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A study published in Nature Communications suggests that glycoproteins on the surface of viruses, which aid their entry into target cells, may facilitate the spread of protein aggregates associated with neurodegenerative diseases.
Dr Richard Oakley, Head of Research at Alzheimer’s Society said:
“This research highlights a potential interaction between a component of viruses and some of the abnormal proteins involved in the diseases causing dementia. This is really interesting research, but more work is needed before any conclusions can be made and any implications can be drawn.
“Previous research in the lab has suggested these proteins may spread between cells – this study suggests parts of viruses that help them infect cells might also make it easier for abnormal proteins to enter. This work has only been observed in cells in the lab, so we can’t currently say if this interaction happens in the human brain.
“What this research doesn’t tell us is whether having a viral infection impacts the development or progression of the diseases that cause dementia. More research will be needed to better understand the diseases underlying dementia and how viral infection might alter them.”
Dr Stephanie Fowler, Senior Research Fellow at the UK Dementia Research Institute, UCL, said:
“This is an exciting new study adding further evidence that viral infections may enhance the spread of toxic proteins in several neurodegenerative conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease. It also highlights the need to better understand which extracellular vesicle surface proteins are involved in controlling the cell-to-cell transfer of their pathogenic cargoes. If we can find ways to specifically target and disrupt these processes, new treatments could be developed to slow the progression of disease.”
Dr Susan Kohlhaas, Director of Research at Alzheimer’s Research UK, said:
“Diseases like Alzheimer’s are caused by a build-up of certain proteins in the brain, triggering a cascade of events that leads to damage to nerve cells and a subsequent decline in a person’s memory and thinking abilities.
“Previous research suggests that proteins associated with Alzheimer’s can spread through a person’s brain in a similar way to the prion protein responsible for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). Preventing these proteins from spreading through the brain could potentially stop a disease like Alzheimer’s in its tracks, so it is important that we understand the factors involved in their passing between cells.
“In this study, scientists showed that two virus related proteins, including the spike protein that allows the coronavirus to enter cells, aided the transmission of proteins between human brain cells. This study was done in experiments in a dish.
“While past research has suggested possible links between viruses and the diseases that cause dementia, this research suggests that viruses may open the door for Alzheimer’s-related proteins and allow them to enter cells.
“While this research is intriguing and carried out in several well-conducted experiments, we need to be careful how we interpret results of lab-based experiments. Further research is required to determine whether this could happen in the real-world context.
“Importantly this research is into transmission of proteins within the brain and not between people, and this study doesn’t show that COVID-19 causes diseases like Alzheimer’s.
“Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, people with dementia emerged as a group at particular risk of severe infection. While there are likely to be several reasons for this, this study raises the possibility that the virus could play a role in the progression of diseases like Alzheimer’s.
“Studying the long-term effects of COVID-19, including studying people who have long-COVID, will be essential in understanding the relationship between COVID-19 and dementia.
“Fundamental research like this is an important first step to understanding the development of diseases like Alzheimer’s and more research will be key to developing treatments against it.”
Dr Richard Stanton, Reader, Division of Infection & Immunity, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, said:
“The paper by Liu et al investigates novel ways by which extracellular vesicles carrying protein aggregates that are associated with neurodegenerative disease might spread within a person. They show that the presence of viral entry proteins in cells can result in those aggregate-containing vesicles spreading more easily between cells. This is an interesting phenomenon, however a large amount of additional work is required before it’s clear whether this mechanism is relevant in vivo. In particular, they only use cells expressing a single virus protein. In reality, cells would be infected with an entire virus, expressing many more viral proteins. This will significantly change how the cell generates and secretes extracellular vesicles. Furthermore, to be relevant in vivo, the virus would need to infect the exact cells where those aggregates were forming, so that it could cause them to be released, and lead to further spread of disease – we don’t currently know how likely that is. These lines of investigation will need to be followed up before we can understand whether this phenomenon might contribute to neurodegenerative disease in vivo.”
‘Highly efficient intercellular spreading of protein misfolding mediated by viral ligand-receptor interactions’ by Shu Liu et al. was published in Nature Communications at 16:00 UK time on Tuesday 19 October.
Dr Stephanie Fowler: “No conflicts of interest.”
Dr Susan Kohlhaas: “No conflicts.”
None others received. |
Legislation before the New Hampshire House -- HB 1409 – proposes to ban the use of biometrics for state or privately issued identification cards and as a condition of doing business. Sponsors of the proposal suggest they are concerned about individual privacy as well as the sharing of biometrics data among agencies. While much has yet to be done before its becoming law, it is already apparent that the legislation is in conflict with numerous federal laws and regulations which mandate a biometrics in everything from ePassports and military identity cards to identification of workers employed by government contractors. Other states have considered or are considering similar legislation, often aimed at radio frequency identification embedded in cards, but none have been enacted.
In the case of the New Hampshire proposal, “biometric data’’ means any of the following:
· Fingerprints, palm prints, and other methods for measuring or recording ridge pattern or fingertip characteristics.
· Facial feature pattern characteristics.
· Behavior characteristics of a handwritten signature, such as shape, speed, pressure, pen angle, or sequence.
· Voice data used for comparing live speech with a previously-created speech model of a person’s voice.
· Iris recognition data containing color or texture patterns or codes.
· Keystroke dynamics, measuring pressure applied to key pads.
· Hand geometry, measuring hand characteristics, including the shape and length of fingers, in 3 dimensions.
· Retinal scans, reading through the pupil to measure blood vessels lining the retina.
It stipulates that no government agency or private entity shall:
· Issue an identification card, other than an employee identification card, or use an identification device or system, that requires the collection or retention of an individual’s biometric data.
· Require an individual to disclose or provide biometric data as a condition of doing business with, engaging in any business activity or relationship with, or obtaining services from, that agency or entity.
The act shall take effect Jan. 1, 2011.
What do you think about the proposed legislation? Email your comments to firstname.lastname@example.org |
You probably hear a lot about technical concepts such as digital modernization and transformation. Modernization and transformation quite simply are ways to upgrade all or parts of an IT infrastructure to current- or next-generation tools and processes so that they better align with how your organization does business, with the sole purpose of enabling your organization to work and produce more effectively. These activities aren’t end goals for many of our customers, though, but rather stepping stones to achieve something bigger and far more meaningful. That end goal is digital innovation.
Digital Innovation Defined
Digital innovation is the way in which your organization uses software technologies to solve market problems more efficiently and effectively, problems that plague your market as well as your customers. Digital innovation gives organizations a distinct competitive advantage. Two major factors feed digital innovation: those aforementioned software technologies, and the data that software processes and analyzes, working in tandem to generate actionable insights that help your organization compete. Take, for example, a large financial services enterprise that uses the massive amounts of transactional data it collects from its existing customers in order to find latent purchasing patterns, revealing new types of desirable services, or new types of customers, or both before its competitors discovers the same. This is what we really mean by digital innovation.
Data Security Can Create a Roadblock
To achieve digital innovation, you have to work more nimbly and intelligently with large quantities of data. Many organizations are changing their application architectures to embrace the full potential of cloud, shifting to a cloud-native posture (via Kubernetes and container-based deployment models as well as micro-services) and DevOps practices. This speeds up the development cycle and creates hyper-agility and the ability to iterate and innovate more quickly. Doing this more quickly propels your organization, again, toward insights and innovations before the rest of the market.
Unfortunately, it also puts all that enterprise data at risk, because applying more traditional data security controls such as perimeter-based protection and access measures just doesn’t work for highly dynamic and transient data. Many enterprise applications just can’t work gracefully with encrypted or similarly protected data, either, so data goes unprotected in many enterprise workflows, or it is continually protected and de-protected in an inefficient and still-vulnerable process that inhibits the much-sought-after hyper-agility. Because data is now so fast-moving, some organizations actually lose track of where all their sensitive data is in the data environment. To make matters worse, regulations mandate very particular data handling and processing guidelines, and the penalties of non-compliance can be severe. In a way, you can say that data security can actually present roadblocks to your quest for digital innovation.
Data-Centric Security to the Rescue
A data security platform can provide a holistic approach by providing key data-centric capabilities that keep data secure from first touch—during data acquisition—through the activities such as data curation and analysis and ultimately to archiving and data destruction. This provides a view of data security through the lens of the complete lifecycle of your data, not just a single stage in a workflow or a certain snapshot in time.
One key part of the workflow that many enterprises overlook is the data discovery portion, which is critical to implementing the right policies and protection measures. Finding your sensitive enterprise data importantly helps to determine its lineage and various uses within the organization, including who accesses it and which applications process it. Effective data discovery creates additional efficiencies by enabling you to protect only sensitive data and datasets within your repositories rather than taking an all-or-nothing approach. You’ll gain a more granular understanding of your data and the level of risk within your repositories.
Once these usage patterns are uncovered, you can work without the risk of unknowns in your data ecosystem, applying the right controls and data-centric protection which enables you to protect sensitive information while being able to work with it in its protected state.
The Real Value of Data-Centric Protection
Data-centric security enables you to secure the data itself, rather than borders and perimeters around it, by replacing sensitive information with benign placeholders. It travels with your data, which helps to secure all that transient cloud-based data around which you would never be able to define traditional perimeters. More importantly, though, your data analytics applications do not have to be modified to work with data-centric protection, nor does the data itself need to be de-protected except in very specific workflow-specific instances. The reason is that data-centric security preserves the original format of the protected data element. Therefore, you can retain and analyze the correlations and relationships between and among data elements as though it were de-protected. |
Görünüşe rağmen, sen bir sapıksın. Ben bir sapık değilim. Ben saf ve masum bir genç kızım. Evet, evet, yok daha neler. - Despite appearances, you're a pervert. I'm not a pervert. I'm a pure and innocent young girl. Yeah, yeah, give me a break.
in a not unlawful manner; "he claimed to have purchased the contraband innocently
If you say that someone does or says something innocently, you mean that they are pretending not to know something about a situation. I caught Chrissie's eye, but she only smiled back at me innocently see also innocent
in a not unlawful manner; "he claimed to have purchased the contraband innocently"
in a naively innocent manner; "she smiled at him innocently" in a not unlawful manner; "he claimed to have purchased the contraband innocently
An innocent question, remark, or comment is not intended to offend or upset people, even if it does so. It was a perfectly innocent question. = harmless. someone who does not have much experience of the bad things in life. orig. Lothar of Segni born 1160/61, Gavignano Castle, Campagna di Roma, Papal States died July 16, 1216, Perugia Pope (1198-1216). Innocent, who was trained in both theology and law, brought the medieval papacy to the height of its prestige and power. He crowned Otto IV as Holy Roman emperor, but Otto's determination to unite Germany and Sicily angered him, and in 1212 he gave his support to the Hohenstaufen candidate, Frederick II. After Innocent excommunicated King John of England for refusing to recognize Stephen Langton as archbishop of Canterbury, John was obliged to submit and to declare England a fief of the Holy See (1213). Innocent launched the Fourth Crusade, which captured Constantinople, and the Albigensian Crusade, which attempted to suppress heresy in southern France. He approved the Mendicant orders founded by St. Dominic and St. Francis of Assisi, and he convoked the fourth Lateran Council, which promulgated the doctrine of transubstantiation and endorsed annual confession for all Christians. orig. Sinibaldo Fieschi born 12th century, Genoa died Dec. 7, 1254, Naples Pope (1243-54). His clash with Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II formed an important chapter in the conflict between papacy and empire. Frederick wanted the newly elected pope to lift his excommunication, but Innocent interrupted the negotiations and fled Rome for France (1244); he later condemned Frederick and urged the election of a new emperor. Concerned with the evangelization of the East, he persuaded Louis IX to lead a Crusade and sent a mission to the Mongols. He returned to Rome in 1253 and gave the Sicilian throne to Edmund, son of Henry III of England, but the papal army was defeated by Manfred, Frederick's son, in 1254
If someone is innocent, they have no experience or knowledge of the more complex or unpleasant aspects of life. They seemed so young and innocent = naive An innocent is someone who is innocent. Ian was a hopeless innocent where women were concerned. + innocently in·no·cent·ly The baby gurgled innocently on the bed
a person who lacks knowledge of evil lacking intent or capacity to injure; "an innocent prank" free from evil or guilt; "an innocent child"; "the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty" lacking in sophistication or worldliness; "a child's innocent stare"; "his ingenuous explanation that he would not have burned the church if he had not thought the bishop was in it
[ 'i-n&-s&nt ] (adjective.) 14th century. Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin innocent-, innocens, from in- + nocent-, nocens wicked, from present participle of nocEre to harm; more at NOXIOUS.
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Male monkeys looking for a good time might benefit from spending a bit longer getting to know a potential mate, according to a new study published online in the scientific journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
The time males spend around a prospective mate might be the key to detecting subtle sexual signals that show which females are fertile and which are not, according to the study, co-authored by an international team of biologists and psychologists.
“The results of this study shed new light on the role that experience can play in reading others’ mating signals,” said Laurie Santos, a psychologist from Yale University who was a co-author on the study.
Scientists have long been curious about how females of some primate species, including humans, advertise their fertility and how males recognize often subtle signals. Previous research has shown that the faces of female monkeys sometimes darken when they are fertile, but not all females show exactly the same changes. So can males learn to “read” a female’s face?
To study this question, the researchers looked at a rhesus macaque population on the island of Cayo Santiago, off the coast of Puerto Rico, testing whether males could detect when a female was ovulating from her picture alone. They presented male monkeys with two pictures of the same female’s face: one from a day on which she was ovulating, and one from a time before she was ovulating. More than 80 percent of males from the female’s group were able to discriminate between the two faces, looking longer at the photograph in which she was ovulating than the one in which she was pre-fertile. Males who did not know the specific female in the photograph showed no such preference. This result suggests that males may increase their chance of detecting a female’s receptivity by getting to know her.
“Many primates, including humans, receive signals from individuals with whom they are familiar. How this familiarity affects how we interpret the signals we receive from others is largely unknown,” said James Higham, lead author of the study, who undertook the work while at The University of Chicago. “I think that similar familiarity effects are quite common in humans as well. How can we determine whether someone is upset or just generally grumpy, or whether someone genuinely likes something or is just always >>, unless we really know them?”
“The study raises new questions about whether familiarity might be used by the males of our own species to detect when women are fertile,” noted Santos.
Other authors of the paper were Kelly Hughes of Yale University; Lauren Brent of Duke University; Constance Dubuc, Antje Engelhardt, and Michael Heistermann of the German Primate Center; Dario Maestripieri of The University of Chicago; and Martin Stevens of the University of Cambridge.
The work was funded by the National Center for Research Resources, part of the National Institutes of Health.
*Source: Yale University. |
The findings of a recent HRLocker survey suggest that the enforcement of the Gender Pay Gap Information Bill in Ireland can’t come quick enough.
The most recent Eurostat figures show that Ireland’s gender pay gap was 14.4pc in 2017, which is slightly lower than the EU average. But according to a recent HRLocker survey, one in four organisations have received a gender-based equal pay complaint from a staff member.
The HR technology company surveyed 260 HR leaders in Ireland earlier this year. It also found that 12pc of respondents don’t believe men and women should always be equally paid for comparable work.
Their reasons were that pay should be based on skill rather than gender (46pc), that men tend to be more qualified for skilled roles (18pc), and that women don’t tend to work in their particular industry (7pc). Furthermore, 8pc of respondents said they had knowingly underpaid someone on the basis of gender, and women were more likely to do so than men.
Gender pay gap legislation
The survey comes as the Government takes another step forward in terms of gender pay gap legislation in Ireland.
At the end of March, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Roderic O’Gorman, TD, received Cabinet approval to amend the Gender Pay Gap Information Bill.
This bill outlines a requirement for employers to report on the differences in pay between men and women, including bonuses. It will initially apply to companies with 250 or more employees, but will be extended to smaller businesses over time.
The bill was originally published in April 2019 but lapsed with the dissolution of the Dáil the following January. Now that it has been restored, a strengthened version will be presented to the Dáil.
“We need to gain an accurate understanding of the gender pay gap to help address the root causes of the gender pay disparity between men and women,” O’Gorman said, commenting on the recent Cabinet approval. “This bill, once implemented, will bring us another step forward in achieving a more equal society for everyone.”
According to HRLocker’s survey, 27pc of respondents said their organisation is already voluntarily reporting on their gender pay gap and 60pc have a formal pay scale for employees.
“The Gender Pay Gap Bill, when enforced, will signify a massive step in ending discrimination,” HRLocker CEO Adam Coleman said.
“Similar legislation introduced in the UK in 2017 is already yielding positive results. Creating positive employee experiences is critical to business success and that starts with being fair and transparent.” |
In March 2018, China’s State Council announced the establishment of a unified market regulator, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), which now is responsible for all antitrust enforcement in China. Previously, antitrust enforcement in China was administered by three separate ministries, each responsible for different types of cases: the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) handled price-related conduct cases, the State Administration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC) dealt with nonprice-related conduct cases, and the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) was responsible for merger reviews.
Since the consolidation process was completed in September 2018, SAMR has been strengthening overall enforcement of the Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) in China. With respect to merger control in particular, SAMR has significantly enhanced its supervision of the behavioral remedies it has imposed in its recent conditional approvals, taking a much more active role and working closely with the monitoring trustees post-closing.
Compared to its counterparts in the United States and the European Union, SAMR (like its predecessor MOFCOM) has a much stronger preference for using behavioral remedies in its merger review process to resolve competition concerns. The most common types of behavioral remedies imposed by SAMR (and which, of course, must subsequently be monitored) include commitments to: (i) maintain supply volume and quality to Chinese customers; (ii) maintain “fair and reasonable” pricing to Chinese customers; and (iii) not engage in any illegal tying or bundling. In addition to these, SAMR has also accepted a variety of other more creative behavioral remedies.
Of the 10 latest conditional cases approved by SAMR in 2017 and 2018, only two have not had any behavioral remedy (and one of these involved China’s unique “hold separate” remedy).1 The remaining eight all entail one or more behavioral remedies: Dow/DuPont (2017), Broadcom/Brocade (2017), HP/Samsung (2017), Agrium/Potash (2017), Maersk Line/Hamburg Süd (2017), Bayer/Monsanto (2018), Luxottica/Essilor (2018) and Linde/Praxair (2018). In most of these cases, approvals were not subject to any behavioral remedies in any other reviewing jurisdiction, or they include additional China-specific behavioral remedies absent from the remedy package approved by regulators in other jurisdictions.
Depending on the company’s business practice, strict compliance with these behavioral remedies may become quite burdensome both in terms of time and expenses, as compliance procedures and training must be put in place, and data collection and submission obligations are substantial. These additional operational costs can become even more pronounced given the long tenures of some of these remedy periods, which may last for five or even 10 years. Indeed, some remedies do not have a specified expiration date, meaning that the post-closing entities are bound by these remedies indefinitely until the remedies are lifted by SAMR.
These additional operational costs will be exacerbated not only by the fees for the services of the monitoring trustee (which are borne by the subject company of the remedy), but also by additional legal fees to help ensure that the company remains in compliance. These additional costs can easily run into the hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars over a full review period.
Enhanced Supervision and Monitoring
During 2018, SAMR appears to have significantly strengthened its supervision and enforcement of behavioral remedies. Under MOFCOM, the division responsible for such monitoring was significantly understaffed and tended to delegate to the individual monitoring trustees put into place in each transaction. Now, however, its enforcement division has added several new senior officials with prior experience in some of the most high-profile merger review cases.2 In addition, former SAIC and NDRC officials — historically trained for conduct-type investigations — have also taken their place in the new Anti-Monopoly Bureau hierarchy, leading to a new focus and spotlight on post-closing compliance.
For example, the practice of encouraging or requiring physical site visits during the early stage of remedy implementation now appears to have become standardized (or at least far more common). Such site visits often consist of several days of on-site review and interviews at the parties’ local operations, which can require intense preparation and data submission both beforehand and during. In addition, these site visits are now often prefaced by SAMR seeking additional consultation from important Chinese stakeholders that played a role in the merger review or could be impacted by the operation of the remedy, including Chinese customers (and under that category, distributors), competitors and trade associations.
For those cases that faced domestic challenges during the merger review, SAMR’s continued/renewed consultation with the local industry may provide an additional opportunity for Chinese stakeholders to influence the scope of the remedy compliance. While the mature and experienced nature of SAMR’s review team indicates that frivolous or unfounded complaints should not be entertained, certain critical comments or questions from important domestic stakeholders could draw SAMR’s attention and additional scrutiny. Thus, while there would be no legal basis for SAMR to re-open the actual merits and substance of the remedies imposed during the legal review (at least absent materially changed circumstances), entities should still be cognizant of walking into a potentially challenging regulatory process in anticipation of complaints raised by local stakeholders.
During SAMR’s site visit and interviews, companies should also watch out for other questions concerning the compliance with China’s AML as a general matter (that is, outside the limited scope of the remedy obligations). Behavioral remedies are often imposed based on findings that the post-closing entity may have a dominant position in the relevant market(s). Thus, the site visit and industry consultation also give SAMR an opportunity to inspect whether the post-closing entity has abused such dominance — in a broader sense than being noncompliant with the remedies — or has in other ways violated the AML (for example, by entering into illegal resale-price-maintenance agreements with distributors). Certainly, data discovered during a site visit that points to such violations could lead to a full investigation at a later point. Although such risks were likely low in the MOFCOM era when the division was understaffed and responsible only for merger control activities, the consolidation of former conduct investigators from the NDRC and SAIC will only strengthen SAMR’s ability to move quickly if it becomes concerned that the AML has been violated.
Enhanced Enforcement in Behavioral Remedies
The enhanced regulation of SAMR means that post-closing, the companies subject to behavioral remedies will face greater compliance scrutiny. This new consultation-based supervision approach significantly increases the burden of compliance for the post-closing entities and may lead to higher operational costs than the parties had previously expected.
From a deal-planning perspective, this means that parties that anticipate a difficult merger review by SAMR should assess the full potential cost of various behavioral remedies. While some remedies may look relatively innocuous on paper (such as maintaining historic levels of supply or agreeing not to enter into exclusive distribution arrangements), each remedy comes with material legal, operational, confidentiality and other responsibilities that may be in place for years.
Once a party has agreed to post-closing commitments and compliance, the merged entities should proactively develop a robust and reliable internal compliance program post-closing. Written compliance policies, manuals and trainings should be prepared and distributed to relevant employees, and care should be taken to demonstrate to SAMR and the monitoring trustee that the party is taking serious measures to ensure its own compliance (or risk even-greater ongoing scrutiny in an atmosphere of mistrust).
No merging or acquiring company ever considers the possibility of remedies lightly, but this recent ramp-up of enforcement and scrutiny for behavioral remedies in China should serve as a significant reminder of the potential burdens and costs that can come with such a remedy. It also highlights the importance of careful pre-planning and consideration when navigating the turbulent waters of China’s merger review.
1 China’s hold-separate remedy is a hybrid of structural and behavioral remedies, which is rarely imposed and often alleged to be driven more by industrial policy concerns than true competition concerns.
2 For example, it is understood that the supervision division now includes two former division directors of Review Division I. In the past few years, Review Division I has been responsible for reviewing of some of the most high-profile technology cases, including Broadcom/Brocade, Qualcomm/NXP, NXP/Freescale, Dell/EMC and HP/Samsung.
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The Not Good: Shrimp Tempura Shrimp doesn’t have nearly as many nutritional benefits as salmon (which is lower in many vitamins and minerals, higher in sodium), but it can be a source of protein and, to many people, it’s delicious. You should stay away from tempura, however. Shrimp are deep-fried in that way so that they can be battered.
The salmon avocado roll (on brown rice) and seaweed salad are both delicious…
There are various types of sashimi.
A Rainbow Roll (on Brown Rice)…
You can eat one roll (on brown rice) or Naruto Rolls or Sashimi…
The Avocado Roll (on Brown Rice)…
A seaweed salad with salmon or tuna sashimi.
Is Sushi Good For Losing Weight?
It is often considered to be a weight-loss-friendly meal to eat sushi. In spite of this, many types of sushi are made with high-fat sauces and fried tempura batter, which have a significant calorie content increase. In addition, a single piece of sushi usually contains very little fish or vegetables.
Are Sushi Rolls Considered Healthy?
I highly recommend sushi as a healthy meal. Thanks to the fish it’s made from, it’s a good source of omega-3 fatty acids that are good for your heart. There are also fewer calories in sushi – it has no added fat. Nigiri sushi is the most common type – fingers of sticky rice topped with a small filet of fish.
Are Sushi Rolls Bad For Weight Loss?
There are few foods that are lower in calories than sushi. The Japanese are hard to beat when it comes to low-calorie cuisine – especially sushi. There is no added fat to most types of sushi, and it is not deep-fried or smothered in sauce. In addition, it can provide omega-3 fatty acids from the fish that are used to make it.
Are Shrimp Avocado Rolls Healthy?
Nigiri sushi is a dish that displays rice, vegetables, seafood, or meat wrapped in seaweed in an elegant manner. The ingredients in a shrimp and avocado roll can be very healthy, but the calories will quickly consume you if you fry them.
How Do You Order Healthy Sushi?
Make sure you don’t order more than two rolls of maki.
Eat no fried foods, or anything that contains extra calories and fat.
If you are not sharing, avoid rainbow, dynamite, or spider rolls.
Make sure you use only one spicy tuna roll, which usually has mayonnaise on it.
What Sushi Is Best For Weight Loss?
Salmon and tuna are two of the best filling sushi rolls to order, both low-calorie (40 calories per ounce for salmon and 42 calories for tuna), high in protein and omega-3s, and also provide a big dose of vitamin D.
Does Sushi Rolls Make You Fat?
The Japanese are hard to beat when it comes to low-calorie cuisine – especially sushi. There is no added fat to most types of sushi, and it is not deep-fried or smothered in sauce. In addition, it can provide omega-3 fatty acids from the fish that are used to make it.
Is Sushi Good For Metabolism?
In addition to being low in calories, sushi is also high in protein and low in fat. You can stimulate your metabolism with sushi if you combine all three ingredients. You will lose weight as a result of this, and you will also be able to regulate and improve your energy level.
Is Sushi Considered Unhealthy?
Several vitamins, minerals, and health-promoting compounds are found in it. The majority of these types contain healthy fats, but some contain refined carbs, salt, and unhealthy fats as well. Although you may be careful about how you eat sushi, it can be an excellent addition to a balanced diet if you are.
Can You Eat Sushi On A Calorie Deficit?
Those rolls with vegetables or fish without additional sauces or mayo, such as tuna or cucumber rolls, have fewer than 200 calories per six-piece serving. The average roll of salmon avocado or spicy tuna has about 300 calories.
Are California Rolls Bad For Weight Loss?
In contrast to traditional Nigiri, sushi rolls have a low carb, protein, and fat content, making them not the best option for weight loss. In addition to the calories, you will not get as much protein as you would if you were eating a meal made with carbs and fats.
Is It Bad To Eat Two Rolls Of Sushi?
Registered dieticians recommend eating 2-3 sushi rolls per week for healthy adults, which means 10-15 pieces of sushi per week for those who are not overweight. In contrast, the statistics are different for elderly people, pregnant women, and those with compromised digestive systems. |
The bamboo mat should be folded over the bottom end of the plastic wrap. Press the top end of the plastic wrap over the bamboo mat until it sticks to the part that has already been folded over. You should fold the corners in little triangles so they don’t stick out.
To make sushi, you do not need a mat. A towel and a few simple ingredients are all you need. I’m talking about a towel.
What Can I Use Instead Of Plastic Wrap For Sushi?
You won’t have to worry about fabric fibers in your sushi because the plastic wrap acts as a protective layer between the nori and towel. The towel can be layered with parchment paper instead of plastic wrap.
How Do You Clean Bamboo Sushi Mats?
This bamboo sushi mat can be cleaned by rinsing it with hot water and drying it with air.
How Do You Wrap Bamboo?
The bamboo mat should be twice the length of plastic wrap. You should orient the plastic wrap so that it is oriented so that it is near you on the short side. The bamboo mat should be centered on the plastic wrap, oriented so that the bamboo sticks that make up the mat are parallel to the plastic wrap’s short end.
Can I Make Sushi Without Plastic Wrap?
Roll your parchment paper by using a piece that is larger than your nori sheet by a few inches on the top and bottom (this will give you leverage). Alternatively, you can use a sushi mat. To begin, you will need to make a batch of this Sushi Rice. Roll sushi into rounds by using your sharp knife.
What Can I Use For A Sushi Wrap?
The bamboo mat is the best option if you plan to make sushi rolls a lot at home, but a tea towel-or even just your bare hands-is also an option if you only want to make them occasionally.
Can You Make Sushi Without Seaweed Wrap?
Nori wraps can be used without vinegared rice and fillings for sushi. There are several reasons why you might want to use seaweed instead. It is possible that seaweed isn’t your favorite flavor or that it isn’t readily available at your local grocery store, so you can look for alternatives instead.
Are Bamboo Mats Easy To Clean?
Allergy sufferers should consider bamboo rugs as they are a better option due to their smooth, easy-to-clean surface, which makes it harder for allergens to hide.
Are Sushi Rolling Mats Dishwasher Safe?
Bamboo design is used in the manufacture of silicone Makisu (sushi rolling mats). Food can be trapped in inclusions and tiny spaces. Nori rolls are smooth, non-stick, and flexible – can be used with or without Nori. Dishwasher safe, heat-resistant up to 220oC.
What Is The Bamboo Mat For Sushi Called?
The makisu (**) is a mat made of bamboo and cotton string that is used in Japanese cooking. The makizushi (**) is the most common kind of rolled sushi made, but they are also used to shape other soft foods, such as omelets, and to squeeze excess liquid from food. |
A healthful diet is key to heart health and our kitchens are full of foods that can help us.
For example, decades of research shows that each 8-oz. serving of 100 percent orange juice is packed with key nutrients and valuable plant compounds which can help to lower blood pressure and other risk factors for heart disease. Consider these additional heart health benefits of 100 percent orange juice:
• While many people associate vitamin C with its ability to help promote a healthy immune system, it’s also been shown to support cardiovascular health.
• In several research studies, higher intakes of the flavonoids typically found in citrus were associated with reduced risk for cardiovascular disease and stroke.
• One 8-oz. serving of 100 percent orange juice provides 10 percent of the daily value of potassium, an electrolyte that helps maintain fluid balance affecting blood pressure.
• Some studies found folate and vitamin B6, both water-soluble vitamins found in orange juice, may help protect against heart disease by lowering homocysteine levels in the blood, an amino acid believed to cause damage to the arteries and increase the risk of blood clots when elevated.
You can add the heart health benefits of 100 percent orange juice to your diet with the powerfully nutritious punch of Orange Juice Shrimp Quinoa Bowls, the perfect mixture of textures with tangy, spicy and sweet flavors. Or start the day strong with a Florida Sunshine Grapefruit Smoothie for a breakfast beverage that requires just a few minutes of prep and blending. Find more heart healthy inspiration at floridacitrus.org.
Orange Juice Shrimp Quinoa Bowls
- 2 Cups Water
- 1 Cup Quinoa
- 1 Cup Florida Orange Juice
- 1 TB Hot Sauce
- 1 TB Honey
- 1 TB Soy Sauce
- 6 TB Vegetable Oil
- 2 TB Lime Juice
- 1.5 Pounds Shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1/4 tsp. Kosher Salt
- 1/8 tsp. Ground Black Pepper
- 1 Bell Pepper diced
- 1 English Cucumber sliced into half moons
- 3 Scallions sliced
- 1 Avocado sliced
- 1 tsp. Sesame Seeds
- 2 TB Cilantro chopped
- In pot, bring water to boil. Add quinoa, reduce to simmer, cover and cook 15 minutes. Fluff with fork.
- In bowl, whisk orange juice, hot sauce, honey, soy sauce, 4 TB vegetable oil, lime juice and miso. Remove half and set aside.
- Add shrimp to remaining half and marinate 15 minutes.
- Heat large skillet over medium-high heat and add remaining oil.
- Season shrimp with salt and pepper then add shrimp to wok and saute, cooking approximately 2 minutes per side until pink and cooked through.
- Place 1/2 cup quinoa in bowl and top with bell pepper, cucumber, scallions, avocado and shrimp.
- Drizzle with dressing that was set aside and garnish with sesame seeds and cilantro.
Florida Sunshine Grapefruit Smoothie
- 1 Cup Florida Orange Juice
- 1/2 Cup Florida Grapefruit Juice
- 1 Ripe Banana
- 1/2 Cup Low-Fat Vanilla Yogart
- 1/2 tsp. Vanilla Extract
- In blender, blend orange juice, grapefruit juice, banana, yogurt and vanilla extract until smooth. Serve immediately. |
Sofrecom Maroc took advantage of Ramadan's month special atmosphere to gather employees around a collective Ftour. The event was held for the first time, Thursday, May 16, 2019 at the Center of Integration and Help for Work (CIAT) of Sala Al Jadida in Morocco.
A shared meal for Ramadan
An act of solidarity was for Sofrecom, the best way to take part in this month of Ramadan, a period of solidarity and sharing.
It is at the CIAT restaurant that Sofrecom Rabat's employees met on Thursday, May 16th.
The program :
- Visit of the various facilities of the center
- Meal at the restaurant prepared from products from the farm installed in the center and certified organic
- Moment of sharing
The Insertion and Help Center for Work in Salé
A socio-professional and educational institution, CIAT offers a professional and economic activity to young people with intellectual disabilities who are excluded from the labor market. With its restaurant, educational farm and wheelchair repair shop, CIAT helps ensure that these vulnerable people have an income to sustainably meet their basic needs.
What is Ftour?
Ftour (also known as iftar in Arabic or Ftor) is the meal of the fast's breaking. During Ramadan, it is taken by the Muslims every evening at sunset. Outside of this context, the term refers to breakfast. |
Minimizing the loss of animal habitat during the construction of I-35
Reconstruction work is in progress on a 12.5-mile section of Interstate 35 (1-35) in Warren County, Iowa. But before this work began, the Iowa Department of Transportation wanted to find out if the federally endangered Indiana bat was in the vicinity. And if so, would the bats be adversely affected by the project?
Stantec biologists in Iowa are recognized experts on this bat and other indigenous state wildlife. The biological resources evaluation we conducted for the I-35 project included a review of wetlands, natural communities, invasive species and rare species habitat in the project corridor, including Indiana bats. These bats form maternity colonies in trees, so it was important to map out woodland tracts and other suitable habitat.
We employed mist netting to trap the bats at 11 sites; 12 Indiana bats were caught and six females were fitted with radio transmitters, enabling us to track their activity and find the maternity roost trees. Study results were included in a biological assessment completed for the project that detailed measures to avoid or minimize the loss of habitat during the construction phase along with measures to mitigate the losses.
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(Litter Name - Schuyler)
Dark Sable & White
Schuyler is named for the three Schuyler sisters, whose lives intertwined with Hamilton's. We liked name Schuyler enough to use it for this litter. She is a rich, dark sable whose full white collar has a brown mark in it, a white blaze which connects to her collar, very tall white stockings and white on the inside of her back legs. Schuyler was the third puppy to be born.
Pardy, at one year, is focused on her family and agility training in New York, near the dairy farm where her father, Boone, lives and works.
Pardy at 6 months.
Sweet Jade’s Pardy Girl of Stillwater (Schuyler) will live with the McGovern family of NY. Pardy’s future holds agility training and spending time on the large dairy farm where her father, Boone, lives and works. Her owner, Linda, grew up there (her brother is Boone’s owner) and Pardy is named for Linda’s great-great grandfather, who started the farm back in the 1850s.
Schuyler, new name Pardy, is taking a break here. More about her new family and home in New York.
At six weeks old, Schuyler is on the smaller side, weighing in at 6 lbs. This doesn't stop her from being an active, engergetic girl.
Schuyler is an active girl, always into something! She can hold her own with her brothers and sisters without any problem.
Schuyler says, "Bring it!"
At a month old, she is beginning to show an intensity which reminds me of her mother. She does everything with conviction...eat, sleep, play, cuddle....talk!
Although she is one of the smaller puppies, Schuyler has made the most gains in terms of weight, having almost quadrupled her birth weight! She is quick to notice new things....whether it's a noise or movement....and, like her siblings, can be very cuddly.
Schuyler, at two weeks old, still has the darkest sable coat in the litter. Although she is on the smaller side, she was the first puppy to "escape" the whelping box and one of the first to open her eyes. Schuyler is good about being handled and led the pack in giving kisses.
Schuyler at one week. Schuyler has replaced her sister as the darkest sable in the litter. She is an active puppy and one who isn't afraid to voice her opinion.
Schuyler on Day 2. |
Following the statement on September 20 that the Biden administration would welcome these folks back sometime in “early November,” the United States stated today that it will formally reopen to fully vaccinated travellers on Nov. 8.
Even though the date of November 8 has been set, there are still some uncertainties about what constitutes acceptable proof of immunizations and how the entire process will unfold. So far, the following is known regarding the reopening of the United States.
By reopening U.S. borders on Nov. 8 to fully vaccinated international travellers by land and air, the Biden administration said it was “putting in place a global international travel policy that is informed by public health, strict, and consistent.” The White House made the announcement on Oct. 15.
This is welcome news for Australian travellers, particularly NSW residents who will be able to confirm their flights in early November to start travelling from 8 November. Bookings for flights to the United States have already increased dramatically from Europe and increasing from Australia too given the restrictions in some states will be scraped on December 01.
When, where, and how will vaccines be accepted?
Prior to Nov. 8, specifics on which vaccines would be accepted for admission into the United States, as well as the sorts of proof required, are expected. All FDA-approved and WHO-approved Emergency Use vaccines will be permitted for air travel. These vaccines are also approved by the World Health Organization (WHO). The vaccines are Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca-SK Bio
Others, including the Chinese Sinovac and Russian Sputnik V vaccines, may be added to the list in the future, but this is not clear yet.
U.S. individuals and residents cannot yet produce an official vaccine certificate using an easy-to-use app.
The status of foreign paper vaccine cards and photocopies of vaccine records is still unclear currently.
Another concern is having a uniform approach to immigration across the country. Vaccination requirements differ from state to state and city to city, but no matter where you go in the United States, you’ll need to produce proof of vaccination to board a flight.
Vaccination certificates, mask-wearing, and indoor capacity limitations are all still strictly regulated in some states. Most interior locations such as restaurants and bars need confirmation of vaccination, or a recent negative COVID-19 test in cities like New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
Consequently, any city and/or state you intend to visit will require you to validate their COVID-19 protocol. Travel is currently restricted to individuals who are fully vaccinated; therefore, proof of inoculation should be sufficient and supersede any testing processes which are normally reserved for those who have not been adequately vaccinated.
While all tourists are required to be completely vaccinated with the WHO-approved Covid-19 vaccine, the White House made an exception for minors. Children under the age of 18 will be excluded from the travel immunisation requirement. People who have had vaccinations from two different providers will also be treated as immunised.
While additional information is awaited, visitors who are properly immunised can book travel arrangements to the U.S. with confidence.
By Joe Cusmano |
When dogs (all breeds) are not properly supervised, they can start to exhibit aggression in certain situations.
The consequences of aggression by large dogs are much greater than those in smaller dogs.That is why certain varieties have been placed on a list: because their physiology and character properties pose a greater risk to those animals than most other breeds.
There is the following problem: A lot of people who make a dog in the house are humanize those.They do not treat the animals as dogs and do not give them the right education, so they do not learn how a dog should behave socially towards the kind (or other situations).
In the ideal situation, a dog learns that he himself does not have to react to things in his environment because he can trust his owner to protect him.In small dogs It is very often that excessive barking or even aggressive behaviour is not corrected. The escalating behavior is covered with love to make it look tough, brave or funny. The average Labrador also does not learn that if a disturbed projectile storms on others or does not jump against other dogs, there is no acceptable behaviour.
Because these animals have not learned to treat peers with respect, they often trigger reactions in other dogs.If that other dog then happens to be 1 of the strong breeds, and also not well supervised then you have to tackle a deadly incident.
Because many of the varieties on the list have a pretty tough look they are taken by a certain group of people IM home for the wrong reasons and without taking into account the requirements to keep such breeds responsible.
This is the group of bosses that caused the terrible news messages.They. are part of the same group of bosses who let Pomeraantjes and Chi’s go out of their plate at the sight of an oak leaf, or that a Labrador allows people to skittles on the unloading field.
In the newspaper you do not read that the chi flew an HR dog to the down throats, or that a child gillemd and wielding sticks to a pit.You only leesr that the chi is dead, or the child injured. You do not read that the dog reacted as dogs react once or that bosses and parents have failed to handle their darlings in the right way.
Because these kinds of messages are growing more and more often, and there is never any attention given to the phenomenon of delivery or rezeidse responsibility, there are now enormous prejudices and even irrational fear of this group of dogs.And that fear is picked up by the own pet (or child) on which the chance of incidents is once again becoming so large.
At the end of the ride, this group of dogs gets the blame.While it is the irresponsible owners of ALL races who have the solution in their hands.
Chi, Labrador or Pitt Bull: teach them to be dog and watch the boss in difficult situations.Bosses must learn to speak dog language and recognize the boundaries of their animals and those of others. And then respect those boundaries. This will put an end to those in the media compared to certain breeds. But also to those knoks on the unloading field that the newspaper does not fetch. This also prevents strangers or children from being seized and damaged beyond repair.
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Each dog has a certain nature.Border Collies are floats, Chihuahuas are watchs and so very vocal, griphons Hunt, and the great terrier breeds are prooidoders. People who take a dog and therefore do not train adequately or take into account their nature can cause major problems. If you do not train a Collie sufficiently, then he will fall back in his need to float: children, dogs, cyclists, auto芒 鈧劉 s etc. If you do not allow a Chihuahua to move enough, they are not fed up as a dog and they are not physically and mentally engaged, they are going to react to everything, because their nature is to watch and it is a vocal breed. That doesn’t mean you can’t train them to bark less, but you don’t get it all the way.
This is also the problem with large terriers.They naturally have a high prey drift and their goal is to kill their prey. So if you have an inexperienced owner or someone who just makes that dog even more aggressive, you have the recipe for a fiasco.
A small dog, whether this is a Chihuahua or not, is seen as prey.And yes I can unfortunately experience them with my Chihuahua up close. Fortunately, he survived, but also just to. My Chihuahua is a well socialized friendly doggy. The day it happened we were just walking with our dog group (he’s the only Chihuahua among the big dogs) when we met a woman with her Bull terriers and because her dog knew the other dogs she dropped her off the line. Her dog sees mine and shoots it off and before we knew she had his whole head in her mouth and she was ready to shake him dead. Luckily, the Lords of our group were blazing fast and could wrestle her to the ground and open her mouth, otherwise my doggy had not been there anymore.
I do not blame the dog for having acted to his nature, no matter how annoying it is, but the owner, because she did not have her dog under control.And then the next week another doggy seized and the next week one again.
That does not mean that they are naturally aggressive, because every dog can be that, also a Chihuahua or a Shih-tzu, but that if you do not have them properly controlled, do not socialize, do not train and do not have a drawing with their nature, then they can do where they ever For breeding, with all the consequences. |
When people think of trade marks, famous brands, business names or logos generally spring to mind, such as the McDonald’s ‘M’ or Apple Inc.’s apple. But phrases that are associated with a brand, such as Nike’s famous slogan, “Just Do It“, can also be registered as trade marks.
Over the years, various celebrities have also registered phrases associated with them as trade marks. Socialite Paris Hilton famously managed to trade mark her catchphrase, “That’s hot!” and sued Hallmark for using her image and the catchphrase on a birthday card without her permission.
Trade marking phrases or an expression is also common in the sporting world. For example, in 1988 when the Los Angeles Lakers were looking to claim a third consecutive NBA championship and the team starting using the term “three-peat“, Coach Pat Riley registered it as a trade mark for use on merchandise.
Musicians have also successfully registered the titles of their songs as trade marks, such as David Bowie and his song, Ziggy Stardust.
But can you trade mark lyrics within songs?
Taylor Swift certainly thinks so. In 2015, the pop star applied to register certain lyrics from her 1989 album as trade marks in the U.S. ahead of her world tour. Some of the phrases she successfully registered as trade marks included “this sick beat” from her hit song, ‘Shake it Off’, as well as “nice to meet you, where you been?”, “cause we never go out of style” and “party like it’s 1989”. The goods covered by her trade marks include clothing, home decor, bags and jewellery.
By registering these phrases, Swift ensured that non-official tour merchandise featuring some of the trade marked phrases could not be sold without infringing her marks, thereby protecting her business.
Registering slogans, phrases or lyrics as trade marks
Not all celebrities have successfully been able to register phrases as trade marks. Donald Trump, for instance, applied to register the catchphrase “You’re fired” from his popular reality television show, The Apprentice, as a trade mark in the U.S., but his application was rejected by the U.S. Patent & Trade Mark Office.
So if you wanted to register certain lyrics from a song you wrote or a phrase or slogan associated with your brand or business as a trade mark for marketing purposes in Australia, how would you go about it?
The test for determining whether a phrase or slogan is capable of registration as a trade mark is largely the same as that used for applications involving single words, whereby you must be able to show that the phrase inherently distinguishes your goods or services from those offered by other people or businesses.
For example, in T.G.I. Friday’s Australia Pty Ltd & Anor v TGI Friday’s Inc & Anor FCA 720, Friday’s Australia, who sought the cancellation of Friday’s Inc.’s “TGI Friday’s” trade mark, argued that the phrase “TGI Friday’s” was not distinctive because:
- it was an ordinary English expression (the acronym T.G.I.F., which stands for “Thank God It’s Friday”, had apparently been used since the 1940’s);
- there was a natural association of the words with relaxing with a drink;
- over the years a number of independent uses in relation to bars or restaurants have existed; and
- the expression is constantly used in the community.
However, the Federal Court (comprising Wilcox, Kiefel and Emmett JJ) found that the “TGI Friday’s” trade mark had always been capable of distinguishing restaurant services provided by one proprietor from the services of another proprietor who did not use the trade mark because although it “may suggest notions of relaxation and refreshment”, the expression “TGI Friday’s” of itself “means nothing” and “does not inherently refer to restaurant services.”
So, if a phrase associated with your business or featured in your song is a commonly used expression, such as Swift’s “this sick beat“, and the phrase does not inherently refer to certain goods (in Swift’s case, clothing, home decor, bags and jewellery), you may be able to successfully register the phrase as a trade mark.
Are any other protections available for slogans, phrases or lyrics?
The only other law that could potentially protect slogans, phrases or lyrics is that of copyright. Unlike trade marks, it is not necessary (and nor is it possible) in Australia to ‘register’ copyright; it simply subsists in certain works. However, courts in Australia are generally reluctant to find copyright exists in short phrases: see, for example, State of Victoria v Pacific Technologies (Australia) Pty Ltd (No 2) FCA 737.
Therefore, if your business is associated with a particular phrase or slogan which you wish to protect, the best option is to apply to register that phrase or slogan as a trade mark.
For more information on registering phrases or slogans as trade marks, please contact Ben Coogan and Georgia Campbell. |
Shallow Water Multiple Elimination (SWME)
SWME is a data driven prediction approach using true azimuth information to predict free surface multiples in shallow water environments.
SWME is a modeling based approach that is typically used in shallow water environments where conventional SRME methodology starts to break down due to sparse / missing near offset information.
3D ray tracing is used to derive a Green’s function of the water bottom, reconstructing missing offset information. The Green’s function is then convolved with the recorded seismic data to generate source and receiver side multiple models that are fed into an adaptive subtraction algorithm.
A variety of advanced adaptive subtraction algorithms are available, including least squares multidomain and curvelet subtraction, to subtract the predicted multiple model from the input dataset.
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Led by Tina Wang at the University of California, geneticists have released a formula to work out your dog's age in equivalent human years based on DNA changes over time.
In particular they looked at something known as 'methyl groups', which are molecules that add themselves to DNA at a consistent rate. They can be looked at to calculate the age in both humans and dogs, something known as the epigenetic clock.
'Mammals progress through similar physiological stages during life, from early development to puberty, aging, and death,' says the study.
The typical lifespan for dogs can vary from six to seven years for large breeds, up to 18 years for smaller breeds. Despite this, most dogs show similar developmental and psychological trajectories.
Using Labrador retriever dogs for the study, geneticists found that
So instead of adding seven years, the new formula involves finding the natural logarithm of a dog's age, multiplying it by 16 and then adding 31 to the total.
As an example, if your dog's age is four then its logarithm number will be 1.3, so you would then multiply 1.3 by 16 and add 31 to reach 51.8 which is the dog's age in human years. |
On Wednesday, the chair of the Washington Metro Board of Directors told lawmakers at a congressional hearing that the Rosslyn tunnel—the one that runs under the Potomac River between the District of Columbia and Virginia—poses one of the transit system’s biggest problems. The “Rosslyn bottleneck,” Jack Evans called it. He asked for federal funding that would go, in part, toward building a new tunnel there.
A day later, a train traveling along this track became stuck outside its next station stop in Rosslyn. The rain lost power, and all passengers aboard were forced to evacuate, according to the ones who had enough phone service to tweet about it.
Metro says more than 100 passengers were stuck for about an hour on a train outside the Rosslyn station in northern Virginia after the train became disabled by a mechanical problem.
Here’s a look inside:
Now being herded to front of train. pic.twitter.com/tq4PDriJYX— Jesse James Helfrich (@abbajabanana) April 14, 2016
Metro spokesman Dan Stessel told the AP the train broke down shortly after 2 p.m., stopping 100 feet from the platform. Between 100 and 200 passengers were stuck for about an hour before they were evacuated, he said. Crews have removed the disabled train and service has resumed.
Thursday’s incident is the latest in series of mishaps for Metro this year. Last month, an electrical fire broke out in the tunnel near the McPherson Square station. The fire prompted Metro to make the decision to shut down all operations for a full day—the first time that happened in the transit system’s 40-year history. Workers spent the next day conducting safety checks of hundreds of electric cables as regular Metro commuters turned to buses, bikes, and sidewalks to get to their destinations.
Washington’s Metro has undergone years of regular service disruptions associated with repair and maintenance work, largely in response to the 2009 crash that killed nine people and injured 90 others when two trains collided. In recent years, electrical fires and derailed or disabled trains have tested the patience of the system’s hundreds of thousands of customers. |
No matter how terrible your credit score is—within reason, of course—you'll probably be able to find someone who's willing to lease you a car. The real questions are whether the lease rate they'll offer you will be worth it, and whether leasing a vehicle is a good personal investment over the long term, even if it looks cheaper than buying a car in the short run and the ownership structure is different.
You might find that the credit requirements for leasing are a bit more forgiving than those for purchasing a vehicle, but you'll probably still need a score of at least 620 or so to pull it off. And the best terms are typically reserved for those with scores above 700.
What Is a Car Lease?
Leasing a car is like renting an apartment. You sign a contract and agree to treat the vehicle as your own for a set period of time. Leasing is a short-term responsibility, unlike when you buy a car.
Yes, you'll want to maintain your leased vehicle and avoid inflicting too much wear and tear on it, but at the end of the day, the vehicle isn’t yours. Your payments won’t build equity in the car, but you also won’t be responsible for its long-term future. An exception exists if you cause the damage, of course.
At face value, leasing a car sounds like a perfect idea. You get to drive around in someone else’s new car and hand it back with no strings attached when your lease is up. But you’ll pay for the privilege, and you’ll pay even more if you don't have a good credit score.
What's a Good Credit Score?
Credit scores typically range from 300 to 850. Anything above 740 is generally considered to be a very good score.
But what does this mean in practice? If you have exceptional credit with a score of 800 or higher, you're the least risky borrower for a bank or financial institution lending money. You likely have a long history of using credit responsibly. You maintain low revolving balances on your credit cards, and you always make your payments on time.
But if you're like most people, your credit score probably isn't in the 800s. Only slightly more than 20 percent of all Americans can claim a score that high. But don’t despair: perfection isn't a requirement for leasing a vehicle.
Know Your Score
Forewarned is forearmed. Don't apply for a lease without any clue what the dealership is going to find when it runs your credit. Get a copy of your own report three to six months before you plan to begin shopping. This gives you some time to clear up any inaccuracies.
The Ideal Lessee
You should have no problem securing the best lease terms from a dealer if you're married with a family, live in a suburban area, and have a great driving record along with a credit score over 720—especially if you're looking to lease a safe and reliable vehicle without all the latest bells and whistles. But you should still try to negotiate because you’re the type of client that lenders want to keep.
You might not get the lease terms reserved for the cream of the crop if your score is below 720, but you’re still considered a “prime” borrower if it's above 660. You’re not seen as a risk, and it's very likely that you'll have your lease request approved.
Near Prime Lessees
This is exactly what it sounds like. You’re almost assuredly a safe bet for the bank, but not quite.
You likely fall into this category if your credit score is between 620 and 660. You can either spend a few months paying down the balances on your credit cards or be prepared for higher-than-average lease rates. You’ll probably be approved, but you'll pay a higher price, probably in the form of higher interest rates, because you're deemed to be a bit of a risk.
You might find a lender willing to lease you a vehicle if your credit score is below 620, but you’ll pay much more than an average or even “near-prime” buyer would. And you might be required to put down a security deposit.
What If You Have No Credit History?
Having absolutely no track record for credit marks you as an unknown commodity, which can land you in the subprime heap.
An option for you is to ask a relative or friend to co-sign on the lease with you so that you can begin creating a credit profile. Keep in mind, though, that if you miss lease payments, that negative history will appear on your cosigner's credit report as well. But if you find someone who's willing to take the chance on you, your interest rate will most likely be lower, depending on your cosigner's credit score.
A non-traditional approach to lease financing is lease swaps, in which a lease for a car already being leased is transferred from one person to another.
Turn the Odds in Your Favor
In the end, it can come down to the dealer. Depending on the time of year, you might find one who is nearing the desperation point to move cars off the lot. These dealers might be more willing to go to bat for you with lenders. The end of the year is often a good time.
Listen to radio commercials. Car dealers are always trumpeting sales and deals, and they might even announce outright that they're willing to work with people who have poor credit. Save up to make the most significant down payment that you can. Sweeten the pot for the dealership and the lender. Make them want to work with you.
Also, avoid shooting for that top-of-the-line, loaded set of wheels. Be realistic. Sometimes applying for a less splashy, more inexpensive vehicle can turn the odds in your favor. Think of it this way, too: the lease payments will be lower and more manageable, so you'll be more easily able to keep up with them. Prompt payments improve your credit score.
Don't Make These Mistakes
Shopping for the best deal and rates is usually a pretty good idea, but it can come with a downside. Every time you apply for a lease, the lender runs your credit. These "hard inquiries" can bring your score down even more. You don't want that, so be judicious with your applications. Don't throw one out there that's likely to get turned down, like for that top-of-the-line vehicle.
You might be able to work your way around this problem by getting your credit report yourself, then making copies. Just be sure that it's dated so that the dealer knows it's current. Numerous hard inquiries for the same type of loan or lease count just once if they fall within a limited period of time because you're obviously shopping for the best rate. Don't stretch your lease applications out over six months or more.
Try to drive a bargain even if you think you’ve found the perfect deal. When all's said and done, you’re the one offering to pay the other party a fixed amount monthly for a set amount of time. If the terms they’re suggesting make it so that buying a used car outright would make more sense, say so. The lender might sing a different tune. |
I had the great pleasure last week to interview Tom Evans @TheBookwright. Tom is an author and a bit of a renaissance man who also creates apps for iOs, consults with authors and has a background in engineering.
But I think of Tom as an expert on creativity, and that’s where his new book, The Art and Science of Lightbulb Moments, comes in. In it, Tom shows how, through ideas and practical exercises, anyone can have unlimited creativity. Sound good? Watch the video and see what you think.
In the 27:06 video, we discuss
- The scientific method as applied to lightbulb moments
- How did an electronic engineer become an author, hypnotherapist and writer’s unblocker?
- How do you know you’ve had a lightbulb moment as opposed to any old thought?
- What stops lightbulb moments?
- What encourages them?
- The role of practical exercises in stimulating creativity.
- How Tom combines influences of East and West in his practical awareness exercises.
- How mindmapping helped Tom complete his book.
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Provide info on rape of Rohingya women
Myanmar should comply with a United Nations committee's request for information on the military's responsibility for widespread rape of Rohingya women and girls in northern Rakhine State, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Fortify Rights said yesterday.
The two groups provided the committee with an 11-page joint report on sexual violence committed by Myanmar's security forces against Rohingya villagers in 2016 and 2017.
On November 2017, the independent expert committee monitoring implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), a global women's rights treaty, requested that the Myanmar government submit a report on the situation of women and girls from northern Rakhine State by May 28, 2018, HRW said in a press release yesterday.
The CEDAW committee has requested for such an “exceptional report” three times previously.
“The CEDAW committee's rare request for Myanmar to report on sexual violence against Rohingya women and girls outside normal reporting procedures shows the extreme nature of the military's mass atrocities,” said Skye Wheeler, women's rights emergencies researcher at HRW. “The government should cease its shameless denials and start openly cooperating with international monitors.”
The CEDAW committee's request followed numerous reports of Myanmar army-led attacks on Rohingya Muslims, including mass killings, rape and other sexual violence, and widespread arson in hundreds of predominantly Rohingya villages, forcing more than 717,000 Rohingyas to flee to neighbouring Bangladesh since August 2017.
The joint report by HRW and Fortify Rights includes information based on hundreds of interviews with Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, including 37 women and girls who were raped in August and September 2017, mostly by gangs of uniformed soldiers.
Witnesses and survivors also saw many other women and girls raped in groups, which amounted to patterns of gang rapes, as well as biting, kicking, and other physical abuse. Many recounted soldiers killing their elderly parents or children, even by throwing their infants into fires.
“Myanmar's security forces used brutal gang rapes to terrify and injure as part of their ongoing attack on the Rohingya population,” said Matthew Smith, chief executive officer at Fortify Rights. “The authorities' denials, essentially saying Rohingya women are liars, compound the terrible harms inflicted.”
The CEDAW committee also requested that the Myanmar government report on any efforts to provide justice and other reparations to victims of sexual violence, as well as on access to sexual and reproductive health care for Rohingya women and girls.
Successive Myanmar governments have persecuted the Rohingya for decades, denying them citizenship rights, freedom of movement, and equal access to education and healthcare.
“Myanmar has repeatedly ignored international calls for information and access,” Smith said. “The CEDAW committee's report request was an important step, but the UN should now ramp up its pressure on the government to end its atrocities against women and girls as well as its denials of the abuses ever taking place.” |
What would cause interior lights to flicker?
The most common reason for flickering lights is a worn out alternator, as one of the three rotating plates that generate electricity wears out. So as the unit hits the “dead spot,” the power wanes, causing the lights to flicker. The voltage should be over 13, ideally over 14 volts.
When I start my car the lights flicker?
The dashboard lights in your car flickering along with the car itself not starting is typically the sign of a bad ignition switch. This switch enables the electricity from the car battery to reach the starter motor, which in turn ignites the gas.
What does it mean when your car lights come on but it won’t start?
If your headlights can turn on, but your car won’t crank, that means that your battery is charged, but either the starter or ignition is the problem. If the starter or ignition is the problem, a starter engine can be jumped by using a charged battery.
Why won’t my interior lights turn on?
The most common cause of light failure is the damaged switch. If there is a problem with the switch, they will not turn on while you are opening the door. Depending on the wires of your interior lights or the style of switches your car have, you can try out different combination of the push buttons to turn it on.
What causes car to not turn over but Lights Come On?
Sometimes, you need to decide if it is better to repair or replace the battery depending on your car’s value, and the cause of the “car won’t start, but lights come on” situation. Another reason for the “car won’t turn over, but lights come on” situation is that the starter is not working correctly.
Why does my car keep clicking and flickering?
I have the fob, so when I pushed the start button I could hear clicking sounds and my headlights flickered. The clicking and flickering carried on for about 5 minutes. On one of my failed attempts to start the car i got a message indicating “battery saver mode”. Any thoughts? Anyone have this happen?
Why does my car not start when I Turn on the radio?
If your car won’t start, but lights come on, and the radio is turning on, it could be a few different problems. The most likely culprit for this issue usually deals with the battery.
Why are the lights blinking on my Honda remote?
Light on remote is blinking but does nothing? luckily I work right across the street from my Honda dealer so the service manager and a tech come over and same issue. He hooks up a jump box and it tries to start a few times but doesn’t. After a few minutes it starts up with the jump box.
Why does my car light flicker when I turn the key?
Dash lights flicker and car won’t start when I turn the key. What could cause this? Based only on this information, the two most likely possibilities are that your battery is faulty and needs to be replaced, or one of the connections at the battery is bad.
What do the dash lights look like when your car won’t start?
Dash lights may look fine, dim, or flicker, if the battery is dead and the car won’t start. Alexandru Stoica / EyeEm / Getty.
Why does my interior light keep flickering on and off?
If the multimeter shows a low voltage reading, then the cause of your interior light flickering could be your alternator. Another common cause of an interior light flickering is the voltage regulator.
What causes a dimmer light on the interior of a car?
3 Common Car Interior Light Problems and How to Fix Them 1 Dim and Dimmer An increasingly dim interior light could mean a couple of things: battery or alternator problems. 2 Feverish Flickering There are a few issues that can cause your interior lights to flicker. First, check to see if you have loose ground wires. 3 Lasting Light |
Monica Alderson, an Occupational Therapy Manager at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, is a mentor in the First Robotics program at the school.
Because of COVID-19, the school’s robotics team hasn’t been able to meet physically, and can’t compete in robotics events. Instead, with Alderson’s assistance, the students have been using their skills to help health-care workers protect themselves from the virus.
“It gives the students an opportunity to connect with one another and to do something meaningful that makes an impact,” Alderson said.
Students, including Ben Rego, 14, and Miguel Lopez have been printing the face shields in their homes. Together as team, they have produced about 60 face shields for the hospital so far, each taking about four hours to print.
“Our robotics season got cut short because of COVID-19. To make a difference in the world, and keep ourselves occupied, we’re making these face shields for the hospital,” Rego said.
The St. Mary students are calling on others in the community with 3D printers to contribute to the effort, and are asking them to contact the school’s robotics team by email at firstname.lastname@example.org if they need further information about how to help. |
North Korea’s restoration of the dormant hotline with South Korea after the missile tests by Pyongyang may just be a tiny step towards reconciliation, though not a significant forward movement in the peninsula. The effort, it appears, is to secure external concessions by blending conciliatory gestures and missile tests ~ a geostrategic irony if ever there was one. It is still rather unclear whether the initiative will improve ties between the two Koreas not the least because the North has a history of using the hotlines as a bargaining chip in its fractious dealings with the South. It is a diplomatic gambit at best; a devious exercise in bilateral dealings at worst. Pyongyang has a record of unilaterally suspending the hotline on whim and then reactivating it when it needs to improve relations with its southern neighbour.
Suffice it to register that North Korean officials answered phone calls from their southern counterparts over a set of cross-border government and military channels on Monday, and for the first time in nearly two months. The tone of the interaction was indeed somewhat cordial. “Long time no talk. We’are very pleased because the communication channels have been restored. We hope North-South relations will develop to a new level,” was the core of the South Korean leader’s conversation with his counterpart in the North, according to a video released by South Korea’s Unification Ministry. The hope is easier imagined than accomplished.
Using a separate military channel, Pyongyang and Seoul exchanged data relating to fishing along their disputed western sea boundary to prevent skirmishes, according to the Defence ministry in Seoul. Several naval skirmishes between the two Koreas have occurred in the choppy region in the recent past. The restoration of the hotline will, it is hoped, lessen these and other tensions. The hotlines are actually phone and fax channels that the two Koreas use to arrange meetings and border crossings and also to avoid accidental clashes. The hotline was largely stalled for more than a year as the North snapped the connection in protest against the South Korean campaign through civilian leaflets.
The communication was revived all too briefly this summer. However, the North refused to exchange messages in the aftermath of Seoul’s annual military drills in league with Washington. Such drills, in the reckoning of the North, are what it calls an “invasion rehearsal”. Last week, the North Korean President, Kim Jong-un, had expressed his willingness to reactivate the communication channels, saying he wanted the Korean people’s wishes to promote peace attain fruition. Yet there are red herrings across the trail, evidenced through the periodic tests by the North. Such muscle-flexing and the counter-blasts from Seoul can cause irreparable harm to bilateral ties. |
Patient Education is Critical to the Success of your Get With The Guidelines® Quality Initiatives
The American Heart Association developed the Get With The Guidelines (GWTG) quality improvement initiative to improve the care of patients with cardiac diseases and stroke. The program is evidence-based and founded in the American College of Cardiology / American Heart Association’s Guidelines for secondary prevention. Key to prevention is the patient’s knowledge and understanding of their role in managing their care, making engaging and relevant patient education is a key component for a successful program.
American Heart Association in partnership with The Wellness Network has developed a package of targeted patient education that directly aligns with specific achievement, quality, and reporting measures of Get With the Guidelines Stroke, Heart Failure, AFib, and Coronary Heart Disease initiatives. Additionally, this education supports the provider-patient dialogue, and is easily implemented into clinical workflow. Click the program below to view the educational titles available within our Cardiovascular Service Line Solution that directly support your Get With The Guidelines program.
Educational resources to help you meet Get with the Guidelines® Achievement, Quality, and Reporting Criteria Measures for Patient Education.
This educational resource, developed in partnership with American Heart Association / American Stroke Association and The Wellness Network, is aimed at empowering heart and stroke patients to live healthier, longer lives.
“There is ample evidence that hospitals can reduce their readmission rates though such efforts as: ensuring patients are clinically ready at discharge, reducing risk of infection, reconciling medications, improving communication with community providers participating in transition of care, educating patients adequately upon discharge, and assuring patients understand follow-up care upon discharge.”
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Scrum as a Value-Driven Approach
Let me say the conclusion first. If Scrum is in action in a project it means the project is a value-driven project.
In a classical way there are 4 main parameters to manage and take under control projects.
Scrum adds a new item to the list
Well, how Scrum does it, how a project thought as a value-driven project?
The Product Vision
At the big-bang time you need a "product vision". It is a lighthouse while cruising through. Without it a project team may find itself like a wayward ship, lost in sea.
Hear Ken Schwaber out : “The minimum plan necessary to start a Scrum project consists of a vision and a Product Backlog. The vision describes why the project is being undertaken and what the desired end state is” (Schwaber 2004, p. 68)
Unlike a company vision, in a good product vision statement there should be more detail; a product name, type, targeted customers, addressed customer needs, key benefits and differences from competitors. However It should be short and memorable and pass the "elevator test".
Here is an example, the BlackBerry product vision statement :
"For business e-mail users who want to better manage the increasing number of messages they receive when out of the office, BlackBerry is a mobile e-mail solution that provides a real-time link to their desktop e-mail for sending, reading and responding to important messages. Unlike other mobile e-mail solutions, BlackBerry is wearable, secure, and always connected."
How can you maximize the value?
To maximize the value and return of investment (ROI) you have to eliminate waste through a good product vision and well-prioritized product backlog.
As per statistics most of the projects have two-third unused functionalities. In other word they have only one-third functionalities used by their customers.
Here is a motto to determine waste :
"Do not design anything which will not be implemented, do not implement anything you do not need"
Another one :
"Do not implement anything if it does not get you closer to the product vision, remove everything if it impede you while walking on the way to your product vision"
Who responsible for maximizing the value?
The Product Owner maximizes ROI by managing value delivered with fixed iteration lengths by a self-organize team.
In Scrum the value is managed by PO with:
product vision : details above
prioritized value : creating high level requirements and prioritizing business needs by value with the help of the stakeholders
groomed backlog : writing user stories to manage production risk
release planning : predicting value earned per sprint and managing the product backlog to maximize delivered value
It is impossible without referring Lean
Lean thinking is a principle-based approach with empirical inspect-and-adapt iterations instead of defined process steps. Agile is lean applied to software development.
How does Lean maximize the value?
Eliminate waste. Waste is any non-value adding activity that a customer is unwilling to pay for.
Utilize overloaded processes in the hope of achieving more
Smooth inconsistent flows through the system. So you will have smaller lead time, less tasks in progress at the same time.
If you have a dynamic system and so much instant change you cannot get the maximized value with strictly defined processes.
You should implement an empirical approach with inspect-and-adapt iterations and Think Lean! |
Innovation should pay off. Whether it does depends on the business case. More precisely, the…
Many companies are faced with the challenge of developing new technical solutions. They need innovative products with outstanding functions and novel, high-performance processes. But how do innovations come about? In technology, the basis is usually a specific problem for which a groundbreaking solution is sought. A tried and tested approach to solve the most diverse problems creatively and successfully is the so-called TRIZ methodology. It no longer leaves the emergence of outstanding solution ideas and subsequent innovations to chance. Quite the contrary. TRIZ helps to develop ideas and groundbreaking solutions according to plan and in a targeted manner.
The following explains what the TRIZ method is and how it is used to develop inventive ideas.
What ist TRIZ? A brief Introduction
TRIZ is an abbreviation for the Russian term for inventive problem solving. The lead developer of TRIZ was Genrich Altschuller (1929-1998), patent engineer in the Russian army. His job was to help inventors write and file their patents with the patent office.
As a young man, Genrich Altschuller and his colleagues had already developed patents themselves. He has always been fascinated by new things and problem solving. So he was also curious to find out how the inventors master their tasks. He kept asking the inventors how they came up with their solutions and patent ideas: “How did you do that?”
I have not idea. I just made it up!
He often got these, no or only inadequate answers. During their work on patents, Altschuller and his colleague Shapiro realized that approaches to solutions are repeated. That invention is a repeatable and reproducible process. Altschuller and Shapiro are also known today as the “fathers of TRIZ”. Shapiro had withdrawn from development in later years. Therefore, today mostly Altschuller is mentioned when it comes to TRIZ.
Essential core statements were derived from the analysis of the patents:
- A large number of inventions is based on a comparatively small number of recurring solution principles.
- Recognizing and overcoming contradictions leads to innovative developments.
- The development of technical systems follows certain patterns.
The established scientific hypotheses – e.g. that problem solving always proceeds in a similar way – were then scientifically substantiated over the years by analyzing patents.
Technology Innovation Roadmap
TRIZ methods on a sequenced innovation roadmap from zero to hero (i.e. market success).
TRIZ-Method for resolving Contradictions
A Russian patent – like any other patent in the world – has the following structure:
- Description of the state of the art.
- The developed solution.
- Protection claims associated with the solution.
However, there is one crucial speciality in Russian patents: A one-page summary of the patent. This summary made it possible to analyze a large number of data with a manageable amount of effort. From the patent analyzes, Altschuller and his colleagues extracted “patterns” of how inventors describe problems and how they solve these problems.
Altschuller paid particular attention to the inventions that provided a high level of benefit with comparatively little effort to solve the problem. What these patents had in common was that they resolved an apparent contradiction. Two properties were combined that were previously considered incompatible. This feature, the resolution of a contradiction, has become a core aspect of the TRIZ innovation method:
Solving a Contradiction leads to High-Quality Inventions!
Finding and describing a problem in the form of a contradiction is the core element of the TRIZ method. It is therefore also the prerequisite for using the classic TRIZ tools. And it is the cornerstone for finding groundbreaking solutions: No compromise, but progress that has made the previously impossible possible. Newer TRIZ tools also make use of other findings that contribute to success. In some cases even without the contradiction concept.
Best-known TRIZ Tool: The TRIZ Matrix and the 40 Inventive Principles
Thousands of inventors have overcome similar contradictions again and again with comparable solutions. Altschuller and his supporters described these recurring patterns as generic solutions. These solutions are the “40 inventive principles” known today. Amazingly, every, and indeed every, technical invention and innovation can be traced back to one or more of these inventive principles. In the Altschuller matrix, contradictions and the inventive principles used to solve them are clearly shown. Ordered according to the frequency with which you were used to solve the respective problem situation.
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The TRIZ matrix thus helps to find solution principles that many inventors have already used to solve their problems. This matrix is the first tool of the classic TRIZ methodology. In further years of research, Altschuller has expanded his invention and innovation tools and established three main axioms:
1. TRIZ AXIOM: A SYSTEM DEVELOPS IN ACCORDANCE WITH KNOWN LAWS
One example is the development of historical stone tools. Stone Age tools on different continents have developed in a comparable way. Without there being any exchange between the manufacturers of the tools. These development patterns are described in the “Laws of the Evolution of Technical Systems”. They enable valuable prognoses about the technologies of tomorrow.
2. TRIZ AXIOM: SUCCESSFUL FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS SOLVE CONFLICTIONS BETWEEN SYSTEM PARAMETERS.
A problem situation is described in TRIZ by defining an existing contradiction. If it is difficult to create a contradiction model, there is often no relevance for the application of TRIZ.
Definitions of contradictions:
- Technical Contradiction when two different parameters contradict each other, e.g. height versus weight (something should be high but light).
- Physical contradiction e.g. temperature should be high and small – a single parameter should have two states at the same time.
3. TRIZ AXIOM: THE PROBLEM SHALL BE SOLVED UNDER THE PRESENT CONDITIONS WITH AVAILABLE RESOURCES.
A good solution in the sense of TRIZ uses available resources. No unnecessary complexity is created. In doing so, TRIZ also supports the sustainability of new solutions.
There are numerous tools within the TRIZ knowledge base, for example:
- Inventive principles to solve technical contradictions
- Separation principles for solving physical contradictions
- The Altschuller matrix to find suitable principles for typical contradictions
Based on the tools, there are methods, a sequence of individual tools or steps. The methods represent structured procedures for using the TRIZ knowledge base. The following methods have been developed over the years:
- Substance field analysis along with the innovative 76 standards.
Different versions of the “Algorithm of Inventive Problem Solving” ARIZ.
By the way, when as an innovation consultant I ask today – “How do you invent?” and the people interviewed cannot explain that to me, then Genrich Altschuller comes to mind. He had probably experienced it similarly.
Does Inventing work without a Structure?
But yes, inventing without a structure usually works too. For the most part with great effort and long time spent until solutions are found. TRIZ and other approaches of structured innovation help that success is achieved much faster and more effectively. Independent of flashes of inspiration from ingenious inventors.
With the TRIZ method towards innovations
The TRIZ method is a suitable instrument to overcome barriers of thought and thus to develop inventive solutions. First, a problem is analyzed and broken down into its individual components. With the help of the TRIZ method, you can get to the bottom of the problem and eliminate the problem once and for all with innovative solutions.
Today TRIZ is used successfully worldwide to develop new products, patents and innovations. Whitening strips for teeth bleaching are just one example. Thomas Nagel, innovation consultant for experienced users and trainer for structured innovation, also introduces the basics of TRIZ as part of the “Structured Innovation” training series.
Do you want to solve complex technical problems faster and create more advanced inventions? Tools and methods for TRIZ are also part of the innovation roadmaps, which provide clear guidelines for successful innovation. Feel free to contact us on +49 – 30 – 89 64 72 09, or use our contact form. |
We've seen it and heard about it so now let's discuss it, what is great content and how do you create it?
What does it take to write and publish something your readers really enjoy?
Read more to see what are the 5 main components content needs to make it something that is really interesting to read!
We've seen it and heard about it so now let's discuss it, what is great content and how do you create it? What does it take to write and publish something your readers really enjoy? Let's explore the 5 main components content needs to make it something that is really interesting to read!
Whenever you write and publish anything at all it's best that what you offer is original in some form or fashion! The more unique your content is the better your chances it will be viewed by your readers simply because it's something they've yet to see! Uniqueness will also help your efforts get a higher search ranking since it's NOT rehashed information found elsewhere! This higher ranking will also lead to more people viewing what you published!
Presenting information that's relevant to current issues and/or the interests of your readers is another great way to attract viewers! People for the most part are in search of information that will answer a question, help them in some way or is otherwise interesting to read! The point here is it MUST be relevant to their interests or they will simply move on without viewing what you published!
The best way to get people to view anything you write and publish is to engage them in a way that immediately captures their attention! The title and first paragraph play a crucial role in capturing the attention of people in this regard since it's the first thing they will see! By making shocking claims or statements or even simply asking a question are perfect examples of how to engage your readers!
As stated previously, people typically look for information that will be useful to them therefore if what you write and publish is NOT accurate, you're only hurting yourself! Firstly your reputation will be tainted and your efforts will be wasted and this could also influence people from disregarding any future efforts of yours! If you intend to publish something useful be sure your claims and facts are accurate otherwise you'll simply diminish any credibility you've earned!
Developing content takes time and energy to research, compose and edit therefore it only makes sense to write and publish something that continues to interest people! The term 'evergreen' is tossed around as a way to describe content that remains both relevant and useful! This is typically a topic that is not affected by new trends and focuses more on 'mainstream' issues that don't or won't change!
Great content is something your readers will always appreciate and something you can easily learn to write and publish yourself! The 5 components reviewed above are typically found in popular content being used in different combinations and even by themselves! As a writer these should be benchmarks for you to follow when composing any type of information to make it more interesting to read! After all if your readers don't enjoy what you wrote than what's the point?
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Rinpung Dzong is a large beautiful dzong (fort) with towering walls built in the 1646 by Zabdrung Ngawang Namgyal. Known as the Fortress on a Heap of Jewels, Rinpung Dzong is among the best tourist places in Bhutan and a classic example of Bhutanese architecture and deep-rooted traditions. Rinpung Dzong consists of a Buddhist monastery and fortress. It also has the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu School in Paro District, Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag.
In the 15th century local people offered the crag of Hungrel at Paro to Lama Drung Drung Gyal. He built a small temple there and later a five storied Dzong or fortress which was known as Hungrel Dzong. In the 17th century, his descendants, the lords of Hungrel, offered this fortress to the Drukpa hierarch, Ngawang Namgyal, the Zhabdrung Rinpoche, in recognition of his religious and temporal authority.
In 1644 existing dzong was dismantled by the Zhabdrung and they laid the foundations of a new dzong. In 1646 the dzong was re-consecrated and established as the administrative and monastic centre of the western region and it became "Rinpung Dzong". Some scenes of film Little Buddha were shot in this dzong in 1993. It is listed as a tentative site in Bhutan's Tentative List for UNESCO inclusion.
A great annual festival of Bhutan known as Tshechu is held at Rinpung Dzong in March or April month (from the eleventh to the fifteenth day of the second month of the traditional Bhutanese lunar calendar). On this occasion, holy images are taken in a procession. Monks perform a series of traditional mask dances conveying religious stories. Before the break of dawn on the morning of the fifteenth day, a huge sacred Thangka banner depicting the Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava is displayed for the public, to keep to the tradition of not allowing sunlight to fall on it. |
How to configure QoS on AC VDSL/ADSL Modem Router (new logo)?
QoS (Quality of Service) is designed to ensure the efficient operation of the network when network congestion is encountered.
I want to: Specify priority levels for some devices or applications.
For example, I have several devices that are connected to my wireless network. I would like to set an intermediate speed on the internet for my phone.
How can I do that?
Here takes Archer VR2800 as demonstration.
1. Enable QoS and set bandwidth allocation.
1) Log in the web interface of the modem router. You can refer to How to log into the web-based interface of the AC VDSL/ADSL Modem Router (new logo)?
2) Go to Advanced > QoS > Settings.
3) Select Enable QoS.
4) Choose your Line Type.
5) Input the maximum upload and download bandwidth provided by your internet service provider. 1Mbps equals to 1000Kbps.
6) If you want to prioritize the IPTV traffic, select Enable, the IPTV Priority will be high.
7) Click Advanced and drag the scroll bar to set the bandwidth priority percentage.
8) Click Save.
2. Add a middle priority QoS rule for the phone.
1) Click Add in the Middle Priority area and then select By Device and click Scan.
2) Choose the respective device from the list.
3) Click Save.
3. Refer to the steps above to apply other QoS rules if any.
Note: If you want to delete a QoS rule, click to remove the responding rule from the list.
Now QoS is implemented to prioritize internet traffic.
Get to know more details of each function and configuration please go to Download Center to download the manual of your product.
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With the cruise industry gathered in Ft. Lauderdale to celebrate travel agents last week, one of the most iconic names in marine life took the stage to talk about the need to be more conscious, if cruising and other industries that depend on a healthy ocean to survive, want to continue to thrive.
“We need to be much more conscious of the decisions we make in hospitality and tourism,” said Fabien Cousteau, aquanaut, documentary film maker, and grandson of legendary ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau.
During his keynote at CLIA Cruise 360 last week, Cousteau spoke about how “better decisions are paramount and crucial to enjoy” the ocean. “Water connects us all but we have some major, major problems,” he said.
In a panel following Cousteau’s keynote, a number of cruise executives joined James R. Ferrara, president of InteleTravel, to talk about how the lines take on the responsibility not only to maintain oceans but to help the local areas they dock in, and the areas they are sourcing their guests from, as well.
Here is just a small sample of how the cruise lines are helping to save the ocean and are trying to improve their communities.
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Corp. has a website where people can track the cruise company’s sustainability efforts (CarnivalSustainability.com). That includes details on the line’s dedication to “reducing emissions, installing exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS), increasing cold ironing capacity, and increasing water efficiency and reducing waste.”
The line also has “had an incredible relationship with St. Jude’s children’s hospital” over the years. “We have donated over 16 million dollars to St. Jude’s and committed even more over the next couple of years,” Vice President of Field Sales for North America Mike Julius said.
Both of those initiatives help Carnival “spend meaningfully.”
Dondra Ritzenthaler, senior vice president of sales for Celebrity, joined Ferrara onstage to talk about the line’s dedication to social responsibility. Ritzenthaler said that dedication might be most evident in Celebrity’s partnership with Malala, the Nobel Prize Laureate who is set to be the godmother of Celebrity’s newest ship, due out later this year, the Edge.
“We authentically believe in opening up the world … the reason that Malala picked us is that we so believe in women and equal rights for everyone and we’re giving so much money for women’s education,” she said.
According to Ritzenthaler, that partnership and others like it by the cruise lines should be a boom for agents trying to sell. “It matters,” she said. “People want to do business with people they feel are like them and have the same values as them.”
Holland America Line
Holland America’s On Deck for a Cause program benefits six international cancer organizations. The program invites guests out on deck to walk a noncompetitive 5K, with all of the donations during the event going to those charities.
Holland America also looks to help its homeport city, Seattle, through donations to local programs. “We’re really proud of the fact that we’re Seattle’s hometown cruise line,” Senior Vice President Eva Jenner said.
After the singer, Andrea Bocelli, was featured during the naming ceremony for MSC Seaside late last year, the line teamed up with him to help one of the poorest countries in the world, Haiti.
The foundation fights poverty in Haiti by “promoting and supporting national and international projects that promote the overcoming of these barriers and the expression of their full potential,” according to its website.
“We’re asking our guests to be a part of it when they come onboard,” Senior Vice President of Sales Joe Jiffo said.
Norwegian Cruise Line
Norwegian’s commitment to marine life includes a partnership with Guy Harvey, the artist who provided artwork for the hull of Norwegian Escape.
“It’s not just about the beautiful artwork at the heart of the ship,” Senior Vice President of Sales for North America Camille Olivere said.
That partnership helps direct funds to the Guy Harvey foundation, which is aimed at helping to conduct research on conservation and educating the public on what they can do to help.
Norwegian also has programs in place at both of their private islands — Great Stirrup Cay and Harvest Cay — to help preserve local wildlife and minimize their guests' environmental impact.
After introducing its socially conscious Fathom brand in 2015, Carnival Corp. has kept the concept alive onboard Princess Ships.
“It’s about creating a small group that have immersive training onboard, and then when they go ashore, it’s about doing things that are good for the local communities,” Vice President of North American Sales for Carnival Corp. and Princess John Chernesky said. “The feedback has been phenomenal.”
Chernesky also spoke about how the brand employs a process called cold ironing, which lets a ship at berth use shoreside electrical power instead of continuing to use its engine while docked.
Nikki Upshaw, vice president of sales for Oceania, told the audience that the line is “invested quite a bit with our sail and sustain program.”
The program includes installing an environmental officer on each of the brand’s ships, offering guests a chance to learn about destinations during its onboard guest lecturer program, and water treatment and waste off-loading technology onboard.
Vicki Freed, senior vice president of sales, trade support, and service for Royal Caribbean, told the audience that “we cruise in the waters and want to make sure the animals are protected.”
Royal has set itself sustainability goals for 2020 that include “reducing carbon emissions and ensuring sustainable seafood procurement.”
A full list of its goals can be found on its sustainability website. |
Updated: Mar 18, 2020
Addiction causes people to do things they would never have dreamed of doing to strangers, let alone loved ones, while they are using. Below are just a few of the things....
Violence: Family, friends, employers, children, spouse, etc.
Theft: Family, friends, employers, children, spouse, etc.
Lying: Family, friends, employers, children, spouse, etc.
Manipulation: Family, friends, employers, children, spouse, etc.
As can be plainly seen, there is a pattern. Addiction is a vicious circle that destroys relationships of all sorts. The worse among them? Who's to say? One thing is more hurtful to one person than another. One is more destructive than another to some, but ultimately the end result is the same. Everyone around you is affected. Addiction leaves no one untouched. The only difference between experiences with addiction is the order of who is affected and how and when.
Let's take this a little further....
Have you ever had an experience in your life brought on by addiction? Have you ever had an addiction? If so, then you know that it can obliterate relationships. No matter how strong a bond is, it can and will likely be forever changed when addiction has snuck its wicked claws into your carefully constructed life. For many of us, addiction has always been a constant in our lives. Wreaking havoc every change it gets. It seems strange to refer to addiction as a living breathing thing, but it is and it'll take you out before you even realize whats happened.
If you're brave enough, sad enough, angry enough, confused enough, frustrated enough......you're probably feeling all of the above or have felt all of the above in the past if you've ever had addiction taking up residence in your life. You probably feel like you feel too much and you're not sure which feeling is right or wrong or better or worse, but those of us affected by addiction like you or a loved one can guaruntee you, YOU ARE NOT ALONE! All of the feelings that plague you day in and day out are completely normal and utterly disarming. You just don't know what to do and how to feel anymore and sometimes wish you didn't have to know what to do or feel what you're constantly feeling.
Have a look at these videos and when you're done viewing them, think about your situation, think about all of the trauma and heartache and fear and anger and all of the other negative feelings you've felt for however long addiction has cast its spell on you, whether directly or indirectly and image your life without the ugliness of addiction. It's a hard road to travel, no doubt. But if you can get past the ugliness and any guilt, shame, fear, anger, frustration or any other feelings you've tried to ignore or carried for however long, there is a beauty in the end that would never have been experienced otherwise. You must have faith and patience and let the ugliness be ravaged by the light that you've craved for so long and you will survive this tribulation placed so purposefully in your life. You will be an instrument of healing and you will have a beautiful story to share and it will ikely save a life or two. So hang in there. Find a place where you feel safe, where you feel not only that you've been heard but that you're understood.
If you're reading this blog, I challenge you to share your story. It could be a revelation in your life. If not yours, maybe another. |
A bulging disc in the neck can disrupt your life, making it hard to enjoy time with your family or get through a day at work. The condition typically is a result of the natural aging process, which causes the spinal discs to weaken and lose elasticity. Pressure from the surrounding vertebrae can cause a weakened disc in the cervical (upper) spine to bulge out of its normal position and potentially cause painful compression of spinal nerves.
If you are suffering from a bulging disc in the neck, the good news is that you can often live comfortably with this condition by following your doctor’s treatment advice and making necessary lifestyle changes. The following information can give you a better understanding of the condition as well as all of the therapeutic options available to you.
Symptoms of a bulging disc in the neck
A bulging disc only causes symptoms when displaced disc material comes into contact with the spinal cord or a nerve root. Those who have a symptomatic bulging disc in the neck often experience:
- Pain at the site of the nerve compression
- Pain that radiates along the nerve, such as into the arms or hands
- Muscle weakness and spasms
These symptoms are usually experienced in the neck, upper back, shoulders, arms and hands for patients living with a bulging disc in the cervical spine.
There are a number of nonsurgical treatments that can provide relief if you are diagnosed with a bulging disc in the neck. Some of the most commonly recommended include anti-inflammatory drugs, hot/cold therapy, physical therapy, moderate exercise and periods of rest. Some patients may choose to complement their conservative treatments with alternative therapies such as chiropractic adjustment, deep tissue massage or restorative yoga. It is important to consult with your doctor when exploring any new forms of treatment.
USA Spine Care
In the event that several weeks or months of conservative treatment fail to provide relief, your doctor may recommend surgery for a bulging disc in the neck. Thanks to muscle-sparing techniques, the board-certified surgeons at USA Spine Care are able to perform minimally invasive spine surgery on an outpatient basis that offers many benefits when compared to traditional open neck or back surgery.
Contact us to learn more and for a no-cost MRI review to help you find out if you are a candidate for one of our procedures that have helped more than 60,000 find relief from neck or back pain. |
Home » Spine Conditions » Bulging Disc » How Soon to Start Activity After You’re Diagnosed with a Bulging Disc?
The discs of the spine are made up of a tough outer wall of fibrous cartilage and an inner core of gel-like material. These structures act like shock absorbers for the vertebrae above and below them and can weaken over time. A degenerative disc will often bulge outward as it compresses. If the outer wall begins to press against a nearby nerve root, it can trigger a number of symptoms, both at the site of the compression as well as along the length of the affected nerve.
The pain associated with a bulging disc can range from mild to debilitating. If you’re experiencing discomfort performing simple physical activities such as a bending, sitting or twisting, it’s understandable why you would want to avoid doing anything that might exasperate your symptoms. While high-impact and heavy-lifting exercises should be avoided if you’ve been diagnosed with this condition, severely curtailing physical activity can actually do more harm than good. That’s because prolonged bed rest or inactivity can weaken muscles and cause tendons and ligaments to stiffen. Strong muscles and flexibility help stabilize the spine, keeping the vertebrae in proper alignment and taking some of the pressure off a bulging disc, allowing it to decompress and reduce or eliminate pressure on the compromised nerve root.
Although maintaining a certain level of physical activity is important for patients diagnosed with a bulging disc, it’s equally important to consult with a doctor or physical therapist before engaging in any exercise routine, no matter how gentle it may seem. Some commonly recommended activities to help increase muscle strength and reduce pain include:
- Select Pilates and yoga poses
- Hydrotherapy sessions
- Swiss ball stretches for spinal traction
- Improving your posture
- Low-impact cardiovascular exercises such as elliptical machine and stationary bike workouts
Many patients find significant relief from symptoms of a bulging disc though one or more conservative or alternative treatment strategies such as physical therapy, hot and cold compresses, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and chiropractic manipulation.
If you’re still experiencing neck or back pain due to a bulging disc even after months of conservative treatments, you may be a candidate for minimally invasive surgery offered at USA Spine Care. Our board-certified surgeons+ have performed more than 100,000 outpatient procedures that have patients up and walking within a few hours of surgery. Contact a member of our team today to learn how you can obtain a free MRI review* to being the evaluative process. |
Original walking tours with a nature guide, exploring the Gardon Gorges.
Every Sunday morning from 9am to 12pm.
- Wildlife observation and foraging for wild edible plants
- Fairytales, legends and magic tricks
- Exploration and history of the area
Original excursions in the Gardon gorges and surrounding area. Wildlife observation: edible wild plants, animal tracks and other clues to their presence...
A discovery of nature through tales, legends and magic tricks. Discovery of the site and its history (caves, chasm and dry-stone huts).
Guided activity suitable for beginners
Group rate available for 10 or more people
Quality Charter/Quality Label
- Health protocol
|From 01 January to 31 December|
Methods of payment
- Credit transfer
- Guided tours
- Pets welcome
Tourism adapted to
- Mental disability
- Visual disability
- Reception staff trained in the French Sign Language |
Paint Protection, Wax & Sealants
Why choose a Ceramic Coating or a Wax to protect your paint work.
Brake dust, dirt, grit, mud, salt, and road grime all contribute to our cars looking dirty. When our cars are dirty we take them to be washed, whether that’s at the local car wash or hand wash or maybe you or your children wash them.
Swirls marks, spider webs, etching, webbing, scratches, and marring are all marks in your paint work that can easily occur due to a bad washing technique.
Under sunlight or bright lights these marks become much more visible as fine scratches and can make the car look unattractive which can be removed by machine polishing.
Protecting your vehicle with a Ceramic Coating or Wax will help protect your factory paint from harmful contaminants keeping your vehicle looking better for longer.
Offers a permanent Ceramic paint coating that features a high gloss, which is scratch resistant, chemical resistant, UV resistant, thermal resistant and Anti-Graffiti.
It is Super Hydrophobic and its Anti-Graffiti effect combined meaning the surface coated will stay cleaner for longer.
Dirt and grime will not stick to the surface and the super hydrophobic effect of the coating will cause water to bead up and roll off the surface with any dirt and grime.
The hard ceramic film also offers superior protection from damaging contamination and harsh chemicals.
The Ceramic Coating is a permanent bond to the paint work and will not wash away or break down; it can only be removed by abrasion making it a highly durable protective coating to protect your paint work from damaging contaminants.
The unique formulation has enabled it to be multi-layered which means the thickness of the coating can be increased with additional layers allowing a thicker / harder film that will increase its scratch resistance.
- Permanent Protection (Up to 3 years)
- Excellent high gloss which offers a shiny mirror finish.
- Has a strong hydrophobic effect and easy to clean.
- Water Resistant – No blistering, no flaking, no rusting, no change of gloss or colour
- Heat Resistant– 780 degrees
- Completely resistant to acidic substances such as bird droppings and bug splatter, whilst also preventing dirt and road salt from sticking to the paintwork
- Contains UV filters to stop the paintwork becoming dull / faded from harmful UV rays
- Corrosion and Oxidation Resistant
- Scratch Resistant
- 100 times thicker than a wax
- Provides a protective layer between the environmental elements and the factory paintwork
- The hardness and depth of the coating can reduce the risk of stone chips
- It is completely resistant to water spot etching.
- Will not degrade and cannot be removed by traffic film remover and degreasers
Ceramic Coating vs Wax
A good quality ceramic coating will easily outlast most waxes.
The ceramic coatings I offer can protect your paint work for up to 5 years, where most waxes may protect your paint work for a few months only.
If you have no protection on your car paint work then the brake dust, dirt, grit, mud, salt, road grime, tar, iron filings, bugs, tree sap, bird droppings can very easily damage your paint in one way or another.
A surface coated with a ceramic coating will stay cleaner for longer as dirt and grime will not stick to it.
Your vehicle will also be easier to clean because the surface and the super hydrophobic effect of the coating causes water to bead up and roll off taking the dirt with it.
Ceramic Coating can be layered which can give added depth of protection.
Some car owners prefer Waxes; however waxes won’t give the same protection or longevity as ceramic coatings.
Bug splatter or the acid contained within the bug can eat through the wax coating in hours; rain can then spread even more of the bug’s acid on your paint work.
You can imagine what would occur if you had no protection at all on your car paint.
The car would be much harder to clean as it would take much more effort than a car protected by wax or ceramic sealant with its hydrophobic effect.
The car without protection would probably have swirls marks, spider webs, webbing, scratches, and marring in some form or another. |
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Above the Septimer Pass, at Pass Lunghin, the drainage basins of the Rhine, Po and Danube converge. Chance determines whether a drop of rain flows into the North Sea, the Black Sea or the Mediterranean. This triple water divide is unique in Europe.
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Before a ticking bomb explodes: Nigeria’s population projected @ 433 million by 2050
IN less than a week, precisely October 31, 2011, Nigeria’s population will hit the 166 million mark. This figure implies that the country will be contributing about 2.4 per cent of the world’s population and at the same time, about five million people are added to Nigeria’s population on a yearly basis.
According to a recent population report,Nigeria’s population would overtake that of the US by 2050. What does this portend for Africa’s most populous nation. CHARLES KUMOLU writes.
THE event was not convened to raise fears about Nigeria’s population growth, neither was it held to highlight the adverse effects of the county’s growing population.
But the aftermath of the 2011 World Population Day has continued to caused fears within concerned circles.
Not even assurances from the Chairman of the National Population Commission, Sumaila Makama, who noted that increase in Nigeria’s population signifies a positive development, calm fray nerves at the event.
Rather, many have continued to ponder on some revelations about Nigeria’s population.
Said he:“A cursory look at the data on our population growth rate of 3.2 per cent creates some fear of the consequences of rapid population increase. The challenge, however, is for government, civil society organisations and individuals’ responsibility to use data provided for informed policies relative to the population of Nigeria.”
Although, massive population can be an advantage, but if not well controlled and planned for, it becomes a problem. And given Nigeria’s attitude towards planning and control has raised eye brows in may quarters. But more worrisome in recent times is the US based Population Reference Bearue,PRB, report on Nigeria.
The Washington based agency, revealed in its 2011 World Population Data Sheet that the country’s population would be 433 million by 2050.
This implies that Nigeria would be the third largest country in the world, behind India and China, bigger even than the United States of America (USA) and with only a 10 per cent of the land mass.
The report further indicated thus: “today’s world population is double the population in 1967. But while the overall growth rate has slowed, the population is still growing, and growth rates in some countries show little if any decline.”
Continuing, it said, “”Even though the annual population growth rate has declined to 1.2 percent per year, world population grows by about 83 million annually. If the late 1960s population growth rate of 2.1 percent—the highest in history—had held steady, world population would have grown by 117 million annually, and today’s population would have been 8.6 billion.
“The world added the sixth billion and the seventh billion in a record 12 years for each,” says Carl Haub, PRB’s senior demographer and co-author of this year’s data sheet. “The eighth billion may also take about 12 years, but only if birth rates in all developing countries follow projections that assume a smooth decline to two children or fewer.”
However, many do not believe the statistics are scary, particularly for Nigeria.
For the average man on the street, it is a call for government to wake up to its responsibilities.But government sees this as a positive development.
But, whichever way it is viewed, the situation calls for positive attitude from the government.
This is hinged on the believe that rapid population growth, is usually accompanied with high fertility rates, high childhood mortality rates, high crime rates, increased deaths and diseases, among others.
Founder of Odua Peoples Congress,OPC, Dr. Fredrk Fasheun belongs to the group that has expressed fears about our increasing population rate.
“ I think Nigeria should take the report serious. Remember that the US also warned that Nigeria is going to break up by 2015. Hunger and poverty are things that would emerge in the event of that. I can assure that this population explosion might lead to death because there is hunger and poverty in the land,” he stated.
Fasheun also told Vanguard Features, VF that apart from his fears for hunger and poverty that would ravege the country, the situation might spill over to other West African countries in the sub region.
He explained how this can come about.
“There is need for the government to prepare the country for any eventuality. It will be very unfortunate for the West African sub region if the population becomes a bit explosive because Nigerians will just spill over to the neighbouring West African countries and it will affect the integrity of the country,” he responded.
Accordingly, he said, “I know Nigeria does not have ways of managing things like this and the scenario I have painted says much about it. Nigerians will spill over to these countries and become refugees in these countries. But to be forewarned is to be forearmed. If the US based agency has warned of such explosion, it must be taken serious.”
This position, however was also supported by an African Development Bank Report on Nigeria’s population growth.
“ Nigeria’s large population has development implications.To begin with, it does not augur well for planning purposes. Plans only succeed when the implementation is pursued with reliable data. But in the Nigerian experience, the unreliability of demographic data makes plan implementation a futile exercise in the country,” ADB observed.
Another Federal Government report, says: “rapid population growth in Nigeria is equally associated with unemployment with figures ranging from 17 per cent per annum for the entire population to 60 per cent for the youths because job opportunities are fewer than the number seeking for them, and stagnating economic performance because a larger proportion of available resources is consumed instead of invested to generate growth,” also corroborated the ADB position.
Consequently, the question begging for answer presently is: What is be responsible for this population rise?
Population growth rate is influenced by the interplay of the three main demographic processes of fertility, mortality and migration, VF gathered.
In addition, President of Akaikenga, Dr. Sylva Ebigwie told this reporter that: “People believe that the more children they have, the better off they are. I can say generally, that because of our traditional beliefs and religious teachings, it would be difficult to control population growth in the country,”
He further added that, “Most Nigerians are not educated and they still believe in their primordial practices, until you get them educated, there is no way we can talk about controlling it. We need education too, in order to make a headway, but the education is not forth coming. Many of our children go to school but the school do es not go through them. A lot of Nigerians are illiterate and there is no way to change an illiterate mind.”
Continuing along a similiar line, the President of the Pan Igbo Socio-Cultural organisation said: “ Many people procreate in this country and they can not train their children.. Some of these children become criminals and constitute nuisance to the society.
They have no education because they have no access to education. They have no job because they have no access to jobs, they have no money because they have no access to money. To have money, they have to take to crime, which to them is the easiest way to make money. These are the issues that affect our nation today.
Planning for the populace
“The more the population grows, the more criminality and other ills will grow, because we don’t have the habit of planning for the populace. It also affects the environment, because there is no adequate housing; even in agriculture we will have few land for farming. Every thing negative would come to Nigeria in the event of this projected population explosion.”
Despite this, Ebigwei disagreed with the PRB report, noting that it is impossible for Nigeria’s population to overtake that of the United States of America.
He based his argument on reasons such as life expectancy and health care delivery.
“It is not possible for Nigeria’s population to overtake that of the US. We have a lot of factors in Nigeria that would not allow that to happen.
In the US, the average life span for a man is 75 years, while that of a woman is about 77 years. So anybody saying that due to impending population explosion, Nigeria would overtake the US may not be right, because our healthcare delivery is not as good as that of America. On the other hand, the problem with Nigeria today is that things are not done rightly,” Ebigwie added.
Nonetheless, the Executive Director of Centre for Population Control and Regulation,CPCR, Dr. Godspower Tonye disagreed with Ebigwie, stressing that the PRB account is in order, given the pattern of the nation’s population increase.
“Yes, I agree with them. The projection is correct. Why won’t we have that kind of overpopulation. Looking at the figures whereby the current yearly growth rate of 3.2 per cent, as indicated by the 2006 census you will have no option than to believe the report.”
When prodded on what the government is expected to do in the face of this report, he said: “What is expected of any reasonable government is to start planning and take family planning serious. That is what we are preaching and working on in CPCR”
Perhaps, that why Ebigwie insisted that , “Unless Nigeria engages in what China did by pegging two children to one man, we will not get it right in our efforts to control population. Already the Federal government recognises four as the official number of children but its not working.”
Continuing he said, “the rate of population growth constitutes a number of problems, because it puts pressure on the country, especially in housing, environment, education, economy, unemployment among others.
Population controversies in Nigeria
In spite this, VF gathered that the issue of population, has remained contentious in Nigeria because again and again population issues have been politicised to favour some parts of the country.
Perhaps, this informed the views of some who spoke to VF. They argued that the population may not hit the 433 million mark as projected by PRB. In 1996 for instance, a BBC report on Nigeria’s 1996 Census titled: ‘Nigeria’s counting controversy’ provides a glimpse of population controversy in Nigeria since 1963.
“No-one knows how many Nigerians there are – and till date, the authorities have been too afraid to find out. It is believed that one out of every five black people on earth is a Nigerian.
But that can only be an assumption, for every headcount held in Nigeria in the past 30 years has ended in national controversy and with strong allegations of population inflation.
The last census was carried out in 1991. Its figures which are regarded only as being marginally less manipulated than the others – put the total population at 88.9 million, almost equally divided between the two sexes,”the report stated.
It also said, “Since then the population has been projected on an annual growth rate of about 2.9 percent. The official projected figure for 2003 was 126 million.” |
Are you looking for Avast antivirus alternatives? Yes. Avast has a availablility of free and paid variants. Which one is a good antivirus application?
Avast is definitely an popular antispyware program, which usually works together with internet security software which keeps your computer protect and computer free. Avast does this by scanning your entire hard drive for excess files, removing any kind of viruses, and then protecting your personal computer from forthcoming infections.
Whenever you are wondering set up free variant of Avast is sufficient to your requirements, then I suggest you do several research. First of all, I recommend using the paid variety to help determine whether or not it is worth the money. Second, try out the free version first. Third, if you like everything you see inside the free adaptation, you may upgrade for the paid variant at a later date. If you discover it doesn’t meet up with your particular secureness needs, therefore there are likely better alternatives out there.
At this point, if you are questioning whether or not Avast malware is as effective as the free version, I suggest you do a few things first. First, I propose that you take advantage of the paid version to test whether or not it’s worth the money.
Second, I would recommend you use the cost-free version to check how powerful Avast is a protecting your pc against infections. Third, avast antivirus I recommend you test it out using the cost-free version to verify that you feel at ease with it purchasing it.
They are all important steps to take to be sure to are getting the most out of the totally free version of Avast. Upon having made these types of decisions, you should be confident inside your decision.
When you look for Avast antivirus alternatives, you will need to take a few extra steps. Initial, you will need to look online for ratings on the various anti-virus software programs.
It is also smart to read reviews relating to the various antivirus software that you just are thinking about using. You can get many of these, but since you do your quest, you may find even more reviews upto a particular anti-virus software program than you expect to find.
The next action you need to do while you are looking for Avast antivirus alternatives is to hunt for software you can use as a backup to the program you have purchased. This way, you possibly can make sure you do not get rid of excess your data as a result of a computer virus infection, but can definitely reinstall the program in case you encounter a problem. |
As wonderful as video is, it is not always enough on its own. If your video is having a hard time explaining concepts or conveying information through clips and music alone, you may need to consider the addition of a script.
There are three ways to use a script to communicate a message when creating a business, training or product video.
- Use an on-camera personality.
- Use text overlaid on image / video.
- Or use a voiceover.
Every video will be different and what works best for each one will vary from brief to brief. So let’s run through these three and weigh up the pros and cons to see what will work best for you!
- On-camera personality.
This option can be great if you need an explainer of someone using a product, or if your video is a little light on engaging images or clips. Be careful that you have chosen a presenter who accurately fits with your image, is natural on camera and is great at emotive storytelling. This is not the time to throw a wooden, stilted employee in front of the camera.
- Text overlaid.
This is ideal for video where only a small amount of key information is needed, perhaps a place name or product name.
Try not to clutter up the screen with a lot of text vying for attention with your carefully chosen clips, the viewers mind will have a hard time switching back and forth trying to take a lot of information in. Also keep in mind literacy, not everyone has the ability to read quickly or see text against complex backgrounds. If you have a lot of information to give, one of the other methods will work better for you.
The most versatile of all the methods, voiceover will work for nearly every video. It does not compete for screen time like an on camera personality, or detract from what’s happening onscreen like overlaid text. Voice over can be used a little or as much as is needed to explain and punctuate the action onscreen. Choosing the right voice is key, one that can emote with timing and rhythm while remaining clear and on brand. |
US Passport Cards & the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
As a result of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (IRTPA), citizen of the United States and Canada are required to present documentation such as a US Passport book or US Passport card when leaving or entering the United States. This is called the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), and will go into full force effective June 1, 2009.
WHTI went into action for those traveling by air on January 23, 2007. However, June 1, 2009 will affect land and sea travel making it a necessity to obtain your US Passport book or US Passport card if you plan on traveling to or from the United States regardless of how you plan on traveling.
If traveling by air, US citizens leaving or entering the United States must have a US Passport book. While the US Passport card is great, it is not appropriate for air travel in any form.
What is considered WHTI compliant documentation for means of travel by land or sea?
- Trusted Traveler Cards (NEXUS, SENTRI, or FAST)
- State Issued Enhanced Driver's License (when available)
- Enhanced Tribal Cards (when available)
- U.S. Military Identification with Military Travel Orders
- U.S. Merchant Mariner Document when traveling in conjunction with official maritime business
- Native American Tribal Photo Identification Card
- Form I-872 American Indian Card
- US Passport card
Please Note: The WHTI-compliant documents described above are acceptable for entry or re-entry into the United States. You may be required to present additional or different travel documents when entering foreign countries, including some countries in the Western Hemisphere. Before you travel, make sure you know the entry requirements of the country you plan to visit.
The goal of WHTI is to strengthen U.S. border security while facilitating entry for U.S. citizens and legitimate foreign visitors by providing standardized documentation that enables the Department of Homeland Security to quickly and reliably identify a traveler.
While WHTI may seem a bit inconvenient, it is law. If you have not applied for your US Passport book or US Passport card, now is the time to consider your options should you plan on traveling to or from the United States. Of course, many people will choose the US Passport book simply because it offers a wider range of options. However, there are many benefits to the US Passport card that should be considered. Of course, you can own both the card and the book should that be your option.
There have been stated concerns about the safety of the US Passport card. However, it is important to note that this form of documentation is extremely safe and contains no personal or identifying information. The US Passport card is the size or a credit card, safe to use, safe to carry, affordably priced, and perfect for traveling by land or sea.
WHTI is a way of life come June 1, 2009. Are you prepared? Get ready today by applying as soon as possible for your preferred choice of documentation and identification – US Passport card and/or US Passport book.
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Brain Aneurysm Embolization
Brain Aneurysm Embolization in Thousand Oaks, CA
Receiving a diagnosis of a brain aneurysm is a life-changing event. However, seeking treatment through minimally-invasive brain aneurysm embolization with a highly experienced surgeon reduces your risk of rupture.
Dr. M. Asif Taqi, MD is a triple board-certified neurosurgeon with extensive experience and expertise in treating brain aneurysms. As the founder of the Ventura Elvo Score and Medical Director of Neuroscience at both Los Robles Hospital and West Hills Hospital, Dr. Taqi is a leading expert in the treatment and prevention of brain aneurysms.
Dr. Taqi understands the importance of treating a brain aneurysm swiftly and precisely. Personally impacted by the outcome of a brain aneurysm of a family member, Dr. Taqi compassionately takes the time to walk you through the embolization procedure and answer any questions you might have. Contact us today to arrange your consultation in Thousand Oaks or West Hills.
How is brain aneurysm embolization performed?
There was a time when the only option available to brain aneurysm patients was an invasive brain surgery to “clip” the aneurysm. While clipping is still performed for some patients, medical advances have given rise to the safe and highly effective embolization procedure, which allows treatment of the aneurysm without surgical opening of the skull. As the Medical Director of Neuroscience at both Los Robles Hospital and West Hills Hospital and a leading stroke specialist, Dr. Taqi is an expert in treating brain aneurysms to prevent rupture using the embolization procedure.
Embolization of your brain aneurysm is performed endovascularly, which means that Dr. Taqi accesses the aneurysm through your vascular system in a location other than the brain. During the procedure, a catheter is placed into an artery, usually in the groin. Because the arteries all connect, it is possible to push a thin wire through the catheter all the way into the brain aneurysm. This tiny platinum wire is guided into the ballooning portion of the artery, where it is directed to coil up inside the aneurysm. This “coiling” causes the formation of a clot in the space and effectively seals off the aneurysm.
How can I best prepare for my consultation?
The best way to prepare for your consultation with Dr. Taqi is to gather your medical records. Any imaging or scans that you’ve had in the past can be obtained in DVD format, and you should also get any medical notes from your past providers. Also, bring in a list of all of your current medications.
Recovery from brain aneurysm embolization
Because brain aneurysm embolization does not require opening the skull, the recovery from fairly straightforward. Dr. Taqi advises patients who’ve had an embolization to take at least 72 hours off from work, but you may resume driving the day after your surgery. To protect your incision site as it heals, you should refrain from lifting anything greater than 10 pounds until Dr. Taqi clears you, usually within a few weeks of your procedure.
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While brain aneurysm embolization will reduce your risk of rupture and hemorrhagic stroke, the procedure itself is not without risk. Though rare, you may experience bleeding or loss of blood flow in part of the brain. An additional risk is that you may need another procedure in the future if the aneurysm reopens.
Not all brain aneurysms should be treated through embolization. In some cases, clipping may be more appropriate, and in others, no treatment at all may be advised. With his extensive, specialized training in neurosurgery and stroke prevention, Dr. Taqi will take a number of factors into consideration, such as your overall health status, the size and location of the aneurysm, and any other conditions you might have, in determining the best treatment plan for you.
There are several lifestyle factors that contribute to rupture of a brain aneurysm. To reduce your risk as much as possible, you can refrain from smoking and alcohol use. High blood pressure is often controlled through medications, but you can make improvements to your diet and exercise habits to enhance your cardiovascular condition.
Flow diverters are newer technological advancements that move blood away from the aneurysm and allow treatment of aneurysms that may be particularly large or untreatable with other options. Dr. Taqi will review your records and may do additional studies to determine the best course of action to treat your brain aneurysm. |
A state inspector said today Georgia Power’s nuclear expansion project at Plant Vogtle in Augusta will be delayed at least 15 months – twice the delay projected just a month ago.
In testimony before the state Public Service Commission, nuclear engineer William Jacobs blamed the delay on “unsatisfactory” performance by Westinghouse, the company responsible for designing the two proposed reactors, and the Shaw Group, which handles most of the heavy construction on site.
Jacobs said the Shaw Group has been particularly deficient.
“They’re a new organization, new to the nuclear industry. I don’t think they were really ready for the rigor and the level of detail that’s required in nuclear power,” said Jacobs.
Jacobs now estimates the first new reactor won’t be online until at least July 2017 – 15 months after the originally planned completion date. He added it remained difficult to pin down an exact time frame because Georgia Power and its contractors have yet to establish an updated long-term schedule.
“The project must have an agreed-upon and fully developed integrated project schedule. You can’t run a project of this magnitude, this complexity without that type of schedule,” said Jacobs.
Georgia Power is the primary owner and manager of the $14 billion project. Its customers are currently paying the project’s financing costs upfront, and may be asked at a later date to absorb costs associated with the delays.
Georgia Power and its contractors are currently locked in court battles over a number of cost overruns. Because the disputes are still pending, company officials won’t say how much ratepayers could be responsible for. But expert observers say the project is at least a billion dollars over budget.
During the meeting’s public comment period, more than a dozen ratepayers and activists laid into Georgia Power and urged state officials to halt the project.
“This project is behind schedule, it’s over-budget, it’s seriously lacking on basic safety elements and it doesn’t have a concrete plan or schedule moving forward. This is not a prudent use of taxpayer and ratepayer money,” said Courtney Hanson of the advocacy group, Women’s Action for New Directions.
Neither Georgia Power nor its contractors responded to WABE requests for comment about the day’s hearing.
At the meeting, Georgia Power officials said the company would continue to place its primary focus on safety. They reiterated previous statements that the project would ultimately prove beneficial to customers.
The Public Service Commission will vote whether to approve Georgia Power’s latest round of spending on the project February 19th. |
Genesee Valley 100 now open, features local artists
The goal is to see what inspires people about the Genesee Valley and, in turn, present those images to the public to inspire others
The Genesee Valley 100: A Community Painting Project is now live, featuring the work of local artists.
Viewable online and in person, this project had only two simple directives for artists: use the provided 12x12 canvas and paint something inspired by the Genesee Valley.
Organized by Genesee Valley Conservancy, a local non-profit celebrating 30 years of protecting habitat, open space, and farmland within the Genesee Valley, this project aims to capture the beauty and undefinable essence that the organization has been working to protect.
In creating such a collection of work and exhibiting them to the public, the organization hopes to inspire people to recognize the importance of the local lands and natural resources that surround and benefit us. Lands that future generations will be grateful if we properly care for them today.
Agricultural lands provide jobs and local food, supporting a large part of our rural economy. Lakes providing drinking water depend on the open spaces and forests surrounding them to naturally filter runoff so it is clean and safe to drink. Thriving habitat provides unique places to explore, recreate, and enjoy fresh air while breaking from screens and devices.
A range of diverse styles are on display and artists of all levels of experiences participated. High school students and amateurs have pieces hung next to lifelong and professional painters. This is another unique part of this show. No one is juried to get in. Everyone interested is welcome to submit their painting, no questions asked.
The goal is to see what inspires people about the Genesee Valley and, in turn, present those images to the public to inspire others to recognize what a beautiful and special place we live.
The collection of works is on display at Silver Lake Brewing Project in Perry. While each individual piece warrants up close inspection, hung together at the brewery the collection is an impressive mosaic that is a work of art itself.
In trying to reach a broad audience for the project, the show is intentionally hung in a non-traditional space for art, that is to say, not in a gallery. The hope is people not seeking art out will be confronted by the project and be exposed to some great local artists and to images of our beautiful landscape.
Paintings represent locations within the Genesee Valley from the headwaters of the Genesee River in Pennsylvania all the way to the shores of Lake Ontario, and everywhere in between.
The entire collection is also viewable online where all sales take place. Sales benefit both the local artist and the Conservancy.
Forty-three communities are represented by painters this year. Fifty-one artists are first time participants in the Genesee Valley 100. Thirty-four return from 2018, the first year of the project, that also featured original paintings. Eighteen artists this year are returning from last year’s project which was oriented just to photographers but held the same 12x12 requirement and that the photograph be of the Genesee Valley.
The Genesee Valley 100 exhibit of photography is open at Silver Lake Brewing Project in Perry during their regular business hours through the end of the year. The project can also be viewed online on the Conservancy’s website. www.geneseevalleyconservancy.org |
Addressing thousands of conservative activists on Thursday, Vice President Mike Pence slammed the mainstream media’s coverage of North Korea’s presence at the Winter Olympics, explaining that America will always “stand up to murderous dictatorships.”
During his speech at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, Pence took aim at media outlets who provided positive coverage of Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Kim Yo Jong attended the opening ceremonies for the Olympics, which were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, prompting outlets like CNN, The New York Times and The Washington Post to fawn over her for days.
As the joint Korean team was announced, Pence — who was sitting just feet away from Kim in a VIP box — refused to stand. He remained seated for the playing of the North Korean national anthem, according to Time magazine.
On Thursday, the vice president explained why he didn’t join Kim and others in standing.
“She’s abetted North Korea’s horrendous human rights abuses,” he said referring to Kim. “So for all those in the media who think I should’ve stood and cheered with the North Koreans, I say: The United States of America doesn’t stand with murderous dictatorships — we stand up to murderous dictatorships.”
“And we will keep standing strong until North Korea stops threatening our country, our allies or until they abandon their nuclear and ballistic missiles once and for all,” he added, bringing the crowd to its feet.
Pence even went into specific details regarding why he opposes Kim, her brother and everything the “tyrannical” North Korean regime represents.
He called Kim “a central pillar of the most tyrannical and oppressive regime on the planet, an evil family clique that brutalizes, subjugates, starves and imprisons its 25 million people,” according to Reuters.
As The Western Journal reported, in his speech, Pence touched on a wide variety of topics, from the Second Amendment and the economy to his faith in God.
He also highlighted the fact that under President Donald Trump, 2017 was “the most consequential year in the history of the conservative movement.”
Later, Pence launched into an explanation of why this is so, specifically pointing out Trump’s nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, his withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord, his actions to cut back on Obama-era regulations and of course, passage of a monumental tax reform bill.
“Promises made, promises kept,” Pence said, adding that the administration plans to continue down that same path.
“President Trump promised to enforce our laws, secure our borders, and today illegal crossings at our southern border have been cut nearly in half and make no mistake about it, we’re going to build that wall,” the vice president said.
Looking to the future, he promised, “the best is yet to come,” citing the growing economy, with the lowest unemployment rate in 17 years, and the over 4 million Americans who have received pay raises and/or bonuses from the new tax reform law.
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Since Donald Trump announced last month that he would withdraw the US from the landmark Paris climate agreement, there has been much hand-wringing.
But in reality, as analyst Kevin Book of Clearview Energy Partners in Washington notes: "What you have is a president making a non-binding withdrawal from a non-binding agreement."
The US exiting the accord "will not make one iota of difference" to US wind power, adds Amy Grace, head of North American research at Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
What matters is legislation and regulations put in place within the US, she insists.
But Chuck McConnell, executive director of Texas-based Rice University's Energy and Environment Initiative and a former assistant secretary at the US Department of Energy under Barack Obama, disagrees that Trump's announcement was just symbolic or window-dressing.
Trump likes to negotiate from positions of extreme, he says. "And he's a son of a gun to negotiate with."
Trump also announced that the US will try and re-enter the Paris Agreement on more favourable terms, an idea that was soon dashed by leading signatories to the agreement, including France, Germany and Italy.
Trump's move was no surprise. He had repeatedly promised his campaign supporters that he would take the US out of the accord because, he claimed, it was hurting US jobs and the economy.
The property billionaire turned president sees withdrawing from the accord as a triumph of American populism over globalism, which he believes does not prioritise the US enough.
"His action on the Clean Power Plan (CPP) was a foreshadowing moment of this decision," says Luke Lewandowski, a research manager at Make Consulting.
In late March, Trump — flanked by coal miners — had ordered a review of the CPP. The plan, on hold in the court system, is being challenged by conservative states. Trump views the CPP as leading to regulations that he sees as hampering business; and he favours fossil fuel over clean energy.
Trade war unlikely
Some have predicted trade wars or carbon tariffs as a result of the US exiting the agreement. Clearview's Book says: "The conclusion of Paris disagreement and a world of differential carbon pricing regimes is likely to be a trade war."
However, this seems unlikely. Trade disputes usually arise, tit-for-tat, from trade-related policy changes, points out Stephen Munro, a policy analyst at BNEF.
"The Paris Accord isn't a trade deal, and US withdrawal from it isn't a trade-policy action. I don't know of any historical example of a non-trade action sparking a major trade fracas," he says.
Munro dismisses the concern that Europe will impose carbon pricing on US imports because of Trump's action.
"I'm not aware of any European interest groups that are calling for carbon tariffs on US goods now that weren't calling for carbon tariffs on imports before Trump pulled out. In other words, it looks like the same interests (the Greens and their coalition partners) yelling louder, not a larger group coalescing around the issue."
Defiant backing for Paris deal
Trump is facing a rapidly-growing number of US states, municipalities and even major corporations that are aligning themselves with the Paris Agreement, in direct contradiction with the White House (see map).
Within days of Trump's announcement, US states equivalent to the world's third largest economy, as well as cities and Fortune 500 companies, had publicly backed Paris.
US states and cities supporting Paris Agreement (as of 13 June for states; 6 June for cities)
Jerry Brown, governor of California, the US's most populous state, quickly travelled to China and inked a non-binding deal to cooperate on lowering greenhouse-gas emissions by expanding cooperation on renewable energy, zero-emission vehicles and low-carbon urban development.
Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of New York, pledged $15 million from his foundation to "support the operations" of the United Nation's Framework Convention on Climate Change, which coordinates the Paris Accord.
Such statements may be political hot air, but they could also represent a redoubling of effort.
"It's the silver lining. It's really encouraging, and it may be that, ironically, the decision to vacate Paris energises the pro-climate movement," Brian Schatz, Hawaii's Democratic senator, told a Washington DC political newspaper.
"I don't think it's a substitute for international policy," Schatz said. "But to get more renewable energy online is mostly a local decision. It's made by public utility commissions, it's made by governors and mayors and utility companies, and so, the fight goes local."
Hawaii has passed a law to align itself with Paris, following Trump's announcement, and had already committed in 2015 to sourcing 100% of electricity from renewable sources by 2045.
The 195 signatories of the voluntary 2015 Paris Agreement agreed to collaborate to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, keeping the world's temperature to just 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. To meet the challenge, Trump's predecessor, Barack Obama, pledged to reduce US emissions by 26% to 28% below 2005 levels by 2025.
The US power sector is on track to meet its share of the accord anyway, although the country's transport sector may not.
Trump exiting the accord does not change the power-sector fundamentals, say analysts. Wind and solar are getting cheaper, and usage of natural gas is increasing.
Under the accord, developed nations also agreed to provide $100 billion a year by 2020 for the Green Climate Fund to help developing countries move away from fossil fuels and use more renewable energy.
The US pledged $3 billion, and has so far contributed US$1 billion. The US's remaining US$2 billion pledge is now unlikely to be paid during Trump's presidential term.
Timing is crucial
Many have noted the obvious, regarding the timing of a US exit. The US - or any other signatory of the Paris Accord — according to the agreement cannot formally seek withdrawal until 4 November 2019.
If any country does so, it could not then actually withdraw for another year, on 4 November 2020.
Trump may choose to seek for a second presidential term, and if so would seek to win the presidential vote on 3 November, 2020, one day before the US's exit could become final. Trump, as of mid-June, had record low approval ratings.
On 12 June, his rating was 36%, according to the Gallup daily tracking poll. At the same point in his term, Obama's approval rating was 61%, according to the same poll.
Neither BNEF nor Make are adjusting their forecasts for US wind build because of the planned Paris withdrawal.
Make, for example, had already taken 10GW of wind build in America out of its forecast for 2021-2026. That was shortly after Trump was elected, in November 2016, an anticipation of the end of the CPP, notes Lewandowski.
Trump decided to pull out of the agreement to make good on a campaign promise. BNEF's Grace speculates it may also have been motivated by the fear that the Paris Accord leaves the US vulnerable to court challenges that would make dismantling the CPP difficult.
She points to a letter sent by 22 Republican senators to Trump on 25 May warning of this likelihood.
In the letter, the senators warn of moves by "leading environmental attorneys" to use the Paris Accord and the EPA's so-called endangerment finding - which provided the legal foundation for the Obama administration's climate-change policies — to force the EPA to regulate greenhouse gases.
"A key risk to fulfilling this objective (of unwinding the CPP) is remaining in the Paris Agreement," they write.
"Because of existing provisions within the Clean Air Act and others embedded in the Paris Agreement, remaining in it would subject the United States to significant litigation risk that could upend your administration's ability to fulfil its goal of rescinding the Clean Power Plan. Accordingly, we strongly encourage you to make a clean break from the Paris Agreement."
The senators, almost a quarter of the 100-seat Senate, received more than $10 million from oil, gas and coal companies in the past three election cycles, according to a survey by the UK-based Guardian of Federal Elections Commission data prepared by the Centre for Responsive Politics. |
Girls are the leaders of tomorrow and the future of our society. To #LeadLikeAGirl means leadership with heart and brain.
On the International Day of the Girl, influential women politicians from 24 countries hosted more than 1,500 rising young leaders during #Girl2Leader campaign events on five continents. Thanks to a global video call, #Girl2Leader delegates connected with girls attending events around the world, generating the base for new networks of future women politicians.
During these events worldwide, the girls had the opportunity to hear female leaders talking about their journey in politics and to ask them questions, creating an inspiring dialogue about gender, power and equality. Some of the most powerful women in politics encouraged the girls not to be afraid to speak their mind, to be brave, to start acting to change society for the better, because women truly are able to lead with both their hearts and their brains.
Bolivian Parliamentarian Jimena Costa strongly believes that these girls have the power to change the world: “You should enter politics to transform it,” she said to her #Girl2Leader Delegates, “so that the old practices will not be repeated again.”
Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, President of Malta and Patron of the #Girl2Leader campaign insisted on the power of education to change our society: “The goals of education, empowerment, personal development and resilience are at the heart of the campaign. We are enhancing the participation, the visibility and the inclusion of our girls and young women in politics.”
From the #Girl2Leader event in the United Kingdom, Member of Parliament Jess Phillips tweeted: “I could not have been more proud of these girls in Parliament today. When they leapt to their feet to have their say they gave me hope.” Sharing her thoughts about meeting the girls, Phillips demonstrated that these events mattered not only to the girls, but especially to the women politicians that hosted them.
In Brussels, Member of the European Parliament Eva Maydell shared some important advice with the young girls. “When I got involved in politics,” she said, “I thought I had ideas to change society. My advice is to be active, to get involved. Find your role model, get in touch with them and ask for guidance!”
WPL President Silvana Koch-Mehrin emphasised the privilege of getting involved in politics. “Being a politician is like being under a microscope,” she said to the girls attending the event at the European Parliament, “Your failures may look bigger, but all your successes are bigger too, because people celebrate with you.”
On social media, the hashtag #Girl2Leader had 8,2 million impressions worldwide, 33 thousand engagements and over 3,5 thousand mentions globally. For more information, you can find the social media report here. Get the latest updates about the #Girl2Leader activities on the official website. |
Women & the UAW
Standing up by slowing down
Published Mar 25, 2011 7:20 PM
Beating the bosses is never easy — but it is possible. And there are more
ways than one to win. Throughout history the determination and creative energy
of women has shown the whole working class new ways to fight back.
The “flying squadron” — a mobile group of strikers that would
go from shop to shop to convince workers to walk out — was pioneered more
than a century ago by female textile workers in New England.
For autoworkers the first successful in-plant slowdown was in 1937. It was made
possible by women at the Ternstedt division of General Motors in Flint,
Before the United Auto Workers won recognition, life in GM plants was hell.
This was truly the case in the Ternstedt division, where a workforce that was
70 percent women made door handles, chrome trim, and other small parts for the
world’s largest car company. Wages there were notoriously low, even by
pre-UAW standards. The hourly rate was supposed to be supplemented by a bonus
for making more than a standard number of parts. In reality the standard was
raised and manipulated to make the bonus almost unattainable.
Roughly half the women were Polish immigrants; the other half were Southern and
Appalachian whites. There were no Black women and only two Black men in the
entire division. The two dominant groups were segregated in different areas of
When the Southern women complained about not getting the bonus, they were told
the Polish women had made much more production than they had.
When the Polish women complained about the same thing, they were told the same
lie about the Southern women. Of course, the foremen referred to both in the
most derisive terms to further stir up hatred and division.
There were other ways the company made lives miserable. One was the
“shape-up,” where each day the boss would pick just the number of
workers needed and send the rest home without pay. Spurning the foreman’s
advances might get you sent home or put on the worst jobs. Another gripe was
that if you were taken off one job and sent to another, you were off the clock
during travel time.
If you can’t strike, slow down production
The organizing drive began when a popular Polish UAW leader, Stanley Nowak,
began leafleting outside the two main plants in Detroit. Nowak had challenged
other male UAW leaders who didn’t think women could be organized. The
Slovene Hall made space available to assist the union effort.
Soon a group of determined plant women came together and began signing up their
coworkers to join the union. They produced their own newsletter, the Ternstedt
On Feb. 11, 1937 — after the victory of the 44-day Flint sit-down strike
— GM agreed to accept the UAW as the bargaining agent at Ternstedt. Yet
plant management refused every modest demand made by the negotiating team,
which was made up of women from the two dominant ethnic groups.
The UAW had a problem: It had agreed not to strike as a condition for winning
its very first contract. The dilemma was solved when the women, without walking
out, began to slow down.
Production dropped by at least 40 percent of normal output in every department
and even as little as 5 percent in some. The slowdown was not spontaneous. The
plan had been discussed among the bargaining committee, who explained it to an
army of 200 shop stewards, who then went over the strategy with their trusted
constituents. The slowdown was staggered — first one department, then
another, then another, all at prearranged times.
The action was at least 80 percent successful, and joy over the success had
hundreds more lining up to join the UAW.
On April 13, less than two weeks into the struggle, the slowdown ended in
victory. Plant manager S. E. Skinner agreed to recognize the union, abolish the
hated piecework system and raise hourly rates.
Martha Grevatt is a 23-year UAW Chrysler worker.
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The Next Meal
Free and reduced-price school lunch programs are designed to guarantee meals for students who experience food insecurity at home. But now that many kids are learning remotely, meals aren't always making their way to the mouths for which they are intended.
Guest host Rebecca Martinez and WUNC education reporter Cole del Charco explore what districts and communities can do to prevent children from going hungry during the pandemic.
Plus, Friends of Geer Cemetery are teaching about the overlooked history of Black Durhamites. |
My Notes from The Knowledge Project #61 – When Good Intentions Go Bad with Jonathan Haidt: July 2, 2019
Jonathan Haidt is an American social psychologist, Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University’s Stern School of Business, and author. His main areas of study are the psychology of morality and the moral emotions. Dr. Haidt is one of the primary authors of the book The Coddling of the American Mind.
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Coddling of Children: When Good Intention Go Bad
Coddling essentially means overprotecting.
Every generation feels the current generation of kids is being coddled. The reason now is different is because the statistics on mental health disorders are going haywire. One of the most alarming parts of this concern is the data is only spiking for anxiety, depression, self-harm, and suicide. There does not appear to be an increase in other mental health categories. Just these four mental health disorders.
The generation of kids born after 1995 are creating the most concern. Never before have these statistics increased for a generation so quickly.
The statistics for girls are even more alarming. All of the categories are up steadily and sharply for girls. For comparison, the suicide rates in boys has increased by 25%. For girls it has increased 70%. (In the podcast, Dr. Haidt cites a graph of 2016 – 2017 data found in the book iGen and his own research.)
Looking at these numbers makes us wonder why this is happening. It comes back to coddling. Humans learn from experience. As parents we have created the idea that our children are precious and to be protected.
In a variety of ways we have deprived kids of the childhood experiences they most need and replaced it with too much supervision and too many after school activities.
Starting in the 1990’s, parents began really overprotecting kids. The nation began to worry about abductions and other dangers. Parents quit letting kids have free unsupervised time to learn on their own. Haidt describes the kids raised in an environment of overprotection as “fragile”.
Ages 8 – 12 is a critical period for freedom for kids. Today’s kids are not experiencing this freedom. Parents today script every part of every day for their kids.
Our investment (or over investment) in our kids has deprived them of the thousands of opportunities to get feedback from the world. Some of this feedback is painful and this is important.
As the title indicates, parents are doing these things with good intentions, but as a whole, we are overparenting. We especially rescue our kids when it comes to school.
We could be losing a whole generation of girls.
PT – As a father of girls, what am I doing to prevent this? How can I better understand the dangers and maybe help others understand them too?
We need to let kids make their own mistakes and learn from them. But how?
One very interesting alternative is Free Range parenting. Free range parenting is “making a deliberate effort to give freedom to kids.” It is scary but the right thing to do. Haidt challenges parents to think about when they were set free. PT – (for me it was about age 8)
Two of the challenges with free range parenting are other parents who will shame you for your choices and the law.
The true data on present rates of child abductions indicates the probability your kids will be taken is very low. Even so, laws across the nation make it difficult for parents to give their kids enough freedom to make mistakes on their own.
The goal of these laws should be about preventing the neglect of kids. Unfortunately, the implementation has created a situation where parents who are not supervising their kids are considered to be neglecting them.
PT – I found it interesting that Haidt specifically stated he believes this implementation has really contributed to the increased suicide rates.
Finally, parents who don’t agree with the free range concept get very defensive because they see this philosophy as an accusation they are the real ‘bad’ parents for overprotecting their kids.
Parents should find simple things their kids can do on their own and start there.
Dangers of Social Media
“How many of you will let your kids use devices without restrictions?” – Not a single hand went up.
Haidt shares this story of a discussion he had with a group of 18 – 22 year old university students. These are students who almost all got their first device by middle school and used it with little or no restrictions.
Why are they now saying they will not let their own kids use devices without restrictions? Much for the same reason many silicon valley executives don’t let their own kids use them.
There are real dangers that come from unrestricted access to smartphones.
One of these dangers is social media. Especially for girls!
Haidt is very clear that screen time and social media use are not the same. For example, boys spend about the same amount of time on smartphones as girls, but most of their time is spent playing games.
This type of screen time does not seem to be as dangerous as screen time spent on social media.
To help explain this, Haidt makes some interesting distinctions between boys and girls. Boys tend to have more externalizing disorders. They get mad or upset and take it out where everyone can see it.
Girls on the other hand have more internalizing disorders. When they get mad or upset, they internalize the issue and ruminate more on the issue.
The hierarchy of power is also formed differently in boys than in girls. For boys, the hierarchy is built around power but in girls it is relational.
Social media multiplies the ability of girls to damage others socially. This ability to instantly damage others socially has created an environment where everyone’s reputation is always on the line.
Unfortunately, it is not on the line in a consistent and honest way. In the world of social media, anything you do or say can and will be distorted, taken out of context, or used against you.
Girls, especially junior high girls who are in the middle of building their relational hierarchy, must always watch what they say and do.
Mixing this life in a world of social media, where their reputation is always on the line with their propensity for keeping issues in and ruminating on them is a dangerous concoction.
Haidt believes this combination is directly connected to the increase in mental health disorders in girls, but he clearly points out the data connecting social media to mental health disorder is “far from complete”.
There are a growing number of experiments where people give up social media for weeks and their mental health improves, but causation is still being debated.
Still, Haidt is strong in his belief social media either directly or indirectly causes issues in girls. PT – Spending the past 20 years in public education, I agree completely.
To combat this issue, Haidt believes we must attack it as a social coordination problem like preventing underage drinking or smoking.
First, we need to develop societal norms concerning social media usage. Haidt believes the norm should be no one should use social media before high school. Again, he is clear that he is not against screen time in general, just social media usage.
PT – In another interesting interview, Haidt goes into a little deeper explanation for his reasoning here. This explanation addresses brain development and the ability to process all of the issues social media presents.
Second, people in power and authority positions need to follow and promote these norms. It is hard to implement these norms if you are the only parent trying to do it for your children. There is power in numbers.
- Finally, Haidt recommends a few simple rules parents can follow to help their kids through this challenging period.
- Two hours a day of screen time total not counting homework.
- No social media access until high school.
- Lots of unsupervised free time playing outside in a place that is physically safe.
- Teach your kids Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) to help them with the mental challenges they will face. CBT teaches techniques to help catch the mind in action and intervene before the action escalates.
Call Out Culture
“There is a world of difference between speaking in a group you trust and speaking in one where someone could call you out at any time.”
Our culture is turning into a call out culture. A call out culture is one where people are always on the lookout for things they can call others out on. We no longer give people the benefit of doubt.
We are all human and make mistakes and it is hard to move forward in a culture where there is no tolerance for mistakes and no forgiveness. We need a generosity of spirit to move forward as a society.
A call out culture gives people status for finding the mistakes of others. Often this mistake is a single word. A call out culture also fosters a victim mentality because it awards status for being victimized or for standing up for victims. This is a very dis-empowering process.
Most of society is stable and healthy, but a small subset have gained prestige for calling others out and everyone else is afraid of them.
The dangers of a call out culture include self censoring and avoiding mistakes at all costs.
This is especially hard for teenagers. They never truly express themselves because they are afraid they will be called out for their personal beliefs. They self censor everything they do in order to avoid being called out.
They also avoid mistakes at all costs. A misspoken word or failed effort can lead to great consequences. Because they are playing it safe all of the time, they never have to struggle at anything. This only adds to their future struggles.
Suite of Intellectual Virtues
The suite of intellectual virtues are the skills students need to succeed today and in the future.
What does it mean to be smart? Today’s definition is increasingly about school and test taking. Upper middle class America has become more competitive. School and test scores are the metrics everyone is focusing on.
These things may not really matter in the big picture. We are developing a generation that is really good at taking tests but they are not getting the chance to develop the human skills necessary to improve innovation, creativity, etc and truly succeed at the highest levels.
The skills students need to succeed are judgement, an understanding of how to disagree (do not take or make it personal, use nuance skills, have a generosity of spirit), humility, and believing in yourself without being overconfident.
Bureaucracy is killing judgement because everything is about following policy. To be successful, students need to learn how to use their own judgement to make important decisions. This comes from being allowed to mess up and try again.
Understanding how to disagree is essential for the future success of the person and our society. In today’s world, one of the most used strategies to win an argument is to discredit the other person. The argument is not about the idea, it is about making it a personal attack on whoever is arguing with you.
A valuable skill for all students is to learn nuance. Nuance is the ability to hear both sides of an argument with equal attention. This is not easy to do in a call out culture. In a call out culture, you are on the right side and the other side is wrong. Not only are they wrong, they can never be right.
Haidt states we need the other side to make us smarter. It is only by understanding the other side that we can fully understand our own side.
Finally, when disagreeing with someone, have a generosity of spirit. Give the other side the benefit of doubt.
Other important skills students today need are humility and the ability to believe in themselves without being overconfident.
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We all admit that it doesn’t feel good waking up earlier than 6 each morning. While starting and maintaining good and desirable habits is good for all, getting started and remaining glued to new routines may be an issue. Even the regular exercisers today say that getting to that point was cumbersome and demanding. As much as we may love exercising, we agree that we would hate to wake up so early to do it. However, it is easy to get started on a morning routine. You just need some tips to assist you to get the consistency as well as develop the interest. Well, we look at some tips that most experts recommend and insist can help in developing a morning workout or exercise routine.
- Start with one Day a Week
It may not be an easy task, developing a regular morning workout routine. Therefore, you need to start with a step. Start with a single day in a week. For example, you can decide to work out every Tuesday morning at 6. This is essential and critical in preparing the brain and making it get wrapped up in morning exercising. It is also a way of developing an interest as well as morale and motivation. As you do one day each week, increase it to two days, later to three, and you will find that you will get used to the routine. Surprisingly, it will be difficult for you to continue sleeping at 6. Am even if you want to sleep. This is a step towards changing your daily habits.
- Prepay for your Classes
As mentioned, it is difficult to wake up so early in the morning while probably everyone else is sleeping. But preparing for your workout classes is one way of ensuring compliance and consistency. When you remember that you have already paid for the classes and that a trainer is waiting for you, you will not continue sleeping after the alarm rings. This is a brilliant idea compared to if you commit to do your exercises or workouts at home.
- Focus on What You Feel Afterwards
After exercising, you feel incredible and satisfied with your efforts. Besides, you feel better and motivated to exercise even more and better. Paying attention to the feeling that comes after you exercise is essential and can keep you moving. You will realize that exercising is essential, critical and better than just getting enough hours of sleep.
- Notice How it Improves the Entire Day
Waking up in the early morning hours to work out has several advantages. Apart from ensuring that you meet fitness goals, it is vital in ensuring that you have sufficient time to have your breakfast, and make all the other preparations before you leave your house. It is thus a method of reducing the levels of stress and anxiety. While you exercise, you realize that most of the goals go hand in hand with having a healthy eating plan. Having a routine of exercise also ensures you have ample time to make and take a healthy breakfast meal.
- Tell Your Co-Workers
When you tell your co-workers about how well you are doing and how important exercising in the morning is to you, it is likely to improve your morale and motivation. At the same time, you can motivate some of them to join in the plan.
- Up the Ante after a Few Weeks
You can sign for more classes starting Monday all the way through to Friday. At the same time, wake up at 5.30, instead of the normal 6.am. You will be surprised at how easily you can manage your time.
- Still Going Strong? Give Yourself a Reward
If you want to reinforce the new habit, you need to maintain motivation for yourself. This means that for any small or huge achievements, you need to reward yourself. You can buy new sports or exercising kits after successfully exercising for two weeks or even losing some weight. This is essential in maintaining your morale as well as your consistency.
You have enough time to start changing your habits. You can easily start exercising in the morning, and you will finally get used to a routine. To do it, however, it is essential to have confidence in yourself as well as your abilities. Instead of having your workouts at home, have a gym subscription. Once you have made it a routine to work out all morning, then you can plan on having indoor workouts.
In a nutshell, exercising in the morning may be tricky but achievable. It may seem impossible to wake up each day to exercise as other people are sleeping comfortably. However, it is a personal decision that comes after considering the benefits. It is thus essential to get started even if you will manage to wake up only in one day each week. From there, you can use the several tips to maintain consistency and finally fall into a consistent morning exercising routine. Alter your daily lifestyle if you want to attain your goals.
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“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players; they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.”
So penned English playwright William Shakespeare in the 1599 comedy “As You Like It.” But the notion that social order is structured like a theatrical performance is much older. Likewise, the concept that we humans follow a tight pattern of progress from infancy to aged decline is seen in art and literature long before being reinforced by this play.
Of course, on the most specific level, we are all individual thinkers, liberated by our own free will to live as we see fit. Still, a child of five is unlikely to paint a masterwork, teach a graduate class or lead a platoon into battle. She is held to the constraints of the parts available to her as dictated by her then position. Once past, she may not return to reprise the roles again. A childhood squandered cannot be regained without regard to the number of toys that we might, as later adults, gather around us. And in our advancing years, we move from expressions of the passion of middle life to the wisdom earned in twilight times. Some resist this natural progression, while others embrace it.
Even if we aspire to take a lead, can we hope to escape our assigned parts, be it understudy or bit player? Disguising our features behind a Kabuki mask, would the audience accept us against type? Even more, if all the world is a stage, are we better as its actors or as its patrons, simply paying to observe as others perform? Could we be destined to contribute in each role and position on the stage and in the audience? |
Long-necked, plant-eating ancestor of the brontosaurus walked the Earth more than 200 million years ago.
VIDEO: Brrr-Assic Park: New Dinosaur Discovered Buried Under Ice
Scientists have discovered what they believe is the first dinosaur known to have lived in icy Greenland 214 million years ago, during the Late Triassic Period.
The two-legged plant-eating dinosaur — dubbed Issi saaneq by researchers from Denmark, Germany and Portugal — was of medium size, had a long neck and needle-like teeth. It was an ancestor of the largest land animals ever known — the sauropods. Its name, meaning “cold bone,” is derived from the Greenland Inuit language.
Two skulls were originally uncovered in 1994 by Harvard University paleontologists at the Malmros Klint Formation in the Jameson Land Basin, a peninsula in eastern Greenland. It was first thought that one skull belonged to a long-necked Plateosaurus, a dinosaur species that lived in France, Germany and Switzerland during the Triassic Period.
“These specimens certainly pertain to a new species: Issi saaneq,” said Victor Beccari of NOVA University-Lisbon. Beccari is the lead author of a paper on the findings, which was published in the journal Diversity.
“It is exciting to discover a close relative of the well-known Plateosaurus, hundreds of which have already been found here in Germany,” said co-author Oliver Wings of Martin Luther University, Germany.
Researchers used an X-ray scan of the fossils to create three-dimensional models of the structures and bones within the sedimentary rock.
“The anatomy of the two skulls is unique in many respects, for example, in the shape and proportions of the bones,” said Beccari.
One of the two skulls described by the researchers came from a juvenile, while the other belonged to an animal that was almost an adult. Apart from their relative size, the differences between them in terms of bone structure are minor and only relate to proportions. The fossil dinosaur skulls will be transferred to the Natural History Museum of Denmark after studies are complete, as Denmark has sovereignty over Greenland.
The newly discovered dinosaur is different from all known sauropodomorphs but bears a resemblance to Brazilian dinosaurs, such as the Macrocollum and Unaysaurus, which predate it by almost 15 million years. The Brazilian dinosaurs and the Plateosaurus from Germany are among a group of graceful, bipedal plateosaurids that reached lengths of 10 to 30 feet.
Issi saaneq is the first-known distinct Greenlandic dinosaur species. The discovery of the species from the Late Triassic Period (235-201 million years ago) grants a better understanding of the evolution of sauropod dinosaurs, which lived for nearly 150 million years.
The Brontosaurus and Diplodocus, two of the best-known sauropods (meaning “lizard-footed”), were among the largest land animals ever to exist. Titanosaurus, the largest sauropod, lived 100 million to 66 million years ago and had a worldwide range.
When Issi saaneq roamed Greenland, millions of years ago, the continent-sized island was closer to the equator and the climate was warmer. As the supercontinent Pangaea broke apart through seismic activity that produced continental drift, a cleft in the supercontinent formed what became the Atlantic Ocean.
“At the time, the Earth was experiencing climate changes that enabled the first plant-eating dinosaurs to reach Europe and beyond,” said co-author Lars Clemmensen of the University of Copenhagen. Issi saaneq lived at latitudes over 40 degrees north.
“This is the third new vertebrate fossil species that our team [has] named for Greenland, which shows the scientific importance of that territory,” said co-author Octávio Mateus of NOVA University-Lisbon.
Edited by Siân Speakman and Kristen Butler |
Sept 29 (Reuters) - Brazil's Butantan biomedical institute
is in talks to sell a locally manufactured COVID-19 vaccine
developed by China's Sinovac to other countries in South America
and Africa, as the federal government has not ordered more of
Butantan Director Dimas Covas said on Wednesday that the
institute also has contracts to supply the vaccine directly to
Butantan is currently producing the shot developed by
Sinovac Biotech Ltd in the Sao Paulo state using inputs
imported from China, but it aims to complete a factory for 100%
local production by early next year.
Earlier this month, Butantan completed its contract to
deliver 100 million doses the vaccine, known as CoronaVac, to
Brazil's Health Ministry, without another deal in place.
President Jair Bolsonaro has expressed skepticism at what he
calls the "Chinese vaccine," taunting Sao Paulo Governor Joao
Doria, a political rival, for data showing the shot is less
effective than others at preventing COVID-19 symptoms.
CoronaVac was the first vaccine available in Brazil in
January, when Butantan and the Sao Paulo state government
offered to supply the vaccines to Bolsonaro's administration.
The federal government took longer to secure alternative
vaccines in substantial volumes, facing criticisms for a slow
and patchy immunization rollout as the death toll soared.
Brazil has recorded nearly 600,000 deaths from COVID-19 in
the world's deadliest outbreak outside the United States.
The Health Ministry is now also receiving large shipments of
vaccines from Pfizer Inc and Johnson & Johnson,
with the government saying it will prioritize using Pfizer
(Reporting by Eduardo Simoes
Writing by Jake Spring
Editing by Brad Haynes and Aurora Ellis) |
How do I export from Rhino?
To export a Rhino 3DM file: Select File > Export > Export Rhino 3DM (3D only). The Export Options dialog box opens. Select Export Solid as Trimmed Surfaces to export a solid as several different “bodies” (for example, a cube exports as six bodies); otherwise, a solid is exported as a single body.
How do I export a 2D image from Rhino?
Export 2D drawings from Rhino to PDF.
- Opening “File” to print.
- Making sure line width and colors you want to print is correct. …
- Opening “File” to print. 3.1 Opening “File” and Clicking “Print” …
- Making sure line width and colors you want to print is correct. 2.1 Checking the print color and the line width are correct. …
What is a rhino Worksession?
The Worksession command lets more than one user work on a large project. By breaking the project down into many files, one user can edit a part of the project while another user edits a different file. Only one user can have a file open for editing, but many users can see it. ●
How do you save an image in rhino?
Save viewport images
- ViewCaptureToFile. Save an image of the current view to a file.
- ViewCaptureToClipboard. Save an image of the current view to the Clipboard.
- ScreenCaptureToClipboard. Save an image of a viewport to the Clipboard including viewport edges, cursor image, and viewport menu.
How do I export 3D from Rhino?
Select File > Export > Export Rhino 3DM (3D only). The Export Options dialog box opens. Select Export Solid as Trimmed Surfaces to export a solid as several different “bodies” (for example, a cube exports as six bodies); otherwise, a solid is exported as a single body. Click Export.
How do I convert a Rhino file to PDF?
Once you have installed one of the above drivers, the steps to create a PDF file are as follows:
- Open the drawing you want to convert in Rhino.
- Go to the Print command in Rhino.
- Select the PDF printer destination you would like to use.
- Select the Page size you would like to use.
- Do not click on Print to file.
Can you open a Rhino file in Revit?
The most common technique to import Rhino to Revit is to import the . SAT Rhino file directly into a Revit family of the “Mass” model category. Once imported into the family, the family can then be loaded into a Revit project as usual. Conversely, you also go from Revit to Rhino with a similar export/import process.
How do I convert Rhino to AutoCAD?
You can change the units of the model by going into the Tools-Options-Units and selecting a new document units. When exporting from Rhino to AutoCAD, select . dwg from the file save as types in the Export dialog box. The default scheme for exporting to AutoCAD is sufficient for exporting lines.
How do I export from Rhino to Photoshop?
With the objects (splines) that you want to use in Photoshop or Illustrator, go to File>Export Selected, or Right-Click on the Save Icon on the Main Toolbar. You will then see a window appear prompting you to choose your save destination. |
Another opportunity helps the Investment Club handle a portfolio of shares via an immersive studying experience. Furthermore, Cornerstone is home to the Ron Blue Center, the place any scholar can discover Christian monetary principles and practices for dealing with debt, investing, budgeting and extra. As a finance skilled, you have Business & Finance the power to vary a business or family’s financial future. In this program, you’ll be challenged to craft solutions to real-world situations with assistance from college who have intensive experience of their area.
Hi @IndiaPostOffice , Can you help with business parcels that are stuck at one location and no information is being provided by anyone in the local office .
— Anup Saket (@saket_anup) May 17, 2021
For more info, go to The University of Memphis Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action. Network with finance professionals working in goal organizations or roles. Attend finance-specific profession occasions and the Business and Accounting Career Fairs each September. Develop sturdy pc expertise Finance, together with Microsoft Excel, Access and PowerPoint, in addition to analytical abilities. This list is not exhaustive, nevertheless it provides a great sense of profession instructions.
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She also shared financial indicators she finds useful for monitoring financial trends, significantly Dun & Bradstreet’s small business predictive rating. However, she also underscored Rapaport’s level that figuring out a borrower’s personal story is simply as necessary as the analytics.
Is a degree in finance worth it?
Finance is a high-stakes industry—individuals and corporations won’t trust their financial future to just anyone. That’s why getting a finance degree is extremely valuable. Here are five real benefits of getting your finance degree: Master skills that prepare you for real-world job responsibilities.
However, a easy differentiation of those two phrases can greatly help businessmen who have been utilizing these two phrases interchangeably. Confusing these two terms may not only mislead businessmen into making small errors, but additionally change others’ notion of the businessman if he or she isn’t able to define them in a proper gathering. Economics could be broadly outlined as the study of how folks and institutions allocate scarce sources. Economics helps us to understand historical tendencies, interpret today’s headlines, and predict future trends Business. The Finance and Business Economics Department at the University of Washington Foster School of Business is a collegial group of thought leaders primarily based in one of the world’s most dynamic cities. Whether you wish to work at a regulation firm or go in-house, the Concentration in business and financial legislation supplies the fundamentals wanted for you to solve advanced problems in the world of business. An income or Profit and Loss Statement exhibits where and the way money goes in and out of an organization for a time period.
The program is designed to equip college students with the abilities wanted to present themselves in knowledgeable manner throughout their job search and to different professionals once they enter their chosen careers. Students are highly inspired to finish the workshops previous to the tip of their third semester on campus. The workshops are prerequisites for a number of 300-level programs in the College of Business Core and have to be completed previous to registration for these courses.
- The College of Business total, in addition to our accounting program, is accredited by AACSB International – the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
- He shared concerning the local want for access to capital, citing particularly the decrease in traditional lending to small companies, which has created an increase within the introduction of the net lenders without regulation.
- Once a person or company can value varied alternatives, the allocation of assets and the choice course of in business turns into much easier.
Financial managers ought to be creative thinkers and problem-solvers, making use of their analytical skills to business. They should have data of worldwide finance as financial operations are increasingly being affected by the global economic system. In addition, a great data of regulatory compliance procedures is important. A degree in finance not only helps you understand the financial system, fiscal performance, and monetary merchandise, however it’s going to place you for a wide range of career potentialities, whether you’re employed within the public or personal sector, or for your self. Finance majors sometimes find work in banks, companies, nonprofit organizations, authorities, or corporations. Within our economic system, finance is concerned with capital, which is money or property owned or used in business.
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Communication is the key to personal and business success. So now we all together celebrate World Communication Day.#worldtelecommunicationday #telecommunicationsystems #telecommunications pic.twitter.com/Lm7FLiUxNo
— Sanskar Bundela (@SanskarBundela) May 17, 2021
It doesn’t discriminate on the basis of race, shade, national and ethnic origin in administration of its academic insurance policies, admission policies, scholarship and mortgage packages, and athletic and other faculty administered programs. The following graduate schools have partnered with Connecticut College to offer a wide range of admission perks, from waiving the GMAT/GRE check, to making use of Connecticut College programs to the graduate program diploma necessities. The new Women in Finance Series began with a chat by an alumna who is the head of finance for Amazon books. Future events will include onsite visits to Citi and Barclays in New York City and shows by students who accomplished finance and business internships. Explore the admissions requirements for a degree in finance and make an appointment together with your educational advisor to confirm your path to graduation. Twenty credit in 300 and 400-level finance courses are required to complete the Finance Concentration, together with three required programs and one elective course . |
My Cultural item is the fortune envelope of Chinese New Year. The envelope is to be received from all parents and guardians (as children). The envelope can come from any designs (dragons, flowers, and characters). But the color of the envelope can only come in red and made from paper. On Chinese New Year cultural clothing would be necessary for the young children of the whole relative family. The clothing can be a design of any chinese symbol but dragon and flower had always been the most popular on all chinese cultural clothing and the color can come in red, blue, yellow, and orange. In the chinese culture the most symbolizing color had always been red, because it meant luck. In the culture respect for the red and blue is always important. To me the envelope only holds fortune.
– Ryan Fong |
Occupational therapy (OT) can help children with learning disabilities to improve their performance at school and learn more easily. OT is an allied health discipline that targets improving an individual’s independence to ensure they can engage in their chosen “occupation” or everyday tasks/activities, and with their community, as they desire. An occupational therapist can help children who have problems with attention or concentration, difficulties recalling spelling and writing letters or numbers correctly. Often, these problems are indicative of critical issues with visual perception, motor problems, or attention difficulties.
What is a learning disability?
Some research exists stating that approximately 1 in 10 people may have a learning disability. A learning disability may be caused by a variety of deficits that can affect an individual’s speech, listening ability, reading, writing or maths skills. Broadly, it can be characterized as a deficit in the person’s performance and what is expected of them, and can be found in people with a wide range of intelligence levels.
What are the signs of a learning disability?
The following are common examples of how a parent might recognise that their child has a learning disability:
- Often cannot focus on one activity at a time and is easily distracted or jumps from one task to another
- Often becomes disoriented when copying, reading or writing
- Poor recollection of sight words
- Unusual punctuation
- Poor spelling or difficulty organising letters in proper sequence
- Formulates sentences with wrongly ordered words
- Reverses written letters
- General messy or poor handwriting (e.g. irregular size, sloppy spaces between letters/words)
- Appears clumsy in his/her movements, often walking into objects
How OT helps children with learning disabilities
A child with a diagnosis of a learning disability can work with an OT who explores the intrinsic problems causing the difficulties, such as visual perceptual issues, attention problems or motor skills deficits. The OT aims to improve the child’s participation in both the home and school environment. Some familiar strategies an OT uses to work with the child include:
- Working with teachers and parents/family members to better support the child. The OT will make appropriate changes to the physical environment (in the classroom and/or at home) that may better promote participation from the child. This can be done by not only amending the physical environment (e.g. adding equipment that may help the child), but also how the child’s routine is structured, e.g. the child may improve their engagement if they have small, regular breaks throughout the day.
- Cognitive behavioural therapies to teach the child self-regulation, to help with attention and alertness.
- Sensory assessments and tools to help improve printing/handwriting skills. OTs will often use resources and materials suitable for the child’s development and a range of learning approaches.
- OTs will often streamline tasks to make them easier for the child to manage
- Memory prompts or aids to help mentally prepare the child, including visual cues
- Develop improved time management strategies |
The 1 Page Game Design Canvas is a visual thinking tool that can help improve designs of simple mobile games, and help discover ways to add game elements to business and learning applications so as to increase user motivation and engagement.
This Canvas can help you learn and apply techniques from existing games and view your own game designs more objectively by providing a framework that helps you to see games from a user-centered perspective. This reduces the risk of being distracted by miscellaneous other issues when you start prototyping and keeps your focus on the big picture and what you are trying to achieve.
This Canvas offers a way to explore game ideas more quickly than before by providing a template that can show how key game design elements interact together. This facilitates more visual thinking about game ideas so it can help with faster, more focused prototyping iterations. Having a visual representation of a game design on a single page can also improve collaboration between teams of people because it acts as a focal point of discussion, ideas and brainstorming. |
It takes a nation to protect the nation
Selimiye Mosque formerly Cathédrale Sainte Sophie, is a mosque located in the Turkish-controlled northern part of the walled city of Nicosia. It is the main mosque of the city. The Selimiye Mosque is housed in the largest and oldest surviving gothic church in Cyprus possibly constructed on the site of an earlier Byzantine church.
During the 50-day Ottoman siege of the city, the cathedral provided refuge for a great number of people. When the city fell on 9 September, 1570. Francesco Contarini, the Bishop of Paphos, delivered the last Christian sermon in the building, in which he asked for divine help and exhorted the people.
The cathedral was stormed by Ottoman soldiers, who broke the door and killed the bishop along with others. They smashed or threw out Christian items, such as furniture and ornaments in the cathedral and destroyed the choir as well as the nave. Then, they washed the interior of the mosque to make it ready for the first Friday prayer that it would host on 15 September, which was attended by the commander Lala Mustafa Pasha and saw the official conversion of the cathedral into a mosque. During the same year, the two minarets were added, as well as Islamic features such as the mihrab and the minbar.[
The first imam of the mosque was Moravizade Ahmet Efendi, who hailed from the Morea province of the Ottoman Empire. All imams maintained the tradition of climbing the stairs to the minbar before Friday sermons while leaning on a sword used during the conquest of Nicosia to signify that Nicosia was captured by conquest.
Fast forward to
-July 20, 1974-
Destruction of cultural heritage in occupied Cyprus
As a result of the Turkish invasion of 1974 the rich cultural heritage of the occupied part of the island has suffered considerable damage and is in danger of complete destruction. Hundreds of churches and monasteries have been desecrated, turned into mosques, hotels and recreational sites or otherwise reduced to stables, hay stores and places of public convenience. The Turkish army has also used them as arsenal and ammunition depots, hospitals, dormitories and playgrounds.
From the information readily available it has been confirmed that 133 churches, chapels and monasteries have been desecrated, 77 churches have been converted into mosques, 18 are used as depots, dormitories or hospitals by the occupation forces, 13 are used as stockyards or hay barns.
Photos like the one below are some of the atrocities of Turkish invaders against Greek-Cypriots, and against any Greek Orthodox symbol of Christianity in the 37% of occupied Cyprus.
The Turks, methodically and systematically destroy everything that is Greek in the occupied areas of Cyprus, (Greek Orthodox Christian Churches, Greek orthodox monasteries, Greek cemeteries, Statues of Greek Heroes, etc.)
"We visited 26 villages. We found not a single cemetery undamaged" ... John Fielding, in, The Guardian, 26.5.1976
Now a museum, Haga Sofia mosque in Turkey is to become a mosque again.
English churches have been converted into mosques and the gravestones crushed into rubble to pave the pathways with.
Strange you mention Mount Zion chapel, as I am just putting together a post where I am using a few images from the Daily Mail article
If we lived in a fair world, every destruction of a Christian building by Muslims, would be met with the destruction of an Islamic building in the West. But of course, the Fascist Left will always protect their brothers.
Globally we witness the Muslim destruction of everything non-Muslim. Every human achievement worth mentioning will be lost; art, architecture, science, history,.... the list is endless. There will only be mosques, primitive buildings and primitive technology, herding and agriculture. The call to prayer will drone out nauseatingly five times a day across the entire globe as every single person bows down their brow into the dust, facing towards Mecca. This is Islam. Every free person dead. |
Gaia Data Release 2. Variable stars in the colour-absolute magnitude diagram
Context. The ESA Gaia mission provides a unique time-domain survey for more than 1.6 billion sources with G ≲ 21 mag.
Aims: We showcase stellar variability in the Galactic colour-absolute magnitude diagram (CaMD). We focus on pulsating, eruptive, and cataclysmic variables, as well as on stars that exhibit variability that is due to rotation and eclipses.
Methods: We describe the locations of variable star classes, variable object fractions, and typical variability amplitudes throughout the CaMD and show how variability-related changes in colour and brightness induce "motions". To do this, we use 22 months of calibrated photometric, spectro-photometric, and astrometric Gaia data of stars with a significant parallax. To ensure that a large variety of variable star classes populate the CaMD, we crossmatched Gaia sources with known variable stars. We also used the statistics and variability detection modules of the Gaia variability pipeline. Corrections for interstellar extinction are not implemented in this article.
Results: Gaia enables the first investigation of Galactic variable star populations in the CaMD on a similar, if not larger, scale as was previously done in the Magellanic Clouds. Although the observed colours are not corrected for reddening, distinct regions are visible in which variable stars occur. We determine variable star fractions to within the current detection thresholds of Gaia. Finally, we report the most complete description of variability-induced motion within the CaMD to date.
Conclusions: Gaia enables novel insights into variability phenomena for an unprecedented number of stars, which will benefit the understanding of stellar astrophysics. The CaMD of Galactic variable stars provides crucial information on physical origins of variability in a way that has previously only been accessible for Galactic star clusters or external galaxies. Future Gaia data releases will enable significant improvements over this preview by providing longer time series, more accurate astrometry, and additional data types (time series BP and RP spectra, RVS spectra, and radial velocities), all for much larger samples of stars.
A movie associated to Fig. 11 is available at http://https://www.aanda.org.Data are only available at the CDS via anonymous ftp to http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr (ftp://18.104.22.168) or via http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/qcat?J/A+A/623/A110.
Publication : Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 623, id.A110, 20 pp.
DOI : 10.1051/0004-6361/201833304
Bibcode : 2019A&A...623A.110G
Keywords : stars: general; stars: variables: general; stars: oscillations; binaries: eclipsing; surveys; methods: data analysis; Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics |
Physical characterization of double asteroid (617) Patroclus from 2007/2012 mutual events observations
We publish a set of 16 light curves of mutual events inside the synchronous system of the Jupiter Trojan (617) Patroclus. Patroclus is th only binary system of the six target asteroids of the forthcoming NASA Discovery-class mission Lucy. Determining the physical parameters of the system is therefore of primary importance in helping to plan the flyby mission.
Light curves were acquired during two follow-up campaigns of 6 months each between January-June 2007 and July-December 2012. Eight small eclipse events of amplitude of 0.2-0.3 mag were recorded in 2007. On the other hand, in 2012, the amplitudes of the phenomena were much deeper, between 0.6 and 0.8 mag, due to a nearly edge-on configuration of the system.
We refined the sidereal period to 102.78624 ± 0.00015h = 4.282760 ± 0.000005days. The J2000 ecliptic coordinates of the pole of the system were found to be λ = 235.3 ± 1.2° andβ = - 62.4 ± 0.2°. The volume ratio was determined equal to q = 0.69 ± 0.08. By using a model of inhomogeneous Roche ellipsoids in hydrostatic equilibrium, we derived a bulk density of 0.81 ± 0.16g/cm3 and a surface grain density of 2.69 ± 0.36g/cm3 in agreement with spectroscopic observations of this P-type asteroid.
As a validation, our solution was applied to revisit recent results obtained from observations of another type: AO astrometry and stellar occultation. Our model is thus perfectly able to account for these observations after fitting the mutual separation to the value of 695 ± 10km. Consequently, the area-equivalent diameter of the system as a whole is derived DΑ = 168.8 ± 2.6km.
Publication : Icarus, Volume 352, article id. 113990.
DOI : 10.1016/j.icarus.2020.113990
Bibcode : 2020Icar..35213990B
Keywords : Asteroids; Rotation; Surfaces - satellites of asteroids - eclipses - photometry |
Guidelines for Choosing a Computer Language:|
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Size and Complexity Drive Development Strategies
Before discussing the selection of a computer language in which to develop a software system, it is necessary to discuss the size and expected use of the system in question. Small systems developed for personal use certainly do not need the scrutiny of large systems that are an integral part of the business process.
For our purpose, approximate sizes in terms of lines of code (LOC) will be used to estimate the size and complexity of a software system, with the understanding that this is only a very broad generalization. In the first place, it is impossible to project the exact size of a system that does not yet exist. Second, different computer languages have different amounts of expressiveness, so 10,000 LOC, for example, could do much more "work" in one language than another. Third, two software systems with the same size in LOC can have different properties of complexity, depending on the particular applications. Nevertheless, LOC is a well-understood means of measurement, and it serves the purpose of approximating size and complexity in software systems. This physical size estimate is a reasonably good indicator of the potential complexity of the system, the number of people required to complete the work, the amount of communication involved, the expected lifetime of the product, and other issues that determine the necessity of using a solid, software engineering process. For the size and complexity discussion, the following approximations are used:
With knowledge of the proposed systemís size and complexity characteristics, an organization can begin to formalize a strategy for creating new systems. An effective part of any development strategy is to look for solutions that already exist in the marketplace. It is usually more cost-effective to purchase a product (assuming a quality product that satisfies system requirements exists) than to develop one. No matter how simple or small the development of a system appears to be, it is almost always more involved than anticipated. The true costs, in terms of time and other resources over the entire lifetime of the product, are not easy to see at first. Buying a suitable product is an option that must be seriously considered.
With larger systems and ones supporting specialized requirements, it is less likely that a single COTS product exists to satisfy the entire set of system requirements. However, commercial products should always be investigated first, regardless of the expectation of finding something suitable. A mix of COTS products and developed subsystems integrated together can also provide a complete system solution at a fraction of the cost of a total system development.
If it is recognized from the outset that a software system will be at least medium-sized and/or long-lived, then the assumption must be that its size will continue to grow indefinitely. This demands that the development strategy consider the ramifications of anticipated future maintenance for the system. A medium-sized system will perform reasonably complex work. It will undoubtedly be expanded, and it may later be desirable to integrate it with other systems. An organization cannot afford to waste the time and effort used to develop a system of this size by making it impossible to modify and expand it. Good, solid engineering practices must be used.
It should go without saying that systems that are recognized as being large or very large from the outset need to be developed using good engineering practices. The concern here becomes how to manage the complexity inherent in such systems, particularly the very large ones. Techniques must be considered from the outset which can partition the system into isolated subsystems, where these subsystems communicate with each other in only very well-defined ways. This is one of the important advantages to current object-oriented analysis techniques. They facilitate this type of partitioning, an absolutely necessary step in establishing and maintaining the usefulness of very large software systems.
Table 1 summarizes the decision process that determines appropriate methods and languages for various projected sizes of software systems. The key is to establish business practices that make the software investment most cost-effective. Purchasing a suitable product is often the most cost-effective practice and should always be considered first. However, once COTS possibilities have been exhausted, in-house development is required (this includes contracting with an outside source to develop a system for in-house purposes). When the investment is small, reaccomplishment is affordable. However, the larger the investment, and the more it becomes dependent on other software (making the investment much larger), the less affordable simple practices (leading to complete reaccomplishment) become. Management must take control of significant software development.
It should be emphasized that COTS software should always be considered first. However, COTS is not a panacea. Using a COTS product establishes a commitment to a product and a vendor for the life of the system. In some cases, this can prove to be very expensive in the long run [Houser 95]. An organization may consider attempting to perform in-house maintenance on a COTS product to overcome the problem of relying on a particular vendor. However, this will almost invariably end up being more expensive than developing the system in-house in the first place. Maintenance of someone elseís product is extremely difficult and time-consuming, and maintenance is responsible for the majority of a systemís expense. Hence, COTS decisions must be made carefully.
It should also be emphasized that a well-defined development process must be the basis for any decisions made from these tables. Where such a process does not already exist, it must be defined first [Humphrey 89]. If an organization does not know how to begin to develop one, then it should look for outside help from qualified software engineers.
When considering various language characteristics, it is important to make a distinction between those characteristics inherent to a language (because of the language definition) and those characteristics of products that implement and support the language (compilers and related tools). Most "language wars" tend to mix these two together, and they end up basing arguments on comparisons between "apples and oranges." In the following guidelines, language is considered first, independent of specific products. However, issues relating to the availability of development tools are considered in the language selection process, along with many other software engineering factors affecting an organization. The selection of specific development products follows the language choice.
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CRA has been involved in shaping public policy of relevance to computing research for more than ten years. More recently the CRA Government Affairs program has enhanced its efforts to help the members of the computing research community contribute to the public debate knowledgeably and effectively.
The CRA Government Affairs website offers a wealth of information on advocacy, issues, and the federal policymaking process: The Advocacy page features policy briefs and fact sheets developed by CRA for use in promoting computing research; CRA's position statements, testimony, and other written communications to policymakers; and pointers to general advocacy resources. The Policy Issues page provides links to the latest information on research, science, and technology policy, with emphasis on issues of interest to computing research. The Budget page offers access to information on the federal budget and current appropriations. The Congress page contains links to House and Senate websites and other information on Congress, including committee home pages and legislative schedules. And the Executive Branch page provides a list of links to relevant government websites.
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As soon as her foot hit the quicksand, Ella knew she was doomed…
Panic gripped her chest. ‘Help!’ she screamed. ‘Someone help me! Please!’
Insects buzzed. Birds chirped. But there were no voices. No help was coming.
A girl trapped in quicksand, with no chance that anyone will hear or. A boy trapped in what seems to be a coffin. And a girl, searching for a lost heirloom, instead finding killer crocodiles on the rampage.
The ten stories which make up 500 Minutes of Danger are high-action, fast paced stories each of which sees a young character engaged in a life and death struggle, with plenty of cliffhanger moments and twists and turns. Each story stands alone and can be read in about half an hour. But, as the book progresses, readers gradually become aware that the stories are linked and that seemingly unconnected events and characters are all overshadowed – literally – by one big menace.
Perfect for reluctant readers.
500 Minutes of Danger, by Jack Heath
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How do you include multiple intelligences in the classroom?
Classroom Layout The best way to layout a classroom to support multiple intelligences is to have places in the room that work for each type of intelligence. For linguistic intelligence, there should be a quiet area for reading, writing, and practicing speeches.
How would you include multiple intelligence theory in learning experiences?
The multiple intelligence theory can draw students back into learning. Using the different intelligences to teach a concept allows each of your diverse learners a chance to succeed at learning. The learner with strength in the visual-spatial intelligence will do well with drawing and puzzles.
Does each student have all these multiple intelligences?
Each student has unique multiple intelligences and the different ways to learn. In other words, not every person learns best from a single teaching approach. |
Was scheduled to run until 4 April, but the gallery had to be closed because of the imposed COVID-19 restrictions. Photo Access has now created an online version of the exhibition which can be seen at http://www.gallery.photoaccess.org.au/re-generations until 16 May 2020.
Reviewed by Brian Rope
Loud & Luminous is an annual celebration of Australian women photographers. It includes a symposium, this exhibition, the launch of the Loud & Luminous book for 2020 and artist talks.
Re-Generations, curated by Canberra’s Hilary Wardhaugh, features five contemporary female artist photographers. It is about experiences of personal growth and change. It exposes inherited trauma, family relationships and the stories to be learned from inter-generational memories. It reveals some subtle shades of meaning relating to the possibilities of female lives today.
Addressing issues relating to women’s opportunities for personal growth and to the traumas associated with domestic violence through quality photographic art adds greatly to the messages to which we all must respond. Like many women before them, these photographers have recognised a deep responsibility to influence the conversation and make impact. All of us, but particularly men, must take note.
Helga Salwe tells us that time spent in the mountains and deserts of Morocco during a period of radical change in her personal life allowed her painful feelings to emerge and heal. We are blessed to be able to view her fine monochrome prints and reflect on how we might have felt in the same place with similar feelings. Her image Sandstorm particularly speaks to me, telling about a person’s life in this desert place. Equally, Home of the Earth is remarkable for how the depicted home seemingly merges into the earth around it.
Helga Salwe, Sandstorm, 2019, archival pigment ink on portfolio rag, 30x 42cm
Tamara Whyte, an indigenous artist from far North Queensland, has contributed three short documentary video works, extending her photographic and video practice. They focus on the survival of Aboriginal people; their resilience and resistance whilst adapting to change. Buffalo Horns with its insistent but gentle tap, tap, tap sound is at once both mesmerising and educational.
Tamara Whyte, Bonescape, 2020, single channel digital video, 16.5 seconds
Suellen Cook describes herself as “a photographer of the imagination” who likes “to tell stories through images that mysteriously bubble into my consciousness”. Her stunning conceptual images shown here reveal emotions she has experienced during her life journey, when adversity or life-changing events have initially knocked her down. Reading the words accompanying each print we can follow how Cook responded, rose from the ashes and made her choices to become more resilient and stronger. Whilst the set of powerful prints together tells a fuller story, each large print successfully stands on its own.
Suellen Cook, THE PHOENIX, 2020, photographic inkjet print, 75 x 75cm
Elise Searson, who works as a photojournalist in Batemans Bay, also draws on her personal narrative, sharing with us some of her own intense experience of motherhood. In the exhibition catalogue, she tells us that becoming a mother makes one imagine their past and, especially, how we all begin life; and that it can trigger questions because of generational trauma. The words written directly on the gallery wall to accompany her image After Innocence made me smile as well as think.
Elise Searson, Mother One, 2020, multimedia digital scan and inkjet print, 61cm x 91cm
Tricia King’s contribution explores the importance of memories as a place where identity and meaning can be rediscovered and shared. Each piece is a pair of closely associated portraits of an older woman living in aged care facilities, with the two images used to offset one another. On the left of each is an early portrait of the woman, on the right a new portrait. Having myself created a memory book of words and family images when my mother went into aged care, these works reminded me again how photographs enable an older person to share memories with others, particularly younger family. King’s juxtapositions of the now and then in these women’s lives are fabulous. The story of Margerie is especially well portrayed.
Tricia King, The Photographs of Home; Margerie, 2019,
photographic inkjet print, 80 x 40cm
This excellent exhibition is a credit to all involved. |
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My layout is set in the late 1950's and features the fictional terminus of the line to Burton Bradstock which assumes that the Abbotsbury Branch had been extended as proposed towards (but never reaching) Bridport. It is my first EM solo effort and uses rolling stock from the BR(W) era. Locomotives are kits or re-chassied plastic models and other rolling stock is kit built or re-wheeled propriety models.
To give a flavour of the Abbotsbury Branch, I have tried to model several structures on the branch-line that did exist such as the goods shed at Portesham along with Abbotsbury Locoshed and Water Tower. They are scratch-built mairily from styrene sheet and Wills moulded stone sheet. The station building and some of the huts are made from Ratio or Wills kits. Trackwork is hand built using plywood sleepers and C&L track components with turnouts operated electrically by slow-action motors with the controller of the EMGS type.
The Abbotsbury Railway in Dorset was first proposed during the 1870's and finally came into existence during the 1880's with hopes of making profits by extracting iron ore from a site near to Portesham and also limestone near to Abbotsbury itself, along with local produce and livestock such as cattle and sheep.
One of several schemes also anticipated extending the line further westwards, eventually as far as Bridport and beyond to Axminster and thence to Exeter. The hope was that boat traffic via the port of Weymouth would enable travellers from the continent to access the south-west of England. Although this scheme never became more than an ambition, my model layout assumes the branch line was continued westwards reaching Burton Bradstock, not too far from Bridport, before finances ran out and the line terminated there.
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A rehabilitation project on cropping country near Euabalong West in the south of the shire is almost complete.
Senior Local Land Services (LLS) Officer, Paul Theakston has been involved in the rangeland rehabilitation project working with the property owner, Steve Small.
Mr Theakston said the project at Illewong, which commenced in February, looked to find a solution to halt erosion from numerous gullies running through Mr Small’s cropping country which were affecting his crop yields and cropping activity.
“My role is to look at an erosion issue and work out a solution to fit in with what the landholder wants to do,” Mr Theakston explained.
“I designed this system, laid it out and supervised the grader operator.”
Water spreading banks were built up to stabilise the gullies and improve water infiltration and ultimately crop yields.
Mr Theakston said this project was a bit different to other water spreading projects that he’s previously designed.
“The gully erosion running through the cropping paddock was eating away productive land and depositing silt on the crops that were growing,” he said.
“The landholder wanted to farm over the bank, normally it’s parallel to the bank.
“He wanted to go up and down the paddock so these banks are broad and the tractor can go over the bank.
“This increases farming efficiency but at the same time controls the erosion,” Mr Theakston explained.
The $30,000 project has been funded by grant funding matched by the landholder.
“It’s part of 2015 grant funding and was a cost sharing arrangement. The landholder had to apply and went through an assessment process and was successful,” Mr Theakston said.
The grading work was to have been completed by the end of last week and Mr Theakston expects Mr Small will commence sowing his next wheat crop within the month. |
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Department of Labor Overtime Rule
On May 18th, 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced its final rule related to overtime pay. Under the new rule, the standard salary threshold will double from $455 per week to $913 per week. This amounts to a change in an annual salary from $23,660 to an annual salary of $47,476. Further, the threshold exemption for Highly Compensated Employees (HCE), will increase from $100,000 to $134,004. These changes take effect December 1, 2016, and will automatically update every three years. This rule will cause significant burden to firms and businesses, and will have a disproportionately negative affect on small businesses.
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employees must be paid overtime for any hours worked over a 40 hour work week. The FLSA contains exemptions from overtime pay for employees in executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and certain computer-related jobs. This is considered the executive, professional or administrative (EAP) exemption. To be considered exempt from overtime under the EAP exemption, employees must meet three tests.
- The employee must be paid on a salary basis (the salary basis test)
- The employee must be paid more than $455/week which amounts to approximately $23,660 annually (the salary threshold test)
- The employee must perform primary duties consistent with executive, professional or administrative positions (the duties test)
A second salary threshold exists for Highly Compensated Employees (HCE) who perform office or non-manual work. Provided these employees “customarily and regularly performs at least one of the exempt duties or responsibilities of an EAP” these employees are exempt from overtime as well.
On May 18, 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL) released their final rule on overtime titled Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees. The final rule will increase the standard salary threshold to $913 per week or approximately $47,476 per year. In making this change, DOL is tagging the standard salary threshold to the 40th percentile of workers for the lowest-wage census region in the nation, currently the South. This threshold will automatically update on January 1 every three years beginning in 2020. The rule also sets the highly compensated employee (HCE) exemption at $134,004 up from $100,000. This represents the 90th percentile of full-time workers nationally and will also automatically update every three years starting on January 1, 2020.
Finally, the final rule does not take into account certain nuances of the profession, for example, the spike in tax preparation work performed seasonally. Under the FLSA, only public agencies (states, a political subdivision of a state, or an interstate government agency, and some public universities that qualify as “public agencies”) may utilize compensatory, or “comp,” time to cover overtime pay obligations. According to DOL, “Private employers cannot satisfy their overtime obligations by providing comp time and must pay overtime-eligible employees an overtime premium for hours over 40 in a workweek.”
Importance to CPAs
The increased thresholds for the overtime exemption under the FLSA radically expands the number of employees eligible for overtime pay. These changes will have a particularly significant negative impact on smaller accounting firms and on firms in certain geographic regions, like rural areas, where income rates tend to be lower. Ultimately, the rule impacts major business decisions like hiring, expansion, offering new benefits, or the ability to offer more flexible work arrangements for employees, such as offering flex hours and comp time. It may even require reductions at firms and companies. In addition to absorbing payroll burdens, because DOL’s rule does not take into account the seasonal nature of the accounting profession, in order to meet the demands of tax season each year, yet continue to comply with the rule, many firms will be forced to reduce flexible options for their staff.
The profession remains concerned that the rule on overtime will increase the administrative burden in complying with the regulations while dramatically increasing employers’ payroll costs. We urge Congress to engage to halt the rule and encourage DOL to conduct a robust economic impact assessment before issuing a new rule. The AICPA supports H.R. 4773 and S. 2707 and encourages Members of Congress to cosponsor these bills.
- On September 3, 2015, the AICPA sent a comment letter to DOL regarding their proposed rule on overtime. The AICPA expressed appreciation for the DOL’s efforts to ensure the regulations governing overtime pay reflect the evolving workplace and economy, but voiced concern regarding the administrative and payroll impact of the rule on the profession. The AICPA letter was one of over 270,000 comments submitted regarding the proposed rule.
- On September 4, 2015, the AICPA, joined the Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity (PPWO) – a business community coalition, championed by many associations and organizations representing a diverse set of businesses industries – in signing the coalition’s comment letter. The PPWO’s letter was consistent with the points the AICPA had made and was signed by 133 business-community organizations.
- On December 7, 2015, the AICPA joined another PPWO initiative by signing a letter to Members of Congress asking that they urge DOL to reconsider the proposed overtime rule.
- On April 18, 2016, the AICPA joined two letters along with the PPWO which were sent to Members of Congress. The letters, one sent to U.S. Senators and the other sent to members of the U.S. House of Representatives, urged cosponsorship of legislation introduced to halt the proposed overtime rule until DOL conducts a robust economic impact study on the effects of the rule.
- On April 22, 2016, the AICPA participated in a stakeholder meeting arranged by the PPWO, attended by approximately 20 PPWO members at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) during OMB’s review of the final rule. AICPA staff attended the meeting along with a member of the Kentucky Society of CPAs.
- On April 27, 2016, the AICPA met with OMB to discuss issues of concern to the profession regarding the proposed overtime rule. The meeting was attended by AICPA staff and representatives of the Maryland Association of CPAs. Attendees’ comments covered concerns regarding the geographic disparities of the rule, the impact on employees and flexibility in the workplace, actions employers at both firms and state societies will need to take to absorb costs and comply with the rule, concerns regarding comp time and other factors related to work with seasonal objectives, concerns with potential changes to the duties test, and what we are hearing from our members.
Legislative or Regulatory Action
Legislation was introduced in both the House and the Senate on March 17, 2016, which would require the Secretary of Labor to nullify the Department of Labor’s proposed overtime rule and conduct a robust economic analysis before proposing a new rule on overtime. The Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act, H.R. 4773 introduced by Representative Tim Walberg (R-MI) and House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman, John Kline (R-MN) and S. 2707, introduced by Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN), are currently working through the legislative process.
- AICPA Comment Letter to the Department of Labor, September 3, 2015
- Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity’s Comment Letter, September 4, 2015
- Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity Letter to Members of Congress December 7, 2015
- Letter to the House in support of the bill H.R. 4773, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act, April 18, 2016
- Letter to the Senate in support of the bill S. 2707, the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act, April 18, 2016 |
How far is Gondar from Kabri Dehar?
There are several ways to calculate distances between Kabri Dehar and Gondar. Here are two common methods:Vincenty's formula (applied above)
- 611.732 miles
- 984.487 kilometers
- 531.581 nautical miles
Vincenty's formula calculates the distance between latitude/longitude points on the earth’s surface, using an ellipsoidal model of the earth.Haversine formula
- 612.683 miles
- 986.017 kilometers
- 532.407 nautical miles
The haversine formula calculates the distance between latitude/longitude points assuming a spherical earth (great-circle distance – the shortest distance between two points).
Estimated flight time from Kabri Dar Airport (ABK) to Gondar Airport (GDQ) is 1 hour 39 minutes.
Time difference and current local times
There is no time difference between Kabri Dehar and Gondar.
Carbon dioxide emissions
Estimated CO2 emissions per passenger is 114 kg (252 pounds).
Kabri Dehar to Gondar flight path
Shortest flight path between Kabri Dar Airport (ABK) and Gondar Airport (GDQ).
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Kabri Dehar (ABK) → Gondar (GDQ). |
View a selection of implementation strategies from educators who are successfully using ALEKS to achieve dramatic learning outcomes.
Cheney High School, Cheney School District
Grade(s): 9 - 12
Scenario: Computer Lab, Laptop Carts
ALEKS Portion of Curriculum: 40%
Time Spent in ALEKS: 3 hours per week, 25-36 hours per term
ALEKS Course: Essential Mathematics (with QuickTables), Foundations of High School Math, Algebra 1
Karen R. Runyon, Teacher/ Math Instructional Coach
Using ALEKS has been a very positive and beneficial experience for my students.
What challenges did the class or school face in math prior to using ALEKS?
We were challenged by the need to provide differentiated instruction for students in our remedial math classes.
How many days per week is class time dedicated to ALEKS?
2 days per week.
What is the average length of a class period when ALEKS is used?
How do you implement ALEKS?
I informed the students that we would be using ALEKS twice a week, and that there would be minimal out of class work.
Do you cover ALEKS concepts in a particular order?
Sometimes, although it depends on what we are working on. I often tell the students in my Algebra class to find the place in ALEKS where that topic is covered and work on it. I also use ALEKS to quiz students on current material.
How do you structure your class period with ALEKS?
I have students go and get their laptop out of the cart, and then while it is turning on and they are logging on, I have a warm-up activity they do and we discuss. We also have a closing activity at the end of class.
How did you modify your regular teaching approach as a result of ALEKS?
I had to condense my direct instruction and modify the written homework assignments to allow for that third hour of computer time that I expected.
How often are students required or encouraged to work on ALEKS at home?
Students are directed to work an additional hour (or more) outside of class.
How do you cultivate parental involvement and support for ALEKS?
I tell them about the program via a newsletter and the benefits that the program offers their son or daughter. I also tell parents whose students are not in an ALEKS class that they can purchase a license for their student to use at home to build math skills.
Is ALEKS assigned to your students as all or part of their homework responsibilities? If so, what part of the total homework load is it?
ALEKS is part of their homework responsibility. It is 40 percent of their homework grade.
How do you incorporate ALEKS into your grading system?
Assignments count for 30 percent of their total grade; and tests and quizzes count for 70 percent of their total grade. I also use the quiz scores that are provided by quizzes that I create as part of their test/quiz category.
Do you require students to make regular amounts of progress in ALEKS?
I encourage progress, but I require the time. I realize that students progress at different rates, so I am hesitant to set a specific amount of progress. However, I am pleased with the amount of progress that all of my students have made. Rarely do I have a student who lags in ALEKS, unless they've been absent a lot.
Since using ALEKS, please describe the learning outcomes or progress you have seen.
In our remedial math classes, I have seen students make significant gains and build their self-confidence. We tell students that if they complete their ALEKS course, they can move on to another course and they are very receptive to this incentive. Most of our students are proud of the progress that they have made. There are always a few who do not like working on computers, but with encouragement and one-on-one assistance, they usually enjoy the program and show improvement. Some students show fabulous gains and are so eager to complete their current ALEKS course. These eager students inspire others in the class.
Are there any best practices you would like to share with other teachers implementing ALEKS?
If our computers are running slow, I have a second activity going on as well. |
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A seamless transition from design to build will ensure a trouble-free experience for you. |
Located in the Adirondack Mountains, Alfandre Architecture designed renovations for The Bark Eater Inn to create a homey bed and breakfast.
Originally, the main house for the Bark Eater housed 6 bedrooms with 3 public bathrooms for guests. We helped design 5 bedrooms, each with their own private bathrooms. When designing, we tried to keep the renovation within the existing footprint of the house with a goal of 4 to 6 bedrooms for a bed and breakfast. The windows of the main house were replaced with more efficient windows. The porch and deck were replaced where as necessary, as well as the roof structure.
In addition to the renovation of the main house, we also worked on the cabin on the site by adding a kitchen, living room and dining room, as well as 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. This helped make the cabin easier to rent out to families or large groups.
“Bark Eater” derives from the English translation of the Mohican word “Adirondack.” Behind the Inn, you can find burn pits that date back to Algonquin and possibly Mohican use of the land. |
Surprising Health Benefits of Sleep
Now a days, 73% of people ignore the importance of sleep because of their hectic schedule at work or even college students barely sleep because they want to pass every single subject they have on their prospectus. Hence, fifty people of those 73% are suffering from mental and physical illnesses such as anxiety, depression, heart diseases, chronic migraine and some other diseases that people get once they start to skip numerous sleeps. The remaining number of people from that 73% are suffering from different skin problems, such as skin breakouts, redness, uneven skin tone and dark circles. Hence, experts and doctors are always spreading the significance of sleep.
A YouTube video explained what will happen to a person who only sleep for two to three in 15 days and it explained that in the first two days the person will be fine, but for the rest of the following days, the person will begin to recall his or her dark experiences, scream, suffer from trauma, skip his or her meals and scream for endless hours. This video just showed the danger of not sleeping 8 hours a day, and what are the possible diseases one can have.
Sleep is not just important to make us look good or fresh, but sleep is important because it has countless benefits, and experts are still discovering more benefits that you can get from having enough sleep every night. Of course to be able to have a good sleep at night a safe and comfortable bedroom is a must and a bed that has a king size dimension will give you enough comfort to sleep for the whole 8 hours. In this article, you will learn what are the most common health benefits that you will get from having enough sleep every night.
The following are the benefits you will get from having enough sleep every night
- You will get longer lifespan
According to Allyssa Sparacino’s article, there was a study that proved sleep can longer our life span. It was discovered that a particular number of women who only sleep less than five hours every day are prone to have some incurable diseases. In addition, people who sleep more than nine hours are prone to have brain damage, obesity and heart problems or even stroke.
By sleeping 8 hours every day, you will be able to avoid those deadly diseases that can shorten your lifespan. If suffering from any sleeping problems such as insomnia, it is recommended to apply essential oils like lavender, and roman chamomile oil by spraying around your bed or on your pillow. These essential oil has a scent that helps you to fall asleep on time and continuously throughout the night. You can also invest in a comfy 10.5 tog duvet to create a cozy sleeping environment.
- Decreases your chances of getting any curb inflammation problems
Have you been experiencing some curb inflammation due to lack of sleep? Well that’s a sign that you’re definitely prone to have stroke, heart problems, or diabetes which means you have a 91% chance of getting any of those deadly diseases. However, that can be avoided since curb inflammation are just the first signs. To avoid it any difficulties of medication, it is recommended to get enough sleep. Setting a specific bedtime every night and make sure to wake up early every morning. It can also be accompanied by a regular morning workout to give your muscles some activities that can strengthen it.
- It enhances your creativity
If you’re attending any art classes such as painting class, dress making class, or makeup artistry, it will be a huge help for you to enhance your creativity through a consistent 8 hours of sleep every night. Our mind works while we are sleeping but it is working to strengthen our memory system to familiarize things that we are trying to learn. With getting enough hours of sleep, our mind is also being refreshed, which makes it more active during the day.
This is also applicable to all students, to learn and familiarize the information you will need for your approaching examination. It is much better to study during the day and get enough of sleep by night to soak all of the information into your mind. Hence, it is much better to learn and familiarize everything you need to do during the day and sleep it off during the night, instead of forcing yourself trying to learn something because you will only end up learning nothing and tired by the time you wake up.
- It improves your performance as an athlete
Yes, sleep can definitely improve your performance as an athlete because while you are fast asleep, your body and brain is regaining enough energy and ATP that you will need for the next day. Though once you’re an athlete, 8 hours of sleep might not be enough for you, you will need at least 9 or 10 hours. It was stated in an article written by Allyssa Sparacino that a study discovered athletes such as a football player from Stanford university has a better performance because they spend at least 10 hours of sleep. Hence, these football players have better sprint time and more stamina because their body is well-conditioned.
Even for a regular person who works a lot, sleeping can also help you improve your performance at your work. If you’re a regular student who is more focused on studying, sleeping does the same thing, it improves your performance on your academics because your mind has been conditioned by sleeping enough at night. To be able to sleep without any disruption, it is much better to have a bed that has a metal bed frame on it, this bed tool can add a quality on your bed which will reduce any squeaky noise.
- Sharpen your memory
Have you been forgetting a lot of things lately due to lack of sleep? Well that’s because your mind didn’t get enough time to do a process called “sleep consolidation”. This is where our mind encodes all of the things on a different memory level on our mind. Once you start to sleep less than 5 hours every night, your mind won’t be able to encode the things you need to remember on all memory level on your mind. Experts said that 60% of people who slept less than 5 hours tend to forget a lot of things, which is the reason why they procrastinate and has a lower level of performance at work or at your academics.
Whatever you need to finish is, it is still important to stick to your early bedtime, it is still much better to set aside all of your extra task and get enough rest, since you can just work on those by the time you wake up and get or create a better result.
- You will be more attentive
Sleeping less than five hours makes us tired during the day time, which makes us tired and lack of willingness or energy to do our job or task at work. Some people say that the reason why children are so active is because they are young and they have more energy than the adults. No, that is actually a false thinking. Energy levels are all equal no matter how old you are; it will only depend on how many hours you spend sleeping to regain all of the energy you need throughout the day.
Try to set a particular time earlier than 10PM and an alarm at 6AM, and make it consistent every day and night. After a week or three, you will notice that the level of your energy is higher than the level of your stress. Hence, it is recommended to have enough sleep every night if you want to be more attentive.
- Makes you look younger
The only source of youth is beauty sleep, and this is not just for women but also for men. Every person who works so hard deserves to have a beauty sleep, and yes beauty sleep is a fact not just a myth. It is a source of youth because when we are sleeping, our body works on replacing all of the damaged tissues and cells on our skin. Aside from that, our body also produces a natural moisture that our skin needs as a protection from all of the different dirt we encounter during the day.
With a proper sleep, your skin will have an even skin tone, and you will notice that there will be no more wrinkles and dark circles, which will save you from using foundation and concealer on your everyday makeup. Beauty sleep gives us a youthful glow and fresh looking throughout the day, that’s why there’s no need to use any foundation or anti-aging creams when beauty sleep is safer and reliable solution for that.
- Tool to help you manage your stress level
There are two types of stress, the first one is a bad stress which happens when we mismanage our stress level. The second type of stress is a good stress; this is the type of stress that can push us to perform much better to produce a positive result on our particular tasks. Hence, it is important to always manage your stress level by getting enough sleep. One of the main reasons why some people mismanage their stress level is due to lack of sleep.
Therefore, no matter how busy you are or hectic your work schedule is, it is always important to get a proper hour of sleep. With a perfect weighted blanket to keep you warm at night, comfy pillows for your head and a firm mattress, you will get tempted to go to sleep and wake up feeling great. |
Sunday’s parliamentary elections amounted to a stinging defeat for both left and right populism in Greece. After a long slog in bailout purgatory, and 4½ years under a populist government of the hard left and the nationalist right, Greeks turned decisively to the establishment center-right New Democracy party, led by Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Now it is up to the new prime minister to deliver the reforms that will permanently consign the forces of extremism to the margins.
Ousted prime minister Alexis Tsipras, leader of the leftist Syriza party, came to power promising to end austerity and rid the country of the endemic corruption of the old political system. Tsipras’s defeat is a testament to his failure on both those fronts — and indicative of the struggles of populists everywhere to turn their simplistic and overblown campaign rhetoric into practical political reality.
Sunday’s returns were also disastrous for the Golden Dawn, a racist party with Nazi roots that became Greece’s third-largest party in 2015, even though its leaders had been arrested for running a criminal organization. (The trial is still ongoing.) This time, the group failed to cross the 3 percent threshold and make it into Parliament.
It was another sign of the resilience of Greek democracy, which was severely tested by the deepest depression ever faced by a developed country in peacetime, in a period of resurgent authoritarianism in Europe and the world. As the various populist myths about the causes and possible solutions to Greece’s crisis have been revealed as delusions and outright lies, the fuel that sustained extremism has been depleted.
Mitsotakis, 51, enters office with an absolute parliamentary majority, the first since Greece applied for its first bailout in 2010. The scion of one of Greece’s most famous political families, this Harvard- and Stanford-educated former banker and management consultant has benefited from being serially underestimated, either for lacking Tsipras’s common touch or for holding free-market views that are out of the mainstream of his own statist party. Greek voters responded well to his low-key approach, his unifying message and his unwillingness to promise the world to them. Exhausted from years of anger and division, from demagogues of the left and the right placing the blame for Greece’s catastrophe everywhere — on immigrants, international bankers, the European Union — but on our own failed political economy, they opted for a return to normality. Syriza’s high percentage, above 31 percent, is another indication of this — Greece seems to be reverting to a strong two-party system after years of fragmentation.
Yet the country’s challenges remain staggering — public debt levels at 181 percent of gross domestic product, a fiscal straitjacket imposed by its European creditors, a rapidly shrinking population, a banking system weighed down by a mountain of bad loans. If the new government goes back to business as usual — appointing party hacks to key posts in the public sector, attempting to manipulate the justice system and intervening in a heavy-handed way in the economy — then Greece’s slide will continue. A stagnating economy and perpetual austerity will be the perfect breeding ground for a revival of populism — perhaps in a more virulent form.
Mitsotakis must keep the party barons in line, be ruthless with symptoms of corruption and fight off accusations of elitism. His opponents will paint him as leading a government for the rich. Not too long ago, another technocratically minded former banker, French President Emmanuel Macron, was elected to office and hailed as an antidote to populism. Today, his approval ratings are sagging, and his high-handed style helped reinvigorate French populist forces.
If Mitsotakis puts a premium on good government and takes advantage of voters’ newfound maturity to push through necessary reforms, the Greek economy can grow in strides. Lower taxes, a streamlined, more efficient bureaucracy and faster court proceedings will create a favorable business climate. Tackling established interests in key sectors, such as energy, will bring in desperately needed investment. A growing economy would in turn attract many of the hundreds of thousands of young, educated Greeks who emigrated during the crisis and have thrived abroad. If enough of them return home, they might constitute a powerful voting bloc in favor of further reform.
If all that happens — and it is a big if — then populism in Greece will be left without a leg to stand on.
Yannis Palaiologos is the op-ed editor for the Kathimerini newspaper in Athens. He is the author of “The 13th Labour of Hercules: Inside the Greek Crisis.” |
Welcome to Posture Tracking.
This app will help you monitor your seated posture. Please be advised that by no means this is a medical app, tips, hints, and data presented is aimed to help your gain awareness about the importance of having a good posture. If you are feeling back pain or discomfort you should get professional advisor a medical expert.
Having good posture habits can help prevent musculo-skeletal disorders (World Health Organization). It is important to keep the following in mind:
1. Sitting: Your weight should be evenly distributed on both sides of your butt; your hips, shoulders, and ears are all in-line; and your face and eyes are looking straight ahead.
2. Push your bottom as far back as possible.
3. Adjust the seat height so that knees are slightly lower than your hips.
4. Use a rolled-up towel or your chair’s lumbar support in the curve of the small of your back.
5. Place your keyboard so that your elbows bend at 90 degrees.
6. Make sure you’ve got a good chair that supports your back and is ergonomic for your workspace (more on that below). Sitting at a 135-degree angle could put less strain on your spine, but you’d have to adjust your workspace accordingly.
To try the app, click the button below and download it to your mobile device. Install the APK and try it. Once the APK is downloaded to your mobile device, open it, you will get a warning about installing apps from unknown sources and continue. The app only reads the accelerometer, it doesn't access any other data, nor saves any file in your device.
Please note that once the app starts the device starts vibrating, go to Setup and configure the inclination ranges. Once configured, the vibration will only occur when the inclination is out of range.
Prototype developed for the Coursera HCI Specialization
Created by: Alvaro Uribe |
"The️ Finnish Study, a double-blind, placebo-controlled study published in the New England Journal of Medicine gave over 29,000 male smokers beta carotene and vitamin E, to evaluate the cancer-protective benefits of the vitamins.
Surprisingly, the study authors discovered a HIGHER incidence of lung cancer (18%) in those receiving supplementation of beta carotene. And total mortality was 8% higher among those who received beta carotene than those who did not.
Buried deep within the study methods is the admission that, “The study agents were formulated as synthetic dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate (50 percent powder) and synthetic beta carotene (10 percent water-soluble beadlets); all formulations were 🤔colored with quinoline yellow.
But there are ways you can tell. For vitamin A, if your supplement label says: ⚠️Vitamin A Palmitate ⚠️Retinyl Acetate or ⚠️Vitamin A Acetate [These are] ALL synthetic. For beta carotene, unless the whole food source is listed, it is SYNTHETIC.
As numerous studies show, natural beta carotene is associated with a LOWER risk of cancer while synthetic beta carotene is associated with a HIGHER risk of cancer. Your body is not fooled." Quoted from TouchStoneEssentials https://thegoodinside.com/the-dangers-of-synthetic-beta-carotene/
Now how do we read if the supplement is plant sourced or made in a lab chemically? All you do is look in the ingredients. For how many ingredients you see followed by a parenthesis, those are made from plants.
Let us know what you think below! |
Many believe that probiotics have positive health properties, but according to a new study, more than half of the probiotics that are popular on the market right now contain traces of gluten, which they shouldn’t.
Gluten is a special protein found in cereals like barley, wheat and rye. This protein is dangerous if ingested by patients who suffer from celiac disease, so they need to avoid it from their daily diet, otherwise they risk symptoms like pain, bowel conditions and even increase the risk of developing cancer, experts warn.
A team of scientists from the Columbia University Medical Centre tested 22 best-selling probiotics and found that 12 of these products (more than 15%) contained traces of gluten.
People usually take probiotics in order to help promote their gut health.
Samantha Nazareth, an expert in gastroenterology at Columbia University Medical Centre and one of the researchers involved in the study, explained that a lot of patients who suffer from celiac disease take probiotics and dietary supplements in order to alleviate their condition.
Probiotics are the most popular of these supplements, commented professor Nazareth.
According to the researchers, previous studies have pointed out the fact that patients who suffer from celiac disease and take dietary supplements experienced symptoms compared to those who didn’t use them.
So that’s why the scientists decided to do a research and find out what this is all about.
The researchers conducted a study in which they tested some of the most popular probiotics on the market to see if they were contaminated by gluten.
The researchers found that most of the popular probiotics contained less than 20 parts per million of gluten, which means that the Food and Drug Administration would consider them gluten-free.
However, four brands of probiotics (more than 18% of the total) had a larger quantity of gluten to be considered gluten-free.
Despite this, more than half of the 22 tested probiotics had the label “gluten-free” on them and did not mention anything about containing any traces of gluten.
Two of these probiotics that did not meet the Food and Drug Administration standards had “gluten-free” on their label.
Peter Green, one of the lead authors of the study, said the study suggests that people shouldn’t trust labels that claim the product is gluten-free, especially when it’s about probiotics.
These probiotics that contain gluten when they shouldn’t are a potential health hazard for patients who suffer from celiac disease, Green added.
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Xenon Weathering Fastness Tester
Xenon Weathering Fastness Tester
Product Code : XWT
Brand Name : Apple Electroniks
The XWT is the Best & Latest Technology of Xenon Instrument which is used to determine color fastness to light, weather and light aging of various colored textiles and other materials by simulating both light and dark cycles and nature weather conditions by specimen holders and rack sprays and long-arc-xenon lamp equipped.
It uses a air- cooled xenon lamp and relevant daylight filter both are imported from USA, to simulate real and much better full spectrum sun light of outdoor, ensure the test results obtained from laboratory have a perfect correlation with outdoor application.Furthermore, the samples holder is designed with a special rotating drum to ensure each sample can obtain the same and uniform irradiance during the whole test.
It can meet with all standards requirements from different fields, it can hold 22 pieces samples,not only has spray function, but also can control the relative humidity of working room. Operator can set all required test parameters Irradiance, test time, BPT, BST etc through the touch screen, and can check its running statusat any time. All running parameters can be exported to computer directly through the USB interface.
- Xenon lamp and relevant filter imported from USA can ensure the test results have a good repeat ability and comparability.
- Special rotating-drum designed for samples holder to ensure each sample can obtain the same and uniform irradiance during the whole test.
- Irradiance energy can be accurately controlled.
- The"Sun Eye"control system can automatically compensate the change of light intensity caused by ageing or other factors.
- Can choose narrow band at 340nm or at 420nm or broadband from 300nm 400nm to control irradiance.
- Affordable air-cooled xenon lamp, the lifetime can reach 1,500 hours.
- Can choose three different filters Daylight, Window glass, Extended UV to meet different test requirements.
- The test procedures can be programmed freely; can set 9 programs and save 6 predetermined programs in one time. Every program includes up to 10 segments for setting parameters.
- Can set and control precisely and automatically the relative humidity of working room.
- Can set the cumulative energy total irradiance energy obtained by sample to finish a test procedure.
- With spray function, can set spray time and spray interval time.
- Users can easily calibrate and adjust the irradiance or the blackboard temperature by themselves.
- With High precision Pt 100 Temperature sensor. BPT black panel temperature , BST black standard temperature and working room temperature can be set and controlled precisely and automatically during the whole process
- Alarm and protection function Over temperature BPT,BST, working room, cooling water , over heating load, big error for irradiance, over standard of pure water conductivity, auto shut-down protection when opening door.
- Touch screen and user-friendly operation interface allow operator to set the test parameters and monitor all the test process easily.
- Real-time data can be collected and recorded. The incidental USB connector allow users to download the test data EXCEL format directly, achieving unattended operation.
- Xenon Lamp: a 1.8KW imported Xenon lamp
- Filter:Daylight filter or Windows Glass filter
- Lamp Lifetime: Around 1,500 hours-2000Hours
- Exposure Area: 2,200 cm2 (can put 22 standard samples 150x70mm)
- Adjustable Irradiance Range:
- 0.3~0.75W/m2 (Single point of control: 340nm)
- 0.5~1.35W/m2 (Single point of control: 420nm)
- 30 W/m2~90W/m2 (Full spectrum :from 300~400nm)
- Controlling Irradiance Point: 340nm or 420nm or 300~400nm (Show at the same time)
- Adjustable Black Board Temperature Range: RT+30Deg.C~90Deg.C
- Adjustable relative Humidity (RH) of Testing Chamber: 20% to 75% (Light), 50% to 95%(Dark)
- Interior Material of Chamber: Stainless steel SUS 304 material
- Exterior Material of Chamber: Powder coating
Power : 220V 50Hz; 36A or 380VAC,50Hz, 36A.
Weight : 200Kg.
Dimensions : 900x900x1750mm |
Creator of much-loved anime series ‘Chibi Maruko-chan’ dies from breast cancer.
Momoko Sakura, creator of the popular manga and anime series “Chibi Maruko-chan” about a little Japanese girl called Maruko, died of breast cancer on August 15, her company said. The 53-year-old debuted as a manga artist in 1984 and started the “Chibi Maruko-chan” series in the August 1986. The manga soon developed into an anime series, becoming extremely successful in more than 60 countries and regions, including China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines.
Friends and co-workers mourned Ms Sakura’s passing. “I hadn’t seen her in quite a while, so the Momoko-sensei I remember is the same small, cute person with a round, smiling face. All I can do is continue to earnestly breathe life into this third grader that is her alter ego,” said voice actor Tarako, who plays the title character. “I feel so sad about her demise, which came too early. But the bright smiles of Maru-chan and her friends will keep shining in the minds of readers ranging from kids to adults,” said the editor-in-chief of Ribbon Soichi Aida.
Blind woman becomes Judo champion following empowering self-defence classes for women with disabilities in India.
For 23-year-old Janki Goud, who lost her sight after contracting measles when she was five, rape and sexual violence had always been a looming threat due to her condition. However, since attending a self-defense training by international NGO Sightsavers in 2010, Ms Goud said Judo has transformed her life. She said, when people had previously “thought I couldn’t do anything,” this has now changed, “my family is feeling good. This has changed my life.”
Ms Goud took the title of national champion in blind judo in 2017, and traveled on a plane for the first time last year to win bronze at the International Blind Sports Federation in Uzbekistan, she has since become a spokesperson for the program. “These girls really lack confidence. They have low self-esteem, and their body language is so negative, so I realized we should organize a program for these young girls so that they can come out of their homes,” said Jayashree Kumar, Sightsavers program manager in Madhya Pradesh.
Teenage boy stabs girl at US high school assembly because she does not want a romantic relationship.
Earlier this month, a 14 year-old boy stabbed a 16 year-old girl about nine to 11 times at an assembly for Oklahoma high school students because she refused a romantic relationship with him, and wanted to remain friends. “She said she liked him as a friend not anything more and that they remained friends,” Police Chief David Randall said. “She had no idea that he was holding any type of ill will towards her, so she was totally shocked that he would do this to her.”
The incident has raised concerns over the overwhelming amount of cases where boys and men have attacked girls and women for romantic and sexual rejection, attacks which sometimes leave women and girls dead. Oklahoma advocacy group “Yes All Daughters” is now calling for a bill called “Lauren’s Law” in the state’s next legislative session, a bill which would enact compulsory sexual consent and relationship communication education in Oklahoma schools. |
Fort Devens, The BSA
President Bill Clinton was closing military bases as part of his budget-cutting strategy. Fort Devens in Massachusetts was one of the bases to be closed, and the four surrounding towns were devastated: What to do with 9,000 acres? The towns approached the BSA for help in masterplanning ideas for the base. As BSA president at the time, together with the Committee for Social Responsibility, I committed us to lead in creating what was then one of the earliest and biggest charrettes at the time. It was such a new activity that we discussed at great length how to spell the word (with one “r” or two?), let alone how to organize such an important community event. BSA executive director Richard Fitzgerald’s unflagging support was crucial to our success.
We were stunned by the generosity of donors, BSA volunteers, architects, engineers, landscape architects, politicians, lawyers, and especially of the citizens in the four towns who gave us places to stay and food to sustain us. All 140 participants gave four days of their time and attention to the future of the base. The masterplans were based on principles of sustainability and reviewed by the townspeople in an open forum. Although our work was praised, the towns asked whether we had been asking the right questions. The better question to ask, they explained, is not how to divide up the 9,000 acres but how to govern it as an independent entity!
The true results of the charrette were not physical masterplans, but the charrette problem-solving process for the towns to carry out on their own: investigations about governance and how to relieve the financial burdens for building infrastructure on such a large parcel of land. The results of the towns’ problem-solving charrettes was an independent entity called “Devens,” governed by representatives from each town, which I believe continues today.
The BSA gives architects, including myself, a chance to pursue issues of community and leadership that we might not otherwise have. For me, in 1993, sustainability was a relatively new concept. People were trying to define the word, as I remember, let alone know how to implement green thinking. Learning how to sustain so many people on our finite planet was/is an opportunity for leadership by architects, and my goal for being BSA president for the year. Our many subsequent BSA charrettes have been a successful vehicle for helping educate and lead communities into making sustainability a design imperative.
Elizabeth "Zibby" Ericson FAIA, 1993 BSA president |
CUPREE Drinking Water Appliances feature patented heat expulsion technology called Cupree Cool, a new and efficient method of expelling heat from the cupboard housing the water chilling appliance.
Heat removal is the most fundamental aspect that affects the performance and power consumption of water chilling appliances. The patented Cupree Cool heat expulsion system has addressed this issue with an efficient and whisper quiet Cupree Cool blower fan, that switches on and off in unison with the water chilling appliance's compressor fan.
Furthermore, the Cupree Cool system addresses the issue of unsightly cupboard door vents, which are also inefficient leaving hot pockets of air inside the cupboard. While door mounted vent fans may assist, they are not conducive to practical and aesthetic kitchen design. Cupree Cool's discreet kick panel vent can be colour coded to match the kick panel, and often the vent can be located out of sight in the refrigerator cavity.
Water cooled chillers were introduced to eliminate cupboard door vents, however water cooling results in valuable potable water running unnecessarily to the drain. Cupree air cooled chillers, with Cupree Cool heat extraction, eliminate this water usage. |
We have just received the news that the Java browser plugin is finally killed by Oracle. The main reason behind this measure seems to be the fact that the feature was often used by attackers as it required many updates.
The announcement was made in a blog post by Oracle, together with several details about further plans. The whole process is expected to take one year, but we can be sure there will be remnants lingering some time after that. Apparently, this type of technology will disappear from both Oracle JRE and JDK in the next release of Java SE. However, by March 2017 all Internet browsers will refuse the Java plugin anyway. The corporation bought Sun Microsystems back in 2010, and along with it the Java feature. The plugin has been a security issue for Internet browsers since 1995 and thus sparked many controversies.
Oracle is not the first company to remove the ill-fated plugin. Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome have already gotten rid of it or are in the process of removing it. However, the problems that came with the Java plugin also included the annoying Ask Toolbar. This download came automatically with the Java package and users had the possibility of choosing between the Ask Shopping Toolbar or the Ask Search Toolbar.
Unfortunately, the process of replacing the feature is not as easy as it might seem. The founder of Coverity, Andy Chou, stated that he does not know if it is possible for Oracle to transport Java into a more secure path. He added that in order to make such big changes, new processes must be laid down and this affects the entire process of software development. Such a big step will surely take much of the time and effort of numerous employees.
Developers are also taking into consideration another option: moving from the Java Applets to Java Web Start technology. This type of technology does not require any plugins whatsoever. Oracle also announced that users can now access the early release of JDK 9, as well as additional details and background information for migration options.
The Java browser plugin is finally killed by Oracle, but it seems many computers will continue to use either Java 6 or Java 7, especially the ones used in business environments. These two versions do not receive any more public security updates. The Java plugin will prove quite difficult to be replaced or rewritten.
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Somewhere along the way, society got it into our heads that treehouses were mainly intended for kids.
Then, thanks to people like Pete Nelson of Animal Planet’s Treehouse Masters, everyone started to realize…well, that’s just absurd.
And since Pete owns a premium treehouse building company, has his own television show, and has been constructing houses in trees since he was eight years old, we figured he’d be a great person to talk to about the do’s and don’ts of making a high-quality, branch-supported abode to call your own.
Without further ado: Pete’s pointers on how to build a treehouse for the ages.
Do: Go a little crazy with your deck.
Pete Says: Ample deck space with comfortable seating is the one luxury everyone should have.
We Say: You should always trust a man whose lifelong career inspiration grew from flipping through an illustrated copy of Swiss Family Robinson as a youngster.
Don’t: Ignore your climate.
Pete Says: Every region can be a treehouse region. But it’s important to pick the right wood for the job and do a thorough survey of the land/conditions before starting. For example: account for floor insulation if you’re somewhere cold.
We Say: If you can visualize it, you can build it.
Do: Carefully consider how you transport your materials.
Pete Says: Get yourself a versatile truck. Our 2500 GMC Sierra, “Scratch,” is a fully loaded, long-bed crew cab with a heavy-duty custom wood rack. It can handle anything.
We Say: Power is important, but so is technology. Take the 2017 GMC Sierra. It has advanced features like a built-in 4G wi-fi hotspot (helpful when you want to stay connected while on the job site) and a wireless center console charging station (to keep your phone powered up while you work).
Don’t: Build your house lower than 8 feet or higher than 18 feet.
Pete Says: This allows for simpler, safer construction. I also strongly advise anchoring the base of your rope ladder.
We Say: Good call on incorporating a rope ladder.
Do: Treat your treehouse like a treehome.
Pete Says: Enjoy the finished product. Kick your feet up and relax in your treehouse. Maybe a read a book, like, say, The Baron in the Trees by Italo Calvino.
We Say: Make your treehouse feel lived-in. Adding well-appointed features like a desk, a music player and bookshelves makes a big difference.
Don’t: Forget to allow for flexibility.
Pete Says: That is the most common mistake for treehouse builders, especially when building in multiple trees (speaking of trees, he’s partial to Douglas firs).
We Say: Maybe use a pencil to draw up your blueprint, and don’t get too attached to that “gold-plated elevator” idea.
Do: Work with a purpose.
Pete Says: A lot of the treehouses we build have themes that relate to the clients’ passions, be it sailing, or exploring, or a specific architecture that they love.
We Say: Treehouses make a great anniversary gift. Just find your inspiration and follow it.
Don’t: Ignore the big picture.
Pete Says: I built my first treehouse with my dad when I was eight in a maple tree in the front yard of the New Jersey home I grew up in. It’s an experience I’ll always remember.
We Say: This isn’t just a regular project. It’s a bonding experience. |
Twenty photographs by Bob Kersey demonstrating just a few (the combinations are endless) examples within the range of analogue media.
Twenty Degrees of Analogue is one smallcontribution from one artist intended to enlighten the viewer with possibilities for further artistic expression.
Within the context of the exhibition, each photograph is unique in terms of process and/or execution. Each picture is clearly explained. Examples of the work may be purchased and include notes on the making and producing of the final photograph.
Contributing to the diversity, formats range from 35mm to 12×20 inch, film and developer combinations are numerous and varied, as are substrates and toners. The processes include platinum/palladium, gold palladium, ziatype (a variant of the platinotype), silver gelatin both as an enlargement and a contact, Azo, P.O.P., liquid emulsion and solarisation. |
NGC 6193 K An attractive open cluster for binoculars. It consists of about 30 stars of 6th magnitude and fainter covering an area half the apparent width of a full moon.
NGC 6397 K 5 One of the closest globular clusters to us, around 10,000 light-years away and well seen in binoculars and small telescopes. It appears relatively large, over half the apparent size of a full moon. The stars in its outer regions are more widely scattered than in many globulars.
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The growth and properties of self-assembled GaN nanorods, nanoparticles and nanotubes on Si substrates by annealing GaN/ZnO films
Yuping Cao, Tao Hu
Available Online June 2017.
- https://doi.org/10.2991/icmia-17.2017.24How to use a DOI?
- GaN; nanostructures; sputtering
- GaN nanostructured films have been successfully grown through radio frequency magnetron sputtering system via annealing GaN/ZnO films in ammonia ambient at 950 . The volatilization of ZnO buffer layer plays an important role in the formation process of GaN nanostructures. X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and photoluminescence (PL) are used to analyze the structure, morphology, composition and optical properties of the as-grown products. The XRD and selected area electron diffraction (SAED) indicate that the reflections of the samples can be indexed to the hexagonal GaN phase. TEM shows that the products are of pure hexagonal GaN single crystal. By XPS spectra, quantification of peaks gives the atomic ratio of Ga to N of about 1:1.1. The photoluminescence (PL) spectrum indicates that the GaN have a good emission property, which will have potential advantages for applications in laser device using one-dimensional structures. Finally, the proposed growth mechanism is also briefly discussed.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license.
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TY - CONF AU - Yuping Cao AU - Tao Hu PY - 2017/06 DA - 2017/06 TI - The growth and properties of self-assembled GaN nanorods, nanoparticles and nanotubes on Si substrates by annealing GaN/ZnO films BT - 2017 6th International Conference on Measurement, Instrumentation and Automation (ICMIA 2017) PB - Atlantis Press SN - 1951-6851 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/icmia-17.2017.24 DO - https://doi.org/10.2991/icmia-17.2017.24 ID - Cao2017/06 ER - |
If you’re driving along and your check engine light suddenly flashes on, it can be difficult to know what to do. Many of the most common check engine light reasons are not emergencies, but there are a few issues that require immediate attention. Compare these common issues and find out how to proceed when you see this light on your dashboard.
Loose Gap Cap
The easiest fix is a loose gas cap. Before you panic and think about a misfiring engine or other serious issues, pull over at a safe spot and tighten the gas cap. Many vehicles have a sensor that recognizes when your fuel tank doesn’t hold pressure. This sensor can’t distinguish between a leak in your tank and a loose gap, so it alerts you through your check engine light.
Damaged Mass Air Flow or Oxygen Sensor
Another issue is a damaged mass air flow sensor. Use an air flow sensor tool to replace this essential sensor near your air intake. While not an emergency issue, this damaged sensor can affect the performance and fuel economy of your vehicle. It’s used to alter the air/fuel ratio of your engine to optimize performance.
Similarly, oxygen sensors throughout your vehicle can also trip your warning light. You may have several oxygen sensors in your vehicle, so be sure to find the damaged one before you swap it out. This will save you money and avoid unnecessary replacement sensors.
Bad Spark Plugs
A faulty spark plug can prevent a cylinder from firing or decrease the efficiency of your engine. While it’s not an issue you should immediately pull over to solve, it should be fixed soon to avoid engine issues. Because your spark plugs ignite the air/fuel mixture in your cylinder, a damaged spark plug may cause you to have difficulty starting your engine.
If an inspection reveals none of these components are damaged, you may have faulty wiring. A loose or frayed wire can alert your engine computer unit to a potential issue, so it may cause your check engine light to turn on. Find the wiring issue and repair it or have a technician take a look at it.
Serious Engine Damage
Unfortunately, there are some serious issues to consider when you see your check engine light, particularly if the light begins to blink. A clogged catalytic converter or misfiring engine, if left unchecked, can severely damage your vehicle. Pull over as soon as possible and take your vehicle to a mechanic or auto parts store to solve these serious issues.
Find Out the Diagnostic Trouble Code
Your check engine light is connected to your engine computer unit. When a sensor trips, your engine computer unit sends a diagnostic trouble code and illuminates this warning light. To learn more about the specific engine issue, pick up an OBD-II scanner or have a skilled technician test your vehicle. Once you know the specific code, you can troubleshoot the issue easier and determine whether it’s a DIY fix or you need to take it to a mechanic. |
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Did you know that a small percentage of blackjack players know how to reverse the house edge and win more money than they lose over time?
While many players aren’t aware of this, some don’t believe it’s true. On this page you’re going to learn the basics of card counting, why it works, and how you can get started. Don’t make the mistake of thinking only math geniuses can learn how to count cards. It’s easier than you think and almost anyone can learn how to do it if they’re willing to give it a try.
The basic premise is that when the deck has more high cards it’s advantageous for the player because you get paid extra for natural blackjacks. The more high cards in the deck the better your chances of getting a blackjack.
Exactly how you count cards depends on the system you choose to use. We go over two systems in the next section, but the basics work the same way.
The first thing you do is pick a number to start your count. Most players start at zero, but some players don’t like working with negative numbers so they start at 10 instead.
Your system assigns a value to add or subtract from your count to each card as it’s played. High cards are usually subtracted from your count and low cards are added to the count.
If your counting system uses a plus one for all cards six and below and a minus one for all aces down to tens you do the following.
Starting your count at zero, the following cards are played on the first round. Ace, king, three, 10, four, seven, two, three, jack, eight, nine, two. This leaves you with a count of plus one.
Starting at zero you subtract one for the ace and another one for the king, moving your count to minus two. Then you add one for the three, subtract one for the 10, add one for the four, and ignore the seven because it doesn’t have a value in the count. This leaves your count at minus one. Now you add one for the two, add another for the three, subtract one for the jack, ignore the eight and nine and add one for the two. This is how you reach a plus one count.
Every system is set up to work this way. By adding and subtracting small numbers, usually one, you track the average value of the remaining cards in the deck.
The high low system is one of the most popular systems used by blackjack players. The values listed above are the ones used in the high low system. When you see any two thru six played you add one and any 10 valued card or ace subtracts one from your count. Divide the running count by the number of remaining decks to get your true count. As the true count goes up you should bet more and as it goes down you should bet less.
The best way to practice is by using cards at home. Turn them over one at a time while keeping count based on your system. Do this until you can keep up while flipping them over as fast as possible. Then start doing two at a time and then do three at a time sometimes mixed in.
Most players are nervous the first time they try counting cards in a live casino. The good news is if you follow the advice about how to practice listed above you’ll quickly learn that the live game is much slower than your practice sessions.
Take a seat at the lowest minimum bet tables and try to relax. Don’t worry about altering your bets based on the count; simply keep the count in your head. Remember not to move your lips while you count and don’t stare at the cards.
Practice for 15 to 30 minutes and then take a break to evaluate how you did. Then follow this up with another short session until you get comfortable. Only when you reach a comfortable area should you start altering your wagers based on the count. |
Improving Software Security by Preventing Known Vulnerabilities
Sammanfattning: From originally being of little concern, security has become a crucial quality factor in modern software. The risk associated with software insecurity has increased dramatically with increased reliance on software and a growing number of threat agents. Nevertheless, developers still struggle with security. It is often an afterthought, bolted on late in development or even during deployment. Consequently the same kinds of vulnerabilities appear over and over again.Building security in to software from its inception and constantly adapting processes and technology to changing threats and understanding of security can significantly contribute to establishing and sustaining a high level of security.This thesis presents the sustainable software security process, the S3P, an approach to software process improvement for software security that focuses on preventing known vulnerabilities by addressing their underlying causes, and sustaining a high level of security by adapting the process to new vulnerabilities as they become known. The S3P is designed to overcome many of the known obstacles to software process improvement. In particular, it ensures that existing knowledge can be used to its full potential and that the process can be adapted to nearly any environment and used in conjunction with other other software security processes and security assurance models.The S3P is a three-step process based on semi-formal modeling of vulnerabilities, ideally supported by collaborative tools. Such proof-of-concept tools were developed for all parts of the process as part of the SHIELDS project.The first two steps of the S3P consist in determining the potential causes of known vulberabilities at all stages of software development, then identifying measures that would prevent each individual cause. These steps are performed using visual modeling languages with well-defined semantics and a modeling workflow. With tool support, modeling effort can be progressively reduced through collaboration and use of pre-existing models.Next, the costs of all potential measures are estimated using any suitable method. This thesis uses pairwise comparisons in order to support qualitative judgements. The models and costs yield a boolan optimization problem that is solved using a search-based heuristic, to identify the best set of measures to prevent selected vulnerabilities.Empirical evaluation of the various steps of the process has verified a number of key aspects: the modeling process is easy to learn and apply, and the method is perceived by developers as providing value and improving security. Early evaluation results were also used to refine certain aspects of the S3P.The modeling languages that were introduced in the S3P have since been enhanced to support other applications. This thesis presents security goal models (SGMs), a language that subsumes several security-related modeling languages to unify modeling of threats, attacks, vulnerabilities, activities, and security goals. SGMs have formal semantics and are sufficiently expressive to support applications as diverse as automatic run-time testing, static analysis, and code inspection. Proofof-concept implementations of these applications were developed as part of the SHIELDS project.Finally, the thesis discusses how individual components of the S3P can be used in situations where the full process is inappropriate.
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On Sunday 15 April, the annual National Amrut Milan for teenagers was held at the London mandir. The theme of this year's event was 'Mitrata' - True Friendship.
Through speeches, presentations, skits, games, discussions, posters and other means the message of true friendship was effectively conveyed.
The speech titles included: Dark Side of Friendship, Everlasting Friendship and Perfect Friendship.
The youngsters were guided on what qualities make a true friend and also that we have to become a true friend to our God and Guru. |
Types Of Ready Mix Concrete Watford
Concrete is a material that is used to complete a wide selection of DIY and professional building jobs, from the laying of flooring and foundations to the construction of fences and brick-laying. Whatever an individual is using concrete for, it is important that they are using the correct mix for their project. Here at Base Concrete, we provide concrete Watford area for both trade and DIY customers. With many years experience in the industry we have gained a vast range of knowledge, therefore we can offer advice to our clients regarding the best materials for their particular job.
We understand that this advice is often extremely important for those that require concrete supplies Watford for DIY purposes, as many individuals are unaware of the huge selection of concrete mixes available. At Base Concrete we specialise in ready mixes, these are varied and can be viewed by browsing the website.
Just some of the most popular mixes that we supply include GEN 1 Mix a basic foundation mix that is used in footings, GEN 3 Mix which is used for paths, flooring and foundations, P300 Mix which is suitable for garage floors and C40 Mix that can be used in agricultural constructions. All of the mixes have information relating to the best use for each, plus the minimum cement content of each.
In addition to information relating to concrete mixes, we have a calculator on our website that can help individuals to decide just how much concrete they will need to purchase to complete the job. The only information that needs to be supplied is the dimensions of the area that needs to be filled.
If you are planning a new project and require concrete Watford area, consider purchasing one of our ready-mixes. To find out more about our products visit our website or to enquire about the best mix for you, call one of our team-members on our local telephone number. |
Detectives and other investigators abound on our TV and cinema screens.
In the western world, crime fiction – mystery, thrillers, suspense, whodunnits, etc. – makes up somewhere between 25 and 40 percent of all fiction book sales. Why is the crime genre so popular?
Crime is fascinating, to be sure, because most of us don’t commit it. But the popularity of the genre has little to do with crime per se. It has far more to do with the very essence of how storytelling works.
In this article we will be looking at:
- Cause and Effect
- The Whydunnit
- The Narrative Principle
- Why Some People Don’t Like Crime Stories
- The Search For Truth, or Gaining Awareness
- How Crime Is Like Comedy
Cause and Effect
Crime fiction exhibits most clearly one of the fundamental rules of storytelling: cause and effect. In crime fiction,(more…)
Inventing a story that has no backstory is about as easy as finding a perfect rhyme for the word orange.
That is, next to impossible.
Backstory is the stuff that went on before the story begins, or more precisely, before the kick-off event in scene 1. As such, backstory might better be called “pre-story”. It is a necessary component of any story.
After all, the characters come from somewhere – they have pasts, they have histories. These histories have shaped them into who they are, which determines their actions now, in the time of the story. These actions are the source of the events of the story. So some part of the characters’ histories will be relevant to the story – and this bit of information or knowledge needs to be passed on to the audience or reader. That’s why so many stories have “campfire scenes”, a moment of calm usually near the beginning of the second half during which characters recount stories of their pasts to each other. (more…)
We humans have a built-in predisposition to expect agency.
We look for the person or thing responsible for any action or phenomena we experience; we seek to ascribe “agency” to what we perceive. What this means is that when we notice that something happened, we tend to look for the cause of the event. This probably has a simple evolutionary explanation. If we hear a rustle in the bush behind us, we immediately turn around to see what moved. This reflex is a safety mechanism to detect threats. Before homo sapiens lived in houses, the individuals for whom this reflex worked most efficiently probably lived longer, and thus had better chances of passing on their genes. The point is, we assume that something or someone caused the phenomenon (the rustle) and seek to attribute it to an agent. If we are sitting in our living room and hear a floorboard creak in the hall, we would want to know what caused it too.
This safety mechanism has all sorts of ramifications. It influences(more…) |
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Dupont Brewery or Brasserie Dupont was founded on a working farm in 1920 by the Dupont family, in West-Hainaut, Belgium. Like many Belgian farms, the site had a long brewing history and specialised in honey and saison beer.
Their most popular brew today is Saison Dupont, a zesty and thirst-quenching beer perfect for long summer months. It actually sets the standard for Belgian saisons - not a bad claim to fame for any brewer! Dupont also brew a number of organic beers, which are created using only organic ingredients. |
Improve Cybersecurity with Virtual Card Numbers
It is no secret that technology has changed the world of business with paper-based payment transactions almost obsolete. With more companies and consumers relying on computer networks to send, receive, and process payments, sensitive personal and financial information is being increasingly stored online. While advancements in tech help to streamline processes and raise profits, among many other benefits, these advantages come at a cost: as the use of electronic data in business transactions has skyrocketed, so have the rates of cybercrime.
Cybersecurity has become a hot button issue in tech. The number of successful security breaches rises sharply every year, with the business industry sector consistently being the most vulnerable. According to the latest report from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), 2017 has already racked up a record-breaking 791 breaches by the mid-year point, revealing a 29 percent increase from this time last year. The exposure of credit and debit card data is a contributing factor to these numbers, with a rise of three percentage points from 2016.
These breaches in data security leave individual consumers in a dangerous position, exposing them to the risk of privacy violation and identity theft. In turn, companies without the proper cybersecurity measures in place can be held liable for the data breaches they fail to prevent, opening them up to costly lawsuits and a tarnished, often irreparable reputation. The smartest businesses take these risks seriously and invest in cybersecurity––by securing their networks, using protective firewalls, and encrypting sensitive information. What smart consumers can do is specifically choose to work with companies that provide them with an extra level of data protection. One cybersecurity measure that significantly protects both small businesses and their customers is the use of virtual payments.
Because identity thieves have been migrating online, consumers can be at risk of having their credit and debit card information stolen when paying for goods over the internet. A virtual payment method mitigates this risk for electronic purchases by providing a single-use virtual card number that is generated for a specific purchase, does not exist in plastic format, and can only be used one time. This makes virtual cards much more secure than traditional plastic cards, especially for card-not-present transactions made online. Here are some of the cybersecurity advantages to using a virtual card number.
Using virtual payments provides identity security
Because virtual card numbers are unique to every one-time transaction, the numbers cannot be traced back to the original account or sensitive information about the customer associated with it. This reduces the risk of data compromise by ensuring that no banking information needs to exchanged between the buyer and seller.
Single-use virtual card numbers offer precise transaction control
Virtual payments are highly customizable. Setting transaction controls like the exact dollar amount the card can be used for, what vendor it will go towards, and the expiration date of the card guarantees that the transaction will have minimal errors and a greatly reduced risk of fraud. Single-use cards are authorized for one specific transaction and the number cannot be reused once the payment is processed.
Virtual card transactions are processed just like plastic credit cards
A virtual card number contains the same information as a plastic card, like the standard 16-digit card number, a CVV number, and an expiration date. They also typically have familiar brand names, like MasterCard and Visa, which means they are sent through the same secure network as all major credit card transactions. They can be used online as well as over the phone or in-store. But unlike physical cards they cannot be lost, misplaced, or stolen.
Virtual payments help companies save on handling costs
Virtual card payments are less expensive than checks and traditional credit card transactions. Because they are digital, there are no handling costs associated with issuing or maintaining the physical, plastic cards. Suppliers also benefit from receiving money faster with the speed of virtual payments, increasing cash flow and reducing days sales outstanding (DSO).
Behalf’s one-time MasterCard is a problem solver for companies looking for a secure way to pay for business purchases, or for vendors looking to provide their consumers with a safer payment process. Our virtual MasterCard feature allows customers to conveniently use their Behalf credit line to fund purchases across the MasterCard network. It is simple to create an order to a MasterCard-accepting business and Behalf will generate a unique, single-use card number in seconds for use at checkout. Since a Behalf MasterCard number can only be used once, it’s the most secure way to pay.
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The collection of Asian art at Berea College is extremely broad in range, including material from China, Japan, Korea, India, and all the other Asian countries between Indonesia in the south and Tibet in the north. The collection is a bit uneven, with wonderful works of art shelved next to souvenir items. The size of the collection is daunting, with an estimated 1,800 objects, many largely unstudied.
Teaching about Asian art has a long history at Berea College. From the 1940s through the 1980s, professors Dorothy Tredennick and Lester Pross helped several generations of Bereans to become aware of the riches of Asian art and art history, particularly sumi-e (Japanese brush painting).
In 2007-08, an ASIANetwork-Luce Foundation Asian Art in the Undergraduate Curriculum Grant made possible a visit by consulting scholar Dr. Sandy Kita, who cataloged and studied the Japanese art collection. This collection consists of paintings, woodblock prints (ukiyo-e), modern Japanese prints (gendai hanga), woodblock-printed books, manuscripts and other calligraphy, armor, kimono, dolls, and small objects such as sword-fittings (menuki), toggles (netsuke) and containers (inro). Dr. Kita also was instrumental in organizing the exhibit The Horse in Japan, 1615-1912 in the fall of 2010.
From time to time, Berea has hosted delegations of Tibetan Buddhist monks, who have created sand mandalas for temporary display. To see photos from one such display, click here. To see video from other such visits, click here.
The Asian art collection is part of the College Art Collections. While items in the collection occasionally are exhibited in the Doris Ullmann Galleries, the vast majority of items in the collection are stored away from public view. To view objects in the Asian art collection, please contact the Curator of the College Art Collections, Dr. Meghan C. Doherty. |
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