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demonstrate lessons can still be learned.
Their oversized achievements were possible,
by having its peoples’ hearts turned…
to the idea of a national identity.
Around the Nile’s life giving source,
the commonality of personal survival
eventually produced an effective workforce.
Since times of Middle Eastern antiquity,
the annual flooding of the coastal plains
created the opportunities to trade away
the abundance of flourishing grain.
From enjoying unexpected prosperity,
the human lust for gold, wealth and power
was lavishly made clear by the Pharaohs -
as evidenced on their monuments and towers.
Under the pretense of religiosity,
Pharaoh was supposedly “heaven sent”;
for blinded people without vision
will always find having their will bent…
and on their knees, before earthly authority.
With governmental dictates on its population,
the heaping of rock into pyramidal shapes
has resulted in lasting, tourist attractions.
And what else, might one see?
From ancient propaganda on temple walls,
the timeless message of glory and conquest
still beckons everyone to its empire’s call.
Is it really true? What else can it be?
What about these ruins are still unknown?
What primeval truths are being promoted?
Seeing they’ve been… etched in stone.
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By Joseph J. Breunig 3rd, © 2012, All rights reserved. |
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Contemplative practices abound in the societies people have constructed throughout human history, and they are an important part of the very fabric from which people build meaningful lives. While various methods to attain contemplative states of consciousness can be found in such religious practices as chanting, prayer, ritual performance, and meditation, such states can also be found in a wide variety of non-religious practices such as music, dance, drama, writing poetry or prose, painting, sculpting, and even the intent observation of the natural world.
In South and East Asia, the major meditation traditions of Hinduism, Daoism, and Buddhism have concentrated on the introspective examination of the mind in all its aspects and have developed a considerable sophistication in the unbiased investigation of subjective experience.1 Indeed, some modern scholars such as B. Alan Wallace and Francisco Varela have concluded that these investigations constitute a valid science of the mind.2
In the West, not only do we find traditional mystical thinkers who have devoted their lives to contemplative explorations in Christianity (Meister Eckhardt, Theresa of Avila), Judaism (Abraham Abulafia, Moses Hayim Luzzatto ) and Islam (Al-Halaj, Ibn-Arabi), but there are also philosophers and scientists who have been exploring various aspects of contemplation for over a century.3 Edmund Husserl and Maurice Merleau-Ponty developed a philosophy of the nature of subjective experience called “phenomenology,” and included the practice of “phenomenological reduction” as a specific technique to aid introspection.4 William James, the father of modern psychology, pioneered the search to identify all psychological states including those that arise through contemplative practices.5 More recently Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi has persuasively argued that many cultures create activities - - from religion to sports -- to deliberately induce the concentrated state of mind that he refers to as the “flow condition.”6 There is also a growing body of literature on the application of the “introspective science” of the Asian meditation traditions to Western psychotherapy, pioneered by such psychologists as Mark Epstein and Harvey Aaronson.7
During the past four decades, as neurological research on the mind has grown, a considerable portion of this research has been devoted to identifying the physiological substrates of various mental states that arise through meditative practices that are derived from Asian meditation traditions.8 Health practitioners have made increasing use of contemplative practices in all aspects of the treatment of disease and disorder.9 Cognitive neuroscientists have examined the impact of meditation on the development of positive emotions such as compassion.10 Physicists have also entered the picture with research on the role of observer on the observed, of sentience on the insentient world, and on the problematic relationships between the ontologies of the Asian meditative traditions and such new paradigms as quantum mechanics and string theory.11 These sources indicate that there is an extensive and serious scientific interest in the investigation of contemplative states of mind and a growing body of research in their methods and effects. It is this body of scientific research that will constitute the basis of our proposed concentration.
In addition to being grounded in the philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience of contemplative experience as a third-person study, the proposed concentration will emphasize the “critical first-person” study that is often found in the musical, dramatic, and visual arts and, to a certain extent, in many laboratory science courses. By “critical,” we mean that students would be encouraged to engage directly with these techniques without prior commitment to their efficacy. They would then step back and appraise their experiences in order to gain a deeper appreciation of their meaning and significance. Students will learn to identify contemplative states of consciousness both as objects and subjects of study and will be able to discuss and explore the nature of such contemplative experiences as mindfulness, concentration, intuition, tranquility, and “flow” as they occur throughout a wide variety of human endeavors such as those represented by the subjects of instruction of our core faculty. It is through studying and experiencing the contemplative aspects found in these various disciplines, through critically examining their relevance and significance, and through applying them to their lives that students will discover important dimensions of their natures as human beings and their engagement with the world around them. It is through this dual approach that students will learn how to cultivate the awareness of the present moment that is the heart of contemplative experience and the basis of compassionate action and will be able to understand its scientific basis and philosophical significance.
No single department or concentration at Brown is broad enough to embrace the various aspects of human endeavor through which contemplative states are attained. No single department or concentration at Brown has the breadth of vision to even formulate the questions that must be asked if contemplative states are to be systematically investigated. And no single department or concentration at Brown encourages the “critical first-person” investigation of the meaning and significance of these contemplative states that has the potential to improve the quality of life for our students and for those to whom they reach out throughout the rest of their lives.
1.See, for example, my own study on the role of meditation in the origins of the indigenous Chinese religion of Taoism. Harold D. Roth,Original Tao: ‘Inward Training’ and the Origins of Chinese Mysticism. New York: Columbia University Press, 1999.
2.B. Allan Wallace,The Taboo of Subjectivity: Towards a New Science of Consciousness. Oxford University Press, 2000.; Francisco Varela, Evan Thompson, and Eleanor Rosch.The Embodied Mind: Cognitive Science and Human Experience. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1991
3.Important historical surveys of Christian, Jewish, and Islamic Mysticism include Bernard McGinn, The Flowering of Mysticism. Herder and Herder, 1998), Gershem Scholem, Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism. (Schocken Press, 1946, 1995), Annamarie Schimmel, Mystical Dimensions of Islam. (University of North Carolina Press, 1975).
4.See, for example, Husserl, Experience and Judgement (Northwestern UP, 1973) and Merleau-Ponty, The Phenomenology of Perception (2 nd ed. London: Routledge, 2003).
5.William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience. London and New York: Longmans and Green, 1902
6.Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi,Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. (New York: Harper and Row, 1990). Csikszentmihalyi’s research and techniques have gained increasing acceptance in the business world, to which he has served as a consultant on establishing the conditions for “optimal experience” in the workplace. He has also established the Institute for Positive Psychology at the Peter Drucker School of Business Management at Claremont College.
7.Mark Epstein, Thoughts without a Thinker ; Harvey Aaronson, Buddhist Practice on Western Grounds: Reconciling Eastern Ideals and Western Psychology ( Boston and London: Shambala, 2004).
8.There is a voluminous literature on the neurological bases of contemplative experience. Excellent summaries can be found in two books by James Austin,Zen and the Brain (Cambridge: MIT Press, 1998) and Reflections on Zen and the Brain (Cambridge: MIT Press, 2006)
9.Herbert Benson, The Relaxation Response (New York: Harper, 1975), pioneered the field of Mind/Body Medicine and established the Mind/Body Medical Institute at Harvard Medical School ; Jon Kabat-Zinn, Wherever You Go You Are There (Hyperion, 1995) established the Center for Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction at the University of Massachusetts Medical School iln Worcester, MA.
10.Richard Davidson, of the University of Wisconsin, does Neural MRI studies of the emotions. Initial reports of his work on the influence of meditation on the development of compassion can be found in the collection he co-edited with Harvard’s Anne Harrington: Davidson and Harrington eds., Visions of Compassion ( Oxford and New York, Oxford University Press, 2002).
11.Early attempts at bridging physics and the Asian ontologies have suffered from a lack of clarity about the distinctions among the Asian traditions and an overly reverent attitude towards them. These include Fritjof Capra, The Tao of Physics (4 th ed., Boston, Shambala 2004) and Gary Zukav, Dancing Wu-Li Masters (2nd ed. New York: Bantam, 1984). Newer works show significant improvement. These include: Arthur Zajonc (ed.), The New Physics and Cosmology ( Oxford and New York: Oxford UP, 2004), B. Alan Wallace, Buddhism and Science ( New York: Columbia University Press, 2003), pp. 281-416 and Choosing Reality: A Buddhist View of Physics and the Mind (Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion, 1996), and Michael Talbot, Mysticism and the New Physics(London: Penguin) |
Size Matters for Patients Undergoing Heart Transplantation
Study finds that receiving an undersized heart increases risk of death in heart transplant patients.
Each year, more than 3,700 people undergo a heart transplant in hopes of replacing their damaged or diseased heart with a new, healthy donor heart. The problem, according to a recent study, is that many patients receive a heart that is too small, which can increase risk of death.
Published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, this study used a national registry called the United Network of Organ Sharing to identify more than 31,500 adults who received a heart transplant between 1989 and 2011 in the United States. Using a mathematic equation, researchers calculated the weight of patients’ faulty hearts along with the weight of their new, donor hearts to determine whether their new heart was the same, smaller or larger than their original heart. And after tapping into medical records, investigators were also able to see whether differences in the new heart size had any impact on risk of death after transplantation.
After analysis, researchers found that mismatches in size, particularly for patients who received a heart that was significantly smaller than their initial heart, had increased risk of mortality—a phenomenon that they refer to as the “Grinch effect.” Interestingly, however, receiving a larger donor heart had somewhat of a protective effect in patients.
But perhaps most important, researchers found that mismatching hearts by sex (for example, giving a male heart to a female or vice versa) accounted for much of the differences in weight. These findings could impact the way patients are matched with donor hearts and have the potential to improve outcomes for heart transplant patients.
Currently, doctors only take into account body weight when matching a patient with a donor heart because it’s believed that weight plays an important role in heart size. However, study investigators argue that taking into account factors like height, weight, age and sex is more accurate when it comes to matching patients with a proper donor heart. And it’s clear that matching patients with an appropriate-sized heart can help improve outcomes and increase survival rates.
Additional research is needed to perfect the recipient-donor matching process, but this study confirms the importance of size when it comes to heart transplants. Matching patients with an undersized heart can have a significant impact on outcomes and it’s possible that by taking into account factors like gender, patients can be more accurately matched with a proper heart.
Questions for You to Consider
- What is a heart transplant?
- A heart transplant is surgery used to replace a damaged or diseased heart with a healthy donor heart. It may be performed in patients with severe chest pain (angina), heart failure, an abnormal heartbeat (arrhythmia) or severe heart defects.
- How common is heart transplantation?
- It’s estimated that there are more than 3,700 heart transplants performed worldwide each year. However, heart transplantation is only done as a life-saving measure for patients, especially those with severe heart failure, for whom no other treatments have worked. Donor hearts are in short supply so patients who need heart transplantation must go through a careful selection process to ensure that they truly need a new heart, yet are healthy enough to receive it. |
Patients undergo screening to detect a disease when there are no symptoms or history of that disease. Doctors recommend a screening test to find a disease early, when treatment can be most effective.
Each year in the U.S., 225,000 new lung cancer cases are diagnosed and more than 165,000 patients, including 80,000 women, die. Lung cancer kills more people than breast or prostate cancers.
About 70 percent of patients who are diagnosed each year already are in advanced stages and treatment is therefore palliative (to extend life only as there is no cure).
The United States Preventive Services Taskforce recommends screening of lung cancer annually in people with a history of excessive smoking (30 years smoking one pack per day), who smoke now or have abandoned the habit in the last 15 years, and who are between 55 and 80 years of age.
CT screening reduces 20 percent of deaths of smokers and quitters compared with screening by chest X-ray, according to a U.S. study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2011. This clinical trial, launched in 2002 at the national level, examined 53,454 men and women aged between 55 and 74 years, who consumed at least 30 packs of cigarettes a year.
The objective of the study was to compare the difference in the mortality rate among those undergoing a tomography several times a year and those subjected to a conventional chest X-ray. The results confirm that screening scans can decrease the number of deaths caused by lung cancer.
Screening is not for everybody because it exposes the person to unnecessary radiation therapy if the person is not in the “high risk group.”
As this information is relatively recent, many people do not know about lung cancer screening and many insurance companies still do not cover it. In South Florida, there are several institutions, including the Memorial Cancer Institute, that offer lung cancer screening for the reduced price of $99 to help the community.
The best way to reduce your risk of lung cancer is to avoid smoking or secondhand smoke. CT screening tests should not be used as a substitute for smoking cessation.
Also, the World Health Organization has warned consumers about so-called “electronic cigarettes,” stating that these do not constitute an effective therapy of replacement. Electronic cigarettes look similar to conventional cigarettes, with or without nicotine, with aromas such as vanilla, mint and tobacco. In 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration analyzed several brands of these electronic cigarettes and warned of the presence of carcinogenic and toxic substances.
Dr. Luis E. Raez is director of the Memorial Cancer Institute at the Memorial Health Care System and clinical associate professor of medicine at the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University. He is one of the speakers at this week’s Conquering Cancer event. |
The world of digital television means hundreds of channels, all trying to be different, all looking for product. But the overall international production spend has scarcely increased. Guerrilla TV shows how to make high quality programs at budget levels which were previously thought impossible, and how to make a living doing it.
This book is about empowerment; about making things happen. It is packed full of ideas, inspiration and help. The author, an experienced director/producer/writer, provides an insight into the 'real world' of television program making today. He uses many examples of how different low budget programs have been handled successfully with very professional results.
Guerrilla TV assumes that you are starting with little more than a desk and a telephone, in a world where everything has to be paid for. The mantra running throughout this book is: 'think before you spend'. Do not use money (of which you have very little) as a substitute for thought (which is free). And the other mantra: 'in the end, you don't save money by scrimping!'
Read this book - take the advice offered and watch your career take off! |
A Perspective on the Current Economy: Some Thoughts on Monetary Policy and Inflation
It is my pleasure to return to South Carolina to speak to you about my views on the progress of the recovery, inflation and the course of monetary policy. I would like to thank Dean Teegen for that kind introduction.
Before offering my perspective on the U.S. economy and monetary policy, let me emphasize that the views that I am presenting today are my own and not necessarily those of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) or my other colleagues in the Federal Reserve System.
The Fed has a dual mandate from Congress to encourage conditions that foster both maximum employment and price stability, and monetary policy decisions are made by the FOMC with these objectives in mind. In normal times, the FOMC operates by appropriately setting the federal funds rate, which is the interest rate on overnight loans between banks. Other actions may be taken during unusual times, such as those we have faced over the past several years. The voting members of the FOMC are members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington and a rotating group of the 12 regional Fed presidents. Chairman Bernanke presides over the Committee, and I am currently a voting member.
So, where do we stand today relative to our dual mandate of maximum employment and price stability?
Following a deep and lengthy recession, the U.S. economy is now in its second year of recovery. The recent data have been encouraging. But when we look at the past two years as a whole, the improvements have been disappointing. Too many people remain unemployed — some for extended periods — and too many businesses have not yet returned to full operations. Over the course of the recession, the economy lost more output, shed more jobs and experienced more wealth destruction than at any other time since the Great Depression. U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) declined by more than 4 percent. Over 8.5 million jobs were lost; the unemployment rate doubled to 10 percent; and the household sector lost more than $13 trillion in wealth.
Recent data indicate that growth has picked up and suggest a more sustainable, though still moderate, economic expansion. There are many reasons to be optimistic. Improvements in labor markets and reductions in debt burdens are supporting household spending. Businesses’ balance sheets have improved — indeed, many have ample cash reserves to finance spending. Those looking for external funding can obtain low-cost financing from capital markets, and the availability and terms of bank lending have improved notably from crisis levels. Monetary policy remains accommodative. And the recently enacted federal payroll tax reductions and investment expensing provisions help prop up spending.
Of course, there are still weak spots. Both residential construction and commercial construction remain at very depressed levels of activity. Some borrowers who are dependent on bank lending might still be constrained in their access to credit. Budgetary concerns weigh on state and local governments’ capacity to spend. And higher energy prices represent a reduction in domestic purchasing power, though at current prices this effect is still a modest one.
More recently, the earthquake and tsunami in Japan have taken a tremendous human toll. It is too early to assess the ultimate economic cost of these events to the Japanese and U.S. economies. However, certain segments of the U.S. economy that rely on goods imported from Japan — such as the auto and electronics sectors — will see interruptions in their supply chains, at least in the short run.
So, given these upside and downside risks to economic activity, what is my outlook for growth and inflation?
At our FOMC meetings, my colleagues and I discuss recent developments and provide our forecasts for key measures of economic activity. These forecasts are reported four times a year in the minutes of the FOMC meetings. The most recent forecasts were published in January. Most of the projections for real GDP growth in 2011 were in the range of 3.4 to 3.9 percent. Growth is expected to move higher still in 2012, and most forecasts for 2013 fall between 3.7 and 4.6 percent. Incoming information suggests slightly lower growth this year than what had been predicted in January, but not a marked difference in the outlook. This is a welcome improvement over the roughly 2-1/2 percent annual growth since the recession trough in the middle of 2009.
Despite clear signs of progress, I am not yet satisfied with the pace of improvement. After all, my projection of about 4 percent growth is only moderately higher than the growth rate of potential output. It thus implies only a moderate improvement relative to the levels of activity that we would expect to see if the recession had not occurred.
This shows through in the outlook for the unemployment rate. To be sure, the unemployment rate has fallen almost 1 percentage point in just the past three months. Even so, at its current level of 8.9 percent, the unemployment rate is well above the 5 percent at which it stood shortly before the economy slipped into recession. Historical experience tells us that 4 percent GDP growth would chip away something on the order of three-quarters of a percentage point a year from the unemployment rate — meaning it could be quite a while before we near the pre-recession rate.
Furthermore, most of the recent reduction in the unemployment rate is due to fewer people losing jobs. This is a good thing, but not as good as if we were also seeing more unemployed people moving back onto payrolls. Indeed, employment growth has been disappointing throughout the recovery. Employment still stands about 7.5 million jobs below its peak at the onset of recession. And over the past three months, payrolls have risen at a rate of only 125,000 per month. In my view, unemployment will remain uncomfortably high for too long relative to our employment objective. So accommodative monetary policy continues to be warranted to address this part of our dual mandate.
Let me now discuss the price stability element of our mandate. As the FOMC statement after the March meeting noted, “measures of underlying inflation continue to be somewhat low relative to the levels that the Committee judges to be consistent, over the long run, with its dual mandate.” Put more simply, the Committee considers the current level of underlying inflation to be too low.
Given the recent sharp increases in food and energy prices, the statement that inflation is too low might make some of you wonder if the Committee members ever eat or fill up their own gas tanks. Let me assure you that we do. Indeed, my daughter takes special pleasure in giving me daily updates on how much it costs to fill up her car. Stepping back from my own family’s experiences, I do recognize that in the past three months, energy prices rose at an annual rate of 29 percent. And food prices are up nearly 14 percent. Such increases clearly put a dent in consumers’ purchasing power, and some households have had to make some difficult adjustments.
What accounts for the recent run-up in these prices? Rising demand plays an important role. Economic development continues to reach more and more people throughout the world, pushing up their demand for food and industrial commodities. On the supply side of the ledger, we’ve experienced some unique conditions over the past year that temporarily constrained output. The list of events is extraordinary: The flooding in Australia and drought in Russia all put upward pressure on food prices, and uncertainty over petroleum supplies due to the turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa have boosted oil prices.
In such cases, there is not a direct role for monetary policy. Monetary policy cannot affect the scarcity of resources. Indeed, think about what happens when the price of a commodity rises but other prices do not change. We call this a change in the relative price of the commodity. Changes in relative prices provide an important signal to market participants, encouraging consumers to find ways to economize and giving suppliers an incentive to increase production. Changes in relative prices are not inflation. Inflation, by definition, is a continuing increase in the general level of prices of all goods and services in the economy.
So relative price changes become inflationary only if they somehow spur price increases for a broader range of other goods and services. And if this were to happen, monetary policy would have a critical role to play. I will return to this point in a moment.
The Committee considers a wide variety of inflation measures when it evaluates the appropriate stance of policy. For our long-run policy goal, we concentrate on the Price Index for Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE), which measures prices for a broad basket of the goods and services that households purchase. In the shorter term, however, we tend to focus on what we call core PCE inflation, which removes the volatile food and energy components from the total index. This does not mean that we think these prices are irrelevant. But food and energy prices are very volatile — both up and down. Being free of this volatility makes the core measure a better indicator of underlying broad inflation trends — and therefore a better guide of where inflation is heading. Of course, as I just alluded to, we monitor food and energy prices carefully with a particular eye out for whether they are influencing the broader pricing decisions that affect all goods and services.
Most of us on the FOMC have said that a PCE inflation rate of about 2 percent is consistent with our price stability mandate. Yet, core inflation — as measured by the change in the index over the past year — has been running well below this 2 percent rate for about two years. It has been under 1 percent for the past several months, and even total inflation has just reached 1.5 percent.
A whole host of measures that attempt to exclude the volatile and transient components of price changes to focus on the persistent underlying trends in inflation — trimmed mean PCE, trimmed mean Consumer Price Index (CPI), adjusted trimmed mean CPI, median CPI, just to name a few — tell the same story. (These indexes do not exclude food and energy per se, but instead use various other methodologies to try to eliminate irrelevant statistical noise and get at the underlying trends in the data.) In the January FOMC forecasts, most participants predicted that both core and overall inflation would be in the range of 0.9 to 1.6 percent at the end of 2013 — still below the 2 percent mark. Of course, that was in January. Because we’ve seen further increases in food and gasoline prices since January, some of the recent readings on core measures have been a bit higher. The new information has caused me to bump up my personal forecast for core inflation, but only by a couple of tenths. And while I think food and energy prices will push the total PCE index up faster this year — maybe at about a 2 percent rate — I do not see total inflation running very far from core for very long.
How do I come to this forecast? Forecasts of inflation depend on a number of factors. I will focus on three of them: commodity costs, resource gaps and inflation expectations. Let me start with something that appears to be on everyone’s mind as a risk to the inflation outlook — commodity prices. How do the recent sharp increases in oil and other commodity prices influence my forecast for inflation?
Commodity price increases do not necessarily portend future broad inflation. In fact, despite the views aired by pundits, the historical evidence is that today’s commodity price increases will likely have little discernible effect on future core inflation. Although they are quite important for some products, commodities only contribute a minor portion to the total cost of bringing most items to market. And for commodity cost increases to influence consumer prices, firms must be able to pass cost increases on to customers. In today’s economy with many sectors still experiencing lax demand, many firms may not be able to pass on these cost increases. Instead, rising input costs will put a squeeze on their profit margins.
This brings me to the second factor I mentioned: resource gaps. Prices tend to rise when increases in demand push up resource utilization and put broad-based pressure on firms’ costs of production. However, in today’s economy, resource gaps are large. Importantly, as I mentioned before, there is still substantial slack in labor markets — the high unemployment rate and other indicators, such as the low labor force participation rate and the high number of people working part time for economic reasons — all point to weak overall labor demand. This is translating into very small increases in wages and salaries; as measured by the Employment Cost Index, they rose just 1-1/2 percent for the past year — the lowest recorded increase since the series began in 1983. Consequently, we are not seeing any upward pressure on prices coming from labor costs. And for the economy as a whole, labor represents by far the largest component of production costs. Additionally, in order for price increases to be sustained, demand must keep pace. This means wages must grow. The logic is simple: If consumers cannot afford to pay higher prices, demand falls, putting downward pressure on prices.
Under the forecasts for output and unemployment I just discussed, I expect significant resource slack to remain in the economy for some time to come, and I also am expecting that slack to exert an important downward influence on inflationary pressures. To get me to reassess this view, I would have to see real GDP growing much stronger than my 4 percent forecast, strong improvements in the labor market, and evidence that wage pressures on labor costs were starting to build. Today, there is no evidence of such pressures.
This leads me to the third — and final — point about forecasting inflation. Future inflation is determined in part by expectations of future inflation. Let me explain. Expectations of future inflation are an important element in businesses’ and consumers’ planning for the future. Right now, professional forecasters’ expectations of long-run inflation are at about 2 percent. Such expectations are factored into current spending and investment decisions. But if some surprise event were to lead to higher expected inflation, businesses and consumers would internalize this new belief and take actions consistent with it. These actions would, in turn, put actual inflation on a higher path. This brings me back to our earlier discussion of commodity prices. One thing we look for when we monitor the reactions to unexpected movements in commodity and oil prices is their impact on inflation expectations. If unforeseen price increases alter inflation expectations and these expectations for higher prices boost longer-run underlying inflation, then it may become appropriate to adjust policy.
That said, our historical experience over the past 25 years suggests that such adverse developments are unlikely. While they have had short-lived direct effects on the prices of energy and commodity-intensive products, commodity price increases generally have not had a long-lasting effect on overall inflation. Now, as a central banker, I’m paid to be cautious. The experience of the past 25 years might not accurately reflect what will occur today. And while the participants in futures markets for commodities currently do not expect a further run-up in prices (indeed, many expect price declines), they may be wrong. Unexpected supply disruptions or surges in demand could push up prices further. Recognizing these possibilities, the most recent FOMC statement noted that: “The recent increases in the prices of energy and other commodities are currently putting upward pressure on inflation. The Committee expects these effects to be transitory, but it will pay close attention to the evolution of inflation and inflation expectations.”
To recap, current measures of underlying inflation are subdued and are running lower than what the FOMC judges to be consistent with long-run price stability. To be sure, we see some increase in headline inflation due to higher food and energy prices, but we do not expect these to materially boost underlying inflationary trends. Moreover, existing resource gaps are still exerting countervailing downward pressure on inflation. Nonetheless, we will continue to pay close attention to the evolution of inflation and inflation expectations, and we will adjust policy if developments move our forecast to rates incompatible with our inflation mandate.
With regard to policy today, slow progress in closing resource gaps and underlying inflation trends that are too low lead me to conclude that substantial policy accommodation continues to be appropriate. This accommodative policy will foster a return of economic conditions consistent with our dual mandate. We are providing this accommodation in two ways. The first is our commitment to keep short-term nominal policy rates low for an extended period. The FOMC’s policy statements have been very clear on this and have included this characterization for the federal funds rate since March 2009. The second is our large-scale asset purchase program (LSAP) through which, by June, we most likely will have purchased all told $2.35 trillion of long-term Treasury and GSE issues. These purchases are aimed at directly influencing longer-maturity interest rates. They also play an important and useful communications role—they signal our commitment to keep short-term rates low for an extended period of time.
In closing, monetary policy evolves as economic circumstances change. It is vital to evaluate the impact of new information on our forecasts and to reassess the stance of monetary policy as circumstances warrant. Contemplating such adjustments in advance will help prepare us for the eventual time when a change in the stance of monetary policy will be necessary. Despite recent improvements to the outlook, we are not yet at that point.
This calculation uses Okun’s Law, which is a simple summary of the historical relationship between GDP growth and the change in the unemployment rate. Even in normal times this relationship is a rough approximation, and in the current situation, it is also compounded by the presence of emergency unemployment insurance programs and other structural factors that may be affecting the functioning of labor markets.
The following websites provide details http://www.clevelandfed.org/Research/data/US-Inflation/cpi.cfm?DCS.nav=Local, http://www.kc.frb.org/Publicat/econrev/PDF/2q01clar.pdf and http://dallasfed.org/data/pce/index.html. |
Living with your heart condition
Heart conditions affect the lives of thousands of people in Scotland. Living with a heart condition can be exhausting and distressing – both for you and your family. However, there are lots of things that you can do to make day-to-day life easier and improve your quality of life.
This section aims to help provide you with:
- Practical information about day-to-day living with a heart condition
- Things you can do to look after yourself and control your symptoms
- Things you can do to prevent further heart disease
- Coping mechanisms to help you get the most out of life |
Small business firewall software is one method used to protect computers against hacker attacks and other Internet threats. Another method is to deploy a hardware firewall (which also uses software). The following is a guide to understanding the differences between small business firewall software and hardware firewalls.
Small Business Firewall Software: How it Works
Small business firewall software and hardware solutions are both designed to block unauthorized access to computers. Firewalls help prevent hackers from intercepting private data or planting Trojan horses or other Internet threats on your networked computers.
A small business firewall software program is installed on each individual PC it's meant to protect. To safeguard all your company's computers, however, each one must have a software firewall installed. This can become expensive and difficult to maintain and support.
In addition, small business firewall software may require each individual user to make decisions about allowing or denying a program's requested access to the Internet (which helps prevent malware from sending proprietary information from your computer over the Internet, among other things). Users without much computer or security experience may be uncomfortable handling the requests and alerts that small business firewall software presents to them.
Hardware-based firewalls protect all the computers on your network. A hardware-based firewall is easier to maintain and administer than individual software firewalls.
The ideal solution for small businesses is a hardware firewall integrated into a comprehensive security solution. In addition to a firewall, the solution should include virtual private network (VPN) support, antivirus, antispam, antispyware, content filtering, and other security technologies.
Look for an easy-to-use security solution that's designed for small businesses and can grow with your security needs. |
“Who Owns the Quality System: Everybody, Somebody or Nobody?” via PharmPro brings up an excellent point – the tragedy of the commons – if quality is everyone’s responsibility, then no one is really taking any responsibility. The author is correct that this happens quite often. And in most pharma companies, management is adamant that quality IS everyone’s responsibility.
As with many things, the best answer is somewhere in the middle. Defining “champions” or subject matter experts for every piece of the quality system is both useful and necessary. From the practical need to determine who will conduct training on an SOP for the staff to the more general compliance need of ensuring that a procedure is at all times meeting the applicable regulations and best practice, it is essential that some named person knows they are responsible.
That said, the users of a system don’t get to sit idly by and complain if a procedure is inefficient or known to be out of compliance. Every person that lays eyes on a procedure or uses a form or performs any function in a GxP environment has a responsibility to speak up and take action when changes are needed. Management must encourage this ongoing process to ensure the drugs they manufacture have the required safety, identity, purity, potency and quality
The question “who is responsible for quality?” is particularly relevant in today’s world. This highlights the need for detailed contracts and quality agreements with your CRO, CMO and consultants. It is paramount that the sponsor understands his or her role in ensuring the quality of clinical trial materials. This is not something they can fully delegate to a contractor, nor can the CRO or CMO get away with saying “the sponsor told us to”.
Parties must be named, but aspects of the overall quality responsibility are still shared. As with commercial products, clear definition of quality responsibilities is essential during clinical trials and everyone involved must speak up if problems are noted. |
I've fought the Error 91 problem for years programing (self taught) in VB 6. Below is a simple example of a program getting data from a database and putting it into a grid. I know I'm supposed to use Dim and Set statements, but I've never figured it out. Can you help me??
Private Sub FormLoad() Data1.Recordset.MoveFirst R = 1: grdData.Col = 0 Do Until Data1.Recordset.EOF = True grdData.Row = R grdData.Text = Data1.Recordset.Fields("Name") R = R + 1 Data1.Recordset.MoveNext Loop End Sub |
The ride, which costs $3.50 each way and runs from Rockaway Beach to Manhattan with a stop in Brooklyn, was introduced after the hurricane as a transportation option since the A train was knocked out of service.
The ferry was allotted $2 million in the budget to fund it through October, according to the Economic Development Corporation.
But beyond that, the future is fuzzy.
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, along with the city's four other borough presidents, sent a letter of support for the ferry to Mayor Bill de Blasio, requesting he include $8 million in his budget to allow the ferry to sail seven days a week through June 2015.
“In the short time since it was established during the immediate aftermath of [Hurricane Sandy], the temporary Rockaway ferry has proved enormously popular and has contributed to the peninsula’s economic growth and to its attractiveness as a tourist destination," Katz said.
The long-term funding was not added as the city continues to "examine ridership and seek a sustainable funding stream that can support the $25 to $30 subsidy per trip — the highest by far of any public transportation in the city," according to EDC spokeswoman Kate Blumm.
Other politicians, including state Sen. Joseph Addabbo, Jr., vowed to continue their fight to make the boat ride permanent. Addabbo said he believed the city could "find the fractional money needed to keep the ferry afloat permanently" in its $75 billion budget.
The ferry has been viewed as an integral part of the peninsula's recovery from the hurricane, offering an alternative to the A train and buses.
The EDC's president, Kyle Kimball, even told a group of real estate developers at a symposium in March that the Rockaway peninsula would be the city's next breakout neighborhood, according to a report in The Real Deal.
“We’re astounded by what we’re seeing there,” Kimball said.
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder said he was "severely disappointed" by de Blasio and the EDC for "ignoring the transit needs of southern Queens and Rockaway families," especially given its view as a burgeoning community by the EDC.
"The city needs to put its money where its mouth is," he said. |
Developer: Creighton University School of Medicine
Curriculum resource type: Problem-based learning (PBL)
Method used: The PBL cases require student interaction and discussion during the sessions. In addition, students are required to research a Student Learning Objective related to each case. Students present their Learning Objectives during subsequent sessions and engage in peer teaching.
Intended audience: Second- and third-year medical students
Implementation time: Case #1 is designed for three sessions, each approximately 60-90 minutes. Case #2 is designed for two sessions, each approximately 60-90 minutes.
Additional components: Facilitator Guide; discussion questions; references
- Integrate and apply collected data to problem solving, including the generation and prioritization of a differential diagnosis for acute psychosis and for acute chest pain.
- Develop the skills necessary for the interpretation and utilization of relevant historical, physical examination, and laboratory information in a patient who is acutely ill.
- Integrate the concepts of evidence-based medicine to develop an approach to an acutely ill patient.
- Assess the impact of culture on obtaining information detrimental to the diagnosis and management of the clinical cases.
Evaluation tools: Student learning is assessed by facilitators who use multiple criteria, including student participation, student topic reports, number and sources of evidence consulted, and quality of presentations. There are session evaluation and learner self-assessment forms, as well as a form to assess the facilitator.
Curriculum resource description: This curriculum module contains two PBL cases that provide clinical presentations of substance abuse problems. These cases can be used in teaching situations where it may not be feasible to use clinical material or standardized patients. The PBL cases can be used to augment lecture material about the topic of drug abuse and dependence with clinically relevant cases that depict real-life scenarios for students to work through-either in a small-group format or an interclerkship seminar. The PBL cases introduce students to clinical presentations of substance abuse problems. The cases are realistic and can be adapted for use in different courses or clerkships.
Key words: Drug abuse; drug addiction; substance abuse; methamphetamine abuse; methamphetamine treatment |
“Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. There is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one.”-Benjamin Franklin
Do you believe that these powerful words are coming from the face on the dollar? Money having no capacity to get one’s happiness is an old adage. However, in this day and age, many argue that the bills in your pocket can actually bring you smiles contrary to popular belief. Many research has been conducted on the behavior of people in relation to money and the conclusions are interesting and effective.
Money spent on self: MATERIAL
“Know what you own, and know why you own it.” – Peter Lynch
Author of Stumbling on Happiness, Dan Gilbert, says that however you badly want something, material things lose their shine after some time pass. Based on the survey conducted, only 34% found happiness when acquiring a material thing. Gilbert recommends to treat oneself only with small inexpensive indulgence, as you’ll be only used to the presence of what you acquired, no matter how expensive it may be. On another note, Kordell Norton, a business consultant from Ohio, found out in his study that some consumers are happier buying a particular brand of choice. This may be rooted from the need to repeat a certain satisfaction achieved from a specific brand.
Money spent on self: EXPERIENCE
“Money is good for nothing unless you know the value of it by experience.” -P.T Barnum
Studies show that that spending money on experiences (such as travel, adventure, learning a new hobby etc.) makes a person happier due to the fact that experiences provide prolonged feeling of satisfaction than material things, as memories do linger. Also, experiences emit the sensation of anticipation, which is more exciting than buying an expensive merchandise. As per James Roberts, author of Shiny Objects: Why We Spend Money We Don’t Have in Search of Happiness We Can’t Buy, “The thrill from material purchases us usually short-lived”. This is due to the familiarity we get of material possessions.
Money for spending or saving
“Don’t tell me where your priorities are. Show me where you spend your money and I’ll tell you what they are. “-James W. Frick
Acquiring luxuries are typical ways people gratify themselves, confusing the fulfillment with happiness. However, some people find happiness in just having more money, but no plans in mind yet on how to spend it. To many, having more money boosts one’s confidence as it creates a sense of stability and an uplifted social status.
Money spent on others
“Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.” -Erich Fromm
Most of us think that being happy can be achieved by spending all your hard work limited only to yourself. But most studies show that if you want to be deeply happy, you better shed some cash from your pocket for other people. This only goes to say that the happiness we get from spending for ourselves can guarantee happiness only to a certain point. As strangely as it sounds, results of most studies conclude that sharing your blessing can bring one utmost happiness or even euphoria. As humans, it is a transcendent experience for us to take part of a cause bigger than us, which can be achieved through giving.
The bills, the coins, and the digits on your bank account per se cannot get us a bound of laughter or the feeling of fulfillment. But it’s the thought of how you will spend your money is what brings happiness. |
The distributed fiber optic sensor market stood at $585 million in 2013. The market is projected to be $1.458 billion in 2018 with 70% associated with the oil and gas segments, according to a recent market survey report conducted by the Photonic Sensor Consortium.
The Photonics Sensor Consortium in conjunction with Light Wave Venture was started in 2003 as an independent organization to assist in the market development and commercialization of photonic sensor technology. The primary focus has been on distributed fiber optic sensors. Over the last 11years, the Consortium has tracked the market and provided overall projections and market analysis for active participants. This report is the first to be available to the general photonics industry.
Why is there such a strong interest in this technology? Fiber optic sensors represent a technology base that can be applied to a multitude of sensing applications. There are several characteristic advantages of fiber optics that make their use especially attractive for sensors:
- Small size and weight
- Allow access into normally inaccessible areas and harsh environments
- Immune to radio frequency interference (RFI) and electro-magnetic interference (EMI)
- Solid-state reliability
- High accuracy
- Can facilitate distributed sensing
Most physical properties can be sensed optically with fibers. Light intensity, displacement (position), temperature, pressure, rotation, sound, strain, magnetic field, electric field, radiation, flow, liquid level, chemical analysis, and vibration are just some of the phenomena that can be sensed.
Fiber optic sensors have been used successfully for many years in military gyroscopes and hydrophones. However, their use in smart oil wells has been the key to enabling North America to be on a path to energy independence.
Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site. View the report: 2014 Photonic Sensor Consortium Market Survey Report. |
Once it stored enormous quantities of blast furnace and coal gas, but these days the Gasometer Oberhausen is a 385 foot tall cylindrical art gallery. Since the early 90s, the gargantuan storage tank has been host to more than a dozen art exhibitions, and its latest display puts its own absurd size front and center. 320° Licht plays on the gallery's tar-black walls, projecting optical illusions that make the surface appear to warp and bend. "This experience is based on the vastness of the Gasometer," explains project sound designer Jonas Wiese. "We tried to work with that expression to make the space bigger and smaller, to deform it and change its surface over and over while not exaggerating and overwriting the original effect of the room." According to the installation's creators, that effect is dwarfing. Viewers are left feeling small, even lost. |
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Urtext Music Fonts began when we sought to publish a collector's edition of transcriptions from J.S. Bach. We could not find a commercial music font that matched the quality of the private fonts controlled by the major music publishers, so we created our first designer-quality music font: Kapellmeister, based on the classic musical typography of the historic Bach-Gesellschaft edition of Bach's complete works.
Since then we have added designs based on Baroque, Classical and 19th century musical editions, as well as modern styles. Now musicians, composers, teachers and students can create musical scores to rival those of the major publishing houses.
Urtext Fonts are compatible with most scorewiters, including Sibelius(tm) and Finale(tm). All font packages contain a complete music font as well as supplementary fonts with ornaments as well as special text characters—over 275 characters in most designs. Both OTF and TTF formats are included. Tablature fonts are in production, and in 2013 we will be releasing classic music text fonts to ensure a consistent look to your scores. |
As we noted last month, the bombing in India – blamed on the Iranians by Israel – looks suspicious:
India has become one of Iran’s most important trading partners, and has been increasing its ties to Iran since sanctions have been imposed by the West. Indeed, India has agreed to use creative payment methods for Iranian oil. See this, this, this and this.
Why would Iran carry out a terror attack on one of its most important trading partners … one which has agreed to help help Iran escape from sanctions?
[Professor] Juan Cole points out:
India has suffered from both Hindu and Muslim terrorist groups. So the attack on an automobile outside the Israeli embassy in New Delhi could easily have been carried out by an Indian group. Israel’s government, a master of spin and propaganda, immediately blamed the bombing on Iran and Hizbullah. But there is no evidence for this cynical allegation, which makes no sense. India is Iran’s economic lifeline, and Tehran would not likely risk such an operation at this time.
India gets 12% of its oil from Iran and sees an $8 billion annual export opportunity in filling the trade vacuum left by unilateral US and European boycotts of Iran. Contrary to a bad Reuters article, Indian officials denied Tuesday that the bombing would affect trade ties. (Logical because no evidence points to Iran.) |
An integer is divisble by 3 if the sum of its digits is divisble by 3. An integer is divisible by 9 if the sum of its digits is divisble by 9. The sum of the digits is 957 is 21, which is divisble by 3 but not by 9, so 957 is divisble by 3 but not by 9.
Multiples of 5 and 10
An integer is divisble by 5 is the last digit is 5 or 0. An integer is divisble by 10 if the last digit is 0. The last digit of 665 is 5, so 665 is a multiple of 5 but not a multiple of 10
The remainder is the whole number left over after divisions. 487 is 2 more than 485, which is a multiple of 5, so when 487 is divided by 5, the remainder will be 2.
To reduce a fraction to lowest terms; factor out and cancel all factors the numerator and denominator have in common
To add or subtrcat fractions, first find a common denominator, then add or subtract the numerator.
To multiply fractions, multiply the numerators and multiply the denominators
To divide fractions, invert the second one and multiply.
Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions
To convert a mixed number to an improper fraction, multiply the whole number part by the denominator, then add the numerator. The result is the new numerator (over the same denominator).
To find the reciprocal of a fraction, switch the numerator and the denominator. The reciprocal of 7/3 is 3/7
One way to compare fractions is to re-express them with a common denominator. Another method is to convert them both to decimals.
Converting Fractions and Decimals
To convert a fraction to a decimal, divide the bottom into the top. To convert a decimal to a fraction, set the decimal over 1 abd multiply the numerator and denominator by 10 raised to the number of digits to the right of the decimal point.
To find a particular digit in a repeating decimal, note the number of digits in the cluster that repeats. If there are 2 digits in that cluster, then every second digit is the same. And so on.
Identifying the Parts and Wholes
The key to solving most fractions and percents story problems is to identify the part and the whole. Usually you'll find the part associated with the verb is/are and the whole associated with the word of.
Whether you need to find the part, the whole, or the percent, use the same formula
Part = Percent * Whole
Percent Increase and Decrease
To increase a number by a percent, add the percent to 100 percent, convert to a decimal, and multiply. To increase 40 by 25 percent, add 25 percent to 100 percent, convert 125 percent to 1.25 and multiply 40.
Finding the Original Whole
To find the original whole before a percent increase or decrease, set up an equation. Think of the result of a 15 percent increase
Combined Percent Increase and Decrease
To determine the combined effect of multiple percent increases and/or decreases, start with 100 and see what happens.
Setting Up a Ratio
To find a ratio, put the number associated with word of on top and the quantity associated with the word to on the bottom and reduce.
Part-to-Part Ratios and Part-to-Whole Ratios
If the parts add up to the whole, a part-to-part ratio can be turned into two part-to-whole ratios by putting each number in the original ratio over the sum of the numbers.
Solving a Proportion
To solve a proportion, cross multiply
To solve a rates problem, use the units to keep things straight
Average Rate is not simply the average of the rates
Average A per B = Total A/Total B
Average Speed = Total Distance/ Total Time
To find the average speed for 120 miles at 40 mph and 120 miles at 60 mph, don't just average the two speeds. First figuew out the total distance and the total time
To find the average of a set of numbers, add them up and divide by the number of numbers.
Average = Sum of the terms/ Number of terms
Average of Evenly Spaced Numbers
To find the average of evenly spaced numbers, just average the smallest and the largest.
Using the Average to Find the Sum
Sum = (Average) * (Number of terms)
Finding the Missing Number
To find a missing number when you're given the average, use the sum.
Median and Mode
The median of a set of numbers is the value that falls in the middle of the set. The mode of a set of numbers us the value that appears most ofen.
Counting the Possibilities
The fundamental counting principle: If there are nways a second event can happen, then there are m * n ways for the 2 events to happen
Probability = Favorable Outcomes/Total Possible Outcomes
Multiplying and Dividing Powers
To multiply powers with the same base, add the exponents and keep the same base. To divide powers with the same base, subtract the exponents and keep the same base.
Raising Powers to Powers
To raise a power, multiply the exponents.
Simplifying Square Roots
To simplify a square root, factor out the perfect squares under the radical, unsquare them, and put the result in front.
You can add or subtract radical expressions when the part under the radicals in the same.
The product of square roots is equal to the square root of the quotient
Negative Exponent and Rational Exponent
To find the value of a number raised to a negative exponent, simply rewrite the number without the negative sign, as the bottom of a fraction with 1 as the numerator of a fraction
Determining Absolute Value
The absolute value of a number is the distance of the number from zero on the number line. Because absolute value is a distance, it is always positive.
Evaluating an Expression
To evaluate an algebraic expression, plug in the given values for the unknown and calculate according to PEMDAS.
To combine like terms, keep the variable part unchanged while adding or subtracting the coefficients.
To add or subtract polynomials, combine like terms.
To multiply monomials, multiply the coefficients and the variables separately. |
University-wide efforts to renew and strengthen a culture of research safety are necessary to avoid tragic accidents, according to a guide released this week by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ (APLU) Task Force on Laboratory Safety.
In the document, “A Guide to Implementing a Safety Culture,” and on a companion website, the task force provides US university Presidents and Chancellors with 20 recommendations to strengthen the culture of safety.
“Given the recent number of serious academic lab accidents, APLU’s report should serve as a critical clarion call to improve lab safety,” says ACS Executive Director and CEO Thomas Connelly Jr., Ph.D. “Ensuring labs have a strong culture of safety is paramount to doing chemistry.”
The task force was created by APLU in coordination with the American Chemical Society (ACS), the Association of American Universities and the Council on Government Relations. It was composed of senior research officers, environmental and health safety experts, and representatives from industry and national labs.
The ACS, the US Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board, and the National Academies have all called for improvements to the safety culture within university laboratories and have provided recommendations to that end. |
People often ask why God allows trials. When we are in a trial, we want to know why. Why has this pain come upon us? Why me? We may even stay awake at night thinking about it, praying about it.
But have we ever considered why God allows blessings? We usually don’t lie awake at night wondering why God has allowed such a thing to happen to us. We act like it’s normal for God to give us a good life. We accept these blessings, sometimes give thanks, and enjoy them without a lot of further thought.
But we do not deserve blessings, so when they come, we ought to ask, Why? God doesn’t owe us anything. He has not promised us health and wealth. Yet every one of us has blessings, and we need to ask, Lord, why has this happened to me?
What is normal?
The parable of the fig tree in Luke 13 gives us an illustration about blessings. Verse 1 gives the context of the parable: “There were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.” The people apparently assumed the victims were more sinful than other people. So Jesus answered in verse 2: “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way? I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”
The common assumption was that people got what they deserved, that pain and suffering are a result of sin. But the cause is not always the sin of the people who are suffering. Sin hurts innocent people—that is one reason that God hates it so much—so people who suffer are often suffering because of someone else’s sin.
The people of Jerusalem used an example of Galileans who suffered. Jesus uses an example of Judeans who suffered: “Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish” (verses 4-5). In this fallen world, disasters are normal, and our response to them should be repentance. That is the context of the parable of the fig tree.
A tree with a purpose
Then Jesus told the parable:
A man had a fig tree, planted in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any. So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, “For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?” “Sir,” the man replied, “leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it. If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.” (verses 6-9)
The owner could have used the space for grapevines, but he wanted figs, so he planted a fig tree. But the tree wasn’t doing what it was supposed to do. The owner made a business decision: Get rid of it. It’s taking up space.
Jesus was not giving us agricultural advice. The parable is not really about trees—it is about people. When Jesus first gave the parable, he was talking about the Jewish people. But the same principle applies to Christians today. God wants people to bear fruit—good results. He wants them to love him, but most people are just taking up space, doing nothing in particular. But God did not create us to do nothing—he created us to do good works (Ephesians 2:10). Good works are not for our own benefit, just as fruit does not benefit the tree that produced it—good works are to help others.
God doesn’t want us doing nothing. He made us for more than being selfish. We are to love our neighbors. That means doing something. It means producing fruit. It means making a difference in other peoples’ lives. We can’t fill every need of every person. But each of us is able to help some people in some ways. Are we a blessing to other people?
Blessings for the tree
Jesus also offers forgiveness. The parable doesn’t end with the removal of the fig tree. It has a different twist, and that’s what we need to focus on. The gardener asks for patience and mercy. “Wait,” he says. “Let me give the tree some special attention. Let me dig around it and put in some manure to fertilize the tree. If it still doesn’t produce any fruit, then we’ll cut it down.”
The gardener is saying, in effect, “Let me give this tree lots of blessings, and if it doesn’t start producing fruit after it has been blessed, then we’ll get rid of it.” So, if we have blessings in our lives, perhaps we should consider them as fertilizer given to us so that we will bear some fruit and do some good and not just take up space.
We have all had times in our lives when we have been unfruitful. God is patient and merciful. He gives us blessings anyway, with the hope that we will begin to bear fruit again. We deserve punishment, but we get grace and sometimes blessings, and the purpose is that we bear fruit. Blessings afford us an opportunity to be a blessing to others.
Can’t judge by appearances
If people saw the tree being fertilized, they might assume that the tree was especially good to deserve such treatment. But the truth would be the opposite. In this case, the tree with blessings is the bad tree. Likewise, a person who is being richly blessed may not be particularly righteous. Maybe the person is, but maybe not — the blessings may have been given because the person was unfruitful. He or she is being fertilized in the hope that those blessings will help the person become a blessing to other people.
This parable challenges some common assumptions. People don’t always get what they deserve. People who have trials may have been fruitful Christians. It may be that they are simply being pruned for a while to help them produce more fruit in the future. On the other hand, when we are blessed with abundance, we would like to think that we are being rewarded for good behavior. Perhaps, but it’s not necessarily so.
Even worse, when we have blessings, it is easy to look down on people who have trials. But the well-fertilized tree is not necessarily better than the vines that have been pruned. We cannot judge by appearances.
Blessings are for sharing
It is easy for people to receive blessings and enjoy them for themselves. Ironically, though, blessings can distract us from God and into ourselves. But blessings are given to us so that we might produce more fruit, and if we don’t, there is a word of warning here. Blessings are a sign of God’s grace — his goodness to us even though we don’t deserve it — not a reward for good works. We need to use them in the way that God wants.
Grace is given to us so that we will bear fruit for God and for other people, so that we might help others and become a blessing to others. Grace enables us to become a conduit of God’s love and grace and blessing to others. Just as he has loved us, we should also love others. Just as he has been forgiving toward us, we should be forgiving toward others. Just as he has been generous with us, we should be generous with others.
The good things God gives us should be used to serve others. Let us think about how we might use our physical blessings for God’s glory. We all have spiritual blessings, too, and we need to think about how God may want us to bear fruit with those, to use them for the common good (1 Corinthians 12:7). Blessings are wonderful, and as God’s people, we can learn how to share them with others, just as God shares his good gifts with us. |
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About Clifford Anderson
Clifford Anderson (March 23, 1833 – December 19, 1899) was a prominent Georgia politician.
Anderson was born in Nottoway County, Virginia. He served as a state court Judge in Georgia from 1856 to 1858 and in the Georgia House of Representatives in 1859. He served in the Confederate States Army and represented Georgia in the Second Confederate Congress from 1864 to 1865. After the war, he served as Georgia's Attorney General from 1880 to 1890. |
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About John Palmer Usher, U.S. Secretary of the Interior
John Palmer Usher (January 9, 1816 – April 13, 1889) was a U.S. administrator who served in the Cabinet of President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War.
Born in Brookfield, New York, Usher trekked west in 1839 to locate in Terre Haute in western Indiana where he became a law partner with William D. Griswold in the firm of Griswold & Usher. An outstanding trial lawyer, Usher traveled the circuit in Indiana and Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, becoming acquainted with Abraham Lincoln of Springfield, Illinois. He also became a mentor to young Joseph Gurney Cannon.
While Usher was serving as the elected Indiana Attorney General in March 1862, Lincoln asked him to serve as Assistant Secretary of the Interior. Then-secretary Caleb Blood Smith had little interest in the job, and, with declining health, soon delegated most of his responsibilities to Usher. When Smith resigned in December 1862, Usher became Secretary effective January 1, 1863.
Usher served as the Secretary of the Interior between 1863 and 1865. He was known as genial, courteous, and unobtrusive secretary. He accompanied Lincoln to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in November 1863 for the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery and sat on the platform with other dignitaries when Lincoln gave his famous Gettysburg Address. When William P. Fessenden resigned as Secretary of the Treasury in March 1865, Lincoln nominated Hugh McCulloch from Indiana to replace Fessenden at Treasury. Lincoln did not want two men from Indiana in his cabinet. Usher dated his resignation March 8, 1865 with an effective date of May 15. His resignation was accepted by Lincoln on March 9 and Usher continued to serve until May 15, a month after Lincoln's assassination. Lincoln had nominated his close friend James Harlan to replace Usher. Harlan had been confirmed by the Senate and took over as Secretary of Interior under now President Andrew Johnson.
Usher became general solicitor for the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division, and was active in promoting the building of the railroad west from Kansas City. Later called the Kansas Pacific, the road was eventually consolidated with the Union Pacific in 1880.
Usher built a house in Lawrence, Kansas, completing it in 1873. Usher served one term as mayor of Lawrence. His house still stands at 1425 Tennessee Street and is on the National Register of Historic Places. It has been the home of the Alpha Nu chapter of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity at the University of Kansas since 1912.
Usher died of cancer at the age of 73. He is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence.
John Palmer Usher was born in 1816 in Brookfield, New York. He studied law, was admitted to the state bar in 1839, and then moved in 1840 to Indiana, where he established a law practice and befriended Abraham Lincoln.
After serving as a Whig in the Indiana state legislature from 1850 to 1851, Usher left his party to become a Republican and ran – unsuccessfully -- for the U.S. Congress in 1856. He became Indiana’s attorney general in 1861 but resigned after only a few months to become assistant secretary of the interior in the Lincoln Administration.
President Abraham Lincoln promoted Usher to secretary of the interior following Caleb Smith’s resignation in 1863. Usher’s tenure at Interior lasted until his own resignation in 1865.
Following his time in the cabinet, Usher served as chief counsel of the Kansas-Pacific Railroad, where he worked until his retirement in 1880, and as mayor of Lawrence, Kansas (1879-1881). John Palmer Usher died in 1889.
John Palmer Usher, Secretary of the Interior to Abraham Lincoln, was a first cousin to Watrous Usher. Although sometimes accounts will say that Watrous and John Palmer Usher, were descended from Hezekiah Usher (d. 1676), the first bookseller and publisher in America, who is buried at King's Chapel Burying Ground in Boston, actually they are bpth descended from Hezekiah's brother, Robert (d. 1669). When Robert died in Stamford, Connecticut, he asked that his brother Hezekiah oversee the care of his two children, Robert and Elizabeth. John Palmer Usher and Watrous Usher both descend from Robert, the brother of Hezekiah Usher. |
About the Book
Twelve-year-old Mack MacAvoy suffers from a serious case of mediumness. Medium looks. Medium grades. Medium parents who barely notice him. With a list of phobias that could make anyone crazy, Mack never would have guessed that he is destined for a more-than-medium life.
And then, one day, something incredibly strange happens to Mack. A three-thousand-year-old man named Grimluk appears in the boys’ bathroom to deliver some startling news: Mack is one of the Magnificent Twelve, called the Magnifica in ancient times, whatever that means. An evil force is on its way, and it’s up to Mack to track down eleven other twelve-year-olds in order to stop it. He must travel across the world to battle the wicked Pale Queen’s dangerous daughter, Ereskigal—also known as Risky. But Risky sounds a little scary, and Mack doesn’t want to be a hero. Will he answer the call?
A laugh-out-loud story filled with excitement and magic, The Magnificent Twelve: The Call is the first book in bestselling author Michael Grant’s hilarious new fantasy adventure series.
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Whether you’re just trying to steer clear of the sugary drinks, or aim to really help your body flush out any toxins lurking in your system, this refreshing blend of foods and flavors will satisfy your tastebuds need. The recipe below will surely help you detox your body.
What’s included: Watermelon/cucumber, lemon/lime, mint leaves, and water (preferably alkaline water).
Why Watermelon (or cucumber): Watermelon helps the body flush out toxins because it contains the organic compound citrulline, which is an amino acid that has been shown to help the liver and kidneys filter and get rid of ammonia. Ammonia comes in external forms, but is also a by-product of the proteins our bodies are burning up constantly for energy, and it’s quite damaging to our cells. Cucumber also contains citrulline, but not as much as watermelon. Watermelon may also just give the liver an overall boost.
Why Alkaline water: Alkaline water is just plain good for us, but it’s thought that it helps flush nasty toxins and waste through our system, giving organs like the liver and kidney an easier time doing their job.
Why lemon (or lime): Lemon or lime juice helps stimulate and regulate the digestive track (which is why it’s so helpful with constipation, heartburn and gas), stimulates bile production, and thins out bile, which allows it to flow more freely. Bile is produced by the liver and ends up in the small intestine to break down lipids (fats) that we’ve consumed.
Why mint leaves: Mint leaves are a nice refreshing flavor to add to your drink. On top of that, it can help you digest more effectively, improving the flow of bile from the liver, to the gallbladder, to the small intestine, where it breaks down dietary fats. Mint also helps relax cramped up stomach muscles.
You will need…
-1-2 liters’ of alkaline water, depending on how strong you want it to taste
-Part of 1 watermelon or 1 cucumber
-1 lemon or lime
-A handful of fresh mint leaves (approximately 10-13)
Slice up a good amount of watermelon into cubes, rind and all, and put them into a jug or pitcher. Cut 1 juicy lime into wedges and toss in with the watermelon. Add a handful of fresh, fragrant, mint leaves and pour in 2 liters of cool alkaline water, filling the jug all the way to the top. Let this sit overnight in the fridge and let all the yummy flavors steep and infuse the water. When you want to drink it, put in a generous helping of ice cubes, pour, and enjoy daily. |
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Stephen Basdeo: “The Rogue and the Outlaw: Towards a Cultural History of the Early Modern Underworld”
18 May, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
This Thursday lunchtime programme coordinated jointly by the postgraduate-run Early Modern Discussion Group and SCEMS welcomes Stephen Basdeo, PhD candidate at Leeds Trinity University.
The poem A Gest of Robyn Hode dates from the fifteenth century. It was not printed, however, until the early sixteenth century. While many scholars have studied the Gest in its medieval context, no researcher thus far has analysed it in its early modern context. The eponymous outlaw in the Gest is viewed positively. He is a man who ‘dyde pore men moch gode’, he and his outlaw fraternity live in the forest, and their brotherhood embodies the values of truth, fellowship, and honour. While Robin Hood and his men steal from people, they do so according to a clear moral code, vowing not to take from women, husbandmen, yeoman, knights, or squires. Moreover, Robin and his men were clearly identifiable, clad in suits of Lincoln-green. Yet the Gest was first printed at a period when a new type of criminal was emerging, the rogue. A much more menacing figure, these men and woman lived in the dingy courts and alleyways of Tudor London. They knew no moral code, but would steal from people indiscriminately. While they constituted a criminal fraternity, there was no honour amongst them, and they were ever-ready to betray one another if it was to their advantage. Perhaps most worryingly of all, they were not clearly identifiable, and looked like everybody else. Using early printed copies of A Gest of Robyn Hode and Elizabethan rogue literature, such as John Awdley’s Fraternity of Vagabonds (1561), the proposed paper examines the different perceptions of criminality between rural and urban spaces. The former was the domain of the ‘good’ outlaw, while the latter was the domain of the sinister rogue.
This event is kindly sponsored by the Arts & Humanities Post Graduate Forum. From February to May, the interdisciplinary Forum meets in the Humanities Research Institute at 1.05pm. |
WHO AND WHERE ARE WE ?
The Suffolk County Volunteer Firemen's Association was organized in 1886 to represent the Volunteer Firefighters of Suffolk County, New York.
With over 125 Volunteer Fire and EMS agencies providing emergency response to its residents.
Suffolk County comprises 1000 square miles of the eastern two-thirds of Long Island. Long Island itself extends 120 miles into the Atlantic Ocean, East from New York City. The distance from the Nassau County border to Montauk Point is 86 miles.
At Suffolk County's widest point the distance from Long Island Sound to the southern shore is 26 miles. In 2003 there were an estimated 1,468,037 residents of Suffolk County. |
#GENDER - Embodying, crafting, & disrupting 'the digital'
MARCH 23-25, 2017 | atlanta, ga
The Gender and Women's Studies Program at Kennesaw State University hosted the 2017 SEWSA Annual Conference. The below is the general call for papers that was the foreground of the conference.
The term 'digital' was introduced in the first half of the twentieth century to distinguish a new kind of technology distinct from its analog predecessor. The rest of the century saw the digitization of virtually everything, from electronics and media to art, economy, education, and activism. Feminist scholars, activists, and artists have emphasized the democratic and participatory possibilities of digital environments and technologies, especially their abilities to foster collaboration, new communities and spaces, multiple voices and representations, interventions, and complex linkages across social, cultural, historical, geographical, national, and generational borders. Feminists have also warned against romanticizing these ideals, highlighting the ways in which digital environments and technologies can often reinforce hierarchies and hegemonic distributions of power.
Acknowledging the newness and expansiveness of the multiple ways in which 'the digital' has transformed our lives, we invite participants to explore the conference theme in their own personal, scholarly, and/or creative ways. We encourage papers, panels, and presentations in both traditional and alternative formats from undergraduates, graduates students, and faculty from across the academic disciplines, as well as from social justice activists, artists, and community members in regional, national, and international contexts. We also welcome posters from undergraduates for a special undergraduate research session. Suggestions for proposals that choose to address the conference theme might include engaging the way in which digital realities have transformed one or more of the following:
Theorizing everything from gender & sexuality to materiality & temporality.
Acting, organizing, strategizing, and intervening in digital spaces and between digital and physical spaces.
Disrupting new forms of hierarchy, oppression, and domination.
Networking, constructing, and interrupting in transfeminist and LGBTQ communities.
Embodying ideas and practices, from medical technologies to the digital documentation of embodied lives.
Connecting, collaborating, creating new communities and spaces, engaging multiple voices, and making complex linkages across social, cultural, historical, geographical, national, and generational borders.
Loving & Hating within mediated practices of dating, sexuality, eroticism, & pornography to innovations in alienation, harassment, & hate.
Teaching & Learning through innovations in feminist & queer pedagogies, online learning, & open access education.
Researching transformations in scholarship, knowledge, and archives in digital contexts.
Representing, Making, & Remembering via new developments in digital arts and performances, crafting, creating, storytelling, and archiving.
Crossing Borders social, cultural, racial, historical, geographical, economics, national, and generational.
Programming, coding, and gaming new digital and cyborgian worlds.
Accessing and lack of access to technology and digital resources.
Please submit 200-word abstracts by Tuesday, November 1, 2016 for consideration for the General Call for Papers or by Tuesday, October 18, 2016 for consideration for the People of Color Caucus Call for Papers, the LGBTQ Caucus Call for Papers, or the Student Caucus Call for Papers.
Proposals will be submitted through the SEWSA 2017 conference webpage managed by Kennesaw State University. Select "Submit Proposals" and then select the category for your proposal submission. You may submit to more than one. For any questions regarding submission, please contact the Conference Chairs at email@example.com. |
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said on Wednesday that he would visit U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, a meeting that would infuriate Beijing which views the Nobel Peace Prize-winning monk as a dangerous separatist.
Speaking during a visit to Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar and asked about the U.S. election, the Dalai Lama said he had always considered the United States a “leading nation of the free world”.
“I think there are some problems to go to United States, so I will go to see the new president,” he told reporters, without elaborating.
President Barack Obama met the Dalai Lama at the White House in June despite a warning by China that it would damage diplomatic relations. It was Obama’s fourth White House meeting with the Dalai Lama in the past eight years.
In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the Dalai Lama travelled the globe seeking audiences with foreign leaders to try to damage relations between them and China.
“We hope the international community can further see clearly the anti-China, separatist essence of the Dalai Lama, and appropriately and cautiously handle Tibet-related issues,” Geng told a daily news briefing.
The Dalai Lama, speaking in English, brushed off some of the U.S. election campaign rhetoric.
“Sometimes I feel during election the candidate has more freedom to express. Once elected, having the responsibility, then they have to tell you their sort of vision, their works according to reality.”
China regards the Dalai Lama as a separatist, though he says he merely seeks genuine autonomy for his Himalayan homeland Tibet, which Communist Chinese troops “peacefully liberated” in 1950.
China has been angered by Mongolia’s decision to allow him to visit, though Mongolia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement to the Montsame news agency that the government had nothing to do with the trip, which they said was arranged by Mongolian Buddhists.
After the Dalai Lama’s visit to Mongolia in 2006, China briefly cancelled flights between Beijing and Ulaanbaatar.
Beijing frequently expresses its anger with countries that host the Dalai Lama, who fled to India in 1959 following a failed uprising against the Chinese.
Rights groups and exiles accuse China of trampling on the religious and cultural rights of the Tibetan people, charges strongly denied by Beijing, which says its rule has ended serfdom and brought prosperity to a once backward region.
(Reporting by Terrence Edwards; Writing and additional reporting by Ben Blanchard in Beijing; Editing by Nick Macfie) |
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A St. Cloud husband-and-wife film company is challenging the constitutionality of Minnesota’s human rights act, arguing that they will be punished for refusing wedding services to same-sex couples.
In one of the first challenges since same-sex marriage became legal in Minnesota in 2013, Carl and Angel Larsen’s Telescope Media Group filed suit Tuesday in federal court against the state’s commissioner of human rights and attorney general.
The complaint describes the Larsens as “Bible-believing Christians” who “believe that many see marriage as a punch line for jokes, a means for personal gratification, an arrangement of convenience, or a method of achieving social status.”
Their suit has the backing of a large Christian legal nonprofit, the Alliance Defending Freedom, which is at the center of worldwide battles over transgender bathroom policies, marriage equality and contraception.
The Larsens, who started their company in 2008, did not return messages seeking comment on Tuesday.
Their lawsuit says the Larsens are trying to break into the wedding industry, but want to shoot weddings only for heterosexual couples. The Larsens want to advertise at wedding expos and on websites but Minnesota’s current law, they say, would force them into producing videos “promoting a conception of marriage that directly contradicts their religious beliefs.” They argue that their right to expression is being “chilled and silenced” by the state.
Human Rights Commissioner Kevin Lindsey said he anticipates the department will prevail in court and “that sexual orientation will remain protected” under the act.
“This lawsuit is part of a pattern of nationwide litigation that is now aimed at eroding the rights of LGBTQ Minnesotans,” Lindsey said in a statement Tuesday.
A Minnesota attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union also challenged the premise of the lawsuit, saying personal religious beliefs do not allow businesses to discriminate among customers.
“This could open a real wide door to people citing religion in turning away customers they don’t like,” said Teresa Nelson, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota. “It opens the door to a vast array of discrimination … if the court sides with the plaintiffs.”
Gov. Mark Dayton signed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota in 2013, and the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2015 that there is a fundamental right to marriage guaranteed to all.
Minnesota’s law doesn’t compel religious organizations to perform same-sex marriages. But it does outlaw denying wedding services like cake decorating, wedding planning or other commercial services by “individuals, nonprofits or the secular business activities of religious entities.”
‘Can’t pick and choose’
The Alliance Defending Freedom, a $40 million Arizona nonprofit involved in Christian religious freedom and “sanctity of life” litigation around the world, is supporting the Larsens’ suit. The alliance was part of the successful Hobby Lobby case that argued before the U.S. Supreme Court that businesses could refuse contraceptive coverage to employees for religious reasons.
“This is a right everybody has, not just a right in the realm of marriage,” said Jeremy Tedesco, senior counsel for the organization. “We wouldn’t want a Democratic speechwriter being made to write speeches for Trump under force of law or an atheist singer forced to sing Christian hymns at a church. These are choices creative professionals can make. The worry is if the government can take it away from people like the Larsens, what’s to stop it from taking away from everyone else?”
The Larsens are suing Lindsey and Attorney General Lori Swanson and seek both a preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to halt enforcement of the law as applied to their business. They also want a declaration that the Minnesota law is unconstitutional and say they should be compensated for legal costs.
The couple, according to their complaint, believe in working with all people regardless of race, gender, or sexual orientation, but want to use their business to promote messages consistent with their religious views. They say it is standard for production companies to decline to produce videos promoting messages the companies’ owners don’t want to support.
In addition to same-sex marriage, other topics the Larsens say they would decline to convey include sexual immorality, the “destruction of unborn children,” racism or racial division, inciting violence or degrading women.
If successful, the Larsens would publish a disclaimer on their website that Telescope cannot make films celebrating same-sex marriages. They say they already must turn away other business because they receive more requests than they can handle, and that other video production businesses are widely available in Minnesota. They also noted that other video businesses are permitted to advertise that they celebrate same-sex marriage. But Nelson said those businesses are advertising that their services are available to everyone and not just a select few.
“They can’t pick and choose who they provide their services to,” Nelson said.
Fines and jail time
In October, the ACLU’s Minnesota branch intervened to represent a transgender student in a federal lawsuit filed in September over a Virginia, Minn., school district’s restroom and locker room policy. Renee Carlson, the Larsens’ attorney, and six Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys also represent the group created by Virginia parents and students to sue the district. A federal judge this week suspended proceedings in the case until the U.S. Supreme Court issues an opinion or otherwise resolves a similar case being argued in Washington.
The Alliance Defending Freedom is led by Alan Sears, a former Department of Justice official in the Ronald Reagan administration who co-wrote “The Homosexual Agenda: Exposing the Principal Threat to Religious Freedom Today.”
The Larsens’ suit doesn’t respond to specific allegations but instead seeks to guard against future penalties. State officials can deploy “testers” to pose as potential customers to investigate discrimination complaints, a tactic that led to a 2014 settlement with a Little Falls venue accused of refusing to host a same-sex wedding. Business owners determined liable for discrimination can also be found guilty of a misdemeanor offense punishable by fines and up to 90 days in jail.
Tedesco said “any reasonable person” staring down that possibility would follow in the Larsens’ footsteps. |
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Swimming Lessons For Intermediate In KL & Selangor
SWIM FOR LIFE PROGRAMME
Swim For Life swimming programme is not your regular run-of-the-mill swimming lessons. It is a swimming lesson that has gone through many phases of reiterations, improvisations and upgrades to ensure that we provide the most holistic, wholesome and effective approach to swimming for our students. The following explanation general sums up our lessons and gives you a clear picture on what we aim to achieve throughout your time with us at Swim For Life.
SWIMMING LESSONS FOR INTERMEDIATE
Swim For Life
Once the student has acquired sufficient water skills and understands his/her own capabilities with the water, we proceed to add more swimming strokes to the repertoire of the student. Each of these strokes challenge the student at different aspects due to the uniqueness of the stroke. For example, freestyle is a stroke which focuses a lot on coordination compared to the breaststroke. Backstroke on the hand puts the swimmer in another more challenging aspect where the swimmer has to acquire the skill to swim on his back which trains a lot of coordination and self-confidence. Lastly, the final stroke, the butterfly stroke, one of the most astounding and challenging strokes to master. Not only does the swimmer has to be proficient but he/she will have to have sufficient strength and dexterity to master the stroke. As such, each stroke trains the student in many characteristics, from something as simple as muscle coordination to something as profound as confidence and discipline. All these will be the core focus for our coaches in the intermediate classes and their attention will be targeted towards the integration of both the mind and the body of the swimmer. |
Pakistan calls for restoring liberties of Kashmiris
Pakistani President Arif Alvi on Friday called on the international community to play its part to persuade India to restore the civic rights and liberties of Kashmiri people, said a statement by the presidency.
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Talking to a visiting Turkish media delegation led by Prof. Halil Toker in the capital Islamabad, the president said: “India’s unilateral action of 5th August, 2019 of altering the status of Occupied Jammu Kashmir, recognized as a disputed territory by the UN Security Council, was illegal under international law.”
"The belligerent Indian leadership, with its thumb on nuclear button, is doggedly hinduizing India and persecuting minorities and has, therefore, become a threat not only to the regional and world peace, but also to the very social fabric of India itself," Alvi said.
The president went on to say that “what India was doing in Jammu and Kashmir was analogous to Israeli brutalities in Palestine.”
Praising the admirable role of Turkish media in highlighting the Kashmir issue, Alvi hoped that it would continue its efforts to raise voice for the oppressed people of Jammu and Kashmir.
"Pakistan was thankful to the people and the Government of Turkey for its constant support on Kashmir issue and Pakistan would continue to support the Turkish Government and its people on issues of Turkish interest,", he added.
Relations between Pakistan and India, the two South Asian nuclear rivals, have touched a new low after India scrapped the special provisions to the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
The state has been under a near-complete lockdown since Aug. 5.
Several rights groups including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have repeatedly called on India to lift restrictions and release political detainees.
Indian authorities, however, claim that daytime restrictions have been lifted in 93% of the region.
From 1954 until Aug. 5, 2019, Jammu and Kashmir enjoyed special status under the Indian constitution, which allowed it to enact its own laws.
The provisions also protected the region's citizenship law, which barred outsiders from settling in and owning land in the territory.
India and Pakistan both hold Kashmir in parts and claim it in full. China also controls part of the contested region, but it is India and Pakistan who have fought two wars over Kashmir. |
Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America is a dull and non-insightful book you should avoid. Read another one instead. Or an article online. Skip it.
Jeff Ryan is the author of Super Marior: How Nintento Conqueered America, a book that was both superficial and dull. And Blake Harris was the author of Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation. But they are both writers with an interest in games. Both Ryan and Blake have active lefty twitter accounts. Both wrote histories of the console market that I grew up adoring.
But the books are very different. Console Wars is structured around a human history, and the author has either conducted extensive interviews or has fabricated an astonishing amount of material. Before reading Console Wars, “Sega” and “Nintendo” were just brands and machines: I grew to appreciate them as collections of people, with dreams and fears, armies that fought for my amusement. On his twitter feed earlier this year Blake Harris posted this, “There’s No Such Thing as Nintendo,” and this I think sums up the genius of Console Wars: using the messaging of pop brands to understand the human excitement, ambition, and struggle in the hidden real world.
Super Mario is almost the reverse. Very little in Ryan’s book exceeded what you can find in Wikipedia. While Blake’s Console Wars deconstructed Sonic the Hedgehog, taking the reader into the corporate politics of all who wanted to control it, Ryan reminds us it’s ridiculous for Mario to appear in a Sonic game! Console Wars included the perspective of industry titans who soured on the industry, and those who were booted out. Super Mario reminds us that Shigeru Miyamoto rode a bicycle to work!
Even though Console Wars primary follows Sega of America CEO Tom Kalinski, Nintendo is discussed in more depth in Blake’s book than Ryan’s! Indeed, a free postscript that Blake wrote for the Huffington Post arguably contains more about Nintendo’s inner workings than the whole of Ryan’s book.
Ryan’s work is also thematically inconsistent. Super Mario was published in 2012, just as gaming was entering its current culture war. It’s obvious the last few chapters of the book were written in that milleu, because only at the end of the book are the sort of faux-sociological explorations of sexism introduced. Console Wars, on the other hand, has a unity of tone and a real-life beginning which book-ends the real-life end. There’s an irony here: Ryan applauds what he imagines to be Nintendo’s efforts at avoiding the “Comic-Con” crowd: Harris wrote this a panel of the Nintendo and Sega leadership at Comic-Con.
As another blogger mentioend in a review:
There are bits of sarcasm and bite to his voice which are all-too common among the smug pop-culture journalist crowd, and there were times when it got to be a little much. Skip the parentheticals, and you’ll manage to dodge most of that (I seem to have picked a little something up from this book after all. Sorry, Jeff). |
Watch Odin's Story
Odin Ozdil grew up in the the United Sates. However, he is part of a family who has a history in Turkey which reaches back hundreds of years. Unfortunately, relations in Turkey have been deteriorating with its Jewish population for some time now. As a result, many people in the region are becoming less open about sharing the fact that they’re Jewish. Odin has observed that some families keep their Mezuzahs indoors, so as not to advertise their Jewish faith. In the past, there were as many as 80,000 Jews living in Turkey, now there are as few as 17,000 — a number which regularly varies. Despite the exodus of Jewish residents, Odin remains optimistic regarding the potential that things could improve for those who have chosen to remain in the country.
Odin graduated with a MFA from Columbia University School of the Arts. Additionally, he was a participant in the New Leaders Program, run by the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. After finishing school, Odin worked as a writer, producer, and director. At the present time, he resides in California and serves as the Los Angeles Program Coordinator for Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa (JIMENA). |
Financing a car is one of the most overwhelming situations for most people. Whether the vehicle you want to secure is new or used, mass-market or premium, in the end, it is a major investment in your life, and the last thing you want is to overspend when there is a way to cut down some costs. Taking loans to buy cars is not an unusual thing. Over the life of the vehicle loan you procure, the goal is to always go for a lower interest rate. It is the best way to save yourself the hassle of paying back tons of dollars, regardless of whether you are working with an auto finance company, a bank, or a credit union. If you are stranded on how to go about saving money on vehicle loans, here are some tips and strategies to lead you on:
Check your rates
Like you would take your time to research on vehicle history at vincheck.info, spare some time to check your rates. No matter how expensive your car was, if you check the rates of interests, then paying off will not be as difficult. Don’t let time slip by without keeping tabs on interest rates, not to mention, your credit score.
Since the idea is to cut down the amount of interest you pay for your car loan, try payment splitting. The concept is about paying half of your monthly payment twice in the same month. This way, the first half of the amount will deduct the interest that accumulates in the 15 days between each monthly payment. In the end, your interest rates will dramatically go down as compared to submitting the whole amount due every once month.
Rounded Up Payments
Rounding up might have been basic math in school, but it makes a hell much of a difference when it comes to money and interest rates. If the installments of your car loan payment have strange figures, round them up to the nearest thousand or hundred. For example, if you have to pay $567, round the payment to $600. The extra dollars you spare every month will make a difference when it comes to interest rates of your vehicle loan.
Bi-weekly payment is a lot similar to payment splitting. However, you do not have to pay equal halves every two weeks in a month. The idea is to make a payment every two weeks, for the amount to sum up to the required installment. In the end, you will have made 26 half-payment annually, instead of 24, which goes a long way in saving some money. However, make it particularly clear with your lender what you are doing, since the idea is to shave off some months from paying off the loan and cut down the interest rates, not attract a penalty.
Pay more when you can
Some months are better than others, in the sense that you have more income than expected. Sometimes the reason is that you do not have a lot of expenditure, eating up lots of your income. At such times, make sure you pay more money. This tip covers more than just the rounded off figure. You can pay double or even triple the target installment for every month that you can. The quicker you clear your loan, the less you have to incur on the accrued interest. If all that seems far-fetched, determine to make one huge payment at least once in a year. This is a great idea if your loan stretches out to more than one year. However, you may need to pay the one big amount earlier on in the year, because the earlier to deduct the loan amount, the more you save on interest accrued thereof. |
The Traditional Paint company brings you a high quality, decorative, Internal Limewash Paint, specially developed for use on interior surfaces like walls and ceilings. Available in a range of different colours, this Limewash paint is an increasingly popular product that can be used on most hard surfaces found internally, offering a finish similar to that of a washed out emulsion.
Internal Limewash can be applied to a number of internal surfaces including, Lime Render, Lime Plaster, Concrete, Lavaplast Walls and Stoothing surfaces and is commonly applied to walls and ceilings where a non-blistering finish is desired. Internal Limewash is highly water permeable and because of this will not flake, peel or blister, however due to being non-elastomeric will sometimes crack, which is ideal for use in old buildings for an ancient, old-fashioned finish. Limewash can’t be applied to surfaces that have been coated with emulsion or gloss, and these coatings should first be removed prior to the application of Limewash.
Quite often in older buildings, surfaces can become particularly dusty and will be prone to a build up that looks unsightly, as well as being very unhygienic. Surfaces coated with Internal Limewash are extremely stable and work to resist dust build up to keep the surfaces clean and fresh. This product offers a degree of flexibility but will not stretch when walls or ceilings move, so small cracks can appear. Some people find this property quite appealing as the combination of the finish with small cracks can look highly decorative when used in the right environment.
A lot of Limewash products are made using a substance called Tallow, which is an animal fat used to aid adherence in the application/drying process. Internal Limewash is made without tallow, and instead, PVA glue is used as an alternative. This is because products made with tallow can often be very smelly and sometimes brush off on clothes, making it less popular for use in internal paints. The Traditional Paint Company have produced our Internal Limewash purposely without the use of Tallow so that it doesn’t give out an excessive odour and allows for a comfortable application process. |
Rainbow Crayola Markers ا ب ت | Arabic Alphabet Stencils | Syraj Kids
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ETHNOMIR (ethnic world)
ETHNOMIR is the largest ethnographic Park-Museum of Russia (located in 100 km from Moscow), which is an interactive model of the real world. Here, in the area of 140 hectares, there is the architecture, local cuisine, crafts, traditions and everyday life of almost all countries. Each country has its own “cultural places”, which are called ethno-yard. The complex will be fully ready by 2020, but, part of ethno – yards is already built:
1.”Ukraine and Belarus” Ethno – yard shows the traditional life of the peoples of Belarus and Ukraine. The concept of ethno – yard aims to demonstrate the traditional way of life, labor concerns, ceremonies and celebration – shows, along with the beauty of the diversity of people’s life, the unity of spiritual and folk traditions of the Slavic peoples.
On a live map of ETHNOMIR territory, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine are the nearest neighbors. The people of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine are traditionally and closely connected by a common culture, tradition, long-standing historical relations.There are the following museums here: “Ukraine”, “Belarus”, which show the life of the Slavic people, national clothes, musical instruments, festivals, etc.; ethno – hotels, soap-making workshop, Museum of beekeeping and honey cafe, “Rodny Kut” workshop, Eco – baths and a restaurant.
2. Ethno-yard of “Museum of Russian Stove”. The whole life of the Slavic people is closely linked with a Russian stove. The stove was used for cooking food, baking bread and cakes, drying of grain, fish, berries, vegetables, fruits, mushrooms, medicinal herbs and roots. It treated all the colds, replaced the steam room successfully, played the role of a home weather station.
Russian stove has contributed to the appearance and development of many crafts. It has had a significant impact on the traditions and rituals of the Russian people. Despite the fact, that Russian stoves in different parts of Russia were different in its form, it had the same principle of the device.Different exposure in the huts allow you not only to get acquainted with a Russian stove, but also to plunge into the world of the Slavs. The Museum has ovens of different structure, shapes, designs — in fact, there are different stoves in different parts of Russia. The location of the stoves in the huts is the basis of the houses’ classification.
3. “Central Asian Countries” Ethno – yard. Currently construction of “Central Asian Countries” is not finished, but, the Museum of nomadic cultures has already worked. It offers guided tours, workshops and entertainment programs and ‘Nomads’ ethno – hotel, where everyone can spend the night in a felt nomads tent. The culture and traditions of the nomads can also be found in “Caravansarai” ethno – hotel, in the cafe of the national cuisine of the people of Central Asia “Teahouse” and lobby bar “Caravan”.
4. “North, Siberia and Far East” Ethno – yard. The main task of Ethno – yard is to show the diversity of the Siberian people, especially their culture. Ethno – yard has created all the conditions for living and recreation, where a guest of the park will be able to dive into the world of the people of the North, Siberia and the Far East for a short time. Accommodation in Khakas and Tuvan yurts and tents, chatting with keepers of traditions, songs and dances, competitions and games, Siberian cuisine, Museum of Siberian people homes – this is a fascinating journey through the Siberian land. Here you will find: Siberian hotel, museum, trading post, yurt tearoom, ” A wise nomad” cafe, Han-Yurt, field games, campfire place, a kennel of sled dogs, a wildlife museum, a bird house and a huge outdoor museum park of the people of Siberia, where there are dozens of different homes of Siberia, the Far East and the North: tents, karamoh and aila, balok and alas, balagan and urasa, pile yurts and huts, complex serge and totem poles.
5. “Russian courtyard” Ethno – yard. Here you will find educational and a hotel complex “Russian house”, made in the traditions of Russian wooden architecture, children’s playground, as well as the museum of ecological technology “eco-house”. Excursions to “Eco-house” will tell you how engineering solutions help to save natural resources, and how to live in harmony with nature, not destroying it. And at the master class “the Creation of bread” you can get acquainted with the traditions of bread-making in Russia and to prepare a magnificent loaf with your hands!
6. “South Asia” Ethno-yard. Here you will find 4 traditional houses, which represent unique and original culture of India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
The house of Sri Lanka is built in Sri Lankan style of architecture, based on a complex of buildings in Kandy. Kandy is founded in the XIV century and is known as one of the sacred Buddhist cities. In 1988 the city is included in the world heritage list of UNESCO. The decoration of the house is a composition of a lion. Its prototype is Lion mountain in the other ancient city of Sri Lanka — Sigiriya. The house of Sri Lanka has a SPA hotel and SPA – center “Symbols”, which make a variety of procedures for “Uniform system of complex rehabilitation – ESCO”, ESCO massages around the world. You can also visit Bath island of the world with the rituals of beauty and health and a Museum of antique cameras of the world.
Cultural center of India (the last stage of the construction) is a collective image of the palaces of India, created during the reign of Great Mogul. In the future there will be here visual and exhibition halls, the Museum, in the basement — shop of Indian craftsmen from different States of India.
“India” ethno-hotel is built in the architectural style of Northern and North-Western parts of India. The hotel has 20 rooms, a recreation area, and a summer café.Nepal house. The project of Nepali house is made by Nepalese architects. Wooden carved windows and doors, as well as details of the interior are made by Nepalese craftsmen.
“Nepal” ethno – hotel and the Museum are opened in Nepal house. Here you can admire the architecture, sculptures, drums and bell of the world.
There are the following museums on the territory of Ethno-mir: samovars, dolls of the Nations of the world, Museum of iron, Museum of the USSR, museums “Ukraine”, “Belarus”, Russian stoves, beekeeping, wildlife, vintage cameras. And on the territory of Ecomir you will find Siberian husky and bird house. For outdoor activities it is possible to use bicycles and pedi-cabs, segways and pedal cars, you can rent boats and catamarans, in winter — skiing, tubing and ice.
In the territory of each ethno – yard there are daily guided tours and workshops, national holidays on the weekends and holidays, colorful music and entertainment programs, performances, folk games and festivities.
And also in the Park you can try on costumes, learn rare crafts, buy gifts, do-it-yourself useful things, to try the local cuisine, enjoy the Amusement park and much more. It is impossible to go all the interesting corners around the day, so it offers 10 unique ethnic hotels – huts, yurts, Himalayan and Nepalese houses and even theIndian Palace. |
You need to know this information about situation in Latvia about RC modeling!
Greetings to all fans of this hobby and also for those who just want to take the first steps in this exciting hobby, as well as those who are just looking for possibilities to flying.The article want to dedicate this to all those who still do not know anything about this hobby, or want to start to deal recently. Although from the outside this looks like the thrill of playing with toys, but it's really is a difficult technical sport that includes all the latest technologies, develop creative thinking skills to work with different materials and devices. And, as any technical sport, it really is dangerous enough as a pilot himself, as well as others. Wrong to imagine that a couple of hundred grams heavy foam model nobody can not hurt anything. Inexperienced pilot's hands, who has not mastered piloting skill, it can cause harm to others. Yes, such aircraft is able to knock out the window, then just as easily it can cause serious injury to you next to the existing ones.Therefore, the very first, before bringing the air its first model - certainly master the skills of piloting and flight simulators perform in the open air, far from the village, in the vicinity of buildings, electrical transmission and other communications. The detailed provisions are described in the EN legislation, you can read them here ... And remember if you do not know rules , it's not makes you free of responsobility.
As technology evolves, modeling in recent years has won two radically different directions.
1 st direction. Modeling essentially older than the real aircraft, because the first tests whether a man can fly, began with the model. 70s appeared the first model aircraft remote management capabilities, all these models are flying direct sight. (These models are not remote-controlled drones) to pilot them under control, the model is usually not more than ~ 200m from the pilot as a model while below, the pilot lost the ability to correctly identify model orientation for effective control. Mostly direct field of vision is a 50-150 m. If the model is released from this area, it is the pilot losing control of the spot near the falls, although management communications are preserved. This trend in the model aircraft placed on the demands of the pilot very good piloting skills, without which it is virtually impossible to model the air to hold more than a few ten seconds.Insights direct vision flights in one of our events: VIDEO
2 nd direction affects more new technologies and less modelism own, it affects more programming robottronic, the electronics industry - they are the ones called "drones" These models are powerful controllers (PC) led by themselves are able to fly, to fly missions to return home and other functions ... But in any electronics may be damaged, or it may be improperly adjusted, in such situations, "Drone" is uncontrollably .These models in the hands of a novice is very dangerous. If the new enthusiast starts this direction without basic steps first (piloting skill immediate visibility without electronic stabilization aid), does not verify the model or pilot is reckless. Model can become uncontrollable and cause serious incidents, are at this moment very much established in the community and raises serious concerns. Equally dangerous is the FPV model - the flight of the first pilot's view - a model equipped with a camera and the pilot conducted, looking at the ground monitor. Incorrectly selected flying site, wrong use of frequencies and power cause great damage to small and large aviation. No one has to explain what happens to the aircraft when it clashes with a bird in the air, Dron, or FPV is even more dangerous because they do not seek to avoid the collision, they are blind to fly their routes. The first steps in secure FPV read here ...Best piloting skills and take the first steps in the management of an experienced pilot, you are welcome get in contact with our clubs members: Kuldīgas Aviation Sports Club or RC pilots 'club' 'Vertical Limit'. we will help you ASAP if it will be possible. Direct flights vision we have specially arranged places according to the current laws.Be prudent by taking its first steps in this exciting, interesting hobby, do not induce incidents for your sake do not suffer pilots who have this hobby engaged for decades in EN legislation is a new rulemaking process, the easiest of all to prohibit and reckless, reckless "Droṇa "piloting of this hobby can end all, because the public is not aware of and do not see the difference between these two lidmodelisma directions. We hope that the development of new rules and restrictions, they will not make it impossible for this hobby, thus preventing the part of young people to think creatively and to practice, not degrade at smartphones. The advent of the wide trade "Droṇa" number of elections have crawled with them for many, as it is but as it flies the same - remember, it is not a coin of.It is for this reason Unlimited RC nepeidāvā multirotorus, drones its customers - at least for now!We offer a concept: the beginning: learn, produce, evaluate, then LIDO and Rejoice!No shortage of negative examples - here are some examples in which 98% of cases are irresponsible and inept piloting fly consequences ...VIDEO
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- Model Number:VOL-BL300B72
- Type:Brushless DC Motor
- Output Power:3KW
- DC Voltage:72V
- Speed Range:3000 RPM
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|Output Power:||3KW||DC Voltage:||72V||Speed Range:||3000 RPM|
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|Duty:||S1 (continuous)||Place of Origin:||Zhejiang, China (Mainland)||Standard:||IEC standard or NEMA standard|
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The Brushless DC (BLDC) motor is the ideal choice for applications that require high reliability, high efficiency, and high power-to-volume ratio. Generally speaking, a BLDC motor is considered to be a high performance motor that is capable of providing large amounts of torque over a vast speed range. More and more people, more and more application prefer to choose the brushless dc motor rather than brushed dc motor.
About the motor commutation, in a brushed DC motor, the motor assembly contains a physical commutator which is moved by means of actual brushes in order to move the rotor. With a BLDC motor, electrical current powers a permanent magnet that causes the motor to move, so no physical commutator is necessary.
At the same time, the brushless dc motor have a longer life than brushed dc motor. It can work more than doubling the life. And BLDC motor have low noise and lightweight. It’s suit for a lots of applications, like mobile applications, truck pumps, car air application, aircraft and so on.
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Advantages of Brushless DC motor:
Lower Maintainance and longer lifetime - no brush and commutator erosion
Lower noise - the elimination of brush contact
Higher power to weight ratio
Higher efficiency ( in general higher than 90%)
Lower temperature rise - more efficient heat dissipation due to winding construction
Reduction of EMI
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Brushed or Brushless Customer preference
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Motor speed (RPM) Revolutions per minute of the shaft at full load Voltage
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Duty Most motors are rated continuous. Some applications however may use motors designed for intermittent duty
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2020 WASA Legislative Platform
WASA believes that the commitment of resources to the education and welfare of the
children of Washington State is an investment in the quality of our future.
We believe that effective school leaders initiate and manage change resulting in a
system of K–12 education in which all students receive a quality education.
School administrators recognize and appreciate the efforts of legislators to craft an updated education funding system to amply provide a program of basic education for every K–12 student in the state, in compliance with the state’s constitutional “paramount duty.” Over the last several years, the Legislature has made great strides in implementing and funding that new system, including significant investments that have doubled K–12 appropriations since the Supreme Court’s 2012 McCleary decision—but more work is yet to be done. To that end, school administrators urge the 2020 Legislature to act upon the following priorities:
UPDATE STAFF ALLOCATION FORMULAS
In the 2011 transition to the Prototypical School Funding Model, original staffing allocations were funded at artificially low ratios based on historic staffing ratios that had been in place since the late 1980’s to ensure the conversion was cost neutral. Since then, the need for student supports in local school districts has grown exponentially, yet the funding ratios for most staff positions have remained the same since the Model was first implemented. (Examples of current, impractical underfunding: current ratios for a Prototypical high school require 40,000 student FTEs to generate one FTE social worker and almost 86,000 FTEs to generate one FTE psychologist.) WASA urges the Legislature to begin phasing in updated ratios to achieve more realistic state-funded staffing levels.
DEFINE TEACHER DUTIES AND EXPECTATIONS
Teachers are highly trained professionals, performing complex full-time work, compressed into a 180-day calendar—and following state funding enhancements and local collective bargaining in the last two years, teacher salaries have increased to competitive, market levels. WASA urges the Legislature to clearly define the minimum professional duties and expectations for teachers and not leave this to collective bargaining. The definition must explicitly state the professional responsibilities, time, and effort required to provide the state’s statutory program of basic education exceeds the required number of instructional hours and includes such things as: preparing, planning, and coordinating instruction; collaboration with other teachers or staff; meeting with parents; and evaluating student learning. Supplemental contracts should still be allowed; however, additional compensation must be tied to defined extra time or responsibilities that are uniquely associated with a specific assignment above and beyond the tasks of all other teachers.
PROVIDE CONSISTENT, EQUITABLE, AND AMPLE EDUCATION RESOURCES
To address continued concerns of underfunding and inequities, WASA urges the Legislature to revise portions of the new education funding structure, including:
- Special Education. Prior to the 2019 Session, OSPI identified a special education underfunded need of at least $300 million—up to as much as $400 million. The 2019–21 budget provides needed investments in the special education safety net; however, additional funding for an increase in the special education multiplier is less than $80 million. The 2020 Legislature must provide additional funding to eliminate the current underfunding.
- Salary Allocations and State Schedule.The state Salary Allocation Model and the staff mix factor have been eliminated and replaced with a new one-size-fits-all statewide average salary allocation. To address inequities, a new “Experience Factor” was adopted in 2018, but only assisted 56 districts. To further lessen inequities, the Legislature needs to expand Experience Factor eligibility.
- School Employees’ Benefits Board. The 2019 Legislature took action to fund and ratify the SEBB Collective Bargaining Agreement, with the program beginning January 1, 2020. As the new insurance program is implemented, adjustments are needed to fund the unsustainable costs to school districts. (Requested fixes include: clarifying substitutes are not benefit-eligible; and eliminating school districts’ required payments for employees who opt-out of coverage.)
- Regionalization. Regionalization factors, as implemented in EHB 2242 (2017), intensify inequities and pit districts against one another. The calculation of regionalization and application of regionalization factors must continue to be evaluated and corrected.
SUPPORT SCHOOL FACILITIES
WASA urges the Legislature to: give Washington’s citizens the opportunity to decide whether school district bond issues should be approved with a simple majority vote; enhance the state’s investment in K–12 construction by updating the current, outdated funding formulas for the Construction Cost Allowance and Student Space Allocation to ensure funding more closely reflects actual construction costs and educational space needs; and provide school districts that have difficulty passing local bonds with capital funds to support necessary new construction or modernization.
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The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet that in medicine is used primarily to treat difficult-to-control (refractory) epilepsy in children. The diet forces the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates. Normally, the carbohydrates contained in food are converted into glucose, which is then transported around the body and is particularly important in fueling brain function. However, if little carbohydrate remains in the diet, the liver converts fat into fatty acids and ketone bodies. The ketone bodies pass into the brain and replace glucose as an energy source. An elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood, a state known as ketosis, leads to a reduction in the frequency of epileptic seizures. Around half of children and young people with epilepsy who have tried some form of this diet saw the number of seizures drop by at least half, and the effect persists even after discontinuing the diet. Some evidence indicates that adults with epilepsy may benefit from the diet, and that a less strict regimen, such as a modified Atkins diet, is similarly effective. Potential side effects may include constipation, high cholesterol, growth slowing, acidosis, and kidney stones.
The Mayo Clinic Diet is a long-term weight management program created by a team of weight-loss experts at Mayo Clinic. The Mayo Clinic Diet is designed to help you reshape your lifestyle by adopting healthy new habits and breaking unhealthy old ones. The goal is to make simple, pleasurable changes that will result in a healthy weight that you can maintain for the rest of your life. |
The ketogenic diet is calculated by a dietitian for each child. Age, weight, activity levels, culture, and food preferences all affect the meal plan. First, the energy requirements are set at 80–90% of the recommended daily amounts (RDA) for the child's age (the high-fat diet requires less energy to process than a typical high-carbohydrate diet). Highly active children or those with muscle spasticity require more food energy than this; immobile children require less. The ketogenic ratio of the diet compares the weight of fat to the combined weight of carbohydrate and protein. This is typically 4:1, but children who are younger than 18 months, older than 12 years, or who are obese may be started on a 3:1 ratio. Fat is energy-rich, with 9 kcal/g (38 kJ/g) compared to 4 kcal/g (17 kJ/g) for carbohydrate or protein, so portions on the ketogenic diet are smaller than normal. The quantity of fat in the diet can be calculated from the overall energy requirements and the chosen ketogenic ratio. Next, the protein levels are set to allow for growth and body maintenance, and are around 1 g protein for each kg of body weight. Lastly, the amount of carbohydrate is set according to what allowance is left while maintaining the chosen ratio. Any carbohydrate in medications or supplements must be subtracted from this allowance. The total daily amount of fat, protein, and carbohydrate is then evenly divided across the meals.
Our bodies are incredibly adaptive to what you put into it – when you overload it with fats and take away carbohydrates, it will begin to burn ketones as the primary energy source. Optimal ketone levels offer many health, weight loss, physical and mental performance benefits.1There are scientifically-backed studies that show the advantage of a low-carb, ketogenic diet over a low-fat diet. One meta-analysis of low-carbohydrate diets showed a large advantage in weight loss. The New England Journal of Medicine study resulted in almost double the weight loss in a long-term study on ketone inducing diets.
… that lists sugar, fructose, or corn syrup among the first four ingredients on the label. You should be able to find a lower-sugar version of the same type of food. If you can’t, grab a piece of fruit instead, especially if you show signs you’re eating too much sugar. Look for sugar-free varieties of foods such as ketchup, mayonnaise, and salad dressing. Also, avoid partially hydrogenated foods, and look for more than two grams of fiber per 100 calories in all grain products. Finally, a short ingredient list means fewer flavor enhancers and empty calories. Sounds impossible, but you can actually learn how to give up sugar without missing it.
Conklin's fasting therapy was adopted by neurologists in mainstream practice. In 1916, a Dr McMurray wrote to the New York Medical Journal claiming to have successfully treated epilepsy patients with a fast, followed by a starch- and sugar-free diet, since 1912. In 1921, prominent endocrinologist Henry Rawle Geyelin reported his experiences to the American Medical Association convention. He had seen Conklin's success first-hand and had attempted to reproduce the results in 36 of his own patients. He achieved similar results despite only having studied the patients for a short time. Further studies in the 1920s indicated that seizures generally returned after the fast. Charles P. Howland, the parent of one of Conklin's successful patients and a wealthy New York corporate lawyer, gave his brother John Elias Howland a gift of $5,000 to study "the ketosis of starvation". As professor of paediatrics at Johns Hopkins Hospital, John E. Howland used the money to fund research undertaken by neurologist Stanley Cobb and his assistant William G. Lennox.
A recent study found that fantasizing about eating an entire packet of your favorite candy before indulging may cause you to eat less of it. For the study, researchers asked participants to imagine eating 3 or 30 M&Ms, and then invited them to help themselves to some of the candies as a “taste test.” Those who imagined eating lots of M&Ms actually ate the least.
Most carbs you consume are broken down into sugar that enters the bloodstream. When you rein in carbohydrates on the keto diet, you have lower levels of blood glucose (high blood glucose can lead to diabetes). A study in the journal Nutrition reveals that a ketogenic diet improves blood glucose levels in type 2 diabetics more significantly than a low-calorie diet and can also decrease the dosage of your diabetes meds.
The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet that in medicine is used primarily to treat difficult-to-control (refractory) epilepsy in children. The diet forces the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates. Normally, the carbohydrates contained in food are converted into glucose, which is then transported around the body and is particularly important in fueling brain function. However, if little carbohydrate remains in the diet, the liver converts fat into fatty acids and ketone bodies. The ketone bodies pass into the brain and replace glucose as an energy source. An elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood, a state known as ketosis, leads to a reduction in the frequency of epileptic seizures. Around half of children and young people with epilepsy who have tried some form of this diet saw the number of seizures drop by at least half, and the effect persists even after discontinuing the diet. Some evidence indicates that adults with epilepsy may benefit from the diet, and that a less strict regimen, such as a modified Atkins diet, is similarly effective. Potential side effects may include constipation, high cholesterol, growth slowing, acidosis, and kidney stones.
In general, losing weight by following a healthy, nutritious diet — such as the Mayo Clinic Diet — can reduce your risk of weight-related health problems, such as diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and sleep apnea. If you already have any of these conditions, they may be improved dramatically if you lose weight, regardless of the diet plan you follow.
A review of multiple studies in the journal Nutrients found that ketogenic diets are connected to significant reductions in total cholesterol, increases in “good” HDL cholesterol levels, dips in triglycerides levels and decreases in “bad” LDL cholesterol; there are questions as to whether diets high in saturated fat negate these benefits. The same paper reports that a ketogenic may slightly reduce blood pressure, but science is still very scant on this point.
Avoid sweetened drinks. Drinks that are sweetened, whether artificially or naturally, will have little nutritional value and add lots of empty calories to your diet. Do not drink fruit juice or other sweetened drinks. Even natural sugars will increase your daily calorie intake and prevent weight loss. If you chose to drink juice, do not exceed 4 oz per day (1/2 cup). Instead of drinking sweetened beverages throughout your day, drink unsweetened, calorie-free beverages. Some beverages to avoid include:
Write down everything you eat this week. People who keep food diaries, according to a study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, lose an average of 6 pounds (2.75 kg) more than people who don't keep a record of everything that they eat. So force yourself to write down the good, the bad and the ugly. Keep these tips in mind:
Not around your waist, but on your plate: A new report from the Credit Suisse Research Institute found that more and more of us are choosing whole-fat foods over skim, lite, fat-free or other modern monikers of leanness. And while many health organizations like the American Heart Association still want us to cut down on fat—particularly saturated fat—this full-fat trend may be a healthy rebellion against those decades-old credos, according to recent studies. Click here to discover The 20 Best Full-Fat Foods for Weight Loss!
Note: Are you a vegetarian or vegan and want to go on a ketogenic diet? It’s still possible! Just keep in mind that the dietary restrictions can sometimes be a little bit intense. Make sure to plan ahead and prepare to aid your success. To help out, we’ve published articles (with 7 day meal plans included) for both the vegetarian ketogenic diet and the vegan ketogenic diet.
The benefits above are the most common ones. But there are others that are potentially even more surprising and – at least for some people – life changing. Did you know that a keto diet can help treat high blood pressure, may result in less acne, may help control migraine, might help with certain mental health issues and could have a few other potential benefits?
Conversely, the more food in front of you, the more you’ll eat—regardless of how hungry you are. So instead of using regular dinner plates that range these days from 10 to 14 inches (making them look empty if they’re not heaped with food), serve your main course on salad plates (about 7 to 9 inches wide). Instead of 16-ounce glasses and oversized coffee mugs, return to the old days of 8-ounce glasses and 6-ounce coffee cups.
It has totally regulated my appetite and normalised my relationship with food. My obsessive thoughts have completely subsided, my black and white thinking around food has gone, and I no longer binge! This is amazing. For the first time in my adult life I feel like I know what it is like to have a normal relatinoship with food. I eat when I eat, a range of healthy whole foods and occasional less healthy foods. In normal amounts. In manageable amounts. And when my meal is over, I stop! Normal for others, a seeming impossibility for me (and, I’m guessing, others with eating disorders).
When you eat less than 50 grams of carbs a day, your body eventually runs out of fuel (blood sugar) it can use quickly. This typically takes 3 to 4 days. Then you’ll start to break down protein and fat for energy, which can make you lose weight. This is called ketosis. It's important to note that the ketogenic diet is a short term diet that's focussed on weight loss rather than the pursuit of health benefits.
Smelling fresh green apples, bananas and pears can curb appetite and make sugary desserts less appealing, studies have shown. The scientists suggest this is because the produce makes you subconsciously think about making healthier choices. If a fruit basket on your desk attracts too many flies, try a simpler idea, like a shea butter-based scented lotion, which will have the same effect. (If you’re eating your apple instead of sniffing it, go for the red one.)
Positive science on ketosis coupled with personal successes passed by word-of-mouth have driven more people to explore the ketogenic diet, says Volek. More recently, the keto diet hints at having a promising therapeutic role in cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Research is still early in many areas, but Volek suspects there will more definitive answers on the wider scope of the diet’s benefits within the next decade.
Run by the Charlie Foundation, this calculator can be helpful when you’re using keto as a therapy to help manage a medical condition. The calculator helps estimate calorie needs based on weight, assists in determining a macro ratio and macros needed per meal, and can calculate macro numbers on the basis of meals and snacks you enter into the system. Also takes into account fluids, supplements, and medications.
It seems strange that a diet that calls for more fat can raise “good” cholesterol and lower “bad” cholesterol, but ketogenic diets are linked to just that. It may be because the lower levels of insulin that result from these diets can stop your body from making more cholesterol. That means you’re less likely to have high blood pressure, hardened arteries, heart failure, and other heart conditions. It's unclear, however; how long these effects last.
You’re more likely to eat more—and eat more high-fat, high-calorie foods—when you eat out than when you eat at home. Restaurants today serve such large portions that many have switched to larger plates and tables to accommodate them. You’ll gasp when you see just how bad the unhealthiest restaurant meals in America are. Don’t miss these 9 ways your kitchen setup can help you lose weight.
^ Ketogenic "eggnog" is used during induction and is a drink with the required ketogenic ratio. For example, a 4:1 ratio eggnog would contain 60 g of 36% heavy whipping cream, 25 g pasteurised raw egg, saccharin and vanilla flavour. This contains 245 kcal (1,025 kJ), 4 g protein, 2 g carbohydrate and 24 g fat (24:6 = 4:1). The eggnog may also be cooked to make a custard, or frozen to make ice cream.
Eating dessert every day can be good for you, as long as you don’t overdo it. Make a spoonful of ice cream the jewel and a bowl of fruit the crown. Cut down on the chips by pairing each bite with lots of chunky, filling fresh salsa, suggests Jeff Novick, director of nutrition at the Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa in Florida. Balance a little cheese with a lot of fruit or salad.
So here’s the deal. There is some good scientific evidence suggesting that circadian rhythm fasting, when combined with a healthy diet and lifestyle, can be a particularly effective approach to weight loss, especially for people at risk for diabetes. (However, people with advanced diabetes or who are on medications for diabetes, people with a history of eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia, and pregnant or breastfeeding women should not attempt intermittent fasting unless under the close supervision of a physician who can monitor them.)
I am a 65-year-old male who started IF seven weeks ago. I only eat between noon and 8pm. I am obese, but losing about a pound a week so far. Notably, except for time, I have not changed what I eat at all. My diet was never terrible or great, and now it is the same, a mix of raw fruit sometimes and a donut another time. But I only eat it during the appointed hours. Remarkably, I do not feel hungry. I used to eat comfort breakfasts like pancakes or waffles, and I thought I would miss them. But no, I truly am not hungry in the mornings. I often delay lunch, but I still stop eating at 8. That alone probably has cut many calories of desserts. Bottom line: works for me so far.
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Having support is very important with weight loss. If everyone can get on board, it will be easier to achieve your goals. Talk to your family (or friends, roommates, etc) before starting your diet and let them know your plan. Explain why you are making this decision and ways they can help you succeed. Even if they do not change with you, that's okay! Go forward with your plan! They may decide to join you once they see you succeed with weight loss.
Loss of appetite is a common side effect of clinical depression, and one that can promote unexplained weight loss if you’re unaware that your mood swings are something a bit more serious. “In a lot of cases, the person doesn’t even notice they’re losing weight because they’re mired in the depression,” Dr. Cappola explains. Irritability, heavy drinking, indecision, and problems sleeping are other common symptoms of depression.
At breakfast, go ahead and drink orange juice. But throughout the rest of the day, focus on water instead of juice or soda. The average American consumes an extra 245 calories a day from soft drinks. That’s nearly 90,000 calories a year—or 25 pounds! And research shows that despite the calories, sugary drinks don’t trigger a sense of fullness the way that food does. Find out how many calories in a pound you’ll need to shed to lose weight.
People claiming huge benefits of these supplements – despite the lack of solid scientific support – may sometimes have a financial reason to believe in the supplements. Some of these products are sold under a multi-level marketing arrangement, where sales people are paid based on commission. For example, the company Prüvit sells drinkable ketones, called KETO//OS with a multi-level marketing structure. |
With a major decrease in Canadian bond yields to 0.52 as of March 27, 2015. The plummet in bond yields is in part due to the surprise rate cut at the Bank of Canada's meeting in January. In spite of that, posted mortgage rates have moved slightly lower and banks passed through only a partial amount of the 25 basis point rate cut to prime rates that govern variable mortgages. The forecasts for future rate decisions have seen fluctuation. The five-year bond yield hit a record low of 0.59% but has since rebounded. The five-year fixed mortgage rate is currently at 4.74% which may be the absolute floor. The 0.75% decline in the five-year bond yield translated to only a 0.04% reduction in the qualifying rate.
It may be a while before mortgage rates move substantially higher. The mortgage rate forecast for 2015 and 2016 are shown below. Projections show that mortgage rates will continue to stay at historic lows for the remainder of the year. As the Canadian economy rebounds from the decline in oil prices and if the US Federal Reserve begins to tighten in the summer months, we may see some upward pressure on long-term interest rates in the last quarter of this year and into 2016.
Source: Bank of Canada, BCREA Economics |
“I’ll tell you a secret. Something they don’t teach you in your temple. The Gods envy us. They envy us because we’re mortal, because any moment might be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we’re doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again.”~ Achilles
Do you get it?
This moment could be your last.
This could be the last sunset you see, her many colors lighting your sky.
This could be the last honey you taste. The sticky sweetness drenching your tongue.
This could be the last time you see her smile. The edge of her mouth reaching into the crinkle of her nose, illuminating her dark eyes.
This could be it.
But you, my dear, are missing it in a million ways.
You are letting your fears become louder than the sound of the birds that are singing to you.
Your worries are controlling your mind, so that you are missing the kind words being said to you.
Your longing for yesterday is clouding the hope that is in her eyes when she looks at you.
Your thoughts of tomorrow have missed the breeze that has come to cool your skin, the light that has come to warm your heart, the clouds that have come to bring your soul shade.
“Where are you?”, the moment cries. “I’ve missed you. I’ve been waiting for you for so long.”
Be in the moment. It is only this way that we can really get a glimpse of who you really are. When you are fully present, you get to fully enjoy life. The moment is presenting so much to you, but it is so easy to miss.
We let our thoughts and worries get in the way, and we miss the deep conversation the world is trying to have with us. So, how can we get there? How can we be in the moment? How can we practice mindfulness and make our lives a constant meditation to the present?
How To Be In The Moment
1. Pay more attention to your physical body
It’s easy to get so wrapped up in our inner thoughts, that we completely forget that we have a physical body. I find that when I tune in to how my physical body feels, it brings me back to the present. Do you feel a breeze or sunlight on your face? Are you feeling warm or cold? Hungry or tired?
Pay attention to the motion of your body as you walk. Breathe deeply, and pay attention to that breath. Try doing your next workout or yoga practice by paying attention to how each muscle moves in your body. Give someone a massage and instead of worrying about doing it right, just feel the contact of your hands on their skin. Try being only present with what your physical body is feeling without letting your thoughts get in the way.
2. Take time to savor.
Do you rush out of the door in the morning, cup of coffee in hand, frantic and in a rush to get to work? What if you woke up fifteen minutes earlier and gave yourself time to savor the morning? Savor the cup of coffee or tea you are drinking. Pay attention to the way it warms you and wakes you up. Pay attention to the feel of your favorite cup in your hand.
Put on soft music, and let the music move through your body. Eat fresh fruit, and appreciate the vibrant colors and the health it is bringing to your body. Reflect on its sweetness in your mouth. Try to bring the act of savoring to your whole day. Show appreciation for each moment you have. This is a way to take control of your days rather than letting your days take control of you.
3. Be present when you are with others.
The reason people often feel lonely is that they don’t really connect with others when they are with them. When I traveled to both Bali and Mexico, I noticed something about the way people interacted with each other in these countries. They often just sit in silence together. They aren’t checking their phones or scrolling through Facebook while together. They are giving each other the gift of one another’s presence.
When you are fully present with another person, you stop projecting your stories onto them, and you truly see the other person. When you completely listen to someone else, or just practice being with someone, you are relating to that person more deeply, and this leads to more intimate and fulfilling relationships.
4. Let Go
How many times have you been afraid to sing at the top of your lungs, cut loose on the dance floor, or make a total fool of yourself because of who was watching? Have you held yourself back from saying what you really thought because you were afraid of how others would respond?
If you really want to be in the moment, let your body express the feelings you are having. Unleash your joy. Release your passion. Express your true feelings. You just might inspire others to do the same.
Surrender Open to the moment.
A lot of people will tell you to surrender to the moment, but to me, surrender sounds like defeat. I prefer the term open. Yes, there are moments we don’t enjoy being in. But if we open to these moments, we can ask what they are here to teach us. We can feel them fully, and before you know it, these moments, too, will pass.
However, if we remain closed to what the moment is trying to teach us, chances are, that moment will appear again and again until we get the lesson. Thoughts and feelings show up because they want to be heard. To be in the moment, acknowledge your thoughts, let them be heard, and then watch them transform. |
Welcome to the second week of teaching. I hope that you're finding your feet and settling in to your new life as a UEL student.
This week we're focusing on technology. Why? Because there are so many online resources to help you study and get the best out of your time at UEL.
Here's a taster of what's on offer.
The great thing about technology is that it gives you the flexibility to learn wherever and whenever you wish. One of the central pillars of your learning experience at UEL is Moodle. You'll soon be familiar with this online virtual learning enrivonment (VLE). Here's some of the things that it offers:
- turning in assessments
- module handbooks
- supporting material for your lectures
You can access Moodle through the intranet homepage or through this URL https://moodle.uel.ac.uk/
Next, familiarize yourself with Office 365. Did you know you get free access to MS Office as a student here? You don't need to purchase the license, it comes free with your email account! And you get ample storage to keep all your assessments, lecture notes and anything else you need all in one place.
You also need to get acquainted with Kortext (your digital textbooks) and a perfect way for that is to drop by the library - they'll be holding drop in sessions this week. Another important tool is the intranet, it's your gateway to all of the above and more.
We'll also be sending you an e-newsletter called Your Universe every two weeks to keep you up to date with campus news, events & opportunities so watch out for that in your inbox.
And for those times when technology proves not to be your best friend, UEL'S IT team is there to help you. We have a dedicated FAQ page for questions relating to your tablet and Kortext or get in touch with IT. |
On our planet there are a huge number of incredibly beautiful natural objects.
However, some of them every year closer and closer to extinction. We collected 16 seats that will disappear in the next 100 years.
Popular Islands around Madagascar regularly attract thousands of tourists from all corners of the globe. And at the same time, few people know that in the next 60-110 years Seychelles Islands will completely disappear. The reason for this is erosion of the coast.
The Mayan ruins of Tikal National Park, Guatemala
In the National Park of Tikal are ruins, which were left to us by the Maya civilization. Because of the looting and burning of forests this piece of history can be destroyed even in the near future.
Mangrove forest the Sundarbans, India and Bangladesh
The Sundarbans is the largest forest of mangrove trees in the world. Here is home to many unique species of plants and animals that are under constant threat of extinction. Deforestation and pollution has led to beach erosion that will destroy in the next 100 years this forest.
The Glaciers Of Patagonia, Argentina
One of the most beautiful places in the world are glaciers of Patagonia. Unfortunately, low rainfall, as the increase is not going to benefit glaciers. As a result, the glaciers constantly shrinking.
Outer banks, North Carolina
Strip of sandy Islands of the Outer banks located off the coast of North Carolina. Today these Islands are in the process of destruction, endangering the Cape Hatteras lighthouse, which was built in 1870.
Forest Of Madagascar
Due to frequent fires and massive deforestation the forests of Madagascar will last about 35 years.
Glacier national Park, Montana
Over the past 15 years the number of glaciers in the National Park Glaisher decreased from 150 to 25. In a few decades there will not be to count any of the glacier.
In the last couple of years Venice is sinking constantly. And signs to stop the rising water is not. So go immediately to Venice and remember this city.
Machu Picchu, Peru
Millions of tourists annually visit the ruins of the Inca Empire Machu Picchu. On average, day visitors to the ruins are about 2,500 people. However, in the near future, the ruins can be destroyed due to landslides and erosion. But in this case you can still take action.
The Galapagos Islands
These Islands do not suffer from natural disasters, and from us, the people. Many tourists have a negative impact on the ecosystem of the Islands, this directly leads to the complete destruction of the vegetation on the Islands.
The Congo river basin, Africa
In the Congo river basin is the largest rainforest on our planet. It grows more than 10,000 varieties of plants and home to over 1500 animals and birds. However, the U. N. estimates that 2⁄3 of forests (this includes animals) can completely cease to exist in the next twenty years.
Dead sea, Jordan and Israel
Over the last 4 decades the water level in the Dead sea fell by 12 meters. This is due to the fact that the nearest to him of the country use water from the river Jordan, which is the only river feeding the Dead sea. According to the forecasts of the Dead sea will disappear in 50 years.
Every year the snow cover of the Alps becomes less than 3%. For easy calculations all the snow away by 2050.
The combination of 9 Islands annually goes under the water more and more. By the way, here is a very well developed tourism and it attracts a few tourists.
The great barrier reef, Australia
This reef is the largest reef of coral in the world. Due to the increase in temperature and acid pollution, the reef is destroyed, and by 2040, the reef will be completely destroyed.
A tiny island country in the Indian ocean every year sinks deeper and deeper under the water. The reason for this is climate change. On assurances of scientists, in 100 years the Maldives will completely go under water.
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Aries Sun Sign dates: March 19/20 – April 19/20
The sign of Aries is associated with personal initiative, assertiveness and leadership. A Fire sign with an emphasis on action and adventure, Aries is ruled by the planet Mars. Issues involving political or industrial leaders, the military, exploration and feats of courage become accentuated during Aries.
The house holding Aries in the natal chart shows an area of life where one can be impulsive, impatient and aggressive as well as independent, pioneering and decisive.
Aries symbol: the ram.
Attune to the qualities of Aries with 3-minute tarot meditation on The Emperor.
The Emperor teaches us to be pioneering and to wield our power with compassion. The Emperor is about structure, strategy, form and order. Carol Bridges calls this card “Command” and says, “Command is not power over the force, but working with the force. It is taking advantage of a flow already strongly going.”
Confer with The Emperor for clarity, insight and self-discovery.
Aries Sits in the East on the Medicine Wheel.
The cardinal direction East points to the path of spiritual health via Clarity, Illumination, and Wisdom.
Aries correlates to Clarity, the first step on the Eastern pathway of Sun Bear’s Medicine Wheel. The releasing and merging process of the Pisces cycle leads to purity of vision and the ability to begin anew with a fresh vision of who you are and another journey around the wheel.
Symbol: The Ram
Key Phrases: “I Am”
Ruler: Mars (Pluto)
Polarity: Yang (projective)
Key Word: Initiative
Relates to Angel of: Power and Authority
Anatomy: Head, Face, Brains
Musical Tone: C
Color of the Spectrum: Red
Power Stone: Ruby
Metal: Iron or Steel
Flower: Sweetpea, Daisy, Geranium
Herbs: Cayenne, Thistle
Essential Oils: Neroli, Pine, Frankincense
Colors: Light, bright shades of red, white, gold, deep blue
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Contemporary satellite Earth Observation systems provide growing amounts of very high spatial resolution data that can be used in various applications. An increasing number of sensors make it possible to monitor selected areas in great detail. However, in order to handle the volume of data, a high level of automation is required. The semi-automatic change detection methodology described in this paper was developed to annually update land cover maps prepared in the context of the Geoland2. The proposed algorithm was tailored to work with different very high spatial resolution images acquired over different European landscapes. The methodology is a fusion of various change detection methods ranging from: (1) layer arithmetic; (2) vegetation indices (NDVI) differentiating; (3) texture calculation; and methods based on (4) canonical correlation analysis (multivariate alteration detection (MAD)). User intervention during the production of the change map is limited to the selection of the input data, the size of initial segments and the threshold for texture classification (optionally). To achieve a high level of automation, statistical thresholds were applied in most of the processing steps. Tests showed an overall change recognition accuracy of 89%, and the change type classification methodology can accurately classify transitions between classes.
Aleksandrowicz Sebastian, Konrad Turlej, Stanisław Lewiński, and Zbigniew Bochenek. 2014. “Change Detection Algorithm for the Production of Land Cover Change Maps over the European Union Countries.” Remote Sensing 6 (7): 5976–94. doi:10.3390/rs6075976 |
Go Organic: Healthy Body, Healthy Planet
The last two decades, healthy eating and organic foods have become nearly synonymous with consumers’ appetite for better health, and a chance to save the plane. The call has been growning increasingly voracious.
But should you go organic? On one side, organic food has all the positive points, but on the other hand, it is also expensive, at least for now. So how do you choose? The best part is you don’t have to go organic in a big way. You can learn a handful of simple steps to live a more chemical-free, healthier life, and by doing so, make our planet a better place to live in.
What is Organic?
Let’s first understand the definition of ‘Organic’. In the U.S., effective 21 October 2002, all agricultural farms and products claiming to be organic must be guaranteed by a USDA-approved independent agency to meet the following guidelines:
- Abstain from the application of prohibited materials (including synthetic fertilisers, pesticides, and sewage sludge) for 3 years prior to certification and then continually throughout their organic license.
- Prohibit the use of genetically modified organisms and irradiation.
- Employ positive soil building, conservation, manure management and crop rotation practices.
- Provide outdoor access and pasture for livestock.
- Refrain from antibiotic and hormone use in animals.
- Sustain animals on 100% organic feed.
- Avoid contamination during the processing of organic products.
- Keep records of all operations.
Benefits of an Organic Lifestyle
Living organic provides a happy, healthy, and chemical-free family regimen that helps conserve the Earth’s resources. Leading an organic life is more than the consumption of organically produced food, however, it includes encompassing a total eco-friendly system with aspects such as recycling, saving energy, and buying other organic products such as furniture and linen.
For a time, the organic lifestyle was exclusive to a limited number of people, but as the public consciousness grows and organic products become available in all the leading supermarkets, more people are attracted to and adapt an organic lifestyle. One of the latest trends to have optimum control over the quality of organic fruit and vegetables people consume has been organic farming. Typically, organic farming can be quite costly and time consuming when compared to old, conventional farming methods. The final product, however, is chemical-free, better tasting, and healthier produce. The entire process, including fertilisation and pest control, is eco-friendly.
Why Going Organic Makes Good Sense
Simple habits, particularly those cemented over a lifetime can be difficult to change, what’s more dietary habits – but it’s never too late to start. What you put in your body, that is who you are and what you become. So it’s really important to put in good things and live a healthy, disease-free live. If you have misgivings about going organic, here’s a list of common concerns, with advice on how to resolve them.
“Only rich people can afford to eat organic food”. Have you heard that one before? Price factor may well be the No. 1 barrier preventing many from eating organically grown and raised food items. We can go on forever on the economic reasons factory farms and agribusiness can produce foods that costs so little. Basically it’s a question of where to spend your money: on staying healthy by avoiding pesticides and additives, or on medicines and the doctor when you get sick.
Going organic doesn’t have to be completely changing your whole life. You could add one item at the start and then in a month, add the next. If you like chicken, commit yourself to buying only chicken that’s organic. If you drink a lot of milk, make the milk organic. If you do that in a regular way, after one year you’ll realise most of the important things you buy are organic.
Under U.S. standards, foods earn organic ratings (See Certified Organic Label Guide) based on how they were raised or grown, or the percentage of organic ingredients in processed products. So read labels carefully, and bear in mind that foods marked “natural” are not certified organic; that foods marked “locally grown” aren’t necessarily organically grown; and that many foods stocked in “whole food” stores may be grown and produced no more healthfully than similar items in traditional supermarkets.
Organic food, especially organic produce, is not that much more expensive than conventionally raised produce if you buy it seasonally. If you go like nature intended and eat, for example vegetables that are readily available rather than exotic, they would not be very expensive.
If you eat more nutritional foods produced and prepared in a more healthful way, then you don’t need to eat as much food because you are satiated earlier. The older we get, the smaller our portions should get because our metabolism slows down.
If you’re planning to go organic, remember this – “Don’t give up”. As you adjust your eating and living habits, nothing will happen quickly. But slowly and steadily, the changes will have an impact on your health and how you feel.
7 Reasons to Choose Organic Now
Organic is great for your well-being and the environment, is kind to animals and wildlife and allows us make a big difference – simply through the way we shop.
1. More Nutritious
Organic food, particularly raw and unprocessed food, contains higher levels of vitamins (such as beta carotene, C, D and E), cancer-fighting antioxidants, and essential minerals.
2. Sustainable Practice
The native American Indians believe that one should be able to find food and nourishment within a 5 km radius of one’s home. In supporting local and organic, we help the local economy and drive demand for sustainable practices.
3. Food you can trust
Hydrogenated fats and controversial additives including aspartame, tartrazine, MSG are banned under organic standards.
4. Sustainable Practices
Organic farming releases less greenhouse gases than non-organic farming – choosing organic, local and seasonal food can significantly reduce your carbon footprint.
5. Animal welfare
Organic standards insist that animals are given plenty of space and fresh air to thrive and grow – guaranteeing a truly free-range life.
6. Protecting wildlife
Organic farms are havens for wildlife and provide homes for bees, birds and butterflies.
Genetically modified crops and ingredients are banned under organic standards. You may be surprised to know that over a million tonnes of GM crops are imported by many countries each year to feed the majority of non-organic livestock which produce pork, bacon, milk, cheese and other dairy products. |
As a way of getting you in game theory mode–the mode in which nothing is as it appears–here’s a joke:
The dumbest kid in the world
A young boy enters a barber shop and the barber whispers to his customer, “This is the dumbest kid in the world. Watch while I prove it to you.”
The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and two quarters in the other, then calls the boy over and asks, “Which do you want, son?”
The boy takes the quarters and leaves.
“What did I tell you?” said the barber. “That kid never learns!” Later, when the customer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of the ice cream store.
“Hey, son! May I ask you a question? Why did you take the quarters instead of the dollar bill?”
The boy licked his cone and replied, “Because the day I take the dollar, the game is over!”
The Mind Your Decisions blog uses the pirate puzzle game to make their point about fair division. The scenario and rules are listed below. Before you read the answer, think about who you think has the advantage in this scenario. Hint, it does not pay to be 2nd, but why?
Pirate Puzzle game
Three pirates (A, B, and C) arrive from a lucrative voyage with 100 pieces of gold. They will split up the money according to an ancient code dependent on their leadership rules. The pirates are organized with a strict leadership structure—pirate A is stronger than pirate B who is stronger than pirate C.
The voting process is a series of proposals with a lethal twist. Here are the rules:
1. The strongest pirate offers a split of the gold. An example would be: “0 to me, 10 to B, and 90 to C.”
2. All of the pirates, including the proposer, vote on whether to accept the split. The proposer holds the casting vote in the case of a tie.
3. If the pirates agree to the split, it happens.
4. Otherwise, the pirate who proposed the plan gets thrown overboard from the ship and perishes.
5. The next strongest pirate takes over and then offers a split of the money. The process is repeated until a proposal is accepted.
Pirates care first and foremost about living, then about getting gold. How does the game play out?
At first glance it appears that the strongest pirate will have to give most of the loot. But a closer analysis demonstrates the opposite result—the leader holds quite a bit of power.
The game can be solved by thinking ahead and reasoning backwards. All pirates will do this because they are a very smart bunch, a trait necessary for surviving on the high seas.
Looking ahead, let’s consider what would happen if pirate A is thrown overboard. What will happen between pirates B and C? It turns out that pirate B turns into a dictator. Pirate B can vote “yes” to any offer that he proposes, and even if pirate C declines, the situation is a tie and pirate B holds the casting vote. In this situation, pirate C has no voting power at all. Pirate B will take full advantage of his power and give himself all 100 pieces in the split, leaving pirate C with nothing.
But will pirate A ever get thrown overboard? Pirate A will clearly vote on his own proposal, so his entire goal reduces to buying a single vote to gain the majority.
Which pirate is easiest to buy off? Pirate C is a likely candidate because he ends up with nothing if pirate A dies. This means pirate C has a vested interest in keeping pirate A alive. If pirate A gives him any reasonable offer—in theoretical sense, even a single gold coin—pirate C would accept the plan.
And that’s what will happen. Pirate A will offer 1 gold coin to pirate C, nothing to pirate B, and take 99 coins for himself. The plan will be accepted by pirates A and C, and it will pass. Amazingly, pirate A ends up with tremendous power despite having two opponents. Luckily, the opponents dislike each other and one can be bought off.
The game illustrates the spoils can go to the strongest pirate or the one that gets to act first, if the remaining members have conflicting interests. The leader has the means to buy off weak members.
Don’t get caught up in the exact assumptions or outcomes of the game—just remember the basic lesson. In the real world, it might be necessary to buy a vote with 20 gold coins. Nonetheless, the general logic is the same. Here are some of the main insights from the game:
- Players should think ahead and reason backwards
- A leader can win by exploiting conflict among weaker members
- Players derive worth from voting power, and some players can be bought off |
May 19, 2016. Gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, is very common, affecting up to 1 in 5 or more of adult men and women in the U.S. population.
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Free GERD / Acid-Reflux Friendly Recipes that. – If you have GERD / Acid Reflux, our online guide, Eating to Prevent GERD, can help. This guidebook includes information on how to eat, recommendations for lifestyle change, and Tummy Tips to help you live a pain-free life and prevent Acid Reflux.
Cow's Milk Allergy among Children with Gastroesophageal Reflux. – Aug 18, 2011. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and cow's milk allergy (CMA) are two. It seems that cow's milk product can either aggravate GERD.
Acid reflux and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). breastfed babies can also acquire cows' milk allergy if their mothers consume milk products.
GERD diet. This diet is used to help reduce discomfort in the esophagus caused by Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). Symptoms such as heartburn, chest discomfort, and a bitter taste in the mouth often occur due to fluid coming up into the breathing passages.
Cow’s milk allergy is the most common food allergy in young children. Fortunately, most babies outgrow milk allergies by their second or third year.
In GERD, food, acid, and digestive juices flow back into the esophagus, the tube that connects the throat to the stomach. Over time, this causes irritation and swelling, known as esophagitis.
GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease, is a long-term (chronic) digestive disorder. As food or milk is digesting, the LES opens. chocolate, drinks with caffeine such as sodas and tea, citrus fruit and juices, and tomato products.
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This is a quiz that contains NCLEX review questions for GERD. As a nurse providing care to a patient with GERD, it is important to know the signs and symptoms, pathophysiology, medications, nursing management, diet education, and complications.
Jan 13, 2018. A bland diet can be used alongside lifestyle changes to help address the symptoms of ulcers, heartburn, GERD, nausea, and vomiting.
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During a GERD attack, you might wish to simply avoid food altogether. However, a small amount of certain foods or beverages can help relieve the uncomfortable symptoms of reflux.
Certain foods tend to encourage symptoms of GERD. You may be advised to eat these foods less often, or to cut them out of your diet completely.
Online dietary advice for GERD is often characterized by the following statement: “Avoid fatty or fried foods, coffee, tea, alcohol, spicy foods, oranges and other citrus fruits, tomatoes, onions, carbonated beverages, chocolate and mint.”
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You can continue to eat your favorite fruits, vegetables, grains and fish with few exceptions. You can also enjoy dairy, meat and poultry, but stick with low-fat or skim dairy products and lean meat, which have 10 grams of fat or less per serving.
May 31, 2018. There is no prohibition on milk and other dairy products, but when eating cheese, select softer options such as cream cheese, brie, Neufchâtel,
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This diet is used to help reduce discomfort in the esophagus caused by Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). Symptoms such as heartburn, and chest discomfort and a bitter taste in the mouth often occur, due to acid washing up from the stomach.
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Finding the Right GERD Diet – Armoring Yourself with Patience and Willingness to Experiment. Understanding what GERD is, its causes, symptoms, the effects it has on your body, and the way your body responds to specific treatments is necessary to help you devise a plan diet to manage the condition.
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My baby spits up – is this a problem? Spitting up, sometimes called physiological or uncomplicated reflux, is common in babies and is usually (but not always) normal.
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What is a surge protector?
A surge protector is a device that protects sensitive electronic equipment from harmful voltage spikes and power surges. It absorbs excess energy much like a sponge absorbs water. They are different from power strips which provide power extension and extra outlets, but offer no protection against power spikes or surges.
What is a power surge?
A power surge is a short-term increase in voltage (or voltage spike) due to lightning strikes or unusual line conditions, like when power companies switch power distribution across grids. It’s important to periodically replace your surge protector (once every 3-4 years is recommended in most cases) since power surges wear down the protective components inside the surge protector over time.
Why is surge protection important?
- The average household gets 350 power surges per year.
- Overvoltage, brownouts, power surges and voltage spikes occur five times a day on average.
- Small, frequent power surges cause cumulative damage to connected electronics, shortening the product lifespan.
- Power surges are the number one cause of data loss.
- Over 50% of equipment failure can be attributed to power surge/failure.
- The right surge protection will save your electronics and extend the life of your products.
- Choosing a surge protector will safeguard all your valuable electronics; many are backed by Connected Equipment Warranties.
What is a connected equipment warranty?
A connected equipment warranty covers equipment that is damaged by transient voltage while properly connected through a surge protector to a properly wired AC power line with a protective ground. Brands that offer CEWs will repair or replace any equipment damaged by a power surge, spike or lightning strike while properly connected to their surge protector, up to the listed amount.
What are the basic features of a surge protector?
- Joules of Protection range from 300 to over 4,000 joules to protect all devices from lamps to 4K televisions
- Multiple Outlets: 1, 3, 4, 7 6, 8, and 12 outlet variations accommodate any setup throughout your home
- LED Indicators indicate whether the surge protector is properly grounded and whether your devices are protected
- USB Ports charge mobile device rapidly and safely
- Cord Length: Choose the length that best fits the setup in any room of your house
- Protective Housing resists impact, corrosion, and scratching
How many joules of protection do I need?
Below 1,000 joules protect:
- Digital Alarm Clock
- Cell Phone Charger
- Phone/Answering Machine
- Small Kitchen Appliances
Between 1,000-2,000 joules protect:
- Power Tools
2,000 joules and above protect:
- Desktop Computer
- Stereo System
- Gaming Console
- DVR/Blu-ray Players
What is a spike? What causes them?
A spike is a significant increase in voltage that can enter electronic equipment through AC, network, serial, phone or coaxial lines, and can damage or completely destroy components.
Spikes are most often caused by:
- Unusual power line conditions
- Noisy electrical surroundings
- Disturbance generated by users
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@The Pentacle Queen - at least in the US, they have to spend down their $$ in order to get aid, and the system looks back a few years to make sure the money isn't being socked away in the Cayman Islands or anything.
Talk to your parents and bring in their solicitor. Your folks are competent so these are, currently, their decisions, but talk to them about your concerns. If they don't have a will, urge them to make one (hence the solicitor) or update theirs if it is more than 5 years old. Ask them to consider their future care situation and a few scenarios.
I think you are thinking - and a lot of folks fall into this trap - that the whole thing is all or nothing. They are in their current home or it's full-time care. But there are several stages in between. These depend on your parents' health and what it is down the road.
For example, your parents may be otherwise healthy and perfectly competent but have mobility issues and may need a place with one story but not much else, and that might work for them for a while. Or they might get cancer and require treatment but remain with it mentally and just need help during chemo. Heart or lung function problems can cause weakness which can make mobility an issue even if legs are fine. And arthritis in hands can make daily tasks difficult even if they can run up and down the stairs like champs. Or they could go deaf or blind or both. None of that gets into Alzheimer's, which is not guaranteed but is far more prevalent the older they get. People in their nineties are often going to have some sort of mental or judgment impairment. See: http://www.alzfdn.org/AboutAlzheimers/statistics.html
So you should also talk to your parents about their medical issues. Get a full list of their doctors and the medications they are taking
. In the US, so long as they are considered to be competent, their doctors can't divulge care information to you. I suspect things may be similar where you are. But talk to them about drug interactions because often there are a bunch of doctors and they are not necessarily perfectly communicating with each other. Five medications are almost guaranteed to have some sort of interaction issue. See: http://www.consumerreports.org/drugs/taking-multiple-meds-can-trigger-drug-interactions/
Plus there can be some nondrug alternatives. Your parents might benefit from some forms of exercise even if they aren't gym rats. Even daily or almost daily walking can be helpful for some issues, such as higher blood pressure. Even if they have mobility issues, getting outside is good for other things.
And by that I mean depression. It can be an issue for people, particularly if they are dealing with chronic pain.
Anyway, this is a lot to throw at you, and getting started early is not a bad idea at all. But your parents deserve to be a part of determining what their future is going to look like. |
Edna, the penguin, lives in a world of three colors: white, black and blue. But this is no ordinary penguin. She is determined that there is more to the world than just these three shades. Day after day, Edna searches and finally, tumbling and stumbling, she finds an entirely new, incredible color. "I knew it! the world isn't only white black and blue." Everyone comes to see this amazing find. It turns out to be a camp of scientists with a brightly colored orange tent and airplane. The scientists are about to fly away but they leave behind a brightly colored glove. As a new day dawns, "Edna wonders, What else could there be?" What a wonderful way to inspire and encourage children to imagine and questions and think beyond their own boundaries.
A Penguin Story
Harper Collins, Dec 2008 |
March 14, 2019
The general consensus is that Content Marketing has been around for over a hundred years, with John Deere’s The Furrow often referenced as the original piece of content marketing. However, there are examples that predate The Furrow, including Poor Richard’s Almanac published in 1732 by Pennsylvania’s own Benjamin Franklin to promote his printing business. In fact, you could make an argument that prehistoric cave etchings were a form of Content Marketing, as they captured some how-tos of specific activities, like cooking, hunting, and weapon-making that were fundamental to sustaining life, and documented them for reference by future generations. The Content Marketing Institute has a nice infographic that includes many of the best known and most successful examples.
However, it’s only in the past ten years or so that Content Marketing has really taken off and been embraced by the majority of marketers as a core component of their marketing programs. B2B marketers were the first to make this shift, with American Express’ OPEN Forum, launched in 2007, often pointed to as the gold standard, but consumer brands were not too far behind with Johnson & Johnson, Proctor & Gamble, Coca Cola and Kraft Foods making massive investments into content production as means to connect with consumers.
So what happened and why now? Why is such a significant shift in strategy and reallocation of marketing dollars occurring across all industries and companies, from single entrepreneurs to SMBs to global enterprises? My theory? Content Marketing puts the customer first.
In the late 90’s business were experimenting with advertising on the web. Static “brochure” sites transitioned to increased interactivity, animation and data capture. On site banner ads morphed into even more intrusive rich media and “page take-overs” (shudder) and then retreated into native advertising. The one thing they all had in common was that the content was still all about communicating the benefits of a company’s product or service. It was all brand-centric.
The irony is that at the same time there was a huge shift happening in design theory, specifically web design but also in the broader field of experience design. User Experience (UX) became a field primarily associated with web design despite having been around since the 1940s. It’s core tenet was to design an experience for the user that balanced their needs (specifically the information that they were looking for) with the businesses desire to promote their products or services. User Centered Design (UCD) dictated that a deeper understanding of user’s needs and desires was a prerequisite for designing effective web experiences. Hundreds of hours would be spent performing primary user research, testing all varieties of page types and different navigation hierarchies, in order to optimize a web site’s usability, but the content continued to be primarily about the brand and its benefits. After all, why would a company spend thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of dollars to create something that didn’t prioritize promoting its products or services?
However, as the number of people online continued to increase, along with the amount of time they spent on their digital devices, the ROI for online advertising headed in the other direction. Users became more and more skilled at ignoring all types of online advertising, often unconsciously, and ad blocking software has become almost ubiquitous. Technology has empowered companies to become significantly better at targeting specific audiences with their marketing messages while simultaneously arming consumers to block those very same messages from ever reaching their screens. (Re)Enter Content Marketing.
The premise of Content Marketing gets to the core of what is most objectionable about advertising. Nobody wants their viewing or listening experience to be interrupted by a message trying to sell them something, with the possible exception of the Super Bowl, which is for many viewers more about the commercials than the game. We chose to consume content, whether it’s watching TV, listening to the radio, reading magazines, scrolling through social media feeds, etc. because we get something of value out of it. The content is entertaining or informative or educational. It’s useful in a way that advertisements are not. Television advertisers figured this out a while ago and set out to find different ways to entertain consumers while pitching their products, with humor being the predominant strategy. Certain commercials like Wendy’s “Where’s The Beef” or Budweiser’s “Wassup” spurred catch phrases that became part of popular culture in and television history and they were effective in building brand affinity and driving sales. However, achieving this level of success is like trying to catch lightning in a bottle and with DVR functionality becoming ubiquitous, fast forwarding through commercials has become almost second nature while the increase in subscription-based streaming services has significantly reduced viewing across ad-supported networks..
The growth of the internet has also driven another fundamental change in how marketers must approach the challenge of customer engagement. The model of the traditional sales funnel (Awareness, Interest, Consideration, Purchase, Loyalty) has been permanently altered. Consumers have exponentially more access to information which makes their behavior much less predictable. They bounce around from top-of-the-funnel (ToF) behavior, like asking “how to” questions, to bottom-of-the-funnel (BoF) actions, like pricing out a specific option, and then back to “where can I find” questions. This non-linear behavior means that marketers have to be much more sophisticated in how they approach helping prospects move through the buying process.
Let’s use buying a car as an example. In the Dark Ages before the internet, you had to visit the dealership to acquire information. You could ask friends and colleagues about their experiences but if you wanted to get a sense of how different models compared, specifications (MPG, horsepower, braking power), available features, color options, pricing, etc. you had to go to the dealership. Once there, you knew you were going to get the hard sell. Car salespeople were trained to do everything possible to keep you from leaving because they knew that once you stepped off the lot the chances of your coming back were slim. So, high-pressure sales tactics were the norm, with all kinds of confusing incentives being offered, not to mention the indecipherable and never-ending paperwork and endless negotiation that you faced once you decided to buy.
Now, in the 21st century, every piece of information you could want is at your fingertips just a click away. You can research hundreds of models, with every variation of options, have access to real-time inventory, see pricing by date, zip code, etc., compare performance and reliability data over extended periods of times and read thousands of reviews written by professionals or other consumers. You can even buy a car and have it delivered to your home without ever interacting with a live person if you choose. So, the traditional sales funnel is non-existent as buyers bounce back and forth, gathering the type of information that was traditionally collected in a very linear fashion. This means that there has been a massive power shift, away from the salesperson to the consumer and a successful sales strategy has to be built around positioning your brand as the best provider of information, aka Content Marketing.
With these changes, more and more marketers are beginning to embrace the concept of customer-centric advertising that prioritizes the audience’s needs and desires. Marketing strategists are realizing that in order to gain attention and drive engagement they must produce content that provides value to the consumer throughout the decision-making process. The relationship between brands and buyers has always been transactional but the roles have switched or, more accurately, they have expanded. Brands now need to become publishers, producing credible, fresh and relevant content, on a consistent basis, that they provide to consumers in exchange for their attention and data on online behavior. Consumers are now expecting brands to be a source of trustworthy information relevant to their category and they expect this information to come free of promotional or salesy tactics, and brands are accommodating.
Examples of customer-centric marketing can now be found in every industry. From auto insurance company esurance giving consumers the ability to obtain quotes from competitors on its site, to REI’s You Tube channel which contains hundreds of videos with tips related to outdoor activities, it appears that marketers have seen the light and are making their customer’s desire for useful and relevant information a priority in their marketing activities. My guess is that this is no trend but rather the first phase of marketers shifting to strategies that reflect the end of the traditional sales funnel. Becoming a trusted source of useful information is a long play. You may not get the short term sale but you’ll likely see a big lift in customer lifetime value and the benefit of customer referrals is a huge multiplier.
Of course, all new opportunities bring their own set of challenges. One of the more complicated issues Content Marketing presents to marketers is how to measure the impact, apply those learnings to future efforts and accurately calculate the return on your Content Marketing investments. I’ll cover this topic in next week’s post. Until then good luck and please hit me up with any questions or topics you’d like to see covered in future posts.
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Mind. Body. And the Entrepreneurial Spirit
Can Healthcare Reform Make or Break the Gig Economy?
There is a very real possibility that the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—or significant portions of it—will be repealed. This raises many questions that affect workers’ employment decisions, overall health and well-being, and financial status.
Will changes in ACA healthcare make or break the gig economy? Will more workers choose healthcare over job satisfaction? Will small business owners’ profits be swallowed up by high premiums of high-risk pools? Will startups be able to attract top talent if they can’t offer an affordable healthcare option? How do large businesses fill the talent voids currently filled by independent workers?
The most intriguing question of all for the New World of Work is something we may never be able to quantify: Will the dreamers and innovators and entrepreneurs of this brave new world abandon their passions? And if they do, what will become of our most promising new industries and technologic advancements?
The ACA & the Gig Economy.
The ACA expanded health insurance to roughly 20 million Americans, including those with pre-existing health conditions. Of those currently receiving health insurance coverage under the law, one in five is self-employed, a small business owner or both, according to a 2014 report issued by the U.S Department of Treasury. This translates to approximately 4 million people who represent segments of the gig economy who rely on this insurance, as well as businesses that rely on these workers to fill talent gaps.
The ACA enabled more self-employed, temporary workers and independent contractors to obtain health insurance independently. With the ACA, small businesses and new startup organizations with fewer than 50 employees had an option to offer affordable healthcare even when it was not legally required. They had opportunities to expand their talent base by including temporary and independent workers who wanted to make a difference in a smaller organization and contribute to the expansion of a small business.
In addition, small business owners (those with 50 to 90 employees) who were required to provide health insurance to their employees were able to use the ACA as a lower-cost provider of insurance that did not discriminate for employees with a pre-existing condition. The availability of the ACA healthcare option contributed to the popularity of the gig economy.
Many people are proud to be part of the gig economy. They contribute real value not only to the organizations where they work but to our society. These entrepreneurs, new startup business owners and other independent workers are empowered by their freedom to learn, innovate and follow their passions.
Without access to affordable healthcare, the potential impact on the gig economy may seem obvious: More people will decide to choose traditional, salaried jobs over contract and freelance work. Yet, it’s the indirect impact that is even more likely to make or break the gig economy.
In the New World of Work, creativity and innovation offer critical advantages to businesses both large and small. When people feel uncertain, confused or stressed, they start to lose their confidence and drive. The power of creativity and innovation is diminished, not only in the individual but throughout the organization.
Health insurance can take care of workers when they are sick. But what fuels their wellness? The ability to create and contribute keeps minds and bodies healthy, and the entrepreneurial spirit alive, even in times of uncertainty.
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Do you possess Modern Teaching Skills? As with most professions today, there are rapid developments in teaching that are being driven by social and technological changes. Keeping up to date with these developments within education will pay dividends with improved teaching skills. The skills needed to be a great teacher have now changed; modern teachers need to be competent in many new skill sets that were unknown to their predecessors. So here are, in our opinion, the 10 skills Modern Teachers need to know.
Traditional Teaching Skills
These first 6 teaching skills are not new, but their importance has increased significantly for the modern teacher.
# 1 Commitment: It is essential that teachers are committed to their work and to the education of young people. The responsibility that lies in the hands of a teacher is huge, so a modern teacher must always be aware of this and be truly engaged in their profession.
# 2 Preparation: There used be a time when the right temperament enabled you to become a teacher. Nowadays it’s nigh on impossible to find a teacher without formal academic training. This requirement is increasing as education levels improve in society. The better prepared you are as a teacher, the more effective you’ll be, so you should pursue you studies with this ethos in mind.
# 3 Organization: Good organization and the planning of a course in advance are key factors for success. It is very important that a teacher organizes the lesson properly and allocates the time to cover it in its entirety. Students can tell a poorly planned class from a mile away and once they realise the teacher isn’t putting in the effort neither will they!
# 4 Tolerance: In an increasingly diverse and multicultural society, it is necessary for teachers to manage any prejudices they may have and to treat all their students equally without showing favouritism. It’s a very important teaching skill not to impose your world view on your students, instead you should openly discuss topics and let students decide for themselves.
#5 Story Telling: One of the best ways to teach and transfer ideas is through stories. The best teachers have used this method in their classes for centuries. Teaching a lesson by incorporating story-telling techniques is a fantastic teaching skill to develop at anytime. Utilizing it leaves your class wanting to find out what happens next. An engaged class is the best way to increase participation and collaboration.
#6 Open to Questions: Having discussions and collaborating in class are essential for encouraging students and implementing new teaching techniques. Teachers must be open to answering their students questions. Modern teachers truly listen to their students questions and answer them honestly, not just with a cursory or textbook response. It may sometimes occur that you don’t know the answer to a question or you don’t have the time! If this happens, don’t waffle or brush the question off, just explain that you will look in to it and get back to the student with a proper answer later.
New Teaching Skills
These new teaching skills complement the more traditional ones. These skills are associated with new technologies. Incorporating these into your teaching repertoire will ensure you become a modern teacher.
# 7 Innovative: The modern teacher must be willing to innovate and try new things, both teaching skills and educational apps, ICT tools and electronic devices. The modern teacher must be an “early adopter”.
# 8 Tech Enthusiast: The modern teacher must not only be innovative but also be willing to explore new technologies. Whether it is iPads, apps or personal learning environments, modern teachers should be in constant search of new ICT solutions to implement in their classrooms.
# 9 Social : One of the traditional teaching skills was to be open to questions. The modern teacher shouldlead the conversation to social networks to explore possibilities outside of the class itself. We recommend our “Twitter in the Classroom: Ideas for teachers” to explore this idea in more depth.
# 10 Geek: We mean this in the best sense of the word. The internet is the greatest source of knowledge that humanity has ever known, so to be a modern teacher you must be a curious person and incorporate this resource at every available option. Trust me, your students are going to do it if you don’t! You need to be someone who is always researching and looking for new information to challenge your students and engage them in a dialogue both in class and online.
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Suicide warning signs in teens
Additional warning signs that a teen may be considering suicide:
Change in eating and sleeping habits
Withdrawal from friends, family, and regular activities
Violent or rebellious behavior, running away
Drug and alcohol use
Unusual neglect of personal appearance
Persistent boredom, difficulty concentrating, or a decline in the quality of schoolwork
Frequent complaints about physical symptoms, often related to emotions, such as stomachaches, headaches, fatigue, etc.
Not tolerating praise or rewards
Source: American Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline
– Suicide prevention telephone hotline funded by the U.S. government. Provides free, 24-hour assistance. 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
Aspire: Crisis 1-800-560-4038
Meridian Health Services: Emergency 800-333-2647
Saint Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital: Anderson Center 1(800) 453-9143 |
Jorge Ramos gives true voice to Latinos in the Democratic Debate
Univision’s anchor became a focal point by putting Democratic candidates against the ropes and breaking with common political verbiage.
We can have all the differences and discrepancies with the way of doing journalism in the United States, but if we owe something to the Trump era, it’s the resurgence of the right voices at the right time.
That’s what Jorge Ramos became during the Democratic debate last Thursday.
Referring to the “Latinx” community, Ramos opened his participation as a moderator making it clear “we also speak Spanish in this country.”
"This debate is taking place at a very difficult time for Latinos in Texas and throughout the United States, but it’s important that they know, that we know that this is our country."
Without stepping into pleasantries, Ramos opened his questions by speaking directly about Latin America, especially the situation in Venezuela.
Mixing languages, the journalist gave a voice to a community that had not had a chance in previous debates, exemplifying the heterogeneity of Latinos in the United States.
On issues such as the relationship between veganism and climate change, for example, Ramos hit the spot on a key issue for the Hispanic community in the country, after polls determined the importance Latinos give Climate Change during the midterm elections. He also highlighted that their communities have been the most affected by natural disasters.
As The Hill explained earlier this year, "Latinos are 165% more likely to live in counties with unhealthy levels of pollution and 51% more likely to live in counties with unhealthy levels of ozone than non-Hispanic whites."
However, and as Ramos correctly posed to candidate Cory Booker - the only vegan among the candidates - the relationship between food and climate change is a double-edged sword for Latinos, who make up 80% of farmworkers in the United States.
But the most important question the journalist asked during the debate had to do with immigration.
Referring to the massacre in El Paso, Ramos asked Vice President Joe Biden:
“Vice President Biden, as a presidential candidate, in 2008, you supported the border wall, saying, ‘Unlike most Democrats, I voted for 700 miles of fence.’ This is what you said,” the journalist stated.
“Then you served as vice president in an administration that deported 3 million people, the most ever in U.S. history.”
“Did you do anything to prevent those deportations? I mean, you've been asked this question before and refused to answer, so let me try once again. Are you prepared to say tonight that you and President Obama made a mistake about deportations? Why should Latinos trust you?”
Between stutters, Biden compared his administration with Donald Trump and turned to the DACA card to try to convince the journalist.
"Yeah, but you didn’t answer the question," Ramos counterattacked, cornering the Democratic favorite and putting him on a silver platter so that the former secretary of housing and urban development - and only Latino candidate - Julian Castro could attack:
“My problem with Vice President Biden — and Cory pointed this out last time — is every time something good about Barack Obama comes up, he says, oh, I was there, I was there, I was there, that's me, too, and then every time somebody questions part of the administration that we were both part of, he says, well, that was the president,” Castro said.
“I mean, he wants to take credit for Obama's work, but not have to answer to any questions.”
Ramos exemplified the urgency of the Latin American community in the United States to be involved in the debate, to have a seat at the table and break with the stereotypes that Donald Trump’s White House intends to impose on them.
His voice and stoicism are only a sample of the real challenge that candidates have when it comes to convincing an electorate deeply hurt by this Administration. |
When purpose is unknown abuse is inevitable. A comprehending of the aim of the Christian business will let us within our method of handling and running our companies.
Many say there is a Christian business, without fully understanding the idea of a Christian business.
The truth is, a company entity is neither Christian nor non-Christian. A Christian clients are one operated by a Christian, who engages Spiritual values and concepts as trained within the word of God, within the daily running in the industry.
The important thing element in building a Christian clients are persistence for creating decisions across the bases of scriptures instead of on situations, feelings or what’s acceptable to society.
As we run our companies in relation to god, we recognition God and lastly bring glory to His name.
This can be really the explanation for every Christian, operating a company otherwise- to glorify God. This, may be the primary cause of every Christian business.
“……..whatsoever ye do, do all for that glory of God.”1cor 1o:31
Our companies must bring glory to God!
You can do this, as we use our companies for everyone God’s purposes in the world.
At the beginning of business career, the important thing factor for that entrepreneur is the easiest method to break even and also the organization running. Later it might be imperative that you make profit creating a bigger business.
Which explains why, it is crucial for the Christian business man and lady to get a priority system, that can help to keep balance. Maintaining balance is essential within the spiritual sense similar to within the material sense.
If other functions of effectively operating a business organization are neglected within trying to find evangelism, the business would run aground.
We have to squeeze business to create revenue making profit. God posseses an interest within our companies generating revenue. He wants us to prosper in everything perform.
“Thus saith god, thy Redeemer, the Holy Among Israel I’m god thy God which teacheth thee to know, which leadeth thee incidentally that thou shouldest go.”Isaiah 48:17
“Anf the husband will probably be like a tree grown using the rivers water, that bringeth forth his fruit inside the season his leaf also shall not wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.” Psalm 1:3
Yet we have to not neglect when using the business for everyone God, as we propagate the Gospel.
Therefore, the priorities really mean precisely what are my goals, and may my goals be balanced to own overall reason behind serving God while meeting material needs.
Business as Instrument of Evangelism: When placed alongside, the web earnings in the clients are rather trivial in comparison to cost of the soul. However, if used correctly a company allows you to modify the lives of countless lost people.
“For what exactly is a man profited, if he shall gain the earth, and lose their particular soul? or what shall a guy share with acquire his soul?” Pad 16:26
A business owner can use his business as being a tool to help those within his sphere of financial dealings and operations by helping individuals to listen to the Gospel of Christ. And so nearly all are brought to Christ.
Financing the Gospel: We’re able to also set apart, a particular volume of the earnings from your companies, for kingdom work. Sponsoring Gospel crusades, mission work and building worship centers are commendable and laudable things will probably for the kingdom of God, as God enables us to to create profits within our companies.
Using this, our publication rack getting glory to God, as existence continues to be transformed and impacted.
“…..My towns through success shall yet be spread abroad….” Zec 1:17
Transporting out each one of these, won’t be challenging whenever we understand that all we’ve, we brought on by god.
“For who maketh thee to change from another? together with what hast thou that thou didst not receive? if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as though thou hadst not received it?”1cor 4:7
Also worth note, is all God has ever done, anf the husband opportunity do, will probably be performed for His pleasure.
The business along with the profit He gave you, He gave for His pleasure.
“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to acquire glory and recognition and power: for thou hast produced everything, as well as for thy pleasure they’re and were produced.” Rev 4:11
Whenever you operate your business by using this understanding, you can be assured of God’s continuous backing and persistence for the organization.
That’s His backing and persistence for the companies which can make for wealth creation. By using this publish I invite you directly into wealth and riches.
The best way to you, how are things presently with your business to satisfy God’s eternal purpose in the world? Let us hear whenever you create a comment. |
I remain calm in a crisis.
Many wonderful things occur in life. But life is also unpredictable. And whatever happens, positive or otherwise, can happen fast and strong.
I am compelled to feel peace and tranquility so I take actions that help me maintain my serenity, even in a crisis.
Occasionally, incidents occur that bring challenge, uncertainty, and even tragedy. I know that any day, including this day, can bring a crisis. I strive to be ready for the unexpected. My preparation helps me to be calm when the bottom drops out.
Even though experiencing a crisis deters me from proceeding in my expected direction, I know I can manage the crisis effectively and soon begin moving forward again.
I can handle a delay and restructure my plans as needed.
I find the place inside me that brings stillness and peace, even when situations trigger a roller coaster of emotions. If I connect with the fact that I have the power to control my feelings and reactions, I am encouraged.
The unknown nature of any crisis can be scary, but I am able to remain calm because I know that life goes on. I am urged to move forward and put one foot in front of the other.
Today, I reflect on ways to remain calm in a crisis.
- How do I react when a crisis occurs?
- Do I know of anyone who reacts masterfully during a crisis? What can I learn from them?
- What steps can I take to increase the chances that I will remain calm when an unexpected challenge develops? |
Leaving your pet in good hands while you’re away means writing out clear, comprehensive instructions for your pet sitter. Here’s a few questions that’ll help you complete this crucial step.
Leaving your beloved pet at home is never easy, but sometimes it’s necessary. To ensure that your animal is well looked after when you’re gone, the first step is selecting the right pet sitter. The second step? Leaving the best pet sitting instructions possible.
Here are 5 essential questions to ask yourself when writing out instructions for your sitter:
1. Can your notes be followed?
Arrange everything so it is clear, concise and easy to follow. Type out the notes so your sitter doesn’t have to strain himself reading your handwriting. List things in an order which seems logical, and don’t overload each section with irrelevant details.
If you’re having difficulties, try looking at your notes from another’s eyes. If you were a sitter looking after someone else’s pet, would you be able to make sense of the instructions? You’d want them to tell you everything you need to do, when, and for how long – so be sure to convey all that information to your own sitter.
2. Have you included all food requirements?
Your pet may have the simplest diet in the world, or the most complex – it doesn’t matter. To your pet sitter, everything is new, so spell it all out as clearly and as concisely as you can. Write out what your pet should eat, the amount they should get, and when. Make it obvious, and your sitter will thank you for it.
3. Will it be easy for your pet sitter to find the items you’re referring to?
Make it easy for your pet sitter by including a full inventory of your pet’s items and where everything can be found. Leave sufficient quantities of food and other essentials so your sitter doesn’t have to go to the store while you’re away, and leave everything close at hand. The last thing your sitter wants is to be tearing the place apart searching for food when your pet is hungry.
4. What does your pet’s normal behavior look like?
You know your pet’s personality and quirks, but your pet sitter doesn’t! If he or she has spent time with your pet before, you can probably skip this step. But for anyone who you’ve only met a handful of times, listing your pet’s idiosyncrasies can be the difference between an enjoyable experience and an incredibly stressful one.
How does your pet behave in normal situations? How does your pet react to change? What behaviors does your pet display that might cause your pet sitter to be concerned? Answer these questions so your sitter knows what to expect.
5. Have you included what to do in an emergency?
This is an essential point, but easy to overlook. No one wants to think about a worst-case scenario, but it’s still important to provide details of what should be done and who should be contacted if things go awry. They probably won’t, but at least you can rest safe knowing that you put a plan in place if they do.
Before you set your instructions aside, read them over one more time. Does everything make sense? Are they thorough and easy to follow? If you are concerned that the answer to either of these questions is ‘no’, then make some changes. If everything looks good, then your work is done! |
As per the Indian tradition, the Ashwin Vadya Trayodashi (as per the Hindu Calendar month) is known as Dhanatrayodashi. On this day, an elaborate poojan (worship) of sources that generate energy such as, money, ornaments and lights as per tradition. The underlying sentiment of the fundamental prayer behind the ritual is, ‘Oh mother Laxmi, we will respect the wealth that You endow us with and will expend it for performing good deeds that You like. May the wealth continue to multiply through pious means’.
One may secure blessings of both Adimata Mahalaxmi and Bhaktamata Shree Laxmi on the auspicious day of Dhanatrayodashi. The ‘Shree Yantra’ is the basis of the two mother Goddesses. One can easily secure the grace of Adimata Mahalaxmi and Bhaktamata Shree Laxmi by the mere worship and darshan of the Shree Yantra.
Sadguru Shree Aniruddha has described the Shree Yantra as follows, The Shree Yantra is a fortress, which is the abode of Adimata. The mere darshan of the Shree Yantra with faith provides strength to the centres of the human body.
The word ‘Shree’ means being supreme. It means being venerable as also being the medium for receiving the Shadosha Aishwarya (16 types of wealth and prosperity).
The entire power, strength, prosperity and wealth of the universe is subject to Shree. Therefore, the worship and Upasana of the Shree Yantra is an extremely fruitful route for a human being to secure love, the 16 types of wealth attributed to her and strength from the Maha Tripura Sundari (the great, beautiful one Who commands the three worlds) Adimata Chandika.
On Dhanatrayodashi, Shraddhavans celebrate the Dhanalaxmi and Shree Yantra Poojan festival at Shree Harigurugram with great devotion under the guidance of Sadguru Shree Aniruddha to acquire all kinds of worldly and spiritual prosperity.
Information on the Shree Yantra:-
As described in the grantha, Matruvatsalyavindanam authored by Sadguru Shree Aniruddha, Lopamudra recited the Shree Sukta daily as directed by Adimata and advised by Shreeguru Dattatreya. She ceaselessly recited the Shree Yantra Adhishthan Mantra (the mantra assigned for the establishment of the Shree Yantra) as advised by Shreeguru Dattatreya to ensure the completion of the formation of the Shree Yantra and thereafter, built the Shree Yantra. The Shree Yantra Adhishthan Mantra is as follows:
ॐ श्री कमले कमलालये प्रसीद प्रसीद, श्रीं र्हीं ॐ महालक्ष्म्यै नमो नम : |
(Om Shree Kamale Kamalalaye Prasid Prasid, Shrim Rhim Om Mahalaxmyey Namo Namah| )
The formation and establishment of the Shree Yantra on the day of the Utsav –
Sadguru Shree Aniruddha has elucidated the importance of the Shree Yantra as also its formation and its worship in Matruvatsalyavindanam as well as in his editorials, under the column of Tulsipatra in Dainik Pratyaksha (a daily).
On the festive day of Dhanalaxmi Poojan, the establishment and worship of both variations of the Shree Yantra, the two dimensional (top view photo) and the three dimensional (photograph), which has been made Siddha (efficacious) with the jap and 16 types of Upasana, is carried out on the stage as per the guidance of Sadguru Shree Aniruddha. All the Shraddhavans can avail the opportunity to take darshan of the two Shree Yantra(s).
The weapons wielded by Adimata and Sadguru Trivikram strike the ill fate (dushprarabdha), the six vices which are the foes of the mankind (shadaripu) and evil tendencies (ku-vrutti) of the Shraddhavans, who remember Adimata and Sadguru Trivikram with utmost humility while regularly revering the Shree Yantra. This active intervention aids the expulsion of obstacles and adversities, which arise in the lives of Shraddhavans due to ill fate, and in their all-round progress.
The list of devotional programmes held on the day of the Utsav are as follows:
- Shree Yantra Poojan
- Shree Dhanalaxmi Poojan
- Dattamala Mantra recitation
- Shree Yantra poojan and archan (worship and offerings) by Shraddhavans
Even the Shraddhavans who do not own a Shree Yantra can attain peace, contentment, solace and the merit of bhakti(devotion), by the mere darshan of the Shree Yantra poojan performed on the stage. Either Shraddhavans bring along a new replica or their home replica of the Shree Yantra at the venue and may perform its poojan and abhishek (anointment with water) here.
After Sadguru Shree Aniruddha has made the Shree Yantra siddha at the Utsav, the Shraddhavans who so desire may place the Shree Yantra in their place of worship at home or in a locker.
The very presence of the Shree Yantra at our home can prove to be beneficial for us. Even if the person performing pooja inadvertently commits a mistake during the Nitya pooja (daily worship) of the Shree Yantra, it does not do any harm rather always proves to be beneficial to them. Therefore, the mere presence of the Shree Yantra is considered to bestow auspiciousness, prosperity, strength and fruitfulness. The one who obtains the darshan of the Shree Yantra with faith receives positive vibrations and all that is apt for that person.
After the Shree Yantra and Shree, Dhanalaxmi poojan is complete, Shraddhavans ceaselessly carry out the recitation of Dattamala Mantra at which time, a holy yadnya (sacred fire) commences.
Shraddhavans voluntarily offer samidha (holy tree twigs) in the yadnya.
The yadnya and Dattamala Mantra is carried out to secure the grace of Shree by the blessings of Shreeguru Dattatreya. Here Shraddhavans experience an extremely holy atmosphere filled with happiness.
The utsav concludes at night after the poornahuti (the complete conclusive offering) is made as also the enthusiastic acclamation of Maha Aarti, gajar and Satsang is presented.
Diwali Faral (sweetmeats) collection and its distribution – Shraddhavans, who wish to contribute the sweetmeats to this initiative, bring it along with them at the venue and submit the same. The sweetmeats so collected are then distributed among the poor and needy, as well as to institutions, which provide support and care to orphans, physically challenged and the old.
Thus, Shree Dhanalaxmi and Shree Yantra poojan ceremony is celebrated every year in a very devout atmosphere and with great enthusiasm on the day of Dhanatrayodashi from 9 am to 10 pm.
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Financial pressures and a complex regulatory environment are making it difficult for hospitals to create the kind of patient-centred culture recommended by the 2013 Francis Report, according to new research.
Health think tank the Nuffield Trust published its findings on the first anniversary of the report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry to examine how hospitals have responded to the findings and recommendations contained in the report by Robert Francis QC.
Drawing on in-depth interviews with around 50 staff at five acute hospital trusts and an online survey of chairs and chief executives at more than a third (53) of acute and foundation trusts in England, the new report found hospital leaders describing how meeting financial goals and ensuring safe staffing levels in hospitals was very difficult and will only get harder in the future.
However, the senior NHS staff interviewed for the research also said that the Francis Report had added impetus to their efforts to put quality of care as their top priority.
As one chairperson said: "The one good thing Francis has done, the really good thing, is that it has ensured that safety and quality have become more prominent – that’s really important."
The Nuffield report, which is available at http://bit.ly/1e5Ehd7, also found that some hospital boards were finding it hard to meet increased demands for assurance and scrutiny from external regulators and commissioners that have arisen since Francis.
Leaders often described a burdensome regulatory approach that seemed to be at odds with, and could distract from, their efforts to develop an open quality-focused culture in their own organisations.
One leader told the Nuffield Trust: "I’ve never, in my whole career, felt more regulated." |
Web site: compactbsd.sourceforge.net
Desktop environment: CLI
Based on: OpenBSD
The last version | Released: 0.1.0 | August 22, 2002
CompactBSD – a set of tools that allow you to compress OpenBSD onto a small (32MB) compact flash card for use in small embedded servers. CompactBSD can be used to power wireless hot spots, which is what FatPort uses it for.
CompactBSD offers the easiest way to get OpenBSD up and running on Compact Flash-based systems such as the FatPointOEM. In order to use the ZComax 200mW PCMCIA wireless card in your FatPointOEM box, you will need to add a patch to the OpenBSD 3.1 kernel.
CompactBSD runs on an i386-class box running OpenBSD3.1, it also requires that Python 2.1.2 be installed.
The project developer is Ken Simpson.
CompactBSD 0.1.0 i386 348KB.tgz |
InteVyDis, a Russian firm specializing in packaging software security exploits, has released a software module that can give a remote computer access to an up-to-date Windows 7 machine running the most recent version of Adobe Flash Player 11.
The exploit module, called vd_adobe_fp, is packaged in VulnDisco Step Ahead Edition, an add-on toolkit for Canvas—an automated exploitation system developed for IT security professionals by Miami Beach-based Immunity. In a video demo of the exploit, Immunity's Alex McGeorge said that the attack had been tested against fully patched Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows XP Pro systems running Internet Explorer 7 and 8, Google Chrome, and Firefox. McGeorge said that a Mac OS X version of the exploit is expected in the next release.
When a system connects to a website on a remote system equipped with the exploit, it can give that system access to a "low-integrity" shell with limited access to the target, allowing the uploading of other software modules to the target and giving the remote system control over TCP socket connections. Additional exploits could then be used to get higher-level permissions to the system.
Update: An Adobe spokesperson responded to an inquiry from Ars on the exploit, saying that the company is aware of the announcement and has "reached out" to InteVyDis. "We would welcome any details so we can verify and address the vulnerability," the spokesperson said, but without further information Adobe can do nothing but monitor for exploits. |
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SIGNS OF SPRING
Jefferies’ field notebooks are full of references to the passing seasons. Each year he carefully noted the first signs of spring and summer and found happiness in the visible tokens of the seasons as they returned. As he wrote in The Open Air “I knew the very dates of them all—the reddening elm, the arum, the hawthorn leaf, the celandine, the may; the yellow iris of the waters, the heath of the hillside. The time of the nightingale—the place to hear the first note.”
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The Magic of Birdsong: A fine fresh morning - the sun streaming through the bedroom window - slightly open, the red and white gingham curtains moving gently in the morning air - dust motes caught for a moment - faerie dust, shining like tiny golden stars; the incessant chatter of House Sparrow and the garbled chuckling, whistling and mimicry of Starling from the cottage eaves and chimney pots; Green Woodpecker laughing from the nearby Ash; And Cuckoo calling from the copse across the fields - a Messiaen symphony. The scent of early spring - apple blossom and garden flowers in the warming sun. A heady romance. A childhood memory as real now as it was then - For this moment at least I am transported - there in the trees and fields around - what is that if not magic ... the magic of birdsong.
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Embrace and Supercharge Your Teamwork
Do you collaborate with others? If so, this session is for you. Learn whether you are an Asserter, Achiever, or Affirmer and, more importantly, what those categories mean for your everyday work style, your ability to operate under stress, your impact on colleagues, as well as the impact of your style under stress. Learn the nine attributes of actualized people, those who effectively manage their stress and are consequently more resilient and less reactive. And, learn how to supercharge your team and teamwork by improving access to the nine attributes.
Measure and Maximize Your Team Culture
Relying on the Group Culture Profile (“GCP”) to measure your team’s underlying personality, this program helps your team maximize performance by improving team members’ ability to recognize and regulate their collective emotionality. While many factors contribute to a team’s culture and personality, and ultimately performance, these three factors have the greatest impact:
- The style and shadow of the leader (as measured by the Actualized Leader Profile);
- Individual member styles; and
- The larger environment or challenge your team is facing.
The GCP is the only tool of its kind that takes the leader’s profile into account. The GCP also provides your team’s score on the five dimensions of group performance: Communication, Participation, Trust, Conflict Resolution, and Purpose.
Results include improvement of culture, personality, and performance in addition to having the conversations necessary to productively address any nagging issues and concerns that are holding your team back.
Actionable Approaches to People Problems for Teams
Whether you’re on a leadership team or vertical team, you need to function together to achieve organizational goals. But how? There are so many interpersonal and other challenges that seem to interfere with achieving the team’s goals. How do you successfully address interpersonal challenges, foster collaboration effectively 360 degrees, nurture others’ best thinking, give “constructive” feedback, and address an issue with a direct report when you don’t have the answer all while maintaining and improving team effectiveness?
Regardless of which of these people problems your team is facing, there are actionable approaches for getting what you and the team needs while building trust and greater sense of team. In this workshop, you will learn how to apply the Arudia Win-Win Conversation and the Arudia Coaching Skills so that people problems morph into opportunities for harnessing best thinking and better solutions and better teamwork. Remember, as SEAL team members say, “individuals play the game, but teams beat the odds.”
Leverage Strengths: A Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® Workshop
Leveraging strengths is why we work in teams. To effectively leverage each team member’s strengths, you must build trust. Trust is created through the understanding of one’s own and colleagues’ perspectives and motivations. This workshop focuses first on the understanding of self and others and then on making the most of each team member’s strengths so that neither the team nor individual potential blind spots derail success.
Amp Up Performance Teamwork: A Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® Workshop
Trust is essential for team members to work together effectively. It is created through the understanding of one’s own and team members’ perspectives and motivations. This workshop begins with the understanding of self and others and then focuses on making the most of each team member’s strengths so that neither the team nor individual potential blind spots derail success. This workshop frames Type in the context of the five elements of a high-functioning team. Type is used as a tool to build the foundation of high-functioning teams, which is trust. Through Type, you will learn how to better manage yourself and enhance your understanding of others. This workshop also explores using conflict as a productive tool, commitment to team goals, accountability, and attendance to results.
Amp Up Performance Teamwork: Leveraging Style to Build Effectiveness
Successful collaboration requires team members to effectively manage cognitive diversity, i.e., differences in problem-solving style, so that such diversity is an asset rather than a distraction. The reason differences in problem-solving style can distract from collaboration is that people solve problems differently and often view such differences in a negative light, e.g., someone is “in a rut,” or “completely unrealistic,” depending on one’s style. The unfortunate truth is that many mistake diverse cognitive styles for incompetence or lack of ability. Thus, the ability to distinguish between styles is critical to transforming annoyance with differences into appreciation and the ability of the team to solve problems.
This workshop focuses on increasing awareness and understanding, and developing strategies to address the range of problem-solving styles that are present on your team. The Kirton Adaptability-Innovation Inventory (“KAI”) creates the framework for understanding differences in styles. The KAI puts creativity and problem solving style on a continuum from more Adaptive to more Innovative, as shown above.
Understanding differences in problem-solving style allows people: (1) to be able to understand and identify different cognitive styles; (2) to learn to leverage their own style and others’ styles; (3) to learn to bridge to and cope with others’ styles as necessary; and (4) to help those they manage to understand, leverage, and appreciate their own and others’ styles. Short, half and full-day formats are available
Amp Up Performance Coaching for the Workplace
Coaching Skills are critical skills for any team. Team members with coaching skills can inspire each other and work together to increases collaboration, reduce friction, and improve productivity, commitment, and results. Coaching skills enhance your ability to listen, mentor, lead, work with clients, as well as develop business. Short, half and full-day formats are available.
Amp Up Performance Win-Win Conversations
The Arudia Win-Win Conversation is a critical skill that enhances collaboration and problem solving. Team members with Win-Win skills are able to communicate more directly and effectively even in potentially difficult situations such as giving constructive feedback and working cross fuctionally. At it’s core, is the Win-Win mindset, which shifts thinking blame to a focus on solving problems creatively and collaboratively so that all needs are met. Short, half, and full-day formats are available. |
ASM’s mission “to foster excellence through critical thinking and creativity; build resilience and character; promote responsible, global citizenship; and encourage lifelong learning” along with our Profile of the Graduate aims are the foundation for our curricular and co-curricular program.
We believe that students learn best when we can educate the whole child by incorporating academic, creative, social and emotional learning domains into our curriculum. The educational environment we foster is clearly revealed in our Goals, and to achieve these we maintain small student-teacher ratios to maximize opportunities for individualized, differentiated instruction. We provide a standards-based education for all of our students based on the AERO (American Education Reaches Out) framework and have incorporated character education at all levels and throughout our program. AERO standards and our Understanding by Design planning methodology assist us in providing a comprehensive, engaging, and student centered program that focuses on developing the whole child.
Our Middle School Years program is unique as it is the bridge between our comprehensive, skill development Lower School program and our very academically driven and content-rich program in the High School. Although our middle school shares the same campus with elementary and high school, we have been ever-mindful to develop a distinct middle school philosophy and program to meet the needs of students. Our Middle School Years program is geared towards enlightening young minds while providing a solid base in academic subject content. Advisory classes in the Middle School help instill our character education program and help support our transitioning learners to become more self-directed in their approach to learning.
Middle School is a time of exploration and growing awareness of self and community. In middle school, students are just starting to know themselves, their friends and the world around them in a deeper and more meaningful way. Accordingly, the middle school program at ASM is designed to guide and support students through this dynamic transitional period. |
In 1492, Ordóñez accompanied his Ramírez during his stay at the Sádaba Castle after he acquired a piece of a Staff of Eden. The Spanish Assassins, having discovered their location, attacked the fort. Ordóñez remained behind to delay the Assassins, thereby allowing his master to escape with the piece of the Staff. Having done so, Ordóñez managed to escape the Assassins, albeit suffering injuries in the process.
Later, Ordóñez was deployed in Jaén to lead an army of Spanish soldiers. The Assassins intercept a letter from Seville to him, allowing them to locate his whereabouts. Ordóñez was then assassinated, disrupting the Spanish Army's plans in the city. |
Final Examination and Dissertation Defense
The dissertation represents an original contribution toward understanding a problem of substantial scientific importance.
The dissertation must be prepared in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Graduate School. The student’s dissertation must be presented orally and defended at a Department of Atmospheric Sciences colloquium. Following a successful defense a student will have completed their PhD.
An outline of the Final Exam procedures can be found here. |
Do tattoos & piercings carry an increased HCV risk?
by Larry Buhl
In the U.S., an estimated thirty-six percent of people under thirty have tattoos, according to the International Journal of Infectious Diseases. Now that tattoos and piercing are becoming more commonplace, there’s an increased focus on risk prevention from the needles used for the creations. We’ve covered a public service campaign, “Be Smart With Body Art” [December 2010], that warns youth of the risk of exposure to the hepatitis C virus (HCV) from unsafe tattooing procedures.
It makes sense that anything that requires piercing the skin would carry a risk of infection. Tattoos require the skin to be pierced by a needle and injected with tiny amounts of ink, and each injection brings the needle into contact with blood. Just one puncture can expose blood to microbes (bacteria, viruses) carried by others, including hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and even HIV.
But research shows that the risk from body art comes from unregulated environments, such as homes and prisons. A new survey underscores this research, concluding that body modifications done in professional studios under sterile conditions carry no evidence of increased transmission risk, according to a recent study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Rania Tohme and Scott Holmberg from the CDC performed a critical review of previous studies in an effort to sort out conflicting findings in the medical literature.
The authors evaluated the risk of HCV infection from tattooing and piercing following the Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology, or MOOSE, guidelines. They identified 293 articles and abstracts measuring risk factors for HCV and tattooing or piercing, published in all languages between 1994 and July 2011, then narrowed those published papers to ones that controlled for other HCV risk factors, leaving sixty-two articles eligible for analysis.
The authors found that there was no definitive evidence for increased risk of HCV infection when tattoos and piercings were done in professional settings, and that the risk of HCV infection was significant overall when tattoos were done in prison or by friends (a nearly four-fold higher risk).
“To date, there is no definitive evidence that such infections occur when sterile equipment is used,” the researchers wrote, adding that no outbreaks of HCV infection have been detected in the United States that originate from professional tattoo or piercing parlors.
“In addition, recent cohort and case-control studies including samples from the general population or blood donors in developed countries did not show an increased risk of HCV infection with body or ear piercing,” the authors said.
Safe Body Art Guidelines
The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases offers guidelines for safe body art:
• The artists should be licensed by the state they’re operating in.
• Needles and ink containers should only be used by a single person.
• Tattoo artists should keep daily logs of the tubes they use.
• Tools that make contact with blood should be sterilized.
• Artists should wear single-use latex gloves.
• The parlor should proudly display Department of Environmental Health test results.
Customers can ask to see the sterilization process at any studio or parlor. The equipment used to sterilize needles and all other tools should be similar to those used in dental offices (you can ask your dentist how equipment is sterilized before getting that tattoo or piercing).
“Tattoo and piercing parlors need to be educated about and monitored for use of proper infection control procedures to avoid isolated cases of HCV infection and other infections,” the authors concluded.
Larry Buhl is a freelance journalist and screenwriter living in Los Angeles. |
We Are a Masterpiece
by Gina Femia
We Are a Masterpiece takes place at the dawn of the AIDS crisis, when the disease was still a mystery. In Kalamazoo, Michigan, Joan, a no-nonsense nurse, becomes a sort of fairy godmother to the town’s gay community when no one else will step up to care for them as they die one by one. She becomes their friend, their mother, their sister, as they navigate life and death with this new plague. What follows is an excerpt.
Act I, Scene XV
[JOAN’s car. RYAN is sitting in the passenger seat, staring out.
He wears a winter coat, seems a little cold, maybe.
He sits like that for a moment in silence, like a zombie staring out.
JOAN enters. She’s holding a box.
Opens the car door on the driver’s side, gets in.
Gives RYAN the box.
RYAN holds the box.
Hugs it to him.
There’s a moment of silence]
I got you a candy bar.
[She takes it out of her purse]
[Doesn’t say anything]
Not my favorite.
I actually, I don’t like nuts in candy, I prefer caramel, just straight caramel and chocolate, no nuts getting in the way.
But they didn’t really have much—their vending machine was half empty, that whole place was half empty, full of people with half a brain and—
Honestly, how hard can it be to keep a vending machine stocked—
He didn’t want to be burned.
I’m sorry, it’s just.
What we need to do—
But it’s not what he wanted.
It’s too dangerous—
Says who, says you?
Says the CDC.
Great, so they can say that, and?
What else can they tell you, what else do they know,
they’re so sure of that so
what else do they know?
We still don’t know enough about it—
So they know a lot of nothing, so they don’t know if letting him be buried would have been okay.
That’s exactly why, because we don’t know.
So why are you here, why are you even here if you’re just going to sit there and defend it.
I’m not defending it, I’m just telling you.
You are defending it!
Look, it’s dangerous, okay?
We don’t know what causes it or who gets it and until we do—
They took him out of my arms and wheeled him away.
It’s just protocol.
And he just was the greatest person in the world and he wanted to be buried, he didn’t want to be turned to ash, he wanted to be buried surrounded by grass and flowers, this, this isn’t what he wanted but they took him away from me, Joan and they wouldn’t let me—
I just wanted to say goodbye.
[JOAN hugs him.
It’s an awkward, sloppy sideways hug since it’s in a car and life’s not perfect and all.
After a moment]
Why aren’t you scared?
I’m too stupid to be scared.
Good, we need more stupid people.
[They pass a smile back and forth.
JOAN puts the car into gear.
Stops, puts it back in park]
You can bury him.
If you’d like.
I have land.
You have land like, what, you’re a pioneer?
My house, it’s on a couple of acres.
I’ve actually got more land than I do house so.
I don’t know, always thought I’d add an extension or something, to the house? but we don’t need it, me and Lisa, it’s a good enough size for us. That was always what Jack wanted, always talking about we need an extension, we need more house, I never understood why. I grew up in that house, it houses all my memories, I never wanted to change it. Glad I didn’t. He wanted to take the house from me, you know, thought he was owed it since we were married and all, but I kept it because the land is full of my blood and tears and because my mother left it to me and that shit’s more binding than blood.
You can bury him, bury his ashes.
You can come by, pick a spot.
Get a tombstone.
Plant some flowers.
Whatever you’d like.
Only if you want.
[She puts the car into drive]
Can I dig his grave?
[Outside of JOAN’s home, her property.
A freshly dug grave.
RYAN stands besides her.
JOHN stands besides him.
After a moment.]
Always meant to landscape.
You don’t need it.
It’s really nice.
There are flowers that bloom, right over there?
They’re dormant now, but they bloom in Spring so he’ll be surrounded.
And you can come by whenever.
Brought out the boombox in case you wanted to play something or.
I can sing!
I can go if—
[She stands next to them.
RYAN breathes deep.
Puts the box into the ground.
After a moment—]
I guess we.
Cover him now?
Are you sure you don’t want to say something?
I don’t know what to say because.
He was too young for this.
I don’t know what else to say.
JOAN is at a loss for what to say.
JOHN grabs RYAN’s hand]
I’ll say something.
But I can’t promise it won’t suck.
He was great.
I met him through you, Ryan, and I was prepared to not like him. I was. Because I liked you so much, I thought nobody could possibly live up to my expectations for you. And, to be fair, you had gone through a revolving door of guys and I could never picture that door stopping its spinning, but I could as soon as I met Greg.
The two of you fit so perfectly together.
Even if he was never going to finish that deck.
He just had the kindest eyes.
And the gentlest soul.
And he was for you, Ryan.
He was for you.
I think the saddest thing about him getting sick was that he couldn’t dance anymore.
Because Greg was a dancer.
[GREG appears in a spotlight, healthy and alive.
He strikes a pose.]
[He can’t go on.
GREG begins to do a dance, a solo dance. It’s upbeat and fun.
RYAN picks up a handful of dirt.
While he does, he notices GREG.
Throws it onto the grave.
While JOHN and JOAN throw their handfuls of dirt onto the grave,
RYAN begins to dance with GREG.
Lights go out on JOHN and JOAN
and RYAN and GREG dance in their own little world.
They’re scored by some music when he joins him.
They dance together.
They dance and dance together until
The lights go out and
End Act I
Gina Femia has written thirty full-length plays which include ALLOND(R)A (Winner: Leah Ryan Prize), We Are a Masterpiece (Winner: The Doric Wilson Award), The Mermaids’ Parade (Semifinalist, The Relentless Award, Finalist, Princess Grace Award), REBELS TIL DEATH (Playwrights Horizons reading series), Annie and the Fat Man (Honorable Mention, The Kilroys), For The Love Of (Theatre of NOTE, Original Works Publishing), and The Violet Sisters (Great Plains Theatre Conference). She is the 2019 Writer-in-Residence with Spicy Witch Productions, and the 2018 recipient of both the Leah Ryan Prize for Emerging Female Writers and the Doric Wilson Award for Independent Playwrights. She is an Alum of EST Youngblood, Pipeline Theatre’s PlayLab and New Georges’ Audrey Residency (Accidental Burlesque). She has received commissions from Retro Productions and Ensemble Studio Theatre. MFA, Sarah Lawrence College (Lipkin Prize in Playwriting). The excerpt from We Are a Masterpiece received honorable mention in A&U’s 2018 Christopher Hewitt Awards. |
I've read about many aircraft systems having redundancies. For example, both Boeing's 787, and Airbus's A380 have a triple-redundant FCS. In this case, it makes sense to act upon the majority's decision. If all three components disagree, how is it decided which one wins? Is there any record of disagreement amongst redundant systems in airplanes?
The primary differences I have compared to the question about Airbus's control systems (How does the Airbus flight computer's voting system work?), is verification for non-deterministic systems, as well as optics for visibility. Given that the entire systems run in parallel up until the verification component (from sensor input, onwards), there will be some, obvious delta in their "decisions." -- Although, most of the time, this isn't perceivable, is there any visibility into what's going on with the FCS? |
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Boeing announced that official debut of its long-awaited Boeing 777X model will take place on 13 March 2019. The record-breaking machine is expected to become the largest and most efficient two-engine jetliner worldwide.
Our very first #777X flight test airplane will officially debut to the world on March 13th! Stay tuned to learn how you can watch it live. Check out the journey so far here: https://t.co/7twGuVZU1i pic.twitter.com/MyUnA1Thcd
— Boeing Airplanes (@BoeingAirplanes) March 4, 2019
Powered by the biggest engine in the world, GE9X, Boeing 777X will come in two variants: Boeing 777-8 and 777-9. The twin-aisle configuration of the -8 model will allow to carry 350-375 passengers, while the larger version of 777X jetliner, the -9 model, will be able to fly 400-425 passengers.
As for now, 8 major airlines have placed order for Boeing 777X planes: All Nippon Airways, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways and Singapore Airlines. |
Inspiration is hidden in various places. Mostly you face it when you expect it the least.
Therefore, we decided to reveal an unexpected source of inspiration for you: geometric logos. If web design demands a lot of concentration, creativity and ambitions in order to win the audience, logo design won’t survive without being also fresh and spicy.
This unbelievable zest is added to logo designs by the main web design trends; geometry and catchy colors are two of the latest ones that can and should be combined.
Animalistic logos. Mesmerizing and irresistible, animalistic geometry cannot leave you indifferent. Especially if you see a predator with such hypnotizing eyes like those below. Due to its shape and shades, everyone sees something different if look closely at this logo: some see two hands, some notice a mask or even a wolf: depends on your imagination which will certainly be boosted with the help of such graphic design creations.
Real estate logos. Real estate logos are mostly designed in a minimalistic style, using some animalistic or floral patterns. Which is why the logo created for a real estate brokerage King of Condos is certainly worth your attention.
Designed on the freelance marketplace DesignContest, it uses a black background and golden geometrical figures that remind you of skyscrapers. What’s more fascinating, other entries tried to depict the logo similar to Disney or Metro Goldwyn Mayer but the winning logo looks more like a megapolis or bars of gold. If you look at the logo for several minutes, you’ll notice some hidden objects in it, e.g. the Full Moon or the Sun — it depends on the angle and, once again, your imagination.
Circled logos. Burning sunsets, calm dawns, quiet twilight, deep nights and even more are depicted in one single logo of a round shape. Waves, ocean and cries of seagulls are combined in one geometrical figure due to the colors it’s painted with.
Rhombic logos. Rhomb is also called a diamond; in the case of a logo design, it looks like a real gem. Foggy shades along with a double shape, the logo looks mysterious and makes you notice some additional details you have never thought about. |
The Dalai Lama words are so wise. For the most part our egos want us to show others what we know, how knowledgeable and clever we are. But the wisest people take time to listen to others. This helps to gain greater understanding and perspective. Ultimately expanding our own inner library of awareness.
Every person we are aligned with has a unique message to exchange and therefore it is an opportunity to learn something new. Taking time to engage with others on a personal level yields dividends of a broader experience.
Take time for self observation during the next conversation you have how much of the time do you actually listen? Do you interrupt the conversation or does you mind wander off and therefore you are no longer actually listening.
Self mastery is a fundamental skill which needs our constant attention. We need to be at the helm of our own ships rather than someone else nagivating our lives. Self understanding is the first step towards making changes and breaking old patterns and habits.
Listen to others as well as in the silence listening to your own inner voice. Since this inner voice will act as a compass and guides you constantly. Learning to tune into the real knowledge is working towards self mastery.
Sending love and blessings xx |
Most of the Hidden Minneapolis series so far has been within a few blocks of where I live. Finally, it occurred to me that one of the more interesting and yet obscure parts of the city is literally in my back yard.
Here's what I see when I leave my apartment.
The Nicollet-Lake branch of the Wells Fargo Bank
A standard bank in a standard location. But wait! The bank has provided a small green area between the parking lot and the bank building, which is in the center left of the above shot.
Rest area just outside the bank
But, I hear you asking rhetorically, what is that plaque?
For sixty years, this block was Nicollet Park, home to baseball and football, ending the year I was born. (Coincidence?) It was home to the Minneapolis Millers, who had great success here. The Wikipedia entry on Nicollet Park includes a detail of the small picture on the back of the plaque, above.
Minneapolis is The Mill City, or at least we were when Mpls was the highest navigable point of the Mississippi and the falls provided power to grind the grain brought from America's Breadbasket. So naturally the minor league baseball team, through several incarnations was the Millers. Mpls is home to General Mills, and the Wheaties slogan "Breakfast of Champions" was unveiled at the park in 1933.
The Minneapolis Millers who called Nicollet Park "home" included Ted Williams, Willie Mays and Carl Yastrzemski, and were visited by many of the ballplayers of the day.
It's kind of neat to think that Babe Ruth once spit where my apartment is standing now!
The Millers moved to Metropolitan Stadium in 1956 and folded in 1960 when the Washington Senators became the Minnesota Twins in 1961, bringing major league baseball (and eventually two World Series trophies) to the former backwater city. Their crosstown rivals, the St. Paul Saints, also folded in 1960 but were revived as a minor league team in 1993 and are still playing today. But not here.
Added in 2012 Other photos of Nicollet Park are in the public Facebook gallery 20120228 Hennepin History Museum. |
HANOI (Reuters) – Facebook is restricting access to increasing amounts of content in Vietnam, a government official said on Thursday, as the Southeast Asian country ramps up a campaign to tighten access to the internet.
FILE PHOTO: Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to a screen projection of the Facebook logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
The social media platform is widely used in Vietnam where, despite sweeping economic reform and increasing openness to social change, the ruling Communist Party continues to censor media tightly and does not tolerate criticism.
“Facebook now meets 70 to 75% of the Vietnamese government’s requests, compared to around 30% earlier, information minister Nguyen Manh Hung said at a parliament meeting in Hanoi.
Hung was referring to government requests for Facebook restrictions, meaning a piece of content posted to the website which cannot be viewed in some countries because it is deemed to violate local laws.
Facebook said in May it had increased the amount of content to which it restricted access in Vietnam by over 500% in the second half of 2018.
Facebook did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Vietnam has been tightening internet rules over the last few years, culminating in a cyber security law which came into effect in January and which requires companies like Facebook to set up local offices and store data in the country.
Hanoi has in the past accused the U.S. social media giant of violating local laws by allowing subversive comments to be published on its platform.
Google’s YouTube now meets 80%-85% of the government’s requests, up from 60% a year earlier, Hung told the meeting.
He also said that Vietnam has built a center to monitor the content of news websites and social media platforms which can sort millions of data points into categories like “positive” and “negative”.
“The ratio of ‘negative’ information had been 30%, but now we’ve taken action that ratio has basically been brought to below 10%,” said Hung.
Separately, the information ministry has asked Facebook to disclose the identities of account users, initially in Hanoi, the capital, and Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s southern business hub, local media reported on Thursday.
Only authenticated accounts would be allowed to broadcast live video on the platform, the online newspaper VnExpress reported.
Nearly 10% of the 128 prisoners held in Vietnam for expressing dissenting views were jailed for posting anti-state comments on social media platforms such as Facebook, an Amnesty report said in May.
Reporting by Khanh Vu; Editing by James Pearson and James Drummond |
Reader Question: “My pores are huge. Is there anything I can do to shrink them?” — Lauren
Answer: I reached out to New York City-based dermatologist Arielle Kauvar to answer this super common question. And, she said that basically there are two things that cause larger, more visible pores — aging and oil.
If you have oily skin, your pores are likely larger because the pores are actually the opening of the hair follicle and oil gland complex, says Kauvar. In order to help make them appear smaller, you need to exfoliate regularly. Try a scrub you can use daily like the Clinique 7 Day Scrub Cream Rinse-Off Formula, $18.50 to do the job. Then, follow the scrub with a toner like the Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Toner, $16. The two products together will remove trapped oil from your pores to allow them to shrink up a bit.
If you think aging is to blame for your large pore issue, a laser treatment is your best bet. Because thinning collagen is the reason why your pores are stretching, you need to stimulate new collagen growth, says Kauvar. She recommends the use of a fractional laser like Fraxel, which does just that.
Do you have a beauty question? Ask it by commenting on this post. |
What are the symptoms of panic disorder?
Panic disorder is characterized by seemingly un-triggered unexpected anxiety. The client experiences a sudden upsurge of sensations, such as palpitations, sweating, trembling, shaking, shortness of breath, chest pain, nausea, dizziness, chills, and numbness. They may fear that they are in imminent danger of going crazy, losing touch with reality, fainting, losing control of their bowels, having a heart attack or stroke, or dying. If combined with agoraphobia, they may avoid crowds, travel, driving, exercise, standing in line, or any situation where they perceive that escape might be difficult. Panic attacks are uncomfortable, but not dangerous. To earn a diagnosis of panic disorder, clients spend at least one month worrying about having more panic attacks, worrying about the consequences of panic attacks and avoiding activities that they value or once enjoyed.
How common is panic disorder?1
Two to 3 out of every 100 people have panic disorder each year. It is twice as common in women.
What is CBT for panic disorder like?
For all disorders, the CBT therapist starts by educating clients about their diagnosis, helps them set goals, and socializes them to CBT by teaching them essential thinking and behavioral skills. CBT therapists teach clients that panic attacks arise from an unexpected sensation and a catastrophic misinterpretation of that sensation. Therapy teaches clients to normalize, if not embrace, anxiety, to mindfully watch it from a distance, and act constructively with it. Rather than viewing anxiety as an obstacle, they are taught to see it as an incentive. CBT therapists also have clients note the subtle ways that they maintain their catastrophic beliefs about anxiety. Through exposure, they learn that anxiety does not cause physical or psychological harm. Clients learn that they can walk, talk, work, and drive with anxiety. They learn to do everything with anxiety, and thereby lose their fear of anxiety.
For health and mental health professionals
Learn to treat panic disorder more effectively at our CBT for Anxiety workshop. 1American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing. doi:10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596.744053 |
The joint along the axis of tube at which the two edges of the original coiled stock are rolled together to create the tube. Usually the seam is not a matter of concern in tube-bending, unless it consists of a weld that protrudes excessively into the inside diameter of the tube and causes interference with the mandrel. The problem of an excessive seam, short of replacing the tubing material, can be addressed in two ways: Machine a groove into the mandrel that is sufficiently deep and wide to clear the seam; or reduce the diameter of the mandrel to minimize interference with the seam.
Both of these solutions have significant drawbacks. If the mandrel is grooved, then it acquires an orientation that must be maintained relative to the tube. This complicates the loading of material, especially if the grooved mandrel balls are not fixed in same manner to prevent their rotation. If the mandrel is reduced in diameter, then its effectiveness in controlling wrinkling and reduction is decreased — although this side-effect can be partially offset by setting the mandrel nose deeper into the bend. However, once the mandrel is compromised in its design to accommodate a weld seam, bend quality will be limited. |
Nearly 70% of a typical school's energy use can be attributed to lighting and heating, ventilation and air conditioning. Reducing energy consumption in these areas by implementing energy efficiency measures or retrofitting old equipment is not only a smart way to save money but also a good teaching model for students, faculty and parents.
Programs and Incentives for Education
The BGE Smart Energy Savers Program® offers a variety of energy efficiency programs and incentives that can help schools cut costs. Incentives are available for such things as retrofitting classroom and office lighting, adding occupancy sensors, installing new HVAC equipment and performing building tune-up services, and upgrading kitchen and refrigeration equipment in cafeterias.
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Parts of Speech
Root Word (Etymology)
probably from 1486
TWOT Reference: TDNT 2:364
KJV Translation Count — 164x
Outline of Biblical Usage
1. a multitude (whether of men or of beasts) associated or living together
a. a company, troop, swarm
2. a multitude of individuals of the same nature or genus
a. the human family
3. a tribe, nation, people group
4. in the OT, foreign nations not worshipping the true God, pagans, Gentiles
5. Paul uses the term for Gentile Christians
For Synonyms see entry 5927
eth'-nos; probably from (1486) (ἔθω); a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribe; specially a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually by implication pagan): — Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Concordance Results Using KJV
The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the G1484;
(For after all these things do the G1484 seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the G1484, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the G1484.
Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the G1484.
And in his name shall the G1484 trust.
And shall deliver him to the G1484 to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.
But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the G1484 exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.
Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a G1484 bringing forth the fruits thereof.
For G1484 shall rise against G1484, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. |
Most Relevant Verses
but the land, whereunto ye are passing over to possess it, is a land of mountains and valleys, which drinketh water of the rain of heaven,
behold, I do a new thing; now it shall spring forth: shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the waste. The beast of the field shall glorify me, the jackals and the ostriches; for I will give waters in the wilderness, rivers in the waste, to give drink to my people, my chosen.
and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and strengthen thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a water-spring, whose waters deceive not.
For the land, whither thou enterest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs;
These are the histories of the heavens and the earth, when they were created, in the day that Jehovah Elohim made earth and heavens, and every shrub of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew; for Jehovah Elohim had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to till the ground. But a mist went up from the earth, and moistened the whole surface of the ground.
And he, Hezekiah, stopped the upper outlet of the waters of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
Thou hast visited the earth, thou hast watered it; thou greatly enrichest it: the river of God is full of water; thou providest their corn, when thou hast so prepared it:
The king's heart in the hand of Jehovah is as brooks of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
And they shall come and sing aloud upon the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of Jehovah, for corn, and for new wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd; and their soul shall be as a watered garden, and they shall not languish any more at all. |
'Blind' in the Bible
And Jehovah said to him, Who gave man a mouth? or who maketh dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? have not I, Jehovah?
Thou shalt not revile a deaf person, and thou shalt not put a stumbling-block before a blind one; but thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.
for whatever man hath a defect, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or one limb longer than the other,
Blind, or broken, or maimed, or ulcerous, or with itch, or scabbed ye shall not present these to Jehovah, nor make an offering by fire of them on the altar to Jehovah.
But if there be a defect therein, if it be lame, or blind, or have any evil defect, thou shalt not sacrifice it to Jehovah thy God.
Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way! And all the people shall say, Amen.
and thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways; and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled continually, and there shall be none to save.
And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land; and they spoke to David, saying, Thou shalt not come in hither, but the blind and the lame will drive thee back; as much as to say, David will not come in hither.
And David said on that day, Whoever smites the Jebusites and gets up to the watercourse, and the lame and the blind hated of David's soul ...! Therefore they say, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.
I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame;
Jehovah openeth the eyes of the blind; Jehovah raiseth up them that are bowed down; Jehovah loveth the righteous;
Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and healed.
Be astounded and astonished, blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.
And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and, out of obscurity and out of darkness, the eyes of the blind shall see;
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf be unstopped;
to open the blind eyes, to bring forth the prisoner from the prison, them that sit in darkness out of the house of restraint.
And I will bring the blind by a way that they know not, in paths that they know not will I lead them; I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
Who is blind, but my servant? and deaf, as my messenger whom I sent? Who is blind as he in whom I have trusted, and blind as Jehovah's servant,
Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.
His watchmen are all of them blind, they are without knowledge; they are all dumb dogs that cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber:
We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at midday as in the twilight; amongst the flourishing we are as the dead.
Behold, I bring them from the north country, and gather them from the uttermost parts of the earth; and among them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great assemblage shall they return hither.
They wandered about blind in the streets; they were polluted with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.
And I will bring distress upon men, and they shall walk like blind men; for they have sinned against Jehovah; and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as dung:
And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? And if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? Present it now unto thy governor: will he be pleased with thee? or will he accept thy person? saith Jehovah of hosts.
And as Jesus passed on thence, two blind men followed him, crying and saying, Have mercy on us, Son of David.
And when he was come to the house, the blind men came to him. And Jesus says to them, Do ye believe that I am able to do this? They say to him, Yea, Lord.
Blind men see and lame walk; lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear; and dead are raised, and poor have glad tidings preached to them:
Then was brought to him one possessed by a demon, blind and dumb, and he healed him, so that the dumb man spake and saw.
Leave them alone; they are blind leaders of blind: but if blind lead blind, both will fall into a ditch.
and great crowds came to him, having with them lame, blind, dumb, crippled, and many others, and they cast them at his feet, and he healed them:
so that the crowds wondered, seeing dumb speaking, crippled sound, lame walking, and blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.
And lo, two blind men, sitting by the wayside, having heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out saying, Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David.
And blind and lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.
Woe to you, blind guides, who say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.
Fools and blind, for which is greater, the gold, or the temple which sanctifies the gold?
Fools and blind ones, for which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift?
Blind guides, who strain out the gnat, but drink down the camel.
Blind Pharisee, make clean first the inside of the cup and of the dish, that their outside also may become clean.
And he comes to Bethsaida; and they bring him a blind man, and beseech him that he might touch him.
And taking hold of the hand of the blind man he led him forth out of the village, and having spit upon his eyes, he laid his hands upon him, and asked him if he beheld anything.
And they come to Jericho, and as he was going out from Jericho, and his disciples and a large crowd, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, the blind man, sat by the wayside begging.
And Jesus, standing still, desired him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying to him, Be of good courage, rise up, he calls thee.
And Jesus answering says to him, What wilt thou that I shall do to thee? And the blind man said to him, Rabboni, that I may see.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach glad tidings to the poor; he has sent me to preach to captives deliverance, and to the blind sight, to send forth the crushed delivered,
And he spoke also a parable to them: Can a blind man lead a blind man? shall not both fall into the ditch?
In that hour he healed many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and to many blind he granted sight.
And Jesus answering said to them, Go, bring back word to John of what ye have seen and heard: that blind see, lame walk, lepers are cleansed, deaf hear, dead are raised, poor are evangelized;
But when thou makest a feast, call poor, crippled, lame, blind:
And the bondman came up and brought back word of these things to his lord. Then the master of the house, in anger, said to his bondman, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring here the poor and crippled and lame and blind.
And it came to pass when he came into the neighbourhood of Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the wayside begging.
In these lay a multitude of sick, blind, lame, withered, awaiting the moving of the water.
And as he passed on, he saw a man blind from birth.
And his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he should be born blind?
They bring him who was before blind to the Pharisees.
They say therefore again to the blind man, What dost thou say of him, that he has opened thine eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.
The Jews therefore did not believe concerning him that he was blind and had received sight, until they had called the parents of him that had received sight.
And they asked them saying, This is your son, of whom ye say that he was born blind: how then does he now see?
His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;
They called therefore a second time the man who had been blind, and said to him, Give glory to God: we know that this man is sinful.
He answered therefore, If he is sinful I know not. One thing I know, that, being blind before, now I see.
Since time was, it has not been heard that any one opened the eyes of one born blind.
And Jesus said, For judgment am I come into this world, that they which see not may see, and they which see may become blind.
And some of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and they said to him, Are we blind also?
Jesus said to them, If ye were blind ye would not have sin; but now ye say, We see, your sin remains.
Others said, These sayings are not those of one that is possessed by a demon. Can a demon open blind people's eyes?
And some of them said, Could not this man, who has opened the eyes of the blind man, have caused that this man also should not have died?
And now behold, the Lord's hand is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell upon him a mist and darkness; and going about he sought persons who should lead him by the hand.
and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of the blind, a light of those who are in darkness,
for he with whom these things are not present is blind, short-sighted, and has forgotten the purging of his former sins.
Because thou sayest, I am rich, and am grown rich, and have need of nothing, and knowest not that thou art the wretched and the miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked;
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Sanballat and Tobiah mock the Jews, and endeavor to prevent the completing of the wall, Nehemiah 4:1-3. Nehemiah prays against them, and the people complete one half of the wall, Nehemiah 4:4-6. The Arabians, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, conspire together, and come to fight against the Jews, Nehemiah 4:7, Nehemiah 4:8. The Jews commend themselves to God, and determine to fight for their lives and liberties; on hearing of which their enemies are disheartened, Nehemiah 4:9-16. The Jews divide themselves into two bands; one half working, and the other standing ready armed to meet their enemies. Even the workmen are obliged to arm themselves, while employed in building, for fear of their enemies, Nehemiah 4:17, Nehemiah 4:18. Nehemiah uses all precautions to prevent a surprise; and all labor with great fervor in the work, Nehemiah 4:19-22.
But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.
And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?The army of Samaria - As he was governor, he had the command of the army, and he wished to excite the soldiers to second his views against Nehemiah and his men.
What do these feeble Jews? - We may remark here, in general, that the enemies of God's work endeavor by all means to discredit and destroy it, and those who are employed in it.
1. They despise the workmen: What do these feeble Jews?
2. They endeavor to turn all into ridicule: Will they fortify themselves?
3. They have recourse to lying: If a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.
4. They sometimes use fair but deceitful speeches; see Nehemiah 6:2, etc.
Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.
Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:Turn their reproach upon their own head - A prayer of this kind, understood literally, is not lawful for any Christian. Jesus, our great master, has said, "Love your enemies; do good to them that hate you; and pray for them that despitefully use you." Such sayings as the above are excusable in the mouth of a Jew, under severe irritation. See the next verse, Nehemiah 4:5 (note).
And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.Let not their sin be blotted out - These are the most terrible imprecations; but probably we should understand them as declaratory, for the same form of the verb, in the Hebrew, is used as precative and imperative. Turn their reproach - Their reproach shall be turned. Give them for a prey - They shall be given for a prey. Cover not their iniquity - Their iniquity shall not be covered. Let not their sin be blotted out - Their sin shall not be blotted out. All who know the genius of the Hebrew language, know that the future tense is used to express all these senses. Besides, we may rest assured that Nehemiah's curses, or declaration of God's judgments, had respect only to their bodies, and to their life: not to their souls and the world to come. And then they amount to no more than this: What a man soweth that he shall reap.
So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.For the people had a mind to work - The original is very emphatic: ויהי לב לעם לעשות vayehi leb leam laasoth, "For the people had a heart to work." Their hearts were engaged in it; and where the heart is engaged, the work of God goes on well. The whole of this 6th verse is omitted by the Septuagint.
But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,The walls of Jerusalem were made up - That is, they were made up to the half height of the wall; for the preceding verse seems to intimate that the whole wall was thus far built; not half of the wall completed, but the whole wall built to half its height.
And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.We made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch - The strongest confidence in the protection and favor of God does not preclude the use of all or any of the means of self-preservation and defense which his providence has put in our power. While God works in us to will and to do, we should proceed to willing, through the power he has given us to will; and we should proceed to action, through the power he has given us to act. We cannot will, but through God's power; we cannot act, but through God's strength. The power, and the use of it, are two distinct things. We may have the power to will, and not will; and we may have the power to do, and not act: therefore, says the apostle, seeing God has wrought in you these powers, see that You Work Out Your Own salvation, with fear and trembling.
And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed - They worked both day and night, scarcely ever putting off their clothes, except for the purpose of being washed, Nehemiah 4:21, Nehemiah 4:23.
Much rubbish - The ruins they were obliged to clear away, before they could dig the foundation for a new wall: and in this labor they were nearly exhausted; see Nehemiah 5:15.
And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.
And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.From all places whence ye shall return unto us - This verse is extremely difficult. Our translators have supplied the words, they will be upon you, which have nothing correspondent in the Hebrew. The Septuagint have given a good sense, Αναβαινουσιν εκ παντων των τοπων εφ' ἡμας, They come up from all places against us. The sense appears to be this: the Jews which dwelt among the Samaritans, etc., came often to Nehemiah from all quarters, where they sojourned, and told him the designs of his enemies against him: therefore, he set people with their swords, spears, and bows, to defend the walls. It is probable that instead of תשובו tashubu, "ye shall return," we should read חשבו chashebu, "they designed or meditated." This word is very similar to the other, and makes the sense very clear. "The Jews who dwelt among them told us frequently, from all places, what they designed against us." For this reading Houbigant, Michaelis and Dath contend. But this various reading is not found in any MS., and is not countenanced by any of the versions. See Nehemiah 4:15.
Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.Be not ye afraid of them - Are they more terrible or stronger than God?
Fight for your brethren - Your own countrymen, who worship the same God, and are come from the same stock; your sons, whom they wish to slay or lead into captivity; your daughters and wives, whom they wish to deflower and defile; and your houses, which they wish to seize and occupy as their own. They had every thing at stake; and therefore they must fight pro aris et focis, for their religion, their lives, and their property. A people thus interested, who once take up the sword, can never be conquered.
There is an address made to the Greeks by their leader in Aeschylus, Pers. ver. 402, similar to this, to excite them against the Persians: -
- Ω Παιδες Ἑλληνων, ιτε,
Ελευθερουτε πατριδ,ελευθερουτε δε
Παιδας, γυνιακας, θεων ρε πατρῳων ἑδη,
Θηκας τε προγονων· νυν ὑπερ παντων αγων.
" - Sons of the Greeks, go on!
Free now your country, and your children free;
Your wives, the temples of your fathers' gods,
And dear abodes of farthest ancestors: -
Now strike the blow for all!"
J. B. B. C.
And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.Their counsel to naught - The word counsel used here countenances the emendation in the 12th verse.
And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.Half - wrought in the work - This is no unusual thing, even in the present day, in Palestine: people sowing their seed are often attended by an armed man, to prevent the Arabs from robbing them of their seed, which they will not fail to do if not protected.
Habergeons - In the Franco-Gallic, hautbergon signifies a coat of mail; but as in Teutonic hais signifies the neck, and bergen, to cover or defend; it may be considered rather as signifying a breastplate, or armor for the breast.
They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.With one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon - That is, he had his arms at hand, and was as fully prepared to fight as to work. So Ovid, Epist. xi., Canace Macario, ver. 1: -
Si qua tamen caecis errabunt scripta lituris,
Oblitus a dominae caede libellus erit:
Dextra tenet calamum; strictum tenet altera ferrum:
Et jacet in gremio charta soluta meo.
If streaming blood my fatal letter stain,
Imagine, ere you read, the writer slain.
One hand the sword, and one the pen employs,
And in my lap the ready paper lies.
By this mode of speech Canace does not intimate to her brother Macarius, that she actually held the sword in one hand while she held the pen in the other, but that she had it ready to slay herself as soon as she had written the epistle.
For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.
In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.Ye hear the sound of the trumpet - As the walls were very extensive, and the workmen consequently much scattered, their enemies might easily attack and destroy them successively, he therefore ordered them all to work as near to each other as they could; and himself, who was everywhere surveying the work, kept a trumpeter always with him, who was to sound when the enemy approached; and all were instantly to run to the place where they heard the sound.
So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day.Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem - The country people were accustomed, after their day's labor, to return to their families; now being so formidably threatened, he obliged them all to sleep in Jerusalem, that they might be ready, in case of attack, to help their brethren. All this man's arrangements were wise and judicious.
So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.None of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing - The Hebrew for all this is only אין אנחנו פשטים בגדינו איש שלחו המים ein anachnu poshetim begadeynu ish shilcho hammayim; which Montanus translates, Non nos exuentes vestes nostras, vir missile suum aquas; "We, not putting off our garments, a man his dart to the waters." Of this latter clause what sense can be made? Let us hear what the ancient versions say.
The Vulgate, Unusquisque tantum nudabatur ad baptismum, "Every one stripped himself for the bath."
The Septuagint omit the latter part of this clause, And there was none of us who put off his garments.
The Syriac, "None of us put off his clothes for a month each in his turn.
The Arabic, "Nor did we put off our clothes, but with our arms, at the end of a month."
There is a remarkable reading in one of De Rossi's MSS. אין אנחנו פשטים בגדינו משלחהעל המים, We did not lay aside our garments, but in order to send them to the washing. This is most likely the sense of the place.
It is curious to see how our old versions translate the place.
Coverdale: We put never of our clothes, so much as to wash ourselves. - 1535.
Becke: We put never of our clothes, so muche as to washe ourselves. - 1549.
Cardmarden: We put never of oure clothes no more than the other dyd theyr harnesse, save onely bycause of the water. - 1566.
This shows how all interpreters have been puzzled with this vexatious clause.
The reading from De Rossi's MS., given above, is the most likely to be the true one, because it gives a good sense, which cannot be found in the Hebrew text as it now stands. The general meaning is sufficiently evident; they worked nearly day and night, only had their hours by turns for repose; this did not permit them time sufficient to undress themselves in order to take regular sleep, therefore they only put off their clothes when they were obliged to get them washed. |
Tapas in Barcelona and Catalonia
Tapas in Barcelona and Catalonia
Tapas in Barcelona is something you should put on your bucket list. Spanish tapas are world-famous and can range from simple to wonderfully complex. Originally they come from the south of Spain and people now cherish them all over the country. They are small portions of food made to snack on with a drink or to share with friends as a full meal.
In the beginning, una tapa was a bite-size slice of bread workers garnished with whatever leftover bits of food were at hand. So, as a farmer who works and eats outside, you would put your tapa on top of your afternoon glass of wine…ahem! water!.. to stop insects from falling into it. Hence, from these humble beginnings, a whole world of small dishes grew. And Catalonia was very much involved, which shows in tapas in Barcelona.
Famous tomato bread
There is one simple Catalan tapa which all Spaniards love and have done so for centuries. They call it pa amb tomàquet in Catalan or pan con tomate in Spanish. You lightly toast a slice of bread, rub fresh tomato with olive oil and sprinkle salt on top. Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, famous Catalan author and connoisseur of food said: this super simple dish is a meeting of cultures. He meant the culture of European wheat, American tomato, Mediterranean olive oil and Christian salt. All that…on a piece of bread!
What is more, tortilla de patatas, the signature Spanish omlette with eggs and potatoes is also popular in Catalonia. But do not have this lovely filling treat a la catalana if you are vegetarian! Here they come with sausages. Worry not however, traditional tortilla is served if you do not specify!
Go green in Barcelona
Better yet, looking around for tapas in Barcelona you can go green with pebrots de Padrón (pimientos de Padrón in Spanish). They’re small peppers of a bright leafy colour served fried in olive oil and sprinkled with thick sea salt. Originally from Galicia, they shouldn’t be underestimated- you can get a spicy one! Catalans say that brings good luck, but we suggest you wash it down with something refreshing such as tinto de verano. That’s a chilled red wine with bubbly lemonade, very popular in bars in Barcelona.
Botifarra, the traditional Catalan sausage comes in dozens of varieties. So, Barcelonians appreciate it in tortilla a la catalana as we know. They also grill it with white beans – that’s botifarra amb seques. Another mouthwatering treat for all of meat eaters out there is fuet. This dry cured, thin, salty sausage makes a frequent appearance as a tapa all around Catalonia. As it happens, Catalans are actually the biggest swine cultivators in the country. If you had tapas in Barcelona, you could probably tell! It takes skills and patience to make the finest produce. Take the famous jamón ibérico– thinly sliced, dark, soft ham. They cure this delicacy for up to two years!
Catalonia enjoys a wonderful Meditteranean climate so all vegetables here look sun- kissed and taste delicious. Hence, lovely tomatoes of a crimson red colour, soft and naturally sweet aubergines, cruchy onions…Put it all together with some freshly picked red peppers and you have an escaldiva. It’s a Catalan warm side dish of vegetables in extra virgin olive oil. If you’re here in spring an absolute must is calçots or baby leeks. No such tapas in Barcelona though! Here, locals barbecue these treats during traditional family open air parties. They refer to them as calçotadas and they use special stone charcoal barbecues. In addition, Catalonia also has a tradition of lovely slow- cooked vegetable stews. Locally source beans, carrots, onions and some freshly picked garlic… It makes for a satisfying meal, trusts us cyclists. So dig in and get all the nutrients and all the flavour. |
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As an early alpha, if you use it, check it closely to make sure the changes look right and it DIFF’d the REG correctly. It may work great for 99% of .REG files right now, but that 1% could be you.
RegMerge does *attempt* to create an UNDO file as it works, but we recommend manually creating a Restore Point as well, prior to ANY Registry operation.
RegMerge is the SAFER way to import .REG files! With RegMerge you load up one or more .REG files and compare them to your current registry, allowing you to selectively import parts, or just see the changes. This is useful for REG file fixes you find on the internet, or comparing your registry with another PC or your own PC in an earlier state.
The ‘registry’ sure sounds like a dirty and cluttered thing these days, a myth partially perpetrated by marketing. In fact, it is simply a store of persistent data, usually used for settings. While there may sometimes be leftover registry debris, it is entirely benign. Common Windows registries hold millions of registry values, meaning that even thousands of keys of debris don’t make the slightest difference. High efficiency data trees and algorithms are used to look up registry data.
A Registry Hive is simply a broad store of registry data. It’s backing storage is on the file system. For instance, one hive holds registry values for all users of the machine (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE), while another holds one for the current user (HKEY_CURRENT_USER).
Once you determine you’ve got a messed up shell file association, or other potential registry problem, you may search the web. You’ll often find files with the extension .REG. These are RegEdit import/export files. With the Windows RegEdit utility you can right-click on any key and export a .REG file. Then, you can take this .REG file and import it to another system by double clicking it. This lets people provide you with .REG files to repair your registry. However, when you double-click one, you get the simple option of importing it – nothing more. It overwrites any content already there. So, you had better check to see what you are importing and compare it to what is currently there. In this way, you can make sure the REG file is actually solving the problem and not causing additional harm.
Obviously, What is needed is a utility to take a REG file, compare it to your current registry hives, and show you the changes it would make — then allow you to selectively apply those changes. That is what our freeware utility RegMerge does. It shows you the changes between the REG file you are importing and your current registry HIVE(s). It can also let you COMPARE and CONTRAST the differences between a fresh install of an OS and your install.
Again, to CREATE .REG files for backups or comparison, use Window’s RegEdit utility (RegEdit.exe). Simply select a key, right-click it and select ‘Export’. This will create a .REG file.
There are numerous planned enhancements to this utility that will occur incrementally. At this time, it is best not to submit any feature suggestions. We have a long list that probably already includes everything you’ve considered. There are some obvious improvements that need to be made. Again, this is an early alpha prototype.
Here is where YOU come in. We can not possibly collect repair sets for all Windows OSes and applications in the world. In fact, the more specific a repair set, the more likely it is the be useful. We are therefore going to leave it up to the community to help contribute repair sets.
We hope the community will help build an extensive REG repair set collection, so that users can use it for select repairs, return to defaults, and other operations. More on this soon. Remember, this is FREEWARE and will be an OPEN, COMMUNITY project.
We all know that the #1 issue that mandates OS re-installs is registry corruption. I didn’t say registry ‘fat’, I said corruption. Often, registry cleaners themselves are the cause of this corruption. Regardless, over the normal lifespan of a Windos install, the registry gets changed and manipulated. Wouldn’t it be nice to know what all has changed? Maybe go back to defaults? Apply fixes selectively and safely?
Registry issues come from:
Call this the opposite of a registry clean. The idea here is NOT TO REMOVE keys, it is to ADD and REPLACE keys and values. That’s right – make your registry right again, not just pointlessly trim it down. |
This Sunday Christians all over the world (East and West together this year!) celebrated Easter or Pascha, the feast of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, the holiest day of the liturgical year, the beginning of a festive season that lasts for the next forty days.
I’m Greek Orthodox, and in Orthodox churches (and Eastern rite Catholic churches) it is traditional for the priest to read the Paschal Homily of St. John Chrysostom. Drawing upon Isaiah 14:9 and 1 Corinthians 15:55, Chrysostom elaborates on how Hades, the realm of the dead, was conquered by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ:
It took a body and came upon God!
It took earth and encountered Ηeaven!
It took what it saw, but crumbled before what it had not seen!
O death, where is thy sting?
O Hades, where is thy victory?
Christ is risen, and you are overthrown!
What was seen was the humanity of Christ. What was unseen was his divinity. As the “Author of Life” (Acts 3:15), he could not be contained by death. What appeared to be the ultimate victory for evil turned out to be a Trojan horse for good. Christ could not stay dead; he rose again, offering the promise of resurrected life to all who follow him. Hades “crumbled before what it had not seen!”
Oddly — no doubt because I work here at Acton — listening to this, I found myself reminded of the French economist and statesman Frédéric Bastiat, who wrote,
In the department of economy, an act, a habit, an institution, a law, gives birth not only to an effect, but to a series of effects. Of these effects, the first only is immediate; it manifests itself simultaneously with its cause — it is seen. The others unfold in succession — they are not seen: it is well for us, if they are foreseen. Between a good and a bad economist this constitutes the whole difference — the one takes account of the visible effect; the other takes account both of the effects which are seen, and also of those which it is necessary to foresee. Now this difference is enormous, for it almost always happens that when the immediate consequence is favourable, the ultimate consequences are fatal, and the converse. Hence it follows that the bad economist pursues a small present good, which will be followed by a great evil to come, while the true economist pursues a great good to come, — at the risk of a small present evil.
Of course, Bastiat is just talking about economics. He mostly has material causes and effects in mind. But his words are applicable beyond that.
Hades is a bad economist. The “immediate consequence” seemed “favourable,” but “the ultimate consequences” were “fatal” to it, and will be even more so at the resurrection to come.
Conversely, Jesus is a good economist: “for the joy that was set before him [he] endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God” (Hebrews 12:2). He “pursue[d] a great good to come, — at the risk of a small present evil.”
So, too, in our spiritual lives we ought to learn to endure all things, for true love “endures all things” (1 Corinthians 13:7), and in so doing we find the greatest joy.
Similarly, in our economic lives we ought to look to the long term as well. The economist John Maynard Keynes once quipped, “In the long run, we are all dead.” His point was that we shouldn’t neglect short term means of relief for the sake of a distant and fabled long run when things will be better.
This is a fair point, so long far as it goes, but runs the risk of encouraging the very short-termism that to Bastiat characterizes the bad economist. We shouldn’t use looking to the long term to neglect our responsibilities in the present, just as in our spiritual lives we shouldn’t be, as the cliché goes, so heavenly-minded that we are no earthly good. But “If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable” (1 Corinthians 15:9).
So, too, if we do not look to the long term in economics and have no hope for the future, we will quickly find our short term help has only distracted us from a fatal future, if not sped its arrival.
A Christian perspective reminds us that not death but resurrection is the true “long run,” either a resurrection to new life or to second death. What we do now matters, because our futures are open and salvation is possible, not just for our souls, but even for our economies.
We should alleviate all the suffering we can in the present, but not at the cost of greater suffering for our sons and daughters in the future. Properly caring for them promises a greater joy in the present than any pleasures that may distract us from our long term responsibilities.
So if our national debt is ballooning at an alarming rate (which it is), we should be willing to sacrifice a little now to ensure stability for our future.
If massive programs like Social Security and Medicare will be insolvent in a decade or so (which they will), we should be willing to make some cutbacks (e.g. means testing benefits, raising the retirement age) in order to ensure that they will still be available for those who will truly need them in the future. We need to care for our elders in the present, of course. But the youth of today are the elders of tomorrow. Caring for our elders should include them as well.
These things — financial instability, massive cuts to massive programs — are still invisible to us; their effects (economic crisis; needy elders and disabled persons without sufficient state support) are not simultaneous with their cause (economic irresponsibility). But the suffering to come will be far greater than any we might have to endure in the present for the joy of a healthier economic future.
We shouldn’t be like Hades. Hades is a bad economist. And on Pascha, we celebrate Hades’ defeat.
We should be like Jesus instead: having the hope to foresee a better future and having the courage to do what is necessary to attain it.
Christ is risen! Happy Easter! |
Navigating relationships with our colleagues is complicated enough in the workplace. But in social media spaces, following or friending our coworkers or responding to their personal posts can sometimes blur the boundaries between what is helpful and what might be harmful.
While there’s no handy-dandy guidebook that offers all the right answers, there are certain principles we should respect when connecting online with people we work with. Because a social media gaffe can cost you a friendship, your reputation… or even your job.
Here are five basic rules to follow on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and whatever other platforms you favor.
- Never disparage your colleagues or your company. It doesn’t matter how upset you are about not getting that hoped-for promotion, or the snippy thing your manager said, or your teammate who doesn’t work as hard as you do. Social media is not the place to vent about professional grievances. When emotions are running high, you’re twice as likely to say something you’ll regret later. An online rant about your dissatisfaction isn’t only bad in the eyes of your present employers – it’s bad in the eyes of future ones as well. If you have an issue with someone or something in your company, face it in person, not on the internet.
- Remember: your followers can see everything you post. It shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone that some managers use social media to monitor their employees when they’re concerned about absenteeism, for example. Let’s say you’ve taken a week-long medical leave from work. If your Instagram is suddenly peppered with photos of al fresco brunches or spa visits, your boss might have some serious questions for you upon your return. Even if your posts are innocent – you might be taking a break from work for mental health reasons, which certainly doesn’t mean you have to stay in bed all day – you’re sharing a portrait of your time that can be easily misinterpreted.
- Never post off-color, racist, sexist, or inappropriate comments.This rule is so obvious it shouldn’t have to be mentioned, but here we are. People make thoughtless comments that deeply offend other people all the time. Comments like these are particularly problematic if they concern your coworkers or clients. But if a very offensive comment goes viral, and is associated with your company, you may find yourself out on the street. No business wants the bad PR results from an employee’s offensive tweet or Facebook post.
- If you don’t want to be judged, don’t engage.One way to avoid the potential hazards of social media is to simply not engage online with coworkers at all. And that’s fine: you’re not required to invite managers or colleagues to follow your accounts. But if you do, know that you’re opening the door to receiving unwanted criticism and even incorrect assumptions. For example, if you often post about your personal accomplishments, some people might interpret it as bragging. Just because people follow you doesn’t mean they know you. Be selective about who you invite into your social media circle.
- Choose the right platform for what you want to say.Each social network has a different “personality”. LinkedIn is a professional space for job seekers and thought leaders, so you can safely talk to your colleagues there about your shared professional interests. Facebook, on the other hand, is usually a family-and-friends zone and can be an unsuitable platform to share with coworkers unless they are personal friends. Twitter and Instagram are the most likely candidates for sharing your likes, dislikes, and off-the-cuff comments with a select few colleagues (unless you’re in the social media business – then you should probably share your accounts with just about everyone!) One vital thing to remember: you may need to restrict access to what colleagues or bosses can see, so take some time to review your privacy settings. This will allow you to achieve a perfect balance between sharing and oversharing. |
Madonna, The Spice Girls, Oprah. All notable pioneers of the “girl power” movement. But who should we look to today, and why?
The phrase “girl power” is a term used to describe female empowerment, independence and self-assurance. In this day and age of social media where things like body shaming and online bullying exist, it’s important to look to those who say “suck it” to the world and just keep on doin’ their thang.
If you’re influential and you get to stand on the platform of fame in the fragile year of 2017, it’s far more important to be a good role model and use your beauty, talent and brains to help change the world.
So here’s a list of our five favourite girl bosses, who we expect will do even BIGGER THINGS in the future.
It’s Beyonce’s world, we’re all just living in it. Of course Queen B is number one on our list, there’s not many other bad ass boos that can compete with her. She’s got The Superbowl, Lemonade, Coachella and the perfect baby reveal under her belt, there’s literally no stopping her.
Other than her obvious musical accolades: Bey is a vocal feminist and continuously promotes strength and independence in her lyrics. Her charity organisation BeyGood, provides school supplies for underfunded schools and supports gender equality and environmental awareness. She often supports LGBT communities and her entire song “Formation” was an anthem for the “Black Lives Matter” movement. Go girl!
As the most followed person on Instagram, Selena Gomez holds a great responsibility to her fans to be a great role model. So far, she’s done pretty well. She constantly uses her platform to speak about mental health and body shaming.
She became UNICEF’s youngest ever Goodwill Ambassador and has helped raise money for hospitals, the Ryan Seacrest Foundation and Make-A-Wish Foundation. Over the last few years she has (very publicly) endured a break up and has let her fans know it’s okay to be sad, but the world keeps spinning and there are more important things to life than crying over boys.
Actress, humanitarian and one-half of what used to be the world’s most beautiful couple *rocks back and forward, crying in the corner* Angelina Jolie is total girl power goals.
Off screen, Angie acts as a UN Goodwill Ambassador and a special envoy to the High Commissioner of the UNHCR, the United Nation’s division for refugees. She is a long-time advocate for women and children around the world and ever since undergoing a double mastectomy, now champions cancer awareness. She’s not often present on social media, though her work doesn’t go unnoticed in the media.
Lady Gaga has strutted to the beat of her own drum since her success with Just Dance all those years ago.
Not only is she a pioneer for “doing whatever the f you want”, she famously lends her support and her money to a social venture called Backplane that aims to connect fans and musicians online. A few years ago internet bullies started calling her fat and she fired back with a “Body Revolution” section on her website, where she encouraged fans to “be brave and post a photo of you that celebrates your triumph over insecurities”.
Our favourite childhood star IRL has transformed into the epitome of intelligence, inspiration and class.
She grew from Hermione into an outspoken and groundbreaking Women’s Rights Advocate. She’s graduated from both Brown and Oxford University and then used her fame and education to become a UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador. She used one of her first UN speeches to launch the #HeforShe campaign which promotes the acceptance of feminism and gender equality among both men and women. |
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