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Communication Management Masters Programme (120 ECTS) - 13.02.2013
How do you manage internal communication within an organization? How can you anticipate crises and manage them? How do you develop a communication strategy and build good relationships with stakeholders? These questions will be answered when studying in the Communication Management Master’s Program.
Our program is designed for people who are interested in learning how communication can contribute to an organization’s strategy and success as well as in society at large. Areas covered in the course are media relations, organizational behaviour, strategic communication and planning, stakeholder relations, research methodology, risk and crisis communication and marketing.
Reasons to choose this programme
- Theory combined with practice
We offer more than theory. Students will work with real communication cases as part of their studies and are offered possibilities to apply knowledge gained in classrooms when working with problems in practice.
- Centre of Communication expertise
It is possible to choose courses in advertising, propaganda and intercultural communication and include them in your degree. Why not gain expertise in those areas as well?
- International and supportive atmosphere
The teaching staff includes members from different nationalities as well as many foreign guest lecturers. The study atmosphere is friendly and supportive and we really care about your progress.
Opportunities after graduation
The Communication Management Master’s Program will prepare students for positions of leadership in communication for public sector organizations such as ministries, municipalities and also for private companies. Graduates can also be employed in communication agencies as consultants and experts. Post-graduates will be competent not only in basic operational tasks but especially in strategic communication management. Studies will also train students to become good listeners, writers and professionals with effective interaction and language skills.
Applicants should have a BA degree or similar qualification in social sciences. Studies are conducted in English and students are expected to have at least intermediate level in English language.
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Difference between Private, Public and Permissioned Blockchains
The Blockchain has considerably showcased its extensiveness in laying solutions to the essential market issues like security, transparency, accountability, time consumption, value and more.
A Blockchain is maintained on a decentralized and distributed network of computers. There are few flavors of blockchain that have emerged in recent years.
Types of Blockchain networks:
Blockchain has three types of network:
- Public network
- Private network
- Permissioned network
All having their own advantages, depending upon the situation Blockchain platform is required for use. To utilize the best suited one, understanding each one of them is important.
As the name suggests, public network is open to all. It can be joined by anyone with all the access rights to read, write and validate the blocks. Each entity participating in the network is known as a node.
In public network, identity of nodes is not known and there can be several advantages of it.
- Equality! All the users will be treated equally as nobody is aware about who is another one in the network. Job of all the nodes present in the network is to read, write and validate blocks (in case they are interested) without knowing about the other node’s identity.
- Removal of a central authority, which is one of the biggest motive of Blockchain.
- All the transactions are open and transparent.
- Every node in the network can monitor the transactions and if a transaction fails to receive consensus then it is not added to the block thus making the chain more secure.
- Each block will be of limited size.
- Transaction cost is high as miners will take the mining fee.
- Process of adding block to the chain will take days or even weeks if mining fee provided is less.
- There will be several miners mining the same block if Proof of Work (PoW) is followed, wasting multiple resources and energy.
- Transactions added are public so if someone knows your public key then all the transactions made by you will be known.
- As size of Blockchain increases, scalability decreases.
Examples: Bitcoin is the best known example of public network. Other cryptocurrencies following public network are Ethereum, Litecoin, etc.
This kind of architecture is not good for enterprises as they want only limited people present in their organization to access the data they share and that too by their roles. Private network can be followed to achieve this aspect.
A central authority decides who can read/write/verify transactions. This kind of architecture is followed by an organization to keep data limited to the authority. Public read access may be allowed.
- Users will have an identity known to each other so every node in the network will be able to see the details of the transaction initiator preventing the frauds.
- User can join only through authentic and verified invitation.
- Transactions can only be approved by the nodes having the authority.
- Not decentralized, but is distributed and is secured based on cryptography concepts.
- No transaction cost.
- Quick action on approval/ disapproval of transactions.
- Data will only be shared with trusted nodes improving privacy and security of the data.
- Not decentralized and thus avoids one of the most
important features of Blockchain.
Examples: Hyperledger, Hashgraph, R3 Corda, etc.
A person dealing with various suppliers must want to hide the contracts signed with another supplier. The financial details from the customers must also be kept hidden thus different rights to different users can be provided in private network.
There is a thin line gap in private and permissioned network. Private network has a single organization as a central authority while permissioned network has multiple organizations as a central authority.
Multiple organizations involving in this process must have trust on each other to read/write and validate transactions.
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Humankind has faced diseases and pandemics since prehistoric times. Luckily our understanding of the causes of disease has improved along with our knowledge of treating the affected. All these have resulted in a drastic reduction in the number of deaths over the years and have changed our views on pandemics.
Being aware of the factors that incubate pandemics has led to faster development of the necessary measures for containment.
We all know the various measures for containing COVID-19, and these have been implemented and practiced throughout the globe. A question, however, has come up in these trying times, which is particularly relevant in the Indian context. COVID or economy – which is our priority? It is definitely not an easy question to answer.
Also Read: COVID-19 Challenges Faced By MSME
The extreme measures to fight COVID-19, like lockdown, may have had some impact in delaying the spread of the disease (flattening of the curve), but it has caused another severe problem –the economy is practically sinking and is on the brinks of collapse.
‘We may survive the pandemic but will undoubtedly die from hunger’ – is a cry increasingly heard across a large section of the people in India.
With nearly 162 countries going into complete or partial lockdown, business across the globe is staring at the gloomy prospect of an impending collapse of the financial markets. A developing country like India is facing volatile market conditions in an environment of uncertainty. All sectors of the economy, investments, external trade, and private consumption, are severely impacted by the prevailing market conditions.
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the Indian economy more than it was anticipated in the early months of the disease. The International Monetary Fund(IMF) has projected a contraction or de-growth of the Indian economy in 2020 by a factor of -4.9%. The overall world scenario also represents a dismal picture with the global growth pegged at -4.9%. It is for the first time that all regions across the globe are projected to grow negatively.
Also Read: COVID-19 Relief Package For MSMEs Under Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan
Macroeconomists specialized in assessing global trends and making forecasts are not sure of the time the economy will take for recovery.
For a majority of businesses in India, the slowdown resulting from COVID-19 is in the form of a fall in consumption, demand, disruptions in supply, and severe liquidity crunch.
The issue of the migrant workers (almost 100 million) became a major logistic problem with most of them located at scattered locations. Employed with the private and agricultural sector mainly, organizing transportation of this vast workforce to their native places amidst lockdown became a real challenge for the government.
Also Read: Top 10 Business Ideas After Lockdown
This problem will only accelerate in the future since the post-pandemic India will lead to a worker-shortage situation in many places, both for industry and agriculture. Unless this is tackled with proper planning, it will impact the recovery time of the Indian economy negatively. It is of utmost importance that this labor is adequately nurtured and motivated to join the rebuilding effort.
A look at few sectors of the economy
Shifting the focus to the micro-level, let’s take stock of a few industries.
Travel and Tourism
We all know Tourism has been a focus area in India, and it generates over 9% of India’s GDP. The sector provides about 43 million jobs, representing over 8% of the country’s total employment.
Also Read: How To Manage The Shortage Of Credit During Lockdown?
COVID-19 has brought the entire sector to a close. With all the tourist attractions shut, one can well imagine the plight of the enormous value chain that tourism supports. From hotels, restaurants, agents, operators, railway, air, and road transport providers to guides and porters, a large number of people are stuck.
Moreover, experts believe, this sector will take a long hit. Because even in the post-pandemic era, , uncertainty and fear will linger in the minds of people,l preventing long-distance journies.
Also Read: Benefits To Borrowers From A Six-Month Moratorium On Payment Of EMIs
The Micro, Medium and Small-scale Industry
It is said that the Indian MSME sector is the backbone of the Indian economy contributing over 6% of the manufacturing GDP and almost 25% of the GDP from service activities. It is the second-largest provider of employment in India (after agriculture) accounting for about 120 million people. It also contributes to about 45% of overall exports by value, from India. It is apparent from these figures that SME’s have an essential role in the Indian economy. This sector also is severely impacted by COVID-19.
The government has announced an economic package of about 10% of the GDP. The strategy is a combination of fiscal, monetary, and liquidity measures. The package also provides for a mixture of reforms, infrastructure building, and support to stressed business and direct cash benefit to the weaker section of the society.
Initiatives like collateral-free loans are expected to resume business activities which in turn will safeguard employment. The expansion of rural and agricultural schemes with the provision of direct money transfer is expected to generate demand from rural areas. Higher spending on long-term initiatives like roads, irrigation, and transportation is also likely to improve the economy by stimulating demand. Only time will tell us about the effectiveness of the entire initiative.
Through The Looking Glass: An Optimistic Future
The pandemic has demonstrated that technology-powered business models are sustainable and offer competitive advantages. The companies are sure to develop a model based on technology and digital capabilities.
We are witness to a new revolution in these COVIDtimes – technological transformations are happening all over the country, across sectors. Airports are becoming contactless, e-commerce is booming, and entertainment has a new avatar with over-the-top (OTT) platforms, teaching has evolved to online and many other changes.
Technology is responsible for the creation of entirely new business models across multiple areas. The post-pandemic period is expected to give a further flip to such initiatives.
Payments and financial services are increasingly shifting to digital modes. E-commerce business in daily necessities has seen a rapid increase facilitated by pre-payments and zero contact delivery, during the lockdown days. The convenience experienced by the customer in such transactions will turn out to be a demand and practice in the coming days.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a surge in home deliveries from daily necessities to ready-to-eat food. With fewer people willing to perform this activity, the sector is already experiencing a labor shortage. If such a demand-supply mismatch persists for long, technology solutions for the last–mile activity will emerge quickly.
This may negatively affect our economy since it will lead to job loss. It is for both businesses and the government to take up the issue appropriately. The benefits of technology that all of us have enjoyed in the lockdown in the education sector (online classes) will further propel improvements it areas of connectivity (better sound, visuals, interactive modes).
The pandemic has generated enormous demands for personal hygiene and the protective equipment market. Several MSME players, along with a few large ones are making the best use of the opportunity. It is expected that such demand will continue for at least a year so that the companies can plan their activities suitably.
Skill development should be a priority for the government if India hopes to recover from the pandemic ahead of others. Global demand is expected to come for workforce related to health care and other service sectors. But the present skill gap needs to be covered before India can make a strong bid for this opportunity.
Do we see a Light at the end of the tunnel?
All baseline projections about economic recovery are based on critical assumptions about the degree and extent of the pandemic. In economies where the decline of the infection rate is lower than the projections, a further hit to the surviving business will have a significant impact.
In its June 2020 World Economic Outlook report, however, the IMF has talked of a silver lining in the form of a 6% growth of the Indian economy and 5.4% global.
The phased unlocking process has provided much-needed relief to businesses both large and small. Industry awaits revival in consumption, which in terms of an economist is called discretionary and non-discretionary spending.
India is a vast country with high domestic consumption. Will the pent up demand give a boost to the economy in quarters 3 and 4 of the current fiscal year?
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Brexit: are you an ostrich?
The business community’s Brexit preparedness – or lack of it – was the subject of intense discussion at a recent ‘ABCs of Brexit’ CMI event
Amid fevered political debate about a no-deal, Chequers and hard borders, British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) director-general Adam Marshall brought a clear message to CMI members at ‘The ABCs of Brexit’, an event hosted by CMI chief executive Ann Francke: it’s time for managers to start taking action, and to prepare for a post-Brexit world.
Only one-third of UK businesses are actively preparing for Brexit, said Marshall. According to BCC’s research, two-thirds are in ‘a state of unpreparedness’ and have ‘switched off’ from the process due to ‘Brexit fatigue’. Some 62% of UK firms have not carried out a Brexit risk assessment.
Marshall said the business community falls into three groups when it comes to Brexit planning:
- Those who are actively preparing and taking steps. However, the steps they’re taking may not necessarily be beneficial to UK plc. Many businesses are, for example, anticipating a slowdown in recruitment and investment
- Those who will respond when they understand what concrete action they need to take. Right now, they’re focused on the regular, urgent priorities of day-to-day working life.
- So-called ‘ostriches’ who are putting their heads in the sand and not preparing. Many of these companies are suffering ‘Brexit fatigue’; others do not believe that Brexit will have an impact on them.
What businesses now urgently need are answers to practical questions. And they’re not getting enough ‘precision and clarity’. The BCC’s own ‘Brexit Risk Register’ lists 24 areas where businesses need answers, and right now, business has precision and clarity on only one – VAT on imports. The other 23 areas are deemed to be in either ‘red’ or ‘amber’ territory and are unclear. “I’ve never seen a higher level of frustration among businesses,” said Marshall. “A real gap is opening up between business and politics.”
CMI’s chief executive Ann Francke argued that the same professionalism and project management capabilities should have been brought to the Brexit negotiations that were brought to the delivery of the London 2012 Olympics and other successful infrastructure projects. “It should never have been a party political issue,” she said; politicians of all parties, business and wider society should be working together in collaboration. “We failed to come together early on,” Marshall agreed.
The two leaders also agreed that Brexit – like childbirth – is not just about the process and the day itself. What comes afterwards is just as important. “Government must devote the same bandwidth to the post-Brexit scenario as it has to the negotiations,” said Marshall. Even if the UK does achieve a positive Brexit deal, the country will need positive growth conditions at home in order to thrive after Brexit.
Crucially, there must be a post-Brexit focus on management and leadership skills. CMI’s Francke referenced CMI’s Management Manifesto, which shows that poor management costs the UK £84bn in lost productivity a year – £9bn more than the £75bn that the Institute for Fiscal Studies has estimated could be lost every year by 2030 if the UK leaves the single market.
The manager’s to-do list
So what should managers be doing right now to prepare for Brexit, even if there is little clarity on many specifics?
- First, said Marshall, recognise that you have do have some power and agency. The situation may seem out of your control, but there are a few areas where clarity is emerging. The Home Office, for example, has agreed on ‘settled status’ scheme for EU nationals, and has published guidance in this area.
- Next, look at points in your supply chain where, again, you have some control and agency. Both Francke and Marshall encouraged managers not to be ‘flat-footed’ in their response.
- And make time to talk to your people. Address their concerns, and look for areas where upskilling and developing leadership talent could benefit your organisation. | <urn:uuid:848b5e6e-a71e-422b-80dc-83c4ff751adb> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 4,066 |
Our sweet Harvey has fit right into our family (and our hearts) from the start. He loves to eat and his favorite milk-drunk activity is to snuggle up in the warmth of someone’s arms. He is such a blessing, but no-one loves Harvey more than his big sister. Dessa adores her baby brother. She loves to fetch clean diapers, helps pat his back when Harvey needs a burp, joins in the fun of tummy time, and showers Harvey with kisses all day long. The thing that really melts my heart is how much Harvey already loves her right back. He often appears to be completely mesmerized by Dessa and cannot get enough of his big sister.
Welcoming a baby into the family has certainly kept us on our toes, but every moment has been a blessing to treasure. We recently invited our friend Erika Christine to stop by and capture a few memories of our family during the crazy, sleepless time with a newborn in our midst.
Harvey is already seven weeks old and has grown so much in the past several weeks that I am in awe of how tiny he looks in these photos. We look forward to watching his relationship with Dessa continue to grow and can’t wait to share more of his story with you. | <urn:uuid:1b2205ca-faf6-4e34-a30b-59b46cd4d698> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 1,164 |
Return of the iTakTech WebstorePosted on 28 Dec 13:47
iTakTech is back
After a year of going offline due to some personal reasons, I've tried to setup this online store to facilitate easier shopping and also to connect with fans of my peripherals lovers all around. The store will feature most of the items that I'm selling on eBay, and also a feature of all my personal favorites that I've collected over the years to be termed Takasta's Collection.
Additionally, I will be using this site as a spot for me to release my reviews in conjunction with the reviews that I release on YouTube. This will allow you to understand the products that I'm reviewing even better as sometimes I do tend to ramble off on YouTube a bit.
Thanks everyone for the support that you've had over the years, and especially in the past 2-3 years since I've launched Takasta Electronics aka. iTakTech. Every purchase from us, directly supports our ability to fund reviews for new products and keeps Takasta fed, so I wish to personally thank all those who have purchased from us, or even just watched my videos.
Hope you guys enjoy this new site, and hopefully I'll be updating it more than I have with my YouTube, eBay, and the old iTakTech site. | <urn:uuid:cfd9090e-8d41-42bc-a97a-427314c0fe33> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 1,223 |
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If you’re riding on a motorcycle as a passenger and you get into an accident, it can be a frightening experience. How you handle your accident after it has occurred can seriously impact whether you receive fair compensation. Take the steps below as soon as possible to preserve your chances of getting the settlement you deserve.
1. Get Off the Road if You Can
When a motorcycle accident occurs, it is vital to get off the road as soon as possible to avoid further injuries to you and the driver. If you can safely move the bike out of traffic after an accident, do so immediately.
Otherwise, remain with the motorcycle until help arrives or until it is safe for you to get off the road. This is especially important if you have been injured and need medical attention. Call 911 and let the emergency medical services know you were involved in an accident with a motor vehicle.
2. Seek Medical Attention
Check yourself, the motorcycle driver, and others involved in the accident for injuries. No matter how minor the injuries are, you need to get medical attention as soon as possible if anyone is hurt. Concussion symptoms, such as memory loss and poor balance, may not show up for days or weeks after an accident due to shock.
If you seek medical attention immediately, you can avoid undiagnosed serious injuries. A medical evaluation can provide documentation of your injuries that will be useful if you decide to seek compensation. Keep track of all hospital visits, treatments, and test results related to the accident.
3. File a Police Report
A police officer will arrive at the scene and complete an accident report. Police are essential in documenting the incident, speaking with witnesses, and obtaining statements from all parties involved.
When the officer speaks to you, ensure you state the details of the accident. Do not speculate about who is at fault. Admission of responsibility can be used against you by the insurance companies not to give you full compensation for your injuries, so stick to the facts and don’t say more than necessary.
The officer concludes their investigation by creating a report of what happened in the accident. Ask the police officer where you can pick up the final police report to use to file an insurance claim.
4. Document the Scene of the Crash
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5. Keep an Account of Your Injuries
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6. Speak to a Lawyer
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The courtly love ethic
Romance and courtship
We still speak of ‘courting couples', and it is an assumption of Western societies that ‘falling in love' is the normal way to start a relationship. ‘Romance' plays a huge part in our culture, and it is easily assumed that it was always thus. But it may well only go back to the ‘courtly love' ethic, a literary convention from the Middle Ages.
Strictly speaking, the term ‘courtly love' or ‘amour courtois' was probably invented in the nineteenth century. Medieval writers referred to fin amour, to give it its Provencal name. But ‘courtly love' is a useful reminder that what is being described was an upper class attitude. ‘Courtship' began in the courts of palaces and castles.
Courtly love stereotypes
The typical lover:
- He would be a young male, who loved a lady, probably of higher rank than himself, from a distance
- He would lie awake at nights, pining in despair
- He would write verses about the pain of his unrequited love for his ‘mistress'
- If he could approach her dwelling, he would serenade her with love songs or try and impress her with deeds of great daring.
The typical lady:
- She, meanwhile, from the security of her bower, would cultivate an attitude of total disdain
- She would sew or walk in her gardens
- If bored, she might deign to notice her ‘lover' and send him a small token (a glove, a scarf or a handkerchief) in return for him fulfilling some almost impossible task.
Was courtly love just a literary convention?
Perhaps such behaviour occurred sometimes in real life. One can imagine the situation:
- Powerful lords went away on wars, such as the Crusades
- Their wives were left in charge of the castle
- Young squires who were supposed to be at their service of their ‘ladies' became infatuated with them.
But it is more likely than not that fin amour was largely to be found in stories.
Developments in story telling
There is no doubt that story telling changed round about the end of the twelfth century. The epics and chansons de geste that had been popular until then were classic tales of male bonding in times of battles between warring tribes. The battles were the result of that huge movement of peoples in Western Europe that saw Celts, Saxons, Vikings, Normans and others driving each other out and imposing their languages and culture in new areas. Women do not feature strongly, apart from being encouraged to depict the deeds in tapestry form. One of the earliest epics in Old English was Beowulf. The French Chanson de Roland was another narrative poem in the epic tradition.
Things had settled down more by the time Henry II became king of England in 1154. His wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, encouraged the ethic of fin amour. She dominated the movement that saw codes being drawn up, for instance Andreas Capellanus's rules on how true lovers should conduct themselves, De Arte Honesti Amandi.
More on the origins of the code: The origins of fin amour are quite complex. Absentee husbands are only part of the explanation. The passion of the lover has elements of religious devotion, as in the cult of the Virgin Mary (‘Our Lady'). Arabic writers had earlier employed religious terminology in writings on love. The Latin poet Ovid had written on ‘the art of love'. But it is fair to say that the veneration of a lady, with the lover regarded as her social inferior, does not really begin before ‘courtly love' was established as a convention.
The most popular stories became the romances, so called because they were first told by troubadors in the Romance languages of south west Europe, especially French and Provencal. The hero was no longer a warrior such as Beowulf or Roland, fighting with his comrades to defend their version of civilization. The typical hero was now a solitary knight, carrying out deeds of chivalry for the sake of a lady. The wandering knight, or ‘knight errant', would be seeking an 'aventure' in which to prove himself.
The Arthurian tales
The stories of King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table are typical tales of chivalry. Earlier Arthurian tales were typical male-centred epics, but by the time Chretien de Troyes wrote his French romances, such as Lancelot and Yvain, towards the end of the twelfth century, the hero had to be a single knight on a chivalric quest.
Significantly, the greatest knights were also tragic lovers – consumed with adulterous passion for the wife of someone of higher rank.
- Lancelot's love for Queen Guinevere divides him from his lord and master, Arthur, and leads to the dissolution of the Round Table.
- Tristan's love for Isolde, the wife of King Mark of Cornwall, results in their deaths.
Chaucer and courtly love
By the time of Chaucer, in the late fourteenth century, the ethic of courtly love was not taken too seriously – if it ever was.
- Amongst the Canterbury Tales, whilst The Knight's Tale employs elements of the courtly tradition, those told by the Miller and the Merchant are parodies of courtly love situations, in middle class settings.
- The Tale of Sir Thopas is a witty parody of romances involving a knight errant in search of an ‘aventure'.
- The Franklin's Tale comes closest to a tale of courtly love, indeed Chaucer claims it is based on an old Breton ‘lay', but it differs from the typical romance in that the lady and her husband are deeply in love with each other – which is the basis of the Tale's ingenious plot.
There are many examples of love poems from the time of the troubadours onwards, that seem to follow the courtly love code. The poets claim to be filled with a passion that reaches religious fervour for a lady who is spurning them. They often speak of being about to die for love.
This tradition, which incorporated such important verse forms as the sonnet, continued well into the seventeenth century – but it was essentially a convention.
The poets themselves often pretended to be a love-sick shepherd, such as Sir Philip Sidney's Astrophel pouring out his heart to a shepherdess in the sonnet sequence known as Astrophel and Stella (1582).
Some poets were not beyond sending up the convention: Thomas Hoccleve, in the early fifteenth century, wrote a short poem about his ugly lady, with her ‘bowgy chekes' and ‘body shape as a footbal' – almost 200 years before Shakespeare did something similar in his famous Sonnet 130.
Shakespeare and the courtly love convention
Shakespeare knew of the code of courtly love, and gently mocks it.
In Romeo and Juliet, we first see Romeo consumed with an infatuation for a certain Rosaline – which is soon replaced by the real thing when he meets Juliet. Shakespeare shows true lovers as being mutually in love – in Romeo and Juliet, the reality of their love is contrasted not only with parental ideas of an arranged marriage and the crude sexuality of Mercutio and the Nurse, but also with the juvenile ‘romantic love' that Romeo initially claims to have.
Other ‘courtly lovers' at whom we laugh include the love of Silvius for Phebe, in As You Like It, or Orsino for Olivia in Twelfth Night. In the latter play, Sir Andrew Aguecheek is presented as a comic parody of the courtly lover (as, in a different way, is Malvolio). Roderigo, in Othello, is another such foolish lover, the dupe of a money-grabbing ‘friend'.
Courtly love in later literature
Western society never threw off the courtly love ethic entirely. ‘Courting' entered the vocabulary as the way a young man was expected to find a marriage partner. Even in nursery rhymes, frogs go courting and ladies are wooed.
- The historical novels of Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) revived an interest in romantic love as the basis of a good story.
- Nineteenth century novels, at least those that deal with the wealthier ranks of society, assumed a code of behaviour that was related, however loosely, to the medieval convention.
- Tennyson (1809-1892) portrays courtly love in his narrative poems based on the Arthurian legends, Idylls of the King.
- The novels of D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930), particularly the iconic Lady Chatterly's Lover, show the persistence of the convention in his portrayal of adulterous relationships.
- Even in contemporary journalism, one still finds references to men in public life ‘having a mistress' as a way of describing an adulterous relationship (echoing the superior social status of the courtly lady).
- ‘Romance' and ‘marriage' continue to be distinct, albeit related, experiences in life and in literature.
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The Autumn Equinox marks the beginning of the Harvest Season for us in the Northern Hemisphere, while those in the Southern Hemisphere are enjoying their Spring Equinox.
The Equinoxes are known as the times of equal day and equal night, specifically at the equator as the sun's rays pass directly over the celestial equator.
Also called the Fall or September Equinox, it signifies the increase of shorter days and
longer nights until the longest night of the year arrives at the Winter
Solstice. As the first day of fall, it is one of the four major cycles of this beautiful planet.
The Autumn Equinox begins when the sun enters Libra.
Libra represents balance, fairness and weighing things out. This energetic influence is a perfect accompaniment to the autumn harvest season.
Many customs and traditions are celebrated worldwide from harvest feasts and festivals to spiritual ceremonies and personal reflection. These continue throughout the autumn season, culminating at the Thanksgiving Holiday (in the U.S.)
Traditionally, preparations are made for winter and times of scarcity. Hunting and the harvesting of wild and cultivated crops is highlighted. Foods and other goods are processed and preserved for the coming dormant season. Ciders and wines are made. Gardens are prepared for the next plantings.
It's the time of taking inventory of what one has, expressing gratitude and sharing the bounty with others. Keep what you need for your family and community, then give the surplus away.
The "veil between the worlds" is believed to be at its thinnest this time of year, especially at dusk and dawn, while being the very thinnest at All Hallow"s Eve or Halloween.
It is a time of remembering those who have come and gone in our lives, both through separation and physical death. Also a time to honor our ancestors and others who have contributed to the betterment of our world.
A Sacred time. A time to bless and release what is no longer needed. Time to unburden ourselves physically, mentally and emotionally by letting go of useless and problematic habits, attitudes, emotions or old goals that have lost their luster.
As the Native Wise Ones say, "If it don't grow corn, it is not needed." If something doesn't provide for the needs of the people, it is unnecessary. Those things we carry that are not necessary to our growth, nourishment or well-being, become burdens. They drag us down and create roadblocks to our health and happiness. This is the time to let them go.
Autumn represents the West of the Medicine Wheel of Life. It is the place of deep contemplation, the bridge between adulthood and Elderhood. Called, the Cave of the Bear, the place of introspection, healing and regeneration.
This phase is when we evaluate our life's journey, mission, mistakes and accomplishments. The past is reconciled and released to make clear the way for new dreams to emerge. New goals, projects and adventures are formulated.
Meditation and vision seeking are enhanced. Balance is the key. Temper desires with needs, faith with caution, opportunities with commitments. Don't give too much, nor accept too little. Allot time for every important facet of life.
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Kristiansand [²kristjɑnˌsɑn] is a city, municipality and the county capital of Vest-Agder county in Southern Norway. Kristiansand is the fifth largest city in Norway and the municipality is the sixth largest in Norway, with a population of 88 598 as of June 2016. In addition to the city itself, Statistics Norway counts 4 other densely populated areas in the municipality: Skålevik in Flekkerøy with a population of 3,526 in the Vågsbygd borough, Strai with a population of 1,636 in the Grim borough, Justvik with a population of 1,803 in the Lund borough, and Tveit with a population of 1,396 (as of January 2012) in the Oddernes borough. Kristiansand is divided into five boroughs: Grim, which is located northwest in Kristiansand with a population of 15,000; Kvadraturen, which is the centrum and downtown Kristiansand with a population of 5,200; Lund, the second largest borough; Oddernes, a borough located in the west; and Vågsbygd, the largest borough with a population of 36,000, located in the southwest. Kristiansand is connected with four main roads: European Route E18 from Oslo, Aust-Agder and covers the eastern part of Kristiansand; European route E39 from Stavanger, Flekkefjord and the coast towns and villages in Vest-Agder; Norwegian National Road 9 from Evje, Setesdal and Grim; and Norwegian National Road 41 from Telemark, northern Aust-Agder, Birkeland, Tveit and the airport Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik. Varodd Bridge is a large bridge and a part of E18, which stretches over Topdalsfjorden. Tourism is important in Kristiansand, and the summer season is the most popular for tourists. Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement park is the largest zoo in Norway. It receives over 900,000 visitors every year. Markens Street is the main pedestrian street in downtown Kristiansand. Bystranda is a city beach located in Kvadraturen; in addition, Hamresanden beach is the longest beach in Kristiansand. Hamresanden Camping is a popular family camp during the summer season. The city hosts a free concert in downtown Kristiansand once every week in the summer. Outside the city is the industry park Sørlandsparken, which has Sørlandssenteret, the largest mall in Norway.Wikipedia
Explore popular vacation packages for Kristiansand, Norway and kick-start your vacation planning for free. This city is located in the close proximity of a major city Stavanger, Norway. Add Stavanger to your vacation plan, it has an interesting bunch of activities to do on your visit like Old Stavanger, Lysefjord, Norwegian Petroleum Museum. Tour packages of Kristiansand are of 1 to 2 days duration.
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“Arbor Day is not like other holidays. Each of those reposes on the past, while Arbor Day proposes for the future.” – Julius Sterling Morton
Arbor Day is celebrated on the last Friday in April in the United States. It is marked by the planting of trees and emphasizes caring for them as a way to sustainably protect our planet’s natural resources.
Why Are Trees So Important?
- The energy saved by trees and the resultant reduced demand for power, lowers the carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
- A hypothetical planting of 100 million trees would save 22 billion kilowatt-hours of energy and 33 million tons of carbon dioxide annually after 10 years (Akbari, 1990).
- Reduction of carbon dioxide with urban shade tree programs could offset 0.2 – 2% of annual industrial emissions.
- Portland’s Friends of the Trees has planted over 300,000 trees. Once mature, their surviving trees and seedlings are estimated to sequester 73,000 tons of carbon dioxide at a cost of about $31 per ton.
- A single, mature Bradford pear tree has measured storage of 676 pounds of carbon dioxide in above-ground biomass.
- Want to read more: Read more about carbon dioxide reduction through urban forestry: Guidelines for professional and volunteer tree planters, McPherson and Simpson.
- In a mid-sized city, nearly 11,000 tons of soil are saved annually with tree cover.
- Roots reduce soil compaction, increasing the rate at which rainfall infiltrates soil and the capacity of soil to store water, reducing overland flow.
- Decaying leaves form an organic ground layer allows water to percolate into the soil, reducing runoff and soil erosion. The leaves also act as mulch and reduce evaporation; a critical concern in times of low rainfall.
- Trees reduce soil erosion by diminishing the impact of raindrops on barren surfaces.
- Trees and other plants help remediate soils at landfills and other contaminated sites by absorbing, transforming, and containing a number of contaminants.
- Hospital studies have shown quicker patient recovery when patients have a view of urban canopy, trees, and greenery.
- Trees have been shown to have calming and healing effects on ADHD adults and teens.
- Urban trees enhance relaxation and improve a sense of well-being.
- Trees’ absorptive effect of tailpipe pollutants, including carbon monoxide (CO), volatile organic compounds (VOC), nitrogen oxides (NOx), and particulate matter (PM) has direct health benefits.
- Trees shield children from ultra-violet exposure by 50%.
COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT & SOCIAL BENEFITS
- Recreation areas such as parks, greenways, and river corridors that are well stocked with trees tend to keep recreation seekers “at home” rather than driving many miles to find suitable places to enjoy leisure activities. With less fuel used, less pollution is created. It would be difficult to put a dollar value on robust urban playgrounds, but if each visit were valued at only one dollar, the annual total for the typical city would be in the thousands.
- An abundance of trees presents a more appealing community to newcomers and residents.
- More shade means more time between repaving. With just 20% shade, pavement conditions improve by 11%; a 60% savings for resurfacing in 30 years (Greg McPherson, 2008).
- Trees reduce storm runoff and erosion by nearly 7% and reduce the need for erosion control structures. In urban areas with trees, the use of smaller drainpipes can save city materials, installation, and maintenance funds.
- Residents that live near urban trees have better relations and stronger ties to their neighbors (Building Safety Division, Culver City).
- Active involvement in tree-planting programs has been shown to enhance a community’s sense of social identity, self-esteem and territoriality, as it teaches residents that they can work together to choose and control conditions of their environment. Tree planting programs also teach children about the environment as a commitment to the future.
- The value of houses with trees is usually higher than comparable houses on lots without trees.
- Each large front yard tree adds 1% to a sale’s price. Large specimen trees can add up to 10% to property values (Greg McPherson, 2008), while property values increase 5-15% compared to properties without trees (species, maturity, quantity, and location vary).
- A tree in front of a house increases the home’s sales price by an average of $7,130, according to the PNW Research Station.
- Apartments and offices in wooded areas rent more quickly, have higher occupancy rates, and tenants stay longer (The Morton Arboretum Press Release, 2019).
- Well-placed trees substitute for fences and provide privacy. In some areas, zoning ordinances restrict fences on property lines; suitable trees may make a more appealing and natural substitute.
- The lowest bird diversity is in areas of mowed lawn, while the highest is in an area of large trees, tree diversity, and brushy areas.
- The highest native bird populations are in areas of highest native plant populations, thus it is important to plant native trees in urban areas to enhance natural habitats.
- Trees are living systems that interact with other living things in sharing and recycling resources.
- The National Wildlife Federation recognized the benefits of trees in sustaining wildlife by certifying homes, schools and community settings as Certified Wildlife Habitats.
- Studies have shown that shoppers linger longer and make more frequent trips to shopping strips along a shaded avenue than compared to one barren of trees.
- Research shows that shoppers in well-landscaped business districts are willing to pay more for parking and up to 12% more for goods and services (The Morton Arboretum Press Release, 2019).
- Shaded thoroughfares are considered more physically comfortable and psychologically more attractive.
- Businesses leasing office space in wooded developments find their workers are more productive.
- Although wide belts of trees in an urban setting are unlikely, there is a 7db noise reduction (about 50%) per 100 feet of forest due to trees by reflecting and absorbing sound energy (USDA National Agroforestry Center).
- Trees provide “white noise,” the noise of the leaves and branches in the wind and associated natural sounds, that masks other man-caused sounds.
- Computer simulations of deciduous trees in California’s Central Valley estimate that for every 1000 trees, rainwater runoff is reduced by nearly 1 million gallons.
- Reduced runoff directly reduces flooding in the streets.
- A secondary effect of the reduced runoff is s reduction of dirt washed into lakes, rivers and the ocean, which reduces sedimentation. Reduced runoff also means that heavy metals and other pollutants from roads, parking lots, and roofs are not carried into our water supply. This, in turn, reduces the load on water treatment facilities.
- The American Society of Landscape Architects has produced some informative animated videos on the benefits of proper landscaping for water management. Native trees are a part of their water management plans.
- A tree shading a home air conditioner, but not blocking its airflow, has been estimated to improve its efficiency by 10% (Coder, 1966).
- An appropriate shade tree planted today on the west side of a home can reduce air conditioning energy bills by 3% after five years. In 15 years, the savings will be nearly 12%. An equal east side planting can warrant a combined energy savings of up to 23%.
- Three or more large trees placed on sunny sides of a house shade it from the hot summer sun. Deciduous trees are best for this use because they lose their leaves in winter, exposing the house to the warming winter sun, thus lowering the energy needed to heat the house. Coniferous trees make good screens and serve as windbreaks when placed in the path of the prevailing winds because they retain their needles year-round.
- Trees can create a reduced wind or still area and lower winter cold air infiltration and exchange in a house.
- Shade from the establishment of 100 million mature trees appropriately placed around residences (three per residence) in the United States is estimated to save about $2 billion annually in reduced energy costs (Akbari et al. 1992; Donovan and Butry, 2009).
- Data from the USDA shows that 50 million shade trees planted in strategic, energy-saving locations could eliminate the need for seven 100-megawatt power plants. Trees planted in these numbers will reduce the summertime peak demand that has led to increased prices and potential blackout.
- Evaporation from tree leaves cools the air resulting in further reduction of summer air conditioning costs (Coder, 1966).
- Want more info: The American Association of Landscape Architects has created an animated video of the energy benefits of trees that makes tree placement, function, and use of trees for seasonal shade and wind control understandable.
- One acre of trees generates enough oxygen each day for 18 people.
- Trees absorb gaseous pollutants into their leaves and trap and filter particulates on and through their leaves, stems, and twigs. Pollutants partially controlled by trees include nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxides, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide (required for normal tree function), ozone, and small particulates less than 10 microns in size (Irga, Burchett, & Torpy, 2015).
- Trees lower local air temperatures (reduce urban “heat island” effects) by transpiring water, shading surfaces and reducing cooling costs, energy use and the resulting pollution.
- In 1994, trees in San Diego removed an estimated 1,260 metric tons of air pollution at an estimated value to society of $7.0 million (Air pollution removal by urban trees and shrubs in the United States, Nowak, Crane, Stevens, 1994).
- Want to learn more: The American Society of Landscape Architects has created an animated video that visually presents the benefits of urban forest for creating cleaner and cooler air.
- Trees provide food for birds, wildlife, and people.
- Trees provide wood that can be crafted into furniture, instruments, and art.
- Trees block unsightly views such as concrete walls and parking lots.
- Trees are landmarks that can give places new identities and encourage civic pride.
- Tree planting brings communities together.
- Trees provide space for human retreat.
- Trees and landscaping help reduce violence and fear.
- Trees mark the seasons.
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With Ignite wrapping up a month ago, Microsoft released some information on the Future of Exchange not only concerning a new version but also with tieing it more to the cloud. Previously Microsoft revealed that Azure can be utilized for you File Share Witness (FSW) for Exchange and now you can now install Exchange in the cloud. Yes…. you can have your Exchange organization hosted in the Azure cloud. For those of you who think this is a good thing, there are caveats which we will discuss in this article. For those who are critical of this move, there are benefits to using this model which may or may not be obvious.
I will quickly cover your options in Azure for these scenarios:
- File Share Witness
- Hybrid Server
- Stretching your DAG into the Cloud
- Moving Exchange completely into Azure
Microsoft and Supportability
When Microsoft came up with this idea, they came up with a list of requirements to ensure that the configuration would be supportable. They also came up with a list of Azure/Exchange scenarios:
- Dev / Test Environments
- File Share Witness
- Production – using Azure Premium Store
The irony with Azure Premium Storage is that in the Preferred Architecture for Exchange, according to Microsoft’s own words, JBOD is the recommended configuration using 7200RPM SATA drives. With the Exchange IaaS offering requiring Azure Premium Storage, the drive requirements are vastly different ….
Azure – File Share Witness
This option was opened up in January of 2015. According to the support page in TechNet – HERE – Azure was to be used as a third datacenter for your Exchange deployment. For Example, if your Exchange Organization consists of two internal datacenters used to host Exchange 2013 CAS/MBX servers you can utilize Azure for a third site to put your FSW in case of an entire site failover. This configuration would require a multi-site VPN.
One caveat to a Multi-Site VPN requires a manual change to the network configuration files and cannot be done in the Management Portal.
So why put a FSW in the cloud? Why not host this on a local server or in an additional site. Your decision comes down to a few factors:
- Uptime requirements – having a FSW in an additional site can provide for additional reliability for your DAG in case of large failures –> All servers in a site or a complete site failure due to a major power outage or catastrophe
- Site availability – do you have an additional
- Cost – Do you have budget for this configuration? What will the ROI be in case of failure?
- Management – if your company already has VMs in Azure then your administrative load should not increase if the server is on site or in Azure. If you do not have any existing VMs, then the decision might be affected by having an additional piece to manage.
Azure – Hybrid Server Placement
Since Exchange 2013 can be placed in Azure, that means you can also deploy a Hybrid server in the cloud as well. If you are using a version of Exchange prior to Exchange 2013, this could either be a beachhead for your Exchange 2013 environment in Azure or simply your connection to your Office 365 tenant for a full move of your mailboxes to the cloud.
One consideration for placing a Hybrid server in Azure is what to do with your ADFS servers? These can be placed on Azure VM’s as well. Would it be worth it to move a chunk of your configuration, including servers that all talk to each other, into Azure? If so, make sure to do some research on ADFS in Azure and read helpful articles like this one with tips and tricks to making this process go smoother.
Azure – Second or Third Exchange Site
Let’s say you don’t have a DR site as of yet. No second physical location, no datacenter to host a second copy or third copy of your databases. Exchange IaaS gives you the options to spin up some VMs in Azure to handle this particular function. Like all Exchange deployments costs, VM sizing and network considerations should be taken into account before setting this up in production. Microsoft also recommends that ExpressRoute be used to make this connection for Exchange.
Microsoft gives the following reasons for utilizing ExpressRoute as it will provide the following features:
- Private connection to Azure
- Increased sped and reliability
- Lower latencies
- Higher security
- Cost benefits
Pricing can be found here and it ranges from $436/mo. for 10Mbps to $11,700/mo. for 1 Gbps [includes premium Add-On]. The FAQ on Express Route can be found here as well.
Azure – Total Exchange Replacement
If your were looking to virtualize your Exchange environment, move your expensive Exchange servers and storage into a hosted environment or looking for greater reliability than what your current hardware/virtual solution can provide, then Exchange IaaS might be the way to go. Make sure you understand the costs and requirements of such a move. Express Route may be needed, Azure Premium Store is required and so on. The move might be more of a solution if you already have an existing Azure infrastructure. This infrastructure will make the transition much easier that a move to a bare environment.
Don’t forget that while your VMs are in Azure, which is essentially a third party datacenter, this is not a hosted solution where someone else has been contracted to maintain your servers. You are still responsible for software updates / upgrades such as Exchange and the Operating System. Do not forget the max server specs of ~ 20 cores and ~ 96 GB of RAM when sizing your Exchange VMs for Azure. You will also need to assign static IP addresses just like on-premises servers. Multiple sites can be configured and is a recommended configuration per the Microsoft Exchange Preferred Architecture. Other recommendations include setting up a new ‘region’ for your FSW, using IP-less DAGs and minimalizing the number of DAGs that are placed in Azure (in other words, use larger/fewer DAGs rather than smaller/more DAGs).
Backups will always be an issue in Azure. Follow the Preferred Architecture recommendations to facilitate recoverability.
At this point I would be hesitant to recommend the above options for any client. My biggest concern is cost and not reliability. Microsoft has spent plenty on their infrastructure to make sure it is fast and reliable. Their servers and storage appear to be top-notch. If I were asked about this as an options, my first question would be, do you have any additional sites or hosting datacenters in which to place your Exchange infrastructure. If they do not, the next question would be, what about going to Office 365, if you are considering this route seriously? If that is not an option, then I might recommend Exchange in Azure. I Would have to make sure that they understood the caveats about Azure Premium Storage, the use of Express Route and finally any other pieces they may need to configure on their side to get their Exchange infrastructure in Azure.
As Microsoft stated clearly, this is not Exchange in the Cloud, it is not Office 365, this is essentially a hosted solution for Exchange. It may not be cost-effective, depending on your environment. It may not even make sense. However, the option is now out there for those who want to give it a go.
As a pure test environment, I can think of cheaper ways to go either through hosting or cheaper local hardware. If you have a virtual environment with existing capacity then this should be your first choice. If you cannot get budget for more hardware/storage, then maybe this is a viable testing option.
In the end, it is up to you. If you have an Azure infrastructure in place, then this might be a great addition. For those looking to dip their toes into Azure, this may not be the best first choice.
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What do the following have in common? Let there be light - Whited sepulchres - A rod of iron - New wine into old bottles Lick the dust - How are the mighty fallen - A thorn in the flesh - Wheels within wheels They're all in the King James Bible. This astonishing book has 'contributed far more to English in the way of idiomatic or quasi-proverbial expressions than any other literary source.' wrote David Crystal in 2004. In Begat he returns to the subject: he asks how a work published in 1611 could have had such an influence on the language and looks closely at what that influence has been. He comes to some surprising conclusions. No other version of the Bible however popular (such as the Good News Bible) or imposed upon the church (like the New English Bible) has had anything like the same impact. David Crystal shows how its words and phrases got independent life in the work of poets, playwrights, novelists, and politicians, and how more recently they have been taken up by journalists, advertisers, Hollywood, and hip-hop. He reveals the great debt the King James Bible owes to its English forebears, especially John Wycliffe's in the fourteenth century and William Tyndale's in the sixteenth. He also shows that the revisions and changes made by King James's translators were crucial to its universal success. A person who professes to be a critic in the delicacies of the English language ought to have the Bible at his finger's ends, Lord Macaulay advised Lady Holland in 1831. David Crystal shows how true this is. His book is a revelation.
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Prologue 1; Prologue 2; 1. In the beginning; 2. Let there be light; 3. Be fruitful and multiply; 4. My brother's keeper?; 5. Two by two; 6. A coat of many colours; 7. Fire and brimstone; 8. Begat; 9. Thou shalt not; 10. Manna, milk, and honey; 11. Eyes, teeth, and loins; 12. What hath been wrought; 13. Bread alone; 14. How are the mighty fallen!; 15. The skin of one's teeth; 16. Out of the mouths of babes; 17. Pride goes before a fall; 18. Nothing new under the sun; 19. Fly in the ointment; 20. No peace for the wicked; 21. Be horribly afraid; Interlude; 22. Seeing the light; 23. Eyes, ears, cheeks; 24. Speaking, shouting, wailing, writing; 25. Shaking, turning, moving; 26. Many and few, first and last; 27. Fights, foes, fools, friends; 28. Praising famous men; 29. Sheep, goats, swine; 30. Money, wages, pearls, mites; 31. Blessed are the servants; 32. Heal thyself; 33. Times and seasons; 34. Birth, life, and death; 35. Countries, kingdoms, Armageddon; 36. Building houses, mansions, sepulchres; 37. Millstones, crosses, yokes, pricks; 38. Sowing seeds; 39. Salt and wine; 40. The law, judges, thieves, swords; 41. Love and charity; 42. Peace and patience, wrath, whore; Epilogue; Appendixes; Indexes
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Hello there, time for another fun, Valentine-y color combo at the colourQ!! Here's the palette for you, loving the kraft and the black, personally.
I decided these would be fab colors for making some pocket pages for the boys old Valentines. I made one page for each, and when I was done, could NOT find Collin's Valentines from last year anywhere? But had a bag from the previous year, so that's why his is a little different. If I come upon the other ones, I guess I'll just make a new page!
Now, if you've never made these pocket pages before, I tell you, you really SHOULD give it a go. It's a wonderful way to save those birthday, baby, and holiday cards that we never really know what to do with. It's also a great alternative to leaving the INSIDES of your scrapbook covers blank.. You can adhere these to the inside of the covers with that super sticky tape, and then people can easily pull out the cards and take a look... I did that with the boys baby albums. :)
Here's a pic of the pocket on the back:
Now, you could use foam squares, too. I particularly like the foam tape, though.... You really should use something to give the pocket some depth away from the page, so it won't fall apart when you put the cards/memorabilia in. You can get HUGE rolls of this foam tape (made by Scotch) at the office supply store for around 25-30$. I know that's a lot, but I've had mine for years, and just finished the roll! If you have boxes of cards and things around, you could even do a whole album of these. they are really fast pages, since you don't need to figure out layout or embellish a lot. Really it's just the pocket, and you can add a little decoration at the top of the pages like I did here, but the rest of the page likely won't show, once you fill the pockets.
I used a set of Patterned Love stamps I got from my last Spotted Canary prize package. Using an extra-large acrylic block, I was able to position all 4 stamps at once, and just stamp each page one time. easy peasy... Also used my TCP Heart Trio CutUps die set and my fave punch for the edge of the pocket.
I used my labelmaker to add the boys names to each page, I hand cut a fishtail at the end of each label for decoration and I added some cute little monkey stickers I had leftover from last year's Valentines.
Well, that is all for me today! Hope you will come join us at the colourQ. I'd love to see what you'll come up with!
supply list: stamps: Inkadinakdo; die: TCP; labelmaker: Dymo; stickers: K&Company; punch: EK Success; foam tape: Scotch; glass baubles: K&Company
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Subtitle: Scotus – Robert Yates v. Alexander Hamilton.
What happened to the Scotus? In this squib, we’ll find the Framers blameless for today’s runaway federal courts.
Background. Under the British system, colonial court judges were appointed by, and served at the pleasure of, the Crown. The ninth indictment of George III in our Declaration charged him with making “judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their Offices, and the amount and Payment of their Salaries.” George III’s judges deprived colonials “of the Benefits of Trial by Jury,” (18th indictment) and “transport(ed) (them) beyond Seas to be tried for pretended Offences,” (19th indictment). In a system in which the House of Lords was the supreme tribunal, colonial defendants logically feared political influence against them at their trials.
In March 1783, the Articles of Confederation corrected the first problem associated with the British system. What stood for a judiciary in Article IX wasn’t under the thumb of a chief executive. Neither did the Articles have jurisdiction over individuals. Like the House of Lords, Congress was “the last resort on appeal in all disputes and differences now subsisting or that hereafter may arise between two or more States.” While Article IX was perhaps adequate for a Confederation, the purely federal approach to judging in the Articles was grossly inadequate under a government that acted on both the people and the states. It was an ad hoc institution that met when the situation required, whenever there was a dispute between the states.
But, even our Framers were not immune to old habits and traditions. Despite George III’s judicial abuses, James Madison’s Virginia Plan of government provided a combined judicial/executive absolute veto of congressional bills. Fortunately, the Federal Convention reasoned their way out of Madison’s Council of Revision and left a qualified veto power with the President alone.
In their writings, two New Yorkers, Judge Robert Yates (1738-1801) and Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804) largely ignored this background. Why bother? The Revolution was still fresh in everyone’s minds. This related history is important today in understanding the problems the Framing generation confronted and corrected in their institutions for an American federal republic.
In the Anti-Federalist #15, March 20 1788, Yates wasn’t impressed with the Constitution’s Judiciary.1 He applauded the English system (as practiced in England, not the colonies), where “The judges . . . are under the control of the legislature, for they are bound to determine according to the laws passed by them. But the judges under this Constitution will controul the legislature, for the Supreme Court are authorised in the last report to determine what is the extent of the powers of the Congress. Men placed in this situation will generally soon feel themselves independent of heaven itself.” By implication, Yates was willing to risk the political influence of Congress in American courts.
Fortunately, the Framers took the opposite position; they weren’t willing to risk a politicized judiciary. Their cure to the problem of politics in the courtroom was, in the business of legitimate judging, a judiciary independent of the legislature. To prevent a runaway Scotus, their cure was Congressional checks when federal courts drifted outside the business of legitimate judging.
Scotus is the benign branch of the Framers’ Constitution. On June 14th 1788, Alexander Hamilton dismissed any danger from Scotus to liberty, describing it as having “neither force nor will,” . . . as long it remained distinct from both the legislative and the executive. But, he admitted “there is no liberty, if the power of judging be not separated from the legislative and executive powers.”2
As opposed to the British system, the Framers elevated the American Scotus above politics. They separated making the law from judging the law. Hamilton in Federalist 81, “Since legislatures naturally divide according to party, there is reason to fear that the pestilential breath of faction may poison the foundation of justice.”
Whereas the people, state legislators, or special electors elevated fellow citizens to membership in the Constitution’s other branches, the Scotus was purposely isolated from the people. Their service for life, subject to good behavior, was one in which professional jurists could immerse themselves, unbesmirched by politics, in the law. This is a little-heralded victory over arbitrary rule so typical in other nations. The business of judging is distinct from that of legislating.
So, with recent experiences in mind, our Framers solved three problems. First, they solved the shortcomings of British tribunals. The American Scotus in operation was independent of the executive power. Second, they isolated Scotus from the political realm like those that vexed cases before the House of Lords. Third, and unlike the temporary board of states under the Articles of Confederation, the Scotus was permanent, robust, and performed the judging duties itemized in Article III of the Constitution.
Independent, yes, but no branch in the Framers’ Constitution was isolated in its powers. There was separation of powers, but not absolute power within each branch. Each branch was subject to checks from at least one of the other branches. While all itemized legislative powers reside in Congress, the President must typically sign Congressional bills before they go into effect. If a suit is filed against the law, Scotus may strike down statutes in violation of the Supreme Law of the Land, the Constitution.3
Regular readers know my disgust with the 17th Amendment. Thanks to the 17th, the Senate and along with it, the entire Congress is petrified at the thought of exercising its Constitutional checks against runaway Article III courts. I count five related checks. First, Congress determines the jurisdiction of every lower federal court. All jurisdiction (Article III section 1). Should Congress deny the jurisdiction of lower federal courts to hear cases regarding who, from what country, may enter the US, that’s it. End of discussion. The ACLU can pull out its hair in frustration and patriots can sit back and enjoy the spectacle.
Second, congress can trim the jurisdiction (Exceptions) of Scotus itself (Article III Section 2) that do not impact its Constitutional jurisdiction. For instance, in 1869, Congress relieved the Scotus of jurisdiction over military Reconstruction of the South! Years ago, Congress could have likewise told Scotus to butt out of the care and treatment of jihadi guests at Club Gitmo.
Third, via Congress’ regulation power in Article III Section 2: “. . . In all cases affecting Ambassadors, other Public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the Supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases … the Supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such regulations as the Congress shall make. …. ” Congress could have nipped the social justice crusade for homosexual marriage back in the 1990s if it had excepted judicial oversight of the Defense of Marriage Act. The power to regulate Scotus also extends what to what constitutes a lawful decision. Congress could require a six vote super-majority of the Scotus to issue its rulings.
Fourth, impeachment. Article I sections 1 & 2. ‘Nuff said. It shouldn’t be a dead letter, but it is. A couple of judicial impeachment scalps per year would work wonders.
Five. This is perhaps the greatest check that Congress has over Scotus. Had it not withered away thanks to the 17th Amendment, it could have prevented the worst outrages from an authoritarian Scotus that recognizes no limits, not even God’s, and judges laws of its own making. Hamilton wrote, “A legislature, without exceeding its province, cannot reverse a determination once made in a particular case; though it may prescribe a new rule for future cases. This is the principle, and it applies in all its consequences, exactly in the same manner and extent, to the State governments, as to the national government now under consideration. Not the least difference can be pointed out in any view of the subject.”4
Scotus decides issues between parties. As detailed in Parts I and II of this series, federal courts have no authority to create rights. When Scotus ruled in 1965 that Estelle T. Griswold on behalf of Planned Parenthood was entitled to buy contraceptives in Connecticut, the decision should have been limited to Connecticut. Congress could have, as Alexander Hamilton suggested, passed a law that restricted future Scotus cases involving contraception.
By design, the Framers supplied more checks against Scotus than they did against the other two branches. Of course. The Scotus is unaccountable to the people; therefore, it necessitated supplementary checks. Thanks to the incapacity of Congress due to the 17th Amendment, both Robert Yates and Alexander Hamilton were right. While the Scotus is indeed a runaway institution, the fault is not with the Framers’ Constitution.
1.Kenyon, C. M. (1966). The Anti-Federalists. Boston: Northeastern University Press. 351.
2. Federalist 78.
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Most transcriptome studies involve sequencing and quantification of steady-state mRNA by isolating and sequencing poly (A) RNA. Although this type of sequencing data is informative to determine steady-state mRNA levels it does not provide information on transcriptional output and thus may not always reflect changes in transcriptional regulation of gene expression. Furthermore, sequencing poly (A) RNA may miss transcribed regions of the genome not usually modified by polyadenylation which includes many long noncoding RNAs. Here, researchers from the University of Toronto describe nuclear-RNA sequencing (nucRNA-seq) which investigates the transcriptional landscape through sequencing and quantification of nuclear RNAs which are both unspliced and spliced transcripts for protein-coding genes and nuclear-retained long noncoding RNAs.
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|Name: _________________________||Period: ___________________|
This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why has Luke been banned from using the telephone?
(a) He likes to call random people and hang up.
(b) He tries to call his dad at work too much.
(c) The Government has the technology to trace a call and can even verify the caller's identity.
(d) He always talks too long.
2. What amazes Jen about Luke in Chapter 15?
(a) That he has never met anybody outside of his parents and brothers.
(b) That he has never seen a girl before.
(c) That he is crying.
(d) That he had the guts to sneak over to her house.
3. Why does Luke always pause at the bottom of the steps when he comes down for breakfast in the mornings?
(a) To make sure his brothers have left for school.
(b) To make sure everyone is awake.
(c) To make sure no visitors are inside the kitchen.
(d) To make sure his father is away at work.
4. After Jen tells Luke in Chapter 15 that he has come to the right place and to forget that hiding-like-a-mole stuff, what does she tell him that she is?
(a) His savior.
(b) His new best friend.
(c) His ticket out.
(d) His lucky day.
5. What do Luke's parents tell him that the Government forced them to sell?
(a) Their house.
(b) Their cabin by the lake.
(c) Their car.
(d) The woods next to their house.
Short Answer Questions
1. What are Luke's favorite types of books to read?
2. What does Dad say is the reason for the tax increase on their property?
3. What has gone down so low in price that the Luke's father and mother worry about how they will get by?
4. What does Luke notice on his 13th day of watching the house where he saw the child's face?
5. What does Luke notice first as he makes his way outside to sneak over to the third child's house?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Luke do when he realizes the screen door to the Sport's Family's house is locked?
2. What does Luke's mom do when they hear tires on the gravel driveway in Chapter 1?
3. What does Luke's mother do so that the family can pay the property tax bill?
4. What is Luke's father's attitude about Luke?
5. Does Luke's mother stick up for him?
6. Why does Luke's father get angry with him in Chapter 1?
7. Who are the Barons?
8. What does Luke realize about his home as he prepares to sprint over to the Sport's Family's house?
9. Why has the property taxes on Luke's home gone up?
10. What happens when Luke comes upon the girl in the Sport's Family's house?
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Schedule for Wednesday, December 6, 2017
The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Wednesday, December 6, 2017.
Following Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.
During Wednesday’s session, most likely in the morning, we expect Senator McConnell to lay the House Message on H.R.1 (tax reconciliation) before the Senate. At that time there will then be up to 10 hours of debate. Senators should expect votes on motions to instruct and on the motion to go to conference during Wednesday’s session. | <urn:uuid:207f3a25-4419-48ca-a940-b0a4cf963452> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 593 |
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The Lexington Avenue Elevated (also called the Lexington Avenue Line) was the first standard elevated railway in Brooklyn, New York, operated in its later days by the BRT, the BMT and then the City of New York. It was sometimes called the Old Main Line.
The section along and east of Broadway is now part of the BMT Jamaica Line, and is discussed in detail there.
Opening and initial extensionsEdit
The Brooklyn Elevated Railroad opened the line to passengers at 16:00 on May 13, 1885, with a five-cent fare for trains every five minutes. The original line ran from the Brooklyn Bridge (at Washington and York Streets) to the Gates Avenue station on Broadway. An extension east to East New York (now Broadway Junction) opened at 09:00 on June 15, 1885; this was part of a route to Coney Island via a transfer to the Long Island Rail Road and Brooklyn, Flatbush and Coney Island Railroad (now the BMT Brighton Line) or the New York and Manhattan Beach Railway (now mostly abandoned).
An extension west to Fulton Ferry at the East River opened at noon on November 11, 1885, and a further extension east to Van Siclen Avenue opened on December 3. The full line to Cypress Hills opened on May 29, 1893.
The completed route ran from a station underneath the Brooklyn Bridge via York Street, Hudson Avenue, Park Avenue, Grand Avenue, Lexington Avenue, Broadway, Fulton Street and Crescent Street to Cypress Hills station at Jamaica Avenue, all within Brooklyn city limits.
Park Avenue Line closedEdit
The line, first to open in Brooklyn, was also the first to be partially abandoned and dismantled. On December 24, 1891, the State Board of Railroad Commissioners approved abandonment of the portion of the line between the Fifth Avenue Elevated and the Myrtle Avenue Elevated, passing over Park Avenue and Grand Avenue and known as the Park Avenue Elevated. The line was abandoned after the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad and Union Elevated Railroad merged; the lines of the two companies were a long block from each other. All regular service was then routed via the Myrtle Avenue line to Sands Street, where connections could be made with the Brooklyn Bridge Railway; a track connection to the tracks over the bridge was later built. This was the only part of the New York City elevated system to be permanently closed without ever having been electrified.
Lexington Avenue Line closedEdit
The last train ran at 21:00 on October 13, 1950, with a small celebration, 65 years after the line opened. Transportation Commissioner G. Joseph Minetti joked that "if we had this many passengers riding regularly we wouldn't have to shut it down." Demolition began on November 1.
Portions still in operationEdit
The parts of the line over Broadway, Fulton Street, and Crescent are still in service as part of the BMT Jamaica Line and are served by J and Z trains. The portion from Alabama Avenue to short of the current Cypress Hills are the original (albeit reinforced) structure, and is the oldest such structure in the city.
As originally built, service ran from one end to the other. When the Park Avenue portion was closed, trains were rerouted onto the Myrtle Avenue Elevated to Sands Street, and later onto the Brooklyn Bridge to Park Row. At the east end, trains originally operated all the way to 168th Street. This service was later taken over by BMT Jamaica Line trains, and Lexington Avenue Line trains were cut back to Eastern Parkway, with rush-hour trains running as far as 111th Street. This service stayed until it was abandoned.
For more information about service patterns, see BMT 12.
Street and avenue name subheadings indicate the streets that the line operated over with stations at the cross-streets or locations described.
- Fulton Ferry
- York & Washington Streets (Walking connection to bridge)
- Bridge Street
- junction with Fifth Avenue Elevated
- Navy Street
- Cumberland Street
- Washington Avenue
- junction with Myrtle Avenue Elevated
- Myrtle Avenue
- DeKalb Avenue
- Greene Avenue
- Franklin Avenue
- Nostrand Avenue
- Tompkins Avenue
- Sumner Avenue
- Reid Avenue
- junction with Broadway Elevated (now the Jamaica Line)
- Gates Avenue
- Halsey Street
- Chauncey Street
- Manhattan Beach Crossing (later Manhattan Junction, then Eastern Parkway, now Broadway Junction) junction with Fulton Street Elevated, later a junction with the BMT Canarsie Line
- NYCsubway.org - Early Rapid Transit in Brooklyn, 1878 to 1913
- "My Recollection" - A ride on the last Lexington Avenue Elevated train
- A Great Day for Brooklyn, New York Times May 14, 1885 page 8
- A Short Cut to Coney Island, New York Times June 15, 1885 page 5
- City and Suburban News, New York Times November 12, 1885 page 8
- Brooklyn Elevated Roads, New York Times December 4, 1885 page 7
- City and Suburban News, New York Times December 15, 1885 page 8
- Elevated Tracks to Come Down, New York Times December 25, 1891 page 1
- B.M.T. 'El' Lines to Shift Service; City to Close 2 Sections This Week, New York Times May 27, 1940 page 19
- Brooklyn 'El' to Go Down, New York Times October 6, 1950 page 21
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To set up an appointment, please call the intake line at (215) 898-4506, and leave a message stating your interest in starting cognitive therapy and/or asking your questions pertinent to making a decision about getting started. Dr. Newman or Rebecca Keiser will return your call in order to field your questions and/or get you set up for your initial diagnostic evaluation.
The first appointment that each patient has is an initial, diagnostic and intake evaluation. This is not a therapy session, but rather a lengthy interview that involves at least two clinicians, a pre-doctoral clinician in-training and a licensed therapist who serves as the supervisor (the cost of this appointment includes all procedures and all clinical personnel). Patients should expect to spend between two to three hours in this interview, with at least one brief break.
Benefits of the initial meeting include:
- Collection of clinical information, which provides the therapist a thorough and clear picture of the patient's life.
- It allows for the best clinical decision-making possible about each individual patient. For example, does this patient also need medication? Does this patient require specialized attention for such problems as suicidality or substance abuse?
- It gives the patient the opportunity to get a feel for the operations of the center as a whole, to determine if this is a comfortable place in which to receive therapy.
- It gives the patient the opportunity to ask many questions of the therapist who meets with them.
- Enables the center to make an informed and preliminary diagnosis.
- Enables the center to determine whether alternative, or additional forms of care are required (for example, does the patient need to be in detox, or does the patient need to have a neurological exam, etc.?)
The intake evaluation is unlike a therapy session in that its chief goal is to collect as much information about the patient as possible, in an efficient and timely fashion, rather than to establish a therapeutic relationship. However, you will still be treated with the respect and sensitivity you have a right to expect from clinical professionals.
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However as more than 2000 applications were received, there is a slight delay in processing the files.
We hope to get to you soon. Shortlisted students will receive a personal feed-back by SEPTEMBER, 4.
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"Ihssan arrived at the Department of Civil Engineering (DECivil) of the University of Aveiro (UA) in 2014. He left Syria and a war that wanted to kill his future. Today he completed his Master's degree in Civil Engineering with the presentation and defense of the internship report he held at Mota-Engil. It had 18 values."
In Algarve, Tarek a Pharmacy student at the University of Algarve participated in a meeting with primary school children to share is experience of being a student in Portugal, speak about his beloved country and his dream of going back one day and help rebuild future Syria.
"I am really grateful for giving me this opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with academic professors and professionals in my field."
We are happy to publicise the recent statement from the Faculty of Champalimaud Research - Champalimaud Foundation that they will offer help to scientists affected by the USA ban who may be stranded in Europe. Congratulations on this amazing initiative.
The Global Platform for Syrian Students participated in the regional meeting on higher education, internationalisation and academic mobility in the Euro-Mediterranean region organised by the Union for the Mediterranean Secretariat on 15 December 2016 at the UfM headquarters in Barcelona.
Helen, our student, who obtained a Master's degree in Geotechnical Engineering and Geoenvironment (MEGG) at ISEP, recently published an article in the internationally renowned scientific journal "Water". The work presented results, to a large extent, from his Master's dissertation, which was then classified with the exception of 19 values. | <urn:uuid:be91cea6-0eee-4193-8403-227deee87189> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 2,084 |
Yesterday word started getting around that come October 1st Comcast would be enforcing a 250GB bandwidth cap for all their users. This is obviously their way to get back at the whole BitTorrent rigmarole that started last year, and this way people are more apt to know what they consider to be “acceptable use.”
The new policy won’t go into affect until October 1st, and if you’re a heavy user you’ll likely be contacted by Comcast:
If a customer uses more than 250 GB and is one of the top users of our service, he or she may be contacted by Comcast to notify them of excessive use. At that time, we’ll tell them exactly how much data per month they had used. We know from experience the vast majority of customers we ask to curb usage do so voluntarily.
Hitting the 250GB limit would take a lot of Internet usage, but it’s definitely possible if you’re streaming videos all day long or are active on the BitTorrent network. They’ve also not said what will happen once you hit that limit (pay extra, get cutoff, etc…)
Scott, the individual who sent us the tip on the Comcast news, was wondering if there was a good free program to use for monitoring your bandwidth usage. After looking around a little bit I found that the AnalogX NetStat Live (for Windows) was a highly recommended program. With it you can track both the current month and last month’s bandwidth usage, set it to start with Windows, and it can be minimized to the System Tray.
If you’ve got a tool you use to monitor bandwidth usage let us know in the comments. We’re particularly looking for apps that keep track of monthly usage, and not just real-time data.
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When asked about reducing iPhone prices in China to better reflect US pricing models, Cook replied with a simple “We’ll see how that works out for us”.
Apple CEO Tim Cook Stories February 12, 2019
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On Tuesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook sat down with CNBC and spoke all-things Apple, including a defense of the company’s recent rare earnings miss, calling out reports of a failing iPhone XR and the future of Apple’s services business. During the interview, Cook was quick to address the ongoing lawsuit with California-based chipmaker Qualcomm.
Apple CEO Tim Cook Stories October 10, 2013
Poll: Which iWatch concepts are you a fan of?
Earlier this year, we reported that Apple is engaging in a push to hire talent to work on wearable devices (an “iWatch”). Since then, we noted that Apple hired two notable wearables specialists from Nike: Jay Blahnik (a consultant on the Fuel Band) and Ben Shaffer. Based on these hires, we believe that the iWatch will hit the market within the next couple of years.
iWatch concepts are constantly emerging. A new poll on Polar shows thirty-seven different iWatch concepts. Some of the concepts we have covered in our roundups, and others are new that focus on iOS 7 software design. Of course, these are all concepts and mockups that may not look at all like the actual product. However, we thought it would be interesting to gather polls from Polar indicating which concepts are most enticing to Apple fans.
In the above poll system, you can vote for your favorite concepts and use the arrows to move between images.
Apple CEO Tim Cook Stories June 24, 2013
AAPL, again, dips below $400 a share
For the second time this year, Apple’s stock has dipped below $400 per share. The share price touched below $400 in April, after dropping hundreds of dollars per share from its all-time-high of over $700 in fall of 2012. This new drop follows Apple CEO Tim Cook adjusting his bonus compensation to better reflect Apple’s stock performance and several Apple executives cashing in on tens of thousands of shares. The NASDAQ, itself, is down nearly 2%, which likely plays into Apple’s drop today.
Apple CEO Tim Cook Stories June 2, 2013
We discussed Tim Cook’s speaking at Duke’s Fuqua Business school on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of his MBA back in April. This weekend, Duke published insightful snippets of the remarks he made and they are incredibly insightful. Perhaps most interesting was Cook’s views on collaboration: expand full story
Apple CEO Tim Cook Stories May 22, 2013
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has provided seemingly accurate information about previous Apple hardware releases (timing non-withstanding), claims that Apple’s much-rumored wearable wrist device will not arrive until late 2014. The analyst pinpoints production to begin sometime in the second half of the year: | <urn:uuid:ca3758ff-2e47-401f-823b-0464ddd02995> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 2,880 |
Beyond Reason: Using Emotions as You Negotiate
Whether you are negotiating a business contract or curfew with your teenager, emotions can get you in trouble. They also can help you get what you want. This book shows you how.
Telling a negotiator ¬“Don¬'t get emotional¬” is nonsense. We all have emotions of some kind¬—all the time¬—and these emotions deeply inform both what we want and how we go about getting it. In Getting to Yes, master negotiator Roger Fisher helped readers understand the mechanics of everyday agreements and how to reach them while preserving respect and self-worth. Now, in Beyond Reason, he and psychologist Daniel Shapiro share their expertise in understanding how emotions affect negotiations and, more importantly, how they can be used as a tool.
Beyond Reason sheds light on five core emotional concerns we all feel during any interaction, whether between business partners or spouses. Do you feel unappreciated? Alone? Put down? Trivialized? Your autonomy impinged? Awareness of these ¬“core concerns¬” gives you power. Fisher and Shapiro show you how to use them to generate positive emotions in others and in yourself, allowing you to set the emotional tone and to get what you each want more easily. You will even know what matters most to people before meeting them. Fresh, insightful, and engaging, Beyond Reason is sure to be viewed as Fisher¬'s most important work since Getting to Yes. | <urn:uuid:5dc9558e-03b1-4296-ac69-b7dd44fc9dd9> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 1,425 |
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Modern surgical techniques have completely transformed cataract removal procedures into one of the safest and most predictable of all. Recently, femtosecond lasers that were introduced into refractive surgery techniques like LASIK are being tested by eye surgeons for use in cataract removal.
Femtosecond lasers are extremely short, powerful bursts of light that are used in LASIK procedures. Their use in cataract surgery involves... Read More|
|Flashes, Floaters and Spots|
|Occasionally, as we look at the sky or at a blank wall, we notice small spots that look like grey particles, floating in the visual field; they can be shapes such as loops, lines or cobwebs and they seem to move somewhat with the eyes.
Sometimes we are aware of short flashes of light as well. Both floaters and flashes are usually benign and are more annoying than serious. However, a sudden onset of floaters or flashes of light can be signs of something more serious; we will discuss what... Read More|
|Floaters Flashes and Spots |
In most cases floaters flashes and spots are more irritating than harmful. They appear as shapes such as circles lines or cobwebs that float or flash before your eyes. Floaters are actually shadows cast on the retina by irregularities within the jelly-like substance inside of the eye called the vitreous humor. They can develop during embryonic development or you can acquire them over time.
For most people floaters come with age because the transparent semi-gelatinous vitreous humor th... Read More|
|Fluorescein Angiography |
|Most people do not know that the only place in the human body where blood vessels can be viewed in their natural state, without cutting something open, is in the back of the eye. For this reason, the eye is one of the best places to evaluate diseases and conditions that affect the circulation; what is happening in the ocular blood vessels is also happening elsewhere in the body.
For this reason, Fluorescein Angiography (FA), a test in which the vegetable dye called fluoresc... Read More|
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|Fourth Nerve Palsy |
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|Fuchs Dystrophy |
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They are usually genetic
They affect both eyes equally
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DECATUR, MI – Cargill has finalized its purchase of the grain storage and crop inputs assets of Northstar Grain LLC and associated properties in Decatur, and has decided to maintain the retail store and feed mill at the site, the company announced Wednesday.
Michael Borrie will be the new plant manager there.
“Mike has been around the grain business since 2003 and has held leadership positions in Cargill since 2008, managing several elevators across Indiana, Illinois, and Minnesota,” said Dan Theilen, Cargill Farm Service Group operations leader. “We are also pleased to have experienced and dedicated current NorthStar employees join Cargill.”
Cargill announced that Greg Goettemoeller will become the Farm
Marketer in the Southwest Michigan area. “Greg will work with farmers
to deliver industry-leading risk management products and personalized
on-farm grain marketing services,” said Ben Breazeale, leader of the Greater Indiana Farm Service Group of Cargill AgHorizons U.S.
Borrie was previously a Cargill plant manager in Savage, MN and before
that in Illinois and Indiana. He is originally from Michigan. Goettemoeller
is from Ohio and was previously the Farm Marketer for Burns Harbor, IN.
"As in any acquisition, all former employees go through the standard hiring process and so far most been hired into Cargill jobs, including Carl Hinz, who is now the production supervisor," said Mark Klein, Cargill spokesman.
The company would not say how much it paid for the business.
Cargill will initially invest about $3 million in improvements to the facility, upgrading safety equipment and electrical supply systems, as well as beginning an expansion of rail capacity and building an additional grain bin.
The Decatur site also includes a small grind and mix mill for livestock feed.
Cargill AgHorizons U.S., which operates grain storage and crop inputs across the country, is not in the business of livestock feed.
“We initially intended to shut down the feed plant,” Breazeale said. “As we talked to more people and gained an understanding of the mill’s importance to the community, we decided that we will work to keep the retail store open and we are working with the Cargill’s Animal Nutrition business to support the feed mill until a longer term plan is developed.” | <urn:uuid:bd6c7dd1-c05f-48d3-9190-3a5de0653837> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 2,284 |
BOZEMAN – Experts on pesticides, insects and Montana plant diseases will present three-hour workshops on March 10 through 12 to help southwest Montanans renew their private pesticide applicator licenses before the end of the year.
Individuals who wish to purchase, use or supervise the use of restricted use pesticides on land they own, rent or lease need a private applicator license. Private applicators in Beaverhead, Broadwater, Deer Lodge, Gallatin, Granite, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Madison, Meagher, Park, Powell and Silver Bow counties – the 12 counties of Montana Private Pesticide District Region 2 – need to requalify by the end of 2014, said Cecil Tharp, pesticide education specialist with Montana State University Extension.
To help private applicators recertify before their licenses expire, the MSU Pesticide Safety Education and MSU Integrated Pest Management programs will hold six meetings over three days. The spring meetings -- offered for the first time this year, held in addition to fall workshops -- will be held from Monday, March 10, in Dillon and Whitehall; Tuesday, March 11, in Deer Lodge and Butte; Wednesday, March 12, in Townsend and Bozeman.
The meetings in Dillon, Deer Lodge and Townsend are morning sessions, running from 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. The meetings in Whitehall, Butte and Bozeman are afternoon sessions, running from 1:15 p.m. to 3:55 p.m. The meeting in Dillon is free. The other meetings cost $10 at the door.
All of the workshops will discuss crops insects that could be problems in 2014, such as wireworms, alfalfa weevils and grasshoppers. All six meetings will also discuss diagnosis of plant injuries, whether the damage comes from disease, insects or pesticides.
Tharp will give three pesticide talks that will vary by location. The session in Whitehall will focus on pesticide poisoning, while the one in Bozeman will focus on herbicide fate in the environment. At the other four locations, he will discuss pesticide performance and water quality. Water quality, including hardness and pH levels, can greatly influence the effectiveness of pesticides, Tharp said.
Each program will offer three private applicator recertification credits for attending, as well as two commercial/government applicator credits in the categories of dealer, demonstration and research pest control, agricultural plant pest control, ornamental and turf pest control, right of way pest control, school IPM and regulatory weed.
Montana has five private pesticide districts, with expiration dates staggered by district. The private applicator license certification cycle lasts five years and always ends on Dec. 31 of the fifth year of the cycle. Courses in the 2014 Pest Management Tour are open to the public and any applicator who wants to recertify, but pre-registration is often required because of room size. Those who want to attend should contact Cecil Tharp at email@example.com or (406) 994-5067.
For exact locations and topics to be covered at each meeting, go to www.pesticides.montana.edu, select "The Private Applicator Program,” and click on the preferred county on the Montana map. For other information, contact Tharp at firstname.lastname@example.org or (406) 994-5067.
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Bream time or dreame time?
Slowly but surely the season is in full swing again, temperatures are finally going up, mating season is coming to an end and fish start feeding again!
Here is my tip to keep fish at your location for ponds with a swampy bottom!
2x Catch,1x Turbo,1x Supercup,200gr bream white.
- Use Supercup and add 2.5l of water to make a paste;
- Mix Catch - turbo & bream white thoroughly;
- Add half of this last mixture (2) to the paste and stir well, let rest for quarter of an hour and then add the rest of the dry mixture
- Mix thoroughly, let it rest for a bit, add live bait and it’s done!
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Rising medical costs, “combined with the costs associated with the Affordable Care Act, have made it increasingly difficult to continue providing the same level of health care benefits to our employees at an affordable cost,” UPS said in a memo to employees.
According to Kaiser, UPS (NYSE: UPS) told white-collar workers two months ago that 15,000 working spouses eligible for coverage by their own employers would be excluded from the UPS plan in 2014.
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Type of Document Dissertation Author Son, Youngsoo URN etd-09172004-145521 Title Reproduction and development of the black vine weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in relation to environmental factors Degree PhD Department Entomology Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Lewis, Edwin E. Committee Chair Bloomquist, Jeffrey R. Committee Member Kok, Loke T. Committee Member Luckhart, Shirley Committee Member Pfeiffer, Douglas G. Committee Member Keywords
- Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Date of Defense 2004-09-07 Availability unrestricted AbstractOtiorhynchus sulcatus (Fabricius) is a serious pest of various horticultural crops in the United States. Despite its economic importance, this pest remains very challenging to manage. Integrated Pest Management Program for O. sulcatus has not yet been implemented due to lack of accurate information on its ecology.
Investigation of temperature-dependent development and reproduction of O. sulcatus was conducted to enable the prediction of stage emergence more accurately. Immature-development study at constant temperatures 11-30 oC showed that there was the difference in optimal temperature regime among immature stages, which suggests that temperature can play a role to adapt each stage to the different temperature condition of the season. By applying mathematical models, optimum temperature for the fastest development was estimated to be 27.5, 25.1, and 24.1 oC for eggs, larvae, and pupae, respectively. Temperature also significantly influenced the adult reproductive life history traits, including preovipositional period, ovipositional period, longevity, per capita egg production, and egg viability. At 27 oC or above, reproductive success of O. sulcatus was substantially impaired due to shortened longevity, delayed reproduction, and lowered egg viability.
Endosymbiont bacteria Wolbachia infect many arthropod species and they may alter the reproduction of their hosts. I first documented that Wolbachia is highly prevalent in O. sulcatus populations in the United States. Given that two antibiotics (tetracycline and gentamicin) differing only in their efficacy against Wolbachia, results strongly support the hypothesis that Wolbachia may be required for normal egg development of O. sulcatus.
Despite intensive insecticide application, O. sulcatus populations often remain at unacceptable levels. I ask whether sublethal dosages of newer insecticides, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam, influence offspring production of O. sulcatus adults and its progeny under laboratory conditions. Weevils that survived short-term exposure to sublethal dosages of imidacloprid and thiamethoxam produce viable offspring when they have access to insecticide-free leaves after the exposure. Toxicity test showed the potential of imidacloprid and thiamethoxam for the control of first-instars but not for the control of eggs.
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The field of psychology is going through a period of introspective turmoil. One the one hand, it has never been more popular. Its results lead to attention-grabbing headlines, and fill books that sit happily on bestseller lists. Conversely, some of its own practitioners are starting to ask themselves a difficult question: What proportion of the field’s findings are genuine and reliable insights into the human mind, and what proportion are red herrings produced by questionable research practices and, in rare cases, outright fraud?
This line of questioning comes from: cases of classic results that cannot be easily reproduced; studies that have documented widespread dodgy practices that lead to false results; the publication of papers that claim the impossible, like evidence for precognition; and the outing of several fraudulent scientists (with a new case emerging literally as I write this paragraph). To some, these signs augur a looming crisis of confidence for psychology. To others, these problems are unrepresentative, and being used to damn a field that generally produces solid, reliable results.
The debates can get quite energetic, but one of the more calm-headed voices in them is Brian Nosek’s. A psychologist from the University of Virginia, Nosek has been quietly trying to turn the problems into solutions. “There hasn’t been anything new in all this recent hubbub,” he says. “We’ve been talking about these problems since the 60s, but where it stopped was people complaining. There have been a lot of people who have been frustrated at how science is operating but had no outlet for making it better.”
Nosek’s solution launches today—the Center for Open Science, a new laboratory at Charlottesville, Virginia. Unlike many new research centres, this one is less about doing great science than about making science greater. It will try to foster a new approach to research that will produce more reliable results.
Show your working
The Center’s values are epitomised in its signature project—the Open Science Framework. It’s a website that lets scientists store and share every aspect of their work, including facets that are often hidden from each other, let alone from the public. Failed experiments, the minutiae of methods, the genesis of ideas… these are often omitted from published papers or left to languish in personal file drawers. That creates strong biases in the literature, and makes it harder for people to check and reproduce each other’s work.
The Open Science Framework allows scientists to easily document these invisible steps and make them freely available. It’s the embodiment of the school maxim: “Show your working.” “It doesn’t mean that everyone will look at everything I do, but the fact that they can changes two important things,” says Nosek. “First, there’s no file drawer; research doesn’t get lost. Second, I’m accountable because someone could discover what I’m doing.”
The result should be a fuller picture of science, from conception to publication. Nosek hopes that this will also help to put the emphasis on the process of science, and shifts it away from the published, peer-reviewed paper. He says that the focus on papers has created “a mindset where the goal is to publish instead of to learn stuff”. This, in turn, creates a conflict between what is good for the researcher (Publish! Publish! Publish!) and what is good for science (Publish good stuff!). The result: lots of papers, and no clear idea about how many of them are reliable.
Check it out
Nosek has been working on that too. Alongside the OSF, he leads the Reproducibility Project—a team of 100-plus psychologists who are going to replicate every study published in three major psychological journals from 2008. They will stick to the original experiments, work with the original authors where possible, and get a sense of what proportion of published work checks out a second time.
These projects snowballed to the point where four funding agencies contacted Nosek out of the blue. He eventually landed a four-year, $5.25 million grant from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation to embody his ideas within a physical location and hire software developers who will help to build the right online tools. The Center for Open Science was born.
“Trying to coordinate all these activities in one centre is an important step forward,” says Daniele Fanelli from the University of Edinburgh. “Ten years from now, we will be doing science in a very different way but, of course, it is hard to tell if this particular model is the right one. My guess is that some of the Center’s activities will work, while others will need revising. But only trial and error will show the way, so new ideas should be encouraged.”
A new breed of paper
Bobbie Spellman, a fellow psychologists at the University of Virginia, is going to provide a home for experiments like this. As editor of the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science, she is launching a new type of paper devoted to attempts by several labs to independently replicate an existing study.
The twist is that these papers will be reviewed before the experiments are done, rather than after everything has been completed. They will be judged solely on the importance of the question and the quality of the methods. If accepted, the Center for Open Science will coordinate the actual research, and the results will be published no matter what they show. That eliminates the temptation to massage methods or data to get positive results, and removes the barrier to publishing negative ones.
It sounds like a win-win, and similar initiatives are afoot at other journals like Cortex. But Spellman says that reception to this new model has been mixed. Some psychologists have shown interest. Others are wary of a “gotcha mentality” or think that replications are being over-valued to the detriment of fresh research; they want no part of it. Spellman thinks that’s a shame. “The way we don’t keep track of replication studies is a true detriment to our science,” she says. “I believe that scientists should be flattered when others want to replicate their research. It means they’re willing to expend scarce time and strained resources, and must find it interesting and important.”
So far, most of the people involved in the Center’s projects are psychologists, which probably reflects Nosek’s own connections, and the fact that psychology has been dealing with these issues head-on. “We need several such efforts, covering a wide range of scientific fields,” says John Ioannidis from Stanford University, who supports the new Center.
Ioannidis has been somewhat of a figurehead for the movement to improve the integrity of science. His provocatively-titled oeuvre includes papers such as “Why Most Published Research Findings Are False” and “Why Science is Not Necessarily Self-Correcting”. You can see his point, and not just in psychology. Whenever people have checked the reproducibility of results, the conclusions have been… disappointing. When a team at Bayer Healthcare asked their in-house scientists to check basic studies in cancer, heart disease and other conditions, only a quarter could be validated to the point where projects could continue. When biotech firm Amgen tried to replicate 53 “landmark” studies in cancer, they only managed to confirm 6 of them.
“There seems to be some convergence of evidence that many scientific fields produce too much information that is not only unreliable but it not even possible to check, repeat, reproduce, validate in general its reliability,” says Ioannidis. “Openness and reproducibility should have been hallmarks of all research efforts but somehow we have not managed to safeguard them.” He thinks the Center of Open Science will help to do that.
Nosek agrees. He is looking to expand the Center’s work beyond psychology and has been talking to people from across the sciences. And even though people commonly tell him that their own discipline faces special challenges, Nosek sees many universal problems and few unqiue ones. “Every time I’ve gone to a meeting and people say, “Let me tell you about my problems”, it’s like looking in a mirror,” he says. “You use a beaker, I use a person. But there’s a lot that’s very translatable.”
Ferric Fang from the University of Washington, who has studied the growing rot of scientific retractions, is equally enthusiastic about the Center’s goals, but tempered in his expectations. “Brian is to be congratulated, [but] in some ways, this new initiative is reminiscent of the utopian communities of 19th century America They were idealistic experiments that ultimately failed to reform society at large,” he says. “[But] I hope that they are successful.” The reason for Fang’s scepticism? “I believe it will be very challenging to achieve the Center’s goals in the context of the current reward system of science,” he says.
But Nosek isn’t operating alone. Daniel Simons from the University of Illinois, who will help to edit papers under Spellman’s new publishing model, also sees change in the air. “I think the field is ready for it,” he says. “There is a groundswell of interest in improving methods and reporting practices in the field.” Other journals are publishing replications at a higher rate, and some are producing special issues to discuss these challenges. At a recent meeting of cognitive psychologists, two sessions devoted to methodological issues were standing-room only. “I’ve never seen a methods and stats session packed like that before,” says Simons.
This building interest makes Nosek optimistic. He himself already amassed a thriving online community of some 450 members who are interested in these issues. “Once we had that, we realised that something much bigger was possible,” he says. “With a community effort, we could make some real headway on improving scientific practices.”
Correction: I’ve removed the reference to social psychology. I think it’s fair to say that that sub-field is facing more intense scrutiny than others for whatever reason, but some of the examples that followed were not specific to it. For the sake of clarity, I’ve taken it out entirely. Thanks to Jeff Sherman in the comments.
More on psychology’s problems:
- Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman calls for ‘daisy chain’ of psychology replications
- A failed replication draws a scathing personal attack from a psychology professor
- Replication studies: Bad copy
- Another psychologist resigns after a data detective’s investigation
- Why a new case of misconduct in psychology heralds interesting times for the field
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We continue our series of posts regarding the symbols in the Waite Colman Smith tarot deck. We compare Waite’s descriptions in the Pictorial Key, the textual descriptions by predecessors and contemporaries such as the Boot T and Mathers, as well as any “undocumented” symbolism in the illustrations, which may represent enhancements to Waite’s instructions by Colman Smith, or the latter’s own ideas.
For other posts in the series, click here or on “symbol” in the tag cloud.
5: The Hierophant
|HIE||gesture||Waite: “With his right hand he gives the well-known ecclesiastical sign which is called that of esotericism, distinguishing between the manifest and concealed part of doctrine.” We should note the gesture, since we’ll be comparing it to the gesture of the Devil later on. Waite is very close to Mathers regarding the gesture: “with his right hand he makes the sign of esoterism, and with his left he leans upon a staff surmounted by a triple cross.” We note also that the description of a gesture made with two hands is in common with the Magician.|
|HIE||keys||Waite: (The keys are) “a particular application of the more general office that he symbolizes. He is the ruling power of external religion, as the High Priestess is the prevailing genius of the esoteric, withdrawn power.” We can note that Waite assigns a much more powerful and active role to the Hierophant than the Book T, which states “He is the reflective or mystical aspect of the masculine. He is the thinker as the Emperor is the doer.” Mathers says “He is the symbol of Mercy and Beneficence.”|
|HIE||pillars||Waite: (He is) “seated between two pillars, but they are not those of the Temple which is guarded by the High Priestess.” Though both Waite and Mathers generally equate the office of the Pope with the Hierophant, this is the one statement of Waite that may vary from that thought. At this point it is worthwhile to quote Wikipedia’s article on Hierophant:
|HIE||triple cross||(Another papal symbol; see keys, above, and triple cross, below.)|
|HIE||crown||Specifically, the triple layered crown. Waite: “He is the order and the head of the recognized hierarchy, which is the reflection of another and greater hierarchic order.” Here, Waite draws attention to the Pope’s authority. This is not too unlike The Book T’s statement: “His colours unlike those of the Emperor vary considerably. Red, orange, maroon, deep brown, and chestnut brown, suggest veiled thought, interior power, endurance, contemplation and reconciliation. This card frequently indicates the hidden guardianship of the Masters.”|
At this point, after just a few cards, I think we can start seeing patterns; not only betweeen the archetypes portrayed in the cards themselves, as we’ll see when we compare Hierophant and High Priestess, but in Waite’s departures from the viewpoints of his contemporaries and predecessors. From here forward we can provide a “Conclusions” section. After all, we can’t expect you to read this blog without providing more than just a regurgitation of others’ work.
As you may already know, the Book T contains descriptive detail regarding the symbolism of all the minor arcana cards, but for the majors, the keys, they contain a mere sentence or two each. Mather provides further descriptions of the major arcana, but we note that he does so mostly in context of illustrations from older sets of Tarot cards, such as the Marseille deck. Therefore we can note of Waite’s work:
- He is augmenting the symbol sets at least partly based on the relations between cards as he interprets those relations.
- The High Priestess/Hierophant relation is an excellent starting point to demonstrate this hypothesis. As already noted, in the Pictorial Key he describes the relation in contrasting words (“secret church” vs. “recognized hierarchy”), respectively. The new symbols we find in the deck (palms on the veil of the High Priestess, possibly referring to Palm Sunday and the papal keys, respectively) visually represent the links.
One last point, for context: recall that Waite broke from the Golden Dawn group specifically to form another group (the Fellowship of the Rosy Cross) to interpret the tarot from a more “Christian” viewpoint. Though he had left the Roman Catholic Church many years earlier, we know from his writings that he still was drawn to its rituals We find, though we’re only a few cards into the deck, that many of the new symbols we’ve found are of a specifically Christian nature. We can point to items such as the palms mentioned above, and the lemniscate of the Magician, which possibly refers to the Holy Spirit.
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1. What is the largest Stadium in the World?
Stadium size is based on capacity. This can vary based on seating configurations and use of temporary stands. The current list is:
- Pyongyang, North Korea Rungrado Stadium 150,000
- Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Michigan Stadium 107,601
- State College, Pennsylvania, USA Beaver College 106,572
- Columbus, Ohio, USA Ohio Stadium 104,944
- College Station, Texas, USA Kyle Field 103,733
Due to changing seating configurations, some stadiums have reduced in size over the years. For example, the MCG in Melbourne, Australia, was able to hold a crowd of over 120,000 in 1970, but now has a maximum capacity of 100,024.
2. How long does it take to build a stadium?
The time it takes to build a stadium varies considerably based on factors such as the health and safety regulations of the country. In most countries, the shortest time that it could take to build a stadium would be slightly over two years (26 months). Some have been built in less time than this, but it would be more common to take up to 3 ½ years to complete a stadium.
3. What is the most expensive stadium built?
The cost of building a stadium will vary based on the country, and the type of material used. The MetLife Stadium, home of the New York Jets and Giants, was completed in 2010 for $1.6 billion.
4. What is the average lifespan of a stadium?
Some stadiums have survived (with renovations) for up to 80 years. Examples include Wembley (1923-2002) and Olympiastadion (1935 – current, with major renovations). Historically, stadiums were often replaced after about 50 years. The average age of stadiums to be replaced is 31 years.
The median age of the stadiums replaced was only 31 years.
5. What does the Olympics require for the stadiums?
Many cities that host the Olympic Games build or renovate stadiums to host the opening and closing ceremonies. The stadium is also used for track and field events. Many of these stadiums use the phrase ‘Olympic Stadium’ in their name.
The Summer Olympics have been held at 60 different venues. After the Olympics are over, the stadiums have been used for a variety of purposes including other multi-sport events such as Athletics World Championships and regional ‘Games’ (such as Pan American or Asian Games), Football (events such as the FIFA World Cup), Major League Baseball, American Football, Rugby, and Cricket.
The Winter Olympics have used figure skating venues as the focus for opening and closing ceremonies. These venues have also used the title ‘Olympic Stadium’.
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The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has specific requirements for stadiums that host World Cup matches. Depending on the status of the match, capacity is a significant factor. For a stadium to be eligible to host a final, it must have a capacity of at least 80,000. Semi-finals matches can only be held in stadiums that have a capacity of at least 60,000, while other group matches must be able to hold at least 40,000 people.
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WINDSOR, Australia — Kelly Miller stood in her doorway on Monday, watching the water rise to inside just a few inches of the century-old residence the place she runs an alternate medication enterprise. The bridge close by had already gone beneath in a few of Australia’s worst flooding in many years, together with an deserted automotive in the car parking zone.
“It’s coming up really quickly,” she stated.
Two huge storms have converged over japanese Australia, dumping greater than three toes of rain in simply 5 days. In a rustic that suffered the worst wildfires in its recorded history only a 12 months in the past, the deluge has change into one other record-breaker — a once-in-50-years occasion, or probably 100, relying on the rain that’s anticipated to proceed via Tuesday night time.
Nearly 20,000 Australians have been pressured to evacuate, and greater than 150 colleges have been closed. The storms have swept away the house of a pair on their wedding ceremony day, prompted no less than 500 rescues and drowned roads from Sydney up into the state of Queensland 500 miles north.
Shane Fitzsimmons, the resilience commissioner for New South Wales — a brand new state place shaped after final 12 months’s fires — described the occasion as one other compounding catastrophe. Last 12 months, large fires mixed into history-making infernos that scorched an space bigger than many European nations. This 12 months, thunderstorms have fused and hovered, delivering sufficient water to push rivers just like the Hawkesbury to their highest ranges for the reason that 1960s.
Scientists notice that each types of disaster signify Australia’s new regular. The nation is one in every of many seeing a sample of intensification — extra excessive sizzling days and warmth waves, in addition to extra excessive rainfalls over quick durations.
It’s all tied to a warming earth, brought on by greenhouse gases. Because world temperatures have risen 1.1 levels Celsius, or about 2 levels Fahrenheit, over preindustrial ranges, landscapes dry out extra shortly, producing extreme droughts, whilst extra water vapor rises into the ambiance, rising the chance of maximum downpours.
“There is a very strong link between global warming and that intensification in rainfall,” stated Andy Pitman, director of the ARC Center of Excellence for Climate Extremes on the University of New South Wales. “There’s good scientific evidence to say extreme rain is becoming more extreme due to global warming.”
Australia’s conservative authorities — closely proof against aggressive motion on local weather change which may threaten the nation’s fossil gas trade — has but to make that hyperlink.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has provided funds for these pressured to flee, and several other dozen areas have already been declared catastrophe zones.
“It’s another testing time for our country,” he instructed a Sydney radio station, 2GB, on Monday.
Windsor could change into one of many locations hardest hit. Over the weekend, the Hawkesbury rose quickly by greater than 30 toes, and it’s anticipated to peak in the subsequent day or so at 42 toes.
With rain persevering with to fall, emergency employees sporting brilliant orange went door to door on facet streets with waist-deep puddles the place the highway dipped.
In and across the historic downtown, lots of the companies near the river stayed shut on Monday, with just a few placing sandbags by their doorways. The central assembly place gave the impression to be on the foot of the Windsor Bridge, the place tv crews and crowds in rubber boots marveled on the view.
The new Windsor Bridge, which opened only a few months in the past as a “flood-proof” substitute for an older bridge, was utterly underwater.
It was constructed 10 toes larger than the bridge it changed, however the river flowed over it as if it didn’t exist. A crimson flashing gentle on the highest of a buried yellow excavator provided the one trace of the outdated bridge, or what had as soon as been strong floor.
Cameron Gooch, 46, a diesel mechanic from a city close by, stated he noticed large bushes rushing downriver towards the coast a day earlier. The water appeared to have slowed down, he stated, turning into an enormous bathtub with water held in place and rising slowly from tributaries.
“That’s the problem,” he stated. “It’s just going to keep building up.”
A number of toes away, Rebecca Turnbull, the curator of Howe House, a house and museum constructed in 1820, put handwritten notes on the furnishings that will should be eliminated if the water surged just a few extra toes.
She pointed to a line drawn on the doorway of a room that smelled of damp outdated wooden.
“This is where the water came up to in 1867,” she stated.
Like many others in Windsor, she stated she doubted the river would attain fairly that top this time round. But that didn’t carry a lot solace to these nearer to the rising brown sludge.
Rachael Goldsworthy, who owns a house and actual property enterprise simply behind Ms. Miller’s naturopathic clinic — it’s just a few toes larger on the hillside — stated she noticed a brand new Mercedes washed downstream the night time earlier than after a person had parked in a small puddle after which went right into a grocery retailer to purchase a roast hen. In simply minutes, the rising water carried the automotive away.
On Monday, she tried to assist Ms. Miller discover just a few milk crates — the one protection for a few of the heavy furnishings that might not be moved out.
Inside, Ms. Miller and her son collected oils and different merchandise that she would usually be promoting, with plans to place them in a truck or a storage unit. The vintage flowered carpet was nonetheless dry, and he or she’d taped up the bogs to maintain the septic system from backing up into the home.
She stated she didn’t have flood insurance coverage as a result of she couldn’t afford it. So all she might do was study from YouTube movies about methods to battle a flood.
“We’re trying to work out how to save what we can,” she stated. “We don’t want to lose everything.”
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This is one of the most repetitive question students ask: how to succeed.
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Here are some well-established factors that help every student to get better results than what they used to get.
A high IQ
Being smart is the first and the most important factor in the success journey of a student. Fortunately, it’s well-established that the majority of people have an average or above-average IQ, meaning that they can study many fields.
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A high EQ
While IQ is remarkable, it is EQ that will allow you to excel in many situations. Feel emotions, but regulate them to further your aims; demonstrate empathy for others; read and serve the room effectively; and remember to be nice.
Having a high EQ means you understand your talents and how to leverage them to your best potential while avoiding allowing your shortcomings to hold you back.
A growth attitude
A growth attitude means that with enough time and effort, you can learn anything. Experts have deeply discussed the development mentality. They believe that having a growth mindset alters brain connections, allowing for better learning growth.
Remember sentences like:
- I can do it
- I can improve through hard-working
- I can learn and train my brain
These are examples of having a growth mindset.
A high school student may take up to nine distinct topics, each with its own set of professors and objectives. It is hard for a youngster to survive under those conditions unless he or she is well organised. Fortunately, we can learn to be more organised. Aids like diaries, planners, and study regimens can also be used.
Consistency and persistence
Learning occurs gradually and consistently. Consider the learning process we went through when we first started to read.
From holding a book the proper way up to recognising letters through phonetics, years of practice, and eventually fluency, there were steps. Learning to read isn’t difficult for neurotypical children, but it does need the development of building blocks and a commitment to frequent practice.
The willingness to practice is a key factor in academic performance. Adolescents are getting increasingly inconsistent. Math, music, and languages are just a few of the subjects where teenagers’ lack of consistency is most noticeable.
Each of these domains necessitates the mastery of certain fundamental abilities that can only be learned via practice.
One of the most important instruments in the learning process is a failure. Unfortunately, far too many individuals are overcome by their feelings of failure rather than being able to step back and consider the lessons they may teach us.
The ability to face down defeat with persistence is a rare talent. Teach children to approach failure with a critical eye. What is the magnitude and seriousness of the failure? What are the ramifications? What may lessons be drawn from the encounter?
Having certain goals
Goal setting directs a student’s attention away from distractions and toward certain behaviours and knowledge. According to research, little goals are considerably more successful than big goals.
A student’s chances of success increase if they can break down a major objective, such as solving a big problem, inventing, or getting a better grade into manageable bite-sized chunks. Small victories eventually lead to large triumphs if they can utilise the input they receive each time.
A good collaboration with teachers
The teacher-student connection is critical to a student’s academic achievement. Students that are successful recognise their professors as allies. Effective students help in the development of this deep bond. They recognise their professors as vital resources with whom they must collaborate.
These kids are easily identified because they participate in class, remain after class to ask more questions, and schedule appointments with their professors to receive assistance if needed.
The brave children will be the ones who take chances and gain experiences. They can draw on those experiences to help them learn and grow.
They rapidly figure out what they like and dislike, which makes it easier for them to design a life they like. They will also be the pupils who take learning risks, resulting in lateral, non-traditional thinking.
That type of thought is desperately needed in the world. Bravery is overcoming adversity, feeling the fear, and going through with it nevertheless. Fearlessness is not the same as bravery.
Ability to use courses to life
A successful student is able to put his or her education into context with the rest of the world. A kid will be able to place their learning in perspective if they have read, observed, and discussed the world, issues, and ideas on a regular basis.
It’s simple to see why a toddler could wonder, “What’s the point?” without context. It is the responsibility of parents to ensure that their children are exposed to a diverse range of ideas, resources, and experiences.
It is the responsibility of teachers to ensure that what occurs in the classroom is connected to what occurs in the rest of the world. This sense of relevance is critical for instilling a love of learning in children. It provides school meaning that extends beyond exam results.
As mentioned earlier, you can’t find a certain formula for success, but if you pay special attention to these tips, you can certainly get better results. | <urn:uuid:12b2d549-c392-4dec-bc30-73139b96bce7> | HuggingFaceTB/smollm-corpus/tree/main/fineweb-edu-dedup | smollm-corpus | eng_Latn | 5,747 |
Over the past few weeks, I’ve seen several memes about how it feels like the world is playing a giant game of Pandemic. And as of two days ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) has officially listed Covid-19 as a pandemic. Those memes are a bit of dark humor, but watching what’s happening in the world right now does point to how much work the designers of that game put into making the game fit its theme.
Now, I do not want to downplay the risks of the disease. All of us here are Absurdist Productions are in the low-risk groups for the disease. We are safe, but Covid-19 has already claimed thousands of lives around the world and will have more. For those with compromised immune systems, either through age or some other medical condition, this disease is incredibly lethal. This is why we are actually happy to see business reacting to try and stem the tide.
What’s Happening in the Real World
Across the US, concerts, festivals, and conventions have canceled. While disappointing to many, I feel its the right call. These sorts of mass gatherings are huge vectors of the spread of a disease like this. So are the crowds in sports arenas and stadiums. This is why the NBA has suspended their season and the MLB is delaying theirs. We all lose out on some entertainment for a while. Sadly in some cases, refunds have been mishandled so people have lost money, but we are all safer for it. Meanwhile, scientists around the world work tirelessly to find effective treatments and attempt to create a viable vaccine.
We have 3 confirmed cases of the disease here in Oklahoma as of this writing. Though, even for those communities that have no known cases of infection, all of this is having a direct impact. Here at Absurdist, we are watching the news closely. We might be safe but this could impact our family members, and it is impacting our business and our industry. Several of the conventions we scheduled to attend soon have already canceled or have the potential to do so. The entire board game industry is already seeing potential product shortages and delays. But those are the risks of doing business.
For now, we intend to keep working on our games and doing everything we can to keep ourselves and everyone we know healthy. Take the appropriate precautions, wash your hands, use disinfecting wipes on things you handle in public places, and if you feel sick stay home and/or get tested. The best way most of us can fight this thing is by helping to prevent accidentally helping it spread. For any of you out there that have gotten sick, we hope for a speedy recovery.
What games can teach us
Now, I hope this doesn’t come across the wrong way, but games like Pandemic and Plague Inc. can serve as a means to help us understand the impact and spread of disease. I think this is a much better way of connecting our hobby to real-world events than making insensitive jokes.
Both Will and I worked on some educational video games with themes in epidemiology prior to founding Absurdist Productions. Perfect Strain teaches about natural selection and mutation with the example of a bacteria that rapidly mutate under specific selection pressures. Deadly Distributions teaches statistical concepts by looking at how a fictional pathogen spreads, is detected in a sample population, and can be eliminated with vaccines and herd immunity. Both of these games are available for free. If you are an educator or parent and have kids that are curious or concerned about these topics, I highly recommend looking into these games.
Games and stories have always been a way to help us conceptualize and come to terms with difficult situations. A game could help us get our head around the math of how diseases spread and herd immunity protects us. It can help us understand how a pathogen can mutate into something threatening. It could also help us understand the contributions of healthcare workers, scientists, and public administrators who are working to keep us safe.
This is not a time to panic or make insensitive jokes. It is a time to consider the systems we have in place, how (or if) they are working, and how they can be improved. As gamers and game designers, thinking about systems is one of our favorite activities.
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Photo Booth Rental Louisville
Looking For The Best Photo Booth Company in Louisville Interested in making your next event truly memorable? Well, there’s a way to do just that right here in Louisville! With a photo booth rental, you’ll give your guests a unique experience they’re sure to remember. It’s perfect for any sort of event - and a total breeze to set up to boot!
We ship the kit to you
Guaranteed to arrive at least one day prior to your event. Includes everything you need. Delivered by UPS right to your doorstep. Free shipping.
You set it up and take photos
Unpack. Assemble. Connect to wifi...then the fun ensues! Snap as many images as your heart desires, arm in arm with your friends, all day (and night)!
Then you send it back to us
The next business day following your event, pack up the equipment in the original box and drop it at the nearest UPS Store. Free shipping, again.
Lousville Photo Booth Rental: Hassle-Free Booking and Process!
We Ship The Kit To You:
For your convenience, we ship our kits right out to you at no additional cost. No need to worry about picking it up!
You Set It Up And Take Photos:
Once you have your kit, it takes no more than five minutes to set everything up. With our kits, you’ll go from unboxing to taking pictures straight away!
Send It Back:
After you’re done having your fun, pack up the kit and send it right back to us. This is also free of charge - why spend extra just to send it back?
Free roundtrip shipping on all photo booth rentals throughout Kentucky.
What's in the box
Your photo booth rental, and everything included, will come in a single 24" x 24" x 10" box that weighs less than 25 pounds.
1 photo booth kiosk, 1 tripod floor stand, 2 battery power packs, and 1 USB wall charger
1 instruction card and 1 return shipping label
Backdrops and stands (including green screens) ship in a separate box.
Photo Booth Kiosk
Our photo booth kiosks are the product of countless hours of research and design and comprised of the latest and greatest cameras and tablets.
Tripod Floor Stand
Our photo booth tripod stand checks all the boxes; it's sturdy, it's really easy to set up, and it takes up a minimal amount of space -- less than 3 square feet.
2 Power Packs
Power cords are a pain in the butt AND they're a tripping hazard, too. That's why we designed our booths to run on battery. No cords, no tape, no problems.
USB Wall Charger
A charger included with the power packs gives you unlimited photo booth life! Keep your backup power pack charging and swap it out every few hours.
See what our happy clients have to say
Photo Booth Rentals for Weddings, Parties and Events in Lousville, Kentucky
Louisville’s Highly-Rated Photo Booth Rental
Our prices have no strings attached- what you see is what you’ll pay!
Fuss-Free Booking Process
Booking online is easy and efficient. We’ll deliver to you a state-of-the-art photo booth, without the hassle.
Sleek And Compact Booths
Our booths are customizable, but one thing that stays the same is the sleek and compact design. Trust us, no other rental photo booth looks this good.
Skip the hassle of having a real photographer. With our kits, you’re in complete control of taking the perfect pics. Leave more room for making memories and less for making mistakes - the power is in your hands.
We know you don’t want to be limited to only a few hours of fun- and frankly, neither do your guests. That’s why we charge per day rather than per hour - you choose when the party ends.
Wide Range Of Personalization Options
Why would you want to have the same thing as someone else? At Pixilated, we offer a wide range of personalization options to create the kit of your dreams (and stand out from the crowd).
One of the best things about our service is that once you’re done with your kit, you can ship it right back. And of course, it’s free in all 48 lower states!
Self-service photo booth rentals are more affordable and more flexible
1. Fast, easy online booking
Just choose your desired options, add to cart and checkout
2. Free, reliable delivery
Guaranteed to arrive minimum one day prior to your event
3. Works right out of the box
Takes 5 minutes to set up, even for my grandpa :)
4. Compact and portable
The entire package is 24" x 24" x 10" and weighs less than 25 lbs, including the stand
5. Completely wireless
Runs on a battery pack, and comes with a backup just in case
6. Great photos, no photographer needed
Upgrade to our 18MP smart camera for awesome quality
7. The most affordable
The cheapest photo booth rental on the market…in price, not quality ;)
8. Rent by the day, not the hour
Who are we to tell you when the party ends!?
9. Awesome personalization options
Create your perfect experience with GIFs, green screens, monochromatic photos, themes, frames, and more!
10. Simple guest experience
No need for an expensive attendant adding to your already over-budget headcount...our booths are DIY and super easy to use!
Make Memories That Last Forever With Pixilated!
If you want to have awesome photographs to commemorate your next big event, you need to give us a go- in Louisville, photo booth rental just doesn’t get better than this.
Don’t go traditional- think outside the box (or booth!), and order Pixilated for your next event.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much space is required?
If you do not plan to set up a backdrop, the kiosk itself takes up a 3' x 3' footprint.
If you plan to set up a backdrop, it depends on the width, but usually around 8' x 8' will suffice.
Do I need WiFi?
Ideally, you'll connect your booth to WiFi so your guests can send themselves their images instantly through email or text message.
If you don’t have on-site WiFi or a hotspot, your photos will get stored in an "offline queue" until the device gets connected to a network. At that time, all images will instantly get sent.
When will my booth be delivered?
We'll ship it to you so you have it at least one business day prior to your event date.
Need it sooner? Contact us
Can I book over the phone?
Need help making decisions?
Call us at 888-902-0054 and we can help you with your booking over the phone.
How long can I use my rental?
Our booths rent by the day, not the hour…so you can use it for up to 24 hours!
If you purchase additional days, each added day is equal to a 24-hour time block.
Do I need a power source?
We provide two battery packs that will last up to 8 hours (4 hours each) and can be recharged for continuous usage.
No messy cords. No trip hazards. No problems!
Do I need to set up lighting?
No, both of our camera options have a lighting source.
The Base 8MP camera has a LED light source attached with different brightness settings.
The Pro 18MP camera has a built in smart flash that will adjust to the lighting automatically no matter the environment. This is the best option for venues that are dimly lit.
All that said, any photographer knows that good light is the key to great photos, so if you can find a spot that naturally has good lighting, that'll be the cherry on top!
How far in advance do I need to place my order to take advantage of free ground shipping?
We guarantee free shipping for events that are a minimum 7 days away.
Contact us if you have a rush order!
How do I return my booth after my event?
Within one business day after your event, you’ll repack it in the same box that it was delivered in, place the return label on the box, and take it to any UPS drop-off location. That’s it!
How do guests get their images?
After each photo session, your guests can email or text their pictures to up to 5 people.
What's the difference between the "Base 8MP" camera and the "Pro 18MP" camera?
The Pro 18MP camera takes really crisp high-resolution photos and works great in every lighting scenario.
The Base 8MP camera is is the better option if you're on a budget.
What is the difference between the design options "Standard" and "Customized"?
Standard design includes our classic booth interface without any customization options, like logos, graphics or frames. This is a great option if you have a busy backdrop or are going for a clean, classic look.
Customized design allows you to use our templates or to work with our designers to create your very own branded booth experience. Great for wedding themes and monograms, or for corporate events to add logos.
Can the GIF booth also take regular photos?
Our GIF Booth gives you the option to choose to take a photo or a GIF. There is a button on the left that says Tap for Photo and a button on the right that says Tap for GIF.
For the Green Screen Booth, is the physical green screen included?
Yes, we provide you with a green screen (chroma key) backdrop that includes the stand.
Our Louisville Photo Booth Rental Services
Photo Booth Rental
With our photo booth rentals, you’ll pay by the day for a compact and portable photo booth kit that’s perfect for any event.
Easy installation, free shipping both ways, no technical know-how necessary to use it - what’s not to love?
GIF Booth Rental
Another great option is our GIF booth rental, ready to use out of the box. Your party guests are sure to enjoy the quality GIFs you create. It’s versatile, as well - switch it up and take normal pictures whenever you like!
Black & White Booth Rental
The black and white booth rental offers beautiful monochrome photos for your event. This kit is easy to set up, and even easier to use once it’s ready. Recommended for classy guests who prefer a nice black-and-white portrait over anything else!
Green Screen Booth Rental
The green screen booth rental is the perfect thing to excite your guests and shake up your next party. This kit offers the ability to take personalized photos, and gives your guests an immersive experience on whatever background you choose!
Stick PropsView Collection
There's nothing more fun than a good old-fashioned photo booth session! You want to host your guests with awesome party favors and this is one way you can do so.
The stick prop selection varies depending on what kind of vibe or theme you're going for - from mustaches & glasses to bowties & crowns; there are tons of options.
Printable PropsView Collection
You want to host a fun party with photo booth props that your guests will love, but you don't want to break the bank. We've got the solution for you!
Our online shop has tons of fun printable prop sets where you can download anything from classic props like beards & crowns to holiday themed props. Just download and print!
Preferred Event Vendors
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This Week's Hot Headlines
Famous cinnamon rolls sweeten this week’s 5 most popular stories
Editor’s note: Another week has come and gone, and there’s a lot we all probably missed. But we’re looking out for you, kid. Here are the most popular stories from this past week:
1. Shark Tank cinnamon roll sensation cozies up to Richardson’s Alamo Drafthouse. Gourmet cinnamon roll shop and Shark Tank graduate Cinnaholic is inching closer to Dallas, landing an especially sweet address. The California-based chain, which offers vegan-friendly, customizable cinnamon rolls, is opening a location in Richardson near the popular theater.
2. Who will become the next CultureMap Stylemaker? Vote now.It’s that time again — time to celebrate the most fashionable men and women in Dallas in our third annual Stylemaker Awards. These 12 semifinalists were selected by our judging panel, and the top six vote-getters move on to the final round to determine the readers’ choice winner.
3. Date-ready Asian barbecue restaurant drops in Dallas’ Deep Ellum. Theculinary menu in Deep Ellum broadens with Niwa Japanese BBQ, a new "yakiniku" restaurant opening in the fall. Also known as Japanese barbecue, yakiniku is similar to Korean barbecue, in that diners receive raw ingredients such as meats and vegetables to cook at the table themselves.
4. It takes $350,000 to get this Pinterest-worthy Richardson rambler. If there’s one thing buyers today all seem to want in a home, it’s an open floorplan. (At least, that’s what an afternoon binge-watching a marathon of HGTV’s House Hunters will lead you to believe.) The house at 639 Lockwood Dr. in Richardson fits this bill — for the reasonable price tag of $354,000.
5. Meet the winners in the first-ever Top Texans Under 30. For the first time, CultureMap celebrates twentysomething trailblazers in the Top Texans Under 30. These are the state’s budding power players — 26 dynamic Texans who impress with their innovation, dedication, and leadership, regardless of industry or cause. | <urn:uuid:b32e6d1a-d559-4080-9e90-e7e8fc778f32> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 2,015 |
Arete, Sport and Society, American Sport History, Baseball, World Series, MLB
Major League Baseball (Organization); World Series (Baseball)
The team that won the National League Championship has not faced the team that won the American League Championship in the World Series since 1972. It was in 1973 that the American League started using the Designated Hitter. It has changed many things, some for good, some for ill. And you can argue for or against the DH until you turn blue. But one thing is certain, the World Series has been tarnished since 1972.
Sport and Society for Arete
College of Arts and Humanities
Crepeau, Richard C., "The Inequities of the DH and Impact on World Series" (1991). On Sport and Society. 292. | <urn:uuid:785e7fd3-f473-45e8-a804-1188612cc813> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 725 |
High-Fat Diet Can Influence Child’S Weight
You are what you eat — and you also may be what your mother eats, according to recent research that ties third-trimester eating habits to your child’s weight.
Your pregnancy diet
In the beginning of your pregnancy, you may have felt lucky to hold down any food at all. However, if your morning sickness has faded, you may now have more control over what you eat. Even if you’re not vomiting every day, you may still suffer from food cravings and aversions that are strong enough to affect your diet.
Researchers from Yale School of Medicine and the Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research in Germany collaborated on a study regarding maternal diets and offspring weights. Keep in mind that they did use mice instead of people (research like this on pregnant women just isn’t an option), but they feel that the results may be applicable to humans as well.
They discovered that mice who were fed a high-fat diet in the third trimester (and during lactation) had offspring with a different metabolic profile than their peers, whose mothers were fed a regular diet. This altered metabolic profile meant that they processed food differently — they had impaired connections in the brain neurons that regulate glucose, control how fat gets broken down and signal when they are hungry.
While these results weren’t entirely unexpected, researchers did reveal that the babies whose mothers were fed a high-fat diet during lactation only (and not pregnancy) had similar neurological changes. The researchers said that this would correlate to the third trimester in humans and that even moms-to-be of normal weight should watch what they eat.
Easier said than done, right? You really can’t apply research done on rodents directly to human beings, but it’s still a good reminder to eat a healthy, rounded diet, if possible, during pregnancy. As we’re finding out more and more, the prenatal environment is proving to be an important part of health. | <urn:uuid:54769555-7e4f-4f7d-9e37-e0bfaffa16c6> | HuggingFaceTB/smollm-corpus/tree/main/fineweb-edu-dedup | smollm-corpus | eng_Latn | 1,985 |
Jack Boehm has joined the Colorado State Lottery as chief operation officer. He most recently owned a consulting firm that helped hospitals with data security and integrity issues, and helped gaming businesses expand and secure contracts with government agencies.
Rick Eddy has been promoted to director of internal audit at Ent Federal Credit Union. He has worked for the company since 2003 when Ent merged with First Charter Federal Credit Union, and has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry.
Virginia Roacho has been promoted to center manager of Ent Federal Credit Union’s Fountain Service Center. She has worked for the credit union for 16 years and has served as center supervisor at the Westside and South service centers.
Dee Beaudette has been promoted to executive director of Peak Education. She has more than 20 years of experience as president of an export company and executive director of two nonprofit organizations in Washington State.
Aaron Gray has joined BiggsKofford P.C. as an associate. He has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Western State College.
Mitchel Schiff has joined BiggsKofford P.C. as an associate. He has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
Michele Salentine has joined BiggsKofford as a seasonal associate in the audit department. She previously worked as an audit and advisory staff member for the Milwaukee office of Ernst and Young.
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8 Marketing Tactics to Boost Your Podcast Signal
With more and more vehicles equipped with Bluetooth connectivity, commuters are consuming podcast like candy. Not to mention, audio is great for working out, jogging or walking. So how can you grow your podcast audience? Here are 8 simple tactics to market your podcast channel. Tune in. | <urn:uuid:20e8f392-be04-4ac7-9383-9cbd0ed37830> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 336 |
Proven Approaches For Better Social Media Marketing
Social marketing is an good method of spread the word relating to your company, but you have to be careful. In a similar manner much like articles, you should avoid bad quality content effective at damaging your firm’s brand. Social networking has a lot of options related to it and temptations too, but this can be used article to understand a few concepts that makes it be right for you.
Answer any queries your followers ask and answer comments they make to engage them in conversation. At the very least be sure you always thank people who mention your organization, and do not ignore questions that the followers send the right path. This will aid solidify your relationships with followers. Your Twitter feed will also be popular when followers can identify that their communications receive your personal attention.
To truly improve your follower base on social websites sites, you need to rise above just selling products. Fill these with intriguing and informative content relevant to your niche, like stories, articles and links. Aim to usher in new followers through contests, photos and question and answer sessions Copyright on Instagram Videos Interact with those whom you follow. It can be useful to include product information which helps readers imagine using your products or services in their lives as opposed to a description from the product. Whenever possible, lead your clientele to link your brand with their identity. Keep these things envision choosing your product or service as being a lifestyle choice, as opposed to a budgetary choice.
You are able to whip up shopper-friendly storefronts with your social media campaign. A Facebook storefront can supplement your external website, and make it easier for users to travel in one on the other. Heavy Facebook users ramble throughout the site sometimes, and may browse your variety of products, as well as buy some, without ever leaving Facebook itself. Doing this, you don’t even need to lure buyers in your site–they are able to stay on Facebook once they would prefer to remain there.
Usually do not hesitate to request help in terms of social media. Using this being such an expansive market, consultants and designers are for sale to help you in starting a medial strategy and web. They do cost money, so know you could possibly spend some should you employ someone.
Make sure there are plenty of links for the social websites pages you might have created on anything you do you can also offer an RSS feed that details your latest activity, too. Any time you leave any comments, make sure that this can be on your own blog, website, emails and definitely your signature. This really allows the feel and look of a legitimate social user rather than just a cold, dry business. Be sure you also take the opportunity to link everything together right into a fluid network.
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Recently RTG came up with an invention that makes wins or entering Free Games even more difficult (of course). One needs not only 3 Scatters on reels but also they need to be identical. Here for example there is a battle between Santa and Rudolph and it is necessary that one of them be the winner of this battle 3 times for the Free Games to go off. It is possible to have 4 Scatters and in 2 of them to win Rudolph and in the other 2 to win Santa and thus you will not enter in Free Games. Of course all Free Games in RTG are famous because of their small wins of 1-3 dollars.And again the statistics of this slot are “classical” for RTG. In just 200 games you realize that you have lost about 10-30 dollars playing with the minimum bet.
But this slot beauty lies in its impeccable appearance and in the story that accompanies it. Therefore I will not criticize too much the game play itself and I will stop here with an average appreciation for the game. | <urn:uuid:636e8a34-493e-41a6-a71f-7cdf5e9b26ff> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 957 |
As communities modernise and change their lifestyles, there has been a disintegration of extended families into nuclear families, with people mostly focusing on their biological children.
Back in the day, communities were tied by blood, marriage and totems.
There was no orphan in society, siblings and relatives, even distant ones, played a pivotal role in bridging the gap after the death of a parent. But how did we abandon such a comfortable set-up?
Recently, First Lady Amai Auxilia Mnangagwa expressed concern over the escalating numbers of children in foster homes and implored traditional leaders to help in the restoration of Zimbabwe’s moral fabric. She urged traditional leaders to lead in inculcating cultural values that promote the development of the family unit.
Living Waters Theological Seminary Bulawayo lecturer, Dr Clever Gomba, also said the breakdown of the extended family has escalated the numbers of children in foster homes and orphanages and as well numbers of the elderly in old people’s homes.
“The impact of the liquidity crunch that has slowed the economy should not be understated as it has resulted in the idea of each man for himself and God for us all,” he said.
“Back in the day, agricultural communities could sustain families through subsistence farming.
“Africans operated under the ubuntu worldview where a communal approach to social and family issues was the basis of any individual behaviour but due to the villagisation of the world, people are no longer static and culture is increasingly changing, hence some traditional values are falling away along the way,” said Dr Gomba.
“In contemporary society, new constructions are inevitable and in some set-ups, people are made to believe that extended family is an impediment to development,” he added.
But University of Johannesburg post-doctoral researcher, Dr John Ringson believes that families have not disintegrated. Instead, he argues society has been exposed to poverty due to climate change, thereby leading to a change in lifestyle.
“The extended family support system still exists despite the socio-economic dynamics that have shifted our societies from its indigenous originality to modernity. Despite the overwhelming impediments, the extended family still remains the most accessible and reliable orphans’ care and support system within the rural communities,” he said.
Child nurturing in the traditional communities was communal, a child belonged to the community or the whole family, and not just his or her own biological parents.
It appears that people are now fearing the burden of support because of lack of resources to take care of a huge family and to avert this burden, they would rather send them (relatives) to orphanages and homes. In 2016, the National Aids Council indicated that there were approximately 5,6 million children in Zimbabwe, of which 1,3 million were orphans.
It was further reported that 5 431 of these children had by then been absorbed in orphanages and homes. On the other hand, 270 901 elders were in old people’s homes.
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The Federation has come to a peace agreement with Athens. Namely: White Peace. No terms, no conditions, no nothing. All members are asked to send their Athens targets peace immediately. If any of you have issues with your target, please let a government member know. You have all fought well, and we expect peace with HoG to come shortly. We have gotten many compliments from all of our enemies on our fighting abilities. Revel in the glory of peace, for you have earned it.
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Each year, about 120,000 people in the UK have their first stroke; 30 per cent of this group dies within a month, according to Nice.
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Bowl matchups have been announced and the Florida State Seminoles are set to take on the Houston Cougars in Atlanta on New Year’s Eve in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl.
This game will mark the 17th time the two teams have met with Houston controlling the all-time series 12-2-2. That record shouldn’t be held with much significance as the two teams haven’t faced each other since 1978.
However, what should be held with much significance is Florida State’s Dalvin Cook, and Houston’s head coach Tom Herman knows it.
“I was hoping you were going to say that he (Cook) wasn’t as good as the numbers coach,” Herman joked with FSU’s head coach Jimbo Fisher during the initial bowl game teleconference.
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That being said, Houston’s secondary seems exceptionally vulnerable. The Cougars field the No. 111 passing defense in the country. Houston has given up 3,449 yards passing through 13 games this season. That averages out to 265.3 yards passing per game.
If Cook gets bottled up by Houston’s defense, expect quarterback Sean Maguire to exploit the many mismatches this Houston secondary presents. Maguire will have his two most ideal targets to lock into as well in wide receivers Kermit Whitfield and Travis Rudolph.
Offensively, Houston is predominantly a two-man show through the air.
Greg Ward Jr. goes to his primary target, Demarcus Ayers, exceedingly often. The 5-10 Ayers has accounted for 1,140 yards receiving this season on a whopping 89 receptions. Ayers’s 89 total catches places him behind only five other receivers in the entire country for total number of receptions this season. To put this into perspective, FSU’s Rashad Greene snagged 99 total receptions through 14 games just a season ago. That is how vital Demarcus Ayers is to his team’s success.
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Now, what kind of a statement is that? You are probably already wary of this title, assuming the headline is clickbait to catch your eye and hook you in. That’s what clickbait does to you. It piques your interest. But once you’ve clicked and read, it turns out to be palpably fanciful, or a trick. But this is no trick. I really am going to argue that, during his earthly ministry, Jesus was a troll.
Of course, I mean ‘troll’ in the internet sense of the word, rather than the living-under-a-bridge, eating goats sense. Neither troll types are flattering ways to be described, since online trolls have a reputation for being vicious, petty and nihilistic. So to call Jesus a troll might seem rather troubling, or downright blasphemous. But let me explain…
WHAT IS A TROLL?
Online harassment and bullying is not trolling. It’s harassment and bullying. Most trolls are bullies and are prone to this kind of behaviour. At heart, much of this stems from loneliness, a desire for attention or the buzz of feeling superior. But Jesus did not behave in this way. He was not lonely, being in perfect fellowship with his Father in heaven. His superiority was not in doubt. And Jesus did not need the attention. In fact, Jesus could grab all the attention he wanted, given his miraculous power. What is surprising is that, even when he used those powers, he often went to great lengths to not court attention because of them.
So if Jesus wasn’t a bully, an attention-seeker or looking to lord it over people, in what way could it be argued that he has anything in common with today’s internet trolls? To explain that, we need to look at exactly what defines a troll. Here’s one definition from Jay Irwin, a moderator of that controversial vipers’ nest of opinion, 4chan. A troll is: “A person who causes discord for their own amusement, especially due to another’s emotions or naiveté.” The Urban Dictionary says that trolling is deliberately “making random unsolicited and/or controversial comments on various internet forums with the intent to provoke an emotional knee-jerk reaction from unsuspecting readers to engage in a fight or argument”.
The best definition, though, comes from an interesting commentator, anarchist and writer, Michael Malice. Granted, his name is not promising, but his definition of trolling is much more helpful if we’re keen to separate out harassment, bullying and, erm, malice. Malice says: “At its best, trolling turns a target into an unwitting and unwilling performer for the sake of a broader audience.” Essentially, trolls say things that will make some of the audience behave in certain bizarre or irrational ways that the rest of the audience witness and respond to.
THE TROLL KING
A prominent exemplar of trolling is Donald Trump. Remember him? While president, he relentlessly goaded Democratic politician Elizabeth Warren for claiming Native American ancestry, calling her “Pocahontas”. This drove Warren to take a DNA test and publish the results, which showed her to be overwhelmingly European in descent. Some claimed that you can’t test for being part of a culture; others claimed Warren unwittingly proved she may only be 1/1024th Native American. In the end, Warren apologised to a leader of the Cherokee nation. Trump probably didn’t expect his trolling to cause Warren that much unwelcome attention. That was just a bonus.
With that example, am I trolling you? One could argue that I am knowingly using a controversial figure as an exponent of a rhetorical technique Jesus employed. Right now, you might be crying: “How could Jesus be anything like Donald Trump?” There are obvious differences between Jesus and Trump, a crucial one being that Trump is only the Perfect Supreme Being in his head.
LISTENERS WERE OFTEN OUTRAGED BY THE THINGS JESUS SAID
But Jesus did this too. He used provocative comparisons and examples throughout his teachings for rhetorical effect. Look at the parables Jesus told. Often, they presented a morally complex picture to his first Century, Jewish listeners – and often to us, still, today.
In Matthew 20, Jesus tells a parable in which a vineyard owner paid those who worked longest and those who worked least the same amount. Then, in Luke 14, there’s the story of a man who threw a banquet, receiving feeble excuses from his invited guests and eventually ordering servants to drag in the poor and the destitute so that they can eat his pile of burgers a mile high. OK, I added that last bit for the Trump comparison.
In Luke 16, Jesus spoke about a dishonest manager who was fired. He then ripped off his master in order to get a better deal in his next career. Outrageously, Jesus commended his behaviour, saying: “I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings” (v9, ESV).
You what? You can imagine Jesus’ own disciples exploding with questions and comments. Or maybe they just nodded sagely and hoped no one would ask them to explain it to the crowds. Often his listeners were downright outraged by the things Jesus said. The more you read Jesus’ parables, the more puzzling they become. Maybe that’s why John doesn’t include any in his Gospel…
A CANCELLED CHRIST
There are plenty more moments like this in the Bible. So once you’ve recovered from the knee-jerk sense of blasphemy that calling Jesus a troll might invoke, perhaps the statement is not that hard to believe. Once you are familiar with the words of Jesus, you can imagine that he would be amazing on Twitter.
Jesus would enrage everyone. And by everyone, I mean – say all four syllables clearly with me now – ev er-y-one. Atheists, agnostics, elites, religious leaders…Let’s not forget that Jesus was put to death by the religious people, who co-opted the ruling elites to do their bidding. And today, it would probably play out just as it does in the New Testament, with all kinds of people appealing to Jesus to settle their own feuds and arguments, and Jesus telling them all a parable to make both sides look dumb.
Eventually Jesus would most likely be cancelled and kicked off Twitter. Like Trump. (There I go again.) This is, of course, absurd. You can’t cancel Jesus Christ, God incarnate, through whom the whole world was made. But it wouldn’t stop everyone from having a good go.
FUNNIER THAN YOU IMAGINE
I consider this in my new book, The Gospel According to a Sitcom Writer (SPCK), in which I show how various parts of the Gospels are funnier than they first appear. One such howling moment can be found in John 11, when the chief priests and Pharisees hear that Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead and respond with an amazing plan, which is essentially as follows: this man is raising people from the dead. Let’s kill him!
They then try to do just that, arresting him and saying: “We have no king but Caesar” (John 19:15) and demonstrating their hard-hearted unbelief and treachery. Eventually, he is executed under a sign that reads: “this is Jesus, the King of the Jews” (Matthew 27:37), which Pilate has made. The chief priests want to clarify ‘the joke’ (like all people with no sense of humour) so it’s obvious that Jesus isn’t really the king of the Jews, even though we know that he is. Which is funny.
Throughout the entire Passion narrative, we see the chief priests and Pharisees do and say all kinds of foolish things that Jesus must have known would happen, given his divinity. Perhaps this is why raising Lazarus from the dead is the last miracle recorded in the book of John. Jesus knew this miracle would be the ultimate trolling event, triggering the finale: the plot to kill him, which would surprisingly succeed on the cross and then spectacularly fail three days later.
TROLLING IN JOHN
John’s Gospel gives plenty more examples of Jesus doing or saying something provocative, and the reactions that followed. This happens in John 2 when Jesus cleansed the temple. When challenged for a sign of authority, he escalated the situation, saying that he could rebuild the temple in three days if it were destroyed. The audience are baffled – and completely outraged!
But this is just the beginning. Jesus stupefied Nicodemus in chapter 3, saying that he needed to be born from above (v3). Most translations say “born again”, although literally it means “from above”, but Nicodemus misconstrues it. A prominent Pharisee, he has taken the trouble and the risk to visit, albeit at night. We are led to assume that he left the midnight liaison baffled and troubled by Jesus’ response to his questions.
Does Jesus only talk that way to the powerful and religious elites? By no means. In the next chapter, Jesus tells the Samaritan woman to go and get her husband, knowing full well that she is living with a guy she is not married to, and has been married five times before. There may have been mitigating circumstances, but it begs the question: why ruin a lovely chat about living water by asking her to fetch her non-existent husband?
When Jesus healed a man who had been an invalid for 38 years, asking the bizarre question: “Do you want to be healed?” (John 5:6, ESV), he did so on the Sabbath, knowing full well that that his enemies would go out of their minds. The Pharisees, despite their claims to be wise, learned and versed in the law of Moses, reacted like chumps. What a wonderful bit of trolling!
The pattern is repeated throughout John’s Gospel. What was Jesus expecting the reaction to be when he said: “Before Abraham was, I am” (John 8:58)? He knew rocks were on their way. And when he healed the man born blind in the following chapter, Jesus isn’t even present to witness the comic reactions of the neighbours and parents that paints a hilarious picture of misunderstanding and spiritual blindness (John 9:13-34).
THE PENITENT POLITICIAN
But we can go too far. Jesus’ aim was not to make his enemies look like fools. John has a really touching moment tucked away in chapter 19. When Joseph of Arimathea takes away Jesus’ body, who else is there but Nicodemus, who arrives with myrrh and aloes and helps Joseph bind and bury the body of the rabbi who had bamboozled and baffled him in chapter 3. Jesus’ provocative words to Nicodemus, which had caused confusion at the time, had slowly taken effect.
Throughout the Gospels, Jesus teases and goads us with parables and proclamations. And these are designed to get a reaction from us, not to humiliate us but to humble us, making us fall to our knees. The aim is repentance, so that we crawl out of our darkness and into his glorious light. That is why John wrote his Gospel: “so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” (John 20:31). | <urn:uuid:26d0084b-06ef-4099-bee5-a8f8ebcbe37e> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 10,735 |
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Camo is such an interesting trend to me since the print has been around forever… but obviously somewhere down the line someone found it fashionable and made it trendy. What do you guys think of the camo trend? I personally think it has been an acceptable trend for a long time, and has probably outlived a lot of other trends.
I will be announcing the giveaway winners for both of my giveaways today! Sorry for the delay! Hope you’re all excited!
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Tell us about yourself! Where are you from? Why do you blog? What is your focus?
My name is Katie, and I’m (still, ugh) a senior at Texas State University, majoring in mass communication and minoring in art history. I can’t wait to graduate this spring! I am a public relations intern at The Hays County Food Bank and I’m also the sole contributor of Slow Down & Savor.
Slow Down & Savor is a place where I can freely explore my passion in life: food. When I started this blog, it was basically a showcase for my love of food, the memories associated with food, the people who cook food, and the history of food.
I have taken it a step further. No longer am I just reminiscing, and researching, and sharing wonderful facts about why we eat what we eat or cook the way we do. SD&S has become much more than that.
SD&S has taken cooking and eating to the streets, so to speak. By exploring the small town that I live in and the surrounding cities around me, I have discovered so many amazing little eateries right in my own backyard. The Texas Hill Country is brimming with restaurants from fine dining to true hole-in-the-walls. My eating adventure isn’t limited to brick and mortar either. SD&S has given me the passion for those chefs who are on wheels or hitched at a food trailer park. Food trucks tend to produce the most interesting food from the most passionate of chefs.
But it doesn’t stop there. SD&S Has taken me to my very own kitchen, too. I’ve become bold and brazen with my approach to cooking. With my weekly potluck dinner I attend, I am faced with the challenge of making something interesting, beautiful and delicious, every single week for twenty or more people. Using recipes as platforms, I have learned that it’s OK to step out of the box and tweak this and change that. Before I even know it, I’ve created something with my own hands that will make your mouth water and make you come back for more.
I hail from Southern New Jersey. However, I currently live in the Hill Country in Texas. I spend a lot of time in San Marcos, Wimberley and Austin.
By sharing my experiences with food, whether at the eateries I visit or giving you a peek into the fun I have in the kitchen creating this or that, I hope that something you read sparks your interest into making the leap to go somewhere new or become a daring cook and whip up a dish you didn’t think you could. My hope is that you use SD&S as a launching pad in creating experiences of your own. I hope my experiences with food lead you to your own experiences with food.
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Some recollections on eating in Italy. Both Italian cooking and the Italian meal depend on theme, variation, and “quanto basto” (just enough). Except for the rare occasion/recipe (such as ossobuco risotto, served as one dish Milanese style), there is no principle main course. Rather a tradition of a series of small courses that compliment one another are served. An ideal dinner includes the experience of the complex and the simple, crisp and the soft, the savory and the mellow.
Here I have included a mish-mash of recipes that were shared with me while traveling in Italy. They have been shared by family, friends, or the neighborhood cook. Additionally I have found similar recipes in cookbooks on my own. I hope you enjoy making them for your friends and family- Buon Appetito!
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” ― Virginia Woolf
Made in Italy – David Rocco
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I am thrilled to be back after 19 years in the country that does not exist, but has a government, own currency and it hosts once a year a fabulous international book fair. But the reason for returning to Somaliland is miserable as at least one third of the population goes hungry. They are mainly nomads, who’s animals have died due to the drought and leaving them destitute and hungry.
The thought of portraying Somali’s people as hungry and begging for help is tapping into how the West is already thinking about countries in Africa. War, disease, hunger, begging. Those are the images of Africa in the West. I don’t want to confirm that nonsense. There is so much more about the fifty plus, extremely diverse countries on the continent.
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Bonnie grew up in Connecticut with a great love of movement and music. Striving for excellence in all that she does, she rose to the top of her class in high school. Cultivating hard work, consistency, discipline, and chutzpah led to a 13-year professional ballet career with The Hartford Ballet and subsequently Ballet Arizona. Those years of living her childhood dream gave her the opportunity to discover all kinds of strengths and a type of flow that will never go away and uses that passion for movement to share with Village members who cross her path. Now her two teenage kids keep her “on her toes” and her Golden Retriever, Marley, keeps her company and does doggie Pilates.
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1. Choose a Correct Island
Caribbean is utmost beautiful and its beauty lies in its diversity. The region includes hundreds of isles of twenty two nations, each with its own special touch of culture, beauty and charm. It’s actually difficult to choose one of the islands. However, you can differentiate between them according to the atmosphere. E.g. do you want a romantic getaway? Punta Rica is perfect. You can conduct a Huracan Cafe wedding there and enjoy the awesome atmosphere. So also, there are islands having a historic background or vibrant nightlife and so on. While researching about the region, choose an island where you can enjoy your big day the most.
2. Think Beyond the Beaches
The Caribbean is of course famous for its oceans and beaches. However, if you say that only the Caribbean beaches are what you come here for, it would be unjust. There are many more beautiful spots on the islands which you can consider for saying “I do”. There are mountains, charming ruins, terraces and lawns, perfect for organizing a spectacular ceremony. What’s more, you can charter a yacht too and make the most of your big day.
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Except for creating persistent volumes and ensuring there is a storage class configured (see below), installing Consul on your self-hosted Kubernetes cluster is the same process as installing Consul on a cloud-hosted Kubernetes cluster. See the Installation Overview for install instructions.
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Blessed Be the Dark Moon
“Just like the Moon,
half of my heart will always love the dark.”
TO THE DARK SIDE
Did you know the night before the New Moon is known as the Dark Moon?
The Moon isn’t visible in the sky, the last remnants of her waning crescent vanishing from sight, on the cusp of her new cycle. The Dark Moon is the Ending before the Beginning, the time to witness your shadows and acknowledge your healing, to prepare for what the next cycle will bring.
Meet me on Instagram every month for a warm and witty chat about one of my favourite moon phases. We’ll explore the journey of the Moon, and where she finds herself, and how her path is mirrored in our own. There may be a guided meditation and a card pull, depending where the night takes us.
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I wonder if bread and milk really are the most-purchased items at the slightest hint of snow. I'd wager beer is somewhere at the top of the list unless you're a good Southern Baptist, 'cause we all know they won't be drinking in a snowstorm, or dancing either. I bet the bad Southern Baptists will, but I KID! I KID!
Did I just offend anyone?
My People in the Tennessee Valley were treated to a SURPRISE snow blast yesterday and EVERY WEATHER PERSON MISSED IT! Oh, how it blesses my snow-coveting soul when they err on this side of a wintery mix! Snow chunking from the sky renders me absolutely g.i.d.d.y. and though visual inspection suggests to you I'm a 40-something mother, if you check below skin's surface I am 11 again.
I pity the mid-Westerner or Northerner who wants to smack me right now. Every like-minded, snow-deprived Southerner completely understands, is nodding their head, and for the more demonstrative, might've just shouted "Amen!".
However, all was not well yesterday, as is often the case when Southern municipalities are not equipped to handle road conditions. A friend called about six to tell me the road to her home was closed. A doctor's visit for her youngest daughter had demanded she take all three of her girls out in the midst of the storm, and she had been trying to get home for over two hours (it should've taken 25 minutes). I told her to come on, I was in the midst of cooking chili.
Wendy was weary and frazzled and about DONE with the inconvenience of it all–mamas know what I'm talkin' about–and she apologized to me about barging in.
Here's the thing, though. It's hard to make time for friends. Work and kids' activities and life demands squeeze out the space to make room for getting together with friends. Intentions are good but the "tyranny of the urgent" is a greedy beast who devours initiative and energy and hell-paving intent.
In the economy of "Robin World", Wendy's "intrusion" was a welcome one! We might've not been able to make time, but circumstances arranged it. Isn't that lovely?
So…they parked at the foot of our steep drive…trudged up a snowy mountain…landed at our back door…and were treated to a grill cheese and chip dinner before roads were clear for them to return home.
They had chocolate eclair for dessert. Me?
I had pink- and lavender-frosted punkin pie!
And a sudden craving to fill my uterus with blue eyes and blond curls.
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By Chandran Nair
This column appears in the Ethical Corporation November 2006 issue.
Bankers need to grapple honestly and fully with the sustainability challenges facing their industry.
If the world’s banks believe they can earn their “sustainability wings” through “green” investments alone they are mistaken.
A critically important issue, sustainability has fallen victim to fashion, heading the bill at almost every conference – most financial institutions have latched onto the issues associated with climate change.
But many confuse matters of ethics, corporate social responsibility, and the environment with sustainable development. They are related, but for business as a whole, how they are linked differs according to sectors, regulatory regimes, the global dimension of their business, and in how their own policies are implemented.
What does “sustainable banking” mean? Bankers must understand that sustainable development involves hard choices. It is about balancing economic interests with communities’ social aspirations and minimising environmental impacts. It is about trade-offs and political objectives; there are no absolutes; and it is a challenge to maintain transparency.
It requires that decisions taken today not compromise options for future generations -- this difficult issue but must be central to any serious commitment to sustainability.
Put your own house in order
But few people in banking – in most industries, to be sure – have taken the time to understand how the principles of sustainable development relate directly to their operations. This is not for corporate affairs: involvement in sustainable development as “good for business” or “reputation” is not the issue.
Nor have they studied, accepted and applied the core principles to their business. They still need to understand how they make decisions in exercising these principles, and to reconcile the inherent contradictions between sustainability and some practices of their industry.
They may have the best intentions, but many banking sector signatories to environmental policies like the Equator Principles lack in-house systems to ensure their own compliance.
While banks seem to attach some importance to informing investors about sustainability -- so they are seen to be “living” sustainability -- the banks themselves have made little or no attempt to understand the impacts of their industry and what they must in turn do to mitigate these impacts.
Face the future
A critical starting point is for banks to decide what sustainable development means for their business. They must understand the sustainability impacts that their business has and bring intellectual rigour and honesty to their understanding.
Organisations that are serious about sustainable development must put principles at the heart of decision-making. This includes fundamental points, such as how deals are done and loans made, in searching proactively for opportunities – and there are many in China and Asia – and even in establishing and adhering to frameworks that deliberately preclude their involvement in certain investments.
Bankers need to be clear in their own minds that there are some issues to do with sustainable development that they may not be able to deal with. But their response to these issues cannot be to offload all actions to others and wash their hands of them: this is at the core of sustainable development commitments.
All this requires a bold and fundamental shift in the industry. There are clear signs that people’s attitudes are shifting, and will force real change. Banks have a choice: maintain the attitude that current power and influence will allow them to fend off scrutiny, or start getting on top of the issues and look for opportunities in sustainable development, rather than stumble on them and claim sustainability credentials for PR reasons.
In the end, oversight by regulators may be the only way to ensure that banks understand, instil, and practise sustainable development. | <urn:uuid:ede9ad51-72a7-4e6b-b8fe-e570bce68eb9> | HuggingFaceTB/smollm-corpus/tree/main/fineweb-edu-dedup | smollm-corpus | eng_Latn | 3,995 |
Time to get excited yet again…because we’re doing another insane giveaway! For all you brides who follow our blog, you’ll know that a couple weeks ago we gave away a trip to Mexico. Well, this time we’re giving away amazing bridal goodies that will help to make your celebration super chic and super affordable. Why? Because one lucky winner can win $2000 towards her wedding invitations, bridesmaids dresses, and wedding day look!
Yes, it’s true. We’re going to help one bride get the wedding day of her dreams with $1000 for invitations at Minted, and $1000 for bridesmaids dresses & bridal accessories from Modcloth! For those of you who just got engaged, it’s the perfect package to help you jump-start planning and get amazing wedding goods from some of the biggest and best names in the business.
For the .001% of you who haven’t heard from Minted, let us introduce you to your new favorite place for boutique invitations and paper goods. Minted is a fantastic website that connects the work of indie artists to the average gal looking for amazing stationery, prints, and party supplies. It’s the perfect place to find wedding announcements, save the dates, and wedding invitation suites for the big day. They have over 700 different options for wedding invitation suites alone, and each design is fully customizable for your celebration.
Their quality is of course impeccable, boasting thick, luxe paper that will give your invitations that extra WOW factor. Extra perks: you can get samples of your favorite designs to see what they look like in real life before buying, and Minted will help you address your wedding invitations too. Because when you’re planning a wedding, who has time to write out 120 different addresses? With $1000 to spend at Minted, you’ll most likely have your entire wedding invitation suite covered. Heck, you might even have enough to throw in one of their gorgeous art prints in on top of it all!
Of course, we wanted to sweeten the deal and add in even more goodies on top of that, so we’ve got $1000 for the same lucky gal to spend at Modcloth! Modcloth is one of our very favorite places to buy adorable indie designer style online, and is the perfect wedding style destination for every bride-to-be.
You’ll be able to find all your wedding style-related needs there: from bridesmaids dresses in a full range of sizes, to unique white dresses for bridal occasions, to amazing jewelry and shoes to complete your wedding look. And because Modcloth is super affordable, you’ll easily be able to get your entire set of bridesmaids dresses and still have a ton more to spend on your bridal style! Their huge variety of vintage inspired dresses and accessories will fit perfectly with any celebration, no matter the bride’s theme or style. Shop their bridesmaids dresses or wedding boutique today and check out all the fabulous frocks and bling that could be yours!
Lastly, we’re partnered with our lovely friends mywedding.com on this giveaway as well! Mywedding.com is the perfect place to start your wedding journey, with amazingly customizable websites, tons of inspiration, and a mind-boggling amount of wedding resources to find the perfect vendors for your big day. And if you didn’t already know, Wedding Party is partnered with mywedding.com! This means that you’ll be able to connect your Wedding Party app with your mywedding website to share all your special photos and information with friends and family on the web and on your smartphones. How cool is that?
So what do you think brides…are you ready to win $2000 win these amazing prizes for your big day? Of course you are! Entering to win is super easy: simply visit our giveaway page and enter in your email.
Best of luck to all you brides! We hope you’re as excited about this giveaway as we are! Big thanks to Minted, ModCloth and mywedding.com. Read the terms of our giveaway here. | <urn:uuid:ba1f0fae-8a82-4ff4-9847-9c1f3ce1291a> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 3,884 |
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I was feeling discomfort in my left hand, wrist and arm due to hectic work schedule for some days. I visited doctor. He advised for ECG. It was normal but he reported High BP and High Pulse. He also prescribed me BP related pill to take daily. I took for few days but now I am concentrating on my diet rather than taking medicine. My age is 28. What do you suggest. Should I need to go for Preventive Health Checkup or any specific tests.
Posted Sun, 23 Feb 2014 in Hypertension and Heart Disease
Answered by Dr. Prabhakar C Koregol 1 hour later
Brief Answer: First recheck your BP and pulse Detailed Answer: Please have your BP and Pulse checked. If they are normal on diet have Treadmill test done to make sure that pain is not related to heart. If BP is high you need continue on meds bring it to control and than test. ALso if you have not recently checked have your cholesterol and sugar checked. | <urn:uuid:fe542d7e-ffa6-4bce-95c7-1934a3c2cd5f> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 961 |
Jan 13, 2016 – Safety and security is always a big concern for travelers, no matter what the destination or how long the journey. With the new high tech RFID money belt for women by e.e.david LLC, ladies who are travelling can do so with peace of mind.
Available at Amazon, the new high tech travel money belt for women offers both physical and electronic security of valuables and personal information. Whether for short trips around town or on a family vacation to an exotic location, the RFID money belt is a must have travel safety accessory that is easy-to-use and comfortable to wear.
Electronic and Physical Safety
The soft and comfortable RFID money belt protects both electronic information and valuables, safeguarding against identify theft, credit card information theft and other digital crimes. The belt’s innovative protective lining blocks illegal scans of RFID chips embedded in modern-day passports and credits cards, stopping highly sensitive personal data from being stolen.
Designed to be worn under clothing, the hidden money belt is lightweight, weighing only a few ounces, and invisible, securely keeping cash, credit cards, passports, jewelry and other items safe from loss or theft. The secure zippered main compartment and two internal pockets offer ample storage space. The travel money belt for women comes with a fully adjustable strap that fits all waist sizes and can be worn comfortably the entire day in both warm and cold climates. The best part is that no one knows it is there.
RFID Money Belt Features
This modern and stylish anti-theft money belt offers women who are travelling the finest quality travel wallet on the market. Made to last with 100% water-resistant and durable 201D ripstop nylon, an RFID blocking lining, double stitching, and high quality zippers, this rugged money belt offers long term quality and high security for travelers. It is lightweight and provides a secure location for valuables, documents and other day-to-day travel essentials.
For women who travel for business or pleasure, the RFID money belt is an essential accessory to take along, providing extra security of valuables and valuable information and brining extra peace of mind.
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Catherine Of Valois
CATHERINE OF VALOIS (1401-1437), queen of Henry V. of England, daughter of Charles VI. of France by his wife Isabel of Bavaria, was born in Paris on the 27th of October 1401. The lunacy of her father and the depravity of her mother were serious drawbacks to Catherine, and her only education was obtained in a convent at Poissy. About 1408 a marriage was suggested between the princess and Henry, prince of Wales, afterwards Henry V., who renewed this proposal after he became king in March 1413. In addition to the hand of Catherine, however, the English king asked for a large dowry both in money and lands, and when these demands were rejected war broke out. Once or twice during short intervals of peace the marriage project was revived, and was favoured by Queen Isabel. When peace was eventually made at Troyes in May 1420 Henry and Catherine were betrothed, and the marriage took place at Troyes on the 2nd of June 1420. Having crossed to England with Henry, the queen was crowned in Westminster Abbey on the 23rd of February 1421, and in the following December gave birth to a son, afterwards King Henry VI. She joined Henry in France in May 1422, returning to England after his death in the succeeding August. Catherine's name soon began to be coupled with that of Owen Tudor, a Welsh gentleman, and in 1428 Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, secured the passing of an act to prevent her from marrying without the consent of the king and council. It appears, however, that by this time Catherine and Tudor were already married. They lived in obscurity till 1436, when Tudor was imprisoned, and Catherine retired to Bermondsey Abbey, where she died on the 3rd of January 1437. Her body was buried in the Lady chapel of Westminster Abbey, and when the chapel was pulled down during the reign of Henry VII., was placed in Henry V.'s tomb. It lay afterwards under the Villiers monument, and in 1878 was re-buried in Henry V.'s chantry. By Tudor Catherine had three sons and a daughter. Her eldest son by this marriage, Edmund, was created earl of Richmond in 1452, and was the father of Henry VII.
See Agnes Strickland, Lives of the Queens of England, vol. iii. (London, 1877).
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Long live the king. Watch the new trailer for Marvel Studios #BlackPanther.
In theaters February 16!
“Black Panther” follows T’Challa who, after the events of “Captain America: Civil War,” returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to take his place as King. However, when an old enemy reappears on the radar, T’Challa’s mettle as King and Black Panther is tested when he is drawn into a conflict that puts the entire fate of Wakanda and the world at risk.
Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther” is produced by Kevin Feige with Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Nate Moore, Jeffrey Chernov and Stan Lee serving as executive producers. | <urn:uuid:5f0605df-bbe4-42e5-9232-21a610a6fb72> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 666 |
You will look awfy braw wearing “bells & whistles”
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|Description||Snacking between meals in excess can not be denied can make a person gain weight quickly. Well, to work around this you can take advantage of the consumption of spinach. Studies conducted by Swedish scientists reveal that the hidden natural compounds contained in spinach proved able to reduce the desire to snack. Even disclosed that later on spinach may be used to prevent obesity. Charlotte Erlanson-Albertsson, a professor at Lund University, found that the compound known as the thylakoid is able to slow digestion and reduce hunger. In contrast to other processed foods, tilakoid tends to be digested in the upper intestine. To prove the theory, Erlanson-Albertsson called for a test group of 15 people to regularly eat spinach every pag. The result, it was reported that they became easier to resist the temptation of snacking, when compared without the consumption of spinach. "I found this thylakoid compound after talking to my husband who is a scientist researcher of photosynthesis, he directed me to the thylakoid, a compound in green leaf is believed to be able to slow the digestion of fat," said Erlanson-Albertsson, If you want to get greater benefits from thylakoid, then the spinach must be destroyed and filtered to free the tilakoid from other plant cells. see my recommended diet in 14 day rapid fat loss plan pdf|
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Wine Plays Supporting Role at Upcoming Napa Valley Film Festival
This year's Napa Valley Film Festival promises to be the biggest one yet. While it may not yet be giving Sundance a run for its money (yet?), the weather is way better. As is the food and wine — but, for five days, chefs and winemakers are happy to pass the spotlight.
Kicking off Wednesday, November 13th, this year's five-day festival features 250 visiting filmakers presenting over 100 new movies. Red carpets, cocktail receptions, elaborate dinners and plenty of wine are, of course, a part of the experience, because what film festival would be complete without celebrity spotting and too much drinking.
Headquartered at The Oxbow Public Market in Downtown Napa, the biggest screenings will take place at the Opera House and The Uptown Theater in Napa, the Lincoln Theater in Yountville and the Cameo Cinema in St. Helena with smaller screenings elsewhere in the four towns.
From the main stream to the provocative, the films cover a broad range of topics featuring both established and up-and-coming actors and directors. Ticket options range from single screenings (around $10) to full, all access passes for the entire weekend. Tickets are available here and a full guide to film and festivities can be downloaded here. | <urn:uuid:23efff5a-9970-4273-bb80-aa11ac402391> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 1,292 |
Family Support Organization of Hunterdon, Somerset and Warren Counties provides support groups for parents with children with special emotional, behavioral and/or mental health challenges the opportunity to benefit from others’ experiences, share their own experiences, be provided with links to community resources and gain a support system in their own community.
Two support groups are currently being held in Hunterdon County.
Hunterdon County Lunchtime Support Group is held the second Friday of every month from noon-2 p.m. at the Family Success Center in Flemington.
Hunterdon County Evening Group is held the third Wednesday of every month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in Flemington.
For more information or to reserve space, call 908-213-9932, ext. 16. | <urn:uuid:fb2d91cf-5a6d-432e-9594-50ed3e0dd2d7> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 752 |
It’s now been nearly two weeks since the terrible tragedy at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub, and after an initial outpouring of support for the victims and the survivors, we’re beginning to see the story fade from our collective consciousness. Investigators are still trying to determine what the killer’s real motivations were, with some questions about how motivated by jihad he really was, but those stories are getting less and less attention. The Senate held votes for new gun laws earlier this week after a filibuster inspired by the tragedy, but none of those proposed laws were actually passed.
We do know two things – first, the person responsible for these unspeakable crimes targeted many members of the LGBTQ community, and second, it’s not the first time that LGBTQ community members have lost their lives due to the hatred of others.
I hope that what happened in Orlando will result in positive change, where more of us come to accept that love is love, and that LGBTQ people deserve the same rights and the same dignities as straight people.
In my 35 years of practicing family law in San Antonio, I’ve worked with families to resolve their disputes, no matter how those families are composed. I’ve seen remarkable changes over the years. I still remember how horrified I was the first time I tried a civil case involving domestic violence between two men, and overheard the judge chuckling about details. I remember how challenging it once was to work on same-sex adoptions, or to help couples divide estates who were married body and soul if not in the eyes of Texas state law.
Thanks to the Supreme Court, marriage is now possible in the United States for any two people who love each other, be they gay or straight, and I believe that change in the law is something that will ultimately bring us to a better understanding of one another.
But this change doesn’t eliminate challenges for the LGBTQ community. Some of the couples who do marry in this new era will ultimately seek divorce, and there are questions that LGBTQ divorces will raise. There’s more awareness and acceptance for transgender people, but there are also legal challenges that come with determining what gender you identify as.
Whether it’s helping clients through gay or lesbian divorce, a custody case involving LGBTQ parents, or cases involving legal and medical issues for transgender people, I’ve been proud to help LGBTQ clients with their family law needs throughout their career. When it comes to divorce, I believe that families are families, and that while divorce might change what a family looks like, it shouldn’t destroy it. And when it comes to all family law issues, I believe all my clients are deserving of my compassion, my ability to resolve disputes, and my ability to fight when necessary. | <urn:uuid:237e408d-8074-4f91-a1bc-9e3fb6d5c558> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 2,794 |
If you’re considering playing the official lottery, you need to understand what it is and how it works. Lottery tickets are drawn at random. Depending on the lottery, you may have several chances to win. Typically, you have 60 minutes to buy and claim your ticket. If you win, you’ll get notified within minutes. You must make payment within 60 minutes. The tickets are not refundable or transferable.
Lottery games can be played at local casinos, online, or in person. However, the official lottery isn’t available in every state. Some states don’t allow lottery players to purchase online. Others require that they visit a retail store in order to purchase tickets. In addition, some state lotteries have instant win scratch cards online.
The official lottery is the one sanctioned by a government body and run by an authorized representative. These lottery games are subject to specific rules and regulations that ensure the fairness of the game for the players. In Connecticut, for example, the lottery is operated by the Connecticut Lottery Corporation. Connecticut’s lottery tickets are fanfolded and contain a common Pack Number.
In most states, there is more than one lottery game. For example, Texas Lotto has many different games, and you can purchase tickets for more than one lottery game. There are also lottery websites and public access television that offer different promotions. | <urn:uuid:0b22971d-147a-4ed8-bda7-3741bf16dc3f> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 1,395 |
In the bustling heart of business and innovation, creating a sustainable and eco-friendly workspace is not just a trend but a necessity.
With the growing awareness of environmental impacts and the drive towards a greener future, businesses are increasingly seeking ways to contribute positively to the planet.
This is where the concept of sustainable fitouts comes into play, particularly in dynamic cities like Sydney.
Understanding Sustainable Fitouts
Sustainable fitouts involve designing and renovating commercial spaces in a way that minimises environmental impact, promotes energy efficiency, and creates a healthier workplace.
It’s about making conscious choices – from the materials used in construction to the energy sources powering your office, and obviously the Sydney fitout company you choose to work with.
- Environmental Impact: Reducing carbon footprint and waste production.
- Health and Well-being: Creating a healthier work environment improves employee satisfaction and productivity.
- Cost-Effective: Long-term savings on energy and maintenance costs.
How to Achieve a Sustainable Fitout
- Start with a Green Design: Work with architects and designers who specialise in sustainable practices. Focus on natural light, energy-efficient lighting, and eco-friendly materials.
- Choose Sustainable Materials: Opt for recycled, reclaimed, or sustainably sourced materials. This includes everything from the paint on your walls to the carpets on your floors.
- Energy Efficiency: Invest in energy-efficient appliances and systems. Consider smart lighting, solar panels, and energy management systems to reduce consumption.
- Waste Reduction: Implement practices to minimise waste during construction and in day-to-day operations. Recycling and composting programs are a great start.
- Indoor Air Quality: Use low-VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) paints and materials. Ensure good ventilation and consider air purifying plants to enhance air quality.
Why Choose a Local Fitout Company
- Local Expertise: Understanding of the local climate and environmental standards.
- Network of Suppliers: Access to local, sustainable materials and resources.
- Compliance: Adherence to local regulations and building codes.
Ready to get started?
Sustainable fitouts are more than just a corporate responsibility; they represent a commitment to a healthier planet and a more productive work environment.
By taking these steps and partnering with the right professionals, businesses can make a significant impact.
Embrace the change and be a part of the movement towards a greener future for your commercial space. With the right approach and the expertise of a dedicated fitout company, your journey towards sustainability is not just a vision but a tangible reality. | <urn:uuid:ea0b56ba-ad4e-4a80-9ee1-524a329d23e6> | HuggingFaceTB/smollm-corpus/tree/main/fineweb-edu-dedup | smollm-corpus | eng_Latn | 2,767 |
DAR ES SALAAM — Ambassador David J. Lane, the U.S. Representative to the United Nations food and agriculture agencies based in Rome, visited Tanzania last week to see firsthand how the U.S. government is working together with WFP, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to support Tanzanian smallholder farmers, business and the government in improving the food security situation in the country.
From January 7 to 12, the ambassador’s trip took him to rural communities in the regions of Arusha and Kilimanjaro, and to Mkruranga District in the Southern Growth and Agricultural Corridor (SAGCOT). Following Tanzania, the group departed for Malawi where they observed similar projects from 13-15 January.
"With support from the United States, two of WFP’s top priorities in Tanzania are improving food security and helping develop commercial opportunities for small shareholder farmers," said WFP Country Representative to Tanzania Richard Ragan. "Ambassador Lane's visit was an opportunity for him to witness the progress Tanzanians have made in this area. Significant work remains but so far the results are very exciting."
Accompanied by seven print and radio journalists from Africa and Europe, Ambassador Lane visited WFP-sponsored Food for Assets Projects in Leki Tatu and Sakila Village, a Food for Education project at Arkatan Primary School, Monduli District, and a Purchase for Progress farmers’ group in Kware Village, Hai District.
Additionally, the group met with farmers’ groups supported by USAID/Feed the Future's Tanzanian Agricultural Productivity Program (USAID-TAPP); a Food for Progress dairy production program supported by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Land O'Lakes; FAO-supported projects on cassava growing; and an IFAD agricultural marketing systems development project.
“The communities and projects that we visited over the past week are proof that, despite the challenges we face, investing in smallholder agriculture can substantially improve food and nutrition security and help local economies thrive,” Ambassador Lane said at a news conference in Dar es Salaam as the visit ended on 12 January. "Tanzanian commitment to enacting agribusiness-friendly policies and increased public spending for agricultural growth will encourage private investment — including by smallholder farmers themselves — and ultimately help transform Tanzania into a bread basket for the region."
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15.1.2016 Nicaraguan TV Interview with Jesus Arague, ERCA Tutor
Interview of Jesus Araque, ERCA Tutor and representant ISO EXPERTOS for Internal Auditor Course based on the 9001:2015 and 14001:2015 standards in Nicaragua
Nicaraguan TV interview with Jesus Arague, ERCA Tutor
Moscow International Forum on 7th of December, 2015
ERCA will be represented on the Moscow International Forum on the practice of effective business management with the Presentation: "System of multinational membership in the field of personal training and certification." For more information visit our LinkedIn profile or ERCA on Moscow International Forum
4.5.2015 New ERCA Member
We are starting with the provision of training services in Colombia through our new member IMS - Integrated Management Systems S.A.S., which has been established in the City of Bogota. For more information about upcoming courses, please contact our local affiliate firstname.lastname@example.org
1.10.2014 Management of courses in Nicaragua
ERCA member in Nicaragua is organizing courses for the coming months of Internal Auditor ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS in collaboration with the prestigious University Thomas More. For more information contact to our local affiliate email@example.com or visit our LinkedIn profile.
15.6.2014 ERCA member & ERCA tutor
Non avremmo potuto cominciare meglio in Nicaragua. Il lancio del primo corso ERCA offerto in questo paese č stato annunciato sul canale nicaraguense Channel 2. Il nostro manager del corso in cooperazione con Thomas More University sta per organizzare parecchi altri corsi per soddisfare la forte ed emergente domanda locale di specialisti nei diversi settori di certificazione. | <urn:uuid:1a5f3fc0-3af8-45fb-8332-665ed2656fac> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 1,723 |
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The POE-70 is the latest innovative new product from Zigen - 70 meter (230') HDMI extender over single UTP/STP, with IR and RS232 and POE (48V). Robust and cost effective - the POE-70 is the right HDMI extender for all of your projects requiring 24/7 flawless operation.
The ZIG-POE-70-TX provides a complete solution for detection and powering of POE IEEE 802.3af devices such as the ZIG-POE-70-RX. The ZIG-POE-70-TX POE solution will safely detect, classify, and provide 48V up to 13W power to RX device connected to the HDBaseT port. The TX unit will first read a signature from the TX and only enable power delivery if all constraints are met. During the power delivery the link is continuously monitored for any fault or overloading conditions and the current is limited to avoid hazardous conditions.
The ZIG-POE-70-TX senses the removal of a powered device and turns off 48V power immediately when the RX is disconnected.
- HDBaseT technology.
- Extend HDMI signals up to 70 meters/228 feet by using Cat-5e/6/7
- Supports HDMI 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.0 with 3D
- HDCP compliant - 1.4 & 2.2
- Supports 3D pass-through
- Supports CEC pass-through
- Supports RS-232 (Bi-direction transfer)
- Supports all frequency band IR control (Bi-direction transfer)
- Supports 12V or 5V IR Receiver/Emitter
- Full HD support: 1080P@60Hz, 3D and 4Kx2K
- Uses Cat-5e/6/7 cable for easy installation
- Supports HDMI 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 with 48-bit deep color
- 4K / 2K, 30Hz, 24bpp 4:4:4
- 4K / 2K, 60Hz, 24bpp 4:2:0
- Supports digital video formats in 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, 1920x1200, 2K and 4K.
- Supports uncompressed PCM 2- Ch., 5.1, 7.1, Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby TrueHD, DTS HD-Master Audio and more.
- 1 x Transmitter
- 1 x Receiver
- 1 x User manual
- 1 x Power adapter DC 48V with lock
- 1 x IR receiver
- 4 x Screws
- 8 x Foot pads
- 2 x Captive screw connectors
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Hyderabad, Oct 8 (INN): Union Minister of State for Transport Sarvey Satyanarayana requested the pilgrims to pray for the welfare and development of the country and the people. While flagging off the 24th batch of Haj pilgrims at the Haj House Nampally Hyderabad he said that he feels elated on being present here among the Haj pilgrims.
Mohammed Qamarul Islam Minister for Karnataka appealed the pilgrims to pray for the unity and integrity of the country and the nation. MLC MS Prabhakar wished the pilgrims a successful and comfortable journey and said that the Haj pilgrimage is a matter of joy for the pilgirms. Secunderabad MLA Jayasudha also greeted the pilgrims at the Haj House.
CISF Commandant G S Pandey, Dy Commandant Mohammed, Station Manager Saudi Arabian Airlines Prem Kumar, Saudi Airlines Manager Mohammed Iftekhar Ahmed and a host of officials and non-officials were present on this occasion.
The Special Chartered haj Flight left the Airport at 5:25 PM on Tuesday carrying 300 pilgrims including 298 from the neighbouring Karnataka State. So far, 7,792 pilgrims have left by 24 flights for the Saudi Arabia from the Hyderabad Embarkation Point. State Haj Committee Special Officer Prof. S.A. Shukoor Special Officer and Executive Officer Abdul Hameed were also present. | <urn:uuid:579ed7a6-a0cd-442a-9779-558da19d4bf9> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 1,288 |
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