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TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas in 18 minutes or less through short, powerful talks that are posted free online. TED talks became so popular that an international community began organizing TEDx events based on TED’s format and rules to celebrate locally driven ideas.
Celebrated hairdresser and educator Patrick McIvor and his wife Leah attended one of these events in Lehigh, Pennsylvania, in 2006. Nine years later, they attended a TEDx Global Simulcast in Allentown, Pennsylvania where McIvor was approached by a woman who asked what he did for a living and if he had an idea he’d like to share on the TEDx stage.
McIvor’s answer—“Why does having your hair done feel so good?”—was delivered without hesitation, though he admits that he couldn’t answer that question himself at the time. “I knew that grooming was one of the most common experiences in the world, as universal as being born, breathing, eating, drinking, sleeping and dying,” he says, “but I still hadn’t made the connection to the power of human touch yet.”
During the grueling process of auditioning for a spot on the TEDx stage, McIvor’s talk would begin to take shape. “In the age of Instagram, a lot of people think that doing hair is about posting an after, and they’ve gotten very good at using filters and taking photos from a certain angle,” says McIvor, who notes that in the past few years more than a few young hairdressers have made careers out of posting pictures, which, for McIvor, is missing the point of why they got into this industry in the first place.
“TED gave me a platform to share my belief that we’ve forgotten how important human touch is,” he says. “A quick haircut does not give someone sitting in your chair what they need emotionally. It doesn’t get their endorphins moving. Our clients come to us not only because we make them look good, but also because we make them feel good.”
Case in point: Let’s say you work in an office and your boss walks over to your cubicle, places a hand on your shoulder and tells you what a great job you’re doing. “It feels good, doesn’t it?” says McIvor, “but what if you work remotely and all you get for your hard work is an email with a smiley face emoji? Not the same, is it?”
The question is rhetorical, but it supports McIvor’s theory that in the age of smart phones we are becoming more disconnected than ever. “Digital is the hieroglyphics of today,” he says. “It lets anyone put a drawing on the cave wall, but it isolates us.” That isolation, he says, didn’t begin in the digital age, but it’s gotten much worse. “We’ve been around as communal people for a lot longer than we’ve lived in small apartments where we may have no contact with anyone else,” he says. “Just 10 years ago you’d go out to dinner and actually talk to each other. Now we stare at our phones, scrolling through emails or checking Facebook, and that takes a toll.” The antidote to staying present and original, he says, is the services that beauty professionals provide, and he doesn’t just mean cut and color. It’s looking your clients in the eye, putting your hand on their shoulder, really listening to what they have to say. “That’s what matters.”
To see McIvor’s TEDx talk, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCJoMzM_s3g |
1. Masechet Hulin, printed by the Shapira brothers, Rabbi Hanina Lifa and Rabbi Yehoshua Heschel,
grandsons of the Slavita Rav. Zhitomir 1861. Two covers in red ink. Heavy moth damage. Bad condition.
2. Masechet Bekhorot, Archin, Temura, Kritot, Meila. Separate cover for each masechet, printed by the same
as above. Zhitomir 1860. Heavy moth damage, bad condition.
Atzei Levona on the Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De’ah, by Rabbi Nissan ben Rabbi Aharon of Dovna. Signature of ownership: “Wolf Wexler.” Binding a little worn, various listings. Generally good condition. Rabbi Binyamin Ze’ev (Wolf) Wexler was the son of Rabbi Moshe and grandson of Rabbi Baruch Frankel-Teumim (the Baruch Ta’am of Leipnik—father-in-law of the Divrei Haim of Sanz) and grandson of Rabbi Mordechai Zeev Lvov Orenstein of Lemberg, and on his mother’s side grandson of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Lazer (the Shove’ah Smachot). Rabbi Binyamin Zeev Wexler was a clear talmid chacham from Tarna. His son-in-law is Rabbi Yehiel Michal Hundler of Tarnov (1908-1942), son of Rabbi Shlomo, a sage of Galicia in his generation, called the Imrei Cohen.
1. Siddur for everyday, Sefardi tradition, translated into Persian, called “Avodat HaTammid”, first section, printed in Jerusalem in 1908, by HaRin Levi. Every page has Judeo-Persian in the bottom half. Stamps of the “Va’ad of Immigrants from Mashhad to Jerusalem” and “Mashhad Jewish Synagogue in Tehran.” 4, 376 pages. Pages a little disconnected, small tears without damage to text. Generally ok to good condition.
2. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur—piyyutim for the High Holidays, translated into Persian. Printed by Aviv Jerusalem 1929. Various notes and corrections by hand. First page disconnected, stains and signs of use. 2, 238, 3 pages. Generally good condition. Worn binding.
3. Khiyat el-Iyam (=Hai HaYamim), songs in Persian by Rabbi Haim Elazar Mizrahi (Tehran 1858 – Jerusalem 1909), printed in Jerusalem 1907. Cover and last page disconnected and defective, fragile paper, various stains. 3, 29 pages. Bound together with Shirei Na’im, prayers and piyyutim for shabbatot and holidays, translation of the Pesach Haggadah to Persian. Index page, 1-56 (missing cover and pages 57-60). Stains and tears, generally ok to good condition.
Drashot by Rabbi Refael Haim Moshe ibn Naim, Chief Rabbi of Gibraltar, student of the Dvash. On the back of the binding is a printed dedication with an additional handwritten remark from the author “to our friend, the great Moshe Ovadia…” Two last pages are missing, tears and defects mainly at the edges, generally ok to good condition.
“Stories from the Megillah” in Yiddish, by Hirsch Rivkin. A rare book! Two first pages seem to be missing. 1 page, 33, 1. Tear on the last page with the illustration of the Holy of Holies. Front binding has a tear. Cover with tear, partially disconnected. Apart from these, very good condition.
The first text has three drashot on each parshah of the Torah, bound together with Dvar Shmuel, which is a commentary on the writings of Razal on Dvarim Raba. Both are by Rabbi Shmuel Hagiz, printed by Di Gara (Venice). Mevakesh Hashem has no cover, begins on 85-87, 89-104, 109-113, 116, 121-192, 197 until the end (259), including indices (8 pages, unnumbered). Dvar Shmuel—from the cover (inclusive) to page 19. Not bound, moth damage, pages disconnected. Generally ok condition.
Q&A and some sugiyot and writings on the Ba’al HaTurim, by Rabbi Shabtai ben Yona, a sage of Salonika, and student of the Lehem Mishneh. Missing the cover and two first pages with indices. 1, 140 pages. Lots of moth damage, tears with tape, filled in by hand in a number of places. Corrections and notes in an old handwriting, matches the period of printing. Generally bad to ok condition.
By Rabbi Haim Benvenisti—second edition of this section. No cover. 2-196 pages. Stains and signs of use. Generally good condition. Various signatures of ownership and notes, not thoroughly checked, partially reproduced here. First page has the stamp of “Haim Gold, aka Gorlitzer, here in Krakow [a dayan in Krakow]” with an additional faded signature of “Shlomo Katz…”. Second page has signature of ownership of “Shimon Betzalel Naiman” [equated with the signature of Rabbi Shimon Betzalel Naiman of Tarnov (1860-1942), son of Rabbi Meir Zvi—the Yalkut HaRo’im, who grew up with his grandfather Rabbi Yisrael Naiman of Krakow and perished in the Shoah]. Listings of ownership and other notes on the back of the binding, blank front page, and last page; we identified: “Natan Neta bar Yitzhak Isaac” [probably Rabbi Natan Neta Landau of Ushpizin, who served as the Rabbi of Berdiyov, son of Rabbi Yitzhak Isaac of Dokla] and other notes from members of the Landau of Dokla family and the Katz family. Additionally: “Zvi Hirsch Ivshitz ben Rav Yonatan of Krakow” [probably the grandson of the brother of Rabbi Yonatan Ivshitz]. And more.
Commentary on Midrash Raba of the Megillot: Ruth, Esther, Lamentations. By Rabbi Shmuel Yafeh Ashkenazi (1525-1595), a sage of the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century and leader of the Ashkenazi community in Constantinople. Gutshalk printing. Beautiful wood engraved illustration on the cover. 3, 29, 31, 52 [supposed to be 55—the last page is mis-numbered 52] pages. Pages disconnected. Moth damage. 32cm. Ok to good condition. Worn binding.
With Darchei Moshe and Be’er HaGola, small format (16cm). Without the illustrated cover, 23, 266, 2 pages. Some of the pages are not bound in their proper places, probably missing a number of pages, tears and various defects. Rebound including repairs to the cover page. Generally good condition.
First section from Sefer HaOlamot (also known as Ma’aseh Tuvya), about the foundations of faith, the nature of the world, cosmography, astronomy, and geography. Illustrated cover made from a wood carving, and a number of wood engravings throughout the book, by Rabbi Tuvya HaRofeh from Metz. Copy before us has the four first pages and goes until 69 [in the original it went until 122]. Tear with damage to text on one of the pages, repaired professionally, cover page professionally repaired in the corners, with old signatures and listings of ownership: “I bought it on Rosh Hashanah 1821, Haim Voyel of Schwartzentz,” “Yitzhak Yehuda Prustig” and an additional signature “Itzik…” which is unreadable. Long and interesting gloss that wasn’t checked thoroughly. Generally good condition. New cardboard binding.
With illustrated cover bearing engravings of Moses and Aharon, babies, and various decorations. Cover page is torn and partially missing. 1, 166 pages. Moth damage, various tears, pages disconnected, no binding. Generally ok condition.
Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Daniel, Ezra, Nechemiya, and Divrei Yamim. Printed by Avraham ben Hisish, grandson of Refael Hizkiyahu Atias. 150, 6 page. Without binding, moth damage, tears, stains, signs of use (mainly in Psalms), and various damage from wear. Generally ok condition.
Also called Yelamdenu, a midrash on the Five Books of Torah, printed by Shlomo Propus. Old binding with spine and corners made of leather, first pages and last page have tears that are taped, with damage to text. Apart from this there are light stains, generally good condition.
By Rabbi Binyamin ben Shaul HaLevi Katznelbogen. Chiddushei halachot on masechtot brachot, shabbat, pesachim, beitza, Megillah, Bava Metziya, Bava Batra, and Hulin. Endorsements of rabbis from Lithuania, Frankfurt, Krastin, Lisa, and more. , 55 pages. Old cardboard binding, reinforcement with tape, damage to text on a number of lines at the bottom of the page and in the middle, most of the pages of the book and on the cover. Stains. Generally ok to good condition.
Commentary on the Zohar by the kabbalist Rabbi Shalom Buzaglo, a sage of Sali. First and only edition. Printed by Johann Janson and Yisrael Mondovi. Interesting signature, not checked, on the cover. Old leather binding. Small tears, a little moth holes, 4, 116, including an addition from 117-136 (page 137, last page, is missing) and a list of errors (1-4; page 5 is missing). 19cm.
, 200 [supposed to be 110], 2-65 pages. Listing on the blank front page: “belongs to Rabbi the Avdak of Ostrava” (probably Rabbi Yitzhak Haim Rapaport, rabbi of Ostrava, son-in-law of Rabbi Zeev Nachum Bernstein, father of the Avnei Nezer), additional signature in pencil “Moshe Yosef HaKohen Rapaport.” Last page has tears and tape. Stains, generally good condition. Binding is coming apart, not spine.
On the history of the Jewish people, things relating to the Mishkan (the implements) and the Beit HaMikdash, by Rabbi Alexander Sender Ethausen, in Yiddish. Cover and first page are filled in by hand in decorative Ashkenazi handwriting. 64 pages [last page is mislabeled 80]. Moth damage, stains, generally ok condition.
By Rabbi Yaakov Yehoshua Folk, third section on Nezikin. Yaakov Yehoshua Folk (1681-1756) was the rabbi of Lviv, Berlin, and Frankfurt. Author of a series of books called Pnei Yehoshua on the Talmud Bavli. The Hida says that succeeded meeting him and described his face like that of a heavenly angel. It is said that when the Ba’al Shem Tov was told by G-d that he would serve a TalmidChacham, he went to serve the Pnei Yehoshua, and brought him a coal from the fire to light his pipe. They conversed together about the Chassidic movement. He was the direct rabbi of the Maggid of Mezeritch. | Printer: Itzik ben Leib Buchbinder. , 153 [supposed to be 154] pages. 31cm. Generally ok to good condition. Missing the rear binding.
By Rabbi Eliyahu ben Yehezkel, Av Beit Din of Bilgoriya, first edition. Rare book, pretty, complete copy. Lone moth holes, a few stains, light tears. Generally very good condition. Original binding with leather spine, worn.
Chiddushim and Shot on the Shulchan Aruch, by Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Meyuchas. 2, 267 page, probably missing the last page (mistakenly bound with a second copy of page 260 at the end). Moth holes, tears and light stains. Generally good condition. Original binding.
With glosses attributed to Rabbi Zalman Pozner, and additions and notes from Rabbi Shabtai Sofer of Premyslan. 1, 50, 4 pages. Half-leather binding (original), with gilded inscription on the cover. Listing in pencil on one of the pages. At the end of the book is a handwritten copy of something from a later edition of this book. Generally very good condition. |
When I give workshops or training on content writing, the main problem people tell me that they have is fear of the blank page. Basically, you find yourself staring at an empty page or screen and you have no idea where to start.
My advice is easy: have a plan!
How to get over fear of the blank page
Fear of the blank page is a real and genuine concern. We are texting and emailing 500 times a day, but when it comes to sitting down and writing that blog post, newsletter, content, paper, whatever, it just all seems so daunting.
So this is a simple 6 step guide to getting over fear of the blank page. tldr; it simply comes down to having a plan.
Step 1: Know what you’re writing about
Start with the simple things. What’s your headline? What’s the article going to be about?
If you don’t know that yet, then you’re starting at the wrong spot. Go and brainstorm some ideas – and when you know exactly what your headline is, then you can start writing your post.
Write your headline at the top of your page. There you go. You’ve already started. The page is no longer blank!
Don’t agonise over your headline; remember, you can always change it later.
Step 2: Know what you want people to learn
Next, you want to outline what it is that you hope people learn from reading your content. What is the main thing (two things, three things) that you hope people will come away with? Make this your subheading.
Look! You’ve already written 20 words!
Step 3: List your tips, tricks or messages
Every piece of content is sharing information. It is supposed to be helpful. So this is your opportunity to list your helpful hints. Just a simple bullet list of the things that you want to share.
Whether it’s an article about eating vegan in the Balkans, or best exercises for your glutes, or the latest podcasts for entrepreneurs, you’re doing the same thing – listing, explaining or demonstrating your expertise.
Step 4: Expand on your tips
Well, it had to happen eventually. Now you’ve got your outline – heading, subhead, list – it’s time to turn them into text.
Take your list of tips and add more information to turn each one into a paragraph. If you have lots to say, then you can turn each tip into several paragraphs. If you do that, don’t forget to add sub-headings to your text to make it easier for your reader to navigate.
Step 5: Wrap it up
Now that you’ve written out your tips, you’ll have a stronger idea of what you have shared. Does it match your headline or your first subheading? If not, that’s fine. Use this time to write a conclusion that makes sense, that unites together all that you’ve just written. It only has to be one paragraph – but it should leave your reader feeling like they got some value out of your article.
Step 6: Write your introduction
Yes, the last step is to write your introduction!
Sometimes when you start writing, you don’t end up where you thought you were going to. Sometimes that’s bad – if you meant to write about golf techniques and you wound up talking about lawnmowers, that’s probably not great. But often we reveal things that we didn’t know we knew – just by starting to write.
Now that you’ve finished the article and written the conclusion, it’s time to write the introduction so that the reader knows exactly what they’re in for.
So how do you write an introduction? Easy. You already did it. Yep, your subheading, from Step 2. This should form the basis of your introduction.
Keep it relatively short; lengthy anecdotes are not ideal. If you have six tips, then say so. If you talk about four golf courses, mention that. If during your article you mention that this helped one of your clients, you can put that in your introduction.
That’s it! Like everything in life, fear of the blank page can be overcome with just a little planning.
Know what you want to write and follow these steps to make an outline. If you’re really an expert or have something to share, your words will naturally flow from your headings. The important thing is to start.
Still find the idea of writing content too hard? Get in touch – I can help you out 🙂 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a stressor?
Stressors are various energies that block the body from functioning properly. Stressors can be food, chemicals, environmental toxins (dust, mold, pollen, grass), pet dander, or electro-magnetic fields (radiations from cell phones, WIFI, computers, or microwaves).
How do you test for stressors?
Stressor testing is done by biofeedback analysis, also known as muscle testing. This testing is simple, painless, non-invasive, and can be done for people of all ages, including pets. Needles are not required.
How does BIE work?
Bioenergetic pathways (meridians) allow energetic signals to flow through and around our bodies. When blockages occur in these meridian, the body is unable to recognize stressors, which results in homestatic imbalance. The patented GSR-120 unit directs energy to acupuncture points carrying the frequency of a stressor enabling the body to “recognize” the stressor. There is no manipulation the cells whatsoever. The result is a “homeostasis” of the cells activity. Once the procedure is complete, the body no longer seems to regard the stressor as a threat when exposed to it, therefore ceases to produce any further adverse reactions. In postulation, we aren’t treating a medical condition or disease, we are simply helping the body’s cells to balance themselves in order to allow for stressor recognition and then the healing process can commence.
What is a meridian?
Meridians are energy channels. Similar to the wiring of a house, or the veins and arteries through which our blood flows, except they have no discrete physical structure.
Meridians around found throughout our bodies, and although they cannot be dissected or found surgically, their presence has been confirmed by electro-magnetic imaging devices and radioactive tracer isotopes. Meridians are part of the body's subtle energy anatomy and have no concrete form.
Despite their intangible nature, the impact that meridians have on own health can be tangibly felt. Meridian energy imbalances have noticeable impact on energy levels, moods/emotions, immunity, thinking, cognition, and overall health.
Are there any side effects?
BIE sessions are completely safe, but you may experience temporary, harmless side effects during the process of creating homeostasis, known as the healing process.
Healing process: Signs of the body naturally cleansing itself.
The healing process can start the day of the session or up to 3 weeks after in some cases, and may last from 1 to 28 days.
Possible healing process symptoms:
How long will I maintain homeostasis?
Generally, it requires only 1 to 4 visits to maintain homeostasis. In many cases, homeostasis can be achieved after the first visit.
In order for the body to achieve homeostasis, you may require a second, third or, rarely even a fourth visit, dependent upon:
However, several visits may be required to help the body to achieve homeostasis with those who are affected by multiple stressors. Once homeostasis is achieved, there is usually no need for subsequent or yearly visits for the same substance.
IMPORTANT: Anaphylactic allergies require a minimum of 4 sessions and only that 1 substance can be cleared in each session. Anyone with an anaphylactic allergy MUST be given consent by their medical doctor or medical allergist 8 months after the last session before ingesting or being exposed to the allergen that has been cleared. It may generally take anywhere from 3 months to a few years before the body has normalized itself so that it no longer reacts to the substance when the traditional scratch test is administered. During this time, you should in no way ingest or expose yourself to that substance until your doctor has given you permission.
Is BIE meant for all ages and lifestyles?
Yes. Because BIE is natural, non-invasive and painless, infants and pets are even comfortable with it. BIE can be done on people of all ages from infants to elders, with the exception of pregnant women, or those with pacemakers.
How does BIE differ from acupuncture?
Acupuncture uses needles to unblock energy in the body to help the body to heal. BIE clears discordant energy and re-introduces stressor energies back in the body so it can recognize the stressor and process it accordingly, thereby relieving suffering from the substance.
Is BIE used to treat or cure diseases?
No. BIE is not used to diagnose, treat, or cure diseases. Registered BIE practitioners are not licensed medical doctors and do not use medical diagnostic or treatment procedures. The services performed by BIE practitioners are at all times restricted to consultation on the subject of nutritional matters and the BIE modality, and do not involve the use of scratch needles or blood tests to verify the client's diseases, medical conditions, sensitivities, allergies, or intolerances to foods or environmental substances.
All services provided are done for experimental or educational purposes only and do not involve the diagnosing, curing, prognosticating, treatment or prescribing of remedies for the treatment of disease or any act, which will constitute the practice of medicine in this country in which is license is required.
BIE desensitizing is a simple method that allows the body to adapt to intolerances by removing various stressors to the body, which helps the body to achieve homeostasis (balance)
BIE Practitioners are not medical doctors and do not use medical diagnostic or treatment procedures. The services performed by BIE Practitioners are at all times restricted to consultation on the subject of nutritional matters or the sensitivities to various substances, and does not involve the use of scratch tests, needles or blood tests to verify the client’s sensitivities, allergies or intolerances to foods or environmental substances. All testing is done for experimental or educational purposes only and does not involve the diagnosing, curing, prognosticating, treatment or prescribing of remedies for the treatment of disease or any act, which will constitute the practice of medicine in this State, in which a license is required.
All suggestions (if any) regarding herbs or nutritional matters are based on historical and traditional use.
The client should not for any reason, ingest or expose himself/herself to any substance that he/she has previously been diagnosed as highly allergic or anaphylactic by a qualified medical physician/allergist unless he/she has first been given consent by a qualified physician/allergist.
Program compliance is required for best results. Individual results may vary from person to person. |
Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
Pigment change: Albinism
The Australian Fallow first appeared in the 1960s, actually quite early and before the American version, the bronze fallow. (Martin, 2007) These two fallows are very similar to each other. Both are melanine-altering mutations, where the melanin is reduced from the whole body, causing also the beak and feet be lighter colored and the eye to be red. The plumage is warm light brownish.
The genetical connection between these two colors cannot be studied because of the continental import denial. So it is not known if also the Australian Fallow would be an allele of the NSL ino. Thus is this color and the affection of the mutation yet unsure.
Terry Martin (2007) suspects that the Australian Fallows would actually be combinations of Cinnamon and Faded and that in some point of the ennobling the real and original fallow would have been completely lost. To keep the color pure it would be very important not to mix other melanin altering mutations with the Australian Fallow.
I have not worked with this mutation. |
Well it has been a couple months since I wrote about Motion Graphic and all the benefits of having ‘sizzle’ for your websites. I have been moonlighting in my favorite thing to do. Making movies.
Movies and Motion Graphic
Now when I mention making movies, they are not your Blockbuster IronMan stuff that you may spend your Friday or Saturday nights. This is Film Festival on a Micro scale. But hey; “You gotta start somewhere.” I am usually the 1st Assistant Director and or an Editor.
Editing Motion Graphic
With movies and a motion graphic it is used in the title only. Unless of course it was a version of the 1960’s Batman. With POW and BLAM flying into the screen used in the ‘fist to cuff’ fights, of the henchmen and the dynamic duo.
A motion graphic is a way to set the mood, or an era of a movie. Other than that, you won’t see any more other then that title I mentioned; unless they are a special effect.
IGE: Special FX: Using a 3D object that does not exist in the ‘real world’, other than in a computer graphics world. Known as CGI. Where sometimes the term CGI is convoluted with SFX. As they have the same principals/design theory.
C.G.I Motion Graphic
With CGI, we make a total world or room in CGI and then use a Green Screen to have our actors appear to be within that room or world. A great example of that would be the Blockbuster Elysium with Matt Damon. That whole ring, ships, crash, and leaving earth. Which was the Mexico Dump BTW. How to: We film a helicopter or Drone lifting off with ample loose dust from point of take off to give that dust storm a Helicopter stirs up on lift-off. Track the drone and then we add a 3D model CGI attach it to the tracked path and that covers it’s flight path to appear as though a real ship is being witnessed. A little film know how, along with motion graphic.
Motion Graphic and You
If you have a website, you probably have a graphic. If you have a GIF you have the most basic Motion Graphic. See here for the facts on Gif’s and note the similarities of GIF’s and Motion Graphic.
Many who use WordPress have the basic layout to use a Motion Graphic for their websites. If you search here on my site for green screen you will see how I made a 3D world, then placed an actor in it and made it appear like what you see on an old Comedy Central episode. Point being is NetCommercial can handle your needs. Help with your vision and grow with you.
Well see you at the movies. Next time you see a title or one of those slick little animations like a dancing cup of soda and popcorn. Think of me. Using a motion graphic and what you envision on your website.
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The Blue Java is a banana variety popular for its striking similarity to vanilla ice cream in both taste and consistency . It has a sweet, appealing aroma, and it’s called Blue Java because its peel has an aqua blue color when it’s unripe. They have this frosted tinge all over the peel that makes it look as though they are permanently frozen. The ripe form has a greenish or pale yellow color, with the insides whitish yellow. It’s identified by several names; ice cream banana in Hawaii, Cenizo in Central America and Hawaiian banana in Fiji.
The cultivar originated from South East Asia, spreading through continents to Northern Australia. Bananas are generally tropical fruits. This means they don’t do well in cold regions. Most banana varieties will not grow past an average 40 F of temperature. They usually begin to die off at 28F. The Blue Java banana, however, is a hardy variety that will keep growing in temperatures as low as 20F / -7c.
To Grow ‘Vanilla Ice Cream’ On Your Property?
If your climate and property are suitable for a banana tree here is what you need to know. In the United States, The Blue Java banana is suitable for growing in the USDA’s zones 9b through 11, although some farmers grow from zones 8 through 11, which are part of the hardiness zones . This zone map divides North America into 11 zones, each zone 10 F warmer or colder than the adjacent left or right zone. They enable farmers and gardeners to know where best a plant is most likely to thrive nicely.
A fully mature Blue Java tree will get to somewhere around 15 to 20 feet in height. If you plant a pseudostem, it takes about 9 months from the time the leaves first appear for fruits to mature. On the other hand, you can have trees at various stages of development delivered directly to your house.
Bananas don’t usually require a lot of energy, but you do need to have a few solid gardening tips to get the Blue Java on track .
- Watering is extremely important, but also tricky to handle. Bananas love mushy conditions. They like warm, rich soil with high moisture. During the growing season, water the tree frequently and adequately, but not to the extent of floating. Also, know the depth of the soil, so water doesn’t pull down below and give rise to root rot.
- Bananas require a lot of fertilizing. Use an NPK fertilizer with nutrients in the ratio of 3:1:6 to nurture your plant. For a one foot tall plant, nurture with 1 cup of fertilizer per month. Be sure to fertilize when the weather is expected to be reasonably warm. Spray the fertilizer all around the roots and water the particles down into the soil. For every additional two feet the plant grows, add one more cup of fertilizer to the mix.
- Prune the secondary shoots around each rhizome. Leave at least one shoot around the plant to enhance photosynthesis. Excess shoots will compete for nutrients which may cause the tree to be stunted.
- Bananas require sunlight to germinate. It can be partial to full sunlight, but constant overcast is bad for germinating plants.
The Blue Java Banana has wide, strong, and thick leaves like any other banana variety. These leaves can be used in place of aluminum foil, parchment paper or other wrappings for cooking . They can be used for baking, boiling, steaming, grilling, and drying. It should be noted that banana leaves are porous, unlike foil or parchment paper, so juices from the food may leak through. If you’re using an oven and would like to prevent this you place the leave wrapped food in a casserole dish to catch the juices.
Since the Blue Java banana tastes just like vanilla ice cream, you can eat it in place of the ice cream. Bananas are energy dense foods and are low in fat. 100 grams of banana contains about 0.3g of fat, 22.8g of carbs, and 89 calories .
Bananas are among the richest natural sources of potassium . Potassium is a mineral nutrient that supports proper muscles contraction, and nerve cell response. Adequate potassium is important for proper heart contraction and helps to regulate blood pressure .
The Blue Java banana can replace ordinary bananas in every recipe. The subtle, almost vanilla flavor is to die for. They are amazing for banana cakes, smoothies, banana oatmeal cookies, banana pancakes, and they are mind-blowingly incredible in banana ice cream. |
Oiconomy is a sustainable economy, an economy which provides a man worthy existence to all current and future generations of people and other species.
The current economy insufficiently considers nature, climate, future generations and poverty of the weak. Damage done to these is insufficiently paid for. Products have hidden costs. Oiconomy is based on the free market, but on real prices.
If products would have their real price, the consumer only needs to buy the cheapest product in order to stimulate sustainability and market competition will primarily be based on prevention of ecological and social damage. In the current economy a great part of ecological and social costs remain hidden.
First requirement to internalize all externalities to the economy, is to measure the hidden prices, which is the first goal of the Oiconomy Foundation. download complete file (pdf) |
A Devotional Journey
led by Dr. Gene Pearson
Thru the Bible in a Year
The temple is completed about 516 B.C.,
and if the Artaxerxes, king of Persia is Artaxerxes I (as seems most likely), then the date of Ezra’s arrival is 568 B.C. This means there is a gap of 60 years between chapter 6 and chapter 7. The only aspect of this period mentioned is the opposition to the rebuilding of the city Jerusalem during the reign of Xerxes (486-465) in Ezra 4:6. If, as some believe, the book of Malachi was written in 465 B.C., it provides additional information regarding the state of the Jews during this the interval.
Ezra’s name may be a shortened form of Azariah,
which appears twice in the genealogy. The list of Ezra’s ancestors is intended to link him to Aaron and thereby authenticate his work. His character is described in 7:10: he devoted himself
to the study and observance of the Law of the Lord, and to teaching
The dating of Ezra’s journey is possible with some precision
. He began on April 8, 458 B.C. and arrived on August 4, 458. Although Babylon lay only about 500 miles from Jerusalem, the route between the two cities went northwest along the Euphrates River before turning south and therefore was almost 900 miles.
The letter from the king of Persia gives Ezra blanket authority
throughout the region including all of Palestine and Syria. This meant the Samaritans were also under his jurisdiction and perhaps explains their negative attitude towards him. His efforts to unite the area in the proper adherence to the Law of the Lord must have involved considerable travel and explains the relative silence regarding his activities between 458 B.C. and 445 B.C.
Ezra 4:8-6:14 and letters from Persian kings were written in Aramaic
, the international language during the Persian Period. In 7:27, Ezra begins an autobiographical account (first person) and begins using Hebrew. He is seen as a priest exuberant over the temple and filled with praise for God. He appears somewhat more timid than Nehemiah and overcomes this tendency through an awareness that the hand of the Lord my God was upon
The list in chapter 8 indicates 1,496 men accompanied Ezra
on his journey to Jerusalem, along with additional women and children, 40 Levites, and 220 temple servants
As you read about the dedication of Ezra
and those who accompanied him, ask yourself: are you devoted to the study and observance of God’s will
in your own life? How important is it to you that you learn and follow God’s leading? Is there anything you are not doing that you should be...or doing that you should not?
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The most common colors for Frenchie Pugs are black, black and tan, brown, cream, golden, merle, silver, speckled, spotted, and white. To keep it healthy, it will need to get exercise regularly. The Frenchie Pug commonly participates in agility and guarding. |
Choosing and Using Textbooks. The July 2013 issue of Teaching of Psychology (40, 3) includes an “objective analysis” of the specifications and content coverage of 13 full-length introductory psychology textbooks.
In six pages, teachers get a well-organized overview of introductory texts and a good feel for what those in the field consider important introductory course content. Scholarship like this makes a valuable contribution to the discipline. The number of pages in these introductory psych texts ranges from 577 to 842, with the average length a little more than 670 pages. The books contain 15 to 17 chapters with 42 pages the average chapter length. In another survey of faculty teaching introductory psychology, respondents reported covering about 68% of the course topics, and a publisher’s survey indicated that somewhere around 20% of students are not buying these introductory texts, possibly because of cost.
Psychology. Text message (SMS) polls and voting, audience response system. Pricing - Top Hat. Why one adjunct gave up on college teaching and created his own business. Daniel Fincke’s story about being an adjunct professor isn’t unique -- at least not the first part.
He spent 11 years teaching at and countless hours commuting to and from various institutions in and around New York City, for low pay and no job security. Years on the tenure-track market yielded no offers. And, like so many others in the same position, he wanted out. But here's where Fincke's story diverges from the common narrative: Saying he can’t stay in a labor system he doesn’t believe in, and that he’s eager for new challenges, he’s publicly announced that he’s leaving academe -- but not for a steady gig in another sector.
The Minerva project plans for different kind of online education. The Minerva Project, an airy-sounding venture in San Francisco aiming to create an elite university for the 21st century, just poached a top academic from Stanford University.
The company made a splash last year for attracting $25 million in venture capital and vowing to transform global higher education. Now it’s going to need to raise more money, develop software, hire professors and recruit enough students to open its doors by fall 2015. Except Minerva’s doors won’t open to anything resembling a traditional university: the for-profit startup expects top students will fly across the world to sit in front of computers. What Makes a Great Teacher? - Amanda Ripley. On August 25, 2008, two little boys walked into public elementary schools in Southeast Washington, D.C.
Both boys were African American fifth-graders. The previous spring, both had tested below grade level in math. Classroom. Free Online Courses: Top 50 Sites to Get Educated for Free. Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP) Teaching of Psych Idea Exchange: An OTRP Resource / FrontPage. En Español Navigation Tips: To return to this page at any time, click the OTRP logo at the top of the page.
To navigate by content, use the "Navigator" on the right; grab the double dotted rows at the bottom of that section to expand or shrink the area. California Will Announce Big Online Push. Khan and Hennessy on Online Education, the Full D10 Interview (Video) - Kara Swisher - Conferences. Courses Run by Professors Online. ProfessorDirect combines all of the power of our popular online college courses and tutoring with special additional instructional content and support provided by professors.
By making a direct connection between students and faculty everyone wins. ProfessorDirect puts you in control of the price, professor, start date and duration of each course. It provides professors a platform to connect with students, share their passion and to earn. What’s Different About ProfessorDirect Courses? Students will benefit from increased engagement, direct communication with experts and additional resources, tips, instruction and more thorough video, downloads, presentations and synchronous class sessions.
Professor-led courses can be delivered in 8 week, 15 week and self-paced formats. Open Colleges (opencolleges) on Pinterest. Forums.com - Build Your Own Discussion Forum. Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams. Online university president. Book Review: A World-Class Education. A half-century ago, the U.S. was the undisputed leader in education—the first country to achieve universal secondary education and the first to make college broadly accessible.
Today, other countries are leap-frogging the U.S. on global measures of student skills and knowledge. A World-Class Education is a book I recommend to learn more about what other countries are doing. We’re spending twice as much on education today as we did 20 years ago. Yet, U.S. students ranked 17th in science, 25th in math, and 14th in reading in the latest data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the most widely used global assessment of student achievement.
Who’s beating the U.S. in these important categories – and how? Vivien Stewart in her book, A World Class Education, looks at five countries—Singapore, Canada, Finland, China, and Australia—where students are doing significantly better on global assessments than students in the U.S.
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A number of garden communities are either planned or under construction across England, helping to close the housing supply gap. Yet, with thousands of homes within the UK still to be built – despite having planning permission – masterplanner Patrick Clarke looks at how to speed up the delivery of these large-scale projects while ensuring they’re high quality developments.
Garden communities are locally-led communities, designed to promote community inclusion and walkable, sociable and vibrant neighbourhoods. Garden communities are at the heart of the UK government’s ambition to build 300,000 new homes per year in England by the mid-2020s to help ease the housing shortage.
Through its Garden Communities Programme, the government is helping fund more than 20 garden community projects, delivering 200,000 homes by mid-century, with a further round of projects recently announced. Garden communities typically include garden villages of 1,500 – 10,000 homes or garden towns of more than 10,000 homes.
But with government figures revealing that, as of July 2016, just over half the 684,000 homes with planning permission in the UK had been completed and, as local council and private developers’ ambitious visions for Garden Community Programme sites move into practical delivery, it is crucial that these strategic projects deliver a wide range of high-quality homes at pace – alongside necessary supporting infrastructure.
Achieving pace and quality
While the Town and County Planning Association’s Garden City Principles provides an excellent framework for local councils and developers to follow when delivering large scale housing schemes, setting out clear standards for placemaking, sustainability, long-term stewardship and community development, faster-paced design and development are often seen to be at odds with the creation of quality places. But this needn’t be the case.
Here are three ways to help unlock faster garden community delivery and provide attractive, vibrant and well-connected places where people want to live:
- Include a wider range of homes
As suggested in the Letwin Review of Build Out Rates, which looks at why houses are taking so long to be built despite having planning permission, it is possible to deliver homes on major strategic sites more quickly by widening the range of homes on offer.
According to the Letwin Review, once detailed planning permission is granted for large sites, the fundamental driver of build out rates appears to be the ‘absorption rate’ or rate at which homes are sold. Generally, house sale rates are determined by the type and price of houses on offer. Including a diverse range of homes from one-bedroom apartments to four-bedroom family homes and bungalows will appeal to a wider range of buyer, increasing the overall demand. This, in turn, will help maintain house values and scheme viability, leading to a significant uplift in the number of homes built each year.
Typically, greenfield sites provide mostly larger, multiple-bedroom homes because families tend to be the buyers most willing to trade proximity to the office for open, green spaces and being close to good schools. However, broadening the mix to include more apartments — which often account for around just 20 per cent of garden community housing — and other specialised housing types, such as retirement homes, creates more balanced and sustainable communities in line with the Letwin Review recommendations.
Research also shows that developments with 40 per cent or more affordable housing have a 40 per cent higher build out rate compared to developments with 10 to 19 per cent. At the same time, a diversity of tenures, such as built to rent properties alongside owner-occupier homes, further widen the market and balance out community demographics.
- Invest in high-quality public transport
Investment in high-quality public transport infrastructure and services, such as good and frequent bus and rapid transit services, or even re-opening or converting an abandoned railway into a tramway, is crucial to stimulating the greater demand from buyers required to support a diversified housing approach. The UK’s original garden city sites, Letchworth and Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire, for example, were chosen because of their location on railway lines that offered reliable public transport services to London.
Simply put, access to good public transport boosts people’s interest in living in a community because it gives them the opportunity to get about affordably, quickly and safely, without needing a car. Good public transport options are also a catalyst for the construction of higher density homes because they support a wider mix of activities and services, and also increase property prices. In addition, they reduce the amount of space needed for car parking, allowing land to be developed more intensively. These connections may seem obvious but the often-fragmented nature of public transport provision outside of our major cities tends to undermine efforts to integrate planning around public transport investment.
Using a transport orientated development (TOD) approach when masterplanning garden communities can create a virtuous circle where public transport investment stimulates higher density development, which in turn increases passenger numbers and therefore supports the long-term viability of the public transport services provided. Further to this, in many cases, the additional construction and operational costs of building high-quality public transport networks as part of a garden community would be relatively modest when set against overall strategic infrastructure costs.
- Include ‘traditional’ town characteristics
The more garden communities reflect the characteristics of traditional towns – with green spaces and playing fields – the greater the opportunity to not only create attractive and vibrant places, but also include more diverse housing. This reinforces the central point around the diversity of homes leading to higher absorption and therefore built-out rates. A picturesque lake, for example, can naturally lend itself to having nursing homes or apartments with balconies built around it.
It is possible to determine which characteristics to include and where through an in-depth consideration of a place and the natural assets of the landscape. Conducting this early analysis during masterplanning will help ensure a place-making strategy is developed that supports the creation of a range of different and characterful neighbourhoods within a garden community that will appeal to a wide range of housing types, lifestyles and ultimately, buyers.
Garden Cities were developed at the end of the 19th Century and the garden communities’ model has been adapted and now has significant potential to unlock space and housing for the next generation of buyers. There are currently five successful garden community bids – making use of the £3.7 million fund announced by the Minister of State for Housing – delivering 64,000 new homes across England and we look forward to seeing these significant schemes develop. |
An obvious goal is to be “established” (3559). This is a word that is sometimes used to refer to the creation. As an example:
(Proverbs 3:19 KJV) The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.The picture is a person standing tall, being salt and light and making an impact on his community. God is building us for a dual role. For eternity yes, to be in His presence. But we are also being built up to be examples of godliness in a wicked world. This brings to my mind the words of Paul:
(Ephesians 3:17 KJV) That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,Our righteousness is rooted in Jesus and having Him live in our hearts. This will establish us and keep us from being pushed around by all that happens around us. Although I believe that God expects our efforts and work, it cannot be denied that such a thing is only possible because of grace and the work of the Holy Spirit.
I continue to be reminded as I study Proverbs of how well God has woven together the different parts of His word. So many authors. So many centuries. Yet the themes are repeated and reinforced. I have always heard this but it is a great pleasure to see it with my own eyes and heart. |
We’ve created a world run on fossil fuels, particularly oil. The world is hungry for it and is willing to create battle to get it. It’s an insatiable appetite that grows by the day and must be satiated in any respect costs. The prime example is the Alberta Tar Sands where one million barrels of crude are produced from the numerous processing plants there on daily basis. The great cost has been to the setting.
The damage is staggering. It’s an environmental catastrophe zone of mammoth proportions. Not solely is the land in very critical situation the processing plants are so big that they create their very own weather systems. The air is sooty and grey.
What was as soon as a pristine green panorama is now erased to be changed with a black disaster past description. For so far as the attention can see is a surreal panorama of big extraction and refining plants belching black smoke and fireplace, large, deep strip mines and mammoth tailing ponds held in examine by some of the world’s largest dams. Heartbreaking, does not even come close to a description of the environmental injury, especially on such a massive scale.
For over a century, experts and engineers have been trying to determine how to take advantage of the bitumen and convert it into artificial crude oil. Bitumen is a thick, tar-like hydrocarbon that’s the bottom of the refining process.
In the mid 1990’s, the bit monolithic oil companies moved in and began the process of creating one of the world’s biggest environmental disasters. The first major expansion started in 1996 and is anticipated to achieve a production level of 4 to 5 million barrels of oil per day by the year 2020. Near $100 billion has already been spent on infrastructure, extraction and refining with not a single cent spent of repairing the environmental injury. That is an incredible revelation as a result of in the early nineties not a single penny of funding was even conceived for the area and oil was selling for lower than $20 per barrel.
There’s so much oil there that manufacturing will not be going to stop anytime quickly. It requires an amazing quantity of water and different resources to maintain the tar sands challenge going. It could be nice if there was a plan to clean up the mess and restore it to near its authentic condition. It could be a shame if our kids inherited this nightmare.
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Thanks to Paulin Mutatsineza for this update on the CLCL.
Today, October 6, was the busiest day since the CLCL inauguration:
NUTRITION: In the morning, 64 Duha nursery students and their parents gathered at the CLCL to learn how to cook a balanced diet for proper nutrition. An officer from the Musha Health Center and a community health worker demonstrated nutritional cooking'; parents then cooked a group meal.
STUDENT ENGLISH LEARNING: In our classrooms, two staff members led the student-centered English Learning Clubs in which around 120 P-4 students were involved in various English language activities like reading, speaking, role-playing, and game playing.
PARENTING GROUP MEETING: Our community mobilizer led a Parent Meeting of about 60 people. The weekly community meeting addresses various social issues that affect home lives, such as domestic abuse, alcoholism, and children’s rights).
FAMILY PLANNING AND CONTRACEPTION: The afternoon featured health-based community outreach by the head doctor and a nurse of the Musha Health Center and a nurse. The doctor joined the parenting group meeting to lead a workshop on family planning and prenatal care. Seven women received contraception on the spot!
NATIONAL EXAM PREPARATION: Parallel learning activities occurred in the tech room, where REAP staff coached 17 P-6 students, who completed the research-based English literacy program, to better prepare for the forthcoming national exams.
Said Paulin: "Today, I saw and felt ‘in context’ the meaning of a community learning center and library and how the CLCL and its programs connect REAP and the community." |
Redexis works every day for Corporate Responsibility (CR) to become a cornerstone of its corporate culture. For the company, the RC is the set of actions to be carried out in order to provide timely care to its users and transparency in information about the safe use of its facilities, thus establishing a relationship of solid trust and of mutual benefit with the different interest groups. For Redexis, attaining an optimal interaction with the environment is a fundamental strategic aspect in the development of its activity as it consolidates continues value generation and sustainability of your business.
Here are the three areas of responsibility Redexis has with the environment in which it does business, highlighting the economic, social and environmental area.
One of the objectives of Redexis is doing its work in a responsible, productive and efficient way, pursuing both investment and operational excellence to ensure continuous improvement of the results for its shareholders and investors.
In line with this objective, Redexis is based on a set of strategic principles:
- To carry out a responsible and ethical corporate purpose, faithfully reflecting the real business reality of the Group.
- Encourage the growth of the activity in a solid and sustainable manner.
- Ensuring transparency in the information that it communicates.
- Promote the commitment to achieve results, setting collective and individual goals, making decisions aligned to those objectives, planning and prioritizing actions.
- To analyse the economic sustainability of its investments.
- To promote continuous improvement in all its activities promoting the efficient use of resources, promoting safety in its facilities and services to the end-user.
Compliance with these principles, insisting that all professionals that are part of Redexis act ethically, honestly and with integrity, respecting the values, principles and codes of professional conduct that drives the Group, economic and operational excellence is guaranteed in executing the activity.
Redexis is a business group with strong roots in the different communities in which it conducts its transportation and distribution business activities of natural gas by extending these principles and values as an organization, based on ethical and social, environmental performance in a financially responsible way and in accordance with current regulations.
Under the CR, it is knowledgeable about the needs of the territories in which it operates. Redexis has as a key objective to contribute knowledge and skills to society that contribute to community development. (For more information click here)
The environment is a primary good that Redexis is committed to protecting. To this end, Redexis programs its activities seeking a balance between economic initiatives and indispensable environmental needs, taking at all times the rights of future generations into account.
Redexis is therefore fully committed to reduce the impact of its activities on the environment and landscape, in addition to preventing risks to people and the environment, not only in compliance with regulations, but also taking into account investigation science progress and the best practices in the field. The definition of environmental policy and its implementation are managed unitary and coherently to take advantage of all possible synergies. (For more information click here). |
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What is specialty coffee? In brief, all coffee is graded out of 100 in a process called “cupping” that is based on how many defects it has. According to the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), specialty coffee is coffee that has been graded above 80. Much like a movie, its quality isn’t dependent on the acting you see on screen, but the writing, production, directing, and everything else that went into making the movie, all the way to the final product.
The term “specialty coffee” was first coined by Erna Knutsen in a speech to delegates of an international coffee conference. Erna had the idea that quality needed to be preserved from crop to cup. From botanical features, farming practices, processing methods, to even further down the supply chain (sale, roasting, brewing), every step contributes towards achieving the classification of “specialty coffee”.
HOW TO DETERMINE SPECIALTY COFFEE
Until it is graded, specialty coffee is simply a concept. There are numerous stages in the process that can ruin its potential to become special, therefore each stage is just as crucial as the last.
1. Ground Level –
Specialty coffee can only be grown in the most ideal conditions. If the seed is planted in the wrong spot, in the wrong soil, or even at the wrong altitude, then the coffee will lose its special certification.
2. Ripeness –
Once planted in the perfect spot, in the perfect soil, at the perfect attitude, you must then pick the bean at the perfect time. It is common among coffee growers to agree that the most critical aspect of achieving the best bean is to harvest at the optimal time.
3. Delivery Time –
Ensuring fast delivery to the mill is vital. If delivery is quick, the freshness and potential of the coffee can be preserved. If delivery takes too long, the coffee can be spoiled and all the hard work and effort in its growth will go to waste.
4. Processing Stage –
Carefully managing the coffee is important at the processing stage. Once it is washed and the skin removed, the bean must then be dried. If the bean is dried unevenly, insufficiently, too slowly, too quickly, or even gets wet again, it will reduce its chances of being special.
5. Transformation Stage –
With the transformation from green bean to final roasted coffee, success depends on the roaster. They must successfully identify the potential of the coffee and roast it so to maximize flavor. Any mistake made by the individual who packaged the bean, transported it, roasted it, or ground it means the coffee is no longer special.
If the whole process is completed effectively and efficiently and the SCA give it a rating above 80, then the coffee is labeled as “specialty coffee”.
WHAT’S BETTER THAN SPECIALTY COFFEE? ORGANIC SPECIALTY COFFEE
Organic coffee has many benefits both to the environment and to your health, but go one step further and you get organic specialty coffee. When you choose organic, you know you are drinking coffee that was produced in an environmentally sustainable way. Specialty coffee considers factors all the way until it reaches your cup. Combine both together and you have created the ultimate cup of coffee. Here are some ways in which organic and specialty coffee can benefit the environment and your health:
Removal of Harmful Pesticides
With the rise in demand for coffee, farmers are growing coffee away from the protection of shade and have begun growing in direct sunlight at a higher density. In turn, this results in natural pesticides such as birds and insects being unable to protect the fruit. Organic coffee growers choose the traditional shade-growing method, where the fruit is more tolerant and can be protected by nature. This means no toxic chemicals harming the fruit, the environment around it, or the farmers.
RESCUING THE FORESTS
To keep up with the high demand for coffee, space is required. To make space, trees are sacrificed. Deforestation is a major issue in Central America where trees have been clear-cut to create space for sun plantations. Drinking organic coffee means that there is less requirement for sun plantations, thus, fewer trees will be cut down.
Corporations are the prime culprits for producing sun-grown coffee. Small, local farmers, however, are much less likely to encourage this method, choosing shade-grown coffee over the alternative. Drinking organic or specialty coffee will help you support the smaller farmers and promote their methods.
Using a Nespresso machine requires capsules, these capsules produce waste. Non-organic capsules are not biodegradable and cannot be recycled. Organic capsules though, are, meaning the coffee you’re drinking is not harming the environment.
To achieve specialty status, coffee must be grown in perfect conditions and picked at the right time. Altitude plays an important part in this, as it contributes to the moisture content of the bean. This moisture content must be between 9-13%, which severely reduces the chance of mold and mycotoxin development (exposure can cause cancer, kidney toxicity, and immune suppression).
When choosing coffee for your Nespresso machine it is important to know what type of capsules you are using. Non-organic plastic capsules can leak into the coffee when exposed to hot water, such as when you use your Nespresso machine. Although this transferral of plastic is minimal per capsule, the average American consumes 3 cups of coffee per day. Chemicals in plastics such as BPA, BPF, BPS, and phthalates have been known to contribute towards weight gain, fertility problems, and hormone imbalances. Brands that use organic coffee capsules use biodegradable materials that are harmless to your health and well-being.
WHERE TO FIND ORGANIC SPECIALTY COFFEE
Whether you want coffee beans, ground coffee, coffee capsules, or even instant coffee, there is an exponential number of brands and companies to choose from. However, when it comes to organic and specialty coffee, that number decreases considerably. One company that showcases both organic and specialty options are Artizan Coffee. Being the first company to be USDA and FairTrade certified for their line of Nespresso compatible capsules, Artizan excels in providing superior organic specialty coffee.
Artizan Coffee put sustainability at the forefront and focus on having a positive impact on the environment and your health. Varieties such as the White Rhino Signature Blend, or the Cuba Mia Signature Blend provide you with amazing taste and peace of mind knowing that you can enjoy coffee while saving the planet. |
Have you unintentionally deleted contents of pst files by pressing SHIFT + DELETE keys? Or at same time emptied your recycle bin also? Now you regret that you had deleted important files along with rubbish and do not have any backup to restore them back. Use the given guidelines to recover all of those lost pst files.
Microsoft Outlook 2007 is a personal information storage unit designed and developed by Microsoft itself and is available as a part of Microsoft Office suite. So, you do not need to install it aloof. Outlook application is available in all different editions of Office package. Outlook is an email service that enable you to send and receive emails. Apart from email service, it also includes innumerable features like task manager, calendars, note manager, reminders, journals and so on. In Outlook, you will find a feature called PST. PST file is an useful thing which allow you to store Outlook emails whether it be sent or received mails in the hard drive of your PC.
Cases for accidental deletion of PST files
First thing you should remember that it is quite impossible to delete tons of emails simultaneously. However, some scenarios are here to show you how you come across deletion of emails in pst files.
Case 1 . Sometimes, it is quite obvious that you are tired or inattentive and delete one or two unwanted mails from your inbox and in spite of deleting one or two mails you checked ‘delete all’ box.
Case 2 . Sometimes, you are supposed to delete undesirable emails, instead you delete important one.
Case 3 . You may empty the trash also after deleting the contents from mailbox.
Case 4 . You may delete an item permanently by pressing SHIFT + DELETE keys.
Recover Deleted Or Lost PST Files
Manual Recovery –
- Open Outlook and navigate to Tools.
- Choose Recover Deleted Items.
- A window with permanently deleted mails will open.
- Now select the one you want to recover.
Automatic Recovery –
Even if you have permanently deleted emails or any content in pst files, you will be able to recover them. Use a PST Recovery tool because this tool has an excellent algorithm to help you in extracting deleted or lost pst data. |
It’s well-established that obstructive sleep apnea is linked with increased heart risks. But now, a new study teases apart what exactly it is about the sleep disorder, characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep leading to disrupted sleep, that seems to predict these cardiovascular events.
Obstructive sleep apnea is measured by the number of times a person stops breathing during sleep (the apnea-hypopnea index, or AHI). However, researchers found that there were a number of other elements of sleep apnea that seemed to be predictive of cardiovascular events. The biggest one: the amount of time spent sleeping when the oxygen saturation was below 90 percent.
Other elements associated with a cardiovascular event included heart rate, daytime sleepiness, number of awakenings during the night, sleep time and leg movements, the researchers found. While the apnea-hypopnea index was associated with cardiovascular events when it was looked at by itself, it was no longer considered a significant predictor once all the other elements were factored in.
The study, published in the journal PLOS Medicine, is based on 10,149 people with obstructive sleep apnea who underwent diagnostic polysomnography between 1994 and 2010; 1,172 of those people developed cardiovascular disease.
“We believe a revision of the operative definition of OSA [obstructive sleep apnea] may be necessary, to reflect not simply the frequency of apneas and hypopneas, but the actual physiologic consequences that result — the severity of oxygen desaturation, sleep fragmentation, sleep deprivation and sympathetic activation,” the University of Toronto and St. Michael’s Hospital researchers said in the study. “It is these ‘downstream’ phenomena that we have found to be more predictive of CV [cardiovascular] risk.” |
Treatment of Sleep apnea can be non-surgical and or surgical.
Non-surgical treatment include weight reduction, exercise CPAP devisces and dental device. All reversible causes such as allergies and sinusitis also needs to be corrected.
Surgical Treatment address the areas of obstruction in snoring and sleep apnoea. It may involve multiple levels.
Although sleep apnoea is treatable, it often goes unrecognised. Untreated sleep apnoea can be dangerous and detrimental to your health, so Dr Pang advises it’s important to see a doctor if you suspect that you, your children or a loved one might have it.
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A simple gui design shows the ability to make dynamic plotting by changing the value of slider which produce a change in the circle radius.
This code was written to deal with "Zernike polynomials" code graciously donated by Paul Fricker via file exchange.
Here you will find a practical example of a function decomposition by
The function is F...
select 2 seed points from mouse click.
1st one vl be mid point of the circle and
2nd vl be radius of the same.
it vl crop the area
we use wired network animation...
Red circle as a Server, green square act as Host,yellow triangle act as router...
This is a good example of the integer midpoint circle algorithm. No pixels are missed or repeated.
sel_and_del Interactively select and delete points from a line object using mouse input. Left-click selects the point closest to the click and Right-click unselects it. The selected points are highlighted with a black square. The selection process...
Plots triples ( t, real(z(t)), imag(z(t)) ), a shiskebob of complex numbers. For visual context, each complex number is a dot on its own gray constant-amplitude envelope circle with a blue radius from the center axis.
Sometimes when visualising the results of a cluster analysis using a dendrogram, showing all points in the dataset results in a rather cluttered plot. This can sometimes be improved upon by using a polar dendrogram, which spreads out the leaf...
Shape is represented as 32-vertex polygone. The program in starts with random shape. In iteration of random search it search minimum perimeter/sqrt(area) each time. In each iteration the code try random position...
Simple example of the use of the code spheregrid.m.
Finds the peak in the matlab example data PEAKS. Initially uses meshgrid to find a maximum then 'zooms in' and seeds points in a circle around the point found, it then find the maximum and...
The Social Media Widget is a simple sidebar widget that allows users to input their social media website profile URLs and other subscription options to show an icon on the sidebar to that social media site and more that open up in a separate...
(1) CubicBezier1.m : Evaluates Cubic Bezier Curve for given four Control Points and interval.
(2) PlotBezier1.m : Plots Bezier Curve, Control Points, Control Polygon
(3) TestCircleApproxByCubicBezier.m : Test Program. Pass...
This is a robust and accurate circle fit. It works well even if data
points are observed only within a small arc. This circle fit was
proposed by G. Taubin in article "Estimation Of Planar Curves, Surfaces And Nonplanar Space Curves...
This function will compute the great circle distance between two points on a sphere of uniform radius using the Vincenty formula. At minimum, four inputs are required: lat1, long1, lat2, long2. Optionally, a fifth parameter (r) can be specified....
This code is an application of GA.
It solves the following problem:
Draw the largest possible circle in a space of stars without enclosing any of them.
The final output is a plot of the stars and the largest possible circle is drawn
This routine draws a circle with center defined as a vector CENTER, radius as a scaler RADIS. NOP is the number of points on the circle.
GCIRCLE(FIG) draws a circle by clicking the mouse at the center and at some distance away in the figure FIG.
H = GCIRCLE(FIG) Returns the handle to the line.
GCIRCLE with no input arguments draws in the current figure.
This function uses rectangle command to plot a circle. The center is to be given in a vector form and radius is a non-negative number.
Take a center point, a normal vector and a radius and plots a Circle in 3D using plot3
A simple program to identify objects by shape: circle, square and triangle |
The included features are:
Definition of additional parameters on the imput of the function:
>> Fs, Sampling Frequency [Hz]
>> dBref Reference level for dB scale.
for SPL, Pref = 20E-6 Pascal
>> Fc One Third Octaves Preferences
Ex. Fc = [20 25 31.5 40 ... 1000];
The function returns the <p> values in dB [ref = dBref], and the <f> One Third Octave Frequencies.
UIMATLAB returns true if the function is called from matlab, and false otherwise.
UIOCTAVE returns true if the function is called from octave, and false otherwise.
Using these functions, one is able to execute different parts...
Kalculus is a graphical front-end to mathematical related program such as octave, yacas or ruby/gsl.
Octave Workshop is an integrated development environment for the GNU Octave programming language.
OSE is Octave Simulation Environment, is a platform for modeling, simulation and analysis dynamics systems.It have an diagramming tool, a modules library, and forms editing framework.Is developed for processing mathematic via GNUOctave
Octave bindings for postgres, mysql, sqlite, and standard ODBC.
SWIG language module for Octave
Interactive Web Octave Shell aims at developing a web shell which simulates the behavior of the command line Octave shell. Through the use of GWT technology the objective is to create a Web based IDE for Octave.
catool can be used to convert raw combustion data in AVL IFile format for later analysis in The MathWorks' MATLAB or GNU Octave.
1) Create a directory to store the catool files such as 'C:Program...
OpenOpt is a free MATLAB Toolbox, which is also run in Octave
Particularly, it contains non-smooth solvers
ralg (medium-scale, for nVars=1...1000)
ShorEllipsoid (small-scale, for nVars=1...10)
(both can handle lb, ub, Ax
The Image contains digits of 6 and 9, after removing all the 6, you could see the ecard message.
The program is written and tested under GNU Octave 3.2.3, however, it should be running fine under matlab with image processing toolbox.
random_band is the main program and it outputs a test signal which has a constant level. The instanatenous frequency varies randomly within the specified Nth octave band range.
The program outputs three plots: time record of the...
AML++ is a matrix library which mimics most Matlab/Octave features and functions. It offers many different matrix classes (both real and complex including generic dense and sparse matrices, upper/lower triangular, symmetric, Hermitian and band).
A graphical user interface and IDE for GNU octave that aims to be feature-rich and nice to use.
The ultimate goal is to create an useful IDE for GNU Octave, so the transition between Matlab and Octave will be as smooth as possible.
I have chosen Notepad++, because it is a briliant text editor with a lot of existing plugins and far...
HOT is a package of Matlab and Octave compatible functions that manage thermodynamic data for a wide range of species. Functions calculate almost all the most common thermodynamic quantities of mixtures.
matdoc is a Java tool for generating API documentation for MATLAB and Octave programs in HTML, LaTeX, and M-file formats.
Matlab/Octave to Python conversion facility. The tool will take existing scriptsand convert them to Python. Also includes Python bindings to Octave anda small runtime support library. Built on top of Numeric Python extensions.
Graphical front-end for GNU Octave. Edit formulas in mathematical notation. Uses Octave (Matlab clone) as a math engine.
A fully customizable, extensible, scalable computational engine pluggable with various statistical and mathematical engines (R, Matlab, Octave, scilab...) The main focus and datatype considered is timeseries: the project contains also a portable... |
Interleaved, Successive Approximation, and Pipelined Sub-Ranging ADC models.
These models are typical of the architectures used for high speed analog to digital converters.
This is a 32 bit RISC based Pipelined Processor design.
The attached model implements a Sobel edge detection algorithm in Embedded MATLAB.
This demo shows how to read in an image operate on the serialized data and reconstruct the image back from serialized data after applying Sobel...
A LISP-like XML glue language with an XML syntax.Ideal for pipelined XML aggregation, transformations and filtering with accessors to a content repository.Embeddable Java implementation includes XSLT engine XT,servlet, command line and applet.
A MIPS processor modeled in Java for educational purposes and aimed at undergraduate Computer Architecture courses. It presently runs MIPS 32-bit R3000 ELF executables on any platform where Java itself will run. Five successively more...
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In the current times, Internet has actually become one of the major resources of info. With the help of this tool, you can obtain the details about any kind of subject in seconds or minutes for which you needed to invest hours in libraries for in the past. Moreover, it is the significant mean of communication. As a result of a lot usefulness of Internet, a number of technologies have been developed to get the access. The procedure of growth began with old dial-up links and currently we have the fast broadband links in which we can download and install the data and surf the websites at very rapid speed. There is a lot of competition in the UK Broadband Deals market nowadays. Every wideband supplier is trying its finest to please the customers. Each one of them offers a number of advantageous handle a bid to outdo competition. A lot of systems along with deals can be acquired under UK broadband bargains.
Two types of broadband connections are available under UK broadband offers – mobile broadband and house broadband. Mobile broadband benefits those who the majority of the time continues to be on the relocation. Mobile broadband links use you wire complimentary Internet. Under these links a USB modem or dongle is supplied to you whom you can connect in the outlet of your laptop computer or desktop and you can access the Internet easily. House broadband connections are supplied with phone lines that appropriate for houses. You obtain a wired links which comes with convenient connectivity and a very quick rate. Besides all this, numerous valuable offers are likewise supplied under these deals. These offers might remain in the type of discounts or totally free gifts. Several compare broadband suppliers provide complimentary usage as much as 3 months. On the various other hands, free laptops with mobile broadband can be taken as an instance of the totally free presents. |
The Nebraska Department of Insurance protects the residents of the state by regulating the insurance industry, providing consumer protection, & promoting market stability.
The Insurance Departments regulates and provides information to various insurances including Homeowners, Auto, Life, Medical, Health, Umbrella and Business Insurances. Most states require insurance brokers to be licensed to sell insurance in the state. A license is generally only given to a broker who shows they are qualified to sell and service insurance in the state.
The Department of Insurance can also provide you with a list of all insurance companies and brokers in the state authorized to sell insurance. The Department of Insurances also manages insurance related complaints and helps resolve disputes with insurance companies and consumers. |
The Things They Carried
Read "In the Field" as a class and determine the What, How, and Why of O'Brien's repeated recreation of Kiowa's Death.
JOURNAL #16: After reading criticism about the role of women in The Things They Carried, choose a passage in which O'Brien employs a female character to convey the men's feelings about the war.
JOURNAL ARE DUE THURSDAY!! Any and all late work is due THURSDAY!
Graded Discussion: Whip around closing analysis of the text. Imagine you are sitting with a bunch of adult who have read The Things They Carried. They ask you "What did you think of the book?" How will you respond? You can choose to focus on literary or historical aspects by using a specific chapter or chapters from the text as support.
Group review of Independent Book.
FINAL on THURSDAY (unless, you schedule an alternative time beforehand) |
Although science and the humanities are different in many ways, they provide the same quality of work to life. We simply could not survive with just science or just art. They work together in harmony. In an article by John Horgan, he describes the importance of science and the humanities combined:
But it is precisely because science is so powerful that we need the humanities now more than ever. In your science, mathematics and engineering classes, you're given facts, answers, knowledge, truth. Your professors say, "This is how things are." They give you certainty. The humanities, at least the way I teach them, give you uncertainty, doubt and skepticism."
Want to learn more about the Stone House Center for Public Humanities and how the humanities are helping our community? Click here to learn more. |
A new poll has shown that pets of all kinds help older adults cope with health issues, stay physically active, and connect with others.
In the poll, 55% of adults ages 50 to 80 said they have a pet—and more than half of those have more than one. More than three-quarters of pet owners said their animals reduce stress, and nearly as many said pets give them a sense of purpose.
Two-thirds of all pet owners, and 78% of dog owners, said their pet helps them stay physically active, according to the new findings from the National Poll on Healthy Aging, which the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation conducted.
For those who reported fair or poor health, pet ownership appeared to offer even more benefits. More than 70 percent of these older adults said their pet helps them cope with physical or emotional symptoms, and 46 percent said their pets help take their mind off of pain.
So the evidence is clear – pets are a common and naturally occurring source of support and will make you more active and healthy whilst also offering significant social connections which are also key to quality of life across the lifespan.
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Like I said in my previous two articles on anger and forgiveness, you cannot enjoy life fully if you are carrying a grudge against someone. Forgiveness is about cleansing ourselves of the poison anger is. Forgiveness is moving on. Also, I pointed out what forgiveness is not. It is not absolving someone of a crime, and it not something good you do for the other person but for yourself. While it is all easy to say from a third person point of view, it can be immensely difficult to let go of the anger when actually faced with a situation ourselves.
Below I am listing five ways which have worked for me to give up my anger and hatred towards a specific person or situation –
1. Taking a time out
The most important factor here is time. Nobody expects a father to forgive the killer of his son immediately. His anger is rightfully justified. However, after a few months, he can. After an incident which has left us angry, the most important thing that has worked for me is to take a time out. Keep a distance from the person or situation you are angry at for a few days by doing something else or going somewhere else. This time away will help us see things in perspective and prevent us from doing something which we might regret later.
2. Genuine effort to understand the other person? What would I do if in their shoes?
After a cool off period and when you are at peace with yourself and not burning with rage, we all can make a genuine effort to understand the other person. What would you have done had you been in their shoes? Do you understand the other side fully? Under what circumstances they did what they did? If we can wisely try to see the other person’s point of view, we can understand their predicament better and maybe even empathize with the person on the other side.
3. Focus on the kind of person I want to be
Even if I am burning with anger, another thing which has worked for me is asking the question “What is the kind of person I want to be?“. Even if I have been wronged, do I want to be the person to spend my time and energy in staying angry and punishing the wrong-doer. Or do I want to be the person to love those who have harmed me and wishing for their wellness? After all, every religion asks us to love our enemies. As Buddha said, “Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.”
4. Taking a walk and doing something I love alone
You can not look from the other side’s perspective and try to understand their situation if you are not at peace with yourself. If you want to develop compassion, the first thing you need is being at peace. I try to take a long walk alone, or just sit with my eyes closed for some time. Spending some time in silence and just with my thoughts makes it easier for me to let go and forgive not only the other side, but myself too. Because my anger is doing more harm to me than the other person, the sooner I stop being a prisoner of the past the better it would be.
If there is anything unspoken between me and the other party, I let it out. If the opposing party is not accessible or I might not be able to express it fully in front of him/her, I write my thoughts in an email / letter. Whether I send the letter is again, my choice, but I think it is very important to write down and express my thoughts. I express why I was angry, and that I give up my anger. I express about how difficult it has been for me, and how I have tried to see from the other person’s point of view. Once I write this letter, I go over it two or three times and strike off the lines which I think are not necessary. Doing this a couple of times makes me feel at peace with myself.
In the end, it is very important to realize that it is nobody else who makes us angry. It is our thoughts and feelings which do so, and which are always in our control. In the same way nobody can else can stop you from being angry, only you can do that. |
Over the last month, amid all the controversies and media debates around the Jan Lokpal Bill, I feel we have somehow lost the essence of the movement. There have all kind of remarks in the media, from comparing Jantar Mantar to Tahrir Square, whether Jan Lokpal Bill will give a lot of powers to Lokpal, or the smear campaign against the civil society members of the Lokpal Bill drafting committee. Somehow, nobody is focussing on corruption and the urgency to tackle it but everybody seems to be interested in small trivial issues raised by some egoistic individuals. Below I am listing four very important points about this movement from my observations and point of view –
1. Jantar Mantar is not India’s Tahrir Square
Anna Hazare’s fast and the kind of support it gathered from the general populace have made many people, including the media, compare it to the protests in the middle east countries. There were calls of equating Jantar Mantar with Tahrir Square. While I agree that people are frustrated with the current state of affairs in matters of corruption in this country, it will be unwise to compare both. An Egypt type of agitation is needed when there is no liberty for the people. We have, within our rights as a democracy, the right to peaceful protest under the mandate of the constitution itself.
2. We have shown the world the way in peaceful protests, and they are still revelant
Our father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi has shown the whole world the way to peaceful protests in a non-violent way and how powerful it can be. Our politics provides us a wonderful platform to raise our voices and bring out change without dropping a single drop of blood. Leaders like Martin Luther King Jr, Aung Suu Kyi, Nelson Mandela has shown the world that Gandhian methods are still relevant.
3. Anna Hazare and Government are on the same side
Anna Hazare has also used Gandhian methods, but his fight is not to overthrow a government, but to partner with them in creation of a stronger law. It is very important to see corruption as the villain here and not the government or the ruling party. Civil Society and the Government have to see themselves on the same side of the table to be able to find an effective solution to the problem of corruption. No doubt some members of government are corrupt, and hence the role of civil society to pressurize them to do their job as they are expected to do so.
4. Hazare has just asked one question
Anna Hazare has created a lot of problems for the government by bringing a lot of questions to the national forum. But the most important question he has asked is for YOU, fellow Indians. He has asked “Do you have a conscience?” The success of his agitation does not depend on how many corrupt politicians come by his side and renounce corruption, he is waiting to see how many people has he inspired to come support him in this cause and other causes which are important to the nation. He is asking you whether you feel for your country, whether you care for a better future for your kids? If the answer is yes, then get up, and join him in this fight and save the nation from the clutches of corruption and other problems we are facing today. |
Honey water of the Incas
What is agave syrup? Agave syrup is a 100% natural sweetener made from agave. The Aztecs used agave nectar to sweeten their drinks more than 2,000 years ago. It is called “honey water” due to its lovely light colour, its fluid texture, and its mellow flavour.
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The world we live in has evolved continuously. In this era of modernization and revolutions, along with the textual lessons and content, there is a dire need to cultivate some values and skills among our learners which we prominently call as 'the 21st century skills'.
In an English language class, it is of utmost importance to consider these skills as English is the lingua-franca of the world and empowers the learners with career opportunities throughout the globe. Todays world demands collaboration, critical thinking, digital literacies, leadership, creativity and imagination. Being teachers its our duty to prepare our learners for a better tomorrow and its definitely possible to inculcate these skills among our learners as we can blend these skills in our regular lessons effectively. Following are some ways through which we can incorporate these skills among our learners.
Learners as leaders: Leadership is an innate quality and it's possible to nurture leadership in an English language classroom by assigning various kinds of responsibilities to our learners e.g. checking homework, supporting a partner, managing a group project and reporting back to the teacher, leading a project and presenting the work etc. Even learners who are slower academically can also be given leadership with some simple tasks which focus their likings. I have found my class leaders not only to be more responsible but also relishing their responsibilities proudly. By changing the leaders, equality can be brought into the class with opportunities for all. Learners' energy is also directed in a utilitarian way.
Pairing and grouping: When we talk about collaboration, pairing and grouping activities prove to be very reliable and useful. Not only are these liked by our learners but these are the pioneering steps to promote collaboration among our learners and make them sensitive towards others' needs. Heterogeneous groups allow learners of different abilities and learning styles to come and work together. Learners learn to adjust and listen to each other. Helping the needy partners and learning from others paves the way for peer learning. This prepares them for the future workplaces which demand collaboration. Homogeneous groups are also useful where learners of same learning styles work together. By putting such learners together, different kinds of tasks can be given as per the learning styles and levels. If shy learners are unable to open up in a mixed ability or heterogeneous group then they can feel more confident working with learners of their similar style. And the stronger learners can be challenged with other stronger ones for more creative tasks. Whatever the grouping style is, the results are positive and scaffolding learning in a friendly way.
Democratic class: A classroom which is run on the principle of democracy is the miniature which shapes the ideal citizens of tomorrow. For assigning various responsibilities, learners' poll can be utilised effectively. This year, for my classroom assembly, my learners asked me if they can use the 'NOTA' function (it means 'none of the above' which is an option provided at the EVM which allows candidates not to choose from the given candidates) if they don't like any candidate for a particular role. I agreed to that and learners actually used it because they didn't find the candidate suitable for the given role. Some days back they complained against the class representative and demanded to replace him as he failed to perform his duties as per the class contract. This way it's possible to promote democratic principles as well as a sense of duty in every individual.
Linking texts to ignite imagination: Imagination is the soul of human life and schools should provide the opportunities to ignite it. We can select the texts and set some tasks which call for their imagination. e.g. After teaching an extract from a classic, learners can be asked to imagine how the story would take place in current time. Role plays, visualizing a situation, writing short poems, dialogues between real and imaginary characters boost the creativity and imagination.
Associating ideas to ignite critical thinking: Often in an EFL or ESL classroom learners find it difficult to put their ideas into proper words when it comes to creative work. They can be made to work together where they exchange ideas and present their work collectively. This way they can work for the activities which require critical thinking. For my classes, group work has worked effectively where learners need to present their own ideas and responses. I use this technique of grouping to make my learners think critically and share their responses. One idea leads to another and a plethora of responses is the result. Later while collecting their ideas it is possible to address and correct some common errors as well without pointing towards any particular learner.
Learners as decision makers: In a democratic class, when learners are given the liberty to take decisions, it not only facilitates learning in a healthy atmosphere but also helps them to take responsibility on their own for their own well-being. They can be involved in taking decisions about the clasroom contract, selecting their partners or group members or choosing topics for projects. They feel valued and involve more actively when their choices are considered. I often ask my learners how much homework would they like to have as there are many subjects to study. By giving them choice I win their trust and in return they try to complete their homework in time as it is set as per their convenience. Considering their views while selecting the interaction patterns also guarantee their maximum participation.
Digital Literacies: Our learners are called the natives of the digital world. They are better than us when it comes to technology. When used in learning, technology is a proven boon and adds more enjoyment and engagement in the classes. But being digitally literate isn't enough. It has its pitfalls as well. It is our responsibility to inculcate good digital habits in our learners while using technology. Being aware of false information, staying safe from cyber crimes, knowing the difference between the virtual world and the real world and using technology as a means are some of the safety measures our learners need to take.
Education aims at developing the individuals ,making them able to survive in the world. Today's world is full of challenges and opportunities. It's our job to bring out a generation capable to sustain in this modern world. We teachers have modified ourselves time to time and I am sure we will definitely make our learners as ideal 21st century citizens. |
Table Expressions are sub-queries where a table is expected. There are two types of table expressions. This post explains how to use the Table expressions and their advantages.
- Derived tables
- Common Table Expressions
A Derived table is a table expression that appears in the FROM clause of a query. Derived tables can be used when the use of column aliases is not possible because another clause is processed before the alias name.
When we execute above query, we will get the following result
Msg 207, Level 16, State 1, Line 4 Invalid column name 'Hire_Month'.
The result of a table expression is always a table or expression.
Common Table Expressions
A common table expression (CTE) is a named table expression supported by Transact-SQL. It is similar to Derived table but it is not stored as an object and lasts for the duration of the query.
Common Table Expressions can be used in two types of queries
CTEs and Non-Recursive Queries
Non-Recursive form of CTEs can be used as an alternative to Derived Tables and Views. Generally CTE’s are defined using the WITH statement.
To find the total dues whose values are greater than the average of all dues and whose freights are greater than 40% of the avg of all dues.
The main problem with above query is space consuming and inner query has written twice. We can shorten the syntax of the query and better use CTE to re-write the above query.
WITH cte_name(column_list) AS (inner_query)
The CTE name in above query is price_calc and has column named year_2002
The defined CTE name in inner query can be used in outer query.
CTEs and Recursive Queries
We can use CTEs to implement recursion, because CTEs contains reference to themselves.
WITH cte_name (column_list) AS
With clause contains the two queries that are connected with UNION ALL operator. The first query will be invoked only once, and it holds the result of the recursion. The recursive_member uses the result of first query. After that, system repeatedly invokes the recursive part. The invocation of the recursive member ends when the result of the previous invocation is an empty set.
In the above query WITH clause defines the CTE called lsit_of_parts which contains three columns.The first select statement in the query will be invoked only once and accumulate the results of recursion process.
Restrictions for a CTE in a recursive query
- The CTE definition must contain at least two select statements combined by UNION ALL operator.
- The number of columns in the anchor and recursive members must be the same.
- The data-type of a column in the recursive member must be the same as the data-type in the anchor member.
- The From clause of the recursive member refers only once to the name of the CTE.
The reference for the post is Beginners Guide to SQL server 2008 book.
The more about CTEs can read here |
Listening Skill Test ( Intermediate ) - 5
1. When does John register for classes?
He already registered last Friday
He will register this Friday
He doesn't need to register because he is graduating
He doesn't know when he will register
2. Why is their a problem registering for the communications class?
Because it is very popular and becomes full early
Because nobody registers for the class and it becomes canceled due to lack of students
Because the university doesn't have a professor for that class yet
All of the above
3. In this dialog, what does the class English 201 concentrate on?
Reading and Comprehension
Non fiction books
4. Why did the student get a lower grade in English 201 versus English 101?
Because English 101 was easier
Because he didn't study as much
Because the class was much harder
Because he was partying too much
As the world becomes additional world and integrated community, English language plays a vital role in connecting people and their ideas to at least one another. www.engforu.com is created by Sayar Maung Maung One. My goal is, the people of Myanmar need to develop English Language must be supported as much as I can. Its purpose was to help expand learner access to the Basic English. I would like to give our special thanks to BBC, VOA for graciously allowing us to use their news stories as a basis of our learning activities. Their stories, photos and videos have made learning interesting and appropriate for adults. |
The Fact Foundry partners with Google to provide digital skills training to Youth of South Africa and beyond
The Fact Foundry is excited to announce its association with Google to provide digital skills training to youth in Southern Africa.
Google announced in early 2016 that they aim to train one million Africans across the continent, to help prepare the youth to successfully participate in the digital economy. With high numbers of unemployed youth, the training can help alleviate this current trend by fostering new entrepreneurs and work opportunities. Access to these skills and the ability to apply them will equip individuals with the necessary tools to improve their own livelihood, whilst at the same time contribute to the growth and prosperity of their communities. This vision is shared by The Fact Foundry, and is excited to be associated with Google in this endeavour.
The Fact Foundry will be running half-day training sessions for anyone interested in acquiring basic digital skills. Numerous training sessions will take place during August and September in and around all nine provinces (with the exception of Johannesburg and Cape Town Metros). All training will be free of charge.
This training is targeted at 18 – 35 year olds as divided into four broad groups. These include near school leavers in secondary and technical/vocational education, students in higher education, NEETS (young people not in employment, education and training) and entrepreneurs of small and micro businesses.
Course curricula will focus on creating an awareness of the digital space and an understanding of the opportunities the web gives them to get employed or start their own business.
A digital Google certificate will be given to each attendee on completion of the training session.
The Fact Foundry is also looking for partners in this exciting venture.
Any training institutions (secondary school, vocational college, public or private university), civic organisation or NGO with suitable training facilities are welcome to contact them to provide this training for free to their students.
Additionally, The Fact Foundry is looking to grow their army of course trainers and are on the lookout for dynamic individuals with strong digital skills and who have the confidence to present to large audiences.
All trainers will receive comprehensive training.
The Fact Foundry is a digital consulting and training company, based in Gauteng, South Africa, who serve their clients with passion and commitment. The Fact Foundry shares Google’s vision that access to digital skills for everybody is a way to deliver on the socio-economic promise of the digital economy. |
Heart Tick is being retired – replaced by Health Star Ratings
After 26 years, the Heart Foundation’s ‘Healthy Heart Tick’ logo is coming to an end.
The ‘Healthy Heart Tick’ was introduced as an easy way for consumers to know if a product was a ‘healthier’ choice – the ‘Tick’ was endorsed by the Heart Foundation.
Today more than 2000 products carry the tick across 80 categories.
But with the introduction of the Australian Federal Government’s new Health Star Rating System the Tick has become redundant.
The Heart Foundation said it will now work with food manufacturers who use the Tick to help remove it from labelling, packaging and other communication materials. It is expected that all Ticks will be removed by the end of 2017. |
Since it was first published back in 1974, the story of Ray Kroc and the MBA students has been a prime example of knowing what you sell.
Here’s the story. In 1974, Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald’s, was asked to speak to the MBA class at the University of Texas at Austin. After a powerful and inspiring talk, the class adjourned and the students asked Ray if he would join them at their favorite hangout to have a few beers. Ray graciously accepted.
“What business am I in?” Ray asked, once the group all had their beers in hand. No one answered, so Ray asked the question again. “What business do you think I am in?”
The students laughed again, and finally one brave soul yelled out, “Ray, who in the world does not know that you’re in the hamburger business.”
Ray chuckled. “That is what I thought you would say.” He paused and then quickly said, “Ladies and gentlemen, I’m not in the hamburger business. My business is real estate.”
The story is not a joke. McDonalds has more prime locations that you can shake a stick at. Be honest, the focus is not the hamburger (it’s not that good).
Let’s take a look at what some of the big chains are actually selling:
McDonalds: They have a consistent product, plenty of locations, and it’s anywhere in the world.
Starbucks: Coffee? Nope, they sell the experience.
Chili’s: Chili’s has a “Come joint the fun” theme as do the other restaurants in the family.
Target: We’re classier than Walmart, so come shop here. (Yes, this is a strategy.)
Now ask yourself: what do you sell? Every time I walk into a store I ask the same thing, “What are they selling?”
Just so you know, it’s not the stuff on the wall.
I was at one of my favorite stores Home Depot, where the current theme is “Let’s do this.” They are selling collaboration and teamwork so you feel empowered to attempt projects you otherwise would not try and spend more money in the process. It’s implied in the “Let’s” which is a contraction of “Let us.”
So when I go there and find a sales associate that knows absolutely nothing about the department they are in, it’s pretty disappointing. Unknowledgeable sales associates are what Walmart sells. “We have the LOWEST prices in town, but don’t expect much from the sales associates.” I left the store empty handed and went to Lowes, where they are selling “Cheaper then Home Depot, but we aren’t expected to know as much.” Found what I was looking for, never saw a sales associate, saved a few bucks, and then I left the store happy.
The point of the story is that those two themes need to line up (Home Depot and Lowes have pretty much the same stuff) but everything about the shopping experience is different.
Walmart and Target have pretty much the same merchandise, but Walmart sells bottom dollar, Target sells “We’re classier than Walmart.”
Grocery stores have the same merchandise, but most people only like “their store” and it’s not always the closest one.
Spend a few minutes and look at the merchandise on the shelf and ask yourself “What are you selling?” It will be some big concepts here are some examples:
- Price (Walmart)
- Experience (Starbucks)
- Expertise (A good hardware/trade store)
- Service (Ritz Carlton)
Just think of it like if you have a contractor work on your house. Yes, he is selling the work he does (the utility), but what you really buy is the fact you are confident he will complete the job, trust him at your house when you’re not there, things like that. In the end you bought confidence, trust, and utility of what he was originally selling.
They are really high level concepts but it sets the stage for the next part of the discussion.
My grandfather as the owner of a garage sold “reliability” because it was important to his customers. He was not the cheapest, and when people hammered him on the price he would encourage you to go to Joe’s down the street. His shop had plenty of work, and there was no need to compromise his business by slashing the price. Because then, in turn, he would have to pay the mechanics less, which would lead to lower class mechanics, which in turn lower quality work, which would command lower prices. Causation at its finest.
It’s that little restaurant I go to, that has hit or miss service because of staffing issues. The food is pretty good, but there are many nights decide it’s not worth “risking” bad service and I stay home instead. A positive customer experience is a prerequisite in the restaurant industry, and apparently, nobody told this restaurateur.
Let’s talk about the restaurant a little. Date night is a very real and important thing; it’s a necessity if you want to keep a relationship alive. As such, there is a growing trend to have date night not on the weekends, but mid-week instead; it’s simply not worth the hassle. This shouldn’t surprise you, and a lot of you are saying “We NEVER go out on Friday.”
The Customer’s point of view: “I have already rearranged my entire schedule to eat out on Wednesday, you had better make this a pleasant experience.” But the restaurant doesn’t hear this, are not paying attention and have their head in the sand. I’m the customer, so my job is to spend money and have a good time.
The restaurant says, “I make good food, I sell for a low price, that will keep the customers coming back. Because of this I can only afford to hire low cost staff, which may not be the best.”
I’m sure you see the disconnect here. Over the last year or so, the visual prosperity of the customers has declined, which is in indication that restaurant is beginning the spiral to a lower financial class, perhaps preparing to go under.
How do the dollars flow?
I am not a GAAP account, so I do this backwards:
This is a limited service restaurant, where you don’t have a waitress, you do some of the stuff yourself, but it’s not fast food either, it a mom and pop restaurant.
Restaurants are pretty much all fixed costs. You have so many people to be properly staffed and ready for what comes through the door, and you are paying them, and the food has variable costs.
I used to go there Wednesday night every two weeks, spent about $40, which worked out to $1040 a year. Food runs an average of 30% of total variable cost of $312 a year. Leaving $728 for the contribution, which helps dilute all the fixed costs, and is what really keeps the costs low (not skimping on labor costs).
Losing one customer like me costs this restaurant $728 a year, which not significant by itself, but it starts to add up.
Lose seven customers like me ($40/every other week) = 7 customers * $728 = $5096 a year lost contribution, that will be missed.
What does the staff cost?
You are already paying the staff, so we only need to look at the incremental change. For our example, we add $1 to the payroll per hour open. They only have a few employees, so it will work out to .25 – .33 or so per hour per employee. I know it’s not huge, but it doesn’t take a lot, just a gentle gradual change, “Here’s a little money, let’s get a little more effort.” But you need to manage to it.
Open 10 hours a day/ 70 per week means increasing the payroll $3640 a year, for a net improvement of $1456 towards the remaining fixed costs. It may not seem like much, but that was only a loss of seven customers, whom show up every other week, an over-all loss of 3.5 customers a week against base line. You would never notice those customers missing because that is such a small amount, but it had a big impact on the bottom line. Just imagine if they not only stopped the loss of seven bi-weekly customers, but because of these efforts gained seven bi weekly customers too, there are a few ways to look at it, but that additional $5096 would help the bottom line considerably.
So in this case what does the restaurant really sell? All restaurants have to have “good food” so that nets out. Why did I stop going? Slow service? They didn’t bus the tables fast enough? They stopped selling what I was buying a good night out—they were selling an okay night out.
So I’m going to ask you again: what are you selling? Does it align with how you sell it, market it, and promote it?
The contradiction doesn’t have to be huge to make a difference; it’s that one customer who didn’t get the right vibe in your store, that doesn’t come back; it’s spending a few bucks less, or coming by less often; it’s the difference between due diligence and winging it.
What are you selling?
I guarantee it’s not the merchandise on the wall or what it says on your business card. |
Trump’s reality check on climate
by Janet Redman — OtherWords
Newsflash: Donald Trump isn’t as retrograde on climate change as we thought. It turns out he’s well aware of the dangers of global warming — at least to his golf courses.
The Republican presidential hopeful is so concerned, in fact, that he’s petitioned the Irish government to let him build a seawall to secure his luxury golf course and hotel on the County Clare seaside.
According to an application filed by one of Trump’s companies, to “do nothing” as the ocean continues to eat away at the waterfront greens would pose a “real and immediate risk” to Trump’s beachfront property. And it explicitly cites rising global temperatures as the root of those threats.
As any good neighbor would, the real estate magnate also sounded the alarm to local residents. A brochure circulated by his company to surrounding towns makes the case for coastal protection, pointing out that more frequent storms brought on by global warming will increase the rate at which beaches disappear in the coming decades.
Climate change, Trump seems to be saying, is an existential threat to his Irish golf course. But what does he say about it here in the United States? It’s a Chinese-orchestrated “hoax.” It’s “BS.” It’s “pseudo-science.”
Apparently the billionaire-turned-politician is happy to appeal for government support to protect his overseas assets. But he’s not on board with public policies meant to keep his fellow Americans and their homes safe.
And the threat to his fellow Americans is very real.
A recent study by the humanitarian group Christian Aid calculated that 34 million people in the United States — that’s 10 percent of us — will be living in towns and cities exposed to coastal flooding by 2030. The eastern seaboard is especially at risk.
Miami ranks eighth for world cities whose residents face being washed out. It’s forecast to shoulder the highest financial costs from rising oceans of anywhere on earth, with $3.5 trillion in exposed assets over the next 50 years alone. New York City, Trump’s hometown, comes in a close third at $2.1 trillion in expected losses.
But when the storms come, it won’t be people like Trump who pay the biggest price.
After extreme coastal storms, ordinary families face formidable obstacles to accessing insurance payouts to cover the costs of rebuilding their lives. Billionaires like Donald Trump, on the other hand, can call a private jet to whisk them off to their second (or third) home.
You can bet that if Trump knows climate change is bad for business at his golf course, he knows it’s bad for business, period — small and large, in Ireland or here in the United States. But he’s happy to let the sea swallow our homes, as long as his own property gets a wall.
That double standard should give voters across the political spectrum pause. It’s not about blue or red. It’s about a brash billionaire thinking his interests are more important than everyone else’s.
Janet Redman directs the Climate Policy Program at the Institute for Policy Studies.
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The statement came in reaction to the State Administration of Religious Affairs of the People's Republic of China who on the 30th September 2010 issued "a regulation on the administration of Tibetan Buddhist Monasteries." The regulation relates to the how China will manage the reincarnation of living Buddhas in Tibetan Buddhism.
Tsering recounted the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, which states that "Religious bodies and religious affairs are not subject to any foreign domination," calling the recent regulation "proof of the fact that the citizens of the People's Republic of China do not have religious freedom and that the country is ruled by man and not by law."
He continued by saying "The religious heads and scholars of Tibetan Buddhism as a whole are, currently, living outside Tibet. Hence, the lineage of the sacred Buddhist teachings and initiations can be said to be existing in the exile Tibetan community."
He added that "this regulation is an evil design on the part of the Chinese government to obstruct the Buddhist teaching and its sacred transmissions inside Tibet and makes it extremely difficult for the monastic institutions to undertake important religious activities. This is also a means employed by the Chinese government to not only destroy the tradition and study of Tibetan Buddhism but also uproot the monastic institutions and the transmission of Buddhist teachings in these centers of learning by diluting the spiritual bond between teacher and pupil."
He concluded his statement with a clear message to the Chinese officials, saying that they repudiate "this injunction of the Chinese government" and "express our strong opposition to it." |
- Keep attendance (though not required for my state.)
- Keep a book log that includes the book, level, pages, and time spent.
- Generated report cards
- Generated transcripts
- lesson plans that can be quick split or quick planned.
How We Used This:
Please keep in mind, I'm not a planner type person, so my use may vary greatly from yours. Login is very simple. You just click on login, and enter your login information. There's no searching and seeking to find the login link. I like how it's easy to find. The overall homepage is easy to navigate.
Everything is pretty self explanatory and easy to find. I need that simplicity in my life.
This is where you add classes. Pretty easy to navigate and understand.
Once you have added your classes and such, you can create a lesson plan. It's really easy to do.
It's really just as easy as filling in the blanks. I was able to create an entire year's worth of lessons in about 10 minutes.
The layout is user friendly, so I don't feel the need to spend a lot of time explaining "how" to use this as much. You click on My Homeschool, and everything is right there for you. The Teacher's Aid tool is pretty neat. That lets you know what you need to complete, and even provides you with an easy "fix" button to click to complete each task.
That "fix" button is super handy, so you don't have to spend time trying to find anything.
Once you have completed all of your tasks, the program gives you a nice little pat on the back.
HAHA! If they only knew! Right?!
Recording keeping is my favorite part. We do not need to submit grades and such, but for those who do this is quite great. You enter in the grades for each project, lesson, whatever your set up...and when you need it all you do is go to Reports, and then generate a PDF that is easy to print. I also find these reports to look quite "official." This would be quite handy for portfolio reviews, too.
The book log is another favorite of mine!
This is a great way to keep track for portfolio reviews!
While I'm not much for lesson planning in general, I found quite a few useful aspects of MySchoolYear.com and My School Year (Homeschool Record Keeping.) I can see me using this for specific projects, or classes, and for the reports. The book log I definitely see us using in the future, since that will save me a lot of time at the end of the year! Overall, if you are a lesson planner type, I think you'll really like My School Year! I'm not even a planner type, and I still found aspects that are handing and useful for us!
I'm not the only one to review this nice online planner. Please click the link below to read more reviews! |
Frieda and Clara May talk about the bad boys of The Square
What you need to know about Dewers is that it doesn’t try to be any more than what it is: a conservative, God-fearing farming community. You’ll find straight roads, Victorian-style farmhouses with steep roofs, corncribs, fenced-in pastures, cattle, silos, red barns, and laundry hanging on clotheslines. In spring farmers are in the fields, and the smell of fresh dirt permeates the breezes. By early summer the land is green with corn, oats, wheat, soybeans, and clover. In late summer and fall, it's amazing how the land is transformed to shades of gold. We understand the meaning of a bountiful harvest.
Frieda and Clara May
on their home town, Dewers |
Primary Resources in Teaching Primary teaching continues to get harder with passing of days, and it has become significant that more and more people, mostly teachers are considering to purchase some of the primary teaching resources that they use in the classroom. Having good quality primary resources can make all the difference between a happy and positive classroom, compared to an unconstructive and bored one. Possession of good primary resources in teaching could bring about a buoyant impact on the students as well as the teacher. If you are a teacher, and are looking for good quality primary resource to assist you in your teaching, then the Internet is undoubtedly the first place you should look. The Internet is said to be the super information highway, and you can practically find information on anything and everything that you can use as primary resource to teach your class.
There are thousands of online companies offering information and primary resources on an array of topics, for very nominal fees. And the best part about searching for primary resource on the internet is that you might come across just as many websites and blogs offering primary resources needed in teaching---for free! In this way you don't have to pay for your teaching materials. Here are some things that you should be aware of before seeking primary resources for teaching from the internet, whether from an online company or free blog: ? Most of the providers of primary resources tend to send them via email on a daily on an on demand basis. This sort of a service may not prove to be reliable at times. Since you are going to spend your hard earned money on essential primary resources, you should choose the very best of the sources available.
There are website which offers instant delivery facilities, which allow you to download and access the primary resources immediately after making the payment. This will save a lot of your valuable time, and make the task of gathering primary resources for convenient and flexible on the whole. ? Money Back Guarantee is offered by the by best websites providing Primary Resources. To be on the safe side you should always assure that your paid source for primary resources practice a money refund scheme. The best sellers don't mind offering this service, because they are confident on the quality of their resources and are convinced that genuine and satisfied buyers will not demand a refund.
? If you are acquiring primary resources from a website or blog for free, try to ascertain that the primary resources for teaching available are genuine, and are realistic and rationalized. You should also assure that your primary resource provider has a regularly updated website or blog. Updated websites and blogs signify the authenticity and reliability of their primary resources, and also act as evidence that these are not just one of those scamming websites simply operated for adulterated advertising. So these were the things you should always keep in mind when purchasing or acquiring primary resources via the Internet.
The Internet is vast, and you have to know where to look for best information suitable for primary resources. A little bit of searching should get you a long way.
Trent Allan is author of this article on primary resources. Find more information about teacher resourceshere. |
High School biology teacher in Enterprise, Oregon, located in very rural northeastern Oregon. Our county, Wallowa, is a very diverse area adjacent to the Hell's Canyon of the Snake River and contains the Eagle Cap Wilderness. Biology students participate in many field learning experiences and all collect and identify species of plants, amphibians and reptiles. These collections are cataloged and will hopefully find their place in the Tree of Web phylogenetic tree house.
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Trademarks Rules 2002
The Trade Mark Act 1999 & Trade Mark Rules 2002 govern the law relating to trade marks in India. The current law of trademarks is in harmony with Paris Convention for Protection of Industrial Property & TRIPS agreement. One of the main features of this amended Trade Mark law is that it recognizes well known marks. Registrations of trademarks which are imitations of well identified trademarks are not permitted. An application for registration of a trade mark can be filed at Registries located at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata based on territorial jurisdiction. In case of foreign applicants, their agent's address in India shall be measured for the purpose of jurisdiction. |
James Prothero and Donald T Williams. Gaining a Face: The Romanticism of C.S. Lewis. Newcastle upon Tyne, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013, xi-90pp, £39.99/$59.99, Hardcover.
James Prothero and Donald T. Williams, authors of Gaining a Face: The Romanticism of C.S. Lewis, have presented a short and solid argument for the inclusion of C.S. Lewis as part of the Romantic Movement. They give a cohesive list of Romantic tendencies, such as the high value placed on nature and children, while fixating on Wordsworth as the prime example of these tendencies. Lewis, it would seem, absorbed most of his Romantic sensibilities through his admiration of George MacDonald, and MacDonald’s admiration of Wordsworth—which is an altogether plausible line of influence. It might be troubling to some of Lewis’s readers for him to be categorized so closely to the Romantic feeling of Wordsworth, who by most accounts dabbled in pantheism. Thus, Prothero and Williams do well to debunk the assumption that Wordsworth was ever a pantheist, placing emphasis instead on Wordsworth’s return to orthodoxy before his death. This would, of course, be a more agreeable resolution if the authors had not compared Lewis and Wordsworth’s faiths so strictly in the first chapter of their work, concluding that Wordsworth could not hold up to the respectable Christian belief of C.S. Lewis. It is a strange line of thought to argue for the inclusion of Lewis in a movement that one has already proclaimed as lesser to Lewis. This leads one to think that Prothero and Williams’ work may be best suited for those coming from a theologically more conservative perspective, as it will usher potential readers from the approved orthodoxy of Lewis, to the Romantic tendencies in Lewis, and finally to an appreciation for the Romantics as a whole. The authors do end the work with hearty praise for the beauty in Wordsworth and claim that Lewis and Wordsworth may not have been so far apart in sensibilities after all.
There is a matter worth questioning, though, in the authors’ appraisal of Lewis’s and Wordsworth’s philosophy. It would seem that they have forgotten to include Wordsworth’s use of memory and Lewis’s understanding of the Unconscious, the Contemplated, and the Enjoyed. With Wordsworth, Prothero and Williams graciously covered The Prelude, highlighting several elements that could have been of interest to Lewis. Lewis did read The Prelude many times and listed The Prelude as one of his favorite books in an interview given to The Christian Century magazine shortly before his death. But, they do not discuss Wordsworth’s use of memory to distance the audience from his moment of revelation and to make it more credible. Sometimes, the memory of the event was more powerful for Wordsworth than the event itself, such as in ‘Tintern Abbey’. This may have given them a different tone in their evaluation of Wordsworth’s ‘beauty’.
With Lewis, Prothero and Williams masterfully explained Imagination as being the prius of truth. Therefore, Lewis’s fascination with pagan myth might be the awakening of his imagination, the readying of it for Truth. In Surprised by Joy, C.S. Lewis discusses how one can contemplate an object and feel a sense of Joy. This is the Contemplated and the Enjoyed; all else is the Unconscious. Should one concentrate on the feeling of Joy, instead of the object, Joy will escape. Had the authors included this philosophical insight, they would have been even better able to explain the Imagination as the prius of truth, not through the contemplated material but through the Joy received, and why Lewis continued to enjoy both pagan myths and The Prelude throughout his life. |
A recent study has identified the neural pathways involved in inflammatory responding to acute social stress. Dr. George Slavich and colleagues recruited 124 young healthy adults, and had them to give an impromptu speech and perform difficult mental arithmetic in front of a socially rejecting panel of raters. A subset of these participants subsequently had their brains scanned (using fMRI) while they played a computerized ball-tossing game in which they were eventually excluded.
Dr. Slavich and colleagues found that participants who exhibited greater neural activity in the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) and the anterior insula while being rejected during the ball-tossing game showed greater inflammatory responses to the laboratory-based social stress task.
These findings have important implications for understanding susceptibility to disease and are the first to elucidate the neurocognitive processes that underlie inflammatory responses to acute social stress.
The study appeared in a recent edition of the leading scientific journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the U.S.A.
Other UCLA authors on the study were Balwin M. Way, Naomi I. Eisenberger, and Shelley E. Taylor. The study was funded by a Society in Science – Branco Weiss Fellowship and by the National Institutes of Health. |
(Photos credit Ron Carver, Kilusang Mayo Uno, Four Regions Slum Network, and KCTU)
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In the end of 2013, hundreds of thousands of Cambodian garment workers bravely went on strike to demand a living wage for their work. The Cambodian government responded with violence and repression. Military police opened fire on peaceful protesters, killing at least 4 people and a number of workers and union leaders were beaten and arrested. Last month unionists and activists gathered at Cambodian Embassies around the world to stand in solidarity with Cambodian workers demanding that the government stop violence against workers, drop the charges against unjustly imprisoned union leaders and activists, and raise the minimum wage to $160 per month.
League staff joined representatives from a number of unions outside the Cambodian Embassy in Washington DC. We succeeded in getting the Ambassador to come out, speak with us and accept our letter. In Korea, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and Cambodian migrant workers staged multiple demonstrations at the Embassy in Seoul. In the Philippines, a number of progressive organizations, led by the militant labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno, also expressed their outrage in front of the Cambodian Embassy in Makati City. Workers and activists also demonstrated in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Australia, Indonesia, Germany, UK, etc. (Note: these actions were organized by many different organizations, we just compiled some of the public photos in one place to share with League members and supporters).
Despite this groundswell of international support and the courageous struggle of Cambodian workers, 23 union leaders and activists still remain unjustly detained, the government continues to deny people’s right to peaceful assembly, and the $160 wage demand has not been met. The League joins the Cambodian Labour Confederation, ITUC, UNI, IndustriALL, and other unions around the world in calling for another, even bigger, joint day of action on February 10th, 2014 at Cambodian Embassies and Consulates around the world. A list of Cambodian Embassies and Consulates can be found here. If you are able to help organize or are interested in attending an action please contact Liana Dalton (firstname.lastname@example.org). If you don’t live near a Cambodian Embassy or Consulate but still want to support, a number of League member unions will be staging solidarity demonstrations at outlet stores of the major multi-national brands producing in Cambodia. We must show the Cambodian government and all the companies producing in Cambodia that this is only the beginning and we will not rest until there is justice! Kamakoa su su! |
Strengthen Your Business With These Top SEO Tips
Whether you’re a business professional or an aspiring blogger hoping to make some money on the side, your number one tool in the internet arena is going to be something called Search Engine Optimization. This refers to a group of actions you can take to make your website appear as the number one result in a search. Read on to find out how.
There are limits to what a webmaster should do to optimize search engine indexing. Some strategies for SEO can be pushed too far, resulting in spam-like, content-free web pages. Not only are these kinds of pages not appreciated by visitors, search engines will discount them in results rankings and can even drop a website, entirely, if it appears to use unethical SEO tactics.
To increase your website or blog traffic, post it in one place (e.g. to your blog or site), then work your social networking sites to build visibility and backlinks to where your content is posted. Facebook, Twitter, Digg and other news feeds are great tools to use that will significantly raise the profile of your pages.
Unfortunately, there are some great technical aspects of websites that can hurt your search engine optimization. For instance, you should avoid Flash plug-ins if you can allow it. Flash uses images, and search engines only read a site’s text to determine its relevance. Even if you have great text content within Flash, most search engines won’t be able to detect it.
Make it easy for visitors to understand and use the website. Do not bog them down with Internet marketing lingo. Instead, create a simple website that highlights what you are trying to market. Links should be easily accessible and important information should be prominently located. Guide them through the process of exploring your website.
Hosting your blog on your own site can actually improve your search engine ranking. This in turn will increase the number of visitors to your site.
Having an appropriate title will increase traffic to your site. The placement of keywords in your title has a huge impact on determining where a search engine will place your site. The page’s title should include some of your site’s keywords to increase your ranking in the search engines.
You need to go through your site for errors, some forget to do this. You should carefully read all the text on your site to make sure that it is logical and error free, so your visitors and search engines can easily understand it. Spell your keywords correctly and avoid obvious grammar mistakes. Otherwise, you risk having search engines lower your site’s ranking.
One little tactic to improve your websites search engine ranking is to make sure your visitors are given the opportunity to bookmark your site through social media services like Facebook. You need not go to a lot of trouble to get results this way. The links your visitors establish with such bookmarks will improve your search engine position all by themselves.
While content is key to any successful search engine optimization, it’s important to remember that ultimately you are writing for other people, not the search engines. High-quality, readable and informative content is going to ultimately win you more visitors than text packed with keywords. Quality wins out over quantity in the end.
Do not make your site entirely Flash-based. Not only will some people not buy due to device incompatibility, others simply don’t like Flash and will click away from your site quickly. Do, however, use Flash in product or service demonstrations, as they can convert customers. But, have a text description for those who can’t or won’t use Flash.
Using these simple tips to improve your website’s search ratings through Search Engine Optimization will revolutionize your website. Remember to be patient and stick with the strategies, and soon you’ll see your site traffic skyrocket as more people discover you through search engines and become regular viewers or customers. |
When in Doubt….Get Down!
If you look around the walls in the main studio at Versatile Arts, you see a variety of brightly-colored signs: “Point Your Toes!” “Remember to Breathe!” “Wrap Your Thumbs!” And there in the corner is another one that says in large letters, “When in Doubt….Get Down.” We joke that that can mean that if you don’t know what to work on next, try a little dance break….but what it really means is “err on the side of caution.” If you’re not sure if you’re set up right for that drop….walk it out. If you’re not sure about your grip strength for that next move….come down and rest a while first.
I’m writing about that sign because we had an incident at VA recently in which as far as I can tell, the only thing that anyone could have done differently was to consider that saying. It was in an advanced class, with one of our most experienced aerialists working with a very encouraging and enthusiastic coach. Other people in the class had already done the move. She had walked through it a couple of times and thought she understood it. But when she set up for it, she had some doubts – was she high enough up, did she really understand where she had to grab. And the instructor encouraged her to try it, confident that even if she missed it, the worst that would happen was that she would land on her back. So she went for it – and she missed, fell on her neck, and knew right away that she’d need emergency medical attention. (Which she got, and will be fine – some soft tissue and nerve damage but she’ll recover fully, thank goodness.)
What went wrong here? Of course we ask ourselves that any time someone gets hurt – which I am happy to say is a rare occurrence at Versatile Arts. (In almost 6 years of operation, this is only the second time that we’ve had to send someone to the hospital. The first was a broken wrist from falling off a trapeze.) The equipment did not fail. She was over a crash mat. She had walked through the skill a few times. Should the instructor have stopped her when it seemed like she was unsure? Should she have stopped herself when she started wondering if she was high enough? Should someone else in the room have stepped in? Yes, probably all of those things should have happened. Would I have stopped her if I’d been there? It’s honestly hard to say. When you are working with advanced students, you trust them to know their limits. And when you’re working with enthusiastic instructors and you’ve been doing this a long time, you want to go for it. I can’t say for sure that this situation would have triggered my safety radar.
So what do we learn from this? First off…it’s a valuable reminder to all of us that this aerial stuff is, in fact, dangerous. We do our best to protect our students by having a structured curriculum, by breaking down skills to make sure they learn them thoroughly, and by having firm prerequisites for upper-level classes. We check our equipment regularly and enforce safety rules during classes and open gyms. We maintain low teacher-student ratios so that students can be observed as much as possible during classes. But in the end, we need to remember that there is always the chance of injury from this sport – just as there is with rock climbing and gymnastics and snowboarding and so many of the other fun, exciting things in life. And that one moment of inattention – by teacher or student – can have dire consequences.
But just as importantly, this is a reminder to listen to your gut when you are up there in the air. If something doesn’t feel right, come down. Always know how to walk out of a drop. Nobody will ever give you a hard time for making the decision not to go for it. You might be set up perfectly, but if you’re distracted or unfocused, don’t take the risk.
One last word on this. There are times in class when I will tell a hesitant student to “just go for it.” We’ve all done that. I’ve watched them set up, I know it’s correct, I know they are ready for it, and I am intimately familiar with what can happen even if it doesn’t go perfectly. Sometimes they just need that little bit more encouragement to go for it. But even then, even if I am sure it will be fine, if a student says no, not ready – they come down. No questions asked.
So, all of you…be careful out there. And when in doubt….get down. |
gold forms in Type II supernova explosions, such as the one that formed the Crab Nebula
Source: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Flickr
Gold found in Virginia today was formed originally by the collision of two neutron stars or when the nickel-iron core collapsed in a Type II supernova. All elements in the universe with more than 26 protons in their nucleus (i.e, "heavier" than iron) were created through neutro capture processes.
Protons in the nuclei capture electrons and become a neutron, followed by beta decay where some of the neutrons emit an electron and a neutrino to evolve into new protons. The creation of gold occurs very quickly in what physists called the r-process for rapid nucleosynthesis, though it is possible some formed in the s-process ("s" for "slow") just before an old star becomes a white dwarf. The heavier-than-iron elements were disseminated into space via cataclysmic events, and then accumulated via gravitational forces into asteroids and ultimately planets.
The gold on earth may have been created by the collision between two neutron stars 80 million years before the formation of our solar system. A neutron star merger within 1,000 light-years of our solar system could have created a high percentage of the heavy elements that coalesced and formed the planets.1
Over the last 4.6 billion years, gold molecules have moved within the mantle and crust. The gold found in Virginia today can be traced back to the time volcanic islands formed in the Iapetus Ocean, before they were accreted to the continental crust and created the supercontinent of Pangea.
In the formation of Pangea, subduction of crust led to melting and differentiation of different minerals within the magma. The gold in what today is Piedmont bedrock separated originally from other minerals in the magma "melt" between the Taconic and Allehenian orogenies, roughly 400-200 million years ago. As the mass of molten rock slowly cooled below 1,943°F, gold molecules shifted from a liquid to a solid state and "froze" or crystallized in place.
Most of the molten gold crystallized within bedrock while still buried miles underground. Some vaporized gold could have been emitted from volcanoes as fine particles with volcanic ash, and formed placer deposits on the surface of the island or on the Iapetus Ocean seafloor nearby.
Most likely, all the Virginia gold was remelted and moved (remobilized) during the Taconic, Neo-Acadian, and Alleghanian orogenies. Under heat and pressure, the gold originally contained within volcanic islands was squeezed along with silica (quartz) into the veins now scattered within the metamorphosed bedrock of the Virginia Piedmont.
Some veins may be even younger than the Alleghanian orogeny, and date from the time when Pangea split up about 225 million years ago. Triassic basins developed when the crust thinned. Earthquakes were a common occurrence as blocks of crust moved at faults moved. The sediments in the basins tilted and molten basalt at great depth jetted through cracks to the surface. When the pressure of the overlying rock was released briefly during earthquakes, other fluids may also have boiled up towards the surface. When silica cooled back into hard rock, it formed new quartz veins - and in those locations where gold had been a component of the molten fluids at depth, those quartz veins included gold deposits.2
The earliest English settlers of the Virginia Company were looking for gold. Gold equals wealth, at least to humans. The richest man in the history of the world was been the ruler of Mali, Mansa Musa. In the early 1300's, he controlled more wealth than any other human who has ever lived because Mali produced most of Africa's gold. It was the major source of gold for Europe until the discovery of the New World.3
control of gold made Mansa Musa, ruler of Mali, the richest human in the world
Source: Wikipedia, Catalan Atlas
The Spanish seized vast amounts of gold from Aztec, Inca, and other Native American societies in Central and South America. The English started their colonization efforts about a century later, and targeted North America to avoid conflict with existing Spanish settlements. In Virginia and then later colonies, the English did not discover any native societies in North America that had mined and accumulated gold. The gold discovered by the English within Native American communities along the East Coast had been acquired from shipwrecks or exchange with early Spanish and French settlers.
The first gold rush in the United States occurred in North Carolina, nearly two centuries after Jamestown was settled. In 1799, a 12-year old boy found a heavy rock with a yellow color near the site of modern Charlotte. The family used it as a doorstop until 1802, when a North Carolina jeweler bought the rock for $3.50. After he revealed the doorstop was a 17 pound gold nugget, the gold rush began in the western North Carolina Piedmont. Initial mining depleted placer deposits, where gold had accumulated in streambeds. In 1825, miners began digging in the ground to extract gold from lode deposits, where it was mixed with quartz in veins.4
Thomas Jefferson documented the first gold discovered within Virginia:5
That lump of ore would have washed down from its original location in the Piedmont, past the Fall Line at Fredericksburg, before settling with other sediments in a placer deposit on the Coastal Plain. Jefferson's handwritten version of Notes on the State of Virginia suggests he had heard of gold in the Piedmont physiographic province, but he edited out that information about Gold Mine Creek before publication.6
Thomas Jefferson may have been aware of gold in Louisa County, as well as a nugget found downstream of Fredericksburg
Source: Massachusetts Historical Society, Notes on the State of Virginia (p.14)
Gold Mine Creek now flows into Lake Anna
Source: ESRI, ArcGIS Online
Gold was brought to Virginia by colonists, but coins of gold and silver were scarce. There was so little "hard" money that Virginians used tobacco receipts as a form of cash.
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad identified where gold might be mined along its route in the Piedmont
Source: Library of Congress, Map showing the economic minerals along the route of the Chesapeake & Ohio Rail Way (Thomas S. Ridgway, 1872)
Various legends claim that General Braddock brought a paychest filled with gold in 1755 to Alexandria, before he marched to capture Fort Duquesne from the French. In one legend, the gold was buried along what is known today as Braddock Road near Centreville in Fairfax County, before Braddock's military operation got far from Alexandria on its way to disastrous defeat in Pennsylvania. The coins intended to be used for paying the soldiers were melted and poured into cannon barrels, then buried to lighted the load and prevent wagons from getting stuck in the mud.
Other legends suggest the gold was buried during the hurried return after the defeat on the Monongahela River. To date, treasure hunters have found nothing, while historians debunk the claims.7
Lake Anna State Park highlights the history of the Goodwin Gold Mine. Interpretive panels note that the first gold mine in the state was funded by New York investors in 1832, and 170 operated in the gold-pyrite belt. Between 1830-1850, Virginia was the third-largest gold-producing state.
The Goodwin Mine site was identified after placer mining revealed the site. In placer mining, the heavy gold flakes within stream sediments were separated from quartz sand and clay particle by panning, then by the use of sluices. To reach the ore, the source of the gold flakes, Baltimore investors funded the excavation of a shaft in 1881. The shaft eventually was 95 feet deep.
The gold was mixed with quartz in the ore-bearing rock removed from the mine. That ore was crushed to fine particles, and mixed with mercular. The gold amalgamated with the mercury. THe combined gold and mercury was then separated and heated. THe mercury boiled off, leaving the gold behind. By cooling the vapors, the mercury could also be recovered and reused.8
All commercial gold mines in Virginia were closed during World War II, after the Federal government determined that the mining was non-essential and resources (including labor) needed to be directed towards military support. The price of gold had been fixed by the Federal government at $35/ounce, and after World War II the cost of mining in the post-war economic boom exceeded the $35 threshold. Commercial gold mining never got restarted.
In 2014, the Board of County Supervisors in Goochland County approved a proposal to re-open the Moss Mine, which had operated intermittently between 1835-1939. Constant flooding by groundwater had limited the ability to excavate the gold ore through shafts.
The new proposal was to develop an open pit mine the size of a football field, following a 2-wide gold vein down to 125 feet in depth. Gold would be obtained by "free milling," using water and gravity to physically separate the gold from worthless quartz and other materials without use of cyanide, mercury, or other chemicals. The applicant described the project as a mine clean-up project, and even suggested he might obtain government funding for site reclamation. The soil was contaminated with mercury, which had been used in the past to separate out the gold particles.
Extracting the gold was expected to take just three years. Afterwards, the waste rock would be replaced in the pit, the site would be reclaimed, and a wetland created. The projected $2 million cost for mining might be offset by the gold that would be extracted, but at a minimum the property would be more marketable after removal of the mercury.9
in 2014, Goochland County officials approved re-opening the historic Moss Mine (red X) for gold mining
Source: ESRI, ArcGIS Online |
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From Independence to Reconstruction
With approximately thirteen million people, an area almost twice the size of Texas, Angola has been blessed by an abundance of natural resources: oil platform in the sea, fishing on the coasts, fertile land and mineral reserves.
The peace has become a reality in Angola since 2002, when it ended the civil war that lasted twenty-seven years, which began with the independence of the former Portuguese colony in 1975. With a stable republic for five years, the nation undertook a journey complicated and extensive to enable today, in terms of major economic and geopolitical analysts of the world, this country is emerging as quoted to take the lead, in the long term, of Central and Southern part of Africa, including the Gulf of Guinea.
In order to accomplish the objectives of transforming this country in a “stability pole” in Africa, Angola should: rebuild its infrastructure, to concretize unification of development of all parts of the country, focusing on industrialization, including agriculture for generation of employment, increasing of income and reducing poverty; prioritize the non-oil sectors, so that the economy became less volatile to changes on the international scene, developing human resources through education and training, and cultivate international relations, which enable an integration of efforts for stability and reconstruction. The good news is that all these issues are being addressed in a concrete and objective way by the government, which enables the analysis of the development of the country in a constructive and positive view.
It is important to emphasize that the reality of this process and the basis for a future democratic and promising in Angola, will be the parliamentary elections in 2008 and presidential in 2009, as confirmed by the current President of the Republic José Eduardo dos Santos.
Angola has been the focus of attention of the international community especially the high rates of annual growth of GDP. In 2005, growth was 19%, followed, 2006 where the result was 16%, and in the year 2007 the International Monetary Fund predicts that the country will reach 31.4% annual growth of its GDP, placing Angola in the position of the fastest growing economy in the world.
Most of these results are still driven by mining sectors (diamonds) and oil, in addition to forecasts indicating that only the non-oil sectors will grow 11.4% in 2007. Diversification of the economy is a reality that besides necessary, it is understandable in all regions of the country and ultimately contributes to these high rates of growth.
In 2003, the Central Bank of Angola held a program for the stabilization of the exchange value of the country's currency, the Kwanza, which used its foreign exchange reserves to buy the national currency out of circulation. This program, together with the strengthening of oil exports, had a catalytic effect on the reduction of inflation, thus was possible to verify a drop of 325% in 2000 to only 13% in 2006, and the forecast is that this index come to 2% in 2009.
Angola is the second largest producer of oil in sub-Saharan Africa, leaving behind only Nigeria, and currently extracts 1.5 million barrels per day from its rich and vast offshore reserves. The production represents 52% of the GDP of the country. The continuity of exploration of the oil reserves offshore, it is making possible to find new reserves with greater ease than the old oil exploration fields are being extinguished. As a result of these frequent discoveries, Angola is in the third position in the world ranking of new discoveries of oil, behind Iran and Saudi Arabia. In January 2007, Angola formally acceded to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), which emphasized its increasingly important role in the world energy system.
Diamonds: Angola was the fifth largest producer of diamonds in the world in 2006 and the world's leading geologists estimate that the alluvial reserves of diamonds of Angola alluvial can totalize 130 million carats, which worth billions of dollars.
With substantial deposits of gold, iron, phosphates, manganese, copper, lead, quartz, gypsum, marble, black granite, beryl, zinc and many strategic minerals, Angola has been described as one of the greatest treasures among the world's developing countries.
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There is a great potential for growth in this sector, given the need for distribution networks of fresh, frozen, dried and salted fish; networks of cold, cold stores and fish shops. The investments in the sector would increase the production capacity that could supply even the foreign market.
The country has been seriously destroyed by the war and this perception is clear when we look, for example, the roads of the country. The government is promoting projects to complete the major routes and roads and ensure the operability of the main lines of communication and access to key provinces of the country.
The civil construction sector is one of the fastest growing in Angolan economy and it is possible to see this reality in the day-to-day in the country where everywhere are public and private buildings being built by companies of various nationalities, including international business consortium.
PRIVATE FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
The government conducted a responsible job, with the clear goal of achieving market opening of Angola to the receipt of private foreign investments.
Through the "Basic Law of the Private Investment No. 11/03 of 01 April 2003" its possible to affirm that there is a legal structure that through various programs of incentives encourages the attraction of foreign capital in the country. The government prioritized some sectors to receive these incentives: agriculture, fishing, processing industry, construction, health, education, infrastructure (road, rail, port and airport), telecommunications, energy, water and heavy equipment.
The system of incentives for private foreign investment was divided into zones (A, B and C), according to the needs of each locality, and how they were affected by the war. In the first phase, it is possible exemption from customs tariffs, taxes and industrial capital gain rates. Where possible, in the second phase receive extra incentives through bonuses, such as exemption from industrial taxes for a period greater than 10 years and spending investments be considered costs for the company.
USA – ANGOLA RELATIONS
The success or failure of Angola, in the passage of nearly thirty years of war to peace and democracy, has consequences for the stability of oil supply for the United States and for stability in Central and Southern Africa.
In the period of 2002 to 2006, exports of Angola to the United States increased by 375% and imports increased 415%. With 40% of total exports directed to the United States, this country has become the main trading partner of Angola today.
With a world economy increasingly integrated, investors have a variety of places where to invest and Angola is generally seen as a place to be avoided. However, Asians, Europeans and Latin Americans investors have hesitated much less than the Americans, and already are presented as cases of success. |
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Have you checked Facebook or completed some online banking of late? How secure do you think you were in doing so? You might want to think again, or better yet, preregister for Thursday’s Cyber Security Information Night, at the Barrie City Hall Rotunda. It’s put on through cooperation by the OPP, Barrie Police Service, and the Barrie Simcoe Association of Administrative Professionals. The who’s Carol Shaw will be hosting the event. So we called her to say, I’ve got no secrets to hide, why do I need to worry about online security?
In fact, Carol says cyber criminals have victims pretty close to home; one of her co-workers fell victim to online crime.
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Is 1080 Harmless to Fish?
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s report on 1080 poison (Wright, 2011) claimed that effects of 1080 on populations of eels, koura and bullies had been studied (by Suren & Lambert, 2006) and that no effect on any of the fish was found.
Suren & Lambert’s experiment actually found that a large number of 1080 baits placed in bags in small flowing streams did not kill individuals of 3 species of fish held in cages either 10m or 100m downstream, within 4 days. In the experiment some of the cages were stolen, many fish escaped, and some mortality was attributed to high rainfall.
The experiment did not show that 1080 baits landing in streams do not affect fish. Fish would normally be able to feed on the submerged baits, contaminated detritus, plants and invertebrates around the baits. 1080 is known to adsorb extremely readily onto cellulosic structures (Hilton et al., 1969) so the toxin may remain close to the baits. Any effects on fish may take a long time to become apparent, for example, lizards took three weeks to die after being exposed to 1080 (ERMA 2007, Agency App. C). Flow rates in many areas where baits land may be much lower than in Suren & Lambert’s study, for example in small streams, in pools, and among weeds, leading to far higher 1080 concentrations in the water than those studied.
No attempt to investigate sub-lethal effects on fish was made by Suren & Lambert (2006). 1080 in small chronic or sublethal one-off doses has been found to be harmful to a vast range of organisms including microbes, plants, invertebrates, mammals, birds and lizards. Effects include damaged organs, impaired reproduction, growth and embryonic development (ERMA 2007, Agency Apps. B and C.).
There are indications of sub-lethal effects on fish among the very limited studies that have been done:
“significantly greater weight loss occurred in eels exposed to 1080 compared to those that were not”…”the sub-lethal concentrations of 1080 in the water may have been sufficient to inhibit eel metabolism”…”sub-lethal 1080 exposure presented to eels through ingestion of contaminated possum may have been sufficient to temporarily inhibit eel metabolism” (Lyver et al., 2005)
“96-hour [exposure of Rainbow trout, half of individuals dead at] 54 mg/l, sub-lethal effects on survivors – not specified” (ERMA Agency, Appendix C)
“Almost all trout (except for four) had condition factors indicative of fair to excellent condition at the end of the exposure time” (Champeau et al., 2014).
“morphological changes, induced by SMFA [sodium monofluoroacetate] were also investigated in the hepatoma fish cell line…changes were detected after 24 h exposure to 1mM…morphological changes, induced by SMFA, were also investigated in RTG-2 cells…alterations were detected from 1mM at 24h…The most out-standing alterations were the development of hydropic degeneration of the cytoplasm as a result of the energetic deficit produced by the SMFA, loss of cells and death mainly by necrosis but also by apoptosis” (Zurita et al., 2007).
Fish may also be affected by 1080 poisoning of their habitat, for example cover, water quality and food supply. There is massive variability in sensitivity to 1080 between organisms*, and although there is very limited information in general, species of aquatic plants (algae, duckweed), aquatic invertebrates (mosquito larvae and Daphnia magna) and bacteria in freshwater sediments have all been identified as sensitive to 1080 (ERMA 2007, Agency App. C.; Applicants’ References; Zurita et al., 2007). In both Suren & Lambert’s 2006 study and an earlier one (Suren & Lambert, 2002), effects of 1080 on populations of aquatic invertebrates were found but dismissed.
The feeding behaviour of only one invertebrate, koura, has been investigated around baits, and these animals preferred them over other foods (Suren & Lambert, 2006). Invertebrates take many hours to die and during this time can become very toxic as they continue to feed (eg 1080 residues in cave weta of 130mg/kg were found, ERMA Agency Appendix N).
Aquatic plants convert 1080 poison into the extremely toxic compound fluorocitrate, yet the environmental effects of this have not been studied (ERMA 2007, Appendix C.).
*”predicting the toxicity of 1080 to an untested species from data even on closely related species is difficult given the variations in response across and within taxonomic groupings”, ERMA Agency App. C p 391.)
Agency App. B, C, E, N, Applicants’ References: Environmental Risk Management Authority’s Assessment of 1080, 2007, Agency’s Appendices and Applicants’ References.
Champeau, O., Knight, B., Tremblay, L. 2014. 1080 uptake and elimination in the rainbow trout. Cawthron Institute report no. 2611: Cawthron Institute, Nelson.
Hilton, H., Yuen, Q., Nomura, N., 1969. Apsorption of monofluoroacetate -2C ion and its translocation in sugarcane. Journal of Agricultural Science and Food Chemistry 17: 131-134.
Lyver, P.O’B, Ataria, J., Trought, K., Fisher, P., 2005. Sodium fluoroacetate (1080) residues in longfin eels, Anguilla dieffenbachia, following exposure to contaminated water and food. NZ Marine and Freshwater Research 39: 1243-1252.
Suren, A.M., Lambert, P., 2002. Monitoring of streams in the Haupiri forests after 1080 aerial drops. NIWA client report CHC02/ 38: 17.
Suren, A., Lambert, P., 2006. Do toxic baits containing sodium fluoroacetate (1080) affect fish and invertebrate communities when they fall into streams? NZ J Marine and Freshwater Research 40: 531-546.
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As I looked back over the Posts I’ve made since January, it became evident that I approached this whole subject of the 21st Century Library from the perspective that it was a given. From the continued lack of useful information, subject related publications and conversation after seven months, that is so obviously not the situation. It therefore seemed appropriate to begin a series of Posts directly focused on the 21st Century Skills efforts within education, and how it relates to the 21st Century Library, and 21st Century Librarianship.
Why the big focus on 21st Century Skills in education? because, as I mentioned in my second Post on January 26 (21st Century Librarians create 21st Century Libraries), education is taking the lead in preparing the next generation for working and living in the 21st Century. LIBRARIES ARE NOT!
“Traditionally, librarianship has always been about facilitating acquisition of information. But, that presumed that librarians were the experts in the acquisition, evaluation and dissemination of information. When one considers the “Millennial” patron – the “Digital Native” patron – nearly all 60+ million of them have grown up acquiring information digitally (of good, bad or indifferent quality). So, what do they need from libraries or librarians? (Not intended to be a rhetorical question.) Now that the 21st Century Skills movement is taking hold in public education, these Digital Natives will be taught “Information Literacy” (“Accessing information efficiently and effectively, evaluating information critically and competently and using information accurately and creatively for the issue or problem at hand. ….”)”
AND, as I’ve also written, this role of information gatekeeper that was previously the purview of librarianship is eroding away under the flood of Millennial library patrons armed with advancing technology who are becoming their own gate keeper. In my Post on February 17, I cited an example that included
“… a reply to one of Meredith’s [Meredith Farkas’ Blog post on July 17, 2006, titled “Skills for the 21st Century Librarian”] other postings about 21st Century Librarian Skills, “Bill Says: “I have a high school intern right now that has better tech skills than most all the librarians I know. Isn’t that just sad?” ” Well, no it’s not sad, it’s simply a fact and a major distinction between Digital Natives (Millennials) and Digital Immigrants (everybody else). MAJOR DISTINCTION!”
So, for those not familiar with the 21st Century Skills initiatives in US education, this Post should provide some thought provoking information about the only coherent plan to enable schools to help students learn these skills recognized as essential for 21st Century success, not only of the individual, but for our economy – our society.
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) is a unique public-private organization formed in 2002 to create a successful model of learning for this millennium that incorporates 21st century skills into our education system. The U.S. Department of Education is a key partner with P21, and its members include Apple Computers, Cisco Systems, Microsoft, and National Education Association.
From P21’s publication The Intellectual and Policy Foundations of the 21st Century Skills Framework is the following.
“What learning is needed for the 21st century? These three themes – education and society, education and learning science, and education and learning tools – are all converging to form a new educational framework – one built around the acquisition of 21st century knowledge and skills. While today’s schools show the influence of industrial and information age models, the 21st century modern school must appropriately employ both individualized and large scale approaches to assessment. It must bring together rigorous content and real world relevance. It must focus on cognitive skills as well as those in affective and aesthetic domains. It must be attentive to the needs of the individual child and to society as a whole. In order to prepare students for 21st century life, we can build on educational goals that have long been a part of our global heritage. At the same time, we can reinvigorate our schools in light of new opportunities in our world, and new understandings of how people learn. By combining the wisdom of the past with the insights and technologies of today, the 21st Century Skills Framework provides schools with a pathway to ensure the promise of tomorrow.”
In my Post on May 27 (Changes in Our Librarian Education for the 21st Century) I highlighted both the disconnect between teachers and students in our primary education system, as well as a YouTube video (Partnership for 21st Century Skills: Teaching 21st Century Learners) about teacher education changes that are coming. A review of these sources should give librarians some insight into the new generation of library services consumer who will have little or no need of our skills – UNLESS WE DEVELOP 21ST CENTURY LIBRARIAN SKILLS!
Bottom line is that education revolution is coming. Only a few of you may be seeing changes and initiatives at your local level already, but change is coming. EVERYONE recognizes that education reform is necessary to move from the industrial model of education to the information age model. IT MUST CHANGE! If there is a single librarian reading this that does not believe this change WILL impact our roles as librarians (first in the schools and universities and then in the public library sector), please explain your reasoning to me, because I don’t see how it can NOT profoundly and irreversibly change our role as librarians.
Please share your experiences with education reform or 21st Century Skills. |
Pedestrian deaths took a sharp upturn last year as accidents involving people on foot killed 6,227. The number was the highest since 1990, when the number was 6,482, and up from 4,109 in 2009.
The Governors Highway Safety Association released its “Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2018 Preliminary Data,” which listed among the reasons the rise in sport utility vehicles on the road, more dangerous driving behavior and poor infrastructure. Distracted and impaired driver behaviors were also listed as primary causes.
The Governors Highway Safety Association has more detailed and exact data for the first half of 2018. Among those findings, compared to the first half of 2017, 25 states and the District of Columbia had increases in pedestrian fatalities, 23 states had decreases and two states remained the same. Almost certainly because of population size, five states — Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia and Texas — accounted for nearly half, or 46% of all pedestrian deaths. These states have 33% of the U.S. population.
The rates of pedestrian deaths ranged widely from state to state, based on deaths per 100,000 people in the first half of 2018. New Mexico had the highest rate of pedestrian deaths by that measure of resident population, and New Hampshire had the lowest. New Mexico’s rate on the measure was 2.26 per 100,000. New Hampshire’s was 0.07. A total of 12 states and the District of Columbia had pedestrian fatality rates of 1.0 or higher per 100,000 population.
For even more granular detail, the Governors Highway Safety Association looked at 2017 information. The most substantial factor in pedestrian deaths was the time of day and how dark it was at the time of a pedestrian accident. The “amount of light” was broken into three categories — light, dark, dusk/dawn. Some 75% of pedestrian deaths were after dark. Also, 35% of deaths happened on local roads, followed by 25% on state highways. And 72% of deaths were not at an intersection. The study results added, “Alcohol impairment — for the driver and/or pedestrian — was reported in about half of traffic crashes that resulted in pedestrian fatalities in 2017.”
What will happen to future trends? Some data from the Governors Highway Safety Association point to ongoing and rising issues. The use of smartphones, which is considered a factor in all automotive related deaths, almost certainly will rise. So will the size and weight of vehicles as SUVs become ever more popular. The increase in pedestrian death rates may not be over. |
You’re probably complaining about how creating great video presentations can take huge amount of time and energy. Indeed, creating an online high quality video can take a long time to put together. Achieving video presentation success is also often seen as costly and difficult.
What makes this worse are the pervasive myths about video presentations. Misconceptions like only big brands can make a splash. Or that only those with babies, cute animals or dancing can go viral. Or that you need to hire a celebrity to popularize your video.
To make it easier for you to create effective video presentations, here are simple 5 S’s you should keep in mind:
Keep your videos short. Online viewers have limited attention span so you have a good chance of losing their interest after 90 seconds. Likewise, keep your message brief and direct to the point. Get any value proposition out within the first 30 seconds.
Simple but Surprising.
Creativity and unpredictability are better than being fancy. Those complex video effects not only cost more but can also increase loading time. On other hand, the element of surprise is what grabs interest and makes many videos go viral.
Make your audience feel as if you’re talking directly to them and not just to anyone. The first 10 seconds of your video are crucial to capture and sustain their attention. Make it personal and natural. Use personal tones, avoid jargons and try adding humor as well to connect with your audience.
To do this, know your audience beforehand. Without an understanding of your audience, it will also be difficult to perform an accurate market research of their needs and interests.
Use the power of storytelling to connect with your audience. Anyone loves a good story which often has a beginning identifying the problem, a middle where you present your product or service and an ending where there’s a resolution.
Upload and share your videos to various networks including YouTube. Don’t forget to add the video links on any existing sites or affiliate sites you have. Then check video metrics to know what’s working or not. You can also monitor comments, answer questions, participate in conversations or debates that arise from your video.
Videos are not just trendy, inspiring or entertaining. They can also be used as powerful tools to change the way you do presentations. Even with millions of available videos out there, use these tips to have your video capture your intended market and deliver your message. By keeping these 5S in mind, the better you can create engaging and helpful video presentations that your target audience will watch, enjoy and act upon.
And if you need further help or advice on how to create awesome video presentations, feel free to reach out to our team at 24slides.com.
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Monday, August 20, 2018
3D Printed Death Star Utility Holder
Background: This was a new student to our schools first project to complete using a 3D Printer. The student had experience with design and wanted to create something in line with his interest in Star Wars - hence the use of the Death Star as the significant feature of the design. As it was the first project from this student and we were prepared to give him some leeway with his design ideas - this was his first project, as stated and it was created by a ten year old. The intention was to produce a 'Death Star' model using a precreated model, place it on a base, include a name on the base and then modify the original to have a design purpose - in this instance it was intended that there be space in the top for miscellaneous small items. This project was intended as a prototype to produce a bigger version and also to demonstrate a practical use for a 3D Printer to someone who hadn't created a project before. The dimensions of the print were reflected in the nature of the prototype.
Level of Difficulty - Low/Medium. This project is straightforward with the major design component coming from a precreated freely available model. The additional aspects from the student were to add and personalize features by basic designs from the main Tinkercad Interface. The project to put in perspective had no teacher input other than printing the final project.
Size: Essentially the design as it stands at teh moment is 70mm by 70mm by 70mm. The base plate is minimal and the name produced on the base of the design - as mentioned the concept of increasing the design dependant on its use.
What we would do differently: The name of the student the project that was produced for was on the reverse of the design (assuming the view shown above is the front). The storage at the top of the design was left off this prototype, to ensure that the printer would be able to produce the shape of the Death Star successfully. This is a fantastic starting project for a student taking his or her first steps related to 3D Printing.
Next Steps for Students: To complete the project by making minor adjustments. The student is intending to adjust the above issues and then will move onto new projects. |
While dated 2014 (which in today’s market seems outdated) note the crux of this Media Dynamics, Inc. study. Over time (70 years!), despite a dramatic increase in exposure to media, the amount of ad retention remains relatively static. Remember, too, that in 1945, there were significantly fewer advertisements in the media space. It appears that there is a cognitive ceiling to the retention of a traditional ad unit, like a television commercial or periodical display ad.
As far-fetched as it seems, we know that with the right audience targeting and frequency, new messages can be learned, retained, and converted to action. Some more than others, but in truth, we do recall the tag line, website, or brand. Knowing that there is a retention ceiling for media users, it I even more important to find the right person to receive your message at the right time. Without someone primed to retain your message, it becomes wallpaper, falling on deaf ears — and audience that simply isn’t prepared to take action. |
About 200 cabs drove in circles around City Hall honking their horns, demanding that the city take action against the rideshare programs. Companies like Uber, Lyft and Sidecar are fairly new.
Uber drivers use Town Cars or limousines, while services like Lyft are usually just everyday people who use their personal car to make a little extra money.
Cab companies are saying that no matter how arrangements are made between the customer and the driver, it is a taxi service.
"It seemed like the perfect, flexible job for someone like me," said Lyft driver Sara Collins. "It's way different than a cab because we kind of want them to feel like it's just a friend coming to pick them up."
The city has already issued a cease-and-desist letter to three of the rideshare companies, threatening to arrest drivers and impound cars. But the taxicab companies want the city to enforce the letter.
The rideshare companies say they do not operate like cabs, so they don't need to be licensed like cabs. But Los Angeles cab companies disagree.
"In the case of these apps, they have an application on the phone that uses GPS that runs exactly like a meter," said William Rouse, general manager of Yellow Cab. "If you go an extra block, it charges you extra money. And so it is, in fact, a taxi meter under the city's ordinance, and so therefore they fall within the definition of taxi cabs and have to be regulated as taxi cabs."
As the city of L.A. is concerned, these ride-share companies are operating like unlicensed taxicabs. And as of this week they are considered illegal in Los Angeles.
"Our first and foremost concern is public safety," said L.A. Taxicab Administrator Tom Drischler. "These mobile phone app transportation operators are not regulated, so we can't verify for the public that they have proper insurance, that there've been background checks done on the drivers, that the vehicles have been inspected."
Officials with Uber say the Santa Monica-based company is operating legally.
"We have a signed agreement with the California Public Utilities Commission that explicitly states that we're authorized to operate anywhere in California, including Los Angeles," said Uber.com Los Angeles General Manager William Barnes.
"It's making us nervous because we feel like they come and steal our fares through these apps," said cab driver Aydin Kavak. "And you don't want any nervous or unhappy drivers out driving the public."
The city transportation department will speak to the City Council about the issue Wednesday. |
RALEIGH -- Under pressure to take action from groups on both sides of the Confederate symbols debate, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory responded Thursday by signing a much-debated monuments bill that critics said would protect Confederate memorials.
In a release sent by the governor's office, McCrory said he had issues with the bill for removing local control over monuments deemed to commemorate "an event, person or military service that is part of North Carolina's history." It would take an act of the General Assembly to remove such a monument.
But ultimately McCrory, a former mayor of Charlotte, said the bill's "goals" were worthy of his signature.
Democrats wanted local officials and the North Carolina Historical Commission to have authority over such monuments. House Democrats launched a long floor debate in protest of the bill earlier in the week, at times eliciting frustrated responses from Republicans who supported memorials honoring Confederate veterans.
Also on Thursday, advocacy groups delivered a petition with more than 13,000 signatures to the governor's offices in the old Capitol building, urging McCrory to use his executive authority to halt the sale of specialty license plates bearing the image of the Confederate Flag.
McCrory responded with another release, repeating his past statements that he wants to stop issuing the plates, which have been sold to more than 2,000 supporters of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. But he says he thinks the law requires him to wait for General Assembly approval. At the same time, legislative leaders say it is the governor's decision.
"He needs to show a little leadership. Certainly legal ambiguity is not something that's prevented him from taking legal action before," said Kevin Rogers, a spokesman for Action N.C., one of the sponsors of the petition.
The North Carolina NAACP had scheduled a press conference on Friday at their offices in Durham urging McCrory to veto the monuments bill and end the sale of the Confederate license plates. It was not immediately clear how McCrory's signature would affect their plans.
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BD Biosciences has established a Centre of Excellence at the Biological and Life Sciences division, Ahmedabad University. This is the first of its kind in a Private University set-up in the country. BD FACS Calibur installed at the campus facilitates both cell analysis and cell sorting. This is accessible by both, research scholars and Integrated MS students. Biological and Life Sciences division is perhaps the only institute where Integrated MS students are given free access to Flow Cytometer making them ready to do research using sophisticated instruments.
A Centre of Excellence has been established by VLife Sciences Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Pune at the Biological and Life Sciences division, Ahmedabad University. This creates an opportunity for the Integrated MS and PhD students to undertake advanced research in computer aided drug designing, molecular modelling, docking and other bioinformatics tools.
The Centre for Nanotechnology Research and Applications has been established to develop novel nanomaterials for therapeutics and nanomaterial based-products and devices for early disease detection. This will be achieved by the synthesis of novel nanomaterials using “safe by design approach”, novel nanoformulation for targeted drug/gene delivery in cell/animal models, development of nanosensors and nanodevices for early detection of disease, development of novel screening methods for hazard identification and risk assessment, safety assessment of ENMs and nano-products. These synthesized novel nanomaterials can be characterized by Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), prior to particles toxicity assessment.
To facilitate students at cellular, molecular and structural level, the institute has several microscopes including Transmission Electron Microscope and a Scanning Electron Microscope along with fully featured sample preparation facility and digital data acquisition capabilities. The division also has an Inverted Phase contrast microscope for observing cell lines and their morphological differences, Bright field microscope with fluorescence attachment for routine microbial observations, to study apoptosis, membrane potential, oxidative stress, comet assay, micronucleus test and other fluorescence based techniques. Monocular, Binocular Microscopes, Stereo Microscope are also been installed at the Biological and Life Sciences division.
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But what colors could possibly characterize the Tokyo of today—a teeming metropolis and cosmopolitan mishmash of fashion that glitters with a vast palette of hues and tints? A number of hand-dyeing shops are striving to recreate that full spectrum, producing colors with remarkable accuracy and speed.
Place an order with a swatch or color chip, and the shop will delve into a formidable databank of colors amassed over the history of the craft to instantly dye your fabric to the exact color of the sample. It’s even possible for a client to send undyed fabric and a color sample by courier and receive the dyed cloth on the same day. In Tokyo’s concentrated apparel industry, where exhibitions open and close constantly, this is an invaluable service.
In fabric dyeing the mixing and matching of color draws on the three primary colors red, yellow, and blue—except for special cases like emerald green, for example, which is rendered by blending a vivid blue-tinged yellow with turquoise blue. The complexities multiply exponentially from there. Even the same dye will look different when applied to different kinds of fabrics, and apparel makers today often mix fabrics and textures in the same article of clothing.
Once a fabric is washed after dyeing, the look of its color changes again. These concerns make colorant blending a complex task indeed, as dyers need to account for subtle changes that occur when the fabric is washed to set the dyes. A neutral gray or beige, in which the three primary colors must be evenly balanced, will turn pink if there is too much red, or appear green if there is too much blue.
And so the motherlode of past data, as well as the artisan’s skill in measuring and mixing, is essential to rendering any given color. While some shops, like Uchida Dyeing Works, use computers and spectrophotometers for efficiency measuring and mixing pigments to within 0.0001 percent of a kilogram, in the end the final product depends on the eyes of the people guiding the process. As any dyer will tell you, “We know what to do as soon as we see the color sample.”
Hand dyeing also makes it possible to fill small-lot custom orders for 10 to 20 items, a task the larger factories with batteries of dyeing machines are unable to do. Uchida Dyeing Works employs a dozen or so craftsmen, each responsible for five to six dyeing vats that can rotate between orders twice daily. Though small in size, the studio can dye more than 100 different items in a single day.
Buyers in Japan are unforgiving when colors fade before their time—or worse, bleed—as that is considered low-quality workmanship. With small-batch hand-dyeing of original or one-of-a-kind items, the pressure is especially high to yield exactly the right result. Nevertheless, Sumida’s seasoned craftsmen settle into their task matter-of-factly, turning out an endless spectrum of colors. |
Blog: How to learn from setbacks when working with offenders
Failures, mistakes, setbacks, challenges, frustrations… whatever you call them, they are unavoidable. For those working in Sport for Development, it is how you respond and adapt that counts.
The Alliance of Sport attended an event called ‘The F Word’ back in October, which looked at how third-sector organisations can work together to learn from their failures and develop best-practice strategies for dealing with them.
The Leeds Rhinos Foundation, whilst experiencing no more setbacks than any other organisation working in Sport for Development, is a charity that is prepared to admit and embrace them, and adapt their methods accordingly.
The Foundation’s Onside project (which featured as a case study of best practice in our landmark Review of Sport in Criminal Justice last August) blends sport-based, team-building activities with classroom personal development to prepare offenders for reintegration into society and reduce their likelihood of reoffending.
Set up in 2016, the pilot ran in HMP Leeds, HMP Wealstun and HMP Hatfield in Yorkshire, and has now been adapted for young people at HMP/YOI Wetherby. A ROTL (Release on Temporary Licence) element has now been added and a further project called Tackle It now works with perpetrators and victims of domestic violence.
Janet Sylvester (pictured above), who leads the projects for the Foundation, outlines the setbacks the project has faced along the way – and how they were overcome:
“When we first went into the prisons, staff in the PE departments were initially sceptical about yet another outside agency coming in and potentially delivering what would be their role. This was something we had not considered as our intentions were to work collaboratively to provide a high-quality project.
“Over time, however, we’ve built a good reputation, relationships and trust with them. PE staff are now a key part of our evaluations at the end of each 10-week block. We’ve looked at what outcomes we’re both looking for. It’s like any partnership – it takes work and reassurance. It’s been a key part of getting our recipe right and has been vital in progressing things on to the ROTLs.”
Adapting to the environment
“The dynamics are very different in each prison we’ve worked in. We’ve had most challenges in HMP Leeds, as it’s a remand prison. We wanted to work with lads who were at the latter end of their sentences, but some at Leeds hadn’t actually been sentenced yet. We began to wonder how effective the project was for them. Others were being moved before they had completed the course, which was frustrating.
“On the positive side, if lads were moved from Leeds to HMP Wealstun, we could actually pick them up again. It’s having that flexible approach and finding solutions as you go along, because you’re never really sure what you’ll be faced with.
“We also lost a lot of time waiting for some participants to be fetched and returned to the classroom or gym. We didn’t realise what a lengthy process that would be in comparison to Category C or D jails, such as HMP Hatfield, where lads have got more freedom to be where they want to be and can arrive promptly.”
“Prisons are unpredictable places. Sometimes we’ve turned up with all the kit and they might be on lockdown, or having a training day, so we’ve been turfed away. In the grander scheme of things, we’re not as important, but proper planning and processes are necessary, so people undertake the responsibility of letting other people know these things are taking place.”
“On our ‘Tackle It’ domestic abuse project, we had to adapt the service to cater for severe mental health issues, with issues ranging from schizophrenia to cognitive maturity conditions. It made the dynamics of the group quite chaotic. With help from the West Yorkshire Police Integrated Offender Management Sixth Prison Hub around criteria for recruitment, we adapted our initial delivery model to better target the thoughts and feelings behind domestic abuse. It worked better. I think it’s like with anything – it’s trial and error.
“It worked to our advantage that our course isn’t accredited, so we can adapt the content according to the needs of individuals and the group. Sometimes, when it’s an accredited qualification, you’ve got your textbook and you’re forced to stick by it. I would say we’ve had more success because we don’t have to do that. You’ve got to have that flexibility with your audience, so that everyone can access it in different ways.
“Comparing their attitudes when we began with how they were a few weeks later – when some of them were in tears, experiencing emotions they had probably never experienced before, apart from anger – that is seeing the growth and learning in people.
“Latest figures show that only one of 14 men imprisoned for domestic abuse who undertook the course at HMP Wealstun between October 2018 and March 2019 has so far reoffended.
“It’s a very intense topic and it’s about them learning skills that are transferable – from the sports field to the classroom and back – into their lives in society. We had no idea if it was going to work, but with some adaptations and lessons learned along the way, we now feel we have the recipe right.” |
Australia made some big promises in the first years of the climate issue, but these were always tinged with an awareness that the USA was unlikely to allow diplomatic work towards emissions targets for rich countries to progress very quickly. And so therefore Australia would be able to move in Uncle Sam’s slipstream, able to say ‘shucks, we’d like to do more, but the international consensus says….’. While they weren’t exactly shouting this strategy for all to hear, nor were they lying or dissembling. This report, from Peter Gill, who wrote lots of well-sourced reports on the issue for the Australian Financial review, is a good example, dealing with Graham Richardson during his very brief return as Environment Minister (after Ros Kelly’s resignation and before Richardson’s past caught up with him).
“Cabinet is understood to have agreed in January 1991, before talks on the UN convention, that Australia would not proceed with measures which had “net adverse economic impacts nationally or on Australia’s trade competitiveness in the absence of similar action by major greenhouse gas-producing countries”.
Former environment minister and former senator, Mr Graham Richardson, used exactly the same words when he described the joint Commonwealth-State position on climate change to Parliament on March 16.”
Gill, P. 1994. Minister signals change of policy on greenhouse gas. Australian Financial Review, 26 May, p.6. [Gareth Evans using exactly the same words on 24 May]
Also on this day –
Ritchie, J. 1988. Development of a Strategy for the Australian Coal Industry. Australian Coal Association, paper to the Petroleum & Minerals Review Conference, Canberra, 16 March. [This was the first half of 1988. So climate change wasn’t mentioned.]
1993 Australia’s Ambassador for the Environment and Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ms Penny Wensley,was elected to a position of Vice Chair of the INC on Climate Change during the meeting of the committee in New York, USA. [source]
Pheasant, B. 1995. Vic takes stake in $100m coal R&D. Australian Financial Review, 17 March, p.9.
“THE Victorian Government is to participate in the country’s largest research and development syndicate, a $100 million joint venture for research which could make the State’s four baseload brown coal power stations up to 30 per cent more efficient.
The syndicate arranged by Bain and Company includes Perth entrepreneur Mr Kerry Stokes’ Australian Capital Equity as majority investor, with ABN Amro Australia , Mercantile Mutual , Babcock & Brown , and Deutsche Bank AG .”
Anon. 1997. ‘529bn Greenhouse Threat: Downer,” Australian Financial Review, 17 March.
“Official estimates suggested that stabilising emissions at 1990 levels by 2010 would lead to a 3.5 per cent fall in gross national expenditure. [Foreign Minister Alexander] Downer warned that projects worth more than $22 billion were at risk.”
2004 “International Climate Change Taskforce” launched by Bob Carr
2005 DEH Minister Launches ‘Greenhouse Challenge Plus’.
2006 CANBERRA, Australia, March 16 — Australian Sen. Christine Milne (Greens-Tasmania) issued the following news release:
The coal industry’s plan to fund research into its own greenhouse gas emissions is long overdue but it reflects self-interest and is not a serious commitment to address climate change, Australian Greens climate spokesperson Sen. Christine Milne said today.
US Fed News (2006) AUSTRALIA: COAL INDUSTRY’S GREENHOUSE FOCUS IS SELF-INTERESTED SPIN US Fed News 16th March |
I had the wonderful opportunity to take a nature walk at a local park, which included hiking through grassy fields and along beautiful areas of wildflowers. These fields are allowed to grow naturally; they are not manipulated by the input of chemicals to eliminate plants that are not grass, the more common scenario when it comes to residential yards.
Society sends the message that lawns should consist of only grass, and many companies that sell or spray pesticides and fertilizer guarantee the “perfect lawn” at a low cost. I have had many people ask me how to create an “only grass” lawn without pesticides; I am not sure why we feel a pressure to conform to this practice and the short answer is simply WHY? Similar to other societal pressures, to achieve the “perfect lawn,” we manipulate our outdoor environment (nature) even if it causes harm to the environment.
What are the negative impacts of engineering lawns to remove many natural plants (often termed weeds)? The loss of native, natural plants is significant. Many of these plants serve as food for animals and insects, such as bees. The ongoing decline in the bee population threatens agriculture, as one in every three bites of our food is pollinated by bees. Wild bees (as opposed to honey bees) pollinate flowering and fruit trees, along with many other plants that the ecosystem requires. And, the ecosystem processes enhance soil, water and air quality. Bumblebees are wild bees that are highly efficient in the pollination process. In fact, several species are now commercially managed to more effectively pollinate crops. However, some bumble bee species are in distress. The rusty patch bumble bee is now listed as an endangered species in the US after a drastic drop in population of ~90% over 20 years. Other species have experienced slower declines.
Stressors associated with the bumblebee decline include poor nutrition from the loss of native plants and pesticide exposure. Traditionally, grassland prairies provide the nutritionally dense, safe forage for bees. As more of this land has been converted for purposes of agriculture, manicured lawns and commercial use, particularly in the Midwest, bumble bees and other helpful insects lose their food source. This land change also exposes bumblebees and other creatures to the pesticides used in agriculture and lawns.
It is useful to reflect upon our decision to do whatever it takes for the perfect lawn and reconsider the need to have lawns consisting of just grass, which is not the natural, sustainable choice. Skip the pesticides, embrace the native plants and leave the watering up to Mother Nature. Alternatives to grass include native plants and gardens. Let’s revive habitats for the bees and other creatures of the earth.
From Psalm 148, “Praise the LORD from the earth, you great sea creatures and all deeps, fire and hail, snow and mist, stormy wind fulfilling his word! Mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars! Beasts and all livestock, creeping things and flying birds!”
Julie Peller PhD, is an environmental chemist (Professor of Chemistry at Valparaiso University ) and she leads the Environmental Ministry at Nativity of Our Savior in Portage IN. Julie has been writing a weekly column for church bulletins for the past ~5 years called the Green Junction and is helping to move the call of Laudato Si to action forward. Her Research Interests are in: Advanced oxidation for aqueous solutions, water quality analyses, emerging contaminants, air quality analyses, Lake Michigan shoreline challenges (Cladophora, water and sediment contaminants), student and citizen participation in environmental work |
Aloha Movement Kauai is a local 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation based on Kauai. Our mission is to help preserve, perpetuate and share Aloha with everyone. We are currently working with public elementary schools, charter schools and homeschools to supply Aloha workbooks for those that do not have enough funding available. These books outline the lessons of Aloha as taught to Lahela Chandler Correa and passed down from previous generations. These lessons, such as Aloha is Respect, Aloha is kindness, Aloha is Pono etc., help strengthen and instill character building values and traits in our students. These books embrace the Hawaiian culture, but also promotes the importance of welcoming diversity in our world today. We invite you to join us and become an Aloha Ambassador by helping us share this peaceful message of Aloha Worldwide.
We were able to provide the Hanalei Elementary Track Team T-shirts for the Mayors Track Meet through donations from caring community members.
Aloha "What it Means to My Ohana and Yours" by Aloha Publishing Hawaii. Donation made possible by Timbers Resort on Kauai.
Donation from canoe club made it possible to buy supplies and make the Aloha Heart Magnets for Kua O Ka La Charter School burned down on the Big Island by lava. |
Jewelry is more than a simple purchase, it is an investment in precious metals and gems and an acquisition of heirlooms for generations to come. If you intend to get the most out of your investment, there are several things you need to know about purchasing and owning jewelry. This article serves to provide you with that knowledge.
Store your jewelry in felt. It is always annoying when a piece of your favorite jewelry starts to tarnish. To keep it from tarnishing, just make sure you store it properly. Use a felt bag or even a jewelry box lined with felt. It will help to keep the jewelry from tarnishing.
Some classic and very affordable types of jewelry that are available are pearls. These are very classic staples to any collection. They are also available in three types that include natural, imitation, and cultured. There are many colors and variations available such as classic white, pink, gold, black, etc.
One “old fashioned” piece of jewelry that you might want to reconsider wearing, is a watch. Younger people are used to using their cell phones or other electronics to tell time, but in certain situations, it may be more appropriate or more professional to wear a nice watch. You don’t want to be constantly checking your watch at a job interview or a formal event, but wearing one sends a certain message.
To make an outfit look more balanced, mix and match different kinds of jewelry. If you wear a statement necklace, you can pair it with some basic rings or bracelets. If you like to wear oversize rings, compliment them with a simple chain necklace. This will help to accentuate your more dramatic pieces and will keep your look from feeling like too much.
Nothing tells a woman you care like buying her jewelry with her birthstone. The fact that you took the time to research her birth date, and then her birthstone, will show her that you are willing to take the time to make her happy. No woman can turn that down!
To keep your jewelry looking its best, make sure to remove it when handling harsh chemicals, such as when you clean your house, or when using beauty products. The chemicals in household cleaners and beauty products can be very hard on your jewelry, stripping them of their luster and leaving them dull and lifeless.
Repurpose your jewelry to get the most wears out of each piece. Wrap a necklace around your wrist to fashion a new bracelet. Slip a pair of clip-on earrings onto a pair of pumps as shoe clips, and add a bit of sparkle to plain heels. Attach a pin or brooch to a necklace and update its look.
As you are now aware, there are a myriad of things to know about purchasing and owning jewelry. Getting the most from your investment not only provides you with wealth, but also allows you to pass down high quality heirlooms for generations. If you simple follow the tips from this article, you will be sure to get the most from your jewelry. |
Winds of Transformation
The American Sports Institute is creating a school, a school unlike any other, that will serve as a model for transforming America’s public-school system. This K-12, tuition-free, privately funded, community-based school will use the principles and practices the work in sport culture, physical education, and wellness to generate high academic scores, high health and fitness scores, and high motivation scores for all its students, including those from disadvantaged families. This school will also be a resource and training center for educators across the country and around the world.
The following are 30-second videos related to The Arete School:
ASI Advisor Professor David Shernoff of Rutgers and Northern Illinois universities on how the positive aspects of sport culture can serve as a foundation for transforming America’s public-school system. The Arete School curriculum will be informed by these positive aspects. |
It's likely you're riding whatever width tyres your bike was sold with, and that can accommodate in tyres intended for 29er mountain bikes.
Buying a tire with the incorrect diameter will make it impossible to install it on your wheel.
The second number is the width of the tire. This number is expressed in inches for mountain bike tires biks in millimeters for road 29 bike tires. Learn more about the best tire widths for your 29 bike tires below. Each tire on mec. The width is the second number e. You have a little bit of 12 wheel bicycle to play with width.
The width that seems to have won the heart of most road riders is 25mm; it offers a good tides of comfort, grip and speed.
Bike commuters will benefit from a mix of comfort and performance to handle the road and changing conditions. Look for tires with widths from 32—42mm.
Mountain bike tires have a large range 29 bike tires widths. Cross-country riders generally use narrower tires, while downhill mountain bikers tend to go for wider ones. Different tread can give you more grip and traction, smoother and faster rides, or a mix of both.
Slick tires mean less rolling resistance which usually means faster. They sometimes have small channels along the edges for water to escape from under the tire and improve traction when cornering.
These vary from slick to semi-slick. A semi-slick tire has a smooth middle part with small lugs along the edges to give some traction when you take shortcuts on unpaved roads. At first glance, the difference between two tires may not 29 bike tires all that obvious.
Bike tires 29 bike tires made of more than just the rubber tread. They also tiree 29 bike tires fabric-like carcass layer, a bead, and can also have a puncture protection layer or even cheap bicycle panniers for winter riding. These tires need to be stored completely open, are heavier than tires with a folding bead, and are usually the cheaper option.
In most tires with a folding bead, Kevlar is used in place of steel.
Kevlar is extremely resistant to stretching while remaining flexible. Under the top rubber layer is the carcass, which looks a lot like a piece of fabric. The TPI count of a tire carcass influences how pliable and supple it is. Although these size designations are mathematically equal, they refer to 29 bike tires size tires, which are NOT interchangeable.
29 bike tires It is dangerous to generalize when talking about tire sizing, but I would confidently state the following:. If two tires are marked with sizes that are mathematically equal, but one is expressed as a decimal and the other as a fractionthese two tires will not be interchangeable.
Competitive pressures have often led to inaccuracy in width measurement. Suppose you are biie the market for a high-performance x 25 tire; you might reasonably investigate catalogues and advertisements to try to find the tiires available. If the Pepsi Tire Company and the Coke Tire Company had tires of equal quality and technology, but the Pepsi was actually a marked as a 25, the Pepsi tire would be lighter than 29 bike tires accurately-marked Coke This would put Pepsi at a competitive colored bicycle wheels. In self defense, Coke would retaliate by marketing an bke lighter labeled as a This scenario prevailed throughout the '70's and '80's.
The situation got so out-of-hand that cooler heads have prevailed, and there is a strong but not universal trend toward accurate width measurements. The ISO system uses two numbers. The first is width in millimeters.
For tifes rim, this is the inner width between the flanges, as shown in the diagram; for the tire, it is the inflated width. This will vary a bit depending on the width of the rim. The second ISO number is the critical one: Generally, if this number matches, the tire involved will fit onto the rim; if it doesn't tirex, 29 bike tires tire won't fit. For 29 bike tires, a x 20 C road tire would be 29 bike tires tkres a x 38 hybrid tire would be a The width difference between these sizes would make them less-than ideal replacements for one anotherbut any 29 bike tires that could fit one of them would work after a fashion with the best cruiser tires. If you pull the beads apart crank telephone parts measure the total width from bead to bead, it should be approximately 2.
If its too wide for the rim, there's an increase laguna tools review of sidewall wear from brake shoes, and a greater risk of loss of control in the event of a sudden flat.
The tries below give a bke listing of traditional tire sizes, with their ISO bead-seat equivalents. The ISO comparison list at the bottom of this page covers all sizes which we know to be in production as 29 bike tires The fractional, decimal and French lists cover common sizes.
Traditionally, fractional sizes are made for straight-sided rims. High-performance sizes mm,mm etc.
To illustrate: I kind of reacted like that too! Runs like a dream. I would guess they know their stuff? This article seems to give a lot of good reference 29 bike tires, and concludes by making a very general, but weird approximation that send people once again in the wrong direction… Truly weird.
cool bikes for 12 year olds Thats a pretty good article which i enjoyed reading as opposite to the advertisements where comments that criticise the product dont always get approved! In a turn suddenly nothing grips because the tire is already stretched out and the tread is not touching the ground where intended.
For example I run mm internal dont ask why ive 2 on my 2. Good mix of traction, rolling resistance, aerodynamic, weight, cornering and flat traction. My alternative would be 30mm internal hookless for Regarding your first paragraph, we do not censor comments just because they disagree with any of our advertisers or our own opinions, but we do edit for language and overly negative comments that add nothing to the conversation. That helps foster open communication and good comments like the one you made here.
I have to wonder if recommended tire to rim size will be as accurate as recommended tire pressures printed on the sides of tires…. The only place it matters! Similar to this: Cross example: And no one 29 bike tires complaining, all I hear are good reports.
Mavic were 29 bike tires the last of the wheel manufacturers to move away from skinny width rims. And the tipping point seems to have been when they bought out ENVE, not any internally driven insights. My Aeolus 7 clinchers are amazing with the Vittoria corsa speed Likewise my kinlin xrt runs with 19mm internal run very well with 23 and 25 mm tires.
Funny that only now is the industry really talking about pairing 29 bike tires right rim width with the right tire width. When the wider trend 29 bike tires the industry was happy to sell too wide rims for the tires on the market. 29 bike tires
For those of us that ran 30mm internal rims in know well 2. At least now the industry is biks tires designed around wider rims. What is this article telling us except repeating an 29 bike tires norm? Nice article. My simple takeaway is that the vast majority of mtb riders would be well suited with a 26 to 30 mm inner width 700c mag wheel. And And plus size non sense!
Me too, however I remember that I was not using tubeless and running much higher pressures than I use nowadays.
Mavic does radial lacing on drive side of their wheels. Why should we 29 bike tires on that firm? They say only that they want to sell. It fits absolutely perfect.
Hoping to get a bit more clearance between my chain in the granny gear and my They offer different advantages, mainly saving you weight, if that is something you are considering. Spokes can be bladed or regular; single butted, double butted, or triple 29 bike tires. Bladed means that the middle section 29 bike tires the spoke fires flat to decrease wind resistance.
Most spokes are round all the way around. Single butted means the spoke is the same thickness throughout, double butted means it is double the thickness in the center as it is on either end, and 29 bike tires can imagine what triple butted means. The lacing pattern is also key to how much force the wheel can withstand. A typical selle royal lumia is a 32 hole triple cross pattern. This means there will be 32 spokes in the wheel and basically each spoke will cross 3 others on its way 29 bike tires meeting the nipple seated biek the rim.
There are double cross patterns with less spokes, single cross patterns 29 bike tires even less, and radial patterns in which the spokes do 29 bike tires cross any other spokes on their travel to the rim. There are advantages to each pattern, mainly how much weight you can save or the added strength with each successive spoke.
Mountain bike wheels tend to have a higher spoke count do to the magnified forces these wheels take every time they hit the trail. Carbon fiber is light, responsive, but rigid enough to support the bike.
It is also very expensive. Aluminum is light, very rigid, and very cheap in comparison.
If you are going to spend money on good wheels I suggest putting your money into good hubs if you have to choose between them and the rim. A carbon fiber wheel set is only going to be a bicycle saddle bags canvas advantage in a race scenario. But of course if 29 bike tires had the money and really wanted a seemingly effortless ride every time, of course 29 bike tires would get carbon fiber.
In closing, it really bie down to testing it out. Ask around, find out what works in your area, make friends, go riding, and repeat. See the google spreadsheet posted in the tires section for a comprehensive list of tires. Many of these tire manufacturers also make 29 bike tires tired rims. Each one can be pricey tores worth the buy if you are looking to get out of buying Bontrager, Specialized, Shimano, or Sram. Your writing style is witty, keep up the good work!
News:May 7, - mountain bike tips, mountain bike tires, mountain bike tire width, Tires come in three diameters: 26 inches, inches, and 29 inches.
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Dr. Burdine defines types of pain that neonates experience and discusses recommendations for pain prevention. The pharmacologic agents best used to manage neonatal pain are discussed and you will gain insight into existing and updated practice guidelines for acute and procedural pain in neonates.
Define and classify pain in neonates.
Describe existing and updated practice guidelines for acute procedural pain in neonates.
Discuss recommendations to prevent and manage pain in the neonatal patient population.
Clinical Practice Pharmacy Specialist - Pediatrics/Neonatology ,
University of Texas Medical Branch |
Background: The Free Child Health Care Scheme was introduced on July 1, 1997. It provided increased government subsidies for general practice consultations and fully subsidised doctor-prescribed medicines for children aged less than six years old.Thesis: The central thesis of this work is that health policy affecting general practice cannot be adequately understood by analysis from a single academic approach but requires transdisciplinary research, integrating historical, economic, epidemiologic, and policy perspectives. This thesis is examined by evaluating the Free Child Health Care Scheme and analysing its implications for New Zealand general practice.Objectives: 1. To assess the need for health policy specifically directed at young children.2. To review the significance of fee-paying to general practice.3. To understand the implications of the Free Child Health Care Scheme in an historical context.4. To evaluate the Free Child Health Care Scheme using:a. A researcher-initiated plan funded by the Health Research Council (HRC).b. A project plan commissioned by the Transitional Health Authority (THA).c. A household survey commissioned by the THA.5. To investigate the symbolic and practical implications of the Free Child Health Care Scheme for New Zealand general practice.Methods: A review of literature documenting the development of medicine, general practice, and general practice in New Zealand provided material to assess the symbolic significance of fee-paying in general practice. A further literature review established existing knowledge of the effect of changes in copayment on utilisation of health services.The researcher-initiated and THA-commissioned evaluations used a controlled before-and-after framework to examine utilisation during one-year periods before and after the start of the Free Child Health Care Scheme. The researcher-initiated evaluation used only the Dunedin RNZCGP Research Unit databases for the same purpose. All available relevant routine data sets were used for the THA evaluation.The THA-commissioned survey provided a consumer's view of the policy. Standard survey analysis techniques were used. Descriptive statistics were first computed. Bi-variable analyses tested associations between key variables and logistic regression analyses identified factors significantly associated with important outcomes.Results: Patient payments to doctors have been symbolically important in establishing the primacy of doctors' accountability to patients. The Social Security Act 1938, the Accident Compensation Corporation Act 1974, and the Free Child Health Care Scheme 1997 encapsulate the different philosophies of general practitioners and politicians regarding accountability for health services and health outcomes.The HRC and THA evaluations identified no significant impact of the Free Child Health Care Scheme on the workload of general practitioners. The household survey showed that most carers of children under six years old received the Scheme favourably. To a disproportionate degree, the Scheme failed to reach North Island families and children with private health insurance.Conclusion: Regulations affecting patient fees are of central interest to New Zealand general practitioners for reasons related to the philosophy of their profession. The Free Child Health Care Scheme had little impact on the workload of general practitioners but held many implications for the core general practice philosophy of professional independence. Evaluations of the Scheme commissioned by the THA had little utility for the organisation but were used by the Health Funding Authority and probably influenced a political decision to retain the Scheme. The household survey suggested that the Scheme may systematically exclude some of the country's most disadvantaged children. |
As part of its humanitarian mission in the realm of social service, the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) of Armenia, in close cooperation with UNICEF and UNHCR, conducted a sociological research from September to December 2009 on the pressing issue of unregistered children in Armenia.
The research—implemented with the assistance of the Armenian Ministries of Territorial Administration, Labor and Social Issues, Justice, Healthcare, and the Passport and Visa Department of the Police—intended to reveal and provide legal assistance to unregistered children by streamlining the birth registration system throughout the Republic of Armenia. The project intended to pursue its objective by identifying procedural gaps impeding birth registration, to pinpoint the causes and effects of the problem, to create statistical data, and to develop preventive measures based on the findings. In the process, the project aimed to raise and improve parents’ awareness on the importance of birth registration.
During their research among 1,330 households of Yerevan and the Gegharkunik and Shirak regions, ARS interviewers discovered 126 unregistered children from 97 families, and 19 children in childcare institutions. The research targeted, among others, the homeless, the socially disadvantaged, households in border areas, families living in hostels, refugee households, as well as orphanages and special schools.
According to the interviewees’ responses, the absence of a birth registration had caused some serious problems in obtaining child and social benefits, securing essential documents, attending school, receiving treatment at polyclinics, or getting a passport to travel abroad, not to mention the fact that unregistered children run a higher risk of becoming victims of violence, abuse, and trafficking.
Upon realizing the importance and seriousness of the matter, the majority of parents concerned have applied to corresponding offices to register and obtain a birth certificate for their undocumented children.
The importance of this ARS initiative acquires particular significance on the eve of the nationwide population census in the Republic of Armenia planned for the year 2011. |
Health Benefits of Vaman Dhauti
VAMANA DHAUTI – HEALTH BENEFITS
In Sanskrit, Vamana means ‘middle’ and Dhauti means ‘purification’. In the yogic literature, this technique is known also as KUNJALA, or the gesture of the elephant.
In the treatise called BHAKTI SAGARA-GRANTHA, the wise scholars from the ancient times wrote: ‘the gesture of the elephant makes the body immune to all illnesses. The gesture of the elephant denotes filling your stomach with water, and then regurgitating it all, without effort.
In the science of Ayurveda, it is said that the undigested particles of food get stuck to the stomach lining as a sticky yellowish-white substance called ‘Aama’. It further moves down to the small intestine and can get absorbed into the body, creating toxins and causing diseases.
The yogic practice of Vaman Dhauti helps to clean the stomach of the unwanted food particles left over after digestion. It is practiced on an empty stomach in the early morning. It is process where the practitioner drinks large amount of saline water and vomits out the entire water, thus flushing the stomach clean.
The washing up of the entire track starting from the mouth to the digestive path at the beginning of the small intestines, that is mouth, esophagus, stomach etc are included in this process. One can wash one’s mouth, but in the daily routine one cannot wash the esophagus or the stomach. The impurities residing there are carried along with the food particles and are mixed in some proportion with the blood. This has adverse effects on the body. In the case of some patients, the stomach wash is effected by introducing rubber tube into the stomach. This process is done in Yoga without any external instruments, only with the physical movements of the internal organs in the body.
Steps to Perform Vaman Dhauti:
- Prepare warm saline water for the practice. One can use 1 to 1 ½ liters of water depending on one’s capacity. Add 2 tea spoons (about 10 ml) of salt per liter of water. Water should be just lukewarm and not hot.
- Sit crouched with your soles on the ground. Spread the knees so that they will not compress the stomach. Drink minimum one liter or one and a half liter of warm water (pure or salted).
- Nonetheless, a clear indication is when you feel satiated. Drink the water as fast as possibly. If the salted water gives you nausea, drink pure warm water.
- If you feel nausea when you almost drank the entire quantity of water, this is a good sign. As soon as you drank the quantity, stand up.
- Let the water inside your stomach for few moments before throwing it up. You may even perform 10-20 quick abdominal retractions, just as if you were to perform Uddiyana Bandha, but without paying attention to any breathing pattern. This “agitation’ of the water will make this purifying technique even more effective.
- Bring your heels close to one another.
- Bend over, until your trunk makes a 90-degree angle with the feet.
- Before throwing up, exhale, retract the abdomen, press the area of the stomach with your left hand, and insert the index and the middle finger of the right hand inside your mouth, as deeply down your throat as possibly.
- Usually a slight pressure on the back of the tongue is enough to start the process of throwing the water out. Make sure your nails are cut short and that you do not injure your neck with them.
- If you do not start throwing up, then you have to tickle the uvula itself. In the beginning the water will come out in small amounts, but in time the quantity of water you throw up will increase.
- Carry on until you feel the water has come out entirely. If the water is somewhat yellowish or green in color, it is good, because this indicates the stomach is clean.
- The last water coming out will probably be bitter, indicating the fact that the bile was eliminated and that the stomach is now clean. It is recommendable that now you drink one more glass of water for the final cleaning.
- Relax in Shavasana, the Relaxation Pose for about 5-10 minutes, and only then get on with your work or with the practice of other asanas.
Health Benefits of Vaman Dhauti:
- Vamana Dhauti cleans the skin, heals the furuncles and the spots, cures the diseases of the gum and teeth, balances the excretion, and eliminates the constipation, indigestion, cough, rahitis, and insomnia.
- In conclusion, the practice of Vamana Dhauti favors the stomach in the sense that the digestion becomes easy and effective. Vamana Dhauti is an excellent procedure of purification, both physical and subtle.
- Its daily practice for a longer time leads to refinement, mental purification, elimination of stress and tensions, energy, enhanced self-confidence.
- The purification of the abdomen has a direct effect on the process of sublimation of the energies from the inferior levels.
- It removes extra mucus from the food pipe or esophagus.
- It helps to relieve asthma, bronchitis and other respiratory problems.
- It can alleviate sore throat and coughs.
- This practice is also used in Ayurveda and Naturopathy. It removes the problems created by ‘Pitha Dosha’ like acidity and gas. |
Tina Berning - Biography
The 1969 in Brunswick born Tina Berning investigates in her drawings always the relationships between conditioned aesthetics and supposed self-determination in the popular canon of contemporary art.
Tina Berning - drawings and collages
With drawings and collages she formulates her picture of the human body, its inadequacy and its fundamental relationship to beauty. Her interventions show rehearsed gestures pointing to constraints and oppression. Tina Berning’s works comment on the familiar image of man, which - caught in the interplay between voyeurism and exhibitionism - is subordinated in the media dictates willingly. Simultaneously her illustrations document the direct dependence of the dissonance of that convention.
"How a human image is changing is one of the most impressive releases of drawing."
Her figures are gracefully presented but their beauty remains mostly incomplete. Like shadows streaks of color put on the fine outlines, body and face crashing down and blobs superimposed on the figure. One characteristic of her drawing is the overpainting of lineaments, which brings the dispute of Tina Berning with the ambiguity of a word to express.
You can buy works by Tina Berning in our shop. |
It’s a common mistake that many students make after completing their 10th year of schooling – they assume that their future possibilities are more limited than they really are. As a result, they tend to accept certain tried and true career paths rather than considering what they really enjoy doing in life. If you think that situation applies to you, here’s what to do after the 10th:
1. Understand what your true passion is in life
Passion is the only key to success and happiness. If you truly love what you do in life, it will never feel like work. Thus, the decision of what to do after the 10th needs to be based on what you feel like your true calling is in life. For some people, this might be a vocational career, and for others, it might be a pre-university course (PUC).
Unfortunately, for many people, discovering what they love to do only comes later in life, when it is too late. So how do you really know what your true passion is in life? The good news is that there are many aptitude tests and personality tests that you can take that can help to steer you in the right direction. For example, if you really don’t enjoy math and science, then are you really suited for a diploma in engineering? And yet many students trudge off to future careers in engineering, without truly understanding all of their options.
2. Set personal goals for yourself
Setting goals is one of the most important things that you can do, at any stage of your life – and especially when you are considering what to do after the 10th. If you set a big, important goal – such as working for a certain technology company – then it is possible to work backward, considering all of the other, smaller goals that need to go into the achievement of that final goal.
Here, you will see that there are various alternative paths that you can follow. For example, let’s say that you have considered what to do after the 10th and have settled on a future career working for an exciting technology company. The next step is to understand the various educational paths that can lead to that goal. For example, you might get a diploma in engineering. But you could just as easily take a pre-university course, and then start your coursework within a chosen technology field.
3. Consider various new opportunities as they appear
Just a few years ago, could anyone have predicted the rapid rise of mobile phones and the whole mobile generation? But now a very standard career path is becoming a mobile developer for IT companies. That’s just one example how thinking about new, unexpected opportunities can help you to choose the appropriate path of what to do after the 10th grade.
Completing your 10th year of formal schooling is a very important – and exciting – time in your life. By following your true calling in life, setting personal goals for yourself, and embracing new opportunities as they appear, you can choose the right path that perfectly suits your skills, personality and aspirations. My book “What if you Love X and Marry Y”- “A Young Adult’s Guide for Overcoming Fears, Finding Passion and Choosing a Career like a right Life-partner” will answer every question of your’s!
Thank you for your time and interest on my work, hope you find it useful! if you have any questions, you can reach me by simply commenting below! |
Would you still love the books you love if the characters developed differently? Would Harry Potter be just as great if Hermione was focused on fashion rather than magic and studying? Would Silence of the Lambs be as disturbing if Hannibal Lecter merely killed his victims rather than served them up with some fava beans and a nice Chianti? Would Morning Glory by LaVyrle Spencer, one of the romances on my keeper shelf, be as engaging if the two protagonists weren’t both wounded outsiders? Would we revel as much in their happily ever-after-ending?
To me, it’s because they are the story, the reason we’re reading. The plot – that thing we, as writers, work so hard to keep moving forward – is what happens around them, to them, but they are what make us care, or what gets us up at night to check the locks on the doors and windows for the third time.
Readers connect with the characters. The plot may intrigue, the setting may inspire, the dialogue may make us laugh, the sex scenes may make us….well…let’s skip that part. Characters are why we turn the page. Readers want them to succeed or fail, grow or perish, reach the brass ring or fall into the fiery pit. And it’s their journey that readers crave.
Few character types intrigue me more than the bad boy or bad girl. Rebels without a pause button. Outsiders who don’t look in. We see in them the chances we never took, the road not taken or the road abandoned. They have been knocked around, perhaps, but not knocked out. They fight back by standing apart from the norm.
The bad boy/girl appeals to the part of us that wants to defy expectations. Because let’s face it, most of us do what’s expected. School. Job. Marriage. Children. Saving for retirement. We are the epitome of responsibility. The bad boy/girl challenges the expectation. They are usually ostracized for it and our bad boy/girl responds with strength and conviction to their own expectations rather than those of others. And whether or not they want it for themselves, readers want acceptance for them, even if it’s only with their soulmate. We want others to see how wonderful and special they are, even if they are “bad.”
The wounded soul. Will Parker and Eleanor Dinsmore of Morning Glory are two of my favorite fictional characters. Eleanor and Will are wounded on a deep level. When you learn their stories you can’t imagine anyone giving people – much less love – another chance. Desolate souls adrift without a compass or an oar, and there’s a hole in the boat. No, two holes. And sharks. They are so beat down by life they’d have to look up to see rock bottom. Theirs is a story of second chances, not just at love but at life. When the story opens, they are weakened by life experiences but don’t mistake me, they are not weak. They are strong. They just don’t know it. Every victory they take, every step, every newfound piece of confidence is Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas morning and New Year’s Eve rolled into one glittery package. While you want them to succeed, success is not the prize. For the wounded soul, the prize is a rediscovery of their self-worth. I don’t think Morning Glory would have worked if both characters had not been as wounded as the other. Their journeys complemented each other. They could cajole and tempt and even fight with each other because they had walked a similar path. They knew the risk to the heart and soul and they’re willing to take it for each other.
While the first two character types can apply to men and women equally, I think the next two are fairly exclusive to one gender, at least in fiction. There are always exceptions, and good ones at that, but for the most part, you’ll find these two stick are respective to a particular gender.
The alpha male characters are massively popular with romance readers. Navy Seal. High-powered exec. Fire fighter. Uber rich guys with six pack abs, a limitless American Express card and a private jet. They tend to be male because the vast majority of romance readers are female. For me, the alpha male appeals to that part of me I don’t talk about, the part that wants to be taken care of.
It’s not that I can’t take care of myself. I’m independent and self-sufficient and all those things Gloria Steinem and Gioia Gottini tell me I should be. But sometimes it’s just nice to give up the reins and let someone else drive. It’s tiresome to always be “on” and finding an honest, sexy, funny strong man to take that off the shoulders now and then is appealing. The alpha male’s take charge attitude and endless sex appeal make us feel soft and feminine. Like with Will and Eleanor, don’t mistake wanting that for weakness. I’m not promoting a cave-man mentality. These guys know the special qualities that make us strong also make us desirable. We appeal to them as much as they appeal to us. What’s not sexy about that?
For my female character, I love to take her and put her totally out of her element. Not just a fish out of water, but a genetically modified, one-finned speckled grouper in an alternate dimension of space and time who’s running out of oxygen (or water, she’s a fish after all) while the aliens converge on her spaceship.
I know this type is not isolated to women but because our audience is primarily women I find the appeal ignites the survival instinct in us. It’s more than an underdog with potential. It’s “give me your worst and watch me overcome it.” (ROAR!!) We want to know we can tap into a hidden reserve or go all McGyver on a problem and if (when) we hit rock-bottom, we will pull ourselves up.
The great thing about the FOOW is she appeals to both alpha and beta males. Alpha males see her personality as a strong complement to their own. Beta males – more reserved and intellectual – love watching her solve the puzzles of life.
Regardless of the arc type, the arc is what is important. That progression to a new and better self. Much better writers than myself have given us the journeys that go along with this progression so I won’t go into that. But I see the journey as an inverted rainbow: start high, dip low, struggle and rise to the top again. And whether the pot of gold at the end of the upside down rainbow is love, magical supremacy or not being eaten by the monster, the character is the reason we go on the journey. They take us with them because we want to go. We are invested in their story with each page and the payout at the end makes it worth it.
Maggie Preston writes emotionally packed stories of second chances, with things that usually blow up along the way. Her first book, Sex and Insensibility, was released in June. Visit her at authormaggiepreston.com or follow her on Twitter @maggie_preston. |
Gaslighting is a very particular style of manipulative and emotionally abusive behaviour.
It can start to surface when one partner wants to leave a relationship.
If you have children together, leaving someone who uses this type of manipulation can be very difficult.
Co-parenting after separation is another challenge.
Counsellor Dr Stephanie Sarkis has written all about this in her book Gaslighting, How to recognise manipulative and emotionally abusive people… and break free.
She describes what gaslighting looks like, and how to manage a separation and co-parenting with a gaslighter. |
In these days truthfulness and sincerity are sorely afflicted in the clutches of falsehood, and justice is tormented by the scourge of injustice. The smoke of corruption hath enveloped the whole world… We beseech God, the True One, to strengthen the wielders of His power in that which will rehabilitate the world and bring tranquillity to the nations. – Baha’u’llah, Tablets of Baha’u’llah, p. 39.
The massive leak of the Mossack/Fonseca documents known as The Panama Papers reveals a previously hidden smokescreen of tax evasion, money laundering and corruption among the world’s wealthy.
The first question most people ask when they hear about this widespread practice: how much?
Of course, because the global practice of hiding financial assets and avoiding taxes is secretive by nature, no one really knows. Many respected experts and institutions have made educated estimates, though—so let’s take a look and see if we can roughly define the scope of the problem.
On the low end of many different estimates, seventeen years ago the International Monetary Fund (IMF) calculated that so-called “cross-border assets” hidden in tax havens reached a level of $4.6 trillion at the end of June 1999—approximately 5% of global wealth.
The UC Berkeley professor and economist Gabriel Zucman estimated in his 2015 book The Hidden Wealth of Nations, that more than $7.5 trillion currently hides in offshore tax havens. Zucman’s conservative estimate, which constitutes eight percent of the world’s financial wealth, falls somewhere in the middle of most projections.
On the higher end, a 2012 Tax Justice Network report, compiled by James Henry, the former chief economist at consultants McKinsey & Company, estimates that between $21 trillion and $32 trillion is currently sheltered from taxes in unreported banking havens worldwide.
Just to get a sense of the scale of these figures, the entire federal budget for the United States totaled $3.8 trillion in 2015; and the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of England is $2 trillion. The Gross World Product (GWP) for the entire world was $78 trillion in 2014.
So we know that a very sizeable part of the world’s wealth is hidden, legally or illegally, in tax havens. The Panama Papers, for the first time, prove it—and even detail how it’s done.
Wait, though—isn’t BahaiTeachings.org a spiritual website? Why should a Baha’i site like this one care about hidden wealth, tax dodging and corruption? Here’s why:
Divine justice requires the observation of mutual rights, and the divine precept commands the safeguarding of mutual justice.
…government is a secure fortress. The trustworthy shelter of rulership should be an impregnable sanctuary and an exalted asylum for the rights of the subjects. It must expend every effort in protecting and safeguarding the innocent, and must give all its attention to securing the honor and happiness of its dependents and subjects. For the subject is a divine repository, and the poor are the trust of the Lord of Oneness.
In the same way, subjects are obliged to obey and show forth truthfulness. They must perform the duties of servanthood and be sincere in their service. Good intentions and gratitude are requisite, such that they pay their taxes with entire thankfulness and bear annual imposts with complete approbation. In order to further exalt the station of the monarchs, augment the power of the government, and increase the glory of the throne of rulership, they must sacrifice their property and their lives. For the benefit of these transactions, and the fruit of this obedience, accrues to the subjects in their entirety, such that all share and participate in this great good fortune and this noble station. Rights are mutual, and affairs require justice from all parties involved, and all are under the protection of the just Lord. – Abdu’l-Baha, provisional translation, Treatise on Politics.
Try to imagine, if you will, all the good this hidden global wealth could do for billions of hungry, impoverished and disadvantaged people. Consider its ability to stabilize, recapitalize and revitalize poor debtor nations. In your mind, conceptualize a system where everyone shares fairly in the production of wealth—because everyone pays their taxes. Envision a united world with a uniform legal system, where no country allows its bankers or its wealthy class to hide wealth from legitimate taxation. Picture a planet that agrees to enforce financial transparency, accountability and the rule of law—globally.
From a Baha’i perspective, that vision of fairness and justice is not a dream—instead, humanity is inevitably moving toward its realization:
Some form of a world super-state must needs be evolved, in whose favor all the nations of the world will have willingly ceded every claim to make war, certain rights to impose taxation and all rights to maintain armaments, except for purposes of maintaining internal order within their respective dominions. – Shoghi Effendi, The World Order of Baha’u’llah, p. 40.
“…[C]ertain rights to impose taxation…,” the Guardian of the Baha’i Faith wrote in the 1930s, alluding to one of the three major global powers embodied in a future “world super-state.” That global government would stop war, control the production and distribution of armaments, and make taxation fair and equitable for everyone. In such a united global system, no one could hide their wealth or shelter it from taxation. No tax havens could continue to exist. Corporations and individuals, no matter where they lived or were headquartered, would pay the same tax rate, and have a level playing field.
How could that function? What might be the role of a world super-state when it comes to taxation? Is that why some people fear a global government—because they believe it will tax them more heavily? How might a united, international federal system work for the world’s benefit?
Please follow along in this series of essays to learn what the Baha’i teachings have to say about these progressive, penetrating questions.
Next: How to Get Corporations to Pay Their Taxes |
I remeber the morning well. I knew the world had changed that day and we would, Canada and the United States would be going to war. Which the British commonwealth did beside Americans.
Something that sadly gets overlooked these strange days.
I remember as the sky’s shut down, towns in the far east of Canada, little more than fishing villages and refueling stops for Trans-Atlantic flights welcomed hundreds of planes, thousands of people and gave them comfort regardless of country, race, religious beliefs or gender.
I remember very sadly as I saw on the noon news when my friends and I left work to watch the news as the second tower collapsed.
Thinking my Good Lord, someone used one of the planes I build with pride and turned it into a fucking bomb.
I remember sitting in Madison Square Garden a few years later talking with people who had actually witnessed their friends jumping to their deaths rather than burn alive. How these tough sons of britches, working men and women., strong people. Cried at the thought of it all years later.
I remember the calls for vengeance that I knew would come against a regime and people who were not our enemies. I remember seeing Canadian bodies coming home from a war that had to happen perhaps but in wholesale different manner and in a completely different country and way.
My High School World Politics teacher used to say that the only coin worth holding was trust. Trust was the coin of the realm, the only thing worth anything. We as a people, both political and basic were robbed that day and days since in ways both gross and sublime.
Slights of hand have happened to basic simple freedoms, taken for granted, unworked for in our generation.
The world as a whole as I look back has changed as I predicted, we went to war, crushed a region and unleashed exactly what the planners of 9 11 had hoped for all the long. Democratic common sense and reason at war with it’s self. |
Towards More Effective Restructuring: Changes To The Corporations Act | Invalidity Of Ipso Facto Clauses
For many suppliers, creditors and landlords, the threat of their counterparty’s insolvency is mitigated by a right to terminate or vary their contracts if there is an ‘insolvency event’. From July 1 2018 changes to the Corporation Act 2001 (Cth) may, however, limit those rights. The amendments which make ipso facto clauses in contracts unenforceable during certain insolvency-related processes, comes as a package of two major reforms, the other part of the packing being the ‘safe harbour’ provisions for company directors in periods of financial distress which took effect in September 2017.
These changes arose from an acknowledgment by the Australian Government that our insolvency laws disproportionately stigmatise and penalise company failure, at the expense of entrepreneurship and innovation. It is hoped that these reforms will reduce instances of the premature resort to formal insolvency processes, resulting in better prospects of turnaround for companies and the preservation of value for creditors and shareholders. In turn, the Government hopes to see a cultural shift away from the stigmatisation of failure and towards reasonable risk-taking for the ultimate benefit of the companies and people involved.
So what are the changes?
Ipso facto clauses
Ipso facto clauses create a contractual right to modify or terminate a contract upon the occurrence of a ‘specific event’. Relevant here is the right to terminate a contract if the company enters administration, is wound up in insolvency or a manager controller is appointed. Ipso facto clauses have been long viewed as an important self-protection mechanism for suppliers, credit providers and landlords, but they do have the effect of inhibiting the successful turnaround of struggling companies.
By cutting off vital contractual relationships, businesses in financial distress are deprived of their capacity to continue trading while they restructure, destroying its enterprise value and potentially deterring potential investors who may have otherwise bought out the business and attempted to turn it around. This may defeat the very purpose of entering into administration or schemes of compromise or arrangement, and may prejudice creditors should the company be wound up.
From 1 July 2018 new provisions in the Corporations Act prevent a party from enforcing an ipso facto clause during a ‘stay period’. While a party can apply to have the stay lifted ‘in the interests of justice’ or to seek an order that the ipso facto clause is enforceable, the stay period will usually end only if the company exits administration or if the compromise or arrangement period ends, otherwise it will continue until the liquidation has been completed.
When are ipso facto clauses enforceable?
Ipso facto clauses in contracts that were entered into prior to 30 June 2018 are still enforceable. Further, ipso facto clauses that:
- modify rates of interest in finance arrangements (loans, guarantees, indemnities, security);
- allow a party to enforce an indemnity for enforcement expenses;
- can terminate a forbearance arrangement;
- change the priority or order in which amounts are to be paid;
- allow a set-off or combination of accounts;
- allow an assignment, transfer or novation of rights; or
- allow circulating security interests (floating charges) to become non-circulating security interests (fixed charges)
are also still enforceable.
Despite the amendments to the Corporations Act, counterparties to a contract may still terminate or amend the contract on other grounds, such as breach. As a trade-off, the company that benefits from the ‘stay’ of the counterparty’s rights to terminate will not be able to exercise their own rights to seek further advances of money or credit under the contract, therefore minimising risk of ongoing exposure for the counterparties.
The aim of these changes is to provide a struggling company some breathing space, allowing the company to continue operating while directors attempt to restructure the business. Not only does this improving its bargaining position when attempting to negotiate restructure options with creditors, it may preserve the value of the business for the benefit of the company, its employees and its creditors.
That said, the amendments create further motivation on contracting parties to ensure that they are closely managing contract performance addressing underperformance early and often to minimise exposure to the other’s insolvency, and reserving their rights to terminate for breach if the default is not rectified. For more information on termination of contracts click here.
Written by Katie Innes with the help of Bryce Robinson.
Sections 415D, 434J, 451E
Sections 415E, 434K, 451F
Sections 415F, 434L, 451G
Section 5 of Companies (Stay on Enforcing Certain Rights) Declaration 2018 |
If you don’t have any cash on you, walking by an ATM without enough money in your bank account to cover a withdrawal can be frustrating
Many credit cards, however, can be used to withdraw cash from an ATM, whether it’s your bank or not. Just like that, you can have some money in your pocket.
But don’t jump up to the first ATM you see and take out some cash with your credit card just yet. Called cash advances, these withdrawals are actually you borrowing cash on your credit card and must be repaid — usually with high fees and interest rates.
Short-term problems of cash advances
Fees are the first thing you’ll pay on a cash advance. They’re usually based on the amount of cash you borrow, such as $10 or 5 percent of the amount, whichever is greater. That equates to a $10 fee for borrowing up to $200, or 5 percent of the amount borrowed if it’s more than $200.
Immediate interest charges are another reason to avoid cash advances. They don’t have grace periods — as your normal credit card purchases do for about a month— and the credit card company will start charging you interest on a cash advance as soon as you borrow the cash.
Cash advances have high APRs that are much higher than normal purchases. Expect to pay 25 percent interest on a cash advance, again, without a grace period.
High interest rates can turn into long-term problems if you don’t pay the cash advance off soon, but there are also other problems with cash advances that can follow you for years.
The first is that your credit card company may flag you as a risky borrower. Creditors consider people who use cash advances as being desperate for money, especially if they do a few of them.
Such risky behavior with your money can lead to you being unable to get higher lines of credit or good terms with the bank that gave you the cash advance. Your credit card’s interest rate could rise or your account closed.
A second long-term problem is that cash advances add to your credit card debt and is shown on your credit reports. If you already have high balances on your credit cards when compared to your total available credit, a cash advance can lower it more.
The more credit card debt you have compared to your total available credit — called credit utilization — the more it can hurt your credit scores. If you already have high balances on your credit cards, a cash advance can make raise your credit utilization rate and make you a bigger risk to creditors.
The higher the credit utilization rate, the greater the risk that you’ll default on a credit account within the next two years, according to FICO, a credit scoring company.
“Amounts owed” make up 30 percent of a credit score, and using more than 20 percent of the credit available to you is considered risky.
‘OK, but how do I get a cash advance?’
If the problems listed above haven’t dissuaded you, and you still want to get a cash advance on your credit card, you first need to check that your credit card will work in an ATM.
Either call your credit card company or check the cardholder agreement that came with your card. Look for the sections on “Cash Advance APR” and “Cash Advance Fee,” which if listed with dollar figures or percentages charged are a sign that you card can be used at an ATM.
Your credit card statement may list a cash advance credit line or cash advance credit limit, which is the maximum amount of cash you can take out. The credit limit for cash advances is usually smaller than your credit limit for regular purchases.
To use your credit card at an ATM, you’ll need to find or set the PIN that’s tied to your credit card. You may have gotten it when the card came in the mail. You may have to request it from the credit card issuer by logging into your account online or calling the phone number on the back of the card. It might take seven to 10 days to set up the PIN.
You may get charged a fee for using an ATM that is outside the network linked to the credit card. Check with your credit card provider or your bank to find out how much it is and if you can avoid it.
How to avoid some cash advance fees
Interest charges on cash advances are unavoidable, but some fees can be eliminated through a few options.
If you have a credit card from Discover, it allows up to $120 to be borrowed in cash at checkout when you’re buying something. The money is categorized as a purchase instead of a cash advance, so you’ll avoid bank and transaction fees.
Your regular APR applies to the cash you get and there are no hidden fees, according to Discover. Called “Cash Over,” the transactions are limited to $120 every 24 hours with no monthly limit, though your local store may have allow less money to be cashed out over the purchase amount and may limit the number of times you can withdraw cash.
If you’re having difficulty finding an ATM linked to your bank so you can avoid ATM fees for withdrawing cash from your checking account through a machine that isn’t part of your bank’s network, find a bank that covers ATM fees at other banks. Some brokerage accounts offer free ATM use for customers, so setting up a brokerage account may be worthwhile.
If you’re really strapped for money, consider a balance transfer credit card. It can allow you to transfer a credit card balance and then pay it off without any interest charges for a year or more.
However, there are drawbacks to the cards, and fewer credit card companies are offering them. Be aware of the terms before switching to one.
If you decide to get a cash advance through your credit card, try to pay it back as soon as you can. Interest will start accruing immediately, and having debt get out of control will only add to your cash-flow problems. |
Effective management techniques are needed to disperse Canada geese (Branta canadensis) and reduce the human–wildlife conflicts associated with high population densities. We evaluated the effectiveness of a motion-activated laser hazing system for repelling captive Canada geese. The system decreased occupancy of 8 pairs of geese on the treated subplot by 83% during habituation trials. When an additional pair of geese were added to the experiment, occupancy of the treated subplot decreased >92% during each of the 20 nights of the extended habituation test. Avoidance (conditioned during the test) remained <80% of pretreatment levels during the 2 days immediately following the habituation test but extinguished 3 days subsequent to the permanent inactivation of the laser hazing system. The motion-activated laser hazing system effectively repelled Canada geese in captivity. Additional field research is needed to determine the spatial extent of the laser hazing system and the effectiveness of the Doppler radar motion detector for repelling wild geese. (WILDLIFE SOCIETY BULLETIN 34(1):2–7; 2006)
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New CAD Tutorial! How-To use Joints with PCBs @adskeagle @adskFusion360
In this tutorial we’ll take a look at applying Joints to PCBs in Fusion 360. The issue in this project is the PCB could not be repositioned in Fusion 360. The solution is to suppress the automatically created joint, capture position and apply a new joint.
Stop breadboarding and soldering – start making immediately! Adafruit’s Circuit Playground is jam-packed with LEDs, sensors, buttons, alligator clip pads and more. Build projects with Circuit Playground in a few minutes with the drag-and-drop MakeCode programming site, learn computer science using the CS Discoveries class on code.org, jump into CircuitPython to learn Python and hardware together, or even use Arduino IDE. Circuit Playground Express is the newest and best Circuit Playground board, with support for MakeCode, CircuitPython, and Arduino. It has a powerful processor, 10 NeoPixels, mini speaker, InfraRed receive and transmit, two buttons, a switch, 14 alligator clip pads, and lots of sensors: capacitive touch, IR proximity, temperature, light, motion and sound. A whole wide world of electronics and coding is waiting for you, and it fits in the palm of your hand. |
Dividend structuring and timing are making headlines presently.
(For example: The Globe and Mail: Ottawa to rein in income ‘sprinkling’ by wealthy Canadians and the Financial Post: What the new ‘income sprinkling’ rules mean for tax planning). I thought I’d write a post describing the purpose and some typical features of dividends.
What are dividends and when are they declared?
The ability to issue dividends to shareholders is a standard for-profit corporation feature. Shareholders invest in shares for several reasons, including the hope that the value of the shares will increase and permit them to sell at a profit, and the anticipation that the corporation will be profitable enough to pay dividends to the shareholder while they own the shares.
Exactly as it sounds, “dividend” implies the division of the profits or retained earnings of the business, normally pro rata for the number of shares held, to the shareholders of the corporation.
Contingent on how the shares of the company are structured, there may be three scenarios (among others) for timing of the issue of dividends.
First, dividends may be issued to all of the shareholders if there is a single class of shares.
Second, the corporation may decide to declare dividends payable to only one share class, or “sprinkle” dividends to several share classes, if multiple share classes exist and if there are tax reasons for doing so.
Third, the articles of incorporation may also require a selective dividend issue if the corporation has several classes of shares, and has structured the share classes to allow for certain investors to receive dividends in preference to others.
How are dividends declared?
The officers of the company (and their advisors including their accountant and/or lawyer) will want to check three things to make sure that the board of directors of the corporation are authorized to declare the dividends. First, they want to check the shareholders’ agreement to see if there are any restrictions on the ability to declare dividends. Restrictions could include shareholder or board majority approval requirements. The shareholder agreement could also prohibit the declaration of dividends until some triggering event has occurred, such as a minimum level of profitability, or repayment of shareholder loans. For example, the directors’ authority to declare dividends could be expressed as follows:
Dividends: Subject to solvency requirements under the Act, and to the extent permitted by law and after establishing sufficient reserves for the normal operation of the Corporation’s business activities and debt servicing requirements, declaring or paying of any dividend or other distribution on or in respect of any Shares or other securities of the Corporation;
The second place to check is the articles of incorporation, which set out the various share classes, and define the rights and privileges of each class of shares, including which shares are eligible to receive dividends, and the types and features of the dividend rights. An example of a feature is a “cumulative” dividend. A shareholder holding shares with this feature would be allocated a certain percentage of their investment in the form of a dividend each year – if the company is unable to pay in a specific year, then that amount would be owed in a future year in which dividends are paid.
The third place to check in terms of whether a business can declare and pay dividends is the corporate law. In Canada the Canada Business Corporations Act, 1985 (CBCA) or Ontario Business Corporations Act, R.S.O. 1990 (OBCA) specify that a business must be solvent (able to pay its debts) in order to issue a dividend. Here’s the sample language from the OBCA:
s.38(3) – The directors shall not declare and the corporation shall not pay a dividend if there are reasonable grounds for believing that,
(a) the corporation is or, after the payment, would be unable to pay its liabilities as they become due; or
(b) the realizable value of the corporation’s assets would thereby be less than the aggregate of,
(i) its liabilities, and
(ii) its stated capital of all classes. R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 38 (3).
- Check the rules!
- If you’re unsure as to whether or not you are properly able to declare and pay dividends. Consider discussing the approval requirements and/or timing of dividends with your advisors.
- Make sure you properly check the rules for paying out dividends before doing so.
- Make sure you properly authorize the declaration and payment of dividends using a properly approved corporate resolution.
Author: Rajah Lehal
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Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that occurs only during pregnancy. Like other forms of diabetes, gestational diabetes affects the way your body uses sugar (glucose) — your body’s main source of fuel. Gestational diabetes can cause high blood sugar levels that are unlikely to cause problems for you, but can threaten the health of your unborn baby. Gestational diabetes is usually short-lived. Blood sugar levels typically return to normal soon after delivery.
The specific choice of medication or combination of medications depends on various factors, including your individual risk factors, your age, your current health and possible side effects. Common choices include:
The A1C test is a common blood test for people who have type 1 or type 2 diabetes. The A1C test also goes by many other names, including glycated hemoglobin, glycosylated hemoglobin, hemoglobin A1C and HbA1c.
Unlike finger sticks you can do at home, which measure your blood sugar level at a given time, the A1C test reflects your average blood sugar level for the past two to three months. The A1C test doesn’t tell you what’s happening at the moment. Instead, it helps your doctor gauge how well you’re managing your diabetes overall.
Specifically, the A1C test measures what percentage of your hemoglobin — a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen — is coated with sugar (glycated). The higher your A1C level, the poorer your blood sugar control and the higher your risk of diabetes complications.
Sugar free vanilla ice cream wedged between chocolate wafers coated with peanut butter!
2 tbsp Peanut Butter, creamy
8 Cookies, chocolate wafer
2/3 cup light vanilla ice cream, no sugar added, softened
A decadent low fat chocolate cake made with buttermilk! |
An account of the feds new rail safety improvements can be found here. From it:
The federal government wants a three-year phase-out or retrofit of older tank cars that are used to transport crude oil by rail, but will not implement a key TSB recommendation that rail companies conduct route planning when transporting dangerous goods.
As well, certain tankers that Raitt said have "no continuous reinforcement of their bottom shells" will be removed within 30 days, by ministerial order. There are 5,000 of these cars in North America, she said, but could not give a figure of how many are used in Canada.
Raitt was speaking at a press conference in Ottawa Wednesday to announce the changes.
There are 65,000 of the more robust Dot-111 cars in North America that must be phased out or retrofitted within three years if used in Canada, Raitt said, adding, "Officials have advised us three years is doable." She said she couldn't calculate the cost of the retrofits, but told reporters, "industry will be footing the bill."
Some rough cost estimates:
Retrofitting older cars can cost more than $70,000 each, while new tank cars cost well over $100,000.
If industry is indeed footing the bill, and if we assume about 1/10th of the total number of cars are operating in Canada, then we're talking billions in expenses over the next couple of years. Which is to say that a standard argument for Keystone XL (and other pipelines)--block them and the product will just get to its destination by other means--is not necessarily true. Drive up the cost of hauling Alberta bitumen by rail, and you can probably drive down the total amount that gets out of the tar sands by that route. It becomes less economical, that is, to get oil to market on trains if you're not allowed to immolate small towns along the route. |
Former Detroit Mayor Coleman Young became the first civil rights era mayor elected to a major city in 1974. For better or worse, the Motor City has had a black mayor since. In the current environment of decline, however, it may be time to have an intelligent discussion about whether a white mayor would be better suited to put the city on a more sustainable course.
Since 1967, Cleveland, Gary, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Detroit, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Newark, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, San Francisco, Denver and Minneapolis elected black mayors.
Today, almost every large city has had at least one black mayor. About 500 currently serve across America. Some represent majority black populations. Others, like Denver, represent majority white populations.
Mayor Young served for an unprecedented 20 years. His successors inherited a government rife with large budget deficits, a shrinking tax base and neighborhoods overrun by gangs, drugs and violence.
Poverty, unemployment, low-performing schools and gross negligence now characterize too many communities. But there’s no other race to blame for the devastation of lack of recovery.
Indeed, racial politics is pretty much history. More than one city has transitioned from a black to a white mayor. New Orleans, a majority black city recently elected Mitch Landrieu, its first white mayor in 32 years in a landslide victory. Baltimore, about two-thirds black, elected a white mayor, as did St. Louis, which is 51 percent black.
Detroiters have never felt obligated to elect exclusive black political figures. For years, the late Maryann Mahaffey – who was white – was the top voter getter in the City Council race. She served as president of the legislative body long after the city was predominantly black. Sheila Cockrel, also white, was elected multiple times to the council.
The 2010 Census revealed that blacks have moved out of Detroit into cities run by white mayors with apparent little concern. For them, the move reflects a desire for improved quality of life services – good schools, parks, access to jobs and less crime. This out-migration could hardly be labeled black flight. Economic flight better describes it.
The conditions in Detroit are such that residents are beginning to quietly ask whether a white mayor, his race notwithstanding, might bring sufficent resources to the office to move the franchise forward.
I don’t know if there is a white candidate interested in the Detroit mayor’s job. But for perspective, the current mayor is an import from the suburbs.
If one appeared on the political landscape – or is recruited — he or she might bring to the office new connections, new coalitions and networking that black mayors have never been able to form or exploit, including turning relationships with the corporate community into investment.
He or she might be a magnet and a comfort to whites, immigrants and gentrifiers who might be considering making Detroit their home. These groups would need assurance that the person at the helm would be sensitive to their concerns and not use government to cater to the demands of narrow identity groups.
The old guard will contend that a black mayor is more attuned to black sensitivities. The young generation of blacks can’t see any evidence that having a black mayor is advantageous, and are likely to stake their votes on more pragmatic issues like who can best create jobs and opportunity. For that matter, why should any group feel obligated to keep black politicians in office if they can’t effectively manage city resources?
I’m of the mind that Detroiters are beyond filtering a white candidate through the prism of race. I’m absolutely certain that blacks would never let a white mayor get away with the kind of rampant crime we see today with impunity, or allow neighborhoods to wither from neglect.
During the tenure of one of the last white mayors to occupy City Hall, the police department was accused of being a brutal, occupying force. The city exploded in flames and anarchy. |
It is a frequent question, asked with consideration for those in need. My answer is always the same: in both Jewish tradition and fundraising best practice, it is not only appropriate but an obligation to make the same request of all members of the community.
To be a community is to accept that we are all for one another. Each of us is required to do our part, in whatever way we can. While some may need more resources during difficult times, all are required to give when and if they can. Today, a member is unable to give but, perhaps, next year, she will be able to participate. That is her decision. Ours is to offer the opportunity to do the mitzvah of Tzedakah.
When my daughter was young, one of her favorite books was, “What Zeesie Saw On Delancey Street” by Elsa Okun Rael. It tells the story of a young Jewish girl, circa 1930s, who shares in a special family party – part dance, part community gathering. During the evening, which is her birthday, she watches as each man, one by one, goes into a room alone, closes the door…and emerges minutes later. Curiosity wins, and she manages to sneak in and hide behind the curtains. On a table is a small box and, as Zeesie soon discovers, each man either takes money from the box, or puts some in. Feeling ashamed that she has witnessed a secret, she quickly adds her birthday dollar to the box and leaves, hoping no one sees her.
This is an old custom, but a clear example of what it is meant when we say a community’s obligation is to support each member.
In another telling, Eli Wiesel’s “A Passover Haggadah” includes a memory he has of each year’s seder night. Walking throughout his small town with his father, they would search for a stranger who had yet to be invited for the holiday. Without such a guest, their joy would have been diminished. He remembers that in some towns, funds were raised quietly, in much the same way as in the Zeesie story: Jews would go to the community house and enter a room where they would find the money dish. Some left funds; some were in need. No one knew who gave or who took, but everyone had the opportunity and the obligation to be sure the needy were cared for, and with the dignity of anonymity.
There are many ways to show you care: you can donate time, expertise, books or clothing, and yes, monetary resources. Each donor and gift is important; each mitzvah, performed by the asked and the asker, is needed. Most of all, each community member is valued and appreciated.
As a member of this community, I feel a special pride in participating in both the outreach and the outcome. You see, I am a donor, too.
Thank you for all you do for our community.
Please demonstrate your commitment to the college’s vital mission by donating today. |
How to Help Your Child Develop a Love of Reading
Reading is a wonderful way to bond with your child as they grow. So take a minute, put your feet up and enjoy our guide to finding books that you and your babe will love to explore together!
Books are the perfect way to introduce babies and toddlers to the world around them. From simple books that teach different textures, shapes, sounds and colours to calming bedtime stories to wind them down for sweet dreams; there are countless titles to enjoy with your little one.
We all know young babies have a short attention span amoungst sleeping, feeding and diapering, so simple board books are a good starting point. These books will have short sentences or phrases and basic pictures. Some black and white ones, like the high contrast patterned Checkers and Dot by J. Torres and bright, colourful ones, like Sandra Boynton’s Blue Hat, Green Hat, are fun to read to baby. Board books also get a second life when your baby becomes a toddler who loves to help turn pages.
Touch and Feel Books
Touch and feel books are perfect for the ‘they are grabbing at everything in site’ stage. These books allow you and your baby to explore different textures together. Touch! My Big Touch-and-Feel Word Book illustrated by Xavier Deneux features 30 different touch and feel elements and 150 words to read. If you aren’t ready to commit to 150 words just yet, check out books like Dorothy Kunhardt’s classic Pat the Bunny or Peekaboo Kisses by Barney Saltzberg.
Nursery Rhymes & Bedtime Stories
Reading at bedtime is something I have done with my kids since they were babies. I particularly liked using nursery rhyme or lullaby books to soothe them to sleep. My Very First Mother Goose by Iona Opie is a book with over sixty nursery rhymes enjoyed by children for generations and would make a classic addition to every child’s reading collection.
These touching tales about a parent’s love are a perfect way to ensure your little one will have sweet dreams. I dare you to read through Nancy Tillman’s On the Night You Were Born or the Robert Munsch classic Love You Forever without getting teary-eyed! These are the kind of books that create conversations and bonding moments to cherish for years to come.
Rather than getting the ABC song stuck in your head for the millionth time, why not get a little help with these two fantastic books your child is sure to enjoy over and over? Paul Covello’s Canada ABC spotlights some of Canada’s iconic symbols, and the alliteration in the classic Dr. Seuss’s ABC An Amazing Alphabet Book might leave you a little tongue tied!
We all know the amazing energy babies and toddlers have, but sometimes it’s nice to have some quiet cuddles with a good book or two for storytime. It’s always a good idea to have some favourite collections of short but sweet stories that give you those snuggles without delaying naps or bedtime for hours and hours. Check out Mercer Mayer’s Little Critter: 5-Minute Little Critter Stories, which includes 12 of his fun-filled tales. Or you can’t go wrong with this Disney Storybook Collection featuring many of the popular characters you know and love.
Toddler Years and Beyond
To continue on the path of becoming a book lover, why not get some guaranteed favourites to take your child from toddler years and beyond? These will be books your little one will continue to love as they grow. The Darkest Dark is a story inspired by the childhood of Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, and encourages young readers to follow their dreams even if they are scared to.
If you are looking for some storytime humour, these two books were favourites with my children and are still requested often. Drew Daywalt’s The Day the Crayons Quit is a funny collection of letters written by crayons to their owner, a boy named Duncan. In What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night: A Very Messy Adventure, authors Refe and Susan Tuma bring to life a hilarious tale of toy dinosaurs wreaking havoc around the house at night.
See anything on this list that you know might become family favourites? Want a little more inspiration for creating a book collection to inspire young readers and start them on a path towards a lifetime of good reads? Check out more suggestions on Indigo.
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Slowly and in beat with the rhythms of agriculture, licensed producers are growing enough pot that retailers hope to eventually lower prices enough to diminish the black market, one of the major justifications for Initiative 502, passed by state voters nearly two years ago.
far, legal marijuana store owners admit legalizing and licensing
marijuana has done little to combat street sales, where unscrupulous
dealers don't test their products, pay taxes or check the age of their
Statistics for 2014 are not out yet, but there's an
increase this year in illegal grows on tribal lands, public lands and in
backyards, said Jodie Underwood, a spokeswoman the federal Drug
Enforcement Administration's regional office in Seattle.
last Monday, authorities seized 20 pounds of processed marijuana and 43
plants in Zillah. The same day, police arrested two men they accuse of
stealing medical marijuana from a home in Selah.
Valley retailers pay wholesale producers from $8 to $15 per gram, about
the same range as the street value of the untaxed, illicit version that
runs anywhere from $10 to $20 per gram depending on quality. Medical
marijuana, often sold illegally, runs between $10 to $12 per gram,
Store owners then charge between $25 to $40 to
cover their operating expenses and taxes. The state charges a 25 percent
excise tax on all retail sales, while the federal government, which
still considers marijuana against the law, charges store owners income
tax but allows no deductions.
The math often works out to a net
gain of less than 5 percent from which retailers must pay rent,
utilities, wages and their monthly bills for their startup loans.
However, things have improved and will keep improving, some retailers promise. At least stores can keep their doors open now.
until this fall, most of the state's marijuana has come from more
indoor growers, who have much higher electric bills than Eastern
Washington's sunlight farmers.
Marijuana business owners predict the extra supply from the sun-grown harvests
will allow them to cut their prices in half sometime this fall.
Markus, owner of Station 420 in Union Gap, also predicts prices will
drop by half but doesn't suspect they will stay that way for long.
this week, Markus drove twice to Spokane and once to Seattle to meet
with growers in search of enough product to keep his shelves full.
Last week, he spent a day and a half with no marijuana in small packages, in spite of an entire day of desperate phone calls.
suspects prices will drop only for a few months but go back up again
once retailers sell out of their outdoor-grown supplies. Changes to
federal tax laws in his favor aren't coming anytime soon either, he
of Tuesday, the state had issued licenses to 235 marijuana producers,
though not all have necessarily started growing. Klickitat County had
12, Kittitas County five, Benton County six and Grant County two. Yakima County had one.
County has banned all marijuana businesses in the unincorporated areas,
while the city of Moxee allows only producers and processors, not
retail stores. Most growers prefer locating outside city limits, where
they have more space between themselves and neighbors and cheaper water.
Growing pot is more technical than it looks, producers say, another trait it shares with most of the region's crops.
must watch out for pests and mold, manage canopy density and regulate
water. Most of the Kittitas growers haul water in by truck because of
the Department of Ecology's moratorium on new wells.
At least two of the Kittitas County growers, including Life Gardens, aren't completely outdoors.
plant in grow tubes with plastic tarps stretched over a pipe skeleton
similar to those used by a handful of Yakima Valley vegetable farmers.
The tubes let in fresh air and sunlight but allow the gardeners to
regulate heat and humidity. In the future, they may be able to harvest
three times in one year, instead of just once, or at least stagger their
seasons to keep the supply more steady.
At Life Gardens, bamboo stakes support the weight of budding branches, much the way notched lumber once did for ripe apples.
Ziegler spots a stick with too much ripening foliage crammed against
it, causing him to worry about mold. On another stake, wire chokes a
"I'll have to find out whose row this is," he said.
37, moved to the Ellensburg area in late June from Santa Rosa, Calif.,
where he worked for many years tending medical cannabis crops.
his crews may have learned some lessons. Their plants, some more than 7
feet tall, have grown so big and wide that workers have to crawl on
their hands and knees to reach the ones in the back. They might spread
things out a little next year.
"A lot of people underestimate it and they learn the hard way," Ziegler said.
If you or a loved one is in a bind as a result of a DUI, immediately contact a Seattle DUI attorney. A DUI lawyer
is not going to judge you, and understands that everyone makes
mistakes. Hiring a Seattle DUI lawyer to help can – at a minimum –
reduce those penalties, and can help direct people on how to best deal
with their DUI charge. So it should go without saying that someone cited
for DUI should hire a qualified Seattle DUI lawyer
as soon as possible. Driving Under the Influence charges can cause
havoc on a person’s personal and professional life. Anyone charged with
DUI in Washington State should immediately seek the assistance of a
seasoned Seattle DUI lawyer. |
What Will Your Child Teach You Today?
I have always admired people in my life who can balance art and science. Creativity and logic. Passion and precision. As adults who nurture young children, we also need balance in order to parent or teach with both our hearts and our minds.
The best parents and teachers are always a blend of science and spirituality. They understand the child’s mission to connect his soul with the outer world because they are striving to do the same. When an adult can extend their observational skills with wisdom, use silence with sensitivity, or humble themselves by accepting their own gifts but continuing to learn, they are blending the knowledge they have learned from the world with what is already inside their hearts. They are Aware Adults, and every child who has one or two is lucky beyond measure.
My Big Lesson
Watching children is almost always entertaining, but if you do it well enough, you can “see” what is not obvious. The coded messages that behavior sends can be lost or misread unless there is a dash of detective in the mix. Detectives try to obtain evidence or unknown information in a scientific way, but they also use their intuition. Things are not always as they appear…
Years ago, I cared for a dear 14 month old girl who had been walking for several weeks. Suddenly one morning she got into everything she wasn’t supposed to, and was determined to return to the objects immediately even after I had removed her from the area and given her something appropriate to play with. This was unlike her! I assumed she was “testing” me, and I certainly didn’t want to fail. I knew I needed to be consistent yet kind about taking her away from the objects. Then I thought it would be better if I just removed the objects or shut the doors so that we wouldn’t get into a game of “chase.”
Aha! Then I suddenly understood the message her behavior was giving me. She wasn’t testing out new behaviors at all. The objects she was returning to had a clear theme: the dog’s dish, the toilet, and a pitcher of drinking water I had left on a low shelf—all water!
I quickly dashed around getting a towel, basin and measuring cups out of my cupboards. I set up a water activity for her and sat on the floor and watched her gleefully splash, drink, and pour the water for at least 20 minutes without looking up once! Such a focused learning experience for both of us!
I learned that it wasn’t about me, and it wasn’t about rules. It was about her. She picked that day to learn about water, and I listened.
My Oldest Son
My oldest son has a family of his own now. He and his wife are busy with 3 active boys and two careers. The youngest boy turned 5 years old last September. The thing is that Dylan is always trying to keep up. His birthday falls right after his two older brothers, and it’s not easy to maintain the same energy for the third birthday celebration within eight weeks. They had a nice neighborhood party though, and everyone was happy.
One week after the birthday party, my son and his wife did something that made me proud beyond words because I saw them Follow Their Son. Their garage is already filled with all of the ride on vehicles that have accumulated as the boys grew into and out of different styles of scooters and bikes. Dylan’s current bike had training wheels, and had been well used by his brothers.
My son wrote,
“So in a few days Dylan went from a small training wheel bike to a larger bike, to riding the boys bikes. So last night he got a big bike of his own!”
No one told Dylan to wait for Christmas or use his brothers old bike until next summer. It was about him. He picked that day to learn to ride a two wheeler, and his parents listened.
…should you choose to accept, is to blend in. Get quiet, sit still on the floor, and carefully observe a child in your life. Many of us have trouble doing this, by the way. The power of silence requires great mental and physical restraint.
Can we stay quiet when a child accidentally knocks over their blocks, spills their drink, or makes a decision we know they will regret?
When a child is deeply concentrating and repeating a skill, their surroundings are their teachers. We need not say a word. Let the blocks, the water, and the bike speak to them.
Maria Montessori said,
Freeing the child to learn through his own efforts is the true beginning of early education. |
This series of posts are dedicated to the different opensource bootloaders available out-there that are or can be used for OpenHardware project such as the XiVO IPBX we are currently developping.
This second post on the bootloaders available will present U-boot, one the widely used bootloader for embedded systems. U-boot stands for ''Das Unterseeboot" meaning "the submarine" in German and it's also known as "Das U-Boot -- the Universal Boot Loader".
U-boot is currently supporting a vast range of architectures such as: including PPC, ARM, AVR32, MIPS, x86, 68k, Nios, and MicroBlaze (soft-core for Xilinx FPGAs).
The main advantages of the different OpenSource bootloader solutions are that they allow "userspace" features at the boot such as: interactive commands (CLI type usually), environment variables(IP, PATH, R/W permissions...), command scripting(typically shell scripts - namely used in uboot-v2 a.k.a. barebox and that we will cover in the next post) and booting from external media (or network fot TFTP rootfs and images updates for example).
Einfochips 1 provides a great documentation guide on how to port uboot to a new architecture / platform with a stress on the different files provided by u-boot and the cross-compilation issue for the targetted platform/board/cpu.
Usually u-boot is stored (i.e. resides in the beginning memory area of the flash - internal to the CPU or external-flash) in the beginning area of the flash. This memory address (sector or block) is defined by by the board for the very early stage of the boot (in board/xxx/init.S). The start-up code of the processor is then defined (in cpu/arch/start.S - like in cpu/bf533/start.S for the Blackfin processor). The boot sequence symbols are usually noticeable as they are prefixed like "_start".
First stage loader: U-boot initializes the CPU and the different peripherals on the board to allows to jump the the memory (DRAM) subsystems. The processor core is designed to fetch instructions starting from _START_ADDRESS_ . The core then attempts to execute the instructions found here. Because this is the top of the memory range, the instruction found here must be an unconditional branch instruction. This core has to be hard-coded to configure the upper memory region so that it is accessible without programming the external bus controller, to which Flash memory is usually attached. This forces the requirement to branch to a location within this address space because the processor is incapable of addressing memory anywhere else until our bootloader code initializes additional memory regions.
Second stage loader: U-boot loads itself in the RAM (SDRAM, NVRAM in the CPU RAM or external RAM) and receives the command to boot the kernel image. The kernel image is then uncompressed, u-boot loads it to the memory and gives control to the kernel. The kernel will continue the execution without u-boot.
This post is just a first description of U-boot and we will get more details for specific architectures with x86 platform that we are targetting for the XiVO IPBX project.
1 : http://www.einfochips.com/designers-corner/U-boot%20Porting%20guide.pdf |
A Primer on the Common Assessments
It would be quite an understatement to say that there is intense interest in the common assessments.
Judging by the outpouring of participation and questions we had for our webinar on the topic yesterday, people in the edusphere are craving a whole lot of information that isn't really available yet and are anxious about the many unresolved questions. That makes sense, of course, given the stakes that will be riding on the tests when they become available in 2014.
The presenters were Laura Slover and Joe Willhoft, leaders of the two assessment consortia, PARCC and SMARTER Balanced, respectively. They walked participants through the basics of their test-design ideas and reported on where the projects stand and what we can expect in the months ahead. (The webinar is available on a special page of our website, and the Power Point presentation is available for download, too. To view the webinar, you'll see that if you were a registered participant, you have to log in to see the archived version. If you haven't registered, you have to do so in order to see the archived presentation.)
In the hour we had, we were able to ask Willhoft and Slover only a small fraction of the questions that inundated us before and during the webinar. A sampling of the questions, though, offers interesting insights into what's on people's minds, and the broad range of people who are watching this work very keenly.
Among those listening in yesterday were curriculum, assessment, technology, and content-area specialists from school districts and state education departments; superintendents, principals and classroom teachers; representatives of major education publishing and testing companies; folks from a wide range of advocacy groups; college professors and high-ranking university administrators.
There were long-range policy questions (How will the consortia be funded once the $360 million in Race to the Top funds runs out?) and nitty-gritty implementation questions (Can calculators be used for the PARCC math assessment? What are the plans for essay scoring?).
There were questions that suggested a need for clarification of the assessment dialogue itself, such as this one from an assistant superintendent in a school district: "Is the term 'interim' synonymous with 'benchmark'?" And this one: "What is the difference between formative assessment and classroom instruction?"
Unusually large numbers of questions fell into several key areas, though. One was how the new assessments will be accessible to students with disabilities and those learning English. Another was a vein of concern about districts' and schools' technological capacity to move to large-scale online assessment.
Yet another probed the question of comparability: With two assessment systems, will you really be able to compare the performance of students in a PARCC state with that of students in a SMARTER Balanced state? Another cluster of questions sought clarification of how the tests will be used by higher education: Will they be used for admission? What about for course-placement purposes?
Answers to these buckets of questions are worth listening to for yourselves; some are more nuanced than others, and all are clearly influenced by the early stage of the work.
Another bucket of questions focused, of course, on concrete details about the tests themselves (When will we be able to see prototype test items? When will the test blueprints be available?). The consortia's timelines offered some answers there. But clearly, folks are anxious for far more concrete information than what is currently available. We'll do our best to bring that to you as we get it. But that gap between standards and assessments is not a comfortable place for states, districts, schools, and teachers to find themselves. |
Peter H. Wood explains the advent of race-based American slavery, in an excerpt from his new book on the topic:
By 1650, hereditary enslavement based upon color, not upon religion, was a bitter reality in the older Catholic colonies of the New World. In the Caribbean and Latin America, for well over a century, Spanish and Portuguese colonizers had enslaved “infidels”: first Indians and then Africans. At first, they relied for justification upon the Mediterranean tradition that persons of a different religion, or persons captured in war, could be enslaved for life. But hidden in this idea of slavery was the notion that persons who converted to Christianity should receive their freedom. Wealthy planters in the tropics, afraid that their cheap labor would be taken away from them because of this loophole, changed the reasoning behind their exploitation. Even persons who could prove that they were not captured in war and that they accepted the Catholic faith still could not change their appearance, any more than a leopard can change its spots. So by making color the key factor behind enslavement, dark-skinned people brought from Africa to work in silver mines and on sugar plantations could be exploited for life. Indeed, the servitude could be made hereditary, so enslaved people’s children automatically inherited the same unfree status.
Lifetime servitude could be enforced only by removing the prospect that a person might gain freedom through Christian conversion. One approach was to outlaw this traditional route to freedom. As early as 1664, a Maryland statute specified that Christian baptism could have no effect upon the legal status of a slave. A more sweeping solution, however, involved removing religion altogether as a factor in determining servitude.
Therefore, another fundamental key to the terrible transformation was the shift from changeable spiritual faith to unchangeable physical appearance as a measure of status. Increasingly, the dominant English came to view Africans not as “heathen people” but as “black people.” They began, for the first time, to describe themselves not as Christians but as whites. And they gradually wrote this shift into their colonial laws. Within a generation, the English definition of who could be made a slave had shifted from someone who was not a Christian to someone who was not European in appearance. Indeed, the transition for self-interested Englishmen went further. It was a small but momentous step from saying that black persons could be enslaved to saying that Negroes should be enslaved. One Christian minister was dismayed by this rapid change to slavery based on race: “These two words, Negro and Slave” wrote the Rev. Morgan Godwyn in 1680, are “by custom grown Homogeneous and Convertible”—that is, interchangeable.
Read the whole thing. |
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