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Workflow Improvements Reduced Lifting Exposure
Result: Client introduced dollies as a result of our findings around high numbers of overhead lifts occurring in their facility.
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COMMENTS:None, Offshore of Cedar Key REMAINS:Many old foundations of the mill to be found as well as the old cemetery, survey marker, artesian wells, and other unidentified remains in the bush. There are good hiking trails on the island but access is by boat or kayak only.
In the early 1500s, Spanish explorers reached the Gulf coast of Florida and left their mark in many ways. By the early 1600�s, the Native American population had died off severely due to disease brought by Europeans. By the 1800s most of the island's Native Americans had been forced to move to reservations out West.From 1818 to the early 1820s the island was used as a trading post, and was important during the First Seminole War. It remained as such until Florida was made a U.S. Territory in 1821. in 1835 the U.S. Army built a hospital and stockade on the island. During the Second Seminole War (1835 to 1842) the island served as a military outpost. It was here on August 14, 1842 that Col. William J. Worth declared the Second Seminole War to be over.In October 1842 Atsena Otie Key was hit by a massive hurricane that destroyed almost all of the island's buildings. This was soon followed by boom in civilian homesteading. In 1843 Augustus Steele began work on a resort hotel for wealthy Florida and Georgia planters. The island had its name changed in 1852 to Cedar Key because people had thought the Juniper trees on the island were Cedar trees. It was later changed back to Atsena Otie Key.During the 1850s trade grew on the island. A rail terminal for the Florida Railroad (which ran across Florida from Fernandina to Atsena Otie Key) was constructed and named Station No. 4. In time several warehouses and wharves were also built on nearby Depot Key, and soon Atsena Otie Key had become an important harbor for shipping in the Gulf of Mexico. Soon cotton, tobacco, turpentine, and rosin were being sent out of the state in large quantities through Atsena Otie Key.In 1855 A.W. Faber bought large tracts of land in Levy County to be cut for timber. A small amount of land was bought on the island in 1856, which would later become the site for a lumber mill.Then in January 1858 the town of Atsena Otie was officially chartered by the Florida State legislature. By the time of the 1860 Census there were 215 men, women, and children living in 30 households on the island.The American Civil War brought both hardship and conflict to Atsena Otie Key. The harbor was blockaded by the Union Navy's Gulf Blockade Squadron out of Key West. Very soon shipping and fishing were brought to a halt.On 7 January 1862 the USS Hatteras landed U.S. Navy sailors and Marines and attacked the rail head at Station No. 4. They were at first repulsed by a company of Florida state cavalry and local civilian workers, but succeeded in destroying the tracks, engines, and buildings before they retreated to the ship. Then the Hatteras boarded and either sunk or burned seven blockade runners in the harbor at Depot Key, and landed a small force to burn the harbor facilities. This small but important event has become known as the Battle of Cedar Key.The USS Somerset captured the blockade runner Curlew off Atsena Otie Key in June 1862; and later she destroyed the salt works on James Island near Depot Key in October. This was very disastrous as the Union sailors accounted for some two thousand bushels of salt destroyed, with all the works. They also captured many civilian workers, slaves and horses.The Eberhard Faber Pencil Company built a lumber mill in 1868 on Atsena Otie Key to supply wood for its pencil factory in New Jersey. The area revived as a shipping port and much lumber was milled.By the 1870s the oyster, green turtle, and fishing industries had also grown on the island. By the 1890s lumber production was making a profit of almost $900,000, and the Farber Mill alone produced more than a third of a million pencils. The town grew as well, and by 1895 there were more than 50 households back living on the island.On September 29, 1896 a powerful hurricane and a 10 foot tidal wave crossed the island. The Faber mill was destroyed and the island was wrecked except for a few houses. Eventually, by 1897 all inhabitants had left the town and Atsena Otie was abandoned. Soon the present town of Cedar Key was built on a nearby island.In 1923 Atsena Otie Key was purchased for $500, and in 1929 the Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge established on nearby Snake, Bird, and North Keys. In 1950 the last remaining house on the island was destroyed by Hurricane Easy.In 1997 Atsena Otie Key was sold to the Suwannee River Water Management District who entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to have the island managed as part of the Cedar Keys NWR. The island is open for public use.
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The Hindu Traditions: A Concise Introduction
The Hindu Traditions: A Concise Introduction
Renowned lecturer Mark W. Muesse brings readers into an encounter with the world's oldest living religious tradition, known as Hinduism. Muesse's brief survey challenges the perception of Hinduism as one religious tradition, showing how wonderfully rich and diverse this ancient story truly is.
Muesse traces the vast history and practices of classic and diverse traditions, moving from the origins in the Indus Valley up through classic and contemporary periods. He exhibits a keen sense of the myriad spiritualities associated with Hinduism, demonstrating how the religious tradition is both monotheistic and polytheistic.
With photographs and maps, chapter overviews, timelines, summaries, key terms, study questions, suggested readings, and a glossary, Muesse's work incorporates valuable pedagogy to enhance his engaging account of the many Hindu traditions.
Endorsements
"Mark Muesse's introductory text is a concise and precise account of the Hindu tradition that is both straightforward and sophisticated in its presentation and analysis." —Arvind Sharma
Birks Professor of Comparative Religion
McGill University
"Of all the world's religions, Hinduism's diversity presents special challenges. Mark Muesse presents well this diversity in his treatment of specific texts, traditions, and practices. Properly focused on widely shared beliefs and practices, Muesse is also attentive to matters of contemporary controversy. This book should work well in courses and is a fine addition to introductory texts on Hinduism." —Anantanand Rambachan
Professor and Chair of Religion, Philosophy, and Asian Studies
Saint Olaf College
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Acetal vs. Hemiacetal: What's The Difference Between Hemiacetal and Acetal?
Acetal vs. Hemiacetal: Acetal and Hemiacetal are two of the prevalent formations in Chemistry. When we do the process of acetal formation, we get hemiacetal formed as an intermediate product. Both acetal and hemiacetal are well-acknowledged functional groups in Chemical Science. The major difference between acetal and hemiacetal is that acetal contains two -OR groups, whereas hemiacetal contains one -OR and one -OH group.
In this section, we are going to discuss Acetal, Hemiacetal, Hemiacetal Synthesis Process and Acetal Synthesis process, the differences between Acetal and Hemiacetal, and the various applications of Acetal and Hemiacetal.
What is an Acetal?
The synthesis of alcohol with hemiacetal results in the formation of an acetal. Here, two ether oxygen atoms are attached to the carbon atom inside it with the help of a single bond. An acetal is also known as a functional group whose general formula is R2C(OR')2, which consists of R as an organic substituent or a hydrogen atom, while there is an ether group also as OR'.
Synthesis of an Acetal
An acetal is a combination of two ether groups that are joined together, resulting in the formation of one single functional group. An acetal is the result of the synthesis of alcohol and hemiacetal. Inside an acetal, two ethers groups are bounded inside to one single carbon atom.
Alcohol + Acetal ⇔ H2O + Acetal
One acetal molecule consists of four groups, i.e., one R group, one H group, and two -OR groups.
What is a Hemiacetal?
Hemiacetal is acknowledged as a functional group with the general formula R1R2C(OH)OR, where R1 and R2 are hydrogen atoms or organic substituents. OH is a hydroxyl group, and OR is an ether group. It is formed as an intermediate product between acetal formation from an aldehyde and a ketone. Most of the sugars are hemiacetal.
Synthesis of Hemiacetal
The derivation of the word hemiacetal, comes from the Greek word "Hemi", whose meaning is half. Hemiacetal is the combination of two functional groups which are joined together, resulting in the formation of a single functional group. Inside it, ether and alcohol are bounded to a single carbon atom. Here the fourth bonding position is occupied by a hydrogen bond in the hemiacetal.
Hemiacetal is formed by the synthesis and nucleophilic addition of aldehyde and alcohol. Its synthesis can also be done by the acetal's partial hydrolysis or by the nucleophilic addition of a resonance-stabilized hemiacetal cation with alcohol.
Alcohol + Aldehyde ⇔ Hemiacetal
5 Key Differences Between Hemiacetal and Acetal
Basis
Hemiacetal
Acetal
Bonded to
In the case of hemiacetals, the carbon atom that is centrally located is bonded to four other groups, i.e., –OR group, OH group, –H group, and a –R group.
In the case of an acetal, the centrally located carbon atom is bonded to four groups, i.e. two –R group, one –H group, and two -OR groups.
Formula
The chemical formula for hemiacetal is R1R2C(OH)OR, in which case, both R1 and R2 are organic substituents or hydrogen atoms, OR is an ether group, and OH is a hydroxy group.
The chemical formula for an acetal is R2C(OR')2, in which case, R is an organic substituent or a hydrogen atom, whereas OR' is an ether group.
Formed
In the process of Hemiacetal preparation, it is formed as an intermediary product between alcohol and an aldehyde.
Acetal is formed by the reaction of aldehyde and alcohol together.
Stability
Hemiacetal is less stable compared to acetal.
Acetal is more stable compared to hemiacetal.
Examples
Some Examples: Mycorrhizin A, Glucose, Thromboxane B2, etc.
Some Examples: Benzylidene, Dioxolane, Paraldehyde, Metaldehyde, etc.
Comparison Chart
Comparison Video
Acetal and Hemiacetal Formation Reaction Mechanism From Aldehydes and Ketones
Final Words
Hemiacetal and Acetal groups of atoms are considered to be functional groups. However, there is a small difference between the chemical structures of both. The markable difference between hemiacetal and acetal is that acetals contain hemiacetals which contain one –OH group and one -OR group, whereas there are two –OR groups in acetal.
Frequently Asked Questions on Hemiacetal vs. Acetal
What is an acetal?
An acetal is classified as a functional group that has the general(chemical) formula R2C(OR')2, where R is an organic substituent or a hydrogen atom while OR' is classified as an ether group. The synthesis of an acetal occurs from alcohol and hemiacetal.
Two ether oxygen is attached to the carbon atom with a single bond in an acetal.
What is a hemiacetal?
Hemiacetal is also classified as a functional group that has the general(chemical) formula as R1R2C(OH)OR, where both R1 and R2 are organic substituents or hydrogen atoms. OR is an ether group, and OH is a hydroxyl group. Hemiacetal is formed as an intermediary product during the formation of acetal from a ketone and an aldehyde.
Hemiacetal includes most of the sugars.
Do hemiacetal and acetal give Tollen's test?
Because of the presence of the alpha hydroxyl group, a positive Tollen test is given by a hemiacetal. In contrast to this, we do not get a positive Tollen test from the acetal group.
Do hemiacetal and acetal give the Fehling solution test?
Because of the presence of the alpha hydroxyl group, we always get a positive Fehling solution test in the case of a hemiacetal. In contrast to this, we do not get a positive Fehling solution test from the acetal groups.
What is the structural difference between a hemiacetal and an acetal?
The critical and most important difference between a hemiacetal and an acetal is that a hemiacetal contains one –OR group and one -OH group, whereas there are always two –OR groups in an acetal.
Which is more stable, a hemiacetal or an acetal?
An acetal is more stable than a hemiacetal because acetals are not susceptible to hydrolysis, i.e., the reverse reaction. They are, therefore, quite stable in neutral and basic reaction conditions.
Alex Stantor is a Sorbonne University (Paris, France) graduate in Philosophy and Data Analysis. Currently, he is an Author and Researcher at Difference 101, he writes articles/blog posts on topics such as "thinking differently" and "the importance of difference". Alex is a passionate advocate of diversity in the workplace and in companies, and diversity and inclusion in corporate communications. He currently lives in Brooklyn. | eng | cfd0fbda-4a18-4441-b834-6dbb1bf99226 | https://www.difference101.com/acetal-vs-hemiacetal/ |
Selfish School 2023: A Bold Step into Authentic Living with Ash Ambirge
Dive into the transformative experience of "Selfish School 2023" by Ash Ambirge, a journey towards self-love, autonomy, and daring to put oneself first in a demanding world.
Introduction: The Revolution of Self-Care in the Modern Era In a world filled with responsibilities and endless demands, the act of putting oneself first has become radical. Enter "Selfish School 2023", the brainchild of Ash Ambirge, designed to help individuals reclaim their autonomy and prioritize self-love.
Ash Ambirge: The Catalyst of the Self-Love Revolution A closer look at the visionary behind the Selfish School.
A Journey of Self-Rediscovery: Ash's personal voyage from living by societal norms to carving her own path, setting the foundation for the Selfish School.
The Message Behind the Movement: Ash's philosophy on the importance of being "selfish" in a world that often demands self-sacrifice.
"Selfish School 2023": What to Expect from the Experience A comprehensive overview of the offerings and transformative modules within the school.
Reclaiming Time and Energy: Tactics and strategies to prioritize oneself, ensuring personal goals are not overshadowed.
Manifesting Dreams into Reality: Harnessing the power of self-belief and determination to achieve dreams that seem distant.
FAQs What makes "Selfish School 2023" stand out from other self-help courses? With Ash's unique approach and lived experience, Selfish School offers not just theory but practical, lived insights on the importance and methods of being "selfish" in the best way possible.
Who is the target audience for Selfish School? Anyone feeling overwhelmed by external pressures, seeking to reclaim their autonomy, or simply wanting to invest more in themselves will find value in Selfish School.
How is the content delivered in Selfish School 2023? While the exact modalities may vary, expect a mix of video lectures, interactive webinars, reflective exercises, and community discussions.
Conclusion: Embracing the Self in 2023 In a constantly changing world, "Selfish School 2023" is an invitation to stop, reflect, and make the daring choice to put oneself first. Under Ash Ambirge's guidance, it promises to be a transformative journey. | eng | fb17c0a2-c6b6-47fa-bde6-8388e42d3d35 | https://coursesfast.com/product/selfish-school-2023-by-ash-ambirge/ |
"Check your privilege" has become a mainstay of social justice rhetoric. Assumed privilege is also a presumption behind microaggression accusations now seeming to sprout by the second. Those employing the terms frequently describe them as reminders to be empathetic and sensitive, elevating social relations. But they are often little more than assertions that others are members of an oppressor class, fundamentally mistaken in their views and responsible for a cornucopia of complaints.
The "kinder, gentler" version offers a sometimes-useful reminder that you might be including some inappropriate assumptions in your understanding, because something that may be sensible for you, given your characteristics and circumstances — i.e., your privilege — may not be sensible for others, leading to insufficient consideration of others and therefore erroneous evaluations.
Max Borders has described the latter meaning (or demeaning) as:
Your rights and opinions are invalid and you have no real complaints or suffering because you belong to X group. Or … you are obligated to pay because people who look like you in some ways did bad things at some point.
In other words, others need not listen to, much less respect, your arguments. Further, your inherent "wrongness" sacrifices your rights and property to satisfy those claiming to be oppressed, an aggression justified as undoing your alleged privilege or responding to your microaggression.
How are we to judge between such dramatically opposed interpretations?
The key is that, where confusion reigns, better evaluation requires clearer, more accurate understanding. That demands a real, ongoing conversation. So ask what would be entailed if "check your privilege" or its microaggression progeny was intended to advance such a conversation.
When such terms are used to preemptively cut off communication by stopping those who disagree from being heard or taken seriously, neither clarity nor empathy will be improved. So they must not end discussions; they must facilitate more complete conversations.
By themselves, the terms say you are wrong in your understanding and views, and too self-absorbed to notice. However, they leave how and why unspecified, beyond somehow relating to membership in an allegedly privileged group defined by accusers. Progress toward better understanding requires several additional steps.
Such progress would require specifying precisely what faulty premises, assumptions or arguments a person holds to, as well as why they are inappropriate for the issues considered. The appropriate premises to replace them would then need articulation.
How the "new and improved" premises would alter one's conclusions would need to be demonstrated, followed by considering the appropriate remedies based on the alternative analysis. It would have to explain how proposed remedies were not merely "more for me" gambits, connected to the rationales offered only by self-interest. It would have to justify any special privileges to be created now for those claiming victimhood status, including any coercive impositions on members of supposedly dominant or victimizer classes who had nothing to do with the "sins of their fathers."
When "check your privilege" and microaggression claims communicate that we should think carefully about others' circumstances, which may be far different than ours, and be empathetic, it can be a useful reminder in advancing mutual understanding. But it can bear good fruit only as the beginning of a far deeper discussion.
In contrast, when they are used to peremptorily declare victory in social justice disputes, they assert special privileges for speakers to define themselves as morally superior and disqualify those who disagree from any consideration, without any coherent argument. And when that social demonization is leveraged into coercive imposition of "solutions" at the expense of those they decide must make it up to them, it undermines social cooperation, by undermining the rights upon which it is built, without advancing understanding or empathy.
Gary Galles is a professor of economics at Pepperdine University and a research fellow at the Independent Institute. His books include Lines of Liberty (2015), Faulty Premises, Faulty Policies (2014), and Apostle of Peace (2013).
Whenever political correctness fades from the headlines, "new and improved" examples arise. Now the progressive language police want us to avoid microaggressions, to insulate everyone from potential mental distress, as when UC President Janet Napolitano's website advised professors to avoid referring to America as a "land of opportunity," opposing affirmative action as "inherently racist," etc., to prevent aggressing on any hearers' feelings. But at least teachers haven't been threatened (yet) with an official "check your privilege" reprimand.
In the supercharged PC world ruled by fears of microaggression, nothing is allowed to be negative or twistable into conveying any negative connotation. Anything that could be construed as evaluative or judgmental must be avoided or expressed as positive. But because reality gets in the way of that requirement, clarity and analytical thinking are thereby often sacrificed to verbal contortions.
Even traditional children's alphabet books violate microaggression protocol. "A is for Apple" could trigger thoughts of Eve's role in the Garden of Eden story, which some might find sexist. "B is for Ball" has potential sexual overtones. "C is for Cat" and "D is for Dog" connect to verbal sniping (being catty) or being lazy (dogging it). We would have to abandon such books.
A microaggression-free alphabet book would have to mollify objections of potential psychic dents. Given the vast number of words and phrases people find ways to object to, it would be almost impossible. But perhaps the following almost alliterative approach — 3 As to match the 3 Rs — could work.
A can be for Attitudinal Antiquity, which can replace the potentially insulting "old fashioned." B can be for Botanical Bankruptcy, a kinder, gentler way of saying that someone lacks a green thumb. Cranially Constrained can be substituted for stupid and Diplomatically Deprived for rude, so that stupid and rude people won't think you noticed. Euphemistic Enhancements could replace accusations of lying.
We could use Follically Fortunate to avoid upsetting both the hirsutely over- and under-endowed. And being Gravitationally Gifted is certainly better than being fat. In the same vein, since no one likes being called egotistical, we could substitute Honorifically Habituated, and shy people could instead become Interactionally Impaired. Hurt feelings could also be avoided by substituting Judicially Juxtaposed for confused and Karmically Keen for superstitious. Similarly, criminals could be upgraded to Legally Lavish, schizophrenics to Mentally Mobile, and inattentive listeners to Neurologically Noncompliant.
We could turn slobs into people who are Organizationally Overburdened, and replace good-looking (a term which injures the psyches of those who don't think it extends to them) with being Perceptionally Preferenced. Complainers can rise to being Quintessentially Querulous, bad dancers to being Rhythmically Repressed, and poor dressers to being Sartorially Stressed. Being old can be transformed into Temporally Troubled, a "lazy bum" into Ubiquitously Underutilized and someone who can't hold a job into Vocationally Variable.
To fully dodge microaggression accusations, W-Z would best be left undecided, to avoid hurting anyone by implying that they couldn't advance society with their own contributions.
This approach might allow us to pass microaggression muster (though that would end when people recognized the potential connotations of such substitute wording). Of course, few will know what others are saying anymore, hamstringing clarity and our ability to bring logic to bear in understanding or evaluating virtually anything. That would be particularly true of anything relating to social issues, given how many claim to be infringed upon by even the suggestion of disagreement with their understanding or their "solution" to be imposed. And it would not solve the problem, because nanoaggressions could then trigger outcries, and still more convoluted conversations will become necessary. | eng | e23dc914-d741-43d9-8f1a-560d64935747 | https://capoliticalreview.com/tag/microaggression/ |
4 THINGS HAPPY COUPLES DO WHEN THEY FEEL DISCONNECTED
We are innately wired for connection and when that connection is disrupted, everything starts to have the opposite impact. Suddenly, work isn't as enjoyable; things you enjoyed doing aren't as pleasant anymore; your connection with others (even your children) can start to suffer. If you do not do something about it, this can have a negative impact on all areas of your life, even your financial abundance.
As long as you believe things will just magically happen if you do not work to do anything, you might wind up in SplitsVille. I've seen it happen over and over. You begin to drift, your connections weaken, and then just one individual is having an affair (and thinking it's justified).
When happy couples feel disconnected, they know how to reconnect. They take the time to heal their souls and reenergize their relationship. They may go on a retreat, relax at a spa, or find peace in yoga class.
Whatever they do, they make sure to nurture their connection. By taking care of themselves and each other, they keep their relationship strong and happy.
1. They take a break
Sometimes, the best way to reconnect is to take a break. A mini-vacation or weekend getaway can be just what you need to recharge your batteries and come back refreshed.
2. They get active together
One of the best ways to reconnect is to get active together. Take a walk, go for a run, or hit the gym together. Exercise releases endorphins that will help you feel happier and more connected.
3. They do something new together
Trying something new can bring excitement back into your relationship. Take a cooking class, go rock climbing, or visit a new city together. Doing something new will help you see each other in a new light.
4. They know the disconnection is temporary
In a successful relationship, both people believe that if they reunite and try to make things work again, they may well return to their connection.
Couples usually cite relationship problems as the cause for much of the dispute they encounter throughout their lifetime. We see it time and time again that what causes the most disease in couples are scars, pain, past traumas, and even complications stemming from previous generations. If you are feeling lost, disconnected, or just generally "gunked up," our practitioners can help. They are experts at reconnecting people on all levels: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. So, if you're ready to feel more connected and balanced, give us a call. | eng | 6721f9ec-260c-4c4b-ad34-079569a07e47 | https://healingbody.energy/4-things-happy-couples-do-when-they-feel-disconnected/ |
This is a compilation of ASIC Corporations (Top-up Product Disclosure Statements Relief) Instrument 2016/1054 as in force on 15 November An interest in a managed investment scheme is exempt from sections 1012A, 1012B and 1012C of the Act where an offer to issue, arrange for the issue of, or to sell, or an issue of, or a recommendation to acquire, the interest is made to a person who holds interests in the same class for which the person has paid at least $500,000.
(2) In working out the amount paid for an interest, disregard any amount to the extent it was paid out of money lent by the person offering the interest or any associate of that person.
(1) A share in a CCIV, referable to a sub-fund, is exempt from sections 1012A, 1012B and 1012C of the Act where an offer to issue, to arrange for the issue of, or to sell, or an issue of, or a recommendation to acquire, the share is made to a person who holds shares in the same class, referable to the same sub-fund, for which the person has paid at least $500,000.
Note: Section 1012C applies in relation to a CCIV subject to modifications: see section 1241R.
(2) In working out the amount paid for a share, disregard any amount to the extent it was paid out of money lent by the person offering the share or any associate of that person. | eng | 17c7ef8b-e849-4eb2-b133-e26ea449e209 | https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2022C01164 |
NFT 101: 7 Things You Need to Know about NFTs digital ownership.
NFT stands for Non Fungible Token. Unlike a fungible token (ex: fiat or cryptocurrency), the value of a NFT is based on the good itself and its demand. Think of investing in NFTs like investing in property or fine art. They're totally unique and non-divisible. Stored on the blockchain, each NFT contains a unique digital signature and metadata. Its uniqueness is what gives it the NFT name.
It has multiple standards, like ERC-1155 and ERC-721, which are created for the safe trading and bundling of tokens.
NFTs aren't just pieces of digital art. They can range from anything – from designer sneakers, GIFs, music, virtual avatars, sports highlights, to any other item deemed collectable. There are so many functionalities, the possibilities are endless!
NFTs are usually released in "drops", similar to when an exclusive collection or tickets for an event are released for sale at different times.
They contain built-in authentication, meaning that the NFT buyer has full ownership of the original token. However, the digital creator of the original NFT can use smart contracts to collect royalties from every transaction made.
Businesses that use and measure client data can benefit from using NFTs too! Because of their built-in authentication and blockchain security, client data, records, and certificates are securely stored in a tamper proof system.
NFTs, like idexo, are dynamic and upgradable. There are endless applications that can easily adopt and benefit from NFTs.
Want to learn more about how NFTS like idexo can be adopted into your app? Stay tuned to find out more!
We want to hear from you! Do you think NFTs will help change the way we invest or look at ownership rights? Are NFTs the way of the digital future?
Let us know your thoughts on Twitter and Telegram, and follow us to stay up to date in the latest NFT news. | eng | fef37aaf-01d8-4074-b5cc-f2af5a3bd702 | https://blog.idexo.io/nft-101-7-things-you-need-to-know-about-nfts/ |
How to Create Lesson Layouts using the learn-dash course and k2 blocks.
Most People want to create e-learning courses, Which are not only easy to understand but also visually appealing. Visual components can help make your course more effective.
The good news is that using a program like Learn Dash makes creating, and adding online courses quite easy. With WordPress, it's simple to add media, create various layouts, implement buttons, dynamic text, and so on. But if you're interested in creating effective and visually appealing course content, then we recommend you to use K2 Blocks by Pookidevs.
In this tutorial, We are going to show how you can easily create useful and effective lessons using Learndash and k2 blocks but first let's understand these two plugins we are going to use in this tutorial.
LearnDash is one of the most popular LMS plugins for WordPress. It is a third party premium plugin that needs to be purchased separately. This is a necessary plugin as it offers the entire LMS functionality which powers your eLearning website.
You can take a look at the features Learn Dash offers on their website.
K2 Block is a freemium plugin for the WordPress block editor. It provides all the premium essentials widgets for free. It is used to create an aesthetically pleasing and effective website tailored to your needs.
You can create animated blocks, call to action buttons, counters, Modal box, and add animations to your course or site and make the user experience remarkable.
Similarly you can design the page in many forms, we can add the progress bar widget from the K2 block. This widget can be used to demonstrate the percentage of skills on your resume. I am going to use this widget to show how much you can learn about the specific technology from this course.
You can customize the widget size and the amount of percentage you want to show using the block setting in the top-right corner.
Fig g. Using Progress bar Widget of K2 Blocks Web Preview
Fig h. Using Progress bar Widget of K2 Blocks
Similarly in this step, we are going to use the K2 blocks Classic button to start our lesson. You can select the icon you want to use on the button from the icon section in the block setting.
The screenshots included in this article are just the short descriptions of it when it comes to what K2 blocks allow you to add to your content. I recommend k2 blocks for LearnDash users who want to get a little more creative with the way they present the course content.
K2 blocks is a WordPress plugin developed by k2 Plugins. You can contact us for customize plugin development at our Official Site or feel free to leave a suggestion.
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Rambo vs Aung San Suu Kyi
In a studio awash in cinematic lighting and stuffed with an target market spanning each and every colour of the moral spectrum, two larger-than-life figures sat throughout from one any other. On one aspect, John Rambo—portrayed by means of Sylvester Stallone within the well-known Rambo collection—muscle groups bulging, knife glinting. At the different aspect, Aung San Suu Kyi, the enduring peace activist identified for her Nobel Peace Prize and advocacy for democracy in Myanmar, draped in a colourful Burmese longyi.
Meet the Contenders: Realism vs. Virtuality
"Welcome, other people! The query ahead of us: What will have to be the way forward for the struggle spectacle? Actual and bloody or synthetic and humane?" declared the moderatorRambo's Take: "Lifestyles is Struggle"
"In the actual global, battles don't seem to be gained by means of algorithms or pixels. They are gained by means of blood, sweat, and a darn excellent proper hook," Rambo initiated, adjusting his bandana. "If persons are keen to shell out one billion greenbacks to observe a struggle, they must get the actual deal. The rest is make-believe."
Suu Kyi's Stand: "Pacify the Field Place of work"
Suu Kyi adjusted her spectacles and stated, "Ah, Mr. Rambo, you disregard we've the era to imitate truth so appropriately that the road between what is actual and what is faux is just about invisible. Why spill actual blood when a CGI droplet can glance simply as convincing? As for the billion greenbacks in field place of job gross sales, it is top time that cash was once earned with out inflicting someone hurt."
"Now that we are speaking about make-believe and truth, how concerning the upcoming hypothetical cage struggle between Zuckerberg and Musk, detailed in Alan Nafzger's script? One billion-dollar, AI and CGI extravaganza—what are your ideas?" posed the moderator.
Quirky Queries at the Tech Titans' Tango
Rambo chuckled, "Zuckerberg and Musk in a cage struggle? What are they gonna do, hit each and every different with code snippets? I say, allow them to combat it out. If I sought after to observe CGI, I might persist with cartoons."
Suu Kyi grinned, "Neatly, a CGI Musk may just almost definitely debate a CGI Zuckerberg on AI ethics in the course of a roundhouse kick. Believe the leisure price!"
"So you are announcing it will have to be a digital struggle?" requested the moderator.
"Referee's gonna desire a translator for all of the tech jargon," Rambo joked.
"Will there be an set of rules to are expecting the winner?" Suu Kyi inquired.
"And if Zuckerberg loses, will he flag the fit as 'faux information'?" Rambo contemplated.
"Or if Musk loses, will he name it a simulation glitch?" Suu Kyi concluded.
Rambo and Suu Kyi could have stood on reverse ends of the struggle continuum, however their spirited debate marked a consensus on something: whether or not in a bodily or virtual enviornment, the joys of the struggle—just like the age-old conflict between battle and peace—will at all times captivate the human spirit.
In a global an increasing number of torn between realism and virtuality, the Rambo vs. Suu Kyi debate leaves us thinking about: The place can we draw our traces, and most likely extra importantly, how can we draw them within the sand—or on a display? | eng | 86cab6a0-8636-494c-953d-5c04cfb3fb8d | https://digixlifestyle.com/rambo-vs-aung-san-suu-kyi-2/ |
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[caption id="attachment_18590" align="aligncenter" width="570"] To succeed as a Human Service Worker, our opinions should never become hard and fast rules dictating how others live their lives.[/caption]
If you're someone with empathy and compassion, you're probably considering a career in human services. Despite good intentions, however, we sometimes do more damage than good when trying to help others. A quick refresher on the importance of Person Centred Planning can help people in the field of social services to provide the best support possible.
According to Kathleen Moore, Faculty Head and Instructor of the Community Service Worker Program at triOS College, your job as a Human Service Worker involves helping people make informed decisions for themselves, regardless of what you feel is right for them.
Understanding that we all do things differently, in our own unique way, is the basis of Person Centred Planning. This principle takes into account the right we each have, as long as we don't harm others, to decide our own course in life. It also protects against the tendency to tell others that their decisions are wrong. Interjecting our own opinions and forcing our own ideologies on others is not the best way to help them.
Four Beliefs Needed to be a Human Service Worker
If you've decided on a career in this humanistic field, Moore outlines four basic beliefs you must have.
First, you must believe people do what they feel they must in order to survive and thrive.
Second, you believe that despite their best efforts, life sometimes takes a wrong turn.
Third, you understand that people have the desire to be the best person they can be, but sometimes they get stuck.
Finally, and most important, you know that each person is aware of how they must change their life to become the best person possible.
The challenge for a Human Service Worker, then, is to prove to them that they have not only the knowledge required, but also the ability, to succeed.
If your personal ideas conflict with this theory, just think back to the beginning of the 20th century, when children with disabilities were forcibly taken from their parents to be institutionalized, and when people were not allowed to make their own informed decisions about medical treatments. Today, thanks to social justice advocacy and greater transparency, individuals have the freedom to make their own choices, preserving their dignity and self-worth.
To truly be a professional in the Human Service field, our suggestions, ideas, and guidance must never become hard and fast rules dictating how others must live their lives. Afterall, as Moore points out, no one has a better perspective than the person 'living it'. She concludes, "We are not here to help people. We are here to help people help themselves."
Schools Mentioned:triOS College - Community Services Worker Program | eng | c922f58e-85fe-49c4-b455-4ebfd348d21e | https://studymagazine.com/news/page/2/ |
Where to Start
Automate Student and Staff Email Creation
Enter a Name for the new Rule
If desired, enter a Description.
Select Student Email Address or Staff Email Address for Entity Type.
Select a School proceed to the Data Rules tab.
Data Rules
Click Add Rule to build the logic that determines the conventions for creating an email address
Select the Operation to be applied and the Field to which the Operation will be applied. If needed, specify any additional values by selectingAdd Rule to define additional rules.
Select Finish to save the rule.
Operations
The available operations are listed below, along with their functions:
Concatenate: Add the value for the selected field to the derived value.
Left: Select the left n character(s) from the field value. An additional field will appear in which the number of characters can be specified.
Left Trim: Removes any leading spaces from the field value.
Literal: Free-text character string to be applied to all updated values. (e.g., "@myschooldistrict.com")
Replace: Replace a specific text with another value. Specify the Search Value(required) and Replace With Value.
Right: Select the right n character(s) from the field value (excludes spaces). An additional field will appear in which the number of characters can be specified.
Right Trim: Removes any trailing spaces from the selected field.
Substring: Select the text beginning at n position, for y character(s). Two additional fields will appear in which the user can specify the starting character position (e.g., 5 for fifth character) and number of characters.
Fields
Student Email Address
(Previous Result)
Student ID
Student First Name
Student Last Name
Username
Student Cohort
Projected Graduation Year
Staff Email Address:
(Previous Result)
Staff Local IS
Staff First Name
Staff Last Name
Username
Primary Username
Sample Email Address Rule Set
The above set of Email Address rules will do the following:
Start each Email Address with "esdqa_"
Add the first letter of the student's first name
Add the student's last name and remove any apostrophes
Remove any hyphens from the previous result (i.e., from the student's last name). Note: The Replace rules remove the apostrophes and hyphens, since no Replace With values have been specified. | eng | 17355a7f-94fe-480f-988b-d029e540b09e | https://eschooldata.illuminateed.com/hc/en-us/articles/4419571037339-Automate-Email-Address-Creation |
Manual culling of voxel faces?
I am making a game not unlike Minecraft in that it uses a voxel-based world system. However, my game supports the use external mesh files for each voxel imported by the user/player. These meshes are imported at startup and held by a static class to be retrieved as necessary.
The voxels are already gathered into larger sections (similar to "chunks" in Minecraft, I suppose) to avoid the excessive CPU overhead that comes with frustum culling too many GameObjects. Each one of these sections will obviously have to generate its own mesh, with each voxel having its own submesh (although texture atlasing is enabled and there is only one material by default, I want to let the user be able apply custom materials for each voxel type).
I am unsure of how I should be storing the model data for each Voxel type, because the sectional mesh should not need to include faces of the voxel that are touching a neighboring voxel (simple bool for each face specified in a config file for each external model). I see there being two options:
Generate and store a mesh for each of the 2^6=64 face permutations, depending on which of the 6 faces are/aren't touching a neighboring voxel. Although the models are expected to be fairly simple, this seems like a bunch of unnecessary memory overhead to me
Generate and store a mesh for each face, and use Mesh.CombineMeshes when a specific permutation is requested by the sectional mesh GameObject. This seems like a ton of CPU overhead, as a new mesh effectively has to be generated each time the voxel's mesh is requested
Leave it be and overdraw the hidden faces. I really don't want to do this, because I am expecting that some of the user-imported models will have faces that ask for this type of culling when they will actually still be visible next to a neighboring voxel (effectively creating "hidden compartments" within the model; it's hard to explain).
Am I missing something? Perhaps I can alter the rendering pipeline (I'm using the default pipeline at the moment but thinking of switching to LWRP)? There has to be a better way to do this than the one's I'm envisioning.
The first approach makes the most sense to me, especially if you are working with cubes. I can't imagine there would be significant memory overhead for the meshes alone. In theory you would only require aprox. twelve meshes (for each of the face variations) which can then be rotated to match the context of the voxel, rather than creating a mesh for every single outcome | eng | df0bab9c-5546-46e9-93e9-0e899ab97cf1 | https://answers.unity.com/questions/1641964/manual-culling-of-voxel-faces.html?sort=oldest |
End of the American Dream?
Yield-chasing investors are snapping up single-family homes, competing with ordinary Americans and driving up prices
"A bidding war broke out this winter at a new subdivision north of Houston. But the prize this time was the entire subdivision, not just a single suburban house, illustrating the rise of big investors as a potent new force in the U.S. housing market…"
As the article notes, the spread of this phenomenon dates back at least to the post crisis era early last decade, when the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates to zero and held them there for years. It coincides with a broad expansion in the wealth gap between ordinary Americans and the rich. The coronavirus shutdowns accelerated this trend as small businesses around the nation were closed, leaving a vacuum eagerly filled by megacorporations such as Amazon, Google, Facebook, and corporate chain food services.
Tired of your phone maker hassling you with repeated operating system updates that never seem to fix the glitches that annoy you? Sorry, you have no choice. There's no real competition and they all do the same thing. Same with your computer … it's become a high maintenance trophy wife from which there is no escape. Tried to buy a TV that doesn't have "smart" features that allow it to watch you? It as if a new unelected government has taken over and you have no vote. Your corporate overlords dictate the terms and they're either a part of your daily life or you have to live like a wilderness survivalist. | eng | 286a7d32-ae4d-4f9d-8c2b-caa18a850c8d | https://financology.net/2021/04/08/end-of-the-american-dream/ |
Gastroenteritis in Cats
What are Gastroenteritis?
The most common symptoms of gastroenteritis are vomiting and diarrhea. Although it's normal for your cat to vomit or have diarrhea on occasion, if it is happening repeatedly within a short time frame, this signals something more serious. Cats can become severely dehydrated if their gastroenteritis is not properly treated, so it's important to seek medical attention as soon as possible.
Gastroenteritis describes the inflammation of your cat's stomach and intestines, or the gastrointestinal tract. It can be caused by something as minor as a change in your cat's diet to more serious issues such as infections, pancreatitis, and intestinal blockages.
Symptoms of Gastroenteritis in Cats
Gastroenteritis disrupts the functioning of your cat's gastrointestinal tract and causes discomfort. You may notice your cat acting sluggish or lazy, with little to no energy. Besides lethargy, some of the other symptoms you may observe include:
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Dry heaving
Gagging
Abdominal pain or tenderness
Loss of appetite
Fever
Causes of Gastroenteritis in Cats
A cat's stomach and intestines can become irritated and inflamed for a number of reasons. Some of the underlying causes will require treatment by a veterinarian, while others can be treated at home. However, you will need to bring your cat to the vet to determine the cause. Gastroenteritis is most commonly caused by:
Dietary changes
Reaction to medication
Hyperthyroidism
Pancreatitis, or other abdominal disorders
Bacterial infection
Exposure to toxins
Blockages
Virus
Parasitic infection
Diagnosis of Gastroenteritis in Cats
To determine what is causing your cat's gastroenteritis, the vet will need to perform tests to eliminate as many causes as possible. As soon as you arrive at the vet's office, it's important to give the vet information on your cat's diet and medical history. If your cat has just started to take a new medication or eat a new cat food, don't forget to bring this up in the consultation. Vets will also need to know if it's possible your cat has been exposed to anything toxic in your home. For example, if you accidentally left a household cleaner out where your cat could reach it or sprayed pesticides in your yard, it's important to let the vet know.
After collecting all of this information from you, the vet will most likely perform a complete blood count test, urinalysis, and blood chemistry profile. These tests will help the vet identify any abnormalities in the cat's health. For example, if a bacterial infection is the cause, the vet will see an elevated level of white blood cells in the complete blood count test. The vet may also perform an ultrasound on the cat's abdomen to determine if there are any blockages that could be causing the cat discomfort.
Treatment of Gastroenteritis in Cats
The treatment of gastroenteritis in cats will depend on the underlying cause of the condition. First, the vet will focus on stabilizing your cat if the tests reveal the cat is severely dehydrated or suffering from an electrolyte imbalance due to vomiting and diarrhea. If the diarrhea and vomiting is ongoing, the vet can also administer medications that will disrupt stomach and intestinal activity.
If a bacterial or parasitic infection is the cause, medication will be prescribed to your cat. However, if it's a virus, you will have to wait for it to pass since it can't be treated with medication. Medication will also be administered if the cause is pancreatitis or hyperthyroidism. However, it's important to note the vet will most likely require that you wait about 24 hours before giving the first dose of medication. During the first 24 hours, the treatment will focus on putting a stop to the vomiting and diarrhea. If you don't stop the vomiting before you administer medication, chances are your cat will throw up a pill not long after you give it to him.
Most gastroenteritis cases can be treated with medication. However, your cat will need surgery if the cause of the gastroenteritis is a blockage in the stomach or intestines.
Recovery of Gastroenteritis in Cats
After your cat is rehydrated and given medication to slow down his gastrointestinal tract, he should begin to immediately feel better. If the symptoms go away, the vet will most likely not need to see your cat again. However, if after 48 hours, your cat is still exhibiting gastroenteritis symptoms, you should have him reevaluated.
The vet may ask that you adjust your cat's diet while he recovers from gastroenteritis. You may need to cut back on the food you give your cat for the first 24 hours and then slowly begin to reintroduce him to very bland food that won't upset his stomach. The vet may also tell you to limit the amount of water your cat drinks for the first 24 hours. But, do not make these decisions on your own—always ask a veterinarian what is right for your cat.
Gastroenteritis in cats can be expensive to treat. If you suspect your cat is at risk of developing gastroenteritis
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Gastroenteritis Questions and Advice from Veterinary Professionals
Short hair cat
Ten Years
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My pet has the following symptoms:
Vomiting, Diarrhea
My cat has been vomiting bile and has diarrhea. This has been going on for only today, and yesterday he was very much "normal". Today he won't eat, but seems alert, isn't avoidant of the other cat or us, but is definitely not as energetic as usual.
He has not had a diet change in several years, and eats a urinary diet (due to struvite crystals; We have witnessed him urinate so it is not that). What should we do?
Aug. 7, 2020
Answered by Dr. Michele K. DVM
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Thank you for your question. Since he seems to be doing okay otherwise, you may be able to feed him a bland diet of boiled white chicken and boiled white rice for a day or two and see if things resolve. If he continues to vomit or have diarrhea, it would be best to have him seen by a veterinarian, as he may need treatment. I hope that all goes well for him.
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My pet has the following symptoms:
Diarrhea Vomiting
My cat is vomiting cleat and foamy
July 28, 2020
Answered by Dr. Michele K. DVM
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Thank you for your question. Kittens are prone to parasites and infectious diseases, and they can become dehydrated quickly. If your kitten is vomiting and having diarrhea, it would be best to have them seen by a veterinarian right away. They will be able to examine your kitten, see what's going on, and get treatment. I hope that everything goes well for your kitten. | eng | 0664b886-3aa6-4f65-a3d3-57223f2d6d0e | https://wagwalking.com/cat/condition/gastroenteritis |
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The Central Board of Secondary education always plays a big part in promoting education and gives India an almost non-educated state in a different region. This educational board is spread all around the country and hat helps in enriching education at its deep level. CBSE always helps in promoting the co-curriculum activities that bring the… Continue reading Benefits of Enrolling your Child in CBSE School | eng | 42a06850-32e4-428c-ab1e-9d54e72d275f | https://www.sudhirmemorialinstituteliluah.com/tag/parent-care/page/2 |
What Is Ferguson Known For? (19 Things It's Famous For)
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Welcome to an exploration of Ferguson, a city that embodies a captivating blend of history, diversity, and community spirit. Situated in the heart of Missouri, Ferguson has a story to tell—a story that encompasses its humble beginnings, its vibrant present, and the unique aspects that have propelled it into fame. If you're interested in discovering more about landmark achievements in different regions, be sure to check out "Oklahoma's Landmark Achievements" on TalesofTravelers.com, where you can learn about what makes Oklahoma known for its outstanding accomplishments.
In this article, we invite you to join us on a journey through the 19 things that Ferguson is renowned for. From its pivotal role as a railroad hub to its cultural richness, from significant events that sparked global conversations to its warm embrace of visitors, Ferguson has etched its name onto the map in more ways than one.
Alongside these remarkable aspects, you'll also discover some of the Historic Landmarks that have contributed to the rich tapestry of Ferguson's history and identity. For a deeper dive into Illinois' Historic Landmarks, be sure to check out our dedicated page on the subject here.
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The Beginnings with Ferguson Station
"Ferguson's history is rooted in the establishment of the Ferguson Station, a pivotal point during the railroad era. As railroads expanded, Ferguson Station emerged as a vital hub for transportation and trade.
This strategic location facilitated the movement of goods, connected communities, and contributed to the city's growth. If you're interested in exploring the history and significance of pivotal locations, you may also find the Green Mountain State of Vermont intriguing.
Learn more about its unique heritage and attractions on our page dedicated to the Green Mountain State
Over time, the station's significance transformed into the foundation upon which Ferguson's identity and development were built. Today, it stands as a reminder of the city's historical roots and the role it played in shaping the region's infrastructure.
Switches in Ethnic Composition
Ferguson's demographic landscape has undergone substantial transformations over the years. Initially settled predominantly by European immigrants, the city's population gradually evolved due to successive waves of migration.
One noteworthy aspect of this evolution is the remarkable growth of the African American community, which has played a significant role in enhancing the city's cultural diversity. To learn more about notable features in Indiana's demographic landscape, you can explore the page on "Notable Indiana features"on Tales of Travelers.
This shift has brought a rich tapestry of traditions, languages, and perspectives, shaping Ferguson into the inclusive and vibrant community it is today. The city's ability to embrace and celebrate its diverse composition is a testament to its commitment to unity and acceptance.
The Unfortunate Event of 2014
In 2014, Ferguson garnered international attention due to a tragic incident that occurred within its borders. The shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed African American teenager, by a police officer ignited a wave of protests, sparking discussions about racial inequality, police practices, and community-police relations.
The incident exposed deep-rooted societal issues and systemic challenges faced by communities across the United States, much like the diverse stories and histories that can be discovered during the Sacramento River walks. Ferguson became a symbol of the broader conversation surrounding police reform, social justice, and the fight for equality.
While the event was undeniably tragic, it also served as a catalyst for change and inspired a renewed commitment to addressing these issues on a national scale.
Simulated Space Missions
Nestled within the heart of Ferguson is a unique attraction that sets it apart: the Challenger Learning Center. This center offers an immersive experience in the world of space exploration through its simulated space missions.
Visitors of all ages have the opportunity to step into the shoes of astronauts and mission control personnel, experiencing the excitement, challenges, and teamwork involved in space missions.
Through hands-on activities and realistic simulations, participants can learn about space science, problem-solving, and collaboration. The Challenger Learning Center not only educates but also ignites a sense of wonder and curiosity about the universe and humanity's quest for knowledge beyond our planet.
Whether you're a space enthusiast or simply curious about the cosmos, this attraction offers a one-of-a-kind adventure that leaves a lasting impression.
A City Where the People Know Your Name
Ferguson stands out as a city with a strong sense of community, where residents share more than just a zip code – they share a connection. In a world that often feels impersonal, Ferguson offers a refreshing change. Here, neighbors know each other by name, and local businesses prioritize building genuine relationships with their patrons. This familiarity creates an atmosphere of belonging and trust.
Whether you're grabbing a cup of coffee, shopping at a boutique, or strolling through the farmers' market, you're likely to be greeted with a friendly smile and a personal greeting. This unique quality sets Ferguson apart as a place where you're not just another face in the crowd; you're part of a close-knit community that values each individual.
The Private Schools of Ferguson
Education is a cornerstone of Ferguson's identity, and the city boasts a range of private schools that exemplify this commitment. These institutions go beyond providing a traditional education; they offer an environment where students can thrive academically, socially, and personally.
With smaller class sizes and a focus on individualized learning, private schools in Ferguson create an atmosphere that encourages students to explore their interests and develop their talents. The educators are dedicated to fostering critical thinking, creativity, and a lifelong love of learning. These schools contribute significantly to the city's reputation as a place that values education and invests in its youth.
The Ferguson-Florissant School District
Central to Ferguson's commitment to education is the Ferguson-Florissant School District. This district is more than just a collection of schools; it's a community dedicated to nurturing the potential of every student. Known for its innovative approach to teaching and learning, the district provides a comprehensive education that prepares students for success in an ever-changing world.
Beyond academics, the district places a strong emphasis on character development, equipping students with the skills and values they need to become responsible citizens and leaders. The Ferguson-Florissant School District serves as a testament to the city's investment in the future and its belief in the power of education to shape lives.
A Push For Historic Preservation
Ferguson's rich history is a source of pride for the community, and the city is actively committed to preserving its heritage. The push for historic preservation goes beyond just maintaining old buildings; it's about preserving the stories, memories, and traditions that define Ferguson's past.
From charming historic homes to landmarks that tell tales of yesteryears, the city's efforts ensure that future generations can connect with their roots and appreciate the journey that has brought Ferguson to where it is today. This commitment to historic preservation not only adds to the city's visual appeal but also cements its sense of identity and continuity.
The Relationship with the Police Force
Ferguson's relationship with its police force has undergone transformation and introspection in recent years. The city's name became synonymous with discussions surrounding police practices, accountability, and community engagement after the events of 2014.
This pivotal moment prompted Ferguson to reevaluate its approach to law enforcement. Since then, efforts have been made to enhance transparency, improve community-police relations, and implement reforms that prioritize the safety and well-being of all residents. This ongoing process demonstrates the city's dedication to fostering a positive and collaborative relationship between law enforcement and the community it serves.
Ferguson Notables
Ferguson has a proud tradition of nurturing and producing individuals who have made significant contributions to various fields. From musicians and athletes to scholars and activists, the city has been home to notable figures who have left their mark on the world.
These Ferguson notables serve as sources of inspiration and exemplify the city's commitment to fostering talent and promoting success. Their achievements remind us that greatness can emerge from even the most unexpected places, and Ferguson takes pride in celebrating the achievements of its own.
The Whistle Stop
Nestled within the heart of Ferguson is a charming and historic location known as the "Whistle Stop." This former train depot has been transformed into a hub of activity, housing a variety of shops, boutiques, and eateries.
The Whistle Stop stands as a testament to Ferguson's history as a railroad town, offering visitors a glimpse into the past while providing a modern space for shopping, dining, and leisure. It's not just a place to shop; it's a place to connect with the city's heritage and experience its vibrant present.
The Iconic Marketplace
Ferguson's historic district is home to an iconic marketplace that draws visitors from near and far. This marketplace is a treasure trove of shops, galleries, and boutiques, showcasing the creative spirit of the city. Whether you're searching for unique crafts, local art, or one-of-a-kind gifts, the marketplace offers a diverse array of options.
It's more than just a shopping destination; it's a cultural hub where artisans and entrepreneurs come together to share their passion and creativity. The marketplace embodies Ferguson's commitment to fostering an environment that supports local businesses and celebrates artistic expression.
The Overall Safety of Tourists in Ferguson
Ferguson takes the safety of its visitors seriously, making it a welcoming destination for tourists. The city has implemented measures to ensure the well-being of tourists, including enhanced law enforcement practices and community engagement.
While no place is completely immune to challenges, Ferguson's commitment to safety provides visitors with peace of mind as they explore the city's attractions and offerings. The city's dedication to maintaining a secure environment underscores its reputation as a responsible and tourist-friendly destination.
A Great Place to Live
Ferguson isn't just a spot for tourists; it's also a great place to call home. The city's strong sense of community, top-notch educational institutions, and diverse amenities make it an attractive location for residents. With its blend of historic charm and modern convenience, Ferguson offers a quality of life that's hard to find elsewhere.
Residents enjoy the benefits of a tight-knit community while still having access to the cultural, educational, and economic opportunities of a larger urban area.
Why Tourists Visit Ferguson
Tourists are drawn to Ferguson for a multitude of reasons. The city's rich history, unique attractions, diverse culinary scene, and warm community spirit create a welcoming environment for visitors.
Whether you're interested in exploring historic sites, embarking on simulated space missions, or savoring the delectable local cuisines, Ferguson has it all to offer for a well-rounded and memorable experience.
This charming destination is known for its authenticity and vibrant atmosphere, making it a place that leaves a lasting impression on all who visit. If you're particularly intrigued by NJ's historic notability, you'll find a wealth of information on the subject in our article, "NJ's Historic Notability," which delves into the rich history of New Jersey.
The Safest and Most Dangerous Parts of Ferguson
In any city, including Ferguson, safety can vary from one area to another. While Ferguson, much like Virginia's rich heritage, is known for its overall safe environment for both residents and visitors, it's essential to remain vigilant and exercise caution, particularly in specific neighborhoods. If you're interested in learning more about Virginia's rich heritage, you can explore this informative page: Virginia's rich heritage.
To ensure a pleasant experience, it's advisable to explore well-known and well-traveled areas, adhere to local recommendations, and take basic safety precautions. By staying informed and mindful, tourists can enjoy Ferguson's offerings while minimizing potential risks.
The Various Tours of Ferguson
Ferguson offers an array of guided tours that provide visitors with unique insights into the city's history, culture, and attractions. Whether you're a history buff, a food enthusiast, or simply curious about the city's hidden gems, there's a tour for you.
Guided historical walks, architectural tours, and even culinary excursions offer a chance to explore Ferguson from different perspectives. These tours not only showcase the city's offerings but also provide an opportunity to engage with knowledgeable guides who are passionate about sharing the stories that make Ferguson special.
A Variety of Different Cuisines
Ferguson's culinary scene is a testament to the city's diversity and openness. The city boasts a wide variety of restaurants offering cuisines from around the world. Whether you're craving authentic Mexican, savory Thai, classic Italian, or fusion dishes that blend different culinary traditions, Ferguson has it all.
This eclectic mix of dining options reflects the city's embrace of different cultures and its dedication to providing a flavorful experience for residents and visitors alike. Food enthusiasts will find themselves delighted by the range of choices available, each contributing to Ferguson's reputation as a gastronomic destination.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Ferguson stands as a testament to the power of history, diversity, and community to shape a city's identity. From its origins rooted in the railroad era to its role in sparking important conversations, Ferguson has navigated challenges and celebrated triumphs. Its commitment to education, preservation, and progress highlights its determination to create a better future while honoring its past.
As we've explored the 18 things that Ferguson is famous for, we've uncovered a tapestry of experiences that define this city. Whether it's the warm atmosphere where neighbors know each other's names, the array of cuisines that reflect its diversity, or the unique attractions that leave a lasting impression, Ferguson has a way of captivating hearts.
The journey through Ferguson's fame has been a celebration of its strengths and a recognition of its ongoing evolution. As residents continue to shape its story and visitors contribute to its vibrancy, Ferguson remains an inspiring example of a community that thrives through unity, resilience, and a deep appreciation for the richness of its past and the promise of its future.
So, whether you're a resident or a traveler, Ferguson invites you to be part of its narrative—a narrative that's still being written, one chapter at a time with genuine insights and practical advice. | eng | aab9a9e0-bbd8-4da5-bbde-65d44b12bcdb | https://talesoftravelers.com/what-is-ferguson-known-for/ |
Understanding the Intricacies of Transport Insurance: A Comprehensive Guide
Historical Perspective: In ancient times, traders and merchants relied on informal agreements to share the risks of transporting goods. These agreements were often based on trust within the trading community. As global trade expanded, the need for more formalized insurance mechanisms arose.
The Birth of Modern Transport Insurance: The 19th century saw the emergence of formalized transport insurance. Lloyd's of London, founded in 1686, played a pivotal role in the development of marine insurance. This marked the beginning of the structured insurance industry. As transportation methods diversified with the advent of railways, the insurance sector expanded its offerings to cover various modes of transport.
The Global Reach
In today's interconnected world, it is not limited to a specific region or country. It plays a vital role in facilitating international trade. Whether goods are transported across state lines or oceans, having comprehensive coverage is essential.
Cross-Border Trade: International trade involves complex logistics and numerous risks. It ensures that businesses are protected against unforeseen circumstances, such as delays caused by customs issues or damage during transshipment.
Trade Facilitation: The availability of the insurance encourages businesses to engage in cross-border trade. It gives companies the confidence to explore new markets and expand their operations globally.
The Legal Framework
Transport insurance is not just a business decision; it often has a legal dimension. Depending on the jurisdiction and mode of transportation, there are various regulations and laws that govern transport insurance. Understanding this legal framework is crucial for businesses operating in the transportation sector.
International Conventions: Several international conventions address the issues. The Hague-Visby Rules, for instance, regulate the liability of carriers in maritime transport. Knowing how these conventions apply to your business can help in assessing insurance needs.
Domestic Regulations: In addition to international laws, each country may have its own regulations governing the insurance. This can include requirements for minimum insurance coverage, reporting obligations, and dispute resolution mechanisms.
Emerging Trends
As with any industry, transport insurance is not static. It continually evolves to adapt to changing circumstances and emerging risks. Here are some of the recent trends shaping the transport insurance landscape:
Technology Integration: The integration of technology, such as telematics and IoT devices, is revolutionizing transport insurance. These tools provide real-time data on vehicle performance and location, allowing for more accurate risk assessment and pricing.
Cybersecurity Risks: In an era of digitalization, the transport sector is vulnerable to cyber threats. Transport insurance providers are now offering coverage for cyberattacks and data breaches, recognizing the importance of safeguarding sensitive information.
Case Studies and Success Stories
To illustrate the practical benefits, consider including some real-world case studies or success stories. These could highlight instances where transport insurance played a pivotal role in protecting businesses from significant losses or disruptions.
Case Study 1 – The Perils of Piracy: Tell the story of a shipping company that faced the threat of piracy while transporting valuable cargo through pirate-infested waters. Discuss how their comprehensive transport insurance coverage helped them recover their losses and continue their operations.
Case Study 2 – Supply Chain Resilience: Explore how a multinational corporation strategically used transport insurance to build resilience in its supply chain. Highlight how they diversified their transportation options and leveraged insurance to mitigate risks during times of crisis.
Conclusion
It is not merely a financial safeguard; it is a strategic tool that empowers businesses to navigate the complexities of the transportation sector with confidence. Understanding its historical evolution, global significance, legal dimensions, emerging trends, and real-world applications can help businesses make informed decisions and secure their place in the dynamic world of transportation.
By continually adapting to new challenges and opportunities, it remains a steadfast pillar of support for businesses in the ever-evolving landscape of goods transportation. As trade continues to connect the farthest corners of the globe, and will undoubtedly remain a vital component of the global economy. | eng | 8ec4f06f-6f30-4517-90cc-0072aa3f9e40 | https://eastinsurancegroup.com/transport-insurance-a-comprehensive-guide/ |
About The Job
I'm looking for an advanced scripter that can help script stuff in my city game, it will be like stuff related to GTA 5. If you don't know what gta 5 is here is a link:
Basically, to conclude I just need a scripter that can stick with the game and script stuff when needed, I'm sorry that I'm not very intricate with the details but I'm currently created an open world game just like GTA 5 and I need a scripter that can assist with that.
Payment
I will be paying in robux, per asset that is made. Payment can be negotiable. My budget will be quite high.
Contact Information
What kind of work is the scripter supposed to do? Saying that you want a game like GTA 5 is extremely vague, simply because that's a massive game. It would be more helpful if you can specifically outline what you want the scripter to do (ex: custom gun system, vehicle system, UI programming, what specific systems you want created, etc.)
You're labeling yourself as one of the project scripters as well, but how will work be divided (you do 10% of scripting, and they do 90%; will it be 50-50%; are you front-end and they are back-end?)
Currently the post is just a little vague for a scripter to get an idea of what they are actually going to be doing.
Also - how much do you plan on paying people? It would be a waste of everyone's time (especially yours) if people contact you only to find out that you'd be paying less than is acceptable to them. Or, if you have a high budget, that number might attract more serious and experienced scripters who generally only work on high-paying projects.
I wish I could check out the game bro but I can't be spending 100 robux to test out a game. I can afford it but I can't be spending that amount to test it. Add some screenshots of the game, so we can see the progress of the game.
This is the thing, I'm not sure how much people want basically I need a scripter that would stay and script stuff whenever I ask pretty much and we can negotiate a price before they make it. Pretty much I'm paying per asset. | eng | f7da8094-45ea-4b51-a810-2c2ab27907c2 | https://devforum.roblox.com/t/looking-for-a-scripter-to-script-a-city-game-like-gta5/559612 |
Five Things to Do (and Not Do) to Keep Busy, Burned-out Employees Engaged with Company Communications
Your employees are busy. They're all more than likely doing the work of two to three people since their recent company organizational change came with a hiring freeze or a "no backfill" policy in order to reduce expenses and, unfortunately, people by attrition. So as employees are overworked, burned out and busy, how do you get and keep their attention through company communications?
Here are five key dos and don'ts to follow when communicating internally with your employees through channels like email, newsletters and other tactics. Putting these things into action can really help create positive cultural change (provided your company is open to cultural change – if not, maybe it's time for a career change instead.)
1. DON'T write emotionless content.
Stop already with the formal, emotionless voice. That is so 9 to 5. (For those who don't get that reference, please substitute "1980.")
Just like your customers, your employees are humans and they want to be talked to like real people. People don't respond to robotic, scripted messaging anymore. But did they ever?
If employees feel the company can relate to them, they'll be more engaged and feel a stronger sense of connection at work (which we all desire). This can lead to increased loyalty from your employees.
2. DO be transparent.
Most people can tell when all the information isn't being shared, so cough it up!
There are some things that employees don't need to know, but when it comes to something that affects their jobs or the company, don't keep that tight to your chest. Rumors will spread like wildfire if you don't get ahead of things and control the message. Believe me, I've heard them.
Leadership should aim to be transparent and honest, and welcome employee honesty and questions — even if they're tough. This will invite trust and produce improved employee loyalty in return.
3. DON'T ignore input from employees.
Communications should be interactive and invite conversation. Otherwise you're just talking AT your employees, not engaging WITH them.
Have you ever asked your employees what they want to hear? What about HOW they want to hear it?
Invite your associates to focus groups and get them involved to help transform company communications. Invite associates to write for the company blog and feature it every week/biweekly/monthly. Topics can range from information about their specific work, their community involvement or their experience as an associate.
Of course all content should be high-quality, which means it should go through your traditional editorial process. And, equally important, each piece of content should be monitored and approved before going live on your site.
4. DO be concise.
If you're writing multiple paragraphs (or worse, hosting unnecessary meetings) about something that can be summed up in a few sentences, or not really ever getting to the point, start doing it. Your employees don't have time to read a book about something they barely care about or may not even impact them.
Don't forget though that being concise doesn't mean being boring or formal. Refer back to #1 and #5 below.
5. DO use humor and be creative.
Think about the commercials and ads you like, or even how you talk to your best friends. Most likely these types of communications have one thing in common — humor. They get your attention and earn your friendship, trust and business, by making you laugh.
Work is hard; we spend a lot of our lives in corporate boxes with high stress, so why not try and reduce the stress for your employees and make it a little more fun? I promise, engagement and loyalty will improve. If it doesn't, well, you might just have really horrible employees.
Lauri Tucker has been a corporate communication and marketing professional for almost 15 years, focused on internal and external strategy and planning, writing, editing and consulting. She has natural passion for writing engaging communications that spark conversation and have an impact on the audience. Lauri lives and works in Columbus, Ohio | eng | 87f3c2bb-e77f-4473-b54b-336d601d1051 | https://www.anthonygaenzle.com/five-things-to-do-and-not-do-to-keep-busy-burned-out-employees-engaged-with-company-communications/ |
Creating effective budgets
Learn how to create effective budgets.
Xero is a cloud-based accounting software with all the time-saving tools necessary to enable real-time accounting. It is secure and reliable and provides 24/7 support for users and companies. You'll learn more about Xero in later activities throughout the course.
Watch the following video to see how Xero creates budgets in Budget Manager: [1]
Step 4: Create a budget package with instructions and actual costs for the last budgeting period
Step 5: Issue the budget package
Step 6: Obtain the approved revenue budget. The sales revenue budget is the basis for developing other budgets.
Step 7: Obtain department budgets
Step 8: Obtain capital budget requests for fixed-asset purchases.
Step 9: Update the budget model
Step 10: Review the budget
Step 11: Process budget iterations
Step 12: Obtain approval for the budget and execute
Example
Now let's look at an example of this process to create a master budget.
The Florio Company produces entertainment centres from a type of pressed wood. Other materials, such as glue and screws, are considered insignificant and are charged to 'overheads' as indirect materials. Budgeted or standard quantities allowed per unit along with the budgeted prices and rates are as follows.
Overhead rates are based on 4,800 standard direct labour hours per month, or an average monthly production of 12,000 units; i.e. (left(0.4right)timesleft(12,000right) = 4,800text{hours}). Desired closing inventories are 10% of next period's material requirements for direct material and 5% of next period's sales for finished goods. Unit sales are budgeted as follows for the first six months of the year.
Month
Unit sales
Jan
9,000
Feb
10,000
Mar
11,000
Apr
12,000
May
14,000
Jun
14,500
The budgeted sales price is $100 per unit. Sales are budgeted as 50% cash and 50% credit sales. Past experience indicates that 80% of the credit sales are collected during the month of sale, 18% are collected in the following month, and 2% are uncollectible. A 1% discount is allowed to customers who pay within the month the sale takes place. This includes cash sales.
Variable selling and administrative expenses are budgeted at 10% of sales dollars. The budget for fixed selling and administrative expenses is $50,000 per month. Cash payments are made for all expenditures during the month, except for depreciation of $100,000 in manufacturing and $25,000 in the sales and administration. The budgeted beginning cash balance for March is $100,000 and the tax rate is 40%. Budgeted income taxes from January and February are $200,000. This amount is to be paid at the end of March, together with the current month's taxes. A three-month note for $50,000 is to be repaid at the end of March. The interest rate on the note is 12%.
Some additional account balances budgeted for the end of February include:
land = $5,000,000
buildings and equipment = $15,000,000
accumulated depreciation = $6,000,000
other current liabilities = 0
long term liabilities = 0
common stock = $5,000,000
retained earnings = $8,993,000.
The following illustrations show a partial master budget for March, including parts of the operating budget, a cash budget, and an abbreviated balance sheet. Budgets for February and April can also be prepared with the given data. However, a budget for January would require unit sales for December, and a budget for May would require unit sales for July.
We usually base the desired ending inventory on the next period's sales budget. The production budget for March would be:
Production budget for March Units to be produced for March = Unit sales for March + Desired ending FG – Budgeted Beginning FG = 11,000 + (.05)(12,000) – (.5)(11,000) = 11,050 units
Note that the desired ending inventory is based on April unit sales and the desired beginning inventory is based on march unit sales.
Direct materials budget
The direct materials budget is made up of five components:
Quantity of Material Needed for Production = (Units to be Produced)(Quantity of Material Budgeted per Unit)
Quantity of Material to be Purchased = Quantity of Material Needed for Production + Desired Ending Material – Beginning Material
The desired ending materials quantity is normally based on the next period's (month's) materials needed for production and this amount depends on the third period's budgeted unit sales. Factors that influence the desired inventory levels include the reliability of the company's suppliers, as well as ordering and carrying costs.
This amount is needed to determine cash payments. Once the quantity to be purchased has been determined, the cost of purchases can be easily calculated. Budgeted material prices are provided by the purchasing department.
Direct labour budget
Direct labour (DL) hours needed for production = (units to be produced)(DL hours budgeted per unit)
Industrial engineers determine the amount of direct labour time needed per unit of product. Estimates are frequently made by using time-and-motion study. This involves measuring every movement in a task, and assigning a precise amount of time to it. Learning curves provide another quantitative technique that is helpful in establishing labour standards.
The budgeted rates per hour for direct labour are provided by the human resource department. The labour (union) contract is often the source of this information. Many types of labour might be required, with different levels of expertise and experience.
Direct labour budget for March
Direct labor needed for production for March = (11,050 units to be produced)(.4 hrs) = 4,420 D.L. hrs
Note that the overhead rates are based on 4,800 hours per month, but the planned hours only 4,420. This causes standard fixed costs to be 19,000 less than budgeted fixed cost
Graphically the standard amount is below the budget amount. Therefore we must add the 19,000 to standard factory overhead cost to obtain the budgeted amount.
Cash Payments = $372,600 – 100,000 = $272,600
Inventory budget
You need the dollar amount for the ending inventory of finished goods to determine the cost of goods sold. You need the dollar amounts for ending direct materials and finished goods for the balance sheet.
Selling and administrative budget
Cash payments for selling and administrative expenses = budgeted selling and administrative expenses – depreciation and other costs that do not require cash payments
Selling and Administrative Budget
Variable costs (.10)(1,100,000)
$110,000
Fixed costs
50,000
Total
$160,000
Budgeted income statement
To prepare the budgeted income statement, you combine the relevant amounts from the sales, cost of goods sold, and selling and administrative expense budgets, and then subtract interest, bad debts, and income taxes to obtain budgeted net income. | eng | 3ade7b4f-0b15-434b-857e-4b6c8913caa9 | https://www.futurelearn.com/info/courses/financial-analysis-business-performance-planning-budgeting-forecasting-sc/0/steps/313438 |
"The boundaries of my world are governed by the boundaries of my speech" (Ludwig Wittgenstein)
Speech means understanding, comprehension, communication
Speech means contact, sense of community and agreement
Speech opens the way to succesful living
Foreign languages the way of the world
Language is a tool through which we express and exchange thoughts, wishes and feelings. Lack of language at kindergarten levelcan have an effect on all other aspects of life and learning. This is why the daily routine in the "Villa Kunterbunt" is organised in such a way that a variety of communicative skills are used. Hence we foster the understanding for language, vocabulary is broadened and verbal and non verbal expression are improved.
Being a child in today's world means growing up in times of globalisation and in a multicultural Europe. Besides increased social requirements it is the communication with others that is a priority. In this context, varied language skills have become importamt tools.
In the "Villa Kunterbunt" one comes across children of different nationalities. It is our target to familiarise them in a most natural way with foreign languages and cultures. To discover language as a wonderful instrument, sounding different depending on the mother tongue of each child, is positive for the linguistic stimulation and strengthens their language skills.
In our kindergarten, we introduce the children to French as well as German.
French as second language:
In small, homogeneous groups (10 to 12 children), the younger children have 45 minutes, the preschool children 75 minutes of French lessons a week. A native French speaking educator fetches the children and brings them to the dedicated classroom on the first floor. We familiarise the children with the French language in a comprehensive way, adapted to their way of life and their age. This is done through reading stories, singing, looking at picture books, theatre plays, pantomime, dancing and rhythmic movements, as well as painting, handicrafts, cooking and baking.
Picture books and videos are put to use in a meaningful way. The activities are adjusted for the respective subjects and projects. We use the figure of a little bear, "le petit ours brun" in order to make the learning process suitable for children of that age. They are introduced to French habits and traditions to familiarise them with the French culture.
The following activities, which are conducted by our staff of native French speakers, broaden the adjustment to the French language:
Gymnastics
Free play time
Free play time in the garden
Discussion rounds
Wood and metalwork
Library
Closing circle
Breakfast/snack
Lunch
Maintenance work and gardening with our French caretaker
We also arrange external activities in order to make contact with the French community:
Visits to local theatres
Joint performances of plays with the primary school children in the hall of the iDSP
"Matinée française" in the iDSP
"Guignol" (puupet show) in the Saint-Cloud Parc
Exchange visits with the Montessori-School located in the neighbourhood
Visits to the market and the bakery
"Prévention Routière" (road safety education for preschool children)
Outings in the neighbourhood (e.g. to the firestation)
Outings to Paris for the preschool children (museums, "Cité des enfants")
German as second language/Promotion of the German language
Children who wish to learn German as a second language or for whom German is obviously the weaker language, are familiarised with it through immersion, also known as a "language bath", in a playful, childlike and natural way.
This occurs without pressure or obligation. Your child is launched into a world where a lot of things take place in a different language. It learns unconsciously, it loses any shyness of the foreign language and the daily usage becomes natural. It is by living in an environment where the language is spoken that one learns it best. Through the choice of learning methods in our kindergarten. The children have many opportunities to hear, understand and later apply the German language. Furthermore, a weekly lesson, given by a native German, supports this "language bath": reiterating words and sentences, listening to stories and repeating them in ones own words in small groups and in a playful way. To help this process, we look at picture books, incorporate role playing and finger games, sing and do other manual work. | eng | 46267c4e-b7c1-4282-9835-d249ab3ce959 | https://deutscheschuleparis.com/index.php/en/Kindergarten/Languages/languages.html |
Growing Bunching Onions Indoors: Is It Possible?
Growing bunching onions indoors is a great idea. In these hard times, many people are not only thrifting. But the majority of the people are looking for healthy alternatives to stay healthy without spending too much money.
Before growing a salad garden, you can start with growing bunching onions in containers. Bunching onions are also known as Welsh onions, green onions, or Japanese bunching onions. Some people call it scallions or spring onions.
Regardless of how you call them, bunching onions are great additions for your indoor gardens because they are undeniably used most of the time in all cooking needs.
Growing Bunching Onions Indoors: What You Should Know
In case you're not previously growing this tempting harvest in your nursery, you definitely should be! Bunching onions are a snap to grow. Once settled, they can supply a scrumptious punch of flavor to your cooking, after quite a long time after year.
How to Propagate Bunching Onions Indoors
This solid plant can be developedeffectively from seed or transfers, or by division. Look for a spot in full sun or halfway shade, with well-draining soil. For the best outcome, fuse a lot of natural material, for example, fertilizer or matured excrement preceding planting.
From Seed
Plant seeds in late winter for summer harvests, or in pre-fall to develop in the fall or spring.
Transplanting
Start seeds inside around 5 a month and a half before the last ice date for your space. Keep a normal temperature of 59 to 68°F, and keep the dirt sodden until germination, which will take somewhere in the range of 7 and 10 days all things considered.
When plants are 8-18 inches tall and probably as wide as a pencil, relocate to the nursery in lines, leaving a couple of creeps of room between each.
Water dry soil tenderly before planting. You can plunge the lower part of roots daintily in water or fluid compost before setting in the dirt.
Division
Once settled, plants can be partitionedeffectively to spread all through your nursery, or to impart to companions and neighbors!
Division should be possible whenever of year, yet spring is ideal. To separate plants, simply uncover a cluster, painstakingly split the root closes into a few segments, and replant.
Quick Tips on How to Grow Bunching Onions
Packing onions are exceptionally strong. They will fill in practically any dirt condition and can even endure dry spells.
That being said, giving supplement-rich soil in full sun with a lot of water will unquestionably assist with delivering a predominant yield.
Plants will profit from standard watering, just as the expansion of fluid feed like comfrey tea or fish manure at regular intervals.
To make a hand-crafted comfrey tea manure, cut a lot of comfrey leaves and spot them in a five-gallon container of water. Stand several days, strain, and this supplement-rich "tea" is fit to be utilized on your plants. Be cautioned, it has a serious solid smell!
Growing Bunching Onions Indoors: Winter Care
In anticipation of winter, apply a thick layer of mulch over plants in the fall. This will ensure plants through the chilly climate and help to invigorate a previous harvest. Eliminate the mulch in spring, when the dirt has heated up.
You could likewise have a go at hilling plants with soil as they develop, mounding it a couple of inches higher with every expansion. This will help develop the leaves and let them grow higher. These are the types of bunching onions you see in grocery shops with white stalks and longer green leaves. Moreover, they are also fat and more palatable.
Bunching Onions That You Can Select
A few unique kinds of scallion, green onion, and bundling onion cultivars are accessible. Furthermore, they're all flavorful! Here are a couple of my top choices: Slow to go to seed, anticipate that 65 120 days should development.
Hoshiko
Attempt this strong Japanese assortment that grows 12-14 inches high and is extraordinary for overwintering.
Tokyo Long White
This is another Japanese legacy type that fills well in the US and is extraordinary for use in cooked dishes.
How to grow bunching onions of other varieties
True Bunching Onions
True bunching onions are cultivars of Allium fistulosum. These simple, quickly growing onions are developed as perennials in U.S Department of Agriculture plant strength zones 6 however 9, and as annuals in cooler environments.
The plants require full sun and ordinary watering, yet can withstand in complete shade and dry season. A few assortments of batching onions incorporate "St Nick" and "Red Bird" with red skins, and cold-tough assortments, for example, "White Lisbon" and Winter Over."
Allium Species Hybrids
Grouping onions that are mixtures of the Allium species are sterile plants that require engendering by root division. The cultivar, "Beltsville Bunching" is an illustration of a cross between A. cepa and A. fistulosum and is known for its resilience to hot dry conditions. Reaping time for bundling onions assortments is around 100 days from planting, yet it can shift by cultivar.
Common Onions Early Crops
Growing bunching onions indoors is fun. In addition to the list above, you can get hold of the common bunching onions.
Common onions can be developed as green onions when collected early. Collect normal onions, for example, "Southport White Globe" and "White Lisbon" inside 40 to 50 days when developed from seed and inside 30 days when developed from plants.
The normal onions create genuine bulbs whenever left in the ground until complete development; the tops dry and twist around when prepared to collect.
How to Water Bunching Onions
Onions like lots of water. Hence, you must keep the soil from drying out. The soil needs to be moist. But soil should also drain well to prevent puddling. Unlike other types of plants, gardeners must spray the greens with water.
You can also add fertilizer during the growing season. Add fertilizer every 2-3 weeks for best results. Justgently pour the tea around the base of the plants | eng | 5024f4ef-26a5-4aae-8b49-dbee69cff768 | https://indoorgardentips.com/growing-bunching-onions-indoors/ |
It is important to distinguish such claims about the dualistic nature of mental phenomena from claims about their causal relations. In Descartes's view, mental phenomena, despite their immateriality, can be both causes and effects of physical phenomena ("dualistic interactionism"). The dualist does not ipso facto deny that physical phenomena in the brain quite regularly cause events in the mind and vice versa; he merely denies that those phenomena are identical to anything physical.
A problem with dualistic interactionism, however, concerns the evident lack of any causal break in the internal processes of the human body. So far as is known, there is no particular state of any part of the body—no action of any muscle, no secretion of any substance, no change in any cell—that cannot in principle be explained by existing physical theories, assuming it can be explained at all (quantum indeterminacy is irrelevant to the present point). Serious evidence of so-called "paranormal" phenomena, such as telepathy, is yet to be found. More generally, there seems to be very good reason to think that the physical world forms a closed system, obeying conservation laws such as the conservation of mass and the conservation of energy. Consequently, there would appear to be no explanatory need to introduce nonphysical phenomena, whether substances or properties, into any account of human activities. (In contrast, before the introduction of electromagnetism in the late 19th century, there were myriad phenomena that could not be explained without supposing the existence of another force in addition to gravitation.)
In response to this difficulty, dualists have tried to exempt the mental from any causal role. Leibniz claimed that mental events were neither causes nor effects of any physical events—they were simply "synchronized" by God with physical phenomena, a view known as "parallelism." A more moderate position, originally advocated by the English biologist T.H. Huxley (1825–95) and revived by the Australian philosopher Frank Jackson in the late 20th century, is that mental phenomena are the effects, but not the causes, of physical phenomena. Known as "epiphenomenalism," this view allows for the evident causal laws relating physical stimuli and perceptual experiences but does not commit the dualist to claims that might conflict with the closure of physics.
These responses, however, may serve only to make the problem worse. If the mental really does not have any effects, then it becomes entirely unclear why one should believe that it exists. What possible reason could there be for believing in the existence of something in the spatiotemporal world that does not affect anything in that world in any way? Epiphenomenal mental phenomena would seem to be no different in this respect from epiphenomenal angels who accompany the planets without actually pushing them. At this point it becomes hard to resist the invitation that dualism extends to eliminativism, the view that mental phenomena do not exist at all.
Eliminativism may at first seem like a preposterous position. Like many extreme philosophical doctrines, however, it is worth taking seriously, both because it forces its opponents to produce illuminating arguments against it and because certain versions of it may actually turn out to be plausible for specific classes of mental phenomena.
The need for nontendentious evidence
One might be tempted to dismiss at least a blanket eliminativist view that denies the reality of any mental phenomenon by asking how any such theory could explain one's own present conscious thoughts and experiences. But here it is crucial to keep in mind a principle that should be observed in any rational debate: in arguing against a position, one must not presuppose claims that the position explicitly denies. Otherwise, one is simply begging the question. Thus, it is no argument against a Newtonian account of planetary motion that it does not explain the fluttering of the angelic planet pushers' wings, since precisely what the Newtonian account denies is that one needs to posit angels to explain planetary motion. Similarly, it is no argument against someone who denies mental phenomena that his view does not explain conscious experiences. "What conscious experiences?" the eliminativist might ask. What is needed in defending the existence of either angels or mental states is nontendentious data for the postulation in question.
This is, at first blush, a difficult challenge to meet. It is not obvious what nontendentious evidence for the existence of minds could consist of; indeed, their existence is actually presupposed by some of the evidence one might be tempted to cite, such as one's own thoughts and other people's deliberate actions. However, nontendentious evidence can be provided, and regularly is.
Consider standardized aptitude tests, such as the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) and the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), which are regularly administered to high school and college students in the United States. Here the standardization consists of the fact that both the question sheets and the answer sheets are prepared so as to be physically type-identical—i.e., the question sheets consist of identically printed marks on paper, and the answer sheets consist of identically printed rectangles that are supposed to be filled in with a graphite pencil, thus permitting a machine to score the test. Consider now the question sheets and the completed answer sheets that make up a single test that has been administered to millions of students at about the same time. The observable correlations between the printed marks on the question sheets and the graphite patterns on the answer sheets will be, from any scientific point of view, staggering. Overwhelmingly, students will have produced approximately the same graphite patterns in response to the same printed marks. Of course, the correlations will not be perfect—in fact, the answer sheets are supposed to differ from each other in ways that indicate likely differences in the students' academic abilities. Still, the correlations will be well above any reasonable standard of statistical significance. The problem for the eliminativist is how to explain these standardized regularities without appealing to putative facts about the test takers' mental lives—i.e., to facts about their thoughts, desires, and reasoning abilities.
Here it is important to remember that, in general, what science is in the business of explaining is not this or that particular event (or event token) but the regularities that obtain between different kinds of events (or event types). Although the fact that every token physical movement of every test taker is explainable in principle by physical theories, this is not in itself a guarantee that the types of events that appear in these correlations can also be so explained. In the case of standardized regularities, it is hard to think of any purely physical explanation that stands a chance. | eng | e43114a8-68c1-4e0f-b1f1-0096b24f9084 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/philosophy-of-mind/Causal-relations-and-epiphenomenalism |
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Born and raised in Toronto, Sekii, of Nigerian and Trinidadian descent, is a DJ with a unique sound rooted in her cultural heritage. She explores the diversity of Black music, drawing from the African diaspora, blending genres and eras to create a fresh yet familiar experience. With a keen ear for hidden gems and lesser-known tracks, she keeps the energy high by incorporating unique edits of well-known tunes. Her sets celebrate the rich musical traditions of the African diaspora, showcasing their global influence, and she aims to evoke liberation and joy within people.
I was on a journey to find an artistic medium that suited me best, and as a music lover, DJing simply made sense.
What inspired you to DJ?
I began DJing during the pandemic as a way to express my creativity and explore new sounds. I was on a journey to find an artistic medium that suited me best, and as a music lover, DJing simply made sense.
What is on your playlist right now?
I've been listening to a ton of Ghettotech, Baltimore club, and Quantum Amapiano music lately. Some particular artists who have caught my attention are DJ Swisha, OSSX, Leonce, HiTech, Fullbodydurag, Sizwe Nineteen, and Shaunmusiq.
What is your favourite thing about Union Station?
My favourite thing about Union Station is the fact that I can shop and eat after my commute. | eng | 7b8b65ed-642a-4add-b01b-be709076b9ee | https://torontounion.ca/unionbeats/sekii/ |
Find Is Betterhelp In Spanish 2023
This choice imitates the convenience of texting a buddy . Is Betterhelp In Spanish…who quickly understands.
You can head to the calendar and schedule a live chat session with your counselor if you don't like waiting hours for a response.
" Documenting your ideas is a beneficial exercise for all sort of situations," Imrie states. "If you feel like your ideas are crowded or foggy, boiling them down into a few sentences can assist bring a great deal of clarity and understanding."
For those who prefer resolving issues aloud, it's possible to set up an hour-long phone call with your counselor.
The system doesn't share your personal phone number with the therapist and everything is done through the app.
Live video session
You can likewise set up a video session with your therapist if you're somebody who enjoys in person conversation. Simply log on at your consultation time and your counselor will prompt you to start the video chat.
Anyway, as it happens would not mind being less so. I have actually had counselling prior to, and it does help. However could e-counselling not just amongst under-30s? With cuts to psychological health services truly beginning to bite, digitised treatment could be just the ticket for young adults who already filter nearly every aspect of their lives– friends, work, sex, entertainment– through a screen.
Not everyone is totally persuaded that shifting mental health care online is the way forward. "You get to understand not just simply not quite the same thing. It's truly crucial that people who participate in it know that it's a various experience from being in the room with somebody, speaking face-to-face."
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" In regards to accessibility, it's a good start and absolutely better than nothing. It'll ideally lead them to eventually appearing in the space. If you're struggling with relationship issues, accessory problems, or deeper issues, it's much better to be in the space with someone. Skype and the web offers a distance from your counsellor that may not be helpful great. Then, I'm always extremely sceptical of people who are either really very pro or extremely really against online psychological health care. three years of experience.
After completing a questionnaire immediate messaging may be handy if you find the concept of baring your soul to a stranger a bit awks. You will not get the exact same connection as with face-to-face counselling, but the semi-anonymity might make it much easier to open if you've been consuming 2 bottles of rum and dancing around in your dead nan's bridal gown every night.
She initially established the scale of my stress and anxiety, what activates it– social scenarios, fulfilling individuals for the very first time– and then dived headlong into my fractious youth (separated parents, stretched familial n modify messages before sending them means major attention (and perhaps some meds), probably isn't for you | eng | 36b86b06-4be0-488b-b1fd-d5eae5fbf025 | https://www.stgeorgeserbian.us/is-betterhelp-in-spanish/ |
Canadian companies should consider proactive steps including unconscious bias training for decision-makers to mitigate the risk of class action claims alleging that systemic disadvantages have disproportionately impacted racialized employees, according | eng | 65a01765-30cd-44df-ba14-82f778a47311 | https://www.law360.ca/articles/45968/canadian-companies-face-increased-risk-of-systemic-discrimination-class-actions-report |
Determine what 'success' looks like
Evaluation is essentially about values, asking questions such as : What is good, better, best? Have things improved or got worse? How can they be improved?
Therefore, it is important for evaluations to be systematic and transparent in the values that are used to decide criteria and standards.
Criteria
Criteria refer to the aspects of an intervention that are important to consider when deciding whether or not, and in what ways, it has been a success or a failure, or when producing an overall judgement of performance. There are different types of criteria:
Positive outcomes and impacts: for example, should childcare be judged in terms of its success in supporting early childhood development or in supporting parents to engage in education or work? If it is both, how should they be weighted?
Negative outcomes and impacts: for example, an infrastructure development might produce negative unintended effects (e.g. soil erosion caused by a new road) as well as positive intended effects)
Distribution of costs and benefits: for example, is it important for everyone to receive some benefit or the same benefit or for the intervention to be targeted so that the most disadvantaged receive more benefit?
Resources and timing: for example, is there a need for results to be achieved within a certain timeframe?
Processes: for example, use of recyclable materials; providing access to groups with restricted mobility
Standards
Standards refer to the levels of performance required for each of the criteria. For example, if a project aims to reduce maternal mortality, what level of performance is needed for it to be considered successful? Any reduction? A reduction of at least xx%? A reduction of at least xx in absolute terms? A reduction to a rate of x.x that matches other similar regions, or matches official targets?
Criteria and standards need to be agreed on in order to identify the data that need to be gathered for an evaluation.
In addition, these data need to be combined to form an overall judgement of success or failure, or to rank alternatives against each other. For example, if a road project achieves its economic objectives but produces environmental damage, should it be considered a success overall? How much damage, and at whose cost, would be enough to outweigh the positive impacts? These issues are addressed under the task Synthesise data from a single evaluation.
Methods
Formal statements of values
Some options are used to identify possible criteria and standards that could be used in an evaluation, drawing on formal and informal sources, and some options are used to negotiate which should be used and how they should be weighed.
Articulate and document tacit values
Open Space Technology (OST) is a group facilitation approach for small and large gatherings in which a central purpose, issue, or task is addressed, but which begins with a purposeful lack of any formal initial agenda.
A rich picture is a way to explore, acknowledge and define a situation and express it through diagrams to create a preliminary mental model and can help to open discussion and come to a broad, shared understanding of a situation.
Open Space Technology (OST) is a group facilitation approach for small and large gatherings in which a central purpose, issue, or task is addressed, but which begins with a purposeful lack of any formal initial agenda | eng | cf790402-7950-4762-a4cd-4dd08b634266 | https://www.betterevaluation.org/frameworks-guides/rainbow-framework/frame/determine-what-success-looks |
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LO(O)SGELÖST
lo(o)sgelöst is the complex summary of the considerations of C. ANGELMAIER, DRIENDL*STEIXNER, PRINZGAU/podgorschek put onto film. "...using film as a material for building a model means necessarily foregoing the copying function, and as it were playing with the possibilities within a specific framework, contents and conditions of film itself..." (DRIENDL*STEIXNER). In its execution it means a focal plane with rapid, irritating and experimental techniques and the idea of a portrait about space, art and man. A sound is based on the attempted transmission of sound vibrating from the membraneous drum...over the ossicles of the ear (malleus, incus, stapes) to the sensory inner ear separeted by a membraneous fenestrae. Parts of films such as CLIP ON DENKMAL (commercial for the protection of monuments, 1988) S.W.R./studie (color study, 1991), INOTEN (an art fragment, 1991) and many others. (PRINZGAU/podgorschek) | eng | 0c5086cf-0dc2-41cd-966c-f0202710dde8 | https://lightcone.org/en/film-1180-loosgelost |
11 Replies to "Thinking The Unthinkable"
Just stepping outside is getting dicey now as you need an encyclopedia of the regulations, restrictions and laws being imposed.
Some are legal but many are illegal but still being imposed until they're challenged.
Labor laws are a laugh as many are not legal but our society has been tricked into believing that these agreements are legal when they're not under the Canadian Labour Laws. It's impossible to work in Canada without some law that must be followed.
Ignorance is not an excuse to breaking any laws being imposed as fines are usually imposed for offenders.
Everything after that has some laws or regulations that is imposed. | eng | 2b4acace-e480-4d42-9cff-e0d281dc6973 | https://www.smalldeadanimals.com/2022/08/13/thinking-the-unthinkable/ |
Axes, boundaries and coordinates: The ABCs of fly leg development
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omit Can Carry Norovirus Disease Particles Through The Air, And Remain On Surfaces For Weeks
Nobody likes vomit. It's no fun for the person vomiting or the people around when it happens. It's a sign our body is so uncomfortable — the reason for which could be one of many things — that its last resort in trying to feel better is expelling the contents of the stomach. As if this isn't all pleasant enough, scientists have discovered that vomit can be much more harmful.
The first direct evidence that vomiting can aerosolize virus particles has come out of a study by researchers at North Carolina State University and Wake Forest University. Epidemiological evidence has suggested that virus aerosolization is a likely route for the spread of norovirus, but the new study confirms that this is not only possible, but probable.
"When one person vomits, the aerosolized virus particles can get into another person's mouth and, if swallowed, can lead to infection," said Lee-Ann Jaykus, a professor of food, bioprocessing, and nutrition sciences at NC State, co-author of a paper on the work, and director of the USDA-NIFA Food Virology Collaborative initiative (NoroCORE). "But those airborne particles could also land on nearby surfaces like tables and door handles, causing environmental contamination. And norovirus can hang around for weeks, so anyone that touches that table and then puts their hand to their mouth could be at risk for infection."
The research team developed their own vomiting device that allowed them to control the volume, viscosity, and pressure of simulated vomiting. They came up with the device so they could have a controlled way to observe and study vomiting repeatedly, something that would be very useful in the study of communicable diseases and their spread.
They contaminated the artificial vomit with a virus called the MS2 bacteriophage — this virus is not harmful to humans but is a commonly used proxy for norovirus. The scientists used the device to determine whether the virus was bioaerosolized during a simulated vomit and found that it absolutely was.
"At most, only 0.02 percent of the total virus in the vomit was aerosolized," Jaykus said. "But that can still amount to thousands of virus particles — more than enough to infect other people."
A future direction for research would include measuring how long virus particles can stay airborne and how far they may be able to travel in the air. | eng | 0e24f2ba-cf66-4724-983d-d8cf2414b192 | https://www.medicaldaily.com/vomit-can-carry-norovirus-disease-particles-through-air-and-remain-surfaces-weeks-348508 |
FAQs
- Why should I participate?
Currently, recycling is complicated and ineffective. Resource Recovery is easy and effective. All you need to remember is clean & dry and fits in a closed BgB. We take care of the rest, and your recycling efforts will now be impactful.
- What does "resource recovery" mean?
For too long, we have called items we are discarding "waste, trash, and garbage." In truth, these items are resources that can be reused, repurposed, rehomed, or recycled. An important step is to see these items for what they are, valuable resources. When we change our mindset, we will change our world.
- Why should I sign up when I already have recycling with my trash pickup?
Current recycling programs are inefficient, ineffective, and don't deliver what they promise. According to The Recycling Partnership, "Curbside recycling in the U.S. currently recovers only 32% of available recyclables." Of that abysmal number, nearly 40% still ends up in the landfill. What does this mean? If there are ten recoverable resources, only three make it to a recycling facility. Once at the facility, only 1 may actually be recycled.
- How are you able to recycle items my waste management company cannot?
By using existing systems and embracing new technologies. Big waste management companies use large machines that only accept specific items and cannot finely sort material. A good example is grocery bags. Grocery bags and other plastic films can be recycled into clothing and outdoor decking. However, grocery bags and other plastic film can damage the waste management company's machines. So plastic film is not accepted. By taking the time to properly sort the resources and use existing systems or embracing new technologies, we can recycle most anything.
- What exactly is currently included in the program?
It is easier to say what is not included:
Anything that is not clean & dry
Anything that is not in a folded & clipped BgB
No GLOP - grease, liquids, oils, or pastes
No organics & food including soiled napkins, paper, and paper towels
No used medical supplies or resources
Individual items heavier than 40 lbs and/or larger than the Big Green Bag will hold (appliances, mowers, TVs, etc.) We reserve the right not to pick up any resources outside of the BgB.
Additional services (e.g., removal of large items, household hazardous waste) can be accommodated for a fee
This is not a trash service or a waste management service. This is Resource Recovery. Please participate accordingly
All resources are hand sorted and evaluated for highest and best use. Some are placed into existing commercial and municipal programs. Others are held until a resource recovery stream becomes available. When no resource recovery stream exists, items may be sent to waste-to-energy facilities or landfills. We do collect the data, so we can provide justification for development of future resource recovery streams.
- How does the Big Green Bag work?
Seventy-two-gallon, reusable, durable, water-resistant bags will be provided. The filled bag, which you will place curbside, will be picked-up and an empty replacement will be left for you. This bag exchange program allows for the control of the amount of material picked-up, weather protection, and for handling with minimal damage to glass.
- Should we sort resources?
Sorting would be helpful and appreciated but the goal of the program is to make recycling as easy as possible. If you choose to sort, use plastic bags, plastic containers, or glass jars to consolidate like and / or small resources.
- Do resources need to be dishwasher clean?
No. All resources should be generally clean, free from food residue, and dry. Food residue and liquids will smell, attract pests, and may contaminate other resources which would then be thrown out. We sort all resources by hand so nothing yucky, please.
- Can I use the same tote that I use for my waste management company?
No. Please use the Big Green Bag provided.
- What if it is raining on the day of pick up?
The Big Green Bag is water-resistant. When the bag is filled and placed at the curb, please fold it over and clip it using the attached clip.
No. There is no plan to accept regular trash. However, if you have a resource, you are not sure what to do with, get in touch with us. We will find a solution.
- Why are you doing this?
The current system of recycling is not working. Everyone is pointing fingers – manufacturers blame packagers, packagers blame municipalities, municipalities blame waste haulers, waste haulers blame consumers, and everyone says more education and technology is the answer. There is no silver bullet, no one answer, but knowing that what today we call trash is in fact, a resource and handling it accordingly is a good start. And, it is going to take all of us. | eng | ec2eef2b-ab59-4755-aa1b-44eebff869c9 | https://www.recoveringresources.com/faqs |
I can access my server but no one else can. Can somenone help?
1. Windows 7 Home Premium
2.x86
3. 1.6.0_29
4. Hamachi
5. git-Bukkit-1.0.1-R1-19-g80c08af-b1619jnks (i think)
6. What command are you using to run your CraftBukkit server?
7. WorldEdit & Permissions 3.0
8. No errors, friends cannot see any connection but i can get on
9. changing ips
10. no
Some more info: I have my router giving off dynamic ips, but i dont think that would impare anything
The port is probably closed.
I wouldn't know if hamachi uses port 25565 for Minecraft, but without using any service like hamachi you have to configure you ports to allow traffic for such things like Minecraft. | eng | 29a2ab5f-e0e7-42a3-8cfc-8dde6f510ee5 | https://bukkit.org/threads/i-can-access-my-server-but-no-one-else-can-can-somenone-help.52811/ |
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What Are Jacquard Sheets?
The process of weaving different colours together into a pattern, called jacquard, has been around since 1804. It produces a crisp fabric with a multi-dimensional look, reminiscent of a three-dimensional print. Depending on the type of material used, jacquard sheets can have a sheen or flat look. In this article, we will explain the differences between jacquard and other types of fabric.
The traditional design for jacquard fabric is a woven geometric pattern. It is produced using computerized looms that raise each warp thread individually. The resulting design is incorporated into the weave rather than being printed or dyed. The jacquard loom is the most popular type of fabric, and the most expensive. The resulting fabric is a beautiful and comfortable option for any bedroom.
In the 1800s, jacquard fabrics were worn by royalty and high class people. They showed their wealth and splendor. Commoners, however, used cheaper fabrics. Modern manufacturing methods have decreased the value of jacquard fabrics. They are now more affordable and require less manual labour. But still, the upper-middle class can afford to use them for their bedding. So, what are jacquard sheets?
There are a variety of different styles and designs for jacquard fabrics. Compared to basic weave, jacquard fabric is more stable and stretchier. Unlike basic weaves, jacquard fabrics are more expensive but also better quality. Because the process is labor intensive, fewer people can afford it. This is one of the reasons why jacquard sheets are more expensive than other fabrics.
In the 1800s, high class people were more likely to buy jacquard sheets. They were used to show their lavishness and wealth, which were difficult to attain. Ordinary people wore cheaper fabrics. However, as the industrial age and mechanization of textile production have led to cheaper prices and simplified manufacturing, the fabric has become affordable for the upper-middle class. They have a higher price tag, but they are definitely worth the extra investment.
The process of jacquard weaving involves computer programs on a loom to create a fine, delicate fabric. The design of the fabric is not printed on the fabric, but is incorporated into the weave. It is woven, so the threads of the warp are not separated by each other, and the patterned fabric is not a print. The process is more expensive than a basic weave, which makes it an affordable option for the upper-middle class.
Jacquard sheets are expensive and luxurious. It is not uncommon for a high-class person to spend hundreds of dollars on a single piece of jacquard fabric. The process of jacquard weaving is labor-intensive, but the resultant fabric is more durable. It is possible to combine several types of threads to create a wide range of patterns. The end result is a sheet that is more luxurious than its predecessor.
These fabrics look luxurious and are a luxury in many ways. While they are relatively expensive, they are often the best-looking option. During the 1800s, the Frenchman Joseph Marie Jacquard invented the process in 1804. It features intricate patterns that are not stamped, but are woven. The patterns can include animals, traditional art, or any other design. Unlike other types of fabrics, jacquard is made by weaving multiple threads instead of one.
A jacquard sheet has a unique look. It looks like it was hand-woven by a master weaver. It is unique in its style and has an intricate design. A Jacquard sheet will have a pattern that is reminiscent of an ancient quilt. Typically, these sheets are softer than other types of linen or cotton. A high thread count is better for a high-end bed, while a low thread count means the material is more durable.
A jacquard sheet is made from fabric that has multiple threads that are raised and separated by a loom. Because jacquard fabric is so intricate and complex, it is not only attractive but also incredibly expensive. Because of its high price, it is more desirable for those who love a swanky, textured look. These sheets are not just a fashion statement, they add a special touch to any room. | eng | a3bc2db6-d68c-4875-aebd-f44282161a8b | https://easysleeptips.com/what-are-jacquard-sheets/ |
Fire Fighter Jobs Career Opportunity in Qatar
Urgent need for Qatar
Job Vacancy: 50
Salary: 2200QR
Duty: 8 hour
Fire Fighter Job Description:
A firefighter plays a crucial role in ensuring public safety by responding to various emergencies, with a primary focus on extinguishing fires and rescuing people and animals in distress. The job description for a firefighter typically includes the following responsibilities:
Fire Fighter JobResponsibilities:
Emergency Response:
Responding promptly to fire alarms and other emergency calls.
Operating firefighting equipment and vehicles to reach the incident site quickly.
Fire Suppression:
Executing fire suppression tactics to control and extinguish fires using hoses, water, extinguishers, and other specialized equipment.
Conducting search and rescue operations to locate and evacuate individuals from hazardous situations.
Maintaining physical fitness to meet the demanding requirements of the job, including climbing ladders, carrying heavy equipment, and working in challenging environments.
Team Collaboration:
Collaborating closely with other firefighters and emergency personnel to ensure effective and coordinated responses.
Communicating clearly and efficiently with team members and incident commanders.
Community Engagement:
Engaging with the community to build trust, address concerns, and promote a positive image of the fire department.
Fire Fighter Job Qualification:
Qualifications for a firefighter vary, but generally include a combination of education, training, physical fitness, and personal qualities. Here is a list of common qualifications for individuals seeking a career as a firefighter:
Education:
High school diploma or equivalent is typically required. Some departments may prefer candidates with additional education, such as an associate or bachelor's degree in fire science, emergency management, or a related field.
Certifications:
Successful completion of a certified firefighter training program is essential. These programs often adhere to national standards and cover topics such as fire behavior, equipment operation, rescue techniques, and hazardous materials handling.
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Paramedic certification may be required, as firefighters often provide medical assistance in emergency situations.
Physical Fitness:
Firefighters must pass a rigorous physical fitness test, which may include assessments of strength, endurance, agility, and aerobic capacity.
Maintaining physical fitness is an ongoing requirement throughout a firefighter's career.
Driver's License:
A valid driver's license is typically required, and in some cases, a commercial driver's license (CDL) may be necessary to operate fire department vehicles.
Age Requirement:
Firefighter candidates usually need to be at least 18 or 21 years old, depending on the jurisdiction.
Background Check:
A clean criminal record is often a requirement due to the nature of the job and the need for public trust.
Medical Examination:
A thorough medical examination is commonly required to ensure candidates can meet the physical demands of the job.
Firefighter Exam:
Many fire departments require candidates to pass a written firefighter exam, which assesses knowledge of firefighting procedures, safety protocols, and relevant skills.
Interview:
Candidates may undergo one or more interviews to assess communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and their commitment to public service.
Teamwork and Interpersonal Skills:
Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills are crucial, as firefighters work closely in high-stress situations and often rely on each other for safety. | eng | 61e329c5-1055-47c6-a64e-138007fd65a3 | https://www.state-immigration.com/fire-fighter-jobs-career-opportunity-in-qatar/ |
Social media pressuring Gen Z, millennials to purchase what they can't afford
Not each younger particular person is making financial institution by going viral on TikTok. Fairly the opposite: For many Gen Zers and millennials, social media apps like TikTok and Instagram exacerbate their monetary anxiousness. So finds Deloitte's twelfth annual 2023 Gen Z and Millennial survey, which fielded responses from over 22,000 Gen Z and millennial respondents in 44 nations. Fifty-one % of Gen Zers and 43% of millennials mentioned that social media makes them need to purchase issues they know they'll't afford.
That might stem from recurrently seeing posts from buddies or influencers flaunting fancy garments and holidays, in addition to focused advertisements, says Michele Parmelee, Deloitte's world individuals and objective chief. "In these methods, social media can generate the will to have extra issues and spend more cash," she tells Fortune.
Sadly for younger professionals, extravagant purchases have by no means been farther out of attain. Respondents overwhelmingly advised Deloitte that the excessive price of residing is their prime societal concern—rightly so contemplating that they're each coping with true inflation for the primary time of their lives and the looming prospect of creating scholar mortgage funds once more (or for the primary time ever). Half of Gen Zers and millennials every say they dwell paycheck to paycheck.
Some are so pressured about cash that they're taking up second jobs to make ends meet and suspending main life choices like shopping for property or beginning a household. Of their place, they're adopting extra spendthrifty habits, like shopping for issues second-hand or eschewing automotive possession.
Social media isn't serving to issues. There's no scarcity of proof that social media can wreak havoc on the psychological well being of its customers of all ages—not simply teenagers and younger adults. Final July, a Bankrate examine discovered that just about two-thirds of social media customers who made impulse purchases after scrolling got here to remorse it.
That's a double-edged sword: Social media utilization and subsequent purchasing hurts customers' wallets and their egos. Social media customers usually tend to really feel negatively about their monetary scenario than every other side of their lives, Bankrate discovered. They chalk that up largely to the comparability recreation: Many Gen Zers and millennials mentioned they've felt unhealthy about their very own funds after seeing one other particular person's social media publish.
Spending a whole lot of time on-line doesn't assist—one in 5 (20%) Gen Zs spend 5 hours or extra a day on video social media platforms alone, Deloitte discovered, whereas 17% of millennials spend 5 hours or extra a day on conventional social networking websites. They consider that is having a combined influence on their lives, Parmelee mentioned.
"Lengthy periods of scrolling, swiping, and tapping make our mind try and ship neurochemical alerts of demotivation and failure," Brittany Harker Martin, an affiliate professor of management, coverage & governance on the College of Calgary wrote for Fortuneearlier this month.
Suffice it to say, you may be higher off—each financially and emotionally—deleting your account. | eng | 4f26c33a-f3a1-4b41-8629-83e80a6d5c3e | https://easysome.news/social-media-pressuring-gen-z-millennials-to-purchase-what-they-cant-afford/ |
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Inspiring the Next Generation of Healthcare Providers
Donajah Bragg
During her sophomore year at Cleveland's John Hay High School, a serendipitous and potentially life-changing opportunity with Cleveland Clinic was presented to Donajah Bragg. The second oldest of nine siblings (her best friends), Bragg hopes to open a cancer center and help eradicate cancer – an ambition that was seeded as she witnessed the suffering of three loved ones with the disease. Her dream flowered during the Louis Stokes Internship, granted to her through Cleveland Clinic's Center for Youth and College Education (CYCE) program.
"I had no idea the program existed until I got an email about it from my guidance counselor," Bragg says, but it seemed the perfect next step. She applied, was accepted into the program, and went on to earn a second internship the following year.
CYCE offers a range of pathways to underserved high school students interested in exploring career possibilities in healthcare in both clinical and nonclinical environments, explains Nicole Fennell, Administrative Director for the Center – and Bragg's current mentor for her CYCE college internship. "At the same time, we're ensuring minority patients are demographically represented among our future caregivers."
"My Louis Stokes mentor knew how passionate and driven I was to find a cure for cancer," Bragg notes. "She made sure I got the best experiences … I observed surgeries … and she made me shadow janitors all the way up to surgeons. It's not just the oncologists and researchers. My mentor explained, 'If you want to have a cancer center, you need to know all the roles.' That humbled me. Not a lot of people give janitors their due … I don't think a clinic could function without them."
Bragg is now attending Notre Dame College and serving as a CYCE collegiate intern. "This program played an instrumental role in putting me on the path to attain the goals that I set out for myself. I'm happy that I took advantage of it."
"Caring for the community is a long-standing priority at Cleveland Clinic," Fennell says. "Our Center for Youth and College Education fits into an institution-wide goal to heal, hire and invest, and it offers a full suite of educational experiences and career exploration opportunities for students from kindergarten to college and beyond." In addition to internships, CYCE partners with schools and community-based organizations to offer in-classroom and onsite education, online programming, community-enrichment experiences, shadowing opportunities, and field trips.
Viral Patel, MD, a new graduate of the cardiothoracic and vascular surgery residency program at Cleveland Clinic and a Science Internship alumnus, is an advocate of the program. "I've been at Cleveland Clinic for more than a decade," Dr. Patel says, "starting as a science intern my junior year of high school" at one of Cleveland Clinic's Cuyahoga County-based community hospitals.
"A respiratory therapy grant supported our quantitative and qualitative study on the effectiveness of the hospital-wide smoking cessation program," he remembers. "I had the opportunity as a high school student to present our outcomes to the chairman of the hospital." Dr. Patel went on to earn a master's degree in health economics at Johns Hopkins University and returned to Cleveland to pursue his medical degree at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. "My summer at Cleveland Clinic as a young adult was formative for me because it gave me the opportunity to spend time in a world-renowned institution working with world-class teams. It gave me confidence … and opened doors for me. I also think it's a great way for us to serve our community."
Fennell notes the Center serves many students from communities that often face technological, transportation and other barriers. "Support from donors – including a recent $50,000 grant from the Reinberger Foundation to support our Science Internship and Louis Stokes Internship Programs for the 2024-2025 academic year – helps us remove barriers and allows more students to benefit." Other supporters of the Center include the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, Nord Family Foundation and PNC.
"We couldn't do what we do without the generous support of our philanthropic partners or without collaboration from Anchor Network and our school partners," adds Fennell. "Our 2023 Summer Internship programs received close to 400 high school student applications, which is inspiring us to double our efforts to expand the program and offer as many real-world career experiences as we possibly can." | eng | c708bfe3-ed41-49fa-a3b8-467c5638590c | https://my.clevelandclinic.org/giving/about/publications/october-4-2023 |
How Do AI-Generated Images Work Using Leap AI?
How Do AI-Generated Images Work Using Leap AI?
Introduction
The world of visual content creation has seen a significant transformation with the advent of AI-generated images. Companies like Leap AI are at the forefront of this revolution, offering sophisticated models like Stable Diffusion XL (SDXL) for high-quality image generation.
In this blog post, we'll delve into how AI-generated images work, focusing on Leap AI's SDXL model, and how these advancements are changing the landscape of digital art and content creation.
AI-generated image of a dog
What Are AI-Generated Images?
AI-generated images are created using machine learning algorithms that can interpret text prompts to produce visual content. Unlike traditional image-sourcing tools that fetch existing images from databases, AI image generators like those offered by Leap AI create entirely new images based on the text description provided. These tools use advanced machine learning algorithms, such as Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), trained on a large dataset of image-text pairs to generate new images in a matter of seconds.
AI-generated images from Leap AIAI-generated images from Leap AI
How Does Leap AI's SDXL Model Work?
Leap AI recently introduced the Stable Diffusion XL (SDXL) model, a sophisticated advancement over its predecessor, Stable Diffusion. SDXL allows for the creation of intricate images with complex concepts in various art styles, including photorealism. One of the key features of SDXL is its user-friendly prompting requirements. You can control the result using simpler prompts that keep the generation process true to your intentions.
Use Cases of SDXL
Advanced AI Art: Create intricate compositions using short prompts.
Character-Consistency: Ideal for gaming narratives.
Social Media Assets: Focus on photorealism makes it perfect for social media.
Product Shots: Enhance your product imagery with intricate details.
AI-generated product shots from Leap AI
Tips for Creating Stellar AI-Generated Images
Develop a General Idea: Before you start, have a general idea about the kind of image you want the tool to create.
Prompt Engineering: The quality of the AI-generated images depends a lot on how well you craft the image description prompt.
Experiment with Settings: AI image generators provide a range of settings to customize the output.
Prompting AI images on Leap AI
How to Generate Images Using Leap AI's SDXL Model
Leap AI offers two options for generating images using the SDXL model:
Dashboard Option: Select a starter prompt and generate directly on their dashboard.
API Option: Implement it with just a few lines of code. Read the documentation to get started.
Conclusion
AI-generated images are not just a fad; they are a revolutionary step in the field of digital art and content creation. With platforms like Leap AI offering advanced models like SDXL, the possibilities are endless. Whether you are a developer, a content creator, or someone interested in AI, now is the time to explore this fascinating world of AI-generated images. | eng | 317dd394-d77f-4bd0-8f2f-6ff80ad33ce4 | https://blog.tryleap.ai/how-do-ai-generated-images-work-using-leap-ai-2/ |
This looks for all directories, pruning Temp etc. (so it doesn't even explore their subdirectories). When it finds a directory named .git, it runs a test in the parent directory to see if .git is the only file present, and if so, runs pwd to print the current directory.
@SaeedNeamati 1. same as anything difficult or complex: practice, practice, practice. and yeah. shell's quoting requirements do make things harder to read and understand. That's one of the reasons why shell isn't a great language for complex tasks (shell's job is to run other programs to do work, not do the work itself). 2. yes, much faster. processing text in a shell loop is slow. There's probably faster ways to do it because this still forks sh -c with -execdir every time a directory called .git is found....maybe a perl script using File::Find
This perl script uses the directory names specified on the command-line as the top-level directory (or directories) to search.
It defaults to ./ if no directory is specified. It checks that each argument is actually a directory, and it uses the the uniq() function from the List::Util module to eliminate duplicate directory names. The File::Find module is used to recursively search the specified directories. Both modules are core perl modules and are included with perl (i.e. they don't need to be installed separately).
For each filename found, the wanted subroutine is executed.
First it checks if the full pathname for the current filename ends in /Trash, /Temp, or /opt or is a descendant of one of those. If it does, it prunes that directory from the search tree.
Next, if the filename isn't a directory and isn't .git, the subroutine returns immediately.
Otherwise, the directory containing the file is opened (with a variable called $dh as the directory handle. See perldoc -f opendir) and the directory's contents are examined. If the directory can't be opened for read for any reason (e.g. permissions), it is treated as a non-fatal error (a warning message is printed to stderr and the subroutine returns).
The grep used in the wanted subroutine is perl's built-in grep function. It is NOT the grep external command. perl's grep function takes a list (array) as input and returns another list where the block of code evaluates as true. In list context, the readdir function returns a list of filenames in a directory. See perldoc -f grep and perldoc -f readdir.
In short: The return if grep... readdir($dh) line returns early (i.e. before printing the directory name) from the wanted function if there are any "files" in the directory that don't match either ., .., or .git. The word "files" is used here in the generic sense and includes regular files, symbolic links, directories, device nodes, named pipes, sockets, etc.
Finally, having made it this far, the directory name is printed.
BTW, the print "$File::Find::dir\n"; line could be changed to print "$File::Find::dir\0"; if you needed a NUL-separated list of directory names instead of newline-separated.
Sample run. First create a testing environment by making some directories (a, b, and c) with .git sub-directories in them. Create a file in one of those directories. Make another directory (d) that doesn't have a .git subdir but does have a subdir (e) which does. And some .git subdirs under ./Trash/ and ./Temp/
Now make the script executable and run it. It prints the names of the directories that:
aren't children of Trash, Temp, or opt directories,
contain a .git subdir, and
don't contain any other files
i.e. ./b and ./c and ./d/e.
$ chmod +x ./find-empty-git.pl
$ ./find-empty-git.pl ./
./b
./d/e
./c
BTW, depending on how comfortable you are reading and working with fairly linear code, this may or may not be easier to read and understand than a moderately long and complicated find command line. It's certainly easier for me (but that's probably because I've written dozens of little File::Find-based scripts like this over the last few decades).
It's hard to say whether this would be faster than running find or not. Probably. Maybe. Depends on how many directories you have that contain .git subdirectories. With this script, perl only has to be run once and it doesn't execute any external programs. Stephen's find command has to execute both sh and ls (and maybe pwd) once for each .git directory it finds, which can add up to a significant overhead if there are lots of .git directories. | eng | 979f42f7-376b-48d3-b08f-ac2e3f6e8296 | https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/707462/script-to-find-all-empty-git-repositories-on-a-machine |
Yeah. The same mechanism is used when someone decides to give delivery on stock derivative positions on expiry.
Correction. For physical delivery settlement, now that settlement of F&O and stocks are merged into one, we don't need to use the pledge route to debit securities. Stocks go directly from demat to CC if there is a give physical delivery position after expiry.
Also when customers give us securities as collateral and say the account goes into debit, we stop allowing customers to take new positions. And since the collateral value is typically always higher than the debit amount (due to haircut), customers on their own sell the stocks or transfer money to make up for the debit. So we hardly ever have to square off collateral forcibly. But that said we haven't seen a bear market that has lasted for long time since we started the business, maybe we will be forced to do this in the future.
As mentioned above, bankruptcy proceedings will not bring liability to customer funds and securities
Sir here do you mean that the customer loses his money and will not be protected under the investor protection fund in case the broker willfully does fraud or bankruptcy ? (Even though PoA is not given to the broker by the client).
I am asking in case PoA is not given and if nothing is provided from Investor protection fund then what is the use of having such a fund ?
Fraud and Bankruptcy are two different things. Not all bankruptcy happens due to fraud, many businesses can go down due to wrong business decisions or just bad luck.
If there is fraud, the Investor protection fund does come into play, but what I was telling is that it can take time. In case of fraud, how does the arbitrator even know what is genuine or not? Including a claim made by a client. The process can take some time.
@nithin so in the worst case if a broker knows they're going to be in trouble anyway and decide to do fraud before going down, they can square off shares from client demat irrespective of whether it's pledged or not and transfer the balance out to anywhere they want right?
It's their system, so they can techically even block client access while doing this, so I'm guessing in such an extreme scenario the client can only monitor the depository notifications and realise fraud is happening/has happened, proceed legally and wait for the investor protection mechanisms to run their course.
From your earlier comment, mutual fund pledging seems more fool proof from a client perspective in such a scenario.
PS. Hope it never happens, but thanks for taking time to clarify things which no one usually talks about until something really bad happens | eng | 19383199-d019-44c1-83df-d3906874c1a9 | https://tradingqna.com/t/pledge-securities-but-broker-default/146192?page=2 |
What is Socialized Medicine?
Socialized medicine refers to universal health care, which is subsidized by taxes and government regulation. In the United States, this is often referred to as Medicare. But is it really better for us? What are the benefits and disadvantages of socialized medicine? Let's discuss. Read on to learn about it! And remember that it's important to ask yourself – What's the downside?
Disadvantages of socialized medicine
While the main benefit of socialized medicine is the provision of universal health care, it isn't perfect. It doesn't always cover every procedure, and patients often have to purchase private insurance in order to receive the necessary medical attention. Socialized medicine does, however, eliminate the need for individuals to file for bankruptcy in the event of a major illness or accident. It also makes it easier for hospitals and medical facilities to communicate with one another, which could significantly improve communication between the facilities.
A centralized health care system would have advantages in terms of point-of-entry access, resulting in fewer medical complications. However, observers have noted the dearth of advanced care and specialist resources in socialized medicine. This could lead to shortages of certain services, such as emergency care. Moreover, socialized medicine can lead to greater efficiency and less wasteful government spending. For this reason, many people in socialized countries advocate its implementation.
Despite being based on free market principles, the health-care field is far removed from them. The costs of health care are sky-high, in part due to the monopolization of the practice of medicine. The supply of a commodity like medicine is distorted because state boards decide who can practice it. In turn, this leads to higher costs. Socialized medicine is not a panacea, but it does have some advantages.
Government control of health care industry
There are many reasons for the skyrocketing cost of health care. Nearly all can be attributed to government interference, including the AMA's use of state power to limit the number of medical students allowed to enter medical school. Government-run health insurance programs such as Medicare and Medicaid are pure socialist programs. But why are these programs so inefficient? What does the future hold for the health care industry? Let's examine this question in more detail.
One way of addressing healthcare costs is to enact free market mechanisms. But in doing so, some countries do not have this problem. The government contracts with a major drug company to run the Medicare drug program. This creates a conflict of interest. Additionally, subsidies add to the cost of everything. These measures are not the answer to our health care crisis. We should look to the future of health care and reform by implementing market-based solutions.
The federal government has many responsibilities when it comes to health care. It has the responsibility of being the purchaser of health care, the employer of the health care workforce, and the manager of comprehensive delivery systems. Moreover, it can serve as a testing ground for various quality measurement strategies. Medicaid, for example, requires managed care plans to use the quality improvement process and report performance data to clinicians. In addition, states must conduct medical audits of managed care contractors every year.
Many large employers support a greater role for the government in the health care industry. They support policies such as limiting out-of-network charges, capping hospital prices, and negotiating drug prices. Other proposals include increasing transparency and antitrust enforcement. Most respondents also support policies that encourage healthy behaviors. A majority of large employers support the idea of government involvement in health care, but they are divided in their views. You can read the full report in the ABA Journal of Health Care Reform.
The Two Percent Solution is one possible solution. The Canadian government considered this option when figuring out how to provide healthcare for its citizens. Instead of bankrupting the entire health care industry, the government would use these funds to establish a private insurance company. While this solution would increase the government's cost, it would ensure that competition among the medical providers continues. It would also ensure that patients enjoy state-of-the-art responsiveness and convenience.
Moreover, it is important to remember that healthcare is a service, not a guild. Many businesses waste billions of dollars in health insurance premiums each year, and these savings can be passed on to their employees. The only solution to this problem is a change in the way health care is delivered. The healthcare industry has been a closed guild for so long that it is difficult to break out of the circle of wagons. In this way, doctors are less likely to be affected by malpractice and cost-shifting.
Cost recovery from patients
The concept of cost recovery is a critical aspect of health care reform, especially in developing countries. It increases the efficiency and equity of health facilities by reducing their reliance on donor funds for critical service provision and appropriate set prices. As a result, cost recovery has become a major topic of debate among policymakers in developing countries. The idea behind this concept is to increase access to health care, reduce the dependency on donors, and improve quality of care.
In socialized medicine, the concept of cost recovery is the opposite of profit sharing. Instead of recovering revenues from insurance companies, governments must recover costs from patients. They can do so by charging high-income patients a fee for services that are normally free. This not only improves equity, but also improves efficiency by enabling governments to reinvest fee revenues into primary care. The concept has a long history in Zimbabwe, but enforcement of fees became lax during the 1980s. Policymakers were subsequently motivated to strengthen cost recovery in Zimbabwe in 1991.
Earlier studies of cost recovery in Bangladesh focused on public health facilities and NGO facilities. Most of the earlier studies, however, understated unit costs and did not include drugs. Recently, costing studies have highlighted the issues associated with efficiency. In the current study, cost recovery from patients in a newly-upgraded BRAC health facility was estimated based on inpatient and outpatient service costs. This study also examined the financial viability of upgrading health facilities and implementing cost-sharing. | eng | fede6740-552c-4826-b4c5-0a0c1618f35a | https://communityclinicassociation.org/faq/what-is-socialized-medicine/ |
Survival Mods: Enhancing Gameplay on Minecraft Game Servers
Thu Dec 30. 2021
Minecraft is a game that has captured the hearts of millions with its open-world sandbox gameplay. While the base game offers a vast range of possibilities, players often seek ways to further enhance their gaming experience. Survival mods come to the rescue, providing an array of exciting additions and modifications that spice up the survival gameplay on Minecraft game servers. In this article, we will explore the world of survival mods and how they can enhance the gameplay on Minecraft game servers.
Survival mods often introduce new mobs and bosses that offer formidable challenges and rewards. From fearsome mythical creatures to powerful bosses lurking in hidden dungeons, the addition of new mobs adds diversity and intensity to combat encounters. Players must hone their combat skills, adapt their strategies, and utilize new weapons and armor to conquer these formidable foes.
Advanced Crafting and Technology:
Survival mods provide opportunities for advanced crafting and technological advancements. Players can delve into complex machinery, automation, and technological systems that streamline resource gathering, farming, and item production. The introduction of new crafting recipes and machinery adds depth and complexity to the survival gameplay, allowing players to create intricate systems and master the art of efficient resource management.
Customization and Personalization:
Survival mods offer extensive customization options that allow players to tailor their gaming experience to their preferences. From character customization to building tools and furniture, players can personalize their survival world and make it uniquely their own. The ability to customize the game allows for a more immersive and personalized experience, fostering a deeper connection to the virtual world.
Magic and Spellcasting:
Some survival mods introduce magical elements, granting players the ability to harness the power of spells and enchantments. Players can become skilled spellcasters, wielding powerful magic to defeat enemies, manipulate the environment, or assist in resource gathering. The addition of magic adds a touch of fantasy and wonder to the survival gameplay, providing new avenues for creativity and strategic gameplay.
Challenges and Progression:
Survival mods often introduce new challenges and progression systems that go beyond the traditional Minecraft experience. Players can embark on challenging quests, participate in skill-based activities, or tackle unique survival scenarios. These challenges provide a sense of achievement and progression, encouraging players to push their limits and unlock new rewards and abilities.
Multiplayer Interaction:
Survival mods can enhance multiplayer interactions on Minecraft game servers by introducing new gameplay mechanics and cooperative challenges. Players can team up to tackle difficult quests, build communal structures, or engage in friendly competition. The added depth and variety offered by survival mods provide opportunities for shared experiences and collaboration within the Minecraft community.
Survival mods enhance the gameplay on Minecraft game servers by introducing new dimensions, mobs, crafting options, and challenges. These mods add depth, excitement, and personalization to the survival experience, allowing players to embark on epic adventures, delve into advanced technologies, and unleash the power of magic. Whether you're seeking exploration, combat challenges, personalization, or cooperative gameplay, survival mods offer a wealth of possibilities to enhance your Minecraft experience. So, dive into the world of survival mods, customize your gameplay, and embark on a thrilling and enriched survival journey in the beloved world of Minecraft. | eng | ba47d2d9-7b80-4261-994c-4783832fa0da | https://healthhuman.net/survival-mods-enhancing-gameplay-on-minecraft-game-servers/ |
By Simi Mehta, Anshula Mehta In an endeavour to harness India's massive potential in the 21st century, the Government of India launched the "National Education Policy 2020". The policy has been hailed as progressive and revolutionary; it has sparked discourse on the future of education.
Given its potential to initiate massive transformations and create substantial change, it becomes pertinent to analyze and question its comprehensiveness, inclusiveness, flaws, ability to impart value education and skills and whether it can make a peaceful, tolerant and just society. In this context, the Center for ICT for Development (CICTD), Impact and Policy Research Institute (IMPRI), New Delhi, organized a #WebPolicy talk on National Education Policy: Looking Through the Lens of Repurposing Education Towards Thriving for Every Child by Vishal Talreja, Co-Founder, Dream A Dream. It has been three decades since the last policy was passed and implemented, and the situational realities have transformed since then. Technological developments have prompted a paradigm shift in the lives, workspaces and almost every sector globally. Thus, even education has to evolve and adapt to contemporary realities. There are increasing challenges that need to be addressed as more and more first-generation school-goers come into the fold of the education system. Exacerbating problems of lack of reach, quality and professionalism demand interventions as evidence of poor learning outcomes, low-quality teaching, gaps between urban and poor, and the chasm between theory and practice become recorded. Talreja demonstrated through the use of statistics the need for a new education policy. The data reflects that 54% of the youth are not job-ready, 81% of the workforce is in the informal sector, and there is only 25% enrollment in higher education. Furthermore, 3.22 crore of students are out of school, and one out of three do not finish their schooling.
Vision and key principles of the NEP
A testament to the National Education Policy's (NEP's) righteous vision and principles is Talreja's assertion that they encapsulate almost everything needed for an inclusive education system. The vision has three components:
An inclusive system that leaves no one behind through the provision of equitable and vibrant knowledge for everyone.
Moving beyond academic outcomes to prepare citizens for society and the world through instilling skills, values, and dispositions that support responsible commitment to human rights, sustainable development and global well-being
The NEP also consists of certain foundational principles. These include:
Respect for diversity and local context
Equity inclusion
Community participation
Use of technology
Emphasis on conceptual understanding
Unique capabilities
Critical thinking and creativity
Continuous review
Key Highlights of the NEP 2020
Talreja lists out all highlights of the policy before elaborating upon crucial aspects that merit consideration. These include
The Universalization of Early Childhood Care Education (ECCE)
National Mission on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy
5+3+3+4 Curricular and Pedagogical Structure
Curriculum to integrate skills of Mathematical Thinking and Scientific temper
Education of Gifted Children
Regional Language as Medium of Instruction
No Rigid Separation between Arts and Sciences, Curricular and Extracurricular activities, and Vocational and Academic streams
Reduction in Curriculum to Core Concepts
Vocational integration
There are specific changes brought upon by the NEP 2020 that are significant and merit particular focus. First is the transformation of the Curricular and Pedagogical structure. Talreja explains how the traditional academic system of ten years of school and two years of pre-university education has been overhauled to be replaced by the three-plus two plus three plus three plus four structure. This structure focuses on early childhood education and brings it within the ambit of the Right to Education (RTE). Furthermore, the education system is broken down into stages or achievement of milestones. This allows for an assessment of whether the child is prepared to go into the next stage. A change in pedagogical approach has also been outlined with play and activity-based learning for the foundational stage and more interactive classroom learning for the preparatory stage. For the middle stages, experimental learning in the sciences, mathematics, arts, social sciences, and humanities and for the secondary stage greater critical thinking, flexibility and student choice of subjects are recommended. Another aspect is the emphasis on minimal curriculum and maximum outcomes. Reducing the curriculum to focus on core concepts such as life skills, social-emotional learning competencies, critical thinking, and inquiry-based learning has been emphasized. The policy provides for the utilization of experiential learning models to shift the transaction and experience of curriculum from didactic to interactive. Talreja elucidates how the innovative pedagogies presented in the NEP 2020 will transform the teacher learning process, i.e. how children learn. He further explains how teachers, through the use of such approaches and creating a conducive environment, will transform their role as primary sources of knowledge to the role of facilitators of learning. The policy also deserves merit for its focus on inclusion and socio-economically disadvantaged groups. By acknowledging and recognizing diverse identities, the policy accounts for even disabled students and brings all kinds of students under the education system's gambit, thus enhancing inclusiveness. Talreja argues that separate strategies have to be formulated for focused attention and reducing category wise gaps in school education. Through his experience and work with students and teachers, Talreja elaborates upon how teachers appreciate policy due to its child-centric nature and the scope for flexibility; however, they remain apprehensive about access to teacher training. On the other hand, students appreciate the policy for features such as regional language learning, multiple exits and entry points, and choosing between different streams.
Loopholes in the policy
While the policy has acknowledged current realities, Talreja argues that the NEP has not recognized the pace at which the world is changing and the complexities of these changes. There are widening inequities and inequalities in access to livelihood, health services, and housing that impact students' ability to come out of poverty using education. The current education system is irrelevant to the need of the present and the future of work, and the workspaces are rapidly changing. Even the role of individuals in society is changing; traditional education has worked on developing workforces for more extractive work. Today, an individual's role is to be an active and global citizen who can respond to high levels of complexities, volatility, and uncertainty. He states that the future we prepare our students for is our present. Thus, there is a need to transform the role of education from academic outcomes to shape how individuals live in society for thriving individuals, planet and humanity. The contemporary realities of climate change, increased polarisation, changing nature of jobs, automation, misinformation and technological advancements need to be addressed.
Those mentioned above are certain considerations that need to be taken into account while designing new education systems curriculum and pedagogy. Talreja, in his address, describes enabling students and individuals to thrive as the true purpose of education.
The failure to thrive: Education inequity
A significant concern with regards to the education system is the prevalence of education inequality. Children who grow up in adverse conditions such as the lack of food and nutrition, abuse, neglect, and lack of emotional, their ability to achieve developmental milestones is affected. Thus, when they enter school, they do not possess the required cognitive faculties to access learning.
This also manifests itself in the inability to demonstrate age-appropriate behaviour. The education system does not recognize this; the failure to thrive has an impact on poor cognitive skills, missed sensitive periods of development, poor relationship skills, insufficient maturity and emotional skills.
Thus it has been argued by Talreja argues that education systems need to be designed to create environments of trust, care, love, and empathy so that students can have safe, authentic environments to overcome adversity.
What does thriving look like? Talreja defines thriving as the inner state of confidence and surety in oneself that allows for a reevaluation and re-definition of the circumstances that have in the past and still do from the context of life. This allows for the emergence of a new identity and subsequently enables the possibility of crafting a new relationship with the world. He further describes it based on three characteristic features. These include resilience, i.e. inner grit and strength to overcome adversity to make responsible decisions wherein individuals feel that they live the best version possible. Thriving has not been clearly defined or elaborated upon in the NEP, but the policy has its elements. The aim should be to make aspects of thriving clear and intentional.
Thriving does not happen in isolation. To ensure that the education system is inclusive and equitable, we need to engage with intersectional profiles and analyze how that impacts their ability to thrive. Even educators designing the system carry their own biases and prejudices; if they bring it into the education system, the children will not thrive. There are inequalities in the education system; to combat them, the system needs to understand, acknowledge and break out of intersectional lenses.
Way forward
Dr Rukmini Banerji, Chief Executive Officer, Pratham Education Foundation, argues that to bring the NEP to life, there is a need to be informed from many perspectives. The diversity of opinion is expected to allow for context suitable translation of policy. She states a higher likelihood of survival exists if mechanisms for engagement and precipitating discussions and debate are provided. She further argues that the prevailing global crisis and the potential to broaden scope have occurred at the right time since they allow us to take stock of the education system. She suggests doing away with the annual work planning process and instead implementing a rolling plan to allow for flexibility. She concludes by stating that the policy will be redundant without focus and emphasis on foundational learning. Meeta Sengupta, Founder, Centre for Education Strategy, New Delhi, says that there is a need to understand why and what before jumping to the question of how. She addresses the anxiety associated with change and elucidates that the system's working elements should not resist change and instead embrace it as an inevitable reality. She also places the onus on educators to make idealistic changes visual, visible, and evidence-based to foster trust within the teaching community. She also states that the dire situational realities have presented a unique opportunity to rebuild the education system by retaining effectual elements and discarding elements that hindered potential. To conclude, we need to envision the NEP's potential and its ability to transform society and India as a country in the next 30 years. Investments in education in the early years will define and shape the society we will live in. In the last couple of thousands of years, the education system has supported certain sections of society who have gone on to become decision-makers; it's the result of their choices that the modern world's problems have manifested. Talreja sums up his address in the following maxim: "If we can truly transform education and emphasize thriving for every child, the kind of society to emerge in 20-30 years will truly be thriving". --- Acknowledgment: Kashish Babbar is a book | eng | 96a522f3-dc26-4300-a2cb-08279dd3d003 | https://www.counterview.net/2021/04/54-of-youth-not-job-ready-yet-nep-fails.html |
What's the Difference Between Branding and Marketing?
On the surface, it seems like Miss Details is all about branding. So when we start talking about marketing, some of our clients get confused.
"Wait a minute—I thought you only did branding, not marketing!"
"I already have a marketing team—do I really need help with my branding?"
"Branding and marketing… aren't those just two different words for the same thing?"
This last question is one of the most common we encounter here at Miss Details. And it's not surprising—branding and marketing often get lumped together within entrepreneurial jargon! But although they're interrelated, they are, in fact, two distinct areas of your business. Moreover, understanding the nuances between the two can help you refine your strategy, prioritize your needs, and move confidently to the next stage of your business. So, what is the difference between branding and marketing? How do they interact? And which should your individual business focus on first? This blog will answer all those questions and more, so let's dive in!
Distinguishing Branding From Marketing
Before we can understand the subtle differences between branding and marketing, we need a basic working definition of each. And if you think you already know these definitions, stick with us—we promise laying this groundwork will pay off!
Marketing is an umbrella term for all the tools, processes, and functions you use to promote your business. Marketing might focus on a particular product or service you offer, or it might promote your company as a whole. You can think of marketing as action-oriented: it's a series of specific actions your company takes to get your audience to take action themselves, whether that's engaging with your brand on social media, downloading a lead magnet, or, ideally, making a purchase. Examples of marketing include: TV commercials, print or digital advertisements, flyers, signage, and even making phone calls to potential clients.
Branding, meanwhile, is a little more enigmatic. It's the process of defining who you are as a company. And while some aspects of branding are tangible—your logo, your web design, the fonts and colors you use in your marketing materials, the words you do and don't use in your copy—much of the magic of branding happens on a more philosophical level. Getting clear on your mission and vision, your core values, your positioning—these are the intangible, yet invaluable, aspects of your business that will set you apart from your competition and keep your audience coming back for more.
Now that we've established our working definitions of branding and marketing, let's dig deeper into the distinctions between them.
Marketing is formulaic, while branding is emotional.
There are hundreds of templates and methods for building an effective marketing strategy, and for the most part, they can be applied to any business. But there's no silver bullet strategy when it comes to branding—because instead of being based in numbers, it's based in emotion. Understanding how your audience feels lies at the very heart of branding—which brings us to our next point.
Marketing is determined by business, while branding is determined by customers.
Of course, many of the initial steps of establishing your brand—defining your mission and core values, for instance—will happen within your company's walls. But one of the great paradoxes of branding is that, while branding is the outward expression of your business's identity, that identity is in large part determined by your audience. Consumer perceptions, experiences, and emotions all play a critical role in shaping your brand. Thus, building a strong brand depends heavily on building strong relationships with your audience base.
Marketing is a sprint, while branding is a marathon.
Marketing is mainly concerned with relatively short-term results—such as driving sales by using a particular ad campaign. In contrast, branding is in it for the long run. For instance, say you see a billboard for a local sandwich shop. The picture of the sandwich looks delicious, and you need to grab lunch somewhere anyways, so you stop by. That's marketing. Now, when you get to the sandwich shop, you find that the workers behind the counter are friendly and attentive, cracking jokes with you as you order. They make sure to give you a coupon for 10% off your next purchase when you check out. You leave not only with a delicious sandwich, but with a smile on your face at the pleasant interaction you just had, and with definitive plans to return. That's branding.
Here's one last note to help you understand the difference between branding and marketing. There's a well-known moment in the Tarantino film Django Unchained, when Leonardo DiCaprio's character says, "Gentlemen, you had my curiosity; but now, you have my attention." Although the film obviously has very little to do with entrepreneurship, the quote beautifully sums up the distinction and relationship between branding and marketing. Marketing sparks your audience's curiosity in your business—but branding captures and holds their attention.
Which Comes First: Branding or Marketing?
Once you establish the distinction between branding and marketing, the next question is obvious: Which should I work on first? The relationship between branding and marketing has a definitively chicken-and-egg quality in that it's tough to distinguish which comes first. However, there is a correct answer: branding should always come before marketing.
At first, this might seem backwards. After all, we've just established that marketing is the more actionable of the two concepts—it's rooted in sales, and concerned with immediate results, while branding is more ephemeral. If you're thinking this means marketing should be your first priority, and that you'll get around to branding when you have more time or a higher budget, you wouldn't be the first entrepreneur to assume so—but it would be a mistake. To help you understand why, let's use a colorful metaphor.
Let's say that instead of an entrepreneur, you're a painter. In this case, you can think about your canvas as your brand, and your paints as your marketing. You could purchase the most high-quality, beautiful paints available in the art store—but if you don't have anywhere to put them, you'll end up flinging your paint around and making a huge mess. You need a rock-solid foundation, or canvas, on which to paint your marketing efforts.
Branding is also fundamental to the consistency of your marketing. To take the metaphor a step further, let's say you were a painter known for working in the impressionist style. You wouldn't suddenly produce a cubist painting—the abrupt change in style would confuse new viewers, and alienate your established audience. Similarly, all your marketing efforts need to be firmly rooted in your brand identity. If you don't first clearly establish that brand identity, your marketing efforts will feel disjointed and confusing to your audience.
If you'll allow us one more artistic metaphor: Branding is recording a song. Marketing is playing that same song on different stations, over and over again.
What it Means for Your Business
So, you know the difference between branding and marketing, and how they interact with one another. But how do both apply to your business? And what are the next steps you should take? The answer depends on what work you've already done in both areas. Pick out which of the three scenarios best describes your business for guidance on your next steps.
If you haven't done any work in branding or marketing… Your next steps are clear. As we established above, branding may be the most intangible aspect of marketing—but it's also the most fundamental for your bottom line. Take the time to fully establish your brand identity before diving into ordering flyers or designing ad campaigns. It may seem counterintuitive, but it will pay off in the end! For expert guidance in jumpstarting your brand identity, ask us about Miss Details' Brand Snapshot service.
If you've done the work in establishing your brand identity… Congratulations! You can move on to the more tangible, formulaic aspects of marketing—letting your audience know you exist, and piquing their curiosity to find out more. But don't abandon all the hard work you've done in your branding—remember, every piece of your marketing should clearly and consistently reflect your brand's identity. Not sure where to start? Take a look at Miss Details' Strategic Marketing Consulting for one-on-one coaching and advice.
If you've started marketing but haven't worked on your branding… Don't panic! You wouldn't be the first entrepreneur to skip over establishing a brand identity before diving into marketing. All you need to do is take a step back and dedicate some serious time and energy to your branding before creating any new marketing materials or campaigns. Once you're grounded in your brand identity, you can consider whether your previous marketing truly reflected that identity, and what you want to change going forward. You may even have done some branding without realizing it—you can find out with Miss Details' Brand Checkup, which will give you a fresh, self-guided perspective on what your brand already brings to the table.
Play the Long Game
Often, entrepreneurs are all about results—the sooner, the better. But when it comes to branding and marketing, it can take time to truly see the fruits of your labor. There are plenty of methods for measuring your branding, but it's important to be patient throughout the process. Once you've established a rock-solid brand identity, you can infuse it into all aspects of your marketing, and acquire not only your audience's curiosity—but their lasting attention as well. | eng | 0989f875-e2b7-4ba1-be45-b56b93d0238c | https://missdetails.com/whats-the-difference-between-branding-and-marketing/ |
WATCH: QB in Fan Controlled Football League lights up scoreboard and Joint
By Crash&AJ
Jun 1, 2022
A Quarterback Who Smoked a Joint During a Touchdown Celebration Has Been Fired
A quarterback in the Fan Controlled Football league was fired for celebrating a touchdown pass by lighting up a joint. The league actually supports responsible pot use, but the games are played in Georgia, where it's still illegal.
It's a crazy indoor league where fans vote in real time on what plays the offense should run. They also decide the outcome of instant replay reviews. And some actual former NFL stars have played it, like JOHNNY MANZIEL and TERRELL OWENS.
But they're not important right now . . . JASON STEWART is. Jason was the quarterback for a team called the Zappers . . . until he threw a touchdown pass last week and celebrated by pulling a joint out of his pants, lighting it, and taking a hit.
Well, Jason got fired . . . but only on a technicality. Because the FCF actually SUPPORTS players' "responsible use of cannabis."
But it's still illegal in Georgia, where all the games are played . . . and smoking is banned in the arena they play in. So Jason had to go.
He's not sweating it, though. He Tweeted that he's doing "just fine in life off the field," and it was a blessing just to play again. | eng | 8818f77d-42a8-4b38-a750-d7a01b104f98 | https://98rock.iheart.com/featured/crash-mornings/content/2022-06-01-watch-qb-in-fan-controlled-football-league-lights-up-scoreboard-and-joint/ |
Self-Absorption: The Root of All (Psychological) Evil?
Here's what you should know about obsessing, ruminating, and self-centeredness.
If you've ever been called self-absorbed, you can be sure you weren't getting a compliment. Not only is the root definition of the term negative, but it's also saturated with unfavorable connotations. As generally understood, the concept is synonymous with self-preoccupied, self-centered, self-obsessed—and even egotistical and selfish.
Dictionaries define self-absorption unappealingly as "preoccupied with oneself or one's own affairs," frequently adding that it's "to the exclusion of others or the outside world." That is, self-absorbed individuals typically don't show much concern about anyone or anything outside their (narrow) self-interest. As such, they typically make little effort to understand others' thoughts and feelings. And overly focused on themselves, they can easily miss the mark when they try to. They generally don't make the best of friends.
Obviously, paying attention to our wants and needs is appropriate, even necessary. But whether we're feeling extremely bad or nervous about ourselves, worriedly ruminating about how others perceive us, or indulging in grandiose thoughts about our "specialness," we're descending into a state of toxic self-absorption. And as a personality trait, attending excessively to ourselves—and at the expense of almost all other considerations—is typically regarded not only as abnormal but as unethical, too. For such behavior depicts almost the opposite of altruism.
When self-absorption is explored in the literature, it's generally contrasted with self-reflection, self-awareness, and introspection—personality characteristics regarded much more positively, for they're related to maturity, sensitivity, and achieving valuable personal insight. And they're also viewed as enabling individuals to treat others more thoughtfully.
But I haven't seen discussed by writers on the subject just how many psychological dysfunctions can be accurately understood as "maladies" of self-absorption. From a variety of phobic, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive impairments to many depressive disturbances, to various addictions, to post-traumaticstress disorder, and to most of the personality disorders, self-absorption can be seen as playing a major role. So any effective treatment of these dysfunctions needs to include significantly reducing these obsessively self-centered tendencies.
Experts on pathological narcissism routinely speak of self-absorption as perhaps the most "identifying" trait of this personality disorder. And their descriptions of such an intense self-focus are anything but flattering. The self-absorption of narcissists betrays their grandiosity, sense of entitlement, lack of empathy, and exploitative relationships. Borderline personalities are also characterized as self-absorbed—so self-absorbed that these individuals frequently can't discern what's going on around them, not only interpreting what others say and do but regularly arriving at false conclusions as to how others regard them.
But though all narcissists and borderlines are self-absorbed, not all self-absorbed individuals warrant being appreciated as portraying either personality disorder. And as I indicated earlier, many other personality disturbances can be seen as involving self-absorption (histrionic, paranoid, avoidant, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive).
The pivotal function that self-absorption plays in mood disorders—and in a large variety of other non-personality disorders as well
How self-absorption is best understood as a key strategy that susceptible people employ to protect themselves from immediate mental and emotional threats.
Self-Absorption and Anxiety
Let's look first at self-absorption as it moderates nervous, helpless, or shameful feelings in anxiety disorders. According to Dan Neuharth, Ph.D., MFT: "Underneath their self-centeredness, they are likely afraid of feeling flawed, powerless, unworthy, or out of control" (as quoted by Laurie Sue Brockway, P&Geveryday). And I'd add to this, also feeling threatened, vulnerable, and insecure—which gets at the heart of why self-absorption is such a common characteristic in those who harbor profound doubts about themselves that it impairs their everyday functioning.
Moreover, individuals with an anxiety disorder are "afflicted" with self-absorption not because they're selfish or insensitive to others (as are narcissists), but because they're locked into bothersome, repetitive thought processes reflecting fears both about their personal adequacy and how others might (adversely) see them.
Doubtless, their destructive habit of self-critical, over-analyzing rumination is compulsive, and it's quite unlike the self-congratulatory inner meanderings of the narcissist. Yet the anxiety sufferer's introspective endeavors do represent attempts to get their heads around something upsetting to them. And by at least keeping their apprehensions fully in consciousness, they divert the felt danger of being totally overtaken by these (mostly irrational) fears.
Writing for New York Magazine, Melissa Dahl humorously observes:
Nerves have a way of making you fold into yourself, obsessing over each awkward thing you've said or done in front of someone you're trying to impress. You're chatting away, but you're also very much focused on you, trying to figure out the impression you're leaving. Meanwhile, you've missed the last five minutes of the conversation, which makes it highly likely that the impression you're leaving is that you're kind of a jerk. [!]
Less able to accurately identify another's perspective, such rumination carries with it substantial relational costs. And while in itself this self-focus doesn't indicate an anxiety disorder, if it's constant or exaggerated, it's unquestionably characteristic of someone who suffers from such a malady.
In another study (2012) cited by Dahl, two Canadian researchers, examining whether anxiety drives people to self-focus, or whether such a focus actually leads to anxiety, these experimenters found evidence to confirm the latter hypothesis. And this is certainly rich food for additional scientific thought. For the literature rarely, if ever, appreciates the possibility that self-absorption can precipitate anxiety, depression, and other psychological disturbances—rather than simply constitute one of their undesirable effects.
Self-Absorption and Depression
Consider how complementary to the above discussion of anxiety is this description of depression:
Depressed people dwell constantly on self-recriminations about how bad (stupid, ugly, worthless) they are; there is a continual, critical internal voice tearing the person down, questioning every move, second-guessing every decision. . . . People with severe depression appear totally self-absorbed and self-involved. This incessant, negative internal dialogue fills the sufferer with intense shame.
And looking at depression specifically from an ego-disapproving Buddhist perspective here's one revealing Web forum entry:
I believe self-centredness to be the very cause of depression. And not just depression, but every ailment in the world as we know it. The irony is, I can only see this NOW, with hindsight, looking back at my mindstate when I was depressed: "Ego all the way, me me me, MY problems, MY depression, MY past, MY MY MY MY. . . ." That very self-absorbed, self-centered fascination with my own ego and its agenda is exactly what kept me trapped in that depression for so long. . . . All I was doing was feeding my ego . . . and feeling sorry for myself . . . That is self-centredness in its highest—or should I say lowest—form.
To me, though undeniably overstated, this is a striking example of the tunnel vision that can characterize many individuals burdened by obsessive rumination. And as with so many other psychological disturbances, there can be no inner peace or contentment for anyone bedeviled by such endlessly recycling thoughts. This so-inverted mental focus can also be understood as actually creating—and sustaining—this painful state of mind and mood, versus merely being one of its regrettable side effects.
The High Cost of Self-Absorption
Here, bulleted, are just a few of the detrimental effects that come from such woeful over-involvement with self:
According to Catrina McFate, the Dalai Lama—based on a lecture he attended at a New York symposium on Buddhism and meditation—has noted that "people who have the tendency to use more self-referential terms (I, me, myself) tend to have more health problems and earlier deaths."
As many writers have noted, our relationships are damaged, sometimes irreparably, by a self-preoccupation that undermines the closeness, or intimacy, that all relationships require if they're to be nurturing and resilient.
As already suggested, constant self-absorption undermines our capacity for empathy and true understanding of the thoughts, feelings, needs, and desires of others. It's extremely difficult to clearly appreciate the world that exists outside ourselves when most of the time our focus is directed inwards.
As long as we continue, pretty much on a daily basis, to obsess about all things personal, happiness, contentment, and a stable sense of well-being will be impossible to achieve.
There are practical things we can do to overcome what, possibly, may have become a lifelong habit or "curse". | eng | 226a6689-a787-46e5-abd5-79ef5735f4bb | https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evolution-the-self/201608/self-absorption-the-root-all-psychological-evil |
Innovation corner: From the ground up
Medical students create new track in curriculum around concepts of entrepreneurship
By: Tyler Francischine
s the adage goes, if you want something done right, do it yourself.
That philosophy motivated third-year UF medical student Kyle Scott and classmates to create the curriculum they needed to become the next generation of physician-innovators.
The Business and Innovation in Medicine track, an elective within the UF Discovery Pathways Program, is the first track to have its curriculum created by medical students, and it aims to provide future physicians with the entrepreneurial skills they need to move medicine forward.
When Scott came to UF in 2018, armed with a degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Virginia, he expected to apply his previous training toward tackling problems in medicine. He was surprised to find that though Gainesville is ripe with resources in innovation and entrepreneurship, there was no direct path for medical students to access these resources.
"While UF is a huge institution for innovation with Gatorade and the UF Innovate Hub, which produces numerous patents every year, there's a disconnect," Scott says. "As a medical student, there was no way to tap into that infrastructure without having a track like this in place. So, we decided to build it."
From left to right: Adam Wolach, Kyle Scott and Den Trumbull aspire to be the next generation
of physician-innovators.
Photo by Jesse S. Jones
Scott and his roommate, fellow medical student Den Trumbull, began laying the groundwork for building interdisciplinary bridges across campus with entities like the UF Warrington College of Business, the UF Innovate Hub, the Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator and others.
Next, the team researched existing programs that combine business and entrepreneurship within the medical curriculum at 27 institutions across the country and surveyed students locally about topics they'd like to learn more about. After months of hard work that included meeting with faculty and drafting proposals, students entered the track for the fall 2019 semester.
"I love the fact that this was initiated and driven by students," says Nik Gravenstein, MD '80, the Jerome H. Modell, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology, who serves as a faculty mentor for the students enrolled in this track. "These students not only have energy, but they also have good ideas and they're willing to push the envelope. These are all future change agents in whatever part of health care they land in."
"These students not only have energy, but they also have good ideas and they're willing to push the envelope. These are all future change agents in whatever part of health care they land in."
Nik Gravenstein, MD '90
The first half of the track's curriculum builds skills in intellectual property, patenting, regulatory processes, interdisciplinary teamwork and finance. Students are also introduced to other entities on campus and in Gainesville that could serve as potential partners as they pursue their project. Some of the projects students are currently working on include apps and medical devices for patients and health care providers.
Scott and his team envision that when medical students graduate from the Business and Innovation in Medicine track, they will possess not only clinical skills but also the business acumen necessary to create real change for the future of medicine.
"It benefits everyone to provide physicians with exposure to innovation and entrepreneurship," Scott says. "Even if they don't create the next Gatorade, they may have an experience they can use as the foundation for their future practice." | eng | 4132ae4d-f805-4bb2-8501-c6feea397f8e | https://floridaphysician.med.ufl.edu/2021/08/26/innovation-corner-from-the-ground-up/ |
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There's this notion going around in the community sometimes that holds that the best way to progress on one's rationality skills is to make lots and lots of theoretical study by yourself or to go off and "level up" a bunch on your own prior to getting involved in object-level projects or efforts.
I think that's false and in fact that it's not only false but it's almost the opposite of what needs to be done. In point of fact, much of the time I've seen people go off to meditate in the darkness for a year and "level up" a bunch, this has not only not helped much but in some cases has seemed to actually harm, as people have a tendency to go in strange and unsound directions when doing this sort of thing on their own without feedback.
Instead, I think that if you want to make progress on your rationality skills, the best way to do that is to get involved with object-level projects and use those as testing grounds for your practice. Not only will this help you test skills in a more realistic and practical setting, but it will also provide demonstrations that you can later refer to to show how things worked (or didn't), and it will quite possibly help you build a secret identity as well.
So, yeah. If you want to be an advanced rationalist, don't just theorize - go out there and do stuff.
This works for versions of "do something" that mainly interact with objective reality, but there's a pretty awful value-misalignment problem if the way you figure out what works is through feedback from social reality.
So, for instance, learning to go camping or cook or move your body better or paint a mural on your wall might count, but starting a socially legible project may be actively harmful if you don't have a specific need that's meeting that you're explicitly tracking. And unfortunately too much of people's idea of what "go do something" ends up pointing to trying to collect credit for doing things.
Sitting somewhere doing nothing (which is basically what much meditation is) is at least unlikely to be harmful, and while of limited use in some circumstances, often an important intermediate stage in between trying to look like you're doing things, and authentically acting in the world.
I'm not sure I'm thinking about the same thing you are, so let me know what you thing of these examples:
"Become a well known writer/blogger"
"Start a popular meetup for Y topic"
"Get respected in a community"
"Make a viral video"
Me phrasing what I think is your point:
Some of the most readily imaginable "things to do" are identified by their effects on social reality (make something popular, be respected). Learning to shape social reality is a skill in itself, but if you mistakenly believe that you are learning how to shape reality you will hit problems when you are confronted with a problem that requires shaping reality.
Thanks for the specific examples. I'm more worried about subtler cases, that aren't overtly about social reality, but where feedback is mediated through it.
For instance, people like Taleb often name entrepreneurship as an especially "real" thing you can do, but founding a startup can look more like passing a series of tests where you're supposed to look like VCs' consensus idea of a business, than figuring out how to make a product you can sell profitably. And success in the corporate world is often even sillier (see just about any story from Moral Mazes for details - or Dilbert for the fictional version), even in firms that make useful physical products. If you're not careful about what kinds of feedback you respond to or incentive gradients you follow, you may learn to conflate the symbolic representation of the thing (optimized to get approval) with the thing itself.
I don't think that all your feedback needs to come from predominantly social sources; that said, I do think that maintaining at least *some* degree of alignment with social reality is pretty important - one failure mode that I've seen is people who go out there, develop very strange views, don't reconcile them with others, and basically end up in schism from the community, unable to bridge the inferential distance that their time away has created.
I'm not saying that their views are always wrong, and I am certainly not saying that social consensus is always right - I have very substantial disagreements with many views that are locally popular here! But what I do know is that, if you move too far out of contact with social reality, even if you find great insights they may become insights that you are unable to articulate or bring to others.
Yes, feedback from social reality shouldn't be your only tool -- but it's still important!
Something I'd add, which particularly seems like the failure mode I see in EA-spheres (less in rationalist spheres but they blur together)
Try to do something other than solve coordination problems.
Or, try to do something that provides immediate value to whoever uses it, regardless of whether other people are also using it.
A failure mode I see (and have often fallen to) is looking around and thinking "hmm, I don't know how to do something technical, and/or I don't have the specialist skills necessary to do something specialist. But, I can clearly see problems that stem from people being uncoordinated. I think I roughly know how people work, and I think I can understand this problem, so I will work on that."
But:
It actually requires just as much complex specialist knowledge to solve coordination problems as it does to do [whatever other thing you were considering].
Every time someone attempts to rally people around a new solution, and fails, they make it harder for the next person who tries to rally people around a new solution. This makes the coordination system overall worse.
This is a fairly different framing than Benquo's (and Eliezer's) advice, although I think it amounts to something similar.
At some point I'll get around to writing a proper post on this topic, but a few brief bullet points:
Coordination problems seem to be the primary bottleneck to economic progress across the large majority of companies and industries today.
One class of evidence in support: go down Forbe's list of billionaires, and practically all of them (other than the heirs) made their fortune by spending their day-to-day work solving coordination problems (e.g. founding and managing a business). At a higher level of abstraction, most of the successful internet companies make their money by solving coordination problems - Uber, Lyft, Facebook, Amazon and Google are obvious examples.
Flip side of that coin: solving coordination problems yields massive rewards, so generalized efficient markets principle suggests that it must be really hard to solve coordination problems consistently and at scale.
I think the main take-away is not "try to do something other than solve coordination problems", but rather "coordination problems are really difficult in general, like beating-the-stock-market level of difficult". They're a big-game kind of problem, with potentially huge rewards, but you need to go into it with the same mindset as beating the market: you need to either find a highly specialized niche, or be the very best in the world at some relevant skill, and either way you also need to be fully competent at all the other relevant skills. If it looks like there's some easy low-hanging fruit to pick, you're probably missing something, unless there's a really good reason why nobody else in the world could have noticed that particular fruit.
There are lots of ways for people to improve their own life and those of friends without this being massively massively profitable, though. Like, it seems like you're conflating the coordination required to, say, start a discussion group, with the coordination required to run a tech empire. (I have talked to someone in the rationalist community recently who believes that starting a club is hard because of the social dynamics involved, including expected social discouragement for excluding people).
You can't justifiably reason from "doing this at world-class competence is hard" to "you can't get large gains by being moderately good at this instead of not trying at all".
[EDIT: note that I'm including things like "having more illuminating intellectual discussions", "being less afraid to communicate", and "doing less bullshit work" in "improving one's own life", so these feed into other goals, not just personal ones; put on your own oxygen mask first, and all that]
Totally agree. In particular, I do think that solving small-scale coordination problems is one of the main ways that individuals can have high positive impact on their company/community, relative to effort expended. (I like to use an example from an online car dealership where I used to work: the salespeople had no idea what cars were listed or at what price, which caused a lot of friction when someone called in about a car. Our product manager eventually solved this with five minutes of effort: he asked our marketing guy to forward his daily car-ad spreadsheet to the sales team.)
That said, generalized efficient markets principle doesn't go completely out the window the moment we zoom in from the whole-world-level. The bigger and more obvious the gain from some coordination problem, the more people have probably tried to solve it already, and the harder it's likely to be. All the usual considerations of generalized efficiency still apply.
This still leaves the question of why coordination problems have unusually high returns (at the world-scale). Are there few people who are actually good at it? Is it a matter of value capture rather than value creation? Are people just bad at realizing coordination problems need to be solved? Different theories about the large-scale potentially have different predictions about the difficulty & reward of small-scale coordination problems.
Value capture. There are lots of valuable coordination things and valuable non-coordination things, but coordination things lead to network effects and natural monopolies that allow more efficient value capture. If you can become a coordination bottleneck you can often capture more than all of the value.
Also because those who can coordinate use that and other political skills to capture more of the value from people doing other more rationality-compatible useful things.
That was exactly what the little Zvi voice in the back of my head said. I'm not yet convinced. The "network effects -> natural monopoly" argument is a strong one, but it still seems like coordination problems are the main economic bottleneck even when there isn't value capture involved, especially in smaller-scale situations.
Some examples:
Academics who specialize in bridging between fields or sub-disciplines, e.g. biophysicists, mathematical chemists, synthetic biologists (usually from an engineering background), mathematicians who translate one sub-field's jargon into another, etc.
Cross-department coordination within companies, e.g. car-ad spreadsheet example. People who work across specialized departments seem to have unusually high value relative to effort exerted.
There's a book on tackling large coordination problems in government - they call them "wicked" problems. The opening chapter is the only interesting one. It's written by Mike McConnell, the guy tasked with fixing up US intelligence after 9/11. Various agencies had all the pieces to stop the attacks, but multiple cross-agency coordination failures prevented them from acting in time.
McConnell also tells the story of the Goldwater-Nichols Act. After the invasion of Grenada, the complete coordination failure of the military was apparent. Each half of the island was controlled by a different branch, and in order to talk to each other, officers had to walk to the nearest payphone and get routed through one of the opposite branch offices on the US mainland, because their radios were incompatible. The Goldwater-Nichols Act reorganized things to fix this. It passed despite unanimous opposition by the service chiefs, it worked, and ten years later every single service chief testified before congress that it was the best thing to ever happen to the US military.
In all of these cases, there's no clear natural monopoly and no obviously outsized value capture relative to value created. Rather, the "potential energy" is created by language barriers, intra-organization political coalitions, information silos, and communities with limited cross-talk.
That's not to say value capture isn't relevant to e.g. Google or Facebook. Obviously it is. But Google (and more debatably Facebook) still creates huge amounts of real value, regardless of how much it captures, and it does so with little "effort" - Google's employee base is tiny relative to value created, and most of those employees don't even work on search.
There is an argument to be made that I'm really talking about two qualitatively different cases here: coordination problems which involve breaking down cross-silo barriers, and coordination problems which involve building new markets. Maybe both of these are interesting on their own, but generalizing to all coordination problems goes too far? On the other hand, there are outside-view reasons to expect that coordination problems in general should get worse as the world modernizes - see From Personal to Prison Gangs.
I would also say that when coordination problems exist, it is often easy to see that they exist, so they look like a bottleneck. Whereas if other types of advances could improve things, it is often much harder to notice that a piece of technology is missing.
Agreed, though with the caveat that losing some money in the stock market is an important early step in gaining experience - presumably it's the same with coordination problems. But that sort of practice should be undertaken with the understanding that it's likely to fail on an object-level, and you want that learning experience to be cheap - e.g. don't make it harder for the next person to solve the coordination problem.
In particular, I wouldn't want to discourage people from building coordination skills by having a minimum level of status required to even try. Rather, we ideally want ways to experiment that aren't too damaging if they fail. (And, of course, we want to have realistic expectations about chance of success - ideally people go into a learning experience fully aware that it's a learning experience, and don't bet their house on day-trading.)
Additional very important reason to avoid working on coordination problems is Benquo's reason. If you are attempting a coordination game, even if you have an important technical innovation, you're going to spend the bulk of your time playing politics and social games, and getting feedback from political/social world. So by default you won't be training your rationality, instead you'll be training something that opposes rationality.
It's something we need. And at some point we need people with both skill sets. But you need to become stronger first.
It is often (usually?) much more difficult to correctly identify coordination problems (due to the lurking danger of unknown unknowns, un-perceived strategic/game-theoretic considerations, insufficient domain knowledge, etc.) than it is to correctly identify simpler (or "object-level" or "technical" or "immediate" etc.) problems.
When attempting to solve such "non-coordination-problems", it is often easy to get immediate, clear feedback on your attempted solution; whereas, when attempting to solve coordination problems, clear feedback on your attempted solution is hard to come by, may be obscured by a variety of factors, and may come in with a great delay (which itself is an obscuring factor).
(These two problems, of course, leads to the sort of situation described by this Russian saying: "It is very difficult to find a black cat in a dark room—especially if the cat is not there." In the most pernicious such cases, you may end up contributing to the very problem you were trying to solve—while all the while thinking that your efforts are absolutely critical to preventing things from getting far worse!)
Try to spend most of your time thinking about the object level. If you're spending more of your time thinking about your own reasoning ability and competence than you spend thinking about Japan's interest rates and NGDP, or competing omega-6 vs. omega-3 metabolic pathways, you're taking your eye off the ball.
I think pretty textbook. Looking at actions and details, not results. Constantly going over everything I'm doing, during and after doing it, picking apart every decision and action and mistake set to stupidly high standards, including writing all of it up where secrecy permitted.
I'm guessing that misses the details that would most be useful to you, so likely you should say more about what details you're curious about.
In my experience, the way you end up doing good in the world has very little to do with how good your initial plan was. Most of your outcome will depend on luck, timing, and your ability to actually get out of your own way and start somewhere. The way to end up with a good plan is not to start with a good plan, it's to start with some plan, and then slam that plan against reality until reality hands you a better plan.
The idea doesn't have to be good, and it doesn't have to be feasible, it just needs to be the best incredibly concrete plan that you can come up with at the moment. Don't worry, it will change rapidly when you start slamming it into reality. The important thing is to come up with a concrete plan, and then start executing it as hard as you can — while retaining a reflective state of mind updating in the face of evidence.
Malcolm: At the CFAR alumni reunion this August, my friend Alton remarked: "You're really self-directed and goal-oriented. How do we make more people like you?" It didn't take me long to come up with an answer: "I think we need to get people to go and do things that nobody's expecting them to do."
Duncan: When I was maybe nine years old, I had a pretty respectable LEGO collection dropped into my lap all at once. I remember that there was one small spaceship (about 75 or 80 pieces) that I brought along to summer camp, with predictable results.
I found myself trying to piece the thing back together again, and succeeded after a long and frustrating hour. Then, to be absolutely sure, I took it completely apart and reassembled it from scratch. I did this maybe forty or fifty times over the next few weeks, for reasons which I can't quite put my finger on, and got to where I could practically put the thing together in the dark.
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Let's Dance
Problem
The student council at POTW High School is throwing a school dance. They want to give a welcome gift to each Grade \(9\) student that attends the dance.
Gifts-R-Us charges \(\$1.00\) per gift. However, if they were to purchase the gifts at Gifts-R-Us, they would exceed their budget by \(\$17\).
At Presents-4-U, they only charge \(\$0.80\) per gift. At this price, the student council would have \(\$5.00\) left over in their budget.
Determine the number of gifts the student council is planning to buy.
Solution
Solution 1
Let \(n\) represent the number of gifts that the student council is planning to buy.
Since each gift at Gifts-R-Us costs \(\$1.00\), the student council would spend \(1\times n=n\) dollars in total. If the student council were to purchase all of the gifts they want at Gifts-R-Us, they would be short \$17 dollars in their budget. Therefore, the amount they have in their budget is \((n-17)\) dollars.
Since each gift at Presents-4-U costs \(\$0.80\), the student council would spend \(0.8\times n=0.8n\) dollars in total. If the student council were to purchase all of the gifts they want at Presents-4-U, they would have \(\$5\) dollars left over in their budget. Therefore, the amount they have in their budget is \((0.8n+5)\) dollars.
We have two expressions for the amount in their budget, so we can establish the equality \(n-17=0.8n+5\). This simplifies to \(0.2n=22\). After dividing each side by \(0.2\), we obtain \(n=110\).
Therefore, the student council is planning to buy \(110\) gifts.
Solution 2
Let \(n\) represent the number of gifts that the student council is planning to buy.
Let \(x\) represent the amount that the student council has budgeted.
Since the difference between the costs of a single gift is \(\$1.00-\$0.80=\$0.20\), the total cost difference of buying \(n\) gifts would be \(\$0.2n\).
To purchase from Gifts-R-Us, the student council would need to spend \(\$17\) more than they budgeted. Therefore, they would need \((x+17)\) dollars. To purchase from Presents-4-U, the student council would need to spend \(\$5\) less than they budgeted. Therefore, they would need \((x-5)\) dollars. The total cost difference of purchasing \(n\) gifts would be \((x+17)-(x-5)=22\) dollars.
We have two expressions for the cost difference and can establish the equality \(0.2n=22\). After dividing each side by \(0.2\), we obtain \(n=110\).
Therefore, the student council is planning to buy \(110\) gifts.
Note that in Solution \(1\) and Solution \(2\), we were able to solve for the number of gifts without calculating the budget. In Solution 3, we will first calculate the budget and then use that to calculate the number of gifts.
Solution 3
Let \(n\) represent the number of gifts that the student council is planning to buy.
Let \(x\) represent the amount that the student council has budgeted.
Since each gift at Gifts-R-Us costs \(\$1.00\), \(n\) gifts would cost \(n\times \$1 = \$n\). Also, the student council would need to spend \(\$17\) more than they budgeted. Therefore, we have \[n = x+17\tag{1}\]
Since each gift at Presents-4-U costs \(\$0.80\), \(n\) gifts would cost \(n\times \$0.8 = \$0.8n\). Also, the student council would need to spend \(\$5\) less than they budgeted. Therefore, we have \[0.8n =x-5\tag{2}\] | eng | aaad9e9d-1ddc-493b-9365-5911984f3e17 | https://www.cemc.uwaterloo.ca/pandocs/potw/2022-23/English/POTWD-22-A-N-08-S.html |
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What Are the Laws for Common Law Marriage in Texas
For example, if a same-sex couple legally married in Vermont on May 1, 2010, Texas would recognize that date as the couple`s legal marriage date, since the state of Vermont legalized same-sex marriage in 2009. Proving the existence of a common-law marriage can be important when a relationship ends (divorce) and in determining inheritance tax. If a common-law marriage can be contracted – either by declaration of informal marriage or by proof of all three elements – then the spouses all have the same legal rights as a couple who has a marriage certificate. Friends do not inherit in the event of the death of a loved one in the state of Texas. However, since Texas recognizes marriage under common law, a common-law spouse has inheritance law. However, you must meet the requirements for informal marriage as outlined in the Texas Family Code. You can see how disputes over the legal date of marriage can play a role in divorce in Texas and community property that affect both common law and same-sex marriages. The same goes for spousal support or spousal support, as it`s called in Texas. Common-law marriage, also known as informal marriage, is recognized as a legal marriage even if the spouses have not had a ceremony or received a marriage certificate. For a couple to be married in a common-law relationship, certain legal requirements must be met. For individuals currently incarcerated with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice who have not filed their common-law marriage with the county official, the inmate and their spouse may provide the director with an informal marriage affidavit explaining the marriage. The detained person can make an affidavit, while the spouse must have his or her affidavit certified by a notary.
A de facto marriage has the same rights as a formal marriage – provided they live in a state that recognizes the de facto marriage. Common-law couples receive marital benefits such as: These rights can be important throughout the marriage and in the event of death or divorce. When a couple who have an informal marriage separates, they benefit from the protections that accompany the dissolution of a traditional marriage, such as the parties` responsibility to repay joint debts, child support, or the treatment of property acquired during the marriage as joint property. Couples take many measures that force the state to believe, « These two people lived as a married couple. » The court will evaluate all the evidence. For example, if you filed taxes as a married couple, applied for loans as a married couple, wore rings on your ring finger for the world to see, and pretended to be a married couple, the court could validate the informal marriage. If you are considering divorce after a common-law marriage, the legally recognized date of marriage is essential because Texas is a communal property state. A de facto (or informal) marriage is a legal marriage without ceremony or other formalities. It is only created if certain specific legal requirements are met. Proof of a common-law marriage does NOT depend on how long you live together or whether you have children together.
Once proven, a common-law marriage has no « lower status. » It is as legally valid as a formal marriage. Check out the following resources to learn more about common-law marriage in Texas. In a common-law marriage, on the other hand, a couple who have never taken vows in a civil or religious ceremony may be recognized as the legal equivalent of an approved married couple. There are many reasons why people may prefer a common-law marriage to a formal one. Long-term couples may fall into one of the following categories: Here`s an overview of common law marriage in Texas, including myths, misconceptions, and answers to frequently asked questions. But first, watch this video from family lawyer Turner Thornton. A valid and formal marriage gives couples the presumption of marriage, as well as all the rights and obligations of that marriage. In addition, with a formal wedding, you go through the process of formalizing your marriage through ceremonies and paperwork. As a result, you will receive complete documentation of your marriage, which immediately entitles you to certain rights.
No, fewer than 20 states have recognized marriage at common law. Texas happens to be one of them, but as you can see, it takes more than just proclaiming to be married to the common law. Certain legal requirements must be met. If you did not have a valid and formal marriage, and if you cannot prove that the marriage exists under the common law, you may not be entitled to the benefits of that marriage or subsequent divorce unless you can prove that it legally existed. Your wedding date is important in Texas because of the state`s communal property laws. In short, if you believe you are or have been in a common-law relationship and this relationship is ending, it is important to seek legal advice as soon as possible to protect your legal interests that may have existed in this common-law marriage. If you agree, you and your partner can sign an informal marriage declaration with the county official. Once signed, the declaration is valid proof of marriage and you are considered married for all legal purposes.
The declaration form is available from the District Clerk. However, timing is crucial. You must apply for a common-law marriage within two years of your separation from the other party. Otherwise, the court will assume that there is no legal marriage. This brings us back to same-sex marriage and the doctrine of the retrograde relationship. After same-sex marriage was legalized, our family law firm in Fort Worth handled more same-sex divorces. What we see a lot now with same-sex divorce is how the doctrine applies to matrimonial claims that date back to the date a couple is legally married because of a relationship. For more information on proof of a common-law marriage for contact visits, see the TDCJ visit policy below. One of the interesting aspects of legalizing same-sex marriage in Texas is the doctrine of the back relationship of the state. Among other legal claims, the doctrine allows same-sex couples who have had a ceremonial or legal marriage in another state that recognizes same-sex marriage (and/or a request for common-law marriage in another state) to « prove it. » Common-law marriage – or informal marriage – is recognized by the state of Texas, but couples must meet certain conditions to prove legal marriage. There are also misconceptions about common-law marriage that Texas residents should know if they are interested in this type of legal marriage.
If you want to prove a common-law marriage, you must show that all of the following conditions are met: Another accidental misconception about marriage laws in Texas is that there is a restriction on how often you can get married in Texas. Texas does not limit the number of marriages. A couple who have lived together for 20 years and have children together does not automatically qualify to be married in a common-law relationship in Texas. This is especially true if there is evidence that the couple never intended to marry or never represented to others what they were. | eng | 4d028745-cdec-4566-99d9-0c94d17db7fa | https://beauty-booking.net/what-are-the-laws-for-common-law-marriage-in-texas/ |
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Material Handler
Performs manual and clerical duties, which may utilize
computers in the preparation of materials, supplies, and equipment
for shipment.
Typically involves distribution of finished goods to be
packaged and sent to recipients.
Pulls finished goods parts from bins using a pick list and
possibly radio-frequency device (e.g., identifying the specific
part number, lot number, quantity and location of all items on an
order) to fill the customer orders.
Enters orders into a computer database using a barcode scanner
to scan the order number on the pick sheet.
Package orders include picking a list from the box, and filling
in open spaces and packing materials according to specifications or
knowledge of shipping practices to prepare the package for labeling
and distribution to the customer.
Type pertinent information into Fed Ex computer or equivalent
(e.g., customer number, method of shipment) to generate a printed
label to be used for product shipment.
Examines shipment containers at the time of delivery for any
damage, and verifies the accuracy of information listed on the
packing slips, invoices, and freight bills by opening the packages
and visually inspecting the contents in order to ensure accurate
deliveries.
Enters material information (e.g., P.O. number) into the
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That's true. I do think that could work. Also, I think one thing they should do is not have gem store skins cost any trans charges. I never understood that conceptEDIT: or they can just make it cost gold per pc you transmute (like how SWTOR does it) or make them craftable like ff14's glamour prisms
Hall of Monument Skins (for those that earned them in GW1) have no cost to Transmute, same as the Achievement Skins for AP.
There is no reason ANYTHING costs transmute charges other than $$$. Part of why I bought very few BL skins before I stopped in year 1 is that I pay for them and then STILL have to pay/grind to apply them, WHEN THEY CLEARLY HAVE THE OH SO MAGIC TECH TO MAKE THEM FREE TO APPLY!
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oh that would be nice. much like SW:TOR's outfit templates and FF14's glamour storageI do think that Wardrobe\Skin templates feature is something that GW2 really needs.For example, yesterday i've decided to change my ranger's skins. But i have 5 gear templates with different armor ( different stats ) and had to switch gear templates one by one, change skins and apply dye ( hell that was annoying ). If there was Wardrobe\Skin template thing, i could just change that and it could be one appearance for all templates.
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@GummyBearSummoner.7941 said:The only problem I can see there, is that transmutation charges are given out in many ways, including daily logins. The same isn't true for Hair Style Kits, Bank Access, BL Trader, etc. Sure if you have any of those perma contracts, you will inevitably get a hair style kit you won't need, etc, but not to the same degree as the transmutation contract.
Not only would it remove the value of existing charges, but it would also diminish future rewards.
I've often thought that maybe Legendary items such as weapons, armor and back pieces should be free to transmute, as yet another incentive for players to work towards them, but with the upcoming armory reportedly making legendary items accessible to all characters on an account, that wouldn't go over with ANET.
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@Deedrick.4372 said:The same reason they made things like the infinite hair style kit, instant bank access, infinite gathering tools, sell permanent versions of lounge passes alongside the 2-week versions and so on: it can actually make them more money.
There are people who will never actually buy transmutation charges and instead rely on free ones, but might buy an infinite use one just so they never have to worry about running out. Or, like with the gathering tools and kits it's priced so it would take a few years of normal play to break even, but again players will buy it for the convenienceIt is inferred. Having a permanent one would preclude the need to purchase them. If you have 600 of them, then what's the point of the thread? That's essentially permanent as you ought never run outThat's essentially permanent as you ought never run out.
Which is kinda why I said it.
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Owners (creators) of Panopto recordings (and co-instructors, TAs, Designers in Canvas) can download recordings or audio streams of Panopto recordings as MP4s. This might be helpful in cases where you want to upload them somewhere else or edit them using an external video editor.
Navigate to your course site that has the recordings you wish to download.
Click the Panopto button on the course menu.
Locate the recording you want to download, mouse over the video thumbnail (image), and click the 'gear' icon or 'Settings' button.
In the Settings window, select the 'Outputs' tab from the left-hand navigation.
Next to the 'Video Podcast' heading you will find the 'Download Podcast' button. Click this button to download the .mp4 of the video.
(Optional) Underneath the 'Video Podcast'heading are dropdown menus to adjust the "Type"and "Quality"of the video podcast. Note: Changing the podcast type or quality will cause the video podcast to reprocess. You won't be able to download it immediately when this happens. The length of time for processing depends on the length of the video. For more information on the Type and Quality options please see section 1.3 on Panopto's support page for details.
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How to Not Make Mistakes With Titling and Ownership of Assets
You've worked hard to build wealth and obtain assets, so protecting them is vital. When your assets include real estate, you must be aware of mistakes that can occur with titling and ownership. Although these mistakes may seem innocent or minor, even small errors can significantly impact the selling or transferring of property. Knowing how to hold your real estate and the most common titling mistakes can help you avoid these potentially costly errors.
You should know how to fix titling and ownership errors or mistakes when they happen. Of course, preventing them is even better. A financial advisor can help you find and fix mistakes with titling and ownership of assets if you're struggling to remove or revise them.
Key Takeaways:
There are several ways to hold titles to real estate; your property title must contain accurate information to make ownership clear.
Correct information on title papers ensures you won't lose your assets due to titling errors.
Common mistakes with titling can prevent you from selling or transferring your property.
Correcting and preventing mistakes on your titling ensures you maintain all legal rights to your assets.
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What Are the Best Ways To Hold Titles to Real Estate?
Deciding how to hold the title to your real estate will depend on your situation and how you plan to use the property. Each titling method can affect how you can finance, improve, or use the property as collateral. Consider the following details about methods of titling your real estate and how they might fit your goals:
Joint Tenancy
Joint tenancy allows two people to own a property together. You both have the right to use the property; when one dies, the property transfers fully to the other owner. Neither owner can sell or transfer the property without the other party's consent, and you share any profits from the sale equally.
Tenancy in Common
Tenancy in common is also joint property ownership. It differs from joint tenancy in that each owner has a title to their portion of the property. You can leave your part of the property to your heirs since it doesn't have to pass to the joint owner. You can also sell your portion of the property without the other owner's consent.
Tenancy by the Entirety
Married couples may choose tenancy by the entirety for their title when they buy a home together. With this titling, the state sees the married couple as one person. So, if one of the partners dies, the property can transfer to the other without any legal action or need for probate. If creditors come after one spouse, they can't take a property titled as tenancy by the entirety, but if both spouses are sued, the creditor could come after the property.
Sole Ownership
A sole ownership title means that only one person holds the title to a property. They can sell or transfer the property without the consent of any other parties. The downside of sole ownership is that if there's no will, issues with transferring the property could arise upon the owner's death.
Community Property
Only Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas, and Wisconsin have community property rules regarding property and married couples. With community property, a home, land, or other assets can transfer to the other spouse without going through probate if one of the spouses dies.
Why Is Titling and Ownership of Assets Important?
Correctly titling your properties is essential because it can protect you from creditors who may come after your assets for debts you owe or other legal matters. How you structure your property's title significantly affects how protected the asset is. Ensuring that all the information on your title is correct is also vital for preventing the asset from being lost or seized for something like a misspelled name. Always carefully review your titling and ownership paperwork when buying or selling property.
What Are Common Mistakes With Titling?
Unfortunately, common mistakes can happen with titling. While some are minor, they can be difficult to revise. Knowing what to look for can help you spot areas that could become major issues.
Legal Descriptions
Legal descriptions explain a property's details or its metes and bounds. A property's boundaries determine the land you're buying when you take over the title of a property. When a property's legal description is incorrect on a title, it can be challenging to change. Once you've signed the document, you've technically agreed to what it stated, despite any errors.
Forgeries
Title forgeries do happen, and, when they do, it can be devastating. People forge titles for many reasons, including refinancing the home and taking equity money. A forged title can leave the true property owner in a bad position. If you don't notice a forgery, the home's true owner could end up in foreclosure because of unpaid mortgage payments they didn't even know they had.
Public Record Errors
After you buy a property, a public records worker enters the title in public records. But they sometimes make mistakes. For example, they could enter your property's address as 123 Garf Lane instead of 123 Garfield Lane. While this might seem like an innocent mistake, it could affect your ability to sell or transfer the property if no one corrects it.
Unknown Heirs
If the heir to your property is missing or you don't know where they are, it could pose problems for transferring ownership after your death. And heirs contesting the will or claiming the property without a will could further complicate the transfer.
Undisclosed Liens
When a previous property owner doesn't clear their debts, it could jeopardize you as the new property owner. Even if the debts aren't yours, the creditors for the past tenant can put liens on your property, which often happens with distressed properties, especially those sold quickly.
Easements and Encumbrances
Once you own a property, you may learn about easements that allow government agencies or others to enter and use parts or all of your land. Easements are portions of land you must leave accessible to third parties. So you can't develop that part of the property in a way that would prevent others from using it. Encumbrances, such as any third-party claims by financial institutions or restrictions limiting your property's use, can also be an important part of titling. Learning about these issues after you buy a property is disheartening.
How Can You Correct Mistakes With Titling To Protect Your Assets?
Correct titling mistakes as soon as possible is vital, but this is sometimes easier said than done. If you notice a mistake in your title, you have three options for correcting it:
A correction deed: You can use a correction deed, also called a corrective or confirmatory deed, to fix errors on a publicly filed property title. This type of deed only amends an existing deed to point out and correct errors on it, so you can't use it to transfer the property.
An affidavit of correction: If the error on your title is minor, you can file an affidavit of correction. These affidavits are usually for spelling errors and other minor mistakes.
A quitclaim deed: When you can't use one of the other methods to fix an error on a deed, you might use a quitclaim deed, which can remove someone with no financial obligation to the property from a title or correct other issues related to a property's title.
If you try one or more of these methods and the title still has errors, you may need to speak to an attorney or financial advisor about your options.
How Can You Avoid Common Mistakes With Titling?
The best way to avoid common mistakes with titling is to review all your title paperwork carefully before you finalize anything. Having a solid estate plan and a financial advisor can also help eliminate errors in your titling and ownership of assets, as your advisor can spot and prevent errors from becoming an issue.
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Is it possible to get a "Consume" button in the item description for food items?
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In the Infinity Engine games, you could drink potions and consumables from the inventory screen.
Potions etc are combat-only for Pillars of Eternity, but several consumables can be used out of combat.
Because you tend to equip these items only to use them (which takes several button clicks/key presses to equip an item/close the inventory and then use the item from the Main HUD), I think it would be good to look into a button on the item description that allows the player to consume the item from within the inventory screen.
I think the game is paused in the inventory screen, which may be an issue - there's probably a few ways you could handle it, such as simply queuing the action, or just forgoing the animation and playing the consume sound, and adding the buff from the inventory.
I understand this may not be a feasible feature for release day though, but I would request it be added to the task list for a patch, if it doesn't make the cut. | eng | 8d5f7c7b-e0d8-4957-939f-1069bd0ba7a9 | https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/70451-is-it-possible-to-get-a-consume-button-in-the-item-description-for-food-items/?sortby=date |
NASA's Juno finally sends back images of Jupiter and moon after radiation plume
This false color image was created by citizen researcher Navaneeth Krishnan S using raw data from … [+] NASA's Juno spacecraft on its 47th flyby on December 15, 2022.
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Several images have been returned to Earth from NASA's Juno spacecraft showing the beauty of the giant planet Jupiter and its tiny lava-covered moon Io.
When the solar-powered spacecraft completed its 47th close pass (perijove) from Jupiter on December 14, it attempted to return its science data to NASA, but the downlink was disrupted.
After an initial return of just one image – of its volcanic moon Io – the rest of the raw data for Io and Jupiter appeared online on 4 January. Since then, a team of image editors – all dedicated volunteer "citizen scientists" – have been posting a bunch of spectacular finished images online.
MORE FROM FORBESA spike of radiation hit NASA's Juno just as it snapped this jaw-dropping new imageOf Jamie Carter
The delay was caused by a radiation-intensive part of Jupiter's magnetosphere, according to NASA. Mission controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory restarted the on-board computer and put the spacecraft into safe mode.
Juno's images of I0 — the most volcanic body in the Solar System — were taken while Juno was 40,000 miles away. The moon is believed to have an underground ocean of magma. Just before Juno came close to Io, a burst of volcanic activity began.
Io is in a constant gravitational tug of war with Jupiter and the other large moons, so much so that it actually changes shape during its 42-hour orbit. It is believed that constant stretching and squeezing causes frictional "tidal heating."
This flyby of Io was Juno's first of nine over the next few years, two of which will be from just 1,500 kilometers away.
"The team is very excited that Juno's extended mission includes the study of Jupiter's moons. With each close flyby, we have been able to obtain a wealth of new information," said Juno principal investigator Scott Bolton of the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio . "Juno sensors are designed to study Jupiter, but we've been excited by how well they can do double duty by observing Jupiter's moons."
Juno launched in 2011 and arrived at Jupiter in 2016. It has since completed 47 close flybys of the planet's polar regions, with the last on December 15, 2022. It included the first of nine flybys of Io — the most volcanic body in the Solar System — two of them from only 930 miles/1500 kilometers away.
The two superclose flybys will take place on December 30, 2023 and February 3, 2024. During them, Juno will study Io's volcanoes and how volcanic eruptions interact with Jupiter's powerful magnetosphere and auroras.
The spacecraft is in a highly elliptical orbit that sees it come close to Jupiter's moons and the planet's polar regions only once every five or six weeks, which is when it turns on its two-megapixel camera.
Juno's mission is to study Jupiter's composition, magnetic field and magnetosphere, to measure water in the atmosphere and winds. It has discovered how Jupiter's atmosphere works and revealed the complexity and asymmetry of its magnetic field.
Juno has also revealed the size of Jupiter's "Great Red Spot", which stretches over 200 miles/350 kilometers. The solar system's largest storm is located 22º south of Jupiter's equator and has been raging since at least 1830. Its diameter makes it almost twice the size of Earth.
The spacecraft also studied Jupiter's "Great Blue Spot," an isolated patch of intense magnetic field near the planet's equator.
The JunoCam instrument aboard the Mission Juno spacecraft captured this image of Jupiter's volcanics … [+] moon Io on December 14 from a distance of about 40,000 miles (64,000 kilometers).
NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS
In October 2021, new findings from Juno provided the first 3D look at how the giant planet's "beautiful and violent atmosphere" operates beneath the uppermost layers of clouds.
It has also completed close flybys of Jupiter's moons Europa and Ganymede, sending back a total of over three terabits of scientific data so far.
However, the spacecraft is now in an exciting extended mission. After completing in November 2021 its standard 37-orbit five-year survey of Jupiter, Juno was given a new lifetime through 2025.
Although it may get a further extension, if not then the spaceship's 76th and last perijove will be September 15, 2025, when it will perform a "death dive" into the gas giant. That would prevent it from accidentally crashing into, and possibly contaminating, one of Jupiter's moons.
Juno is the ninth spacecraft to image Jupiter, the others being Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, Galileo Orbiter and Galileo Probe, Ulysses and Cassini.
Juno's next flyby of Jupiter, perijove 48, takes place on 22 January 2023. | eng | 69c2e303-b778-4000-9650-a1eb8f4c3a1c | https://theoznews.com/nasas-juno-finally-sends-back-images-of-jupiter-and-moon-after-radiation-plume/ |
The Role of the Surrogate's Spouse in surrogacy law
The act of a woman carrying and giving birth to a child on behalf of another person or couple is known as surrogacy.
Women with specific medical issues that make it risky or difficult for them to become pregnant, carry the pregnancy, and give birth may be good candidates for entering the surrogacy program.
In Ukraine, the surrogate won't be the child's legal parent at birth both according to the surrogacy agreement and the law. If the surrogate is married, she might need her spouse's consent for entering the program if it's written in the agreement.
There are two orders that regulate establishing parental rights for surrogacy.
A parental order
The parental rights of the surrogate and her spouse are terminated by such an order, and the parental rights are transferred to the intended parent or parents. The legislation permits either one party alone or one party and a partner to file for a parental order. However, the application must be made within six months of the child's birth.
If filing jointly, at least one applicant must be the child's genetic relative. The applicants must be married, in a civil partnership, or cohabiting with someone else. They must also have the kid live with them and stay continuously in the country of the surrogacy program's execution.
Adoption order
The surrogate will have no further rights or duties to the child after obtaining a parental or adoption order. It should be emphasized that even if you are listed as the child's legal parent on a foreign birth certificate, you will still need to file for a parental or adoption order when you return to your home country.
If there is any dispute over who the kid's legal parents should be, the issue must be brought before the court, which will decide based on the child's best interests.
Defining the role of the surrogate's spouse in surrogacy law
The surrogate's spouse is not medically involved in the surrogacy process. However, his or her opinion and actions play a significant role in the program.
In general, all surrogates must declare that they are either married, unmarried or divorced in order to become a surrogate. The legal status of the surrogate is important as it defines the role of her spouse in the surrogacy process.
A surrogate's spouse is involved in:
forming a relationship with the intended parents, potentially spending social and family time with them;
attending fertility appointments and counseling sessions or looking after the surrogate's children while the surrogate does;
being fully engaged with the professionals supporting the surrogacy process, such as the agency, counselors, fertility clinic professionals, and lawyers advising the surrogate;
hands-on support at home with household jobs during the pregnancy;
attending the birth as a birth partner or looking after the surrogate's children during that time;
being there for the surrogate after the birth as life slowly returns to normal;
being the surrogate's sounding board and advocate, and garnering any extra support if she needs it.
The involvement of a surrogate's partner is encouraged and starts right at the beginning of the surrogacy process. The spouse will be part of the preparation process as well as the match with the intended parents.
Consent and agreement of the surrogate's spouse
A spouse will be impacted by their partner's decision to become a surrogate since it will affect their time and energy as a mother and as a spouse during this journey. Before proceeding, the surrogate requires his approval.
This is where consent becomes crucial. First, a prospective surrogate has to do her research and explain in detail how the process will go to her spouse. This is highly important to achieve agreement and consent from the partner.
If you plan an international surrogacy, you might need a fertility lawyer to assist you as fertility laws vary significantly among the countries. For example, in Ukraine, only the intended parents and the surrogate are a part of the surrogacy agreement, excluding the surrogate's spouse from any decisions made about the pregnancy. But, in order to maintain healthy relationships within the couple, it is highly recommended to explain everything in detail and involve the spouse in the surrogacy process through his consent.
Spousal support during the surrogacy process
It is anticipated that the surrogate may not feel well or have as much energy as normal throughout the pregnancy, which means her partner may need to assist with more daily tasks around the house and with their own children.
Friends, relatives, acquaintances, and even complete strangers frequently have a lot to say about any pregnancy, and when surrogacy is involved, there are even more inquiries and remarks. The spouse might be questioned about the pregnancy and his excitement for starting a family. Both of spouses need to be ready to respond to these inquiries and to discuss surrogacy with others.
Also, the surrogate's lifestyle changes completely with the pregnancy. With that in mind, it's crucial that she has enough support for her daily activities ‒ primarily, from her spouse.
Possible challenges
Being a partner to a surrogate may impact one in many ways. First of all, there are a few legal challenges that need the surrogate's partner's attention. For example, some countries allow surrogacy only with the agreement of the surrogate's spouse, and some need his consent to proceed with the program. Also, if the surrogacy agreement states so, a surrogate's spouse must abdicate his parental rights over the surrogate-born child (although this is a very uncommon indication).
In most popular destinations, however, the spouse is not involved in the legal part of the surrogacy program.
The emotional part, however, is always present. As a partner of a pregnant surrogate, the spouse might experience certain challenges that include changes in the lifestyle, extended emotional support for their partner, and some emotional hardships through the journey. Aside from the emotional challenges of the pregnancy, surrogacy will have additional emotional challenges.
However, the impact on the relationship between the surrogate and her spouse is difficult to predict. In most couples, surrogacy is a consented choice where both spouses agree on the decision. Being in touch with the intended parents might be an additional emotional factor, as a relationship between the surrogate, her spouse, and the intended parents is highly important for legal and emotional factors of the surrogacy program's success.
In conclusion, the legal role of the surrogate's spouse varies depending on the country where the surrogate resides. The more universal impact is carried by the emotional support of the spouse during the surrogacy process.
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Command-Y or Command-Shift-Z. Undo shortcut. Action, Mac shortcut keys. Undo. Command-Z. Have you ever seen undo or redo shortcuts using a key other than Z or Y ...
You can undo no problem (Control/Command-Shift-Z) but what's the shortcut for redo? The redo shortcut is normally either Control/Command-Shift-Z or Control/Command-Y. The easy rule of thumb is throw in a shift key. Try it on other shortcuts when you're trying...
FAQs
To undo an action, press Ctrl + Z. To redo an undone action, press Ctrl + Y. The Undo and Redo features let you remove or repeat single or multiple typing actions, but all actions must be undone or redone in the order you did or undid them – you can't skip actions.
To redo something you've undone, press Ctrl+Y or F4. (If F4 doesn't seem to work, you may need to press the F-Lock key or Fn Key, then F4). If you prefer to use the mouse, click Redo on the Quick Access toolbar. (The Redo button only appears after you've undone an action.)The F1 through F12 keys on a computer keyboard are known as the "function keys" or "F-keys" and have a specific purpose set out by the operating system or a running programme. They can be used in conjunction with Alt or Ctrl.
The redo function restores any actions that were previously undone using an undo. Some people may refer to this feature as a reverse undo. For example, if you typed a word, and then deleted it using an undo, the redo function restores the word you deleted ("undid").
Undo is a U turn backward, redo is a U turn forward. It indicates that you are returning to a place you've already been, either forwards (redo) or backwards (undo). The refresh button being a near circle indicates that you are doing something and returning right where you started, neither forwards nor backwards.
You can undo recent changes you make to a document, then redo them if you change your mind. Do any of the following: Undo the last action: Choose Edit > Undo (from the Edit menu at the top of your screen), or press Command-Z on your keyboard. Redo the last action you undid: Choose Edit > Redo, or press Command-Shift-Z. | eng | d23ffb19-dc18-4bad-91c5-cf084da86e1c | https://baubbi.online/article/keyboard-shortcut-key-to-redo. |
US Arts Education Center was founded in 1997 and is among the top private art institutions in Southern California. We are proud to bring their vision for outstanding fine arts education to the east coast. With professional instructors, an established system & curriculum for 15+ years, and a creative artistic environment, we love to encourage our artists to grow and find their talent.
Operating as usual
05/23/2022
Wall of Fame
04/07/2022
Congrats to the March Winners for the most likes!
04/06/2022
Wall of Fame!
03/07/2022
Congratulations to the February wall of fame winners!
01/31/2022
Congratulations to the January Winner!
01/02/2022
Congratulations to the December winners for the most post likes!
12/07/2021
Wall of fame!
12/07/2021
Congratulations to Novembers winners for the most likes!
05/08/2021
03/17/2021
Spectacular work from all of our students, especially our Room 5 and 6 students who are learning how to paint from home while we are continuing our online classes. Bravo!
02/27/2021
Very powerful pieces from our students featured this week!
02/20/2021
As students get older and the projects get more technically advanced, they can spend many weeks or even months perfecting one piece. Beginning in Room 1, we teach the importance of finishing a piece completely as it helps their focus and their patience as they progress into more difficult levels.
Beautiful works this week, as always! We admire the time and effort every student puts into their artwork!
02/10/2021
Beautiful, saturated color choices and fun details are prominent in a lot of our Wall of Fame pictures this week!
02/02/2021
We hope everyone has stayed safe and warm during the snowstorm! Take a look at some of the latest pieces from our students, showcasing their talent and hard work.
01/16/2021
Back to posting some great recent works by our students!
Be sure to continue to email us your child's finished artworks so their teacher can closely monitor their progress as they start doing more difficult projects in Quarter 2.
12/31/2020
To celebrate teaching mostly online for 2020, the students were to have picked their favorite picture they've created online, since March, to hold up for a photograph. We are very proud of our students and their hard work! Please enjoy a glance into all different classrooms!
We hope you all have had a wonderful holiday break.
12/19/2020
Check out our final Wall of Fame for the year! Thank you to our wonderful students for working so hard online.
12/12/2020
Wow! Masterpieces from all of our featured students this week.
12/05/2020
We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Check out some amazing pieces from our students :)
11/21/2020
Beautiful artworks by our students for our weekly Wall of Fame.
11/14/2020
Our students are hard at work learning new skills!
You may notice, we don't have as many photos as usual this week. At the beginning of the year, it takes longer for students to finish projects.
Sometimes teachers choose to display more works later in the year when students are more confident and the projects are more complex. As the year goes on, we'll have a higher volume of featured works.
Every student will be displayed 2x a year (maybe 3!), so if your child has not been displayed yet, don't worry! Their teacher is likely waiting to display their work from the more interesting projects that are introduced in Quarters 2, 3 and 4.
11/07/2020
Congratulations to our Wall of Fame students this week! Great job!
10/30/2020
Lots of pumpkins to celebrate Halloween & more!
10/24/2020
A lot of different styles in this week's Wall of Fame!
10/16/2020
Some really great pieces from the end of summer and beginning of our school year!
10/09/2020
Our students have already finished some great pieces since starting the new year.
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US Arts Education Center was founded in 1997 and is among the top private art institutions in Southern California. We are proud to bring their vision for outstanding fine arts education to the east coast: Chantilly, Virginia and Fairfax, Virginia.
With professional instructors, an established system & curriculum for 15+ years, and a creative artistic environment, we love to encourage our young artists to grow and find their talent. | eng | 9fc6a7dc-04c9-4598-8888-3c2036e09000 | https://www.schoolandcollegelistings.com/US/Chantilly/393482594077376/US-Arts-Center |
Synopsis:
From Publisher's Weekly:
In this companion to The Legend of the Bluebonnet, Little Gopher is smaller than the rest of the children in his tribe and can't keep up with those who ride, run, wrestle or shoot with bows and arrows. But, he has a talent of his own he is an artist. When he grows older, a Dream-Vision comes to him: a young Indian maiden and her grandfather tell him that he will paint pictures of the great warriors with colors as pure as the evening sky. Little Gopher's paintings never satisfy him because the colors are dull and dark, but he keeps trying. In the night, a voice tells him how to find paint-filled brushes; Little Gopher locates them, and they become brilliantly colored flowers known as Indian Paintbrush. This tale is related with deceptive simplicity by dePaola; he enhances the plainness of the story with his primitive illustrations, and, like Little Gopher, he finds inspiration in the colors of the sunset.
This is a folktale. What is a folktale? Do you know any other examples of folktales?
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Find on a map the Plains states, from Wyoming down through Texas.
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When do you think this story took place?
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What do you think an Indian paintbrush is?
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The author's note says that Indian paintbrush is the state flower of Wyoming. Do you know what the state flower of California is? [the golden poppy] Have you seen poppies?
Discussion topics for during/after reading:
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What are you special at—what is your talent? Do you know yet? Maybe you'll find out later. What do you enjoy doing?
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What are other members of your family good at; what are their talents?
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What does Little Gopher like to do? How is it related to his talent?
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Have you ever had a dream that might relate to your future, which seems real?
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What are some of the colors we see in nature?
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Bring ahead brown paper grocery bags, or use construction paper, and cut a shape that looks like an animal skin. Draw on it a picture in the style of the book of your family doing something you enjoy.
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Draw a picture of the hillside covered with flowers. Draw the sunset behind the hillside | eng | 45df2819-3c74-49f5-9060-69f59e5ccb84 | http://readingtokids.org/Books/BookView.php?pag=1&bookID=00000581 |
Are Mobile Homes Safe in Florida?
Myth 1: Mobile Homes Are Not Safe: Reality: While mobile homes may have unique vulnerabilities in certain weather conditions, they can be made safe through proper anchoring, building code adherence, structural reinforcements, and other measures. Modern manufactured homes are designed with safety standards in mind.
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Myth 2: Mobile Homes Are Poorly Constructed: Reality: Mobile homes are constructed in controlled factory environments, where quality control measures are implemented. Many modern mobile homes are built to high standards, utilizing advanced materials and technology.
Myth 3: Mobile Homes Are Temporary or Inferior Housing: Reality: Mobile homes are available in a variety of sizes, styles, and configurations, making them suitable for both temporary and permanent living. Some people choose mobile homes as a cost-effective and viable housing option.
Myth 4: Mobile Homes Depreciate Rapidly in Value: Reality: While mobile homes may not appreciate in value at the same rate as traditional site-built homes, their depreciation can vary depending on factors like location, condition, and the overall real estate market. Proper maintenance and improvements can help preserve value.
Myth 5: Mobile Home Communities Are Undesirable: Reality: Mobile home communities can vary widely in terms of appearance, amenities, and sense of community. Some mobile home communities offer well-maintained grounds, shared facilities, and a sense of belonging.
Myth 6: Mobile Homes Lack Amenities and Comfort: Reality: Many modern mobile homes come equipped with modern amenities such as updated kitchens, bathrooms, heating, cooling, and energy-efficient features. They can offer comfortable living spaces comparable to traditional homes.
Myth 7: Mobile Homes Are Only for Low-Income Individuals: Reality: Mobile homes can attract a diverse range of residents, including individuals seeking affordable housing, retirees looking to downsize, and people who value the convenience and lifestyle mobile home communities offer.
Myth 8: Mobile Homes Are Not Energy-Efficient: Reality: Modern mobile homes can be designed with energy-efficient features like insulation, high-quality windows, and energy-efficient appliances. They can be equipped to meet or exceed energy efficiency standards.
Myth 9: Mobile Homes Are Difficult to Finance: Reality: Financing options for mobile homes are available, including traditional mortgage loans, personal loans, and loans specifically designed for manufactured homes. Lenders often consider factors such as credit history, down payment, and the home's age and condition.
Myth 10: Mobile Homes Have Limited Resale Value: Reality: Mobile homes can have resale value, especially if they are well-maintained and located in desirable communities. Factors such as location, condition, and market demand can influence resale value.
It's important to consider individual circumstances, preferences, and local regulations when assessing the suitability of living in a mobile home. While there are misconceptions, mobile homes can provide a viable and affordable housing solution for many individuals and families.
The Safety of Mobile Homes in Florida
Mobile homes, also known as manufactured homes, can be found in various parts of Florida due to the state's warm climate and housing affordability. However, the safety of mobile homes in Florida can be influenced by several factors:
Hurricanes and Severe Weather: Florida is prone to hurricanes and tropical storms, which can bring strong winds and heavy rainfall. While mobile homes are more vulnerable to these weather events compared to traditional homes, newer manufactured homes built to stricter codes may offer better resistance to hurricanes. Some mobile homes are designed to meet wind zone ratings, which indicate their ability to withstand wind speeds typical in different areas.
Building Codes: Florida has specific building codes and regulations for manufactured homes to ensure they are constructed to withstand the state's weather conditions. These codes are intended to enhance the safety and resilience of mobile homes.
Location: The location of the mobile home within Florida can impact its safety. Homes located in high-risk flood zones or areas prone to storm surges are more vulnerable to flooding and water damage during hurricanes.
Foundation and Anchoring: Proper installation and anchoring of the mobile home are crucial for its stability and safety. Homes that are not securely anchored can be more susceptible to damage during severe weather.
Maintenance: Regular maintenance and upkeep of the mobile home are important for its safety. This includes inspecting the roof, windows, doors, and other structural components to ensure they are in good condition.
Community Standards: Many mobile homes are located in communities or parks with their own rules and regulations. Some communities may have additional requirements for safety measures, such as anchoring systems or storm shutters.
Insurance: Having appropriate insurance coverage for your mobile home is essential in Florida, especially given the risk of hurricanes and severe weather. Ensure that your insurance policy covers damage caused by hurricanes and related perils.
Upgrades and Retrofitting: Depending on the age of the mobile home, retrofitting or upgrading certain features can enhance its safety. This might include reinforcing the roof, installing impact-resistant windows, and improving the anchoring system.
Mobile home in Sarasota
Mobile Homes are Well-made
Factory-built homes, which include both manufactured homes and modular homes, can indeed be well-made and offer a range of benefits. However, the quality of factory-built homes can vary based on factors such as the manufacturer's reputation, construction standards, materials used, and compliance with building codes. Here are some key points to consider:
1. Consistent Construction Standards: Factory-built homes are constructed in controlled environments, which can lead to more consistent construction quality. Manufacturers often follow standardized construction processes that ensure uniformity and adherence to building codes.
2. Enhanced Quality Control: Factory-built homes undergo rigorous quality control checks throughout the manufacturing process. These checks help identify and address potential issues before the home is delivered to its final location.
3. Customization: Many factory-built homes offer a level of customization, allowing buyers to choose from various floor plans, finishes, fixtures, and features. This ensures that the home meets the buyer's preferences and needs.
4. Energy Efficiency: Factory-built homes are designed with energy efficiency in mind. They often incorporate modern insulation, windows, heating, and cooling systems that can lead to reduced energy consumption and lower utility bills.
5. Shorter Construction Time: Factory-built homes can be constructed more quickly than traditional site-built homes. Since they are not subject to weather delays and other on-site factors, the construction process can be more efficient.
6. Affordability: Factory-built homes can be more cost-effective compared to traditional homes. The controlled manufacturing environment, efficient construction process, and economies of scale can contribute to lower costs.
7. Compliance with Building Codes: Manufactured homes and modular homes are subject to building codes established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and state/local authorities. This ensures that they meet safety, structural, and construction standards.
8. Durability: When properly designed and constructed, factory-built homes can be durable and long-lasting. High-quality materials, skilled craftsmanship, and adherence to standards contribute to the overall durability of the home.
9. Variability in Quality: While many factory-built homes are well-made, it's essential to research and choose reputable manufacturers known for producing quality homes. Lower-priced models or homes from less reputable manufacturers may not meet the same quality standards.
10. Inspection and Certification: Before a factory-built home is delivered to its final location, it is typically inspected by third-party agencies to ensure compliance with building codes and quality standards.
What are the Preventive Measures of Mobile Homes Against Hurricanes in Florida?
Mobile homes in hurricane-prone areas like Florida are more vulnerable to the effects of strong winds and heavy rainfall. However, there are several preventive measures you can take to enhance the safety and resilience of your mobile home against hurricanes:
1. Choose a Safe Location:
If possible, locate your mobile home in a designated safe area that is less prone to flooding and storm surges. Avoid low-lying areas and flood zones.
2. Secure Anchoring:
Ensure that your mobile home is properly anchored to the ground according to Florida's wind zone requirements. Proper anchoring can significantly reduce the risk of the home being lifted or moved by strong winds.
Sarasota Florida Mobile Home Park
3. Reinforce Roof and Walls:
Strengthen the roof and walls of your mobile home by adding hurricane straps or clips to provide better resistance to strong winds.
4. Impact-Resistant Windows and Doors:
Install impact-resistant windows and doors to protect against flying debris and high winds. These specially designed windows and doors can help prevent damage to the interior of your home.
5. Trim Trees and Remove Debris:
Trim trees and branches that are close to your mobile home to reduce the risk of them falling onto your home during a storm.
Remove any loose items, debris, or potential projectiles from around your mobile home that could become hazards in high winds.
6. Storm Shutters:
If your mobile home is not equipped with impact-resistant windows, consider installing storm shutters to protect windows and doors from flying debris.
7. Reinforce Skirting:
Reinforce the skirting around the base of your mobile home to prevent it from being lifted by strong winds. Use sturdy materials and secure them tightly to the ground.
8. Secure Porches and Additions:
If you have porches, decks, or other additions, make sure they are securely attached to your mobile home and properly anchored.
9. Maintain Drainage:
Ensure that the drainage system around your mobile home is clear and functioning properly to prevent flooding.
10. Emergency Plan:
Have a well-defined emergency plan in place that includes evacuation routes, emergency contacts, and a designated safe location.
11. Insurance:
Make sure your mobile home is adequately insured against hurricane damage. Review your insurance policy to understand what is covered and consider adding additional coverage if necessary.
12. Stay Informed:
Stay informed about weather forecasts and updates from local authorities. Follow evacuation orders if they are issued.
13. Retrofitting and Upgrades:
Consider retrofitting your mobile home with additional structural reinforcements and upgrades, such as hurricane straps, reinforced doors, and roofing improvements.
While mobile homes can be made safer through adherence to codes, regulations, and preventive measures, it's important to recognize that they still have inherent limitations compared to site-built homes. If you are considering living in a mobile home in Florida, it's recommended to conduct thorough research, work with reputable manufacturers, and consult with experts in mobile home safety and hurricane preparedness to ensure that your home is as safe as possible in the event of severe weather.
Remember that each mobile home is unique, and preventive measures may need to be tailored to your specific circumstances. It's advisable to consult with experts who specialize in mobile home safety and hurricane preparedness for personalized recommendations. | eng | d10560e4-a76b-461e-9948-570896cb7d10 | https://www.sellmobilehome.com/blog/are-mobile-homes-safe-in-florida/ |
How Loans Affect Today's Economy
Sometimes it becomes necessary to borrow money. It can be to purchase a home, start a business, or pay for education. When done correctly, borrowing money can help improve the quality of life for an individual or their family. However, misused, it can hurt the economy. So let's explore the possible effects of loans and some of the pros and cons of borrowing money.
What is a loan, and how does it work?
A loan is a debt instrument, typically involving the lending of money by one party to another. The borrower usually signs a promissory note and agrees to repay the principal amount of the loan plus interest at a specified rate and over a specified period. The lender may be an individual, financial institution, or government entity.
Each type of loan has distinct advantages and disadvantages, so it's vital to choose the right loan for your needs. A loan can be a great tool to finance major purchases or consolidate debt, but you need to understand how they work before signing on the dotted line.
The different types of loans available to consumers
When it comes to borrowing money, there are various options available to consumers. The most common type of loan is a traditional bank loan, which is typically used for large purchases such as a home or a car. However, there are also many other types available, including personal loans, business loans, and student loans. Each loan is different and will cater to different needs.
For example, personal loans can be a great option for those who need to consolidate debt or make a large purchase. However, they typically have higher interest rates than other types of loans. Student loans can be beneficial for those who are pursuing a degree, but they may have strict repayment terms. Business loans can be used to finance start-ups or expand existing businesses, but they often come with high-interest rates and difficult repayment terms. When choosing a loan, consider your needs and compare the different options available to find the best fit.
How loans have affected the economy
Loans help businesses grow in many ways. For example, loans may be used to invest in new marketing strategies or expand operations. You may even need $400 loan to buy a piece of new equipment.
Loans can also be used for personal expenses, such as education or medical bills. While they can have many positive effects, they can also pose risk to the economy. When people take out loans, they are typically required to make regular payments over time. If borrowers default on their loans, it can lead to financial difficulties for both the borrower and the lender. In addition, when interest rates rise, it can make it more difficult for borrowers to repay their loans. As a result, loans can have both positive and negative effects on the economy.
Why some people are in favor of loaning money while others are not
People have different views on borrowing money. Some feel that it's a good way to help out friends or family members in need, while others believe that it can lead to difficult situations if the loan is not repaid. There are pros and cons to both sides of the argument.
Those who are in favor of loaning money typically believe that it's a good way to show support for someone in need. By doing so, you can help out a friend or family member with a short-term financial issue. It can be helpful in emergencies or when someone is going through a tough time.
Additionally, loaning money can build closer relationships between people. The act of helping someone in need can create a stronger bond between the two individuals.
On the other hand, those who are against loaning money believe that it can often lead to difficult situations. If the loan is not repaid, it can put a strain on the relationship between the two people. Additionally, loaning money can sometimes result in resentment from the person who borrowed the money. They may feel obligated to repay the loan, even if they are struggling financially. It can create a lot of stress for both parties involved. Ultimately, it's crucial to weigh the pros and cons of loaning money before making a decision.
What the future of loans looks like for consumers and the economy as a whole
The future of loans is likely to be shaped by two major forces: the ongoing digital transformation of the financial sector and the continuing recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. On the one hand, the shift to online and mobile banking is making it easier for consumers to compare loan offers and choose the best option for their needs. At the same time, however, the pandemic has underscored the importance of financial stability, and many borrowers are now focusing on minimizing risk. As a result, we expect to see a continued increase in the demand for low-risk loan products, such as fixed-rate mortgages. So we believe that lenders will become more cautious in their underwriting and will focus on borrowers with strong credit histories. Overall, the future of loans looks uncertain but promising. Consumers will have more choices than ever before, but they will have to face new challenges. | eng | eb08cfa9-6db5-4cd3-84d8-cece97aeabf9 | https://techguments.com/loans-affect-todays-economy/ |
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Is Whitby a cheap place to live?
When it comes to Whitby, it's understandable to question whether it's a cheap place to live. As with any location, a variety of factors will affect living costs. The good news, however, is that Whitby is generally considered an affordable town to reside in.
To start, housing prices in Whitby are quite reasonable, particularly in comparison to other cities in Canada. For instance, the average home price in the city is roughly $666,000, which is relatively affordable when you consider that the average in Toronto is over a million dollars. This means that for individuals looking to purchase a home or rent an apartment, Whitby may be an appealing option that provides excellent value.
In addition to affordable housing, Whitby offers a low cost of living when compared to other big cities in Ontario. The community offers a range of options for dining and entertainment, which are also relatively cheap compared to similar options available elsewhere. Whether you prefer to dine out with friends or take in a show at the theater, there's no shortage of options in Whitby that won't break the bank.
Another important consideration for those considering living in Whitby is the quality of life. The city is safe, clean, and generally offers easy access to amenities. With a wide range of parks, recreational spaces, and natural areas to explore, there's plenty to see and do in Whitby. In addition, residents can take advantage of excellent healthcare facilities, reputable educational institutions, and an extensive transportation network that makes getting around town and beyond relatively stress-free.
Overall, it's clear that Whitby is a great place to live that offers an affordable lifestyle for individuals and families alike. Whether you're seeking a low-cost option or simply want to live in a friendly community with plenty of amenities and attractions, Whitby is the perfect place to call home.
How does the cost of living in Whitby compare to nearby cities?
Whitby is known as a desirable town with a bustling community located in the Durham region of the Greater Toronto Area. As with any town or city, the cost of living in Whitby can be a major factor for those looking to move to the area. In general, the cost of living in Whitby is slightly higher than some of its neighboring cities. The cost of housing, for example, tends to be higher in Whitby compared to cities such as Oshawa and Bowmanville. While the average cost of a home in Whitby is around $750,000, the prices tend to dip towards the $500,000 mark in Oshawa and Bowmanville.
The cost of utilities and transportation is also relatively similar in the surrounding cities in comparison to Whitby. Food, however, is known to be more expensive in Whitby, especially when it comes to dining out. The price of restaurants and bars in Whitby is higher due to the limited selection of food and the high demand for restaurants. This can also be attributed to the fact that Whitby is a tourist-friendly town, which can drive up prices.
In conclusion, Whitby can be slightly more expensive than some of its neighboring cities when it comes to the cost of living. However, the small price difference is compensated by the excellent quality of life and close proximity to major cities and attractions. And although it may have a higher price tag when it comes to the cost of living, residents of Whitby appreciate the quality of life and overall atmosphere of the town.
What are some of the most affordable housing options in Whitby?
Whitby, a suburban town located in the Greater Toronto Area, is known for its gorgeous waterfront, vibrant community, and affordable housing options. For those looking for affordable housing options in Whitby, there are several areas and neighborhoods that offer budget-friendly options. One such area is the downtown core, which boasts numerous apartment buildings and townhomes that are geared towards renters who aim to keep their living expenses low. Additionally, there are several retirement communities located in the town that offer affordable and accessible housing options for seniors.
Another affordable housing option in Whitby is the North Whitby area which is located near the Oshawa border. This area has seen an increase in the development of affordable condominiums and townhomes which are ideal for first-time homebuyers who want to stay on budget. There are also several older homes in this area that can be purchased at a reasonable price, offering a budget-friendly option for those who want to own a home in Whitby.
Overall, Whitby has plenty of affordable housing options for individuals and families looking to live in this beautiful town. With many areas and neighborhoods to choose from, there is something for everyone's budget and taste.
Are there any strategies or tips for saving money while living in Whitby?
Living in Whitby can be expensive, but there are several strategies and tips you can use to save money. One of the easiest and most effective ways to save money is by adopting a budget-friendly lifestyle. This could involve cooking your own meals, shopping for groceries at discount stores or cooking in bulk and freezing the leftovers. Other tips for saving money in Whitby include carpooling, using public transportation, and walking or biking whenever possible. Additionally, shopping at local thrift stores and secondhand shops can help you save money on clothing and household items.
Another effective way to save money in Whitby is by taking advantage of local deals and discounts offered by businesses in the area. Many local businesses offer loyalty programs that reward customers with discounts or other perks for their continued patronage. Additionally, using coupons and taking advantage of sales can help you save money on anything from food and clothing to entertainment and home goods. By taking advantage of these strategies and tips, you can enjoy all that Whitby has to offer without breaking the bank.
How does the availability of jobs and economic opportunities impact the overall affordability of living in Whitby?
Whitby is a growing community with an abundance of job opportunities. The availability of jobs plays a critical role in the overall affordability of living in Whitby. A thriving job market means there is a larger number of people with relatively high incomes, which can positively impact the local economy, contributing to the affordability of living. A high employment rate leads to a higher demand for goods and services provided by local businesses. Local businesses that experience increased traffic can offer lower prices and access to more goods and services which translates to increased affordability of living for residents.
In addition to job availability, economic opportunities also play a significant role in the affordability of living in Whitby. The city has an efficient transportation system and excellent infrastructure for businesses. As a result, it attracts investors and entrepreneurs, which leads to job creation and economic growth. As more businesses establish themselves in the area, job opportunities increase further, leading to increased income levels for residents. An increase in income translates to a more affordable way of living, improved equity, and an overall improved standard of living. Additionally, a well-established economy implies that Whitby will be less susceptible to future financial recessions, leading to continued economic growth and more affordability for its residents.
What are some of the most common expenses that residents of Whitby may encounter?
Whitby is a beautiful town in the Durham Region of Ontario, Canada, known for its spectacular Lakefront location and scenic trails. Although it's an ideal place to live, financial expenses are inevitable for its residents. Some of the most common expenses that residents of Whitby may encounter include housing, groceries, utilities, and transportation. Housing costs in Whitby depend on the type and location of the property. The rent for a small apartment ranges from $1200 to $1500 per month, while the rent for a townhouse or semi-detached house can range from $1800 to $2500 per month, depending on its size and location.
Grocery expenses in Whitby can vary depending on the lifestyle and the eating habits of residents. Typically, a family of four spends around $200- $250 per week on groceries. Utility bills such as hydro, water, gas, and internet could high up to $300 per month. Transportation is also an essential expense for residents of Whitby. The town has public transit services like buses and trains, which are affordable and safe, but owning a car can be expensive due to insurance and maintenance costs.
In conclusion, living in Whitby can be expensive, as residents must regularly deal with housing, groceries, utilities, transportation, and other expenses. However, with proper budgeting and financial planning, these expenses can be kept under control to ensure that living in Whitby is as financially comfortable as possible | eng | 517296d2-a5d8-4a68-bdde-19f623d2ed8b | https://newcanadianlife.com/is-whitby-a-cheap-place-to-live/ |
Write a Strategy Proposal academic paper for the fashion industry.
The paper is a Strategy Proposal academic paper for one of my modules in my MBA program.
Focus is: the fashion industry, ( Leader A, my mentee's fashion brand Company A which is a small independent fashion designer label with their own small tailoring team, making custom made ready to wear), rebranded as a new e-commerce ready-to-wear brand (not custom made anymore) re-started during covid-19, and the new strategy to operate with only Virtual Teams (research based on VTs in pandemic era should be added), as the brand owner with no other direct teams, only outsourced teams including product development, production, e-commerce team, logistics company, customer service and social media management (a fashion entrepreneur's start-up business during covid).
Also new strategy to rebrand as a sustainable fashion brand. A PESTLE Analysis and SWOT are needed. Market is USA. Research H&M, Banana Republic, Tommy Hilfiger (new diversity and sustainability angle 2020- makes a good case study) and Everlane for industry analysis and comparison etc. | eng | c8f5df36-0cd5-436d-ad61-a77b6a7d1a43 | https://essaylane.com/2020/09/02/write-a-strategy-proposal-academic-paper-for-the-fashion-industry/ |
Martin Luther King knew that the Civil Rights movement needed a soundtrack and that every hero needed theme music. The Civil Rights movement incorporated jazz, folk, R&B and gospel to use music that everybody could relate to and be inspired by to help change America in the 1950s and 1960s.
We Shall Overcome
This song, popularized by folk singer Pete Seeger, was the unofficial anthem for the Civil Rights movement. There was no question that this song inspired both the short and long term goals of the era and still inspires people today.
Nina Simone wrote "Mississippi Goddam" after the murder of Medgar Evers in Mississippi, who was assassinated by a Klansman, and the church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, which killed four black girls — both happened in 1963. The song is a live recording and Nina embodies the rage of the times. It is the ultimate protest song. Brace yourself and watch Nina's performance below.
Coltrane did not need any lyrics to show the injustice, violence and oppression that African Americans were facing in Alabama. Coltrane wrote the song after hearing about the four girls who were killed in a church bombing in Birmingham. He reportedly used Martin Luther King's cadence from the eulogy.
This song uses Biblical analogies and the story of Moses freeing the Jews from Egypt as an analogy for Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights movement. While several version of this song are used as Christmas song about Jesus Christ's birth, several others use the phrase "Set my people free" instead of the common, "Jesus Christ Is Born."
"Oh Freedom" harkened back to the slave days with phrase "Before I'll be a slave, I'll be buried in my grave, and go home to my Lord and be free," inspiring the call for freedom in the Civil Rights movement. | eng | 9f3cafae-b889-4f4d-b1f2-534e58904fed | https://www.peprimer.com/civil-rights.html |
The Pisco Designation of Origin states that all these phases must be performed on the pisco producing area.
The harvest of the pisco grapes begins by mid-February, usually with the earliest variety (Austrian Muscat), and concludes with those of the longest cycle (Alexandria Muscat and Pedro Jiménez). The harvest shall be determined by the potential alcohol content of the grape in the vine, which must be equal to or greater than 10,5° Brix. The grapes are received in the distilleries and separated from residues such as leaf and stalk. The grape is then pressed to extract its juice, which will be vinificated in controlled temperatures. The winemaking process takes an average of 30 days, depending on the technology incorporated into the process and the yeasts used for fermentation.
Once the wine is obtained, the distillation process begins in discontinuous copper stills, material does does not provide flavor to alcohol, resists acids and conducts heat well. The still is a device used for the distillation of liquids by a process of evapo- ration by heating and subsequent condensation by cooling. It was invented by the Persian wiseman Al-Razi around the 10th century, to produce perfumes, medicines and alcohol from fermented fruits.
The wine is poured into the still and is brought to boiling point to separate and captu- re the alcohol. The alcohol obtained from this process is divided into three parts: head, heart and tail. The heart is the purest part, used to craft pisco. The master disti- ller is the one who decides where the heart begins and ends in the distillation process, so the final product will undoubtedly have the seal of the master distiller.
The heart can be distilled once, twice or even three times, depending on the level of purity and organoleptic properties desired to produce pisco. The alcohol obtained at the foot of the still has an alcoholic graduation that can fluctuate between approxi- mately 60° and 73°. That is why, as in the production of distillates such as whiskey or vodka, the final alcohol content is adjusted with demineralized water.
The distillation of each season's wines begins immediately after the wine is ready and cannot exceed the date of January, 31st of the following year, before the next harvest. After being distilled to produce pisco, this alcohol must have a minimum rest of 60 days, which can be done in raulí wood or steel barrels.
Once this alcohol is bottled, it can be called pisco. Unaged pisco is called "transparent".
In the case of aged piscos, the alcohol obtained is aged in wooden barrels, the most popular being those of raulí, American or French oak. This process gives the pisco a woody flavor that combines very well with the grape flavor of the product, providing an amber color whose intensity will depend on the ageing period. | eng | 5651e123-d794-4a37-823b-324f17ff26e6 | https://www.chilespirits.com/pisco-production/ |
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Should You Get a Mother's Helper?
There comes a time in most homeschool moms' lives when they feel like they can't do it all. Mom may be caring for several kids, working part-time or full-time, and homeschooling. Add in other life events like a pregnancy, a medical issue, or homesteading, and it can all seem to be too much. When that happens, many moms decide they just can't homeschool anymore. However, if you still want to homeschool, there are other ways to relieve the stress and find more time in your day. One way is to get a mother's helper.
What Can a Mother's Helper Do?
Ask any mom who has had a mother's helper, and you'll likely get a wide array of answers as to what the mother's helper did while working for the family.
Some mother's helpers entertain the little kids in the family while mom homeschools the bigger kids.
Others prep food and make a meal while mom homeschools and plays with the kids.
Some help with the housework and doing dishes (which can add up so quickly in a big family!)
Some may go out and about with the family while mom runs errands; the mother's helper helps maintain order and entertain the younger kids
Basically, a mother's helper can help you fill the needs that you have whether that be helping with household work, playing with your kids, entertaining them, or even doing laundry.
How to Find a Mother's Helper
Most mother's helpers are young girls between the ages of 12 and 16. Often, these girls are also homeschooled, which is convenient because you may need their help during brick-and-mortar school hours.
You can find them at your church or in your homeschool groups. You can also ask other moms if they know any girls who would make good mother's helpers.
How Much to Pay a Mother's Helper
This varies greatly. If you're in a low cost of living area and you will be home and easily accessible while the mother's helper is in the home, you can pay less than you would pay a traditional babysitter. In general, the going rates are between $5 and $10 an hour. This also depends on how old the girl is, what experience she has, and what responsibilities she will have. The older she is and the more responsibilities she has, the more you will likely pay.
You can discuss with other friends how much they pay their mother's helpers. You can also discuss with the girl and her parents what a fair wage should be. Remember, once you find a good mother's helper who is well-trained and in sync with your needs, you want to be able to keep her, which you will do if she feels she is getting a fair wage.
How Many Hours Do Mother's Helpers Work?
That depends on your needs. The typical schedule seems to be working two to four hours a day for two or three days a week. But again, you will decide based on your needs and the time the mother's helper has available.
Caveats about Hiring a Mother's Helper
For some, hiring a mother's helper can turn into more work for mom! This usually occurs if the mother's helper is young (10 or 11) or immature. It can also occur if you're not willing to train her in what specifically you're expecting her to do. Realize that for the first few weeks, you will need to spend time showing her what you would like done and how to do it. After that, she should be fairly independent.
Final Thoughts
If you're overwhelmed with your current responsibilities and workload, consider hiring a mother's helper. You will get assistance with some of your tasks. The mother's helper will earn money and gain valuable experience that can help her get babysitting jobs when she is older and may even help her with her future career if she plans to go into teaching or child care. This situation can benefit you, your entire family, and the mother's helper | eng | 0c270cbe-4e1e-43bf-868e-3fd274ca48f3 | https://www.lillepunkin.com/2021/05/should-you-get-mothers-helper.html |
Git for dummies people who are new to git
March 29, 2021
You're not a dummy. The language used in git is old and unique to git: commit, staged, rebase, bisect, reflog, push, pull? Archaic. But it's the industry standard version control tool, and one that you're going to use every day, so it's probably best to learn it. In this post we will walk through basic concepts and an easy workflow that you can adopt
What is git?
Git is a version control system. If you've ever written a paper for school and by the end of the assignment you have "MyPaper-draft.docx", "MyPaper-revised.docx" and "MyPaper-final.docx", then the idea of git should be a little familiar. The difference is that with git you don't save entire new versions of your paper (or code), you just save the changes you make from the last "save".
Each "save" to git is called a commit. A commit represents the changes you've made in your project relative to the last commit. A commit has a hash or ID that will be unique accross your entire project (i.e even if you have 100,000 commits, they are all guaranteed to be unique), and a message so that another human can look at a commit and understand what the purpose of this commit was.
(Take note of the directory created in our project .git, we'll be coming back to this in a different post but if you want to check it out you can take a look around ls -a && cd .git/)
Like the message says, we've just started a git repository with no history. Let's go ahead and create our first commit:
touch main.py
This creates an empty file, and even though the file is empty, it represents a change in our project and so we should be able to "save" this point in our projects history with a commit. But let's check!
git status This is my most used command, I am constantly checking what the status of my git repo.
Again, run git status to see what the state of our project is and you'll notice it's changed. When we run git add main.py we are adding main.py to the "staging" area of git. The staging area is reserved for files (or changes) that are ready to be commited to git history.
What my terminal output doesn't show is that when you run git commit, this will open the "vi" editor. The editor is a bit special and has "modes". For now let's just focus on getting this commit message done; when vi opens a file you start in "normal" mode (notice that typing characters doesn't actually insert any text?), but we need to get to "insert" mode. While in normal mode, press "i" to enter insert mode and you will be able to insert text as you expect with a normal editor. Write a message that describes what you're trying to save to your history; for something as simple and purposeless as this, "Initial commit" will suffice. Once you've entered your message, press "ESC" to re-enter normal mode. From here type ":wq" or ":x" to save and exit and you should see the terminal output above. And of course we run git status again to see where we are.
Let's modify main.py to print out "Hello world", save and check this in to git.
Since main.py already exists in history and we've just modified it, it shows up as "modified" when we run git status. If you want to see the modifications, you can run git diff and this will show all of the changes to every file that has been modified. It won't show the changes that are staged, however, so if you want to see those changes you can pass the staed flag git diff --staged
Try showing the last commit: copy the commit id found when you run git log and then run the show command above. See that it's just showing you what's changed in main.py?
Forgot to add some changes to your last commit? No sweat, "git add" those changes and run git commit --amend. This will open up the "vi" editor pre-populated with your last commit message. Since you're just adding files that you forgot when commiting last time you can go ahead and run ":x" to save and exit.
Remotes: where our code actually lives
You've probably noticed that I've rambled on about git without even mentioning git(hub | lab | etc) yet, which means all of our changes and histories have been local; but in reality your teams code lives on the cloud somehwere because it's not just you working on this code, it's a whole team and everyone needs access! This is where git remotes come in to play.
If you run git remote -v in our project you get an empty output. This is a problem because the reason we write to code is for the github commit tracker, right? Right.
So let's upload this code to github! In the git world we call this pushing, we push code when it's ready. Go to github (or whatever git client you like, gitlab, gittea, bitbucket etc. I'll be using github for this post) and figure out how to create an empty repository.
What we did here is called adding a remote, which is what git uses to push and pull code to/from (we'll come back to pull, let's focus on getting our code out there). It is typical for the main place that you're going to push code to to be called the "origin", but you can name this anything you want and you can have many remotes! (This is actually how you deploy with heroku, you have your origin remote where your team can see your code, manage pull-requests etc. and you have a heroku remote so that when it's time to deploy you can run "git push heroku master" and that will upload your code to heroku servers)
To upload the code we wrote, or push it, we can now run git push origin and when we revisit our repository in github we should see our main.py file and 2(!) commits. It's imporant that you realize that github is keeping all of your commits, it's not just a file server like dropbox or google drive.
Fetching and pulling
Running git remote -v shows you where github will be pushing code from, but also where to fetch it from. When you work on a team other members will be contributing code and the "main" branch will be updated. Suppose someone commits and pushes changes that you need in order to add a new feature? You need that code on your local machine, you want your machine to be in sync with what's on github. This is where git pull comes in; pulling is doing two things
Retrieving or fetching the changes on your remote
Applying those changes on your machine
If you were to run git pull right now you would see a message like "Branch up to date". This is because the latest change on github is also the latest change on your machine, but when you work on a team and someone else commits to the "main" branch, you will be able to run "git pull" and see new commits added to your machine (check it out with git log).
Branching: or how teams work in parallel!
You've probably noticed that in all of my shell commands so far you see "git/main" or on yours maybe "git/master". When you initialize a git repository it creates a history with a "master" copy of your project and this will be the "main" copy that all future work derives from.
In a team you are going to have multiple engineers all working on the same project, modifying the same files all trying to get their changes into the main branch that will eventually get deployed to production so that users can start using those changes. But we can't all be commiting directly to the main branch at once (to be honest, we could but that's for a different post). Not only that but your team probably using a feature branch and Pull Request (PR) workflow. Let's look at an example with the project we've been using this entire post.
Let's say we get a feature request that we need to be able to double a number that a user supplies on the command line as an argument. The first thing to do is to create your feature branch; this is where you will develop code specifically for this feature.
To see all branches on in your project and which branch you're currently on you can run git branch, to create a branch supply a branch name git branch mybranch and to switch to your branch git checkout mybranch
git add . the "." is saying add everything in the directory that im running this command from. Easier than specifying each file when we're trying to commit more than a few.
Tip! If you had a __pycache__ folder when you ran git status this is a good opportunity to add a .gitignore, because those are not needed in our git history. Run echo __pycache__ > .gitignore and re-run git status to see what's changed. You'll notice that the pycache folder is no longer there, but now the .gitignore file is. I would personally commit the .gitignore independently from the commit that implements your feature. The gitignore has nothing to do with the feature and the history should reflect that this was a change completely unrelated to it. Your commit history should tell anyone who's looking at it how the codebase has evolved over time, and adding two unrelated changes into a single commit hides certain details that people may want to be able to find. There are lots of patterns for managing git and this is one of them, I won't die on this hill and neither should you. What matters most is alignment in your team.
And now you're ready to push! Once you push you can open a Pull Request and your code will likely be reviewed by a team member. Once the code looks good enough for main you will mostlikely be able to hit the "merge" button in the github UI. Finally you can switch back to your main branch on your machine, pull the changes and see that the main branch has been updated with the commits from your feature branch:
Pull Request: when you push your feature branch to github you do it with the intention of getting it in to master/main, but when you work on a team you need to "ask" or request that your code be integrated in to the main branch and this is what a pull request is. With git clients like github you push your feature branch and open a pull request which informs your team that you've written code that you'd like to merge, and they will review it before that happens for quality assurance, knowledge sharing etc.
Notice the latest commit, it's a merge commit and is the point at which your feature branch was merged into the master/main branch on github.
A way more intuitive way to look at this is by passing the git log --graph flag
Bonus: You just introduced a bug into main/master and it's currently live for 100,000+ users!
This will happen, maybe not on your first day, first week, or first month. But it will happen. Probably multiple times. Here's how to save the day.
So our git history looks like the git log —graph above, and you know it was your PR that is taking down production right now. There's probably a lot to learn from this, and you should take the time to learn, but not right now. Right now it's time to get things back to being stable. You need to revert this commit.
As always, changes that you want in master/main need to go through an approval/PR process. Start by createing a new branch and then let's revert:
git revert <commit_id> --mainline 1 you need to specify a mainline argument when reverting a merge commit. Here is the best explanation of why.
Notice you have a "revert" commit, if you were to run git show (without any argument this shows the latest commit, very useful to know) you would see the undoing of all changes that we made in feat/double, not just the last commit or the first one, but both of them.
Then push this branch, open the PR and send an @here in your slack's dev channel to let people know you have the fix and it needs some eyes.
Concluding
And that's the basics of git and what you need to get going. There are lots of editor integrations that can help simplify this workflow but it is absolutely worth knowing what's actually going on under the hood; knowing this will provide a solid understanding of git, help you master the more advanced commands that weren't covered in this post, help you reason about the more advanced features that you see in whatever editor integration you use, and just anecdotally I can tell you having a strong understanding of git has helped me troubleshoot and resolve multiple issue in my career. Last but not least, this is something you're going to use everyday for the rest of your code-writting life, you don't want it being a pain point in your workflow. | eng | bc365fab-8fbf-45cd-a315-584bafea0e9d | https://www.juniordeveloperdiaries.com/git-intro/ |
The Anatomy of an Iguana's Mouth
Iguanas have sharp teeth that are perfect for tearing and chewing their food. The growth rate of iguana teeth varies depending on factors such as diet and age. Younger iguanas may experience faster tooth growth compared to older individuals.
Dental care is essential for maintaining the health of an iguana's teeth. Regular check-ups with a veterinarian specializing in reptiles can help detect any dental issues early on. Proper nutrition, including a balanced diet rich in calcium, is crucial for promoting healthy tooth development in iguanas. Additionally, providing appropriate toys or objects for gnawing can help keep their teeth strong and prevent overgrowth.
Understanding the growth rate and proper dental care is vital in ensuring the overall well-being of an iguana's mouth.
Now let's delve into the different types of teeth found in iguanas…
Types of Teeth Found in Iguanas
There are different types of teeth that can be found in iguanas. The tooth structure of an iguana is fascinating and plays a crucial role in their diet and survival. Iguanas have two main types of teeth: incisors and molars. Incisors are located at the front of the mouth and are used for grasping and cutting food, while molars, found towards the back, aid in grinding and chewing. These teeth are well-adapted for their herbivorous diet, allowing them to efficiently consume plant material.
One unique aspect of an iguana's tooth structure is their continuous replacement process. Like many reptiles, iguanas have multiple sets of teeth throughout their lives. As old teeth wear down or fall out, new ones grow in to take their place. This constant replacement ensures that they always have functional teeth available for eating.
Understanding the types of teeth found in iguanas gives us insight into how they eat and survive in their natural habitat.
Now let's explore another intriguing question about these reptiles: how many teeth do iguanas have?
How Many Teeth Do Iguanas Have
To understand the number of teeth in iguanas, you can simply count them! Iguanas have a fascinating dental anatomy that reflects their herbivorous diet. Adult iguanas typically possess between 44 to 46 teeth, while hatchlings start with fewer teeth and gradually develop more as they mature. These teeth are specifically designed for tearing and grinding plant material, featuring sharp edges and ridges that aid in efficient mastication.
However, it's important to note that dental issues can arise in iguanas, just like any other animal. Dental problems such as overgrown or misaligned teeth can occur due to improper diet or lack of appropriate chewing materials. Regular dental check-ups by a veterinarian experienced with reptiles are crucial to prevent complications and ensure the well-being of your iguana's oral health.
Understanding the anatomy of iguana teeth is essential for maintaining their overall health and addressing any potential dental issues promptly. So take some time to observe your scaly companion's pearly whites – after all, they play a vital role in their everyday lives!
Iguana Teeth: Shape and Structure
When it comes to the fascinating world of iguana teeth, there are two key points that deserve our attention: their functions and growth process.
Understanding the functions of iguana teeth is crucial in comprehending how these reptiles interact with their environment and obtain nourishment.
Additionally, delving into the growth process sheds light on the intriguing ability of iguanas to continuously replace their teeth throughout their lifetime.
Iguana Teeth: Functions Explained
Iguanas have teeth that serve various functions in their daily activities. These teeth play a crucial role in the iguanas' dental care and overall oral health.
Firstly, the sharp incisors enable them to grasp and tear apart vegetation, their primary source of food. The molars, on the other hand, are responsible for grinding and chewing this plant matter into smaller pieces, aiding in digestion.
Additionally, iguana teeth are essential for defense purposes. When threatened or attacked, they can bite with great force using their sturdy jaws and sharp teeth as weapons.
It is important to note that maintaining good oral health in iguanas is vital to prevent dental issues such as tooth decay or infection. Regular check-ups by a qualified veterinarian specializing in reptiles can ensure proper dental care for these fascinating creatures.
Iguana Teeth: Growth Process
The growth process of iguana teeth is fascinating to observe and plays a crucial role in their overall oral health. Iguanas, like many reptiles, have the ability to continuously grow and replace their teeth throughout their lives. This constant growth ensures that the iguanas are equipped with sharp and functional teeth at all times.
The growth stages of iguana teeth can be categorized into three main phases: eruption, replacement, and resorption. During the eruption phase, new teeth emerge from the jawbone and push out the old ones. In the replacement phase, the old teeth fall out and are replaced by newly formed ones. Finally, in the resorption phase, any excess tooth material is absorbed back into the body.
Proper dental care for iguanas involves providing them with a diet that promotes natural wear of their teeth while also ensuring they have access to appropriate chewing materials. Understanding these stages of growth is vital for maintaining optimal oral health in iguanas.
Now that we've explored how iguana teeth go through various growth stages, let's delve deeper into understanding the function of these unique reptilian dentitions.
The Function of Iguana Teeth
Iguana teeth serve various functions, such as tearing and chewing food. These teeth play a crucial role in the digestion process of iguanas. As herbivores, iguanas primarily consume plant matter that requires extensive chewing to break down the tough cellulose walls of plant cells.
Their sharp front teeth are designed for biting into leaves, while their flat molars located towards the back of their mouths help grind and pulverize the food into smaller particles. This grinding action aids in increasing the surface area of the food, allowing for easier digestion and absorption of nutrients in their digestive system.
Additionally, iguana teeth continuously grow throughout their lives to compensate for any wear caused by chewing abrasive vegetation. This ensures they always have functioning teeth to assist them in their dietary needs.
Do Iguanas Use Their Teeth for Defense
When it comes to the topic of iguanas and their teeth, there are several key points to consider.
Firstly, iguanas do indeed use their teeth as weapons in self-defense. These sharp teeth can inflict painful bites, serving as a deterrent against potential threats.
Additionally, iguanas have a tooth defense mechanism that allows them to regrow lost or damaged teeth throughout their lives. This continuous replacement ensures that they always have functional teeth for biting and defending themselves.
Lastly, the bite strength of an iguana should not be underestimated. With powerful jaws and sharp teeth, they are capable of delivering a forceful bite that can cause significant harm if provoked or threatened.
Iguanas' Teeth as Weapons
Did you know that iguanas can use their teeth as powerful weapons?
Iguanas have a unique tooth structure that allows them to inflict harm on potential predators or rivals. Their teeth are sharp, slender, and curved, enabling them to penetrate flesh and deliver painful bites.
The tooth growth of iguanas is continuous throughout their lives, ensuring that they always have sharp and functional teeth at their disposal. As the front teeth wear down from constant use, new ones grow in behind them to replace the worn ones.
This process ensures that the iguana's teeth remain effective weapons for defending themselves or establishing dominance within their social hierarchy. Understanding the tooth structure and growth of iguanas provides valuable insight into their survival strategies and interactions with other individuals in their environment.
Tooth Defense Mechanism
The continuous growth of sharp and functional teeth in iguanas ensures their ability to defend themselves and establish dominance within their social hierarchy. Iguanas have a unique tooth defense mechanism that allows them to maintain healthy teeth throughout their lives. One key aspect of this mechanism is the ability of iguanas to regenerate tooth enamel. This process helps protect their teeth from wear and tear, ensuring that they remain strong and effective for biting and chewing. Additionally, iguanas have specialized dental structures that aid in treating tooth sensitivity. These structures help to reduce discomfort caused by hot or cold food and drinks, allowing iguanas to consume a wide range of food without any issues. With these remarkable dental adaptations, iguanas are well-equipped to defend themselves and maintain their dominance within their social groups.
Dental Adaptations
Function
Tooth enamel regeneration
Protects teeth from wear and tear
Specialized dental structures
Reduces tooth sensitivity
These adaptations not only ensure the survival of individual iguanas but also play a crucial role in maintaining the overall health of the species.
Transition: Now that we understand how iguanas' teeth are designed for defense, let's explore another fascinating aspect: their bite strength.
Iguana Bite Strength
Now that we've covered their tooth defense mechanism, let's delve into the impressive bite strength of iguanas.
Iguanas are known for their powerful jaws and sharp teeth, which allow them to exert a significant amount of force while biting. The exact bite force of iguanas can vary depending on the species and size, but it is estimated to range between 200 and 600 pounds per square inch (psi).
This remarkable bite force enables them to easily crush and tear through tough vegetation, as well as defend themselves against predators. However, despite their strong jaws, iguanas still require proper dental care to maintain healthy teeth.
Regular veterinary check-ups, a balanced diet with appropriate calcium levels, and providing them with suitable chew toys can help prevent dental issues such as overgrowth or malocclusion.
Iguana Teeth: How Do They Chew Their Food
You might be wondering how iguanas chew their food with their teeth. Well, let us enlighten you on the fascinating dental care of these remarkable creatures.
Iguanas have a unique set of teeth designed specifically for their herbivorous diet. Their front incisors are sharp and perfect for biting off pieces of vegetation, while the back molars are broad and flat to grind the food into smaller particles.
Dental care is crucial for iguanas as it ensures proper digestion and overall health. Regular check-ups with a reptile veterinarian are essential to maintain healthy teeth and gums. Additionally, providing appropriate chewing materials such as leafy greens or soft wood can help prevent dental issues like overgrown or impacted teeth.
When it comes to chewing habits, iguanas have a distinctive method. They use a combination of jaw movements and tongue manipulation to break down food effectively before swallowing. This process allows them to extract maximum nutrients from plants.
Understanding the importance of dental care and the chewing habits of iguanas will enable you to provide the best possible care for these amazing reptiles. So remember, keep those chompers in tip-top shape!
Common Dental Issues in Pet Iguanas
Understanding the common dental issues in pet iguanas can help you identify and address potential problems to ensure their oral health. When it comes to iguanas' dental health, there are several issues that can arise.
Here are four common dental issues in pet iguanas:
Overgrown Teeth: Iguanas' teeth continue to grow throughout their lives, and if not properly worn down through chewing, they can become overgrown.
Malocclusion: This refers to misalignment of the upper and lower jaws, which can lead to difficulty in eating and even painful ulcers.
Floss daily to remove plaque and food particles from between your teeth.
Rinse with an antimicrobial mouthwash to kill remaining bacteria and promote gum health.
By incorporating these practices into your daily routine, you can significantly reduce the risk of dental diseases such as cavities, gum disease, and bad breath. Proper oral care not only keeps your teeth clean but also contributes to overall well-being.
Now let's explore some common dental problems that may arise if preventive measures are neglected.
Common Dental Problems
One of the most common dental problems is tooth decay, which can be prevented through regular brushing and flossing. Tooth decay occurs when plaque, a sticky film containing bacteria, builds up on the teeth and produces acids that attack the enamel.
To prevent tooth decay, it is essential to practice proper dental cleaning techniques. Brushing your teeth at least twice a day with fluoride toothpaste helps remove plaque and strengthen the enamel. Flossing daily removes food particles and plaque from between the teeth and along the gumline where a toothbrush cannot reach. Additionally, incorporating mouthwash into your oral hygiene routine can further reduce bacteria in the mouth.
Importance of Regular Check-Ups
It's important to schedule regular check-ups with your dentist to ensure good oral health. Regular dental care is crucial in maintaining healthy teeth and gums. By having regular check-ups, your dentist can identify and address any potential dental issues before they become major problems. They will conduct a thorough examination of your mouth, including checking for cavities, gum disease, and other oral health concerns. Additionally, they may recommend professional cleanings to remove plaque and tartar buildup.
Regular check-ups not only help prevent oral health issues but also contribute to overall well-being. Taking care of your teeth and gums is essential for maintaining good oral hygiene and preventing more serious complications down the line.
Now, let's move on to frequently asked questions about iguana teeth…
Frequently Asked Questions About Iguana Teeth
Iguanas often have questions about their teeth. As responsible iguana owners, it is important to understand the basics of iguana tooth development and dental care for our scaly friends.
Tooth development in iguanas starts early, even before they hatch from their eggs. Iguanas are born with a set of functional teeth that continue to grow throughout their lives. These teeth serve various purposes such as gripping food, tearing it apart, and grinding it down for digestion.
Proper dental care is crucial for maintaining the health and well-being of your iguana. Regular check-ups with a reptile veterinarian can help identify any potential dental issues early on. In addition to professional care, there are several steps you can take at home to ensure good oral hygiene for your pet:
Dental Care Tips
Provide a balanced diet rich in calcium
Offer appropriate chew toys or branches
Monitor your iguana's eating habits
Inspect the mouth regularly for any abnormalities
Frequently Asked Questions
What Is the Lifespan of an Iguana's Teeth?
Iguanas have teeth with a lifespan that varies depending on their dental care. Regular dental care, such as brushing and providing appropriate chew toys, can help maintain healthy teeth throughout an iguana's life.
Can Iguanas Regrow Their Teeth if They Lose Them?
Yes, iguanas can regrow their teeth if they lose them. The tooth structure of iguanas allows for continuous replacement. Factors such as age and overall health can affect the speed and success of tooth regrowth in iguanas.
Do Iguanas Have Different Types of Teeth for Different Purposes?
Yes, iguanas have different types of teeth for different purposes. Some teeth are sharp for tearing food, while others are flat for grinding. Proper iguana dental care is important for maintaining tooth health in iguanas.
How Often Should I Brush My Iguana's Teeth?
Proper dental care for iguanas is important in maintaining their overall health. Brushing our iguana's teeth regularly can help prevent dental problems. Signs of dental issues include difficulty eating, drooling, and bad breath.
Can Iguanas Develop Dental Cavities or Tooth Decay?
Yes, iguanas can develop dental cavities or tooth decay. However, with proper prevention methods and regular dental hygiene, we can help ensure the health of our iguanas' teeth and prevent these issues from occurring.
Conclusion
In conclusion, iguanas do indeed have teeth! These fascinating reptiles possess a unique and intricate dental structure that allows them to effectively chew their food.
From the sharp and serrated incisors at the front of their mouths to the powerful molars in the back, an iguana's teeth are perfectly adapted for their herbivorous diet.
However, it is important for iguana owners to be aware of common dental issues and take proper care of their pet's teeth to ensure optimal oral health.
So next time you see an iguana basking in the sun, remember to appreciate their impressive set of chompers! | eng | dc61eb64-8787-4943-925e-35f3c35e1904 | https://coldlizard.com/demystifying-do-iguanas-have-teeth/ |
2023 Lookahead: The Biggest Innovations Coming to PCs
From monitors with QD-OLED as standard technology to the 12th generation of Intel's Alder Lake CPUs to BMW's concept car that replaced painted panels with color-changing E-Ink technology, 2022 was undoubtedly an impressive year for PC technology. 2023 promises to be even better, with announcements rolling out for components, PCs, and new technologies that will change the nature of computing itself. Learn more about some of the most significant innovations coming to PCs in 2023, and keep your ears open for further developments.
Neuromorphic Technology May Make Asimov's Fiction a Modern Reality
Although this term would not be out of place in a science fiction novel, neuromorphic technology refers to creating a PC with a similar architecture to that of a human brain. While no such technology currently exists, the Intel Corporation claimed to have made a server based on neuromorphic technology in early 2020, so further research and development are likely forthcoming. It is worth noting that in the same year, the combined efforts of a group of international scientific researchers created what is essentially a partially biological, partially artificial nervous system that can be controlled via IPs (internet protocols).
Overcoming Moore's Law with Transistors Made from Graphene and Light
For those unfamiliar with the term Moore's law, it refers to the fact that microchips will have doubled the number of transistors they can hold over a roughly two-year period. This "law" is not considered a hard and fast scientific rule but more of a guideline for the chip manufacturing industry to aim towards. Widely credited to the former CEO of Intel, Gordon Moore, Moore's Law has been accurate for the last several decades. However, many experts agree that the 2020s will likely run into the limit of conventional materials.
Given the high heat conditions that computer components are subjected to, a point will be reached where transistors can no longer be made physically smaller. There is also the issue that, when compared to the amount of energy that passes through the transistor, the energy required to keep it cool enough to function would exceed that handily. Even transistors made from silicon are not sufficient in the long run, which is where the use of advanced materials like graphene comes into play.
As the material with the greatest known rate of conductivity and coming in at the thickness of a single atom of carbon, the potential role of graphene in exceeding current limitations cannot be overstated. When combined with other nanomaterials such as borophene, graphene transistors take up less space, require less energy consumption, and move electrons faster than current tech can. It has been quite some time since a team of MIT researchers created a functional 16-bit microprocessor made from carbon nanotubes in 2019, but hope is far from lost. Since 2023 will mark the final year during the period when MIT forecasted this technology would transition from research to practical applications, one can only hope that this prediction will come true.
Other noteworthy efforts include light-based computers, which can potentially overcome several obstacles, including limitations on data transfer speed, require much less energy overall to use, decrease the amount of space needed for microchips, and so forth. Given the tantalizing potential of being able to perform calculations at the literal speed of light, several corporations are currently working on PC technology related to this field of interest. Such technology includes PICs (photonic integrated circuits) which use light to overcome the limitations of Moore's law and their smallest current form, known as nanophotonics.
It is also worth noting that computers that rely on light to operate will require little to no additional electricity to perform complex operations such as pass-gate logic to transfer power between a series of integrated circuits. In addition, with the ability to use varying levels of light intensity in the data mapping process, optical-based PCs would be able to theoretically operate continually in an analog manner while also performing calculations at light speed.
Distributed Computing Will Make Your PC Part of Something Much Greater
Did you know that your personal PC could be developing cures for some of the world's diseases in its spare time? Although there is a decent argument to be made for leaving your computer unplugged and powered down when not in use, your PC is constantly running necessary computing cycles, which can be put to more effective usage. The events of the COVID-19 pandemic left many PC owners who wanted to contribute to a solution in some way. Early 2020 saw the creation of [email protected], a volunteer project where hundreds of thousands of people donated their PCs processing power for a good cause.
While such a massive undertaking would be difficult for the average user without access to a supercomputer, the combined power of all these PCs can eventually create a massive network that is effectively the same as a genuine supercomputer. Prior to their work on Covid 19, the [email protected] group engaged in research to help discover cures for debilitating diseases, including Alzheimer's and various forms of cancer. This complex work is made possible thanks to the network of distributed computing performing local calculations of data downloaded via remote servers, which is subsequently uploaded and returned to the organization.
Even though some of these technologies remain more theoretical than actual at present, the prospect of them coming to fruition will make 2023 an exciting year for PCs. Read our other articles to learn more about selecting PCs and software for personal or business use | eng | 4f2bb748-cf4d-4dc2-ae7b-116223f21060 | https://blog.acer.com/en/discussion/466/2023-lookahead-the-biggest-innovations-coming-to-pcs |
Something that's been asked to me is, well, what I said to the investigator can that be used against me? It's kind of a weird question because juvenile matters are closed, they're not open, they're confidential.
However, there is a mechanism in state statutes to get the juvenile records, those investigation reports, anything like that disclosed in a court proceeding. Now, the way it works is that the person who wants it disclosed, that could either be the prosecutor or the defense, sometimes these reports say good things about you. It just depends on what they say they found when they did the investigation. But you do a motion to get these reports unsealed, they'll go to a judge.
A judge then can redact portions that… You have to prove that these are necessary to whatever the case is. A judge can then either redact portions or put them under seal, meaning that they can't be distributed. They can only be used in a very specific set way. There's a process to it.
However, yes, they can be used against you. Can what you say to a child investigator be used against you? Sometimes. It just depends on how that process goes and whether the judge agrees or not to unseal those.
However, what ends up happening with most people is not that the prosecutor has these DHS records they're going to throw into a jury's face in court. What happens is, is as the DHS worker is investigating and asking you questions, there's some law enforcement just hanging around eavesdropping and they're listening to the conversation.
Now there's case law on this, that the law enforcement can't use DHS investigators or DHS personnel as members of law enforcement. So they can't say, "Hey, I think this is what's going on. Go ask him these questions, I'm going to listen in."
If they do that, then they're interrogating you without you knowing it, and it just gets down to if you're in custody or not in custody. If you're in custody, all that's going to be thrown out. If DHS comes to talk to you on law enforcement's behalf.
However, if you're sitting there in custody, you're in cuffs, DHS has come and talked to you, law enforcement's just photographing the scene or something. And as they're talking to you, they're just getting your basic information, you make some comments to them that's overheard by law enforcement, that can be used against you.
There's a whole analysis on this. So if law enforcement and DHS come out, don't be like, oh, I can talk to you and you can't use this. There's case law on this. There's a big analysis that goes into it. It's something you need an attorney to do. It's not something you can just watch this video, Google it online, and figure it out.
You actually need to see, a lot of it is very fact-specific. And a lot of it deals with not just DHS and law enforcement, but also search and seizure law. So if you find yourself in a situation, either in a criminal case or in a deprived case, and you have questions, then please give us a call. You can go to our websites. We have two, but the one for child protective service questions is CPSinvestigationdefense.com.
If you got on this video, because you were thinking it was more criminal based, go to cpsinvestigationdefense.com. There's a lot of these DHS matters kind of weave in and out of both family law and criminal law.
So it ends up being questions that you have for both, especially after the video I just made about this, the State V Green case, where parents can now be charged with felony child neglect based on what used to just be a deprived DHS case. So if you have questions, you have concerns, hit one of our websites depending on what your situation is, or call the same number for both, (918) 276-2444. So we can look into your Oklahoma CPS Investigation. | eng | 637e3f99-5d9e-4b8e-817b-e10c6bb2f7bd | https://www.cpsinvestigationdefense.com/cps-lawyers/does-what-you-say-to-cps-stay-with-cps/ |
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In everyday conversation, 京剧 (jīngjù) is used to refer to Beijing Opera, Peking Opera. It is a form of traditional Chinese theatre that combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance, and acrobatics. It is often used to contrast with other forms of Chinese theatre, such as 戏曲 (xìqǔ) or Chinese opera.
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Are there any cultural references associated with 京剧 (jīngjù)?
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Yes, there are several cultural references associated with 京剧 (jīngjù).
The most obvious reference is to the city of Beijing (北京, běijīng), as the name of the opera literally translates to "Beijing Opera".
The style of the opera is also closely associated with the culture of the Manchu people (满族, mǎnzú), who were the ruling class of the Qing Dynasty (清朝, qīngcháo).
The costumes and makeup used in 京剧 performances are also iconic symbols of Chinese culture. The traditional makeup is known as "Lianpu" (脸谱, liǎnpǔ), and the costumes are often brightly colored and heavily embroidered.
Finally, 京剧 is also closely associated with the traditional Chinese art of storytelling, known as "Xiqu" (戏曲, xìqǔ). This art form is often used to tell stories of Chinese history and folklore | eng | 284294e8-b014-405e-a4ea-e690ab000ba9 | https://www.trainchinese.com/v2/wordDiscForWebsite.php?rAp=0&wordId=27727&tcLanguage=en |
Ask Yourself? How can they afford to pay a $10 M or $500K
prize
when they are paying out this much money to
low tier
winners? Answer: They can't and they don't expect
anyone
to win these two prize categories. It will be extremely
rare IF
at all. Remember, the prize pool is 55% - this means - players
are suppose to receive 55% of sales and the states share is 45%.. | eng | b0080030-bf62-4628-af64-198dbe22e4ef | https://lottoreport.com/dpsales.htm |
We will delve deeper into the nuances of plant ID and the interconnectedness of plant Families, with a special focus on edible species.
What to bring
Paper and pen
Wear appropriate clothing and shoes for weather on the day as we will be going outside(eg. sun protection or wet weather gear)
Small branch and leaf samples of your favourite unknown plant
Lunch/snacksI throughly enjoyed the framework and content of this course. Our educator Joey was exceptional in the classroom and when we went on a walking tour. His knowledge, passion and respect for land and country is inspiring. Thanks for a great day.
Learnt alot of knew things I didnt know before
Joey was a great tutor. Very relaxed vibe and full of knowledge. Met some lovely people which was a great bonus | eng | dbb3aaa1-b854-4286-ae00-9cad83c7a511 | https://www.byroncollege.org.au/course/NativePlantID |
Climate risks such as heatwaves and drought are predicted to become more frequent and intensify over the coming decades. Every year, heatwaves claim the lives of infants, older people, and people with chronic health conditions. The 2003 European heatwave killed more than 70,000 people, and the 2015 heatwave in India reportedly killed over 2,500 people. People living in urban areas – and especially the urban poor and those most vulnerable to heat - are amongst the hardest hit when a heatwave occurs because these are hotter than the surrounding countryside. Deaths from heatwaves are not inevitable and it is crucial that cities incorporate heat-reduction tactics such as green spaces into their plans for growth or retrofit them in built areas. In addition to threatening the lives and health of vulnerable populations, heatwaves have cascading impacts in other areas of society, such as reduced economic output, strained health systems and rolling power outages. As Mark Watts, Executive Director of C40 Cities said, "Cities that are used to hot weather need to prepare for even longer periods of sweltering heat and cooler cities need to prepare for levels of extreme heat that they are not accustomed to" [emphasis added]. Heat actions in cities are happening but far more work is needed to reduce and manage heat risks and ensure cities are resilient to heat shocks as the frequency and intensity of heatwaves increases.
Research Aims
There are three for this project – learning, comparison and exchange.
LEARNING: To gather more empirical evidence on decision-making responses to heatwaves by building on and extending the UK study to cover Belgium and two local authorities in the UK. To collate existing case studies and examples from Europe and internationally on heat-related actions and interventions in cities.
COMPARISON: To compare the Belgium and UK heat-related policies and guidance in order to ascertain similarities and differences using the comparative framework and assess examples of best practice for enhancing responses to heatwaves.
EXCHANGE: To facilitate the exchange of knowledge gained in the project by creating an event in which those involved (and other interested parties) can effectively listen to each other, share knowledge and skills, explore new ideas, learn, adapt and apply the knowledge they gain. To enable the translation of the research into heat-related policy and practice.
Research Questions
How effective are UK and Belgium heatwave policies in minimising their impacts and building long-term resilience?
What are the comparisons between the two countries (differences and similarities)?
What can be learnt from each other's experiences and responses to heatwaves? | eng | dde8c05f-d0ab-48d1-9bc5-44d9d576812d | https://www.bebritproject.com/about |
70 cars broken into in Atlanta, police search for suspects
Police say a group of thieves broke into at least 70 cars across Atlanta this week.
"It only takes 5 seconds to break into a vehicle," says Atlanta Police Major Timothy Peek.
"I don't understand it, people have nothing else to do?" asks Thomas Marshall as he stands outside his car at his Virginia Highland apartment.
Two of the windows of Marshall's car were smashed. He says thieves got away with his wedding band that he left in his car while he was at the gym. He says they also took his kids' sing-a-long CD's.
Several other cars in the same parking lot had smashed windows. Three of the windows of Helen Su's car are shattered.
"It's very frustrating; I canceled my day because of it. I'm not going to drive with three windows out," says Su.
Atlanta Police say there were 70 car break-ins across Buckhead, Virginia Highland, East Atlanta and Downtown. Police say they saw 3 or 4 guys driving a stolen car very early in the morning Wednesday. At one point, police say they almost hit a couple of officers when they tried to speed off. Police eventually cornered them on a dead end street, and they jumped out and took off running.
Police arrested one man, DeClarence McGee, and believe he's related to the crimes. Police say they found him front of an apartment complex on Greenwood, just a couple of blocks from where 20 vehicles were broken into.
Police say they recovered cell phones and valuables in the stolen car. Investigators believe they're linked to the break-ins.
Police say in other cases, the thieves damaged the cars, but didn't steal a thing because the owners left nothing valuable inside their vehicles.
"The fact nothing was taken is a good step toward moving forward. When we find out criminals are breaking into cars with intent to steal, and they come up with nothing as they continue to break-in, perhaps they'll choose a different profession," says Major Peek. | eng | d997227e-6dd9-45f2-9d0d-cbfa3e619107 | https://newsmakerslive.com/70-cars-broken-into-in-atlanta-police-search-for-suspects/ |
That is MT now. Everything you said. But! - Why stay?
This has been happening for the last 5 years. I made 20-something an hour for a decade and now I make 10. So, I went back to school, took a few classes and now I'm certified to do something else. And that's what I'm going to do. MT is over. It has been over for 5 years. The entire industry and every vendor in it are garbage. You just now noticed. | eng | d3c86581-eca9-4250-b58d-c305aeaec678 | https://forum.mtstars.com/764622.html |
why did we choose to manufacture a safe from lexan polycarbonate
The Caravan Safe was designed as a high security, light weight, anti-theft device.
The selection of material was primarily with consideration for impact resistance and overall strength, we were not concerned about fire.
lexan polycarbonate is virtually indestructible
first
Nothing is fire proof, it is only fire resistant.
Look at any metal fire safe there will be a label saying
fire proof for 15 minutes at 400c or something similar
A house fire burns at a few thousand degrees.
We assume you are intelligent enough to understand what we are saying.
second
Our intention was to make a light weight, virtually indestructible safe with a pick proof and drill proof lock.
that is exactly what we did
Lexan is incredibly light weight, but as tough as steel and virtually indestructible.
The high security, light weight range of safes manufactured by Hide Away Safe Co, the Australian manufacturer, using their own special formulae of lexan polycarbonate.
The Caravan Safe was originally designed between January 1990 to December 1992 as a home day safe.
what do we mean by a home day safe
Install the day safe somewhere easy and quick to get to but still hidden from sight in your house or apartment so when you come home you place your wallet, watch, jewellery, car keys etc in the day safe instead of placing them on the bed side cabinet or kitchen bench top or similar place you leave them.
takes less than 20 seconds to secure your valuables in the day safe
note
This may or may not be of interest to you, from 1996 until today December 09, 2023 the Australian military, police and many government departments use the day safe - Caravan Safe for their security purposes.
why
For similar reasons an individual make their decision, being light weight but as tough as steel and virtually indestructible plus including pick and drill proof Abloy PROTEC lock.
special formulae of lexan polycarbonate
The Australian manufacturer, Hide Away Safe Co, use their own special formulae of lexan polycarbonate.
The Australian military had one extra specification compared to police and government departments, the safe had to with stand diesel and petrol being thrown over it and not melt as practically all other polymers do (common term plastic).
monitored heat test
is the Caravan Safe fire proof
To answer that question in 1995 an independent monitored heat test was conducted on a metal safe and the Caravan Safe.
We wanted to compare the condition of an identical piece of paper in each safe after being placed inside a kiln for 15 minutes at 400c.
this is what happened
A piece of paper was torn in half, one half was put inside a metal safe and the other half was put inside a Caravan Safe.
Then both safes were placed inside a kiln pre-heated to 400c and left in the kiln for 15 minutes.
the end result being
After 15 minutes both safes were taken out of the kiln. The internal temperature of the metal safe reached 250c, the piece of paper inside started to char (paper will start to ignite around 250c) compared with the Caravan Safe internal temperature was only 150c and the piece of paper inside was unaffected.
this experiment showed
the physical condition of both safes
metal safe - relatively unaffected by the heat
Caravan Safe - a little sad looking, it needed replacing
the physical condition of the piece of paper inside each safe
metal safe - the paper was basically destroyed by the heat
Caravan Safe - the paper was unaffected
the protection of the contents inside a safe is the most crucial factor of safe ownership
warning
Most people who die in house fires die from spending time removing valuables and keepsakes thinking the fire is not serious. | eng | a3b38788-9605-4ed9-9bac-43d1a6e07903 | https://www.caravan-safe.com.au/lexan-polycarbonate.php |
Stenopetalum lineare (narrow threadpetal) is an annual (rarely biennial) herb that, although widespread throughout much of the drier parts of Australia, has only been recorded from 6 or 7 sites within Tasmania, only 3 of which have been seen in recent years. In Tasmania, the species occurs in the east, predominantly on low grass-covered dunes, coastal heathy woodland and open grassy forest. The data suggest that the total population in Tasmania is small, and likely to occupy well less than 1 ha in total, placing it at risk from chance events, the risk exacerbated as plants may not be seen or only persist in low numbers in between disturbance events. Coastal subpopulations are subject to erosion as a result of the increase in the frequency and intensity of storm surges associated with climate change. The most important needs of the species are periodic disturbance to create gaps for recruitment, prevention of invasion from weeds, as well as protection of known subpopulations and supporting habitat | eng | d79d400f-89dd-4471-b599-cd6a619bfe0d | https://www.threatenedspecieslink.tas.gov.au/Pages/Stenopetalum-lineare.aspx |
ACPM could mean
American College of Preventive Medicine,a professional society for physicians
ACPM Medical College, a medical school in India
Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers Ltd, a British company later renamed Blue Circle Industries
Couldn't find the full form or full meaning of ACPMPM? Got another good explanation for ACPM | eng | cea585c6-9a76-42ca-978b-bc2e84f9a4f6 | https://www.abbreviations.com/ACPM |
TOASTER SAFETY
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following:
1. Read all instructions.
2. Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles or knobs.
3. To protect against electrical shock, do not immerse cord, plugs, or toaster in water or other liquid.
4. Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near children.
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5. Unplug Toaster from outlet when not in use and before cleaning. Allow to cool before putting on or taking off parts.
6. Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or after the appliance malfunctions or has been damaged in any manner. Return appliance to the nearest Authorized
Service Facility for examination, repair or adjustment.
7. The use of accessory attachments not recommended by the appliance manufacturer may cause injuries.
8. Do not use outdoors.
9. Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter, or touch hot surfaces.
10. Do not place on or near a hot gas or electric burner, or in a heated oven.
11. To disconnect, turn any control to "OFF," then remove plug from outlet.
12. Do not use appliance for other than intended use.
13. This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.
Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.
14. Oversize foods, metal foil packages, or utensils must not be inserted in toaster as they may involve a risk of fire or electric shock.
15. A fire may occur if Toaster is covered with or touching flammable material, including curtains, draperies, walls and the like, when in operation.
16. Do not attempt to dislodge food when toaster is plugged in.
17. Appliance is not intended to be operated by means of an external timer or remote-control system.
18. This product is designed for household use only.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
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Electrical Requirements
Volts: 220-240 Volts AC only
Hertz: 50 Hz
(Brazil Only: 127 Volts AC / 60 Hz)
NOTE:
To reduce the risk of electrical shock, this plug will fit in an outlet only one way. If the plug does not fit in the outlet, contact a qualified electrician. Do not modify the plug in any way.
Do not use an extension cord. If the power supply cord is too short, have a qualified electrician or serviceman install an outlet near the appliance.
A short power supply cord (or detachable power supply cord) should be used to reduce the risk resulting from becoming entangled in or tripping over a longer cord.
Longer detachable power supply cords or extension cords are available and may be used if care is exercised in their use.
If a longer detachable power supply cord or extension cord is used:
• The marked electrical rating of the cord set or extension cord should be at least as great as the electrical rating of the appliance.
• The cord should be arranged so that it will not drape over the countertop or tabletop where it can be pulled on by children or tripped over unintentionally.
If the appliance is of the grounded type, the extension cord should be a grounding-type
3-wire cord.
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Electrical Requirements for Brazil Only
Use appropriate outlet type for your appliance plug, as shown below:
Residence mains:
The mains wires must be of copper with a minimum cross-section per ABNT
(NBR-5410.)
To protect this appliance and the mains against over loading, this appliance must be connected to a circuit that is protected with a thermo-magnetic circuit breaker.
If the household circuit does not include a circuit breaker, contact an electrician to have one installed.
Electric outlet:
For your safety and to avoid damage to your product, it is very important that your product is earthed correctly.
Your appliance power cord features a
3-pin-shaped hexagon-shaped plug,
10A, per ABNT (NBR 14136).
Your residence electrical installation must have a suitable electric outlet for this type of plug. If not, it is your responsibility to have one installed by a qualified electrician.
Before operating this appliance, make sure the main voltage at the installation site is the same as indicated on product technical data label.
This information is also included on the label attached to your appliance's cord near the plug.
IMPORTANT:
• If it is necessary to convert your 127V appliance to 220V, use a 1.0 KVA stabiliser.
• If it is necessary to convert your 220V appliance to 127V, use a 1.0 KVA stabiliser.
• Never plug your appliance into multi-plug adapters with another appliance in the same socket. Do not use an extension cord. This type of connection may cause electrical overload in the mains, and can damage the appliance and could cause a fire. The appliance should be plugged into its own outlet.
• In case of oscillation in mains voltage, install an automatic voltage stabiliser with minimum rating of 2000 Watts between the appliance and the socket.
• If the cord of this appliance is damaged, it must be replaced. Contact your nearest authorized KitchenAid Customer Care
Center.
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KitchenAid Toaster Features
B C
D
A
E
F
G
A. Dial shade control (7 settings)
B. Self-centering racks and steel interior
C. Extra-wide slots (3.8 cm)
D. Digital display
E. Toast/cancel button
F. Under base cord wrap
G. Special toasting functions
Feature not shown: Removable crumb tray
Dual Independent Controls
(4 Slot Model)
Same great features as 2-slot model with dual cavities for 2-slice or 4-slice toasting. One-Touch buttons and dial knobs for each pair of slots work independently of each other, allowing toasting of a crumpet or other item in one pair of slots while the second pair of slots could keep a pastry warm.
Heat System
Heavy gauge heating elements mounted on extra-thick boards are installed in the
Toaster to ensure even browning.
Extra-Wide Slots
Handles crumpets, English muffins, and thick breads easily.
Self-Centering Bread Racks
Centers thick or thin breads perfectly for even toasting.
Removable Crumb Tray(s)
Durable, full-width, steel tray (two side-byside trays on 4-slot model) can be washed in the top rack of a dishwasher.
Under Base Cord Wrap
Keeps extra cord out of sight and out of the way.
Dial Shade Control
Rotating knobs for precision control. Turn the knob to the right for darker or to the left for lighter toasting.
Stylish Exterior
Stainless steel and painted steel surfaces are constructed for durability and style.
Steel Interior
Durable and deep toasting cavity helps to ensure even browning.
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Special Toasting Functions
Digital Display
• Selected toasting shade and function are displayed.
• A toasting progress bar counts down the toasting time.
Keep Warm Button
Select to lower toasted foods to keep warm until you are ready, for up to a minute. The End-of-Cycle signal will beep and the Toaster will shut off and raise the food.
Crumpet Button
Toasts the porous side of a crumpet or English muffin while gently warming the outer surfaces.
Defrost Button
Defrosts and toasts frozen food.
Reheat Button
Quickly reheats previously toasted food in under a minute.
Toast/Cancel Button
Lowers the bread and starts or cancels the toasting cycle. A ring of light around the button illuminates when the heaters are actively toasting.
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Using the KitchenAid Toaster
Before using your Toaster, check the
Extra-wide slots and remove any packing or printed material that might have fallen inside during shipping or handling. Do not probe inside the Toaster with a metal object.
You may see light smoke the first time you use the Toaster. This is normal. The smoke is harmless and will soon disappear.
TO USE:
1. Shorten cord, if necessary, by wrapping cord under the base. The Toaster's feet are tall enough to allow the cord to exit from under any side of the Toaster.
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2. Plug into a grounded outlet.
3. Insert bread or other food to be toasted in slot.
NOTE:
For even toasting on 2-slot models, toast only one bread type and thickness at a time. For 4-slot models with Dual
Independent Controls, if toasting two different breads is desired, be sure to toast only one bread type in each pair of slots.
4. Press the TOAST/CANCEL button.
The centering racks will adjust slot width automatically to hold food upright for even toasting. When toasting is completed, and
End-of-Cycle signal will beep and the Toaster will shut off and raise the toast.
5. Turn the Shade Control to select the degree of darkness you want. Turn to the right for darker toasting or to the left for lighter. The LCD will display the shade level, from 1 (light) to 7 (dark).
NOTE:
Different types of bread and their moisture levels may require different shade settings. For example, dry bread will brown more rapidly than moist bread and will require a lighter setting.
6. (Optional) Press desired special toasting function button. See "Using the Special
Toasting Functions" section for more information.
7. To cancel toasting anytime, press TOAST/
CANCEL. The Toaster will shut off and raise the toast.
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Using the Special Toasting Functions
After you press TOAST/ CANCEL to begin toasting, you can select the special toasting functions by pressing the appropriate button. After a toasting cycle is complete, all functions will be cleared.
Crumpet Toasting
Selecting the Crumpet function will toast the thickest crumpets and English muffins evenly, gently warming the bottoms while toasting the porous sides.
1. Insert the crumpet so that the flat side of the crumpet faces outward and the porous side faces the center of the Toaster. (See illustration.)
2. Press the TOAST/CANCEL button.
3. Set the Shade Control to the desired level.
4. Press CRUMPET.
To cancel, press TOAST/CANCEL. The
Toaster will shut off and raise the crumpet.
To Reheat Toasted Items
The Reheat function will reheat toast and other items quickly.
1. Insert the previously toasted food into bread slot. Do not place food with butter or any other topping in the Toaster. Use
Reheat for dry foods only.
2. Press the TOAST/CANCEL button.
3. No Shade adjustment is necessary – the
Reheat function overrides whatever Shade level you have set.
4. Press REHEAT.
To cancel, press TOAST/CANCEL. The
Toaster will shut off and raise the food.
To Keep Toasted Items Warm
The Keep Warm function will keep toasted bread warm after toasting.
1. Insert the previously toasted food into bread slot. Do not place food with butter or any other topping in the Toaster. Use
Keep Warm for dry foods only.
2. Press the TOAST/CANCEL button.
3. No Shade adjustment is necessary – the
Keep Warm function overrides whatever
Shade level you have set.
4. Press KEEP WARM.
To cancel, press TOAST/CANCEL. The
Toaster will shut off and raise the food.
To Defrost Frozen Items
The Defrost function will defrost and toast frozen items quickly.
1. Insert the frozen item into bread slot. Use
Defrost for frozen foods only.
2. Press the TOAST/CANCEL button.
3. Set the Shade Control to the desired level.
4. Press DEFROST.
To cancel, press TOAST/CANCEL. The
Toaster will shut off and raise the food.
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1. Unplug the Toaster and let it cool before cleaning.
2. Press and release the center of the crumb tray then slide it out. Shake the crumbs into a waste container. It is recommended that the crumb tray be emptied after each use. The crumb tray can be washed in the top rack of a dishwasher.
IMPORTANT:
The tray will be hot immediately following a toasting cycle.
3. Wipe Toaster with a soft, damp cotton cloth. Do not use paper towels, abrasive cleansers or liquid cleaning products. Do not immerse Toaster in water. | eng | 33c57651-6183-4ce6-9c92-8c6baa1c038c | https://manualzz.com/doc/54627951/kitchenaid-kjc02asbna0-toaster-owner-s-manual |
Transcript
Change your ways
Today's English expression is to change your ways. Ways, w-a-y-s. This is informal, and it simply means to change the way that you do things. It's not about adding or subtracting habits from your life. It's about how you do the things you do, and "change your ways" usually means to improve the way you do things.
Part of the U.S. calls this a drinking fountain. And I think this makes more sense, since almost every type of fountain is a water fountain. When I told JR this, he helpfully—or unhelpfully?—pointed out that there are chocolate fountains. But regardless : if you want to take a drink, it makes sense to ask for a drinking fountain, since you're looking for a fountain that you can drink out of. And I said, you know, "drinking fountain" makes a lot more sense, maybe I'll change my ways.
Maybe I'll change my ways: maybe I'll improve the way that I do this one thing. I used to call it a water fountain; now I'll call it a drinking fountain. I'll change the way that I do that thing.
If someone ever tells you that you need to change your ways, that person is telling you to improve the way you do things. Imagine you have a younger person working with you at the office, and that employee comes to work late every day. Last person in, guaranteed. If you're his supervisor, you should tell him that he needs to change his ways if he wants to keep that job. He has to improve his behavior, improve the way he does something. He gets in late now—he needs to improve that and be there at 8:30 sharp every day. He needs to change his ways.
Have you ever been in a situation where someone keeps treating you badly? You hope they change, but you doubt it will ever happen? Maybe you have a supervisor at work that's not supportive. Or you work with a client that has unreasonable expectations. Or even a romantic partner that doesn't treat you the way you want to be treated. That can happen, right? If that happens, ask yourself: is she realistically going to change her ways? Or will she always be that abusive client, that unsupportive boss, that uncommunicative partner? People don't change their ways unless they want to.
Sometimes you'll hear someone say, "I'm too old to change my ways." That's just an excuse, if you want my opinion. You're never too old to change your ways, but you do sometimes hear people say that. I know I should quit smoking, but I'm too old to change my ways. I know I should move from this big house into a smaller, one-level apartment as I get older, but I'm too old to change my ways.
JR's song of the week
How about a song of the week? Here we go: "I'm No Angel," by The Gregg Allman Band. Here's a story of someone who freely admits that he won't change his ways. He sings, "I might steal your diamonds, but I'll bring you back some gold." I don't know about that. I don't like that bargain.
I do like the song. This was on the radio all the time when I was growing up, it came out in 1987. I was young when it came out, but Gregg Allman was popular in the 80s and 90s.
Speaking of not changing your ways, one of the early, early Plain English lessons was about "musical paralysis." It's the idea that, you hit a certain age and you just stop absorbing and liking and listening to new kinds of music. That was Lesson 72, at PlainEnglish.com/72 .
You settle into the music you like at a certain age and you primarily listen to that as you get older. It doesn't mean you'll never like a new song, you'll never like a new band. But it does mean you don't really change your ways, musically-speaking, after a certain point. It doesn't happen to everyone, but it did happen to me. And "I'm No Angel" is a good example of the kind of song I listened to as a kid, and that I still like to listen to today. Most people hit their musical paralysis around age 30; I think I hit mine at like age fourteen.
So thanks JR for working today's expression into the song of the week. "I'm No Angel" by the Gregg Allman Band.
See you next time!
That's all for today's Plain English. I hope you didn't mind taking a slight break from the important issues of the day so that we could debate exactly what a "coke" is or whether you really need to play tennis in your tennis shoes.
I have a feeling this might be a topic for a future live conversation call with Plain English Plus+ members. So if you're a Plus+ member, keep an eye on your dashboard for this one, and start thinking about whether there are funny variations of words within your own country's borders.
That's all for today—we'll be back on Monday communicating | eng | e863ef1e-7165-48fa-a13a-fc47080063f4 | https://plainenglish.com/expressions/change-your-ways/ |
Rentierism in MENA
It is clear that the presence of large oil revenues has impacted development paths in MENA and ultimately produced damaging political and social outcomes in the region; however, this is not due solely to the region's large size of those rents. Oil rents, in conjunction with a state's labor abundance, state capacity, and history have impacted the development of MENA.
The MENA region is known for the size of its oil rents. Population, or labor abundance, has a role in the political and social outcomes that come from a state's oil rents. RRLP states, like those in the GCC, rely on imported work (rentier effect). Thus, the state makes high oil revenues without having to tax its citizens. Since states are not taxing their citizens, they are less inclined to provide services that benefit their people (no representation without taxation). Additionally, much of the income from oil profits are being exported to workers' home countries, in remittances, ultimately restricting the states' citizens from ever seeing the revenue that is being generated. Thus, labor abundance and the rentier effect can result in damaging political and social outcomes by slowing societal development and fostering the rise of authoritarianism.
State capacity also impacts the development of states in MENA. RRLA states do not have as much capacity as RRLP states and have thus performed worse in areas of economic development, rule of law, and societal development. RRLA states, rather than investing in the private sector and rising middle class, have invested their profits in repressive apparatuses used to maintain control. These are the same states that experienced the Arab Uprisings in 2010-2011. Thus, there is a correlation between oil rents, labor abundance, state capacity, and their resulting political and social outcomes.
Finally, history has impacted development in MENA. RRLP countries like those in the GCC were lightly impacted in the colonization and rule of both the Ottoman and European empires. Thus, they have had a relatively more stable economy and society. This is also due to the fact that they are newer states. On the other hand, states like Iraq and Algeria have exhibited weak post-independence state institutions that have led to damaging political and social outcomes.
The resource curse implies that states rich with natural resources have less economic growth and democracy. Although this may appear true, it is also important to consider the relationship that oil rents have with labor abundance, state capacity, and history. All of these factors combined together affect states' economic, political, and social development and its people's relationship with the state.
2 responses to "Rentierism in MENA"
I think large hydrocarbon rents are better if you have a smaller population that is therefore easier to manage. RRLP countries have a greater state capacity because they can keep their citizens happy by addressing legitimacy concerns while not having to rely on repression as much. For countries with large populations the money generated must go into a more repressive state apparatus. I think that for either RRLP or RRLA countries, having a lot of oil is better than not having a lot of oil for rulers maintaining power and developing their country. The populations of these countries will determine, however, how long this rule could last before the people rise up. | eng | 2b04332e-d416-4414-b109-0675d64bba86 | https://blogs.dickinson.edu/naqvim/2023/09/24/rentierism-in-mena/ |
Top 10 Weirdest Pieces of Lost or Formerly Lost Nickelodeon Media
Well a collab list is something that I would never thought I would do, but here's one with the king of peanuts, Pnut! We are both very interested in lost media so I felt like this was a cool idea for a list.
This list is about lost media (or lost media that was eventually found) related to Nickelodeon. There are many reasons why of these are or were lost such as them only seen by the public for a short amount of time a long time ago. We're counting media that was not available to the public as well because the definition on Wikipedia says that counts. We hope that you like this list.
The Top Ten
1Clockman
Pnut: Wow. Never have I seen such a wild search for a piece of lost media more than this. Cryptic: Yep, the search for A Day With Spongebob was pretty cool but this one is the most interesting to me. Pnut: In 2012, a user posted about a short he saw in his young years that terrified him. Eventually this would kick off a 5 year long search for the titular short he called "Clockman." Cryptic: The user who's known as Commander Santa described it being about a young boy who was snatched from his bed from the Clockman at midnight and goes on an adventure which he returns from before sunrise. That's creepy, dude. Pnut: Yeah, very creepy. Some people speculated that it was on the long running educational show Pinwheel, or as I like to call, Nickelodeon's "Sesame Street". Cryptic: Commander Santa's description was similar to a creepy Pinwheel short about a girl who makes a deal with a wizard after losing her shoes. She doesn't do her part in the deal and the wizard is pretty ...more
2A Day With SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie
Pnut: Oh boy, we got a lot to talk about here. It first originally showed up on Amazon but many people believed that it didn't exist. It was suppose to be a mockumentary from SpongeBob but as of now, it's never been released. But from what I've seen, it had quite the crazy search. Cryptic: Yeah I saw Blameitonjorge talk about this. It's about a kid who wins a contest and gets to spend a day with the one and only Spongebob Squarepants! Pnut: Quite lucky I suppose. Cryptic: Yeah no kidding, thousands of kids entered this competition. Pnut: And all of that to end up not produced yet is sad... Cryptic: I know right. At least we have the script. The story behind it is quite interesting though. There were legal problems with it, though his lawyer said it could be made because it was a parody, and apparently it was going to be live-action! Yeah! Live-action Spongebob! I know it's kind of a thing with the Big Birthday Blowout episode, but it's still very weird.
3Astrology With Squidward
Cryptic: This is a series of 6 formerly lost shorts, which feature Squidward explaining the parts of the Zodiac with SpongeBob characters as symbols for them. Well, I'd never expect to be taught astrology by Squidward! Who the hell thought of this? Pnut: Well there was some rumors going around that there was suppose to be 8, with Virgo and Libra joining them. Cryptic: Yes but actually this was debunked by Vincent Waller on Twitter. Pnut: Yeah, you know it's not real when one of the head creators of the show speaks out to it. Cryptic: Apparently these shorts were quite popular and I see why, they are pretty dang funny. They were pulled from the air in 2001 but then it came back on Nicktoons until 2005. Pnut: Thank god, because it's a great part to look back at in SpongeBob's history. Cryptic: Yeah I hope they bring this back in some way, it would be cool! Pnut: Maybe they could reboot it. Cryptic: Yeah, it's a thing I didn't know I wanted.
4Butcher's Hook
Pnut: Ah yes. I remember when BlameitonJorge talked about this, which I would like to add Cryptic got the idea from, so good luck getting a copyright strike, or maybe you won't and admin will see you as your child. A Reddit user named deaduser00 claimed to have seen a puppet short between 2001-2004, which during the search he called "The Butcher". Cryptic: Yeah I hope I don't get screwed over, but the most notable thing about this short is that a puppet in the film is made of real bones of animals like dogs and birds, so... yeah. Pnut: Ugh, sounds disturbing as heck. Well, some people think it has been found, as a short called "Butcher's Hook" has convinced many it's the real thing. Cryptic: Some people think the movie is a hoax, a false memory, or the OP got confused with something else. Pnut: You could be right, as they were a few missing details from the original description. Cryptic: The film had no dialogue either, only ambient music and sound effects ooh that's ...more
5Spongebob: Re-Hydrated Short
Cryptic: Back in 2003, a Spongebob short aired with Spongebob fighting an army of Patricks coming out of a random door while dressed as the dude from The Matrix. Yes this is a real thing, I promise! Pnut: Indeed, Cryptic. In 2016, a few seconds of footage were found on a Nick bumper in 2003. A Reddit user stated that it was called the Spongetrix and lasted around 10 minutes. Later that year, a 30 second long clip was found in the portfolio of a animator named Goopy Rossi. Cryptic: A part of it also showed up in a commercial titled "Nicktoons: Only in Digital" and it's also an extra for Employee For The Month apparently. My only guess to why this exists is that it would've been for a trailer for that game. I hope we find the full version of this one day, it's very weird but I like it. Pnut: Well it is cool that it's at least partially found. In 2017, a youtuber named Vailskibum94 made a video and while I wouldn't call it "good", it did revive the search for the lost short. So ...more
6Nick Jr. Productions Snowflake Variant
On the CLG Wiki article for Nick Jr Productions, a variant on the 7th logo says "For Christmas 2006, the blue child makes a snowflake come out of the puddle a second after the logo starts." The snowflake variant is "lost; it only appeared on Nick Jr. airings of Go, Diego, Go! from November 25 to December 31, 2006 and currently cannot be found online."
7Cry Baby Lane
Cryptic: Alright, so here is another movie. This one is from all the way back in the year 2000. It aired on October 28th of that year and it was never aired again. It was only aired here in the United States nor was it dubbed into any other language so sorry to the people who can't speak English. Pnut: It was aimed to be scary but at a child friendly audience at the same time and was also supposed to be a theatrical film with a 10 million dollar budget but became a TV Movie instead. From what I've heard, it was a little too scary and received some backlash, right? Cryptic: Yeah, and I saw a screenshot of the movie and it looks creepy. Nickelodeon stated that they weren't responsible for the "accidental" airing and they said they knew nothing about the film when people asked questions about it, and some people at Nickelodeon even said it never existed at all. So I guess Nickelodeon didn't want people knowing about it, and THAT sure worked out well, didn't it? Pnut: It sure ...more
8NSFW Pictures in SpongeBob SuperSponge
9Lost Screenbug
Cryptic: Happy Halloween! Pnut: But it's April. Cryptic: I said happy Halloween! Pnut: Eh might as well! So what's got you in your spooky funk this year? Cryptic: Nothing really but I found this lost screenbug, it's kinda weird. Pnut: What is it? Cryptic: So there's this screenbug from 2006 featuring some undead person pulling his brain out and into a jar that is also the Nickelodeon logo then he falls and is dragged away by an octopus. Also he kinda looks like Old Man Jenkins to me for some reason. Yeah like a Frankenstein Old Man Jenkins. That's weird. Pnut: Hmm, let's see. His last ever appearance was in a unknown SpongeBob episode it seems. What could've he been for?
Cryptic: There's a few cut scenes from iCarly but there was scene that was lost for a bit from the pilot I found to be pretty weird. It's a scene of Sam and Cat telling their viewers that they can send their videos to them but they have to be appropriate or else they will TP their houses. That's basically it. No clue why this was cut I don't see anything wrong with it, and I couldn't find anything explaining why. What are your thoughts on this Pnut? Pnut: Eh, it was probably some strict parents complaining about it. Because there's a certain select of people who complain about older kids like you TP'ing other people's houses. Besides that, I don't have any idea why it would be cut. Cryptic: Like it would be a bad influence? Pnut: To parents, yeah. I mean this was airing on Nickelodeon. And kids are gonna watch it, so it could be a possible answer for its cut. Cryptic: Yeah that makes sense. Pnut: This is why you should listen to the best nut. Cryptic: Well this scene ...more
The Contenders
11Nickelodeon Party Blast PS2 Port
Pnut: So incase you never heard of the game Nickelodeon Party Blast, it was a game that wasn't very well received back in 2002 when it was released for the Gamecube, Xbox and PC, as it felt like your typical normal party game that was nothing but bland. However it was going to get a new port on the high rising PS2. Cryptic: Well it never was, why though? Pnut: Well, let me just do some quick research and... I found a page that said it was cancelled for unknown reasons apparently. Cryptic: Ok, well that's weird, very weird! Pnut: There are some leftovers though such as a model for the Dualshock controller in every released version in the games files. Cryptic: Interesting, by the way have you played that game Pnut? Pnut: No I haven't dingus. I wasn't born in 2002. Cryptic: I haven't played it either, heard bad things about it though.
Eh might of been for the best. After all this game from what I understand was pretty bad to begin with. Considering this game was designed by the same people who would later release the infamous Ninjabread Man game should speak volumes about this games quality. | eng | 30f41a34-285b-43ae-8503-d7a3f332b462 | https://www.thetoptens.com/nickelodeon/weirdest-pieces-lost-or-formerly-lost-nickelodeon-media/ |
An arrest and charge for a drug offense, like any other criminal case, can present serious risks for the defendant arrested, both in the short and long term. In the short term, a person arrested for a drug offense will have to go to court as required and perhaps post bail in order to stay out of custody while the case proceeds. In the long term, a prison sentence may be imposed as a direct consequence of being found guilty of a drug offense, and the defendant may have to deal with the adverse consequences of having a conviction for a drug-related offense on their record, which can destroy one's job search even when the underlying offense is a "non-violent" kind, involving drugs for "personal use." In many of these cases, the defendant is struggling with drug addiction and may need some help to recover. Fortunately, California law allows for some people in this situation to both avoid jail time and expunge their case from their criminal record. In fact, the California Penal Code actually requires a judge to sentence defendants charged with non-violent drug offenses to probation.
Prop 36 forbids a jail sentence for certain drug offenses
Proposition 36 ("Prop 36") requires judges to sentence defendants charged with certain non-violent drug offenses to probation. The terms of Prop 36 are laid out in sections 1210, 1210.1, and 3063.1 of the California Penal Code ("PC 1210", "PC 1210.1", and "PC 3063.1"). Together, these laws greatly restrict a judge's ability to incarcerate someone for commission of a "non-violent drug offense." (PC 3063.1 specifically states that parole should not be revoked for commission of a non-violent drug offense) Often, when the law is changed to restrict a judge's discretion at sentencing, the law is changed so that the judge is required to impose jail time. We see this often in "mandatory minimum" sentencing. Prop 36 is unique in that it requires a judge to sentence a defendant to probation, and thus prohibits a judge from imposing jail time, in certain offenses. This means that, if your case qualifies for Prop 36 sentencing, then the judge cannot give you jail time, and has to give you probation, even if the judge thinks that jail time might be appropriate.
Is my case eligible for Prop 36 sentencing?
Unlawful possession of certain drugs as defined in the United States Controlled Substances Act, such as marijuana, heroin, peyote, ecstasy, cocaine, methamphetamine, peyote, prescription drugs such as codeine and some hallucinogenic drugs, OR
A charge of being under the influence of any of the same drugs mentioned above.
Can possession of drugs for the purposes of sale be sentenced under Prop 36?
No. Possession of any drug for sale, or the manufacture or delivery of drugs cannot be sentenced under Prop 36, even if no "violence" is alleged or no weapons are involved.
Even if you are charged with a non-violent drug offense, your case may not be eligible for sentencing under Prop 36 if any of the following are true:
You have a previous conviction for a violent crime that counts as a "strike" under California law.
The California penal code defines certain serious crimes like murder, kidnapping, and burglary of a home with a person present as "strikes", because commission of additional "strikes" triggers harsher mandatory prison sentences. Even if you are not charged with a "strike offense" alongside your charges for non violent drug offenses, if you have previously been convicted of "strikes", then you might not be able to resolve your case with a probationary sentence under Prop 36.
There are two exceptions to this rule: a conviction in juvenile court, or "adjudication" for an offense that would normally count as a "strike" does not count as a "strike" under Prop 36, and so it will not preclude the defendant from receiving the benefits of Prop 36. Also, if you have prior "strikes" on your record, then you may still qualify for Prop 36 if fit has been five years since the last time you were imprisoned and five years since your last conviction for a felony (other than a "non violent drug offense") or a misdemeanor involving the threat of injury to others.
If, in the same case you are charged with a "non violent drug offense", you are otherwise convicted of any felony, or for a misdemeanor unrelated to the use of drugs, then your case is not eligible for Prop 36.
For example, a defendant who is charged with possession of cocaine for personal use has been charged with a "non-violent drug offense" under PC 1210. However, suppose the defendant is also charged with burglary because police allege that the defendant broke into a home and when he was arrested, he had some cocaine on his person. Now suppose the defendant is found guilty of both burglary and the possession of cocaine. In this case, even if the burglary was related to the defendant's drug use, the defendant's case will not be eligible for Prop 36 sentencing, because they suffered not just a conviction for a non-violent drug offense, but also for a felony, in the same case.
A defendant who refuses drug treatment is ineligible for Prop 36 sentencing.
A defendant who has participated in two other programs under Prop 36 is ineligible for Prop 36 sentencing on their current case.
If any of the above situations apply to your case, then Prop 36 does not apply and the judge is free to impose jail time for your case if they wish.
What if I violate probation under Prop 36?
Prop 36 tells us that jail time is disfavored for people charged with and convicted only for non-violent drug offenses. As such, jail time is also disfavored as punishment for violating Prop 36 probation, at least where the defendant violates probation for "drug-related" reasons.
If a defendant violates Prop 36 probation for reasons unrelated to drugs, then the court is free to revoke probation and impose a jail sentence if it wishes. If, however, the defendant's violation is "drug related", then a three-tiered system is involved:
The first time that a defendant violates Prop 36 probation for a drug-related reason, then probation is only revoked if the prosecution also proves that the defendant is a threat to the safety of others. Otherwise, probation can be intensified, but the court cannot revoke it.
The second time a defendant violates Prop 36 for a drug-related reason, the court can revoke probation if the prosecution shows that the defendant is either a threat to the safety of others or that the defendant is no amenable to drug treatment
The third time that the defendant violates Prop 36 for a drug-related reason, the court revokes probation just based on the prosecution proving that the defendant violated probation.
As you can see, it is more difficult to revoke probation for a Prop 36 probationer when they violate only "drug-related" conditions of probation. This reflects the underlying concern in Prop 36, that non-violent drug offenders should be given the chance for treatment and rehabilitation in lieu of jail time. However, repeated violations of the probation's drug-related conditions will make it more and more likely that probation will be revoked for good, and jail time imposed.
Drug-related conditions of probation include not just the use or possession of drugs while on probation, but also the defendant's failure to follow through with a regimen of drug treatment that their probation requires.
If I complete probation under Prop 36, can I get my record expunged?
Yes! Once you complete probation under Prop 36, you can petition the court to expunge the case from your record. To succeed here, you must show that you completed probation "successfully completed drug treatment, and substantially complied with the terms of probation." When your record is expunged, you generally have the legal right to say that you were never arrested in your case, and that you were never convicted of anything related to your case. The fact of your conviction can also generally not be held against you in job applications. There are two limits to the expungement, however:
Your conviction may still prevent you from owning a firearm in California AND
You must still answer any questions about your case truthfully in a direct question from a questionnaire or application for public office, or in an application for a job in law enforcement | eng | cd237f4b-6cb2-4006-9dbe-2fce432865d0 | https://www.virtuosolaw.com/criminal-defense/drug-offenses/prop-36/ |
Subfamily: Chordopoxvirinae
Genus: Molluscipoxvirus
Distinguishing features
The Molluscipoxvirus genus includes a single virus species, Molluscum contagiosum virus, members of which exclusively infect humans, although similar pathological signs have been noted in horses, donkeys and chimpanzees, and are possibly caused by related viruses. Disease manifests as small, benign skin tumours in healthy individuals. The tumours are normally self-limiting, spontaneously regressing over a few months, but can become extensive in the immunocompromised. There is little inflammatory reaction within the skin surrounding the lesions and only a weak generalized immune response to infection. The localized lesions contain enlarged cells with cytoplasmic inclusions known as molluscum bodies. Transmission is thought to be mechanical, through broken skin coming into contact with fomites. Infections can recur and lesions may be disfiguring when combined with bacterial infections. The restricted host range noted in vivo is mirrored in vitro, with no universal method accepted for growing the virus in vitro.
Virion
Virions are brick-shaped, about 320×250×200 nm. Their buoyant density in CsCl is about 1.288 g cm−3.
Genome organization and replication
The genomic DNA is about 192 kbp, encoding approximately 174 genes: G + C content is 64%. The genes of the central core region of the genome are generally conserved and co-linear with those of orthopoxviruses, but those at either end of the genome show extensive divergence. Indeed, approximately 60 genes present in orthopoxviruses and thought to interact with the host immune response, are missing from molluscum contagiosum virus, but are replaced by a similar number that may be related to its biology.
For replication please see discussion under family description.
Species demarcation criteria
Currently, there is only a single species in the genus and therefore criteria have not been defined. | eng | cc6d75d4-dcd1-42bc-957f-b8d8286cd9c9 | https://ictv.global/report/chapter/poxviridae/poxviridae/molluscipoxvirus |