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For those who have been taking our HERO Flight / HERO Core / Adult Gymnastics classes or have a solid cartwheel & dive forward roll. If you are unsure, please email us!
Best paired with our:
HERO Flight / HERO Core / Adult Gymnastics / Calisthenics
Tumbling 1 covers the foundations of gymnastics power tumbling for adults. Classes are open to beginners, however, if you have never tried gymnastics type movements before, we recommend joining our HERO Flight classes first.
Tumbling 1 will take you through drills and progressions leading to tucks, cartwheels, round offs & handsprings. Learn to control your skills and build confidence to start flipping independently! If a future goal is to connect skills, then you need to take this class first.
Duration: 1 hour
For best results, we recommend pairing this class with HERO Core, HERO Strong & HERO Flex / Man Stretch.
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- Companies from Colombia, Brazil and Mexico will attend the event in Las Vegas.
- 7 Latin american companies will have the opportunity to show their developments to thousands of people.
- Each one of these companies has special products and devices to show at the important event.
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2022 has already given its initial signal. This Wednesday, the world’s largest technology event officially began its activities this year.
And it is a special edition, since it is the first time since 2020 that CES returns to Las Vegas and it is also the first technology fair to be held in person in the United States since the pandemic began.
CES typically has around 4,000 exhibitors each year; however, due to the growing number of infections by covid-19 due to the omicron variant, large companies canceled their attendance in person this 2022 —such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Intel and Meta— and a total of just over 2,200 exhibitors are expected.
Among those exhibitors that will have face-to-face assistance, there are companies of Latin American origin that will seek to exhibit their work and technological solutions. We present them below.
7 Latin companies at CES 2022
This is a company that sells a product called “Banda Neutonica“, which is a headband that wraps around your head to help you sleep better.
This headband provides you with total darkness, and emits very low frequency alpha waves and relaxation sounds to help people with insomnia. “Banda Neutonica” was born from the idea of an 8-year-old boy in 2016 and is currently on sale to the general public.
At CES, it is located in booth 61768, on the Tech West stage, Venetian Expo location.
2. Stylos Tech
It is a company that was born in 2006 and currently sells everything from accessories for gamers to gadgets.
According to the CES exhibitor catalog, under the Xzeal brand it sells gaming accessories and under the Stylos Tech brand it offers storage items, gadgets and computer items.
At CES, it’s in booth 15882, on the Tech East stage, LVCC location.
3. Zutto Technologies
Lloyd’s, the brand of this Mexican company, sells smart home and security devices. Some of their products, such as smart bulbs, can be purchased on Amazon and are certified by Jeff Bezos’ company.
Located at CES at booth 52256, on the Tech West stage, Venetian Expo location.
4. Battle Racing
It is a Colombian startup that, according to CES, is in the category of “Phygital Entertainment”, which means that it combines the physical and digital world with entertainment. How? With the world of go karts.
Battle Racing brings the “100% real video game racing power-up experience,” according to its Instagram page. This means that they develop an experience similar to what is played in titles like Mario Kart, but in the real world.
Their booth at CES is number 63152, on the Tech West stage, Venetian Expo location.
5. DeepSea Developments
Described by CES as “an electronics development company that can help you with hardware design and development, rapid prototyping, and scalable IoT solutions.” In other words, they are a company that adapts to your needs to give you an Internet of Things solution.
Their CES booth is located at #60930, on the Tech West stage, Venetian Expo location.
6. VTA – Smart Home
As its name indicates, it is a company dedicated to technological products for smart homes. “Our vision is to innovate with products that allow families and homes to stay safe, communicated and automated,” says its website. You can find all kinds of products, from security sensors and lighting items, to cameras and TV controls.
At CES, their booth is 53429, on the Tech West stage, Venetian Expo location.
7. Flex Automation
Brazilian company that is present in more than 15 countries. CES mentions that “Flex offers from popular/simple to sophisticated/high-end solutions” to automate and make smart any type of space, from houses to skyscrapers in Brazil.
You can find their booth at CES at number 51715, on the Tech West stage, Venetian Expo location.
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Why the Apron:
Over the next little while I will be adding my current aprons to Aprons by Kitsch in the Kitchen, my goal is one day to actually open a shop selling my wears, be it virtual or if I am really lucky a brick and mortar!
So why the Apron? I started sewing when I was about 12, that for the record gives me about 20+ years of experience. And though I picked it up and put it down over that time, my love for making things never wavered. When I couldn’t be making something with my hands I was in the kitchen making things from scratch. Often times I found that I was wiping sauces, flours and other stuff ( I have children) on my clothes. However I refused to wear an apron partly because of the stigma attached to them and partly because many were straight up ugly or plain (I hadn’t really discovered the vintage selections yet). So I got tired of looking for ones that I liked in the stores, ones that would show off my personality and well make me feel just a little bit better about having to wear something over my clothes (smashing dressing is another love of mine). When I found ones that I did like, they were not that well made. Seams frayed and ties fell off. Now they seem to be every where but are often still not that well made. That is when I turned to handmade and started making them for myself and my friends.
I make them to be worn, day in and day out, to take wear and tear and then to be passed on to the next generation. I make them to feel special, to be comfortable and to serve a function. | <urn:uuid:d53e9aff-20ba-4ff0-a318-7025315b1279> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 1,524 |
MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN WIFE'S OIL-CHANGE DEATH
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SEATTLE (AP) - Four years after a mountain goat fatally gored a hiker in Olympic National Park, officials are looking at ways to manage the goats to protect public safety and the environment. | <urn:uuid:1a232032-114a-41aa-b3c5-ffd3b0972478> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 6,410 |
The full form of FENO is fractional exhaled nitric oxide. FENO is a quick, simple, non-invasive, and safe method of determining airways inflammation that provides a complementary tool to other ways of assessing Asthma or any other airways disease. It measures the nitric oxide gas in an exhaled sample of a patient’s breath. The doctor will ask you to breathe slowly and steadily into a mouthpiece attached to a machine to measure the amount of nitric oxide in your breath. A higher level of nitric oxide in your breath may be a sign of Asthma. Nitric Oxide is found in the air and is higher in air polluted areas. It is also produced in our body if there is any inflammation.
Airways of patients suffering from breathing problems may inflame. The FENO test is used as a non-invasive biomarker of airway inflammation to help differentiate allergic and non-allergic asthma as well as between asthma and some other respiratory diseases. It also helps a doctor check if the medication a patient is taking is working. The diagnosis of Asthma is based on medical history, physical examination, and some tests like Spirometry or peak flow test but if the diagnosis is still uncertain then the clinicians may advise you to go for a FENO test.
Nitric oxide is produced in our body including lungs naturally to combat inflammation and relax the tight muscles. High levels of nitric oxide in a patient’s breath can mean that the airways are inflamed which is also a sign of Asthma. Many Asthma organizations recommend FENO test to improve overall asthma diagnosis and management.
You may be advised to avoid the following for better and accurate results at least an hour before the FENO test for better and accurate result: -
The patient is asked to put a mouthpiece in the mouth that is attached to an electronic measurement device and asked to breathe in slowly and deeply until the lungs are filled with air. The doctor/technician then asks to exhale slowly and steadily so that the air flows out at an even rate and steadily. While this procedure is going on, the doctor/technician keeps an eye on an electronic device to check how much you are breathing out so that you can maintain a steady and even exhalation. You may have to repeat the test twice or thrice to get a better result. The test generally takes 5- 10 minutes to complete.
If the level of exhaled nitric oxide is higher than the normal range, means your airways are inflamed and could be a sign of asthma. The value of exhaled nitric acid is more than 40 parts per billion (ppb) for adults and more than 25 parts per billion (ppb) for children and adolescents is considered elevated. The normal range of FENO test is less than 25 ppb for adults and less than 20 ppb for children. The result of FENO test for Asthma may vary from person to person and your doctor may consider some other medical conditions while interpreting the test result like your asthma signs and symptoms, previous FENO or spirometry test, ongoing medication, age, and your lifestyle.
If you are looking for the FENO test get one, and don’t worry, the test is quick, safe, and painless. Our pulmonologists are trained in managing nearly every pulmonary condition and disease. Aakash Healthcare offers multidisciplinary treatment including bronchoscopy for patients who have asthma, COPD, sleep disorders, lung cancer, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and many other chest infections/diseases. Aakash Healthcare is considered one of the best hospitals/centres for chest diseases in Dwarka, Delhi, and has one of the best doctors for Asthma/chest diseases. The cost of FENO test is very less compared to other centres in Delhi even though the quality offered is same and meets the global standard. | <urn:uuid:535b85dc-104e-4ef1-b311-be694e849364> | HuggingFaceTB/smollm-corpus/tree/main/fineweb-edu-dedup | smollm-corpus | eng_Latn | 3,717 |
Setting up Samba4 against an OpenLDAP installation
Before you decide on using OpenLDAP as the backend for Samba4, you should take a look at the limitations of this approach described in Samba4/LDAP Backend. Note that you cannot point Samba4 to your existing OpenLDAP server and expect things to work. The instructions on this page are for configuring a 'captive' OpenLDAP server that is for use by Samba4 only.
This guide presumes you are running OpenLDAP git master from after 22 April 2010 (or a release after that date)
You will need the Cyrus SASL library and development headers installed
You need the 'deref' and 'rdnval' overlay. This may be in your packaged version, but if not you must rebuild.
To get OpenLDAP from GIT run:
git clone git://git.openldap.org/openldap.git
Building the OpenLDAP core
To build it run:
( CFLAGS="-fno-omit-frame-pointer" `dirname $0`/configure --with-cyrus-sasl --disable-bdb --disable-hdb --enable-overlays=mod --enable-modules || exit 1 make clean all AC_CFLAGS=-g || exit 1 )
To install it run:
su ( make install STRIP= || exit 1 )
Building and installing the extra overlays
To build it (after installing the OpenLDAP core above) run:
( ( cd contrib/slapd-modules/samba4 && make clean all AC_CFLAGS=-g) || exit 1 )
To install it run:
su ( ( cd contrib/slapd-modules/samba4 && make install STRIP=) || exit 1 )
Check out Samba4 from Samba.org's anonymous rsync server.
Note: These instructions are kept in line with movements in the GIT tree - use of an alpha tarball may not work with these instructions
rsync -a ftp.samba.org::ftp/pub/unpacked/samba_4_0_test/ SAMBA_4_0
Build samba4, with --enable-developer to get appropriate warnings and debug symbols:
( cd SAMBA_4_0/source ./autogen.sh ./configure --enable-developer make make install )
We set --use-ntvfs to simplify things at the moment, while the focus is on LDAP semantics not filesystem semantics, as it allows a non-root provision.
( samba-tool domain provision --realm=LDAP.SAMBA.EXAMPLE.COM --domain=LDAP \ --server-role='domain controller' --ldap-backend-type=openldap --slapd-path=/usr/local/libexec/slapd --use-ntvfs )
The ACL in this example slapd.conf sets restricted access to all entries. You can change this to allow direct access for administrative purposes, but for now this is a secure example, and avoids unintended writes to the database (ie, not via Samba).
Note if you have the error "LDAP error 8 LDAP_STRONG_AUTH_REQUIRED" it's because you didn't have cyrus sasl, install the libraries and the headers, recompile openldap and retry.
Start Samba4 on host linux1
samba -i -M single -d3 | <urn:uuid:e26722d1-e79f-4200-841e-dfd5372d0d29> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 2,603 |
Along with filing a lawsuit against Apple and five of the “Big Six” publishers for collusion over e-book prices, the U.S. Justice Department also filed terms of a proposed settlement in the suit with Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster. Apple, Penguin and Macmillan have not accepted these settlement terms. The DOJ will continue to litigate its antitrust suit against them.
“For the growing number of Americans who want to take advantage of this new technology, the Department of Justice is committed to ensuring that e-books are as affordable as possible,” Attorney General Eric Holder told a press conference Wednesday afternoon. “As part of this commitment, the Department has reached a settlement with three of the nation’s largest book publishers – and will continue to litigate against Apple, and two additional leading publishers – for conspiring to increase the prices that consumers pay for e-books.”
According to the filing, settling publishers will be immediately required to do the following:
- Terminate its current contracts with Apple within seven days of the court’s acceptance of the settlement;
- Terminate any other contracts with e-book retailers that restrict the retailer’s ability to set final prices for books or contain a “most favored nation” provision prohibiting price competition, as soon as possible;
- Renegotiate contracts with Apple and other retailers, with a two-year prohibition on any contract that prevents retailers from discounting retail prices (see below);
- Notify the Department of Justice before entering into any joint ventures between it and another publisher related to e-books;
- Designate an antitrust compliance officer and provide the DOJ with a copy of its agreements with any e-book retailers quarterly for five years.
Furthermore, any future agreements between the settling publishers and e-book retailers will have to observe serious restrictions, at least for a time. For two years, e-bookstores must be permitted to discount retail prices of books at their own discretion.
In particular, the proposed settlement states: “These provisions do not dictate a particular business model, such as agency or wholesale, but prohibit Settling Defendants from forbidding a retailer from competing on price and using some of its commission to offer consumers a better value, either through a promotion or a discount.” Discounts, promotions, and some control over retail pricing must all be at least partially under the retailers’ control, even if the agreement is technically an agency-commission model, rather than a wholesale one.
This doesn’t kill the agency model outright, but does modify it well beyond what’s widely recognized today. Suppose a publisher prices a book at $10 list price, and a retailer agrees to a 30 percent commission, or $3 on a full list sale. Under these conditions, those retailers would be permitted to sell the book below list price, presumably taking the discount out of their own $3 commission. The publisher would still net $7, but lose its ability to maintain prices.
The DOJ’s proposed terms expressly permit publishers to set a soft floor on discounts, but not a hard floor. Publishers can enter into one-year agency agreements that stipulate that the retailer can sell individual titles at a loss, but must show a profit overall for all the books it sells from that publisher’s catalogue.
It says that retailers must have some discretion to set prices and compete with other retail bookstores — that publishers cannot absolutely fix the retail price of books. And it opts, in virtually every case of potential uncertainty, for giving maximum discretion to the retailer.
For five years, the settling publishers are prohibited from entering into any agreement with retailers including a “most favored nation” provision, whereby it agrees not to sell books at a lower price or on more favorable terms to any other retailer. This was a key clause in Apple’s contracts with publishers, which both allowed and compelled them to insist on the same prices and terms with other retailers.
Finally, retailers must be allowed to stagger their negotiations with publishers, so they aren’t dealing with multiple publishers seeking similar agreements at the same time.
The bulk of the other conditions imposed simply prohibit any and all continued collusion between the settling publishers: direct or indirect communication, retaliation against retailers, and so forth.
This is the fine line the DOJ is trying to walk between dictating business terms to publishers and retailers and simply permitting the exact same circumstances to re-emerge after dissolving the contracts tainted under the appearance of collusion.
In fact, in five years, we may end up with exactly the same kinds of agreements publishers and retailers have today. But that will be a decision made by the market, not by any real or perceived conspiracy between publishers and a single retailer that imposed that model on the market.
Additional reporting by Mark Riffee in Washington, DC. Photo by Mark Riffee for WiredCompetitive Impact Statement Go Back to Top. Skip To: Start of Article. | <urn:uuid:1b622753-db96-401c-8075-13edfab6dfcd> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 5,138 |
In this post, we are going to look briefly into allusion. At the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
- define allusion;
- mention the types of allusion; and
- gives examples of allusion.
Allusion is a literary device that involves making a reference to something outside the immediate context of a work of art, such as a character, event, or idea from history, mythology, or literature. It adds depth and richness to the text, allowing readers to draw connections between different stories and ideas.
Types of Allusions
There are basically four types of allusions. They are biblical, literary, classical, and historical allusions respectively.
- Biblical Allusion: It is the brief mention of a story or character from the Bible in a work of art. For example, referencing the story of the prodigal son in a poem or novel.
- Literary Allusion: It involves making an allusion to a work of literature within another literary work. For instance, quoting lines from William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” in a modern poem.
- Classical Allusion: It is the reference to stories, characters, or events from ancient books written by the Greeks and Romans. For instance, alluding to the story of Jason and the golden fleece in a contemporary narrative.
- Historical Allusion: It involves drawing references from historical events or periods. For example, referencing the concept of ‘Abiku’ in African folklore, where spirit children are believed to be born only to die young and be reborn repeatedly by the same mother.
Examples of Allusions
“He turned the other cheek when faced with criticism, just like the prodigal son seeking forgiveness.”
“My love, swear you will take a cup of it
And take a long sleep for me in the yard …
That we may sleep a twain in a joyous grave.
(An allusion to Romeo and Juliet’s love in Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.”)
“Renowned suitors, and her sunny locks
Hang on her temples like a golden fleece,
… And many Jasons come in quest of her.”
(An allusion to Jason, a Greek hero, seeking the golden fleece in classical mythology.)
“Coming and going these several seasons
Do stay out on the baobab tree.”
(An allusion to ‘Abiku‘, a historical belief in African tribes that spirit children are born only to die young and be reborn repeatedly.) | <urn:uuid:64d9764b-d7f3-40b7-8f57-402b3208c3a2> | HuggingFaceTB/smollm-corpus/tree/main/fineweb-edu-dedup | smollm-corpus | eng_Latn | 2,276 |
“God is punishing us for everything” says one of the characters, and that’s how you might you’re being treated watching this surreal, crazy, funny and difficult foray into 17th century England.
Horror director Ben Wheatley’s hot streak continues with this outlandish and yet strangely wonderful story of helpless men stranded in a field. The film is saturated in paranoia, violence and bad energy – and plenty of mud but is it the field or their disintegration?
A rag tag group of Civil War veterans (Michael Smiley, Reece Shearsmith, Julian Barratt and Richard Glover) return home when they’re sidetracked into digging up a field where treasure is buried. The field is crammed with massive outcroppings of magic mushrooms and soon they’re feeling the consequences.
They’re immobile and unable to think straight and soon the paranoia settles in; there is no escape from the hallucinogenic spores.
They dig till it hurts to dig but have lost the individualism and courage to refuse to dig, as their watcher has a long gun and hair trigger temper.
What we see is a bunch of zombies staggering around, tied up, shot dead and reanimated, high as kites, jammed with paranoia and bad energy and unable to do a thing about any of it. Their keeper is in the same state but he is in charge and that’s his role even though there is no reason why he should hold the power. There are three of them and one of him.
He has promised to take his slaves to an alehouse, but that promise has as much force as their delicate, mushroom- transformed states of mind.
Apparently hallucinogens were in wide use in merry old England. According to Wikipedia, magicians and performers blew mushroom dust in the audience’ faces ensuring their attention and whatever the magician’s bidding.
A Field in England seems like the natural 21st century descendant of The Wizard of Oz, a black and white, rough, harsh, cold and shocking one, and not designed for jollity and entertainment as much as, well, you tell me. It’s a celebration of the odd, rude and unenlightened side of ourselves that’s funny at times, and stark staring mad at times. The poppy field and mushroom field are the same place.
It’s also tried to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead because the sad sack characters are prevented for one reason or another from getting up and moving away and doing something. Both films are about being stuck and talking endlessly about being stuck.
Still, it’s a beautiful setting in black and white with pretty if unsettling music. The wind, flowing weeds and weather figure prominently and threateningly. Nothing is going right for these guys. Wheatley is a genius in creating on film what it must feel like in their stoned minds as massive windstorms are unleashed and nature is thrown off kilter.
Wheatley seems to have made the film intentionally difficult to watch, but it’s worth it because of his extraordinary innovation. The tug-of-war, windstorm and man-tied to rope sequences are especially memorable and some scenes I wish I hadn’t seen.
Causal killing, brutal violence, body functions, close-ups of a diseased male part and mental torments add to its outrageousness but as for the horror, in the traditional sense, it doesn’t come from outside. It’s right in these people’s hearts and it finds a place to jump out in this mad field. Wheatley’s 100% commitment to our discomfort makes it a bit of a grind to watch but the payoff is worth it. | <urn:uuid:c7327ee3-6677-415d-9b37-eb181806562e> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 3,426 |
MDEQ should protect people, and not wedge projects into communities that already have plenty of health and environmental problems to deal with. The August 13th Permit Board meeting was another example of why the MDEQ Environmental Permit Process needs to be examined by the Legislature soon, and made more responsive to the citizens whose health and property are meant to be protected by the agency.
The July meeting of the La. Oyster Task Force looked at post flood damage assessments to oyster stocks in southeast Louisiana and discussed how oyster growers can be compensated when the U.S. Dept of Commerce designates the 2019 flood aftermath as a fishery disaster. Everyone urged patience with the process. | <urn:uuid:e0a72d40-23be-4cd7-9559-150bd07c29d7> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 709 |
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Waterkamp, D. (2016). Europe's Importance for World Education. Hungarian Educational Research Journal, 6(3), 75-83, DOI: 10.14413/HERJ.2016.03.08.
Europe's Importance for World Education
Educational thinking has deep roots in the intellectual history of Europe. It is tightly connected with religious traditions and also with the liberation from religious constraints. We cannot but help children and youth to feel safe and secure in the world. This is the base to cope with experiences which show us that very often the world is unsafe and insecure. We must dig for basic ideas, narratives, pictures, impressions which can convey the feeling that the world is good, beautiful and true. We should not neglect or deny this when we explain scientific phenomena of nature and of history.
Keywords: Europe, educational values, philosophy of education, critical thinking
We live in Europe. We are Europeans. Most of us make their payments in the Euro- currency. Yet, no one can say, what and where Europe is, exactly. Europe exists, for sure, but we don`t know where it begins and where it ends. Today, for most people in this area and perhaps around the world the term conjures up something positive. This was not the case throughout history. Although it was a pretty maid whom Zeus as the king of gods robbed and raped on the island of Crete, as Greek mythology knew, her name Europe did not have a positive sound in old Greece and so furthermore for centuries. Later, the term was opposed to Byzantium, that meant: somewhere outside. During the European middle ages it was used to confine imperial hegemony. Regional sovereigns spoke of European when they wanted to say: It is not a matter of the Empire. From the 17th century on, few philosophers interlinked the term with a great idea of peace (Abbe de Saint-Pierre, Comenius, Holderlin). It took until the 19th century that the term gained a positive meaning and even a political and sociological status. Today, we have come to believe in the value of the coin Europe.
I. Four intellectual sources of European education
People easily identify the term Europe with the political fact of the European Union. Yet, this must not be identified with Europe and doesnt like to be so. Obviously it is unwise to draw geographical borders for Europe. Europe depends on the will of the nations to belong to Europe. All the more is it reasonable to ask for the intellectual substance of Europe. Europe is not anything real in terms of state borders like a nation state, yet it is real and operates on an intellectual level.
The intellectual history of Europe is in great parts a history of religion. Centrally it has to do with the rise of Christianity. A renowned German historian of religions and Christian beliefs in the world phrased: Europe is the only region in world history the rise of which from the historically identifiable beginnings until present age has been molded by fights and quarrels of religions and by the neighbourhood of religions. These occurences were of higher density and intensity than in any other area.
As Christendom in general repelled syncretism it was on the other hand prone to schisms. The deepest one was that between the Western Latin Church and the Eastern orthodox Byzantine church. In the beginnings of Christianity after Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans the Christian church felt urged to be present at the two most influential places in the Roman Empire: Athens and Rome. They addressed their message to the Latin speaking population and as well the Greek speaking population. Both, the Greek writing and the Latin writing church fathers, formed the catholic church in the formative centuries of the Christian West. The Latin Christianity became the strongest stratum of modern Europe. Yet, only in the nineteenth century the term Europe replaced the term Christianity.
The modern political European process started after World War II in Western countries with a strong influence of the Roman Catholic Church. Some years later the European process moved North and South. By this it bridged another schism that had occured in the history of the Christian churches, the break-away of Lutheran and Reformed churches from the Roman church in the 16th century. Of similar importance was the splitting up of the Anglican Church in the sixteenth century. The turn of the modern European process to the Northern countries brought a thread of Protestantism into the fabric of Europe. The so-called iron curtain prevented some countries from joining the European process early, although geographically and historically they are parts of Europe. Today they are sometimes named central-east European countries. Some of these, especially Poland, fortified the Roman Catholic fundament of the modern Europe.
The Byzantine-Orthodox Church definitely split from the Roman Church in 1054. This event proved to be a seemingly irreparable schism in Christendom. The Eastern Orthodoxy can be regarded as the second intellectual stratum of Europe. It is a dominant feature not only in Greece which joined the European Union in 1981, but also in Bulgaria where the Patriarch of Constantinople already in the year 927 had acknowledged a new orthodox church which was neither built on the Greek language nor on the Latin language but for the first time on a Slavonic language: the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Two venerated erudite monks, Cyril and Methodius, well educated at Byzantium and as travelling missionaries also polyglot, had created an alphabet for Slavonic languages. The Bulgars originally did not speak a Slavonic language instead a Turk language, better to say an Oghuric language. By adopting the orthodox liturgy on a Slavonic linguistic base they became a model for several surrounding peoples with respect to their religious affiliation. The Serbian Orthodox Church and the Russian Orthodox Church were to follow in a remarkably short time. Bulgaria entered the European Union in 2007. In European states orthodox churches not seldom are connected with the Roman-Catholic church although the rite is different (uniting churches). Even after the fall of communism they tolerate more state control than Western churches do.
Both Christian religions, the Western one in competing variants and the Eastern one, generated strong legacies for today's European intellectual cultures. The most important intellectual legacy of the Byzantine Empire was the conservation and transmission of the Greek language, which started when the Eastern Roman Empire turned its back on the Western Empire. The Byzantinians desired to preserve the written testimonies of the Hellenistic period, although Greek in their centuries was no longer a uniform language. Beyond Greek more languages were spoken in the Eastern Empire such as Coptic, Armenian, Georgian, Slavic, Persian, and Arabic.
Saving the heritage of the Greek antiquity was not only the merit of the East Roman Empire and the Byzantine-Orthodox church but also the Muslim Arabs contributed much, and not minor were the efforts of Western scholars who searched for written sources from Greek antiquity in the Byzantian Empire and collected and copied many of them. The translation into Latin was mainly achieved by scholars from the Latin West. Arab scholars often built on translations into the old Syrian language, called Syriac, performed by scholarly Christians in the antique Syria.
The Byzantine Empire carried the main burden of the Christian encounter with the rising Islam, yet also the Latin West fought quarrels with Muslims in Spain besides few periods of fruitful neighbourhood in multireligious towns. Islam must not be overlooked when we look for further stratums in the mountain of the intellectual Europe. Obviously Islam is a third layer of the European intellect besides the two Christian religions, albeit less immersive than these. After 1453 the Selçuk sultans owned large parts of the land of the former Byzantinian Empire, and they were followed by the Osmans, who also were from a Turk origin. By enlarging the Osman Empire, Turks occupied more and more areas in Europe, above all on the Balkan and further north even the main part of the modern country of Romania. In those centuries it was for the kingdom of Hungary to function as a barrier for the West drift of the Osman Empire and to defend the Western Christianity. Turkish occupation lasted in some areas for centuries and by this also influenced the religious and intellectual life in these areas. However, there was no continuous presence of Islam in the states which in our times belong to the European Union; nevertheless Islam was brought in again in the wake of migrations after World War II. Islam in the European Union is not a religion which roots in long-standing settled populations but is a migrants religion.
A fourth layer in European religions and culture is to be mentioned which is not bound to a political entity or to a territory. It is Judaism. It used to be spread over all countries in Europe and still is despite the persecutions which took innumerable lives. The Jewish emancipation movement which took place in some European countries in the 18th and 19th centuries encouraged not few Jewish youth to attend the rising Jewish schools which acquired high educational quality, and during the second half of the 19th century also municipal or state schools where they earned the highest school degrees. Although these people were often attributed assimilated, they in general did not deny their religious upbringing and education. Among the four religious streams in European history Jewish religion and culture was most brutally beaten during World War II. Survivors of the Holocaust tried to start from new in their home countries and fought different difficulties in different countries.
The four churches or religions which were mentioned here built large education systems during history and by this formed the base of education in Europe. This is true with respect to the institutional fundaments and the intellectual foundations as well. The Western idea of education is centered around the notion of the person or personality which not only connotates morality but also emotions and an active approach to life. The orthodox pedagogy is more aimed at the ideal of the saint who embodies the antique notion of apatheia which means to be free of passions. The orthodoxys peculiarity is due to the role and the long-lasting importance of monasteries in the Eastern Orthodoxy which lasts until now. The Western monasteries also were pillars in the edifice of the church; additionally they had a broad civilising impact by their educational efforts not only for monks and nuns but also for the surrounding population and by their role as economic centers. The Jewish ideas of education probably are the most manifold among all the religions. Jewish education is even more bound to studying texts, mostly old ones, than education in the other three religions although all of them are book based religions. The strong emphasis on understanding texts in Jewish education results from the preoccupation with the question of Jewish identity which stimulates all studies. The Islamic notion of education underpins stronger than the others the value of human models which the younger people have to live up to. Obeyance is expected from the young Muslims and also from adult Muslims in many respects. The model behind all models is God himself.
II. Educational sovereignty of the state
Only about two hundred years ago in some countries the states gradually started to take over control of the education institutions and above all to finance education. This effort is still underway. It does no longer lead to serious conflicts between the states and the Christian churches but new conflicts with Islamic communities in Europe can arise when the states try to implement their regulations. Sometimes the French model of the strictly secular state school is within the European Union seen as the European model. The constitutional bodies of the European Union, especially the European Parliament, obviously are in favour of this principle. In the aftermath of the French Revolution French policy brought about the idea of separation of state and church. The law to establish this came in 1905. Yet, in Europe and even in France this idea is not purely put into practice in contrast e.g. to the United States of America. The centralised states in France and in other European countries do not allow church schools to run their affairs in full independence as long as they equalise compulsory school attendance. States force the church schools to adopt most of the regulations and the curricula of the equivalent state school and in compensation for this grant the church led schools finances from the state mostly the state pays the teachers salaries.
Nevertheless, there are differences among European countries with respect to the state control over religious education. Two countries with a large majority of Roman Catholic population differ remarkably. France does not allow religious education in state schools but keeps one day in the week (mostly Wednesday) free from schooling in order to enable students participation in church exercises outside schools. Poland in contrast compels every school from kindergarten up to higher secondary school to provide for two hours per week of religious instruction which is under control of churches who approve the teachers for religious instruction. Christian instruction lessons often begin with a prayer. Students who refuse to take part in this school subject alternatively may opt for so-called ethical instruction. During the inter-war period in Poland participation in religious instruction in schools had been compulsory, during the communist period it had been abolished. In France approximately 20% of all schools are run by non-state organisations, mainly the Roman Catholic Church, who objects to secular schools. In Poland, non-state schools only were visible after 1990 and up to the year 2006 remained a small minority with approximately 2 000 schools including many vocational schools. In Hungary talks between the government and churches have begun to find a similar solution.
The subject of ethics might be seen as a kind of non-confessional inter-religious instruction which is more in accordance with modern secular tendencies than confessional instruction. The secularity of the public school in this way would assert itself by the decisions of the students respectively their parents who opt for the non-confessional variant. The Christian churches may be afraid of this silent mechanism. They remain privileged partners of the state yet can no longer fulfil their role because they lose footholds within the population and even within their fellowships. This concern is existent especially among protestant churches and in some countries also in the Catholic Church. The orthodox churches e.g. in Greece and Russia are better prepared to defend themselves against decisions of individual consciences because of their traditionally close relationship to the state under which they act. They are privileged by the constitutions of their states and by specific educational laws which don't leave chances for opting out of the religious instruction of the church to which an individual belongs. Confessional religious instruction is secured by the state. The state doesnt do this selflessly, at least where also Islamic instruction is in the game. The generosity of the state is combined with the aim to attract more youngsters into public schools, especially when many Muslim youngsters attend the so-called madrasahs upon which the state has nearly no influence. Where religious instruction is provided by the state, the control over the teachers for this subject falls to the state.
In Northeast Greece in the former Turkish territory the Muslims enjoy minority status and have the right to get schooling in their language and also in their religion. The Greek state guarantees Islamic religious instruction for the Muslim population and is prepared to pay for the muftis who teach the religious subject. Yet, it reserves its right to approve the muftis as teachers. The committee which delivers such approvals was disclaimed by the Muslim population because not all its members are Muslims. The Greek government wanted to maintain a sign of secularisation but the Muslim population saw their model in the state of Turkey.
Jewish education in Europe today mostly exists in day schools i.e. in voluntary schools offered by Jewish parishes. So it is with Islamic schools. Both religions lay stress on early confrontation with the basic texts of their religion. Jewish children begin to read in very early age. Muslim children come to know the Arabic texts only by hearing; they have to learn them by heart. Regular state schools would not reach the intensity of studying religious texts which religious schools are able to. Due to early training in the language of the venerated books, Jewish students also in the state school systems regularly perform well. Today e.g. Germany profits from Jewish emigration from Russia and Ukraine because Jewish children in general are excellent students.
When we ask for lasting effects that religions had on education in Europe we observe above all that most European states learned to share power in educational matters. The states shared power with churches or other religious organisations and this is true until now, although the churches and religious organisations became weaker in the recent two hundred years. At least in the Western parts of Europe the states never accomplished to bring churches under their control. Most states gave up attempts of this kind after they had felt the strength of resistance, even after decades of confrontation. Each state had to find constitutional or statutory ways of settling the interests of both sides in the educational field. These processes have not yet been completed. In Bulgaria e.g. monastery schools across five hundred years have maintained the Bulgarian language against Ottoman rule, yet after communism took over these schools were forbidden and even since then in the post-Communist period church schools could not be re-established.
Partition of power includes sharing power with local and regional authorities and also with the management of individual schools. It also applies to the sector of private schools, which exists in a majority of European states. Private schools are not only those which are run by churches, but also schools which are special by their educational theories. In most states such schools enjoy more autonomy from the state than regular state schools do, and often rely on financial support from parents and independent organisations which comes in addition to the limited financial means which the state grants. Autonomy of the school does not necessarily mean autonomy of the individual teacher, but it means the autonomy that the maintaining organisation enjoys.
Wolfgang Mitter made use of the term educational sovereignty (Bildungssouveränität). He gave us several examples of how to combine historical research with international research. From thorough historical analysis he concluded that the state in most European countries never was the unchallenged sovereign in matters of education which the theories of state sovereignty in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries had postulated. For a long while it were the rivals inside the state which at all times enforced concessions, whereas in our days additionally international and supranational institutions and movements restrict the independence of states in the field of educational policy.
III. The contribution of the European Union to world education
The gradually growing rise of the EU that means their main organs: European Parliament, European Council, European Commission and also the Euro-Group makes some people think that the European Union became an obstacle for Education in Europe because its regulations seem to neglect national traditions in education. The European Union however does not want to change the contents of educational traditions and educational policies in the individual member states but to have an impact on procedures and means of educational policies in order to foster its aim of mobility. Mobility within the EU and in interaction with economic areas outside the EU should help to bring people in the EU closer together, e.g. by international exchange programmes on the level of students and teachers, and also to arouse competition which might raise economic outcomes. The EU intends to make the procedures within education systems more effective and also more democratic. This more indirect than direct manner of political action is in accordance with the specific supra-national character of the EU which is not a super-state but a common structure of 28 states based on binding treaties. The EU is more than a confederation of states and less than a federal state.
Only within defined boundaries the EU exposes itself as maintainer of educational institutions such as schools. The EU maintains 14 European Schools placed only in European towns which host a European institution such as e.g. the European Central Bank in Frankfort. These multinational and multilingual schools which mainly address the children of EU employees who work at this EU-institute combine curricula from a couple of European nations and therefore convey a broad political and linguistic education to their students. E.g. the actual German Defence Minister, Ursula von der Leyen, is an alumni of the Brussels European School because her father Ernst Albrecht who later became the Prime Minister of the State of Lower Saxony, for several years worked with the EU respectively with its forerunner institution at Brussels. The European school is a modern and demanding school model which could be attractive for many more parents who do not have the privilege to work for a European institution. Some of the parents who are not affiliated with an EU-institution indeed manage to help their children with an enrolment in one of these schools. When an internationally linked business firm contracts with such a school the firm can offer such a privilege to their employees. Yet the number of placements is rather restricted. It is one of the constitutional limitations that the status of the EU imposes that the Union is not in the position to offer this school model in each member state although this type of school fulfils the aims of the EU in an ideal manner: mobility of persons in the EU across borders and also enhancement of competition and achievements, especially language competencies. The EU as a provider of education institutions of its own in different member states this without question would stimulate the competition about ideas and conceptions in national education systems and by this augment the striving for quality. On the level of tertiary education the EU only runs one institution, this is the European University Institute at Florence which is limited to a short list of academic subjects and only provides doctoral programmes.
When in the nineteenth century the notion of Europe became a political and also philosophical reality Europe for some thinkers appeared as an enlightened continent that paved the way to the unity of mankind. Only some decades later Europe unveiled itself as the abyss of the worst evils: colonialism, nationalism, racism, fascism, totalitarianism. Yet, then, part of Europe could respire: All this could be left behind when Europe became a follower of the United States of America, especially of its model of democracy, and when we grasped the idea that the future of Europe is already there: in the shape of the United States of America. Needed the other half of Europe after the iron curtain fell only be pulled into this direction? Was this the solution for all Europe? After twenty five years of this belief that means one generation later this prospect has faded. Many people in Europe are in doubts as for Europes future. They become aware of the smallness of Europe in the global scale and want to avoid another self-overestimation. Nevertheless others ask us about our contribution to world education. After all I said so far, an answer can only be: States or regions need not have a unified education system, even if a unified political system seems to be advantageous and a coordinated economic system seems to be favourable. Educational thinking has deep roots in the intellectual history and this is tightly connected with religious traditions and also with the liberation from religious constraints. It can be doubted that enlightenment really helped us to replace the good that religion can provide despite much bad that it also brought about. As educators we cannot but help children and youth to feel safe and secure in the world because this is the base to cope with experiences which show us that very often the world is unsafe and insecure. We must dig for basic ideas, narratives, pictures, impressions which can convey the feeling that the world is good and next that it is beautiful and the ultimate that it is true. We should not neglect or deny this when we explain scientific phenomena of nature and of history. Criticism is not an element men can survive on.
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The world of art is full of elucidation of human emotions.
Artists, from the centuries, are known to pour out their sentiments through colors, patterns, and coded meanings.
Some of the artworks are too apparent to interpret while others are hard.
Abstract artworks, for instance, demand undivided focus and an open mind to dig out the hidden meaning.
Similarly, figurative artworks are too easy to understand as we can relate with the real-life objects and the interpretation attached to it.
But what about religious artworks?
We are used to seeing the same version of deities in paintings for a long time. People who buy such artworks are more devoted towards the particular God or Goddess and not in what lies behind such manifestation.
I mean, how many times you have looked at Ganesha paintings, Shiva artworks or Krishna’s art pieces and thought, “Why are these Gods manifested like this?”
Hence, this blog is going to uncover the obscure meaning that lies in paintings of Ganesha. Let’s start:
We all are aware of the mystique tale of how Ganesha got his elephant head.
But do you know the buried meaning of the big head of Ganesha?
Ganesha is considered as a God of wisdom. Hence, the colossal head of Lord Ganesha is a symbol of boundless knowledge that a brain can keep in itself.
Ganesha was wise (as referred in the sacred texts) and witty. He used his intelligence to offer justice and balance to the world.
This is the reason that artists from thousands of years are drawing a huge head of Lord Ganesha to indicate the tenacity of knowledge and wisdom.
Ganesha’s depiction in paintings is quite stagnant.
Looking closely at these artworks would bring to your notice that Ganesha only has one tusk.
His other tusk is missing.
I know, most of us are not even aware of this, right?
The tale of broken tusk takes us to two stories.
One story tells that when Pashuram and Ganesha were indulged in a fierce battle, the former attacked with a weapon given by Lord Shiva. Ganesha, seeing the weapon, identifies his father’s gift.
So, as a sign of respect and devotion, Ganesha took the blow willingly, which made his tusk shatter.
The second story states that Ganesha himself broke the tusk so as to use it as a pen to jot down the epic Ramayana.
This is the reason that if Ganesha paintings show two hands of this God, it is regarded as a bad omen.
The big belly
Also, while crafting the spectacular manifestation of Ganesha, artists ensure to represent the big tummy always.
People wrongly relate to the representation with the big appetite of Ganesha. However, the obscure meaning of big tummy is more than just related to appetite.
The big belly of Ganesha is a symbolization that all the sorrows and joy of the world are comfortably consumed by this auspicious deity.
A generic interpretation will be that Ganesha tells us that we should take all the good and bad times on an equal level.
The humungous ears
While observing a Ganesha painting, you can also notice that artists have drawn massive ears of this deity.
These massive ears are not just depicted because Ganesha had an elephant head.
Rather, this representation is a way of telling that God hears everyone’s prayers without ignoring anyone as such.
Simply put, God listens to everyone despite being good or bad.
Albeit the big belly and the big head, the eyes of Ganesha are mostly depicted quite small in the artworks.
Can you guess why?
The hidden interpretation of small eyes in Ganesha paintings is to tell the criticality of concentration and awareness.
This symbolic depiction tells us that we should be extremely focused in order to accomplish excellence in our field of work.
If we do so, it is assured that the blessing of Lord Ganesha would always be with us.
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Australian HC extends support to dairy, livestock sector
High Commissioner of Australia to Pakistan Peter Heyward has assured Pakistan's dairy sector stakeholders to share his country's unparalleled expertise in agricultural research, innovation, improvement in animal genetics and health with Pakistani entrepreneurs and businessmen working in this sector.
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He was speaking at a promotional function organised jointly by the Australian HC, in alliance with the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) and the Australian Rural Exports (Austrex) for Pakistan's developing Dairy and Livestock sector on the other day.
Speaking at the event, the High Commissioner assured Australia's unwavering commitment to the growth and development of the Dairy and Livestock sector of the country. He said that his government was happy to share Australia's unparalleled expertise in Agricultural Research, Innovation, improvement in animal genetics and health with Pakistani entrepreneurs and businessmen working in the sector and looked forward to the day when it would benefit everyone.
Speaking at the occasion, Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Assembly, Rana Mashood, thanked the Australian HC and said that the government of Punjab was working tirelessly to improve the economic conditions of the people of the province. He said that the Agricultural and Livestock sectors were the backbone of not just Punjab's economy but of the whole country and any assistance that could be offered to bolster growth would be a welcome boon for the entire nation.
Punjab Minister for Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Malik Ahmad Ali Aulakh also spoke on the occasion and thanked Australian government for extending support to Pakistan's dairy sector. He also threw light on achievements made by the Punjab government in promotion of livestock and agriculture sectors.
Honorary Consul of Australia for Punjab, Salim Ghauri, thanked the HC Peter Heyward as well as the Chief Minister of Punjab for their role in the economic uplift of the country as a whole. He stated that Pakistan has a vast pool of as yet untapped potential which, if cultivated, could result in a sharp upsurge in local food security as well as exports. The function was attended by numerous agriculturists, livestock farmers, businessmen and entrepreneurs from the Dairy Sector who shared their views, problems and experiences with the Australian HC and Chief Minister. | <urn:uuid:17d685fe-8afc-4cae-bb61-d50f6ec7096e> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 2,449 |
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General Hospital Spoilers For December 11 – 13.
Now that Anna has seen Faison’s face, he puts the mask back on, confident that Anna fully trusts he is really Duke. Meanwhile, the real Duke is back in his room and John and Robert arrive worried for Anna’s safety. With the search for Faison in full swing, Anna heads to the clinic looking for answers.
After a run-in with Carly and Josslyn, Johnny tells Connie he’s done. He plans to turn himself in, but will Connie let him?
Alexis and Kristina show up with Christmas decorations for Sam. Kristina gets a surprise herself when the tree arrives and Trey is the one who delivers it. They go off for a private conversation while Alexis and Sam discuss Jason. Sam holds on to the belief that Jason will come back to her.
As for the other Davis girl, Molly gets good news this week. Her novel “Love in Maine” is being published. Bad news follows, however, when Connie is listed as the author. Will Molly be able to prove otherwise when Connie insists she wrote the book?
The baby plan hits a couple of snags this week when Maxie breaks out in hives. Lulu worries it’s an allergic reaction to the hormones, which could mean Maxie won’t be able to be the surrogate. Lulu might have bigger things to worry about when Maxie learns Olivia keeps seeing a dog in place of a baby. When she panics, Mac advises her to back out of the surrogacy now if she’s going to. Maxie later has something to tell Dante and Lulu.
In other news, Sabrina and Felix go to see Lucy Coe, Britt asks out Patrick and Elizabeth isn’t happy to see AJ.
For more, be sure to check out Soaps.com’s General Hospital Spoilers.
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NEW DELHI—Ground zero of the world’s Covid-19 outbreak shifted to India Monday as it recorded extra than 100,000 fresh new circumstances for the initially time, topping the everyday totals everywhere you go else in the earth.
The South Asian nation is locking down neighborhoods and restricting vacation once again even as it tries to ratchet up its vaccination push to conserve lives and salvage its nascent financial recovery.
With the number of new bacterial infections in the U.S. and Brazil retreating from latest highs, India now has the most new circumstances in the earth. The financial centre of Mumbai and the surrounding condition of Maharashtra are floor zero the moment once again, dashing hopes that India’s megacities might have found the worst as the most densely populated neighborhoods achieved some sort of herd immunity.
“It’s spreading quite fast, a great deal extra than the initially phase,” claimed Deepak Baid, a physician in charge of a Covid-19 unit in a authorities medical center in Mumbai. “It’s spreading to all the age groups.”
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(EFFECTIVE 28TH OCTOBER 2020):
Good news for all Victorians!
WCCC is delighted to announce that as of Monday 19th of October 2020 all allied health professionals currently operating in metropolitan Melbourne (including chiropractors and physiotherapists) can resume routine face-to-face care subject to having a COVIDSafe Plan in place.
What does this mean for Remedial Massage?
From Wednesday 28th of October 2020, remedial massage therapy services were able to recommence face-to-face treatment, including routine care.
As always, your health and safety are our highest priority. To help keep you safe, we will be continuing our current COVIDSafe plan.
- Temperature checks for all staff and patients before entering the clinic
- All staff and patients will now be required to wear face masks during clinical hours/treatment times
- GEL IN, GEL OUT is mandatory upon entering and leaving the clinic
- All treatment tables, equipment and surfaces are disinfected after each patient pre and post-treatment
with medical-grade spot disinfectant
- Patients may be asked to wait in their cars until their appointment time
- A range of treatment options to minimise contact (if preferable for the patient)
- COVID-19 clear acrylic protective screens have been added to our reception desk
- Any staff that are experiencing any flu-like symptoms will be required to quarantine for a mandatory
14 days before returning to the clinic.
- If you are experiencing flu-like symptoms, or have arrived back into Australia following overseas travel,
we ask that you do not attend the clinic for 14 days, and seek medical attention prior to making a future appointment.
We will continue to monitor this situation closely and notify you of any changes to this advice.
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A lack of available funding is a constant problem plaguing environmental research. This often prevents researchers from being able collect vital environmental information and restricts their capacity to enact important on-ground conservation and restoration. To achieve the best outcomes possible for ecosystems and biodiversity, the funds that are available for environmental research need to be used as cost effectively as possible.
Hub researchers have released their final report for the Using integrated data analysis to assess regional transferability project. We’ve been investigating the ways that environmental information gathered from research in one area is transferable to another. For example, matching 2 places that have similar environments (e.g. mangroves) and similar people and communities (e.g. land tenure).
The outcomes from this project will help to increase the value of environmental research by broadening its potential applications beyond just the study region. It will also strengthen policy-making decisions by providing greater contextual information about areas being conserved.
The project focused on 2 types of regions: natural resource management (NRM) regions and Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) sub-regions. Hub researchers worked in collaboration with decision-makers to identify NRM or IBRA regions that shared social and ecological attributes and could therefore have conservation knowledge transferred between them.
Regional clusters that are similar to each other and planning groups that have shared traits based on the regional-planning decision tree. Click on maps to expand. Images: University of Tasmania.
The results have been captured with simple-to-interpret maps, showing areas with shared characteristics. This work will help decision-makers identify the most suitable conservation-planning approaches without the need for additional research and funding in each region.
This research means that conservation funding can be more impactful and farther reaching, and it allows natural resource managers to identify their planning peers to share knowledge and scale up interventions.
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Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengkajian Ilmu Pendidikan: e-Saintika
EISSN : 2615-6881
Published by: Lembaga Penelitian dan Pemberdayaan Masyarakat - LITPAM (10.36312)
Total articles ≅ 93
Latest articles in this journal
Published: 26 March 2022
Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengkajian Ilmu Pendidikan: e-Saintika, Volume 6, pp 33-42; https://doi.org/10.36312/esaintika.v6i1.584
Students' collaborative, critical thinking, creative thinking, and communication skills need to be trained using problem-based learning on sharing and jumping tasks, which has never been studied. This study aimed to analyze students' collaborative, communication, critical, and creative thinking skills using Problem-Based Learning (PBL). This type of research is descriptive. The research design uses a Lesson Study-based case study. The population in this study were all 5th-semester students who attended lectures on Human and Animal Anatomy Physiology at the Biology Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang, the Academic year 2021/2022. The sample of this study was students of class 5C with 38 people (total sampling). Data were collected by observation by eight observers using an assessment rubric. Aspects that are measured include critical thinking, creative, collaborative, and communication skills through descriptive quantitative data analysis with percentages. The results showed that students' collaborative, critical thinking, creative thinking, and communication skills were in the good category. There was an increase in the first and second cycles through problem-based learning. The findings of this study are problem-solving-oriented learning can improve classical 4C skills.
Published: 26 March 2022
Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengkajian Ilmu Pendidikan: e-Saintika, Volume 6, pp 18-32; https://doi.org/10.36312/esaintika.v6i1.561
Countless research has been published on the impact of covid-19 on improvements in teaching techniques, activities, and motivational beliefs. Most research refers to a human's response before learning without testing students' comprehension and literacy linked to covid-19. This study adopted a qualitative approach, with a questionnaire serving as the primary research tool. Alternatively, the current study looks into students' cognitive and portrays their mental model of COVID-19. At the Islamic University of Lamongan, 30 students from the science education department and 30 students from the environmental health department took part. Students are chosen as transformational leaders and liaisons between society's academic and social environments. The researchers gather data based on an open-ended assessment that evaluates the concepts, causation, methods, and strategies that must be implemented to prevent the transmission of COVID-19. Participants completed questionnaires prepared for educational purposes before and after learning. Inductive and iterative investigation of the descriptions of students' answers revealed cognitive outcomes and mental models. Each questionnaire form is then checked for validity using the SPSS v24 program. The authenticity of the questionnaire responses for each questionnaire > rcount (N = 60), indicating that each question is valid, whereas the reliability test using Cronbach's Alpha provides a score of 0.78 > 0.60, indicating that the questionnaire employed is trustworthy. Regarding educational, cognitive processes, the analysis shows that some colleagues believe that COVID-19 is a conspiracy, while others need to add sufficient scientific literacy to validate that COVID-19 is a disease. Even after learning, they can only make general ways to mitigate the propagation of COVID-19. The findings for student mental models revealed considerable changes in clarity and coherence, such as models at levels 1 through 5 with the highest student mental models. This study culminates with the implication that students require scientific literacy to effectively communicate about COVID-19 and check out false information in public.
Published: 25 March 2022
Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengkajian Ilmu Pendidikan: e-Saintika, Volume 6, pp 43-60; https://doi.org/10.36312/esaintika.v6i1.665
The main objective of this study was to map (1) the research of metacognition in science learning; (2) learning interventions used and metacognition’s key components that learned, integrated, and investigated; and (3) future research recommendations of metacognition research in science learning. We analyzed 438 scientific documents published in journals and books indexed in the Scopus database using VOSviewer software to visualize research trends and main keywords investigated of metacognition in science learning. The research findings show that research in the field of metacognition in science learning through the metacognition as attribution that integrated into learning interventions and as a learning outcome has increased in the last two decades. Scientific concepts understanding, critical thinking skills, motivation, and attention are the main goals in metacognition research. Inquiry-based learning, such as problem-based learning, is the most frequently used intervention to teach students metacognition. The research gaps found are (1) the cognitive regulations are the most investigated aspect, while cognitive aspects such as declarative knowledge, procedural knowledge, and conditional knowledge have not been widely investigated in science learning; (2) metacognition research on college students has a high frequency compared to school students; and (3) the integration of metacognition in online learning is still less investigated, this is indicated by the recommendations of several research results that encourage the integration of self-regulated learning into online learning.
Published: 8 March 2022
Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengkajian Ilmu Pendidikan: e-Saintika, Volume 6, pp 11-17; https://doi.org/10.36312/esaintika.v6i1.577
Accounting education is crucial because it establishes the core knowledge required for education and growth in any country. During COVID-19, teachers in Accounting schools, like those in other educational institutions, were expected to adopt virtual classroom to continue their educational activities. This study aimed to demonstrate the virtual classroom readiness of Accounting school teachers in South Africa during the Covid-19 pandemic. The study employed qualitative research methods in this study, and the case study research design was used to explore the reality about virtual classroom readiness of Accounting school teachers and semi-structured interviews and thematic content analysis were employed to generate data. Results show that teachers are not prepared to implement virtual classroom during the Covid-19, according to the findings, and no one is assisting them. Another result indicated that virtual classroom facilities are lacking in schools. Education officials should offer ongoing virtual classroom courses for teachers, according to the study. In this study author concludes that, in order for instructors to be prepared for virtual classroom, educational administrators must oversee its implementation. In this study the author recommends that teachers must notify people in charge of education about what needs to be done in order to provide high-quality instruction.
Published: 4 March 2022
Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengkajian Ilmu Pendidikan: e-Saintika, Volume 6, pp 1-10; https://doi.org/10.36312/esaintika.v6i1.579
Introducing Information Communication Technology (ICT) resources and skills to Social Studies as instructional materials and aids can provide an accessible and flexible Social Studies education at the primary and secondary school levels in Delta State. Hence the aims of this study were to consider various ICT resources that can be harnessed and used by Social Studies teachers for social studies instructions; outline the benefits of ICT to students and teachers of Social Studies and identify the challenges affecting its usage for Social Studies instructions in Delta State. The study employed the survey research design, a sample of sixty (60) Social Studies teachers from six primaries and six Junior Secondary Schools selected randomly from six Local Government Areas of the state. The main instrument for data collection was a well- structured questionnaire designed to obtain data and centered around the main objectives of the study. Sixty (60) copies of the questionnaire were distributed and sixty (60) copies were retrieved and used for data analysis. While data gathered were analyzed using statistical tools of mean and percentages. The result revealed that ICT resources and skills such as android phones, internet browsing, power point projection, virtual learning and computers assist in teaching Social Studies concepts. Secondly, the study revealed that ICT skills and facilities contribute meaningfully to Social Studies instructions when used by teachers, students will derive holistic knowledge when taught with ICT tools. Meanwhile the findings showed that there exist many setbacks and challenges in ICT usage such as funding, capacity building and lack of electricity supply amongst others. Based on these findings, one of the recommendations made was that stakeholders in the education sector both government and private organizations, should be concerned with the provision of ICT facilities in primary and junior secondary schools across Delta State.
Published: 30 November 2021
Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengkajian Ilmu Pendidikan: e-Saintika, Volume 5, pp 195-211; https://doi.org/10.36312/esaintika.v5i3.484
This research aims to investigate the implementation of politeness in the language of lecturers and students as well as students and students through online lectures at the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Sembilanbelas November Kolaka on the WhatsApp application. The research methodology used is descriptive qualitative with a focus on research, namely the fulfillment and violations of the principles of politeness in the language contained in online lecture conversations on WhatsApp. The data collection technique uses documentation or screenshots, and the data analysis technique uses content analysis methods with inductive procedures. The results indicate that the communication of lecturers to students and students to students based on the WhatsApp social network still pays attention to the principles of linguistic politeness in communication discourse. Based on the WhatsApp social network, students and lecturers can meet the principles of linguistic politeness, including maxim of wisdom, generosity, appreciation, simplicity, compatibility, and sympathy. However, there were also still some violations of the principle of politeness.
Published: 30 November 2021
Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengkajian Ilmu Pendidikan: e-Saintika, Volume 5, pp 253-272; https://doi.org/10.36312/esaintika.v5i3.542
During crude oil and natural gas extraction from a reservoir, a large amount of water is also produced. The water fraction contains oil, grease, organic and inorganic constituents, called produced water (PW). Over the years, efficient treatment of PW has been concerned. PW has been treated with various technologies, namely floatation, filtration, coagulation/flocculation, or biological processes. Those technologies were assembled to achieve discharge standards while minimizing the cost. Exploration of membrane-based technologies for the treatment of PW has recently been reported, including the emerging forward osmosis (FO) process. This paper reviews the research progress on the FO process for PW treatment. A brief introduction to the traditional treatment technologies is first provided. Next, the basics of the FO process and research progress on the application of FO on PW treatment are discussed. Finally, techniques for fouling control in FO are reviewed, namely osmotic backwashing, ultrasound, chemical cleaning, and air sparging.
Published: 30 November 2021
Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengkajian Ilmu Pendidikan: e-Saintika, Volume 5, pp 227-240; https://doi.org/10.36312/esaintika.v5i3.581
The current study describes how the guided-discovery-learning model impacts students' conceptual understanding (SCU) and students’ critical thinking skills (SCTS) on the topic of solubility. The quasi-experimental research with a posttest-only nonequivalent control group design was used in this study. The experimental group (45 students) and the control group (47 students) were selected by the saturated sampling technique. Data on SCU was collected using an objective true false test instrument with correction/proofing, while data on critical thinking skills was collected using an essay test instrument. The research data were analyzed descriptively and statistically (Mann-Whitney U). The research found the SCU (mean= 81.51 vs. mean= 72.81) and SCTS (mean= 70.46 vs. mean= 58.43) in the experimental group was better than the control group, both descriptively and statistically (p < 0.05). These findings indicate that the guided-discovery-learning model significantly impacted SCU and SCTS on the solubility topic.
Published: 30 November 2021
Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengkajian Ilmu Pendidikan: e-Saintika, Volume 5, pp 212-226; https://doi.org/10.36312/esaintika.v5i3.571
The physical education learning process through the scientific method emphasizes finding information about the basic techniques/skills taught and game rules to find solutions to every problem encountered. This study aims to determine the results of the implementation of the scientific method in learning physical education. The study design was a cross-sectional study. There were 386 students and three physical education teachers participants. The data collection procedure in this study used an assessment questionnaire for students and an interview protocol for physical education teachers. Two research instruments were used: student questionnaire sheets and teacher interview protocols. Student questionnaire data were analyzed using quantitative descriptive and physical education teacher interview data were analyzed using qualitative descriptive. The results of the assessment of the response of class students indicate that the implementation of the scientific method in physical education learning has been going very well. This is evidenced by the percentage value of the assessment of more than 75%, both in the initial, core, and final activity variables. This research has an impact on increasing the knowledge and competence of teachers related to scientific methods and improving the quality of physical education learning.
Published: 30 November 2021
Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengkajian Ilmu Pendidikan: e-Saintika, Volume 5, pp 241-252; https://doi.org/10.36312/esaintika.v5i3.426
This study aims to determine the feasibility of the module in improving students' understanding of eco-literacy. This research is development research using the 4D development model with ten students as research participants. The learning module developed is validated by two competent validators from internal and external campuses. The feasibility of the module includes the validity and reliability of the module as measured by the validation questionnaire sheet. The validation results show that the module obtained an average score of 3.66 (very valid category), with the reliability score of 0.83 (real category). The research data were analyzed descriptively and quantitatively. Students' understanding was measured on the competency test in the module on the pretest and posttest after giving the treatment. The results of the module trial calculated using the N-gain formula indicate that the effectiveness was under the high category with a score of 0.703 with an average pretest and posttest values of 43.7 and 83.49, respectively. Based on the study results, it can be concluded that the web-based science learning module developed is valid, reliable, and effective in improving students' understanding of eco-literacy. | <urn:uuid:5d41c07c-8831-4c39-9c30-e5fc5447e8e4> | HuggingFaceTB/smollm-corpus/tree/main/fineweb-edu-dedup | smollm-corpus | eng_Latn | 16,084 |
When it comes to computing performance, every component plays a crucial role in determining the speed and efficiency of the system. Among these components, the cache memory is one of the most important, and the level 3 (L3) cache is a critical component that can significantly impact the overall performance of the system. In recent years, we have seen an increase in the size of L3 cache, with some processors featuring as much as 128MB of L3 cache. In this article, we will explore why 128MB of L3 cache is important and how it can help in achieving high-performance computing.
First, let’s briefly understand what cache memory is and how it works. In simple terms, cache memory is a type of high-speed memory that stores frequently used data and instructions that are needed by the processor. When the processor needs to access data or instructions, it first looks for them in the cache memory. If the data or instructions are present in the cache, the processor can access them much faster than if it had to access them from the main memory (RAM). This is because cache memory is much faster than RAM, although it has a much smaller capacity.
The L3 cache is the last level of cache memory in the processor’s cache hierarchy, and it typically has a larger capacity than the L1 and L2 cache. The L3 cache is shared among all the cores in a multi-core processor, and it helps in reducing the amount of time the processor spends waiting for data from the main memory. With a larger L3 cache, the processor can store more data and instructions, which means that it has to access the main memory less frequently. This, in turn, leads to faster processing times and higher performance.
So, why is 128MB of L3 cache important? The answer lies in the growing demand for high-performance computing. With the rise of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data analytics, the need for faster and more efficient computing has never been greater. These applications require large amounts of data to be processed quickly, and they often involve complex algorithms that require a lot of computing power. By increasing the size of the L3 cache, processors can handle larger amounts of data more efficiently, which leads to faster processing times and better performance.
Furthermore, the larger L3 cache can also help in reducing the overall power consumption of the system. This is because accessing data from the main memory consumes more power than accessing it from the cache memory. With a larger L3 cache, the processor can access data more frequently from the cache, which means that it has to access the main memory less frequently. This, in turn, leads to lower power consumption and improved energy efficiency.
In conclusion, 128MB of L3 cache is an important component that can significantly impact the performance and efficiency of modern computing systems. As the demand for high-performance computing continues to grow, the need for larger and more efficient L3 cache will become even more important. With the help of 128MB of L3 cache, processors can handle larger amounts of data more efficiently, which leads to faster processing times, better performance, and improved energy efficiency. | <urn:uuid:25a2811a-8b2a-4bc6-b736-d43ae6a583d3> | HuggingFaceTB/smollm-corpus/tree/main/fineweb-edu-dedup | smollm-corpus | eng_Latn | 3,206 |
The Collapse of Thomas Cook Airline
The collapse of the 178-year-old Thomas Cook Airline offers an interesting lesson for aviation management. The firm collapsed despite being the chosen holiday firm for most Britons. The company was also a primary competitor in some routes, which further makes its collapses fascinating. This research will examine the failure in the airline’s operation and as well as poor competing strategies. The research will give an in-depth analysis of how failure to innovate on its booking as well as the emergence of revolutionary hotel booking sites such as Airbnb affected the company. The research will also examine the impact of the high-end brick and motor shops on the company at the time competitors were moving online. The company was also not prepared for disruptions such as “staycations” which meant that its response to the new trend was almost non-existent. Staycation refers to a phenomenon where holidaymakers delay their holiday plans or choose to take their holiday at home.
The research will also give an analysis of how the company failed to maintain low overhead, ineffective capacity use, and poor inventory management. These will aim at looking at why the company failed to keep up with competition from low-cost airlines in the industry.
Research Paper Purpose
Your paper will be a review an issues that was caused by a failure in the production/operations management process. You will compare and contrast the current research findings with the principles and concepts presented in your Heizer, et al. textbook.
Find a production/operations management failure in an aviation or aerospace firm. Your search may be conducted online, in trade publications or through published research.
Use references published within the past six years. Do not use Wikipedia. Because of its open nature, and the intrusion of trolls and others with private agendas who have posted false and misleading data on the site, it is considered neither reliable nor valid. If a valid primary source is listed as a link on the Wiki site, go to the primary source for the information needed.
Term Paper Format Requirements
- The paper should follow the APA rules for manuscripts closely.
- The paper should have one-inch margins on all sides.
- All narrative in the paper should be left justified.
- The paper should use Times Roman font, 12-point size.
- The first line of each paragraph should be indented one-half inch.
- Everything in the paper should be double spaced only. No extra lines or space should be added between paragraphs or sections of the paper.
- Each page of the paper should show the running header at top left and the page number at the top right.
Need an original paper done on this topic?
Term Paper Components
|In this component…||Provide or state|
|Title Page||· Title of report|
· Assignment name or number
· Author’s name
· University name
· Course number
|Abstract||· Topic of the paper|
· Background on the issue
· Value or importance of the issue
|Introduction Paragraph||· Heading|
· Topic of the research
· Why the topic is important
· How the paper is organized to address the topic
|Narrative Body||· At least 10 pages, double spaced pages|
· Logical sections with headings
· Literature review using at 10 total articles (at least 5 peer reviewed)
|Conclusion||· Limit findings and conclusions to what can be supported by the facts and data presented|
· Avoid expanding the conclusions beyond what the data will support
· Suggest ways for the firm to overcome the issues discussed
|Reference page||· 10 valid reference sources in alphabetical order (at least 5 peer reviewed journal articles)|
· Citation for every statement of fact included in the paper
· Only sources cited within the narrative of the paper
|Appendix Page (if needed)||·|
Follow these tips in the body of the paper.
- DO NOT quote from the articles reviewed unless the wording is unique or very special. More than three quotes in the paper would be too many!
- DO NOT copy anything from any source unless you indicate the wording as being quoted and include an accurate reference citation for the source.
- Include a reference citation to support all statements of fact presented in the paper.
- Avoid using the pronouns: you, your, we, our, or us in the paper. Readers may not wish to be so closely involved in the topic.
- Do NOT expand on the findings or draw conclusions that are not directly supported by the research findings discovered in the review of the articles presented.
After you write your research paper, you will create a five minute narrated presentation. Your presentation should meet this basic criterion. (Add Speaker Notes and I can add there narration).
- Title slide with the topic, course number, and author (student) identified.
- Overview or introduction slide to describe the presentation content.
- Sufficient number of slides to convey the method and findings of the review.
- Audio that further describes the slide content.
- Summary or conclusion slide to close the presentation.
- Reference list to show the sources cited within the presentation.
- Video, animation, or other supporting elements as desired to enhance the presentation. | <urn:uuid:4aa6cf0d-0081-40d6-863e-6b81b0855db7> | HuggingFaceTB/smollm-corpus/tree/main/fineweb-edu-dedup | smollm-corpus | eng_Latn | 5,195 |
OSU Baseball’s Season Ends With 4-3 Loss To UNC-Wilmington In NCAAs
The Ohio State baseball team fell to the University of North Carolina Wilmington, 4-3, on a walk-off single in the 13th inning Saturday afternoon at Clark-LeClair Stadium in Greenville, N.C.
The Buckeyes, who are now eliminated from the NCAA Tournament after losing to South Carolina on Friday, totaled five hits and nine walks compared to UNC-Wilmington’s 19 hits and six walks. Noah McGowan led Ohio State with two hits. Dominic Canzone, Jacob Barnwell and Noah West drove in the runs for Ohio State.
Kep Brown led the way for the Seahawks, hitting 4 for 7 with the game-winning run batted in. Ryan Jeffers and Mason Berne had three-hit games. Jeffers, Berne, Brown and David Sheaffer drove in UNCW’s runs.
The Buckeyes got on the board first in the top of the second without recording a hit. UNCW starter Gage Herring walked Dillon Dingler and Barnwell to open the inning, and Bo Coolen laid down a sacrifice bunt to move them over.
Herring walked West to load the bases, and right hander Austin Warren relieved the freshman starter with one out. Canzone hit an RBI groundout to second, scoring Dingler and giving Ohio State a 1-0 lead. Herring allowed one run on one hit and four walks with two strikeouts in 1⅓ innings.
The Seahawks answered in the bottom half, starting when Brown singled, reached second on a sacrifice bunt and took third on a wild pitch. Sheaffer singled to right field, driving in Brown and tying the game at 1-1. Ohio State starter Ryan Feltner allowed another single and a walk to load the bases, but escaped the inning with a strikeout and groundout.
Ohio State scored again in the fourth inning on a Jacob Barnwell solo home run down the left-field line, his second of the season.
UNCW tied the game at 2-2 with a two-out rally in the bottom of the fourth. Feltner walked Zachary Bridges and committed a throwing error trying to pick him off, allowing Bridges to advance to third. Feltner walked Greg Jones and then Jeffers came through with a two-out RBI single through the right side, scoring Bridges.
Warren was relieved by UNCW right hander Henry Ryan to open the seventh inning. Warren allowed one run on two hits with four strikeouts in 4⅔ innings after relieving Herring in the second.
Ohio State right hander Austin Woodby relieved Feltner to start the bottom of the seventh. Feltner, who is from Hudson, Ohio, allowed two runs on seven hits and three walks with four strikeouts in six innings.
The Seahawks threatened to score off Woodby with three consecutive one-out singles, but Ohio State left fielder Tyler Cowles gunned out Berne attempting to score from second for his team-high eighth outfield assist. Then with runners on second and third, Woodby forced Sheaffer to ground out and end the seventh.
UNCW right hander Clark Cota relieved Ryan to start the ninth. Ryan allowed one hit and one walk in two scoreless innings of relief.
In the bottom of the 10th, Sheaffer slapped a one-out single, and Ohio State right hander Seth Kinker relieved Woodby. The fifth-year senior from Cincinnati allowed six hits and one walk with two strikeouts in 3⅓ scoreless innings.
Jackson Meadows singled up the middle, advancing pinch-runner Austin Easter to second. Doug Angeli grounded out and the runners advanced to second and third. Kinker forced Bridges to ground out to end the inning.
Dingler and Barnwell drew back-to-back walks with one out in the top of the 11th. After Coolen struck out, West came through with a two-out RBI single to left field, scoring Dingler and taking a 3-2 lead. UNCW right hander Logan Beehler relieved Cota and escaped the inning. Cota allowed one run on one hit and four walks with two strikeouts in 2⅔ innings.
The Seahawks struck back in the bottom of the 11th. Jeffers ripped a one-out double to right center, and Berne drove him in with an RBI single up the middle, tying the game at 3-3.
Still with one out, Brown singled to center field, and pinch-runner Luke Gesell attempted to score the game-winning run from second. Dingler fired a strike to home plate and retired Gesell for the game-saving second out. Kinker forced Cole Weiss to ground into a fielder’s choice, ending the inning.
After the first out of the bottom of the 12th, a lightning delay halted action for more than an hour. Ohio State right hander Yianni Pavlopoulos relieved Kinker after the delay. The senior closer allowed one run on four hits with one strikeout in two innings.
UNCW left hander Blake Morgan relieved Beehler after the delay. Beehler pitched 1⅓ scoreless innings with two strikeouts.
Bridges drew a leadoff walk in the bottom of the 13th and advanced to second on a groundout. After intentionally walking Jeffers, Pavlopoulos was pulled for right hander Kyle Michalik. Noah Liles hit a pinch-hit single to load the bases. Brown then hit a walk-off single, winning the game, 4-3, and ending the Buckeyes’ season.
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‘Veganuary’ Is Over – But Why Not Stay Vegan?
If, like thousands of others, you’ve been taking part in “Veganuary” this year, congratulations! You’ve now enjoyed an entire month of eating delicious vegan food.
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Most of us sit down to eat at least three times a day. Making a compassionate choice each time we enjoy a meal is a tremendously powerful thing to do.
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Multiple Grasp Prosthetic Terminal Device
Prosthetic devices have continued to evolve over time to improve the functional capabilities and aesthetic appearance of such devices. However, in many cases, improving the functional capabilities of prosthetic devices correspondingly increases both the complexity and the cost of the devices. For example, providing high functioning prosthetic terminal devices, or end effectors, that restore hand like capabilities may be possible via the use of multiple active and articulable finger-like projections. Complex control circuitry, and numerous motor operated articulated joints may be needed to provide such a high functioning prosthetic terminal device. Although modern technology has advanced to the point where it is possible to develop extremely functional and lifelike prosthetic limbs, it may not be economically feasible to mass produce such limbs. Moreover, many individuals that need prosthetic devices may desire simpler and more cost effective alternatives.
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John Hollenhorst reporting The floodwatch continues in Southwestern Utah, but emergency officials are increasingly optimistic they have the problem under control.
In Cedar City the rivers in the area are expected to rise again tonight, possibly to the highest levels yet in the spring runoff. So why are officials optimistic? It's because they adopted a strategy of divide and conquer.
There is a huge trench where there used to be a small irrigation ditch. Over the last few weeks it's been widened and deepened, cut 11 feet below ground level. About half the flow of Coal Creek is being diverted into it, so the water flows to the west where it won’t threaten any homes.
By dividing the waters of clear Creek and putting half of it into a deep trench, officials think they have substantially reduced the flood threat throughout the valley.
Bruce Anderson, Cedar City Employee: “If the channel would have been higher, it would have eroded these banks and then gone into these fields and eventually the homes. So, with all this water, we want it all below the natural ground."
Stephan Platt, Iron County Engineer: “Right now it's very ugly because of the way the meandering is taking the sides of that channel. But it's serving its purpose as flood channel because it's below ground."
The other half of Coal Creek's flow runs past the Cedar City airport, and toward some country subdivisions that were threatened yesterday. Heavy equipment has been continually widening, deepening and channeling that flow. They hope that will keep homes dry and homeowners happy. Tonight will be another test of the effort, but officials think they'll come up smiling when it's over.
A similar story in the St. George area. Since the devastating floods in January a tremendous amount of channel improvements have been made. Officials no longer expect flooding, unless a huge rainstorm lands on top of the melting snow. An official there told us the only reason they can sleep at night is because of all the work done over the last four months. | <urn:uuid:bccd133f-796d-435c-aa33-e1fe5ce41641> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 2,293 |
Welcome to Castle Rock!
From the moment you enter the 2nd grade open classroom area, you will sense our welcoming community, and you’ll notice the engaging and collaborative work happening here. You’ll see, it’s all about R-E-S-P-E-C-T in Castle Rock!
Ready to Learn is how we describe 2nd graders.
They have a tremendous year of learning and growing, as they move from “Learning to Read” to “Reading to Learn.” Castle Rock students daily demonstrate their Mindful Awareness in our classrooms using Mind Up strategies. They are confident and prepared for today and what the future will bring.
Educating the Whole Child is our Beattie mission!
2nd graders delight in the variety of academic, social-emotional, and behavioral ways we engage in learning about ourselves and the world around us. We integrate multi-intelligence menu projects for students to showcase their learning in creative and innovative ways. Students will even have the opportunity to showcase their musical talents in a 2nd grade music program!
Social Studies and Science are alternating units of study we use throughout the year.
In Social Studies we explore Community and relive the history of Fort Collins. We dig deep into Science units about Matter, Plant & Animal Habitats, Geographic Changes on Earth. We then take a fun-filled field trip to The Butterfly Pavilion, and we host our own classroom cricket and butterfly habitats before we release these insects into the Beattie Garden!
Parents as partners
Our parents are partners in our students’ learning, and they are given the “Royal Treatment” at our Parent Poetry Tea and Valentine Party! You are the key to your child’s success, so we collaborate to best meet the needs of each individual child.
Math and Literacy
Students explore areas of Literacy together with the Reach for Reading program. We also use our saying of “Build on What You Know” in our daily quest for grade level secure skill competency with the EnVision Math program.
Creativity in the Community
Empowered by our investigations and awareness of ourselves and others around us, students are motivated to make a difference. We show kindness in our Beattie community, and we extend to the greater Fort Collins community with Meals on Wheels and other outreach projects. Then, we go global with our “Pay it Forward” work that supports families through Heifer International.
This is a journey that we make TOGETHER! We enjoy the experiences of each day, as we learn from mistakes and celebrate successes. It’s one that will be remembered long after 2nd grade ends and treasured in a scrapbook that highlights our amazing year! | <urn:uuid:a101d0fb-d922-477a-8be9-2a555be97b35> | HuggingFaceTB/smollm-corpus/tree/main/fineweb-edu-dedup | smollm-corpus | eng_Latn | 2,621 |
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Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor says that he agreed to host the 13th edition of International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards in Singapore June 7-9 after a lot of people persuaded him.
"It took a lot of people to convince me that I could do this. I love performing in front of a live audience. IIFA and I go a long way back, but we were never able to come together. So I am very excited that now I am being able to do something," Shahid, who hosted this year's Filmfare with Ranbir Kapoor and Shah Rukh Khan, told reporters here Monday.
Bipasha Basu, who will attend the event, said, "Right from the time when I was a debutant and till now, it's been almost 10 years and I think I had a wonderful experience with IIFA. I will be performing at the event as well."
"For the first time, we have a choreographer like Prabhu Deva. I told him some time back that I am not a trained dancer, but I am energetic. So, hopefully, he will manage to make me dance well," she added.
Bipasha was speaking at an IIFA event held here to announce the performance line-up at the forthcoming event.
Besides Bipasha, Shahid, Mika Singh, Sonakshi Sinha and Prabhu Deva himself will entertain the audience with their performances. | <urn:uuid:c332604a-b04a-4f33-a427-b0d8dc6723e8> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 1,226 |
EURO Indexed Deposit
Agreement for a time deposit of RSD linked with EUR
Agreed time deposit of RSD amount which is denominated in EUR, earns interest rate and is paid back to depositor based on EURRSD exchange rate in the future (at maturity date)
- RSD deposit with the characteristics of a EUR deposit
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RSD Deposit: RSD 10,000,000 ---> EUR/RSD=99.55 ---> EUR countervalue: EUR 100,452.03
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Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) announced a proposal last week to develop a new archery range along Flathead Lake and extend the existing field to Lone Pine State Park west of Kalispell .
The new archery range would be located on part of Big Arm State Park, on the west side of US Highway 93, across from the park’s main entrance. The plot of land is currently used for scattered hiking.
The shooting range would include a gravel parking lot, entrance kiosk, safe toilets and lockable storage space for archery lessons and practice. A path connecting 12 firing stations will be built in the project area and will include at least one raised firing platform.
The shooting range will serve residents of Polson and Lake County communities, providing a site to hone shooting skills without having to travel to Kalispell.
Larry Rattray, president of Mission Valley Archers, says the only option to shoot right now is at Ronan Rifle Range, where a small area is reserved for archers, but they must bring their own targets.
âThis will be a real asset to our region,â said Rattray, adding that the archers in Mission Valley have approximately 70 members. âIt’s a big step in the right direction and I’m really happy.
Rattray used to work in Kalispell and drive to Lone Pine State Park after work, where the only developed open-air public archery range in the Flathead Valley is.
The current Lone Pine Range has six firing stations and has seen a significant increase in its use in recent years.
Park Superintendent Brian Schwartz said the lineup averages around 2,000 people a year, down from around 500 a decade ago, with a 33% increase in recent years on an auto basis. -registration.
âWe improved our goals a few years ago, and that alone almost doubled the number of people we were hosting,â said Schwartz. “It’s become so popular and it’s not just hunters, it’s families with kids and some people with homemade bows.”
According to FWP, the increase in archery courses offered at local schools is one of the main factors behind the increase in usage. Eighteen schools in northwest Montana participate in the National Archery in Schools Program (NASP), with five programs joining in the past two years. The NASP program can be taught indoors in a school gymnasium, or outdoors on fields or ranges like Lone Pine.
Schwartz has been in talks with neighboring owners for years looking for ways to increase archery offerings, and according to the proposal, FWP will buy 9.3 acres next to the park to expand the lineup.
The acreage will allow the park to add a quarter mile of track and six additional targets, doubling the size of the lineup.
âThere are some great people involved in the expansion and I have yet to hear any negatives about the project,â Schwartz said, adding that the extra space will increase the safety of the range and reduce conflict. users.
The Flathead Valley Archers, a club of over 90 members, has many members who use the Lone Pine line, including club president Sarah Yerkes.
âThe range offers so many shooting angles in an outdoor setting that looks more like the hunt,â Yerkes said. “You are walking on a trail, so you are on the outside and moving rather than inside shooting at the same target, which can be just plain monotonous.”
“I think adding more makes it all the more worth climbing the mountain,” she added.
Funding for the projects will come from the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act, administered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, which aims to increase opportunities for public sport shooting.
Public comment can be provided independently on each project until December 10. Full details of the project, including draft environmental assessments and how to submit comments, can be found online at fwp.mt.gov/news/public-notices.
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|Absorption 5-hour boil||ASTM C373||Maximum 5%||D.T.E. tests at 3% maximum and qualities as vitreous|
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|Nominal Size||ASTM C499||The facial dimension of each tile in the sample shall not vary more than ±2.00% from the nominal dimension.||D.T.E. meets the standard|
|Freeze/Thaw||ASTM C1026||Observations after 300 cycles.
No visible damage.
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|Shear Bond Strength||ASTM C482||50 P.S.I. or better||D.T.E. exceeds the standard|
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I would need to give a client's personal information to others within my firm so that we can carry out work on behalf of a client.
I will need personal information from a client to carry out their work. However, I will not ask for information unless I am satisfied that I need it. For example, I would not ask you for your social insurance number or drivers' licence number unless I need to verify who you are or as part of your work. Keep in mind that I might need a copy of your passport, for example, if I am preparing documents to help you be married abroad or help someone immigrate to Canada. In other words, I won't ask for personal information unless it is reasonably related to the work I need to do for a client.
Personal Information about clients is not released to others without the client's consent except where it is necessary as part of our work. For example, if I invest trust money on your behalf to earn interest because it will be held for a long period of time, the bank typically cannot invest it unless I give them your social insurance number. This is because Canadian tax law requires them to have it. If I am helping you puchase real estate, I cannot register the title in your name unless I give your mailing address to Land Registry. If I am preparing a court document for you to sign, it must be filed at court and the general rule is that court documents (except perhaps in some family law matters) are publicly accessible documents. These are only a few examples of how I must give a client's personal information to others in order to carry out work on a client's behalf. If it is not part of carrying out the work, I do not release it. For example, if someone called and asked for a client's address or birth date but it was not a part of carrying out work for the client, I would advise them that we cannot identify clients and we cannot give out their personal information without their consent.
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It’s no secret that most organizations rely on computers and electronic equipment to do business. This means they need to be aware of the major damage electricity can cause—in the form of stray voltage, a power surge or a lightning strike.
These surges aren’t small matters. It’s estimated that power surges cost $26 billion a year in lost time, equipment repair and replacement costs. Additionally, the Graziadio Business Review estimates that 40 percent of accidental data loss is due to hard drive failure and surges and another 3 percent of data loss is linked to hard drive destruction from lightning, fires and floods.
To bring the figures closer to home, EMC Policyholder Services Manager Sandy Smith says an average business experiences more than 25 small surges every day, and most equipment users don’t even realize these surges occur.
“Each one of those mini surges causes a little bit of deterioration to your equipment and your surge protectors, which is concerning because you don’t even know it’s happening.”
What to Do
Many people don’t realize that surges can affect more than just computer equipment. It’s important to understand which pieces of equipment in your business can be affected. In addition to computer equipment, Sandy notes that phones, motors in manufacturing equipment and heating and cooling equipment, and most items connected to an electrical outlet, require protection.
She recommends following the suggestions outlined in the EMC Electrical Surge Protection Tech Sheet. Steps include proper grounding and installing surge protection devices (SPDs) in zones. Zone one, the front-line zone, diverts large surges to ground. Zone two protects branch circuits, distribution panels and lighting systems. Zone three protection includes SPDs on individual components such as communication and data lines, as well as computers.
Purchase SPDs that are 1449 UL rated and approved to be sure they will handle the level or zone of power surges you need. “There are counterfeit items out there, so be sure you know what you are getting and that it truly is rated to handle your job,” Sandy says. “Buy the right tools for the job, as you do for equipment purchases. This ‘invisible’ protection is just as important to your business as the more visible equipment your employees require to perform their jobs.”
Have an electrician periodically test your SPDs to make sure they are in good working order. “You’ll need to replace these items every few years because those daily surges take a toll on their usability. If you don’t maintain your protectors, your first notice may be an electrical fire or a total loss of your computer or phone systems,” she says.
Research best protection practices and if necessary, hire a professional to help you figure out your protection needs. “After all, an electrical surge that takes out your computer system and phone system can wipe out your business,” she says.
Be sure your insurance policy will cover any losses. Contact your EMC agent if you have questions or need to increase your company’s coverage.
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Captain Thomas A. Davis was a retired army officer who had seen service in Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War in 1898. In 1910 he moved to Pacific Beach and founded the San Diego Army and Navy Academy at what had originally been the campus of the San Diego College of Letters on the four blocks surrounded by Garnet Avenue and Jewell, Emerald and Lamont streets. The college had opened in 1888 in an imposing building designed by the architects of the Hotel Del Coronado, and a second building, Stough Hall, was added in 1890. However, the college closed in 1891 and in 1904 it was converted into a resort hotel, the Hotel Balboa. The hotel venture was also unsuccessful and in 1910 the buildings and grounds were leased to Capt. Davis.
San Diego Army and Navy Academy began with 13 cadets and with Capt. Davis as the sole instructor but by 1915 the ‘battalion of cadets’ totaled more than 100, most of whom were resident on campus. When enrollment grew beyond the capacity of the original college buildings the additional cadets were housed in small wooden cottages built on the academy grounds. In 1921 Capt. Davis attempted to purchase the Point Loma Golf and Country Club in Loma Portal and move the academy to that larger facility but was unable to obtain the terms he wanted. Instead, Davis purchased the property and buildings he had been leasing in Pacific Beach and between 1923 and 1925 also added most of the two blocks to the north, between Emerald, Jewell, Diamond and Lamont streets, and to the west, between Garnet Avenue and Ingraham, Emerald and Jewell streets. When a new public elementary school was built for Pacific Beach in 1923 the old schoolhouse was moved from its original location next to the Presbyterian Church on Garnet to the academy’s northern addition, near the corner of Lamont and Emerald streets, and enlarged to become its junior school, the first of many expansion projects to be undertaken in the 1920s.
By 1924 enrollment was over 200 and another construction project, a mess hall seating over 300, was completed. A new concrete gymnasium/auditorium building with a stage, motion picture projection room and an indoor range for rifle practice was built in 1927 and an infirmary building, in the Spanish architectural style with sun porches and an excellent view of the bay and ocean, was also added that year. In 1928 enrollment stood at over 300 and Col. Davis (he had received an honorary ‘Kentucky Colonel’ commission in 1922) announced an ambitious construction program designed to give the academy a housing capacity of 1000 cadets. A three-story concrete dormitory intended to house at least 60 was scheduled for completion in time for the fall term, when 400 or more cadets were expected. A year later, in 1929, work began on a large swimming pool with dressing rooms, showers and a chlorination plant ‘to guarantee absolute sanitation’. Another concrete dormitory, this one of four stories, was also started.
On January 1, 1930 more than 400 cadets in full dress uniforms led by their band marched in the Rose Parade in Pasadena. The new four-story dormitory was dedicated a month later and plans were announced for two additional four-story dormitories, housing 270 more cadets, to be completed in time for the fall term. The two new dormitories were dedicated in the fall of 1930, the academy’s twentieth anniversary. Like the two original dormitories they were of California-Spanish architecture, ‘distinguished by graceful arches, long esplanades and a beauty of design that is typically Californian’. This row of massive concrete dormitories or barracks completed in 1930 dominated the skyline of Pacific Beach for decades.
1930 was also the year that the economic effects of the Great Depression began to be felt and establishments of all kinds, including private boarding schools, experienced painful contractions. The academy’s enrollment declined and revenue was no longer sufficient to cover the combined costs of operations and of the recent building program. To make up the difference Col. Davis mortgaged first the original college campus property, with all the major academy buildings, then the mostly vacant blocks of academy land to the north and west, and finally, in 1932, ‘furniture, furnishings and equipment of every kind and character’, down to mess hall utensils, band instruments and even the drum major’s baton. By 1932 enrollment had declined to about 200 and remained near that level for years, causing the academy to fall further behind in payments to its creditors.
In March 1936 Security Trust & Savings Bank declared the academy’s loans to be in default and the balance immediately due and payable, and gave notice of its intention to sell the property. Unable to meet the bank’s demands Col. Davis stepped down; the San Diego Union carried a special announcement in August 1936 from Col. Davis, president, and his brother Major John Davis, vice president and commandant, that they had resigned their positions and would no longer be associated with San Diego Army and Navy Academy. The announcement added that personal communications could be addressed to them care of the Davis Military Academy in Carlsbad. A separate article in the Union reported that the Davis academy had leased the former Red Apple Inn in Carlsbad and would open in September. There was no further explanation at the time of the reasons behind the resignations or the creation of the Carlsbad academy. A week later the Union followed up with a report that the Pacific Beach academy would reopen for the fall term in September 1936 with most of the previous year’s faculty and Major Edmund Barnum, professor of military science and tactics, as commandant. 150 cadets had already enrolled for the fall term.
In March 1937 the academy property in Pacific Beach was purchased by the John E. Brown College Corp. and the San Diego Union reported that Dr. Brown and his staff would take over operation of the academy. The Davises would be allowed to retain the San Diego Army and Navy Academy name for their new school in Carlsbad so the Pacific Beach school would be renamed Brown Military Academy. Present policies and curriculum would continue until the close of the current school year. The new administration did initiate a landscaping project to transform the campus into a ‘garden of beauty’ beginning with the quadrangle enclosed by the Spanish-style dormitories, to be laid out as a formal garden flanked by towering palms, lawns, flower gardens and walks.
John E. Brown had begun as an evangelist preacher and founded John E. Brown College (later John Brown University) at Siloam Springs, Arkansas, in 1919. He was a proponent of vocational training and believed that schooling should be oriented toward ‘skilled labor and craftsmen’ and not the ‘white collar field’. He also favored strict discipline, religious observance and righteous morality at his schools, and the academy was expected to fit into his education philosophy. One activity that did not fit, however, was dancing, and the balls and dinner dances that had been fixtures of the academy social calendar were banned (at John Brown University today dancing is only allowed if conducted ‘in a way that upholds the scriptural principles of modesty and respect for others’).
A little over a year later, in December 1938, Col. Davis resigned the presidency of his academy in Carlsbad and shortly after that, in March 1939, went back to Pacific Beach to work for Dr. Brown as assistant to the president. In February 1940 he was appointed president of Brown Military Academy, assuming essentially the same position he had held, with a short interruption, since founding the academy 30 years earlier. Ironically, the academy he returned to in Pacific Beach is now long gone while the Carlsbad academy, its name shortened to Army and Navy Academy, is still in operation.
Col. Davis remained at the head of Brown Military Academy for nearly 15 more years, retiring in 1954. Although a strict disciplinarian himself, he did what he could to soften the more ascetic policies instituted by the new administration. In the matter of dancing, Col. Davis wrote to the manager of a local orchestra in 1941 that while Dr. Brown had banned dancing on campus, or even attending dances in the city, there had been ‘something of a change’ since his return and the boys ‘sometimes arranged social affairs of this kind off campus’. They might be planning ‘something of the kind’ soon and he was interested in details about her orchestra, including prices. By the 1950s these off-campus social affairs had become regular items on the society pages of the local papers. In 1954, for example, the Union announced a formal Valentine’s Day ‘Sweetheart Dance’ hosted by the senior class at La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club. The academy orchestra would provide the music and the guests would include young ladies from The Bishop’s School at La Jolla. Girls from The Bishop’s School were again guests of Brown’s Letterman’s Club for a formal dance at the Beach and Tennis Club in October.
When not entertaining Bishop’s girls at formal dances Brown Military Academy cadets existed in a highly structured environment with a heavy emphasis on military discipline and training. The academy combined a junior school for students from kindergarten to eighth grade and a senior school for high school and junior college students. The ‘battalion of cadets’ was organized along military lines and individual cadets held military ranks ranging from private to major. They were commanded by a battalion staff of higher ranking cadets and further divided into military companies and the band, each with their own cadet staffs. The companies competed in intercompany athletics and in military drills, where the best-drilled company received streamers for the company flag. Cadets woke to the sound of reveille in the early morning, wore uniforms on campus and ate with their military company in the mess hall. The day ended with the sound of call to quarters.
Mornings at the academy were devoted to academics and afternoons to athletics. The academic and military preparation provided to cadets enabled the academy to nominate them for admission to the national service academies. Athletically, the academy fielded teams which competed in local interscholastic leagues. Music was a major emphasis and Brown Military Academy had a highly regarded marching band (and also a dance orchestra for those occasional off-campus social affairs). The marching band appeared in academy ceremonies and also in parades around the city. Patriotic holidays in Pacific Beach often featured the academy band in parades on Garnet Avenue, beginning near the beach and often ending with a ceremony at the academy flagpole. For parades and other formal occasions the cadets, including junior school students, wore full dress uniforms like those worn by cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point.
The years following the Brown acquisition of the academy in 1937 were also a period of tremendous growth in Pacific Beach. Consolidated Aircraft had moved to San Diego in 1935 and opened a factory near the airport, attracting tens of thousands of aircraft workers to San Diego to build B-24 Liberator bombers. World War II led to the arrival of even more workers, as well as military personnel and employees, creating a major housing shortage in San Diego. The federal government responded with temporary housing projects in areas within commuting distance of the factories and bases, including Pacific Beach, and commercial builders also began construction of low-cost homes in Pacific Beach subdivisions like Pacific Pines, North Shore Highlands and Crown Point. Population growth and housing construction continued in the post-war period and by the mid-1950s most areas of Pacific Beach, including the area surrounding Brown Military Academy, had been fully built out (my family lived in one of these homes, built in 1950 right across Diamond Street from the academy).
Population growth also led to commercial development in Pacific Beach, particularly on Garnet Avenue, the community’s main street. Brown Military Academy occupied three blocks on Garnet and as the commercial value of this property increased it began selling off portions of it to developers. Part of the athletic field and parade ground fronting on Garnet west of Jewell became the site of a Safeway supermarket in December 1950. However, in February 1958 the San Diego Union reported that the entire academy would close that summer and relocate to the site of another Brown school in Glendora to make way for commercial development of its remaining 23-acre campus in Pacific Beach. The academy administration announced that the land was being ‘released’ to meet the community’s need for its rapidly increasing business expansion; retention of the campus for school purposes would not be wise in view of the land’s increased commercial value. The move had been under study for three years as the school was increasingly being ‘hemmed in’ by the community’s growth. The purchase price was said to be more than a million dollars.
The Pacific Beach academy’s final commencement exercises were held in June 1958 and Col. Davis was present as honorary reviewing officer. The Evening Tribune reported that Col. Davis, then 84 years old, was unable to stand to take the review but he sat at rigid attention with his cane held straight up as 400 of his ‘gray-clad boys’ marched by. His life story, which included the founding of the academy in 1910, was read over the public address system as a tribute to him. The Tribune added that immediately after the commencement exercises Brown Military Academy would move to Glendora.
Although it was expected that most of the 475 cadets and 90 faculty members would make the move to Glendora, a few who preferred to remain in the San Diego area joined former headmaster Louis Bitterlin in opening the San Diego Military Academy in the former Las Flores Inn in Solana Beach. This academy also closed in 1977 and the site, on Academy Drive in Solana Beach, is now occupied by Santa Fe Christian Schools.
Development of the southern and western portion of the college campus property was soon underway, beginning with the demolition of the historic buildings dating to the days of the San Diego College of Letters. In August 1958 the San Diego Union reported that workmen razing buildings of the former Brown Military Academy found papers dating from 1887 in a tin baking soda can in the building’s cornerstone. These were artifacts from the January 1888 ceremony for which many residents of San Diego traveled over a new railroad line to the new community of Pacific Beach to welcome its first building, originally a college, later a hotel and finally a military academy.
A groundbreaking ceremony for the Pacific Plaza shopping center was held on May 17, 1960, and stores were open within a year. The original plan was to retain and remodel the four reinforced concrete dormitory buildings in the north eastern portion of the College Campus as a ‘geriatrics center’. The geriatrics center never happened but the abandoned buildings did remain standing for years, during which time they were thoroughly ransacked and all their windows broken (and the former academy property between the abandoned buildings and Diamond Street became a de facto playground for neighborhood kids). Col. Davis lived across Lamont Street from the dormitory buildings and sadly had to witness the deterioration of the institution to which he had devoted nearly 50 years of his life. Col. Davis died in 1964, the last academy buildings were finally demolished in 1965, and the Plaza apartments (later condominiums) were being built on the site by 1970. Today the only sign of Brown Military Academy in Pacific Beach is a small plaque in a parking lot at the corner of what was once its campus. | <urn:uuid:e6bbad2d-7806-4664-b10c-2ff7216c651a> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 15,950 |
100 days of conflict between Russia and Ukraine – Source: Al Jazeera, Institute for War Studies – Data: BAO ANH – Graphics: T.DAT
In fact, after the West launched economic – financial – technological sanctions packages, they were implemented simultaneously to maximize pressure but still did not force Russia to give up the “special military campaign”.
“1 pentagon, 2 belts”
From the very first days of the Ukraine war, all the members of the BRICS bloc affirmed the stance of “no sanctions against Russia” as well as attributing all provoking factors to hostilities. towards NATO.
In particular, not only China and India abstained in all resolutions against Russia at the United Nations, but also Brazil and South Africa also opposed economic sanctions against Russia.
Combined with activities to strengthen energy (China, India), fertilizer (Brazil) and food (South Africa) contracts with Russia despite pressure to maintain sanctions against this country from the US and other countries. Western countries, along with the projects to integrate the BRICS intra-regional trade payment system in the local currency being promoted by Russia, it can be seen that the BRICS is firmly holding the swan pentagon at the center of the order. post-war Ukraine world.
Outer support from the Russian-led Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) also helps strengthen the pentagon’s swan stance.
Beyond the swan framework of the BRICS bloc, small countries that are not influenced by much of the US and NATO also soon developed a flexible neutral position: still condemning Russia but only maintaining sanctions packages. symbolic – less likely to cause damage for the Russian side.
This trend appears in all three important regional organizations, namely ASEAN, the African Union (AU) and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). In which most ASEAN members avoid maintaining any sanctions against Russia (except Singapore), most AU members abstained in resolutions unfavorable to Russia at the United Nations General Assembly. China and OPEC always maintain close cooperation with Russia and coordinate international oil prices.
This is the first “neutral belt” that the Russian side has kept in their position.
The second “neutral belt” is a collection of allied countries of the United States (both inside and outside NATO) as well as the European Union affected by its heavy dependence on strategic exports. of Russia.
Representing these countries can include all three major powers in Europe, namely Britain (depending on Russian platinum for aircraft manufacturing), France (depending on uranium fuel from Russia) and Germany (depending on Russia). Russian gas).
A destroyed building in the town of Borodianka, near the capital Kiev – Photo: AFP
The fact that the protracted Ukrainian war is still opening up new scenarios with multi-dimensional consequences. In which the first scenario, but also the least feasible, is the West pouring weapons to increase the possibility of ending the war in Ukraine quickly with the participation of many countries in contributing to economic and infrastructure restoration.
The second scenario that can be predicted is the increase of NATO’s military presence on the “military belt” in the Nordic and Eastern European regions.
However, with guarantees that will not allow the establishment of permanent military bases or offensive weapons on their territories, Finland and Sweden in fact still play the necessary “buffer zone” role skillfully. skillfully to avoid unnecessary escalation of conflict scenarios while maintaining an assertive stance with domestic public opinion.
The third scenario is the emergence of Asia and Africa as important alternative destinations for Europe in the alternative energy strategy. In which Asia is becoming the leader in the development of hydrogen energy supply in the near future, while Africa is the nearest locomotive that can partially fill the energy supply for Europe at present. besides the traditional supply but many uncertainties from OPEC.
Victory will be ours.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke on June 3, saying that the armed forces and the people had defended the country for 100 days.
This work will continue until all objectives of the military operation are accomplished.
Kremlin spokesman DMITRY PESKOV said on June 3
How is the world affected?
According to the United Nations, more than 14 million Ukrainians have been forced from their homes to date because of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Of these, more than 6.5 million have crossed the border and are living as refugees abroad, and more than 8 million are internally displaced.
● Food Crisis
Ukraine is an important wheat exporter, producing about half of the world’s sunflower oil, accounting for about 15 percent of global trade in corn and 10 percent in wheat. The conflict has stalled the country’s exports.
As of the end of May 2022, about 23 countries have restricted food exports, a sign that food security is weakening.
Russia is the largest exporter of natural gas, the second largest supplier of crude oil and the third largest exporter of coal in the world. The European Union’s attempt to end dependence on Russian energy threatens global energy security.
● Prices and inflation rise
When food and fuel prices go up, everything else goes up too. The United Nations says world food prices rose 13% in March, reaching an all-time high. Meanwhile, according to the World Labor Organization, inflation has more than doubled worldwide from March 2021.
Finland and Sweden have announced their accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), ending the policy of neutrality that the two countries have maintained for 70 years.
MSc Luc Minh Tuan (international research group at HUFLIT University)
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Watch this personal and political speech by Travis Washington, founder and leading national advocate of the “Hands Up Act” that would impose a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison for killer cops, presented at our annual Black August Liberation Forum. In addition to the act itself, Washington details his own history of coming-to-consciousness of white supremacy and racism in the U.S.
Washington, who earned his undergraduate degree in University Studies and Africana Studies as well as a Master’s in Education Administration at Southern Indiana University, has been heavily involved in community activism for several years.
The petition has broad support, with over 3 million signatures. Despite its broad popularity, the national media outlets have barely covered it. In an exclusive interview with the Liberation Center, Washington discusses how petition signatures continue disappearing from the hosting website, the for-profit company Change.Org.
The Indianapolis Liberation Center is partnering with Washington to advance this cause in Indianapolis and the broader region. Given that mandatory minimums are imposed on the rest of the population for non-violent crimes, why should the police be exempted?
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About H-E-B H-E-B is one of the largest, independently owned food retailers in the nation operating over 400 stores throughout Texas and Mexico, with annual sales generating over $25 billion. Described by industry experts as a daring innovator and smart competitor, H-E-B has led the way with creative new concepts, outstanding service and a commitment to diversity in our workforce, workplace and marketplace. H-E-B offers a wealth of career opportunities to our 109,000+ Partners (employees), competitive compensation and benefits program and comprehensive training that lead to successful careers.
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Hundreds of forensics students from Christian colleges competed this weekend at a national competition hosted by John Brown University.
The National Christian College Forensic Association Nationals competition included 187 competitors from 23 universities competing in 15 categories, plus nearly 60 judges and coaches to facilitate the competition. Over 300 trophies were awarded at Monday night’s banquet.
Sixteen students represented the University and four finished in the top for their categories. Freshmen Walker Martin and Brad Johnson won second place in junior parliamentary debate as a team, senior Andrew Goff earned third place for his prose interpretation, and sophomore Josh McBride took fifth place in the novice public forum debate.
“I am very proud of my team. It was our toughest tournament of the year,” said Eric Roebuck, communications professor and debate team coach. “We have a young team, so it was good to have this tournament here to see some excellent completion and see what it takes to be top-notch.”
Many other teams were comprised of mostly seniors who receive scholarships for debate. In contrast, John Brown University’s team is a club team and had mostly freshmen and sophomores.
This competition ended the University’s season.
“We’re going to use the experience we gained this year to begin planning for next year now,” Roebuck said.
This was freshman Cassy Ramsey’s first tournament.
“I have an appreciation for people who did six events plus debate,” Ramsey said. “It took me a lot of work to do just what I did. I learned more about all that forensics is, seeing it all together, and the impact that it can have on a person’s future and career.”
Junior Broderick Wilson was also impressed by the caliber of the other competitors.
“I kept my eye on and got to compete with Wiley College, you know, the school known as the ‘Great Debaters.’ It was a blessing. It was like competing against history, which was a great opportunity,” Wilson said.
Wilson enjoyed seeing his teammates win.
“Other schools brought the heat, but we got the talent and the spirit to place. It was no surprise to me that we won something,” he said. “And the whole team kept going whether they won or lost.”
It was challenging for the University team to both host and compete in the competition because of all the busyness and details to take care of, Roebuck said. Having to host took away from his ability to coach his team at times.
Wilson said, “There were times where we had malfunctions, but JBU didn’t panic, and they got the job done. I was impressed.”
Roebuck concluded that it was also nice for the team not to have to travel. Last year, the team drove 12 hours to Tennessee for this event. It was also nice to be in a familiar place, he said.
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A study conducted by New York Medical College finds that allergies are associated with abnormalities during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, the restorative stage of sleep. The study is published in International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology.
The study by Shelley Rose Berson, MD, FACS, FAASM, FAAOA, the lead author and a clinical assistant professor of otolaryngology at New York Medical College, the 67% of her patients with allergies in the study were found to take longer to enter REM sleep, to have fewer dreams, and they often experience disrupted breathing upon entering the dream state.
The REM–respiratory disturbance index (REM-RDI), used in the study, was shown to be a more accurate indicator of REM-specific sleep disturbances associated with allergies than other measures like all-night apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), respiratory-disturbance (RDI), or REM-specific apnea-hypopnea indices (REM-AHI). The study also concluded that the REM-RDI is an underutilized, clinically relevant, and knowable sleep parameter that is significantly related to allergic status.
According to Berson, the index provides patients with sleep issues with more options beyond surgery, and provides new data which can be used in making better informed decisions about treatment.
This retrospective analysis of ear-nose-throat (ENT) patients with primary complaints of upper airway obstruction, suspected allergic inflammation, and/or sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). Patients who tested positive for allergies were compared with allergy test–negative subjects. In addition to the upper airway exam, standardized questionnaires, allergy testing, and sleep tests were administered to the patients. Sleeping data was obtained using in-laboratory or home sleep test medical devices with certified sleep technicians or proprietary algorithms scoring the respiratory disturbance index values.
“When I started focusing on the new REM-RDI numbers, I was able to connect patient’s symptoms such as fatigue, allergies, nasal blockage, or congestion” with REM abnormalities, Berson says in a release. “This led to the correlation of tired allergic patients having a problem during REM and some patients who were tired and had REM-RDI elevations testing positive for allergies.”
While the new approach can provide patients with sleep issues better diagnoses and new symptoms to look for, Berson cautions that there is no one-size-fits-all diagnosis. “Every patient is different and the study aims to provide more clarity on the relationship between allergies and a person’s overall quality of sleep,” Berson says. “The airway begins in the nose and its anatomic form needs to be properly balanced with its function. This shows that ear, nose, and throat (ENT) doctors as well as allergists and sleep physicians should be collaborating more closely to help pinpoint sleeping problems patients may be facing.” | <urn:uuid:31cfc748-292c-4365-bc1c-975bc49c339e> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 2,884 |
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“Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practise to deceive!”
Sir Walter Scott wasn’t talking specifically about self-proclaimed “corruption fighter” Sheriff Paul Babeu of Pinal County, AZ, but he could have been all the same. Babeu’s the strident, rightwing, bald-headed blowhard who’s neck and neck with Sheriff Joe Arpaio in the contest to see which of them can get the most “Hey, look at me!” media attention for being the most hateful racist hard-ass in Arizona law enforcement. He was in John McCain’s “border patrol” campaign ad in 2008. The guy’s got an insatiable need for media attention and is frequently seen on Fox News whenever they require someone to play a border hawk. Babeu recently spoke to the CPAC gathering of religious conservatives in Washington, DC. He’s got big plans to springboard from his anti-immigrant notoriety to a seat in Congress.
Uh… not so fast… We all know what this sort of idiotic attention-seeking did for Arpaio, who is the subject of a major Justice Department investigation that already looks so incredibly gnarly that Arpaio’s dumbass is obviously toast.. Now investigative journalist Monica Alonzo, reporting in the Phhoenix New Times has broken the story of a scandal that involves Sheriff Paul Babeu and it’s a doozy:
Babeu’s Mexican former lover is claiming that the sheriff’s attorney has threatened him with deportation unless he signed an agreement never to discuss their years-long relationship!!!
*Sputter* *cough*... I mean, you can’t make this shit up. And no one did. The evidence seems pretty damning to say the least!
The latest of the alleged threats were made through Babeu’s personal attorney, who’s also running the sheriff’s campaign for Congress in District 4, the ex-lover says.
He says lawyer Chris DeRose demanded he sign an agreement that he would never breathe a word about the affair. But Jose (New Times is withholding his last name because Babeu and his attorney have challenged his legal status) refused.
The 34-year-old from central Mexico charges that the sheriff’s lawyer warned against mentioning the affair with Babeu. DeRose said gossip about Babeu would focus attention on Jose, attention that could result in his deportation, Jose says.
Melissa Weiss-Riner, Jose’s attorney, confirms her client’s account.
She says she spoke directly to the sheriff’s lawyer, DeRose, about the Babeu camp’s threats that Jose could be deported if he “revealed the relationship.” She says DeRose falsely claimed that Jose’s visa had expired.
“Jose came to our firm because he felt he was being intimidated, and he was in fear for his life,” Weiss-Riner says. “He wanted his legal rights protected.”
Babeu didn’t respond to requests for comment by publication time for this article, but his attorney, DeRose, says the dispute between Jose and the sheriff concerned Jose’s work on Babeu’s websites. He says Jose was a former volunteer who hacked into a campaign website.
DeRose didn’t immediately address the other claims against him and the sheriff, except to say, “I never threatened to deport anybody” and that “[Babeu’s] not threatening anybody.”
Believe that if you are really gullible... There’s even a part of the story that involves a jealous Jose doing a “Babooshka” on Babeu, writing to him under a nom de plume on a website called adam4adam.com and posing as another man in order to catch him in the act! More from the New Times article:
Informed of the situation, Nancy-Jo Merritt, a longtime Phoenix immigration attorney, says such a threat would be indicative of an “atmosphere that’s been created politically in this state, so that if you get angry at someone who is Hispanic, you immediately jump down to the level of threatening to deport him.
“If what [Babeu’s attorney] says is correct [about Jose’s being illegal], either the sheriff had a long relationship with someone he knew was undocumented, while all the time being Mr. Bluster about the border and using it for political gain,” or he threatened to deport someone he just broke up with, Merritt says. [Emphasis added].
“That’s just the worst kind of hypocrisy.”
She adds that federal immigration-enforcement agents have better things to do than “take care of Babeu’s boyfriends.”
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Paul Babeu’s a lot of things!
When asked for a statement about the allegations and the online profile, Babeu’s attorney said:
“He believes he’ll be judged by his record as a 20-year veteran of the United States Armed Forces, police officer who has saved two lives in the line of duty and responded to thousands of emergencies, and Iraq war veteran.”
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Flaky cod fish wrapped in salty, rich pancetta and roasted in the oven sounds like a pretty winning dish on many accounts. Fish is healthy. Pancetta is tasty and crispy. Clean up would be a snap. This version was pretty good but was a bit overcooked and the pancetta was not as crispy as I would've liked. I blame it on the pancetta that was a bit too thick. I guess you can have too much of a good thing. I think with some pancetta or bacon that was cut thinner, this would, indeed, be a winning dish.
I've mentioned it before, that I love to roast stuff on foil-lined sheet trays. The oven does the work here and the clean up is super easy. However, to make it really successful, you have to keep some things in mind. Whatever ingredients you put on the same roasting pan needs to be able to cook to the doneness that you want at the same rate. In this case, my pancetta was too thick to crisp up at the same rate my fish cooked. So, my fish was a bit overdone while my pancetta was not as crispy as I would've liked. Next time, I will use thinner pancetta or bacon.
The method is pretty simple. Basically, the fish gets lightly oiled and lightly seasoned. Then, wrap slices of pancetta around the filets and set in a lightly-oiled, foil-lined sheet pan. Slide the whole pan in a hot oven and several minutes later you should have a tasty dinner! I would take advantage of the hot oven and throw some potatoes or other vegetables in to roast as well.
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What Makes This Recipe Special?
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A Symphony of Flavors: The Baby Corn Pepper Fry is a harmonious blend of flavors. The sweetness of baby corn is complemented by the earthy tones of various spices. The vibrant burst of black pepper adds a pleasant heat that elevates the dish, leaving a symphony of flavors on the palate.
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In essence, the Baby Corn Pepper Fry recipe is special because it manages to encapsulate a medley of flavors, textures, and visual elements in one delightful package. Whether you're a spice enthusiast or simply someone who enjoys exploring culinary wonders, this dish offers an unforgettable experience that celebrates the art of cooking. So, why not embark on a culinary adventure and savor the magic of Baby Corn Pepper Fry?
Preparing the Ingredients
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Ingredients You'll Need:
Baby Corn: The star of the show, baby corn offers a tender crunch that forms the base of this dish. Its subtle sweetness complements the spiciness of the pepper.
Bell Peppers: Vibrantly colored bell peppers add not only a pop of color but also a fresh, slightly sweet taste that balances the heat.
Spices: A combination of ground black pepper, cumin powder, and coriander powder infuses the dish with a rich aroma and a touch of warmth.
Onions and Garlic: Sautéed onions bring a mild, sweet undertone, while garlic adds a savory depth that enhances the overall flavor.
Soy Sauce: Just a splash of soy sauce contributes a savory umami element that ties everything together.
Green Chilies: For those who crave an extra kick of heat, green chilies are the perfect addition.
Fresh Coriander: Chopped coriander leaves add a burst of freshness and color, making the dish visually appealing.
Oil: You'll need cooking oil with a high smoke point, like vegetable or canola oil, for stir-frying the ingredients.
Preparing the Dish:
Prep the Ingredients: Clean and trim the baby corn and bell peppers. Slice them into thin strips. Dice the onions and finely chop the garlic, green chilies, and coriander leaves.
Sauté and Spice: Heat oil in a wok or large skillet. Sauté the chopped onions and garlic until golden brown. Add the sliced baby corn and bell peppers. Sprinkle ground black pepper, cumin powder, and coriander powder. Stir-fry until the vegetables are tender yet slightly crisp.
Flavor Infusion: Drizzle in soy sauce and toss the mixture, ensuring an even distribution of flavors. Add chopped green chilies for a spicier variant.
Finishing Touch: Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves over the dish, giving it a dash of freshness.
Serve Hot: Baby Corn Pepper Fry is best enjoyed immediately. Serve it as a standalone appetizer or a delightful side dish alongside steamed rice or naan.
In just a few steps, you'll have a sizzling, flavorful dish that's as pleasing to the palate as it is to the eye. Baby Corn Pepper Fry is a testament to the magic that can happen when simple, wholesome ingredients come together in perfect harmony. Whether you're preparing it for a family dinner or a gathering of friends, this dish is sure to impress with its balanced flavors and satisfying crunch.
When it comes to combining flavors, colors, and nutrition in a single dish, Baby Corn Pepper Fry emerges as a clear winner. This mouthwatering dish not only tantalizes your taste buds but also offers a wealth of nutrients that contribute to a balanced diet. In this blog, we'll explore the delectable world of Baby Corn Pepper Fry, uncover its nutritional benefits, and share a simple yet scrumptious recipe.
Vitamins Galore: Baby corn is a fantastic source of vitamins B and C, both of which play crucial roles in boosting immunity and aiding cell growth. Peppers, on the other hand, are rich in vitamin A, promoting healthy vision and skin.
Fiber-rich: Baby corn contributes to your daily fiber intake, aiding digestion and promoting a healthy gut. A fiber-rich diet also helps in maintaining a healthy weight and reducing the risk of chronic diseases.
Low-Calorie Option: Baby Corn Pepper Fry is a delightful option for those watching their calorie intake. With minimal oil usage and a mix of veggies, it satisfies your cravings without adding unnecessary calories.
Antioxidant Powerhouse: The vibrant colors of the peppers signal the presence of antioxidants, which combat harmful free radicals in the body. These antioxidants play a significant role in reducing the risk of various diseases and promoting overall well-being.
- Baby corn (sliced) - 1 cup
- Bell peppers (assorted colors, sliced) - 1 cup
- Onions (sliced) - 1/2 cup
- Garlic (minced) - 1 tablespoon
- Ginger (minced) - 1 tablespoon
- Soy sauce - 1 tablespoon
- Red chili sauce - 1 tablespoon
- Black pepper - 1 teaspoon
- Salt to taste
- Olive oil - 1 tablespoon
- Fresh cilantro (chopped) for garnish
1. Heat olive oil in a pan. Add minced garlic and ginger. Sauté until fragrant.
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"An operating nuclear power plant produces very small amounts of radioactive gases and liquids, as well as small amounts of direct radiation. If you lived within 50 miles of a nuclear power plant, you would receive an average radiation dose of about 0.01 millirem per year. To put this in perspective, the average person in the United States receives an exposure of 300 millirem per year from natural background sources of radiation."
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) stated the following in its May 2007 publication “Radiation: Risks and Realities,” available at www.epa.gov:
“Radiation is known to cause cancer in humans. Radiation can also cause other adverse health effects, including genetic defects in the children of exposed parents or mental retardation in the children of mothers exposed during pregnancy....
Current evidence suggests that any exposure to radiation poses some risk, however, risks at very low exposure levels have not been definitively demonstrated. While experts disagree over the definition of 'low dose,' radiation protection measures are based on an assumption that even small amounts of radiation exposure may pose some small risk. Factoring in the entire dose of natural background radiation accumulated over a lifetime, the risk of developing cancer as a result of this exposure is estimated to be roughly 1 in 100. The additional contribution from all man-made sources of radiation is much smaller. It should be noted that all of the long-term health effects associated with exposure to radiation can also occur in people due to other causes…
Naturally-occurring radiation accounts for approximately 80 percent of our exposure. Most of our exposure is from indoor radon, followed by radiation from outer space and from the Earth’s crust…
Nuclear power reactors, which use uranium, supply the United States with about 20 percent of its electricity. Nuclear power plant operations account for less than one-hundredth (1/100) of a percent of the average American’s total radiation exposure…
Any activity that produces or uses radioactive material generates radioactive waste that must be disposed of properly. Radioactive waste can be in liquid or solid form, and its level of radioactivity can vary…
Radioactive waste can remain radioactive for anywhere from days to hundreds or even thousands of years. Waste not properly isolated from the public and the generally accessible environment may contaminate air, soil, and water supplies.”
Is Nuclear Power Safe for Humans and the Environment?
The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) stated the following in its article "Myths & Facts About Safety," available at www.nei.org (accessed Apr. 24, 2012):
"After more than a half-century of commercial nuclear energy production
in the United States, including more than 3,500 reactor years of
operation, there have been no radiation-related health effects linked to
their operation. Studies by the National Cancer Institute, The United
Nations Scientific Committee of the Effects of Atomic Radiation, the
National Research Council’s BEIR VII study group and the National
Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements all show that U.S.
nuclear power plants effectively protect the public’s health and safety.
Nuclear plants also are safe for workers. According to the U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics, it is safer to work at a nuclear plant than at a
fast food restaurant or a grocery store or in real estate...”
Tony Pietrangelo, MBA, Chief Nuclear Officer and Senior Vice President of the Nuclear Energy Institute, stated the following in his Mar. 21, 2011 article "Nuclear Power in America: Five Reasons Why It's Safe and Reliable,” published in the Christian Science Monitor:
nuclear power plants in the United States have produced electricity for
over half a century, and there have been no radiation-related deaths
linked to their operation. Studies by numerous health entities,
including the National Cancer Institute and the United Nations
Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation, show that US
nuclear power plants effectively protect the public's health and safety.
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulates the commercial
and institutional uses of nuclear energy, including nuclear power
plants. These plants are designed, licensed, constructed, and operated
to rigorous requirements established by the NRC. Additionally, the NRC
has a continuing inspection and oversight process with on-site resident
inspectors and periodic inspection teams to ensure compliance with
regulations and associated programs…
While it will take some time to fully understand the events at the
tsunami-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, we will evaluate the
lessons from the events at Fukushima and apply them to make US nuclear
plants even safer…
As we increasingly emphasize a low-carbon economy, our need for clean
electric generating capacity will grow. Nuclear energy fills this
John Hutton, Chairman of the Nuclear Industry Association and former member of British Parliament, stated the following in his Mar. 16, 2011 article "Britain Should Not Be Afraid of Nuclear Power,” published in The Telegraph:
every corner of the globe will be looking closely at what the problems
in Japan mean for the future of global nuclear energy. Many nations are
committed to a new programme of investment in such energy. The
fundamental question that we all need to ask is: ‘Is it safe for us to
go on building new nuclear plants?'
My answer is an emphatic ‘yes.' Safety must, of course, always be at
the heart of the case for nuclear energy, and regulators must make this
their top priority... Modern nuclear technologies have multi-layered
safety systems in place that offer a huge improvement on the older power
The industry has a strong safety record and there is no reason to believe
that this cannot be maintained into the future – a fact that must not be
drowned out by those rushing to condemn nuclear energy. We need an
appropriate response to Fukushima – not a knee-jerk one."
James Lovelock, PhD, Honorary Visiting Fellow at Oxford University Green College, wrote the following in his Mar. 2005 article “Our Nuclear Lifeline,” published in Readers Digest:
"We know nuclear energy is safe, clean and effective because, right now, 137 nuclear re-actors are generating more than one-third of Western Europe’s electricity and 440 in all are supplying one-seventh of the world’s [electricity]…
Radiation is part of our natural environment and we can live with it. All of us are exposed to natural radioactivity every minute, mostly from rocks and soil. The radiation bombarding us goes up 10 percent when we sleep next to another human. A weekend at a beach with granite rocks in Brittany or Cornwall increases it three-fold, a skiing holiday ten-fold.
How do nuclear power stations compare? The radiation from a reactor is tiny: about as much as that from our own bodies. According to the UK’s National Radiation Protection Board, doses from the entire nuclear industry amount to less than one percent of our total exposure. Medical uses such as X-rays account for 14 percent and the remainder is natural. Compared with known cancer risks such as smoking and poor diet, it reports, the risk from non-medical, man-made radiation is about 1/100th of one percent…
The fall-out from the radioactive cloud [from Chernobyl] that swept Western Europe was really nothing: only one-tenth of a chest x-ray or ten days on holiday in the Alps…
A Swiss study of deaths related to power generation came up with astonishing results. Nuclear turns out to be five times safer than oil, ten times safer than gas and 100 times safer than hydro-electric dams. According to the World Health Organisation, worldwide fossil-fuel pollution is responsible for three million deaths a year."
The US Department of Energy (DOE) stated the following in its publication “Nuclear Energy: Answers to Questions,” published on www.ne.doe.gov (accessed Apr. 24, 2012):
"Nuclear energy to produce electricity commercially began in the U.S. in 1957. Since then, it has proven itself as one of our safest energy technologies. Safety is a major consideration throughout the design, construction, and operation of a nuclear power plant. Hundreds of systems monitor, control, and support the safe operation of the reactor at each power plant. These systems provide maximum safety and reliability and reduce the chance of an accidental release of radioactivity into the environment…
The nuclear industry has rigid safety standards, which the NRC [Nuclear Regulatory Commission] sets and regulates. Utilities operating nuclear power plants must prove to the NRC that each plant can meet these stringent safety standards. Periodic inspections also ensure that each facility operates safely. Utilities face severe financial penalties if NRC inspections show that the plant is not operating in full compliance with federal regulations…
Since 1957, utilities in the U.S. have operated commercial nuclear power plants. During this time, no one in the U.S. has died or been injured as a result of operations at a commercial nuclear power plant. Efforts to ensure that nuclear power plants maintain this safety record are constantly emphasized, and the record compares favorably with all other ways of making electricity.”
The Clean and Safe Energy Coalition stated the following in its publication “Why Nuclear,” available at www.cleansafeenergy.org (accessed Dec. 15, 2008):
“Nuclear energy has perhaps the lowest impact on the environment — including air, land, water, and wildlife — of any energy source. It produces no harmful greenhouse gases, isolates its waste from the environment, and requires less area to produce the same amount of electricity as other sources.
Because nuclear energy has such a small impact on its surroundings, nuclear power plants provide excellent habitat for all species of plants and animals to thrive. Water discharged from a nuclear power plant contains no harmful pollutants and meets regulatory standards for temperature designed to protect aquatic life. This water, used for cooling, never comes in contact with radioactive materials.
Since the areas around nuclear power plants are so clean, they are often developed as wetlands that allow trees, flowers, and grasses to thrive and provide nesting areas for waterfowl and other birds. Many energy companies have created special nature parks or wildlife sanctuaries on plant sites.
Nuclear energy is safe and secure. Strict government regulations, continuous training by the industry, and enhanced security measures have combined to ensure safety inside and outside of America’s nuclear power plants…
Many fear that nuclear energy plants pose a safety hazard since they might emit radiation. However, the truth is that nuclear power plants are a miniscule source of radiation. Because of their advanced design and sophisticated containment structures, U.S. nuclear plants emit a negligible amount of radiation. . .You would have to live near a nuclear power plant for over 2,000 years to get the same amount of radiation exposure that you get from a single diagnostic medical x-ray. Even if you lived right next door to a nuclear power plant, you would still receive less radiation each year than you would receive in just one round-trip flight from New York to Los Angeles."
Johnny Isakson, United States Senator (R-GA), stated the following in a June 3, 2008 press release titled “Isakson Criticizes Climate Change Legislation for Failing to Address All Renewable Resources,” posted on www.isakson.senate.gov:
“We should act now and we should act boldly to see to it that while we work for the best interest of the environment, we work for the best interest of our citizens, who are paying more for gas and energy than ever before and there is no end in sight...
For this senator, that means expanding conservation easements for better sequestering of carbon naturally and empowering the nuclear energy business to see to it that the one source of reliable, safe, carbonless energy that we know today in the United States of America is empowered for the 21st century.”
Marilyn C. Kray, Vice President of Project Development at Exelon Nuclear , made the following statement during the Apr. 23, 2008 US House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology hearing “Opportunities and Challenges for Nuclear Power,” published on www.science.house.gov:
"America’s 104 nuclear power plants generate about 20 percent of our electricity. In 2007, the nuclear industry generated more electricity than ever before, and we did it more safely than ever before as evidenced by data on unplanned reactor shutdowns and the industrial safety rate. Bureau of Labor Statistics data show that it is safer to work in a nuclear plant than to work in the real estate or financial sectors…
New nuclear power plants cannot be built without a high degree of public confidence in the safety of the technology, the competence and commitment of reactor operators, and the dedication of regulators. The industry recognizes that public confidence is based on the performance of our current fleet of plants. We must remain ever vigilant to the safety responsibility entrusted to us…
The nuclear industry’s commitment to safe operations and its proven track record over the last 25 years have also reinforced public support for nuclear technology.”
Bernard L. Cohen, DSc, Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Pittsburgh, wrote the following in his article “Risks of Nuclear Power,” published at www.physics.isu.edu (accessed Apr. 24, 2012):
"The nuclear power plant design strategy for preventing accidents and mitigating their potential effects is 'defense in depth'--- if something fails, there is a back-up system to limit the harm done, if that system should also fail there is another back-up system for it, etc., etc. Of course it is possible that each system in this series of back-ups might fail one after the other, but the probability for that is exceedingly small. The Media often publicize a failure of some particular system in some plant, implying that it was a close call on disaster; they completely miss the point of defense in depth which easily takes care of such failures. Even in the Three Mile Island accident where at least two equipment failures were severely compounded by human errors, two lines of defense were still not breached--- essentially all of the radioactivity remained sealed in the thick steel reactor vessel, and that vessel was sealed inside the heavily reinforced concrete and steel lined 'containment' building which was never even challenged…
Risks from reactor accidents are estimated by the rapidly developing science of 'probabilistic risk analysis' (PRA). A PRA must be done separately for each power plant (at a cost of $5 million) but we give typical results here: A fuel melt-down might be expected once in 20,000 years of reactor operation. In 2 out of 3 melt-downs there would be no deaths, in 1 out of 5 there would be over 1,000 deaths, and in 1 out of 100,000 there would be 50,000 deaths. The average for all meltdowns would be 400 deaths. Since air pollution from coal burning is estimated to be causing 10,000 deaths per year, there would have to be 25 melt-downs each year for nuclear power to be as dangerous as coal burning...”
Jeffrey Patterson, DO, Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, stated the following in his Apr. 26, 2011 article "Radiation Exposure and the Power of Zero,” published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists:
"The real issue
is that the use of nuclear power and nuclear weapons is forcing
humankind, and indeed the whole ecosystem, to participate in a
particularly cruel and totally uncontrolled experiment. Given the
scientific evidence that there is no safe dose of radiation, this is an
experiment that has already gone awry…
The real question is whether we, as a human race, can afford in good
conscience to risk annihilation with our continued reliance on nuclear
technology. Can we continue to despoil our environment with long-lived
radioactive materials that are scattered to the wind and embedded in our
precious soil, randomly exposing large populations, and foisting health
impacts on unsuspecting future generations who have no choice in this
We may choose to do so. But if we do, I am quite sure that our
children and grandchildren will roundly condemn us for our lack of
foresight and our selfishness. As they struggle to deal with a poisonous
environment and waste that must be safeguarded for thousands of years,
they will certainly wonder what possessed us to do this.
We must choose to halt this process. To do this we need to… make a
dramatic and rapid retreat from the use of nuclear power to generate
Ten former Nobel Peace Laureates, including the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and Rigoberta Menchú Tum, stated the following in an Apr. 21, 2011 letter to open letter to 31 heads of state whose countries are currently heavily invested in nuclear power production, or are considering investing in nuclear power, available at www.nobelwomensinitiative.org:
twenty-fifth anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine -
and more than two months after the massive earthquake and tsunami that
devastated Japan... It is time to recognize that nuclear power is not a
clean, safe or affordable source of energy.
We are deeply disturbed that the lives of people in Japan are being
endangered by nuclear radiation in the air, in the water and in the food
as a result of the breakdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant. We firmly
believe that if the world phases out its current use of nuclear power,
future generations of people everywhere - and the Japanese people who
have already suffered too much - will live in greater peace and
[R]adiation is not just a concern in a nuclear accident. Each link in
the nuclear fuel chain releases radiation, starting with drilling for
uranium; it then continues for generations because nuclear waste
includes plutonium that will remain toxic for thousands of years.
Despite years of research, countries with nuclear energy programs such
as the United States have failed to solve the challenge of finding safe
and secure storage for 'spent' nuclear fuel...
There are presently over 400 nuclear power plants in the world -
many, in places at high risk for natural disaster or political upheaval.
These plants provide less than 7% of the world's total energy supply.
As world leaders, you can work together to replace this small amount of
energy from other readily available, very safe and affordable sources of
energy to move us towards a carbon-free and nuclear-free future.”
Helen Caldicott, MBBS, President of the Nuclear Policy Research Institute, wrote the following in her 2006 book Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer:
"Miners, workers, and residents in the vicinity of the mining and milling functions, and workers involved in the enrichment processes necessary to create nuclear fuel are at risk for exposure to unhealthy amounts of radiation and have increased incidences of cancer and related diseases as a result...
Relatively small but significant amounts of radiation are released on a daily basis into the air and water during the course of mining, milling, and enriching uranium for fuel to create the nuclear energy. Additionally, a nuclear power plant cannot operate without routinely releasing radioactivity into the air and water through the normal operation of nuclear reactors. Finally, and most frighteningly, accidental releases of even more radiation are commonplace in the nuclear industry…
Radioactive gases that leak from fuel rods are also routinely released or 'vented' into the atmosphere at every nuclear reactor. These gases are temporarily stored to allow the short-lived isotopes to decay and then released to the atmosphere through engineered holes in the reactor roof and from the steam generators. This process is called 'venting.' About 100 cubic feet of radioactive gases are also released hourly from the condensers at the reactor...
Although the nuclear industry claims it is ‘emission’ free, in fact it is collectively releasing millions of curies [the standard unit of radioactivity measurement] annually... By contrast, coal plants release some uranium and uranium daughter products in their smoke but very little radiation compared to atomic plants, and certainly no fission products…
Quite apart from these routine radioactive releases is the almighty problem of radioactive waste. Each regular 1,000 megawatt nuclear power plant generates 30 tons of extremely potent radioactive waste annually... the nuclear industry has yet to determine how safely to dispose of this deadly material, which remains radioactive for tens of thousands of years…"
Jim Riccio, JD, Greenpeace USA Nuclear Policy Analyst, stated the following in the Mar. 14, 2008 Greenpeace report “Risky Business: The Probability and Consequences of a Nuclear Accident,” published at www.greenpeace.org:
"Each nuclear reactor has the potential to devastate the region in which it operates. The potential for such devastation lies in the radioactive fuel that fires the nuclear power plant. The radioactive fuel rods, whether inside the reactor or in the spent fuel pool, must be cooled to prevent them from melting down.
If a meltdown were to occur in either the reactor or the spent fuel pool, the accident could kill and injure tens of thousands of people, cost billions of dollars in damages and leave large regions uninhabitable.
[T]he nuclear industry and those that purport to regulate it have down played the potential of such an accident. However, if the nuclear industry is so confident in the 'safety' of its reactors and the long-lived radioactive wastes that they produce, why must the American taxpayer indemnify the industry against the financial consequences of nuclear accident through the Price Anderson Act?
In reality, nuclear power is an inherently dangerous activity. Splitting atoms is the most complicated and dangerous way to produce electricity…
The public should not be lulled into a false sense of security by the mere fact that the U.S. nuclear power industry has not melted down a reactor since Three Mile Island. Operating without a meltdown for a finite period of time does not mean that safety is adequate…
The United States can avoid the next nuclear accident by phasing out the remaining 103 commercial nuclear reactors."
Lisbeth D. Gronlund, PhD, Senior Scientist of the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) Global Security Program, David Lochbaum, Director of the UCS Nuclear Safety Project, and Edwin Lyman, PhD, Senior Scientist at the UCS Global Security Program wrote the following in their Dec. 2007 study for the UCS, “Nuclear Power in a Warming World: Assessing the Risks, Addressing the Challenges,” published at www.ucsusa.org:
"An operating nuclear power plant contains a large amount of radioactive material, and an accident that results in the release of this material could cause significant harm to people and the environment. People exposed to high levels of radiation will die or suffer other health consequences within days or weeks. Lower radiation levels can cause cell damage that will eventually lead to cancer, which may not appear for years or even decades. People may need to be permanently evacuated from areas contaminated with radiation. The costs of evacuation and environmental remediation, and those of the loss of usable land, could be enormous. Radioactivity released by a severe accident could lead to the death of tens of thousands of people, injure many thousands of others, contaminate large areas of land, and cost billions of dollars…
[T]he Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has reported four dozen 'abnormal occurrences' to Congress since 1986, and notified the International Atomic Energy Agency of 18 nuclear 'events' since reporting began in 1992.
While no technology can be perfectly safe, nuclear power is an inherently risky technology, and minimizing its risks requires stringent safety standards and practices. The United States has relatively strong safety standards for nuclear power. However, serious safety problems continue to arise because the NRC does not adequately enforce those standards.
Of course, accidents are not the only measure of safety, and the absence of accidents does not necessarily indicate that there are no safety problems. The number of U.S. reactors shut down for a year or longer to address numerous safety problems provides strong evidence of poor safety practices and inadequate NRC enforcement. A weak 'safety culture' within the NRC itself prevents effective oversight. The agency also relies on flawed approaches to assessing risks and inspecting nuclear facilities, and its standards for preventing and mitigating severe accidents are too low.”
Physicians for Social Responsibility wrote the following in their publication “Dirty, Dangerous and Expensive: The Truth about Nuclear Power,” available at www.psr.org (accessed Dec. 15, 2008):
“[A] thorough examination of the full life-cycle of nuclear power generation reveals nuclear power to be a dirty, dangerous and expensive form of energy that poses serious risks to human health, national security and U.S. taxpayers…
Each year, enormous quantities of radioactive waste are created during the nuclear fuel process, including 2,000 metric tons of high-level radioactive waste and 12 million cubic feet of low level radioactive waste in the U.S. alone. More than 58,000 metric tons of highly radioactive spent fuel already has accumulated at reactor sites around the U.S. for which there currently is no permanent repository. Even without new nuclear production, the inventory of commercial spent fuel in the U.S. already exceeds the 63,000 metric ton statutory capacity of the controversial Yucca Mountain repository, which has yet to receive a license to operate…
Uranium, which must be removed from the ground, is used to fuel nuclear reactors. Uranium mining, which creates serious health and environmental problems, has disproportionately impacted indigenous people because much of the world’s uranium is located under indigenous land. Uranium miners experience higher rates of lung cancer, tuberculosis and other respiratory diseases. The production of 1,000 tons of uranium fuel generates approximately 100,000 tons of radioactive tailings and nearly one million gallons of liquid waste containing heavy metals and arsenic in addition to radioactivity. These uranium tailings have contaminated rivers and lakes.”
Joseph J. Mangano, MPH, MBA, Executive Director of the Radiation and Public Health Project, made the following statement in his Mar. 11, 2008 article “Coal for Nukes – Replacing One Hazard With Another?,” published in the Louisville Courier:
"One problem with nuclear reactors is what to do with the high level waste they produce. This waste is actually a cocktail of chemicals such as Cesium-137, Iodine-129, Strontium-90, and Plutonium-239, each radioactive and cancer-causing. Waste decays slowly remaining in dangerous amounts for thousands of years, and must be kept from escaping into the air, water, and food...
Another potential health problem is a large-scale release of radioactivity from a meltdown...
Even if a disastrous meltdown never occurred, a small portion of radioactivity must be released from reactors. This radioactivity enters the human body through breathing and the food chain, as gases and tiny metal particles. They kill and injure healthy cells, leading to cancer, and are especially harmful to the fetus, infant, and child...
There is no need to increase cancer risk by introducing a hazardous means of producing electricity. Replacing coal to limit global warming should not be based on another toxic product. Instead, it should feature conservation, more efficient products, and safe renewable forms of energy such as wind, solar, and geothermal power to protect public health.” | <urn:uuid:c0013009-d59a-434b-a44f-be5a89e9aaa8> | HuggingFaceTB/smollm-corpus/tree/main/fineweb-edu-dedup | smollm-corpus | eng_Latn | 28,285 |
Dr Brian Kaplan on Sex and Relationship Problems
We live in a time where sex is apparently everywhere but satisfying, loving sexual relationships are not that easy to find. Popular magazines are full of helpful tips about how to attract the opposite sex and (particular for women) how to have more satisfying orgasms – or have orgasm at all. About 30% of women own a vibrator and apparently all men watch or have watched pornography regularly on the internet. The art of the caveman certainly included sex, a subject that has fascinated the human race for millennia.
While sex is a subject of great pleasure it is also a huge cause of disappointment and pain for many. This is often unnecessary and they key to putting to healing is usually communication.
A few sessions of Provocative Therapy can help many couples who wish to improve their sex lives and their relationships in general. Although the discussion will be frank and honest, it will also always be funny and irreverent at times. The object is to lighten the atmosphere so that you as a couple will feel much more comfortable in listening to each other. And usually those things fall into very repeatable patterns. Sex is a very important subject but The Children, The In-laws and Money also often come into the picture. Men often want more sex, women often more intimacy which does not automatically ‘lead on’ to sex. Talking and joking about these things in the relaxed, but highly energised context of the Provocative Therapy session often leads to couples improving not only their sex lives but many other aspects of their relationship.
For me, working with couples is quite straightforward. Nevertheless to see a couple grown and enjoy life more (especially if they report a more satisfying sex life) is one of the most beautiful things I see in medical practice.
One of the biggest problems I see in medical practice is the issue of being single but wanting to be in a fulfilling sexual relationship. I am not talking about men who want to know how to seduce scores of women or women who want to be attractive to hundreds of men. Most men are interested in sex but may be shy or lack the self confidence.to do what is necessary to get into a fulfilling relationship.
Some people (more often women) believe they are single because the ‘Mr Right’ has not arrived. It is hardly ever true. To attract the right person for a relationship, you generally need to change your behaviour in some way. Provocative Therapy is a powerful method of quickly finding what you need to change in your life – and being therapeutically provoked to do it. When you do this, your chances of finding a suitable partner increase dramatically. | <urn:uuid:f6001e41-d76c-4319-a5c3-efcba68fbec7> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 2,686 |
The Nicaraguan deaf children who invented a new language
In the 1980s deaf children in Nicaragua invented a completely new sign language of their own. This remarkable achievement allowed experts a unique insight into how human communication develops.
US linguist Judy Shepard-Kegl documented the emergence of what is now known as Nicaraguan Sign Language.
In this BBC video she explains how the language developed in the context of the inclusive education programmes of the Sandinista Revolution.
The BBC video: The Birth of a New Language
A language has been born before our eyes *
Raise four fingers (the sign for ‘B’), touch your nose with your thumb and dip your hand down to mimic an elephant’s trunk. You’ve just said ‘Babar the Elephant’ in Nicaraguan Sign Language – the sign is distinct from the one for ‘elephant’.
ISN (its initials in Spanish) was developed by children. Until the 1970s, there were no facilities or learning programmes for deaf children in Nicaragua, but with the Sandinista revolution came a new impetus to provide education for kids with special needs. Four hundred deaf children were identified in Managua, and two schools created for them.
Teachers were brought from Europe who tried to teach Spanish using fingerspelling, which the children couldn’t grasp because they’d never learned Spanish. But they all had their own signs that they used at home. And in the classroom, the playground and the school bus they began to share them, eventually turning impromptu communication into a common language.
I learned about ISN from Kathy Owston, who’s on a three-year career break from St Thomas’s Hospital, working with deaf children in Nicaragua.
A journalist in Estelí called Famnuel Ubeda runs an arts and media project attended by around fifty young people who make a TV magazine show and give news broadcasts for the deaf. He also runs classes in ISN from his mother’s house. Neither project gets government help and he is looking for sponsorship to be able to continue.
Owston has been learning ISN at his class, which runs for three hours on Sunday mornings, attended by 14 primary school teachers and a few parents. One is the mother of Shoskey, the three-year-old who showed Owston how to sign Babar the Elephant.
Brought up in a family with whom he could barely communicate, he now has hearing aids, bought by his parents with substantial help from an overseas donor, and is slowly learning Spanish as well as ISN.
ISN is now an internationally recognised sign language. Judy Kegl, a US sign language expert, established in 1986 that a structured language had emerged. ‘A language has been born before our eyes,’ Steven Pinker wrote in The Language Instinct.
The first ISN dictionary was published in 1996, helping the language to become more widespread, though there isn’t the money for every deaf child to have their own copy.
And it wasn’t until 2004 that interpreters were available, though in the last few years they’ve become more numerous and are seen on TV news channels and at official occasions, notably presidential speeches.
The sign for President Daniel Ortega, who wears a prominent Rolex watch, is tapping your wrist. The late Fidel Castro, often referred to in political speeches, is signed by a bossy wagging of the finger combined with a V-sign moving away from the mouth, as if smoking a cigar.
As new words are needed, new signs emerge. To say ‘Donald Trump’, you make a gesture to indicate a presidential sash then smooth your hair across the forehead.
This article by John Perry was first published in the London Review of Books, July, 2017.
* Steven Pinker, ‘The Language Instinct: How the mind creates language’ https://blindhypnosis.com/the-language-instinct-how-the-mind-creates-language-pdf.html | <urn:uuid:fb046f80-6c59-484b-8f66-f7ccc6b581cb> | HuggingFaceTB/smollm-corpus/tree/main/fineweb-edu-dedup | smollm-corpus | eng_Latn | 3,759 |
Melanocytes, the pigmented cells of the skin, and the glial Schwann cells lining peripheral nerves are developmentally derived from an early and transient ectodermal structure of the vertebrate embryo, the neural crest, which is also at the origin of multiple neural and non-neural cell types. Besides melanocytes and neural cells of the peripheral nervous system, the neural crest cells give rise to mesenchymal cell types in the head, which form most of the craniofacial skeleton, dermis, fat tissue and vascular musculo-connective components.
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant disease that predisposes individuals to develop benign neurofibromas and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs). Due to the lack of information on the molecular mechanism of NF1-associated tumor pathogenesis or biomarkers/therapeutic targets, an effective treatment for NF1 tumors has not been established.
American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism
In human Schwann cells, the role of taurine in regulating glucose-induced changes in antioxidant defense systems has been examined. Treatment with high glucose for 7 days induced reactive oxygen species, increased 4-hydroxynoneal adducts (20 +/- 5%, P < 0.05) and poly(ADP-ribosyl)ated proteins (40 +/- 13%, P < 0.05). Increases in these markers of oxidative stress were reversed by simultaneous incubation in 0.25 mM taurine.
The role of taurine in regulating glucose-induced nitrosative stress has been examined in human Schwann cells, a model for understanding the pathogenesis of diabetic neuropathy. Exposure to high glucose increased nitrated proteins (1.56 fold p<0.05), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and neuronal NOS (nNOS) mRNA expression (1.55 fold and 2.2 fold respectively, p<0.05 both), phospho-p38 MAPK (1.32 fold, p<0.05) abundance and decreased Schwann cell growth (11±2%, p<0.05).
The Journal of Neuroscience: The Official Journal of the Society for Neuroscience
An important prerequisite to myelination in peripheral nerves is the establishment of one-to-one relationships between axons and Schwann cells. This patterning event depends on immature Schwann cell proliferation, apoptosis, and morphogenesis, which are governed by coordinated changes in gene expression.
Radix aconite lateralis preparata (Fuzi), a folk medicine, has long been used for the treatment of diabetes and paralysis in China. We examined the effect of Fuzi alone on diabetic rats and Schwann cells in high glucose and the components responsible for its activity. The major constituents of FZE were identified by HPLC-MS/MS data. Male Sprague Dawley rats (n = 36) were randomly divided into control, diabetic, FZE 1.75 g/kg, FZE 3.50 g/kg, FZE 7.00 g/kg, and methylcobalamin groups. After two weeks treatment, nerve conduction velocity and paw withdrawal latency were measured.
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You know when you see someone cooking something on television and your stomach nearly lurches into a grumble and you know instantaneously what you will have for dinner that night? Isn’t it even better when it’s healthy?
That’s what happened when I was
getting a lot of work done watching the Martha Show a couple weeks ago and one of her producers came on to show a quick little dinner she’d been making for her family that involved a quick tomato sauce with eggs cooked right in it. It reminded me of the baked egg dish I cannot resist ordering when we go out for brunch at a deliciously Art Deco place in our neighborhood, that I still couldn’t believe I hadn’t tried at home.
Especially when considering how ridiculously simple it is. You make a quick tomato sauce, you cook eggs in it and if you’re us, sautee a little fresh spinach with garlic on the side. Meanwhile, toast or broil some bread. You can rub it with a garlic clove or drizzle it with olive oil, but I didn’t bother because I was lazy. And in about five minutes, your breakfast/lunch/dinner is done.
It’s one of these dishes–like the huevos rancheros–that I feel silly giving you a recipe for because its so hodge-podge and easy, but just like those tortilla eggs before it, I have gotten hooked on this, making it for lunch nearly three times this week. So, I either tell you what’s really cooking in the smitten kitchen or we will end up radio silence.
More eggs and tomato sauce: Nearly two years later, I added another take on eggs in tomato sauce (per suggestion in these comments) with a spicier tomato sauce and crumbled feta cheese, called shakshuka. Check it out.
Poached Eggs in Tomato Sauce
Inspired by the Martha Show
1 can (14 ounces) tomato puree
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
Big pinch of sugar
Pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
Glug of red wine (optional)
4 large eggs
4 slices toasted country bread, for serving
Freshly grated Parmesan cheese, for serving
In a small skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add garlic and crushed red pepper; cook, stirring, until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Add tomato sauce and bring to a boil; season with sugar, salt and pepper. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 10 to 20 minutes minutes. A few minutes before it’s done, I like to add a glug of red wine and let it simmer for a moment.
Gently crack eggs into tomato mixture, cover, and let cook 5 minutes. Remove skillet from heat, uncover, and let stand 2 to 3 minutes.
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Visitors to the British Museum move through rooms filled with historical objects. With so many objects, many are passed with no one realizing their importance.
When I visited the museum, the Cyrus Cylinder was one such object.
Even though it’s housed in the center of a room, people passed by it without a glance. It’s small, about 9 inches long, and has a large piece missing. But it looked familiar to me.
That’s because as a child at church, I had seen photos of it and had been taught that it told a story about Persian King Cyrus: the same Cyrus found in the Bible.
References to him can be found in Isaiah 44:28 and 45:1; 2 Chronicles 36:22-23; Ezra; and Daniel. This was a king whose court Daniel served in.
This year, Americans don’t need to travel to England to see this object. It is part of an exhibit traveling the United States and will be on display May 3 through June 14 at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston.
It is on display through April 28 in Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. After the Houston stop, it will travel to Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, N.Y. (June 20-Aug. 4); Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, Calif. (Aug. 9 through Sept. 22); and J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa, Los Angeles, Calif. (Oct. 2 through Dec. 2).
The clay object is covered in Babylonian cuneiform, an early form of writing. It tells how Cyrus conquered the last Babylonian king.
Cyrus had conquered the area, but then began to help the people who had been conquered by the overturned king. The document tells how he returned many items to the temples of Babylon and allowed many people to return to their homelands.
These people would have included Jews who had been taken from Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzer.
A replica of the cylinder is kept at the United Nations Headquarters.
Sources: http://cyruscylinder2013.com/; http://www.mfah.org/, Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
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I am converting my
PCL project to
.Net Standard project using this article. But getting the following error when building.
I try adding
netstandard reference like below from this thread, but no luck.
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Complete Error details
Severity Code Description Project File Line Suppression State
Error CS0012 The type 'Object' is defined in an assembly that is not referenced. You must add a reference to assembly 'netstandard, Version=18.104.22.168, >Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51'.
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Number one on the bucket list for Susan Aumiller and her husband, Bob, is to visit all five dozen U.S. national parks.
With about half under their belt, the couple's world was turned upside down last summer when, shortly after retirement, Bob was diagnosed with an incurable form of muscular dystrophy that has made it more and more difficult for him to walk.
The diagnosis came six weeks after the Powell couple had learned that their son Bill had the same disease.
Susan Aumiller was devastated.
"It was like a tornado," she said. "We've all been just spinning for a year, because we were so healthy and so active. Just looking at the future, it’s so different than the future I anticipated."
In the midst of her spinning, Susan set out to learn everything she could about the disease, facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, referred to as FSH or FSHD.
Susan discovered that FSHD is caused by a genetic mutation that can be passed to children and is typically marked by atrophy of muscles in the face, back, upper arms and shoulders and sometimes the core, hips and lower legs.
She just had to do something, and has since organized the first Columbus-area Walk & Roll to Cure FSHD. The event is designed to increase awareness and raise funds for the Massachusetts-based FSH Society, which has the goal of finding a cure by 2025.
It begins at 9 a.m. at the pavilion in Coffman Park, 5200 Emerald Parkway, in Dublin, with check-in starting an hour beforehand.
The walk comes after the FSH Society launched an initiative this spring to create "an army of activists" in the form of chapters around the country, said Beth Johnston, who heads up community development for the society. Aumiller leads the Columbus chapter, the second of 13 to officially set up shop nationwide.
Johnston said the Columbus Walk & Roll is among the first in the nation and she and Mark Stone, the society's chief executive officer, will attend.
Stone has a goal of raising $10 million over the next three years to fund research at the clinical-trial level and accelerate the time it takes to get treatments into the hands of patients.
In Columbus, Scott Harper is one of the researchers working to develop a cure at the Center for Gene Therapy at the Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
After testing it successfully in mice, his team seeks to further explore a therapy that aims to knock down a muscle-destroying gene activated in people with FSHD. The therapy involves injecting mice with a virus loaded with a microRNA sequence that binds to the nasty gene and directs the body's cells to chew it up.
While Harper is confident that the therapy will translate to humans, it will take more research to determine whether he's right. He and his team plan to be at the Walk & Roll.
"This is awesome," Harper said of the fundraiser. "If we get awareness and we have people like Sue out there lighting fires, it helps get people interested in wanting to help us get over the hump."
As of Thursday morning, the event had raised more than $75,000 toward a $100,000 goal. Among donors, Susan Aumiller said, was her husband's 93-year-old stepfather, who was in tears as he made the contribution, calling it "the most important check I've ever written."
According to the society, it is traditionally thought that FSHD affects about 1 in 20,000 people worldwide, with more recent research indicating that it might be found in as many as 1 in 8,333, or roughly 870,000 people.
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The Aumillers said doctors had misdiagnosed their FSHD for years.
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Matthew Clarke is a Mortgage Agent, Financial Consultant, and all-around good guy to know, who has been providing professional advice to Canadians since 2007. True to form, Matthew has partnered up with Prelist on this post to deliver three key mortgage considerations when buying your next home.
Home buyers in
are required to make a down-payment of at least 5% of the purchase price of the property. But remember, anyone that has less than 20% down-payment is required to pay a
, which is the cost of insuring your new mortgage against default (non-payment of the loan). With only 5% down, the CMHC Premium will be 4% of the total loan amount. For a $300,000 mortgage, that would be a $12,000 premium. So, what’s the upside of paying for this premium? It usually results in the home buyer having a lower interest rate on the loan, which could save them money over the long-term.
When speaking about mortgage rates, most people in Canada refer to the 5-year fixed rate. Currently, the
Bank of Canada
quotes the 5-year mortgage rate at 5.14%, even though most Canadians can negotiate lower rates than this from a lender. Borrowers are free, however, to negotiate a range of mortgage terms, including anything from an “open” mortgage, which allows the borrower to pay off the balance of the loan at any time, to a 10-year mortgage, which locks in the client’s interest rate for 10 years, with the consequence of paying a penalty should the client choose to pay off the balance of the mortgage before that time is up. For borrowers that believe market interest rates might stay the same, or even drop, a variable rate mortgage might be appropriate. Variable rate mortgages allow borrowers to borrow money at a lower rate than the current 5-year fixed rate, but with the condition that if market rates rise, so will the interest rate of the client’s mortgage.
With all of the recent changes to mortgage rules in
it is important for home buyers to carefully obtain the right pre-approval before agreeing to buy a home. An underwritten pre-approval means that a professional took the time to ask for, and validate, several key documents that lenders and the government require from borrowers before they can grant them a mortgage loan. These documents might include employment letters, pay-stubs, credit reports, savings account statements, and even
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These documents are meant to ensure that borrowers have consistent and stable income, that they can afford the mortgage over the long-term; they now even seek to ensure that the borrower could continue to pay the mortgage if interest rates rose a couple of percent. Many lenders will issue pre-approvals without asking for key documents, and this could leave the client open to the risk of not actually being able to obtain the mortgage later in the process once the key documents are properly reviewed.
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A characteristic feature of Kenya’s smallholder agriculture is the dominance of primary production. This normally involves production of low volume of produce at individual farm level for subsistence and subsequent marketing of surplus in raw or semi-processed form.
Limited on-farm and off-farm processing of agricultural produce has translated to low prices, fewer job opportunities and eventually low income for farmers. This can be attributed to the challenge of inadequate adoption of new technologies and innovations, managerial and technical skills to effectively establish and manage viable agribusinesses.
Developing a dynamic and competitive agribusiness requires not only enhanced technical and managerial skills but also greater marketing orientation and networking; better market information and better linkages with service providers.
According to a journal published by the Kenya Agricultural Productivity Project, farmers lack managerial skills which include entrepreneurship, business planning, financial management and innovations. They also need technical skills in husbandry management, food processing, quality and standards control, and marketing.
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Washington The National Guard and Reserve will take on more of the combat burden in Iraq next year, replacing some Army troops with a smaller, lighter and more mobile force equipped with fewer tanks and more Humvees.
Nearly 40 percent of the American forces in Iraq will be from the National Guard and Reserve after the Pentagon completes a massive switchout of troops starting in January -- up from about 20 percent now.
Three National Guard infantry brigades will go, at least two of them slated for combat duties.
Overall, the Pentagon's plan for replacing the 130,000 American troops in Iraq with a fresh contingent will shrink the force by 20 percent and result in a more mobile force, perhaps better suited to the guerrilla war that has been taking a sobering toll in U.S. deaths and injuries.
The first changes will be seen even before the newly designated replacement force gets there. A contingent of 5,000 soldiers in a combat team called the Stryker Brigade, from Fort Lewis, Wash., is training in Kuwait in preparation for duty in Iraq. They are equipped with a new, speedier, lightly armored troop carrier and sophisticated communications tools to enable soldiers to locate guerrilla threats.
The Stryker Brigade is likely to see action in the so-called Sunni Triangle, the area between Baghdad, Ramadi and Tikrit where the resistance to U.S. forces has been deadliest.
"It is absolutely optimized for this kind of fight," said Lt. Gen. Richard Cody, the Army's deputy chief of staff for operations, who oversees the Army's provision of fresh forces.
Nearly 40 percent of the 105,000 troops in the new force will be National Guard and Reserve after the switchout ends in April. That compares with about a 20 percent share in the current force of 130,000 troops.
|As part of recent new call-ups, the 2nd Battalion, 130th Field Artillery of the Kansas Army National Guard has been ordered to Iraq.The battalion, which has headquarters in Hiawatha, has approximately 350 soldiers with units in Abilene, Atchison, Concordia, Marysville, Horton, Sabetha, Salina and Troy.No troops deployed are from Douglas, Franklin, Jefferson or Leavenworth counties, according the Kansas Adjutant General's Office.|
And it won't be just Army reservists; the Marines plan to use about 6,000 of their citizen-soldiers.
Groomed for speed
The main replacement force will arrive over a period of about four months, from January through April. They will be lighter and more agile than the units they replace; they will have two-thirds fewer tanks and Bradley armored troop carriers, trading firepower for mobility.
An armored division like the 1st Cavalry Division will equip two of the three battalions in each of its brigades with Humvee utility vehicles instead of tanks and Bradleys. The 1st Cavalry, based at Fort Hood, Texas, will actually be larger than a normal division, since it will operate with the 39th Infantry Brigade of the Arkansas National Guard.
The switch away from heavy armored forces has created such demand for Humvees that the Army is pulling every available one -- fortified with add-on armor -- out of the United States and Europe, Cody said.
Not just vehicles are in heavy demand. The Army is so stretched for soldiers that it is imposing "stop-loss" on all units designated for duty in Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan -- meaning those troops cannot leave the service even if they planned to retire. The clamp will remain during their duty in Iraq and three months beyond, Cody said in a recent interview.
The 1st Cavalry is likely to be given responsibility for the Baghdad area, replacing the 1st Armored Division.
The 1st Infantry Division, coming from several locations in Germany, will be joined by the 30th Infantry Brigade of the North Carolina National Guard. They are likely to operate in place of the 4th Infantry and 101st Airborne divisions in northern Iraq, including the Kurdish area.
The Bush administration had counted on getting a multinational division to replace the 101st Airborne, but that has not panned out. Multinational divisions led by Britain and Poland will continue operating in the less volatile south-central and southeastern parts of Iraq.
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A Russian research facility which holds one of the world's largest collections of viruses, as well as being one of only two in the world to keep live smallpox samples on-hand, has suffered an explosion, triggering concerns over potential biological contamination.
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The Vektor center in Koltsovo, located just 20km from Russia’s third most populous city of Novosibirsk, was undergoing refurbishment when the explosion happened.
Official statements have confirmed that a sanitary inspection room on the fifth floor of the six-story lab was being repaired when a gas canister exploded, shattering glass but fortunately causing no major structural damage. The fire spread over 30 square meters before emergency services were able to put it out.
In an official statement, the company, Vektor, extinguished concerns over contamination, confirming that no work with biological materials was being conducted in that particular area of the building. One person has been hospitalized as a result of Monday’s incident, recovering from burns in intensive care.
Koltsovo’s mayor, Nikolai Krasnikov has also stressed that no biological threat was posed to the residents, confirming that the center’s secure collection of deadly viruses had not been compromised.
A cold war biological weapons center
Vektor is thought to have been a Cold War biological weapons research center, set up in 1974 as a closed institute for researching defenses against bacteriological and biological weapons as well as for developing vaccines.
It is described as being enveloped in barbed-wire fences, with watchtowers occupied by armed guards, giving it the feel of a military installation.
As recently as the 1990s the center has been implicated in the development of biological weapons, with a Soviet official revealing this as fact to the US after leaving Russia.
Today, Vektor is home to one of the biggest collections of viruses in the world, housing Ebola, HIV and swine flu, as well as samples of smallpox, bird flu and different strains of hepatitis. Much of the work that occurs at the center these days is focussed on diagnosing and treating these infectious diseases.
Is it safe?
The impact of what’s happened here at Vektor has fuelled concerns over the safety of the center, and the other Cold War-era secret installations still in use in the country. Given that this is not the first accident to occur in recent years, skepticism is rising over the level of safety at these institutions.
In May of 2004, an accident resulted in the death of a Vektor lab scientist, who accidentally infected herself with ebola after jabbing herself with a syringe containing the virus. Reports say she had been experimenting on guinea pigs at the time and had been wearing the appropriate safety equipment and clothing.
What has occurred this week at Vektor is reminiscent of the 1978 mystery of the very last woman to have been reported to die of smallpox. A woman in Birmingham became infected with the virus after it was thought to have been widely eradicated. It was suspected that she had become infected through samples that had escaped from a lab at the Birmingham Medical School.
A breach in security leading to the release of life-threatening samples would have serious implications not just for the health of those in close proximity, but for the world if the accidental release of these viruses were to begin another epidemic.
It is not just the safety of Vektor which is causing concern, last month at Russia’s Nyonoksa naval test range five nuclear engineers and two military personnel died as a result of an "isotope-fuel" engine explosion which also released low-level radiation into the environment.
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Learning to zoom in and out in Google Sheets is essential for anyone new to using spreadsheets online. When you first open a sheet, it can feel overwhelming trying to view and edit cells that appear tiny on your screen. Being able to adjust the zoom level gives you more control over how you view and interact with your data.
In the early days of Google Sheets, there was no way to zoom in or out. This was incredibly frustrating, especially for experienced Excel users who were used to easily resizing spreadsheets. But after years of requests, Google finally added zoom functionality to Sheets.
While not as smooth as Excel, the ability to zoom in and out in Google Sheets is a big help. It allows you to zoom in up close on cells to edit or format them and then zoom back out to see the full sheet. With some practice, you’ll get the hang of utilizing the zoom in and out in Google Sheets to optimize your workflow.
Today’s post will walk you through exactly how to zoom in and out in Google Sheets. We will also provide tips to help you get the most out of this useful Google Sheets feature. Whether you’re new to Sheets or transitioning from Excel, learning to zoom in and out in Google Sheets will make things easy along the way.
Let’s get started.
Why Learn to Zoom In and Out in Google Sheets?
Zooming in and out is essential for working efficiently in Google Sheets. Here are some key reasons you’ll want to learn how to utilize the Zoom functionality in Google Sheets:
- View and edit small cells: When cells are tiny on your screen, it can be challenging to see what’s inside them or make edits. Zooming in allows you to enlarge cells for improved visibility and editing accuracy.
- Format cells: Through up-close zooming in, you can precisely format cells by changing fonts, cell borders, conditional formatting, and other styling.
- Read data: Zooming out gives you a bird’s eye view of your data, making it easier to analyze patterns and trends.
- Manage large sheets: Google Sheets allows massive spreadsheets with thousands of rows and columns. Zooming out is necessary to navigate these big sheets.
- Print preview: Zooming out previews how your sheet will print on paper. Print preview allows you to catch any issues with wide sheets spilling over.
- Present data: When presenting sheets on a projector, zooming in and out allows your audience to view the data clearly.
Zoom Out in Google Sheets Using the Built-in Functionality
Having explained the basics of zooming in and out in Google Sheets, it’s time to get some hands-on experience on how to go about it.
It’s pretty easy and straightforward, so you don’t need to have a ton of experience with Google Sheets to learn how to zoom in and out in Google Sheets.
Here are the steps to zoom out in Google Sheets,
Step 1: Click Zoom Option
To zoom out in Google Sheets, you first need to click on the Zoom option. You’ll find this option located on the Google Sheets toolbar.
Clicking on this option will reveal different zoom levels to choose from.
Step 2: Choose Zoom Level
As we mentioned, when you click on the Zoom option located on the toolbar, you’ll be presented with different zoom levels. Anything below 100% will make the view small. On the flip side, anything above that enlarges the view.
While clicking on the zoom option located on the toolbar is one way to zoom in and out in Google Sheets. You can also access the zoom in and out option in Google Sheets by navigating to the View menu and selecting the option for Zoom.
The Limitations of Zooming in Google Sheets
The ability to zoom in and out in Google Sheets is a significant improvement, but there are still some limitations to be aware of:
- When you adjust the zoom on one worksheet, it changes the zoom for all other sheets in the document as well. This can be annoying if you want different zoom levels on separate sheets.
- There are no default keyboard shortcuts for zooming in and out. The only way to adjust the zoom is through the menu steps outlined earlier. This can be tedious if you frequently need to change zoom levels.
While the general zoom issue hasn’t been resolved yet, the lack of shortcuts is solvable. Further ahead in this guide, we will provide a handy workaround that lets you set up custom keyboard shortcuts to control zooming in Google Sheets.
Zoom In and Out in Google Sheets Using Keyboard Shortcuts
If you want to zoom in and out frequently in Google Sheets, using the menu steps can get tedious. Luckily, there’s a quicker way to do this using just your keyboard.
Though not a perfect solution, these shortcuts allow faster zooming than the manual menu steps:
On a Windows PC:
- To Zoom In: Hold the Control key and press +
- To Zoom Out: Hold the Control key and press –
- To Reset to 100%: Hold the Control key and press 0
On a Mac:
- Use the Command key (⌘) instead of Control.
You can also use your mouse scroll wheel to zoom if it has one. To do that:
- Hold the Control (or Command) key and scroll up to zoom in and down to zoom out.
As mentioned, these keyboard shortcuts aren’t ideal for zooming specific sheets. But they offer a quicker way to adjust the zoom temporarily as needed.
With practice, these keyboard shortcuts will speed up changing between zoom levels in Google Sheets.
Manually Zooming Google Sheets Through the Browser
Along with keyboard shortcuts, you can also manually adjust the zoom level of Google Sheets directly through your internet browser settings.
Here are the steps to zoom in or out using the Chrome browser:
- Click the Customize and Control menu in the top right of Chrome (it looks like three dots).
- In the menu, adjust the Zoom level up or down using the + and – buttons.
The video below provides better clarifications.
This method also works in Firefox and other popular browsers.
However, the downside is it zooms everything – not just the Sheets worksheet area. It enlarges the Sheets menus, toolbar, and all other open browser windows.
So, while handy in a pinch, manually adjusting the browser zoom can quickly get unwieldy. It’s best for temporary zooming as needed rather than your primary option.
The keyboard shortcuts and menu options we covered earlier are better alternatives for precisely controlling Google Sheets Zoom.
But if you ever need to zoom sheets through the browser, now you know where to look. With all these zooming options, you can work comfortably at any magnification in Google Sheets.
Frequently Asked Questions about Zooming In and Out in Google Sheets
How Do You Zoom In and Out In Google Sheets?
The easiest way is to use the zoom drop-down menu in the toolbar. To do that, click the percentage box and select a higher or lower zoom level. You can also go to the View menu and select the option for Zoom.
How Do You Change the Default Zoom in Google Sheets?
Whatever zoom level you set on any sheet automatically becomes the new default zoom. Just pick your desired default zoom percentage from the options available.
How Do You Make Google Sheets Cells Smaller?
To shrink cells, simply zoom out to make everything smaller. Go to View > Zoom and choose a lower zoom percentage.
How Do You Zoom in the Google Sheets Mobile App?
On a mobile device, use the standard “pinch” and “expand” finger gestures on the screen to zoom out or in.
How Do You Zoom Out In Google Sheets on a Mac?
The process is the same as on a PC. Go to View > Zoom in the menu bar and select your desired zoom level.
The ability to zoom in and out in Google Sheets is an essential feature that can optimize your workflow. As we’ve covered, there are a few different methods you can use to zoom in and out when working with Google Sheets:
- The zoom menu provides an easy way to set exact zoom percentages.
- Keyboard shortcuts let you quickly zoom in and out using key commands.
- Browser settings offer a manual way to zoom the entire window.
Each approach has pros and cons, but together, they give you full control over the Google Sheets Zoom. With practice, you’ll get comfortable zooming in for detailed work and zooming out for the big picture.
Remember that zooming impacts all sheets in a document. If you want different levels on separate sheets, you may need to use multiple Sheets files. Also, be aware that mobile devices utilize pinch and expand finger gestures to zoom in and out.
Mastering the Google Sheets Zoom functionality takes your spreadsheeting skills to the next level. You can work efficiently on sheets of all sizes and tailor views for your specific needs.
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Chapter III (with Annex V) of the Industrial Emission Directive sets out special provisions for certain pollutant emissions from combustion plants with a total rated thermal input equal to or greater than 50 MW, irrespective of the type of fuel used.
They represent the EU-wide “minimum requirements” for large combustion plants, which have replaced the LCP Directive (2001/80/EC) since 1 January 2016, and apply without prejudice to the provisions of Chapter II of the IED.
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“Trapped in Violence and Forgotten”
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“It is a war that has claimed an estimated 5 million lives, many from starvation, disease and other conflict-related causes, since 1998 — more casualties than the wars in Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq combined, and more than any conflict since World War II. It is a war that the world’s largest and most expensive U.N. peacekeeping mission has failed to quell. The peacekeepers, heavily financed by Washington, are now engaged in their most ambitious effort in years to end the fighting. And yet the war remains invisible to most outsiders, who have grown weary of the unending cycle of violence. Today, relief groups have trouble raising money to help Congo as more publicized upheavals in Syria, South Sudan and elsewhere grab the world’s attention. The story of Kivuye over a few months this year offers a glimpse into why the conflict seems so complex and intractable, and the solutions to Congo’s misery so elusive. Even during brief periods of calm, when hope begins to grow, residents still grapple with the forces the war has wrought. On the day the market reopened in Kivuye, the most liberating day in years, villagers didn’t know that the militia had retreated only to the forest, waiting for a chance to return. They didn’t know that in a few days another warlord who once ruled the village would come back. They didn’t know that in a few weeks, Congolese army soldiers sent to protect them would commit mass rapes nearby. And they didn’t know that the U.N. peacekeepers based less than five miles away would soon depart.”
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Except for a few years following the Christmas I ate so much of my grandmother’s fudge that I got sick. Really sick.
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Other times they’re depressingly dreadful and destructive, like volcano eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis.
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One place where heavenly amnesia occurs rather frequently is in the European part of Russia – just off the Gulf of Finland, especially around the delta of the river Neva. And by unlucky coincidence the city of St. Petersburg happens to be situated right there. This is a city known for its heroism, victories and imperial cultural heritage, but also, alas, water-caused catastrophes. Of the latter it’s had more than its fair share. For those interested – here.
The short version:
St. Petersburgers naturally needed to do something about the flooding. Which is just what they did. Now, I’d heard about it before, but only recently did I finally get to see it in the flesh sun: around St. Petersburg there’s now a huge dam to protect the city from flooding. Pushkin’s poetic depictions of floods are now thankfully firmly a thing of the long-gone past – and good riddance.
Turns out, professional hydraulic designers and technicians scoff at the description ‘dam’ for this fantastic feat of engineering. They prefer: ‘complex of protective installations against flooding’. Doesn’t quite slip off the tongue, but if they insist, who am I to question it?
Now for a bit of technical data…
What was needed was a construction that would normally let reasonable amounts of water through from the Gulf of Finland into Neva Bay, but when catastrophically high waves come a-crashing in from the Baltic Sea would create a tall barrier to stop them causing a ruinous flood throughout the city. The installation also had to be able to let ocean-faring ships through on a daily basis, plus also not interfere with the delicate local marine ecology.
Plans to build the ‘dam’ were first made as far back as in the 19th century, but construction only started in 1979 (details – here). Then of course Communism finally arrived… and at the end of the 1980s construction was halted. Fast-forward to the early-2000s and the abandoned project was resuscitated, and in 2011 it was finally completed; and what they got was something truly damtastic!
I tried to find similar flood-control dams on the net but didn’t get very far. They’re all somehow a lot smaller in size. There’s one in London, one in Holland, one on the Elbe… But they’re all tiny compared to the whopping Russian 25-kilometer dam installation. Impressed I was.
There is one anti-flood installation that’s on a par – the one being built in New Orleans. When it’s completed it will be bigger; but for the moment the one in St.P is No.1!
To the layman who may encounter the construction, it’s simply a 25-km-long highway that crosses the Gulf of Finland from bank to bank, much like that one featured in Miami Vice that connects Miami to the Keys (which is much longer – but it ain’t no anti-flood installation:). Smooth tarmac, neat markings and signposts, entry and exit roads…: nice.
But if same layman were to crawl inside, he’d be fairly astonished at all the heavy engineering kit in there. Along the ‘dam’ there are countless channels to let the Neva water through, which in case of a sharp upsurge of water from the Baltic get bunged up by these here shutters:
As mentioned, oceangoing ships can go through the dam. This is done via one of two sections. The northern one is a 100m-wide channel, which in case of an imminent flood gets closed up by probably the world’s largest metal gate, which normally resides seven meters under the water. Above the channel is a bridge, which opens up (after stopping the road traffic crossing it!) to let the very biggest of tankers through. OMG (Oh My Genius).
The southern ship-access section is much like the first one – only bigger still!
It’s 200 meters wide and 16 meters deep. Upon a threat of flooding the passage is closed up by two floating shutters, which then sink down. When the flood danger is over the water is pumped out of the shutters, they resurface, split, and go back into their ‘garages’ and voila! The Neva water goes through, and sea liners and cargo vessels are free to come and go.
And instead of a road bridge they went for a six-lane tunnel at a depth of almost 30 meters instead.
The sizes of the constructions fully flabbergast:
To my uninitiated eye the shutters look like a submarine. Still, I bet the technologies of anti-flood pumping out of water and submarines are similar.
For putting the shutters into their working positions a special electric ‘armored train’ with a big ‘poker’ is used. Here it is:
In short: this is one monumental, unique technological complex: if you’re in any way techie and appreciate courageous heavy engineering feats at all – this is a perfect day trip out for you. It’s just phenomenal.
P.S. We were asked not to take photos of the SCADA used here. But there’s no reason for concern there – in emergencies it can be shut down and the dam can be controlled manually :).
The rest of the photos are here.
Back soon folks!…
The curiously attentive reader will now be asking: ‘but how can salmon be helped to mate?’ like in the title to this post.
Well, the construction of the St. Pete dam looked like it was going to do harm to the local salmon’s mating season antics – in terms of their needing to move about a lot, I think, to get their thing going :), so a lot of folks were very concerned. But taking those concerns into account, the dam was designed and built to make sure the traditional mating season activities weren’t messed about with; actually, in the end, those lusty vital processes for the survival of the local population of the species were enhanced.
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Grace Academy graduates 14 students
MARYSVILLE The Christian-based Grace Academy graduated 14 students in a ceremony held June 6 at the school.
Student Naomi Sleppy was named class Valedictorian, while Kathryn Hawke took home Salutatorian honors.
Having attended the K-12 Grace Academy for nine years, Naomi will enter the School of Ministry Art Northwest in the fall, majoring in Bible/ministry.
A five-year Grace student, Kathryn plans to go on to the University of Washington.
Both students were members of the National Honor Society, recipients of the President's Education Award and ended their senior years with 4.0 grade point averages.
Naomi also was recognized with the Washington State Principal's Scholars Program Award, while Kathryn won the Principal's Leadership Award.
Although she was the class salutatorian, Kathryn gave the traditional student graduation speech.
"Congratulations Class of 2008," Kathryn said in part. "We finally did it. We've definitely had some good times together. Now as our time together is ending and as we step off into this new phase in life, I hope and pray that we would stay away from the ways of the world, that we would remember to listen to God, and that we would remember to trust in God's plan for us." | <urn:uuid:0b4ab3d1-b78b-4e5f-9b85-2117a288f7e1> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 1,342 |
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"I'm happy for him that he has put all of that behind him," Marvin Menzies said. "It's a great opportunity for him, whether or not he plays (Tuesday) or not. Having experienced guys in front of him who are playing well is good for him."
Some interesting Sean Miller comments follow, but first Miller said that we won't see freshman center Sidiki Johnson, who is now focused on academics after returning from suspension.
Miller said that junior wing Kevin Parrom is currently a shade of his former self after coming back from injury. Miller said the Wildcats haven't had consistent play from the center position, which should sound familiar for Aggies fans. Miller wants to play 9 or 10 players, so confidence level of bench players is something to keep an eye on, especially since it seems like freshman guard Josiah Turner is starting to work himself back into good graces. I think that guard play is interesting to watch on Tuesday and is probably Arizona's strength. Kyle Fogg is a a big (6-3) senior guard and Nick Johnson has averaged 10 per game and shoots 43 percent from 3 as a freshman and Jordan Mays has started five of the six games and senior Brendon Lavender is the team's best shooter but has only played 8 minutes per game so far.
One thing is for certain. Miller will not start the same lineup as he did in a 61-57 home loss to San Diego State last week. Miller said that the combination of Jesse Perry, Solomon Hill, Kyryl Natyazko, Mayes and Fogg will start against at Arizona.
Miller on the Aggies
"I think they are a terrific offensive rebounding team and the best offensive rebounding team we have faced so far. They play with tremendous depth and energy defensively. Energy and taking care of the ball is important. I think it's going to be a great challenge and I think they are a team that will be in the postseason."
I think the Wildcats will be fine. But they have players who are trying to figure out roles early on.
"Derrick Williams plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves now. Tuesday is going to be a really hard game for us."
I asked Miller, whose teams have been known for playing man to man, how he approaches playing teams like the Aggies, who aren't a great shooting team.
"Everybody thinks that playing zone solves the problem against a team that doesn't shoot well. One thing the zone exposes is second shots. It backfires if you are giving up high quality second shots."
Miller said his team isn't on par with his past teams defensively at this point.
"We have always gotten better year by year on the defensive end. We're not very good in any of those areas right now."
Here are two additional things that I'm watching on Tuesday.
Wendell McKines vs. Solomon Hill
Arizona coach Sean Miller believes Aggies power forward Wendell McKines could start for a Pac-12 team, including his own.
But McKines is an Aggie and his numbers reflect the 6-foot-6 Hill.
Hill leads the Wildcats with 12 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. McKines leads the Aggies with 17 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. Both players are capable of hitting the perimeter shot but don’t rely on it as McKines is shooting 37 percent from 3-point range and Hill is a 25 percent shooter.
Key to watch
NMSU is outrebounding its opposition by 8.3 boards per game. The Aggies are tied for 14th nationally with 16 offensive rebounds per game. McKines is pulling down 3.5 offensive rebounds per game.
“I think they are a terrific offensive rebounding team,” Miller said. “They are the best that we have faced yet.” | <urn:uuid:387058cf-9008-428f-b4d4-125788974721> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 3,508 |
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