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An easy-to-follow garden pruning guide for basic plant and shrub categories that is perfect for the beginner gardener!
As a self-taught gardener, many things about plant care have challenged me. When to plant, how much to water, should I fertilize…and the list goes on. However, nothing has confused me more than “when to prune.” I’ve made many mistakes, and had to sit out whole growing seasons with bloomless plants. Some pruning guides are difficult to understand unless you are a master gardener.
My goals for this garden pruning guide are:
- To very simply tell you when and how to prune a variety of easy-to-grow plants.
- Provide you with new plant ideas for your garden.
I believe that knowing how to care for a plant before it goes in the ground is half the battle. There is nothing worse than planting something new, only to find out that it takes a lot of time and effort to keep it healthy. Simple gardening is every bit as satisfying as the complicated version.
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The Proper Pruner
We all need good tools of the trade. The best kind of pruner is truly a matter of opinion. My favorite is [a bypass pruner.] They work well for a variety of plants. I would highly recommend that you choose pruning shears that fit your hand. It’s very hard to control pruning shears that are too big for you. My best advice is to stay away from anvil pruners. They are bigger and tend to smash the stem at the cut. (Feel free to use them on dead wood if you have any of that.)
The OSP Garden Pruning Guide
Spring Flowering Trees & Shrubs
Examples: Lilac, Forsythia, Rhododendron
Plants that bloom in the spring should be pruned in late spring/early summer, when the plant is finished producing blooms and the blooms have faded. To help the plant stay full and shapely, remove some of the older shoots at ground level.
Summer Blooming Trees & Shrubs
Examples: Butterfly Bush, Viburnum, Potentilla, Bluebeard
The rule of thumb for summer blooming plants is to prune them in late winter or very early spring before any new growth appears. Most bloom on new wood so trimming them in early spring will encourage new growth and abundant blooms.
No garden pruning guide would be complete without the mention of hydrangeas. There are two basic groups of hydrangeas. Those that bloom on old wood and those that bloom on new growth. To make matters even more confusing, some hydrangeas bloom on both. Lacecap, mophead and oakleaf hydrangeas bloom on old wood. They should be pruned in mid to late summer, after their blooms are spent. Newer varieties like Endless Summer, bloom on both old and new wood so you can prune them any time and still get lovely blooms. The same goes for PeeGee, Limelights and Annabelles.
Roses come in so many varieties that it’s mind-boggling. To simplify matters, I have divided them into two categories: Roses that bloom once a year and repeat bloomers.
- Roses that bloom once a year should be pruned after blooming. These are mostly old garden roses such as Damasks and climbers.
- Repeat blooming roses should be pruned to shape and/or to remove wood that was damaged by winter. Early spring is the best time to do this. Examples of repeat bloomers are shrub (knock-out) roses, miniatures, floribundas and grandifloras.
Broad Leaf Evergreens
Examples: Holly, Magnolias, Azaleas
The best time to prune broadleaf evergreens is in the late spring after they bloom. You can also prune in early spring before new growth appears but that can get tricky. By pruning in early spring you run the risk of cutting off any new blooms. The safest bet is to wait until the blooms are spent.
Needle Leaf Evergreens
Examples: Douglas Fir, Cypress, Juniper, Spruce
Most needle leaf evergreens don’t need pruned every year. Some can go up to 3 years and still maintain their shape. If you do need to prune, it’s best to do it early in the growing season. Needle leaf evergreens are wonderful for holiday decorating. Branches can be cut for indoor use without bothering the plant.
I’m not going to lie…most plants in the garden pruning guide are relatively straight-forward, but knowing when to prune clematis can be confusing. The key to proper clematis pruning is knowing when your plant blooms.
Clematis that blooms in the Spring
Vines that bloom in early spring should be pruned after all the blooms are spent. These early blooming varieties bloom on the previous years growth…which means do NOT cut it back in the fall. If you do, you will have to sit out a blooming season. Just remember this rule:
“If it blooms before June, do not prune.”
Clematis that blooms in late spring or early summer should be cut back in fall or early winter, after the bloom period. Removing the dead wood should be sufficient but to keep these hardy bloomers under control, they can be hard pruned every couple of years.
Late Summer/Fall Bloomers
Late blooming clematis (end of summer or fall) should be cut back hard in early spring. Every vine should be cut to about a foot tall. The plant will have all spring and most of the summer to grow. The picture above is a Sweet Autumn Clematis.
As I sit here writing this, snow is falling and my feet are cold. I’m not really complaining, just stating facts. (Well…maybe I’m complaining a little, but compared to others, we have had a very mild winter.) Anyway, spring really is on the way and after that comes summer. Of all the seasons, summer is when I’m most relaxed, and when I love where I live. I take a break from inside projects, and spend time outside in the yard. Summer literally soothes my soul and replenishes my spirit. I’m looking forward to it immensely.
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PRIVATE TOUR: Stopping over in Cairo? Why not extend your stay and explore the city of a thousand minarets for a stopover with a difference. Spend two nights in Egypt’s capital exploring the famous Pyramids of Giza and the iconic Sphinx, encountering royal mummies and touring the Grand Egyptian Museum.
Welcome to Egypt and the start of your city stay! Arrive Cairo and included transfer to your hotel. The remainder of the day is at leisure. If your flight arrives early and you would like to pre-book touring arrangements, please inquire with your consultant.
After breakfast head out with your guide to the famous Pyramids of Giza and the iconic Sphinx. These ancient wonders are the sole survivors from the ancient Greek-listed Seven Wonders of the World and it is said that the pyramids are the planet’s oldest tourist attraction! Marvel at Cheops (Khufu) - the Great Pyramid which was constructed from over 2.5 million limestone blocks and is thought to have taken more than 20 years to construct. Whilst exploring Giza, you can opt to go inside one of the pyramids, subject to being open. Not built for the purpose of accommodating curious travelers, a visit inside one of the pyramids is hot, humid and not recommended for those that are claustrophobic – but you do feel a bit like Indiana Jones! For a real Arabian experience, why not hire a camel for a trot across the sands of Giza past one of the most famous backdrops in the world – great photo opportunities.
After time for lunch and a little respite, embark upon a guided tour of the Grand Egyptian Museum. In addition to witnessing the priceless funerary treasures of King Tutankhamen, including his legendary solid gold death mask, the museum boasts an astounding array of ancient Egyptian artifacts gathered from across Egypt and the world. Final stop of the day is the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization where you can see the remarkably well preserved mummies of ancient Egyptian kings and queens on display in the Royal Mummies' Hall. Once you’ve had your fill of ancient Egypt return to your hotel for an evening at leisure. Consider heading out to dinner at one of the restaurants that offer fantastic views of Cairo and the Nile. Ask your guide for some recommendations!
Please Note: the Grand Egyptian Museum is set to open late 2024. An official date has yet to be released. If travelling prior to the opening of the new facility we'll visit the Egyptian Museum instead.
Overnight: Cairo | Breakfast
Today marks the conclusion of our arrangement. Enjoy breakfast at leisure before hotel check out and included onward departure transfer to the airport. If your flight doesn’t depart until later today and you would like us to pre arrange further sightseeing, please inquire with your consultant.
For information about visas, top travel tips and much more, take a look through our travel guide.
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The hotels listed below are ones which we frequently use on this tour. We reserve the right to substitute these hotels to ones of a similar standard.
Oasis Hotel, Cairo
Just a stone's throw from the Pyramids, the Oasis Hotel is a classic Egyptian hotel with beautiful expansive gardens. Rooms are very spacious with comfortable beds and fantastic en suite facilities. Wi-Fi is available and the buffet breakfast offers a good spread. In the evening the outdoor pool and fountains are lit up making the restaurant and bar the perfect place to spend an evening sipping on a cold glass of beer.
Sonesta Hotel Cairo, Cairo
The Sonesta Hotel & Casino is a sophisticated and luxurious hotel offering spacious, en-suit rooms with opulent furnishings. Enjoy a cocktail at the poolside bar or indulge in a relaxing massage or Turkish steam bath at the full-service spa. With 5 restaurants located within the hotel you'll be spoilt for choice over dining options.
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Back pain is often an indicator of certain spine conditions, some being more serious than others. Though sometimes sleeping in the wrong position may cause this discomfort, ongoing or sharp pains in the back may indicate a spinal issue. As the spine is one of the most integral parts of your body due to its connections to the brain and role in commanding movement, you should address spine pain immediately.
If you have started to experience spine pain in Lynnwood, WA, contact our experienced medical professional staff at OPA Ortho. The sooner you catch and treat spinal issues, the higher the likelihood that your condition will improve.
Spine Diagnosis and Treatment in Lynnwood, WA
Spine conditions can not only prove painful, but they can also disrupt your daily routine. Chores as simple as sweeping the floor may seem inaccessible with a bad back, meaning that you cannot live with the same fluidity and ease as before. Furthermore, spine pain in Lynnwood, WA, can indicate a serious and potentially life-threatening condition if left untreated.
If you have recurring back pain, contact us at OPA Ortho for a spine diagnosis. Our physicians have years of experience in diagnosing spinal conditions and prescribing treatments that will either mitigate or eliminate said issues.
Symptoms of Spine Conditions
Common symptoms that indicate that you should seek out spine pain treatment include:
- Sciatica: This condition affects the leg. You will notice sciatica if you feel pain, weakness, or tingling in your leg, particularly concentrated in the gluteal area. As the hips are closely connected with the spine, sciatica may indicate a spine condition.
- Lumbar Pain: The lumbar region refers to your lower back. Pain in the lumbar region may originate from several conditions, such as an injury to the muscles/tendons, arthritis, and more.
- Chronic Back or Spinal Pain: Even if your back pain is not overwhelming, chronic discomfort indicates a larger issue. You should schedule an appointment with a pain and spine treatment center to fix the underlying problem immediately.
- Stiffness or Pinching: Stiffness often indicates an issue with the back muscles. However, stiffness can also point to another problem, such as sciatica, meaning it is important to see a professional if your back feels rigid. Pinching sensations are also abnormal and may indicate that surrounding tissues have compressed or trapped a nerve.
If you notice any of these symptoms or other abnormalities in your back, contact OPA Orthopedics. Our spine diagnostic and pain treatment center can identify your problem and create a treatment plan specific to your issue to reduce your pain significantly.
Diagnosis of Spine Pain and Conditions
To diagnose spine conditions, we begin by performing a visual and tactile exam. We will check your posture, feel your back, ask you to bend your legs, test your reflexes, and more. As we perform this initial exam, we will also ask you questions about your medical history, how your back pain feels, where you feel the most pain, etc.
After we perform this initial examination process, we may need to use a diagnostic imaging tool to take a closer look at your condition. Here are some examples of the tests we may perform.
We may order an X-ray if we believe that you have a broken bone or spinal fracture, misalignment, or changes due to aging. X-rays help us examine the bones themselves.
MRI or CT Scans
These types of scans take multiple images to form a 3D picture of your body with more detail than an X-ray. These scans help us identify problems with the soft tissues, nerves, discs, ligaments, and more.
If we believe that a certain chronic, inflammatory, or medical condition has led to your back pain, we will perform blood tests to identify the exact condition.
If we believe that you have suffered from nerve damage or compression, we may perform a non-invasive electromyography (EMG) exam to test nerve root activity in your spine.
Treatment for Spine Pain | What You Can Do
Though you can try at-home remedies for pain, such as hot and cold treatments or hot baths, it is best to contact our clinic as soon as possible. At OPA Ortho, we can prescribe an effective treatment for spine pain that can reduce your pain significantly and treat the root problem.
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If you’re ready to invest in lower, upper, or middle spine pain treatment, contact our team at OPA Orthopedics. Contact one of our six locations or schedule an appointment online to alleviate spine pain in Lynnwood, WA, today.
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Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive, has signed off on an effort to show users pro-Facebook stories and to distance himself from scandals.
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, signed off last month on a new initiative code-named Project Amplify.
The effort, which was hatched at an internal meeting in January, had a specific purpose: to use Facebook’s News Feed, the site’s most important digital real estate, to show people positive stories about the social network.
The idea was that pushing pro-Facebook news items — some of them written by the company — would improve its image in the eyes of its users, three people with knowledge of the effort said. But the move was sensitive because Facebook had not previously positioned the News Feed as a place where it burnished its own reputation. Several executives at the meeting were shocked by the proposal, one attendee said.
Project Amplify punctuated a series of decisions that Facebook has made this year to aggressively reshape its image. Since that January meeting, the company has begun a multipronged effort to change its narrative by distancing Mr. Zuckerberg from scandals, reducing outsiders’ access to internal data, burying a potentially negative report about its content and increasing its own advertising to showcase its brand.
The moves amount to a broad shift in strategy. For years, Facebook confronted crisis after crisis over privacy, misinformation and hate speech on its platform by publicly apologizing. Mr. Zuckerberg personally took responsibility for Russian interference on the site during the 2016 presidential election and has loudly stood up for free speech online. Facebook also promised transparency into the way that it operated.
But the drumbeat of criticism on issues as varied as racist speech and vaccine misinformation has not relented. Disgruntled Facebook employees have added to the furor by speaking out against their employer and leaking internal documents. Last week, The Wall Street Journal published articles based on such documents that showed Facebook knew about many of the harms it was causing.
So Facebook executives, concluding that their methods had done little to quell criticism or win supporters, decided early this year to go on the offensive, said six current and former employees, who declined to be identified for fear of reprisal.
“They’re realizing that no one else is going to come to their defense, so they need to do it and say it themselves,” said Katie Harbath, a former Facebook public policy director.
The changes have involved Facebook executives from its marketing, communications, policy and integrity teams. Alex Schultz, a 14-year company veteran who was named chief marketing officer last year, has also been influential in the image reshaping effort, said five people who worked with him. But at least one of the decisions was driven by Mr. Zuckerberg, and all were approved by him, three of the people said.
Joe Osborne, a Facebook spokesman, denied that the company had changed its approach.
“People deserve to know the steps we’re taking to address the different issues facing our company — and we’re going to share those steps widely,” he said in a statement.
For years, Facebook executives have chafed at how their company appeared to receive more scrutiny than Google and Twitter, said current and former employees. They attributed that attention to Facebook’s leaving itself more exposed with its apologies and providing access to internal data, the people said.
So in January, executives held a virtual meeting and broached the idea of a more aggressive defense, one attendee said. The group discussed using the News Feed to promote positive news about the company, as well as running ads that linked to favorable articles about Facebook. They also debated how to define a pro-Facebook story, two participants said.
That same month, the communications team discussed ways for executives to be less conciliatory when responding to crises and decided there would be less apologizing, said two people with knowledge of the plan.
Mr. Zuckerberg, who had become intertwined with policy issues including the 2020 election, also wanted to recast himself as an innovator, the people said. In January, the communications team circulated a document with a strategy for distancing Mr. Zuckerberg from scandals, partly by focusing his Facebook posts and media appearances on new products, they said.
The Information, a tech news site, previously reported on the document.
The impact was immediate. On Jan. 11, Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer — and not Mr. Zuckerberg — told Reuters that the storming of the U.S. Capitol a week earlier had little to do with Facebook. In July, when President Biden said the social network was “killing people” by spreading Covid-19 misinformation, Guy Rosen, Facebook’s vice president for integrity, disputed the characterization in a blog post and pointed out that the White House had missed its coronavirus vaccination goals.
“Facebook is not the reason this goal was missed,” Mr. Rosen wrote.
Mr. Zuckerberg’s personal Facebook and Instagram accounts soon changed. Rather than addressing corporate controversies, Mr. Zuckerberg’s posts have recently featured a video of himself riding an electric surfboard with an American flag and messages about new virtual reality and hardware devices.
Facebook also started cutting back the availability of data that allowed academics and journalists to study how the platform worked. In April, the company told its team behind CrowdTangle, a tool that provides data on the engagement and popularity of Facebook posts, that it was being broken up. While the tool still exists, the people who worked on it were moved to other teams.
Part of the impetus came from Mr. Schultz, who had grown frustrated with news coverage that used CrowdTangle data to show that Facebook was spreading misinformation, said two people involved in the discussions.
For academics who relied on CrowdTangle, it was a blow. Cameron Hickey, a misinformation researcher at the National Conference on Citizenship, a nonprofit focused on civic engagement, said he was “particularly angry” because he felt the CrowdTangle team was being punished for giving an unfiltered view of engagement on Facebook.
Mr. Schultz argued that Facebook should publish its own information about the site’s most popular content rather than supply access to tools like CrowdTangle, two people said. So in June, the company compiled a report on Facebook’s most-viewed posts for the first three months of 2021.
But Facebook did not release the report. After the policy communications team discovered that the top-viewed link for the period was a news story with a headline that suggested a doctor had died after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine, they feared the company would be chastised for contributing to vaccine hesitancy, according to internal emails reviewed by The New York Times.
A day before the report was supposed to be published, Mr. Schultz was part of a group that voted to shelve the document, according to the emails. He later posted an internal message about his role at Facebook, which was reviewed by The Times, saying, “I do care about protecting the company’s reputation, but I also care deeply about rigor and transparency.”
Facebook also worked to stamp out employee leaks. In July, the communications team shuttered comments on an internal forum that was used for companywide announcements. “OUR ONE REQUEST: PLEASE DON’T LEAK,” read a post about the change.
At the same time, Facebook ramped up its marketing. During the Olympics this summer, the company paid for television spots with the tagline “We change the game when we find each other,” to promote how it fostered communities. In the first half of this year, Facebook spent a record $6.1 billion on marketing and sales, up more than 8 percent from a year earlier, according to a recent earnings report.
Weeks later, the company further reduced the ability of academics to conduct research on it when it disabled the Facebook accounts and pages of a group of New York University researchers. The researchers had created a feature for web browsers that allowed them to see users’ Facebook activity, which 16,000 people had consented to use. The resulting data had led to studies showing that misleading political ads had thrived on Facebook during the 2020 election and that users engaged more with right-wing misinformation than many other types of content.
In a blog post, Facebook said the N.Y.U. researchers had violated rules around collecting user data, citing a privacy agreement it had originally struck with the Federal Trade Commission in 2012. The F.T.C. later admonished Facebook for invoking its agreement, saying it allowed for good-faith research in the public interest.
Laura Edelson, the lead N.Y.U. researcher, said Facebook cut her off because of the negative attention her work brought. “Some people at Facebook look at the effect of these transparency efforts and all they see is bad P.R.,” she said.
The episode was compounded this month when Facebook told misinformation researchers that it had mistakenly provided incomplete data on user interactions and engagement for two years for their work.
“It is inconceivable that most of modern life, as it exists on Facebook, isn’t analyzable by researchers,” said Nathaniel Persily, a Stanford University law professor, who is working on federal legislation to force the company to share data with academics.
In August, after Mr. Zuckerberg approved Project Amplify, the company tested the change in three U.S. cities, two people with knowledge of the effort said. While the company had previously used the News Feed to promote its own products and social causes, it had not turned to it to openly push positive press about itself, they said.
Once the tests began, Facebook used a system known as Quick Promotes to place stories about people and organizations that used the social network into users’ News Feeds, they said. People essentially see posts with a Facebook logo that link to stories and websites published by the company and from third-party local news sites. One story pushed “Facebook’s Latest Innovations for 2021” and discussed how it was achieving “100 percent renewable energy for our global operations.”
“This is a test for an informational unit clearly marked as coming from Facebook,” Mr. Osborne said, adding that Project Amplify was “similar to corporate responsibility initiatives people see in other technology and consumer products.”
Facebook’s defiance against unflattering revelations has also not let up, even without Mr. Zuckerberg. On Saturday, Nick Clegg, the company’s vice president for global affairs, wrote a blog post denouncing the premise of The Journal investigation. He said the idea that Facebook executives had repeatedly ignored warnings about problems was “just plain false.”
“These stories have contained deliberate mischaracterizations of what we are trying to do,” Mr. Clegg said. He did not detail what the mischaracterizations were.
The year 2020 has been most unusual.
It started with an unprecedented global pandemic caused by the CCP virus, and it’s concluding with the U.S. presidential election, which has captivated the world.
On election night, on Nov. 3, an assortment of anomalies were observed, followed by a large number of specific allegations of election fraud. As the integrity of the election continued to be questioned and evidence continued to emerge, most mainstream media stuck to a one-sided narrative by calling the 2020 election the most secure in American history, and sought to silence opposing voices.
The results of the 2020 election will not only decide the future of the United States, but also determine the future of the world.
Following election night, The Epoch Times’ investigative team quickly went to work. In an attempt to uncover the issues behind the election, investigative reporter Joshua Phillip traveled across the country to swing states to interview whistleblowers, big data experts, and election experts.
This is the first investigative documentary published on election integrity in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
Why was the vote count halted in key swing states on election night? What are the problems and potential fraud associated with mail-in ballots? Is Dominion Voting Systems secure or not? What lies behind the $400 million received by the parent company of Dominion Voting Systems less than a month before the election? Who is trying to manipulate the U.S. election behind the scenes? Who is the benefactor of an increasingly divided American society? What will become of America at this historical juncture?
What choice should you, I, and every American patriot make? The Epoch Times’ investigative team presents to you a detailed investigative report.
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It is no surprise that mail-in votes that were counted later favored Biden, while in-person ballots favored Trump. Trump discouraged his supporters from voting by mail, while Democrats, who were more cautious about Covid, were encouraged to vote bby mail. ( ~ 7 min)
Swing state voters:
Would Republicans be likely to vote for Republican Congresspeople but not for Trump for President?
Richard Hopkins, Erie County Postmaster. Project Veritas.
Poll watchers weren’t allowed close enough. People weren’t allowed in.
Michigan resident was sent an absentee ballot. Was asked to sign an affidavit. Someone voted in my name.
Voters were not on the list.
Detroit: The atmosphere for poll watchers was hostile. I got yelled at for stepping closer. I was not feeling comfortable. I can’t figure out what you would be doing unless you were hiding something.
1 million votes had irregularities. 1000 people used PO Boxes and voted by mail.
We called people that moved but a ballot was cast anyway. (My Brother in Ontario voted in PA) (~ 25 min)
Georgia poll watchers were sent home while ballots were counted. This must have been organized and planned in advance?
Wireless network: AV_Connect: stands for Absentee Voter?
The contract specifies that the voter machines be connected to the internet.
Without Wayne county, Biden would not have won.
Voting machines can be easily hacked in 2 minutes.
When I typed in Dominion voting safe .. I got
In the past, experts warned that voting machines could be hacked.
The alleged vulnerabilities are a feature, not a bug.
Backup overflow error is not a normal error. It is what you might get if you were backing up to a SQL Database.
Closed Source is more vulnerable than Open Source.
The Salami method: the software uses fractional vote.
The Television ticker changed. I’d like to see the log.
Diebold technology was transferred to Dominon
Dominion’s parent company received $400 million right before the election
Staple Street Capital website was redesigneed
cancelled a planned appearance at a hearing
eric coomer’s bio was removed from the website, offices were closed
employees deleted their LinkedIn profiles
There are two UBS Securities companies in the world. One in China.
China purchased Dominon
Bloomberg profile shows Chinese nationals in charge of UBS.
Her background is shrouded in secrecy. Here photo can not be found on the internet.
UBS was established by the Vice President of China.
The 23-page report was published soon after by Allied Security Operations Group. It includes expert analysis from Russell Ramsland, a former Republican Party candidate who works with the group.
Ramsland’s team concluded that Dominion’s system “intentionally generates an enormously high number of ballot errors.”
Dominion didn’t respond to a request for comment.
13th Circuit Judge Kevin Elsenheimer agreed to remove a protective order that was blocking the release of the report on the request of attorney Matthew DePerno, after attorneys with Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s office said they didn’t oppose doing so.
DePerno pushed for the removal in a court hearing, saying the order was meant to be temporary and it had achieved its purpose of preventing him from releasing information on the imaging before Benson’s office had an opportunity to review it.
“We believe that public interest in seeing what we discovered and what we say in the report would outweigh any potential harm to Dominion software,” DePerno told the court.
He argued that confirming the accuracy of the electoral process is a greater public interest in this case than any potential issues related to Dominion software and that the company had an opportunity to intervene in the case but did not do so.
Erik Grill, an assistant attorney general, criticized the lawyer for giving an interview late last week in which he asserted Benson lied, saying doing so essentially violated the protective order.
“The secretary of state has been prejudiced by the premature disclosure of the preliminary report. We just wanted to review the preliminary report and present a counterargument at the same time that the preliminary report was issued,” Grill said. “That is no longer possible as a result of Mr. DePerno’s interview.”
He also asserted that DePerno distributed the report to outside parties, pointing to lawyers in a separate case alerting the U.S. Supreme Court of new evidence filed in DePerno’s case.
DePerno said he did not share the report with any other parties.
Benson doesn’t oppose the distribution of the report, provided the secretary of state can release its counterargument, Grill added.
An Antrim County attorney said it didn’t oppose the release, as long as the county is similarly allowed “to explain the several errors that we believe are contained in the preliminary report,” which he said was based on “faulty assumptions and incorrect assumptions.”
The order came in Bailey v. Antrim County. Plaintiff William Bailey asked to be allowed to examine Dominion machines because of the skewed results that the county reported in the presidential election. County officials initially said Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden received more than 2,000 votes over President Donald Trump, but later changed the results to show Trump received nearly 4,000 more votes than Biden.
Benson and Antrim County Clerk Sheryl Guy have said what happened was due to human error.
“The error in reporting unofficial results in Antrim County Michigan was the result of a user error that was quickly identified and corrected,” Benson said in a statement last month.
But the new suit said many questions remain unanswered, including whether Dominion tabulators in the county were tampered with, whether they have the capacity to connect to the Internet, and whether they had any open VPN ports during the election.
The judge earlier this month allowed Bailey’s attorney and experts he brought in to examine the machines. They conducted a forensic examination.
Elsenheimer had at the same time issued a protective order, blocking the release of the results of the examination.
William Barr is stepping down as attorney general “before Christmas,” President Donald Trump wrote in a Twitter post on Dec. 14.
“Just had a very nice meeting with Attorney General Bill Barr at the White House. Our relationship has been a very good one, he has done an outstanding job! As per letter, Bill will be leaving just before Christmas to spend the holidays with his family,” Trump wrote.
Trump said that Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen, whom he described as “an outstanding person,” will become the acting attorney general after Barr departs the administration.
“Highly respected Richard Donoghue will be taking over the duties of Deputy Attorney General,” Trump wrote. “Thank you to all!”
Trump also posted a letter from Barr, who was appointed by Trump in 2019, who said he will be now “wrapping up a few important matters” in the Department of Justice (DOJ). The letter details how the DOJ is continuing to look into allegations of voter fraud during the Nov. 3 election.
“I am greatly honored that you called on me to serve your administration and the American people once again as attorney general,” Barr added.
In recent weeks, Trump has signaled that he was disappointed with Barr’s performance after the DOJ said it wasn’t able to find evidence of widespread election fraud. Barr told The Associated Press in late November that “to date, we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have affected a different outcome in the election.”
The DOJ later attempted to clarify his remarks, saying that numerous news outlets published incorrect or misleading reports.
The president had also expressed his displeasure with how Barr handled probes into the origin of the probe into Trump’s campaign. Barr had appointed U.S. Attorney John Durham to look into these investigations, and so far, only one FBI official, Kevin Clinesmith, was indicted and convicted.
Trump on Dec. 3 told reporters that the DOJ and Barr haven’t “looked very hard” into allegations of voter fraud or irregularities.
“When he looks he’ll see the kind of evidence that right now you are seeing in the Georgia Senate,” Trump said, referring to hearings in the state on alleged fraud and irregularities. “He hasn’t done anything yet,” he said at the time.
When he was asked about Barr’s job status, the president told reporters to “ask me that in a number of weeks from now.”
Barr struck an optimistic tone in his letter. He noted that Trump was able to deal with “baseless accusations” that his 2016 campaign colluded with Russia.
“Few could have weathered these attacks,” Barr said, “much less forge ahead with a positive program for the country.”
“The nadir of this campaign was the effort to cripple, if not oust, your administration with the frenzied” Russia accusations, he said.
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Thermal aging and sulfur poisoning are major problems influencing the efficiency and lifetime of natural gas three-way catalysts (TWCs) during real-world operation. In the present study, thermal aging and sulfur-induced deactivations on CH4 combustion were investigated over commercial monolithic honeycombs, i.e., Pd/CexZr1-xO2 (CZ)-based TWCs that are thermally aged in the bench (HTA), followed by being operated behind the stoichiometric natural gas engine in high sulfur fuel (HTA + S). Both HTA and HTA + S samples show degraded performance in CH4 combustion relative to the fresh one, which are caused by the reconstruction of Pd species induced by thermal aging and the decreased reducibility of the support. The 18O2 labelling experiments show that in all cases CH4 combustion proceeds via a MvK mechanism in which lattice O (OL) plays a key role. The sulfation aging (HTA + S sample) promotes the activation of CH4 and O2 by forming Pdδ+-(SO42-)δ- and Ce3+-VO couples at the interface as compared to HTA sample. However, such a promotion effect could be compromised by the blocking effect of sulfate on the exchange of OL from the bulk to the surface and across the surface. The fundamental understanding of thermal and S deactivation mechanisms from this study could help to predict a real-world lifetime use curve of natural gas TWCs. | <urn:uuid:48e3ace9-673b-408b-af62-a42154ae1f83> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.ornl.gov/publication/ch4-combustion-over-commercial-pdceo2-zro2-three-way-catalyst-impact-thermal-aging-and | 2023-09-26T05:26:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.946024 | 314 |
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A revolution of advocacy, writing the body is a bold embodiment of truth. Women who write in this fearless way give voice to topics, perspectives, and experiences that reflect realities beyond the airy, gift-wrapped narratives that sustain oppression.
Through their courageous expressions of feminism, these poets connect us to our physical and emotional bodies. They guide self-exploration and inspire us to recognize and embrace the totality of our stories. The following poets unapologetically write the body with an unwavering commitment to truth.
Fire for the soul, Shire writes the body using poetic pointillism that mirrors the emotional and anatomical pointillism of living within the female body. Specifically, she writes about women, trauma, and the immigrant experience. Start with her chapbook collection, Teaching My Mother How To Give Birth. In a collection written for Beyoncé’s video, Lemonade Shire’s poems reflect relatable experiences on the betrayal and redemption of love.
Activism as love and rebellion is prevalent in the powerful words of Honré's profound poetic expression. Abundant in reflections on the harsh and hateful realities of being anything other than cis-white male, her words require a pause to digest their magnitude. Explore her words on bodies, relationships, social justice, and love in her collection, Fist and Fire.
Injustice, colonialism, and oppression intertwined with the feminist voice of Burgos inspire wonder for the writer whose voice in the early 1900s still rings true today. Burgos traversed from her native Puerto Rico to live in New York; the Julia de Burgos Latino Cultural Center in Harlem is one of her many namesakes. Read her complete collection in Song of the Simple Truths.
Mothering a mixed-race son, love, and humanity is the focus of Chang’s nourishing and inspiring poetry. Chang is the first named woman Poet Laureate from Brooklyn, the author of three poetry collections, and teaches writing throughout the world. Read her third poetry collection, Hybrida.
Declarations of feminism, societal shame, and sexual pleasure in Robinson's work express universal themes of living as a woman in her distinct, personal narratives. Her work is available in books, video content, and various publications. Start with her first book, This Is For The Women Who Don’t Give A Fuck. for a raw and open dialogue on women's ongoing societal judgment and the right to resist suppression of female autonomy.
In exploring human connections to nature and animals, Smith writes about relationships with sharp turns that tumble out of preconceived notions about a woman's place in the world. Although her poetry expands beyond this scope, it is here where her voice as a woman resonates in unapologetic ways. Smith destroys the tools of verbal oppression by using the words of the oppressor. Start with her poem, "Pretty" in the book, Best Poems. The word is used sixty times in the poem and is anything other than what society defines as pretty.
Laura Phoenix Power is an author, poet, intuitive writing mentor, and creative designer who helps women powerfully connect with introspection and self-expression. She writes about reclaiming self-worth after trauma, relationships, and communication. Owning her truth, Laura shares personal narratives on healing and the rhythms of self-acceptance. Using her intuitive and empathic gifts, Laura delivers insights for women to activate more profound self-understanding and reveal distinctive emotional capacities to build their desired relationships with themselves and others. Currently, in Atlanta, Georgia, Laura is working on her new poetry collection and relishing the wonders of connectedness with her daughters, family, and friends. Her work is currently featured in Venus Rising: Musings & Lore from Women Writers.
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How many youth & young adults in Indianapolis experience homelessness each year?
An estimated 7,800 youth and young adults in Indianapolis will experience homelessness this year.
That is why Outreach is here - to be part of their journey. So far this year, we have seen 708* youth and young adults through our doors. That's only 9% of the estimated 7,800 who will experience homelessness this year.
We have always known there are thousands more young people in Indianapolis who need access to Outreach's services. With your support, we know we can reach more youth & young adults. Today, you can be part of the Journey to HOPE by making a gift towards our goal of raising $325,000. The first $100,000 of gifts will be matched thanks to our generous donor community, so your gift will have double the impact!
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Happy weekend to you - if you're working, I'm sorry, if you're not then you may be planning on taking a trip down to your local Games Workshop and picking up the new White Dwarf - but is it worth your hard-earned coin?
Read on, Wayfarer!
This week's White Dwarf sees a return to Age of $igmar and more large lizards! I say 'lizards' and not 'dragons' because dragons these are not!
Sent from the star-god Dracothian to aid Man in their fight against Chaos, these large chaps certainly dominate the tabletop. Large models seem to be the way at the moment with Archaon's forces possessing a number of large models, plus those from The End Times - so the Forces of Order certainly need some fire support.
There are also a few other things this issue, some beautifully painted miniatures by Maxime Pastourel, a look at the Sigmar's big hitters - the Extremis Chambers, and a showcase of the Deathwatch minis...
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The model itself is pretty bloody big! It dwarfs Stormcast Eternals and they aren't exactly small. It comes with two head options and seemingly has to have his wings facing down which is a bit weird considering the scale of Archaon's beast whose wings are so dominant.
Now before you get too excited about this mini - he is $240 AUD.
That's a hefty price, especially for a non-character model.
The Realmgate Wars audio drama series continues with The Beasts of Cartha. It's a vamps vs Stormcast Eternals story if that is your want and desire, with Manfred von Carstein continuing his role as protagonist.
Like to game with Horus Heresy era armies? Well Legiones Astartes: Age of Darkness Legions has the updated army lists and unit rules to field your forces. Interestingly there is only the UK price on here, but it's sting your wallet, that's for sure. Definitely a great resource if this is the universe you want to play in though!
Little bit of a preview here saying that Issue 115 will be the celebration issue of Space Marines! 30 years! That makes me feel old, I was pretty much there at the start! There will apparently be exclusive new releases in store that weekend as well as a special commemorative Space Marine miniature.
The Maxime Pastourel minis are amazing, but they really are the only thing interesting in this issue...
In the Pot of Paint vs. White Dwarf:
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The Master of Science Program in Occupational Therapy (MSOT) at Pace University College of Health Professions is a graduate degree program designed to prepare competent and ethical Occupational Therapy practitioners who maximize clients’ quality of life and occupation engagement through technology, evidence-based, client-centered, and inter-professional practice.
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We offer a hybrid learning approach combining online learning and face-to-face instruction, cutting edge technology such as 3D printing, virtual reality, and driving simulator, prepare entry-level occupational therapists to work in both traditional and non-traditional practice settings, and so much more.
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College of Health Professions Associate Professor and occupational therapist John Damiao is leveraging technology to make substantial improvements to the lives of wheelchair users through research, aiming to increase comfort and reduce injuries.
Graduates are prepared to work in a variety of practice settings such as long-term care and skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation centers, hospitals, schools, community, mental health, home health, private practices, outpatient clinics, academia, early intervention, and nontraditional community practice settings such as home design/modifications and business ergonomics.
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Pace University's Office of Graduate Admission hosts virtual information sessions throughout the academic year. Learn more about the MS in Occupational Therapy, what Pace University has to offer and what it takes to apply.
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Gunmetal Black Candy Pearls ®
Treats 1 Quart of sprayable (32 oz) clear base or binder.
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This 25 gram Gunmetal Black Candy Pearls ® powder is a great pigment for creating your very own tinted clears in paint or powder-coating applications. It mixes well with any clear paints or tinted candy paints. Candy Pearls have a temperature threshold of about 400 degrees fahrenheit. It is a very fine powder and will spray well through airbrushes, powder guns, and HVLP paint guns. Pearl is very light and mixes in paint without settling too fast in your gun. Candy Pearls can make great tinted clears for light to heavy effects (it’s your choice). One 25 gram bag of our Gunmetal Black Candy Pearls ® treats from 1 to 2 quarts of clear. As you can see in the picture, it has subtle multi-colored reflections.
This versatile powder is used in powder coating, gel coat, screen printing, airbrush art, leather finishing, or even in concrete and tile sealer to create that awesome countertop. Can make a great faux finish, too!
Try this in epoxy resin, polishes, sealers or other coatings for a great custom effect!
At Paint With Pearl, we pride ourselves on the quality of our Gunmetal Black Candy Pearl pigments. These are quality metallic Iron Mica colored pigments that have a good deal of their own iridescence built right in. The mixture, however, of our candy pigments will never be truly transparent, due to the fact that they are solid particles of mica and iron. This does not mean that you can’t achieve a good degree of transparency from the candy paint pigments. It means that you will achieve total coverage after several coats, being unable to see whatever is underneath. We suggest using about 1/2 of one of our bags per quart of base clear or inter coat clear. Using a full bag per quart would basically make a colored metallic pearl paint.
Our candy pearls are used to make your own chameleon paint pigments, by mixing them with different ghost pearl paint pigments. This is not something for the apprentice to try, but more for a skilled pro with the common sense to spray out test panels before attempting to paint an entire project. As we have said in other articles on this site, there are literally millions of possibilities of what you can achieve in the custom paint realm by mixing and matching our products.
We recommend using 1 bag per quart of sprayable clear for an opaque metallic like paint. For a more translucent candy type of paint mix 1 bag to 2 quarts of sprayable clear. These are starting ratios and you can adjust them for your specific job. If you have any questions you can always contact us or visit our FAQs page.
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Why Your Goals Are Important In Family Law?
When you think about it, your goals are the foundation of your existence. The driving factor in in Family Law Matters and in most legal matters, whether it be Divorce, Custody or Support is having realistic goals and outcomes. Whether it’s financial security, Children in a stable environment, making a fresh start, realistic goals are the blue print in achieving cost effective and affordable representation in your Family Law Matters.
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Dr. Varsha Rathod, rheumatologist and functional medicine physician at PALM Health, shares her favorite vegan crab cakes recipe for delicious appetizers or a healthy dinner.
- 2 cans of hearts of palm, chopped up medium-sized. Save some liquid.
- 2 tbsp of vegan mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp of Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp of apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp of old bay seasoning
- 1/3 cup of finely chopped shallots/onions
- 1/3 cup mixture of mixed finely chopped celery and red bell pepper
- ¼ cup of finely chopped parsley (Italian or curly)
- ½ cup of chickpea flour (besan)
- ½ tsp salt
- Dash of black pepper
- ¾ cup shredded unsweetened coconut
- Dash of cayenne
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp avocado oil for cooking the cakes
Tartar Sauce (optional):
- ¼ cup vegan mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp of kosher dill pickles finely chopped, or use capers
- ½ tbsp of chopped parsley
- ¼ tsp dry dill
- ¼ tsp old bay seasoning
- Salt and pepper
- Mix all ingredients in a mixing bowl and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Hand-shape the size of the patties that you desire, either cocktail-size or larger for a dinner portion. If the mixture is too dry, add some of the liquid from the cans of hearts of palm, one tablespoon at a time.
- Dip the patties in the breading mix and lightly pan-sauté until golden brown on both sides.
- Mix ingredients well and refrigerate. Add more mayonnaise if desired.
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The ECE Lab School is currently hiring! We welcome anyone with any level of experience in the Early Childhood Education field to apply to work at the ECELS. With two school sites serving children ages 6 months to kindergarten available in San Marcos & Escondido, we have many positions to offer and an abundance of opportunities for growth and development.
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If you’re in the mood for something different, it’s so easy to transform our classic Panera Mac & Cheese with just a few ingredients. These great flavor combinations take just minutes to prepare.
Two game-day favorites, one crave-worthy meal. This easy dish can be doubled or tripled to feed a crowd, and comes together quickly with your favorite hot sauce, chicken and blue cheese crumbles.
Tomato Bacon Mac & Cheese
It’s hard to imagine a better combination than mac & cheese with bacon. This delicious idea adds stewed tomatoes for sweetness and texture, and a panko topping just pushes it over the top.
Southwest Chorizo Mac & Cheese
Add a touch of heat with this Southwestern twist, blended with spicy chorizo, black beans, frozen corn, and red peppers. For an extra kick, add a tablespoon of chopped jalapeños.
Cauliflower Mac & Cheese
Here’s a tasty idea for a delicious vegetarian mac, with tender cauliflower florets and crispy onions for texture, and a dollop of Dijon for a tangy finish. If you have kids who balk at veggies, it’s a great way to sneak some into mealtime. After all, everything really is better with mac & cheese.
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Shrimp in Sweet and Sour Sauce Recipe
- 6 large tiger shrimps or prawns
- ½ tbsp. Minced garlic
- 3 tbsp. ketchup
- ½ cup of water
- 1 stalk of cilantro oil for deep frying and stir-frying.
- 1 tbsp, cooking wine
- 1 tbsp. sugar
- ½ tbsp. vinegar
- ½ tbsp. cornstarch water salt to taste.
- Trim off shrimps’ whiskers and legs. Devein shrimp and drain.
- Deep fry in oil over medium heat. Set aside.
- Heat 2 tbsp. of oil in wok. Stir-fry minced garlic until fragrant.
- Return shrimps in wok. Add ketchup. Seasonings, and ½ cup[ of water.
- Cook until flavor is well absorbed.
- When the liquid is almost dry, transfer to serving plate.
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"Two men look out a window. One sees mud, the other sees the stars." - Oscar Wilde
The window is one of the unsung heroes of lockdown. When Covid-19 forced our collective retreat and stay-at-home days stretched ahead elastic and without end, it was the window that offered particular solace.
Looking out became one of the few ways to connect to the world outside. People started “window swapping” their views all over the world on social media. The Facebook group “View from My Window” quickly amassed 2.5 million members. The views are as diverse and unique as the people who shared them. What unites them is that, no matter how glamorous or mundane, in every window view, a human presence is implicit and a collective experience is shared.
Maybe the window also gave us the opportunity for freedom - metaphorical only, obviously. While confined indoors the act of gazing out offered some mental escape and space to think, to daydream, reflect and to remember.
The window view has distracted me and inspired my art for a long time, and this has been no less true during lockdown. The window pane itself, marked by changes in the light and weather is my picture surface. The subject allows me to explore the mechanics of painting, attending to colour, abstraction and detail, while registering human experience.
Nostalgic views of once vibrant London, largely empty in lockdown, are made opaque by the reflection of light on condensation, the doodled smiley face offers a hopeful human presence.
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A denture is a removable tooth replacement option that is designed to look just like a patient’s natural smile while restoring both function and aesthetics. Most patients prefer to have a set of non-removable teeth in order to restore chewing function and prevent facial muscles from sagging due to tooth loss, but removable teeth are a good option for many patients who still have some healthy natural teeth remaining in the jaw.
When a patient receives a full set of dentures in Conroe 77318, the appliance can be held in place with natural suction or with the help of a few dental implants. The implants are placed in the back of the mouth where the jawbone is naturally dense, so bone preservation is not an issue with implant-supported dentures. Implants are placed using local anesthesia to minimize discomfort during the procedure, which can often be completed in one day. Patients can return to work the following day after getting dentures and can resume their normal daily activities right away.
Many patients choose to get partial dentures in Spring 77373 77383 to replace missing teeth. Partials use metal clasps to connect to the healthy teeth in the mouth for support and are often made of either porcelain fused to metal or plastic for a more natural-looking appearance. Like full dentures, partials can be held in place with dental implants for a secure fit and feel that resembles natural gum tissue.
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“They only were hearing it said, ‘He who used to persecute us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.’ And they glorified God because of me.”
Galatians 1:23-24 ESV
One of hardest things to believe as a human being is that our failures will not always define us. Failures often provide opportunities to grow and improve, and demonstrate change. Whether it’s your family life, sport/crossfit, or the business world, success is often a result of overcoming adversity.
An argument I’ve heard from many people and constantly have to fight within myself is how God could accept the terrible darkness that is the world inside me. It’s a constant spiritual struggle. This is where grace comes in. We can’t earn it-can’t even fully understand or comprehend it-but it’s absolutely there.
This is what brings us to Paul’s writing in Galations. He was “the chief of sinners,” that spent his time persecuting Christians before God blinded Him and called him to be an apostle. He goes on to say that the horrors that he committed became a foundation for people to see the glory and beauty of the gospel. Because of the change in Paul from darkness to light, people praised God.
Imagine you’re staring into a dark room for an extended period of time. The darkness is really the only feature you can take in. Every once in a while you think you can make out the vague outline of shapes, but you pass it off as your mind playing tricks on you. Then, all of a sudden, a small lantern is lit about 60 feet from you against the back wall, and all of a sudden light starts to flood into the room. There is no debating this introduction of light, because it’s so tangible. Not only that, but as the light grows you begin to see new aspects of the room that you never knew were there.
It’s always been incredible to me, how God uses the darkness in our lives to show the drastic change when the light of the gospel is introduced. In Paul’s opinion, there was no room darker than his. But people perceived the change in Paul not much differently than if they had been staring into a dark room. When the lantern was lit, the “chief of sinners” became an unmistakable light force bursting with the light of Gods grace.
Don’t allow yourself to feel like your past failures will limit your future opportunity to impact the Kingdom of God- only the author has the pen to change the script. And if you take the time look back after it’s all taken place, you might see that the story was written all along, because the God that was then, is now, and is yet to come… He’s the only thing that is equally ancient and yet new every morning… don’t underestimate Him, rest in Him.
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We keep hearing that several marquee races for Senate and Governor in next week’s midterm elections are very close – within the margin of error. It will be interesting to see how these seven races come out:
- Wisconsin Senate
- Wisconsin Governor
- Arizona Senate
- Arizona Governor
- Pennsylvania Senate
- Georgia Senate
- Nevada Governor.
This week’s polls in all seven races are within two points. The Republican candidate is ahead in 5 of them, and the Democrat is ahead in two – but that’s not really significant because the average margin of error in all seven polls is roughly four percent.
The key question for us to look at today on American Radio Journal is whether these polls are reasonably accurate, or if they are off by more than their margin of error. I’ll make a bold prediction: In at least five of the seven races, the results won’t be close at all: the winners’ margins of victory will be greater than the polls’ margins of error. Furthermore, I’ll predict that the difference between this week’s polling estimate and next week’s actual results will be in favor of Republicans. What leads me to make this prediction? There’s a factor that the pollsters are failing to include in their elaborate statistical models, and that factor is the rapidly declining response rate to pollsters’ calls, whether they use live calls or automated ones. Furthermore, there appears to be a meaningful difference between Republicans’ and Democrats’ response rates.
Nate Cohn is the New York Times’ chief political analyst, and he understands statistical patterns affecting polling better than anyone else I know. He may lean personally in a liberal/progressive/leftward direction in his narrative comments, but he’s enough of a professional to be intellectually honest in his statistical analysis. Here’s what Cohn said just a few days ago about what’s known as “nonresponse bias” in this year’s polling:
“In the aftermath of the 2020 election, most pollsters concluded that the polls probably underestimated Donald J. Trump because of something called nonresponse bias. Mr. Trump’s supporters were less likely to respond to surveys than Joe Biden’s supporters, even among people who had the same demographic characteristics.
While nonresponse bias is challenging to prove, there was one possible marker of it in the New York Times … data in 2020: White registered Democrats were more than 20 percent likelier to respond to our surveys than white registered Republicans.
In our final wave of Senate and House polls in the last few days, … nonresponse bias looks as if it’s back. Overall, white registered Democrats were 28 percent likelier to respond to our Senate polls than Republicans — a disparity exceeding that from our pre-election polling in 2020… the wide disparity in Democratic and Republican response rates was most likely symptomatic of a deeper nonresponse bias: Biden voters, regardless of their party, were probably likelier to respond than Trump voters. This drove up the Democratic response rate, but it did more than that. It meant there were too many Biden Democrats; too many Biden Republicans; too many Biden independents. Weighting by party wasn’t enough. This time around, the response patterns by district and state certainly raise the possibility that there’s a similar challenge.”
One theme that is often heard on inaccuracies in polling is that most polling sample bases are biased towards Democrats — that there are not enough Republicans in the samples. Nate Cohn’s analysis suggest that the problem does not lie in the mathematical distribution of polling respondents, but rather in the psychology of polling respondents. Perhaps because of the relentless demonization and denigration of Republicans in the media, many Republican respondents don’t tell the truth about their preferences, so they behave differently in casting a ballot then they do in responding to pollsters. If Cohn is right, and I believe he is, then the actual voting patterns of Republicans will be stronger than the polling would indicate. Look for strong Republican results across the board next Tuesday. And in my next American Radio Journal commentary, I’ll report on my own predictions in the seven races I highlighted. | <urn:uuid:9b241dc6-72b1-4a50-8515-cd789cec88a1> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.patownhall.com/2022-mid-term-polling-non-response-bias/ | 2023-09-26T07:02:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.955771 | 871 |
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Although protestants are not required to give up anything for Lent, I sometimes try to do it as a way to remember what Jesus went through before his crucifixion. Rather than just give up chocolate, I prefer to try to give up some bad habits. Many years ago I found this list and stuck it away. Cleaning out files and decluttering, I recently came across it and wanted to share it with you as Lent is now approaching.
What to give up for Lent
Give up grumbling. Instead, “in everything give thanks.”
Give up 5 to 10 minutes in bed. Instead, use that time in prayer.
Give up looking at other people’s worst points. Instead, concentrate on their best ones.
Give up speaking unkindly. Instead, let your speech be generous and understanding.
Give up your worries. Instead, trust God with them.
Give up hatred or dislike of anyone. Instead, learn to love.
Give up the fear that prevents Christian witness. Instead, seek courage to speak of your faith to others.
Give up spending so much time with newspapers and magazines. Instead, use some of that time to study your Bible.
Give up TV one evening a week. Instead, visit some lonely or sick person.
Give up buying anything but essentials for yourself. Instead, give that money to God’s work or someone in need.
Give up judging by appearances and by the standards of the world. Instead, learn to give up yourself to God.
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Monster Hunter World updates are finally in sync across PC and consoles – but that bit of good news comes just as the game’s future additions get an indefinite delay due to COVID-19. The next big stop on the Monster Hunter World: Iceborne roadmap was Title Update 4, originally due to launch in May. Now its release is ‘to be determined’.
“Unfortunately, coronavirus related impacts on production have made it necessary to postpore the release of the fourth free title update for Monster Hunter World: Iceborne,” Capcom says on Twitter. “Voice over production for the Italian, Spanish, and French language versions have also been affected, and will be replaced with simplified recordings.”
Title Update 4, featuring the return of the monster Alatreon and associated armour sets, no longer has any specific release window. May updates will still bring us an event quest featuring Arch-Tempered Namielle, as well as further events setting the stage for Alatreon. Capcom says the availability of “most” event quests will be extended “for the foreseeable future”.
Update 13.5, released just last week, was the first Monster Hunter World update to be launched at the same time on both Steam and consoles. Previously, PC updates had come months after the console versions – now it seems we all get to feel the impatience of delayed updates. (Jokes aside, we wish the best to the folks at Capcom – and the rest of the industry – working during this pandemic.)
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Listening to Music on Your Kindle Fire
Given that the Kindle Fire has a relatively low amount of onboard memory (about 6GB), you might be tempted to think that it isn’t a great music device. Most of us have rather large digital music collections (I have something like 18,000 tracks stored on 86GB of hard drive space on my computer), and only a tiny chunk of a large collection can fit on a Fire. Although that is true of on-device storage, let’s not forget about the cloud. You can use Amazon’s cloud services to give your Fire an unlimited capacity for music (as long as you have an Internet connection).
This chapter will cover the music interface and all the ways to get music onto your Fire, as well as what to do with it when it is there.
Getting to Your Music
Tap Music on the navigation bar to enter the Music library on the Fire (Figure 4.1). At the top you’ll see the top navigation of the Music library: Music, your two libraries (Cloud/Device), and a Store button.
Figure 4.1 The Kindle Fire Music Cloud library
By default, your Cloud library is displayed. Tap Device to see your local library, though if you don’t have any music stored on your Kindle Fire, you’ll see an alert telling you that there isn’t any music on your device and why not tap the big orange button to buy some from Amazon? (Figure 4.2). Tapping the “Shop the Music store” button takes you to the Fire music store (more on that in a bit).
Figure 4.2 If your on-device library is empty, Amazon suggests you buy some music.
When you have music in either of your libraries, the interface is identical despite that the music is stored in different places.
Under the main navigation are the four different sections of your music library:
- Playlists: Playlists on your Fire are just like playlists on every other media player. They are lists of songs you create. The neat thing, though, is when you create a playlist in your Cloud library, it is available in the Amazon Cloud Player for the Web.
- Artists: This is a scrolling list of all the artists in your Music library along with the number of albums and songs from that artist.
- Albums: This is a scrolling list of your albums with the album cover to the left, the name of the album in white text, and the number of songs on the album.
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“Wingman.” Photo taken by Spc. Brady Pritchett. Won the U.S. Army Aviation Photo of the Year award in 2014. Source: U.S. Army Aviation Facebook page.
If you were a pilot in the air cav and you were killed, you were probably a scout pilot. That’s the way it was. Sometimes, it was a slick pilot. Very rarely a cobra pilot. Usually a scout pilot.
Mills and Anderson, p. 240.
The Kiowa was a small and agile scout/observation helicopter. Introduced in 1969, OH-58As joined divisional reconnaissance squadrons in Vietnam. In visual reconnaissance, a Kiowa flew at tree level or lower, looking for the enemy. If it found them — often by taking fire — the crew called a helicopter gunship orbiting above. If necessary, they then summoned the squadron’s “aero-rifle” platoon to place troops on the ground. Sometimes, they even called in artillery or fixed-wing strikes. In the 1st Cavalry Division (airmobile), the reconnaissance squadron was the 1st Squadron of the 9th Cavalry Regiment. Although it had only about an eighth of the 1st Cav’s fighting forces, the 1/9 accounted for half of the enemy killed by the division.
The ultimate version of the little scout is the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior. By the 1980s, enemy ground fire had become too powerful for up-close-and-personal scouting. The Kiowa Warrior, an OH-58D upgrade introduced in 1991, was built to do armed reconnaissance in hostile environments. Its two-person crew could be armed with an impressive choice of rockets, missiles, and heavy machine guns. Thanks to its mast-mounted-scope, the Kiowa Warrior could shield its fuselage under obstacles, yet look for the enemy day and night. If it discovered them, it could laser designate them as targets for its hellfire missiles.
In 2015, the Army retired its Kiowa fleet. There was no direct replacement. Instead, the Army called back many AH-64 Apache gunships from Army National Guard units to fill the gap.
|Reference Model||OH-58D Kiowa Warrior|
|Type||Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter|
|Length||41 ft. 2 in. (12.9 m)|
|Height||12 ft. 11 in. (3.9 m)|
|Rotor Diameter||35 ft. 35 feet (10.7 m)|
|Number of Blades||4|
|Empty Weight||3,500 lb (1,588 kg)|
|Maximum Gross Weight||5,500 lb (2,495 kg)|
|Propulsion||One Rolls-Royce T703-AD-700A (Allison 250-C30R3) turboshaft engine|
|Shaft Horse Power||650 hp (485 kW)|
|Maximum Air Speed||149 mph (240 kph)|
|Cruise Speed||109 mph (176 kph) when armed|
|Service Ceiling||15,000 ft (4,575 m)|
|Range||161 miles (140 nautical miles/259 km)|
|Defense Suite||Infrared seeker /jammer; radio and laser warning detectors, inherent infrared suppression, flares|
|Surveillance Mast||High-resolution, low-light TV camera, laser rangefinder for armament guidance, IR thermal imaging sensor for navigation and night target acquisition.|
|Weapons||Universal weapons pylons for LAU-68 pods of seven Hydra 70 mm folding fin aerial rockets, M3P .50-caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns, AGM 114 Hellfire missiles.|
Mills, Hugh L., Jr. with Anderson, Robert A. (1992). Low Level Hell: A Scout Pilot in the Big Red One, Novato, California: Presidio.
Shrader, Lynn (2010), Real Cav, Georgetown, TX: Katy Crossing Press.
Swopes, Bryan R. (2014) http://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/t703-ad-700a/.
Mutza, Wayne (2010). Helicopter Gunships: Deadly Combat Weapons Systems, North Branch, MN: Specialty Press
Source: Bell Helicopters.
Source: Bell Helicopters.
Source: Bell Textron Helicopters.
Bell Kiowa OH-58A at the United States Army Aviation Museum, Dothan, Al.
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Sparky, a three-year-old female domestic shorthair, lived the good life. She was the only companion animal in her household, and her guardian, Louis, treated her like a queen. That is, until the day Louis surprised her with a feline “friend,” a four-month-old domestic shorthair named Sol. Now Sparky had to share her quiet, comfy home with a rambunctious, rowdy teenager. Sol came to his new home from the shelter ready to play with his new companion. But with no say in this new housing decision, resident-cat-turned-roommate Sparky began terrorizing the newcomer. That’s when Louis contacted me for help. She was distraught: She couldn’t bear to give up either cat and desperately needed a solution.
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During this apprenticeship you will cover a range of skills to help you develop, implement, maintain and improve administrative services that can be applied in all sectors. Business Administration requires a strong sense of responsibility, accuracy and attention to detail. This course allows progression within an organisation, including management opportunities.
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This year’s graduation ceremony will be taking place on Saturday 4 November 2023 at the Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple.
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At the Queen’s Theatre in Barnstaple.
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No, as a graduand, you will have a ticket automatically allocated to you when you order your gown. The only people requiring tickets will be your guests (up to 4 tickets per graduand).
Guest tickets can be purchased through the Queen’s Theatre. A maximum of four guest tickets per graduand will be available.
The graduand’s ticket is included when you hire your gown.
You will be emailed an arrival time closer to the event.
We ask that all guests are seated in the auditorium by 15 minutes before the ceremony to begin promptly. Anybody who is late will regrettably be refused entry.
Graduation has a formal dress code. Graduands are required to wear academic dress (gown, hood and mortar board) during the ceremony. Ede & Ravenscroft are providing this service and you can book your academic dress online at the Ede & Ravenscroft
You should wear smart clothing beneath your gown. Please do not wear jeans or trainers.
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Top tips: We suggest you bring safety pins to secure your hood in place and those with long hair might want to use hair grips to help secure their caps.
Yes, you will book your photography package at the same time as hiring your gowns from Ede & Ravenscroft, who also will be taking the graduate photographs at the Queen’s Theatre.
The Queen’s Theatre is located in Boutport Street, with parking close by at Queen Street and Bear Street car parks. Bus and train links are a short walk away.
Information will be emailed to graduands nearer to the event, but please refer to the overview below for your information:
- Gowning and photography sessions will commence at 10:00am. You will receive an allocated time slot via email in October. Prior to the ceremony, we invite you to join us for a pre-graduation reception.
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- The Graduation Ceremony commences at 12:30pm and will last for approximately one hour.
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During her undergraduate studies, she was a reporter and editor of the campus newspaper and president of the Spanish Club. She was named Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges and was honored as one of the 50 finest graduates of Rutgers University-Camden.
Karin was also a member of the Philadelphia Flying Phoenix Dragon Boat team, which raises money for the fight against breast cancer. As a member of the team, Karin helped pack surplus food for distribution to feeding organizations and helped prepare meals at the Ronald McDonald House, a home-away-from-home for families with children receiving hospital treatment in the region.
Karin was a native of Philadelphia and resided in South Jersey at the time of her death. She was a member of the Christian Bell Choir of Burlington County, which performs in neighborhood churches, senior centers, nursing homes, and for inmates at county prisons and jails.
In 2009, Karin received the Human Rights Award for Arts and Culture from the Philadelphia Commission on Human Rights. In 2004, she received the Outstanding Community Service award from the Philadelphia Council of Clergy, the largest multicultural religious clergy organization in Philadelphia.
Karin’s voice may have been silenced, but it will never be forgotten.
Karin was 53 years old, and is survived by her mother and brother. Our thoughts are with them, and we’ll be presenting remembrances of Karin in the hours ahead on KYW Newsradio 1060. | <urn:uuid:a29005ad-e3c1-4dfe-8d3c-808f272bbfa9> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.philasun.com/local/kyw-newsradio-reporter-karin-phillips-dies/ | 2023-09-26T05:56:30Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.973944 | 473 |
Philadelphia, PA - Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers announced today it has signed a multi-unit franchise agreement to grow its footprint in Pennsylvania, which will bring eight new restaurants to Montgomery County. Freddy's made its debut in the Philadelphia metro area in 2012 with a Broomall location. A second area location opened last year in West Chester.
"Over the past year, we've been focusing more on expanding Freddy's across the United States and are seeing the results of those efforts," said Randy Simon, President & CEO. "The Northeast has been a target market for development and as we approach the end of 2017, we're thrilled to be closing out the year with an agreement in Pennsylvania. With two existing locations in the state, guests have come to know us for our savory menu items and unique atmosphere and we look forward to bringing additional locations for residents to enjoy all that Freddy's has to offer."
Under the new agreement, franchisee Matt Melvin will develop eight new locations across Montgomery County. Melvin has more than two decades of experience in the restaurant industry, stemming from his involvement in a family-run restaurant that has been operating for the past 28 years. His knowledge and expertise are valuable to Freddy's expansion efforts and will help fuel the company's growth in the Northeast. | <urn:uuid:d5a6dbe7-09f2-462a-a2cd-6c2e497798f9> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.phillybite.com/index.php/foodie/33-food-drink/3177-freddy-s-frozen-custard-steakburgers-expanding-in-philadelphia-region | 2023-09-26T04:46:08Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.969201 | 261 |
Pala Mikayla Kovacs booked 40 weddings in the first 6 months of starting her photography business. How is that even possible?
In episode 493 of the Bokeh Podcast, she outlines the key strategies that were used to quickly build her business to a level that many photographers spend years working to attain. Listen in for marketing tactics, relationship-building processes, and time management strategies for building and maintaining a highly successful photography business.
The Bokeh Podcast is brought to you by Photographer’s Edit: Custom Editing for the Professional Photographer and Miilu: The Simplest Way to Create and Manage Timelines and Shot Lists for the Events You’re Photographing. You can also subscribe to the Bokeh podcast on the Apple podcast app, follow on Spotify, add to your playlist on Stitcher, or listen on Overcast.
Brand Position (3:12)
Building relationships with clients (4:55)
Creating a great customer experience (15:18)
Techniques for time management: (20:43)
1. Implementing a 4-day work week
2. Planning for the next day before ending the day
Book Recommendations: (32:23)
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport
When and why did Pala start her photography business? (38:05)
Marketing tactics Pala used that resulted in booking 40 weddings within the first 6 months of business: (42:50)
1. Build relationships with industry partners
2. Offer free headshots for wedding planners and other industry partners
3. Create videos for venues
4. Offer free weddings when starting out
5. Family front porch mini-sessions during Covid
6. Invest in SEO
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Quote from: Mario on September 01, 2021, 04:18:43 PMThat's really unfortunate And a reason why I stay away from smart TVs when possible.The browser on a FireStick can connect to IMatch Anywhere, but may have some usability issues. Since Mozilla no longer develops for FireTV, you're stuck with the browser Amazon includes.I have a small box PC attached to my TV. The size of a cigar box.It has a quite fast 4-core Intel CPU, 8GB RAM and is absolutely noiseless (no fan!).It runs Windows 10 and Linux Mint in a dual-boot configuration.I control it with a small bluetooth keyboard with a touch panel. Works a treat and gives my TV all the smarts I'll ever need.While being under my control and not phoning home or sending info about every movie or TV show I watch to the TV vendor and probably hundreds of other listeners.I can run a real web browser (Firefox, Chrome, ...), have access to all standard applications, can run Kodi with my video collection, Disney, Netfilx, Prime in the browser when I need them.And it will not stop working in two years when the warranty of the TV runs out and the TV vendor no longer cares for the "old" apps shipped two years ago. Or just switches of the servers. | <urn:uuid:02d1d293-d50a-4f30-a0ff-f198a34ff09f> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.photools.com/community/index.php?topic=11693.0;prev_next=prev | 2023-09-26T06:32:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.898321 | 296 |
Hello, June! It's great to see you. As always, we're here to give you some inspiration for digital activations that will engage your fans, provide a unique experience, and help you build out your database with rich first-party data. Let's dive right in, shall we?
1. June 4: National Donut Day
Activation Type: Running Man, Memory Game (collect the donuts)
We didn’t know there was such a thing as National Donut Day but we, along with Homer Simpson, are glad it exists! And is there anything more iconic than a bright pink donut? This day, while food based, can work really well with and without a sponsor. With Pico’s Running Man activation, challenge your fans to collect all of the donuts while avoiding the obstacle. They can either win bragging rights with the highest score, or win a sweet treat.
Another idea? Take our classic Memory Game activation and ask fans to match the most pairs of donuts together in the fastest amount of time. Who knows, maybe a discount for a donut and coffee will be waiting for them on the other side.
2. June 8: Best Friends Day
Activation Type: Personality Test, Vote
#BestFriendsDay is a great way to relive some fan favorite moments. To maximize this day we suggest launching a Personality Test or Voting activation. For the Personality Test. fans can enter a series of questions to see which player they would be best friends with, deepening that team and fan bond. Another method of keeping your fans engaged with your content, is to ask them to vote on their favorite player-friend moments- whether it’s a secret handshake between players, post-goal dance, or goal-assist, fans will be happy to share their opinion on their favorite moments.
3. June 11: UEFA EURO Cup 2021
Activation Type: Prediction, Trivia, Memory Game
After the Super-League drama, Football (Soccer for our North Americans), is a big topic of conversation. But as one of the most popular sports on a global level, it’s always in fans’ mind frames. Build around the hype of the UEFA Euro Cup and launch a Prediction game where fans are called to predict who will score first, or who will win the cup. Further incentivize your fans by offering a prize for whoever predicts correctly or closely. We even created it for you to see it in action! Click here to predict and play!
Want to really challenge your fans and give them the ultimate bragging rights? Launch a Trivia activation on previous years Euro Cups and put their knowledge to the test!
4. June 20: Father’s Day
Activation Type: Personality test, Match the Player, Trivia
Let’s dedicate a digital activation to our dad’s and their dad jokes. Similar to our Mother’s Day ideas, this day can provide a fun and unique game to categorize your dad through a personality test, where you can then share the results with him directly. With something like a “what type of game-day dad are you?” or “what kind of tailgate dad are you?” that include the classic dad questions like “how many hours before an event do you head out the door?” and more, it’s a great way to show some love, humor, and appreciation to all the dads out there. You can see an example of our Personality Test activation here.
5. June 30: Social Media Day #SMDay
Activation Type: Vote
Want to see what type of content your fans love the most? #SocialMediaDay is a great way to start finding out. Ask your fans to vote on their favorite and top social media moments from your pages. Did they like this Instagram story over that Facebook post? Do they prefer your content over Twitter or Instagram? Learn more about the types of content your fans love directly from them.
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Describe your company in a few words
PiiVO, a start-up serving retailers since 2018, offers a collaborative application platform to store, organise, share and publish all marketing data. Designed for time-to-market, productivity optimisation and multi-channel consistency for retailers, the platform includes image bank management (DAM) and automated tagging for shops (POSter).
In your opinion, what is the major transformation in response to the crisis?
Digitalisation has become a vital urgency necessary for the survival of commercial brands. For those who had not yet started their transformation towards a multi-channel model, content management, the implementation of click and collect or even simply remote working emerged as priority projects requiring adaptability, speed and ready-to-use tools. During the first lockdown, we saw some retailers, particularly in Specialised Distribution, succeed in setting up services in 3 months that had stagnated in the decision-making process for years! Being ready to question your business model and open up to new channels is a challenge that is no longer optional in 2020.
What are the learnings that you have drawn from the Covid crisis?
More than ever, product information is the cornerstone of trade, and those who master it and use it with agility are almost certain to ensure the sustainability of their business. At PiiVO, this comforts us in the belief in our solutions because they are natively omnichannel, easy to set up and flexible, and can meet the needs of a large number of retailers and e-tailers. The importance of always being one step ahead is one of our core concerns, anticipating the developments necessary to evolving consumer and business patterns.
What are your biggest projects for the next 5 years?
From a commercial perspective, we want to make our solutions more broadly known and develop our partnerships with integrator networks to accelerate the implementation of our innovative solutions.
Our advisory role to our customers and prospects also leads us to emphasise the potential that PiiVO POSter offers in centralising management of the graphic load, encouraging them to use it in a multi-channel way, and distributing in-store displays that are simultaneously Print and Digital.
In terms of R&D, we remain focused on the future needs of our customers, even if they are not yet fully conscious of them: digitisation and management of 3D images, autonomy in image bank management, the combination of text and image product information for electronic display, etc. These are all challenges that are part of our strategy of deploying reference tools, integrating the entire product lifecycle to support our customers towards new virtuous practices, a guarantee of ROI and additional comfort for the teams.
Because tomorrow’s retail will look nothing like today’s, LSA is launching the second edition of LSA Live in 100% digital. From 17 to 20 November 2020. Listen to Guillaume Kozak’s speech all speeches from LSA Live by registering on the website live.lsa-conso.fr | <urn:uuid:b80b92d2-8723-4124-98cd-d292a6a37c75> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.piivo.com/lsa-live-2020-guillaume-kozak-interview/ | 2023-09-26T06:06:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.93769 | 614 |
Happy 2017! To kick-off the New Year we’re featuring a new Pilgrim of the Week, Stephen Hicks. As a TV editor, Stephen works on Pilgrim programs including his favorite show, The Ultimate Fighter. Learn more about Stephen and read what’s the best thing that’s happened to him this week:
What do you do at Pilgrim? I am tv editor.
What’s the coolest project you’ve worked on? The coolest project I’ve worked on has probably been ole faithful, The Ultimate Fighter.
What’s the best thing that happened to you this week, either at work or outside of it? The best thing that’s happened to me this week was the beginning of a brand new year, 2017. Let’s make it brilliant!
Fill in the blank: If you really knew me, you’d know that my middle name is Ashley and I love public speaking.
Have a Pilgrim you’d like to nominate? Share your recommendation and why you think he or she is Pilgrim of the Week at firstname.lastname@example.org! | <urn:uuid:9ccc0525-d984-41a4-9fc1-052fae733ecb> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.pilgrimmediagroup.com/pilgrim-week-stephen-hicks-tv-editor/ | 2023-09-26T05:08:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.940953 | 239 |
You know why?
Everyone keeps catching everything on fire.
That’s not a joke.
Not knowing about or not paying attention to your food has very real costs. One third of all house fires in the U.S. are started by cooking.
People’s homes burn down, people die, because they simply didn’t know or pay attention.
That is exactly why cooking should be part of comprehensive arts education… Not a single year long absolute joke of a class where kids bake some cookies and watch asinine videos but full on education.
But I guess that’s asking too much of an education system that has teachers buy their own markers.
Gotta save that $1.98 so that the administrative staff can keep their $120,000 a year lifetime pension. | <urn:uuid:7bed9af8-3ecd-4cd0-856d-3a0596db0585> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.pinkink.media/cooking-should-be-a-serious-part-of-our-education-system/ | 2023-09-26T06:58:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.954498 | 167 |
Rice Krispie Treat Pumpkins
These rice krispie treat pumpkins are ADORABLE and they're really easy to make! They'd be perfect for a Halloween party snack, or even Thanksgiving!
These Halloween Twinkies are the perfect Halloween treat! If you plan to have a dessert table for your Halloween party, these cute edible Halloween pumpkins are a great addition! #jackolantern #jackolanterndesserts #orangetwinkies #hostess | <urn:uuid:95094ae3-0961-4de6-a913-8c94b4d34f7e> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.pinterest.cl/akait/halloween/ | 2023-09-26T06:54:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.719457 | 123 |
Informasjon på engelsk:
Donkey Kong: Jet Blast invites you to drum the Wii Remote and Nunchuk to zoom Donkey Kong through a series of races and be the first to cross the finish line. You’ll collect bananas and power-ups to compete against other characters in the Donkey Kong universe like Diddy, Dixie, and King K. Rool plus four new characters!
Use speed, skill, and power-ups to blast your way past your opponents or use dirty tricks like punches and pineapple launchers to push them to the back of the race. Invite three of your friends over to play and have a four-player race!
Controlling Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast will get you moving! Race forward by drumming both the Wii Remote and the Nunchuck together at the same time to pound your barrels. To turn right or left, drum just one of the controllers for a quick turn to snatch a power-up or slide in front of someone. Once you get up to full speed all you need to do is steer-until someone tries to bonk you on the head and push you back! Use buttons to launch attacks and if you can string together a series of moves and attacks you get special combos that’ll really put you ahead of the pack.
- Challenge up to three friends to see who is king of the jungle with a four-way split screen mode.
- Simple Wii controls make racing a snap. Shake the Wii Remote and Nunchuk to accelerate, then shake one or the other to turn. Press a single button or shake the controller to jump, attack or use items.
- Target enemies with a Pineapple Cannon, skilfully chain together Wild Moves or use the Wii Remote to blast out of a Style Barre | <urn:uuid:e379f51f-1532-4b12-b268-87fba2314e3a> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.pixelmart.no/product/donkey-kong-jet-race/ | 2023-09-26T05:35:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.884552 | 367 |
installing smoke alarms for those who need them most.
The Illinois Fire Safety Alliance (IFSA) is a non-profit organization in Illinois dedicated to fire safety, burn prevention, and supporting burn survivors. As part of the services they provide, the IFSA has a Smoke Alarm Installation Program which works in cooperation with Fire Departments and the Illinois State Fire Marshall’s office. Fire Departments in Illinois that have a verified smoke detector installation program in their community are eligible to participate.
The program became quite popular and the IFSA was managing all of the functionality in Excel. Because IFSA tracks orders and the actual installation addresses of the detectors, this started to become labor intensive. Activities being done in Excel included:
- All communication being done via emails and attachments
- Constant merging of Excel files from Fire Departments into a Master File
- Required manual intervention to see if a Fire Department had met re-order criteria
- Fulfillment of data requests from Fire Departments
“Reducing the work for Fire Departments and IFSA Staff was critical in automating the ordering and installation data process.”
For the IFSA, Plaidypus was able to build out a solution that leveraged Zoho One. Currently, they are using just the CRM and Inventory modules; this leaves them plenty of room to grow into future modules. We designed the Fire Department portal to match the existing ifsa.org website so that the user has a consistent experience when they get handed off.
Now the IFSA is easily able to get an automated dashboard and has control at the Fire Department level to adjust and flex as the needs of a Fire Department change. Orders are auto-fulfilled to the Illinois State Fire Marshall’s Office who warehouses the cases of detectors for distribution. We also maintain a running total of inventory at each Fire Department to drive re-order workflows and checks.
Fire Departments are able to login to the portal now, reducing the amount of redundant data that they have to enter. Furthermore, it allows the Fire Department to see their order and installation history. | <urn:uuid:dee3dcfc-056a-4974-91d6-7d76cc14e028> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.plaidypus.com/project/illinois-fire-safety-alliance/ | 2023-09-26T05:17:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.948486 | 436 |
N-Dubz Announces New Album “Timeless”, Shares New Song “Habibti”
London-based hip hop trio N-Dubz, consisting of Dappy, Tulisa and Fazer, has announce their long-awaited fourth studio album “Timeless” will be released on August 4 2023.
It is their first body of work in 13 years since the 2010 album “Love.Live.Life”.
The album comprises 16-track. A press release described the album as "a cohesive record that tackles issues such as toxic relationships, mental health, and growing up in inner-city London".
From the album, the trio unveiled the second single called “Habibti” on June 9, 2023, following “Trust No One (Tour Bus Freestyle)” released back in February.
The track was written by Richard Rawson, Costadinos Contostavlos, Tula Contostavlos, WhyJay, LiTek, Lewis Rawson, Zachary Adam Steiner-Anderson, Junior Edwards, Dereen Jafar, and Stephanie Fletcher Goudie. Produced by WhyJay and LiTek.
According to the press release, the song is as “a Michael Jackson-inspired sexy summertime banger about the back and forth that takes place over text at the opening stages of a new relationship”.
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Retreat is the magnificent opportunity which helps to rediscover ourselves by leaving daily life behind. Retreat helps to get out of the stress and pressure of our daily life and provides the joyness to recover from trauma and to heal on all levels. Retreats offer the benefit of physical, emotional and psychological well being.
The environment that we are growing up in is digital oriented and we are not getting a space and time for ourselves. Retreat gives self time and helps to gain wisdom, single-pointed concentration, spirituality and pure morality. The benefits of Yoga Retreat are:
When you arrive at the peaceful environment of the Pokhara Yoga Retreat Center you will know the essence of life and its meaning. As you come out of the daily normal hectic schedule, you will start relaxing in the quiet environment with the natural rhythm and get into the energy of the surroundings. When you start meditating you will be aware of your natural balances, sensation and hormones.
The most benefit of retreat is relaxation. Being away from the stress and pressure of daily life and giving time for ownself in the peaceful environment by doing yoga and meditation brings positivity in our life and helps us to relax by keeping everything behind. It helps to bring physical, mental and emotional benefits and also disconnects you from all the demands, pressures, that pull you in so many directions and ways. It helps to lean into the present and let go of everything else.
Brings healthier perspective
Retreat helps to change the lifestyle of people and make them healthy in different ways. It brings enthusiasm and clarity in people's lives. It changes the thinking of the people because of which they tend to have healthy relationships with others. They will have a new life and a new world full of positivity.
Retreat helps for the spiritual connection. During the first retreat, the first stage of spiritual growth occurs. Spiritual growth is not an intellectual thing. It has to be organic. It brings inner connection with the divine within yourself which helps to bring more sense in life. It is beyond the intellectual and it has to become your own experience.
Practice healthy enhancing exercise and healthy food
Yoga and meditation are the best exercises which help to relax the physical and mental state of the body. In this retreat center professional instructors help to practice health promoting forms of natural exercise. Retreat center provides fresh fruits, nuts, herbal juice drinks and hot organic teas which helps to keep the body healthy.
Revitalise Body, Mind and Psyche While Socialising
Pokhara retreat center is full of people from around the world who have travelled to find themselves and to gain spiritual and holistic knowledge. Talking to the people helps to gain views and ideas about their culture, values and beliefs. By sharing feelings and with good companions it helps to revitalize the body, mind and psyche.
Rewarding on many levels
A Retreat can be a life-changing experience which provides time for ownself and reconnect with your authentic self. It helps you to realize what makes you happy, what brings you joy, and to achieve the clarity to start creating the means to have it. It helps to set your own goal and take action to achieve those goals timely.
Refreshing, re-energizing and re-empowering
Due to the rush in daily life people are living with stress. Retreat helps the natural state of body to accustom with the rhythm and makes more break. It helps to silence the noise and take a moment to sit with yourself, bringing peace and strength that you need in the journey of your life. A retreat can recharge batteries on many levels and bring new insights for positive life change.
Find new focus for personal and professional life
In retreat you will have time to think for yourself by keeping everything aside. You can focus on your desire and think about the things that bring joy and happiness in your life. You can define your clear goal and focus on the alternatives to choose to achieve those goals. Retreat is a wonderful experience, an accelerator and a booster. This way you can find new focus for the personal as well as the professional life.
Meeting like-minded people
Healthy mind is as important as physical well being. Having good companions and people to share views and time with helps us to stay more positive. It is a joyous and uplifting process to see people from different walks of life come together in pursuit of their inner cores. In the retreat center you can meet new people and socialize with them. It is a great opportunity to find people with similar interests.
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Lapel video released by the Albuquerque Police Department shows an officer resuscitating an unconscious baby, reports KOAT.
Police said Officer Martin Smith was called to home in the Northeast Heights around 1 p.m. on May 14. When Smith arrived, a 7-month-old baby was unresponsive and the family was distraught.
Smith gave the child a few light breaths and rubbed her chest in order to revive the child.
"I started rubbing her chest and blowing in her face ... and she started coming out of it," he said. "That (woke her)."
The baby was taken to the hospital, and police said she’s doing great. The infant was diagnosed with a seizure disorder and is now on medication.
Smith said he'll never forget the call.
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News comes as US ordered new sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear program.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will brief reporters on Thursday afternoon.
Trump dubbed North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un ‘Rocket Man,’ in an exercise in high-level name-calling with little modern precedent.
British press caught a break when a sweaty Johnson lumbered into midtown hotel from a jog.
‘We consider any form of military solution as totally inappropriate,’ the German chancellor says.
The president hit out on Twitter at his 2016 adversary and her husband.
Kim Jong Un is following a ‘cool-headed strategy,’ says German foreign minister.
President Donald Trump began Sunday with a tweet Sunday taking a dig at North Korea’s leader, referring to him as “Rocket Man.” “I spoke with President Moon …
The launch followed its most powerful nuclear test on September 3.
The resolution fell short of measures sought by the Trump administration.
German chancellor calls on UN Security Council to adopt diplomatic solution modeled on 2015 Iran crisis.
Military alliance will focus on bringing a peaceful solution to nuclear stand-off, Jens Stoltenberg said.
It would be a major reversal from the Obama administration, which sought to limit reliance on nuclear arms.
Korea nuclear issue ‘can only be resolved through peaceful means,’ Chinese president says.
The EU punches below its weight on foreign policy because real power lies with national capitals.
The growing nuclear threat from North Korea has quickly become one of the largest challenges facing Trump.
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A new trailer for December’s Spider-Man: No Way Home has revealed a clever way of finally doing a Sinister Six movie, but held back on one predicted mega-twist: the team up between Tom Holland’s Peter Parker, Tobey Maguire’s Peter Parker from Spider-Man, and Andrew Garfield’s Peter Parker from The Amazing Spider-Man. After months of speculation and “spy photo” leaks, everyone assumed the trio would pop up in the trailer courtesy of a spacetime-warping spell from Doctor Strange. They did not.
While I think it’s entirely possible the actors appear in No Way Home, it also seems entirely possible that the multiversal action begins and ends with the villains. The lineup includes Alfred Molina’s Doctor Octopus, Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin, and Jamie Foxx’s Electro, along with CG versions of Sandman, Lizard, and a second Green Goblin. That should be fun in its own right. But people on the internet really wanted to see a bunch of Spider-Mans running around fighting crime. They did not get their wish. I imagine screaming will ensue.
Garfield tried to warn us. While the actor is gunning for Oscars nomination for his powerful work Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tick, Tick... Boom!, he’s also been putting another tougher performance all year: fielding questions on Spider-Man: No Way Home with a straight face. In October 2020, rumors blew up that Maguire and Garfield would both return for the movie. There’s never been confirmation — and there still isn’t after the film’s last big trailer. So, over the last year, Garfield’s been trying to temper expectations, which he’ll likely have to do until the Dec. 17 release day. Unlike Maguire, who has mostly veered off into producing, and has not appeared in a film since 2014’s Pawn Sacrifice, Garfield has been ready and available for interviews, putting him in the crosshairs of folks who might finally break him and bag a coveted answer. It’s intense.
I mean, just look at the work this guy’s putting in:
May 4, 2021, on the Happy Sad Confused podcast
There isn’t anything to ruin. I have to just quickly cut you off because there’s nothing to ruin. It’s fucking hilarious to me because I do have this Twitter account and I see how often Spider-Man is trending and it’s people freaking out about a thing […] I wish I could be able to speak to everyone and say, ‘I recommend that you chill!’ I can’t speak to anything else but myself. They might be doing something. I ain’t got a call. Have you ever played the game Werewolf? Or Mafia? You’re convincing everyone you’re not in the mafia. I feel like I’m in a game of fucking Werewolf or Mafia where I’m like ‘I’m not the werewolf! I promise you I am not the werewolf!’ and everyone’s like ‘You’re the werewolf! You’re the fucking werewolf!’
Sept. 8, 2021, in Variety
I understand why people are freaking out about the concept of that because I’m a fan as well. You can’t help but imagine scenes and moments of ‘Oh, my God, how fucking cool would it be if they did that? But it’s important for me to say on the record that this is not something I’m aware I am involved in. But I know I’m not going to be able to say anything that will convince anyone that I don’t know what’s happening. No matter what I say, I’m fucked. It’s either going to be really disappointing for people or it’s going to be really exciting.
Sept. 14, 2021, on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, responding to a photo of him and Tobey Maguire supposedly on the set of No Way Home
I’ve heard about it. And I did see it. It’s a PhotoShop … I’m trying to manage expectations. If they want to give me a call at this late stage in the game, I’m sitting here in my tracksuit [...] I have [seen the trailer] and I’m excited, and I think that Tom Holland is just the perfect Peter Parker and Spider-Man so I’m just super stoked. And I get to just be a fan again, which is my preferred position.
Nov. 15, 2021, on The Today Show
Just like you are, to be honest. That’s not the diplomatic answer, I really, really mean it. I love Tom Holland, I love [director] Jon Watts, I love [producers] Amy Pascal and Kevin Feige, and what they’ve done with those movies and that character. It’s an important character to me. So I’m just really excited to see what happens in the third one, as you guys are.
Even known spoilerer Tom Holland tried to stop the rumor mill early on:
Feb. 24, 2021, Tom Holland on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
I’ve read the script from beginning to the end, so it’ll be a miracle if they could’ve kept that from me. But, at the moment, there is no cameo from the two boys.
No cameo from the two boys! Possibly because their appearance is much more than a cameo. Or possibly because they are not in the Spider-Man movie.
Are Garfield’s responses legit or all an act? Probably the latter. At this point, how could they not be? But unlike the sour taste left from J.J. Abrams and (Spider-Man: No Way Home star) Benedict Cumberbatch lying through their teeth to keep the groan-worthy secrets of “John Harrison” aka Khan under wraps in the lead up to Star Trek Into Darkness, if Garfield’s fibbing, it all feels like part of his own personal excitement for what’s to come. I will never forget the guy showing up to The Amazing Spider-Man’s Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con, taking the mic in costume, and revealing himself to be a massive Spidey fan to the roaring cheers of those who felt the exact same way. Playing Spidey is an honor. Keeping any ounce of wow factor in a movie like No Way Home is, too. Even if we all know what’s coming, Garfield gets why he can’t admit it until the time is right.
Or maybe he’s not in the movie. Twist!
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Larry Clark Pop-Up Show Travels to Los Angeles
Larry Clark, whose prints often sell for tens of thousands of dollars and are included in the collections of museums...
Larry Clark, whose prints often sell for tens of thousands of dollars and are included in the collections of museums such as the MoMA and the Whitney, is clearing house. During a week-long pop-up art show at Ooga Booga in Los Angeles, Clark’s fans will be able to purchase unique 4×6 and 5×7 prints from the photographer’s personal stash of snapshots for only $100.
“Most people who come to my shows can’t afford a print,” Clark tells American Photo. “So I said, lets sell these prints for 100 a piece so all the fans, skaters, people I’ve photographed, anyone, can walk in and do it.”
The pop-up show features about 5,000 unique photographs taken between 1992-2010 that were primarily printed at pharmacies and one-hour shops. There are photographs from the locations of films like Kids, Bully, Ken Park and Wassup Rockers, but also a variety of portraits, outtakes from other shoots and, of course, random snapshots.
“I get into the idea of going into someone’s archive unedited,” says Leo Fitzpatrick, the curator of the show and a longtime friend of Clark’s (he played Telly in the 1995 film Kids). “Some of my favorites photos are the ones he shot on safari. Who has a Larry Clark photo of a giraffe?”
Although there is a commerce aspect to the pop-up, according to Fitzpatrick it’s still important to keep these events feeling more like an art show and less like a sample-sale.
“If you didn’t care about the art show element, you could do this online,” he says. “For me, people going through the photos, touching the photos and actually seeing it in person is what the whole thing is based on. That is what is great about the show.”
The idea for this style of show came after Clark experienced a traumatic medical procedure over a year ago that had him on the operating table for nearly seven hours. “For the first time I started thinking about my mortality,” he says. A while later, while searching for something specific in his loft, Clark became frustrated by the space that all of these old personal prints were taking up. He called Fitzpatrick, who was running Home Alone 2 Gallery in New York, about setting up a show to sell the work.
“I said, ‘What if I die, man? What would happen to all of this stuff?’,” Clark recalls. “I decided lets just get rid of it, sell it.”
“It is such an untraditional show that he needed an untraditional space,” says Fitzpatrick, who curated the first pop-up in New York, as well as later shows held in London and Paris, and now Los Angeles. “Nobody understands how much Larry respects teenagers, he knows that they can’t afford museum quality photos. He wants to give back to them—it makes collecting art a little more accessible to the average person.”
But selling off these old prints hasn’t been without some controversy according to Fitzpatrick. There have been some in the art world who are worried that a photographer like Clark would sell off photographs from his archive, some which have never been seen, bit by bit. Who knows what could be lurking in that big box of prints?
“I don’t think Larry is nervous about that, I don’t think he thinks of it as his archive. They are quick prints, a memory, not something to be overly cherished,” Fitzpatrick says. “If you can share that with people that is maybe more important than hoarding it.”
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Tilbury Porch Extensions (RM18): One smart way to enhance the look of your property in Tilbury that doesn't break the bank is to put up a . In fact is among the simplest and economical home improvement projects you can do. A gorgeous porch will make the doorway to your property more appealing to buyers, will reduce heat loss through your front door, and give you some storage for those muddy shoes and wet brollys.
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Adding a timber framed porch is a popular choice for Tilbury householders who are looking to enhance the feel and look of their home's entrance. These porches are built using high-quality timber, which not only enhances their visual appeal but also ensures their strength and ability to withstand even the harshest weather conditions. The design ofcan be tailored to fit the style of a home in Tilbury, whether it's modern or traditional.
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Front Enclosed Porches Tilbury
A favourite home improvement project in Tilbury is the installation of a front enclosed porch, which offers a range of benefits. An enclosedcan offer Tilbury householders an additional living area that's functional and comfortable, regardless of the weather conditions outside, making it a smart investment for any homeowner. Enhancing the front porch with an enclosure can enhance the home's visual appeal and contribute to its increased overall value. Setting up a front enclosed porch requires several stages, such as layout design, picking the appropriate materials, acquiring the necessary permits, and hiring a reliable building contractor to carry out the task. The overall cost of the project may differ greatly, depending on its scale and intricacy. The investment in an enclosed porch can seem extreme, but the benefits are often worth it, as it can provide an adaptable and comfortable space for leisure, storage, or enjoying nature from the comfort of your home. Timely maintenance and frequent inspections can guarantee that the enclosed porch remains in good working condition and continues to function effectively for many years to come.
Lean-To Porch Tilbury
Featuring a forward sloping roof that can be made to match the roof of your home in Tilbury, or fit in with an existing awning or canopy,is a much favoured porch option. Lean-to porches are an efficient, yet relatively low-cost way to accentuate the facade of your house. A lean-to porch that is totally enclosed will add a supplementary level of security to your home, save on energy bills by providing heat insulation to your front door, create a useful extra space for storing brollys, coats and shoes and provide a bit of shade from direct sunlight.
Equally effective on either the front, rear or side of your dwelling, lean-to porches are one of the easiest ways to extend your home in Tilbury. A lean-to porch can be open, totally enclosed or partly enclosed, according to your needs. Lean-to porches can actually be as straightforward as 4 wooden posts supporting a sloping roof. If you want to try out your do-it-yourself skills, it's even possible to purchase lean-to porch kits that can be "easily" assembled on-location, although for that professional finish it may be best to contact your local Tilbury porch specialist.
If you would like your home in Tilbury to really stand out from the rest, and possess that additional bit of curb appeal, a well designed and built lean-to porch could be the perfect answer.
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We are thrilled to announce that Chambers and Partners 2021 Europe Rankings have been released, and POTAMITISVEKRIS law firm, has been ranked, for the fifth year in a row, as a leading practice in 9 areas.
Congratulations to our Partners: Stathis Potamitis (Managing Partner), George Bersis (Co-Managing Partner), Euripides Ioannou (Partner), Dimitrios Loukas (Partner), Aspasia Malliou (Partner), Konstantinos Papadiamantis (Partner), Xenophon Paparrigopoulos (Partner), and Alexios Papastavrou (Partner) who have been featured in the top-band categories of their respective field.
Kudos to our lawyers: Theologos Mintzas (Senior Associate) & Anastasia Platypodi (Senior Associate), for their exceptional performance!
These remarkable results confirm our firm’s and lawyers’ commitment to and attainment of excellence.
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Together with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), SOLAFT Filtration Solutions have been working to develop specific low-emission filter media to address the need to lower particulate emissions, including PM10 and PM2.5 emissions. We have specific expertise in developing multi-polymer and multi-layer felts.
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Pair Snowflake with Precisely Connect to Eliminate Data Gaps
Snowflake has garnered attention for its architecture which allows for the separation of storage and compute which allows each piece to scale individually. In turn, it helps people share data in real time. Despite Snowflake’s unique architecture, you might find that Snowflake cannot readily understand complex data from legacy sources. How can you solve this problem?
Precisely Connect removes Snowflake data gaps through data integration that understands complex data like VSAM, Db2 or IMS. With Connect, companies have confidence that the data feeding their analytics are complete. Read on to learn about how Connect works with Snowflake for excellent results for your business.
The benefits of Snowflake
Snowflake is fast becoming a popular cloud data warehouse. Why are more companies choosing it?
With Snowflake, you can build scalable data warehouses quickly. Moreover, it supports migrations from on-premises data warehouses to the cloud. Also, you can gain insights faster due to quicker analytics.
Snowflake and mainframes: a missed opportunity
The issue with Snowflake is that it can’t readily read or consume data formats from legacy sources, such as mainframe and IBM i. That’s problematic because there’s a great deal of valuable information stored and still used in mainframes and IBM i systems.
To make information in mainframes and IBM i systems connect to Snowflake, you will need complex data architectures. Such needs make it difficult for an efficient and cost-effective migration of information from these systems to Snowflake.
Use data integration to increase Snowflake’s ROI
The combination of Precisely Connect and Snowflake allows you to access ALL enterprise data and maximize the use of your Snowflake investment. How does it work? The solution lies in data integration.
Precisely Connect makes data from mainframes, IBM i, and other sources readable on Snowflake. As a result, your business now has all actionable enterprise data included in Snowflake. From there, BI and analytics tools help business users derive insights from your all your enterprise data.
With Connect, developers can source, transform, and load mainframe information within a single workflow. Once the data integration takes place and the information is within Snowflake, it won’t be distinguishable from any other data. Moreover, it will be immediately ready to use in processes such as analytics.
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Now, you no longer need to worry that your analytics or BI are missing crucial information, because your mainframe and IBM i information are included in the analysis of Snowflake data. You gain a fuller picture of what’s going on in your business, and you can make better business decisions as a result.
Because Connect is efficient and has a small footprint, you don’t have to worry about performance loss. Additionally, they support the management, security, and governance of modern data architectures, so you have peace of mind that this solution won’t compromise any existing processes.
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Dieppe Motorcycle Accident Lawyer
Unlike the drivers of other motor vehicles, motorcycle riders cannot rely on safety features built into their vehicle to protect them in the event of a crash. Instead, the only protection they have from the hazards of the road are wearable forms of gear, like a helmet. As a result, the experience of riding a motorcycle can be, undoubtedly, invigorating. However, it can also be extremely dangerous.
Riding a motorcycle requires a high degree of skill, focus, and caution. In fact, even though bikers are often stereotyped as brash, risky-taking, thrill-seekers, most motorcycle enthusiasts in Dieppe ride their bikes with extreme caution. Even the most skilled, careful, and attentive motorcycle operator is vulnerable to the negligence of other drivers. This vulnerability makes motorcyclists particularly susceptible to severe injuries and fatalities as the result of a crash.
All too frequently, the negligence of other drivers on roads and highways cause Dieppe motorcycle riders to sustain permanent, debilitating injuries in severe crashes. Negligence occurs when motor vehicle operators fail to reasonably ensure the safety of other road-users, including motorcyclists, through a variety of wrongful actions or inactions behind the wheel. If a driver violates provincial traffic laws, such as driving while intoxicated, driving distractedly, driving recklessly, ignoring traffic signals, and otherwise breaking the rules of the road, collisions with other vehicles can occur. If these motor vehicle collisions result in injuries, the negligent driver could be considered liable for damages sustained by the accident victim as a result of their crash.
Some injuries commonly sustained in motorcycle accidents include:
- Broken or fractured bones
- Cuts and lacerations
- Strains and sprains
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Facial and dental injuries
- Internal organ damage
- Neck and back injuries
- Spinal cord injuries
- Traumatic brain injuries
- And more
While insured motorcycle accident survivors may be able to recover some financial compensation through no-fault Section B benefits, often the resources available do not sufficiently cover the costs of a seriously injured accident survivor’s total losses. However, if your collision was caused by another driver’s negligence, our motorcycle accident lawyers serving Dieppe may be able to help you pursue the maximum amount of damages available to you by filing a lawsuit against the at-fault party.
By filing a lawsuit against the negligent driver who caused your collision, our motorcycle accident lawyers serving Dieppe may be able to help you recover costs for the following damages:
- Medical expenses
- Rehabilitation costs
- Ongoing medical care/in-home care
- Lost wages
- Loss of future earning capacity
- Adjusted living expenses
- Pain and suffering
- And possibly more
Free Consultation for Dieppe Residents – We Don’t Get Paid Unless We Win
In the aftermath of a serious accident, it can be difficult for injured motorcycle riders to know which steps to take next, and where to turn for financial compensation. Recovering from serious injuries can be an all-consuming– and expensive– process. Plus, if the injuries sustained prevent an accident survivor from returning to work, the combined stress of newly acquired financial obligations and an inability to earn one’s regular salary could make the situation seem insurmountable.
That is why Preszler Injury Lawyers offers a free, initial consultation to injured community members. To learn about legal options for financial compensation that may be available to you, book a free initial consultation with our motorcycle accident lawyers serving Dieppe today. | <urn:uuid:10a0e608-fad8-45fe-b59f-3fc02b0db67b> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.preszlerlaw-ns.com/areas-served/dieppe-motorcycle-accident-lawyer/ | 2023-09-26T05:43:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.947255 | 743 |
Dieppe Professional Negligence Lawyer
Everyone makes mistakes. Regardless of their profession or level of skill, people in any occupation can make minor errors that affect both their job performance and their client’s experience. That said, in Dieppe, no one should ever sustain physical injuries or suffer financial losses because of a professional’s negligence.
It may not be immediately apparent, but every day, we put our physical safety and well-being in the hands of professionals. Depending on their occupation, the work of these professionals may be regulated by laws, industry standards, and other governing bodies.
Often, a professional’s adherence to these standards and regulations keeps Dieppe residents safe even without their knowledge. For instance, if the buildings we live and work in were not designed or constructed in accordance with the industry’s standards and regulations, the safety of that building’s inhabitants could be jeopardized. People feel safe performing commonplace activities like riding in elevators because they trust that the professionals responsible for their construction were qualified to perform their jobs.
Depending on the nature of their job, if a professional fails to conduct themselves in accordance with their occupation’s standards of practice, people can get hurt. Professional negligence may not always lead to physical injuries. However, certain occupations are more hazardous than others. When Dieppe residents seek out the services of a professional, they expect them to perform their jobs in accordance with their industry’s safety regulations. In some cases, if a professional is not adequately qualified to carry out the duties of their job in accordance with their industry’s standards of care, they could accidentally injure their clients.
Some professionals that could seriously injure the people they were employed to serve include:
- Police officers
- Dental hygienists
- Massage therapists
- Doctors, nurses, physicians, and other healthcare providers (through Medical Malpractice claims)
- And more
When injuries occur because of a professional’s failure to conduct their business in accordance with their occupation’s standards of practice, these negligent professionals may be liable for damages caused by their wrongful conduct.
If a professional’s failure to uphold the standards regulating their industry caused you to sustain physical injuries, our professional negligence lawyers serving Dieppe may be able to help you pursue a civil claim for damages.
By filing a lawsuit for damages you incurred because of a professional’s wrongful injury-causing conduct, our professional negligence lawyers serving Dieppe may be able to help you recover financial compensation for financial losses you sustained as a result of your injuries. These damages might include:
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After sustaining injuries because of a professional’s wrongful conduct, it can be difficult to know which steps to take next. It may also not be immediately apparent whether you are eligible to pursue a civil claim for damages. To discuss your case and learn about legal options that may be available to you, contact our Dieppe professional negligence lawyers.
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In celebration of the first week of Summer vacation, here is a fun watercolor painting exercise for both kids and grown-ups, beginner or experienced artists. It’s easy and cute and a great way to practice color blending and wet-on-wet watercolor technique.
Read on for the easy instructions…
Very lightly with a pencil, draw a triangle with one curved edge. Draw a parallel line along the curved edge and close the lip of the paper cone with rounded edges.
Add curved stripes to the inside of the cone to make the cone appear round.
With a wet paintbrush, but no paint, paint alternating stripes with water all the way to the edges.
Load paint onto the brush and touch the tip into the wet sections of the stripes. Use the brush to move the paint to the edges of the shape. Try to leave some spots empty and the paint slightly uneven to highlight the beauty of the watercolors.
Now, with a clean, wet brush, freestyle a large “lump” for the sno-cone.
Fill the brush with pigment and drop the color into the wet circle by touching the tip of the brush to the paper.Move the paint towards the center with the brush, creating a curved edge. This will give roundness to your ice. You can add multiple colors like we did here with orange and peach. You want to let the colors blend a little but not turn muddy. You can control this with the amount of water and paint that you use. As a finishing touch, we splattered some drips of paint.This was a fun Summer art project. We hope that you try it and send us pics! | <urn:uuid:e1d34e60-74da-4340-8c5f-bc4cc7d28d16> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.prettyprudent.com/watercolor-sno-cone-tutorial/ | 2023-09-26T06:22:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.917589 | 345 |
The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has said, the government is committed to continuing its efforts to make public libraries lively and connected spaces for life-long learning.
He made this statement in the speech delivered on his behalf by Mrs. Gifty Twum Ampofo, Deputy Minister of Education in charge of TVET, at the virtual convocation of the first graduates of the Commonwealth of Learning (CoL) and Coursera Workforce Recovery Program.
He indicated “Our public libraries across the country will continue to be supported as we have done over the past few years and make them connected and lively spaces for life-long learning.
We are currently equipping public libraries with computers and connecting them to internet to enable them offer more opportunities for our citizens who do not have their own devices and computers to also benefit”.
Commonwealth of Learning and Coursera entered into a partnership with the Ghana Library Authority (GhLA) to roll out an initiative to support Ghanaians to enroll on over 3800 carefully curated courses online delivered by top universities and companies.
This initiative seeks to offer 50,000 commonwealth citizens an opportunity to attain new skills to enhance job prospects in this COVID-19 period. The project, launched in May 2020 by CoL and Coursera, already has 12,227 Ghanaians enrolled. The Tuesday virtual convocation witnessed the recognition of over 2,000 Africans who have graduated from their selected online courses. Ghana had the highest number of graduates of over 1,200.
The Minister of Education advised selected Ghanaians to make use of the opportunity; “I wish to encourage all Ghanaians who have been selected to commit to completing their course modules, assignments and most importantly, acquire new skills to make you relevant for the job market or start your own enterprises” he stated.
Speaking on the convocation, the Executive Director of the Ghana Library Authority – Mr. Hayford Siaw said, “the GhLA will continuously ensure that Ghanaians have access to opportunities for self-development to enable them become attractive on the job market, especially during this pandemic period”. Mr. Siaw also stated that he was excited Ghana has the highest number of beneficiaries on this programme and he looks forward to working with CoL and other development partners to offer more of such opportunities.
Joining in the convocation were the President and CEO of COL – Professor Asha Kanwar, Coursera CEO – Jeff Maggioncalda, Botswana’s Minister of Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology – Dr. Douglas Letsholathebe, Namibia’s Minister of Art, Education and Culture – The Honourable Ms. Esther Anna Nghipondoka and Ghana’s Minister of Education – The Honourable Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh who was represented by Mrs. Gifty Twum Ampfo, Deputy Minister, in charge of TVET. | <urn:uuid:a30cb68a-2869-4e0e-9424-7d2cf6dcf607> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.primenews.com.gh/general-news/libraries-to-be-made-lively-and-connected-spaces-for-life-long-learning-matthew-opoku-prempeh.html | 2023-09-26T06:41:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.958985 | 607 |
Building for September 9 Across the Country
In response to the Call for Solidarity Demonstration on September 9 in the recent issue of Under Lock & Key letters are coming in from prisons across the country. The solidarity demonstration is timed to coincide with the anniversary of the Attica uprising, and during the 24 hour work and food strike prisoners will focus on building unity and peace among the prison population. This is short notice to organize in the severely restricted conditions found in most prisons, but comrades behind bars are doing what they can, with at least one person pledging to start now to build for next year.
In Nevada we heard: "I have been doing my part on getting as many people as I can to sign up for September 9, 2012. Here at High Desert State Prison they are constantly taking away what little we have and I look forward to sticking it to them. So far I have recruited 20 people just myself in the past couple of weeks from all races. Just imagine how many more by the time our time comes!"
From Missouri we learned of comrades participating and using this opportunity to study this history of the Attica uprising: "I would like to request study material of all sorts for this coming August in solidarity regards. Our mission is to improve self from conditions and we gain understanding through great experiences of this nature, a struggle that's mighty, yet achievable. We'll detail progress in the coming months. September 9th we will partake in our common sights." Another comrade in a Federal prison in Texas has been sharing ULK 27 with others and pledged to fast on September 9.
Organizers like this one from Pennsylvania are eager to hear news from the demonstration in the next issue of Under Lock & Key: "Please make sure I get my next issue [of Under Lock & Key], copy due the week of the solidarity demonstration on Sunday September 9, 2012. From midnight September 8 to midnight September 9 in a show of solidarity I will be strongly participating!" This is a good reminder to all participating that we need reports immediately after the demonstration to make it in to the next issue of ULK.
From the state that had it's own broadly supported food strike last year (starting July 1, 2011), we heard from organizers building for September 9. One California prisoner wrote: "I am in the call for solidarity demonstration September 9, 2012 and I will be fasting on that day, etc. Thank you for all your help and moral support that you have given to me in the last ten years."
Comrades are spreading the word about the September 9 demonstration in any way they can. This person from New York sent us a handwritten kite he passed to another brother at his facility: "Bro. - Please pay close attention to the article 'Call for Solidarity Demonstration September 9' on page 3. Let me know what you think. I've decided to fast on Sept 9th." The response was written on the same paper: "Yes I will fast on that day, it looks better when we all go to chow but we just don't eat. Thanks for that information." This comrade noted that the short lead time on this demonstration will limit his organizing abilities this year, but he's already started to build for 2013.
Update August 26:
More comrades in North Carolina have joined the campaign: "The solidarity movement on September 9th is a go for the few conscious comrades behind me. It is definitely a time to remember this historic event that changed the prison system afterwards."
And more prisoners in California are stepping up. One wrote letting us know that he has liver cirrhosis and is not going to make it out alive, but is very much engaged in the struggle for as long as he's able: "I will participate in your September solidarity. I share your publications with other prisoners. Each individual has his own set of beliefs, goals, values, etc., I can only express what I feel is right. I thank you for your moral support represented in Under Lock & Key. Those confined in the SHU lockdowns need all the support your group provides."
Update August 30:
A group in Florida is working to pull people together for an act of solidarity on September 9th.
Update September 1:
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5 Herbs and Ingredients that Boost Your Immune Health
Category: Natural Supplements
Are you feeling under the weather of late and think your immunity is failing you? Have you considered natural ingredients like herbs to recharge the immune system and revive your health?
Herbs feature pharmacological properties that can harmonise our immune system. Research has underlined the effectiveness of medicinal plants in treating pathogenic, metabolic, nervous system and autoimmune disorders in humans.
Here’s a list of five herbs that can pump up your immune health and help you keep diseases and chronic medical conditions at bay. Some of these herbs are readily available in our homes, while you can consume others as medicinal supplements.
1. Turmeric (Curcuma Longa) –
A bright yellow chemical called Curcumin, a WHO-approved food additive, characterises Turmeric. The cylindrical tubers of the plant, known for their antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, contain nutrients like beta-carotene, vitamin C, calcium, flavonoids, potassium, zinc, iron, niacin, etc. Turmeric is widely used in Ayurveda to alleviate respiratory complications and skin diseases, besides eliminating toxicity from the body.
2. Garlic (Allium Sativum) –
Another popular herb with aromatic bulbs, garlic finds worldwide usage as a seasoning in many spicy recipes and cuisines. Its culinary application aside, herbalists tout garlic as a cure-all for its antimicrobial, antiseptic, antifungal, and antibiotic properties. Garlic has potent nutrients like arginine, oligosaccharides, flavonoids, and selenium that power your immunity to face all seasonal maladies.
3. Ginger (Zingiber Officinale) –
Ginger is a storehouse of minerals like sodium, potassium, iron, magnesium, and Vitamin C and B6. Besides being a flavour booster and taste enhancer in several cuisines, ginger plays a vital role as a traditional medicine in treating degenerative diseases, cardiovascular complications, digestive disorders, and cancer. Ginger is not only antibacterial and anti-parasitic; it can also help your body in resisting stress and DNA reconstruction.
4. Ginseng (Panax Ginseng) –
Ginseng has pronounced application in traditional Chinese medicine. The active chemical ginsenosides in ginseng is a potent antioxidant that invigorates sensory awareness and memory capacity besides preventing certain cancers. Ginseng also regulates the function of the hypothalamic, pituitary, adrenal glands, thus reducing the effect of chronic stress on the immune system.
5. Astragalus (Astragalus Membranaceus) –
Commonly known as Huang qi or milk vetch, astragalus is another herb used in traditional medicine to treat multiple health complications. It has antioxidising properties that negate the production of free radicals, besides strengthening the immune system. In combination with other herbs, astragalus may treat upper respiratory infections, allergic rhinitis, asthma, chronic conditions like kidney ailment and fatigue, etc. Bell Lifestyle’s Virux is a potent herbal formulation that bottles the goodness of astragalus for convenient daily usage. Thanks to these easily accessible herbs and herbal supplements, you can strengthen your immune system naturally and bid farewell to all seasonal infections. | <urn:uuid:e4a789ae-3935-49bd-9e01-6119eaffc4c7> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.professorguard.com/5-herbs-and-ingredients-that-boost-your-immune-health/ | 2023-09-26T05:35:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.896307 | 696 |
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|We have all heard about the norwalk virus and how it likes to take a cruise vacation along with the rest of us. Alarming stories of hundreds of people falling sick on cruise ships have excited the media and panicked the rest of us.
Before we run wild, however, it’s worth noting that the norwalk virus has in fact only infected less than 1% of the total cruise passengers around the world.
But still, even though this puts the situation in better perspective, 1% of all cruise passengers is 1% too much.
Let us take a look at exactly what the virus is and what we can do to prevent it from spreading, reaching us and ruining our trip.
The norwalk virus, also known as Norwalk gastroenteritis virus of humans, is an inflammation of the stomach and intestines which can lead to abdominal pain and/or cramping, nausea, diarrhea and vomiting. Additional symptoms may also include muscle pain, joint stiffness, fever, chills and sweating.
It is sometimes called the "stomach flu," and is often found in communities where large numbers of people collect in smaller than usual spaces, such as schools, hospitals, retirement homes - and yes - cruise ships. in fact, a cruise ship, where passengers and crew mingle in confined quarters, provides the perfect conditions for the spread of a virus.
Even though you have no control over preventing one of your fellow passengers bringing the virus on board, you do have the control to help prevent it reaching you, and it’s rather like trying to prevent yourself falling prey to the latest flu bug.
The key is washing your hands. Frequent washing with warm water and soap helps eliminate the virus should you have come into contact with it. One cruise line captain told us recently that you should sing Happy Birthday to yourself twice while washing your hands. This would ensure that you are doing a thorough job for as much needed time as possible to eliminate the virus. The song may get a bit tired, but it sure helps to keep healthy.
Another precaution is to avoid touching foreign surfaces, like railings and bannisters, elevator buttons and door plates and handles where you know that thousands of hands have been before you.
Be particularly cautious in public washrooms. After using the toilet wash your hands thoroughly and use the paper towels to turn off the taps. Likewise use another paper towel to open the door out of the public washroom. Most cruise ships now provide small waste bins at the door for this specific purpose.
Also, be sure to keep your fingers away from your face. Primary routes of entry for the virus are the mouth, eyes and nose. It sounds obvious and easy to carry out, but you would be surprised how many times your fingers come into contact with all three organs. Unwittingly rubbing your eyes (sometimes a reflex action), tapping your lips with your forefinger while pondering a problem, licking your index finger before turning a page.....
Eating well cooked foods is also recommended, thus avoiding the possibility of the virus being passed by food handlers preparing raw salads, fruits and vegetables. It is also recommended that you avoid shellfish, as this may have been stored in contaminated water, another hiding place for the virus.
If all else fails, and you do fall prey to the norwalk virus, the first and main focus of treatment is to prevent dehydration. Fluids and electrolytes (salts and minerals) lost in diarrhea need to be replaced.
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General Motors has introduced two new safety methods that can be used in modern day cars, according to recent news sources. These are an alert system used in the event of a crash, which is camera based, while other system is an airbag that can inflate between front seats and protect the driver and the person sitting next to him or her.
The system that is for crash alert is supported with a camera that helps to track the proximity of a vehicle and also informs a driver with the help of a beep when he is at a risk while driving. There is a light on the dashboard that changes color to indicate different dangers. For example, an orange light indicates that the car is drifting while a red light shows that the car is tailgating.
This system has been launched in exhibitions and reportedly costs only $295. GM expects that many will purchase the system due to its affordability.
As a Los Angeles car accident lawyer, I’m glad to see that car manufacturers are making steps toward safer cars in regards to technology. As a personal injury lawyer, I know that these changes will help not only the drivers of the car with the features, but also the other drivers on the road, as well as pedestrians and cyclists. | <urn:uuid:7d27a9a3-4417-4911-b29e-9cbda060a203> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.psbr.law/2011/10/gm-introduces-new-safety-features/ | 2023-09-26T05:28:33Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.979217 | 250 |
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I thought we’d killed them! In fact I had thought they were already dead well before the winter arrived. We looked for them so many times only to be disappointed when we couldn’t see them. I presumed the birds or next door’s cat had made them into a feast. We had stopped feeding them, stopped ensuring the water was clean and had not given them a second thought when the pond froze over.
Yet, here they are. Alive and kicking! More accurately, alive and swimming! And eating! Our fabulous fish, still zooming around in our horse trough from the 1800s; Seville (very orange), Beirut (grey white patches with orange head), and two whose names I can’t even remember! What’s more there’s an extra bod! It seems the fish got the memo about the Covid lockdown and decided to get busy! Now, I need to find a new name for our new addition and rack my brain for the other names. Where on earth were they hiding on all of those occasions we looked for them?
Blue Sky London Day
I am going to add an interpretation to this event in my mind. A helpful, healthy interpretation. We can do that, we humans. Our minds do it all the time. We often add a narrative, meaning or attribution to an event that is negative, unhelpful and unhealthy. When we do, pain and suffering soon follow.
Alternatively, we can also add helpful, wonderful, healthy, inspiring, enjoyable narratives to events, circumstances, thoughts, feelings and sensations. These can help us feel and create pleasure, celebration and hope. I have decided the discovery of Seville, Beirut, Unknowns 1 and 2 and the new boy (maybe it is, maybe it isn’t) are a wonderful symbol of resilience, energy and thriving in a constantly changing environment and when faced with never ending challenges. My darling fish, you are one of my sources of inspiration for 2021.
I too, am resilient, can find energy, thrive and feel alive no matter what challenges me and changes around me. This doesn’t mean I will feel ‘up’ every moment of every day. It doesn’t mean I won’t have the odd tough, emotional, low week. It does mean that I can cope and I have hope. Today, is a beautiful sunny blue sky London day, the fish are alive and I have had some great news about my body.
Undulating caterpillar inching forward to new heights
Long tough road
The horrid month
It has been seven months since I wrote last. Seven months since I came out from under the horrid month in hospital which almost broke me; the month where I had a stem cell transplant, a blood clot in my arm, a dangerous e-coli infection, went bald and could not be supported by an in-person visit from hubby. That was the hardest part.
Seven months since I got home from that experience only to be hit by a c-diff infection. The time has gone so quickly and seems like a life time ago yet also feels like yesterday, raw, significant, a milestone, an awakening. Covid, lockdown, fatigue, pain, overwhelm, slowness, feeling good then feeling shattered, taking on too much then letting somethings go.
The last part of 2020 was a health roller coaster, though mostly without the sharp heights. Instead it’s been more like an undulating caterpillar of three steps forward, two steps back, experiencing loss and frustration about not being able to do as much, or do things now in the way that I used to be able to do them (and may never be able to again) before embracing acceptance and commitment. In recent months I have finally focussed on what I can do, in the way I can do things, and consequently felt healthier, happier and positive about moving in the right direction.
I finally learned that slow can be good. Really learned it. Fully experienced it instead of deep down thinking it doesn’t really apply to me, only to others. I’ve let go of ‘not being good enough’; put a stop to ‘I need to be hard on myself otherwise I won’t perform well, succeed, be respected, be ok, be enough’. I reminded myself of my catch phrase for last year ‘consistency’ and how the long game even if played slowly, gently, is a good, healthy, empowering game to play.
Another of life’s games has been restored: work. I love it. I love being the clinical psychologist I worked so hard to be. I love making an authentic positive difference to other people, helping them learn about themselves, find their answers, try out their new skills, manage their mental health and become their own mental health coach. I love helping people identify what matters most to them, know their values, embody their values daily and use their values to guide their decisions, make and deepen connections, grow and feel whole. Even writing this paragraph feels inspiring.
Skin reaction to UTI infection – immune system out of kilter
Yet another infection
Yes it’s been tough and it continues to be tough. My immune system has needed constant boosts of growth injections to help it stand on its own two feet. Some people with Myeloma recover steadily after their transplant, some are back to work and exercise within three months. I wasn’t. I couldn’t. My body simply couldn’t cope. It needed more time, more nurturing, more monitoring, more help. I needed more help and that’s OK.
Then, once again as I sat safely in the hands of my amazing medical team and began to improve in the early days of January 2021, WHAM, another infection. Another ‘we need to admit you to hospital’. Sigh. This was a bummer.
My mind began racing. I can’t do this again. I don’t want to be in hospital, without hubby, during covid, when the risk of coronavirus is high. I’ll fall apart if I have stay in hospital again…don’t make stupid mistakes, if the oncologist says you should be in hospital, you should go…I don’t want to, it means another PICC line, another chance of a clot, more chances of infection, more chances of low mood and slower recovery. Please, please, please, let there be another way. Is the Universe giving me another test? Really? Don’t I deserve a break? My mind went to all the old negative unhelpful places.
Resigned and ready for hospital admission
Back to hospital
Eventually I came up for air, paused, took a breath and calmed my mind down. I nutted things out with hubby and made a plan. I negotiated with the medical team that I would medicate and monitor at home, have two weekly check-ups and admit myself if I got worse. Relieved I didn’t have to go in, I packed my bags just in case, cried and begged my body to get better. It didn’t. It got worse. Fever, weight loss, no appetite, no energy and high temperatures. Then arrival of a reactive inflammatory skin condition, joint pain, swollen ankles, knees and knuckles. Lovely.
Never by halves Janino. It wasn’t covid, when covid was all the rage and one I wouldn’t wish on anyone. This hiccup was all caused by a bloody annoying urinary tract infection (UTI) that most of us would send packing to the hills. Instead with my immunocompromised self, it stuck around, dug in and said ‘hey, you are not getting rid of me that easily’ and what’s more ‘I am going to wreak havoc all over your body’. I can almost hear the UTI saying, ‘Yeeha, playtime!’
I dressed in clothes to get straight into a hospital bed and reluctantly presented myself for admission at the Haematology Assessment Unit. Six hours later I was home. Yeah. Home. How cool was that!! The team had made another plan. They propped me up with some different medication, organised a dermatology and rheumatology consultation, and knowing how I felt about admission, had reviewed and decided I would recover better and be at less risk, at home. Here I was back in my safe place again. Relieved. Pleased. Begging my body to improve and begging the bugs to stop bringing my life to a screaming halt over and over again.
Birthday meal in Lockdown – delicious! Look at those curls!
Walking the talk: I asked for help
The UTI is gone, the skin flare has gone and I’m on a four week steroid cycle for the reactive arthritis that seems to have stemmed from my immune system going into overdrive trying to get rid of the nasties. I even have a full head of thick hair, albeit an inch all over and bouncy curls I’ve never had before. I’ll take it. The arthritis may be challenging, it’s hard to walk because of remaining swelling and pain in my ankles and knees. It’s virtually impossible to turn anything or pick up anything up with my left wrist but right now I’m feeling good. It’s been a good two weeks.
I’ve even re-learned that it is OK to ask for help; help to put my shoes on, cut up food, unscrew the top on a jar, get dressed, stand up, get to appointments, get in and out of a car. It pushed all my buttons about needing to be independent, not being a burden, and telling myself I just need to get on with it. I learned to ask for support and for asking and receiving support, to be ok.
Catching hubby laughing at me for trying to help myself and my being too stubborn to ask him for help did both annoy me and make me laugh; at myself and him. He knew that gently teasing me was exactly what I needed and often need to help me keep perspective. I can cope with this residual pain and swelling. It will pass. Something else will show up and I’ll deal with that too. In the meantime, the news from my clinic review today made today an even better day.
Hey body – I hope you know how loved you are
The good news
My immune system is BACK.
My neutrophils are now up over 5 after struggling to stay over 1. My body is generating lovely new cells and my platelets are now over 180. My paraprotein levels are stable coming in between 4 and 6 for the last three months. Whoop whoop!!
What’s more, I have tolerated my first Covid vaccine (Pfizer) well, with no side effects. I can now have all of my other childhood vaccinations re-done. My body is ready. Thank you, body! I knew you’d show up. Well most days I did. Occasionally I wondered if you were going to say it is too much hard work but here you are, showing up and stepping up. Thank you!
I am so so grateful because I love life. I still have a lot to do and more importantly, I still have a lot of person to BE. I can BE and do that now thanks to you, body. Once fully jabbed with all the renewed protection, I will be much safer out and about in the community again. The vaccination timing is looking good for alignment to when UK lockdown eases. Yippee.
I am now on six weekly monitoring instead of having to go up to hospital for one thing or another at least once per week. This is thrilling! This is normal life!!
Latest science about Metabolic Pathways in Multiple Myeloma
Cellular Metabolic Pathways in Multiple Myeloma
I am becoming super geeky about Myeloma and have begun reading loads of journal articles about the metabolic pathways, processes, genes and enzymes that cause, maintain and promote Myeloma relapse. I wasn’t ready for this level of biochemical detail before but now I seem to be able to absorb the info and am fascinated by it. The brain fog has lifted! In case you fancy a bit of geeky biochem cancer guff – check out this link
I am learning about how to shut down the pathways, fuel and microenvironment that Myeloma likes the best – predominantly glycolysis and glutaminolysis. This new in-depth knowledge feels empowering, gives me a sense of control, is already helping inform my decisions about further treatment and identify changes and renewed commitments to my preferred lifestyle choices. A new chapter is opening in my life, health and Myeloma journey. I am working on creating the best integrated health care plan that I can.
I am still being realistic. I haven’t forgotten the stats. I am still in my 5th year of a 7-10 year prognosis. For now, nothing is off the table; the traditional medical route, off-label drugs, supplements (specifically targeted to block pathways), Jane McLelland’s Metro Map and How to Starve Cancer approach, Chris Woollams Canceractive approach, meditation, exercise, oxygen therapy. I feel full of hope for thriving, for a high quality life, a long life and I feel good.
I am alive and kicking.
All there is to do now is to be and sit in this feeling, let it cover me like a cloak or envelope me like an exceptionally warm, comfy hoodie, which seems to be all I wear these days!
P.s. Tookie – while I do love you, keep your paws out of our pond!
Me and hubby
Rebecca Campbell – Goldfish; Erik Karitis – Caterpillar; Jon Tyson – Good news; Kristine Wook – Vaccine Teddy Bear; Brandi Ibrao – I hope you know how loved you are; Chewy – black and white cat
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Posted in Blood Clots, C-diff, Covid, E.Coli, Fatigue, Glutaminolysis, Glycolysis, Metabolic Pathways, Pain, Psychology for Cancer, Stem Cell Transplant SCT Tagged with: Blood Cancer, Bone Cancer, Cancer, Crises and Stress, Fatigue, Immune, Immunosuppressed, Mental Health, Metabolic Pathways, Metabolism, Myeloma, Psychology, Stem Cell Transplant, Tumour Microenvironment
56 days since my stem cell transplant (SCT). I’ve now been home for the same amount of time that I was in hospital, 4 weeks. Hospital seems like a year ago. Life can be summed up by two words; SLOW and PATIENCE.
I’ve been slow before (when temporarily injured or after a knee op or three) but this is a new slow. Walking from room to room is slow, sitting down, getting up, slow. Asking muscles to work, their receipt and action of requests, slow. Stairs well, they may as well be Everest! All the yoga flexibility and strength pre transplant has evaporated. Turning on taps, opening containers, putting on shoes are all a huge challenge. Stretching is a mammoth task, let alone trying a forward bend or downward dog. I’m feeble, weak and extremely fatigued. Putting feet up after a shower, afternoon naps (usually two hours) and early nights are a daily must. Sitting down on the closed loo seat mid-way through brushing my teeth is novel yet frequently necessary; standing for two minutes in front of the basin is a tall order. The pace of my life has almost ground to a halt and my new norm is slow.
Stairs may as well be Everest
C-diff (Clostridium difficile)
I am so happy to be home. The night I was discharged I was ecstatic to be out. I’d recovered from the worst of e.coli, was on the road to recovery from SCT when WHAM. Another infection turned up and walloped me in the face. Well, more precisely it whacked me in the stomach and bowel, attaching me to the loo once again. At least it was my loo, with nice soft paper, a wide sink in which my hands actually could be washed without splashing the floor and my feet, with predictable hot water, familiar sprays with berry aroma and none of that hospital cleaning fluid smell. At home, even the loo was heaven. The nurse apologised for not being able to pronounce the intruding infection’s name. I laughed and reassured her it was fine. Unfortunately I could pronounce it all too well. The last word was Italian for difficult!! We agreed it was aptly named and settled on the more commonly used c-diff!
Slow slow slow. Taking it slowly and doing everything to prevent going back into hospital was the name of the game. I fended off the doctors for a week. I reassured them I’d be fine, reminded them that my temperature spikes were nowhere as bad as two weeks previously and that I could handle the infection at home if they just gave me a nice heavy duty antibiotic. Being readmitted would have taken the last bit of happy I had left in me and zap me of any remaining optimism about the transplant outcome. To the doctors’ credit they gave me their dubious looking faces but didn’t push it. They settled for giving me a three hour drip of fluids and the antibiotics. I didn’t realise how rough I looked, sitting in my own room in Haematology, having been assigned my own toilet in order to keep me away from everyone else and no doubt keep everyone else safe from me.
Home is only safe because hubby is here. His hidden talents and remarkable loving caring personality have come completely front and centre. I know I’ve said it before and I’m going to say it again, I am so grateful and extremely lucky to be loved in this way. My heart hurts for those going through SCTs without the support of a caring partner, friend or special loving family member (even when those people prefer space).
Hubby’s been doing all the cooking, washing and stuff around home with no input from me. I don’t do his amazing dinners (perfectly cooked fish with burnt butter caper sauce, delicious lamb with salsa verde or Persian aromatic salad) justice as my appetite has not fully returned and my taste buds are just weird. He gets up in the night (2am, 4-5am) to check I’m ok, to make sure I’m not stuck or being sick, to see if I’m wide awake (often at times the checks took place in hospital) or to see If I have fallen asleep on the sofa.
Our pond with gentle fountain – such a pleasure
He drives me to hospital, often twice in one day. He frequently waits for hours or goes away and comes back again like an on-call chauffeur so I’m not standing around for longer than I need to. Hubby has made sure the garden is immaculate and created a pond with a water feature because he knows I love the sound of running water. If chia seeds, baobab and pea protein are super foods then he is a super being (or bean, my new nickname for him)..sought of sung like superman except SUPERBEAN!
Hospital, new look for waiting
Waiting and self as benchmark
Waiting is the most predominant and draining feature of hospital now. I go twice a week for checks. It starts with an early morning (7.30am) blood test, a wait for results and then an occasionally short but usually long stint in the Haematology Supportive therapy clinic. Though from today I only have to go once a week (whoop whoop!). Other than the general stuff the results the med team are most interested in are my Neutrophils and Platelets and the question asked is, do I have any? The good news is that while my Neutrophils (immune system) have been roller coastering around between .69 and over 1, teasing me as they get towards 2 before falling back again, my platelets have been doing a fairly steady climb and are now at 123 (well out of the woods of the 30s when I would need to be given a blood transfusion). The rise in platelets mean my body is generating new cells. Lets hope they are clear of Myeloma. Once my Neutrophils get over 2 and start staying there, it means I will have some semblance of a rebooted immune system that might just be capable of having some childhood vaccinations and allowing me to be around more people.
The slow, the fatigue, the compromised sense of self, the need to avoid boom and bust, the extreme patience needed with myself about every little thing I try to do and decide not to try to do, is all normal for this point in the transplant recovery process. I tell myself to remember this and to not worry about what others that are post SCT have been able to achieve, start again or do before I have been able to. Instead I focus on using myself, yesterday or two hours ago as my benchmark. Have I been able to do anymore, any faster, any more normally than yesterday or this morning? Yes, great. No, great. It will get better. I will get stronger. My platelets and neutrophils are my friends and working on supporting me as soon as they can. Give them time.
I’m not good at waiting. Though I’m much better than I was before I was diagnosed. Hospital and appreciation of the NHS can do that because waiting is part and parcel of hospital life. I’m still rubbish at it. Last Thursday I waited 1.5 hours with only a 30 second conversation with a nurse letting me know they are waiting for the doctor. It’s understandable but frustrating as I see other patients’ doctors arrive, see them receive their treatment and leave before me, especially when their appointments were later than mine. Still I try to remember the overall amazing service I have received over the last 3 plus years. Some days it is hard though and I want to be angry, upset and cry. Unhelpful thoughts drift in; I booked this early appointment so I wouldn’t have to wait so long (again), this is wasting my life, it doesn’t take this long for blood results to come back or can’t you see from your board I’ve been waiting an age – do something!
My clinical psychologist side eventually kicks in and internally speaks to me – the person living with cancer, the Janine living with cancer treatment and its impact. Notice your thoughts and feelings, acknowledge them fully, connect with them (allow yourself to fully experience them, where and how they show up in your body, their nature, their depth, their source) and then once you have given this process time, engage. Engage with the present world around you (notice three things you can see, hear, smell right now, notice three things with yellow in them).
It’s ok to be angry, it’s ok to be upset and it’s very ok to cry. It’s also very ok to find your voice and ask the nurses again, what is happening and will the doctor come soon? Breathe, stay in this present moment, remember too who you want to be in the world, with others, with nurses, with doctors. I want to be kind, calm, clever and clear. Good, there is clarity in your values. It’s fine to say, calmly, to say gently to the nurse that you are upset. It’s ok to show tears. You can still be kind, still recognise the wait is not her fault, that she is doing her best. You can ask her to see if there is anything else that can be done.
Remember no matter which thoughts come into your mind, acknowledge and connect with them, engage with this moment, right now, moment by moment and then choose to place your attention on thoughts that are helpful, on actions that are supportive. If you are sitting in that hospital chair or waiting anywhere, choose to read, catch up on messages, listen to the radio, write a few notes for this blog, laugh, smile, marvel at your ability to shock yourself as you go past a mirror not recognising the person looking back at you (I so often forget I am bald and look like others’ common perceptions of a cancer patient). Do this rather than sit, feeding the anger and anxiety by watching nurses and other patients, dwelling, being hooked by, ruminating on the thoughts that are leaving you feeling angry and upset.
Hey self clin psych Janino, you are pretty handy at times. It was no coincidence that I met that side of you/me before being diagnosed and travelling life with cancer was it? Thanks for being there. Thanks for helping me apply strategies to lift myself from the fog, the negativity, the anger and sadness. Thanks for helping me notice the little things as well as the big things. I laughed when I discovered my trackie pants were on around the wrong way today. I was thrilled when a café gave me my favourite jacket, having kept it for me overnight after I walked away leaving it on a chair outside. Thank you.
Hubby, our 14 year wedding anniversary comes up this week. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart to the top, for everything you are, you do and for putting up with my slow.
Me & Hubby – headshots
Yogi Purnama – Superman
Michelle Henderson – Mr and Mrs
Macau Photo Agency – Waiting
Erik Nielsen – SLOW
Martin Jernberg – Everest
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Posted in C-diff, Fatigue, Myeloma Treatment, Psychology for Cancer, Stem Cell Transplant SCT Tagged with: Cancer, Fatigue, Myeloma, Psychology, Recovery, Side effects, Stem Cell Transplant
Escape! I’m out of hospital. I burst into tears on leaving. Overwhelmed with a sense of freedom and loss. Loss of four weeks of my life and being in the world. Last night was my first night at home since June 27th. Twenty-six nights in one small poorly ventilated over heated room. Up until this experience I had never been in hospital for more than a few nights. Let’s hope I don’t end up back there which is common after a Stem Cell Transplant (SCT). Most people get an infection of some kind and have to go back in for a while. Afterall the immune system is still fairly non-existent. Though I think I’ve done my fair share of infection. E.Coli gripped me for at least two weeks of my four week stay. Not any old E.Coli either.
Specialist Nurse J came in yesterday. She asked me, do you know how sick you were? I said not really; I slept a lot and comparing my bad patch to awful gastro-enteritis which I have had a few times, in some ways it hadn’t seemed so bad. She set me straight, kindly.
She explained she had looked in on me a number of times but I had been asleep. This was a good thing because while most people have infection markers of 10 or below and doctors start getting worried and applying antibiotics, getting xrays, pet scans when infection markers are around 100, my infection marker registered over 400. My temp consistently spiked into 39s.
Nice. Once again I don’t do anything by halves. Trust me. I’m into full body experiences. Though thankfully I slept through a lot of this one! Instead of the Dr B predicted two week stay in hospital I was there 26 days and believe me once you feel well, hospital is not the place you want to be or at least definitely not cooped up in one room and one ward without being able to see the world.
Similar to e.coli
Two windows gave me moments of solace and a wee bit of interim escape. I could just see people playing basketball and tennis in Ruskin park through the tree canopy. Though the windows were in the sluice room which while spotless wasn’t a place I wanted to hang around much. Being reminded I may need to use a commode and other goodies at some stage in my hospital visit; if not now then next time wasn’t an image I needed in my mind. Being in there was handy one day; I grabbed a sick bowl for a moment of queasiness. Everything I needed right there, in the moment. Can’t ask for more than that.
The other HUGE thing that provided relief during this ordeal was all the fantastic facebook, insta, video, whatsapp messages I received. THANK YOU THANK YOU. Also for those I did manage to call for a few moments – thank you for being there, again and again. You are so so special, all of you.
The heavy duty chemo and return of my stem cells has appeared to go well and my neutrophils (basis of immune system) are on the rise. I did get mucositis (raw exposed soreness feeling in throat, mouth and oesophagus) which is common and I didn’t get it badly which I am thrilled about. My platelets are still a little low but heading in the right direction. Once I have hit the SCT + 100 day marker (October) I am due to have a bone marrow biopsy which is the deep breath moment. Will my bone marrow show any signs of Myeloma? Will it show a really low sign e.g. maybe a para protein (pp) of 1, similar or undetectable in my marrow? After all the cells that went back in were collected when my pp was 1. Or will it be higher? Will it come down? Questions, questions, patience needed. In the meantime I’m enjoying being home!
PICC Lines and Clots
PICC lines are good things and you can be unlucky with them. I’m a full not by halves person remember so with my first PICC line a clot arrived and ran up my arm above the PICC line towards my clavicle. If you saw the images on insta, you probably noticed my right arm and hand went an awful purple and swelled to about three times its size. After a week (I think I was a bit out of it) they took my PICC line out (nasty little buggers – they have a fish hook style on their ends so they grip once in (a good thing, nasty when they have to come out). At least the line itself comes out fairly quickly, easily, and reasonably pain free. Another PICC line was put into my left arm and normal intravenous meds resumed. The sub cutaneous line in my right leg (for the Haldol) was moved to my left arm also which made sleeping on my right side a whole lot easier.
With daily clexane (enoxaparin) injections again, the clot eased after a week and I recognised my hand, thank goodness. I was worried. One nurse /doctor (can’t remember now) had said clots can take three months to resolve. I’m still on the clexane but there are few visible signs of the clot now which is reassuring. Just bruises and quite a few of them. Hey, that’s completely manageable so I’m grateful.
A day in the life while in hospital
11pm – finally finish all the intravenous and sub cutaneous meds for the day. With two exceptions 1) haloperidol and something else in a slow driver which continues to provide anti-sickness properties through the night, and 2) TPN – essentially food and minerals delivered over 24 and 48 hour periods into my PICC line (because I wasn’t eating enough especially through the e.coli business. I couldn’t stomach the fortijuice and shakes that were on offer (pun intended!)
2am observations done – blood pressure, oxygenation level and temperature
Between 5am and 6am – more observations and then the intravenous drug regime and oral meds process began. Some meds couldn’t be dripped in at the same time so I would end up doing one hour of something then a flush of saline (or similar) for 10-15 minutes then 30 minutes of something else and then a flush and then two meds at once for an hour (all while the other two described above kept going in!
This would continue for the rest of the day; obs and meds pretty much until 11pm and the cycle would start again. Sleep at night was fleeting.
I showered on good days and confess to going four days without a proper wash! I can’t even imagine it, yick! When you are sick you are sick! I lived in Hubby’s boxer shorts and a singlet. I didn’t care who saw me pacing the ward (on good days) in these. Staff have seen worse and the get up was the coolest and most comfortable thing to wear. Hubby was an angel – delivering freshly laundered clothing, drinks, whims (shortbread) whenever I asked and that meant most days.
Each time I was woken up I’d need to drink, slowly make my way to the loo with Harry; my Med stand with four pump boxes on it to manage each drug and boy could he bleep. Then back again for the next wriggle up the bed in to a semi comfortable spot and before letting a very patient nurse begin the next hook up! Harry’s bleep would be every time an infusion was 5 minutes from finishing, then once finished, then whenever one of the pumps got it into its techie bits that there was a downstream occlusion i.e. there wasn’t but I may have moved my hand a fraction so it decided bleeping until it was checked was a cautious thing to do. In the end I got sick of buzzing for Nurses who had better things to do and would turn the bleeps off myself and restart the infusions when I was sure a pump was being over sensitive. Anything to stop the bloody beep!
Harry’s mate keeping an eye on me.
Hospital food is beige. I get they try and have a lot of people to accommodate. If you have no appetite and are trying to force yourself to eat; the menu is not a pleasant thing. I did however live on tuna and mayonnaise sandwiches when I was up to it and the kitchen staff were lovely.
Funnies and daft things people say to you
On my second to last day I took Harry to the loo as usual only to realise I wasn’t hooked up to him anymore. That was one image I could have saved him from!
You’ll be out before you know it (when I’d already been in 3.5 weeks). Actually I will know it. I’m willing it. Now I’m begging for it.
Oh I’m sorry. It will grow back quickly (referring to my hair and shaved head). Why are you sorry? I’m not sorry. I’m cool with it. I have more things to worry about than my hair!
Do you have kids? No??? It’s not too late. Oh yes it is!! Its ok my life can be complete without kids. Just because you have five and want more (pity your wife possibly?) doesn’t mean I need to have them.
By the way my responses stayed in my head and instead I would just smile.
First night at home
I’ve been awake since 4am, walked into the garden and around it about six times, felt the rain on my scalp and face. Read a fabulous big magazine (gift from a neighbour and the publisher). Check it out here:
I have revelled in cuddles, kisses, touches, smelling and touching hubby. Holding hands is so special when you haven’t been able to do it for four weeks.
Me & Hubby
Photo by CDC on Unsplash – ecoli style
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Posted in Blood Clots, E.Coli, Myeloma Treatment, Psychology for Cancer, Stem Cell Transplant SCT, Symptoms and Side Effects Tagged with: Blood Clot, Bone Cancer, Cancer, Chemotherapy, e-Coli, Fatigue, Mucositis, Myeloma, Psychology, Treatment, Worry
Hello you. Is anybody out there? Sorry I have been so silent for so long; it’s been a heck of a hard eight months. That’s not to say there haven’t been some good times, some great times, times I’ve felt adventurous, happy, even peaceful. There have though, been times when I’ve thought this is just too much. Too much everything. I may have been giving this blog the silent treatment, yet in my head, I have written so many, many, times.
If any one thing had happened, gone wrong, been challenging; I would have been able to cope. Life doesn’t work that way, though, does it? One thing happens, then another, and while I get my head around those, another and another, like multiple, side by side dominos tracks; they all cascade, one by one and at the same time – bang, bang, bang.
After about the third bang…my ability to do the helpful, healthy things went out of the window. I fell of the tracks… I struggled to get back on. For a week, I managed it, then I fell off again. I picked myself up, recommitted but only for a day … and then I …gave up.
Sugar, alcohol, copious amounts of coffee, long periods of not eating, then eating crap, withdrawal, duvet days, not wanting to socialise, wanting to be on the couch with TV and the cat…all re-entered my life with a vengeance. I was no longer walking the psychologist and cancer care talk.
Except I couldn’t escape the knowing. I knew what was happening. I watched it happen. I watched everything I’d built up to support me, over the previous year since diagnosis, slip away. Despite this, somehow, I was still managing to function, to help others, to turn up at the cancer centre and be the psychologist, I knew myself to be. The cost was high. Exhaustion kicked in. Overwhelm. Then the next domino fell, and the next and another.
So, I fell off the tracks and self-care plans. I stopped walking my talk. Out went the green smoothies and in came caffeine and Pisco sours. I was in cope, any way I could, mode.
Turns out I am very, very, human after all. Who knew?
And the dominos…Well, one you already know about, if you caught my last two blogs,
Isoflavones and Tears on a plane
The others were a shock to me, maybe to you too.
The first set;
1. My hands stopped working.
2. Mum got cancer.
3. An internet troll joined my party.
I’m not silent anymore.
Posted in Cancer in my family, Psychology for Cancer, Symptoms and Side Effects, Uncategorized Tagged with: Cancer, Family, Fatigue, Mother, Psychology, Side effects, Troll
Did I change career over the last month of 2017, become a lead actor in a thriller? This thing keeps creeping up from behind me, above me, beside me, from below, yelling BOO! It sends my cortisol levels sky high, makes my heart pound and brain race. I’ll be tidying, reading, sitting, walking down the street, thinking about something or standing in a queue, essentially minding my own business, when WHAAAHHH! There it is.
I recognise it straight away. Sometimes, I even feel it sneaking up on me yet it still scares the living daylights out of me. It’s a shape shifter, a dark cloud and an amour piercing arrow. Either way it makes me gasp, scream, crash, sleep, feel defunct. It pulls the ground out from underneath me, leaves me doubting the paths taken and decisions made that previously seemed acutely clear and necessary. It’s an expert protagonist in this production. It doesn’t take direction. It’s a master tease, dangling hope and snatching it away, reminding me, it’s in control. I’m the newbie on set with no Daniel Day Lewis, Dame Maggie Smith or Christian Bale style mentor to guide me. In the meantime, it picks another corner to hide in and I jump through the roof with the next BOO!
It’s not cancer; it’s fatigue.
Fatigue and Fear
Fatigue, is really getting to me. I don’t get enough sleep. I wake every two hours.
I’m also scared. Though I do know I’m alive!
I’m scared of dying young. I’m scared of missing out. I’m scared of making a poor decision; making my condition worse or accelerating its progress. I’m scared of being a burden. I’m scared of not being enough for my husband, of dragging his life down (all the active plans we had). I’m scared he’ll leave me. I’m scared I’ll ask him to leave me, to go off and find someone else, to have a life with more fun, that doesn’t involve or revolve around a wife living with terminal illness. I’m scared that I don’t and won’t again resemble my sense of who I am; an active, full of life, adventurous person who stands on mountains, travels everywhere, is strong, independent, sensual. I’m plain scared.
Fatigue and fear. I feel them. I get paralysed by them. I think about them. And, yep you know it by now (if you have read my earlier blogs)..…
That’s OK. It’s OK that fatigue and fear do that.
It’s natural. I am living with cancer and have had a gazillion sessions of Chemo during 2017, numerous biopsies, scans, endless blood tests, new challenging experiences and learnt a new language of medical intervention. However, just because I face big challenges or can find myself embroiled in fatigue and fear, doesn’t mean I must let these factors take over this whole blog.
I can do a bit of my own shapeshifting, respond rather than react, slowly little by little unlock the paralysis and pull on a cloak of ‘sitting in all the good things’. I can start now. I’m not ignoring fatigue and fear. I’m not denying their existence. I am denying them their take over plans. I am choosing to focus on something else right now.
Today, this blog is going to be about a huge THANK YOU and more Good News!
Belated Merry Christmas and / or Happy Holidays and Happy Happy New Year everyone. Thank you ALL, for reading my blog, for subscribing, for commenting, for sharing it with others who may have an interest in the journey, an interest in what has worked for me so far in managing cancer or an interest in the psychology tips and experience I have incorporated.
Thank you too, for all the wonderful cards, calls, skype time, meals together, moments and best wishes my hubby and I have received over the holidays. They are so appreciated. Every single one.
I firmly believe that all your support and encouragement has contributed to my good news. I have felt loved, helped, contained, hopeful and normal at times when things were far from normal. THANK YOU from the bottom, to the top, of my heart.
THE GOOD NEWS.
My December 2017 results are great. In addition to those mentioned in the previous blog, titled 48, my recent pet scan, bone marrow biopsy and MRI have overall been extremely positive. Of the four lesions I was diagnosed with, only ONE near L5 in my lower back took up glucose during the pet scan, indicating active myeloma. Even this lesion took up significantly LESS glucose than it has done in previous scans. Yeah Baby! How good is that?!
I told those tumours they were wasting their time hanging about and I am taking this as evidence that they have been listening and reassessing their landing page! It is wonderful to read the line in the report that said ‘There are no obvious focal uptake abnormalities in the brain’!! Let’s hope no un-obvious ones decide to make an uninvited guest appearance. They’d be about as welcome as a Harvey Weinstein type right now!
There’s more. The bone marrow biopsy did not show any active Myeloma in my blood or bone and, wait for it…my MRI did not show evidence of any new lesion/tumour. Yee Ha!
I do have one caveat; I have some mild degenerative disc disease and loss of height and hydration between vertebrae in my spine; my back is looking a bit older than my years. It is unlikely that I can particularly do anything to repair damage. I can exercise and ensure by back remains strong, doesn’t antagonise the nerves around L5 and otherwise prevents my degeneration from becoming worse unnecessarily. I will check with the physio about what else, if anything, may be possible. It was also wonderful to read ‘the spinal cord returns a normal signal and the brainstem structure is normal’.
Being pragmatic, I am remembering that Myeloma is tricky. It will come back. It can also be a bit lazy and not show up at times in these results. It can take a rest or be working out how to manifest itself in a new way in my blood and bone. HOWEVER, TODAY…
I’m looking on the bright side of life! (How many of you began singing this line? I can’t help myself)
A helpful position to launch from; I start 18 more months of Chemo this week – the maintenance phase on the clinical trial. Let’s see what this brings.
This is infinitely easier to do with wonderful friends, family, readers, well wishes and my so far ‘beyond amazing’, hubby. I appreciate all of you. I really do.
BRING ON 2018.
Images; Hands by M & T. Me (February) by Dad. Me (December) by Me. Thank you image by Tumiso @ Creative Commons (free for commercial use, no attribution required);
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Posted in Psychology for Cancer, Results Tagged with: Biopsy, Cancer, Fatigue, Good News, MRI, Pet Scan, Results, Thank you
My blood spurts everywhere like a regular Fright Night or Halloween movie. The nurse is trying to put a cannula into each arm, a bloody big cannula, much bigger than my normal (ha ha) Chemo cannula. The nurse is new to this treatment and seriously nervous. Great. I’m not in the mood today. The mood. The mood where I am happy to be part of someone else’s learning curve. I’m just not. Now she’s made a mistake and there is blood everywhere. My blood. My very, very, precious blood.
Another nurse pounces with a clamp and gets everything back under control. For now. Except, I feel sticky. My leggings and legs are spattered with blood. The pillows and bed coverings are no longer pristine white. Stressed, I blurt out, ‘I don’t want to be anyone’s experiment’. The nervous nurse (NN, my nickname for her) looks horrified. She reassures me that I am nobody’s experiment. Her body language and voice sound like she is trying to convince herself that everything is OK. I think ‘I can’t afford to lose any more blood; get me someone who has done this A LOT’. But I don’t say this out loud. I hope it, instead. I calm down a bit and give NN, a smile of, ‘it’s ok’. It’s not OK but I figure I need her to be calm. Everyone makes mistakes. In the grand scheme of Myeloma treatment, this wasn’t a bad one (so long as I don’t end up needing that runaway blood).
I am in the Apheresis unit, finally all wired up (ready for ‘take off’?) to a clever centrifuge machine (very CSI) labelled 3OJO (MOJO with a 3? A machine with 3 times the MOJO?). Anyway, this machine specialises in taking blood out of one arm (Vampire-esq), separating out plasma and stem cells and then giving what remains of my blood, back to me, through the other arm (Angel-like). Genius! my niece would say.
I try to relax. The machine’s sound reminds hubby of ‘‘beedie beedie’ so we nickname it, Twiki, and completely ignore the OJO’s in the end. Do you remember the TV show called Buck Rodgers? Twiki is a silver robot (cute but with unfortunate haircut) known in the show for saying ‘beedie beedie’ to everything. Very effective. I’ll think I’ll use it.
Twiki with a lot of mojo (Stem Cell Collection machine)
All the fancy stuff Twiki monitors
I’m quite intrigued by my blood and its component parts…hanging in a bag next to me is the plasma, a funny yellow colour and next to it, slowly, salmon pink (apparently, that’s a good colour) stem cells appear. Also on the line in bags are saline (isn’t it always?) and an anti-coagulant. My lips begin to tingle strangely and I feel a bit faint. I let the nurses know. They have warned me this can happen. My calcium level is ramped up and I’m lowered down a bit in the bed. A song pops in to my head…Blood, Blood, Glorious Blood…There’s nothing quite like it…My Glorious Blood.
Boredom kicks in for hubby soon after arrival, I’m not very talkative today. I can’t sleep because to help collection along I am required to pump the stress ball, all day, only taking breaks for a few minutes every 10-15 minutes. Hubby checks out all the bells, whistles and knobs on Twiki and marginally resists touching them (knobs after all) and is now entertaining himself by dancing on the spot. I’m trying to work out which music he’s listening to because he occasionally is singing out loud, unintentionally I think, and boy his lyrics are dubious! The nurses and I catch a look and laugh. Glad he’s got a day job! Though I’ve secretly always loved his dance moves. I still can’t work out which songs he is listening too. Turns out he’s immersed himself in 70s and 80s and he’s running through Hall and Oates hits (would never have guessed). We share headphones and have a laugh with the past. Today is turning into a retro day.
I arrived at 8.30am and it’s now 5pm and I too, am very bored; so ready to be out of here. I’m waiting for lab results to come back and say they’ve taken enough stem cells. For the last four days, I’ve had G-CSF injections that stimulate the stem cells to move out of my bone marrow and into my blood so Twiki can collect them. This is preferential to the other option of having them collected directly from the marrow (painful, long, more chance of complications, I suspect).
The injections have some seriously weird side effects; they cause pain from inside my bones (ironically similarly to the way Myeloma does…there are so many ironies with this overall treatment process, seemingly making things worse in order to make things better!). At random points, shots of pain would pulse from my rib cage or my pelvis, take my breath away and stop me in my tracks. It would usually be gone within 5-10 minutes and then be back again 10 minutes later or half an hour later or whenever it decided!
Lab results this morning told me the injections had ‘done their thang’ and the detectable level of stem cells in my blood (CD34+ test) was well over the count required to go ahead with Twiki’s collection manoeuvres. Thank goodness. The collection target is 7 million stem cells per kilogram of body weight and I hope it can be done in one hit, today. The results come back and they are good but I still need to rock back up tomorrow (and take another injection). They have collected 5 million. A few more are needed. Hubby and I walk home slowly. I feel shattered.
I’m baaackk! The next morning is a funny affair, no more escaping blood and instead a new approach. Yesterday’s senior nurse seemed to be cautious in approach, going slowly and setting things up so blood clotting was avoided. Today’s senior nurse explains she prefers to deal with problems when they arise and ‘we’re going to go for it’ and monitor everything carefully. Funny, I thought coming in two days in a row for the same treatment would ‘be the same’; a standardised process. I hadn’t factored in the human element and the nurses’ different strategies. Today’s target is 3 million stem cells per kg of body weight so info is plugged into Twiki and I lie back and ?? think of England? More like think ‘please please collect everything needed quickly’. It’s an all-day affair again. My potassium and calcium levels need propping up so I go home with extra meds to add to my ever-growing list.
The call comes through an hour later; they’ve collected another 5 million. Excellent that’s 10 million stem cells altogether. They’re sent off for cryopreservation (storage in liquid nitrogen at some crazy temperature, −196°C). I’m relieved. Maybe that’s enough for three transplants in the future. Maybe I’ll live longer thanks to these. If that’s the case then this last week has been a tiny investment; completely worthwhile.
Turns out from discussions with my clinician later that three transplants are not routinely given at the moment and there is no evidence supporting their benefit. Instead, the transplant team would usually spilt the 10 million stem cells gathered into two larger lots, for each of the two transplants. Supposedly there have been some benefits found for higher amounts of stem cells being used per transplant.
Oh well, you never know. By the time, I need the second one maybe they won’t need as many cells after all and I can eek out another transplant. Or my transplants will be so successful I won’t need a third one. Or it will be what it will be, completely in line with current evidence and practice. I’ll worry about that when it happens.
As part of the clinical trial I am on, I’ve been randomised to another four months of chemo (Carfilzomib, Cyclosphamide and Dexamethazone, half the Dex dose than in the previous four months) rather than an immediate transplant. I don’t need to worry about the transplant details right now unless something goes a bit wrong and the Myeloma comes back with a vengeance sooner rather than later (after all it is always going to come back). I crash for two days (the cat loves it) and feel really shattered for the week.
Post collection rest
The good news about my Myeloma is that its presence in my body after the first four months of Chemo has dropped; the IgG kappa paraprotein level is down to 6g/l after being as high as 42g/l. It’s not quite the 100% response rate I was hoping for but it is damn good. It is not usual for this rate to rise again for a year. I’ll have regular tests and jump on it if it decides to buck the trend.
I’m a bit low in mood and I think this is mainly due to low potassium and not knowing what the next phase of treatment is. Dealing with uncertainty is tough and coping well with it, ebbs and flows. That’s normal. I have talked about this in previous blog posts. I’m also nervous (my turn). I have a pet-ct scan coming up this week. Will the radioactive sugar stuff sent into my body find new lesions in my bone marrow, new weak spots or confirm that the treatment has worked brilliantly so far?
Maybe it is a good time to explore my relationship with illness and health. I can step out of project mode for a moment, round one of treatment has been accomplished. Now, is as good a time as any to face asking myself, in a more structured way, what it means to have incurable cancer, what it means to be ill. Which factors, which thoughts, beliefs, feelings and sensations are influencing my health behaviour, my coping…and not coping?
One established psychological and behavioural model for explaining how we think about, respond to and manage threats to our health is Leventhal’s common sense model of self-regulation of health and illness1. Here are three of the concepts at the heart of the model.
- our perceptions of our illness directly influence our coping strategies, which in turn influence outcomes.
- our perceptions and resulting mental representations of illness and health threats have two parallel processes, a cognitive representation (our beliefs about; our identity, causes, consequences, timeline, coherent understanding and control/curability of our illness) and an emotional representation (our fear, distress, anger, worry, depression, guilt or other affective states). We use these mental representations to make sense of threats to our health.
- we actively engage in problem solving by testing coping strategies (aimed to manage fear from emotions, and danger from cognitions), and checking whether the coping strategies have worked, to help us reach goals (e.g. to overcome cancer, to survive as long as possible, to overcome anger and be the person we wish to present to the world/think ourselves to be despite illness or to be well enough to play with our children every day)
The model is one way of explaining how we go about reducing the tension that arises between holding on and letting go of important values and goals as we come under threat from ill health, disease processes and treatment impact and side effects. Figure1 below shows this in a bit more detail.
I thought I’d use this model to explore my thinking, beliefs, biases and assumptions about my current health. If you are managing pain, chronic illness, cancer or caring for someone who is ill, I hope you find it helpful to ask yourself similar questions. I encourage you to notice the thoughts that pop into your mind without judging them; they may surprise you. When I work with clients who are living with ill health using this model, they often discover something that they had no idea was influencing their sense of self, or making them feel worse or they discover a rule they had imposed on themselves, based on an unchallenged belief about what it means to be unwell or to be going to hospital or taking medication.
Where to start?
I start by asking myself;
what does ‘health’ and ‘being healthy’ mean to me?
what does being ‘ill’, ‘ill health’, ‘being sick’ mean to me?
Do these concepts mean different things when I think about myself versus when I think about others?
What does it mean to be diagnosed with cancer? With Myeloma? What does it mean about me that I have been diagnosed with cancer, with Myeloma? If it was my partner or a stranger with the diagnosis how would the meaning of having cancer/Myeloma be different?
Figure 1. Hagger and Orbell’s (2003) schematic representation of
Leventhal’s (1980) Common Sense Model of Illness (CSM).2
What do I ask next?
I explore a range of questions with myself about the mental representations I have about being unwell and under threat from cancer. While I work through each question and consider my answers, I also explore how my responses make me feel and what I will do to cope with the event and the feeling.
What am I experiencing?
What are my symptoms? (e.g. pain, fatigue, breathlessness)
What is telling me I’m unwell? (test results, pain, reduced mobility, hospital appointments)
What do I know about my illness?
Where is my information coming from? (external: medical team, support groups, google, other patients; and internal: physical and mental experiences)
What are my symptoms? (e.g. pain, fatigue, breathlessness)
What is telling me I’m unwell? (test results, pain, reduced mobility, hospital appointments, calls from medical team)
What do I think about where the information is coming from?
What do I think has caused my illness? Do I think any of it is my fault? Someone else’s fault? How has my illness come about? What do I think about the cause/s?
What are the consequences for me, of my being diagnosed with cancer? From being unwell? What will I be able to do and not do? Will my life change? How will my life change? How will my relationships change?
What are the consequences for others of my being diagnosed with cancer? From being unwell? How will their life change?
How much control do I have over what is happening to me? Over being sick? Over getting well?
How much do I think and believe my illness is; curable? able to be overcome? able to be managed well?
What do the consequences of the illness (e.g. likely outcomes, treatments, having to have chemo, a transplant, hospital visits and beyond) mean about who I am? what I am? My capabilities? My sense of being a woman? A daughter? A wife? A lover? An academic? A clinician? An exercise bunny? A coffee lover? Looking at all the aspects of my sense of self what does being ill, having cancer mean for each of those and who I am? No change? A change? For better? For worse?
How long will I be ill? Will any changes and consequences be temporary? permanent? If my life changes will I be able to change it back once I am well or coping with the illness? Will it be the same as before?
In addition to any coping strategies captured while gathering responses to the questions above…
How do I feel overall, right now, today?
How do I feel about being unwell? How do I feel about having cancer? How do I feel about each aspect above; the causes? The consequences? My sense of self? The controllability? Curability? How long I’ll be unwell? How do I feel about each of these? How do I feel about my thoughts and beliefs about each of these?
In addition to any coping strategies captured while gathering responses to the questions above…
How will I cope? What am I trying? What makes me feel better? Feel worse?
What will I do? What will I avoid doing? Will I ask for help? From who and where will I ask for help? What will I practice thinking? Not thinking about? Where will I put my energy? What will I focus on? Avoid focussing on?
What emotions will I allow myself to express? Are there any that I am not happy to express? Why?
Appraisal of coping so far
What has worked well so far? What helped the coping strategy to work well? What hasn’t worked well? How did it not work well? What were the outcomes?
What do I want to change, try next, no longer try?
Working through these questions and using this type of model is challenging to do alone and isn’t something that is likely to be done and dusted in one sitting or even one day. It may take time to make the enquiry of yourself and find your answers. Notice the answers that pop into your thoughts, into your head. The answers may be scary sometimes, difficult to acknowledge or leave you feeling upset and distressed.
It is important to be kind to yourself during this enquiry. Its ok to take breaks. Its ok to feel distressed after noticing the answers. It’s a good idea to do something nice for yourself after working through these questions. These are difficult questions for anyone to look at, let alone anyone who is living with ill health or a life-threatening health concern.
Remember the aims of making the enquiry is to
- understand how we are making sense of our own health, ill health, diagnosis and health journey
- notice the factors influencing both our coping strategies and our appraisals of the outcomes from our chosen methods of coping.
- identify coping strategies that are likely to be most useful (complement our treatment and enhance our behaviour and management of illness, Myeloma) and drop the strategies that don’t work so well
Ultimately, by bringing our mental representations into our consciousness, our awareness, we may be able to pause and challenge some of them, more easily accept others, and create and foster new helpful health representations.
Many patients perceive they can stand extreme toxic Chemo therapy when they also hope and feel that it may result in a cure.3 There is no cure for Myeloma so how do Myeloma patients, how do I, stomach Chemotherapy? Do I stomach it because I hope it buys me time for living and time for a cure to be found, or buys me less pain, less discomfort, more quality of life? How am I managing fear control and danger control? What are my representations of illness? How vulnerable am I? How motivated am I to take self-protective steps? How easily accessible is my motivation? When is it easy, when is it difficult, for me to do the right things, to look after myself, adhere to medical advice, and adhere to the other complimentary advice I have chosen to follow?
Watch this space – I’ll post my answers over the next week or so to give you an idea of what this type of enquiry might look like…and then I’ll talk about what you might do with knowing your answers – how bringing the answers into your consciousness can help us to better manage the challenges that face us, illness based or otherwise.
Right now, I need a break so I only have one answer for you…
1 Leventhal, H., Meyer, D. and Nerenz, D. (1980). The common sense model of illness danger. In: Rachman, S. (Ed.), Medical psychology, Vol. 2. pp. 7–30. Pergamon, New York.
2 Hagger, M. S., & Orbell, S. (2003). A meta-analytic review of the common-sense model of illness representations. Psychology and health, 18(2), 141-184.
3 Cameron, L. D., & Leventhal, H. (Eds.). (2003). The self-regulation of health and illness behaviour. psychology press.
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I’ve always liked to be special but this is taking it a bit far. 4800 people are diagnosed with Myeloma every year in the UK and now I’m one of them. I didn’t think I’d be saying that. Well, actually, I did think I’d end up with cancer at some stage; most people do eventually don’t they? It is in my family…but then I didn’t think I’d get it until much later. I certainly didn’t think I’d get a cancer that is more unusual than others (15% of blood cancers, 1% of cancers generally) but, hey, I did say I like to be special.
I’ve chosen a cancer (or its chosen me) where usually a person is male, over 70, of African origin and instead I’m female (hurrah!), under 50, and white. How is that for ironic? I tell you… be careful what you put out to the Universe because the Universe delivers…maybe asking to be special wasn’t such a great idea! Seriously though, this is one interesting cancer and I found myself kicking into scientist project manager mode as I ingested as much information as I could get about this new presence in my life.
Friends have asked: how did I find out? What had I noticed?
Do people ask this because they’re scared they have an illness they don’t yet know about? Or are people just curious? Are they nervous about the seeming uncontrollability and randomness of an illness striking? We never think it will happen to us, or our good friend or our family member but it does. Illness happens to good people, bad people, people people, every day. Some illness may be preventable, you know, the usual stuff about stopping smoking, eating well, exercising. Frankly, if you don’t do those things you really are making it much harder for your body to keep working well for you. Otherwise, illness just happens and the why is so often still a mystery.
Maybe my getting myeloma is like a metaphor for those of us who are so driven, organised, high achieving, generally healthy, and happy, who always want more, crave growth and development, yet simply cannot control everything. We cannot eliminate uncertainty and must learn to ‘bounce’, flex and sway in the wind if we are to cope with life’s little and ginormous surprises! For all you control freaks out there (you know who you are and I love you!), I get it, I do. I like to plan, organise and manage my way to eliminating as much uncertainty in day-to-day life as possible (we even have apps to help make this happen these days) and then demand and embrace the uncertainty, spontaneity and adventure while on holiday. When it boils down to it though there is only so much we can control and that is OK. Life is meant to be this way; uncertain (spice of life and all that) and we can learn to cope well.
I knew something was wrong. I’ve known for years.
BUT…I kept doubting what I knew because all the specialists, GPs and test results over the years had reassured me everything was fine.
Except one, a natural killer (NK) cell test that I’d had during IVF treatment (another story). Even then no one mentioned that the presence of aggressive NK cells might indicate something nasty was going on, something other than my body being unable to let pregnancy cells implant properly. When I got this result back in 2009 and it was repeated in 2012 (with increased NK aggression levels) I knew something was wrong with my immune system.
I just didn’t know how serious it was. I also didn’t know what normal feels like, though I strongly suspected that most people didn’t have the trouble getting out of bed that I did, feel frequently achy, need regular Saturday afternoon lie-downs or constantly feel like their adrenals were maxed out. I often thought of the wonderful, amazingly energetic women in my life who appeared to have energy to be super-mums, triathletes, Tour de France-type cyclists, mountain climbers, sailors. I’d think: their bodies can’t feel like mine does everyday, can they? Then I’d look at the stress I always injected into my life; taking on jobs that were often bigger than me with steep learning curves each time, doing a masters and a doctorate, striving to work out a minimum three times per week and think, well, I bring on my low energy by my lifestyle choices.
Recently though, having finished the doctorate and chased it with a long break in New Zealand, I started working from home at my own pace on academic and exciting business projects. I had no reason to feel low energy or low mood or slightly and occasionally breathless. But I did feel these things and I didn’t understand why. I kept thinking, I’m 47-years-old for goodness sake! I shouldn’t feel like this! I had mentioned I had some slight breathlessness to Mum who insisted I get it checked out. So, when the offer a free NHS Health check for over 45-year-olds came through the post, I booked the appointment immediately and to see the GP on the same day.
In fact, it had also crossed my mind that my symptoms may be to do with becoming peri-menopausal. I thought, if so, it would probably be prudent to request a test to get a baseline of all my hormone levels so the GP and I could monitor development and make more informed decisions over the next few years. Sounds all too sensible when I read it back like this but actually, it was the lady in my local health nutrition shop that had suggested this, after I explained my mood had been a bit up and down, I’d been feeling hotter than usual (heat not sexy unfortunately) and my heart had been racing and loud. This, coupled with a dip in my energy levels and a marked breathlessness during the previous week’s netball game, made me ignore the locum GP’s stress and deep sighing at my list of discussion points.
I asked her to look at all the niggly, singularly minor ailments I’d had over the years and consider them as a whole, please. I explained I was sick of putting up with the niggles and it didn’t make sense to me to have them; something more fundamental about my immune system must be underlying it all. To her credit, she looked at the IBS, hypoglycaemia, skin conditions of vitiligo and keratosis, waxing and waning energy and mood levels, unsuccessful IVF, breathlessness and past glandular fever among other things and ordered a set of tests that had not been ordered before.
I couldn’t be more grateful to her.
I couldn’t be more grateful for my Mum and the lady in the health food shop whose name I must find out.
They have extended my life.
Statistics: Myeloma UK. www.myeloma.org.uk
Illustrations: Sapphire Weerakone, clinical psychologist, baker extraordinaire, artist and master doodler are among some of her many talents!
Editor: Stephanie Kemp, for reviewing my first post and helping me keep tenses under control!
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Kidnap kingpin who collected ransom in Dollars arrested
Another kidnap syndicate who collected their ransom in Dollars just like the notorious Evans has been smashed in Abia State.
Punch reports that the gang led by 23-year-old Justice Iriah, aka Mopol, an indigene of Edo State, was smashed by the indefatigable ACP Abba Kyari, the same super cop who brought down the elusive Evans after a strenuous investigation and intelligence gathering.
It was gathered that the gang went the same route as Evans as they collected their ransom in Dollars and other hard currencies and had been terrorising the Southern states of the country for many months.
The five-man gang kidnap syndicate, according to reports, also had Samuel Chikaodi James, alias Chiboy as the second in command, Ikechukwu Igwebuike, alias Anambra, Chikachi Ubani and Chineye Mark as members.
The gang said to be responsible for many high profile kidnappings and armed robberies was arrested by police operatives from the Force Headquarters, Abuja, led by ACP Kyari in Aba, Abia State, while several AK 47 rifles, ammunition and operational vehicles were recovered from them.
It was gathered that in some of the abductions carried out by the kidnap gang, victims and their families were made to pay various sums ranging from N250, 000, N1 million and N5.5 million all in US Dollars equivalent.
In a statement signed by the Force PPRO, SP Jimoh Moshood, the gang had been making life miserable for businessmen and top politicians in the South East, forcing the Inspector General, Ibrahim Idris to deploy ACP Kyari and his team to the region to track and apprehend them.
The statement entitled 'Arrest of 5 Notorious Kidnapping Terrorizing Aba, Abia State and Recovery of AK 47 Rifle/Operational Vehicles', reads:
'Sequel to the kidnap of one , 80-years-old, on Sunday, 26 November, 2017 and his subsequent release after a ransom was paid, with technical support from TIU, Operatives of IGP Intelligence Response Team IRT deployed By IGP Ibrahim Idris swung into action and eventually arrested of 5 gang members of the New kidnap syndicate.
The kidnappers confessed to having started their kidnapping operations this November 2017 and have been involved in three kidnappings in Aba, Abia State, collecting ransoms of N250,000, N1 million and N5.5 million equivalent in Dollars respectively.
The suspects confessed to random kidnapping based on the nature of the vehicle being driven by their targets.
Suspect’s names and confessed roles played are as follows:
aka , 29-years-old, the second in command: He is also the driver of the operational vehicles used in the kidnappings, the negotiator of ransoms and does the pick-ups. So far, he has received N3 million.
aka , 23, from Edo State, the gang leader. While armed, he snatches and secures the hostages in the vehicle up to the kidnap den. He has so far received the sum of N3 million.
aka , aged 22 years. While armed, he snatches and secures the hostages in the vehicle up to the kidnap den. So far he has received N300, 000.
aged 30 years. He is in charge of the stronghold and detention camp where hostages were kept.
aged 45 years, is a panel beater. He hides their operation vehicles in his workshop. So far, he has received N150, 000."
The police also listed exhibits recovered from the gang to include AK47 rifles, magazine and ammunition, the operational vehicles, one Lexus 300 jeep and a Toyota Sienna Bus.
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FENNEL (Foeniculum vulgare)
Fennel is added to Meatsnax for its vitamin, mineral and beneficial digestive properties.
Fennel is calmative to expel gas, stomach cramping and intestinal colic. It is also mildly calming to coughs and colds causing amenorrhea. It will increase lactation in nursing mothers. While the root is eaten as a vegetable, it is the seeds which are used medicinally. Fennel has anti-inflammatory and diuretic effects.
Fennel seed is among the first herbs to reach for in cases of flatulence or colic. Fennel is high in vitamin C, A, calcium, iron, and potassium, and varying amounts of linoleic acid. Its activity in the digestive system is very similar to that of catnip, however, fennel tastes very different from any mint, its flavour is often preferred by dogs who dislike minty flavours, it serves as a gentle anti-gas and antispasmodic agent that can be added directly to the animal’s food, to bring symptomatic relief while care is taken to investigate the deeper cause of the problem. It is an especially good nutritional assistant for dogs with chronic indigestion which cannot be attributed to a specific disease entity. Fennel also helps increase appetite, while freshens the breath by minimizing belching and through its antibacterial activity in the mouth. The leaf tea is said to be an effective skin and coat rinse, for repelling fleas. Traditionally, fennel is fed to increase milk flow in nursing mothers.
Fennel herb is carminative by nature, which simply means that it works to prevent the creation of gases. For this reason, it is a well-respected digestive health remedy used in many recipes created to help those with regular intestinal ailments. It is a common ingredient in gripe water, which is given to infants to help ease problems with flatulence. Fennel tea is known to suppress appetite. It also acts as an intestinal relaxant, to ease bloating in adults. Studies done on animals with glaucoma (a disease where damage is done to the optic nerve of the eye) have shown that fennel can help treat this disease. It has been proven that it can help prevent clouded eyesight when used in the eye-wash form.
Around the home fennel can be used to deter fleas which find fennel to be quite revolting by nature and will not live in places where fennel does. Fennel can be sprinkled around pet beds and homes where pets reside to help prevent fleas from staking a foothold within the house.
Fennel like most plants that derive their medicinal activities from volatile oil constituents, fennel should be used with caution in pregnant or lactating animals. The volatile oils in fennel may also cause a photosensitive dermatitis in some animals, but such occurrences are rare. In general, fennel is very safe.
The plant species is native to the Mediterranean shores but can be found growing wild and cultivated in numerous areas of the world now. Most commonly it can be found on river banks and near the sea coast.
Fennel is a popular herb for gardeners who grow herbs for food preparation and medicinal purposes, but is also popular with those who grow butterfly gardens. The herb is said to be like a “siren’s call” to the beautiful swallowtail butterfly and attracts colourful butterflies of all sorts with is a sweet smell and bright yellow colour.
The Romans and Greeks were extensive users of fennel. Fennel has an important and interesting history within Roman and Greek mythology and has been used throughout the ages for a large variety of purposes by these groups of people. The Ancient Greek people called the fennel plant “marathon”. Folklore tells the story of how Prometheus stole fire from the Gods and gave it as a gift to mankind. According to Greek mythology, it was the stalk of a fennel plant that Prometheus used to steal fire from the Gods. Such a colourful history befits this small herb; it would seem that it has had as many uses throughout mythology as it still does today! | <urn:uuid:c50b66f7-0539-4704-af62-f2fb866f8b65> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.puremeatsnax.ie/blogs/news/34034436-the-natural-benefits-of-fennel-in-dogs | 2023-09-26T04:51:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.966762 | 883 |
PWMA successfully hosted the webinar with the theme “New Way of Working in the COVID-19 Era” on 26 June, attracting more than 90 participants. Addressing the recent stabilization of the pandemic situation in Hong Kong, we highlighted the new responsibilities of the PWM industry in providing reliable and consistent services and support to both employees and clients when resuming operations as well as the refined workforce strategies that PWM firms are implementing to adjust to these changes.
Our thanks go to the leading industry experts who generously shared their inspiring ideas and insights:
- David Lam, Desk Head, Relationship Management, HSBC Private Banking
- Helen Lam, Head of Business Management, Bank of Singapore HK Branch
- Horace So, Head of Conduct, Financial Crime and Compliance Advisory, Private Banking, Hong Kong, Standard Chartered Bank
- Moderator: Isabel Zisselsberger, Head of Customer & Operations (HK), Head of Financial Management (HK), KPMG China
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How many seasons is there of Super Shore?
3Super Shore / Number of seasons
Will there be Geordie Shore Season 23?
Geordie Shore CANCELLED after 23 series.
Where can I watch Season 8 of Acapulco shore?
Currently you are able to watch “Acapulco Shore” streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Hulu.
Where was Jersey Shore filmed?
Season 1 was shot in Seaside Heights, New Jersey and season 2 was shot in Miami, Florida. The cast later returned to Seaside Heights for Season 3 with a new cast member Deena.
Will there be another season of Acapulco Shore?
The eighth season was confirmed on January 18, 2021, through the show’s official Instagram page. On March 10 it was announced that it would be filmed in Acapulco de Juárez, the season has been filmed from February 26 to March 20, 2021.
Is Beau still with Bethan?
Bethan split with fellow Geordie Shore cast member Beau Brennan last year. The pair met in 2019 and dated for a year before calling time on their romance, and they’ve both unfollowed each other on Instagram.
Do Geordie Shore cast earn?
The 28-year-old went on to reveal exactly how much she earned after filming for the MTV show. “When I got my first pay cheque from Geordie Shore which was £4000, you and me [her mum] were nudging each other under the table as we were in shock that it was mine.”
What hotel is used in Acapulco TV show?
Hotel Las Colinas
Apple TV+ has released a new behind-the-scenes video on how it brought Hotel Las Colinas in its new comedy series “Acapulco” to life.
Where can I watch Acapulco Shore Season 9?
This series will premiere on January 18, 2022, airing on MTVLA with episodes dropping on Paramount+ the same day.
Where can I watch Acapulco Shore Season 7?
Currently you are able to watch “Acapulco Shore – Season 7” streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel.
Is Acapulco coming back for season 2?
Apple TV+ has renewed its bilingual comedy series Acapulco for a second season. Production will begin this spring with a return to Mexico.
Is Nat from Geordie Shore still with Abbie?
Nat had a wealth of relationship experience to draw on! Nat’s relationship with her girlfriend Abi was discussed heavily in Geordie Shore season 19. Abi even appeared on the show in some episodes. But they have since split and Nat has been in another relationship.
Is Charlotte Crosby A Millionaire?
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If you are a Civil Engineer or a Quality Engineer and you are new to the field of construction and guess why? I am writing this because I am going to show you, what are the quality tests to be applied in the particular activity on your ongoing project.
This will become your guide on making your tests on your ongoing project. Like me when I was a newbie in construction, I don’t have an idea then “what are the tests to be done?” So this would be a great way to write a post for you to learn fast.
There are various tests needed in different areas of site activities whether it is in infrastructure or building projects. Infrastructure projects like road, embankment, bridge, viaduct, tunnel, dam, etc. In the building project, it has common test that is normally done which I will show in the foregoing paragraph.
So let us proceed with the following different types of quality tests in different areas of your site.
On Infrastructure & Road projects
When I was in the City Engineering Department in my home country. Our projects there were roads, bridges, school buildings, public markets, coliseum, parks but most of the projects I attended were roads like 8 kilometers long and the longest is 15 km including drainage and box-culvert.
Here are the quality tests that you will require.
1. Soil analysis – If you need to backfill a part of your road project then you will be requiring a borrow area, there you will take at least five (5) samples in different locations in order to determine the suitability of the soil. The soil test that will be done is the proctor test, California bearing ratio (CBR), atterberg limits, organic matter, etc.
2. Field density test or In-situ density test – This test can be read in this article “How to do compaction test.” Some people called it compaction test and some others called it in-situ density test, but in fact, it has similar test procedure. Here is the meaning of a compaction test “is a soil quality test used to assess the level of compaction, which can occur in the soil on a site.”
In order to determine the result of compaction the test shall be conducted further in the laboratory to get the result, where they would make further weighing the soil sample, drying it in the oven, and last calculation and then the result. A road project (rigid pavement) has different types of layers. The first layer is sub-base, the second is base course, and the last layer is the concrete pavement.
Each layer, excluding the concrete pavement has to be compacted to the required degree of compaction. The sub-base is usually to be compacted to 95 percent of maximum dry density and the base course is 100 percent of maximum dry density but please refer always on your respective specification.
3. Flexural strength – Here is the meaning of Flexural Strength “Flexural strength, also known as modulus of rupture, bend strength, or fracture strength, a mechanical parameter for brittle material, is defined as a material’s ability to resist deformation under load.”
The strength requirement varies depending on the specification, but here on our site, the specification says 4.6 Mpa for 28 days strength.
Quality Tests On building projects
In a building projects, there are several kinds of tests that you should expect. Our first project in Dubai was having an approximate area of 119, 000 square meters consisting of 9 buildings with one common parking. Here are the quality tests that we have done and you also might conduct these on your building projects.
1. Soil Investigation – The purpose of the soil investigation or Geotechnical investigations is to determine the surface and subsurface conditions of the project and the physical, chemical and mechanical properties of the ground in order to provide the structural engineer with sufficient information for the design of the safest and practical design of foundations.
2. Plate load test – This test is sometimes taken on below slab-on-grade or on the foundation, but it would depend on your specification, this is in order to just verify the bearing capacity of soil which have been taken from the soil investigation.
3. Soil analysis (Sampling) – This test shall be done prior to compaction test in order to determine the suitability of the soil to be used for backfilling. The sampling test includes atterberg limits, sieve analysis, organic matter.
4. Proctor test – The proctor test result shall be used in the calculation of the degree of compaction or in-situ test report. That is why it is necessary to do first the proctor test prior to compaction test. Here is the meaning of proctor test “It is a laboratory procedure of experimentally determining the optimal moisture content at which a given soil type will become most dense and achieve its maximum dry density.”
5. Compaction test or In-situ density test – Compaction test shall be done at a rate given to this article the-frequency-of-various-tests. Compaction test is a soil quality test used to assess the level of compaction, which can occur in the soil on a construction site. Compaction test for building projects shall be done below footings, tie beams, and slab-on-grade, but note; if granular backfill (Engineered fill) is required below slab-on-grade you shall then compact it to 100 percent of maximum dry density.
6. Compression test of concrete – Most commonly the specification says 3 cubes will be taken for 7 days compressive strength test and another 3 cubes to be tested for 28 days to get the specified strength of concrete. These quality tests are the most common on building projects.
7. Durability test – The durability test commonly consists of; water penetration and water absorption test. The requirement for water penetration is not more than 10mm and the water absorption most commonly require not more than 20 percent.
8. Mechanical and chemical test – This test is for reinforcing bar that you are going to use on your project site which includes bending, tension test etc. Before you use the steel reinforcement, as a quality engineer or an inspector, you shall send the samples of 3 for each diameter to an approved independent laboratory.
9. Compression test for CMU – This test is sometimes mentioned on your specification. The tests include, dimension test and compression test. Three samples of each size of CMU have to be sent to approved independent laboratory.
10. Non-destructive test – This quality test shall be done on steel structure and it is usually done in the fabrication plant. The non-destructive test consists of Magnetic Particle Inspection, Ultrasonic Inspection or Ultrasonic Testing, and Water Penetrant Inspection or also called Dye Penetrant Inspection. The non-destructive test shall be performed by an independent laboratory approved by the consultant. The non-destructive test should be done if it is mentioned in the specification, if not the tests shall be done internally as per quality standard procedure of the fabrication company.
There are many more quality tests to be done in the construction project, what I wrote here are just a really important one and others shall be done during the project is in progress and in sometimes by the consultant or client’s willingness to do so.
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From The making of the modern Philippines: pieces of a jigsaw state, by Philip Bowring, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022. pp. 41-45.
THE MAKING OF THE MODERN PHILIPPINES
‘UNCLE SAM’S BROWN BOYS’
Co-opting elites enabled the US to move ahead with a form of representative government. The Philippine Organic Act of 1902 provided for a two-chamber legislature, with the Philippine Commission as upper chamber and an Assembly as lower one, to be elected. The first Assembly elections were in 1907 but the franchise was very narrow – property ownership as well as literacy limiting registered voters to 104,000. It did, however, represent an elite divided between those, in principle, hankering for independence – the Nacionalista Party, and those – the Progresista (formerly Federalista) Party – looking for a federal relationship with or statehood within the US. With fifty-nine out of eighty seats, the Nacionalistas and their allies won easily.
Two names emerged from that election which were to dominate politicsfor more than thirty years. One was Manuel Quezon, handsome, eloquent mestizo of complex but mostly Spanish parentage who had been an officer in Aguinaldo’s army before surrendering in 1900. He then became a successful lawyer and was found useful by the Americans who recognized his sharp brain, magnetic personality and lack of scruples. Elected mayor of Tayabas in 1906, he became leader of the majority in the first Assembly. The other was Sergio Osmena, illegitimate son of a rich mestizo Chinese family from Cebu. He served briefly with Aguinaldo before starting a newspaper in Cebu, where he became governor in 1906, then Speaker of the Assembly in 1907. Unpretentious, diligent and a devout Catholic, he was mostly to be in Quezon’s shadow and in 1923 was replaced as speaker by a Quezon protégé, Manuel Roxas, but his skills complemented those of Quezon.
In 1909, Quezon became one of the two Philippine Commissioners to the US Congress, pushing to increase localization of government and influencing President Wilson to appoint the liberal-minded Francis B. Harrison as governor who arrived in Manila in 1913 declaring: ‘Every step we take will be taken with a view to the ultimate independence of the islands’. He replaced Americans with Filipino officials who he made a majority of the nine-member Commission. The 1916 Jones Act provided increased autonomy with a two-chamber legislature, a Senate replacing the Commission. Independence was promised as soon as an undefined ‘stable government’ was achieved. For the time, political progress could partly compensate for racial division. Locals, however distinguished, were kept out of white homes and clubs, and American men kept local mistresses while officially frowning on racial mixing. (Filipinos could go to work in the US, mainly Hawaii and California, but in the US were barred from marrying whites.)
The 1920s saw a slowdown in political progress with tension between Quezon and Governor Leonard Wood, a retired general appointed by President Harding. Following a mission by Osmena and Roxas, and subsequently by Quezon, the 1934 Tydings-McDuffie Act granted the Philippines Commonwealth (self-governing) status to be followed by independence in ten years. A convention headed by lawyer Senator Claro M. Recto, a Quezon ally, then drew up a constitution modelled on the US with votes for all literate men aged twenty-one, with women to follow in two years. Quezon and Osmena re-formed an alliance as president and vice-president respectively with Quezon facing an aging Aguinaldo and the independent church’s Gregorio Aglipay. They won very easily but only 1 million out of about 4 million adult men voted. Quezon remarked: ‘I would rather have a country run like hell by Filipinos than a country run like heaven by the Americans’.
The emotional appeal for independence was strong, particularly among the new political class. Others were more sceptical as to whether it would do anything for the masses in a society which remained divided between mostly mestizo boss class and the tao (common people). There was also a fear that US withdrawal would lay the nation open either to Japanese expansionism or an unstoppable flood of cheap labour from China. The Tydings-McDuffie Act also held several problems for the country. Filipinos in the US became aliens with an annual migration limit of fifty. Those already there could, as Asian aliens, not leave and return. They were already there in significant numbers – at least 50,000 – in both Hawaii and California, mostly as farm workers. Their lives were vividly described in the semi-autobiographical novel America is in the Heart by Carlos Bulosan, was a farm boy from Pampanga who went to California and became a union activist and prolific writer.
Filipinos in the US faced racial hostility and exploitation not only by employees but by Filipino recruitment agencies and by longer established, better organized Chinese and Japanese immigrant groups. Nonetheless, few accepted the offer of one-way repatriation provided after the Tydings-McDuffie Act. As the title of Bulosan’s book suggested, America was still a dream. When the Second World War came, Filipinos in the US formed two segregated regiments which served in New Guinea and the Philippines. Service was a path to citizenship but in California they were not allowed to marry outside their community as inter-racial marriage was illegal there until 1948.
Tydings-McDuffie provided for a continuing US military presence. Command of the Philippine army would remain for ten years and thereafter be subject to negotiation. Nationalists wanted to be rid of the Americans but there were strong concerns that the country could not defend itself. The bigger issue, however, was economic. Sugar planters in particular but also the abaca and tobacco interests feared losing access to the US market. By then the country’s foreign trade had become far too tied to America for comfort so the fear of losing preferential access after independence was real, a very logical fear and shared by many who publicly avowed nationalism.
Taft had believed, both as governor of the Philippines and US president, in the value for both parties of free trade between the US and its new territory. He fought for the 1909 tariff reform, ensured that the US market was fully open for Philippine sugar, abaca, tobacco and coconut oil and copra – in the case of sugar against the interests of US beet growers. High tariffs were applied to non-US goods entering the Philippines. Thus, by the 1930s, the US accounted for about 80 per cent of its exports and two-thirds of Philippine imports. This version of ‘free trade’ protected the sugar barons but gave them no incentive to increase productivity while providing no barrier behind which manufacturing could develop.
US investment did come but not as fast as had been hoped. Docks were much improved, and some 800 kilometres of railway were constructed – though much less than promised by the companies which won the franchises. Road building progressed slowly due to the scarcity of manpower as well as money. Little US investment went into plantations due to a limit of 2,500 acres (1,000 hectares) which was imposed after nationalist uproar at the intended award of half a million acres of public land in Mindanao to the Firestone tyre company. There were some small plantations, including in Basilan, and gold mining prospered in Luzon, particularly after 1934 when President Roosevelt raised its price from $20 to $35 an ounce. The country also saw an influx of Japanese, first as labourers, then as merchants and farmers developing small abaca plantations in Mindanao. The expansion of plantation agriculture drove trade and profits but rice production failed to keep up with demand and the Philippines became a net rice importer.
Domestic trade developed as roads improved and a few farmers were helped by the establishment of local banks, but landowning peasants were a minority and absentee landlords often paid little attention to their lands. The 1930s global depression was especially hard on tenants growing cash crops, despite US market access. It is estimated that in 1938 two-thirds of the workforce were share-croppers or day labourers.’ Unrest simmered and two leftist parties were formed to represent worker and peasant interests, the Partido Obrera de Filipinas founded in 1924 and in 1930 the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas which was declared illegal in 1932 but continued underground. Another influence, albeit briefly, was the Sakdalista movement of Benigno Ramos. He had been a Quezon colleague but became a critic, demanding land re-distribution as well as independence. The Sakdalistas had early appeal but with the failure of a 1935 uprising supported by peasants in the Tagalog region it was doomed. Ramos left for Japan and a pro-Japanese future but the seeds of discontent did not die. The Commonwealth passed legislation to give some protection to workers and tenant farmers, and a National Rice and Corn Corporation was created to undercut middlemen. Unions were given the right to organize but there was no significant social change.
The new political class was mostly the same rival leading families at province or town level for whom democracy was their duelling stage. Quezon was a masterful manipulator of the system. It was no coincidence that he developed a good relationship with the equally self-assured Douglas MacArthur, son of Arthur MacArthur. As a young officer, Douglas had served in Manila in 1903-5 and became acquainted with Quezon and Osmena. In 1918, thanks to his exploits in the First World War, he became the youngest general in the US army, and served in Manila again from 1922 to 1924, by which time Quezon was President of the Senate. After years in Washington, Quezon influenced MacArthur’s return to Manila as commander of the US infantry brigade in the Philippines from 1928 to 1930…
On the formation of the Commonwealth, Quezon saw the need for an army, and in 1935 he enabled the appointment of his friend MacArthur to train it. The role of adviser evolved into the grandiose title of Field Marshal. MacArthur was a political conservative and a believer in the importance of the US presence in Asia. Racism, however, was not among his many faults which explained his ability to get along with Quezon and others, and eventually be seen as a national hero by many in the Philippines.
The extension of America across the Pacific had made it a global power befitting its economic might, but also increased its vulnerability. The new possession needed to be defended, with Japan, after its 1903 defeat of Russia, the most likely competitor in the region. However, it was envisaged that naval capability would suffice for the Philippines’ defence. That view prevailed even after 1918 when Japan, in return for naval assistance to Britain, was awarded several German possessions, the tiny but strategic chain of islands across the north-western Pacific – the Marianas, and the Caroline (now Micronesia) and Marshall islands. By the mid-1930s, Japan’s domestic politics and international outlook had changed with expansionist objectives in China becoming all too clear. The Philippines needed its own forces, however inadequate, as well as on the US shield. MacArthur had a plan for a force of some 10,000 regulars supported when needed by a lightly-trained mass militia, a job he gave to a sceptical subordinate, Dwight Eisenhower, whose best efforts produced only a fraction of the number envisaged. In July 1941, MacArthur returned to the US military as Commander of US Army Forces in the Far East, bringing the new Philippine troops under his command.
Quezon, meanwhile, had luxuriated in his position of president of an almost-sovereign state, travelling to China and Japan as a representative of Asian nationalism. He used his political dominance to try to expand the power of the State and reduce the reliance on the patronage system. Given more time he might have succeeded, but as tensions between the US and Japan rose, Quezon also became acutely conscious of the weakness of an independent Philippines. ‘It could not be defended even if every last Filipino were armed with a modern weapon,’ he told a crowd. He visited Tokyo hoping for a post-independence commitment to its neutrality but was politely ignored.
At home, Quezon and his colleagues basked in wide approval. Progress included votes for women and the encouragement of the use of Tagalog, now defined as Pilipino. In 1938, the Nacionalistas won 94 per cent of the seats in the Assembly. Using his popularity to prolong his reign, Quezon then proposed that instead of one term of six years, there should be two terms of four years each. This, and a proposal for a two-chamber legislature, was approved by a plebiscite and was followed by legislative, local and presidential elections in November 1941. Voters totalled 1.57 million out of an adult population of 7.5 million. Quezon and Osmena were re-elected with 81 per cent and 92 per cent of votes respectively but had scant time to savour victory. | <urn:uuid:6f42a44e-1a68-4829-8333-516d83cc414e> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.quezon.ph/2022/06/02/excerpt-from-the-making-of-the-modern-philippines/ | 2023-09-26T05:18:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.982035 | 2,736 |
It has been a while since I discussed testing for overfitting in backtests. Since then, Marcos López de Prado and coauthors have done some very thoughtful work (see the bottom), and they even started a blog. Their newest paper builds on discoveries they made in their earlier work, and is an absolute must-read.
Pseudo-Mathematics and Financial Charlatanism: The Effects of Backtest Overfitting on Out-of-Sample Performance (October 7, 2013)
Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2308659
Translating scientific papers into code is not always easy, but I spent some time implementing some of the concepts in R, so that I can understand this more fully. Just as a word of encouragement to others out there, I am no math genius nor have any advanced math education, so please don’t be intimidated by formulas. Below you will see a slidify/rCharts discussion demonstrating these first steps. I plan to research this much more thoroughly. As always, I blog to interact, so please let me know what you are thinking. | <urn:uuid:c3777caa-9616-4e7b-8fee-13658bd3118a> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.r-bloggers.com/2013/10/overfitted-backtests/ | 2023-09-26T06:48:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.945407 | 234 |
Idk what to do now that I have free time…
Everything makes my stomach hurt and I still can’t sleep very well😂
And the time seems to be slower now… I really need something to relax_(:з」∠)_
A small update, the Vote and Reviews
It has been a busy week! The newly updated version (v1.01.1) should perform normally on most PCs, and the Fisher skill bug has been fixed.
I really appreciate your help and patience! Thank you again for playing and reporting the issues.
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I think most of you have read this but I’d like to post it again in the announcement:
Here is a google form for a small investigation,
Tell me your favourite Characters, NPCs and locations here:
There’s a TWTP questionnaire as well, if you haven’t seen it yet. It got quite a few responses in the past year so I decide to keep it there (and also make one for AA).
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I’d also like to shout that…
It would be great (and very important) to leave a review, if possible!
A new indie game now is pretty difficult on Steam,
And it can’t have trading cards and stuff because of that.
I do hope it can be recognised by Valve soon!
Thank you very much for reading! See you next time!
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My name is Jerom den Rooijen and this year I have the honor to hold the position of chair of Stichting RAGweek Nijmegen. Just over one year ago I traded the quiet and picturesque Stein for the oh so beautiful dynamic Nijmegen. Although I grew up in southern Limburg, I have already fully settled in beautiful ‘Havana aan de Waal’. If you run into me, it is often in the city, because I love to socialize and be among people. Although I am oh so in love with beautiful Nijmegen, one of my favorite things to do is exploring abroad. That fits well with my bachelor study Geography, Spatial Planning and Environment studies.
Furthermore, I am also an enthusiastic music fanatic, for years I played drums, piano, guitar and bass guitar. However, I had to put drumming on pause for a while, as a drum kit in a student room is obviously not always desirable. Last year I also had a role within the Red Cross Student Desk Nijmegen, something that only made me appreciate the importance of social engagement even more. Hence, a board year at the RAGweek Nijmegen Foundation brings both worlds together for me: combining the sociability of student time with the charity of our foundation. Together with my fellow board members, hundreds of fellow students and two beautiful charities, I hope to organize another fantastic week this year. In case you have also become enthusiastic, feel free to grab a cup of coffee with me in my second home, the RAGweek-room on campus.
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The Lancashire borough of Rossendale lies in the Irwell valley, north of Manchester. It is the only local authority in Lancashire without a rail connection, and as such suffers from high levels of road congestion, especially as a result of traffic to and from Greater Manchester.
Rossendale and wider East Lancashire is a vital commuter base for Manchester, with expanding numbers of residents overloading the M66 as a route into the city centre.
A borough with a population of around 70,000, Rossendale isn’t without any public transport. Bus services connect the area to surrounding towns such as Blackburn, Bolton, Bury, Burnley, and Rochdale, as well as the city of Manchester to the south.
But buses are subject to congestion, and the argument for alternative public transport modes has been growing.
There was once a rail link from Rossendale to Manchester via Bury, but the line was closed – like so many across Britain – as part of the cuts that followed the Beeching Report.
Now, a new business case has been put forward to the Department for Transport for a railway to once again connect Rossendale and Manchester.
What is the City Valley Link?
Rossendale Council Leader Alyson Barnes highlights the unenviable status of the borough when it comes to railways: “We are the only borough in Lancashire without a rail link and we cannot afford to miss out any longer.”
But Barnes may not be waiting much longer. Dubbed the City Valley Link, the proposed new link would connect Rawtenstall – the most populous town in the borough – with central Manchester, via Ramsbottom, Bury, and Heywood.
Multinational rail consultant Systra, on behalf of Rossendale Council and Lancashire County Council, has compiled a business case for the new rail link, which has been sent to the Department for Transport for review. The councils hope that the Department for Transport will make a decision on the funding bid by Spring 2023.
The new line would offer an end-to-end journey time of around 44 minutes from Rawtenstall to Manchester, significantly outperforming the current peak time bus/car journey of up to 90 mins. A service of two trains per hour at peak times and one per hour in the off-peak is part of the proposal.
Public opinion seems to be on the same side, A resident and business survey undertaken to gauge views on the project delivered a resounding show of approval with 86% of respondents supportive of the new link.
The new City Valley Link proposal estimates that costs for improvements to the line, as well as station improvements, will total £80m; with an estimated annual operating cost in the region of £3m-£5m.
The proposal includes two new stations, at Stubbins and Ewood Bridge, as well as infrastructure improvements at Rawtenstall station. A connection to Metrolink, Greater Manchester’s tram network, is planned via a pedestrian interchange with at Bury.
Outlined in two phases, the first phase of the City Valley Link would use the existing heritage line between Rawtenstall and create a new rail platform at Bury Market Street station. Phase 2 will use the existing heritage line between Bury (Market Street) via Heywood into Manchester Victoria.
Although primarily using the existing heritage track, a new track passing loop at Summerseat to improve the flow of trains is included in the new proposal.
Respecting railway heritage
A vital part of the brief for the City Valley Link is to ensure that the existing East Lancashire Railway (ELR) heritage services can continue to operate alongside any regular passenger service, and that traditional features including stations and signalling systems would also be maintained.
The ELR is a 12-mile track, running between Heywood and Rawtenstall, with seven stations. The route was reopened in 1991 and has been operated by volunteers ever since. It is an important heritage operation and also boosts the local tourism and leisure economy. The heritage railway hosts around 200,000 visitors annually, making it one of the leading visitor attractions in the Northwest.
“We value the existing ELR heritage line and operation,” the proposal states. It calls the ELR a “significant asset” for East Lancashire and acknowledges it as an integral part of the local visitor economy and an attraction “loved by many”.
A substantial part of the work on the business case was focused on understanding how the proposed service options could be overlaid on the existing ELR operation without diminishing the quality and viability of the operation.
For example, the pedestrian interchange at Bury avoids impact at Buckley Wells, where ELR has plans to develop an engine shed.
Trains will be designed to fit in with the existing heritage character of the railway – and the proposal points to the Vivarail Class 230 as a potential solution, citing its level of customer experience, and high acceleration capability as major factors.
Economic and environmental gains in Rossendale
Rossendale stands to gain economically from the proposed City Valley Link. The proposal estimates that the rail link can contribute to growth of the local economy by at least 5,000 new jobs over the next 25 years.
Improvements in connectivity will also bring the visitor economy within easy reach of the 2.8 million people living in Greater Manchester. The report points to the Whitaker Museum in Rawtenstall and the ELR as leisure attractions that could receive a boost from visitors from Manchester.
The report also mentions potential housing growth in the area and anticipates that the locality will become more attractive to business professionals. According to the proposal, this would generate even higher demand levels for the rail link as the number of residents needing to travel could increase.
Environmental benefits are also plentiful. Currently, nearly 1 in 4 people of working age in Rossendale commute to Manchester each day. The new rail link would remove around half a million car journeys per year, with as many as 1.2 million trips made annually on a new rail link between Rawtenstall and Manchester.
The proposal argues that the City Valley Link would also offer a more financially sustainable future for the ELR as an operator for the line and much-needed upgrades to lineside infrastructure
A new heritage: the ELR strikes back
Under the proposal, ELR would retain control of all operations on its infrastructure. There would also be an opportunity to expand its current role, becoming a professional rail infrastructure and operations organisation, with a continuing volunteer element to operate the heritage train service.
But to do this, ELR would need financial support and the report fails to offer any solutions, merely stating that exploration is needed to find a solution.
On the surface, the new proposal appears to make overtures to protect the ELR, but the heritage railway maintains a firm position.
“While we understand the desire for greater connectivity between Rossendale and Manchester, imposing a commuter service to run on a heritage rail infrastructure is not sustainable economically or operationally,” says ELR Chairman Mike Kelly.
ELR says that this study is the fourth in nine years, many of which have concluded this proposed commuter line isn’t economically viable and would require enormous capital investment, adding that one study also identified that significant annual subsidies would be required to keep the new passenger line in operation.
Kelly says that following an in-depth critical examination of the new proposal, ELR believes that the development would at best threaten the efficient and effective operations of the heritage railway, and at worst force the complete closure of the line. This, he adds, would threaten the growth plans of nearby Bury town centre, the market town of Ramsbottom, and for Rochdale at Heywood and Castleton.
“The ELR is a leading tourist attraction in the region, hosts important educational visits, creates jobs, and contributes £8m annually into local economies,” says Kelly.
“It is our considered view that a new commuter line cannot coexist with the existing East Lancashire heritage line that our volunteers have given so much time and effort to preserve over the last 35 years,” Kelly explains, pointing towards the new proposal’s focus on using the heritage line as the base for the new rail link without acknowledging alternative options.
“Unlike previous studies, it appears the new study has not compared other possible, more cost-effective, deliverable options to improve transport links between Manchester and Rossendale.” | <urn:uuid:d2defd0b-560c-4e4d-814d-9ff599f037f7> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.railway-technology.com/features/city-valley-link-proposal-to-use-elr-heritage-line/ | 2023-09-26T05:57:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.953934 | 1,739 |
Hungarian meadow viper (Vipera ursinii rakosiensis) is a member of the order Squamata, suborder called Serpentes and the Viperidae family.
The Hungarian meadow viper is a steppe form of the Vipera ursinii species group. This snake was was first described by the prominent Hungarian zoologist Lajos Méhely in 1893 in a meadow on the banks of the Rákos River in Budapest.
The Hungarian meadow viper’s total length is up to 60 cm with a Easily distinguishable from non-venomous snakes by its vertical pupil and dorsal zig-zag pattern. Ground colour grey or yellowish-brown with an irregular dark brown, usually dark-edged, zig-zag pattern from base of head to end of tail. The pattern may break up. Dark blotches along the flank. Belly grey with off-white spots. The snout has a single apical scale, the head is weakly defined from the neck, compared to the European adder. Males and females are similar; distinguishable only by tail length and subcaudal scale numbers (males have longer tails and more subcaudals).
Sexual dimorphism in its colouration is much less evident (Street 1979; Shine and Madsen 1994). The grey or brownish ground colour is usually lighter dorsally and there is also a dark wavy band along the back of most individuals. The very small eyes have the typical vertical pupils of vipers.
Male or female?
In the case of Hungarian meadow viper there are no explicit difference in color between the sexes. Male and female vipers can be most reliably distinguished by the length and shape of the tail. A male snake’s tail is usually thicker and longer than a female’s.
Hungarian meadow viper only occurs in the Carpathian-Basin. In Hungary only fragmented populations can be found in Hanság and Kiskunság.
The meadow viper was commonly found in eastern Austria until the early 20th century, but due to cultivation of habitats it became extinct in this region. The last recorded sighting was in 1973 in a meadow near Lake Fertő. Outside Hungary only one remaining population can be found in the Transylvanian region of Romania.
Hungarian meadow viper (Vipera ursinii rakosiensis Méhely, 1893) is a small, steppe-form member of the so called Vipera ursinii species group. It was described as subspecies according to morphologic and biochemical data. First the French or Italian meadow viper (Vipera ursinii ursinii Bonaparte, 1835) was described, that occurs in Abruzzi Mountains of Italy and on Mont-Ventoux and Montagne de Lure in South-France. The Hungarian meadow viper is the closest related to this mountain subspecies according to morphology. Other mountain subspecies is the Carst viper (Vipera ursinii macrops Méhely, 1911), wich occurs in Dinari-mountains and the Greek meadow viper (Vipera ursinii graeca Nilson & Andrén, 1988) from Pindos-mountains. The Moldavian meadow viper (Vipera ursinii moldavica Nilson, Andrén et Joger, 1988) has an interesting distribution as some populations occur in plains of Danube-delta, with higro-halophyl vegetation, while others on steppe habitats in the surrounding hills of Iasi.
Hungarian meadow viper feed mainly on grasshoppers, crickets and small-sized lizards. Adults consume vertebrate pray such as nestlings and rodents. Venom of the species is mainly harmless for humans, their mild venom only immobilizes small-sized prey.
They are mainly diurnal which means that they do most of their activity in daytime and mainly active in the morning and late afteroon outside mating season. They are tending to be rather timid and don’t like being exposed as vipers predated by many other species especially during its first few years.
From October to March snakes spend the winter hibernated in underground burrows. Several individuals may use the same burrow together with other amphibian and reptile species.
In the middle of March, 2-4 weeks before females, male vipers emerge from their burrows and after a few weeks they start shedding. Females shed their skins after the mating season is over. During the shedding process, snakes’ eyes have a blueish colour and their vision is reduced. This is a result of a fluid build up between the old and new skin, separating the layers and preparing the old skin to be able to come off. In this period snakes tend to be around their well-known hiding places so when danger comes they can withhold to a safe shelter a soon as possible.
After brumation males spend the day basking in the sun, they rarely feed or do not eat at all. Breeding season starts at the end of April or at the beginning of May. Males find females by following their scent trails, sometimes tracking them for hundreds of meters a day. Competing males usually engage in a special non-violent combat during which they raise up the front part of their body vertically, make swaying movements and attempt to push each other to the ground. Winner have the right to mate with the female nearby.
Hungarian meadow vipers are ovoviviparous. It means that the eggs are fertilized and incubate inside the female and she gives birth to average 10 live young usually in the end of July or beginning of August. The young are usually born encased in a transparent sac from which they must free themselves. Newborn snakes shed their skin right after they were being born and are independent soon after birth. Neonates measure 10-16 cm in total lenght and weigh 2-4 g. Vipers shed their skin every 4-6 weeks in their first year of life. Adults only shed three times a year: after hibernation, in the middle of summer and before hibernation.
The Hungarian meadow viper is Europe’s most endangered, extremely rare venomous snake, that is particularly sensitive to any kind of habitat change. Today it can be found only island-like populations in some areas. The main factor behind this rapid decline is habitat loss, increasing numbers of mammalian and avian predators and Intensification of agriculture. Hungarian meadow viper was declared protected in 1974 and it is strictly protected since 1988.
From 1992 its conservation value was raised to the highest category, currently at 1 000 000 HUF.
The critical state of this taxa has also been recognized internationally and the Hungarian meadow viper is included on the Bern Convention Appendix II [Council of Europe, 1979 (revised 2002)], and is listed in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES, 2014) and on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List as Endangered (IUCN, 2014).
Venom of the species is mainly harmless for humans. In the case of biting, altough because of the rareness and shyness of the species is is rather rare, consequences are usually quick and slight. | <urn:uuid:93e92e86-2c37-4256-887f-3cdccb542990> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.rakosivipera.hu/en/hungarian-meadow-viper/ | 2023-09-26T07:00:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.950563 | 1,563 |
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The goal of fire suppression inspections is to assist building owners and managers in identifying potential problems or malfunctions before they cause any issues. Raksha technicians perform visual inspections to identify adequate protection, system status, placement, recent discharges, and layout changes. When fire suppression inspection deficiencies are found, our experts immediately forward you the information that’s necessary to repair the system. When possible, recommendations include details such as budget, pricing, and the duration of the repairs or required maintenance.
Fire Suppression Testing
Depending on the system and its requirements, fire suppression testing is typically conducted semiannually or annually. In order to test many fire suppression systems, a blended expertise in fire detection, sprinkler, and clean agent or chemical systems is necessary. Raksha experts are NICET Certified and experienced in these varying areas in order to provide a unique and full service response. No matter what type of fire suppression testing you need, Raksha will make sure it’s completed and documented properly.
Fire Suppression Maintenance
Continuous and consistent fire suppression maintenance and repairs is the key to keeping your facility safe. Raksha creates a program based maintenance plan that’s tailored to your needs and specific equipment. We perform various fire suppression maintenance and repairs such as 6 year maintenance, replace hose assemblies, recharge units, and replace nozzles whenever necessary. | <urn:uuid:965f68cd-71a9-4470-9567-3c0c1dfc9368> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.rakshasafetysolutions.com/fire-supression-system/ | 2023-09-26T06:37:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.895305 | 455 |
First-time undergraduate HELB loan application from students granted into the Government-sponsored or self-sponsored programs in Public and Private Universities.
HELB allots a peak of KSh 60,000 and a grain of Ksh 35,000 to each Univesity student depending on various circumstances.
Documents required for the first time undergraduate HELB loan
- A national ID card (second generation)
- Bank Account
- KRA PIN.
- Parents Details – A Photocopy of their National ID Card
- An Email Address and lastly
- National ID photocopies of three employed guarantors.
How to apply for the first-time undergraduate loan
- Visit HELB web Portal to register an account.
- Read and completely fill the HELB Financial Literacy Literature.
- Log into your account and click on the First Time Undergraduate Loan Application Link
- Select and duly fill in the 2019-2020 First Time Undergraduate Loan Application Form (LAF).
- Print two copies of the duly filled Loan Application Form under the print section.
- Take the form to the relevant authorities and guarantors for filling, stamping, and signing
- Sign your duly filled form and attach all the necessary documents as indicated in the checklist on the last page of the Loan Application Form(LAF).
- Retain one copy of the duly filled LAF for reference – Mandatory!
- Present a single copy of the duly completed Loan Application Form and all the attached supporting documents.
HELB maintains that the Loan Application process is free and applicants are advised not to pay anyone for assistance to process their HELB Loan.
- HELB Head Office
- The HELB Student Centre on Mezzanine Floor, Anniversary Towers, University Way in Nairobi.
- One of the listed banks listed on the HELB website that you have opened an account with for free and secure delivery to HELB Head Office.
- The following HUDUMA Centers: Nairobi, Kakamega, Eldoret, Nakuru, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nyeri, Embu, Machakos, Kisii, Bungoma, Turkana, Meru, Kitui, Kericho, Nandi – Kapsabet, Thika, Garissa and Kitale.
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California remains a state with weather conditions residents and visitors appreciate. The state promotes “alternative means of travel,” and the mild climate helps the cause. That’s why so many bicyclists appear on California roads. Dangers exist when bicyclists and cars and trucks are close other. In a collision, the bicyclist may experience the worst results. Lacking the protection of a vehicle’s frame, a bicyclist may suffer fatal injuries. Sadly, the result appears to be on the increase in the Golden State.
Any accidental death is a tragedy, and California has seen more tragic bicycle deaths recently than in the past 25 years. Bicycle fatalities rose across the country, but the figures from California are startling. Between 2016 and 2018, 455 cyclists lost their lives in accidents in the state.
Bicyclists would benefit from taking safety precautions when traveling. Not wearing a helmet or night-time reflective clothing could lead to regrettable injuries, and violating traffic laws comes with significant risks. However, there are factors outside a bicyclist’s control.
In recent years, consumers moved towards purchasing bigger and more powerful vehicles. SUVs and pickup trucks are popular, and their massive size could inflict severe damage on a bicyclist or pedestrian.
That’s not to say smaller cars possess no risks, though. Any moving vehicle could hurt a bicyclist or cause fatal injuries.
Dangerous drivers, such as intoxicated and reckless ones, put bicyclists and others in harm’s way. Distracted drivers could do the same, and various advancements in vehicle technology appear to increase distracted behaviors. Being more concerned about changing music apps on a touchscreen than paying attention to the road could lead to fatal car and bicycle accidents.
“Traditional” distractions remain a problem, as people eat while driving or rubberneck. Such negligent behaviors could cost someone their life.
When negligence factors into a car and bicycle collision, the liable party could face a personal injury claim. An insurance policy may cover the damages, but the settlement won’t bring anyone back to life. Safe driving and bicycling practices could prevent such a tragic situation.
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Maria Vecchio, Sales Associate - Concord Office
85 Main Street, Concord, MA 01742
Maria Vecchio is a licensed Realtor with the Haschig Homes Group under William Raveis Real Estate in Concord. She brings over 10 years of experience in real estate, including in wholesale real estate investing (flipping properties), as a licensed Realtor, and as a landlord in Worcester, MA. Maria specializes in residential real estate throughout Worcester County with a focus on Worcester and its adjacent communities, representing both buyer and seller clients, and has worked with commercial buyers as well. Maria brings an enthusiasm for her client's growth to her work, whether it be financial-based growth (she also has a background in accounting and finance), or personal growth. She has a passion for assisting others in taking the next step in their personal journey. Maria has a keen attention to detail and communication. She offers her clients expertise in negotiation and local real estate market knowledge. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management and a minor in Psychology from Worcester State University. Maria spends most of her time with her baby girl. Any spare time is spent listening to audio books, attending live music, hiking, and visiting her family home on Cape Cod.
- Licensed Realtor in Massachusetts
- Member of the National Association of Realtors
- Member of the Realtor Association of Central Massachusetts
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Living Out the Beauty of the Gospel TOGETHER through Intentional, Life-to-Life Friendship, Community, and Discipleship
". . . so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our savior" Titus 2:10
Committed to . . . .
Adorned with the Gospel
What kind of impact would we make among unbelievers if we truly become women adorned with the beauty of the Gospel?
The method is as simple as women sitting down together, opening their lives and the Word, receiving and passing on to others the baton of faith and Christlike character.
The women around you, overwhelmed by the undertow of life but longing to be beautiful—adorned—need more than a book to read or a class to attend or more worship music to play.
They need you!!!
They need your presence, your concern, your prayers.
As we live out the beauty of the Gospel—younger and older women together—we will be beautified and blessed and, yes, overjoyed. That will will over into our homes, our churches, our workplaces, and communities, and ultimately our world.
And in the end, Christ will be “glorified in his saints, and . . . marveled at among all who have believed” (2 Thess 1:10)
Such pure beauty. Such eternal joy.
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The Family Services and Volunteers Department aims to improve the hospital experience for our patients, families, carers and friends by providing five, family-centred services backed by a team of dedicated staff and volunteers.
Our friendly and knowledgable Main Street Reception staff, located at the ground floor entry, are usually the first point of call for families and visitors who require assistance with hospital enquiries.
The Family Hub (formerly known as the Family Resource & Respite Centre) is a home away from home for families and visitors, offering a comfortable lounge area, kitchen facilities and a fully-equipped business centre. It is also where families can book a free ticket to the Hoyts Beanbag Cinema, make an appointment with a Centrelink representative or financial or legal advisor, grab some emergency clothing or a toothbrush.
In addition to selling books on parenting, picture books, novels, medical texts and safety products, the bookshop provides a range of support services for families including information and details for support groups relating to childhood diseases and chronic illnesses.
Volunteers play a vital role throughout the RCH, providing families with respite, playing with patients and their siblings and assisting staff with a range of administrative and other duties. Volunteer Service staff facilitate this vital role by coordinating the recruitment, training and rostering of hospital volunteers.
Our Community Information team (formerly Safety
Centre) provides families and the broader community with valuable
information and advice on keeping children and adolescents safe and healthy, and helping you understand your
child’s health concerns. Our resources include
the trusted Kids Health Info fact sheets,
safety and injury prevention documents, and the newly developed My RCH
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When I first came across =DREAMS, I was moved by its mission to provide a residential boarding school exclusively for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. I was inspired by how the campus would provide an environment where the children could be empowered and aspire for a better life.
The RealVantage team is privileged to be able to conceptualise THE SPACE, a creative and digital space within the campus where the children can explore, create and express themselves in a meaningful way. Our hope is that this space would help them expand their horizons and discover their potential.
"While 90% of Singapore households live in homes of their own, corporates and the community must look to how they can help the 10% who may need socio-economic support, especially with their children's holistic development."
Raised platforms to provide additional seating as boarding school cohort size increases.
Additional storage space underneath the raised platforms.
Activity tables fit in the notches to maximise free space for larger group activities.
High Powered CPUs to run programs that require higher specifications such as video editing, e-sports, and graphics rendering.
Lounge furniture for kids to explore content creation such as film, vlogs, and interviews.
Dedicated section for 3D printing, crafting projects, and toolkit storage.
Portable Charging Cart for laptop charging units.
Half hexagon tables allow for dynamic and unique shapes to accommodate different learning activities and encourage small group learning.
Modular partitioning to improve flexibility of usage with alternating white board and acoustic sliding doors.
Acoustic ceilings in bright colours, that also reduce excessive noise reverberation; Increase effectiveness of lessons.
The initial state of THE SPACE.
Discussion with Kaizen Architecture, the architect of THE SPACE.
New vinyl flooring was installed, and a big fundraising event took place with the attendance of Mr. Desmond Lee, the Minister for National Development and the Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration.
Further construction of THE SPACE.
Construction finished. Waiting for furniture and equipment to arrive.
Artist prepping up the mural for THE SPACE.
We would like to express our warmest gratitude to RealVantage's investor community for coming together so willingly, and generously donating towards our inaugural CSR project. After months of hard work, we have completed renovation works for THE SPACE.
We are also most fortunate to work with a slew of like-minded partners and sponsors on this amazing mission without which, this would not have been possible. These include - Kaizen Architecture, BuildBuilt, Dreamcore, Secretlab and Omnidesk, Temasek Polytechnic, Pepperwall, Comfort Design, Arc Floor, SNS, Vanguard Interiors and Didier Ng and Team.
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Hello! I know…two videos in one week?! Yay! I actually wanted to show you my latest setup using a Pocket Size Traveler’s Notebook for a wallet. I always have a small notebook for jotting ideas, grocery lists and jot it down notes so I combined my wallet and my notebook into a personal size notebook. This pretty little pocket size traveler’s notebook was actually a passport cover I purchased from Walmart last summer. I recently came across it added eyelets and elastic string and TADA it’s a into a traveler’s notebook! I created several inserts using cardstock from past kits and I added them in. Perfect! I also added a stretchy phone pocket to carry my driver’s license, insurance cards and debit cards. So far it’s working out great and has freed up a lot of room in my carry along purse. I also show you a quick review of my Bando planner aka my life planner.
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The field of dentistry relies on a collaborative approach between general dentists and dental hygienists to provide comprehensive oral healthcare. In Austin, TX, this collaboration is crucial in delivering high-quality care to patients. General dentists play a central role in diagnosing and treating dental conditions, while dental hygienists focus on preventive care measures such as cleaning teeth and educating patients about proper oral hygiene practices.
Through collaborative care, these two professionals work together seamlessly to provide comprehensive dental care to patients. By combining their expertise and skills, they can deliver more effective treatments and improve overall patient satisfaction. This teamwork allows for better communication, coordination, and efficiency in diagnosing and treating oral health conditions.
Roles And Responsibilities Of General Dentists
General dentists in Austin, TX, assume the primary responsibility for diagnosing and treating oral health conditions, serving as the cornerstone of dental care teams. One of their key roles is treatment planning, which involves evaluating patients' oral health status and developing comprehensive plans to address any issues or concerns. Dentists carefully assess their patient's dental needs, taking into consideration factors such as tooth decay, gum disease, misalignment, and oral hygiene habits. They then create personalized treatment plans that may involve a combination of restorative procedures such as fillings, crowns, bridges, or implants.
Restorative dentistry is another crucial aspect of a general dentist's role. This involves repairing or replacing damaged or missing teeth to restore both function and aesthetics. Dentists use various techniques and materials to restore the integrity of damaged teeth and prevent further deterioration. They may perform procedures like tooth-colored composite fillings to treat cavities or root canal therapy to save infected teeth from extraction.
In addition to diagnosis and treatment planning, general dentists are responsible for educating patients about maintaining optimal oral health. They provide guidance on proper brushing and flossing techniques, recommend suitable dental products such as toothbrushes and mouthwashes, and offer advice on diet choices that promote good oral hygiene. A general dentist also emphasizes the importance of regular dental check-ups for preventive care purposes.
The Importance Of Dental Hygienists In Preventative Care
Dental hygienists play a crucial role in preventive oral healthcare by providing thorough cleanings, educating patients on proper dental hygiene practices, and conducting screenings for early detection of oral health issues. These professionals undergo extensive training to develop the necessary skills and knowledge to carry out their responsibilities effectively. Hygienist training typically includes coursework in anatomy, physiology, radiography, and periodontology, among other subjects. This comprehensive education equips them with the expertise needed to identify signs of gum disease, tooth decay, or other oral health problems.
In addition to performing cleanings and screenings, dental hygienists also serve as educators for patients. They provide valuable information on proper brushing and flossing techniques, as well as advice on maintaining a healthy diet that promotes good oral health. By imparting this knowledge to patients, hygienists empower individuals to take an active role in preventing dental issues before they arise. Through patient education sessions, hygienists can address common misconceptions about oral care and emphasize the importance of regular check-ups with a dentist.
Furthermore, dental hygienists are often authorized to administer preventive treatments aimed at reducing the risk of dental diseases. These treatments may include fluoride applications or sealant placements to protect teeth from decay. By offering these services directly within their scope of practice, hygienists contribute significantly to minimizing the prevalence of cavities and other preventable oral health problems.
Overall, the role of dental hygienists in preventive care cannot be understated. Their expertise in cleaning teeth thoroughly, providing oral health education, and administering preventive treatments makes them invaluable members of the collaborative care team alongside general dentists in Austin, TX.
The Benefits Of Collaborative Care In Dentistry
The synergy created by the combined efforts of dental professionals in Austin, TX, enhances patient outcomes and promotes comprehensive oral health. Improved communication is one of the key benefits of collaborative care in dentistry. When general dentists and dental hygienists work together, they can share important information about a patient's oral health history, treatment plan, and progress. This exchange of information allows for better coordination and ensures that all aspects of a patient's dental care are addressed.
Another benefit of collaborative care is streamlined treatment planning. When general dentists and dental hygienists collaborate, they can develop a comprehensive treatment plan that takes into account both preventive and restorative procedures. By working together, they can identify potential issues early on and provide timely interventions to prevent further damage or complications. This approach not only saves time but also reduces the overall cost of care by addressing problems before they become more complex or require more extensive treatments.
Enhanced patient satisfaction is yet another advantage of collaborative care in dentistry. Patients benefit from having a team approach to their oral health needs, as it ensures that all aspects of their care are coordinated effectively. With improved communication and streamlined treatment planning, patients receive consistent and high-quality care from both their general dentist and dental hygienist. This leads to greater satisfaction with the overall dental experience and encourages patients to maintain regular visits for preventive care.
Collaborative care between general dentists and dental hygienists in Austin, TX, provides several benefits, including improved communication, streamlined treatment planning, and enhanced patient satisfaction. By working together as a team, these professionals can ensure that patients receive comprehensive oral health care that addresses both preventive measures and restorative procedures when necessary.
Enhancing Patient Outcomes Through Teamwork
Enhancing patient outcomes can be achieved through effective teamwork, as studies have shown that healthcare providers who collaborate and communicate well with each other experience a 30% reduction in medical errors. In the context of dentistry, collaboration between general dentists and dental hygienists is crucial for delivering high-quality care. Communication strategies play a vital role in facilitating this collaboration. Open lines of communication allow for better coordination of treatment plans, sharing of important patient information, and identification of potential risks or complications.
Shared decision-making is another key component of enhancing patient outcomes through teamwork. When general dentists and dental hygienists work together, they can involve patients in the decision-making process by providing them with comprehensive information about their oral health condition and treatment options. This collaborative approach empowers patients to make informed decisions regarding their dental care, leading to improved treatment adherence and overall satisfaction.
The interdisciplinary collaboration further strengthens the potential for enhancing patient outcomes. General dentists and dental hygienists bring unique perspectives to the table based on their respective roles in oral healthcare delivery. By working together as a team, they can leverage these different viewpoints to develop comprehensive treatment plans tailored to each patient's needs.
Effective teamwork between general dentists and dental hygienists is essential for enhancing patient outcomes in Austin, TX. Communication strategies such as open lines of communication facilitate better coordination among team members, while shared decision-making involves patients in their own care journey. The interdisciplinary collaboration leverages diverse perspectives to deliver comprehensive oral healthcare services tailored to individual needs.
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In conclusion, the collaborative care between general dentists and dental hygienists in Austin, TX, is paramount to enhancing patient outcomes. The roles and responsibilities of general dentists encompass a wide range of treatments and procedures aimed at addressing oral health issues. Dental hygienists play a crucial role in preventative care, focusing on educating patients about proper oral hygiene practices and conducting preventive treatments such as cleanings and screenings.
Bridgeview Dental in Austin, TX, is a highly reputable dental practice that offers a wide range of services to cater to the oral health needs of individuals and families. The skilled team of dentists and staff prioritize patient comfort and satisfaction, ensuring a positive dental experience. With state-of-the-art technology, a commitment to continuing education, and a focus on personalized care, Bridgeview Dental strives to provide the highest quality dental treatments and deliver exceptional results. Patients can trust that their oral health is in good hands at Bridgeview Dental, making it an excellent choice for dental care in Austin, TX. | <urn:uuid:77c187f7-31bb-4ad6-b276-0fd3271d8638> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.recherches-faciles.com/the-collaborative-care | 2023-09-26T06:53:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.931852 | 1,678 |
It is a common misconception that making money in the stock market requires buying shares of stock. In fact, there are many different ways to make money in the stock market, and one of them is by selling options.
An option is a contract that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset at a specified price on or before a certain date. Options are traded on exchanges such as the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and are bought and sold in lots.
There are two main types of options: call options and put options. A call option gives the holder the right to buy the underlying asset, while a put option gives the holder the right to sell the underlying asset.
Options can be used to speculate on the future direction of a stock or other asset, or they can be used to hedge against an adverse move in an underlying asset.
A short straddle is an options trading strategy that involves selling both a call option and a put option with the same strike price and expiry date. The strategy is designed to profit from a lack of movement in the underlying asset’s price.
The maximum profit from a short straddle occurs when the underlying asset’s price remains unchanged at expiration. The maximum loss occurs if the underlying asset’s price moves sharply higher or lower, resulting in one of the options being exercised and resulting in a loss on the other option.
The breakeven points for a short straddle are calculated by adding and subtracting the premium from the strike price. For example, if XYZ stock is trading at $100 per share and you sell one XYZ May 100 call for $5 and one XYZ May 100 put for $5, your total premium would be $10 ($5 + $5). The upper breakeven point would be $110 ($100 + $10) and the lower breakeven point would be $90 ($100 – $10).
The short straddle is generally considered to be a high-risk options strategy since it has unlimited downside potential and limited upside potential. The strategy should only be used by experienced traders who are willing to accept this risk. | <urn:uuid:f378ec86-151a-4c10-bee1-092c0f9e625e> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.recue.com/make-money-in-sideways-share-market-using-short-straddle-option-trading-strategy/ | 2023-09-26T07:06:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00498.warc.gz | en | 0.938581 | 444 |
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