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Cameo glass cup (scyphus) fragment Early Imperial, Augustan or Julio-Claudian late 1st century B.C.–mid-1st century A.D. Glass; cast in two layers or blown and cased, then carved Overall: 1 7/8 x 1 5/8 in. (4.8 x 4.1 cm) Rogers Fund, 1911 Translucent cobalt blue with opaque white overlay; handle in translucent cobalt blue.Plain rim with flat upper surface; convex curving side; vertical handle attached to rim and side, extending along rim with a circular projection to either side.On exterior, below handle frontal head of satyr, with hair in tufts above forehead and to sides, prominent eyebrows, broad flat nose, and shaggy moustache and beard; to left of handle, vertical branches of foliage.Broken with weathered edges; pitting of surface bubbles, dulling, and patches of creamy iridescent weathering. Object Type / Material
... Weights and Measures When confronted with an American recipe, a British cook will usually see unfamiliar ingredients, given in cups, teaspoons and tablespoons. Occasionally there may be references to pounds, ounces, pints or fluid ounces, but they're not that common. So, what's a British cook to do? Unfamiliar ingredients are covered on their own page, and the Weights and Measures page (and its associated table) provide a more comprehensive (and historical) explanation of the differences between American and British weights and measures. The first point to remember in cooking is that pints and fluid ounces are different, and so American measures will need to be converted to British pints and fluid ounces. Fortunately, the British fluid ounce is only very slightly adrift and, except for the most critical cooking, they can be considered the same. However, the American pint is quite a bit smaller. So: Of course, some US recipes do give the measurements in metric ml, in which case no conversion is needed. Cups and Spoons This table gives the equivalents (with an accuracy slightly greater than is practical for measuring). Although these measurements work just fine for liquids, dry ingredients are also measured in cups and spoons and this creates a further problem: British cooks are used to flour, sugar and so on being measured by weight. It is certainly possible to convert US cups and spoons to a weight, but it is not always a sensible thing to do as the equivalent weight will depend on the type of ingredient used. For instance, a cup of brown sugar may weigh 8oz (about 225gm), but a cup of plain flour may weigh only 4oz (about 115gm). A rough guide to some key ingredients is given in the table below, but it's better to use the given measurements and use a measuring jug or a "cup" measure. It's also important to realise that when an American recipe calls for "1 cup of flour", there is an assumption in how this is measured. Scooping out of a bag will compress the flour, and a cup can easily end up containing an extra quarter or even half an ounce, and this could make a big difference to the results. Instead, the "official" measuring technique is to stir the flour with a spoon to "aerate" it, then pour it into the measuring cup and level it off with a straight edge. Don't pat it down, or tap the cup on the workbench to level it off. However, this only applies to very powdery dry ingredients, like flour. Other ingredients, like rice, brown sugar or fats, should be packed firmly in the measuring cup to avoid air gaps. Exactly the same principle applies when using spoons. But, if you'd really rather not go through this, the following table gives some approximate weights (in gm) for the most common dry ingredients. The equivalent weights should be taken as approximations only, but they should be within about 5gm. I should add that these figures are based on official figures issued by the US Department of Agriculture in 1996 and assume that ingredients like flour are "stirred" first, but that sugars etc are "packed". For more information, check out the USDA's Food & Nutrition Information Center Web site which provides a database (which can be downloaded) giving the weights of a cup or spoonful of many different food items. Butter and margarine
A-series vs. A-plus engines The A-plus engine is the result of development efforts carried out on the A-series engine in the late 1970s/early 1980s for the Metro. The A-plus engine was available in 998cc and 1275cc forms, and very briefly in 1098cc form. The blocks and gearboxes were introduced to the Mini range at different times starting in the early 1980's. Key features are: - Increased block strengthening plus thicker gearbox mounting flange. - Gearbox and drop gears redesigned for lower noise and increased strength. - Dipstick is incompatible between A-series and A-plus. - Alternator brack altered. - Distributor clamp altered. - Verto clutch (reduced pedal effort). A-series and A-plus engines are interchangeable, though gearboxes are only interchangeable if an adapter drop gear is used. Adjustable oil pressure release valve construction/installation (This article is originally by Marcel Chichak) The problem with the design of the pressure relief valve is that the valve plunger is a cylinder which is tightly confined along its length. One small shaving is all that's needed to cause it to jam open or closed. All that's really required is enough of a valve to seal against the seat. A ball bearing can replace the plunger and get around all the problems. Here's how it's done: - Remove the oil pressure relief valve dome nut (1" wrench). - Remove the pressure spring. - Insert a finger into the hole and extract the plunger. - Drill and tap a 5/16" UNF thread in the centre of the dome nut, thread a nut onto a 2" bolt and screw it into the dome nut. - Cut 3 coils off the pressure spring and roll the last coil over to make a nice square bearing area. To be able to use the bolt as an adjuster, you'll need to ensure the spring bears upon it properly. This can be accomplished by either rooting around until you find an appropriate washer, or make up a thin steel disk which just fits inside the diameter of the dome nut. - Obtain a 1/2" diameter ball bearing. CV joints are a good source for these, or go to a bearing supply shop who will likely just give you one since it's not worth their while to write it up. - Insert the ball bearing, then the spring and capture it all with the dome nut. - Screw the adjuster all the way out and start the engine. Watch the pressure gauge closely: if it reads: >60 PSI, shut the engine down and take another coil off the spring; ~55 PSI, close enough, you've earned your brew; <50 but>20 psi, go to the engine and screw in the bolt until the gauge reads 50 PSI; <20 PSI, you've buggered a spring and you need to find another one! Mine ended up needing 4 coils cut off, but I started with 3. - Once you've set the pressure you want, I recommend 50 PSI, set the lock nut. An interesting thing about this setup is that the oil pressure stays at 50 PSI. Cold starts with thick oil: 50 PSI. Hot starts with thin oil: 50 PSI. Highway running at 90 MPH: 50 PSI. Hot idling: 50 PSI. If the oil pressure flutters or varies widely, shorten the spring and pack the space between the spring and dome nut with washers to reduce the operating range of the release valve. Automatic to Manual conversion The easiest method of converting from automatic to manual transmission is to fit the engine and front subframe from a manual car. The automatic engine can be fitted to a manual gearbox, but about the only compatible components are the block and head. The block needs the following modifications: a spacer for the pump recess, two holes drilled at the oil filter mounting boss, a drilling to the pump through the pressure relief valve passage, replacing of the relief valve seat for a undrilled one (factory mod). You also still need a manual gearbox, clutch, driveshafts and front subframe. Other parts needed: gear shift, clutch master cylinder, and pedalbox from a manual car. Block oil/water connections - threads The oil pipe connection out of the block and the temperature sender are both tapped for 5/8 BSP fittings. Donor cars with compatible A-series engines The following cars have engines that are bolt-in compatible with the Mini. The only major differences are likely to be the driveshaft coupling type and gear change; the gearbox/differential may be changed to suit the car, or the car's driveshafts may be swapped for compatible ones, and a hole for the new gearshift made in the floor. In all cases, these donor engines use driveshaft joints and gearshifts compatible with the Mini equivalents; Mini gear shifters of the appropriate type should be used. Compatible donor vehicles: - Austin Allegro 1100/1300 - Austin/MG Metro - Austin/Morris/MG/Wolseley/Van den Plas 1100, 1300, 1300GT Other cars that used A-series engines such as the Sprite/Midget and Morris Marina and are not compatible because the engines are in-line, not transverse. However, the cylinder heads are compatible, and the blocks may be adapted for transverse use by modifying the oil pickup and centre main bearing cap. Non-Mini twin-SU manifolds may cause the twin carburettors to foul the bulkhead. Engine Mounts - aligning and bolting up One of the most-hated Mini jobs is to line up the engine mounts with the mounting holes in the front subframe and installing the bolts when installing the engine in the car. Some tips: - Find someone with small hands to help you. - To align the mounting holes, keep some upwards pressure on the engine via the hoist/winch you are using to drop the engine in. Rock the engine from side to side to get the holes nearly lined up. When they are close, use a plastic-insulated screwdriver through the part of the mounting hole that is visible, to move the mount around until it lines up. Alternatively, lift the engine up about 2cm off the subframe and use an old plastic-insulated screwdriver or similar to line up the mounts via the subframe holes before lowering the engine completely. - If you can get one bolt installed (but not tightened up), lining up the remaining three holes is much easier. Each time you get one hole to line up, install a bolt in it (do not tighten up). - To get the bolts through the mounts, wrap thin wire (e.g. welding rod) around the thread of the bolt and manoeuver the bolt into place by remote control using the wire. As soon as the bolt goes through the hole, put a nut on it and pull on the wire - it should unwrap leaving the bolt in place. - Engine mounts with captive nuts are available that do not require the bolts to be installed from the subframe sides, making the whole task slightly easier. Fitted new extractors/intake/stage 1 kit, engine now runs rough If the engine runs roughly or idles at a very high speed after installing a new intake manifold or exhaust extractors, an air leak is the likely cause. This is often caused by the flanges on the new exhaust manifold being of different thickness to the intake manifold or vice versa. Since they share mounting studs, one of the manifolds will no longer be sufficiently tightened up to the head. This is often the case with "budget" type manifolds. Fuel Injection conversion Fuel injection systems consist of a number of sensors and actuators, plus a computer to control them. The retrofitting of a custom-made system to a non-injection engine is a complex task. Instead, it is recommended to source a 1.3TBi (single point) or 1.3MPi (multi point) Mini engine and ancillaries, and modify or replace the ECU (engine control unit) if desired.For a detailed introduction to fuel injection systems consult the Haynes automotive electrical manual, or similar books (available at the local library). The following article (slightly edited) describes a fuel injection conversion using standard Mini components. Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 02:03:24 +0100 From: bordewyk-at-dds.nl (Arnoud Bordewijk) Subject: long and kinda tech: The full Parklane Tbi story As promised here's the recipe to create an electronic injectionized mini: You require: - 1 unsuspecting carby mini - 1 preferable complete but totalled Tbi mini - 1 spare MG-Metro (or other) cam. - Lots of patience some tech. knowledge (like: to fasten; turn clockwise;-) - (I think an ordinary (unleaded) 1275 engine will do fine as well) I started by taking the Tbi apart (I bought it as a (totally bent) runner). I'd done some research, and found out the only difference in engine between standard Tbi and Cooper Tbi was a higher CR on the Cooper (probably by means of shorter block and different pistons (less deep dish), because the heads are the same), and a different computer. Since my goal was a little more than the standard 54 Hp, I had the head skimmed to get the CR a lttle over the Cooper's (some 10.3 vs 10.1 (9.4 is standard Tbi). It's also possible to go to a hairier cam, since the MEMS-ECU (Modular Engine Management System Electronic Control Unit) can adapt to "new" circumstances. I opted for a MG-Metro cam; 1. because I read in Minimag that 255 deg is the fastest cam that still makes for a "civil" engine (I do a lot of village/city driving), 2. because it sat jobless on a shelf in the garage. I didn't bother with changing the followers since it was a used cam (we'll see if this was a good plan;-), and I didn't feel like separating the block and 'box. First I removed the head and send it to the machine shop to be skimmed. Then I tilted the unit on the bellhousing (using some wooden blocks for support), and turned the cam a few times before lifting it out vertically. This made sure the followers were way up in their bores. Then I lowered the 'new' cam in the same way. It was precisely on time, but DV writes that this cam works best if timed in at 106-107 deg instead of 110, so this I did. I put the engine together and gave it a nice fresh coat of red paint. I wanted to ditch the cat, because I didn't feel like buying a new RC40 rear section when I had a 1 year old Maniflow LCB/RC40 system already. This was one of the most complex things: the original Lambda sensor had to be retained, but in my LCB there was no hole for one to fit, on top of that for some reason the thread on the sensor is neither metric nor UNF (but Bosch' own I guess). Luckily with the Tbi came a section of manifold, from which the correct nut, was ground out and welded to my LCB. Then: horror! When I offered up the LCB to the engine (still not in car), the lambda sensor fouled the fuel pump blanking plate:-( Had to do that all over again. It also turned out the intake manifold's water cooling pipe fouled the center branch. You have to use it because the temp. sensor is in the throttle body now. I had to heat the pipe up really well and had to bend it totally to make it clear the branch. I also applied some DV tricks to the butterfly and spindle (slimming spindle down, knife-edging butterfly and removing butterfly screws' split ends). After all that I turned to the poor old Parklane, who was suspecting something by now, since his engine had been removed and dropped into the Mayfair to have at least one car on the road. I removed the interior (just for easy acces) including wooden dash and switchpanel (to be replaced by 5 switch type), steering column and pedalbox, heater, fuel tank, complete clutch system, wiring loom except the rear section and master brake cylinder (+ front brake pipes, which needed replacing anyway). Then came the process of planning fuel line routes, putting in the new (2 section) loom in the engine bay (I used some of the rear section too, but that's later). I bought 6 metres of rubber fuel line and laid it out; it was only just enough, since there's a return line as well. It now goes through the 'gap' between rear seat upright and rear wing panel, then through a drilled hole in the LH companion box, along the floor, through holes in the crossmember, upward along the bulkhead and it comes through the bulkhead a bit to the right of the clutch master cyl.,from where the original pipes lead to the injector housing. Nearly the same route is followed by the rear section of the Tbi's wiring loom, which is used only for the in-tank-fuel pump and the screen washer bottle, which now sits in the LH companion box (keeping it a bit warmer during winter, but it's really noisy!). Finally time to fit the engine, which was not anymore difficult than usual. Fitting all the wires and hooking up all sensors took me a full day. Then came the big moment; I turned the key to II, the ECU clicked and the fuel pump span. I turned the key to III and it cranked, but that was all:-( No fuel from the injector and no spark. At first I was affraid I had made a bad connection and blown the ECU, but that didn't seem the case, because when I took the key out, it made another clicking noise (which Johnmar told me it was supposed to do). So I tore out the injector, thinking it might be blocked, but that wasn't it. In the end I phoned the dealer. He told me to check if the flywheel TDC sensor received signals. It then started to dawn on me that I could have fitted the wrong flywheel. I ran to the garage and in the corner it sat, waving it's reluctor ring at me;-). After I fitted it the next day the engine burst into life on the third stroke :-). The car is a lot quieter now (when stereo off:-), because I also fitted the more extensive Tbi sound deadening material. I've now driven it for some 70 miles and the ECU is adjusting quite well. At first it would stall when I took my foot off the loud pedal, but it now happily idles at some 850 revs. The plugs have a healthy color and it pulls like a train from 2000 RPM (probably due to the MG cam). At 60 Mph there still seems to be enough power left, but I'll try that once it's all a bit settled. It also apears to be economic, because in 70 miles, the fuel gauge is now just below the top mark:-) In all I think it was a succesful operation, but it requires plenty of time (I took my time: 2 months, in odd hours and a number of full days) to do properly. How to build a quiet engine Replace the noisy components with quieter (expensive) ones and lower the revs. - Belt drive cam kit. - Roller rockers. - Carbon fibre push rods. - Alloy rocker cover. - Fit the lowest-ratio diff that is suitable for your application. - Use an A-Plus block and gearbox. - Fit an electric fan, preferably with front-mounted radiator. Oil filter replacement - cartridge type Owners of earlier Minis, particularly vans with non-removable grilles, may find changing the cartridge type oil filter easier if the filter is removed by unbolting the filter head from the engine with the filter case still attached, then replacing the filter on the bench. This method makes fitting the rubber o-ring seal in the filter head far easier, but requires a new oil filter head gasket at every oil filter replacement. A suitable gasket can be made from gasket paper for minimal cost. Oil filter - cartridge to spin-on conversion Early Minis may be converted to the later type spin-on oil filters (which are easier to change), by fitting the filter head and feed pipe from a later engine. If the car has any collectible value, retain the original parts so the car may be returned to original specification. Oil pressure problems caused by relief valve - ball bearing mod Many A-series engines, especially 1275cc, suffer from low or inconstent oil pressure. If this is not caused by a worn crank or bearings, it is often caused by the oil pressure relief valve. This can get jammed or partly stuck open, leading to low oil pressure readings. A common modification is to remove the oil pressure relief valve plunger, cut a coil or two off the relief valve spring, and replace the plunger with a 9/16" ball bearing (that can be had from a bearing company or an old CV joint). To start with, cut one coil from the spring, then start the engine. Remove more coils until the oil pressure is around 60 psi (any more is wasteful, a lot more will just force oil to leak from the engine). Oil pressure should be relatively constant over the rev range with this modification. Engine lacquer and exhaust enamel can be purchased in brush or spray form from automotive accessory shops and automotive paint shops. Exhaust paint is designed to withstand far higher temperatures than engine paint which will burn off. When painting the engine or exhaust, the surface must be clean, free of dirt, oil, grease and rust. Clean using degreaser and a wire brush, and remove surface rust by sanding; exhausts may be media blasted. No primer coat is needed. Mark 1 engines are painted green, but there is no paint code for this colour and it varied from batch to batch. Mini specialists can supply the correct colour paint. Swapping engine - driveshafts do not fit into inner CV joints The internal diameter of the inner CV joints were changed circa 1978. Therefore, the driveshaft-end of the joint from a post-'78 car will not fit in the "cups" on either side of the differential on a pre-'78 car, and vice versa. The solution is to remove the inner CV cups from the old engine and install them on the engine that is being installed - drain the oil first. Which cylinder is No. 1? Cylinder no. 1 is the cylinder closest to the radiator (pre-1996 cars with side mounted radiators), or the cylinder furthest from the clutch.
It is often said that America is a nation of immigrants. Generations have moved here seeking opportunity and liberty, and have contributed to making this country the wealthiest in history. However, immigration has been a controversial topic almost since the first waves of immigrants arrived on our shores. Periodically, opposition swells from advocates who claim that enough people are already here and that too much immigration is bad for the country legally, culturally or economically. Such a controversy has again arisen recently. From the formation of vigilante squads of "Minutemen" along the U.S. border, to nationwide protests over immigrant rights and congressional debates about "guest worker" programs, immigration has flared up again as a social issue. For this reason, the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis has chosen the topic for its nineteenth annual essay contest, asking students the question, "Is immigration good or bad for the U.S. economy?" Of course casting immigration as simply good or bad is a simplification. Immigration is a complex topic. But the point is to get you to pick a side and defend it. By doing so, you'll come to better understand the issue. What can economics contribute? Economists probably won't have much to say about the effect of immigration on crime, language or American culture. But as with any other issue, economic analysis can provide insight into crucial trade-offs in the face of scarcity As you tackle this essay, try to think about the many different aspects on which economics can be brought to bear. Since immigration is such a multifaceted topic, the intent of this primer isn't to give a complete overview of the controversy, but to highlight some important points. Ever since the British writer David Ricardo 200 years ago, economists have generally held that allowing the free movement of goods between two nations enhances the overall wealth of both nations by allowing them to use their comparative advantages. Shouldn't the same be true for services? If you think immigration is bad for the economy, you'll have to argue that labor is different from other commodities, and explain why. Most immigrants moving to the United States come for the work opportunities. This can dramatically improve the lives of those who come from poorer countries with fewer opportunities, but it also affects workers already living here. All else equal, a greater supply of workers will reduce wages for those already in the market. How much it changes wages is an empirical question for you to investigate. Like everyone else, immigrants use social services—education, public transportation, health-care, etc. But since many immigrants earn lower incomes, they are more likely to use certain services than higher-income Americans. An increasing immigrant population then places extra burden on government programs. It is often said that poor immigrants work hard, unpleasant jobs that "Americans won't do." Economists will tell you this is wrong—it's not that Americans won't take the work, just not at the prevailing low wages. The problem is that for many of these jobs the return is low enough that they won't be profitable at the much higher wages required for Americans to take them. So, rather than immigrants "taking American jobs" on the one side versus working where Americans are "too spoiled to work" on the other, they are often performing valuable services that otherwise wouldn't get done at all. What is the balance of costs and benefits for the U.S.? That is for you to answer in this essay. Take a look at our bibliography and find your own sources. Start reading about the topic and gathering evidence. Then take a side, keep your economic principles in mind, and try to be persuasive. If you have any questions, contact Joe Mahon at Joseph.Mahon@mpls.frb.org or call 612-204-5254.
MOUNT_KERNFS(8) BSD System Manager's Manual MOUNT_KERNFS(8) mount_kernfs - mount the /kern file system mount_kernfs [-o options] /kern mount_point The mount_kernfs command attaches an instance of the kernel parameter namespace to the global filesystem namespace. The conventional mount point is /kern. This command is invoked by mount(8) when using the syntax mount [options] -t kernfs /kern mount_point This command is normally executed by mount(8) at boot time. The filesystem includes several regular files which can be read, some of which can also be written. The contents of the files are in a machine- independent format, either a string, or an integer in decimal ASCII. Where numbers are returned, a trailing newline character is also added. The options are as follows: -o options Options are specified with a -o flag followed by a comma separat- ed string of options. See the mount(8) man page for possible op- tions and their meanings. Statistics reported by df(1) on the /kern filesystem will indicate the amount of unwired/physical memory instead of 'disk space', and the number of vnodes used/allocated instead of 'inodes'. The filesystem's block size is the system's page size. boottime Time at which the system was last booted (decimal ASCII). byteorder _BYTE_ORDER for this kernel. copyright Kernel copyright message. domainname The domainname, with a trailing newline. Behaves like a host- name. hostname The hostname, with a trailing newline. The hostname can be changed by writing to this file. A trailing newline will be stripped from the hostname being written. hz Frequency of the system clock (decimal ASCII). ipsec The currently configured IPsec Security Associations. loadavg The 1, 5 and 15 minute load average in kernel fixed-point format. The final integer is the fix-point scaling factor. All numbers are in decimal ASCII. machine Architecture this kernel was compiled for. model Model of the processor this machine is running on. msgbuf Kernel message buffer, also read by syslogd(8), through the log device, and by dmesg(8). ncpu Number of CPUs in this machine. osrelease OS release number. osrev OS revision number (BSD from <sys/param.h>). ostype OS type for this kernel ("OpenBSD"). pagesize Machine pagesize (decimal ASCII). physmem Number of pages of physical memory in the machine (decimal ASCII). posix _POSIX_VERSION for this kernel. rootdev Root device. rrootdev Raw root device. time Second and microsecond value of the system clock. Both numbers are in decimal ASCII. usermem Number of pages of physical memory available for user processes. version Kernel version string. The head line for /etc/motd can be generated by running: "sed 1q /kern/version". mount(2), fstab(5), dmesg(8), mount(8), syslogd(8), umount(8) The mount_kernfs utility first appeared in 4.4BSD. This filesystem may not be NFS-exported. Due to non-atomic operations and the potential for race conditions, pro- grams should not depend on information obtained from this filesystem. MirOS BSD #10-current March 27, 1994 1 Generated on 2014-07-04 21:17:45 by $MirOS: src/scripts/roff2htm,v 1.79 2014/02/10 00:36:11 tg Exp $ These manual pages and other documentation are copyrighted by their respective writers; their source is available at our CVSweb, AnonCVS, and other mirrors. The rest is Copyright © 2002‒2014 The MirOS Project, Germany. This product includes material provided by Thorsten Glaser. This manual page’s HTML representation is supposed to be valid XHTML/1.1; if not, please send a bug report – diffs preferred.
29th President of the United States Warren G. Harding had lived long enough he may have liked San Francisco. With his penchant for poker and cronyism, the Ohio Republican who was elected by a wide margin in 1920 may have fit right in. Did I say Ohio Republican? Scratch the invitation. Harding died at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco on August 23, 1923 under circumstances that began as mysterious and were then varnished by rumor in the aftermath of scandals and salacious revelations that surfaced following the president's demise. History remembers Harding as weak and ineffectual. He is consistently listed among the worst U.S. presidents if not as the worst one. Harding knew his administration was a leaky boat at the time of his death two years into his first term. A serious economic depression for the farming industry and murmurs of graft in his administration prompted Harding to begin a public relations tour. Returning to the western United States after appearances in Alaska and Canada, Harding received a lengthy message, in code, reportedly regarding the looming Tea Pot Dome scandal. Harding's Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall had leased three naval oil reserves including Tea Pot Dome in Wyoming to private oil companies without bids in exchange for a bribe. A Senate investigation would bring the entire affair to light. Famously, the message made Harding physically sick, though it is also reported that Harding's health became poorer as the tour progressed and still other records say that Harding became ill with ptomaine food poisoning after sharing a meal with his entire entourage. No one else in his party also got sick. He also suffered from high blood pressure and had other health problems. The ailing president arrived in San Francisco and to the Palace Hotel where he died either of anxiety, a stroke, a heart attack, food poisoning, or from deliberate poisoning by First Lady Florence, fed up with her husband's philandering. The legend continues that Mrs. Harding's psychic had, on the eve of his nomination, predicted the president would die in office. The fact that Mrs. Harding refused to allow an autopsy of the president contributed to suspicion of her. A book was published in 1930 that detailed the case against the First Lady. The official cause of President Harding's death is listed as a stroke. In a contemporary book, The Strange Deaths of President Harding, historian Robert H. Ferrell lays out the facts behind these allegations and makes the following conclusions: It was a heart attack that caused Harding's death, not poison. Harding did not know much about the scandals looming in Washington D.C. at the time of his death. There is no proof of an illegitimate child, the existence of which has been said to have driven Florence to the crime. Ferrell asks for a reexamination of Harding's place in American history. In the wake of Teapot Dome, Secretary Fall resigned and joined the oil business with Harry F. Sinclair, one of the illegal lessors. Fall was later convicted of accepting a bribe. He was the first Cabinet member to go to jail for crimes committed while in office. Florence Harding died of kidney disease in Ohio less than two years after her husband's death. In spite of the fact that a sitting U.S. president died and may have been murdered here, the exquisite Palace Hotel makes no special recognition of Harding's death at its location on New Montgomery Street. Copyright 2001 Hank Donat
Dr. Bill Lovejoy is a Technology and Operations Professor in the Stephan M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and the Co-Director of UM’s Master of Entrepreneurship Program. He’s been involved with an integrated product development course for 18 years now that brings together art and design, engineering, and business students. For the past 15 years or so the students have worked in teams to create a new product that they then pitch at trade shows and online. Starting in 2011 the course switched focus, now the teams of students have to develop new mini businesses for Cass Community Social Services in Detroit, a non-profit 501 (c) (3) that works across the city of Detroit to fight poverty. As part of their Green Industries Program ex-homeless people work to make mud mats made from reclaimed tires found in abandon lots. They also have a document shredding service that employs developmentally disabled adults. As part of the integrated product development course the students had to start mini businesses while following three criteria. First they had to use materials that would have otherwise entered the waste stream. Secondly, it was necessary that only entry levels skills be required to make the product. Lastly, the business had to require minimal capital investment to bring up. Lovejoy calls it “starting a whole business from soup to nuts,” and explains that the students were really energized by the project. The business that Cass chose to take to production was an urban, herb garden for a kitchen made from fused, recycled glass. As Lovejoy and the team of students went through “the fits and starts,” as he called it, of starting a small business, they found that scaling up was an issue and that production required skills beyond entry level abilities; so the team set to work on simplifying the product. “I was drinking coffee one morning and I put my cup down on this 4 by 4 inch square of coaster and realized that when we cut the urban garden pieces out of the glass that we were using as input, we had these 4 inch strips leftover that I hated throwing away,” recounts Lovejoy. He did some test runs and was able to seamlessly create a coaster. Lovejoy and his wife then traveled around Detroit looking for images to put on the coasters. What they found was a wall at 8 Mile and Wyoming built in the 1940s to separate black and white neighborhoods because the FHA would not give loans to homeowners in “risky” neighborhoods. Lovejoy calls it “a racist wall with an insidious history”. Lovejoy, expecting to find very edgy and angry graffiti on it, was surprised to find a very colorful, uplifting family and work scene. Lovejoy explains that these images are perfect for the coasters for a few reasons and that they brought the project together. “It resonated with Cass because of their mission, it’s a safe way to start a conversation about the history of Detroit, it’s a piece of Detroit’s history that many people don’t even know about, and plus it’s a self-sustaining business,” says Lovejoy. The beauty of Cass’s Green Industries program is that it creates financial, environmental, and job sustainability with each of its products since they are sold at a price that covers the cost of operation, takes materials out of the waste stream, and provides job training to homeless and challenged individuals. The partnership between the University of Michigan and Cass Community Social Services is a great example of a major university reaching out and becoming involved in a community with positive results while helping the environment. Lovejoy isn’t worried about leaving the fate of the world in the hands of the next generation. He says he’s very proud of this current generation of students because of their “innovation, inventiveness, energy, intelligence, and social sense.”
REETHS-PUFFER -- The Reeths-Puffer school district has been accredited by a nationwide educational assessment organization, one of about two dozen in Michigan to achieve the recognition. The district was awarded accreditation by AdvancED, of which the former North Central Accreditation group is now a part.The district was visited by an AdvancED accreditation team for three days in late January. The team reviewed district data and interviewed parents, staff and school board members as part of its accreditation process. The accreditation is good for five years as long as the district continues to prove its maintenance of effort with annual reports. Reeths-Puffer Superintendent Steve Cousins said the district does that through a peer-review process inside each of its school buildings. That process includes reviewing school improvement plans and interviewing staff, parents and students. "I don't think we can get better if we aren't constantly evaluating ourselves," Cousins said. Few school districts in the state, and just a handful on the west side, pursue districtwide accreditation. Many more, including Muskegon, Orchard View and Holton, have individual buildings accredited by AdvancED. AdvancED was formed in 2006 when the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation merged with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and the National Study of School Evaluation. According to AdvancED, benefits of accreditation include assistance in maximizing school performance, proven processes for improvement, professional development opportunities and also greater accessibility for students to federal loans, scholarships and post-secondary educational opportunities. E-mail Lynn Moore at email@example.com
Flag raising ceremonies, the singing of the national anthem and the announcement of various award winners will take place as part of Australia Day celebrations.January 24, 2013 9:00am District residents are invited to celebrate Australia Day this Saturday by attending one of the many free events being held throughout Greater Shepparton. Ceremonies, events and entertainment will be held in Shepparton, Tatura, Dookie, Murchison, Arcadia, Toolamba and Mooroopna. Greater Shepparton City Council Mayor Jenny Houlihan said Australia Day was the perfect opportunity to celebrate what’s great about our region and our country. ‘‘We have so much to celebrate, from our peaceful nation to our relative wealth and natural resources, to the wonderful things that give us our local identity,’’ Cr Houlihan said. ‘‘Greater Shepparton has successfully embraced multiculturalism, and we have an abundance of opportunity to share in education, industry and the natural environment. ‘‘I’m especially proud of the generous way that our community has welcomed new arrivals to Australia. Over the past five years, 40 per cent of recent migrants to Greater Shepparton were humanitarian entrants, compared with nine per cent for Victoria and eight per cent for Australia. ‘‘It is a wonderful thing to share our prosperity with those looking for a better life. ‘‘Australia is a safe and friendly country, and Greater Shepparton is a safe and friendly region, and will become even more so as we work together in the months and years ahead.’’ Cr Houlihan said the community spirit of Greater Shepparton was especially evident at Australia Day celebrations. ‘‘Communities across the region have worked hard to provide an opportunity for everyone to gather and celebrate,’’ she said. ‘‘Wherever you live in Greater Shepparton there will be an opportunity nearby for you to come together with your neighbours, friends and the wider community.’’ The events start at: Tatura — 8.30 Keynote speakers are: Tatura, Vanessa Stockdale (senior), Nathan Booth (junior); Murchison, Dr Sharman Stone; and Toolamba, Darryl Jones. All celebrations will include flag-raising ceremonies, the singing of the national anthem and the announcement of various award winners. Shepparton Christian College Year 9 student Aimee Stanyer had a personal motivation to start fundraising for Ronald McDonald House. The under 16 Pigeons kick started the YFNC's finals campaign with a resounding victory over the Paul Spargo led Scots College in the Grand Final of the AWJFL Elwyn Langford Shield at the Albury Sports Ground on Sunday. Greater Shepparton City Council was successful in securing the National Cutting Horse Association Victorian Futurity Cutting Horse Championships for 2014 and 2015, with this year’s event scheduled from September 10-14 at Tatura Park. Level crossing upgrades to the Echuca-Bendigo line may be completed next month. Julie Sands and Sheridan Clark have been kept busy, visiting Rochester recently yo dispense free coats to residents. Book Week gets colourful turnout. Deaprtment of Environment and Primary Industries unhappy about Mt Disappointment vandals. Jerilderie Shire deputy mayor Ruth McRae handed the key over for the new Rural Fire Service station last Friday. Farmers have a new weapon in the fight against mice. Cobram supermarket seeks $10 million expansion, increasing by about a third into adjacent car park area. Public interest to determine Deniliquin Town Hall refurbishment. Milk co-operative, Murray Goulburn has posted a record financial result, recording an after tax profit of $29 million. The Benalla Indian Myna Action Group will pay a $1 per bird bounty on live birds delivered to CAL farm. National Party MP Bill Sykes donated $100 to fund the bounty. Discover unbelievable local deals from local businesses every week in the Goulburn and Murray Valley area with Leapon.com.au! Search properties for sale or rent across North Central Victoria and Southern NSW. Visit your local website for local homes.... Search for published and unpublished photos from McPherson Media Group newspapers and magazines. All our photos are available to purchase. Place an advertisement in any one of McPherson Media Group's local newspapers.
Hailing from the temperate forests of the Himalayas, these adorable creatures are the only surviving members of the family Ailuridae. Despite the name, red pandas are barely related to the giant panda. They represent a lineage that more closely marks a cross section of bears and skunks, weasels and raccoons. They are truly in a world all their own. Their association with the giant panda may have to do with the animals' similar diets, which includes a lot of bamboo, than it does any sort of evolutionary relationship.
Judge's ruling extends Mosaic's Florida mine woes The order prevents Mosaic from expanding a phosphate mine, but the company said it would fight the ruling and a related suit filed by the Sierra Club. Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 11:38 AM PHOSPHATE: Mosaic processes mined phosphate rock into pebble and fine phosphate, which are turned into diammonium phosphate, or DAP. That is what farmers use in their fields. (Photo: Soil Science/Flickr) NEW YORK - A federal judge has extended an order keeping Mosaic Co. from expanding a Florida phosphate mine, dealing yet another blow to the fertilizer producer and pushing its stock down 5.2 percent. The company said it would fight the ruling and a related lawsuit filed by the Sierra Club, an environmental group that claims Mosaic's mine operations in South Fort Meade, Fla., damage two watersheds. The mine has about 15 years of phosphate reserves and produces 6.5 million tons of the fertilizer each year. That represents a third of Mosaic's yearly phosphate capacity and 4 percent of the world's. At issue is a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that would let Mosaic expand the mine's size. The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida put that permit on hold last year. In April, Mosaic said it would expand phosphate mining at South Fort Meade anyway, but not in wetland areas. From Mosaic's perspective, the injunction applied only to wetland mining, and it was free to mine. That move appeared to irk Judge Henry Lee Adams Jr., who said in a ruling late Friday that the mining expansion "alters the course of this very complicated case." "Any harm to Mosaic is largely self-inflicted," Adams said in his ruling. Mosaic has had ample time since the beginning of the lawsuit to reapply for necessary permits, he said. Rivals and future plans Mosaic rival CF Industries has a mine near the South Fort Meade complex and has been spared legal scrutiny, largely because it has not tried to expand production. CF Industries CEO Steve Wilson said last May that he was benefiting from Mosaic's headache. "The biggest advantage that we have is that Mosaic went first," Wilson said. He said that when he does try to expand his own production, he will have a "difficult task. Plymouth, Minnesota-based Mosaic said its pretax costs will likely jump by $200 million in 2012 because of the injunction. The company said it will be able to support planned finished phosphate fertilizer production levels through 2012, helped by phosphate rock inventories, higher output from other mines and supplemental purchases of phosphate rock from third parties. Mosaic processes mined phosphate rock into pebble and fine phosphate, which are turned into diammonium phosphate, or DAP. That is what farmers use in their fields. During a Reuters reporter's tour of the facility in 2010 before the initial injunction, the company touted the facility's water remediation design, saying it complies with federal and state regulations. The Sierra Club claims Mosaic's permit to operate does not take into account the damage the water causes. The company uses draglines — giant cranes with booms the length of football fields — to scoop sediment comprising clay, sand and phosphate about 100 feet deep. Using a series of washes, the phosphate rock is separated from the clay and sand and sent by train for processing. The facility reuses about 98 percent of its water and employs giant retaining ponds to separate clay and sand from water, Mosaic said. Alligators, wrens, cranes and other wildlife live in or near the retaining ponds. In the retaining ponds, clay and sand sink to the bottom. The water is deposited into the Peace River watershed, and the clay and sand deposits are turned into orange groves, swampland or forests. However, some retaining ponds have breached in the past, leaching clay sediment. The South Fort Meade facility employs more than 200 workers. If the Florida mine closes — a step that is improbable but not impossible — the world's phosphate supply would tighten, boosting prices for crops. "The court's ruling is inconsistent with the overall regulatory environment in Florida and may bring significant hardship to our employees and local communities," Richard Mack, Mosaic's general counsel, said in a statement. "Mosaic continues to stand by the validity of the Army Corps' permit." Mosaic's shares were down 5.2 percent to $66.93 in morning trading. Mosaic is set to report its quarterly results on July 18. Big agribusiness company Cargill recently spun off its majority stake in Mosaic. Wellington Management and BlackRock are Mosaic's two largest shareholders. (Additional reporting by Thyagaraju Adinarayan in Bangalore. Editing by John Wallace and Robert MacMillan) Copyright 2011 Reuters US Online Report Business News
Offset your carbon emissions with Dell's Plant a Tree Program Partnership with The Conservation Fund replants formerly forested areas in need of restoration, with a goal of half a million trees by 2012. Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 01:54 PM Whether you're reading this article on a desktop computer or a mobile device, you're most likely producing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. That's not to say you should stop using all the fun and convenient gadgets of the modern era, but there are a few things you can do to control your carbon footprint. Dell's Plant a Tree program offers one such opportunity, replacing thousands of greenhouse gas-absorbing trees in formerly forested areas around the world. Dell has teamed up with The Conservation Fund and Carbonfund.org, planting more than 258,000 trees since 2007. But they're not done yet — Dell and its partners hope to plant half a million trees by 2012. The Plant a Tree program identifies and secures areas that were once lush and green but are now in need of conservation and restoration. These locations not only absorb tons of greenhouse gases, but also improve air quality and create a safe haven for wildlife. So far, the Plant a Tree program has project sites in the U.S., Canada and Central America, including the Tensas River Reforestation Project in northeastern Louisiana. Once a crucial habitat for hundreds of wildlife species such as the Louisiana black bear and the Florida panther, this area will eventually be restored to 2,000 acres of native forest which will eventually absorb 450,000 metric tons of CO2. Whether you own a Dell computer or not, you can offset some of your own emissions and help this program continue by making a donation at the Dell website. Amounts range from $2 to offset a laptop up to $40 to offset a server. Dell also makes it easy to donate when making a purchase.
Everglades Trail welcomes the Seminole Tribe of Florida's Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 10:49 AM ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL — Oct. 21, 2010 — The Everglades Trail has a new site for drivers to stop at and learn about the Everglades ecosystem: The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum on the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation. The new site will be announced officially at a special ceremony Nov. 5, kicking off the 13th Annual American Indian Arts Celebration weekend at the museum in Big Cypress. The Everglades Trail, launched nearly 10 years ago, is a driving trail that connects the places where people can have authentic experiences with the nature and culture of the Everglades. The Seminole Tribe’s museum will be the 21st site in the 21st century. Tribal leaders and representatives of the Everglades Trail Association will be on stage for the opening of the trail kiosk. There also will be a music performance by a contributor to the companion Everglades Trail CD. The interactive CD, sold in gift shops along the trail and on Amazon.com, includes exclusive Jimmy Buffet songs and stories narrated by Charles Osgood about the plants, animals and mysterious waterways that make up this international treasure. Each of the 21 sites along the trail has a special kiosk with a green roof to distinguish it from other signage at the parks and refuges. Each kiosk holds three panels that explain the trail, the Everglades system and the role the specific site plays in the system. The Nature Conservancy, an international nonprofit environmental group; Wilderness Graphics, a Tallahassee custom exhibit firm; and former Sen. Bob Graham joined 10 years ago to launch the trail as a way to allow Floridians to learn about the Everglades – and ultimately care about its restoration. For additional information and links to the sites visit www.evergladestrail.com. MNN is working with The Nature Conservancy to bring you state-by-state environmental information. (Photo: Gregory Moine/Flickr) MOST POPULAR ON MNN NOW - 15 of the most toxic places to live: Apocalypse now? - 11 things humans do that dogs hate - New quantum camera capable of snapping photos of 'ghosts' - Which of the 8 kinds of intelligence do you have? - How extensive is California's drought? Compare the photos - Richard Proenneke: The man who showed us how to be alone in the wilderness - No descendants are left from the first Arctic Eskimos - What do you call this baby animal? - Would you use the Knee Defender on your next flight? - 10 habits you should pick up from your grandmother
Through real-world case studies and concrete lifestyle advice, Sustainable Energy – Without The Hot Air provides a no-nonsense look at the world’s energy future. Nuclear power and other alternative energy sources are examined, and the book looks at whether any fossil fuels can be considered truly sustainable. Author David MacKay (a physics professor at Cambridge and Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change) provides hard numbers and statistics to break down the real environmental impact of everyday activities, ranging from traveling in an airplane to charging your cell phone. Learn more about the author or preview some of the book’s contents at David MacKay’s website. Find it here: Sustainable Energy – Without The Hot Air by David MacKay is available at Amazon for $31.55.
The field of “pharmacy” is a broad one and can include the distribution and advisement of physicians and patients on the use of medications, as well as managing pharmacies, home health care management, and research. For further information on the job outlook for pharmacists, please visit the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Students interested in pharmacy may continue their education beyond Monmouth in two different ways: 1. Graduate programs in biopharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical science, medicinal chemistry, or pharmacology: Graduate work in these areas will well-prepare individuals for work in a pharmaceutical research setting, including the design, development, production, and evaluation of drugs and healthcare products. Studying the mechanistic pathways of disease, and how pharmaceutical intervention may be used to treat disease, is also a growing field. Prerequisite requirements can vary by school, so check the graduate programs of interest. 2. Post-graduate (B.S.) degree programs leading to a “Doctor of Pharmacy” (Pharm.D.) degree: A “Pharm.D.” degree is a clinical doctorate, and would prepare individuals to work as a pharmacist in a clinical setting (including retail, long-term care facilities, clinical research corporations, and hospitals). A license is required to practice pharmacy, and may be obtained after completing the degree through a licensing exam and clinical experience. Pharmacists who work in a hospital setting also usually complete a residency program. Obtaining a Pharm.D. after completing a B.S. degree in a separate field usually requires four years of full-time study.
Anyone who has experienced jet lag knows about the body’s circadian clock. Operating on a 24-hour cycle, this cluster of neurons in the brain is stimulated by light and dark and, scientists say, controls the timing of various body processes, such as sleep and digestion. That’s why when we travel overseas we wake up at the wrong time and sometimes even feel ill: Our circadian clock has not yet shifted to the new time zone. But according to the latest research, that familiar clock is just one of many timing mechanisms in the body, and understanding them can be a key to our physical well-being. These timing mechanisms, called clock genes, exist throughout the organs and tissues of the body and are not linked to the cycles of daylight and darkness. In a 24-hour cycle, they turn on and off at particular moments, governing essential metabolic processes such as the burning of fat. Sometimes they interact with the circadian clock in our brains, but they often operate independently. In unlocking the mysteries of these genes, scientists are discovering strategies that make it easier for people to lose weight and potentially fend off killer conditions like diabetes and heart disease (mutations in certain clock genes have been linked to insomnia, obesity and an increased risk of cancer). Here are some goals you can achieve, based on what research has established so far. Goal 1: Slim down faster Clock-gene research suggests you can drop pounds simply by fiddling with the timing of your meals. For instance, in a Spanish study published last year, dieters who consumed their main meal before 3 pm lost about 5 percent more weight than those who ate later—even though both groups consumed the same number of calories (1,800 a day), says lead researcher Marta Garaulet, PhD, professor of physiology and nutrition at the University of Murcia. Why would eating early create a -calorie-burning advantage? It has long been known that some of the fat you ingest is used by the body and some of it is stored (typically in the thighs and abdomen). Researchers have now discovered that adipose (body fat) tissue has clock genes that flip on and off in a rhythmic pattern to discard excess fat—but these timekeeping genes shut down as the day wears on, so less fat is broken down and more is stored. It makes sense, then, that dieters who consume big meals late in the day won’t lose as much weight as those who eat earlier. “If you eat at the wrong time, you lessen the probability of breaking down fat stores in your body,” Garaulet says. Research in Israel also backs the -theory that you can boost weight loss by tapering your calorie intake throughout the day. Scientists at Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv University took two groups of obese women and gave them three meals a day for 12 weeks. All participants consumed the same number of calories, but half the women ate the highest-calorie meal in the morning and the other half at dinnertime. Those who ate a bigger breakfast and a smaller dinner lost more than twice as much weight as the others. “This again proves it’s not just the number of calories you consume that’s important; it’s also when you consume them,” says lead author Oren Froy, PhD, professor at the Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition at Hebrew University. The advice to eat a big meal early in the day may be particularly useful for women, who, according to the latest research, are not nearly as good as men at metabolizing fat while they’re sleeping. This means women’s bodies are more likely to turn late-night meals into stored pounds. No one knows yet why women are different, says Vincent Cassone, PhD, chair of the department of biology at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.
for the past year something has been developing for my eldest. He is bored. I get it. He loves interaction things, specifically playing fooseball, street hockey, aikido, soccer, going to the skate park (weather has ended that) . . . and while he has opportunities each day to get physical, he'd like it 24/7 please. we try to play with him but we have other kids, our own interests, and family life that call our attention too. In past years he was more 'into' solo pursuits (reading Harry Potter, drawing comics, building with Lego) but not so much now. We have introduced him to the internet, to following a simple interest into a world of odd links and ideas. doesn't grab him. Other homelearners his age that we know are more 'schooled', though still very loosely and child's-interest-based. they have planned routines to their day and are (in a nice way) forced/encouraged to research samurais, or old boats or build WWII planes with lego or whatever. they make things based on ther learning, etc. I see them and know my son would not like things that way, the forcing of pursuing interests, but the end result is an engaged kid who's creative, task-oriented ideas are carried out. Even if i wanted to suddenly go this route (which we don't) he has no interests to start from and nothing we've exposed him to has sparked anything. We have talked about the value in boredom, of the daydreaming and grea ideas that can come. but we also talk and acknowledge that it can suck and feel crappy. i recall myself and my brother becoming really into solo pursuits at this age (me dancing, him drawing) and my son understands that maybe a big interest is on it's way. We've talked about hobbies, that I get up in the morning and am excited to knit/read/sew/bake/play my neglected violin. He wants a hobby, but nothing I think of interests him. I only know what I like, ykwim? We've tried guitar, comic drawing, model building, writing, crafting, etc . . . but nothing sticks for him. He's starting to feel like he's just getting through each day, doing a puzzle, waiting for an interest to strike. What do we do? Is there a huge list of hobbies? What does your son get up and do each morning that excites him? No indoor skateparks or indoor rec centers with gyms or pools? If you have some kind of indoor facility, maybe you could organize something for boys his age. My 10 year old son does skateboarding (have multiple parks in town, including an indoor park about 45 min away, as well as ramps and halfpipes we built in the yard), he does legos, DS, some reading, baking, and has just started a woodworking class that he really enjoys - that is with several boys his own age, and they have a super long playground time when the class is over. Mama of 3 amazingly sweet kids , living the dream on our urban farm My son does aikido trwice a week, plus homeschoolers gym time (floor hockey) once/week, plus soccer twice a week. he is not comfortable being dropped off at an activity (like the pool) nor am I okay with it. the indoor skate park is not the same bowl style as the outdoor. He is not interested in classes such as you suggested. When he was younger, for sure, but not anymore. Doesn't anyone have an unschooled child who is approaching 10 years old and is now bored and lacking in interests or ideas? I will try but I do not know how helpful I will be My eight year old DD does a fair bit of art and building stuff. She does some art online - Sumo Paint has been well used in this household. She enters contests with some regularity - and this gives her a short term project to focus on. She has enterred lego contest and gingerbread contests. Be creative and go online to look for contests - try local community centres, museums, etc. My middle child (almost 12 ) has interests surrounding animals - she has built numerous guinea pig cages, gets her guinea pigs food, and particiaptes in guinea pig forums. She has also championned a change in diet for out dog and cat - and makes dog food on occasion. she is the only vegetarian in the house - and she spends some time researching and chatting on vegetarian sites. Oh, and she volunteers. Thanks folks. He gets physical play and interaction through our homeschoolers group 4 times a week, 6 times when weather is good, plus we have friends over, he has great siblings, etc. and when we're alone (without company) he's not saying he wants company, needs to see people. in the past he'd enjoy the lull after an outing or company because then he had quiet in his home and mind to go draw or build something. But now it's "I don't know what to draw, I don't know how" or "I'm not any good at knitting". A total lack of confidence and an inability to see that for example I AM good at knitting because I actively pursued learning how and kept at it. I'm a huge adult unschooler! but the long-term goals thing is missing for him. I try to relate it to how good he is at soccer and aikido, which he's done for years, vs how he's just testing skateboarding now and so has far to go in mastering it. I suggest cartooning class or books with tips on drawing manga but he's not into it. That's what I mean, I guess. That he used to be so interested in a variety of things, resourceful and self-sufficient about using his time at home. So to me it doesn't feel/look like loneliness, I think if he had anywhere more to go or more folks to see he'd burn out. It looks like he's outgrowing building with lego, and reading books about wizadrs, which makes complete sense to me, heck he's been doing that stuff for years! but he's not seeing the other options maybe, the next steps, the new avenues, and coupled with his lack of faith in his ability to learn new things and succeed at them (and this is a kid who succeeds at most things he tries) and he's left wandering the house, nothing grabbing his attention. So it feels like things aren't how they used to be, and he's not enjoying himself. Thanks for the ideas kathyM. It is not a bad thing to learn to deal with transition periods or bored periods. It teaches inner resourcefulness. While I would continue to throw ideas at him (because eventually one will work for him - but it might takes months or years...btdt). I wouldn't try to rescue him from this. DS is 10 and still loves legos but the more advanced sets. He also has a lego program that he downloaded from the website that allows him to 'build' on the computer. I think its called 'Lego digital designer'. DS loves the techic legos (the ones with the power funcitons) and some of the HUGE sets. He also found a way to download some different plans from the lego website. So lego is huge here. Maybe you DS just needs to wander the shelves at the library until a subject or topic peaks his interest then he can really run w. it. At 10 he should be old enough to volunteer somewhere, either at the library (reading to littles), food bank (packing boxes), animal shelter etc. Good luck. and if he is still bored, send him my way, I have stuff he can clean LOL Mom to J and never-ending , 0/2014 items decluttered, 0/52 crafts crafts completed Seeking zen in 2014. Working on journaling and finding peace this year. Spending my free time taking J to swimteam I have an almost 10 year old DD who has been unschooled her whole life. She also has not developed any all-consuming interests as of yet. She spends her days listening to books, drawing, playing piano and making friendship bracelets. She also likes playing Bella Sara on the computer and playing guitar hero. We are an intellectual household and I provide resources any time any of my kids mention an interest in anything (whether they are REALLY interested or not) but nothing has sparked her interest beyond a cursory exploration. I think she is an a transitional period and will soon begin to show some real passion for something. Possibly music, as she has recently begun playing piano/keyboard with a friend who plays guitar and is beginning to make up songs. Anyway, I wanted to let you know that I am in the same boat, and I often wonder what's up with her, as I hear so often about other home/unschoolers at her age getting obsessed with certain subjects and spending so much time learning/doing stuff centered around that subject. I really think that not all kids are like that and we just have to trust that they will learn and grow intellectually on their own in their own way. 10 is a really in-between age, lots of changes are happening both physically and intellectually. The beauty of unschooling is in letting kids unfold naturally but I think that is also the challenge, too. Let me tell you about my almost 15 year old..... At 10 and 11 the only thing he was extremely interested in (other than his friends) was video games. He did a few other things occasionally, but was not passionate about them. In the last year he has really woken up, for lack of a better word, in exploring the world in diverse ways. He is now interested in Religon, Geography, film, magna, drama, crime.... and you guessed it, video games, lol. All of these things are interconnected for him, and very organic. He spends time off and on throughout the day focusing on these things. He has even started using math in some of these things (which makes my mommy heart go pitterpatter). He is starting to be interested in statistics about his interests, and he is noticing that stats seem to vary so he is looking a reliable sites and doing the math on his own to get stats. It is so neat to see! He was doing none of this at 10 and 11. None. I have a fundamental belief that people want to learn and explore and make sense of the world around them. If you (general you) provide a resource rich environment and model this yourself, it will happen. It might not be today, however. Patience is key (and honestly it has been my one of my biggest battles with USing and it (my patience) has grown as my children have aged) Uschooling can be great for the child who has the desire to learn on his own and will seek it out. Then, for the rest of the kids, it is not good for. You are seeking out tons and tons of activities for your child, yet, avoiding anything that could be deemed academic. That is really not the purpose of unschooling. It makes it out like academics are evil or something, so it must be avoided at all costs. For the child who is "bored," I would start adding in assignments. It can be textbooky, it can be project based, it can be reading. But just because something could be deemed academic does not make it bad or anti-unschool. You are definitely schooling your child in many many areas, you are just avoding academic stuff. It is not about what you can avoid. At 10, I would do math. I would pick a foreign language too. I would start there and see if that tapers the boredom. Maybe look for a subject he is interested in. A study of Latin could and most likely would, lead to ancient studies. Maybe you want to launch an all out study of world geography. It really does not matter which you do, I would try to figure out what your child might like most, and then do it. Stick to it. Don't drop it in 2 weeks when he says he is bored. Maybe find something that you can commit to for 6 weeks. Look at project ideas, like research projects and such. Let him make a presentation at the end of the 6 weeks on the topic he studied. Those are just a few ideas. Hope it helps. There is so much research that can be done on the topics you mentioned he wants to do all the time. Have him design a good skate park. Maybe he could make a small scale model from paper and cardboard (there might be plenty left over at Christmas). If it were my child, if worse came to worse, if he kept saying he is bored, there is plenty of laundry to be folded and floors to be washed. Maybe have him be in charge of one meal for the family each week.Cooking can be fun. Building things for pets if you have them like cages or runs. Starting a worm compost.My ds is 8 and likes reading,legos,and video games. My 11yo dd likes listening to music,drawing comics,and video games.My kids are currently in school,but I still get the I'm bored at times. I usually suggest reading,lol.
- Words by Mr Alastair Humphreys, adventurer - Illustrations by Mr Seth Armstrong I read my first Ranulph Fiennes book when I should have been revising for my A levels. By the time I sat university final exams I was a lost case, buried deep in Ernest Shackleton, Eric Newby and Bill Tilman. I was hooked on adventure books, great stories of endeavour and hardship played out with a backdrop of the wildest landscapes on earth. I needed more of this. I needed some of it for myself. So I climbed onto my bike and set off to test myself out there in the world's wild places. I spent four years cycling 46,000 miles around the world, but this didn't slake my thirst. I've written books of my own now and chased adventure to the ends of the earth. But adventure, and adventure's great canon of literature, is like Pandora's box. Open the box and you're cursed forever. There are more landscapes and adventures than you can fit into one lifetime, more great tales of adventure too. I hope that these 10 favourites of mine, picked to encompass a variety of styles of adventure, will get you itching for new horizons and the spell of the open road.
Dr. Dorothy Valcarcel Craig Phone: (615) 898-2332 Fax: (615) 898-2859 University of Memphis Post-Doctoral Studies in English as a Second Language Tennessee State University / Ed.D. in Curriculum & Instruction with Emphasis in Instructional Middle Tennessee State University / Ed.S. in Curriculum & Instruction East Carolina University /M.A.Ed. in Elementary Education & Diagnostic and Prescriptive East Carolina University / B.S. in Elementary Education Second language learning in ESL and Bilingual classrooms, Use of Web 2.0 tools for instructional purposes; Social media and impact on student learning; Integration of new media tools for language learning; Diaspora, dislocation, and relocation with regard to children of immigrants in the U.S.; Action Research; Qualitative frameworks - Craig, D.V. (2009). Action research essentials. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. - Craig, D.V. (2002). Village of learners project: Collaborative action research at a PDS. In I.N. Guadarrama, J. Ramsey, & J.L. Nath (Eds.). Forging alliances in community and Thought: Research in professional development schools (pp. 67 - 86). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishers, Inc. Recent Journal Publications - Craig, D.V. (2011). Encouraging participatory culture and language learning: Assisting ELLs in becoming part of the digital youth. TNTESOL Journal, 4, 84-93. - Craig, D.V. (2011). Digital youth and today's classrooms: An intersection of participatory culture and traditional schooling. Tennessee Educational Leadership, 38, 15-19. - Craig, D.V. (2010). Content creators and language learners: Exploring Web 2.0 and Wikis. TNTESOL Journal, 3, 76-80. - Craig, D.V. & Paraiso, J. (2009). Antonio's gun and Delfino's dream: Views of immigrant students and immigration. TN TESOL Journal, 2, 14-27. - Craig, D.V. & Young, B.A. (2009). Blog, blog, blog: Online journaling in graduate classes. Tennessee Educational Leadership, 36, 5-10. - Craig, D.V. & Paraiso, J. (2009). Dual diaspora and barrio art. Journal of Learning Through the Arts, 4, 120 - 169. - Middle Tennessee State University Outstanding Achievement in Instructional Technology Education - August, 2007 - Tennessee Department of Education Professional Standards for English As a Second Language, Revision Committee Member (2010 – 2012) - State Board of Examiners for State Accreditation, Member - Visiting Team for State Accreditation University of Memphis Dual Accreditation (NCATE, TN Department of Education) - Assistant Editor, TNTESOL Journal (2012-2013) - Editor, TNTESOL Journal (2010-2012)
Computational Science and Engineering—PhD Tackle Emerging Problems This distinctive degree tackles emerging problems in engineering and science through the investigation and application of current software and hardware technologies. This degree's flexibility, unique status as “non-departmental”, and interdisciplinary breadth gives students the resources and environment to explore challenges in: - Energy efficiency—combustion processes and emissions - Environmental studies—ground, water, and air pollution - Molecular Dynamics—simulation of atom and molecule behavior - Computational Chemistry—simulation of chemical processes - Bioinformatics—genetic sequencing and recombinant studies - Weather forecasting - National Defense—bio/chemical terrorism, intelligence Projects include Hewlett-Packard UPC technology development project, earth and space sciences support for NASA high performance computing and communication program, retrieval of chlorophyll in concentration in using SeaWiFs satellite data, and evolution of non-evaporating fuel sprays. Computational Science and Engineering Research Institute CSERI was created in 2002 as a home for researchers to collaborate on computational problems and techniques of common interest, to facilitate the development of long-range research programs, to support the CS&E PhD program. CSERI provides access to medium- and large-scale computational facilities that would not otherwise be available.
In celebration of International Dance Day, Dance Attacks is a series of dance actions held in different public spaces throughout Madrid. The performances, recorded and distributed through the social networks, create a set of brief choreographic actions and disruptions. Dance Attacks are seemingly spontaneous actions appearing out of the blue, in crowds, with pieces lasting no more than two or three minutes, in unexpected places. Project participants include the Compañía Nacional de Danza, Ballet Nacional de España, 10 y 10, Ibérica de Danza, Chanta la Mui, Malucos Danza, with performances of short extracts from their choreographies An initiative of the Association of Dance Professionals and the Cultural Association for Dance in Madrid. 12 a.m. Ibérica de Danza. 3 dancers 1 p.m. CND. 4 dancers 2 p.m. Malucos Danza. 3 musicians 6 p.m. Chanta la Mui. 1 percussionist 7 p.m. Selene Muñoz. 1 guitar
For many years the political power of Israel’s Orthodox minority spread as if it would never reach a limit. While their number of seats in Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, remained small in relation to their power and also remarkably stable, the Orthodox rabbis and their political representatives influenced government policy by offering to vote as a bloc to sustain any ruling coalition. There was a price, of course: exemption from military service and subsidies for strict religious education and the welfare of the yeshiva students. These and their other favorite projects expanded after each election campaign. No wonder that an increasing number of Israeli intellectuals, including a noted sociology professor at Hebrew University, warned that Israel might soon become a theocratic state not unlike Iran. But finally came a pushback in the decades-long battle between State and Synagogue. The results of this January’s elections proved that a good part of the political strength of the Orthodox may have been a myth. It finally may be receding toward a reality more representative of Israeli society, which is predominantly secular in practice although committed to Judaism as a religion. It all began in 1948 during the first Israeli government when Prime Minister David Ben Gurion excused a mere 400 Orthodox yeshiva students from serving in the army and ceded to the rabbinical courts total jurisdiction over marriage and divorce of Jewish women in the new state. This set the pattern for the small religious parties’ clever manipulation of the ruling parties, which needed their parliamentary votes to hold power –whether the leftist Labor governments of the early days of the state or the rightist governments of recent years. To the surprise of many Israelis, the elections demonstrated that religious parties can be a serious political liability and no longer an asset purchased by budgets and political concessions. For Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu they have become a menacing factor that are literally stuck in his throat as he struggles to form a new coalition. For more than a month since the January 22nd elections, the leader of Israel’s largest political party, Halikud Beitenu, has been unable to form a government without antagonizing the religious parties. According to Israeli law, Netanyahu has until mid-March to form a government. If he can’t, President Shimon Peres must declare new elections. Trying to work out deals under this sword of Damocles, it seems likely that Netanyahu will somehow succeed in forming a government with or without the votes of the religious parties. Yet there is a lesson to be learned from the present debacle: The political leverage of the religious parties has been dramatically reduced. From now on, both right- and left-wing leaders will try to form governments on their own from the nation’s handful of parties and perhaps even reform Israel’s political system without the need to depend on the support of the religious parties by kowtowing to them. Let one thing be clear: all this political maneuvering has very little to do with the influence of religion on life in Israel. That will continue to be substantial. Even with the religious parties in the opposition, Israel will be still a country where most yeshiva students will not serve in the army, the Sabbath will be an officially enforced day of rest, and only kosher food will still be served in the army. There will still be rabbinical marriages although civil marriages may finally be possible through a series of interim arrangements. But whatever the shape – and stability – of the ruling coalition that finally emerges, the veto power of the rabbis has been blunted and may finally be broken.
\|« Back to Article\| First Amendment predictions include disputes over leaks By Gene Policinski : December 28, 2012 Courts have determined that fortune telling is protected as free speech, so let's freely indulge in some First Amendment-related predictions for 2013: Given that there is no major lineup of First Amendment cases this term in the U.S. Supreme Court, the main focus here will be legislative. On the national-security front, expect Congress and the nation to visit again the free-speech and free-press issues surrounding news sources and the leaking of secrets and classified documents. The major prompt: Army Pfc. Bradley Manning's military trial on charges of aiding the enemy for his massive “data dump” to WikiLeaks. The trial begins in mid-March unless it's preempted by a guilty plea on lesser charges. Either way, such leaks will be back in the headlines. One immediate impact: It will be harder for advocates of a federal “shield law” to gain congressional approval to extend into federal courts a protection for the confidentiality of news sources, which now exists in most states. Another unresolved issue is who gets protection as a “journalist” in a way that excludes non-press outlets and people such as WikiLeaks and its founder, Julian Assange. The Senate is expected to take action next year on the Intelligence Authorization Bill for 2013, approved months ago in the House. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has a “hold” on the bill pending resolution of questions over requiring the executive branch to notify Congress whenever classified information is disclosed. Freedom-of-information groups have raised concerns about the bill's provisions to give agency heads extraordinary authority to penalize employees who leak information, and also about proposed new limitations on who may speak to the public about classified matters. Whistleblowers — sources who leak information about perceived government abuses or wrongdoing — received additional federal protections under a new law signed in November by President Barack Obama. But there remains the question of whether his Justice Department's vigorous investigation and prosecution of staffers thought to have leaked information will continue in Obama's second term. One constant for 2013: The controversial Westboro Baptist Church members will continue their self-aggrandizing but legal protests in the wake of tragedies such as Newtown — and virtually everyone else will continue to be disgusted by such tactics.
The latest news from academia, regulators research labs and other things of interest Posted: Jun 11, 2012 Small worlds come into focus with new Sandia instrument (Nanowerk News) Paul Kotula recently told a colleague at another laboratory that Sandia's new aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscope (AC-STEM) was like a Lamborghini with James Bond features. The $3.2 million FEI Titan G2 8200 Sandia accepted in February is 50 to 100 times better than what went before in terms of resolution and the time it takes to analyze a sample, say Paul and Ping Lu (both 1822), principal investigators. Its unique combination of X-ray detectors and very high resolution offers magnification that Paul compares to a telescope powerful enough to show two peas side by side on the moon. Slides of microstructures analyzed with the AC-STEM and Sandia's older analytical microscope highlight the new capabilities, with a clear image from the AC-STEM and a fuzzy one from its predecessor. An analysis that took seven minutes on the AC-STEM took two hours on the previous instrument, he says. Ping and Paul operate the microscope from a basement lab adjacent to the environment-controlled room that houses it. They're not in the same room because the instrument is so sensitive even clicking a computer mouse against a desk would cause an image to jump, Ping says. "At the atomic scale, it doesn't take too much," he says. Principal investigators Paul Kotula, left, and Ping Lu show off Sandia's new aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscope, which has a unique combination of X-ray detectors and very high resolution and is capable of doing analyses in far less time than the Labs' older analytic microscope. Operating unit from 1,000 miles away The remote operation affords another advantage: Sandia/California researchers can run it from 1,000 miles away, which they demonstrated in March. Paul jokes the only thing they can't do from California is load the sample and fill the liquid nitrogen that cools the machine. The AC-STEM delivers electron beams accelerated at voltages from 80 kV to 200 kV, allowing researchers to study properties of structures at the nanoscale — very important for materials science in everything from microelectronics to nuclear weapons. The physics of nanomaterials are different, Paul and Ping say. "They have different optical properties than bulk material — gold nanoparticles versus gold foil, they're totally different," Paul says. Any impurities or structural defects hurt performance in super thin microelectronics layers, for example, he says. In the same way, interfaces in a weapon are critical because that's where any impurities tend to be, "where you might get some sort of separation or corrosion or reaction happening that's the basis of aging of these materials," he says. "Being sensitive to that lets us help others predict lifetimes, replacement intervals, or failure modes so we know what to look for." It takes powerful instruments to do those studies. "You need this kind of tool to quantify it," says Ping as he sits in front of a computer screen showing an image of a 50-nanometer-thick specimen inside the AC-STEM — a sample 2,000 times thinner than the thickness of a human hair. What looks like a close-up of mesh or lattice on the screen is really an image of 3-angstrom atomic spacing between titanium and strontium. An angstrom equals one 10th of a billionth of a meter. The microscope uses a unique in-lens design in which four X-ray detectors surround a sample placed in the center, increasing collection efficiency, Ping says. Older instruments were limited by lens aberrations, particularly spherical aberration that prevents sharp focus because electrons off of the optical axis are focused more strongly than ones near the optical axis, Paul says. The AC-STEM's additional lenses and computational elements negate that, he says. "With the aberration-correction technology, you can open the aperture up and keep all those electrons focused to a nice point on your sample," he says. Atomic resolution requires a tiny probe and scanning the sample at very high magnification. Preventing damage to samples The AC-STEM can put the probe on a sample for tens of microseconds or even milliseconds and gather enough information for researchers to tell what elements are present at atomic resolutions, Paul says. The probe returns to the same spot repeatedly with a drift correction that prevents a blurred image, collecting a stream of X-ray photons while minimizing damage since short duration equals a smaller dose rate. High electron beam currents can damage some samples. However, "you can easily back off on the intensity" of the AC-STEM's beam because it has so many adjustable parameters, Paul says. A dark spot that looks like a hole in Ping's sample indicates damage, but it's deliberate as he sputters atoms from the sample with a 200kV electron beam, knocking atoms out of the lattice to measure how removing part of the sample affects the X-ray signal. The AC-STEM also studies material in the micron world. Although a hundred microns is about the smallest size a human eye can see, it's a huge scale for a transmission electron microscope. At the micron level, "we're not making such a fine beam anymore but we're using the collection efficiency and the bright electron source to be able to be sensitive to small concentrations," Paul says. "That's very important for a lot of our customers who are looking for impurities in some of these materials." First commercial unit fielded The room that houses the microscope has to remain stable in terms of vibration, acoustics, temperature, and electromagnetic fields. Acoustic and chilled water panels line the walls, and the room's 65-degree temperature varies less than a tenth of a degree Celsius over half an hour. The instrument's accelerator, capable of producing 200,000 volts, is stowed behind acoustic drapes in a corner to isolate vibrations from the 9.5-foot-tall column containing various types of lenses and the instrument's in-lens X-ray detectors. Sandia's AC-STEM is the first commercial unit fielded, based in part on development funded by a DOE Basic Energy Sciences project aimed at developing advanced electron microscopes built around aberration-correcting optics. The Transmission Electron Aberration-corrected Microscope, or TEAM project, was a collaboration involving the Argonne, Brookhaven, Lawrence Berkeley, and Oak Ridge national laboratories and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory. The concept was theorized in the 1950s but computers were in their infancy and no one could manually adjust microscopes requiring multiple alignments and mechanical and power stability, Paul says. "This new transmission electron microscope is now the flagship of our departmental capabilities that include professionally maintained, state-of-the-art equipment in all types of bulk material analysis — gas, liquid, solid — and microstructural characterization, including electron optics, diffraction, and spectroscopy," says manager Jim Aubert. The AC-STEM offers endless potential for collaboration with colleagues in the Labs and at other national laboratories, companies, and universities since they don't have to be on site to participate, the researchers say "Other colleagues can go online and look over your shoulder virtually," Paul says. Source: By Sue Major Holmes, Sandia National Laboratory If you liked this article, please give it a quick review on reddit or StumbleUpon. Thanks! 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atmosphere. Dr. Avery is a fellow of the American Meteorological Society and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, as well as a member of the American Geophysical Union. She is the past chair of the United States Committee to the International Union of Radio Science and a past officer of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. RAYMOND J.BAN is Senior Vice President of Meteorological Affairs and Operations at The Weather Channel, Inc. (TWC). His responsibilities include oversight of the meteorological operations and all meteorological activities of the company. Prior to joining TWC in 1982, he was employed by Accu-Weather, Inc.. He graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a degree in meteorology. Mr. Ban is currently serving as Commissioner of Professional Affairs of the American Meteorological Society, as a member of the Science Advisory Committee of the U.S. Weather Research Program, and also serves on the Board of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State. He is a past member of the COMET (Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education and Training) Advisory Panel and the Research and Technical Committee of the Southeast Region Climate Center. HOWARD B.BLUESTEIN is Professor of Meteorology at the University of Oklahoma, where he has served since 1976. He received his Ph.D. in meteorology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research interests are the observation and physical understanding of weather phenomena on convective, mesoscale, and synoptic scales. Dr. Bluestein is a fellow of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and the Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies. He is past chair of the National Science Foundation Observing Facilities Advisory Panel, the AMS Committee on Severe Local Storms, and the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Scientific Program Evaluation Committee, and a past member of the AMS Board of Meteorological and Oceanographic Education in Universities. He is also the author of a textbook on synoptic-dynamic meteorology and Tornado Alley, a book for the scientific layperson on severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. STEVEN F.CLIFFORD is director of the NOAA Environmental Technology Laboratory. He received his Ph.D. in engineering science from Dartmouth College. One of his research goals is to develop a global observing system using ground-based, airborne, and satellite remote sensing systems to better observe and monitor the global environment and use these observations as
Moreover, for many children with severe medical conditions, decisions about treatment are not limited to a one-time surgery or other episode of treatment. Rather, the balancing of potential benefits and harms is ongoing as new options for treatment are proposed or the shortcomings of past interventions are revealed. Beyond treatment decisions, parents weigh risks in structuring their child’s daily life and determining the degree to which a tightly controlled, medically monitored environment should be moderated to allow a more normal childhood experience. For example, parents weigh the risk of damage to an implant against the opportunity for a child to play sports with his or her peers. Often parents and clinicians must make decisions in the absence of good evidence about the relative safety and effectiveness of medical devices and procedures. Many complex medical devices used with children have not been systematically evaluated in pediatric populations. Even for adults, who are the typical subjects of clinical trials involving devices, uncommon problems may not be evident in clinical trials used to support applications for marketing approval. The clinical studies undertaken in support of a product’s approval for marketing are usually conducted for relatively short periods in carefully controlled populations that do not fully represent the population of expected users (e.g., patients with multiple health conditions). For that reason, once medical products enter the market, government health agencies, clinicians, manufacturers, and others sometimes continue to study them for longer periods and with broader populations. In certain circumstances, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can require such studies. Policymakers have also created requirements for manufacturers, health care facilities, and others to report problems—adverse events—that are caused by or associated with legally marketed drugs, devices, and other medical products. Until 1976, federal officials had limited authority to regulate the safety or effectiveness of medical devices. In that year, Congress added the Medical Device Amendments (P.L. 94–295) to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (P.L. 75–717). By this step, Congress acknowledged the increasing sophistication and importance of medical device technology while also recognizing that both the benefits and the risks of this advanced technology warranted more systematic attention by FDA, manufacturers, and others. In the past decade, with enactment of the FDA Modernization Act of 1997 (P.L. 105–115) and the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002 (P.L. 107–250), Congress streamlined certain regulatory procedures for medical devices. The 2002 legislation also included several provisions related to pediatric uses of devices, one of which called for this
Canada deployed more than 4000 sea, land, and air troops to the gulf region; they participated in a naval blockade and were responsible for one-fourth of enemy interceptions in the gulf. A survey of the entire Canadian Gulf War force found that deployed veterans were at least five times as likely as nondeployed veterans to report symptoms of CFS (OR 5.27, 95% CI 3.95-7.03) (Goss Gilroy, 1998). Veterans were not interviewed or examined, and all data were obtained from self-reports. The CFS-like illness was based on responses to questions derived from the CDC criteria and a score above zero on the Chalder fatigue scale.4 With only minor modifications, the items used in this study were the same as those used by the Iowa Persian Gulf Study Group (1997). The study was limited by the lack of in-person interviews and examinations and by the nontraditional assessment of CFS. The Iowa Persian Gulf study (1997) surveyed 1896 deployed and 1799 nondeployed veterans who listed Iowa as their home state at the time of enlistment. The presence of a CFS-like condition was based on a combination of symptoms used in the CDC criteria (Fukuda et al., 1994) and scores on the Chalder fatigue scale. The investigators found that the prevalence differed by 1.4% (95% CI 0.9-2.0) after adjusting for age, sex, race, branch of military, and rank. Study limitations were the use of self-reports of symptoms on a questionnaire and the lack of medical evaluations. Although rigorously conducted and analyzed, the study suffers shortcomings similar to those of the Canadian study. The Update committee identified two new primary studies: Kelsall et al. (2006), who assessed health outcomes in Australian Gulf War veterans with chronic fatigue, and Ismail et al. (2008), who assessed UK Gulf War veterans for chronic fatigue and related disorders. Between August 2000 and April 2002, Kelsall et al. (2006) conducted a cross-sectional study of chronic fatigue in male Australian Gulf War veterans. A total of 1456 deployed veterans participated (80.5% response rate of all who were deployed), and a comparison group consisted of 1588 individuals who served concurrently but were not deployed (56.8% response rate). Ascertainment was via a postal questionnaire plus a comprehensive medical evaluation that included neurologic and psychiatric tests, as well as the following laboratory tests: complete blood examination; erythrocyte sedimentation rate; urea; creatinine; electrolytes; serum calcium and phosphate; liver function tests; random plasma glucose; C-reactive protein; and serology tests (Epstein-Barr virus IgG, cytomegalovirus IgG, and hepatitis C core antibody). One percent of the Gulf War veterans and the comparison group had been diagnosed with CFS (adjusted OR 1.2, 95% CI 0.5-2.9). However, more Gulf War deployed veterans (7.9%) had prolonged fatigue lasting more than 6 months than did the comparison group (4.2%; aOR 1.9; 95% CI 1.4-2.7); and a similar increase was noted in the complaint of fatigue at all levels in the deployed group. In a small subset of controls who had been actively deployed elsewhere, the differences in complaints of chronic or prolonged fatigue were less apparent compared with the Gulf War deployed individuals and in fact failed to reach statistical significance; thus, there was an apparent active deployment effect. The odds of fatigue increased with reports of more PB tablets used, exposure to pesticides, belief in being near chemical weapons, and being in the gulf during air war. The strengths of this study are its relatively large size and national ascertainment. The weakness is
the proportion in the population. Thus, the size of the population can be estimated by equating these two proportions and solving for it: N = mX/n. This is the so-called Petersen estimator (Seber, 2002). The International Working Group for Disease Monitoring and Forecasting (1995a, 1995b) provides an excellent discussion of classical capture-recapture ideas. Other good discussions are given by Seber (2002) and Thompson (2002:Chapter 18). In a special issue of an academic journal focusing on recent developments in CRC, an editorial by Bohning (2008) also succinctly describes the state of CRC research. Log-linear models are important in demography and are very useful in analyzing CRC data (Bishop et al., 1975). Such models have been proposed to allow for departures from homogeneity of the capture probabilities between individuals and/or associations between the two sampling processes (Fienberg, 1972). The capture history of an individual can be classified into four categories based on observation or non-observation in the first and second sample. This can be represented by a four-cell multinomial model. If the capture probabilities of the individuals are homogeneous within each of the samples, then the maximum likelihood estimate of N is the integer part of the Petersen estimator. If the captures and recaptures are treated as separate factors, then the number of capture histories falling into the various categories can be modeled as Poisson or multinomial counts. Different estimators can be derived under different assumptions about the population and sampling processes. More importantly, log-linear models allow for (positive or negative) dependencies between the captures to be modeled, especially if there are multiple recaptures (Bishop et al., 1975). A good application of this approach when two recaptures are made is given by Darroch and colleagues (1993). Pledger (2000) developed a unified linear-logistic framework for fitting many of these models. Baillargeon and Rivest (2007) present an R package to estimate many capture-recapture models, focusing on those that can be expressed in log-linear form. Other approaches tend to model the heterogeneity in specific forms, typically by incorporating random effects for them. Darroch and colleagues (1993) developed Rasch-type models for CRC in the context of human censuses and supplementary demographic surveys. They also developed log-linear quasi-symmetry models. Other extensions include methods of finite mixtures to partition the population into two or more groups with relatively homogeneous capture probabilities. Examples of these are the logistic-normal generalized linear mixed model and log-linear latent class models with homogeneity within the classes (Agresti, 2002:Sections 12.3.6, 13.1.3, 13.2.6). Fienberg and colleagues (1999) integrate many of the above approaches for multiple-recapture or multiple-list data in developing a mixed effects approach (fixed effects for the lists and random effects for the individuals). This approach allows the modeling of the dependence between lists
Below are the first 10 and last 10 pages of uncorrected machine-read text (when available) of this chapter, followed by the top 30 algorithmically extracted key phrases from the chapter as a whole. Intended to provide our own search engines and external engines with highly rich, chapter-representative searchable text on the opening pages of each chapter. Because it is UNCORRECTED material, please consider the following text as a useful but insufficient proxy for the authoritative book pages. Do not use for reproduction, copying, pasting, or reading; exclusively for search engines. OCR for page 44 Summary 9 Table 3. Comparing industry practice to historical actuals: soft costs as a percentage of hard costs. S.5. Future Research Direction This report and the accompanying Guidebook give transit agencies and other project sponsors a better understanding of what soft costs are, how they are estimated, and what has caused changes in soft costs in past projects. The Guidebook synthesizes the research and analysis from this technical report into a straightforward primer on soft costs and introduces a new methodology to estimate soft costs based on a review of historical drivers and costs. More in-depth research into the documentation of one or more recent construction proj- ects will enhance the understanding of the exact composition of soft costs and cost drivers. Future research might further examine the more-detailed elements of soft costs below the Standard Cost Category component level and document more of the estimation techniques used in later project phases. Given the specificity of this work, the research may need to be more closely tailored to a specific mode or operating environment (e.g., streetcar versus light rail on exclusive right-of-way). Moreover, a comprehensive industry outreach program will provide further insight on context-specific soft-cost estimation practices. Finally, the methodology to estimate soft costs for public transportation infrastructure projects developed here is based on past heavy and light rail construction projects and is therefore not entirely applicable to other prevalent public transportation capital infrastruc- ture projects such as bus rapid transit (BRT), commuter rail, streetcar, or state-of-good- repair projects to repair or replace aging infrastructure. Additional data and research would help estimate soft costs for these kinds of projects.
Ultra-fast algorithms enable smart structures with unparalleled self-monitoring capabilities Researchers at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center have developed an innovative method for rendering the bending shape of an optical fiber cable in real time. Unlike current methods used to calculate shape rendering, which are complex and time-intensive and which may have lag time, this technology's streamlined algorithms require no post-processing. Armstrong's system scans at a rate of 100 times per second, providing instantaneous three-dimensional (3D) shape rendering. The sensors, along with NASA's sophisticated algorithms, can be used to calculate a variety of critical parameters including shape, stress, temperature, pressure, strength, and operational load. The sensing system can be used for aerospace, civil structures, oil and gas drilling, renewable energy, and much more. - Real-time shape rendering: Armstrong's method of processing data from fiber optic sensors is much faster than other methods, allowing real-time visualization of 3D shape. - No lag time: Unlike existing shape rendering methods, no post-processing is required. - Lightweight: This technology can be used without adding significant weight or size to a structure, which is particularly important. - Medical: Procedures involving endoscopes, catheters, or robotic surgery - Oil and gas: Sophisticated industrial borescope usage in drilling and exploration - Aeronautics: Structural monitoring for complex bending modes of in-flight aircraft - Renewable energy: Structural monitoring for wind energy turbines - Robotics: Precise position monitoring and control of robotic arms and tools - Automotive: Structural monitoring - Nautical: Pinpoint location of buoys or instrument packages This technology measures differential strain through a unique computational method, offering real-time 3D shape rendering. Embedding sensors into the optical fiber and then attaching the fiber to a structure allows strain information to be collected and shape deformation determined. Once the strain data is correlated into displacement data, the shape and movement of the optical fiber, and therefore the attached structure, can be displayed in real time. How It Works To obtain the curvature and torsion, innovators embedded three optical fibers with sensors either with fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) or other methods of obtaining strain through optical fiber. The strain of each fiber is measured through Armstrong's patent-pending strain algorithm and fiber optic strain sensor (FOSS) hardware, which interrogates the fiber at a rate of 100 samples per second. Armstrong innovators have also patented a method to mitigate signal loss due to polarization-induced fading (PIF), a common problem seen in multi-sensor fiber optic sensing systems. This ensures that signals from all sensors can be optimally retrieved, increasing the system's accuracy and reliability. Fiber wrapped around object is rendered in real time Why It Is Better The most significant benefit of Armstrong's 3D shape rendering technology is its unparalleled speed. Its sophisticated algorithms enable real-time shape rendering without any lag time whatsoever. This capability is especially valuable for applications where a direct line of sight is impossible or impractical (as in an aircraft wing or underground pipelines) and where real-time structural health monitoring is critical. The small and lightweight system uses virtually weightless fiber optics and minimal hardware. Furthermore, the sensors can be placed at 1/4-inch intervals, enabling much more precise, high-resolution measurements than ever before. For the first time ever, real-time strain measurements can be used to determine the shape of an aircraft's wing, monitor the structural integrity of buildings and pipelines, or ensure precise placement of the tiniest catheters, to name just a few potential applications. Armstrong has a patent pending for this technology. Licensing and Partnering Opportunities This technology is part of NASA's Innovative Partnerships Office, which seeks to transfer technology into and out of NASA to benefit the space program and U.S. industry. NASA invites companies to consider licensing the In-Situ Three-Dimensional Shape Rendering from Strain Values Obtained through Optical Fiber Sensors (DRC-011-015) as well as other elements of the fiber optic sensing portfolio. If you would like more information about this technology or about NASA's technology transfer program, please contact: Technology Transfer Office NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center PO Box 273, M/S 1100 Edwards, CA 93523-0273 Phone: (661) 276-3368
The voters demand action on jobs, and on Thursday night, the incumbent president running amid the worst election-year labor market in modern American history responded with the following: A bloody evisceration of his opponent’s economic philosophy. (“Feel a cold coming on? Take two tax cuts, roll back some regulations, and call us in the morning!”) A surprisingly detailed vision for incentivizing manufacturing and improving education and skills training, in order to boost medium- and long-term growth. (“Help me recruit 100,000 math and science teachers in the next ten years, and improve early childhood education. Help give two million workers the chance to learn skills at their community college that will lead directly to a job”). And still, nowhere close to the short-term jobs plan that 13 million unemployed Americans needed two years ago. Let alone next year. Obama basically promised to continue, at current pace, the manufacturing job growth and export expansion that have proven to be two of the highlights of his economic record. He nodded to a six-year, $210 billion infrastructure plan that would, by the administration’s estimates, “support” 1 million jobs over that time. What he didn’t offer was new fuel for the sluggish recovery, new hope that a great acceleration in job growth is finally around the corner. Friday morning’s jobs report only adds to the urgency. It shows the economy added a tepid 96,000 jobs in August, and that hundreds of thousands of unemployed Americans have given up looking for work entirely. Mitt Romney didn’t offer one either, when he accepted his party’s nomination a week earlier. He promised to spark 12 million new jobs in his first term by cutting taxes, curbing debt, and ending “uncertainty” among job creators. But hope and nebulous tax reform, without the detail required to sell Americans on the tough choices involved to pull them off, are not a strategy. The pair's timidity is not surprising. Voters aren’t roundly endorsing whole-hog measures to boost the recovery – polls show they like infrastructure spending as a job creator, and deficit reduction, but they also don’t like big government spending programs or cuts to any of the large federal safety net programs. Congress certainly isn’t unified on job creation – it can’t even walk back from the fiscal cliff. “Anything stimulative is almost surely off the table,” one of Obama’s former economic advisers, Jared Bernstein, said in an email Thursday. If he’s right, that’s terrible news for the unemployed. As of July, the economists at the Hamilton Project projected the U.S. economy was still 11.3 million jobs short of returning to pre-recession employment levels. Even if we somehow started growing at the red-hot pace of the 1990s, those projections say, that gap wouldn’t be closed until 2016. We’d be awfully fortunate to find that high-growth gear with the policies offered in Obama and Romney’s convention speeches. Instead, it looks possible that the next president, whoever he is, will preside over what baseball teams call a “rebuilding year” – or four. Consumers will keep deleveraging, savings rates will stabilize, housing will slowly recover; maybe the deficit will tick down and international trade will balance out a bit. The most direct acknowledgement of that possibility came from Vice President Joe Biden earlier Thursday evening. “We know we have more work to do,” Biden said. “We know we’re not there yet.” Urgency, gentlemen. The voters demand it.
Uganda - Religions Christianity is the majority religion, practiced by about 66% of the population, with about 90% of all Christians being Roman Catholics or Anglicans. Other denominations include Seventh-Day Adventist, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Jehovah's Witnesses, Baptists, the Unification Church, and Pentecostal churches. Muslims account for about 16%; most are of the Sunni sect. The rest practice traditional African religions, which are more common in the north and west of Uganda. There are also small numbers of Hindus, Baha'is, and Jews. Traditional beliefs and customs are often practiced in conjunction with other established faiths. Certain Muslim and Christian holidays are officially observed. Though freedom of religion is provided for in the constitution, local governments have placed restrictions on some religious groups that are considered to be cults. This has been particularly true since 2000, when it was discovered that members of a cult group had killed over 1,000 citizens. Some organizations are banned from evening meetings for what local authorities claim to be a matter of public safety.
Central home catches fire in morning blaze POSTED: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 3:30pm UPDATED: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 3:34pm Central, La — Unattended cooking material was the cause of a house fire in the 3000 block of Pensacola Dr. on Tuesday morning, according to the Central Fire Department. CFD was dispatched at 8:47 am and arrived to find the kitchen on fire with the rest of the home rapidly filling with smoke All of the occupants of the home had evacuated prior to the fire department's arrival. Firefighters quickly entered the home and extinguished the fire, limiting damage to the home at approximately $32,000. The homeowner stated she had completed cooking and walked to the rear of the home. A short time later she heard popping noises and returned to the front of the house, finding the kitchen on fire. CFD would like to remind the public that unattended cooking material is one of the leading causes of residential fires nationwide. Eastside and Baton Rouge Fire Departments assisted CFD and the American Red Cross assisted the displaced family.
What happened in Wisconsin would never happen in Illinois. Not even with a Republican governor and a Republican legislature. We don’t go in for such radical gestures. On the other hand, on the same day Wisconsin abolished unions, the former governor of Illinois begged a federal judge to sentence him on a felony conviction of lying to the FBI. That would never happen in Wisconsin. The only politicians in prison there come from Chicago. So how can two neighboring states have such wildly different political cultures? It’s simple. Wisconsin was settled by revolutionaries. Illinois was settled by people trying to make a buck. Wisconsin is renowned for its German culture, but it’s important to understand the type of Germans that settled there. The first German settlers were fleeing from the Revolution of 1848, which attempted to establish a republic with free speech, trial by jury and freedom of the press. After it failed, the rebels needed a place to hide. They chose Wisconsin. As a result, Wisconsin became an innovator in progressive reforms: the “Wisconsin Idea” championed public education and workers’ compensation. Wisconsin was the first state with a public radio station, the first state with a presidential primary, and it abolished the death penalty in 1853. Chicago, on the other hand, was settled by people looking to make a killing in the fur trade, or in real estate. Our very first mayor, William Ogden, arrived here from New York to sell some land that belonged to his brother-in-law. From then, Chicago attracted men who were trying to Make It Big, from Cyrus McCormick to Al Capone. With all that money flowing, the politicians had their hands out, too. “Good government,” a cherished tradition in Wisconsin, was a dirty term in Illinois, because it interrupted the orderly flow of cash between business and politics. Illinois politics was never about advancing ideals. It was about getting jobs and contracts for your friends, family members and campaign contributors. While Wisconsin’s revolutionary instincts have usually been directed toward progressive reforms, they’ve also advanced conservative causes, if the political winds are blowing in that direction. We saw that with Sen. Joe McCarthy. We’re seeing it again with Gov. Scott Walker. That’s why Madison is in chaos, and Springfield is still a place where the House Speaker’s son-in-law gets a six-figure job as a lobbyist for a state agency. That would never happen in Wisconsin. Buy this book! Ward Room blogger Edward McClelland's book, Young Mr. Obama: Chicago and the Making of a Black President , is available Amazon. Young Mr. Obama includes reporting on President Obama's earliest days in the Windy City, covering how a presumptuous young man transformed himself into presidential material. Buy it now!
There are two types of people in the world: those who remember everything exactly as it happened and those who have a tendency to muddle what’s happened with what’s imagined. Don't miss these Health stories More women opting for preventive mastectomy - but should they be? Rates of women who are opting for preventive mastectomies, such as Angeline Jolie, have increased by an estimated 50 percent in recent years, experts say. But many doctors are puzzled because the operation doesn't carry a 100 percent guarantee, it's major surgery -- and women have other options, from a once-a-day pill to careful monitoring. - Larry Page's damaged vocal cords: Treatment comes with trade-offs - Report questioning salt guidelines riles heart experts - CDC: 2012 was deadliest year for West Nile in US - What stresses moms most? Themselves, survey says - More women opting for preventive mastectomy - but should they be? The difference between the two may be explained by a subtle variation in the brain's structure, according to a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience. About 50 percent of people are born with a prominent fold in the brain matter that lies just behind the forehead, explained study co-author author Jon Simons, a researcher at the University of Cambridge in the UK. Simons and his colleagues found that these are the people who seem record very accurate versions of what has happened to and around them. In contrast, people with a less pronounced fold, or a non-existent one, seem to have problems distinguishing between what they actually experienced and what they might have imagined or heard about, Simons said. Scientists long ago mapped out the hills and valleys of the brain. One puzzling part of that cranial geography is the significance of a missing fold in the outer part of the brain, or cortex. That fold is one of the last structures to develop in a growing fetus, Simons explained. Simons and his colleagues suspected that this fold might somehow be involved in cataloguing memories as either real or imagined. So they designed an experiment that would distinguish between people with exacting and muddled memories. The first step was to pore through thousands of brain scans from normal healthy people, looking for ones that showed either a prominent fold, or ones in which the fold was missing in either the right or left hemisphere. The researchers chose 53 study volunteers, which were almost equally divided between ones with a prominent fold, ones with some folding in the left hemisphere, ones with some folding in the right hemisphere and the rest with no fold whatsoever. Because the brain fold straddles the central area of the brain, some folding may be on the left and some on the right, or both. All 53 were shown words on the screen that often come as well-recognized pairings, such as bacon and eggs, Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello. Sometimes both words were shown. Sometimes one word from a pair was shown, followed by a question mark. Then the study volunteers either heard the word pairs read by a researcher or were asked to read the words themselves aloud. Later on, the volunteers were asked whether they actually saw both words on the screen or just one word with a question mark. They were also asked whether they read the words aloud themselves or heard someone reading the words to them. When the researchers scored the memory test they found the volunteers with no fold scored the worst, while those with prominent folds scored the best. The new research is very intriguing, said Paul Thompson, a professor of neurology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Scientists have long known about this variation, but no one really knew what its consequences were. Ultimately, Thompson said, the study might offer some insight into diseases like schizophrenia, in which people have trouble distinguishing between what is real and what is a hallucination. It might also have an impact on how judges and juries perceive eye-witness testimony, Simons said. You could imagine that people without the fold “might witness a crime and then talk to someone else,” he explained. “Or they might read a newspaper report about the crime and then misremember what they actually saw.” The tricky thing about this kind of memory issue is that people generally don’t recognize they have it, Simon said. They think their memories are every bit as accurate as everyone else’s. Perhaps one day some enterprising defense lawyer will ask for brain scans of prosecution witnesses to see if they have accurate memories. Linda Carroll is a regular contributor to msnbc.com and TODAY.com. She is co-author of the new book "The Concussion Crisis: Anatomy of a Silent Epidemic” © 2013 msnbc.com. Reprints
Importers, Exporters, and Multinationals: A Portrait of Firms in the U.S. that Trade Goods NBER Working Paper No. 11404 This paper provides an integrated view of globally engaged U.S. firms by exploring a newly developed dataset that links U.S. international trade transactions to longitudinal data on U.S. enterprises. These data permit examination of a number of new dimensions of firm activity, including how many products firms trade, how many countries firms trade with, the characteristics of those countries, the concentration of trade across firms, whether firms transact at arms length or with related parties, and whether firms import as well as export. Firms that trade goods play an important role in the U.S., employing more than a third of the U.S. workforce. We find that the most globally engaged U.S. firms, i.e. those that both export to and import from related parties, dominate U.S. trade flows and employment at trading firms. We also find that firms that begin trading between 1993 and 2000 experience especially rapid employment growth and are a major force in overall job creation. Document Object Identifier (DOI): 10.3386/w11404 Published: Importers, Exporters and Multinationals: A Portrait of Firms in the U.S. that Trade Goods, Andrew B. Bernard, J. Bradford Jensen, Peter K. Schott. in Producer Dynamics: New Evidence from Micro Data, Dunne, Jensen, and Roberts. 2009 Users who downloaded this paper also downloaded these:
\|Second Look - Supporting New and Experienced Teachers\| Learning to Think and Thinking to Learn How do teachers create a classroom environment where thinking is primary—where thinking matters just as much as reciting facts, where facts are learned through thinking, and where they are used as the basis for further thinking? research, reflection, practice: What Effective Math Teachers Have in Common Reflection, and Practice aims to bridge the gap between research and practice by describing current research and then demonstrating its importance and applicability to practicing classroom teachers. Summaries of research with references to full reports, relevant student work or examples of student dialog, and ideas for action research. Supporting Teacher Learning: Using Teacher-Produced Videotapes of Student Interviews as Discussion Catalysts Supporting Teacher Learning serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas and a source of activities and pedagogical strategies for teacher educators in their day-to-day work with prospective and practicing teachers. Supporting Teacher Learning is a regular department of Teaching Children Mathematics. Illuminations Applet for Teachers: Dynamic Paper Need a pentagonal pyramid that's six inches tall? Or a number line that goes from ‑18 to 32 by 5's? Or a set of pattern blocks where all shapes have one-inch sides? You can create all those things and more with the Dynamic Paper tool. Place the images you want, then export it as a PDF activity sheet for your students or as a JPEG image for use in other applications or on the web. The Teaching Principle Effective mathematics teaching requires understanding what students know and need to learn and then challenging and supporting them to learn it well.
NetWellness is a global, community service providing quality, unbiased health information from our partner university faculty. NetWellness is commercial-free and does not accept advertising. Friday, August 29, 2014 my period stopped over 3 years ago, i went through all the hot flashes and menopausal symptoms but i have met someone and we are getting married and i wondered if it is possible to get pregnant through medical means and to carry a child to term and what are the possible complications to the child as well as to myself? You should see an infertility specialist about this issue. The physician should assess if you are completely menopausal. Some women are in menopause for awhile, but then start cycling again. The older you are, the less likely that is to happen. If you are menopausal, it is unlikely that you will produce any more eggs. Age is an important factor in fertility. Depending on your basic health and age, you could possibly carry a baby created from your husband's sperm and a donor egg. People would do well to consider how old they will be as the child is growing up and to decide if that would be in the child's best interest. Margery Gass, MD Formely, Professor, Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology College of Medicine University of Cincinnati
When designing and decorating your office space, you want to create an environment that is both aesthetic and productive. It is important for your space to be inviting and pleasant for both employees and visitors. You also want your space to have a professional look and feel. Here are some tips that can help you create a pleasant and productive work environmet. Try to select colors that represent the spirit of your business. If your business is traditionally conservative like the banking or legal industry, you are better off selecting colors that are neutral such as taupe, tan and most earthtones. If you are in a more creative industry like graphic arts, advertising or design, go for walls with more color to stimulate creativity. Whichever tone you choose, be sure to use high quality paint that will last a long time. Re-painting an office space can be both disruptive and costly. Bare walls give an office a dull, unlived in feel, and that energy can affect the mood of your staff. You can warm up your workspace by adding some tasteful framed photos, prints, or paintings to your walls. A creative idea is to invite local artists to display their artwork on you walls. They get exposure for their work while you get free office décor! Office furniture plays a huge role in how an office space looks and feels. Try to maintain the same style of furniture throughout the office. Mismatched tables and chairs tend to make any space look cheap and thrown together. Office furniture is a big investment so do your homework before buying. There are companies like New Life Office, who can provide remanufactured office cubicles for a fraction of the cost of new. These workstations look new, and can be ordered in custom finishes to match your office. It is important to understand employees’ space requirements and needs before laying out office furniture. What type of executive desk is needed? Will a traditional desk and credenza be sufficient or will a U-Shaped or L-Shaped modular desk be better to meet needs? Most office furniture dealers can help you out with space planning to optimize your space. Add a few plants and indoor trees to your office to make your employees feel less cut off from the outside world. This works especially well for offices in urban areas. Do some research before buying plants to determine what kind of light is needed and make sure they will thrive on the amount of light available in your workspace. There are many corporate plant services that will provide office plants and take over their care and watering onsite. It has been said that with a clear desk comes a clear mind. This is something you should keep in mind when arranging your desktop. A computer, phone and framed photograph should suffice. Office supplies that are not used on a constant basis should be tucked away in file drawer. A chaotic physical environment will give way to a chaotic energy in the workplace, and this is rarely good for productivity or progress.
Report questions organization behind "Pennies for Peace" Reported by Lou Hillman \| bio \| email It was an effort that inspired a lot of people in the La Crosse area, especially school children, but some big questions are being raised now about the organization behind the fundraising effort "Pennies for Peace." The fundraising effort can be attributed to Greg Mortenson, a best-selling author and humanitarian. His book "Three Cups of Tea" chronicles his travels to remote parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. In it, Mortenson talks about his desire to bring more educational opportunities to those areas, especially for women. The book has been the foundation for his non-profit organization the Central Asia Institute. But an investigation by CBS's "60 Minutes" that aired on Sunday questions how funds are allocated by the CAI and Mortenson's stories in his book. Click here to watch the "60 Minutes" story. In September 2009, Mortenson made a highly publicized appearance at Viterbo University. He was introduced by Darryle Clott, one of the university's instructors. Clott almost singly handedly brought him to campus. "The fact that Greg has educated over 60,000 kids in Pakistan and Afghanistan, mostly girls, it's just incredibly important to me," said Clott, still a strong supporter of Mortenson. During his appearance at Viterbo, Mortenson went on to talk about his life, his group's work in Central Asia, and the organization's effort called "Pennies for Peace." "The main thing is we encourage kids to find something on their own to support...so they get involved with 'Pennies for Peace'," Mortenson said at the time. After Mortenson's visit to La Crosse, a huge community-wide fundraising effort ensued. About 50 schools participated with students collecting pennies to donate to the caused. The students ended up raising more than $50,000. "It was a wonderful educational tool that teachers used so children could learn about children in other areas of the world and also make a difference," said Mariyln Hempstead, who led the local "Pennies for Peace" effort. But the "60 Minutes" report has raised some serious questions about if the money went where it was supposed to have gone. "Maybe not as large as we thought but as far as charities go, it's probably a good percentage," said Hempstead, who also is still a strong supporter of Mortenson. The several-month long investigation by CBS's "60 Minutes" claims the Central Asia Institute has not built all the schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan that it claims to have built. Also, the report says the CAI has actually spent more money here in the United States than it has overseas, paying for things like Mortenson to fly in private jets to attend speaking engagements. The "60 Minutes" report also says Mortenson's book, which is the foundation for his humanitarian work, is not truthful. "I don't think that takes away anything from the 'Pennies for Peace' project," said Hempstead. Mortenson repeatedly declined "60 Minutes" interview requests. Although, he has since admitted several of his personal experiences were merged together to form the storyline in "Three Cups of Tea." However, in a statement, Mortenson says the "60 Minutes" story paints a distorted view of his organization. Click here to read Mortenson's full statement. Mortenson also defended the CAI's work and the dozens of schools it has built overseas. There's no doubt that Mortenson has touched countless lives and still has many people standing behind him. "He's done great things, he's still one of my heroes. If Greg has a fault, it would be that he's not organized," said Clott, speculating about some of the financial discrepancies alleged in the "60 Minutes" report. This latest report, however, raises serious questions about his credibility and what his organization has accomplished.
CLEVELAND - The Walleye are biting out in Lake Erie, but don't grab the ice fishing gear. Leave that at home. I know -- it's mid-February. Die-hard Lake Erie anglers would normally venture out on a thick coating of ice to reel in their favorite fish. But this year, there is no ice. And Lake Erie is not alone in this ice-free zone. Temperatures around all five Great Lakes are averaging a good 5 degrees F above normal since November. Great Lakes ice cover stands at only 5 percent as of February 15. In looking at a satellite shot of Lake Erie (see it in the photo gallery above) taken on February 13, 2012, note only a thin ribbon of random ice floating from near Pelee Point to just north of Cleveland. According to Environment Canada, this is the lowest amount of ice on the lakes since Winter 2001-02. The graph shows Great Lakes ice cover since 1980. The green line denotes average winter ice cover. Notice two of the last three winters had above-average ice cover. This has been great news for Great lakes shippers. According to the Daily Great Lakes Seaway Shipping News, "Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 3,587,016 net tons in January, an increase of 24 percent over a year ago, and 57 percent ahead of the month's 5-year average." The last time the Great Lakes were frozen over was back during the harsh winter of 1978-79. That season, the lakes were 95 percent ice-covered. While ice is low in the Great Lakes, we've seen significant ice growth in the past year in Antarctica and in the Bering Sea. AND – look at the snow and cold they have in Europe! There have been more than 550 fatalities in Europe from the extreme cold. Alyeska, Alaska reports 526.6 inches since Nov. 1 and 614.6 inches since Oct. 1. They have already had 100 inches more than all last winter. h/t Bill Steffen, WOOD-TV
WILLIAM C. BOUCK, the fifteenth governor of New York, was born in Schoharie Valley, New York on January 7, 1786. His education was limited and attained in the common schools of his native state. Bouck first entered politics in 1807, serving as town clerk. From 1808 to 1809 he served as town supervisor; and in 1812 he became sheriff. He also served as a member of the New York House of Representatives from 1814 to 1818, as well as serving in the New York State Senate from 1820 to 1822. Bouck next secured the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, and was elected governor by a popular vote on November 8, 1842. During his tenure, an anti-rent disagreement in Columbia County was dealt with; and several new appointments were issued. After completing his term, Bouck served as a delegate to the 1846 State Constitutional Convention. He also secured an appointment to serve as the assistant federal treasurer in New York City, a position he held from 1846 to 1849. Governor William C. Bouck passed away on April 19, 1859, and was buried in the Middleburgh Cemetery in Middleburgh, New York. Sobel, Robert, and John Raimo, eds. Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. 3, Westport, Conn.; Meckler Books, 1978. 4 vols.
The Key To Vegetable Gardening For The Beginners The idea of gardening is something that appeals to people for a variety of reasons. For some, they want to grow beautiful flowers and plants to beautify their home.Others seem to hold a sense of wonder at growing plants and the challenge of developing a green thumb.But for others, they appreciate that growing edible food can be a way to have a more direct hand in providing for the nutrition of their family.A florist Wellington who also delt with flower delivery and compost provided the info. Vegetable gardening for beginners through advanced gardeners can be a rewarding hobby.If you’re considering a garden in your yard, know that the key to vegetable gardening for beginners is careful planning beforehand.With a careful eye for your garden, you’ll greatly increase your chances of growing great vegetables. When you’re planning a garden, it’s important to be mindful of the size of garden you want.For beginners in vegetable gardening, something around 25 square feet will be a great start, not too small to grow anything nice and not too large to be overwhelming.As you grow more used to the tasks involved in gardening, you can slowly increase the size as you add new plants. Pick a Good Location Also important to vegetable gardening for beginners is the location of your garden.Plants need about six hours of sunlight in order to grow healthy, so be sure to pick a place in your yard where there’s not too much shade.Also important is ensuring that your garden has proper drainage wherever you’re located.A common mistake in vegetable gardening for beginners is too much water on the plants.By locating your garden away from the bottoms of hills and other places where water is likely to collect, you will ensure that your veggies don’t drown. Check the Soil Ensuring you have the proper soil is a good thing in vegetable gardening for beginners.Soil that’s slightly loose and easy to till is best, not anything hard-packed.If your yard has a lack of this sort of soil, mulch or compost will be a big help for your garden.In fact, composting as a way of preparing for a try at vegetable gardening for beginners is not only a way to ensure you have great soil, but to cut down on your trash. But if you tend to the size, location, and soil of your garden, you will increase your chances for success in vegetable gardening for beginners. Why You Should Write E-books For Your Niche Market? Why You Should Write E-books For Your Niche Market? The following article is one of a series of articles which focus on Article Marketing, Affiliate Marketing and Internet Marketing. All of the articles are based on real experiences and research done over twenty years as a personal and business coach. They are also written in response to questions which I have been asked as well as address common challenges that people have with affiliate marketing, article marketing, and internet marketing or running an online business in general. I sincerely hope that you find the following information of value. . You can visit www.profit-pulling-ebooks.com One idea, one tip, one clue can make all the difference. Internet Marketing – Why you should write e-Books for Your Niche Market I reckon there’s a lot of truth in the saying that there’s a book inside everyone. In the context of internet marketing and, especially niche marketing, there is probably more than one. It's not true that everything that has been said has already been written. Even if it was, we would need to consider when it was written and how things have dramatically changed since. The fact is that there is no better time to write an e-book than now. With the ever increasing number of information hungry readers and surfers, the internet needs more and more innovative and creative writers who can provide quality solutions to identified problems. The problems may be new or the solutions may be new ways to solve old problems. As technology evolves, as gifted software designers create more advanced techniques, e-books continue to evolve at the same pace. From the standard static page to the inclusion of audio and, now video, e-books are a powerful tool for writers with fresh and original ideas to disseminate information to the millions of people who are looking for the “answer” to their problems and challenges. Remember, as technology advances, as new techniques are discovered or created, new problems are also created and these problems need answers. What’s even better news is that publishing an e-book is not just different from publishing a book in print, it’s a lot quicker and whole lot cheaper. O.K. here we are with our online businesses with quality websites, informative and content rich pleasing both the search engines and our visitors. We also have quality products and services to offer these visitors. An e-book is not only one of the most powerful ways to promote our businesses, it also serves to promote ourselves as an authority on a given subject, theme or niche. It build credibility and trust (over time) while entertaining and educating our visitors with the knowledge we already possess as business owners of specific products or services. You can probably think of as many examples as I can, whether it’s gardening, rearing horses, interior design, looking after pets, health and fitness – the list is absolutely endless as is the thirst for knowledge. I bet you are ready now. Ready to share your knowledge, your experience, your expertise. An e-book is the perfect way to reach the largest audience for your chosen niche or area of expertise. Or go to www.ebook-marketing-exposed.com So, as I said, e-books will not only promote your business – they will help you make a name for yourself and your company, and establish you as an expert in your chosen field. Given the depth of knowledge you have and the subject matter you are able to write about, heck there could be a whole series of e-books just waiting to be written. In fact depending on the levels of complexity or the different sub topics that need to be covered, putting everything into one e-book may not be a good idea. Why? • Takes too long to write before publishing • the size may even put off potential readers • It’s important that readers grasp fully the different aspects you wish to cover • Remember the best way to eat an elephant is one chunk at a time! People are searching for information every day and the most common reason for that is they are looking for the ways, the how to make their online business more profitable. There will always be gaps to be filled. Figure out what your subject matter is, and then narrow it down. Your goal is to aim for specificity, to find the gaps. Research what's out there already, and try to find the void that your e-book might fill. You don't have to have master’s degrees to write about your subject. I would argue that depending on the subject matter, this may definitely need to be put to one side! People are looking to the writers of e-books to provide them with advice and guidance that is easy to understand, easy to read. They are looking for those new ideas and those how-to strategies. What I do need to say before looking at publishing your e-book is to remind you that we have a duty of care to our customers and potential customers. Rightly or wrongly there is an expectation that writers of e-books are experts in their chosen field. We have, therefore, the responsibility to produce quality – quality information, quality advice. So, you've written your e-book… Once you've finished writing it, I’m sure you’ll want to get it published especially if it’s your first one!!! If this is your first e-book or you is not that well known in the internet publishing world how do you attract potential customers? Remember the bigger picture, the e-book is also about promoting your business; it’s about developing a long term and loyal customer base. It’s not about making a few quick bucks. The answer, don’t try to sell it, give it away! If your e-book adds value, if it educates and informs as it should, you will see the profits through promoting your business, building a loyal customer base and, over time, sales of your products or services and those e-books I’m sure you will have in the pipeline. We started off mentioning changing technology and how this presents us with fresh opportunities. Powerful ways of using this technology to attract readers is to add audio, video or even make our books interactive. Add value where your competitors don’t. Readers will naturally feel a sense of personal involvement. Include quizzes or questionnaires to allow the reader to test the new knowledge they have just acquired. (Great thing is they can do them time and time again). Include links to relevant material on your site or blog. Give readers the facility to recommend your e-book to others. If I am not mistaken, you will have already started to identify the opportunities as to how you could write an e-book or e-books to use as a vehicle to promote your site and products. So, why not also include a link that takes your reader directly to an order page to buy your product(s). Giving your readers the opportunity to interact with your e-book, allows them to become part of your business world. Provide them with the quality they are looking for and they will definitely come back for more. Don’t and they won’t but I’m sure you won’t make that silly mistake. http://www.ebook-author-interview.comNow you know why e-books are an essential part of our internet world. Not only do they provide us with the great opportunity to enlighten, educate and entertain, they also provide us with one of the best methods of promoting our business. Frequently Asked Questions... I read somewhere that there are Plane trees (Platanus sp.) growing on Bermuda island (Atlantic)? Maybe in the Botanical Gardens, can anyone confirm it? The funny thing is that most of the vegitation on the island is NOT native, but was brought to the island at one time or another. Platanus sp. is just a Buttonwood tree I may have seen one somewhere on the island or they might be everywhere and I never noticed. Casurina's (Australian Pines) are very prevalent and invasive, sometimes you just see one growing out of a rock! Bermuda Cedar trees are the ones that the locals love! Contact the Botanical Gardens direct @ email@example.com they may be able to answer your question or put you in contact with someone who can. Hope this helped
There are several types of echocardiography (echo)—all use sound waves to create moving pictures of your heart. This is the same technology that allows doctors to see an unborn baby inside a pregnant woman. Unlike x rays and some other tests, echo doesn't involve radiation. Transthoracic (tranz-thor-AS-ik) echo is the most common type of echocardiogram test. It's painless and noninvasive. "Noninvasive" means that no surgery is done and no instruments are inserted into your body. This type of echo involves placing a device called a transducer on your chest. The device sends special sound waves, called ultrasound, through your chest wall to your heart. The human ear can't hear ultrasound waves. As the ultrasound waves bounce off the structures of your heart, a computer in the echo machine converts them into pictures on a screen. Stress echo is done as part of a stress test. During a stress test, you exercise or take medicine (given by your doctor) to make your heart work hard and beat fast. A technician will use echo to create pictures of your heart before you exercise and as soon as you finish. Some heart problems, such as coronary heart disease, are easier to diagnose when the heart is working hard and beating fast. Your doctor may have a hard time seeing the aorta and other parts of your heart using a standard transthoracic echo. Thus, he or she may recommend transesophageal (tranz-ih-sof-uh-JEE-ul) echo, or TEE. During this test, the transducer is attached to the end of a flexible tube. The tube is guided down your throat and into your esophagus (the passage leading from your mouth to your stomach). This allows your doctor to get more detailed pictures of your heart. Fetal echo is used to look at an unborn baby's heart. A doctor may recommend this test to check a baby for heart problems. When recommended, the test is commonly done at about 18 to 22 weeks of pregnancy. For this test, the transducer is moved over the pregnant woman's belly. A three-dimensional (3D) echo creates 3D images of your heart. These detailed images show how your heart looks and works. During transthoracic echo or TEE, 3D images can be taken as part of the process used to do these types of echo. (See above for more information about how transthoracic echo and TEE are done.) Doctors may use 3D echo to diagnose heart problems in children. They also may use 3D echo for planning and overseeing heart valve surgery. Researchers continue to study new ways to use 3D echo. Clinical trials are research studies that explore whether a medical strategy, treatment, or device is safe and effective for humans. To find clinical trials that are currently underway for Echocardiography, visit www.clinicaltrials.gov. August 19, 2014 Gary H. Gibbons Why Do Fruit Flies Take Naps? NHLBI Investigator Studies Connections Between Sleep Patterns and Gene Networks in Fruit F The NHLBI updates Health Topics articles on a biennial cycle based on a thorough review of research findings and new literature. The articles also are updated as needed if important new research is published. The date on each Health Topics article reflects when the content was originally posted or last revised.
NIH-funded Nanomaterial Registry now available online By Cindy Loose The complicated burden involved in searching for information about nanomaterials has been lifted. Researchers can now access a wealth of information at the Nanomaterial Registry, (https://www.nanomaterialregistry.org/) launched this summer by RTI International (http://www.rti.org/) and funded in part by NIEHS. The site is intended primarily for scientists, but is free to anyone. Nanotechnology is one of the fastest growing technologies, with billions being invested by industry and government in products and processes that are being used today, and that hold even greater promise for tomorrow. Until now, massive amounts of information were scattered in various places, making data hard to access. The registry was funded with $2.9 million from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, NIEHS, and the National Cancer Institute. It provides a resource that organizes and evaluates information about a wide variety of nanomaterials. It includes news about government reports and guidelines, and upcoming workshops and other information critical to those working in the field of nanotechnology. “The registry is a valuable new tool that will save time and money for researchers looking to create new nanomaterials for innovative and practical products,” said Christopher Weis, Ph.D., senior toxicologist at NIEHS. “Perhaps even more important,” he added, “the registry will help researchers understand the physical and chemical nature of these materials, to help determine how they may affect biological tissues and organisms.” A multifaceted resource The registry takes advantage of the growing library of available literature on nanotechnology. A team of specialists developed evaluation standards and criteria to ensure that information included from existing databases was reliable. Nanomaterials can be searched at the web site by size, surface area, shape, and material type, and each of those categories is further subdivided. Material type, for example, is divided into 16 categories, such as metals, polymers, and carbons. Carbons are then divided into buckyballs, nanotubes, graphene, and graphite. The search by shape is divided into three-dimensional shapes, including nanocubes and quantum dots; two-dimensional shapes, such as nanowires; and one-dimensional shapes, such as nanoplates. Even more refined searches allow researchers to pinpoint only those nanomaterials that have a particular characteristic, such as reactivity, solubility, or stability. An evolving tool for researchers The registry will grow and improve as the quality and quantity of information on nanomaterials increases. In addition to the physical and chemical characteristics of nanomaterials, the site will be adding biological and environmental study data. In the future, the Nanomaterial Registry will also provide predictive modeling, based on elaborate matching algorithms that are currently in development under the direction of Michele Ostraat, Ph.D., (http://www.rti.org/newsroom/experts.cfm?nav=291&objectid=6CA736A5-5056-B100-31F4CCE55BE12EF5) senior director of the Center for Aerosol and Nanomaterials Engineering at RTI, and the project's lead researcher. Researchers are encouraged to consult the minimal information standards set for the registry when designing nanomaterial studies, so that data from their studies can be considered for the registry. An advisory board of distinguished experts from the scientific community is guiding the development of the registry. Representatives to the board include those from private industry and academia, consumers, clinicians, medical practitioners, and government regulators. RTI International is a leading research institute that provides research and technical expertise to governments and businesses in more than 40 countries. (Cindy Loose is a contract writer with the NIEHS office in Bethesda, Md.) Nanomaterials — Benefits and concerns Some nanosized materials occur naturally, such as proteins in the body, but of particular interest are nanomaterials that scientists are now able to engineer. One nanometer is approximately 100,000 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair. By definition, nanomaterials have at least one dimension that is less than 100 nanometers. Nanotechnology represents one of the most exciting emerging sciences, with applications for creating and improving numerous consumer and commercial products. It holds great promise for boosting the economies of nations that take the lead in understanding and exploiting the unique properties that emerge when substances are engineered to nanoscale. However, the same optical, magnetic, and electrical properties that make nanomaterials potentially beneficial in drug delivery and product development also cause concern about their potential effects in the environment and, thus, on human health.
to our SPINACH LAW REFORM RALLY AND PARADE Weekend! I am Dana Larsen, the author of the article you linked to about Popeye’s spinach being a metaphor for marijuana. I saw the reply you posted from Bobby London, denying that there was any connection between spinach and cannabis. Of course, he is not the creator of Popeye and there’s no reason he would have any more insight into the thought processes of Popeye creator Segar than anyone else.I thought your readers might like to see this Popeye cover (at right) from October 1939, drawn by Joseph Musial. I only came across this cover recently, after I had written the original article posted on Alternet. The comic cover shows Popeye lounging among pillows in an Arabian sort of tent, smoking out of a hookah labelled “Spinach.”This cover illustration shows that, to at least some people involved in the early formation of the Popeye comics, the spinach/marijuana connection was obvious, and not something they were ashamed of, as King Comics put it prominently on the cover.Thank you for your attention." Jest a minute of your alleged 'crime'.. The recreational use of cannabis indica is only one aspect hemp has uses that are very relevant to climate change and ecology. Hemp is a renewable and sustainable annual crop that can be used for fabric, as a mop crop to absorb effluent waste, to make paper without woodchip, and to make compressed fibre building products without woodchip, just to mention a few. NSW is about to allow industrial hemp crops for the production of hemp fibre. Nutritionally, hemp oil and hempmeal flour have been shown to contain Omega-3's and Linoleic acid in ideal proportion. Unfortunately, unlike other countries party to the UN convention on drugs, Australia has not put a framework in place for hemp food products. See the ANZFA site for the current status of hemp food products. As a result some hemp food products are being sold in Australia as "animal food" and have an explanation of hemp food product status in their advertising. Medically there are a range of conditions and treatment side-effects that cannabis can give relief to, but our conservative pollies want to throw the babies out with the bathwater rather than contemplate or tolerate the Legally, some states will now convict you of "Driving with the presence of an illicit drug" if you are found to have cannabis metabolites in your system. There is no issue of "impairment". It does not matter if your driving is unaffected. Spiritually, hemp is in legal limbo. Politically we are back in the position of the Nineteen Thirties, facing a barrage of false and misleading information and media type-casting. It is a back foot position in a world whose politicians are increasingly obsessed by control Ironically prohibition creates more harms than benefits. We do not believe their disinformation. We would even call for the re-introduction of open government. Seriously, join us once again for the anti-prohibition tango in May, where we harmlessly and non-violently stand up for what we do believe, and while we are at it, have a lot of light hearted MardiGrass 2007 PHOTOS Intra tent, Winnie Bago, and much loved Munch vehicle photos. and Sunday Photos Since 1984, some people have observed Bicycle Day on April 19th. This is the anniversary of the day that Albert Hofmann intentionally took LSD in 1943. On the 16th Hofmann accidentally absorbed a bit of LSD, but the 19th was the first intentional experience, when he took what he then considered a minimum effective dose, 250 mics. In LSD, My Problem Child he records that day: By now it was already clear to me that LSD had been the cause of the remarkable experience of the previous Friday, for the altered perceptions were of the same type as before, only much more intense. I had to struggle to speak intelligibly. I asked my laboratory assistant, who was informed of the self-experiment, to escort me home. We went by bicycle, no automobile being available because of wartime restrictions on their use. On the way home, my condition began to assume threatening forms. Everything in my field of vision wavered and was distorted as if seen in a curved mirror. I also had the sensation of being unable to move from the spot. Nevertheless, my assistant later told me we had traveled very rapidly. In this dark hour of ignorance and superstition about psychedelics, you can light a candle of hope and reason. To commemorate the bicycle ride that changed the world forever, let's celebrate Bicycle Day with bicycle trips, sending cards with bicycle pictures on them to friends, joyful picnics, and other festive activities. Remember Bicycle Day and Keep it Holy page of the MardiGrass site, as it was during MardiGrass
Loading Photo Gallery But relief is on the horizon. As noon approaches, temperatures are cracking 91 degrees at Newark Liberty International Airport, and the National Weather Service is expecting a peak of 101 degrees. The heat index will make it feel like 106. The weather service has issued an excessive heat warning for most of New Jersey until about 6 p.m. tonight, and forecasters are anticipating the hottest day of the year so far. But by tonight temperatures could render some relief to overheated New Jerseyans. "A cold front will move very slowly south and across our area late today through much of Sunday," the weather service reported this morning. "The front will become quasi-stationary to the south of the area with several weaker systems moving it along through a good part of the week." But right now the cold front is still lingering around Ontario and throughout today temperatures will remain oppressively hot. In addition to the excessive heart warning, the national weather service has also issued a hazardous weather outlook and an air quality alert. By 10 p.m. thunderstorms could provide gusty winds and temperatures should hit 75 tonight. Tomorrow showers are expected before 9 a.m. and the state will likely see temps in the low 90's. By Sunday night, temperatures are expected to dip to 67. Next week should see more seasonable weather, with temperatures forecast in the low 80's. TODAY'S TEMPERATURE READINGS ACROSS NEW JERSEY (courtesy of the New Jersey Weather and Climate Network)
The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief on November 23, 2010 in the case of “the SHAC 7” – Kevin Kjonaas, Lauren Gazzola, Jacob Conroy, Joshua Harper, Andrew Stepanian, and Darius Fullmer v. United States of America, on petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court. The petitioners are animal rights activists associated with Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) who were sent to prison based solely on their ideological support for animal rights protests, as expressed on an advocacy-focused internet site. The online speech reported on and expressed support for the actions of third-party activists, including some acts of civil disobedience such as freeing beagles from the custody of the animal testing lab. The brief asked the Court to clarify how longstanding First Amendment principles apply in blogs and internet websites, which are an important and developing aspect of our culture. Under traditional legal tests, criminal incitement and threats must be designed to evoke imminent unlawful action. But as the brief notes, “The nature of the internet — available to and aimed at a general audience rather than a specific target, reaching numbers unknowable to the speaker at the time the communication is made, and accessed over an unpredictable period of time — precludes application of traditional tests to establish the imminence and incitement needed to constitute a ‘true threat.’” The brief, written by attorneys Heidi Boghosian (NLG Director) and Prof. Zachary Wolfe (NLG National Vice President and chair of the Amicus Committee), explains that any appropriate framework must protect the right to engage in heightened political rhetoric on the internet such as practiced by the SHAC 7. “The SHAC 7 case has broad implications for First Amendment jurisprudence,” said Heidi Boghosian. “At issue is a website that disseminated information on animal welfare demonstrations and direct actions—the National Lawyers Guild does not believe that this kind of internet organizing rises to the level of proscribed speech.” The National Lawyers Guild, founded in 1937, is the oldest and largest public interest/human rights bar organization in the United States. Its headquarters are in New York and it has chapters in every state. A copy of the brief is available below.
Timing is everything when it comes to releasing movies. In the case of director Justin Chadwick's Nelson Mandela biopic "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom," however, it's a double-edged sword. On one hand, his movie arrives just three weeks after the death of the man whose story it tells -- meaning people are probably as interested as they ever will be in learning about the life of the South African revolutionary-turned-president. On the other hand, how can a filmmaker possibly hope to rival the outpouring of love and near-continuous celebration of Mandela's life than what the world saw upon his passing on Dec. 5 and the days that followed? In short, it can't. Or, at least in the case of "Long Walk to Freedom," it doesn't. Oh, Chadwick's film has an authoritative feel to it, based as it is on Mandela's autobiography of the same name. But it also has a decidedly safe feel to it, as Chadwick follows the biopic blueprint faithfully. While that means it is a technically well-assembled film, it also makes for a decidedly unadventurous outing, a solid but staid film that lacks the energy and crackle that always seemed to be just behind Mandela's eyes or at the corner of his smile. That's not to say it's not comprehensive. Based on a screenplay by William Nicholson, it starts with a snapshot of Mandela's childhood, before moving on to his evolution as an activist and revolutionary, the nearly 28 years he spent as a political prisoner, his eventual ascent to the presidency in South Africa's first fully democratic national elections, and his subsequent dismantling of that country's now-notorious system of apartheid. Along the way, he becomes South Africa's Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama, all rolled into one. Unsurprisingly, Chadwick ("The Other Boleyn Girl") spends a good portion of his film on Mandela's years behind bars. As ripe as that period is for drama and character development -- and as central as it is to the Mandela story -- in this case it's not necessarily time spent wisely. Rather than digging deeply into what that time did to Mandela's psyche, or on how he managed to keep it together all those years, we get little more than a matter-of-fact chronology of events. Rather than insight or any sort of revelations, we get a Wikipedia-flavored rehashing of what most of us already knew. Likewise, while Chadwick and Nicholson touch on the role in Mandela's life of his wife, Winnie Mandela, it doesn't quite feel like enough. (Although, to be fair, she's so fascinating a woman, it would probably never feel like enough unless she got her own film.) Harris turns in a strong performance as Winnie Mandela, as does Idris Elba as Nelson Mandela. Elba might not necessarily look the part, but he does a dead-on vocal impression of the former South African president. One only wishes they were able to deliver these performances in a movie that felt more like a true celebration of Mandela's life -- and less like homework. MANDELA: LONG WALK TO 2 stars, out of 5 Snapshot: A biopic on South African President Nelson Mandela, based on his autobiography. What works: It's a solidly made technical film, especially with regard to the laudable of Idris Elba and Naomie Harris and Nelson and Winnie Mandela. What doesn't: It's all staid, matter-of-fact stuff, lacking that spark of life that made Mandela such a compelling figure. Cast: Elba, Harris. Director: Justin Chadwick. Rating: PG-13, for some intense sequences of violence and disturbing images, sexual content and brief strong language. Running time: 2 hours 19 minutes. Where: Find New Orleans showtimes.
Art took center stage for “Cocktails for KID smART,” on Nov. 7. From the beautiful invitation showcasing a painting by artist Adrian Deckbar to the art-filled, Garden District home of Susu and Andrew Stall, supporters were steeped in creativity for this major fundraiser for KID smART. Founded in 1999, KID smART recognizes the need for art in schools, focusing on integration of the arts with existing school curriculum. It is currently in 11 Orleans Parish schools, as well as eight schools in Louisiana. Deckbar was chosen as the event's featured artist because she supports the group’s vision of the importance of art in students' lives. A noted photorealist, Deckbar's painting of a swamp off Lake Maurepas was a melding of this style, with a looser, improvisational feel. She also created a giclée, “Immersion II,” as a gift to the night’s patrons and sponsors. Those at the party who also supported the group's mission included KID smART Founders Allison Stewart and Campbell Hutchinson, Board Chair Celeste Coco-Ewing with husband Tom Ewing, Event Chair Joanie Quinlan, Vincent Saia, Glen Stephens, Ann Rabin, Gretchen and Joel Dondis (his company, Cuisine by Joel, provided the night’s savories), Sandra Feingarts, Tim Ware, Janet and Scott Harold, Laura and Daryl Byrd, Lisa Puckett Sinders and Jacques Wiener, Walton and Jeffery Goldring, and Kim and Matthew Mantle. To reach Sue Strachan, send an email to firstname.lastname@example.org or call 504.450.5904. Find her on Twitter and Instagram as @suestrachan504, with the hashtag #nolasocialscene. Visit her on Facebook. And, come back to NOLA.com/society for more New Orleans area event and party news and photos.
This chapter provides an overview of the various power management technologies in Linux. The configuration of all available APM (advanced power management), ACPI (advanced configuration and power interface), and CPU frequency scaling settings are described in detail. Unlike APM, which was previously used on laptops for power management only, the hardware information and configuration tool ACPI is available on all modern computers (laptops, desktops, and servers). On many types of modern hardware, the CPU frequency can be adapted to the situation, which helps save valuable battery time especially on mobile devices (CPU frequency scaling). All power management technologies require suitable hardware and BIOS routines. Most laptops and many modern desktops and servers meet these requirements. APM had been used in many older computers. As APM largely consists of a function set implemented in the BIOS, the level of APM support may vary depending on the hardware. This is even more true of ACPI, which is even more complex. For this reason, it is virtually impossible to recommend one over the other. Simply test the various procedures on your hardware then select the technology that is best supported.
Ireland Assumes EU Presidency, Vows to Bring New Hope Ireland takes over the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union for the seventh time on January 1, 2013, having last presided in 2004. A special flag raising ceremony was held at Dublin Castle on December 31, which also marked the 40th anniversary of Ireland's membership of the EU and the start of the Year of Citizens in Europe. Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore and Minister of State for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton were joined by Cabinet Ministers, MEPs, the Lord Mayor of Dublin Naoise Ó Muirí and other politicians and diplomats at the event. Kenny said the presidency would be about stability, growth and jobs. "We'll be in the business of solutions – a recovery country driving recovery in Europe," he said. He said the presidency would also bring "new hope, new possibility, new confidence to our peoples". - » Bulgaria to Seek EC Aid for Damages worth BGN 5-10M Caused by Russian Embargo - » Western Balkans Conference Kicks Off in Berlin - » Bulgaria OKs Disaster Risk Management Peer Reviews by EU Countries - » Bulgaria Unlikely to See EU Environment Funds Unblocked before October - » Bulgaria May Lose Funding for 1 Year under Rural Development Program - » Bulgaria May Open Competitiveness OP Schemes to 2020 by end-2014
BioBlitz 2013 at Jean Lafitte Wow---458 species identified---and more to come! (We're still identifying some of the trickier ones.) That was the number at the big reveal on Saturday, May 18, during the closing moments of BioBlitz at Jean Lafitte's Barataria Preserve. (If you didn't make it to BioBlitz, check out the coverage on Jean Lafitte's Facebook page.) What's a BioBlitz? It's a partnership between the National Park Service and National Geographic where scientists, naturalists, and anyone with an interest in science and nature team up to see, count, identify, and map every plant and animal possible. It's a Biodiversity festival sharing the nature and cultures of Louisiana and featuring music, food, and exhibitors with hands-on activities. What happened at the Jean Lafitte BioBlitz? Nearly 3,000 people from schoolkids to scientists walked trails, cruised bayous in boats, and looked high and low to find as many species as possible at the preserve. They also enjoyed the free Biodiversity Festival: they talked to scientists about their work, visited exhibitor booths to explore Louisiana from water bugs to black bears, joined the Animal Olympics, met cultural demonstrators in Art Alley, saw how rivers build deltas and erode land, listened for night noises, learned about climate change, and had an experience full of science, nature, and fun! Click here to see a BioBlitz video by Jefferson Parish staff (Jefferson Parish is where the Barataria Preserve is located). But that was then, and this is now. How do you keep the adventure alive? Did You Know? The Prairie Acadian Cultural Center takes to the airwaves every Saturday night, sponsoring Rendez-vous des Cajuns at the Liberty Theater right next door to the center in Eunice. The live show of Cajun and zydeco music is locally known as "the Cajun Grand Old Opry" and broadcasts at www.krvs.org
Friendship, Indiana - As National Firearms Museum Senior Curator Phil Schreier told us last week, there was a spectacular exhibit on the Lewis & Clark Expedition at this year's National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association's Spring Shoot. In the video below, Phil talks about some of the interesting history behind the exhibit's centerpiece, of which there were TWO of these rifles side-by-side. Accomplishing this was a feat so rare you're not likely to see it again. In addition to oogling rare and historic firearms, the NMLRA's Spring Shoot offers a whole list of classes throughout the week for some hands-on learning. Master craftsmen volunteer to help teach blockprinting, how to use natural dyes, building a miniature log cabin, how to make baskets, soap and lace, blacksmithing, and a whole lot more. These classes have all wrapped up, of course, as today is the Spring Shoot's final day, but they'll be back next year. It's much too early to book spots for next year's casses, but you can read more about them on the NMLRA's website and see how fun they are in the slideshow below (see if you can spot Phil Schreier). Also, a little more information about what the NMLRA has on exhibit from their website: Grouseland Foundation, stewards of the Indiana Territorial Governor’s Mansion of William Henry Harrison and future US President in Vincennes, Indiana, is proud to own one of only six known remaining guns made by John Small, the first sheriff of Knox County, Indiana, at a time when Knox County extended across the current states of Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan. The “Grouseland Rifle” was made sometime between 1803 and 1812 during the “Golden Age” of the long barreled rifles. Small’s Grouseland Long Rifle is unusually long (61 ½”), slender and graceful. It has elaborate pierced silver and brass inlays. The octagonal barrel has a silver plate on the top marked “Jn. Small Vincennes.” John Small was considered a master woodworker, iron smith, and his brass and silver work show he was the equal of any artisan of the period. As a silversmith he has been called the Paul Revere of the frontier. Special features on the rifle include the round silver medallion engraved with the emblem of the United States and the angel Gabriel on the brass patch box (opposite the medallion). The delicate silver inlay strung atop the gun butt is representative of only the finest craftsmanship. William Henry Harrison’s “Grouseland” is open for tours daily from 10:00 – 5:00. The Mansion was the first brick home built in Indiana (1804), and is a National Historic Landmark. Our thanks to Grouseland for graciously allowing us to exhibit this wonderful piece of muzzleloading history!
Landscape gardener and Life columnist Justin answers your questions. I have large avocado tree which is flowering profusely in spring but produces hardly any fruit. As it is now outgrowing its position I would like to trim it back. What time is recommended without harming the tree too much? I had the same trouble with my tree. Firstly, I'm going to assume your tree is a grafted tree bought from a store. In my case, my avocado was still juvenile, which does make a difference, but friends of mine had fruit straight off the bat. I found watering during flowering and for a good time after, until the fruit is starting to develop, was helpful. The best thing I did though was mulch under the tree. I used seaweed to do this because it is supposed to help flower-set. Otherwise I just let it do its thing and this year we're enjoying a good crop. Trim your trees at the beginning of winter before the flowers set and remember to mulch. This will regulate water transference and keep the shallow roots warm. You mentioned green walls in your previous column. Could you please suggest companies that specialise in constructing green walls, giving advice etc? There are quite a few systems on the market but one I could recommend is the Woolly Pocket from Natural Tree Products. Woolly Pocket is easy to use and comparatively light on the wallet. Unlike some self-supporting systems, this one requires an existing wall. The main thing is to watch out for maintenance. You want to either go for quick turnover plants such as veges, and herbs like basil, colour with plants like pansies, or real stayers like succulents, agave and other drought tolerant plants. Make sure you adequately water your wall and plant plants which will enjoy the aspect you're growing them in. Can you please recommend an evergreen climbing plant for a trellis 4 metres by 2 metres tall, facing east to west. I need to plant it on the south side of the trellis. I prefer a flowering style. The biggest mistake I see with climbers is planting a sun-lover next to a shady wall or fence. The result is a wall of sticks with a few tufts of foliage and the odd flower poking out of the top. As far as shade-tolerant climbers go I'd recommend most clematis. Just make sure you have prepared the ground adequately and have a good free draining soil to plant it into. Also be realistic about the space around the plant. Another mistake I often see with climbers is trying to install them in an area that's too small. Clematis, like most climbers, have sensitive shallow roots which require plenty of room. * Plant wild flowers now. Try to get them growing before it gets too cold, and the plants will then sit quietly through winter, ready to burst into flower in spring. * Get your favourite bulbs in the ground. * Harvest your feijoas. To get the best of them do this at least once a day. They freeze really well and make great chutney. * Plant winter veges - it's urgent, urgent, urgent. If you haven't got yours in yet get down to Kings and grab some punnets as it's getting a bit late for seed (although it's still quite warm ... hmmm). * Prune any trees which have finished fruiting. Dry out the wood and burn it so you can use the wood and burn it so you can use the ash on the garden, or chop it up fine and put it in the compost. * Clean out your pond. * Trim hedges. * Mow your lawn short and thatch it with a leaf rake. * Clean up foliage on garden beds; put mulch under trees. * Dig up dahlias. All this late summer we weather will get them sprouting again and they'll lose condition before spring. * Plant late summer herbs such as coriander and basil. Use heaps of seed as there is probably little time left for them to mature but these tasty little shoots are well worth the effort. * Plant fast-growing greens such as mesclun and rocket every two weeks. These make great stopgap veges while the winter stuff comes on. * Be sure to add lots of dry leaves to your compost to keep the fruit fly down. If it's a real problem use a bit of lime, but not too much. Lime regulates acidity and your compost enjoys a bit of acid.
Apple has paid tribute to Steve Jobs a year after his death, with a video and homage to the man who co-founded and led the iconic technology company. "Steve's passing one year ago was a sad and difficult time for all of us," Jobs's successor as chief executive, Tim Cook, said in a message on the company website. "I hope that today everyone will reflect on his extraordinary life and the many ways he made the world a better place." Apple posted a two-minute video with snippets of Jobs and the various products he introduced, from the early Apple computers to the iPhone. Jobs died October 5, 2011 at the age of 56 after a long battle with cancer. "One of the greatest gifts Steve gave to the world was Apple," Cook said. "No company has ever inspired such creativity or set such high standards for itself. Our values originated from Steve and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple." Watch Apple's tribute to Steve Jobs here.
Newborn Screening Program (NBS) The Ohio Department of Health’s Newborn Screening (NBS) program identifies newborn babies who may be at risk for some rare but serious health problems. Babies with such rare health problems can look healthy at birth. If problems are found, early treatment may help prevent serious problems such as mental retardation or, in some cases, death. Ohio’s law requires newborn screening to be done on all babies born in the state. Ohio’s law also requires the hospital staff or the birth attendant to provide the parents with the educational brochure, Why must my baby be screened. Before the baby leaves the hospital, a few drops of blood will be taken from the baby’s heel. The blood sample is sent to Ohio’s newborn screening lab. Newborn screening needs to be done at least 24 hours after birth and before the baby is five days of age. If the baby is not born in a hospital, the midwife, doctor or local health department will help to collect the blood sample before the baby reaches five days of age. The only reason for refusal recognized by the state is a religious objection. In summer 2013, the NBS program expanded to 36 disorders. The latest expansion includes screening for Severe Comined Immuno Defiencies. Ohio now screens for nearly all health problems recommended by the March of Dimes. The results of the baby’s newborn screening testing will be sent to the birth hospital and to the baby’s health professional. Parents are advised to make sure both the birth hospital and health professional have the correct address and phone number to be reached if needed. Parents should ask about these results during the baby’s first health checkup. An abnormal result on the newborn screen does not always mean the baby has a disorder. The baby will require further testing, ordered by the primary care provider, to find out if the baby does have one of the disorders. These tests should be done right away. Should the disease be confirmed, there are treatment options available. Treatment may consist of special diet, antibiotics, other medications, education or combinations of the above. The baby will need to be retested if the baby leaves the hospital before 24 hours or if there is a problem with the blood sample. Parents should arrange to have the sample collected and sent without delay. The overall goal of the NBS program is to improve the quality of life of the baby through early diagnosis and treatment. Time is a very important element in this process. Cooperation and timely action by the parents and the medical care providers will help all babies get a healthy start at life. Last Updated: July 29, 2013
Jane's Fame: How Jane Austen Conquered the World : The slow growth of Jane Austen's fame, from niche interest in the mid-nineteenth century to a figure who enjoys the sort of popular affection usually reserved for girl-next-door movie stars, makes a fascinating story that adds significantly to our image of the beloved novelist. Beginning with Austen's struggle to break into print, Claire Harman's groundbreaking biography explores the rise of interest in "Divine Jane" fifty years after her death, her adoption as a favorite subject for scholarly scrutiny in the twentieth century, and the eruption of her current global fame, through film and the Internet as much as through her books. How did a young woman who wrote of "three or four families in a Country Village" come to influence statesmen, anarchists, romance writers, critics, readers in dozens of languages, and now enjoy almost continual revival? In Jane's Fame, Claire Harman gives us the complete biography - of both the author and her lasting cultural impact - making this essential reading for anyone interested in Austen's life, works, and remarkably potent fame. \|Biografía y Autobiografía\|\|Editors, Journalists, Publishers\| \|Biografía y Autobiografía\|\|Historical\|
About the Poodle Dog Poodles have gotten a bad rap over the years. Ask anyone who has never been around a poodle to describe one, and you’re likely to hear something about “yappy, nervous little dogs with weird haircuts.” In actuality, the poodle is known for its intelligence. Although a little high-strung by nature, a well-trained poodle is even-tempered and devoted to pleasing its family. The poodle’s history is somewhat unclear, although poodles or their ancestors have been around for a long time. They are believed to have originated in Asia. The poodle was originally bred to be a “water dog” to retrieve game shot into water. The poodle’s intelligence and unusual appearance also placed it in demand as a circus animal that delighted audiences with clever tricks. Finally, the poodle’s sweet nature ability to form attachments to people made it a wonderful pet. Poodles do have an unusual appearance compared to other dogs. Their square bodies can range in size from over fifteen inches (standard poodle) to under ten inches (toy poodle). Poodles generally have dark oval eyes set well apart, ears that hang down the head to slightly below eye level, and a long, straight muzzle. Their necks are long and muscular. Most poodle lovers note that poodles have an air of dignity unmatched in other dogs. Of course, it is the poodle’s fur that really sets it apart from other dogs. Poodles come in many different colors including black, white, brown, gray, silver, red, etc. Their fur may be curly or corded (small clumps of ringlets) and their tails are usually docked (cut) to about half their original length. Frequent professional grooming is a must. Poodles are typically good natured, intelligent dogs who love attention and who bond very quickly to their people. Some dogs are content to be alone much of the time. This is not the case with the poodle, who craves attention and love. Poodles enjoy learning new things and showing off their new discoveries and tricks. They crave stability and routine. Poodles are definitely one-person or one-family dogs, and may become shy or anxious around strangers. Their habit of barking at people they don’t recognize makes them good guard dogs as well as good pets. A Poodle in the Home Poodles make adorable and adoring pets, but they do require time and energy to become ideal companions. You should plan to spend at least an hour a day with your poodle, grooming it, walking it, playing with it, teaching it or simply sitting and stroking its fur. Since you are dealing with an intelligent dog, you should make every effort to challenge it. Poodles thrive on consistency, so try to keep the routine the same from day to day. Poodles who are constantly trying to second guess a chaotic household may become anxious, nippy, and high strung. If you have children, show them how to hold and pet the poodle gently so that it won’t be afraid. Young children should only play with the poodle under supervision. Poodles usually get along famously with elderly families. You’re probably wondering how the sweet little dog with bows in its fur was once a formidable German hunting companion.
Ohio University’s Fifth Annual Meteorological Symposium is Saturday, March 29, from noon to 5 p.m. at Walter 235. The symposium is free and open to the general public and the Ohio University community. If attending, please RSVP to firstname.lastname@example.org. The symposium provides a learning opportunity for students, professionals, and the general public to expand their knowledge of meteorology while also providing helpful insight to students entering or currently enrolled in a college meteorology program for future job opportunities and guidance. Presentations will be given by: - Ariel Cohen, Storm Prediction Center, Norman, OK: Severe Weather Forecasting and the Moore and El Reno, May 2013 Oklahoma Tornado Disasters - Kim Klockow, AMS/UCAR Congressional Science Fellow, Washington D.C. - Erik Pindrock, AccuWeather, State College, PA: A Synopsis of Super Typhoon Haiyan and Using Social Media as an Effective Form of Communication. - Tony Adduci, FEMA Region V GIS Coordinator, Chicago - Paul Gehred, National Weather Service, Alaska: Weather on Fire - Mike Mogil, How the Weatherworks, Naples, FL - Bill Kelly, WSYX Channel 6, Columbus: 9-Hours of Live Severe Weather Coverage – June 12, 2013 - Representative from the National Weather Service, Charleston, WV Learn more about the Ohio University student chapter of the American Meteorological Society in the Department of Geography.
Office of Minority Student Affairs National TRiO Week 2011 National TRiO Week is a direct result of the defeat of the 1986 Gramm-Rudman-Hollings bill, which put the federal TRiO programs in danger of being eliminated after more than 20 years of service to students. Parents, students, alumni and TRiO personnel across the country rallied in a grassroots effort to defend the programs, which caught the attention of politicians. And soon after the bill was defeated, Congress established a resolution proclaiming February 28, 1986, as National TRiO Day. The TRiO community has since observed the occasion on the last Saturday of February each year, with National TRiO Week celebrated throughout the week leading up to TRiO Day. TRiO derives its name from the group of federal college-focused educational programs initially created by the Educational Opportunity Act of 1965. The intent of the programs was to remove social and financial barriers and expand educational opportunities to students who otherwise might not be aware of, consider, experience, or have access to higher education. TRiO Week sheds light on the programs and their value to students, and it reminds us of the 1986 battle that was waged and won to sustain them, a struggle that continues. The ultimate goal of each year's TRiO Week is to celebrate, educate, and make the TRiO name more widely known. TRiO Week 2011 at Illinois The Office of Minority Student Affairs sponsored the following events in celebration of National TRiO Week, February 20-26, 2011. - Monday, Feb. 21 — TRiO Student Panel Discussion and Reception 4-6 p.m., Illini Union Pine Lounge, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana - Tuesday, Feb. 22 —Research Symposium and Recognition Luncheon 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Illini Union Ballroom, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana * BY INVITATION ONLY * - Wednesday, Feb. 23 — "Tribute to TRiO" Flash Mob 4 p.m., on the steps of the Student Services Building, 610 E. John St., Champaign Check out the video! - Thursday, Feb. 24 — "TRiO Gives Back" Community Service Project This day is dedicated to community service in the name of the TRiO programs. OMSA asked everyone to please consider volunteering on this day, and we encouraged participation in the food drive Monday through Friday of TRiO Week 2011 by delivering non-perishable food items to OMSA or OMSA East. See also Locations, maps and hours. - Friday, Feb. 25 — Open House at OMSA with light refreshments 1-3 p.m., Room 130 Student Services Building, 610 E. John St., Champaign Frequently asked questions about TRiO - What are the TRiO programs? • Upward Bound, one of the original TRiO programs, aids high school students in developing the skills and motivation necessary for completion of a post-secondary degree. The services were later expanded and now include a program that assists U.S. veterans in earning a college degree and an additional program that focuses on students who intend to pursue degrees in math and science. • Student Support Services helps college students persist and complete a four-year degree through the provision of academic support services such as individualized counseling and access to tutoring, cultural and financial literacy activities. • Talent Search is an early intervention program for individuals aged 11 through 21, including those seeking to re-enter the education system, who are interested in pursuing a post-secondary degree. • Educational Opportunity Centers provide assistance to individuals 21 and older who are interested in pursuing a post-secondary degree. • The Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program provides undergraduates with research opportunities and other preparation experiences for graduate school application, admission and success. The primary goal of the program is to prepare and encourage scholars to obtain their doctorate degrees and become faculty, thereby diversifying the ranks of the American professoriate. - Who receives assistance from TRiO programs? As federal programs, TRiO serves students from all ethnic backgrounds, including veterans, disabled, first-generation and low-income students. The current ethnic breakdown of students benefitting from the TRiO programs across the country includes (according to the U.S. Department of Education): 37% white, 35% African American, 19% Latino/a, 4% Native American, 4% Asian, and 1% multiracial. More than 25,000 U.S. veterans and 22,000 students with disabilities are currently enrolled in TRiO programs. - How many TRiO programs currently exist? There are 2,875 programs across the country serving approximately 836,000 students, and the State of Illinois serves almost 33,000 of those students through 125 TRiO programs. The Office of Minority Student Affairs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign serves more than 300 students annually through three TRiO programs — Ronald E. McNair Scholars (since 1990), Student Support Services (since 1971), and Upward Bound College Prep Academy (since 1966). - What happens during TRiO Week? National TRiO Week is a celebration among TRiO students, alumni, personnel and supporters, during which a variety of activities are held to illuminate the range of services and opportunities offered to TRiO students. Student performances and presentations, and information on the history of TRiO programs and National TRiO Day, are all a part of the celebration. For more information about the federal TRiO programs, please visit the U.S. Department of Education website. OMSA also has prepared a TRiO Week Frequently Asked Questions page for downloading (PDF). If you have questions about TRiO, please send email to OMSA at omsa.illinois [at] gmail [dot] com.
- Output per hour in the UK was 16 percentage points below the average for the rest of the major industrialised economies in 2012, the widest productivity gap since 1994. On an output per worker basis, UK productivity was 19 percentage points below the average for the rest of the G7 in 2012. - UK output per hour and output per worker fell in 2012 compared with 2011. By contrast, these measures both increased in 2012 on average across the rest of the G7. - In 2012 UK output per hour was 2 percentage points below its level in the pre-recession year of 2007, and 15 percentage points below the counterfactual level had productivity grown at its average rate before the recession. - This compares with a productivity gap in 2012 of around 5 percentage points for the rest of the G7. An international comparison of productivity across the G7 nations, in terms of the level of and growth in GDP per hour and GDP per worker. These National Statistics are produced to high professional standards and released according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF TRYING AND TRUST TOWARD MOBILE BANKING ADOPTION: A CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF CHINESE AND UNITED STATES USERS In the era of e-commerce and m-commerce, money has become bits of data stored on computers and moves around the world as bytes of information on data communication networks. Mobile and wireless is rapidly changing the way personal financial services are designed and delivered. Mobile banking is one of the new access methods for banking services via new delivery channels consisting of the Internet and mobile technologies. Innovative technologies have changed the nature of selling and buying financial services in the new electronic banking paradigm. Customers are increasingly given the option to provide services for themselves via electronic delivery channels. As technology has become increasingly a more vital element of service delivery, managerial interest in understanding the adoption processes, preferences, and needs of different customers have led to calls for more academic research. Due to the newness of the mobile banking services, customer behavior in the mobile banking context has remained a rather uncharted territory. Literature suggests that previous adoption models which view technology use as a behavior completely under volitional control are limited in the sense that they do not specifically address the possibility that people may try to undertake the learning activities and experience the outcomes necessary to use a technology. This study will evaluate a global view of users? acceptance of mobile banking between Asian and Western market to better understand the users? behavioral pattern in different cultural settings. Based on such theoretical underpinnings as The Theory of Trying, UTAUT, Trust, Self-Efficacy and Cross-cultural Dimensions, this research tends to grasp a comprehensive view of mobile banking adoption, based on both perspectives of volitional and non-volitional such as trying. Results of this research may help practitioners of mobile banking services, such as information systems designers and marketing and management executives, to more efficiently design, implement, and promote mobile banking services. Also, identifications of the factors and causal relationships that influence and describe the end user?s adoption toward mobile banking service help focus m-commerce research on questions that significantly impact the development of mobile banking and m-commerce as a whole. Advisor:Dr. J. P. Shim School:Mississippi State University School Location:USA - Mississippi Source Type:Master's Thesis Keywords:management and information systems Date of Publication:04/27/2007
Crawford House is a typical Federation styled timber home. Its various rooms provide the backdrop for displays, events and exhibitions presented by the Alstonville Plateau Historical Society. There is always something for visitors to see and each year at least two major exhibitions transform the house. Rooms have been decorated to reflect changing styles and technological innovations from 1910 to 1980. This was the period when the house was occupied by the Crawford family. Objects change within individual rooms as they are rested in the conservation store or are moved to make way for new exhibitions. Here’s a preview of our museum rooms but don’t expect to find them just like this when you visit! VIRTUAL TOUR OF CRAWFORD HOUSE filmed by Year 9 Computer Students from Alstonville High School under the direction of their teacher Jane Lee. You can explore the House from the comfort of your own home. https://app.situ360.com/fb4bed/5263/27721/public
Draining a dishwasher is a task that might seem complicated, but with the right guidance, it’s something you can do yourself. This comprehensive guide will walk you through the process step by step, providing you with practical examples and detailed instructions. To properly drain a dishwasher, first, disconnect the power and water supply. Remove any standing water with cups or containers and clean up the rest with towels. Next, remove and clean the filter, inspect and clean the drain, and straighten out the drain hose. If your dishwasher has an air gap cylinder, clean it as well. Reconnect the dishwasher, turn on the water supply, and run an empty cycle to test the drainage system. Signs Your Dishwasher Needs Draining Before you begin, it’s important to know the signs indicating your dishwasher needs draining. These include: - Unusual gurgling sounds - Slow draining or water backup - Standing water after a wash cycle - Dirty dishes after a cycle - Water not pumping in or out If you notice any of these signs, it’s crucial to address the issue promptly to prevent further damage or costly repairs. Necessary Tools and Materials To drain a dishwasher, you’ll need the following tools and materials: - Towels or rags - Bucket or container - Pliers or adjustable wrench - Wire bottle brush or wire clothes hanger Steps to Drain a Dishwasher Here are the steps to properly drain a dishwasher: 1. Turn Off the Power and Water Supply: Disconnect the dishwasher from the power source and turn off the water supply valve. 2. Remove Standing Water: Use cups or containers to scoop up the water in the dishwasher and dump it down your kitchen sink. Use towels to soak up any water that you aren’t able to get with the cups. 3. Check and Clean the Filter: Locate the filter at the bottom of the dishwasher, remove it, and clean it thoroughly to ensure debris isn’t blocking the water flow. 4. Inspect and Clean the Drain: Put on a pair of gloves and clean out the drain located beneath the filter in the bottom of the dishwasher. 5. Check the Drain Hose: Look for the hose underneath the sink running between it and the dishwasher. Straighten out any bends or kinks in the hose with your fingers. 6. Clean the Air Gap Cylinder (if applicable): Some dishwashers have an air gap cylinder to prevent water from flowing back into the dishwasher. Check your dishwasher’s user manual to see if your model has one and clean it if necessary. 7. Reconnect the Dishwasher: Once you’ve completed the above steps, reconnect the dishwasher to the power source and turn on the water supply valve. 8. Test the Drainage System: Run an empty cycle to see if your dishwasher is now draining normally. If the problem persists, you may need to consult a professional for further assistance. Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them When draining a dishwasher, avoid these common mistakes: - Not running the garbage disposal first - Overloading the dishwasher or placing large items near the drain - Using non-dishwasher-specific detergent or too much detergent - Not cleaning the filter - Ignoring drain hose issues When draining a dishwasher, remember to: - Disconnect the power supply - Clear the area around the dishwasher - Use caution with sharp objects - Prevent overloading - Allow the machine to cool - Close the door after loading or unloading - Store detergents safely - Follow detergent instructions Maintaining Your Dishwasher After Draining After draining your dishwasher, follow these maintenance steps: - Clean the dishwasher filter - Check for blockages - Run the garbage disposal - Use a descaler for hard water - Load the dishwasher correctly - Use the right detergent - Regularly clean the dishwasher - Schedule professional maintenance By following these steps, you can ensure that your dishwasher continues to function optimally, providing clean, spot-free dishes every time. Remember, regular maintenance can help extend the lifespan of your dishwasher, saving you time and money in the long run. Frequently Asked Questions How often should I clean my dishwasher filter? It’s recommended to clean your dishwasher filter once a month or as often as your user manual suggests. Can I use vinegar or baking soda to clean my dishwasher? Yes, you can use vinegar or baking soda to clean your dishwasher. To do so, place a cup of white vinegar in the top rack of your dishwasher or sprinkle baking soda on the bottom of the dishwasher and run a hot water cycle. What should I do if my dishwasher is still not draining after following the steps? If your dishwasher is still not draining after following the steps, it’s best to consult a professional. The issue may be more complex and might require expert intervention. What causes a dishwasher to not drain? A dishwasher may not drain due to various reasons such as a clogged filter, a blocked drain, a kinked drain hose, or a faulty pump. Can I use any detergent for my dishwasher? No, you should only use detergent specifically designed for dishwashers. Regular dish soap or laundry detergent can create too many suds, which can damage the machine.
The Kuwait Insurance Federation (KIF) Secretary General, Adel Al-Rumaih, stated that the federation strives to increase contributions to the national economy and raise awareness of the importance of insurance. According to Al-Rumaih, the federation contributes less than two percent to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), but aspires to contribute even more. Al-Rumaih said 18 percent of the jobs in the sector are nationalized as there are no academic qualifications locally. He cited 25 Kuwaiti insurance and reinsurance firms and 11 non-Kuwaiti firms, as well as tens of insurance mediation firms, indicating that the Insurance Regulatory Unit Kuwait is an independent body overseeing the insurance market administratively and financially. The increased awareness of insurance created many legislations mandating mandatory insurance coverages. A federation website and social media platforms provide insurance-related information to the public. In cooperation with specialized centers, the Federation offers training courses and programs for youth. More than 1000 insurance sector employees participated in 64 training programs. In collaboration with the Kuwait Public Authority for Manpower, the Federation organized occupation day last December to encourage youngsters to pursue insurance as a career.
SMU Office of Research & Tech Transfer - The US and China take contrasting approaches to digital trade, according to new research published in the Journal of International Economic Law. By acknowledging and understanding the different stance each country takes, policy makers may find ways to bring down trade barriers, says Associate Professor Henry Gao of the Singapore Management University School of Law, who led the first-ever comparative study of the two countries' differing approaches to digital trade issues. With the advent of the internet, the sale of goods and services is no longer limited to physical storefronts or geographical borders. Electronic commerce, or e-commerce, is now worth trillions of dollars globally, raising the stakes for companies engaged in digital trade. Yet, in many cases, the precise definitions of digital products and whether they should be subject to tariffs, customs duties or other fees have yet to be ironed out at the international level. In this study, Professor Gao tracked the regulation of digital trade by the World Trade Organisation (WTO), highlighting that its members have thus far been unable to arrive at a consensus on the rules governing e-commerce. The study also noted that the world's ten largest internet companies - Amazon, Alphabet (Google), Facebook, Priceline, eBay, Netflix, JD.com, Tencent, Alibaba and Baidu - are all based in the US or China, suggesting that the two countries are poised to play significant roles in crafting international e-commerce rules. By examining proposals made by the US and China at various economic fora and to the WTO, as well as e-commerce clauses in their respective free trade agreements, the study documented a stark contrast in the two countries' positions on digital trade. "The US tends to focus more on the 'digital' side [of e-commerce], which includes internet search and social networking. China, however, focuses more on the traditional 'trade' side, that is, trade in goods," explains Professor Gao. "In other words, the US trades bits while China still trades atoms." This being the case, the US cares more about digital barriers like internet censorship and restrictions on cross-border data flow, whereas China is more concerned about traditional trade barriers like tariffs, argues Professor Gao in the study. Further, the two countries' distinct domestic regulatory frameworks affect their stances on the regulation of digital trade, the study found. With its historical preference for letting market forces determine acceptable boundaries for the internet and e-commerce domestically, the US has also voiced its preference for deregulation when it comes to digital trade at the international level. On the other hand, China has traditionally opted for stronger government control over the internet, a standpoint that is embedded in its e-commerce proposals to the WTO, the study noted. "These deeply entrenched differences will require time to reconcile. To move forward, perhaps both countries could start with issues where they share some common interests, such as a permanent moratorium on customs duties on e-commerce," suggests Professor Gao. For more information, please contact: Goh Lijie (Ms) Office of Research & Tech Transfer DID: 6828 9698
Snow-making on the Saslong course have begun with the arrival of a cold snap. Approximately 60 snow machines have produced snow for four and a half hours this morning. The course is covered in snow from the middle station Sochers downwards to the Finish where temperatures of -6 Celsius were prevalent. The cannons have been in use from 5:30 to 10:00 am. The lift company Saslong has so far conducted two snow-making test runs. Snow production requires the right combination of coldness and air humidity.
Naniboujou Lodge SeatingAdd to Cart The Naniboujou Holding Company obtained a 99-year lease for 3,330 acres of land 125 miles northeast of Duluth, Minnesota, along the shores of Lake Superior. The first drawings of the development were shown to the public in March of 1928. This private enterprise had a grand scope. It was to include a large clubhouse with 150 sleeping rooms, a golf course, tennis courts, and a bathing house. - Naniboujou Lodge Seating.jpg - BLT Studios unfocussed.com - Image Size - 3353x5115 / 7.3MB
Eli Forbes sermon Seventeen page Thanksgiving sermon by Eli Forbes begun in the camp at Crown-Point and finished and preached in the 2nd precinct of Brookfield on the occasion of the reduction of Quebec. Includes article "Trust God and keep your powder dry" by Stewart M. Robinson, containing information regarding Forbes. - Forbes, Eli, 1726-1804 (Person) Language of Materials Conditions Governing Access Conditions Governing Use Copyright on this material has not been evaluated. You are free to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright that applies to your use. .1 linear ft. Part of the Rauner Library Archives and Manuscripts Repository 6065 Webster Hall Hanover NH 03755 USA
Let’s talk about ways of speeding up your workflow. In this post, we’ll go over 12 tips for a fast and efficient way of working. 1. Be lazy sometimes being lazy and taking the easy path is the right way to go. if you try to create everything by yourself you’ll waste a tremendous amount of time money and most likely your deadline too. instead, try to download high-quality models and textures online as much as you can. If you have no choice but to model it by yourself, then make sure to charge your client for any special modeling if they ask for it. check out my most used models and texture sites. 2. Create templates If you already made several projects you probably noticed that there are tasks that repeat themselves each time, such as setting sun & sky, adding exterior elements like windows, roads, pavements, and so on. instead of bringing them in, one by one all over again, just save them in one file and use it as a basic template for exterior or interior scenes. 3. Use state set (3ds max) state sets are excellent for recording different scenarios in one scene, such as day and night shots. with state set, you can record actions like turning layers on and off, changing the environment map, turning lights on or off, hiding objects, and so on with a click of a button. 4. Create material libraries create your one material libraries for your custom made materials or any material that you use. it is best to make a library for each category such as concrete, stone, wood, exterior, interior, etc. this way you can bring them quickly into your scene 5. Use scattering & parametric plugins these tools can save a tones amount of time! if you’re doing scenes with vegetation, repetitive patterns like framework, windows, and rails these are the tools for you. I like to use Forest pack and rail clone both made by Itoo software. they are not cheap but they are the best there is! 6. Clean up your CAD file too often I see people importing a full cad file from the client straight into 3d software. this is not the way to go! you get tones of unnecessary information that clutter your viewport, the scene becomes heavy on the graphics card, and all kinds of weird stuff you want to avoid… just don’t do it. Instead, create a new layer inside the cad file and move only what you need to this layer. make sure all lines are nice and flat and only then bring it into your 3d program. 7. Use modifiers often in 3ds max modifiers are KING. use them as much as you can. Always make changes on the base layer of the object as possible: if your modeling a wall, edit it as a flat pane and then give it thickness by adding a shell modifier on top. If your modeling an organic object, start with a low poly shape and add turbosmooth to it for greater details. if you need to soften hard edges, use the chamfer modifier instead of modeling it. try to keep everything as parametric as you can. you can also create a costume shortlist, for your most-used modifiers, so you don’t waste precious time searching them each time 8. Model only what the camera sees decide on camera angle first after basic modeling is done. get the client’s approval, and only then start to fill the scene with all the little details. don’t waste time on things that no one is going to see anyway. 9. Use references all the time either for creating specific materials, modeling a piece of furniture, or getting the right light balance. always look for examples in real-life, analyze them and try to recreate them in 3D. 10. Organize your projects on a big board Yes, real white big board on your wall. it’s good to have everything laid out in front of you in a clear and planned out way. mark the urgent ones write basic info like start date, client and project name, budget, been paid or not. you can color code, area code whatever is right for you. If you’re the digital-only type you can use a project management app such as ASANA to manage all your work and tasks. By looking at the whole picture in one go it is easier to get focus on what’s matter right now and what can be delayed for later. 11. Stay up-to-date with the latest software & tools in our industry everything is moving ahead at light speed, every month there is a new update or tool that can make our life much easier and our work much faster. visit all the big forums, subscribe to newsletters, and do whatever it takes to stay ahead, to learn new stuff, and grow. 12. Good hardware look there is no way around that, you need good hardware to get things done fast. if you still working on your old laptop or the family PC, then it’s time to upgrade! Im not some hardware guru and you shouldn’t be either. just make sure to focus on these 4 important elements: - CPU – for fast CPU rendering – Intel I7-I9 series or AMD threadripper series. - High-end Graphics card – for smooth viewport performance and GPU rendering. - Fast RAM – to carry large scenes and heavy software. how much RAM? the more the better. I use at least 64 GB on each machine. - Storage -forget about the old HHD! SSD is a must for faster read and writing speeds. My recommended hardware for 2020:
Digital Transformation (DX) is a major focus for healthcare organizations today. Apps are an important part of this transformation. Read more: Top 10 Ways to Stay Healthy While Travelling Mobile apps are becoming increasingly popular in the healthcare industry as they offer a convenient and affordable way to manage health and wellness. There are many different types of healthcare apps available, ranging from apps that track fitness goals to ones that provide medical information. There’s no question that healthcare app development companies are having a moment. A recent study found that the average person uses three health apps, and nearly 60% of consumers say they’re willing to share their health data with brands in exchange for personalized service. What is driving this shift? In part, it is driven by consumer demand. Patients are increasingly expecting the same level of convenience and customer service from their healthcare providers that they get from other industries. At the same time, technology is becoming more sophisticated and less expensive, making it possible for even small organizations to take advantage of digital tools. In this blog post, we will explore some of the healthcare app trends that are leading the charge in digital transformation. Healthcare Apps Trends that are Leading the Charge in Digital Transformation So what’s driving this trend? And what does it mean for the future of digital health? Here are some healthcare apps trends that are leading the charge in digital transformation: Increased focus on patient engagement One of the most important healthcare apps trends is a shift in focus from provider to patient. But as patients become more involved in their own care, there’s a growing demand for apps that empower them to take control of their health. Patients are also using apps to track their fitness goals, manage their medication schedules, and even find clinical trials. Technology, when combined with healthcare, deliver exceptional results and that is why the medical industry is leveraging healthcare-integrated mobile app development. These apps are utilized by patients, doctors, hospital staff as well as the general public. In this blog, we have listed the benefits of mobile health apps that are transforming the healthcare sector while bringing numerous benefits to patients, doctors, hospital staff as well as other healthcare facilities altogether. This trend is important because it allows patients to have a more complete picture of their health. It also makes it easier for providers to coordinate care, which can lead to better outcomes. Now you must understand the importance of healthcare mobile applications in the healthcare industries for the future. A focus on data privacy and security As healthcare apps become more prevalent, there’s an increased focus on data privacy and security. Patients want to know that their data is safe, and they’re understandably concerned about companies collecting and selling their health information. Greater adoption by provider organizations Finally, we’re seeing greater adoption of healthcare apps by provider organizations. In the past, many hospitals and clinics were hesitant to use apps because of concerns about data security and interoperability. But as these issues have been addressed, more and more providers are beginning to see the benefits of using apps to improve care. This trend is being driven by the growing use of mobile devices in healthcare. More and more providers are using smartphones and tablets to access patient information, place orders, and even consult with specialists. With personalized healthcare, each patient receives care that is specifically designed for them. This could include everything from custom diet and exercise plans to targeted disease management. Telemedicine is another trend that is transforming healthcare. This technology allows patients to consult with their doctors remotely, using phone or video conferencing. Telemedicine app development can be used for a variety of purposes, including consultations, diagnosis, and treatment. Telemedicine has a number of advantages. It is convenient for patients, as they can consult with their doctor from the comfort of their own homes. It is also cost-effective, as it reduces the need for office visits. As these trends continue to evolve, we’re likely to see even more innovation in the healthcare apps space. Digital transformation is pivotal to success in the healthcare industry. Consumer demand, provider needs, and regulatory changes are resulting in an increased focus on patient engagement, data privacy and security, and interoperability. These issues are driving the development of new and improved healthcare apps that will help improve care quality and coordination while reducing costs. Benefits of Healthcare Apps With the help of healthcare app development, it has become more comfortable for patients to reach the costs of multiple providers and pick an affordable choice with minimal costs. Healthcare apps can offer a range of benefits to patients, doctors, and healthcare organizations - Increased access to care: Healthcare apps can help patients get the care they need when they need it. For example, some apps allow patients to book appointments, track their health data, and message their doctor. - Improved self-care: Patients can use apps to manage their own health and wellness. For example, they can track their diet, exercise, and medication adherence. - Empowerment: Healthcare apps can help patients take control of their own health. For example, they can learn about their conditions, find support groups, and make informed decisions about their care. - Improved patient care: Healthcare apps can help doctors provide better care to their patients. For example, apps can help doctors track patient health data, manage appointments, and prescribe medications. - Increased efficiency: Healthcare apps can help doctors save time and be more efficient. For example, some apps allow doctors to order tests and referrals electronically. - Improved communication: Healthcare apps can help doctors communicate with their patients. For example, apps can help doctors send reminders, answer questions, and give feedback. - Improved patient care: Healthcare apps can help healthcare organizations improve patient care. For example, apps can help track patient health data, manage appointments, and prescribe medications. - Increased efficiency: Healthcare apps can help healthcare organizations save time and money. For example, some apps allow for the electronic ordering of tests and referrals. - Improved communication: Healthcare apps can help healthcare organizations communicate with patients and doctors. For example, apps can help send reminders, answer questions, and give feedback. When used correctly, healthcare apps can offer a range of benefits to patients, doctors, and healthcare organizations. They can improve patient care, save time and money, and increase efficiency. What does this mean for you? If you’re a healthcare provider, it’s important to stay up-to-date on the latest healthcare app trends. Keep an eye out for new apps that can help you improve care coordination and patient engagement, and be sure to consider privacy and security when choosing which apps to use. There’s a growing demand for apps that address the needs of both patients and providers. And as the healthcare industry continues to undergo digital transformation, there will be even more opportunities for innovation. Considering all of your options? Here’s why you should pick QSS Technosoft Inc. QSS Technosoft Inc. has a proven track record of delivering quality healthcare solutions. We have a team of experienced developers who are well-versed in the latest healthcare app trends. And we’re committed to privacy and security, so you can rest assured that your data is safe with us. Contact us today to learn more about our healthcare app development services at an affordable cost.
Examine the end of Act 1 from He’s lucky, believe me… ” what is learnt about the characters and their relationship throughout this scene? This scene marks the end of the first act; it represents the climax of Act One. There is tension in the Carbone household and this scene tells the audience and the other characters on stage how everyone is feeling and their feelings towards the other characters. All from an Italian heritage, where men are portrayed as macismo and women where there to cook and look pretty. Set in the late 1940’s it is a play about Eddie Carbone, and Italian American longshoreman. Who takes in the illegal immigrants from Sicily, Marco and Rodolpho, his wife, Beatrice’s, relatives but trouble begins when Catherine begins to fall for Rodolpho and Eddie becomes jealous. The scene begins with Eddie sitting, taking about Rodolpho. Rodolpho is in the room, dancing with Catherine, Eddie’s niece, but Eddie finds it difficult to confront him, as he doesn’t what to confront the situation as it is. It finds it easier, simply to talk about Rodolpho rather than to him. “That’s why the water front is no place for him” In this quote Eddie is referring to Rodolpho’s sexuality, when this play was set, being a homosexual was seen as a weakness and you were seen as being abnormal. In Eddies point of view Rodolpho seems gay, he has blond hair, is creative and likes to sing, he “ain’t right”. Even when Rodolpho and Catherine stop dancing, Eddie carries on talking about him, as though he wants Rodolpho to hear what in is saying. Eddie carries on hinting about Rodolpho’s sexuality, “if I could cook, if I could sing, if I could make dress,” he is implying that it is wrong for men to behave in this manner, they should be big, masculine and strong. Throughout all of this no one is particularly listening to what he is saying, but watching him. “(He has been unconsciously twisting a newspaper into a tight roll)”, as Eddie is an inarticulate man, his actions speak louder than his words and we see that through his speech he is working himself up, becoming tense and agitated. He has become annoyed with Rodolpho, as he has been talking about him; he is now frustrated with him and wants to take his anger out on something. The Italians wouldn’t really talk about their problems; they would solve their problem with a fight. “(Suddenly the rolled paper tears in two. Eddie suddenly gets up and pulls his pants up over his belly)” His is an important gesture, Eddie is trying to show to everyone that he is the dominant male in the household, Eddie is also displaying the gesture that he is ready for a fight, by pulling his pants over his trousers, the thought of fighting is really on his mind so he starts to talk about it. “What do you say, Marco, we go to the bouts on Saturday night. You never seen a fight, did you? … What do you say, Danish? You wanna come along? ” Eddie calls Rodolfo “Danish”. This is possibly making fun of Rodolfo’s blonde hair or it may be that he is referring to a Danish pastry, light and feminine. Eddie thinks he can make fun of Rodolfo because he appears to be less masculine than Eddie or Marco. “I bet you’ve done some fighting” Eddie is asking Rodolpho this question, really he is satirising him because he knows that Rodolpho has never done any fight, so he is rubbing it in, he is being sarcastic. At this point, Catherine knows something is wrong, she is “nervously happy” She is delighted that Eddie is trying to make an effort to try and be nice to Rodolpho but is unsure whether he has any ulterior motive. Catherine goes to make some coffee and Eddie becomes “weirdly elated, rubbing his fists into his palms” When Catherine asks about coffee he says “Make it nice and strong. ” He is implying that he is a man, and can take his coffee really strong, and that he can take anything that is coming to him. Again he is referring to their Italian heritage that as he is stronger that makes him better. Rodolpho doesn’t want to fight with Eddie, he respects him as Eddie has taking them in his home and could easily ring up the authorities and get them arrested. Rodolpho is embarrassed by the situation; he knows what Eddie is trying to do. Eddie insists that he’ll teach Rodolpho. In the end Rodolpho grazes Eddie. Eddie doesn’t see it as a let down, instead he sees it as a reason to retaliate, and he knows Rodolpho wasn’t putting everything into the punch, but now he has a reason to hit back. Eddie can now hit back harder. Eddie tricks Rodolpho, “(He feints with his left hand and lands with his right. )” This now becomes the turning point of the play, “Marco rises” Catherine runs to Rodolpho.
- This event has passed. TEEN UKULELE CLUB September 14, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm An event every week that begins at 7:30 pm on Monday, repeating until December 7, 2020 A club for beginner ukulele players to gather, learn new songs and chords, and have fun together! Participants require no previous musical knowledge; we will learn the basics of tuning and playing the ukuleles while enjoying the social side of music with another! This is a fantastic way to try out an instrument without putting the money into purchasing your own. It is also a great option for kids who like music, but are more interested in socials than private lessons! Note: Ukuleles are provided for use during class, but you are welcome to bring your own if you have one! Runs: Mondays from 7:30-8:30pm Session 1: September 14th – October 5th, 2020 Session 2: October 19th – November 9th, 2020 Session 3: November 16th – December 7th, 2020
Clothing Manufacturer Europe Clothing manufacturing in Europe has been revolutionized by the latest technologies, including automation, 3D printing, and smart textiles. Automation has increased efficiency and accuracy in the production process, while 3D printing allows for customization and the creation of unique products. Smart textiles have the potential to revolutionize the industry further, with materials that can regulate temperature, monitor vital signs, and even generate electricity. These technologies offer new possibilities for sustainable and eco-friendly production methods, reducing waste and promoting circularity in the fashion industry. The New Supply chain Trend: In recent years, European clothing manufacturing has garnered worldwide acclaim for its commitment to quality, craftsmanship, and sustainability. From haute couture fashion houses to small-scale artisan workshops, Europe has become a hub of excellence in the global fashion industry. In this blog post, we delve into the essence of European clothing manufacturing, exploring the key factors that have contributed to its reputation and why it continues to be a driving force in the world of fashion. - Tradition Meets Innovation: European clothing manufacturing is deeply rooted in a rich tradition of craftsmanship that dates back centuries. The meticulous attention to detail, exquisite tailoring, and timeless designs have become synonymous with European fashion. However, European manufacturers have also embraced innovation, seamlessly blending traditional techniques with cutting-edge technologies to create garments that are both classic and contemporary. - Quality and Durability: One of the hallmarks of European clothing manufacturing is its unwavering commitment to quality. European manufacturers prioritize the use of premium materials, such as luxurious fabrics and sustainable textiles, ensuring that the end products are durable and long-lasting. This emphasis on quality not only ensures customer satisfaction but also contributes to a more sustainable fashion industry by reducing the need for frequent replacements. Near-shoring is here to Stay: - Sustainable Practices: Europe has been at the forefront of sustainable fashion, with clothing manufacturers taking significant strides to minimize their environmental impact. Many European manufacturers adhere to strict environmental regulations and ethical sourcing practices, ensuring that their production processes are environmentally friendly and socially responsible. From using organic and recycled materials to implementing energy-efficient manufacturing techniques, European clothing manufacturers lead the way in promoting a more sustainable and ethical fashion industry. - Supply Chain Transparency: European clothing manufacturers prioritize transparency throughout the entire supply chain. They often work closely with local suppliers and artisans, fostering collaborative relationships and ensuring fair wages and working conditions. By maintaining a transparent supply chain, European manufacturers uphold ethical standards and provide consumers with the assurance that their garments are produced under fair and sustainable conditions. - Design Diversity: Europe boasts a diverse and vibrant fashion landscape, with each country contributing its unique style and aesthetic. From the classic elegance of French haute couture to the minimalistic sophistication of Scandinavian design, European clothing manufacturers offer a wide range of styles and options to suit different tastes and preferences. This diversity allows for endless creative possibilities, ensuring that European fashion remains at the forefront of global trends. Conclusion: European clothing manufacturing embodies a perfect blend of tradition, innovation, quality, and sustainability. With its unwavering commitment to excellence and ethical practices, Europe continues to set the benchmark for the global fashion industry. Whether you’re seeking timeless elegance, contemporary designs, or sustainable fashion choices, European clothing manufacturers are renowned for their ability to meet and exceed expectations. By choosing European-made garments, consumers can support a fashion industry that values craftsmanship, quality, and sustainability.
Over the past 10 years or so, there has been an increased understanding of the need to tackle the problems of managing non-financial risks (NFRs), and this has led to increased hirings of associated legal professionals. Here in Hong Kong, several banks have lifted recruitment freezes that were introduced because of the financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic – and risk and compliance professionals have been among the new hirings. This is linked to the growing awareness of the need to mitigate against NFRs, and to comply with the associated changes in the legal compliance framework. According to the professional services giant Deloitte, a substantial number of the biggest risk events in recent years have arisen from NFRs such as human conduct and internet risks. Such issues have been exacerbated by recent economic turmoil and the global effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Companies and other institutions are likely to find they need to do more to address the problems of NFRs. They may have to train staff and perhaps hire new specialists in order to create greater corporate awareness of the potential threats, and how to deal with them. From 2008 to 2012, the world’s 10 biggest banks lost almost US$200 billion through litigation, compensation claims, and operational mishaps. But monetary losses are not the only concern: the affect on corporate image in the public perspective is also significant. People may start to question business models, and senior staff will be held accountable for what may have been avoidable risks and problems. Such issues – particularly in the light of increased oversight and regulation – mean that banks and other institutions need to look at better management of NFRs. Indeed, such companies may well need to rethink their approach to risk management in general in a more holistic way, so as to cut costs and improve effectiveness. According to the management consulting firm McKinsey and Company, one of the main problems is that within large corporations, various departments will have their own risk-assessment staff or groups, each acting on their own. This means there is duplication of work, and no overall manager to see the full picture. Often time and money is wasted on dealing with problems that could have been averted before they arose. As a result of these issues, there is a growing trend towards a more integrated approach to NFR management. This is being accelerated by a more stringent regulatory framework. For example, many banks are now moving towards a three-tier defence model for dealing with NFRs. The first level is in control of the direct management of risks. The second level sets and monitors control standards, while the third “audit” level checks on the adequacy of the first two. It is clear that the field of NFR management is becoming more important, and, by most indicators, more awareness is needed among the risk and compliance professional community. By VIVIAN CHEN, Associate Director
Clinical: relating to medical treatment given to a person. Coincidence: events or results happening with no obvious reason or connection. Emotion: any of a long list of feelings a person can have such as joy, anger and love... more Neuron: a special cell which is part of the nervous system. Neurons work together with other cells to pass chemical and electrical signals throughout the body... more Questionnaire: a set of questions given to person to gather information. Self-report: to report about one’s own thoughts or behavior. Skeptical: to be unsure of or to not believe in something. State: the condition, situation or shape of someone or something. Stimulus: a signal that can activate or excite a response from an organism. Foods, sounds, and other triggers that cause specific behaviors or sensory experiences are stimuli. You’re having a fantastic day. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, your favorite song is playing through your headphones and you feel like you could take on the world. You decide you want to share your good cheer, so you give your best friend a call. They pick up, grumble that they don’t want to talk and then quickly hang up before you can get a word in. With that reaction, it’s hard to imagine what might be going through your friend’s head. We’ve all had that moment where we wish we could read a friend’s, sibling’s, parent’s or significant other’s thoughts. It would make it so much easier to know what’s going on. Of course, while true mind reading might still only be possible in the pages of your favorite science fiction book, scientists wondered if it was possible to take a step toward making it a reality. In the PLOS Biology article “Decoding Spontaneous Emotional States in the Human Brain,” scientists investigated whether it was possible to record signals from the human brain and predict a person’s current emotional state. So how do we record information from the brain? It turns out that scientists have created many techniques and instruments that allow them to see how activity in the brain is changing. In this study, scientists used functional magnetic resonance imaging, better known as fMRI. Subjects lay down inside a very large tube and the machine measures changes in blood levels in different areas of the brain. Brain cells, called neurons, need oxygen all the time. However, they need either more or less of it when they are more or less active. Scientists use this as a measure of activity in the brain. In a previous experiment, scientists found that they could use fMRI to map the brain’s activation for different emotional states, such as fear or happiness. They did this by collecting data when subjects watched a movie or listened to music that was likely to bring about different emotions. This gave scientists an “emotional dictionary”, so to speak, of what brain activity looked like for each of these different states. They could then apply this information to see how brain states relate to emotion. But, scientists had another question. Could they record the emotional state of a person who was at rest, not watching or listening to anything? In this case, the subject isn’t receiving any stimulus that might make them feel a certain way. Rather, they are just thinking about anything they want, with different emotions naturally occurring due to these thoughts. To answer this, they performed another experiment where they asked subjects to come in, lay in the scanner and let their mind wander. It would be the equivalent of a quiet mental break lying on the couch. Scientists then compared this data to their emotional dictionary and found that, even during rest, they could relate emotional states to the brain data. Even better, they found that the emotional state that the fMRI data predicted was similar to what subjects reported feeling in a small questionnaire at the end of the scan session. This meant that the brain pattern was correlated with, or good at predicting, how a person reported feeling. The results from these experiments were promising, but scientists were still skeptical. What if it was just a coincidence that the self-report and fMRI data were similar? Perhaps this method could only make very broad predictions about how a person felt. After all, the person was in the scanner for some time, so their emotional state could have shifted quite a bit throughout the experiment. For example, many subjects feel some anxiety when they first get in to an fMRI scanner because the space is a bit tight, and this feeling usually goes away as the scan progresses. To help address this concern, scientists performed one final experiment. Here subjects were asked to relax in the scanner and let their minds wander. But, periodically throughout the fMRI scan, they were asked to report how they were feeling. So, by the end of the experiment, there were multiple reports of this information. Scientists could then relate these responses to the brain data at many different points in time. A comparison of these periods showed that the brain activity for different emotions was closely related to subject’s self-reported emotional states. Overall, this meant that scientists were actually able to predict a person’s emotional state. They considered this to be a real-time measurement of emotional states in the brain, one that is much more similar to how our emotional states shift throughout a given day. While we have a long way to go before we can truly read a person’s mind, the ability to use fMRI data to understand a person’s emotional state is a great step forward. Scientists report that they still have a lot to learn before we can apply this to very similar emotions, like fear or anxiety. Regardless, they are hopeful that this could be an important clinical tool to help people who have trouble understanding emotions. Additional images via Wikimedia Commons. Heads image by Matthieu James. Patrick McGurrin. (2016, October 24). Decoding Emotions in the Brain. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved November 29, 2023 from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/plosable/brain-emotions Patrick McGurrin. "Decoding Emotions in the Brain". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 24 October, 2016. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/plosable/brain-emotions Patrick McGurrin. "Decoding Emotions in the Brain". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 24 Oct 2016. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. 29 Nov 2023. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/plosable/brain-emotions
The most obvious way to restore the balance between supply and demand — more mining — is tricky. Mining is environmentally destructive and damages ecosystems and communities. Plans for opening new mines in France, Serbia and Portugal have seen massive social opposition, leaving their future uncertain. Opening a new mine can take more than 15 years on average, so projects started today might arrive too late. While some capacity can be built quicker by reopening old mines, and some projects are already underway, supply imbalances are expected to be inevitable by 2030. Beyond mining, two alternative practical approaches exist. The first is to reduce the demand for critical minerals by clean energy technologies. With innovation and research and development, clean energy products can be redesigned to use less material in each generation. The silver content in solar cells dropped by 80 per cent in one decade. Likewise, the cathodes in new electric vehicle batteries contain up to six times less cobalt than older models. The second alternative is to increase the supply of critical minerals by recovering them from older and used clean technology products via advanced recycling. Decommissioned solar panels might no longer produce energy but can be a valuable source of silver or silicon. Our past research has shown that discarded solar panels could outweigh new installations by the next decade as installers seek to replace older panels with newer, more efficient ones. By recovering critical minerals from this waste in a process known as urban mining, we could cover the demand for the materials needed for future energy installations. Recycling is the way forward Our recent research with our colleague Luk Van Wassenhove compares the economic consequences of these two alternative approaches. If the scarcity of critical minerals is not extreme, reducing the critical material content of clean energy products would be the way to go. However, unintended consequences can be expected akin to the rebound effect or Jevon’s paradox: by improving the efficiency of usage of critical minerals, producers can end up consuming more of it. As clean energy products use less critical material, their improved profitability could increase production even more. As a result, decreasing the material usage per product won’t necessarily lead to a decrease in critical material demand overall. In contrast, our research suggests that recycling decommissioned products is not subject to such a rebound effect. A steady stream of recycled materials from end-of-life products protects producers from volatile commodity prices and better facilitates the critical energy transition. Setting up a recycling ecosystem requires greater effort than marginally changing a product’s design. Firms need a cost-efficient reverse logistics system, recycling plants and infrastructure to get enough end-of-use products back and to process them. Sizeable initial capital investments will take time to recover and require firms and policymakers to adopt a long-term mindset. But there’s room for optimism. The start-up ROSI Solar opened its first recycling plant in 2023, making France a pioneer in recovering high-purity silicon, silver and copper from end-of-use solar panels. Likewise, the U.S.-based SOLARCYCLE can recycle 95 per cent of valuable materials in solar panels. Many electric vehicle makers, like Tesla, Renault and Nissan, have started projects to recycle batteries and ensure a riskless cobalt, nickel and lithium supply. Recycling may indeed be the path to affordable clean energy.
Terminology & conditions Concrete: Cement concrete is one of the most used construction materials in the world. It is principally composed of four materials: water, cement, sand and aggregate. It may be reinforced, fibre-reinforced, self-levelling or self-consolidating, formed, trowelled, polished. Each recipe, or composition, has its own advantages and disadvantages, and must be deployed appropriately, depending on its use. For example, high-performance self-levelling concretes are elegant, once polished. They can be applied in thin layers (+/- 1/2 inch thick), but require a great deal of preparation. Costs are higher than for traditional concrete. The material changes over time, can become stained (like any natural stone), and is sensitive to acids and greases. Because it is a natural material, like wood, it can sometimes prove to be unpredictable. That is why it is important to accept it for its features, and appreciate its qualities that some might see, unfairly, as imperfections. UHPC/UHPFRC Ultra-High Performance Fibre-Reinforced Concrete: These concretes are resistant to compression, with force and flexion 5 to 10 times greater than conventional concretes. They often contain fibres, not reinforcement. This construction material of the future is durable, has low porosity and allows for compositions, infrastructure, furniture and panels that can meet many usage constraints, in particular in cities and outdoors. AtelierB works with UHPC manufactured in Canada, by a company based in Quebec, which works around the world. Additives: Chemicals included during concrete mixing to improve its characteristics. Our knowledge of concrete and our partnerships with chemical additive companies allow us to master all chemical elements that can improve and optimize the characteristics of concrete used in our projects. For example, the inclusion of certain additives to our concrete floors creates a high-density and very good quality “cream” when we polish the slab. Other additives are used to allow concrete to form complex geometric shapes. Polished concrete flooring: concrete slabs, often between 2 in. and 4 in. Several finishes and sealants possible with polishing. AtelierB has specifically developed tools and techniques for its polished floors. Our processes, recipes and materials are workshop-tested. They are constantly evolving and we have been delivering optimal quality projects for 15 years. See also CONTRACT.* AtelierB turnkey: Our team provides all preparation instructions for pouring floors, from finishing to sealing, all prior to your development project. Counter: A monolithic piece of concrete, associated with other materials, such as metal, wood or glass. Durable and resistant. Poured in place or in the workshop, our concrete counters are very high quality, trowelled according to our method, with concretes made from our own recipes. Furniture: Our expertise and the quality of our know-how allow us to complete any concrete furniture project, from unique items to large-scale production, based on our product line or your design. Concrete panels: Thin pieces that provide the appearance of formed concrete on an interior or exterior wall. The AtelierB panel product line is easy to transport and handle. Panels vary in appearance, depending on the concrete selected. Construction glue bonding is the best option. The material can also be easily pierced for mechanical attachment. Polishing: Mechanical process that provides concrete with a glossy or matte appearance, which is non-abrasive and pleasant to touch. For the last several years a specific diamond-cut material has been refined; it embellishes and hardens concrete panels without the use of chemicals. Sealant: Protects floors from stains caused by normal life, prevents porosity and dust production. The sealants we use for our floors and other products are penetrating or wax sealants (LEED); they ensure protection lasts for several years, without significantly altering the material. It is AtelierB policy to never use topically applied sealants like epoxy and polyurethane, since not only do they negatively alter the material, they are dangerous in residential use since they release chemical fumes, especially in the presence of heated floors. Curing: Procedure to maintain the humidity level of concrete, to ensure it sets properly. AtelierB is a master of curing processes for each of its products, for optimal results, avoiding fissures and discolouring. We never use chemical curing processes. Fissures: Can be structural or due to shrinkage. Structural fissures are caused by movement of the ground or the house structure. Shrinkage fissures occur within 90 days of pouring. They do not alter slab solidity in any way. We control fissure rates with high-quality floor preparation, an optimized concrete recipe, very high-quality curing and saw-cutting, in order to avoid fissures as much as possible. If a fissure occurs, we have all the products and techniques needed for optimal masking. Control joints: An intentional concrete fissuring process to prevent undesirable fissuring. AtelierB has the appropriate tools, meticulousness and saw-cutting skills to carry out the process as needed to produce attractive and uniform flooring. Forming and moulding: Used to produce a specific shape in concrete; can also give it a particular texture. The AtelierB team designs all moulds and forms for its projects in its wood shop by moulder-artisans. Contract: Required to start a custom concrete project: floor, counter and large order Ordering and purchasing procedure: – For all projects above $1000, a workshop visit is required to view and understand the material and our procedures. Approval of samples may be requested. – Each order will be effective following payment of an advance, a reservation cheque, or an order contract. – A signed contract and an advance are required before the start of any project. As a participant in the creation of a construction project, AtelierB reserves the right to request a monetary guarantee and to withdraw from any contract in the case of a project with third parties. – Delivery timelines: Curing and polishing procedures demand a minimum three-week timeframe for custom projects. Clients are to be informed of the status and progress of each stage of a project. Warranties, damage and deterioration Objects will differ slightly in terms of colour, texture and porosity. Over time, products undergo slight change. They tend to become darker on contact with humidity and air. The products we deliver are the result of artisanal production. As concrete is a unique material, every client must have realistic expectations, corresponding to the concrete product. Each product is unique and has its specific characteristics, qualities and imperfections. AtelierB insures against any defect in manufacture and error in product recipe and measurement, for one year following final delivery of the product. This warranty covers any damage incurred with normal use and excludes damage resulting from accident, inappropriate use or negligence.
The closed cell sponge rubber blend of Neoprene, EPDM, and SBR results in a gasket material suitable for diverse industrial and mechanical applications where durability, flexibility, and cost are essential. The combination of the best qualities of these three polymers creates an excellent material used in many diverse indoor and outdoor applications. Atlantic Gasket Corporation, a Philadelphia-based custom gasket manufacturer with an international presence, offers closed cell sponge rubber Neoprene/EPDM/SBR in 6, 9, and 12# densities. Listed below are just a few examples of suitable sealing applications for Neoprene/EPDM/SBR. \|Example Gasket Application\|\|Properties\| \|Weatherproofing\|\|Closed cell Neoprene/EPDM/SBR performs well in applications where temperatures can range from –40° F to +200° F. This gasket material is resistant to ozone, sunlight, and oxidation, and works well as a gasket in many outdoor applications.\| \|HVAC\|\|The closed cell structure of Neoprene/EPDM/SBR closed cell sponge makes it an ideal gasket material to seal joints, panel doors, ducts, and other areas because of its ability to eliminate air leakage.\| \|Automotive\|\|Closed cell structure is receptive to most pressure sensitive adhesives for bonding gaskets to metal and plastic surfaces for both sealing and cushioning applications.\| \|Electrical Enclosures\|\|UL ratings make closed cell Neoprene/EPDM/SBR suitable for use in sealing equipment and enclosures containing electrical circuitry and components. This material meets UL157, UL50, UL508 and UL48, UL50E and UL94HF-1.\| See Atlantic Gasket’s closed cell sponge rubber Neoprene/EPDM/SBR specification sheets for detailed information on the physical properties, test methods, and actual results on the four grades of this excellent general purpose gasketing material. Atlantic Gasket is a leading gasket manufacturer, serving a wide range of industry groups worldwide with gaskets and other die-cut parts for high performance applications. Please contact us to discuss the specifics requirements of your project so that we can assist you in determining if this or one of our many other gasketing materials is the right material for your application.
Although many people erroneously believe the genetically linked skeletal malformation known as hip dysplasia is confined to large animals (human and canine), that’s not the case. Even toy breeds including Pekingese, Papillon, Pug, Shi Tzu, Shelties and others are among the small dog breeds commonly seen with the condition. This information according to a study by Larsen and Corley in 1971. Larsen and Corley surveyed ten-thousand X-rays of various breeds. We have some shocking older statistics provided by the Australian Veterinary JournalVolume 52, Issue 12, Article. It was first published online: 10 MAR 2008 about the incidence of hip dysplasia in the 60’s and 70’s. VERY sobering data indeed. In the U.S. 85% of X-rayed German Shepherds, 88% of Malamutes 30% of Great Danes, and an astounding 98% of Saint Bernards were found to have varying degrees of the condition. This revelation based on a minimum of 40 individuals of each reported breed. A study by Henricson of Swedish veterinary records showed 42% of German Shepherds and 44% of Rottweilers as well as about half the Golden Retrievers and Labs were affected. Goldens and Labs are two breeds not commonly thought of as having damaged hips. Hip Dysplasia In Small Breeds Although small breeds also suffer from the condition, studies in the U.S. found that the risk of dysplasia in giant breeds was 50 times greater than that for small or medium-sized dogs as well as 20 times greater for large breeds. This is according to the studies quoted in that Australian Journal issue. Of course those X-rays were probably only conducted on animals suspected of having the condition, not a random selection of the population. The numbers are alarming, or should be so for breeders as well as those who love the larger breeds. Interestingly, there did not appear to be any sex-related increase or decrease of the percentage, despite the fact that bitches are generally smaller than dogs in all breeds. Can Exercise Restriction Help? A study by Riser in 1963 showed that confining puppies in small cages – thus greatly restricting exercise greatly reduced or even prevented the development of dysplasia. Obviously that is an unacceptable way to raise puppies, but perhaps it does suggest that giving puppies enforced rest periods, such as confinement while the owner is at work, may be highly beneficial from that viewpoint.
Reptiles and Amphibians of New Zealand: A Field Guide Dylan van Winkel, Marleen Baling and Rod Hitchmough The definitive photographic guide to New Zealand’s tuatara, geckos, skinks, frogs, marine turtles and marine snakes Illustrated with extraordinary new photography, this is the definitive field guide to all of New Zealand’s tuatara, geckos, skinks, frogs, marine turtles and marine snakes. From the ancient tuatara, the sole surviving member of its order, to the world’s largest collection of long-lived and live-bearing lizards, our geckos and skinks, New Zealand’s 123 species of reptiles and amphibians represent an extraordinary aspect of this country’s biodiversity. Reptiles and Amphibians of New Zealand is the only field guide to cover all currently recognised species. Key features include: - Expert and up-to-date information on all 123 species of reptiles and amphibians in New Zealand. - More than 400 new photographs. - Range maps for every species. - Introduction to evolution, conservation, observing and collecting, ecosystems and geographic history. - Authoritative text on every species, including names, description, distribution, variation and similar species, habitat and natural history. - Identification keys for each of the major groups. - Regional checklist and a handy quick guide on the inside flaps. New Zealand’s list of reptiles and amphibians is growing with new discoveries, even as 80 per cent of species are at risk of extinction. This will be the only field guide to cover all currently recognised reptiles and amphibians and will become a go-to book for anyone interested in New Zealand’s unique wildlife. Awards and Nominations Winner – Whitley Awards 2019 – Best Field Guide, Reptiles and Amphibians of New Zealand: A Field Guide Dylan van Winkel, Marleen Baling & Rod Hitchmough Read an extract here
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How do I find and listen to podcasts? Before you can listen to a podcast, you’ll need to know where to find the best shows and episodes. Different podcast providers, like Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify, have different search systems. However, most apps and websites allow you to use a search bar to find podcasts you might be interested in. If you already know the name of the podcast you’re looking for, type this in to bring up immediate results. If you’re still browsing to find the perfect podcast, try typing in a few keyword variations that relate to your interests. This will yield a range of search results that include your key terms in their titles. How can I listen to podcasts for free? Depending on your device and the podcast you’re searching for, it may be possible for you to access new podcast episodes for free! Some devices have in-built podcast apps that allow you to download episodes or listen online without paying a dime. On other devices, you may be able to access free podcast apps or websites. How do you start listening to podcasts? To start listening to podcasts, all you need is a good device and access to a podcast download or streaming service. The system you choose will vary based on the technology you’re using and the podcast you want to listen to. Read below to find out which podcast service is right for you. Follow the steps to get started on listening to some exciting podcasts! How to listen to podcasts on a Mac Listening to podcasts on a Mac is easy! Mac is compatible with a range of podcast apps with both download and streaming capabilities. The default podcast app on Mac devices is Apple Podcasts. This app is a replacement for iTunes and features a very similar design. It has the largest market share of podcasts, as well as free audio stories. You can even sync across multiple devices to listen both at home and on the go. Step one: Open the Apple Podcasts app on your Apple device. (You can find it in your Launchpad if it’s not on your homescreen already.) Step two: Browse popular shows, or select the search bar on the left of your screen to browse categories and find new shows. If you’re looking for a specific podcast type its name in the search bar. You can also type a few keywords based on what you’re looking for. Select Top Charts if you’d like to listen to something ranking. Step three: Click on the cover image for your chosen podcast. Step four: Click the Latest Episode button to play the newest episode, or scroll down the page to choose an older installment. Once you’ve chosen an episode, select the Play icon left side of the episode title. Step Five: Click on the Follow button under the podcast title and description if you’d like to be notified when new episodes are released. How to listen to podcasts on an iPhone or iPad On an iPhone or iPad, there are plenty of ways to access podcast content! Choosing a podcast app is the best way to find a good selection of new podcasts that you can carry with you everywhere. While there are plenty of apps to choose from on an iPhone or iPad, Apple Podcasts is a built-in app and is one of the most popular choices. It allows you to access over 63 million podcasts episodes. Step one: Open Apple Podcasts on your device. Step two: Browse popular shows or categories, or use the search bar to find a specific show. Step three: Click on the podcast you’d like to listen to. Step four: To play an episode, simply press play. How to listen to podcasts on an Android phone or tablet If you’re an Android user, don’t worry. There are still plenty of ways to access podcast content on an Android smartphone or tablet. Options include Spotify and Google podcasts. One of the most popular podcast apps on Android phones and tablets is Google Podcast, which is available for download from the Play Store. This app has a great podcast library, making it easy to access the podcast episode you’re looking for. Step one: Download and open the Google Podcast app. Step two: Select the topics or categories you’re interested in from the options at the top, under the search bar. Step three: Browse recommendations, or find a podcast with the searchbar. Step four: Choose the podcast you want to listen to, and click play to begin. How to listen to podcasts on your computer If you often listen to content at home or at work, you might prefer to access your favorite podcasts on your computer. There are many great computer-based software systems that offer podcasts for download or streaming. One of the most popular options is Google Podcasts, which offers an expansive listening library to keep you up to date with all the latest episodes. Step one: Open Google Podcasts from your browser on your computer. Step two: Browse for a podcast in the Explore Shows tab or use the search bar above to find something more specific. Step three: Click on the podcast you want to listen to and then press the Play icon on the episode you have selected. Step four: Click Subscribe to get notified of new episodes of your favorite shows. How to listen to podcasts on Alexa or a smart speaker When you’re busy, listening to podcasts on Alexa, Google Home, or another smart speaker system is a great way to save time. All you need to start listening is stable connection to a podcast service on another compatible device. This could be a smartphone, or it might be your computer, laptop, or tablet. Step one: Connect your smart speaker system to your device and your default podcast app or service. Step two: Choose the podcast you want to hear. Step three: Ask your speaker to play your podcast, specifically calling out its title. Step four: Start listening! How to listen to podcasts on Spotify Across all kinds of devices, Spotify is a great option for podcast listening, with millions of available episodes for you to choose from. On Spotify, you’ll find much more than just music. You can stream podcasts produced by creators all over the world! Spotify music and podcast libraries are updated regularly, which makes it easy to access new content as it becomes available. If you have an active Spotify subscription, you can listen to a podcast on the go, no matter where you are. Step one: Download and open the Spotify app on your phone, tablet, or desktop. Step two: Browse Spotify’s selection of Episodes for you or tap the Search button to find something specific. This Search button is on the left side menu on a desktop and on the bottom menu from a phone. Step three: In the search tab, select Podcasts, then choose a category and start browsing for a podcast to listen to. You can also directly type the name of a podcast on the search bar above. Step four: Select a podcast cover to see all of its episodes and details. Step five: Choose an episode and press the Play button to start listening. Note that some of Spotify’s podcasts are now also videos. Step six: To keep up to date with a podcast’s new releases, press the Follow button which is just above all the episodes of a podcast. The Best Podcast Listening Platforms While Apple, Spotify, and now YouTube are your leading listening platforms, it’s possible you may want to try something different. Watch the video to learn more about podcast listening platforms. How Do I Subscribe to a Podcast? By subscribing to a podcast you love, you can make sure that you never miss a new episode! This is also an easy way to save the podcasts you enjoy for later listening. Subscribing methods will vary depending on what podcast listening app or service you’re using, but the basic principles are the same. When you subscribe to a podcast, you’ll receive a notification to your phone or computer whenever new episodes become available. Step one: Navigate to your podcast app. Step two: Choose the podcast you want to subscribe to. Step three: Tap on your chosen podcast, and look for the Subscribe button, usually towards the top of the page. Sometimes this will also be a Follow button Step four: Click the subscribe or follow button, and set your notification settings to determine how you’ll be notified of new content. How to find interesting podcasts to listen to There are many ways to find interesting podcasts to listen to, no matter what listening system you use. The best place to start is usually on your app’s browse or explore page. Here, you’ll find trending content by popular podcasters. You can also search specific categories in this way. If you’re looking for something more specific, a simple search can help. Navigate to the search bar of your listening app, and type in a few keywords that relate to the kind of content you’re interested in. This will generate relevant podcast episodes and shows. If you’re still not sure what you’d like to hear, don’t be afraid to ask your friends for recommendations. Everyone loves talking about their favorite podcast! You could also check out too podcast charts or even visit a podcast blog or website to find out about recent podcasts people are enjoying. Check out our list of the best podcasts to get you started! How to watch a podcast Sometimes, listening to a podcast isn’t enough. While podcasting is an audio-based entertainment style, many podcasters also film video content to accompany their episodes. Some podcast app services allow you to access video alongside audio content. In many cases, these start as soon as you start playing a podcast episode. For example, Spotify has recently introduced video podcasts that you can watch on their platform. Creators should take advantage of this because video podcasting is a great way to engage and reach out to more audiences. For a seamless process, we recommend using Riverside which is now Spotify’s official video podcast partner. Learn more, or start video podcasting the easy way! When video content is not readily available, you can often access it on video-based platforms, like YouTube. Look up your favorite podcasters to find out whether they also host video channels. Most podcasts include this information on the episode details page. How to download or stream podcasts On many app services, it is possible to automatically download or stream a podcast episode with just the click of a button. The process for this will vary depending on the app you’re using, so it’s best to follow service-specific instructions. In most cases, in order to download automatically, you’ll need access to a stable internet connection. Downloading a podcast ahead of time means that you can listen to content offline later. To stream podcasts, most major services require either internet connection or an active subscription. If you listen to podcasts on the go often, subscribing can be a valuable investment, giving you access to plenty of episodes whenever and wherever you want them. Start listening to podcasts Whether you’ve just started listening to podcasts or have been a longtime podcast lover, there are so many amazing options to help you stay connected with your favorite creators. Find available episodes that strike your interest, and remember to tell all your friends about the podcasts you love. If you feel inspired by the podcasting greats, you might like to consider podcasting as a new hobby. Visit Riverside.fm to access studio-quality audio tools that can help you achieve your podcast goals.
Verse of the Day, September 16, 2020 Isaiah 40:28-31 KJV “Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” A word from GOD says today that our ways, especially those of the house of Jacob are not hidden from the LORD ALMIGHTY. He will visit, be it for good or bad, for our ways. We should know and have heard that the MOST-HIGH ALMIGHTY does not get weary. HE is the everlasting GOD, the OWNER, and the CREATOR of and to the ends of the earth; we cannot search out HIS understanding! Praise ye the LORD! Are you feeling weak, confused (especially in these times), know that the LORD gives power. Young men even get fatigued and weary, but not those who wait upon the ALMIGHTY. Seek patience, due diligence, and wait upon the LORD to renew your strength. You can be renewed right now and mount wings like the eagles. Then you can run better than Usain Bolt and never get tired; and walk for days and not become faint. Wait on the Everlasting POWER, the ALMIGHTY. Praise ye the LORD! Praise the Almighty today! Share with someone who may need a word from the HIGHEST today! And you can read the entire chapter below! 21 Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth? 22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: 23 That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity. 24 Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble. 25 To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. 26 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth. 27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God?
Welcome to the Horse Journal! We are a website dedicated to bringing you the latest news and information about all things related to horses and their care. We provide articles, reviews, tips, and tricks for horse owners, riders, and enthusiasts of all levels. Whether you’re just starting or you’ve been around the horse world for years, you’ll find something here for you. Understanding Horse Journaling and Its Benefits Horse journaling is a unique and powerful way to connect with horses and deepen their relationship with them. Horse journaling is an activity that involves writing down your thoughts, observations, and experiences with horses. It is a form of self-reflection that can help you gain greater insight into yourself as well as the horse. It can also be used to record the progress and development of your horse, track goals, and record milestones. Through horse journaling, you can capture the moments of joy, fear, and tenderness that you experience with your horse, and use that understanding to foster a stronger bond. Not only will this deepen your relationship with your horse, but it may also help you gain a greater understanding of yourself and your own emotional experience. Horse journaling can also be used to help you develop a plan for training your horse, as well as set goals for yourself and your horse. How to Incorporate Horse Journaling into Your Life Horse journaling is a great way to turn your passion for horses into a meaningful and fulfilling practice. It allows you to reflect on your experiences with horses, both good and bad, and to gain insight into your relationship with them. Not only does it provide a creative outlet for expressing your thoughts, but it can also help you to understand yourself and the horses in your life better. Writing down your thoughts and feelings can help to relieve stress, and can also help to provide clarity and direction for your horsemanship journey. Incorporating horse journaling into your life can be simple and rewarding. Start by finding a notebook or journal that you enjoy writing in, and set aside sometime each day to write about your experiences with horses. You can also use the journal to document your goals for yourself and your horse and to track your progress over time. Finally, don’t be afraid to let your imagination run wild; horse journaling is an opportunity to explore the deeper aspects of your relationship with horses. The Benefits of Horse Journaling for Emotional Growth Horse journaling can be an incredibly beneficial practice for emotional growth and well-being. Horse journaling is the practice of writing down your thoughts, feelings, and experiences with horses in an organized, chronological manner. By taking the time to reflect on your experiences with horses, you can gain new insight into yourself and your relationship with the animals. Horse journaling can also help you to recognize patterns in your behavior, identify areas for improvement, and gain a better understanding of how your thoughts and feelings affect your interactions with horses. Additionally, writing down your experiences with horses can help you to cultivate a deeper connection and appreciation for the animals. Through horse journaling, you can learn to better understand and empathize with your horse, while gaining insight into how to be a better horseman or horsewoman. Tips for Starting Your Journey with Horse Journaling Horse journaling is a great way to document your journey with horses and reflect on your experiences with them. It is a great way to record your successes and challenges and allows you to look back on your growth over time. Horse journaling can be done in a variety of ways but if you are just starting here are some tips to get you started. Firstly, it is important to create a safe and comfortable environment for your journaling sessions. You should make sure you have a dedicated space with minimal distractions so that you can focus on writing and reflecting. Secondly, it is important to establish a regular journaling routine. This will help you to stay consistent and motivated to journal regularly. Thirdly, be creative and experiment with different techniques such as drawing, writing, and listing. Lastly, try to focus on the positive and celebrate your successes. All of these tips will help you to create an enjoyable and productive experience with horse journaling. Overcoming Fear and Nervousness Around Horses Horse Journal can be a great resource for those who are looking to overcome fear and nervousness around horses. Through this journal, riders can learn the proper techniques for approaching a horse, the importance of developing trust, and how to stay safe while working with horses. Horse Journal also provides advice on how to overcome fear and nervousness, such as recognizing our emotional state, controlling our breathing, and mastering the art of visualization. Additionally, the journal provides readers with information on how to create a bond between horse and rider and the importance of maintaining a positive attitude. With the knowledge and confidence gained from Horse Journal, riders can take on new challenges and move forward in their journey with horses. Accessing the Power of Nature Through Horse Journaling Horse journaling is a creative and therapeutic way to access the power of nature and deepen our connection to the natural world. Horse journaling is a unique form of nature-based journaling that focuses on the relationship between humans and horses. By writing about our experiences with horses, we can gain greater insight into our relationships, our feelings, and our connection to nature. Horse journaling can help us to better understand the unique qualities of horses and to better appreciate their beauty and grace. It can also provide a much-needed break from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Horse journaling allows us to explore our inner thoughts and emotions in a safe and natural environment. The practice can help us to feel more connected to our power and to the power of nature that surrounds us. Horse Journal is an invaluable resource for anyone who has an interest in horses and their care. It provides a wealth of information and insight into the equestrian world, from breeding and nutrition to health and training. This publication is a must-have for anyone who has a passion for horses and their wellbeing, as it can be a valuable resource for both the novice and the experienced horse owner alike. Horse Journal is a must-read for anyone who wants to stay up to date with the latest horse care trends and news. It also offers a great platform for sharing ideas and advice amongst the equestrian community.
According to the AOA National Joint Replacement Registry, the best knee replacement design choice has a 60% reduction in revisions, but it only used by 9% of surgeons. In October 2018 – The Australian Knee Society held it’s Annual Scientific Meeting. Chris Vertullo from the National Joint Replacement Registry presented a concept that not all surgeons make rational decisions from the AOA NJRR. The low risk implant is: Cruciate retaining, cemented tibia, with patella resurfacing, highly cross linked polyethylene, and fixed (not mobile) bearing. The re-operation rate at 10 years for this combination is 2.4%, contrasting 5.5% for combined results of alternate designs, i.e. a 60% reduction in the risk of requiring revision surgery. This is based on a 482,373 knee replacements performed in Australia. A difficulty has been that each individual factor has only a marginal change to results, and hard to prove. Patella resurfacing has been difficult to prove that it improves results. But – there is a marginal decrease in re-operation if it is done at the primary operation. The Australian incidence of patella resurfacing is now gradually increased from 41% in 2003 to 64% in 2016. How implants are fixed to the has changed in the same period from 74% to now 89% where surgeons only trust bone cement to permanently bond the tibia to the metal. The other difficulty is an individual surgeon’s figures aren’t the same as averaged data, and patient satisfaction isn’t measured in the registry. Not discussed was what to do with younger patients with arthritis. Where possible, joint replacement should be avoided with weight reduction and other non operative managements, osteotomies, and sometimes partial knee replacement. The 10 year revision rate for TKR is 13% for men under 55, vs 8% for men 55-65, so picking a surgeon prepared to discuss all options is wise! Mr David Mitchell Vertullo CJ, Graves SE, Peng Y, Lewis PL. An optimum prosthesis combination of low-risk total knee arthroplasty options in all five primary categories of design results in a 60% reduction in revision risk: a registry analysis of 482,373 prostheses. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2018 Aug 20. doi: 10.1007/s00167-018-5115-z. [Epub ahead of print] Pilling RW et al, Patella resurfacing in primary total knee replacement: a met-analysis. JBJS(Am) 2012, 94(24):2270-8 Pavlou G, Patellar resurfacing in total knee arthroplasty: does design matter? A meta-analysis of 7075 cases. JBJS(Am) 2011, 93(14):1301-9
Many of us will face a Financial Crisis at some point in our lives. Catastrophic events such as family illness, the death of the primary breadwinner, the unexpected loss of a job, or a natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina can alter one’s financial solvency in the blink of an eye. In such circumstances one’s very livelihood, once secure, is drastically upended and life becomes a daily struggle to pay bills, evade haranguing phone calls from creditors and protect the family home from foreclosure. Financial worries take an enormous physical and emotional toll on individuals and relationships alike. Sleep is just one more lost luxury. Self-blame is common and often leads to clinical depression. Friends and peers may become critical and judgmental of one’s choices. Longtime business partnerships and marriages will sometimes falter under the constant pressure to survive financial hardship. When presented with a financially draining situation beyond one’s control, investigating bankruptcy is not only understandable, but may in fact offer the best hope of debt relief. In these cases, filing bankruptcy serves a morally correct and ideal purpose: to protect otherwise fiscally sound individuals experiencing untoward hardship from monetary ruin by providing a clean financial slate with which to begin life anew. Consider now the opposite side of this same coin: those individuals experiencing financial hardship resulting from events within their control. These circumstances might include reckless overspending, recreational gambling, racking up additional debt after filing for bankruptcy, mishandling finances (or financial illiteracy), or simply choosing to renege on payments to creditors. At what point should ethics factor into their bankruptcy claims? Rarely if ever, according to many economists, who point out that lenders and creditors anticipate and negotiate the risk of consumer non-payment into their loan or interest rates, thus protecting themselves should a borrower default. Because of this industry practice, borrowers shouldn’t feel morally irresponsible when they stop paying on a mortgage or credit card debt. Does a ‘no harm, no foul’ approach to bankruptcy render the question of ethics moot? Not so, says David VanHoose, Herman W. Lay Professor of Private Enterprise at Baylor and a professor of Economics. He supports the view that an individual entering into a contractual agreement has a moral duty to honor their obligation to the second party. “A borrower has an ethical duty to avoid behaviors that significantly increase the probability of non-repayment of an obligation to a lender,” says Dr. VanHoose. “In an important sense, a borrower is steward of the funds that the lender has made available for the borrower’s use.” Professor Steve Green, chair and director of the graduate program in economics at Baylor, agrees with his colleague from a moral standpoint, but admits that it’s a complicated issue when viewed from an economic perspective. “Is it a binding promise to pay when the terms of the loan – the interest rate you pay – factors in the #possibility of default? That is, if the rate you are paying in effect includes a bankruptcy insurance premium?” asks Dr. Green. “Given the widespread use of the bankruptcy provision and the easy access of creditors to borrower information, one could argue that virtually all transactions in our economy are priced this way.” That said, he concludes, “Bankruptcy imposes costs – mainly the increased difficulty of getting loans in the future, so it should be avoided for practical as well as moral reasons.” In his book, The Ethics of Bankruptcy, Jukka Kilpi remembers a time in America when items were purchased on a cash-only basis or not at all, and the use of credit was considered to be a disreputable practice by the American majority. Achieving the ‘American Dream,’ he writes, once meant owning a home and an automobile. What a different picture Americans paint today in this age of easy credit and instant gratification! According to MSNBC, more than 600,000 claims were filed in America’s federal bankruptcy courts in 2006. This figure actually marked a 70 percent decline from the previous year’s claims of 2.1 million, when proposed changes to the nation’s bankruptcy laws sparked a run on the courts by individuals rushing to file before the reformed law went into effect that October. That drop was just temporary according to industry experts, who indicate that the number of bankruptcy filings is on the rise once more. In April, CNNMoney.com reported that February 2007 saw a 17 percent increase in bankruptcy claims over the previous month. High gas prices, the recent fallout of the mortgage industry and rising use of credit by consumers are creating an economic condition ripe for bankruptcy. This is great news for bankruptcy lawyers, but what about consumers suffering under the stigma of bankruptcy? Some would tell us that stigma no longer exists. Timothy Gorman, publisher of Debt-Relief-Solutions.com, believes that the stigma associated with bankruptcy lessens exponentially as the number of claims increases. In an article posted on Bnet.com entitled Bankruptcy as an Option, Gorman states that “bankruptcy has become so common, it is no longer ‘the big ugly monster’ it once was.” He further writes: “Filing for bankruptcy once scarred you for 10 years. There was no hope of buying houses or cars or getting more credit cards. Often filing for bankruptcy meant you had to give up most of your property. Anymore there are credit card offers in the mail as soon as your bankruptcy is discharged. Buying a car is no problem as long as you can handle the sky-high interest rates. And buying a house, well, you may have to be a little more patient and let your bankruptcy ‘settle’ in the stomachs of mortgage lenders before they will grant you a home loan, but you can certainly get one, bankruptcy or not.” What are the ethical variables to be considered here? Was it morally right that bankruptcy was once considered a disgrace in the American culture, as Kilpi asserts? Is it morally right that claiming bankruptcy results in little more today than a slap on the consumer’s wrist, as Gorman would have us believe? Should our courts process bankruptcies without assumption of guilt or blame? The answers are as varied as each individual’s ethical compass. Consider this question: if lenient bankruptcy laws lead to higher levels of consumer credit, isn’t that an economic boost to society? Ideally, yes. Until we begin to abuse those laws. Enter the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, which seeks to prevent consumers from abusing the bankruptcy system by clearing all their debts when they have the ability to repay at least some of them. The reforms appear to be working. An increasing number of individuals file for bankruptcy under Chapter 13 of the bankruptcy code, in which individuals establish a payment plan with creditors involving a period of seven to 10 years. Before the new bankruptcy law took effect, the majority of Americans filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, where all unsecured debts were eliminated. So who benefits most from bankruptcy – society, creditors, or claimants? Obviously debt collectors are benefiting under the reformed law, since they are more likely to receive some money from the borrower, no matter how reduced that payment may be. Creditors do not appear to be suffering, if offers of “easy credit” and “flexible financing” to those with shaky credit histories are any indication. Predatory lenders who aggressively market credit cards to college students and extend high-interest loans toindividuals against a pending paycheck or car title appear to be thriving. Since federal law now requires bankruptcy claimants to enroll in debt counseling before they file, ads touting various debt consolidating and counseling services are flooding television, billboards and the print media. While some of these companies are reputable, many are not, so consumers are wise to do their research. Another plus on the side of bankruptcy (and capitalism): bankruptcy laws protect entrepreneurs when they take risks and fail, allowing them a fresh start on a new idea. Certainly the immediate benefit filing for bankruptcy offers the claimant is the cessation of hostile calls from collection agencies demanding payment on credit card debt, or creditors threatening to repossess a car. Court-ordered reduced payments on secured debts, such as taxes, a mortgage, or a student loan, also provide tremendous relief. Unsecured debts, such as medical bills, could be discharged completely by the court and may be well worth the price of waiting out a shaky credit rating for up to 10 years. Even so, bankruptcy remains the last option many financially distressed consumers will choose, and personal ethics may well be the reason. While some individuals see little or no stigma attached to bankruptcy and are unwilling to scale down either their lifestyle or their spending to pay off a debt, others will struggle financially for a lifetime before reneging on an obligation. Just as ethics are central to giving individuals the right to wipe a financial page clean and enjoy a new start at life, so too should ethics factor into one’s acting responsibly so as to avoid bankruptcy court in the future. With the promise of luxury only a quick swipe away, that is not always going to be the case. Baylor Business Review, Fall 2007
RF AMPLIFIER MODULE 1 The RF amplifier comprises one stage of amplification (VT1) followed by three emitter follower stages, (VT2-4). It is preceded and followed by variable attenuators in the forro of shunt diodes which are selected far high storage to prevent diode non-linearity effects. The front end diodes are controlled by a local a.g.c. loop (VT9 and VT10). The voltage which operates the control transistor is produced by VT10, which operates as a detector, with the signal from VT3 emitter applied to its base via C10, R16/C15. Under no-signal, or very low signal conditions, VT9 is held nonconducting since its base (via R36) and emitter is returned to the -15V line. Thus D1 and D2 cannot conduct and offer no attenuation to the input signal. As the signal level increases to 20mV the detector action of VT10 dri ves VT9 base less negati ve with the result t.hat VT9 conducts, drawing current via D1 and D2, decreasing its impedance, thus applying some attenuation to the input signal. With further increases in signal strength VT9 draws more current via D1 and D2, increasing the attenuation. The control circuit is prevented from responding to transient changes in signal level by capacitar C24. The output from VT4 is applied via R19 to the second variable attenuator circuit and via C13 to the first mixer. The a.g.c. line from module 8 is applied to a control amplifier VT5 and VT6. This operates in a similar way to VT9 and VT10. As VT6 draws more current via D4 so the output signal is attenuated to maintain an output of approximately 30mV to prevent overloading of the first mixer. Threshold variation is by adjustment of RV1, the voltage across which is held constant by zener diode D5 and·D6-D7. Com um TinySA decidi verificar o que saia do amplificador 1 (antes dele nao ha sinal suficiente para ler no tinySA), liguei a antena na entrada do radio, e fui buscar o sinal depois do modulo 1 O fl 8 nbao apresentava sinal suficiente para ler algo de jeito.
World Day of Prayer for Vocations “Dream of Joseph” from Pope Francis This evening I’d like to share with you excerpts from Pope Francis’ message for the 2021 World Day Prayer for Vocations. Back in December 2020, His Holiness Pope Francis declared Saint Joseph “Patron of the Universal Church” as he opened the Year of Joseph. His letter to us for today’s International day of prayer for Church Vocations is entitled “Saint Joseph: The Dream of Vocation.” Pope Francis writes: God looks on the heart and in Saint Joseph he recognized the heart of a father, able to give and generate life in the midst of daily routines. Vocations have this same goal: to beget and renew lives every day. The Lord desires to shape the hearts of fathers and mothers: hearts that are open, capable of great initiatives, generous in self-giving, compassionate in comforting anxieties and steadfast in strengthening hopes. The priesthood and the consecrated life greatly need these qualities nowadays, in times marked by fragility but also by the sufferings due to the pandemic, which has spawned uncertainties and fears about the future and the very meaning of life. Saint Joseph comes to meet us in his gentle way, as one of “the saints next door.” At the same time, his strong witness can guide us on the journey. Saint Joseph suggests to us key words for each individual’s vocation. The first is dream. If we were to ask people to express in one word their life’s dream, it would not be difficult to imagine the answer: “to be loved.” It is love that gives meaning to life, because it reveals life’s mystery. Indeed, we only have life if we give it; we truly possess it only if we generously give it away. God’s call always urges us to take a first step, to give ourselves, to press forward. There can be no faith without risk. Every “yes” bears fruit because it becomes part of a larger design, of which we glimpse only details, but which the divine Artist knows and carries out, making of every life a masterpiece. Every true vocation is born of the gift of oneself, which is the fruit of mature sacrifice. Our gift of self will not come to fulfilment if it stops at sacrifice. Were that the case, instead of becoming a sign of the beauty and joy of love, the gift of self would risk being an expression of unhappiness, sadness and frustration. Pope Francis continues: “I like to think of Saint Joseph, as the protector of vocations.” In fact, from his willingness to serve comes his concern to protect. The Gospel tells us that Joseph wasted no time fretting over things he could not control, in order to give full attention to those entrusted to his care. Such thoughtful concern is the sign of a true vocation, the testimony of a life touched by the love of God. What a beautiful example of Christian life we give when we refuse to pursue our ambitions or indulge in our illusions, but instead care for what the Lord has entrusted to us through the Church! God then pours out his Spirit and creativity upon us – he works wonders in us, as he did in Joseph. Together with God’s call which makes our greatest dreams come true, and our response which is made up of generous service and attentive care, there is (another) characteristic of Saint Joseph’s daily life and our Christian vocation, namely fidelity. Joseph is the “righteous man who daily perseveres in quietly serving God and God’s plans.” At a particularly difficult moment in his life, he thoughtfully considered what to do. He did not yield to the temptation to act rashly, simply following his instincts or living for the moment. Instead, he pondered things patiently. He knew that success in life is built on constant fidelity to important decisions. This was reflected in his perseverance in plying the trade of a humble carpenter, a quiet perseverance that made no news in his own time, yet has inspired the daily lives of countless Christians ever since. For a vocation – like life itself – matures only through daily fidelity. How is such fidelity nurtured? In the light of God’s own faithfulness. The first words that Saint Joseph heard in a dream were an invitation not to be afraid, because God remains ever faithful to his promises. Do not be afraid: these words the Lord also addresses to you whenever you feel that, even amid uncertainty and hesitation, you can no longer delay your desire to give your life to him. He repeats these words when, perhaps amid trials and misunderstandings, you seek to follow his will every day, wherever you find yourself. They are words you will hear anew, at every step of your vocation, as you return to your first love. They are a refrain accompanying all those who – like Saint Joseph – say yes to God with their lives through their fidelity each day. This fidelity is the secret of joy. A hymn in the liturgy speaks of the “transparent joy” present in the home of Nazareth. It is the joy of simplicity, the joy experienced daily by those who care for what truly matters: faithful closeness to God and to our neighbor. How good it would be if the same atmosphere, simple and radiant, sober and hopeful, were to pervade our seminaries, religious houses and presbyteries! Pope Francis continues…”I pray that you will experience this same joy, (my) dear brothers and sisters who have generously made God the dream of your lives, serving God through a fidelity that is a powerful testimony in an age of fleeting choices and emotions that bring no lasting joy. May Saint Joseph, protector of vocations, accompany you with his fatherly heart!” Please pray for perseverance for our postulants: Marietta and Kathleen. If it be God’s will, we pray: send vocations to our community. God bless you! Stay safe – keep healthy and happy and never lose hope – believe that God has a plan that is unfolded for us day-by-day … which is all we need one-day-at-a-time. ~Sister Roberta Bailey, OSB, Prioress For the full text of Pope Francis letter (cited in the attached reflection) click on the link below.Continue Reading
What happens when climate lawsuits do not achieve immediate results? Are there other avenues whereby to catalyze emotions, engagement, and social movements? The Norwegian Climate Case, concerning the Arctic, was not a full-fledged victory—but directors in the Arctic may work in parallel for questioning its possible oil & gas industrial development. In this lunch seminar, Documentary Director and Social Anthropologist Alessandro Belleli takes us into a journey across snapshots of life in the Arctic. Starting from a personal reflection on being a father in a time of climate concerns, the filmmaker engages into a journey with the camera in order to enhance a further dialogue about the future of the Arctic among its’ people, portraying different lives and collecting their visions about the possible oil & gas industrialization of it. From Skarpeneset and Tromsø Havn in a possibly Post-Petroleum North, through a singing voice of the environmental & climate activist, to a sea & fisherman’s perspective, continuing to Hammerfest and an oil worker’s side. Born in Trentino (Italy) in March 1983, is an arctic anthropologist, photographer and filmmaker. He holds a bachelor in Economics with a specialization in Social Studies and International Cooperation at the University of Trento (2007), a Master in Cultural Anthropology at the University of Genoa (2011) and a Master in Visual Anthropology at the Arctic University of Norway (2015). As an anthropologist photographer and filmmaker, he has been working in Denmark, Western Greenland, Brazil and Northern Norway. His works have been shown and published on the National Italian TV RAI, the National Norwegian TV NRK & by the Italian Polar Institute. (Faculty of Law, UiB) will reflect on Alessandro’s presentation and open the debate with (Department of Cultural History, UiB) and the public. This event is part of Klimafestivalen § 112 – Bergen. All welcome! Refreshments will be served. Go to webpage
Remember the hype around cryptocurrency and being bombarded with ads after a simple search of what it is? Well all that is about to change. Google is planning to remove all cryptocurrency related advertisements in June of this year. Cryptocurrency related refers to ICOs (initial coin offerings), wallets and trading advice. This means that companies with legitimate offerings won’t be allowed to use any of Google’s ad services including AdWords. Instead they will have to opt for advertising on their own website or through third parties. The director of sustainable ads at Google, Scott Spencer, stated that the company has seen the harm that fake offerings has done for the public and has opted to remove them altogether to prevent any future harm to consumers. The total ban on cryptocurrency related ads also follows the same suit that Facebook had done earlier this year. Facebook’s motive was to prevent people from advertising misleading or deceptive ploys to scam consumers. This doesn’t just affect companies; it also affects those who are professionals in the field who sell their expertise across platforms such as YouTube. People who rely upon Google or Facebook to promote their videos will be hindered due to this new restriction. Facebook’s ban on the industry will span across all of their platforms not just exclusive to Facebook. Ads that violate the new policy on Instagram, ad networks or other ads from third parties will be removed immediately. One of the advertisement technology directors at Facebook stated that the policy is broad amongst all of their services for reason. They’re implementing it to combat deceptive and misleading advertisements. Once the signals for the advertisement platform increases, Facebook mentioned that they will revisit the policy and make necessary adjustments that they see fit. As the cryptocurrency scene is a highly unregulated space, many scams have emerged scamming thousands of dollars out of people. Google mentioned that in 2017 they took down over 3.2 billion ads due to them violating their policies. This number is more than double the previous year of 1.7 billion ads being removed. Alphabet, which is the parent company of Google, makes the majority of their profits from advertising. The shift to remove cryptocurrency content can be seen as removing a malicious industry to convince advertisers that their advertising platform is safe and scam free.
Long a bastion of Jewish labor power, garment unions provided financial and political aid essential to founding and building the nation of Israel. Throughout the project, Jewish labor often operated outside of official channels as non-governmental organizations. Adam Howard explores the untold story of how three influential garment unions worked alone and with other Jewish labor organizations in support of a new Jewish state. Sewing the Fabric of Statehood reveals a coalition at work on multiple fronts. Sustained efforts convinced the AFL and CIO to support Jewish development in Palestine through land purchases for Jewish workers and encouraged the construction of trade schools and cultural centers. Other activists, meanwhile, directed massive economic aid to Histadrut, the General Federation of Jewish Workers in Palestine, or pressured the British and American governments to recognize Israel's independence. What emerges is a powerful account of the motivations and ideals that led American labor to forge its own foreign policy and reshape both the postwar world and Jewish history.
I remember when I purchased my first bicycle in 2014 year. At that time, cycles are getting tending. After using that cycle for 1 to 2 months, I realized that air was losing from my cycle tire. At that time, I was totally hopeless and repeatedly thinking about why does my tire keep losing air when it did not have any kind of holes in my tires. Some people are also facing their brand new tire losing air pressure without any tire damage. What was its reason, and can you fix it? Well, my name is Smruti Ranjan Nahak. I have been a professional rider since 2016, and through this blog post, I will discuss with you exactly why does my tire keep losing air and how I fix it myself. Are you ready to know about it? Let’s start the article. Why Does My Tire Keep Losing Air - Due To Damage Valve Stem - Due To Damage Type Pressure Monitoring System - Due To Cycle Tire Puncture Issue - Due To Weather Changes - Due To the Damaged Wheel - If The Tire Is Too Old Due To Damage Valve Stem Now, there are lots of cycle users who are thinking about exactly what Valve Stem is. Well, in simple language, the Valve Stem is a part that is used to enter the air into the cycle tire. This part is placed at the top of the cycle tire. If there is any breakage or any damage occurs in this part, then you will face a losing air problem. In my case, I face this issue. Actually, what happened was that my cycle valve stem was damaged due to the rock. After identifying the issue, I will replace this part. Due To Damage Type Pressure Monitoring System The tire system monitoring system is also known as the TPMS. It depends on lots of reasons why your TPMS will be defective. Bow, the question is how you can consider your TPMS will be damaged. Well, to consider this issue, you can simply check your cycle tire pump manually using any tire pressure checker. If everything is okay and you still have the air pressure leak issue, then you must check the other points. Maybe other points will help you. Always keep in mind that it is essential for you to change your TPMS if you ride your cycle more than 55,000 miles. Otherwise, you can face dangerous issues. Due To Cycle Tire Puncture Issue It is one of the most common reasonable issues on why your cycle tire is losing its air. Again, there are lots of factors that are dependent on why you will face the cycle tire puncture issue. It may be rough riding. If you are riding your cycle at very low pressure, then chances are high that your cycle tire will puncture quickly. Basically, cycle tires are made with high-quality rubber material. But when it gets old, its rubber layer is reduced, and because of this reason, cycle tires are started puncturing. Most of the new cycle riders are facing this issue. They don’t know when is the right time to change their cycle tire. Due To Weather Changes I mentioned one thing: rubbers are automatically adjusted according to the current weather conditions. If the weather is changed or the season is changed, then your cycle tire is started to release the air. Behind this scene, a scientific reason exists. If you store your cycle under your home and, for some reason, you store your cycle outdoors, then chances are high that your cycle tire will lose its pressure. As you already know about it, indoor and outdoor temperatures are totally different from each other. I would recommend that if you store your cycle indoors, then don’t store it outdoors. Due To the Damaged Wheel Do you ever notice that all cycle wheels are made with a metal Rym, and these cycle Rym’s are covered with high-quality rubber to protect them? After some years, the metal part started to be damaged. Because of this reason, you will face the air-reducing issue in your cycle tire. This issue does not happen with new cycles; when your cycle gets old, metals start damaging due to different weather conditions. If The Tire Is Too Old The tire is an essential part of all cycles. That is why you need to take care of your cycle properly. If you are facing a damaged or faulted tire issue, then immediately change it. Basically, this issue happens to you if the cycle tire is too much old. I would recommend you replace the tire after four months of use. 3 Best Methods On How To Fix Cycle Tire Losing Problem? Repair The Damage Valve Stem As I already mentioned in the above section, if the valve system is damaged, then you will face the tire pressure loss issue. To solve this issue, simply remove the cycle tire, dip the tire into the water, and see if the pressure will leak or not. If the pressure is leakage, then immediately change it. Change The Puncture Tire To repair the punctured tire, simply remove the tire, dip it in water, and identify exactly which part releases the air. After that, take a rubber part and cycle puncture glue, and start repairing. If you don’t know how to repair a punctured cycle tire, then you can check out this video tutorial. Change The Cycle Wheel If you notice that the cycle tire metal part started damaging, then immediately change the whole wheel. If the metal part starts damaging, maybe it will suddenly break. Follow the below steps to change the wheel. - First of all, take a screwdriver and remove all the nuts from the cycle. - Now, simply remove the cycle wheel. - Now, place the new wheel. Always keep in mind that the new wheel is also the same size and height as the older one. - Now, after fitting the wheel, simply again attach the nuts and make it tight using a screwdriver. Is it possible that the cycle will lose its pressure without any tire puncture issues? Answer- Its single answer is yes. There are lots of factors that are dependent on why your cycle tire will lose its air without any puncture. Some reasonable reasons are due to weather conditions, faulty tires, etc. Which is the best gear or non-gear cycle? Answer- Both cycles are good according to their use of purpose. There are lots of differences between a gear cycle and a non-gear cycle. Do different weather conditions lose your tire pressure? Answer- Its answer is yes. Different weather conditions depend on whether your cycle tire loses its pressure. I would recommend that if you place your cycle indoors, then don’t place it outdoors. Facing the cycle losing pressure issue is totally normal, and it is easily fixable. Through this article, I share with you my personal problem on why does my tire keep losing air and how I can fix this issue at home. If you also face this issue, then this article can be helpful for you. 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Has Your QA Tester Gone Dark? Things They Should Be Doing... Francisco Fagalde, July 2, 2020 The Quality Assurance (QA) process during a project development can be done in many ways. In this article, we'll cover the best QA methods to provide comprehensive and effective test cases for 3 main testing practices, including: Regular Manual testing, Automation and Regressions. As you may know, each tester has their own unique style (especially when designing test cases) but there are some basic procedures and best practices that should be followed. Manual testing is the most widely used practice in a project development. It is especially utilized in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) projects as it's the currently the only way to properly test AEM author. This practice focuses mainly on functionality and specific requirements. Manual testing can be divided in three main steps: - Researching the requirements during development and designing test cases for it. - Executing said test cases, validating all target areas of the implementation and reporting bugs if applicable. - Periodically revisiting the implementation and verifying that it still works as expected after an integration or when changes are applied (mostly known as regression). A good test case design is vital for all these instances, it is important to keep it clear and easy to understand, easy to update and easy to reuse. All test cases should be designed with pieces of information about the user story, a unique ID or name for each test case, preconditions, descriptions of the test scope, steps, expected results, actual results, and additional information/data sets if available. In the example above, each step within a single test case has an expected result. This is useful during an execution to quickly identify at what moment of the execution the test failed. It is normal to see test cases (including a single result option) at the end of all the steps. Including this small addition for each scenario allows the person in charge of the execution to report multiple bugs within a single test case and assign them directly to each action or triggered function. It is also recommended to include a section for reported bugs for documentation and visibility purposes. As mentioned previously, exclusively manual test cases can be written in any style as long as they are clear, easy to follow and easy to update. However, in cases where automation is part of the process, it is recommended to design test cases using Gherkin language (see automation section). This will provide a standardized structure that simplifies the entire process to the point where you will only need to copy and paste scenarios into the code. For the results and reporting section it is also recommended to follow the same structure. It is considered best practice to include the ID of the reported bugs on a failing step, as well as a link to the repository or management tool where the issue has been logged. This is critical so future testers can check the original requirements in the development tickets. Regarding the Testing Data section, it’s important to be careful and only use it if required. This is important to avoid the pesticide paradox (a topic we cover during our live QA presentation at Evolve Conference) and don’t waste resources on an ineffective execution. There are many tools that can be used for designing test cases including: Regular spreadsheets, Google Drive, TestRails, Zephyr and HP quality center. Deciding which tool is best for the job, mainly depends on each project's unique needs, budget and preference. Most of these tools, aside from regular spreadsheets, can be integrated with project management tools like Jira and Confluence which are highly customizable and allow the QA Analyst to include all the mentioned sections and more. There are two methods for Automation testing. One is to create an automated tool from scratch and run quick validations on a regular basis, then provide a report (a link checker for a group of sites for example). The other option is to automate previous manual test cases for regression purposes on the publish side. The first method is primarily based on your code and includes some best practices, such as: Source of truth: Tools that are automatically executed from a platform like Jenkins (typically link checkers), need an input file from where all the links are collected. On active projects it is of high importance to regularly compare this list vs a source of truth provided by the client. Many of these sites contain links to external pages. It's recommended to include a method that collects all links within a page, then list them for the validation process (and for output information/reporting). Finally, ignore all reference links to external sites that are not within the project scope. The second approach is usually a bit more complex because the preparation starts during the manual test case design. The Gherkin format is used to list the expected behavior of a functionality without going into too much detail (like in manual test cases). There are specific words in this format that can be used in the preconditions, steps and expected results. These words are then recognized by cucumber in your script allowing it to follow a specific structure. Gherkin is commonly used to design test case templates that only require edit the specific data for each new scenario. Gherkin words or commands: Given: This command indicates the initial state of the application or functionality you wish to test When: This command indicates the trigger action the tester or tool must perform in order to check the behavior And: If needed, this is an additional action that must be performed after the initial trigger Then: This command indicates the expected behavior after the previous actions are triggered. But: This is commonly used as an extra validation step after the initial check. Mostly negative validations on a test case. It's evident that manual test cases can be designed using this format and be perfectly executed following the instructions manually - but how do we use these commands for automated scripts? Automated scripts using Gherkin: The most used tool to automate and use Gherkin language as annotations in your code is Cucumber. In order to apply this, we need two main classes - the feature file and the steps class. The feature file contains the basic information of the test and it’s easy to understand: After this, each step is defined in step classes: A good regression test plan outlines what and how testing will be performed to ensure that no functionality of the application and website(s is affected because of code changes. Depending on the scope of the changes, testers can consider various regression testing approaches: - Retest all - The entire set of test cases are re-executed. This approach requires more time and resources compared to the other techniques. - Regression test selection - Test cases are selected from the test suite to be re-executed. The selection of the test cases is based on the code change in the application. - Test case prioritization - Test cases are placed into groups in order of high, medium, and low priority. Test cases with a higher priority are executed first, followed by those of a lower priority. The test case priority can be determined by several factors including the criticality and impact on the application and usage frequency covered by the test case. - This technique is a combination of the test case selection and test case prioritization approaches The selection of the regression test suite is based on one or more of the following criteria: - Test cases that cover the component/functionality where the changes have been done - Test cases for the core functionality or feature of the application - Functionalities that are frequently used - Integration test cases that include all the major components/features - Complex test cases - High priority test cases should be included - Test cases that frequently fail or recent testing defects were found A regression test can combine manual and automated suites depending on the case. The methodologies explained above should be applied to both of them. The quality assurance process is a time demanding and necessary practice in every project. The more complex the development is, the more testing it will require. This means that early preparations and planning is vital to the successful launch of any new feature. For more information on testing best practices please visit our QA, UAT & GO LIVE presentation at EVOLVE19 by following this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNS8Xec5JBQ&t If you're in need of a QA tester (or a small army of them) equipped with unparalleled knowledge of Adobe Experience Manager, please reach out us- we're happy to help!
Here is a pool full of tips to help you improve the most popular stroke of all - the crawl. With the support of Decathlon, Sikana has developed a universal learning platform to better support athletes, schools, associations and NGOs wishing to make the pleasure and benefits of sport accessible to all. You can freely access dozens of digital programs and hundreds of videos on This is a swimming technique that will allow you to work on your muscles and strengthen your arms. Push your first arm under the water, to the back then bring it back to the top of the surface. Your arms are always in opposition. Bring your first arm forward and push backward with your second arm at the same time. To breathe, turn your head to the side of the arm that pushes under the water. Then put your right head under the water when the same arm is repositioned forward. If you start, breathe all three arm movements, ie, alternating one side after the other. Finally, during the whole swim, paddle with your legs to keep your body on the surface of the water and as horizontal as possible. These consist of hitting the water regularly, one leg after another. Learn to Turn This is a technique that allows you to keep your swimming pace, and also gives you the extra edge. As you approach the wall, it is important to maintain a good speed because the faster you arrive, the more the "tumble" will be effective. When you get near the wall, make the last push of your arms to take your breath and keep your arm along the body. Your second arm will also perform a push just by following so that you end up with both arms along your body. From this moment you will make your U-turn. Your head will initiate all the movement; bring your chin against your chest and roll up your body on itself by folding your legs. Remember to keep your mouth closed and exhale slightly with the nose to prevent water from entering. At the same time, your arms should always be tense and take off from your bust to stay parallel to the surface of the water trying to resume the casting position as soon as possible (arms extended, fingers tight and hands joined one on the other) in the direction of return. Rotation Ends When Both Feet Touch the Ground By taking the support of your two feet, push energetically on your legs to start again. Stay parallel to the bottom of the pool, i.e do not go towards the bottom or the surface, which could slow you down. During this phase, complete the rotation of your body to find your initial position, on the stomach. For that, look at the bottom of the pool and the position of your head will align your body. Keep your arms straight forward and do not raise your head or you will slow down. When your speed starts to decrease, go up to the surface by paddling with your legs. Once on the surface, resume the movement of the arms. Stretching Allows You to Avoid Muscle Stiffness and Maintain Your Flexibility. We will introduce 3 stretching techniques: arm stretching, leg stretching, and back stretching. First, the stretching of the arms. Spread the arms on the sides and stretch your fingers, palms down. By folding your wrists, bring your hands closer to your face, keeping your arms extended. Hold the position for 5 deep breath / exhale cycles. This exercise allows you to stretch your forearms and biceps. Then, stretching the quadriceps, at the level of the legs. From the kneeling position, place your hands on the floor behind your feet. Push the pelvis upwards. Hold the position for 5 deep breath / exhale cycles. Finally, stretching the back. In four-legged position, inhale deeply by pulling your head upwards. The back is digging naturally. Then exhale deeply while doing the round back. Release your head down. Repeat the sequence 5 times. Vary the types of stretching to stretch the most stressed muscles while swimming. Stretch at least 5 minutes after each workout.
Do you assume that your doctor or lab service provider isn’t going to share your test results with the rest of the world? After all, your doctor is duty-bound to ensure medical secrecy. So it’s just tough luck when a service provider opens up access to millions of patient records, right? That’s what happened to Quest Diagnostics, one of the biggest blood test providers in the US. Apparently, the company hadn’t protected its patients’ financial data, like credit card and bank account numbers, to say nothing of their medical details and personal information such as social security numbers. Quest Diagnostics said that hackers had accessed about 12 million patient records stored at its billing service provider, American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA), between August 2018 and March 2019. Storing sensitive data with no protection these days is frankly verging on gross negligence. The attack exposes victims to the risk of identity theft and impacts the trust they have in service providers. Quest said that the stolen data didn’t include any lab test results – but that isn’t much consolation to the victims. AMCA was a bit reticent in its comments on the incident. Staff said they hadn’t even noticed the data theft until a security company alerted them to it. AMCA has now hired IT forensics specialists. One of the first measures it says it has taken is to transfer the web payment portal to a third-party provider – although it’s unclear how the data will be protected. It’s also engaged additional experts to advise the company on the implementation of security measures. Their statement – “we continue to be committed to the security of our system and the protection of personal and other data” – just sounds like a bad joke. There’s nothing wrong with companies using third-party providers to handle their billing or other tasks for them. But it’s essential for businesses working with sensitive personal data – such as in the healthcare and financial sectors – to ensure that data is secure. It’s totally unacceptable to send unprotected information to an external service provider, who doesn’t secure it either. It’s impossible to control the risk after the fact. If the data had already been encrypted when it left Quest Diagnostics, the attackers wouldn’t have had a chance. The fact that the firm is introducing security measures now, when the horse has already bolted, is good – but a bit late. That’s why it’s crucial to take the initiative in good time. Using an encryption solution like the eperi Gateway, companies keep control over the entire encryption process right from the start and they alone can decide who has access to the unencrypted information. Anyone else can only see it in its encrypted state, so all attackers can seize is unreadable and therefore meaningless data.
Family Building Options for LGBTQ Families Every family looks different and we are proud to support any person or couple that need help creating the family of their dreams. According to the Family Equality Council, nearly half of LGBTQ millennials (ages 18-35) are actively trying to grow their families. And 1.6 million LGBTQ millennials are considering biological paths to parenthood including assisted reproductive technologies. At Greenwich Fertility, we have many different fertility options for the LGBTQ community. Our team will ensure that you are comfortable and educated every step of the way. Here are some of the options we offer for same sex couples. For lesbian couples: Finding a sperm donor is one of the first steps in the journey for lesbian couples. They have several options including using a known donor (family member or friend), anonymous donor or identity release donor, which gives the child the option to contact the donor after turning 18 years of age. Typically sperm is quarantined for 6 months and the donor is retested for infectious diseases before the sperm is released for use. Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) IUI, otherwise known as artificial insemination is a process whereby sperm is placed into a woman’s reproductive tract with a small catheter. This short, non-invasive procedure happens in the office with donor sperm. In Vitro Fertilization IVF may be required in some cases where donor insemination fails. Injectable medications are used to recruit several eggs, which at time of maturity, are harvested through a procedure known as egg retrieval. Embryos are created with donor sperm and are implanted into the uterus of the woman who will carry the pregnancy. Reciprocal in vitro fertilization is where one woman donates her eggs to her partner, and her partner carries the pregnancy. For female couples, this is a way that both can participate in the process of bringing a child into their home. For male same-sex couples: Finding an egg donor and a gestational carrier are the steps needed for the process for achieving a pregnancy for male couples. A donor egg may be obtained through an agency or a couple may choose to use frozen eggs from an “egg bank”. A carrier or surrogate can be found through an agency or a couple may choose to use a known carrier. Our dedicated “GC” coordinator will help connect you with an egg bank and reputable agencies who will preliminarily find and screen a potential carrier (or egg donor if needed). Our physicians and psychologist will screen the donor (if through an agency) and the gestational carrier for medical, reproductive and psychological health as well as infectious diseases. Starting a family can be exciting, scary and overwhelming. The doctors and staff at Greenwich Fertility are here to walk you through family planning from start to finish. We can also connect you with resources to help you navigate the legal process. We know that every family starts with love, and we can’t wait to help make that love grow.
1600 people in a big ballroom showed up for another general session at Elliott Masie’s Learning 2012. According to Masie there are a few things different this year in comparison to previous years: - Eight years ago everybody was rushing to a session on how to buy your LMS. We have now realized that the LMS is an important form of “air conditioning”: if it doesn’t work you’re screwed (so you do need it), but it doesn’t necessarily create the next step in learning. - We are now having a clear conversation about personalized learning. How can I learn what I want/need to know in the timeframe that makes sense, in the style that is appropriate, with the level of collaboration that I want and in the location that I am? - Another interesting question is: What will be the role of content created by the users (user generated content). Oliver Bogler from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center came on the stage to pick up a Masie Spotlight Award. The center has a brilliantly designed logo: They had a short conversation about how they teach not just the health professionals and students but also the patients and the “concerned” public. Education is really one of the cornerstones of their mission. Diana Oblinger from Educause was on stage next. Educause is an organization in the field of Higher Education. There often is a disconnect between the world of corporate learning and the world of higher-ed. Diana made an argument that technology is enabling large changes in learning. We now have the ability to deliver large scale learning at a low cost. She also mentioned DIY Learning which is a topic that I did a session on too. Masie asked her how come higher-ed campusses only deliver a smart part of the learning in corporations. She does see this changing: MOOCs are an example. Masie then urged us all to connect with her and ask her about something like portfolios in higher education to see what we can learn from that world. Charles Duhigg is a New York Times journalist and has written a book titled The Power of Habit. His inspiration for the book came from the military where habit formation is a key element to success. Because of advances in neurology in the last decade we now finally are starting to understand how habits work. In research with rats they have found out that as a habit forms the rat stop thinking. We now know that habits consist of three parts: - There is a cue that kickstarts the habitual behaviour - The behaviour itself is called the routine - Finally there is a reward, this is why we continue to show the behaviour in the future We used to focus on the middle part, but the cue and the reward are very important too. The cue is usually easy enough to find, but the reward is harder to find. In the context of learning we are of course interested in shaping the habits of other people. Duhigg gave a couple of examples from Starbucks where they are trying to imbue will power habits in their young employees. One thing they use is the L.A.T.T.E. loop (they Listen to the customer, Acknowledge their complaint, Take action by solving the problem, Thank them, and then Explain why the problem occurred). Duhigg also showed the marshmallow experiment (it relates to will power): Changing individual habits can best be done by giving people insight in to how habits work. Habits take place just below our consciousness. They happen without us really thinking about it. Organizational habits are different. This is about culture. Some habits are more powerful than other in organizations, these are called keystone habits. Once you shift the keystone habits other things will start changing too. This is a way of unlocking cultural change in the organization. Masie related this story of habits to gamification (badges, etc.). He is afraid that we are overly simplifying things when we think about gamification as a way to shape habits. According to Duhigg we understand very little about rewards. There are two types of rewards: expected rewards and unexpected rewards. For rewards to be effective we need to have both. We usually only create expected rewards in our incentive systems. This is a problem because we tend to discount expected rewards when we get them and are overdelighted by unexpected rewards. There is also the distinction between extrinsic and intrinsic rewards. Often we need to have extrinsic rewards to kickstart or bootstrap a new habit which can then be sustained through intrinsic motivation. They also discussed an article that Duhigg wrote about (software) patents. According to him we are starting to realize that software patents are broken (more information about how bad software patents are can be found here). Masie talked about the ridiculous story of IP learn. This is what some would call a patent troll set up to sue LMS companies. The company has already managed to pick up about 17 million dollars without ever having invented anything. Unfortunately I had to miss Josh Bersin speaking as I had to prepare for my own session.
For this week's challenge, I have decided to use the livecoding language for quilters Barbara's Design : barbara.graphics I chose this platform/environment for the challenge because of not only the quilt element but it has livecoding parameters, a visual/animated mode as well as a way to view your designs as virtual 3D Quilts in the wind. Below are some of the Designs, I played with this week: - To have your code be in 3D mode, check for "3D Mode" under View Section - To have an animation type view, check for" Start Loop" under the Run Section Embedded LInks (Clicking around possible) Wouldn't be a submission by me without a little poem Being moved by the wind with the patterns reflecting what they see as if their movements themselves are being transported on the sea showing imagery that contains depths showing angles that sustain just being viewed but individuals have cause for victory, for a win for they have their own style, their own hue

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