Many are taught the Cold War was a nuclear stalemate between the two super powers, and that it caused the alliance that fought against Nazi Germany in World War II to end. And while all this is correct a major part of the Cold War that is often overlooked it the involvement of The United States and Soviet Union in the Third World.… Read the rest here Spies. The Space Race. The Cuban Missile Crisis. The Iron Curtain. These are all aspects that the general public closely associate with the era of the Cold War. Save for the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, people do not immediately associate the conflict between capitalist United States and communist Soviet Union with hostilities in the Middle East, Latin America, or South Asia. However, in his article, “The Superpower Quest for Empire: The Cold War and Soviet Support for ‘Wars of National Liberation,’” Roger Kanet focuses strictly on the affect the Cold War had on the developing countries in these regions.… Read the rest here Once an avid supporter of socialism, Benito Mussolini became one of the most significant contributors in the creation of fascism. In What is Fascism (1932), he aimed to address the Italian people and bring forth how beneficial this new political movement would be for their country. In response to World War 1 and its appalling violence, fascism was intended to out-date movements like traditional conservatism, Marxism, and especially liberalism. It used aspects of socialism, but also reminds me of nationalism in some ways, due to the stresses in pride and unity.… Read the rest here
The reason we teach accounting is to help people understand business. When you understand the elements of accounting, the essence of business becomes clear. It’s much more than cash in, cash out. We convey that essence in a diagram called: The Value Cycle. This is how business works: - The business raises funds from its shareholders - It leverages those funds with debt - With those funds it acquires assets for revenue generation - It then sacrifices some of that asset value, in order to… - Generate value - The net value generated or consumed is attributed to shareholders as profit or loss. The Balance Sheet and the Income Statement tell us the story of this cycle, and are expressed in the accounting language.
I have a certain old friend. Technically we went to high school together, but I first got to know him in Lister Hall, then at the Kappa Alpha house on university row. He studied philosophy, and after graduation he followed a girl to Montreal. There he fell victim to many of the city’s seductions: strong beer, girls, and cocaine, yes, but above all these, smoked meat. For a while he lived only a few blocks from Schwartz’s, that Mecca of Montreal smoked meat. For a while he ate there every day: a sandwich, a pickle, and a cherry coke. Montreal smoked meat is that city’s version of New York’s pastrami: beef brisket, cured with a concoction of spices reminiscent of corned beef, then rubbed with black pepper and coriander, hot-smoked, steamed, and finally cut to order. At Schwartz’s and most other Jewish delicatessens the meat is stacked a few inches high on thin slices of rye bread slathered with prepared mustard. There are many ailments with apocryphal causes. Mononucleosis, “the kissing disease,” is commonly attributed to promiscuity. When I heard that gout was often caused by excessive consumption of cured meat and red wine, I assumed that this, likewise, was a Victorian misconception. My friend ate at Schwartz’s almost every day for the better part of three months. One morning he woke with a violent start. The weight of his bedsheet on his left big toe made him shriek in pain. He was dumbfounded. What was happening? The only logical explanation he could conjure was that, in the wasted stupor of the previous evening, he had somehow broken his toe. On this hypothesis he hobbled to the doctor. Within thirty minutes he was diagnosed with gout. His recovery was slow and cruel. For one sober month he lived mostly on raspberry yogurt. He had to go without Unibroue’s many Belgian-inspired ales. No more crepuscular visits to La Banquise for poutine italienne. No quail from Toqué or blanquette de veau from Hotel Nelson. No Montreal smoked meat. He never confided this in me, but I imagine that he went through the same convulsing withdrawl symptoms of a heroine addict. What I admire most about this friend is that he is able to turn the most painful, squalid memories into great stories. He now jokes about swapping gout stories with his octogenarian grandma. Anyways. That happened years ago, but it has been on my mind this week because we made Montreal-style smoked meat at work. (“Montreal smoked meat” isn’t a protected designation, yet, but because I’m a gentile living maybe three thousands kilometers from la belle province, I add the word “style.”) As mentioned above, Montreal smoked meat and pastrami are both usually made with beef brisket. We were curious to try using other cuts. We ended up curing an entire forequarter of beef, except for the neck, shank, and standing rib. We cured, smoked, shaved, and served it all. Foodies, generally, and I, specifically, often wax eloquent about the importance of fat in a piece of meat. That being said, I much preferred the bottom blade, with its judicious fatty marbling, to the brisket, with its thick slab of external fat. The blade was also a darker, richer burgundy colour than most of the other cuts. The leaner, more tender cuts, like the cross-rib, benefited hugely from the curing and smoking. Aficionados would no doubt argue that the deli meat made from this cut can not properly be called Montreal smoked meat or pastrami, but regardless, it really was good.
Five of them have served at Allahabad High Court and four at Madras High Court. Among the 25, there are two Muslims – Sibghatullah Khan (Allahabad High Court) and Muzaffar Hussain Attar (J&K High Court). NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court of India has designated 25 former Chief Justices/Judges of the High Courts as Senior Advocates. The full court of the apex court had a meeting for this purpose on 6th September. Ten of them retired in 2017 and five in 2018. Commenting on the development, senior advocate and former Additional Solicitor General of India, Indira Jaising said young deserving lawyers should have been given priority. “While anxious and young deserving lawyers wait for their designation, former judges get priority. While we don’t grudge former judges being designated, spare a thought for practising lawyers who have waited long enough for this recognition, we need to encourage young talent,” tweeted Indira Jaising.
Just saw an Exxon Mobile commercial claiming "our gasoline works at a molecular level" and it just struck me ... perhaps if we all take a step back from the often emotional/dogmatic diet world and look at another area where science often factors in and is exploited for fun and profit, perhaps one message I'm getting at might make it through to the recent wave of detractors. That was an exact quote. Perhaps someone with no chemistry background can please chime in here with what that statement would mean to you. It is so utterly nonsensical and meaningless to this chemist and I find it insulting to all that someone thought up this crap. I looked to see if this made mention about the net, and here is just one such in the comments: This reminds me of some commercial from Exxon-Mobil a few weeks ago. I wasn't particularly paying attenion, but the commercial started out: "Our gas works on a molecular level..." At that moment, my inner smartass snapped and I said "That's how ALL gas works, that's the entire basis of combustion! You simple fools!" Honestly, if you zoom out and don't really pay attention to what the TeeVee is spitting out, you realize how stupid a majority of the programs and ads are. Stuff like this torques me off, because it's that baffling with bullshit crap. The comment above is spot on. Gas "works" at a molecular level. Tis true that different blends and additives "act" differently, but it's mostly all about chemical reactions. When's the last time you heard similar from the diet world?
A lengthy New York Times article published this week reported on the efforts of retired UC Berkeley forest and genetics professor William Libby, who is helping create a collection of clones from at least 100 of California's tallest and oldest redwood trees. The cloned trees will be donated to whoever wants, and is able, to care for them. They will not be patented, but will remain in the public domain. Clone-seedling redwood forests have already been planted in England, France, New Zealand and elsewhere Using the clones of the biggest and oldest trees gives reforestation efforts reliability and control you don’t have with seedlings, Libby told the newspaper. “A whole lot of things go into living longer, and no one can say these are better trees, although they likely are,” Libby is quoted in the article. “But they are icons. I’ve seen foresters cry when they’ve stood at the feet of some of these trees.” At least one set of clones will be planted in a living archive somewhere in California, near a university. “We’re archiving them so future scientists can come and study them and not have to go throughout the range and get individual permissions for each tree, which would keep a project from happening,” Libby said. California redwood forest. The Associated Press ran an article about research led by the Texas A&M extension service to cultivate artichokes in the Lone Star State. Manager of the California Artichoke Advisory Board in Castroville, Pat Hopper, seemed to express doubt in the article about the Texas effort to produce what has come to be a California crop. "These guys in Texas don't know what they're in for" with the sensitive plant, Hopper was quoted. "I would wish them luck in finding a market in Texas. Texas is not one of our best buyers of artichokes." Texas A&M professor Daniel Leskovar said the goal is to provide another product for the Winter Garden area, about 80 miles west of San Antonio, to enhance the local economy. According to the article, the Winter Garden region already produces cabbage, onions, carrots and broccoli. AP reporter Elizabeth White went to UC Cooperative Extension advisor in Monterey County Richard Smith for information. He explained that in coastal California, artichokes enjoy a year-round cool climate, so they can be grown perennially. In Texas, the plants are grown first for six to eight weeks in a greenhouse, then planted in the ground. In the Winter Garden area, the temperature is about 65 degrees from September to May. According to Smith, California's perennial artichokes stay in the ground for up to 10 years and generally produce a higher quality artichoke head, though they are more expensive to maintain. Yet Smith had encouraging words for Texas' potential artichoke farmers: "If they have a market and they're closer to that market, it could really work out." When the Contra Costa Times set out to write a story about the plight of landowners in Canyon where oak trees are dying from Sudden Oak Death, the reporter sought information from the California Oak Mortality Task Force, a program established at UC Berkeley that focuses on Phytophthora ramorum, the plant pathogen which causes Sudden Oak Death. Reporter Elizabeth Nardi interviewed task force public information officer Katie Palmieri for information about removing diseased trees from private and public property. Palmieri said the task force does not have a recommendation on when trees should be removed. According to the article, Palmieri said taking down oaks depends on how that will affect the rest of the habitat, but fire danger is also a concern, which is why tree removal has to be done on a case-by-case basis. "Once you have the pathogen on your property, it's there and can spread," Palmieri is quoted. "If not structurally sound, the trees (fall) at a higher rate. It is hazardous to have a bunch of dead, standing trees." The article also includes the task force's easy-to-remember Web site address, http://suddenoakdeath.org, and includes the phone number for the UC Cooperative Extension county office in Contra Costa County. A publication called Government Technology went to former director of the Western Center for Food Safety at UC Davis Jerry Gillespie for a story about the ease with which community food and water supplies can be contaminated, accidentally or intentionally. Gillespie noted that contamination at one processing plant can have widespread implications because food from a single source tends to be distributed widely. "We've learned that, for example, with the spinach outbreak in Salinas County, it affected more than 18 states," he said. "So in a very quick order, we can have widespread contaminated product." Agriculture in the United States is particularly vulnerable to terrorist activities because of openness at the farm level and in most processing plants, Gillespie said. "They vary in their security certainly, but it would not be difficult to find access to a processing plant," Gillespie is quoted in the article. "There's a huge turnover in a labor force - it's quite easy for someone who wanted to do this to find a way into a processing plant or any segment of a food system. On the retail end, clearly our open markets, farmers' markets and the retail outlets are wide open." Yesterday, UC Davis news service distributed a news release about an audit that found some funds intended for the Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program were misspent. While FSNEP is administered at the UC Davis campus, ANR advisors and program representatives in 40 counties deliver the program to the clientele. The news was widely reported in the media. The Sacramento Bee mentioned in its story the information was released in response to a public records request made by the newspaper. The reporter, Carrie Peyton Dahlberg, spoke to UC Davis news service director Mitchell Benson. He told the paper the current audits focused on 2005-06 and that financial records from another three years will be examined in detail by an outside accounting firm. The reporter wrote that Benson told her the campus now is investigating what happened to roughly $1 million in funds the university was supposed to add to the program in 2005-06, and another $1.3 million of the federal money it spent that year. It has already identified $600,000 from that year and previous years that it plans to return, he said, according to the newspaper.
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Monday, November 7, 2016. 4-5 pm, Burt 193. Student Seminar 1) Age Dependent Plate Motion Modeling- Daniel Heaton 2) Novel Methods for Predicting a Continental-Scale Land Cover Time Series - Sam Hooper Tuesday, November 8, 2016. 3:30-4:30 pm, Burt 193. POA Seminar: Laurie Padman, Earth & Space Research — "Is the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica, as stable as we think?" Tuesday, November 8, 2016. 4-5 pm, Johnson Hall 102. Marston Lecture: Alexander Murphy — "The Integration Struggle in Europe: Geographical Considerations" Wednesday, November 9, 2016. 4-5 pm, Weniger 149. WR Seminar: Aaron Wolf — "Spiritual Dimensions of Water Negotiations" Thursday, November 10, 2016. Noon-1 pm, LInC 228. Colin O'Brady — "Going Beyond: Setting an Epic World Record" Salmon Bowl 20th Anniversary Where: Oregon State University Campus When: Saturday, February 18th, 2017 What’s Salmon Bowl? The National Oceanic Sciences Bowl (NOSB) is a nationally recognized and highly acclaimed high school academic marine sciences competition. Schools form teams of 4-5 students to compete in a quiz-bowl to win great prizes, scholarships, and a chance to compete at the national competition. OSU hosts the Salmon Bowl, Oregon’s regional NOSB. Each year, over 150 students, teachers, and community members volunteer to help enrich science teaching and learning. Together, we enhance public understanding and stewardship of the oceans white promoting student exposure to STEM. Recruit as many volunteers as possible to help with the many facets involved in making this competition come to life! We need volunteers not only for the main event on Saturday, but we will also need volunteers to help with set-up and practice rounds on Friday, February 17th. Want more info? Join us for the general information meeting on January 12, 2017 from 6-7pm at Gilfillan Auditorium. Whether you have participated in the past or you are new to NOSB, we highly encourage all interested parties to attend the General Information Meeting. Volunteer opportunities are divided into two categories, game official and support staff. If you have prior NOSB/Salmon Bowl experience and/or have a preference for your role, please let us know! Game official positions (1 training session required, more info to come): 1. Rules Judge 2. Science Judge Event Support Staff (helps with general logistics): 1. Room set-up and breakdown 2. Volunteer and Team check-in 3. Food (pick-up and serving) 4. Break room management 5. Other general logistics If volunteering as a game official sounds like more of a commitment than you can make, then please consider volunteering as support staff. These positions don't require any training, just set up day and/or game-day commitment where you still get to interact with the teams. What is in it for you? To show our gratitude, all of our volunteers get a free t-shirt, free lunch, and a chance to amazing win prizes during our raffle! Most importantly, you’ll receive that warm fuzzy feeling that comes from donating your time to a worthwhile cause. It may just be a game, but it's a game that promotes ocean knowledge, one science question at a time. For more information 1. Attend the General Information Meeting 2. Visit out NOSB.org 3. Email email@example.com with any questions or positions you would be interested in 4. See the CEOAS Salmon Bowl webpage We want to make the 20th Anniversary of Salmon Bowl a blast and we're going to need a lot of support from our valued volunteers – you! More importantly it's an incredibly fun experience. So drop us a line, stay in touch, and let the Salmon Bowl 20th Anniversary celebration begin! Your 2017 Regional Coordinators, Deanna Caracciolo and Kei Lin Chang PS: Save the date! NOSB Nationals 2017 will be held at OSU on April 20-23! For more information, please see below and contact firstname.lastname@example.org. MS Water Resources student Beth Rutila and REU students Devan Fitzpatrick (OSU) and Kali Melby (University of Wisconsin, River Falls) presenting their research at GSA2016 in Denver. Photo by Alyssa Shiel
The goto_random_scene command is an easy means of directing a game to a scene selected completely at random, choosing from a specified list of available scene files. The scene names listed below the command do not need to be included under the scene_list in startup.txt. In the following example, our protagonist has escaped from a dungeon via a subterranean system but has no way of knowing precisely where they will emerge. As the player has no control over this, we are using goto_random_scene to determine how the story will unfold from this point onwards. You stumble down the pitch-black tunnel, around many twists and turns, feeling your way along the slimy wall. Just as you begin to despair of ever again seeing daylight, from directly ahead a faint breeze suddenly caresses your face with a promise of salvation... page_break goto_random_scene summer_meadow dank_woodland craggy_hillside As this example demonstrates, the most useful purpose of goto_random_scene is to add significant random variety to a game, for such as replay value. In the above example, each of the listed scene files would likely contain several different encounters, perhaps only eventually merging at some point much later in the story. If the intention is to offer only slight variation at this stage in the story, this is perhaps best achieved within a single scene file using the rand command to randomly choose between two or more labels - essentially achieving the same effect on a smaller scale, or for a shorter period of time. goto_random_scene is therefore primarily of use for games of a very particular nature and design, e.g. where significant and extended branching is intended to be a main feature of the story. Random Scene Limitations It's worth noting that a particular scene file may be used as a random scene only once during any single playthrough (although you may still use goto_scene [name] to force the game to reload that scene at any later time, if so desired). This is in place to prevent the game randomly returning the player to the exact same scene a second or subsequent time, for example in the event that your code either returns to the same goto_random_scene list, or also includes that particular scene file in another, later goto_random_scene command. In essence, the above example will cause a game-stopping error in the event that all three listed scenes have already each been called once during the current playthrough. If you do intend to use such a code loop - or multiple goto_random_scene commands in different places, all using the same list of scene names - then some extra code will be needed to prevent this error occurring in-game, along the following lines: First create a permanent variable in startup.txt, to carry a value of yet-to-be-visited random scenes, e.g. create scenes_remaining 3 This allows you to use the current value of the variable as a condition anywhere within your code, as follows: if scenes_remaining > 0 set scenes_remaining -1 goto_random_scene summer_meadow dank_woodland craggy_hillside else comment All random scenes have now been visited once each goto next In the above example, as soon as all of the random scenes have been visited once at some point during this playthrough, the value of scenes_remaining will be zero and the goto_random_scene command will be bypassed, effectively avoiding the error mentioned above. \|More commands / functions\| \|Choice\|\|choice, fake_choice, disable_reuse, hide_reuse, allow_reuse, selectable_if\| \|Variable\|\|create, temp, set, Arithmetic operators, delete, input_number, input_text, print, rand\| \|Conditional\|\|if, elseif, else, Multireplace\| \|Goto\|\|label, goto, goto_scene, goto_random_scene, gosub, gosub_scene, finish\| \|Formatting\|\|Bold text, Italic text, image, line_break, page_break, link, stat_chart\| \|Miscellaneous\|\|comment, scene_list, title, author, achieve, achievement, check_achievements, bug, ending, more_games, share_this_game, show_password, script, Implicit Control Flow\|
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This FAQ (in the form of a living document, being updated once in a while) covers some questions I've been asked after talking about Java deserialization vulnerabilities at conferences during the last months. After the major rise in awareness in 2015, the well-known topic of remote code execution (RCE) during deserialization of untrusted (Java) data has received many new aspects and facets, as new research was performed. Consequently this deepened research led to new findings (gadgets, endpoints, protection attempts, bypass techniques, etc.). As this fast-paced development in the last months might have left some peoples' questions unanswered, I try to shed some more light on this by providing some sort of FAQ - mainly focussed at developers.
To be a Biblically-based, Christ-centred educational community making disciples whose servant hearted influence transforms lives and culture. To provide Biblically-based, Christ-centred education for students of all ages. The Christian Education Trust was formed in 1986 to provide quality Biblically- based, Christ Centred education for students of all age groups. Stage 1 of this ambitious project was the establishment of Bethlehem College. In 1987 we purchased 120 acres and the College began in 1988. Over the ensuing 23 years, the Christian Education Trust has established the following Education Centres: - Bethlehem College (1988) - Bethlehem Early Learning Centres Ltd (2002) - Bethlehem International School Ltd (1992) - Bethlehem Tertiary Institute (1993) These provide programmes and opportunities for quality Christian Education for students of all ages. Bethlehem Early Learning Centres Ltd now encompasses four early learning centres located across Tauranga, Te Puke and Rotorua.To assist in providing quality education, the Christian Education Trust have established Support Services: - Bethlehem Computer Services - Bethlehem Property Services - Bethlehem Financial Services - Bethlehem Trading Company These businesses support the educational entities, and provide quality services while maintaining good stewardship of personnel and finances. The vision of the Trust continues ‘on and off’ Campus.
This internship program is geared towards students interested in marine research and habitat restoration. Major restoration events take place during the summer each year, but ongoing scientific surveys, planning and outreach tasks occur year-round. Interns will learn about the complete process of habitat restoration from start to finish, including grant writing, fundraising, permitting, monitoring, and restoration. Current Coastkeeper restoration projects are focused on native eelgrass and oysters. - Review and summarize relevant scientific literature - Assist with scientific monitoring in the field - Enter, organize and analyze data - Assist with data interpretation and production of summary reports - Attend and assist with restoration events in Newport Bay - Develop and improve outreach materials for the restoration program - Solicit volunteer help for restoration events and coordinate volunteer participation - Research potential grants and assist in developing grant applications - Generate a monthly blog post featuring your work with Coastkeeper - Provide support to other Coastkeeper projects, as well as general office assistance - Hard working, self-motivated and passionate about marine habitat restoration and conservation - Ability to multitask, and work independently and as part of a team - Strong oral and written communication skills - Comfortable working long hours outside and near the water - Proficient in Microsoft programs, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel - Reliable transportation to office and field sites - Completed or working towards a college degree. Highest priority will be given to those who must complete an internship for college credit, or have an equally decisive way of verifying a deep commitment to the success of their Coastkeeper internship - Current AAUS certified Scientific Diver - Geographic Information Systems experience - Grant and scientific writing experience 8 – 16 hours a week, including occasional weekends. Can be flexible around work and school schedules, but applicants must commit to at least two days a week in the office, as well as the vast majority of restoration events. The Restoration program accepts applications for spring and summer internships. To be considered for a 100-hour, unpaid intern position, please submit a resume and brief cover letter to Katie Nichols at email@example.com.
Moody Sultan asks how a plane can vanish and advances some theories of his own… The fate of flight MH370 is playing on the minds of millions who are eagerly waiting to find out the where-abouts of this fated flight. The whereabouts of the plane must be the mystery of 2014. This story caught fire internationally because it was a mystery we wanted to see solved by the world experts in aviation and those leaders in search and rescue. However, a lack of answers to seemingly obvious questions have left the general public feeling hopeless and scared. Let me explain. Before we all decide that this is the flight that went missing and was never found, I would like to point out that with modern technology, protocols and policies put in place by the international air transport association, a flight cannot vanish. This is despite the prime minister of Malaysia’s claim some days ago. Without inundating the dubious facts about the transponders and the numerous satellite tracking systems on this Boeing 777, this sort of plane requires manual shutdown of all tracking systems to fly in a stealth mode and would have to have done this in a period of less than 10 minutes. At this point it is fair to say that there was a preplanned decision to do this. Spiraling out of control, sudden loss of cabin pressure or abduction by aliens have to be taken out of the list of who dunnit as the plane would have been sending out automatic signals back to a base. However it seems that despite these clarifications all the speculation in the world cannot find this needle in a haystack. If the plane was travelling on for an extra 5 hours until it ran out of fuel, this broadens the scope to an extra 2,500 miles. This plane could literally be anywhere in a vast expanse of ocean. However, some questions we can answer. Why couldn’t a passenger send out a distress call? Phones do not work at 35,000 feet and even if they crash landed there is no signal in the middle of the sea unless you are an extremist who always carries a state of the art Satellite phone. Looking at it from the other end, why couldn’t the radar detect the plane? Radars work by sending out ultrasonic pulses and once they bounce off an object, it relays back to the base and the distance from the object is calculated, like how a bat operates. It is hard to believe that these systems could track minute meteors entering our atmosphere within a 500 feet radius but not a Boeing 777 – when did the MH370 turn into a Horton Ho 299? One answer is that it flew below the detector of 6000 feet, however the aircraft would only reach half the distance covered because it burns fuel much more easily at lower altitudes! Stealth aircrafts are designed to avoid detection using a variety of advanced technologies that reduce reflection/emission of radar, infrared, visible light, radio-frequency (RF) spectrum, and audio, collectively known as stealth technology. However, it is ludicrous to suggest that it turned into stealth mode as the Americans have wasted over 1 billion dollars in researching funding for a stealth craft and if true, should have had the NSA gather the individuals who mastered this mystery to work for them. But let us keep this in mind. Ok, as you know, this plane isn’t in the air, shock over! But is it on sea or on land? Let me take you on two alternative routes, the north option and the south option. (Please refer to illustration now) Both are equally viable but one is grabbing my attention more than the other. A Boeing 777 requires 5,000 feet of runway to land, looking at the south zone, there is less than 10 places for it to land on or looking at the north zone, more than a few hundred. And of those on the south zone, most are naval bases run by the US or owned by the UK while the others are small nations that would alert us of their position and where abouts. Now, narrowing down our search from the Andaman island where radar last picked up the plane we can look towards the north option. I didn’t mention that since it didn’t land in any of those airports in the south zone, it more than likely did not crash land as satellites could pick up debris. These satieties are not to be mixed up with a ‘google earth’ type system where you could zoom into your house. No, these satellites not only have thermal imaging but also infrared detection, picking up any signals of heat from a ‘crash’ that could have occurred. We cannot believe that not one of the 500 in low orbit, where a mere 20 or more were orbiting could have not picked out a debris? South zone ruled out! (Please refer to illustration provided, and to those of you who watched too many sci-fi movies, the ‘buoy’ explanation. Buoys are placed in the water in some areas to detect large occurrences of wave activity for tsunamis identification, none detected any sign of movement since the wave disturbance would have been negligible! ) Finally, the answer you and I have been waiting for! Where is the plane? I don’t know but I am damn sure I can give you a reasonable guess. Not India, not Pakistan and surely not Thailand. Why? Because flight MH370 was detected 5 hours after flying, Thailand is too close and monitored very highly and India and Pakistan have military surveillance in their skies which leads me to guess that the plane is located by the Himalayas! Did it crash on land? Yes I bet somewhere around the Himalayas. Whoever wanted to take control of this plane did a good job, but it will remain hidden due to below zero temperatures where instruments will not work and help is unavailable. I even bet, some may be alive but as Darwin said, ‘Survival of the fittest’ and who is prepared to adapt to change will survive! Should we consider any passenger who checked in ski or mountainous gear?!Yes surely, this may have been one mystery to solve but breaking down the necessarily given facts, it seems more reasonable to look on land than on water. This should keep your frustrated minds at ease for the minute.
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Bushcare is an environmental restoration program that Strathfield Council has been running for over 20 years. Why do Bushcare? - Develop your bush regeneration and plant identification skills - Help rare and endangered species such as the Green & Golden Bell Frog - Improve habitat for international migratory birds and develop wildlife corridors - Meet new people with a common interest - Get into nature and enjoy the great outdoors Bushcare is also fantastic for those doing Duke of Edinburgh, or studying an environmental science/ecology related degree and need volunteer hours. Anyone can join bushcare between 9am-12pm, all you need is a water bottle and fully enclosed shoes. Under 16 years old? Please bring a responsible adult to join the fun. To join the Strathfield bushcare team, or for more information call Council on (02) 9748 9999.
STUDENTS DO NOT NEED TO SUBMIT ANY FURTHER ENTRY OR SUBMISSION TO THEIR CORMACK DESIGN ENTRY TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE APC AWARD. Sustainable Design Criteria Designs should demonstrate that the Principles and Strategies of the APC’s SPG have been considered in the packaging solution developed. Entrants will be required to detail how the design is Resource Efficient, contains Low-impact materials and is Recoverable or enables recovery at end-of-life, while being Fit-for-purpose (meets the criteria set in the Innovation Awards brief). An overview of the Principles of sustainable design is included below. For a detailed explanation please click here. All Top 20 Finalists in the Cormack Innovation Awards are eligible to win the APC Sustainability Award. This separate award requires entrants to demonstrate that the Principles and Strategies of the APC’s Sustainable Packaging Guidelines have been applied in the design of the packaging solution. The finalist who best demonstrates the application of the SPG will receive a 100% recycled upholstered Butter Seat from Designbythem plus a place in our next Design for Recovery Workshop in Sydney and a certificate. Total prize valued $1,000 \|Fit-for-purpose: Packaging should be designed to meet market and consumer needs, while minimising net impact in a cost-effective way.\|\|Resource efficiency: Packaging should be designed to minimise the use of materials and other resources without compromising product quality and safety.\| \|Low-impact materials: Packaging should be designed to minimise the environmental and social impact of materials and components. Materials should be selected on science and incorporate a whole-of-lifecycle approach.\|\|Resource recovery: Packaging should be designed to maximise its potential for recovery and recycling and to minimise the environmental and social impacts of its disposal.\| To assist designers in making more informed packaging sustainability decisions we have also developed the Design Smart Material Guides (link to be provided) providing a ‘checklist’ of sustainability considerations to keep in mind when designing and/or specifying packaging based on particular materials. A range of other sustainable design guides and lifecycle mapping resources are available here.
I was reading a blog this week, in which the writer was writing about ‘stories,’ describing them as something “the author has constructed to exist on its own out there, with the possibility of it being taken up, and taken in, to become a reader’s own.” Whilst that’s written of contemporary fiction, I think it can be illustrative for an approach to biblical stories. How do we make stories our own? The three passages we’ve had read today, all tell of dramatic changes in people’s lives. Isaiah, Paul and Simon Peter. How do they become ours? Isaiah appears to have been a prophet who had official status in the Jerusalem temple and court. He was married, and his wife is called a ‘prophetess’, his father was Amoz, also a prophet, Isaiah is from a family of prophets. If we go by the narrative of the book of Isaiah, he’s already been prophesying for a while, there’s five chapters of prophecies. Chapter six is set in the year King Uzziah died. Now in 2 Chronicles 26:16-22, King Uzziah is said to ‘trespass’ against the LORD. He went into the Temple to offer incense on the incense altar, which he shouldn’t have done, and he is challenged by a group, led by the priest Azariah, but not by Isaiah. There’s a suggestion that Isaiah was very close to Uzziah, because the only reference to Isaiah is in 2 Chron. 26:22, where it says that Isaiah recorded the other events of the King’s life. So, it looks like Isaiah was close to King Uzziah. I imagine Isaiah walking towards the temple in the cool of the morning in Jerusalem. There he is this well-connected prophet, maybe a royal advisor, who’s King, and perhaps friend, has died. That morning walking to the Temple, is he affected by grief? Probably. However, there are also there suggestions he seems to have kept quiet about the King’s behaviour. The earlier chapters of the book the prophecies are more about the northern kingdom, less the southern kingdom of Judah where he lives. Is he aware of this inconsistency? The vision speaks of the holiness of God, and seems to challenge Isaiah, to make him uncomfortable about who he is. When the divine question comes, whom shall I send, Isaiah responds ‘behold me’. As a result, he seems to have a new message, to speak against his beloved city, region and king. So, this story, set where it is in the book of Isaiah, might be a ‘re-call’ for the prophet. He believed in God, was a prophet, and yet, something changes. He now has a new, challenging message to proclaim. And Paul? He’s talking of the many who believed, but when he describes himself, he says: “Last of all, as one untimely born, he appeared also to me. For I am the least of the apostles, unfit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church.” He’s recalling the time when he believed his calling as a good follower of God was to persecute followers of The Way, the early Christians. And rather like Isaiah, he has a mystical, visionary experience which sets him on a different path. Instead of persecuting he proclaims Jesus. Two stories of change. People who genuinely believed they were on the right path, doing the right thing. I don’t believe that either Isaiah or Paul, before these visions, thought they were in the wrong, or that they were doing the wrong thing. And then Simon Peter? In terms of the narrative of Luke’s gospel it suggests he may have already had contact with Jesus, who’s been around Capernaum for a while, and there’s a healing which has taken place in Simon’s mother’s house in the previous chapter. Simon’s had a hard night at work, he’s a professional fisherman, has his own boat with his partners, and probably is competent at his job. He’s not doing anything wrong. But then he is asked by Jesus to take him a short way out on the lake, and Jesus probably sits in the boat, sitting is what a Rabbi would be expected to do when he delivered his message, and Simon is sitting there, listening. And there’s this astonishing story about the miraculous catch of fish. As a result, he like Isaiah feels himself to be unworthy, to not be up to the standard. And certainly, in the eyes of the religious elite who would probably have been looked down on, as he probably wasn’t able to get regularly to synagogue worship, and especially not to the temple in far away Jerusalem. And yet he is called to follow Jesus, along with his two business partners, James and John. And they’re called at a moment where they have great success as fishermen. They have landed the catch of their lives, and this would mean good money for their business. Three stories of change. Unexpected changes of direction. Three people whose lives get transformed, and of course there are extraordinary elements to these stories, visions and miracles, but in each case they listen to what is being said to them, and their lives turn around in dramatic fashions. Last weekend I was in Liverpool at a conference about Liberal evangelism and liberal mission. It was a good day with a hundred plus people present from all around the British Isles. One of the emphases was how to live out the idea of mission as a liberal church in a postmodern society. There were a few stories shared during the day which I’d like to mention. The first story was about a street in a city in the north east. A group of Christians move into the street with the intention of evangelising the neighbourhood. However, they have little impact, and five years later move out. By contrast at about the same time two Franciscans move into the same street, and move into an empty flat. Within a few hours there’s a knock at the door, and a young boy comes to say hello. He’s invited in, and notices the flat is empty. He asks where there furniture is. They say they don’t have any. Over the next few days people from the street turn up to bring them odd pieces of furniture, and things which can be adapted to be tables and chairs. Over time they become the ‘go to’ people to discuss letters from the benefit office, or the local authorities, they help write replies. They are asked to officiate at ceremonies which bridge the different religions. They tap into the community. They don’t try to proclaim and put something onto the community, but they become part of the community. There was a story about a toddler group, which reminded me of the toddler group which members of Cotham run. It was a story of being there, of offering a welcome to their neighbours without demands. And to then be able to offer a compassionate response when needed. There was a story about the church that began to invite people from the community to do the preaching. The car salespeople, local activists. And who used to offer those coming for baptism with their children the chance to do the prayers, choose a passage to read, and preach the sermon. The final stories were from a woman who works with an informal coalition of religious leaders across faiths, working with the United Nations Office for Genocide Prevention. She was speaking about searching for God in the other, and showed us some photographs. The first set were taken in a Hindu temple, and had scrawled on the walls and doors graffiti left by, presumably, some Christians. It said: ‘Jesus is Lord’, ‘Fucking bitches’, and ‘Go home’. On the other hand there were pictures of Christians going into demonstrations against the English Defence League, and Britain First, of Christians reflecting with Muslims in dialogue and conversation. A group who were ‘walking for peace’. Who were meeting with the Dalai Lama, Kofi Annan, and other leaders to talk about peace issues. Interestingly, in that group it was all young people, there were no faith leaders. And of a visit to her vicarage by a leading member of the Bahai faith. He asked her a question: “Where is the soul of your village? Are they welcome?” She reflected on her village, and the artists who lived there, the workers on the land, those who made things like the baker. She wondered about what welcome they offered? We were asked a series of questions during the day to reflect on. One of the questions was “Who’s voices do I need to listen to in my community?” In another talk we were invited to ‘listen and learn’ before we acted. Our actions flow from who we are, so change when it happens has to be about a change of being, and why change is so difficult, because our habits are deeply rooted. Isaiah, Paul, Simon Peter all in their way listened to a call. Theirs were quite dramatic in their stories. Change can be dramatic. But, if their stories and the ones I heard last week in Liverpool reflect change then it’s often about small changes, listening to our values and desires. Who do I want to be? It is also listening to others, listening to our community, listening to what God is doing in our society already. To go back to that reflection I started with, that stories are something “the author has constructed to exist on its own out there, with the possibility of it being taken up, and taken in, to become a reader’s own.” How might we take in these stories and make them our own, communally as well as individually? I’d like to finish with a poem by a poet and songwriter, Carrie Newcomer, it’s called A Permeable Life. I want to leave enough room in my heart For the unexpected, For the mistake that becomes knowing, For knowing that becomes wonder, For wonder that makes everything porous, Allowing in and out All available light. An impermeable life is full to the edges, But only to the edges. It is a limited thing. Like the pause at the centre of the breath, Neither releasing or inviting, With no hollow spaces For longing and possibility. I would rather live unlocked, And more often than not, astonished, Which is possible If I am willing to surrender What I already think I know. So I will stay open And companionably friendly, With all that presses out from the heart And comes in at a slant And shimmers just below The surface of things.
Top tourist attractions in French Polynesia Here is a list of top tourist attractions in French Polynesia. Only the topmost tourist destinations are presented here. To see other destinations, please check the images from French Polynesia section. Curious if any of these place from French Polynesia made it our best tourist attractions in the world list? Read the aformentioned article in order to find out. You can also view all tourist attractions in French Polynesia and other countries on our tourist attractions map. Musée de Tahiti et des Îles The Musée de Tahiti et des Îles, Tahitian Te Fare Manaha, is a Polynesian ethnographic museum in the village of Punaauia on Tahiti. The museum was founded in 1974 to conserve and restore Polynesian artifacts and cultural practices. It has signed cooperation agreements with the Musée du quai Branly, which has greater resources for staging public expositions.
Top tourist attractions in Puerto Rico Here is a list of top tourist attractions in Puerto Rico. Only the topmost tourist destinations are presented here. To see other destinations, please check the images from Puerto Rico section. Curious if any of these place from Puerto Rico made it our best tourist attractions in the world list? Read the aformentioned article in order to find out. You can also view all tourist attractions in Puerto Rico and other countries on our tourist attractions map. Classical Revival Structure La Fortaleza is the current official residence of the Governor of Puerto Rico. It was built between 1533 and 1540 to defend the harbor of San Juan. The structure is also known as Palacio de Santa Catalina. It is the oldest executive mansion in continuous use in the New World. It was listed by UNESCO in 1983 as part of the World Heritage Site "La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site". During the 1640 reconstruction, the chapel of Santa Catalina, which originally existed outside of the walls, was demolished and was integrated to the walls of the structure, resulting in the alternate name Santa Catalina's Palace. Hacienda Buena Vista Hacienda Buena Vista, also known as Hacienda Vives, is a coffee plantation and estate in Ponce, Puerto Rico, established in the 19th century. The plantation was started by Don Salvador de Vives in 1833. It is now owned by the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust, who operates it as a museum. It is located on 81.79 acres of fertile land that includes a humid subtropical forest some 7 miles north of Ponce on Route PR-123, in Corral Viejo, a sub-barrio of Barrio Magueyes. The plantation house was built in the Spanish Colonial style, with the surrounding buildings being builtin the local Criollo style. It receives some 40,000 visitors every year. It covers an area of 482 cuerdas. Camuy River Cave Park The Camuy River Cave Park is a cave system in Puerto Rico. It is located between the municipalities of Camuy, Hatillo and Lares in northwestern Puerto Rico, but the main entrance to the park is located in Quebrada, Camuy. The caverns are part of a large network of natural limestone caves and underground waterways carved out by the third-largest underground river in the world, the Río Camuy. The cave system was discovered in 1958 and was first documented in the 1973 book Discovery At The Río Camuy by Russell and Jeanne Gurnee, but there is archaeological evidence that these caves were explored hundreds of years ago by the Taíno Indians, Puerto Rico's first inhabitants. Over 10 miles of caverns, 220 caves and 17 entrances to the Camuy cave system have been mapped so far. This, however, is only a fraction of the entire system which many experts believe still holds another 800 caves. Only a small part of the complex is open to the public. The 268-acre park built around the cave system features tours of some of the caves and sinkholes, and is one of the most popular natural attractions in Puerto Rico. Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo is a 45-acre zoo located in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. It is the only zoo on the island. It is named in honor of Juan A. Rivero, its first director. It has an extensive collection of animals from all continents, as well as new facilities. Castillo Serrallés is a mansion located in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, overlooking the downtown area. It was built during the 1930s for Juan Eugenio Serrallés, son of businessman Juan Serrallés, founder of Destilería Serrallés. Nowadays, the castle is a museum, Museo Castillo Serrallés, with information about the sugar cane and rum industries and its impact in the economy of Puerto Rico. The structure sits on a 2.5-acre exceedingly manicured property. The property was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Museum of Art of Puerto Rico The Museum of Art of Puerto Rico is an art museum in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Parque de Bombas Parque de Bombas is a historic firehouse building in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is one of Puerto Rico's most notable buildings, with some considering it "by far the most easily recognized landmark in the Island". It is located at the Plaza Las Delicias town square, directly behind the Ponce Cathedral. The building housed the city's main fire station for many years, and it is now a museum. Its name comes from the mobile hand-pumped fire fighting units the building once housed. It has been heralded both for its historical and architectural roles in Puerto Rican society. It was Puerto Rico's first ever fire station. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on July 12, 1984. Las Cascadas Water Park Las Cascadas Water Park is a water park, in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. The park is the largest water park in the Caribbean region. The park is owned and administered by Aguadilla's municipal government. Las Cascadas opened its doors in 1985 as the only facility of its kind in the Caribbean. The park was built under the municipal administration of Alfredo Gonzalez. The park is now part of the Authority of Municipal Enterprises of Aguaddilla. AME also administers the Aguadilla Ice Skating Arena. Puerto Rico Museum of Contemporary Art The Puerto Rico Museum of Contemporary Art, often abbreviated to MAC, is a contemporary art museum in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Fortín de San Gerónimo Fortín de San Gerónimo del Boquerón is a small fort located in the entrance to what is known today as the Condado Lagoon which faces the historic town of Miramar in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was built during the 17th century to replace a smaller battery that stood at the easternmost end of the San Juan islet. The original Boquerón battery defended San Juan from attacks by Sir Francis Drake in 1595 and George Clifford, the third Earl of Cumberland, in 1598 who destroyed it after his attack. The San Gerónimo became part of San Juan's First Line of Defense, along with the San Antonio Fort/Bridge and Escambrón Fort, being the Fourth and final Line of Defense the majestic San Cristóbal Castle, guardian to the city entrance. The fort is still in remarkably good shape, is open for visitors and has access to the Caribe Hilton Hotel and Plaza Caribe complex. Aguadilla Ice Skating Arena Aguadilla Ice Skating Arena, A.I.S.A., is a multi-use facility in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. The arena is the only ice skating facility in the Caribbean region. The facility is owned and administered by the city. Cementerio de San Juan
Some of the earliest writing archaeologists have discovered relates to accounting. Clearly, the concept of tracking goods and services exchanged has been with us for some time. That doesn’t stop businesses from repeating mistakes that could cost them – mistakes you could be making too. The good news is that seeing these pitfalls helps you avoid them, so here’s what you need to know about accounting for your organization whether you’re looking for a CPA firm to handle all your needs or just take care of routine bookkeeping. Relying on the Wrong Credentials Accounting is a more varied field than some business owners realize, and not every accountant is qualified to take on every task. A bookkeeper or tax preparer may not be an accountant at all, yet for business owners seeking financial services, the distinction isn’t always clear. A CPA goes through years of education, rigorous testing, and ongoing coursework to maintain the title. They also have experience with handling an organization’s most sensitive data, including personnel files and financial information. Accountants certified in multiple states are important assets for businesses that have additional branches. Your New York accountant who’s also a CPA in Florida, for example, can manage your financial records seamlessly. There may also be times you need specific accounting services such as forensic accounting or audits, and a CPA firm with a broader range of experience can provide them. Not Knowing What You Need You may want someone who can handle daily and routine tasks such as preparing accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll. You might need a full-service accountant who also creates budgets and builds financial statements. You could be preparing for a sale or acquisition, a process that requires sharp accounting skills. For many businesses, not knowing what they want from their accountant becomes a stumbling block. No matter what degree of service you need now, keep future growth in mind. Make a list of what you need now and what you may need soon. Consider the size and frequency of your financial transactions when deciding how much you need from your accountant too. Working with a CPA Firm That Doesn’t Fit You Accounting is about more than crunching numbers. You also need to feel comfortable with your CPA. The accountants you hire must understand your business thoroughly and be able to communicate their information to you in clear, concise terms. Look for a firm that stays in close contact with you and is readily accessible when you reach out to it. Your finances deserve individual attention, so pay attention if you feel you’re being overlooked or treated as part of a crowd. Establishing a personal rapport also matters. Your CPA will see every detail of your company’s finances, and financial records are often closely tied to other sensitive information. A trustworthy accountant is a must for any business. Lacking Financial Analysis All the knowledge in your accountant’s head doesn’t do your firm much good if it isn’t available to you. Your CPA service should provide you with regular reviews of your organization’s financial health. A dashboard or daily report that lets you take the pulse of your company’s finances every day is essential to making informed business decisions. Look for a firm that gives you quality analytics, with figures broken down into comprehensive categories so you can watch growth as it happens and spot problems before they affect your bottom line. Going It Alone For start-ups and small businesses, handing the books to someone who took a few accounting courses in college is common practice, but it can backfire. Accountants have more than their education to support their skill; they also have experience. An in-house bookkeeper may handle corporate taxes once a quarter, but an accountant at a third-party firm deals with tax preparation every day. Accounting is important enough to entrust to professionals.
Storm system set to bring severe weather Sunday - Author: Leroy Wright Apr 15, 2018, Apr 15, 2018, 22:55 The Storm Prediction Center has us at a level 2, which means we could see scattered severe storms. Take precautions with each threat of severe weather. A dry cold front will pass through the Midlands on Thursday with slight cooler temperatures behind it. Even with the sun though, temperatures struggle. highs will likely only make it into the 50s and low 60s. Strong straight line winds will also be a possibility as the line tracks through your area. This is not expected to be a particularly cold or wet system with less than a quarter inch of QPF and only a few inches of snow possible above 4500-5000 feet. Despite somewhat dry conditions going in, there could be some localized flooding. Storms are still expected for Sunday. This may cause some storm cells to rotate. Our next chance for rain and storms arrives Friday. As I mentioned before, anywhere that stays fairly quiet Saturday morning will be more poised for thunderstorm activity Saturday afternoon and evening. There is a high chance that a large amount of sand will be blown onto the roadway as the winds pick up out of the south ahead of the storms. Any lingering rain should exit the area by noon tomorrow with a breezy Sunday afternoon to follow with highs around 60. Know the difference in a "watch" and a "warning". Some of the storms could be strong in the afternoon. A line of severe thunderstorms will enter the western Panhandle later Saturday night. As far as the timing, that part has not changed too much over yesterday. They made sure to soak it in before a temperature whiplash in the evening. A storm system stretching from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes buffeted the central USA with heavy winds, rain, hail and snow, forcing flight cancellations, creating treacherous road conditions and killing at least three people, including a sleeping 2-year-old Louisiana girl.
A Supernova (plural supernovae) is a huge explosion of a star which shines brightly for a time, usually 10,000 times more brightly than a nova., The Supernovae seen in other galaxies are often so bright that they outshine their whole galaxy for a number of weeks. The most recent supernova seen in our galaxy was in 1640, but remnants of supernovae in 1680 and 1860 have been found that were apparently hidden by dust so that they were not seen from earth. Supernovae are thought to occur at the rate of 1 or 2 per century in our galaxy. Studies of novae and supernovae depend on a concept known as the Chandrasekhar limit. The Indian astronomer Chandrasekhar calculated that if a star has a mass greater than about 1.4 solar masses, its gravity can shrink it to the point that it even the atomic nuclei that make up the star cannot stand up. White dwarfs are found to be always smaller than the Chandrasekhar limit, and so presumably can maintain their size because their atomic nuclei hold up. A white dwarf almost certainly has no hydrogen left, because the hydrogen would immediately fuse into helium at the pressures of the white dwarf's core. A nova is believed to occur when one of two binary stars is a white dwarf. When hydrogen starts to transfer from the normal star to the surface of the white dwarf, eventually enough hydrogen accumulates that it suddenly is pressured into thermonuclear fusion by the extreme gravity of the very dense white dwarf. This neatly explains repeating nova stars, because it takes a certain amount of time for the hydrogen to accumulate and then it burns into helium in a spectacular flare of light. After burning all the hydrogen, the nova seems to die down while more hydrogen accumulates. A Supernova seems to depend on a star's mass being greater than the Chandrasekhar limit. Some stars are much larger than our sun, and accumulate iron at their core. Iron is the waste material of fusion since it cannot fuse and give off energy, so as hydrogen fuses to helium, and helium fuses to carbon and heavier atoms, eventually iron is produced which sinks to the center of the star. When the iron core is so large that it passes the Chandrasekhar limit, there is a sudden collapse of its atoms and either a neutron star is formed or maybe a black hole. This collapse generates so much energy that the outer layers of the star are blown away, and the light produced outshines billions of stars for a short time. If a supernova were to happen within 100 light years of the earth, the radiation would be so strong that it would affect the earth's atmosphere. If a star receives enough hydrogen from a binary partner, supernovae can happen. Supernovae are divided into two types, known as type I and type II that differ in their spectra (type I tends to have little hydrogen, while type II usually has bright hydrogen lines in its spectrum) and how long they last. Type I Supernovae Type I supernovae are thought to happen when a white dwarf in a binary star accumulates so much helium from fusing the hydrogen it steals from its partner star that it is suddenly larger than Chandrasekhar's limit. The white dwarf was already in a state where the atoms were barely able to support the gravitational field that the white dwarf generates with its extremely dense material. With too much more mass, it breaks down even its atomic nuclei and explodes with an enormous amount of energy. Usually it does not leave behind a remnant. These supernovae have been used to calibrate distances to galaxies and star clusters because their light output is thought to be very consistent. Over time they were divided into type Ia and Type Ib supernovae. They are still the subject of many studies because the recent observation of the accelerating expansion of the universe depends on them. Type II Supernovae A Type II supernova is presumed to be the result of a large, massive star accumulating a core of spent nuclear fuel (probably iron) that becomes larger than the Chandrasekhar limit. The explosion of the star leaves an expanding ball of gas that can be seen by telescopes for centuries after and is called a supernova remnant. These are sometimes referred to as "Core Collapse" supernovae as well as type II supernovae. They seem to happen somewhat more frequently than type I. A large star became a supernova recently, and astronomers which followed its development report that it was 'immature' since it had not reached the point that models recognize as being ready for a supernova. Some feel that the models will need to be revised. - A Review of Stellar Remnants:Physics, Evolution, and Interpretation by Danny Faulkner, CRSQ Vol 44:2 pp 76-84, Fall 2007 - Youngest Stellar Explosion in Our Galaxy Discovered, accessed 29 March, 2009 - Near Earth Supernova Wikipedia, accessed 29 March, 2009 - Huge Supernova Baffles Scientists The Future of Things, accessed 29 March, 2009
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Android App Development Workshop We will cover the additional concepts related to Android apps and build a few simple applications. Make sure to bring an Android device, a USB cable, and a laptop with at least 2GB free disk space. Here is the tentative schedule: Friday, Jan 26, 1:30p -5:30p: “Introduction to Android, ‘Hello World’ app, Project structure of Android, Android Activity Basic Views, Transition between activities with data passing” Friday, Feb 2 & 9, 1:30p-5:30p: How to include and use libraries, RecyclerView – Adapter – ViewHolder, Supplementary tools for efficient android development Friday, Feb 16 & 23, 1:30p-5:30p: ViewPager, Drawable + Animation resources, Network access, Background tasks Friday, March 2 & 9, 1:30p-5:30p: Shared preferences, SQLite Database, Signing android app PLEASE NOTE, YOU SHOULD BE COMFORTABLE WITH JAVA AND OOP BEFORE ATTENDING THIS WORKSHOP!!!!
Six other cultists remain on death row for the Tokyo subway attack. Some of those transferred were not among the seven hanged Friday. Asahara, who was blind in one eye, claimed to have developed Jedi-like magic powers, including the ability to see the future, and even visit it occasionally through time travel. Since an effective moratorium ended in 2010, Japan has executed as many as eight people a year. "However, the death penalty is never the answer", said Hiroka Shoji, East Asia Researcher at Amnesty International. "The agony and grief suffered by those whose lives were taken and their family members, as well as people who became disabled [as a result of the crimes committed by the cult] must be unimaginable", Kamikawa said. Asahara created Aum Shinrikyo in 1984. He was the leader of the 40,000-strong Aum Shinrikyo cult, which sneaked plastic bags full of sarin nerve gas onto packed subway cars and burst them during the Monday morning rush hour. The cult also carried out other crimes that together with the subway attack killed 27 people in total. Shoko Asahara, leader of the cult group Aum Shinrikyo, sits on a throne in the middle of the stage during a meeting with his followers in Moscow in 1994. The investigation into the attack uncovered more doomsday preparations, weapons arsenals and multiple killings by Aum. Thunder, Carmelo Anthony Reportedly Will Part Ways Sometime This Summer After one year with the Oklahoma City Thunder , Carmelo Anthony will play for a new team next season. The Thunder will first try to trade Anthony, who has a no-trade clause. Victims of AUM crimes and their families largely welcomed the move, which came decades after the crimes were committed due to prolonged trials. Japan's justice minister, who approved the hangings, said she doesn't take executions lightly but felt they were justified in this case because of the unprecedentedly seriousness of the crimes. "When I heard the news, I reacted calmly". Earlier in the day, Chaief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga would only confirm the execution of Asahara and said Japanese police were taking every measure to prevent retaliation following the execution. Naturally, both Japanese and worldwide opponents of the death penalty protested this week's executions, while other Japanese say it took far too long to hang some of the most obvious monsters in their recent history. In this March 20, 1995, file photo, the injured of the deadly gas attack are treated by rescuers near Tsukiji subway station in Tokyo. Chizuo Matsumoto, better known as Shoko Asahara, the founder of the Aum Shinrikyo cult, was found guilty of the attack in 2004 and exhausted all of his appeals in 2006. As authorities tried to dismantle the cult, 191 other Aum members were charged for a wide range of illegal acts, including murder, attempted murder, abduction and the production of deadly nerve gases and illegal automatic rifles. He was also convicted of the murders of lawyer Tsutsumi Sakamoto, who had been helping parents seeking to free their children of the cult's control, and his wife and their 1-year-old son in November 1989.
This page is a work in progress. Check back soon for updates, or pester me if there’s something you’d like to see here. – DRD, 13 November 2018 Program Advising at AST - MDiv Checklist, ACC Stream Guides for Writing and Style In addition to the relevant course syllabus, students should refer to my Guidelines for Papers (PDF), a handout with generalized advice about how to succeed at the types of writing assignments I tend to give. (Hint: do you have a strong thesis?) The file also includes a copy of the rubric I use for paper analysis and assessment. - The SBL Handbook of Style, 2nd Edition, is the definitive style manual for biblical studies and related disciplines. Details on correct citation may be found in: - Style acts in service of effective writing. For guidance on research and writing I recommend two books in particular. - For a discipline-specific overview of the basics, see Margot Northey, Bradford A. Anderson, and Joel N. Lohr, Making Sense in Religious Studies: A Student’s Guide to Research and Writing, 3rd ed. (Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press, 2019). The book has sound, rudimentary advice on things like reading religious texts, writing essays and book reviews, making oral presentations, and learning languages. It should help you master fundamental tasks in nearly any course in religion or theology. Order it in Canada (3rd ed) or the USA (2nd ed). - For intermediate to advanced work, see Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 9th Edition, ed. Wayne C. Booth et al. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2018). Serious researchers will want a copy of their own. Order it in Canada or the USA. AST Library Resources Access is to AST databases is provided through OpenAthens or EZProxy authentication services. Select Religion & Theology Databases - ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Old Testament Abstracts - Oxford Biblical Studies Online - Oxford Bibliographies: Biblical Studies - RBL: Review of Biblical Literature Select Multidisciplinary Databases - Academic Search Premier - eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) - ArticleFirst (index) - ECO: Electronic Collections Online (journals) - ERIC: Education Resources Information Center - MEDLINE (abstracts) - Digital Karl Barth Library - Gale Virtual Reference Library - WorldCatDissertations (catalogue) - WorldCat - First Search Go here for a fuller list of databases available through the AST library. Society of Biblical Literature SBL resources for education
Welcome to the Information Platform of the AQUACROSS project, which seeks to advance the application of ecosystem-based management for aquatic ecosystems in an effort to support the timely achievement of the EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy and other international conservation targets. This platform aims to provide open access to a wide range of resources related to aquatic (freshwater, marine and coastal) ecosystem and biodiversity management at the European level. The primary focus is on data used in the various project Case Studies and Work packages, and resulting maps, model outputs and tools. As most of this work is on-going, new resources will gradually be uploaded to this Information Platform. We also welcome suggestions from external visitors on relevant datasets that could be linked to the platform at: aquacross.IP (at) unesco.org.
As Sri Lanka’s longest road-side protest nears the 700-day mark, agitating residents of Keppapilavu village in the northern Mullaitivu district say they will soon reclaim and occupy their lands, currently held by the military, if the authorities fail to ensure their return by Friday. “Why must we live in model villages like refugees, when we can live on land that belongs to us? Why must the Army hold our land for a decade after the war has ended?” asked resident-activist Selvi Sivapragasam Ariyakala, at a media conference in Colombo on Tuesday. Facilitated by the NGO People’s Alliance for Right to Land (PARL), the press briefing was part of the Keppapilavu people’s efforts to “reach out to the people of the island’s south” on their ongoing struggle to take possession of ancestral lands from where they were displaced during the civil war years. The families have been resisting incessantly from March 1, 2017, right beside their ancestral lands, under a road-side tent, resolving to return to the plots they grew up on and built their lives, until the war displaced them. Some of the resident-activists met Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe — also the Minister for Resettlement — on Tuesday, and leaders of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), and voiced their concern. “The PM told us he will speak to the Army and give us an answer in one week. We are hopeful, because we cannot just give up,” Kamalavalli, one of the activists, told The Hindu after meeting Mr. Wickremesinghe. The residents’ have decided to “just go and occupy” their lands, should the authorities fail them this time. “It is not just about our homes, but also about our livelihoods. Our ancestral land was conducive for both agriculture and fisheries. Returning there gives us a chance to make a living. Moreover, our schools, community halls, multipurpose cooperative centre were all located there,” Ms. Ariyakala said, echoing the concerns of 104 families like hers. According to PARL, nearly 350 acres in Keppapilavu, including residential land, is yet to be released. Military-held land, along with enforced disappearances, has remained a key issue in Sri Lanka’s war-affected north and east, sparking a battery of people’s protests since 2015. Pressured by their relentless struggle, the government gradually began releasing military-held lands in the former war zone. According to data from the government-run Secretariat for Coordinating Reconciliation Mechanisms (SCRM), 46,322.50 acres of military-occupied land was released to the people from January 2015 — when the Maithripala Sirisena-Ranil Wickremeisnghe combine rose to power on the promise of reconciliation — up to December 2018. This data, based on information provided by the Ministry of Defence to the Secretariat, includes both state and private land. Further, President Sirisena earlier promised to ensure the release of all people’s land by December 31, 2018, but going by the Keppapilavu residents’ experience, the promise is yet to be fulfilled. Government data also shows that in the decade since the war ended, authorities returned some 88,000 acres, or 71% of the land earlier occupied by the military, by December 2018, while 29% was still being used by the Army, Navy and the Air Force. The release of land came at a considerable cost — the SCRM points to a total LKR 866.71 million budgetary allocation to the Army, and LKR 128 million to the Navy, prompting concern over why funds meant for rehabilitation were being used for compensating the Army to vacate people’s lands. Even in cases of land being released, and its original occupants gradually returning, their resettlement has been anything but smooth, according to residents. Many of their homes and wells are found bulldozed after years of Army occupation, and there are few toilets for the recently-resettled communities — a stark reminder of the many steps before the process is complete. They live in temporary sheds and huts, relieved “at least we are back”.
Analytica for manufacturing investment evaluation Rexam is the world's leading maker of beverage cans, producing over 50 billion cans per year. It makes beverage containers in metal, glass and plastic, as well as packaging for the beauty, pharmaceutical, and food industries. Headquartered in London, Rexam employs 22,000 people in 22 countries with a turnover of about £3.1 billion ($5.4 billion). Beverage brand managers are seeking to differentiate their products by replacing the standard 12oz aluminum can with innovative container styles and sizes. A recent example is the JOLT Battery Bottle™ , the first resealable 25.5oz "monster" aluminum can. Rexam Beverage Can Americas worked with Wet Planet, the maker of Jolt Cola, to design this eye-catching package. The new can features a "power gauge" printed in thermo chromic ink which changes colors when the beverage is chilled. As the beverage is consumed, the ink returns to its original color showing the consumer how much liquid is left. To make cans in these new form factors, Rexam must invest in new manufacturing equipment. They faced challenging decisions to select the type and capacity of equipment with large uncertainties about the level of demand and pricing for these new products, as well as future costs of raw materials (aluminum and steel). Suppliers, manufacturing plant, and customers are often in different countries, so these uncertainties are compounded by volatility in currency exchange rates. Rexam analysts found the complexities and uncertainties inherent in these investment difficult to model using traditional spreadsheets. In 1997, the European Division of Rexam (then called Nacanco) decided they needed a better tool to support analysis with multiple uncertain variables. An internal review group presented Analytica. "We determined that using Analytica would increase our comfort level in the decision process, by modeling key R&D projects using multi-variable analysis." said Claude Marbach, of Rexam Beverage Can America. "We couldn't figure out a way to do with Excel, what was easy to do and display in Analytica. At the time , Analytica was only available on Apple Operating system and we decided to use it even though we had to rent a Macintosh laptop." "For us, its key benefits are the visual representation of the models, being easily understood by upper management, the range of values for key variables, and that it lets us narrow the view to key variables." As Director of Operational Analysis, Mr Marbach reports directly to Rexam's CFO. According to Marbach "We like to bring a visual model and data to show senior execs, and do on-the-spot exploration. With Analytica, we can show results graphically to top decision makers and answer their what-ifs there and then." Today, Analytica is Rexam's preferred tool for complex, multi-variables analysis. Since 1997, Rexam has used Analytica for about 25 major analyses, including: - Plant consolidation - Market Demand Forecasting - Harmonization of customer prices prior to Euro conversion - Metal future options Rexam uses a standard model framework for analysis of R&D projects, such as manufacturing plant for the JOLT Battery Bottle™, to compute IRR. These Analytica diagrams show the top level modules, with the Unit Cost module opened to show details: Rexam uses probability distributions to express uncertainty on key assumptions about price, market demand, and manufacturing costs. They perform sensitivity analysis to identify key drivers in the results.
Numbers 13 recounts the story of the twelve spies who surveyed the land of Canaan. The purpose of their venture was not to see if the land could be taken. God had already declared that the land belonged to them. They were supposed to bring back a report of the location of cities and other information needed to devise a plan for possessing what God had given them. But upon their return, out of the twelve spies that Moses sent out, only Joshua and Caleb truly believed what God had promised. All of the others came back with a report of unbelief. Because they failed to remember what God had done in the past, they were not looking ahead with the proper perspective. They only saw the obstacles. These men had allowed their minds to wander from what they knew and had experienced with God. They had experienced God's deliverance, yet they hesitated to put their confidence in Him. If they had only reflected on the times when God had caused them to conquer, they could have boldly entered into that land. Instead, they walked away, only to die in defeat outside of the Promised Land. They missed out on God's best for their lives. Why? Because they failed to remember and trust the God Who had delivered them before. "Yes, again and again they tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel. They did not remember His power: the day when He redeemed them from the enemy..." (Psalm 78:41-42 NKJV). The Lord had continually told His people to remember their miraculous deliverance from Egypt. In explaining the purpose and significance of the Passover, Moses stated, "It is a night of solemn observance to the Lord for bringing them out of the land of Egypt" (Exodus 12:42 NKJV). Throughout Israel's history, remembering God's display of power by delivering His people has served as a source of hope and strength that rekindles confidence in God, even to this day. Psalm 105 was a reminder to Israel of the great works God had done for His people: "Remember His marvelous works which He has done..." (v. 5 NKJV). Look back and reflect on the things that God has accomplished in your life. Let the inspiration it creates blossom into confidence for what lies ahead. When we look back on our own lives and remember how God has provided for us in the past, we can look ahead with confidence, knowing that if He did it once He will do it again and again. The uncontrolled mind will always want to look back on the wrong things—the hardships and failures of the past. People who engage in such thinking allow the memory of past experiences to form an image in their minds as to what the future will hold: more of the same. They look back wishing and look forward wondering. Our past failures don't make us a failure today. Nor do our past successes make us a success today. It is what we determine to do now that will decide our destinies. If we will look back and see the good things God has done in our lives we can begin to look ahead with the right perspective. - Excerpt from the Unleashing Your Potential For Success You will never experience lasting satisfaction in accomplishing anything outside of the activities and ideas inspired by God. God has called you and me to become co-creators with Him. When you apply every resourc... read more
Phnom Penh, Monday 29 May – Today, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights Defenders, Michel Forst, had an unofficial visit in Phnom Penh at Heinrich Böll Stiftung. Mr. Frost gave a brief overview and explained various trends and situations of Human Rights Defenders across the world and the region of Southeast Asia. Mr. Forst discussed new trends where governments are now implementing and creative laws to criminalize activities of Human Rights Defenders and reduce spaces for civil societies. In addition, Mr. Forst emphasized the importance of a gendered analysis to his work, as women Human Rights Defenders (in addition to LGBTIQ defenders) are usually at a higher risk than other defenders. Moreover, the importance of engaging not only with governments but also companies in investigating potential impacts of the work and safety of Human Rights Defenders is important. Companies can have a large impact on the work of eco-defenders especially, as the work of mining and other extraction companies can be in opposition to the work of defenders of the environment or land use. In the end, Mr. Forst encouraged the audience to support Human Rights Defenders and become defenders themselves. Moreover, he hoped that the government of Cambodia would invite him to complete a report on the situation of Human Rights Defenders in the country. More on Destination Justice’s Justice for All program: Alternative Human Rights Defenders: Justice For One, Change for All
Self-Mastery is the ability to recognize, understand, control, and make the most out of your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual self. It is gained thorough awareness, understanding, and control over your thoughts, emotions, and actions. Essentially, it gives you control over the one thing you can control in any given situation: yourself. Self-mastery over your own thoughts, emotions, words, and actions can change and transform your life and yourself. When negative thoughts arise, emotions can become unsettled and your resulting actions can have negative consequences. With It will also help you control your emotional impulses and allow you to make decisions based on rational thinking instead of heightened emotions. The road to self-mastery begins with self-awareness. Self-awareness is having an insightful understanding of your personality, values, tendencies, and beliefs. It is the process of analyzing your thoughts, beliefs, actions, and emotions to help you determine your values and principles. The more you understand yourself, the more control you will have over yourself and your life. Self-awareness leads to the accumulation of self-knowledge. Self-knowledge identifies what you know about yourself. It is with self-knowledge that you can understand your principles, values, and purpose and are able to apply it to your life. With self-knowledge, you are able to understand your strengths to build upon, as well as identify areas where you may like to make improvements. With self-knowledge, you discover who you are and when you are at our best. However, one of the problems with awareness and/or knowledge is that it does not require you to take any action. Without action, knowledge and awareness does not lead to change. The good thing is that once you develop your self-awareness and the skills to understand your core beliefs, then changing your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors becomes much easier. Acting on your self-knowledge allows you to reach your fullest potential and to become fulfilled and self-actualized. - Self Development (action) Benefits of Self-Mastery Self-mastery can help you develop habits, beliefs, and attitudes in order to create and live your life to the fullest. When you have developed this mastery, you will have the ability to control yourself in any given situation. You will be able to move easier forward towards your goals with discipline, persistence and focus. You will know your purpose, and you will have the self-confidence and self-discipline needed to do things in a conscious, focused, and purposeful way. One of the greatest benefits of self-mastery is that it helps you have clarity on what is important to you. It teaches you to live in the present moment and helps you create more room in your life for feelings of gratitude, love, fulfillment, joy, and happiness.
MDRC is committed to learning what works best to improve the lives of low-income individuals, families, and children. MDRC develops and studies programs to improve students’ prospects for success from the time they first begin school through adulthood. In doing so, MDRC collaborates with teachers, school leaders, district administrators, and others to improve student outcomes and the school environment. Young adulthood involves a series of high-stakes transitions in education, work, and family arrangements. MDRC develops and evaluates programs to ease these transitions for young people and to assist those facing challenges and setbacks in finding a path to a stable adult life. Many people who want and need to work face major barriers to doing so, from a physical or mental disability to the lack of a high school diploma or a history with the criminal justice system. MDRC designs and evaluates programs to help people who face such obstacles to overcome them and live more productive, fulfilling lives.
Designing community is a critical cornerstone of quality in online education. A robust online learning community is born in the design phase through preliminary organization and planning, and the authoring of clear community expectations. While meaningful learning can happen outside of a community, the overall learning experience usually benefits from community. Consider designing the following community-building elements prior to course start: - Create a welcome video introducing yourself and the course. - Design a discussion area where you and your learners introduce yourselves. - Create a welcome note on the course’s landing page that contains directions and first steps. (e.g., read syllabus, review course layout, and introduce yourself in the discussion forums) Encourage Interaction with Clear Expectations - In your syllabus or a similar document, convey to learners the importance of participation and the expectations for their contributions throughout the course. Discussion participation, group work, and peer feedback can be embedded in your course as a learning and assessment tool. Quantify — via grades, digital badges, or other methods — what levels of interactions are necessary to succeed in the course. - As part of the design of the various assignments and activities, include opportunities for questions and other types of interaction. - Create standalone participating guidelines that provide tips for learners on best practices in interacting.
IIt is possible to play some music (8bits) at the end of your prints in the following cases: - If you have a LCD display with a Buzzer - If you electronic board supports an audio output - If your firmware supports M300 commands (Marlin, Repetier) How does it work? It is possible to generate a certain amount of Audio sounds by modulating the output signal of the Display Buzzer. M300 Gcode command allows to do just that. You can have the full command details by looking at the dedicated page :: Can I find existing sounds/musics? There are some tools that already exist. They allow you to convert any RTTTL format ringtones into M300 compatible Gcodes. You can find one here: : http://ddrboxman.github.io/RepRapRingtone/ , it’s an online generator that can convert Ringtones into M300 compatible Gcodes. This generator also allows to render the audio output of each convertion. However, if you want a pack of already converted songs with more than 11000 ringtones check this link: You will also find a batch convertor here:: https://bitbucket.org/Nutz95/rtttl2gcode/src With the originals ringtones here: https://bitbucket.org/Nutz95/rtttl2gcode How to proceed? Each converted file has Gcode extension. Each .Gcode file is a simple text file that you can open and edit with a standard text editor such as notepad++, notepad or any other. Here is an example of what is inside one of these converted files: Open your slicer: Each slicer should allow you to customize at least the start and the end of your gcode. The part that we are looking for is to customize the end of our gcode, so that the music will play once the print is over. The sollowing example is done using Cura . In the Tab section of cura you will see « Start/End-GCode« . inside you should be able to choose « end.gcode » from a list Then a text zone will appear at the bottom with some text in color. This text are the actual instructions used by your 3D printer when the print is finished. Now you only need to copy/paste the content of your M300 converted ringtone file into the end of the text editor. This is it! now you can slice normaly any 3D object you want, your music will be played at the end of each new prints. How to easily test your converted files? Depending on your firmware version, the audio output of the songs might be crapy (For example, marlin version before 1.1.0.RC3 better handle the audio output) So it’s very interesting to test those songs before using them everywhere. You can copy/paste the already converted files (with .gocde extention) into a SD card and play them directly from your LCD display. Due to some memory restriction, firmwares are often limited to display a maximum amount of files per folder. Adding directly the 11 000 files inside a single folder will most likely crash your firmware when it will try to list all the files. So it’s advised to only test a pack of 20 or 30 files max per forlder.
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Firearm sales at gun shows are not regulated at the federal level as tightly as sales by storefront dealers, which gun-control advocates see as a loophole. Now a study comparing violence after gun shows in highly-regulated California versus loosely-regulated Nevada adds some ammunition to the argument. But, as Dr. F. Perry Wilson suggests in this 150-Second Analysis, the data can support a variety of conclusions. Is the so-called "gun show loophole" dangerous? According to this study appearing in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the answer is yes, if only modestly. But to really understand what's going on, let's look at the methods this study uses, because it's not entirely straight-forward. OK first things first. The "gun show loophole" is a bit more complicated than it sounds. Federal law states that anyone buying a gun from a licensed dealer needs to undergo a background check, regardless of where they purchase the gun. But private sales are not subject to those federal rules, they are governed by state laws and most states (in red on this map) do not require background checks. Gun shows are a convenient place for private gun sales to take place, but not the only place. OK – so the concern is as follows: what if gun shows lead to an influx of guns in a local area, procured under less stringent guidelines, which would then subsequently be used malevolently? To test that effect, researcher Ellicott Matthay and colleagues used a convenient natural experiment. California has strict state laws regarding gun shows – all private sales must proceed through a licensed dealer, who will perform a background check, and the purchaser will receive the gun after a 10-day waiting period. In Nevada – just next door – no background check, no waiting period. The researchers examined the rates of gun-related injury and death in areas of California close to a California gun show. They looked at the two weeks before the gun show, and compared that to the two weeks after the gun show. Would the show lead to a spike in gun violence in the local area? In short? No. No effect. Gun shows in California were not associated with a local increase in gun violence, even after accounting for the 10-day waiting period. But the plot thickened when the researchers looked at those free-wheeling Nevada gun shows. Comparing the two-weeks before to the two-weeks after a Nevada gun show, gun violence increased significantly. The intuitive explanation here is that California's laws are serving to mitigate gun violence after gun shows. But we need to be really careful with conclusions like that. For one thing, the areas near a California gun show might be different than the areas near a Nevada gun show. After all, the rates of gun violence near Nevada gun shows were lower than in areas near California gun shows even after the uptick associated with the show. Does this suggest that, overall, Nevada's free-wheeling gun show regulation decreases violence, albeit at a price of occasional surges in violence? Isn't that just the plot to "The Purge"? But look, gun-violence really did go up in the two weeks after a Nevada gun show. Non-gun violence didn't go up, by the way – a nice negative control. So it seems that there is something different about Nevada versus California gun shows. Assuming that something different is just the law, though, is a bit of a shot in the dark. F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE, is an assistant professor of medicine at the Yale School of Medicine. He is a MedPage Today reviewer, and in addition to his video analyses, he authors a blog, The Methods Man. You can follow @methodsmanmd on Twitter.
MEMA, AASA to Call for Aftermarket Exemption from California’s Proposition 65 RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) will request an explicit exemption from warning requirements for all of the aftermarket replacement and service parts included in California’s proposed reforms of Proposition 65, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, in its testimony at a public hearing in Sacramento on Wednesday, Jan. 13. “We are requesting this exemption because replacement parts have an extremely long shelf life. Many replacement parts that are manufactured today – prior to the change in Proposition 65 requirements – could be on service and repair shop shelves for several years, even decades,” said Bill Long, president and chief operating officer of the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA), the light vehicle aftermarket division of MEMA. “MEMA is urging California regulators to provide clarity and consistency for the businesses that must comply with Proposition 65 requirements,” said Steve Handschuh, MEMA president and chief executive officer. “The draft regulations leave too much uncertainty for businesses, leaving them open to increased liability risks.” MEMA also is requesting that the California Office of Environment Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) clarify what chemical listings are required in the warnings. The current proposed wording is unclear and could potentially be construed as requiring that the listing contain all the Proposition 65 chemicals for which the product is required to warn. “Not only would this be extremely costly and unreasonably burdensome for the motor vehicle supplier industry, it would be virtually impossible given the industry’s complex supply chain,” Long explained. Proposition 65 aims to protect California citizens and the state’s drinking water sources from chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm, and to inform citizens about exposures to such chemicals. Companies that do business in California are “required to provide a clear and reasonable warning before knowingly and intentionally exposing anyone to a listed chemical.” Proposition 65 requires the governor to publish a list of substances known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity. The list must be revised once a year. Currently, the Proposition 65 lists more than 800 chemicals. MEMA will testify on the proposed rule in Sacramento on Jan. 13 and submit written comments prior to the deadline of Friday, Jan. 22. The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) represents more than 1,000 companies that manufacture or remanufacture components and systems for use in motor vehicles and equipment in the light vehicle and heavy-duty, on- and off-highway commercial vehicle markets for the original equipment and aftermarket industries. Motor vehicle component manufacturers are the nation’s largest manufacturing sector with a total employment impact of 3.62 million employees – for every direct job in the motor vehicle supplier industry, another five jobs are created. MEMA represents its members through four divisions: Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA), Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA), Motor & Equipment Remanufacturers Association (MERA) and Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA). For more information on the motor vehicle component supplier industry, visit www.mema.org. AASA (www.aftermarketsuppliers.org) exclusively serves manufacturers of aftermarket components, tools and equipment, and related products which support 710,000 employees in the United States. AASA is a recognized industry change agent – promoting a collaborative industry environment, providing a forum to address issues and serving as a valued resource for members. AASA is the light vehicle aftermarket division of the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA). “AASA, The Voice for the Automotive Aftermarket Supplier Industry”
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Researchers in the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) in Mountain View, Calif., needed commercial technology to enable solders to operate several kinds of unmanned vehicles with one handheld controller. They found their solution from Auterion Government Solutions Inc. in Moorpark, Calif. DIU has chosen Auterion for the Soldier Robotic Controller (SRoC) program, based on an existing commercial handheld controller called Skynav, company officials say. The SRoC program seeks to develop control systems for small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) that today do not integrate with existing fielded equipment. Designed with the ability to scale, the Auterion Skynav is interoperable and can control many types of quad, multi-rotor, VTOL, and fixed-wing small UAVs. Under the SRoC Program, Auterion engineers will extend the Skynav's capabilities to accept external and embedded radio integration via an interchangeable module. This enables air and ground interoperability by communicating via several open protocols and facilitates soldier-wearable solutions. The SRoC controller also will enable users to swap radio modules in the field. "The ability to control and extract data from multiple types of air and ground systems using a flexible and scalable hardware platform coupled with a standard, government sponsored software platform is a critical element for current and future autonomous system development and deployment," says David Sharpin, CEO of Auterion Government Solutions.
Officials of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in Keyport, Wash., have awarded three contracts on behalf of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Va., for the Blue Wolf program, which aims at sea testing of undersea energy, hydrodynamic lift, and drag-reduction technologies for manned and unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVS). The Blue Wolf program will develop and demonstrate integrated underwater vehicle prototypes able to operate at speed and range combinations previously unachievable in fixed-size platforms, while retaining traditional volume and weight fractions for payloads and electronics, DARPA officials say. The most recent Blue Wolf contract, for $3.7 million, went out this week to the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory in Cambridge, Mass. Previously Applied Physical Sciences (APS) Corp. in Groton, Conn., won a $3.1 million Blue Wolf contract on 31 July, and The Boeing Co. Defense, Space & Security segment in Huntington Beach, Calif., won a $126,845 Blue Wolf contract last June. Blue Wolf is looking for designs, dynamic lift and drag reduction systems, and innovative hybrid energy systems. Concept designs refers to innovative proposals for alternative point designs for a fast, low-drag, and energy-efficient undersea vehicle that will provide not only insights into the strengths, weaknesses, and risks in the prototype vehicle, but also provide alternative design strategies and concepts of operations. Dynamic lift and drag reduction refers to revolutionary technologies for significant drag reduction, such as dynamic lift from winglets, body shaping, coatings, and novel drag reduction technologies applicable over various range and speed combinations to improve system energy efficiency. Hybrid energy systems refers to approaches such as thermal, electrochemical, or energy-harvesting with two or more energy sources to improve energy efficiency measured in Watt hours per mile. DARPA researchers say they plan to explore thermal and electric sources like fuel cells and batteries that can fit within an undersea vehicle system module. Undersea vehicle size, weight, and volume, traditionally are limited by handling, launch and recovery systems, DARPA officials explain. Mission performance typically sets the range, endurance, speed, and depth requirements, and the range of underwater vehicles is limited by the amount of energy available for propulsion and the power required for a given underwater speed. This means that for a given speed, range, and volume necessary for payloads and electronics, vehicle size is proportional to energy needed for the mission envelope. While designers can modify this envelope by reducing hydrodynamic drag, improving lift-to-drag performance, or by improving the volumetric energy density of energy sources, the volume and weight needed for systems to reduce drag or improve lift-to-drag in a fixed-size vehicle also reduces the volume and weight available for energy. The Blue Wolf program seeks to break free of these limitations by focusing on rapid testing and maturation of novel energy, hydrodynamic lift, and drag-reduction technologies. Testing will be on existing undersea vehicles at the U.S. Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport, R.I., and at the Penn State Applied Research Laboratory in Reston, Va. NUWC will manage safety, certification, and vehicle development, while Penn State will provide technical expertise. story continues below The initial reference architecture consists of a 21-inch-diameter vehicle with volume and weight reserved for baseline guidance, control, electronic systems, and payload section. The vehicle will use a baseline electric drive and conventional fin control. In the first one-year phase of the Blue Wolf program, Draper Lab, APS, and Boeing will design component and subsystem technologies for dynamic lift, drag reduction, and energy systems. An optional second phase will develop modules, and demonstrate safety, performance, and readiness for integration. For more information contact Draper Lab online at www.draper.com, APS at www.aphysci.com, Boeing Defense, Space & Security at www.boeing.com/defense, NUWC Keyport at www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/WarfareCenters/NUWCKeyport, or DARPA at www.darpa.mil.
Eco-friendly inkjet technologies By promoting inkjet printing technologies in the marketplace, Mimaki helps to increase adoption of eco-friendly print-on-demand strategies. This helps customers reduce excessive inventories and associated waste by printing only what’s needed. Inkjet printing also eliminates the need for printing plates and the associated chemistry, water, and energy consumption required for conventional printing processes. In addition, since ink is applied only to image areas, inkjet printing uses less ink than conventional printing processes and does not require cleaning of ink wells and associated disposal of ink waste. Mimaki established an inkjet lab to promote state-of-the-art inkjet solutions. Not only does this ensure innovative solutions for our target markets in the graphic arts, but also allows us to explore the use of inkjet technologies in other industries. One example is the development of JetLyzer, a machine designed to monitor ejected ink droplets to help establish optimum performance of inkjet heads. These projects contribute to our continual efforts to develop lower cost, more environmentally friendly production processes in the graphic arts and beyond. Reduced environmental burdens Historically, solvent inks have been used to create outdoor signage because of their durability and resistance to deterioration from sun, rain and wind. However, solvent inks emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that result in odors and release of high-burden chemical substances such as cyclohexanone into the atmosphere. As support has grown to reduce negative human impact on the environment, solvent inks are falling out of favor. To address this issue, Mimaki was the first to develop an inkjet printer and low-odor solvent ink in 2002. In 2008, we continued these developments with the creation of a new eco-solvent ink, Eco-HS1, which reduces the environmental burden without sacrificing ink adhesion. In 2004, Mimaki introduced a UV-curable inkjet printer that does not generate ozone or VOCs. Later that year, ahead of competitors, we introduced a UV LED curable inkjet printer that uses half the energy of conventional UV light systems. Today, UV LED curing is the preferred method among most manufacturers of UV-curable inkjet printers. Mimaki is proud to have led the way in making UV inkjet printing more environmentally sustainable.

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