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Are you a Tidal music obsessive looking for a luxurious music player? Here’s a player with a spacious soundstage, interchangeable AMP modules, and great resolution – iBasso DX200! As one of the most prominent digital audio players, it’s compatible with multiple music streaming platforms, be it Tidal, Spotify, Deezer or Qobuz.
Can you get iBasso DX200 Tidal offline? That’s the question we’re waiting to unravel. Read on to find out the best ways to play Tidal on iBasso DX200 offline whether you have a Tidal subscription or not.
Part 1. Does iBasso DX200 Support Tidal
iBasso DX200 will have you hooked with its more refined construction and wireless antennae as well as a powerful transmission signal. It offers a 10-band graphic EQ that is its powerful driving factor. In a nutshell, this music player is straightforward, with a basic list-like layout and a quick-to-reach menu.
The DX200 does not fail iBasso company as a whole. It is its flagship for the longest time possible, giving way to the current DX220. As for achieving a link between Tidal and the iBasso DX200, you can do so via a Tidal Premium account. Besides, apart from Tidal, it is also integrated with streaming music services such as Qobuz, Spotify, and Deezer.
Part 2. How to Listen to Tidal on iBasso DX200 Offline Officially
At present, you can install the Tidal app on the iBasso DX200 player directly in order to stream Tidal music. If you have a Tidal HiFi or HiFi Plus account, then you can listen to Tidal on iBasso DX200 offline.
Step 1. First, go to the browser on the iBasso DX200 and then head over to the official Tidal website.
Step 2. Then, begin to download the Tidal app on your device. Next, select the downloaded Tidal app and complete the Tidal installation process on your device.
Step 3. Now, open the Tidal app on your device and then log in to your Tidal subscription account. Finally, download Tidal playlists for offline playback.
Part 3. How to Play Tidal on iBasso DX200 Offline without Subscription
What happens if you are not a Tidal paid subscriber but wish to join the party of playing Tidal on iBasso DX200 offline? This can be achieved with AudKit Tidal Music Converter. This app is proven and tested to download and convert Tidal music, album and playlist to WAV, MP3, FLAC, etc. well supported by iBasso DX200.
In addition, it carefully identifies and captures the metadata and ID3 tags of the original Tidal tracks, including genre, artist, album track and title. You can also easily customize parameters such as audio channels, sample rate and bit rate. This way, Tidal music downloads are compatible with any player or device, such as iBasso DX200 music player, smart speakers, DJ software and more.
Main Features of AudKit Tidizer Music Converter
- Maintain the HiFi and Master quality of the original Tidal music
- Convert Tidal playlist to playable formats such as WAV, MP3, and AAC
- A high speed of 5X rate for batch conversion
- Freely customize the parameters for your suitability
How to Play Tidal on iBasso DX200 Offline without Subscription
Step 1 Customize Tidal Output Format for iBasso DX200
Launch the AudKit Tidizer Music Converter, after which tap the “Menu” icon and the “Preferences” option in the top right. Now hit on the “Convert” button to customize the output formats of Tidal to MP3, FLAC, WAV and other format options recognized by the iBasso DX200. Likewise, it is possible to set other output parameters such as sample rate, bit rate and channels.
Step 2 Import Tidal Music to AudKit Tidizer Music Converter
You can import your Tidal playlist in two ways. Either use the drag and drop option. With this method, simply click on the track you want to move while holding down the mouse, move it to the conversion window and then release the mouse. Another option is to select Share > Copy Track Link and paste the Tidal song link into the search bar. Then click on the “+” tab to import your selection.
Step 3 Download and Convert Tidal Tracks for iBasso DX200
The final step is to convert the Tidal tracks to the set preferences by clicking on the ‘Convert’ icon. When finished, a red alert will be displayed on the “Converted” icon. Click on it to view your converted Tidal music tracks. Afterward, you have the freedom to connect Tidal to iBasso DX200 for offline playback.
Step 4 Listen to Tidal on iBasso DX200 Offline
You are now ready to listen to your favorite hits on your music player.
1) Connect the iBasso DX200 to your computer via a USB cable.
2) Then, locate the converted Tidal music folder on your computer locally and select the Tidal tracks that you wish to transfer.
3) Next, right-click on the folder and then choose the “Transfer to” option. Select the “iBasso DX200” icon as the destination folder and then move the selected folder into the icon.
4) You now have your Tidal tracks on the iBasso DX200 music player. Just select the track you wish to listen to and hit the Play button to continue enjoying your selection offline.
Part 4. In Conlcusion
After reading the above, you may be surprised at how easy it is to play Tidal on iBasso DX200 offline. Well, it’s all thanks to AudKit Tidal Music Converter, which makes it easy to download and convert Tidal tracks to any common format. This way, you can freely connect Tidal to iBasso DX200 for offline listening without a subscription. | <urn:uuid:6f466797-53aa-4b24-acdb-527eafb9c8e1> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.audkit.com/tidal-music/tidal-on-ibasso-dx200.html | 2023-09-27T12:50:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.859013 | 1,309 |
That’s right, folks. The leaves are falling, the temperature is dropping and October has arrived. As we all know, despite the holiday being at the very end of October, this month is always overshadowed by Halloween, making the holiday almost feel like a 30-day fever dream of costumes, decorations, pop-up party stores, and candy. So much candy. So, let’s put our heads together this month and name some movies each week that will fit the spooky autumn that is descending upon us.
Witches seem like a good start, right? Despite any of the tragic historical context, they remain one of the utmost classic Halloween characters and costume ideas, gracing the surface of window stickers, party napkins and school supplies nearly two months in advance. They have also inhabited a lot of movies, making appearances in everything from classic musicals to trashy horror to beloved animated films. (Not to mention the new film Into the Woods, hitting theaters in December.)
So get out your cauldrons, but don’t go too Shakespeare on us. We want to hear loud cackles and see your broomsticks (or vacuum cleaners) ready to fly. The season of the witch is upon us! How many films can you think of to celebrate? | <urn:uuid:1b8b88ff-c7f9-4a7c-9a4e-9c9f7e9d26d1> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.audpop.com/name-movies-witches/ | 2023-09-27T12:13:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.962115 | 262 |
On the 14 October 2015, a workshop was jointly organised by the European Disability Forum and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Regional Office for Europe (ROE). The focus of the workshop was to support Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) and self-advocates in their participation during the review process of their respective countries before the CRPD Committee. The workshop provided guidance and expertise in, among other things, drafting alternative reports, individual complaints, and organising briefing meetings with Committee members.
The workshop was designed in particular for rights-holders and DPOs representing persons with disabilities who are based/work in countries who are set to be reviewed by the CRPD Committee in the near future: Portugal, Slovakia, Lithuania, Cyprus, Serbia and Italy.
Here you can read the presentation given by An-Sofie Leenknecht, Human Rights Officer at EDF, on the role of rights holders, DPOs and CSOs in the Reporting Cycle at the CRPD Committee and how they can actively take part in the monitoring of the implementation of the UNCRPD. This presentation is useful to inform autism organisations so that they can adequately voice the concerns of people on the autism spectrum. | <urn:uuid:0fa64720-f1ae-4478-99c1-8eb40a1713c9> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.autismeurope.org/blog/2015/10/15/role-of-rights-holders-disabled-peoples-organisations-and-civil-society-in-the-reporting-cycle-at-the-crpd-committee/ | 2023-09-27T12:27:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.953165 | 252 |
Volkswagen Group of America’s Innovation Hub Knoxville, the company’s technology unit for applied materials science, has expanded its research collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the largest US Department of Energy science and energy laboratory, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT).
According to Volkswagen, the expanded collaboration aims to explore how to integrate breakthroughs in material science and recycling concepts to support electric mobility and sustainable transportation. The first project involves testing ORNL’s new high-power wireless EV charging concepts with a Porsche Taycan.
“We aim to leverage the unique knowledge and innovative power the Tennessee Valley holds”, said Scott Keogh, president and CEO at Volkswagen Group of America. “Volkswagen is focused to push electric mobility and new technologies for ever-more sustainable transportation. Expanding our research collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee will help drive these efforts.”
The interdisciplinary teams have started testing new wireless charging concepts for electric vehicles. Their goal is to develop a higher-power wireless charger through breakthrough designs that focus electromagnetic waves to eliminate interference, thus increasing efficiency. In the first trials, a prototype system has shown a high level of efficiency where up to 98% of the energy used (coil-to-coil) could reach the vehicle battery.
“We are excited to work with Volkswagen to demonstrate ORNL’s high-powered, ultra-efficient wireless charging technology,” said Xin Sun, associate laboratory director for Energy Science and Technology at ORNL. “Our unique polyphase electromagnetic coil design and power electronics provide high-power transfer levels in a compact system, with the potential to alleviate electric vehicle range anxiety and speed the decarbonization of the US transportation sector.” The wireless charging project is supported by the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office.
Using Volkswagen’s experience in vehicle integration, the teams have also been able to build from a charging power level of 6.6kW up to 120kW, with a goal of 300kW – enough to provide an 80% recharge of the Porsche Taycan in about 10 minutes. The research project aims to generate new insights into the technological and physical hurdles of high-power wireless charging for automobiles.
Other research projects at the Innovation Hub are focusing on advanced functional materials, including composite car body parts and plant-based materials for future interior designs. The team is also working on new recycling concepts for materials conventionally deemed non-recyclable, such as fiber-reinforced composites. | <urn:uuid:b00d58a4-9df1-43a0-9cca-a9c674872632> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.automotivetestingtechnologyinternational.com/news/appointments-partnerships-investments-acquisitions/volkswagen-expands-cooperation-with-oak-ridge-national-laboratory-and-ut-knoxville.html | 2023-09-27T11:07:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.906063 | 535 |
Baxton Studio MG97151-Ash Walnut Rattan-Full-Frame Rina Mid-Century Modern Ash Wanut Finished Full Size Wood Bed Frame
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- Product Code: MG97151-Ash Walnut-Full-Frame
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On Sale: $194.75
Cultivate a vintage chic vibe in your bedroom with the Rina bed frame. Constructed from wood, the Rina features a classic walnut brown finish that adds warmth to any space. Its low platform and tapered legs are reminiscent of cool, mid-century modern style. Add some crisp white sheets and plush duvet to complete the look. The Rina bed frame is made in Malaysia and requires assembly.
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If at one point or another, you decide to get a ukulele for yourself, or someone you know, or your kid, maybe shelling out a couple of hundred dollars on your first instrument is not the best idea. Going for something more affordable is always the best way to go, especially if you are not sure how committed you are to the endeavor. And the fact that there is a plethora of good quality, affordable ukes on the market. During your research, if you happen to stumble upon the Kala KA-15S maybe you should take a minute or two and consider this model. This model is a great entryway into the world of ukes. Is it well-priced, good size (sopranos are the best way to go for a lot of people), comfortable and overall a nice option for any beginner?
The KA-12S features a mahogany top, back, and sides. The mahogany neck with walnut fingerboard is smooth and easy to play. And, of course, soprano-size ukuleles are easier to play. It is the most popular size and is often a starting point for a lot of beginners and kids. Of course, a soprano will not have the same volume and big sound as, for instance, a baritone but it definitely delivers on the sweet tone. To top the simple and elegant design, there is a satin finish that enhanced the natural colors of the mahogany wood and lets the ukulele vibrate freely.
As you might expect from an under $60 ukulele, the hardware on the KA-15S is not that complicated. Not being complicated does not have to be a bad thing and it definitely is not in this case. You get a standard headstock with geared tuners, walnut bridge, NuBone nut, and saddle. Nubone is a synthetic material that has replaced more expensive materials like real bone. And while it comes close to the sound of the other materials, it is not as durable. This uke also ships with Aquila Aquila AQ-S string set which is quite a nice addition. While a lot of instruments come with strings that do not do any justice to the sound of the instrument, this one is a pretty decent one. One issue with the hardware is that some beginners might not be that comfortable with the high action on the instrument. This problem is easily fixable.
Kala KA 15S Sound
This ukulele is a beginner instrument so if you are an intermediate player going in with an expectation of a nuanced, pro-level sound you might be disappointed. But for beginners, the resonance and sweet sound of the KA-15S will be pretty satisfactory. Most importantly, I think the comfort of this instrument will not only make you feel like a great player but will actually allow you to develop your skills. There are some issues with tuning but after a week or two of playing, you will not have to tune as often. All in all, the sound is clean, bright and pretty consistent.
This beautiful, dark-colored ukulele will be a good starting point for someone who knows close to nothing about ukuleles. Durable yet lightweight construction along with simple and easy-to-use hardware are just a few great things about this instrument. AND if you are looking for something a bit different, Kala has a diverse range of affordable instruments or you can check out our list of the best tenor ukuleles on the market.
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|Place||Oceania: Australia, Queensland, Brisbane|
|Object type||Last Post film|
Australian War Memorial
|Place made||Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, Campbell|
|Date made||27 March 2015|
Second World War, 1939-1945
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
|Copying Provisions||Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.|
The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (2708) Sergeant John Atherton, Headquarters North Eastern Area Townsville, Royal Australian Air Force, Second World War
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and other operations and whose names are recorded on the Roll of Honour. At each ceremony the story behind one of the names on the Roll of Honour is told. Hosted by Meredith Duncan, the story for this day was on (2708) Sergeant John Atherton, Headquarters North Eastern Area Townsville, Royal Australian Air Force, Second World War.Film order form
2708 Sergeant John Atherton, Headquarters North Eastern Area Townsville, Royal Australian Air Force
KIA 27 March 1943
Story delivered 27 March 2015
Today we pay tribute to Sergeant John Atherton, who was killed on active service with the Royal Australian Air Force during the Second World War.
Born on 4 January 1909 in the village of Daisy Hill in northern England, John Atherton was the son of Ellen and James Atherton. The family immigrated to Australia in 1914 and settled in the Wollongong area. Known as “Jack”, he attended the local public school and was a keen sportsman, playing tennis and football.
In 1933, aged 24, Jack married Joyce Irene Batey in the coastal town of Helensburgh. Their first daughter, Judith Ann, died as an infant, but Jack and Joyce’s dreams of having a young family came true with the healthy births of two daughters (Pamela Maria and Daryl Elaine) and a son (Richard John). Jack supported the family by working as a labourer and crane driver. He also enlisted in the Militia, serving five years with the 35th Battalion, based in Newcastle.
Jack had a strong interest in aviation, and he enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force on 8 March 1937. He was posted first to No. 22 Squadron in Townsville as an office orderly before being transferred to Headquarters North Eastern Area as a clerk general. In March 1943 Jack was informed that he was allowed eight days of leave to spend time with his young family before embarking for overseas service in New Guinea.
In the early hours of 27 March 1943 Jack joined a large group of servicemen and servicewomen for the flight from Brisbane to Sydney.
The Douglas C46 Dakota aircraft of No. 36 Squadron took off at 5 am in conditions of poor visibility. An engine failed shortly after take-off and the aircraft crashed into heavy timber, catching fire immediately. All 23 occupants of the aircraft were killed instantly.
Jack was 34 years old.
In total, the crash claimed the lives of 17 members of the Royal Australian Air Force, one Australian Army officer, two American Army officers, and three members of the Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force.
The wartime Minister for Air, Fred Drakeford extended his deepest sympathy to all relatives and friends of those who had perished in the accident. A full military funeral was held in Brisbane for the fallen Australian servicemen and servicewomen. Large crowds lined Adelaide Street in central Brisbane as the funeral cortège progressed to Lutwyche Cemetery. Royal Australian Air Force servicemen acted as pall-bearers for Jack’s coffin and members of the Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force placed wreaths on each of the graves. Also present were 100 members of the Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force and 150 of the Royal Australian Air Force, the Chief of the Air Staff Air Vice-Marshal Jones, Minister for Air Fred Drakeford, and federal Member for Griffith Mr William Conelan.
Jack Atherton’s name is listed on the Roll of Honour on my left, along with some 40,000 Australians killed in the Second World War. His photograph is displayed beside the Pool of Reflection.
This is but one of the many stories of service and sacrifice told here at the Australian War Memorial. We now remember Sergeant John Atherton, and all of those Australians – as well as our Allies and brothers in arms – who gave their lives in the hope for a better world.
Volunteer, Military History Section
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A senior official from the International Monetary Fund reportedly reaffirmed on Tuesday the IMF’s approval of the Armenian government’s macroeconomic policies and reform agenda during a visit to Yerevan.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian discussed what his press office described as an “ambitious” agenda with Jihad Azour, the director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department.
According to a statement issued by the office, Azour expressed the Washington-based fund’s readiness to assist Pashinian’s government in “making reforms a success.”
“Jihad Azour stated that the IMF supports the Armenian government’s efforts to reform the country’s economy,” read the statement.
Another senior IMF official, Hossein Samiei, also voiced support for those efforts at the end of a two-week visit to Yerevan in February. “The new government’s ambitious structural reform agenda appropriately focuses on fighting corruption, improving the business environment, and developing human capital and infrastructure,” he said at the time.
In May, the IMF’s Executive Board approved the release of a “precautionary” $248 million loan to Armenia aimed at “providing insurance against shocks.” An IMF statement said the Armenian government will draw on the three-year “stand-by arrangement” only in the event of such shocks.
“Armenia has continued to make progress in recent years in maintaining macroeconomic and financial stability and in implementing structural reforms to promote growth,” the statement quoted Mitsuhiro Furusawa, the IMF’s deputy managing director, as saying. “Economic activity has strengthened, and public debt has started to decline. Inflation is under control, the financial system remains stable, and international reserves are assessed to be adequate.”
“Nonetheless, continuing reform efforts are needed to support a more balanced and inclusive growth, by reducing imbalances, improving the business climate and strengthening governance, and advancing measures to reduce poverty and unemployment,” added Furusawa.
The IMF’s previous lending program for Armenia, worth roughly $115 million, was launched in 2014 and completed in 2017. The fund promised more funding for the country shortly before the 2018 “Velvet Revolution” that brought Pashinian to power. | <urn:uuid:dc0e82c2-681d-4ef6-885b-7a6adcae3ed4> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.azatutyun.am/a/30119635.html | 2023-09-27T12:04:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.951202 | 496 |
Foster Wheeler AG (Nasdaq: FWLT) announced today that its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by GDF SUEZ to carry out the pre-front-end engineering design (pre-FEED) for the development of an onshore LNG plant and offshore gas gathering infrastructure.
The project seeks to establish a national gas transportation network linking Cameroon’s offshore gas resources with the State-sanctioned onshore site near Kribi on the southern coastline of Cameroon. Foster Wheeler is working with GDF SUEZ and GDF SUEZ’s partner, Cameroon’s Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures (SNH).
The Cameroon LNG project involves a single-train onshore LNG plant with a production capacity of up to 3.5 million tons per annum. The project also includes an upstream gas gathering system and subsea pipeline tie-ins to offshore production facilities. In carrying out the pre-FEED for the entire mid-stream project, Foster Wheeler will develop the preliminary design basis for the liquefaction facility, gas gathering and treatment facilities and LNG export facilities, and will prepare capital cost estimates and other documentation. The pre-FEED is scheduled to be completed in early 2011.
“We look forward to building a strong and long-lasting relationship with GDF SUEZ and its partner SNH in executing the Cameroon LNG Project. We have delivered a winning combination for the pre-FEED, bringing together our expertise and experience in LNG liquefaction, the subsea and pipelines expertise of our Upstream team, and our proven track record of delivering large, technically complex projects in challenging locations,” said Umberto della Sala, president and chief operating officer, Foster Wheeler AG.
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McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. one of the nation’s top green commercial builders, has announced the firm’s formal commitment to the Green Building Certification Institute’s Credentialing Maintenance Program for the firm’s 400+ LEED Accredited Professionals (LEED APs).
Credential maintenance is the continuing education completed by LEED Professionals to maintain current knowledge of green building practices and LEED in a constantly evolving industry.
“McCarthy’s investment in continuing education underscores the company’s commitment to both its employees and its customers,” said Beth Holst, Vice President of Credentialing for the Green Building Certification Institute. “Credential maintenance keeps LEED APs at the forefront of the green building field.”
“Since the release of the version 3.0 of the USGBC LEED certification and credentialing programs, there has been hesitancy within the general design and construction industry regarding its adoption,” explained McCarthy Vice President – Quality and Sustainability Chad Dorgan. “McCarthy, on the other hand, has taken a leadership role and is committed to forging ahead to provide world-class sustainability education for McCarthy employees. This is a key company initiative and, quite simply, the right thing to do.”
Now, through the McCarthy Green Curriculum, all of the firm’s 400+ LEED APs will complete the required 30 hours of training over the next two years to maintain the new LEED AP BD+C (building design and construction) credential. Different from existing green training programs, the McCarthy Green Curriculum is unique, presented from the builder’s perspective and focused on what McCarthy and the building team can do during design, construction and operations to have a positive impact on the sustainability of the project.
In addition to employee training, McCarthy’s commitment to sustainability requires continual review of day-to-day operations. McCarthy has also implemented the following:
Policies – McCarthy has established office, field, wellness and transportation policies to track and reduce the firm’s impact on the environment.
Carbon Footprint – McCarthy has adopted a carbon footprint methodology and is working towards a 5% reduction over the next five years.
Leadership – In addition to sustainable leadership at the national level, each McCarthy project has an identified sustainability leader and champion.
“Building green is here to stay,” continued Dorgan. “Over the next three years alone, we anticipate a 1,125% increase in LEED certified McCarthy projects. Supporting the GBCI Credential Maintenance Program is one important way to keep McCarthy builders at the forefront of this ever-changing industry.” | <urn:uuid:29e2bde3-79ed-4e60-ac8a-ba4996638e6a> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.azobuild.com/news.aspx?newsID=12447 | 2023-09-27T12:31:11Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.929052 | 581 |
Baan Taley Rom is perfect for corporate retreats and company outings. With its absolute beachfront location and elegant living and dining areas, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a more fitting venue right on the beach.
Upon entering, you are greeted by a charming living area with couches, stylish lamps and coffee table books. Here, you can hold informal meetings in the morning and gather around at the end of the day for some snacks and cocktails served by the villa staff. Whichever you choose, the living area’s elegance and grace resonate.
The living room also has a bar setup with stools which can be used for breakout sessions. Social mixers like cocktail workshops can be organised here, while the main dining room which seats eight can be converted into a formal boardroom. Surrounded by floor-to-ceiling windows, the imposing dining table can hold all accessories and equipment essential for a corporate meeting such as laptops, folders, pens, papers and files. You can set up charts by the table, or roll in a television screen for your presentations. The area transforms into a boardroom easily, allowing your attendees to get back into work mode.
The beachfront garden is fantastic for corporate team building events and activities, as is the large swimming pool. Breakout groups by day and social gatherings by night can make use of the outdoor patio with sofa seating and sea views.
Time to relax for corporate warriors often means hitting the gym before cooling off in a steam room or jacuzzi. Lucky then, that the villa has a private gym, steam room, jacuzzi and a massage room to cater to all your needs.
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Denali, one of the biggest areas in the park system, can easily hide the lost anywhere in its 9,400-square-mile range. Search and rescue teams are now in the midst of a massive hunt for two overdue hikers who were supposed to return last Friday.
Abby Flantz, 25, of Gaylord, Minnesota, and Erica Nelson, 23, of Las Vegas, Nevada, failed to report for work at a Denali-area hotel and were subsequently reported missing from what was supposed to be a short backpacking trip. They were last seen at the Savage river check-in station in the park.
Ground crews with dogs and aerial teams have so far scoured a 100-mile area without finding any signs of the women. The largely trail-less search area ranges in elevation from 2,000 to 6,000 feet over extremely rugged terrain, so search operations could continue for some time.
We’ll continue following this story, so keep checking the Daily Dirt for updates.
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This Bad Boss Knew Nothing About Middle Easterners — Except That He Disliked Them
Shortly after Greg Washenko joined Fairview Property Investments as its chief financial officer, he had a “meet and greet” in his office with Monica Guessous, a bookkeeper who would serve as his direct report.
Upon learning that Ms. Guessous was born in Morocco, he informed her — based on an experience with some Iraqi customers — that “Middle Easterners … are a bunch of crooks [who] will stop at nothing to screw you.”
That insult set the tone for the next four years, according to court documents. Mr. Washenko bullied Ms. Guessous, a Muslim Arab American, and peppered her with ignorant and offensive remarks, often conflating her Moroccan heritage with other Middle Eastern identities.
At one point, irked that Ms. Guessous couldn’t act as translator for an Iranian restaurant employee — because she does not speak Farsi — Mr. Washenko blurted, “Shouldn’t there be some secret language that you all understand?”
At other times, Ms. Guessous testified, Mr. Washenko interrupted her workday to grill her about Islam, Palestinian suicide bombers, or an uprising in Egypt. When she mentioned the modernity of Dubai, he dismissed its residents as “just a bunch of camel people.”
Matters came to a head when Ms. Guessous returned from maternity leave to find that Mr. Washenko had withdrawn most of her work assignments. She confronted him about his ongoing behavior and asked to get her duties back — only to be fired soon afterward.
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Ms. Guessous filed a federal lawsuit against Fairview, a property management company based in Falls Church, Va. In July, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that a jury should hear her claims of discrimination, retaliation, and hostile work environment, citing evidence of “a history of discomfort, distrust, … disparaging treatment [and] discriminatory animus.”
Fairview quickly settled with Ms. Guessous on undisclosed terms.
Besides Mr. Washenko’s comments — which even a Fairview attorney agreed were inappropriate — the Fourth Circuit also cited evidence of “intimidating and intrusive” behavior that was designed to make Ms. Guessous feel untrusted.
As many as 40 times a day, for instance, Mr. Washenko would loom over Ms. Guessous at her desk, making her feel “cornered,” and ask what she was working on.
“He would stand with shoulders wide,” Ms. Guessous said at a deposition. “He made me feel like I was small, like I was nothing. I was this little camel-riding person that came here to the U.S. and that he was better than me.”
Just five minutes after she started one assignment, Mr. Washenko asked her whether it was done — and when she said it was not, he “looked at his watch, snapped his fingers, and said, ‘[T]his is not Moroccan time,'” according to the Fourth Circuit opinion.
Mr. Washenko didn’t monitor other Fairview employees so closely, and Ms. Guessous felt isolated, depressed, and anxious as a result. She testified that she often left the office to cry; she fretted about how workplace stress might affect her pregnancy.
Some of Mr. Washenko’s needling was intensely personal: For months he insisted on addressing Ms. Guessous as “Mounia,” her Moroccan name, for instance, despite her repeated requests to use her Americanized preference, “Monica.” A professed Christian, he denigrated her faith for not believing in “the same God.”
And when she wished him well on his birthday, which happens to fall on September 11, Mr. Washenko said he was reminded of “the terrorist attacks by the Muslims” and stalked off.
“I have never felt so inferior to anyone as I am feeling at this point,” she wrote in a personal e-mail at the time, noting that she was “sick and tired of [being] the 411 for issues relating to a Muslim terrorist.”
Ms. Guessous’ three-month maternity leave triggered a showdown. Mr. Washenko declined to give her any substantive work when she returned. She challenged him, citing his bias against her — and within minutes Fairview’s president had started soliciting a new job for “a wonderful girl that works for me that we simply do not have enough work for right now.”
Ms. Guessous was formally fired three months later, but Fairview admitted that the decision was made at roughly the time she confronted Mr. Washenko. “A reasonable jury could easily conclude” that the firing was retaliation, according to the Fourth Circuit.
Ms. Guessous’ husband was not working at the time, her new baby had special needs, and she subsequently went on welfare. Her family relationships suffered, and she sought therapy to “combat the years of mental torture and abuse” inflicted at Fairview.
Even as he was firing Ms. Guessous, however, Mr. Washenko seemed blind to the pain he was causing her. Indeed, according to her deposition, he halted her termination meeting to a receive a personal text — and then laughed aloud.
“My wife is out of town and I’m playing Mr. Mom today,” he explained, chuckling at the text. “My daughter just got her period at school.
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A sales funnel is a model that shows the path of a potential customer from the first contact with a company to the conclusion of a sale. The term "funnel" describes the process by which paying customers are ultimately acquired from a large number of prospects.
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11/16/22 – A Relevant Point Spacetrawler, audio version For the blind or visually impaired, November 16, 2022. https://www.baldwinpage.com/spacetrawler/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2022/11/2022-11-16-audio-ST.mp3 Previous | Next First Strip First Series | First Strip Second Series | First Strip Current Series | Archive | Most Recent Previous | Next First Strip First Series | First Strip Second Series | First Strip Current Series | Archive | Most Recent I am going to be drawing a LOT of hover bikes over the next couples of weeks, aren’t I? Oy! First Strip First Series | First Strip Second Series | First Strip Current Series| Archive | Most Recent 11/14/22 – The Door 11/18/22 – Where’d He Go? 14 Comments Gabriel November 16, 2022 at 12:55 am 11 months ago What’s amazing is that you didn’t copy and paste the hover bikes???? Coyoty November 16, 2022 at 1:06 am 11 months ago “Besides, I don’t have toes right now. Hey, did you know I can store and release power, too? I bet they can’t!” Night-Gaunt November 16, 2022 at 1:30 am 11 months ago Nice drawing of the string of monster-bikes waiting. Rikard November 16, 2022 at 6:40 am 11 months ago Every RPG-player ever when the GM tosses baddies on hover-bikes at the group: “A’righty, aim for the riders everyone! Don’t scratch the loot!” I think Tesfay is too nice a dude for that, the symbiont… not so much. damon November 16, 2022 at 12:30 pm 10 months ago calling something not-human a Monster seems very Human. 0z79 November 16, 2022 at 5:02 pm 10 months ago Like Peter Capaldi’s Dr. Who: “There’s a horror movie called Alien? That’s really offensive… no wonder everyone keeps invading you.” Night-Gaunt November 17, 2022 at 11:40 pm 10 months ago “Alien” at heart is about runaway bioengineering and slavery. That is what the black xenomorphs are for, but errors were made. The Predators were the solution that also failed in the end. Now the new brown xenomorphs are the correction designed to take out the black xenomorphs and the Predators too who stopped killing them and instead cultivating the black Xenos for hunting. The Engineers finally corrected that flaw to their mechamorph quasi-living tools that have extreme tolerance to work nearly anywhere in every environment including the vacuum of space. The new design is the wave of the future for Engineers and their colonies. Dr. Moosen McMoose, Chief Spymooster of the Moosad November 16, 2022 at 1:13 pm 10 months ago Next: Chiphu tries to convince the monsters to join their cause, gets the crap beat out of him. Coyoty November 17, 2022 at 3:05 am 10 months ago Already happened. Got a bloody nose for it. Pete Rogan November 16, 2022 at 9:41 pm 10 months ago For some reason I’m considering Frank Miller’s “The Dark Knight” and Batman’s thoughts as the crook puts a machinegun to the back of his skull: “There are five working defenses from this position. Two kill quickly. Two can disarm with minimal effort. The fifth…. hurts.” Tesfay may not go for any of them but the symbiont clearly shows a preference for Number Five in such situations. Ought to be amusing next time to see which he goes for. rws November 17, 2022 at 4:43 pm 10 months ago Hurts whom? Assuming other guy. Pete Rogan November 17, 2022 at 4:53 pm 10 months ago As demonstrated, the fifth is a straight kick back from a crouching position into the target’s solar plexus. The force was great enough to cause spinal trauma sufficient to leave the target unable to hold onto his weapon or even stand. As Batman observed, “He’s young. He’ll probably walk again.” notStanley November 17, 2022 at 12:17 pm 10 months ago >drawing a LOT of hover bikes Future You often has complaints about Past You, eh? Christopher Baldwin September 20, 2023 at 8:57 pm 6 days ago @notStanley, Hahaahahaha! Always. 🙂 Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *CommentName* Email* Website Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. | <urn:uuid:5f14d3e2-b360-43a9-a10b-5dd1f215dcf0> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.baldwinpage.com/spacetrawler/2022/11/16/111622-a-relevant-point/ | 2023-09-27T12:33:25Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.923867 | 1,016 |
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Heroin is a natural opioid derived from the opium poppy plant. It typically comes in the form of a white powder and, while it is illegal in the United States, it is frequently abused.
How Is Heroin Administered?
Like many illicit drugs, users will take heroin in different ways. The chosen heroin route of administration may vary depending on the type of high the user is looking for or their experience with drug abuse.
One of the most common ways to ingest heroin is intravenous injection. Because heroin typically comes in the form of a powder, users will heat the powder and “cook” it so that is turns into a liquid state. It is common for people to use lighters and spoons for this step. Next, the liquid is transferred to a syringe and injected into a vein. The benefit of intravenous injection is that it offers a more immediate high than other heroin routes of administration.
Added Dangers of Heroin Injection
This type of heroin administration comes with its own set of risks because of the many possible dangers of shooting up. The harmful side effects of injecting heroin can range from mild changes in the appearance of the skin at the injection site to a life-threatening bacterial infection of the soft tissue.1 While many people may be able to get away with only skin imperfections and some mild skin infections, when these infections are ignored or go untreated, they could lead to more serious issues. There is also the added danger of sharing or using dirty needles. Neglecting the proper needle sterilization could lead to blood-related conditions like HIV or hepatitis. Because injection allows for a more immediate high, there is also a high risk of overdose. Prolonged IV heroin abuse can also increase these risks, so it is better to get into an inpatient or intensive outpatient program immediately.
Inhalation is the second most common way to administer heroin. Similar to injection, heroin users will heat up the powder first. They typically do this in aluminum foil and then use a hollow tube of some sort to inhale the vapors.
Smoking heroin leads to more delayed effects than injection, but it is still just as addictive and will often still require some level of addiction treatment to get people to quit.
Added Dangers of Smoking Heroin
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Snorting is a less common heroin route of administration and is much more popular with cocaine. People who snort heroin will usually orient the powder into thin lines using a razor blade or credit card. It is common for people to do this on mirrors or glass surfaces so that the powder won’t stick. Next, they will use a hollow tube such as a rolled-up dollar bill to snort up the powder one line at a time. Because the drug will bypass the digestive system, snorting is a relative fast high.
Added Dangers of Snorting Heroin
While snorting may seem less dangerous than injection, this way of administering heroin stills comes with its own unique risks. Snorting heroin may lead to problems in the nasal cavity such as runny nose, sneezing, loss of sense of smell, and holes in the nasal septum. The effects can also bleed into other parts of the respiratory system and may lead to sinus infections, problems swallowing, and breathing problems.
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Molly, otherwise known as MDMA or ecstasy, is a synthetic drug that produces both stimulating and hallucinogenic side effects. Due to its impact on the brain and body, Molly is a popular drug of abuse, especially in clubs, music festivals, and raves. However, it’s slowly become more common in other settings. Cocaine is another addictive stimulant that produces dangerous side effects when used on its own. Although both drugs can cause significant side effects alone, they’re sometimes used together to amplify the person’s experience, which begs the question: what happens when you mix cocaine and Molly?
What Is Polysubstance Abuse and Why Is It So Dangerous?
The phrase polysubstance use refers to the simultaneous consumption of more than one intoxicating substance. This can occur with illicit drugs, legal substances like alcohol, and even prescription medications. What makes it so dangerous is the threat of adverse effects on the user.
The human body can only handle so much. While some people may think that popping an extra pill will increase their high, it can actually leave them in a severe state of physical and mental distress.
Molly vs Coke
In order to understand the effects of a coke and Molly mix, you have to know what each drug does to the brain.
Molly is a synthetic or man-made drug that acts as a stimulant and hallucinogen. This means that it not only increases nerve activity in the brain but it also produces mind-altering side effects like hallucinations. MDMA is usually sold in tablet or capsule form. When taken, Molly produces side effects like increased energy, distortions in time and perception, and enhanced enjoyment from sensory experiences.
Due to its excitatory effects, ecstasy is a common drug of abuse at clubs, festivals, and raves because it “enhances” the user’s experience. However, as with many other drugs, there are people who mistake the pleasurable sensations they feel as proof that Molly is safe. Users are often blinded by the temporary euphoria it produces and neglects its dangers. Molly often contains a variety of harmful chemicals referred to as cutting agents. These cutting agents could be anything from methamphetamine to ketamine to a cough suppressant called dextromethorphan, and these chemicals increase the drug's side effects and users’ risk of a Molly overdose.
Coke or cocaine is an addictive stimulant that’s well-known for its high potential for abuse and addiction. While it doesn’t produce hallucinations as ecstasy does, coke produces excitatory effects like increased energy, alertness, heart rate, confidence, sex drive, and sociability. Coke does this by stimulating dopamine release in the brain and then preventing certain proteins from absorbing the excess, producing an intense rush of euphoria, pleasure, and energy.
However, like Molly, cocaine also contains some dangerous ingredients. Paint thinner, cornstarch, talcum powder, flour, baking soda, and gasoline are just some of the various substances used to cut coke in drug dealers’ attempts to increase profit by making the product weigh more. Long-term cocaine use is known for causing cardiovascular and liver disease, among many other issues. Cocaine addiction and withdrawals are also common results of chronic abuse, conditions that are best treated with the help of cocaine withdrawal treatments at our detox in Delaware.
Side Effects of Taking Molly and Coke Together
Individually, these drugs are dangerous. But what happens when you take cocaine and MDMA together? Cocaine and ecstasy are sometimes combined in a practice that is known as “cloud mind” or “bumping up” to experience an intense high. Mixing cocaine and Molly can cause significant health risks to the user because of both their side effects and ingredients.
Common side effects of Molly and coke taken together include:
- Breathing problems
- Chest pains
- Hyperthermia (increased body temperature)
- Increased energy and alertness
- Increased heart rate, including Tachycardia (a heart rate of more than 100 beats per minute)
- Sudden heart failure
Molly and Cocaine Overdose Symptoms
Another possible danger that can occur from taking Molly and coke together is overdose. When a person overdoses on a drug or combination of drugs, their body is unable to metabolize all the toxins in their system. As a result, the liver and other organs shut down.
Some cocaine and MDMA overdose symptoms include:
- Abdominal cramping
- Anxiety and panic
- Blurred vision
- Chest pain
- Clenching of the jaws
- Elevated heart rate
- Excessive sweating
- Fainting spells
- High blood pressure (hypotension)
- Increased body temperature or hyperthermia (a dangerous overheating of the body)
- Irregular and rapid heart rate
- Loss of consciousness
- Nausea and/or vomiting
- Tremors or uncontrolled body movements
- Urinary retention and delayed orgasm
If you suspect that someone is overdosing, call 9-1-1 immediately. Medical attention can reduce the risk of permanent brain damage and even death.
Long-term drug abuse can impact not only your health but your mental well-being and relationships, as well. If you are addicted to drugs or alcohol, do not wait any longer to get help. Not only does our Delaware rehab center offer cocaine addiction treatment, but we also provide medically monitored detox and a variety of drug therapy options to address both the physical and psychological factors of substance abuse.
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IMENEO - Handel's penultimate opera
Baroque Encounter has on occasion ventured into the theatrical world of costumed, choreographed and semi-staged productions. Below is one of those productions involving larger forces of performers (both on- and off-stage). These are all available to be revived - please contact us to discuss!
A love triangle, but far from a classical one! No sooner has Rosmene been saved from pirates than she is forced to choose between two suitors; Tirinto, her fiancé whom she loves; and Imeneo who claims her as his promised reward for rescuing her and the Athenian maidens. Clomiri, another of the rescued women, is desolate because she knows her secret love for Imeneo is in vain. The two suitors are torn between jealousy and hot desire. Tirinto demands that Rosmene remains faithful to her pledge of love, and Imeneo demands that Rosmene shows him justified gratitude for his heroic deed. In an attempt to buy some time Rosmene fakes an attack of insanity calling on the judge of the underworld for advice. Forced to be either unfaithful or ungrateful, which suitor will she choose...?
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What is it?
Melanoma is the most common intraocular tumour found in adults and it is characterised by the growth of cancerous cells from pigmented eye tissue called the "uvea" (iris, ciliary body and choroid).
If it is located in the anterior part of the eye, the patient may notice the appearance of a spot on the iris or a change in shape or size of the pupil. If it is located in the posterior part, it may involve blurred vision, seeing moving spots on the eye or the appearance of a shadow in the visual field. Many cases are completely asymptomatic.
It is most common in white people with light coloured eyes (a grey, blue or green iris). Patients affected by congenital ocular melanocytosis and uveal nevi with signs of progression are at a higher risk of developing melanoma.
Eating habits, drugs (alcohol and tobacco) and exposure to the sun, are not related to the development of this disease. Skin melanoma predisposes an individual to developing uveal melanoma.
If it is located in the anterior part of the eye, it is called melanoma of the iris (and/or the ciliary body) and if it grows in the posterior part, then it is melanoma of the choroid. In terms of size, it can be small, medium or large. The growth pattern of uveal melanoma can be flat, diffuse, nodular, mushroom-shaped or even invade extraocular structures.
Everyone should have a biannual eye check-up including an examination of the back of the eye. If there are any risk factors or signs of the onset of any predisposing lesion, it is necessary to have more regular check-ups with a specialist in eye oncology.
There are various options depending on the size and location of the lesion: episcleral brachytherapy, surgical resection, external radiotherapy or enucleation. Given its low prevalence, we recommend you have treatment at a centre of reference.
Professionals who treat this pathology
Frequently asked questions
Can I pass uveal melanoma on to my children?
Uveal melanoma is an acquired disease. Only 2% of cases have a hereditary component (the very uncommon BAP-1 syndrome).
Can melanoma spread to other parts of the body?
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My girlfriend, Alisha, and I decided to start eating healthier, but we wanted to make it fun and different. So we decided that each week we would pick a new vegetable that we’ve never had before and see if we could make it into a great dinner. So each week I will post an update on our culinary experience’s taste, ease of cooking and cost (surprisingly inexpensive!). Hope you enjoy!
To start our week off with our new healthy plan of eating, we decided to stop at Wegmans since we were in Erie. They have the most robust selection of vegetables which includes many things we’ve never heard of. Ali wanted me to start us off with the first choice and I decided to go with diakon – it sounded cool and I know it’s been used on Chopped a few times…so what the heck let’s start with that plus Wegman’s had a great price on them too!! The daikon is a root vegetable, like a radish, well actually it is a radish from southeast Asia.
Ali immediately jumped online and found a vegan recipe called Wild Mushroom and Diakon Radish Cake. I’ve never eaten a vegan meal… well on purpose I haven’t! Vegan gets a bad rap because it doesn’t use anything from an animal – so no meat and no dairy. But I have to admit this was delicious! It’s full of flavor and great texture and with the dipping sauce…. Just super tasty! So let’s get into some of the recipe. If you haven’t clicked on the link for the recipe…go ahead and do that now. We followed the recipe pretty exact except for the white flour – we are trying to be gluten free so Instead of using the white flour we replaced it with corn flour. It’s a great substitute for white flour and it’s super inexpensive.
A quick tip on buying “G Free”. First off – eating “G Free” is not that hard unless you have a scary addiction to donuts (which we have but we’re being strong!). Eating “G Free” is excluding wheat, barley and rye from your diet – so no pasta, bread, and…beer. Aldi’s has an AMAZING selection of “G Free” food – like pasta’s, snacks, and even frozen foods. It’s super inexpensive and tastes great if not better than the brands your used to – I highly suggest the Live G Free Pretzels! Also, many people look at the “G Free” movement as a way for businesses to make money off of a trend. It’s true to a point, anything with “G Free” on the label can be more expensive and the “G Free” aisle has a great assortment that always seems to be about a buck more than what you are used to spending. BUT…. Many foods are naturally G Free… like the above mentioned corn flour(see super cheap!), vegetables, fruits, oatmeal and meats. So don’t just look for the words “G Free” when many items don’t have to tell you they are!
So… on to the recipe! Hopefully you’ve clicked on the link by now. We followed this recipe with just a few changes. We added a half cup of water to the daikon while it was “boiling” – though daikon is very juicy… there didn’t seem to be a lot of juice to sustain a boil for 20 minutes. Also, we didn’t use white pepper… we stuck with your everyday black pepper. Instead of using a steamer (we just don’t have one) we baked the daikon in a casserole dish for about 30 minutes then cut them into squares and put them in a skillet for browning. They turned out fantastically like that!
One last thing we changed…. We didn’t make the sauce. Instead we just used Frank’s Red Hot Sweet Chili sauce. It brought just the right amount of spice!
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So...Me and my fiancee were thinking about leaving Windia in favor of Khaini, now I know the whole 1 mil meso only and all items on you transfer out there, but I have some cash item related questions, for example, I have a permenant snowglobe couples ring, what would happen to that? Would it dissappear too since its tagged with a character who may or may not transfer to Khaini with me? Need help guys, please
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Jean-Claude Bachelet is considered one of the most conscientious wine producers in St Aubin. The wines are exceptionally well balanced, with understated character and good medium-term ageing potential. Benoît and Jean-Baptiste Bachelet now head up the estate, having taken over from their father Jean-Claude (who died in 2020). Jean-Claude previously sold much of the estate’s crop to négociants, but nowadays they bottle almost all their wines. Benoît and Jean-Baptiste have now moved to superb new cellars in the hamlet of Gamay, next to St Aubin. In the vineyard The brothers have been experimenting with biodynamic viticulture in the vineyard and have plans to extend this across their holdings in St Aubin, Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet. In the winery The basic principle of a long, slow barrel-ageing for almost two years remains in force, while the state-of-the-art winery has improved consistency.
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The BCAMA Board of Directors is made up of a group of industry experts who volunteer their time to ensure the association runs smoothly. BCAMA board members bring dedication and expertise to our organization, and we are so grateful for their contributions to our community and culture.
We encourage BCAMA members to support and show their appreciation to the Board throughout the year. Our association is founded on the passion and perseverance of forward-thinking people and we hope our members can continue this tradition into the future.
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The sport of fencing has three different weapons: epee, foil and sabre. While they all fall under the same sport, each weapon has different equipment, rules and regulations. Find out more about each weapon below.
Epee is a thrusting-only weapon, meaning touches will be scored with the tip of your weapon. The whole body is the target area in epee, which means that you can hit anywhere from the mask to the shoes. Unlike foil and sabre, touches can be scored when both athletes hit at the same time. Since epee doesn't follow the "right of way" rules like foil and sabre, it is typically the easiest discipline to understand as a spectator.
Much like epee, foil is also a thrusting-only weapon. While these two disciplines have some similarities, the target area and "right of way" rules make foil slightly more complex. The target area in foil is the torso, which is indicated by a secondary layer made of electrically conductive material called a lamé. This material also covers the bottom bib area of the mask. If a fencer hits anywhere on the body that isn't covered by the lamé, it is considered "off-target" and no point will be scored.
Sabre is the only slashing weapon in fencing, and has a target area of the head, arms and torso. Much like foil, sabre fencers will also wear a lamé that covers their target area. Sabre is also the fastest of the three disciplines and follows "right of way" rules, much like foil. When both opponents hit at the same time, "right of way" decides who is awarded the touch. At a basic level, if both fencers hit on target at the same time, the fencer who initiated the attack is awarded the point. | <urn:uuid:ad5dd4c6-a29f-4f29-8a43-a9b5f39245e4> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.bcfencingassociation.com/weapons | 2023-09-27T12:17:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.962697 | 386 |
Board to audit BCTS activities near Houston and Granisle
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board will examine the activities of the BC Timber Sales program in the Morice Timber Supply Area during the week of July 21, 2014.
The audit will examine harvesting, silviculture, protection, road construction, maintenance and deactivation and operational planning carried out by BC Timber Sales and timber sale licence holders.
The audit will examine forestry activities in the area extending from Whitesail Lake in the south to Morrison Lake in the north, including forestry activities on or near Atna River, Morice Lake and Neneikekh/Nanika-Kidprice Parks. The area is known for its recreational use and caribou population and it has some range tenures.
Once the audit work is complete, a report will be prepared, and any party that may be adversely affected by the audit findings will have a chance to respond. The board’s final report and recommendations will then be released to the public and government.
The Forest Practices Board is B.C.’s independent watchdog for sound forest and range practices, reporting its findings and recommendations directly to the public and government.
The board audits forest and range practices on public land, as well as appropriateness of government enforcement.
More information can be obtained by contacting:
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Where do I get comp cape?
Where do I get comp cape?
It can be bought in the Varrock Museum for 5,000,000 coins from the museum guard on the top floor by members who have maximum total level (all skills trained to level 99, and level 120 in Dungeoneering, Slayer, Farming, Herblore, Archaeology, and Invention), as well as completed all quests and tasks, unlocked all of …
Do you need 99 Invention for max cape?
The hooded max cape is obtained by combining a max cape with a max hood. It is available to players who have attained at least 99 in all 28 skills (it does not require 120 in Dungeoneering, Invention, Slayer, Herblore, Farming, or Archaeology). It has an emote which shows off the player’s expertise in each skill.
Do you need Miniquests for Quest Cape rs3?
The cape’s emote is the only Cape of Accomplishment emote to include its own music. Prior to an update on 10 August 2009, the Rag and Bone Man wishlist miniquest must also have been completed in order for a player to achieve this cape. Now only the quest itself need to be completed in order to obtain the quest cape.
How hard is Completionist Cape?
What makes receiving a completionist cape so difficult is the sheer amount of requirements. Even just one of the requirements is a long-term achievement for most players. The amount of achievements required is ever-expanding, and will most likely grow even in 2021.
What is a trimmed Completionist Cape?
Trimmed Completionist Cape was a subcategory of Completionist achievements listing all requirements for the trimmed completionist cape that was released on 18 April 2017 and was removed from the game on 2 November 2020.
Do you need mini quests for Quest Cape?
The Quest point cape can be obtained by players who have completed all quests (excluding miniquests). The cape, along with the quest point hood, can be purchased from the Wise Old Man in Draynor Village for 99,000 coins.
How many players are maxed rs3?
9712 maxed players
As of 25 March 2020 there were 9712 maxed players with total level of 2776.
How many max capes are in rs3?
The max cape is a cape available to players who have attained at least level 99 in all 28 skills. It is sold by Max in Varrock and by Elen Anterth in the Max Guild for 2,772,000 coins….
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How much is a max cape?
The max cape is a cape available to players who have attained at least level 99 in all 28 skills. It is sold by Max in Varrock and by Elen Anterth in the Max Guild for 2,772,000 coins. It has an emote which shows off the player’s expertise in each skill.
Does max cape work as thieving cape?
A Thieving cape is the master cape of Thieving. The cape can be bought alongside the Thieving hood for 99,000 coins from the skill master, which in this case happens to be Martin Thwait at the Rogues’ Den….Navigation.
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These campfire starters make a great gift for anyone who loves camping.
They are very inexpensive and easy to make.
- approximately 13 large pinecones.
- one sheet of paper
- 16oz paraffin wax (you can find this by the canning supplies in the grocery store)
- empty 28oz can
- small pot
- newspaper to protect your work area
- parchment paper
Cover your counter with newspaper to protect it from any wax that might drip.
Lay out a piece of parchment paper large enough for all of the pinecones to fit on.
Place the wax into the empty can.
Add about an inch of water to the pot and put the can of wax in the middle of it.
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Halloween is just around the corner! That means it’s time to start thinking about spooky treats. This easy to make vegan cupcake recipe is sure to be a hit at any Halloween party. They may look gross, but they’re actually incredibly tasty.
What do vegan zombies eat?
… I’ll see myself out…
Do you love Halloween? I do! It’s probably my favorite holiday.
It’s fun to dress up, go to costume parties, trick-or-treat, watch scary movies, and make spooky snacks.
These raspberry, lemon, jam-filled zombie brain cupcakes are a great scary treat for your next Halloween party!
- delightfully scary
- easy to make
- and super tasty
The cupcake recipe is pretty straight forward and would work well any time of the year. The frosting is what really gives them their charm.
For the filling, simply add raspberry jam to a pastry bag with a medium sized round decorating tip.
Press the tip about halfway down the cupcake a gently squeeze in the jam.
Don’t worry if some of the jam get onto the top of the cupcakes since they’ll be covered in frosting.
Apply a base layer of frosting to each cupcake, making it a bit thicker in the middle to create a dome shape.
To make them look like brains use the same medium-sized round decorating tip to pipe to start piping on brain squiggles.
That’s the technical term.
Start from the middle and work outward to create the two hemispheres.
I made the inner squiggles the largest, the second a little smaller, and the third smaller still.
It’s okay if there are small gaps since they’ll get filled in with jam.
Place the cupcakes in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to allow the frosting to harden before applying the raspberry brain goo.
Another technical term.
Apply the goo gently with a pastry brush, making sure to get in all the nooks and crannies.
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These spooky lemon and raspberry vegan zombie brain cupcakes are easy to make and sure to be a hit at any Halloween party.
1 Tbsp lemon juice
zest from one lemon
1/4 cup lemon juice
Combine the lemon juice and almond milk in a small bowl and set aside for 5 mins.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line muffin pan with baking cups.
In a large bowl mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Add melted Earth Balance, vanilla, and zest to the almond milk and mix well.
Pour the liquid mixture into the bowl with the flour and stir until it is incorporated. Don’t over stir.
Spoon into the muffin pan, dividing evenly.
Bake for 20-22 mins, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Let cupcakes cool completely.
Make the frosting while waiting. With an electric mixer beat the Earth Balance until smooth. Beat in the powdered sugar, vanilla, jam, and lemon juice.
Add raspberry jam to a pastry bag with a round decorating tip and poke about halfway down into each cupcake. Gently squeezing to fill the inside.
Apply a base layer of frosting to each cupcake. Don’t worry if some of the jam filling gets into the frosting.
Put the remaining frosting a pastry bag with a medium-sized round decorating tip. Pipe the frosting on with a small back and forth motion to create squiggles.
Place cupcakes in the refrigerator for 20 mins to let the frosting harden.
With a pastry brush, spread a thin layer of seedless jam over each cupcake. Making sure to fill the recessed areas.
If you don’t have a pastry bag, you can fill the cupcakes by cutting a small hole into each one and spooning in the jam. For the piping, add the frosting to a ziplock bag and cut off one of the corners.
- Serving Size: 1 Cupcake
- Calories: 450
- Fat: 15.2
- Carbohydrates: 77
- Protein: 2
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While sweat glands act as the body’s natural thermostat, when they go into overdrive, it’s not exactly fun. I mean, nobody likes being sweaty right? Sweat also brings with it smell, and dealing with it constantly is a bit bothersome. Having sweaty hands and feet can be embarrassing, but the good news is that it can be controlled with proper treatment.
- What causes sweaty hands and feet?
- How to treat sweaty hands and feet?
- Easy tips to cope with sweaty hands and feet
- Home remedies for sweaty hands and feet
- FAQs about sweaty palms and feet
What causes sweaty hands and feet?
As established already, sweat glands act as the body’s natural thermostat, so when the body temperature rises suddenly, these glands get active. The body’s temperature may increase suddenly due to a variety of reasons, such as hot and humid weather, vigorous exercise, emotional stress and even a panic attack. Eating spicy food can also cause excessive sweating. This excessive sweating can lead to sweaty hands and feet.
Besides hot weather, stress and anxiety, excessive sweating can also be caused due to different reasons such as menopause, hyperthyroidism, hypoglycemia and medicinal drugs such as painkillers, antidepressants, etc. You would be surprised to know that excessive intake of caffeine and alcohol can also cause excessive sweat, also known as hyperhidrosis.
How to treat sweaty hands and feet?
There are several scented antiperspirants available easily that can mask the unpleasant odour of sweat and reduce excessive perspiration for a few days. However, for long-term relief, using stronger antiperspirants containing aluminium chloride is more beneficial.
While using antiperspirants to mask the odour of excessive sweating is a short-term relief, botox injections are suggested for long-term relief. Some dermatologists suggest botox injections as a way to treat sweaty palms and armpits, however, the results of this procedure may not last for more than four to six months. Another alternative suggested by dermatologists is iontophoresis, which is a procedure wherein a low current is used to stop the sweat glands from producing sweat. This is also a temporary solution for this problem. In case of severe hyperhidrosis, a surgical procedure known as endoscopic transthoracic sympathectomy is the only permanent solution. The procedure involves cutting sympathetic nerves that control the sweat glands through a tiny incision made in the armpit.
Easy tips to cope with sweaty hands and feet
While antiperspirants and medical procedures are a solution, these are some tips that you can follow in day-to-day life to provide you with some relief.
Home remedies for sweaty hands and feet
If sweaty hands and feet are embarrassing you and you’d like to control it, then here are some home remedies you can. They help to control excessive sweating by balancing your pH levels, and they’re safe so you can definitely use them.
Naturally acidic, using lemon is an effective home remedy for sweaty hands and feet. The versatility of lemon makes it useful in more ways than one!
- One way to use lemon for combating excessive sweating is by mixing lemon juice with salt and rubbing it on your hands. When it dries up, wash it off.
- Another way in which lemons can be used is by drying the peels of lemons and oranges and turning them into powder. Dust this powder on your hands and feet to prevent excessive sweating.
- Yet another way to use lemons is to mix lemon juice with vodka and rub it on your hands. Leave the mixture on for 10-15 minutes and wash it off.
2. Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV)
Apple cider vinegar can help maintain the pH levels of the body, particularly armpits and feet, and is thus a home remedy worth trying for sweaty hands and feet. There are a few ways you can use ACV to eliminate excessive sweating.
- You can apply ACV to the affected areas before you go to sleep.
- For sweaty feet, soak them in a solution made from half a cup of ACV and a litre of cold water. Soaking your feet in this solution for approximately 15 minutes every day will reduce perspiration.
- If you do not want to soak, then you can apply ACV on your hands and feet and allow it to dry. Wash it off with water.
- The easiest way to consume ACV is to add 1-2 tablespoons of it to a glass of water and consume it first thing in the morning.
The humble potatoes are loved by everyone in various forms! However, would you believe us if we told you that using potatoes is also a brilliant solution for sweaty hands and feet? It’s true! Being a low-acid food, they can help control excessive sweating.
- Extract juice from raw potatoes and dab onto affected areas using a cotton ball.
- Take some potato slices and rub them against your hands and feet. Let the juice stay on for some time, and then wash it off.
4. Sandalwood powder
Since centuries, sandalwood paste has been used by people for its cooling effect. It is due to this property that it can lessen perspiration and be a solution for sweaty hands and feet.
- Mix sandalwood powder with water, lime juice or rosewater and apply it to your hands and feet and rinse after the paste has dried.
5. Baking soda
The alkaline nature of baking soda makes it an effective remedy for sweaty hands and feet.
- Mix two to three tablespoons of baking soda in warm water and dip your hands and feet in it for 20-30 minutes.
- Rub them well with the baking soda and remove from water, then pat dry.
6. Tea tree oil
Due to its antifungal properties, tea tree oil can help you get relief from excessive sweating.
- Apply tea tree oil to perspiring areas in small quantities regularly.
- Be careful to use just a few drops at a time, because overuse of tea tree oil can cause drying of the skin.
7. Tea bags
Moist black tea bags have antiperspirant properties, so you can use them for sweaty palms and feet. Hold them in your sweaty hands for a few minutes every day.
- If you want, you can also wipe your hands and feet with black tea bags.
- Alternatively, you can soak 3-4 tea bags in hot water and soak your palms and feet in it for 30 minutes.
- You can do this every day.
8. Coconut oil and camphor
By now, you already know that coconut oil can solve every problem, whether it is related to skin or hair! For sweaty hands and feet, using coconut oil in combination with camphor works very well.
- Dissolve a piece of camphor in some coconut oil and dab this mixture on the sweat-prone areas.
- Let it rest for 40-60 minutes.
- Wash it off with clean water.
- Alternatively, you can also add camphor to your bath water to decrease sweating.
9. Tomato juice
Tomatoes work wonderfully to combat excessive sweating. They can shrink your pores, which can help reduce chronic sweat. It also contains sodium, which helps keep the palms and feet dry, thus reducing sweating. Drinking tomato juice has a cooling impact on the body as well.
10. Rose water
Rose water has a cooling impact on the skin; hence, it is a good remedy to deal with excessive sweating. Dab some rose water on your palms and feet and do this regularly to see reduced sweating.
FAQs about sweaty palms and feet
Q. What is the cause of sweaty palms and feet?
A. As mentioned in the article, the causes for sweaty hands and feet are many, including hot and humid weather, rigorous exercise, stress and anxiety, menopause, hyperthyroidism, hypoglycemia and certain medicinal drugs.
Q. Can stress make your feet stink?
A. There's no doubt about that! When you are under stress, you're bound to sweat more. In fact, stress-induced sweat is produced by a different sweat gland, so it has an even worse smell.
Q. Are sweaty hands and feet normal?
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Imagine your own private paradise – ocean views from a mountain top. It’s yours when you choose from our real estate for sale in Costa Rica. Vacation homes are available or can be custom built in less than one year.
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In our development, we build to suit in Costa Rica, in the Guanacaste province. From bungalows to two-story homes, you’ll find the serenity of nature at its finest. | <urn:uuid:b699f5c3-6d53-4264-a578-c170da8e83d7> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.bellavistamiranda.com/ | 2023-09-27T12:37:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.902105 | 105 |
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Millheim Harmonie Verein In 1874 the Millheim Harmonie Verein Millheim Hall was later rebuilt in 1938 and has been a consistent venue for celebrations such as Christmas Dances, New Year’s Balls, family reunions, weddings, and gatherings to enjoy friends and family.
- The two acres Millheim Hall was built on in 1874 was purchased from Friedrick Engelking, Sr. and Heinrich Vornkahl.
- The annual Father’s Day Barbecue, which is still held today, began in the first Harmonie Hall.
- In 1938 the hall was replaced with a new building on property donated by Otto and Dora Severin.
- Lumber from the old hall was incorporated into the build of the new hall. | <urn:uuid:8e2565f0-a88e-4e24-a97c-ba89e5799125> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.bellville.com/list/member/millheim-harmonie-verein-hall-4993.htm | 2023-09-27T12:04:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.933201 | 199 |
Beth is the Chief of Staff for Belmont Charter Network. In her role, she oversees media, external affairs and strategic communications. Beth returned to Belmont Charter Network in 2020. She has six years of classroom experience, 4 of which were at Belmont Charter Middle School in room 114!
When Beth left the traditional classroom, she moved into teacher leadership and project management for a national nonprofit. While working there, she discovered a passion for volunteer engagement, and creating sustainable systems for teachers to thrive.
Starting in 2014, Beth stepped away from the education sector and refined her skills in marketing, sales and strategic planning in the corporate and business sector. Her real passion is in education so she returned to working in schools (this time a private school) in 2017. When her family returned to Philadelphia in 2019, she knew she wanted to return to Belmont Charter Network and is thrilled to be serving our community, students and families.
Beth loves traveling and eating, so when she isn’t at work she can be found exploring the city and world with her family. | <urn:uuid:712ec9e6-1915-48f5-a36f-a67b005b3ba0> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.belmontcharternetwork.org/leadership/beth-dyson/ | 2023-09-27T10:57:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.968192 | 217 |
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According to Time magazine’s online newsfeed, the US Geological Survey has published a new map of the United States. Broken down by county, and based on data from 1995 to 2009, this map shows the relative rate of lightning strikes across the nation. As the headline suggests, “You Have the Highest Chance of Getting Struck” in the darker red areas, which appear concentrated in—but not exclusive to—the Northeast and Southwest US. Estimated averages range from 50 to 200 fatalities each year from lightning strikes, but even a non-fatal lightning strike can be traumatic and cause injuries. I know at this time of year, most of us are more worried about rain choking our gutters. While it’s true that summer poses a greater threat of lightning striking, any time is a good time to inform and prepare ourselves. (And if you think lightning won’t strike at the end of winter, check out this unbelievable video from Lexington, KY, that shows 11 strikes in one minute!) We’ve written about lightning before, once to publicize Lightning Awareness Week last June and a more thorough article later that summer, with loads of links and resources. Those are great places to start—especially if you live in one of the areas highlighted in the USGS’s new map! Want a bit more reading? WikiHow has a great little eight step list with pictures, titled (appropriately) “How To Avoid Getting Hit By Lightning”. And ScienceDaily.com takes a medical view of the phenomenon, offering an ER doctor’s perspective on what happens when someone is struck by lightning and what you can do to help. Don’t let the stormy season creep up on you. No matter how chilly or beautiful it is in your area right now, be prepared for any weather disaster! | <urn:uuid:53fa8942-87db-43dd-90ec-b45eae91534f> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.beprepared.com/blogs/articles/when-the-lightning-strikes | 2023-09-27T12:12:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.916156 | 374 |
Applications for the Spring 2023 cohort are now open! You can start your Lean LaunchPad journey either with an idea or without. By the time applications are due you need to have a team formed of 5 Berkeley graduate students from any school program (applications are reviewed on a per team basis, not per student). The ideal team should have a mixture of skills and diverse backgrounds. Check out the steps below to find out more about the application process. | <urn:uuid:f13eb87d-8377-4ae0-bebf-e7843973e4ff> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.berkeleyleanlaunchpad.net/apply | 2023-09-27T12:42:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.941209 | 95 |
Some Tricks To Choose High Quality Inflatable Castle
Some tricks to choose high quality inflatable castle
Today, inflatable castle is the most popular entertainment for children, so its business opportunities are also very large. But how can the operators choose the quality inflatable castle correctly?
1. Around the inflatable will have D rings to fix, when you use the inflatable, must make a good wind protection, use the sandbags and windproof links below gentle breeze, if the wind more stronger, stop playing.
2. Different fence height for different inflatable castle: if the castle is below 40 square the fence height is 60cm, 40 square or more than 40 square the fence need 70cm, and for the inflatable slide, fence height is 90cm.
3. According to the sewing technology characteristics,different sewing use in different parts. Double stiching usually use in the place which have a bigger force. And concealed wiring more beautiful, if use them together will make the air tightness.
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The unemployment rate in Farmington Falls (zip 04940) is 5.5% (U.S. avg. is 6.0%). Recent job growth is Positive. Farmington Falls (zip 04940) jobs have increased by 0.2%. More Economy
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Compared to the rest of the country, Farmington Falls (zip 04940)'s cost of living is 14.8% lower than the U.S. average. More Cost of Living
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August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 04940 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months. Today's Weather
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In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained Republican, 50.3% to 46.4%. More Voting Stats
Farmington Falls (zip 04940)'s population is 0 people. Since 2020, it has had a population decline of 100.0%. Learn More...
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Farmington Falls (zip 04940) public schools spend $13,102 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $12,383. There are about 12.2 students per teacher in Farmington Falls (zip 04940). More Education | <urn:uuid:4217c9d2-fa0e-4345-ac49-0baa6b929866> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.bestplaces.net/zip-code/maine/farmington_falls/04940 | 2023-09-27T12:38:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.889356 | 358 |
As we see the favor of God on the Arise and Build project through both His words and His provision, we feel encouraged that we’re right where He has called us to be, stewarding the important work He has placed in our hands.
Over the years, Dr. Michael Maiden has given our movement powerful and timely prophetic words, including some which were very specific to this project. Just weeks ago at a conference for our local church, he released another inspiring and encouraging word, and we’d like to share it with you. Watch the video below to hear the word:
We are investing in a hope-filled future and preparing for what we believe will affect the course of world history. In this project, we will arise and build to prepare the way for the greater works of God here on earth through His manifest presence. This is the heart of Arise & Build: to prepare our facilities and enlarge our capacity to train, equip, and deploy a new generation of revivalist that will take Jesus to a world that waits to know Him.
We have made significant progress in following the word of the Lord through our new campus campaign, and construction is underway on our first building. In keeping with our commitment to building debt free and the “now” words, we are believing for an additional $33 million in donations and commitments to reach the next milestone of $74 million by June of 2024 . This will allow us to begin construction of the main worship center.
We invite you to partner with us in faith and in action today!
Thank you for standing with us in this pivotal hour as a movement of hearts focused on revival to see God's will accomplished on earth as it is in heaven.
We are building a new campus. On a spacious 58 acre property, the future Collyer Campus will provide a new center to accommodate the expansion of both Bethel Church and Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry, with the core objective to resource and facilitate the training and equipping of passionate believers through classes, conferences, and weekend services.
September 14, 2023
Watch as friends of the Arise & Build project share how Bethel has impacted their lives.
August 4, 2023
We had the privilege of encapsulating declarations and prophetic words sent in from around the world, and sowing them into the foundation of our new Collyer Campus.
May 18, 2023
Pray with us to see the vision that God has set before us for Arise & Build to come to pass, and for the practical measures needed to see it done. | <urn:uuid:110f92f0-3695-445f-82da-50bdf66c4248> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.bethel.com/news/the-next-steps-toward-the-future | 2023-09-27T11:05:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.954881 | 526 |
Welcome to Better Life®
Better Life Recovery & Wellness is a premier provider of quality addiction and mental health recovery services focused on improving the total well-being of individuals and families.
We strive to provide the highest quality addiction recovery and mental health services to those struggling with the disease of addiction or for those with mental health concerns through positive, supportive, and caring programs within a safe environment.
While a simple act should not define a life, it can change the trajectory for the lives of others.
On the eve of my 50th birthday, while traveling on a flight from NY to CA, what should have been a joyous occasion turned into a life changing reality for me and my family. Upon landing, I received multiple missed calls, I knew it could not be good news. In a matter of hours, I had lost my youngest brother and my family dynamic took a drastic turn. My brother, like many, struggled with challenges every day, dealing with the trials of life which included depression, anxiety and addiction. Despite his outgoing personality and a big people connection, he spent many days masking depression and numbing pain behind smiles and substance, finally succumbing to the loss of his life. Despite having a good relationship with my brother, for years I felt I failed him. I was demonized by so many negative thoughts. As the oldest brother, I convinced myself I should have done more, been more. I blamed myself for not being there and wrestled with past mistakes. I had to dig deep and acknowledge my brother was hurting for some time and “I” ultimately could not save him from himself. Devastated, it was hard to accept, but I had to acknowledge the need for self-healing and self-forgiveness to move forward.
The years following my brother’s death has brought great insight to the mental and emotional conditions entangled in depression and addiction. I recognized that despite any genetic propensity, circumstance or situation, when it comes to these challenges, the strength of faith, the need of a support network and sustained resources are key to the choices one makes and the wellness maintained. Acknowledging the need for help, and not being OK, is NOT weakness, its the first step to getting better. | <urn:uuid:1e6d7f20-b4d2-4d96-9253-d5c77d4561ed> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.betterliferecovery.com/about-us | 2023-09-27T12:17:30Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.976046 | 469 |
Dr. Nina Garsoïan’s memoirs reach beyond the revelation of a multifaceted life beginning with memories of the Paris emigre world with its memories of the vanished society of Imperial Russia into which she was born and moving to the United States to which she was transported as a child and came to participate in the exciting cultural life of wartime New York with its vivid personalities of European refugees. It is also a story of transition and evolution in the academic world to which she turned after an accident made all thoughts of her first intended musical career impossible. As the creator of the first Chair in pre-modern Armenian History at Columbia University, the first female Dean of the Graduate School at Princeton, and through her familiarity with Europe, the Soviet Union and the Orient gained from continuous travels as a scholar and trustee of the Ford Foundation, she witnessed both the changing position of university women and the transformation of Armenian studies away from a purely Eurocentric approach. In so doing she spearheaded a more balanced interpretation of the ancient confrontation between the largely incompatible eastern and western societies which interestingly foreshadowed modern developments.
For anyone interested in the effect on people's lives of the events of the 20th century, and the recent history of Armenian Studies, this autobiography is essential reading.
Born into a milieu of emigres, bilingual from infancy, and transported before my teens lo the New World, I have never managed to achieve a single-minded or whole-hearted patriotism. I have been happy in and loved, especially Paris and Venice, but also Tiflis, the Armenian and French countrysides, Nantucket, coastal New England and New York, but none of them has been my exclusive home. Comfortably integrated into whatever society I have found myself, I remain, nevertheless, a basically displaced person seeking her ultimate persona, though never a conscious role model.
Insofar as limited information and the abomination of Nazi insanities on racial purity permit, I presume that I am ethnically as completely Armenian as is possible. There is no record or memory anywhere of trans-ethnic marriages among my known direct ancestors. The Russian imperial laws mandating that, if either parent were Orthodox, all the children without exception must be christened according to that rite, prove without a doubt that we can have had no legitimate admixture of Russian blood. The narrow-minded intolerance of my maternal grandmother's family, which forever rejected her sister Sonia after her marriage to a Russian nobleman and refused ever to see any of her children, bitterly demonstrates that such divisions were not to be taken lightly. And yet, my earliest cultural awareness was Russian. In my Paris babyhood my grandmother enchanted me with Pushkin's tales of Tsar Saltan or Ruslan and Ludmilla, not with those of the Armenian epic hero Sasunc'i Dawii'. Thereafter, my first history was learned From Alexandre Dumas and my geography from Jules Verne. Emotionally and irrationally, for me the "Tricolore" can be only the French flag, innumerable other examples to the contrary notwithstanding. Nevertheless, I have lived most of my life in the United States and their political structure and daily life are the ones most familiar to me. Like any good Russian schoolchild, my memory preserves pell-mell Slovo o polka Igorove, passages from Boris Godunov and Evgeni Onegin, but also "Les neiges d'antan" and “l’horreur d'une profonde nuit", side by side with less reputable patriotic poetry indelibly imprinted on my memory in childhood and later matched by The Gettysburg Address, most of Hamlet or the ballad of "Sir Patrick Spens". I respond with the same spontaneous and profound emotion to the beauty of the north Armenian monasteries of Odzun or Hagharc, and of the Russian ones of Vladimir and Novgorod, to the churches of Torcello and the severe Romanesque ones of Auvergne and Saintonge, to the cliffs of Mount Desert and the Quaker streets of Nantucket; possibly because all share a similar aura of austerity. My friend Norma, who knows me best, maintains that I shall die with my bags packed. I dream interchangeably in Russian, French and Italian, but curiously not in Armenian or English. I have long since accepted and learned to live at ease within this conglomerate etat de choses. I admit and even guard, preserve, and enjoy this multifaceted ambiguity. As a result, I am profoundly uncomfortable here in having to choose a language in which this is to be written. A combination of at least the main three voices in my life would have a far truer ring.
Brought up as an enfant sage, firmly indoctrinated by my governess never to play "avec les enfants que vous ne connaissez pas"; in white gloves, socks and sandalettes in summer; in straw hats adorned with bunches of cherries or roses and long black velvet streamers, and in white batiste underwear edged in lace, despite the considerable poverty of our early refugee existence; curtsying to all my elders until I left for college at seventeen, and was allowed on the street alone for the first time. I have always felt that the nineteenth century ended during my lifetime. Even well into my thirties, if I did not rise immediately upon the entrance of my formidable maternal grandmother Elizaveta lakovlevna Kayalova, or crossed my legs in her presence I would provoke the acid enquiry; "and where did you learn these fine American manners?" As long as she lived, winter and summer, we dutifully came to breakfast fully dressed; my uncle Jacques, her only son who all his life was intimidated by his mother, with his tie tightened and his jacket on. This seemed to us entirely reasonable and normal. Out of respect for her sense of propriety we wore mourning for a full year after her death. Grandmother never raised her voice but, as a born autocrat, she could easily have ruled the entire Mongol horde. No one, no one at all beginning with my grandfather, ever talked back to my grandmother. She had the gift inherited by my mother, but alas not by me, of raising one eyebrow, and every millimetre it rose, the temperature dropped ten degrees. Mother and I long giggled sub rosa when proper Bostonian ladies, beguiled by her manners "from the Chinese court", later gushed that she was "so sweet". A great lady with a sharp tongue and firm principles, she was neither reactionary nor rigid. At the end of her life, she would not frequent the white Russian emigree community—who continued to look forward to Hitler's restoration of the tsar (whoever he was by that time) and to calculate the indemnities it expected for lost titles and estates—on the ground that they were incurably obtuse and insufferable. She was intelligent, generous, broad-minded and witty, and we loved her dearly. I miss her bitterly. | <urn:uuid:60020573-564c-4620-bbaf-25784085d264> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.bibliotheque-eglise-armenienne.fr/catalogues/gb_auteur.php?cle=garsoian-nina | 2023-09-27T12:24:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.960571 | 1,464 |
The Jacksonville Jaguars are traveling to play the Baltimore Ravens in a Week 10 game that, honestly, will decide whether this team turns it around or is locked on to another top-five selection in the 2016 NFL Draft.
Here's everything you need to know about watching, listening to, and following the game.
Game time: Sunday, November 15, 1:00pm (Jacksonville time)
Location: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD
TV channel: CBS
Radio: 1010XL AM or 92.5 FM
Online streaming: Verizon subscribers can watch games live with the NFL Mobile app (subscription required).
Announcers: Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots.
Odds: Jacksonville is a 4.5-point underdog and the over-under is set at 47.5 points (via OddsShark).
Prediction: Jaguars win 31-20.
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Vents and internal channeling pull air into the helmet and across your head. Increased airflow keeps your head cool and comfortable during long rides in high temperatures.
Polycarbonate bottomshell finishing looks great and helps protect the helmet foam from cosmetic damage.
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A polycarbonate cover that fits perfectly over specific models of Lazer helmets. Pop on the Aeroshell and protect your head from rain, snow or mud. The Aeroshell can also be used to close the front and side vents providing an aerodynamic advantage.
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The helmet foam is sandwiched around an additional polycarbonate layer during construction. In the same way as the roll cage of a rally car, this layer keeps the foam together after a crash providing additional protection in the event of additional impacts.
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Short term billboard rentals in Grand Prairie, TX can be extremely effective. Grand Prairie has a poplulation of 181,824 people. With that in mind, many times a campaign with a limited budget can make use of a few properly placed billboards in Grand Prairie and see instant results. Creating awareness is obviously a major key to getting customers. But creating awareness at the right time so that your viewers takes action and patronize your business is far more difficult. Billboard Advertising in Grand Prairie makes that happen. Just a few billboards in the proper locations in Grand Prairie and your business will feel an instant impact. | <urn:uuid:d0ec43ae-68eb-436d-ba0b-53baf6a498e6> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.billboardadvertisingdirect.com/billboard-advertising/tx/grand-prairie.php | 2023-09-27T11:49:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.835841 | 1,134 |
At Billnet Solutions, we prioritize our clients' ability to focus on delivering essential medical services rather than being burdened with claims processing, accounts receivables collection, and cash flow concerns. With a steadfast commitment to patient and client confidentiality, we ensure complete protection of sensitive information.
By leveraging our services, medical office personnel experience a boost in productivity, morale, and job satisfaction due to reduced paperwork and administrative burdens. We strive for electronic claims to be paid within an average of 14 days after submission, depending on the payer, facilitating timely reimbursements.
Our fees are affordable and calculated based on a fixed percentage of net receivables, ensuring transparency and aligning our success with yours. Additionally, by outsourcing your billing needs to us, you can eliminate in-house billing expenses, as exemplified in our Cost Analysis example.
Our courteous and professional telephone assistance extends to patients and follow-ups with insurance companies, relieving your medical office staff of telephone traffic and the handling of insurance correspondence. We pride ourselves on being a stable and experienced company like Billnet Solutions, ensuring that the help you require will be consistently available both now and in the future.
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By the bioMérieux Connection Editors
From 1404 to the middle of the 19th century, 31 flu epidemics were recorded, including eight large-scale pandemics, which killed millions of people and highlighted a need for international cooperation on public health. Cooperation began with the first International Sanitary Conference, held in 1851. A little more than 50 years later, in 1903, representatives agreed that a permanent international health bureau should be established, and the International Office of Public Hygiene was created in 1907.
Despite these early efforts, in 1918, the Spanish flu swept through the world, causing more than 50 million deaths, and becoming the deadliest pandemic of the 20th century. It was during this time that scientists began to suspect that bacteria were not the real causative agent of the flu. After World War I, and on the heels of the 1918 flu pandemic, the League of Nations tasked themselves “to take steps in matters of international concern for the prevention and control of disease” and formed the Health Organization of the League of Nations.
However, it was not until 1933 that three English scientists at the Medical Research Council at Mill Hill isolated the influenza A virus for the first time. A few years later, scientists discovered how to grow the virus in the membrane of hen’s eggs, paving the way for the modern-day flu vaccine. Large studies on flu vaccines began in December 1942. The objective was to protect individuals and the community at large through an effective vaccine and achieving high vaccination rates.
After World War II, the countries of the United Nations combined their international health efforts and formed the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948 to direct and coordinate authority for international public health matters. As scientists around the world discovered new strains of flu, they were better able to understand the relationship between the circulating viruses and those in the vaccines. These discoveries lead to the development of the WHO’s Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS) in 1952.
Today, global influenza coordination continues to be led by GISRS. The network of labs monitor changes in the influenza virus to reduce its impact through the use of vaccines. The GISRS network consists of 142 national influenza centers (NICS) in 112 countries and six designated WHO Collaborating Centers. The NICS conduct influenza virus surveillance and study disease trends, while the WHO Collaborating Centers conduct further research and analysis on information and samples gathered by the NICS.
The World Health Organization holds vaccine composition meetings twice a year to make recommendations on the viruses to be included in vaccines for upcoming flu seasons, once for Northern Hemisphere and once for the Southern Hemisphere. The committee includes members from the WHO Collaborating Centers and four Essential Regulatory Laboratories that are held in Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The three or four viruses that are determined to most likely cause illness during each flu season make up seasonal vaccines.
Viruses can mutate rapidly, producing new strains over time. Occasionally, a major change in a virus produces a strain so different from the others that humans have little or no preexisting immunity. This process is known as antigenic shift, and it can result in widespread, serious illness. Globally-coordinated epidemiologic and virologic surveillance is the foundation of the influenza vaccine virus selection. Each year, worldwide coordination prevents millions of illnesses, medical visits, and hospitalizations through surveillance of prevalent strains and their effects on humans.
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New facial biometric bias study from Buolamwini fans flames of controversy
Significant improvements have been made recently in the poor accuracy of facial recognition algorithms for recognizing women with darker skin, but several leading technologies misclassify their gender in 20 percent or more of cases, according to research published by MIT researcher Joy Buolamwini and reported by the New York Times.
Buolamwini tested facial recognition technologies from several providers with a dataset she created and calls the Pilot Parliaments Benchmark, which compares groups nearly even between men and women, and darker and lighter skin. The test found significant improvement compared to the results of her previous test published in early 2018, but also added benchmarks for facial biometric technology from Amazon and Kairos.
Buolamwini also presented some of the research at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, discussing how “the coded gaze” (a reference to “the male gaze” identified in film criticism) transmits biases from programmers through data sets and into artificial intelligence systems.
The initial round of tests with the new data set yielded 87.9 percent accuracy for IBM’s facial recognition technology, 90 percent for Megvii’s Face++, and 93.7 percent for Microsoft, and Buolamwini notes “the numbers seem ok.” Analyzed by gender, skin type, and both variables, the systems are significantly less accurate for certain groups. Females with darker skin were accurately matched in less than 80 percent of cases by Microsoft, and Face++, which performed slightly better than Microsoft for males with dark skin, scored only 65.5 percent accuracy for dark-skinned females. IBM’s technology matched females with dark skin at only a 65.3 percent success rate. When asked to classify subjects by gender, error rates from multiple provider’s systems for those women with the darkest skin surpassed 40 percent.
Buolamwini informed the companies of the results, and some significant improvements were made, including IBM’s accuracy identifying women with dark skin jumping to 83.5 percent. Buolamwini pointed out that the improvements debunk any suggestion that the core of the problem is related to physics.
Amazon’s Rekognition misidentified the gender of 7.5 percent of the data set, and more than 16 percent of women, and more than 13 percent of people with darker skin. Females with darker skin were misclassified 31 percent of the time by Amazon, and 22.5 percent of the time by Kairos. The Times reports that Kairos CEO Melissa Doval, who took over the company amidst a dispute which may be significantly related to Buolamwini’s concerns, said the company released a new algorithm in October, inspired by the research.
In a letter (PDF) to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Buolamwini called on Amazon to stop providing its facial biometric products to law enforcement. The test did not, however, use the latest version of Amazon’s facial recognition service Rekognition, the product in testing by Orlando police, and used it for analysis, rather than recognition. The company did not respond directly, and the technology’s accuracy had not improved when retested after a couple of months.
“It’s not possible to draw a conclusion on the accuracy of facial recognition for any use case – including law enforcement – based on results obtained using facial analysis,” Amazon Web Services General Manager of Artificial Intelligence Dr. Matt Wood said in an emailed statement to Biometric Update. “The results in the paper also do not use the latest version of Rekognition and do not represent how a customer would use the service today. Using an up-to-date version of Amazon Rekognition with similar data downloaded from parliamentary websites and the Megaface dataset of 1M images, we found exactly zero false positive matches with the recommended 99% confidence threshold.”
“We continue to seek input and feedback to constantly improve this technology, and support the creation of third party evaluations, datasets, and benchmarks,” added Dr. Wood. “We have provided funding for academic research in this area, have made significant investment on our own teams, and will continue to do so. Many of these efforts have focused on improving facial recognition, facial analysis, the importance of high confidence levels in interpreting these results, the role of manual review, and standardized testing. Improvements made in these areas are routinely made available to customers using Amazon Rekognition; most recently through a significant update to the service in November 2018. Accuracy, bias, and the appropriate use of confidence levels are areas of focus for AWS, and we’re grateful to customers and academics who contribute to improving these technologies.”
“Technology like Amazon’s Rekognition should be used if and only if it is imbued with American values like the right to privacy and equal protection,” Massachusetts Democratic Senator Edward J. Markey told the Times. “I do not think that standard is currently being met.”
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To celebrate the start of the year of Darwin 2009 Dr Jeremy Pritchard and Dr Susannah Thorpe from the University of Birmingham’s School of Biosciences will deliver the 2008 Christmas Science Lecture to over one thousand 11 and 12 year olds from schools across the country.
This interactive lecture will focus on the evolution of our increased brain size and upright locomotion. Students will watch videos that illustrate the characteristics of the great apes, who are our closest relatives, and will participate in experiments to demonstrate the evolution of mankind.
The audience will also participate in a series of exercises and tasks designed to examine the similarities and differences between us and our ape cousins - what are humans best at, what can an Orang-utan do better than a human and why, can humans walk like a gorilla or swing through the trees like a gibbon, who is the best chimp-walker in the audience?
All the students who attend will wear monkey masks and will be taught how to walk like chimpanzees. Mohammed Ansar from the University of Birmingham’s Outreach Office said, 'Christmas Lectures are a great opportunity for young people to learn about the pioneering research that is carried out at the University. This lecture will give the students the opportunity to get involved in experiments in a fun and interactive environment yet learn a great deal about how humans have evolved over the eons into our present form. We hope that the lectures will inspire the students to view the importance of science in our everyday lives and will encourage them to work that little bit harder back at school.'
Dr Susannah Thorpe, who will jointly deliver the lecture, says ‘We will demonstrate to the students how humans have become the dominant species on planet earth and how that is primarily due to the increase in brain size. We will get the students to measure their own brain sizes and we will chart these during the lecture so they can see where they are on the scale.’
Father ‘Chimpmas’ will also drop in on the students at the end of every lecture to hand out gifts for them to take away before he gets back on his sleigh to fly to his next drop off point on his evolutionary journey.
Notes to Editors
- Monday 15th December, 12pm
- Tuesday 16th December, 10-11am, 11.30-1pm, 1.30pm – 2.30pm.
- Venue: University of Birmingham, Haworth Building Lecture theatre 101.
2009 has been designated the International Year of Darwin and the University of Birmingham’s School of Biosciences will be delivering a large number of Darwin related lectures, workshops, masterclasses and related activity over the year.
At 12.15pm on Tuesday 16th December, the school students will be in the University’s Chancellor’s Court being taught how to walk like chimpanzees in their monkey masks. Please phone the press office for accreditation on 0121 414 2772.
For further information
Kate Chapple, Press Officer, University of Birmingham, tel 0121 414 2772 or 07789 921164.
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The University of Birmingham is delighted to announce that Ian Myatt has been appointed as Director of Educational Enterprise at the University of Birmingham.
Mr Myatt is currently Head of Knowledge and Learning for BBC Online and has significant experience of using digital media technology to forge a closer relationship between content producers and audiences. He has played a crucial role in developing and delivering high profile digital services across all platforms and has most recently led the development of the new factual and learning brand BBC iWonder
Commenting on his new appointment, Mr Myatt said: “I am incredibly excited about taking on this new role at the University of Birmingham. As an alumnus of the University I am well aware of its first class reputation and I look forward to exploiting technology to provide innovative and engaging new methods of delivery.”
As Director of Educational Enterprise, Mr Myatt will lead on a range of initiatives within the area of Alternative Modes of Delivery focusing on three broad areas of activity: identifying ways of exploiting technology and content working with the Centre for Learning and Development, IT Services, External Relations and Colleges; managing strategic relationships both inside the organisation and with strategic partners in other sectors; and developing a number of planned initiatives in existing programme areas.
Brendan Casey, Directory of Academic Services, said: “We look forward to welcoming Ian Myatt to the University as Director of Educational Enterprise. Ian’s experience and skill set from his current role as Head of Knowledge and Learning for BBC Online will make him a valuable asset to Academic Services and to the wider University. This is a significant appointment, and one we are proud to have made.”
Highlights of Mr Myatt’s career include establishing the network of BBC Local websites, launching the BBC's first IP based television service (Hull Interactive), the introduction of regional programming to digital satellite, the live streaming of BBC Local Radio and the realisation of the BBC iPlayer catch up television and radio service. His most recent venture aims to unlock the learning potential of all BBC content through an exciting range of new digital formats under the brand BBC iWonder.
Mr Myatt is a Trustee of Performances Birmingham Limited (the charity responsible for Town Hall and Symphony Hall in Birmingham) and has served as Chairman of The New Streetly Youth Orchestra since 1999. He also founded Made in Sutton, a forum established to promote the take up of arts within Sutton Coldfield in partnership with Birmingham City Council.
He will take up his role at the University on 18 August 2014 and will report to the director of Academic Services.
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Platoons - Physical Simulation
To correctly simulate platoons travelling at typical road speeds, model vehicles are mounted on a long spine running through a slot in a suspended ground plane and propelled at 25 m/s (55.9 mph). The models are box type lorries and Windsor cars at scales of 1/20th and 1/10th respectively. A number of spacings, suitable for the application of autonomous road vehicles, between 0.5 and 1.5 vehicle lengths are examined.
Twelve multi-hole pressure probes, above and to the side of the vehicles, monitor the development of slipstream velocities and static pressure. This is important in understanding the influence the passing vehicles have on other road users (motorcyclists), roadside workers and pedestrians. A series of light gates on opposing sides of the track allow accurate calculation of the vehicle speed and assist in aligning data from each run with respect to a fixed position runs so ensemble averages can be calculated.
Novel on-board pressure monitoring systems are built into all vehicles to monitor the transient pressure distribution development on the vehicle surfaces. Transient and mean forces are calculated through integration of the pressure over a discretised geometry of the vehicle surface. These forces can be scaled up to estimate the forces on full-scale vehicles through aerodynamic load cofficients. This is important because transient loads on the vehicle sides may effect vehicle handling whilst the mean drag may effect fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. | <urn:uuid:9dba1a6b-bc73-4573-b366-f39257bdb6d1> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/civil-engineering/wind-engineering-group/platoons/physical-simulation/index.aspx | 2023-09-27T11:04:33Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.92101 | 299 |
Teleradiology, the electronic transmission of radiological images from one location to another for consultation purposes, has successfully entered routine health services and by many accounts, now ranks as telemedicine's largest field. This technology is predicted to play a significant role in improving service to rural areas, and has the potential to alleviate the current shortage of radiologists. However, teleradiology services are currently characterized by a compromise between expense and quality of digital images, as well as billing and reimbursement obstacles, quality of care concerns and state licensure requirements.
Advantages of Teleradiology.
Teleradiology can be an effective means of distributing radiological services. In many cases, teleradiology has become a necessity for healthcare facilities to outsource some of their imaging interpretation needs. Small hospitals with no staff radiologist can send images to teleradiology providers throughout the world, making it possible to have images read within minutes rather than days.
Hospitals that are focused on general radiological services can use teleradiology to send images of complex problems to major medical centers for evaluation. In addition, via teleradiology a clinical radiologist may seek a second opinion from a specialist without transferring the patient, thus minimizing patient discomfort and improving efficiency of service delivery.
There is immense pressure on radiologists, given the huge volume of images being produced worldwide combined with the shortage of radiologists. Teleradiology has become a financially advantageous approach to solving these issues. The technology has led to reduced workload on radiologists, faster turn-around time for patients, and cost savings for hospitals who find that teleradiology presents an attractive alternative to having radiologists available twenty-four hours a day.
Teleradiology can also be used as an educational device with case presentations provided by educational centers for groups of clinical radiologists or individuals in their own hospitals. This is especially significant for continuing education for rural health practitioners, who may not be able to leave a practice to take part in professional educational meetings.
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) considers the site of service to be the location where the professional service was provided, and Medicare does not allow payment for services that are outsourced to places outside the United States. For international teleradiology services, Medicare permits payment only if the services are a preliminary interpretation.
Medicare reimbursement and other billing issues can arise with teleradiology. Hospitals are probably the easiest settings in which to utilize teleradiology without running into these kinds of regulatory concerns because Medicare does not require interpretations to be performed on the hospital campus, and hospitals are allowed to bill for the interpretations under the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) Section 952 exception. MMA Section 952 advises that the CMS will pay a person, group or facility enrolled in Medicare for services provided by a physician under contract, regardless of where in the United States the service is furnished. However, because of the 2005 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rules, group practices are not as fortunate and must provide services to its patients onsite. Because of this Stark onsite requirement, separate billing of Medicare services is the best way to proceed for group practices.
Additionally, for Independent Diagnostic Test Facilities (IDTF), since the technical and professional components of the service are not performed at the same location when utilizing teleradiology interpretations, the two components must be billed separately, specifying the two separate locations and dates of service. IDTFs also have a more rigorous supervision requirement, creating a situation where, if an IDTF contracts with an out-of-state group to interpret its images, local radiologists must take on a supervision-only role.
Problems regarding quality of care also can arise because emergency room referrers often do not know off-site image readers, and generally the more the referrer knows and trusts the radiologist, the more they trust their medical opinion. A 2003 survey found that in up to 10 percent of teleradiology cases, the scans were unreadable due to poor image quality, raising other quality of care concerns. Additionally, there are sometimes incompatibilities between Picture Archival and Communication Systems (PACS) of different vendors or a lack of integration with PACS and Radiology Information Systems. Generally, in order to combat some quality of care concerns, many companies use only U.S. board-certified radiologists to read their images, even if a radiologist is located in another country.
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has outlined standards for teleradiology that require the radiologist to be licensed in the state in which they read the image and the state in which the transmitting facility is located. Most medical boards view the radiologist who interprets images from outside the state as having traveled electronically into the state and thus to be subject to the patient's state licensing laws. Additionally, radiologists are required to be credentialed at the transmitting facility, and for certain modalities the radiologist must be certified by the American Board of Radiology. The standards set by the ACR make it easier to select reliable and reputable teleradiology companies, but have also caused many hospitals to streamline the teleradiology services they offer because of logistical and legal considerations. | <urn:uuid:416b10cf-08eb-41ad-943c-fae39c93b9a7> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.birminghammedicalnews.com/article/5888/advantages-and-challenges-for-teleradiology?s-16-56280=1 | 2023-09-27T12:39:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.946697 | 1,076 |
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Appearing on “MLB Tonight” Friday, Joel Sherman said that Jhonny Peralta is the number one free agent target for the Mets. But the New York Post columnist also reports that Peralta is asking for as much as $75 million. And that is insane.
Sherman wrote on Twitter that “Peralta has been asking in the 4-yr $56M range to as much as $75M for 5.” He added that the Mets are interested, “but not at those prices.”
Nor should the Mets be interested at those prices. Has Peralta forgotten that he is coming off a 50-game suspension for his role in the Biogenesis scandal? That there is suspicion that all of his numbers have been inflated by PEDs? The Mets, and likely every team in baseball, certainly have not forgotten.
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Necessary as it may be from time to time, going to the doctor sucks — especially if you don't have a regular family physician to book in with.
Even if you do, some problems simply can't wait until your MD's earliest available appointment. Vicious earache? Last-minute prescription refill? A cough that won't quit? Suspected flu?
Walk-in clinics exist all over Canada to address the urgent needs of residents who may not be sick or injured enough for the hospital, but need medical attention quickly.
They're an important part of our country's healthcare landscape, but few are actually fun to visit. Some of this has to do with the presence of other sick people and/or their sick, screaming children. More of it has to do with the need to wait for what feels like a year to actually see a health professional.
Medimap, an online platform that lets Canadians track walk-in clinic wait times in their own communities, recently crunched all of its numbers from November 1, 2018 to October 31, 2019 to provide a snapshot of averages across the country.
The newly-released Medimap Clinic Wait Time Index found that patients in Sidney, B.C. fared the worst in terms of time, spending an average of three hours per visit in the waiting room before seeing a doctor.
Seven of the 10 highest wait times in Canada are to be found in B.C., in fact, which has an average wait time of roughly 50 minutes.
Ontario, conversely, has an average wait time of just 25 minutes at walk-in clinics — though cities like Kingston, Barrie and Cambridge fell well outside the normal range with wait times of 77, 73 and 71 minutes respectively.
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This is especially true when you combine the text of completed Chapter's which may provide bonuses like giving extra points if you are currently in last place. Drafting Chapters is reserving the card so other players don't have access to it, and you could just use the action to get two points near the end of the game and deny another access to a card they might need. This type of gameplay wasn't immediately obvious, but it becomes clear after a couple plays that nuance like this will reward repeat plays without punishing newer players.
The amount and variety of Chapter cards balances out the emergent gameplay in a very nice way. The game never feels like a high stakes competition, but the competitive element enjoyably produces results on repeat plays. Additionally, with a player count of 2-5, everything scales very well without any problems.
I normally don't write about components, but I was immediately hit with the "Wow!" factor on the component quality. The Research Tokens are quite thick and come pre-punched. For a piece that will be handled a lot and put in and out of the draw bag it was a wise choice by the publisher. The rulebook and cards each of a higher quality which also made me more amiable to the game.
What about the subject though? Is this just a blatant cash grab? I don't think so. The amount of cards in the game seem to include both popular women from history as well as lesser known women. There is a wide swath of the timeline represented across a number of cultures.
Each Chapter card has additional information about the women shown which piqued my interest and encouraged me to read about a few like Buffalo Calf Road Woman and Josefa Llanes Escoda. I will readily admit that figures from history is not my specialty, so I do not know who may have been left out of the game who should have been more readily included. The game does list a number of Educator Advisors at the back, all women in teaching. There were also a number of younger students who were involved in the research for the game.
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My review copy of the game was provided by Underdog Games- thanks to the publisher! There was no additional compensation and my thoughts are my own.
Let me know what you think of this game!
HerStory by Nick Bentley, Danielle Reynolds, and Emerson Matsuuchi; published by UnderDog Games
Artwork by Eunice Adeyi, Cristina Arctor
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Boca Raton: Beach duplex plan endures setback after heated debate
After hearing more than four hours of competing testimony about a proposed duplex on the beach, the city’s Environmental Advisory Board spent little time reaching a decision.
“Environmentally the Coastal [Construction] Control Line is there for a reason, and it was put there for a good reason,” board Chairman Stephen Alley said just before the panel voted 4-0 to recommend that the City Council deny the project a zoning variance.
Boca Raton city staff had urged the board not to approve building the duplex at 2600 N. Ocean Blvd., east of the coastal line that runs along the west side of State Road A1A at the property. Plans call for the structure to be four stories, approximately 49 feet tall, with 14,270 square feet of habitable space.
“The proposed duplex would have substantial negative environmental impacts, including negative impacts on endangered sea turtles and destruction of native vegetation, dune ecosystem and critical habitat,” said Brandon Schaad, Boca Raton’s director of development services.
Those in the overflow crowd Jan. 10 at City Hall made their own recommendations.
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Another speaker directed her comments toward the property owner.
“When you bought your property, you knew what the rules were. … You’re asking to change the rules,” said Lillian Vineberg, whose family developed the Ocean Club condominium tower at 2401 N. Ocean, across A1A.
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Robert Sweetapple, attorney for the developer, dismissed Schaad’s analysis as being based on “junk science” and brought a gaggle of experts to rebut it. Boca Raton has a clear choice, he said: Either approve the duplex plan or buy the parcel for its recently appraised value of $7.1 million.
“The CCCL was passed after this property was made a buildable site and after taxes had been paid year after year after year,” Sweetapple said. “We’re not taking your beach and your property. The city’s messing with us and trying to take ours.”
The environmental board’s review was the next-to-the-last step for 2600 N Ocean LLC, which has a contract to purchase the property from New Jersey-based Grand Bank NA. The City Council will consider the request in February.
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Rusenko’s report on the property showed that from 2008 to 2017 green sea turtles made three nests, loggerheads two nests and leatherbacks one nest, all on the beach in front of the dune system. They made a collective 17 “false crawls,” coming up on the sand but not digging a nest, 12 of them in the foredune closest to the water.
“The glass surfaces of the proposed structure would certainly reflect light possibly enough to deter nesting turtles and disorient their hatchlings,” wrote Rusenko, who did not attend the advisory board meeting.
But Tom Tomasello, onetime general counsel for the state’s Department of Natural Resources and an expert witness for the developer, said the proposal fully complies with Florida law and rules regarding dunes, lighting and sea turtles.
“The idea is to minimize the impact, and we’ve minimized the impact to the dune system as much as we possibly can,” said Tomasello, who also represented Boca Raton when the city obtained state approval to trim sea grapes on A1A. “There is no criteria in any state rule or law that deals with reflection. It has never been an issue.”
John Fletemeyer, who supervised sea turtle conservation in Delray Beach for 31 years, presented a study that showed turtles nested less frequently behind undeveloped Atlantic Dunes Park on A1A than behind the condos north and south.
“I don’t have a reason for this, but it certainly is the case,” Fletemeyer said. “You would expect … that Atlantic Dunes Park, being least developed, would have the highest nesting densities. In fact, just the opposite is true.”
Each side of the duplex proposed by partners Richard Caster and Brian Grossberg would have a roof level with a pool, spa, fire pit and outdoor kitchen. Sweetwater said the “cutting edge” building would have special glass facing the ocean that would transmit only 10 percent of interior light, below the city’s request for 15 percent, and have only 8 percent reflectivity.
“And all the glass has been recessed. So this is the most turtle-friendly building that has ever been presented in this county,” Sweetapple said. “This building will actually reduce sky glow, which is the main concern with regard to nesting turtles.”
Before the vote, advisory board vice chairman Ben Kolstad said the panel would not offer advice on property rights.
“I respect property rights; I have property rights; I intend to enforce them as rigorously as I can on my own property. And I don’t fault the petitioner for doing the same,” Kolstad said. “I do think there’s a pressing public interest here that is being perhaps ignored by the petitioner.” | <urn:uuid:afed324d-4f4b-4520-bb41-ffd5593c4980> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.bocasob.com/single-post/2019/01/30/boca-raton-beach-duplex-plan-endures-setback-after-heated-debate | 2023-09-27T10:43:47Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.956115 | 1,361 |
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Crop Report #2 German Spring Barley – May 25, 2023
Based on seed sales and early estimates by the malting barley associations of the German federal states, the German spring barley acreage will likely be about 350,000 ha, which represents a decline of roughly 4 percent compared to the previous year. The main reasons for this reduction appear to be the heightened demand for feed and energy crops after the dry and hot summer of 2022, as well as the difficulties this season of accessing many fields in time for spring sowing. On the other hand, spring barley sown in autumn experienced a further increase in acreage. The previous year, it was about 25,000 ha but is likely to be 45,000 to 50,000 ha this season. However, because many areas that experienced winter crop damage were plowed under and replanted with spring barley, it is difficult to separate and quantify the acreage data for fall and spring plantings precisely.
According to the German Weather Service, this year, for the first time in 15 years, the month of April was too wet. The average April temperature was 7.5 °C, which is about 1.5 °C cooler than the average between 1991 and 2020. Preliminary data suggest that at least 64 liters of precipitation per square meter fell in April this year. This is about 10 percent more than the average 58 liters for the same reference period. Precipitation was ample, especially at the beginning and around the middle of April, as well as towards the middle of May. However, this precipitation was unevenly distributed from north to south. While the regions near the Baltic Sea remained fairly dry, with some areas receiving hardly more than 20 liters per square meter, some of the regions near the Alps got more than 200 liters per square meter. Even though the recovery of the water balance in Germany was both necessary and welcome, some areas that were earmarked for spring barley plantings could not be tilled in time and had to be reallocated. This caused a loss of barley cultivation acreage of roughly 2 to 3 percent, mostly in southern Germany.
The protracted and sometimes late sowing combined with the cool weather caused a slowdown of plant growth, but not critically so. There were also early reports of increased weather-related fungal disease pressures from Rhynchosporium, which causes leaf blotch or scald. However, it could not always be treated optimally, especially in the south, because the soil was simply too wet for machinery.
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Kyle Richards Says The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Saved Sister Kim Richards' Life
“If anything, being on the show made her accountable," Kyle Richards shared.
It's not easy being in the public eye, especially during the more challenging moments of one's life.
No one knows that better than Kim Richards, whose personal struggles have been documented on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and in the press over the years. However, Kim's sister Kyle Richards said that joining RHOBH back in Season 1 actually helped save her life.
“If anything, being on the show made her accountable and she says that as well. She says that it saved her life because you know, there’s nowhere to hide and everyone knows — now anywhere she goes, people know who she is," Kyle shared during a recent interview on SiriusXM's The Jenny McCarthy Show. "She can’t get away with anything! So it actually helped her!”
Kim returned to RHOBH earlier this season to help celebrate her niece's 30th birthday at her Farrahween party (clip above). This has become one of the most memorable moments of the season, thanks to Lisa Rinna, clad in her Erika Jayne costume, calling Kim "c---y" for returning the stuffed animal bunny at the RHOBH Season 7 reunion and the ladies' subsequent "miracle" reconciliation (more on that in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 9 After Show, above).
Kyle also shared an update on how Kim has been doing since we last saw her on RHOBH. “The audience loves her and you know she has a lot going on in her life right now," she told Jenny McCarthy. "She has two new grandchildren actually.”
Kim's daughter, Brooke Wiederhorn, welcomed her second child, son Hunter, in April. Brooke and her husband, Thayer Wiederhorn, are also parents to 2-year-old son Hucksley. "Welcome Hunter Montgomery. @brookewiederhorn [and] @thayerwiederhorn have brought another beautiful baby boy into our life," Kim gushed on Instagram following Hunter's birth. "I now have two of most amazing, beautiful, perfect grandsons in the whole world. I am over joyed with gratitude & love!! There is no love like this!! I am so proud, excited, and I feel incredibly blessed. I love you you all so very much."
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- Finance minister believes there is no technical reason for the delay
- Slams 'pseudo-intellectuals' who have predicted country will default
Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar on Saturday said the persistent delay in resumption of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme is “unprecedented”, a remark that comes as Pakistan stays in wait for completion of the ninth review of the bailout since November last year.
“There is no technical reason for the delay (in the resumption of the IMF programme), which is unprecedented. We are the only one (PML-N) in Pakistan’s history that successfully completed the IMF programme of 2013-16,” said Dar while talking to a delegation from the Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) on budget proposals at the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) headquarters in Islamabad.
Pakistan’s bailout programme with the IMF has been stalled at the ninth review, while talks on the staff-level agreement have dragged on over securing necessary financing assurances to bridge the balance of payments gap.
Minister of State for Finance Aisha Ghaus Pasha said on Thursday that the delay is because the IMF not ready to reduce the external financing requirement to $3 billion, categorically stating that there is no Plan-B (without the programme).
Dar on Saturday also said the government has implemented the “most difficult” economic reforms while reiterating that the country would not default.
“Our first priority is there is no delay in the country’s sovereign commitments. Fortunately, there have been no such delays,” said Dar.
The finance minister also slammed “pseudo-intellectuals” who have predicted Pakistan will default. “Some people wish the country to default, but that will not be the case,” he said.
“I assure you: Pakistan is a sovereign country, with trillions of dollars in assets in comparison to $100 billion external debt. Our gas pipeline infrastructure alone is worth $40 billion to $50 billion i.e. 50% of the debt,” he added.
He said that weeks ago, Managing Director IMF Kristalina Georgieva stated that Pakistan will not default.
“I want to reassure you that our economic team remains committed to getting the country out of the current crisis, we will be coming up with new ideas in weeks to come,” said Dar.
The finance minister said that after the budget, which is set to be announced on 9 June, “steps will be taken for the long-term development of the country.”
“We will bring an agricultural revolution in Pakistan, and a sovereign wealth fund will be set up in the country,” he said.
He told the KCCI delegation that the government will look into the reasonable demands of the chamber.
Earlier this week, the IMF said it is continuing engagement with the Pakistani authorities – focusing on the restoration of foreign exchange proper market functioning, the passage of a fiscal year 2024 budget consistent with program goals, and adequate financing – to pave the way for a Board meeting before the current program expires at June-end.
This was stated by Nathan Porter, IMF Mission Chief to Pakistan.
He further stated that overcoming the present economic and financial challenges would require sustained policy efforts and reforms for Pakistan to regain strong and inclusive private-led growth.
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Separately, in a meeting with the business community at the Pakistan Stock Exchange, the finance minister said reforms are always painful and difficult.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration has reportedly burned notes and destroyed emails from a coronavirus probe targeting the City of Port Huron for violating state rules.
According to the Detroit News, state Inspector Matthew Hartman of the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) fined the City of Port Huron $6,300 after visiting on July 21 due to a complaint. The complaint reportedly alleged the city violated the state’s coronavirus rules.
Hartman apparently fined the city without “witnessing anyone not wearing a mask” or “violating” coronavirus rules. Hartman reportedly claimed “employees he interviewed saw violations.”
The city believes the fines were not lawful due to the Michigan Supreme Court previously ruling Gretchen Whitmer executive orders related to the enforced rule were unconstitutional.
“When asked about notes he took during the investigation and interviews, Hartman said he burned them,” the News reported about Hartman questioned in a deposition by a city attorney. “The inspector also said he destroyed emails from his supervisor regarding the case.”
It is unknown why the notes and emails were disposed of.
Port Huron’s lawyer, Todd Shoudy, reportedly notified MIOSHA on October 15 he intended to next depose the agency’s director, Bart Pickelman. But just 15 days later, the agency apparently said it would dismiss the case into the city of Port Huron.
Port Huron’s city manager Manager James Freed has reportedly demanded MIOSHA be investigated over the incident. The state of Michigan reportedly cost the city up to $20,000 to repeal the state’s case.
“My heart breaks for all the small businesses and mom-and-pops that didn’t have an expert legal team, who didn’t have the resources to put MIOSHA under oath,” Freed told the Detroit News.
The Center Square suggests Hartman under deposition revealed “Whitmer’s executive orders led MIOSHA’s rule enforcement.”
“So it sounds like the measure, the standard that you were measuring employers by, though, was the specific language of the executive orders in determining whether or not there was a general duty clause violation, true?” Shoudy reportedly asked in the disposition.
“I would say that’s true, yes,” Hartman responded.
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The first thought that impresses me in this reading is that the Lord is behind it all. It is His name’s honor that will be achieved in the end. “Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful,” (vs. 7)
At a different time and a different season in my life I was able to extract much more out of these verses than I have in the present season of my life. But then, what I am now discovering I never understood before.
This session of study started with a comparison of the two chapters. Notable, 1 Nephi 21 starts with a more detailed explanation of the target audience: “all ye that are broken off, that are scattered abroad, who are of my people, O house of Israel.”
The first two verses sound like a reference to the Savior: “from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention” and “he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword”, etc. But then in verse 3, Isaiah sounds to be very deliberately shifting focus to address Israel: “Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.”
Are we talking about the Savior of the world or are we talking about Israel? Answer: both.
Here’s where the shift in my thinking takes place: I have always looked at Israel as sort of like God’s pet project. “At the end of the day, Israel will be saved.”
But no, Israel is not God’s pet project, but rather for Israel to take its rightful place in the work of God is for Israel to take its place as the Lord’s servant, and if a servant to the Lord, then also a partner, an equal. Christ and His servant, Israel, should be equal and one in the same.
God’s scope is much broader than just Israel. Israel is suppose to be the tool by which the rest of the nations are to be redeemed. And oh, what a frustrating prospect, it seems at times, to have to drag Israel along. ( See vs. 4 )
(The following are notes that were taken when I studied 1 Nephi 21 many years ago. It helps me to understand what’s going on in the rest of this chapter. )
These are some exciting verses that illustrates the surprise of a desolated House of Israel at the righteous posterity that will be raised up to possess the promised land.
Verse 16 is profoundly moving and encouraging. The Lord describes his capacity to remember us in terms of his suffering and crucifixion by saying, “I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands.” This is the evidence that the Lord Jesus Christ gives that he will not forsake His people and that He will honor the covenant that He has made with the House of Israel.
What follows are reassuring words of hope in the promise of a righteous posterity.
- “Thy children shall make haste against thy destroyers,”(vs 17). This seems to suggests that whatever was a struggle for us in our day and time shall be much easier to overcome for the next generation that is brought up in righteousness.
- “Lift up thine eyes round about and behold; all these gather themselves together, and they shall come to thee,” (vs 18). This reminds me that there are many that long for the ways of the righteous, and many will find them.
- The actuality of such a posterity yet comes as such a surprise to the remnant of the house of Israel that they ask “Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children. ” (vs 21).
Verse 22 picks up as an answer to the question posed in verse 21: how is it that Zion had any children if everyone of her natural children had been destroyed? The answer is pivotal to understanding the purposes of the Lord in the last days and how exactly it is that the Lord will redeem His people.
Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people; and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.Verse 22
Footnotes on “standard”include additional references to this final work (see footnote – Ensign). The standard is also called an ensign. Important doctrines related to the establishment of this final standard or ensign: The work is to be initiated among the gentiles, and it is of such as scope that it will reach the ends of the earth. This is a global work. Yet it is extremely individual.
This particular final point is strongly impressed upon my mind. We are dealing with the salvation of God’s family, and in the end, it shall be as it was in the beginning–available to all. The atonement of Christ works for all men; Jew, Gentile, Tongan, Chinese, Ethiopian, Russian, Israeli, Palestinian, Scandinavian, Brazilian, Indian, French, Nigerian, Australian, American, and all. It is almost impossible for us to comprehend as mortals that all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of God (see Isaiah 52:10, Mosiah 15:31, or Doctrine and Covenants 133:3). But this is the work of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Then this chapter concludes with these words of encouragement: “For I will contend with them that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children,” (see vs. 25). This is the faith, the hope, the promise that inspires the work to be accomplished. This is the strength to scale an insurmountable mountain.
In these closing verses are assurance to go ahead with the fight that we are to wage against the forces of this world. There is also the reminder that this is in part why our Lord is also referred to as our Savior, our Redeemer, and the Mighty One of Jacob.
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Brain challenges are jeopardizing our communities. These range from mental health to neurological and substance abuse disorders, loneliness, and now long COVID-19. They result in economic hardship and are exacerbated by technology and ongoing global health crises. For example, social media platforms are driving significant increases in anxiety rates among teenagers. For others, social media is having a brain “hijacking” effect. This means phones, apps, and social media, specifically designed to maximize your time using these systems by provoking mostly negative emotions, are fueling misinformation and disinformation spread. Misinformation and disinformation result in conspiracy theories, radicalization, and national security risks.
We cannot begin to solve some of our greatest societal issues—homelessness, incarceration, deaths of despair—without focusing on care for people with brain health disorders. Deaths of despair—such as suicide, drug overdose, and alcohol poisoning, often but not always stemming from economic hardship—are higher among those without a college degree. For too many schoolchildren—especially the disadvantaged, younger students, and girls—the price of the pandemic and resulting remote learning could be a lifetime of opportunity lost. In addition, science denialism, which is rooted in how the brain processes information, is fueling COVID-19 vaccine rejection that limits our ability to end the pandemic.
These issues challenge our individual and collective economic productivity, and they lower our collective brain performance. If these brain challenges are not managed definitively, many societies will have a hard time sustaining themselves economically and socially in a cognitive skills-driven economy also known as “brain economy” that is evolving faster than we can keep up. Our brains are under siege.
Our current approaches to dealing with these issues are siloed and insufficient. Because these issues cut across academic disciplines, policy areas, and sectors of government, they typically fall through the cracks. We need a grand strategy. The time is now, given that the COVID-19 pandemic-induced rapid changes in our governance and operations as a country, and new developments in our expertise in conducting and financing large-scale science and innovation (such as new vaccines via Operation Warp Speed).
We have developed a new, conceptual asset, Brain Capital, which incorporates brain health and brain skills in the brain economy. We believe Brain Capital can inform better policy development and public-private partnerships. With colleagues at the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development’s (OECD) New Approaches to Economic Challenges Unit (NAEC), we have determined that Brain Capital drives economic empowerment, brain performance, social resilience, and emotional connection.
As brains are indispensable drivers of human progress, Brain Capital provides an opportunity to invest in these valuable assets and nurture healthier, more resilient, and flexible brains. Yet like many other important things which are critical but not captured by standard economic indicators, such as societal well-being, Brain Capital is not captured by any existing measure of gross domestic product (GDP).
The White House needs a Brain Capital Council. This Council would take a whole-of-country approach, integrating the federal government with communities at all levels, engaging partners across the spectrum from small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to patient and caregiver groups, educators, health care workers, and beyond. This Brain Capital Council would harmonize with existing task forces, councils, and advisory groups with overlapping remits as to not duplicate but rather bolster all efforts related to the building of Brain Capital.
This new Council could facilitate Brain Capital building policies being considered in sectors ranging from human development, immigration, gender issues, social justice, national security, racial equity, foreign affairs, technology, climate change, environmental protections, and economic productivity. The Council would develop the infrastructure for novel approaches to public investments, such as healthy brain bonds and social impact investing.
In a new policy brief co-authored with a dozen esteemed neuroscientists, medical doctors, economists, policy strategists, and academics, we drew direct connections between 11 current White House Councils and the concept of Brain Capital. Such a Council would be staffed by cabinet executives, private sector experts, and top academics from a variety of disciplines, ranging from neuroscience to economics to psychology, and could develop and enact a grand strategy.
By placing our brains—our most worthwhile asset—at the center of our policymaking, we will be able to increase people’s productivity as well as their well-being. This strategy could build our brains back better. Additionally, a brain science-inspired statecraft would help us navigate the unknowns and unpredictable changes to thrive in the 21st century with greater agility and spur new industries in brain technology. | <urn:uuid:a8258770-ff83-4e03-a586-8f25d44c04d1> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.brookings.edu/articles/combatting-americas-crisis-of-despair-by-investing-in-brains/ | 2023-09-27T11:22:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.935925 | 944 |
Jenny Perlman Robinson, a nonresident fellow in the Center for Universal Education, and Rebecca Winthrop, a senior fellow and director of the Center for Universal Education, discuss a new report: “Millions learning: Scaling up quality education in developing countries.”
In this podcast, Robinson and Winthrop discuss the state of children’s education around the world while highlighting some cases that show how the quality and reach of children’s education can be improved. “Nine out of 10 kids in the world is in primary school, but there is still a lot to be done,” Winthrop says. “A lot of kids are dropping out before they finish secondary school. Seventy-five percent of girls in Sub-Saharan Africa enter primary school but only 8 percent finish secondary school.”
Also in this podcast a Coffee Break from Paul Ginsburg, director of the Health Policy Center, and an interview with author Malcolm Sparrow on his new book, “Handcuffed: What Holds Policing Back, and the Keys to Reform.”
Also, check our our new podcast, Intersections, where two experts discuss angles on policy issues, hosted by Adrianna Pita.
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Several approaches to setting bank capital requirements are competing for policymakers’ favor: the current risk-weighted approach embedded in Basel III and variants; a leverage ratio; and the use of stress tests. In practice, as is currently true in the US, some combination of these will be used.
One of the key questions in considering capital requirements is what the incentive effects on banks will be and therefore how their behavior will change with different modifications to the requirements. This paper examines the issue by answering the following questions:
- Why would banks change their behavior based on capital requirements?
- What are the incentive effects which are desired by policymakers?
- How will banks decide how to respond to capital requirements?
- What are the likely effects of different capital regimes?
- How will multiple approaches interact when used together?
In offering answers to these questions, I will be drawing on both my theoretical analyses and discussions with other analysts and also on the roughly two decades of experience I had earlier in my career as an investment banker advising financial institutions.
A key point of this paper is that the sophisticated banks that dominate the financial system will directly incorporate the effects of capital regimes into their internal pricing models. This will result in the incentive effects flowing directly through to almost all decisions about business mix and pricing. Thus, incentive effects will be much more than academic constructs, they will play through into actual business decisions via banks’ internal markets much as changes in monetary policy trigger substantial changes in market prices in the economy as a whole
Why would banks change their behavior based on capital requirements?
Banks view capital as more expensive than other forms of funding and therefore attempt to minimize its use while achieving the desired, or required, level of safety. At first blush, the rationale is obvious. Common shareholders of banks historically indicated that they required expected returns of roughly 15% annually, although they seem to have been willing to accept something closer to 10% after the fact. In the current market, double-digit expectations still seem to be built into pricing, despite historically quite low inflation levels and interest rates, perhaps in part reflecting the great uncertainty currently surrounding the banking business and its regulation. In contrast, deposit funding is far cheaper, with explicit rates of close to zero currently, plus allocated costs for branch networks, advertising, etc. that add perhaps another percentage point or two. Bank debt issued in the capital markets is somewhat more expensive, but still much cheaper than the required return on equity.
However, Modigliani and Miller, two Nobel Prize laureates, proved years ago that, under very specific conditions, a firm’s total cost of funding should not change with changes in its mix of funding sources. There are some academics who argue that this is true for banks as well, when viewed from the point of society as a whole, and therefore policymakers should require much higher capital levels than is currently the case. I have written extensively in opposition to this view. Regardless of where one comes out on that argument, it is important to realize that virtually no one argues that banks as private actors are indifferent to capital requirements, in part due to the tax deductions that makes interest payments cheaper than stock dividends. Therefore, they should, even in theory, attempt to minimize capital usage within other constraints.
More importantly, banks clearly show through their actual behavior that they consider equity to be substantially more costly than debt or deposits. It is indisputable that, in practice, they make strong efforts to minimize their capital usage within the constraints of their other objectives and regulatory requirements.
What are the incentive effects which are desired by policymakers?
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision recently released an excellent discussion paper on bank capital requirements that summarizes three key objectives for capital requirements: risk-sensitivity; simplicity; and comparability. Risk-sensitivity is crucial, because the core reason for banks to have capital is to protect against the risk of bad outcomes, especially insolvency. Therefore, the level of capital needs to be commensurate with the risk. However, simplicity and comparability are also important, because they help make it possible in practice to be comfortable that capital is indeed adequate and that required capital levels are reasonably similar across banking jurisdictions and within them. (If requirements differ significantly, there is a danger of regulatory arbitrage, with business moving to the laxer jurisdictions.)
The core approach of Basel III, the third version of the global Basel Accord on Bank Capital, is to calculate the capital needs of a bank by weighting each asset category according to its risk and then adding the totals. This achieves a great deal of risk-sensitivity and would probably continue to be the single approach used by most jurisdictions, if policymakers and others thought the risk weightings were perfect. Instead there are a whole series of problems that have considerably harmed the credibility of the risk weights.
Policymakers are now generally looking for a combination of approaches, including fixing problems with the risk weightings, that will retain the risk-sensitivity of the risk weightings while countering the worst potential problems. In particular, Basel III adds, as a supplemental measure, a leverage ratio calculation that is fairly insensitive to risk. The US has used a leverage ratio as a second constraint for some years.
In brief, policymakers want a capital adequacy regime that captures the bulk of the differences in risk across asset categories while ensuring that there is a certain minimum level of total capital per dollar of assets, (and asset equivalents for off-balance sheet items), even if the risk weighting on its own would allow lesser levels of capital. The leverage ratio constraint is intended to counter the dangers of “gaming” of risk weightings by the banks as well as the intellectual errors that can lead banks and their regulators to believe that certain items, such as sovereign debt, have low levels of risk when in reality the risks are higher than that. (Although I am not sure this can be proven, my intuition is that the biggest dangers from faulty risk weightings come from assigning zero or near-zero weights to assets that may truly be relatively low risk, but should have risk weights well above zero.)
Therefore, the desired incentives are for banks to set aside capital in proportion to the risk of different assets while also ensuring that total capital is sufficient to handle a shock whereby banks lose a few percentage points of value across the board, to reduce the dangers from consistent misperceptions of risk levels.
How will banks decide how to respond to capital requirements?
Because they view capital as costly, banks try to use the lowest amount that also allows them to meet all of their safety objectives. Conceptually, this means that they use the highest minimum capital requirement from a set of different measures, including:
Regulatory requirements, plus a buffer. Banks will be forced by regulators to hold at least certain minimums, plus banks will add a margin for error to avoid serious risk of slipping below these minimums if they take losses.
Rating agency requirements, plus a buffer. Similarly, banks usually target a certain credit rating that carries with it some minimum capital requirements. Higher ratings make it easier to attract customers and counterparties, but bring with them greater capital needs and costs.
Economic capital requirements. Banks run their own models to determine how much capital they need in order to operate with their desired level of safety, as measured by the probability of insolvency in any given year. They may be willing to accept a risk of failure every 1,000 years or perhaps 200 years, depending on their conservatism. The models for economic capital requirements tend to be similar to the ones used for regulatory risk weightings, but there can be substantial differences in detail.
Other constraints. In theory, equity investors or other constituents might have stiffer requirements for the bank than these other measures, but it is generally not the case in practice.
At any given time, one of these constraints will be the binding one, meaning that it requires more capital than the others. The incentive structure for the bank depends significantly on which constraint is binding. It appears to be the case that the binding constraint for many banks going forward will be the regulatory capital requirements, which is why the choice of regulatory capital regime may have major incentive effects. This is a quite different situation from the case a few years ago, when relatively low regulatory capital requirements generally meant that large banks determined their capital either primarily through ratings targets or from their own economic modeling.
In practice, capital requirements affect decisions by sophisticated banks through the formula used to price capital throughout the bank. Banks generally try to ensure that each of their units and each of the transactions of those units earn the bank enough profit to more than cover the target cost of capital multiplied by the amount of capital allocated to that unit or transaction. Thus, they effectively set up an internal market for capital in order to maximize the efficiency of their firm-wide capital allocation, in much the same manner that our economy as a whole relies on market mechanisms to maximize efficiency.
In theory, a bank would calculate all possible combinations of activities and use a complicated program to determine which set of activities would produce the maximum profit for a given level of capital and to determine whether additional capital should be raised or some capital returned to shareholders.
In practice, this is infeasible. Instead, the bank will generally construct a much simpler formula to be used in pricing transactions that attempts to roughly calculate the marginal impact on total capital requirements of a particular activity. If risk-weighted capital is the binding constraint, then the appropriate risk weighted asset (RWA) figure for that activity is used. If the leverage ratio were the binding constraint, then the amount of assets and asset-equivalents related to the activity would be fed in.
However, the amount of capital for a given activity may be radically different depending on which capital requirement is binding at a given time. This creates a risk that the simple approach just described would cause a sharp enough change in the bank’s behavior, and indeed business model, that the originally binding constraint may cease to be the binding one going forward. One could imagine a bank caroming back and forth in its business strategy as the binding constraint shifts over time, which will occur not only due to its own decisions, but market factors that are out of its control, including movements in the financial markets that may raise or lower its total capital level.
It seems probable that banks will therefore include multiple factors in their capital pricing and allocation formula in order to reflect different potential constraints, with greater weighting on the constraint that is most binding. When I was working at J.P. Morgan prior to the crisis, the pricing formula for a transaction included a capital charge that related not just to risk-weighted assets, but also to the total assets involved in the transaction. I understood that this was intended to reflect the fact that one or more of the rating agencies were concerned about the leverage ratio, in addition to risk weightings, and therefore J.P. Morgan wanted to ensure there were incentives to pay attention to total assets as well as RWA. It seems likely that such an approach will be common going forward. The formulas will presumably also be tailored to take account of the likely impact of a given activity on the capital required to meet the criteria of stress tests, such as the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) exercise. The latter will generally be of similar nature to the RWA approach, but the effective weights may differ from the ones employed under Basel III.
In essence, the capital pricing formula will be intended to move the bank in the direction of the theoretically optimal mix of activities that would take place under the binding capital constraint. This will often be a “corner solution” where any further movement of activity in the same direction would cause the originally binding constraint to produce a lower capital requirement than a new binding constraint, such as moving from leverage as the constraint to RWA as the constraint. Thus, the formula will create incentives for decisions on the margin that are similar to what the bank would do if the binding constraint were the only constraint, but with automatic stabilizers to avoid excessively rapid changes that could lead to instability and excessive movement in strategic and tactical direction.
It should also be noted that there will be other regulatory elements that affect the pricing formula used in evaluating bank activities and individual transactions. In particular, the new Basel III liquidity constraints incorporated in the Liquidity Coverage Ratio and Net Stable Funding Ratio will limit the degree to which banks could respond to the leverage ratio as a constraint by reducing high-quality, and low return, liquid assets such as short-term Treasury securities. Banks will almost certainly include a charge in their pricing formula for activities that create a drag on the LCR or NSFR and a credit for those that ease the liquidity constraints.
What are the likely effects of different capital regimes?
The most obvious differences in incentive effects relate to those that are created when RWA is the binding constraint as compared to when the leverage ratio is. The RWA calculations incentivize banks to undertake those activities where they are sufficiently well paid for the level of risk undertaken, as measured under the Basel III rules. All else equal, this encourages lower-risk activities, unless the pricing advantage of taking on more risk outweighs the additional capital need. In consequence, this also encourages those activities for which the regulatory risk weights are too low, such as may be the case with some sovereign debt and some mortgage transactions, and away from ones where the RWA is too high, as may be the case with some trade finance transactions.
On the other hand, the leverage ratio is relatively insensitive to risk and therefore encourages higher risk activities at the expense of those with lower risk, since the same capital can earn a higher expected return associated with the higher risk. Thus, the leverage ratio pushes banks away from sovereign debt and towards higher risk loans. One of the reasons many support the use of leverage ratios as a complement to RWA calculations is in the hopes that the leverage ratio’s penalization of activities with excessively low risk weights will appropriately offset the built-in incentives in the RWA calculations.
How will multiple approaches interact when used together?
The principle effect of using multiple regulatory capital approaches, such as the leverage ratio alongside the RWA calculations, is likely to be to push banks towards “corner solutions”. That is, they start with their existing business mix and move in the direction encouraged by the binding constraint until they are on the edge of finding that the other constraint becomes the binding one. The reason that there is likely to be movement all the way to the corner is because the incentive effects of the two radically different capital approaches push towards very different business mixes. As long as the initially binding constraint remains binding there are likely to be powerful incentives to keep moving towards optimization under that constraint by shifting business mixes. It is only when the corner is hit, that the incentives for further movement in that direction vanish.
This push towards the corners could be reduced if banks view the potential volatility of business mixes as too harmful and incorporate in their capital pricing formulas a substantial weighting for the initially non-binding constraint in order to reduce the tendency to change strategies. This would have a cost, however, by producing sub-optimal business mixes at each point in time.
The actual changes in business mix are hard to determine from the outside and, indeed, may be quite hard to predict from the inside. The direction of change will be fairly clear once one knows the initially binding constraint, but it will be harder to know how far the bank will go in that direction and in what ways the individual business units will achieve the new targets. In this sense, it may be like raising fuel efficiency standards for cars. Some things will be clear. All else equal, there will be an attempt to reduce the weight of cars and to improve the efficiency of engines. However, there will remain many different ways in which the overall goal can be achieved.
The banking industry is correct to point out that very low risk activities, such as holding Treasury securities, will be severely penalized by a leverage ratio constraint as compared to RWA constraints, and that this is very likely to reduce bank’s holdings of those securities and related activities such as securities financing transactions. However, it may be difficult to discern what the total mix of changes will be within the bank, since not all changes will occur in regard to the extreme cases and there are other constraints such as the liquidity rules or specific business needs that may limit the response through the most obvious actions. Areas of activity where banks dominate may also see price responses that fully or partially offset the increased cost of the capital allocated to that activity.
There is much that could be learned by trying to construct internal pricing rules that mimic those we would expect banks to use. Asset mixes, with associated pricing, could then be introduced to see what banks are likely to do in those situations. These mixes and prices would necessarily be fairly simplified, but they could still be broadly realistic. This type of exercise could help considerably in finding an appropriate calibration of the various regulatory standards.
Basel III refers to the current version of the Basel Accord on Bank Capital, the global guidelines created by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. Basel III is being phased in in most major jurisdictions over the next few years.
See, for example, The Bankers’ New Clothes by Anat Admati and Martin Hellwig. Simon Johnson and others have endorsed the arguments in various publications.
See Douglas J. Elliott, “Higher Bank Capital Requirements Would Come at a Price” https://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2013/02/20-bank-capital-requirements-elliott
See “The regulatory framework: balancing risk sensitivity, simplicity and comparability,” July 2013, The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
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Content from the Brookings Doha Center is now archived. In September 2021, after 14 years of impactful partnership, Brookings and the Brookings Doha Center announced that they were ending their affiliation. The Brookings Doha Center is now the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, a separate public policy institution based in Qatar.
The Trump administration has given the Palestinian leadership a rare opportunity. In the run-up to the “Peace to Prosperity” workshop being held in Bahrain on June 25 and 26, the White House released its proposal for economic development in the areas of the West Bank and Gaza Strip where Palestinians have limited self-rule. The glossy, 40-page document and accompanying list of projects is long on aspirations, short on details, and completely divorced from reality on the ground. But it does present a chance to validate Palestinian claims that the administration is intent on extorting them for their political rights and to pivot in a new direction by proposing their own acceptable, realistic alternative.
The Palestinians have every justification to be suspicious of the Trump administration. Over the past two and a half years, the White House has taken a series of steps aimed directly at weakening Palestinian institutions and squeezing the Palestinian leadership. In addition to defunding the Palestinian Authority (PA), it has also stripped financing to development and humanitarian projects at the same time that it has preached about the need for economic development and humanitarian solutions. And the team responsible for devising a peace plan—senior White House advisor Jared Kushner, U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, and Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt—has broken with decades of U.S. policies on the status of the occupied territories, including East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, and the goal of a two-state solution.
Amid plenty of skepticism about Trump’s so-called “deal of the century,” as well as turmoil in Israeli politics, the Kushner-led team decided to shelve the political component of their plan for a later date and roll out the economic portion on its own. While attempting to decouple economics from politics is itself a dubious task, the move has only fed Palestinian suspicions that the Trump administration has ill-intentions regarding their political future.
Indeed, glaringly absent from the document is any mention of a Palestinian national entity. The word “state” only appears in the formulations “neighboring states” and “state-of-the-art.” Even the word “national” only shows up once, to describe Egypt, Lebanon, and Jordan. While Kushner may not want to prejudge the political outcome, it is revealing how far the administration must have gone to scrub the document of anything political whatsoever. The economic development being proposed is only meant to deliver “a vibrant society,” one presumably devoid of national aspirations.
Besides not having a political future, there is not even a political present, as if this economic development will take place in a vacuum. For instance, there is not a single mention of the Israeli military occupation. Nor is there any direct reference to the PA or Hamas. Israel is only mentioned as part of neighboring countries, although reading between the lines it is clear that Israel will remain in control of Palestinian lives and the Palestinian economy. So how can such a plan be implemented when the basic political realities are not even acknowledged?
All Palestinians welcome economic development, including the PA. But they recognize that it can’t happen separate from a simultaneous rollback of the occupation and Israel’s settlement enterprise. Even the idea that progress at one end will generate momentum on the other is misplaced. In 2009, the Palestinian Authority prime minister, Salam Fayyad, introduced a two-year state-building project with the goal of shoring up the institutions of governance in preparation for a state. It failed for precisely this reason, not because the effort was unsuccessful, but because it was not accompanied by any change in the status of the occupation. Without any tangible movement toward statehood, progress in institution building became impossible to sustain; it felt like the PA was working for the occupation rather than against it.
Over the past 25 years, billions of dollars have been poured into the occupied territories in development and humanitarian aid, but the economy has actually been moving in the wrong direction. That is because the occupation does not simply restrict Palestinian economic development, it actively subverts it and redirects growth to the Israeli economy. According to Israeli economist Shir Hever, an estimated 72 percent of international aid to Palestinians ends up in the Israeli economy. Circumventing the occupation in order to deliver development aid is an impossible task.
In response to the economic document released by the White House, Mahmoud Abbas dismissed it out of hand, saying: “As long as there is no political solution, we do not deal with any economic solution.” Feeling under attack, Abbas is clearly being defensive, but with no discernable strategy other than to reject whatever comes his way.
To be sure, the Palestinians are in a difficult position. Abbas ended relations with the United States 18 months ago after the decision to move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem and recognize the city as Israel’s capital. Cutting ties with the U.S. is never a good idea. And the administration still has many tools available to punish the Palestinians. But that doesn’t mean they should sit back, unengaged, and just react to Washington’s policy initiatives.
For all the damage he is causing, Trump is shaking things up. That creates opportunities, even if the deck is stacked against the Palestinians. It can start with the economic proposal. Instead of rejecting it out of hand, the Palestinian leadership should hammer the message in the media that they would love to accept this economic vision in the context of having full political rights, either in a state of their own or within a secular, binational state. But, like citizens in America and Israel, Palestinians want the right to vote and elect the leaders that govern their lives. They refuse to live as permanent subjects under the hegemony of a foreign power. And no amount of development assistance can substitute for that right.
While the Palestinian leadership does not need to engage directly with this administration, they should not oppose others from attending the conference. Let them even pledge money. There is little harm in it, because receiving economic development is not inherently contingent on invalidating Palestinian rights. But if the U.S. administration tries to make it contingent on that after the fact, once real money is on the table, then they will expose the hypocrisy and extortion of this exercise. Just let Kushner try and say: “Sorry, you can’t have this money for economic development unless you forfeit your political rights.”
There are other opportunities too. The administration is undermining U.S. credibility with many of its allies, especially in Europe, and blowing up whatever vestiges remain of the peace process. The Palestinians should feel unshackled by this.
For all its virtues, the peace process limited Palestinian maneuverability. Every time they sought to leverage their limited resources to pressure Israel, they were pushed back into a box and told only the negotiation table was the appropriate venue for addressing grievances.
Now they may be able to convince the Europeans that greater pressure must be applied to Israel. And they should launch an international campaign geared toward a rights-based discourse. People around the world can understand the demand for basic political and human rights much more than they can the intricacies of final-status issues, land swaps, 1967 borders, and the nuances of state sovereignty.
The Palestinians could go even further and use this moment to present a Palestinian peace plan that marries economic development with clear, realizable political goals. The world will see that the Palestinians are not simply rejectionists, but that they have legitimate demands and they won’t be bought off. | <urn:uuid:a942c21a-27c1-4535-a5e7-f94d07f759a5> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.brookings.edu/articles/trumps-economic-proposal-is-an-opportunity-in-disguise/ | 2023-09-27T11:54:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.953096 | 1,611 |
In the final days before the Mexican presidential, gubernatorial and municipal elections on July 1, the country’s citizens face intense anxiety over the current levels of violence and uncertain economic prospects. The next president will have to consider promoting innovative policies on security, economic growth and political stability. The new president must be able to lead the country through global economic uncertainty, negotiate with the legislature, and persuade the Mexican people that they can take back their government from drug cartels and criminal mafias.
On June 29, the Latin America Initiative at Brookings hosted a discussion on the challenges facing the future Mexican government. The discussion was based on recent research conducted by Mexican and U.S. scholars on key economic, security, political, educational and energy issues facing Mexico. Panelists included: Arturo Franco Hernández, resident fellow at the Center for International Development at Harvard University; Carlos Ramírez, an analyst with the Latin America practice at the Eurasia Group; and Christopher Wilson, associate with the Mexico Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Brookings Nonresident Senior Fellow Diana Negroponte provided introductory remarks and moderated the discussion. | <urn:uuid:432489ca-c146-42f0-aea2-6bb8e1870e8c> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.brookings.edu/events/a-preview-of-mexicos-upcoming-elections/ | 2023-09-27T13:21:33Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.928515 | 231 |
Beckham cleared waivers to join the Los Angeles Rams and won Super Bowl LVI.
Meanwhile, Landry signed a one-year deal with the New Orleans Saints after playing four seasons in Cleveland.
However, the Browns can still have a potent passing game with Amari Cooper as one of their wideouts.
Here is the four-time Pro Bowler wearing the Browns uniform for the first time.
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) June 30, 2022
Cooper was traded by the Dallas Cowboys to the Browns in exchange for a fifth-round pick and an exchange of sixth-rounders in the 2022 NFL Draft.
While he had solid numbers of 865 yards and eight touchdowns last season, it’s not near his peak of 1,189 yards in 2019.
There are speculations that his shaky relationship with Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott led to the down year.
But clearing cap space is the foremost reason for the transaction.
With Cooper now with the Browns, the Cowboys were able to remove his five-year, $100 million contract off their books.
The former Alabama standout has three years left on that deal and he is set to earn a base salary of $1.12 million in 2022.
Browns Not Afraid To Spend This Offseason
Aside from absorbing Cooper’s contract, the Browns also gave a four-year, $54.7 million deal to tight end David Njoku.
They also agreed to a five-year, $100.5 million deal with cornerback Denzel Ward.
Finally, the Browns signed Deshaun Watson to a five-year, $230 million fully-guaranteed deal.
It remains to be seen whether Cooper will get to play with Watson in the upcoming season because former federal judge Sue Robinson is yet to give a recommendation regarding Watson’s potential suspension.
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Is the shock location of the left rear that big of deal? In some case yes, it is very important to the overall of the car. Now in some class there are rules to where the shock can be and how far it can be laying down, so search your rules and understand what you can do. We are going to look at the 3 different locations and the effects they have on the left rear tire. First let us define the 3 spots that we are talking about.
· Shock in front of axle.
· Shock on top of axle.
· Shock behind axle.
What we are going to do is by moving the shock and which is best for the car. The 2nd part of that question is up for grabs and is kind of a drivers fell deal more than what is best. So, we will look at what each place will do for the car and how it effects the car. We are not going to get all scientific but will tell you how it effects the car and drive at the tire.
Shock in Front on Birdcage:
In my opinion this is the best place to run the shock (4-bar) because it holds the car up better than any other place on the car will, but at the same time will kill traction. The motion ratio to shaft movement is better in the front, this allows the compression in the shock to work better at holding the car up. Understand this: it will not hold the car up but will help, if you want the car to stay up you will need to use the gas pedal to do so. Also shock in front kill drive in the car, the more gas you add the less traction you have. Look at it kind of like this, if your shock makes 40 to 50 pounds of od force than you lose 40 to 50 pounds of left rear spring in the car. When running in the tacky fast or rubber up race add the biggest, highest gas shock you have.
· PRO: Holds car up well.
· CON: Kills left rear drive.
· PRO: Good in rubber.
· CON: Not that good on a 3-link car.
· FIX: Add base valve to shock. (Find a good shock brand)
Remember when running a shock in front keep the gas as low as you can in slick this will help on traction.
Shock on Top of Axle:
Not as common of a thing to do and will cause some fabrication to be done or reach to find the parts to do it. Mounting the shock on top of toward the front of the tube is an attempt to reduce load on the front of the birdcage to increase drive in the car. This works because it frees up the birdcage and adds drive to the car that it was losing from the rod force in front. Sometimes this may require a shorter shock and a valve change, but a standard left rear shock will work well in this area. Shock on top my favorite thing to do NO, but it will work, and is a good thing to do if you can’t find a good base valve shock the run in front of the axle.
· PRO: Adds drive to the car.
· CON: Hard to mount.
· CON: Shock may need to be cut down.
· PRO: Will hold the car up to some degree.
· PRO: Works good on 3-link may not be legal.
Shock Behind Axle:
Shock behind on birdcage means that it will be on a coil over setup, and this will add tons of drive to the car. (4-bar) This is what we are looking for most of the time so anytime you can add drive it is probably a good day. Remember this, the motion ratio when the shock is behind is really bad and the car falls at a very fast rate without very much shaft movement. If you are needing help in holding the car up this is not the best setup for your car, although it will add drive it will upset entry pretty bad. This ill handling effect that the car gets will most likely slow you down more than speed you up. Shock behind is better in a preloaded setup than it is when the car gets to the top of the spring. Now when running a 3-link shock behind can offer some load to the left rear that makes the car good, when doing this it is good to mount the shock off the 3 link mount and more to the axle. Again check rules.
· PRO: Adds a lot of drive to the left rear.
· CON: Car sets down real fast and hard.
· PRO: Is good on 3-link cars.
· PRO: Less moving parts on left rear.
· CON: Car may turn up the track on entry when of throttle.
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Regular Season Game 40
Celtics (12-26) at Wizards (23-16)
CSN and FSN New England
Previous Results: Wizards 124, Celtics 117.
Not much time here, so let's make it quick. The Celtics are in shambles right now, with injuries to key players affecting a team that wasn't very good to begin with. This should be an easy win for the Wizards at home, but as we learned from the Denver and New Orleans losses, the Wizards hasn't always responded well against injury-plagued teams, especially following a big win in the previous game.
[that literaly took 15 minutes to do]
Your lines for tonight:
Celtics at Wizards: Wizards by 11.
Over/Under on Big 3: 69.9 points.
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THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THINGS WE OFFER ... HOWEVER, SOME OF THESE ARE SUSPENDED AT PRESENT DUE TO COVID-19
Anyone can join - from age 1 day to 120 years ... It's completely FREE to join and you will receive your own personal credit card style membership card which you need to bring to the library every time you come. If you don't bring your card you will only be able to borrow 2 items. If you do lose your card and can't find it (They usually turn up somewhere! Often in a book!) you will need to ask for a new one. The first replacement card for children is free of charge. Then it costs £1 to replace a child's card, £1.50 for over 60s and £2 for adults aged between 16 and 59.
Free Borrowing (for most things)
It's completely FREE to borrow up to 20 of the following items - books, talking books on cassette, cd and MP3, fiction books, non-fiction books, large print books, adults' books, children's books. You initially borrow them for 3 weeks. If no-one else wants them after this time you can renew them up to 5 times.
Borrow e-books (4 per person) and e-audio books (2 per person) on top of your normal allowance. Borrow books on Special Promotion and shortlisted for awards such as CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway, Booker Man, Folio.
Free Reservations (for most things)
Reserve any item that is on the Bradford catalogue completely free of charge and get it delivered to Burley Library. Suggest items for Bradford to purchase for general stock. Request DVDs from other libraries. There is a weekly hire charge for these for all members. If DVDs are returned late all members pay fines.
No fines for under 16s and over 60s (for most things)
No fines and charges on books that are returned late which have been borrowed on children's (under 16s) and senior citizen's (over 60s) library cards. (There is an exception to this. If items are very late - over 2 months - an invoice is automatically raised by Bradford Council for the cost of the books. If the books are returned, this charge is removed but you will still have to pay an admin fee for the work done in creating and sending the invoice)
Use your card in any Library in the Bradford District
Use your library card in any of the libraries in the Bradford network. The nearest libraries to Burley that are currently open are Menston, Ilkley, Addingham, Silsden and Baildon. But you can also use Shipley, Keighley, City, Bingley, Manningham, Eccleshill, and on, and on, and on .... You can borrow books in other Bradford libraries and bring them back to us. You can borrow from us and take them back to them ... whatever is easiest for you!
Things to Borrow ... books and more ...
We have books on every imaginable subject from Aardvark to Zulu and beyond. We also have special sections for biographies, health (including Books on Prescription and self help), travel, gardening, history and local books on Yorkshire. We only have a small reference section, so if you have any suitable and current publications that you would like to donate, these would be most welcome. As well as "normal" fiction we have classics, adventure, crime, family fiction, romance, historical fiction, fantasy, horror, quick reads. We have an extensive children's library with numerous good quality picture and board books, fiction for all ages from tiny babies right up to young adult, and a large non-fiction section with lots of informative and fun books. If the little ones have really had too much of books there are even some toys to play with ... We also stock books in preparation for the local schools' term topics and currently have a large selection of books on Normans and Vikings. Borrow talking books on CD, cassette and even MP3. Borrow jigsaws - you don't even need to have these put on your library card or bring them back in 3 weeks! Borrow Count-me-in Storysacks. For under 5s but need to borrowed on an adult's ticket.
Things to Do
An opportunity to volunteer and give back to the community. Use the public computers, internet and Microsoft Office package completely FREE of charge. Black and white A4 printing costs 10p per sheet. Use the library's free Wi-Fi on your own device, anywhere in the building. Read the newspapers on the days we are open. We currently have the Yorkshire Post, i and Ilkley Gazette. Read Mature Times. Read the monthly magazines from the local churches. Read the Burley Parish Council newsletter. Obtain FREE health, information and attraction leaflets. Obtain prospectuses for local colleges and universities. Start your own reading group and borrow sets of books from Bradford Libraries FREE of charge. Contact the library for information on how to do this. Join the Bookstart Bear Club - incentive scheme for under 5s.
Join the Summer Reading Challenge - during the Summer holidays.
Things to View
The Burley Painting by local artist Ian Middleton and commissioned by Burley Community Trust with participation from village residents and children. The Tereli artefacts. The library mural as designed and painted Maddie Coelho. Photography by local residents displayed on the new shelving's graphic end panels.
Things to Attend
Attend regular library activities such as knitting, or join the in-house Burley Reading Group which meets once a month on a Friday at 2.30 pm.
Come and join our Chess Club on Mondays and Tuesdays between 3.30 pm and 4.45 pm. Come and have a go at our ongoing jigsaw - any time we are open.
Attend Tuneful Tuesdays (Story Bees @ The Library) our storytime/rhymetime/crafts session for children under 5 on a Tuesday at 9.30 am (Term Time Only). This activity is currently on Zoom. Please contact the library for access codes.
Visit the Burley Archives (Burley Local History Group) on Fridays from 2.30 pm and view their special exhibitions.
We have FREE one off talks usually given on Cruise Ships on the subjects of family history, getting the most out of the internet and why apps are important. See Special Events.
Meet the walking group on a Tuesday morning at 10 am who set off from the library.
Attend one off activities held during Bookstart Week, Teddy Bears' Picnic, Scavenger Hunts, World Book Day, Libraries' Week, Family Learning Festival and Bookstart promotions.
Things to Buy
Buy pre-loved books from our resonably priced Book Sale.
Purchase the Burley History Trail (£1) and borrow or buy other books on the history of Burley. Purchase Burley's Walkers are Welcome short trail books.
Tickets for some events at the Burley Summer Festival - through the Burley Summer Festival volunteers on specified dates/times. Not available from the library volunteers.
Things to Recycle and Refill
The following items can be recycled at Burley Library: batteries, pens and stamps. Burley Library is also a member of the Refill scheme where you can refill your own water container - please ask the volunteers for help with this.
And last but not least, a warm safe place to come and have a friendly chat .... | <urn:uuid:bc8795b1-6a68-42d0-b246-faabbf6fb68c> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.burleylibrary.org/real-stuff.html | 2023-09-27T12:35:47Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.943573 | 1,567 |
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