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0.999972 | What producers of wireless routers offer the best support in your opinion?
Asus is great on support, and firmwares. There are many user firmwares to support additional features and IP's. For example many tutorials on the net use Asus routers to replace the IP's proprietary ones for Fibre based internet such as FIOS.
Overall I've found Asus to have the most features, reliability, and user support online.
Does ASUS ROG Maximus X Code supports creating access points? |
0.996668 | Please email me to request a print purchase.
1. Send me a screen shot of the photo you'd like.
2. The print size you're requesting.
3. Your address and contact information.
I'll then get back to you about final payment details and shipping rates. |
0.93966 | The modern civil rights movement began with President Roosevelt's Executive Order 8802, forbidding racial discrimination in wartime production work. But Roosevelt issued this order under duress. Asa Philip Randolph, the Chicago-based, African American labor leader who founded the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, threatened to march on Washington, D.C. with more than 150,000 protesters.
African-American soldiers in World War II fought in segregated units and veterans have shared painful memories of discrimination. German prisoners of war were treated with more dignity and privilege than black soldiers in U.S. uniform. These enemy prisoners were allowed to travel with more freedom and use a greater range of facilities than African Americans serving on segregated army bases. In an especially high-profile incident, World War II veteran Isaac Woodard was attacked and blinded by white policemen in South Carolina in 1946.
Learning of this, President Harry Truman created the President's Commission on Civil Rights to investigate incidents of racial violence. In 1947, the commission gave the president a long list of legislative proposals. On July 26, 1948, Truman issued Executive Order 9981 to desegregate the military.
As a result, the Korean War was a landmark for African American soldiers. By 1953, 95 % of all combat units were integrated. Elsewhere, America was still segregated by race. Byron Rumsford, the East Bay's first African American assemblyman, remembers racial discrimination in housing and employment. One soldier returning home from the Korean War in full uniform remembers walking into an all-white barbershop in San Francisco to ask for a haircut. He was refused.
At the same time, the accomplishments of America's African American population were impossible to ignore. In the early 1940s, physician Charles R. Drew developed techniques for preserving blood, and was invited by the British government to start the first English blood bank. Drew became head of the American Red Cross, but resigned when the U.S. army segregated blood plasma according to racial origins. Los Angeles has since honored his achievement, establishing the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in 1966, in the wake of the Watts Rebellion.
Ralph J. Bunche, who grew up in Los Angeles and graduated in 1927 from UCLA, became the first African American to win a Nobel Prize in 1950. Although his competitors included Winston Churchill and George Marshall, the Nobel committee gave him the Peace Prize for his work as the United Nations mediator who concluded the 1948 armistice between warring Israelis and Palestinians at the end of British colonial rule.
The strategy of the civil rights movement in the early 1950s was characterized by the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, which sought to remedy racial discrimination in court. In the late 1950s, the chapter that followed would employ a strategy of sit-ins and nonviolent confrontation initially set forth by the Congress Organized for Racial Equality (C.O.R.E.) in 1942. . The promise of rationally presented arguments for integration found its high-water mark in 1995, when NAACP attorney Thurgood Marshall would successfully argue Brown v. Board of Education in front of the Supreme Court. In a feat that has never been repeated, Earl Warren, chief justice of the Supreme Court and governor of California from 1942 to 1953, convinced all nine judges to render a unanimous decision to end segregation in the nation's school. |
0.999868 | Call the credit card company and have yourself removed.
Yeah you can call and have yourself removed.
While you are on the account, the account status will be reported every month. Which, if it has been delinquent, will be on your credit report. After you terminate your authorization, they shouldn't continue to report to the bureaus. After you are terminated, if the account falls behind, then it should not be on your credit. |
0.982496 | the "severe" and "assertive" former St Peter's Church in Shoreham-by-Sea was converted into a nursing home, retaining many of its original features?
A nursing home, convalescent home, Skilled Nursing Unit (SNU), care home or rest home provides a type of care of residents: it is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living. Residents include the elderly and younger adults with physical or mental disabilities. Eligible adults 18 or older can stay in a skilled nursing facility to receive physical, occupational, and other rehabilitative therapies following an accident or illness.
In the United States, a "Skilled Nursing Facility" or "SNF" is a nursing home certified to participate in, and be reimbursed by Medicare. Medicare is the federal program primarily for the aged who contributed to Social Security and Medicare while they were employed. A "Nursing Facility" or "NF" is a nursing home certified to participate in, and be reimbursed by Medicaid. Medicaid is the federal program implemented with each State to provide health care and related services to those who are "poor." Each State defines poverty and; therefore, Medicaid eligibility. Those eligible for Medicaid may be aged, disabled or children (e.g. Children's Health Insurance Programs - CHIPs and Maternal-Child wellness and food programs).
In the United States, each State "licenses" its nursing homes, making them subject to the State's laws and regulations. Nursing homes may choose to participate in Medicare and/or Medicaid. If they pass a survey (inspection), they are "certified" and are also subject to federal laws and regulations. All or part of a nursing home may participate in Medicare and/or Medicaid.
In the United States, nursing homes which participate in Medicare and/or Medicaid are required to have licensed practical nurses (LPNs) (in some States designated "vocational nurses" or "LVNs") on duty 24 hours a day. For at least 8 hours per day, 7 days per week, there must be a registered nurse on duty. Nursing homes are managed by a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator. Unlike U.S. nursing there are no standardized training and licensing requirements for administrators, though most states require a Federal License, and many states such as California have their own licensure for administrators. In April 18, 2005 there were a total of 16,094 nursing homes in the United States, down from 16,516 in December 12, 2002.
There are states that have other levels of care offered to elderly and other adults who need assistance and are able to live in the community. For instance, Connecticut has Residential Care Homes or RCH that are licensed by the State Department of Public Health. These homes provide 24-hour supervision and typically offer a more "home-like" environment. Many are actually large homes that have been converted to dwellings that offer a residential community that promotes an independent lifestyle and fosters fellowship with others who need some form of assistance to live in the community (see http://CARCH.NET).
Services provided in nursing homes include services of nurses, nursing aides and assistants; physical, occupational and speech therapists; social workers and recreational assistants; and room and board. Most care in nursing facilities is provided by certified nursing assistants, not by skilled personnel. In 2004, there were, on average, 40 certified nursing assistants per 100 resident beds. The number of registered nurses and licensed practical nurses were significantly lower at 7 per 100 resident beds and 13 per 100 resident beds, respectively.
Nursing homes that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs are subject to federal requirements regarding staffing and quality of care for residents. In 2004, 98.5% of the 16,100 nursing facilities nationwide were certified to participate in Medicare, Medicaid, or both.
Medicare covers nursing home services for 20 to 100 days for beneficiaries who require skilled nursing care or rehabilitation services following a hospitalization of at least three consecutive days. The program does not cover nursing care if only custodial care is needed — for example, when a person needs assistance with bathing, walking, or transferring from a bed to a chair. To be eligible for Medicare-covered skilled nursing facility (SNF) care, a physician must certify that the beneficiary needs daily skilled nursing care or other skilled rehabilitation services that are related to the hospitalization, and that these services, as a practical matter, can be provided only on an inpatient basis. For example, a beneficiary released from the hospital after a stroke and in need of physical therapy, or a beneficiary in need of skilled nursing care for wound treatment following a surgical procedure, might be eligible for Medicare-covered SNF care.
SNF services may be offered in a free-standing or hospital-based facility. A freestanding facility is generally part of a nursing home that covers Medicare SNF services as well as long-term care services for people who pay out-of-pocket, through Medicaid, or through a long-term care insurance policy. Generally, Medicare SNF patients make up just a small portion of the total resident population of a free-standing nursing home.
Medicare also covers nursing home care for certain persons who require custodial care, meet a state's means-tested income and asset tests, and require the level-of-care offered in a nursing home. Nursing home residents have physical or cognitive impairments and require 24-hour care.
The cost of staying in a Nursing home can cost several thousand per month or more. Some deplete their resources on the often high cost of care. If eligible, Medicaid will cover continued stays in nursing home for these individuals for life. However, they require that the patient be "spent down" to a low asset level first by either depleting their life savings or asset-protecting them, often using an elder law attorney.
All nursing homes in the United States that receive Medicare and/or Medicaid funding are subject to federal regulations. People who inspect nursing homes are called surveyors or, most commonly, state surveyors. State surveyors may inspect for compliance with licensure (State regulations) and/or certification (Medicare and Medicaid regulations).
The "Mininimum Data Set" assessment (MDS) is part of the U.S. federally mandated process for comprehensive assessment of all residents in Medicare or Medicaid certified nursing homes. The MDS assessment is a screening assessment that forms the basis of a comprehensive assessment of each resident's functional capabilities and helps nursing home staff identify and help residents meet or cope with health and other needs. The MDS also yields "Resource Utilization Groups" (RUGS) which are used for all Medicare reimbursement to SNFs, and is used in many States to set reimbursement for NFs.
For United States SNFs and NFs, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has a website which allows users to see how well facilities perform in certain metrics (see "Nursing Home Compare Tool" in the external link section below). CMS also publishes a list of Special Focus Facilities - nursing homes with "a history of serious quality issues." The US Government Accountability Office (GAO), however, has found that state nursing home inspections understate the number of serious nursing home problems that present a danger to residents. The GAO concluded that while CMS oversight has improved, there are still weaknesses in its oversight of nursing homes. A report issued in September 2008 found that over 90% of nursing homes were cited for federal health or safety violations in 2007, with about 17% of nursing homes having deficiencies causing "actual harm or immediate jeopardy" to patients.
SNFs and NFs are subject to federal regulations and also strict state regulations. The nursing home industry is considered one of the two most heavily regulated industries in the United States (the other being the nuclear power industry).
Federal regulation and inspection (surveying) of SNFs and NFs applies a model of health care quality created for research by Avedis Donabedian in 1965. The model uses the concepts of structure, process and outcome.
For surveying, structure is the nursing home's resources. That includes staff, their knowledge and skills, policies, procedures, records, equipment, buildings, etc. Structure surveying looks at the instrumentalities of care and their organization.
Process is the nursing home's resources in action. Process surveying looks at the appropriateness, timeliness and quality of care and services in relation to each resident's needs. Process can be organized into 5 kinds of intellectual and physical activities: assessing, planning, implementing (acting), evaluating, and communicating. These activities must be integrated and often occur together. Unfortunately these processes can be task or resident-centered. A task nurse implements a physician ordered-dressing change, perhaps assessing the wound while it is uncovered. A resident-centered nurse would already know if the treatment causes the resident pain and pre-medicated the resident. During the care, she (or he) will talk with the resident about topics they have both shared before, distracting the resident from discomfort and addressing social needs. Communication is heightened when residents feel comfortable discussing various issues with someone who is experienced with their particular case. In this particular situation nurses are also better able to do longitudinal follow up, which insures the implementation of more lasting results.
In Donabedian's model, outcome is assumed to result from processes and processes are assumed to require structures. An outcome may be a facility outcome which indirectly supports direct resident care. An example of an indirect or facility outcome would be supervising and correcting or training staff That changes staff knowledge and skills. Staff applying those new skills is a process which should yield better resident outcomes. Resident outcomes may be classified as physical (death, disease, disability or dysfunction) and psychosocial (discomfort, dissatisfaction). Resident outcomes are usually specified in terms of health, well-being, patient satisfaction, etc. Resident outcomes are usually improved when staff provide and residents experience resident oriented care.
Current trends are to provide people with significant needs for long term supports and services with a variety of living arrangements. Indeed, research in the U.S. as a result of the Real Choice Systems Change Grants, shows that many people are able to return to their own homes in the community. Private nursing agencies may be able to provide live-in nurses to stay and work with patients in their own homes.
When considering living arrangements for those who are unable to live by themselves, potential customers consider it to be important to carefully look at many nursing homes and assisted living facilities as well as retirement homes, keeping in mind the person's abilities to take care of themselves independently. While certainly not a residential option, many families choose to have their elderly loved one spend several hours per day at an adult daycare center.
Beginning in 2002, Medicare began hosting an online comparison site intended to foster quality improving competition between nursing homes.
In the U.S. a few nursing homes are beginning to change the way they are managed and organized to create a more resident-centered environment, so they are more "home-like" and less institutional or "hospital-like." In these homes, units are replaced with a small set of rooms surrounding a common kitchen and living room. The staff giving care is assigned to one of these "households." Residents have far more choices about when they awake, when they eat and what they want to do during the day. They also have access to more companionship such as pets. Many of the facilities utilizing these models refer to such changes as the "Culture Shift" or "Culture Change" occurring in the Long Term Care, or LTC, industry. Sometimes this kind of nursing home is called a "greenhouse."
Task oriented care is where nurses are assigned specific tasks to perform for numerous residents on a specific ward. Residents in this particular situation are exposed to multiple nurses at any given time. Because of the random disbursement of tasks, nurses are declined the ability to develop more in depth relations with any particular resident. Licensed (vocational) nurse training in the United States is task oriented. The primary care giver in a certified nursing home is a "Certified Nurses Aide" (CNA). CNAs receive a minimum of 75 hours of didactic and practical task-oriented training and must pass an oral or written test. Thus, in U.S. nursing homes, the training of the majority of direct care-givers in nursing homes is task oriented.
Resident oriented care is where nurses are assigned to particular patients and have the ability to develop relationships with individual patients. Patients are treated more as family, as opposed to random patients in an institution. Using resident-oriented care, nurses are able to become familiar with each patient and cater more to their specific needs, whether they be emotional or medical. In contrast, institutional care is institution-centered. The focus is staff convenience and efficiency. Staff perform tasks rather than interact with residents to achieve desirable resident outcomes. Where resident-centered staff know residents by name, institutional staff identify residents by room number, diagnosis, or a task like "feeders" for residents who need help to eat.
According to various findings residents who receive resident-oriented care experience a higher quality of life, in respect to attention and time spent with patients and the number of fault reports after the introduction of Primary Nursing. Once they experience it, nurses often prefer resident-oriented settings, too. Although resident-oriented nursing does not lengthen life, nursing home residents are able to connect with someone, which allows them to dispel many feelings of loneliness and discontent.
"Resident assignment" refers to the extent to which residents are allocated to the same nurse. With this particular system one person is responsible for the entire admission period of the resident. However, this system can cause difficulties for the nurse or care-giver should one of the residents they are assigned to pass away or move to a different facility, as the nurse/caregiver may become attached to the resident(s) they are caring for.
Various findings suggest that task-oriented care produces less satisfied residents. In many cases, residents are disoriented and unsure of who to disclose information to and as a result decide not to share information at all. Patients usually complain of loneliness and feelings of displacement.
"Resident assignment" is allocated to numerous nurses as opposed to one person carrying the responsibility of one resident. Because the load on one nurse can become so great, various nurses are unable to identify with gradual emotional and physical changes experienced by one particular resident. Resident information has the ability to get misplaced or undocumented because of the numerous amounts of nurses that deal with one resident.
Some commentators have been highly critical of nursing homes. Bioethics scholar Jacob M. Appel has written of a "nursing home-industrial complex" which would "lose billions of dollars" if alternatives to nursing home care, such as assisted suicide, were to be legalized. In one highly publicized case in 2009, Paul Weinstein, a pharmacist from New Rochelle, New York, shot to death his demented wife to prevent her from entering a nursing home.
Dealing with an emergency in nursing home is always a formidable task which involves the damage control and mitigation of the event. Not many written plans or standard operating procedures are available publicly, except for a few . However, there are published academic reviews about the topic written by many authors , , .
In the 2002 nursing homes became known as care homes with nursing and residential homes became known as care homes .
In the United Kingdom care homes and care homes with nursing are regulated by different organisations in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. To enter a care home, you need an assessment of needs and of your financial condition from your local council. You may also have an assessment by a nurse, should you require nursing care. The cost of a care home is means tested in England.
As of April 2009 in England, the lower capital limit is £13,500. At this level, all income from pensions, savings, benefits and other sources, except a "personal expenses allowance" (currently £21.90), will go to paying the care home fees. The local council pays the remaining contribution provided the room occupied is not more expensive than the local council's normal rate, currently £364.48 for Hampshire for example. If the resident is paying more than this the council will not pay anything and contributions from a third party or charity must be found or the resident move to a cheaper care home. Between the lower and the upper capital limits, the resident pays their income less personal expenses allowance + £1/week for every £250 capital between lower and higher limit. The council pays the rest, subject to the same conditions as before. It is therefore preferable to find a home within the council's limit if council funding is likely to be required to avoid a forced move later. Patients with capital over more than £23,000 pay the full cost of the care home. Patients who require additional nursing care are assessed for this (Hampshire nursing limit 2009 £483pw) and receive additional financial support (£103.80pw) through the National Health Service (NHS); this is known as NHS Continuing Healthcare .
Care homes for adults in England are regulated by Care Quality Commission or CQC , which replaced the Commission for Social Care Inspection, and each care home is inspected at least every three years. In Wales the Care Standards Inspectorate for Wales has responsibility for oversight, In Scotland the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care and in Northern Ireland the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority in Northern Ireland.
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0.999848 | How Do I Open an Estate Account?
Tell the customer service person that you need to open an estate account, and they will walk you through the process. If there are two named PR's you will both need to be present. Depending on the bank, this can easily take an hour so leave yourself plenty of time.
Once this account is open, you can deposit funds and write checks to pay bills as needed. It is important to keep good records when you are the Personal Representative because you will often need to provide an accounting to the court and to any beneficiaries or creditors of the estate. You can do this with the check book register, a spreadsheet, or any other way that works best for you. The specific form is not important, but it is key to know where the money is going, where it has come from, and what is left to be distributed to the heirs. |
0.991047 | (CNN) -- President Donald Trump is inclined to declare a national emergency to secure military funding for his long-promised southern border wall if talks between administration officials and top lawmakers from both parties continue to stall, a White House official told CNN on Saturday.
While not the administration's preferred plan, the use of emergency powers to fund the wall "provides a way out" amid a series of contentious meetings and disagreements among Department of Homeland Security officials and Democratic lawmakers over basic facts related to border security, the official said.
"We can only stay like this for so long," said the official, who attended both meetings with congressional officials at the White House led by Trump this week, explaining that factual disputes have hung up discussions.
As the partial government shutdown enters a third week over the funding dispute, Trump has publicly said he would reject any plan that includes less than $5.6 billion for a border wall. The President acknowledged the possibility of using emergency powers to fund the wall during remarks in the Rose Garden on Friday, saying "we can call a national emergency because of the security of our country."
"I haven't done it. I may do it," Trump said. "We can call a national emergency and build it very quickly."
On several occasions, discussions became combative during presentations by Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. According to the White House official, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi twice cut into Nielsen's presentations to dismiss DHS statistics on border security as inaccurate.
"I don't believe your facts," Pelosi told Nielsen during a meeting Friday, according to a source, who said a similar incident took place during a Wednesday meeting in the White House Situation Room. The Wall Street Journal first reported Pelosi's remarks.
"In presentations made, they have repeatedly used statistics not supported by fact. They're trying to cast every single migrant as a terrorist or someone with a violent criminal history. The secretary has proven herself to not be credible on these issues," a Pelosi aide told CNN.
DHS Press Secretary Tyler Houlton said in response to CNN's request for comment, "We put the facts and statistics out there publicly and transparently to inform the conversation about the humanitarian crisis at our southern border. It is a shame that some congressional staff want to ignore the facts and ignore this crisis. As always, we stand by to explain these difficult problems to those seeking to better understand the issues and find solutions."
"How do we even go from there," a White House official said, referring to the disagreements, as aides to congressional leaders and top administration officials plan to meet again Sunday.
"The President's authority in this area is intended for wars and genuine national emergencies," Evan Hollander, communications director of the House Appropriations Committee, told CNN. "Asserting this authority to build a wasteful wall is legally dubious and would likely invite a court challenge." |
0.99951 | Rewriting and shortening the content, as necessary, to suit the organization policy.
Established in 1932, the Sakal Media Group is the largest independently owned media business in Maharashtra. Headquartered in the educational and cultural capital of the state â€" Pune, the Sakal Media Group owns and operates newspapers and magazines in Marathi as well as English with a circulation across Maharashtra and Goa. The Group also has interests in digital media, event management services, commercial printing and also runs a regional television channel.
With a workforce of over 3500 and a vendor network that exceeds 25,000, the Sakal Media Group is a people-focused organization with an open and vibrant work environment offering scope for advancement and growth. Guided by the philosophy of ‘Social First’ all group initiatives are guided by their potential for social impact and transformation. |
0.989552 | Explore the untold story of Michonne.
The Walking Dead: Michonne is an installment in the episodic adventure game series developed by Telltale Games, based on the acclaimed “The Walking Dead” comic book series created by Robert Kirkman. It centers on the “untold journey” of Michonne, an iconic character from the comic book series who’s “haunted by her past and coping with unimaginable loss and regret.” Specifically, it explores the title character’s absence from Issues No. 126 to No. 139 of the comic book series.
Typical of Telltale’s games, The Walking Dead: Michonne is a cinematic interactive adventure game of choice and consequence, where every decision the player makes influences the flow of the story. In this three-part miniseries, players will tap and swipe to kill zombies and ultimately find out what separated Michonne from and what brought her back to her trusted group.
... are fans of Telltale's games, the "Walking Dead" comic books, or the "Walking Dead" TV series. ... enjoy story-driven adventure games.
... are not fans of any entry in the "Walking Dead" franchise. ... want games that aren't too deep and complex.
It's developed by Telltale, so you can expect to enjoy high production values with cinematic graphics and sounds. And the quality is not only superficial, as the game features a complex and deep story about loss and regret. Plus, the game effectively fills in the blanks left by the absence of one of the iconic characters in the "Walking Dead" series.
The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries is a three episode event (Episode 1-2 available now, Episode 3 coming soon) and stars the iconic, blade-wielding character from Robert Kirkman's best-selling comic books. Haunted by her past, and coping with unimaginable loss and regret, the story explores Michonne's absence between issues #126 and #139 of the comic book. In this three part miniseries, players will discover what took Michonne away from Rick, Ezekiel, and the rest of her trusted group… and what brought her back. |
0.973478 | Snead grew up in Newport News, Virginia, the son of Hugh, a farmer, and Louise Snead. He attended Warwick High School, where he was a star three-sport (basketball, football and baseball) athlete. He won all six pitching decisions as a sophomore and junior, and he averaged 23 points in basketball as a senior, scoring 41 in one game. He split time as starting quarterback as a junior, then as a senior he passed for nearly 1,000 yards and 13 touchdowns. In a game against Hampton, he threw what would be the game-winning touchdown pass, then intercepted a pass on Hampton's next series to seal the outcome. He was named second-team all-state. He graduated in 1957.
1958: 67-151 for 1,003 yards.
1959: 82-191 for 1,361 yards.
1960: 123-259 for 1,676 yards.
In 1958, he was named the second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference quarterback, and in 1959 and 1960 he earned first-team All-ACC honors. In 1960, he was named second-team All-American as a quarterback by UPI and the Football Writers Association of America.
In 1984, he was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
He was named to the Pro Bowl on four occasions; in 1962, 1963, 1965, and in 1972, when he led the NFL in completion percentage and was second in passer rating. Ironically, he remains the last quarterback to win a game despite having a passer rating of zero, on November 14, 1976, against his former team, the Washington Redskins, winning that game while completing 3 of 14 passes for 26 yards in a game that had no touchdowns, winning 12-9. He retired after the 1976 season.
Snead was the 27th and then later the 29th head football coach at The Apprentice School in Newport News, Virginia, and he held that position for 10 seasons, from 1977 until 1984 and again from 1988 until 1989, when he resigned as coach and admissions director. After inheriting a team that was 0–9 the previous season, his coaching record at Apprentice was 46–41–2.
The 1959 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Paul Amen, the Demon Deacons compiled a 6–4 record and finished in a tie for fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.Quarterback Norm Snead and end Pete Manning were selected by the Associated Press and United Press International as first-team players on the 1959 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team. Snead later played 16 seasons in the NFL and was a four-time All-Pro selection. Guard Nick Patella was selected to the All-ACC team by the UPI.
The 1960 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Billy Hildebrand, the team compiled a 2–8 record and finished in seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).Quarterback Norm Snead was selected by the United Press International as a first-team player on the 1960 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team. Snead later played 16 seasons in the NFL and was a four-time All-Pro selection.
The 1972 New York Giants season was the franchise's 48th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Giants had an 8–6 record and finished in third place in the National Football Conference East Division, three games behind the Washington Redskins.The Giants had two first-round selections in the 1972 NFL Draft, and chose Eldridge Small and Larry Jacobson with the 17th and 24th overall picks, respectively. Before the season, New York traded their starting quarterback, Fran Tarkenton, to the Minnesota Vikings for a package of players and draft picks that included quarterback Norm Snead, who led the league in pass completion average in 1972. The Giants lost twice to open the season, but went on a four-game winning streak afterwards. In their 11th game, the Giants defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 62–10, setting the franchise record for the most points scored in a game; it was also an Eagles record for the most points allowed. The victory put the team at 7–4 and in contention for a playoff berth. Two losses ended their postseason chances, but New York beat the Dallas Cowboys in the final game of the season to finish with 8 wins in 14 games. Halfback Ron Johnson scored nine touchdowns on running plays to top the NFL, and his 1,182 rushing yards broke the Giants' single-season record. This was the last winning season for the Giants until 1981.
Al Conover (born 1938) is a former American football player and coach. Most notably, he served as head coach at Rice University from 1972 to 1975, compiling a record of 15–27–2 in four seasons before resigning to enter private business.
A native of Largo, Florida, Conover attended Largo High School, where he starred on the football squad and earned an athletic scholarship to Wake Forest University. He spent four years on the Demon Deacon squad, protecting quarterback Norm Snead as tackle under coaches Paul Amen and Billy Hildebrand. Returning to Largo after graduation, he served as his alma mater's head swimming coach and assistant football mentor.In 1963, he was hired as a graduate assistant by Florida State University head coach Bill Peterson, and later became offensive line coach. After helping the Seminoles to a Gator Bowl appearance in 1967, Conover was hired by Y C McNease at Idaho. When Peterson moved on to Rice University in 1971, he hired Conover as offensive coordinator. Peterson left for the Houston Oilers one season later, and Conover was selected as his successor.In his first year as Rice head coach, he guided the Owls to a 5–5–1 record, the program's best since 1963. Known for his flamboyance, he brought a coffin onto the practice field to "bury" the Owls' mistakes during the 1973 season. Following a 3–8 season in 1975, Conover resigned to enter private business.
H. K. Brown Jr. is a former American football coach. He was the 20th head football coach at The Apprentice School in Newport News, Virginia and he held that position for the 1964 season. His coaching record at Apprentice was 0–8.
James H. "Jimmy" Wilson (March 6, 1940 – March 27, 2013) was an American football coach. He was the 25th head football coach at The Apprentice School in Newport News, Virginia and he held that position for four seasons, from 1971 until 1974. His coaching record at Apprentice was 13–20.
John A. Burns was an American football coach. He was the 13th and then later the 18th head football coach at The Apprentice School in Newport News, Virginia. He and he held that position for three seasons, from 1951 to 1952 and again in 1962. His coaching record at Apprentice was 5–20.
Philip Janaro (born December 23, 1942) is a former American football coach.
Romie L. Hamilton (July 29, 1922 – December 15, 2005) was an American football coach. He was the 21st head football coach at The Apprentice School in Newport News, Virginia and he held that position for the 1965 season. His coaching record at Apprentice was 0–8–1.
He attended West Virginia University Institute of Technology and Dunbar High School.Hamilton also coached Warwick High School in Newport News, being named head coach there in 1956. |
0.999996 | Located in the urban quarter east of Saigon, near the Sala area, District 2 where the Maeda Group, a large family in the Japanese infrastructure, decides to do the Waterina Suites in My Thanh Loi. This is an apartment project in the high-class segment, with 25 floors, limited number, only 98 apartments, area from 87-500m2.
Maeda Group has contributed to Vietnam with 25 years of experience in infrastructure construction such as Damin Hydropower Project, Tan Son Nhat International Airport Passenger Terminal and Metro number one in HCMC.
Sunrise country is always attractive destinations on the map of the world tourism. One of the reasons for this attraction is the diverse and innovative architecture of the place. It seems that the Japanese have not set a limit to their imagination when embarking on the design. Even though they are different in shape and size, they share the same point of view, which is the ability to overwhelm people at first sight.
Waterina Suites is a typical apartment style of "Japanese" architecture, minimalist design, natural and perfect balance. Say as the famous architect Mr. Kengo Kuma, who has been attached to Japanese architecture for many years, is what 21st century architecture is all about.
The Japanese style apartments are optimized for every function. As a result, people living in this type of apartment have the most comfort and convenience, which makes all human senses have space to be satisfied and pamper themselves instead of being "slaves" Cramped and entangled, inconvenient in daily life.
The Japanese-style Waterina Suites are spacious and spacious, distinct from the narrow architecture of the Saigon apartment complex. Thanks to its minimalist and optimistic features, Japanese-style apartments are not old-fashioned after years of use. When it comes to refreshing, the owner of the apartment simply needs to replace the furnishings or interior decor with seasonal colors. is enough.
Optimizing design and minimalist lifestyle (Danshari) to get rid of the pressures of materialism and feverish surgeries in Japan in the early years of 2010 and become prevalent in many European countries.
In Vietnam, Waterina Suites is the pioneer project of applying Japanese style design in District 2 administrative center with 98 apartments designed by famous Japanese designer Kengo Kuma and immediately get the attention of the market.
So far, Waterina Suites is a combination of apartments, which are highly appreciated by customers and residents such as breakthrough design, high utilization, maximum light and natural wind, overlooking the Saigon river.
All the walls of the building are casted with concrete: fire resistant, fireproof, waterproof and soundproofing better than other high-end apartment projects in Vietnam. In 2011, when the 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit northwestern Japan, the capital Tokyo, nearly 400 kilometers away, shook sharply, but many of its buildings, including the Tokyo Skytree Tower, were 634 meters , at that time under construction, still unharmed, it is due to the wall has the ability to bear.
In the face of the "irresistible" attraction of Japanese standard apartments and the increasing demand of foreigners living in Japan to live and work in Vietnam, early 2017 to now, some real estate reputation investors began to pay attention to this product line and then repeatedly introduced the Japanese style apartment market as a new direction of the market period 2018-2022.
In this race, "experienced people in the field of construction" - Waterina Suites proved more advantageous when owning Japanese standard apartments are put into use and prove the superiority, level by customer. Waterina Suites is a high-class property with two valuable views overlooking the Saigon river and green park, superior design, 5-star amenities, best rates in the same segment.
These luxury apartments come with luxurious contemporary bouillons and contemporary breath of Japanese architecture, ideal for investment purposes or as a luxury serviced apartment with potential. Attractive rental to meet the needs of Japanese clusters working in the area of Ho Chi Minh City has been increasing in recent years.
According to preliminary statistics, Waterin Suites currently has more than 10% of foreign residents and in the near future the group of high level Japanese businessmen will return in this area will be huge. Surveys show that Japanese are willing to pay rents that are 20-30% higher than other tenants, but are very selective and often choose only urban areas that provide security, a safe living environment. , beautiful scenery, green park ... and overall utility from the system of high-level services.
"We are confident to meet the strict living standards of the Japanese and the line of Japanese style apartments will satisfy not only Japanese guests but also anyone wwho love modern life, but still full in harmony with nature ".
Investors are holding the next open sale. Interested customers call Hotline 0785.948.248 - Mr. Nhan (real estate investment consultant of Maeda investor) for detailed information and sample project. |
0.999985 | Which statement about the third corresponding terms in both Pattern X and Pattern Y is true?
Both number values will be 20.
Both number values will be less than 20.
Both number values will be greater than 20.
The Y value will be 20 and the X value will be more than 20.
The X value will be 20 and the Y value will be more than 20. |
0.963905 | Map of the combined drainage basins of the Ganges (orange), Brahmaputra (violet), and Meghna (green).
The Ganges (/ˈɡændʒiːz/ GAN-jeez), also Ganga (Hindustani: [ˈɡəŋɡaː]) is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through the nations of India and Bangladesh. The 2,525 km (1,569 mi) river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and flows south and east through the Gangetic Plain of North India into Bangladesh, where it empties into the Bay of Bengal. It is the third largest river in the world by discharge.
The Ganges is the most sacred river to Hindus. It is also a lifeline to millions of Indians who live along its course and depend on it for their daily needs. It is worshipped as the goddess Ganga in Hinduism. It has also been important historically, with many former provincial or imperial capitals (such as Pataliputra, Kannauj, Kara, Kashi, Patna, Hajipur, Munger, Bhagalpur, Murshidabad, Baharampur, Kampilya, and Kolkata) located on its banks.
1851 a German explorer along with a group of indian natives witnessed a lion kill a tiger at the ganges river.
The Ganges begins at the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers. The Bhagirathi is considered to be the source in Hindu culture and mythology, although the Alaknanda is longer. The headwaters of the Alakananda are formed by snowmelt from such peaks as Nanda Devi, Trisul, and Kamet. The Bhagirathi rises at the foot of Gangotri Glacier, at Gomukh, at an elevation of 3,892 m (12,769 ft), being mythologically referred to as, residing in the matted locks of Shiva, symbolically Tapovan, being a meadow of ethereal beauty at the feet of Mount Shivling, just 5 km (3.1 mi) away.
Although many small streams comprise the headwaters of the Ganges, the six longest and their five confluences are considered sacred. The six headstreams are the Alaknanda, Dhauliganga, Nandakini, Pindar, Mandakini, and Bhagirathi rivers. The five confluences, known as the Panch Prayag, are all along the Alaknanda. They are, in downstream order, Vishnuprayag, where the Dhauliganga joins the Alaknanda; Nandprayag, where the Nandakini joins; Karnaprayag, where the Pindar joins, Rudraprayag, where the Mandakini joins; and finally, Devprayag, where the Bhagirathi joins the Alaknanda to form the Ganges River proper.
After flowing 250 km (160 mi) through its narrow Himalayan valley, the Ganges emerges from the mountains at Rishikesh, then debouches onto the Gangetic Plain at the pilgrimage town of Haridwar. At Haridwar, a dam diverts some of its waters into the Ganges Canal, which irrigates the Doab region of Uttar Pradesh, whereas the river, whose course has been roughly southwest until this point, now begins to flow southeast through the plains of northern India.
The Ganges follows an 800 km (500 mi) arching course passing through the cities of Kannauj, Farukhabad, and Kanpur. Along the way it is joined by the Ramganga, which contributes an average annual flow of about 500 m3/s (18,000 cu ft/s). The Ganges joins the Yamuna at the Triveni Sangam at Allahabad, a holy confluence in Hinduism. At their confluence the Yamuna is larger than the Ganges, contributing about 2,950 m3/s (104,000 cu ft/s), or about 58.5% of the combined flow.
Now flowing east, the river meets the Tamsa River (also called Tons), which flows north from the Kaimur Range and contributes an average flow of about 190 m3/s (6,700 cu ft/s). After the Tamsa the Gomti River joins, flowing south from the Himalayas. The Gomti contributes an average annual flow of about 234 m3/s (8,300 cu ft/s). Then the Ghaghara River (Karnali River), also flowing south from the Himalayas of Nepal, joins. The Ghaghara (Karnali), with its average annual flow of about 2,990 m3/s (106,000 cu ft/s), is the largest tributary of the Ganges. After the Ghaghara (Karnali) confluence the Ganges is joined from the south by the Son River, contributing about 1,000 m3/s (35,000 cu ft/s). The Gandaki River, then the Kosi River, join from the north flowing from Nepal, contributing about 1,654 m3/s (58,400 cu ft/s) and 2,166 m3/s (76,500 cu ft/s), respectively. The Kosi is the third largest tributary of the Ganges, after the Ghaghara (Karnali) and Yamuna.
Along the way between Allahabad and Malda, West Bengal, the Ganges passes the towns of Chunar, Mirzapur, Varanasi, Ghazipur, Patna, Bhagalpur, Ballia, Buxar, Simaria, Sultanganj, and Saidpur. At Bhagalpur, the river begins to flow south-southeast and at Pakur, it begins its attrition with the branching away of its first distributary, the Bhāgirathi-Hooghly, which goes on to become the Hooghly River. Just before the border with Bangladesh the Farakka Barrage controls the flow of the Ganges, diverting some of the water into a feeder canal linked to the Hooghly for the purpose of keeping it relatively silt-free. The Hooghly River is formed by the confluence of the Bhagirathi River and Jalangi River at Nabadwip, and Hooghly has a number of tributaries of its own. The largest is the Damodar River, which is 541 km (336 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 25,820 km2 (9,970 sq mi). The Hooghly River empties into the Bay of Bengal near Sagar Island. Between Malda and the Bay of Bengal, the Hooghly river passes the towns and cities of Murshidabad, Nabadwip, Kolkata and Howrah.
After entering Bangladesh, the main branch of the Ganges is known as the Padma. The Padma is joined by the Jamuna River, the largest distributary of the Brahmaputra. Further downstream, the Padma joins the Meghna River, the second largest distributary of the Brahmaputra, and takes on the Meghna's name as it enters the Meghna Estuary, which empties into the Bay of Bengal.
The Ganges Delta, formed mainly by the large, sediment-laden flows of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers, is the world's largest delta, at about 59,000 km2 (23,000 sq mi). It stretches 322 km (200 mi) along the Bay of Bengal.
Only the Amazon and Congo rivers have a greater average discharge than the combined flow of the Ganges, the Brahmaputra, and the Surma-Meghna river system. In full flood only the Amazon is larger.
A 1908 map showing the course of the Ganges and its tributaries. Major left-bank tributaries include Gomti (Gumti), Ghaghara (Gogra), Gandaki (Gandak), and Kosi (Kusi); major right-bank tributaries include Yamuna (Jumna), Son, Punpun and Damodar.
The hydrology of the Ganges River is very complicated, especially in the Ganges Delta region. One result is different ways to determine the river's length, its discharge, and the size of its drainage basin.
The name Ganges is used for the river between the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers, in the Himalayas, and the India-Bangladesh border, near the Farakka Barrage and the first bifurcation of the river. The length of the Ganges is frequently said to be slightly over 2,500 km (1,600 mi) long, about 2,505 km (1,557 mi), to 2,525 km (1,569 mi), or perhaps 2,550 km (1,580 mi). In these cases the river's source is usually assumed to be the source of the Bhagirathi River, Gangotri Glacier at Gomukh, and its mouth being the mouth of the Meghna River on the Bay of Bengal. Sometimes the source of the Ganges is considered to be at Haridwar, where its Himalayan headwater streams debouch onto the Gangetic Plain.
This river is the longest in India. During the early Vedic Age of the Rigveda, the Indus and the Sarasvati River were the major sacred rivers, not the Ganges. But the later three Vedas gave much more importance to the Ganges.[lower-alpha 6] The Gangetic Plain became the centre of successive powerful states, from the Maurya Empire to the Mughal Empire.
The Ganga is a sacred river to Hindus along every fragment of its length. All along its course, Hindus bathe in its waters, paying homage to their ancestors and to their gods by cupping the water in their hands, lifting it and letting it fall back into the river; they offer flowers and rose petals and float shallow clay dishes filled with oil and lit with wicks (diyas). On the journey back home from the Ganga, they carry small quantities of river water with them for use in rituals (ganga jal, literally water of the Ganga). When a loved one dies, Hindus bring the ashes of the deceased person to the Ganga River.
The Ganga is the embodiment of all sacred waters in Hindu mythology. Local rivers are said to be like the Ganga, and are sometimes called the local Ganga. The Kaveri river of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in Southern India is called the Ganga of the South; the Godavari, is the Ganga that was led by the sage Gautama to flow through Central India. The Ganga is invoked whenever water is used in Hindu ritual, and is therefore present in all sacred waters. In spite of this, nothing is more stirring for a Hindu than a dip in the actual river, which is thought to remit sins, especially at one of the famous tirthas such as Gangotri, Haridwar, Prayag, or Varanasi. The symbolic and religious importance of the Ganga is one of the few things that Hindu India, even its sceptics, are agreed upon. Jawaharlal Nehru, a religious iconoclast himself, asked for a handful of his ashes to be thrown into the Ganga. "The Ganga," he wrote in his will, "is the river of India, beloved of her people, round which are intertwined her racial memories, her hopes and fears, her songs of triumph, her victories and her defeats. She has been a symbol of India's age-long culture and civilization, ever-changing, ever-flowing, and yet ever the same Ganga."
In late May or early June every year, Hindus celebrate the avatarana or descent of the Ganga from heaven to earth. The day of the celebration, Ganga Dashahara, the dashami (tenth day) of the waxing moon of the Hindu calendar month Jyestha, brings throngs of bathers to the banks of the river. A soak in the Ganga on this day is said to rid the bather of ten sins (dasha = Sanskrit "ten"; hara = to destroy) or alternatively, ten lifetimes of sins. Those who cannot journey to the river, however, can achieve the same results by bathing in any nearby body of water, which, for the true believer, in the Hindu tradition, takes on all the attributes of the Ganga.
The avatarana is an old theme in Hinduism with a number of different versions of the story. In the Vedic version, Indra, the Lord of Svarga (Heaven) slays the celestial serpent, Vritra, releasing the celestial liquid, the soma, or the nectar of the gods which then plunges to the earth and waters it with sustenance.
In the Vaishnava version of the myth, Indra has been replaced by his former helper Vishnu. The heavenly waters are now a river called Vishnupadi (padi: Skt. "from the foot of"). As he completes his celebrated three strides—of earth, sky, and heaven—Vishnu as Vamana stubs his toe on the vault of heaven, punches open a hole, and releases the Vishnupadi, which until now had been circling around the cosmic egg within. Flowing out of the vault, she plummets down to Indra's heaven, where she is received by Dhruva, the once steadfast worshipper of Vishnu, now fixed in the sky as the polestar. Next, she streams across the sky forming the Milky Way and arrives on the moon. She then flows down earthwards to Brahma's realm, a divine lotus atop Mount Meru, whose petals form the earthly continents. There, the divine waters break up, with one stream, the Alaknanda, flowing down one petal into Bharatvarsha (India) as the Ganga.
It is Shiva, however, among the major deities of the Hindu pantheon, who appears in the most widely known version of the avatarana story. Told and retold in the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and several Puranas, the story begins with a sage, Kapila, whose intense meditation has been disturbed by the sixty thousand sons of King Sagara. Livid at being disturbed, Kapila sears them with his angry gaze, reduces them to ashes, and dispatches them to the netherworld. Only the waters of the Ganga, then in heaven, can bring the dead sons their salvation. A descendant of these sons, King Bhagiratha, anxious to restore his ancestors, undertakes rigorous penance and is eventually granted the prize of Ganga's descent from heaven. However, since her turbulent force would also shatter the earth, Bhagiratha persuades Shiva in his abode on Mount Kailash to receive Ganga in the coils of his tangled hair and break her fall. Ganga descends, is tamed in Shiva's locks, and arrives in the Himalayas. She is then led by the waiting Bhagiratha down into the plains at Haridwar, across the plains first to the confluence with the Yamuna at Prayag and then to Varanasi, and eventually to Ganga Sagar, where she meets the ocean, sinks to the netherworld, and saves the sons of Sagara. In honour of Bhagirath's pivotal role in the avatarana, the source stream of the Ganga in the Himalayas is named Bhagirathi, (Sanskrit, "of Bhagiratha").
O Mother! …Necklace adorning the worlds!
No place along her banks is more longed for at the moment of death by Hindus than Varanasi, the Great Cremation Ground, or Mahashmashana. Those who are lucky enough to die in Varanasi, are cremated on the banks of the Ganga, and are granted instant salvation. If the death has occurred elsewhere, salvation can be achieved by immersing the ashes in the Ganga. If the ashes have been immersed in another body of water, a relative can still gain salvation for the deceased by journeying to the Ganga, if possible during the lunar "fortnight of the ancestors" in the Hindu calendar month of Ashwin (September or October), and performing the Shraaddha rites.
Hindus also perform pinda pradana, a rite for the dead, in which balls of rice and sesame seed are offered to the Ganga while the names of the deceased relatives are recited. Every sesame seed in every ball thus offered, according to one story, assures a thousand years of heavenly salvation for the each relative. Indeed, the Ganga is so important in the rituals after death that the Mahabharata, in one of its popular ślokas, says, "If only (one) bone of a (deceased) person should touch the water of the Ganga, that person shall dwell honoured in heaven." As if to illustrate this truism, the Kashi Khanda (Varanasi Chapter) of the Skanda Purana recounts the remarkable story of Vahika, a profligate and unrepentant sinner, who is killed by a tiger in the forest. His soul arrives before Yama, the Lord of Death, to be judged for the hereafter. Having no compensating virtue, Vahika's soul is at once dispatched to hell. While this is happening, his body on earth, however, is being picked at by vultures, one of whom flies away with a foot bone. Another bird comes after the vulture, and in fighting him off, the vulture accidentally drops the bone into the Ganga below. Blessed by this happenstance, Vahika, on his way to hell, is rescued by a celestial chariot which takes him instead to heaven.
Hindus consider the waters of the Ganga to be both pure and purifying. Nothing reclaims order from disorder more than the waters of the Ganga. Moving water, as in a river, is considered purifying in Hindu culture because it is thought to both absorb impurities and take them away. The swiftly moving Ganga, especially in its upper reaches, where a bather has to grasp an anchored chain in order to not be carried away, is considered especially purifying. What the Ganga removes, however, is not necessarily physical dirt, but symbolic dirt; it wipes away the sins of the bather, not just of the present, but of a lifetime.
A popular paean to the Ganga is the Ganga Lahiri composed by a seventeenth century poet Jagannatha who, legend has it, was turned out of his Hindu Brahmin caste for carrying on an affair with a Muslim woman. Having attempted futilely to be rehabilitated within the Hindu fold, the poet finally appeals to Ganga, the hope of the hopeless, and the comforter of last resort. Along with his beloved, Jagannatha sits at the top of the flight of steps leading to the water at the famous Panchganga Ghat in Varanasi. As he recites each verse of the poem, the water of the Ganga rises up one step, until in the end it envelops the lovers and carry them away. "I come to you as a child to his mother," begins the Ganga Lahiri.
Representation of Goddess Ganga. Kalighat painting.
Ganga is a consort to all three major male deities of Hinduism. As Brahma's partner she always travels with him in the form of water in his kamandalu (water-pot). She is also Vishnu's consort. She emanates from his foot as Vishnupadi in the avatarana story, and is also, with Sarasvati and Lakshmi, one of his wives. In one popular story, envious of being outdone by each other, the wives begin to quarrel. While Lakshmi attempts to mediate the quarrel, Ganga and Sarasvati heap misfortune on each other. They curse each other to become rivers, and to carry within them, by washing, the sins of their human worshippers. Soon their husband, Vishnu, arrives and decides to calm the situation by separating the goddesses. He orders Sarasvati to become the wife of Brahma, Ganga to become the wife of Shiva, and Lakshmi, as the blameless conciliator, to remain as his own wife. Ganga and Sarasvati, however, are so distraught at this dispensation, and wail so loudly, that Vishnu is forced to take back his words. Consequently, in their lives as rivers they are still thought to be with him.
Shiva, as Gangadhara, bearing the Descent of the Ganga, as the goddess Parvati, the sage Bhagiratha, and the bull Nandi look on (circa 1740).
It is Shiva's relationship with Ganga, that is the best-known in Ganga theology. Her descent, the avatarana is not a one time event, but a continuously occurring one in which she is forever falling from heaven into his locks and being forever tamed. Shiva is depicted in Hindu iconography as Gangadhara, the "Bearer of the Ganga," with Ganga, shown as spout of water, rising from his hair. The Shiva-Ganga relationship is both perpetual and intimate. Shiva is sometimes called Uma-Ganga-Patiswara ("Husband and Lord of Uma (Parvati) and Ganga"), and Ganga often arouses the jealousy of Shiva's better-known consort Parvati.
One should not be amazed ... that this Ganga is really Power, for is she not the Supreme Shakti of the Eternal Shiva, taken in the form of water?
This Ganga, filled with the sweet wine of compassion, was sent out for the salvation of the world by Shiva, the Lord of the Lords.
The Ganga is also the mother, the Ganga Mata (mata="mother") of Hindu worship and culture, accepting all and forgiving all. Unlike other goddesses, she has no destructive or fearsome aspect, destructive though she might be as a river in nature. She is also a mother to other gods. She accepts Shiva's incandescent seed from the fire-god Agni, which is too hot for this world, and cools it in her waters. This union produces Skanda, or Kartikeya, the god of war. In the Mahabharata, she is the wife of Shantanu, and the mother of heroic warrior-patriarch, Bhishma. When Bhishma is mortally wounded in battle, Ganga comes out of the water in human form and weeps uncontrollably over his body.
The Ganga is the distilled lifeblood of the Hindu tradition, of its divinities, holy books, and enlightenment.As such, her worship does not require the usual rites of invocation (avahana) at the beginning and dismissal (visarjana) at the end, required in the worship of other gods. Her divinity is immediate and everlasting.
Early in ancient Indian culture, the river Ganga was associated with fecundity, its redeeming waters and its rich silt providing sustenance to all who lived along its banks. A counterpoise to the dazzling heat of the Indian summer, the Ganga came to be imbued with magical qualities and to be revered in anthropomorphic form. By the 5th century CE, an elaborate theology surrounded the Ganga, now a goddess in her own right, and a symbol for all rivers of India. Hindu temples all over India had statues and reliefs of the goddess carved at their entrances, symbolically washing the sins of arriving worshippers and guarding the gods within. As protector of the sanctum sanctorum, the goddess soon came to depicted with several characteristic accessories: the makara (a crocodile-like undersea monster, often shown with an elephant-like trunk), the kumbha (an overfull vase), various overhead parasol-like coverings, and a gradually increasing retinue of humans.
A procession of Akharas marching over a makeshift bridge over the Ganga river. Kumbh Mela at Allahabad, 2001.
Kumbh Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimage in which Hindus gather at the Ganga river. The normal Kumbh Mela is celebrated every 3 years, the Ardh (half) Kumbh is celebrated every six years at Haridwar and Prayag, the Purna (complete) Kumbh takes place every twelve years at four places (Prayag (Allahabad), Haridwar, Ujjain, and Nashik). The Maha (great) Kumbh Mela which comes after 12 'Purna Kumbh Melas', or 144 years, is held at Prayag (Allahabad).
The major event of the festival is ritual bathing at the banks of the river. Other activities include religious discussions, devotional singing, mass feeding of holy men and women and the poor, and religious assemblies where doctrines are debated and standardised. Kumbh Mela is the most sacred of all the pilgrimages. Thousands of holy men and women attend, and the auspiciousness of the festival is in part attributable to this. The sadhus are seen clad in saffron sheets with ashes and powder dabbed on their skin per the requirements of ancient traditions. Some, called naga sanyasis, may not wear any clothes.
The Ganga and its tributaries, especially the Yamuna, have been used for irrigation since ancient times. Dams and canals were common in gangetic plain by fourth century BCE. The Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin has a huge hydroelectric potential, on the order of 200,000 to 250,000 megawatts, nearly half of which could be easily harnessed. As of 1999, India tapped about 12% of the hydroelectric potential of the Ganga and just 1% of the vast potential of the Brahmaputra.
Head works of the Ganga canal in Haridwar (1860). photograph by Samuel Bourne.
Megasthenes, a Greek ethnographer who visited India during third century BCE when Mauryans ruled India described the existence of canals in the gangetic plain. Kautilya (also known as Chanakya), an advisor to Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of Maurya Empire, included the destruction of dams and levees as a strategy during war. Firuz Shah Tughlaq had many canals built, the longest of which, 240 km (150 mi), was built in 1356 on the Yamuna River. Now known as the Western Yamuna Canal, it has fallen into disrepair and been restored several times. The Mughal emperor Shah Jahan built an irrigation canal on the Yamuna River in the early 17th century. It fell into disuse until 1830, when it was reopened as the Eastern Yamuna Canal, under British control. The reopened canal became a model for the Upper Ganga Canal and all following canal projects.
The Ganga Canal highlighted in red stretching between its headworks off the Ganga river in Hardwar and its confluences with the Jumna river in Etawah and with the Ganga in Cawnpore (now Kanpur).
The first British canal in India—with no Indian antecedents—was the Ganga Canal built between 1842 and 1854. Contemplated first by Col. John Russell Colvin in 1836, it did not at first elicit much enthusiasm from its eventual architect Sir Proby Thomas Cautley, who balked at idea of cutting a canal through extensive low-lying land in order to reach the drier upland destination. However, after the Agra famine of 1837–38, during which the East India Company's administration spent Rs. 2,300,000 on famine relief, the idea of a canal became more attractive to the Company's budget-conscious Court of Directors. In 1839, the Governor General of India, Lord Auckland, with the Court's assent, granted funds to Cautley for a full survey of the swath of land that underlay and fringed the projected course of the canal. The Court of Directors, moreover, considerably enlarged the scope of the projected canal, which, in consequence of the severity and geographical extent of the famine, they now deemed to be the entire Doab region.
A major barrage at Farakka was opened on 21 April 1975, It is located close to the point where the main flow of the river enters Bangladesh, and the tributary Hooghly (also known as Bhagirathi) continues in West Bengal past Kolkata. This barrage, which feeds the Hooghly branch of the river by a 26-mile (42 km) long feeder canal, and its water flow management has been a long-lingering source of dispute with Bangladesh. Indo-Bangladesh Ganga Water Treaty signed in December 1996 addressed some of the water sharing issues between India and Bangladesh.
Tehri Dam was constructed on Bhagirathi River, tributary of the Ganga. It is located 1.5 km downstream of Ganesh Prayag, the place where Bhilangana meets Bhagirathi. Bhagirathi is called Ganga after Devprayag. Construction of the dam in an earthquake prone area was controversial.
Bansagar Dam was built on the Son River, a tributary of the Ganga, for both irrigation and hydroelectric power generation.
A girl selling plastic containers for carrying Ganga water, Haridwar.
The Ganges Basin with its fertile soil is instrumental to the agricultural economies of India and Bangladesh. The Ganges and its tributaries provide a perennial source of irrigation to a large area. Chief crops cultivated in the area include rice, sugarcane, lentils, oil seeds, potatoes, and wheat. Along the banks of the river, the presence of swamps and lakes provide a rich growing area for crops such as legumes, chillies, mustard, sesame, sugarcane, and jute. There are also many fishing opportunities along the river, though it remains highly polluted. Also the major industrial towns of Unnao, Kanpur, situated on the banks of the river with the predominance of tanning industries add to the pollution.
Tourism is another related activity. Three towns holy to Hinduism – Haridwar, Prayag (Allahabad), and Varanasi – attract thousands of pilgrims to its waters to take a dip in the Ganges, which is believed to cleanse oneself of sins and help attain salvation. The rapids of the Ganges also are popular for river rafting, attracting adventure seekers in the summer months. Also, several cities such as Kanpur, Kolkata and Patna have developed riverfront walkways along the banks to attract tourists.
Human development, mostly agriculture, has replaced nearly all of the original natural vegetation of the Ganga basin. More than 95% of the upper Gangetic Plain has been degraded or converted to agriculture or urban areas. Only one large block of relatively intact habitat remains, running along the Himalayan foothills and including Rajaji National Park, Jim Corbett National Park, and Dudhwa National Park. As recently as the 16th and 17th centuries the upper Gangetic Plain harboured impressive populations of wild Asian elephants (Elephas maximus), tigers (Panthera tigris), Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), gaurs (Bos gaurus), barasinghas (Rucervus duvaucelii), sloth bears (Melursus ursinus) and Indian lions. In the 21st century there are few large wild animals, mostly deer, boars, wildcats, and small numbers of wolves, jackals, and foxes. Bengal tigers survive only in the Sundarbans area of the Ganga Delta. Crocodiles and barasingha are also found in the Sundarbans. The Sundarbands freshwater swamp ecoregion, however, is nearly extinct. Threatened mammals in the upper Gangetic Plain include the tiger, elephant, sloth bear, and chousingha (Tetracerus quadricornis).
Fish are found in all the major rivers of the Ganga basin, and are a vital food source for many people. In the Bengal area common fish include featherbacks (Notopteridae family), barbs (Cyprinidae), walking catfish (Clarias batrachus), gouramis (Anabantidae), and milkfish (Chanos chanos). The critically endangered Ganga shark (Glyphis gangeticus) is also found in the river and other places in Indian subcontinent.
Many types of birds are found throughout the basin, such as myna, parrots, crows, kites, partridges, and fowls. Ducks and snipes migrate across the Himalayas during the winter, attracted in large numbers to wetland areas. There are no endemic birds in the upper Gangetic Plain. The great Indian bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) and lesser florican (Sypheotides indicus) are considered globally threatened.
The Ganga River itself supports the mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) and the gharial (Gavialis gangeticus). The river's most famed fauna is the freshwater dolphin Platanista gangetica gangetica, the Ganga river dolphin, recently declared India's national aquatic animal.
The Ganga river dolphin, which used to exist in large schools near to urban centres in both the Ganga and Brahmaputra rivers, is now seriously threatened by pollution and dam construction. Their numbers have now dwindled to a quarter of their numbers of fifteen years before, and they have become extinct in the Ganga's main tributaries.[lower-alpha 5] A recent survey by the World Wildlife Fund found only 3,000 left in the water catchment of both river systems.
The Ganga river dolphin is one of only five freshwater dolphins in the world. The other four are the baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) of the Yangtze River in China, now likely extinct; the bhulan of the Indus River in Pakistan; the boto of the Amazon River in Brazil; and the Araguaian river dolphin (not considered a separate species until 2014) of the Araguaia–Tocantins basin in Brazil. There are several marine dolphins whose ranges include some freshwater habitats, but these five are the only dolphins who live only in freshwater rivers and lakes.
In 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), in its Fourth Report, stated that the Himalayan glaciers which feed the river, were at risk of melting by 2035. The IPCC has now withdrawn that prediction, as the original source admitted that it was speculative and the cited source was not a peer reviewed finding.[lower-alpha 8] In its statement, the IPCC stands by its general findings relating to the Himalayan glaciers being at risk from global warming (with consequent risks to water flow into the Gangetic basin).
People bathing and washing clothes in the Ganga.
Varanasi, a city of one million people that many pilgrims visit to take a "holy dip" in the Ganga, releases around 200 million litres of untreated human sewage into the river each day, leading to large concentrations of faecal coliform bacteria. According to official standards, water safe for bathing should not contain more than 500 faecal coliforms per 100ml, yet upstream of Varanasi's ghats the river water already contains 120 times as much, 60,000 faecal coliform bacteria per 100 ml.
After the cremation of the deceased at Varanasi's ghats the bones and ashes are thrown into the Ganga. However, in the past thousands of uncremated bodies were thrown into the Ganga during cholera epidemics, spreading the disease. Even today, holy men, pregnant women, people with leprosy/chicken pox, people who had been bitten by snakes, people who had committed suicide, the poor, and children under 5 are not cremated at the ghats but are floated free to decompose in the waters. In addition, those who cannot afford the large amount of wood needed to incinerate the entire body, leave behind a lot of half burned body parts.
In November 2008, the Ganga, alone among India's rivers, was declared a "National River", facilitating the formation of a National Ganga River Basin Authority that would have greater powers to plan, implement and monitor measures aimed at protecting the river.
In July 2014, the Government of India announced an integrated Ganga-development project titled Namami Ganga and allocated ₹2,037 crore for this purpose.
The incidence of water-borne and enteric diseases – such as gastrointestinal disease, cholera, dysentery, hepatitis A and typhoid – among people who use the river's waters for bathing, washing dishes and brushing teeth is high, at an estimated 66% per year.
Recent studies by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) say that the river is so full of killer pollutants that those living along its banks in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Bengal are more prone to cancer than anywhere else in the country. Conducted by the National Cancer Registry Programme under the ICMR, the study throws up shocking findings indicating that the river is thick with heavy metals and lethal chemicals that cause cancer. According to Deputy Director General of NCRP A. Nandkumar, the incidence of cancer was highest in the country in areas drained by the Ganga and stated that the problem would be studied deeply and with the findings presented in a report to the health ministry.
Along with ever-increasing pollution, water shortages are getting noticeably worse. Some sections of the river are already completely dry. Around Varanasi the river once had an average depth of 60 metres (200 ft), but in some places it is now only 10 metres (33 ft).
Illegal mining in the Ganga river bed for stones and sand for construction work has been a long problem in Haridwar district, Uttarakhand, where it touches the plains for the first time. This is despite the fact that quarrying has been banned in Kumbh Mela area zone covering 140 km2 area in Haridwar. On 14 June 2011, Swami Nigamanada, a 34-year-old monk who was fasting since 19 February that year against illegal mining and stone crushing along the Ganga near Haridwar, died at the Himalayan Hospital in Jollygrant in Dehradun, after prolonged coma in the hospital's intensive care unit. His death put a spotlight on the activity and resulted in the intervention of the Union Environment minister.
"The Ganga Action Plan, commonly known as GAP, was launched dramatically in the holy city of Banares (Varanasi) on 14 June 1985, by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, who promised, 'We shall see that the waters of the Ganga become clean once again.' The stated task was 'to improve water quality, permit safe bathing all along the 2,525 kilometers from the Ganga's origin in the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal, and make the water potable at important pilgrim and urban centres on its banks.' The project was designed to tackle pollution from twenty-five cities and towns along its banks in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal by intercepting, diverting, and treating their effluents. With the GAP's Phase II, three important tributaries—Damodar, Gomati, and Yamuna—were added to the plan. Although some improvements have been made to the quality of the Ganges's water, many people claim that the GAP has been a major failure. The environmental lawyer M. C. Mehta, for example, filed public interest litigation against project, claiming 'GAP has collapsed.'"
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0.531324 | (i.e. the large island that is made up of England, Scotland and Wales), Northern Ireland, and a lot of coastal islands (The Isle of Wight, Anglsey, the Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland, and others). England is just the largest country in the United Kingdom.
Britain is an island, with a mild climate. The south of Britain is mostly low-lying land, with hills and agricultural land; the north of England, Wales and Scotland are mostly covered in moorland and mountains. The highest mountains in Britain are only about 1300 metres high (Ben Nevis, in Scotland, is Britain's highest point), but they are real rocky mountains, because of Britain's latitude. Snow lies on Ben Nevis for half the year or more; but in the south of England, snow only lies for a few days each winter, and sometimes never at all. There is plenty of rain in Britain, particularly in the west. In summer, daytime temperatures do not often rise above 25°c. Britain's longest rivers are the Severn (220 miles) and the Thames (215 miles).
People from the U.K. are called the British, or Britons. Depending on where in Britain they come from, they may also be called "English", "Scottish" (or "Scots"), "Welsh"
English is the official language in the whole of the UK, but Gaelic is also an official language in Scotland, and Welsh in Wales.
1.6 million people live in Northern Ireland and 46 million people live in England.
and the "Home Counties" (the region around London). The population of Britain is concentrated in the south - the South East is the most populated region.
There are hardly any people living in the Highlands of Scotland.
The main industrial regions of Britain are in the north, near the cities of Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Sheffield and Birmingham. These regions became important in the 19th century, because of their rich mineral resources (coal, iron etc.). The main economic centre in today's Britain is London - the most important city for service sector industries (financial services, etc.). The London area is one of the most prosperous areas in Europe, and average incomes (the money people earn or receive) are higher the London area (the South East region) than in the rest of Britain. Unemployment is lowest in the London region too, as the service sector is constantly creating more jobs.
Britain's Head of State is the monarch (the Queen). She must sign all new laws, and she receives other heads of state who visit Britain; but apart from that, her function is mainly symbolic. She opens Parliament every autumn, and in theory she nominates "her" prime minister. In reality, the prime minister is the leader of the biggest political party. She has regular consultations with the Prime Minister, but does not have any role in deciding policies.
The United Kingdom is a Constitutional Monarchy; however, as a Parliamentary Democracy, the ultimate authority in the land is Parliament - not the Prime Minister nor the Monarch. |
0.972568 | A Yale study even found that books can be more protective than newspapers or magazines.
According to findings from a recent study, reading books can actually help you live a longer life.
A study performed by Yale University, titled "A Chapter a Day," employed 3,635 Americans over the age of 50, and collected data from the years, 1992 to 2012. Finding that Book readers were more likely to live longer than not, the study also claimed that the subjects were 20% less likely to die over a twelve year follow-up period. On average, those who read books were granted around an extra 23 months, nearly two years, of life. The more bookish of the study had another health benefit, as they reportedly had better cognitive abilities, which is believed to be a possible reason for the subjects’ longer lives.
It is also important to note that there is a reason to single out books and not other platforms for the written word. According to the study, reading magazines or newspapers were not shown to have the same effect as reading books. However, both fiction and nonfiction books appear to be beneficial. That said, fictional books may have something of an advantage. According to Avni Bavishi, the master’s student who led the study, the engagement readers take on while reading about the lives of fictional characters may be specifically beneficial.
What are the caveats to the study?
At the time of the study, evidence of reading having health benefits at all was reportedly unknown. There is still more work to be done, according to the researchers.
Future studies on the subject will reportedly look at which books seem to do the most good, and look at differences between print books, online e-books, and audio books. |
0.99891 | distrr provides some tools to estimate and manage empirical distributions. In particular, one of the main features of distrr is the creation of data cubes of estimated statistics, that include all the combinations of the variables of interest. The package makes strong usage of the tools provided by dplyr, which is a grammar of data manipulation.
The main functions to create a data cube are dcc5() and dcc6() (dcc stands for data cube creation).
in dplyr terms, but the operation is done for each possible combination of the variables used for grouping. The result will be a data frame in “tidy form”. See some examples in the Usage section below.
#> 1 men 547 5435.
#> 2 women 453 4441.
#> 1 I 172 3774.
#> 2 II 719 5099.
#> 3 III 109 6139.
#> 1 men I 60 4627.
#> 2 men II 409 5278.
#> 3 men III 78 6886.
#> 4 women I 112 3317.
#> 5 women II 310 4865.
#> 6 women III 31 4261.
#> 1 Totale Totale 1000 4985.
#> 2 Totale I 172 3774.
#> 3 Totale II 719 5099.
#> 4 Totale III 109 6139.
#> 5 men Totale 547 5435.
#> 6 men I 60 4627.
#> 7 men II 409 5278.
#> 8 men III 78 6886.
#> 9 women Totale 453 4441.
#> 10 women I 112 3317.
#> 11 women II 310 4865.
#> 12 women III 31 4261.
plus the same statistics for all the dataset, without any grouping (this can be set with the argument .all, which by default is TRUE).
Note that in the result there are some rows where the variables take the value "Totale". When a variable has this value, it means that the subset of the data considered in that row contains all the values of the variable. For example, the first row of the result of dcc5 contains the estimations for all the dataset. The value "Totale" can be changed with the argument .total.
The same result of dcc5 can be produced by dcc6, with a slightly different approach.
#> 1 TOTAL TOTAL 1000 4985. 4645.
#> 2 TOTAL I 172 3774. 3527.
#> 3 TOTAL II 719 5099. 4917.
#> 4 TOTAL III 109 6139. 5885.
#> 5 men TOTAL 547 5435. 5323.
#> 6 men I 60 4627. 4681.
#> 7 men II 409 5278. 5129.
#> 8 men III 78 6886. 6173.
#> 9 women TOTAL 453 4441. 3614.
#> 10 women I 112 3317. 3227.
#> 11 women II 310 4865. 4225.
#> 12 women III 31 4261. 4388.
Compared to the results obtained with dcc5, we added the weighted average of wages and changed the "Totale" value to "TOTAL".
lazyeval has been substituted with rlang (tidy evaluation). This means that all the softly-deprecated dplyr functions that ended with an underscore (like summarise_(), select_(), ...) have been substituted with the versions without underscore (like summarise(), select(), and so on). All the dplyr functions are in dplyr_new_wrappers.R.
In some functions (jointfun_(), dcc6() and joint_all_funs_()) n() has been replaced with dplyr::n() (to be compatible with dplyr 0.0.8). |
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0.999867 | Srinagar: There has been a slow but steady thaw in relations between India and Pakistan in the past two years, with improvements in intergovernmental communication and cross-border transportation. But there has been little progress on what both sides concede is the most challenging obstacle to fully normalized relations: the region of Kashmir, which both countries claim as their own. Raymond Thibodeaux reports from Srinagar, the capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. It is just after four in the morning on Srinagar's Dal Lake, and the prayers have started at a nearby mosque, just as they do every morning. Thousands of birds chatter in the trees, as if in competition with the human worshippers. It is not hard to imagine Kashmir as the heaven on earth touted by the numerous billboards aimed at tourists. Indian paramilitary soldiers patrol near the site of an explosion in the outskirts of Srinagar, India, 24 June 2007 ndian paramilitary soldiers patrol near the site of an explosion in the outskirts of Srinagar, India, 24 June 2007 But for the more than six million people living in Indian-controlled Kashmir, this is a far cry from a paradise. Nearly half a million Indian army troops are fanned out across the region to combat an 18-year rebellion by armed groups seeking either an independent Kashmir or one ruled entirely by Pakistan. Some of the separatists are home grown, others have crossed over from Pakistani Kashmir. Kashmir's roads and markets are strewn with checkpoints, razor wire and sandbagged bunkers. Soldiers patrol the streets with assault rifles and flack jackets. Many of Srinagar's movie theaters and its only indoor sports stadium have been converted to barracks. Some Kashmiris say it is too much, especially now that there has been a significant decrease in violence in the region. They include Mehbooba Mufti, president of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kashmir, which is pushing the Indian government to withdraw its troops. 'Today I don't understand, when the situation is much, much better, why the reduction of troops is not taking place,' said Mehbooba. 'Withdrawal of troops can be the biggest confidence-building measure as far as the people of Jammu and Kashmir are concerned.' The region, which has a predominately Muslim population, was divided between India and Pakistan five decades ago. Bitterness over the division has led the two countries to war twice, and nearly set off a third war. But over the past few years, New Delhi and Islamabad have worked to improve relations, although they have made no progress on the Kashmir dispute. Many people here complain of almost daily harassment at the hands of the Indian army. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, considered one of Kashmir's more moderate separatist leaders, says the peace talks between Islamabad and New Delhi have done little to improve the lives of the ordinary Kashmiri. 'He's still searched by the army. He's still taken down from the bus,' he said. 'His house is still searched. His cattle and his farm is still occupied by the army.' The army, for its part, sees itself as a protection force that has returned some stability to a region racked by nearly two decades conflict. If they have not gained the trust of Kashmir's population, some soldiers say, it is not for lack of trying. The Indian army provided rescue and recovery teams after the October 2005 earthquake that struck Kashmir, killing about 73,000 people, including about 1,400 on the Indian side of the region. Troops have recently offered to help spruce up Muslim shrines and mosques in Kashmir. Colonel S.K. Sakhuja, an Indian army spokesman, says this is part of a hearts-and-minds campaign that includes building schools, providing computers, constructing roads, and providing health care to people in remote villages. Even the military bunkers have 'Help us help you' stenciled on them. Colonel Sakhuja maintains that the campaign is working. 'This has been a great success because the support of the locals to the army has seen a turn for the better. They are very much supporting us in terms of cooperating with us to restore the normalcy to these regions,' he said. 'There have been instances of the militants acting against the civilians and the locals, and such information does come to us.' A recent Indian government decision to invite a high-level Israeli military training team to Kashmir did not go down well among the region's predominately Muslim population. The Israelis have been asked to help train Indian security forces in combating terrorism and cracking down on infiltration by cross- border militants. Sajad Lone is author of the book Achievable Nationhood, which he calls a road map to peace in Kashmir. He describes India's use of Israeli military expertise as an attempt to inflame Muslim extremists in Kashmir and Pakistan. 'Intentionally provocative. Many such things - provocations - take place every day,' he said. 'But then I think there is a certain level of immunity, people have become immune to these provocations. But if you are talking of jihadist tendencies, it does fuel into that. Somewhere, it fuels it.' It is easy to see why distrust runs high between many Kashmiris and the New Delhi government. An estimated 40,000 people have been killed in the conflict. Eight-thousand to 10,000 more Kashmiris are missing, most of them military-age men who were allegedly detained by Indian security forces before they vanished. Even now, senior government officials decline to comment on the missing. But India's defense secretary has formed a committee to look into the withdrawal of troops from Kashmir. |
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0.999998 | Chai tea is a spicy and delicious beverage that is beloved throughout the world and offers a number of excellent health benefits.
Chai tea is a popular variety of tea that is prepared using milk, tea, and various spices. While the recipes vary depending on where you are in the world, it is generally considered a healthy beverage. It is perhaps best known as an Indian beverage, where it is known as masala chai, and may be combined with cinnamon, cloves, and ginger. Some other ingredients you may find in a chai tea blend include fennel, cardamom or black peppercorns. You can use black, oolong or green tea in the production of chai tea, which has become a global variant of tea and is enjoying a massive burst of popularity in the United States and elsewhere.
The nutrition in this tea is largely based on what spices are added to the basic blend, but considering that most chai tea begins with a basis of black, green or oolong tea, it usually contains good amounts of vitamin A, iron, caffeine, and sodium, as well as the numerous antioxidants contains in the tea, such as catechins or polyphenolic compounds. Ginger, peppercorn, fennel, cinnamon or cloves add a diverse range of other nutrients, minerals, and antioxidants to this beverage.
How to Make Chai Tea?
Making your own chai tea at home is quite simple, requiring only a few common ingredients you likely have on your spice rack. Again, the ingredients in this tea may vary; this recipe is a rather standard example.
Step 1 – Bundle up 2 pieces of cinnamon bark, 10 cloves, and 1 teaspoon of cardamom seeds in a cheesecloth.
Step 2 – Place the spice mix in a pot of water. Bring to a low boil.
Step 3 – Reduce to a simmer for 15 minutes, then turn off the heat.
Step 4 – Add 1-2 black tea bags and steep for 3-4 minutes.
Step 5 – Remove the tea bags and spice mixture.
Step 6 – Add 2 cups of milk and 1/4 cup of honey.
Step 7 – Serve warm or cold.
The top benefits of this tea rich in antioxidants include reducing inflammation and indigestion, regulating blood sugar levels, aiding weight loss, and protecting the heart, among others.
The most basic spice ingredients in chai tea have an effect on digestion, including cinnamon, ginger, and fennel, which help relieve flatulence, reduce inflammation, and stimulate proper digestive processes.
Ginger is present in almost every chai tea recipe, and this well-known spice is a powerful anti-inflammatory compound, capable of reducing chronic inflammation, which leads to chronic diseases and oxidative stress.
Many of the spices in this tea have antioxidants, as does the tea itself! This can cut down on the activities of free radicals and help prevent diseases like cancer and rheumatoid arthritis.
Reducing inflammation and lowering stress hormones in the body both help to protect cardiovascular health.
Studies have found that regular intake of this tea, with its health-regulating ingredients, is able to control the release of insulin and glucose, making diabetics more able to control their symptoms.
There are some notable side effects of drinking this tea, such as complications with pregnancy and stomach issues. For those who are pregnant or breastfeeding, caffeinated drinks like tea should be avoided for the most part. If you consume an excessive amount of chai tea, you are also likely to suffer from gastrointestinal problems, such as diarrhea, as well as nausea, restlessness or anxiety. Moderation, as in all things, is critical when consuming this strong tea.
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0.94631 | Luxembourg is a city in Luxembourg. The National flag of Luxembourg is displayed on the side.
Luxembourg (/ˈlʌksəmbɜːrɡ/ ( listen)) (Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg [ˈlətsəbuə̯ɕ] ( listen); German: Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,[note 2] is a small landlocked country in western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south. Its capital, Luxembourg City, together with Brussels and Strasbourg, is one of the three official capitals of the European Union and the seat of the European Court of Justice, the highest judicial authority in the EU. Its culture, people, and languages are highly intertwined with its neighbours, making it essentially a mixture of French and German cultures, as evident by the nation's three official languages: French, German, and the national language, Luxembourgish (sometimes considered a dialect of German). The repeated invasions by Germany, especially in World War II, resulted in the country's strong will for mediation between France and Germany and, among other things, led to the foundation of the European Union.
With an area of 2,586 square kilometres (998 sq mi), it is one of the smallest sovereign states in Europe. In 2016, Luxembourg had a population of 576,249, which makes it one of the least-populous countries in Europe, but by far the one with the highest population growth rate. Foreigners account for nearly half of Luxembourg's population. As a representative democracy with a constitutional monarch, it is headed by Grand Duke Henri and is the world's only remaining grand duchy. Luxembourg is a developed country, with an advanced economy and one of the world's highest GDP (PPP) per capita. The City of Luxembourg with its old quarters and fortifications was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 due to the exceptional preservation of the vast fortifications and the old city.
The history of Luxembourg is considered to begin in 963, when count Siegfried I acquired a rocky promontory and its Roman-era fortifications known as Lucilinburhuc, ′little castle′, and the surrounding area from the Imperial Abbey of St. Maximin in nearby Trier.Siegfried's descendants increased their territory through marriage, war and vassal relations. At the end of the 13th century, the Counts of Luxembourg reigned over a considerable territory.In 1308, Henry VII, Count of Luxembourg became King of the Germans and Holy Roman Emperor. The House of Luxembourg produced four Holy Roman Emperors at the high time of the Middle Ages. In 1354, Charles IV elevated the County to the Duchy of Luxembourg. Since Sigismund had no male heir, the Duchy became part of the Burgundian Circle and then one of the Seventeen Provinces of the Habsburg Netherlands.Over the centuries, the City and Fortress of Luxembourg, of great strategic importance situated between the Kingdom of France and the Habsburg territories, was gradually built up to be one of the most reputed fortifications in Europe. After belonging to both the France of Louis XIV and the Austria of Maria Theresia, Luxembourg became part of the First French Republic and Empire under Napoleon.
The present-day state of Luxembourg first emerged at the Congress of Vienna in 1815. The Grand-Duchy, with its powerful fortress, became an independent state under the personal possession of William I of the Netherlands with a Prussian garrison to guard the city against another invasion from France.In 1839, following the turmoil of the Belgian Revolution, the purely Oil-speaking part of Luxembourg was ceded to Belgium and the Luxembourgish-speaking part (except the Arelerland, the area around Arlon) became what is the present state of Luxembourg.
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0.938522 | Superficially, Great Britain looks good despite Brexit. Unemployment is near a record low, wages are increasing at their fastest pace in a decade, and a huge budget deficit has shrunk. However, best estimates suggest UK GDP is 2% smaller than had voters chosen to Remain. Why? Labor force growth has shrunk from 1.2%/year to 0.4%/year, and investment in the UK has shrunk from 25% of all EU investment to 18%. |
0.958002 | For other uses, see Classical education (disambiguation).
The Classical education movement advocates a form of education based in the traditions of Western culture, with a particular focus on education as understood and taught in the Middle Ages. The curricula and pedagogy of classical education was first developed during the Middle Ages by Martianus Capella, and systematized during the Renaissance by Petrus Ramus. Capella's original goal was to provide a systematic, memorable framework to teach all human knowledge. The term "classical education" has been used in Western culture for several centuries, with each era modifying the definition and adding its own selection of topics. By the end of the 18th century, in addition to the trivium and quadrivium of the Middle Ages, the definition of a classical education embraced study of literature, poetry, drama, philosophy, history, art, and languages. In the 20th and 21st centuries it is used to refer to a broad-based study of the liberal arts and sciences, as opposed to a practical or pre-professional program. The University of Pennsylvania seal (1894) depicted the trivium as a stack of books providing the foundation for a quadrivium of mathematics, natural philosophy (empirical science), astronomy, and theology.
There exist a number of informal groups and professional organizations which take the classical approach to education seriously, and who undertake it in earnest. Within the secular classical movement, in the 1930s Mortimer Adler and Robert Hutchins set forth the "Great Books" of Western civilization as center stage in the curriculum for a classical education. Also some public schools, primarily charter schools, have structured their curricula and pedagogy around the trivium and integrate the teaching of values (sometimes called "character education") into the mainstream classroom. Within the classical Christian education movement, the Society for Classical Learning, the Association of Classical and Christian Schools, and the CiRCE Institute play a leading role.
Classical education developed many of the terms now used to describe modern education. Western classical education has three phases, each with a different purpose. The phases are roughly coordinated with human development, and would ideally be exactly coordinated with each individual student's development.
"Primary education" teaches students how to learn.
"Secondary education" then teaches a conceptual framework that can hold all human knowledge (history), and then fills in basic facts and practices of the major fields of knowledge, and develops the skills (perhaps in a simplified form) of every major human activity.
"Tertiary education" then prepares a person to pursue an educated profession, such as law, theology, military strategy, medicine or science.
In classical terms, primary education was often called the trivium, which consisted of three parts: grammar, logic, and rhetoric.
Logic and rhetoric were often taught in part by the Socratic method, in which the teacher raises questions and the class discusses them. By controlling the pace, the teacher can keep the class very lively, yet disciplined.
Grammar consists of language skills such as reading and the mechanics of writing. An important goal of grammar is to acquire as many words and manage as many concepts as possible so as to be able to express and understand clearly concepts of varying degrees of complexity. Very young students can learn these by rote especially through the use of chant and song. Their minds are often referred to as "sponges", that easily absorb a large number of facts. Classical education traditionally included study of Latin and Greek, which greatly reinforced understanding of grammar, and the workings of a language, and so that students could read the Classics of Western Civilization in the words of the authors. In the modern renaissance of classical education, this period refers to the upper elementary school years.
Logic (dialectic) is the science of correct reasoning. The traditional text for teaching logic was Aristotle's Logic. In the modern renaissance of classical education, this logic stage (or dialectic stage) refers to the junior high or middle school aged student, who developmentally is beginning to question ideas and authority, and truly enjoys a debate or an argument. Training in logic, both formal and informal, enables students to critically examine arguments and to analyze their own. The whole goal is to train the student's mind not only to grasp information, but to find the analytical connections between seemingly different facts/ideas, to find out why something is true, or why something else is false, in short, reasons for a fact.
Rhetoric debate and composition (which is the written form of rhetoric) are taught to somewhat older (often high school aged) students, who by this point in their education have the concepts and logic to criticize their own work and persuade others. According to Aristotle "Rhetoric is the counterpart of dialectic." It is concerned with finding "all the available means of persuasion." The student now learns to articulate answers to important questions in his/her own words, to try to persuade others with these facts, and to defend ideas against rebuttal. The student has learned to reason correctly in the Logic stage so that they can now apply those skills to Rhetoric. Students would read and emulate classical poets such as Ovid and others in learning how to present their arguments well.
Secondary education, classically the quadrivium or "four ways," classically taught in the order of arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy, usually from Aristotle and Euclid. Arithmetic is Number in itself, which is a pure abstraction; that is, outside of space and time. Geometry is Number in space. Music is Number in time, and Astronomy is Number in space and time. Sometimes architecture was taught, often from the works of Vitruvius.
History was always taught to provide a context, and show political and military development. The classic texts were from ancient authors such as Herodotus, Thucydides, Livy, Cicero and Tacitus.
Biographies were often assigned as well; the classic example being Plutarch's "Lives." Biographies help show how persons behave in their context, and the wide ranges of professions and options that exist. As more modern texts became available, these were often added to the curriculum.
In the Middle Ages, these were the best available texts. In modern terms, these fields might be called history, natural science, accounting and business, fine arts (at least two, one to amuse companions, and another to decorate one's domicile), military strategy and tactics, engineering, agronomy, and architecture.
These are taught in a matrix of history, reviewing the natural development of each field for each phase of the trivium. That is, in a perfect classical education, the historical study is reviewed three times: first to learn the grammar (the concepts, terms and skills in the order developed), next time the logic (how these elements could be assembled), and finally the rhetoric, how to produce good, humanly useful and beautiful objects that satisfy the grammar and logic of the field.
Classical educators consider the Socratic method to be the best technique for teaching critical thinking. In-class discussion and critiques are essential in order for students to recognize and internalize critical thinking techniques. This method is widely used to teach both philosophy and law. It is currently rare in other contexts. Basically, the teacher referees the students' discussions, asks leading questions, and may refer to facts, but never gives a conclusion until at least one student reaches that conclusion. The learning is most effective when the students compete strongly, even viciously in the argument, but always according to well-accepted rules of correct reasoning. That is, fallacies should not be allowed by the teacher.
By completing a project in each major field of human effort, the student can develop a personal preference for further education and professional training.
Tertiary education was usually an apprenticeship to a person with the desired profession. Most often, the understudy was called a "secretary" and had the duty of carrying on all the normal business of the "master." Philosophy and Theology were both widely taught as tertiary subjects in Universities however.
The early biographies of nobles show probably the ultimate form of classical education: a tutor. One early, much-emulated classic example was that Alexander the Great was tutored by Aristotle.
There exist a number of modern groups and professional organizations which take the classical approach to education seriously, and who undertake it in earnest.
A more detailed discussion linking child development to these three stages of learning may also be found in The Lost Tools Chart or An Introduction to Classical Education, A Guide for Parents.
Within the classical secular education movement the Society for Classical Learning and Core Knowledge Foundation play a leading role. There exists a number of classical schools in the public/secular sector. These schools, primarily charter schools(e.g., classical charter school), structure their curricula and pedagogy around the trivium and integrate the teaching of values (sometimes called "character education") into the mainstream classroom without involving any particular religious perspectives. Many of these schools are involved with the Core Knowledge Foundation.
Methods of classical education have also often been integrated into homeschooling, particularly due to the publication of: "The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home," by Jessie Wise and Susan Wise Bauer (W.W. Norton, 1999), is a modern reference on classical education, particularly in a homeschool setting. It provides a history of classical education, an overview of the methodology and philosophy of classical education, and annotated lists of books divided by grade and topic that list the best books for classical education in each category.
No discussion of modern classical education could be complete without mentioning Mortimer Adler and Robert Hutchins, both of the University of Chicago, who set forth in the 1930s to restore the "Great Books" of Western civilization to center stage in the curriculum. St. John's College is an example of this type of classical education at the college level. Although the standard classical works—such as the Harvard Classics—most widely available at the time, were decried by many as out of touch with modern times, Adler and Hutchins sought to expand on the standard "classics" by including more modern works, and by trying to tie them together in the context of what they described as the "Great Ideas," condensed into a "Syntopicon" index and bundled together with a new "five foot shelf" of books as "The Great Books of the Western World." They were wildly popular during the Fifties, and discussion groups of aficionados were found all over the USA, but their popularity waned during the Sixties and such groups are relatively hard to find today. Extensions to the original set are still being published, encompassing selections from both current and older works which extend the "great ideas" into the present age and other fields, including civil rights, the global environment, and discussions of multiculturalism and assimilation.
"Wisdom and Eloquence: A Christian Paradigm for Classical Education" by Robert Littlejohn and Charles T. Evans was published in 2006 (Crossway Books), affirming Dorothy Sayers' contribution to the conversation about classical education, but challenging her assertion that the trivium is applicable as a developmental paradigm. Littlejohn and Evans emphasize the importance of curriculum over pedagogy and the liberal arts' 2500 year history of responding and adapting to current educational needs.
The Tapestry of Grace curriculum, by Marcia Somerville et al. (Lampstand Press, Ltd.), enables homeschooling parents with children on multiple levels to implement a full classical education by offering lesson plans and helps, and recommending and selling classical books.
"The Grammar of Our Civility: Classical Education in America," by Lee T. Pearcy (2005) provides a theoretical and historical account of classical education in the United States and suggests the need for a distinctly American approach to ancient Greece and Rome.
"A New Trivium and Quadrivium", an article by Dr. George Bugliarello (Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, Vol. 23, No. 2, 106-113 (2003)). In it, he argues that the scope of the classical liberal education is inadequate for today's society, and that people should also be conversant with the basic facts of science and technology, since they now form a much more important part of our lives than did the tertiary studies of antiquity. He argues for a new synthesis of science, engineering, and the humanities in which there is a balance between what can be done and what ought to be done, between human desires and earthly consequences, and between our ever-increasing power to affect our surroundings and the ever-present danger of destroying the ecological and environmental systems which allow us to exist.
At each of these institutions some variation of the Canon of Western Great Books is used as the primary course material, and tutor-led "Socratic discussions" are the primary vehicle for ingestion and digestion of the selected works.
A more traditional, but less common view of classical education arises from the ideology of the Renaissance, advocating an education grounded in the languages and literatures of Greece and Rome. The demanding and lengthy training period required for learning to read Greek and Latin texts in their original form has been crowded out in most American schools in favor of contemporary subjects.
The revival of "Classical Education" has resulted in Latin being taught at Classical Schools, but less often Greek. It is worth noting that the Association of Classical and Christian Schools does require Latin for accreditation and New Saint Andrews College requires both Latin and Greek to graduate with a 4-year degree.
Such an approach—an education in the classics—differs from the usual approach of the Classical education movement, but is akin to an education on "The Great Books" followed by St. John's College.
In India the classical education system is based upon the study and understanding of the ancient texts the Vedas, a discipline called Vedanga, and subjects based upon that foundation, referred to as Upaveda and incorporating medicine (Ayurveda), music, archery and other martial arts.
Similarly, in China the fulcrum of a classical education was the study and understanding of a core canon, the Four Books and Five Classics.
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0.999536 | The following article is from EnergyWire and reporter Mike Soraghan, who has been following closely the earthquakes in Oklahoma.
University of Oklahoma officials were seeking a $25 million donation from billionaire oilman Harold Hamm last year, records show, at a time when scientists at the school were formulating the state’s position on oil drilling and earthquakes.
They came up with a position that squared with Hamm’s, saying most of the hundreds of earthquakes rattling the state are natural and not caused by the oil industry.
And since then, the university’s Oklahoma Geological Survey #OGS# has reversed that position. It now says that most of the quakes are “very likely” triggered by oil and gas activities.
Hamm, the founder, chairman and CEO of Continental Resources Inc., said he never seriously considered the university’s request.
University spokeswoman Catherine Bishop confirmed there is no “active proposal” for a $25 million Continental building.
State Rep. Jason Murphey, a Republican who has criticized the university’s handling of earthquake research, said he was startled to learn that school officials had been seeking such a large donation from Hamm.
“There are all kinds of transparency and conflict-of-interest issues with that,” said Murphey, whose constituents in Guthrie have been regularly rattled by quakes. |
0.948214 | After hearing the confession of Simon "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God " [cf. Mt 16,16], Our Lord Jesus Christ chose to build his Church on the Rock, and this rock is Peter. Which means that Christ sees "his" Church, that is, the Church He designed, volute, established, the new Assembly or Convocation (Audience, qahal) Israel, as a building well-founded, robust, resistant to any enemy attack and unwavering: "The forces of hell shall not prevail against it" [cf. Mt 16,18]. No One, throughout history until the end of the world, will never change, falsify or destroy the essence and therefore the existence of the Church. This is not to say that the Church periodically, for his human, does not need to be reformed; however, not in the sense that it, deviating from its essence or form, so as to become deformed, who needs to recover its essential form. This form fact is immutable and incorruptible and is kept in place in its identity from assistance of the Holy Spirit. The shape of the Church can clarify, consolidate, bulk up or improve over the centuries - this is the work of the special ecumenical councils -, but can not substantially change.
The Church certainly knows a becoming in its history, but does not affect its essence or fundamental constitution - the so-called "divine right" -, that Christ wanted to give her. It knows ups and downs, periods of decline or recovery, periods of stagnation or progress, growth or decrease, expansion or shrinkage. It knows how to preserve the essential and perennial without falling into conservatism and knows innovate and progress without falling or evolutionism in modernism, according to which the Church has no fixed essence conceptually defined once and for all - the dogma -, but it is an existential event and concrete continuously evolving as a manifestation in the history and modernity of the saving will of Christ. The Church is in constant evolution without radical that nothing remains fixed, because the '"Christ event", as they are expressed, ie the "scandal of the cross", upsets all our certainties.
Several times the New Testament calls Jesus the "cornerstone" [cf. Mt 21,42; At 4,11; If the 2,20; The Pt 2,6-7]. It is then clear that Peter is the "rock" is not in the original sense, primary, radical and fundamental, but derived from the first stone divine, which is Christ and thus representing Him, partaker of his own powers, the so-called "power of the keys". The fact, then, that Christ is the Head of the Celestial Church animated by the Holy Spirto has not prevented the Lord wanted a visible head, his vicar on earth, to guide infallibly - although sinner - the earthly Church to the kingdom of God. Christ so he built up the Church in its essence and in its essential functions; and yet even Peter, for command of Christ, has a secondary task of building - what is called "ecclesiastical law" -, which, set himself on the Church founded by Christ, builds it in the sense that the leadership on behalf of Christ, with the assistance of the Holy Spirit, towards a more profound knowledge of the Word of God, towards the conquest of Christ more and more souls, fomenting the union in charity, educating in the faith and to all the virtues, always indicating the ultimate goal of the journey of the Church, establishing and forming the sacred ministers, validating the charisms, inciting good, calling him the rebels, correcting the errors and bad customs and urging all to enter the kingdom of God.
With his divine power If Christ had wanted could drive directly from the sky even the Church on earth, visible, using the unique mediation of the Holy Spirit acting in the hearts and souls. Thus Christ guide and organize the ranks of the blessed angels and the very souls of the heavenly Church. This is precisely what we believe Lutherans and Orthodox Eastern schismatics and many other heretics. But what, according to the Gospel narrative and the age-old tradition of the Church, not true. Indeed, the institution of the papacy by Christ proved to be very wise, even if its exercise de facto, given the weakness and wickedness of men, sometimes presents some difficulties, However, these can be resolved. That's what I try to do in this article.
A first question It may be that of the succession rules of a Pope to another. Christ did not give precise provisions about. In the New Testament will make recommendations about the prudence in the choice of the shepherds and they list the requirements and virtues necessary. One thing that still gives security is the assurance given by Christ that the Church, assisted by the Holy Spirit, will of its pastor until the end of the world and. And in fact it is surprising to note the perfect succession of popes from St. Peter to the current Holy Father Francis. The election of the Popes took place from the beginning - and this is quite logical - on the basis of the vote of the apostolic college and then, later to the present day, the College of Cardinals. However at this point, given the fragility and the malice of men, may arise agonizing questions: have always respected the rules? And if a Pope is elected due to a breach of the rules of the election, valid? And we ordinary faithful, how can we be sure that a given pope was validly elected? Who will ensure? Who can enlighten? Antipopes Are not arisen as a result of complaints by the cardinals about the validity of the election of Pope? Who is to resolve issues of this kind? How to discern the true Pope? I believe that we should not ask so many problems. The municipality does not normally faithful instruments to check things so difficult. The Pope is always elected by the College of Cardinals for many centuries. When a Pope is officially proclaimed, there is to assume that his election was valid. If there had been any irregularities such as to invalidate it, the only authoritative and credible voice would not say that one or two cardinals, who may speak on the sly, but it should be a public pronouncement of at least one group of cardinals, which should provide evidence, which did not happen during the Schism of the West. And why the Cardinals rebels did not elect a true Pope, but only an anti pope.
Do not just stick to the rumors, because they may be interested, dictated by the desire for novelty, envy or other unmentionable reasons. Even if they can leak out strong indications pensions, or even in certain environments more or less extended, if the College of Cardinals as a whole shows no sign of protest, it is good to be with the official positions. This was probably the case of Alexander VI, who won the election so simoniac, but, since there appeared a clear challenge by Cardinals, History has recorded this Pope as valid.
One issue that has set itself recently with the withdrawal from the Petrine ministry of Benedict XVI and the election of the present Pope is the legal meaning of the "pontificate emeritus", especially considering that an event of this kind had never occurred in the history of the Church. These are two legitimate Popes coexisting, one of which is charging, while the other is at rest; something similar to what is already happening in dioceses, wherever it happens to coexist with the holder of the bishop emeritus official. The question can be the following: what is the authority of the Pope "Emeritus"? Certainly he has ceased from papal functions of head of the Church, who were hired by Pope Francis. So the case of Pope Benedict XVI highlights the fact that you can give a true Pope, but, for just cause, no longer has the Petrine ministry. So the authority of Joseph Ratzinger seems to be limited to that which already owned before being elected Pope, ie episcopal authority cardinal, as well as that of eminent theologian, former prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Man therefore of great value and international prestige, Former expert of the Council, that can give a valuable aid to the action of this Pope, obviously in submission to him, as of any faithful.
Another issue is the degree of doctrinal authority of the Petrine ministry. Jesus is limited here to two key directives: “Strengthen your brothers"And"Traps oats meas”. There then a first distinction, that touches the two plans of action: the magisterium and the government: therefore a power of teaching the faith and power of government or ministry. Jesus promised to Peter the assistance of the Holy Spirto, which makes infallible, that is absolutely true, teaching doctrinal or dogmatic. But he has promised impeccability ethical behavior and in the conduct of the Church in terms of pastoral and disciplinary. A pope can be a mediocre man, a bad shepherd, a vicious man, but it can never be a heretic or a forger in faith. Anyone can err in faith except Peter. The Pope corrects anyone errs in faith: but he is wrong by anyone.
One must distinguish, without separating, the doctrine of the Popes from the doctrine of Church. The first is an initiative of the Pope - for example, the motu proprio - and by that becomes the doctrine of the Church. The second one comes from the Councils, and is approved by the Pope.
In fact never occurs in the case of a Pope, abusing his charisma of universal teacher of the faith, has supported the heresy or vice versa has taught as dogma something that later proved to be a heretic or not according to the Gospel, as foolishly believed Luther. A case of the rest would be unthinkable, because it disproves the assistance of the Holy Spirit promised by Christ.
The Pope is infallible both when sentencing a heresy, both when approving or dogmatizza a doctrine. Rome has spoken, Because over. The Pope, assisted by the Holy Spirit, in these decisions never comes back. If not, should say that the Pope can confuse what is of faith with what is contrary, which is wicked at the mere thought. And mind you that it is not only a matter of condemning a heresy in itself, but also to condemn it in the sense of heretic. Famous in this respect was the case of the Jansenists, who claimed to accept the papal condemnation of heresy in itself, but denied that it was doomed in the sense of Jansen. To which the Pope replied, saying instead that he had condemned in the sense understood by Jansen. From here you can see how foolish are Lutherans and modernists in supporting, even after five centuries, according to unnecessary quibbles, that the Council of Trent was wrong in condemning Luther. But in reality it is they who should decide a good time to accept the truth, without teasing ecumenists naive.
There have been very few cases of some sontanto Papi who succumbed momentarily to threats; but it is evident that their act was extorted foreign to their responsibilities, so much so that, having regained their freedom, they themselves have canceled the act invalid. The most difficult case is perhaps that of John XXII in the fourteenth century which, in some of his homilies, argued that the souls of the dead have the beatific vision until the end of the world. It is true that there was no dogma in this sense; but it should have been clear from Scripture and Tradition. He thought then Benedict XII in 1336 dogmatically define the beatific vision as an act of the soul immediately after death. With John XXII we have the case of an indiscreet attachment to their own opinion, although the Pope recanted on his deathbed. Here in any case the charisma of Peter comes out unscathed, because the Pope paused to videtur and would not give any definition. This does not mean that the Pope can not have personal opinions on theological issues discussed or theological doctrines uncertain and therefore in this field can not err. When instead, as teacher of the faith, comes in many different circumstances, levels, forms or modes, of issues that affect directly or indirectly the faith, ie the teachings of Christ, divine revelation or the creed or dogma already defined, the Pope can not err, ie is infallible, because if errasse would mean that Christ did not keep promises, that it would be blasphemous to think only.
The First Vatican Council lays down certain conditions in which a doctrinal teaching of the Pope is infallible, but that does not mean that it is infallible only to those conditions: conditions of infallibility is not to say the only conditions of infallibility. So I can say that a degree in medicine can treat influenza. But this does not mean that it can not do so even non-medical. The conditions laid down by the Vatican are extraordinary, are the most strict and solemn, that give the utmost certainty, certainty of divine faith or theological, that teaching is of faith. They concern the definition of a new dogma, ie precisely the interpretation that the Pope is the Word of God. On that occasion the Pope declares or defines that the doctrine of faith that he proposes is or is contained in divine Revelation. Here we have the so-called defined dogma.
Be careful not to confuse mode defining characteristic of the proclamation of a new dogma with easy to define matters of faith or coming to faith. The Pope can give the definitions in the field of faith, for example, can give a definition or say or explain what is the Church, What is holiness, what is the dogma, What is the truth, what is the heresy, what are heaven and hell, what is the creation, What is the grace, What is transubstantiation, What is faith, what is love, What is the natural law, What are the sacraments, who is the priest, who is the religious, What is the resurrection and so on, without this he puts on the level of dogma. But these are issues in which he is teacher of the faith, assisted by the Holy Spirit, even in these cases is infallible, and should be listened to, if not with faith in God as solemn definitions, certainly with total confidence and with religious submission of will and intellect.
Similarly, if the Pope sets out a new doctrine that touches directly or indirectly the truth of faith, explains why or comments, although in this instance there are the conditions dictated by the Vatican, not why the teaching of the Pope is not infallible. Therefore, to know whether the content of a doctrine, of a speech, of a document, of an intervention, or of any papal pronouncement are of faith, necessary first to see if the Pope speaks as a private doctor, in which case we have no records of teaching, but only private opinions and questionable, or if he speaks as Pope. In the latter case there is no need to require all the conditions set by the Vatican, but it is necessary and sufficient that the Pope explicit, developments, Explain, comments or apply a given that you already know to be of faith or because the Word of Christ or because of tradition or because of previous Councils or why article of the Creed, or because dogma already defined or because anyway teaching of the Magisterium of the Church previous.
According to the explanatory note of the Congregation for the Doctrine ofin Faith the Apostolic Letter To defend the faith St. John Paul II 1998 [cf. WHO], Papal infallibility in teaching the truths of faith arises out of three degrees of authority: a maximum, half, a minimum. These three degrees are justified in relation to three levels of firmness or certainty or credibility with which a teacher can propose the same truths of faith. The Pope can not speak or on behalf of Christ, supreme authority, or can speak as sent by Christ to proclaim the Gospel, or as an interpreter of the Gospel.
The doctrine enunciated in the first level is defined dogma, namely the proposition of faith that is defined by the Pope ex cathedra as of faith or as contained in Revelation - for example the definition of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption of Mary into heaven -. This doctrine is the subject of divine faith or theological. Denying it is heresy.
The doctrine of the second level is derived or inferred from dogma or is necessarily connected to the dogma, whereby, if it is denied, denied the dogma. For instance, support the priesthood of women, not directly heresy, but is close to heresy, because it contrasts with the sacrament of Orders, which is a dogma of faith. Or as Pope Francis taught about mercy. These doctrines are the subject of ecclesiastical faith or Catholic faith. To deny it is error next heresy.
While at first instance the Pope teaches simply the doctrine of Christ is not in the formal words of Christ, but in the form of dogma, the second degree he teaches, as the Vicar of Christ, his interpretation of the dogma and truth that must be observed in order to save the dogma, rational truths, as for example the natural law or the existence of free will or consciousness, and factual truth, as for example the legitimacy of a given Pope: if in fact he was not legitimate, collapse all that he has taught in terms of faith.
At the third level, and then, Pope deduces consequences, provides explanations and interpretations of his own instruction to the second level. Understandably, then, that here we are at the lowest level of his authority; but, as it suggests the comment of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to the papal document, we make sure that even here it is always a matter of faith, even if it is no longer pay an assent of theological faith. Instead, it is a "religious submission of will". Speculate, therefore, that at least at this level the teaching of the Pope is fallible, is unthinkable. Denying these doctrines is disobedience to the doctrine of the Church.
As examples of the latter level we can think about the consequences that Pope Francis draws from his teaching about mercy, relating to the duty of every believer to be more open to the needs of others, especially small, the poor and the suffering, the duty to forgive those who repent, to tolerate the weak and incapable. The Pope is the supreme preacher of the Gospel, supreme and infallible guardian and transmitter of God's Word, or of divine Revelation contained in Scripture and Tradition. He has the task of promoting a better knowledge of the Word of God by stimulating the prophetic gifts, biblical studies and theology and preaching the Gospel in all forms, mode and degree. Must address and resolve the major issues of doctrine and discipline, especially those that can disturb the Church, using his collaborators, of experts and of the Roman Curia, beginning with the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and, in serious cases, the work of the synods of bishops and especially of the ecumenical councils.
The Pope must pay particular attention to the work of theologians, that seem at times with prophetic gifts, work itself invaluable, but now often gives concern to the good and faithful to the Church for the independence of some of the Magisterium of the Church, then ultimately, by the Word of God and the faith itself. The theologian can, with his research, propose new interpretations of the content of faith, that can be approved by the Magisterium and even rise to the level of dogma; but certain theologians, for their indiscipline, they need to be corrected. Today also have great influence journalists in better or worse: the Pope has the task of following and be informed about their ideas, that can affect a wide audience for the good as for evil.
The Pope should promote religious dialogue and wisdom with all people of good will, whatever the culture or the religion to which they belong, including non-believers. Must illuminate the blind, bring the most distant, improve closer, reconcile between them opponents, correct the errant, admonish sinners, counsel the doubtful, encourage the fainthearted, intimidate the arrogant, redarguire and gorgeous, console the afflicted, pray to God for the living and the dead.
The language of the Pope must be decent, consistent with his dignity, neither too high or refined, nor secolaresco and vulgar, so that people, also the farthest from the faith being aware of being in front of a man of God, a sign of the goodness and mercy of God among men. Must "express things with spiritual" [cf. The Cor 2,13].
The degree of authority of the papal magisterium appear in some way from the kind of papal documents. Starting at the top, we have the solemn definitions dgmoabout potential, which are very rare events. Coming down we pass the Encyclical Letters and still coming down we find different names like "Encyclical Epistle", "Apostolic Constitution", "Apostolic Letter", up to the speeches, to general audiences, speeches of circumstance and homilies of Masses.
The present Pope has very inventive adopting new means of preaching once unthinkable for a Pontiff, as the interview, phone, Twitter and other. We are careful that the novelty and the modesty of the medium should not make us forget the importance of the papal magisterium. As for the government of the Church (“trap oats meas”) - Power of sanctification, pastoral power, judicial and administrative - the Pope certainly has a special charisma, but it is not infallible, nor is impeccable, even if there is to be assumed, in principle, which normally act with charity, prudence and justice. Fortuna is great when we Popes Saints. The lefevriani, who declare themselves as religious, are in this not excusable and justifiable in their unjust polemic against the popes of the council and the council post. But in this field also a Pope's good intentions and good principles can be ill-informed, ill-advised, circumvented. Throughout church history, may himself have moral defects, as attachment to power, arrogance, ambition, partisanship, impetuosity, disloyalty, favoritism, stubbornness, distrust, irresolution, softness, prevarication, shyness, astuteness, human respect, etc..
The Pope is the promoter and the supreme and final guardian of unity and harmony in the Church, the pluralism of the legitimate tendencies. He is to spread the Church in the world, must support it in front of earthly powers and defend it from enemy attacks. But it is said that all its initiatives are the best; indeed sometimes can commit some real errors or may neglect his duty or does not rise to the occasion or lack impartiality.
The Pope as chief judge and magistrate of the visible Church, is required to enforce the order and the law by all the faithful. He then has the power to excommunicate schismatics, the disobedient, rebels, heretics. Today the use of excommunication is very rare. But not that many who do not give, by rights law, deserve to be excommunicated or for their offenses to the Pope or the Church or for their offenses to ecclesiastical discipline or their falsification of the Doctrine of the Faith. But the Popes, especially since the council post, usually prefer to deal with the serious issue of deserving of excommunication, which today are very many, even in the high places of the Church, means more of a pastoral nature that canonical, gestures with mild but significant, who do not have a legal form, but they still understand the disapproval of the Pope, as fraternal correction, shifts, degradations, isolation, decrease of offices, suspension from teaching, removals, promoveatur ut amoveatur, interruption or cooling of relations. Nothing canonical; but those who have ears to hear, intends; Whether the faithful or the person concerned.
Interestingly, the Popes of the post-conciliar non nominino mai né Rahner né i rahneriani, although this current modernist is widespread even in high places; but the Pope did not lose the opportunity to refute with grace and acuity errors rahnerismo.
The Pope may also impose an unjust excommunication and therefore null and void. This is the case of the excommunication inflicted by Alexander VI Savonarola. For a long time there have been doubts whether Savonarola was right to speak of excommunication "surreptitious". Father Hyacinth Scaltriti, which for fifty years has dedicated himself to the study of this intricate case, concluded, based on solid evidence, that Savonarola was right. For this the Dominican Order for some time has promoted the cause of beatification of martyr Dominican.
The Pope, like any good Christian, is bound to become a saint, and indeed, as Pope, to be an example to the other faithful. This duty is even more clear, if we think of the office that the Pope, as a priest and bishop, to sanctify the faithful. And this office appears even more, if we think that he, always as Pope, is the chief liturgist and supreme moderator in church administration and discipline of the sacraments.
"I have prayed for you, that thy faith fail not:, and you, turned again, strengthen thy brethren ".
But if Christ has assured the Pope, as teacher of the faith (“strengthen your brethren”) inerrancy or infallibility, not assured, although he lacks the grace, the impeccabilità, that no owner, even the most holy of the sons of Adam. The Pope, therefore, can sin is in his moral conduct staff, both in his way of governing the Church (“trap oats meas”). As the supreme shepherd of the flock of Christ, as judge and magistrate in the causes of the Church, and in relations with the powers of this worldly, can commit indiscretions, injustices, abuse, breaches of the law.
The Pope is the head the college of cardinals and the bishops'. From the perspective of sacramental he is the bishop of Rome and is then bishop like everyone else. However, only the bishop of Rome is the Roman Pontiff. His supremacy over the bishops is not a sacramental record, but of teaching, of sanctification and of jurisdiction and is to confirm them in the faith and pascerli elected as part of the flock of Christ. On the contrary, as successors of the apostles, they are his close associates in proclaiming the Gospel and in leading the Church. The College of Bishops united with the Pope, in his ministry doctrinal, foolproof.
Christ conferred upon Peter a spiritual power, obviously not forbid him to exercise administration earthly, as evidenced by the fact that Judas "had the bag". Thus, since the early centuries the Roman headquarters began to administer a number of territories gradually increasing or because donated to the Popes by the powerful of the earth or from private or because you volunteered to be under the leadership of the Pope temporal. Thus were born the United Church, who took their maximum extension and power in the sixteenth century. It happened then that the papacy is found gradually and increasingly engaged in a temporal government so absorbent, that ended the government to prevent a wider spiritual freedom, and for certain aspects, if offered to the Holy See independence towards other European states, constituted a counter-witness to the fact inevitable to propose and act as a force against other earthly earthly forces, inter alia with means guerreschi, that little remembered Christ's kingdom that is not of this world.
La riforma Trent certainly gave a new impetus to the papacy spiritual, but did not question the task of having to manage immense territories for that time, increasingly so with renewed risk of temporalism and excessive involvement in worldly affairs and political.
Even today the Pope is a head of state, Vatican City, state entity tiny, whose guidance, however, the Pope entrusts to a special governorship run by laymen, which obviously leaves the Pope all the freedom to devote himself fully to his spiritual ministry of universal pastor of the Church.
What I regret the Middle Ages an Innocent III or a Gregory IX is religious unity, which unfortunately broke with the Lutheran Reformation. Only for that brief period the papacy was able to be the spiritual master of Europe using its temporal power for the good of Europe. Thus the Holy See was able to gain from all over Europe an estimate that since then no longer able to regain.
The Second Vatican Council a renewal program even in the exercise of papal ministry prospettandogli closer communion with the Bishops (collegiality) footprint and more missionary and evangelizing, open to all people of good will, believers and non-believers, especially those who seek the truth and justice and in need of divine mercy. It is the program of Pope Francis, whom we wish a full success and to which we promise full obedience, entrusting it to Mary Queen of Apostles and Mother of the Church.
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How come there are 3 types of teaching, and only one degree of obedience to all three, then if the difference that determines the various degrees does not exist having obedience request?
It seems to me “tyrannical” this requirement, as blatantly contradictory.
Indeed, if there are three types of teaching-and do not know why, tralaltro- why you should attend with only one type of obedience that is the infallible Magisterium?
the "Pope" Francis Evengelii Gaudium n. 247: "A look very special addresses the people jew, whose covenant with God has never been revoked ". This text is an explicit profession of heresy [cf. Our life?, No. 4, N.d.A.], directly opposite the solemn dogmatic definition of Pope Eugene III and the Ecumenical Council of Florence, and the doctrine that the supreme magisterium of Pope Benedict XIV in "Ex Quo Primum", who repeatedly and explicitly cited the definition of Florence, where the alliance Mosaica has been "revoked" and "repealed".????
3. deductions, explanations, the clarification, and the consequences that the Church draws from their teachings in the light of the Gospel.
All these teachings are infallible with the assistance of the Holy Spirit. However, there are three degrees of infallibility and consequently three degrees of obedience or adherence by us due to these teachings.
The maximum degree, the first, authority, is given by the explicit solemnly defined dogma, ie when the Magisterium (Pope or Council), interpreting the Word of God or the data revealed (Bible and Tradition), states or clarifies a truth of faith, specifying that it is of faith (will define).
These measures have the utmost confidence, when there is a doubt whether a given proposition is or is not of faith.
But since even in the lower grades it comes to matters of faith, good Catholic must be content with the assurance given by those degrees, which are the most frequent (Simple and ordinary Magisterium) without expecting to give his absolute adherence, the Church must decide each time to the first level.
To this doctrine of first level we have the obedience of theological faith or divine. Those who disagree is a heretic explicit and formal.
In the second instance, the Church teaches truth of reason connected with the fact of faith, without which the faith would be impossible. For instance, the existence of free will.
Since the act of faith is an act of free will, if there were no free will, could not exist even the act of faith.
Or explain the Word of God in a simple, pastoral and homiletic, no solemn definitions. This is the style of the doctrines of Vatican II.
In third grade, the Magisterium develops or explicit doctrine of the second degree. For instance, the prohibition of contraceptives, that the Church deduces sexual ethics taught in second grade. Those who disagree here, disobeys the authentic Magisterium.
The adhesion is due “religious submission of will” and an opinion contrary or contradictory is a false proposition, that “offend pious ears” (Hostile to pious ears).
As for God's covenant with the Jewish people, basically it is not I been revoked, as St. Paul in his Letter to the Romans (CC. 9-11) Israel ensures that the Parousia will be converted to Christ, ie recognize Jesus as the Messiah promised in the Covenant of Moses.
– an account is the Alliance itself, in its substance and immutable divine. It consists mainly of two things, that persist in both Testaments: 1. God wants to save man; 2. man must obey God.
This Alliance is manifested first with Noah, but Christ, even with all the changes occurring accidental (for example the abolition of circumcision or the sacrifice of the lamb or the ancient priesthood) has done nothing but to see it through and give of efficacy (the forgiveness of sins), that the first had not.
Indeed, God saves all through Christ and the Church (least invisibly), but can save even without the sacraments.
Undoubtedly there is a significant difference between the two Covenants, because while the first God saved through the symbol of animal sacrifices, the new he saves through the sacrifice of his own son. But, as already said St. Augustine, the ancient foreshadows the new and the new reveals ancient shadows.
In addition to, If God had wanted, could save us even with the ancient. If he wanted to save us with the new, It is not because the old does not saved, but because he wanted to save us in a better way with a greater love, giving us his own son.
It remains of course the fact that the old saved in relation to Christ; but it is also always that God, If she wanted to (de potentia absoluta), could save us even without Christ.
– an account is the Alliance in its historical development. In this sense,, some, There is talk of more Alliances, so as we speak more of the same individual or age of the progress of knowledge of one and the same truth.
God then in history, as narrated by the same Scripture and as Christ himself says, wanted later refine this unique and everlasting Covenant to remedy the infidelity of men and why He wanted to manifest in Christ more, and most definitely his mercy.
In this sense the Church speaks of a “New Covenant”, which is in continuity with the ancient, According to the words of Jesus, that did not come to abolish the law, but to bring it to fruition.
Perhaps the answer to my question is that is there any difference between the infallibility of the Pope and the infallibility of the College of Bishops united with the Pope.
Jesus said to the Apostles: “Whoever listens to you, hears me” [LC 10,16] ; though he gave Peter the task of confermre brothers in faith [cf. LC 22,32]. This involves logically the infallibility of the College of bishops together with the Pope in matters of faith.
As though the Pope is the head of the Apostolic College, always the will of Christ, it follows that the Pope can, if he wants, proclaim a new dogma on its own and with its infallible authority, even regardless of a decision of the Bishops.
However normally it doesn't because it prefers to act collegially with Bishops.
Rev.mo the father Cavalcoli, and even this masterly article on Pope and his duties sings clear to anyone who wants to understand, as the last of his father Levi of Gualdo “the Pope will return to wearing the red shoes” (those of martyrdom!).
Are you aware (I hope you!) of the great good that we have done with these latest articles, to us, those whom the father Levi of Gualdo often called “lost Christians … disoriented …?”.
That's the problem, father, We don't have those, like you, It orients itself. Parishes is a whole swarm of Neocatechumenal movement, charismatics … people like me and my wife had the misfortune of stumbling on “Kiki” (call now so the neocatechumenals) It was thrilled. Clear that then, in front of that uproar, a lot of, including us, end by lefevriani, where at least (and honestly you've admitted you always), There are devout and liturgies maintained, and … the problem, however, (as you say and explain) is that what's behind those liturgies … in clear words you have said and explained that there is heresy.
If the bishops understand that they're losing the faithful, because mostly what they do the neocatechumenals and their omnipotent catechists in parishes, and if him a solemn calmed down, perhaps, the father Cavalcoli and father Levi of Gualdo, they should not tell us “careful, do not go to seek refuge from lefevriani”.
We fully agree with you, and thank you, but, These good bishops, the stop washing hands, let their parishes are increasingly neocatecumenalizzate, and take measures toward this sect, why a sect it is, Needless to go around.
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I am really new to the AMDs and i am not sure what works with which board . to me AMDs have so many board it confuses me.
and since most AMDs are cheaper ( at least I think that they are) I was wonder if a quad core phenom or phenom2 better then intel dual core? I ask this because I was thinking of moving up to a quad core CPU but looking at the prices of Intel quad cores that are around the 2.6.3 ghz rand ..they are really expensive. I could probably get a decent AMD quad CPU for the same price as a Intel dual core, this is why I asked the question. I do have a amd Athon 64x2 5600+ but that thing runs about the same as my old P4 3ghz cpu.
AMD 720BE is about the same as your E8400.
Phenom II's are very good.
X2 550 i'd say is equal to an e8400, at much less of a price.
X4's 955 & 965 are pretty damn nice, with both being BE's as well.
I would think an Athlon X2 5600+ to be quite a bit better than a Pentium 4 3.0.
I can't tell you how my Phenom II X4 940 performs compared to a Q9400 or to a Q9550. But I am very satisfied by its performance.
As JC said, the original Phenoms weren't too good, but the Phenom II are quite competitive in terms of price/performance.
Original Phenoms were much slower than Core 2 CPUs. Phenom II CPUs are a bit slower clock for clock but are pretty close. I would personally choose a quad-core Phenom II over a dual-core Core 2 CPU if they were the same price, but depending on what you do with your PC, you might benefit more from the faster single and dual-threaded performance of the Core 2 CPU than you would from the extra two cores of the Phenom II.
It really depends on what you're doing I'd say. If you're doing a lot of heavy multitasking, then you'd be better off with a Phenom II. Or if you do a lot of graphic design or modeling/animation that has you running multiple programs and transferring between them, then again you'd benefit from the quad core setup. But for most single, focused applications, you'll probably see a very slight increase from an e8400 or better Core2.
Mulithreaded apps or multi core aware applications will benefit more from a quad over a dual all things being equal. For day to day computing honestly I don't think that there is a difference. Still the Quad may be a better "future looking" investment as more & more apps are being designed to take full advantage of any additional cores.
if I were you I would pick up an amd 940 be quad core and a gigabyte ud4p (ddr3 edition for future proofing.
I believe 940 only has a DDR2 controller. You must be reffering to the 945 955 or 965. |
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0.789607 | Alfonso I (1073/1074 – 7 September 1134), called the Battler or the Warrior (Spanish: el Batallador), was the king of Aragon and Pamplona from 1104 until his death in 1134. He was the second son of King Sancho Ramírez and successor of his brother Peter I. With his marriage to Urraca, queen regnant of Castile, León and Galicia, in 1109, he began to use, with some justification, the grandiose title Emperor of Spain, formerly employed by his father-in-law, Alfonso VI. Alfonso the Battler earned his sobriquet in the Reconquista. He won his greatest military successes in the middle Ebro, where he conquered Zaragoza in 1118 and took Ejea, Tudela, Calatayud, Borja, Tarazona, Daroca, and Monreal del Campo. He died in September 1134 after an unsuccessful battle with the Muslims at the Battle of Fraga.
His nickname comes from the Aragonese version of the Chronicle of San Juan de la Peña (c. 1370), which says that "they called him lord Alfonso the battler because in Spain there wasn't as good a knight who won twenty-nine battles" (clamabanlo don Alfonso batallador porque en Espayna no ovo tan buen cavallero que veynte nueve batallas vençió).
His earliest years were passed in the monastery of Siresa, learning to read and write and to practice the military arts under the tutelage of Lope Garcés the Pilgrim, who was repaid for his services by his former charge with the county of Pedrola when Alfonso came to the throne.
During his brother's reign, he participated in the taking of Huesca (the Battle of Alcoraz, 1096), which became the largest city in the kingdom and the new capital. He also joined El Cid's expeditions in Valencia. His father gave him the lordships of Biel, Luna, Ardenes, and Bailo.
A series of deaths put Alfonso directly in line for the throne. His brother's children, Isabella and Peter (who married María Rodríguez, daughter of El Cid), died in 1103 and 1104 respectively.
A passionate fighting-man (he fought twenty-nine battles against Christian or Moor), he was married (when well over 30 years and a habitual bachelor) in 1109 to the ambitious Queen Urraca of León, widow of Raymond of Burgundy, a passionate woman unsuited for a subordinate role. The marriage had been arranged by her father Alfonso VI of León in 1106 to unite the two chief Christian states against the Almoravids, and to supply them with a capable military leader. But Urraca was tenacious of her right as queen regnant and had not learnt chastity in the polygamous household of her father. Husband and wife quarrelled with the brutality of the age and came to open war, even placing Urraca under siege at Astorga in 1112. Alfonso had the support of one section of the nobles who found their account in the confusion. Being a much better soldier than any of his opponents he won the Battle of Candespina and the Battle of Viadangos, but his only trustworthy supporters were his Aragonese, who were not numerous enough to keep Castile and León subjugated. The marriage of Alfonso and Urraca was declared null by the Pope, as they were second cousins, in 1110, but he ignored the papal nuncio and clung to his liaison with Urraca until 1114. During his marriage, he had called himself "King and Emperor of Castile, Toledo, Aragón, Pamplona, Sobrarbe, and Ribagorza" in recognition of his rights as Urraca's husband; of his inheritance of the lands of his father, including the kingdom of his great-uncle Gonzalo; and his prerogative to conquer Andalusia from the Muslims. He inserted the title of imperator on the basis that he had three kingdoms under his rule.
Alfonso's late marriage and his failure to remarry and produce the essential legitimate heir that should have been a dynastic linchpin of his aggressive territorial policies have been adduced as a lack of interest in women. Ibn al-Athir (1166–1234) describes Alfonso as a tireless soldier who would sleep in his armor without benefit of cover, whom when asked why he did not take his pleasure from one of the captives of Muslim chiefs, responded that the man devoted to war needs the companionship of men not women.
The king quarrelled with the church, and particularly the Cistercians, almost as violently as with his wife. As he defeated her, so he drove Archbishop Bernard into exile and expelled the monks of Sahagún. He was finally compelled to give way in Castile and León to his stepson, Alfonso VII of Castile, son of Urraca and her first husband. The intervention of Pope Calixtus II brought about an arrangement between the old man and his young namesake.
In 1122 in Belchite, he founded a confraternity of knights to fight against the Almoravids. It was the start of the military orders in Aragon. Years later, he organised a branch of the Militia Christi of the Holy Land at Monreal del Campo.
Alfonso spent his first four years as king in near-constant war with the Muslims. In 1105, he conquered Ejea and Tauste and refortified Castellar and Juslibol. In 1106, he defeated Ahmad II al-Musta'in of Zaragoza at Valtierra. In 1107, he took Tamarite de Litera and Esteban de la Litera. Then followed a period dominated by his relations with Castile and León through his wife, Urraca. He resumed his conquest in 1117 by conquering Fitero, Corella, Cintruénigo, Murchante, Monteagudo, and Cascante.
In 1118, the Council of Toulouse declared a crusade to assist in the conquest of Zaragoza. Many Frenchmen consequently joined Alfonso at Ayerbe. They took Almudévar, Gurrea de Gállego, and Zuera, besieging Zaragoza itself by the end of May. The city fell on 18 December, and the forces of Alfonso occupied the Azuda, the government tower. The great palace of the city was given to the monks of Bernard. Promptly, the city was made Alfonso's capital. Two years later, in 1120, he defeated a Muslim army intent on reconquering his new capital at the Battle of Cutanda. He promulgated the fuero of tortum per tortum, facilitating taking the law into one's own hands, which among others reassumed the Muslim right to dwell in the city and their right to keep their properties and practice their religion under their own jurisdiction as long as they maintained tax payment and relocated to the suburbs.
Alfonso receiving the homage of the men of the late Count Girard I of Roussillon. A miniature from the Liber feudorum Ceritaniae.
In 1119, he retook Cervera, Tudejen, Castellón, Tarazona, Ágreda, Magallón, Borja, Alagón, Novillas, Mallén, Rueda, Épila and populated the region of Soria. He began the siege of Calatayud, but left to defeat the army at Cutanda trying to retake Zaragoza. When Calatayud fell, he took Bubierca, Alhama de Aragón, Ariza, and Daroca (1120). In 1123, he besieged and took Lleida, which was in the hands of the count of Barcelona. From the winter of 1124 to September 1125, he was on a risky expedition to Peña Cadiella deep in Andalusia.
In the great raid of 1125, he carried away a large part of the subject Christians from Granada, and in the south-west of France, he had claims as usurper-king of Navarre. From 1125 to 1126, he was on campaign against Granada, where he was trying to install a Christian prince, and Córdoba, where got only as far as Motril. In 1127, he reconquered Longares, but simultaneously lost all his Castilian possessions to Alfonso VII. He confirmed a treaty with Castile the next year (1128) with the Peace of Támara, which fixed the boundaries of the two realms.
He conquered Molina de Aragón and populated Monzón in 1129, before besieging Valencia, which had fallen again upon the Cid's death.
He went north of the Pyrenees in October 1130 to protect the Val d'Aran. Early in 1131, he besieged Bayonne. It is said he ruled "from Belorado to Pallars and from Bayonne to Monreal."
At the Siege of Bayonne in October 1131, three years before his death, he published a will leaving his kingdom to three autonomous religious orders based in Palestine and politically largely independent - the Knights Templars, the Hospitallers, and the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, whose influences might have been expected to cancel one another out. The will has greatly puzzled historians, who have read it as a bizarre gesture of extreme piety uncharacteristic of Alfonso's character, one that effectively undid his life's work. Elena Lourie (1975) suggested instead that it was Alfonso's attempt to neutralize the papacy's interest in a disputed succession — Aragon had been a fief of the Papacy since 1068 — and to fend off Urraca's son from her first marriage, Alfonso VII of Castile, for the Papacy would be bound to press the terms of such a pious testament. Generous bequests to important churches and abbeys in Castile had the effect of making the noble churchmen there beneficiaries who would be encouraged by the will to act as a brake on Alfonso VII's ambitions to break it — and yet among the magnates witnessing the will in 1131 there is not a single cleric. In the event it was a will that his nobles refused to carry out — instead bringing his brother Ramiro from the monastery to assume royal powers — an eventuality that Lourie suggests was Alfonso's hidden intent.
His final campaigns were against Mequinenza (1133) and Fraga (1134), where García Ramírez, the future king of Navarre, and a mere 500 other knights fought with him. It fell on 17 July. He was dead by September. His tomb is in the monastery of San Pedro in Huesca.
A box (reliquary) containing the bones (relics) of Alfonso the Battler, with the skull centre, facing the viewer. Photograph by Enrique Capella (May 1920).
The testament of Alfonso leaving his kingdom to the three orders was dismissed out of hand by the nobility of his kingdoms, and possible successors were sought. Alfonso's only brother, Ramiro, had been a Benedictine monk since childhood, and his commitment to the church, his temperament and vow of celibacy made him ill-suited to rule a kingdom under constant military threat and in need of a stable line of succession. The step-son of the deceased king, Alfonso VII of León, as reigning monarch and legitimate descendant of Sancho III of Navarre, put himself forward but garnered no local support. The nobility of Navarre aligned behind Pedro de Atarés, the grandson of Alfonso's illegitimate uncle, while the Aragonese nobility rallied around the abbot-bishop Ramiro. A convention was called at Borja to develop a consensus, but there Peter so alienated his own partisans with perceived arrogance that they abandoned him, yet were unwilling to accept Ramiro. The convention broke up without arriving at a compromise and the two regional factions then acted independently.
The choice of the Navarrese lords fell on García Ramírez, Lord of Monzón, descendant of an illegitimate son of García Sánchez III and protégé of Alfonso VII to be their king. The Aragonese took Ramiro out of a monastery and made him king, marrying him without papal dispensation to Agnes, sister of the Duke of Aquitaine, then betrothing their newborn daughter to Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona, who was then named Ramiro's heir. "The result of the crisis produced by the result of Alfonso I's will was a major reorientation of the peninsula's kingdoms: the separation of Aragon and Navarre, the union of Aragon and Catalonia and — a moot point but stressed particularly by some Castilian historians — the affirmation of 'Castilian hegemony' in Spain" by the rendering of homage for Zaragoza by Alfonso's eventual heir, Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona.
Sometime during the reign of Alfonso II of Aragon, the Battler's grandnephew, a man came forward claiming to be Alfonso the Battler. The only contemporary references to this event are two letters of Alfonso II addressed to Louis VII of France; they were carried to Louis by Berengar, the Bishop of Lleida, but are not dated. According to the second of these, the pretender was then living in Louis's domains, meaning the Principality of Catalonia, which was ruled by Alfonso under Louis's suzerainty. This pretender was an old man (appropriately, since the Battler had died some decades earlier) and Alfonso II expressed confidence that Louis would arrest him at the earliest possible moment and bring him to justice. The first letter supplies sufficient information to date it approximately, since the Bishop sojourned at the court of Louis on his way to Rome. It is known from other sources that Berengar attended the Third Lateran Council in March 1179. The letters were probably written towards the end of 1178 or in January 1179 at the latest. According to an annalist source for the years 1089–1196, the pretender was received with honour and pomp in Zaragoza, Calatayud, and Daroca, which the Battler had conquered, but after it was found out that he was false he was executed before the city of Barcelona in 1181. Modern historian Antonio Ubieto Arteta has hypothesised that the Aragonese lords of the tenencies of Zaragoza, Calatayud, and Daroca — Pedro de Luesia, Loferrench de Luna, Pedro de Castillazuelo (lord of Calatayud), Pedro Cornel (lord of Murillo de Gállego), and the majordomo Jimeno de Artusilla, all of whom disappear between 1177 and 1181 in the documentation of their tenencies — supported, at least initially, the pretender. These lords also appear in the later legend of the Bell of Huesca, which has no historical basis, as the victims of Ramiro II (1136). Since, historically, they were not active in the 1130s, it is possible that the historically-based legend of the pseudo-Alfonso had some influence on the genesis of the Bell of Huesca.
The earliest chronicle source for the imposture is Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada, writing in the middle of the thirteenth century, who records that there were several legends then current about the death of Alfonso the Battler: some believed he perished in the battle of Fraga, some that his body had never been recovered, others that he was buried in the monastery of Montearagón, and still others that he had fled from Fraga in shame after his defeat and became a pilgrim as an act of penance. Some years later, Rodrigo writes, though he does not give a year, an impostor arose and was received by many as the Battler, though Alfonso II had him arrested and hanged. This is the earliest reference to the impostor's end. The legend was amplified in later years. According to the fourteenth-century Crónica de los Estados Peninsulares, the Battler went on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, where he lived for many years. The Crónica de San Juan de la Peña also recounts the incident, but it depends entirely on Rodrigo and the Estados Peninsulares. It is not until the seventeenth-century historian Jerónimo Zurita penned his Anales de la Corona de Aragón that new details were added to the legend. Zurita dates the impostor's appearance to the death of Raymond Berengar IV of Barcelona, who had been exercising power in Aragon, and the succession of the child Alfonso II in 1162. The death of the impostor, by hanging, must have occurred in 1163.
^ According to the fourteenth-century Crónica de San Juan de la Peña he died in his sixty-first year (Lourie 1975:639 note).
^ Carmen Orcástegui Gros (ed.), "Crónica de San Juan de la Peña (Versión aragonesa)", Cuadernos de Historia Jerónimo Zurita, 51–52 (Zaragoza, Institución «Fernando el Católico», 1985), p. 459.
^ Bernard F. Reilly, The Contest of Christian and Muslim Spain, 1031-1157, (Blackwell, 1995), 133-134.
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Alphonso s.v. Alphonso I., king of Aragon" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 734–735.
^ Quoted in Lourie 1975:639 note. No bastards are recorded, though they would have cut prominent figures under the circumstances. No inference of homosexuality need be drawn: the chastity that supports fitness for the hunt or for battle is a cultural topos as old as the myth of Actaeon.
^ They were first published in the Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France (Correspondance de Louis VII), XV (Paris: 1878), 2nd ed., no. 223–4, pp. 71–2, and utitised extensively by Marcelin Defourneaux, "Louis VII et le souverains espagnols. L'enigme du «pseudo-Alphonse»", in Estudios dedicados a Menéndez Pidal, VI (Madrid: 1956), 647–61. They were published again by Ubieto Arteta (1958), appendices I and II, pp. 37–8.
^ Ubieto Arteta (1958), 35, cites the evidence for Aragon's early support for Alexander III against the Antipope Victor IV. The earliest possible date at which Berengar could have been travelling to Rome to meet Alexander is after 23 November 1165, when the latter finally took up residence in Rome.
^ Ubieto Arteta (1958), note 24, who also connects the appearance of the pretender with the economic disasters that befell Aragon in 1174.
^ Zurita's account is found in his second book, twenty-second chapter, and is completely recapitulated by Ubieto Arteta (1958), 29–30.
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0.999999 | Context: High-intensity light emitting diode lamps with reduced exposure time to bond orthodontic attachments have been introduced to save the valuable clinical time.
Aims: To evaluate the shear bond strength of brackets cured using three different light emitting diode curing units having different intensities and curing times, to compare the effect of different exposure methods on bond strength, and to compare the amount of remnant adhesive on tooth after debonding.
Settings and Design: Study conducted on 120 brackets bonded to extracted premolar teeth cured by using three light-emitting diode (LED) units.
Methods: One hundred and twenty adhesive precoated metal brackets (Gemini series, 3M Unitek) were cured using three LED curing units (3M ESPE, ELIPAR, S10; Ortholux™ LED; Ortholux™ Luminous Curing Light). Universal testing machine was used to record shear bond strength. Residual adhesive remaining on the teeth was assessed by the modified adhesive remnant index.
Statistical Analysis: After calculating mean and standard deviation for each group, post hoc Tukey and Kruskal–Wallis tests were employed to find the significant difference.
Results: Comparison showed highest shear bond strength for Group 1A followed by 3A and lowest for Group 3B. Statistically significant difference was noticed in comparing shear bond strength recorded in Group 1A, Group 2A, and Group 3A with Group 1B, Group 2B, and Group 3B.
Conclusions: Reduction of exposure time to 6 s with high-intensity curing light seemed to be clinically acceptable and should be recommended. Curing of metal brackets with single exposure from buccal side showed lower shear bond strength values.
The introduction of acid etch technique by Buonocore has made possible, the attachment of orthodontic accessories directly onto the enamel surface.
The light-emitting diode (LED), a new technology for light polymerization has been proposed to overcome the shortcomings of standard quartz-tungsten-halogen–visible LCUs. LED light curing unit has a lifetime of over 10,000 h with relatively little degradation, require little power to operate, resistant to shock and vibration, lightweight, portable, and require no filters to produce blue light., All these positive aspects make them an excellent alternative to conventional halogen lamps.
Stability of bonded brackets and the clinical time spent during bracket bonding are main concerns for every orthodontist. Hence, high-intensity LED lamps with a considerable reduction in the exposure time to bond orthodontic attachments are introduced to save the valuable clinical time. Manufacturers of new generation high-intensity LED units claim that they combine all the advantages of their predecessors with a considerable reduction in the curing time, but there is not much available information on theirin vitro orin vivo behavior.
Therefore, this study was undertaken to compare the shear bond strength of brackets cured using three different LED curing units having different intensities and curing times, to evaluate the effect of curing time, light intensity and total energy density on shear bond strength, to compare the effect of different exposure methods (single exposure and exposure from two sides mesial and distal) on bond strength and the amount of remnant adhesive on tooth surface after debonding.
This in vitro study was carried out on 120 human premolar teeth without caries or filling that had been extracted for therapeutic purpose in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment. After extraction, the teeth were cleaned to remove blood, soft tissue, and debris and were stored in distilled water containing crystal of thymol in closed container at room temperature until preparation and testing.
One hundred and twenty adhesive precoated metal brackets (Gemini series, 3M Unitek) were used for bonding. Polymerization sources used were three LED curing units [3M ESPE, ELIPAR, S10 [Figure 1]; Ortholux™ LED; Ortholux™ Luminous Curing Light [Figure 2].
For bonding buccal surfaces of all premolar teeth were polished with a rubber cup and polishing paste for 30 s, rinsed thoroughly with water and dried with air stream. The area where the bracket was to be placed was etched with 37% phosphoric acid for 30 s and washed with water and dried. A layer of Transbond XT primer was coated onto the etched surface of all teeth. The excess primer was gently blown off using air stream. Each bracket was removed from its individual blister pack immediately before placement, positioned on the tooth surface, and pressed firmly in place. Excess adhesive flash was removed before light curing using a probe.
Teeth with bonded brackets were divided into three groups of forty each according to light curing unit used, and each group was further subdivided into two subgroups with twenty teeth according to a method of light curing.
Group 1A: Light cured using ELIPAR, S10 LED curing unit for 20 s by positioning the light guide on each interproximal side for 10 s.
Group 1B: Light cured using ELIPAR, S10 LED curing unit for 20 s with single exposure on buccal surface.
Group 2A: Light cured using Ortholux LED curing unit for 10 s by positioning the light guide on each interproximal side for 5 s.
Group 2B: Light cured using Ortholux LED curing unit for 10 s with single exposure on buccal surface.
Group 3A: Curing was done using Ortholux luminous LED curing unit for 6 s by positioning the light guide on each interproximal side for 3 s.
Group 3B: Curing was done using Ortholux luminous LED curing unit for 6 s with single exposure on buccal surface.
Acrylic blocks made up of self-cure acrylic resin were used to mount the teeth to be subjected for shear bond strength test. Prepared teeth were centered in the acrylic blocks with the long axis of the teeth perpendicular to the base of the block. Acrylic blocks with the teeth mounted were stored in distilled water at room temperature before subjecting to shear bond strength test.
The shear bond strength test was conducted using a universal testing machine ([Instron 4301, Canton, Mass] [Figure 3]). Acrylic blocks were positioned in the Instron Machine with the long axis parallel to the direction of the load application. A stainless steel wire 0.5 mm diameter in the shape of a loop was fixed to the upper cross head at one end and was adjusted to engage the bracket at the other end. A load side density of 0–50 Kg was set in the Instron Machine, and the cross head speed was adjusted for 5 mm/min. An occlusogingival load was progressively applied till the bracket was debonded from the tooth surface [Figure 4]. The load at which the bracket debonded was recorded in Newtons and subsequently calculated in Mega Pascals.
Following the debonding procedure, magnifying lens (×20) of a stereomicroscope was used to examine the enamel surface and bracket base of each tooth for residual adhesive. The residual adhesive remaining on the teeth was assessed using the modified adhesive remnant index (ARI).
Score 5: No adhesive remaining on the enamel surface.
For statistical evaluation of experimental data, the mean and standard deviation were calculated for each group. Post hoc Tukey test was employed to find the pairwise significance between the groups. The Kruskal–Wallis test was used to determine significant differences in the ARI scores between the different groups.
Comparison of mean shear bond strength among all groups showed highest shear bond strength for Group 1A (ELIPAR, S10 LED curing unit for 20 s, 10 s on each interproximal side) followed by Group 3A (Ortholux luminous LED curing unit for 6 s, 3 s on each interproximal side), Group 2A (Ortholux LED curing unit for 10 s, 5 s on each interproximal side), Group 1B (ELIPAR, S10 LED curing unit for 20 s with single exposure on buccal surface), Group 2B (Ortholux LED curing unit for 10 s with single exposure), Group 3B (Ortholux luminous LED curing unit for 6 s with single exposure) [Table 1] and Graph 1].
To find out significant difference among groups, post hoc Tukey test was carried out. Shear bond strength values comparison among Group 1A, Group 2A, and Group 3A showed statistically insignificant difference. The statistical significant difference was present in comparing Group 1B with Group 2B and 3B. The difference in shear bond strength between Group 2B and Group 3B was found to be statistically insignificant [Table 2].
Statistically significant difference was noticed in comparing shear bond strength recorded in Group 1A, Group 2A, and Group 3A (positioning the light guide on each interproximal side) with Group 1B, Group 2B, and Group 3B (single exposure on the buccal surface) [Table 3].
Kruskal–Wallis test was used to find out if there was any significant association between the ARI scores in different groups. No statistically significant association was found between the ARI scores in all the groups [Table 4].
Achieving appropriate bracket bond strength is an issue of relevant clinical significance, as orthodontic brackets are subjected to clinical stresses applied by orthodontic archwires, chewing forces, or even iatrogenic stresses. A successful bracket adhesive must have adequate shear bond strength for its continued attachment during the required clinical period. Maximum conversion of monomer to polymer is necessary to achieve optimal physical properties of adhesive cements and depends on the composite composition, the light source, and the exposure time. Incomplete polymerization has been associated with bonding failures and inferior physical properties of light-cured composite materials. It has been suggested that bond strength values between 5.9 MPa and 7.8 MPa are sufficient for a clinically effective orthodontic bonding.
Despite innovations in curing light devices with short exposure time it has to be proven if this time-saving improvements have an effect on bond strength which is highly important for treatment outcome. High bond strengths are required to avoid bracket failure during treatment while on the other hand brackets should be removable without any enamel damage.
The presentin vitro study, comparing shear bond strength of brackets polymerized with three different LED light sources, with different curing times and curing methods showed an increase in mean SBS as light-curing time increased for all three LED light units except for Group 3A (Ortholux luminous LED curing unit for 6 s, 3 s on each interproximal side). Increase in SBS with an increase in light-curing time is reported by many studies ,,,,,,, and this relationship is probably due to the higher rates of monomer/polymer conversion that occur with the increase in light-curing time.
One fact contributing to the level of polymerization in addition to a time interval is light power. Higher the light power, greater is the number of photons reaching the composite resin and higher the number of free radicals available for the conversion of monomer into polymer. Higher shear bond strength value for Group 3A can be explained by the high mean power of Ortholux luminous (1600 mW/cm 2) LED curing unit.
In addition to irradiation intensity and exposure time, conversion of monomer into polymers in composite resins also depends on total energy released (energy density). Higher is the energy density, higher is the degree of cure and mechanical properties.,, In this study, the total energy released was highest in the Group 1 followed by Group 2 and lower for Group 3. Mean shear bond strength values were higher for Group 1A, 2B followed by Group 2A, 2B and lower for Group 3B except for Group 3A.
In this study, comparing curing light single exposure from buccal side, with two sides exposure (mesial and distal) showed significant difference with single exposure from buccal side showing lower shear bond strength values. Curing from buccal side blocked the light, requiring a transmission mechanism that was provided by reflection in the tooth structure. The curing device tip was therefore applied to the edges of the brackets, with the light falling directly on the tooth surface that reflects it onto the adhesive system under the bracket. This procedure resulted in light absorption and scattering, reducing the light intensity and the amount of energy delivered to the resin cement. Despite the high intensity of the light, when too short exposure times was used, the energy supplied seemed to be insufficient, leading to unsatisfactory polymerization, and lower shear bond strength values.
The results of this study suggested that there was no significant difference in ARI scores among the groups, with the predominant score being 3. The type of light unit used does not affect the location of orthodontic bond failures since the majority of these occurred at the bracket–composite resin interface (score 3) with all light units. This indicated that the weakest part of the bracket/tooth interface was the inadequate cohesive strength of the orthodontic composite near the bracket caused by an insufficient degree of cure., As light radiation was supplied by tooth reflection, the adhesive system in contact with the tooth was closer to the light source, and so, easier to cure. This could, however, diminish the probability of damage to the enamel during debonding, which is advantageous.
Thus LED light curing units with intermediary energy density used for longer exposures led to a higher degree of cure than did curing with high energy densities for shorter exposures. However, we cannot ignore the shear bond strength values which were higher than the required clinically acceptable bond strength provide by LED light curing unit with high light intensity and short exposure time thus making the use of new high-intensity curing devices comparable to the LED units previously available. From a clinical point of view, reduction in chair time is advantageous allowing the orthodontist to attend a larger number of patients and thus compensating for the higher expenditure on purchasing the units. Reduction in curing time also results in a lower risk of contamination by saliva, thus increasing bond strength and reducing the rate of orthodontic bracket debonding.
An important factor to consider in regard to increased light intensity of the curing source is the heat generated in the resin-based composite being cured. If excessive heat is generated during the curing of the composite, it could be transmitted to the surrounding tissues and pulp, causing them damage. The temperature increase during orthodontic bonding depends on power density, exposure time and light-tip tooth surface distance. Different studies have shown contradictory results regarding heat generation during curing by LED curing units.,,, So while using high-intensity LED curing unit with shorter exposure time heat generation should be considered before clinically using the light for curing.
Evaluating bond strength is a sensitive experimental procedure, and the same bonding materials can yield different results due to variations in experimental conditions. Light sources also generate different light intensities over time depending on the quality and age of the lamp creating variation in the results. As oral conditions are difficult to simulate in the laboratory, the results obtained should be interpreted with caution and clinical validation is necessary before any product or technique is universally accepted.
Light curing intensity and time did not influence the ARI score.
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0.999911 | BMI calculation: A person's weight in kilograms (kg) divided by their height in meters (m) squared. BMI stands for body mass index.
With pounds (lbs) and inches, use the following table to calculate the BMI. Find the appropriate height in the left-hand column. Move across the row to the given weight. The number at the top of the column is the BMI for that height and weight. |
0.999984 | Who holds the record for the most Billboard Music Award wins in history of the show?
From 1990 to 2016, the act with the most trophies on their shelf is Taylor Swift, with a whopping 21 wins. She took home her first award in 2011 (three wins, in fact) and then continued to rack up BBMAs as the years progressed (even taking home eight wins each in both 2013 and 2015). Her total increased to 21 in 2016, after she brought home one award at this year's ceremony, for top touring artist.
Following Swift on the all-time winners list is country legend Garth Brooks (with 19), Usher (18), Adele (18) and Whitney Houston (16). Adele won 12 BBMAs in 2012, one in 2013, and another five in 2016 -- including top artist and top Billboard 200 album (for 25).
Mariah Carey is next on the list, with 14, followed by R. Kelly (12) and Rihanna (12). The latter artist earned the fan voted chart achievement award in 2016.
Lil Jon has scored 11 wins (which includes six with the East Side Boyz), while Mary J. Blige, Janet Jackson, Eminem, Destiny's Child, Carrie Underwood and 50 Cent are all tied with 10 wins each.
The Billboard Music Awards began in 1990, and initially aired yearly through 2006. During those years, the Billboard Music Awards' categories and winners were based on Billboard's year-end charts, which are published in December each year. Not all year-end charts were represented on the yearly show. The BBMAs went on hiatus from 2007 through 2010. The BBMAs returned in 2011, on ABC. From 2011 onwards, the show's categories were no longer based on the year-end charts. Instead, they now honor chart performance during a 12-month span of time, roughly running from the charts dated in early April of the previous year to early April of the current year. |
0.999994 | When is the Best Time of Year to Visit Bulgaria?
Are you planning your trip to Bulgaria and wondering when is the best time to visit? Read an overview of the climate in the country and the dates of its most important festivals to help you make your decision.
Most of the country falls into the continental climate zone, and thus you can experience all four different seasons in Bulgaria. Although the heat and cold differ in various parts of the country, you can expect temperature around 27-35°C (80-95°F) in summer, when the beaches at the Black Sea coast are full of vacationers. The temperature of the seawater is usually above 25°C (77°F) in August in the Southern resorts (around and south of Burgas) and a bit colder in the North part of the coast (north from Varna).
Spring and fall are characterized by unstable weather with both rainy and sunny days and wide-ranging temperatures (5 to 25°C / 41 to 77°F). The warm fall days are perfect for hiking to see the bright yellow, orange, and red colors of the foliage, especially in the Rhodope Mountains, which offer one of the best natural foliage shows.
In winter, you can expect day temperatures between -5 and +5°C (23 to 41°F) with Bansko, Borovets, and Pamporovo being the main ski resorts for enjoying the season.
Another important aspect to consider before deciding when to visit Bulgaria is the calendar of events and festivities throughout the year. Summer is the season when most of the open-air festivals, such as Nestinari (barefoot walking on embers) and July Morning, take place. Party-goers will enjoy the EDM music festival, Solar Summer Festival, taking place in Cacao Beach Club in Sunny Beach, usually in August, with world-famous DJs performing, such as Tiësto and Fedde le Grand. From the end of September to the end of June is the time when theaters and opera houses schedule their performances in Sofia and throughout the whole country.
March 3, the National Day of Bulgaria when the country celebrates its liberation from the Ottoman Empire. |
0.998836 | Context: The Banks Board Bureau (BBB) has recommended 22 general managers to be elevated as executive directors at various public sector banks. These recommendations are based on interactions held by the Banks Board Bureau with eligible candidates from PSBs towards appointment against vacancies in PSBs for the period 2018-19.
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet headed by Prime Minister will take the final decision in this regard. There are already some vacancies at executive director level and more would be created during the course of the year.
It was set up in February 2016 as an autonomous body– based on the recommendations of the RBI-appointed Nayak Committee. It was the part of Indradhanush Plan of government.
Its broad agenda was to improve governance at state-owned lenders. Its mandate also involved advising the government on top-level bank appointments and assisting banks with capital-raising plans as well as strategies to deal with bad loans.
For Prelims: Mandate, objectives and composition.
For Mains: Indradhanush plan, recommendations of Nayak Committee.
Context: The Union government is planning to expand its BPO promotion scheme under the Digital India initiative. The government has proposed to more than double the number of seats under the scheme.
The India BPO Promotion Scheme (IBPS), envisaged under Digital India Programme, seeks to incentivize establishment of 48,300 seats in respect of BPO/ITES operations across the country.
It is distributed among each State in proportion of State’s population with an outlay of Rs. 493 Crore. This would help in capacity building in smaller cities in terms of infra & manpower and would become basis for next wave of IT/ITES led growth.
Financial Support: Up to 50% of expenditure incurred on BPO/ITES operations towards capital expenditure (CAPEX) and/or operational expenditure (OPEX) on admissible items, subject to an upper ceiling of Rs. 1 Lakh/Seat.
Special incentives toward employment of women & specially enabled persons.
Incentive for generating employment beyond target & wider dispersal within state including rural areas.
Special consideration for Hilly states of HP, J&K and UK.
This scheme has potential to create employment opportunities of around 1.5 lakh direct jobs considering three shift operations. It may also create good number of indirect jobs.
BPO / ITES Industry is one of the fastest growing segments under the Information Technology sector in the country. It has immense potential to grow and expand further because of its readiness to deliver at par with global standards and inherent cost advantage.
Currently, most revenue by this sector is generated from, in and around, the metropolitan areas of Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune. Other parts of the country, having availability of talent pool and infrastructure, are yet to reap the benefits of this global boom.
For Prelims: IBPS scheme- objectives and features.
For Mains: BPO industry- development in the country, challenges and significance.
Context: The Centre will set up the country’s biggest data centre in Bhopal with a capacity to host five lakh virtual servers. It will be set up by the National Informatics Centre (NIC), under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
NIC, under the Department of Information Technology of the Government of India, is a premier Science and Technology Organization, at the forefront of the active promotion and implementation of Information and Communication Technology(ICT) solutions in the government. The NIC is a part of the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s Department of Electronics & Information Technology.
With the increased expectations from citizens for online services and the number of e-Governance Projects being launched by the Government, the Data Centre requirements are growing exponentially. There is a need to set up strategic infrastructure that facilitates high availability, quick scalability, efficient management & optimized utilization of resources.
To fulfil this requirement, NIC has set up state-of-the-art National Data Centres to provide services to the Government at all levels. These Data Centres combine round-the-clock operations and management of systems with onsite skilled personnel. The National Data Centres host Government websites, services and apps.
For Prelims: NIC and NDC- features and objectives.
For Mains: ICT and its development in the country.
Topic: Issues related to health.
Context: The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its new International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11).
The ICD is the global health information standard for mortality and morbidity statistics.
ICD is increasingly used in clinical care and research to define diseases and study disease patterns, as well as manage health care, monitor outcomes and allocate resources. ICD has been translated into 43 languages.
More than 100 countries use the system to report mortality data, a primary indicator of health status. This system helps to monitor death and disease rates worldwide and measure progress towards the Millennium Development Goals.
About 70% of the world’s health expenditures (USD $ 3.5 billion) are allocated using ICD for reimbursement and resource allocation.
ICD-11 identifies health trends and statistics worldwide, and contains around 55,000 unique codes for injuries, diseases and causes of death.
ICD-11, which has been over a decade in the making, provides significant improvements on previous versions.
Also for the first time, it is completely electronic and has a much more user-friendly format. And there has been unprecedented involvement of health care workers who have joined collaborative meetings and submitted proposals.
The new ICD-11 also reflects progress in medicine and advances in scientific understanding. For example, the codes relating to antimicrobial resistance are more closely in line with the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (GLASS).
ICD-11 is also able to better capture data regarding safety in health care, which means that unnecessary events that may harm health – such as unsafe workflows in hospitals can be identified and reduced.
The new ICD also includes new chapters- one on traditional medicine and another new chapter on sexual health.
The ICD is the foundation for the identification of health trends and statistics globally. It is the international standard for defining and reporting diseases and health conditions. It allows the world to compare and share health information using a common language.
The first international classification edition, known as the International List of Causes of Death, was adopted by the International Statistical Institute in 1893. WHO was entrusted with the ICD at its creation in 1948. The ICD is revised periodically and is currently in its 10th revision.
For Prelims and Mains: ICD- what is it, uses and significance.
Context: Concerned over funds sent abroad under the ‘maintenance of close relative’ category of the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS), the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has narrowed the definition of relatives to check the flow of funds.
RBI has aligned the definition of ‘relative’ with the definition given in Companies Act, 2013 instead of Companies Act, 1956. Hence, funds under the ‘maintenance of close relative’ category can be sent only to immediate relatives such as parents, spouses, children and their spouses.
Outward remittances under maintenance of close relatives shot up to almost $3 billion in 2017-18 from a mere $174 million in 2013-14. In fact, funds sent under this category have more than doubled since 2015-16. Overall outward remittances under LRS went up to $11 billion from $1 billion in the same period.
Under LRS, all resident individuals can freely remit $250,000 overseas every financial year for a permissible set of current or capital account transactions.
Permitted: Remittances are permitted for overseas education, travel, medical treatment and purchase of shares and property, apart from maintenance of relatives living abroad, gifting and donations. Individuals can also open, maintain and hold foreign currency accounts with overseas banks for carrying out transactions.
Not permitted: However, the rules do not allow remittances for trading on the foreign exchange markets, margin or margin calls to overseas exchanges and counterparties and the purchase of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds issued by Indian companies abroad. Sending money to certain countries and entities is also barred. Under LRS, people can’t send money to countries identified as ‘non cooperative’ by the Financial Action Task Force. Remittances are also prohibited to entities identified as posing terrorist risks.
For Prelims: Liberalised remittance scheme.
For Mains: Need for control of foreign exchange movements.
Context: Central Water Commission (CWC), India’s apex technical organization in the field of Water Resources, has entered into a Collaboration Agreement with Google for flood forecasting. This initiative is likely to help crisis management agencies to deal extreme hydrological events in a better manner.
The collaborative arrangement is likely to result in saving of crore of rupees which otherwise would have to be spent by the government on acquiring high resolution DEM, high end computational resources and developing dissemination platforms widely used by the masses.
For Prelims: CWC, agreement between CWC and Google for flood forecasting.
For Mains: Water crisis in India- causes, effects, challenges and solutions, flood management in the country.
Topic: Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security.
WHAT is it? It is a mobile application developed by Telangana police for their internal communication purpose. It has been developed on the lines of WhatsApp. Police have developed this app keeping in view the safety of their information besides having hassle free communication.
The app is a secure communication channel, with no limit on the number of members in any individual group (unlike the regular WhatsApp which has a restriction of 256 numbers) and has all the features of WhatsApp.
Other features of the Cop-Connect app are chatting, group chats, file sharing (image, audio, video and documents) and location sharing. A unique feature, iMeeting, can help in creating and scheduling department meetings in an easy way.
The app will help in connecting 60,000 plus police force, spanning over 31 revenue districts across the state.
COP Connect’s has end-to-end encryption with server being with Police Department and it ensures absolute security and confidentiality of internal police communication.
WHAT is it? To honour soldiers who have been disabled in line of duty, while serving the Nation and to celebrate the undying spirit of ‘Soldiering’, Indian Army is observing the year 2018 as the ‘Year of Disabled Soldiers in Line of Duty’.
WHY? The primary focus is towards alleviating the sufferings of these soldiers, who have done their duty with utmost dedication to the Nation and have been disabled for the life.
HOW? The endeavour this year is to provide a onetime financial assistance to disabled soldiers who have been boarded out from service on medical grounds and are rendered non-employable due to their medical or physical conditions. |
0.999997 | According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for fuels and utilities were 141.29% higher in 2019 versus 1983 (a $28.26 difference in value).
Between 1983 and 2019: Fuels and utilities experienced an average inflation rate of 2.48% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, fuels and utilities costing $20 in the year 1983 would cost $48.26 in 2019 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.62% during this same period, inflation for fuels and utilities was lower.
In the year 1983: Pricing changed by 5.57%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for fuels and utilities during the 1983-2019 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1983 (3.21%), inflation for fuels and utilities was higher.
Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1983 has the same "purchasing power" as $48.26 in 2019 (in the CPI category of Fuels and utilities). |
0.999984 | (CNN) -- Pumice, the lightweight stone used to smooth skin, is usually found in beauty salons, but on Thursday sailors from New Zealand's Royal Navy found nearly 10,000 square miles of the lava rock bobbing on the surface of the South Pacific Ocean.
By comparison, the state of Rhode Island comprises approximately 1,200 square miles.
Described by one sailor who witnessed it as "the weirdest thing I've seen in 18 years at sea," the sea of white rock was initially spotted by air and then relayed to a ship for further investigation, according to a statement released by the New Zealand Royal Navy.
"The lookout reported a shadow on the ocean ahead of us, so I ordered the ship's spotlight to be trained on the area ... as far ahead as I could observe was a raft of pumice moving up and down with the swell," Lt. Tim Oscar said.
According to scientists who briefed Navy officials, a volcano named Monowai has been active in the region and the pumice could be a result of recent eruptions.
That is one crazy story Blue - things are heating up on the ring of Fire!
Hey fr33K - how ya doing? Been quiet.
Tired sky very, very tired. |
0.999741 | Find out the smallest no. which on division by 24, 32 and 36 gives 19, 27 and 31 as remainder respectively.
Hence, the correct answer is option (a) 283. |
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no-contextual - Disables display of contextual alternates (OpenType feature: calt). |
0.998257 | \nDade County is a county located in the U.S. State of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 7,923. Its county seat is Greenfield6.
\nAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,311 km² (506 mi²). 1,270 km² (490 mi²) of it is land and 41 km² (16 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 3.15% water.
\nAs of the census2 of 2000, there are 7,923 people, 3,202 households, and 2,276 families residing in the county. The population density is 6/km² (16/mi²). There are 3,758 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 97.45% White, 0.27% Black or African American, 0.71% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. 0.85% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 3,202 households out of which 29.10% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.30% are married couples living together, 6.50% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% are non-families. 26.50% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.70% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.44 and the average family size is 2.93. In the county the population is spread out with 24.30% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 24.10% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 20.30% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.50 males. The median income for a household in the county is $29,097, and the median income for a family is $33,651. Males have a median income of $26,092 versus $18,464 for females. The per capita income for the county is $14,254. 13.40% of the population and 9.30% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 17.10% are under the age of 18 and 13.10% are 65 or older. |
0.910553 | Once considered a slam-dunk for former Congressman Anthony Weiner, the run to succeed Bloomberg became a wide-open race when Weiner got caught - quite literally - with his pants down.
In what the New York Times has called 'the worst-kept secret in City Hall,' Bloomberg has been saying privately that he wants City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn to succeed him when he leaves office.
Quinn has served on the City Council since 2000, and has been speaker since 2006. She lives with her partner, Kim Catullo, in Chelsea, lower Manhattan.
She supported the controversial 2008 bill that overturned term limits for New York mayors, and allowed Bloomberg to run for an unprecedented third term.
So far, both Bloomberg and Quinn have tried to keep the mayor's endorsement out of the headlines.
A spokesman for Bloomberg said the same.
'There's no question in my mind that of all the candidates, he sees Chris Quinn as far better for the city of New York,' said former Mayor Edward I. Koch, who said he had spoken to Bloomberg about the race to succeed him.
Koch made headlines himself recently when he endorsed anti-Gay Republican Bob Turner for Weiner's Congressional seat.
The election is more than two years away, and New York's mayors have typically not had enough political clout to name their successors. Nevertheless, Bloomberg will have opportunities to spotlight Quinn in the coming years, insiders say.
'He can arrange events, he can promote her for the next two and a half years, he can make her the 'vice mayor' so people will think she's the No. 2 person in city government, which, to some extent, she is,' Koch protégé Henry J. Stern said.
On August 27, for example, Bloomberg had Quinn at his side as he updated reporters on preparations for Hurricane Irene.
This was considered a covert political endorsement, because Quinn has no operational responsibilities, unlike the city's commissioners who were pushed into the background at the briefing.
Some observers believe Bloomberg's support might prove to be a double-edged sword.
It might help, they say, with business leaders, white voters outside Manhattan, Independents, and Republicans, but it could hurt Quinn among liberals who opposed some of Bloomberg's budget cuts.
It also remains unclear how much Bloomberg's support will help Quinn with fundraising.
Running for mayor of New York is expensive. Bloomberg spent some $250 million of his own money in three elections.
But even a candidate who self-finances his campaign can give no more than $4,950 to someone else for the 2013 campaign.
Bloomberg's approval ratings are highest among New Yorkers who make more than $100,000, so he could help as a high-end fundraiser, although Quinn has already raised close to the public financing system's spending limit for the Democratic primary. |
0.67836 | Who is guilty of the death of Jesus Christ? Pilate, the Jewish leaders, Judas? Actually all (we also) are guilty. Jesus is not an involuntary victim of the sin of men, but he chose to give his life according to the will of his Father. |
0.99941 | Location information reveals people’s whereabouts, but can also tell much about their habits, preferences, and, ultimately, much of their private lives. Current surveillance technologies used in criminal investigation include many techniques to track someone’s movements; not all are equally intrusive. This raises the following questions: how do jurisdictions draw boundaries between lesser and more serious privacy intrusions? what factors play a role? how are geolocational privacy interests framed? In this Article, we answer these questions through a comparative analysis of location-tracking regulation in eight jurisdictions: Canada, Czechia, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. We analyze the legal status of location tracking through human observation, GPS tracking, cell-phone tracking, IMSI-Catchers (Stingrays), silent SMS, automated license-plate recognition, and directional Wi-Fi tracking in these countries. This results in highly context-dependent and case-specific assessments, in which eight factors play a role: use of a technical device, place, intensity, duration, degree of suspicion, object of tracking, covertness, and active generation of data. At a deeper level of analysis, we identify different conceptualizations of privacy underlying these assessments: not only classic privacy frames, such as communications secrecy, protection of home and body, and informational privacy, but also two new privacy frames: freedom of movement in combination with anonymity, and the mosaic theory. Thus, we discern a tentative but unmistakable shift in how lawmakers and courts assess the intrusiveness of location tracking, particularly of people’s movements in public space. Traditional privacy frames tend to downplay the seriousness of the privacy infringement enabled by location tracking, and our analysis demonstrates an increasing discomfort with this tendency, leading to the emergence of novel privacy frames (or theories) to regulate what might easily turn into what the Supreme Court of the United States has called “tireless and absolute surveillance.” We conclude that legal privacy frameworks developed in past centuries prove ill-suited for assessing the privacy-intrusiveness of contemporary location-tracking investigation methods, and that emerging, novel frameworks for understanding and protecting privacy may provide lawmakers and courts with the tools needed to address the challenge of preserving (geolocational) privacy in the twenty-first century. |
0.999937 | Observers are calling for prosecutions for individuals involved in the Libor scandal.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- It's not just banks feeling the heat in the Libor interest-rate-fixing scandal. As public outrage grows, observers are pressuring law enforcement to ensure that the individuals involved end up behind bars.
Last month, British banking giant Barclays (BCS) admitted that its traders had colluded with those at other banks to manipulate the London Interbank Offered Rate, or Libor, a key benchmark for trillions of dollars worth of loans and derivatives worldwide.
In response, a group of senators including Carl Levin of Michigan and Jack Reed of Rhode Island wrote to Attorney General Eric Holder and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner calling for forceful government action.
"Banks and their employees found to have broken the law should face appropriate criminal prosecution and civil action," the senators wrote.
In the House, Rep. Peter Welch circulated a letter earlier this month demanding that bankers implicated in the controversy "spend time behind bars."
The calls from Capitol Hill echo those from commentators who are urging the government to pursue criminal cases against individuals, a form of accountability that has been largely absent in the major Wall Street scandals of recent years. In the current controversy, however, analysts say that such cases may indeed be within reach.
"The odds are decent," said William Black, a law professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. "The case is strong, there are low-level folks who are low-hanging fruit, and there's a political need to do something."
In announcing the Barclays settlement, the DOJ said its probe of "other financial institutions and individuals," led by its fraud and anti-trust divisions, is ongoing. That could potentially include staff at Barclays, who aren't protected by the firm's non-prosecution agreement.
In addition, firms including Deutsche Bank (DB), JPMorgan (JPM, Fortune 500), Citigroup (C, Fortune 500) and UBS (UBS) have revealed that they are cooperating with investigations.
To date, no employees from Barclays or any of the other banks involved with Libor have been formally accused of wrongdoing, and the Justice Department declined to comment on the matter. But documentation released as part of the Barclays settlement suggests some bankers should indeed be worried.
In emails both to colleagues and traders at other firms, Barclays staffers talk openly about manipulating Libor for their own benefit, potentially providing prosecutors the evidence they need of criminal intent.
"[I]f you breathe a word of this I'm not telling you anything else," one trader wrote in 2007.
Among the charges that could be leveled in the case are wire fraud and mail fraud, both of which can carry stiff jail terms, said Michael Clark, a white-collar defender at the law firm Duane Morris and a former federal prosecutor. There's also the possibility of conspiracy and anti-trust charges if bankers from multiple institutions are proven to have colluded with one another.
Prosecutors will likely try to use evidence against lower-level employees to build cases against higher-level staffers when possible, said Nick Harbist, co-chairman of the American Bar Association's White Collar Crime Committee and a former federal prosecutor.
"I think there will be a lot of pressure to hold individual officers accountable," he said.
At the very least, managers of the Barclays trading desks involved are "potentially in harm's way," Clark said. In its own enforcement order in connection with the case, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Barclays' misconduct "occurred on an almost daily basis" and encompassed "multiple desks, traders, offices and currencies."
Brad Simon, a defense attorney and former federal prosecutor, cautioned that the Justice Department's track record in recent years is cause for skepticism of its current effort.
"There haven't been a lot of cases arising out of the financial scandals of the past four years or so, with the exception of insider trading," he said. "There was a lot of bravado back in 2008 about all these investigations, and nothing ever came of it."
It's not just American regulators who are on the case, however. Given Libor's global reach, officials in countries including Canada, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Japan are also investigating the issue, and could mount prosecutions of their own.
In the U.S., meanwhile, Simon allowed that officials are surely sensitive to public anger over the affair. Arrests of traders allegedly involved may be coming within the next few weeks, Reuters reported Sunday.
"Law enforcement likes to show that they're relevant and they're responding to scandals," Simon said. "There's no question that outside pressure plays a role." |
0.928797 | I love talking to people about cloth diapers. But I hesitate when people respond to my passion and enthusiasm with things like “Oh but you have to wash them. and the poop.” “Oh but there is so much laundry...” “Oh but they are too much work!” As RDA volunteers and cloth diapering advocates, how do we respond to reactions like this?
1. “There really is not much difference between how you change a disposable diaper, and how you change a cloth diaper.” Scenario A: Your baby is wearing a disposable diaper. He pees and you change him. You throw the diaper in the garbage and put a new one on. Scenario B: Your baby is wearing a cloth diaper. He pees and you change him. You throw the diaper into a wetbag/pail and put a new one on.
Scenario A: Your baby is wearing a disposable diaper. He poops and you change him. You dump the poop into the toilet (as advised on package) and throw the diaper away. Or if not solid you throw the diaper away.
Scenario B: Your baby is wearing a cloth diaper. He poops and you change him. You dump the poop, or if not solid you take 30 seconds to spray the poop off, into the toilet, and throw the diaper into your diaper pail/wetbag.
*The only difference here is that in the case of cloth diapers, you want to remove the poop. In either case, you are ‘dealing with poop’ because you do have to get the poopy diaper off and wipe the baby clean! The extra step of poo disposal really only takes a minute or less, and after doing it a few times, becomes routine and like second nature. It doesn’t feel like work, just part of changing.
3. “It is not ‘a lot of work’ to launder cloth diapers.” Scenario A: Your baby is wearing disposable diapers. After 3 days your diaper pail is full and you throw away the full bag of dirty diapers. Then go out and buy more diapers.
Scenario B: Your baby is wearing cloth diapers. After 3 days your diaper pail is full and you throw them into your washing machine. Set your machine to rinse, wash, rinse. Scoop in a spoonful of detergent. After drying, you have a basketful of nice clean diapers for your baby to wear again!
*On the surface, washing dirty diapers seems a bit of a chore compared to tying up a bag of them, bringing the bag outside, then getting more. But realistically when you compare the two it does not actually take up that many more minutes of time!
Most people are not sitting on their hands and knees at the bathtub scrubbing. We are just turning a few buttons and then transferring to a dryer, then to a laundry basket. Then even if I wanted to carefully sort my diapers into their drawer I would only spend another 5 minutes (to lie inserts flat and stack them, snap up covers neatly in a pile). I would personally estimate the amount of time it takes me to do a load of diaper laundry at no more than 15 minutes total. Not very labor intensive and not taking up a whole lot extra of my time.
So next time someone says to you, “Oh cloth diapers... but they are just so much work!” you can say “Really? I cloth diaper and I think it’s just so easy!” and then you can go on to tell them just exactly why. |
0.999967 | Are most cases of polio derived from the polio vaccine?
For the first time, the number of children paralyzed by mutant strains of the polio vaccine are greater than the number of children paralyzed by polio itself.
So far in 2017, there have been only six cases of "wild" polio reported anywhere in the world. By "wild," public health officials mean the disease caused by polio virus found naturally in the environment. By contrast, there have been 21 cases of vaccine-derived polio this year.
Are the claims in this article accurate?
Numbers not exact, ratio plausible. This is a success story.
cVDPV stands for circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus.
So 96 cVDPV cases to 22 wild cases with 118 "pending" at least makes the claim's 21 to 6 cases plausible (assuming "at the point of writing").
Note that cVDPV does not mean that the vaccinated person becomes ill. It means that viruses shedded by a freshly vaccinated person start infecting other, unvaccinated people. A fully vaccinated population would be immune from both types of polio.
It takes a long time for a cVDPV to occur. Generally, the strain will have been allowed to circulate in an un- or under-immunized population for a period of at least 12 months. Circulating VDPVs occur when routine or supplementary immunization activities (SIAs) are poorly conducted and a population is left susceptible to poliovirus, whether from vaccine-derived or wild poliovirus. Hence, the problem is not with the vaccine itself, but low vaccination coverage. If a population is fully immunized, they will be protected against both vaccine-derived and wild polioviruses.
Since 2000, more than 10 billion doses of OPV have been administered to nearly 3 billion children worldwide. As a result, more than 13 million cases of polio have been prevented, and the disease has been reduced by more than 99%. During that time, 24 cVDPV outbreaks occurred in 21 countries, resulting in fewer than 760 VDPV cases.
Until 2015, over 90% of cVDPV cases were due to the type 2 component in OPV. With the transmission of wild poliovirus type 2 already successfully interrupted since 1999, in April 2016 a switch was implemented from trivalent OPV to bivalent OPV in routine immunization programmes. The removal of the type 2 component of OPV is associated with significant public health benefits, including a reduction of the risk of cases of cVDPV2.
So allowing for the latency mentioned for cVDPV to actually occur, vaccine-derived polio cases can be expected to go down as well.
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0.984354 | Once on the street Abby stretched her legs and moved with purpose. She dropped the dry cleaning off and then kept going in the direction away from the apartment with no particular destination in mind. The sidewalks and streets appeared clean with the snow freshly melted from the midmorning sun. People were out on their lunch breaks, running errands or in the city just to shop. The smells of the restaurants, their lunch crowds chattering as she walked by, did not appeal to her. Abby had coffee and a muffin this morning and nothing since, yet was not really hungry.
Abby thought going to a movie would be a good distraction yet when she turned the corner to the small neighborhood theater she hesitated, reminiscing of a few days prior. The memory warmed her, yet she still did not want to think about that day too much. Going into the theater would be fine, and silly not to.
Abby approached the ticket counter to see what was playing on the three screens. Her lucky day, she thought, a date movie, and a romantic foreign film, both she had been waiting to see and a lousy action movie about a robot blowing everything to pieces. This was a no brainer for Abby. She bought a ticket for the action movie. |
0.999997 | Going to a day spa should not be a painful experience, but some people find that they are sore a day or two after getting a message. More often than not, after massage therapy, some people will find that they are sore. While many people find this post-massage soreness to be enjoyable, others find the pain a little uncomfortable. Depending on your body, you may experience more varied levels of pain. The amount of soreness felt during and after a massage really depends on your body's tolerance for pain, as well as the condition of your body.
Treatments like the deep tissue massage are designed to open up your muscles and make the body sore. While massage therapy is incredibly relaxing, part of the process involves intense pressure. Depending on the level of this pressure during the massage, your body may respond by tensing up and causing you to feel pain. This is why a health and wellness professional should always communicate with their clients before, during, and after their massage therapy. The massage therapist should always be alerted if you are in pain during your spa treatments.
Before going into a health and wellness day spa for a massage, it is incredibly beneficial to warm up the muscles to make them easier to massage. This can be done through daily stretching and exercise. Additionally, it is recommended to be properly hydrated and comfortable the day of your massage. If you find that you are still sore several days after your spa treatments, you may need to consult a medical professional. Typically, any tenderness and soreness you feel after a massage will quickly go away a few hours or days after the therapy. |
0.999731 | From a writeup: Craig Paddock is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter who was born and raised in America’s most musically historical city, New Orleans, Louisiana. But in a city where learning how to play an instrument takes precedence over learning how to ride a bike, it’s sometimes hard to distinguish oneself as a musician, especially if you play a genre other than jazz. Despite the odds, Craig Paddock has been able to hone his undeniably soulful voice and songwriting style to do just that. Likened to Bono in vocal range, and Otis Redding in style, Craig gives new meaning to the term “Blue Eyed Soul.” His guitar playing and songwriting skills reveal influences that range from Led Zeppelin to Jeff Buckley. In short, Craig presents a versatile repertoire, but there is always a dose of rock, and a whole heap of soul mixed in his music. |
0.940027 | Concepts of conversion, evangelization, and proselytization are present in very few Hindu texts, playing a marginal role in practice. Early in its history, in the absence of other competing religions, Hindus considered everyone they came across as Hindus and expected everyone they met to be Hindus.
Hindus today continue to be influenced by historical ideas of acceptability of conversion. Hence, many Hindus continue to believe that Hinduism is an identity that can only be had from birth, while many others continue to believe that anyone who follows Hindu beliefs and practices is a Hindu, and many believe in some form of both theories. However, as a reaction to perceived and actual threat of evangelization, proselytization, and conversion activities of other major religions many modern Hindus are opposed to the idea of conversion.
Hindus in Western countries generally accept and welcome willing converts, whereas in India acceptance of willing converts is becoming more common.
With the rise of Hindu revivalist movements, reconversions to Hinduism have also risen.
Reconversions are well accepted since conversion out of Hinduism is not recognized.
Conversion into Hinduism through marriage is well accepted and often expected to enable the non-Hindu partner to fully participate in their spiritual, religious, and cultural roles within the larger Hindu family and society.
There is no formal process for converting to Hinduism, although in many traditions a ritual called dīkshā ("initiation") marks the beginning of spiritual life. A ritual called shuddhi ("purification") sometimes marks the return to spiritual life after reconversion. Most Hindu sects do not seek converts, as they believe that the goals of spiritual life can be attained through any religion, as long as it is practiced sincerely. However, some Hindu sects and affiliates such as Arya Samaj, Saiva Siddhanta Church, BAPS, and the International Society for Krishna Consciousness(ISKON), accept those who have a desire to follow Hinduism. Recently a successful Hollywood actress, Julia Roberts converted to Hinduism. |
0.998101 | I accidently left behind a painting that I bought from another player. I accidently left it at camp when I left early from the event.
If anyone going through the upstairs rooms found a painting under the first bunk on the left in the middle room of the inn, I would greatly appreciate it if you let me know so I know it's safe.
I would drive back to get it but I live quite a bit aways from camp. |
0.961464 | (CNN) -- The anti-government protesters who have streamed into streets across Iran to protest this month's presidential elections as rigged represent a small minority of the nation, Iran's ambassador to Mexico, Mohammad Hassan Ghadiri, said Wednesday.
A supporter of Iran's defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi protests in Athens on June 23.
"The minority can't impose their opinion on the majority," Mohammad Hassan Ghadiri told CNN en Español.
"They can't impose a dictatorship saying that the majority is not going to govern."
There are acceptable ways of addressing electoral fraud, if any occurred, he said.
"But they go out on the street, they attack buses, they attack banks; that affects the security of the country."
He added, "The law doesn't permit terrorism. It doesn't permit attacks on innocent people."
He rejected assertions by the opposition that the election results showing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad winning by a landslide were rigged, pointing to a poll published in the Washington Post three weeks before the election that showed the incumbent with a commanding lead.
"The minority has lost the election, they have to accept the role of the majority," he said. "If there was fraud, they have to show it. They have no proof."
Asked why the government has made it impossible for nearly all international journalists to report from Iran, he accused the media of not accurately reporting events.
"In Tehran, there were much bigger demonstrations in favor of the government that you didn't report about," he said.
Asked about the shooting of the 26-year-old woman whose death captured on video has come to symbolize the anti-government forces, he said, "It is not clear who killed who," he said, adding that "terrorists" were among the demonstrators. "Some armed people have attacked police," he said. "Naturally, we have to respond."
In an interview with CNN International, he was more blunt about accusations of brutality by government forces: "We do not beat up our people and we do not kill them," he said. |
0.986665 | Explain in an Expert Fashion in Which you need to retract your Resignation and show that you’re intent on remaining in the company. Accepting a heat of the moment resignation might have a negative impact on your company. You will find more than a few reasons for resignation for example health, family problems or occupation problems.
As you do not will need to give a reason behind your resignation, You may still want to consider it particularly, if you are leaving with immediate effect. A resignation may be affected by the requirement for somebody to modify their career path completely. An immediate resignation is something that should be avoided at any cost if at all possible, because it could be harmful to your reputation as a worker.
The motive might Help Make the resignation Somewhat less painful For the company and ensures that you don’t need to stop and burn your bridges. In truth, it’s advisable if the letter does not mention the principal reason for the resignation whatsoever, but instead only gives details like whenever the death will be successful and actions the company plans to take so as to ensure the transition happens as easily as possible. Reminding you that your resignation was accepted and you may collect your initial documents from the corporation. Your immediate resignation will probably be a great inconvenience to your company, therefore it’s important that you express gratitude for their company.
In Nearly All cases, your correspondence should be published and signed. As it’s an official kind of correspondence, it has to be brief and precise. Any letter of resignation should begin using the date written and address of the institution available. Resignation acceptance letters doesn’t need to be too long.
Don’t forget, you’re not required to include your reason behind Resigning in your correspondence. After that, you are prepared to close your letter out and proceed forward. Resignation letters should be edited to fit your own personal circumstance. It is vital to be aware that resignation letters are not rants on why you’re leaving your job or why you’re unhappy by it.
No matter the reason for your writing, the correspondence has to be Formal and professional. A resignation letter might appear unnecessary as soon as you’re going on from work, but you should not ever walk off without submitting a formal letter of resignation for your manager. Resignation letters are among the top methods to formally exit a company with a positive tone and to reinforce your connection with the business and your colleagues in the future. If someone shoves a resignation letter beneath your nose and instructs you to sign it, do not sign until you do not just understand it, but are prepared to take the effects of registering it. Let’s recap the superior example resignation letter for a whole.
Your letter ought to be sent by mail or hand-delivered. Resignation letters are not where to write an emotional poem seeing how the sunlight shines into the kitchen Taco Tuesday.
Take your time together with the correspondence although it’s brief. Resignation Letters are a formality, and lots of people don’t utilize them at all. Just as there are plenty of reasons for instance, in addition, there are many procedures to compose a resignation letter.
Your employer Might Want to hurriedly find a Individual to replace you. Explain to your company that you are able to donate more where you’re at currently. If your employer will not accept your retraction, then you’re going to be legally obliged to perform your notice and depart. Whatever you believe your employer, they’re likely to have a disturbance since you are leaving your job is to try and make it as easy as you can. If you’re a truly valuable employee, your employer will try to work something out. You’ll have to reveal your employer that you are professional as soon as you retract a resignation. The new employer may want for you to start once potential say, fourteen days.
Carefully assess both the scenario itself and your Comprehension of the worker, taking into consideration the impact on the business in case the employee remains and the probability of their bringing a claim if they don’t, to help determine your strategy. Sample If you are attempting to develop a great way to reply to a former employee, visiting an answer to resignation letter sample out of a manager will be in a position to assist.
Employees might not be obliged to provide advance notice before resigning. On the other hand, they can opt to end the employment relationship for any reason in any way. The resigning employee might be asked to meet certain management regulations.
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Generally, all applicants of the exact same year in college Receive their awards at the very same time, no matter when they filed their applications. You may have an incomplete application or you could have neglected to answer if you’re contacted to confirm some of the data which you provided. It is very important that you know the steps in the procedure to supply you with a much better knowledge of the challenges you will face and the way to handle them efficiently.
You do not have to integrate the reasons you’re leaving from the Letter, though you are in a position to. When leaving work, it is important to submit an official letter of resignation. You will have to examine your letter and ascertain whether you want to take the complete award.
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If you qualify you’re going to be put on the waiting list. When You have a peek at the listing of schools you would like to attend, so be sure you discover the minimum GRE score required. For example, suppose you’re requested to reveal some private information regarding your present employer.
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Permit the company Consider your offer. Tell the customer you’ll need to read the offer carefully and will go back to them.
Make Certain That You are offering the incentive to the proper group. You just need to stick to a basic measures to discover the money you need. If you are trying to find a complete lot or searching for an apartment, you will want to consult with the vendor quickly to have the very best chance.
Write the very first paragraph of the human body of the letter, which States why you are writing. When you are well prepared to write your letter, get to the center of the matter. At any time you have done this, you’re ready to compose a resignation letter that is formal. So it’s rather imperative that you write a top excellent resignation letter before leaving job.
Since it’s a formal Type of correspondence, it has to be short and precise. Remember, the decision on how to best create your correspondence is the selection. You don’t need to integrate the reasons you are leaving in the letter, although you’re in a position to. A formal correspondence features proof of your petition and summarizes several crucial characteristics of your depart, such as the date you want your leave to begin and the expected duration. The key to writing a prosperous letter is to stick to the correct format, which can be explained in such measures. Here are a couple of suggestions about how to compose an excellent letter to get resignation.
You’d like to continue to maintain your letter short. As soon as You’ve done that, you’re well prepared to compose a resignation letter that’s formal. When leaving work, it’s important to submit an official letter of resignation.
Don’t count on getting a sympathetic ear from your employer If you don’t have a valid reason for leaving your job. If you are feeling stuck in your job and you donat understand what things to do, perchance a new perspective could be useful. If you don’t depart out of your work in a respectful fashion, recall, the entire world is a little region, you will encounter people you previously worked with in all sorts of situations. Propose a succinct training session for an immediate employee who might be in a position to take over the job you’re doing. A great deal of individuals find out in their first job they want to get a slightly different direction.
Some people Are Very much sensitive to the occupation they are Being supplied. On occasion, you may have disliked the work very much however, the letter should be favorable. As you ponder quitting your work, here are some additional things you might wish to consider before you hand in your resignation letter. When you choose to resign from your work, it is an expected courtesy to compose an official job resignation letter to your companies. You may also leave a project as a consequence of spouse’s relocation to another city.
Just about everyone will Opt to leave his job Sooner or Later or another. Whether you have another job to see or not, it’s a really good concept to remain in contact with people in your industry. So you’ve resolved to stop your work, you might possibly be leaving to pursue another position, you may be leaving for personal reasons, or maybe you have been fed up with what’s been happening in your workplace. Whether you love or hate your work, you may find the opportunity to pursue new opportunities elsewhere.
You’re not obligated to inform your employer why you are leaving, But if you would like to maintain a professional, mutually respectful relationship with your company, it’d be smart to disclose your own future intentions if you’re leaving to pursue other career opportunities. Leaving with a clear sense of everything you’ve accomplished and what your employer thinks of you are able to boost your confidence and make it easier to request that a superior reference. Last, don’t forget your employer already had considerable chance to ask you about your feedback before you opted to depart. He or she can not pressure you to function for a further timeframe. The employer was not able to continue with the enquiry. Many different employers might want to check on the occupation background, therefore earn a bid to leave with a slate that’s clean.
Employees that are terminated might face a harder time securing A new place on account of this stigma attached to termination. Irrespective Of how great of a manager you’re, sometimes workers are most likely to leave. The Worker is indeed shocked and distraught he or she has difficulty Assessing the specifics of what has been said for the rest of the assembly. Information which you want to include, in order for your employer can get In contact with you. Evidently, the company will wonder why you’ve left in the Very first place and what has changed since the previous time you worked for the organization. Employer about your work search, sit down with your superiors and allow them to Know which you are thinking about finding work elsewhere. |
0.810691 | Cary Grant (January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986) was a British-born actor in mostly American films. He was perhaps the foremost exemplar of the debonair leading man, not only handsome, but witty and charming.
Born Archibald Alexander Leach in Bristol, he had a confused and unhappy childhood. His mother was removed to a mental institution when Archie Leach was only nine. Grant's father never told him the truth, and he only learned twenty years later that his mother was still alive.
That left Archie Leach/Cary Grant with both a certain insecurity in his relations with women and a secretiveness about his inner life that may explain his bravado and charm. Those traits also come through more directly in many of his performances, in films as different as Suspicion and Notorious, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and tear-jerkers, such as Mr. Lucky.
Grant's unhappy childhood, by his own account, led him to crave applause and attention and to create a new persona that would attract it. After being expelled, in 1918 (from Fairfield School, Bristol) for an incident involving the girls' toilets, he joined the Bob Pender stage troupe. Grant traveled with the troupe to the United States in 1920 for a two year tour; when the troupe returned to the United Kingdom, Grant stayed — creating over time that unique accent and persona that mixed working and upper class accents as he supported himself as, among other things, a hawker. After some success in light Broadway comedies, he made it to Hollywood in 1931, where he acquired the name "Cary Grant". In 1932 he met fellow actor Randolph Scott on the set of Hot Saturday, the two developed a close friendship, sharing a rented house for twelve years. Some biographers such as Marc Eliot have asserted that this relationship was romantic and that Grant was bisexual. (http://www.web.apc.org/~jharnick/cemetary.html) Other contest that and argue that the beach house they shared was known as "Bachelor Hall" and was frequently visited by women. On June 26, 1942, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States and a some years later married the wealthy socialite Barbara Hutton. Grant became the surrogate father and had a lifelong influence on her son, Lance Reventlow.
Grant starred in some of the classic screwball comedies, including The Awful Truth with Irene Dunne, Bringing Up Baby with Katharine Hepburn, His Girl Friday with Rosalind Russell and Arsenic and Old Lace with Priscilla Lane. These performances solidifed his appeal, and The Philadelphia Story, with Hepburn, established his best-known screen role: the charming if sometimes unreliable man, formerly married to an intelligent and strong-willed woman who first divorced him, then realized that he was — with all his faults — irresistible. Grant subsequently took that character in a far darker direction in Suspicion, directed by Hitchcock, without somehow losing his charm or his audience's devotion.
Grant was one of Hollywood's top box-office attractions for several decades. He was a versatile actor, who did demanding physical comedy in movies like "Gunga Din" with the skills he had learned on the stage. Hitchcock, who was notorious for disliking actors, was very fond of Grant, saying that Grant was "the only actor I ever loved in my whole life". Howard Hawks was just as devoted, saying that Grant was "so far the best that there isn't anybody to be compared to him".
Statue of Cary Grant in Millennium Square, Bristol, England.
In the September, 1959 issue of Look magazine, Grant related how treatment with LSD at a prestigious California clinic -- it was legal at the time -- had finally brought him inner peace after yoga, hypnotism, and mysticism had proved ineffective. In the mid-1950s Grant formed his own production company, Grantley Productions, and via a distribution deal with Universal produced some of his finest work, which included Operation Petticoat, Indiscreet, That Touch Of Mink (co-starring Doris Day), and Father Goose.
Although twice nominated for an Academy Award, he never won but was honored in 1970 with a special Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement. In 1981, he received the Kennedy Center Honors.
His fourth marriage was to actress Dyan Cannon, with whom he had his only child, a daughter, Jennifer Grant, who would later become an actress herself.
In the last few years of his life, Grant undertook tours of the USA with his "A Conversation with Cary Grant", in which he would show clips from his films and afterward hold a question-and-answer session with the audience. It was just before one of these performances — in Davenport, Iowa — that Grant suffered a severe stroke and died in hospital a few hours later. His cremated ashes were given to his family.
"Everyone wants to be Cary Grant: even I want to be Cary Grant."
[Following his failed marriage to Barbara Hutton]: "She thought that she was marrying Cary Grant."
"I probably chose my profession because I was seeking approval, adulation, admiration and affection."
"I have spent the greater part of my life fluctuating between Archie Leach and Cary Grant, unsure of each, suspecting each."
In Arsenic and Old Lace Grant is in a graveyard, and one of the stones reads "Archie Leach".
In His Girl Friday, he responds to a pointed comment by saying, "The last person who said that to me was Archie Leach, before he cut his throat."
His character in Gunga Din was named "Archie".
Mae: I always did like a man in a uniform. That one fits you grand. Why don't you come up sometime 'n see me? I'm home every evening.
Cary: Yeah, but I'm busy every evening.
Mae: Busy? So, what are you tryin' to do, insult me?
Mae: You ain't kiddin' me any. You know, I met your kind before. Why don't you come up sometime, huh?
Mae: Don't be afraid. I won't tell...Come up. I'll tell your fortune...Aw, you can be had.
May (perplexed): What happened here? Cary (sarcastically): I went gay all of a sudden!
Carygrant.net (http://www.carygrant.net) — fan site with filmography etc.
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0.992632 | Should i rent a car and drive from Milan? Or rent in Florence?
What is the best route plan? I want to see val d'orcia in particular.
Where to spend a night?
Then the Val d'Orcia is the place you need to explore - and yes, a car will be definitely useful!
I recommend train from Milan to Florence, then rent a car out of Florence. You can take the tram from Florence's main train station to the Peretola airport and rent out of there. The convenience is that you avoid driving in the center of Florence, and that the A1 highway is right by the airport so you can easily leave the city and quickly.
Take the A1 down to Montepulciano and from there head westward. I suggest either staying in Pienza or San Quirico for your 2 nights and just drive around and explore the area, that way you get to enjoy all the views of what is generally seen as Tuscany on postcards and movies ;-).
Another thing, is spending a night in val d'orcia a good idea? |
0.938912 | In 2003 Junchang Lü named Beipiaopterus chenianus, a newly discovered ctenochasmatid pterosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation, near Beipiao City, Liaoning, China. So far, Beipiaopterus is known from a single incomplete specimen preserving numerous patches of skin. The genus is named for Beipiao City, and the species name honors paleontologist Peiji Chen. The single specimen is mostly articulated but incomplete, missing the skull and adjacent part of the neck, as well as the right wing. The four last neck vertebrae are present, and elongate. The left wing and shoulder moved away from the torso before burial, but remained in articulation with the body. Beipiaopterus is unique among ctenochasmatids, as the wing finger appears to be made up of just three phalanges. All other pterosaurs except some nyctosaurids have four wing finger phalanges. Beipiaopterus was a small pterosaur, with a wingspan just over one meter (39 inches), about the same size as a mallard duck. The specimen preserves portions of the left wing membrane near its end, and the right wing membrane close to the knee, as well as hair tufts on its neck, and webbed toes on its left foot. The wing membrane preserved near the end of the wing has many stiffening fibers, known as actinofibrils, that are nearly parallel to the wing finger and helped the distal wing keep a fairly rigid shape. The membrane preserved close to the knee shows that the epidermis was very thin and highly vascularized, possibly helping Beipiaopterus regulate its body heat like living bats. Lü considered Beipiaopterus to be a ctenochasmatid when first described, citing proportional similarities to the family of suspension-feeding pterosaurs commonly found in Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous rocks around the world. Lü considered it to be particularly close to Eosipterus, also known from the Yixian Formation, and differentiated the two based on proportions of limb elements and the presence of the fourth wing finger phalanx in Eosipterus. Subsequent phylogenetic analyses performed by Brian Andres have confirmed that Beipiaopterus as a ctenochasmatid most closely related to Eosipterus and Gegepterus, also from the Yixian Formation. These three are ctenochasmatine ctenochasmatids, closest to Pterodaustro and Ctenochasma. All ctenochasmatids have long narrow snouts lined with dozens to hundreds of laterally projecting needle-shaped teeth. Beipiaopterus was probably most similar to other ctenochasmatines like Ctenochasma and Gegepterus which have gently curving jaws and long teeth in the upper and lower jaws. Ctenochasmatids were suspension feeders, using their teeth to filter small prey items from the water, mud, and weeds. Beipiaopterus lived 125 million years ago in a temperate forest with numerous rivers and lakes. Several other ctenochasmatids and other pterosaurs have been discovered in rocks of the Yixian Formation in addition to hundreds of birds and other feathered dinosaurs. |
0.988837 | Micro jobs websites Spare5 Review: Is it a legit earn money program?
Spare5 Review: Is it a legit earn money program?
Today, I am going to review an app and site called Spare5. In this review of Spare5, you will get to know what is Spare5? how does it work? is it legit or scam? and what are it's supported payment processors?
Spare5 is a micro tasks website which allows its users to earn money online by completing short tasks available on their platform. Currently, they have the app version available only for the IOS users and a web version for everyone. The tasks available on Spare5 are like tagging images, creating bounding boxes around objects, rating different images etc. However, in order to qualify for these tasks you have to complete qualifier tasks first and then depending upon your performance, paid tasks becomes available to you. So, it is recommended to complete as many qualifier tasks as you can.
1) Firstly, you need to join Spare5 as a "Five" by putting your email address and a password or you can also join through one of your social media accounts.
2) Now, you have the option to work from their IOS app or website or both. You don't have to create another account if you work through both platforms, you just have to use your login details while changing the platform.
3) Then you will be taken to their tasks page where you will find some training as well as qualifier tasks. Those tasks will not pay any money for their completion but will give you XP which is very crucial for getting the paid tasks.
4) Complete the training and qualifier tasks correctly by following the instructions and examples provided, so that you can qualify for the paid ones.
5) Once you complete the qualifier tasks successfully and gained some XP, you will start receiving the paid tasks. These tasks will be similar to the tasks you completed during the qualifier. You should not have much difficulty in completing them if instructions are read properly.
6) You will get paid for the paid tasks you complete. Although these tasks pay only a few cents per task but are very easy and can be completed under a minute. And these cents add up quickly as you can complete each task multiple times.
7) Finally, you will receive your payment from Spare5 provided you reach the minimum threshold.
1) Image labeling: In these tasks, you will be asked to label the images correctly as per the instructions. It is the easiest and most basic task available in Spare5.
2) Bounding boxes: Again, a very easy and preferred task among the users. It requires to create bounding boxes around objects. Just make sure to follow instructions closely as mistakes will result in fewer tasks availability in the future.
3) Segmentation: You will need to draw outlines for various objects like cars, vans etc. in this task. The more closely the outline is drawn, the better it is.
4) Rating images: Here you will be asked to rate an image as per the specific requirements like quality, shadow level etc.
5) Categorize objects: In these tasks, users have to correctly categorize the required objects. These questions can be tricky sometimes but with experience, it can be done easily.
6) Research: In this task, you have to search online for the required information and answer accordingly.
7) Writing: Here you will be required to enter captions and description for images.
8) Phone survey: You will be asked to make phone calls and accumulate information on different topics.
There are also other types of tasks that are available on Spare5 from time to time as per the customer's requirement. As I said before, the availability of the tasks depends upon the performance of the user in the previous tasks. Better performance means more tasks whereas average performance leads to less number of tasks. If you find it difficult to complete Spare5 tasks, you can search for Spare5 tasks tutorial on google and youtube, there are many available.
You need to earn at least $10 in tasks in order to become eligible for the Spare5 referral program. After you become eligible for the referral program, you can earn as much as $20 from a single referral. Let's see how it works, suppose you get a referral by sharing your Spare5 referral link and then for every $10 your referral earns you will get a $2 bonus and your referral gets extra $1, this will continue until your referral's first 180 days or their first $100 in earnings (whichever comes first). So, in order to earn a decent referral commission, you have to refer very active and dedicated members.
The amount of money you can make with Spare5 depends upon many factors like tasks availability, your XP level, the accuracy of your work etc. Many members complaint of less number of tasks whereas at the same time many members are earning good income every week. No doubt, at start earnings will be very low but as soon as the member starts completing tasks successfully with high accuracy, the earnings will definitely increase. I would say, one can earn between $5 to $30 every week depending upon their skill level.
Right now, Paypal is the only available payment processor for Spare5. Spare5 pays it's users every Friday as long as they reach the minimum payment threshold of $1. Due to a very low minimum payout threshold, it is very easy to get paid from Spare5 within a few days of joining, which is very rare in other online earning methods. If you don't have Paypal availability in your country then you cannot get paid from Spare5.
Spare5 is a legitimate micro tasks platform where the user can definitely earn a side cash provided they complete the tasks accurately by following the instructions and video tutorials. Spare5 cannot be considered as a reliable source of earning as the earnings of members fluctuate every week as per the availability of tasks. As long as you consider Spare5 as a side cash earner you would be happy with your earnings.
If you are already a member of Spare5 feel free to share your experience and Spare5 referral link in the comments section below. Thank you for reading.
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0.999954 | This toothbrush is so hard, I feel like I am scrubbing my gums off when I brush. I was really not happy with this buy, but I suppose it boils down to preference. My husband is happy with his, although I feel they should label it hard and not medium. |
0.822607 | Despite a steady increase in the number and diversity of African Middle Pliocene hominin fossils, paleoanthropolo-gists are not now substantially closer to understanding the temporal, geographical or ecological contexts of the origin of the Homo clade than was the case in 1964, when Louis Leakey, Phillip Tobias and John Napier introduced Homo habilis as the earliest species of the human genus. The reasons for this circumstance are several. The fi rst is a still data-poor record in the relevant time periods. Although the half-million year interval between 2.5 and 3 Ma witnessed heightened morphological, taxonomic and diet-driven adaptive diversity in extinct hominins, all of the known taxa from this interval are of australopith grade (i.e., Australopithecus africanus, A. garhi, A. aethiopicus, late A. afarensis) and none shares derived morphological characteristics exclusively with geologically younger, securely attributed representatives of the Homo lineage. A few specimens that at one time or another have been attributed to Homo fall in the time period 2.5–2.0 Ma but most of these are fragmentary and/or of questionable (or at least debated) diagnostic value (see discussion below). The earliest well-sampled record of fossil hominins that bear characters found only in the genus Homo date to ca. 1.7–1.8 Ma. The fact that as many as three species with unique ties to Homo (H. habilis, H. rudolfensis, H. erectus) have their apparent FADs at about this time (Kimbel, 1991; Wood, 1991; Spoor et al., 2007) speaks to an earlier differentiation of the lineage, but other than the Hadar maxilla A.L. 666-1, with an age of ca. 2.3 Ma (Kimbel et al., 1997), the record of specimens bearing on the earliest phases of the lineage's evolution is mostly uninformative.
The second reason for our poor comprehension of Homo origins is conceptual. Historically, the search for the origins of Homo has been confl ated with defi ning the morphological and behavioral boundaries between ape and human. In 1871, Darwin postulated an evolutionary scenario linking terrestrial bipedality, canine reduction, tool manufacture, and brain enlargement at the base of the human lineage. When growing knowledge of Australopithecus (including Paranthropus) made it clear by the 1940s that bipedality and canine reduction evolved well before hominins became signifi cantly encephalized and began to leave a record of their lithic technology, large brains and stone tools were elevated to a foun-dational role in the divergence of the Homo lineage from some generalized australopith form. Thus, Oakley's (1959) “Man the Tool-maker” joined Leakey et al.'s (1964) recognition of the “handy man” Homo habilis in framing thinking about the emergence of Homo for the latter half of the twentieth century (Tattersall, 1998). |
0.959218 | Give him points for cleverness. President Obama’s birth control “accommodation” was as politically successful as it was morally meaningless. It was nothing but an accounting trick that still forces Catholic (and other religious) institutions to provide medical insurance that guarantees free birth control, tubal ligation and morning-after abortifacients — all of which violate church doctrine on the sanctity of life.
The trick is that these birth control/abortion services will supposedly be provided independently and free of charge by the religious institution’s insurance company. But this changes none of the moral calculus. Holy Cross Hospital, for example, is still required by law to engage an insurance company that is required by law to provide these doctrinally proscribed services to all Holy Cross employees.
Nonetheless, the accounting device worked politically. It took only a handful of compliant Catholic groups — Obamacare cheerleaders dying to return to the fold — to hail the alleged compromise, and hand Obama a major political victory.
Before, Obama’s coalition had been split. His birth control mandate was fiercely opposed by such stalwart friends as former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine and pastor Rick Warren (Obama’s choice to give the invocation at his inauguration), who declared he would go to jail rather than abide by the regulation. After the “accommodation,” it was the (mostly) Catholic opposition that fractured. The mainstream media then bought the compromise as substantive, and the issue was defused.
A brilliant sleight of hand. But let’s for a moment accept the president on his own terms. Let’s accept his contention that this “accommodation” is a real shift of responsibility to the insurer. Has anyone considered the import of this new mandate? The president of the United States has just ordered private companies to give away for free a service that his own health and human services secretary has repeatedly called a major financial burden.
On what authority? Where does it say that the president can unilaterally order a private company to provide an allegedly free-standing service at no cost to certain select beneficiaries?
This is government by presidential fiat. In Venezuela, that’s done all the time. Perhaps we should we call Obama’s “accommodation” Presidential Decree No. 1.
First, its assault on the free exercise of religion. Only churches themselves are left alone. Beyond the churchyard gate, religious autonomy disappears. Every other religious institution must bow to the state because, by this administration’s regulatory definition, church schools, hospitals and charities are not “religious,” and thus have no right to the free exercise of religion — no protection from being forced into doctrinal violations commanded by the state.
Second, its assault on free enterprise. To solve his own political problem, the president presumes to order a private company to enter into a contract for the provision of certain services — all of which are free. And yet, this breathtaking arrogation of power is simply the logical extension of Washington’s takeover of the private system of medical care — a system Obama farcically pretends to be maintaining.
Under Obamacare, the state treats private insurers the way it does government-regulated monopolies and utilities. It determines everything of importance. Insurers, by definition, set premiums according to risk. Not anymore. The risk ratios (for age, gender, smoking, etc.) are decreed by Washington. This is nationalization in all but name. The insurer is turned into a middleman, subject to state control — and presidential whim.
Third, the assault on individual autonomy. Every citizen without insurance is ordered to buy it, again under penalty of law. This so-called individual mandate is now before the Supreme Court — because never before has the already inflated Commerce Clause been used to compel a citizen to enter into a private contract with a private company by mere fact of his existence.
This constitutional trifecta — the state invading the autonomy of religious institutions, private companies and the individual citizen — should not surprise. It is what happens when the state takes over one-sixth of the economy.
In 2010, when all this lay hazily in the future, the sheer arrogance of Obamacare energized a popular resistance powerful enough to deliver an electoral shellacking to Obama. Yet two years later, as the consequences of that overreach materialize before our eyes, the issue is fading. This constitutes a huge failing of the opposition party whose responsibility it is to make the opposition argument.
Every presidential challenger says he will repeal Obamacare on Day One. Well, yes. But is any of them making the case for why? |
0.999213 | This will be an article rating the best concealers for bruises. But a deeper and more disturbing issue must be brought up. What was the cause of the bruises in the first place? Did the person fall or were the beaten up? I am talking about a subject no one wants to discuss and that it domestic violence. Sure that is fine to conceal bruises that stand out on the body but a much deeper concern is how the bruises got there in the first place. Domestic violence is a problem that has gotten way out of control. The next time you see a family member, co-worker, or friend that is all of sudden applying some colored concealer to their arms, legs, and especially their face, you better start asking them some hard questions.
What you obviously want to look for is a concealer that is as close to your natural skin tone as you can find. An ideal match would be fine but that would be pretty hard to accomplish. If you are covering up a bruised or black eye you would want to get some kind of colored concealer that might look like eye shadow or eyeliner. This way you could just blend it into the area where the bruise is and people will think it is just part of your makeup routine. There are plenty of concealers that you can buy and there is an assortment of colors to choose from. They are priced differently as well so this brings up the subject of how much money you want to spend on a concealer? Let us take a look at some of the best concealers on the market today.
Benefits and Uses: This product will cover a lot of skin imperfections including bruises which is what we are after in this review of the product. It is to be used on the face and it includes the concealer. It gives maximum coverage for 8 hours. It looks like natural color tone for the skin. It is very reasonably priced but the tube is on the small side. It may be that a little dab of the concealer will cover a lot of skin area.
Feedback: The customer was looking for a concealer that would cover the redness on her face. She bought the product and was quite satisfied with the results of the concealer covering the red areas on her face. She was surprised to learn that one little drop the size of a pencil tip would cover her face completely. She loves this company’s products and she will definitely be purchasing more concealer. The consumer has looked for a long time for a concealer that would cover her facial flushing (her face turns red) and she finally found this product. It is working well for her. She most likely will use it to cover bruises if the occasion ever arises.
This customer is 70-years-old and has a very fair complexion. She said some reviewers complained the product was an orange color. She says this is not true and she applies to her face and then lets it dry. After it dries she applies some light powder and it matches her skin tone just fine. She says you have to apply the concealer right in the first place. She recommends that you blot the powder and do not rub it into the concealer trying to get a perfect finish. It will not work if you rub it into the concealer. She will be buying more of this concealer. She may use it on bruises as well. This client says a little dot will cover both eyes and age spots and certainly bruises as well. The tube lasts forever and she says if you go out after work apply more concealer. She says she needs only one application per day.
One consumer said this was her favorite green concealer even though the color of the concealer is more of an orange tint. She warns that it does apply easily but if you put too much on your face you will look “green”. It does not irritate her skin like some makeup products will. I am not sure if she just made a mistake on the color of the concealer but it is definitely not green.
Another client suffers from acne and has wondered where this product has been all her life.She says to put some on a makeup sponge and apply directly to the affected areas (bruises included) and it will give the face complete coverage. Her skin is super sensitive but this concealer does not irritate her skin. She likes that very much that it doesn’t dry out or irritate her skin.
This client discovered this product at a drugstore. The best concealer she has ever used. She says it will cover anything including those nasty bruises. She claims the tube will last forever but she has never finished a tube. She likes to buy new makeup products every few months. So she buys a tube of this concealer periodically. She said it stays on all day long and is definitely worth the money and more. presumably, she would pay more for the product because she likes it so much.
The consumer bought the product hoping it would cover her rosacea she tried it. But she was disappointed because it would not cover her rosacea adequately enough. She seems to have wasted her money on this concealer. This is sad because right on the label of the product is says specifically that it will cover rosacea. It sure did not cover up this woman’s rosacea. Is this false advertising on the part of the company? She did not say if she pursued this matter or not.
The one consumer said the color was too light for her and it looked chalky on her face. She wishes the company would make a medium tone. If she had bruises to cover up on her face the product would obviously be too light for her. Yet another client loved the coverage this concealer gave but she sure hated the ingredients. She did not elaborate on why the ingredients bothered her so much.
Another person claimed it did not cover up red spots. It may not cover bruises either if she ever got them. She says when she puts foundation over the concealer it smears right off. Could she be applying it wrong? Or could she be applying it too lightly on her face? This is an interesting comment the person says it just does not work with her skin. Unfortunately, she did do not reveal why it did not work on her skin. Other people who suffer from the same problem could benefit from her experience if she would have given a more detailed explanation. Of why the product would not blend well into her skin type.
Another consumer says the concealer is too thick to apply under the eyes but she uses it to cover up blemishes. Bruises can be adequately covered as well because this product is so thick it can cover the darkest bruise. She says this is a great option to cover up blemishes with. Another client says this concealer is great to use because a little bit will go a long way. It lasts forever but she warns to make sure you put the right amount right away because if you make a mistake the stuff is hard to remove. She still thinks it is a great product. But is it such a great product if you have to put the exact amount on the first time? If you don’t you will have a hard time removing the concealer. This is a negative point for the product if you will have that much trouble to remove it if you put the wrong amount on. The consumer says the cream lasts all day.
Benefits and Uses: This product says right in the description that it is awesome for covering bruises. So, you could go swimming with it on and it would still keep concealing. It gives you the freedom to mix colors so you can find the perfect shade for your skin. It covers bruises, tattoos, age spots, and birthmarks. It will cover a lot more as well. Supposedly, it is used by makeup artists and skincare professionals but there is no way to validate this claim.
Feedback: The customer says she put the makeup on and it looked like she caked it on. she said she could tell where the makeup was on her face. She had injections in the face and it left bruising on the face. She said leaving the makeup on was pointless. It would have looked the same to just leave the bruises uncovered on her face. Her bottom line is that it is an expensive product with lousy results. She said the product was poor quality. It sounds like she will not be using the product anytime in the near future. The company responded to her and said because the makeup is so pigmented she should feather it out. Their suggestion for the bruising was to apply foundation to the face.
Another customer said simply that the product does not work. She needs to elaborate and say why the product doesn’t work. She needs to tell what she was trying to cover that the makeup did not cover. The company reached out her twice asking her what was she trying to cover. They said they wish they would have seen the comment earlier because then they could have helped her. She did not respond to their inquiries. They seem to care about their customers.
This client says she loves the product and that is all she said. It would be nice to know why she loves the product and what it covered up for her so nicely. She could tell other clients and potential clients how she applied it and they would be able to know how she applied it so successfully. Another customer says she uses the product every day to cover up blotches, age spots, and other marks on her face. Bruises could have been included on the list.
Benefits and Uses: It comes in different shades and each shade can cover up a different type of imperfection. Red can cover up rosacea, blemishes, acne, and birthmarks. Yellow can fade out redness and dullness especially around the eye areas. It can help with blemishes as well and it is good for being used around the nose and mouth areas. The purple/blue can be very good for toning down bruises. The purple fades out sharp yellow undertones and dark circles under the eyes. The orange/red will conceal dark under eye circles, acne, acne scars, and other dark spots on the skin.
The product comes with step-by-step instructions and how to choose the right color and apply the right amount so you will have the best coverage on the skin. it will draw you closer to having a healthier-looking face and it will set you up to canvas, highlight, or contour. It comes with a color wheel for easy touch-ups anytime of the day. It is a product free of any harmful ingredients and it is produced by a company with a conscience.
Feedback: The customer mainly uses the yellow hue and it seems to be the only color she will use in the future. She has not figured out how to use the green yet. Another client, in her 60’s was absolutely disgusted with the product. She said it does not work and it does not do any of things it claims it will do.For her, it was a complete waste of money. She should have sent it back. She considered that her age may have had an effect on the product not working. All she wanted to do was cover up a couple of sunspots. She was not happy with the results of the product on her face.
Benefits and Uses: It has different colored pencils to conceal imperfections on the face and the body. It is unique because you use pencils to draw the concealing material on your face. Instead of the traditional makeup that you dab some out and massage it into the affected area. The product is authentic, new and unused. It is definitely authentic and it better be new and unused when shipped to a customer for the first time. It is used to conceal small imperfections including bruises and the sharpeners are provided by Judith August. The matter of only concealing small imperfections could be an issue for an individual who has large areas to conceal.
Feedback: it was creamy and soft and the coverage did not last as long as the customer was expecting it to. She will not buy it again because it is too expensive and you don’t get a lot of product. The customer says these are the best concealers ever. She has very sensitive skin and she has not had one moment of irritation from using the pencils. Interesting, here we have two diametrically opposed reviews about this product. One says it doesn’t work and the other says it is the best concealer ever.
Benefits and Uses: It is an American made product and was supposedly worn by two beauty pageant winners in 2014. They were “Miss Teen” and “Miss All-Star United States 2014. Both pageants seem to be relatively unknown so it is not known if these endorsements will help to sell the product or not. It lasts 6 months if you use it every day; it seems as if they are saying the supply of the product will last for 6 months if used every single day. It covers bluish-colored bruises and it contains all natural ingredients. It keeps the skin healthy and it can be used for all skin types.
Feedback: The product was reviewed by two people. Both reviews were negative. This is not a good sign for the product. One customer said it did not cover bruises as described and she will not waste her money on the product again. The other one said it was hard to keep the concealer in place while she tried to apply base to her face.
You now have some insight into what are some of the better concealers selling on the beauty market today. They range in price and they all basically will cover any imperfection especially bruises. Each product had its own unique colors that came with the packages. One product contained yellow only and that could be limiting. This same product received only two reviews. Unfortunately, both reviews were very negative which will not help to sell any of the product. It won’t help the company’s reputation either. The products were mixed with positive and negative reviews. You may find the perfect concealer for your own unique needs. Most of the concealers covered the face only but there was one that covered the face and the entire body.
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0.981648 | What ways to make some designs with your travel photo can be considered as interesting? Just make a travel magazine cover with your travel photos. It seems interesting and it is easy to be done with the help of magazine cover maker FotoJet. This fake magazine cover sample of National Geographic Traveler, one of the most famous travel-oriented magazines around the world, is a wise choice for you. Just try your magazine cover design now to mark the memorable journey and cherished memories on the road. |
0.924575 | Analyze the issues and needs of your audience segments first to create compelling key messages that resonate with prospects.
Would you go to a job interview without learning as much as you can about the company (your target audience) beforehand? Would you want a general understanding of the company’s offerings, its value proposition and its customers? Naturally, the more you know about the company the better off you are in shaping your personal “messaging” to appeal to the people you’re interviewing with.
The same principle applies to shaping your messages for prospects that visit your website. Except, if you create content for B2B websites, you’ll address more than one audience. For some B2B websites, you might engage up to six audience segments or more. This means six sets of unique key messages, because a message directed at one audience may not be important to another segment.
The website of a commercial air conditioning manufacturer, for example, must engage architects, specifying engineers, building owners, distributors, and contractors. To build affinity with each of these audiences you’ll want to create a unique message platform (also called a message architecture or message map) for each audience.
You could spend weeks creating messages for companies with complex products and multiple target audiences. But, who has time for protracted audience analysis with looming content deadlines and pressure from competition?
Here’s a simple three-step process that will help you quickly create key messages for your website and other marketing programs.
What are your top issues? Put another way, you could also ask, “What’s keeping you up at night?” For each of your segments, you will likely hear between one to four issues.
What are your needs? Through this question, you want to better understand the needs of your audience. What will make their life easier? What are their motivators?
Again, the goal is to quickly analyze your audiences, which will provide you with just enough data to help you craft your first round of key messages. Naturally, you can ask many more questions if you want more detail. But, try to stay out of research quicksand, unless, of course, you work for a large company with legions of researchers paid to do this work. For this example, however, you’re the only one standing between your prospects and a handful of punchy key messages written to persuade them to buy from you.
Ok, let’s organize the answers; I use a simple Word table or Excel spreadsheet. If you find that each of your audience segments results in numerous issues (five or more), prioritize them. You will want to craft your messages to appeal to your audiences’ highest priority issues.
The example below depicts an analysis of two audience segments for a regional security/alarm company. In all, the security company had five audience segments: Business owners, homeowners, facilities managers, property managers and general contractors.
Following analysis, we created a handful of key messages that would resonate with each of these audience segments. In some cases, note you’ll have messages that will appeal to all of your segments.
Our security systems come without the burden of long-term contracts.
We help you manage the security side of your business with our customer portal; available 24 X 7.
Like you, we are a locally-owned business that’s been built from the ground up.
We’ll keep you on top of the latest developments in security systems technology—so you won’t have to.
For readers who want to learn more and create detailed message maps, check out George Stenitzer’s excellent article—How to Keep Content Marketing Always on Message . In addition, take a look at the new book Buyer Personas, by Adele Revella.
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0.922115 | Rob Knights assumes ownership of GAL Golf with a life-long passion for golf and more than 30 years’ experience in the golf industry!
A former golf professional, Rob started his career in 1987 as an assistant Canadian PGA professional at the Cataraqui Golf and Country Club, a private golf facility in Kingston, Ontario. After 3 years developing his golf operations and business skills under the tutelage of respected Canadian PGdescribe essay https://essaywriterusa.com/A head professional Keith Thomas, Rob moved back to his hometown of Ottawa where he spent 5 years teaching at Double Deck Golf Centre with Kevin Haime and further developing his skills and cultivating his passion for teaching golf to all levels of golfers.
In 1995, he joined the TMSI Team as the head professional at the Thunderbird Golf Club and operated a winter golf school in the club’s air-supported sports facility for 5 years. A year later, Rob took on the responsibility of golf professional and general manager at Amberwood Golf and Country Club in Stittsville when TMSI acquired the management contract of that facility. Under Rob’s leadership, TMSI was able to streamline the turf and golf operations at Amberwood, improve the golf course, grow membership and increase revenues, taking the club form an operating deficit to realizing a profit in less than 3 years.
He has also served as the head golf professional at the Canadian Golf and Country Club and successfully operated a multi-facility golf school for 6 years in the National Capital Region.
In 2001, Rob left the golf industry to join the Federal Public Service, working at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for 12 years, before returning to TMSI Sports Management as the Vice President of Golf Operations and Business Development in the fall of 2013. He was reinstated as an amateur golfer in 2005 and has competed in many local, provincial and national championships, winning several club championships, local events, in addition to the 6 professional events he captured during his 15-year professional golf career.
Over the course of his professional career, Rob has gained more than 20 years of management experience specializing in change management and providing leadership during critical transition phases of organizational development, including hiring professional and technical staff, implementing budget reductions, writing business plans, and installing effective management information systems.
With a strong knowledge of both the financial/operational and marketing sides of the golf industry, Rob has been responsible for budgets ranging from $500,000 to more than $2 million at a variety of golf facilities and in the public sector. He has experience in all aspects of financial forecasting, resource allocation, fund management, accounting and controls.
Rob resides in Ottawa and in addition to travelling, golfing and spending time during the winter months in sunny Florida, he trains for and has run 8 marathons, including the Boston (2010) and New York City (2011) marathons.
I joined Gal 6 years ago to meet new people and to golf more on a regular basis. It is wonderful having a regular time to tee off every week with friendly like-minded golfers. Lots of laughs and a really good time each and every week. I’m looking forward to another great season of golf at Cedarhill Golf course.
I joined GAL 10 years ago because I had a difficulty getting someone to play and also suitable tee times. GAL solved all that and provided lessons to boot. In the league, I met women who supported me and my golf endeavors, built my confidence and became good friends. No matter what the age, we played, laughed and ate together while my golf got better and sometimes worse. Every year I look forward to seeing the same friendly faces and meeting others.
I joined GAL 6 years ago – someone from work suggested the organization – so after a little research and a little push from my hubby I joined. GAL provides a great opportunity for all levels of play you do not have to be a scratch golfer to play. You are there to have fun – and that’s what it’s all about. A little exercise, fresh air and chuckles is the ticket! I so look forward to ‘my’ night.
GAL is a wonderful way to ensure that you play golf once a week with companions of your skill level at the course of your choice. It is hassle free golf at its best your reasonable fees are paid up front, lessons are offered, your date and times are arranged for you, you have instant partners, there are activities and prizes arranged for each week, and a final tournament to wind up the season. GAL combines frequent golf with social networking in the most pleasurable way possible.
This year will be my third year with GAL. My involvement has been really fun and an opportunity to make new friends, while enjoying my favourite sport. Interesting social encounters sometime went well beyond the golf course and added nicely to my social life and professional network . As a woman working full time, the Pay as you Play League met my needs. Being able to pick a day of the week as well as a golf course closer to work, made a huge difference.
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0.952229 | The Augustów roundup (Polish: Obława augustowska) was a military operation against the Polish World War II anti-communist partisans and sympathizers following the Soviet takeover of Poland. The operation was undertaken by Soviet forces with the assistance of Polish communist units, and conducted from July 10 to July 25, 1945 in Suwałki and Augustów region (Podlasie) of northern People's Republic of Poland. Out of 2,000 arrested by the Soviet forces, about 600 have disappeared. They are presumed to have been executed and buried in an unknown location in present-day Russia. Polish Institute of National Remembrance has declared the 1945 Augustów roundup "the largest crime committed by the Soviets on Polish lands after World War II". The crime has been called "second Katyn", "small Katyn", "little Katyn" or "Podlaski Katyn", in reference to the Katyn massacre, the Soviet execution of about 20,000 Polish soldiers and intellectuals that occurred in the early 1940s.
In the aftermath of the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, the Polish government evacuated to the West and created the Polish Underground State. While no war was declared between Poland and the Soviet Union, the relations were tense, and eventually broke down in 1943 in the aftermath of the revelations of the Katyn massacre. The Soviets eventually created their own Polish communist puppet government, the Polish Committee of National Liberation (Polski Komitet Wyzwolenia Narodowego, PKWN) and refused to deal with the Underground State just like they refused to deal with the government-in-exile; its leaders and soldiers on "liberated" Polish territories were persecuted. While the Underground State's military arm, Armia Krajowa, officially disbanded on January 19, 1945 to avoid armed conflict with the Soviets and a civil war, some refused to lay down their arms; others found it simply difficult to return to civilian life, as those with ties to non-communist resistance were discriminated against by the authorities.
The operation was undertaken by Soviet forces of the Red Army, the NKVD and SMERSH with the assistance of Polish UB and LWP units, and conducted from July 12 to July 28, 1945 in the Suwałki and Augustów regions of northern People's Republic of Poland. This operation included not only Polish communist territories, but also former Polish territories annexed by the Soviet Union and given to the Lithuanian SSR (see Soviet occupation of Lithuania).
More than 2,000 Polish (some estimate as many as 7,000) alleged anticommunist fighters and sympathizers were arrested and interrogated in two waves of mass arrests. The majority were detained in Russian internment camps. The last ones were released and returned to Poland in 1956. 600 have disappeared, their fate uncertain to this day. More recent research puts the number of those disappeared at 592 or 593. They include 27 women (including pregnant ones) and 15 children under the age of 18. The "Augustów Missing" are presumed to have been executed and buried in an unknown location in present-day Russia.
Despite demands from many Polish citizens for this incident to be investigated, it was denied by both the Soviet and Polish communist governments. As late as the 1980s, the last decade of the People's Republic of Poland, government representative Jerzy Urban declared that the Polish government had "no evidence to support the theory that a group of Polish citizens disappeared in the Augustów region in 1945." After the fall of communism, the new Polish government supported the investigation, carried out by the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN), which classified it as a communist crime. While it is commonly accepted that the Soviet Union, backed by communist Polish forces, arrested and likely executed approximately 600 Polish citizens connected to the anti-communist resistance, no conclusive information on their exact fate and resting place has yet been found. In 1995 the Russian government confirmed that 590 Polish citizens were arrested and 579 were put on trial, but that there is no information on their subsequent fate. In 2005 IPN noted that the research possibilities on Polish territory had been exhausted; even the archives of Polish secret services involved in the operations were analysed but contained only cursory information that they were aiding the Soviets without being given much information. However, Polish requests to the Russian government for support in the investigation were not productive, and many have been ignored. A symbolic monument has been built in the village of Giby, where a mass grave was found (these were later proven to belong to German soldiers from a nearby field hospital).
In May 2011, Russian historian Nikita Pietrov declared that he found a KGB document proving that the Poles were executed by NKVD. This has evoked interest in Polish mainstream press and from the IPN, which declared that it would seek the documents located by Pietrov for further analysis. On 18 April 2012 Polish Institute of National Remembrance announced that it has received the Soviet-era documents concerning the executions. |
0.95946 | Non-paleo: Protein content of green beans vs. dried beans?
I have a friend who can't eat meat or seafood + has a thyroid condition so they avoid iodine. Trying to determine the best protein source for them is tricky, so we have to determine which legumes might be least harmful, and has enough protein.
I'd like to know the protein contents of various bean types, primarily comparing green beans to traditional dried beans.
I have given a pretty detailled answer below. I was diagnosed just recently with hyperthyroidism.
From reading online I _think_ maybe, that the minimum requirement of the thyroid is 60mcg/day. My doctor has advised me, to ingest _some_, but simply to not go over the RDA which is 150mcg/day. To me, this basically means I think choosing grassfed or free-range where I can and not worrying about meat (except mince), and not eating eggs, dairy or seafood. I will need to source some freshwater fish though!
I know, my thyroid test just came back hyperthyroid, and it was hugely stimulated by the 400-500mcgs I was eating per day in the from 5 daily eggs, cheddar, cranberry juice and fish. I am just hoping it settles and am avoiding iodine for now. Its not something I have researched as much as id like yet, but its a definate certainty that excess iodine is bad for hyperthyroid.
^ Thats wrong. Excess iodine, whether its a whole food or not, can stimulate hyperthyroidism. In fact switching from a very low iodine diet to a high one, can cause temporary hyperthyroidism. The recommended intake is 150mcgs. If one is controlling hyperhthyroidism, one may wish to remain below this for about 2 weeks. and then perhaps hover around that mark, but going above that can be detrimental in some, especially those with hyperthyroidism.
Oh, and grassfed meat do get salt-licks to supplement their minerals, but this is far less likely to be excessive amounts compared to feedlot. The low iodine diet says re meats "Fresh cuts from the butcher excluding broth injected poultry and pork and minced beef". It sets a limit of 6 oz, but id suggest that if you avoid feedlot meat, you could eat much more than 6oz per meal very safely.
But all kinds of paleo foods contain anti-nutrients: cruciferous vegetables, nuts, seeds, sweet potatoes, raw egg whites, etc. This is probably not the best means of demarcation.
Then I would suggest the most hypoallergenic one- brown rice protein probably fits the bill. He might want to avoid legumes in general...or anything that has a thyroid effect at all.
Egg whites cause autoimmune problems Eggs in general have lots of iodine - both situations make them bad for people with hyperthyroid problems, which my friend has.
Egg whites can cause autoimmune problems, which is bad for people who already have autoimmune issues, thyroid problems. I tried asked for best protein source when meat and seafood is out, I asked that exact question actually. But people chose to debate about the possibility of that type of situation, rather than answer the question.
I believe protein combining http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_combining has been largely debunked. When I was a vegetarian, the best dietary advice I read was to simply eat a variety of whole foods to ensure getting enough nutrients and not get too worried about the minutiae of it all.
Above slightly rude, I apologize, but please take this to a non paleo forum.
The Original Poster could've got a lot more positive and informative replies asking more along the lines of "need to sniff out the best protein source considering that meat and seafood is out....." I'd certainly believe there are humans that can't eat meat/seafood (PKU, etc...) and would like to know a protein source to keep such a person in good health. Perhaps egg whites? Perhaps clean whey sources dunno. May have to go sub-optimal and non- Paleo, but what would be the best alternate protein source when meat/seafood is out?
I don't see how discouraging inquisitive minds increases the knowledge of anyone. But sure, feel free to keep asking questions like vision tests, because that has a lot to do with food, right? Are you serious? I shouldn't ask about real food options because they don't fit into your narrow idea of what Paleo is or is not? I ask these questions because I have a friend who can't eat meat or seafood + has a thyroid condition so they avoid iodine. Trying to determine the best protein source for them is tricky, so we have to determine which legumes might be least harmful, and has enough protein.
I didn't ask if they were paleo, I was asking what their protein values were.
To answer this question perhaps we should go back and ask ourselves why beans aren't in the traditional paleo diet? It's mostly justified because of their high anti-nutrient content.
In that content, the least harmful protein sources are probably fermented traditional legume products. Fermentation reduces antinutrients and produces probiotics. The negative is that many are high in salt and my own experience was that some upset my stomach. Some possible options include miso, natto, and tempeh. It's frickin hilarious that Wolf is OK with green beans, but not with these much less toxic products. Just because you can pick it in your garden doesn't make it paleo.
Brown rice protein is also considered to be fairly neutral and when I was vegan I had decent results with home-ground hemp powder, though since the intact seeds are illegal in the US, that might not be an option.
Whey and egg whites are the other obvious choices if he can digest them.
Basically if we could create a rank of protein choices normal beans would probably be on the bottom.
Before anyone gets the wrong idea - I would like to say that Robb Wolfe is not the complete and utter authority on what is and is not paleo. Legumes still are not paleo, even if our modern farming and breeding techniques make these things edible.
Green beans still contain harmful lectins; that's what makes them non-paleo.
Avoiding excess iodine makes sense (like eggs, fish and iodised salt, dairy) for a hyperthyroid, but you do need still need some I beleive.
Fresh water fish has less that seafood. If you can find some freshwater farmed salmon at some point, to eat occasionally this may be ideal because omega-3 is useful to support the thyroid, and though it still has some iodine, its much less that sea fish.
Being that they cant have dairy, eggs, or seafood on a lower iodine diet, I would suggest that grassfed land mammals is the most ideal for of protein and fat, being lower in iodine, and containing balanced fats and whole proteins.
And while we are on that topic, why cant they have meat? I understand avoiding cured meat, perhaps even avoid feedlot meat (often they put iodine in the feed), but grassfed cuts from the butcher?
TLDR? - Answer: All 100% fresh grassfed meat cuts from the butcher, except minced meats should be all good. Even occasional freshwater fish, and poultry/ham.
You can easily Google 'protein content + beans' and come up with lots of information on the subject but this question triggered a memory.
As I recall from reading "Diet for a Small Planet" years ago the best vegetarian protein is obtained by combining proteins from, say rice and beans to make a complete protein. You might want to look further into that subject.
You should never avoid iodine in your diet if you can get it from the food you eat and not just salt. Iodine aids the work of the thyroid whether it is over or under-active. The UL on iodine for an adult is 1100mcg which is a lot more than the RDA so there is a pretty large safe range for overconsumption. |
0.998893 | I spent last semester as an exchange student because I wanted to learn the language and culture of Spain. Specifically, I wanted to experience Spain’s relaxed attitude. My friend from my Judo team recommended Valencia, Spain due to its cheap prices, natural surroundings and culture. Moreover, I wanted to travel all across Europe during my stay.
What were the pros and cons of being an exchange student?
To start with the pros, first, being an exchange student gives less academic pressure due to its pass/fail grade system. This allowed me to have more time engaging with European people. I was able to experience their cultures and simply enjoy life. It felt like a vacation.
Second, I was able to learn the country’s language. As I interacted with local students, my Spanish improved significantly.
Third, I had more time and opportunities to travel. Traveling taught me many lessons in life while it introduced me to many great friends from all across the globe.
Fourth, my cooking skills have improved. I lived in a shared flat so I had to cook for myself. Being able to cook good food is a necessity.
For the con side, however, one can become lonely as everything is foreign and new. This sometimes discourages exchange students from being proactive.
Moreover, many universities do not offer a high number of major courses in English which can hinder one’s academic progress especially in regards to completing credit requirements. Hence, I was not able to take many courses in Spain.
Yes, I would recommend the exchange student program. Many students, including myself, enjoy the best time of their lives. They make many good friends and memories. Additionally, it is beneficial in regards to education. Languages, cultures and vital life lessons are learned throughout the stay. I hope everyone gets the chance to spend at least one semester as an exchange student. |
0.999778 | Are you looking for everyday changes to live a healthier life?
Everyone is aware of the importance of a healthy lifestyle, yet for many people it is extremely challenging to make everyday changes. This is understandable and particularly in such a busy, fast-paced day and age, but there are a few steps that anyone can take straight away to live a healthier life and start feeling both the physical and mental benefits.
Exercise is the best way to burn calories and fat and you do not always have to go on a huge run or have a mammoth session at the gym. Simply opting to walk more each day can make a huge difference to your wellbeing, plus it is good for the environment. Before you grab the keys, ask yourself if you really need to drive and see if you can walk or cycle instead. Once you begin to feel the positive effects from walking, it is much easier to start exercising on a regular basis.
A healthy lifestyle means looking after your mind and body, but this can be challenging in a day and age where people are constantly switched on and glued to their devices. It is for this reason why it is such a good idea to make time to switch off and focus on yourself each day. There are many ways that you can do this, but many people find it helpful to meditate, perform yoga or pilates or simply sit down and have some “me time” each day.
Sleep is another crucial area to physical and mental health yet one which is overlooked by many. Everyone needs 7 to 9 hours of sleep each night and this can bring a host of health benefits. It is difficult to achieve this every night, but if you have trouble getting off to sleep then there are various methods that you can try which should help.
A healthy diet is the cornerstone of a healthy lifestyle but many people neglect this with obesity on the rise. Try to increase the amount of fresh fruit and vegetables that you consume each day and there are endless resources online for how to cook healthy meals. It is fine to treat yourself from time to time, but you will never get into good shape if your diet is poor. Additionally, you should be consuming around 64 ounces of water each day.
Those that smoke know the dangers better than anyone but it can be notoriously difficult to quit. If you are struggling, it could be helpful to use an e-cigarette from somewhere like VIP to gradually make the transition to quitting entirely.
It can be challenging to change your lifestyle habits, but the above are all small steps that could make a big difference to your health in the long term.
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0.922506 | It is an internal research project developed for testing which acts as a giant video on demand or personal video recorder (PVR). It contains a digital library of most of the BBC's broadcast output since mid-2007, and is compiled automatically without human input.:5 The BBC stated that BBC Redux is one of its major contributions to the field of digital archiving and preservation.
Some accounts for accessing the system on a temporary basis were made available at Mashed 08 and again at Culture Hack Day 2011, providing streaming-only access to BBC content broadcast during the weekend of the event. As well as streaming, the system enables high-quality downloads of television and radio content, and has had the option to download subtitles from programmes since 2008.
BBC Snippets and BBC Redux are tools designed to allow BBC staff to develop new ways to view and navigate content. As such, they're not open to the public.
The system records over 100 megabits per second, continuously.:3 As of August 2011 BBC Redux contained 300,000 hours of recorded audio and video. Not all regional variations are recorded; for BBC One, only London and Northern Ireland variants are recorded.
The software is based on open source technologies, and uses a combination of mod_perl and C running on OpenSolaris.:9,14 A series of "lolcat" images are used for the system's HTTP 404 and error pages.
As part of the European Union (EU) "NoTube" project running between 2009–2012. a recommendation research system using Lonclass categorisation and Tanimoto coefficient matching was tested by the BBC R&D Audience Experience team and integrated with 23,000 recordings delivered from Redux. The matching dataset was gathered over a period of five months.
For a BBC Digital Media Initiative (DMI) demonstration entitled "Million Minutes", files from the BBC's D-3 video tape archive were imported into the Redux system during 2009–2010. This also used commercial software from Artesia Digital Media Group and involved creating a representational state transfer (REST) interface onto the content stored within Redux.
During 2010 Safari and Google Chrome browser extensions were developed to integrate Redux content with the main www.bbc.co.uk/programmes directory.
In January 2012, the BBC's Multimedia Classification team announced they were hoping to test and add "mood-based navigation" to the existing BBC Redux interface, along with audience measurement and other rich metadata comprising work part-funded by the Technology Strategy Board. During 2010–2011 BBC Research and Development integrated content archived in BBC Redux with the BBC's existing internal BBC InFax system, allowing finding of metadata and archive content within the same browser window, covering news and subtitles from over the previous five years.
During March 2012 the Atlas index changed the method of equivalence matching used for indexing against BBC Redux.
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0.979362 | Are sharp lawn mower blades important?
Mowing with a dull blade is like giving your lawn a bad haircut. Rather than cleanly cutting, a dull mower blade actually rips or tears grass blades. This not only increases the intensity of the plant injury, but also the ragged edges serve as ideal entry points for various diseases. Dull mowing is especially visible in hot weather when the tip of each grass blade dries out and turns brown. Multiply this by several billion and your lawn may end up looking more like a field of straw rather than a lush green carpet.When mowing grass that is not wet at the proper height, a sharp blade ensures a clean cut that can seal quickly; which minimizes the potential for disease problems brought on by dull mowing.
On average, your lawn mower blade should be sharpened 2-3 times throughout the season, also be careful when using it, you could get injured and may even need to use an ankle brace amazon. The easiest way to manage this is to keep a spare blade handy that you can simply change when it’s time to sharpen. |
0.975654 | Cross Randall Cobb’s name off the list of potential New England Patriots wide receivers.
Cobb, who spent his first eight NFL seasons with the Green Bay Packers, agreed to terms on a one-year, $5 million contract with the Dallas Cowboys, according to multiple reports. Jay Glazer of FOX Sports and The Athletic was the first to report the deal.
Cobb had been mentioned as a potential target for the receiver-needy Patriots, who have added just two low-level wideouts (Bruce Ellington and Maurice Harris) since NFL free agency began last week. The Patriots also re-signed Phillip Dorsett and tendered restricted free agent Josh Gordon, but with Gordon currently serving an indefinite suspension, New England lacks a quality No. 2 option behind Super Bowl LIII MVP Julian Edelman.
Headlining the list of available receivers is Cobb’s former Packers teammate, Jordy Nelson, who was released by the Oakland Raiders last week. The Patriots reportedly are among the teams interested in the 33-year-old Nelson, who caught 63 passes for 739 yards and three touchdowns last season.
Other unsigned wideouts include Jermaine Kearse, Pierre Garcon, Michael Crabtree, Dontrelle Inman, Aldrick Robinson and Chris Hogan, who’s yet to find a new home after spending the last three seasons in Foxboro.
Cobb, who turns 29 this summer played in just nine games for Green Bay last season, finishing with 38 catches for 383 yards and two touchdowns. He joins a Cowboys receiving corps that features Amari Cooper, Allen Hurns, Michael Gallup and Tavon Austin. |
0.938848 | The Citadel are a fascist star empire that came to dominate twenty-one of the twenty-two known worlds in the Vega star system. The dominant race of the empire were the Citadelians themselves, who were all clones of the Citadelian progenitor, himself a hybrid of an Okaaran and a Branx Warrior. This progenitor later merged his essence with a massive computer network and became known as Complex-Complex. Over the span of centuries, the ruthlessly aggressive, though intellectually stilted Citadelians took control of world after world beginning with Okaara. Because of a ban on the Vega System imposed by the Guardians of the Universe, the Citadel was allowed a free hand in its expansive goals without interference by the Green Lantern Corps.
Various dictators arose to power during the Citadel's reign, but Complex-Complex was always the true power. Such rulers included Lord Damyn, Komand'r and the opportunistic Earth human Harry Hokum. The reign ended in the Citadel War when the revolutionary Omega Men destroyed the Fortress Ring that served as the defensive grid for the Citadel Homeworld. The Omega Men's interim leader Tigorr detonated an explosive charge that destroyed Complex-Complex, severing all communications between the various Citadelian factions. With this single action, the Citadel War came to an end, though many fringe elements of the Empire continued to exist.
The surviving Citadel supreme commander and his aide Harry Hokum succeeded in capturing several members of the Omega Men in the weeks following the war. Those who were still free aligned themselves with the bounty hunter Lobo in an effort to free their comrades. The Citadel commander and Harry Hokum intercepted the Omega Men during the breakout, at which time the Citadel supreme commander was killed by Lobo. In order to quickly solidify his position, Harry Hokum assumed control of the fringe elements of the Citadel and entered into an agreement with Omega Men leader Primus. The pact stipulated that a New Citadel Empire would be allowed to thrive unobstructed so long as the worlds under its charge did so willingly. Those who refused to become part of the new empire were invited to join the New Vega coalition. The prison planet upon which this accord was reached was renamed New Alliance.
The Branx Warriors, Spider Guild, the Changralynians and the Gordanians resided under Hokum's command in that star system.
The Citadel also became part of a galactic Alien Alliance bent on the invasion and subjugation of the planet Earth led by the Dominators during Invasion!.
One year after the Infinite Crisis, the Citadel made a surprise raid on Thanagar, seeking to disrupt the reconstruction efforts from the Rann-Thanagar War for unknown reasons. Vath Sarn and Isamot Kol, the Green Lanterns of Rann and Thanagar (respectively) were able to drive them off, but were only able to pursue them to the Vega system. Recently, the Guardians repealed the Vega ban as part of the ongoing War of Light, allowing the Green Lantern Corps to begin operating within the system. It remains to be seen how this will affect the Citadel's expansive intentions.
Weapons: Photon Guns and Homing Space Mines. |
0.986764 | Looking to upgrade my PC as I'm starting to notice my CPU really struggling in some games. Not sure if its something that I'm doing wrong, or if things are just getting too demanding for it but either way I'm looking to upgrade. PC is used entirely for gaming and some general desktop use like searching various memes and Youtube videos.
I know with upgrading I'd need a new motherboard and RAM. The only real question I have is whether to go with Intel's latest or switch over to Ryzen.
Probably put a budget around $650 (USD) for the total upgrade.
Considering it's solely for gaming purposes, Intel does have the lead slightly over Ryzen performance in a lot of games.
I would wait for the new Intel CPUs to be reviewed before making any purchases.
I mean you could just grab an LGA1150 Xeon, an E3-1230 V3 or E3-1231 V3 for hyper threading. Otherwise, wait for Coffee Lake and grab an i5-8600k, Z370 motherboard and 16GB DDR4 RAM. You might even be able to get an i7-8700k within $650 unless it ends up being $400 for the 8700k alone, but I doubt it. |
0.976131 | Robert Crais Free Fall, Monkey s Raincoat returns with his eighth Elvis Cole mystery, L.A Requiem, a breakneck caper that leaves the wise cracking detective second guessing himself Cole s partner, the tight lipped, charm free Joe Pike, gets a call from his friend Frank Tortilla Garcia Not only is Garcia a wealthy businessman, he s a political heavyweight and fatherRobert Crais Free Fall, Monkey s Raincoat returns with his eighth Elvis Cole mystery, L.A Requiem, a breakneck caper that leaves the wise cracking detective second guessing himself Cole s partner, the tight lipped, charm free Joe Pike, gets a call from his friend Frank Tortilla Garcia Not only is Garcia a wealthy businessman, he s a political heavyweight and father of Karen, Joe s ex Frank sends the gumshoe duo out to find his girl, but the boys are beaten to the punch by the men in blue Karen is found in a park with a bullet in her brain The two stay on the case, but when another murder points to Pike as a suspect, things take a turn for the worse The boys on the force are all too willing to put Pike away he has a checkered past When Cole attempts to save Pike, he finds a lot than he bargained for.
About " Robert Crais "
Robert Crais is the author of the best selling Elvis Cole novels A native of Louisiana, he grew up on the banks of the Mississippi River in a blue collar family of oil refinery workers and police officers He purchased a secondhand paperback of Raymond Chandler s The Little Sister when he was fifteen, which inspired his lifelong love of writing, Los Angeles, and the literature of crime fiction Other literary influences include Dashiell Hammett, Ernest Hemingway, Robert B Parker, and John Steinbeck After years of amateur film making and writing short fiction, he journeyed to Hollywood in 1976 where he quickly found work writing scripts for such major television series as Hill Street Blues, Cagney Lacey, and Miami Vice, as well as numerous series pilots and Movies of the Week for the major networks He received an Emmy nomination for his work on Hill Street Blues, but is most proud of his 4 hour NBC miniseries, Cross of Fire, which the New York Times declared A searing and powerful documentation of the Ku Klux Klan s rise to national prominence in the 20s In the mid eighties, feeling constrained by the collaborative working requirements of Hollywood, Crais resigned from a lucrative position as a contract writer and television producer in order to pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a novelist His first efforts proved unsuccessful, but upon the death of his father in 1985, Crais was inspired to create Elvis Cole, using elements of his own life as the basis of the story The resulting novel, The Monkey s Raincoat, won the Anthony and Macavity Awards and was nominated for the Edgar Award It has since been selected as one of the 100 Favorite Mysteries of the Century by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association Crais conceived of the novel as a stand alone, but realized that in Elvis Cole he had created an ideal and powerful character through which to comment upon his life and times See the WORKS section for additional titles Elvis Cole s readership and fan base grew with each new book, then skyrocketed in 1999 upon the publication of L A Requiem, which was a New York Times and Los Angeles Times bestseller and forever changed the way Crais conceived of and structured his novels In this new way of telling his stories, Crais combined the classic first person narrative of the American detective novel with flashbacks, multiple story lines, multiple points of view, and literary elements to better illuminate his themes Larger and deeper in scope, Publishers Weekly wrote of L A Requiem, Crais has stretched himself the way another Southern California writer Ross Macdonald always tried to do, to write a mystery novel with a solid literary base Booklist added, This is an extraordinary crime novel that should not be pigeonholed by genre The best books always land outside preset boundaries A wonderful experience Crais followed with his first non series novel, Demolition Angel, which was published in 2000 and featured former Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Technician Carol Starkey Starkey has since become a leading character in the Elvis Cole series In 2001, Crais published his second non series novel, Hostage, which was named a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times and was a world wide bestseller Additionally, the editors of selected Hostage as the 1 thriller of the year A film adaptation of Hostage was released in 2005, starring Bruce Willis as ex LAPD SWAT negotiator Jeff Talley Elvis Cole returned in 2003 with the publication of The Last Detective, followed by the tenth Elvis Cole novel, The Forgotten Man, in 2005 Both novels explore with increasing depth the natures and characters of Elvis Cole and Joe Pike RC s third stand alone novel, The Two Minute Rule, was published in 2006 The eleventh entry in the Elvis Cole series, The Watchman, will be published sometime in 2007.
Loved this 8th book of his Elvis Cole series! My favourite of the series so far!
An older Crais that I missed somewhere along the line. It was great reading and actually gave the reader some so Joe Pike's background. The plot is well constructed and fascinating. Cole and Pike are as noir as one could hope. The LA cops (Robbery/Homicide) are as difficult and less than likable as one would expect. Cole and Pike do solve the case, but how engrossing the process is!
This is about the 7th of the series wherein Elvis Cole and Joe Pike are partners in a detective agency. It's good that I read this one first, because in it we discover Joe's past that causes him to be what he is. There's a faint resemblance between this series and the Parker series, but the action in this one isn't as humorous and the book takes longer to read. The funniest biplay was when Cole tells someone to "call me Elvis," and the other character says, "I don't think I can do that."
A classic. One of the finest private eye novels ever written. With this novel Robert Crais raised the bar on his mystery/crime thrillers to true literature. Highly recommended. This book is one of the two greatest late twentieth century private eye novels, the other being Gone, Baby, Gone by Dennis Lehane.
This is the best of the Elvis Cole series by far. Robert Crais portrays the dark side of life in sunny California very nicely, and he has developed Elvis Cole into more than just a wisecracking tough guy. Great plot and great supporting characters, as well. And, we finally find out something more about Joe Pike (I think I'm in love, by the way).
The very best crime fiction book I have ever read, and I have read hundreds. Only Stiegg Larssens books and possibly John Harts Iron House and The Last Child are in the same stratosphere. Don't start it unless you have time to finish!
One of the better Cole/Pike novels by Crais. A lot of Joe Pike's backstory in brought out in this book. Add a very good story and it's another winner from Crais. |
0.955187 | ComputerSpeakers or headphonesWith a long time there will be a strong current of sound, what is the reason for this phenomenon is? How to solve?
2 Even without playing audio and video files will be a great current sound.
This current noise, many people have encountered. Also posted online to help many, many people think that this phenomenon is due to the following reasons.
This possibility is actually the least, as long as the current speaker emits sound speaker can conclude no problem. This possibility, unlikely.
If there is a fault sound card, speakers, there is no sound came, but the problem is there is sound, but accompanied by a strong current of sound. Nor is sound reason.
3 driver is not installed correctly.
Driver is not installed correctly even wrong. Driver is not installed correctly or is not installed, the speaker will not have any sound, but also a bar in the device will be prompted.
In the house in years, this interference is coming from. Said external interference is not established.
1 Most speakers have noise or current sound is due to the data lines caused by virtual access.
2 speakers inside the joints do not usually have any problems, the most likely place is virtual access our regular contact data cord.
3 audio cord for a long time in the air, and over time will form a layer of oxide film, which is caused by the oxide layer virtual access the main reason.
4 with fine sandpaper wrapped up the audio cord, turn a few laps, the removal of the oxide layer outside.
5 After then coated with some oil, wipe with a cloth.
6 very simple way to fault lifted. This is the case most of the current noise. |
0.999924 | Great place to live and close to HWY, grocery shoppingsubmitted by Lorianna E. - Mar 16, 2018 |Recommended: YesGood place, well kept up. Best management since I've been here in 5 years.
Fairly quiet, in a good area.submitted by Stephanie L. - Jan 16, 2018 |Recommended: YesOverall, it's a nice area to live in. Close to many stores restaurants.
Great Placesubmitted by LESTER L. - Nov 01, 2017 |Recommended: YesLiving at Canyon Park Apartments is notable. After living in a house for 30 years and moving back to an apartment was a forgotten culture for me. I failed to remember the size, limitations, and even the lack of personal touch of color to the walls, windows, and types of fixtures. However, Canyon Park Apartments was a pleasant progression for me and answered all of my infinite yet inquisitive questions of apartment living. The parking and noise are understandable but at times, the noise is a bit insensitive of other neighbors but tolerable. I am glad the apartment staff is working on the parking for residents to reduce the number of lingering and uninvited guests who do not live here. Then finally, I like the fact rent can be paid online rather than having to mail a check or drive to the owners office. In other words, a Great Place to live.
response from property - Nov 02, 2017 Thanks Lester!
Great apart from the parking submitted by Steve M. - Oct 31, 2017 |Recommended: YesGreat apartment, great staff, great neighbors, great facilities.
Safe, and mostly peacefulsubmitted by Stephen P. - Oct 03, 2017 |Recommended: YesI have lived at Canyon Park since March of this year. My opinion of the complex is quite simple, and I'll list my pros, and cons. Pros 1. Great staff 2. Maintenance is prompt and efficient 3. Apartment space is large, and functional. Cons 1. Parking is TERRIBLE, as it's first come first serve. I've received multiple notifications for parking in a no parking zone due to the fact that there is NOT ENOUGH PARKING. In that same light, I've been given a notification, and other cars haven't, so there seems to only be a singular time that notifications are blasted out indiscriminately. I hope that Canyon Park management is able to push forth some measure to have increased parking accessibility that is safe and efficient. 2. Our upstairs neighbor is always loud, though we've never complained about it, and there are kids who occasionally play the knock and run game. All in all, I feel happy where I am, and I'm thinking about staying after my lease is up, but possibly downgrading to a smaller apartment, because my roommate is likely going to move out after lease.
Canyon Park is peaceful,friendly, and a great community to live in submitted by Eugene F. - Sep 21, 2017 |Recommended: YesThe staff is outstanding and very helpful with any needs. The grounds and buildings are maintained well and very nice looking, We have not had any problems and enjoy being here.
Best property I have lived at.submitted by Paul W. - Sep 19, 2017 |Recommended: YesIts clean and staff is friendly. Maintenance is completed in a timely manner. Parking can get slim pickings after 6pm if you have more than one car for your unit. Building are well maintained.
Gates broken, hot tub broken, sauna brokensubmitted by Mark F. - Sep 17, 2017 |Recommended: NoApartment is infested with ants. Gates have been broken all summer. Sauna has not worked sense I moved in in april. Hot tub has been broken for 4 months. These are all amenities that your residence pay for. This means all of your residence are NOT getting what we are paying for. Your parking is the worst I have ever seen.
Wonderful complex. Safe, quiet, and clean with a very helpful staff. submitted by Alex T. - Sep 10, 2017 |Recommended: YesThis is one of the best apartment complexes I have seen. Friendly people, secure grounds, and roomy apartments at a reasonable price. The staff was extremely respectful and helped us through the application process, making sure all our questions were taken care of. Even the manager took time to make sure all was going smoothly for us. We were very impressed.
Overall great complexsubmitted by Paalyn H. - Aug 19, 2017 |Recommended: YesThe grounds are beautiful. They do upkeep weekly even if it rains although the mower sometimes creates mud tracks in the grass- my only real complaint . Community is peaceful and people are mostly friendly. Best apartment complex I've lived in.
Very well kept, but sauna broken and not fixed.submitted by Joyce P. - Aug 01, 2017 |Recommended: YesQuiet, clean and staff helpful, professional, friendly and ready to assist with any question or issue.
response from property - Aug 01, 2017 Thank you Joyce!
Love living heresubmitted by Kassara B. - Jul 31, 2017 |Recommended: YesStaff is amazing and helpful- very friendly Love living here- great layouts, clean homes. My only downfall would be living next to the park during summer. Kids are out screaming until 10-11pm or later and I have to wake up at 4am. Other than that, I love everything.
response from property - Aug 01, 2017 Thank you Kassara. Please feel free to come down to the office if you are having some issues with kids out and about unsupervised after 10 so we can serve some notices to the parents. Thank you!
Awesome Apartmentssubmitted by Tyler - Jul 19, 2017 |Recommended: YesThe staff here at Canyon Park are great. They are always very helpful sorting out any issues that come up. The complex is very well kept much more quite than i would have expected. So glad i moved here and would definately recommend to anyone. |
0.995813 | It is only representative of my love, for just as that sentence is long drawn out, so is my love. But I must not tell him or he may become alarmed at what awaits him when he comes over. Well, I have introduced myself, and now I want to tell him how happy I am and describe briefly my home. My house is a beautiful one of which you might call alabaster, and in it I have many rooms suited to my various moods and conditions; all beautiful and full of the most perfect harmony, and everything to make me happy and contented.
I do not have any beds to lie on, for as you know we never sleep, but we do have couches which I sometimes lie on to rest when I have become a little tired from work, and strange to say, I sometimes dream of him, as you mortals say.
I have no kitchen, for we cook nothing, but my dining room is fitted up in a style that would make your mouth water, as it is filled with pictures of fruit and nuts and flowers, and other things, to suggest good eating. We eat and enjoy our eating as do you mortals, but our food is nuts and fruits, and our drink is pure water, with all the life-giving qualities that spirits need.
The lawns around my home are very beautiful in the freshness and greenness; and the trees are grand old oaks, as you say, that cast their shade over the greensward, and over the many little nooks that abound in our gardens. And then the flowers are so abundant and so variegated in color, and delve in perfume.
I have also a beautiful little lake of water in which are boats that carry one without the physical exertion that you have to exercise on earth.
All is more beautiful than I can give you the faintest idea of, and there is only one thing wanting in all this beauty and happiness, and that is that man sitting opposite you; but I would not care to have him bring that mortal body, though he is a pretty good-looking boy as mortals go. But I can see beyond the mortal body, and I know that his soul is much more beautiful than his physical appearance, and yet I am afraid that his soul is not yet in that condition of development that would enable him to come to me just now. But he is developing, and before he comes over, I feel that he will be in condition that will bring him closer and closer to me, so that the distance between us will not be so great. |
0.925296 | You play a deejay in the film. Did you have to work a lot or research on the subject?
I play a deejay alright, but it's just a back-story. The heroine needed to be given a profession. It's only in one of the songs that I am shown turning discs and mixing music. It doesn't ask for any extensive research.
I play a Bengali girl from Kolkata, Simi Chatterjee, a modern girl with a mind of her own, intelligent and independent. She is an aspiring singer. She comes across Ray [Neil Nitin Mukesh], who gets a camera which can see the future. The film takes a turn from here.
So the film is a science fiction?
No. It is still a romantic thriller. It's only that camera which is an element of sci-fi but even after that the story takes its own course, which is very real. |
0.99998 | How can I enhance and demonstrate my career readiness skills?
Manage a fundraising event for Emerge by delegating relevant tasks to team members that result in a successful task completion.
Create profiles on appropriate social media platforms. Evaluate sources of information and potential impact before posting or sharing.
Collaborate with team members in intramural sports. Identify group members’ strengths for a class project.
Engage in everyday conversation, express ideas, make presentations, recruit members, and comprehend feedback in student organizations.
Taking initiative in meeting, being prompt, and contributing in a constructive manner in student employment arenas.
Explore career options through internships that relate to your personal skills and goals in order to gain experiences and knowledge for the future.
Take advantage of study abroad opportunities. Appreciate, value, and learn from other cultures and perspectives to move beyond tolerance.
Critically analyzing the audience and evaluate appropriate artifacts for the purpose of your ePortfolio. Connect class projects to needed competencies. |
0.999999 | Ontem dirigi-me até ao Cinema São Jorge para assistir aos documentários “Words of Witness” e “My Afghanistan”. O primeiro documentário, “Words of Witness” (Palavras de testemunhas) realizado por Mai Iskander, retrata a revolução do povo no Egito antes e após à demissão de Hosni Mubarak, um homem que governou Egito durante trinta anos. O povo mostrou muita insatisfação e decidiu fazer grandes revoluções, quando este pediu demissão, Egito ficou a cargo das forças militares que no início mostraram-se do lado do povo e de seguida, a situação inverteu-se, começou a existir uma espécie de “regime militar” que ia contra os manifestantes de forma violenta, o que também não foi aceite pelo povo. Este documentário contém este nome porque foi criado a partir da história de uma rapariga Egípcia de 22 anos que é jornalista e que presenciou toda esta revolução a partir do povo, e ela através do seu trabalho conseguiu escrever muitos artigos através de recolhas de informações de testemunhas que também se encontravam no local, ou seja, ela apesar de presenciar quase tudo, recorre também ao resto do povo para criar o seu trabalho. O que me assusta é que este documentário é muito recente, são coisas que se passam do outro lado do Mundo enquanto nós comemos, vemos televisão, divertimo-nos, dizemos que a vida é “madrasta” e temos aquilo que eles mais querem : liberdade!
O segundo documentário, “My Afghanistan” (Meu Afeganistão), realizado por Nagieb Khaja, é um documentário muito bem feito porque o realizador tem a brilhante ideia de fazer com que os próprios Afegãos filmem o seu dia-a-dia, até porque o objetivo é revelar a vida do povo no Afeganistão. Para isso, o realizador distribui camaras a um numero de pessoas, pessoas com diferentes profissões para que tenhamos uma noção mais diversificada do que é a vida neste país! Uma das coisas que está bem presente em todas as “vidas” das diferentes pessoas, é o medo dos ataques dos americanos e chocou-me muito ver as imagens das crianças deitadas ou agachadas no chão a ouvir os tiros e as bombas a explodirem! Todos os dias existem mortos devido aos ataques, a vida de todos está em risco e muitos foram obrigados a deixarem as suas casas, os suas plantações que eles tanto adoram, para que as casas se tornem locais de estratégicos para os ataques aos americanos. É tudo muito diferente, oiço falar em guerra muitas vezes mas não consigo imaginar na minha cabeça pessoas a serem mortas, famílias que vivem aterrorizadas com estes acontecimentos, crianças que nem sequer podem frequentar a escola! É muito assustador!
Estes documentários parecem que não têm nada a ver com o teatro ou mesmo as Artes, mas para mim até a coisa mais “fora” do assunto, se pode encaixar no assunto. Eu sei que as coisas que eu tenho são para ser valorizadas, e que muitas jovens da minha idade gostariam de ter 10% daquilo que eu tenho, gostariam de frequentar a escola e andar na rua sem se preocuparem se estão a pisar uma mina ou não. Agradeço a deus por tudo aquilo que tenho, e por mim e pelos que não conseguem realizar os seus sonhos, eu não vou desistir e vou-me esforçar para que não desperdice a sorte que eu tenho, pois seria uma falta de respeito a outros que nada têm.
First: "moi" simply means "Marathon observation I"! I'll put this acronym to identify the posts belonging to this thing I created. I take the opportunity to say that I added another event to Calendar, is related to college but will also be an experience that will surely generate learning can query it in the last post: marathon observation I.
Yesterday I went to the Cinema São Jorge to watch the documentary " Words of Witness" and "My Afghanistan " . The first documentary , " Words of Witness", directed by Mai Iskander , portrays the people's revolution in Egypt before and after the resignation of Hosni Mubarak , a man who ruled Egypt for thirty years. The people showed great dissatisfaction and decided to make major breakthroughs, when he resigned , Egypt was in charge of the military forces who earlier showed up on the side of the people and then the situation was reversed , he began to be a sort of " military regime " that went against the protesters violently , which was not accepted by the people . This documentary contains this name because it was created from the story of an Egyptian girl of 22 who is a journalist who witnessed all this revolution from the people, and through her work she was able to write many articles through collections of information from witnesses who also were in place, ie , although she witnessed almost everything , also uses the rest of the people to create their work . What scares me is that this documentary is very recent , are things that happen on the other side of the world while we eat , we watch television , we have fun , we say that life is " stepmother " and we have what they want most : freedom !
The second documentary , " My Afghanistan ", directed by Nagieb Khaja , a documentary is very well done because the director has the brilliant idea to make the Afghans themselves to film their routine , because the goal is to reveal the people's lives in Afghanistan . To this, the director distributes cameras to a number of people , people with different professions so that we have a notion is more diverse than life in this country ! One of the things that is very present throughout the " life " of different people, it is the fear of attacks by Americans and shocked me too see pictures of the children lying or squatting on the floor listening to gunfire and bombs exploding ! Every day there are dead because of the attacks , everyone's life is at risk and many were forced to leave their homes, their crops that they love so much , so that houses become places of strategic attacks on Americans . It's all very different, I hear speak of war many times but I can not imagine in my mind people being killed , terrorized families living with these events , children can not even attend school ! It is very scary !
These documentaries seem to have nothing to do with the theater or the arts , but to me the thing even more "out " of the subject , can engage in the subject . I know that the things I have are to be valued , and that many young people of my age would love to have 10 % of what I have, would like to go to school and walk down the street without worrying if they are stepped on a mine or not . I thank God for everything I have, and for me and you can not achieve your dreams , I will not give up and I 'll try not to waste the chance that I have, it would be a lack of respect to others who have nothing .
Hoje surgiu a ótima oportunidade de assistir alguns espetáculos ao longo desta semana! É muito bom porque não vou ver somente teatro, vou também poder apreciar outras artes e retirar um pouco de cada uma, é importante ampliarmos a nossa visão e não estarmos focados apenas naquilo que gostamos porque também são meios do qual podemos retirar grandes aprendizagens.
Resolvi chamar ”Maratona da observação” porque serão acontecimentos com datas muito perto uma das outras e porque para mim é uma espécie de “festival” com diferentes locais onde vou puder observar e retirar algo com essa vantagem da diversidade! Acho que será positivo para mim e espero que vocês gostem de ver e ler coisas sobre esta minha iniciativa que farei questão de partilhar aqui no Blog.
Realizei uma espécie de agenda com os acontecimentos para que haja uma melhor organização.
Bem, eu acho que ainda faltam mais duas coisas, mas essas têm a ver com a faculdade, se caso se confirmar eu coloco aqui e aviso nos próximos posts. Eu não sei bem como é que vou fazer com os posts porque vou chegar tarde a casa, e provavelmente haverá dias em que não vou conseguir postar no mesmo dia porque na manhã seguinte tenho escola às 9H, mas eu prometo que vou tentar!
Pronto, como são 23H55 e neste momento já estou a morrer de sono, a frase que fica é: Tenham uma noite feliz!
Today came the great opportunity to watch some shows throughout this week ! It is very good because it will not only see the theater , will also be able to enjoy other things and take a little of each, it is important to broaden our vision and we are not just focused on what we like , because without doubt margins are also ways in which we can draw great learning .
I decided to call " Marathon observation " events with dates they will be very close to one another and because for me it is a kind of " festival " with different places where I can observe and draw something with this advantage of diversity ! I think it will be good for me and I hope you enjoy seeing and reading about this issue that I will do my initiative to share here on the blog .
I realized a kind of schedule with events for which there is a better organization.
Well , I think there are still two more things , but these have to do with the college if confirm if I put notice here and in the next posts . I do not know how well I'll do with the posts because I get home late , and there will probably be days when I can not post the same day because the next morning I got to school 9H , but I promise I'll try!
Okay, how are 23h55 and at this point I'm dying of sleep, the phrase remains: Have a happy night ! |
0.999995 | What's the value of connectivity in the workplace?
Putting down our guard and our ego, being receptive and fully cognisant or aware of our colleagues and ourselves allows for a stronger sense of CONNECTIVITY. The ego is often the root cause of conflicts and misunderstandings.
Allowing for authenic, sincere and open expression can encourage a sense of vulnerability which makes people more relatable. Relatability creates stronger bonds. The more common threads we can create between ourselves and our peers, the higher the performance levels we will achieve. A team that works together on a relatable and common level is a team that THRIVES.
To further strengthen the team, consider encouraging such important fundamentals as, camaraderie, collaboration, listening, appreciation, respect and understanding - and most definitely empathy and LOVE.
With these common threads in place, all barriers such as: cultural, social, economic, gender and religious etc, can be broken down, allowing for people to relate more to each other and therefore exist in a more harmonious and profitable environment.
Put down you guard, and allow yourself to CONNECT - it will improve some many elements of life both at work and home.
Is creativity sometimes misunderstood in the business world? |
0.999996 | The beauty of working in the aquatics industry is learning about all of the information and various components involved in the operation of a pool. It is a natural assumption that there is a hole in the ground and this perfect, pristine body of water is waiting to cool swimmers on a hot day. In actual fact, pool operation can be likened to learning a new language when it comes to the complexity of properly servicing and maintaining this water for people to enjoy.
For instance, there are hundreds of variables that differ for each application and need to be closely supervised to ensure there is no interruption in the pool’s operation, while at the same time safeguarding patrons. The most important component, which can be easily overlooked and can have the biggest impact on the longevity of the pool’s lifecycle, is the basic preventive maintenance practices that need to be policed and properly scheduled.
A small leak, for example, that is not attended to could result in a major leak only hours or days after it starts. If it is not repaired properly, it can result in pool closures and a hefty bill for the owner. It is important every aquatic facility has a schedule of daily, weekly, and monthly preventive maintenance practices in place to ensure the most optimal pool operation for years to come.
Preventive maintenance refers to routine upkeep to ensure pool equipment continues to operate efficiently, thereby preventing any unanticipated downtime and the associated costs from equipment failure. It requires vigilant planning and scheduling of maintenance for equipment before there is an actual problem, as well as keeping accurate records of past inspections and servicing reports. Maintenance includes parts replacement, cleaning, tests, and chemical adjustments.
What should a preventive maintenance program include?
Preventive maintenance involves the regular inspection of equipment where potential problems are detected and corrected before it fails. In practice, a preventive maintenance schedule may include things such as cleaning, water testing and chemical adjustments, repairs, inspections, replacing parts, and overhauls that are regularly scheduled, such as filter sand changes. This is why it is imperative that daily, weekly, and monthly checks are completed and recorded.
These inspections should involve much more than simply performing routine maintenance on the pool’s mechanical equipment and water chemistry. It should also entail keeping accurate records of every inspection, water test, and repair, as well as knowing the life expectancy of each part to understand the replacement and maintenance requirements. These records can help technicians anticipate a suitable time to change parts and can also help them to diagnose problems when they occur. If this due diligence is not followed, service interruptions will happen, resulting in downtime to resolve the problem at hand.
In addition to being diligent with maintenance, there are also health and building codes that provide a guide for proper daily operation. These are enforced by inspectors to ensure the pool and spa environment is safe for bathers and the laws are being followed.
There are several simple maintenance procedures that can be easily overlooked, but without the proper attention, it can lead to major complications down the road if they are not completed.
The heart of the pool is the filtration pump—without it the water would not be circulated through the filter, heater, or sanitization system, creating a potential health hazard for bathers. It is critical that regular checks and maintenance are completed on the pumps to avoid cloudy water, or even prevent an unexpected closure due to mechanical failure.
Simple things like cleaning the strainer basket (daily for an outdoor application and weekly for an indoor application) can have a drastic impact on the overall efficiency of the mechanical system. If the strainer basket is not cleaned regularly, a ‘load’ is put on the pump, forcing it to work harder to circulate the water that needs to be filtered, heated, and chemically treated before it is sent back to the pool. The harder the pump has to work, the more wear-and-tear is put on it. As a result, this can lead to mechanical seal failure, water clarity issues, as well as impact the overall performance of the entire system.
If maintenance is not completed regularly, the pump will fail and force a closure until it can be repaired or replaced. The water can become cloudy, increasing the amount of additional labor and chemicals required to get the pool back up and running. By completing simple pool maintenance, owners can improve the overall longevity of their investment.
In a pool, the first 152 mm (6 in.) of water is the most contaminated. This makes the skimmer or surface water circulation (if applicable) an essential component to preventive maintenance. The powerful pull of the pump leads water into the filter; once dirt has been removed, it is heated, chemically treated, and returned to the pool through the returns.
Pool owners/operators should ensure the baskets inside the skimmers are cleaned regularly as part of a daily routine maintenance program. These baskets are used to catch debris on the surface while also protecting the pump. If the baskets are not cleaned regularly, they will become clogged with debris such as leaves, band aids, and other common waste found in pools.
This blockage will result in an additional ‘load’ being placed on the pump, forcing it to work harder to circulate the pool water and increasing the stress on the equipment.
Physical pool care is integral to a maintenance program, but one should not discount the importance of water chemistry. Although it is not visible to the eye (in some cases), water care is a priority in any maintenance plan.
If there is an inconsistency in water treatment, there can be considerable consequences. When it comes to the chemical parameters that need to be monitored, they all have an impact; however, one of the most important and commonly neglected is calcium hardness. This water parameter measures the amount of dissolved calcium and magnesium in the pool to determine how hard or soft the water is. It is important to keep the calcium hardness balanced to prevent the water from becoming corrosive or cause scaling.
The nature of calcium hardness has massive ramifications if it is neglected, as the acidic component can impact the longevity of a pool’s structure and mechanical system. All municipalities have a different measure of source water, and because freshwater needs to be added daily, a good preventive maintenance program should include logs of routine water test results.
When the calcium hardness is low, it has an acidic effect on the system. Simply put, it is a form of acid that slowly eats away at the pool finish causing it to slowly deteriorate. This acidity can sometimes become lost in other chemical parameters, but can easily become the culprit if not checked and balanced regularly.
On the other end of the spectrum, when calcium hardness is high, scaling can occur and will be visible along the waterline tile. Behind the scenes, the calcium build-up will also be present in the plumbing. If the calcium hardness remains high for too long, it will eventually cause obstructions in the pool piping. This will cause closures and require costly mechanical retrofits to resolve the problem. This additional cost and inconvenience can be avoided by simply adding a calcium hardness check to the pool’s regular maintenance routine.
There are several components that impact the overall longevity of a pool and its operation; however, an experienced, knowledgeable technician will know the proper preventive measures required to ensure the pool system is running at peak performance.
This article was written by Codi Mackinnon and originally appeared on Pool & Spa News [link]. |
0.999156 | (CNN) - When Taylor Swift talks, her fans listen, and a recent political post by the singer prompted thousands to follow her lead.
In the post, the singer threw her support behind two Democrats running for congress in Tennessee.
Swift also encouraged her 112 million Instagram followers to sign up.
In the 24 hours since her post, Vote.org is reportedly up to 65,000 registrations.
In the state of Tennessee, the website said there were 2,811 registrations in September. That increased to 3,582 in October so far, and 2,144 of those were in the last 36 hours, KABC said.
We think Taylor Swift made herself clear. Are you registered to vote?
The uptick came just in the nick of time. Tuesday is the deadline to register and still vote in the November elections in many states.
Some of Swift's conservative fans aren't happy about her endorsement of two democrats.
President Trump even weighed in, saying he likes Swift's music "about 25 percent less now." |
0.985125 | Thinking positively strengthens the body. It not only affects ones mental health but also adds strength to the body and is hugely beneficial for one’s physical health as well. Positive thinking reduces stress hormones by releasing neurohormones, which encourages the body to heal itself. A lowered immune system and many diseases are linked to stress, and negative thinking is directly connected to an increase in stress level. Positive thinking can help reverse disorders present in the mind and body that are affected by negative thinking and stress. With positive thinking, the body’s immune system improves, physical energy levels increase along with mental and physical strength.
Positive thinking is not just about telling oneself that all is well or that everything needs to be ok all the time. It is about keeping one’s cool and maintaining emotional balance when things are not going as expected. Positive thinking creates a soundness of mind that can help anyone calmly deal with any situation that occurs in life. Research shows that anxiety and depression are directly linked to having constant negative thoughts. Positive thoughts help alleviate negative emotions and attitudes. One way to help train the brain to think positively is the use of mantras and affirmations. Continuously thinking positively will create new neural pathways in the brain so that eventually, thinking positive becomes automatic.
Many people do not realize that they are solely responsible for their feelings. It may be easier to blame others when negative emotions arise, but the reality is that no other person has control over the way one ultimately feels about themselves. A lack of self-confidence and negative thinking patterns may be the cause of a refusal to take responsibility for one’s feelings. If negative thinking is causing low self-esteem and if there is a tendency to blame others for the way one feels, it is important to become more self-aware and work at thinking positively. Positive thinking helps build self-confidence, and as self-trust and belief in oneself increase, the need to blame others for one’s feelings also dissipates, and all the other benefits of self-love begin to unfold and grow over time.
Positive thinking promotes mental and physical health, which also tends to improve one’s external appearance. Negative thinking increases cortisol levels, a stress hormone, and unmanaged stress may produce complications such as poor dietary and lifestyle choices, disrupted sleep, and other negative consequences. Some skin conditions are also triggered by stress including acne, eczema, and psoriasis. A positive frame of mind will decrease stress, stabilize the mind, help prevent illness by strengthening the immune system and promote healthy food and lifestyle choices, which all positively impact the outer appearance. Positive thinking also lifts the mood and encourages smiling, laughter and other pleasant expressions that are attractive.
There are a number of simple exercises to implement into ones daily routine to practice and produce positive thinking. On a daily basis, try writing down positive comments in a journal or on a calendar that celebrate things that were enjoyable or goals achieved on that day. Make an effort every day to participate in enjoyable things, whether it is chatting with an old friend, listening to favorite bands, reading favorite authors, or painting. Display photos, trophies, certificates, or any evidence of success as a visual reminder to be appreciative. Think of a peaceful place – whether real or imagined – and mentally visit this place when feeling uneasy. Practice visiting this place so often, that it becomes an automatic response when experiencing moments of stress. |
0.960734 | Brainstorm: i dettagli della fanbox edition di "Firesoul"
Brooklyn, New York’s LIFE OF AGONY has entered the studio with esteemed producer Sylvia Massy (TOOL, SYSTEM OF A DOWN) to begin recording its sixth album, “The Sound Of Scars”, due this fall via Napalm Records. The recording sessions are taking place at Sylvia‘s Studio Divine in Ashland, Oregon. Additional recording will take place at various studios in New York. Massy will also handle mixing duties for the album. The disc will be the band’s first since the addition of drummer Veronica Bellino, who replaced Sal Abruscato last year.
Released in 1993, “Rivers Runs Red” told the story of a confused and disillusioned young man with low self-worth and a poor support network, who ultimately decides to commit suicide.
LIFE OF AGONY has already announced a handful of dates for 2019, including a co-headlining show with OVERKILL on Friday, May 10 at PlayStation Theater in New York City, Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany on August 2, and Rhein Riot festival in Cologne, Germany with BODY COUNT on August 3.
LIFE OF AGONY‘s latest album, “A Place Where There’s No More Pain”, was issued in April 2017 via Napalm. LIFE OF AGONY‘s fifth studio LP marked the band’s first release since singer Mina Caputo (formerly known as Keith Caputo) came out as transgender in 2011.
Abruscato announced in December 2017 that he had “amicably” left LIFE OF AGONY. He has since been replaced by Bellino, a New York native who has previously worked with DMC, LL Cool J, Carmine Appice and Jeff Beck. |
0.968239 | As organizations battle multiplying complex threats to their data and sensitive information, they are forced to face an unsettling fact: in many cases, the threat originates from the inside, through a trusted user. These attacks can cause irreparable damage to a well-established brand, and undo in seconds the reputation painstakingly built over years of doing the right thing. It can lead to customers losing trust in the company, eclipsing by comparison the immediate financial value of the stolen information.
To make matters worse, harmful insiders are almost impossible to detect, because they have legitimate access to valuable data in the normal course of their jobs. And any clues of wrongdoing they do leave behind often fall through the cracks because security products work in siloes, producing mountains of disconnected data. As a result, these tools are not able to interconnect the data from various sources to detect abnormal behavioral changes of legitimate users, and insiders continue to operate undetected.
An integrated approach to insider threat protection can provide actionable intelligence to help stop insider threats, allowing organizations to regain control and reduce their risks. Bringing together data security, identity governance and user behavior analysis helps organizations detect insider threats and reduce their exposure to them. As a result, they can anticipate the risk of malicious actions before they occur and respond more quickly when breached. Additionally, they are able to better secure their sensitive data and more tightly govern their user identities. |
0.995502 | Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field. Harbhajan Singh the most experienced spinners started the first over. Shikhar Dhawan and David Warner start the innings for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Four dot balls by Harbhajan Singh to Shikhar Dhawan and then a single towards third man region. Just 2 runs of the over. 2nd over and Lasith Malinga comes into bowl to David Warner, stroked to covers and well fielded by Bhajji. The stadium is jam-packed with MI supporters and SRH fans. Superb bowling and fielding by MI. SRH were just 5 runs after 2 overs.
Next, over Harbhajan to Warner, he hits it for 2 fours and next ball a stumping appeal by Parthiv Patel, and it was not out by Third Umpire. Good field placement by Mumbai was making it difficult for SRH to hit the gaps. SRH with some more boundaries reached 34 in the 6 overs power play. David Warner 49(34) was out caught on a special effort catch by Parthiv Patel on the bowling of Harbhajan Singh. SRH now were 81/1 in the 11th over. On 114 fell the wicket of Shikhar Dhawan 48(43) with 5 fours and 1 sixer. He was out bowled to a slow full toss delivery by Mitchell McClenaghan.
Ben Cutting and Yuvraj Singh now on strike started accelerating the runrate for SRH. Yuvraj Singh 5(7) bowled Hardik Pandya, Ben Cutting 20 (10) with 4 fours was bowled by Jasprit Bumrah on with a good yorker delivery. The rest of the SRH batting could not add many runs to the total 154/8 after 20 overs. The Mumbai Indian Bowlers and fielders did very well this time. Jasprit Bumrah was the top bowler with 3 wickets giving 24 runs in 4 overs and Harbhajan Singh 2 wicket for 23 in 4 overs.
With good bowling line up with SRH they can defend the total of 154, and Mumbai will try to finish the match winning with a good runrate and wickets in hand. What happened next was good cricket.
The Mumbai Indian batting started strong with Parthiv Patel and Jos Butler 14(11), Butler was bowled by Ashish Nehra. Rohit Sharma 4(4) was soon out LBW on the bowling by Rashid Khan. Parthiv Patel scored a good 39 runs in 24 balls with 7 fours.
Kieron Pollard scored 11(11) and came in Krunal Pandya to bat join Nitish Rana who was batting with a good strike rate. Krunal 37(20) hit 3 sixes and 3 fours before getting out caught by the fielder at the boundary. Nitish Rana 45(36) with 2 sixes and 3 fours. The remaining runs were easily scored by Hardik Pandya and Harbhajan Singh.
Rashid Khan bowled great again 4 over 19 runs 1 wicket with an economy 5.45 bowling 12 dot balls. Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 13 wickets, in 4 over giving 21 runs and bowling 13 dot balls.
Mumbai Indians successfully chased the target winning by 4 wickets at 159/6 in 18.4 overs. Man of the match was awarded to Jasprit Bumrah taking 3 wickets.
Good cricket by both teams, good batting, good fielding, and catching. Mumbai played better today and won the match. SRH gave a good fight and will want to win their next match now. |
0.999772 | Could wearable technology boost electrophysiology market?
Wearable technology could expand the electrophysiology market to $2.6 billion by 2028, according to data and analytics specialist, GlobalData.
, medical device analyst at GlobalData, offered her view on the impact of this on the electrophysiology market.
“Wearable technology is quickly advancing into healthcare and diagnostics," she said. "Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a type of irregular heart rhythm that affects approximately 2% of the population worldwide.
“If wearable technology, such as the Apple Watch, can successfully diagnose atrial fibrillation, this could significantly increase the patient pool eligible for treatment as diagnostic testing would expand to patients who do not regularly go for routine ECG screening. This could lead to the electrophysiology ablation catheter market reaching over the predicted $2.6 bn by 2028.
“Wearable technology is allowing routine screening to become more accessible and convenient for people. Those who are not able to attend regular ECG screening can utilise consumer devices to closely monitor their own health at their own convenience, which will encourage a more proactive, preventative approach to their health and well-being. |
0.999998 | What are the advantages of outsourcing website hosting?
1. Allows you to maximize your internal resources.
If your small business is fortunate enough to have an in-house IT team, it would be a better use of their time to have them work on new projects related to your product offering rather than attempt to handle web hosting. To do web hosting well, you need your IT team to be well-versed in this area. If they don't specialize in this set of skills, you're putting your company's website and reputation in jeopardy. Also, web hosting is time-consuming, and trying to handle this in-house is not the best use of your IT resources.
Cybercrime is the fastest growing threat to your business. If your website is not adequately secured, your business is more vulnerable to experience a cyber attack. An advantage of outsourcing hosting is that your website will be monitored around the clock by experts that can quickly address issues and proactively perform maintenance to ensure that there are no gaps in security coverage. For most small businesses, it's unrealistic to assume that your internal IT team is available 24/7 to address website issues. Therefore, outsourcing website hosting is a smart decision as website issues can be addressed in real-time to help minimize security threats.
3. Offers you control over your website.
Some businesses want to host their websites internally as they feel it will give them greater control. While there is some truth to this, it's important to realize that handing over the reins of your website to a hosting company doesn't mean that you lose control of your website. In fact, you still will have full control of your website and have the ability to restrict access where you see necessary. A benefit to partnering with a reputable hosting company is that you'll have more control over updates to your website and can perform testing easily by setting up a test site through your hosting provider. When you have a test site in place, you can ensure that updates won't impact functionality or performance before they go live on your website.
How do you choose a website hosting provider?
Some hosting providers are only able to offer basic customer service, such as email, ticket, and phone support, and this may be all that your business needs. However, if you're going to require some more hand-holding, you may want to opt for a provider that offers 24-hour support.
It's important that you're honest with yourself when making this estimation as a hosting provider will typically charge based on your storage and bandwidth usage. If you're re-working your website design to generate an influx of traffic, you may want to go with a cloud-based server.
There are several different types of servers to choose from, and your decision will impact the performance and functionality of your website design.
The least expensive option is a shared server, where one box could be used to run hundreds of different websites. On the downside, shared hosting can limit some of your capabilities.
The next step up is a Virtual Private Server (VPS), which is basically a simulated computer running on a box. While there can be some performance issues with a VPS, it's generally better than going with a shared server.
Your business also has the option to have a dedicated server, which is a physical box that is rented just to your business. The server is located at your hosting provider's data center.
For many businesses, a cloud server is the best choice as hosting service providers can customize a solution that best suits the needs of their clients. The biggest advantage of using a cloud server is that it offers the ability to scale seamlessly. When the time comes that your business reaches page one of Google, your business will be prepared to accommodate the traffic surge without having to move or rebuild anything.
Determining the best hosting solution for your business needs to be a part of the website design discussion. Contact our website design team at New York Ave to learn more about the criteria that you should take into consideration when choosing a hosting provider to ensure that you have a solution that best serves the needs of your business. |
0.999783 | Review: "Climax Blues: Broke Heart Blues" - Sea of Tranquility - The Web Destination for Progressive Music!
The world lost a classy, true talent on October 30, 2013, when Pete Haycock, founding member, lead guitarist & vocalist of the Climax Blues Band, passed away suddenly of a heart attack at the young age of 62. Just prior, along with well travelled guitarist/singer Robin George, King Crimson alumni Mel Collins (saxophone), drummer Charlie Morgan, bassist Charley Charlesworth, and vocalist Jacquie Williams, a new band was formed, simply titled Climax Blues, and their debut album Broke Heart Blues completed for Angel Air Records. Sadly, due to Haycock's death, this will be their first and only release, but it's a good one, an album filled with gritty blues rock, pop, and a lot of soul.
Having three lead vocalists here really adds a nice dimension to the album, giving each song plenty of variety and flavors. "Gossip is Gold" is permeated by Williams' lovely vocals, supported by some rampaging guitar licks from Haycock & George as well as Collins' searing sax explorations. "Blue Monday" and "Cruel" are two of the harder rockers in the set, each chock full of tasty guitar work, and "Miss You So" is a funky blues rocker with no shortage of catchy hooks. The George penned "The Rubicon" offers up heavier riffs and layers of superb vocal melodies from all three singers, Collins sneaking in some jazzy sax lines in spots to add a majestic touch, while "Lonely Avenue" sees the band drop into a bluesy boogie shuffle. Other highlights include the laid back blues/jazz of "Bluesong", the raunchy title track, the irresistible "I Feel So Blue", and the scorching slide guitar workout that is "You Ain't Got the Right".
When Broke Heart Blues works, it's an album that is really on point, delivering memorable melodies, wonderful guitar work, catchy rhythms, and the always classic presence of Mel Collins. On another hand, it does suffer from perhaps too many songs (10 would have been perfect here), as the listener can start to get a little fatigued three quarters of the way through, but the good clearly outweighs the lackluster. It's just still so sad that Pete Haycock is no longer with us, but he's left behind a monumental body of work with Climax Blues Band as well as this enjoyable little album.
Given the sad passing of Pete Haycock of the Climax Blues Band (and a notable solo career) just prior to the completion of this first Climax Blues album, its title, Broke Heart Blues, couldn't be more apt. Always more of a well kept secret than his fiery, fluid, yet subtle guitar work deserved, Haycock really was one of the UK's best exponents of this style and alongside guitarist, singer, songwriter Robin George (whose collaborations with big names would fill this review on their own...) he has created an album which demonstrates exactly why. Unsurprisingly the style is blues based, yet things certainly rock up from time to time, while a soulful delivery throughout is what binds it all together.
Having contributed to the song writing to some extent on all of the tracks, it is to George's credit that he is as happy taking a back seat to Haycock on this album even when he is stepping up to the mic, or to the stage front for a guitar solo. However Haycock's work on "Cruel", "Broke Hearted Blues" and "Got To Get It Right" (an excellent riposte to the Climax Blues Band's "Couldn't Get It Right") is sublime, the space he's allowed filled beautifully, but not over exuberantly, each and every time. The cast surrounding the pair is equally impressive, regular George collaborators Charley Charlesworth (bass) and Charlie Morgan (drums) nailing everything down with an easy authority, while vocalist Jacquie Williams is the perfect foil for Haycock and George's voices. In fact, having the three singers alternate and intertwine is an inspired move, varying the focus and altering the attack of the songs as they pass by. All three are on top form, and when Haycock roughs things up on the chorus and George and Williams smooth it on the verse of "Miss You So", the results are quite spectacular. Factor in saxophone punctuations from the ever excellent Mel Collins and BHB becomes an album willing to caress, cajole and when the need arises, impose upon the senses in the most seductive of ways. "Bluesong" proves a real favourite, the tongue in cheek listing of what is needed lyrically to create a 'blues song' delivered with the care and love only those steeped in the blues ever could and the acoustic bonus version is a beautiful album closer.
It's undoubtedly a tragedy that Broke Heart Blues will be the only album released by Climax Blues. However it is a fitting tribute to a musician and person taken from us too early. More importantly it's an album which on its own merits finds a group of musicians firing on all six and creating a set of songs to enjoy and engage with for many years to come. |
0.999973 | What’s the Difference Between Backpacking and Camping?
Lying on my back I gaze up at the sliver of a moon and the starry summer night. There’s no fly on my tent so that I can fall asleep to the night sky.
I feel my body relax, heart open and mind quiet. With each breath, I notice all the places I’m holding on and feel the restriction dissipate. I take in the silence—hearing nothing, yet through the stillness feeling the earth pulsing. I slowly drift off to sleep.
The next morning I wake up to the sunlight shining on my tent, birds chirping, and a gentle breeze. I’ve slept the hardest I ever have in my life, feeling rested, refreshed, and so alive!
This memory from a solo backpacking trip in the Utah high desert is so clear and vivid. I can remember it like it was yesterday even though it was over a decade ago. It’s the moment when I realized how important it is for me to sleep outside as often as possible. It’s when I realized that this is what grounds me, resets my natural clock, and provides deep, nourishing rest—something I just couldn’t get living in an apartment on top of other people, with the hum of the street nearby.
I know women need to sleep outside more and I know it’s intimidating to figure out how to get started. Often, someone’s first question is, “What’s the difference between backpacking and camping?” Today, I want to answer that as well as provide a few simple tips to help you get started with each.
Camping involves driving to a state or national park, pulling into a campsite, and setting up your home for the weekend. It’s often referred to as “car camping” because you’re always in close proximity to your vehicle. You pitch a tent, set up a kitchen, and create a comfortable space to relax with camp chairs or hammocks. From there you explore beyond the boundaries of your campsite with day hikes, discovering nearby bodies of water, or even driving to scenic destinations in other parts of the park. Then, you return each evening to the same spot, your campsite home. When camping you’ll also have access to more amenities like toilets, sinks with mirrors, showers, potable water spigots, and camp stores to buy forgotten items.
Allow yourself to be indulgent, but don’t bring your whole life with you. Bring items like a fluffy pillow, bulkier food, and a larger camp kitchen, but leave the laptop, MP3 players, and library of books at home. While the importance of these items varies for each woman, the majority of the time they detract from the point of the trip in the first place: to get away from it all for a weekend. Yes, your car can fit a lot of stuff, but just because there’s room doesn’t mean you need to pack it to the brim. Remember, everything you pack into the car has to be unloaded and reloaded upon arrival and departure. Do you want to spend the better part of your trip unpacking and packing? Probably not.
Explore with the intention to find places without people. Camping is a great first step to getting into the outdoors, but sometimes it can feel like you’re not really experiencing the wild. A busy campsite can be filled with people, parties, and generators. Not exactly “getting away from it all.” Make sure to explore other parts of the campsite where there may be less people, like nearby rivers or forgotten nature trails. Take daily excursions to places where you won’t see other people for a few hours (or for the entire day, if possible).
Have you read the book or seen the movie “Wild”? This is a great example of backpacking, which involves carrying everything you need for the trip on your back. This means all gear and supplies, like sleeping bags, sleeping pads, tents, food, water, clothes, etc., which can end up being anywhere from 35-45 pounds.
Typically, you'll drive to a trailhead, pack all of your gear into a backpack (sized 65+ litres), camp somewhere along the trail, and pack everything up to move onto the next spot. Backpacking requires us to pack minimally, wear the same clothes for several days, carry out all garbage, purify our own water, and dig holes to poop in.
The rewards with backpacking are enormous! Backpacking provides the incredible experience of being immersed in the wild for an extended period of time. You get to see places and wildlife that are inaccessible to day hikers, experience the solitude of the backcountry, and build incredible reserves of resilience by only having yourself to rely on.
Start small and keep it simple. A one-night trip makes sense for your very first backpacking trip. Keep the round-trip distance to 10 miles or less. Or, if you have two nights, consider this: backpack in and set up camp on the first night, take a day hike to somewhere awesome, then return to your base camp that night. On your third day, backpack out. This way you’ll only carry your backpack for two days, still get the backcountry experience, and feel at ease knowing civilization isn’t too far away.
Test drive your gear before hitting the trail. New boots? Go for a day hike in them. Strapping on a 35-pound pack and walking 5 miles in a brand-new pair of hiking boots can quickly turn into a blistery nightmare. Wear your hiking shoes or boots on short day hikes or even to work to help break them in. Your feet will thank you. Same goes for your backpack—test it out beforehand! Strap burns or a sore back can ruin a trip, but they’re avoidable with a proper fitting and a pre-trip test drive.
Don’t try to conquer; appreciate and savor instead. The energy of backpacking can be a little more intense and rightfully so—you’re carrying everything you need on your back. The very nature of this can send women into a mindset that can be more harmful than helpful. Instead of pushing through, getting from point A to B, or proving yourself with a bunch of mileage, appreciate and savor the experience. In doing so, you won’t end the trip feeling like you got somewhere but never really were anywhere, as often happens with the “conquer” mindset.
Now you’re ready to pick the best starting point for you! Whether you choose camping or backpacking, I can’t wait for you to experience the magic of sleeping outside. Enjoy and keep me posted!
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0.866627 | How do I feel working as a team on the bridge building project?
I feel that although it can be a bit troublesome and unpleasant sometimes when the team does not agree on a certain type of design or how to build the bridge as everyone had his/her own opinions on how to build the bridge.
However, when everyone decided on the design, we all worked together and did our best to finish the bridge. Overall, I think that it was an interesting and enriching experience. Moreover, I made some new friends in the process!
What do I think about my interactions with the members of my team?
I think that my team does argue too much and thus it is not easy to communicate with them. Despite that, we still manage to respect each other's opinions and we often decide on something in the end. It is obvious that we need to improve on how to interact with each other, but we can definitely do it with a little practice.
What have I learnt about myself in the course of activity and what would I have done differently in future group activities?
I would try to communicate with them better and spend less time on arguing and more time on doing and planning. I have learnt that if everyone argues continuously and no one begins on the activity, we will always be at square 1 all over again because someone doesn't agree with what we are doing and we have to redo the project. I learnt that I must try to think about the idea and design before doing it as we may have to face the consequences of it later.
Did I experience any fear(s), discomfort(s), and apprehension(s) working with this team? Why?
Yes, definitely! As we were racing against the clock, everyone panicked and started to mess up. It was also very discomforting to watch my teammates quarreling with each other even when our time was running out.
How did I overcome them?
I tried to calm down and helping to finish the project as quickly as possible. When everyone set aside their differences and did their part, the project was finally finished. It turned out that we could have done it in such a short time! |
0.984336 | How soon should I hire a lawyer?
This may sound like a biased question on a law firm site, but truly the answer is immediately! The investigation of what happened and more importantly proving what happened may be the most critical work your lawyer and team do for you. The best time to investigate is when the evidence is fresh; witnesses memories are fresh; and physical evidence such as skid marks are still prevalent. In addition, there have been many cases where we have been able to obtain video of the collision that was captured on a security/traffic camera. However, this video is generally destroyed weeks and sometimes only days after the collision. Usually the sooner we are able to begin our investigation the better results we can obtain for you.
Our experienced lawyers will also quickly handle all the details of getting your bike repaired/replaced; at no charge to you. It is important that you do not speak with the other insurance company, as they are truly your adversary and will likely attempt to assign some blame on you. It is best to leave the negotiations with a skilled lawyer that works for you and handles these cases everyday. Finally, there are certain time limits in handling a bicycle collision case, if your case is not resolved prior to this time limit, you will not be entitled to any recovery. |
0.999999 | related to an answer for: How do I download Google Chrome on Blackberry Z10?
The BlackBerry developers implemented in the new OS (10.2) the ability to install and run Android APK files. Because this is a new technology, some applications could encounter compatibility errors. To install an APK file (like Google Chrome) on your BlackBerry, you first need to download or transfer the file to the device. To download the APK file, you can use a tool like APK Downloader(use Google to find it). To transfer the file to the device you can use any method that suits you, cloud storage, transfer using the USB cable from PC, email. After the file is on the device, open it. Before you can install it, you will be prompt to deactivate some security features. After this is done, the application (Google Chrome) will be available among the other installed applications from your BlackBerry. |
0.956821 | Brian O'Brian is an Italian-American series of television shorts airing on Disney Channel. The series is co-written and directed by Danny Kaplan and stars Brian Stepanek, who also co-writes; original score by Stuart Balcomb, and produced in Cologno Monzese near Milan, Italy. Individual episodes are quick comedy sketches, 2–4 minutes in length. Much like almost all of Disney's modern-day television comedy programming, the show uses a laugh track. The main character Brian is inspired by the physical comedy of such silent-screen greats as Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton.
An ad promoting the premiere of Brian O'Brian was shown during the premiere of The Suite Life on Deck on September 26, 2008, on Disney Channel, and the series premiered on October 3, 2008. In Latin America, it premiered on February 16, 2009 on Disney Channel Latin America. The season started on September 16, 2008 on Disney Channel Italy.
In Italy, Brian impersonates a famous opera singer in an opera house who is singing Largo al factotum.
Brian plays around with different swimming pool toys in a swimming pool, which a strict lifeguard forbids.
Brian attempts to build a coffee table out of a tree log, but ends up with a lot of weird creations, including a birdhouse and a toothpick (which he literally uses to try to pick a food bit stuck in between his teeth!).
Brian plays basketball at the gym.
Brian plays all the instruments in an imaginary band in his house, including an air guitar.
Brian tries to take care of a baby.
Brian shows off his dance moves in a small dance club.
Brian tries to impress his girlfriend Veronica on the tennis court.
Brian visits the museum of natural history. He eventually breaks some dinosaur bones but manages to escape trouble.
When Lucy falls off her bike, Brian tries to cheer her up by giving her a few balloons. However, when he gives her too many balloons, her bike starts to fly away. This leads Brian on a comic chase through the park.
Brian tries on various outfits for his date, many of them looking ridiculous or embarrassing. In the end, he decides to stick to his usual outfit (a blue checkered jumper and a pair of brown pants).
Brian works at a restaurant and nearly gets fired because of his clumsiness.
Brian's girlfriend Veronica is on her way to his house and Brian has not cleaned. Thinking that cleaning his house is a time-consuming process, Brian lazily shoves almost everything into his small wardrobe. Later, Veronica comes but unfortunately, when Brian greets her, the wardrobe door bursts, creating a huge mess in his living-room. Although Veronica is upset at Brian for not cleaning his house properly, in the end the two of them clean Brian's house together.
^ a b c d Mark Dawidziak (November 6, 2008). "Brian Stepanek, Cleveland native and Disney Channel regular, voices character in 'Bolt'". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. Retrieved 2016-04-22. [Stepanek] also stars in the "Brian O'Brian" shorts that have been airing on the cable channel since early October.
^ a b c d e "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) [search: Brian O'Brian]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved April 22, 2016. |
0.956137 | enforcement of resource protection regulations.
These efforts help in the recovery of the least tern and snowy plover while keeping OHV use and other recreational opportunities available to the public.
The number of breeding snowy plover adults at Oceano Dunes has steadily increased over the years. In 2002, the minimum breeding number of adults was 32. With increased management the number of breeding adults jumped to 84 in 2003 and the average for the 14-year period 2004-17 was 150 (range=79-226). The average has continued to increase to 197 minimum adults for the 5-year period 2013-17 (range=163-226) and 199 minimum adults for the 3-year period 2015-17 (range=183-209). For the 16-year period 2002-17, there were an average of 161 nests (range=35-281), the average hatch rate was 75%, and the average chick fledgling rate was 39%. For the 5-year period 2013-17, breeding results have improved to an average of 232 nests (range=178-281), a 78% average hatch rate (range=63-86%), and a 44% fledge rate (range=34-55%). One chick fledged per breeding male is the estimated number needed to prevent the population from declining and 1.2 chicks fledgling per male will allow for moderate population growth (US Fish & Wildlife Service 2007). For the 16-year period 2002-17, average productivity was 1.49 chicks fledged per breeding male. This average has also improved in recent years to 1.88 and 1.92 chicks fledged per male for the 5-year period 2013-17 and for the 3-year period 2015-17, respectively (California Department of Parks and Recreation 2016).
From 1991 to 1996, Oceano Dunes had a very small least tern colony of 0-5 breeding pairs. From 1997 to 2002, with management efforts, the number of breeding pairs in the colony slowly increased to an average of 19-21 (range=4-37). Continued efforts resulted in an average of 42-48 (range=23-66) breeding pairs at the Park for the 15-year period from 2003-17. During the same 15-year period from 2003-17, the average nest hatching rate was 82%. From 2006-17 the average chick fledging rate was 73% (580 fledglings produced), and the average fledglings per pair was 1.12-1.19. For all least tern colonies in California, the average number of fledglings per pair was 0.35-0.50 for 2016 (Frost 2017). Although the colony is small, Oceano Dunes has been one of the top contributors to the number of juveniles produced each year in California.
For the safety of others around you and wildlife obey the posted 15 MPH speed limit and avoid driving through flocks of birds.
California Department of Parks and Recreation, 2017. Nesting of the California least tern and western snowy plover at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area, San Luis Obispo County, California 2017 Season. Unpublished Report, CDPR, Off-Highway Motor Vehicular Recreation Division.
Frost, N. 2017. California least tern breeding survey, 2016 season. California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Wildlife Branch, Nongame Wildlife Program Report, 2017-03. Sacramento, CA. 20 pp + Appendices.
Remember, Wildlife Has the Right of Way!
You may not always see wildlife where you recreate, but at Oceano Dunes SVRA there is an abundance of wildlife, especially shorebirds. Two of them, the threatened Western snowy plover and the endangered California least tern, are protected by the federal Endangered Species Act.
March 1 – September 30 these birds are nesting on the sands of Oceano Dunes SVRA.
Winter months the plovers are most vulnerable because they are typically inactive. They often crouch in small depressions in the sand, which make them very well camouflaged and extremely hard to see.
Year round, shorebirds are easily disturbed by people and dogs. Please keep your distance.
How do I protect my recreational opportunities?
Obey the posted 15 mph speed limit.
Dogs must be kept on leashes at all times.
Do not drive into flocks of birds. Give all birds the right of way.
Dispose of trash properly. Trash attracts predators.
Do not enter posted nesting areas.
Parking/camping is prohibited within 100 feet of posted nesting areas.
No kite flying south of Pier Avenue March 1-September 30 (Nesting Season). Kites look like predators.
Please report to park staff any nests, threats or disturbances to plovers. |
0.938276 | Has Chicago ever reached 100 degrees in May?
Not officially. Based on official site records, Chicago’s temperature has never reached 100 degrees in May; the month’s highest reading being 98 on May 31, 1934. But, it did reach triple digits the next day when the mercury soared to 102 on June 1. In 1934, however, the official thermometer was on campus at the University of Chicago, close to the cooling breezes of Lake Michigan. Inland, temperatures on May 31 were higher with widespread triple-digit readings. Midway Airport reached 102, Aurora 104, Joliet 101, LaSalle 105, and Rockford and Marengo both hit 107. That early season heat wave marked the beginning of a torrid “dust bowl” summer in which the city would log four official 100-degree days, while inland Midway Airport documented a record-tying 11. |
0.995785 | What type of dessert does a queen eat? Only a few women have ruled as monarch of England, but each has exemplified a unique moment in British history. One way to understand more about a society is through that period’s food, and especially the food of the ruling class. From this lecture, we’ll learn about the favorite desserts, eating habits, and table etiquette of the three longest-reigning English queens: Victoria, Elizabeth I and Elizabeth II. In addition to the lecture, we’ll taste each queen’s favorite dessert which will include: gingerbread cookies, Victorian sponge cake, and chocolate biscuit cake. |
0.950145 | the Codex Calixtinus, a 12th-century illuminated manuscript, is prefaced by a forged letter purporting the manuscript to be the work of Pope Callixtus II?
Guy de Bourgogne was violently disrobed by members of his militia upon his election as Pope Callixtus II by the papal election of 1119?
Blessed Pope Callixtus II (or Calistus II) (died December 13, 1124), born Guy de Vienne, the fourth son of William I, Count of Burgundy (1057–87), was elected Pope on February 1, 1119, after the death of Pope Gelasius II (1118–19). His pontificate was shaped by the Investiture Controversy, which he was able to settle through the Concordat of Worms (in 1122). Although his birth date is not known, his eldest brother was born in 1061, therefore we can assume that Guy himself was born between 1065 and 1068.
Guy was a member of the highest aristocracy. The fourth son of one of the wealthiest families in Europe, he was part of a network of noble alliances. One sister, Gisela, was married to Humbert II, Count of Savoy (1080–1103) and then to Renier I of Montferrat; another sister, Maud, was the wife of Eudes I of Burgundy (1079–1103). His brother Raymond was married to Urraca, the heiress of León; they became the parents of Alfonso VII of León. His brother Hugh had been appointed Archbishop of Besançon. His distant cousin Henry was married to Theresa, the heiress of Portugal, parents of Afonso I of Portugal.
Guy first appeared in contemporary records when, in 1088, he became the Archbishop of Vienne. He held strong pro-Papal views about the Investiture Controversy. As archbishop, he was appointed papal legate to France by Pope Paschal II (1099–1118); this was during the time that Paschal II, yielding to pressure from Emperor Henry V (1105–25), was induced to issue the Privilegium of 1111, by which he yielded much of the papal prerogatives that had been so forcefully claimed by Pope Gregory VII (1073–85) in the Gregorian Reforms. Guy, with kin both in Burgundy and the Franche Comté (that is, within the Emperor's jurisdiction and bordering it) led the pro-Papal opposition at the synod called at the Lateran in 1112; on his return to France he immediately convened an assembly of French and Burgundian bishops at Vienne, where the imperial claim to a traditional lay investiture of the clergy was denounced as heretical, and a sentence of excommunication was now pronounced against Henry V, on the grounds that he had extorted the Privilegium from Paschal II by a violence. These decrees were sent to Paschal II with a request for a confirmation, which they received, in general terms, for Paschal II had proved loath to take this step, October 20, 1112.
Guy (or Guido) was apparently made cardinal by Paschal II, who died on January 21, 1118.
During the violent confrontations between Henry V and Paschal II's successor, Pope Gelasius II, the Pope was forced to flee from Rome, first to Gaeta, where he was crowned, then to the Abbey of Cluny, where he died on January 29, 1119. Within four days Guy was elected Pope and was crowned at Vienne as Calixtus II. At the outset, it appeared that the new Pope was willing to negotiate with Henry V, who received the papal embassy at Strasburg, and withdrew his support from the antipope he had proclaimed at Rome. It was agreed that pope and emperor should meet at the château de Mousson, near Rheims, and in October the new Pope opened the council at Rheims attended by Louis VI of France (1108–37), with most of the barons of France and more than four hundred bishops and abbots. Henry V arrived for his personal conference at Mousson — not alone, as had been anticipated, but with an army of over thirty thousand men. Calixtus II, fearing that force was likely to be used to extract prejudicial concessions, remained at Rheims. There, Calixtus II busied himself ineffectively with attempting a reconciliation between the brothers Henry I of England (1100–35) and Robert II, Duke of Normandy (1087–1106), and the council dealt with disciplinary regulations and decrees against lay investiture, simony, and clerical concubines; there being no compromise coming from Henry V, it was determined that the Emperor and his antipope should be solemnly excommunicated, 30 October 1119.
Returning to Italy, where antipope Gregory VIII (1118–21) was supported in Rome by imperial forces and Italian allies of the emperor, Calixtus II managed to gain the upper hand amid clear demonstrations of popular support. The Imperial candidate was obliged to flee to the fortress of Sutri, where he was taken prisoner through the intervention of Norman support from the Kingdom of Naples; he was transferred from prison to prison and died at a stronghold near Salerno. The imperial allies in Rome soon disbanded.
Having established his power in Italy, the Pope resolved to reopen negotiations with Henry V on the question of investiture. Henry V was anxious to put an end to a controversy which had reduced imperial authority in Germany — terminally so, as it appeared in the long run. An embassy of three cardinals was sent by Calixtus II to Germany, and negotiations for a permanent settlement of the investiture struggle were begun in October 1121 at Würzburg where it was agreed that a general truce should be proclaimed in Germany, that the Church should have free use of its possessions, and that the lands of those in rebellion should be restored. These decrees were communicated to Calixtus II, who despatched a legate Lambert to assist at the synod that had been convoked at Worms, where, on 23 September 1122, the agreement known as the Concordat of Worms was concluded. On his side the emperor abandoned his claim to investiture with ring and crosier, and granted freedom of election to episcopal sees; on the other hand, it was conceded that the bishops should receive investiture with the sceptre, that the episcopal elections should be held in the presence of the Emperor or his representatives, that in case of disputed elections the emperor should, after the decision of the metropolitan and the suffragan bishops, confirm the rightfully elected candidate, and lastly, that the imperial investiture of the temporal properties connected to the sees should take place in Germany before the consecration, in Burgundy and in Italy after this ceremony, while in the Papal States the pope alone had the right of investiture, without any interference on the part of the Emperor. As a result of this Concordat, the Emperor still retained in his hands the controlling influence in the election of the bishops in Germany, though he had abandoned much in regard to episcopal elections in Italy and Burgundy.
To secure the confirmation of this Concordat of Worms, Calixtus II convened the First Lateran Council, 18 March 1123, which solemnly confirmed the concordat and passed several disciplinary decrees, such as those against simony and concubinage among the clergy. Decrees were also passed against violators of the Truce of God, church-robbers, and forgers of ecclesiastical documents. The indulgences already granted to the crusaders were renewed, and the jurisdiction of the bishops over the clergy, both secular and regular, was more clearly defined.
Calixtus II devoted his last few years to reestablishing Papal control over the Campagna and establishing – with the aid of some forgeries (CE) – the primacy of his see of Vienne over the see of Arles, an ancient conflict. He rebuilt the church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, in Rome.
Calixtus II died 13 December 1124. |
0.956849 | Would you recommend Notority to a friend?
Hello Product Hunters :) I'm super excited to post my very first product on PH. I spent the last 2 months building this by myself :D and I hope this can be useful for all those who run a physical business. 💡 The Idea The purpose of Notority is to help business owners to generate more customer reviews on Google Maps (for now, Facebook and TripAdvisor and more to come if idea gets validated) by sending reviews requests to their clients trough SMS (which I think is the most efficient channel). 🤔 Why We all do online search before getting in touch with a professional (plumber, dentist, whatever...) and usually we rely on existing reviews to decide which business to go for. The main assumption here (backed with some data and articles) is that few customers leave reviews spontaneously because it requires some time and energy to find the location on internet... find the review section... leave a review... so in the end of day, it is usually the unhappy customers who leave reviews 🙁which is not always fair. What would be fair ? Make it easier for business owners to ask their customer to leave reviews without being creepy. // Marketing start With Notority, business owners can "take back the control of their online reputation" 🤙 // Marketing end ✅ Features - 📲 Send review requests by SMS to customers - 🔄 Sync reviews from Google Maps - ✉️ Reply to reviews directly in Notority (replies get posted in the original platform) - 📊 Analytics on reviews to see evolutions and trends - 🧐 Track review requests - 👥 Add team members and manage permissions - 🎯 Set monthly review requests targets - 💅 Customize review request message 🛠 Building I built Notority (design + code) alone with Stackoverflow during off times and weekends. It is made from scratch in Laravel (PHP), VueJS and TailwindCSS which are super cool frameworks to build products on! And it is hosted on AWS. I'm not a dev in real life, I taught myself to code. So in that sense, I feel pretty happy with the result 🙈but would love to get your feedback to help me improve this! 🤑 Revenue Notority has a monthly subscription model, that is a $29/month plan which gives you access to all the features above (100 review requests / month, 10 users). I might add some new plans in the future which would include a multi-location feature (for business managing multiple locations). You can check it out on notority.com and let me know what you think! 🙏 I'd love to hear your feedback. Please be super honest and real, so I can improve this.
@mirzikio Yelp for sure. Since a lot of people still using Yelp nowadays.
Hi Avak, I am interested in what you're trying to accomplish here. I don't quite understand what service you're providing though. Are you saying that you're going to send SMS to customers on my behalf? How do you know my customers? How are SMS review requests less "creepy" than requests on other mediums? |
0.999998 | Provide an example of an ecosystem evolving in a manner that preserves or recycles nutrients.
In tropical environments with stable geological topography, there is very little phosphorus in the soil. This is due to the age and stability of the soil. The soil itself is so old that the clays in it have broken down. Because rain is the only input of water, there is no opportunity for the addition of new minerals. The phosphorus necessary to sustain the ecosystem is stored in the vegetation, and is retained phosphorus during growth. When those plants die, the return the phosphorus to the ecosystem in the form of plant litter detritus, and is quickly taken back up into other organisms in the system. The other organisms in the environment have evolved to pull the phosphorus directly out of the litter instead of the soil.
How is it that a nutrient like nitrogen, which is typically qualified as limiting, is present in such excess in many locations?
Nitrogen is historically not easily obtained in natural systems. It exists primarily as N2 gas in the atmosphere and plants are not able to obtain this form directly. Most plants rely on other organisms to fix nitrogen into usable forms like NH4+ and NO3- which they are able to use. This means that the plants are dependent primarily on microorganisms in the soil or in their root structures thus their growth is limited by the productivity of the microorganisms.
Humans have changed this case in three ways. Humans cultivate a variety of plants such as legumes whose root nodules hold anaerobic bacteria which fixes nitrogen. The burning of fossil fuels results in the production of NOx which then re-enters the environment in precipitation. Fertilizer is also a major source of nitrogen that would not occur naturally. By adding these three forms of nitrogen into the system humans actually introduce nitrogen at a faster rate than the plants can assimilate it resulting in vastly increased global deposition of the nutrient. This is particularly true in highly industrialized nations where the amount of nitrogen deposited is often 4 times greater than historical levels.
What is 'occult N'? Do you believe in it?
Some forest readings have found N input readings much higher than would normally be expected and scientists are unsure where this extra N comes from. Some claim that there the forest is somehow gaining additional N through still undiscovered means, while others counter that the studies were simply poorly designed. As for whether you believe or not, well- that's up to you.
Define Nitrogen fixation and provide an example of a nitrogen fixing plant.
Nitrogen fixation is the biological process that converts atmospheric N2 gas into biologically reactive forms of N, usually as ammonia. An example would be soybeans.
What are the key transformations in the nitrogen cycle?
Explain why tropical soils have low fertility.
Tropical soils have low fertility because they are located in a low elevation area that is geologically stable. The soil is very old and the clays have broken down over time. In the absence of clays nutrients are leached from the soil. Also, the high amount of rain in this biome washes away nutrients.
The process by which organic molecules build up. After time this build up becomes harder and harder to decompose. Nitrogen and Carbon often remain in the humus causing the soil to become more fertile over time. This process does not occur in tropical soils where the humus does not build up due to the warmer and wetter climate.
Explain why certain plants may hold their foliage longer.
Maybe one reason is that the climate is suitable for a plant to have leaves year-round, that it's the optimum temperature for photosynthesis all year.
Evergreens that live in colder areas have adapted to the climate, having a sort of antifreeze in their small needles that aren't easily harmed by frost. |
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