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BEAVER CREEK, Colorado " Jerome Robbins looms large in pop culture. Ten years after his death, America remembers him as the choreographic genius behind "West Side Story" and "Fancy Free." He was a giant in the dance world, too. In fact, when Robbins died in 1998, the whole dance world grieved. "We have a great variety of new ballets being made at New York City Ballet, but truly the great geniuses were passed at that moment, the icons: (George) Balanchine, now Robbins, too," Vail International Dance Festival Director Damian Woetzel recalled. Robbins shaped an entire generation of dancers. To Pacific Northwest Ballet Director Peter Boal, Robbins was a teacher. Boal was 10 the first time he danced for Robbins, as Cupid in the New York City Ballet's production of "Mother Goose." When Boal practiced leading Prince Charming through the forest, Robbins urged him to get into character by pretending that stepping on a twig would give him away. "To me it was just the last three minutes of the ballet, but to him it was this whole fleshed out character that this 10-year-old had to play," Boal said. Thursday night, Boal will team up with Woetzel to give audiences an inside glimpse of Robbins' works. With film clips of Robbins instructing, performances of his dances by the Pacific Northwest Ballet and a discussion with the audience, "UpClose: Jerome Robbins" will consider: Just who was Jerome Robbins? Woetzel and Boal worked with Robbins during the mid '80s, a delicate time in the ballet world. The great choreographic master George Balanchine passed away in 1983 and some dancers feared the craft would flounder. "We were lamenting the death of George Balanchine, and people were wondering where those influences would be found," Boal said. "And there was Jerry stepping up and saying, 'I'm right here. I'm ready to work.' So it was important for my generation to have him." Robbins was choreographing for the New York City Ballet at that time, and his presence there was a major factor in Woetzel's decision to join the company as a teen. Woetzel remembers sitting in on a rehearsal of "Fancy Free" and thinking: "My God, it's better than the dreams." He and Boal worked together with Robbins on many dances, including "In Memory Of..." and "Quiet City." "It was an interesting year in New York because it was in the '80s, and AIDS was really affecting all New York artists, and Jerry was losing a lot of people that were very dear to him," Boal recalled. "So he made these ballets with angels in them." Working under Robbins was incredibly demanding. Woetzel became acquainted with Robbins' style during the 13 years they worked together. "If you were five minutes late, he'd say, 'You owe me five,' " Woetzel recalled. "It was serious." But the hard work in the studio paid off. Woetzel said he learned valuable lessons from Robbins about developing a character. Robbins once offered a suggestion for Woetzel during rehearsals for an Italian-themed ballet called "Donizetti Variations." "He said, 'That section with the girls " Don't forget: You're sort of the guy in the group. You're making pizza and pasta. There's sauce in the air.' I remember thinking, 'I got it,' " Woetzel said. That moment summed up Robbins' approach to dance. "Everything was from a sense of theater," Woetzel said. "How it plays, how it feels. And there were technical corrections, too, you know? How you do a step, that sort of stuff, but it was all about how you made it happen on stage, how you made it live, and I treasure those corrections." Robbins was a paradox in many ways. Though he stood about 5 foot 9, his imposing presence made him seem taller. He attended New York's finest social events yet could be shy and awkward in conversation, Boal said. A self-proclaimed homosexual, he had romances with both men and women, according to "Somewhere: The Life of Jerome Robbins." Although he could reign unchallenged at any ballet company, he chose to create at the one place where he had a rival. "He oddly lived in Balanchine's shadow for all of those years at the New York City Ballet, and I think people really had to wake up in the ballet world and realize that there were amazing contributions done by Robbins," Boal said. Robbins was born in 1918 in a Jewish enclave in Manhattan. As a teen he set out to study chemistry at New York University but money woes forced him to drop out and take a sharp turn in his career. In the 1940s, Robbins became a soloist for the Ballet Theatre, where he attracted attention for roles like Hermes in "Helen of Troy." He also created and starred in his famous ballet "Fancy Free" in 1944 at the Metropolitan Opera. The following decade brought highs and lows. Although Robbins produced some of his most enduring Broadway works " "The King and I," "The Pajama Game" and "West Side Story" " he fell under suspicion of Communist sympathies and was called to testify before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. He avoided the blacklist by naming Communist sympathizers, but the guilt of betraying his friends haunted him for the rest of his life. Robbins picked up a pair of Tony Awards for his 1964 masterpiece "Fiddler on the Roof." In 1972, he became ballet master of the New York City Ballet and continued to work in ballet throughout the next decade. "Obviously he was the biggest star that Broadway ever saw, so that chapter of his life was well established, but I think his real love was in the ballet world, in classical ballet," Boal said. Robbins' love for ballet continued even as his body faltered. He began to lose his balance and had trouble coming to terms with the fact that he could no longer demonstrate as he once could, Boal recalled. Despite a bicycle accident, heart-valve surgery and the onset of Parkinson's disease, Robbins staged Les Noces for City Ballet in 1998. When he died of a stroke at 79, the dance world coped by clinging to his memory. "Immediately all these stories that you heard about, well, 'Balanchine said such and such' and then it was 'Jerry said such and such'" Woetzel said, noting it became a competition about who remembered Robbins best. "And it speaks to their genius that our moments with them matter so much to us.'" On a clear summer night at the Ford Amphitheater in Vail, the crowd was mesmerized by three sailors dancing in their iconic white uniforms and hats. The Pacific Northwest Ballet performed "Fancy Free" Tuesday as a tribute to Robbins. Flirting with girls, joking among themselves, the sailors demonstrate Robbins' flair for fusing ballet with drama. The performance in Vail illustrates Robbins' lasting legacy. His work is still deeply entrenched on Broadway, and has been building momentum at companies like the Pacific Northwest Ballet. "Jerry was a completely American original," Boal said. "He came forward with a whole new dance style. It reflected things that people did every day on the street, and in bars, and when they were roughhousing and when they were flirting. He brought all of that great, unique human vocabulary into the world of classical ballet. And it was an infusion that was exciting and it brought broad appeal to ballet that maybe wasn't there before." High Life Writer Sarah Mausolf can be reached at 970-748-2938 or firstname.lastname@example.org.
University of Lethbridge (20 Feb. 2011) Countering the Incursions of the Axis of Kleptocracy In responding to the worldwide protests aimed at stopping the US-led invasion of Iraq, The New York Times referred in 2003 to the existence of a new global superpower, that of world public opinion. Back then, however, the full potential of this force of change remained unrealized and underdeveloped as demonstrated by the outcome of the events of February 15. On that historic day eight years ago, tens of millions of anti-war protestors came flooding into the streets simultaneously in literally hundreds of large and small cities all over the planet. In spite of this massive display of organized global opposition to the extension of the 9/11 Wars into Iraq, the mobilized superpower of global political will was not yet muscular enough to prevent the onslaughts of illegal invasion, occupation, torture, genocide and mind control to come. These massive global protests proved insufficient to prevent the expansion of the 9/11 Wars from Afghanistan to the oil-rich country ruled by Saddam Hussein, a former CIA-asset whose desire to do business in Euros threatened the global pre-eminence of Saudi-American petro-dollars. Now, almost a decade after the illegal US-led invasion of Iraq, it seems the global superpower of world public opinion is beginning to gain traction. With the help of increasingly cheap and accessible digital social networking, activists throughout the world are shaking off their subordination to the information monopolies of government and corporate-dominated mainstream media. A good number of us have devoted ourselves to building up new means of following and creating news. The activities of the bloggers and readers at Veterans Today epitomize this trend. The process of co-operative self-education through the New Media of Internet interactivity forms a key to unlocking our collective capacities to organize politically against the deep incursions of the criminal cabal that most menaces humanity’s global prospects for peace and prosperity. Among the leading warlords that most threaten our children’s chances for a decent future are those who direct some of the world’s largest corporations. Many of these leviathans have long been primary beneficiaries and agencies of the permanent war economy maintained in the United States since 1941. Many of these warlords operate along an axis of kleptocracy linking Wall Street with the Pentagon. Those bankers and militarists who most effectively exploit their license to steal in the charmed inner circle of kleptocratic privilege tend to become role models for the system of crony capitalism that dominates more and more of humanity. The maintenance of this system of top-down corruption depends heavily on the actions of those corporate warlords who prove most adept at deploying state violence as instruments of elite rule. Because of the Internet, the criminal cabal at the top of the feeding chain of global pillage and plunder are facing new surges of transnational opposition. In the political environment increasingly shaped by those communities of public opinion that sometimes coalesce on the worldwide web, something as seemingly local as the self-immolation of a street vendor in Tunisia, or the police torture and murder of a young Egyptian man in Alexandria, can end up having huge and unforeseen consequences. “We Are All Khalid Said,” asserted the Google marketing manager Wael Ghonim on a Facebook page now known to millions. Ghonim’s contribution to the Internet’s content was an essential part of the process of mobilizing public opposition against the kind of casual police brutality that had become commonplace in an Egypt overseen by strongman Hosni Mubarak on behalf of absentee landlords in Israel and the United States. The worldwide spread of those spurred to revulsion and action by the ghoulish police killing of Khalid Said will probably continue on a wired planet where the lies and crimes of 9/11 continue to be exposed on the Internet even as they are concurrently exploited by interlinked oligarchs. In this sense, the crimes against humanity imposed by Egyptian authorities on their own people are, unfortunately, more the rule than the exception. Indeed, the example of Mubarak’s Egypt provides an illuminating preview of the kind of governance that more and more of us can expect if the rise of the global police state is allowed to continue unabated. The growth of police powers will inevitably continue to grow as long as the massively entitled few seek protections from the hugely disentitled many. These elite protections can be commandeered from the corporatist state, often through direct purchase of services from private police forces and military contractors. From New Orleans to Beijing, Moscow, Lagos, Tel Aviv, Djibouti, and Tripoli, resorts to state terror are often justified through the fear mongering essential to the psychological operations animating the fraudulent War on Terror. The Structure of the Great Theft Along Lines of Region, Class and Generation The spotlight of worldwide scrutiny placed on the regime of Hosni Mubarak by the protestors in Cairo’s Tahrir Square reveals much about the nature of the global criminal cabal behind Egypt’s strongman. For instance the wide public exposure of Mubarak’s subservience to the joint dictates of Washington and Tel Aviv speak volumes about the structure of the world’s dominant kleptocracy. This kleptocracy is parasitically eating away at the life chances especially of youths not only in Egypt but also in, for instance, Greece, England, Ireland and Wisconsin. Similarly, news that Mubarak’s entourage have amassed fortunes to the tune of hundreds of billions of ill-gotten dollars draw increased public scrutiny to the role of military expenditures in feeding the primary centers of corruption and organized crime in our times. Like Bernie Madoff, Mubarak is in fact far down the feeding chain of those kleptocrats who steal with impunity from the public purse. Where Mubarak is but a middle manager in the global structure of the world’s dominant military-industrial complex, those who rule over this apparatus of violent coercion increasingly count their stolen loot in the trillions rather than mere billions. The transfer of these trillions to the world’s richest financiers was put on full public display when the governments of the United States and many other countries facilitated the bailouts that together constitute the boldest theft of public resources ever executed. The main beneficiaries of these bailouts are not the puppet dictators in the tradition of, to mention only a few, Mubarak of Egypt, Sukarno of Indonesia, Rios Montt of Guatemala, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq of Pakistan, Sese Seko Mobutu of Congo, or King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain. No, the main beneficiaries of the axis of kleptocracy linking Wall Street and the Pentagon are those whose operatives have situated themselves most strategically in the interlocked complex of personnel employed by agencies like Goldman Sachs, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the US Treasury Branch as well as the Financial Products Division of AIG and its networks of so-called counterparties around the world. To me the operations of AIG leading up to the worldwide financial contagion that began on Wall Street are particularly illustrative of the nature of the highest order of organized crime in these times. The tradition of corporate governance embodied by the genesis of AIG and its Shanghai-based predecessor form an iconic embodiment of the kleptocratic operations of the national security state as they have evolved through the Office of Strategic Services during the Second World War, the CIA during the Cold War, and the Bank of Credit and Commerce International during the period when the privatized terror economy began to dominate big parts of the global economy. I elaborate and document these patterns and connections in considerable detail in the culminating chapter of my most recent book, Earth into Property: Colonization, Decolonization and Capitalism. The covert activities of AIG and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York meet in the creation of two of the three Maiden Lane companies. The Maiden Lane companies were set up by the Federal Reserve Bank of NY to purchase the most toxic of the financial derivative products whose contaminating effects poisoned the global economy beginning in 2008. Two of the three Maiden Lane companies were established to purchase toxic derivative products from AIG and its hedging counterparties. These Maiden Lane entities took over and continue to own to this day some of the most poisonous of the toxic derivatives purchased by the corporate extension of the NY Fed. Maiden Lane II became a giant dump for the most highly publicized form of derivative based on the securitization of packages of home mortgages. Maiden Lane III was set up by the NY Fed under Timothy Geitner’s leadership to pay off AIG’s counterparties in a much more murky variety of derivative contract. There is every reason to suspect that these secretive bets on bets on bets are based on activities similar to those that once dominated the business of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, where the operatives of, for instance, the CIA, al-Qaeda, Mossad, and Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program conducted their transactions. The activities of Maiden Lane III’s primary beneficiaries might include, for instance, speculation in the outcomes of covert operations like regime change in Eurasian polities. Or they might extend to the flow of laundered funds derived from massive drug deals or to bets on the planning, building and protection of oil and gas pipelines emanating from the Caspian basin. This genre of speculative transaction might also extend to the commodification and political manipulation of fear in an era when repeated false flag terror attacks help steer the movement of public funds to those private military contractors waging some of the most secretive operations in the 9/11 Wars. The theft in and around the axis of kleptocracy linking Wall Street and the Pentagon form one aspect of a larger process that is gutting the financial viability of the United States generally and of its once-strong middle class more particularly. The deindustrialization of a country that was until recently the manufacturing dynamo of the global economy forms the core of the kleptocratic processes that are plundering the public wealth of America to enrich a small plutocracy. This deindustrialization of America has savaged most severely the domestic political economies especially of unionized workers. As manufacturing enterprises were rapidly relocated to China and other low-wage polities, the prospects of Middle America as well as of, for instance, Middle England, Middle Greece, or Middle Egypt, have been devastated. Those who are thus displaced from niches of economic security must join the growing ranks of the poor and dispossessed. This unearned push downward falls especially heavily on the young. In country after country the young have been saddled with lifetimes of huge national debt to pay the bailouts to the same criminal cliques that caused the financial contagion in the first place. The growing cycles of theft were facilitated by the broad dissemination of the propaganda of Reagonomics and Thatcherism. Beginning in the 1980s the top leadership of Anglo-America popularized a philosophy of greed that facilitated the theft from shareholders and taxpayers by Chief Executive Officers and their minions in the burgeoning field of creative accounting. The other side of this philosophical glorification of private property was an assault on public institutions, public ownership and public services of all kinds. That assault on the human commonwealth continues unabated in spite of the bailouts’ brilliant illumination of the willingness of the rich to overturn competitive capitalism in their zeal to raid the public purse. This surge of Enron-style creative accounting in the name of deregulation helped give rise to the flood of derivative products that contaminated the global economy. As the workings of the Maiden Lane entities demonstrate, the bailouts were structured to provide massive rewards to the makers of the most toxic derivative products. This enormous upward transfer of wealth to the rich and superrich from the present and future earnings of middle class taxpayers compounded capitalism’s most mean yet characteristic attributes. This suck-up approach gave new meaning to capitalism’s propensity to privatize public wealth while socializing the liabilities of doing business. This overview of recent history puts in context the neoliberal effort to make the public service unions of Wisconsin and other US states the scapegoats for the gutting of the domestic economy of the ailing superpower. Indeed the viciousness of the ongoing neoliberal attack on the American middle class continues the assault on the legacy of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal by undermining the legal basis not only of public service unions but of labor unions of all kinds. It seems, therefore, that the same forces that propped up the regime of Hosni Mubarak for three decades are now intent on destroying any remaining bastions in America of secure jobs with decent benefits. The result of this concerted attack starting in Wisconsin on the struggling remnants of America’s once-thriving middle class holds out nothing but the prospect of a slave future for those unable to secure places for themselves inside the walled enclaves of kleptocratic class privilege. No Containing the Power of the Idea set in Motion by the Self-Immolation of a Street Vendor in Tunisia The wild card in all this activity is the belated arrival of the new superpower of global public opinion, a force whose capacity to change history is only beginning to be felt. Those who are following the rise of this superpower of popular self-empowerment are quite right to notice similarities between the scenes emanating from Tahrir Square in Cairo and the State Legislature in Wisconsin. Indeed, the example of self-empowerment set by the protesters in Egypt will in all probability be seen in the light of future history as an event of comparable importance to the coming down of the Berlin Wall in 1989. There will be no containing the power of the idea set in motion when a frustrated street vendor in Tunisia decided to dramatize the extent of the corruption he faced by setting fire to himself in public. The scenes of conflict and aspiration that have put a spotlight of global attention on both Egypt and Wisconsin will continue to ripple across jurisdiction after jurisdiction in a world where the chains of slavery and colonialism have never been fully severed. We need to do more than hope, however, that the collective force of popular self-empowerment will not be betrayed by the covert manipulations of those parties seeking to subvert this movement for global democracy in order to reinforce the unaccountable power of the world’s dominant kleptocracy. 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Ruskin's conception of wealth is necessarily, and heavily, imbued with moral qualities. As he writes in "The Veins of Wealth" from Unto This Last: It is impossible to conclude, of any given mass of acquired wealth, merely by the fact of its existence, whether it signifies good or evil to the nation in the midst of which it exists. Its real value depends on the moral sign attached to it, just as sternly as that of a mathematical quantity depends on the algebraical sign attached to it... And these are not, observe, merely moral or pathetic attributes of riches, which the seeker of riches may, if he chooses, despise; they are, literally and sternly, material attributes of riches, depreciating or exalting, incalculably, the monetary signification of the sum in question. One mass of money is the outcome of action which has created, — another, of action which has annihilated, — ten times as much in the gathering of it; such and such strong hands have been paralyzed, as if they had been numbed by nightshade: so many strong men's courage broken, so many productive operations hindered; this and the other false direction given to labour, and lying image of prosperity set up, on Dura plains dug into seven-times-heated furnaces. That which seems to be wealth may in verity be only the gilded index of far-reaching ruin; a wrecker's handful of coin gleaned from the beach to which he has beguiled an argosy; a camp-follower's bundle of rags unwrapped from the breasts of goodly soldiers dead; the purchase-pieces of potter's fields, wherein shall be buried together the citizen and the stranger. 1. It seems that this moral codification of wealth implies, as its necessary result, some form of communism or socialism. The capitalist pursuit of wealth, as described in Ruskin's parable of the island community, is "evil." To obtain wealth that is "good," one must pursue the common good, as noted in footnote 35. Is this reading supported elsewhere in Unto This Last? 2. Ruskin's binary of wealth offers no middle ground — either one is equated with Judas (via the "purchase-pieces" reference) or one is not. How realistic is this exclusive system of good and evil? Last modified 4 April 2003
Undoubtedly we've all had the experience at one time or another of watching (or trying to watch) a particular online video, only to have some problem arise that interrupts our experience. To the average user, it's a mystery what might have happened. Is it a problem with my computer? With my personal Internet connection? With my Internet service provider? With the source of the content? Regardless, it causes user frustration, which can lead to clicking away from the video, possibly never to return. More often than not, the content provider isn't even aware of these user problems. As online video becomes more central to content providers' strategies and P&Ls, inferior user experiences are a growing concern for content providers. And given the vagaries of the Internet and the exploding volume of video being consumed, it's an issue unlikely to go away anytime soon. That's where Conviva comes in. Conviva gives content providers unprecedented insight into their users' viewing behaviors as well as tools to quickly identify and resolve problems. As Darren Feher, Conviva's new CEO explained to me when I met up with him recently, and in a subsequent demo, the company's studies show that at least 25% of all streams suffer one problem or another. Affected users watch between 30-80% less video than those who don't have problems. Here's how Conviva works: a small bit of its code is integrated by the content provider alongside the Flash or Silverlight player, whichever is used (in either case no user download involved). Conviva is also integrating with online video platforms (so far just thePlatform, but others to come), so the step is eliminated for the content provider. When deployed, Conviva's code monitors the user's video experience and sends back "heartbeat" reports every 10 seconds to the Conviva console. The console gives the content provider multiple views of their users' experiences, including things like a geographic distribution of current viewing, what player's being used, the average time it's taking to start streaming, the average duration of viewing, the amount of buffering, and so on. Conviva shares the science behind all of this if you're so inclined. Conviva's secret sauce is mashing up all that in-bound data in real-time and detecting if/where problems exist, and when they do, what the source is. Problems could include buffering on the user's machine, issues with the currently-used CDN, congestion in the local ISP, etc. In addition to these telemetry/analytics services, the company also offers a service it calls "Conviva Distribution" which will seek to remedy problems as they arise based on a set of pre-configured policies. For example, if the user's machine is buffering, Conviva will adjust the stream being sent to a lower bit rate. Or if the CDN being used is the problem, Conviva will switch to another CDN (of the content provider's choosing) in mid-stream, unbeknownst to the user. The content provider gets real-time visibility into what troubleshooting is happening. In addition to improving the user experience, Darren believes this degree of insight opens up new opportunities for content providers. For example, say there's a higher value set of streams, maybe for a subscription service or a live event. Those streams can be tagged and monitored separately, and have greater resources allocated to them to ensure up-time. Improved visibility into videos that are going viral means their placement on the site and their monetization can be enhanced. Another example is better-informed customer service agents responding to issues specific to a certain set of videos. Some of what Conviva does is similar to analytics products like Omniture, performance measurement from companies like Keynote and Gomez and some of the reporting CDNs themselves provide to customers. But Conviva seems to bring together user viewing data in a unique and far deeper way than any of these. This week Conviva is helping NBC better understand its Olympics streaming using Silverlight. Conviva also counts Fox, ABC, NFL and others as customers. Conviva started life as Rinera Networks, pursing managed P2P distribution. It has raised $29 million to date from UV Partners, New Enterprise Associates and Foundation Capital. What do you think? Post a comment now (no sign-in required).
Well, don't hold your breath. Here's the synthmuseum writeup on the 16-voice piano: "This was Arp's ill-fated electric piano, which was introduced in 1979. Because of its poor design (the heat-sensitive Mylar insulation in its membrane switches and its noisy output), its after-sale repair costs pushed ARP furthur into debt. It features 16 preset tones, called voices, (hence the name 16-Voice) such as acoustic piano, vibes, harpsichord, harp, and electric piano. According to literature, "A 73-note standard wooden keyboard, with a specially designed and weighted maple action, faithfully reproduces the feel and response of traditional grand pianos." Velocity, however, only controls volume and not timbre. The 16-Voice consists of two separate tone generators which can be detuned to fatten up the sound, up to a quarter of a semitone. The ARP Piano also contains a six-stage stereo phase shifter, vibrato, and two solid brass piano pedals, the right controlling sustain, and the left assignable by a dual-purpose switch on the panel to be either a soft pedal (which also reduces the brightness of the sound) or a momentary vibrato peda"
Race against time B&W scrambles to train enough nuclear operators before 2021 launch of SMR . - June 28, 2013 Thomas Graham stands before a giant control system, its gauges and lights flickering with mock nuclear emergencies. If this were a real emergency, Graham would follow a precisely outlined series of steps. His only emergency now is training enough licensed nuclear operators in time to support the launch of a small modular reactor by Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Operations Group in Lynchburg, part of Charlotte, N.C.-based The Babcock & Wilcox Co. Graham is manager of the integrated design process and human factors program at B&W’s Lynchburg operations. He manages a simulated control room inside the company’s engineering offices — a mockup used to train nuclear operators and get them licensed in time to support the product’s expected commercial deployment in 2021. “We want to have a high state of readiness, so we’re already training people to get certified. Having qualified operators is one of the long poles in the tent for regulatory approval,” Graham says, a reference to the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The reason for the early start: Graham says it takes at least two years for an aspiring operator to pass the NRC’s rigorous licensing tests. Some B&W engineers are undergoing training now, and more are expected to be added during the next year. Inside the simulation center, a huge control panel juts out into the middle of the room. A series of flat-screen computer monitors on the far wall shows a schematic of Babcock’s simulated two-unit nuclear reactor, known as mPower. Together, the system enables operators to keep a constant eye out for potential malfunction or other trouble spots. The control system is powered by two batteries, each one the size of a small room. Access to the simulation center is digitally controlled, a cyber-security precaution, Graham says. Anyone entering the facility must be either a licensed operator or accompanied by someone who is. Once in operation, the real control rooms will be manned in three eight-hour shifts. Each shift will include three operators on duty: two that monitor the system and a third to ensure that detailed, step-by-step protocol is followed for recording each incident, even minor anomalies and blips. Part of the training: at any time, each computer screen will simulate two simultaneous but unrelated emergencies, or a total of four separate incidents. It’s a way of testing each operator’s skill and familiarity with NRC regulations. Graham isn’t exactly sure how many licensed operators will be needed, but he says B&W wants to be prepared. Even after getting licensed, operators will undergo training to polish their skills, similar to how airline pilots complete periodic flight testing. One week in every six will be devoted to new testing and training, Graham says. “There’s a lot of practice that goes into maintaining their skill level.”
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Step into the wild at Aalborg Zoo. Hear the roar of the lion at feeding time, come eye to eye with an orangutan, watch polar bears frolic in the water, and give the children a hands-on experience at the petting zoo. In 2012, Aalborg Zoo was found to be the most popular zoo in Denmark outside of Copenhagen, as the zoo experienced sky-high numbers of visitors with a total of 410,000 guests. In 2013 Aalborg Zoo set a new record of 470,000 guests, and then did so again in 2014. Popular playing area for the entire family In 2014, a new big playing area with a playground, a barbecue area and a scene was opened in Aalborg Zoo. Here you can enjoy your lunch out in the open, while the children play nearby. Luxurious predator facilities In 2012, new and big facilities for lions and tigers were opened. Both species now have way more room than before, as the tiger facilities have doubled in size, while the lion facilities have been expanded even more. Furthermore, the area for the audience has tripled in size, and now includes a platform from which you have a perfect view of both lions and tigers. Popular polar bears The polar bears in Aalborg Zoo are popular. Aalborg Zoo was the first zoo in the world to set up webcams for people to follow the birth of a polar bear. The polar bear facilities in Aalborg Zoo allow people to follow the animals from different viewpoints. In December 2008, the cub Milak was born, and in 2010 the cub Augo saw daylight too. Aalborg Zoo has created an authentic African environment with a 16 meters tall thatched savannah stable which houses zebras, warthogs and antelopes. In the village you can also meet ostriches and mini hippos. Experience the African savannah where giraffes and the other African animals run around on their own Danish savannah. Through the year, the African village in packed with activities like cooking, dancing, etc. for the entire family. Aalborg Zoo works on securing endangered species through an international breeding project with zoological gardens all over the world by way of research, education and communication with schools and visitors in the park. Aalborg Zoo offers several areas for you to relax and enjoy the atmosphere. Bring your lunch along or enjoy a meal at Restaurant Skovbakken in Aalborg Zoo… The exit closes 1 hour after admission stops. Dogs are allowed, but must be kept in a leash. Transportation to Aalborg Zoo with bus no. 11 Read more about Aalborg Zoo... Aalborg Zoo on Instagram #aalborgzoo Last updated byVisitAalborg firstname.lastname@example.org - Accessibility - Easy access - petting zoo - Packed lunch permitted - Coach park - Activities for children - Zoological garden CoordinatesLongitude : 9.899883 Latitude : 57.038225
Germany wants to set up a system for early warning of tsunamis. A government spokesman told the German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung that the system would in its beginning stage cost about $53 million, and can be built in one to three years. The spokesman said the new project would add 30 to 40 seismological stations in the Indian Ocean to a global network of 50 already existing research bodies. He also said the project initially would concentrate on Sri Lanka and Indonesia, two of the countries hardest hit by the devastating December 26 tsunami. However, he added, with other donor nations, some 250 new stations may be included in the global system which will able to monitor also the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean. Some information provided by Reuters.
DAKAR— Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has launched an emergency medical intervention following reports of the Ebola virus in southern Guinea, where an outbreak of hemorrhagic fever has left at least 34 people dead. Guinea’s Ministry of Health, which says the outbreak has reached epidemic proportions, has registered 49 infections — including three suspected infections in the capital, Conakry — since it was first reported last month. Guinean health ministry official Sakoba Keita told VOA Saturday that three of 12 virus samples sent to France have been confirmed as Ebola. Amid growing concern that Guinea's hemorrhagic fever outbreak may have spread to neighboring Sierra Leone, the health ministry says World Health Organization officials are due to arrive on Sunday to conduct additional tests on site. According to MSF's Dr. Esther Sterk, a tropical disease specialist, the Geneva-headquartered group currently has a 24-member medical team on the ground to treat suspected cases, and more staffers are scheduled to arrive in coming days. “We have set up an isolation ward in Guéckédou," she said. "That’s one of the places where patients have been seen. In this isolation unit we are treating the patients, and also what we do, everybody who has been in contact with suspected cases or confirmed patients, we follow them up in the period of the incubation time, in period that these people can fall sick.” Sterk said an additional isolation ward will be set up in Macenta, where there have also been suspected cases of the virus. MSF said that more than 30 tons of medical supplies are now en route from Belgium and France to Guinea, including medications to ease the symptoms of the fever and equipment for isolation chambers. This is the first time that such a virus has been identified in Guinea. This particular strain of the virus is initially contracted via contact with contaminated rodent feces and is then spread among humans through bodily fluids, such as sweat, saliva and blood. Symptoms include high fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and, in some cases, bleeding. The WHO says Ebola is one of the most highly contagious viral diseases, resulting in death between 25 and 90 percent of cases. The virus cannot be prevented with a vaccine and is untreatable with medication. “There is no curative treatment, but there is symptomatic treatment," said Sterk. "So if people have a fever, we give something to reduce the fever. People can have diarrhea and vomiting, so we give fluids, IV fluids. People have often a lot of pain, so we give painkillers. But for the containment of the outbreak, it’s very important that sick patients will be isolated and receive treatment in isolation ward.” The Ministry of Health says it is has begun to educate the population about the symptoms of the virus and the importance of rapid treatment.
Human Rights Watch released its 2016 global report Wednesday, reviewing human rights practices in more than 90 countries from the end of 2014 through November 2015. For the organization’s Nairobi launch, Somalia and Kenya researchers gave remarks about their findings in those East African nations. During the Nairobi launch of the 2016 Human Rights Watch global report, HRW Africa Director Daniel Bekele said poverty, unemployment, massive population growth, bad governance and weak institutions continued to set the stage for widespread human rights abuses. But the "politics of fear" is the topic of this year’s report, and Bekele highlighted the increasing number of small to large-scale armored, violent conflicts in the region. Bekele said extremists, including fundamentalist groups Boko Haram, al-Shabab and al-Qaida were responsible for much of the violence, committing senseless killings, horrible abuses and atrocities. “What is an equally worrying trend is how much the security forces’ response to the security threat is increasingly downplayed and in some cases is probably totally abandoning human rights, and how much the security forces’ response that is riddled with abuses is actually contributing to a cycle of abuses.” Tenuous security situation Arguing that this tenuous security situation may be tied to the intensification of political repression in a number of African countries, Bekele said some governments were adopting what he called a “do-whatever-it-takes” mentality in restricting freedom of expression and association. “We have seen a spike in attacks on journalists, human rights defenders and political opponents, and overall, sort of a very heavy crackdown on protesters as well,” he said. Bekele also highlighted the concern that Western countries and authoritarian regimes seemed to be forming alliances in the face of these security threats. “And Western countries that have traditionally been strong on promoting, protecting, and defending human rights have shown alliance with authoritarian regimes in clamping down on civil and political space,” he said. Somali soldiers stand near the wreckage after a car bomb detonated in Mogadishu, Somalia, Dec. 19, 2015. Sexual, gender-based violence HRW’s Somalia researcher Laetitia Bader said that Somalia developed some key policies in 2015 pertaining to sexual and gender-based violence and the country’s widespread internally displaced population, but that those policies have not been implemented, and therefore, there have been no real changes on the ground. She also mentioned an uptick in fighting in the country, due to the ongoing military operation against al-Shabab, but also in the drive to establish federal states in Somalia. “So who is able to get a seat at the negotiating table in Somalia in the creation of federalism has often been at significant consequence to civilians on the ground,” said Bader. Uptick in attacks Otsieno Namwaya, HRW’s Kenya researcher, highlighted an increase in al-Shabab attacks in Kenya, primarily on unarmed civilians. “However, what has really worried us is the response of the Kenyan authorities to the attacks by the al-Shabab. The KDF, the Kenyan police, the regular police, and the anti-terror police and the GSU, a combination of all these units, have been implicated in a wide range of abuses at the coast, in northeastern Kenya and in Nairobi,” said Namwaya. But in spite of these negative findings, HRW did cite some improvements on the continent, such as peaceful elections in Nigeria and Botswana, progress in the expansion of economies and socioeconomic services in some African countries, and an increased awareness of maternal mortality and child marriage as rights issues.
SA set for solar power boom – paper The Department of Energy’s projects are expected to feed a growing amount of renewable energy in forthcoming years. More than three million South African households may be powered by solar energy by 2030 if the Department of Energy meets its aims to add alternative sources to the national grid, the Sunday Times reports. According to the paper, SA is on track to be Africa’s leader in having the most solar farms, which are “mushrooming” in the Karoo, Limpopo and parts of the Eastern Cape. Follow the link below to read the full article:
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Public health officials are routinely failing to inform the public of their right to refuse vaccines in both school and work settings. Greater powers are at work to make mandatory vaccination policies which will allow officials to conduct childhood vaccinations without any parental consent at all. The inventor of the rotavirus vaccine wants all exemptions based on religious or philosophical grounds to end along with informed consent and the freedom to choose. Paul A. Offit, MD is an American pediatrician who specializes in infectious disease and is also the co-inventor of a rotavirus vaccine. He has stated: “Children whose parents hold certain religious beliefs shouldn’t be afforded less protection than other children. That the commonwealth has allowed children to die from measles, bacterial pneumonia, or leukemia in the name of religion is inexplicable. That it continues to allow such abuse in the face of recent deaths is unconscionable. … should repeal its religious exemptions for medical neglect. Otherwise, children will continue to suffer and die needlessly.” Offit is a prime example of how mainstream medicine attempt to exert control and how those in positions of influence try to convince the public that the right to choose should not be an option. Just a few years ago, the pharmaceutical industry, the Department of Health and Human Services, and Centers for Disease Control allocated millions of dollars in funding to establish vaccine clinics in public schools, causing a huge uproar from concerned parents. The RAND Corporation, paid by Sanofi Pasteur, outlined how to turn schools into vaccine clinics, which critics claimed will inevitably poison children with multi-dose vaccines. These school based health centers (SBHCs) are located in school settings that claim to provide children and adolescents with comprehensive primary, acute, and preventive care for physical and mental health conditions. The following report Are We ‘Making the Grade’ With Our Children is a concise overview of school based vaccination centers and their objectives. SBHCs are becoming a matter of routine in other countries such as Australia, where the focus has been to implement the same HPV vaccination programs despite the fact that Gardasil and HPV vaccinations are unproven, unjustified and lacking evidence-based medicine. Public health agencies are pushing the centers in the guise of preventive medicine, when they will effectively promote the opposite. The centers are providing an entry portal for pharmaceutical giants to access student health records and provide dangerous treatments such as untested drugs and vaccines without the full informed consent of parents. Consent packets are sent home by the school, completed by a parent/guardian, and then returned to the school. Vaccines are provided during the school day by nursing staff. Parents are not required to be present. The consent forms are a one-time process, meaning parents will not have to submit consent more than once regardless how many vaccines their child receives. This leaves the door open for the injection or administration of any drug treatment to the child which the school’s health staff deems appropriate, without any informed consent by the parents on the treatment’s effects, contraindications or consequences. Family doctors in the U.K have even been accused of administering the MMR jab by stealth to children coming into their surgeries to receive other vaccinations. At least 50 horrified parents have complained that their GPs have ‘mistakenly’ given their children the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, it has emerged. Studies sponsored by pharmaceutical giants continue to embark on several qualitative and quantitative research projects to show biased results on how to assess the competency of consent from children for vaccinations. BMC Public Health published a study in 2009 which claimed to demonstrate that health providers have a duty of care to girls for whom no parental consent for HPV vaccination has been given, and in the UK, this includes conducting, and acting upon, an assessment of the maturity and competence of an adolescent minor. The British Journal of Cancer published a clinical study on HPV vaccination among ethnic minorities in the UK: knowledge, acceptability and attitudes, to assess what they refer to as unique opportunities for the “primary prevention” of cervical cancer. The background statement alone was erroneous and false before the study was even initiated. Vaccination has never been proven on any scientific grounds to be a primary prevention tool for cervical cancer. Regardless, the quantitative study assessed ethnic differences in knowledge and acceptability of HPV vaccination in the UK to attempt to validate informed consent and refusal of HPV vaccination in ethnic communities. The study further demonstrates how desperate vaccine manufacturers have become to obtain public acceptance for bypassing informed consent. The need to initiate a study to derive data on the differentiation between ethnicity, religion and other factors to define acceptability of informed consent is not only immoral, but also shows a complete disregard for what consent represents as a human right. The right to “informed consent” when considering any medical procedure or drug, is a fundamental human right and a key medical ethic that governs medical law in almost every country in the world. This ethic has grown from the Nuremberg trials after World War II. It forbids human experimentation and the use of force or intimidation in medical procedures. The institutions that are using these strong-arm tactics are in violation of fundamental medical ethics and must be challenged forcefully if we are to preserve what remains of health freedom for humanity. The unions who have conspired with the various institutions to enforce vaccination must also be called to task for failing to protect children and workers’ rights from medical coercion and battery. At the pinnacle of defending our health freedoms, we need to muster strength in numbers as the majority to secure amendments that will guarantee freedom of choice in health, and protection from enforced medication at all costs. About the Author Dave Mihalovic is a Naturopathic Doctor who specializes in vaccine research, cancer prevention and a natural approach to treatment. ~~ Help Waking Times to raise the vibration by sharing this article with the buttons below…
Filmmaker Jia Zhang-ke zooms in on the young members of a nomadic performing troupe to reveal the cultural, social, and political changes in China. This road movie begins in 1979 with the propaganda theater of a labor unit in a small village. As foreign popular culture penetrates deeper into every aspect of life, the group takes on its own fate and goes on tour, presenting improvised performances of pop songs and Western dance. The cold response and financial difficulties put an end to their euphoric existence, and their nomadic travelling life ends in 1989. Zhang-ke displays with accurate images the mood of a country in permanent transition. 2000, China/Hong Kong/ Japan/France, in Chinese with English subtitles, 35mm, color, 155 minutes. NEW ASIAN CURRENTS IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM THE BUSH FOUNDATION.
Alexandra J Harmon Finding and interpreting sources of information about American Indians' history. Offered: jointly with HSTAA 315. How and where to find sources of information about the history of American Indians (and, by extension, the histories of other peoples); tips for library and archival research; how to evaluate and interpret primary historical evidence and secondary accounts of history; investigation of issues selected by students regarding the history of Indians in Washington State Student learning goals General method of instruction Class assignments and grading
Bad nuclear deal with Brazil and Turkey hands Iran a diplomatic coup THE DEAL struck Monday by Iran with Brazil and Turkey will do nothing to restrain Tehran's nuclear program. It could, however, derail the Obama administration's effort to focus international pressure on Iran and buy the regime more time to enrich uranium and defeat its domestic opposition. In other words, it could be a major diplomatic coup for the regime of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, which has skillfully exploited the eagerness of the Brazilian and Turkish leaders to prove themselves as global players. The memorandum signed by the three governments outlines an exchange that superficially resembles one proposed by the United States, France and Russia in October. Iran would give up 1,200 kilograms of the uranium it has enriched in exchange for 120 kilograms of fuel rods it could use in a medical research reactor. But the differences are crucial. The October deal would have left Iran without "breakout capacity," or enough enriched uranium to produce a bomb with further processing. In this one, Iran will retain a bomb's worth of material. Moreover, Iranian officials are saying they will continue enriching uranium, including to the higher threshold needed for the research reactor. The agreement also gives Iran the right to take back the uranium it ships to Turkey at any time if it decides that the provisions of the deal "are not respected." That includes a declaration of Iran's right to enrichment -- in contradiction of multiple U.N. Security Council resolutions -- and to "cooperation including nuclear power plant and nuclear research reactor construction." The deal arrives just as the Security Council was about to begin considering a new sanctions resolution, which was to be followed by tougher measures by the European Union. As Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hoped, Brazilian and Turkish officials on Monday declared that their bargain rendered further discussion of sanctions moot. The timing is crucial in more than one way: Iran is approaching the June 12 anniversary of last year's disputed presidential election, and the regime is intent on preventing a resurgence of the opposition Green Movement. Avoiding sanctions for even a few more weeks could help Mr. Khamenei and Mr. Ahmadinejad entrench their extremist rule. The Obama administration and its allies will have to work skillfully to deflect this challenge. The White House issued a properly skeptical statement saying that the proposed swap must be "conveyed clearly and authoritatively" to the International Atomic Energy Agency by Iran "before it can be considered by the international community." It's possible that Tehran will retreat even from the terms it offered Brazil and Turkey -- in which case those countries should be obliged to support U.N. sanctions. Even if Tehran sticks to what was announced, the plan should be unacceptable to the United States. At a minimum, Iran should be required to end its higher-level enrichment of uranium if the swap is to take place. And if it does not agree to discuss the implementation of U.N. resolutions barring enrichment, the sanctions in the Security Council must go forward.
This Battery was part of Alexander’s Battalion which served as a member of the Artillery Reserve in the First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. The Battalion commander, Colonel Edward Porter Alexander (1827-1911) (May 26, 1835 – April 28, 1910), was an engineer, an officer in the U.S. Army, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and later a railroad executive, planter, and author. This battery (the subject of this waymark) however, was commanded by Osmond B. Taylor (KIA April 6, 1865). Taylor commanded the Eubanks-Taylor battery (also called Bath Artillery per Crute) assigned to Longstreet's Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. He was promoted to lieutenant in March 1862 upon the organization of the Bath Artillery that was for a short time assigned to the 12th Virginia Battalion. His battery @ Gettysburg lost 15% of those engaged. Taylor had been promoted to Captain in March 1863 and commanded the battery during the advance into Pennsylvania. The battery formed part of the Petersburg defenses with the remnants surrendering at Appomattox. Captain Taylor was killed at Richmond on April 6, 1865, shot dead when he refused to surrender. The Taylor Tablet is on the left or east side of West Confederate Avenue if traveling south, exactly 100 feet south of the Millerstown Road, 4-way intersection. The Longstreet Corps Tablet is direclty across the road. The Confederate Avenue Observation Tower and parking lot is 450 feet south of this position. The lot is good for 15 cars. If you want to park at the tablet, there is intermittent cutouts along the road to pull over. Avoid parking on anything green or you will be ticketed by the park police. They almost got me. I visited this monument on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 3:54 PM, just before the clocks were set ahead for the Spring. I was at a 600 foot ASL elevation. These monuments were first built in 1900 and concluded in 1906 according to the NRHP nomination form. Some sites have the monuments being erected in 1910 or later; the NRHP also has this specific one at 1892 ending in 1900 so it would seem the current NPS is clueless about the installation date. 1910 seems to be the most reasonable date so we will go with that. It is amazing with all the work and effort exerted to make the Gettysburg National Military Park a reality, no one took the time to keep accurate records and correct installation dates. The work was done under the direction of the Gettysburg National Park Commission (established by the United States Department of War), after they took over the administration of the park from the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association (whose funds had expired) on March 3, 1893, and whose stewardship was then transferred to the National Park Service in 1933 SOURCE. Draw the Sword, with descriptive help from the NPS site, offers the following description: Cast iron tablet, 3’8" x 3’4", with raised inscription painted in a contrasting color and mounted on fluted cast iron post. All 4’4" H. Tablets casts by Calvin Gilbert. The inscription on the 3.8' x 3.4' tablet narrates the events associated with Battery during the Battle. The battery's position early in the afternoon of July 2 and on July 5 is represented by two Confederate 12-pounder Napoleon guns cast at the Augusta Foundry, in Georgia. The cannons flank the marker. The inscription on the tablet reads: Army of Northern Virginia Longstreet's Corps Artillery Reserve Alexander's Battalion Taylor's Battery July 2 Took position here 4 p.m. and opened fire on Peach Orchard. Advanced at 5 p.m. with the infantry to a position about 400 feet north of Peach Orchard and east of Emmitsburg Road continuing actively engaged until night. July 3 Took position 3 a.m. in main artillery line near Smith House northeast of Sherfy House on Emmitsburg Road and held it all day. Took part in cannonade preceding Longstreet's final assault supported that assault and aided in repelling sharpshooters afterwards. Retired from the front after night. July 4 In position near here until 4 p.m. Then withdrew to Marsh Creek on Fairfield Road. Losses killed 2 wounded 10. There are scores of similar monuments for the various Confederate States & Union units which fought at Gettysburg. Four designs represent brigade, division, corps and army headquarters, and each has elements which identify it as Union or Confederate. Many of the tablets were created by Albert Russell & Sons Co. of Newburyport, Massachusetts and are made of granite, bronze and concrete or like this one, cast iron. All of these tablets were designed by architect Colonel Emmor Bradley Cope (July 23, 1834 - May 28, 1927). He designed pretty much every tablet for both the Union and Confederate armies, each one distinct, with several different varieties. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Gettysburg, as well as he should be as this park and most of the things seen here today were designed by him and as such, are his legacy. These monuments/tablets were erected just after the turn of the century during the first and beginning of the second decade of the 20th century. Each one has since been preserved or restored at least twice since the turn of the 21st century. The plaques and tablets were erected by the Gettysburg Park Commission (established by the War Department). The Gettysburg Park Commission is also referred to as the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission or the Gettysburg National Park Commission, to clear up any confusions, especially my own. On October 1, 1898, the Gettysburg National Park Commission in a letter to the Secretary of War set gave recommendations for continuing the task of organizing and progressing the work of the Gettysburg National Military Park. Every November they wrote their annual report which outlined the work of the GNPC for that year. The following is an excerpt from that report relevant to this waymark. The link at the end of the paragraph will take you to the entire report. The method of marking the positions of troops on this field, as approved by the War Department, is to place the principal tablet or monument of each command at the position occupied by the command in the main line of battle, and to mark the several important positions subsequently reached by each command in the course of the battle by subordinate and ancillary tablets, with appropriate brief inscriptions giving interesting details and occurrences and noting the day and hour as nearly as possible. SOURCE Most of the Commission reports have been digitized and can be found HERE. The initial 1893 report up to and including 1921 can be found here. 1922 to 1926 are missing and have yet to be discovered. The years 1927 to 1933 were discovered in 1996 and are also included. To my knowledge this is the most comprehensive list of documents that illustrated the development and formation of the park. Information about these specific types of monuments: CONFEDERATE BATTERY AND BRIGADE TABLETS (ADVANCED POSITION) These tablets are 3’8" x 3’4" in dimensions, with carefully prepared inscriptions cast in raised letters painted in white (contrasting the black background) describing the part taken in the battle by each brigade, their position and stating its numbers and losses so far as practicable to obtain. They are mounted on iron pillars or fluted cast iron posts about 3 feet high, grouted in the ground, and the tablets are inclined at a suitable angle so that the inscriptions can easily be read by persons riding or driving on the avenue. Every tablet is 4’4" in height. The advance position markers were cast by Calvin Gilbert. SOURCE & SOURCE The Taylor's Virginia Battery Tablet is a contributing feature to the Gettysburg National Military Park Historic District which is nationally significant under NR Criteria A, B, C & D. Areas of Significance: Military, Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture, Conservation, Archeology-Historic. Period of Significance: 1863-1938. The original National Register Nomination was approved by the Keeper March 19, 1975. An update to this nomination was approved by the Keeper on January 23, 2004. The monument is identified as structure number MN566-B. From the Nomination Form: One of 100 cast iron tablets designed by E.B. Cope marking positions of batteries and brigades along avenue system not otherwise marked by monumentation. Tablets designating artillery positions have 1-4 mounted cannons flanking them. Marks the position of Taylor's CS Battery during July 2-4, 1863. Short Physical Description: Cast iron tablet w/ raised inscription painted in contrasting color & mounted on fluted cast iron post. 4'4" high; 3.8' x 3.4' tablet, inscription narrates events associated w/ Battery @ Battle. Two cannons flank tablet. Located E side of Confederate Ave. S of Millerstown Rd near observation tower. Long Physical Description: Cast iron tablet with raised inscription painted in a contrasting color and mounted on fluted cast iron post. 4'4" high. The 3.8' x 3.4' tablet was cast by Calvin Gilbert, and the inscription narrates the events associated with Battery during the Battle. Two cannons flank the tablet (one on each side). Located on the east side of West Confederate Avenue, south of Millerstown Road near observation tower. 1. NRHP Nomination Form 2. Stone Sentinels 3. Virtual Gettysburg 4. Draw the Sword 5. Historical Marker Database 6. Cowan's Auctions 7. Civil War Reference
"At age 24 someone tells you you're a statistic, your survival rate, you just don't think about that at 24 years old." In June of 2000 Kathy Brown gave birth to her daughter, the light of her life in so many ways, but two days afterwards, Kathy's life suddenly looked dim. She was diagnosed with stage one colon cancer. "Of course, I thought, I just had a baby what in the world could have happened?" Her grandmother had a history with colon cancer and passed on a gene that increased her likelihood, but at Kathy's young age, she never thought to get tested. "They told me it had actually been there for 10 years. So that was since I was 14 is when it started." Now in remission for 5 1/2 years, she worries about her daughter. She'll have to get tested when she's 14. "I'd like to think they will find the cure within the next 10 years." In 2006, an estimated 2500 Kentuckians will be diagnosed with colon cancer. An estimated 910 will die this year. The best prevention is early detection. The American Cancer Society urges you to check your family history to see if you should be screened before the age of 50. - colorectal cancer is the third most common cause of cancer death in each sex. - The risk of colorectal cancer increases with age. More than 90 percent of cases are diagnosed in individuals over the age of 50. - A personal or family history of colorectal cancer or polyps or of inflammatory bowel disease of significant duration increases the likelihood of having colorectal cancer. Also, there are certain genetic factors that increase the likelihood of having colon cancer. - African Americans have the highest colorectal cancer rates and the highest rate of death from the disease of any racial or ethnic group in the U.S. - Other risk factors include: - Alcohol Consumption - Physical Activity - Diet high in fat and/or red meat or processed meat - Diet low in fruits and vegetables
Owego, NY (WBNG Binghamton) February is Dental Health Awareness Month and local dentists are urging residents to take the health of their mouths seriously. "Unless you have any questions or concerns or anything like that I think what you're doing is fine. Regular six month cleaning, twice a year like they recommend, American Dental Association, brushing a couple times a day, flossing, I think you're in good shape," said Pam Bouton, D.D.S., when talking to patient David French. That's good news for French, who doesn't mind going to the dentist for his regular check up. "I'm happy with them, and happy with the cleaning, too. So everything seems to be pretty well and I've got a good bite," French said. "It's all tied together and keeping a healthy mouth is just part of keeping a healthy body." Odds are you already know how to keep your mouth healthy. It's as simple as following the advice you've been given your whole life. "Brushing a couple of times a day. You know flossing is very important to keep the gum health and the in-between cavities," Bouton said. Flossing is often neglected, Bouton said. Some people -- the very young or the very old -- may be physically unable to floss, but there are ways around that. "There are different flossing aids and things like that. So don't be shy if you're having trouble flossing or you're just not getting the hang of it. It's important to say something because there are other alternatives that you can use," Bouton said. Brushing for a full two minutes a day is ideal. But, Dr. Bouton says most people are only brushing for 30 or 40 seconds. Even she's guilty of that sometimes. "Oh I absolutely do. Everybody's in a hurry these days," Bouton said. The important thing is to get into a routine. Use an egg timer, the timer on your cell phone, do whatever it takes to keep that smile bright. Also remember that young children might look like they're doing a good job brushing their teeth, but they might only be getting the front. Dentists urge keeping a close eye on children to ensure they're keeping all of their teeth clean.
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)-It’s a program that starts down on the farm but stretches into a lifetime of learning…and the kids often don’t even fully understand the lessons they are learning along the way. It seems like only yesterday when seven-year-old 4-H Student Luke Schilling received 20 beautiful Danish brown leghorn baby chicks. “They started out where you could hold a couple in your hand, a little bitty. And that’s day after hatch usually, they’re shipped straight from the hatchery,” said Jenna Schilling, Luke’s Mother. “There were black lines here and everywhere else was yellow. And the feet, their legs were like orange. Kind of like orange like a mango,” said Luke Schilling, 4-H Poultry Farmer. The program gives newborn chicks to students ages 8 to 18. The students raise them to adulthood. With proper care, it wasn’t long before Luke’s fluffy baby chicks took wings, growing to their teenage and then adult egg-aying stage. Our young livestock grower has seen changes in the appetite of these potential prize winning domestic birds. “When they were like a couple days old they were like eating that whole thing. In like two or one day, I’m not kidding,” said Luke Schilling. “He seems to be enjoying it, he seems to enjoy the chickens and having them and fooling with them and he seems to like the whole process,” said Jenna Schilling. The idea is to start with something small like chickens and then graduate to the much larger livestock. This young 4-Her has scratched up many lessons — from a better perspective of where his food supply comes from to valuable life skills like….. hard work pays off. “Feed them every day, water them every day, and then we also have to vaccinate them since they are going to the show,” said Jenna Schilling. “If they weren’t so scarred they would be really nice,” said Luke Schilling. Nice as pets, but the chicks on Luke’s farm are strictly livestock and show birds. Poultry project participants will show their top 6 birds at district level competitions later this month. Winners eventually end up at the Mississippi State Fair this fall. For more information on the 4-H Project contact Jessica Wells at 662-325-3416.
[RESOLVED] Putting an image as a frame around an iframe? I have a site I'm trying to display in a mobile format, but on a wide screen. I'm convinced the iframe is the way to go. I'm trying to load the iframe inside an image of an iPhone. You can see an example here. Once you see it, you should be able to tell what I'm trying to do. I've got this CSS down to allow for the iframe to be displayed inside the iPhones screen... And here's the associated HTML... I have no idea why, but I'm being forced to keep that iframe snippet with the google website in there. If I take that out, then the phone image doesn't display. I have no idea what the Google website has to do with my image. Why is that? Is this the best way to do this? Something easier out there? Getting this to display in IE8 seems to be a whole other nightmare. The abovecode does not make sense: - The overlay is position absolute, but the iframe isn't. Why not??? - The overlay is smaller than the iframe. if it is supposed to surround the iframe, it should be an underlay (behind) not an overlay, and should be larger. - Why does the iframe have a background image??? Surely that serves no purpose, and I'mnot sure it is valid anyway? - If I've misunderstood, and the iframe is intended to hold the background image, then that is wrong anyway. Use <img> to display an image "behind" the foreground. - Consider using z-index with position absolute to put the backgrouns behind the foreground. Once I figured all this out, I was much better off, too... Here's what I did and it's valid and it worked. I realized about half of this before reading your response, and the rest after reading your response. Thanks for your help (and the boost!). margin: 0 auto 30px; /Mobile iframe CSS/ Good to hear that you got it working, but one point: The URL should be terminated with a slash "/". It's quicker that way. Users Browsing this Thread There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests) Tags for this Thread
High Out-of-Pocket Costs a Hidden 'Side Effect'? "Patients in my practice as a medical oncologist were coming to me with growing concerns about the cost of their care despite having insurance," he said. "We as physicians don't really know what all of the costs are, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't bring up the topic." One in five Americans is underinsured, paying at least 10 percent of their annual income on out-of-pocket health care expenses, Zafar said. A serious illness could ruin these people financially. Reviewing the potential out-of-pocket costs of a procedure can be beneficial to patients, the authors said, by enabling the following: - Helping them choose lower-cost treatments when there are viable alternatives. - Assisting those who want to make an informed decision about trading potential medical benefit for less financial distress. - Allowing them to prepare themselves financially for an expensive procedure. "Patient expectation plays a role in their level of financial distress," Zafar said. "If patients expect to pay a lot, they are able to cope better. If we prepare patients for the cost, even if we can't reduce the cost, preparation can go a long way." Further, by considering costs in individual cases of clinical decision-making, doctors could play a crucial part in reducing overall health care costs for society as a whole. Such conversations would be welcomed by patients, said Kim Bailey, research director for Families USA, a nonprofit health care advocacy group. "Providers have been really hesitant to talk about cost, and they haven't thought a great deal about cost when talking with their patients about care," Bailey said. "In some ways, it's been seen as the provider's role is to focus solely on medicine, and that discussions of cost is really an insurance role." It may take some training to help doctors grow comfortable adding a financial dimension to discussion of medical options, paper co-author Zafar said. Medical societies, advocacy groups and medical schools should consider playing a role in such training. "It's a sensitive topic. It's embarrassing for many patients. And we as physicians don't have the knowledge base to talk about cost," he said. "But we give patients chemotherapy that we know is going to cause a physical toxicity we can't stop. We talk with them about how to best cope and expect it. That's how we should start thinking about the financial toxicity of some of the health care we provide."
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6 Serious Sexual Health Symptoms for Women What's normal and what may need a doctor's attention. 3. Abnormal Vaginal Discharge With vaginal discharge, “abnormal is what the woman decides is abnormal,” Puritz says. “Women know their bodies pretty well.” Abnormal symptoms include a strong odor; an unusually large amount of discharge; accompanying itching, burning, or irritation; unusual color; or blood in the discharge. Most causes of abnormal discharge are minor, Puritz says. “Any sort of infection can cause a discharge.” Common ones include yeast infections, bacterial vaginosis, or trichomonas, she says. “They’re all easily treated.” Because sexually transmitted diseases can also cause abnormal discharge, check in with your doctor to rule out the possibility. Also be sure to tell your doctor about any persistent, watery discharge, a classic symptom of fallopian tube cancer, which is rare. Women may have itching without discharge, a problem that Puritz sees frequently when patients use perfumed soaps or personal care products -- especially perfumed lubricant jellies. “All perfume lotions and potions wreak havoc,” she says. “Especially if you have sensitive skin, that can cause a lot of itching and irritation.” Although genital itching isn’t likely to be serious, it’s still a good idea to tell your doctor if it’s bothersome. The fix might be simple. However, “if it’s itching and there are skin changes, that would be a worrisome sign,” Puritz says. For example, a skin condition called lichen sclerosus can cause itching and small, white spots on the vulva. The spots grow into bigger patches that turn thin and crinkled. Lichen sclerosus is an uncommon problem that tends to affect older women, Puritz says. “It’s something that needs to be medically treated,” she says. Left untreated, the patches can scar and create problems with urination or sex. There’s also a tiny chance that skin cancer may develop in the patches. Aside from lichen sclerosus, any itchy lesion on the vulva or vagina may need to be biopsied to rule out cancer. 5. Vaginal Dryness Vaginal dryness in nursing mothers or postmenopausal women can cause spotting after intercourse. Once nursing moms start ovulating again, dryness will ease.
Are there any OTC sleep medications that do not cause symptoms like restlessness? Kristen A. Binaso, RPh, FASCP, CCP American Pharmacists Association Restlessness is a common side effect of the over-the-counter products that can be used as sleep aids because the active ingredient is an antihistamine. I would advise making an appointment with your doctor or health care provider for further evaluation, and advise them of the side effect you experience with the OTC products. You may require prescription medication instead because they work differently and are not antihistamines.
This is a public service announcement warning you about the latest abomination upon the lord, Ylvis’ “The Fox”. Posted on YouTube on September 3rd, 2013, it’s the latest viral infection music video made and performed by Bård Urheim Ylvisåker and Vegard Urheim Ylvisåker, a Norwegian variety show duo who call themselves “Ylvis”. Currently, it’s No.29 on the Billboard Hot 100 list, and has over 36 million views and a half a million thumbs up on YouTube, signaling the approval of this latest electronic dance musical masterpiece. Suppose you don’t want to watch the video, (and that’s understandable, as it can’t be unheard) but you still want to know what it’s about. Well, remember that time when you were a child and you sat peacefully in grandpa’s warm lap while he would mimic the various sounds of animals in a picture book? Perhaps you were taught with one of Mattel’s See n Say. You’ve heard what an elephant said, or what a dog said, but have you ever wondered what the fox said? Well, Ylvis will give you their theory, which sounds like a bunch of noises you’d hear from the combined blood curdled helium screams of Pauly Shore, Satan, and a dying wildebeest: The video spans a length of 3 minutes and 45 seconds, featuring multiple partygoers dressed as animals (some say furrys), with the two singers of Ylvis dressed in orange fox costumes. They pose the question, “What does the fox say?” and proceed to come up with a variety of possibilities, while they dance in a laser lit forest with back up dancers and an old man reading a book to his presumed grandson. The song appears on the top 100 iTunes charts of 21 countries around the world, reaching #1 in Norway, #6 in Finland, and #9 in Estonia. Upon the international success of the song, Ylvis told Mother Jones that they were “quite surprised”, saying that the music video was “supposed to entertain a few Norwegians for three minutes – and that’s all”. Originally, the song was meant to promote the new season of the local Norwegian show, I kveld med Ylvis. Here is what a fox actually says.
The Comoros, officially the Union of the Comoros (Comorian: Udzima wa Komori,), is a sovereign archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel off the eastern coast of Africa between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar. Other countries near the Comoros are Tanzania to the northwest and the Seychelles to the northeast. Its capital is Moroni, on Grande Comore. At , excluding the contested island of Mayotte, the Comoros is the third-smallest African nation by area. The population, excluding Mayotte, is estimated at 798,000. As a nation formed at a crossroads of many civilizations, the archipelago is noted for its diverse culture and history. The Union of the Comoros has three official languages – Comorian, Arabic and French – though French is the sole official language on Mayotte. Officially, in addition to many smaller islands, the country consists of the four major islands in the volcanic Comoros archipelago: northwesternmost Grande Comore (Ngazidja); Mohéli (Mwali); Anjouan (Nzwani); and southeasternmost Mayotte (Maore). Mayotte, however, has never been administered by an independent Comoros government and continues to be administered by France (currently as an overseas department) as it was the only island in the archipelago that voted against independence in 1974. France has since vetoed United Nations Security Council resolutions that would affirm Comorian sovereignty over the island. In addition, a referendum on the question of Mayotte becoming an overseas department of France in 2011 was held on 29 March 2009 and passed overwhelmingly. The Comoros is the only state to be a member of the African Union, Francophonie, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Arab League (of which it is the southernmost state, being the only member of the Arab League which is entirely within the Southern Hemisphere) and the Indian Ocean Commission. Since independence in 1975, the country has experienced numerous coups d'état and, as of 2008, about half the population lives below the international poverty line of US$1.25 a day. How places in Comoros are organized All places in Comoros Further information on historical place organization in Comoros
Virginia City is a town in and the county seat of Madison County, Montana, United States. In 1961, the town and the surrounding area was designated a National Historic Landmark District, the Virginia City Historic District. The population was 190 at the 2010 census. In May 1863, a group of prospectors were headed towards the Yellowstone River and instead came upon a party of the Crow tribe and were forced to return to Bannack. On May 26, 1863, Bill Fairweather and Henry Edgar discovered Gold near Alder Creek. The prospectors could not keep the site a secret and were followed on their return to the gold bearing site. A mining district was set up in order to formulate rules about individual gold claims. On June 16, 1863 under the name of "Verina" the township was formed a mile south of the gold fields. The name was meant to honor Varina Howell Davis, first and only First Lady of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Verina, although in Union territory, was founded by men whose loyalties were thoroughly Confederate. Upon registration of the name, a Connecticut judge, G. G. Bissell, objected to their choice and recorded it as Virginia City. Within weeks Virginia City was a boomtown of thousands of prospectors and fortune seekers in the midst of a gold rush. The remote region of the Idaho Territory was without law enforcement or justice system with the exception of miners' courts. In late 1863, the great wealth in the region, lack of a justice system and the insecure means of travel gave rise to serious criminal activity, especially robbery and murder along the trails and roads of the region. Road agents as they became known were ultimately responsible for up to 100 deaths in the region in 1863 and 1864. This resulted in the formation of the Vigilance committee of Alder Gulch and the infamous Montana Vigilantes. Up to 15 road agents were hanged by the vigilantes in December 1863 and January 1864, including the sheriff of Bannack, Montana and alleged leader of the road agent gang, Henry Plummer. The Montana Territory was organized out of the existing Idaho Territory by Act of Congress and signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln on May 26, 1864. Although Bannack was the first territorial capital, the territorial legislature moved the capital to Virginia City on February 7, 1865. It remained the capital until April 19, 1875 when it moved to Helena, Montana. Thomas Dimsdale began publication of Montana's first newspaper, the Montana Post in Virginia City on August 27, 1864. Montana's first public school was established in Virginia City in March 1866. In the 1940s, Charles and Sue Bovey began buying the town, putting much needed maintenance into failing structures. The ghost town of Virginia City began to be restored for tourism in the 1950s. Most of the city is now owned by the state government and is a National Historic Landmark operated as an open air museum. Of the nearly three hundred structures in town, almost half were built prior to 1900. Buildings in their original condition with Old West period displays and information plaques stand next to thoroughly modern diners and other amenities. The Historic District of Virginia City and Nevada City is currently operated by the Montana Historic Commission and is the top state-owned tourist attraction in Montana. The Commission operates gold panning, a historic hotel, and the longest continuously operating live summer theater company in the western United States. Virginia City also has a Boothill Cemetery. There is also the narrow gauge Alder Gulch Short Line Railroad, which transports passengers by rail to the nearby ghost town of Nevada City, Montana and back.
HE may have had many job titles — songwriter, poet, musician, humorist, playwright and children’s writer — but Ivor Cutler was certainly a one-off. Now Nairn-based Matthew Lenton hopes to introduce a new generation to the work of one of Scotland’s most unique cultural exports, and remind older fans of the singular genius that was Ivor Cutler. Cutler, who died in 2006 at the age of 83, was born in Glasgow to a middle-class Jewish family, but it was not until middle-age when he became known as a songwriter after moving to London to work as a teacher. The only artist to have his songs played on Radios 1, 2, 3 and 4, Cutler also made an appearance in The Beatles’ film Magical Mystery Tour, and numbered among his fans the late John Peel, whose radio sessions helped bring Cutler’s work to a wider audience, Billy Connolly, Stephen Fry, philosopher Bertrand Russell, and authors Iain Banks and Will Self. Famously deadpan and lugubrious — Cutler would instruct his audience to applaud at 50 per cent their normal volume — his eccentricities included turning up at the BBC with half a boiled egg stuck to his forehead. Yet his songs and poems could also be deeply moving, as with Going In a Field, the song which introduced Lenton to Cutler’s work. "I always found his songs and his poems and his stories very evocative," Lenton said. "They always pulled me into a distinctive imaginative world and that is what great artists do. They pull you into a world that has its own logic and beauty." Lenton has paid tribute to Cutler and his work by devising The Beautiful Cosmos of Ivor Cutler for Vanishing Point and The National Theatre of Scotland, bringing together the story of Cutler’s life with his words and music, which Lenton reckons stands comparison with the work of Russian absurdist writers like Nikolai Gogoln and Daniil Kharms. "If he hadn’t been Scottish, I think he would have been treated more seriously," Lenton said. Which does raise the issue of whether she should regard Cutler, with his distinctive Glasgow brogue and Caledonian dourness, as a particularly Scottish. "It’s a good question, and particularly in this year," Lenton said. "I think some of the pessimism and dourness of the Scots was something that weighed him down. "He left Scotland when he was 40 and he always said that was the beginning of his life. All his work he created in London. "What it makes me reflect on, in this year of the Scottish referendum, is whether Scotland wants to be a place that people want to leave to go to London, or whether it can be a place people don’t want to leave. "Cutler left Scotland to go to England and I’m an Englishman who came to Scotland and understands it’s a different place. Those things are implicit in the show, though it’s not in any way political. It’s more a celebration of his life and work." • The Beautiful Cosmos of Ivor Cutler is at the OneTouch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th April.
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Immunization highlights: 2011 IVB Document centre: a valuable resource The IVB Document Centre produces high quality information and communication products relating to advocacy and coordination of global research and development; policy framing; technical and strategic support to strengthen national capacity. Its three areas of work are: document production, dissemination and storage. In 2011, the document centre supported the publication of 16 new documents and over 32 immunization-related articles published in scientific peer-reviewed journals and ensured wide dissemination of documents to key target audiences. In addition, the document centre has a database to facilitate searching for documents published by the Department. Searches can be done by title, language and year. Also on the site is a catalogue listing all of the Department's publications, which is generated on a daily basis and includes a short summary of all documents, document numbers, and an indication of language versions. Hard copies of documents posted in the document centre can be ordered from firstname.lastname@example.org. Updated immunization financing database now online The immunization financing database is now updated with the latest comprehensive multiyear plans (cMYPs). The database contains information extracted from cMYP costing and financing tools from 62 countries. In particular, key data on costing and financing from the immunization plans have been included in the database for public access. The database allows users to produce reports by country and by WHO region for the planning periods on the following information: - total costs and financing of routine immunization programmes; - total costs and financing of campaigns; - specific immunization and health system shared expenditures; - detailed expenditure composition by item costs and sources of financing; and - immunization costs indicators per capita and per child. Country and regional reports are provided in table formats and accompanied by graphical representations.
1 Cholesterol level in rabbit meat is much lower than chicken, turkey, beef, pork. (Alabama A & M University 1989) 2 Rabbit is lower in % of fat than chicken, turkey, beef, and pork. (U S D A circular # 549) 3 Unsaturated fatty acids is 63% of total fatty acids. ( Dr Reo) 4 Rabbit is highest in protein%. (U S D A circular # 549) 5 The office of home economics, state relations of the U S Department of Agriculture has made extensive test and have stated that domestic rabbit meat is the most nutritious meat known to man (or dog?). 6 Rabbit meat has been used and is suitable for special diets, such as those for heart disease patients, diets for the aged, low sodium diets, weight reduction diets, etc. ( Rabbit production Cheek Patton Templeton) Of course this is between you and your doctor (vet!!). We do not make any recommendations of this type because we are not qualified. 7 Rabbit has 795 calories per pound. Chicken 810, Veal 840, Turkey 1190, Lamb 1420, Beef 1440, Pork 2050. ( U S D A circular # 549 ) 8 Rabbits will produce 6 pounds of meat on the same feed and water as a cow will produce 1 pound of meat on the same feed and water. 9 Rabbits are raised up off the ground and is one of the cleanest meat. 10 As the worlds human population grows there will be less land to raise food. The rabbit will play a more increasing role in this supply. 11 France is the world's largest producer and consumer of rabbit meat. In Hungary there are rabbitries with over 10,000 does producing rabbits for export 12 Rabbit meat is all white meat.
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Eighteen years ago April 23, Kansas reinstated the death penalty. One group marked the anniversary by renewing the call to take it back off the books. People gathered Monday at the Tree of Healing. The tree was planted by members of Kansas Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation 18 years ago. The group continues to advocate to outlaw capital punishment. Members say executions don't benefit anyone. Connecticut lawmakers recently voted to repeal their state's death penalty, making it the 17th state to outlaw capital punishment.
(CBS) Here's bad news you might want to take standing up. An ominous new report ties a lack of physical activity - spending too much time sitting on your duff, essentially - to up to 43,000 cases of colon cancer and 49,000 cases of breast cancer each year. The report - presented Thursday at an annual conference of the American Institute for Cancer Research in Washington, D.C. - has experts urging Americans to make more time for physical activity and to take a one- to two-minute break for every hour of sitting. Something as simple as walking to a colleague's office instead of sending an email or going to the kitchen to get a glass of water can make a critical difference, experts say. Just don't make the mistake of thinking regular workouts can eliminate the cancer risk tied to inactivity. "A person who gets up in the morning and makes time by spending 30 minutes on the treadmill probably feels pretty pleased with himself - and he should," registered dietitian Alice Bender said in a written statement issued by the institute. But, she asked, "What happens during the other 15 hours and 30 minutes he spends awake? If he's like most Americans, he sits - on his commute, at the office, and at home." Do the math, and that means such a person is physically active for just 3 percent of his time awake. Exercise is believed to help prevent cancer by reducing several key risk factors for the disease, including inflammation, excessive body fat, and the prediabetes condition insulin resistance. And it's not just colon and breast cancers that physical activity might help prevent, according to the statement. There's also evidence that activity can lower the risk for prostate and endometrial cancer, according to Dr. Christine Friedenreich of Alberta Health Services-Cancer Care in Alberta, Canada. Dr. Friedenreich's research shows that even in previously sedentary postmenopausal women, a program of moderate to vigorous exercise can lower levels of the so-called "biomarkers" of cancer risk. The institute offered several ideas for boosting activity levels, including: Set a timer on your computer to remind you every 60 minutes to take a short break. Hold quick meetings on the go - while walking. Keep light hand weights in your office to use while talking on the phone or reading. Stand up and walk around during phone calls. *Ask your employer to install a punching bag or chin-up bar in the break room. Looking for more ways to sit less? Click here.
In tonight's Economy Rockford report.. a local expert details what's ahead for the car market and how some big changes will affect our buying habits and our wallets. 23 news auto expert George Schaffner thinks buyers will get a big lesson in supply and demand when it comes to buying a car . Manufacturers have finally learned how to control their inventory. Most dealers have a new car supply that will last them 53 days... compared to over 100 days last year. This could make it harder for us to find a car because dealers won't replenish their supply as quickly as before. Schaffner says if we see a car we want our best bet is not to wait because incentives we have gotten used to will be a thing of the past . "Probably the transaction price is going to increase because there is no sitting inventory.. rebates may be a thing of the past or very small if any but your also going to see your re-sale value go up because if your average transaction price increases, the re-sale value increases as well, so even though you might be spending more this Spring your car is going to be worth more in the long run and your cost of usage may be the same if not even less." And speaking of auto highlights this year...The annual Spring Auto show begins tomorrow at 10-am at Cherryvale Mall. The show features one hundred cars.. trucks and vans in all the latest styles and colors. The show continues through Sunday
Lycium carolinianum Walter Carolina wolfberry, Carolina desert-thorn, Creeping wolfberry, Christmas berry Solanaceae (Potato Family) USDA Symbol: LYCA2 The spiny branches of this shrub are erect or spreading, may be up to 6 ft. long, and bear small, succulent leaves. The four-petaled, somewhat tubular, lavender to blue flowers usually occur singly and are followed by fleshy, red berries. The Christmas Berry is a member of the nightshade family (family Solanaceae) which includes herbs, shrubs, vines, and trees with often showy flowers generally in branched clusters. From the Image Gallery Plant CharacteristicsDuration: Perennial Leaf Retention: Evergreen Leaf Arrangement: Alternate Breeding System: Flowers Bisexual Size Notes: 4-6 feet. Flower: Flowers 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch Fruit: Red 1/4 inch Size Class: 3-6 ft. Bloom InformationBloom Color: Purple Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct DistributionUSA: AL , FL , GA , LA , MS , SC , TX Native Distribution: Coastal plain from SC to TX Native Habitat: Ditches, Ravines, Depressions, Swamps, Marshes Growing ConditionsWater Use: High Light Requirement: Sun , Part Shade Soil Moisture: Moist CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium Cold Tolerant: yes Heat Tolerant: yes Soil Description: Coastal sands; tolerates salinity. Gravelly, Sandy, Sandy Loam, Medium Loam, Clay Loam, Clay, Saline tolerant. Conditions Comments: The spiny branches of this shrub are erect or spreading, and bear small, succulent leaves. The four-petaled, somewhat tubular, lavender to blue flowers usually occur singly and are followed by fleshy, red berries. The berries are edible and have a sweet, tomato-like taste. Tolerates saline sites. BenefitUse Ornamental: Fruits ornamental, Ground cover Use Wildlife: Nectar-insects, Fruit-birds, Browse: deer, racoons and other wildlife. Conspicuous Flowers: yes Nectar Source: yes PropagationDescription: Propagation by seed is possible. Seed Collection: Ripe berries may be picked from the bushes in the fall and the seeds extracted by maceration. Seed Treatment: Seed dormancy in this genus is variable. Seeds of some species may require stratification at 41 degrees for 60-120 days. Commercially Avail: yes National Wetland Indicator Status From the National Suppliers DirectoryAccording to the inventory provided by Associate Suppliers, this plant is available at the following locations: Far South Wholesale Nursery - Austin, TX From the National Organizations DirectoryAccording to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Austin, TX Wildflower Center Seed BankLBJWC-1093 Collected 2007-09-06 in Cameron County by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center BibliographyBibref 355 - Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest (1991) Miller, G. O. Bibref 318 - Native Texas Plants: Landscaping Region by Region (2002) Wasowski, S. & A. Wasowski Bibref 291 - Texas Wildscapes: Gardening for Wildlife (1999) Damude, N. & K.C. Bender Search More Titles in Bibliography Research LiteratureReslit 190 - Growth patterns of Carolina wolfberry (Lycium carolinianum L.) in the salt marshes of Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, USA (2006) R. E. Butzler and S. E. Davis This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation. Search More Titles in Research Literature Additional resourcesUSDA: Find Lycium carolinianum in USDA Plants FNA: Find Lycium carolinianum in the Flora of North America (if available) Google: Search Google for Lycium carolinianum MetadataRecord Modified: 2015-01-21 Research By: TWC Staff
Divide prepared decorating icing in half. Use half for decorating the house now, the other half for adding, "snow" around house later (keep covered with a damp cloth). Fill decorating bag with 1/2 cup icing. Decorate corners of house and under eaves with line of icing. Attach mini multi-colored candies to house corners. Outline windows and decorate curtains. Attach candy rounds to sides and top of windows. Cut gum drop candy ring in half and attach for windowsills with dots of icing. Decorate icicles on windowsills. Outline front door and fill in with zigzags (smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch). Attach candy round for window. Attach mini multi-colored candies on doorframe with dots of icing and add red mini multi-colored candy for doorknob with dots of icing. Cut green gum drop candy ring in half and attach above door for awning. Cut red candy round in half and attach above green gum drop candy ring. Position yellow candy round above cut red candy round over door. Ice roof smooth and divide in fourths on each side with lines of icing. Decorate zigzag garlands from each division line. Attach mini multi-colored candies in center of zigzag garland loop and at the beginning and ending point of each garland. Decorate line on roof peak. Cut gum drop jelly rings in half and attach to peak with dots of icing. Decorate icicles on roof peaks and eaves. Attach candy rounds on sides of roof peaks with dots of icing. Ice snow on base fluffy. Cover walkway path with mini multi-colored candies. What a welcoming, cozy little cottage. Zigzag icing snow designs on roof topped with candy and punctuated with festive icicles. A dream house trimmed with bright and tempting candies and borders with green leaf trees. Evergreen trees are created from cut green leaves and placed on every corner of this cottage. Even an evergreen wreath hangs above the front doorway. A colorful, stained-glass inspired walkway leads to the house.
General Motors revealed several of its new fuel efficient vehicles, including the Buick Enclave at the L.A. Auto Show. The Enclave is Buick's first luxury crossover SUV. It and its sister vehicle, the GMC Acadia are made at the new GM Delta Township plant. They both get about 26 mpg on the highway. GM's Chief Executive Rick Wagoner spoke out at the show about other environmentally friendly vehicles the company is working on. He says his company is committed to making alternative fuel, hybrid, electric, and hydrogen-powered vehicles. He says the nation's No. 1 automaker is developing a hybrid car that plugs into a standard power outlet. Lansing's Glenn Buege GMC General Manager Allison Buege-Watson says its no surprise, "It is what customers are asking for, and GM is just responding, trying to fulfill that need." Environmental activists still say GM and other auto companies have been too slow to curb the nation's dependence on foreign oil. As for how long it will be before the new alternative fuel vehicles become available, Wagoner says no certain date is available, only that developing the cars is a priority. The L.A. Auto Show runs through December 10. It is second in importance in the industry only to the Detroit International Auto Show.
Children with disabilities often have to sit on the sidelines while other kids their age are participating in sports. A group in Grand Rapids has changed that by introducing an old sport with a new twist. It's called sled hockey and it's giving children with disabilities the chance to hit the ice. The kids use special sled and two sticks, instead of one to help them get around. Sled hockey is played nationally and internationally, but there's only one team in Michigan. It's in Grand Rapids, sponsored by the G.R. Griffins Youth Foundation and the Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital. The group was at Ice Sports East Lansing recently showing off their stuff. The Greater Lansing Hockey Amateur Association, or GLAHA, now wants to start a team here in mid-Michigan. For more information about Sled Hockey and how you can help start a team in Lansing, log onto GLAHA's website www.lansinghockey.com Viewers with disabilities can get assistance accessing this station's FCC Public Inspection File by contacting the station with the information listed below. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, 888-835-5322 (TTY), or email@example.com.
We start off in Dewitt, where Dr. Mark Schaar, at Dewitt Family Practice, says the common cold is going around this week. Cold symptoms include itching or sore throat, sneezing, nasal congestion and mucus drainage, and watery eyes. To treat the cold, it's important to rest and drink plenty of clear fluids. Also, gargling with salt water can ease a sore throat. Over-the-counter decongestants containing pseudo ephedrine can help dry and clear nasal passages temporarily. Decongestant nasal sprays can help but be careful, because using those for more than five days can cause a "rebound effect." That means more mucus and worse congestion. In Okemos, Dr. James Brouillette at Ingham Primary Care Center is treating ear infections, which oftentimes follow a cold. The main symptom is mild to extremely painful ear pain. You may also have a fever. Babies and young kids are often fussy, have trouble sleeping, pull at their ears and cry. You can take pain relievers, or put a warm washcloth or heating pad on the ear. It's also important to rest. You should talk to your doctor too; he or she may prescribe antibiotics or ear drops to help the pain. You can help prevent ear infections in your child, by not smoking. Children who are exposed to cigarette smoke are more prone to ear infections.
Lansing-area women visited a local Target store to try to make a point: there is nothing strange about breastfeeding in public. "Breastfeeding in public is important because no mom wants to sit at home all the time," said Lindsey LaForte, as she held her infant son Henry. "You have to go out and about, you have to go grocery shopping." But moms who demonstrated at Target Sunday say sometimes they're afraid or ashamed of breastfeeding in public. Some say they get funny looks from other people in stores. Those that gathered want to end those glances. "Breastfeeding is the biological normal for feeding a baby and a mother should feel welcome to feed their baby wherever and whenever," said Jessica Thomas, who breastfeeds her infant. "This is the normal way to feed a baby, that it's not something that should be hidden." Forty-five states have laws that expressly permit women to nurse in public and private places. Michigan is not one of them, though a similar bill is in committee in the state house. However, by a separate state law, nursing women cannot be cited for indecent exposure. Participants said Sunday the demonstration -- which was organized via Facebook and was not affiliated with a particular group -- wasn't just to make a point to passersby. It was also to show strength and support in numbers. "It was important to support moms who were doing this for the first time," said Lisa King, a nursing mother, "and show there's plenty of other women out there to support them."
According to figures released by telecommunications firm TeleGeography, Skype continues to become more and more popular. And the increase in popularity is not small — between 2012 and 2013, international Skype to Skype calls rocketed by around 36 percent. The number of international phone calls being made in general is on the up, but Skype’s gains are well above those seen from landline and mobiles which stands at around 7 percent over the same period. Microsoft’s ever-popular online messaging and calling service is available for a wide range of platforms, including desktop and mobile devices, and its widespread availability — coupled with the fact that people are looking for ways to save money these days — helps to account for the increase in usage. All told, 2013 saw a staggering 214 billion minutes of calls made Skype to Skype. These numbers are already good news for Microsoft, but looked at in terms of increase things are even more impressive. Put together the traffic increases enjoyed by all of the telecommunication companies in the world, and Skype has gained 50 percent more than all of them combined. As TeleGeography points out, this is good going for a service that is already ten years old and faces competition from ever more IM and VoIP tools. “2013 saw a staggering 214 billion minutes of calls made Skype to Skype” Despite the popularity of computer and mobile based communications, it’s unlikely that the humble landline is going anywhere soon. TeleGeographyanalyst Stephen Beckert said: “No other network comes close to matching the global reach of the PSTN (public switched telephone network). While Facebook has approximately 1.2 billion monthly users, at year-end 2013, the PSTN connected to just over 8 billion fixed and mobile subscribers worldwide.” Do you fit into these statistics? Do you find that you are using Skype more than in the past, and do you choose to use it in place of making a regular phone call?
According to a new report, Microsoft has publicly disclosed how much money the company has made in revenue from its Surface tablet lineup. This data comes from the annual Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission. So how much as Microsoft made? $853 million dollars since launch! “Microsoft just filed its annual Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and deep in the filing is the first public disclosure of the company’s revenue from its Surface tablet lineup: $853 million,” the report states. This figure covers the launch of the Surface tablet up until the end of Microsoft’s fiscal year on June 30th of 2013. Microsoft has not disclosed how many Surface devices were sold nor do we know exactly which Surface device (Surface RT or Surface Pro) sold the most or least. Microsoft recently slashed prices of its Surface RT tablet by nearly $150 dollars, after reporting a $900 million dollar loss for its Surface devices during its quarterly earnings report recently. According to new data, Windows 8 and Windows RT based tablets account for 4.5% of the global tablet market as of Q2 2013. As GeekWire reports, $853 million amounts to roughly 4.4 percent of the total Windows Division revenue of $19.2 billion, which was reported by Microsoft recently. And obviously, $853 million in revenue is less than the $900 million charge that Microsoft took from the Surface brand. “Windows Division operating income decreased, primarily due to higher cost of revenue and sales and marketing expenses, offset in part by revenue growth. Cost of revenue increased $1.8 billion, reflecting a $1.6 billion increase in product costs associated with Surface and Windows 8, including a charge for Surface RT inventory adjustments of approximately $900 million. Sales and marketing expenses increased $1.0 billion or 34%, reflecting an $898 million increase in advertising costs associated primarily with Windows 8 and Surface,” the filing states. Keep in mind that Microsoft has spend a ton of money to advertise the Surface RT and Surface Pro. Unfortunately, it was not good enough.
Local Civil War battlefield site is re-emerging WINCHESTER — The site of one of the largest and deadliest Civil War battles in the Shenandoah Valley is starting to emerge from a veil of trees and brush. A native grasslands restoration team has… To See This and Every Local Story from The Winchester Star, Click Here to Become a Subscriber! Login to view the full story
6/11/2014 2:24:00 PM Wood ducks and hen mallards need more protection Ron Kuecker Outdoors Columnist I think the time is ripe to start lobbying for wood ducks and mallards. Nope, they're not endangered species but if my observations are accurate it's time to roll back the liberalized hunting regulations on them. During current Minnesota DNR Commissioner Landwehr's tenure we've seen the hen mallard fall hunt bag limit increase from one to two per day and the wood duck bag limit increase from two to three per day. Hunters liked it and the commissioners popularity among opening day duck hunters soared. Well, not so for this old duck hunter. Two woodies and one mistakenly shot hen mallard per day, double that after the opener in possession, are all we should need to be happy hunters. Both species of ducks are well known for their nesting tradition, that is, they return to nearly the same place to nest each year. At least that is true for the first place they try. Heavy hunting pressure and too liberalized bag limits and our local population suffers. Combine that with habitat loss or weather induced pressure and we gradually lose the breeding population of our two most popular local ducks, the woody and the greenhead. It won't be long now, just a matter of a month or so, and the flyway councils will be meeting in far off cities to draw up a framework for this fall's hunt. After that each state will make some final decisions within those federal guidelines and voila, we've got our rules and reg's for 2014. We've seen some really good changes to our local fall hunts for wildlife. An earlier season duck hunt to allow the taking of blue wing teal before they leave the state was a great choice, albeit long overdue. That also reduced the opening day pressure on woodies and mallards. But soon, the blue wings are gone and the pressure on woodies and mallards steps up. Fortunately, a mallard hen can quite easily be differentiated from a feathered out drake by experienced hunters (but not youthful hunters early in September). Let's use that to protect our local mallards. Duck hunters, you can step up and be the conscience of the flyway once again. Let's "lobby" the DNR to limit the local take of woodies and hen mallards to two per day woodies, one per day hen mallard. If they hear from enough of you I'm guessing they'll change. Only a desk-bound, computer-staring, wildlife manager can not see what is going on. Let's tell them now before the seasons are set. The Belgian Malinois I first heard about the wonderful Belgian Malinois (Mal-in-wah) when our son Dan (career Army, Ft. Bragg, NC), his wife Lisa and son Remington took over foster care of one of them. Being prepped for military duty, trainers found he couldn't quite meet the rigid military standards so he needed a permanent home. They fostered him for nearly a year. They continually praised their temporary adoptee for its gentleness with five-year-old Remy. Then they passed it along to its life home, not an easy task. Then came the June 2014 issue of National Geographic with a lead article on Hero Dogs and the Malinois. I was in love with them, albeit from a distance. It made me understand why I chose veterinary medicine as my career and made me wonder, why did I retire? If you are a dog lover, as I, and you get a chance, pick up a copy of National Geographic or try to find it online. If I didn't have a big, loveable chocolate lab I'd be searching for a Malinois. A military drop out would be fine with me. More outdoor sightings As we sat on our point at Lake Amelia near Glenwood recently, the three of us, Dianne, brown dog and I, he suddenly turned his head to focus on a loon. Only 50 yards or so away, the big male had quietly surfaced and was sitting there, lowering its head into the water occasionally. I soon realized he was putting his well-adapted eyes below the surface, looking for small fish to feed on. No unproductive dives for this guy until he spotted something below the surface. It was the first time a loon was close enough to me that I could see what he was doing. Always thought before they were simply cleaning themselves with their head movements, foolish me. Another revelation came to me last week as the big pileated woodpecker returned to some trees alongside our cabin. Woody, as I now call him because of the cartoon character named after the species, was looking for insects. Then I realized, the longitudinal series of finger sized holes in the tree weren't put there without reason. He followed them up the tree, examining each hole for bugs that might be hiding in them. The big woodpecker had essentially set up a trap line of holes in that tree and was checking them out for lunch. Steve and Deb Freking, our neighbors on the north hill of Windom stopped by the other evening. Steve told me of the big bald eagle that flew so low over their backyard he could see the top of the wings. He suspected it was checking out a life-like lawn ornament for dinner. Nesting swan Do you want a good outdoor viewing? Out at Wolf Lake, about a mile and a half east of McDonald's, sets a huge trumpeter swan on a muskrat house, head laid back over her body. I presume she is incubating some large eggs. Get a look at her now, from the parking lot above, before she hatches and moves on to new outdoor viewing opportunities.
VSMC, a joint venture between Royal Boskalis Westminster and VolkerWessels, will complete the export and inter-array cables at the 400MW project off England's east coast. The first work will be the creation of two 1,100-metre horizontal directional drillings at the landfall. The export cables, stretching 42 kilometres to the coast, are expected to be installed in 2016. Included in the work is the design, supply, installation and testing of the 67 infield cables with a total length of around 100 kilometres. Statoil and Statkraft announced their final investment decision to go ahead with the construction of the project earlier this week. The total investment in the wind farm is expected to be £1.5 billion (EUR 1.9 billion). It will be made up of 67 of Siemens' SWT-6.0-154 6MW turbines.
Wine Price and Quality © by John Juergens About the only aspect of wine price that is closely related to quality is the amount of human handling that occurs during the wine making process. Most wineries have several levels of quality --at least by their definition-- and the prices will vary according to their perception of the quality. Without a doubt, the better and more expensive wines usually involve more handling, such as hand selecting individual grapes, and these wines sometimes are referred to as "hand-made". Wine makers can do all sorts of other things to try to improve quality-- like using oak barrels--but these efforts usually increase the cost of production. What about American versus imported wine quality and price. This is a touchy subject because I know there are a lot of people out there who still think that only the French can make truly good wine. Those people are entitled to their opinion, but I feel sorry for them since they are missing out on a whole world of great wines. Trying to make quality comparisons among wines from different countries largely is a waste of time since many of the products of every wine producing country are good or even great, but they usually are very different due to differences in soil, climate, etc. It's the old apples and oranges thing. It's fun and interesting to taste wines of the same grape type from different countries to explore the similarities and differences, but it is non-productive to argue about which is absolutely "better". Speaking of the Europeans, there is a much closer relationship between price and quality among wines from Western Europe, especially French and German wines. The wine industry is those countries is far more highly regulated in terms of quality. However, when you are evaluating wines from different countries, you have to make sure that you are tasting wines in roughly the same quality bracket, which can be a tricky proposition. The problem is, to get a French wine equivalent in quality to say a $12 Australian wine you generally have to spend $20 to $30. I know there are some notable exceptions to this rule, such as some of the Beaujolais wines, but most of the French wines available in our market under $15 represent the lower end of the spectrum of medium quality wines. They are roughly equivalent to some of the better California large volume wines or what used to be called "jug wines". Don't get me wrong, I really like French wines and used to be a French wine snob, but I believe wines from South and North American and Australia are a much better value. The bottom line is that the old saying, "You get what you pay for" doesn't necessarily apply to wine. These are products that I believe are good value wines that have many of the classic characteristics of the major grape varieties. I'm sure I've left out someone's favorite wine, but this is just a starting point and I will add to the list regularly. They are broken down by grape type and I have indicated their relative degree of sweetness/dryness and "weight" (light/heavy). Since prices and availability will vary among retail outlets, I suggest you shop around. Your best bet is to look at PJ's Wine and Liquor in the Kroger Shopping Center on University Ave., C&M Package Store on South Lamar across from the hospital, and Star Package Store at 308 Jackson Ave. Robert Mondavi Chenin Blanc (slightly sweet, light) Kendall Jackson Sauvignon Blanc (dry, medium) Chateau Souverain Chardonnay (dry, medium to heavy) Chateau Ste. Michelle Johannisberg Riesling Beringer White Zinfandel (medium sweet, light) Napa Ridge Pinot Noir (dry, medium) Chateau Souverain Cabernet Sauvignon (dry, heavy) Louis Jadot Beaujolais (dry, light) Fetzer Eagle Peak Merlot (dry, medium to heavy) Hacienda Merlot (dry but fruity, medium)
by Susan Skomal "People seem to love the science section. It's the one place where you can find good news and you can talk about sex," observes Natalie Angier, Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer for the New York Times. Readers are more than ever interested in news from all branches of science, particularly those touching on experiences close to home - the social sciences. Her advice to fellow reporters is equally relevant to anthropologists working with the media or preparing to publicize their research results. "Public levels of ignorance about science are astonishing," Sports writers feel no need to translate such terms as ERA or RBI, nor do they bother to explain the significance of the 10-yard line each time it's used. Even business and economics reporters use jargon freely. Yet, when covering a scientific topic for the general public, Angier has found it necessary to "seduce" the reader. The trick is to convince the public that science is neither too hard nor too boring to understand. Readers "do not like didactic writings; they do not like condescension." Despite the public's general unfamiliarity with scientific terms and concepts, the average reader does not read the tutorial sections of most science articles. To help readers digest an unfamiliar subject without seeming to preach, Angier suggests the following: "Make the unseeable visible." Use your imagination to describe an abstract concept in readily accessible concrete terms. Anthropologists have an edge over other scientists in this department, for we are talking about human behavior. For example, rather than expecting an audience to grasp the concept of diffusion in the abstract, describe the effect through the eyes of a single person. "Tell what you need to tell to keep the story moving. No more. No less." Don't underestimate the patience of your readers. By thinking of your piece as a short narrative, with a plot and punchline, much of the extraneous information can be eliminated. It may seem important to you as the expert, but it will have a greater impact to non-anthropologists if it is short and to the point. "A good journalist hates to make an error just as much as a good scientist does." The culture of a newsroom contrasts sharply with that of an academic journal. A news item will not be featured if the deadline is not met, while scholarly publishing is usually not so time-sensitive. After former Vice-President Quayle's denunciation of the lack of American family values, the AAA Press Office was contacted by CNN for experts who could comment on the issue. It was a Friday at the end of Spring semester, when many colleagues were busy tying up loose ends and preparing for vacations or fieldwork. CNN was in a hurry, the offices in Atlanta had to make the New York studio's deadline for that afternoon. Of the ten anthropologists we recommended, only one was interviewed. In our interactions with the media, we scientists will have the most success if we are sensitive to their limitations. A reporter simply cannot accomodate requests to FAX copies of his or her article to three different experts. As practised observers of human behavior we are all aware that three different informants will have at least three views on a subject. Most journalists take seriously their obligation to take the differing interpretations into account, while trying hard to minimize errors. Reprinted with permission of the American Anthropological Association. \|Communicating Anthropology\| \|For Science Writers\| \|For Students\| \|"Is Science Real?"\| \|About CASC\| \|CASC Homepage\| \|Site Map\| Email: Merry Bruns, Dir. Merry P. Bruns All Rights Reserved.
Leading her first House of Lords debate yesterday, Martha Lane Fox challenged the UK government to address its investment and policies regarding adult training and skills in the face of the growing digital skills gap. The Baroness of Soho praised the government for including coding and computer science in the future national curriculum, saying that it puts the country in the position of being able to boast the most visionary policy for educating children in the G8. It is not enough to focus on educating the young though, she added, as 90 percent of new jobs require some level of online skills, and the majority of jobs are now advertised online. "There are 11 million adults who lack four basic online skills -- the ability to communicate, search and share information and to do these things safely," she said, adding that 50 percent of these adults are over 65, with the other 50 percent being of The value to the British economy of equipping the adult population with digital skills has been estimated by the cross-sector charity that the Baroness chairs at £68 billion. By 2020, there will be nearly one million technology sector jobs in UK that will need to be filled, something we will be unable to achieve with our workforce as unskilled in these areas as they currently are, she said. Lane Fox also touched briefly on the current decline in the overall percentage of women working in technology. At the current rate, she said, by 2040 only one percent of people working in this sector will be women. founder also asked the government what its plans were to celebrate the achievements of Tim Berners-Lee in this anniversary year of the World Wide Web. She paid tribute to Berners-Lee, as well as Ada Lovelace and the Bletchley codebreakers for bringing us the internet. "I find something magical and remarkable on it every single day," she "All industries are being disrupted," said Lane Fox, listing MOOCS, digital healthcare innovations, business solutions for the developing world and online retail -- the sector with which she is most personally familiar -- as the areas in which we are starting to see the most significant changes. Half of web users worldwide are now online shoppers, she said, adding that in the UK, the online retail sector now accounts for nearly 10 percent of the country's total annual GDP. "The British are the most advanced online shoppers on the planet," she said. The UK internet sector is now bigger than the education sector, the health sector and the construction sector, Lane Fox pointed out. Record numbers of digital startups around the country, along with hugely successful businesses such as ASOS, Lastminute.com and Moshi Monsters, put the UK in an extremely strong position to take advantage of this revolution in retail. "The UK's relative position on the technology stage is a complex one. There are many ways in which we lead the world," said Lane Fox, adding that our location and language put us at a huge advantage in that they mean we are a vital part of every global web "Through the Government Digital Service, the UK government is also "leading the way in terms of open data, open standards and digital governance," she said. At the same time, she criticised the government's reactions to the Snowden allegations, describing it as being "woefully quiet on the subject of liberty versus There are in fact several ways the UK is falling short in its adoption of technology beyond the online skills deficiency, she pointed out. These include average UK broadband speeds, the failure of UK businesses to scale themselves to compete on a global level and the lack of understanding about the digital world on behalf of the country's corporate, public and political elite. "Only four FTSE 100 businesses have a CTO or digital executive on their PLC boards and yet all of these businesses are facing potential upheaval," said Lane Fox. "The technology landscape is not remotely stable but is changing at mindboggling speed," she said, suggesting that the 25th birthday of the web is a "good moment to reflect" on how we react to the pace of change. The Baroness also repeated Tim Berners Lee's challenge for us all to take part in open-source-style, local discussions trying to answer the question: "what kind of web do we You can read Martha Lane Fox's full speech from the House of Lords on her website.
More than 1,000 people have joined a campaign on Change.org urging Texas Gov. Rick Perry to use state funds to alleviate the drought's negative impact on small ranchers and farm animals. Bob Williams, founder of the Texas-based animal rescue organization Ranch Hand Rescue, launched the online campaign on Change.org , the world's fastest-growing platform for social change. Williams has received a record number of requests to care for horses, cattle and other farm animals as a result of the Texas drought, which has caused a major hay scarcity in the state. "We desperately need to raise awareness about this issue," said Williams. "Hay prices continue to climb, and much of the hay that's being brought into Texas is of poor quality. We know Gov. Perry is a good man, and we want to work with his team to develop a plan to make sure we help our ranchers and farm animals." The drought has caused the price of hay to nearly quadruple in recent months, leading small ranchers and farmers, already struggling in a down economy, to sell off large portions of their herds or give them to farm rescue organizations like Williams'. Some horses and cattle have starved to death because of the lack of hay, and conditions are expected to worsen. Williams is asking Gov. Perry to use state funds to truck in hay from other states into Texas. "Bob Williams is standing up and taking action for what he believes in," said Change.org Senior Organizer Sarah Parsons. "Clearly, farmers, ranchers and concerned citizens across the state agree with him. Change.org is about empowering anyone, anywhere, to start campaigns on issues they care about, and Bob's campaign is a perfect example of that." State Climatologist John Nielson-Gammon recently declared Texas' ongoing drought to be the state's worst one-year drought on record. Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration indicates that the drought will likely persist through the winter. To view the petition, visit http://www.change.org/petitions/governor-perry-save-our-starving-farm-animals.
While the cooler temperatures are here now, spring is right around the corner, and that means allergy season. Its almost impossible to escape the heavy yellow dust piled on cars and windows but it might not be what's causing your headaches. This pollen is Pine pollen. It's the heaviest of all the pollens. The experts say because of that, its less likely to be inhaled and cause an allergic reaction, though some people do have issues because of it. According to one pharmacist we talked to, untreated allergy symptoms could increase your chances of developing asthma and other serious allergic diseases.
A veteran of the US Air Force, Jimmy Fox wasted no time enrolling at FSU. “I don’t worry about tuition. It’s paid for with the post 9/11 GI Bill.” And starting his own business. “You’re not just going to get a free ride out of the VA, you need to have a way of supporting yourself,” said Fox. Florida has the 3rd largest number of veteran owned businesses in the county. More than 176,000 Florida soldiers have started their own companies. They employ more than 300,000 people. The state is helping them in their business endeavors. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission are waiving rules to help soldiers become commercial fishermen. “This will allow veterans an opportunity to participate,” said Commissioner Chuck Roberts. And starting last month, The Department of Business and Professional Regulation began waiving business licensing fees for returning soldiers. “Come to Florida when you’re done with your career. Establish a business here. Be part of our economy,” said DBPR Secretary Ken Lawson. There’s even more help coming from Tallahassee. Florida State University launched its Veteran’s Film Festival Monday. FSU has vowed to become the most veteran friendly campus in the county. “When you come to FSU, your service is going to be respected. Your service is going to be appreciated. The student body is going to reach out and open their arms unto you,” said Colonel Billy Francis. With all the new help available, the problem becomes spreading the word. In September the state launched this website, floridavets.org, compiling information about state and federal programs. More help is on the way. The newly formed Statewide Veterans Advisory Committee will hold its first meeting Wednesday in Tallahassee. The committee will focus on drug abuse and mental health problems effecting returning soldiers.
There will be changes to this year's annual 4th of July fireworks display in Portland. The fireworks will be shot off from land instead of a barge like the one that was used last year. During that display, a worker was badly injured. An investigation by the State Fire Marshal's Office and the U.S. Coast Guard found that the weather was a contributing factor in the accident that left one of the pyrotechnicians severely injured. The display was delayed a day due to weather and the Fire Marshal's investigation found that moisture and water from the night before, got into the tubes used to fire off the fireworks on July 5. The moisture caused an eight inch shell to explode prematurely. The injured worker from Atlas Pyrotechnics suffered a serious shoulder injury and a collapsed lung. Atlas says it was a good thing the worker was wearing a life-preserver, because it helped soften the blow. The city says the barge was donated, and the coast guard says it issued a permit, but found the barge was not inspected. However, because the barge didn't carry any hazardous materials, it wasn't required to be inspected. "The Coast Guard did investigate this because the nature of the injury and the fact that there was an injury on board, a barge that was otherwise in commercial service. So, that's one of the trigger points that the Coast Guard does step in and will do an administrative investigation, and we do many of these annually," said U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Nick Barrow. The Coast Guard says either way, a 350-yard safety radius is required to prevent spectator injuries. If you're thinking of having your own fireworks, click here to make sure they're not banned in your town.
I have never understood why people spend so much time building sandcastles. There are even contests where the sandcastles become quite elaborate. I look at those gigantic, detailed structures and think: That probably will be gone by tomorrow. (Maybe even sooner, because some little child will go stomping through it – probably one of my grandkids, as a matter of fact.) My sandcastles, on the other hand, are very primitive. They are basically lumps of sand with the token moat. The first wave that comes along usually takes them out. Spiritually speaking, some people build their entire lives on sand. Jesus said, “Everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall” (Matthew 7:16–27 NKJV). Even as culture changes, the Bible never does. I saw a pastor being interviewed recently, and the interviewer was pressing him on what the Bible says about some issues that are not popular in today’s culture. The interviewer asked, “Don’t you think it’s time for us to drag the Bible, kicking and screaming, into the 21st century?” I thought: That is the whole problem. We have ignored the Bible. The Bible is never out of date. The news is quickly outdated, but the Bible never is. The question is whether we will put it into practice. If we do, then we will grow spiritually. I read an interesting article about a woman who decided to kill her son, Kenneth. She fired a shotgun at him at close range, but the bullet hit the Bible he had been carrying. Later, the deputy who arrested Kenneth’s mother said the Bible saved Kenneth’s life. The Bible will save your life as well. But it is not enough to simply read it; you have to do what it says. You see, there are some things that only God can do and some things only I can do. Yes, God can do anything, but He doesn’t do everything. For example, God does not sin. So He can do anything, but there are some things He will not do. And here is something else God will not do: He will not violate human will. Sometimes we wish He would, because we know people who are doing the wrong thing with their lives, and we feel that God ought to grab them and drag them to where they need to be. But He actually will let them do the things they choose to do. He will let their lives run their course. Sure, He will give them warnings. Sure, He will speak to them. But He honors human will. So it comes down to this: There are some things only God can do and some things only I can do. Only God can save us. Only God can forgive our sins. Only God can change a human heart. That is what God does. At the same time, only we can believe. God will not believe for us. He will give us the ability to believe. He will urge us to believe. He will tell us to believe. But ultimately it is our choice. God says, “See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil, in that I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His judgments, that you may live …” (Deuteronomy 30:15-16 NKJV). That is sort of like a teacher saying, “Today, I am going to test you on who is buried in Grant’s Tomb.” The teacher has already revealed what the answer is, but you still have to write it down. God is saying, “Here is life and death. Here is good. Here is evil. You choose. Oh, by the way, choose life. I just want to let you know that is the right answer.” But it is still your choice. Ultimately, you have to choose. So it is not enough to just read the Bible. Think about it. Contemplate it. Ponder it. Let it sink in. As one man said, “Conversion turns us to the Word of God, which is our touchstone.” A touchstone originally was a special rock that was used to measure precious metals. It was a point of reference. In the same way, the Bible is our touchstone in life. If you believe that people are basically good, and the only reason they do bad things is because of their environment, then things probably aren’t making sense to you right now. When we look at the so-called government solutions that are supposed to improve our way of life, we see they have really done no good at all. That is because changing an environment does not change the heart. The Bible doesn’t teach that people are basically good and do bad things because of bad influences. Rather, the Bible teaches that people are basically sinful, and they are born sinful. We are not sinners because we sin; we sin because we are sinners. It comes naturally to all of us. That is how we are prewired. If you believe that we can bring about a utopia on earth through man-made solutions, then you must be very disappointed – because, despite all of our advances in technology, we can’t change the human heart. But if you believe what the Bible says, then things will make a lot more sense to you. When Joshua was preparing to lead the Israelites into the Promised Land, God told him, “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success” (Joshua 1:8 NKJV). It’s all there for us in a relationship with God. And we can be sure it will stand the test of time.
There are many reasons why soap operas, those daytime dramas that once dominated afternoon television, are on life support. More working women, an explosion of other entertainment choices on TV and the Internet, the end of sponsorship by Procter & Gamble (the company that once owned most of the major daytime dramas, hence the moniker, “soap operas”), and shrinking budgets at the networks making less expensive formats like quiz, reality, and talk shows more attractive, have all contributed to the erosion of the audience. A recent event at the Paley Center for Media, co-sponsored by the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, brought together cast members from ABC’s One Life to Live and served as a huge wake-up call. Much will be lost—for both those who work on soaps and those who enjoy them—if the genre cannot be resuscitated. OLTL’s cast was adamant that pronouncements of the soap opera’s death are premature. “We’re still around and doing well,” said Executive Producer and Lead Director Frank Valentini. In fact, OLTL, as well as All My Children, and General Hospital, stand a greater chance to survive because ABC, rather than P&G, owns them. The soap giant began sponsoring radio soap operas in the 1930s, but now only partially supports one—CBS’s The Young and the Restless. Listening to the OLTL actors talk about the show and acting underlined the important role soap operas continue to play in the world of entertainment. Soap operas provide that coveted first job for beginning actors. Both Kristen Alderson (who plays college student, Starr Manning) and David Gregory (who plays single teacher Robert Ford) talked about how thrilled they were to land parts on a daytime drama. “I’m madly in love with the show,” said Alderson, who was only six years old when she was cast as Starr. Gregory (above), who was kidded by other cast members about his sexy, good looks, said: “I want to do good work and I want to learn. I could take off my shirt and do that for ten years.” Some soap actors do indeed make a career on daytime drama, while others use it as a stepping-stone to other opportunities. Famous faces who had their first close ups on soaps include: Meg Ryan, Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Kathy Bates, Marisa Tomei, Julianne Moore, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Tommy Lee Jones, Judith Light, and many, many more. Soaps also provide a starting point for those who work behind the camera. Valentini said that he began at OLTL fresh out of school and has been with the program for 25 years. And sometimes those who never thought about acting hit the jackpot. Sean Ringgold was working as a bodyguard for A-list celebrities when he was spotted and cast in OLTL as Shaun Evans—surprise!—a bodyguard. Since then Shaun’s story on the soap has evolved and a whole family created around him. He knew he had crossed over when a director told him: “You’re not security anymore—you’re talent.” Soap operas are a great training ground for actors. Working on a soap is hard work. “There’s nothing better than a soap opera to hone your [acting] skills,” said Hillary B. Smith (above), who plays District Attorney Nora Buchanan. “Those who look down on soap operas have never done more than three pages [of script] a day.” Kassie DePavia, who plays “fiery and driven” Blair Cramer, said that her nighttime routine includes doing her “homework,” memorizing dozens of pages of dialogue for the following day. (A side benefit? She encourages her son to do his homework at the same time). Gina Tognoni (newspaper editor, Kelly Cramer), said the scenes she had taped the previous day took up more than 30 pages of the script. That soap opera “commando acting,” according to Hillary, means that daytime actors can hit the ground running when they land parts in TV dramas or feature films. “After this, nothing scares me,” said Florencia Lozano (one of our Women Around Town who plays the OLTL’s manipulative attorney, Tea Delgado). “You step up to the plate, do what you have to do, be present, and make something happen.” Lozano, an accomplished stage actress, is comfortable in any medium. She recently had a guest role on the CBS hit, Blue Bloods. Soap operas make a social statement. Long before nighttime TV featured incest, rape, abortion, breast cancer, racism, homosexuality, and other social issues as themes for stories, soap operas were tackling these controversial topics. And OLTL continues to push the envelope. “We get to walk in every day and tell a story,” said DePavia (above, right, with Lozano, left). “Sometimes we make a difference socially.” The downside? A storyline can be so emotional, it may be difficult for the actor to leave the character behind at the end of the day. “We have to be very careful what we open ourselves up to,” said Gina, who said that when appearing on another soap, she agonized each night over her character’s dilemma. She learned that she had to let it go. “You have to protect the soul,” she said. Soap operas influence other entertainment media. Telling a story, melodrama, teasing the viewer to stay tuned—all are hallmarks of the soap format. “The storytelling aspect of the soap has been adopted by every other medium,” said Hillary. Whether a nighttime drama with a continuing storyline, a reality show that plays up the conflict between participants, or a quiz show where waiting to hear the “final answer” ratchets up the tension, the format of the soap is the boilerplate. Unfortunately, soap operas, like all entertainment, must always be concerned with the bottom line. And daytime drama has borrowed from the movies in changing how episodes are filmed. To save money, scenes may be filmed out of sequence when special sets or locations are needed. “It’s all about being efficient,” said Valentini. That timing puts extra pressure on the actors. With a film, the actors have read the entire script and know what will happen scene by scene. “But we may be shooting shows that are four weeks apart,” Valentini explained, adding that the actors will not have information about what transpires in between—one reason soap actors must know their characters very well and be able to adapt. Soap opera actors will keep perfecting their craft and developing their characters, no matter what plot twists are thrown their way. The big question is: will soap operas themselves be up to the challenge to keep this art form fresh and relevant? Much depends on the outcome. Stay tuned. One Life to Live 2 p.m., Monday through Friday Paley Center for Media 25 West 52nd Street Screen Actors Guild Foundation
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Rothenburg, Romantic Road © www.romantischestrasse.de To experience the best of medieval Germany, thousands of visitors drive, bus or cycle their way along the Romantic Road, a 180 mile (290km) route between Munich and Frankfurt that links together a string of quaint, well-preserved walled towns dating back a thousand years or more. The towns en route have banded together to market their attractions and ensure Romantic Road travellers are well informed and accommodated. Bicycles can be rented at any train station along the road, and tourist offices along the route provide maps and information. There are brown signposts along the route in several languages and many attractions along the way including amazing castles, some great museums and historic sightseeing in the ancient towns; the natural surroundings are also very beautiful and there is lots of yummy local cuisine to sample along the way. The Romantic Road is a deservedly popular route and some of the attractions and villages can get crowded, particularly during peak tourist season. The route starts in Würzburg but you can start following the trail at any point you choose. The best known of the towns on the Romantic Road is Rothenburg, in the Tauber River Valley, and other favourites along the way are Dinkelsbuhl and Nordlingen.
Growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is revised downward to 2.6 % in 2015 and the short term prospects remain “cautiously pessimistic”, according to the latest issue of the Quarterly Economic Brief for MENA (QEB). The report examines the different ways in which civil wars affect the economies of the region, including the important channel of forced displacement, which has become a crisis. It also explores how economic fortunes will turn around if there is peace. This issue of the MENA Quarterly Economic Brief (QEB) traces the economic effects of the latter development—removing sanctions on Iran—on the world oil market, on Iran’s trading partners, and on the Iranian economy.The most significant change will be Iran’s return to the oil market. The World Bank estimates that the eventual addition of one million barrels a day (mb/d) from Iran, assuming no strategic response from other oil exporters, would lower oil prices by 14 percent or $10 per barrel in 2016. Oil importers, including the European Union (EU) and United States (US), will gain while oil exporters, especially the Gulf countries, will lose. The over-50% decline in world oil prices—from US$115 a barrel in June 2014 to less than US$50 today—will have significant consequences for the economies of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This report titled " Plunging Oil Prices", focuses on the implications of low oil prices for eight developing countries, or the MENA-8 (oil importers: Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon and Jordan and oil exporters: Iran, Iraq, Yemen and Libya) and the economies of the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council), who play a major role in providing funds in the form of aid, investment, tourism revenues and remittances to the rest of the countries of the region. This report assesses the macroeconomic performance of seven of the MENA countries: Egypt, Tunisia, Iran, Lebanon, Jordan, Yemen and Libya. All of these countries experienced rapid economic growth during 2000-10, and suffered a sharp economic slowdown in the aftermath of 2011. The brief focuses on the challenges facing these countries with a closer look at the actual growth performance in comparison with their forecasts and highlights the limitations of forecasting in the wake of the 2011 uprisings; and at the consequences of the growth slowdown, including unemployment, where perceptions may diverge from reality. The story is told in fourteen charts. Ongoing regional tensions, together with a challenging external environment, have hit the economies of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region hard. Economic growth is slowing, fiscal buffers are depleting, unemployment is rising, and inflation is mounting in seven transition countries in the region. While the focus has been on the recent change in government in Egypt, five countries in the Middle East and North Africa Region, including Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon, Jordan and Iran are facing a growth slowdown, rising fiscal deficits and debt, and high unemployment and inflation.
Case Sensitive Sorts Do you sort a lot of data in MS Excel? Ever find that you have case sensitive data (part numbers, account numbers, etc.) that just don’t seem to sort properly? Does Excel ignore upper and lower case and sort purely on letter content? Is this a problem for you? If it is, then it seems to me that you do a lot of manual manipulation of your data to get it all “in the right place.” Want a way out of the manual manipulation? No problem – unbeknownst to us for all this time, Excel can do sorts that are case sensitive. I know by now you’re probably very interested, so let’s take a look at how to get Excel to cooperate. Begin your sort as normal – that is, highlight the list to sort or select a cell in the data range to get Excel to select the whole thing for you. Next, it’s off to the Data menu, Sort choice. When the Sort window opens, locate and click the Options button. Once in the Sort Options window, you’re looking to check the “Case Sensitive” option. Upon returning to the Sort window, finish setting your choices, complete the sort and then it’s back to business as usual. This time the sorted data should be sorted in a whole new light! Lower case items will be sorted before upper case and… …you no longer have to rearrange anything by hand!
I have always been a big fan of hard drive management programs but I’ve never seen a good one for free. Having a partition management program can really get you out of a jam, help speed things up, and even give you a better understanding of the current status of your drives. Not to mention that these programs can take a lot of the confusion and apprehension away from such tasks that the common end user may even find a bit overwhelming. Most drive management applications give you an interface in which you can use to control different aspects of your computer’s hard drives. However with SwissKnife, today’s Download of the Week, you are not limited to just your internal hard drives you can also manage removable drives as well. It is a great way to keep track of all these new USB storage devices such as: hubs, readers, external hard drives, and card reader/writers that we all have plugged in anymore. I know that with all my gadgets plugged in I’m pushing over 20 drives and believe me this is when it’s nice to have a program that can create a convenient environment in which to oversee the big scheme of things. Before SwissKnife I would use My Computer to view and perform basic drive procedures depending on the Operating System. If you have either XP or 2000 operating systems then you can use the Administrators Tools to manage a good deal of these drive management functions, however, in any other Windows Operating System you don’t have this option. SwissKnife can create, delete and format partitions on your hard disk drives almost effortlessly. Not to mention that Swissknife can be used interchangeably between several different Operating Systems. Here’s a list of what SwissKnife can do for you: - Formats faster than the OS (click on chart for details) - Allows change of cluster size during Full format or Quick Format - Divides a single hard drive into one or more partitions - Supports Hi-Speed USB, PCMCIA, SATA, SCSI, USB 1.1, and FireWire® external drives - Supports Fixed and Removable disk formats - Supports FAT, FAT32 & NTFS systems - Allows creation of a single partition of up to 2048GB of FAT32 or NTFS file systems. - Full format or Quick Format of existing partitions - Selective partitions can be modified for optimum flexibility Supported Operating Systems: - Windows XP (Home, MCE, Professional and Server edition, all service packs) - Windows 2000 (Professional and Server edition, all service packs) - Windows NT 4.0 Workstation and Server - Windows Me - Windows 98 (First and Second Editions) - Windows 95b (OSR2 Edition) So there you have it – a quick and easy way to deal with those “mounting” number of drives (that’s a geek joke). Anyway, I hope you find the program useful and if so then I have done my job. Now, however, I am sad to say that I must go as there are downloads out there waiting to be discovered and delivered onto you, our fantastic Worldstart Readers. So, I bid you adieu until next week and wish you all Happy Holidays.
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The primary concern of school personnel is for the physical safety, emotional well- being and civil rights of students and staff of Worthington Schools. A crisis is any event in or out of school that has potential for disruption of the educational process. We believe that: · A well-defined plan will allow for timely interventions which will hasten the recovery process. · There are four distinct areas of concern when dealing with crisis of which all are equally important. (Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, Recovery) · A sensitive and caring approach must permeate the entire process. · All information generated throughout this process is deemed confidential. Sensitive methods must be in place for dissemination of information to the various publics, such as, students, parents, staff members, community members, law enforcement officials, news media outlets, etc. · An effective plan includes a multi-disciplinary approach which will draw upon the strengths and expertise of many community and school district professionals. (For example: teachers, administrators, counselors, nurses, psychologists and student support services personnel, community counselors and psychologists, pastors, law enforcement officials, firefighters, etc.) · When school personnel are adequately prepared, trauma can be minimized and the time it takes to return to normal operation can be reduced. · Crisis has similarities, therefore, materials can be prepared that will assist school professionals in the event of an emergency.
\| Can we manage our water better? \|Expanded Title:\|\|Water is an important resource for economic and social development in South Africa. Its limited and uncertain availability imposes serious constraints on development. In global terms, South Africa is categorised as a water-stressed country. To date, these constraints have been overcome by building infrastructure to store and transport water, increasingly often from one river catchment to another. Such infrastructure can supply more water, more reliably than undeveloped rivers but the country is now approaching a physical limit to the amount of water that can be made available for use. In the future, water users will therefore have to cooperate more closely with each other to maintain reliable access to what is becoming an increasingly contested resource. They can do this indirectly, by supporting and complying with the decisions and directions of government or, more directly, by working together to manage the available resources. Water management is a difficult and complex business that needs appropriate institutional arrangements. While government can give broad guidance and support, as water resource constraints become more acute it is often unable to act effectively to address day-to-day details. And there is evidence that national government’s ability to control pollution and keep discipline over water use is slipping. Many water resource management functions are best carried out at local level, often within the boundaries of river catchments themselves, since this is the geographical unit within which water flows and where one user’s actions affect others. At this level, it is helpful to involve water users and other stakeholders since they have detailed and up-to-date local knowledge as well as an interest in ensuring effective management to share water equitably between different users and to control pollution. This approach is supported by South Africa's National Water Act (NWA), which provides for the establishment of “Catchment Management Agencies” (CMAs) to perform a range of water resource management activities within the framework of a national water resource strategy. However, since the NWA was passed in 1998, only two of the proposed nineteen CMAs have been established. According to the NWA, “a catchment management agency may be established for a specific Water Management Area (WMA), after public consultation, on the initiative of the community and stakeholders concerned. In the absence of such a proposal the Minister may establish a catchment management agency on the Ministers own initiative." To date, this provision has not been successfully used. So the immediate objective of this study is to determine why water users and other stakeholders have not taken advantage of the opportunity to lead the establishment of CMAs in the absence of action by government. To do this, it sought to identify the concerns of a diverse group of water resource stakeholders about the benefits and disadvantages of establishing a CMA. The wider purpose was to understand better stakeholders’ attitudes to institutions such as CMAs as interventions to improve water resource management in South Africa. At the start of the study it was considered that the reason for stakeholders not taking the initiative might include:- • ignorance of the enabling provisions of the NWA (knowledge) • lack of compelling incentives to establish a CMA (satisfaction with status quo) • concern over ability to defend their interests in a CMA (capacity and uncertainty) • fear that a CMA might be detrimental to their interests (negative evaluation of the management concept); and • fear that a CMA would be ineffective in achieving its goals (lack of confidence in the management model). Focusing on the Upper Vaal and Olifants river catchments, two “water management areas” that extend from the Free State to Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces, the knowledge and views of more than 50 water users and other stakeholders were surveyed. The key findings were that:- • Ignorance about the provisions of the National Water Act was not the main reason for stakeholders not taking the initiative; • stakeholders were not satisfied with the status quo and many were frustrated by government’s weak administration of water matters and its failure to deal with serious water management issues; • many were seeking ways in which they could become more involved in the management of water resources; • there were however concerns about whether a CMA would protect their interests and support their objectives or undermine them; • some stakeholders felt that the CMA model was too complex and would not solve the underlying lack of capacity and leadership that were at the root of their problems; and • most respondents looked to national government to lead in establishing effective water resource management arrangements but were pessimistic about its capacity to do this. Extensive evidence was presented of failures in the present management of water resources. These included administrative failures to issue licences and incoherent licence conditions, which were hampering economic activity; uncontrolled illegal water use, which undermined other activities; as well as widespread pollution of rivers, especially by municipalities and the mining industry, that damaged the natural environment and imposed costs on other water users. It was also evident from the pilot areas studied that each WMA has its own local characteristics and challenges, which must be reflected in the approach taken to establishing management arrangements. On the basis of these findings, recommendations are made for actions to improve water resource management. These include: • Action must be taken to address water resource management problems which, if not attended to, will impact severely on economic and social life and damage the natural environment. • The majority of water users and other stakeholders support the establishment of a more local level of water management and this support should be recognised and built upon. • No serious impediments were identified to the implementation of the basic structure proposed for CMAs. • Individual stakeholders can contribute best through institutions that represent their views and interests. Such institutions should be identified and organised or strengthened so that they can participate effectively in water resource management. • While day-to-day water resource management activities should be supported from water resource management charges, funding support will be needed to support the initial establishment of CMAs. • New management arrangements must make effective use of limited human resources with clear delegation of functions and management systems designed to allow functions to be transferred and/or shared between CMAs and DWA regional offices. • Where there is no immediate crisis, the development of catchment management strategies will help to identify initial priorities for CMA action and the process of producing municipal water services development plans could provide a helpful focal point for initial discussions and actions. • Current proposals to reduce the number of CMAs and enlarge the WMAs may weaken the relationships between stakeholders and could affect the performance of the CMAs. \|Document Type:\|\|Research Report \|Document Subjects:\|\|Water Resource Management/IWRM - Planning and development, Water Resource Management/IWRM - Water Governance \|Document Keywords:\|\|Water Quality \|Document File Type:\|\|pdf \|Research Report Type:\|\|Technical \|WRC Report No:\|\|1972/1/12 \|Authors:\|\|Muller M; Hollingworth B; Ndluli M \|Organizations:\|\|Water and Development Management \|Document Size:\|\|1 450 KB \|Attachments:\|\|EXECUTIVE SUMMARY for 1972.pdf TABLE OF CONTENTS for 1972.pdf
Four Headland students are celebrating their graduation from the Explorer Program tonight. The 13-week program gives teens interested in law enforcement an inside look at what police officers do on a daily basis. Officials say the program is a way to keep teens from going down the wrong path. Explorers graduate can stay in the program until their 20th birthday. They then can apply to be a part of the Headland Auxiliary Department which can lead to a full time Police Officer position.
[In 2008 Wu Ming 1 wrote a series of articles on some strange, “exotic”, ancient-sounding titles famous jazz musicians gave to their compositions. The articles were published on Musica Jazz, the oldest and most important jazz magazine in Italy. Little by little they’ve been translated into English, so you too have the chance to read them. Starting today, we’ll publish them on this blog by the end of Autumn. The first installment is dedicated to Ogunde, an ancient Yoruba chant John Coltrane reinterpreted soon before his death. Wu Ming 1 is the author of New Thing (2004), an “unidentified narrative object” (ie a weird novel) on the NYC free jazz scene around 1967. In recent years he’s been writing extensively on Black music, his major effort being a long essay titled Black Noise Supremacy: Notes and Digressions on the Alleged “Whiteness” of Punk and the African Origins of Rock’n'Roll Corporeity (2006, so far available only in Italian and Spanish)]. Recently on this magazine, Luca Conti noticed how certain titles of jazz and, more generally, Afro-American music compositions recall “a mysterious, unfathomable, even macabre Africa, a place the white man is not allowed to access. Listening to those songs makes you feel like you’re hearing a message that, unfortunately, is not addressed to you and does nothing to include you in the conversation.” I don’t want to enter the troublesome debate on music being “asemantic”. I will merely state the obvious: a jazz tune is almost always devoid of lyrics, and the title is the only verbal element. Only the title says something. The artist plays with associations and suggests a mood, an environment (albeit vague), a frame of images and concepts. Titling one of his compositions Relaxin ‘at Camarillo, Charlie Parker enriches the music with a sarcastic autobiographical reference (his forced stay at a mental hospital), indicating a possible approach, a key to listening. Naming his song All the Things You Could Be By Now If Sigmund Freud’s Wife Was Your Mother, Charles Mingus imposed a frame, indicating that the piece must be listened to imaginatively, with a willingness to force the cage of reality and a desire to play with absurd assumptions. In the second half of the 20th century, as jazz rediscovered its African genesis, more and more titles brough up ancient languages, exotic religions or remote civilizations. Other times the title is a word in common use, appended to the music in order to produce incongruous effects. “What does Sunny Murray‘s Giblet reference?”, asks Luca Conti. If the tune is traditional, then the title is not chosen by the musician: it has come down the river of centuries, a phonetic fetish, an uncanny and barely decipherable object. In rare and extreme cases, the title is just an alphanumeric jumble, like a parody of scientific formulas, as in some Anthony Braxton albums, eg Comp. 26 G 99 G. In this series of articles I will travel back in time and investigate the mysterious worlds hidden in strange, allusive titles. From time to time, I will make a “savage” use of etymology, philology, linguistics and anthropology, and it’s a mystery even to me where I’m going. Let’s start with one of the last tracks recorded by John Coltrane before he died in the winter of 1967. Ogunde is the opening gem of his posthumous album Expression. Stretched beyond measure, it fills half of the famous Olatunji Concert, Coltrane’s last recorded live performance (April 23d, 1967). The choice of this tune was influenced by Babatunde Olatunji, a Nigerian percussionist belonging to the Yoruba ethnic group and the eponymous founder of the Harlem cultural center that hosts the gig. Years ago, Olatunji got Coltrane interested in African music, an interest which, instead of fading, has grown more and more. Before discovering he had cancer, the saxophonist was planning a trip to the African continent and had in mind to reinterpret the songs of the Yoruba tradition. Ogunde is a Yoruba chant, but Trane has received it from Brazil. In the liner notes of the Olatunji Concert cd, written by the critic and pianist David Wild, we find this brief explanation: [The] composition [is] based on the Afro-Brazilian folk song Ogunde Varere. Coltrane most likely knew of it from composer Francisco Ernani Braga‘s arrangement, part of a set of eight traditional songs recorded by the classical soprano Bidu Sayão in 1947. Braga translated the title as «Prayer of the gods» and described it as “a negro spiritual in African dialect.” David Wild has no fault, he merely reported other people’s errors and approximations, but if we proceeded backward from these scant data, we would enter one dead end street after another. To begin with, Ogunde Varere is a title that doesn’t exist. In the version recorded by Bidu Sayão (orchestra directed by Heitor Villa-Lobos!) the song is called Ogunde Uareré. In fact, there is no “v” sound in Yoruba language. Who knows who was the first scribe to make this typographical error which, after bouncing several times here and there, is now part of the Coltrane vulgata. Secondly, as we shall see, the correct translation is not Prayer of the gods. It would be even worse if we started the journey from a review of the CD published in 2001 on an Italian weekly, where the journalist called Ogunde “a nice little song of the Afro-Brazilian tradition.” “Nice little song”? Such a description could suit My Favorite Things, but certainly not Ogunde, because we’re talking about the hard stuff here, ie the cults, rituals and fetishes of the Afro-Atlantic world: Candomblé in North-East Brazil, Santeria in Cuba, Voodoo and Obeah in the West Indies. That’s right, the song in question is known from the Caribbean to Brazil, and the opening line has many variations, due to deformations occurred in the oral tradition, as well as in transcriptions made in different periods and geographical areas. To follow these travels on the Net one must force Google, bend and stretch the search to the extreme and, when it breaks, run where the splinters fall, sift the soil and check every pebble. In this way, in the Caribbean area we can find Oggúndé Arere, Ogun de Arere, Oggundere Arere e Ogun rere Arere. However you transcribe it, it is an ancient Orikì (invocation) to the African deity Ogun (Ogum in Brazil, Oggún in Cuba, Ogoun in Haiti). Ogun is one of the Orishas, the spirits of the Yoruba religion that – to put it very simply – “mediate” the relationship between the humans and Olodumare, the creator of the universe, a Being that is remote and unknowable as such. This relationship between a God who is “higher up” and a multitude of “intermediate” figures also exists in the Catholic pantheon, which is full of archangels, saints and martyrs. This parallel allowed African slaves to disguise their beliefs and make them acceptable in the New World, by “dressing up” each Orisha as a saint of the Canon (hence the word Santeria). In Cuba, Ogun corresponds to Saint Peter. In Brazil he corresponds Saint George. To be more precise, the Orishas are manifestations of the supreme God: on a different plane of existence, they are Olodumare. If in Christianity God has three personas (Father, Son and Holy Spirit), in the Yoruba religion He has several dozens of them, and the matter is more fun. Ogun is the lord of war, metals, anger, blades, incandescent things, fever and the butchery of animals. Accordingly, he is the protector of blacksmiths, miners, barbers, butchers, surgeons, hunters, soldiers and generally anyone who uses metal tools to cut, dig, drill, beat, forge, cauterize and so on. Ogun’s colors are black and purple. “Arera” is one of his attributes and it seems to mean “king of Ire” (a place in the state of Ekiti, Nigeria), although in some texts it is translated as “butcher”. Certainly you don’t dedicate “nice little songs” to a guy like that, one that came down from the sky during the Creation, hanging by a thread of spider web and waving a machete. Francisco Braga was a composer of operas and symphonic music. His main influence was Ricard Wagner. In his version of this orikì every edge is beveled, every asperity is smoothed down, the melody is adapted by force to the Western scale. The 1947 recording retains very little Candomblé. Yes, the words are there, those arcane Yoruba formulas (“Ogunde arere / ile bogbo lokua / Ogun wanile Ogun walona“), but from how Bidu Sayão sings them, it might be Ecclesiastical Latin. No more swirling blades, no more red-hot iron, the fever is off and the furnace extinguished. Farewell to Africa. Revitalizing the Orikì is the task Coltrane undertakes twenty years later. Ogunde‘s studio version is quiet and tense at the same time, intimate and yet open to the world. Here the tune becomes an invocation again. A prayer. David Wild writes that this music has “an impassioned, supplicating quality.” After the opening theme, Trane starts the search, the sax rummages in the corners of memory, “in the back of the Black man’s mind.” It’s a bird’s eye view on the Black diaspora. Trane leaves Brazil and flies back to Africa passing through the Blues. Ogun is still far away but the music calls him, blows and revives old embers, fans the timid flame that a few weeks later, at the Olatunji Center of African Culture, will swell to become a majestic blaze. In the endless live version (more than twenty-eight minutes), Ogun appears and dance on embers, amidst bushes of sparks, swinging a machete over everyone’s heads. There is a painting by Davide Minetti, an acrylic on canvas made in 1997. Coltrane emerges from the shadows and a white light illuminates his face. He wears a dark suit jacket, his shirt is blue, his eyes are closed. Behind and around him, thick brushstrokes are causing black waves. Munch-like bends on a fiery red background. The name of the work is “Ogunde varere”. The circle keeps closing, the cycle keeps starting again. – Originally published on Musica Jazz no.3, year 64, March 2008.
Martinsburg's Motor Car By Daniel J. Friend In the early 1900's, a low-riding luxury car was built in Martinsburg's industrial center. The long and lavish Norwalk Underslung Six was billed as "The Car of Absolute Exclusiveness" and remains Martinsburg’s primary claim to automotive history and stands as the most successful and longest-made motor vehicle known to have been manufactured in the Mountain State. The Norwalk Motor Car Company assembled cars and trucks from 1912 to 1922 on Miller Avenue — recently renamed Norwalk Avenue — located along the Winchester & Western Railroad tracks in Martinsburg's once?thriving woolen mill district. The auto manufacturer started in Norwalk, Ohio, in 1910. It faced financial trouble there, however, and a group of local investors bought out the company and its remaining parts stock, and moved everything to Martinsburg. The company began assembling the Underslung Six in 1912 in a building formerly occupied by the Brooklyn Brass Works. The hulking Norwalk Underslung featured unique and expensive design concepts, many of which became standard features on later models. The Norwalk Underslung frame and suspension design lowered the car's center of gravity, making for less sway in curves. Engineers mounted the Norwalk's axles on top of the frame, while most manufacturers mounted the frame on top of the axles. An advertisement in the 1913 edition of Motor magazine detailed the advantages of the low?riding car. According to the advertisement, "The keynote of Norwalk Underslung construction lies in the fact that we have brought the center of weight, the point of suspension, and the point of support to coincide in practically one point. Flat springs are used all around, supported on top of the axle. Side sway and body swing are eliminated absolutely. In rounding corners, the centrifugal force is not taken up by the springs vertically, but the stress is lateral. As a result, the Norwalk, when rounding curves, carries the same weight on all four wheels as on the straightaway." The standard Norwalk Underslung Six was a huge convertible with 40?inch tires tall enough to bring the front fenders level with the plane of the hood. The tourer offered a 500-cubic-inch in?line, 6?cylinder, 8.6?liter, overhead-valve engine. By comparison, one of today's larger engines used in many General Motors vehicles is the 350-cubic-inch, 5.7?liter, V-8. With room for six passengers, the Underslung Six boasted a 136?inch wheelbase. By comparison, a modern, full?sized 2003 Cadillac Deville's wheelbase is 115.3 inches. In 1912, the two?passenger Underslung roadster was offered for $2,900, the three?passenger roadster for $3,000, and the six-passenger tourer for $3,100. According to an advertisement, those prices got the owner the following equipment: "Top with curtains and cover, glass folding windshield, complete dynamo and battery, electric lighting system, self starter, speedometer, electric cigar lighter and trouble lamp, extra demountable rim, electric horn, coat rails, foot rails, trunk, all tools, etc." A top?of?the?line Underslung would cost a buyer about six times Henry Ford's $500-$600 price for a standard passenger car of the same era. Not a car for the common man, the Underslung was mainly marketed and sold in the more opulent sections of New York, Philadelphia, and Toronto. " We're talking a lot of money for ol’ Martinsburgers in 1912," says Garry Murphy, historian for the Norwalk Antique Car Club of Martinsburg, named in honor of the local vehicle. Garry has spent many of his 64 years tracking local lore and information associated with the Norwalk Motor Car Company and has given numerous talks about the car and its history to collectors and other groups. You can read the rest of this article in the Summer 2003 issue of Goldenseal, available in bookstores, libraries or direct from Goldenseal.
Defective mine breathing devices being phased out Read more: http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/ CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Federal regulators on Thursday announced plans to phase out the coal industry's use of a defective model of emergency breathing device, giving the nation's mine operators up to 20 months to replace nearly 70,000 units. The move by the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration comes more than six years after the 2006 Sago Mine Disaster, where survivor Randal McCloy said four units failed the 12 miners who died after being trapped deep underground following a powerful explosion. MSHA and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health acted only after a two-year investigation that started in February 2010 when the maker of the devices, Pittsburgh-based CSE Corp., reported an oxygen starter problem similar to that described by McCloy. Last week, NIOSH issued its long-awaited report of that investigation, confirming a "critical" defect in the oxygen bottles meant to kick-start CSE's SR-100, the mining industry's most widely used model of self-contained self-rescuer, or SCSR. The phase-out announced by MSHA gives mine operators until Dec. 31, 2013, to replace any and all SR-100 units they have with other models of SCSR approved by the agency. In a prepared statement, MSHA chief Joe Main defended the nearly two-year timeline for replacing all of the units. "Due to the large number of CSE SR-100s in underground coal mines, multiple SCSRs available to miners, the low probability of failure and the shortage of immediately available replacements, MSHA and NIOSH have determined that an orderly phase-out will better protect the safety of the miners than immediate withdrawal of the devices," Main said. Under the MSHA plan, miners who rove around underground -- such as safety examiners or water pumping crewmen who don't have easy access to backup caches of units -- must be given a different model SCSR or a backup SR-100 to wear within 30 days. All other miners must be given new or backup equipment by April 26, 2013, and all SR-100s must be out of the mines by Dec. 31, 2013. CSE stopped making and selling the SR-100 and last year began marketing a new model of SCSR that the company says is smaller, lighter and produces 40 percent more oxygen than the SR-100, which was rated to supply at least one hour of breathable air. "We have complete confidence in all of the products we produce and want our customers to know that we are prepared to support their needs during this time of orderly transition and in the future," CSE said in a statement issued Thursday afternoon. Other SCSR makers include Wisconsin-based Ocenco and the German firm Drager. Bruce Watzman, vice president for safety issues at the National Mining Association, said his organization was still reviewing the MSHA announcement and had no immediate comment. "We have encouraged MSHA to be aggressive in dealing with this issue, and we believe this initiative meets that goal," said Phil Smith, a spokesman for the United Mine Workers union. In 1969, Congress required coal operators to provide all miners with an emergency device that would provide them at least one hour of breathable air to help them escape in the event of an underground fire or explosion. The SR-100 model uses a chemical process to generate oxygen, based in part on a reaction with carbon dioxide being exhaled by its user. Miners are supposed to start the unit by exhaling into it. Over the years, coal miners had expressed complaints about SCSRs not starting or appearing to start slowly. Government and industry officials generally dismissed those complaints, saying the real problem was that miners didn't understand how to use the units properly. After Sago, McCloy testified that the SR-100s of four of the 12 miners trapped by the Jan. 2, 2006, explosion wouldn't start. MSHA dismissed McCloy's complaints. "Some of the miners had trouble donning their SCSRs and breathing through them," the MSHA investigation report on Sago said. "However, testing indicated that the units produced oxygen as intended." Later, lawmakers in West Virginia and then Washington also ordered companies to add extra breathing devices to be stored in key locations underground. They took no action about the SR-100 concerns described by McCloy. Separate reports by mine safety expert Davitt McAteer and the UMW's safety department recommended much tougher scrutiny of the SR-100 and the speedy development of better and more reliable SCSRs that were also easier to use. Under federal regulations, MSHA and NIOSH jointly certify the devices as complying with government standards, and the agencies have an agreement through which they are jointly charged with dealing with any problems that come up later when devices are in use. In 2010, MSHA and NIOSH launched a joint investigation of problems that were eventually traced to the oxygen cylinders used in the initial start-up of the SR-100 devices. Initially, CSE said it had instituted a "recall" of the troubled units, but later conceded it had not actually ordered coal companies to stop using the devices. In lawsuits after the Sago disaster, families of the miners were investigating concerns that the SR-100 cylinders, made by a vendor for CSE, somehow leaked, leaving the units without enough oxygen to start properly. Those suits were settled, and the terms were kept confidential. Reach Ken Ward Jr. at firstname.lastname@example.org or 304-348-1702.
The combined load capacity of the +12V rail is not declared but it equals the sum of the two “virtual” output lines it is split into. So, this PSU can yield 36A (432W) across its +12V power rail. The Antec website claims that two +12V lines (one of which is connected only to the 4-pin ATX12V connector) ensure stable power for the CPU that does not depend on the consumption of the other components. As I have repeatedly noted in my reviews, this is untrue. There is but one 12V power rail inside the PSU. It is split into two lines at the output in order to make the PSU safer for the user. Thus, there is no talking about the two lines being independent. Except for the tiny difference due to the voltage drop on the wires and connectors, the voltages of the 12V1 and 12V2 lines are almost identical. If one sags, the other sags, too. The PSU is equipped with the following cables and connectors: - Mainboard cable with a 20+4-pin connector (50cm long) - CPU cable with a 4-pin connector (50cm) - Graphics card cable with a 6-pin connector (51cm) - One cable with two Molex connectors and one floppy-drive plug (50+15+15cm) - One cable with three Molex connectors (50+15+15cm) - One cable with two SATA power connectors (51+15cm) The wires are tied up with nylon straps into braids. Wires from different braids are entangled near the PSU case. Together with an APC SmartUPS SC 620 this PSU worked at loads up to 340W (from the mains) and 320W (from the battery). The pair was not stable when working on the battery: the UPS would shut down after 10-20 seconds under a slightest overload. I didn’t observe such problems with this series of FSP products before. The PSU worked normally at its full load of 500W. The output voltage ripple is low, far below the allowable limits on the +3.3V and +12V rails. There is almost no ripple at all on the +5V rail. The cross-load characteristics are normal for this series of FSP power supplies and somewhat inferior to the opposing products: the +5V and +3.3V rails sag quickly as the load grows up and the PSU does not make it to the full declared load for these rails, which is 152W. On the other hand, this is an insignificant drawback for modern PCs. As you can see, my “reference” configuration hits the “green zone” again. In other words, the voltages deflect less than 3% in the four test modes, from idle to 3DMark06. Alas, the PSU is not silent. Its fan starts up at over 2000rpm and accelerates proportionally to the load. It is always audible and becomes the noisiest in the system at a load of 200W because the present generation of graphics cards (both Radeon HD 3870 and GeForce 8800 GTS/512) is rather quiet while good CPU coolers are quite a common thing these days. So, Seasonic seems to be wise in using somewhat larger heatsinks in its PSUs. The PSU set no records in terms of efficiency, yet its efficiency factor is always above 80%. Unfortunately, the Basiq BP500U is indeed a basic product among the PSUs selling under the Antec brand. Having good electrical parameters, it shows drawbacks the other models in this review are free from, namely high noise and certain instability when working with my UPS. Users may be interested in the junior, 350W, version of the Basiq if it is cheap enough. The senior, 500W, version may only be necessary for top-end configurations. But if you have an advanced configuration, you may want to add some more money and buy a more expensive and better PSU instead.
Super Talent on Tuesday made another attempt to popularize solid-state drives (SSDs) by substantially slashing prices on cost-effective models. The supplier of memory components hopes that the new price-points will catalyze end-users to prefer SSDs to premium-class hard disk drives (HDDs). Super Talent’s MasterDrive LX-series solid-state drives that are based on multi-level cell (MLC) flash memory and feature Serial ATA-300 interface are hardly the fastest on the market with up to 100MB/s sequential read speed and up to 40MB/s write speed, but their pricing will definitely attract attention. The recommended price for MasterDrive LX 64GB (60GB) is just $179, whereas 128GB (120GB) version costs $299. Both models will begin shipping this week. “The MasterDrive LX is our most cost-effective SSD yet. However, we’ve made no compromises in quality and reliability”, said Joe James, director of marketing at Super Talent. While the company did not reveal any meantime between failure figures for the MasterDrive LX products, it said that they feature integrated ECC, wear leveling and bad bit management functions to improve the reliability and lifespan of these SSDs. Still, even the entry level solid state drives are more expensive compared to the highest end HDDs these days. For example, Western Digital VelociRaptor 150GB costs about $199, 33% less than Super Talent’s relatively affordable 128GB SSD. As a result, many computer enthusiasts are likely to stick with good-old hard disk drives and not migrate to flash-based storage devices just now.
Union Organization and Labor Relations: North Dakota Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section. - The North Dakota Labor-Management Relations Act sets forth the rights of employees to form and participate in a union. See Forming a Union. - North Dakota is a "right to work" state. See Right to Work. - The North Dakota Labor Commissioner determines the bargaining unit upon considering several factors. See Determination of the Bargaining Unit. - The execution of collective bargaining agreements between the union must be by persons designated under +N.D.C.C. § 34-09-06.See Collective Bargaining Agreements between Union and Employer. - Employer communication policies must be applied uniformly and not discriminate against union activity. See Employer Communications Policy Regarding Union Organizing.
You are a Unique and Special Person, by Nancy M. Esposito Guide Entry to 90.06.02: The unit is intended specifically for children in special education classes, but could also be used in 5th and 6th grade science classes. I have found in my years of teaching special education that students are often teased as being “different” or “stupid” by peers and sometimes even adults, with the result that my students often come to school with a very poor self-image. Much of this poor self-image is linked to their perceptions of themselves as being different from others, with the differences somehow making them less valuable as a person. This unit is meant to expose students to the idea that all individuals have built-in differences, and that everyone is unique. This unit covers atoms and molecules; the concepts of living vs. non-living; basic cell structure; cell division; genetic code, including chromosomes, genes and DNA; Mendel’s theories; autosomal recessive diseases; and autosomal dominant diseases. Sample lessons include a fact sheet on sickle cell anemia. The main goal of the unit is for students to feel at the end that every person is both like other people and different from other people, and that many of these similarities and differences are governed by genetics. Additionally students will realize that not all differences are negative, and will be able to understand that even their peers who tease them are different from others in their own ways. (Recommended for Special Education, grades 5-8; and Science, grades 5-6)
Composition Through Improvisation - Jeff Franzel Uploaded On: Wednesday April 10, 2013 Yamaha Artist Jeff Franzel explores ways in which improvisation can inform the compositional process through his performance of "Composition Through Innovation." Franzel excels in improvisational work through his ability to utilize personal experiences to compose, and by connecting with the rhythm of the instrument to draw inspiration.--This uncut, unedited performance was recorded at Yamaha Artist Services, New York, in December 2012. > Search Again
\|Dr. Rocky White, a former Republican, has become a leading advocate of single-payer, national health insurance.\| You wouldn’t know it from the candidates’ debates or reports on the major television networks, but a majority of Americans favor a government-run health insurance system similar to Canada’s. Those lining up to support single-payer health care include medical professionals, business people, and many Republicans. Dr. Rocky White has been all of those things. White is a former Republican, from a conservative, evangelical background, who got interested in health care reform nine years ago when his own medical practice slipped into the red. His research into the health care system led him to conclude that the problem wasn’t just in his practice— the health care system itself is broken, and a single-payer program is the most efficient way to fix it. Under the single-payer system, doctors’ offices and hospitals remain private for-profit or non-profit institutions. But the federal government covers the bills for patient services, with funds coming from taxes. The patient gets the health care they need. Paperwork and billing are kept to a minimum. Employers no longer have the difficult task of choosing, administering, and paying for health insurance for employees. Everyone is covered. The current setup is as complicated as single-payer is simple. Today, the discerning consumer must wade through a complex system of pre-existing condition exemptions, co-pays, and deductibles—if they have coverage at all. Arguments over billing among doctors’ offices, insurance companies, patients, and their lawyers eat up millions of dollars. An estimated $25 out of each $100 spent goes to paperwork, profits, and executive pay and bonuses. And disagreement over medical coverage is one of the most common sources of labor disputes for employers who have seen insurance premiums double since 2000. With these inflated costs, it’s little wonder that in 2006, the last year for which government figures are available, 47 million Americans had no insurance at all, including 8.7 million children, or that 68 percent of bankruptcies in the U.S. come as a direct result of medical expenses among people who do have insurance. When White learned about Physicians for a National Health Program and their plan for a single-payer health care system, he saw it was similar to his own idea and he joined their effort. Other medical professionals have had a similar reaction. The American College of Physicians—the largest organization of medical specialists in the country—endorses single-payer health care as does the California Nurses Association, the largest organization of registered nurses. And so do 55 percent of Americans, according to a CBS News poll conducted in September. In another poll, 64 percent said they would be willing to pay higher taxes for a national health care insurance program. In Congress, HR 676, the “Medicare for All” bill introduced by Representative John Conyers, Jr. of Michigan, currently has 90 co-sponsors—more than any other health care reform proposal—and the endorsement of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Republicans for Single-Payer Support for single-payer health care is not just strong among progressives. George Swan, for instance, is a health care administrator, self-described “Purple Republican,” and a founder of Republicans for Single Payer. “It’s about being American and doing what’s right,” Swan says. “What’s right is not paying a 30 percent premium to the insurance system and receiving sub-standard health care.” Business owners are also supporting single-payer health care. For 25 years, Jack Lohman owned a company that provided cardiac monitoring services to hospitals. Today, he’s a co-founder of the Business Coalition for Single Payer. A “lifelong Republican,” Lohman argues that conservatives should support single-payer because it’s pro-business. “For the same 16 percent of GDP that we are spending on health care in the U.S.,” he says, “we could provide first-class health care to 100 percent of the people.” And single-payer would “get health care off the backs of corporations so they can be more competitive with products made overseas.” John Arensmeyer spent 12 years running an e-commerce company with 35 employees. Then he founded the Small Business Majority to advocate for the interests of small businesses, particularly on health care issues. Sharp rises in health care costs for small businesses are hurting their ability to survive, Arensmeyer says. “It’s antithetical to what we’re all about as a country, which is to allow people the freedom to go out and start new enterprises.” Small business has often been portrayed as opposing health care reform, but SBM’s research shows that small businesses are interested in being part of the solution—even if it means paying higher taxes. Walter Maher, former vice-president of public policy at the DaimlerChrysler Corporation, sees the problems in similar ways, although he looks at health care costs through the lens of large corporate employers. General Motors, he says, is paying people to leave their jobs so they can hire replacements at 50 cents on the dollar with reduced health benefits. “It’s sad,” he says. “You have a giant albatross around your neck because you choose to provide a good standard of living for your employees.” Money in Politics If the current system is so unpopular among medical professional, patients, and business owners, what’s keeping it in place? Most advocates for single-payer agree that money in politics is the greatest obstacle to change. During the 2006 election cycle, the health care industry spent $99.7 million on campaign contributions. Lobbying on health care issues topped $446 million in 2007. For Jack Lohman, that’s the crux of the problem. “Both McCain’s and Obama’s plans for health care are lousy,” he says. “Although both claim they’re not taking lobbyist money, somehow this money is getting through. They are each supporting health care that keeps the insurance industry involved.” And all that money can buy a lot of misinformation and scaremongering. Rocky White says he finds that people get interested in the single-payer approach if they understand what’s actually being proposed: “When people realize that all that it is,” he says, “is a publicly owned insurance company, all of a sudden business people start to lose that fear that ‘Oh my God, we’re going to become the Soviet Union.’ Even Republicans say, ‘This really makes a lot of sense.’” While White would like to see reform happen on a national level, he believes it’s more realistic to work at the state level for now. And for him, that means Colorado. White sits on the board of Health Care for All Colorado, a nonprofit, volunteer-run group with 250 members that includes Democrats, Republicans, physicians, business people, college professors, and economists. And he is running for a Democratic seat in the state legislature to add “the voice of medicine” to the debate. “Any time a state has studied it, they find that single-payer is the most cost-effective and covers everyone,” White says. His proposal for a single-payer system in Colorado is being studied by a blue ribbon commission created by the Colorado Legislature. In May, the 6,000 delegates to the Colorado Democratic Party Convention endorsed a pro-single-payer resolution that will be forwarded to the national convention in Denver in August. If one state can make a single-payer plan work, White believes, it could start a cascading effect similar to what took place in Canada during the 1940s and ‘50s. “People are discouraged, they’re angry, they’re upset,” White says. “But politics is the process that drives policy, and if we don’t get involved in the political process we’ll never make a difference.” \|Daina Saib wrote this article as part of Purple America, the Fall 2008 issue of YES! Magazine. Daina is a former YES! editorial assistant.\|
Watch I Am The documentary or movie was written and directed by Tom Shadyac. He was also the director of the well known movies as Liar, Liar, Bruce Almighty and The Nutty Professor. The producer of the documentary Dagan Handy and executive producers were Jennifer Abbott and Jonathan Wilson. Nicole Pritchett was the associate producer of the movie. The release date in theaters was February 2011 but limited to certain areas with the running time of the movie one hour and sixteen minutes. The genre was listed under entertainment, family, special interest, television and documentary. It was rated PG-13 and released on DVD in November 2010. The main character of the documentary along with being the commentary or guide of the movie was Tom Shadyac and the camera crew. The movie was based on what happened after Mr. Shadyac's tragic bicycle accident that left him incapacitated for possibly the rest of his life. Through many hours of rehabilitation he was able to recover and looks at life with a new perspective. After recovering from the accident Tom Shadyac decided at that time to embark on his first non-fiction film which he would try to answer one of the hardest questions who am I. The movie takes people on a journey into an undiscovered area that many of us don't want to ask let alone try to find the answers too. Tom Shadyac meets with many notable and intellectual known individuals in the science area, philosophers and men/women of faith. He talks with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Ray Anderson, John Francis, Coleman Barks, Noam Chomsky and many other known thinkers of the world. They discuss what is wrong with the world today, what as individuals' can do to improve our society and can us as mankind improves the way we all live. The movie does some soul searching on who we really are along with the concept of self-awareness in the bigger scheme of the world.
A simulation of an aircraft in wind tunnel used in the study of aerodynamics. An example of a study of aerodynamics is to determine the potential speed of a vehicle based on the way its shape will move through air. noun(used with a sing. verb) top: high drag on a less aerodynamic shape bottom: low drag on a more aerodynamic shape
A foot with a large bruise. - The definition of a bruise is an injured area of a surface that becomes discolored, or to crush with force, or the hurt of a person's feelings. - An example of a bruise is a black and blue injury on the skin. - An example of a bruise is to crush mint leaves in a mortar and pestle to bring out the scent and taste of the mint for a cocktail. - An example of a bruise is to tell someone something that makes them feel bad about themselves. - Bruise means to injure the outside of something or someone. - An example of bruise is to punch someone and cause a black and blue mark. - An example of bruise is to push hard on a piece of fruit, making a dent in the skin of the fruit and causing the fruit to darken. - to injure (tissue), as by a blow, without breaking the skin but causing discoloration - to injure the surface or outside of, causing spoilage, denting, etc.: bruised peaches, a bruised auto fender - to crush with or as with mortar and pestle - to hurt (the feelings, spirit, etc.) Origin of bruiseMiddle English bruisen ; from Old English brysan, to crush, pound ; from Indo-European base an unverified form bhreus-, to smash, crush; Middle English form and amp; meaning influenced, influence by Old French bruisier, to break, shatter ; from Gaulish an unverified form brus- ; from same Indo-European base - to bruise tissue, a surface, etc. - to be or become bruised - a bruised area of tissue, of a surface, etc. - an injury to one's feelings, spirit, etc. verbbruised, bruis·ing, bruis·es - a. To injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of (part of the body) without breaking the skin, as by a blow.b. To damage (plant tissue), as by abrasion or pressure: bruised the fruit by careless packing. - To dent or mar. - To pound (berries, for example) into fragments; crush. - To hurt, especially psychologically. - An injury to underlying tissues or bone in which the skin is not broken, often characterized by ruptured blood vessels and discolorations. - A similar injury to plant tissue, often resulting in discoloration or spoilage. - A painful feeling caused by or associated with an experience. Origin of bruiseMiddle English bruisen, from Old English br&ymacron;san, to crush, and from Old North French bruisier (of Celtic origin). (third-person singular simple present bruises, present participle bruising, simple past and past participle bruised) - To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it. - To damage the skin of (fruit), in an analogous way. - (intransitive) Of fruit, to gain bruises through being handled roughly. - Bananas bruise easily. - (intransitive) To become bruised. - I bruise easily. - (intransitive) To fight with the fists; to box. From Middle English bruisen, brusen, from Anglo-Norman bruiser, bruser (“to break, smash”), from Gaulish brusu (compare Old Irish brúu (“I shatter, smash”)), from Proto-Indo-European bʰreus- (“to break”) (compare Latin frustum (“bit, scrap”), Old Church Slavonic бръснути (brŭsnuti, “to rake”), Albanian breshër (“hail”)).Replaced early modern English brise (compare Scots brizz), from Middle English brisen, bresen, from Old English brȳsan, briesan (“to crush”), from Proto-Germanic *brausijaną, causative from the same PIE root. Cognate with Old English brosnian (“to crumble, fall apart”), Dutch broos (“brittle”), German Brosame (“crumb”), dialectal Norwegian brøysk (“breakable”).
A large and destructive wave created by an earthquake is an example of a tsunami. Origin of tsunamiJapanese ; from tsu, a harbor + nami, a wave nounpl. tsu·na·mis or tsunami Origin of tsunamiJapanese : tsu, harbor + nami, wave (so called because tsunamis generally pass unnoticed on the open sea, causing a slight swell, but rise to cause damage in the shallow waters of harbors ). (plural tsunamis or tsunami) From Japanese æ´¥æ³¢ / æ´¥æµª (ã¤ãªã¿ (tsunami, “seismic sea wave", literally “harbour wave")).
The courses in the lists below have been approved as suitable for advanced apprentices to progress to. The majority of these courses are part-time or distance learning so you can continue to work whilst you study. You can search for subjects linked to your apprenticeship by using the below drop-down box. You may be interested in a general business, administration or management course, to view these courses select business and administration in the drop down box. You can also search for courses by keyword. It is important to check with the college or university that the type of advanced apprenticeship you studied is suitable for the higher education course subject you wish to apply for. In order to commence on an apprenticeship course you must first secure a position with an employer. The National Apprenticeship Service website has a very useful vacany matching service. The site also contains detailed and helpful information on all aspects of apprenticeships. To see how studying at a higher level has helped other apprentices, watch our video case study. Copyright, 2013, Health Education East Midlands
Misconceptions and stereotypes get in the way of our perceptions about gay parents. Are gay parents any different than heterosexual parents? The research says no. And while openly gay couples trying to adopt is a fairly new social phenomenon, there is nothing new at all about gay parents. PARENTS IN THE CLOSET Although stigma remains, surveys show increasing public acceptance of homosexuality, especially among younger people. In the past, gay parents were common because they were frequently in the closet and married to opposite sex partners! Many of us know a story about someone in midlife who has been raising their own children for many years who gets divorced, comes out as gay and sets off with a new same sex partner. The person who was the parent has not changed in what kind of a parent they are and those children will have the same range of mental health, from poor to fantastic as any other child. Of course being in the closet can be detrimental to the parent/child relationship as the child can be distressed at having been lied to or having to adjust to what may be a new perception of their parent. Many gay people have never been open about their sexuality and remain in the closet. Some have extramarital homsexual affairs and some remain celibate but their parenting is the same. CUSTODY AND GAY PARENTS In the past, demonstrating that a divorcing parent was a homosexual, was often enough to give the other parent custody. As gay parents have fought harder and more openly for their rights the fact of homosexuality is no longer an issue used to deny custody. The main reason for this is that research consistently fails to identify any factors that negatively affect children from a parent's homosexuality. Because there was no good evidence to show that living with a homosexual parent, the courts started supporting the wishes of these parents. Society in general has been slower to catch up. GAY PARENTS ADOPTING A major study by the University of Virginia and reported on widely in the media http://guardianlv.com/2013/12/same-sex-marriage-adoption-is-healthy-stud... looked at adoptees and foster children living with gay parents and found that these children did not differ significantly in the areas studied from the children of heterosexual parents. In fact, they found some benefits for children growing up in same sex households including greater tolerance of others and a greater willingness (especially for girls) to go into wider range of work roles, less restricted by gender stereotypes. Some areas of the country still have barriers restricting the ability of gay parents from adopting. This seems especially sad; that negative stereotypes of homosexuality allows people to think that no family is better for these children than a same sex family. WHAT MAKES A GOOD PARENT? As a psychologist, I find the whole controversy a little sad. Much of my working life revolves around patching up the lives of people who had horrible parents-parents with substance abuse, parents who were physically, emotionally or sexually abusive, neglectful parents, parents with mental illness who were depressed or isolated or who committed suicide during their children’s youth. You don’t need a license to bear children or the approval of a legislature or the courts. Any heterosexual person without a criminal record can freely adopt or bear children. I am sure there are homosexuals who have personal failings and who will not make good parents but that is no reason to deny them the same rights as homosexuals. No one is seriously recommending that we pre-screen heterosexual people for their right to have children. We don't deny people the right to bear children who have DUI's or arrests for domestic violence or a history of psychiatric hospitalization. Can we really still believe that homosexuality poses a greater threat to the well-being of children? For More Homosexuality Advice From YourTango: - Does The Bible Really Condone Homosexuality, Premarital Sex? - Top 10 Misconceptions About Gay People - Accepting Bisexuality: Attraction Across Gender Lines
Those of you familiar with Mortal Kombat might have heard of today’s kami before, although the game version is quite different from the real one. This is Fujin (風神), the god of the winds. He’s said to be one of the oldest gods, present at the time of Creation when he opened up his bag of winds to clear the morning mists and fill the void between Earth and Heaven. His appearance is that of a fearsome demon, and in Chinese mythology he and his buddy Raijin (we’ll meet him later) were evil demons who opposed Buddha, but after being defeated by his army, they join his side and have been working as gods since. While the god of the winds has probably always been a part of Japanese mythology, the imagery we see of Fujin can be traced back to the ancient Greek god of the North Wind, Boreas (from whom we get the words boreal, aurora borealis, and Hyperborea). Boreas carried a magic cloak in which he carried the wind, and he was a very popular god. When Alexander the Great formed his empire, he brought Greek gods and imagery all the way to India’s doorstep, and the cultural reverberations were tremendous. The Greco-Bactrian culture that sprang up in present-day Afghanistan preserved those Greek images long after the dissolution of Alexander’s empire, and eventually merged them with Buddhist iconography, which traveled along the Silk Road to China and then Japan. Pretty cool, huh? I won’t be posting a kami tomorrow or the next day, as I will be traveling to Yokohama for a friend’s wedding. So have a nice weekend and Coming of Age Day (here in Japan), and when I get back I’ll post a new kami very soon. Maybe I’ll get some nice wedding photos too. This print is available on my Etsy store. If you’re interested in buying the original, please email me. Thanks for reading!
For the past six years, I’ve participated in competitive swimming. But this past September, I decided to quit. Once upon a time, my wife and I decided that our kids would not play hockey and, more importantly, that we would never be “hockey parents.” Hockey was expensive, brought out the worst in both kids and their parents, was expensive, unnecessarily violent, expensive, involved excessive amounts of travel and early mornings at frigid rinks… and was expensive. The fabric of western society is woven with threads of competition. People compete for marks in school, for jobs, for attention with family and friends. People even compete for the fun of it. Television shows like Survivor, American Idol, and The Apprentice pit one player or team against another in ever-changing competitive environments. We’ve probably all heard about the benefits of participating on sports teams – values such as teamwork, loyalty, self-sacrifice, perseverance, and work ethic. Playing on a team gave me many opportunities to develop in these areas. Team athletics also taught me a lot about myself, and helped me prepare for life in and outside the competitive arena.
Is Your Data Safe in an IaaS Public Cloud? Can your business afford the revenue and productivity loss associated with technology outages? In a hyper-competitive market, few businesses can. Many IT professionals expect to address the problem of business downtime simply by moving workloads to the cloud because they assume their cloud provider replicates customer data within their cloud centers as a matter of course. But in truth, your cloud provider has limited ability to protect your data. Most cloud providers assume responsibility only for the underlying infrastructure. Such backup procedures aren’t designed as an adequate means to protect your data in the event of an outage or disaster. Read this white paper to understand your business’s responsibility for data protection in the cloud, including: - The need for data protection in IaaS public cloud environments, including common shared responsibility models employed by many cloud providers - Why relying on your cloud provider is not enough of a backup and recovery strategy - How shared responsibility impacts both disaster recovery and security - And more!
The MarsVR team travelled to the MDRS in June 2018 and used a donated Matterport camera to take dozens of 360 panoramic scans of the inside of all of the MDRS facilities. These are not static 360 panoramas — you can use your computer’s arrow keys to move around inside of each of these Matterport environments. MDRS Hab Interior Scan This complete scan of the MDRS Hab interior allows you to walk around and (for the first time on Matterport) go inside all of the crew staterooms and other areas of the hab. In comparison to the 2014 scans done by Victor Luo (see below), these scans were done with the MDRS in a more “bare-bones” post-field season configuration, which is great since we can use these in conjuction with new 3-D models we’ll build out and overlay onto the facilities for the purposes of our training scenarios. Previous Hab Interior Scan It’s interesting to compare our new MDRS Hab Interior Scan with the December 2014 Matterport scans done by Victor Luo (of Crew 144, and now at JPL) which show the MDRS in a lived-in field season configuration: The Musk Observatory (aka the MDRS Solar Observatory) This observatory has been recently converted to be a Sun-focused observatory, but was our original astronomical observatory. It was built with funds donated by Elon Musk back in the early 2000s. (Before he became the real Tony Stark, or maybe a real-life James Bond villian. Love you Elon!) RAM (Repair and Assembly Module) Scans of the MDRS Airlock with the internal door open & closed, which we will use to build our training scenario for going through the airlock. With this, you can study in detail all of the donors from our 2002 fundraising plaque, which people have asked about 🙂 I can’t wait to put some CrowdExplorer stickers next to this in our VR environment (and maybe IRL during our MarsVR Crew 197 rotation in October!) MDRS Airlock Inner Door Open: MDRS Airlock Inner Door Closed: MDRS Hab Equipment Room MDRS Equipment Room: MDRS Equipment Room 2: This is amazing stuff, but this is only representative of the work done inside the facilities. The MarsVR team is also worked on a full VR simulation which will be widely available later this year. It includes scans of the interior and exterior of the facilities as well as 1 square mile of surrounding terrain.
A Santa Claus Belly Is Not Always Jolly Aspirin is not safe for Everyone 20 Ways to Find, Sustain and Share Happiness by Carol Tuttle Green Veggies to the Rescue Hidden Meaning on the Grocery Shelf Stand Straight - Proper posture goes a long way. As kids, we all remember being told to "stand up straight." People value good posture for aesthetic reasons -- it certainly looks better -- but it has many more benefits than meets the eye. To get the inside story on good posture, I spoke with Boston chiropractor Peter A. Hill, DC, MPA, a former "Chiropractor of the Year" in Massachusetts. The Modern Yogi’s Dilemma of Eating “Right”: How Can We Honor Both Ourselves And Our World? In my quest to understand what we as human beings need to create health and harmony in body, mind, and spirit I researched far and wide, traversing the fields of nutritional science and biochemistry to environmental science, from politics to morality, from modern marketing techniques to the nature of consciousness. Ahhh- the magical season of Autumn has finally arrived, and along with cooler weather we get to enjoy the bounty of the colorful fall harvest. Pronounced “keh-FEER,” kefir is a fermented milk drink. Kefir's colorful and romantic history dates back many centuries—likely even longer—to the shepherds of the Caucasus Mountains, who reportedly discovered that fresh milk carried in leather pouches would occasionally ferment into an effervescent beverage. Digestive disorders are on the increase. About 38 million Americans suffer from a variety of digestive problems such as GERD, irritable bowel syndrome, celiac disease, food allergies, diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis, and Crohn’s disease. Approximately 25 million Americans have daily heartburn and it is estimated that 20% of the adult population have irritable bowel syndrome. Celiac disease, once considered rare, is now thought to affect 1 in 133 people, and food allergies have increased alarmingly. If you, like many of us over the last 20 years, have heard that soy was good for your heart, your bones, that it lowers cholesterol and is a good source of protein because you gave up meat, you will be very surprised to learn the latest information on soy. Most people have heard that their thyroid is important for controlling their metabolism and body weight. But did you know that depression, heart disease, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, PMS, menopausal symptoms, muscle and joint pains, irritable bowel syndrome, or autoimmune disease could actually indicate a problem with your thyroid? Just in time for your annual “spring cleaning”, here is the latest information on the cleaners that line our store shelves and that we use on a daily basis. While we all like our cleaning products to actually “clean”, the research shows that there are dangerous chemicals found in most household cleaning products, and what you can use instead. Most of us have heard that free radicals -- the undesirable byproducts of various metabolic functions -- damage cells. Over time, this damage, called oxidative damage or oxidative stress, is believed to play a leading role in certain diseases and age-related changes. Free radical destruction is thought to be a contributing factor to the decline in memory and motor performance seen in aging. But what does this really mean? And how can we prevent cellular damage from free radicals? Here are 10 guidelines for lasting weight loss, the kind of weight loss that becomes effortless and natural over time. While we all know that fad diets don’t work in the long run, many of us wonder what does work, and if it is possible to actually enjoy life and maintain a healthy weight at the same time. Thanksgiving is here, and shortly thereafter we have the Yuletide season. It's a time of year when family, friends, festivities, and most of all food takes center stage in our lives. Since there's no shortage of high-calorie, seasonal comfort foods, the holidays often break the resolve of those who usually watch what they eat. However, there are plenty of ways to enjoy your Thanksgiving dinner and the Holiday season without throwing out the basics of a healthful diet. Whether at a family meal, neighborhood cocktail party or office potluck, the key is making healthful choices while still enjoying food traditions. Every Thanksgiving we take time to be thankful for all that we have in our lives; our families and friends, our neighbors, and our careers that allow us the means by which we can provide for our families. - Despite what you may have been told, the gallbladder serves a very important digestive function. The gall bladder is a hollow inactive organ supplying bile to the digestive tract that is mainly used to emulsify fats and oils. - The first step is to improving the health of your gallbladder immediately remove refined foods from your diet, especially synthetic fats like hydrogenated oils. - The second step is to plan on exercising at least 30 minutes a day, every day. - Although there are many websites that discuss a 24 hour gallbladder cleanse and the immediate flushing of stones, a gradual cleanse and the long term transition to a diet of whole, unprocessed foods and an active lifestyle is really the only way to both prevent gall stones and gallbladder dysfunction and support your body to returning to health. 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Classifications: thrombolytic enzyme, tissue plasminogen activator; Therapeutic: thrombolytic enzyme Pregnancy Category: C 50 mg vial Tenecteplase is a third generation thrombolytic agent with advantages over alteplase, including longer half-life, more rapid thrombolysis, and greater fibrin specificity. Additionally, rate of noncerebral bleeding is less than in alteplase. Activates plasminogen, a substance created by endothelial cells in response to arterial wall injury that contributes to clot formation. Plasminogen is converted to plasmin which breaks down the fibrin mesh that binds the clot together, thus dissolving the Effective in producing thrombolysis of a clot involved in a myocardial infarction. Reduction of mortality associated with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Active internal bleeding; history of CVA; intracranial or intraspinal surgery with 2 mo; intracranial neoplasm; arteriovenous malformation, or aneurysm; known bleeding diathesis; brain tumor; increased intracranial pressure; coagulopathy; head trauma; stroke; surgery; severe uncontrolled hypertension; pregnancy (category C), lactation. Recent major surgery, previous puncture of compressible vessels, CVA, recent GI or GU bleeding, recent trauma; hypertension, mitral valve stenosis, acute pericarditis, bacterial endocarditis; severe liver or kidney disease; hemorrhagic ophthalmic conditions; septic thrombophlebitis or occluded, infected AV cannula; advanced age; concurrent administration of oral anticoagulants, recent administration of GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors, condition involving bleeding. Safety and efficacy in children are not established. Route & Dosage \|Acute Myocardial Infarction Adult: IV Infuse dose over 5 sec, <60 kg, 30 mg; 6070 kg, 35 mg; 7080 kg, 40 mg; 8090 kg, 45 mg; >90 kg, 50 mg PREPARE: Direct: Read and follow instructions supplied with TwinPakTM Dual Cannula Device. Withdraw 10 mL of sterile water for injection from the supplied vial; inject entire contents into the TNKase vial directing the diluent stream into the powder. Gently swirl until dissolved but do not shake. The resulting solution contains 5 mg/mL. Withdraw the appropriate dose and discard any unused solution. Follow directions supplied with TwinPakTM for proper handling ADMINISTER: Direct: Dextrose-containing IV line must be flushed before and after bolus with NS. Give as a single bolus dose over 5 sec. The total dose given should not exceed 50 mg. INCOMPATIBILITIES Solution/additive: Dextrose solutions. - Store unopened TwinPakTM at ≤30° C (86° F) or under refrigeration at 2°8° C (36°46° F). Adverse Effects (≥1%)Hematologic: Major bleeding, hematoma, GI bleed, bleeding at puncture site, hematuria, pharyngeal, epistaxis. Diagnostic Test Interference Unreliable results for coagulation test I and measures of fibrinolytic activity. In liver. Half-Life: Assessment & Drug Effects - Avoid IM injections and unnecessary handling or invasive procedures for the first few hours after treatment. - Monitor for S&S of bleeding. Should bleeding occur, discontinue concomitant heparin and antiplatelet therapy; notify physician. - Monitor cardiovascular and neurologic status closely. Persons at increased risk for life-threatening cardiac events include those with: A high potential for bleeding, recent surgery, severe hypertension, mitral stenosis and atrial fibrillation, anticoagulant therapy, and advanced age. - Lab tests: Baseline and 1 h after administration of drug determine cardiac enzymes, circulating myoglobin, cardiac troponin-1, creatine kinase-MB; Hgb & Hct post-infusion. - Coagulation parameters may not predict bleeding episodes. Patient & Family Education - Notify physician of the following immediately: A sudden, severe headache; any sign of bleeding; signs or symptoms of hypersensitivity (see Appendix F). - Stay as still as possible and do not attempt to get out of bed until directed to do so.
Good morning. Before I begin my prepared remarks, I would like to ask all of us to take a moment to think about the people in Texas and now Louisiana. To take a moment to pray for them, silently, and to also think of how each of us can do something to help in the days and weeks and months that come as those communities face what will be a long and difficult and trying process of bringing their lives back in order. So if we could just take a moment to think about that and send our strongest good wishes to everyone there. Thank you. * * * Each year since 2007, I have joined you here on the first day of classes to seize a moment of contemplation and community before the hectic work of the new year begins. I have relished this invitation and opportunity because it has enabled me to step back, to lift my sights for a few minutes from the demands of the pressing array of issues of a brand-new year in order to reflect on the important and the meaningful. It is an opportunity to think not just about what we do and how, but to ask the more fundamental question of why. What is the compass that we steer by? Where is our North Star? What are the values that motivate all we do and bind us together as a community? Let me endeavor to state it flat-out: We believe in the pursuit of truth as our common purpose. We believe in the power of learning and discovery to enhance human capacity and in our responsibility to develop that capacity to serve the world. We believe in the value of every member of this community and in each person’s potential to contribute to the common good. We believe that our diversity offers us the strongest possible foundation for our strength because it enables us to enrich, to educate, and to challenge one another. We believe in the obligations that each of us bears toward one another and toward something greater than ourselves. Over the past several months, and most recently in Charlottesville, Virginia, we have seen loathsome demonstrations of hatred and violence, reviving the most shameful episodes of the past and foregrounding the very worst of what we have been and regrettably still are as a nation. I grew up in the 1950s in segregated, racist Virginia, in a state that endeavored to close its public schools rather than comply with the mandate for integration in the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board decision of 1954. But over the past half-century I watched the state slowly but significantly change — integrate its schools and universities, elect an African-American governor, then even vote for a black president. But on Aug. 12, I saw white supremacy resurgent, setting its sights on a university town with values like our own to mount its challenge and to advance its evil and its cruelty. There is much we can and should do in our academic work to understand and combat bigotry. We study implicit bias, we explore connections between intolerance and burgeoning economic inequality, we investigate how education can mitigate the cruelties of racism, and we prepare students to serve as agents of the rule of law. But as we undertake this work with all the scholarly rigor and openness to debate that is necessary for its legitimacy and its success, we must at the same time articulate clearly and forcefully the values that inspire it. We must condemn the racism that feels free to speak in a way it hasn’t for nearly half a century. We must denounce the Nazism and anti-Semitism that my father and so many others of his generation risked their lives to defeat. We must affirm the full citizenship of LGBTQ Americans, including their right to qualify for military service. We must use the illumination of education to mitigate hatred and violence. Prejudice is taught and nurtured and modelled. Tolerance and inclusion can be as well. Education serves as the arteries of a just society. But universities cannot accomplish their purposes in a world of bigotry and hatred, in a world where people are categorically excluded and degraded, where minds are closed or overtly hostile to differences of perspective, or experience, or identity, where violence and threats replace rational discourse and exchange. These values are fundamental to all we do. We have been reminded that we cannot take them for granted. We cannot assume that our progress toward realizing them cannot be reversed. Let us rededicate ourselves to their defense.
By Kat McIntosh, Manger of Global Peer Support at Mental Health America In mental health, a peer is usually used to refer to someone who shares the experience of living with a psychiatric disorder and/or addiction. Within this context, two people living with mental health conditions can be considered peers, but in reality, most people are far more specific about whom they would rely on for peer support. Additionally, peer support activities can include anything from traditional peer support groups run by certified peer support specialists to non-traditional one-on-one peer support. Peer support addresses these needs as it allows for individuals to give and receive encouragement and assistance and helps them achieve long-term recovery. Studies showcase that peer support improves engagement and well-being and reduces mental health hospitalizations. Though trust and compatibility are often seen as important factors in this process, many traditional peer support services do not address key aspects such as race and sexual orientation. Research shows that only one in three Black adults who need mental health care receive it. Additionally, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, gay and bisexual youth are almost five times as likely to have attempted suicide as their straight peers. Mental Health America (MHA) screening data also recognizes an emergent need to address the concerns of these communities, with 86 percent of LGBTQ youth (ages 11-17) scoring moderate to severe for a mental health condition. Additionally, multi-racial people were the most likely to screen at-risk for an alcohol/substance use disorder, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and psychosis. With all the challenges peers are facing, inclusion should not be one. It is therefore important to address barriers to care and inclusion experienced by BIPOC and LGBTQ peers. You can help us address these by taking our BIPOC and LGBTQ survey and sharing it with your communities.
Portrait by Joseph Grassi Count Jacob Sievers (August 30, 1731, in Wesenberg (now Rakvere), Estonia - July 23, 1808, in Bauenhof, Governorate of Livonia (near what is now Valmiera, Latvia)) was a Russian statesman from the Sievers family. After serving the Russian army during the Seven Years' War as quartermaster general, he was appointed governor of Novgorod in 1764 by Catharine II. He introduced the cultivation of potatoes to Russia, regulated the postal services, and was instrumental in the abolition of torture in 1767. Based on Sievers' initiative, the provincial government reform was instituted; he was himself appointed general governor of Novgorod, Tver and Pskov. He was Russian ambassador to Poland and led the second and third partition of the kingdom. Czar Paul appointed him senator in 1796; in 1797 he became head of the new department for water communications. He was knighted in 1798. In Sievers' honor, Alexander I named the channel that connects the outlet of the Msta river with the Volkhov river the Sievers channel. - Blum, Karl Ludwig: Ein russischer Staatsmann, Denkwürdigkeiten des Grafen von Sievers, Leipzig 1857-58, 4 vols. - Blum, Karl Ludwig: Graf Jacob Johann von Sievers und Russland zu dessen Zeit. Leipzig; Heidelberg: Winter, 1864 - Jones, Robert E: Provincial Development in Russia. Catherine II and Jacob Sievers. Rutgers University Press, 1984 - "Sievers, Jakob Johann". New International Encyclopedia. 1905. \|This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia (view authors).\|
Tommy Swain 10 The Best Concept of Dual Coding Several years back, Allan Paivio used the idea that mental pictures assist people learn. His operate at the University of Western Ontario caused the principle of Dual coding. Because of this, this approach of discovering aided individuals to enhance their memory. Currently, it is the basis of the brain's memory processing capabilities. In this post, we will examine the theory of dual coding and also discuss how it can be put on everyday life. The principle behind dual coding is that the brain refines information in two various methods. One is aesthetic, and the various other is verbal. This technique enhances the recall of kept information. The visual signs can assist individuals understand the principle of a word. This theory can be utilized to show students concerning nourishment and discovering. On top of that, it can help them remember previous information. Dual coding is not an alternative for reviewing message. The secret to dual coding is to have an aesthetic that fits the explanation and also verbal component. The trick to dual coding is to guarantee that the aesthetic does not confuse the student, and to leave enough time for the mind to refine the pictures prior to carrying on to the next action. For instance, you can have a quick draw of a person's face, or a packed pet. The crucial point to keep in mind concerning this technique is that it works for any ages and topics. When mentor, students need to only utilize one of the techniques. It's not important to incorporate visual and spoken approaches. If you are a scientific research instructor, you might make use of images with little history detail. While some students prefer reviewing to writing, dual coding makes your task much easier by allowing pupils to concentrate on one element each time. The brain deals with both approaches of communication as a verb. Consequently, you should ensure that your lesson strategies consist of an aesthetic along with a spoken aspect. In terms of teaching to learning styles, dual coding works well. When you show, you ought to take into consideration the discovering style of your students. If a pupil is making use of aesthetic hints, he/she is more probable to maintain the information. If a trainee can not remember the spoken part of the text, they might find it complicated. It is best to pick the tools that assist them recognize the details. You should focus on the content. In order to successfully utilize dual coding, you must provide pupils adequate time to think of the information you're teaching. You can also make visuals that help trainees with learning. The trainees can duplicate the visuals in the visuals. Once they have actually developed the pictures, they can begin creating. When they're done, they can after that look at the original and also choose which one they wish to reproduce. Once you have actually picked the key principles, you can teach them with the dual coding method. When you're educating, you must constantly bear in mind that dual coding is the very best choice. Using visual and also verbal messages to convey info will help you to comprehend the intricate information in a clear and efficient means. The two-way pairing of these two methods will certainly make discovering very easy and also your students will certainly remember the info. There's no need to be puzzled, either. The images will match the text. They'll bear in mind the details better. When you're producing your visuals, consider your target market and the topics you'll be training. Specific subjects will gain from the use of dual coding, such as biology and also athletics. If you're instructing background, you can attempt mind maps or timelines. You may additionally such as the concept of a layout as a method to communicate the info extra clearly. This way, you'll have a much better possibility of affecting student knowing. Another great advantage of dual coding is its capability to help trainees with their concentration. This method can be made use of in any type of class or in various other setups. Usually, students do not have the ability to follow a teacher's explanations, as well as this indicates that dual coding is an exceptional way to enhance memory. By doing this, the pupils are most likely to understand what the writer desires them to claim. This technique is likewise a fantastic method to improve the knowing experience for all.
\|Effect\|\|Does not burn in lava\| Netherite boots are a player's leg armor made from diamonds and netherite ingots. It is the most durable armor, gives maximum protection, and does not burn in fire. Netherite Boots as armor - Minecraft versions: 11 / 10.5.1 / 1.19.1 / 1.19 / 1.18.2 / 1.18.1 / 1.18 - COMMAND: netherite_boots Modify date: 03/13/2022 How to craft netherite boots There is only one recipe for how to craft netherite boots in Minecraft. Below you can see a description of this recipe: a picture with ingredients and step-by-step instructions on how to make netherite boots in Minecraft. Что можно сделать с помощью netherite boots в модах Есть несколько рецептов, в которых используется netherite boots в модах Майнкрафт. Ниже вы можете посмотреть описание всех рецептов: картинки с ингредиентами и пошаговые инструкции, как использовать netherite boots в модах игры Minecraft. Video about netherite boots There is only one video on the site which has netherite boots in Minecraft. You can watch this video below to get a better idea of what netherite boots looks like in Minecraft. How to enchant netherite boots There are 10 types of enchantments that can be applied to netherite boots in Minecraft. Below you can see a detailed description of these types of enchantments that are useful to use on netherite boots in Minecraft. Screenshots of netherite boots There are 3 screenshots on the site, which has netherite boots in Minecraft. Below you can see these screenshots to get a better idea of what netherite boots looks like in Minecraft. How to repair netherite boots There are 3 ways how to repair netherite boots in Minecraft, they will to restore the durability of netherite boots in Minecraft. If netherite boots is not enchanted, then you can combine 2 netherite bootss right in the inventory to get 1, but with a large remaining durability. If, when combining, one of the items had an enchantment, then after combining the enchantment will disappear. With this method of repair, neither experience nor additional resources are expended. How much does the durability of an item increase when it is repaired in the inventory? If netherite boots is enchanted, then repairs are best done on the anvil so that the enchantment is preserved or added. You can repair using netherite boots, netherite boots with enchantments, or the appropriate material that is used to craft the item. Repairing an anvil requires experience and additional resources. You also need to take into account that when using an anvil, its durability is lost. Therefore, it is better to combine netherite boots and the enchanted netherite boots or book at once. And do not forget that each new repair on the anvil will cost more and more experience. Therefore, it is better to combine enchanted items right away. How to reduce the amount of experience that is required on the anvil? What is the fastest way to repair an item with the Repair enchantment? Command to get netherite boots There is a command that allows you to get netherite boots in Minecraft. Below you can see a detailed description of this command to learn how to create netherite boots in Minecraft. Netherite Boots can be got using a command in creative mode. This requires: - open chat (press "T") - write command /give @p minecraft:netherite_boots - press "ENTER" You can also specify the number and who netherite boots will be given: /give @p minecraft:netherite_boots 10 /give MinecraftMax minecraft:netherite_boots
When Mother Teresa used her Nobel Prize money to fund services for the poor, she was exhibiting "self-interest," but not selfishness. Like virtually everyone else, she used her property to achieve an end she valued, but which benefited others as well, writes Gary Galles. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Robert Hale. Note: The views expressed on Mises.org are not necessarily those of the Mises Institute. Gary M. Galles is a Professor of Economics at Pepperdine University and an adjunct scholar at the Ludwig von Mises Institute. He is also a research fellow at the Independent Institute, a member of the Foundation for Economic Education faculty network, and a member of the Heartland Institute Board of Policy Advisors.
Rabbits are a great option for a new family pet. They are generally very friendly and calm and make good additions to most households. Rabbits are prey species in the wild and unfortunately this means they can be a little bit skittish. This means they prefer a quiet and calm environment. When picked up, it is very important to stabilize their hind limbs to make sure they don’t get scared and kick their legs backwards. This can cause severe problems to their backs. In the same regard, they are very stoic and tend to hide sickness until they are very ill. This means they have to be very closely monitored to insure that they aren’t developing any health concerns. The best way to do this is to make sure they are eating and drinking normally and have also had a bi-annual veterinary exam. During this exam we evaluate their eyes, teeth, heart/lungs, abdomen and hind end and make sure we do not find anything that may indicate a problem in the future. Rabbits constantly eat and defecate and this keeps their cecum working properly. Their cecum is a large out-pouching of the intestines where all the food they eat is churning and nutrients being extracted. If your rabbit stops eating, this can shut down the cecum’s normal activity; causing bloat and ileus (loss of normal peristalsis) and should be evaluated immediately. Some of the most common causes include dental disease and vestibular disease. Watching your bunny for signs of a head tilt is also important. Rabbits commonly experience inner ear and other balance related problems that should be treated immediately if noted. Diet is an important component of health. We recommend free choice timothy hay, fresh dark leafy greens and a small amount of timothy-based pellets daily. Other vegetables should be reserved as treats. If you have concerns regarding diet or appetite, this can be thoroughly discussed at a wellness visit. At night, rabbits produce cecotropes which are special droppings that are high in nutrients and they will actually eat them. If they aren’t properly consumed they may resemble abnormal stools and rabbits will not eat them once awake. If you have concerns regarding what is normal, we are happy to discuss this with you. Besides diet, allowing rabbits to roam in a large safe area of your house is a good idea as long as there are no electrical cords or other dangers. Keeping them confined to a cage can cause many health related concerns. We also do not recommend housing rabbits outside due to the large amount of ecto-parasites and exposure related concerns that we commonly see. If you have any husbandry or health related concerns, please schedule a consultation and we will be happy to meet you and your bunny! Author: Dr. Edward Aller
Understanding Historical and Contemporary Trauma in African American Communities: Navigating Supports so Elders Thrive During the pandemic and civil unrest, older adults may be particularly vulnerable to re-traumatization as they re-experience a previous traumatic event, either consciously or unconsciously, as the result of a current racially bias event. This trauma may be the result of triggering historical knowledge of systemic racism and/or the cumulative toll of daily microaggressions and lived experiences of discrimination in one’s community. These projects are affiliated with, and/or sponsored by, the Minnesota Northstar GWEP. Please see the resources of these outstanding partners and projects: The University of Minnesota Geriatric Case Competition is a unique opportunity for graduate and undergraduate students from multiple disciplines and schools at the University of Minnesota to come together as a team to develop a comprehensive, interprofessional plan of care for an older adult. The Interprofessional Geriatric Case Competition is being sponsored by the Minnesota Northstar Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP). Since Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia are especially challenging when caring for older adults, the Minnesota Northstar GWEP has several programs targeting these complex conditions. Through education “roadshows,” conferences, community speaking engagements, and radio spots, we are reaching out to people in all corners of our state with dementia information and support. Programs include:
US adults added 1 more hour to their daily digital time during the pandemic and spent over 3 hours per day using their smartphones for the first time in 2020, according to eMarketer. Last year, US adults spent an average of 7 hours and 50 minutes a day in digital media consumption with a 15% increase from 2019 when the average digital time stood at 6 hours and 49 minutes. This accounted for 57.5% of the average daily media time in 2020 and is expected to surpass 60% in 2022. “Time spent with almost all digital devices experienced an uptick in 2020,” said Zach Goldner, eMarketer forecasting analyst at Insider Intelligence. “Connected TVs and video game consoles are the main beneficiaries of the cord-cutting trend due to increases in the number of subscription OTT and ad-free video-on-demand users and content offerings.” According to eMarketer’s data, in 2020, social network time hit 1 hour 5 minutes (56 mins in 2019), digital video time hit 2 hours 13 minutes (1:46 in 2019) and digital audio time surpassed 1 hour 29 minutes (1:22 in 2019) in the United States. Smartphone time also broke a new record with US adults spending over 3 hours (3:13) using their mobile phones per day. The average was 2:45 in 2019. According to Goldner; the increase in digital consumption will continue in 2021. “Desktop/laptop time will return to negative growth this year, but smartphone time will more than make up the difference,’’ he said.
- When have things been unfair in your life? - What do you think fairness means? - Do you know the difference between equity and equality? - In the real world, is there anything that is unfair? - The person reading the activity will read aloud different scenarios. - As a group, you will all talk about how the story made you feel, and try and find out why that story might have been unfair, or what parts were fair. - After this, you will read a definition of two words (the meaning of the word). One of these words will be 'Equity' and one of these words is 'Equality'. Talk about which one you think is better, and why? - Were you surprised by some of the situations that were considered fair or unfair? - Can fair mean different things to different people? - What are some ways to make sure things are fair in Scouting, in school, and in other places we go to? - How can you make sure you are helping make things fair? Remember to submit your activities on our Scouts for Sustainability Take Action Map - Example scenarios about unfair situations - Katie always gets to be "it" first when you play a game. - Your older sister gets to stay up later than you. - Your younger brother got an iPad for his birthday but you didn't. - Your friend brings a new toy to Cubs but won't let you play with it. - The same Lodge or Lair always gets to decide the night's game. - You ask your friend to stand beside you in the circle at Beavers. - Your friend lets you cut in front of them at the water fountain. - Kenneth asks if he can teach your Patrol a new knot. - Or any other scenarios you can imagine! Keep it Simple - Focus more on Scouting related examples to keep it simple. This will help identify the ideas more clearly. Take it Further - Expand the activity by bringing in real life examples from around the world, where youth will get to hear about what actually was decided, and it can be discussed whether that was fair or unfair. As well, talking more in depth about equity and equality can expand the activity.
Installation of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems can require meticulous attention to detail and precise coordination with multiple trades. On the Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin Center for Advanced Care Levels 9–12 vertical expansion project in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, the team utilized lessons-learned from the construction of the original facility to build on innovative ways to increase efficiency, ensure quality, create a safer work environment during prefabrication/installation, and expedite installation of MEP systems. The result are enhanced racking systems that include substantial electrical controls, fire protection benefits, and a 3.5’ increase in width to incorporate walls. A strong collaboration between Mortenson and J.F. Ahern, Faith Technologies, Olympic Companies and CannonDesign made this truly innovative prefabrication effort possible. Prefabricated racking systems create schedule and cost savings, created efficiencies, improved lean practices, and ensure safety. The racks will expedite installation by eight weeks and save 1,000 man-hours on the project. Three separate floors with 16 racks each store items from multiple trades, such as HVAC, plumbing, fire protection, electrical conduit, cable trays and metal studs.
A charming place where tradition meets a glorious wine loving heritage. Salento, thanks to its wine producing culture, has become over the years one of the most well-known, important and appreciated Italian and European wine selling regions. The culture of wine has changed in the same way that successive generations differ and develop. Ionis selects the best grapes from partner vineyards, an area of 8,000 hectares (20,000 acres) together they decide the best time for harvesting each variety. After a careful vinification, they select wines that offer the best chemical and physical balance to make sure that they have a long-lasting quality of wine before they refine and bottle their produce. The selected wines are made from grapes that are native to the Salento region, Verdeca, Primitivo IGT and DOC, Negroamaro, Salice Salentino DOC and Malvasia Nera. They also produce some international wines such as Chardonnay.
Lisa Waup - Journeyed 14 February - 8 May By taking the gallery to the roadside, Billboards responds to the new ways audiences experience art in the public space. Mixed-cultural First Peoples multidisciplinary artist Lisa Waup’s work Journeyed presents a detailed and visual account of a journey. Using large scale screen-prints of disassembled road signs, the artwork considers the motifs of travel, and questions government jurisdiction on the unceded land of this country. Journeyed spans space and time, navigating the dead ends, closed roads and prohibited zones that road signs denote. Through her appropriation of federally mandated signage, Waup reimagines the ways in which journeys are remembered, and by whose authority we travel through Country. The fragmented visual language of the work offers multiple readings, able to spark curiosity at first glance as well as offering locals and regularly passers-by an opportunity for deeper engagement. Indeed, this is a work that rewards many views, the depths of the layered media becoming clearer as they can be decoded. This Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery iteration of Billboards is the first of three in a project that sees First Nations artists partnered with regional galleries to produce a series of roadside billboards across regional Victoria. ‘Journeyed’ is a Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery exhibition presented in partnership with NETS Victoria, curated by Jenna Rain Warwick. This project has been supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria. A special thanks to Spacecraft Studio for all their support. Image: Lisa Waup, Journeyed 2021, Digital image, Courtesy of the artist

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