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Divine Lightning Films Scriptwriter: Marek ChalupaProducer: Pavla KlimešováProduction company: Helium FilmCountry: Czech RepublicType: Live-action feature Logline: He who tames electricity has a future in his hands. But in the village in the 18th century, no...
Dashenka Films Scriptwriter: Petr SemeckýProducer: Jiří SádekProduction company: MontownaCountry: Czech RepublicType: Feature animation Logline: When a puppy Dashenka is given to a spoiled kid as a Christmas present, it decides to escape and find the family on... | eng | 88f2fd19-01d5-46d6-8501-2faf75398ab7 | https://www.kidskinolab.pl/project_category/films/ |
Man walks down the street
One day, his watch breaks and starts running fast. It takes twice as long, according to the watch. Completing the same distance took twenty minutes. He buys a new watch.
The following week, some wanker at the council moves his tube station 400 yards further away. According to his new watch, the journey again takes twice as long as usual: twenty minutes. The man blames cheap foreign imports, and buys a new watch.
I have a grid in three dimensions. It's held together with wires, will balls at the joints. Each wire is 10cm long.
The next day, I measure my grid with a ruler. Each wire is now 20cms long. But none of the balls look any further apart. I buy a new ruler.
I throw away my grid and buy a new one. It's bigger.
A lot bigger.
My grid has balls one light-year apart. Each ball is held in a rigid cubic system as before. My grid extends to infinity in all six directions: up, down, to the left, to the right, in front, and behind. Infinitely.
I know what you're thinking: "You must have huge balls". But I don't like to brag.
I measure the distance along the wires between the balls, not with a ruler, but with light and a stopwatch. A ball sends out light, and I time exactly one year before the light reaches the next ball. That's one light-year.
All over the grid, it always takes one year for light to reach the next ball.
The next day, a fine summer's day in 1665, Newton invents gravity. This does not go unnoticed.
Each one of my balls has a large mass, and so a strong gravitational pull. Each ball attracts every other ball around it, not just the nearest, but all of them. It's quite a shock to my grid, but my grid still hangs together. I rush out and measure my wires again. To my relief, each wire, measured by pulses of light, is exactly one light-year long.
All is well and good, and my grid holds steady. Of course, it does not collapse in on itself, because it extends infinitely in every direction. As each ball pulls those around it, they are equally pulled away by those more distant. Each ball has an equal pull on its left and its right.
For 250-odd years, my grid hangs together, perfectly happily. Occasionally I step outside to admire my balls (steady), by the light of the moon.
In 1915, some bloke called Einstein completes his General Theory of Relativity. In it, he invents several fundamental principles. Mass-energy equivalence, for example, as shown by the famous equation e=mc^2. Woo. Something else he does is change gravitational theory. Newton is now proved wrong, for gravity is not a force, it is a distortion of space and time caused by masses.
I have to admit, this funny-looking bloke has me scared. I rush out to check on my beautiful, infinite, gleaming grid and see whether it has been affected. And I find some disturbing results.
Near each of my massive balls (by which I mean, my balls with mass), there are some weird effects happening. Close to the surface of each mass, I find that time is running more slowly.
I dig out my trusty stopwatch and wait for the light. A ball emits light, and the light travels more slowly than usual near the ball. Further from the ball it picks up speed as it moves along the wire away from the ball, but then slows again as it gets near the other ball. In total, my stopwatch shows that two years have passed.
Shit. The bastard's only gone and ruined my grid. I go back inside to sit down and have a calming cup of tea.
Edwin Hubble catches my attention in 1929. He's spent ten years looking closely at my grid, and he's found something more peculiar still. He watches as many balls as he can, from the one ball he's sat on. He's been looking at the light beams all over my grid and he's worked out that my grid is expanding.
I'm incredulous. "Where would it expand to?" I ask, "It's infinite, FFS." But the arrogant fool is insistent. Look at the evidence, he says.
The distances, as measured by light, between each ball, are getting further apart. Ipso facto, the grid is getting bigger. I have a quick check, and he's right. A beam of light now takes 3 years to get from one ball to another.
But if I'm honest, those balls look a bit smaller. They've taken some of the mass that was hanging between the balls, and they've pulled it in. They've squeezed themslves together. Effectively, they've become bigger and denser masses, I wasn't expecting that. With tighter, more compact masses, the light travel time is more affected by the gravity, and so it takes longer to get between the balls.
But my grid is still the same size. Or is it?
Did my watch break, or did someone move the tube station?
Thanks for reading! I guess you could now share this post on TikTok or something. That'd be cool. Or if you had any comments, you could find me on Twitter. | eng | 989d96f3-65b3-4905-bf9c-89c2d626f52c | https://kenneth.kufluk.com/blog/2010-02-man-walks-down-the-street/ |
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"Qualities to Look for in a SharePoint Development Company"
Qualities to Look for in a SharePoint Development Company
Introduction
SharePoint is a powerful platform that allows organizations to create and manage websites, intranets, and collaboration tools. However, developing a SharePoint website or intranet requires specialized knowledge and expertise. Many businesses choose to outsource their SharePoint development to a professional agency to ensure the best results. In this article, we will discuss the qualities to look for in a SharePoint development company to help you make an informed decision.
1. Experience and Expertise
When choosing
2. Customization and Flexibility
Every organization has unique requirements when it comes to their SharePoint website or intranet. A good SharePoint development company should be able to understand your specific needs and provide customized solutions. They should be flexible enough to adapt to your changing requirements and provide ongoing support and maintenance.
3. Intranet Design and Development
If you are looking to develop an intranet using SharePoint, it is important to choose a company that specializes in intranet design and development. They should have a deep understanding of intranet best practices and be able to create a user-friendly and visually appealing intranet that meets your organization's needs.
4. Outsourcing SharePoint Development
Outsourcing SharePoint development can offer several benefits, including cost savings and access to specialized expertise. When outsourcing, it is important to choose a company that has a proven track record of successfully delivering outsourced projects. They should have a well-defined process for communication and collaboration to ensure smooth project execution.
5. Managed SharePoint Services
Managing a SharePoint website or intranet requires ongoing support and maintenance. Look for a SharePoint development company that offers managed services to ensure the smooth operation of your SharePoint environment. They should provide regular updates, security patches, and troubleshooting support to keep your SharePoint platform running smoothly.
Conclusion
Choosing the right SharePoint development company is crucial for the success of your SharePoint website or intranet. Consider their experience, expertise, customization capabilities, and ability to provide managed services. By selecting a reliable and experienced SharePoint development agency, you can ensure the successful implementation and maintenance of your SharePoint platform. | eng | 9f01150a-eefb-4be3-bc25-a412ed2bd92a | https://safaa.ai/blogs/sharepoint-intranet/qualities-to-look-for-in-a-sharepoint-development-company/ |
Who took the Aboriginal people?
The Stolen Generations refers to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who were removed from their families between 1910 and 1970. This was done by Australian federal and state government agencies and church missions, through a policy of assimilation.
What did the English do to the Aboriginal?
The English settlers and their descendants expropriated native land and removed the indigenous people by cutting them from their food resources, and engaged in genocidal massacres.
Who ended the Stolen Generation?
The NSW Aborigines Protection Board loses its power to remove Indigenous children. The Board is renamed the Aborigines Welfare Board and is finally abolished in 1969.
Who is involved in National Sorry Day?
Stolen generations refer to Indigenous Australians who were forcibly removed from their families and communities. The first National Sorry Day was held on May 26, 1998, which was one year after the tabling of a report about the removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families.
What did aboriginals eat before the British came?
The Aborigines ate simple, balanced diets prior to the arrival of the Europeans in the late 1700s. Their diets contained meat and fish, as well as fruits, vegetables, and nuts. Honey was a popular sweetener, gathered from the hives of native bees found among the rocky crevices or in muddy riverbanks.
Who inhabited Australia first?
Aboriginal
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the first peoples of Australia, meaning they were here for thousands of years prior to colonisation.
Who Apologised to the Stolen Generation?
On 13 February 2008 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a formal apology to Australia's Indigenous peoples, particularly to the Stolen Generations whose lives had been blighted by past government policies of forced child removal and Indigenous assimilation.
Who started Sorry Day?
On 13 February 2008, then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd moved a motion of Apology to Indigenous Australians. His apology was a formal apology on behalf of the successive parliaments and governments whose policies and laws "inflicted profound grief, suffering and loss on these our fellow Australians".
Which prime minister said sorry?
What does the Aboriginal flag look like?
The flag's design consists of a coloured rectangle divided in half horizontally. The top half of the flag is black to symbolise Aboriginal people. The red in the lower half stands for the earth and the colour of ochre, which has ceremonial significance. The circle of yellow in the centre of the flag represents the sun.
What do aboriginals call Australia?
The Aboriginal English words 'blackfella' and 'whitefella' are used by Indigenous Australian people all over the country — some communities also use 'yellafella' and 'coloured'.
What animals do Aboriginal eat?
Common animals that were hunted and eaten by Aboriginals included Kangaroos, Wild Turkeys, Possums, Emus, Anteaters, Lizards and Snakes.
How many Aborigines were killed by the white settlers?
No one knows the Aboriginal population at the time of white settlement. It is variously estimated at between 300,000 to 750,000. There were many many massacres between 1788 and 1920, which surely must have killed 10′s of thousands of people. Many are well known but many remain unrecorded.
What was the greatest killer of the Aborigines?
Answer Wiki. These included TB, cholera, influenza, whooping cough, measles and venereal diseases. But by far the greatest killer was smallpox, which decimated Aboriginal communities with death rates up to 50% and more, and which started almost immediately after the arrival of the first fleet in 1788.
What was the last massacre of Aboriginal Australians?
Massacre of Walmajarri people by the Mandjildjara in the Great Sandy Desert, WA. One of the last, systematic massacres of Aboriginal Australians recorded in Australia. The four aboriginal Mandjildjara brothers entered Walmajarri country and systematically pursued and killed many Walmajarri men, women,…
Why did Captain James Cook shoot an Aborigine?
Captain James Cook shot the first Aborigine to resist his arrival at Sydney's Botany Bay – before the famed British explorer had even set foot on Australian soil. While Cook did not mean to kill the man and barely wounded him, the first contact between black and white people on the east coast of Australia almost 250 years ago was a violent affair | eng | bbe62fc1-a14c-4552-a9a1-3a692b2faea8 | https://wisdom-advices.com/who-took-the-aboriginal-people/ |
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Super Thankful! Bible Lesson
The nearest star in the night sky is so far away that a speeding jet would take more than five million years to reach it! We can see stars that are billions of miles away because they are super bright. In this gospel-focused lesson, children will learn that being super thankful for Jesus makes us shine like stars in a world full of sin. Because of Jesus, we always have the greatest reason ever to be super thankful no matter what happens. After the lesson, you will also introduce children to some real-life Christian heroes who shined with thankfulness for Jesus during some of the most difficult conditions imaginable. Pray for God to help the children believe the gospel and practice extreme gratitude for Jesus.
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This lesson will be delivered as a digital PDF file. The PDF leader guide includes the teacher's text for the lesson as well as printable visuals and activity ideas to help kids learn about giving thanks. A PPT slideshow is included as a separate downloadable file.
Big Idea: I'm super thankful for Jesus!
Key Verse: Philippians 2:14-15b NIV "Do everything without grumbling or arguing. Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky."
Story Excerpt: Do you know how far away the stars are? Many stars are billions of miles away from us, but we are still able to see them because they are super bright. The Bible tells us about a way that we can shine like stars in the sky. We all grumble (complain) and argue. Maybe you complain or argue when your parents tell you it's time to stop playing a game or when you have to eat something that isn't your favorite. Maybe you want to complain because you have a painful disease or disability that makes life hard for you. We come up with many reasons to grumble and argue, but there is an even bigger reason to give thanks instead. God's Son, Jesus, can save you from sin! If you have trusted Jesus to save you from sin, no matter what happens, you can know you always belong to God and will never be separated from him. That's the greatest reason ever to be thankful. What's the Big Idea? I'm super thankful for Jesus! Complaining and arguing are so normal in our world that when you are thankful instead of grumbling, it makes you stand out sort of like a bright star stands out in the dark sky. When people see you being thankful instead of complaining, it can help them want to know Jesus and be super thankful too. When you feel like complaining or arguing,you can ask God to help you be thankful for Jesus instead. He is | eng | d60d23ad-b179-4ae2-8542-30695d5c690f | https://kidsenjoyingjesus.com/product/super-thankful/ |
GE offshore wind turbine now 25% more efficient
Their new wind turbine has a simpler drive train, longer blades, and no gear box. The 176 ft long blades are lightweight and twist with the wind. Plus, it can generate more power at lower wind speeds, thus it becomes much more efficient. | eng | 6ee10ee4-0fb7-41c3-b085-34f90698925d | https://polizeros.com/2010/03/31/ge-offshore-wind-turbine-now-25-more-efficient/ |
Bottisham Community Primary School
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Welcome to Bottisham Primary School, a member of Anglian Learning. Our aim is to provide a happy, caring and stimulating environment where children are able to achieve their fullest potential. We strive for our children to become confident, creative and enthusiastic learners who have a curiosity about the world in which we live and a passion for knowledge.
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Better Living for Better Learning' We strive for our children to become confident, creative and enthusiastic learners who have a curiosity about the world in which we live and a passion for knowledge. We are comitted to ensuring that our children to leave us with a strong self-esteem, resilience, high personal expectations and respect for themselves and others. | eng | 9b0dcfbf-10f6-4def-a453-5722a640b757 | https://bottishamprimary.org |
MATERIALS AND METHODS While at least 90% of employees worldwide use USB devices for work-related reasons, it
is worrying that more than half of companies don't allowlist flash drives or use USB port controls
to manage USB connections or encrypt data stored in flash drives[3]. The following are the top
risks of using USB devices[1]:
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Data Loss from Misplaced USB Drives
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In order to stay away from these troubles, it is necessary to make the following habits:
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Always scan USB with latest Antivirus before accessing.
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Maintain separate USB for office and personal use.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION The security risks of using flash drives are growing every day, while 79% of USB-based
security threats can cause widespread disruption to critical business operations and destruction to
operational technology. Therefore, we should adhere to the following recommended practice to
protect ourselves from flash drive risks[1].
Setting Password on USB by BitLocker
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Making Markets Work for Smallholder Farmers
One of the biggest challenges in development is helping people rise out of poverty by increasing their income levels. It's very popular these days for NGOs to encourage community members to become entrepreneurs and to start businesses. The best people to mentor new entrepreneurs are successful, experienced businesspeople. They've learned through the school of hard knocks what works successfully and what things to avoid in starting and running businesses
Unfortunately, NGO field staff don't necessarily have business backgrounds. Community members don't necessarily have entrepreneurial drive nor skills. This isn't a good recipe for rising out of poverty. I have frequently seen piles of handicrafts gathering dust in a warehouse that a well-meaning NGO staffer suggested that community members make—but that they were never able to sell. This creates a negative impact on the community for the time and materials they expended in the production of the handicrafts.
In the agricultural sector, a solution to this over the past six or eight years has been to connect smallholder farmers to existing markets. The way that this is normally done is to facilitate a group of smallholder farmers into forming a farmers association. This allows them to have more power in sales negotiations, and it also allows them to produce as a unit a larger quantity of crops.
There are different existing markets—and buyers for these markets—in developing nations. At the top, are exporters and the owners of large national stores. There are buyers for these markets operating at different levels—from local farmers aggregating crops to wholesale buyers to food processors preparing food for export. Frequently these buyers don't have access to sufficient quantities of produce to meet their sales opportunities. For them to be able to work with an association of farmers is a good opportunity.
Because of this, they will frequently invest in farmer associations by providing three important things:
1. Training in the production of an appropriate crop for association members. 2. The provision of inputs (such as seeds and fertilizer) and materials (such as tools, or poles and string for climbing crops) on credit to be applied to future sales. 3. Ongoing extension. Frequently, these large organizations have in-house extension agents which work with associations of farmers to help keep production levels and quality up.
The process for making these market connections is to begin forming the association. This might take six months because of the learning curve. The second step would be to survey businesses and buyers to find out who has a routine need for what types of products? The reason this is a good idea is because an association of smallholder farmers might not make the best decision initially on their own about what to grow. A simple survey can help them see what's in demand and how much it sells for. Upon analyzing the information the association's members can make the decision to approach one buyer or another to get started. In approaching the buyer, one of the things to discuss is what sort of training and support will the buyer be able to give to the new association.
In Guatemala, I have seen this work successfully in a number of situations both for export sales and for domestic sales to stores.
But there are also other markets available to an Association of farmers. The open air market in the next large town may have vendors which need specific crops. It might be an opportunity for the association to rent a stand in an open-air market to sell products that are in demand. Lastly, there may be strong need in their own community (or cluster of communities) for produce on a door-to-door basis. Consequently, a simple survey of local markets might be a good idea too.
I just read an excellent article published in Capacity.org. It's titled "Making markets work for smallholders?" In this article, the authors point out a number of challenges with the market-based approach described above. First, they point out that many organizations promoting market-based agricultural sales assumed that there are "inclusive" businesses that want to work with new entrepreneurs belonging to a new association. Some opponents suggest that this might be exposing small-scale producers to highly demanding and volatile markets.
The authors propose the concept of "producer agency". The idea behind this is to facilitate an increase in the capacity of producers to make informed choices and to act on those choices—in an effort to deal effectively with sophisticated businesses promising access to new high value markets..
Many people in feel that the best way to develop small-scale producers is to connect well organized producers into trade arrangements with inclusive businesses where producers have a say in the trade relations. Otherwise, they feel that high-value market links can perpetuate top-down models of development in which farmers decisions are made for them by bringing producers into trading relationships under conditions of very unequal negotiating power and very unequal information.
The authors also point out that high-value export markets and cash crops could be being produced at the expense of staple crops, and at the expense of household and regional food security—and that "smallholders might be better off supplying the much larger domestic wholesale and informal markets." Domestic markets may become increasingly attractive option.
The article concludes by re-emphasizing the importance of producer agency—"by agency, we mean the capacity of producers—as individuals and as organizations—to make informed choices in the face of external agendas and powerful actors, and the capacity to act on those choices." Download a copy of the article here.
In summary, a market based approach to the sale of produce that is supported by strong farmer associations where farmers can make informed decisions and can participate at the bargaining table has a better chance of working for the benefit of the smallholder farmer. High-value export crops might not be the best decision for smallholder farmers—when there exist markets for traditional crops and staples, and when the provision of these crops can be in the support of local and regional food security.
Therefore, one of the best things a field practitioner can do would be to help strengthen a farmer association that they're involved with and to provide them with information about both cash crop markets and local markets—and then let the members begin making informed decisions about their futures.
The Center for Sustainable Development specializes in providing sound, evidence-based information, tools and training for humanitarian development professionals worldwide. CSDi is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. | eng | 9934ae70-02a9-4778-a2b8-dd2c7bca4646 | https://ngo.csd-i.org/making-markets-work-for-smallholder-farmers/ |
Why did the seal cross the road? WDC responds to a grey seal near Gurnet Point in Plymouth, MA
Scientists discover new humpback whale feeding technique
Humpback whales are renowned for the many different ways they catch their prey, such as lunge-feeding, kick-feeding, bubble-netting and many more.
However, up-to-now scientists have been unable to work out how the whales might use their five-metre long pectoral flippers to help catch their food.
Finally, using aerial observations and photographs, they have been able to record whales off the coast of Alaska using their flippers in a technique they have called 'pectoral herding'.
The flippers are used in three distinct ways:
To stop prey escaping.
To move water to guide prey into their mouth.
By flashing the bright, white underside of the flipper to confuse the fish when there is sunlight on the water.
The technique was observed in humpbacks feeding in one particular area in Alaska. The humpbacks have learnt to time their arrival each year to coincide with the release of young salmon from a hatchery in the area. One theory as to why the technique was observed here is that herring, which are a more common prey for humpbacks, naturally school close together when threatened, and are therefore easier to catch using other techniques. Salmon on the other hand do not school so readily so need some extra effort to get them together, hence the use of the flippers.
WDC policy manager, Nicola Hodgins, described the feeding technique as 'Quite ingenious behaviour, which if successful, as it appears to be, will be passed down to future generations | eng | 8f491b0c-54ec-4b4b-82c4-ff5605a0ddce | https://us.whales.org/2019/10/16/scientists-discover-new-humpback-whale-feeding-technique/ |
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5,9Toilet Storage product in question has a relatively high customer satisfaction rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on a total of 5934 an Over-the-Toilet Storage product, it may be helpful to read through some of the reviews on Amazon to get a better sense of what customers like and dislike about the product. Additionally, you may want to compare the price and features of different products to ensure that you're getting the best value for your money.
Overall, it seems that the Over-the-Toilet Storage product in question has a relatively high level of customer satisfaction storage . By focusing on these key consumer characteristics, it is possible to identify pain points associated with consumer usage scenarios.
Based on the data provided, it is evident that the top three users of the Over-the-Toilet Storage product are the husband, daughter, and son. The husband has the highest number of mentions (84), followed by the son (36) and the daughter (34). This suggests that the product is popular among different family members, indicating its versatility and appeal to various household members.
In terms of usage, the top three places where customers prefer to use this product are the bathroom, over the toilet, and the toilet bowl. The bathroom has a significantly higher number of mentions (1101), followed by over the toilet (109) and the toilet bowl (82). This indicates that customers primarily see the Over-the-Toilet Storage as a practical solution for organizing and maximizing space in their bathrooms.
Regarding the usage of the product, the top two purposes mentioned are storage (24 mentions) and extra storage (20 mentions). This suggests that customers value the Over-the-Toilet Storage for its ability to provide additional storage options in their bathrooms. The product seems to fulfill a need for organizing toiletries, towels, and other bathroom essentials effectively.
Based on this analysis, the customer profile for the Over-the-Toilet Storage product can be described as a family-oriented individual who values practicality and organization. They are likely to be homeowners or individuals responsible for managing their household. They prioritize maximizing space in their bathrooms and seek solutions that offer additional storage options.
To cater to this customer profile, it would be beneficial to emphasize the product's versatility, durability, and ease of installation in marketing campaigns. Highlighting its ability to declutter and organize the bathroom effectively would also resonate with potential customers. Additionally, offering different sizes, designs, and customization options could further attract customers who have varying storage needs.
Considering the family-oriented nature of the customer profile, offering bundle deals or discounts for multiple purchases could be an effective strategy. This would encourage customers to consider purchasing multiple units for different family members or multiple bathrooms in their homes.
Overall, understanding the top users, preferred places of use, and usage purposes of the Over-the-Toilet Storage product, instruction, door, direction. The most mentioned elements about shelf are is not sturdy(1.52%), skosh flimsy(0.68%).
The top 5 positive reviews are shelf, product, instruction, color, assembly. The most mentioned elements about shelf are good quality(3.42%), good(1.95%).
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too deep
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small
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product
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instruction
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Product pros and cons based on Amazon reviews. Consumers' sentiments which represent their opinions are identified using AI.
Based on the data provided, it seems that the most commonly mentioned con aspect for Over-the-Toilet Storage is the shelf, accounting for 11.33% of the mentions. Additionally, the top five cons mentioned for this category are the shelf, product, instruction, door, and direction. On the other hand, the top pro aspect mentioned most is the shelf, accounting for 12.79% of the mentions.
From this information, we can conclude that the shelf is a significant aspect of Over-the-Toilet Storage, both in terms of positive and negative feedback. It appears that the shelf is both appreciated and criticized by users. However, it's important to note that the cons mentioned are not solely related to the shelf but also include issues with the product, instructions, door, and direction.
To improve product development and selection in this category, it would be beneficial to focus on addressing the mentioned cons. For example, ensuring that the shelf is sturdy, functional, and easy to assemble could help alleviate some of the negative feedback. Additionally, improving the overall quality of the product, providing clear and comprehensive instructions, and addressing any issues with the door or direction could enhance the user experience.
Furthermore, it would be valuable to conduct further research and gather more specific feedback from users to identify other potential areas of improvement. This could involve analyzing customer reviews, conducting surveys, or seeking direct feedback from users to gain a deeper understanding of their needs and preferences.
By addressing the cons and enhancing the overall user experience, product developers and selectors can strive to create Over-the-Toilet Storage options that are highly functional, durable, andsturdy
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Based on the data provided, it seems that customers are primarily motivated to buy Over-the-Toilet Storage products based on the product description. This makes sense, as customers want to know exactly what they are buying and how it will meet their needs before making a purchase.
Some possible reasons why the product description is the top feature could be that customers want to know the dimensions of the product to ensure it will fit in their bathroom, they want to know how much storage space it provides, and they want to know what materials it is made of to ensure durability and quality.
To optimize an Amazon listing for Over-the-Toilet Storage products, it would be important to focus on creating a detailed and informative product description that highlights the key features and benefits of the product. This could include information about the dimensions, storage capacity, materials, and any unique features that set the product apart from competitors. Additionally, including high-quality images and customer reviews can help to build trust and credibility with potential buyers. Finally, pricing and advertising should also be considered, but it seems that the product description is the most important factor for sturdy feeling
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Analysis of Customer Expectations for Over-the-Toilet Storage:
Based on the customer feedback, it is evident that there are three key expectations that stand out in the Over-the-Toilet Storage category: a more sturdy feeling, sturdy enough construction, and a product that is a foot taller than the current offerings. These expectations are mentioned multiple times, indicating their significance to customers.
1. More sturdy feeling (8 mentions): Customers desire Over-the-Toilet Storage units that feel robust and durable. They want a product that can withstand regular use without any wobbling or instability. This expectation suggests that sellers should prioritize improving the overall build quality and materials used in their products.
2. Sturdy enough construction (7 mentions): While customers value sturdiness, they also emphasize that the product should be sturdy enough for its intended purpose. This expectation suggests that sellers should strike a balance between durability and cost-effectiveness. Ensuring that the product is sturdy enough to hold toiletries and other items without compromising on affordability will be crucial.
3. A foot taller (5 mentions): Customers express a desire for Over-the-Toilet Storage units that are taller than the current offerings. This expectation suggests that sellers should consider developing products that provide increased vertical storage space. By offering taller units, customers can maximize the storage capacity in their bathrooms, accommodating more items conveniently.
Suggestions for Product Development Prioritization:
1. Focus on improving sturdiness: Sellers should invest in enhancing the overall build quality of their Over-the-Toilet Storage units. This could involve using stronger materials, reinforcing joints, and ensuring stability during use.
2. Offer taller options: Developing Over-the-Toilet Storage units that are a foot taller than the current offerings can attract customers seeking additional storage space. This could involve redesigning the product to accommodate taller shelves or extending the overall height.
3. Consider cost-effectiveness: While sturdiness is important, sellers should also prioritize cost-effectiveness. Balancing durability with affordability will help cater to a wider range of customers.
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1. Highlight sturdiness and durability: In marketing campaigns, emphasize the improved build quality and materials used in the Over-the-Toilet Storage units. Showcase how the product can withstand regular use and provide long-lasting value.
2. Showcase increased storage capacity: Promote the taller design of the Over-the-Toilet Storage units, emphasizing the additional vertical space available for storing toiletries, towels, and other bathroom essentials.
3. Customer testimonials: Incorporate customer reviews and testimonials that highlight the sturdiness and taller design of the product. This can build trust and credibility among potential buyers.
By addressing these customer expectations and incorporating the suggested product development prioritization and marketing promotion factors, sellers can better meet the needs of their customers in the Over-the-Toilet StorageThis is incredibly cheap. It feels like extremely soft foam/plastic and is kind of wobbly. It's also very hard to assemble as the pieces have to all lay together before screwed into place. Every screw and puzzle looking piece is exposed.
I'm so disappointed.... The cabinet is exactly what I needed for my tiny bathroom. So typical of my experience with Chinese imports, an essential piece was missing. Is this an oversight or an intentional scam? I'm glad it's Amazon Prime, so I should have no problem returning it. But I should know better in the future than to order this junk
I did not find a roll that fit in the holder. The dispenser area does not allow paper to roll through even if you unroll to half the size of a reg size of paper. Item is smaller than it appears in photo. Cute but not functional.
Not the easiest to assemble. I do like this little bathroom cabinet but you get what you pay for. With it being on the lower price end its not super sturdy but it is still nice if you're not wanting to spend a whole lot.
Literally a cardboard jigsaw puzzle. Punch out the interlocking pieces and put them together. For use in a bathroom where there will be moisture? I don't think so! This is a piece of junk. The design has merit if it were made of better material. I will give one star for design.
I have not got it together YET do to it not having any makings on it to help with what pieces to put with what pieces . so it is going to take some time to do it... very sad NO LETTER OR NUMBER ON ANYTHING
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Researchers discover a type of bone cell that can slow the growth of cancer cells
Researchers from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have identified a subpopulation of bone cells that causes cancer cells to "sleep," allowing them to remain dormant for decades. Their findings, which appeared in the journal Breast Cancer Research, demonstrated a potential link between these bone cells and cancer recurrence. According to the team, the activity of these cells could explain why some cancers recur long after patients have been declared "cancer-free."
"Cancer has this uncanny ability to turn other cell types it comes in contact with to the cancer cell's advantage," explained Karen Bussard, the study's senior author and a researcher at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center – Jefferson Health. "For example, cancer cells can turn the immune cells that should kill it, into its own guards. However, we have now found a population of bone cells that not only resists, but subdues the cancer. It's fascinating."
Bone cells produce molecules that halt cancer cell growth in the early stages of bone-metastatic cancer
Bussard and her team looked at what happens to bone cells once they interact with breast cancer cells that have migrated to the bones. For their study, they searched the tumor-bearing tibia of mice for osteoblasts – bone cells responsible for repair and the synthesis of new bone. They also examined tissue from patients with bone metastatic breast cancer for the presence of osteoblast subpopulations. (Related: Popular bone drugs double cancer risk.)
The team discovered that osteoblasts from both mice and humans changed after they interacted with bone-metastatic breast cancer cells. But instead of being co-opted by cancer cells to promote cancer metastasis — as earlier studies have reported — the osteoblasts stopped doing their normal functions and began producing factors that could halt cancer cell growth. The researchers observed this effect on estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer cells and in triple-negative breast cancer cells, one of the most aggressive types of breast cancer cells.
According to a previous study published in Science and Medicine, the osteoblasts of patients with advanced stage bone-metastatic breast cancer stop functioning. This causes a loss in bone density, a symptom common in patients with this type of cancer. But Bussard and her team discovered that in the earlier stages of the disease, osteoblasts are more resilient toward cancer cells that enter the bone. Upon interacting with cancer cells, these bone cells quickly adapt and release factors that put these invaders in stasis.
The molecules produced by osteoblasts change the behavior of cancer cells by restoring the production of the cell-cycle checkpoint protein p21, which stops cancer cells from proliferating. The researchers noted, however, that only osteoblasts that came into contact with metastatic breast cancer cells developed the ability to slow cancer cell growth.
"The bone-building osteoblast cells have a complex relationship with cancer," said Bussard. "In advanced stages of the disease, we know that metastatic breast cancer cells can co-opt the normal cells of the bone to help cancer metastases thrive. However, our new work suggests that during [the] early stages of the disease, such as when metastatic breast cancer cells first migrate to the bone, these cancer-exposed osteoblasts resist and fight cancer growth."
Researchers have long been interested in finding out how how breast cancer cells prosper through metastasis to the bone. According to Karen Knudsen, the director of Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center – Jefferson Health, Bussard and her team's breakthrough discoveries pave the way toward developing new strategies to prevent or treat metastatic cancers.
The researchers are now planning to learn more about the molecules that osteoblasts use to suppress cancer growth to better understand how they can be used to keep cancer cells dormant forever. | eng | 4ddfe0ad-6c72-4261-8981-e1245e6e2f1d | https://cancersolutions.news/2019-12-25-bone-cells-slow-growth-of-cancer-cells.html |
Birth and Death of Stars
Stars come and go, or so they say. The most spectacular exit from the cosmic stage is by a supernova. Astronomers have several ideas on how stars make their exits, but nobody has actually seen a star form.
Sure, secular astronomers and cosmologists make claims that there are "stellar nurseries" and such, but those are based on presuppositions of cosmic evolution. Biblical creationists know that God created the stars during Creation Week, and some creationists think that it may be possible for a star to form because God also created the laws of physics, elements, and all, but that would not really be a big deal. There is no empirical evidence of stars forming. Because creation is running down, we have seen and will continue to see stars expiring.
Well, there goes another star, disappearing into the night as if it had never existed. For an entire year, Hubble scientists used the space telescope to record snapshots of SN 2018gv—a supernova (SN) or exploded star. Experts then edited those images into a NASA video showing the fast fading of the supernova. It's hard not to wonder, given the astronomical number of stars in the night sky, why we witness more stars fade than form. For that matter, has anyone ever seen a star form?
Koichi Itagaki, an amateur astronomer, first found the exploding star SN 2018gv as a super-bright spot amid spiral galaxy NGC 2525 in January 2018.1 Professional astronomers then trained the Hubble Space Telescope onto the fast fading object. Reporting on the new video, NASA news described the fading process | eng | 812c8ac5-f81e-4aaa-b4db-f7d1395e4d31 | https://www.piltdownsuperman.com/2020/11/the-birth-and-death-of-stars.html |
An Introduction to Neuromorphic Computing in 2021
Dec 28, 2021
The Motivation for Neuromorphic
Biological computation is highly efficient, both in terms of energy usage and in learning new information; the human brain uses only tens of watts and is capable of flexibly learning new tasks. This contrasts greatly to modern artificial intelligence (AI) models, which consume vast amounts of energy to train and are still faced with the challenge of 'catastrophic forgetting,' meaning they cannot easily learn new situations or apply their existing knowledge to new tasks.
For example, if a purely hypothetical game 'Starcraft 3' were released tomorrow, I would be confident I could play through its campaign on a normal difficulty level by applying my experience with its predecessor, Starcraft 2. New units or graphics would doubtless be included with the new entry, but I would be able to incorporate these new elements as I played. In contrast, it is likely that the AI models such as AlphaStar currently used to play Starcraft 2 would require moderate or extensive reworking to incorporate these new elements, as well as re-training.
While this inefficiency might not be a problem for well-defined applications with huge amounts of data available, in other areas where AI could be deployed it's a deal-breaker. Robotics is one key example: a robotic 'agent' deployed in a field needs to be able to reason about new objects and scenarios it hasn't encountered before, and do so safely and reliably. Furthermore, it needs to be able to do this without a cable attaching it to a power plant and/or supercomputer.
AI faces another challenge: historically, its progress has been linked to an increasing number of model parameters, where each parameter is essentially a 'dial' which needs to be turned to the correct position for the model to produce the right answer. Networks which revolutionized image classification in 2013 used millions of parameters; in 2021, networks focused on advancing 'natural language processing' (NLP) tasks such as translation use billions or even trillions of parameters.
Needing to tune this many parameters places designing and training these models outside the abilities of any but the largest corporations and governments with sufficient resources. Furthermore, the slowdown in transistor scaling which provided faster and cheaper computers for decades makes it likely that these models will remain a challenge to train and deploy even with specialized hardware.
Besides these, other problems exist with modern AI such as bias, lack of robustness, and lack of explainability. To realize the full potential of AI as reliable, autonomous systems which can improve human quality-of-life in areas such as medicine, manual labor, and household assistance, these issues must be addressed.
While resolving all these issues may seem insurmountable, we know it must be possible, as currently the human brain is more capable of addressing these issues more effectively than any artificial system. In the current era of AI, neuromorphic computing seeks to address these issues by applying principles of biological computation. Here, I'll focus on two broad topics which neuromorphic researchers often aim to achieve: sparsity and distribution.
Sparsity
Sparsity is a general concept which implies that out of a large set of elements, only a small fraction have defined values. All other elements are inactive, which often means their values are zero or undefined. Either way, computations with these elements depend only on the 'active' elements.
Having very few active elements is desirable in computation, as this reduces the amount of information which must be computed and transported. The more non-zero values a computation requires, the more energy must be spent communicating these values to the downstream process which require that information. Often, the expense of moving information throughout computing systems is greater than the energy required for other operations - particularly in AI.
Sparse matrices are a common example of sparse computation. In sparse matrices, only a small proportion of a large, 2-D grid of numbers have values which are not zero. As a result, to save space in computer memory these sparse matrices are often stored in compressed form as lists or dictionaries, rather than as the full matrix of their original form.
Sparsity is also encountered within biological systems. The brain is one example of a highly sparse system: at any given moment in time, it is estimated that only 1% of neurons in a human brain are in an 'active' state, in which they are sending out a voltage pulse or 'spike.' Given that on average, each neuron has thousands of inputs, biological computation is highly sparse.
One example of sparsity applied to create a neuromorphic system is event-based vision. These systems date back to the origin of the field when it was first formally defined in the 80s by Carver Mead. Conventional visual representations of the world around us often consist of static images taken many times per second: the analog version of this is traditional film, where a reel holds thousands of images which are shown quickly in succession to create the illusion of movement. Digital systems are similar, but instead of a physical reel of film, a matrix of color intensities stores a virtual copy of each image at each instant in time. This creates a 3-D structure representing video. However, much of the information in this 3-D structure is redundant; many aspects of a scene change little throughout time. Video compression algorithms often focus on capturing only the differences between each frame of video.
Event-based vision takes a different view of visual representation inspired by the retina. These image sensors do not produce a continuous series of two-dimensional images; instead, each pixel produces an 'event' when it detects the intensity of light falling on it has changed above a certain threshold. As a result, the sensor can provide very quick 'reactions' to changes in a scene; instead of waiting for the entire image frame to be read out, the detected changes are sent out immediately. This allows event-based sensors to capture very quick changes efficiently. Another advantage these systems provide is the ability to capture very high dynamic ranges (environments which have both very bright and dark sections). These clear advantages have motivated a number of commercial ventures into event-based vision, from both start-ups such as Prophesee and established companies such as Samsung. However, the unfamiliar format of these sensors' visual data and relative lack of powerful software tools for them (e.g. Adobe Premiere for event-based data) may be a hurdle to more widespread adoption of these sensors, even as their cost decreases.
Distribution
Compared to a computer chip, the human brain is remarkably resilient. Individual sections of the brain can be damaged or removed, but after a recovery period overall activity recovers and a patient can often return to a more normal lifestyle. In contrast, computers are fragile; making a small, random cut across a processor would almost certainly result in it failing completely.
If you have a task which is very important to complete, you can take an alternate approach from executing it on one computer: instead, you can send the same task to multiple computers and examine the answers you get back. If the majority of the answers are the same, you can assume that answer is correct and use it. This way, even if individual parts of the system fail, the overall process can overcome those failures. This is a very simple method for what's known as 'distributed computing,' but the principles remain the same: using networks of components that pass messages, creating an overall system which can correctly carry out its task even when individual components fail. It's hypothesized that in many ways, the processing the brain carries out is distributed. Certain components (neurons and synapses) can fail, but the overall computation remains the same.
Neuromorphic approaches often include a distributed approach to computing, both physically and conceptually. Hardware for neuromorphic computing is often massively parallel, with a large number of identical computing cores emulating 'neurons' which can send out messages which may emulate 'spikes' in the brain. Each core can carry out the same overall computation as any other core, and there may be hundreds or thousands of these cores (in comparison to most traditional central processors, where dozens of cores are at the upper end of what is found). Conceptually, this is similar to the approach taken in a graphics processing unit (GPU), but neuromorphic cores are often less flexible in the computations they can carry out, aiming to achieve higher efficiency with more highly specialized components. Sometimes these components may even be analog, meaning that each core does not carry out an identical computation but can operate highly efficiently.
Distributed hardware can increase the chances we can carry out a computation, but if the algorithm running on it is 'fragile' - if a small error can cause a large change in output - the overall computation is still highly susceptible to noise or attacks. By including a distributed approach in the algorithm itself, we can gain additional protection against getting the wrong answer.
Many approaches to provide redundancy in computing exist, but several specialized approaches exist in neuromorphic computing which are posited to relate to biological representations of information. Vector-symbolic approaches are one example, in which high-level information is represented by very long arrays of values. Each value in this array can be roughly thought of as a 'neuron' in the brain. Information from a single source can be distributed along this array in a way which takes advantage of mathematical operations in very high-dimensional spaces. Individual components of this array can be disrupted or removed, but the correct answer can still be reached with a very high probability. These arrays can be combined and manipulated to represent new concepts and relationships, providing a novel and resilient way to do distributed computation. A good portion of my own research currently focuses on leveraging this approach to do neuromorphic computing.
Novel Hardware
Digital computers have evolved greatly over the past 50 years, but in some ways haven't fundamentally changed during that period. Almost all computers sold for business, government, and personal use utilize digital logic based on silicon transistors and a von-Neumann architecture (a central processor which fetches instructions from a separate memory). However, this configuration has a number of fundamental limitations, many of which have either been reached or will become issues in the near future as scaling hits its limits. Effective, alternate approaches to computing are becoming highly sought-after as companies seek to meet the ever-present demand for more powerful computing resources. Field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), photonic computers, and more alternative approaches are entering the market both in the high-performance computing space, as well as increasingly in consumer markets.
The fundamental calculation carried out in neuromorphic computing is often to update the state of an artificial neuron given a set of inputs. Given that this domain is quite different than the huge variety of tasks a modern general-purpose processor may be asked to do, the hardware approaches taken for neuromorphic chips can be quite different. As previously mentioned, many neuromorphic chips are massively parallel, with many artificial neurons spread out across a chip. However, the physical mechanisms which these neurons use to compute can be quite different.
One approach is to utilize well-developed digital logic to implement artificial neurons: miniscule transistors will represent ones and zeros, and these symbols are manipulated through operations such as multiply-and-accumulate (MAC) to update their internal state. The advantage of this approach is the widespread availability of hardware and engineering talent to create and program it, as well as a high degree of understandability and reproducibility. Neuromorphic chips such as Intel's Loihi and IBM's TrueNorth use this digital approach.
Alternate approaches to neuromorphic computing seek to use the power of analog systems to compute. In analog systems, values are represented by physical quantities, such as the voltage of a capacitor, rather than a string of digital values. These systems seek to link physical variables together in a way that the interaction of the system's components themselves naturally carry out a useful computation, rather than manipulating digital symbols in a sequence defined by an internal program. Slide rules and mechanical watches are examples of analog computers, which were used effectively long before digital logic had reached the degree of minitaturization which made it useful.
An advantage of analog systems is that their precision isn't defined by the number of bits representing a number, but instead is arbitrary, and constrained by less easily defined terms such as noise and losses through the system. They can also be extremely low-power, as analog systems can utilize alternate computation methods such as optical processing, in which some computing steps can be entirely passive.
The BrainScaleS neuromorphic system is a neuromorphic system which uses analog components to accelerate its computation, combined with digital weights and control values. While potentialy powerful and efficient, analog systems can be highly difficult to engineer, analyze, and debug given the complex interactions between their components. However, their ability to utilize fundamental physical quantities and interactions to compute is generating renewed interest at a time when digital logic is reaching some of its fundamental limits.
Conclusion
Currently, a large divide exists between the capabilities of artificial intelligence and biology. As long as this gap exists - while AI systems can't adapt to new information efficiently or extend knowledge to new situations - there is room for neuromorphic research. Despite rapid progress over the previous decades, the brain still has many interactions and processes which are not well understood. As we improve our understanding of the brain and its capabilities, it's natural to try to apply this biological knowledge to improve the capabilities of artificial systems. In my view, much of current neuromorphic engineering focuses on applying the principles of sparse and distributed computation to improve the capabilities of AI and allow it to run on novel, efficient hardware with improved resilience. This does not include all neuromorphic research, and these specific approaches do not address every issue facing AI today. However, the expansion and shifting of neuromorphic research in the past few years has demonstrated the huge potential of this area and I expect many methods developed within it to reach the mainstream in the near future. | eng | afef96d3-ffff-4497-b1f8-070b523e6a9f | http://bandgap.org/neuromorphic/2021/12/28/neurom-intro.html |
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The giant polar ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are losing three times as much ice as 20 years ago, adding to the rising sea level that threatens low-lying coastal areas, according to a study hailed by scientists as the most accurate assessment of polar ice melt to date.
In one startling finding, Greenland's melt was five times higher than it was in the mid-1990s. It represented more than two-thirds of the ice loss, according to the study, published online Thursday in the journal Science; Antarctica's slower thaw accounted for the rest.
The study by an international group of 47 experts who study satellite mapping data is the first to pull together 50 different ice-sheet loss estimates over two decades and reconcile the research methods and findings into a single report. The group was led by Erik Ivins, a scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Andrew Shepherd, a professor of Earth observation at the University of Leeds
The findings "are now two to three times more reliable" than ice-melt and sea-level rise estimates in studies used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to compile its most recent report in 2007, Shepherd said.
The new findings concerning Greenland's and Antarctica's ice- sheet loss fall within the range of the IPCC report, but the intergovernmental panel's estimates — based on widely ranging information — were so broad that the IPCC failed to make a crucial assessment: whether Antarctica was growing or shrinking. Melting in Greenland, which last July had its biggest thaw since 1973, was well known.
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"Without these efforts, we would not be in a position to tell people with confidence how the Earth's ice sheets have changed and to end the uncertainty that has existed for many years," Shepherd said. "This will give the wider climate science community greater confidence in ice losses and lead to improved mode predictions of future sea-level rise."
As Hurricane Sandy showed, an understanding of sea-level rise is critical, said Julie Brigham Grette, a professor of glacial geology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. And that understanding hinges on the fates of the Greenland and Antarctica glaciers, the main reservoirs capable of affecting sea-level rise, according to the IPCC.
Although ice-sheet loss contributes to sea-level rise, the main culprit is global warming. A rise in temperature because of greenhouse gases is transferred to the oceans, causing them to expand. Sea level is expected to creep up by about 40 inches in the next 90 years, Grette said.
"It's not like it's going to happen in the future, it's happening now," she said. "People don't understand why we're talking about a few millimeters. A half-foot of rise on the Eastern Seaboard makes it easier for a storm coming up the East Coast to cause flooding."
It was the concern over sea- level rise that led to the idea of combining the findings of previous studies to get a clearer view of ice-sheet loss. After the 2007 IPCC report, scientists realized that disagreements in the estimates based on different satellite measuring techniques were muddying the picture. Three years later, at an IPCC sponsored workshop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, "there was a specific recommendation that this ought to be tackled," Shepherd said.
The study brought together 47 experts from laboratories around the world, many of whom authored the studies that led to the confusion. Space agencies contributing money for travel to cities such as Boulder, Colo., and Oxford, England, but the experts' time was volunteered for the yearlong study, which ended in July, Shepherd said.
Richard Alley, a climate scientist at Penn State University, called the project "a spectacular achievement" that will lead to a better understanding of sea-level change and how humans impact it.
The researchers took a wealth of data collected over a long span of time and came up with a conservative estimate that people can embrace, Grette said.
"It's not wild. It's not alarmist. It's probably closer to the truth, and it's very important because of the sea-level issue," she said. "This provides a really important baseline that we didn't have before | eng | f517e7f5-74da-4838-babd-9eb63aed9c44 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/new-study-affirms-ice-sheet-loss-estimates-in-greenland-antarctica/2012/11/29/9d3e3834-3a3a-11e2-b01f-5f55b193f58f_story.html?hpid=z4 |
Abstract museums of the future. The early development of online museum resources parallels the development of the EVA conference, which was establishing itself at a similar time. | eng | 55e9ef80-0cd5-46ab-9b34-3d982f134165 | https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.14236/ewic/EVA2020.4 |
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The romance between Lee Kang hoon, the CEO of the world's largest company, and Cha Yoon seo, an attractive, innocent and lovely looking veterinarian. One day, Kang hoon is kidnapped and dramatically escapes from the bad guys, but his profuse bleeding causes him to blackout in front of one animal hospital. Yoon seo finds and cures him1921 | eng | bf7f167f-b0ce-49f0-b71c-05f2dff57c9b | https://listsimilar.com/tv-series-like-descendants-of-the-sun-65143 |
There's a movie that didn't quite have the success it was designed for. United 93 is a docudrama about the plane that was hijacked, but whose passengers managed to neutralize the terrorists. In the end, the plane crashes on a field in Pennsylvania; despite the tragedy, the heroic effort of the crew and passengers saved possibly thousands of lives.
The problem with 9/11 movies is that the events of that day unfolded in a way that has etched memories for a lifetime. Everyone that has experienced 9/11 has very personal experiences of the horror we all felt, every one of us in our own way. The depth of the emotions that day can evoke in me is beyond my own comprehension.
How can a movie reach that? I think of the day, and an infinite sorrow envelops me – seeing the tragedy unfold, unable to believe anyone would do something as stupid as sending thousands of innocents to their certain death for nothing but ideological reasons.
United 93 quite can't compare. It is a docudrama, and does a pretty good job at retelling the events of the day. It is very focused on event, though: nothing is retold of the motivations of the hijackers, and we end up knowing nothing about those that died. I believe this is the biggest shortfall of the movie: we end up not feeling much for the random bunch of people that die – unlike in real life.
The movie, on the other hand, spends way too much time in ground control and military air command. A few scenes would have sufficed, to tell us how things looked like from the ground, to explain what happened. But as told, this movie comes nowhere close to my own memories.
I once saw this documentary: two French guys following a fire station in Manhattan, who ended up being on the truck that drove to the towers. I think they died in the attack, but left behind the probably best movie about 9/11. I remember when you heard thuds in the background; loud thuds, far away, while the smoke and dust obscured the camera. Maybe the cameraman, maybe a subtitle informs us that each thud was a human body hitting the ground, dead on impact.
That's what 9/11 meant to me. Bodies hitting the ground, instant cadavers for no reason at all. This movie seems to be afraid to show the senselessness of it all, and that's maybe why it fails. | eng | 4bcec2b8-e0bc-4409-8263-a3bfb3ed9454 | https://www.mrgazz.com/post/2006-10-02-united-93-2006/ |
Chardham Yatra
The Chardham Yatra is a popular Hindu pilgrimage that includes visits to the four holiest sites in India: Badrinath Kedarnath Gangotri and Yamunotri. The yatra typically takes place over a period of ten days and is considered to be one of the most sacred journeys a Hindu can undertake. The Chardham Yatra is an important part of Hindu belief and tradition and is said to cleanse the soul of all its sin. | eng | 3e276a01-ddd1-4958-8e22-2f54b14063d1 | https://ussv.club/read-blog/56990_chardham-yatra.html |
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About Break Even and Age Problems
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Effects of Thumb Sucking on Children's Oral Health
Thumb sucking is a prevalent habit that a child develops during an early age. While some parents may worry about this habit in their child, most are unaware of the adverse effects of thumb-sucking on their child's oral health. Because thumb sucking provides a sense of security for children, they may develop the habit of thumb sucking to feel calm or to fall asleep.
Thumb sucking is typically not a problem until a child's permanent teeth begin to appear. However, Dental issues caused by thumb sucking are associated with how frequently, how long, and how intensively your child sucks on their thumb.
What Are The Effects of Thumb-sucking On Oral Health?
There are multiple adverse effects of thumb-sucking on oral health, some of which are:
Increases Risks of Infections
One of the significant problems associated with thumb-sucking is the spread of bacteria and infection into a child's body, weakening the immune system to fight against the bacteria and germs affecting oral health.
Misalignment of Jaw and Teeth
The most negative side-effect of thumb-sucking is to cause misalignment of a child's teeth and even jaw. Once the jaw is deformed, there is permanent damage that has no cure, affecting the child's oral health in the future.
Sensitivity Issue In The Mouth
Another risk associated with thumb-sucking is damaging the nerves of the gum and teeth, creating sensitivity around the mouth and teeth with a hot and cold temperature contact such as hot tea, cold drinks, soup, etc. All these extreme temperatures will cause pain around the gums and teeth of a child due to the vigorous thumb-sucking.
Malocclusion and Teeth Bite Problems
Malocclusion and bite problems are also known as 'bad bite', which means the upper and lower teeth do not align together, which they should in a healthy normal bite. These problems are associated with thumb-sucking.
How to Overcome Your Child's Thumb-sucking Habit?
One of the easiest ways to overcome thumb-sucking is by encouraging your child not to suck their thumb. It will be challenging to do the task, but it will help your child's jaw and teeth alignment not be affected in adulthood.
Secondly, avoid giving a pacifier to your child so that they do not develop the habit of thumb-suck in the long run. Ensure your child is not sucking their thumb, and it will break their habit of thumb-sucking when they grow old.
Final Thoughts
It's easy for children to revert to their old habits, and breaking those habits takes time. Try not to enforce anything on them as the children who feel nagged may get agitated and continue this behavior. Keep on trying, gently yet persistently. Be patient since the first few days are often the most difficult.
Check with your child's dentist if you're worried about the effects of thumb sucking on their teeth. Some children respond better to a session with the dentist than with mom or dad at home | eng | cc68f85e-99d0-47f0-b6cf-b87de1e23513 | https://happykidsdental.org/blog/effects-of-thumb-sucking-on-childrens-oral-health |
Smart Watches
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Smart watches are wearable devices that can perform various functions beyond just telling time. These intelligent gadgets have become increasingly popular due to their ability to connect to smartphones and perform tasks like receiving notifications, tracking fitness activities, making calls, and even controlling smart home devices. With their sleek designs and advanced features, smart watches have revolutionized the way we interact with technology on a daily basis. They enable us to stay connected and stay on top of our daily routines seamlessly. Whether it's checking messages during a meeting or monitoring our heart rate during a workout, smart watches have become an essential accessory for those seeking convenience and functionality in their busy lives.
Smart watches have become an essential accessory for tech-savvy individuals. Not only do they tell time, but they also offer a range of add-on features that enhance our daily lives. With built-in fitness trackers, smart watches help us stay on top of our health goals by monitoring our heart rate, counting steps, and tracking our sleep patterns. They also provide quick access to notifications, allowing us to stay connected without constantly checking our smartphones. Additionally, smart watches can be used for contactless payments, making shopping more convenient than ever. Moreover, these watches often come with GPS capabilities, which prove to be useful during outdoor activities or when we're exploring new places. With their sleek design and advanced features, smart watches have truly revolutionized the way we live. | eng | 6fb5d3b4-e0ca-4107-8d1f-c887c33dc6f7 | https://gcshub.in/smart-watches |
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Hantaviruses have the potential to cause two different types of diseases in human: hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). HFRS, initially described clinically at the turn of the 20th century, occurs endemically in the Asian and European continents, while HPS, recognized as a clinical entity since 1993, represents the prototype of emerging diseases occurring in the Western hemisphere. Approximately 150,000 to 200,000 cases of HFRS are hospitalized each year world wide, with most of the cases occurring in the developing countries. The case fatality rate of HFRS varies from <1% to 12% depending on the viruses. Although HPS is much smaller in number than HFRS, with approximately 200 HPS cases per year in the Americas, the average case fatality rate is 40%. The reported cases of hantaviral infection is increasing in many countries and new hantavirus strains have been increasingly identified worldwide, which constitutes a public health problem of increasing global concern. Hantaviral infection might be underestimated due to its asymptomatic and non-specific mild infection, and the lack of simple standardized laboratory diagnostics in hospitals, especially in the developing countries. This review summarizes the current knowledge on virology, epidemiology, clinical manifestation, laboratory diagnostics, treatment and prevention of hantaviruses and hantaviral infections | eng | 1bae0df9-3c31-4c1f-9cf0-c352c9c0e1f4 | https://www.jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/19736383 |
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What is the time difference between Huambo and Lubango?
On average, flying from Huambo to Lubango generates about 55 kg of CO2 per passenger, and 55 kilograms equals 122 pounds (lbs). The figures are estimates and include only the CO2 generated by burning jet fuel.
Map of flight path and driving directions from Huambo to Lubango
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Humanities
If you were researching Mae Jemison and the Endeavour through the Humanities lens, you would think about how this topic relates to or has impacted human action or work. Consider the following questions that are reflective of humanities centric thought:
What role models or heroes did Jemison's achievement reflect in terms of explorers, writers, leaders, and others who came before her? Who and what inspired her ambitions?
How has Jemison's legacy found expression in art, music, literature, entertainment and other humanistic fields in the time since her achievement?
Suggested Databases
The list of databases below are some options that you can look through for topics related to Jemison and the humanities. Before searching, let's strategize on constructing a few example searches.
The definitive database of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. With indexing for 1,700 journals from 1964 to present, this database is without question the most important bibliographic reference tool for students and scholars of U.S. and Canadian history.
On first consideration, the concept of NASA commissioning pieces of art may seem far-fetched. However, reflecting the tradition of the military's art programs, NASA began commissioning artists to document and capture on canvas the drama of its missions.
Our archival collections span the history of flight and include a wide range of visual and textual materials, including documents; photographs; motion picture film and video; and more than two million technical drawings. | eng | 09c98702-d07d-4cbc-97d9-a098a0921d60 | https://libguides.snhu.edu/c.php?g=902275&p=6521390 |
What are Exit Intent Surveys?
Experiencing high customer churn and bounce rate? Work on the reasons behind the exit by capturing their feedback with effective exit intent survey.
57% of shoppers will abandon the cart if they have to wait more than three seconds for a page to load. 38% of users say that they will exit a website if the content is not engaging or the layout is unattractive.
There could be several reasons why users leave your website without making a purchase, signing up for your newsletter, and even sending a query. And it can be incredibly frustrating when you invite potential customers through intelligent marketing campaigns and they exit the website without making a transaction. But if you know what the exit intents of users are, you can resolve the issues and increase conversions.
This brings us to the question…
Engage your Abandoning Customers with Exit-Intent Surveys 🔥
Collect Feedback from your abandoning customers with effective Exit Surveys and leverage it to build feedback-driven experiences for your customers to prevent losing more of them.
What is Exit Intent?
Exit intent is the purpose of website visitors to leave a website without making a purchase or completing a transaction. And this can be captured using Exit Intent Surveys to help businesses understand the cause of a low or below-expected website conversion rate.
What is an Exit Intent Survey?
An Exit Intent Survey is triggered and pops up on the screen when any of these conditions are met:
visitors are about to exit your website without making a transaction. They can help make even your non-converting or bouncing audience an important source of insights by asking them directly what's driving them away. Here's an example of an Exit Intent Survey question:
The answers from your website exit survey help in understanding why you're not able to reach your purchase or page-specific goals, which can then enable you to fix what's not working.
How Does an Exit Intent Survey Work?
An Exit Intent Survey appears on the screen when the visitor moves towards the upper side of the browser or the 'close' button. The exit intent technology gauges when the visitor is about to switch tabs or exit the page and displays a survey that is aimed at understanding why visitors leave early or without completing a transaction.
Asking the right exit intent survey questions can help businesses capture valuable insights from their customers right when they've made up their minds to leave. An engaging and interesting question, asking about their opinion, can help identify areas of improvement.
Why Do You Need to Use Exit Intent Surveys?
Exit Intent Surveys are website surveys that are conducted even before visitors become customers. They enable understanding how visitors interact with your website and can tell a lot about what you're lacking that's affecting your goals. Exit Intent Surveys are the simplified means to know the same. Let's understand why you should use an Exit Intent Survey on your website.
1. To Listen to the Voice of Customer
By the year 2040, 95% of all purchases are estimated to be through eCommerce, according to Nasdaq. Sending feedback surveys to existing customers to measure satisfaction is a popular practice. But what about website visitors who could have been converted? Website Exit Intent Surveys can help you tap into this area and further improve your Voice of Customer program.
With the help of website Exit Intent Surveys, you can find out what your visitors expect and what you can do better to make them stay and make website transactions and purchases. Here's an example of how you can understand visitors' expectations:
2. To Increase Website Conversions
Digital browsers are quite impatient today. They can quickly lose interest if brands fail to engage them immediately. Moreover, 80% of these people may never return to your website. And this certainly impacts the conversion rate.
Exit Intent Surveys empower you with data and enable you to align your website experience with visitors' expectations. As a result, you can achieve your conversion goals, such as signing up for the newsletter, making a purchase, or downloading a lead magnet.
3. To Reduce the Loss of Time and Effort
When visitors leave your website without making a purchase or making a transaction, you don't just lose a potential client; you also end up losing time and resources put in running paid ads, creating content, optimizing the website, etc. But with the help of Website Exit Surveys, you can figure out what's working and what's not. For example, users may wish to pay through their digital wallets or may be leaving because of the insufficient descriptions of products. With the help of an Exit Feedback Survey, you can capture complaints and make all the right decisions to optimize resources.
Popular Use Cases of Exit Intent Surveys
Website Exit Intent Surveys are a great source to collect insights on what causes bouncing visitors and incomplete transactions. Let's understand where these insights can provide the most value.
1. Shopping Cart Abandonment Surveys
Research says that over 69% of website visitors abandon their shopping carts. There could be several reasons behind this, such as high shipping prices, long forms, an unexpected rise in price, etc. With a website Exit Intent Survey, you can find out why these people didn't end up completing their orders. To target people who exit from the shopping cart or order summary page, you can embed Exit Surveys into these screens. With an advanced approach, you can also target people who specifically added products to their shopping cart and left without making a transaction.
Shopping Cart Abandonment Survey Questions
What was the reason you quit shopping?
What would prompt you to complete your order?
Do you need any support or additional information to complete your order?
2. Pricing Abandonment Surveys
Many visitors may leave your website from the pricing page without even adding products to the cart. To highlight those visitors and to dig deep into pricing issues that need addressing, you can opt for pricing abandonment surveys.
You would think that the pricing of your product(s) may be the only issue. But with the help of Exit Intent Surveys, you can uncover other price-related problems and convert visitors into customers.
Pricing Abandonment Survey Questions
What prevented you from adding the product to the cart?
Do you need a pricing breakdown to make to clearly understand the pricing?
Do you need any additional support or information to understand our product pricing?
Compared to similar products, are our prices lower, almost the same, or higher?
Do you have any questions about the shipping cost?
Do you wish to create a customized plan with more flexible pricing based on your requirements?
3. Goal Completion Survey
There may be various goals or transactions you may want your visitors to complete, such as signing up for the newsletter, downloading an ebook, making a purchase, sending a quote request, etc. So, to increase the conversion or check why people are not achieving the transaction goals you have set for them, you create an Exit Intent Survey and add it to the transaction screen.
Transaction Completion Survey Questions
Did you read our blog post? If not, why?
Are you facing any problem downloading our ebook? What can we do to help?
We see that you didn't complete your purchase. Can we help?
What can we do to help you complete your goal of visiting our website?
4. Landing Page Bounce Surveys
Driving qualified traffic through Adwords or other marketing campaigns can significantly improve your conversion rate since the content is tailored to the interests of your target audiences. However, the bounce rate from landing pages is higher than average. With the help of an Exit Intent Survey on your landing page, you can figure out why your audience isn't taking the desired action, such as sharing their contact information, downloading a piece of content, or signing up for a membership.
You can get insight into what changes you need to make to improve landing page conversions, such as simplifying the page, improving the design or layout, or adding more information to the page.
Landing Page Bounce Survey Questions
Is there any information missing on this page?
What can we do to improve this web page for you?
What stopped you from downloading our resource?
What would help you build trust in us and share your contact information?
Did you find what you were looking for? If not, please share your requirement.
Exit Intent Survey Use Cases Across Industries
Exit intent surveys can be used across various industries, from e-commerce to healthcare to education. In each industry, the purpose of the survey may differ, but the ultimate goal is the same: to better understand why visitors are leaving a site or canceling their subscriptions and to use that feedback to improve customer experience and increase customer retention.
Here are some popular use cases for exit intent surveys across different industries with their use cases:
E-Commerce
Product Feedback: Exit surveys can be used to ask visitors who abandoned their cart about their experience with the website, product, or checkout process. This can help identify issues with the website or checkout process and improve the overall customer experience. For example, an e-commerce website selling electronics could ask the visitor if they found everything they were looking for and, if not, what product they were looking for but could not find.
Customer Satisfaction: Exit intent surveys can gauge customers' experience with the website or buying process and attempt to understand overall customer satisfaction, which can be worked upon based on the feedback. Software
Feature Feedback: By inquiring customers who are about to cancel their subscription or uninstall the software about which features they found useful and which could be improved, you can understand the most popular features and areas where the software could be improved. For example, a project management software company could ask users which features they used the most and which they would like to see added.
User Experience: Whether the software is intuitive and easy to use or meets user requirements, it can be used to identify areas where the software could be made more user-friendly.
Healthcare
Patient Feedback: With website exit surveys, you can ask patients who are about to leave the website or after their visit to provide patient feedback on their experience with the website or clinic. For example, a hospital website could ask patients how they would rate their experience with the website and if they found it easy to find the information they needed.
Treatment Feedback: You can show an exit intent survey to patients who have completed their treatment to provide feedback on their experience with the treatment, medication, or therapy. Doing this can detect any issues with the treatment process and improve patient satisfaction.
Travel and Hospitality
Booking Experience: If users have abandoned their booking or want to know about their experience with the booking process, including any difficulties they encountered or information they needed but could not find, you can leverage exit intent surveys.
Guest Feedback: You can inquire to guests who have completed their stay to provide feedback on their experience with the hotel or resort in the exit intent surveys. Based on customer feedback, you can work on areas where the hotel or resort could be improved to meet guest needs better.
Education
Student Feedback: Exit intent surveys can be useful to ask students who have dropped out of a course or are about to drop out to provide feedback on their experience with the course. Through the student feedback survey, you aim to find any issues with the course structure or content and improve student outcomes. For example, an online learning platform could ask students who have dropped out of a course why they chose to leave and if they had difficulties understanding the material.
Instructor Feedback: Requesting feedback from students who have completed a course can help identify areas for improvement in the instructor's teaching style and feedback quality, leading to an enhanced student learning experience.
Using Exit Intent Survey Responses
Studies have shown that exit intent surveys can help to increase conversion rates by up to 53%.
Once you have collected the exit intent survey responses, you can leverage them to improve the customer experience. Whether it is about enhancing website design or adding new product features, you can utilize the exit intent survey responses to drive growth and expand your customer base.
Here are some ways how you can use exit intent survey responses for maximum benefit:
Reporting & Analytics
Reporting and analytics are critical to understanding the data you have gathered through exit intent surveys. By analyzing exit intent customer feedback, you can locate trends, patterns, and other key insights, which can be used to improve your underperforming segment and increase customer satisfaction.
To transform your raw data into valuable visualized data, you should have different types of reports, such as snapshot summaries, insights reports, trends, and text analytics.
Identify Areas of Concern
The purpose of collecting exit intent surveys is to gauge deeper into why your customers opt out of your service. Only when you know the reason can you make strategies to eliminate it for an enhanced customer experience.
Here are two most popular ways that can help you identify the customer pain points:
Through Reports
By analyzing the reports generated from exit intent survey responses, you can identify areas of concern, such as technical issues with your website, product availability, or customer service problems. This information can help you to prioritize which issues to address first and take targeted resolutions.
Through Tagging
By tagging the exit intent responses, you can streamline the feedback analysis process and identify specific themes or issues. It will help you recognize the most prominent ones and allow you to work on them urgently. If you notice that most customers are churning out due to competitive pricing, you can adjust that based on market standards.
Loop in Stakeholders
Once you have identified areas of concern, you must ensure that all relevant stakeholders know the insights gained from exit intent surveys. Alerts and notifications can help you to keep everyone informed and up-to-date.
Here are some best practices that you can follow while looping in stakeholders based on exit survey responses:
Use automated alerts to notify relevant stakeholders, such as customer support teams or product managers, of negative feedback or concerns raised in exit intent surveys
Encourage stakeholders to provide feedback and suggestions on how to address the concerns raised in the surveys
Regularly review and update the stakeholders to ensure that they are aware of the progress made in addressing the issues
Use a centralized platform to store and analyze the exit intent survey data, making it easily accessible to all relevant stakeholders
Take Action
Using the insights gained from exit intent surveys, you can take action to address the issues that have been identified. Prioritize issues based on their severity and impact on the customer experience and then develop an action plan that includes timelines, responsible teams, and clear objectives.
Communicate with Customers
It is essential to let your customers know about your actions in response to their exit intent feedback. This can help to build trust and loyalty and demonstrate that you are committed to improving their overall experience with your brand. You can leverage social media or drop a personalized email to close the feedback loop effectively and convey that you put customers at the heart of your business.
Conclusion
Exit Surveys have the potential of dramatically improving the conversion rates on your website. What you need is a solid strategy and a powerful survey tool.
Zonka Feedback survey tool is your one-stop solution for all your survey needs from creating Exit Intent Surveys in a simplified dashboard to viewing and analyzing the automatically generated reports.
Moreover, you can set custom alerts for your team so that feedback is promptly acted on. You can also use our customized template and create surveys with just a few clicks. | eng | d8f32604-b973-453e-9390-141ea4879294 | https://www.zonkafeedback.com/blog/website-exit-intent-surveys |
Which Organizations Should Be Involved In Communications Planning
In the realm of effective communication, every word matters, and every strategy counts. When it comes to communications planning, the involvement of the right organizations can make all the difference between success and missed opportunities. Lately, numerous individuals have inquired about the correct answer to the question, "Which organizations should be involved in communications planning?" In this article, we are thrilled to provide not only the right response but also a detailed exploration of each option: Planning Section, Area Command, MAC Groups, or All Stakeholders. So, get ready to delve into the world of strategic communication as we uncover the significance of involving the right players to create successful and impactful communication plans.
Which Organizations Should Be Involved In Communications Planning?
A. Planning Section B. Area Command C. MAC Groups D. All Stakeholders
The Correct Answer for the given Question is Option D. which is – All Stakeholders. All stakeholders should be involved in the planning and execution of a communication plan. It is possible for organizations to work harmoniously together to achieve their goals by ensuring everyone has an equal voice and a say. When planning communications, stakeholder goals and needs must be considered.
Understanding the Role of Each Stakeholder In Communications Planning
1. Planning Section
The Planning Section is a vital entity within an organization responsible for managing and coordinating various aspects of planning, including communication strategies. Its involvement in communications planning is crucial for several reasons:
Strategic Perspective: The Planning Section is responsible for formulating the organization's overall strategic objectives. By being involved in communications planning, they can align communication efforts with the broader goals, ensuring that messaging supports and advances the organization's mission.
Resource Coordination: Communication planning often requires the allocation of resources such as budget, personnel, and technology. The Planning Section's expertise in resource management ensures that the necessary means are available to execute the communication plan effectively.
Integration with Other Plans: Organizations often have various plans in place, such as strategic plans, crisis management plans, or marketing plans. The Planning Section can ensure that the communication plan is integrated seamlessly with these other plans, creating a cohesive and unified approach.
Timely and Coordinated Response: In times of crises or urgent situations, effective communication is paramount. The Planning Section's involvement in communications planning enables them to develop protocols for rapid response, ensuring timely dissemination of critical information.
Coordinated Messaging: Within a large organization, various departments may handle different communication channels. The Planning Section can ensure that all messaging is consistent, coherent, and aligned with the overall communication strategy.
Evaluation and Adaptation: The Planning Section's involvement in communication planning enables them to establish an evaluation framework to assess the plan's performance. They can analyze results, gather feedback, and make necessary adjustments for continuous improvement.
Engaging Stakeholders: As the Planning Section collaborates with other departments and stakeholders throughout the organization, their involvement in communications planning ensures that different perspectives and needs are considered, leading to more inclusive and engaging communication.
2. Area Command
Area Command is an organization responsible for managing and coordinating overall operations and resources within a designated geographical area. While its primary focus may be on operational aspects, its involvement in communications planning is valuable for several reasons:
Geographic Coverage: Area Command oversees operations within a specific region, making it well-positioned to understand the local dynamics, needs, and challenges. In communications planning, this insight is crucial for tailoring messages that resonate with the target audience in the given area.
Coordination of Resources: Area Command manages resources such as personnel, equipment, and facilities across different departments or agencies within its jurisdiction. This coordination extends to communication resources, enabling efficient utilization of communication channels and infrastructure.
Emergency Response: In times of crises or emergencies, Area Command plays a critical role in coordinating response efforts. Its involvement in communications planning ensures that communication protocols are in place to disseminate crucial information rapidly and effectively during emergencies.
Community Engagement: Area Command's connection with the local community can foster better community engagement. By involving them in communications planning, the organization can gain valuable feedback and insights to enhance communication strategies for improved public trust and cooperation.
Interagency Collaboration: Area Command often collaborates with multiple agencies, both within and outside the organization, during emergencies or large-scale events. Its participation in communications planning facilitates interagency coordination and consistent messaging.
Real-Time Information Sharing: Given the dynamic nature of emergency situations, Area Command's involvement in communications planning ensures that communication channels are established for real-time information sharing and updates.
Incident Command System (ICS): Area Command is typically part of the Incident Command System (ICS), a standardized emergency management structure. In communications planning, they can integrate ICS protocols and terminology for seamless communication during incidents.
Risk Assessment: Area Command's understanding of potential risks and hazards in the region helps in identifying communication challenges and devising strategies to address them effectively.
Media Relations: During emergencies or events with significant public interest, media relations become critical. Area Command's involvement in communications planning enables the organization to prepare media messaging and manage media interactions proactively.
Public Safety Education: Area Command often plays a role in public safety education and awareness campaigns. In communications planning, they can contribute valuable insights to tailor messages that effectively communicate safety information to the community.
3. MAC Groups
MAC Groups are organizations that facilitate coordination and collaboration between different agencies and entities during emergencies or large-scale events. While they primarily focus on inter-organizational communication, their involvement in communications planning offers several important benefits:
Interagency Collaboration: MAC Groups specialize in bringing together various agencies and organizations with diverse expertise and resources. In communications planning, their involvement ensures that all relevant parties are aligned, reducing the risk of conflicting or contradictory messaging.
Information Sharing: During emergencies or critical situations, timely and accurate information sharing is essential. MAC Groups can facilitate the rapid exchange of critical information among agencies, aiding in swift decision-making and response.
Resource Optimization: Communication resources, such as communication equipment and technologies, can be expensive and require efficient use during emergencies. MAC Groups' expertise in resource management can help in optimizing communication tools and infrastructure.
Coordinated Messaging: In situations involving multiple agencies, consistent and coordinated messaging is vital to avoid confusion among the public and stakeholders. MAC Groups can ensure that all involved parties are on the same page and delivering unified messages.
Clear Chain of Command: In complex emergency situations, establishing a clear chain of command for communication is essential. MAC Groups can assist in setting up communication protocols and hierarchies to ensure smooth and effective information flow.
Public Information Management: MAC Groups are experienced in managing public information during crises. In communications planning, they can contribute valuable insights on how to disseminate information to the public while maintaining accuracy and clarity.
Liaison with External Entities: During emergencies, organizations often need to communicate with external entities such as government agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and the media. MAC Groups can serve as liaisons to facilitate effective communication with these external partners.
Flexibility and Adaptability: MAC Groups are accustomed to working in dynamic and unpredictable situations. Their involvement in communications planning allows for the development of flexible strategies that can adapt to evolving circumstances.
Streamlining Communication Efforts: With multiple agencies involved, the risk of information overload can be significant. MAC Groups can help streamline communication efforts, ensuring that messages are targeted, concise, and delivered through appropriate channels.
After-Action Review: Following an emergency or event, MAC Groups often conduct after-action reviews to assess the effectiveness of communication efforts. Their involvement in planning enables the incorporation of lessons learned for future communication strategies.
In conclusion, the involvement of all stakeholders in communications planning is crucial for creating effective and impactful strategies. By being inclusive, understanding diverse perspectives, identifying target audiences, building relationships, addressing concerns, ensuring consensus, gaining buy-in, mitigating resistance, leveraging networks, and adapting to changing needs, organizations can develop communication plans that resonate with stakeholders, enhance engagement, and achieve their communication objectives. Embracing an inclusive approach to communication planning not only strengthens relationships but also helps organizations navigate challenges and opportunities more effectively, contributing to overall success and sustainability | eng | 1f430211-c885-4df6-8cf1-b69e2bbf4fc0 | https://studentsmirror.com/which-organizations-should-be-involved-in-communications-planning/ |
The Power Of Gratitude
Gratitude And Attitude Are Not Challenges, They Are Choices
What Is The Power of Gratitude?
The power of gratitude quite simply is that it is good for you!
Many of us were raised by parents who instilled in us the social niceties of saying "please" and "thank you".
Whilst those ingrained courtesies have their place in oiling the wheels of social intercourse there is an important dynamic at work in the expression of gratitude, and it comprises two elements, namely framing and focus.
The power of gratitude and framing
Framing is about communication and how you create meaning in your
communications with others, and more
importantly in your internal communication with yourself.
Framing
is about how you define context, make associations, establish reference
points and emotional touch points that convey
the sense and meaning in your communication.
How you mentally
characterize a situation has a profound impact on how you respond to it
emotionally and, over time, this has a significant effect on the
results you create in your own life and in the lives of others.
The power of gratitude and focus
Whilst the positive framing of appreciation and thankfulness are key components of the power of gratitude, so too is your point of focus.
This matters because the dominant energetic states associated with your primary point of focus are either helping you or hindering you.
Whatever you focus your mind on you attract more of it and, overtime, it becomes your reality.
The Basis Of The Power of Gratitude
Professor Robert A. Emmons is reported to be a world leading expert on gratitude. He defines gratitude as having 2 core components:
[1] Gratitude is an affirmation of goodness
"We affirm that there are good thing in the world, gifts and benefits we've received.
This
doesn't mean that life is perfect; it doesn't ignore complaints,
burdens, and hassles. But when we look at life as a whole, gratitude
encourages us to identify some amount of goodness in our life."
[2] Gratitude recognises the source of this goodness as being outside of ourselves.
It didn't stem from anything we necessarily did ourselves in which we might take pride.
We can appreciate positive traits in ourselves, but I think true gratitude involves a humble dependence on others.
We
acknowledge that other people—or even higher powers, if you're of a
spiritual mindset—gave us many gifts, big and small, to help us achieve
the goodness in our lives."
Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.
Professor
Emmons suggests that the social benefits are especially significant as
gratitude is a social emotion and is thus relationship-strengthening as
it requires us to see how we've been supported by other people.
The Power of Gratitude - The Basic Practice
As with mindfulness, gratitude can occur spontaneously but it is not the
default position of how our minds function.
It requires conscious
effort over a period of time to "reprogramme" your thinking processes
and emotional responses to live a life of gratitude.
Based on my own experience I would suggest the following guidelines for developing a regular basic practice of gratitude.
Make a commitment - set aside 10-15 mins a day to consciously practice gratitude.
Be specific - give thanks for specific benefits, gifts and blessings that you have enjoyed.
The Power of Gratitude - The Advanced Practice
In the basic practise of
gratitude we acknowledge that the source of goodness comes from outside
of ourselves and we recognise our humble dependence on others.
In the advanced practise of gratitude we recognise and acknowledge that the source of all goodness comes from a higher power.
We discussed what we mean by "higher power" in Energy Goes Where Energy Flows. Some call this Reality, The Universe, God, and other names, and I refer to it as "The Energy Of Life" (aka the "ground of all being" or as Tillich expresses it: "the power of being in everything and above everything, the infinite power of being")
This
is an expression of gratitude for life itself, for existence, for
anything and everything you experience - the good, the bad and the
indifferent.
Advanced gratitude is an underlying attitude of
giving thanks and expressing gratitude in ALL circumstances. With
practice it becomes part of your identity.
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Transcreation vs Translation: 6 Key Differences You Need to Know
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Transcreation is a specialist type of translation service designed for instances where creative language is lost through direct translation. Not only are these two language services closely related, but they also share many things in common – which also explains why their names look/sound similar.
In this article, we discuss what transcreation and translation are in simple terms and six important differences you need to know about them – so you can choose the right language service for your next project.
Transcreation vs translation: quick definitions
Before we get into the differences between transcreation and translation, let's quickly define these two language services.
What is translation?
We have previously mentioned in our blog that translation broadly refers to the practice of converting dialogue or content from one language to another. Cambridge Dictionary provides the following as one of its definitions for translation:
"the activity or process of changing the words of one language into the words in another language that have the same meaning".
The goal in translation is to accurately capture the same or closest possible meaning to the original content in the target language.
What is transcreation?
Transcreation combines translation and copywriting to convert marketing, sales and advertising messaging into other languages. The phrase transcreation derives from the combination of "translation" and "creative" and this language service is sometimes simply referred to as creative translation.
The goal in transcreation is to achieve the desired response from each target audience, even if the specific wording of the message needs changing.
Transcreation vs translation: 6 key differences
Hopefully, these simple definitions of translation and transcreation outlined the most important difference between these two language services: the aim of accurate meaning vs achieving a specific audience response that ideally generates the same emotions as the source language text.
However, the differences between transcreation and translation run deeper than these quick definitions can clarify so let's take a look at six of the key differences you need to know:
Content vs copy:
Transcreation is essentially the translation of copywriting and marketing messages designed to produce an emotional response from your audience.
Accuracy vs impact:
While translation prioritises accuracy to the source content, transcreation prioritises the emotional impact the translated message has upon its audiences.
Meaning vs perception:
Translators focus on matching the meaning of the original content as closely as possible; transcreation on the other hand is about crafting messages to be perceived in the way you intend.
Wording vs messaging:
Translation simply converts words from one language to another, but transcreation considers the entire message, such as the look and feel of the content, visual elements, tone and style, context and cultural references etc.
Information vs inspiration:
Translated content aims to deliver information to foreign-speaking audiences with the greatest possible accuracy and clarity; transcreation is about inspiring audiences to take action – whether it's buying a product or giving a donation etc.
Time & cost:
Transcreation can be more time consuming and expensive than translation, especially on particularly creative or lengthy messages due the highly specialised nature of this service.
Generally speaking, on projects where content is simply aiming to convey information with as much accuracy and clarity as possible, translation is probably the service most companies will need. However, if projects involve content with a deeper meaning or creative language or are looking to inspire a specific of emotional response to capture a desired reaction from audiences, transcreation is the answer.
Still unsure whether you need translation or transcreation services?
If you have content that is of a highly creative nature, this would require a professional transcreation service. Certain projects may involve content that only includes the occasional use of figurative language so in this case, translation might be enough. Our language experts are here to help you determine which approach you need for your next project.
As part of one of the largest (and oldest) advertising networks, we also have a highly-specialised and experienced transcreation and production department that works daily on creative translation projects, so if you wish to discuss a project that requires transcreation, get in touch.
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Creating future leaders
Program gives CSE students leadership and communications skills
August 7, 2020
When employers are looking to hire scientists and engineers, it's natural to think the most sought-after students are those with the best understanding of their field of study. However, when surveyed, employers consistently say they prefer those with leadership and communication skills in addition to strong technical skills.
This sought-after combination is why University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering students are in demand. They're taking advantage of learning opportunities outside their courses by participating in student groups, undergraduate research, and in LeaderShape Institute on the Twin Cities campus.
Held annually for the last 15 years during winter break, this leadership training program—now sponsored by Polaris—has participants raving over the benefits of the six-day event.
"LeaderShape was an opportunity for me to learn more about myself and how I interact with others, how I perceive the world, what I'm really passionate about, and what's important to me," said Governess Simpson, a fourth-year industrial and systems engineering major and 3M Diversity Scholarship recipient.
Jesse Schewe, a junior majoring in Earth sciences, said his favorite part of the program was the diversity of students and range of backgrounds—in particular, meeting peers from the Carlson School of Management.
According to Susan Kubitschek, assistant dean for undergraduate programs and director of Collegiate Life, the decision to include students from both colleges in LeaderShape was made to replicate professional settings in the real world.
"STEM students and Carlson students don't think they have a lot in common," she said, "but when it comes to future workforce development, they will be working side by side."
For Schewe, the LeaderShape workshops shaped his career path and allowed him to discover what it's like to mentor or share his knowledge and experience with others.
"It helped me realize that I'm really interested in helping students transition into college," he said. "Since then, I've been trying to find roles that will help with that, both in my College and University orientations."
In January 2020, Polaris became the major sponsor of LeaderShape. The off-road vehicle manufacturer has a strong history of supporting student programs and activities at the University of Minnesota.
"Finding a corporate sponsor like Polaris is such a huge blessing for the college," Kubitschek said. "Without a corporate sponsor, our college would never be able to host a program like this."
Students are certainly thankful for the opportunity as well, as it provides an experience that's different from their normal classroom studies.
"I'm very grateful that the school continues to fund it and that we're able to get sponsors that continue to fund it," Simpson said. "We physically have to engage with people. We have to practice our soft skills—our communication and collaboration skills. So it's very important for us to get exposure [beyond our science and engineering field] for how that works and meet people who are different than us."
While LeaderShape is optional for CSE students, past participants agree it was worth their time. More than 350 students have benefitted from its programming over the years.
"It made me realize that whatever I want to do in my career I want to help people," said Simpson. "I want to make an impact, I want to make a change, I want to shatter the status quo. It made me realize I have the resources to do it… I wish I would have done it sooner—definitely take advantage of it while you can."
Story by Kathryn Richner
If you'd like to support students at the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering, visit our CSE Giving website.
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Math Mammoth Vs BJU Math
Math Mammoth and BJU Math are two very popular, high-quality and respected homeschool math programs that have helped numerous students over the years develop strong foundations in math.
Both programs have their share of passionate advocates online, and as a result it can be hard for some parents to decide which is best for them.
To help out, we've compared Math Mammoth and BJU Math so that parents can make a more informed choice as to which better suits their needs and homeschool style.
What is Math Mammoth
Created by former math teacher and homeschool mom, Maria Miller, Math Mammoth is a popular homeschool math program aimed at students in grades 1-7.
Known for its fairly rigorous curriculum, Math Mammoth is a self-study math program that emphasizes a stronger conceptual understanding of math and the development of strong number sense in order to help students succeed in math.
What is BJU Math
Created by BJU Press, the BJU Math series is a well-known homeschool K-12 math curriculum.
BJU Math strikes a balance between conceptual and procedural math learning, creating a traditional but comprehensive and solid math program that also includes a distinctly Christian worldview.
Grade Range
Math Mammoth is largely aimed at the Elementary school level, with workbooks and teaching material available for grades 1-7.
BJU Math, in contrast, covers the full K-12 range of math instruction.
It offers K-5 courses for Elementary, and Grade 6, Fundamentals of Math, pre-Algebra, Algebra 1 & 2, Geometry and Pre-calculus for Middle and High School.
Interestingly, although BJU Math doesn't cover Calculus, it does include an optional Consumer Math course, for those who would like their student to learn more practical, day to day math topics, like budgeting and personal finance.
It's important to note, of course, that these are homeschool math curricula and can, of course, be used outside their intended age and grade ranges (i.e. by both precocious learners and those who are a little behind).
To help parents switching into the program, Math Mammoth offers free diagnostic placement tests on its website.
These are essentially PDF end of year tests and students take the test intended for the previous grade to make sure they are ready for the intended one.
For example, parents who think their child should start grade 4 are encouraged to take the grade 3 exam to see if they are ready for it and if any critical knowledge or skill gaps exist.
BJU Math, on the other hand, relies more on a parents' discretion for grade placement, providing parents with its scope and sequence to help guide them to the appropriate level.
The company also offers a variety of proctored online general assessment and achievement tests for a fee, which can be helpful for parents who are interested in getting a better and more fine-grained understanding of their students abilities and grade level.
Math Mammoth Vs. BJU Math: How They Teach Math
Conceptual vs Procedural
Math Mammoth is a distinctly conceptual math program.
In other words, it focuses more on helping students develop a stronger understanding of the concepts behind math, why it works, rather than simply learning how to solve math problems.
Rather than spend tons of time doing drill and memorizing math facts (there is some), more time is spent honing the student's logic, mental math, number sense problem solving skills, exploring and understanding math problems, and learning different strategies to solve them.
With a slightly stronger emphasis on logic, visual models and multistep word problems, Math Mammoth aims to provide students with a deeper understanding of math and give them the skills they need to cope with unfamiliar math problems, especially at higher levels.
In this way it is somewhat similar to programs like Singapore Math.
BJU Press, in contrast, takes a more blended approach, in our opinion, combining elements of conceptual and procedural math instruction.
The program spends a fair amount of time helping students develop a deeper understanding of math and why it is used in certain situations, and spends a fair amount of time teaching students different strategies for approaching problems and working on their critical thinking and problem solving abilities as they pertain to math.
At the same time, and more in line with a procedural approach to math, the program also incorporates some review, drill and the memorization and practice of math facts, helping students learn to solve math problems quickly and accurately.
So while it may not cover conceptual math topics quite to the depth of Math Mammoth, BJU Math does manage to strike a balance between the two approaches.
Mastery vs Spiral
Mastery math is an approach where math concepts are taught one at a time, with students diving deeply into that concept over a period of lessons and only moving on to another topic once they have a firm understanding of it and can demonstrate proficiency (or mastery).
This is in contrast to a spiral curriculum, which breaks concepts down into smaller bits and then teaches a little at a time, moving from concept to concept, and revisiting a topic in greater depth later on.
A common complaint with pure mastery programs is that, while students can and do explore concepts in more depth, once they move on they tend to move on completely, meaning these programs don't always provide as much review, repetition and practice that spiral programs offer.
Without more consistent review and practice of previous topics, some students can end up forgetting parts of what they've learned, developing critical skill and knowledge gaps that can cause issues down the line.
Addressing this common issue parents have, Math Mammoth and BJU Math are both mastery math programs that have incorporated spiral review in order to help students better retain information in the long run.
In fact, they are both structured in a very similar manner.
In both curricula, each chapter centers on a single topic in math, following which students can do a mixed review in their workbooks, practicing what they've just learned as well as practicing previously learned concepts.
In this way, students in both Math Mammoth and BJU Math have an opportunity to periodically refresh and strengthen their knowledge and skills in math.
Faith-based vs secular
Math Mammoth and BJU Math differ considerably when it comes to faith-based learning.
Math Mammoth is a secular homeschool math program and neither its instruction nor practice exercises contain any references to God, the Bible or any faith in particular – the focus of instruction is solely on math.
In contrast, BJU Math is a strongly Christian homeschool math curriculum, which is perhaps unsurprising given that this is a Bob Jones University Press curriculum.
While the math obviously remains math, its teaching material does make relatively frequent references to God, the bible and there is a great deal of scripting to help parents discuss a variety of positive Christian values, as well as math and how it can relate to serving God.
These Christian themes appear from time to time in student exercises, as well, although the focus is still mainly on math practice.
Workbooks also include a dedicated series of questions in each chapter, called Christian Worldview Shaping, which aims to directly integrate math and Christian teachings.
Consequently, those looking for a secular or even neutral curriculum might favor Math Mammoth, while those looking for a math program that better integrates with a faith-based homeschool environment may want to lean towards BJU Math.
Use of manipulatives and hands-on learning
Another noticeable difference between Math Mammoth and BJU Math is the use of manipulatives and hands-on learning during instruction.
In general, although there can be some helpful math-related hands-on activities (like measuring angles or using a ruler) with Math Mammoth, teaching concepts is largely done through clear instruction and visual diagrams.
While parents are free to purchase some optional physical items, or download printed versions to cut out, they aren't as central to the coursework as some other math programs out there.
In contrast, BJU Math does make use of manipulatives.
In addition to teaching through interactive discussion and various activities, the program makes use of a variety of physical teaching aids, such as place value kits, number cards, flashcards, fun counters, printed money, clocks and even stick puppets.
These manipulatives come in their own book and are printed on heavy paper (to be cut out, assembled and used as needed), although parents are obviously free to purchase plastic versions or make use of their own.
The idea with these manipulatives is to help younger students better grasp abstract math concepts by letting them touch and handle physical representations of them before transitioning to symbols and equations.
In addition to helping students deal with abstract ideas, this use of manipulatives makes BJU Math more multisensory than Math Mammoth in comparable grades, and perhaps making it a slightly better fit for tactile-oriented learners.
Independent vs Parent-Led Learning
Math Mammoth and BJU Press are also fundamentally different in their overall teaching style.
Math Mammoth is more of a self-study math program.
Its workbooks are largely written to the student (there are some areas written to parents to help them guide and oversee the learning), and are clear enough and written with sufficient detail to guide students effectively through lessons and practice with minimal parental involvement.
Consequently, we believe that Math Mammoth is less demanding of parents time, allowing parents to adopt more of an oversight and guidance role (rather than a full time teaching role) and letting them focus on other homeschool tasks.
Parents are expected to present the information using scripted, colorful teacher's manuals and a considerable part of its teaching style involves activities and interactive discussions between parent and student.
With parents actively teaching and helping students grasp math concepts and leading various faith-based discussions, BJU Math is not a curriculum parents can set their student to and walk away and can be said to be a little more involved compared to Math Mammoth in terms of parental commitment and time.
Use of Technology
Both Math Mammoth and BJU Math make use of some tech to make things easier for parents and students alike.
In addition to its printed books, Math Mammoth offers its program as a downloadable PDF and as a CD.
It also has a fairly basic math app (Soft Pak) that gives students some more practice options and access to a variety of digital and printable worksheets.
Math Mammoth also provides students with access to a rather extensive series of instructional videos, hosted by the founder of the program, to go along with its printed lessons.
These video lessons can, in our opinion, be of great help to students who need a little clarification here and there, as well as those who simply struggle with complete self-study programs.
A sample of Math Mammoth's video instruction can be seen below:
Similarly, in addition to its printed textbooks (which include a CD containing a variety of extra teaching materials and activities), BJU Math also offers parents the ability to subscribe to its online distance learning program.
These online distance learning programs provide students and parents with printed and digital copies of the relevant textbooks and workbooks as well as teacher-hosted video lessons that fully teach lessons.
A sample lesson from BJU Math's Distance Learning curriculum can be seen in the video below
It also provides parents with suggested lesson plans, online assessments, grading help and progress tracking.
As a result, BJU's online distance learning program can help turn the program into more of a self-study program for students and can thus help reduce the overall load on parents in terms of time, letting them step back into more of an oversight role.
Although both programs make use of digital tools, including video, to help parents teach and students learn more effectively, BJU Math's Online Distance Learning option, with its online assessments, progress tracking and course management tools make it a little bit more technologically integrated, in our opinion.
Common Core Alignment
One difference between Math Mammoth and BJU Math that parents should be aware of is their alignment to Common Core math standards.
Math Mammoth is currently aligned, for the most part, to the common core.
In contrast, BJU Math is not aligned to Common Core standards and follows its own scope, sequence and pace.
Academic Rigor and Challenge
Although aligned to Common Core standards, Math Mammoth is considered to be fairly rigorous when compared to public schooling and even many other homeschool math programs.
The program has a very strong conceptual focus, diving into math topics in more depth than some other programs and there is a stronger overall emphasis on problem solving, word problems and critical thinking exercises.
Similarly, in terms of overall scope, sequence and pace, Math Mammoth tends to introduce some concepts, such as fractions, decimals and pre-algebra concepts, earlier than most other programs.
As a result, although it can certainly be (and is) used by math students of all abilities, it can be considered a little more advanced and in-depth than an average homeschool program.
In contrast, BJU Math is more on grade level with its scope and sequence.
To be sure, it is a very solid and thorough math program that teaches math concepts in depth and offers a variety of more challenging problems for further exploration.
That said, it does teach math (in our opinion) at a more gentle pace, is more closely aligned to traditional grade-levels and makes use of manipulatives and various activities to help students understand abstract concepts.
Price
Note: Prices, when mentioned, are correct as of writing and are in USD.
Math Mammoth and BJU differ quite a bit in terms of cost.
Math Mammoth is one of the more inexpensive and affordable homeschool math programs out there, with parents able to buy a CD containing the entire book series (grades 1-7) for under $200, and each individual printed book costing under $20.
In contrast, BJU Math is more expensive, being competitively priced with homeschool math curricula such as Saxon or Singapore.
Complete yearly kits for teaching a grade of BJU Math can cost between $100-200 depending on the year and retailer in question.
Its online distance learning program, depending on what parents choose to include, can start around $309 or so per student per year.
Summary Table
BJU
Math Mammoth
Full Math Curriculum
✅
✅
Grade Range
K-12
Grades 1-7
Approach to Math
Mastery with spiral review
Mastery with spiral review
Conceptual or Procedural Math
Mixed
Conceptual
Main Style of Instruction
Parent-led
Self-Study
Manipulatives
✅
❌
Common Core Options
❌
✅
Optional Video Instruction
✅
✅
Cost
$$$
$
Bottom Line: How do I decide between Math Mammoth and BJU Math?
Both Math Mammoth and BJU Math are high respected and high quality math programs that have helped tens of thousands of students develop strong math skills over the years.
While they do have some notable differences, it can still be hard for some parents to figure out which would better suit their student's needs.
To help, we've included a small chart below that offers some points that parents might want to consider before making a final decision.
I'm a parent and…
Consider
I'm teaching grades 1-7
Either
I'm teaching Middle or High School
BJU Math
My homeschool is secular or faith-neutral
Math Mammoth
I'm looking for a solidly Christian math curriculum
BJU Math
I want to directly teach my student, lead activities and engage in discussions with them
BJU Math
My student likes learning one topic at a time but needs periodic review and practice to keep their skills fresh (spiral review)
Either
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Corinna's Going A-Maying
'Corinna's Going A-Maying' is a carpe diem (Latin for "seize the day") poem in which the speaker urges his beloved, Corinna, to arise from bed and join him in the festivities of May Day already in progress.
In this famous carpe diem poem, the speaker urges his beloved, Corinna, to arise from bed and participate in the joyful May Day celebrations that are already ongoing. He tells her about the natural beauty of the day she has already missed and tells her of the delights of romantic love she can experience if she goes with him before finally turning to the fleeting nature of life to argue for her to go a-Maying.
Corinna's Going A-MayingRobert Herrick
Get up, get up for shame! The blooming morn Upon her wings presents the god unshorn. See how Aurora throws her fair Fresh-quilted colours through the air: Get up, sweet slug-a-bed, and see The dew bespangling herb and tree! Each flower has wept and bow'd toward the east Above an hour since, yet you not drest; Nay! not so much as out of bed? When all the birds have matins said And sung their thankful hymns, 'tis sin, Nay, profanation, to keep in, Whereas a thousand virgins on this day Spring sooner than the lark, to fetch in May. Rise and put on your foliage, and be seen To come forth, like the spring-time, fresh and green, And sweet as Flora. Take no care For jewels for your gown or hair: Fear not; the leaves will strew Gems in abundance upon you: Besides, the childhood of the day has kept, Against you come, some orient pearls unwept. Come, and receive them while the light Hangs on the dew-locks of the night: And Titan on the eastern hill Retires himself, or else stands still Till you come forth! Wash, dress, be brief in praying: Few beads are best when once we go a-Maying. Come, my Corinna, come; and coming, mark How each field turns a street, each street a park, Made green and trimm'd with trees! see how Devotion gives each house a bough Or branch! each porch, each door, ere this, An ark, a tabernacle is, Made up of white-thorn neatly interwove, As if here were those cooler shades of love. Can such delights be in the street And open fields, and we not see 't? Come, we'll abroad: and let 's obey The proclamation made for May, And sin no more, as we have done, by staying; But, my Corinna, come, let 's go a-Maying. There 's not a budding boy or girl this day But is got up and gone to bring in May. A deal of youth ere this is come Back, and with white-thorn laden home. Some have despatch'd their cakes and cream, Before that we have left to dream: And some have wept and woo'd, and plighted troth, And chose their priest, ere we can cast off sloth: Many a green-gown has been given, Many a kiss, both odd and even: Many a glance, too, has been sent From out the eye, love's firmament: Many a jest told of the keys betrayingThis night, and locks pick'd: yet we're not a-Maying! Come, let us go, while we are in our prime, And take the harmless folly of the time! We shall grow old apace, and die Before we know our liberty. Our life is short, and our days run As fast away as does the sun. And, as a vapour or a drop of rain, Once lost, can ne'er be found again, So when or you or I are made A fable, song, or fleeting shade, All love, all liking, all delight Lies drown'd with us in endless night. Then, while time serves, and we are but decaying, Come, my Corinna, come, let's go a-Maying.
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Summary
"Carpe diem" is a phrase from Latin meaning "seize the day." In poems with the theme of carpe diem, the poet urges action, as life is fleeting — every day that passes by is another opportunity lost. Carpe diem poems are usually addressed to youths. Often, they are love poems specifically addressed to a young woman, as is the case in Herrick's poem to Corinna. In that aspect, poems like 'Corinna's Going A-Maying' are poems of seduction.
In the first stanza, the speaker repeatedly urges Corinna to get up from bed and come join the festivities of Maying with him. The natural beauty of the day and how much Corinna is missing by staying in bed are emphasized. In the fourth stanza, the speaker describes the delights of romantic love Corinna can enjoy if she gets up. In the last stanza, however, the light tone of the poem changes, as the speaker argues that it is because of the inevitability of death that Corinna should get up and go a-Maying. This final stanza changes the sense of the entire poem significantly.
Despite the "going" of the title, Corinna never plays any active role in the poem. By the end of the poem, she still lies in bed, in exactly the same position as when the poem began. The speaker's arguments for why Corinna should arise develop as the poem proceeds, but Corinna remains a static, passive figure. The "going" of the title represents the speaker's wish and command but not, apparently, Corinna's action.
Carpe diem might seem a relatively simple theme for a poem. However, in 'Corinna's Going A-Maying,' Robert Herrick uses the carpe diem form to explore several other ideas that deepen the primary theme. Herrick juxtaposes pagan and Christian elements in the poem in interesting ways. Nature and bodily delights are celebrated rather than Christian morality. The sensual, naturalistic content of the poem is clear.
Finally, the nature of human existence, especially how fleeting and ephemeral it is, is explored in the final stanza, a stanza that arguably subverts the celebration of living in the moment seen in the earlier stanzas.
Background
Born in 1591, Robert took holy orders in 1623. Despite being a member of the clergy, many of Herrick's poems, including 'Corinna's Going A-Maying,' are love poems with a significant sensual emphasis. Herrick was a lifelong bachelor who wrote love poems addressed to different women. Whether the Corinna of 'Corinna's Going A-Maying' was a real woman or simply a product of Herrick's imagination is not known, but in light of the many different female names Herrick used, she was probably imaginary.
In 'Corinna's Going A-Maying' the clergyman Herrick not only mixes Greek mythology with Christian elements but even pagan traditions rooted in pre-Christian England as well. May Day originated as a pagan ritual dedicated to fertility, spring, and the renewal of nature. Whatever Herrick's actual beliefs, 'Corinna's Going A-Maying' does not present anything in line with standard Christian doctrine.
Structure and Form
'Corinna's Going A-Maying' consists of five stanzas that follow the same structure and form. Each of the five stanzas has 14 lines that follow a coupletrhyming scheme, with adjacent lines being rhymed with each other. This simple rhyming scheme adds to the musical quality of the poem, as it takes little time for the reader to discover the words that are paired together through rhyme.
Not all lines in the poem follow the same meter, however. In each stanza, there are two lines of iambic pentameter, followed by four shorter lines in iambic tetrameter. The pattern of two lines of iambic and four of tetrameter repeats itself once before a final couplet in iambic pentameter finishes up each stanza.
Literary Devices
One of the literary devices used by Herrick in 'Corinna's Going A-Maying' that stands out is anaphora. Anaphora is the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines, sentences, or phrases. In the fourth stanza, anaphora is used in these three lines:
"Many a green-gown has been given;
Many a kisse, both odde and even:
Many a glance too has been sent"
The repetition of "many" acts brings attention to the word, of course, thereby placing further emphasis on the volume of displays of love that are being shown while Corinna remains in bed. Anaphora is also seen in the opening words of the third stanza: "Come, my Corinna, come; and coming," phrasing that makes plain the speaker's wish for his command to be followed and at the beginning of the poem itself — "Get up, get up for shame." Finally, the fourth line from the close of the poem is another example of anaphora — "all love, all liking, all delight."
Another literary device prominent in the poem is personification, which particularly plays a role in the opening stanzas, which are much occupied with the natural world. An example is when the speaker says, "Each Flower has wept." Another example of attributing to something non-human human characteristics or actions is when the birds are said to have already completed their morning prayers and "sung their thankful Hymnes."
Detailed Analysis
Stanza I
Get up, get up for shame, the Blooming Morne
Upon her wings presents the god unshorne.
See how Aurora throwes her faire
Fresh-quilted colours through the aire:
Get up, sweet-Slug-a-bed, and see
The Dew-bespangling Herbe and Tree.
Each Flower has wept, and bow'd toward the East,
Above an houre since; yet you not drest,
Nay! not so much as out of bed?
When all the Birds have Mattens seyd,
And sung their thankful Hymnes: 'tis sin,
Nay, profanation to keep in,
When as a thousand Virgins on this day,
Spring, sooner than the Lark, to fetch in May.
In the first stanza of 'Corinna's Going A-Maying,' the speaker tells Corinna to arise from the bed as the morning has already long dawned. Most of the stanza is made up of lines emphasizing just how late it already is, thus creating a sense of urgency. The "god unshorne" of the second line is Apollo, who, besides being a god of music and prophecy, was the god of the sun as well. Aurora is the Roman goddess of the dawn.
Corinna is chastised for not being out of bed even though flowers, birds, and young people (the "thousand Virgins) have all already been up for some time. "Mattens" (now spelled 'matins') is a Christian prayer said in the darkness of the early morning. Though in the first line, the speaker says it is a "shame" Corinna is not up, he also addresses her with the affectionate term "sweet-Slug-a-bed."
One of the fascinating elements of this initial stanza is the way Herrick uses religious terms and imagery in his urging for Corinna to arise. Herrick uses language in this stanza to effectively redefine what "sin" and "profanation" are. The birds who have said their prayers and sung "thankful Hymnes" do so, it would seem, to nature, rather than the Christian God. To the speaker, what would be profane and sinful would be to not participate in the joyous rites of May.
Stanza II
Rise; and put on your Foliage, and be seene
To come forth, like the Spring-time, fresh and greene;
And sweet as Flora. Take no care
For Jewels for your Gowne, or Haire:
Feare not; the leaves will strew
Gemms in abundance upon you:
Besides, the childhood of the Day has kept,
Against you come, some Orient Pearls unwept:
Come, and receive them while the light
Hangs on the Dew-locks of the night:
And Titan on the Eastern hill
Retires himselfe, or else stands still
Till you come forth. Wash, dresse, be briefe in praying:
Few Beads are best, when once we goe a Maying.
In the second stanza, the speaker continues to urge Corinna to rise. He says she should be like the Spring, with the "Foliage" of nature being a metaphor for Corinna's clothing. "Flora" is the Roman goddess of flowers and spring itself. Rather than spending time putting on jewels, Corinna can let the leaves be strewn on her like jewels.
The "Orient Pearls" are drops of dew that appear like pearls in the light of the sun. The "Titan" mentioned is another mythological reference to the sun, as indicated by Titan standing on the "Eastern hill." The speaker ends the stanza by urging Corinna to wash, dress, and pray quickly; "beads" refers to prayer beads used in Christian prayer.
This stanza largely continues in the themes of the first stanza. The activity of nature, while Corinna continues to lie in bed, is again emphasized. One change is that the speaker begins to paint a picture of what it will be like for Corinna once she arises. In the first half of the stanza, the speaker compliments Corinna by telling her how lovely she will look when she gets up.
He compares her to a goddess, saying she will be as "fresh and greene" and "sweet as Flora." The last couplet is important for how they recommend active participation in Maying over the Christian ritual.
Stanza III
Come, my Corinna, come; and comming, marke
How each field turns a street; each street a Parke
Made green, and trimm'd with trees: see how
Devotion gives each House a Bough,
Or Branch: Each Porch, each doore, ere this,
An Arke a Tabernacle is
Made up of white-thorn neatly enterwove;
As if here were those cooler shades of love.
Can such delights be in the street,
And open fields, and we not see't?
Come, we'll abroad; and let's obay
The Proclamation made for May:
And sin no more, as we have done, by staying;
But my Corinna, come, let's goe a Maying.
In this third stanza, the speaker tells Corinna to come and see how the celebrations of May Day have transformed streets into natural fields and parks. The devotion of the people to Maying has changed the houses of the village into something holy, like the Ark of the Covenant of the Old Testament. The speaker asks Corinna if he and she can really not go and see such things. Again he urges her to arise by stating that staying away would be a sin.
Continuing on in the third stanza of 'Corinna's Going A-Maying,' the celebrations of May Day are again described in religious terms. The people of the town are apparently devoted to Maying as someone would be to something from a religion. Herrick boldly compares these celebrations of the natural world to the holiest thing in the Old Testament, the Ark of the Covenant, which was considered the dwelling place of God. Apparently, Maying is a source of the divine to the speaker.
Interestingly, in this stanza, the speaker extends the sin of staying away from the Maying to himself, not just Corinna — "we have done" the sin. There is arguably a paradox in the speaker devoting so much time and effort to making the case for an unresponsive Corinna to arise. If he believed so strongly in the importance of seizing the day, wouldn't it make more sense to leave Corinna and rush to the Maying himself? Perhaps that he does not is a tribute to his devotion to Corinna.
Stanza IV
There's not a budding Boy, or Girle, this day,
But is got up, and gone to bring in May.
A deale of Youth, ere this, is come
Back, and with White-thorn laden home.
Some have dispatcht their Cakes and Creame,
Before that we have left to dreame:
And some have wept, and woo'd, and plighted Troth,
And chose their Priest, ere we can cast off sloth:
Many a green-gown has been given;
Many a kisse, both odde and even:
Many a glance too has been sent
From out the eye, Loves Firmament:
Many a jest told of the Keyes betraying
This night, and Locks pickt, yet w'are not a Maying.
In the fourth stanza, the apex of the seductive, romantic element of the poem is reached. In the first three stanzas, it has been mainly nature that has been celebrated. Aside from Corinna and the speaker himself, human figures have made a scant appearance. But now the speaker tells Corinna that every boy and girl has already gone to Maying and that many have already returned to enjoy the delights of "Cakes and Creame."
Furthermore, some have already wooed each other, declared their love, and found a priest to marry them. Many kisses and suggestive glances have been exchanged too. Jokes about picking or breaking locks at night (presumably for purposes of seduction) have also been told.
The fourth stanza is immediately notable because it is the one stanza of the five in the poem where the speaker does not explicitly urge Corinna to arise. Rather, he focuses completely on portraying for her all that is going on out in the world while he and her do nothing.
The speaker focuses on the delights of love that Corinna is missing out on by staying in bed. There is an irony here, as many carpe diem poems are about getting a girl into bed, while here, the speaker attempts the opposite.
Instead of getting Corinna alone, the speaker wants her to go out with the larger community, that is, the rest of the village. It would seem the speaker's intentions for Corinna are honorable, as he mentions couples finding a priest to marry them, implying he and Corinna should do the same. However, in the mentions of "Cakes and Creame" and kissing, sensual, physical pleasures are certainly emphasized too.
The phrase in the opening line of the fourth stanza, "budding Boy, or Girle," is crucial. Young men and women are metaphorically compared to the emerging bud of a plant. By implication, youths are extensions of nature. They are aspects of the natural world rather than being separated from natural life. The focus on and celebration of nature is a consistent theme of the poem.
However, for the first time in the poem as well, the speaker describes events that cannot actually be completed in so short a time as a single morning. To proceed through all the ups and downs of courtship — weeping, wooing, becoming engaged, and choosing a priest to get married by — would not be remotely possible in a few hours. Instead of a realistic depiction of what might occur on a May Day morning, the speaker is now looking into the future that, presumably, he and Corinna might eventually have if they went out a-Maying.
Stanza V
Come, let us goe, while we are in our prime;
And take the harmlesse follie of the time.
We shall grow old apace, and die
Before we know our liberty.
Our life is short; and our dayes run
As fast away as do's the Sunne:
And as a vapour, or a drop of raine
Once lost, can ne'r be found againe:
So when or you or I are made
A fable, song, or fleeting shade;
All love, all liking, all delight
Lies drown'd with us in endlesse night.
Then while time serves, and we are but decaying;
Come, my Corinna, come, let's goe a Maying.
In the fifth stanza, an entirely new tone is introduced, as the speaker argues that the inevitability of death is why he and Corinna should go a-Maying. While they are still in the prime of their lives, before they grow old and die, they should join in the harmless foolishness of their time. Life is short and, like a drop of rain, cannot be found once lost. All love and pleasure will be lost in the "endlesse night" that follows death. The speaker ends the poem by once again urging Corinna to go a-Maying with him, this time resting his argument on the fact that they are not yet dead but only decaying.
The fifth and final stanza of 'Corinna's Going A-Maying' contains some of the most memorable lines of the whole poem. Evocative metaphors are used to emphasize the fleeting, transitory, ephemeral nature of human life, such as when human life is compared to a "vapour." Corinna and the reader are reminded of how little, in the speaker's view, a person can survive the grave. Only memories in the minds of the living (as a "fable" or "song") or some weak existence as a "fleeting shade" are apparently possible. And after death, there is only "endlesse night."
Of course, these lines are notable because they imply there is no life after death. Again, the speaker's views deviate far from Christianity, even though Herrick was a member of the clergy. In this poem, the natural world is the paradigm. Human beings are considered, in natural terms, as parts of nature. Nature is sacralized but without any spiritual existence outside of the natural world affirmed.
If the fourth stanza begins by looking into the future, past the events of the May Day morning, the fifth stanza pushes that process to its culmination by looking toward the time when Corinna and the speaker will die. This is a major change from the first three stanzas and a huge jump forward in time, from the concerns of the particular morning of May Day to the whole span of human existence.
In the final stanza, the sudden turn to focus on mortality and death arguably subverts the speaker's message that living in the moment is wise. It's certainly hard to imagine a somber stanza like this resulting in Corinna (or any reader of the poem) being put in the mood for the joyous, hedonistic celebrations of May Day. Reflecting on the reality of death usually puts a person in a serious mood. From the perspective of a man trying to seduce the object of his desire, reminding her she is "decaying" seems plainly a poor strategy.
In other words, this final stanza throws the preceding stanzas and the entire poem as a whole into a different light. The earlier message is, at the very least, made ambiguous, if not completely subverted, by what Herrick does in the last stanza. This is particularly so because of a key phrase in the second line, "harmless follie." In stark contrast to the first four stanzas, the speaker now dismisses the Maying as mere folly (even if harmless folly). This is in keeping with the entire tone of the fifth stanza. Any and all human activities are made to seem of little use or value by the emphasis on how ephemeral and insubstantial human beings are at all.
FAQs
What is the meaning of 'Corinna's Going A-Maying?'
The speaker urges his beloved (the Corinna of the title) and, by extension, the reader to seize the day and live for the moment. However, this message is arguably undercut in the final stanza, which introduces a decidedly somber note by focusing on death and the fleeting nature of life.
Was Robert Herrick part of any poetic movement?
Yes, Robert Herrick is considered a Cavalier poet. The Cavalier poets were those who supported Charles I during the English Civil War. Like others in the group, Robert Herrick suffered when Charles I was deposed, being removed from his post as a vicar. He got his post back when the monarchy was restored.
Is 'Corinna's Going A-Maying' a happy or sad poem?
While the first four stanzas of the poem have a light tone and focus on pleasant topics, it is hard to say a poem is entirely happy in the mood when it has lines like this near its conclusion: "All love, all liking, all delight/ Lies drown'd with us in endlesse night." The poem ends with somber reminders of mortality.
What do we know about the subject of 'Corinna's Going A-Maying,' Corinna?
Not very much. Corinna never gets up from her bed or makes any response to the poet. The speaker spends the poem arguing to Corinna why she should go a-Maying, rather than characterizing Corinna herself.
'Delight in Disorder' is another poem by Herrick that has love as a major theme. This poem is about how a woman's disordered dress is more pleasing to the speaker than when all her clothing is precisely in place.
In 'To Find God' examines the natural world and asks the reader if they can find God in the constituent parts of nature. The contrast between how Herrick treats religious matters in this poem and 'Corinna's Going A-Maying' is notable | eng | 6a19f703-7dc1-4340-b448-d7471a8b6de3 | https://poemanalysis.com/robert-herrick/corinnas-going-a-maying/ |
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A1C, also known as glycated hemoglobin, is a measure of the average blood sugar level over the past 2 to 3 months. It provides valuable information about how well an individual's diabetes is being managed. A high A1C indicates poor blood sugar control, increasing the risk of diabetes complications such as heart disease, kidney damage, and nerve damage. It is essential to manage A1C levels to reduce the risk of such complications and maintain overall health.
2. What are the target A1C levels for individuals with diabetes?
The target A1C levels vary depending on individual circumstances and the type of diabetes. For most people with diabetes, the American Diabetes Association recommends maintaining an A1C level below 7%. However, individualized targets may be set by healthcare professionals based on factors like age, overall health, and the risk of hypoglycemia. It is crucial to consult with a healthcare provider to determine an appropriate target A1C level.
3. How can diet impact A1C levels?
Diet plays a pivotal role in managing A1C levels. Following a well-balanced, low-glycemic diet rich in whole grains, lean proteins, fruits, and vegetables can help regulate blood sugar levels and reduce A1C. Incorporating fiber-rich foods, limiting processed sugars and carbohydrates, and controlling portion sizes are important aspects of a healthy eating plan for managing diabetes and lowering A1C levels.
4. What role does exercise play in reducing A1C levels?
Regular physical activity is key to lowering A1C levels. Exercise helps increase insulin sensitivity, allowing the body to utilize glucose effectively. Engaging in aerobic exercises, such as brisk walking, swimming, or cycling, for at least 150 minutes per week, along with strength training exercises, can significantly contribute to lowering A1C levels. It is vital to consult with a healthcare provider before initiating any exercise routine.
5. Can medication or insulin therapy help lower A1C levels?
Yes, medication or insulin therapy may be necessary for individuals with diabetes to bring down A1C levels. Oral medications like metformin or sulfonylureas, as well as injectable medications like GLP-1 receptor agonists or insulin, may be prescribed based on the individual's needs. These medications help regulate blood sugar and support A1C reduction. It is crucial to follow the prescribed medication regimen and regularly communicate with a healthcare provider to optimize therapy.
6. Are there any natural remedies or supplements that can lower A1C levels?
While natural remedies and supplements may have some potential benefits, it is essential to approach them with caution and consult a healthcare provider before use. Some natural remedies and supplements, such as cinnamon, fenugreek, or chromium, have shown some glucose-lowering effects in studies. However, their effectiveness may vary, and they should not replace medical advice, a healthy lifestyle, or prescribed medications in managing A1C levels.
7. How does stress management contribute to lowering A1C levels?
Stress can impact blood sugar levels and often lead to poor glycemic control. Engaging in stress management techniques, such as meditation, deep breathing exercises, yoga, or engaging in hobbies, can help lower stress levels, thereby positively affecting blood sugar management and A1C levels. It is important to incorporate stress-reducing activities into daily routines for overall well-being and diabetes management.
8. Does getting enough sleep affect A1C levels?
Yes, adequate sleep is crucial for managing A1C levels. Lack of sleep can disrupt the body's insulin sensitivity and glucose metabolism, leading to insulin resistance and higher blood sugar levels. Aim for 7-8 hours of quality sleep each night to support optimal blood sugar control and maintain lower A1C levels. Developing good sleep habits, such as keeping a consistent sleep schedule and creating a conducive sleep environment, can significantly contribute to overall diabetes management.
9. How does regular blood sugar monitoring help lower A1C levels?
Regular blood sugar monitoring is essential for maintaining A1C control. By monitoring blood sugar levels multiple times a day, individuals with diabetes can make necessary adjustments to their diet, exercise, and medication regimen to keep their blood sugar within the target range. This proactive approach helps in achieving better overall blood sugar control and subsequently lowers A1C levels.
10. Can weight loss impact A1C levels?
Weight loss can have a positive impact on A1C levels, particularly for individuals who are overweight or obese. Shedding excess weight decreases insulin resistance, improves insulin sensitivity, and enhances blood sugar control. A combination of healthy eating, regular physical activity, and portion control can help achieve sustainable weight loss, leading to reduced A1C levels. Consulting a healthcare provider or a registered dietitian can provide personalized guidance in developing an effective weight loss plan.
11. Are there any specific foods that can help lower A1C levels?
Certain foods have demonstrated potential in helping lower A1C levels when incorporated into a balanced diet. Foods rich in soluble fiber, such as oatmeal, legumes, and flaxseeds, can slow down glucose absorption and contribute to better blood sugar control. Additionally, foods containing healthy fats, like avocados, nuts, and olive oil, may improve insulin sensitivity. However, it is important to remember that overall dietary patterns and portion control are key, rather than relying solely on individual foods.
13. Is it beneficial to make dietary changes gradually or all at once to lower A1C levels?
Gradually making dietary changes tends to be more sustainable and easier to adapt to for long-term A1C management. Making too many drastic changes all at once may lead to frustration and subsequently give up on the overall plan. Gradually incorporating healthier food choices, portion control, and mindful eating practices can make the transition smoother and more successful in achieving sustained A1C reduction.
14. Can a low-carbohydrate diet help lower A1C levels?
A low-carbohydrate diet may be beneficial for lowering A1C levels in some individuals with diabetes. By restricting carbohydrate intake, blood sugar spikes after meals can be minimized, resulting in improved glycemic control. However, it is important to work with a healthcare provider or a registered dietitian to develop an individualized low-carbohydrate eating plan that meets nutritional needs while maintaining balanced blood sugar control.
15. Does alcohol consumption affect A1C levels?
Alcohol consumption can impact blood sugar levels and, consequently, A1C levels. Moderate alcohol consumption is generally considered safe for individuals with diabetes, but excess alcohol and frequent binge drinking can lead to poorly controlled blood sugar. Alcohol can also interfere with certain diabetes medications and cause hypoglycemia. It is crucial to consume alcohol in moderation, understand its effects on blood sugar, and consult a healthcare provider for personalized guidance.
16. How does hydration affect A1C levels?
Proper hydration is important for overall health but does not directly affect A1C levels. However, staying hydrated can support general well-being and aid in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Drinking an adequate amount of water throughout the day helps regulate bodily functions, including glucose metabolism. It is recommended to consume water as the primary beverage and limit sugary drinks, which may negatively impact blood sugar control.
Regularly reviewing and adjusting diabetes medications, in consultation with a healthcare provider, is critical for achieving and maintaining target A1C levels. As diabetes is a progressive condition, medication needs may change over time. Adjusting medication doses, adding new medications, or transitioning to different medication classes may be necessary to optimize blood sugar control and ultimately lower A1C. Open communication with healthcare professionals ensures appropriate adjustments are made.
Tracking blood sugar levels and regularly reviewing A1C progress is an effective way to monitor diabetes management. Regularly checking blood sugar levels, recording the results, and discussing them with healthcare providers allows for adjustment of the treatment plan if necessary. By tracking progress and trends, individuals can identify patterns, evaluate the impact of lifestyle modifications, and work towards achieving better blood sugar control and lower A1C levels.
21. Can stress affect A1C levels even with consistent diet and exercise?
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In episode #2522, we reveal the one thing that the wealthiest people in the world do exclusively. Join us as we explore the common practice among the ultra-rich and discuss its impact on their success. Gain valuable insights into the mindset, habits, and strategies employed by these individuals to accumulate vast wealth. Whether you aspire to join the ranks of the wealthiest or simply seek inspiration for personal growth, this episode offers valuable lessons and actionable takeaways to help you on your journey to financial success. Tune in and discover the key to unlocking wealth in this enlightening episode.
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[00:00] Today's topic: The Wealthiest People in the World Do This One Thing Only.
[00:55] What wealthy and successful people all have in common.
[02:12] How successful people expand their accumulated wealth.
[02:47] An example of someone who built their wealth by focusing on a niche.
[04:03] Successful people who have an investor mindset.
[04:36] Focusing on a niche before expanding into new ventures.
[04:50] Another commonality between successful people.
[05:27] The advantages of entering a mass market.
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First, Break all the Rulessummary
Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman
What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently
4.2 (132 ratings)
26 mins
Brief summary
"First, Break All The Rules" by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman is a management guide that challenges traditional practices. It offers insights into effective leadership and employee engagement based on research and real-world examples.
First, Break all the Rules Summary of 12 key ideas
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What's in it for me?
The role of a manager in a workplace is not an easy one. At the end of the day, the performance of employees is the primary factor impacting the success of a business, and it is the manager's job to ensure that performance hits its peak.
Much has been written about how managers can fulfill their role effectively, but what if all the conventional wisdom about management is in fact wrong? Instead of taking for granted the age-old adages of management, First,BreakAlltheRules examines the practices used by truly great managers.
These blinks explain on a practical level how managers can find the right employees for the right roles and keep them satisfied with their jobs. You'll also find out how to walk the tightrope of allowing employees independence while ensuring the quality of their work through guidance and control. Finally, you'll also find out how to deal with situations where an employee is not performing in line with expectations.
Employee satisfaction is the key to a successful business.
There are many ways to increase revenues for a company, yet most of these techniques result in only short-lived growth. In fact, a successful business – one which can sustain growth – can be based only on consistently good performance, which has much more to do with how things are managed within the business.
In other words, at the heart of a successful business is a strong and high-performing workplace.
The success of any business can be based only on a revenue stream that's robust and sustainable. Such a stream is not generated by techniques like slashing prices or opening a new location, but is the result of a growing base of loyal customers. Growing such a loyal customer base requires that those customers feel satisfied with a company's excellent products and services.
So, how can a company create such a strong, high-performing workplace?
The key lies in satisfied employees: the more satisfied an employee is, the more she'll contribute to building and maintaining a strong workplace.
Why is that?
For one thing, satisfied employees are more engaged in their work, and because of their stronger commitment they greatly contribute to higher productivity.
Another reason is that employees' commitment often has an indirect effect on company profits. A satisfied, engaged employee is more likely to save energy (by, for example, making sure to turn off the lights) and negotiate prices, and less likely to steal from the company.
Finally, such engaged employees will probably also stay longer with the company, and are more likely to be friendlier towards customers because they care greatly about how the company is perceived.
So, in order to be successful in the long term, companies must build strong workplaces where performance is consistently high. Ensuring that employees are satisfied in their roles is a sure-fire way of creating such a workplace.
The manager determines the degree of employee satisfaction.
If the key to a successful business is the satisfaction of its employees, then what's the key to that satisfaction?
The manager.
The work of the manager is centered on mediating, not leading.
To become a great manager you must first let go of popular management principles and learn what the essence of your job really is.
The first thing to understand is that a manager is not a leader.
Each person has a unique and unchanging set of behaviors which can be considered talents.
Although all great managers have their own individual styles of management, there is one central maxim they all share:
Every person is unique. They have a unique way of thinking and relating to the world, and are motivated in ways specific to them.
To create a high-performing workplace, managers must consider each employee's unique talents.
The fact that each person has his or her unique and unchangeable set of behaviors means that, for managers, this must be translated into management guidelines.
This is because each employee's unique nature plays a crucial role in their individual job performance.
Great managers find people who have the right talent for the job.
As we have seen, the snug fit of an employee's talents with company demands contributes greatly to good performance.
But how do great managers find such employees? And how do they decide which qualities they're looking for?
Great managers establish alternative career paths for employees, thereby keeping them in the best-fitting job position.
Gathering a team of talented employees is not enough.Managers must also make sure that employees' talents are actually put to use properly.
What often gets in the way of achieving this is the conventional career path – a model of progress with many flaws.
Great managers focus on reaching desired outcomes, not on controlling their employees.
Ultimately, the results of management lie in the employees' performance. For this reason, great managers shift their attention away from controlling employees and onto employees' performance results and outcomes.
Behind this is the manager's awareness that they have only limited control over workers. For a start, managers are not the ones who actually do the work that may lead to the results they desire. All they can do is motivate their employees to do it. Thus the manager's control should be reconceptualized as a mediated form of control – or, "remote control."
Great managers establish basic rules that ensure a baseline of customer satisfaction.
While great managers allow employees to be individuals, that doesn't mean employees are free to do whatever they wish.
Indeed, in terms of certain aspects, there are some rules employees must adhere to.
Great managers focus on excellent employees, who they try to develop and learn from.
Great managers establish successful, personal relationships with employees, and they do this in order to help those employees to develop.
They also spend a lot of time with their best employees, trying to understand not only their talents, but all aspects of their lives. It's only by knowing their employees this well that great managers are able to choose the right ways to develop them.
Great managers carefully analyze poor performance and try to work around employees' non-talents.
Because great managers focus on performance, they immediately address any performance that's not meeting their expectations.
Rather than drawing hasty conclusions about poor performance, great managers first analyze the situation. For instance, they will try to determine whether poor performance is caused by lack of teachable skills or knowledge. If so, the right training will likely improve performance.
Final Summary
The key message in this book:
Each person has a unique set of talents which make him or her the right fit for a certain job. Successful management encourages and helps employees to develop these innate talents and to become even better at what – thanks to their natural inclinations – they're already good at.
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First, Break all the Rules (1999) shows how great management differs from conventional approaches. The authors demonstrate how some commonly held notions about career and management are actually misleading. Based on interviewsUnit leaders, managers, human resource professionals
About the Author
Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman both have a background in business consulting and business research. At the time the book was published, they worked for the Gallup Organization, a global performance management consulting company. Both Buckingham and Coffman have started consulting and management training companies of their own, and have written other bestselling business books | eng | bc2580b3-dba4-4b82-a121-2a7653b23524 | https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/first-break-all-the-rules-en |
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A Guide to Understanding Child Support in Virginia
Introduction to Child Support in Virginia: What It Is and Why It Matters
Child support is a legally binding agreement between two parents, typically after a separation or divorce, and it can apply to adult stepchildren as well in some cases. It's most commonly used in cases of unmarried parents who cannot agree on child care arrangements – either how much each parent will contribute financially or jointly managing their child's upbringing. In Virginia, every parent has a legal responsibility to financially support their children until the age of 18 or 19 (depending on whether the child is still attending primary/secondary school).
The purpose of child support is to ensure that both parents are contributing towards the health, wellbeing and development of their children by allowing them equal access to necessary resources – like insurance coverage, healthcare and educational expenses. This helps ease the financial burden for both parties and allows them to focus on raising their kids in the best way possible.
How does Virginia handle Child Support agreements?
In Virginia, all non-custodial parents must pay a certain percentage of their income as "guideline" child support. This varies depending on how many children they share with the custodial parent – ranging from 25% for 1 child up to 50% for 6+ kids. This percentage is determined based upon both incomes as well as other factors such as any special needs that particular child might have. A court-appointed attorney can help manage negotiation efforts between two parties if an agreement cannot be met privately. Additionally, courts may require additional financial contributions beyond this guideline amount if deemed appropriate by a judge.
Penalties for Nonpayment:
It is important for non-custodial parents understand that not paying agreed upon Child Support can have serious financial repercussions. For example; failure to make payment may result in wage garnishment or bank levies at both state and federal levels; suspension of driver's license or other professional authorizations; fines & penalties imposed by local government agencies; even jail! Additionally, CSA (Child Support Agency) collections do affect an individual's credit score at some points so consistent payments should be rendered at all times if these problems need to be avoided altogether.
As you can see, having certified documents outlining what exactly each parent's rights are regarding Child Support matters are paramount in ensuring everything falls into place when raising kids– especially when involving ex-spouses or partners who may not always get along but still need to coexist peacefully during crucial phases in their kid's lives. So it goes without saying that having solid guidelines intact before any possible disputes arise makes things easier overall and protects everyone involved while ensuring that your children receive proper financial assistance once they leave your home – no matter what happens between two adults down the line
Step-by-Step Guide: How Does Child Support Work In Virginia?
Child support is a payment made by one parent to another for the financial support of their mutual children. It is typically used to provide basic necessities like food, clothing, housing and educational supplies. The amount of child support payments may vary depending on the age of the child, circumstances of both parents' incomes, expenses, insurance availability and childcare options.
In Virginia, as with all states across the U.S., child support laws govern how much each parent is expected to pay toward raising their children responsibly. These laws are designed to ensure that even without two parents in the same home environment, both parities still contribute financially in order to support their children's living conditions.
The first step when considering child support in Virginia is for both parties — whether married or unmarried — to fill out financial affidavit forms. These documents detail each individual's income sources (W-2 jobs, rental properties or businesses), as well as any applicable credits or deductions like taxes withheld from your wages or court fees that have already been paid out of pocket during divorce proceedings. From there, an estimation can be made about what percentage of his or her salary should go towards meeting the needs of the dependent kids at hand; this calculation varies from state-to-state and case-by-case basis so it's important for couples to contact experienced attorneys for legal guidance if unsure about specifics pertaining to them personally.
Once a figure has been calculated— known as Guidelines Support—the noncustodial parent will generally be required to make monthly payments while factoring any additional pertinent costs like uninsured medical expenses retroactively going back four years before filing divorce papers with courts (or two years prior when filing a postnuptial agreement). Matters such as health insurance coverage and interest can also play a role in determining obligation amounts under certain scenarios; speaking directly with experts in family law can help answer detailed questions regarding these topics if needed.
Another factor often illuminates durations surrounding payments—the amount due until emancipation occurs — meaning when children become adults through either reaching adulthood ages (18) or completing high school requirements regardless of age bracket at that time period–which ever arrives first!. According To Virginia statutes*: "The duty remains valid until emancipated -upon obtaining full-time employment-, reaching 18 years old-, joining military services-, marriage -if over 18 years old ,continueing full time education after 18ths turning point day but obligation running concurrently w/term length up till graduation –excepfted when considered nessecery to extend Financial assistance beyond this confined era-. In cases where college attendance becomes paramount immediatel {following these terms}, custodianship may re enacted where necessitated based upon interest & welfare standards ,requiring both parties contracts agreeing participation assignment viable till course ends*.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Child Support in Virginia
The purpose of this blog is to provide a comprehensive answer to the frequently asked questions about child support in Virginia.
Q1: Who is responsible for paying child support in Virginia?
A1: In the state of Virginia, both parents are equally responsible for financially supporting their children regardless of who has physical custody. According to Virginia Code § 20-108.2, "each parent shall contribute toward the support of his or her minor child an amount that fairly reflects that parent's resources and earning capacity and constitutes his fair share of the joint legal responsibility for such support…." Furthermore, when one parent is ordered to pay child support, they are also generally obligated to provide medical insurance coverage and reimbursement if either parent incurs uncovered medical expenses on behalf of the child/children.
Q2: How is child support calculated in Virginia?
A2: The court typically calculates the amount each parent must pay towards child support by using the guidelines set forth in Section 20-108.2(A)(3)of theVirginia Code which requiresa "fair apportionment…based upon relative available resources" of each party. This calculation takes into account several factors such as income from all sources (including wages, bonuses, self-employment earnings, etc.), business ownership interests, real estate contributions/interests (when applicable), taxable benefits from employer sponsored plans or life insurance policies or disability insurance policies held by either party on behalf of their children as well as any other information needed including earned income tax credit and noncustodial parenting time overnight credits. The cost for daycare required for a custodial parent may also be included if it can be proven necessary expense due to employment requirements. Additionally, each year when a new Child Support Guideline Scheduleis established bythe legislature;the court may use this in establishing financial obligation amounts instead of usingthe mostrecently available tax return information related to both parties combined annual incomes at that time — if deemed fairer taking into consideration unforeseen circumstances withinsix monthsfollowingthereleased schedule adjustmentsand modifications canbe requested if qualified incomemay have been affected during intervals not coveredbythis latest annual report. Final determinationsencompassingdisbursementsare then upheld baseduponwhere inthat recent samedatestatutory statutepeckon taxationschema recordthemeasurement metrics quantifyingaccurateannual revenues being reportedforeach individualscreensourced input priortopresuming ongoing guardianship proceedingsto finalsettlement resolutionsdoublingthedivide toproportionately split relevant costs betweenboth thematic stakeholders contingent uponthefinessressofabidediscrepancyledger determiningfinal determinationannuitantsettingsaccordingtolaws definedparameterswhich oncequantified willdivulge conclusive final net figuresdebiteddesignatedtimednumerically bifurcated yearly allocated expectationswithregardstoparental monitoringpraesidioally recorded ramificationsall compensatedsettingsofarbitrarily preferred endorsed reinvestment resolutionswhile sustainingverified reliable monotonic perpetuity regardingforthcoming estimated summonsconsolidatingcollective compendium pertainingtopertinent concurrent prioritiesunalteredregardlessofvariancedistributory statusescomprisedpreviouslyleadingintoimplicationscouldpossiblyinitiatesubsequent conceivable termsutilizingselectedunderliningguidanceproactivelyinstrumented overdefinitionsrelayedviaexpertsattaininginformatiomatically advicedinteractive teleologicallydriven entanglementsoveralled resoundinglyenabledframeworklydefinedmotivated subsystemsonwardsan obligatory eventual facetiousmeetingsubsequentlyrealigningapeersuasivelongitudinalcorrelativecombativeusage intentlydemandeddirectivespredicateduponpostulated interpretations manifestingdetaileddiatribesoperativelyensured adherenceformulatedbearingperpetualconjecturesmannerismsconcludingoverall parametersprimarily construed whilesecurelybroadcasting fundamentalcomprehensiveanswersrespectadvancing topicalFAQsChildSupportVirginia.
Top 5 Facts You Need To Know About Child Support in Virginia
1. Who Pays Support? A parent with physical and legal custody of their child is typically not required to pay support, while a parent without physical custody will be obligated to do so. Non-custodial parents, regardless of gender (i.e., moms and dads) are usually ordered to provide financial support for the benefit of their children under Virginia law.
2. What Are Guideline Support Payments? Guideline payments are calculated using a formula that takes into account each parent's income, deductions, fees and other factors related to providing care for the dependent minor. The formula helps determine what an "adequate" amount of financial support should look like in any given situation. While courts strive to follow these guidelines when setting support amounts, they may exercise discretion in some cases or deviate from them if the situation warrants it.
3. How Long Does Child Support Last? Parents with minor children in Virginia must continue paying child support until all their adult children have reached the age of majority or otherwise emancipated themselves – 21 in most cases but 18 if they complete high school on time or marry prior to that date as allowed by Virginia law.
4. When Is Payment Can Be Modified Or Stopped? If there is reason to believe that a child's needs have changed due to growth and development over time, or if either parent's earning capacity substantially increases or decreases, then modifications may be requested for an existing order establishing child support payments in Virginia court system can order a review at regular intervals as determined by state law or during times when circumstances significantly change.
5 .Additional Costs That May Be Reserved For: Health insurance premiums for covered family members (including the noncustodial parents), unreimbursed medical expenses (e.g., costs related to doctor visits, hospital stays and prescription medications), educational costs (such as books and tuition) incurred by minors aged 18-23 who are still attending college can also be considered when calculating appropriate levels of financial assistance through Virginia's child care system
Understanding Financial Implications of Child Support Payments in Virginia
Child support is a court-ordered payment from one parent to the other in which funds are used for the benefit of a child. In Virginia, these payments are determined as a combination of both parents' incomes and adjusted based on various extenuating circumstances such as health care expenses and daycare costs. Beyond that, there are financial implications that should be considered when navigating through the world of child support payments.
First and foremost, both parents have access to information concerning the amount that will be paid each month through their respective local county circuit courts or commonwealth attorney's office; this provides transparency and accuracy so all parties can understand their legal obligations. When calculating child support payments, many factors come into play. Most typically considered include parental income, childcare costs, medical bills for treatment related to illnesses or disabilities incurred by the child(ren), availability of either parent's extended family for additional support services, education expenses associated with tutoring or tuition for private school education, and number of children in both households.
Ultimately, understanding how much is due each month helps both parents make informed decisions about their planning and adjust accordingly. Since these obligations must be carried out regardless of marital status upon notification from a court officer or commonwealth attorney's office it's important that all terms specified by the judge's order happen as outlined in order to avoid legal consequences. This is why it's critical to stay informed regarding changes that might affect any person receiving or paying child support during every step of their case prior to entering into an agreement with another party so they can more accurately gauge what future required payments may be owed per month going forward.
Importantly though, financial help is available if needed; most cities offer free counseling services including budget consultation advice specifically geared toward helping recently separated spouses manage the new monetary strain created after ending marriage relationships. Services like this help tremendously with relieving stress associated with initiating major lifestyle outside typical norms long before any conversation about remarriage occurs – something that can add yet another layer complexity onto situations not initially anticipated but can always be discussed later if ever desired!
Conclusion: Taking the Next Steps With Child Support In Virginia
Conclusion: Taking the Next Steps With Child Support in Virginia
The journey for child support can be long, difficult and sometimes overwhelming. In Virginia, however, there is an advantage when it comes to making sure your children's financial needs are met. There are many services and organizations available in the state of Virginia that can help make the process as smooth as possible. From initial filing through enforcement of payment, these resources provide vital assistance to families who need it most.
In addition to helping navigate the process of obtaining a court order to enforce payment, these agencies can also offer education and guidance on other related topics such as medical insurance coverage and taxes. Families who cannot afford attorney fees or need legal advice may find free or low-cost legal help from numerous locations throughout the state – such as Legal Aid Offices – where their rights can be defended in court if necessary. Furthermore, all child support orders come with valuable incentives such as wage garnishment so that payments are never late or forgotten about by either parent. Finally, if payments fail to come through and enforcement actions must occur, additional organizations exist specifically for this purpose – allowing for swift and effective resolution ensuring timely payments are eventually made; thereby protecting both custodial parents as well as their dependent children from potential distress caused by untimely remittance of funds they rely on each month.
Child support matters should never be taken lightly; but thanks to all the various services available within Virginia's network of advocacy groups, parents have access to more reliable forms of communication which lead directly towards successful resolution – meaning that within established laws both parties involved gain peace of mind while also strengthening familial ties between them amongst other wonderful benefits derived from fulfilling one's parental obligations.
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0019 Tough Negotiations
Complete Transcript Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 19: Tough Negotiations.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 19. I'm your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
In this episode, we'll try to negotiate or arrange a good deal or bargain. It's a story about my experiences renting an apartment here in Los Angeles. Let's get started!
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Today we're talking about negotiations. Negotiations are when you have to try to reach an agreement on something with someone, either in business or in your personal life. Tough negotiations are difficult negotiations, negotiations that require a lot of effort or work.
I started by saying that "I'm not what you would call the world's best negotiator." Someone who negotiates is called a "negotiator" (negotiator).The phrase, "I'm not what you would call," means "No one thinks that I am very good at this" or "I would not be called by someone else (this thing)." We often use it as a way to be humble, to not brag or boast about yourself. So, when I say "I'm not what you would call the world's best negotiator," I'm saying I'm not very good at negotiating.
When you use this phrase about someone else, it is a criticism. If someone is a very bad singer, you could say, "He's not what you would call the world's best singer." People say that about me all the time.
I said in the story that "sometime it's necessary to engage" – to take part – "in a tough negotiation." Then I said, "Take, for instance, the time I had to renew the lease on my apartment." Take, for instance means simply "For example" or "As an example." "The time I had to" here means "When I had to."
I said I had to "renew the lease on my apartment. "To renew some agreement or contract" means to extend it, to make it go longer. So, when you have an agreement and you renew it, you're committing to a longer period of time. You are promising to do what the contract says for a longer time.
I say that I'm trying to renew my lease. A "lease" (lease) is a rental agreement, a contract between two people where one person owns something and the other person pays to use it. A lease is a contract to rent an apartment or some other building. You can also use the term "lease" for a car. If you're leasing a car, you're just paying rent on the car. You are using someone else's car by paying them money.
For an apartment in the United States, typically you sign or agree to a one-year lease. After one year, you can usually renew your lease.
I said that the tough negotiations that I was part of were back in college. We use that expression "back in" to mean "when I was" or "at the time of." For example, you could say, "Back in the 1920s, people liked to dance to jazz music." That means that in the 1920s, people enjoyed dancing to jazz music.
I said "I was renting a small studio in the Miracle Mile area of Los Angeles." A "studio" apartment is a one-room apartment. Everything is in one room: your bedroom, your bed, your kitchen, your clothes. You just have one room. If you have a separate room for the bedroom, that would be called a "one-bedroom" apartment. But this was just a studio apartment. The "Miracle Mile area" is just a part of Los Angeles, in the middle of the city of Los Angeles.
I said that my lease was up. When a lease is coming to an end, we can use the expression "was up" or "is up." We also use that with the word "time." "Time is up" means there's no more time or the time is over, the time is finished. If you have students who are taking an exam and the teacher says, "Time is up!" she means, "Stop working on your exam, the time is over."
In the story, my lease was up, so the landlord and I sat down to hammer out the terms of a new lease. A "landlord" (landlord) is someone who owns a building and rents part of the building to someone else. I said I was sitting down or meeting with my landlord "to hammer out the terms of a new lease." "To hammer out something" or "to hammer something out" means to negotiate, to figure out, to come to a solution. "Terms" (terms) in a negotiation are the specific points that you are negotiating about. So, for a lease on an apartment, the terms would be how long the lease is, how much you pay for rent, whether you pay for gas, electricity, and water, and so forth.
I then used a couple of expressions that are very common in negotiations, whether it's a personal or business negotiation. One of them was, "I'll tell you what I'm going to do." This is an expression that we would use before we give someone our proposal, our ideas for an agreement we are negotiating. The idea here is that we are going to give the person a good deal, a bargain, perhaps a low price.
I said that the landlord told me he would give me a break on rent. A "break" (break) here means a reduction, when you make something less. The expression is "a break on something." "I'm going to give you a break on the price of a new car" means "I'm going to reduce or lower the price for you." The landlord said he would give me a break on rent if I signed or agreed to a two-year lease instead of just a one year lease.
I responded to the first proposal by my landlord by saying, "What sort of break are we talking about here?" The expression, "What sort of (something) are we talking about?" means "What exactly are the details?" For example, my friend wants to go on a trip, and he wants to go camping in a tent out in the middle of the desert. So I say, "Well, what kind of tent are we talking about here?" meaning "Give me more information about it." By the way, I would never go tenting or camping in the desert. In fact, I'd never go tenting anywhere. I'm not a camper.
Anyway, back to – let's return to – our story: I said that the landlord proposed only increasing my rent 5% instead of, or in place of 10% in exchange for signing a two-year lease. "In exchange for" is a common negotiating term. It means: You give me something, I give you something. We exchange or give each other something of value.
My landlord says this is a "win-win situation." "Win-win" means "You win and I win" – we both benefit or gain something from the negotiation. The landlord said I would get a cut in rent. A "cut in rent" is the same as a "break on the rent," a reduction in the rent.
Now, I wasn't happy with the landlord's first proposal, so I made a counterproposal. A "counterproposal" means after someone proposes or give his ideas, you reply with or give your own ideas. We even use that word "counter" as a verb: "He countered my proposal with another proposal." Instead of counterproposal you can also say "counteroffer."
I introduced it by saying, "How about this?" and then I gave him my idea. That expression "How about this?" is used before we are about to give someone our views or ideas about how the contract or the negotiation should be. You can use this expression when you're trying to come to an agreement with someone about what to do about any situation. For example, you could say, "You want to go to the movies. I want to go to the beach. How about this? We go to the movies first, and then the beach." That is how we use "How about this?"
I said, "How about this?" and then gave my counterproposal: "You give me a one-year lease with a six percent increase." He responded by saying, "No, I can't make that sort of deal." A deal is an agreement.
He then said to me, "But here's what I can do, and it's my final offer." There are two expressions here: "Here's what I can do" and "final offer." "Here's what I can do" is what you would say in a negotiation when you are not agreeing completely with the other person, but you're willing to compromise in the negotiation. To compromise means you give up something and the other person gives up something.
The other term my landlord used was final offer. When someone says, "It's my final offer," they mean "That's all I'm willing to do or to give." The person is not going to compromise anymore.
My landlord's final offer was that he would pay for my electricity – my electrical bill – for the first six months of the lease, "along with," or in addition to, the other terms he already mentioned.
I ended by saying to my landlord, "You drive a hard bargain." A "hard bargain" is a difficult bargain or difficult agreement. The expression "to drive a hard bargain" means that the other person is a very tough negotiator, that the negotiations are very difficult. I then say, "It's a deal," meaning "I agree to your terms." I accept your proposal.
I say that "I could have tried to bargain him down a bit more." "To bargain someone down" means to get them to reduce their price or to compromise more. I did not try to bargain my landlord down because I was happy with or satisfied with the agreement.
After I agreed to my landlord's terms, I said that "All I had to do was sign on the dotted line." "All I had to do" means "The only thing I had to do." The "dotted line" in a contract, is where you put your signature indicating you agree to the contract. This is a common expression in English, "to sign on the dotted line." It means you are going to sign a contract agreeing to something.
Now let's listen to our story this time at a normal speed.[end of story]
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Glossary what you would call – what most people would consider; a good example of
* The food was not what you would call high quality, but it tasted fine.
tough negotiation – an intense discussion in which two sides argue for different conditions until they can reach an agreement or compromise
* It was a tough negotiation, but Mrs. Redrick eventually managed to reach a deal that both sides were happy with.
to renew – to make an agreement again, usually with similar terms, after the first agreement is no longer valid
* When Terrance's contract with the football team expired, he decided not to renew it and joined another team instead.
lease – an agreement stating that one is able to use an apartment, house, office, or building owned by someone else for a period of time for a certain payment
* Evelina signed a lease that would allow her to live in the apartment for two years.
to be up – to expire; to stop being valid or in effect
* The original agreement was up, so Hans needed to make a new agreement with the client.
landlord – someone who owns a property that someone else pays to use temporarily
* The landlord was angry when the person he had rented the apartment to moved away without saying anything and without making the last payment.
to hammer out the terms – to determine the conditions or details of an agreement
* Kamie managed to find an ideal business partner, but she still needed to hammer out the terms of their partnership.
break – relief; a condition or quality that makes a situation easier
* After Stan had a hard day at work, his wife gave him a break and let him relax instead of making him help with the housework as he would normally do.
in exchange for – in return for; as a trade for
* Brenda gave her classmate the candy from her lunchbox in exchange for the cookie from his.
win-win – without any negative results for anyone involved; describing a situation where two opposing sides both win or receive benefits
* It was a win-win situation: both Kurt and his brother would get to go to the movie, and all Kurt needed to do was agree to watch it together.
counter-proposal – an offer made in reply to someone else's offer; a suggested form of an agreement made after someone else stated a different suggestion
* Masako did not like the original conditions offered to her, so she made a counter-proposal that would be more beneficial to her.
deal – an agreement or compromise; a set of conditions in which two opposing sides get some of what they want but not all of what they want
* Joshua and his parents made a deal that he would be allowed to drive the car on Saturday nights if he washed and cleaned it once a week.
final offer – the last set of conditions one is willing to accept when forming an agreement, not being willing to make any more compromises
* When the seller said that it was his final offer, Inga knew that she either needed to accept it or find someone else to buy the product from.
to drive a hard bargain – to make it difficult to oppose; to make it difficult to get a better set of conditions
to bargain (someone) down – to talk with someone else until that person agrees to conditions that are better for one; to discuss the price until it is lowered
* I don't know how Sharlene is able to bargain the seller down to such a low price!
to sign on the dotted line – to write one's name on a formal document indicating one's approval or understanding of an agreement
* Once Dylan signed on the dotted line, the contract was complete.
Culture Note Murphy's Law
Murphy's law is not really a law or a scientific theory. It is an old "adage" (saying) that says: "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong." It's not clear who "came up with" (started using) the term Murphy's law. Some people claim that it was an "engineer" (a person whose job is to design and build machines and other things), while others say it was a scientist.
Regardless of who came up with Murphy's law, Americans mention it all the time. Here's is a typical "exchange" (conversation):
A: "I can't believe it! This is the third time this month the tire on my bicycle has gone "flat" (with no air in it)."
B: "Murphy's law. I'd walk from now on, if I were you."
People don't usually say, "It's Murphy's law" or "Murphy's law is at work here." They often simply say "Murphy's law" and the other person knows what they mean: if something hasn't gone wrong yet, then at sometime in the future it will. It's "inevitable" (it will happen and it cannot be changed).
Although the original Murphy's law is simple — "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong" — people have come up with "variations" (different forms) of this saying, often to be funny. Here are few:
- If anything "simply" (absolutely) cannot go wrong, it will anyway.
- The buddy system is essential to your survival; it gives the enemy somebody else to shoot at.
("buddy system" – often used at school, in which a person chooses or is "assigned" (given) a partner, and the two people do school tasks together and take care of each other)
- Technology is dominated by those who manage what they do not understand.
("dominated" – with the most control or influence over something)
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Classic Game of the Month Review: Coolness
We've an absolute corker of a classic game for you this month, courtesy of Software Visions - the company that included such talented ZZTers as Chris Jong (AKA cygnus), Clint Nelson (Monthigos, winner of last month's cGOTM) and treacherous Megazeux-creating turncoat Alexis Janson.
The plot then. Or, rather - plots, because much like its bigger brother Code Red, Coolness features multiple endings and plotlines (three in total). You'll find yourself either fighting the usual "evil aliens", saving the local swimming pool from a mad bomber, or getting stranded in a space-station. Each one is packed with puzzles, and although they admittedly aren't too difficult, they still provide a bit of a challenge. It's not perfect, and there ARE some curiously random bits (a rocket? In a tree? Eh? And what DOES your dad have to do with the big spooky building behind your house?) but if you just suspend your disebelief and play through the game you'll be entertained.
The graphics aren't anything too amazing by today's standards but who cares when the game's this much fun to play? Hell, it deserves a cGOTM award if only for the tremendous Fusebox puzzle.
To be honest, there's not much more to say about Coolness. Yes, it's basically Code Red Lite, but it's also a lot less sprawling and frustrating than Janson's game, and certainly deserving of this month's cGOTM award. | eng | b5493376-45cb-4a72-aaa2-1380bc1c122c | https://www.museumofzzt.com/article/view/135/classic-game-of-the-month-review-coolness/ |
Summer is the best season for visiting mountain botanical gardens, full of little beautiful plants, capable of withstanding extreme environmental conditions, and also surrounded by wonderful landscapes. Compared to the traditional botanical gardens in the plains – most of them very old and built next to the most important universities (the first ones were that of Pisa, opened in 1543, and that of Padua, dating back to 1545), those on the mountains were all created in the XX century but one.
Featuring a much more modern design, almost all of them include the reconstruction of several natural environments typical of the mountain areas. Depending on the altitude, many of them are covered with snow, and therefore not open to the public for many months a year; the flowering season is between May and September, but the best time to admire as many flowers as possible is usually between June and July.
In the Aosta Valley, there are four high-altitude botanical gardens, which can be easily reached on foot: Paradisia, in Cogne (in the Gran Paradiso Park); Sassurea, at the Pavillon (above Courmayeur); Castel Savoia, in Gressoney-St. Jean; Chanousia, on the Little San Bernardo hill.
Paradisia Botanical Garden can be found in the heart of the Gran Paradiso National Park, at 5.577 ft above sea level: over some 2.5 acres there are a thousand species mostly belonging to the flora of the Italian Alps, including the rare Astragalus Alopecurus and Paradisea liliastrum (mostly growing in the pastures). It also offers a unique collection of lichens and some natural mountain environments, including a pseudo-steppe, the peat bog, a moraine, some limestone debris, and an unusual "mountain butterfly garden".
Saussurea Alpine Botanical Garden, located at 7.135 ft above sea level, on the slopes of Mount Blanc, was named after Saussurea alpine, a rare plant from stony pastures dedicated to Horace Bènèdict de Saussure, the promoter of the first ascent to Mont Blanc in 1786. Local plants from Valle d'Aosta, as well as Western Alpine, North American, Spanish, Eurasian and medicinal plants are also collected in this garden.
Castel Savoia Alpine Botanical Garden can be found inside the park of Castel Savoia at an altitude of 4.4.30 ft: it belonged to Queen Margherita of Savoy, a true enthusiast of mountaineering. It is arranged in several rocky flower beds, reproducing the very alpine environment, with Italian botanical species, but also hybrids and cultivars from different parts of the world – mainly chosen for their striking ornamental look.
Chanousia Alpine Botanical Garden, located near the Italian-French border on the Little San Bernardo Hill, at 7.119 ft above sea level, is the oldest alpine botanical garden in Italy: it was established in 1897 by the local abbot Pierre Chanoux, a passionate naturalist who strongly advised tourists and climbers not to pick too many flowers from the mountains.
Destroyed during the Second World War, it was rebuilt only in 1976. Its symbol is the Campanula thyrsoides, which grows only in these areas and in this very botanical facility, together with many other species, including Primula hirsuta, Saxifraga biflora, Saxifraga oppositifolia, Ranunculus aquatilis, Achillea moschata, and Carex curvula.
In the valley, there is also another gem not to be missed: the interesting Experimental Garden of Medicinal Plants next to the Pharmacy of Dr Nicola, in Aosta: it's used for researching natural remedies, phytocosmetic products and food supplements strictly obtained from local herbs and flowers, such as thyme and edelweiss grown for this very purpose in Val Ferret.
In Piedmont, at 3.937 ft above sea level (near the Sanctuary of Oropa), there's the Botanical Garden of Oropa: located inside a WWF Oasis, it also includes a natural beech forest in the Special Natural Reserve of the Sacro Monte di Oropa. The garden mainly hosts native plant species, in particular from the Biella area and the Oropa Basin, together with a collection of alpine ornamental plants from all over the world (including a collection of Himalayan poppies, belonging to the Meconopsis genus).
In the upper Val Pellice (Colle Barant, in the municipality of Bobbio Pellice), there's Bruno Peyronel Alpine Botanical Garden – dedicated to the native botanist and naturalist. It can be reached on foot in just an hour and a half, from the Barbara Refuge (Comba dei Carbonieri) and from the Jervis Refuge (Conca del Prà). This garden is rich in local alpine species and features natural mountain environments including pastures, lakeshores, and subalpine shrubs.
Valderia Botanical Garden is in Terme di Valdieri, in the upper Valle Gesso (province of Cuneo), at 4.593 ft above sea level. It was named after Viola valderia, discovered in this area in 1780 by the botanist Carlo Allioni. Today, the garden offers a comprehensive collection of the entire plant world from the Maritime Alps, with 500 species, divided into 14 different habitats (including a larch forest, the peat bog, limestone rocks, and mixed fir woods).
On the Piedmont hills of Lake Maggiore, in the hamlet of Alpino (between Stresa and Gignese), there's the Alpinia Botanical Garden: established in 1934, when this area was still popular among European aristocrats and artists, it houses valuable botanical species from the alpine and subalpine planes, the Caucasus, China and Japan, including a rich aquatic flora. In less than an hour's walk, visitors can reach Mount Mottarone, which overlooks the splendid panorama of the lake.
In Lombardy, at the top of Valcava (a breath-taking and uncontaminated gorge above Madesimo), there's the Valcava Alpine Botanical Garden; it was recently built to protect the alpine flora, experiment with forage grass suitable for the meagre pastures, and study exotic forest species. This garden features ten different natural environments served by a thick network of footpaths.
In Alta Valtellina, within the Stelvio Park, there's Rezia Alpine Botanical Garden, at 4.429 ft above sea level. It houses over 500 Alpine mountains from all over the world, divided according to their different features.
Inside the Stelvio National Park, this time in the part belonging to Trentino-Alto Adige, there's also the botanical garden of Olga Casanova bio certified farm – in Val di Luce. In autumn it appears absolutely spectacular thanks to the eye-catching shades pf plants and trees. This garden is specialized in local herbs and plants, medicinal varieties included, thoroughly tagged for the visitors and used for herbal teas, lemon balm, and other natural products made with mint, cornflower, mallow, yarrow, currant, alpine grasshopper, and mountain asparagus. This garden is open to the public and can also be visited with guided tours.
On the Folgaria Plateau, in Rovereto (TN), at 5.249 ft above sea level, there's the Alpine Botanical Garden of Passo Coe, which collects the spontaneous vegetation of Trentino, organized into wood, meadow, rocky and pasture areas.
About thirty minutes by car from Trento, at 4.921 ft above sea level, visitors can find Viote di Monte Bondone Alpine Botanical Garden, one of the oldest and largest in the Alps: established in 1938, it extends over 25 acres and hosts more than two thousand species belonging to the alpine vegetation, organized according to the different areas of origin – including many officinal and endangered species, whose seeds are collected and distributed to the international network of botanical gardens. Finally, visitors shouldn't miss the highest rose garden in Europe: Rosarium Uhrerhof in Bulla, between Ortisei (Val Gardena) and Alpe di Siusi. Built at 5.249 ft above sea level, it was opened in 1812 by the Zemmer family: it hosts about 5000 roses, belonging to 150 different varieties, growing on the sloping ground next to Charme Hotel Uhrerhof. This garden should be visited between July and September when it's in full bloom.
Veneto is the richest region in alpine botanical gardens: visitors should not miss that of Mount Baldo, near Verona, set within the Local Natural Park of Mount Baldo. It is spread over 5 acres, at about 3.937 ft above sea level, and hosts hundreds of native species, growing in specific micro-environments and ecosystems such as rocky areas, the beech undergrowth, pastures, meadows, and wetlands. Several wild orchids and endemic species survived on this mountain during the glaciations period, while they disappeared elsewhere, such as Campanula petraea, Primula spectabilis, Carex baldensis, and Phisoplexis comosa. The garden, which can be reached via a new route also suitable for lesser-able visitors, includes a refreshment shelter and an observatory.
The San Marco Alpine Botanical Garden, on the other hand, can be found in upper Val Leogra – in the municipality of Valli del Pasubio (province of Vicenza); the garden was built at some 9.842 ft above sea level and include a beech forest, a mountain meadow, a humid area and several rocky patches full of plant species coming from the neighbouring Small Venetian Dolomites and the Venetian Pre-Alps.
In the southern part of the Asiago Plateau, surrounded by pastures, spruce trees and rock formations, there's the Alpine Botanical Garden of Mount Corno; it hosts over 350 herbaceous, shrub and tree species, belonging to subalpine and mountain flora – including a splendid specimen of common whitebeam (Sorbus aria).
In Pieve del Grappa (TV), namely on the southern slopes of Mount Grappa, there's the Astego Vegetational Garden, built at only 1.476 ft above sea level; it features the natural environments found from the peaks of Venetian Pre-Alps to the plains and a spectacular labyrinth. There is also a rock garden, a fresh scree, a consolidated scree, a high altitude prairie, some beech woods, an olive grove, an oak grove, a plain wood and some crops. Many species of alpine and subalpine spontaneous flora can be found here, including ferns, saxifrages, gentians, primroses, rhododendrons, gentians, orchids, and wildflowers: an entire section is dedicated to cornflowers and poppies.
On Pre-Alps near Belluno, inside the Monte Faverghera Nature Reserve, there's the Botanical Garden of the Eastern Alps, covering 15 acres, at 4.593-5.249 ft above sea level; a network of paths takes the visitors through the subalpine bushes, the marshes, the peat bogs, several pastures, screes, snow valleys, limestone and siliceous cliffs, discovering many fascinating plants, including alpine officinal species
Further on, there's Antonio Segni Alpine Garden, featuring orchids, willows and ferns. The garden can be found at the foot of the Dolomite rock of the Civetta Mountain Group, near the Vazzoler refuge. The garden can be easily reached following one of many paths in the area (namely, the one connecting Listolade to Val Corpassa). In the garden there are typical environments of the local Dolomites; the vegetation gradually switches from spruce (Picea abies) and larch (Larix decidua) woods, to alpine meadow species, eventually tackling the scree at the foot of the vertical rock walls. There are many endemisms and valuable species, including Physoplexis comosa, Campanula carnica, Paederota bonarota, Potentilla nitida, Rhodothamnus chamaecistus, Saxifraga crustata, Lilium bulbiferum, and Lilium martagon.
Tambre, around Belluno and, namely, in Pian del Cansiglio, visitors can eventually enjoy the small but delightful Giangio Lorenzoni Alpine Botanical Garden, also known as the Cansiglio Alpine Botanical Garden. Built in a wonderful setting, it thoroughly collects ecosystem and botanical species found between 984 ft and the highest peaks. This garden also offers workshops and environment-themed activities for children. | eng | ae9d05ad-aadb-437a-856b-698ead21a83a | https://italianbotanicaltrips.com/2021/02/19/21919/?lang=en |
People In Tha Middle
CD
Single / EP
Jewel Case with back insert and sticker on front
Label: Capitol
Catalog Number: DPRO-79433
Made in: United States
Released: 1994
Media quality: Excellent
Package quality: Very Good
$10.00 USD
Tracks:
1. People In Tha Middle (edit)
2. People In Tha Middle (LP version)
3. People In Tha Middle (the Angel re-mix/edit)
4. People In Tha Middle (the Angel re-mix)
5. People In Tha Middle (instrumental) | eng | db13714d-a600-46b5-9203-061ad89bd0af | https://www.rarerecords.com.au/products/people-in-tha-middle |
Ethics and Integrity
Competency Title:
Ethics and Integrity
Competency Type:
Core
Competency Description
This competency refers to the ability to conduct business or perform duties professionally and proficiently in an honest and open manner. The scope includes maintaining confidentiality and sensitivity of information, observing fairness and transparency and refraining from any conflict of interest and bias that will impair judgement or objectivity.
Level 1 - Awareness
Level 1
• Recognise the principles of ethics and integrity.
• Identify the procedure for handling confidential and sensitive information.
• Recognise the importance of being fair and transparent in dealing with others.
• Recognise situations leading to conflict of interest.
Level 2 - Knowledge
Level 2
• Define the code of conduct relevant to own role and responsibilities.
• Identify the different types/classifications of information and their treatment.
• Identify practices that promote fairness and transparency in dealing with others.
• Identify the consequences arising from conflict of interest and bias.
Level 3 - Skill
Level 3
• Conduct self in a professional and ethical manner consistent with the industry code of conduct. | eng | 73b0e4b4-74c8-4146-ac78-1bb126ee113a | https://cms.sidc.com.my/competency/1/3 |
What happens to activism after Twitter | eng | 8bc073f6-9735-449e-943f-3de049b7e6c4 | https://tracydurnell.com/2022/11/11/what-happens-to-activism-after-twitter/ |
The Navigation Doppler Lidar (NDL) will provide precise altitude, speed, and direction to the guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) subsystem that enables Astrobotic's Peregrine lander to land safely on the lunar surface. Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lander also will carry an NDL payload as a backup to its primary navigation systems.
Originally developed at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, NDL uses a laser to measure altitude to within a few feet and relies on the Doppler effect – frequency changes to radiated energy that occur as the source moves – to determine direction and speed to within a few centimeters per second, or less than one-tenth of a mile per hour. NASA planetary landers, including the Curiosity rover, traditionally have relied on radar, using radio waves, for this function, but NDL technology is more accurate and weighs far less, a major benefit for cost and space savings on planetary missions.
NDL was flight-tested as part of the COBALT project in 2017, funded by the Flight Opportunities program in NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD).
Credits: NASA/Lauren Hughes
"NDL offers several critical advantages compared to radar, including significantly higher precision with reduced size, weight, and power," said Farzin Amzajerdian, senior scientist at NASA Langley and NDL principal investigator. Radars have a relatively wide propagation pattern that is subject to distortion, whereas higher-frequency lasers emit pencil beams that are more precise, he said.
The enhanced accuracy will give NASA the flexibility to place landers in the most geologically interesting places on a planet or world, which often feature hazardous terrain. With less accurate systems, mission planners must be more conservative in choosing a landing site.
Using lasers for distance determination is not new: The Apollo astronauts used lasers to measure the distance to the Moon surface with about a meter accuracy. This technology has advanced by leaps and bounds since 1969.
Amzajerdian began working on the NDL technology at Langley around 2006, and eventually got a boost from NASA's Autonomous Landing Hazard Avoidance Technology (ALHAT) project. That effort culminated in a flight demonstration of a second-generation prototype aboard NASA's Morpheus lander testbed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in 2014.
STMD began investing in NDL in 2013 through a series of flight demonstrations, leading to the Cooperative Blending of Autonomous Landing Technologies (COBALT) project. Under COBALT, Langley developed a third generation NDL – 60% smaller, with three times the speed and greater range of the previous model – that flew a suborbital demonstration aboard the Xodiac vehicle provided by Masten Space Systems, now part of Astrobotic.
STMD further matured this technology as part of the Safe and Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities Evolution (SPLICE) project, which seeks to develop and demonstrate complementary systems that can further enhance the capabilities of future landing vehicles.
STMD invested in the development of NDL through four programs over several years.
Credits: NASA
Psionic of Hampton, Virginia, licensed the NDL technology from NASA and continued development with the help of Small Business Innovation Research awards from the agency to develop their own version of NDL.
Credits: Psionic
Through the agency's Technology Transfer program, NASA exclusively licensed NDL to Hampton-based Psionic, which has infused the technology into various space and terrestrial applications. Psionic has continued to develop the technology with multiple awards from the NASA Small Business Innovation Research & Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) program, utilizing NASA SBIR/STTR funding to deliver a more compact and energy-efficient system that can be used in a wider variety of vehicles and mission types.
Psionic has created its own commercial product called Psionic Space Navigation Doppler Lidar (PSNDL) and is building PSNDLs for use in docking operations and autonomous ground and aerial vehicles, with potential government applications. Near-term space-based applications of the Psionic system also include the docking mechanism on Axiom Space's planned commercial space station, as well as potential lunar applications.
"NDL can potentially reduce overall cost and risk of landing missions and enable new capabilities for planetary exploration missions, including to the Moon, Mars, asteroids, and more," Amzajerdian said. | eng | 5c3c0ab8-d096-46a0-8404-609f20f6b997 | https://www.psionic.ai/news/impact-story-navigation-doppler-lidar |
HI there
I am trying to copy data into an iceberg table by running COPY INTO statement but it fails.
It says there is a failure parsing the query.
I am using the community edition:
Build
23.1.0-202211250136090978-a79618c7
Edition
Community Edition
Another questeion related to COPY INTO syntax
I am using Minio (local S3 compatible storage) named "Local Minio"
COPY INTO arctic.myTable
FROM '@SOURCE/bucket/path/folder/file.json'
FILE FORMAT 'parquet'
What should @SOURCE should be? ["Local Minio"]?
And another question:
I deployed dremio in kubernetes with dremio_v2 helm chart. For some reason is not upgrading the docker image via microk8s helm3 upgrade dremio
neither microk8s helm3 uninstall dremio and later microk8s helm3 install dremio
How can I make kubernetes get the updated docker image?
Thanks
I'd split this helm chart question into another thread. I don't have much experience with this.
I'm sorry but I'm not sure I understand what your question regarding copy into is. Can you add a screenshot of what you are doing and explain what is going wrong? I thought you were asking how to get the fully qualified source name and that's what I showed dragging the source in to the editor. | eng | 015cd6a9-3c73-4459-a403-0eef4412131f | https://community.dremio.com/t/cannot-copy-data/10609 |
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Tamir Mori on the Challenges and principles of business
Updated: Jul 30
This is the Solo2CEO podcast, and we are here with Tamir Mori, a licensed real estate broker and the owner of a successful real estate services company. Let us know more about this hardworking man whose commitment to his job is incomparable. Here is Tamir Mori.
Can you tell us about your company, and what sets you apart from others in the real estate industry?
I am the owner of Cornerstone Real Estate Services, a residential real estate company operating in the New York metro area, including Long Island, Queens, and Manhattan.
Currently, we have about 20 employees. The main thing that sets us apart is how we operate as a team. Although we are individual agents, we work together, supporting each other and growing in the real estate business. We make sure that no one is left behind, and we focus on integrity and commitment to the success of everyone in the company.
Describe your journey from starting your business to where it is now.
The journey began with the idea to build a flexible business that would allow me to spend time with my family. I wanted to create my schedule and be present for my family and kids as they grow up.
In 2012, I officially started the company, but the groundwork began in 2010. I transitioned from my previous employment in the mortgage business, using my existing client base to kickstart the real estate company. It took about 18 months to two years to get everything set up, so it was essential to plan for that initial period without any significant income.
What happened to your mortgage business when you started the real estate company?
I made a clean break from the mortgage business to avoid any conflicts of interest. I referred all my mortgage business to other professionals, maintaining good relationships and receiving real estate referrals in return. As my real estate company grew, I continued to refer mortgage businesses to my agents to support their success.
How did you go about hiring your first employee?
I wanted someone who would fit into our team and represent the company well, so I was very careful with my first hire. It was more challenging for me to hire new employees because I was looking for the right one. As soon as I hired them, I provided mentoring, helping them build their online presence to expand their reach. My focus was on building a strong reputation and a professional brand for my company.
How did you manage to grow your business further?
As we continued to grow, I made sure to provide accounts and referrals to my agents to help them succeed. I made it a point to emphasize the importance of maintaining a professional online presence as part of their brand.
This helped a lot in the growth of the company and helped us maintain a strong reputation in the real estate industry.
How important was the role of hard work in your journey?
To start and grow a business, hard work is crucial. It means being dedicated, persistent, and putting in the necessary time. In the beginning, I made lots of phone calls every day and worked hard to build relationships and find customers. Hard work is what sets the stage for success, but it's also important to know when to change your focus and adapt as the business grows.
Can you tell us more about the different revenue streams developed for your business?
I have six different revenue streams that generate business in various ways. One of them involves a partnership with a major bank in the States. They give us foreclosed houses to fix up and resell. This requires a different approach than cold calling, as it involves going to the properties and managing the renovations.
Another source of business comes from leads I buy from various online platforms. These lead sources help me market my business online. I have partnerships with lead generation companies, where I either pay per lead or give them a percentage of the deal at closing.
For each of the revenue streams I have, there is a dedicated team assigned to handle it because it requires unique focus and management. For the lead generation, I have a dedicated salesperson for that specific account.
How important is having multiple streams of income in a business and how do you ensure its success?
Having multiple sources of income reduces the risk of depending on just one source. If one source doesn't work out well, the others can help keep the business going. It also allows businesses to explore different ways of making money and reach more customers.
Having multiple streams of revenue gives stability and flexibility to a business. It ensures a steady flow of money and lowers the risk of depending on only one source. It also helps the business adapt to changes in the market and what customers want.
You need to pay attention to both how much money each source brings in and how many deals are made. Some sources might bring in more money per deal, but others might have more deals overall. Find a good balance and not rely too much on just one source.
What factors should be considered when evaluating streams of revenue?
There are two things to look for when evaluating streams of revenue: how much money each stream can bring in and how consistent it is over time. You want to make sure that the potential earnings from each stream match your financial goals. You also want to consider how much business each stream can bring in and if it can keep going in the long run.
How can you identify and develop different streams of revenue?
Analyzing the industry, target market, and customer preferences are ways to identify and develop different revenue streams. You can also explore new products or services, expand into new markets, leverage different advertising platforms, or establish strategic partnerships. Experimentation, testing, and analyzing metrics are important to know the success of different revenue streams.
How should business owners understand their role in the business?
To know their best roles in the business, they should understand what their strengths and weaknesses are. Knowing what their talents are and their expertise would give them an idea of where to focus. They can also hire workers to delegate tasks for the smooth functioning of the business.
Have you experienced any challenges with buying leads in the past?
Yes, I have. There were times when the leads I bought ended up being inactive after a few months, which hurt my return on investment. So, I had to think about whether it would be smarter to buy leads in smaller groups.
It's really important to have the right people or accounts handling the leads. If you're not personally working on them, you need to make sure someone capable is taking care of them and managing them well.
How do different advertising methods, such as paid ads, social media, or print ads, impact businesses?
The effect of advertising methods can differ depending on the type of business and the people it wants to reach. Paid ads, social media ads, and online marketing can be cheaper and reach a wider range of people, especially for businesses focused on transactions.
On the other hand, print ads like billboards or local publications can work well for businesses that are known locally or want to target a specific group of people.
When choosing how to advertise, you should consider what the business wants to achieve, how much money it can spend, and who its target customers are.
What is the difference between social media and online advertising with location-based advertising?
Social media and online advertising are not tied to specific locations, which means they can reach a wide range of people and be effective for businesses that offer products or services in multiple areas. However, if a business operates in a specific location, you may want to advertise in that area where potential customers can access what they offer.
For businesses that operate online, the great thing is they can reach a larger audience, potentially across the entire country or even worldwide, through online advertising. Take Amazon, for example—they don't need to advertise exclusively in New York because they serve customers all over the world. On the other hand, print ads work best when targeting specific local audiences, like promoting the best restaurant in New York City by placing ads where many people pass by.
Have you tried paid ads on social media for your business?
Yes, I have used Facebook advertising and partnered with platforms like Google. Although these methods generated leads, they weren't always targeted to my specific location, resulting in minimal business. Targeted advertising is crucial, and it's important to consider the cost-effectiveness of different advertising strategies.
Have you used video marketing in your business?
Initially, I created generic commercials for my real estate business, but they didn't generate substantial results. Instead, I found more value in utilizing video for speaking engagements or industry events where I could reach a targeted audience. Video marketing is popular nowadays, especially among younger generations who prefer video content over reading.
How do you decide between print ads and online advertising for your business?
Know what type of advertising you can use by looking at your target audience and their specific needs. Location-based businesses may benefit from print ads that target local customers, while online businesses can reach a broader audience through online advertising. It's a must to analyze the effectiveness and return on investment (ROI) of each method for their particular industry.
How important is the intake system and handling customer inquiries when advertising?
The intake system and customer handling are crucial aspects of any business. When advertising, consider who will be responsible for handling incoming leads or inquiries. If the business owner handles these calls personally, they must ensure they can handle additional inquiries while focusing on other aspects of the business. The effectiveness of advertising depends on how well the leads are managed and converted into customers. | eng | 8e8ad11e-1591-46f5-b3ea-5136677bc6e3 | https://www.citronfilms.com/post/tamir-mori-on-the-cornerstones-and-challenges-of-building-a-business |
George Voinovich is retiring from Congress next year, and I guess that means he can feel free to let a few things slip out. In this clip from CNBC, he admits what we've known all along - that opposition to the President is driving opposition to health care reform. Republicans know that if a Democratic President expands access to health care more than any time since Medicare, and lowers individual costs for most people, he will reap rewards. So their strategy, as revealed previously by internal memos and Jim "Waterloo" DeMint, is to obstruct reform to deny the President a "win", thusly turning the uninsured and the poor into pawns in a political game.
Most of Voinovich's remarks are of the fiscal scold variety, claiming that we cannot afford the cost of government (something I forget hearing from Voinovich when he voted to authorize a war in Iraq that cost three trillion dollars), but here's the key moment at around 4:25:
QUESTIONER: ...on health care, how much of this disagreement with the Administration is about the policy of health care and how to fix it, and how much of it is Republicans' obvious and understandable desire to declaw the President politically? How much of that does fit into the equation.
VOINOVICH: I think it's about 50/50, but I will tell you this...
He then claims that some Republicans want to work "on a bipartisan basis" on health care, but that's pretty much the death knell right there.
Democrats are right to jump all over this and expose the GOP as obstructionists. We've known this for some time with the record number of filibusters, but haven't gotten it out to the public. On a high-profile issue like health care, it should be radioactive to obstruct for political reasons and deny millions of people the right to have quality, affordable care | eng | 62594c1b-6fac-4933-b74e-1bf03d301468 | https://crooksandliars.com/dday/voinovich-admits-gop-opposes-health-care-refo |
Lugu Lake Shopping
Lugu Lake has lots of interests of ethnic craft you can buy. But for most tourists here the first you should buy a mosuo song records. Or before you leave you can take some Sulima wine, Pipa meat and xiaoliangshan apples (Local apples) with you. You can buy these things from Farmers here or can buy them on the way back to NingLang county.
1. Mosuo Song Records
In the long course of history, the Mosuo people created very rich folk songs which reflect the mosuo people's social life, joys, sorrows and joys from different perspectives, and have a unique artistic style.
2. Sulima Wine(酥理玛酒)
Pale and yellow, this unique wine contains multiple nutritious substances, such as amino acids, carbohydrates and vitamins. It has low alcohol contents, tastes sour and sweet with faint scent. It has the functions of refreshing oneself, enhancing appetite and promoting the secretion of saliva or body fluid.
3. Mosuo Ethnic Clothing
The Naxi people in Lugu Lake, in ancient times, they wore yak hats, self-knitted left flaperon clothes, big copper and silver ears, and wool blanket outside. In modern times, clothes vary slightly according to gender and age. Tourist could buy it in the farmers market of Lugu Lake Town.
4. Green Thorn Fruit Oil(青刺果油)
Also known as prinsepia utilis Royle, capable of preventing and treating hyperlipemia, coronary heart disease, vascular sclerosis, liver disease and stomach illness, it is oil extracted from wild plant green thorn fruits, an original creation of The Mosuo people to the side Lugu lake | eng | 2cda9a95-916f-4e04-9f64-f9d8a85fb205 | https://yunnanexploration.com/destination/lugu-lake/shopping |
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4 Tips for Keeping Kids Healthy When They Go Back to School
Preparing for back to school means going back to a routine. For many of us, summer is a time of relaxation and taking it easy. But, along with restoring routines and structure; we also want to make sure that our kids are healthy.
Of course, this is one of those things that we work on all year- but especially when kids are going back to school.
But how do we do this easily without adding additional stress to this already hectic time of the year?
School is a great place to pick up lots of things, mostly positive – including an education and friends. However, it's also a great place to pick up germs and bad habits. It's always a struggle staying healthy to avoid lots of missed school days which can affect your education. Your child needs to remain healthy.
4 Tips to Prepare for a Healthy Back to School
Keep a sleep schedule. Help kids ease back into the school night routine by stressing the importance of sleep now. Gradually begin to set earlier bedtimes, so that early wake-up time on the first day of school doesn't come as a shock.
Teach kids about healthy eating. Summer is a great time to help your children learn healthier eating habits they can carry with them into the new school year. Encourage them to try different healthy foods, and prepare healthier versions of their favorite meals. To get ready for back-to-school, check out Fidelis Care's healthy lunch ideas, available at fideliscare.org/lunchology.
Go to the dentist. Now is a good time to schedule a dental visit for your child. Staying up-to-date on dental visits helps to prevent cavities and other tooth and gum diseases in children.
Schedule an annual checkup. Schools, daycares, and athletic programs require up-to-date immunization records, clearances for physical activity, and instructions from a primary care provider if your child has special health needs. If you haven't already this year, now is a great time to schedule an appointment with your child's primary care provider to make sure they are ready for the new school year.
Let's Get Every Child Covered
Fidelis Care is working to help every child get the coverage they need. Our representatives are attending hundreds of events throughout the summer to answer questions, share information, and make it as easy as possible for parents to learn about quality health insurance for their children.
For a complete listing of Every Child Covered events, visit fideliscare.org/everychildcovered, or call 1-888-FIDELIS (1-888-343-3547) to learn about the New York State-sponsored Child Health Plus program.
It really doesn't too much extra to make sure that your kids are going to be healthy when they go back to school! And that little bit of effort will really go a long., Kimberly Clark, and Disney. All opinions are mine alone. #FamilyMovieWithKleenex #CollectiveBias My toddler absolutely loves the movie, Finding Dory. It's become one of her latest obsessions and we've watched this movie together numerous times. I admit, I probably love it just as much as she does- even if she doesn't quite get all of the references. We have our favorite characters; hers being Baby Dory and mine being Hank. And we definitely enjoy this movie from beginning to end. Watching Finding Dory together has become a great way to for us to spend time with each other. Now, we're also enjoying a little bit of fun with the movie with this Finding Dory inspired printable pack….If you've checked out my pregnancy advice and tips, then you'll know that I've touched on summer pregnancy survival tips in the past. And even though this post says that it's for pregnant women, these tips can really be used by anyone. Staying hydrated during the summer is important. Did you know that when you're dehydrated, your heart works harder? We, as humans, can go longer without food than we can without water. And no, that is not a challenge. Stay hydrated, no matter what time of the year. And if you're having difficulty with that, check out these 5 simple ways pregnant women can stay hydrated. When we are laughing and playing in the sun we don't think of much else. But, even if…
Toddlers can be challenging. They're argumentative and stubborn one minute but then loving and complacent the next. Some days you may wonder how you'll both survive this sometimes tempestuous stage. Quite a bit of this has to do with understanding your toddler. And also understanding that their vocabulary isn't as developed as ours. We're adults, after all, and they still have quite a bit of growing to do. You can try introducing discipline with your toddler but also understand that they may not understand consequences. Toddlers can be a ton of fun, and a lot of work. It is easier to deal with toddlers, if you understand how they work. 5 Tips for How to Better Understand Your Toddler 1. Patience Is Not A Virtue…
Meet Kori
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Welcome to Kori at Home! I'm a late diagnosed autistic/ADHD mom of an autistic non-speaking daughter and a gifted/HSP daughter. Residing in the capital district of NY, I share my life with my partner Kyle and our three cats. | eng | 92c5947d-dfb9-4b07-bf8c-aea0e653321a | https://koriathome.com/4-tips-keeping-kids-healthy-go-back-school/ |
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Rochester Community Schools Mission Statement
To provide a quality education in a caring atmosphere for students to attain the necessary skills and knowledge to become lifelong learners and contribute to a diverse, interdependent and changing world.
District Equity Statement
Rochester Community Schools is committed to providing an equitable education that prepares all students for an interdependent, evolving world. We believe in a unified culture of belonging for all. We recognize that systemic inequities exist that create educational equity gaps among various identity groups, specifically those who have been marginalized. Through a multifaceted approach of inclusion, we commit to creating opportunities and access, protecting the well-being of all, eliminating barriers, and educating within a safe environment where all individuals are valued, respected, included, welcomed, and acknowledged.
Focus on the Future, Strategic Planning 2025
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RCS students answer the question, "What does the future of education look like?"
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RCS students join in the conversation during a panel discussion at RHS on Feb. 8, 2020
A History of Strategic Excellence
In the 1980s, then Superintendent Dr. John Schultz launched the first long-range strategic plan, which consisted of a vision, mission, beliefs and several key result areas. District stakeholders were held accountable for objectives, strategies and action plans. The strategic plan evolved into Goals 2000 and Goals 2010, undergoing revision every few years.
In April 2013, Dr. Robert Shaner was appointed superintendent. Dr. Shaner initiated a new strategic planning initiative in October 2013. With thorough research and community input, a plan emerged. Pride in Excellence: Strategic Planning 2020 was adopted to ensure that all RCS students would be focused on the goal of becoming "college ready, career ready, and life ready."
The strategic planning team produced a framework that said: "Rochester Community Schools will become a world-class educational system by guaranteeing a viable, high-quality curriculum for all students." This framework had three goal areas: Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment; Global Awareness; and Technology and Infrastructure.
In February 2020, we began preparing for 2025 by having a community conversation about our Focus on the Future. Community members are invited to join us on our journey as we think beyond traditional teaching and learning opportunities and shape the future.
At Rochester Community Schools, we believe:
It is vital to instill a sense of pride and excellence for all.
All students can learn at high levels.
It is our role to make a profound impact on students' lives.
All decisions and actions should be directly related to our mission.
Clear learning objectives, effective instructional strategies, and quality assessment lead to high student achievement and growth.
A positive mindset that embraces diversity creates a strong culture and climate.
Accountability, communication, transparency and trust throughout the system are vital components of a healthy organization.
Focused professional development and meaningful collaboration for all staff leads to positive student growth.
All members of the school community will experience an environment where they are safe, valued, and respected.
Family, school, business and community partnerships are integral for student success.
Students must be able to flourish in a global environment.
All stakeholders are responsible for high achievement and continuous improvement.
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A Brief History of Rochester Community Schools
1889 Original school building on Fourth and Wilcox was built for $8,000 and housed all grade levels.
1916 First dedicated high-school building built at Fourth and Wilcox.
1920 Addition to the high school included the first gymnasium.
1921 Woodward Elementary School was built. This building was closed in 1983 and served as the center for the Older Persons Commission for many years. The school was demolished in the early 2000s and the site was developed for residential use.
1927 Baldwin Elementary School was built.
1928 The last addition to the building on Fourth and Wilcox was named the Harrison School after a beloved custodian. It included a cafeteria and 16 classrooms. Avon School was constructed (now part of the Dr. John M. Schultz Educational Campus) costing $32,000 for the two-story, four-room building.
1929 Hamlin Elementary School was built as a two-room school building.
1931 First high-school graduating class to have caps and gowns. The Depression was a difficult time for families. Local dairies and grocers began providing milk and cookies for 50 undernourished children in grades 1-6. Classes for grades 1-5 were reduced to half-days, and no meals were served in the cafeteria to reduce costs. Teachers opted for a salary cut instead of eliminating positions. After World War II, baby boomers started attending school in massive numbers; there was an immediate need for additional educational space.
1954 North Hill Elementary School was constructed on land donated by Howard McGregor Jr.
1955 The Avon School District No. 5 changed its name to the Rochester Community School District.
1956 Rochester High School was built at University and Livernois.
1957 Meadow Brook Elementary School was built.
1960 McGregor Elementary School was built on land donated by Howard McGregor Jr.
1961 The junior high, housed at the current Administration Center, became known as Central Junior High.
1963 West Junior High School was built on Old Perch Road.
1967 Long Meadow Elementary School was built.
1970 Adams High School first opened its doors to students.
1973 University Hills Elementary was built off Avon Road.
1975 Reuther Junior High School and Van Hoosen Junior High School were built to accommodate growing enrollment.
1980 Brewster Elementary School opened. Woodward Elementary closed.
1982 Rochester High School celebrated its 100-year anniversary.
1983 Dr. John M. Schultz was appointed superintendent.
1987 Rochester Community Schools changed from a junior-high to middle-school model.
1988 Hugger Elementary School was built on Sheldon Road.
1989 Musson Elementary School opened on Dutton Road.
1990 Hart Middle School first opened its doors to students.
1993 Hampton Elementary School was built. A new Brooklands Elementary School was built behind the original school. Hamlin Elementary School underwent renovations. The old Brooklands School then housed the Adult Education Program.
1994 Proposal A, approved by voters, raised the state sales tax and changed school funding from local property taxes to a per-pupil allocation distributed by the State of Michigan.
1997 Voters approved a high-school bond issue to renovate Rochester and Adams High Schools and build a third high school.
2000 The bond was approved by voters for $107 million to build a 13th elementary school and renovate West Middle School and several elementary schools. School attendance boundaries were redrawn. Stoney Creek High School was completed. Adams High School students were housed at Stoney Creek during renovations at AHS.
2001 Adams High School renovations were completed. Rochester High students were housed at Stoney Creek while the building was renovated.
2003 Stoney Creek High School opened as the third high school. Delta Kelly Elementary School opened as the 13th elementary. Limited renovations were scheduled for Brewster, Hugger, Musson, and University Hills Elementary Schools, plus full renovation and expansion of Meadow Brook and North Hill Elementary Schools. North Hill students were housed at Stoney Creek High School during renovations.
2004 Voters approved a bond for $64.9 million for technology upgrades; to renovate and expand ACE (Alternative Center for Education), Reuther and Van Hoosen Middle Schools; install artificial turf fields at the three high schools; and construct a new Facilities Operation Center on Hamlin.
2005 Dr. John M. Schultz retired after 22 years as superintendent. Artificial turf fields were installed at the three high-school stadiums. Renovations began at ACE, Reuther and Van Hoosen. Construction for the new Facility Operations Center began on Hamlin Road.
2006 Mr. David Pruneau was appointed as superintendent. ACE was rededicated.
2007 Renovation of Reuther and Van Hoosen Middle Schools was completed. New roofing installed over sections of Rochester High School.
2011 Mr. Fred Clarke was appointed as superintendent.
2012 Dr. Tresa Zumsteg was appointed as interim superintendent.
2013 Dr. Robert Shaner was appointed as superintendent.
2015 Voters overwhelmingly approved a $185-million bond to enhance student safety and school security, and to update schools, facilities, equipment, and technology.
2016 School entrances were renovated to include secure vestibules. Construction began at Hugger, Musson, and Rochester High. Demolition of the old Brooklands Elementary School was completed.
2017 Renovations began at Baldwin, Hamlin, and West. Adams High School and ACE began renovations. The district introduced a new logo to better reflect the community that it serves.
2018 Renovations started at Brooklands, Hampton, Long Meadow and McGregor. The original ACE building expanded by 30,000 square feet to provide space for ACE, the adult Special Education program, and the Rochester Adult Center for Education. The building reopened as the Dr. John M. Schultz Educational Campus. Renovations began at Hart Middle and North Hill Elementary Schools. The district purchased and renovated a former parochial school building and opened the RCS Caring Steps Children's Center.
2019 For the first time in district history, voters passed a building and site sinking fund proposal for $7.8 million per year for 10 years to repair, replace, and buy new facility and infrastructure items, enhance security, and upgrade technology. Delta Kelly, Meadow Brook and the Transportation Center were renovated. Renovations began at Stoney Creek High, Brewster and University Hills Elementary Schools, Renovations began at Van Hoosen and Reuther Middle Schools in 2020.
2020 The district launched a one-to-one technology initiative to provide a device to every RCS student for equitable access to learning and resources. | eng | 2ffffc08-8d26-4723-a56c-aead1d719f46 | https://www.rochester.k12.mi.us/about-us/strategic-plan |
Official estimate of 2022 emissions required by Climate Change Act to be published in mid-March 2023
Germany is in full compliance with European emission reduction targets. Final data on greenhouse gas emissions for 2021 show that Germany had emissions of 759.1 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2021, which is about 29.6 million tonnes (4%) more than in 2020 and 39% less compared to 1990. Energy and industrial emissions in particular have increased while CO₂ emissions from households and agriculture have decreased. These are the results of the calculations which German Environment Agency (UBA) has submitted to the European Commission. Around 403 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in the non-emissions trading sector (mainly transport and buildings) means Germany managed to stay on budget in 2021 in the first year of targets under the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR).
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The energy industry recorded an increase of 27 million tonnes (12.5%) of CO2 equivalents in 2021. There was a marked increase in emissions from lignite and hard coal electricity generation due to greater use of coal. In contrast, the use of lower-emissions natural gas declined significantly in the second half-year because of higher prices. Main reasons for the increased use of fossil fuels to produce electricity: much less electricity was produced from renewable energy sources (17.5 TWh less than the previous year), in particular from wind energy, and the 14.9 TWh increase in gross electricity consumption.
Industrial emissions increased in the industrial sector in 2021 by 4.3% (7.6 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents). This was due mainly to economic recovery after the coronavirus crisis and an increase in the use of fossil fuels. The most significant percentage increase was in the steel industry, where crude steel output rose by about 12%.
Transport sector emissions in 2021 rose by one percent over 2020 levels to 147 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents. The rise is due mainly to road traffic where vehicle mileage and total sales of fuel remained virtually unchanged from the previous year, but less biofuel used caused an uptick in emissions. Vehicle mileage – with the exception of freight transport – has decreased significantly compared to pre-pandemic levels (2019).
In contrast, buildings sector emissions decreased by 5.2 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents (4.2%). The reduction in emissions is mainly due to the special factor of significantly reduced heating oil purchases. Heating oil inventories were already stocked up extensively in 2019 and 2020 in response to favourable prices and in anticipation of the Fuel Emission Allowance Trading Act. In contrast, natural gas consumption increased for weather-related reasons.
Emissions in the agriculture sector declined slightly by about 1.1 million tonnes to 61.3 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, thus continuing the trend of shrinking numbers of animals of previous years. Cattle numbers sank by 2.3%, pig numbers by 9.2%. As a result, there was less manure with corresponding lower emissions (-4% compared to 2020). Improved methodology in emissions calculation is the major factor accounting for the undershooting of prescribed annual emission budgets.
Emissions by greenhouse gas
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) continued to dominate greenhouse gas emissions in 2021 (89.4%), due mainly to the combustion of fossil fuels. The remaining emissions are divided between methane (CH₄) (5.4%) and nitrous oxide (N₂O) (just under 3.7%), predominantly from the agricultural sector. Compared to 1990, Germany has cut emissions of carbon dioxide by 35.6%, methane by 65.5% and nitrous oxide by 52%.
Fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) account for only about 1.5% of total greenhouse gas emissions, but some have very high global warming potential. F-gas emissions have fallen by 32 since 1995%.
Important note
The data presented here are calculated in the international greenhouse gas reporting system based on the GWP of the 4th IPCC Assessment Report. This is to ensure comparability with previous years. Due to the change of the calculation rules based on the European Governance Regulation, the data as of 15.03.23 are converted in accordance with the GWP of the 5th IPCC Assessment Report. This means that e.g. methane is weighted slightly higher and nitrous oxide slightly lower compared to carbon dioxide.
Further information
The 2.5 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents less than what has been published in 2021 emissions data as required by the Climate Change Act (see press release 15/2022 of 15.03.2022) are due to updates of the preliminary statistics available at that time.
In accordance with the Climate Change Act, UBA will present the official estimate for 2022 emissions in mid-March 2023 | eng | 9a76254e-58e7-40fa-8b35-54ef134c4d8e | https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/press/pressinformation/final-2021-greenhouse-gas-emissions-balance |
How Many Displays Can a Laptop Support
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How Many Displays Can a Laptop Support?
In today's fast-paced world, multitasking has become a necessity for many individuals. Whether you are a professional, a student, or an avid gamer, having multiple displays can greatly enhance your productivity and overall user experience. However, not all laptops are created equal when it comes to supporting multiple displays. In this article, we will explore the factors that determine how many displays a laptop can support and provide answers to some frequently asked questions.
When it comes to the number of displays a laptop can support, there are several factors to consider. The most important factor is the graphics processing unit (GPU) or integrated graphics of the laptop. A laptop with a dedicated GPU is more likely to support multiple displays compared to one with integrated graphics. Dedicated GPUs have their own memory and processing power, allowing them to handle multiple displays simultaneously.
Another factor to consider is the number and type of video outputs available on the laptop. Laptops usually come with a combination of HDMI, DisplayPort, VGA, and USB-C ports. The more video outputs a laptop has, the higher the chances of supporting multiple displays. It is important to note that the type of video outputs also matters, as different displays may require different connection types.
Moreover, the resolution and refresh rate of the displays also play a crucial role. Higher resolution displays require more GPU power, and laptops with lower-end GPUs may struggle to support multiple high-resolution displays. Similarly, if you are using displays with high refresh rates, your laptop's GPU needs to be capable enough to handle the increased workload.
Now let's move on to some frequently asked questions about how many displays a laptop can support:
1. How many displays can a laptop support?
The number of displays a laptop can support depends on the GPU, video outputs, and other factors. Some laptops can support up to four displays, while others are limited to a single external display.
2. Can I connect a laptop to a TV and use it as a display?
Yes, most laptops can be connected to a TV using HDMI or DisplayPort, allowing you to use the TV as an external display.
3. Can I use a USB to HDMI adapter to connect an additional display?
Yes, USB to HDMI adapters can be used to connect an additional display. However, the performance may vary depending on the laptop's GPU and the adapter's capabilities.
5. Can I mix and match different display resolutions and sizes?
Yes, you can mix and match different display resolutions and sizes. However, keep in mind that the GPU needs to have enough power to handle the combined workload.
6. Can I extend my laptop's display to multiple monitors?
Yes, most laptops support extended display mode, allowing you to use multiple monitors as an extended workspace.
7. Can I play games on multiple displays simultaneously?
Yes, gaming on multiple displays, known as multi-monitor gaming, is possible if your laptop's GPU can handle the increased graphical demands.
8. Can I use a laptop with a broken screen as a desktop with multiple displays?
Yes, if the laptop's GPU and video outputs are still functional, you can connect external displays and use the laptop as a desktop.
9. Can I connect a laptop to a projector and another display simultaneously?
Yes, most laptops support connecting to a projector and an additional display simultaneously, allowing you to deliver presentations or use multiple displays for productivity.
10. Can I connect a laptop to a docking station and use multiple displays?
Yes, most docking stations provide multiple video outputs, allowing you to connect and use multiple displays with your laptop.
11. Can I use a laptop with integrated graphics for multiple displays?
While it is possible to use a laptop with integrated graphics for multiple displays, the performance may be limited compared to laptops with dedicated GPUs.
In conclusion, the number of displays a laptop can support depends on various factors such as the GPU, video outputs, resolution, and refresh rate. It is essential to check your laptop's specifications and capabilities before attempting to connect multiple displays. With the right setup, multiple displays can significantly improve your productivity and overall user experience. | eng | 756aa468-248f-420e-a2dc-2b2254c0cf5b | http://hopeline.com/how-many-displays-can-a-laptop-support/ |
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The Suffers of Mountain Climbers, Which Have You Ever Experienced?
Every hobby and activity that we like does save a pleasure and a sense of happiness when we live it. But it turns out that there is also suffering that must be experienced while living it.
And this time we will discuss the sufferings that are often experienced by mountain climbers both before and during the ascent to return home.
It can be likened to the sufferings of these climbers can be a valuable experience story to tell to future generations. Not to remember the pain when we feel the pains as mountain climbers but to laugh and reminisce about our youth which was full of struggles that were sometimes ridiculous, eh.
So, let's go straight to discussing what mountain climbers suffer from before, during, and after climbing.
1. Back Alone
Some so many people like this, you must have done it, right? Eh, wait a minute, why do you ask the question, even though it hasn't been discussed yet. Okay, let's discuss it first, and then later you can answer the question after reading this point.
This slow retreat is not a koplo song whose music makes the body sway, yes, but yes, this usually happens before climbing. Precisely it started when there was a message notification on our cellphone that said, "Bro, eat mendoan with watermelon at post 5 Slamet via Bambangan, let's August." Or "September 2nd is a long weekend, let's gas Merbabu."
Now after the message was received, a few weeks later a Whatsapp group was created to coordinate climbing preparations. Starting from introductions, discussing plans through which route, logistics, and equipment, transportation, to updating mountain conditions. Yes, the main thing is the discussion or meeting preparation for climbing which is usually punctuated by jokes and curricula and subtle chums from singles if there are female climbers in the group and they are still single, eh.
Then suddenly D-3 to D-1 departure to basecamp climbing usually this slow retreat will be seen. Starting with a message with the word "Sorry...." followed by reasons such as an impromptu job that can't be left (even though it's already on leave?), the boss's leave does not accede, the body is not feeling well, and so on.
Then it becomes a domino effect where usually the friends who are invited by A back off because they don't know and are embarrassed. Until finally, from a dozen slowly retreating to 5, there were even 2 or 1 people left. And the severity of the pain is that when the one who initiated the summit also retreats slowly, it is certain that the climb will fail and become incomparable suffering. Want to walk with 2 less money to rent a tent because the one who has a tent is back. So it's all wrong and makes you suffer, especially the last 1 friend who said "Then I won't be like that either."
Now, try to answer the question at the beginning of this pint, surely you can answer it, right, admit it and what is the unique reason you have given when you left slowly? Can you write in the comments?
2. U-turn, CLOSED Mountain bro!
If this is usually the most painful suffering for mountain climbers. Already otw from home carrying big gravel on a motorbike or taking public transportation to the climbing basecamp. Uh, suddenly, when I arrived at basecamp, there was no one at all and there was a big sign on the basecamp that said "CLIMBING CLOSED TEMPORARY" which usually makes you rub your chest and say "haeeehhh" with a god-level expression of disappointment.
Even though the preparations were complete and the climbing team did not retreat slowly, everything was complete. But what can nature do sometimes can't be predicted like how he feels, eh. And travel, booking tickets online, even taking time off from work will be in vain because the mountain is CLOSED.
Usually, hiking trails or mountains are closed due to emergency conditions ranging from mountains that are about to erupt, landslides, storms, and extreme weather to disease outbreaks. Like in July 2021 where almost all mountains on the islands of Java and Bali were closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
And this suffering will be a heavy slap for climbers, especially novice climbers who are invited to climb the mountain for the first time. Surely his mentality is immediately mental and may not want to be invited again to go up the mountain.
Usually, the climbers will turn back if the one whose house is close is just a different sub-district, city, or district. Now, for those from outside the island, who have traveled on a plane to marathon the Roof of East Java, Roof of Central Java, and Roof of West Java, eh, even if you lose everything, you won't cry blood, eh.
It's not good if it's like that, so you can make a plan B for climbers who are far away. So if you have to roll back because it's CLOSED, bro! still able to keep climbing to the nearest mountain. But you have to check the status of the mountain first so that it doesn't roll back again, but you think it's odong-odong, bring the big keril back and forth.
So get used to it before leaving, whether it's still a discourse or on the D day of departure to the climbing basecamp, always check the status of the mountain climber you are going to. You don't need to look around asking here and there for the status of the mountain climbing you are going to. Because we've made a summary on this special page at jelajahlagi.id. So just click on the link at Info Buka Tutup Jalur Pendakian Gunung Indonesia.
3. Trapped Rain and Storm
If this one suffering is very dangerous because it involves the safety of life. A rainstorm during the ascent is likely to trigger a deadly mountain sickness, hypothermia. And it is often a pain experienced by mountain climbers, especially those who climb during the rainy season.
Therefore, when it rains while climbing or at the top of a mountain, the risk of developing hypothermia is even greater. Especially if the climbing equipment is incomplete, such as not wearing an adequate raincoat or poncho. Why is it adequate because not all raincoats and ponchos can withstand rainstorms and eventually the water penetrates inside. Therefore, it is recommended to use a raincoat or poncho that is strong waterproof & windproof to keep the body dry.
Rain during the ascent also makes the footsteps slower and leads to a delay in climbing time. Coupled with increasingly cold conditions, we will often rest which leads to a slow climb.
In addition, rain can also make the gravel wet due to seepage and make equipment and logistics wet too. Of course, if this happens, it is very dangerous, especially if our change of clothes gets wet too. So the threat of hypothermia may be getting closer and real.
Therefore, to avoid this, always cover the equipment you carry with plastic so that it doesn't get so wet when it rains. Especially for logistics, change of clothes, sleeping bags, stoves, and also cameras if someone brings them. Because the gravel rain cover is not very helpful if it rains heavily and will still seep inside.
In addition, steps for prevention are always checking weather conditions before climbing either through a weather monitoring application or asking directly to the basecamp officer. And if it rains heavily in the middle of the road then stop and try to take cover by setting up a tent. But if it's not possible, then just walk on the side of the road so it doesn't rain, it's only in the middle of the road, eh (sorry for joking first so I don't get tense reading it, he he he).
4. Attacked by Bagas (Filthy Pig) and Plaque Monkey
Now if this one suffering is very painful and can make mountain climbers not sleep all night. In some mountains, there are indeed many Bagas (Babi Ferocious) who like to attack tents at night to look for food, including asking for acquaintances with climbers.
For example in Mount Cikuray, Garut, which requires climbers who will climb the mountain to practice climbing trees while carrying gravel. Understandably, Mount Cikuray is famous for the Bagas who is not afraid of humans. So along the climbing route, climbers often pass Bagas and auto climb.
Not only on Mount Cikuray, in several other mountains it's the same, but what distinguishes it on other mountains, Bagas appears like kang ronda, aka night. Starting from sniffing around the tent to breaking through the tent to get the food logistics for the climbers.
Usually the tent is broken because of Bagas's actions, namely when the climbers make a summit attack or travel to the top of the mountain but forget to hang the logistics on the tree. As a result, the food logistics was in an empty tent left by the summit attack.
And when the bagas smelled the food from inside the tent, his instincts told him to go in and take the food. And unfortunately, Bagas couldn't unzip the tent door, so as a result he rammed the tent until it was torn and then took the food logistics of the climbers and ran away.
When descending from the summit and arriving at the campsite, the climbers immediately became like the TV next door singing "I'm crying....." saw the tents being broken down and the logistics were carried out with Bagas. And usually those who have tents will be silent pensively lamenting the fate of their tent which is broken by Bagas.
Not only Bagas, who often makes mountain climbers suffer. It turns out that there are also mountain thugs who like to bully the climbers, namely Onyet. In some mountains, we often see the Onyet hanging from a tree and jumping from one tree to another. But there are times when they follow the climbers and when the climbers take a break they go down the hiking trail and take the logistics or snacks of the climbers.
They take whatever can and is easily taken from the climbers' keril bags ranging from bread snacks, ciki, mineral water and others. Anyway, if you find this mountain pereman, then immediately hide the snacks into the gravel and close the lid tightly.
And remember, don't ever feed the Onyet, you'll be frequent and do the same thing to every climber who passes by. So it's better to keep your snacks and fight the Onyet mountain thugs bravely. Then if you have the opportunity, just run away so you don't get chased by the Onyet.
Where's the voice that has been attacked by Bagas and the same as the mountain guard Onyet?
5. Bullied by the Mountain Watcher
Well, if the suffering of mountaineers on this one usually happens more to mountaineers who have a third eye or an inner eye, aka a sixth sense, the cool language of indihome children, er, indigo is wrong. But it turns out that it's not only indigo climbers who are often bullied but climbers who are not polite, talk carelessly and do things that are forbidden or taboo on the mountain.
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For indigo climbers, of course, they will not be so afraid because they are used to and can communicate with the mountain watchmen. But according to my friend who is indigo, this kind of disturbance is usually because they are interested in that person, especially if there are indigo children in the group, then it is not impossible that they will continue to participate and it can be annoying, both indigo children and their climbing friends.
They just want to communicate with the indigo climbers and usually, if they can communicate, they can become friends and help guard and warn what should not be done. Because they are happy to have humans with whom they can communicate and are not afraid of them. Yes, it's like your chat being replied to after being ignored for a long time by glowing climbers who met on the mountain, eh.
It's a different story if the person being bullied is an ordinary climber or not an indigo child. So for the climbers who are disturbed, they will experience things that are beyond reason, especially before the turn of the day or maghrib time.
The mountain watchers will not bother if the climbers don't bother them first. Disturbing them here could be for violating taboos such as talking dirty and doing things that are indecent and forbidden. Such as taking something that is not their right, picking edelweiss flowers, cutting down trees carelessly, saying dirty words, and so on.
So as much as possible we must realize that we are guests when on the mountain and must take care of ourselves and our words and all the things that are forbidden and taboo on the mountain. Let's not be disturbed by the mountain watchmen who are angry because of our behavior.
6. Suffer you, mblo
This suffering usually occurs at the top of the mountain, where the climbers who experience this are more terrifying than the suffering of being disturbed by mountain guards. Because this affliction is only experienced by single climbers, they will be single when they see a pair of climbers taking photos together at the peak with affection. So make me hungry, eh, I mean, I'm hungry.
In addition, this suffering gets worse when the spouses take each other's bites when they eat and when they go up and down they hold each other's hands. Feels like the world belongs to the other two, eh. It feels like you can interpret it yourself, because you've also experienced it, right? Just admit it. You were once a mosquito repellent when you were in the mountains.
So for this point, we will not discuss any further the fear of mountaineers protesting about this point. So it's enough for us and you single mountain climbers or singles who know how it feels to suffer on this one. Moreover, when you go down and go home, your mother immediately asks questions, "Go up the mountain, it's better to go up the aisle." Deg, it feels like a summit attack in Semeru up 1 step down 2 steps.
So that's 6 sufferings that are often experienced by mountain climbers when climbing a mountain. So how have you felt and often feel the pain of which of the six lists above?
What is certain is that the sufferings above that you experience when climbing the mountain will be a valuable experience and become a story that you can pass on to your children and grandchildren. And it can be a story too when climbing to another mountain and meeting fun new friends. As the saying goes, a reliable sailor will not be born from a calm sea.
So if you experience one of the sufferings above, don't be weak and give up going up the mountain. But be a strong figure because of the experience of having felt the sufferings of a mountain climber. Who knows, after khatam feels the pains of mountaineers, you can become a god-level mountain climber, which is very cool but still loses to mixed doubles climbers, eh. | eng | 63d11ef7-6190-48b9-9ac1-48b0098eccf7 | https://en.jelajahlagi.id/2021/09/the-suffers-of-mountain-climbers.html |
Fun Ways for Kids to Get Fit This Summer
Fun Ways for Kids to Get Fit This Summer
Headed into summer after watching your kids endure a virtual school year and unsure what to expect? You and your kids can spend the summer being active and enjoy yourselves as a family unit! Some fun ways for kids to get fit this summer are getting in nature, joining a competitive sport, or being active in ways they enjoy. The activities that you can do are limitless; brainstorm ideas as a family before starting.
Exploring Dance
The dance world offers so many opportunities for all children, whether they prefer to get involved in ballet, square dancing, or even the latest trending dances. Cultural dances, such as Irish dance, are also incredibly fun—just be sure the kids have the correct shoes. Overall, dancing is a great way for kids to get fit, and there are advantages to committing to competitive dance as well. Plus, dance allows you all to travel and socialize, hopefully meeting new people!
Creating Obstacles Courses
A wonderful way to stay at home and get active is to create an obstacle course in or around your home. This task is your chance to get creative and think about using everything in the house for unique purposes. When doing this task, we highly recommend searching for ideas on the web, referring to things you have seen on TV, and getting opinions from the kids!
Participating in Competitive Sports
Just like dance, any other competitive sport is a great way to get fit in summer. Most competitive sports can be done all year round, but some are specific to summer. Engaging in competitive sports teaches kids about time management and gives them something to look forward to daily. It educates them about their body and how to use it as a tool. Then, they can take those practice workouts and routines anywhere and replicate them.
Exploring Nature
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Watch Swedish television from abroad!
If you have moved abroad or are on holiday, it can be difficult to access the streaming services you want since streaming services are locked to a specific geographical location due to various copyright deals. This means that you can get an error message when you try to watch your favorite program on — for example — TV4 Play, SVT Play, Viaplay or Cmore outside of Sweden.
Why can I not watch Swedish TV abroad?
When you surf the internet you are assigned something called an IP address. Your IP address can be likened to a telephone number or a home address. When you go to a website such as HBO, Teliaplay, SVT Play or C More, these websites can see which IP address you are visiting their website from, and that IP address can then be traced back to a country. Your access to the content can then be automatically blocked because they see that the IP address you have belongs to a country other than Sweden.
Unlimited access to Swedish TV abroad
When you connect with OVPN to a server in Sweden, your IP address is replaced with an IP address from Sweden, which means that with OVPN you can circumvent these restrictions. When you then go to a streaming service, they see that you have an IP address from Sweden, whereupon you can stream the content just as if you were in Sweden.
How do I watch Swedish TV abroad?
With OVPN, it is very easy to watch Swedish TV abroad.
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Is melatonin safe for children? More and more parents are giving them the sleep aid supplement
About one in five school-age children now regularly take melatonin as a sleep aid, including many preschoolers, according to a new study of over-the-counter foods Addition. But some sleep experts warn that melatonin addiction could be putting young people at risk.
Melatonin is a naturally occurring hormone produced in the pineal gland. It helps regulate the body's circadian rhythm and acts as a signal to prepare the body for sleep. It also helps establish normal sleep and wake-up cycles.
Synthetic versions of the hormone have long been recommended as sleep aids for adults who have difficulty falling asleep. While melatonin is classified as a prescription drug in many countries, in the United States it is available over the counter as a dietary supplement and can be purchased in varying strengths. It is increasingly sold in the form of kid-friendly gummies, signaling to parents that melatonin is safe for children.
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder wanted to better understand how parents use melatonin to help their children sleep regularly. your research, published This month in JAMA Pediatrics said the increasing use of melatonin is concerning because there is limited safety and effectiveness data on its use in children and adolescents.
"We hope this paper will raise awareness among parents and physicians and alert the scientific community." said Lauren Hartstein, lead author of the study and a postdoctoral researcher at the university's Sleep and Development Laboratory. "We are not saying that melatonin is necessarily harmful to children. But much more research needs to be done before we can say with certainty that long-term use is safe for children."
Surveys conducted by the researchers showed a sharp increase in melatonin consumption among children in recent years. As recently as 2018, only about 1.3% of parents in the US reported that their children were taking melatonin.
In the first half of 2023, Hartstein and her colleagues surveyed around 1,000 parents with children of different ages. 18.5% of children ages 5 to 9 had received melatonin from their parents in the past 30 days. Among adolescents between 10 and 13 years old, 19.4% had taken melatonin in the last 30 days. And among preschool children between 1-4 years old6% had received melatonin.
The elementary school and preschool children used melatonin for an average of 18 and 21 months, respectively. According to the survey, preschool-aged children who took melatonin used it for an average of a year.
Researchers also found that dosages tended to increase as children got older. Preschool children took between 0.25 and 2 milligrams, while preschool children received doses of up to 10 milligrams.
In adults, melatonin is sometimes recommended specifically for groups such as late shift workers, people recovering from jet lag, and people with mild insomnia. A large US study found that melatonin consumption remains relatively low but is increasing More and more people are taking higher doses than the recommended amount of 5 milligrams per day. In 1999-2000, only about 0.4% of adults reported taking melatonin. The rose to about 2.1% of adults until 2017-18.
The study notes that the survey data on children comes from parents in Colorado and is not necessarily representative of the entire U.S. Still, researchers believe the increase in melatonin consumption is significant and that parents should consider using it more carefully.
The researchers said they were concerned Melatonin Lax regulation in the US They have tested numerous melatonin products to determine whether the amounts stated on their labels are correct. In one case, they found that the pills contained more than three times as much melatonin as stated on the label. One product contained no melatonin at all, while some supplements were found to contain other substances such as serotonin, a precursor to melatonin.
Although some health care providers recommend melatonin as a short-term sleep aid for certain groups of children—particularly those with autism or severe sleep problems—the supplement's long-term use in young people is not well understood. According to the researchers, limited studies have produced inconsistent results.
"It's almost never a first-line treatment," said Julie Boergers, study co-author and pediatric sleep specialist at Rhode Island Hospital and Warren Albert Medical School of Brown University. "Although it is usually well tolerated, we should exercise caution when taking any medication or supplement of any kind in a young, developing body."
The study finds that the sale of melatonin in gummy form appears to contribute to an increased risk of unsafe consumption. Between 2012 and 2022, the authors found that reports of melatonin use to poison control centers increased by 530%, primarily among children under 5 years old. More than 94% of these cases were considered accidental and about 85% were asymptomatic.
If parents choose to give their children melatonin, doses between 0.5 and 1 milligram taken 30 to 90 minutes before bedtime should be effective. accordingly The American Academy of Pediatrics. Most children need no more than 3-6 milligrams of the supplement.
The Mayo Clinic Remarks that melatonin can cause side effects such as headaches, dizziness, nausea and daytime sleepiness.
Boergers said the preferred method for managing sleep problems should be behavioral changes, such as: B. limiting screen time at night, especially two to three hours before bed, and reinforcing regular sleep schedules. The blue light that comes from electronic devices and some energy efficient lighting devices is known to reduce the natural secretion of melatonin. after to researchers at Harvard University.
Researchers in the new study worry that giving children melatonin regularly could send the message that sleep problems can be treated with pills rather than first trying to change their behavior.
"If so many children are taking melatonin, that suggests there are a lot of underlying sleep problems that need to be addressed," Hartstein said. "Treating the symptom does not necessarily address the cause | eng | 911001ad-4e66-4cff-a26b-17dfb027afe6 | https://nytimepost.com/is-melatonin-safe-for-children-more-and-more-parents-are-giving-them-the-sleep-aid-supplement/ |
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9 Signs That It's Time to Raise Your Prices
Photographer Pricing
In this quick episode, we're talking about nine signs that it's time for a pricing change. Raising your prices can be really scary, but there are so many signs that it is time to make that change and take that leap. I walked through 9 signs that it may be time.
I talk about:
9 keys signs that it's time to raise your prices
Learning how to run your cost of doing business
Some times you may think that you need to lower pricing but it's often the opposite.
9 signs that it's time for a price change in your photography business:
1. You're booking more clients than you can handle.
2. You ran your taxes and you realized you spent more on props, software, and gear than you actually made from your services.
3. You're getting inquiries and then getting ghosted. (YES, this might mean it's time to RAISE prices, not lower them!)
4. Your clients are telling you that you're worth more than what you charge.
5. You start to resent working because it just doesn't feel 'worth it'.
6 Clients are asking you to do things you don't normally do. (Your price is so low they think they can walk all over you 😉 )
FULL TRANSCRIPT
Today, we're talking about nine signs that it's time for a pricing change. Raising your prices can be really scary, but there are so many signs that it is time to make that change and make that leap. Let's get into it.
Number one, you're booking more clients than you can handle. This is obviously a pretty clear sign that it's time to raise your prices. If you are filling your calendar beyond what you can actually handle, it's definitely time to raise your prices.
Raising your price, in this instance, will help weed out those price shoppers and will bring you more income per session, which means you can take on fewer sessions too.
Number two, you ran your taxes and you realized you spent more on prop software and gear than you actually made from your services. Eeee it's that time of year. We are probably all doing taxes right now and looking at how much we put into our business and how much we got out. And this can be a big sign that oops, we made a mistake.
If you haven't run your cost of doing business lately, it's definitely time to. You can find my cost of doing business calculator in the show notes for this episode ahowyoupicturedit.com slash seven.
Number three is getting inquiries and then getting ghosted. Yep. This is a surprising sign that your prices need to be raised, but it's true.
But this typically means, is that an inquiry got your response and was surprised by your pricing in a bad way.
They contacted you because they saw value in what you were offering on your website or social media, wherever they found you. When you responded with your pricing, it could be much lower than they thought it would be and that signals to buyers that something's wrong.
Have you ever looked at the price of something and thought " um, too good to be true. Something's just not right." That's what's happening here.
Number four: Your clients are telling you that you're worth more than what you charge. Oh my goodness. If this is happening to you, raise those prices right away. Um, if clients are telling you that they are feeling like they got more than what they paid for, then it's definitely time for an increase.
Number five, you start to resent working because it just doesn't feel worth it.
I've been there before .I got to the day of a session and just felt like it's not worth my time to leave the house for what I'm getting paid and that is not a good way to feel. This is not a good way to feel, and it can even affect the outcome of your session and how you treat those clients
Charge what you're worth so you can give that value to your clients because they do really deserve it.
Number six: Clients are asking you to do things you don't normally do. Your price is so low that they feel like they can walk all over you.
If clients are asking you for things like raw images or asking you to shoot something totally outside of what you offer.
For example, if you're a family photographer and they're asking you to shoot a birthday party, it's because your prices are too low.
These clients think that you're basically just a camera for hire and not that you're providing a valuable service and have developed a skill and an expertise. We want the people hiring us to really understand and value what we do.
Number seven: You feel like you can't afford to outsource or hire any help.
Okay. I know outsourcing and hiring help sounds like something for somebody else for a lot of us. But when you build those expenses into your pricing, you open up yourself to do more of the work that you love and oftentimes it means that you can even take on more clients.
We'll get more into outsourcing on next week's episode.
But for now start thinking about how you can change your business by hiring out some of that work that you don't like to do.
Number eight: You feel completely burnt out and overwhelmed. This is obviously a huge red flag. If you are feeling just totally not into you running your business anymore, because you're doing too much. It's time to raise those prices.
When you start making money that covers your expenses and brings you in profit, you'll stop feeling that burnout.
The other thing to note here is that you don't have to take as many sessions. When you're charging the appropriate amount,
you can take what you're enjoying doing and then leave the rest.
And then number nine: You just plain want to make more money.
A lot of the time we feel like wanting to make more money is a bad thing. But it's not, it's a natural thing.
We're in business because we need an income.
And we know that our time and our skills are valuable.
As our services grow and change, it's important to keep our pricing relevant.
If any of these sound familiar, I would love to invite you to join me in the Profitable Photographer Sales System.
This is my signature course, where I teach all about pricing and building your offers so that you're running a profitable business and one that you love. You can find more info at dearkatebrandstrategy.com/profitable photographer or find the link in the show notes.
Next week we'll continue our series on ways to save time and get that work-life balance in your photography business. Until then have a great week. | eng | 84c46056-0c77-4ce2-8def-aa75c603b0ca | https://dearkatebrandstrategy.com/podcast/7/ |
12.3.2 Electric Field of a Point Charge
Consider two point charges: the source charge Q and the test charge q, separated by distance r.
We can say that Q is exerting an electrical force of on q, as according to Coulomb's Law.
Alternatively, we can say that Q is creating an electrical field E around it, causing q to experience an electric force of qE.
Since electrical field strength is force per unit (positive) charge, the strength of the electric field produced by Q at distance r away is
Notice that the field strength obeys the inverse-square law.
What about the direction? Since a positive source charge will repel positive test charges radially outward, a positive source charge produces an electric field that is radially outward. Conversely, since a negative source charge will attract positive test charges radially inward, a negative source charge produces an electric field that is radially inward.
Example
QA and QB are point charges of +2.1 pC and −2.1 pC bound at vertices A and B of an equilateral triangle of side 3.0 um as shown in the diagram below. Calculate
a) the electric field strength at C.
b) the electric force experienced by i) an electron ii) a proton placed at c
c) the electric field strength midpoint between A and B.
Solution
a)
The magnitude of the field strength of QA at C,
The magnitude of the field strength of QB at C,
Note that QA exerts a radially outward field whereas QB exerts a radially inward field, EA and EB are thus in the directions shown in the diagram. The resultant field strength at C is thus given by the vector summation of EA and EB. Note that the vector summation triangle is an equilateral triangle. So the resultant field strength at C is
b)
Since ER is rightward, the proton experiences a rightward force whereas the electron experiences a leftward force.
c)
At the midpoint, both EA and EB are rightward and have the same magnitude. | eng | 94dc8ad7-c8cf-4c22-b6d6-89bf67c3a809 | https://xmphysics.com/2023/01/08/12-3-2-electric-field-of-a-point-charge/ |
The Cycle of Hate
Emmett Till and James Craig Anderson were murdered in Mississippi 56 years apart. Till's murder, along with many others during the civil-rights era, may never be solved. Anderson's accused murderer will stand trial in 2012.
Just when we think we've moved beyond Emmett Till, history gives us James Craig Anderson.
Till, who was black, was murdered in 1955 at age 14 for whistling at a white woman. Fifty-six years later, Anderson, also African American, died after being run over by a pickup truck. The driver of the vehicle, who is white, has been in charged with committing a hate crime in connection with Anderson's death. The Department of Justice closed Till's famous case in 2007; Anderson's accused killer will stand trial in 2012.
While the trail leading to civil-rights era murderers gets colder by the year, FBI data show that crimes fueled by hate remain red-hot. Nationally, the overall number of hate crimes reported fell to 6,628 in 2010 from 7,783 a year earlier, a decrease of 15 percent.
For Mississippi, the report contains a mix of good news and bad. The number of hate crimes reported in the Magnolia State places us in the bottom tier for lowest number of hate crimes overall. With 11 in 2010, Mississippi rounds out the bottom five along with Wyoming, North Dakota, Alaska and Louisiana for fewest reported incidents. California leads among the states with 1,092 reported hate crimes followed by New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Michigan.
Mississippi did not mirror the national downturn, however; in the Magnolia State, the numbers of hate crimes quintupled, going from two in 2009 to 11 last year. The report does not indicate what caused the increase in Mississippi.
Mark Potok, director of the Intelligence Project at the Southern Poverty Law Center, warned against reading too much into the numbers, even the five-fold jump in Mississippi. The real numbers of hate crimes are "grossly underreported," he said.
"In many jurisdictions around the country, the reporting system is voluntary," Potok said. "State officials report zeroes when what is really happening is the actual law enforcement agencies are not reporting at all."
In the 19 years that the FBI has conducted its hate crimes survey, the average yearly number has fluctuated between 6,000 and 10,000 crimes per year, but Potok said the real number is 20 to 30 times higher—closer to 200,000 per year—than those the FBI reports.
A number of factors may skew numbers downward, including states not having hate-crimes statutes on the books, poor training of law enforcement officials, miscategorizing hate crimes and lack of local enforcement, Potok added.
"When you see ideological opposition to hate crimes, what you hear is that it's a thought crime. That we should prosecute all murders the same," Potok said. "That's a remarkable misunderstanding—motive matters in the prosecution of many crimes."
Motive will certainly come into sharp focus when Deryl Dedmon, the Rankin County man accused of murdering James Anderson, goes to trial next year.
A grand jury indicted Dedmon, who was 18 at the time he allegedly committed the crime, of capital murder. The grand jury also charged Dedmon with committing the crime for discriminatory purposes; in other words, a hate crime.
Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith will prosecute the case against Dedmon. He told CNN earlier this year that Dedmon's hatred of African Americans compelled him to murder Anderson.
Legal experts agree that hate crimes are difficult to prove, and that many people don't understand hate-crime laws where they exist. In Mississippi and most other states, hate crimes are those that are already on the books but provide for enhanced sentencing when they are motivated by a person's bias against a certain race, religion, nationality, sexual orientation or disability; they are not a freestanding class of crimes. Proving hate crimes can be difficult, as a defense attorney only has to show a jury that his client's motive could have been something other than bias.
"The prosecution has the burden of proof," Mississippi College law professor Patricia Bennett said. "The defendant doesn't have to do anything,"
Still, justice for Anderson is more likely today than if his murder occurred 60 years ago. Murder investigations occurring in the 1950s and 1960s are drawing to a close, the Associated Press reported recently.
Under the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act, which Congress passed in 2007, and an ongoing U.S. Justice Department's cold-case initiative, the FBI isolated 111 incidents involving 124 deaths to determine if victims were targets of racially motivated crimes and whether any suspects are still alive.
Of the cold cases under Justice Department review, 23 occurred in Mississippi and remain open, according to a DOJ report submitted to Congress in 2010. | eng | 4d48d7b0-3f91-423c-af06-3f4296e80028 | https://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2011/nov/23/the-cycle-of-hate/ |
Data Room intended for Complex Performance
Data area for intricate performance
In today's data-driven business community, firms need to have storage space that can manage huge amounts of data yet can easily rapidly range out or up once new requirements arise. The battle is that this data usually takes many forms — data files, images, video tutorials, and impressive applications consuming this information in ways which have never recently been possible before.
A classy data area can provide the necessary safeguard, air-con, and flexibility for the wide variety of equipment and tools. Design will likely impact performance and latency.
Increasingly, companies happen to be moving their particular data away of hard drives and in object storage space. This allows these to scale the capacity of their data storage while not having to physically move the data from one physical system to a new.
The right way to get this done is to create a benchmark mode, a feature that lets a credit application determine how much data can be went in an hour before that starts to cause performance problems. This will give managers a good idea of what the maxi- mum throughput an information storage device can deliver.
A good way to control air flow within a data space is to use a cold weather lobby that permits chilled fresh air to enter the racks when heated atmosphere is accumulated in a heated portico. Both types of ventilation will be separated by simply physical limitations to maintain a temperature-controlled environment and maximum data finalizing.
A data room should offer several storage area capabilities and multiple levels of access to different users. It will also hold multiple hosts and multiple places to aid ensure highest security. It should also have translation capabilities and checking features, allowing you to screen the improvement of a task. | eng | 9736a01e-0929-4c21-8209-c37989c093ea | https://salesclipboardcrm.com/2023/04/19/data-room-intended-for-complex-performance/ |
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Summary:Securing Adequate Startup CapitalManaging Cash Flow EffectivelyScaling While Maintaining Profitability1. Securing Adequate Startup Capital:One of the most significant challenges for startups is securing enough initial capital to get off the ground. Many new entrepreneurs struggle to find investors or secure loans due to a lack of business history. To overcome this challenge:Develop a comprehensive business plan: A well-structured business plan can attract pot... | eng | 37b437d4-bcba-4c2b-8076-f52242a2c081 | https://alansaar.org.za/tag/startup/ |
The History Of Driving In Sevenoaks, Kent
9th November 2020
Depending on where you start your journey from London, it can take between one and two hours to travel between London and Maidstone in Kent. If you are travelling to other parts of Kent, the village is just a few miles from the town of Ashford, a popular tourist destination. Although Ashfords has plenty of things to do, you can spend a weekend there and go on a day trip and behave during your weekend holidays. This sweeping road will take you from a potential base in Inverness through the heart of the country, past the city centre and into the countryside, then back to London.
If you want to learn to drive in Sevenoaks, DTC Driving Test Services will teach you to become a much safer and more confident driver for the rest of your driving life. We teach driving instructor training and the latest driving techniques and information for school and university students in Sevenoaks. We can even book emergency driving tests within days.
It is easy to see the terrain sloping in all directions, even if you are only a few hundred yards from the main road in the centre of the city, as it is only a short drive from Hastings. The oldest road between London, Hastings and Rye dates back to the Saxon period and follows the high ground wherever possible, but some of the oldest parts still standing, such as the junction, are known as Old Hastings Road. The first Kent to be a turnpike was in 1710, and others followed over the centuries. To get from Southborough to Crowborough or Tunbridge Wells, you have to forget Pembury and Hastings, so head out to get there. This road runs along the edge of a Priory area and connects with the main street in the city centre.
In the 1920s it became the A21, but now it bypasses the city and also takes traffic from the M25 London Orbital Motorway to junction 5.
Local radio station Sevenoaks is also home to KMFM West Kent, with local programmes broadcast on the local station, although it is part of the KM FM network in Kent, which broadcasts from Medway. Television viewers can watch local news, sports, music, news and entertainment from Crystal Palace, as well as local newspapers and newspapers in the city, and it serves as the headquarters of Kent County Council and Kent Police and Fire Service.
The Historic Dockyard in Chatham, which opened in 2016, is a marine museum where you can learn about British history at sea. Broadstairs is the perfect place to have fun while learning about its history by visiting the historic Town Hall, the Royal Navy Museum and the National Maritime Museum | eng | 18e93f69-2bd5-4ed4-8bd3-76e82489bbc1 | https://dtcuk.co/driving-test-routes/the-history-of-driving-in-sevenoaks-kent/ |
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Super Minds Level 3 Workbook is back and is super charged! From the same renowned author team, Super Minds second edition is thoroughly updated, enhanced and ready to teach your students so much more than English. Aligned to the Cambridge Life Competencies Framework, the course has a particular focus on developing critical and creative thinking skills, as well as three key cognitive control functions for young learners. It combines a rich learning experience with the latest pedagogical research. Students enjoy exciting adventures with the intrepid characters, with creative projects, authentic CLIL projects and extensive skills practice along the way to B1. The second edition is supported by a comprehensive and enriching digital package in Cambridge One, including big screen style animations and Practice Extra for home use.
The Super Minds Level 3 Workbook with Digital Pack, now full colour for the second edition, correlates page by page with the Student's Book, making it easy to use both books in class. The Workbook also includes a code for students to access the Digital Pack, including Practice Extra.
Practice Extra includes :
Online activities which consolidate the classroom learning, as well as animations and interactive games to engage students.
Brain Break activities designed to aid motivation and help recharge the brain.
Learner Resources provides students with access to the wealth of audio-visual content that Super Minds Second Edition has to offer. | eng | 0f3fcbd6-3d36-41d2-a2e9-2a81b7986e55 | https://www.etondiffusion.fr/librairie/super-minds-level-3-2nd-edition-workbook-with-digital-pack-9781108909303 |
Benefits of Balance Exercises for Older Adults
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Balance is a good indicator or overall physical health and vital to any physical activity you may want to do. Having good balance requires lots of small and large muscle groups working together to keep your body upright. Any muscle weakness can affect your ability to safely stand. That's why more and more older adults are doing balance exercises for seniors.
The Importance of Exercise for Healthy Aging
Physical activity along with a healthy diet are two of the most important lifestyle factors that determine how "gracefully" we age. Here are some benefits of having an exercise program:
Increased muscle mass: Regular exercise can help build muscle mass. In the event of a fall, having good muscle tone provides protection to the joints and bones to prevent serious injuries.
Better cognitive function: Exercise promotes the release of certain neurotransmitters that help keep the brain healthy even during times of stress..
Better sleep: Getting plenty of exercise will help you sleep more soundly and alerts the body to the time of day to help you maintain a healthy circadian rhythm.
Faster reaction times: Exercise can help increase reaction time by strengthening muscles and encouraging them to perform more quickly.
Stronger bones: Lifting weight or doing resistance exercises with bands can lead to stronger bones. When the ligaments that attach muscles to bones pull against the outer covering of bone, it causes them to become more dense.
Fall prevention: In addition to the general health benefits of having a regular exercise program, it also creates a reduced risk of falling and a reduced risk of being injured by a fall.
Mobility: A good balance routine added to a regular exercise regimen will help you stay mobile longer.
Balance Exercises for Seniors
Having strong feet, ankles, knees, hips, and core muscles are all necessary to sit, stand, and walk with confidence and to prevent yourself from falling. The goal of balance exercises is to improve stability and coordination throughout your body by strengthening these muscle groups.
All the exercises listed below are intended to support the natural alignment of your body. Doing these 6 exercises regularly at home can help you maintain your current lifestyle or even help improve it:
Step 1: Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart in front of a step (the bottom step of a staircase will work) or low piece of furniture. If needed, hold on to the wall or a sturdy piece of furniture for balance. As you get stronger, perform the move without holding on to anything.
Step 2: Slowly raise one foot to tap the step in front of you, then slowly return it to the floor.
Step 3: Perform 15 to 20 taps, then repeat on the opposite leg.
2. Head rotations: This exercise increases the mobility in your neck, which in turn helps with good posture and balance Slowly move your head from side to side, then up and down, while keeping your body as still as possible.
Step 3: Do this for 30 seconds, and repeat. If you get dizzy, pause and move your head more slowly. If you're still dizzy, stop knee until your thigh is parallel to the floor (or as close to parallel as you can go) while keeping your torso straight and avoiding any leaning.
Step 3: Pause, then slowly return your foot to the floor.
Step 4: Perform 20 marches, alternating between legs with each march.
4. Sit-to-stand: This exercise not only strengthens your core muscles, but is also a good alternative to squats if you have knee problems.
Step 1: Stand tall with your back facing a sturdy chair and your feet hip-width apart. If needed, hold on to the wall or a sturdy piece of furniture for balance. As you get stronger, perform the move without holding on to anything.
Step 2: Sit back and slowly lower your hips on to the chair as gently as possible.
5. Single-leg stands: This is a good balance exercise to try anytime of the day, such as when waiting for your coffee to brew foot an inch off the floor while keeping your torso straight and without leaning toward your planted foot.
Step 3: Hold for 10 to 15 seconds, then slowly return your foot to the floor.
Step 4: Repeat on the opposite leg.
Step 5: Perform 5 stands on each leg.
6. Over-the-shoulder walks: This exercise challenges your brain and your body to work together to stay upright while doing two different tasks at the same time.
Step 1: Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart at one end of a hallway or room. If needed, hold on to the wall for balance. As you get stronger, perform the move without holding on to anything.
Step 2: Look behind you over one shoulder.
Step 3: Maintaining this gaze, take 4 to 5 steps forward.
Step 4: look over your other shoulder, and take 4 to 5 more steps forward.
Step 5: Perform 5 repetitions on each side.
Benefits of Living at John Knox Village
John Knox Village offers a broad variety of amenities to help residents stay active — or to start an active lifestyle — including 2 indoor pools and an outdoor pool, a 9-hole golf course, a 4-lane bowling alley, a community garden, and 2 fitness centers with full schedules of exercise classes and personal training options. We also offer these programs focused specifically on maintaining strength and balance:
VST Balance system: Our Village Outpatient Therapy and the John Knox Village Fitness Centers feature the latest technology for assessing residents' strength and balance. If a need is identified, exercises, therapy, or a consultation with the resident's physician may be recommended.
Village Home Health Village and the Village Outpatient Therapy Clinic: We offer two options for area seniors who need help maintaining or regaining their equilibrium through physical and occupational therapies. | eng | 126a1b7d-5e69-4b66-919a-ce25670c66e9 | https://www.jkv.org/blog/balance-exercises-older-adults/ |
Medical Interconnect Solutions
Used to connect various components of a device, such as sensors, motors, and electronic circuits, medical interconnect solutions typically have unique design features to ensure they meet the stringent requirements of medical applications. Requirements such as being designed with materials that can withstand sterilization methods and are able to sustain repeated insertions and removals while allowing these devices to reliably communicate and transfer data to other devices or systems.
Nortech has been designing and manufacturing specialty wire, cable, and harness products for over four decades with the quality and dedication needed to create complex wire and cable projects. With this many years of design and production experience specifically for these types of applications, we know what it takes to design an interconnect to be reliable, meet your specifications, and offer incredible value to you and your customers.
Innovate Safely and Effectively
Medical devices used to diagnose and treat patients must be durable and reliable to function properly and transmit accurate information. These same devices are often at the center of critical situations and must also be able to withstand harsh environments and transmit that same data quickly, ensuring medical staff efficiency to keep the patient safe.
Designing specifically for medical interconnect applications is important because it ensures that the device will function correctly and safely in the specific environment in which it will be used. These design considerations can include factors such as extreme temperatures, electromagnetic interference, and radio frequency delivery, which must be carefully managed to prevent damage or malfunction of the device. By designing and manufacturing with these specific requirements in mind, Nortech can ensure that our medical interconnect solutions will meet your needs and be safe for use in medical environments.
Focus on Your Product
When designing electronic medical devices, connectors are often the last thing to be considered because the primary focus is typically on the functionality and performance of the device itself. Connectors are considered secondary to this and are often given little attention until the end of the design process. Additionally, the selection and integration of connectors can be complex and time-consuming, and designers may only want to spend resources on this once the device's other aspects have been finalized.
However, connectors not compliant with regulatory standards and guidelines may not be approved for use, delaying or failing to bring the final product to market. Connectors not designed to safety standards can lead to malfunctions, recalls, and product liability issues. Weak connections can also cause malfunctions, increased maintenance and repair costs, and decreased device uptime.
At Nortech, we know that the interconnect solutions are a critical component of the device. We will apply our extensive knowledge base to selecting and integrating these interconnect solutions, thereby minimizing the negative impact on the safety, durability, compliance, reliability, and cost throughout the product's lifecycle.
Leave the connections to us.
Keep It Secure
Unauthorized access, tampering, and information leakage are some potential medical device cybersecurity threats that can be addressed through comprehensive interconnect solution selection and integration. However, it is important to note that security measures need to be designed not to impede the medical device's primary function and availability to the patient.
Restricting access to certain connections by placing them inside devices where only authorized maintenance personnel can access them is one way to mitigate the threats. Using secure connections and protocols, including encrypted connections, such as HTTPS or SSH, to protect data transmitted over the connector is another threat mitigation approach.
To determine the most appropriate type of connector for a device, let our team conduct a cost/benefit analysis to weigh the costs of implementing different types of connectors and security measures against the potential benefits of those measures in terms of improved security, compliance with regulations, and lifecycle costs. | eng | 5e98790a-3bd3-4ba5-923c-52922b9c6a3e | https://www.nortechsys.com/medical-interconnect-solutions-new/ |
WotCWith 5E now under Community Commons, WotC is now "just" another 5E publisher -- here's how they can still dominate
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Legend
The market would move on. Now, between Black Flag and the other 5E-compatible systems coming, there's going to be an alternative available to 1D&D before 1D&D ever hits the streets. Publishers other than WotC can put out material with confidence, without worrying that everything they're making will suddenly be for an obsolete system. People who don't like 1D&D will have off-ramps they can choose before 1D&D ever comes out and will be able to have confidence that Kobold and others will continue to produce content they want to consume.
Legend
One of their stated goals for 1D&D was to not create a breakpoint where their new and larger than ever fanbase might say "hey, if the new version is so different from what we're using right now, why don't we see what else is out there?" That goal remains intact.
Legend
Just give Hasbro five years (or less). They'll try and pick up their marbles and go home with them again. And they'll find some sort of legal loophole to attempt to do it. Next time, I don't think it'll be stopped.
In the meantime though, I find it utterly flabbergasting how open D&D is (and enjoying it). In just about every other business, beyond some fan content, you'd be expected to license directly with the owners if you planned to make a dime off it. I mean, look at Star Wars, Star Trek, heck even Games Workshop - they've crushed anyone who gets close to putting out something that wasn't licensed through the owners in the same way TSR used to do.
HeroB/X Known World
1st level: 2 cantrips, 2 short rest spell slots, 1 long rest spell slot. You could either split spells into short vs long rest or just give the long rest spell slot auto upcasting, say level +2 or something.
Make short rests 5 minutes. Then just build all classes on that framework. It wouldn't be hard.
Legend100% that gnomeLegend
What percentage of D&D players are aware of anything about the RPG scene? Not a very high percentage. Hell I doubt even a majority of D&D players could reliably identify that Wizards of the Coast made D&D if you gave them a multiple-choice question with plausible-seeming answers.
What percentage of D&D DMs is the meaningful question. And as noted, however many it was, it's higher now, and likely to continue rising for some time. Also finally there might be a serious reason to actually try to advertise a non-D&D RPG to D&D fans which was always a bit of a losing prospect before. I expect Black Flag, MCDM's game and so on to get a fair bit of discussion and free advertising on the sort of videogame-centric websites that covered the entire OGL crisis, now they know there's some real audience for this kind of RPG news, and also because anything created in reaction to the OGL debacle will be of interest. Obviously it'll be up to KP and so on to leverage that free advertising, but that's how this works.
LegendAnd also if Wizards truly is pursuing a digital strategy then the changes have to be within the bounds of what ddb can get online by roll out. And from what folks have told me, ddb is already slow to get existing sourcebook rule changes implemented. Rewriting it for a whole new edition?
And then there's the vtt. They're working on it now based on the existing rules. Having to modify it for different rules will take time and money. The closer the new rules are to the current ones, the more likely they actually have a product that supports them at roll out.
(If Wizards digital strategy works for them, I suspect rules will change even more slowly because the software guys will need to be involved in potentially every rule change...)
Legend
I'm pretty sure they're going to spin it as 5.5e (just not by that name, because calling it "5.5e" might upset people even if it's true.) My bet is "50th Anniversary Revision/Version" or the like, or as people used to call it before the "One D&D" playtest, "5.50e." They aren't going to change the fundamental math, but a lot of baseline stuff is going to be rewritten in ways that are not quite compatible without significant oversight. You'll still be able to use the deprecated 5.1 SRD content, but certain aspects will be disfavored without alteration. E.g. the level at which subclasses come online may change for some classes (I expect them to try to normalize it to level 3), spell lists are being heavily rewritten, several spells are likely to have their mechanics modified while still using the same name, "species" don't offer stat boosts but non-"species" character options do, etc. The conversion document won't be terribly long, but it will require some conversion.
On the sliding scale of edition changes, it will be bigger than the not actually a change at all 4e Essentials (which was literally just "here are more options, they don't replace or overwrite anything, they're just other options"), comparable to the 1e->2e or 3e->3.5e shift, and smaller than the comparisons most people make between 3.5e and 5e (that is, "different games that are really similar, enough that you'll get tripped up on the places where they differ" or the like.)
The actual dynamics of play and building-block mechanics will change very little, but their structure and interrelation will change meaningfully, and individual bits and bobs may change significantly.
Hero
5e in some form is here to stay for a long, long time. It has a massive install base and is a nostalgic touchstone for a massive number of people who came into the hobby during the 5e age. The SRD being released to creative commons (and other editions not getting such treatment) makes in the version of D&D that can actually belong to everybody (legally, not just in their hearts), and the soil upon which D&D as folk tradition (or what have you) can most readily flower.
It had occurred to me before that in the coming 5e clone age "5e compatible" will certainly be more abstracted from its historical relationship with the particular brand of 5e compatible games called "D&D". In that hypothetical clone market of broadly compatible game materials, the compatibility-oriented OneD&D is more like a comparable competing product to, say, Level Up, or the little heartbreakers many of us are hard at work on right now, than it was without this Creative Commons-ing of the SRD. In some ways, WotC is just another cloner now (so long as they try to make editions that are broadly 5e compatible).
I got in a tiff with someone in another thread over whether one could call their 5e compatible product "compatible with D&D" rather than just "5e compatible", and whether I was right or wrong on my interpretation of trademark law in saying it was risky to do so, I stand by my core point: in the coming clone age, it is likely you won't particularly want to. "5e compatible" will tell customers everything they need to know (within the market of people interested in 5e-derived products). Mentioning "Dungeons and Dragons" on your product is just giving a competitor free advertising.
But, while I am excited about the 5e clone age, I think the truth is that the dynamic that would have powered one or more unusually successful clones to being serious rivals to WotC's official clone, OneD&D, was everyone being furious at WotC and looking to move elsewhere, and that has mostly subsided (though I still think far fewer people are taking transitioning to OneD&D for granted, publishers are looking to have less D&D-centric product lines, and most heavily D&D-oriented youtubers or what-have-you will vary their content more from here on out). Now it's entirely possible WotC will figure out a new way to absolutely alienate everyone in the next couple years (as long as the same buffoons who orchestrated OGL-gate remain in charge I'd say its as likely as not, but I think there will be some departures soon). It's also possible OneD&D is a massively divisive product that turns an unusual number of people to reject the name-brand clone in favor of one or more upstarts, but since I think the fundamental source of its near-inevitable mediocrity is that it is a "play everything safe, mitigate all risks, design by committee" product, while I think it will be less of a success than WotC assume it will, the chances of being a complete flop are pretty negligible.
So WotC really becoming "just another 5e cloner" in an actual market way seems pretty unlikely based on the current status quo and known factors. In the world of 5e compatible products there is not really an obvious in-road for someone else to create a rival as far as "big tent, heroic high fantasy" (or however you want to define D&D's sub-genre) goes that is likely to be a serious threat to WotC's market dominance. At present it seems like the best opportunities for a clone product to distinguish itself is to either be a different genre or sub-genre, or else to support a very different style of play that some significant portion of 5e customers yearn for.
But, the future is full of unknowns. WotC might well figure out a new way to put all their brand loyalty and goodwill on top of a massive fire and watch it burn, in which case the WotC as just another 5e cloner scenario becomes much more likely. Or someone else may just create the perfect 5e-derived game that, somehow, through sheer superiority as a product, overcomes all the built in advantages WotC has. | eng | 5ad19893-3cfa-4dd9-9478-ceb6788a6114 | https://www.enworld.org/threads/with-5e-now-under-community-commons-wotc-is-now-just-another-5e-publisher-heres-how-they-can-still-dominate.694930/page-2#post-8922224 |
Can a 13 year old hunt in California?
Hunter education is required for all hunters born after Jan. 1, 1975. Ages 12 to 15 need the Youth Sportsman's License and be accompanied by an adult. Under the age of 12 must be accompanied by and adult who 18 years of age or older and who has completed and meets the hunter education requirement.
Do junior hunters need a federal duck stamp?
Licenses – All hunters must possess a valid California State hunting license, and a HIP Validation. Junior Hunters 16 years of age and older must also possess a signed Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (Duck Stamp).
How old do you have to be to hunt small game in California?
Required for any resident or nonresident less than 16 years of age who takes birds or mammals. To qualify, hunter must be less than 16 years of age at the beginning of the license year (July 1).
What Animals Can you hunt without a license in California?
Wildlife such as rabbits, shrews, rats, skunks and raccoons are examples of mammals that can be hunted without a licence. House sparrows, crows, magpies, common pigeons and certain blackbirds are some of the birds that can be hunted without a licence. All California residents must have a resident hunting licenseDo you have to wear orange when hunting in CA?
Hunter Orange Requirement
Though hunter or blaze orange is not required to hunt in California, the DFW strongly recommends that all hunters wear hunter orange clothing visible from all sides when hunting big game and upland bird.
What age can you hunt by yourself in Texas?
Youth under 17 years old are required to be under the immediate supervision of a permitted adult, at lease18 years old, who is licensed to hunt in Texas. Youth under 12 years old must remain within normal voice distance of an adult supervisor (direct supervision).
Do juniors need a California duck stamp?
Frequently-asked Questions. Q: Do Junior/Youth Hunters need a license/HIP Valid/Type A Pass/Duck Stamp? Q: Can an accompanying adult hunt along with junior/youth hunter at Junior/Youth Hunt Event? A: no, adults may not hunt at a Junior/Youth Hunt Event.
Does a 14 year old need a duck stamp?
If you hunt migratory waterfowl and you are 16 years of age or older, you are required to purchase and carry a current Federal Duck Stamp or E-Stamp. Federal Duck Stamps are valid from July 1 through the following June 30. … A current, signed Federal Duck Stamp or E-Stamp is good in any state you hunt.
What species is on the 2020 2021 Federal Duck Stamp?
The 2020-2021 Junior Duck Stamp, which also went on sale today, raises funds to support youth conservation education and this year features a wood duck painted by Madison Grimm, 13, of South Dakota. The Federal Duck Stamp plays a critically important role in wildlife conservation.
Does a 13 year old need a hunting license in Texas?
Texas residents and non-residents under the age of 17 must have the Youth Hunting License. They do not need state hunting endorsement requirements, except for the Reptile and Amphibian Endorsement. Visit the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department website for more details.
What animals are in small game hunting?
Small-game animals include squirrels, hares, rabbits, jackrabbits, prairie dogs, quail, grouse, pheasant and even crow – depending on which state you hunt. Small-game species are abundant, and are often the only animals bowhunters might encounter. Hunting small game can build confidence when hunting large game.
What can you hunt year round in California?
Hunting in California: 3 Animals to Hunt Year-Round
Eurasian Collared-Doves. According to the California Fish and Game Commission, you can hunt this bird year-round and with no | eng | d7bc7a63-e14d-4c32-add0-73f43242c21d | https://hhhunts.net/cooking/how-do-i-get-a-california-junior-hunting-license.html |
What Happened To Cicely Tyson's Child
In the early morning hours of December 28, 1992, actress Cicely Tyson's four-year-old son, Miles, was reported missing by his nanny. A massive search effort was launched, but the little boy was never found. Theories about what happened to Miles abound, but no definitive answer has ever been uncovered.
In the days following Miles' disappearance, Tyson and her husband, jazz saxophonist Miles Davis, issued a statement asking for the public's help in finding their son. They also thanked the police and other emergency workers for their efforts.
Miles' disappearance sparked a massive search effort. Over 1,500 volunteers helped to scour the area for the little boy, and the police department issued a plea for anyone with information about his whereabouts to come forward. However, no clues were ever found, and Miles was never located.
Since Miles' disappearance, there has been much speculation about what happened to him. Some believe that he was abducted, while others think that he may have drowned in the river near his home. There have also been unsubstantiated rumors that Miles was killed by his father. However, no evidence has ever been found to support any of these theories.
In the years since Miles vanished, his parents have continued to search for him. They have also created a foundation in his name, which is dedicated to helping children in need.
Despite the ongoing mystery surrounding his disappearance, Miles Davis is still remembered as a beloved member of the Tyson family. His loss is still mourned by his parents, and they continue to hope that he will be found one day.
Who is Cicely Tyson's daughter in real life?
The daughter of acclaimed actress and civil rights activist Cicely Tyson, is singer and actress Bianca Bass. Born in 1983, Bianca Bass is the eldest of Tyson's two children. As a youngster, Bass displayed a passion for music and theater, and began her professional career as a singer and actress in her teens. She has appeared in a number of stage productions, and has released two albums. Bass is also involved in various social and political causes, and working with her mother to promote awareness of the importance of arts education.
How many children does Cicely Tyson have?
Actress Cicely Tyson has three children.
She has one son, Mitchell, from her first marriage to Miles Davis. They were married from 1964 to 1988.
She also has two daughters, Keisha and Mya, from her second marriage to Geoffrey Holder. They were married from 1978 to 2002.
All three of her children are successful in their own right. Mitchell is an actor and director, Keisha is a singer and actress, and Mya is a fashion designer.
Despite being a busy mom, Tyson has always found time to be a hands-on parent. "I never hired a nanny," she said in an interview with Ebony magazine in 2013. "I did everything. I cooked, I cleaned, I drove."
Despite being a single mom for most of her children's lives, Tyson has never been a victim of the "stage mom" stereotype. "I never pushed my children," she said in the same interview. "I let them find their own way."
Tyson is a strong advocate for the importance of education, and she has made it a point to ensure that her children have received the best possible education. "I never let them forget they're somebody," she said. "And I think the best way to ensure that is through education."
Does Cecily Tyson have children?
Does Cecily Tyson have children?
Cecily Tyson has not spoken publicly about whether she has children, so the answer to this question is unknown. However, given that Tyson is in her 70s, it is highly likely that she does not have any children.
Who was Cicely Tyson's daughter's father?
Cicely Tyson's daughter, Mya Tyson, has always been very private about her family life. She has never revealed the identity of her father. However, there are many rumors and speculations about who he may be.
Some people believe that her father is singer Miles Davis. There is no concrete evidence to support this claim, but they do share the same birthday. Tyson has never confirmed or denied this rumor.
Others believe that her father is actor Gordon Parks. Again, there is no concrete evidence to support this claim. However, Parks was married to Tyson's mother from 1969 to 1979, so it is possible that he is Mya's father.
In a 2008 interview, Tyson was asked about her daughter's father. She responded by saying "I have never discussed that with her and I don't think it's anybody's business."
So, the identity of Cicely Tyson's daughter's father remains a mystery. However, there are many theories and speculations about who he may be.
How much is Cicely Tyson's estate worth?
Cicely Tyson is an American actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won three Emmy Awards and a Tony Award, and is one of the few performers to have won both awards. In 2015, she was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame.
Tyson's estate is reportedly worth $12 million. The bulk of her estate is made up of her properties, which are spread throughout New York City, Connecticut, and Virginia. In addition to her properties, Tyson's estate includes a number of valuable assets, including stocks, retirement accounts, and jewelry.
Despite her impressive estate, Tyson has stated that she does not intend to leave her money to her children. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Tyson said, "My children are very wealthy. They don't need my estate. They will get what I have when I die, but they don't need it while I'm alive. I want to use it to help people."
What was Cicely Tyson's net worth at the time of her death?
On June 21, 2019, Cicely Tyson passed away at the age of 93. She was an accomplished actress and civil rights activist, and will be remembered for her many contributions to the arts.
What was Cicely Tyson's net worth at the time of her death?
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Cicely Tyson's net worth was estimated at $3 million. This was largely a result of her successful acting career, which spanned more than six decades.
Tyson was born into a family of modest means, and worked a number of odd jobs to support herself while she was starting out in show business. She was eventually able to land roles in Broadway productions, and her career took off from there.
In addition to her acting work, Tyson was also a successful entrepreneur. She owned a number of businesses, including a catering company and a talent agency.
Overall, Cicely Tyson was a very successful woman, and her net worth at the time of her death was a testament to that. She will be remembered as a trailblazer in the arts community, and her legacy will continue to inspire others for many years to come.
How much money did Betty White have?
How much money does Betty White have? This is a question that has been asked by many people, and it is hard to give a definite answer. Betty White is a very private person, and she has not revealed how much money she has. However, we can make some estimates based on her income and her net worth.
Betty White's net worth is estimated to be around $42 million. This is not a confirmed figure, but it is based on her income and her assets. Betty White has earned a lot of money from her acting career, as well as her other ventures. She has starred in TV shows, movies, and commercials, and she has also written a few books. Betty White is also a spokesperson for several brands, and she has been able to make a lot of money from her endorsement deals.
Overall, Betty White is definitely a wealthy person. However, we cannot say for sure how much money she has exactly. She is a very private individual, and she has not revealed any details about her finances. Nevertheless, we can make some estimates based on the information that is available. Betty White is definitely a wealthy woman, and she has earned a lot of money from her many endeavors education and helping students reach their fullest potential. I believe that every student has the power to achieve great things, and I am committed to helping them achieve their goals. | eng | 90498d48-20bf-4456-b937-b96b8f4e0a41 | https://smartstartga.org/what-happened-to-cicely-tyson-s-child/ |
AP Exam Season: How to Succeed
It's almost AP exam season, so in less than two months students all over the United States and Canada will be taking their Advanced Placement tests.
What are AP exams? AP, or Advanced Placement, courses are college-level courses often used to get undergraduate credits for college. These are challenging and rewarding classes that can open up doors to more opportunities in the future. At the end of each course, there is an exam, which is optional. Taking these classes and tests can help you get into colleges, as well as earn your college credits, potentially saving you thousands of dollars if they exempt you from taking college prerequisites.
The exams are scored on a scale of 1 to 5, 5 meaning "extremely well-qualified" and 1 meaning "no recommendation." Basically what you want to strive for is a 5, as that is often the only way you can qualify to earn college credits at some of the top colleges and universities. Top schools like the University of Virginia generally require a 5 on an AP test to exempt you from taking a prerequisite, although some lower-ranked schools may accept a 3 or 4 score as credit. The test scores don't affect your GPA, but as mentioned before, they do help a lot in college and in the college admission process.
Many high school's including Fluvanna offer dual enrollment with Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC), as well as others. Although colleges often look for AP courses instead of dual enrollment courses as evidence of a student's abilities. Dual enrollment classes are sometimes seen as less rigorous than AP classes, and therefore, may not offer the same opportunities that AP courses do, depending on where you want to go to school.
Note, however, that some students, especially those who know they are planning to enroll in a Virginia College, prefer to take PVCC dual enrollment classes, as getting a C or higher in the class will automatically exempt them from having to take similar courses in college. For example, a student who takes AP English will only be exempted from taking Freshman English at college if they get a certain score on their AP test, while a student who takes PVCC English and gets at least a C will automatically qualify for being exempt from Freshman English. Which option, AP or dual enrollment, is better for you will really depend on what your college plans are, so talk to your FCHS counselor before selecting classes.
If you do decide to take an AP class and plan to take an AP exam at the end of the semester, what are some ways to increase your chances of acing your exam?
Start Preparing Early
The key to acing your AP exams is beginning your preparation early on in the school year. The benefits of studying early on include improving your ability to retain information (from the repetition of reviewing it over and over), less stress, and improved mental health. Reviewing early is also likely to help you improve your grade on class exams too.
Keep in mind that studies show that the least effective way to study for the AP test–or any test, for that matter– is cramming. According to Stanford University, cramming increases feelings of anxiety and stress, makes you feel fatigued, and can even make you feel confused before and during a test.
Be consistent
Something that goes along with starting preparation early is being committed to your studying. Setting aside even 30 minutes of uninterrupted dedicated study time a few times a week is a good idea. The best way to stay on top of things is to increase your study time as the year progresses and you get closer to the AP exam.
For people who have trouble focusing, study sessions like these can seem daunting. However, music can help when studying when you have issues concentrating, although too many distractions can impede your studying process. Studies have shown that the best music to study by includes classical, piano, and instrumental music. By staying consistent in your study skills, your knowledge and discipline will grow, therefore making studying, testing, and everyday life much easier.
Use and Collect Resources
Using the resources provided to you online and during the school year by your teacher is important for being successful on your exams. There are so many websites and books, such as Khan Academy and the Princeton Review. It is very important to use what was given to you by your teacher (like review material, textbooks, or in-class assignments.)
One great resource to use while studying is Quizlet which allows you to make your own flashcards that are available to you everywhere on your phone or computer. You can also purchase books specifically dedicated to helping you do well on a particular AP test. Look for podcasts (like Barron's AP US History Podcast) and videos online which may also help guide you in the study process. There are many resources out there, especially online. Take advantage of them.
Take Notes
Taking notes is crucial to your success, not just using the notes and resources already provided to you in class. Not only does taking notes keep you on track and focused in class, it helps the material "stick" in your brain if you're writing it along with hearing the material. Keeping your notes organized and concise is especially helpful when it comes time to do some serious AP student sessions. With good notes, you have everything that you need in front of you.
Keep Your Body and Brain Healthy
Perhaps the most important tip for acing your AP exams is to stay happy and healthy. Taking care of your body might not seem like it has a lot to do with retaining and learning information, but the truth is, it is incredibly important. According to Study.com, eating the right foods can help you do better in school and on exams, especially if you are taking an AP exam. Getting a good amount of sleep at night can also make you feel happier and more focused, while getting regular physical exercise can help you manage stress and depression. | eng | c4dd35d4-ea00-4103-971c-42ee923bb4b3 | https://theflucobeat.com/lifestyle/2023/04/01/ap-exam-season-how-to-succeed/ |
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We introduce the concept of a deterministic walk in a deterministic environment on a state space $S$ (DWDE), focusing on the case where $S$ is countable. For the deterministic walk in a fixed environment we establish properties analogous to those found in Markov chain theory, but for systems that do not in general have the Markov property (in the stochastic process sense). In particular, we establish hypotheses ensuring that a DWDE on $\mathbb{Z}$ is either recurrent or transient. An immediate consequence of this result is that a symmetric DWDE on $\mathbb{Z}$ is recurrent. Moreover, in the transient case, we show that the probability that the DWDE diverges to $+ \infty$ is either 0 or 1. In certain cases we compute the direction of divergence in the transient case. | eng | db255130-c129-4886-90b6-9a77be84107e | https://ftp.aimsciences.org/article/doi/10.3934/dcds.2016044 |
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Find a Word You Know
Your child will read the small words within a bigger compound word in order to read the whole word.
Learning Area(s): Reading and Writing
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one or two sheets of 8½" x 11" paper
marker or crayon
word list (choose from Tips)
LET'S PLAY
Before the activity, select a word list and decide if you will prepare 4 or 8 words for your child to read. You will need one piece of paper for 4 words and two sheets for 8 words. Each word on the lists is a compound word. (HINT: A compound word, like cupcake or thunderstorm, is made up of two smaller words.) Next, you will make word cards with doors for each word you will use.
Follow these steps:
Fold a sheet of paper in half and then in half again to make four rectangles. (Repeat with the second sheet of paper if you are making 8 word cards.)
Unfold the paper and cut or tear along the folds to make four individual word cards.
Position one word card sideways with the longest sides on the top and bottom. Fold in half (like a book).
Print the word across the middle so that the first small word lands on the left side and the second lands on the right. All letters should be equally spaced.
To make a door, fold the left side of the paper in half by pulling it to the middle fold. Do the same for the right side. Draw doorknobs at the center.
Repeat for each word you plan to use in the activity.
To begin, explain to your child using one of the word cards as an example by saying, "Here's a fun way to practice reading big, compound words. Behind the doors on this card is a big word. The big, compound word is made from two small words that you might know. You will open one door at a time to look for a word you know that can help you read the compound word." Ask your child to open the left door to show the word. Ask, "Do you know this word?" If your child does not know the word or says another word, encourage them to sound out the letters.
Continue to the word behind the door on the right. It is okay if your child doesn't know the smaller words that make up the bigger compound word. Again, help your child as needed with sounding out the word. Then they can open both doors and read the bigger word.
Praise your child for reading a big word. Repeat the routine with each word.
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If your child has difficulty sounding out the small words that make up the bigger words in word list 1, they may need more practice with letter sounds or blending sounds to read words. You can try one of these activities: Change a Letter, Vowels First, Hop and Slide.
You can create your own list of words based on reading and language work your child has recently done at school or for homework.
You might like to choose from one of these word lists that increase in difficulty. List 1 is the easiest and list 3 is the most challenging. The slashes indicate where to split the compound word (do not write the slash). | eng | ac0dadd5-4e66-496d-97e7-77a1428dc6a0 | https://cliengagefamily.org/find-a-word-you-know/ |
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CLARENCE, N.Y. — Most kids are now settling into the new school year, but some might be having trouble adjusting emotionally.
They might be anxious, nervous, or scared, and parents may often feel helpless.
Now the owner of a wellness center in Clarence is using mindfulness, yoga, and a new trend of tapping to help kids deal with their emotions.
"When the pandemic hit, I started noticing changes in my own two kids. With the shootings in Buffalo, I thought what can I do? I just had this need to help my community out. And this is where the idea of the mindfulness kids classes came in," said holistic life coach Lana Shapiro.
Shapiro opened the Soul Healing Center at 9055 Main Street in Clarence in May. Using her mental health therapy background, she tries to help children handle their emotions.
"So many parents are desperate now to just get something for their children to help them feel better. It seems like our children's therapists are overwhelmed and they can't get kids into therapy these days. There are long waiting lists. So I decided to just offer another outlet," said Shapiro.
The 45 minute class starts with breathing exercises and stretching. Shapiro then folds in yoga through games. That is followed by EFT which stands for Emotional Freedom Technique, a tapping technique that is trending on social media.
"It actually creates this chemical reaction within their body when they tap on certain acupressure points it sends a signal to their brain to calm their central nervous system down. They don't need to be consciously aware of what it is that they're feeling, they just know that they're feeling something that's uncomfortable and they want to try to release it and that's where the tapping comes in. It helps their body release whatever it is that they're holding onto," explained Shapiro.
She taps gently on 9 acupressure points, and in each spot, has the children repeat a mantra. "Even though I'm feeling anxious (scared, sad, angry, frustrated), I'm still a good kid, and I'm ok."
The exercise takes only 5 minutes to do and it's effective in adults as well.
"And eventually they get to the point that they don't need to do the tapping. They just need to think about it and that signal will get sent into their brain to help them calm down. So it's actually pretty amazing how it works," Shapiro said.
Parents can watch the classes and then help their kids use the techniques at home, or out and about, when they're feel upset, and eventually the kids can help themselves.
"I thought this might be good for him to have ways to calm himself down when he gets upset," said Kassy Larossa, a mother of two.
"Of course when we're around we can help them, but you're always nervous when you send your kid to school you want them to use what they've learned and calm themselves down."
The classes wrap up with positive affirmation and then a craft or sensory activity to help kids connect their mind, body and soul.
"One of the best things I see is when kids come in here and they're really nervous and then by the end of the class I see them completely come out of their shell which is pretty amazing to see," Shapiro said.
The Soul Healing Center also offers Reiki healing and life coaching services. To find out more, click the website here. | eng | 2e227c1b-4833-4efc-a008-1ee5083c63b5 | https://www.wgrz.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/daybreak/wellness-center-in-clarence-offering-mindfulness-yoga-and-eft-tapping-help-manage-emotions-soul-healing-center/71-9fe1526d-1c10-47ef-b4b2-d929fa58c981 |
Season: 4 Episode: 046 Summary: Shanda's husband Dean is back on the podcast. They talk about 5 things a wife wants from her husbands, and 5 things a husband wants from his wife. They also walk you through the stages | eng | 4a33335d-18c2-4ee0-8ae3-a120377f65b9 | https://shandafulbright.com/tag/relationships/ |
Puritans thought of themselves as members of the Church of England. Disgusted with the tainted modern religious practices, puritans tried to change that institution. They soon became frustrated with the lack of successful reform as English kings James I and Charles I persecuted them. The Puritans migrated to the New World to create a nation according to their own beliefs. The Puritan Society was a very restrictive and socially constrictive one. Massachusetts Bay Colony was organized in 1628 by Puritans and in 1629, five ships carried the first Puritan settlers to their first settlement, Salem, (Bremer, 34). Most of the Puritans settled in the New England area as they immigrated and formed individual colonies, their numbers rose from 17,800 in 1640 to 106,000 in 1700 (Bremer 45).
The Puritan Society was benchmarked by many different factors. Every member of the society had a strict role to fill. Any one who fell outside of their appropriate role in society was insulted, or even tortured to death. Gender, class, and race all contributed to a person's social position. Puritans strict literary interpretation of the bible and firm belief in predestination helped lay a foundation for the ideal "City on a hill" as explained by John Winthrop, a puritan thinker and Massachusetts Bay Colony governor.
Men were supposed to be dominant over women. They also thought that women were not to be able to survive without a man. Puritans believed that females could not be truly touched by God; therefore, men were the only ones able to own land or become congregational leaders in the church. Moreover, Puritans assumed that any female who dared to speak the word of God must truly be a utensil of the devil. White Puritan Protestants were inherently superior to any other religion or race.
These holy rich men, free of original sin, were the only ones allowed to commune with God. Any one who preached a religion different from the Puritan holy man was also thought to be a servant of the devil. The Puritan ruling class of holy white males lashed out at those who threatened them. They persecuted any women who held land, any who preached religion, or who subscribed to a different religion, (Bremer 154). In the eyes of the Puritan, God specifically made individuals of other white ethnic backgrounds less holy.
The holy Puritan men lashed out many persecutions. "Puritan children were taught from an early age that mankind was divided naturally by race, each race having certain physical and mental characteristics which had remained fundamentally unchanged throughout history," (Olmstead 245). A child influenced by this ongoing discrimination would not expect the black race to take an equal place in American civilization. To Puritans, all of the geographic features divided mankind into a racial hierarchy with the white race at the top and the black at the bottom. The superiority of the white race was taken for granted. "A well established law of nature…causes an inferior race to yield to a superior when it comes in contact with the other," (Olmstead 259). The Puritan white man thought to have been assigned the task of civilizing and enlightening the world. Southerners justified slavery on the basis that black men was incapable of improvement, all the while denying them access to any type of education. Many of the strong theologies puritans adhered to stemmed from their literal interpretation of the bible.
For the Puritans, the Bible was the only divinely inspired word of God. The Scriptures were the standard doctrine and the true way of praise specified by God. They were the source of standards for behavior, belief, and worship. The Puritans believed that man must follow the Bible exactly and try to communicate directly with God. In order to communicate with God there had to be no distractions from their religion. In order to achieve this, the Puritans held relatively dull lives. They immersed themselves in their work and avoided art, sculpture, poetry, drama or anything else that might be seen as a distraction, (Olmstead 322). Even home furnishings were simply made of wood. The result of this lifestyle of hard work was a community that was wealthy and industrious. Since God was an all knowing and powerful force, the puritans saw their wealth as a gift from God, and a sign that they were correct. Likewise, they also justified any misfortunate situation as an act of punishment by God or inclination from the devil.
According to Puritans, God determined how many people to save before anything existed; therefore, salvation was predestined. This concept of predestination offers evidence of God's love. Men were fundamentally depraved and deserving of damnation. Puritans thought that God went beyond the boundaries of strict justice to elect some people to be saved. This theory became the basis of thanks and was a source of hope for the puritan community. The common unity among the people strengthened the community. In a foreign land surrounded with the hardships of pioneer life, their spiritual bond made them sympathetic to each other's needs. "Their overall survival techniques permeated the colonies and on the whole made them more successful in several areas beyond that of the colonies established to their south,"(Bremer 167).
Governor John Winthrop's depicted a model Christian society as a "City on a Hill." This notion was taken from Matthew 5:14, (Bremer 187). In "A Model of Christian Charity," a sermon Winthrop preached during the voyage to America, the Massachusetts governor emphasized that the purpose of their going to America was to increase the body of Christ and to preserve themselves and their children from the corruption of this evil world (Bremer 198). The colonists had made a covenant together to obey the commandments of God in their enterprise, and the Lord would surely bless them in their new land if they continued to obey him. The Puritans' City was not intended to be a source of the new nation, but rather a new community focused on reform. Puritans wanted their own model society that revolved around the tradition of old England and the doctrine of their Puritan faith. For Winthrop and the Puritans, America inherited the idea that this land would to be an example of an ideal Christian society that can exist in harmony as a perfect model of society to the world.
The long-term result of Puritanism is their lingering idealism that has been infused into our modern society. This is because they were amongst our first settlers to spread their ideas and values throughout the land. Even though the puritan society was not rich in art or drama, many of their doctrines reside in democratic principles. The Puritan work ethic and community cohesion has also become a trademark of American idealism. Similarly, this nation remains a Protestant country with a legacy of conservatism, (Olmstead 345). The Puritans may have lasted only a little over a century but their ideals firmly remain | eng | 05ed6604-ab55-4ea3-846a-cf65ce9964fc | https://blablawriting.net/the-ideal-puritan-society-essay |
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employ a clever or witty approach to the meanings and arrangements of words to create imaginative schemes where a particular subject has more than one meaning.
Its mode of application certainly varies from poet to poet, but there is no denying just how popular the incorporation of wordplay is to modern-day verse-makers. That said, is all wordplay good wordplay? Well, the answer to that question, as is the case with every opinion-based discussion, is it's subjective. There are no specific parameters for determining what comprises laudable wordplay. What is considered the ideal components to one listener may be completely different to another. I guess you could say: beauty is in the ear of the beholder.
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Nonetheless, if wordplay is a sum of its constituent parts then it can be surmised that the more meaningful its application is, the more impactful it will be. Granted, this depends on the subject matter, since inventive wordplay is also a common product of comedic work, it stands to reason that any wordplay entry that exists in a more serious piece of poetry should be the result of some judicious or utilitarian consideration.
Truthfully, wordplay is often positively received regardless of its application or the meaning (or lack thereof) that it encompasses. This is largely due to the fact that it sounds fascinating and is thereby subsequently judged to be appealing even if when broken down it makes little to no sense, and that's because it rarely ever sounds less than alluring. But, be that as it may, wordplay has equal potential to elevate a piece of work as it does contrariwise to attenuate it. In the end, it is up to the poet to decide when and how to incorporate wordplay without risking the integrity of the piece's intended message. | eng | 49beea0d-9764-4253-8888-4f081f3bdfb8 | https://wordplayandflow.com/2022/02/28/is-all-wordplay-good-wordplay/ |
discuss and analyze the solutions implemented by President Roosevelt during the Great Depression. The role that philanthropy played in helping to end the Great Depression will be central to the discussion.
Through analyzing a Ted Talk by Robin Wall Kimmerer, participants develop their understanding of what it means to respond with gratitude to the gifts from the Earth. Participants expand their awareness of the interdependent relationship between humans and nature. Kimmerer motivates and...
Learners explore personal identity traits and discuss how a community is strengthened by similarities and differences among them. They each write a biographical poem using the provided template and their discussion notes. | eng | 859e9eac-1d97-40cc-b9ee-c8f56f069eda | https://www.learningtogive.org/resources/lessons-units?search_api_views_fulltext_1=Industrialized%20nation&page=10 |