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Recent reports say that even though Swine Flu cases and challenges become relentless, there might not be complete closing off of schools and colleges after all. If the Swine Flu outbreak goes worse than current situations in fall then there might be a change but so far it does not seem likely that Swine Flu is going to completely shut down schools and colleges for safety measures. The federal officials say that things are quite under control. A new advisory body issued Thursday has declared the latest measures regarding the flu.Their afternoon press conference revealed that the US Disease Control and Prevention board are taking adequate measures to keep work flow and normal schedules of people at level.
If the extent and severity of the flu extends any time then there could be more measures taken. But so far the expected fall outbreak remains uncertain or remarkably under control.
The campus administration department of US schools and colleges have remained flexible however in case any severity arises, they would be bound to wrap up for the season. The fall/winter flu season could bring anything worse or less in degree but the whole matter is pretty unpredictable right now. The guidance release has explained that the university should not take students who have already contracted the disease. US Education Secretary Arne Duncan has also reported in the conference that the prevention measures within campus are just common sense guidelines which they are going to regard in the best possible way.
Beauty Health Care
They are also encouraging students to stay clean and safe among them by making them more aware of safety measures. They are also made conscious about the ways flu can spread with the used of doorknob, keyboards, remote controls, dorm rooms, sharing common things, etc. These are also kept in order by the maintenance staff. Elevator button, sinks and bathrooms are particular areas through which disease can spread and so awareness is more on keeping them as clean as can be. Students who need attendance or observations should be helped with others and if fever persists over 24 hours along with reported symptoms they must be immediately sent to emergency |
"Dog fetch". It's a classic. A great activity, training your dog to fetch.
The "Fetch" command, even if you have a breed that is not a retriever, fetching is a great thing for the dog to learn. It is not only an easy and pleasant way to exercise a dog but is also the basis for many other tasks the dog can learn in the future such as carrying the newspaper.
Training a Dog to Retrieve is Easy!
Teaching retrieving is easy and fun if you do not expect perfect performance the first few times. Remind yourself that this will not come naturally to all pups at first, especially the very independent and the very shy pups. You just have to keep at it. The rewards are great. The younger you begin teaching this, the easier it will be.
Tie a sock or small cloth (white or light colour) in a knot. Dangle it excitingly in front of the pup's mouth. Encourage him if he starts to lick it or opens his mouth. Toss the sock a couple of feet in front of the pup. If he goes to it and sniffs, praise him like crazy! If he picks it up, attract his attention to come back to you by calling him, clapping your hands, patting the floor or whatever will entice him to return. Do not overdo this exercise. Two or three retrieves at a time is plenty. If he is not too excited about it, once is enough.
Gradually increase the length of your throw. If the pup reaches the point where he picks it up and runs away, put a cord or string on his collar and gently guide him back to you. Some people prefer using a small ball. The movement is a good attention-getter. Just be sure that you do not throw the ball too far to get the pup's attention.
Experts suggest using a brightly coloured ball and rolling it off his nose from the top of his head. If the movement of the ball does not interest the pup, face him close to a wall so that the ball will roll back out towards the pup again.
To begin, select a toy that your puppy has shown a particular liking for, then seat yourself upon the floor. This puts you down closer to the puppy's level and, among other things, will help to convey the “game” atmosphere.
Make sure that the puppy's leash is attached and that you are holding the other end. Toss the toy up and down for a few seconds, just enough to attract the pup's attention. Then, toss it out a few feet away from you encouraging the puppy to retrieve it. You can encourage him with things like “Come on boy... pick it up! You can do it! C'moooon boy! Good doggie!”.
There's enough verbiage there to make sure not a single word sticks on that chalkboard; but your tone of voice, together with your enthusiasm are the prime considerations here. If the puppy goes to the object and shows any interest in it at all, that's grounds for praise and further encouragement. If he picks up the toy and brings it back to you, really pour on the praise and toss it out again.
Try to get four such retrievals into your first ten-minute play session. Then, remove the leash and end the game with a tidbit – a cookie or other food reinforcement. Why the tidbit? Why not just praise? Remember, your puppy is now nine weeks old, and praise just hasn't had time to become that big of a thing. Sure, it's nice at this point in life, but the food reward is nicer.
Teaching Your Dog To Fetch: A Simple Trick For Success
Training your dog to learn new tricks stimulates his mind, increases its ability to analyse information, all the while giving you more knowledge of how your dog's brain works. In addition, teaching him how to do tricks is a fun way to spend quality time with your dog, which then creates a closer bond between you and your pet.
Did you know that your dog is capable of learning hundreds of words as long as you apply patience and consistent training? For example, in the following trick called “find the object”, your dog will be learning how to identify a toy or a particular item by its name from a group of items. It's a very entertaining game that will widen his vocabulary and activate his thinking process.
Teaching Your Dog To “Find The Object”
To start, line up several objects on the floor or a low table and ask your dog to find a specific one. Start with an item that he's already familiar with, such as his food dish or his favourite toy, whatever that may be. Place the object in an obvious area right next to two other unfamiliar, non-fascinating objects, such as a book or a small piece of wood.
Then, point to all the items on the floor or the table and command your dog to “find the dish”. As soon as he picks up the right object, praise him by petting his head and perhaps giving him a treat. If he knows how to fetch, use the command and have him bring the dish and lay it down next to you.
Do not put the treat on the dish that he brought you because that will encourage him to only pick the dish from the group of objects that you laid out.
Next, place another item on the pile, one whose name is also familiar to your dog (such as a ball). Tell him to find that item and then go back and forth between the second object (the ball) and the dish.
Don't scold him if he picks the wrong item, and don't acknowledge it, either. Just keep saying the command “find the object”. Once he has master the game, do a more advanced variation of the game, where objects are placed in different locations and then telling him to find it.
All you need is a ball and a wall. Bounce the ball against the wall (a soft ball for inside the house) and say "Fetch" as your puppy chases after it. The purpose of saying "Fetch" is to get her to identify the word with her action. After a certain number of repetitions, she will associate the word Fetch with the act of chasing after the ball. This is an easy way to start creating a pattern in your puppy's mind.
Other commands you can use during this game are "Take it," "Drop it," and "Leave it." At the moment she puts the ball inside her mouth, say "Take it." When she brings and drops the ball for you, say "Drop it." If she doesn't drop the ball, then make her drop the ball by substituting another motivator, such as a treat, so that she will drop the ball to get at the treat - I call this a fair exchange. Say "Drop it"
Of course, in the beginning, she won't connect her actions with the words; she is too busy just having fun. But by playing this game for five minutes a day for a week or two, she will start associating the words with the action.
What I like about the Fetch game, or any game for that matter, is that pups will never run away from you when they are playing. She will always bring the toy back to you because she knows the game will continue. And through this you are building trust.
If your dog gets distracted by another toy and picks that up, don't stop her. Just say "Take it" when she puts another toy in her mouth, and use that toy to play Fetch. You are allowing her fun to continue. Never force a dog, young or old, to play a game when she has lost interest. Losing interest does not show a lack of intelligence in your dog. She is just naturally being an inquisitive canine.
Teaching A Dog To Fetch The Remote Control
OK lazy bones, we've all been there. We sit down on a Sunday afternoon in readiness to veg-out in front of the TV, only to realise we've left the remote control on the coffee table or on the sofa at the other end of the room. The other end of the room, that's MILES away! So there's only one thing for it, we need our canine helper to do our walking and retrieving for us. Oh what a lazy bunch we are.
Here's how you teach your dog to fetch the TV remote:
1. Using the normal techniques of teaching the dog fetch, we associate our object (TV remote) with a word (i.e. 'remote')
2. We encourage the dog to pick up the remote and use the word repeatedly "remote".
3. When the dog picks up the remote we praise lavishly.
4. We place the remote a short distance in front of the dog and say "remote" (not fetch). A click of the fingers helps.
5. We extend the distance between the placement of the remote and our dog and again give the word "remote".
6. Once the dog has cottoned on to the association between the word "remote" and the object in question, we move on to very slightly hiding the remote, perhaps around a corner - but still within easy finding distance. Our objective is for the dog to succeed.
7. Once step six is complete we can start to get fancy. Place the remote underneath something like a bed or a chair. We only want the dog to work a little bit harder, but still to succeed.
8. Having accomplished step seven the next step is to place the remote slightly above the dog's nose level, perhaps on top of a chair that the dog can easily reach.
9. We're almost done. Once you're complete happy that the dog is fully understanding the connection between the word "remote" and the exercise in retrieving the TV remote control, we can start to properly hide the remote. Help the dog by giving them audible encouragement and walk with them to point them in the right direction.
Having done these steps, you'll find you can not only be a lazy bones whenever you sit down and have forgotten to bring the remote, you can actually engage the dog in a mentally stimulating game that has a reward associated with it (for dog and owner). |
Located in the Kazakhstan sector of the Caspian Sea, the Kashagan field with approximately 9-13 billion barrels of recoverable oil, known as the world’s largest discovery in the past four decades, has achieved stable production since October 2016. The Kashagan project is operated by North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC), on behalf of a consortium of national and international oil companies including INPEX.
The Phase I development, or the Experimental Program, is still underway to ramp up oil production to a capacity of 370,000 barrels per day at the earliest possible. Beyond the Experimental Program, NCOC plans future development phases to gradually and significantly increase output volumes.
Since the establishment of INCS in 1998, JOGMEC, as Japan National Oil Corporation until 2005, has been continuing its financial supports to INCS, including equity investment covering exploration expenditures and gurantee for the initial development loan. Grant of JOGMEC development equity finance will allow INCS to raise capital required for further Kashagan development to boost production. This is the first-ever development investment since the amendement of the JOGMEC Law enacted in November 2016 where JOGMEC functions were enhanced to enable it.
JOGMEC’s continued supports to INCS will contribute to diversifying and increasing crude supply to Japan for a longer time through the further expansion of giant Kashagan.
1. Corporate Data: INPEX North Caspian Sea Ltd.
|Date of Establishment||August 6, 1998|
|Head Office||Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan|
|President||Mr. Toshiaki Kitamura|
|Shareholders||INPEX Corporation 51%
2. Consortium Partners
|INPEX North Caspian Sea Ltd||7.56%|
* Operator: North Caspian Operating Company (“NCOC”), which is a joint operating company established by all consortium partners.
3. JOGMEC Assistance
|Date of Approval||February 28, 2018|
|Estimated Amount of Equity Financing||approximately JPY 60Billion|
Note: Approval has been made in accordance with JOGMEC’s technical, economic, and business-environment criteria and the consent from the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry has been obtained. |
Together Tsavo East and Tsavo West form one of the largest conservation areas on the planet. Tsavo East is known for its impressive Elephants and the legend of the Maneaters of Tsavo. Tsavo East is one of the largest game reserves in Africa, situated mid-way between Nairobi and Mombasa. The Galana River passes through the Park and this provides life giving waters in this arid region. It is home to some of the largest Elephant herds in Kenya.
Tsavo East National Park Destination Guide
Getting thereThe main entrance gate to the park is the Mtito Andrei Gate which is located about 233km (144 miles) from Nairobi on the Mombasa Road.
Airport - As the area is so vast several of the camps and private lodges have their own private airstrips, namely at Aruba, Satao, Sala, Ithumba, Sangayaya, Mopeo and Bachuma.
Tsavo East Highlights & Attractions
- Huge herds of Elephants covered in red dust from wallowing and dust bathing
- Mudanda Rock - this rock towers above a natural dam which draws many Elephants to slake their thirst every day.
- Lugards Falls - these falls occur on the Galana River, passing over some interestingly shaped rocks.
What to do in Tsavo East National Park - Game drives, bush walks, hiking and rock climbing, horse riding.
The ExperienceTsavo East is Kenya's oldest national park. It is home to the largest Elephant herds in the country, as well as large prides of Lions. The region was made famous due to the Maneaters of Tsavo, two Lions that killed around 130 people during the construction of the railway line in 1898. Today tourists can see the large prides of Lion which call the Tsavo National Park home.
One of the Park's most recognisable features is the Yatta Plateau which is the longest lava flow in the World, stretching for over 300km (185 miles). Another attraction is the Lugards Falls, where the Galana River cascades over a series of rapids created by interestingly shaped rocks. The Park offers the quintessential safari experience, and the game viewing is usually best around water sources such as the Aruba Dam.
The Park is home to a good population of Giraffe, many Zebra, Impala and Gazelles, as well as irascible Buffalo. Predators are represented by large prides of Lions, elusive Leopards, and the fastest animal on land - the Cheetah.
Tsavo East National Park AccommodationSatao Camp - Satao Camp is and unfenced camp in the heart of the Tsavo East National Park. It is shaded by a grove of Tamarind Trees and overlooks a popular waterhole. The camp offers an Out of Africa style safari experience with guided game drives led by knowledgeable local guides. Accommodation is offered in luxury tented suites that have verandas from which you can watch Elephants come down to drink.
Galdessa Camp - Galdessa Camp is situated on the banks of the Galana River surrounded by beautiful doum palms inside the Tsavo East National Park. The riverside location means that there are often wildlife sightings from the dining room. Accommodation is offered in spacious en-suite bungalows. The camp specialises in guided walking safaris which allow you to enjoy a true bush experience.
ClimateThe Tsavo East National Park has a moderate climate as it is located close to the equator. The temperatures range between 20 and 30 °C. There are two wet seasons, the long rains between March and April and the short rains between November and December.
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All right, prosecutors are calling it the biggest bank heist in New York City since the 1970s. They say a gang of cybercriminals drained $45 million from ATMs around the world.
Here's NPR's Joel Rose.
JOEL ROSE, BYLINE: United States Attorney Loretta Lynch says the eight men charged in New York were able to withdraw $2.8 million in cash in just one day, in February.
LORETTA LYNCH: This was a 21st century bank heist. But instead of guns and masks, this cybercrime organization used laptops and malware.
ROSE: Lynch says the hackers were able to infiltrate bank computers and remove the limits from prepaid ATM cards. Then it was up to crews on the ground in more than 20 countries, to do the rest.
LYNCH: They become a virtual, criminal flash mob, going from machine to machine, drawing as much money as they can before these accounts are shut down.
ROSE: The defendants are all young men from Yonkers, N.Y., who were apparently less than discreet with their sudden windfall. One allegedly snapped a cellphone photo of himself and a fellow defendant next to $40,000 in cash. Seven of the men are under arrest; the eighth was reportedly killed last month in the Dominican Republic.
Prosecutors declined to comment on who organized the international heist, or where in the world the hackers may be located, citing an ongoing investigation.
Joel Rose, NPR News, New York. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. |
- Thomas Earle Hesketh Manchester, circa 1935
Hesketh, born in 1866 in Manchester, was one of the leading British makers of his time and was best known for his Guarneri copies.
A player as well as a maker, Hesketh, studied under G.A. Chanot for five years, focusing on restoration work. After his apprenticeship, Hesketh established his own shop at 23 Lower Mosely Street in 1891. There, he made violins after Guarneri and Stradivari models but sometimes followed Ruggeri, Stainer, Maggini, and Amati patterns.
Hesketh used fine wood, which he acquired from George Craske, who bought his wood from the Forster family.
Hesketh often used one-piece backs and excellent oil and spirit varnish with antiqued finish. He made mostly violins, a few violas, and very view cellos.
In his later years, Hesketh modified his instruments to a more personal style. During this time, the height of his career, he made instruments for famous musicians, including a copy of an Amati viola for Rawdon Briggs, a Brodsky Quartet member, and a series of Guarneri copies for Ottakar Sevcik, a teacher at the Guildhall School of Music in London.
This violin is built after a Stradivari pattern and features robust f-holes, clean and deliberate arching and edging, masterful antiquing, and a rich reddish-brown varnish. |
On Tuesday, California Governor Edmund Gerald “Jerry” Brown signed into law Senate Bill 270, executing the nation’s first statewide prohibition against grocery stores providing single-use plastic bags as a way to address litter concerns. “This bill is a step in the right direction — it reduces the torrent of plastic polluting our beaches, parks and even the vast ocean itself,” Brown said. “We’re the first to ban these bags, and we won’t be the last.”
The modern world requires an ever-increasing amount of energy in order to heat homes, cook food, generate electricity, and provide for the desires of the consuming public. As a result, natural gas is very important to the continued functioning of daily society. Despite its importance, many natural gas companies face opposition from environmental activists and concerned citizens who fear the repercussions of having a pipeline full of combustible material travelling through their land and near their homes.
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By Brian Wood, Staff Member
With a seemingly Dionysian blessing, Kentucky has once again become a wine producing state. Prior to Prohibition, “Kentucky was the third largest grape and wine producing state in the nation.” Prohibition, which placed a cork in this production, deeply hurt Kentucky wineries with the resurgence of Kentucky wineries occurring only in the past two decades. “‘Ten years ago, Kentucky had only two or three wineries….” Now, over sixty wineries and vineyards thrive in Kentucky.
By Allan Amburn, Staff Member |
Tourism on Venus was done as a simple exercise. Started from a photo I took from The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles area which has an incredible pure white architecture. This illustration was an exercise to practice 3D modeling, texturing and integration inside of a matte painting canvas. 6 hours is the time for the execution of this project, including:: photoshop stiching and clean, matte painting and 3D elements which is very quick compare to usual average.
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Silverdale Tower - Elizabeth Gaskell's Lancashire inspiration
PUBLISHED: 01:17 13 June 2011 | UPDATED: 18:28 12 May 2016
A tower on the Lancashire coast provided the inspiration for one of our greatest novelists. Susan Riley reports Photography by Darren Andrews
Lancashire is dotted with extravagant Victorian follies. Many are in public places but one, Lindeth Tower, is tucked away in the middle of a beautiful garden in the north Lancashire coastal village of Silverdale.
What makes it so special is its association with the great Victorian author Elizabeth Gaskell. She used the four-storey tower in the 1840s and 50s when she escaped the Manchester smog to holiday by the coast. She wrote her novel, Ruth, in the tower shortly after it was built, no doubt inspired by the stunning views across Morecambe Bay and to the Howgills.
Every two years the owner Joy Sharp opens the tower and gardens to the Gaskell Society which members include on their pilgrimage to the north west. Silverdale also named its village hall after the famous author whose novels include North and South, Wives and Daughters and Cranford which was successfully serialised by the BBC a couple of years ago.
Mrs Gaskell first holidayed in Silverdale in 1843 when she and her family stayed for a month. In following years she often used to visit, sometimes staying at nearby Gibraltar Farm and Lindeth Lodge, now known as the Wolf House Gallery. Letters published during her holidays in the village reveal that the famous writer was less than enamoured with the tower.
‘Lindeth Tower sounds very grand but it is a queer ugly square tower in our garden - the latter is full of weeds,’ she wrote June 1858. But it seems the entire family was charmed by the north Lancashire village and Mrs Gaskell’s daughters, Meta and Julia, had a holiday home called The Sheilings built in woodland in nearby Hollins Lane.
Joy, who bought Tower House 20 years ago, muses that there is no mention of the Preston banker Hesketh Fleetwood in the village. He built the tower in 1842 and also owned a lot of land in the village.
Joy had always been told that the town of Fleetwood was named after him but it is more likely that it was Henry Paul Fleetwood who built the tower, a relation of Sir Peter Hesketh Fleetwood.
‘It was an old cottage and he came and added a wing and the tower and the walls all around,’ said Joy. The tower is now listed and the 12ft stone walls which border the garden are currently being looked at by English Heritage to see if steps which lead to the top of them should have a separate listing.
‘My theory is that Fleetwood chose this spot because as a shipper and a banker he could see his ships going across the mouth of the bay over to Barrow,’ added Joy. ‘ There was a very busy trade with Milnthorpe before
‘He could sit up in the tower, I think he was up there counting his shekels! It’s amazing there’s nothing here named after Fleetwood.’
When Joy, a history graduate, bought the house with her family she knew it was the perfect place for them and soon set about changing the tower’s 1960s décor. ‘The windows had bark pelmets and net curtains. I thought why do you buy a tower and put in lace curtains?’ she said.
It now has a small kitchen and bathroom on the ground floor, bedroom on the first floor with a living area above and access to the roof which has marvellous views over the sands and nearby countryside. It has storage heaters and also an open fire so it is habitable most of the year - a fact Joy and her family take advantage of.
Joy also set about redesigning the garden, removing conifers and opening up the land which is just under an acre. The high walls which surround the garden create a microclimate where Joy successfully grows cherries and figs.
The house and tower had previously been owned by Margaret Horsley who bought it in the 1960s from a local recluse who had let the tower fall into disrepair. Mrs Horsley completely restored the tower and Joy said both she and her predecessor had a deep love for the place.
Two of Joy’s daughters had their wedding celebrations in the gardens and both lived in the tower as adults. Joy also lived in it for four months while she did up the main house and she still enjoys using it.
One of her favourite memories is of being at the top of the tower at the millennium, drinking champagne and watching all the fireworks going off. ‘I hope when I go someone will come in and love it, too’ she said. Although she has no plans to move. ‘It’s a property which gets underneath the skin, it’s so perfect.’
The tower not only inspired Mrs Gaskell. Latterly other writers have stayed there and it has also prompted a CD by Lancashire singer-sonwriter by Ian Bailey. It was called Tower Sings.
However, it is the Mrs Gaskell connection which has an enduring fascination. Joy often finds groups of Japanese visitors standing outside her garden gate. ‘If I am not too busy I will show them round,’ she said.
Her nine grandchildren also love to visit. ‘They call it granny’s chimney,’ said Joy. "It’s absolute magic.’ Every spring it gets a thorough clean but she says apart from that the upkeep is fairly minimal. ‘I have a son-in-law who abseils down and cleans the windows for me.’
Stay at the tower
Joy lets the tower on an informal basis for short breaks in the summer and early autumn. Lancashire Life readers can get more information by contacting her on 01524 701457.
Meanwhile, the Manchester home Elizabeth Gaskell shared with her clergyman husband has undergone the first phase of long overdue restoration. Authentic lime plaster has replaced the 1960s cement render and windows and shutters, most of which have survived since 1838, have been repaired by skilled joiners.
The restorers discovered dry rot in the roof and in the cellar. This has been treated and the huge stone pediment at the top of the building was teetering on a single row of bricks and some timbers, but is now secure. The house, at 84, Plymouth Grove, is now open on the first Sunday of the month from 12-4pm.
Silverdale 200 celebration
This is a significant year in the history of Silverdale and it is being marked with a weekend of events on July 16 and 17. Several interesting houses are opening to the public as part of the village’s history trail.
Lindeth Tower and gardens will be open from 9.30am on both days and there will be readings in the garden by the Gaskell Society. There will also be guided history trails in the village.
In 1811 Parliament passed an ‘Act for Inclosing & Embanking Lands within the townships of Warton with Lindeth, and Silverdale, in the parish of Warton in the county palatine of Lancaster.’ This is the start of the village as we know it today. |
No, not at Adrian College, where I taught for 36 years, but at large universities the educational mission butts heads with winning sports. Offloading football would let athletes be fairly paid and rid a hypocritical headache.
A recent Salt Lake (Utah) Tribune op-ed urged BYU to scrap its honor code. BYU, it said, has conflicting desires: to be a football power, and to maintain “restrictive behavioral rules ... that many top athletes have a most difficult time following.” The op-ed claims some athletes violate the code — drinking, sleeping around — but get only wrist-slaps unless violations become public.
The author, Gordon Monson, states that “There simply are not enough clean-living ... cookie-dipping, milkshake-drinking Eagle Scouts with their Duty To God awards who bench press 450 pounds ... who dream of attending BYU to sustain a Top 20 football program.”
Monson denounces the hypocrisy required by BYU’s attempt to have it both ways and argues that it must abandon either football ambitions or its honor code. Let me suggest an additional possibility: get rid of football entirely.
Conflicts between education’s principle missions and the necessities of highly competitive athletics afflict many universities. Selective institutions lower admission standards and some offer classes requiring little study, allowing athletes more time for training and practice.
Coaching salaries are so high that professors hate to think about the comparison. Speaking of pay, some athletes recently have demanded, unsuccessfully, to be paid. Outstanding student athletes remain probably the most exploited people in our country’s entertainment industry.
BYU would avoid these problems by getting rid of football, but it wouldn’t have to wipe out its team entirely. It could just spin football off to an independent organization, much like corporations spin off business that distracts executive attention from their core missions.
BYU could then enforce its honor code even-handedly. Football players, no longer students, could drink, smoke, and so forth as freely as their organization’s management allowed. They could receive salaries and fringe benefits. Everybody could stop being hypocritical.
An independent team would probably owe property taxes on buildings and stadiums unless BYU retained ownership and rented the properties to them. But then BYU probably couldn’t retain immunity from taxes on the facilities, or from taxes on rent received.
If BYU transferred property worth millions to the new organization, the team would have to pay for them, either gradually, or with cash from selling bonds. Since bonds issued by the team could not pay tax-free interest, interest costs would be higher to compensate for this.
I don’t grok the culture of football. Once I went 20 years without attending a game. I taught at a small private college where football was respected but not the tail wagging the academic dog. Our family never even watched football on television. So I have no idea what would happen to our general culture if BYU and other universities were to spin off their teams.
One change would be obvious. University teams have been stud farms for the National Football League. The NFL would have to accommodate any mass exit of universities from the football business, with newly independent teams reserved for younger players and the NFL for the older players.
Old friends may consider my proposal just another volley in a longstanding vendetta. As an undergraduate, I campaigned to abolish Willamette University’s team, which had just enjoyed its first undefeated season in half a century. It seemed more sporting to kick them while they were up.
Irate players tried to throw me in the mill stream. Ted Ogdahl, the football coach, surely had nothing to do with this. He knew how attacks can boomerang, having been a team member when it played the University of Hawaii in 1941. The players were stranded in Hawaii for several weeks after Pearl Harbor was attacked the next day, and Ogdahl knew how poorly that attack served Japanese interests.
My campaign failed. Willamette still has football. But I no longer advocate abolishing football there or at places like Adrian College, where I taught for 36 years. Both belong to NCAA Division III, institutions offering no athletic scholarships and featuring shorter practice times and playing seasons than powerhouse institutions. Football at these schools — which include MIT and Johns Hopkins as well as many fine liberal arts colleges like Adrian — doesn’t conflict with teaching and research.
But large universities with highly competitive athletic programs should seriously consider spinning them off and, in the process, ridding themselves of continuing headaches.
Paul F. deLespinasse is professor emeritus of political science and computer science at Adrian College. His latest book is “The Case of the Racist Choir Conductor: Struggling With America’s Original Sin,” and he can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.org. |
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There are no tuition fees for students who are citizens of Ireland or another European Union State. For all students there is a moderate course charge to cover expenses such as examination fees and specialist materials supplied directly to students.
From 2011, as required by government legislation, a charge of €200 (in addition to the course charge) will be payable by all Post Leaving Cert (PLC) students. There will be some exemptions and reliefs.
Contact the Admissions Office for an up-to-date listing of course charges. Candidates who are non-EU citizens should contact the College for details of entry conditions.
Students may be eligible for a means tested maintenance grant under the Maintenance Grants Scheme for students attending Post Leaving Certificate Courses. General information and application details may be obtained on www.susi.ie. You can submit your application for a Maintenance Grant once you have secured a College place. Candidates are advised to apply for a grant as soon as they have secured a College place in order to have time to submit all documents required. More information on the Student Grants page.
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The #2minutebeachclean project, created by Martin Dorey, encourages everyone to join the growing movement of people, reducing marine litter 2 minutes at a time. We are thrilled to be part of this inspiring initiative and we have installed 8 beach clean stations across Dorset, making it easier and more accessible for anyone to help keep beaches litter free.
How does it work?
The idea is simple. Next time you visit the beach, whether you are going for a swim or walking the dog, it’s easy to make time for a short beach clean. Using one of the #2minutebeachclean stations, you can borrow litter pickers, grab a bag and pick up a few bits of marine litter and put it in a bin at the beach or take home to recycle.
Then, when you are done, take a picture of your marine litter haul on your phone (or make something crafty with it) and post it to Twitter or Instagram using the #2minutebeachclean #dorset hashtags together. It’s something everyone can get involved in and, with just 2 minutes, it will protect our coast and sea for all to enjoy.
Take a look at the map to see your nearest #2minutebeachclean station & watch the video below to see how easy it is to get involved. If you are interested in getting a beach station in Dorset or East Devon or to find out more about the project, please visit the #2minutebeachclean website. |
Web marketing can be a very fascinating thing to get into. Many businesses, both large and small, have benefited greatly from online forms of advertising. With some creativity, you can find a way to succeed as an Internet marketer. The information in this article will help prepare you to utilize Web marketing for your business.
Technology moves fast, and if your company wants to keep up, you are going to have to take advantage of all the technology available for marketing success. If your customers use more advanced software than you do, they will wonder why you haven’t upgraded. If you adopt new technologies quickly, you will present a better image to your customers.
You should aim to place a link in all signatures you post online to your website. If you are active on a message board, include a link within your signature block. Make sure your email signature also contains a link. This ensures that your website address is out in public areas for all to see. You never know who may stumble across it, and your rankings by the search engines could also possibly increase. Make sure to include a line of catchy text that encourages viewers to follow the link.
Ponder what strategies you will use to promote your site. Free or cheap methods to promote your business are to make a blog or use social networks to promote your business. There are lots of ways to attract visitors to your site. Creativity is the key to attracting people.
The tag on your site can, and should, define you. This tag will explain in a small blurb what your website is all about. An audience member will determine in a matter of seconds whether or not your website is worth their time based upon that tag. Having mismatched titles and information is one of the quickest ways to drive people away from your site.
Avoid giving in to frustration in Affiliate marketing. Even if you are close to giving up do not do it! You may be so close to the prize. Make sure your webpage is polished before setting it up and opening it up for sales. Launching your website will take a lot of hard work and will probably include bumps along the way. But remember, the harder you work now, the more it’ll pay off in the end.
Blog several times a week to enhance your internet promotion attempt. A blog gives you another way to communicate with your customer base. As you increase the breadth of your site, you will cause more visitors to show up.
Give your customers a reason to visit your website. Simply providing a single-page site that provides your business hours and your address will not bring in customers. Add reviews, articles and other content that will let prospective customers know that you are a business that knows your industry.
Let your clients have the ability to post product reviews, and especially include the reasons they have for their opinions. When your customers leave honest feedback, it inspires confidence in others who are considering purchasing from you. It is good advertising for the quality of both your products and your customer service.
There is so much to learn about Affiliate marketing, with many plans and strategies , and it is best to choose something has proven to be successful. There are hundreds of different ways to go, it can be scary. These tips can make it simpler for you. |
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Energy Sustainability | A Systemic Approach
As per the World Resource Institute, India is the world’s fourth-largest energy consumer and will likely overtake China in the next decade as the primary source of growth in global energy demand. Energy sustainability, therefore, should be and is a top priority for India. This paper aims to lay down a systematic approach to energy efficiency related aspects of energy sustainability that any organization could adopt. |
Ebola virus to enter the country might sound and actually be alarming. Filipinos need not be afraid beacuse the Department of Health (DOH) has rolled out a multi-sectoral response plan against the deadly virus.
During the first Ebola Virus Disease Summit held at Quezon City just recently, Health Secretary Enrique Ona annonunced that this response plan contains the interim guidelines for disease surveillance, notification and reporting of suspected Ebola virus disease cases; clinical management including laboratory testing from suspected cases; and infection control.
The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) in Muntinlupa City would serve as the national referral center for testing and analyzing emerging and reemerging infectious diseases says Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr., in an interview over the state-run dzRB.
According to Coloma the RITM will be using the same methods being applied by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Suspected cases of Ebola numbered to 18 and all rendered negative results as RITM has examined them.
For now, the country is still free from the deadly virus. |
Psalm 95:3-7, says “For the LORD is the great God, the great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land. Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care.”
We could add a lot to what the Psalmist begins here. The truth is everything belongs to God. Everything is His! He is the creator of all things.
John 1:3, “Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.”
Colossians 1:16, “For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.”
James 1:17, “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,”
The aurora borealis is His. The sun the moon and the clouds are His. My favorite waterfall is His. The deer I hunt are His. My job is His. My house and car are His. The tomatoes in my garden are His. My spouse is His. My children and grandchildren are from Him and they are His.
I am His. He is my Maker and Master. I exist for Him. Almighty God, I understand. I am here, and I am your servant. How can I honor you today? How can I bring glory and praise to your holy name? What would you have me do today? |
Handling and Treatment of Poultry Hatchery Waste: A Review
AbstractA literature review was undertaken to identify methods being used to handle and treat hatchery waste. Hatchery waste can be separated into solid waste and liquid waste by centrifuging or by using screens. Potential methods for treating hatchery waste on site include use of a furnace to heat the waste to produce steam to run a turbine generator or to use an in line composter to stabilise the waste. There is also potential to use anaerobic digestion at hatcheries to produce methane and fertilisers. Hatcheries disposing wastewater into lagoons could establish a series of ponds where algae, zooplankton and fish utilise the nutrients using integrated aquaculture which cleans the water making it more suitable for irrigation. The ideal system to establish in a hatchery would be to incorporate separation and handling equipment to separate waste into its various components for further treatment. This would save disposal costs, produce biogas to reduce power costs at plants and produce a range of value added products. However the scale of operations at many hatcheries is too small and development of treatment systems may not be viable. View Full-Text
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Unfortunately, if you or someone suffers with muscular dystrophy (or MD) then the first worst thing that may make you surprise is that no proper cure or treatment against it has come out so far. Even then, it is worthwhile for you to be on the ball about the causes, symptoms and provisional treatments. Well, Muscular dystrophy is a genetic disease that passes down from generation to generation and causing the different muscles of the patient to weaken and deteriorating with passage of time. The MD subsists in several different forms, which can tell upon different muscles of the body and therefore pose respective harmful results.
As Muscular Dystrophy is genetic in nature, the mother is presumably the fundamental carrier, and the disease specifically transfers to their male children. However, in Facioscapulohumeral MD, a specific type, both males and females are affected uniformly.
As MD specifically attacks the male infants, the females usually have a lesser chance to become the victim of this genetic disease. Luckily, through the innovative machines, it is possible to diagnose the embryo infected by the muscle dystrophy gene in the course of pregnancy. If someone in their lineage has been witnessing the recur of MD then it is very important to have a diagnosing test and the truth will be out.
The symptoms of Muscular dystrophy usually vary in accordance of the intensity it poses on the patient’s body. Facioscapulohumeral MD basically tells upon the patient’s upper body part and the face.
And there are also other complications like Droopy eyelids, problem in hearing, difficulty in pronouncing words and unattractive facial expression altogether constitute Facioscapulohumeral MD’s syndromes. Alternatively, Becker’s MD affects the lower part of the patient’s body including the legs and the pelvis.
Despite there is actually no cure for Facioscapulohumeral MD as well as Becker’s MD, it is possible for one to sustain the life in a regular style but with some or no complications.
Duchenne’s MD is the most dangerous of all and typically causes the patient to be constraint to a wheelchair and prove fatal in certain instances. Contraction in the muscles is seemingly the common thing to observe and certain other complications can also follow in the course of the disease. Most young people suffering with Duchenne’s Muscular dystrophy have been found to give up the ghost by the age of 25.
Despite having no cure for Muscular Dystrophy, the available treatments lay basis on strengthening the muscles and cutting back the intensity of the syndromes.
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Because it is not required by law or required by financial institution renters insurance is an undersold policy but is something that every renter should buy. A renter’s policy covers everything that a homeowner’s policy covers, less the coverage for dwelling or other structures. Since you are not the owner of the dwelling, your landlord must have his own policy for this. However, all of the contents inside the home do belong to you. The landlord’s policy does NOT cover this and nor are they obligated to provide this to you. The cost per month for renters is so inexpensive that it is surprising as to why not more people have the coverage. The cost is about $11 a month and is based on how much coverage you want for your contents. |
Going Abroad: Students taking part in the Education Programme (B.Ed.)
"I decided to take a year out after my second year and work as a language assistant in Germany, to improve my German and teaching skills. I lived with such a welcoming family, who included me in different aspects of their family life."
Aisling, B.Ed. student at MIC, language assistantship in Beeskow, Brandenburg
Students taking part in the Education Programme with German as their academic subject have the possibility to take a year out after their second year and work or study in a German speaking country. Although this is not an obligatory part of the Bachelor of Education Degree Programme, experience has shown that B.Ed. students considerably profit from a stay abroad in various ways. B.Ed. students also have the possibility to conduct their Additional Educational Experience abroad.
The introduction of modern languages into the National Curriculum for Irish primary schools implies the need for qualified and experienced language teachers. Without doubt, a longer stay abroad contributes to a comprehensive understanding of a foreign language and will thus enable B.Ed. graduates to teach the language in an authentic and encouraging way. Furthermore, profound linguistic and cultural competence in a modern European language such as German gives graduates the chance to find employment in Central Europe as well, for example in the field of Teaching English as a Foreign Language.
Additionally, a year abroad does not only enrich students' professional lives, but also contributes to their personal development. The experiences gained abroad will help students to become an open-minded and autonomous person and will enable them to see not only foreign cultures, but also their own culture with different eyes.
Students wishing to spend a shorter period of time abroad also have the possibility to conduct their Additional Educational Experience abroad. For further information on the possibilities for B.Ed. students to work or study in a German speaking country, click below:
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If you feel you‘ve got heard it before, you are dead wrong
Just how many times has someone said a drug could result in more serious problems – like addiction, brain damage, or perhaps death? You‘ve got probably heard it numerous times, it is getting a challenge to believe. But all drugs have real potential for harm – even prescription pain relievers. When abused alone, or taken along with drugs, prescription pain medications can kill you. And also the death toll from misuse and abuse is rising steadily.
Think twice-because you simply die once. Prescription pain relievers, when used correctly and with a doctor’s supervision, are secure and effective. But abuse them, or mix all of them with illegal drugs or alcohol, and you also could end up inside the morgue. Even using prescription pain relievers along with prescription drugs (for example antidepressants ) or over-the-counter medications (like cough syrups and antihistamines ), can result in life-threatening respiratory failure. With some prescription pain relievers, all it will take is definitely pill.
Drugs to look out for. The foremost dangerous prescription pain relievers are the ones containing drugs referred to as opioids, for example morphine and codeine. Some common drugs containing these substances include :
- propoxyphene (Darvon ),
- meperidine (Demerol ),
- guaifenesin with hydromorphone (Dilaudid ),
- oxycodone (OxyContin ),
- Tylenol with Codeine, and
- hydrocodone / acetaminophen (Vicodin, Norco, etc. ).
Some common street names for the drugs include :
- ac / dc,
- hillbilly heroin,
- o. c.,
- percs, and
Whatever it is that you call them, remember something you need – they could be killers.
Symptoms of overdose.
In case you, or anyone you will know, have used prescription pain relievers, here will be the danger signs to watch for :
- Slow breathing (lower than ten breaths a moment is basically serious trouble )
- Small, pinpoint pupils
- Being tired, nodding off, or passing out
- Apathy (they do not care about anything )
- Cold and clammy skin
Lots of these symptoms tend to make people think individual is drunk. Many people can be tempted to let individual sleep it off, or think they simply had an excessive amount to drink. But do not. Your friend could go to rest and never awaken.
What you are able to do in case a friend is overdosing. Make an anonymous call to 911 if you don‘t wish to identify yourself. Try to obtain the person to respond for you by calling out his / her name. Make individual awaken and talk for you. Shake him / her if you need to. Otherwise, the individual could suffer brain damage, fall into your coma, or die.
Addiction may be a living death. In case you abuse prescription pain relievers and therefore are lucky sufficient to cheat death, you are still in big trouble. Prescription pain relievers could be addictive. The longer you are taking them, the greater the body needs. Try to prevent, and you also could experience withdrawal symptoms.
Addiction to prescription pain relievers is similar to being hooked on heroin and also the withdrawal is not much different : bone and muscle pain, diarrhea, vomiting, cold flashes, and insomnia.
In case you, or someone you will know, is abusing or is addicted, get pvndaweb professional help. You may also inquire about help from parents, doctors, relatives, teachers, or school guidance counselors. Substance abuse ruins lives. Do not allow it to happen for you or someone you adore.
In case you, or someone you will know, is hooked on prescription pain relievers, call the substance abuse treatment 24-hour helpline : 1. 800. 662. HELP, or visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health website, |
Text: Jude 1-4
Series: Heidelberg Catechism (LD 7, QA 22-23)
Summary: Can the basic teachings of the Bible be known? According to Jude, yes! The "faith once for all delivered" should not only be confessed, but contended for by all believers. What does true contending look like? All of these matters are addressed.
Preached: 2016-01-24 at 5:30 PM, Phoenix United Reformed Church |
President Gerald R. Ford / Boyhood Home
President Gerald R. Ford
In 1973 President Richard M. Nixon nominated Congressman Gerald R. Ford vice president. He was confirmed by a vote of the House and Senate. Upon Nixon's resignation in 1974 because of Watergate Ford ascended to the presidency. At his inauguration, Ford said, "My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over. Our Constitution works; our great republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here the people rule." Ford ran for reelection in 1976 and was narrowly defeated by Jimmy Carter.
President Gerald R. Ford Boyhood Home
Gerald R. Ford, the thirty-eighth president of the United States lived here from the age of 8 to 17 (1921 - 1930). Of all his boyhood homes, Ford remembered this one most vividly in his autobiography. Ford recalled that he and his friends used the garage behind the house as a social club. "We learned to play penny-ante poker... it was a great hideaway because my parents wouldn't climb the ladder to the second floor-- or so I thought." Ford served Grand Rapids in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1949 - 1973.
Dedication: L-R, Secretary of State Candace Miller, Governor John Engler, President Gerald R Ford. Photo courtesy of the Michigan Historical Commission
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The MessageStore.db was present in the folder .databasesWhatsApp and is a SQlite database.
After reading the database into a Sqlite browser, one can navigate to “Browse data” to the table “messages”
Next to the text in the column “Data”, there is a column “Timestamp”.
The dates and times in this column are in Unix: Millisecond value
|Some example text messagetext||1302442261665|
Converting hundreds or thousands of date and timestamps is not a practical thing to do. it is possible to export the columns from the Sqlite database to an Excelsheet.
Here you can use the formula:
=(CEL/86400000) + 25569 (CEL stands for the Cel where the timestamp is noted. For example L2 (Column L, row 2)
The cel must be formatted as “Date”
|Cel||Here we will note the whatsapp “Timestamp” column|
|86400000||86400000 milliseconden = 24 hour|
|25569||the difference between Excetime 0 and unixtime 0 (01-01-1901 versus 01-01-1970)| |
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At Monroe Vision Clinic, Inc., we are pleased to offer a wide range of optometry services for our community! Our experienced optometrists can provide you with thorough eye evaluations, determine if you need corrective lenses and your exact prescription strength, fit you with the appropriate specialty eyewear, and help you pick out the most flattering pair of glasses for your face shape and skin tone.
Our new patient appointments always begin with a comprehensive eye exam. If you are unsure of your family’s eye health history, it’s helpful to research beforehand, so we can better evaluate your own eye health. If you have never had a comprehensive exam, don’t worry! All the tests and exercises are simple and painless.
Comprehensive eye exams may include:
- Testing visual acuity or refractive error
- Pupil evaluation with or without dilation
- Examination of peripheral visual field
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- Analysis of the visual systems
- Examination of the external parts of the eye
- Intraocular pressure measurement
- Examination of the health of the entire eye
Our Optometric Services:
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Our comprehensive eye examination includes testing for an accurate prescription and a thorough evaluation of your eye health. This examination allows us to monitor your eyes for the development of eye conditions including cataracts, glaucoma, and macular degeneration.
If you have a medical eye concern we make an effort to schedule you promptly so you can begin treatment as soon as possible. Same day appointments are available for urgent needs.
We offer contact lens fittings to established contact lens wearers and to patients interested in contact lenses for the first time. New wearers receive training for proper contact lens insertion and care. We offer soft contact lenses, contact lenses for astigmatism, daily disposable contact lenses, and rigid gas permeable contact lenses. Our eye doctors will assist you in choosing the type of contact lenses that will best suit your needs.
Staffed with experienced and friendly opticians, our optical department is available to assist you with your glasses selection. We can fit you with single vision glasses, bifocals, no line progressive lenses, computer glasses, sunglasses, sports goggles, and safety eyewear.
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Dr Nayef Al-Rodhan outlines his theory of history about sustainable history and the dignity of man. He explains how sustainable history is propelled by good governance, which balances the tension between the attributes of human nature and human dignity needs...
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Are Chicken Coops and Runs Cheap To Build?
Chicken coops and runs. Everyone who raises chickens has at least one.
There’s a lot of freedom for how you build your coops and runs.
They can look about any way you like, but need to be able to keep your birds safe, sheltered and warm in winter.
You have to be able to get inside easily enough to clean, collect eggs and make any repairs or updates, so make sure you factor that in before you build.
Chicken coops and runs can be very small or very large, depending on how many chickens you have and of course why you have them.
If you’re selling the eggs or raising them for meat you might need a larger coop.
Coops are easy to build but not always cheap or should I say inexpensive.
I would go the extra mile and buy higher quality building materials to make sure that the coop and run I built would last for years to come.
I would also not set it on a permanent foundation, but would make it portable or at least movable. Chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys all can be hard on the land, rendering it bare and quite fertilized.
So ideally you would want to rotate you coops around a bit to put that highly fertilized land to good use and also give it a break from your flock of poultry.
Another approach is to set your coop on a permanent foundation and allow your chickens to free range or make a chicken tractor were you can move your chickens around your property without ever actually letting them out of their cage.
My coop is not permanently set but it takes a tractor to move it, so not as easy as I’d like. I would love to allow my chickens to free range because they get to eat for free and they produce some very large eggs from the high protein diet free ranging offers.
One of my neighbors has dogs however and apparently he had the same idea about free ranging his dogs and if I left my chicken out his dogs would also be eating for free.
Simple Design But Effective
A coop is basically a box with a slanted roof, chicken door and man door. I added nesting boxes that stick out either side to try and maximize the floor space in the coop. The thought was the chickens would lay their eggs in the nesting boxes and use the floor space for whatever chickens do in their off time.
But my chickens haven’t read the rule book yet, because they lay their eggs on the floor mostly and sometimes in the nesting boxes.
I’ve used Ping-Pong balls and fake eggs to get them to lay their eggs up in their nesting boxes, but they will not cooperate, so not really that big of a deal. The eggs do not taste any different from either location.
The really important thing about chicken coops and runs is that they are weather proof. So you need a good roof, good doors and windows and either good paint or siding on the outside.
I painted my coop, but I think this summer I’m going to put an R5 foam insulation around the outside and then side over it with vinyl siding. Maybe a little elaborate for a coop, I know, but I won’t ever have to paint it again either. |
The gas industry will be relying less on domestic gas production this winter and more on gas from storage and liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports compared to the supply mix in recent years, the American Gas Association (AGA) said in a new report. The association predicts that there will be little relief from high prices as the supply-demand balance will remain tight.
In a report titled "Examining the Changing Balance of Natural Gas Supplies for the 2005-2006 Winter Heating Season," the association estimated that peak month supply this winter, including production, Canadian imports, LNG, storage and supplementals, will total about 2,763 Bcf, or slightly more than the highest monthly demand level recorded during the last five years of 2,716 Bcf.
"This comparison points to the likely adequacy of supplies, but also to the tight supply-demand balance expected for the coming winter heating season, which in turn implies that relief from upward pressure on natural gas prices during the [winter heating season] is unlikely in the short term," the association said.
Part of the reason for that tight balance is the slightly declining role of domestic production in the supply mix, according to AGA. The association determined that about 57% of supply (1,600 Bcf) could come from gas production during a peak month this winter compared to 64% during the peak month in the 2002 winter (January).
Meanwhile, gas from underground storage is expected to account for 30.1% (or 840 Bcf) of peak month supply compared to 26% last January (702 Bcf) and 22% in January 2002. "Utilities' efforts to plan ahead by drawing on natural gas in underground storage are increasingly vital to ensuring reliability as is the industry's effort to supply a part of America's natural gas needs through imported LNG," said AGA's Chris McGill, managing director of policy analysis. (However, storage also accounted for 30.1%, or 853 Bcf, of peak winter month supply in January 2003 when production also was at 57.4% of total supply, according to AGA's data).
LNG imports are expected to cover 1.8% (50 Bcf) of supply in January 2006 compared to only 0.3% (8 Bcf) in January 2002. Gas imports from Canada are expected to account for 10.8% (or 300 Bcf) of peak month supply this winter compared to 11.8% last January (319 Bcf) and 12.7% (318 Bcf) in January 2002. And supplementals, including LNG peak shaving operations, are forecast to cover 0.3% (or 6 Bcf) this coming January compared to 0.1% last January.
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Shape sorter toys are one of the favorite toys of toddlers that are not only fun and entertaining but also lead to various developments. These types of toys create challenge for the kids where they have to drop various pieces into correct shapes and holes. These toys are perfect for the children between 15 to 18 months as they help in fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination and many other benefits. Below given are some of the amazing benefits of shape sorter toys.
Fine Motor Skill Development
This is enabled when the children select the various shapes, turn them to match into the holes and even open the shapes from the cubes and throw them out. The former helps the movement of the muscles of the hands and the legs developing fine motor skills, while the later called the grass motor skills is necessary for the overall muscular development of the child.
Shape sorter toys can also help in developing the reasoning skills of the child. As by analyzing which shape will fit into which hole, your child can learn to use the right shape for the right hole. Even if a shape is out of sight, the child will be able to reason out where he/she can trace it by opening the box.
This toy can certainly be challenging for a child, especially when he/she tries to fit a shape into the hole and is not able to work it out. Automatically the child will try again by fitting that shape into another hole. Hence this will develop a challenging attitude in the child with consistent patience development.
Identifying Shapes and Colors
As this game comes in different shapes and sizes, a child will learn the difference between each shape by the number of sides. For example differences in a circle and a square and even a triangle. Also as each of these shapes is brilliantly colored, a child develops learning on the different colors.
Learning about Cause and Effect
While playing with these toys, the curiosity level of the babies are high and it helps to develop their cause and effect concept. While using the toys, the child performs the function of pressing button or putting the blocks again and again in order to get the results.
Large variety and types of these toys are available in the market and you can select the one depending upon your choice and requirements. These types of toys are a perfect match of fun, education and development. |
National CSE helpline for young people: 116 000
Young people can now call and text a national helpline to discuss concerns about themselves or others in relation to CSE. Young people will be responded to 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year by trained and experienced staff and volunteers who will offer the chance to share information with police.
The Department for Education (DfE) has funded this initiative between NWG Network and the charity Missing People to raise awareness of CSE and to encourage young people to report and seek assistance through a 24/7, free, anonymous helpline: 116 000. This may be particularly useful in supporting children who are wary of discussing their concerns. The helpline is operated by the charity Missing People.
This service compliments local partnership work by providing a unique method for children to report CSE while also supporting and safeguarding them. The helpline will do this by providing non-judgmental support as well as signposting and referral to relevant local services, in addition to passing shareable information through to police.
NWG network brings more than 700 safeguarding agencies together to share best practice, seeking to ensure a joined-up, effective response to CSE. Their existing campaign “Say Something if you see Something” (also known as ‘Operation Makesafe') enables workers in the night-time economy to report signs of CSE; this has already resulted in a number of arrests. The development of this new service is an extension of the above campaign in response to youth consultation.
Missing People has 20 years' experience supporting children and young people and their families affected by missing, many of whom are at risk of, or experiencing, CSE.
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M ontana’s Valley of the White Tail Deer has always been a route and resting place for men and animals. Nestled within the sheltered valley, the town of Deer Lodge offered prospectors, ranchers and settlers the opportunity for a good life. With game abounding, plentiful water and good fishing, people were drawn to the area. Today, old mining camps and ghost towns reflect the past.
Ed Towe’s Model A phaeton proudly shows its age.
Downtown Deer Lodge lies midway between Yellowstone and Glacier National Park. It is just far enough off the freeway to avoid the noise of passing traffic. If you hop off I-90 to visit, you’re sure to see the Old Prison Museum complex. Many veteran old-car lovers remember this structure as the home of the Towe Ford Museum, where the legendary Ed Towe collected an example of nearly one of every early Ford model built.
The castle-like brick prison is Montana’s oldest and largest historic structure. It was built in the 1870s and saw 110 years of use as Montana’s only prison. It opened to the public in 1979 and today it houses the Montana Auto Museum, which is one of several museums that make up the Old Prison Museum. The 120-plus cars on display include some leftover cars from the Ed Towe era, and others on loan from private parties across the United States.
The Deer Lodge Collection is adding newer models, like this row of Mustangs.
For instance, a 1917 Oakland touring car belongs to Kim Hansen of Southbury, Conn., while a 1936 Road Home trailer is part of the David S. Woodworth collection of antique recreational vehicles from Tehachapi, Calif.
Director of Museums John O’Donnell has done a good job building a fine display of vehicles, and Ford buffs won’t be disappointed. There are still plenty of early Fords on display, as well as newer Ford collectibles like a retractable ’59 Skyliner and a healthy lineup of Mustangs.
There are many variants of both the Model T and the Model A Ford, including open and closed passenger cars and several types of commercial vehicles. In addition, the museum houses such early Ford treasures as 1903 Model A and 1908 Model S runabouts, a 1934 cabriolet and 1935 phaeton.
The Old Prison Museum and Montana Auto Museum is trying very hard to add newer collector cars to the mix in order to attract younger visitors, but the past hasn’t been overlooked either. A black Model A phaeton that belonged to Ed Towe himself is proudly exhibited in a room it has to itself.
If you’re starting to plan your hobby travel for the warmer weather, put a trip to Yellowstone and a stop at Deer Lodge on the agenda. You can obtain information about the Old Prison Museum by contacting the Powell County Museum and Arts Foundation, 1106 Main St., Deer Lodge, MT 59722, or by calling 406-846-3111. You can also visit the Web site for the chamber of commerce at www.powellcountymontana.com. |
Lesley Gore, who topped the music charts in the 1960's with "It's My Party," "Judy's Turn to Cry," and my own personal favorite, the feminist anthem "You Don't Own Me," died on Monday. She was 68. I discovered Gore in the 1980's and enjoyed her cool 1960's sound.
Long before Helen Reddy's "I Am Woman," Gore blazed the trail for women's equality in music, and was one of the first celebrities to come out as lesbian. In addition to singing, Gore was an accomplished songwriter and actress. She hosted several episodes of the PBS series "In the Life," which dealt with gay and lesbian issues, and played Catwoman's sidekick on the TV series "Batman." In the 2012 presidential campaign, Gore turned "You Don't Own Me" into an online PSA for reproductive rights. |
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Caution - Dangerous Crossing
Don't be alarmed, but there is a problem
in the palm world, which you ought to know about...
Martin Gibbons, The Palm Centre, 563 Upper Richmond Road West, London,
SW14 7ED, U.K.
Chamaerops No. 13, published online 23-08-2002
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X Butiagrus nabonnandii, in S. of France.
If you grow palms, you will be interested, maybe
even a little alarmed, by a problem that has recently come to light,
and which is being talked about more and more by those in 'the palm
business', whether amateur or professional. It is a problem of concern
particularly to those of us who grow palms from seed; however, because
of its insidious nature, it can actually affect all of us. You will
perhaps never look at your palms in quite the same way again. And
you will certainly be more careful about buying them, either as
plants or as seeds, in future.
It is the joint problem of cross-pollination and
There is an understandable tendency for botanic
and other gardens, both public and private, to plant palms of the
same genus in the same area. It is a natural enough plan since identification
of individual species is most easily accomplished if they are grouped
with their close relatives; comparisons can be made without difficulty.
However, since many palms hybridise freely with closely related
species it is extremely likely that female flowers will be fertilized
with pollen from male trees of other species growing in the same
area. Development of the fruits continues in the normal way, and
the resultant seeds may well appear identical to those of the pure
species. O.K. you may say, so what's the problem?
The problem is that many seed collectors and dealers
make their collections in these same gardens. They are easily accessible,
the trees are readily identifiable, and seed collection is easy.
The seed collected from a Phoenix sylvestris will be sold as such,
but it may be 50% Phoenix dactylifera. The seed collected from a
Sabal minor also will be sold as such, but it may be 50% Sabal palmetto.
The Trachycarpus martianus in Huntington botanical gardens in California,
from which most young plants in cultivation around the world have
come, are rumoured to be all female. Are they pollinated by male
The characteristics that enable the expert to tell
hybrid from pure species may not become apparent for many years,
perhaps not even until the young plant itself has begun to produce
its own flowers and fruit. Perhaps not even then. But certainly
the genes of both parents will be passed into its seed and will
corrupt any future plants produced from it.
The sharp-eyed palm enthusiast can spot probable
hybrids easily in many a botanic or public garden. In the south
of France, for example, you can find many examples, suggesting that
this problem has long been occurring. Phoenix reclinata with very
thick trunks; Phoenix canariensis with red fruits; Phoenix dactylifera
with green leaves; Sabals with characteristics of both S. minor
and S. palmetto, or half a dozen other species.
Some hybridisation results in wonderful plants.
The famous hybrid between Syagrus (Arecastrum) romanzoffiana and
Butia capitata (which used to be called 'X Butiarecastrum nabonnandii',
after the French botanist who first made the cross, and is now X
Butyagrus nabonnandii) is a most beautiful tree with the clear characteristics
of both parents. The seeds that it produces however are sterile.
Some crossing of different species of Chamaedorea has produced some
excellent plants too. But a collection of them, unchecked, is likely
to produce seeds of unknown parentage with quite undesirable qualities.
If and when these pass into other collections, the resultant permutations
and confusion can only be imagined.
Over the millennia, palms have evolved into thousands
of distinct species. With mans' obsession with collecting, this
trend is actually being reversed. Hybridised seeds are distributed
around the world at great speed. No checks are made on the authenticity
of their parentage, and like a computer virus the problem can spread
from one town to another, one collection to another, one country
For instance, an innocent palm enthusiast in, say,
South Africa or Australia, purchases seeds, by mail order, from
a distributor on the other side of the world. This distributor,
in equal innocence, may have in turn bought the seeds from a collector
who gathered them from underneath a correctly labelled tree in a
public, private or botanic garden. The enthusiast will germinate
the seeds and plant the resulting young plants, entirely unaware
that they may actually be hybrids. So far, no problem. But when
his trees mature and begin to produce their own seeds, which he
sells, the predicament begins to spread, which is why the comparison
with a virus is such an apt one. Within a few generations (not long
with some fast growing species) the problem is insoluble, and if
the seeds are widely circulated, a nightmare.
An excellent example is provided by Trachycarpus
takil first introduced into Europe from Himalayan India by a Major
Madden in I 853 when he distributed young plants to several gardens
and well-known nurserymen of the day. History does not record what
happened subsequently, but it is likely that because of the only
subtle differences between T. takil and T. fortunei; which was beginning
to become popular around that time; no steps would have been taken
to prevent them from interbreeding. The resultant seedlings would
likely have been distributed by those unaware of the dangers, and
they, when grown, would in turn have interbred again with T. fortunei
It is not too fanciful to suggest that every T. fortunei that you
see, has actually some T. takil 'blood' flowing in its veins. Perhaps
it is this that causes some of the great variability in the species.
Some with deeply divided leaves, some not. Some which shed their
fibres naturally or don't. Some with glaucous leaves or not. And
so on and so forth.
Only fresh importations of seed from China can carry
the guarantee of purity but unless care is taken, these plants will
in turn interbreed with the 'corrupted' T. fortunei/T takil and
the problem begins all over again.
So what is to be done? It's tricky. Nobody wants
to destroy their collection and begin again. Certainly those in
charge of botanic gardens and other important collections of palms
(especially those from which seeds are collected commercially (or
even illegally)) should take steps to prevent cross-pollination
between species. It is difficult but not impossible. If pure seed
from a particular species is required, the inflorescences of all
related species flowering at the same time should be removed. This
is especially important with rare species or in cases where the
palm is perhaps extinct in the wild. Extreme caution should be applied
in maintaining the purity of these species; there may not be a second
chance. Care should also be taken with new plantings to ensure the
purity of the plants and in avoiding the temptation to group different
Seed sellers should state that parentage is uncertain
if the seeds are collected in a botanic garden where there is even
a chance of crosspollination. And of course, wild collected seed
has an extremely good chance of being pure. Nature has arranged
this, either by having related species occurring at a safe distance
from one another, or by having them flower at different times. This
is not intended, however, as an invitation to collect seeds from
the wild; this poses an altogether different set of problems.
Not all palms can suffer from the dangers outlined.
Monotypic genera (those with only one species) are an obvious example.
You are unlikely to run into problems with Rhapidophyllum, Serenoa
or Chamaerops, to name a few. Additionally, isolated, monoecious
(both sexes on the same plant) palms in botanic gardens can be considered
relatively 'safe'; they are much more likely to be self-pollinated
than fertilized with pollen from a distant neighbour.
It is up to all of us involved in 'the palm business'
whether commercially or privately, to be aware of the dangers and
to take a responsible stance. Only in this way can this worrying
and potentially devastating problem be reversed.
On 3-9-2002 Dan
Seed for Thought
An excellent point, Martin! Methinks I will
be looking more closely at my young Trachycarpus sprouts (Takil,
Wagnerianus, Fortunei) for any similarities. Perhaps we should be
insisting that suppliers identify the source of the seed, so that
we are not caught unawares. Good Article.
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Flu Season Prep: Using Pennsylvania taverns to get ahead
Bartenders, servers encouraged by PLBA, Health Secretary to get flu shot
(Harrisburg, Pa. – 9/10/18) Health care officials in Pennsylvania have a new friend in dealing with the upcoming flu season.
Across the state, tavern owners are being encouraged by the Pennsylvania Licensed Beverage Association (PLBA) and health care officials to help keep themselves and their staffs healthy this coming fall and winter by suggesting they get a flu shot.
“No tavern or restaurant owner wants to see their employees at home sick or even worse in the hospital,” said Chuck Moran, executive director of the PLBA. “You certainly don’t want them working while being under the weather, and missing staff can negatively impact business. There’s just too much risk of spreading the flu to other staff or patrons.”
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, influenza causes thousands of deaths and billions of dollars in lost productivity each year nationally.
For employers and employees that comes to a loss of nearly 17 million workdays each flu season. Furthermore, tens of thousands of people end up in hospitals, eventually impacting the cost of health insurance.
In Pennsylvania, between October 2017 and May 2018, there were more than 121,000 confirmed influenza
cases. That doesn’t consider others who may not have gone to their doctor to be tested. Allegheny County alone had 12,676 reported cases.
In an article published in the September edition of Pennsylvania Observer, the official magazine of the PLBA, Rachel Levine, MD, Pennsylvania Secretary of Health and Physician General, urged tavern owners to get a flu shot and to encourage their employees to do the same.
“Getting a flu shot is the best way to protect yourself, your loved ones, and those you come into contact with from the flu,” Secretary Levine said in the article. “Anyone who works in a public setting, surrounded by other people, is aware of the need to take precautions to remain healthy and safe.”
There will be some people who are unable to get a flu shot due to health reasons, but Secretary Levine believes that other than those exceptions, it’s a good idea to be vaccinated.
“The flu shot is safe, effective and the best form of defense against the flu,” she said.
Ena Saini, MD, a physician with Geisinger Holy Spirit Infectious Diseases in Camp Hill, supported Secretary Levine’s advice. She encourages her patients to get a flu shot annually and says it’s important for those in the hospitality industry to be cautious.
“Someone working in a restaurant or tavern may come in contact with hundreds of people every day,” said Dr. Saini. “All it takes is one contagious person to put others at risk. When that happens your first line of defense to protect yourself from getting sick is a flu shot.”
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The Pennsylvania Licensed Beverage Association represents retail licensees in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Association formed after Prohibition in 1941 to ensure the legality, protection, and prosperity of the state’s liquor and beer retail licensed businesses. From corner bars, delis and neighborhood taverns to five-star restaurants and resorts, PLBA’s industry supports more than 100,000 Commonwealth jobs, and remains an established, important part of our communities. To learn more about the PLBA, visit www.pataverns.com. The PLBA can be followed on Twitter via @TavernPA. Chuck Moran can be followed on Twitter via @ChuckMoran7. |
BANGKOK, Dec 8 – Thailand’s Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) fell in November to a 10-year low due to flooding in the country’s central provinces and Bangkok and concerns over the global economy related to the euro-zone’s debt crisis, according to a survey by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) Economic and Business Forecasting Center.
The Consumer Confidence Index in all categories last month dropped for a fourth consecutive month, dragging November’s CCI index to 10-year low of 71, down from 72.4 in the previous month.
Centre Director Thanawat Polvichai said that although flooding has eased, people remain concerned over the higher cost of living, so they are more careful in spending.
He said less travel is expected during the New Year period, and that hesitation in purchasing condominiums or houses is possible. Sluggish expenditures are likely to continue into the first quarter of next year.
The government should expedite its budget spending, loan offerings by financial institutions and paying insurance costs to the business sector, he advised, while saying that the main risk factors for the Thai economy in 2012 are implanting the government’s post-flood rehabilitation policies, the world economy, and Thai domestic politics.
However, Thai economic growth in 2012 is projected at 4-5 per cent, higher than this year, which is projected 1.5-2 per cent.
Meanwhile, Pornsil Patchrintanakul, vice chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, conceded that the private sector is worried about possible delays in disbursement of the post-flood rehabilitation budget and is not confident about the government’s flood prevention plans.
Thai Chamber of Commerce proposed to the government to set a date to meet foreign investors to clarify its plan on responding to floods in the future and the spending budget to revive the Thai economy, he said. |
The history of smart thermostats is frankly, quite short. Its development and growth are patterned after two technological trends, how capable microprocessors get smaller and cheaper, and how advanced and ubiquitous internet and wireless technology has become in our homes. The end result is the units become lower in cost and the programming interface becomes less of a burden to use to maximize the efficient use of your thermostat.
It’s a short step from a simple dial thermostat to buying and installing one that is programmable. If you regularly turn the air conditioning warmer when you go to work and cooler when you get home, a programmable thermostat can be set to do just that, except turn the ac lower a half hour before you get home so it’s already cool when you get there. And if you program it right and do not forget to change the batteries, its memory will be better than yours. The downfall is that plans change after you leave the house, and your time at home may be both limited and precious to you in that you don’t waste time programming your thermostat where there are children demanding your attention. What if you could handle all that programming from the office, or while traveling when you have free time to be filled?
A best smart thermostat can do all that and it is remotely accessible over your network and wireless router. Many of these devices can be programmed using simple applications on your iOS or Android device. Coming home earlier than expected? Turn the air conditioning on remotely from your phone. Took a last minute trip and forgot to reset the system settings? Access it remotely and reset the timing and temperatures of your device.
As part of a larger network of Internet of Things devices, you can expand the control of your home. Closing the window drape during the hottest parts of the day will save on air conditioning costs, and the results should be easily seen on the temperature recorded by your smart thermostat. Keeping an eye on the external temperature of that vacation home you have in the mountains will let you turn on the heat before the big cold snap comes through and freezes the water in your pipes. As these devices become both cheaper and easier to program and use, the remote control home of the future can be yours today. |
Title: “Doing More with Less –Polymer Based Smart Materials, Nanocomposites and Structures”
Speaker: Dr. Syed Reza Rizvi, Postdoctoral Fellow, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto ON
Date: Monday, January-19, 2015
Time/Location: 9:00 a.m. at FNH Room 40
The ever-increasing use of polymer and composite materials is evident all around us. In the nanotechnology age the advent of new materials, manufacturing processes and characterization techniques is rapidly pushing the bounds of what was previously achievable. In this talk, I will explain how minimum mass requirements are driving the natural progression towards polymer based composites. Highlights of our work in polymer based smart materials, nanocomposites and structures will be presented. Different polymer based smart materials will be discussed and specifics details will be provided for flexible pressure sensing using piezoresistive polymer nanocomposites. Various applications of polymer nanocomposites (conductivity, lightweight, anti-microbial), and the particular nanocomposites developed in response will be highlighted. Finally, the contrasting structures achievable with polymers will be described and applications, including ice-tribology, will be presented. The talk will conclude with further possibilities of exploiting polymers and composite materials through additive manufacturing.
Reza Rizvi is a TVN postdoctoral fellow at the Toronto Rehab Institute at the University of Toronto. He is a recent PhD graduate from the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto. His research interests are in new applications of polymer nanocomposites and nanostructures, smart materials and advanced manufacturing. He is currently investigating the tribology of rubber and composite materials on ice for footwear applications. His previous works include developing flexible pressure sensing nanocomposites and fully bio-based green composites. Reza’s work has been presented in several international conferences and has been invited for publication in IOP’s Smart Materials and Structures and TMSs’ Journal of Materials Research. He has also collaborated on various industrial projects in the automotive and electronics sectors. Reza is a member of American Society of Mechanical Engineering and the Society of Plastic Engineers. |
This year, "pregnancy pill" turns 50 years old. But despite the fact that these contraceptives are used by millions of women worldwide, a number of myths and misconceptions about their use still persist. They are either accused of involvement in the development of cancer, heart attacks, strokes, thrombosis, or credited with many useful qualities.
Where is the truth?
Oral contraceptives (OC) are considered to be one of the most reliable methods of protection.
Small doses of hormones are constantly entering the body; they prevent ovulation and fertilization does not occur.
OC prevent unwanted pregnancies in more than 99% of cases, which is not the case even with condoms. That is why in the West pregnancy pills are extremely popular, and in Britain, for example, they are even handed out for free to schoolgirls to prevent teenage pregnancies.
From a statistical perspective, beneficial effects of birth control pills seem to outweigh their negative properties. But this does not mean that a particular person would have the same situation as an abstract character of research.
Hormonal pills still have plenty contra-indications, which can be evaluated only by a gynecologist, and not a pharmacist at a drugstore or best friend. Specialists can usually find a suitable pill, given your age, family history, past illnesses, frequency of sexual activity, peculiarities of the menstrual cycle.
Here are the pros and cons of OC, and the readers will decide for themselves whether they are ready to go to a doctor for a prescription.
Possible benefits of oral contraceptives:
- The longer a woman takes OC, the lower the risk of developing ovarian cancer. Taking them for 10 years reduces the risk by 60-80%. The pill also decreases the risk of developing ovarian cysts.
-Risk of endometrial cancer is reduced by 50%.
- Risk of colon cancer may be reduced by 35%.
- There may be a slight but still a decrease of the risk of inflammatory diseases of the pelvic organs which can lead to infertility.
- Estrogens contained in OC protect women from the bone loss and, hence, the development of osteoporosis in postmenopausal period.
- Irregular menstrual cycle is normalized.
- Since OC suppress ovulation, they significantly reduce the risk of ectopic pregnancy.
- Acne and seborrhea often disappear because the pill reduces the activity of the sebaceous glands.
- Risk of developing iron deficiency anemia is reduced, as blood loss during menstruation is reduced.
Possible cons of taking oral contraceptives:
- Long-term use of OC slightly increases risk of breast cancer.
- A small increase in risk of developing liver cancer.
- Increased risk of chlamydia infection, that is, the development of chlamydia.
- Women who smoke and those who suffer from hypertension increases face the risk of myocardial infarction and stroke.
- In some cases increased risk of thrombosis and thromboembolism.
- Slight increase of blood pressure.
- Some women may experience problems with weight gain.
There are still drawbacks. First of all, OC do not protect against sexually transmitted infections. Second, taking these pills should be long-term and regular, which requires considerable care and expense. Perhaps that is why only 7% of Russian women prefer this method.
Contraceptive pill should not be taken with antibiotics and sedatives, as this may reduce the effectiveness of hormonal pill. It is also not advised to combine a course of contraceptives with antidepressants and anticonvulsants.
If you cannot abandon either of them, experts recommend to at least avoid sexual contact during treatment, or to use additional contraception, such as condoms.
A tribute should be given to pharmaceutical companies who have worked to improve oral contraceptives and have ensured that today's pills contain very small amounts of hormones, and therefore are much safer than their predecessors.
Light version of oral contraceptives is mini-pill. They contain only one hormone - progestogen and do not block ovulation completely
Pros: no periods, lower dose of hormones suitable for nursing mothers and smokers over 35 years. Cons: The effect is lower than with OC and they should be taken strictly at the same time.
By the way, to the delight of women, in the future, pharmacies will sell male oral contraceptives. Now, several pharmaceutical laboratories are developing drugs to stop sperm production in men. The miracle pills will not be here any time soon: all the necessary tests will take 5-7 years.
Russia may terminate all kinds of military and military-technical relations with Israel, including the agreement on the exchange of reconnaissance data
The Kremlin is very concerned about the events related to the crash of the Il-20 Russian military aircraft in Syria |
"Around the world, millions of people don't get enough protein. Protein malnutrition leads to the condition known as kwashiorkor. Lack of protein can cause growth failure, loss of muscle mass, decreased immunity, weakening of the heart and respiratory system, and death."
"All protein isn't alike" " Animal sources of protein tend to be complete. Other protein sources lack one or more amino acids that the body can't make from scratch or create by modifying another amino acid. Called incomplete proteins, these usually come from fruits, vegetables, grains, and nuts."
"Vegetarians need to be aware of this. To get all the amino acids needed to make new protein - and thus to keep the body's systems in good shape."
"A 6-ounce broiled Porterhouse steak is a great source of complete protein"
Yep, Pass the steak!....
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionso ... otein.html |
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2015 Student Sustainability Expo Sponsored by SaskEnergy
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Time: 1:00 PM - 3:30PM with activities hosted from 11-12 by Saskatchewan Environmental Society- hosted by Pam Belcher for our first 30 registrants!
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Two noted Indian-American writers and three scientists were awarded the prestigious Guggenheim fellowship.
Toronto-based novelist Rohinton Mistry has been selected in the fiction category, while Pico Iyer, based in California,ªwill be awarded the fellowship in the general nonfiction category for his work Reflections on the 14th Dalai Lama.
The scientists are Santosh Srinivas Vempala, associate professor of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology for his work in algorithmic convex geometry, and Madhu Sudan, Fujitsu professor of Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for his work in algebraic methods in error-correction.
Both were selected in the computer science category. One more person is awarded the fellowship in this category.
The other fellow, Meenakshi Wadhwa, is curator of Meteoritics, Field Museum, Chicago. She was selected for her analysis of solar wind returned by the Genesis spacecraft.
A total of 186 artists, scholars and scientists were selected from over 3,000 applicants for awards totalling $7,112,000. The new fellows include writers, painters, sculptors, photographers, filmmakers, choreographers, physical and biological scientists, social scientists and scholars in the humanities.
"We don't release what each fellow has received. I can tell you that the average grant this year was $38,236," Liz Gurl, a spokesperson of Guggenheim Foundation based in NY said.
The selection was based on recommendations from expert advisors for distinguished achievement in the past and exceptional promise for future accomplishment.
Since its inception in 1925, the Foundation has granted almost $240 million in fellowships to over 15,500 individuals. It was established by Senator Simon Guggenheim as a memorial to his son who died at 17. The fellowships are intended to further the development of artists and scholars and allow them to work free of any conditions.
Scores of Nobel Laureates, Pulitzer and other prize winners appear on the roll of fellows, which includes Ansel Adams, Aaron Copland, Langston Hughes, Henry Kissinger, Vladimir Nabokov, Isamu Noguchi, Linus Pauling, Paul Samuelson, Martha Graham, Philip Roth, Derek Walcott, James Watson and Eudora Welty.
Iyer is well-known as a travel writer. He was born in England, raised in California, and educated at Eton, Oxford and Harvard. His books include Video Night in Kathmandu, The Lady and the Monk, Tropical Classical and Abandon, among others.
Born in Mumbai in 1952, Mistry immigrated to Canada in 1975 and was employed in a Toronto bank. He began writing stories in 1983. His novels include the much acclaimed Such a Long Journey and A Fine Balance.
Prof. Sudan graduated in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi in 1987 and has a PhD in Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley. He joined the MIT in 1997 and was promoted as full professor in 2003. The Fujitsu Chair is provided for through a contribution from the Fujitsu Corporation.
He won the IEEE Information Theory Paper Prize in 2000, the Godel Prize from ACM in 2001 and most recently the Nevanlinna Prize from the International Congress of Mathematicians in 2002.
Prof Vempala is mainly interested in Geometry, Randomness and Combinatorics, especially in two contexts: Finding mathematical structure that makes fast (polynomial-time) algorithms possible and investigating graphs and other discrete structures.
Wadhwa earned her masters degree from the Punjab University and received her PhD from Washington University. She joined the Field Museum in 1995.
"I study a variety of meteorite groups. The goal of my research is to decipher the processes involved in the meteorites' formation using trace element distributions in their minerals and also to determine when they were formed," she says about her work. |
I concluded my previous post on Narnia by briefly touching on Aslan’s refusal to tell people any story but their own. The characters in The Horse and His Boy need to learn this important truth: Aslan is at the back of all stories (p302), yet he will only tell people their story and not someone else’s. Only Aslan can reveal to us what we really are – both glorious and tragically fallen creatures – but he will tell us no more than this. To borrow Aslan’s words from Prince Caspian: “You come of the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve. And that is both honour enough to erect the head of the poorest beggar, and shame enough to bow the shoulders of the greatest emperor on earth” (p416). In The Horse and His Boy, it is Aravis who struggles most in seeing her true self by hearing her own story. But before we get to her let us set the scene, as C. S. Lewis did.
When Shasta finally meets Aslan it is a wonderful revelation for he learns that behind his entire life, and even its most painful events, sat an author who longed to meet him. As Shasta learns that there was only ever one lion pursuing them throughout their journey he realises that it was Aslan who inflicted the terrible wounds on Aravis’ back, during their flight to the Southern March (p281). Asking after the reason he is told, “Child, I am telling you your story, not hers, I tell no one any story but his own.” A little later, when Shasta pleads with Edmund and insists he is not a traitor, despite overhearing their council in Tashbaan, the King of Narnia alludes to this truth that everyone must learn: “Try not to hear what’s meant for other ears” (p288). Now we can get to Aravis’ story and Lewis’ point.
Rowan Williams believes that this repeated idea reveals every human’s desire to be distracted from their own story, the parts we ignore and find unbearable. He writes, “We need to know what we have done, in all its dimensions.” We need to fully grasp the reality about ourselves, the dark truths we find it easier to forget. When the Hermit explains Aravis’ wounds he says: “Though they smart they are no more serious than if they had been the cuts of a whip. It must have been a very strange lion; for instead of catching you out of the saddle and getting his teeth into you, he has only drawn his claws across your back” (p273). Aravis considers it luck, but the Hermit says that in all his years he has never met any such thing as luck, adding, “There is something about all this that I do not understand: but if ever we need to know it, you may be sure that we shall” (p274). At this point in the narrative, Aravis is yet to meet Aslan and hear her story. And when she does, her wounds help her accept the harm she caused; along with the depths of herself she refused to plumb.
Enter Aslan, whose words are more smarting than Aravis’ wounds: “The scratches on your back, tear for tear, throb for throb, blood for blood, were equal to the stripes laid on the back of your stepmother’s slave because of the drugged sleep you cast upon her. You needed to know what it felt like” (p299). Little mention is made of her stepmother’s servant, but on first meeting Bree and Shasta, Aravis recalls her escape and coolly dismisses the beating that it would result in for the drugged slave, stating that she deserved it (p224). Shasta is sympathetic for the slave, claiming that her suffering was unfair, and Aravis snaps at him, for she does not do anything to please him. However, as we approach the end of Lewis’ narrative it is clear that Aravis has been changed. Not only has her pride softened and her temper waned, but also through her wounds she becomes aware that her actions reach far beyond her own desires. Anxiously, she asks if any more harm will come to the slave and Aslan responds, “I am telling you your story, not hers. No one is told any story but their own.” |
Flexibility is an issue that many embryonic physical culturists ignore until it is too late, when injuries or athletic mediocrity have already occurred: stretching, mobility and flexibility may be of a secondary importance to the physical man, but it is still a goal worth pursuing.
Some of you might be groaning already, saying that this is predominantly a “woman’s goal” of fitness, citing the always-prevalent female desire to “tone” and “lengthen” muscles without adding bulk. And while stretching certainly accomplishes these things, there are many benefits specifically for the masculine man, such as:
1. Improved Posture
Much fun is made in these circles of “hunched over beta males” with sloping shoulders, a high degree of swayback, and other effeminate body language. A variety of stretches for the chest, shoulders, hip flexors, hamstrings, and glutes (several of which will be discussed later in this post) can have you standing like the tall, confident alpha male you’ve always wanted to be.
2. Increased Athletic Ability
Having contracted, atrophied muscles leads to the posture issues detailed in the previous number, and muscular atrophy comes from disuse. That same atrophy leads to decreased physical aptitude. And if you don’t believe me, I’d like to see you try to deadlift, sprint, or jump with lower back pain caused by hyperlordosis, which is in turn caused by atrophied hip flexor muscles. After you try and fail at that, do a bench press or throw a punch with proper form due to your sloped, inward-facing shoulders. And finally, try to throw a high roundhouse kick so we can all laugh at you.
3. Increased Mental Fortitude And Tolerance To Pain
A stretch properly done is a slow, gradual, arduous process. This is to avoid over-stretching and injuring the muscle in question, but also as a strictly mental, almost meditative exercise. The goal of fortitude is what has traditionally made kung fu schools force their students to perform the horse stance (ma bu in the original Mandarin) for several minutes at a time, although the horse stance is not strictly a stretch. Similarly, the Russian spetsnaz forces their recruits to learn how to do splits (both the front split and the “wishbone” side split) for the exact same reason. Simply put, if you’ve gritted, gnashed, and sweated through a wishbone split, you won’t fear much in the way of pain.
4. Increased Sex Appeal
This is mostly a byproduct of the previous three steps. Speaking personally from experience and observation, women are certainly not adverse to seeing a muscled, masculine man perform a full bridge or a split. If you can pull off some of those moves on the dance floor, even better.
Stretching is a field of training that requires just as much progressive training as weights or calisthenics. The trainee should begin with the basic stretches that you probably remember from elementary school, before moving onto intermediate stretches (bridges, twist holds, etc.) and the advanced stretches (splits, scorpion holds, and other movements that seem unreal to the uninitiated). This article will only go over basic stretches to increase mobility in preparation for the intermediate stretches, but first…
Commonalities For All Stretches
Without going into too much anatomical detail, let me just say that a properly done stretch applies the pull to the muscles rather than a tendon or ligament. Muscles evolved to move, pull, contract, agonize, and antagonize. Ligaments attach bone to bone and tendons attach bone to skeletal muscle, both of which are tough connective tissues that evolved to basically keep things in place. They are made of collagen, which is meant to withstand and “hold fast” in response to tension, not stretch and move in the direction of the tension.
Stretching, thus, essentially, conditions the muscle fibers to their maximum plasticity and elasticity (for those who don’t remember physics class, plasticity is the capability of being stretched, elasticity is the capability of returning to the original length once the pressure is taken off). If you feel any pain in places you know joint tissue exists such as the hip sockets, the spine, the groin, the ankles), you’re doing it wrong. Try again with proper form.
Related to the above, there is nothing between your two legs. A lot of people will tell you that there’s some sort of ligament or muscle between the two legs keeping you from doing splits. That’s a lie. The reason splits, or any stretch, are difficult, is because your muscles are reflexively resisting the stretch, and this is normal. Much of flexibility training is gradually training your body to not use that reflex.
Stretching is a workout all its own. We’ve all seen that tubby guy at the gym doing gimpy stretches that accomplish nothing at the gym. Don’t be that guy. Personally, I do my stretching after martial arts practice, and not before or after heavy lifting or calisthenics (with two major exceptions I will specify). You can stretch whenever you want, but bear in mind—if you are not pouring sweat, and your heart isn’t pounding after your stretching is complete, then you’re not stretching right. Remember the third reason of why stretching is relevant to you.
The contraction reflex can be overcome, and there are many methods of doing so, ranging from “waiting out the stretch” (essentially holding a stretched position until the pain goes away, then extending, and repeat until it doesn’t work anymore), to getting into a stretched position and flexing the stretched muscles for 20-30 seconds to basically exhaust them into stopping the contraction reflex, and more. Those are the two main methods I use, and there are several variations of “forced relaxation”, AKA the contraction method, and:
Finally, breathe regularly. In my experience, holding your breath or breathing shallow leads to muscle cramping, which of course impairs your flexibility. But don’t breathe too deep either, just breathe smooth and regular.
Most of the information in this section was gleaned from the works of “The Mad Russian” Pavel Tsatsouline, a former Spetsnaz who defected to the USA in the late 1980s, and became a highly regarded fitness trainer and writer. More specifically, his book “Relax into Stretch” (Dragon Door Publications, 2001). I highly recommend it if you desire more in-depth information.
A Beginner Stretching Routine
1. The Bow Stance
This works the hip flexors, making your hips more mobile and flexible. Put one leg behind the other, as far as it can go while keeping the back foot flat on the floor. Keep the chest and back straight and vertical. Bend the front leg, go until parallel. Keep pressure on the back leg. The stretch is felt in the hip and groin, and as always the back is kept high and straight. Switch legs when done.
2. The Floor Hamstring Stretch
This is one we all remember from elementary school. Sit down on the floor, and extend your legs fully. Keep the feet together and pointed straight up, keep the chest and back high and straight, and bend at the waist, reaching your arms to your feet. I say “arms” and not “hands,” because training can enable you to reach your hands beyond your feet, as seen in the picture.
3. The Bridge
This is one of the two stretches I do after weightlifting rather than martial arts. Possibly because it’s half stretch, half calisthenic. It’s also one of the best exercises you can possibly do in general. It is ubiquitous in a variety of physical disciplines, from yoga to wrestling. It works the seldom-exercised erector spinae, tones the arms and legs, expands lung capacity, promotes circulation and, most importantly, rejuvenates and expands compressed or dislocated vertebral discs. To put it bluntly, if you’re not already bridging, get to it.
Lay down flat on the floor, put your hands on the floor behind your head, and push up simultaneously with your hands and feet. More than just getting your back off the floor, a proper bridge has four components: 1) Straight arms and legs, 2) An arch in the back, 3) The head tilted back in a relaxed position, and 4) Breathing is natural and deep.
Once this is mastered, there are more advanced bridges, culminating in falling into a bridge from a standing position. This is largely where the bridge stops being a stretch and becomes a calisthenic, a topic which I have already discussed on this website.
4. The Hang Stretch
My other post-weightlifting stretch. Hang from a pull-up bar, with arms fully extended and the breath held, then, let the breath go in one gasp, and let your body sag. You should feel the stretch in the back muscles. Helps your posture as well.
5. The Chest Stretch
Put your feet together and stand straight. Then clench the buttocks and thrust the hips forward, while keeping your back as straight as possible, lean your head back and look at the ceiling, and spread your arms out and as wide as possible (do NOT lock the elbows). This expands the chest and shoulders, reduces “droopiness” of the neck, and reduces hyperlordosis in the lumbar as well.
6. The Floor Hip Flexor Stretch
Put one foot on the ground, and one knee on the ground far behind. Then lean forward on the front leg, keeping the back and chest high and straight (I repeat, do not move your torso at all), while putting pressure on the hind leg. You should feel the stretch in the hip flexor of the hind leg. Then switch legs and repeat
As mentioned before, I do various stretches after weightlifting, calisthenics, and martial arts. I perform all of the above stretches at some point in the week, as well as some more advanced ones. Some of these I use to warm up, and some of these I do afterwards. Having hopefully convinced you of the need to stretch, try these and see if they improve your athletic game. Be safe and see you next time. |
Have you ever been into someone’s home before and noticed how clean their pantry was? What about the opposite? Have you ever been disgusted by someone’s pantry and had the sudden urge to be sure that you never have a cluttered, dirty pantry ever again? We are here to give you the needed tips to be sure that your pantry is a talking point inside of your home, and for a good reason.
Move Everything Out
You will be shocked to find all of the things that you have shoved behind boxes and containers inside of your pantry. You have to start the project by taking out everything that is already stored inside of your pantry. Once you have everything out, you have a clean surface to start the organizing process. Also, moving everything out of the pantry gives you the opportunity to really clean the shelves well. You are probably going to notice how many spills have happened in the pantry that have gone uncleaned. Take the time to really clean and disinfect that space in your pantry. A Phoenixville pest control employee once told me that dirty pantries are one of the main reason that people have nasty bugs inside of their home. We all know we don’t want bugs living in our food!
Purchase Needed Storage
One of the best ways to be sure that all of the things in your pantry are well organized is to buy the needed storage containers. Depending on what kind of pantry you have, you may be interested in having pretty baskets, or possibly you just want to have clear containers that you can see into. Whatever your style is, just be sure that the containers are functional and are going to make the space more organized.
Now that you have all of the storage containers that you need to make sure everything stays in the correct place, it is important that you start the labeling process. You can not expect the baskets to be organized 6 months down the road if you do not have them labeled well. Without labels, you are going to have to dig through containers, and we all know what is going to happen when your 4 year old goes searching for a snack. If you can label the containers well you can avoid having your organization ruined out of frustration.
Section Off the Shelves
Moving like products next to each other is a great way to start the process. You want to keep snacks in one place, pasta in another, cereal in another, and so on. If you can designate certain areas of your pantry for specific items you are going to be able to find the items easier every time you go looking for something. Spend some time really thinking about where things should go and what makes the most sense for the space. |
We’re a fun-loving group, and so, although we haven’t signed up for Mars One, we occasionally tear ourselves from our stunning views of the Front Range. Doing what? Well, that’s for us to know, and you to wonder. In the meantime, check out some of our personal favorites:
hotbas.com—How to be a Scientist (a.k.a. Olivia’s blog)
rnabio.co—The RNA Biosciences Initiative at the University of Colorado in Denver
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado—Our home department
targetscan.org—microRNA target prediction
Mastermind and science—a great article about what Mastermind can teach you about being a scientist!
Data visualization—everything that you ever wanted to know
All things running
whatisscrapple.com—Scrapple: the other breakfast meat
boston.redsox.mlb.com—You can take the scientist out of Boston, but you can’t take Boston out of the scientist
The New York Times Upshot—Big data are fun! |
This is the second part in my series looking back at the policy and funding announcements of 2013, and focuses on school funding; both in terms of overall national funding and in terms of some of the grants and premiums that were announced last year.
Please note that this in no way lists every funding school announcement of the DfE this past year, but covers only some of the most wide-ranging policies.
School Funding reform for 2014-15 (click here)
- Since the initial reform to the school revenue funding system for 2013-14 was announced, a review was launched for 2014-15 funding arrangements in order to see whether changes introduced were efficient and whether there were any unintended consequences which would need to be adjusted for.
- The overall aim is to provide a national funding system that maintains some local discretion over funding while improving arrangements for consistent funding between schools through a National Funding Formula
- Originally, 12 factors were introduced (two mandatory), to determine the amount of per school funding. For 2014-15 these factors were reviewed and adjusted where necessary; thus 5 funding factors have been changed and one new factor introduced.
- Changes include a lower maximum lump sum allowance, but with more flexibility; the added factor is the ‘sparsity factor’ to aid small, rural schools.
DSG Funding (click here)
- Same per pupil amount for 2014-15 as in 2013-14 and in 2012-13. Overall up due to increase in pupil numbers. Total for 2014-15 is £38.6bn (up from £38bn in 2013-14).
- Per pupil funding in the school block is £4,551, and £4,281 per Early Years pupils.
Pupil premium allocations (click here)
- 2013-14: Primary pupils receive £953, secondary receive £900. Total: £1.84bn
- 2014-15: Primary pupils receive £1,300, secondary receive £934. Total: £2.3bn
Capital funding (click here, here and here)
- £2.35bn for more school places by 2015 on top of previously announced £5bn for more school places by 2015 through Targeted Basic Needs programme
- Universal Infant Free School Meals funding - £450m in 2014-15 and £625m in 2015-16 to fund free school meals for every child in reception, year 1 and year 2. Also £150m of capital to fund kitchens and improve dining capacity
- Capital funding for 2013-14: Total DFC and maintenance capital funding is £1.4bn for 2013-14 (approximately level compared to last year).
- 46 schools to be rebuilt in 5 batches with private finance under Priority School Building Programme
Catch-up premium (click here and here)
- £54 million for secondary schools to run catch-up classes in English and maths; £500 per pupil in Year 7 who did not reach the expected level in literacy and maths when they finished primary school
- £10m for projects to be set up across England to help disadvantaged pupils who are below the expected level of English by the end of primary school.
Computing teaching funding(click here and here)
- £1.1m for the British Computer Society (BCS) to help primary school teachers with no previous computing experience
- £2m for computing teacher training to allow the BCS to recruit 400 master teachers, each passing on their skills to 40 schools.
Further Mathematics Support Programme (FMSP) (click here)
- Funding was £3.25m in 2012, £3.5m in 2013 and from 2014/15 for five years it will be £5m per annum. Currently over 2,500 schools are registered with the FMSP.
- The aim of the FMSP is to increase the number of students studying further mathematics A level.
Other selected grants and funding schemes:
The EEF has announced £3.5m funding for seven programmes to investigate whether new technology can help less advantaged pupils achieve better results.
£10m of funding has been allocated to train ‘Teaching Leaders’, teachers already working in schools defined as ‘challenging’ and with the potential to become outstanding leaders.
An extra £10 million for Teaching Schools - all Teaching School alliances (of which there are 304) receive £60,000 in their first year of operation – and now receive an additional grant of £33,000 for 2013/14.
£4.8m funding for projects run by former armed forces personnel.
£10.85m to roll out 100 cadet units in schools.
A £500k has been set up to fund 60 teaching schools to buy 3D printers and train teachers to use them.
£150m ringfenced funding for primary schools to improve sports and PE. Approximately £9,250 for an average primary school of 250 pupils
£5.3m grant to visit battlefields and remembrance ceremonies, from 2013 to 2019
£11m for a national network of around 30 maths hubs to drive up quality of maths teaching
£292 million up to 2015 to fund a range of cultural education activities, such as the BFI Film Academy, the National Youth Dance Company and the Shakespeare Schools Festival.
£755m to councils to provide free child care for disadvantaged 2 year olds
In addition, a number of bursaries have been confirmed, including Core Subject Bursaries, chemistry, maths, and computer science scholarships, continuation of SEN-Co funding, EY apprenticeships funding, and fast-track teacher training for troops.
The next entry in this series will be looking at Academies and Free Schools - stay posted! |
By Diego Rosenberg, GM Authority.
The 2015 Chevrolet Impala is now available in a bi-fuel configuration that can run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) or conventional gasoline fuel. But it gets more interesting than that, as the Bi-fuel Impala can also run on sewage, beer, and food scraps.
Cleveland, OH-based Quasar Energy Group has developed a method to convert organic waste into a renewable energy source known as biogas, which is the raw mixture of gases given off by the breakdown of organic materials kept in an environment lacking in oxygen. Methane gas is the resulting product, which is then processed to remove all carbon dioxide and impurities to make Renewable Natural Gas (RNG). When compressed, RNG is a direct replacement for CNG. |
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The following is a description of the main components included in an informed consent letter. If your research involves children under the age of 18, assent from children may be required in addition to parental permission. Contact the Director of Institutional Research at (865) 354-3000, ext. 4816 if you have questions.
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As you develop your consent form, please include the following information.
- State the title of your research, and provide the contact information for the primary investigator.
- Explain the purpose of the research.
- Describe the procedures that directly involve human participants, and identify any procedures that are experimental.
- Describe any foreseeable risks or discomforts to participants.
- Describe any benefits to participants or to others that may reasonably be expected from the research.
- If applicable, disclose alternative procedures or courses of treatment, if any, which might be advantageous to participants.
- Describe the extent to which confidentiality of records identifying participants will be maintained, where the records will be stored, and who will have access to the records.
- For research involving more than minimal risk, explain whether any compensation or medical treatments are available if injury occurs. If compensation or treatments are available, they should be described. The procedures for obtaining additional compensation/treatment information should be stated.
- Identify the person(s) who participants can contact for answers to pertinent questions about the research, participants' rights, and/or in the event of a research-related injury to the subject.
- State that participation is voluntary, refusal to participate will involve no penalty or loss of benefits to which participants are otherwise entitled, and also that participants may discontinue participation at any time without penalty or loss of benefits to which they are otherwise entitled.
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- A statement that the particular treatment or procedure may involve risks to the participant which are unforeseeable.
- Anticipated circumstances under which a participant's participation may be terminated by the investigator without regard to the participant's consent.
- Any additional costs to the participant that may result from participation in the research.
- The consequences of a participant's decision to withdraw from the research and procedures for orderly termination of participation by the participant.
- A statement that significant new findings developed during the course of the research that may relate to the participant's willingness to continue participation will be provided to the participant.
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146th Royal BattleMech Division
|146th Royal BattleMech Division|
|Unit Profile (as of 2802)|
|Nickname||The George S. Patton Division|
|Parent Formation||LI Corps|
In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the LI Corps, Eleventh Army, to District 1 of the Lyran Commonwealth Military Region and then transferred to District 2 by 2765.. The 146th survived the Periphery Uprising and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.
The SLDF began a series of testing as part of force drawdown in 2787. Despite the shrunken League's military, the division was retained and its remaining personnel were employed to build the Brian Caches needed to store the SLDF's unutilized equipment.
With the death of General Aaron DeChavilier at the hands of rebels in 2801, the 146th mobilized with the rest of the SLDF to put down rebels among the colony worlds. However, the SLDF High Command collapsed shortly after General Kerensky died from a heart attack, before extensive planning for the operation began.
Major General Nicholas Kerensky, commander of the 146th, called all loyal forces of the SLDF to follow him into a second Exodus. Upon arrival at Strana Mechty in 2802, the remaining SLDF forces were tested and, failing that, demobilized in preparation for Kerensky's new society.
At the start of the Exodus Civil War in 2801, Major General Nicholas Kerensky was the unit's commanding officer. The 146th had several other ties to high-ranking members of the Clans. Absalom Truscott's father was a brigade commander in the 146th Royal BattleMech Division. Stephan Cage was a regimental commander in the 146th during the time of the Star League-in-Exile. Devon LeFabre, first saKhan of Clan Star Adder, was the senior enlisted member of the 146th when Nicolas Kerensky commanded the division Finally, both khans of Clan Ghost Bear, Sandra Tseng and Hans Ole Jorgensson, served in the 146th after their son died.
146th Royal BattleMech Division
- 1461st Royal BattleMech Brigade
- 1462nd Royal BattleMech Brigade
- 1463rd Royal Mechanized Infantry Brigade
- Field Manual: SLDF, p. 145
- The Star League, p. 144, "Eleventh"
- Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 18, "Landfall!"
- Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 18, "Testing For a New Life"
- Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 25
- Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 104, "Nicholas Kerensky"
- Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 119, "Absalom Truscott"
- Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 108, "Stephan Cage"
- Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 114, "Devon LeFabre"
- Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 121
- The Star League, p. 133
- Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13 |
Austin Allred, owner of Royal City Dairy, (center) receives the 2018 Outstanding Dairy Farm Sustainability Award.
Dairy cows the star of sustainable agriculture
By AUSTIN ALLRED
For the Capital Press (Published July 20, 2018)
With National Dairy Month over, it’s an excellent opportunity to reflect on the cow’s contributions to society and its vital role in the sustainability cycle of agriculture.
Today we feed more people on this planet on less land than ever before. The decrease in farmland is an accelerating trend here in the United States where we lose an average of 1 million acres of productive farmland each year. The current world population is 7.6 billion, and in just 12 years, another billion humans will require a significant expansion of food production, on even fewer acres.
Man has much to learn about inventing, improving and adopting “Best Management Practices” within the very diversified agricultural production systems. Cows are a great example of adaptation and adoption of practices which make dairy critical in obtaining a genuinely sustainable cycle in the food sector.
While innovative technology can do wonders, it is no match for the natural biological systems built into the dairy cow. Sunlight and carbon dioxide — a greenhouse gas — combined with soils and water to grow forage and grain plants which are consumed by cows in a very scientifically designed diet. Their four-part stomach can digest materials that man cannot — and produce milk, meat and manure in return.
The value of milk and meat is obvious and goes back to creation. However, while the United States had almost 23 million dairy cows in 1950, producing 116 million pounds of milk, by the year 2000 cow numbers had plummeted to 9.2 million, producing a total of 167 million pounds of milk, these animals are incredibly efficient. Today, over 16 percent of this high-quality protein in the form of whey, powdered milk and cheese is exported, much of it to food deficient areas of the world. Regions like Asia have seen incredible benefits recently since starting to eat more of these superior proteins.
What makes the dairy cow the star of truly sustainable modern food production? It all starts with the amazing four-part stomach, able to take in a wide variety of plant-based nutrition and convert it to metabolic energy, milk and meat. Every kind of traditional forage in the form of hay, haylage or silage forms a base in the cow ration.
This is diversified substantially with trim and cull materials from food processing plants — carrots, peas, potatoes, beets, onions, cotton seeds, sweet corn which would otherwise be filling up our area landfills provides a wide variety of high-quality feed to be mixed into the cow ration. Wet brewers mash from beer makers, dry distiller’s grain left over from ethanol production, grape pomace from wine and juice making join all the fruits like apples, pears, cherries and more and add palatability and nutrition to the cows diet.
Some of the energy consumed by dairy cows is lost to metabolic requirements, some is found in the milk, and the remainder — some people have incorrectly labeled as “waste” — we call it manure. This manure can be applied to soils in lots of different ways. Composting is one of the most popular, cow manure makes up the majority of most composts, the consistent source of cow manure allows for high-quality compost that can handle all sorts of green waste, food waste, even paper and cardboard to be mixed in and converted to plant food, again keeping more and more out of our landfills.
Our dairy creates more than 50,000 tons of compost a year. Most of this compost contains different wasteproducts from cities. Testing confirms what common sense tells us — that manure was once plant material — and it contains almost the same ratios of nutrients required for optimum plant growth. Even better yet, these nutrients are naturally slow release when compared with most synthetic sourced nutrients, so they are more likely to stay in the plant root zone and
be taken up by the plants for growth.
As the soils warm in the spring and irrigation water is applied, plant growth peaks in late June and July, just when these organic-based nutrients become plant available as the manure or compost breaks down. They also positively alter soil characteristics, increasing the water infiltration rate — reducing runoff, and increasing overall soil water holding capacity.
All in all, it’s a perfect circle of recycling that makes this resource truly sustainable and crucial in the whole cycle of the $28 billion food sector in America. By continuing to increase productivity with fewer cows on less land and improving practices of manure management the cow is taking on more and more of responsibility in making our world work how is was meant to work. These incredible animals are not only feeding the world with arguably the best protein out there, but they are keeping more and more out of landfills and instead creating a critical product needed to grow and manufacture food sustainably.
Austin Allred is the owner of Royal Dairy in Royal City, Wash.
We live in a time when farm critics and activists are complaining ever more loudly about the "powerful" farm lobby, "corporate farming" and, their favorite: "industrial agriculture." They try to build anger against family farmers, particularly if they are larger than they think they ought to be. About 97% of farms across the nation are family farms, that is owned and operated by family members and usually handed down from generation to generation. Some are large, some small and many in the middle. But family farms just want to survive and pass the farm and land to the next generation.
These farm families for the most part are hurting, as this May 17 article in USA Today makes clear. Farm income is at or near the lowest in 12 years.
Think about this next time you are enjoying a steak, a cup of yogurt, or a fresh baked slice of bread. If you paid $10, for that steak, the farmer who raised the beef got only $2.20 of your dollars. That compares to $4.40 of it just four years ago. That was 2014! Remember way back then? Milk? Today's dairy farmer gets 30 cents of the dollar you spend on dairy products, compared to 51 cents just four years ago! Wheat farmer gets just 12 cents of your delicious bread, bun or donut dollar.
Numerous stories about farmer suicide rates (highest of any work category) highlight the difficulty and uncertainty that face today's farmers. This is why the effort of some so-called environmental groups to load massive new requirements on our farmers in these conditions (requirements that would not improve the already impressive and improving environmental performance) is so frustrating to farmers.
We noticed in this advertising for Coastal farm stores an interesting little tidbit about dairy farming.
This innovative greenhouse located in Blaine, Washington (near a number of dairy farms in the far northwest corner of Washington state and Whatcom County) uses output from a dairy methane digester to heat the greenhouse and grow lots of beautiful plants.
Here's what the Van Wingerden message said:
Keeping Greenhouses Warm
Of course, plants need heat to grow. To ensure growth year-round, Van Wingerden teamed up with a local manure digester to utilize the heat the power plant creates.
“We pump the heat through our water lines,” Tom said. “It’s a wonderfully sustainable solution.”
Other cool technologies the Van Wingerden Greenhouses have implemented include the hanging basket carrousel that takes the hanging baskets you find at Coastal along a conveyer that takes plants along a path of watering, fertilization, and shipping. In addition, an automatic transplanter takes seedlings out of large trays and packs them into individual pots in mere seconds.
The Center for Food Integrity does an outstanding job of studying and analyzing perceptions about farmers and all things food. Their Earth Day blog post was especially on target and explains exactly what Save Family Farming is really all about.
The problem is simple: growing food for everyone has always impacted the environment. But, farmers understand the problem and the issues and have changed practices dramatically, as CFI reports:
Comparing 1980 to 2015, a study of corn, soybeans, wheat and other crops shows all primary environmental indicators for land use, soil conservation, irrigation water use, energy use and greenhouse gas emissions showed improved environmental performance. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, livestock production accounts for only 4.2 percent of greenhouse gas emissions compared to 27 percent by transportation and 31 percent by energy production.
So, why are so many doubtful?
The latest survey done by CFI shows the huge gap in public perception and reality:
In the latest trust research from The Center for Food Integrity, we asked respondents to rate their level of agreement with the following statement: “Do U.S. farmers take good care of the environment?” Only 30 percent strongly agree, more than half – 60 percent – are ambivalent. They’re just not sure farmers are doing enough.
There are a few good reasons for this. Anti-farm activists like the ones you are familiar with if you review this site, are consistently misrepresenting and distorting the truth about farmers and the environment. Why? Money is the simple answer. They need new targets to raise funds. If a ready-made one isn't available, they need to create one. They intentionally target "industrial agriculture" using this vexed term to attack all except the smallest farm-to-market farms. The fact is nationally about 97% of our farms are family owned and operated and size has nothing to do with environmental performance per se.
The activists play a role needed by our audience-starved media outlets. Activists deliver the emotion – particularly outrage – that anyone seeking to attract eyeballs on a screen knows is essential. Then we have the "white knight" politicians eager to ride to the rescue. Then, of course, follow the attorneys representing the litigation industry that scoops up their share of the money from this activist-media-politician-attorney blame game.
The Center for Food Integrity is right to issue this call to farmers to address this problem. We see this large gap between perception and reality precisely because farmers much prefer to farm and grow food for the rest of us than spend time and their limited dollars to defend against these self-centered attacks. But, they are starting to realize, and Save Family Farming and its local affiliates prove it, that farmers are realizing as never before that they can't just farm. The right to keep providing food needs to be protected against those who for their own agendas seek to take that right away. The battle for the understanding of the public and consumer is underway. May the truth win.
Chico Bay, a portion of Dyes Inlet near Silverdale, may be closing to commercial shellfish harvesting due to bacteria. This is of interest to farmers as farmers have been consistently accused of causing the bacteria contamination shutting down shellfish beds in Whatcom and Skagit counties. But, where the farms near Chico Bay?
Washington state has consistently pointed out that urban encroachment in marine areas is a primary cause of bacteria contamination, which makes a good argument for why we need to keep farmland in those areas. Farmers in Whatcom and Skagit have pointed to the large population of wintering birds on their lands as a significant source, which has been poo pooed by some. However, this news story suggests that it may be the birds that are causing the contamination. If that turns out to be the case, those concerned about water quality should be looking much more at the ever increasing winter bird population in Whatcom and Skagit. State officials estimated about 18,000 swans in those two counties this winter, and many hundreds of thousands of snow geese, let alone Canada geese and ducks. We all love them, but they do significant damage to fields, and leave their substantial droppings behind during the rainiest season while digging up the fields turning them to mud contributing to the runoff into streams. While the birds are doing this to the farm fields, regulations appropriately keep farmers from applying manure to those wet fields to avoid runoff. This is why farmers get pretty frustrated with those who keep blaming farmers without knowing what is really going on.
Some seem to think farmers are trying to play the victim card when we talk about losing our farms, and much worse, losing our farmers to suicide. Anti-farm activists refuse to acknowledge that while the primary cause is global economic conditions and trade issues, the lawsuits, demands for more regulation, false accusations just compound the terrible financial situation.
This story from Wisconsin reveals it is not just a Washington state problem, but we share a similar story. It has become international news as this story from the British newspaper The Guardian shows.
Some don't understand. Sure, farmers can lose the farm but others lose their jobs, too. Why should farmers suffer more or resort to suicide? Most family farms are handed down from generation to generation, with many of them existing for three, four, five generations and even more. A number go back to homesteading days. One of Save Family Farming's leaders dates his family's dairy history in the Netherlands back to 1450. Folks, that is before Columbus sailed. The hopes of most family farmers is to pass this legacy on to the next generation of stewards. Farmers in a sense don't feel they "own" anything other than an opportunity and responsibility to carry on and pass it on. When one is the keeper of that kind of legacy, facing the end of generations of pride and hard work is more than some can bear.
We're not playing the victim card here. It is a reality that everyone needs to understand. The pressure on our family farmers is real and is likely greater than any previous generation experienced except the Great Depression. Those enduring look forward to those days when they can look back at this time and say "we survived."
This guest editorial from Capital Press on March 23 is spot on. Anne Marie Ross, communications director for Oregon Farm Bureau expresses the thoughts of many in her comments about the five things she learned about farmers and ranchers.
Read the whole editorial, but here are the five things:
1. There is room and need for all types of farming (conventional, organic, commercial-scale, direct-to-consumer, etc.)
2. Big doesn't mean bad. (97% of Oregon farms are family owned and managed, some are large but that doesn't mean we don't need them)
3. Part of sustainability is profitability.
4. There's no such thing as a simple farmer.
5. There's more that unites agriculture than divides it.
CNBC on December 21 carried this commentary on the role of clean tech in helping our family farms survive. This is one thing that farmers have been saying for some time to those anti-farm activists who are trying through regulations to push them out of business. Farms are making tremendous progress in addressing legitimate environmental concerns. But give us time, help us, support us, don't destroy us with massive and unproductive regulations.
This article makes a few important points worth noting:
- 97% of our nation's farms are family farms--please note the USDA definition of a family farm. It is where the family owns and operates it. That's the definition we use, not an arbitrary size number.
- family farm income has dropped 45% since a high in 2013. It's something we have been trying to tell Puget Soundkeeper Alliance and RE Sources who are fighting to impose the dairy farm killing regulations: give us a break! We're losing our farm shirts here and you want to pile on regulations that would cost us over $1100 per cow! That would destroy our family farms.
There are a great many examples of innovative farmers employing new technologies to improve operations and reduce environmental risks. We know where most environmentalists stand– solidly behind our farmers who are working hard to do it right. We just need to have them tell their environmental activist groups like Puget Soundkeeper Alliance and RE Sources to work with us instead of working for the end of our family farms.
The sad reality of farmer suicides is made so much worse when you know that those who should be the greatest friends of farmers are causing some of the greatest problems. Farmers are so sad and frustrated that non-profit groups like Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, Western Environmental Law Center, and RE Sources are working together to impose completely unnecessary regulations that would destroy virtually all our family dairy farms.
Here is the Guardian story on farmer suicides:
Farmers keep wondering why environmental groups like Puget Soundkeeper, Waterkeeper Alliance, RE Sources and Western Environmental Law Center keep trying to force our dairy farms out of business. Shouldn't they be focusing a bit more on urban pollution, the clearly established cause of most pollution?
This new study out of the UK gives a one-two punch to the attacks on farming by these groups. The Osteoporosis society finds that urban pollution from roads contributes to the disease suffered by millions. Then prescribes a diet with dairy products as one of the most important things people can do to prevent this disease.
We think they should have mentioned that perhaps moving to the country would help reduce the exposure to the road-born pollution. Oh wait, we may not have a country-side left if those groups attacking our family farms have their way. And we certainly won't have any more dairy products coming from Washington state.
Save Family Farming
We're working to build public understanding of the environmental stewardship of our family farmers. |
"Gregorian Chant is returning from exile. Maybe." is the title chosen by Sandro Magister in his interesting article on http://www.chiesa.espressonline.it/. Today, Pope Benedict XVI calls for its revival. But the path is full of obstacles and the words used by Cardinal F.Arinze (Prefect of the Congregation for Worship) to describe the musical fashions found in many churches worldwide leave no doubt about it: "chaotic, excessively simplistic, and unsuitable for the liturgy".
We know off course that SS Pope Benedict XVI is really attached to gregorian chant and that he will take advantage of the very recent Bishops Synod to redeploy lost liturgical treasures. Having sayed that, we have to consider that the revival of Gregorian chant is subject to conditions :
- As we have really undervalued people’s hability to learn "we must respect the proper order of things: the people should chant their part, but equal respect should be shown for the role of the “schola,” the cantor, the psalmist, and, naturally, the celebrant and the various ministers, who often prefer not to sing. Do we want a revival of Gregorian chant for the assembly? It should begin with the acclamations, the Pater Noster, the ordinary chants of the Mass, especially the Kyrie, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei. In many countries, the people were very familiar with the Credo III, and the entire ordinary of the Mass VIII “de Angelis,” and not only that! They knew the Pange Lingua, the Salve Regina, and other antiphons. "
- A work of education is also necessary. For years now, seminarians and religious people in general have lacked a real training in the musical tradition of the Church, or even the most elementary musical training course. As Valentino Miserachs Grau says : But how can one address the creation of a high-quality repertoire for the liturgy, including in the living languages, if the composers refuse to acknowledge Gregorian chant?
- Pope John Paul II recalled: “The musical aspect of liturgical celebrations cannot be left to improvisation or the decision of individuals, but must be entrusted to well-coordinated leadership, in respect for the norms and competent authorities, as the substantial outcome of an adequate liturgical formation.” So, then, we have to respect the norms – which is already a worldwide desire. |
No history of Sheboygan would be complete without extended mention of Jacob Kempf, who is the oldest among the active merchants of this city. He has now passed the eighty-second milestone on life's journey and yet is giving personal supervision to his mercantile interests as a shoe dealer. He was born May 12, 1830, in Lich by Giessen, Germany, and his parents, John and Anna (Rauh) Kempf, were also natives of that part of the fatherland. John Kempf followed shoemaking as foreman of shoe factories throughout his entire life. He died in 1898 when well advanced in years and his wife reached the age of ninety.
Jacob Kempf is the only survivor of the family of four children. When his school days were over he learned shoemaking and on the 4th of July, 1849, he arrived in America, making his way to Buffalo, where he remained for one year. Sheboygan became his next place of residence and he is today one of its oldest settlers. The city was then a hamlet and the entire county was but sparsely settled. He took up shoemaking and afterward established a shoe business, handling goods made by leading manufacturers of the country. In this business he continues to the present time, owning a large and well appointed store and giving excellent service to his patrons in the conduct of his business. His methods have ever been founded upon strict probity and he has ever recognized the fact that satisfied customers are the best advertisement.
Mr. Kempf was married in Sheboygan to Miss Bertha Knaus, who was born in Saxony, and on coming to the United States in 1850 settled first in Toledo, Ohio, whence she came to Sheboygan. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Kempf were born eleven children and the record is somewhat remarkable in that not a death has occurred among the number. In order of birth they are as follows: Charles, who married Meta Aldrich, by whom he has two children, their home being in Emily City, Michigan; John, also of Michigan, who married Lucy Aldrich and has four children; George, who married and lives in Chicago; Lena, who is the wife of B. Aldrich, of Michigan, and has five children; Edward, of Sheboygan, who married Ann Reuschneider and has two children; William, a resident of Sheboygan; Emma, the wife of W. Kropf, of Chicago; Mrs. Ollie Landweher, of Sheboygan, who has three children; Frank, who has three children and lives in this city; Julia, the wife of J. Williams, of New York; and Clara, of Boston. Mr.Kempf also has one great-grandchild. He has every reason to be proud of his family for his children have made creditable records. His has been an honorable and upright life in consistent harmony with his professions as a member of the Methodist church. He has never faltered in his allegiance to a course which he believes to be right nor failed to advocate a cause which he believes to be for the best interests of the community at large.
Few men of his years remain active in business, but old age need not necessarily suggest idleness nor want of occupation. There is an old age which grows stronger and better mentally and spiritually as the years pass by and gives out of its rich stores of wisdom and experience for the benefit of others. Such is the record of Mr. Kempf, and although he has now passed the eighty-second milestone on life's journey, in spirit and in interests he seems yet in his prime.
Information gathered and adapted from History of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, Past and Present
Carl Zillier, Editor
Pubished by The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1912, Chicago, IL |
The Yang Clan and Mu Guiying - China's Amazons
Over a thousand years ago, the Northern Song Dynasty was constantly invaded and, ruled by a corrupt and lackadaisical court, teetered on the edge of destruction. But one loyal family had both the courage and the prowess to lead the fight—and keep the dynasty alive.
Starting in the 10th century, generation after generation of the Yang family risked everything to defend the Middle Kingdom. The family has since been synonymous with unwavering loyalty, its legacy recorded in a collection of stories known as Generals of the Yang Clan (“Yang Jia Jiang”).
A Loyal Legacy
The family’s first famous warrior was Yang Ye, a former Northern Han Dynasty general. After the Northern Han surrendered to the Song, he tirelessly went to war to save the young dynasty’s borders from the Khitan, who were incessantly invading from the north.
Dreaded by his enemies, Yang Ye was nicknamed “The Peerless Yang” (Yang wudi) for his fearlessness in battle. His greatest moment came at the strategic Great Wall portal known as Yanmen Pass, when he won a critical battle against numerically superior Khitan forces. He quickly became one of the emperor’s favorite generals.
This prompted jealousy from the other generals, and Yang Ye’s compatriot Pan Mei eventually abandoned him on the battlefield. Overpowered this time, Yang Ye was captured and starved to death.
Yang Ye had eight sons, and perhaps the most outstanding was Yang Yanzhao. As valiant as his father, he was also very adept at the art of war. Over a 20-year-period, he managed to secure the Song Dynasty’s borders. Even the Khitans, who saw Yang Yanzhao as their biggest enemy, respectfully compared him to Mizar, the sixth star of the Big Dipper, and reverently called him “Yang the Sixth.” Alongside the rest of his family, Yang Yanzhao fought for his country until his death at 57.
But war took a heavy toll on the family, and as the invading forces drew near, the last of the Yang generals was killed. Who could defend the Middle Kingdom? This was the time for the Yang’s female warriors to shine.
Intrepid as the men, the Yang women are celebrated as Chinese Amazons. Yang Ye’s wife, She Taijun, went to many a battle with him and only began staying at home after they had children. With astute matchmaking, their sons married talented female warriors. But perhaps the most famous of the Yang’s female warriors was She Taijun’s granddaughter-in-law, Mu Guiying.
It was grandson Yang Wenguang, son of Yang the Sixth, who married her (though in some novels Mu’s husband is named Yang Zongbao, still referring to the same man). A talented tactician, Mu was able to deliver the Khitan a heavy blow by breaking their previously indomitable “Heavenly Gate Battle Formation.”
Mu and her husband, however, enjoyed few peaceful days together. Soon after defeating the Khitan, a new force arose to threaten the Song Dynasty—the Western Xia. It was then that Yang Wenguang, the family’s last male general, was killed. With invaders at the doorstep and beacon towers burning, China was left without a single hero. And so heroines appeared.
With the encouragement of matriarch She Taijun, Mu Guiying—along with her faithful maid, Yang Paifeng, and all the Yang widows—took charge of the emperor’s military, defeated the Western Xia, and saved the dynasty.
It is this story that Shen Yun depicts in Lady Mu Guiying Commands the Troops (2012), choreographed by Michelle Ren and with music composed by Junyi Tan. |
Fundamental British Values
At Sheringham Community Primary School and Nursery we recognise that we live in a multi-cultural, multi-faith and ever-changing country. We understand that we have a vital role to play in ensuring that our children are not subjected to intimidation or radicalisation by any individual or groups who may wish to unduly or illegally influence them.
We admit children in accordance with the Norfolk County Council admissions policy; regardless of their faith, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, political or financial status.
Following Government guidelines, we ensure that our children are taught the Fundamental British Values of;
The Rule of Law
Mutual Respect and tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs
We promote British Values in the following ways;
Our children are involved in democratic processes from the beginning. This may be as simple as the nursery children learning to put their hand up and wait before speaking, through to an elected School Council, from Year 1 to Year 6. These representatives, along with Peer Pals and Eco reps are selected by their peers and led by a teacher who demonstrates clear democratic processes. The children know that they must take turns and listen to each other and that they will need to feedback any issues discussed at the various group meetings and represent views which may not be their own. They understand that all of these are positions of responsibility and trust. Decisions about our school are made together, after considering many different points of view. Embedded in our school practice is the encouragement of children to question and collaborate with partners, with peers and with staff and to know that their feelings and opinions are important, as are those of everyone in our school.
As part of our everyday school life, children are encouraged to make choices in a safe and supportive environment. We provide clear boundaries and support our children in considering the impact of their choices. Equally, we give children guidance when their choices are not appropriate and enable them to restore calm and order. Through cross-curricular clubs, and in their everyday classroom work, children are given the opportunity to try new experiences and make choices. We encourage children to develop a positive sense of themselves and give them opportunities to talk about themselves, their interests and talents and celebrate their efforts in a class and whole school forum. Through our whole school focus on The 5 R’s (responsible, resourceful, reflective, reasoning and resilient) learning behaviours are regularly identified and celebrated, encouraging the children to value themselves as active learners. Our school aims and ethos embodies all that we do and all that we stand for.
The rule of law
We maintain strong relationships with our local PCSO who regularly comes into school to speak to the children about staying safe and behaving in a responsible way in the community. Our children understand that there are rules to be followed, both within and outside of school, which keep us safe and that there are always consequences if those rules are not followed. The prefects help to ensure the schools rules are followed in and around school and all children and staff are aware of and follow our behaviour traffic light system, which has a clear system of rewards and sanctions. Staff and governors regularly review any serious incidents of inappropriate behaviour.
Mutual respect and tolerance for those of different faiths and beliefs:
Through role-modelling by adults in school, children are encouraged to always consider the opinions, beliefs and perspectives of others. Our PSHE curriculum embodies values of mutual respect through units such as ‘Getting On and Falling Out’ and ‘Good To Be Me.’
Respect is fundamental within our whole school rules, decided by the children in September. Our R.E curriculum ensures broad, balanced learning on a range of faiths, religion and cultures, with a predominate focus on Christianity. We have a small number of EAL children and actively seek to promote effective integration with in our school through strong links with parents and families, to quickly build up trust and understanding. We have a strong link with the SOS Africa charity, sponsoring an African child to attend school. We provide the children with an understanding of the main festivals significant to British culture, eg Remembrance Day, and draw upon our local community and its faith groups to support us with this.
As our school community contains predominately white British families (94%) we believe it is vital to ensure that our children have the opportunity to learn about and develop and awareness of different faiths, beliefs and cultures. Our children learn about aspects of life, culture and language in France (Nursery and YR) Germany (Y1) Spain (Y2) and France in greater depth throughout KS2. Through whole school events such as European Day Of Languages and our annual Multi-cultural week, we immerse the children in experiences such as food tasting, story telling, dancing, music and language and welcome many visitors into our school.
Our links with schools in the Czech Republic, who are annual visitors to our school, help to encourage our children to ask questions, make comparisons and develop an interest in other cultures and beliefs beyond their own experience |
It’s Not Too Late to Get Your Flu Shot
It’s still not too late to get your flu shot, with flu season typically peaking between January and March. Vaccination ideally should occur before flu is circulating widely, but as long as flu is still spreading, it’s not too late to get vaccinated.
Flu vaccine numbers for 2013-2014
Even with flu activity starting to increase across the country, most people remain unvaccinated. Through mid-November, only about 40% of individuals 6 months or older — including 41% of pregnant women and 63% of healthcare workers — had received a flu vaccine. These numbers are about the same percentage of vaccinations as last season at this time.
Does the flu shot really help?
Yes. More than six million cases of the flu were prevented during last year’s, 2012-13, flu season because of vaccination, according to numbers released by the CDC.
For last year’s flu season, even though only 45% of the population received flu vaccine, and vaccine effectiveness was 51%, it is estimated that vaccination prevented 6.6 million illnesses, 3.2 million flu cases for which people would have sought medical attention, and about 79,000 hospitalizations.
The reductions in overall flu-related adverse events for 2012-13 were greater than those estimated to have resulted in the flu seasons between 2005-2011, at least partly because of the increased severity of the season, according to CDC director Tom Frieden, MD, MPH.
Get your flu shot!
“Flu vaccine in a vial doesn’t do anyone any good. The more people vaccinated, the more benefit to individuals, the fewer the hospitalizations, the fewer the illnesses and deaths,” Frieden said.
To get the estimates of how many flu-related events were avoided last season, CDC researchers considered vaccination coverage, vaccine effectiveness, and actual event rates. From October 2012 to May 2013, there were an estimated 31.8 million flu cases, 14.4 million medically attended cases, and 381,000 hospitalizations.
Of the hospitalizations that were avoided, more than two-thirds (69%) were averted in children younger than 5 and adults 65 and older, the two groups that are most likely to be hospitalized with influenza.
Contact Zimmet Vein & Dermatology at (512) 485-7700 for more information. |
In all four main topics of this congress, participants took part in lively discussions on smarter cities of the future, electromobility developments, smart road networks, new data sources and management techniques, and deployment best practice.
A feeling of what was in store for congress participants was given during the opening reception on Tuesday evening, when Guinness was served in the exhibition area. It was clear that the many exhibitors were showing the latest technologies and services, which really set the scene for the next four days.
In the area of connected vehicles, safety was a central point in the debate. Many European projects and initiatives are currently working on safety aspects, such as creating cooperative services able to warn vehicles of potential collisions, congestion issues, or to give information on bad weather conditions and advise drivers what to do. Many sessions of the event focused on this aspect and how to make vehicle to vehicle and vehicle to infrastructure technologies and services a reality.
The discussion on open data was also highlighted on several occasions, with Eric Sampson - Senior Adviser for the Congress programme, summarising it in his final remarks at the Closing Ceremony: "Dublin papers and Special session discussions described new complex chains of information handling, beginning with new types of sensors, both 'hard' physical devices and 'soft' sources such as social media material, which generate new data streams". The combination of these data with other information flows can provide new real-time information to get new or improved services for users. "Discussions here uncovered an odd paradox regarding Open Data with its implication of a deregulated environment for availability, because it looks as if the most sensible way to persuade reluctant Member States to open their doors and release what they hold is some form of Directive or Regulation setting down a series of data format standards," he continued.
The user perspective was in general a key aspect of the discussion - in and outside the official sessions. An invite to include end-user needs when thinking about solutions and implementing services was emphasised by the invited speakers at all three Plenary sessions.
These were only a few of the topics addressed, particularly relevant as the discussion on open data, smarter urban mobility, users services and connected vehicles will be continued at the 10th ITS European Congress in Helsinki in June next year.
In addition to the many sessions, visitors witnessed some of Ireland’s state of the art ITS solutions presented by Minister Kelly and Lord Mayor Naoise O’ Muiri in a sunny Dublin. In particular they had the opportunity of testing ESB (electric) ecars, responsible for the roll out of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the country. Also Siemens and T-Systems demonstrated their solution for tolling services. Several technical visits took place over the 4 days. These included the Dublin Port Tunnel, IBM Smart Cities Technology Centre and the DCC Traffic Control Centre.
"The whole focus of this congress has been on the here and now, on the needs of our citizens today and what can be achieved in the short to medium term. It's been said more than once that the technology is there, and from speaking to many people and touring around the exhibition, let's face it, it's true, we have what we need, all that remains is for us to work together to link it up and plug it in". Minister of State for Public and Commuter transport Alan Kelly stated in his conclusions to this 9th ITS European Congress.
Photos (c) AustriaTech |
We’ve described how we prepare the soil in our beds for planting – now it’s time to discuss how we get our plants started. Because we are in South Florida, our prime time for cultivating seedlings is in the fall.
We basically have three methods for starting our plants in the garden:
We definitely prefer to start our plants from seed, for a number of reasons. First, when you purchase seeds as opposed to starter plants, there’s a much greater variety to choose from. We also like cultivating them from their very beginnings in our own organic soil and supplements. And it’s much less expensive than buying plants. There is also the chance of introducing pests and/or diseases that are brought in on starter plants. Last but not least, who doesn’t love the hands-on experience and good feeling of engaging in a plant’s growth every step of the way? |
Reference populations, or “controls”, are often needed in order to determine if a symptom or the functional level in a group of patients is a sign of their specific situation and disease related or just “life related” and to be found also in a reference group. In studies of health related quality of life, the established generic instruments such as SF-36 or EQ-5D have results from reference populations. However for specific instruments, validated and constructed for certain groups of patients, this is not always the case.
As we use specific questionnaires based on in depth interviews with patients, and expert validation in teams of experts participating in the care of specific groups of patients and finally face-to-face validated with patients, we are in need of reference data on some of the symptoms and functions included in the questionnaires used in groups of patients. Thus the aim of this study is to study self-reported symptoms such as urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, sexual function, the ability to walk and sit without problems, negative thoughts (stress symptom), depression and socioeconomic factors in a large group of Swedish inhabitants, women and men, in appropriate age groups.
In a reference population, symptoms such as fecal or urinary leakage, erectile dysfunction and stress symptoms such as negative intrusive thoughts are less common than in a group of patients with rectal or prostate cancer. Health related quality of life is higher in the reference population compared with populations of patients.
To describe health related quality of life and psychological and socioeconomic situation in a Swedish reference population in order to compare the results to those in groups of patients.
A representative sample of the Swedish population in age groups from 30 to 89 years, to a total of 3000 persons. The Swedish Inland Revenue will retrieve the sample.
- No informed consent received.
- Withdrawn informed consent.
Inclusion finished by autumn 2015 with 1078 consenting individuals.
Research nurse Jane Heath (email@example.com) or research nurse Elin Grybäck (firstname.lastname@example.org) |
What map would show us mountains and rivers?
Physical Maps – illustrate the physical features of an area, such as the mountains, rivers and lakes.
Can you see rivers on a physical map?
Physical maps can show us landforms. Physical maps show us where to find mountains, forests, rivers, lakes and many more landforms.
What River is a physical feature between US and Canada?
St. Lawrence River, hydrographic system of east-central North America. It starts at the outflow of Lake Ontario and leads into the Atlantic Ocean in the extreme east of Canada, opening much of the interior of the North American continent.
Which mountain ranges are shared by the US and Canada?
The Rocky Mountains link the United States and Canada, stretching more than 3,000 miles (4,828 km) from New Mexico to Alaska. Some peaks of the Rockies soar to more than 14,000 feet (4,267 m). Dry basins and plateaus fill the area between the Pacific Ranges and the Rockies.
Are mountains on a physical map?
A physical map usually includes labels for features such as mountain ranges and bodies of water.
Where do rivers usually begin?
All rivers have a starting point where water begins its flow. This source is called a headwater. The headwater can come from rainfall or snowmelt in mountains, but it can also bubble up from groundwater or form at the edge of a lake or large pond.
What are the major physical features of United States and Canada?
Landforms That the US & Canada Share
- Appalachian Mountains. One of the largest mountain ranges in North America, the Appalachians stretch for almost 2,000 miles on the eastern half of the United States and Canada.
- Rocky Mountains.
- Great Plains.
- Interior Plains.
- The Canadian Shield.
What does Canada share with the US?
The United States and Canada share the world’s longest international border, 5,525 miles with 120 land ports-of-entry, and our bilateral relationship is one of the closest and most extensive. Nearly $1.7 billion a day in goods and services trade cross between us every day.
Why is Canada colder than the United States?
This variety, ranging from tundra to tropical, occurs because the country extends over such a large area north to south. Most of the United States is located in the mid-latitudes, where the climates are moderate. Canada is colder because so much of it lies far north in the higher latitudes.
What is not shared by the US and Canada?
Desert scrub is not found in Canada but it is in the U.S.. The Rocky Mountain cordillera and the Great Plains.
Where are the rivers and mountains in the United States?
The Physical Map of USA With Rivers And Mountains Show the Physical landscape And Rivers And Mountains of the United States. The Appalachian Mountains can be seen in the eastern Physical Map of USA. It is along with the Adirondak Mountains of New York, the White Mountains of New England.
Is there a physical map of the USA?
Physical Geo Map of USA With Rivers And Mountains is the Map of United States of America. You can also free download United States of America Map images HD Wallpapers for use desktop and laptop.
Where are Canada and the United States located?
Physical Map of Canada, USA and Mexico. The continent of North America in Earth’s northern hemisphere, bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the south and west by the North Pacific Ocean.
Where are the Rocky Mountains located in North America?
Sandhills and buttes cover parts of the north central U.S. in Nebraska. Rocky Mountains: The Rocky Mountains, about 3,000 miles in length, extend from the U.S State of New Mexico up through the western United States and on into the northernmost reaches of Canada’s British Columbia. |
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|M Tech||2009, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur|
|Ph D||2015, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee|
- Process Engineering: Process synthesis and design, Process simulation model development, Scaling- up of process, Pinch analysis, Process integration, Revamp and retrofitting of refinery’s process, and Preparation of detailed Technology Information Package (TIP.
- Solvent extraction: Liquid-liquid extraction and extractive distillation process development for aromatics recovery and production, desulfurization and dearomatization of middle distillates and bio-fuel, refining of used lube oil.
- Methanol and DME production: Process synthesis and design, Scale-up, simulations and improvement.
- Thermo-chemical Hydrogen Generation using S-I cycle: Process simulation, design and Scale-up.
|Principal Scientist||CSIR – Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun (2016-Till Date)|
|Senior Scientist||CSIR – Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun (2013-2016)|
|Scientist||CSIR – Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun (2009 – 2013)|
Awards and Honours
- TDB National Award 2019 for commercialization of FCC gasoline treatment technology at RIL(team member)
- TDB National Award 2017 for commercialization of wax- de-oiling technology at NRL, Assam (team member)
- Institution of engineers India (IEI) Young Engineers Award in Chemical Engineering discipline, 2016-2017
- Certificate of Merit for Academic Excellence in the M.Tech. in Chemical Engineering by IIT Kanpur, 2009
- Ambuja’s Young Researchers Awards by Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2009
- IIChE- M H Shukla second prize for the best technical paper, IIChE Congress, 2008
- TDB National Award, 2017
- MoP&NG and CHT best innovation in R&D award, 2014 – 2015
- CSIR Technology award, 2016
- CSIR Award for Innovation, 2014
- Process for Recovery of Pure Components from Product Mixture of one Step Dimethyl Ether Synthesis Reactor
US 9758460, 2017
- Method for increasing gas oil yield and energy efficiency in crude oil distillation
US 9546324B2, 2017
- A process for production of benzene lean gasoline by recovery of high purity benzene from unprocessed cracked gasoline fraction containing organic peroxides
US 8722952B2, 2014
- Process for simultaneously production of benzene lean gasoline by recovery of high purity benzene from cracked gasoline fraction
US10105620 B, 2018
- Integrated process for simultaneous removal and value addition to the sulfur and aromatics compounds of gas oil
US 10190064 B2, 2019
- Desulfurization of gas oil in distillation, extraction and hydrotreating based integrated process. Fuel, 220: 754-762, 2018.
- Solvent Evaluation for Desulfurization and Denitrification of Gas Oil Using Performance and Industrial Usability Indices. AIChE J. 2015; 61 (7); 2257-2267.
- A comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of jatropha biodiesel production in India. Bioresource technology, 2012; 110; 723-729.
- Techno-economic evaluation of Top, middle and bottom divided wall column configurations for Benzene, Toluene and Xylene processing in aromatic production plant, Separation Science and Technology, DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2016.1250775 , 2016
- Modified Revamp Process to reduce energy use in SDA (Solvent Deasphalting) Unit. Hydrocarbon Processing, JUNE 2017, 1-4. |
SCHOOL MURAL PROGRAM
I LOVE MY HOOD is a proud vendor for The Department of Education. We are made up of a collective of Artists, Educators and Social Justice Activists who share in the goal of improving our communities.
Unfortunately, most of our schools don't reflect the effort put forward by the students and faculty who work tirelessly towards greater educational experiences. Sadly, walls are still being painted colorless tones that create a monotonous environment extinguishing the possibility of fostering that creative spark so vital to our youth.
The creative exercises we provide triple as an opportunity to develop expression, social awareness and social change. These actions both improve the quality of life for us and our neighborhoods while simultaneously recognizing and empowering our youth.
“Murals in Schools” allow local artists, students and teachers to visually enhance and boost the school's surroundings. We paint murals that directly reflect the culture and aesthetics of the respective communities while providing inspiration.
Students working with I LOVE MY HOOD as “participant-artists” learn the therapeutic process of art-making which allows them to practices the skills and techniques needed to produce high-quality art for the public. Along with a high standard of aesthetics, the projects focus on building the community, learning cultural significance and enhancing social awareness.
Naturally, what we see on a daily basis is powerful and influential, particularly as it pertains to the shaping of our youth.
These are samples of what many of the recurrent walls look like. There is an immense amount of potential, yet regrettably, the efforts are usually limited to disproportionate flyers, posters or construction paper soaked into the vast tedium walls.
Investing in Positive Perception:
The payoff is by no means limited to beautification. Undoubtedly, a healthier and progressing atmosphere is produced when the students, faculty and visitors alike see a familiar Culture being embraced while speaking to the innovative spirit of each school and its members.
Images of Black/Latino/Native, including young Women of color are not positively represented by mass media. We enthusiastically counter that narrative by creating an environment that boosts pride, self-worth and highlights the true aspects that exist in our community.
To have the walls creatively express what we traditionally only see in textbooks is a step towards artistically expanding and strengthening how we educate. There is immense power in reprogramming our biases by representing young people of color in positions of success, leadership and everyday life.
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Examining how popular media depicts different groups.
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Easy Admission Process – Ireland
You need to follow the steps for easy admission process – Ireland.
Steps for Easy Admission Process – Ireland
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|SEARCH – 100s of websites, all universities, specific courses. Here’s a list of Universities in Ireland to give you a start.|
|SHORTLIST – the right programme at the right list of Universities matching your academic background, test score, budget, other requirements. CREATE – an Excel workbook if that helps.|
|COLLECT – documents and ensure that each of these are correct and in order. This includes editing of the statement of purpose (SOP), getting recommendations from the right referees, more. Here’s a list of documents to apply to Ireland to start with.|
|BOOK – your IELTS test date, prepare for it, check if you have scored right, update the University and the right department and ensure that they have received the score once you receive it.|
|APPLY – to all Universities individually and keep a track of list of documents to be sent, and other requirements. It will start with questions like: where to apply, how to apply, is it online or a paper app, what about the application fee, so many more.|
|TRACK and FOLLOW UP – track your emails, wait for the decisions, or update the missing documents, understand the next round of process, etc.|
|FINALIZE – make a final decision when you have more than one offer. Generally students apply to several Universities and you are bound to face this stage. Crucially important is, that you make the right decision.|
|DEPOSIT and FEE PAYMENT – pay your deposit or make full fee payment in Euros to the University, wait for a confirmation, or follow up with the University.|
|VISA – understand the student visa process, gather the right documents and check them thoroughly, book a visa appointment, present yourself rightly, wait for the decision. Here’s where you will information about the visa process and documentation . During this time, decide on where you will live, what to pack before going, buy forex, medical and travel insurance and more.|
|ACCOMMODATION – find and book the right type of accommodation.|
|CONNECT – with other students so that you’ll may travel together or help each other.|
|FLY – book tickets and fly. Ensure that you collected details about how to open a bank account, about travelling locally in Ireland, carried important documents along with you and such other important information that comes up ONLY in the end.|
Ireland Admission CounselingIn case you’re confused about your studies in Ireland, we can help you solve the problem. Once we meet you, and your parents or spouse, we ask you questions to get a clearer idea of your preferences, restrictions, and goals. This will allow us to make a range of suggestions with regard to locations and universities. With more discussions we’ll help you pick between them and narrow it down to the right selection of safe, moderate and ambitions options. We will make your process of studying in Ireland hassle-free.
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We are experts at what we do. Since 2002 we have helped 1000s of students (personally). As one of the leading overseas education consultants in Mumbai, the collective experience of our team of experts go beyond a 100 years. Many of us have studied abroad and know exactly what your requirements will be, what kind of universities should be best suited for your future, what you need to do to get there.
We are extremely personal. Students ask us 1000s of questions and we enjoy replying to these. You will have one dedicated team member who you will be able to contact throughout the service. We don’t count the number of hours spent on you. We don’t shed away responsibilities. We work on your side and have just one thing in mind—to get you your best in your career.
We enjoy when you get scholarships or you save money. Over 70% of our applicants will earn some form of scholarship / financial aid / bursary.
We keep in touch with Universities. We keep in touch with our past students. We know exactly what a University will require or we can identify it very (very) easily. We help you build your profile, craft a great resume, and statement of purpose (SOP)/essays and bring out the best in you while presenting you to a University. Chances of your admissions evidently rise because we are around.
We help you right from start to end in the process ie. from selecting the right course and university list, documentation preparation, filling out and checking of forms, applying to universities, to securing admission offers, helping you finalize the best choice of university, visa guidance (including documentation, mock interview rounds, application), accommodation booking and much more. Hey! IELTS coaching is also available at our centre. We are brilliant with our essay editing services (remember – you will have to end up writing 18 to 24 essays when you apply to 8 to 10 Universities). We are simply there for everything! #enoughsaid
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International Learning Warehouse is the go-to place for someone who wants to pursue education in a foreign country. ILW guided me right from helping me choose a country that suits my needs, to shortlisting and applying to universities. They are swift, consistent and make the effort to understand what their students want while making recommendations! It is only thanks to ILW that I am going to be pursuing my masters in Ireland in less than 6 months since I made the decision.
I am greatly thankful to ‘ILW’ for their invaluable guidance & support to achieve my goal of going abroad for my higher studies. I experienced that all the team members, specially Rupali is extremely professionals & competent in dealing with difficult situations. She has been helpful throughout the process & also stay in touch even after the processing is done. There were many ups & downs I went through but their support helped get me going. Their services are totally incredible and the guidance is given in a very systematic way, moreover Rupali has always guided me with the best of suggestions which beginant for students like me. I heartily express my gratitude and thank ILW and Rupali who are with me in each and every step I have taken towards getting myself in my dream come true of abroad studies. God bless you all !!!!!!
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Had an amazing experience with ILW. Roopali maam helped me patiently in the best way possible.Everything went easy and smooth, helped me do everything regarding abroad studies right from sop to visa . If confused with abroad studies, ILW is the best to opt for.
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Hurricane Dorian - Update #2
Below is the current information from the Hurricane Center and some additional information from the NWS Charleston. While with this update we remain outside the cone we still have the possibility of impacts and flooding. Please continue to pay attention! My plan is to continue updates as long as there is a potential for us to receive direct or secondary impacts (flooding) from Dorian.
HAZARDS AND IMPACTS
COASTAL FLOODING: Moderate to Major coastal flooding is expected with the evening high tide. Some flooding of coastal roads is likely, especially around Downtown Charleston and on barrier islands. Water could also approach/enter some structures. Some flooding along highway 80 to Tybee Island is also possible. The risk for major flooding could persist into Sunday.
RAINFALL FLOODING: The potential for heavy rainfall and flooding of streets/roadways will be increasing early next week, especially if Dorian tracks closer to our area.
OTHER COASTAL HAZARDS: The potential for dangerous surf, rip currents, and beach erosion will be increasing, especially by later this weekend.
COASTAL FLOODING: Mainly around the evening high tides, with some risk for at least minor coastal flooding around the morning high tides, through the middle of next week.
RAINFALL FLOODING: Mainly by later this weekend and possibly persisting through middle of next week.
OTHER COASTAL HAZARDS: Mainly by later this weekend through the middle of next week.
At 500 AM, the center of Hurricane Dorian was located near latitude 20.5 North, longitude 66.6 West. Dorian is moving toward the northwest near 13 mph, and this general motion is expected to continue through Friday. A west-northwestward motion is forecast to begin Friday night and continue into the weekend. On this track, Dorian should move over the Atlantic well east of the southeastern and central Bahamas today and on Friday, and approach the northwestern Bahamas on Saturday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 85 mph with higher gusts. Strengthening is forecast during the next few days, and Dorian is expected to become a major hurricane on Friday.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 15 miles from the center, and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 90 miles. |
Shortcuts is the name Apple is giving to quick actions across your apps on iOS, which either perform a task within the app automatically in the background or jump deep into the app to something you've might want to open. By mapping certain requests to a specific trigger phrase, you'll be able to better customize what Siri can do for you. Here's everything you need to know about Shortcuts.
What's new with Shortcuts?
March 26, 2019: Apple releases Shortcuts 2.2
Apple has released Shortcuts 2.2, a major update that adds actions for the Notes app. These actions allow you to create a note, append to a note, find a note, and show a note. This update also lets you pull numbers out of text using the Get Number from Input action, tapping the Library button now jumps to the bottom of your Shortcuts list, and the Travel Time action now offers more details, such as route name and arrival time.
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September 17, 2018:
The Shortcuts app is now available on any device running iOS 12. If you already have the Workflow app, it will change to Shortcuts when you update to iOS 12. If you didn't have Workflow, you can find the Shortcuts app in the App Store on iPhone and iPad.
July 5, 2018: Developers can now request access to beta version of Shortcuts app
Apple is now allowing registered developers to request access to the beta version of the Shortcuts application. Developers who are approved will be sent an email to join the TestFlight beta.
Shortcuts: What are they?
Once you have iOS 12, all you need to do to start using Shortcuts is perform the same tasks you'd normally do inside your apps – the main difference is that later, those actions will be surfaced outside the app as convenient Shortcuts to perform those tasks quickly again.
Shortcuts performing the task you're hoping to achieve in the background without opening the app. Shortcuts are triggered by either tapping a button surfaced in different places on iOS or by voice using Siri.
With Shortcuts, you'll be able to quickly go back to recent conversations or files, commonly-used places in the app, pre-filled information for things you do regularly, and more – what's possible will depend on the app's capabilities.
Shortcuts in iOS 12 will appear in three main places: - As suggestions, proactively presenting shortcuts to actions from apps based on usage - In Siri, triggered by your own custom voice commands - Custom-built shortcuts, coming later with the Shortcuts app
Your first encounter will likely be a Shortcut suggested to you proactively on the Lock Screen, Spotlight, or on the Siri face of the Apple Watch. You'll automatically be suggested tasks you do ofte based on appropriate activity you take on iOS – the information is securely passed from the app to the system for on-device analysis.
Once the system has detected Shortcuts, you can then set up voice triggers with your own custom phrases that can be spoken to Siri and launch off your Shortcut. These can be triggered via voice on iOS, but it'll even be possible on the Apple Watch, HomePod, and CarPlay too.
And soon, Apple will release a dedicated Shortcuts app that will allow even deeper customization and performing multiple actions in a row with one voice command or tap.
To get proactive Shortcut suggestions, people using iOS 12 just have to use their apps – once support is added, the system will surface the appropriate actions based on the activities taken in the app, making it easy to do the same thing again later.
Shortcuts might offer to take you back into an app to something you recently used or use often, like a playlist or file, or offer to complete a task in the app – developers can set up custom structures for their shortcuts if they don't fall into the default Siri domains already available.
Once a device is on the developer or public betas, Shortcuts like these begin working in the background – once you perform actions in apps that can be used as Shortcuts, the system will automatically suggest these Shortcuts to do tasks or open the app when appropriate (based on usage, time of day, & other signal). You'll start to see one-tap buttons to perform those shortcuts on the Lock Screen or while swiping down on the Home Screen to search via Spotlight.
The example used in the keynote was Siri recognizing that you've ordered from the Philz app every morning, then preemptively sending you a notification the next morning asking if you'd like to place the usual order. But these proactive shortcuts can be simpler too, like showing a button to contact the person in your most recent text thread when you swipe down on the home screen to search via Spotlight.
This one part of shortcuts gives Siri a lot more smarts – she's able to recognize the actions you're taking and automatically display these shortcuts, so you don't have to open the app and do it yourself every time or necessarily set up all these shortcuts in advance. But once you've seen the Shortcuts enough, you have the power to make them even more useful and add custom voice commands.
Custom voice commands for shortcuts
Once you've performed enough actions for the system to find as shortcuts, you can go to Settings > Siri & Search and add custom voice commands for any Shortcuts you want to use with Siri to kick off that action again later.
When you see an action you want to create a Shortcut for, tap on it or the plus button next to it and you'll be taken to a popover where you can speak your command. Siri will listen, save your command, and add it to your Shortcuts list – then, anytime you want to run the action, just speak your command to Siri and you'll be taken to the corresponding app.
This feature is huge, putting the power of how you speak to Siri into your hands and letting you customize the words your assistant is looking for. Instead of hoping the assistant can magically know what to do based on some phrase you utter, you can have your own control phrase and have your phone do exactly what you want it to do.
Developers can also add in-app support for suggesting a task become a shortcut, so when you finish doing something useful, there's a one-tap button to create your Shortcut and add custom voice command right there in-line. Here developer can suggest phrases, but the choice will ultimately be up to you.
Plus, developers can surface even more suggested actions in the Siri settings later, so people can use actions they find relevant or take advantage of common use cases, even if they haven't done that task yet.
Importantly, this is all private to your device – the OS identifies and makes actions available based on each app's declared intention for that activity. The app notices your activity, shares it to the system, and based on clear guidelines iOS passes the action back to the app when your shortcut is triggered. This keeps your experience secure around Apple's app-centric model – Siri just uses the shortcut to connect to the action in the app, and the app executes the task itself.
How can I use shortcuts now?
Shortcuts are most impressive not only because of their deep capability and customization, but because they already work on Apple devices where the same apps are supported. Shortcuts will start for many people on their iPhone, but they work on iPad, HomePod, and even CarPlay – setting up custom voice commands for your Shortcuts can go a long way quickly if you're deep in the Apple ecosystem.
Apple Watch will also have its own Shortcuts support, either triggered by voice or launched from the Siri watch face. These will execute tasks in the background the same as the iOS shortcuts, plus will allow opening into Apple Watch apps to perform the actions.
This could be very important for making the Apple Watch's potential more accessible, surfacing actions you'd normally do with your phone right on the watch, but also making Apple Watch apps themselves more useful and easier to take advantage of.
The Shortcuts app
These first main features of shortcuts are already available in the developer betas (and likely the upcoming public betas), which means anyone with an Apple device can start customizing Siri more than ever before.
But that isn't the limit of Shortcuts. The dedicated Shortcuts app, not yet available, promises the ability for users to customize the entirety of their shortcuts, allowing you to string together your shortcuts to create powerful multi-step shortcuts that take advantage of multiple apps and features you can use with one tap or a quick phrase spoken to Siri.
Following in the footsteps of Workflow, which was purchased by Apple last year, the Shortcuts app will allow you to kick off a series of actions and execute your tasks. But the main difference is that, with the power of the Shortcuts' background capabilities, these will run smoothly in the background instead of showing the process step-by-step, even accessible by voice.
In the keynote, Apple suggested you'd be able to set up a shortcut so that you arrive home and turn on the lights, play music, and send off a message, all from one voice command (or a tap).
It seems from the visuals of Shortcuts that it will maintain many if not all of the features that Workflow had on iOS (which is still currently available to download, if you want to try the drag-and-drop actions and see what's possible).
We'll have to wait until the Shortcuts app is released – I hope to see this within the beta testing period so current developers can test their apps in the larger context of Siri and iOS, so Workflow fans can rest easy, and also so maybe we'll see new apps pop up that could take advantage of Shortcuts in new ways.
Shortcuts for all
When potentially every app integrating with Shortcuts, and users getting control of how they use their voice assistant, it seems Shortcuts will push Apple's ecosystem integrations further and change the way people interact with their devices.
Already the Shortcuts will work with Siri on other Apple accessories like HomePod, Apple Watch, and even in cars with CarPlay.
The opening up any app's actions to quick suggestions by the system and integration with custom voice shortcuts in Siri should open up a world of opportunity – it's exciting to imagine the possibilities. What used to be many taps on a small screen can soon be done with a quick few words spoken to Siri or automatically be surfaced to you in the moment.
Along with new features like Screen Time, Apple users can change from using the devices more and more to using the devices smarter, empowering each person to get more done in their own way while spending less time doing it.
The real question is, how will you take advantage of it?
Check out my new YouTube channel where I cover all the ins and outs of Siri Shortcuts.
Matthew Cassinelli is a writer, podcaster, video producer, and Shortcuts creator. After working on the Workflow app before it was acquired by Apple and turned into Shortcuts, Matthew now shares about how to use Shortcuts and how to get things done with Apple technology.
On his personal website MatthewCassinelli.com, Matthew has shared hundreds & hundreds of shortcuts that anyone can download, plus runs a membership program for more advanced Shortcuts users. He also publishes a weekly newsletter called “What’s New in Shortcuts.”
Hopefully Haiku (BigAss Fans) will integrate with the shortcuts feature. Thats the only thing not Siri controlled in my ecosystem. Hopes high!!!
So... Apple is watching what you do inside the apps to allow Siri to "intelligently" access and repeat actions she's seen you do? Is this "feature" removable? Sounds like they may be removing 3D touch, as I do most of this stuff with that.
I would like to know if it is possible to have the following workflow:
When I step into my car, the phone connects to my car's Bluetooth and the automaticly starts my podcast app and another app (the second app is a Dutch app for traffic which can run in the background). I can't seem to find a way to do this.
Why is nobody talking about how Apple has crippled Shortcuts on the Apple Watch? Before Shortcuts, you could launch workflows on the Watch with the Workflow watch app. You could enter data, use menus, etc., in powerful custom workflows. Now, nada. The app is gone and no Shortcuts app has replaced it. This was a primary interface to many workflows and now these workflows are unusable.
How can I use a siri shortcut while phone is still locked? I was able to get the heading to work shortcut I had created started through siri, but then one of the apps it wanted to use (Maps or Music) said i need to unlock the phone. so, shortcuts won't work in my car, unless i turn off face id security. I don't have carplay. thanks
Far from covering "everything you need to know", you left out the most important information: How to completely turn off/disable any shortcut *suggestions*. I'm spied on enough; I don't need Siri to be telling me about its snooping.
Where's the "tinfoil hat" emoji? Siri suggestions are done offline, so all the "snooping" is going on in your device, and nowhere else.
I have never seen an app that is as difficult to use as Shortcuts! When it was announced on-stage, I was excited to finally have access to an app that would let me automate common and often-used functions. Then I downloaded the app and tried to set up a "Good Morning" function where I could tell Siri "Hey Siri, Good Morning", and it would turn on my Lifx lamp in the bedroom and have my HomePod play my favorite Apple Music channel. Sounds like a simple idea, right? After working with the Shortcuts app for 3 hours, I gave up and deleted it, I could never figure out how to do it. It probably involved 27 steps of computer logic or something like that, or maybe such a common function is simply not possible. I don't know or care which reason it is, this app is just too intricate and difficult for the average user to figure out.
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Teatro Sociale di Como
Teatro Sociale di Como is a focal point for the cultural life of the area. It attracts opera fans in particular from a large triangle whose corners are formed by Varese, Lecco and Switzerland. Since 1 January 2002, the performances and all the opera house’s activities have been managed by AsLiCo (Opera Concert Association) of Milan, while the building is owned by the Gallery Ticket Holders’ Society.
Teatro Sociale was founded in 1813, the year Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner were born. It was built in an area known as the “place of ruins” because it was the site of the Castle of the Round Tower, dating from the second half of the thirteenth century. The project for the purchase of the area was promoted by Count Giampietro Porro, chairman of the committee for the new opera house and Podestà of Como. The design of the opera house was entrusted to the architect Giuseppe Cusi and construction commenced in 1811. The curtain went up for the first time on the evening of 28 August 1813, on Antonio Fonseca Portugal’s Adriano in Siria and Giuseppe Mosca’s I Pretendenti Delusi.
Sociale has been restored several times. In 1899, to celebrate the centenary of Alessandro Volta’s invention of the battery, the interior was cleaned and fitted with electrical lighting which allowed a better appreciation of its beauty. The opera house owns an antique stage curtain by Alessandro Sanquirico, the great set designer and painter of the first half of the nineteenth century, depicting the death of Pliny the Elder among his soldiers during the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79. The opera house was restored several times under the guidance of engineer Mario Bernasconi, fully funded by the Gallery Ticket Holders’ Society. It reopened on 23 October 1988. The work continued with the laying of a new roof and the repair and painting of the entire building, which has now been restored to its original glory.
Following bomb damage in 1943, La Scala was temporarily relocated to Teatro Sociale. This joint venture brought the greatest performers of the period to Como. All the greatest singers and conductors, from Toscanini to Muti, have performed at the Teatro Sociale. It was an important venue: the greatest composers gave much importance to the opinion of the cultured Como public and frequently attended the performances of their operas. In November 1906, Mascagni conducted the second performance of Amica and police intervention was necessary to keep the crowd under control and oversee entry to the building.
Founded in Milan in 1949 by Cavaliere Giovanni Treccani degli Alfieri, AsLiCo (Opera Concert Association) was established with the aim of “paving the way for young students with sufficient natural talent for experimental theatre”. Having consolidated itself over the years, AsLiCo promotes numerous ventures and projects aimed at the training of young performers, offering them important opportunities for work and growth. In 2001 AsLiCo established its headquarters at the Teatro Sociale and started managing all the artistic activities of the historic Como opera house. These are funded by various authorities (Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities, Region of Lombardy, Province and Municipality of Como) as well as the local and regional press. Many activities are scheduled during the year, ranging from opera to prose and including dance, musicals and concerts, without forgetting shows for children and families. The opera house has a programme for schools, devised for all levels, which involves approximately 5,000 students and 250 teachers in the city and province of Como.
Teatro Sociale di Como vaunts an extremely varied programme of top-level events. Classical and modern dance performances by international companies, symphonic concerts conducted by top names, Italian and international pop music concerts, and of course opera, all ensure that the Teatro Sociale is one of the attractions that make Lake Como a magnet for cultural tourism.
THEATER TOUR & HAPPY HOUR
A morning at Teatro Sociale to visit the "behind the scenes" and the Theatre’s mysterious places,
usually closed off to viewers, and to enjoy a very gourmet Happy Hour at Caffè Teatro.
45-minute guided tour in Italian and English.
And then, drink & appetizers!
TOUR + HAPPY HOUR 10 € per person
ONLY GUIDED TOUR 5 € per person
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Foix, town, capital of Ariège département, Occitanie région, southwestern France, located in the foothills of the Pyrenees. Situated 1,250 feet (380 metres) above sea level, at the fork where the Arget River joins the Ariège, it is dominated by its medieval castle, which stands on a high rock. The restored (19th-century) castle has three towers (12th–15th century) and some ruined walls. A museum is housed in the keep. When the town was the capital of the counts of Foix, the castle resisted repeated sieges (1212–17) by the Norman crusader Simon de Montfort but was taken by King Philip the Bold of France in 1272. Modern Foix is a market town and tourist centre. Pop. (1999) 9,109; (2014 est.) 9,721. |
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In the next 5 years, construction and real estate sector would witness a huge surge in demand for human resources. With the government push to create “housing for all” and creation of smart cities with better infrastructure, this sector will have to see a huge deficit in demand and supply of manpower. Reports suggest India would need around 76 million labour force in the building, construction and real estate sector by 2022 and is predicted to be the key job creator.
However, this sector has its own problem when it comes to providing proper employment. The major drawback is it is highly unorganized. Most the human force required is in skill-based jobs and cater to a huge migrant population. More than 80% manpower involved in construction and infrastructure sector is minimally skilled. This is creating a huge shortage of talent, which in turn is having a negative impact on the industry by incrementing the project cost and risks.
There are also a number of infrastructure projects which are in the queue. 432 projects worth Rs 6.5 trillion (nearly Rs 6.5 lakh crore) dedicated for roads are in pipeline, more than 400 projects worth Rs 6 trillion (nearly Rs 6 lakh crore) in railways are marked, 70 projects worth Rs 670 billion (67,000 crores) is dedicated to development of airports and around 75 projects worth Rs 551 billion (Rs 55100 crore) is sanctioned for ports.
This huge demand calls for organized job boards like Naukri.com, Monster.com, Shine.com, Jobaap.com etc., to come out with strategies to create better talent pools to meet the demand. Also, companies should come together to develop the human index and work towards developing a better talent pool.
Indian construction industry currently requires General Construction Workers, Construction Managers, Blue-Collar Workers Supervisor, Civil Engineers, Cement Masons, Construction Helpers, Construction Inspectors, Carpenters, Construction and Well Drillers. The construction industry also creates several ancillary jobs like Light and Heavy Truck Drivers, Cost Estimators, Line Installers and Repairers, Heavy Equipment Operators, Material Moving Machine Operators, Mechanic and Repairer Helpers, Operating Engineers, Plumbers and Pipefitters and Structural Metal Workers etc. Please visit www.jobaap.com for more jobs related to construction industry.
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There are those days when you just feel tired and drowsy all day even after having a full night sleep, a coffee after a coffee may not solve the problem specially if you are using sugar or other fake Sweeteners,
In fact the situation may even get worse once the effect of coffee wears off and you will just be even more tired and sleepy, to fix the problem you need energy boosting nutritious foods that don’t leave a negative effect on your nerve system or you liver like coffee, below is a list of the best foods in this regard.
A classic bowl of oatmeal seems to be one of the best ways to start your day, it is high in energy with a low glycemic index so it is even perfect for diabetics, oats release energy slowly in your body so eating it in the morning will maintain your energy levels throughout the day without the crash that happens two hours after your morning sugary coffee.
Yes you heard that right, water alone can help you wake up properly in the morning, we all wake up with some level of dehydration due to the full night Fasting we were going through in our sleep which makes the body low in energy because it doesn’t have enough fluid to function on a fast rate, loading up on Fluids again will allow your body to release energy and use it at a better scale.
Peppermint was proven to enhance alertness in the brain and keep fatigue at bay, start your day with a lovely Peppermint tea instead of coffee, it even tastes sweet Naturally and you won’t need to add any extra sugar.
4- Sweet Potato.
Sweet potato is another energy booster that will keep you running all through the morning without having to consume any stimulants, it is rich in fiber and natural sugar which will recharge your energy levels fast, keep you full for longer periods of time and help you lose weight, sweet potato releases energy slowly in the body so you wont be lacking energy even after lunchtime. |
What is a snake? All the details that need to be known about snake varieties are in this article. Where is snake venom used? What happens when the snake stings? Snakes have been constantly poorly interpreted since ancient times. From the point of view of the effect of snakes in ancient times, Snakes and people who were weak or terms of power were constantly see the same and revealed that there is a connection between them. Apart from that, in ancient times, snakes were constantly used in magic and similar situations in terms of demonic powers, and snakes and bad powers constantly kept one. Because of this, snakes were used as tools in these bad situations in ancient times and they were symbolized with snakes in the same way in the evil objects.
Myths and mythos about the Snakes
There are rumors about snakes that were still in progress in ancient times and in some tribes now. Snakes were symbol of elegance and sometimes curse in the old times and as it now. Snakes consistently took place in the ancient myths and mythos, and these mythos and myths have advanced and settled even to the Anatolian geography we live in. Of course, the most known of these myths and mythos is the Medusa mythos. Although Medusa is a very beautiful woman as we know it, she has turned into a half-snake, half-human creature with a curse spell. As it can be understood from this, the snakes were kept constantly in the old times in terms of curse and magic and were continuously advanced in a parallel plane.
Snakes and the Architectural Developments
In ancient times, snakes were constantly kept same, with noble people and cursed people. Snakes are constantly kept in architecture apart from being held by these person types. As can be seen from here, it is understood that snakes had a very large place in human life in ancient times. We can give Ground Sinking Cistern, as a great example which have snake figures in our country. This architectural work is a world-famous work that was built in the Byzantine period in the old times and it is still visited by many people even now.
Snakes and Biological Information
As we know, snakes are an animal that is constantly feared by humans and that people stay away. These animals are in a reptile category, as we all know. Snakes are the most famous animal and an animal which humans scared the most. Snakes are in different sizes. These dimensions especially start from around 10 cm and go up to a few meters. Snakes are found in all regions of the world, with the exception of the Antarctic continent. Especially the snake species, which are around 600 in the world, are called poisonous.
Snake venoms and their types
There are approximately 3500 species of snakes in the world. These snakes are found all over the world, except Antarctica. Approximately 600 of these 3500 snake species are poisonous. The venomous snakes are especially identified through their eyes. Most people are trying to identify is the snake is toxic or not by their color, this is a very wrong situation. Because snakes are indistinguishable about whether they are poisonous by their color. Whether the snakes are poisonous or not can be understood by looking at the snake’s eye. The venomous snakes have ellipse eyes. The eyes of non-venomous snakes are mostly round.
Misleading Information’s About the Snakes
Whether snakes are poisonous is determined by looking into their eyes, not by their color. In addition, snakes don’t have sense of smell. The smell molecules collected through the tongue are transmitted and processed to the organ, which is used to detect the odors in them. In this way, snakes can smell. In addition, snakes lay eggs, as contrary of what is known. Even if most people think that snakes are a mammal, this is quite wrong. We can say that snakes are not a mammal, but a reptile that lays eggs. Snakes sometimes kill the people with sudden attacks, because they think that people is going to kill them. When you think snakes are dead, you should keep them at a great distance. Otherwise, the snake can kill you with a sudden movement. Snakes also prevent their drowning by taking out their breathing tubes while swallowing their prey.
Snakes and Their Effects on the World of Medicine
Snake venoms are antidotes for many diseases. Snakes have a highly effective saliva system structure and poisons that are strong enough to kill people suddenly. As a result of this, scientists in the medical world have been used together with the aim of affecting the people lives of these active substances in the best and useful way. Not very old method that, which start near to our century, they are trying to do antidote with venoms and trying to develop medicines for us. |
Carrying on from my blog post "What are we going to do about Terriers" (which you will need to read in order to understand the rest of this), I decided to post the pages for all of the groups that I had compiled.
From these, I have now gathered together a page of "best" and "worst" breeds that will make it easier to get a sense for which breeds are in the most trouble. Note that I did not include all breeds for which there are data on the MyDogDNA (MDD) website, and for some breeds there aren't enough data to display. So if you don't see your breed on the "worst" list, don't take that to mean that it's in robust genetic health. Go see if there are data available that I didn't include.
For each breed there is a scatter plot and a line graph. The scatter plot displays the data points for the individual dogs. They are usually color coded by country, and on the MDD website there are sometimes options to display these data by use (e.g., show, work, companion, etc).
Note that the scatter plot is not a typical graph: the x-axis is labeled "genetic relationships", and the y-axis has no label at all. This is because the graph was created by taking all of the data for a breed and asking the computer to find some characteristics in the DNA data that would separate all of the individuals along a gradient in the horizontal direction, then do the same thing in the vertical direction. This will separate all of the data in a way that displays the degree of genetic similarity (or difference) between individual dogs as proportional to the distance between their points. Then if you code the points by country of origin, you might see that the clusters correspond to different countries (like these data for Golden Retrievers). This is useful because it can tell you whether there are clusters of genetically distinct subpopulations in a breed, which would be handy if you wanted to outcross to improve genetic diversity in a litter. Because we don't really know what the actual differences are that separate these groups, the axes of the graph are usually labeled as "principal components"; in this case, "genetic relationships" is similarly vague.
The line graph below displays the data for percent heterozygosity, which is the proportion of loci that are heterozygous (the two alleles at the locus are different). Higher numbers are better (in the "green-is-good" zone), and lower numbers correspond to low heterozygosity (= higher homozygosity = higher inbreeding).
The median value for Goldens is low (32.0%), but there is a tail in the "good" direction (representing dogs that are less inbred) and, as you can see from the scatter plot above, there are genetically distinct subpopulations that could be exploited to improve heterozygosity.
And if you're not happy about the data for your breed, join one of the ICB courses that teach you the basics of population genetics and how to breed to produce healthier dogs by protecting the health of your gene pool. (The next course starts 4 April.)
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Canada: Unfair collection rule for large corporations
There are two collection rules for taxpayers who object to an income tax assessment in Canada. A large corporation is required to pay 50% of the disputed assessment pending resolution of its objection. In other cases, the disputed amount is collected after the correctness of the assessment is determined.
A corporation is defined as large if the total of the taxable capital employed in Canada of the corporation and any related corporation exceeds C$10 million ($9.5 million).
The 50% prepayment rule was introduced in 1993, when certain large corporations were thought to be filing unfounded objections to assessments to reserve the ability to later revisit their tax return in the event of subsequent favourable developments in tax law. The rule was enacted to discourage this conduct and came in the wake of corporate taxpayers receiving approximately $2 billion in refunds after amending their objections as a result of a court decision.
Assuming the advanced collection of 50% of disputed assessments from large corporations was justified in 1993, the policy supporting it no longer exists because of amendments to the Income Tax Act after 1993.
In this regard, since 1995, large corporations have been required to particularise the grounds of their objections, effectively precluding unfounded objections that were targeted by the 50% prepayment rule. The particularisation rule has the effect of preventing amended objections by large corporations. Based upon this change of law, it is unclear what the policy basis is for the continued existence of the 50% prepayment rule.
In 1993, the interest rates on an underpayment or overpayment of tax by corporations were the same. However, under current law, the government is entitled to collect 5% interest on underpayments of tax, but is only obligated to refund 1% to corporations on overpayments of tax.
The spread between interest rates gives a strong incentive for the government to raise assessments even where the chance of success is remote. In such a case, a large corporation objecting to a questionable assessment must pay 50% of the disputed taxes and receives refund interest at a rate of 1% when the assessment is subsequently vacated. In all circumstances the government realises a windfall of 4% on the disputed assessment.
If there was a policy rationale in 1993 for the 50% prepayment rule, it no longer exists. The rule is at odds with practice in other nations and creates hardship for large corporations. With a system of differential interest rates applicable to underpayments and overpayments of tax and the requirement for large corporations to particularise their objections, there is no longer a need for such a rule. Accordingly, the prepayment rule for large corporations should be repealed. |
Brushless DC motor has been the heart of automobiles for a long. On a typical brushless DC motor, there is a permanent magnet on the outside and a spinning armature inside. Permanent magnets are stationary, so they are called stators. The armature is rotated, so it is called a rotor.
Armor has an electronic magnet. When you run electricity into this electronic magnet, a Brushless DC motor, it creates a magnetic field in the armature that attracts and deflects the magnet in the stator.
So the armor spins with 180 degrees. To turn it around, you’ll need to change the poles of the electronic magnet.
Brushes handle this change at the pole. They interact with the two spinning electrodes attached to the armature and then invert the magnetic pole of the electromagnet.
Brushless DC motor challenges
This setup is effective and easy to produce and inexpensive, but there are several problems:
Brushes eventually wear out.
You will find sparking and electric noises as the brushes are making/breaking connections
Brushes limit the maximum speed of the motor.
The electronic magnet in the center of the motor makes it hard to cool.
The use of brushes limits the number of poles in the armature.
With the advent of cheaper computers and power transistors, it was possible to “turn the motor inside” and remove the brushes.
On the brushless DC motor (BLDC), you place a permanent magnet on the rotor and you move the electromagnet to the stator.
Brushless DC motor advantages
Then you use a computer (connected to a high-power transistor) to charge the electronic magnets as the shaft turns. This system has all kinds of advantages:
Since a computer controls the motor rather than mechanical brushes, it is more precise. The computer can also factor in the speed equation of the motor.
This makes brushless motors more efficient.
No sparking and much less electrical noise.
There is no brush to wear.
With electronic magnets in the stator, they are very easy to cool.
Your stator may contain a lot of electronic magnets for more precise control.
A brushless DC electric motor (BLDC motor or BL motor), also known as an electronically transmitted motor (ECM or EC motor) and synchronous DC motor, synchronous motors are powered by direct current (DC) electricity through an inverter or switching power supply.
Optional current (AC) to drive each episode of the motor through a closed-loop controller. The power controller in the form of the current provides pulses in the motor winding which controls the speed and torque of the motor.
Brushless vs brushed motor
Brushed DC motors were invented in the 19th century and are commonplace. Brushless DC motors were made possible by the development of solid-state electronics in the 1960s.
The torque of rotating magnets connected to an electric motor rotor develops torque by rotating the rotating part of the machine and the stationary magnet.
One or both sets of magnets are electromagnets, made of wires harsh around the iron core.
Running through wire winding creates a magnetic field in DC, which provides the power that drives the motor.
However, each time the rotor rotates by 180 ° (a half-turn), the position of the north and south poles of the rotor is reversed.
If the polar magnetic fields of the poles are the same, it will cause the torque to crash on the rotor at each half-turn, and so the average torque will be zero and the rotor will not rotate. Each 180 ° has to be reversed with a rotor turn (or it will stop when it is on the wrong side).
This is the opposite of the direction of the magnetic field such as the end of the rotor, so the torque of the rotor is always in the same direction.
On brushed motors invented in the nineteenth century, it was called a passenger with a rotation switch on the motor shaft.
It consists of a rotating cylinder divided into multiple metal contact sections on the rotor.
The sections are connected to the rotor by an electromagnetic winding wire.
Two or more fixed contacts, called “brushes” made of soft conductors such as graphite, press against the commutator, sliding the electrical contact into the parts continuously as the rotor turns, providing electric current to the windings.
Each time the rotor rotates 180 by, the opposite side of the electric current in the electric current provided by the commutator, so the magnetic field produces a torque on one side.
There are many engineering disadvantages of movement that have led to the reduction of the use of brush motors. The disadvantages are:
The friction of sliding brushes with rotating transport parts causes a loss of power which can be significant in a low power motor.
The soft brush material goes underneath due to friction, creating dust and eventually the brushes have to be replaced.
This makes changing motors inappropriate for low particulate or sealed applications, such as hard disk motors, and for applications that require a maintenance-free operation.
Resistance to the contact of the sliding brush results in a brush drop called a voltage drop in the motor circuit that receives power.
Frequent switching of currents through the opening of the windings triggers the contact of the contactors, which may be due to the risk of fire in the explosive atmosphere, the source of degraded UV radiation, and the source of the electronic noise, which may be due to the nearby micro-electronic electronic circuits.
During the last hundred years, high-power DC brush motors were once replaced by modified Current (AC) synchronous motors as the mainstay of the industry.
Currently, brushed motors are used only in low power applications or where DC is available only, but the above drawbacks limit their use even in these applications.
A brushless motor was invented to solve these problems.
The development of semiconductor electronics in the 1970s allowed the elimination of passengers and brushes on DC motors.
In a brushless DC motor, an electronic servo system replaced mechanical transport communications.
An electronic sensor detects the angle of the rotor and controls the semiconductor switches, such as transistors that change currents with winding, either reverse the direction of the current or rotate each 180 ° shaft at the correct time on a motor, making the electromagnet torque to one side.
Elimination of sliding contacts allows brushless motors less friction and longer lifespan; Their career is limited to the lifetime of their bearings only.
Brushed DC motors develop maximum torque while remaining stable, decreasing linearly as the speed increases.
Some limitations of brushless motors may be overcome by brushless motors; These include high efficiency and low sensitivity for mechanical wear.
These benefits come at the expense of potentially less rugged, more complex and more expensive control electronics.
A simple Brushless DC motor has a permanent magnet that rotates around a fixed armature and eliminates problems associated with the current’s connection to the moving armature.
An electronic controller replaces the brush / brushed DC motor’s broad / commutator assembly, which switches the phase on a continuous winding to rotate the motor.
The controller distributes power over a similar time period using a solid-state circuit instead of a brush/passenger system.
Brushless DC motor offers a variety of advantages, including brighter DC motors, higher torque to weight ratio, more torque per watt (efficiency increase), elongation, reduction, longer lifespan (no brush and passenger decay), emitting sparks from commutators, and electromagnetic interference (EMI). ) Overall reduction.
Because there is no air in the rotor, they do not face centrifugal forces, and since the windings are supported by the housing, they can be cooled by conduction, requiring no airflow inside the motor to cool.
Instead, it means that the interior of the motor is completely enclosed and can be protected from dirt or other foreign matter.
Brushless DC motor transport can be applied to software using a microcontroller or microprocessor computer, or alternatively to analog hardware or digital firmware using field-programmable gate array (FPGA).
Limiting travel speed through electronics instead of brushes, “micro-stepped” operation for slow and / or fine speed control, and a holding torque when fixed does not provide greater flexibility and power with brushed DC motors.
The controller software is customizable to the specific total used in the application, thus creating greater transport efficiency.
The highest power that can be applied to brushless motors is almost exclusively limited by heat; Too much heat weakens the magnet and damages the insulation of the air.
Four poles on the two-phase brushless motor stator. It’s part of a computer cooling fan; The rotor has been removed.
Brushless DC motor performs many functions originally performed by brushed DC motors, but cost and control complexity prevents brushless motors from completely replacing brush motors in the least expensive regions.
Nevertheless, Brushless DC motors dominate many applications, especially devices such as computer hard drives and CD / DVD players.
In electronic equipment, the small cooling fan is operated exclusively by the Brushless DC motor. These can be found on cordless power tools where the increased efficiency of the motor leads to longer use before the battery is charged.
A low-speed, low-power Brushless DC motor is used on the direct-drive turntables for gramophone records.
Brushless DC motor is available in electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles, and personal transporters wheels. The same principle applies to self-balancing scooter wheels. Most electric-powered RC models use brushless motors because of high efficiency.
Brushless DC motor is available in a number of modern cordless tools, some of which include string trimmers, leaf blowers, saws (round or reciprocating) and drills/drivers.
The advantage of brushless over brushed motors (low weight, high efficiency) is that battery operated equipment for the handheld is more important than fixed equipment plugged into an AC outlet, so uptake in that part of the market has been accelerated.
Heat and ventilation
The heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) and refrigeration industries have a tendency to use brushless motors instead of different types of AC motors.
The most significant reason for switching to a brushless motor is the dramatic reduction of power to operate them versus a typical AC motor.
The shaded pole and adjustable split capacitor motor once dominated the fan motor, now many fans operate using brushless motors Also use some fanless brushless motors to improve overall system efficiency.
In addition to the high efficiency of brushless motors, HVAC systems (typically featuring variable-speed and / or load modulation) use brushless motors because the built-in microprocessor allows programmability, control over airflow, and serial communication. Some ceiling fans and portable fans also feature this motor.
They advertise the motor is higher energy efficient and quieter than most fans.
The application of Brushless DC motor in industrial engineering focuses primarily on manufacturing engineering or industrial automation design.
In manufacturing, brushless motors are mainly used for speed control, positioning or acquisition systems.
Brushless motors are ideally suited for production applications due to their high power density, good speed-torque properties, high efficiency, wide speed range and low maintenance.
The most common uses for brushless DC motors in industrial engineering are linear motors, servomotors, actuators for industrial robots, extruder drive motors and feed drives for CNC machine tools.
Speed control system
Brushless DC motors are commonly used in regular or variable-speed applications such as pumps, fan and spindle drives because they are capable of developing high torque with good speed response.
Also, they can easily be automated for remote control. Due to their construction, they have good thermal properties and high power efficiency.
Brushless DC motors include an electronic motor controller and a rotor position response sensor in an electronic machine to achieve a variable speed response.
Brushless DC motors are widely used as servomotors for machine tool servo drives. Servomotors are used for mechanical displacement, positioning or precise speed control. DC stepper motors can also be used as servomotors.
But since these are operated with open-loop control, they usually show torque vibration.
Brushless DC motors are more suitable as servomotors because their precise speed is based on a closed-loop control system that provides tightly controlled and stable operation.
Positioning and Actuation Systems
The Brushless DC motor industry is used in positioning and actuation applications.
Brushless steppers or servo motors for assembly robots are used for any part of the assembly or a tool in the manufacturing process, such as welding or painting.
The advantage of linear motors, called linear motors, that produce linear speeds is that they can generate linear motion without the need for transmission systems such as ballscrews, leadscrew, rack-and-pinion, cam, gears or belts, which are required for rotary motors.
Transmission systems introduce low responsiveness and reduced accuracy Known direct drive, brushless DC linear motors have a slotted stator with magnetic teeth and a movable actuator, with permanent magnetic and coil windings.
To achieve linear motion, a motor controller stimulates coil windings on the actuator, causing an interaction of magnetic fields as a result of linear motion.
Tubular Linear Motor is the other type of linear motor design operated in the same way.
A microprocessor-controlled BLDC motor drives a micro-radio-controlled aircraft. This external rotor motor weighs 5 grams and weighs about into the kilowatt output range.
Brushless motors have become a popular motor choice for model planes, including helicopters and drones.
Due to their optimum power to weight ratio and wide range of available sizes, motors up to a kilowatt output range larger than 5 grams have revolutionized the market for electric-powered model flights, often replacing virtually all brushed electric motors, often with toy-grade aircraft for less powered cheaper.
They encouraged the development of a simpler, lightweight electric model aircraft than previous internal combustion engines to strengthen larger and heavier models.
The increased power-to-weight ratio of modern batteries and brushless motors allows models to rise vertically rather than climb slowly, due to the lack of noise and mass compared to smaller combustion fuel internal combustion engines, which is another factor in their popularity.
Legal restrictions on the use of combustion engine-powered model planes in some countries, often due to the possibility of noise pollution – even almost all model engines have been available in recent decades – have also favored higher transfer power systems.
Their popularity has also increased in radio-controlled (RC) car areas. Brushless motors have been legal in North American RC car racing since 2006, according to Radio Operated Auto Racing (ROAR).
These motors provide a lot of power for RC racers and if appropriate gearing and high-discharge lithium polymer (Li-Po) or lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries. These cars can achieve speeds of up to 160 kilometers (99 miles) per hour.
A brushless DC motor is capable of producing more torque and has faster pick rotation speeds than nitro- or petrol-powered engines.
Nitro engines are about 46,800 R / min and top of 2.2 kW (3.0 hp), while a small brushless motor can reach 50,000 R / min and 3.7 kW (5.0 hp).
A larger brushless DC motor can reach 10 kW (13 hp) and 28,000 r / min to power one-fifth-scale models.
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Part 1. At station RV001, near Rovinj harbor, there is a buoy measuring parameters in the atmosphere (air temperature, air pressure, humidity, wind direction and intensity, precipitation) and at the sea surface (sea temperature, salinity, oxygen content, chlorophyll a concentrations and light characteristics; Figure 1). Frequency of measurements is very high and values are presented daily on buoy web site. Measurements started on 14 July 2017.
Part 2. Sampling at standard depts and/or in the entire water column using the CTD probe was performed at number of standard stations (Figure 1). Sampling included temperature, salinity, oxygen saturation, nutrients and chlorophyll-a concentration, pH, phytoplankton and zooplankton distribution and abundance, dissolved organic carbon (DOC), particulate organic carbon (POC) and bacterial abundance. Measurements were performed at RV001 (standard depths and CTD) and ZI332 (CTD); 4. 10., 25. 10., 28.11., 18.12., 25. 1., 5.3.; at SJ108, SJ101, SJ103, SJ105, SJ107, ZI032 and RV001 (standard depths and CTD) and at SJ1A1, SJ1B1, SJ1A8, SJ1B8, SJ102, SJ104, SJ106, ZI031 and ZI332 (CTD); 28. 03. i 30. 08.
Part 3. Use of undulating towed vehicle (Figure 2) on 09. 04. enabled high spatial resolution profile of temperature, salinity and density to be obtained. During the same cruise other physical, chemical and biological parameter were sampled on stations EC001, EC002 and EC003 (standard depths and CTD) and EC004 (CTD).
The oceanographyc buoy (1 m hight, 3 m in diameter, 1300 kg, solar power supply) is equipped with set of meteorological and oceanographic sensors sampling continousely with 8 Hz (Figures 3 and 4).
Data collected at standard depths
Water samples were collected using 5 L Niskin bottles at standard oceanographic depths (0 m, 5 m, 10 m, 20 m, 30 m and around 35 m at deeper stations SJ105 and SJ107). Temperatures were measured with protected reversing thermometers (Richter&Wiese; precision ± 0.01 °C) attached to the Niskin bottles. Salinity samples were analysed in the land laboratory by high precision salinometers (Beckman RS-7C and Yeo-Kal 601; precision ± 0.01), using algorithms recommended by UNESCO (1983).Nutrient concentrations (total inorganic nitrogen - TIN as the sum of nitrate-NO3, nitrite-NO2 and ammonium-NH4, orthophosphate-PO4 and orthosilicate-SiO4) were analysed aboard immediately after sample collection by spectrophotometric methods widely used in oceanography (Parsons et al., 1984).
Ammonium was determined by a modified technique of the indophenol blue method (Ivančić and Degobbis, 1984). Chlorophyll a concentrations were measured fluorometrically after extraction of GF/F filters with acetone (Parsons et al., 1984). Oxygen content was measured onboard following the Winkler method (Strickland & Parsons 1972). The pH is determined electrochemically using an pH-meter after calibration of the electrode with pH buffers. Dissolved (DOC) and particulate (POC) organic carbon are measured by high temperature catalytic oxidation (HTCO) method and non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) CO2 detection using a TOC-Vcph instrument (Shimadzu, Japan). To determine the dissolved fraction (DOC), platinum on silica is used as a catalyst. To determine the particulate fraction (POC), the combination of Pt/Si and CoO are used as a catalyst and the analysis is performed in the solid sample module SSM-5000A.
- Ivančić, I., Degobbis, D., 1984. An optimal manual procedure for ammonia analysis in natural waters by the indophenol blue method. Water Research 18, 1143-1147.
- Parsons, T.R., Maita, Y., Lalli, C.M., 1984. A manual of chemical and biological methods for seawater analysis. Pergamon Press, Toronto, 173 pp.
- Strickland J.D., Parsons T.T., 1972. A practical handbook of seawater analysis. Bulletin of the Fishery Research Board of Canada, 167, 310.
- UNESCO, 1983. Algorithms for computation of fundamental properties of seawater. UNESCO Technical Papers in Marine Science, No. 44, 53 pp.
Samples (200 ml) for the identification and enumeration of phytoplankton cells were preserved in neutralized formaldehyde (2% final concentration) solution. Sub-samples of 50 mL were allowed to sediment for 24 h and cells were counted on an inverted Zeiss Axiovert 200 microscope following the Utermöhlmethod (Utermöhl, 1958). Cells were counted on transects or randomly selected fields. Nanophytoplankton cells (2-20 µm) were first analyzed at 400× magnification. In this way small coccolitophorids, small individual diatom cells (for example, the cells of the genus Chaetoceros), small dinoflagelates and the nanoflagellateswere counted. Flagellates (< 20 µm) were not identified at the species level but grouped in the following algal groups: cryptophytes, prymnesiophytes, prasinophytes, and chlorophytes.
The groups that were very numerous were counted in the randomly selected fields at 400 ×magnification. After that microphytoplankton is counted at 200 magnification on 2 transectsusing phase contrast. After that, whole chamber bottom is examinedat 100 magnification in this way big dinoflagellated cells are counted or low abundance cells, which were not counted before.Very abundant cell can be counted withrandomly selected fieldsat × 200 magnification. Accuracy of counting this method is around ± 10%. Counted values are converted to the number of cells per liter of sea water with different conversion factors. The main taxonomic references used to identify the phytoplankton were Tomas (1997), Viličić 2002.
- Tomas, C. R., 1997. Identifying marine phytoplankton. Academic press. San Diego. Viličić D., 2002. Fitoplankton Jadranskoga mora: biologija i taksonomija. Školska knjiga.
Samples for microzooplankton were taken at the surface, 10 and 20 m, and near the bottom using a 5 l Niskin bottle. Plankton samples were preserved in 2.5% final concentration of formaldehyde. In the laboratory, samples were reduced from the original volume of 5 1 to 10 ml for 72 h sedimentation. The organisms were counted in a glass cell (measuring 7 x 4.5 x 0.5 cm) by an inverted Olympus IMT-2 microscope at a magnification of 100 and 400x. Identifications of tintinnids were made on the basis of lorica morphology using standard taxonomic reference (Kršinić, 2010). Mezozooplankton were collected by bottom- to-surface vertical tows with WP2 plankton net (diameter 80 cm) and were examined under an Olympus SZX 9 stereomicroscope.
- Kršinić, F., 2010. Tintinnids (Tintinnida, Choreotrichia, Ciliata) in the Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean. Part I. Taxonomy, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Split, 186 pp.
For the abundance of heterotrophic bacteria (HB), heterotrophic nanoflagellates (HNF) and cyanobacteria (CB) in seawater, an aliquot of 20 ml was fixed with formaldehyde (final concentration of 2%) and stored at 4⁰C until the analysis. Samples for HB count were filtered onto black 0.2 μm Nuclepore polycarbonate membrane, stained with DAPI (Porter and Feig, 1980). At least 500 cells per sample were counted. Samples for CB and HNF counts were filtered onto black 0.4 μm Nuclepore polycarbonate membrane. The CB count was performed using green light excitation, with a minimum of 300 cells counted per sample (Takahashi et al., 1985) while HNF abundance was obtained by DAPI staining technique (Sherr et al., 1993). A Leitz Laborlux D epifluorescent microscope was used for counts at 1000 × magnification.
- Porter, K.G., Feig, Y.S., 1980. The use of DAPI for identifying and counting aquatic microflora. Limnol. Oceanogr. 25, 943–948.
- Sherr, E.B., Caron, D.A and Sherr, B.F., 1993. Staining of heterotrophic protists for visualization via epifluorescence microscopy. Ch. 26 in Handbook of methods in aquatic microbial ecology., 213-229.
- Takahashi, M.K., Kikuchi, K., Hara, Y., 1985. Importance of picocyanobacteria (unicellular blue-green algae) in the phytoplankton population of the coastal waters off Japan Mar. Biol. 89, 63–69.
The data were collected with a SeaBird Electronic SBE. The sampling frequencies were 8 Hz. Data were acquired and processed according to UNESCO (1988) standards, obtaining pressure-averaged data (0.5 db interval).
Undulating towed vehicle
Undulating towed vehicle (Figure 6) is used for high resolution sampling from the ship in motion; it consists of a vessel carrying a CTD probe SBE49 which samples temperature, salinity and conductivity with 16 Hz. Vertical resolution of sampling is around 10 cm and horizontal around 200 m.
Data sample at oceanographic buoy is available here.
Model including Regional Ocean Modeling System ROMS and Biogeochemical Flux Model BFM, and was developed to be used within the project is available here. |
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Maryland Criminal Defense Lawyers For General And Armed Robbery Charges
Maryland general and armed robbery charges can land you and your future in hot water – fast.
Protect your interests from those that would steal them with JC Law to make sure charges don’t steamroller you to years behind bars.
What Is The Difference Between General And Armed Robbery Charges In Maryland?
In Maryland, robbery is when an item is unlawfully and forcefully taken from another person without the intent of returning it. Armed robbery is charged when an individual is equipped with a weapon to threaten or commit violence during the robbery.
For an interesting example of robbery, you may have heard someone exclaim, “That’s highway robbery!” to indicate the price is too high.
As a matter of fact, highway robberies were a frequent fact of life in the 1800s when stagecoaches, steamboats, and trains were popular. Masked robbers would force their way onto the vehicle, then stealing the travelers’ goods – often at gunpoint.
These individuals were (armed) robbers, not thieves, because they stole property from their victims using violence threatened with firearms.
Armed robbery can also be committed if the individual indicates to the alleged victim that they have a weapon, even if they don’t actually possess it.
So, a defendant accused of robbing a bank might have armed robbery charges if they slid a piece of paper to the teller that has “I have a gun” written on it.
If you must pick between a rock and a hard place, then chose general robbery charges over armed robbery charges. As a rule, sentences increase dramatically when weapons get involved in criminal cases.
What About Robbery Versus Theft? What’s The Difference There?
Both robbery and theft take something from someone else with the intention of never returning it – stealing it – but how the item is taken varies.
Theft could be something such as shoplifting, where store merchandise is simply taken off the shelves without payment. Theft charges could also cover stealing from someone’s lunchbox, as petty as that is.
However, for a defendant to be accused of robbery, there must be some sort of force, violent act, or threat involved. Stealing someone’s wallet at gun point could be considered a robbery, or yanking a purse off of someone’s shoulder.
Even if the defendant did not really intend to harm the alleged victim, just the mere threat of doing so to force the theft could elevate the charges from theft to robbery.
What Are Possible Sentences For General Robbery Or Armed Robbery Convictions In Maryland?
Both general and armed robbery in Maryland are felony crimes, giving you the criminal record that goes along with every convicted felon.
For general robbery, a sentence can run up to 15 years in jail plus restitution – repayment – to the victim.
Armed robbery is the same, with up to 20 years in jail.
How Can A Criminal Defense Lawyer Help With Robbery Charges?
Robbery charges can be difficult to defeat since they often involve an actual committed criminal act – unlike burglary, which can be charged on intent but not action.
However, a great criminal defense team with experience in robbery charges can attack flaws in a prosecutor’s case at several possible angles.
For example, if an individual was “under duress” or basically forced to commit the crime by someone else, should they be charged with the robbery? Or, is it the fault of the individual who threatened them?
What about if they were tricked (“entrapped”) by law enforcement into a false confession?
And – this situation is one of the simplest and most often – is prosecution sure they have the correct individual who actually committed the robbery?
There have been times when eyewitnesses are unreliable, video footage fuzzy, and strong alibis available that can disprove a seemingly foolproof case.
You’ll have to talk with a criminal defense lawyer to see if any of these defenses could work in your specific situation, of course. They’ll be able to assess your case from a legal standpoint and offer a roadmap as to how they would proceed to protect you and your reputation from jail.
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If you're like most people, summarizing an article can take a while. You have to read the whole thing, understand what you’ve read, and then condense it into a legible paragraph or two.
The secret is in accurately capturing the key points of the article. That takes a bit of practice to get down. Thankfully, there’s more than one way to go about creating a summary, regardless of what it’s for.
Let’s dive into it!
How to summarize an article: A step-by-step guide
A summary is a condensed overview of a longer piece of text written in your own words. It mentions the most important points. Here’s how to write one.
Read the whole piece
The first step to summarizing anything is to read the piece from beginning to end. Whether you’re summarizing a book, a blog post, or an essay, it’s important to read it thoroughly so you don’t miss any of the important points and so you can start putting them in your own words.
As you read, pay attention to any annotations, subheadings, and references so that they can inform your summary. Here are a few additional pointers to consider:
- Take notes as you read so they can inform your summary later.
- Bookmark parts of the article you don’t understand so you can revisit them (underline them if possible).
- Skim for headings and subheadings to get a general idea of what the text is about.
Pick out the most important points
Now that you’ve taken the time to understand the text, pick out the most important points. Sometimes these points can be informed by headings and subheadings. In other instances, some of the key points are bolded for emphasis.
While key points aren’t always readily obvious, spending enough time with the text will help you sift through the points that matter. Read through each section separately and find the main point for each of them. This can help make the process less overwhelming. Often, key points are summarized at the end of sections. So watch out for those.
Identify the thesis statement
The author’s thesis, otherwise known as the main idea of the article, is a key part of the summary of an article. Just like the original article includes important details like its main points, the author’s ideas, direct quotations, and the title of the article, your summary should include the most important details.
Once you identify the thesis statement, you can use it as your first sentence and then follow it with your body paragraphs (if your summary is that long). This begs the question: how do you identify the thesis statement?
The thesis statement is almost always in the introductory paragraph. If it isn’t clear in the intro, consider reading both the introduction and conclusion to help you draw a thesis statement that makes sense after you’ve read the whole text.
Write the summary
Gather all your notes and start drafting your article summary in your own words. At this point, you should have everything you need to start drafting a solid summary. This means you’ve already:
- Read the entire text
- Picked out important points
- Understood and researched the parts of the text that weren’t as clear
You also want to be careful to avoid plagiarism. The last thing you want to do is take the author’s exact words and condense them into a paragraph.
Part of the summarization process includes putting what you read in your own words. If you include text citations, make sure you’re citing them accurately and in the right format.
Review for clarity and length
A good summary always needs a review process. Skipping this part of the writing process puts you in danger of accidental plagiarism, grammar mistakes, or unclear sentence structure.
Much like you would read through an essay or a blog post to edit it, you want to do the same with any summary you write. The good thing is that a summary takes a lot less time to review because it’s meant to be much shorter than the original text. This means reviewing your summary doesn’t have to be a time-consuming process.
How long should a good summary be?
The ideal length of a summary will differ depending on the text you’re summarizing. While there isn’t a magic number you should aim for every time you summarize any text, a summary is a lot shorter than the text itself.
A short summary can be one to three paragraphs long. It may be longer if the text you’re summarizing is longer.
When to summarize an article
You’ve probably heard the phrase "time is money." This is why summaries are so valuable—they allow you to get the key points of a piece of writing without having to invest time into reading the whole piece. But summarizing an article can be difficult, especially if you don't have a lot of time on your hands.
This can be helpful when you're writing an essay or research paper, and need to include a lot of information in a limited amount of space. Fortunately, there are now AI-powered tools that can help you summarize articles quickly and easily.
How to summarize an article in 2 minutes using Jasper AI
Imagine if you had a way to summarize an article in just 2 minutes, without even reading it. That’s the power of AI. Here’s how to do it with Jasper:
- Open a Jasper account here
- Once in your dashboard, navigate to Templates
- Click on Text Summarizer
- Paste in your text, choose your preferred language, and set the number of outputs you’d like
- Then Click Generate AI Content
- You’ll get a summary of the text you pasted
Note that if you don’t like the summary you get, simply click on the Generate AI Content again until you generate a summary you’re happy with. It’s also wise to spend time polishing your summary and adding a sentence or two of your own to round out your summary if necessary.
Let’s try a real-life example.
Once we’ve navigated to Jasper’s Text Summarizer template, we’ll copy and paste the beginning of one of our recent posts about creating Instagram captions.
We get a list of the best summaries worth expanding on:
Summarize anything faster with AI
AI is quickly becoming a fundamental part of our everyday lives. And for good reason. It can help us do some pretty amazing things, like create and summarize information faster than we ever could before.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the amount of content creation, or if you just don’t have the time to summarize your content, try using an AI summarization tool like Jasper. You can start writing summaries faster and with less effort, all while still maintaining accuracy and originality. |
I read an article about how bees are important, and also how if you find them dying inside your house, they’re possibly just dehydrated, and how if you give them a solution of sugar water they will return to life, and probably not sting you, and probably continue to be important for the environment. Guess what! It’s true!
Meet Wilhelm. He was dying. We put him under a water glass and poured sugar water on his paper towel. Meet Wilhelm 15 minutes later. He’s drunk all of the sugar water and is ready to single-leggedly save the world.
Post Script: my parents pointed out that he is a Wilhelmina and not a Wilhelm, because in bee-societies, the ladies are the ones who go out and do all the work. Not unlike in human societies. |
Judy McLellan as Lady Russell and Roger Monk as Sir Walter Elliot in Metro Theatre’s production of Persuasion. (photo by Tracy-Lynn Chernaske)
Who hasn’t wished for at least one do-over, a second chance? Who hasn’t made the mistake of following bad advice, even if it was well-intended?
In Jane Austen’s Persuasion, Anne Elliot falls in love with naval officer Captain Frederick Wentworth and they become engaged, but, based on the counsel of a family friend, Anne breaks off the engagement. Jewish community member Judy McLellan plays Lady Russell – the purveyor of that counsel – in Metro Theatre’s upcoming production of Persuasion, which runs until April 20.
“Lady Russell was a very close friend of Anne’s mother, who died, and she had taken the role of surrogate mother to Anne since that time,” explained McLellan. “She is very protective of Anne and felt that Anne was too young to get married, especially to a man who, at that time, had no money and no real position in society. This is why she now sees Mr. Elliot [Anne’s cousin] as a much more desirable match for Anne.”
Persuasion was adapted for the theatre by British playwright Timothy Luscombe. The Metro Theatre production is directed by Joan Bryans. McLellan, who was part of the cast of Metro’s Calendar Girls, which the Jewish Independent quite enjoyed (jewishindependent.ca/calendar-girls-now-at-metro), auditioned specifically for the role of Lady Russell. “Got a call back and then Joan offered me the role, which I was very excited to accept,” said McLellan.
Pride and Prejudice was McLellan’s “first venture into Jane Austen.”
“Loved it,” she said. “Went on to read the rest!”
About Persuasion, she said, “It’s a wonderful period piece of mid-19th century. The characters are diverse and interesting, and very reflective of society at that time. But, above all, it’s a love story, which, after all the trials and tribulations, comes to a delightful happy ending. Who wouldn’t enjoy that?!”
For tickets to Persuasion, visit metrotheatre.com.
To raise funds for building up-keep, Metro Theatre is holding a silent auction during the run of Persuasion for a painting by Tracy-Lynn Chernaske. “By tying together appropriate colours and soft textures, the painting reflects suggestions of [Jane] Austen’s historical multi-location story line, full of ships, seaside beaches, grand old manors and tidy cottages.” The opening bid is set at $300 and the winner will be announced on closing night. Bidding ballots, the artist’s bio and more information can be found at metrotheatre.com/show-persuasion-2019. |
By 5 years of age, most children are heading into kindergarten having learned to polish learning some life skills: getting dressed, taking baths, washing hands, learning how to write, riding a bike and so on. As it turns out, it is possible to begin to teach mindfulness in children and some meditation.
It is a good idea to instill this concept as a daily habit rather than using it during times of stress. Practice is key to becoming more proficient, and can be incorporated into daily routines or activities, such as when playing outside, drawing or painting, and when doing bedtime reading. Help children feel new feelings and sensations, even if the moment may seem neutral at the time. It’s amazing how easily pleasantness can pop up after a few minutes.
Children like to copy parents so it’s a clever idea for parents to be role models for them. Practice mindfulness yourself in front of them and with them. It’s possible that at the beginning, while you are seated in a relaxed position, maybe even in a yoga pose with your eyes closed, your child may not know what you are doing (there may be even some laughing and giggling) but will be curious and learn from there.
As kids grow older, life becomes more challenging as they begin to experience the loss of control and have set backs. They may even find adversity in the school playground or classroom. It is easy to lose grip of the moment to the point that it threatens the sense of self. It is at this point that kids begin to question their worth and their strength. A simple exercise to incorporate into the practice of mindfulness is with the mnemonic RAIN (The New York Times, 2017):
Here are some phone apps that can be helpful to kids (from iPhone Magazine and Psychology Today). You may need to be involved initially to help them explore the app:
As kids grow into their pre-teen and teenage years, it will become important for them to understand that either good or adverse moments, bringing either happiness or sadness/frustration/anger, do not define them. By practicing mindfulness and meditation, they can go deeper into who they are and what they want in life. Tune in for the next article on Mindfulness for Teenagers! |
EWTN: Catholic Answers Live - Open forum
Gjennom vårt program samarbeid med EWTN sender St Rita Radio programmet "Catholic Answers Live".
Programmet er et innringer program der lytterene kan stille alle mulige spørsmål om vår tro.
14:20 - What are the origins of the word Vatican? I’ve heard that it means “divining serpents” so I’m just looking for some clarity on this.
17:05 - If Jesus is God and the Bible is the word of God, would Jesus have had to read the bible to know it?
29:58 - There’s been a lot of controversy over the traditional extraordinary mass being said over the Novus Ordo. Why is it that it will sometimes be allowed for Novus Ordo parishes to celebrate the traditional mass but then it won’t be allowed for parishes that only celebrate the traditional mass?
37:10 - When we go to mass and the priest says the words of consecration, is it ok for us to repeat it in the pews along with him?
42:46 - I’ve seen Christian women use their beauty to reach souls. When women use makeup in this manner, can it then be considered virtuous? Can the use of beauty in this way ever be considered virtuous?
49:35 - When you’re praying the Hail Mary, it says “pray for us now and at the hour of our death”. How does Mary know the hour of our death? |
Learn key principles of leadership to expand your impact with individuals, teams, and other stakeholders.
Ben Dueck, President/Founder Cantera Leadership
Although leadership can be more of an art than a science, there are principles to apply that can grow your ability to influence others. This interactive session will dig into four principles of leadership that will encourage and empower you to make a difference within all areas of influence.
These principles are based on years of research and interviews with thousands of people and can give you guidance within the sometimes ambiguous world of leadership. At the end of the session, you will have some practical steps and ideas you can implement immediately to grow your leadership impact.
- Evaluate their own leadership focus.
- Learn about 4 leadership principles that you can apply within your role.
- Develop practical action steps to begin immediately applying.
About Ben Dueck
Ben Dueck is passionate about leadership development. His experience includes entrepreneurship, non-profit leadership, fundraising, and more. He is a Gallup Certified CliftonStrengths Coach, has a Master of Arts in Leadership degree, and is the President and Founder of Cantera Leadership.
He is a born-and-raised Manitoban who grew up in a family of entrepreneurs, from which his interest in leadership development was born. For the past 20 years, he has worked with leaders in both the business and nonprofit world to help them be more successful. He currently lives in Niverville, MB (a suburb of Winnipeg) with his wife and three children. |
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2. Do not place the home ventilator on the edge of the table or bedside table to prevent it from being accidentally knocked down.
3. If the humidifier is used together with the ventilator, make sure they are placed below the level of the user's head, so that the condensed water in the breathing circuit will automatically flow back to the water tank of the humidifier.
4. If the water in the water tank of the ventilator and humidifier enters the system after the ventilator and humidifier fall, please immediately turn the ventilator's airflow outlet downwards, pour out the water entering the ventilator (including the humidifier) completely, and then place it Dry in a well-ventilated place. Only make sure that the household ventilator is completely dry before reuse.
5. If improper placement of the ventilator tubing causes the ventilator to fall, please refer to the manual to install and place the ventilator tubing correctly to avoid the ventilator falling due to the entanglement of the tubing. If the system still does not work after the above steps, please contact the dealer to detect the cause of the failure and repair it.
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Learn about kinds of computer viruses. A virus is self-replicating programme which alters the normal operations of a computer system. They can be transferred from one computer system to another through various medium such as the flash disks, the external hard drive amongst other multimedia devices.
There are numerous kinds of computer viruses which are currently available in the internet. This has been one of the major threats to most computer users especially when the computer is connected to the internet network.
Examples of computer viruses include the polymorphic viruses.
The polymorphic viruses are some the most sophisticated kinds of computer viruses since they have the ability to replicate in the computer systems. They therefore require very sophisticated forms of ant-virus.
These viruses have the ability to change their digital signatures from time to time as they replicate from one section to the other within the computer system. A digital signature is the code which defines the ability and the form which the virus. When this code keeps on changing from time to time, then it becomes very difficult to eliminate them from the computer systems.
Boot sector virus
They affect the Master Boot Record (MBR) of a computer system. Since the MBR contains the entire important boot strapping instructions, when affected by a virus then most definitely the virus can easily take full control of the computer system making
it difficult to carry out the required tasks.
When computers with these kinds of computer viruses are turned on, then the virus launches immediately and swiftly loads to the computer memory and hence taking full control of all computer operations.
These are also very dangerous kinds of computer viruses. Just as the polymorphic virus, they also require very sophisticated and powerful kinds of computer anti-virus. The retrovirus have the ability to attack the anti-virus software installed in the computer system and at times they may destroy its definition data base hence making the ant-virus less effective or even disable the anti-virus.
Apart from this very unique and deadly quality, they extensively interfere with the normal operations of the computer. If not dealt with in good time, they might make the computer system to crush.
It’s not different from both the polymorphic and the retrovirus kinds of computer viruses. Once they get access to the computer system, they undergo a series of transformations making it difficult to be detected and analysed by the anti-virus software.
They develop protective mechanism which helps them hide from the anti-virus software.
Some kinds of computer viruses may opt to remain dormant but after a given period of time they affect the computer system. They are either timed or triggered by some events within the computer. These viruses are referred to as either the logic or time bombs.
They cannot easily be detected as they have the ability to disguise themselves from the computer anti-virus since they take the form of the Operating System files. They are not very harmful as the computer users can still access their PCs without and difficulty.
Other kinds of computer viruses include the file deleting viruses which deletes the most important files, the Macro viruses which are created using the VBA amongst other kinds of computer viruses. |
Is it good to wear bra while sleeping?
There’s nothing wrong with wearing a bra while you sleep if that’s what you’re comfortable with. Sleeping in a bra will not make a girl’s breasts perkier or prevent them from getting saggy. And it will not stop breasts from growing or cause breast cancer.
Is 5 hours of sleep OK?
Sometimes life calls and we don’t get enough sleep. But five hours of sleep out of a 24-hour day isn’t enough, especially in the long term. According to a 2018 study of more than 10,000 people, the body’s ability to function declines if sleep isn’t in the seven- to eight-hour range.
What happens if a girl never wears a bra?
Contrary to what we might believe, not wearing a bra doesn’t cause your breasts to sag. According to the study, the “support” of bras weakens the muscles in the chest, making the breasts droop. To keep your breasts rounder and perkier, it’s actually best to let them do their own thing!
How can I increase my breast size after 25?
One of the most common ways to increase the size of the breast is breast augmentation surgery….More videos on YouTube
- Eat food for breasts. The food you eat has a direct effect on your body.
- Breast massage.
- Wear right bra.
- Good posture.
Do breast get bigger when you gain weight?
Because breasts are largely composed of fat, weight gain can also increase breast size. According to an article in the journal Scientific Reports , a person’s body mass index (BMI) is the most significant predictor for breast size. The higher a person’s BMI, the larger their breasts are likely to be.
What exercises are good for breast?
Try This: 13 Breast-Firming Exercises
- Cobra pose.
- Traveling plank.
- Plank reach-under.
- Dumbbell chest press.
- Stability ball dumbbell fly.
- Medicine ball superman.
- Dumbbell pullover.
Which oil is best for breast tightening?
Proponents of using oil for natural breast enlargement may suggest massaging your breasts with:
- almond oil.
- clove oil.
- coconut oil.
- emu oil.
- fenugreek oil.
- flaxseed oil.
- lavender oil.
- jojoba oil.
Does not wearing a bra increase size?
That’s because genes and hormones control breast growth, not what a girl wears. Bras don’t make breasts grow or stop growing, but wearing the right-size bra may help you feel more comfortable. Bras that are too small may cause breast pain because of how sensitive some girls’ breasts can be as they grow.
Does being sexually active increase breast size?
Holmes and Dr. Prasad are in agreement: Sex can’t fundamentally transform your breasts’ size or shape. “Despite playground rumours,” Prasad confirms, “there is no scientific evidence to suggest that frequent sexual activity has any permanent effect on breasts.”
Can I apply bio oil on my breast?
Bio-Oil Skincare Oil should be massaged in a circular motion into the stretch marks, twice daily, for a minimum of 3 months. During pregnancy, it should be applied from the start of the second trimester to areas that are prone to stretch marks such as the abdomen, breasts, lower back, hips, buttocks and thighs.
Is there any cream for breast tightening?
INLIFE Breast Firming Cream, an ayurvedic proprietary blend of natural herbs, traditionally known for their ability to balance female hormones. It helps to lift the breasts by rejuvenating the skin support structure. This breast tightening cream is a safe and effective herbal therapy for your sagging breasts.
Why do we sleep by Matthew Walker PDF?
Why We Sleep PDF Free Download The first sleep book by a leading scientific expert–Professor Matthew Walker, Director of UC Berkeley’s Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab–reveals his groundbreaking exploration of sleep, explaining how we can harness its transformative power to change our lives for the better.
At what age breast growth stops?
Breasts generally stop growing when puberty is complete, around one to two years after a girl has her first period. However, it’s not unusual for breasts to continue to grow slightly and change in shape or contour up until age 18. It’s also quite common to have one breast that’s a different size than the other.
What color bra is healthy?
A light coloured bra is less visible: Most women think wearing a white bra under a white shirt makes your bra invisible. This isn’t true. If you want to go incognito, wear a bra that matches the colour of your skin best only then will it be less discoverable. So nude bras are your best bet.
Is it bad to wear black bra?
They’re all myths. The colour of your bra, whether black or white, has nothing to do with breast cancer, Dr Julka adds. And when it comes to wearing a bra while sleeping, it is advised to go to sleep without one. But that, again, has no connection to breast cancer.
What food will increase breast size?
Foods to increase breast size naturally: Best options to include in your diet
- Here’s what you need to know.
- Top foods which can increase your breast size.
- Nuts and seeds.
- Fenugreek seeds.
- Lean meats.
What is the purpose of breast ironing?
The practice is typically performed by a close female figure to the victim, traditionally fulfilled by a mother, grandmother, aunt, or female guardian who will say she is trying to protect the girl from sexual harassment and rape, to prevent early pregnancy that would tarnish the family name, preventing the spread of …
How can I reduce my breast size in 7 days at home?
7 home remedies
- Exercise. Regular exercise can help shed chest fat and strengthen the muscles underneath the breasts to reduce their size.
- Diet. What you eat plays a part in the amount of fat you store in your body.
- Green tea.
- Flax seed.
- Egg whites.
Does breast grow after 20?
As you enter the later stages of your life, it’s normal for gravity to take hold and for your breast tissue to become less glandular and fattier. Thus, they become less firm and full. After menopause, you’re more likely to experience weight gain, meaning it’s possible your boobs will increase in size once again.
Why do girls wear bras?
Bras can protect breast tissue and keep the breasts supported. Some girls may also like that bras smooth out their silhouettes and make them feel more comfortable. A bra can make a girl feel less exposed when she’s wearing a light shirt, such as a T-shirt.
Which type of bra is best?
Support: Underwire bras are known for providing optimal support, so it could be your top choice if support is what you’re looking for. Best for: Bigger, fuller breasts. Some people find underwires uncomfortable, so if you don’t need the extra support, you might want to skip it.
How can I make my boobs grow in 10 days?
- Add estrogen rich foods to your everyday diet. (Apple, Fenugreek seeds, olive oil, oranges, peaches, dairy products, walnuts, ginger, peanuts etc.)
- Regular breast massage. (Increases production of prolactin, a hormone that is responsible for breast enlargement).
- Drink dandelion root tea every day.
Can olive oil increase breast size?
There’s no evidence that olive oil does anything to increase breast size or firmness. There’s also no evidence that it carries much of a risk. However, if you’re allergic to olives, you should avoid using olive oil, even on your skin.
What are the side effects of not wearing a bra?
Sandra explained that not wearing a bra can cause aches and pains in your back and neck, and may lead to bad circulation. “Not wearing a bra will over time have an effect on your posture too,” she said. “A supportive bra helps your core and posture.”
What does toothpaste do to your nipples?
When you remove the toothpaste, that tight feeling will likely fade and your breasts will not have been impacted in terms of size or firmness. Toothpaste might be damaging to the delicate tissue of the nipple. |
All week I have been collecting Haggadah supplements: Truah, JFREJ, JVP, AJWS. These are contemporary iterations, detailing the plagues, the questions and the slaveries of our current moment. The list is long, the moment is heavy, the violence, especially today, is devastating.
Yet on Passover we ask, Why is this night different from all other nights? And one of our four answers is, Because on this night we recline. We lean back, as it were, on a pillow, a chair, a cushion. For some of us this is a growing edge.
What we learn from this answer is that the seder is not in fact a political education program, although I have certainly used it in that way in moments. It is not a history class or a strategy session. It is a time when we gather not merely to retell, but to re-enact our freedom; perhaps most truly to embody it.
The seder happens in the present tense. We sing (even when leading in a prison!), Avadim Hayinu - We were slaves, but now, in this moment, we are free people. Which means, that for a moment, a night, two nights for some, we are meant to live into our wildest fantasies of freedom. Taste it, breath it, sing it, take refuge in it.
In the words of my teacher Rabbi Ebn Leader, "The freedom that we celebrate on Passover, is in some ways, the freedom from the fantasy that we have fix it all. That if we don't do it, it won't happen."
It is for this reason that the most important mitzvah is to lean back. Every other day of the year, we lean in, but on Passover we recline. Whether you add an extra pillow to your chair, sit on your couch, or picnic on the floor, I invite you follow the wisdom of Jewish tradition and recline. Let your body cue your mind; now is the time to let go, there is no rush, we are not slaves to anyone's clock or orders. This is our chance to savor the freedom we spend so much time working towards.
May it be so!
Shabbat Shalom and Happy Passover!
Rabbi Ari Lev
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A rescue kitten has been given a forever home after going viral on social media for having what looks like four ears.
Midas is possibly a Russian blue mix and many people couldn't believe their eyes when they saw the cat sporting an additional set of ears inside its proper ears.
The deformation is reportedly linked to a recessive gene mutation from her parents.
The smaller ears don't actually help the cat hear any better and her hearing is perfectly fine with the adorable and additional ears.
Despite her deformity, the four-month-old cat was adopted by a woman in Turkey, who is hoping her efforts will encourage other people to take in pets that might not be 100 per cent normal.
The cat's owner already has a dog and another cat and she's hoping Midas will fit in nicely with everyone.
But just before you thought having four ears was unique enough, Midas the cat also has a beautiful heart-shaped white patch on her belly.
There are cats all over the world who sport interesting, strange and incredible genetic differences.
Joseph, a two-year-old Scottish Fold cat, won fans all over social media for having one eye blue and one eye yellow.
He was adopted by owner Evgenii Petrov back in 2019, who had 'almost lost hope' that he would be able to find a kitten he had a connection with.
But then found the animal that would change everything.
Petrov, who lives in Saint Petersburg in Russia, said when he first saw a photo of Joseph on the internet, he 'didn't believe' the cat was real, as the eyes were two completely different colours.
Petrov said: "It definitely was love at first sight. When I saw his photo I didn't believe he was real and I also didn't believe he hadn't been sold for five months.
"I called and I was happy when I heard that the photo was real, and a day later Joseph was at home."
Petrov said that Joseph's eye condition, which is called heterochromia, thankfully doesn't cause the feline any health complications.
He continued: "Heterochromia is a rare condition especially in Scottish Fold cats.
"The cat still has sharp sight though, he just looks different."
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One of the most threatened habitats in the whole of the UK, very few permanent wild flower meadows survives. This loss is devastating since meadows are home to a vast array of wildlife including wildflowers, fungi, bees, flies, beetles, spiders, moths, butterflies, reptiles, amphibians, small mammals, bats and birds. In the UK, more priority species that need our help to thrive are associated with grasslands than with any other habitat type.
And, without a doubt, seeing or walking next to a species rich wildflower meadow makes the spirit soar and the soul sing.
Once every parish had an extensive patchwork of wildflower meadows so LANCET is thrilled to have the opportunity, thanks to the University of Bristol and Fenswood Farm, to restore three acres of arable land to permanent species rich grassland.
There’s a Somerset group involved in the ‘Save our Magnificent Meadows’ campaign which is mostly focused on the Mendips including Priddy, Stoke St Michael/Leigh upon Mendip, Cheddar and Frome. |
After 1 pint of beer, for example, we tend to worry less about grammatical accuracy and the mistakes we could make thereby adopting a more relaxed attitude to speaking a foreign language. The older you get, the more self-conscious you become about changing your accent and saying things out loud that might not be 100% correct. Oh to be 6 again and simply repeat what you hear and in the accent it is spoken!
How did the study work?
British and Dutch researchers recently tested this theory in an experiment, which was published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology. The study included 50 native German speakers studying at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. The students took classes in Dutch, and passed a test making them proficient speakers.
The researchers split the students into two groups, giving one alcohol and the other water. Each person then had a short conversation in Dutch with an interviewer, which was recorded and scored by native Dutch speakers. The participants also ranked their own performance on how well they spoke.
The research found that the self-ratings weren’t affected by drinking or not drinking. The native Dutch speakers, however, found that those who had consumed alcohol had better pronunciation and fluency.
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So should we crack open a bottle of wine before going to our language classes?
According to brainscape.com you shouldn’t go running for a bottle of Jack Daniels as your language-improvement solution just yet! There are two major downsides to this strategy. “The first is that despite your increased confidence and fluidity, you are also likely to make many more grammatical and pronunciation errors, and perhaps even ingraining bad habits that will persist back into sobriety.
The second downside is that any improvements in confidence/fluidity that may be experienced while drunk are unfortunately short-lived. If you rely on alcohol as your primary facilitator of communication, than you might end up resorting to alcoholism to master your language of preference! Not a good plan.
The important lesson to learn here is that the seemingly positive effects of alcohol on foreign language fluency are not due to alcohol at all. They are due to confidence in your skills”.
If you build confidence by practising speaking in group or 1-2-1 lessons with a native speaker you will experience much better improvements in your language skills than you would from a bottle of wine.
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New help for LAUSD’s English learners: Individualized plans seek to boost graduation and reclassification rates
Esmeralda Fabián Romero | December 3, 2018
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As English learners in LA Unified continue to post little to no growth on state tests, the district this year has a new strategy to help students become proficient in English.
Struggling English learners have started getting individualized reclassification plans, similar to the plans known as IEP’s that outline the needs and supports for each student who receives special education services.
The new plans will detail how far along a student is toward reclassification and what’s needed to get there. Reclassification allows a student to learn alongside their peers in regular classes, and in high school it gives them access to the critical A-G courses — the set of college-prep classes that are required for access to the state’s public universities. To reclassify, students need to complete a four-step process that includes passing a state test.
With the new plans, “we will have the documentation about what we are going to do, what are the strategies to help you reclassify sooner. If you become a long-term English learner, let’s figure out what’s happening between home, the classroom, and the big school piece to support the child,” said Lydia Acosta Stephens, the new head of the district’s Multilingual Department.
Los Angeles’s English learners had the lowest proficiency rate of any group in test scores released by the state in October. Less than 4 percent were reading on grade level, and less than 6 percent could do math on grade level. This year they showed no growth at all in reading over last year, and their math scores inched up by only a minuscule 0.04 percentage point.
Only half the district’s English learners graduate from high school (51 percent), a lower rate than for students receiving special education (55 percent). Overall, the district’s 2018 graduation rate was 76.6 percent, according to just-released data from the state.
The district’s goal is that students reclassify before they reach their sixth year trying or before they finish elementary school if they entered kindergarten as English learners, Acosta Stephens said. The district has been steadily increasing its reclassification rate, which rose to 20 percent last year from 17 percent the previous year and 12 percent in 2015-16. It has also topped the state’s rate for each of the last three years. This year’s goal is 22 percent.
The new plans for English learners have been “set up to be a check-in on the student’s progress. If the child moves to another school, it will follow them,” Acosta Stephens said. “Last year, we started a targeted work with the special ed division to support long-term English learners for reclassification via the IEP process to distinguish between the language issues and the disability and the support system. That’s been very promising.”
She said that about half the district’s long-term English learners also receive special education services. Altogether, English learners, including those who have reclassified, make up almost half — 48 percent — of the district’s nearly half a million students. Almost 20 percent of all English learners are long-term English learners. This year the district wants to lower that to 15 percent.
The commitment to providing all long-term and at-risk English learners with individualized reclassification plans was laid out in the “Realizing the Promise for All: Close the Gap by 2023” resolution that the board unanimously approved in June. The resolution states that students, including English learners, will graduate eligible to apply to a public four-year college by 2023.
The resolution states that “One hundred percent of students initially identified as English learners in kindergarten or first grade are Reclassified Fluent English Proficient (RFEP) by the end of sixth grade. One hundred percent of Potential Long Term English Learners, Long Term English Learners and at-risk English Learners participate in the Individual Reclassification Plan (IRP) process to ensure benchmarks are met.”
Promesa Boyle Heights, a local organization that was instrumental in that resolution, has been working in three LA Unified schools to help boost English learners’ graduation rates.
With the resolution, “For the first time, the district is developing and setting very ambitious goals for the reclassification of English learners, long-term English learners, and for supporting newcomers — English learners and special education English learners. That’s the reason why we at Promesa got involved and played a role in pushing and drafting this part of the resolution,” said Deycy Hernández, Promesa Boyle Heights’ executive director.
Sometimes what holds English learners back from reclassifying sooner is a social-emotional issue, Acosta Stephens said, and Hernández said Promesa has found that to be true in its work during the last seven years at Mendez High School and three years at Roosevelt High School.
Seven years ago at Mendez High, only 40 percent of English learners were graduating. After Promesa started providing targeted intervention by offering extra tutoring and individualized social support, it steadily increased, reaching 91 percent in 2016-17. At Roosevelt, English learners’ graduation rate has gone from under 20 percent in 2010-11 to 60 percent in 2016-17.
Hernández said for English learners in Boyle Heights, a neighborhood in East Los Angeles with the highest concentration of English learners, students’ learning is impacted by their social struggles. “Many times they feel socially isolated from the school and from their peers,” she said.
“We want to make sure that we are setting them on a path to succeed both academically and emotionally,” Hernández said. “But the biggest focus of our work will be around providing that network of social-emotional support so they are able to build communities and relationships when they struggle in school with a peer-mentoring program.”
This year, Promesa was awarded a GradNation Acceleration Grant, which will allow it to expand their program to include students at Boyle Heights High School and to focus primarily on increasing the graduation rate for long-term English learners and students who recently arrived in the U.S.
As part of the grant proposal, Promesa Boyle Heights is committing to raise the graduation rate for English learners to 95 percent at Mendez and to 70 percent at Roosevelt by 2019-20.
“We are now part of a national network that is going to be working together to close the achievement gap for English learners,” she said. “Our hope is that through the ‘Close the Gap’ resolution, a committee (at the district level) can be formed. We’re calling for that, where we can share lessons learned and share not only with the LAUSD but with our communities nationally.”
She said Promesa is also working with the district to develop a micro-credentialing program for teachers who work with English learners. Teachers would receive extra professional development to prepare them to meet the specific needs of these students, and having that credential would protect them in case there are layoffs.
“The reason why I’m excited about (the ‘Close the Gap’ resolution) is because it targets all the different things that we started to engage in, but now it ensures that we continue this process,” said Acosta Stephens, who also encouraged parents to start talking about the new plans with the English learner coordinators at their schools. |
In the beginning, before the gods created the internet, public records were located in the basements of courthouses, recorders' offices, city halls and the halls of administration. News Flash: Those records are still there! Those records are either in their original form, converted to microfiche or on a computer disc.
Today many public records are online. However, most of the old records are not online. Many agencies do not have the financial resources or individual help to copy records by hand and place those records online. There are companies that will conduct on-site court research. A simple Google search will find those companies.
Private investigators and independent court researchers also conduct hands-on public records searches. Private investigators usually charge by the hour and court researchers usually charge by the assignment.
The National Archives is a great resource for obtaining court records, on and off-line. Generally, federal court records less than 15 years old are not held by the National Archives and are still in the possession of individual courts. To obtain access to those records, researchers must contact the appropriate federal court.
It is a known fact that not all public records are free. Online companies that provide access to public records information have to pay their webmasters, graphic designers and web hosting companies to maintain their sites. So obviously, they have to charge a fee for the public records information.
Public records for an individual may vary from site to site. That's why it's important to use more than one resource when verifying records. There's an old saying, "The accuracy of online records is only as good as those who input the information." Humans do make mistakes and one database could have someone's birth date as one day and another database can have the birth date as a different day or even a different year. The database can even have the name spelled wrong or have names of supposed relatives listed that turn out not to be related. This is why it's important to be diligent and use more than one source when searching for public records.
Finally, public records cannot be removed from the internet; hence that's why they are public. There are consumers that ask to have their address or phone number removed from a database. The problem is that once the address or phone number go public, hundreds or even thousands of websites pick up that information. So remember not to publish your unlisted phone number or cell number in a blog or website unless you want that information to be available to everyone online. |
What is the most efficient method for cleaning industrial chains?
When materials handling equipment such as forklifts or telehandlers are operating in especially arduous or aggressive environments, any leaf chain and its component parts can be subject to a significant amount of contamination from sand, grit or harsh industrial atmospheres.
So what is the most effective method for cleaning leaf chain without detrimentally affecting safety, operational efficiency or chain life?
If cleaning is unavoidable as part of your leaf chain and forklift chain maintenance, then there are four essential points to keep in mind:
1. Clean with water only
When considering options for cleaning leaf chain, it’s important to steer clear of any aggressive or caustic cleaning agents – and in particular those containing chlorine – as these will adversely affect the surface of the chain.
To minimise the possibility of any damage to the forklift chain, only pure water or steam jet equipment should be used.
The use of water however does bring with it a new set of potential challenges, as any residual moisture can make the leaf chain vulnerable to rapid and extreme deterioration.
2. Dry with compressed air
Water tends to remain longest in the leaf chain joint – the point between the contact faces of the link-plate bore and the pin surface – and its presence can lead to severe corrosion, stiffness and pitting.
Immediately after cleaning the leaf chain, any residual water will need to be removed, both from the chain surface and from inside the chain joints, using high-pressure compressed air.
The articulating links of the chain should also be moved several times during this process.
3. Re-lubricate frequently
Another after-effect of using steam jet equipment is that a forklift chain will not only have been thoroughly cleaned, it will also have been completely degreased.
Any forklift truck chain that needs to be frequently cleaned will also need to be regularly lubricated with oil to ensure the leaf chain’s optimum life.
Running a leaf chain dry, even for a relatively short amount of time, will substantially reduce its life and is considered to be the primary cause of premature leaf chain failure in forklift trucks.
When re-lubricating, firstly make sure that the chain is slack and then spray with a preservative and lubricant.
You’ll need to articulate the chain several times so that the lubricant adequately penetrates the chain joint.
4. Select the right lubricant
The life of a forklift truck chain that has been adequately lubricated can be extended up to 60 times longer than that of a dry leaf chain.
Selecting the appropriate lubricant for forklift truck leaf chain can also make a significant difference.
The majority of chain lubricants have been produced for transmission or motorcycle applications. However, the loading and operations of leaf chain demand a lubricant that possesses completely different properties.
The following characteristics are vital for any form of forklift truck leaf chain lubrication:
- That it provides satisfactory corrosion protection and lubrication
- That it can penetrate through and under water
- That it remains continuously viscous after application
- That it has good adhesion properties
- That there is sufficient layer thickness and protective film able to withstand any further environmental aggression (exposure to rain/hail etc.)
If you’re unsure about your options with regards to lubrication then speak to your chain manufacturer who will be able to advise on the use of special lubricants or surface finishes that will address any abnormal lubrication issues.
Soiling of leaf chains is often an unavoidable by-product of operating materials handling equipment in challenging environmental conditions.
However by following recommended practice for cleaning you can ensure that your chains remain safe, and that they operate for longer, in even the most arduous, harsh or aggressive of environments. |
"Motif #2 Rockport, Mass." by Richard Andrew (1869-1956)
Oil on canvas board
28 x 25 inches (with frame)
16 x 20 inch (without frame)
Signed in lower right hand corner
"Richard Andrew — painter, teacher, and lecturer — was born on January 9, 1869 in Belfast, Ireland and died in 1956, in Gloucester, Mass. Andrew specialized in murals, landscapes, and portraits and was a department head at the Massachusetts School of Art in Boston. With his wife, Lucy Pew Andrew, he worked and lived mainly in Boston and Gloucester, MA... Around 1913, Andrew and his wife were summer residents of Wolf Hill, Gloucester, MA and by 1934, they were living in Gloucester.
"Andrew studied at the Massachusetts Normal Art School in Boston, MA; the Académie Julian in Paris; and the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design. He was a pupil of Jean Leon Jerome (1824-1904) and Jean Paul Laurens (1838-1921) in Paris and was a member of the Guild of Boston Artists and the Gloucester Society of Artists... Five of Andrew's murals are in the Hall of Valor of the Massachusetts Statehouse in Boston."
Information Retrieved from
Kostoulakos, P. "Biography Richard Andrews: Biography from Whistler House Museum of Art." askART. Retrieved from http://www.askart.com/artist_bio/Richard_Andrew/21222/Richard_Andrew.aspx#
Who Was Who in American Art, vol. I, page 15
Davenport's Art Reference 2001/2002, page 89 |
Are you experiencing discrimination in the workplace? You should make sure to work with a discrimination and retaliation lawyer to ensure that you get a fair settlement for what you've been through.
Ask a Discrimination and Retaliation Lawyer; 7 Frequently Asked Questions
1. Should I Hire a Lawyer?
If you believe you are facing discrimination or retaliation in your workplace, you might be wondering if you should hire a lawyer. Some people might be tempted to save money by representing themselves in court.
This is not a good idea. When you are filing any type of legal claim, especially one that can get complicated like a discrimination or retaliation claim, you need to have the right legal representation on your side. Make sure you find qualified discrimination and retaliation lawyers in Kansas City to work with.
2. What Is Discrimination?
Discrimination occurs when you are treated differently, unfairly, or unequally based on things like your sex, race, religion, disability, or sexual orientation. There are several other types of discrimination, as well.
People who are facing discrimination in the workplace may experience challenges like being denied fair wages, benefits, promotions, or the opportunity to be employed at a particular workplace in the first place. If you think that you are facing discrimination, talk to a lawyer to determine if you might have a legal case on your hands.
3. What Is Retaliation?
If your employer punishes you for participating in an activity that is legally protected, this counts as retaliation. This can include things like demotions, loss of wages, firing, or being assigned to a new job. While these things on their own may not necessarily count as retaliation, the context in which they occur will indicate whether they are retaliative measures or not.
Your lawyer can help you understand if you are experiencing retaliation. Essentially, if it is an adverse action that is meant to deter you from making a complaint, it counts as illegal retaliation.
4. How Do I Prove Discrimination or Retaliation?
If you are filing a claim against your employer because you have experienced retaliation or discrimination, then the burden of proof is upon you. That means that it's your responsibility to gather evidence and show the courts that you are being treated unfairly.
You do this by gathering evidence. While cases like this can be difficult to prove, with the right evidence you will have a better chance of winning a fair settlement. Gathering things like documents detailing changes in your wages or job and getting colleagues to offer witness statements can help.
5. How Long Will My Case Take?
It would be nice if there was a specific timeframe you could expect for your case to take. Unfortunately, every situation is different, which means that the legal process for each individual case is going to be different too.
It comes down to the specifics of your own case. Some situations will take just a few months to reach a fair settlement, while others can take years. Your lawyer will help you get a settlement that's fair in as reasonable a timeframe as possible. Just remember to be patient and follow all your lawyer's advice.
6. Will I Need to Go to Court?
Again, it's impossible to say right off the bat if you will need to take your case in front of a judge or not. Ideally, you'll be able to reach a fair settlement without having to go to court, meaning you'll have less stress and fewer costs.
But there are some situations where going to court is inevitable. In cases like these, having a good lawyer on your side is important. Some people choose to represent themselves to save costs, but you do not have the same training a lawyer does. Your lawyer will help you through every step of the process, and they'll ensure that your rights are respected.
7. What Should I Avoid During My Case?
There are several things that you should make sure that you do when you are filing a legal claim. This includes making sure that all your paperwork is done on time and that you choose a qualified lawyer to work with. But there are things you should make sure you avoid, as well.
This includes making any kind of public statement about your case. You will also want to avoid posting anything related to your case on social media. Your lawyer will tell you what else you should avoid doing throughout the process.
Discrimination and retaliation in the workplace are incredibly traumatic to deal with. If you believe you are being treated unfairly in the workplace, make sure you speak to a qualified lawyer. Your lawyer will know what strategies to use, and they'll make sure that you get fair compensation for what you've experienced. |
Iron deficiency can cause thinning hair, but other diseases and conditions can instigate hair loss, too. Hormonal changes, thyroid disorders, heredity, diabetes, lupus, inadequate protein, ringworm and certain medications can prompt noticeable shedding. To confirm whether you have low iron, your physician should order a blood test to check your ferritin, hemoglobin and/or hematocrit concentrations. Until you consult with your doctor and receive a diagnosis of iron-deficiency anemia, don't take over-the-counter iron supplements. Overzealous supplementation may lead to tissue damage, fibrosis and an increased risk of colorectal cancer, according to the May 2006 issue of the "Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology."
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Treat iron-deficiency anemia with 300 milligrams of ferrous sulfate twice daily, or follow your doctor's recommended dosage. Because the caplets aren't pure iron, each 300 milligrams dose of ferrous sulfate contains only 60 milligrams of elemental iron. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends 60 to 120 milligrams of elemental iron each day for women and teenagers with iron-deficiency anemia, including pregnant women, until iron stores are replenished. Physicians prescribe lower doses for infants and children and rarely recommend iron supplements for adult males and postmenopausal women.
Request an alternative recommendation from your doctor if ferrous sulfate's side effects prove unbearable. Because salt-based iron compounds sometimes cause gastrointestinal upset, constipation and vomiting, extended-release or liquid formulations may work better for you.
See your health care provider to re-evaluate your iron level after four weeks of following your supplement regimen. If your hemoglobin concentration has improved, your doctor will likely recommend continuing the treatment for up to six months.
Monitor your iron concentration on a yearly basis if you've been diagnosed with iron-deficiency anemia. Women of childbearing age are most at risk for repeat bouts. To promote hair growth, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation suggests that patients keep a ferritin concentration of at least 70 nanograms per milliliter.
Prevent iron deficiency from occurring or recurring by consuming the recommended amount of iron from food sources. One bowl of iron-fortified cereal can provide up to 18 milligrams of iron. Other foods high in iron include spinach, beans, lentils, soybeans, chicken liver, lean beef and oysters. Children, teenage boys and men need 11 and 8 milligrams of iron per day, respectively, while teenage girls require 10 milligrams and adult women need 18 milligrams per day. Pregnant women need 30 milligrams of iron per day and should take prenatal supplements that contain iron with their doctors' guidance. Vegetarians of all ages should aim for 1.8 times more iron than the recommended daily allowance, as iron from plant sources enters the bloodstream at a lower rate.
If you’re a competitive athlete, you may need up to 30 percent more iron than the general population. Long-distance runners, athletic women and vegetarians should pay close attention to their hemoglobin concentration, according to the U.S. Office of Dietary Supplements. Drink orange juice or take vitamin C with your iron supplement to increase its absorption rate.
Calcium, tea and coffee reduce the absorption rate of iron. Avoid consuming dairy products, tea, coffee, antacids and calcium supplements within two hours of ingesting iron supplements. |
For almost thirty years, dozens of women were sexually assaulted at the Franco-Belgian border near the river La Sambre.
The first assault took place in 1988, but the investigation into a single, repetitive assailant did not begin until 1996, after several similar assaults in the same area.
The criminal operates mainly in winter, early in the morning. He attacks the victims from behind. He is masked, wears gloves, ties their hands, sometimes uses a knife.
A photofit is made up but does not provide identification. DNA traces do not provide the investi- gation to move forward. The mystery will last 30 years. |
Documents for Switzerland
It is prudent to obtain information for the shipment of goods from the importer. Goods shipments intended for Switzerland must be accompanied by the following documents.
An invoice in triplicate is required for the clearing of goods. All of the normal information is stated in French, German or Italian on the invoice:
- Name and address of the importer and exporter;
- The UID number of the recipient (Unternehmens-Identifikations-Nummer);
- Date and place of shipment and destination;
- Brands, numbers, quantity and type of the separate items;
- Description of goods (including the goods or HS code);
- Gross and net weight;
- Freight costs;
- Code of the currency in which the invoice is drawn up;
- Price per unit and total price;
- Payment and delivery conditions and possible credit limitations and discounts.
- It is not obligatory to have the commercial invoice signed, but it is desirable. Legalisation is not required.
Certificate Eur1 and invoice declaration
Goods originating in the EU can be imported into Switzerland with a preferential tariff. The Chamber of Commerce can provide a Eur1 certificate for shipments with a value in excess of 6000 Euros. The customs service must then validate the certificate.
Attention: if there is no difference in import levies between a product from within the European Union or outside the EU, you do not need to obtain a EUR1 document.
For shipments with a value less than 6000 euros you can suffice with an invoice declaration.
Certificates of origin
Certificates of origin are not compulsory, but they can be requested. You request a certificate of origin at the Chamber of Commerce.
Packing lists must provide an accurate overview of the separate packages with brands, numbers, gross and net weight and contents.
The Enig Document (ED) is a standard form with several functions, including submitting export declarations to the Dutch tax service.
You can also ask your shipper or carrier to help you with this or to handle the administration.
The Enig Document marked T2 is compulsory for the transportation of communal goods through Switzerland to another EU country. T1 is used for goods that do not originate in the EU. |
What is the background of 25 April to be celebrated as World Malaria Day? Why just 25 April?
World Malaria Day was instituted by the World Health Assembly at its 60th meeting in May 2007. As far as I know, the choice of April 25th was arbitrary – it was almost a full year after the instituting assembly meeting, perhaps intending to give the organizers plenty of time to make preparations for the first observance of the day. In any case, World Malaria Day is now a symbolic date and a rallying time point for malaria advocacy and control efforts. |
Like a lot of homeschool families, we have tried quite a few math programs trying to find the “just right” fit. For the past few years, I’ve used Rod and Staff Math for my elementary-age students, and it has been a great curriculum match for my girls.
I like many aspects of Rod and Staff Math, but one of my favorites is their review of math facts. Math facts are pushed very hard, and I am seeing the fruit of this method in abundance with my girls.
While ‘typical’ math facts are present in most every elementary math curriculum, learning ‘Triplets’ was new to me. Rod and Staff Math teaches the regular addition and subtraction math facts, and then requires memorization of the fact families with sums to 18.
When I first read this in the Teacher’s Manual, I wasn’t so sure how I felt about memorizing those particular facts. Wasn’t that unnecessary? Why add even more math facts to the flash card rotation when I’m already pulling teeth with the regular set?
Suffice it to say I have been pleasantly surprised with how beneficial it’s been to learn the Triplets. I’ll show you the way we use them in our home.
You can browse through all of the Math Worksheets and posts here at Mama’s Learning Corner.
What Are Triplet Flash Cards?
If you’re not familiar, Triplets are math facts with sums from 11 to 18. The goal is to learn these fact families and not have to think about the calculation each and every time the fact is used.
For example, for the sum of 11, there are 4 facts:
11 = 9 + 2
11 = 8 + 3
11 = 7 + 4
11 = 6 + 5
Note that the Triplets do not include 10 + ___ .
Starting in Rod and Staff Math Grade 2, Triplet facts are very slowly introduced, usually 1 fact per week.
The facts are solidified in Rod and Staff Math Grade 3. Like almost all Rod and Staff textbooks, the review that leads to mastery is guided in the Teacher’s Manual. The consistent review is prompted each day until mastery is achieved.
My youngest girl learns best through writing and flash cards, so I knew I would need to create her a set of Triplet flash cards.
Interestingly, I couldn’t find a set to purchase anywhere!
Using Triplet Flash Cards
You’ll find three sets of cards in this set:
- One set contains the entire Triplet → 11 9 2
- One set contains a missing portion of the Triplet → 11 ___ 2
- One set contains a different missing part of the Triplet → 11 9 ___
Some days, I had my daughter lay out all of the 11s and 12s that contained the whole Triplet (no missing parts) and then read them all aloud. So she would go down the list of 11s in the same order, and then the 12s in the same order.
Doing the Triplets in the same sequence really helped her solidify those facts in her brain. It’s similar to doing a Latin Recitation in the same way each time.
Other days, I would send her off with the flash cards, and she would be required to fill in the missing parts herself.
Occasionally, I would stand and flash the cards to her in mixed up order. Of course this was the hardest method!
You will notice that the Triplets are not written as an equation. The Rod and Staff Math Teacher’s Manual advises the Triplets to be recited without the “equals” or any other words such as plus, minus, or and.
Again, I wasn’t sure how I felt about this, but I tried their suggestion anyway. It worked out beautifully!
So for the 11s, for example, she recites the following:
11 9 2
11 8 3
11 7 4
11 6 5
Of course there are numerous opportunities to write the facts in equation format, so my concerns were for naught.
I also like the way removing the extra words speeds up the recitation.
You can certainly use Triplet Flash Cards with any math curriculum, Rod and Staff Math just makes it easier to implement since the Teacher’s Manual reminds you to review them at specific intervals.
I really appreciate it when aspects of curriculum are on auto-pilot like that!
All Access Pass members can download this entire packet in the All Access Pass area.
If you don’t have an All Access Pass, you can purchase the Triplet Flash Cards here: |
Our site for sustainability has two areas. One is a forest and the other is a stony wasteland. I did a soil jar test of the wasteland. This test is easy to practice and know the character of the soil. You can use the manual and calculator below;
The soil itself is loam. It is good for agriculture. However, I realized that there are not organic matters in the soil.
The topsoil has been removed. Therefore, I decided the first activity is soil preparation. We cut some weeds on the land and using them to make mini hugelkultur beds. Hugelkultur is a horticultural technique implemented in Germany and other eastern Europe. Making beds with compostable materials such as woods or weeds on the soil. Some permaculturists also use this method. To make the beds, first, we put cardboard on the soil and add weeds on them. After that, we poured EM (effective microorganisms) and purple bacteria to accelerate decomposition.
Regarding purple bacteria, it has a lot of positive effects on agriculture. I will explain it in another article.
I plan to continue this work this season. |
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