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0.968685 | i am trying to collect event metrics from application logs from splunk for prometheus. Can anyone please guide me how to do ?
StatsD is a network daemon that runs on the Node.js platform, sending metrics over UDP or TCP. For an overview of StatsD, see Measure Anything, Measure Everything on the Code as Craft website.
The basic StatsD data line metric protocol has three fields: the metric_name, the metric _value, and the metric_type. The Splunk platform supports one metric_type value: g, for gauge metrics.
The expanded StatsD data line metric protocol supports dimensions.
For more about formats for metric names and dimensions, see Best practices for metrics.
If you use a StatsD implementation that uses a different format for dimensions from the ones that the Splunk platform supports natively, for example one that embeds dimensions within the metric name, you can still use metrics in the Splunk platform. However, you'll need to customize Splunk configuration files to specify how to extract dimensions from your format.
Another option is to use StatsD to gather metrics, but use collectd to send the data to the Splunk platform over HTTP. The benefit of this method is that collectd normalizes the dimension format in the metrics data. For more, see Get metrics in from collectd.
After you configure your data source to send data in the StatsD protocol, create a UDP or TCP data input in the Splunk platform to listen for StatsD data on an open port.
In Splunk Web, go to Settings > Data inputs.
Under Local inputs, click Add new next to UDP or TCP, depending on the type of input you want to create.
When using UDP ports to ingest metric data, you cannot use parallel ingestion or the multiple pipeline sets feature.
For Port, enter the number of the port you are using for StatsD.
Click Select Source Type, then select Metrics > statsd.
For Index, select an existing metrics index. Or, click Create a new index to create one.
Enter an Index Name. User-defined index names must consist of only numbers, lowercase letters, underscores, and hyphens. Index names cannot begin with an underscore or hyphen.
Configure additional index properties as needed. |
0.791185 | Physics is the science that deals with matter and energy and with the interaction between them. Perhaps you would like to determine how best to aim a rifle in order to hit a target with a bullet. Or you want to know how to build a ship out of steel and make sure that it will float. Or you plan to design a house that can be heated just with sunlight. Physics can be used in answering any of these questions.
Physics is one of the oldest of the sciences. It is usually said to have begun with the work of Italian scientist Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) in the first half of the seventeenth century. Galileo laid down a number of basic rules as to how information about the natural world should be collected. For example, the only way to obtain certain knowledge about the natural world, he said, is to carry out controlled observations (experiments) that will lead to measurable quantities. The fact that physics today is based on careful experimentation, measurements, and systems of mathematical analysis reflects the basic teachings of Galileo.
The field of physics is commonly subdivided into two large categories: classical and modern physics. The dividing line between these two subdivisions can be drawn in the early 1900s. During that period, a number of revolutionary new concepts about the nature of matter were proposed. Included among these concepts were Einstein's theories of general and special relativity, Planck's concept of the quantum, Heisenberg's principle of indeterminacy, and the concept of the equivalence of matter and energy.
In general, classical physics can be said to deal with topics on the macroscopic scale, that is on a scale that can be studied with the largely unaided five human senses. Modern physics, in contrast, concerns the nature and behavior of particles and energy at the submicroscopic level. The term submicroscopic refers to objects—such as atoms and electrons—that are too small to be seen even with the very best microscope. One of the interesting discoveries made in the early 1900s was that the laws of classical physics generally do not hold true at the submicroscopic level.
Perhaps the most startling discovery made during the first two decades of the twentieth century concerned causality. Causality refers to the belief in cause-and-effect; that is, classical physics taught that if A occurs, B is certain to follow. For example, if you know the charge and mass of an electron, you can calculate its position in an atom. This kind of cause-and-effect relationship was long regarded as one of the major pillars of physics.
Determinism: The notion that a known effect can be attributed with certainty to a known cause.
Matter: Anything that has mass and takes up space.
Mechanics: The science that deals with energy and forces and their effects on bodies.
Submicroscopic: Levels of matter that cannot be directly observed by the human senses, even with the best of instruments; the level of atoms and electrons.
What physicists learned in the early twentieth century is that nature is not really that predictable. One could no longer be certain that A would always cause B. Instead, physicists began talking about probability, the likelihood that A would cause B. In drawing pictures of atoms, for example, physicists could no longer talk about the path that electrons do take in atoms. Instead, they began to talk about the paths that electrons probably take (with a 95 percent or 90 percent or 80 percent probability).
Like other fields of science, physics is commonly subdivided into a number of more specific fields of research. In classical physics, those fields include mechanics; thermodynamics; sound, light, and optics; and electricity and magnetism. In modern physics, some major subdivisions include atomic, nuclear, high-energy, and particle physics.
The classical divisions. Mechanics is the oldest field of physics. It is concerned with the description of motion and its causes. Many of the basic concepts of mechanics grew out of the work of English physicist Isaac Newton (1642–1727) in about 1687. Thermodynamics sprang from efforts to develop an efficient steam engine in the early 1800s. The field deals with the nature of heat and its connection with work.
Sound, optics, electricity, and magnetism are all divisions of physics in which the nature and movement of waves are important. The study of sound is also related to practical applications that can be made of this form of energy, as in radio communication and human speech. Similarly, optics deals not only with the reflection, refraction, diffraction, interference, polarization, and other properties of light, but also with the ways in which these principles have practical applications in the design of tools and instruments such as telescopes and microscopes.
The study of electricity and magnetism focuses on the properties of particles at rest and on the properties of those particles in motion. Thus, the field of static electricity examines the forces that exist between charged particles at rest, while current electricity deals with the movement of electrical particles.
The modern divisions. In the area of modern physics, nuclear and atomic physics involve the study of the atomic nucleus and its parts, with special attention to changes that take place (such as nuclear decay) in the atom. Particle and high-energy physics, on the other hand, focus on the nature of the fundamental particles of which the natural world is made. In these two fields of research, very powerful, very expensive tools such as linear accelerators and synchrotrons (atom-smashers) are required to carry out the necessary research.
One trend in all fields of science over the past century has been to explore ways in which the five basic sciences (physics, chemistry, astronomy, biology, and earth sciences) are related to each other. This trend has led to another group of specialized sciences in which the laws of physics are used to interpret phenomena in other fields. Astrophysics, for example, is a study of the composition of astronomical objects—such as stars—and the changes that they undergo. Physical chemistry and chemical physics, on the other hand, are fields of research that deal with the physical nature of chemical molecules. Biophysics, as another example, is concerned with the physical properties of molecules essential to living organisms.
this gives life to the other field sciences.The scope of the subject matter is very clear.This can be used by the learnersto acquiate more knowledge and information which can be done through the thourough application of the different techniques in applying in dailt teaching.
this is very informative!!! plus, the definitions are not too complicated. you can understand much easier than the other definitions given by other websites... Thanks!!!
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0.954914 | The 2003 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1, 2003 and ended November 30, 2003. However, Tropical Storm Ana formed on April 20, long before the official start of the season. Also, Tropical Storm Odette formed on December 4 and Tropical Storm Peter formed on December 7, both formed after the season ended. Hurricane Isabel is the main storm to remember, it was a category 5 that caused $3.6 billion in damage and 51 deaths in the U.S.. Another storm to remember was Hurricane Fabian, which one of the worst hurricanes in Bermuda history. The final notable storm was Hurricane Juan, a rare hurricane that caused some destruction in Nova Scotia.
Tropical Storm Ana was the only one of two storms in the Atlantic Ocean that began in the month of April, the other was a subtropical storm in 1992. Ana started as Subtropical Storm Ana on April 20, it later became Tropical Storm Ana. Ana died on April 24, but the remains reached the United Kingdom before completely dying. Ana killed two people but caused no damage.
Tropical Depression Two formed and died on the same day. Tropical Depression Two did not affect land. So Tropical Depression Two did not kill anyone or cause damage.
Tropical Storm Bill started as Tropical Depression Two on June 29. It later became Tropical Storm Bill and made landfall in Louisiana on June 30. Bill left $50.5 million in damage and killed 4 people before dissipating on July 2.
Claudette started as Tropical Storm Claudette which that started on July 8 in the Caribbean Sea. Claudette moved west and curved northwest before getting closer to Honduras. For just a little bit Claudette was a hurricane and weakened back to a tropical storm. It later crossed the Yucatán Peninsula and became a hurricane again, before striking the coast of Texas on July 15. Claudette did not died until July 17. The hurricane killed 3 people and left $181 million in damage.
Danny started as Tropical Depression Five on July 16. It was far from the area in which storm normally form, but water temperatures were warm and Five became a tropical storm. It even became a hurricane. But that didn't last long, Danny started weakening and became extratropical on July 21. What was left of Danny did not died until July 27. Danny came no were near land. So, Danny killed no one and caused no damage.
Tropical Depression Six started on July 19. The National Hurricane Center was thinking it would become a hurricane. Six died on July 21 without even becoming a tropical storm.
Seven started on July 25 offshore Florida. Seven did not become a tropical storm before making landfall in St. Catherines Island, Georgia. Seven died on July 27 and did not killed anyone, damage was next to nothing. Seven had the highest pressure of the storms in 2003, this made it the weakest storm in 2003.
Erika started as a tropical storm just west of Florida. Erika crossed most of the Gulf of Mexico without becoming a hurricane. Erika became a hurricane right before landfall in Mexico. Erika died on August 17, causing only $10,000 in damage and killed 2 people.
Tropical Depression Nine started on August 21. People at the National Hurricane Center said that it might become a tropical storm. Wind Shear attack Tropical Depression Nine. Tropical Depression Nine died without becoming a tropical storm. The remains caused heavy rain in Dominican Republic leaving $20,000 in damage. Nine did not actually kill anyone.
Hurricane Fabian was a powerful Cape Verde-type hurricane that hit Bermuda in early September during the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. Fabian, the sixth named storm, fourth hurricane, and first major hurricane of the season, caused $200 million in damage and 8 deaths.
Grace was a weak tropical storm that started on August 30. It later on made landfall in Texas as a weak tropical storm. Grace died on September 2, leaving no one killed and only $113,000 in damage.
Henri was a strong tropical storm that formed near Florida. Before Henri made landfall in Florida on September 6, it weakened back to a tropical depression. It crossed Florida and never became a tropical storm again. Henri died on September 8. Henri left $19.6 million in damage and killed no one. The remains of Henri caused flooding to the some of the Mid-Atlantic states.
Hurricane Isabel was the costliest, deadliest, and strongest hurricane in the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the ninth named storm, fifth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the season. In all the storm left $3.6 billion in damage and 16 direct and 35 indirect deaths.
Tropical Depression Fourteen started on September 8 and died on September 10. It only came near Cape Verde Islands. It left no one dead and did not cause any damage.
Hurricane Juan started on September 24 as Tropical Depression Fifteen. The next day Fifteen became a tropical storm. It became a hurricane later and made landfall near Halifax, Nova Scotia on September 29. Juan died on the same day while it was in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Hurricane Juan was one of the costliest hurricanes to strike the Canadian Providence of Nova Scotia. Hurricane Juan left 8 killed and about $200 million in damage.
Kate started half way between Africa and South America on September 25. The storm later became a hurricane, even later on, a major hurricane. Hurricane Kate at one point, looked as if it were going to strike Newfoundland, but it didn't. Kate became extratropical from because the waters of the Atlantic were getting colder. Kate died on October 7, but the remains were last seen near Norway.
Larry started on October 1 in the southern Gulf of Mexico. The storm moved slowly south into the Bay of Campeche. Larry made landfall in Tabasco, which is a state in Mexico on October 5. Tropical Storm Larry died the next day and moved into the Pacific Ocean without reforming. Larry caused $53.4 million in damage and it killed 5 people.
Mindy was a weak tropical storm that started on October 10, just north of Dominican Republic. The storm moved northwest towards the Bahamas. Mindy curved to the north and later on to the east before getting close to the Bahamas. Tropical Storm Mindy died on October 14 after killing no one and causing only $46,000 in damage.
Nicholas was a tropical storm that formed about half way between Africa and South America. It moved around in the Atlantic Ocean and almost became a hurricane. Tropical Storm Nicholas died on October 23, without becoming a hurricane. The remains of Nicholas moved across the Atlantic Ocean to Florida. The remains later on moved across the Gulf of Mexico and the Gulf Coast. What was left of it was last seen on November 5.
Odette was the first tropical storm in December since Hurricane Lili in 1984. On December 6 Odette made landfall in Dominican Republic and went into the Atlantic Ocean. Where it died the next day. Tropical Storm Odette killed 10 and left $8 million in damage.
Tropical Storm Peter was a rare second December storm. Peter almost became a hurricane but cold waters killed it on December 11. Peter was one of only four "P" names used in the Atlantic Ocean. The other three were Pablo in 1995, Philippe in 2005, and Paloma in 2008.
The names listed are a list of names that were used (and some not used) in 2003. The list is exactly the same as the list used in 1997, because no names were retired in 1997. The names that were not retired might be used again in 2009.
In spring 2004, the names Fabian, Isabel, and Juan were retired and replaced by Fred, Ida, and Joaquin on the list for 2009.
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↑ Daniel P. Brown and Miles Lawrence (2003). "Tropical Storm Henri Tropical Cyclone Report". National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 2006-06-12.
↑ Pasch & Molleda (2003). "Hurricane Kate Tropical Cyclone Report". National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 2006-10-04.
↑ Stacy Stuart (2003). "Tropical Storm Larry Tropical Cyclone Report". National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 2006-06-03.
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0.940182 | What questions would you ask the Silicon Valley legends who started General Magic?
Wow, that's crazy! I had no idea this existed. |
0.999981 | After publication, the passage was corrected to: “When he was twenty-two, Hubbard married Margaret Louise Grubb.
>> True Information: L. Ron Hubbard was 22 when he married Louise in April 1933.
L. Ron Hubbard was 22 when he married Louise in April 1933. |
0.999314 | Create a social media strategy that is sustainable, follows a buyer's journey, and helps you strategically build your content inventory.
Social Media: Save for best practices in the configuration of your paid advertising, can anyone really say they're running the best organic social media strategy possible? With SO many different strategies and tools out there, it's hard to tell which strategy is best. But what if "best" shouldn't be the goal?
Often times I'll see companies try really hard to do things like post several times a day, saturating their feed with things like employee profiles, award announcements, and even totally unrelated memes and GIFs. What happens shortly after is that, because there's no real rhyme or reason to their strategy, their social media presence will fizzle out as a return on their time is nowhere to be found, and nobody knows why.
What if, what we should be solving for is not the "best" strategy, but the most sustainable? If any part of the first two paragraphs of this post seems eerily reminiscent of the last time you tried to roll out a social media strategy, then this post is for you.
Today, we'll walk through how to create a social media strategy that is sustainable, follows a buyer's journey, and helps you strategically build your content inventory.
***As you go through, there will be times where this strategy seems like just as much work as any other. Rest assured, though it may require a bit of up front work, the steps we'll be walking through today will leave you in a place where, if executed correctly , two blog post a month (and a landing page here and there) is all you'll need to produce to keep up with your social media calendar. AKA, make sure you don't stop reading halfway!
Although this isn't a "best social media strategy" post, it's important to recognize that are are 3 basic components to an objectively good social media strategy.
Curated content is content that's created by other reputable sources that support your overall content strategy that week. Curated content helps our readers see that our ideas are widely supported by peers in our industry, and that we do more than operate within our own echo-chamber. thought leaders do more than just reinforce their own biases through self serving content--curated content helps our readers understand that we do our research. I highly recommend our QUUU integration for this--sometimes knowing where to search is difficult and Quuu delivers curated articles directly into your drafts folder in HubSpot which is pretty handy.
Educational content is typically delivered through the form of blog posts, and is proprietary in that it's education delivered uniquely through you and your company's viewpoint. That is to say, using your unique expertise and position on the subject. Some folks get hung up on this and say things like "Well how many ways are there to talk about X?".
A good way to to start thinking about what makes your take on things unique is to ask yourself "If my company were to close its doors tomorrow, why would my industry be less rich a place?". When you know exactly what you bring to the table, it's easy to produce educational content that is differentiated by the things that make your company special. Maybe what you have is expertise, customer service, technical knowledge, etc. Play to your strengths, and you'll be able to educate your readers in a way that nobody else can.
Promotional content is content that drives conversions via form submissions. It can consist of conversion paths you've built around whitepapers, info-graphics, bottom of the funnel offers (i.e. a free assessment), and more.
We know that we'll be aiming to educate our readers next, but before we try and do that, we need to earn our reader's permissions to educate them. With so much content out there, readers nowadays carry a pretty understandable degree of skepticism when it comes to reading articles that could somehow be traced back to a company's offering.
"OF COURSE you're going to tell me security is important, you sell a security product!"
If we want our readers to appreciate what we're putting out there, we need to show them that what we're writing about is important not just because we say it is, but because others say it is too.
Now that we've primed our readers to receive content they're familiar with, we're ready to educate. Educating, not promoting, is our next step because before we ask that our prospects give us their information, it's important for your conversion rates that they understand why what you're about to offer them is worth downloading.
"we're not blowing smoke here, what we're saying is valuable...but this next resource, a little more so, so we're going to politely ask for your email in exchange because we put in a lot of hard work into developing it."
Now that we have the above calendar for our week, it's time to decide what our actual content will be! We need to contextualize our content around the order of learning that's going to be the most effective for our readers. Not surprisingly, the most logical and helpful route follows the buyers' journey.
Let's plan around promoting the topic: Inbound Marketing, and Marketing Reporting.
Let's break this down by the halves of the week.
Mon - Wed: We're letting the reader know, through a third party resource, that cold calling is simply not the way to do business anymore. Shortly after that, we're introducing a blog post that explains in detail what Inbound Marketing is. Since we're confident that inbound marketing is a great alternative to outbound, we know that our blog post is positioned as well as it can be given our Monday post. Once our readers know that outbound marketing is insufficient, and once they know about Inbound Marketing, we're in as good a position as possible to suggest that they download a guide that will walk them through their first inbound marketing campaign!
Wed - Fri: We're letting our readers know what other reputable sources consider as important data points for Marketing teams. Then, we're letting them know that the very marketing data they just read about, is being progressively more looked at as necessary for the employment and growth of marketing teams. At the end of the week we're saying: "Now that you know what to look at, and why you're looking at it, download a reporting trial with our software than can help you keep that data in one place."
"WAIT! This makes sense and sounds great, but it's a lot more work that I bargained for when I came into this post."
You'll be happy to know that the hardest part about actually rolling out this strategy is the first two weeks. The reason for that is that content can and should be re-promoted every two weeks. While you don't want to re-create the exact same post word for word, re-promoting your content aligns it with the best chance of getting to the right person at the right time, if nothing else because it may reach an active audience who may have missed it the first time around. It also gives you the chance to truly be able to measure the success of your content. If something doesn't perform well the first time around, you'll want to know if it was just poor timing, or a miss in our being able to anticipate our readers' interest. You'll need several rounds of promotion to be able to tell.
But, once you have those two weeks nailed down, you can take the next two weeks to produce 1 week's worth of original content by re-promoting your original 2.
Now, we'll run it a third time around, but this time we have 3 weeks to produce an original. Sensing a pattern?
After about 2 months of staying on this cadence, you should be able to upkeep your entire social media calendar simply by adding one original week a month! Technically we could go for longer than that in between original content, but at that point we may be erring on the side of being lazy and our readers could start to take notice after many months of the exact same content.
Being here is a sweet spot, because now we have the choice to either keep going as we've been, or to mix and match the best performing parts of our Social Media calendar so far!
So how and why is this a more sustainable way to run your social media strategy?
There's ease in being able to say, "this week I'm going to focus on X and Y". The week after that, I'm going to focus on A, and B".
In terms of fleshing out the theme, all we have to do is take care to follow standard "Who > What > When > Why> How" format. If we're going to publish a blog post on the "Why" of something, the follow up needs to capture the "How". If we're talking about the "What", our follow up is the "Why" of it. Simple!
There's a rhyme and reason to it! This makes it incredibly easy to map out months ahead of time. In terms of prep, it's important to know how much time we need to set aside in order to produce content based on how long it usually takes us. This approach to planning our social media makes it simple for us to know when we'll need to plan accordingly for an upcoming post we want to roll out.
Its simplicity makes it so that anyone could pick it up and follow along, which also makes delegating our social media efforts to a content producer very easy.
Because our approach here is so thematic, and because we're giving each piece of content ample chance to perform, we'll be able to know exactly which topics interest our readers and which don't.
Knowing which pieces of content perform best allows us to mix and match our best performing content, as well as make decisions in regards to paid advertising that we wouldn't otherwise have data to back (for example, if we had a promotional content that performed particularity well compared to others).
All this content that we're producing and marketing is something we've planned for and store. It's now content that we can leverage beyond our social media strategy, like our emails, or as FAQ sales collateral.
Running this strategy is very much like pushing a snowball off a hill, it just needs to get a little bit of traction and then it rolls on its own.
By requiring the use of curated and promotional content as well as educational, we're having to go out and find supporting research, as well as think about the kind of offers our readers may want to take advantage of! In the process we may run into facts we didn't realize were out there, or find ourselves in direct communication with our clients in order to understand the offers that attract them. When we plan for success, and consistently execute on that plan, we find it in more places than we expect.
I hope this was useful in helping you plan a more sustainable social media strategy! Give this walk-through a shot, and if you have any questions, feel free to email me at aromo@HubSpot.com.
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0.999999 | What is the significance of Jerusalem to Christians and Muslims?
Jerusalem holds the same religious significance for Palestinian Christians and Muslims as it does for Christians and Muslims everywhere. Its name in Arabic, al-Quds ("the Holy"), signifies its central roles for both religions.
Both the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Christianity's most holy site which commemorates the crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension of Christ to heaven, as well as the Via Dolorosa, the route Christ is believed to have walked to his crucifixion, are located within the walls of the Old City.
Jerusalem is also the administrative seat of three Arab Christian denominations: Greek (sometimes Eastern or Arab) Orthodox, Latin (or Roman) Catholic, and Anglican, as well as for other eastern churches, such as the Coptic (Egyptian) and Armenian churches.
Palestinian Christians attend religious rites in the city, and resort to ecclesiastical courts and other institutions that address important social needs.
For Muslims, Jerusalem is the third holiest city in Islam, after Mecca and Medina. During the first ten years of Islam, Muslims faced Jerusalem, not Mecca, while praying. This was in acknowledgment of the continuity between Islam and the earlier monotheistic prophetic traditions, Judaism and Christianity. It was only later that the Prophet Muhammad directed Muslims to face the Ka'aba in Mecca, signifying the growing independence of the new religion.
In Jerusalem, the Haram al-Sharif, or Noble Sanctuary, contains both the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The Dome of the Rock, with its striking painted tiles and gilded dome, is one of the most distinctive features of the Jerusalem skyline. It was built in 691 A.D. over a rock from which Muhammad was said to have ascended to heaven on a winged horse (al-buraq), returning the same night.
The Al-Aqsa Mosque was built on the site where Muhammad is said to have tied his winged horse upon arrival in Jerusalem from Mecca. Muslims from all over Palestine congregated to pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque on Fridays - thought restrictions imposed by Israel sometimes prevent them from doing so.
Apart from its religious significance, Jerusalem has been an administrative, economic, and cultural hub for the Palestinians. |
0.999987 | Why is budgeting money by paycheck something that's rarely used?
Because when the personal budgeting process is usually taught or discussed, it's based on a calendar month, or four-week period.
Most pay periods are weekly or bi-weekly, not monthly, so doesn't it makes more sense to plan your spending by paycheck, instead of an arbitrary 30-day period?
I can hear you now: "I don't know! That's why I need a household budget!"
Exactly. And if your income focus is based on your paycheck, then doesn't it make sense your expenses should focus on your paycheck, too?
Since most people have their household budget set up on a monthly basis, they usually compare total monthly income to total monthly expenses. Then they adjust up or down until the "bottom line" results in a surplus.
This seems to make sense, since a lot of bills come due every 30 days.
You don't go grocery shopping once a month, right? You don't buy gas, run errands or give your kids lunch money just once a month, either.
There are annual expenses like homeowner's insurance, Christmas, vacation, gifts and taxes, while some payments must be made semi-annual and even quarterly.
And lest we forget, there are always those fun unexpected expenses, too, like car repairs, home maintenance, landscaping, gifts and "Mom, I need a new pair of cleats".
Let's be real. There are plenty of expenses you incur that don't fit into a neat monthly package.
Many of those expenses are regular and fixed (like your cable bill), but most are irregular and somewhat to wildly variable (groceries, gas, clothing, gifts, car maintenance, and so on).
Paycheck budgeting works better than traditional methods of budgeting money because you match all your expenses--fixed and variable, known amounts and estimates--against your income.
You instantly know whether you earn enough in a year to cover all your fixed and estimated expenses. You're also able to regularly set aside money from one paycheck in order to cover expenses that will occur later (sometimes much later).
Ever bought something extra with "leftover" money, only to find out you really needed that cash later on, to pay a bill you forgot about? That "extra" money wasn't really extra at all.
When you don't have enough cash on hand to cover an expense, usually it's because the money to cover that expense was earned in a different pay period, but never set aside.
Budgeting money by paycheck does a much better job projecting, managing and evening out your personal cash flow, which will make it easier for you to budget and plan ahead. You'll always know exactly how much you truly have to spend in between pay periods.
In addition, because your expenses will be broken down into regular, uniform amounts, it'll be incredibly simple and easy for you to create automated personal budgeting systems that speed up and simplify the process of saving and bill-paying. No more missing payments, late fees, or hassles!
Personal financial planning will be a lot easier and less complicated, because you'll be able to quickly figure the impact of taking on new debt, increasing expenses due to life changes, or setting new long-term savings goals.
All you have to do is divide the annual cost of the new expense by pay period and compare it to your current paycheck budget. Do you have enough surplus in each pay period to cover the extra expense? What are you willing or able to give up in order to make that expense fit?
You can easily run different income scenarios, whether your income goes up or down.
Tweaking your budget will be as simple as changing dollars or percentages for expense categories and learning right away how your paycheck budget will be affected. You'll be able to make financial decisions with confidence.
Based on personal experience, I believe paycheck budgeting is the best-kept secret to successful personal budgeting.
You basically have two goals when budgeting by paycheck: allocate every expense to a paycheck, and keep cash flow "even" payday by payday.
All you have to do is divide expenses by the number of pay periods you'll receive until the next bill is due. Then, each pay period, set that portion aside until you've accumulated enough to pay the entire bill.
For an in-depth example and advice on how to physically manage your funds when budgeting money by paycheck, click here.
Irregular and estimated expenses (like semi-annual or annual premiums, car and home repairs, or taxes) can be estimated based on prior years' totals. That way, they're never forgotten.
If you enjoy a surplus after the initial budgeting process is done, then that surplus money can be re-allocated back to debt, saving, investing other expenses (this is a great time to boost those contributions to your tax-deferred retirement account).
Essentially, personal budgeting is really just the process of taking every future dollar you spend and allocating it to a future paycheck. That's paycheck budgeting in a nutshell!
To summarize, what are the benefits of budgeting money by paycheck, versus traditional personal budgeting that simply compares monthly income and expenses?
Feel as though you finally have control over the money you earn! |
0.999996 | Right of way must be given to other ocean and beach users. Kiteboarders must travel downwind of them. Why? A regular ocean or beach user cannot react as quickly as a kiteboarder can, so be on the lookout for swimmers and others in the vicinity and ride around them. Additionally, staying downwind of regular beach users will help prevent injury to them in the event that you lose control of your kite (losing control upwind of swimmers could result in a dangerous collision, as you and your kite could wind up dragging them). Be aware of all others in the area. |
0.957503 | Why aerospace engineering you say? well who doesn't want to develop and create planes. Aerospace engineers design, maintain, and build air crafts. |
0.933155 | Enhance/Extend (not replace, and not tweak existing) Built In Language Syntax Highlighting?
Hello, I am hoping for guidance/advice (re in my case .cpp/.h files, but question general).
I have just now been researching how I might be able, within Notepad++, to relatively simply, selectively hide and/or highlight sections of code during editing. For example, I may have two types of comments: (1) “Long term TODOs.” (2) “Urgent TODOs.” My goal is to be able to quickly and easily hide one set and highlight the other, or vice-versa, etc.
It would be adequate for my needs (regardless of whether the most elegant solution…) to simple make one set of comments transparent and/or tiny font, another big, red, and bold, etc.
I can easily affect the functionality I need comment-wise-ONLY with Notepad++'s User-Defined Languages, where I define custom style with custom start/end delimiters of (say) <LongTermTODO> </LongTermTODO> etc. to be (say) tiny font.
But by choosing a User-Defined language I lose all the great built-in cpp/h syntax highlighting, which I do not want to lose (nor attempt to (partially) manually duplicate…).
Is there any simple way to layer-on my desired additions over existing built-in syntax highlighting, rather than replacing it all? I looked at langs.xml and stylers.xml and thought maybe I could extend those somehow?
What I am trying to understand is both whether what I want is simple or complex to do, and what best path(s) might be if straightforward? |
0.968888 | Did you know you can create your own firework show in Minecraft? In addition, you can totally customize the type of fireworks used, the effects, colors, duration, height, shape, explosion, etc. There are two ways to accomplish this. You can either learn how to make fireworks by collecting resources and crafting the various firework recipes available or by using custom commands (coding) to customize and start the firework sequence.
Craft the firework star by combining a dye with gunpowder in your crafting grid. It’s important to note that items other than dyes, like a head, nugget, feather, or fire charges will also work and create a different explosion effect.
Craft the firework rocket by combining your firework star with 1 piece of paper, and 1 gunpowder in your crafting grid. You can use up to 3 separate pieces of gunpowder, each additional item will shoot the firework higher into the sky.
Shoot your firework rocket into the sky. Simply point up and click on the firework item in your inventory to shoot it into the sky!
Another way to light up the sky with fireworks is to use commands to generate a firework show. The Minecraft firework item tag structure is one of the more complex ones in the game due to the various tags that can be applied. However, fireworks can produce many custom particle effects, and unlike with the particle command, you can customize their colors and other visual settings.
Colors: A list of every color to appear in the firework. Every color is represented by an integer.
FadeColors: This is just like the Colors tag, except that it determines all colors that the original colors fade out to as the firework dissipates. For example, you could make a blue-and-green firework that fades into yellow and green near the end of the effect.
Flicker: Equal to 1 if the explosion has a twinkling effect.
Trail: Equal to 1 if the explosion has a trailing effect.
Type: A byte representing the sort of blast you’re creating. 0 is a small ball (default), 1 is a large ball, 2 is a star, 3 is in the shape of a creeper face, and 4 is an upward burst.
This command summons a firework that explodes after one second, creating a twinkling yellow outer layer and a red-and-orange inner layer that fades into the same yellow.
You can also program Firework Stars in this way, using the Explosion tag (which contains the compound for a single explosion) instead of the Fireworks tag. |
0.999991 | Using computers to read mammograms can significantly speed up the detection of breast cancer, according to research.
The study found that breast X-rays scanned by a computer as well as a radiologist were as successful as those read by two radiologists.
In some cases, write the authors in the journal Radiology, the new combination was even better at spotting tumours.
The study by Cancer Research UK scientists uses software called Computer Aided Detection, or CAD.
The program scans mammograms for any suspicious features that may indicate a tumour and then highlights the irregularities on screen.
CAD technology is already available in the US and some European countries, but has not been assessed for UK breast screening.
To assess the efficiency of CAD, researchers used more than 10,000 mammograms taken in 1996 that had been previously assessed by two clinicians, which is the standard method for checking for cancers.
The X-rays were then scanned by CAD, and assessed by a radiologist who double-checked any areas highlighted by the computer.
It could help manpower problems in the breast screening service.
The study found that the cancer detection rate using CAD was at least as good as the traditional method, and in some cases even more successful.
Professor Fiona Gilbert, a radiologist from Aberdeen University, who led the study, said: "The results of this trial are very encouraging.
"We have now embarked on a new study to confirm that the CAD result is still as good when used in real day-to-day decision-making about breast cancer diagnosis."
The new prospective trial will look at 30,000 women in three breast screening centres in the UK.
Professor Stephen Duffy, an epidemiologist for Cancer Research UK, who also worked on the study, said: "The great advantage of CAD is that, if we confirm the very promising results of this study in a prospective trial, it could help manpower problems in the breast screening service.
"The CAD system would free-up hundreds of radiologists to work on more mammograms as only one instead of two would be required to work on each X-ray."
Dr Sarah Rawlings, head of policy and information at Breakthrough Breast Cancer, said: "The results of this study are very positive and we look forward to further trials which will tell us if this technique could be routinely used.
"The use of new technology in addition to standard breast screening is to be welcomed, however we know that some women aren't currently attending their screening appointments.
"Early detection is vital to improving the chance of survival. We advise those aged 50-70 to accept their screening invites or request a mammogram if over 70." |
0.994606 | Hi, my mother is addicted to casino games, she lost a lot of money already, now she plays at online casinos and she does not want to stop, she becomes quite aggressive and violent when I try to speak about this with her. Please tell me, what can I do to help her to stop?
This Is Not a Joke. My husband is addicted to money and it is ruining our marriage. |
0.999229 | In the United States alone, the number of adults suffering from arthritis has been rampantly increasing to over a million each year. This is based on the recent study presented by the CDC, and so far, there are no signs of it slowing down. They have also predicted that by 2030, arthritis will affect 67 million people in the United States. Arthritis is classified as one of the rheumatic diseases that covers over 100 different conditions, differing in features, complications, treatments and prognoses. They are similar in terms of affecting the joints, muscles, cartilage, ligaments and tendons, and many have the potential to affect other internal body parts. These conditions range from those related to wear and tear of cartilage like osteoporosis, and those associated with inflammation resulting from an overactive immune system, such as rheumatoid arthritis. The major complaint of those individuals who have arthritis is joint pain. This may be mild or severe, but often constant and usually localized to the certain joint affected area. This pain is due to the inflammation that occurs around the joint, daily wear and tear of joints, damage to joints from disease, fatigue and muscle strains due to forceful movements against stiff painful joints. Other causes include metabolic abnormalities, a misdirected immune system with autoimmunity, and the direct and indirect effect of infections (viral and bacterial).
Exercise Staying healthy is one of the major factors in reducing the risk of arthritis. Regular exercise strengthens the muscles around the joints, which helps in keeping joints from rubbing against one another and tearing down the cartilage. It also helps in improving flexibility, increasing bone density and easing pain. Recent studies have shown that moderate exercise of 5 or more days a week can easily ease the pain and help maintain a healthy weight. It also provides strength and energy needed for the day, as well as making it easier to have a good night’s sleep. It’s best to consult your doctor first on what type of exercise is best for you.
Weight Control Weight control is certainly essential in reducing the risk of developing arthritis. Extra pounds contribute to excess stress on your joints, especially on the knees, hips and back. According to the CDC, individuals that fall in the obese category are 1.9 times more likely to report having arthritis symptoms. Maintaining a healthy weight reduces the risk of osteoarthritis and may decrease disease progression. A loss of just 11 pounds can decrease new knee osteoarthritis occurrence, and losing just 5% of body weight can reduce pain and disability.
ease arthritis pain. Foods with Omega-3 fatty acids are also effective in reducing the risk of arthritis. These include sardines, herring, salmon and trout. There are also certain foods you need to avoid, such as protein-rich foods that are high in compounds called purines, which can make gout flare up by as much as five times more than eating foods low in purines. Examples of these are red meat such as beef, oily fish and even certain vegetables like beans, mushroom and spinach.
Dietary Supplements There are numerous supplements that could help in reducing the risk of arthritis. Ask your doctor before taking any dietary supplements as to avoid overdosing, which could put you at risk to other ailments.
● Rosehip – have anti-inflammatory and painkilling effects.
● CH-Alpha – a liquid supplement containing collagen hydrolysate. Athletes taking this as a supplement, which has been shown to improve mobility and reduce pain during exertion or movement.
● Boswellia – this has been long used in Ayurvedic medicine, and used in rheumatoid arthritis treatment.
● Vitamin C and D – these vitamins has been shown to support healthy joints. Vitamin D specifically prevents the onset of rheumatoid arthritis ● Calcium – plays an important role in building strong bones, lowering your risk in developing arthritis.
Osteoarthritis happens to be a kind of arthritis in which there are loss and breakdown of cartilage in one or more of the joints. Cartilage is essentially a protein substance that functions as a cushion amidst the bones. There are different kinds of arthritic conditions. Osteoarthritis is known to be the most common among them. The chances of this form of arthritis become higher with age. In the male, this form of arthritis can occur before they attain the age of 45. However, in females, the form of arthritis occurs after the age of 55 more frequently. In the country of United States, all people are affected almost equally. This form of arthritis is more common in Japanese people. On the other hand, Osteoarthritis can be seen at a reduced rate in Southern Chinese, East Indians, and South-African black people. Osteoarthritis or OA is also known as degenerative joint disease or degenerative arthritis.
Osteoarthritis affects the spine, hands, feet mostly. They also affect knees, hips and other large weight bearing joints. If the cause of this form of arthritis is not unknown, it came to be known as Primary Osteoarthritis. On the other hand, if the reasons of Osteoarthritis are known, the condition is popularly known as secondary Osteoarthritis. This form of arthritis contributes to being a joint inflammation that results owing to degeneration of cartilage. The A patient suffering from this diseases will have swelling, pain and reduced motion in the joint. Injury at a particular point, age, and obesity enhance the risk of this disease. A single test is not a prerequisite for diagnosing osteoarthritis. Doctors prefer using several methods such as laboratory tests, x-rays, physical tests, medical history for diagnosing the disease. If QA worse with time, there may be broken down of bones and development of growths. Parts of cartilages or bones may come off around the joint. Inflammation continues around the body and enzymes, and cytokines cause further damage of the cartilages.
Pain occurring in the affected joints are recognized to be one of the most common symptoms of OA. In night time, the pain in the joint becomes worse. There may be creaking, warmth, swelling in the affected areas. There may be stiffness and pain in the joints that occur after prolonged inactivity. In severe kind of osteoarthritis. There is a total loss of cartilages which result in friction between the bones. This causes pain with limited motion or rest.
Symptoms of OA differs from one patient to the other. On the other hand, there are few symptoms, although there is remarkable degeneration of joints as per the X-ray reports. However, in few patients suffering from osteoarthritis, there is little or no pain in years.
Constant pain in low back or neck counts to be a symptom of Osteoarthritis of the spine. Bone spurs that are formed along the arthritic spine can cause irritation in spinal nerves, numbness, severe pain, tingling sensation in several parts of the body. OA results in forming hard bony enlargements in small finger joints. Another node is formed in the middle joint of a finger in the osteoarthritic patient which come to be known as Bouchard’s node.
The stiffness and pain enhance at a faster rate after an injury.
The pain is followed by severe fever.
The pain is developed at a faster rate and comes with external tenderness and redness in the joint.
There may be stiffness or pain in back, legs, arms after sleeping or sitting for a short interval of time.
Different gene is known to be the primary cause for the development of osteoarthritis. A defect in the production of collagen, a protein that forms the cartilage is responsible for OA. This is a rare defect owing to which osteoarthritis may occur at an early age of 20. There are other hereditary traits that may be the cause of abnormalities in the way of fitting bones altogether owing to which the wearing of cartilages occur at a faster rate that usual. A gene named FAAH helps in enhancing the sensitivity of pain. It is seen at an increased rate in people having knee osteoarthritis than people who are not suffering from the disease.
Obesity puts extra pressure on knees and hips. Carrying additional weight for a wide number of years can result in the breaking down of cushion joints in the cartilage at a faster rate. Statistics reveal that there is a co-relation between the enhanced chances of OA in hands and obesity. By the studies, additional fat in the tissue forms cytokines, the inflammatory chemicals which are responsible for damaging the joints.
Injuries in the joints such as tears in ligaments, surgery, the fracture can be responsible for osteoarthritis. In some sportsmen, ligaments, tendons, joints are repeatedly damaged which may boost the breaking down of cartilage. There are certain jobs in which it is required to stand for a long time, heavy lifting, repeatedly bending which result in fast wearing of the cartilage. Weakness or imbalance in muscles that support joint may also lead to breaking down of the cartilages in the joints.
Exercise assists in strengthening the muscles present around the joints and enhance the endurance. This is beneficial for the improvement of mobility. It is also useful in losing weight. You can go for walking, swimming, biking for at least thirty minutes on a daily basis. You should, however, avoid sports that are high impacting and raise the chances of injury.
Cold and hot compresses are helpful in the management of joint pain, caused owing to osteoarthritis. A cold compress is crucial in reducing inflammation and swelling. A hot compress, on the other hand, plays an indispensable role in the reduction of stiffness and pain.
You should massage the affected parts of the body on a regular basis. This is indispensable in reducing the intensity of inflammation, swelling and pain that occurs owing to osteoarthritis. Massage should be accomplished for the improvement of blood circulation. It confers relief to the inflamed muscles. You can massage the affected areas with mustard oil and camphor.
Apple Cider Vinegar is counted to be one of the most excellent home remedies for osteoarthritis. The alkaline and anti-inflammatory properties are crucial in the reduction of stiffness and pain in the joints. It is helpful in removing the toxic materials accumulated in the joints. You can drink unfiltered and raw apple cider vinegar with honey and warm water daily.
Epsom Salt is one of the most effective remedies for the treatment of osteoarthritis. It is considered to be one of the rich sources of magnesium that is helpful in the reduction of inflammation, swelling and pain. You can add Epsom salt in warm water and bath in the same. Repeating the same for several weeks helps in getting relief from inflammation and pain.
Ginger is another effective home remedy for dealing with osteoarthritis. Extracts of pure ginger are beneficial for the reduction of pain in patients suffering from knee osteoarthritis. Ginger is considered to be a rich source of antioxidants which is useful in the reduction of inflammation, swelling and pain. Ginger is also responsible for the blockage of COX-2, a chemical responsible for causing pain.
Turmeric contains curcumin, a compound that has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. It is highly effective in the treatment of osteoarthritis. It also plays a vital role in slowing down the progression of the condition.
The anti-inflammatory properties and presence of antioxidants present in Fenugreek seeds help in the management of swelling and pain that is caused by osteoarthritis. The essential vitamins and minerals present in the seeds are a prerequisite for healthy tissues and bones.
Green Tea is crucial in controlling and preventing osteoarthritis. The antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties help in the reduction of swelling. It is also beneficial in maintaining the strength of bones and preserving density of bones.
Cinnamon is also helpful in fighting swelling and joint pain; It is indispensable in relaxing stiff muscles.
This yoga pose helps to loosen the muscles. This pose is considered to be effective in reducing knee pain.
Virasana is recognized to be one of the most effective yoga poses for reducing osteoarthritis pain in knees.
Vrikshasana helps in strengthening the back. If you are suffering from low back pain, this pose helps to reduce pain caused owing to osteoarthritis.
Setubandha Sarvang Asana is beneficial for people suffering from OA.
Osteoarthritis is recognized to be one of the most common types of arthritis. Home remedies and yoga on a regular basis helps in dealing with the same.
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system mistakenly starts to attack the lining of the joints. Although there are expensive medical treatments for RA, there are also effective natural remedies.When the bodies immune system gets confused and starts attacking the lining of the membranes around the joints, it causes muscle and joint pain, swelling, stiffness, and fatigue. Even thought the inflammation comes and goes, over time the damage to the joints becomes permanent. RA is most common in men over 40, but anyone can have it. There is not a cure for RA, but there are several home remedies that can ease the symptoms of RA, and even prevent them.
A recent study done in 2012 showed that curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric, actually work better than non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Turmeric can be found in capsule form, or you can make a simple turmeric tea by boiling a quart of water and adding a tablespoon of turmeric powder. It is also useful as a spice to add to your daily cooking.
The key to AVC’s effects on RA is in it’s Mineral Content. ACV contains calcium, magnesium, potassium, and phosphate – all of which are great for your joint health. ACV also helps relieve pain and swelling. Besides mixing ACV with water and drinking it daily, you can also massage it into the skin directly on the affected areas when you are experiencing RA pain.
Garlic is naturally effective at blocking the production of pro-inflammatory substances known as cytokines. This helps reduce pain and swelling caused by RA. Garlic also helps boost the immune system, and prevents damage from free radicals in the joints. Simply eat a couple of raw garlic cloves daily, or take garlic capsules.
Epsom salt is a great remedy for relieving RA pain and swelling. Epsom salt naturally balances the body’s pH levels and relieves inflammation. All you have to do is add 2 cups of epsom salt to a hot bath and soak in it for 30 minutes a day. The magnesium in epsom salts is absorbed into the body, and RA symptoms are greatly reduced.
Gingerol, a compound in ginger, has natural anti-inflammatory properties that help reduce pain, inflammation, and swelling. Ginger has been used for centuries in traditional medicine, and is proven to work. You can rub ginger oil of affected areas, or simply just chew a few slices of ginger every day. Ginger teas are also an easy way to get the benefits of ginger.
Although it seems counter productive, exercise is very effective at treating and preventing RA. Regular exercise strengthens muscles, reduces fatigue, and increases your range of motion. Range of motion exercises are the most important and should be done for 30 minutes daily. Strength training and cardio training should also be incorporated for 30 minutes at a time, 3-4 times a week.
– Eat cherries Complete natural treatment chart for rheumatoid arthritis Vegetable Juice Therapy for rheumatoid arthritis :If you are facing severe problems then ,it is better to take a vegetable juice therapy for about a week. Green juice extracted from any green leafy vegetable mixed with carrot & beet juice. You should repeat the juice fast at interval of every two months. Raw Potato Juice Therapy For Rheumatoid arthritis :Raw potato juice therapy will give you relief from sever pains of rheumatoid arthritis.Cut the potato into thin slices without peeling the skin & place over night in a large glass filled with cold water. This water should be drunk in the morning on empty stomach. Fresh Juice can also be extract from Potatoes & drunk diluted with water 50:50, first thing in the morning. Diet Cure Chart Rheumatoid Arthrities :Diet plays an important role in healing process of rheumatoid arthritis.This diet chart will be helpful for your diet plan,you can adjust little bit.A. Upon Arising: A glass of luke warm water with a half a freshly squeezed lime and add honey.B. Breakfast: Orange, apple or any fruit (except Banana) and cup a cup of hot milk with Oval tine.C. Lunch: First take salad with tomato, carrot, radish, cucumber, wheat bread green vegetable.D. Afternoon: Fresh fruit, salted biscuit.E. Dinner: Same as lunchFoods To Avoid: Tobacco, Alcohol, Refined & Fried Food, Meat, Tea, Coffee, Cold Drink, Ice cream, Rice, Sugar, Processed & Canned foods, Cauliflower, Lady Finger, Arbi, Red Pumpkin, Brinjal, Urad Dal, Rajma, Sour food, Curd, Pulses, Milk & Milk Products.Beneficial Foods For Quick Healing : Pineapple, Apple, Cucumber, Garlic, Alfalfa, Aloe, Amla, Pepper, Nut mag, Ashvagandha, Lime. Effective Home Remedies For Rheumatoid Arthritis:1. Alfalfa: Alfalfa tea from its seeds is effective.2. Amla: Tablespoon of powder with two tablespoon of jaggery twice a day for four months.3. Cucumber: I juice with carrot and beet found effective.4. Garlic: Garlic, Cloves found effective.Note: Do not use any home remedies continuously at least keep a gap of 10 days & then restart it again.Hydro Therapy For Rheumatoid Arthritis :A. Steam Bath B. Hot Foot & Arm BathC. Cold inflamed joinD. Ice treatmentAuto-Suggestion For Rheumatoid Arthritis :1. Every day in every way, I am getting better and better.2. I am love. I how choose to love & approve of myself. I see other with love.Repeat this affirmation as much time as you can. Especially early in the morning when you get up and when you are going to bed.Acupressure Therapy For Rheumatoid Arthritis :First relief point: 4 Ais above inner ankle bone and 1 AI inside edge.Second releif point : 6-1/2 AI below knee cap along the outer edge of central bone.Third relief point : In the shallow space between front of inner ankle bone and stringy muscle at the top of the foot.Fourth relief point: 3 AI above the top of knee cap and slightly outer side from center of leg width.Massage and apply pressure on this point for three to for minutes.If you need a ansthetic effect hold for four minutes.Mudra Treatment For Rheumatoid Arthritis :Vaayu-shaamak , Vaata-naashak,Prithvi-vardhakJal –vardhak ,Kapha-Kaarak ,Apaan- vaayuThese mudras are very effective it will give you complete relief from rheumatoid arthritis.Yoga Asana And Pranayama For Rheumatoid Arthritis Bhujang asana,Shalabhaasana,Vipritkarni,mastya asana and shavasana are best asanas for rheumatoid arthritis.It is difficult perform asanas when you are facing arthritis but its effective try to do it.Pranayama is another effective remedy for rheumatoid arthritis.Anulom vilom,bhramari,kapalbhati and bhastrika are beneficial to over come These treatments are enough to give you complete relief from rheumatoid arthritis.If you feel this articles is helpful please share it.If you need any assistance please contact us or leave a comment.Thank you for visiting.itis I. Vegetable Juice Therapy: In severe cases it will be advisable to put the patient on a vegetable juice therapy for about a week. Green juice extracted from any green leafy vegetable mixed with carrot & beet juice. Repeat juice fast at interval of every two months.
p; I am love. I how choose to love & approve of myself. I see other with love. Repeat this affirmation as much time as you can. Especially early in the morning when you get up and when you are going to bed.
Juice od Sour Cherry, Pineapple, Sour Apple, Lemon, Grapefruit, Cucumber, Beet, Carrot, Lettuce and Spinach are the best choice for the treatment of Arthritis.
Arthritis is the most common and painful disease of the modern age. And many of my readers are suffering from this disease. I wish my reader to be healthy and to be happy. So I would like to share this post ” Ayurvedic treatment for arthritis” Some Ayurvedic point of view about arthritis. In this post, you will get Causes of arthritis according to Ayurveda, Ayurvedic remedies, Medicated oil for massage, Home remedies, and Mudras for arthritis.
Arthritis, in general, means any kind of general pain inflammation, stiffness in the joints or any immobility. There are hundreds of joint pains which are commonly called as arthritis. But in Ayurvedic perspective, the root cause of arthritis is considered to be mainly Vata. Vata causes dryness in the joints and it causes degeneration or some kind of dryness of synovial fluid. Due to dryness in the joints, a cracking noise is produced. Also, the joints become very dry when there is too much Vata in the body. It effects in the nutrition, it affects our digestion and also our food which contains nutritious does not get digested properly and the nucleons are not absorbed by the body.These leads to the bones to weaken.
The second cause that described in the Ayurveda about arthritis is the formation of toxin in the body. The toxic material “ama” is formed as a result of undigested food. Ama is the sticky material. It also goes and deposited in the joints and blocks the vata and other different nutritious. If this is the problem then there is a swelling in the joints and the joints become swollen and this particular disease is named as “Ama Vata”, there are ama and vata. There is another type of Vata that is ” Sandhi Vata “.when only vata is deposited in the joints which are mostly considered to be osteoarthritis. Another type of Vata is vata rakta, where there is some involvement of pitta or heat. Pitta makes the blood impure. When the blood is impure it goes and manifest in the fingers and the toes or ankles and also in other joints this is called vata rakhta. This is considered as gout in the modern age. So there are so many types of problems in the joints.
Arthritis is becoming one of the most common problems in the modern age. technically in the earlier age or ancient times, it was considered that the old age was the cause of the joint pain. But these days we can find a different kind of joint pains or arthritis even at the young age. So what can we do to prevent joint pains?
Simplest thing as I mentioned earlier about Vata.We have to learn how we can keep vata under control. Vata is dry so we need to lubricate our body. Oil massage is a very nice technique. Regular oil massage with olive oil mastered oil or any other oil will be wonderful for your joints, not only for joints but also for your muscle. Every day sesame oil massage is a wonderful thing to prevent joint pain and also helps to keep your joints more healthy and in good shape.
If you want to make a little medicated oil.Then you can chop off some fresh garlic, fresh ginger and add it in sesame oil and cook in the slow heat. One teaspoon of each in 100 ml of sesame oil when it is cooked filter it, this oil is quite warming.You can use it in back pain, neck pain or any other pains. It is a wonderful remedy.
Take care of joint pains,You have to remember an important thing that internally you should not eat too much of vata type food, which means a lot of cold things, cooled foods, and also, too many dry foods, crunchy, crispy, chips, popcorn or dry vegetables, these are not good. Also, beans, cauliflower or those foods which are gas forming should be avoided. Especially if you are suffering from joints pains, also it is very important that there is no Ama formation in your system. Which means you should keep your digestive system good.
The very simple remedy you can use at home takes a fresh piece of ginger and eat it before you eat your food. Just four minutes before you have food eat a small piece of fresh ginger. This will help in digestion.
Also, there is a very simple recipe. I am telling you something that you can find in your kitchen get some fenugreek, turmeric powder and ginger powder, all in equal quantities, make a mixture and take one tablespoon morning and evening, either with milk or warm water. This is also wonderful remedy and gives strength to the cartilage and also helps in relieving joint pains, these are simple things you can do in your life.
But most important thing is to do some regular excessive, yoga, walking, swimming, stretching, but don’t over exercise, don’t sit for long hours, also don’t be inactive in physical matters.
Vaayu mudra, Prithvi mudra, Varun mudra, Vaata-naashak mudra, Pran mudra, Apaan mudra and Apana Vayu mudra is very useful in the treatment of arthritis.
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And most important thing is you should not feel that the joint pains cannot be recovered. Many people feel that my joints are old and there is degeneration. These are not good thoughts be positive. I hope these things will help you.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease process and a painful condition.It is a serious illness that effects all the body parts like, joints, fingers, wrists,hips,knees,boots,muscles,tendons and other tissues of the body.
This disease forms due to an inflammatory process of the synovium or lining of the joints.
Rheumatoid arthritis never happens over night it will take several months.It develops gradually over several months of pain and stiffness in the joints.The primary causes of rheumatoid arthritis are hormonal imbalance, physical and mental stress, infections,sever fright, shock and injury.
The primary symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis are anaemia, colitis, constipation,gall-bladder disturbances, low blood pressure and deformed hands and feet.
In Ayurveda treatments of rheumatoid arthritis If the bigger joints are affected by the disease then Brihadvata Chintamani is the primary drug is using for quick relief.
.250gms of brihadvata chintamani mixed with honey can be taken two to three times.If you are suffering from a long period and sever pains you can take it three times a day.
If you are in an early stage of the disease, then Mahayogaraja Guggulu is the best choice.You can make this in a dose of two tablets four times in a day.After the tablets are taken, you should drink hot water or hot milk.To get an optimum result, it is better to take in an empty stomach.
Massaging with the medicated oil Mahanarayana taila is very useful.It is better that it luke warm before use.If you are in a severe stage, and your spine is also affected by this disease, then you can take a higher dose of Brihadvata Chintamani and decrease it after a week.
If you are not constipated, then this medicine will give you quick and better results in a short period.
If you are constipated, then you should take castor oil in the evening to relief constipation.
If you are in the severing stage, then you can make a decoction of ‘Maharasanadi Katha’ in a dose of six teaspoons per day.
These are the primary treatments in the Ayurveda for rheumatoid arthritis.
If you are in a severe stage of rheumatoid arthritis, then it is advisable that you should take a one-week raw vegetable juice fasting.
The extracts of Green juice obtained from green leafy vegetables and mixed with one of these juices of carrot, beet, celery is very active.The alkaline effect of raw vegetable juices dissolves all the accumulation in the joints and other tissues.IF you are not able to take continued fasting, it is better you can make a small interval of repeated fasting in a period of two months.
Raw potato juice is used in the treatment of arthritis from the ancient times.You can prepare it by diluting the juice with 50% water.Or soaked water for overnight and drinking the water in the morning.
If you are in a painful situation, then Black gingerly seeds, soaked in water overnight is very effective.
Drinking water from copper containers are found beneficial, or you can use a copper ornament or bracelet.
If you are feeling severe pains in the joints then coconut oil or mustard oil mixed with camphor and massage the joints to get instant relief.
Sea bathing is very beneficial, the natural iodine in seawater will be used as a pain reliever.If sea bath is not possible then in a tub of lukewarm water and adds 200 gm of sea salt and relax for 30 minutes in it is very efficient.
Upon Arising: A glass of lukewarm water with a half a freshly squeezed lime and add honey.
Breakfast: Orange, apple or any fruit (except Banana) and cup a cup of hot milk with Oval tine.
Lunch: First take a salad with tomato, carrot, radish, cucumber, wheat bread green vegetable.
Afternoon: Fresh fruit, salted biscuit.
BENEFICIAL FOODS: Pineapple, Apple, Cucumber, Garlic, Alfalfa, Aloe, Amla, Pepper, Nut mag, Ashvagandha, Lime.
Alfalfa: Alfalfa tea from its seeds is useful.
Amla: Tablespoon of powder with two tablespoons of jaggery twice a day for four months.
Cucumber: I juice with carrot and beet found effective.
Garlic: Garlic, Cloves found useful.
Note: Do not use any home remedies continuously at least keep a gap of 10 days & then restart it again.
Every day in every way, I am getting better and better.
I am love. I how to choose to love & approve of myself. I see other with love.
Repeat this affirmation as much time as you can. Especially early in the morning when you get up and when you are going to bed.
Trikonasana,bhujangasana,Shalabhasana,nauksana,Vakrasana and Shavasana, Are very beneficial for you if you are suffering from rheumatoid arthritis.
Anuloma viloma,ujjai and bhramari pranayamas are very effective in the treatments of rheumatoid arthritis.
Light exercises like walking, swimming,hiking and yogic kriyas like jalnei and kapa bhakti is very useful.
These mudras are very useful it will give you complete relief from rheumatoid arthritis.
If you have rheumatoid arthritis, then you should avoid, Rice and sour things like curd, preparation of pulses and fried things and all the foods which is constipating.
You should stay away from cold, rain and cold water and all the cooled drinks.
AVOID: Tobacco, Alcohol, Refined & Fried Food, Meat, Tea, Coffee, Cold Drink, Ice cream, Rice, Sugar, Processed & Canned foods, Cauliflower, Lady Finger, Arbi, Red Pumpkin, Brinjal, Urad Dal, Rajma, Sour food, Curd, Pulses, Milk & Milk Products.
These are the different and alternative natural treatments of rheumatoid arthritis.
All the information and advice in this article are for informative purpose only.Don’t take action without consulting your doctor or any other health experts.
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0.965605 | Describe your career and what led you to your current position? I’ve always been interested in the field of computers and wanted to pursue an advanced degree in this field. My undergraduate degree in Computer Engineering helped in building a strong technical foundation. Before beginning my pursuit of a master’s degree, I decided to gain industry experience by working in a performance engineering team at J.P/ Morgan. The MS-MIS program at Texas A&M inculcated a managerial and business-oriented thinking to supplement my technical knowledge. In my full-time role, it will be a challenge to continue learning about new IT trends and aligning them to the overall business strategy.
What was your favorite course taken while in the MS-MIS program? My favorite course was ISYS 630 – MIS Project Management. Before starting the master’s program, I had worked on several IT projects but never had formal training on project management. After taking this course, I could see the difference in my internship work experience. IT project failures are common phenomena and the course addressed critical issues behind those failures. It was my favorite course because the professor was amazing and the course was directly aligned to certification exams like CAPM and PMP.
What was the most beneficial course you took in the program? While there were many beneficial courses, if I were to name only one, I’d say STAT 651 – Statistics in Research. The course content was completely new to me. It taught me how to analyze the research data, build models, interpret numbers, and predict the outcomes using sophisticated tools. After taking the course, I feel confident and comfortable with the statistical jargon. Overall, it was a great add-on to my field of study.
What advice would you give to current students in the MS-MIS program? I followed three simple rules during my graduate program: 1) Enjoy the courses. Take academic projects seriously. Don’t get pressurized by the thing happening around you. Don’t care too much about grades. It is difficult to follow this rule, but I can say that what you learn matters more than grades in the end. 2) Be proactive and keep networking. IT is one field where change is constant. Try to connect and talk to industry professionals about what’s happening in their workplace. This helps in the job search as well. 3) Most importantly, enjoy the student and campus life. We have limited time in our life as a student. Make the most of it! |
0.999085 | How do I figure out what to offer?
How do I handle the purchase offer when buying a for-sale-by-owner home?
Learn as much about market values as you can. Look at comparable properties. Ask your agent to prepare a comparative market evaluation of the property that will tell you recent selling prices of comparable properties. When market values are rising, there is a bit of guesswork involved in pricing. You may need to be a trendsetter and pay a bit more than recent comparable sales to be the successful bidder. Find out all you can about the property before writing an offer.
Most purchase offers include two standard contingencies: a financing contingency, which makes the sale dependent on the buyers' ability to obtain a loan commitment from a lender, and an inspection contingency, which allows buyers to have professionals inspect the property to their satisfaction.
You should always do your homework about comparable prices in the neighborhood before making any offer. It also pays to know something about the seller's motivation. A lower price with a speedy escrow, for example, may motivate a seller who must move, has another house under contract or must sell quickly for other reasons.
If you do not have the expertise to draft a purchase contract, consider hiring a real estate attorney for this critical part of the transaction. If you are short on time and have little experience with real estate sales, you also can hire a real estate agent for an hourly rate or a fixed fee to represent you in the transaction. Some agents will handle such a transaction for a discounted fee because they will not have to spend time and money marketing the property or showing you the property. |
0.999985 | Quax is a desktop zooming tool intended especially for web developers, but is very handy and friendly for newbies. There are few other tools for this task: XMag, KMag and KZoom. All of them are full featured applications and take some time to figure how to use them. Quax is very easy to use. |
0.999995 | Did you know that eating certain foods can speed up your body’s aging process? These unhealthy food items are often loaded with bad fats, sugars, artificial sweeteners, preservatives, and other toxic ingredients. The consumption of these unhealthy junk foods can even lead to inflammation and cell damage, leaving you with dull, dry, or wrinkled skin. You can maintain a healthy and youthful-looking body by avoiding these harmful and inflammatory food items. |
0.947098 | Description: It is believed that for any physically realistic Hamiltonian H on n degrees of freedom, the corresponding time evolution operator e−iHt can be implemented using poly(n,t) gates. Unless BPP=BQP, this problem is not solvable in general on a classical computer in polynomial time. Many techniques for quantum simulation have been developed for general classes of Hamiltonians [25,95,92,5,12,170,205,211,244,245,278,293,294,295,372,382], chemical dynamics [63,68,227,310,375], condensed matter physics [1,99, 145], relativistic quantum mechanics (the Dirac and Klein-Gordon equations) [367,369,370,371], open quantum systems [376, 377,378,379], and quantum field theory [107,166,228,229,230,368]. The exponential complexity of classically simulating quantum systems led Feynman to first propose that quantum computers might outperform classical computers on certain tasks . Although the problem of finding ground energies of local Hamiltonians is QMA-complete and therefore probably requires exponential time on a quantum computer in the worst case, quantum algorithms have been developed to approximate ground [102,231,232,233,234,235,308,321,322,380,381] and thermal [132,121,281,282,307] states for some classes of Hamiltonians. Efficient quantum algorithms have been also obtained for preparing certain classes of tensor network states [323,324,325,326,327,328].
Description: For a classical system with a finite set of states S the partition function is Z=∑s∈Se−E(s)/kT, where T is the temperature and k is Boltzmann's constant. Essentially every thermodynamic quantity can be calculated by taking an appropriate partial derivative of the partition function. The partition function of the Potts model is a special case of the Tutte polynomial. A quantum algorithm for approximating the Tutte polynomial is given in . Some connections between these approaches are discussed in . Additional algorithms for estimating partition functions on quantum computers are given in [112,113,45,47]. A BQP-completeness result (where the "energies" are allowed to be complex) is also given in . A method for approximating partition functions by simulating thermalization processes is given in . A quadratic speedup for the approximation of general partition functions is given in . A method based on quantum walks, achieving polynomial speedup for evaluating partition functions is given in .
Description: In adiabatic quantum computation one starts with an initial Hamiltonian whose ground state is easy to prepare, and slowly varies the Hamiltonian to one whose ground state encodes the solution to some computational problem. By the adiabatic theorem, the system will track the instantaneous ground state provided the variation of the Hamiltonian is sufficiently slow. The runtime of an adiabatic algorithm scales at worst as 1/γ3 where γ is the minimum eigenvalue gap between the ground state and the first excited state . If the Hamiltonian is varied sufficiently smoothly, one can improve this to O˜(1/γ2) . Adiabatic quantum computation was first proposed by Farhi et al. as a method for solving NP-complete combinatorial optimization problems [96, 186]. Adiabatic quantum algorithms for optimization problems typically use "stoquastic" Hamiltonians, which do not suffer from the sign problem. Such algorithms are sometimes referred to as quantum annealing. Adiabatic quantum computation with non-stoquastic Hamiltonians is as powerful as the quantum circuit model . Adiabatic algorithms using stoquastic Hamiltonians are probably less powerful , but may be nevertheless more powerful than classical computation. The asymptotic runtime of adiabatic optimization algorithms is notoriously difficult to analyze, but some progress has been achieved [179,180,181,182,187,188,189,190,191,226]. (Also relevant is an earlier literature on quantum annealing, which originally referred to a classical optimization algorithm that works by simulating a quantum process, much as simulated annealing is a classical optimization algorithm that works by simulating a thermal process. See e.g. [199, 198].) Adiabatic quantum computers can perform a process somewhat analogous to Grover search in O(N‾‾√) time . Adiabatic quantum algorithms achieving quadratic speedup for a more general class of problems are constructed in by adapting techniques from . Adiabatic quantum algorithms have been proposed for several specific problems, including PageRank , machine learning [192, 195], and graph problems [193, 194]. Some quantum simulation algorithms also use adiabatic state preparation.
Description: In simulated annealing, one has a series of Markov chains defined by stochastic matrices M1,M2,…,Mn. These are slowly varying in the sense that their limiting distributions pi1,π2,…,πn satisfy |πt+1−πt|<ϵ for some small ϵ. These distributions can often be thought of as thermal distributions at successively lower temperatures. If π1 can be easily prepared, then by applying this series of Markov chains one can sample from πn. Typically, one wishes for πn to be a distribution over good solutions to some optimization problem. Let δi be the gap between the largest and second largest eigenvalues of Mi. Let δ=miniδi. The run time of this classical algorithm is proportional to 1/δ. Building upon results of Szegedy [135,85], Somma et al. have shown [84, 177] that quantum computers can sample from πn with a runtime proportional to 1/δ√. Additional methods by which classical Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithms can be sped up using quantum walks are given in . |
0.950153 | Advanced computer simulation technology often requires high-end graphics cards.
Different types of computer simulation technology are usually based on either software or hardware that can be used to create a wide range of different simulations. Software designed to run simulations is usually created to imitate a particular type of scenario, such as programs meant to test industrial engineering through simulations of weather and other natural events. There are a number of applications that can be approached through the use of hardware designed to recreate different setups, such as flight simulators. Other types of computer simulation technology can include a combination of hardware and software, as well as programs that are designed as emulators.
Some of the most common forms of computer simulation technology are software programs that can be used to create a number of simulated events. Different pieces of software have been designed to help people simulate various situations in order to test a range of products. For example, there are programs that can be used to recreate a realistic series of events to test how well a building might hold up to high winds and earthquakes. Other programs that have been developed as computer simulation technology include software used to test designs for cars and other commercial and industrial products prior to construction.
There are also pieces of hardware that have been created as computer simulation technology, which can be used for a variety of reasons. Some physical simulators can allow someone to train through a virtual reality or simulated scenario rather than by learning in a real world environment. Flight simulators, for example, often use hardware that emulates the internal display and controls of a cockpit, to allow pilots to learn different flight procedures in a safe setting. There are also racing simulators and a number of other pieces of hardware that can be used for similar reasons.
Many types of computer simulation technology rely on a combination of both software and hardware to allow for the simulation of an event or setting. Flight and racing simulators, for example, typically have programs that generate a virtual environment on a series of monitors, which changes based on the simulation controller. This allows users to see a virtual reality landscape that is programmed to be responsive based on input through simulation hardware.
There are also some types of computer simulation technology that are referred to as “emulators.” These software programs allow someone to emulate a different hardware or software setup, without having to use the actual hardware. For example, software developers can use emulators to test different hardware configurations for a new program, rather than building numerous physical environments for testing. Some emulators are used to recreate older pieces of technology, such as video game hardware, to allow people to play an older game on newer devices.
What Are the Different Types of Virtual Reality Technology?
How do I Choose the Best Computer Simulation Software?
What are Computer Simulation Games? |
0.989364 | Sources: Suspect arrested in Britain is a major al Qaeda player.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- The effort by U.S. officials to justify raising the terror alert level last week may have shut down an important source of information that has already led to a series of al Qaeda arrests, Pakistani intelligence sources have said.
Until U.S. officials leaked the arrest of Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan to reporters, Pakistan had been using him in a sting operation to track down al Qaeda operatives around the world, the sources said.
In background briefings with journalists last week, unnamed U.S. government officials said it was the capture of Khan that provided the information that led Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge to announce a higher terror alert level.
Khan is a computer expert who officials said helped Osama bin Laden communicate with his terror network.
Investigators found detailed surveillance information on certain targets in the United States, apparently conducted by al Qaeda operatives, on Khan's computer disks.
The unnamed U.S. officials leaked Khan's name along with confirmation that most of the surveillance data was three or four years old, arguing that its age was irrelevant because al Qaeda planned attacks so far in advance.
Law enforcement sources said some of the intelligence gleaned from the arrests of Khan and others gave phone numbers and e-mail addresses that the FBI and other agencies were using to try to track down any al Qaeda operatives in the United States.
Then on Friday, after Khan's name was revealed, government sources told CNN that counterterrorism officials had seen a drop in intercepted communications among suspected terrorists.
But some observers have said that Islamabad should not have been compromised by political considerations in Washington.
One senator told CNN that U.S. officials should have kept Khan's role quiet.
"You always want to know the evidence," said Senator George Allen.
"In this situation, in my view, they should have kept their mouth shut and just said, 'We have information, trust us.' "
Senator Charles Schumer said he was "troubled" by the decision to identify Khan.
He said the public learned little from reports of Khan's role, "and it seems to me they shouldn't have put this name out."
"The Pakistani interior minister, Faisal Hayat, as well as the British home secretary, David Blunkett, have expressed displeasure in fairly severe terms that Khan's name was released, because they were trying to track down other contacts of his," Schumer told CNN.
But Pakistani Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad downplayed the effect of the U.S. "outing" of Khan, saying Pakistan is looking forward and not back.
"We are moving towards the positive side," he said. "We've got positive information and we believe there will be positive results."
Pakistani intelligence officials said information provided by Khan not only contributed to the rise in the U.S. terror alert level but also led to 13 arrests on terrorism charges in Britain.
British officials declined to comment. |
0.999988 | How to tighten and lift up the breasts by yoga?
Breasts are made of fat, tissues, and milk producing glands and not muscles; this makes it difficult to shape and tone breasts. Sagging breasts normally occur with ageing and are quite common after breastfeeding and pregnancy. While it is not possible to tighten the loose skin in sagging breasts, you can shape and tone the muscles around your breasts to make it appear more firm. One way on how to tighten breasts is to perform some breast lift exercises like stability ball dumbbell presses.
To perform this exercise you should rest your head, shoulders, and back on a stability ball. You should keep your legs in front of you while your feet are kept flat on the ground. Bring the dumbbells near your chest with your knuckles facing upwards. Let your arms come to the ceiling till they become straight. Bring the weights close to each other but avoid let them come in contact. Then, get them back to your chest and repeat the exercise.
Another method on how to tighten and make breasts firm is by regularly applying a moisturizer like vitamin E oil or shea butter to maintain the elasticity of the skin of your breasts.
The cream will get absorbed by the skin to give it a more youthful appearance. You could also try some home remedies by applying a mixture of an egg, a tablespoon of yoghurt, and one teaspoon of vitamin E oil. This mixture should be applied to the breast using circular motions after which you should put on a bra for 20 minutes. Thereafter, wash the mixture off with warm water.
Practicing yoga for breast firming can also be an effective technique to use, especially the postures that work on the pectoral muscles. Some of the effective yoga postures on how to tighten the breast are Utthita Trikonasana (Triangle Pose), Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend), and Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose).
In fact, any of the yoga postures that are beneficial to the chest can be effective yoga breast firming exercises. However, it will help a great deal if you practice the yoga breast firming exercises under the guidance of a qualified instructor. For you to start seeing benefits, it is essential that you perform the yoga postures on how to tighten breasts regularly, accompanied with foods that are rich in estrogen like alfalfa sprouts, tofu, soy beans, and flax seeds. Further, if you are not satisfied with the effects of exercising and diet, you could go in for corrective surgery.
Sagging breasts can be due to a variety of reasons. These include age, pregnancy and post pregnancy weight loss, breast feeding, weight loss in general, or excessive weight gain, in which case the breast tissue aren’t able to hold your breast due to a higher centre of gravity. Alternatively, sagging breasts can also be a natural phenomenon which is present in your genes. Women with sagging breasts can feel conscious and unconfident. However, this shouldn’t be allowed to affect your self esteem as there is a lot you can do. Yoga can be very beneficial to help tone and tighten the breasts within a realistic range.
The breast is mainly fat and connective tissue and does not have any muscle. Hence, it is difficult to tone and tighten. Technically it is not a possibility since no muscles are involved. However, it is possible to tighten the breast tissue and strengthen the pectoral or chest muscles, so that the breasts can look toned and uplifted.
Yoga is a great way to tighten chest muscles and tone the breasts. Several yoga exercises that focus on working against gravity, such as backbends, Shirsasana (Headstand), and Viparita Karani (Inverted Leg Stretch) are great at uplifting breasts since they oppose the gravitational force which pulls the breasts downward. Other poses such as Bhujangasana (Snake Pose), Ushtrashasana (Camel Pose), and Dwikonasana (Double Angle Pose) are great for strengthening the pectorals and correcting the body posture. Proper posture can subtract years from aging breasts, making them look firmer and uplifted.
Avoid doing forward bends, contracting poses, jogging, and running. They are detrimental to sagging breasts. Use good quality sport bras, which provide good support. Correct your posture and sit up straight; it can totally enhance they way you look in a matter of seconds.
Massage is also an excellent way of firming saggy breasts. Get your hands on a book or DVD that teaches Yoga massage techniques and maybe you can get your partner to help you tone your breast muscles: a pleasurable experience for both.
Don’t have unrealistic expectations that your breasts will be totally toned and uplifted. All commercials that claim to be able to do so are merely prone to exaggeration. As I have mentioned before, breasts do not have muscle and therefore, tightening and uplifting them is not as easy as many people claim. However, the firmness of breasts can be greatly enhanced by performing the yoga postures mentioned above, provided you do them consistently and with a positive mind. |
0.965671 | Print this Fact Sheet for a quick reference guide.
A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury. Concussions are caused by a bump or blow to the head. Even a "ding," “getting your bell rung,” or what seems to be a mild bump or blow to the head can be serious.
Seek medical attention right away. A health care professional will be able to decide how serious the concussion is and when it is safe for your child to return to regular activities, including sports.
Keep your child out of play. Concussions take time to heal. Don’t let your child return to play the day of the injury and until a health care professional says it’s OK. Children who return to play too soon - while the brain is still healing - risk a greater chance of having a second concussion. Repeat or later concussions can be very serious. They can cause permanent brain damage, affecting your child for a lifetime.
Tell the child’s coach about any previous concussion. Coaches should know if your child had a previous concussion. Your child’s coach may not know about a concussion your child received in another sport or activity unless you tell the coach.
The Centers for Disease Control offers a wealth of information on concussions. Follow these links to learn more.
Video: What is a Concussion? |
0.984577 | In 2016, both the result of June's EU referendum and the government's plans to scrap the Human Rights Acts jeopardised the right of the UK's vegans to be protect from discrimination - from denial of services (such as vegan food in hospitals, care homes, and prisons) to bulling at school or work.
With none of the UK's vegan advocacy organisations taking any visible steps to counter such moves, I launched a grassroots campaign to ensure that vulnerable vegans would continue to be protected.
Keep up to date with relevant articles from news media in the UK and beyond, as well as the latest activity on the campaign for vegans's rights to be protected as the UK leaves the European Union, and the government scraps the Human Rights Act (to replace it with a new Bill Of Rights).
What protection do vegans currently have? |
0.997198 | Albert Hitchcock joined 174 year old Pearson as Chief Information Officer in early 2014, the company was already in the throes of a major transformation. It had moved its emphasis from publishing to education, and would announce a dedication to the latter the following year.
Hitchcock facilitated this change through a three-phased transformation, which includes radical simplification, platform strategy, and execution strategy. The radical simplification has included the consolidation of systems, moving from data centers to the cloud, and people and culture changes.
Now, under Hitchcock's leadership, the company is moving toward a single platform, similar to Netflix for education, which will be highly scalable, global in nature, high-quality, and one that can deliver all of their experiences around the world to millions of learners.
Along the way, Hitchcock's role has aggrandized, as he has moved from CIO to Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer of the company. Now his purview includes IT and digital transformation, but also product development, procurement, supply chain, customer service, and real estate.
Peter High: You are the Chief Operating and Technology Officer at Pearson. You took on these responsibilities in 2016 after two years as the company's Chief Information Officer. Could you talk about your current purview? Additionally, could you explain why you changed roles and the differences between the responsibilities the roles entail?
Albert Hitchcock: I have been with Pearson for just over four years, having previously joined from Vodafone Group where I was the Group Chief Information Officer for seven years. When I joined Pearson, I was especially interested in the mission of the company and the agenda it had to transform education through the digital medium. I joined the company as the CIO and took on the responsibility to look into how we transform the company into a digital enterprise. One of my first roles was to look across the business and see how the company was operating. This entailed searching for ways we could implement technology to both streamline the way the company ran and how we served our customers. What became clear quickly was the need to radically simplify not only the underlying technology but furthermore, the way the company ran all of its operational processes. Moreover, it became clear how we delivered a competitive digital experience to our consumers and our institutional customers.
Through that process, one of the things that became evident was that large chunks of the company, if not the entire company, needed to go through a radical change. I was asked to take on additional responsibilities through that, in terms of taking on the digital product development. This was because it became clear that the enterprise IT and the way we were developing digital products needed to be closely aligned. Previously in the business, these two were separate and were almost competing for technology functions. It was a belief on my part that we needed to have an underlying design, digital architecture, and a way of working that was compatible across both enterprise IT and product development. That group was one of the first groups to come in addition to my existing CIO role.
Approximately a year later, one of the things we embarked upon through this process was a common ERP system, a common CRM, common operations processes, and common data such as customer data, product data, and vendor data. At the time, we did not have a single operations function across the company. Operations tended to be embedded in our regional organizations and other functions around the business. It became clear that in order to drive the process of alignment, commonality in ways of working, and the drive to a common data model, we needed to bring those functions together. I offered to take on the operations responsibilities such as procurement, supply chain, customer service, and even real estate. This was in an effort to drive a common model around the globe for operations. Furthermore, I have subsequently added in additional shared services. These functions coming together has allowed us to rapidly drive a more cohesive change across the business.
High: You have been a CIO multiple times over, having held the position at Nortel Networks prior to your time at Vodafone, as well as at Pearson. To what extent do you see the work done as a continuation of what CIOs themselves ought to be doing in setting standards regarding the internal and external components of undergoing a digital transformation? Moreover, do you see that as carrying forward with this broader set of responsibilities that you have undertaken?
Hitchcock: I do. My perspective as I have taken on additional roles at both Vodafone and at Pearson is that the role of technology performance is making companies competitive and compatible with the future expectations of consumers. Increasingly, in many ways, the CIO has moved from the back office to the front office. Some companies have implemented a Chief Digital Officer and so forth. That being said, in my view, the head of technology who owns a digital agenda has a transformative role in the company and needs to think wider than pure technology. I believe the role is a transformation role, and therefore it needs to encompass the operating model of the business, the way the company operates, the processes that it needs to perform, and how it delivers a customer experience as preeminent and comparable to the best digital experiences across any site.
Increasingly, consumers are comparing us with their best digital experiences irrespective of the service that is being consumed. Technology executives need to think through the entire customer life-cycle, and they need to think through the effectiveness and performance of the operational aspects of company performance. I believe it is an important and transformative role that needs to be wide encompassing in order to be effective.
High: You described the vision of delivering Pearson's education, content, and services through a single platform as creating the "Netflix of Education." Could you talk about this long-term vision?
Hitchcock: The intention of the message was to have the viewpoint that we needed to move to a platform type of model where we have all our products, services, and capabilities that we deliver to our customers in a single ecosystem. A great deal has been written around this model at Pearson, and that is especially relevant as our company grew through acquisitions. Ours is a diverse business that is over 170 years old and has had many different types of companies under the umbrella of Pearson for many years. Recently, education has become the primary focus, but that complexity that was acquired over those decades was inherent within the company. The way we serve our customers had been across many different brands and many different types of digital products. We sell millions of books and material on the digital side. We had to figure out how to transform that to be a consistent, high-quality branding experience and one that is comparable to the best customer experiences out there.
deliver high-quality courses to students that are proven to help them learn and progress their lives through education and ultimately to their professional lives.
High: Your transformation has been centered around change. How have you thought about the waves of change that you incorporate to breathe life into these ideas?
Hitchcock: Some of those phases have become evident as we have gone through the cycle. In my first few months at Pearson, it became clear that we needed to do this radical simplification. As I mentioned, Pearson grew through acquisition and therefore nothing had ever been fully integrated. Because of this, it was an extremely complex vendor landscape as nearly every technology vendor was inside the company somewhere. We had 63 ERP systems across the company, over three thousand applications, and 93 data centers. The first phase I called the radical simplification and reduction phase. This phase was about understanding our cost base and radically addressing cost, taking out complexity, and reducing duplication. The next phase I called platform strategy, which was centered around implementing common core platforms across the company. Specifically. this was about getting everything in the cloud including new content publishing, editorial offering systems, content distribution, the single ERP on Oracle, the single salesforce CRM, and the single identity platform. This allowed us to begin decommissioning all data centers as we started out with 93 and are now down to less than thirty. Our goal is to have them all shutdown and have everything in the public cloud within the next few years. We also moved from three thousand apps to around a thousand, and our goal is to have less than 300 with every one of them in the cloud.
We are now going into what I call the exploitation phase. This phase is focused on moving from the implementation of platforms into the exploitation of platforms and technology. This is the event where we start to innovate to scale and bring an eminent customer experience together across the whole enterprise. There are a variety of questions that have to be answered such as how we track our customers’ behaviors and insights, how we personalize experiences, and how we link our marketing to our customer service and to our product experiences. We want to focus on customer data and customer experience to figure out how to move to the best in cost operational processes to run the company. Furthermore, we want to figure out how to become more efficient, take out costs, and streamline operations. This phase has a big dependency on people and culture. We have to be able to attract new talent that we need to run this new digital business while developing our existing people to get to the next level. Furthermore, we must be able to change the culture from our traditional publishing culture to the digital native culture and figure out what that entails. This is the phase that we are still working on currently. I believe that the next phase is exciting and interesting because we have laid the foundation by implementing a single ERP and single CRM. We are building our global learning platform and we have one of the first products which we launched this month. This focus on culture, change, innovation, and exploitation is going to be exciting at Pearson over the next few years.
High: How is the process of experimentation around new technologies done? Specifically, as new technologies emerge, how do you encourage your team to begin to experiment and to decipher more of the specifics of how that might be leveraged?
Hitchcock: One of my beliefs is that you do not necessarily have to invent everything in-house. There are great examples of innovation that is taking place in both adjacent and completely different industries that are implementing interesting ideas. A practical example of this is that we have been growing our team around the global learning platform because I did not have the skills in the company to build microservice-based software or even cloud-based development. Because of this, we looked to find people who understood that world and the future education experience. In doing this, I looked to the games industry which has some close analogies as to the experiences that we are going to have in the future. We hired a CTO in California from Electronic Arts, and he brought a group of games guys who are located in our new San Francisco office. The interesting thing is that we can bring in an entirely new set of ideas, experiences, and new ways of working that are going to help us innovate the digital education experiences we are currently working on. We did this simply by bringing in a group of people who work in an adjacent industry that otherwise most likely, never would have connected with education. While that is not a new innovation, it is about bringing together people who have diverse experiences in areas that can be additive to what we are trying to do.
Overall, I believe it is a combination of aspects. I believe it is about us looking at other ideas that other companies are implementing and seeing where we can bring these concepts together to deliver with the lasting initiatives that we are trying to put in place at Pearson. Then, as we create the single platform, it is about how we start thinking about future R&D and looking forward towards a five-year horizon. It is about seeing the ideas that are coming that we can then bolt into the platform to take us to the next level. More specifically, with AI, we recently hired a senior leader from Intel to help us to bring the entire AI area to focus in terms of what it is going to do for our business. We are building AI and machine learning capabilities and technology in other areas of our company to look at how we transform all aspects of our business using AI and machine learning. This involves everything from how we transformed customer call centers using chatbots all the way to a part of Pearson’s secret, which is how we bring AI, learning design, pedagogy, and insights into human minds and brain function to create a personalized learning experience. This will be different for every human being and therefore you can potentially accelerate learning and delivery, improve outcomes, and help everyone progress in their lives of learning. AI is at the center of that thinking and we are working on that to bring that to scale through the platform.
Another important emerging technology is augmented and virtual reality. We see several use cases for that, not just within a school and higher education, but also into professional learning. We are looking at how we can help people who work in hazardous jobs experience something without going through the hazard. Moreover, we are looking at how we can help surgeons learn how to perform operations on people without having to perform an operation. We have done some work with Microsoft using HoloLens to simulate a human surgery. Overall, there is a huge scope here for the future and the platform will allow us to do this at scale.
High: With new technology and innovation, you underscored how the pace of change is faster than ever. Additionally, fostering learning agility for individuals, enterprises, and the people who work within companies has become an important topic especially given the fact that a skill that one has today may be rendered obsolete quickly. How do you work to stay agile and ensure that your organization is doing the same thing?
Hitchcock: We recently released a report with the Oxford Martin School on the future skills and learning that will be required in the workplace. One of the things we focused on is the aspect of employability and equipping students with the skills that are necessary for future employment and progression within employment. One of the areas I believe is a great opportunity for Pearson is to increasingly serve education, not just through school and formal education, but with employers to transform their workforce. When I connect to our suppliers in the technology industry or my fellow CIOs, one thing that is evident is that nearly every company is faced with the challenge of re-skilling their workforce. This must be done to cope with the demands of the digital revolution that we are going through and the impact of AI, robotics, and other emerging technologies. I believe Pearson is exceptionally well positioned to assist companies in transforming the skills they need to acquire and develop.
I started out as an engineer, and I became incorporated and then chartered through the Institute of Engineering and Technology. An engineer is no different than a surgeon or an accountant in the sense that the profession demands ongoing development certifications. I believe people want to continue the learning part. Because of this, the opportunity is there for us to become the delivery of lifelong learning for both individuals, education institutions, and government to achieve that. In terms of how we do that internally, at Pearson, there is a big focus on internal employee development.
We started the Technology Academy shortly after I joined to try and take the technology workforce to the next level in terms of their abilities to equip them with the skills needed for our own journey around the digital change. That is something we will continue to work on and sponsor. We work very closely with institutions and universities to do that as well as our own people. It is a fascinating journey and an incredibly important one for society over the next few years. As society changes, we need to evolve to support the future digital requirements.
High: With many of these emerging technologies, many fear it is going to lead to unemployment as technology can take over more of the manual processes that people have traditionally undertaken. I believe that education is part of what will help our society to continue to evolve and ensure that those people have the means to find good work in a new area. Do you share this same view?
Hitchcock: Absolutely. It is incredibly important because as I mentioned, among companies, the common issue that is shared is re-equipping the workforce with the right skills for the future. I used the term revolution as I think we are going to go through a skills revolution in the next few years. It is going to be increasingly hard for companies to find the sort of people who they need. Currently, approximately forty percent of employers say they cannot find the right people and I think that is only going to get worse. They need to equip students for the workforce and to equip the workforce for the future. It is going to be critical, and therefore it is high on our agenda in terms of strategy going forward. |
0.999999 | Punitive levies on Chinese imports would hurt American consumers and U.S. companies that are part of the global supply chain. At the same time, they would strengthen Beijing's resolve to speed up its quest for independence from foreign technology.
President Donald Trump’s executive orders and tweets focusing on trade just a week before meeting Xi Jinping, his Chinese counterpart, came across as clumsy and somewhat hostile towards China. Threatening Beijing is a counterproductive strategy to reduce trade deficits or create jobs in America.
Such escalation may close the door shut on the opportunities achievable through negotiations requiring both sides to move toward each other. Mr Trump appears to be playing a dangerous zero-sum game: instead of fostering mutually beneficial economic ties, he is upping the ante and thereby raising the possibility that both sides may lose.
The Trump administration’s proposal for stiff punitive tariffs on imports from China is not only bad economics, it also shows a poor grasp of Sino-U.S. economic relations. Tariffs could trigger a trade war that would hurt not just China but American industry and American consumers. They could also accelerate China’s state-driven ambitions to become less dependent on advanced technology from abroad in areas ranging from long-haul aircraft to medical equipment and semiconductors.
Simplifying the U.S. trade deficit with China down to brass tacks, one could argue that Chinese factories and workers have outcompeted American workers and destroyed manufacturing jobs in the U.S. However, a closer look reveals how intertwined U.S. and Chinese manufacturing really is.
Take the information technology (IT) industry: U.S. companies export semiconductors and key components to China that are then assembled in Chinese factories into cell phones, tablets, and computers destined for global markets. Not to mention the creative input — such as design and engineering — that also originates outside China’s borders. Tariffs on Chinese products would thus hurt American suppliers, American designers and engineers, American IT companies, and most of all American consumers who would have to pay a much higher price for the imported final product from China.
Moreover, the Trump administration’s hope to reverse the current trade deficit also ignores the global challenges faced by manufacturing that is experiencing another industrial revolution triggered by robotics and 3D-printing.
Countries at the lower end of the value chain such as China are much more exposed to increased industrial automation than the U.S. is now. The U.S. economy has in large part already undergone the painful structural changes of scaling down labour intensive manufacturing. In other words, the US has lost manufacturing jobs to China, but it has also exported potential mass lay-offs of semi-skilled workers due to automation or cheaper competition from elsewhere.
Therefore, the hope that tariffs would provide a quick fix and American workers would again stand at production lines assembling consumer goods is painfully simplistic. By this logic, why not do away with mechanical excavators and use manpower equipped with shovels instead. For a highly developed economy, manufacturing jobs at the low-end of the value chain will only return at the expense of productivity and standards of living.
Even if tariffs would facilitate relocation of some manufacturing to the U.S., one should expect high levels of automation rather than high numbers of blue-collar jobs. For the limited gains of some new jobs, every American would have to pay more for their mobile phones, computers and other products. And by pure economic logic, U.S. consumers at the lower end of the income scale, i.e. those workers who were promised they would benefit most from protectionist trade policies, would see their purchasing power decline.
A possible trade war would also hurt all those U.S. companies that are part of the global supply chain. Any form of sanctions against Chinese exports would result in a boomerang effect on U.S. tech companies supplying components for these “Made in China” products. In other words: the U.S. would shoot itself in the foot and would punish its own tech giants.
Other sectors of the economy would become vulnerable too: targeted Chinese retaliation against American exports could hit the aerospace industry with Boeing at its centre as well as soyabean farmers in the Midwest. U.S. companies that have invested heavily in China could also become easy targets for Chinese reprisals.
A trade war based on a massive trade deficit is not only a miscalculation of basic economics, it is also a short-sighted strategy for dealing with China. To put it bluntly: defending low-end manufacturing simply misses the point.
The Chinese master plan “Made in China 2025“ aims to develop key high-tech industries in which US manufacturing is still highly competitive today. The Chinese government is thinking long-term — not just in terms of quick fixes and quick gains. For the U.S., it is therefore much more pressing to deal with the question of how to remain competitive in the long run rather than attempting to revive industries of yesteryear.
But such an approach requires a different and much more co-operative strategy. Possible approaches include: try to wrap up the negotiations on an investment agreement with China, demand that China opens its service sector to overseas companies and create a level playing field for foreign companies, push back against Chinese state-owned enterprises. That is a much more constructive approach to transform and improve bilateral economic ties than sanctions, tariffs and trade wars.
No sustainable gains can be expected by advancing mercantilist trade policies. They will not successfully trigger a revival of U.S. manufacturing. Nor is it in the U.S. strategic interest to favour low-end manufacturing activities by implementing protective policies. Sino-American economic relations have much to gain from engaging with each other to foster competitiveness and innovation. Isolation from each other will result in distortions and missed opportunities.
This article was first published on the Financial Times' Beyond Brics blog on April 6, 2017. |
0.966976 | What are Fibric acid derivatives?
Fibric acid derivatives or fibrates are regarded as broad-spectrum lipid lowering drugs. Their main action is to decrease triglyceride levels but they also tend to reduce low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels and help to raise high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. Fibrates appear to activate a protein called peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPAR-alpha). PPAR-alpha activates the enzyme lipoprotein lipase and ultimately results in decreased formation of very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) cholesterol (which is converted into LDL cholesterol) and triglycerides and an increase in HDL cholesterol. |
0.941837 | Washington (CNN) - U.S. Park Police arrested a gay soldier and another man Thursday after they handcuffed themselves to the fence surrounding the White House in protest of the military's policy preventing gay and lesbian service members from serving openly.
The two men were charged with failure to obey a lawful order after they were warned to remove the handcuffs or face arrest, said Park Police Sgt. David Schlosser.
Schlosser would not name the pair because they had not yet been processed, but video showed that one was Lt. Dan Choi, a 2003 West Point graduate who is fluent in Arabic. Choi admitted his sexual orientation publicly for the first time last year on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show," prompting the Army to initiate proceedings to discharge him.
Choi chose to appeal his case rather than accept a discharge. The case is still pending.
Washington (CNN) –Top White House aides say that even if the House passes health care reform on Sunday, President Barack Obama is not planning to a big public signing ceremony because the Senate will still have to pass the reconciliation fixes in the legislation.
Instead, White House aides say, the president is likely to deliver relatively low-key public remarks on Sunday congratulating the House if it passes the legislation that day as Obama advisers now expect.
On Sunday, Obama will also sign the portion of the legislation that deals with the original Senate bill if that plan is confirmed by the Senate parliamentarian after all of this weekend's final machinations in the House.
But since the Senate will still have to pass the reconciliation fixes, aides say the president does not want to have a major pep rally on Sunday.
Washington (CNN) - Sen. Kent Conrad issued a statement Thursday announcing that he has asked for the removal from the House bill of an exemption for the state-owned Bank of North Dakota that would have allowed the bank to continue making federally backed student loans.
The new health care plan could reduce the deficit by $138 billion over the first 10 years.
New York (CNNMoney.com) - Democrats pushing for health care reform are closer to the finish line than ever, but it's not over yet. And the question of cost will remain a central issue in coming days.
On Thursday, the Congressional Budget Office weighed in with a key - if still very preliminary - cost estimate.
The latest bill is a mix of provisions from a bill the Senate passed last December and proposals made by President Obama last month.
Like the Senate version, the so-called reconciliation bill would provide government subsidies to low- and middle-income families buying health insurance on their own, expand eligibility rules for Medicaid and provide coverage for a majority of uninsured Americans.
It would also establish a number of insurance reforms.
Washington (CNNMoney.com) - When the House votes on a health care package this weekend, it will also consider a proposal to make federal government the one-stop-shop to get cheap student loans.
However, a review by Congress' budget arm found the revised proposal will have less in new overall savings on student loans over 10 years - $61 billion vs. the original $87 billion - primarily because so many schools have already adopted the program.
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford acknowledged Thursday that he violated state ethics rules on campaign spending and government travel.
Washington (CNN) – South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, whose political career flamed out after he admitted a year-long affair last year with an Argentine woman he called his "soulmate," acknowledged Thursday that he violated state ethics rules on campaign spending and government travel.
Sanford did not go quietly. He said in a statement that he still believed "in the innocence of my actions" and boasted of his record for fiscal responsibility while in office. Sanford said his administration has spent 63 percent less on travel than his predecessor did.
"[I]t's time to move on," Sanford said. "While I believe I would be vindicated on all these matters if there were ever a full airing, the people of South Carolina have moved on from all that unfolded last summer and this administration has moved on as well."
New York (CNNMoney.com) - Now that it's taken its first baby step towards creating jobs, Congress is looking at more measures to spur employment.
Don't expect any blockbuster bills with inventive hiring initiatives. With partisan politics dominating Capitol Hill, lawmakers are concentrating on bite-sized bills that are easier to pass. Most of the measures merely extend or expand existing laws.
Washington (CNN) – The chairman of the Republican National Committee accused the White House Thursday of pushing and punishing the Congressional Budget Office into calculating an estimate for the health care bill that's favorable to Democrats.
In an interview with CNN's Rick Sanchez, Michael Steele mentioned the $940 billion figure, estimated for the next 10 years, and said, "That's a lie."
Conrad, a North Dakota Democrat, said his state's bank deserves to stay in the student loan business because it both originates and services low-interest student loans.
Washington (CNN) - Sen. Kent Conrad said Thursday he won an exemption for the state-owned Bank of North Dakota to continue making federally backed student loans under legislation that would alter the loan process.
He said the special treatment for the bank will be included in the budget reconciliation bill, which contains both fixes to health care legislation and changes to the way federally secured student loans are made.
"They are not like these other institutions that have created these problems," he said.
Democrats have criticized private banks for earning profits by making federally backed loans, while also pocketing a subsidy from taxpayers. Under the bill, the federal government would make the loans directly and keep any earned profits from the loans. |
0.983194 | How do I add a note and set a reminder alert to my feedback?
It's possible to add notes to your feedback results. This can be useful in terms of communicating with your team members. It can also serve as memory support.
Go to the feedback item you want to add a note to and make sure your date selection and report is correct (to prevent you from searching for a specific feedback result under the wrong date selection or report) and then click on the feedback result.
Once you have the feedback item open, you will see a few options you can choose from concerning feedback actions. The last one, 'Notes' allows you to add a note to the feedback item. Place your text in the textbox.
To make your note, just fill in your text in the text area and click on 'Add note'.
If you also want to add followers to let them know you have added a note click on the (+) button to add a team member. They will be notified by email. You will see a single line to type a name.
When your team member has successfully been added you can also set a reminder alert by clicking on the 'Bell' icon. By doing so, you will get a reminder email about this note.
Fill in the date and time you want to be reminded.
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0.976715 | Don't worry my dears, I haven't been ignoring you. I have been struck down with a rather nasty bout of glue ear and laryngitis. Yes, that's right, I am currently suffering from a childhood ear infection and I can't even complain audibly about it. Needless to say, I am camped out on the sofa in a blanket watching Wall-E because, in bleak times such as these, only a silent, stranded robot knows how you feel.
(Also, the version of La Vie en Rose in this movie makes my little brown heart all melty. In my opinion, it is everything that is right with the world).
Anyway, let's press on shall we?
A few months ago, a friend of mine (let's call her, "Zsa Zsa") called me up and informed me she was taking me out as an early birthday present. So I got dressed up and met the little glamour puss in the city for a night of cocktails, dancing and, of course, The Ladyboys of Bangkok show. The evening was an absolute riot and made more amusing by the fact that Zsa Zsa's older cousin (let's call her "Sandra") had invited us to attend with her partner and all her loud and lovely friends.
One thing to note about Zsa Zsa, and Sandra, is that they are both Indian and that Sandra's partner was, in fact, a woman.
Well, I don't know about you, Internet, but I have never in my life met an openly gay person of Indian or Pakistani persuasion before, let alone two who were a couple.
All throughout the show, I kept staring and grinning at them like a simpleton. We finally had a chance to talk over wine and a giant cheeseboard (thanks Zsa Zsa) in a lovely bar / tearoom after we left the show and, gosh darn it, these women were some of the most fascinating people I had ever met.
Sandra and her partner (let's call her "Savannah") had been together for 10 years and were out and proud with their respective Indian families. So much so that they were currently living with Savannah's parents until they could move to their holiday home in Spain. Being openly gay in a tight knit Asian (Indian / Pakistani) community was not without it's problems but here were two families closing the circle around these girls and offering their support... and I was completely blown away.
To contextualise this a little for you, as a liberal, British Pakistani woman I have never, ever in my life encountered or heard of any openly gay, bi, or transgender individuals in the community. It is something that is never talked about and never seen. It was therefore immensely comforting to see a glimmer of progression on this front. The lives of these women who ran a cupcake company and whose every day was functional and gloriously run of the mill was so liberating to hear about. It was also refreshing to share my experience of an unconventional coupling with people who understood some of the associated cultural and religious pressures.
I wanted to know more and talk for hours but I was mindful of the people who used to quiz me on the intimate details of my Mooish life with Bob and how irritating that could be; so I tried my best to shelve the curiosity. I must say, that I've never been on the other side of it before and do have a little more patience for the questions I receive as a result of this.
I didn't see this couple as a novelty or a spectacle, I was just thrilled to have met them and wanted to know more. I suppose it was the same kind of excitement one of my work colleagues spoke about when a Ghanaian family moved in next door to her. She lives in a very remote town in the countryside, with mostly farming folk and no ethnic minorities at all. So when the Ghanaian lady of the house was walking around town after church in her bright beautiful clothes, my friend was just following her around and waving, waiting for something exciting to happen.
It is this childhood curiosity that I am learning to stomach, because I know now that it comes from an innocent place... as opposed to when people treat you like a conversation piece at parties and your life choices as entertainment. I don't care so much for this approach, it makes me feel a little like a performing monkey.
After our wine and cheeseboard extravaganza we headed out to meet the rest of Sandra and Savannah's friends in the LGBT district of the city centre. Now, I'd been here once or twice as a student with gay friends of mine but never had I ever experienced anything like this before.
As we made our way down the main strip, every single South Asian boy and girl we saw was signalling to Sandra hooting and hollering, some even running up to her, throwing their arms around her neck to say an emphatic hello. She nodded along, taking it all in her stride and tried to give each person enough time whilst still moving us forward to meet her friends. Zsa Zsa and I were completely flabbergasted. I turned to her and saw the very same expression I was wearing on her face also; one of complete surprise mingled with awe.
Little did we know, we had been breaking bread with the Asian Lady Gaga.
One of the boys ran over yelling, " Baji! Baji!" (a term of endearment for an older sister in Urdu and Hindi). Sandra greeted him and he frenetically updated her on his life in about a minute. This boy was a force of nature but Sandra managed to soothe him to the point where he began making sense again.
"I dance though... and I put on this Asian LGBT club night every month, you should come! We do all kinds of bhangra dancing and play all the Bollywood songs.. and I do my own dance. It's amazing you have to come."
Apparently there were a hundred or so Asian kids that go every month and everyone knew each other and they all danced together, celebrating their roots and bonding over common ground.
Well I was one bowled over bunny let me tell you. How have I been completely oblivious to this? There was an entire underground subculture of Asian boys and girls on the the gay scene and Sandra was their queen.
So, not all of them were out but they had created a community with one another, and found their own way to celebrate their culture to boot. Putting beliefs about religion and life choices aside, that's pretty damn impressive, no?
The night spun on and there were shots and Chinese karaoke bars and, finally, there was getting home at half six in the morning. I don't know about you Internet, but I'm just not built for that kind of partying any more. Those kids were so much fun, but the pace of life is much too fast for me. So, I swapped my ridiculously high heels for slippers and a hot water bottle and crawled into bed with Bob, trying not to wake him and desperate to tell him about my adventures.
Right at the top of my mother in law's road. |
0.99891 | To apply the stars onto the basketball t-shirts (not the jersey), use these instructions to help avoid damaging the garment and to ensure laundering durability.
1. Use an iron set at medium high temperature.
2. Set the iron to no steam.
3. Press using both hands for 15-20 seconds.
4. Do not move the iron back and forth as in ironing, just press down firmly. |
0.999902 | Sharath leads a carefree life, meets Swathi at one of the college events. Their friendship turns into a mutual attraction but hesitant to confess their feelings. Due to a small misunderstanding they part ways. Will they ever meet again?
could you add subtitle please.
Dialog: Negative 5 stars This was highly recommended to me. But it's just an 'okay' movie. At least for a change, both the main actors are very good looking and good actors.
why does not it play? |
0.68325 | Alan Menken (born July 22, 1949) is an American musical theatre and film composer and pianist. Menken has collaborated with lyricists including Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Stephen Schwartz. For his work he has won eight Academy Awards as well as ten additional nominations.
Menken was born in Manhattan into a Jewish family, the son of Judith and Norman Menken, a dentist. He developed an interest in music at an early age, studying piano and violin. He went to New Rochelle High School in New Rochelle, New York. He attended New York University as a pre-med student, but later changed his focus to music. After college, he attended the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop. He performed frequently in local clubs and worked as a composer of jingles and songs and as an accompanist.
In the late 1970s, Menken wrote several shows that were successfully showcased, but were not produced. Menken's first major professional work was with Ashman for the Off-Broadway 1979 WPA Theatre production of the play God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, an adaptation of a Kurt Vonnegut novel. This was well received, but three years later, he achieved greater success with the 1982 Off-Broadway musical Little Shop of Horrors, again with Ashman, for which he earned a Drama Desk Award nomination. Little Shop was adapted for a successful motion picture and later a Broadway run.
In 1983, Menken received the BMI Career Achievement Award for his body of work for musical theater, including Little Shop of Horrors, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, Real Life Funnies, Atina: Evil Queen of the Galaxy (produced in workshop as Battle of the Giants), Patch, Patch, Patch, and contributions to numerous revues including Personals and Diamonds. In 1987, a musical adaptation of The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, with lyrics by David Spencer, was produced in Philadelphia. In 1992, the WPA Theatre produced Menken's Weird Romance, also with lyrics also by Spencer. Menken's 1994 musical based on the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, with lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and book by Mike Ockrent, debuted at Madison Square Garden's Paramount Theater. The show proved successful and is becoming an annual New York holiday event. Menken received both Tony Award and Drama Desk Award nominations for the music to the stage musical version of Beauty and the Beast which opened on Broadway in 1994.
Menken is best known, however, for his work over the past two decades with Walt Disney Pictures scoring numerous films, including Disney animated classics The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules and Home on the Range, live-action Newsies, and most recently, its 2007 live-action fairy tale Enchanted. Menken has received dual Academy Awards for Best Score and Best Song on four of these projects. His eight awards overall from only eleven feature films scored give him one of the highest Oscar-to-film ratios of all film composers.
Menken's Sister Act the Musical was produced in 2006. A musical version of The Little Mermaid opened on Broadway in January 2008. Menken and his wife, Janis, a former ballet dancer, reside in upstate New York with their two children, Anna and Nora.
Leap of Faith, a work-in-progress musical, based on the film Leap of Faith. Workshop scheduled for May 2008.The Center Theatre Group is scheduled to present the musical at the Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, in early September 2010, with Rob Ashford as director/choreographer.
Menken is the composer for the upcoming animated Disney film Tangled, expected to be released November 2010. The film went through re-tooling with dramatic changes to the story and crew.
Disney has also announced that "Der Glöckner Von Notre Dame", the Berlin stage musical adaptation of Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame will be coming to the Broadway stage in the next couple years. Although the extended music and new songs, as well as lyrics by Stephen Schwartz were completed for the 1999 premiere in Germany, the show is being fine tuned for American audiences, and in 2011, it will be ready for a Broadway premiere with a happy ending only. (just like in 1996) when Esmeralda survived in the end.
The new, $100 million project at Disney's California Adventure Park, The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Adventure attraction. This new attraction is a part of the park's nearly $1.6 billion expansion plan.
He recently confirmed in an interview that a film version of the Broadway stage production of "Beauty and the Beast" is currently in development.
Menken, Alan. Britannica Book of the Year, 1997. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved September 6, 2007. |
0.994329 | view • talk • edit The King of Saudi Arabia is Saudi Arabia's head of state and absolute monarch. He serves as the head of the Saudi Monarchy and House of Saud.
Within Saudi Arabia the king is known by the title of The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (خادم الحرمين الشريفين), which refers to Saudi Arabia's jurisdiction over the mosques of Masjid al Haram in Mecca and Masjid al-Nabawi in Medina.
Kings of Saudi Arabia (1932-Present) Name Picture Born-Died Reign start Reign end Abdul Aziz (Ibn Saud) 1876 - 1953 22 September1932 9 November1953 Saud 1902 - 1969 9 November1953 2 November1964 (deposed) Faisal 1906 - 1975 2 November1964 25 March1975 (assassinated) Khalid 1912 - 1982 25 March1975 13 June1982 Fahd 1921 - 2005 13 June1982 1 August2005 Abdullah 1924 - 1 August2005 Present King Abdul Aziz began conquering today's Saudi Arabia in 1902, by restoring his family as emirs of Riyadh. He then proceeded to conquer first the Nejd (1922) and then the Hejaz (1925). He progressed from Sultan of Nejd, to King of Hejaz and Nejd, and finally to King of Saudi Arabia (1932).
The other kings have all been sons of his, and all likely immediate successors to the reigning King Abdullah are his sons as well. Sons of Ibn Saud are considered to have primary claim on the Kingship of Saudi Arabia. This makes the Saudi Monarchy quite distinct from Western monarchies, which usually feature large, clearly defined royal families and orders of succession.
The King of Saudi Arabia is also considered the Head of the House of Saud and Prime Minister. The Crown Prince is also the "Deputy Prime Minister." The kings after Faisal have named a "second Deputy Prime Minister" as the subsequent heir after the Crown Prince. The current Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia is Abdullah's half-brother, Prince Sultan, and it is intended that a family assembly choose heirs thereafter from the next generation at some time in the future. The Second Deputy or third in line of succession is Prince Nayef.
Saudi Arabia is ruled by Islamic law and purports to be an Islamic state, but many Muslims see a monarchy as being a non-Islamic system of government. This attitude stems in part from traditional Sunni doctrine, which prefers selecting rulers based on who is most qualified, even though the caliphate became a hereditary system after the time of the first four Sunni Caliphs (the Rashidun). |
0.999968 | The global harvest of freshwater fish is likely 65% higher than the official statistics, according to a new study. Consumption of wild freshwater fish plays a key role in food security and livelihoods in low-income countries. However, records of these harvests appear to be underreported due to ineffective monitoring of subsistence fisheries. Etienne Fluet-Chouinard and colleagues used household consumption surveys to estimate freshwater fish catches in 42 low- and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America. The surveys profiled the fish consumed in more than 548,000 households between 1997 and 2014. After accounting for supplies of fish from trade and aquaculture, the researchers found that 9.26 million metric tons (MT) of wild freshwater fish were caught, indicating massive underestimation in the United Nations’ standard statistics for these countries. Furthermore, these “hidden harvests” are equivalent to the total annual consumption of animal protein of 36.9 million people, making a far greater contribution to global food security than previously thought. These catches are disproportionately important for poor people, enhancing the importance of ensuring that fishery exploitation from rivers, lakes, and wetlands is sustainable.
Article: Global hidden harvest of freshwater fish revealed by household surveys, by Etienne Fluet-Chouinard, Simon Funge-Smith, and Peter B. McIntyre. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. |
0.695408 | RAVE is made up of 10 powerful ingredients, all of which play a role in creating the harmonious experience of mental enhancement that you get with RAVE. Here's a brief summary on what they are and what they do. Taurine a naturally occuring amino acid, that can activate the brains’ suppression of anxiety and stress as well as support memory formation. Acetyl-L-Carnitine, a modified version of L-Carnitine can cross the blood brain barrier and support formation of acetylcholine, which enhances mental energy and offers better concentration and focus. N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine can help with stress management but also helps with production of several neurotransmitters like dopamine, norepinephrine and noradrenaline. Choline bitartrate is an effective source of choline for the biosynthesis of acetylcholine a key neurotransmitter involved in arousal, focus, and motivation. MagicLion™ is an exclusive extract of Hericium erinaceus only found in RAVE. A specialized ethanolic extract of the fruit body, rich in naturally occurring compounds that boost cognitive function and support nerve generation. Huperzine A is an alkaloid isolated from Chinese Club Moss. It’s an inhibitor of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, which breaks down the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Huperzine is used for memory and learning enhancement, as well as enhanced alertness and energy. L-Theanine, found in green tea, provides a calming influence over what can be a harsh edge to a caffeine-induced ‘energy rush’. It blunts the crash and at the same time enhances mental focus, mood and memory.Kigelia Africana is native to Southern Africa, with an unusual grey sausage shaped fruit. It’s preparations have numerous traditional uses, likely due to the vast botanical matrix of naturally occurring physiologically active compounds. Higenamine is a naturally occurring compound found in sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera). As a β2 adrenergic agonist it enhances oxygen availability, but also increases energy levels, improves focus and mental clarity. |
0.992186 | I was recently talking to a digital marketer about the challenges and trends in search and SEO when he stated, “I don’t do SEO” Really? Why not? What is it about SEO that has earned it a reputation below the status of senior staff?
I had to concede that unless you’re working on creating content or optimizing the website, you may not be involved in the daily care and feeding of the SEO monster, but you should at least be aware of the challenges and trends associated with SEO, search, and content marketing if you want your brand to thrive beyond paying for advertising and media for every piece of content until the end of time. Since organic search is still one of the top ways to reach your audience, organic search and SEO should be a high priority in every organization.
In its early years, search engine optimization developed a reputation for being a sneaky practice and rightfully so, in some cases. However, search engines have worked to ensure that the days of keyword stuffing, cloaking, and spamdexing are mostly dead and as a result, SEO is no longer a single tactic implemented at the end of the marketing content process. No matter where you fall in your brand’s marketing organizational chart, you should consider SEO as part of your function.
Getting found by your audiences, converting viewers to customers, and turning customers into evangelists require that search engine optimization and search marketing are considerations at every stage of the marketing process. If you’re only thinking of search engine optimization as a way to improve individual content, you may be missing out on opportunities to implement better strategy throughout every phase of your marketing. SEO and search data can have a major impact on marketing success and provide your team with performance insights and analytics to better inform your efforts.
Search data is the building block to any marketing effort. In the situation analysis phase, search data can help you determine what existing content is working well for you and what content needs to be refreshed or retired. Using the keywords you’re already tracking and discovering new keywords your audiences are using during search queries about your product or service can help you decide where there are holes in your content library. Using search data, you can get insights into your competitors and discover all the content that’s competing for audience attention.
Once you know what’s working for you and for your competitors, you’re ready to employ search data in your strategic planning process. At this stage, every marketing and search function should be collaborating to make sure the messages for social, organic, and paid efforts align with the keywords and topics your audiences are already looking for. The information collected by your SEO department plays a key role in deciding on campaign messages and brand position.
Of course, content creation and content optimization are natural areas to integrate good SEO practices and things like keyword discovery and other search data. Use insights to decide what content to create, which medium to use to create it, and which channels to distribute each type of content.
Throughout the campaign, monitor how messages are resonating with audiences and make tweaks to content to improve findability. If you find your audiences are responding more positively to video content, you may want to add more short videos to your editorial calendar. If you’ve written a blog post that isn’t performing as well as you thought it should, check to make sure it’s optimized for SEO and review it for trending topics and keywords as identified through your search data.
In the final analysis, your search data will show you what elements of your marketing efforts were most effective and which things need to be changed as you move into your next campaign.
SEO and content marketing are two closely related functions and one cannot survive without the other. But the relevancy of search data has farther-reaching influences than just the content you create for your site. Search data should inform all messaging for all marketing and public relations efforts, both organic and paid.
Understanding what keywords are the best converters for you can help you spend less on your paid efforts while getting higher click through rates and better sales leads. Using the most relevant, specific terms and phrases that your audiences are already using will make all your efforts more successful.
So, why should you bother with SEO? Because the search data you can gather and the resulting analytics and insights you get could be the difference between brand findability and brand anonymity. If you aren’t constantly looking at what’s working and what’s not and optimizing both older and new content, you may be missing out on opportunities to attract and convert your key audiences.
How do SEO trends affect overall brand success?
The constantly sifting sands of search engine algorithms and the rapidly changing demands and habits of audiences mean that marketers need to be constantly poised to make adjustments. If you’re unaware of the changes taking place, you may not be delivering the best user experience and you may be missing out on conversion opportunities.
The biggest trend to be aware of is that 93% of online research begins with search engines. The emphasis on search for potential customers makes SEO a practice everyone who should, “do” at one level or another.
All of these trends point to one conclusion. SEO is not – and never will be – business as usual. The trends and changes associated with search engine optimization have far-reaching implications that will affect how marketers do business now and in the future.
Upper level marketers are probably not the people looking at SEO recommendations and optimizing website content and inbound and outbound links. However, they should be aware of how the site content is ranking and what links are effective for increasing site authority, traffic, and ultimately conversions. They should also know how the brand is ranking compared to competitors, know everyone who is competing with the company for audience attention and what competitor content is being found for the keywords they care about.
In any organization there may be one or more people who are involved in the technical side of SEO. Whether it’s an actual search engine optimization department or position, web designer, or the IT department; most organizations have someone looking out for the SEO health. In very small companies, the job of SEO may fall on the marketing department. If no one in your organization is doing search engine optimization, it might be time to redirect some of your resources.
Of course, having the right tools for your needs makes all this so much easier. With the right tools, the workflow between marketing and SEO can be so seamless that marketers may feel like they don’t do SEO, when in fact they are considering search engine optimization and search insights in every phase of their efforts.
If your organization is using a variety of tools for every individual marketing and SEO function, you may feel like your efforts are disconnected from overall brand optimization efforts. Using an enterprise-grade SEO and marketing tool can help your organization streamline the workflow between search engine optimization and marketing and provide insights that can be used by both.
Group keywords and content to monitor campaigns, geographies, etc.
While there are many tools out there that provide one or more of these features, to get all the data in one place you will need to invest in an enterprise level platform. If you’re ready to do more with your website and achieve more with our marketing efforts, give us a shout and we’ll show you GinzaMetrics’ enterprise SEO and marketing platform. |
0.956084 | Why are some public sector leaders -- like John Koskinen, Ed DeSeve, and Michael Bloomberg – so successful at what they do?
Acquiring transferable skills. Business leaders excel in allocating scarce resources; government leaders bring competing interests together for the common good; and nonprofit leaders have greater operating freedom to devise creative approaches. When leaders move between sectors, they acquire a growing array of tools and tactics, and strengthen their ability to work across sectors. |
0.999999 | Apple's iMac, MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro computers come with a built-in camera found at the top of the display. This is called the iSight camera, which has a small, green indicator light to the right of it that turns on when the camera is activated.
Important: The iSight camera can only be activated and thus turned on by opening an application that uses it. In other words, you can't just decide to turn the iSight camera on or off at random as a feature on its own.
Follow the steps below to use a Mac app to turn on your computer's iSight camera.
Open Your Mac's Applications Folder: Select the Applications icon in the Dock at the bottom of your screen to open it.
Alternatively, you can select the Finder icon followed by Applications in the left menu.
Select either one of these apps to open it.
You also have the option to select another app you've downloaded from the Mac App Store that you already know uses the iSight camera.
Look for the Green Light to Turn On: As soon as you open PhotoBooth, FaceTime, or another iSight compatible app, the iSight camera should automatically be activated and turn on. You'll know it's on and working if you see the green indicator light.
This doesn't necessarily mean the iSight camera is recording anything. It's simply been activated so it's ready for when you decide to take photos, record video, or video chat with somebody.
Minimize the app to access other apps while keeping the iSight camera on: Select the yellow minimize button in the top left of the corner to temporarily tuck the app away without closing it or turning the camera off.
Look for the green indicator light to go off when closing the app to turn the iSight camera off: If the green indicator light is still on, you haven't properly closed the app and the iSight camera is almost certainly still on. The app might be minimized in the Dock or it might be somewhere on the desktop hiding behind a bunch of other opened apps.
Use another app to notify you when apps are using your iSight camera: You can use an app like Oversight to tell you when your iSight camera and microphone are enabled, plus which applications are using it. Oversight works on all Macs running OS X 10.10 and later.
Keep iSight compatible apps in the Dock for easy access: Instead of going to your Applications folder every time you want to open an iSight app, simply add the app to your Dock to select it and open it from there. Just open the app, right-click the app icon in the Dock, roll your cursor over Options, and click Keep in Dock. |
0.917065 | Zambia is landlocked in the tropics of southern Africa, distant from both the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. It is at the northern edge of the region referred to as 'southern Africa', while sharing many similarities with its neighbours in East and Central Africa.
Zambia is shaped like a giant butterfly, and covers about 752,610km2. That is slightly smaller than the UK and France combined, and slightly larger than California plus Nevada. In comparison with its neighbours, it is almost double the size of Zimbabwe, but only two-thirds that of South Africa.
Most of Zambia is part of the high, undulating plateau that forms the backbone of Africa. The plateau's altitude is typically 1,000–1,600m above sea level. It is deeply incised by great valleys: the Zambezi, the Kafue, the Luangwa and the Luapula.
There are several large lakes on Zambia's borders: Tanganyika and Mweru in the north, and the man-made Kariba in the south. Lake Bangweulu, and its swamps and floodplain, dominate a large area of the interior.
Zambia's climate can be split into three periods. From December to April it is hot and wet, with torrential downpours often in the late afternoon. From May to August it is dry, and becomes increasingly cool. From September to November it remains dry, but gets progressively hotter. Zambia's climate is generally moderate; only in the great valleys does it feel oppressive.
Zambia is a large country, with many large national parks, and game management areas (GMAs) where conservation and sustainable utilisation of the native wildlife is encouraged.
Miombo woodland – a mixture of grassland dotted with trees and shrubs – makes up about 70% of Zambia's natural environment, with mopane woodland dominating the lower-lying areas. The native fauna is classic big game found throughout East and southern Africa. Amongst the predators, leopard do exceptionally well here; lion are common but cheetah are not. Wild dog are uncommon, though seem to have increased in numbers in recent years, and there are many smaller predators. Zambia's antelope are especially interesting for the range of subspecies that have evolved. Giraffe, wildebeest, waterbuck and, especially, lechwe are notable for this – each having subspecies endemic to the country.
With rich vegetation and lots of water, Zambia has a great variety of both resident and migrant birds: over 750 species in total. Wetland and swamp areas attract some specialised waterfowl, and Zambia is on the edge of the range for both southern African and East African species.
Zambia has a population of about 10.5 million. The vast majority are of black African (Bantu) descent, though there are significant communities whose ancestors came from Europe and India.
Zambia is a large country, so its population density – around 14 people per km2 – is about half that of Zimbabwe, a third that of South Africa, or about a quarter the population density of Kenya. Like much of sub-Saharan Africa, Zambia's population growth rate is somewhere between about 1.5% and 2.9% per annum (the range reflects confusion between sources on the impact of AIDS).
The capital, Lusaka, is home to about 10% of the country's population, whilst the four main towns of the Copperbelt – Kitwe, Ndola, Kabwe and Mufulira – are home to almost 1.5 million people. Thus, the rural areas generally have a low density, and the country retains large tracts of wilderness.
Zambia's urban population is about 40% of the total, which has reduced in the last few years due to a 'return migration' of people moving back to the land. The difficulty of life in the cities is often cited as one of the root causes.
English is the official language in Zambia, and most urban Zambians speak it fluently. In the rural areas it is used less, though only in truly remote settlements would there be problems communicating in English.
The main vernacular languages are Bemba, Kaonde, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja and Tonga – though more than 72 different languages and dialects are spoken in the country.
The majority of Zambians are Christian, having been gradually converted since the first missionaries arrived in the 19th century. There is also a significant proportion of both Muslims and Hindus, originating in the Asian communities who settled whilst Zambia was under British rule. At the same time, traditional African beliefs are widely adhered to – even by Zambia's Christians.
Zambia's first Stone-Age, hunter-gatherer inhabitants were supplanted by Bantu groups from the north, who arrived with their Iron-Age culture in the first few centuries ad. Cecil Rhodes' powerful British South Africa Company took these groups under British rule in around 1890.
In 1924, the British colonial office took over the territory officially. in 1953 Northern Rhodesia, as Zambia was known, was joined to Nyasaland (Malawi) and southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) to form the Central African Federation – though much administration still relied on the British.
Largely peaceful internal pressure, including the voices of several influential British residents, eventually led to Zambia gaining its independence in 1964, when it joined the Commonwealth.
The economy is currently in a poor state, with a huge national debt and no practical means to pay it off. Copper exports account for around 55% of the country's foreign exchange, a percentage which has reduced in recent years, but which still leaves the country highly dependent upon the price of copper on the world's markets. Zambia's inflation rate declined to 17% at the end of 2003, its lowest level for over 20 years.
The currency here is the Zambian kwacha (Kw), which is subdivided into 100 ngwee. This has been devaluing steadily, in line with the country's inflation rate. From 2001 to 2004, the exchange rate for US$1 rose from around Kw3,610 to about Kw4,758. (In mid-2004, £1 is about Kw8,700.) Most of the prices in this guide are in US$ and, for those which are in kwacha, I have assume a notional rate of around US$1 for Kw5,000 and converted them accordingly for ease of reference.
The chief of state and the head of government is the president, who appoints cabinet ministers from members of the National Assembly, a chamber of 150 elected representatives.
Zambian citizens of 18 years and over are eligible to vote, and the country is split up into nine provinces for administration purposes: Central, Copperbelt, Eastern, Luapulu, Lusaka, Northern, Northwestern, Southern and Western.
The judicial system was set up according to a British model, based on English common law and customary law. Legislative acts receive judicial review in an ad hoc constitutional council.
Kenneth Kaunda became Zambia's first president at independence in 1964. In 1972 he declared a one-party state, but his popularity slid with the country's economy until popular pressure forced relatively peaceful democratic elections in 1991. These were won by the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD), led by Frederick Chiluba. He worked with the IMF to liberalise the economy, though many measures were hard for the more impoverished Zambians Chiluba started with a zeal for political and economic reform, but this faded as elections loomed in 1996. Although the results of these were challenged, he remained in power for a further term. Only considerable pressure from within the MMD, and civil society, ensured that he complied with the constitution's maximum of two terms per president.
Eleven parties contested the elections in December 2001; many alleged serious irregularities. The MMD's candidate, Levy Mwanawasa, was narrowly declared as the victor, although three of the opposition parties challenged the results in the High Court. Mwanawasa has since launched an anti-corruption campaign in 2002, which resulted in the prosecution of former President Chiluba and many of his supporters. Opposition parties currently hold a slim majority of seats in the National Assembly. The next elections are due in December 2006.
Copper is easily the country's most important natural resource, with cobalt second. Amethyst, fluorite, feldspar, gypsum, lead, zinc, tin and gold also occur in small quantities, as well as a variety of gemstones.
Other, less traditional, exports are now on the increase, including timber, fresh vegetables and cut flowers. In the UK it's now quite normal to find mangetout and other vegetables from Zambia in the larger supermarkets.
Zambia has never had many tourists, although the numbers grew steadily through the latter half of the 1990s and early 2000s. Visitors to Africa have increasingly been seeking out more remote corners. They come for the wildlife and to stay in remote bush camps, realising that top wildlife guides, like those found here, are few and far between.
Until around 2000, Zambia's annual visitor influx could still probably have been counted in the thousands. Since then, the increase has been accelerated by the rapid demise of Zimbabwe's tourism industry, which has been wrecked by the country's political turmoil. In 2001 two large, new hotels opened near Livingstone, and with them the town's infrastructure and flight connections have improved. Thus in the last few years, Livingstone has begun to take over the mantle as regional tourism capital, formerly held by its fading neighbour, the Zimbabwean town of Victoria Falls.
Most visitors to Zambia still come on pre-arranged short trips, staying at established small lodges in the parks. Independent travellers remain fairly rare. Those on a budget should be well prepared, although once in the country, they will realise that their novelty value in the rural areas ensures them a warm welcome; this alone makes Zambia a fascinating destination.
Currently very few visitors drive themselves around; experience and self-sufficiency are pre-requisites for successful trips. I hope that this guide will encourage the adventurous and capable to venture out on their own, beyond Zambia's most famous parks, as it's a great country to drive around if you're well prepared. |
0.757195 | Caecilianus, or Caecilian, was archdeacon and then bishop of Carthage in 311 AD. His appointment as Bishop lead to the Donatist Controversy of the Late Roman Empire. He was also one of only five Western bishops at the First Council of Nicea.
On the death of Mensurius, Caecilianus was nominated as his successor. The religious world of Carthage divided itself broadly into two sections, the moderate and rigoristic parties, or the supporters and opponents of the principles of Caecilianus. At the head of the latter was a devout and wealthy lady named Lucilla, who had been severely rebuked by the archdeacon for superstitious veneration for martyrs' relics.
The rigoristic party wished to fill the vacancy with one of their own followers. Caecilianus' party hastened matters, and the archdeacon was consecrated by Felix, Bishop of Aptunga. Whether this was in the presence of any Numidian bishops or not seems uncertain.
Secundus, Primate of Numidia and Bishop of Tigisis, was presently invited to Carthage by the rigorist party. He came, attended by 70 bishops, and cited Caecilianus before them. Felix of Aptunga was denounced as a traditor and consequently it was claimed that any ordination performed by him was invalid.
Caecilianus himself was charged with unnecessary and heartless severity to those who had visited the confessors in prison; he was denounced as a "tyrannus" and a "carnifex" – "butcher." He declined to appear before an assembly so prejudiced; but professed his willingness to satisfy them on all personal matters, and offered, if right was on their side, to lay down his episcopal office, and submit to re-ordination.
Secundus and the Numidian bishops answered by excommunicating him and his party, and ordaining as bishop the reader Majorinus, a member of Lucilla's household.
The church of Northern Africa went into schism. The party of Caecilianus broke off from that of Majorinus, and the Christian world was scandalized by fulminations, excommunications, invectives, charges and countercharges. Both parties confidently anticipated the support of the state; but Constantine I, now emperor of this part of the Roman world, took the side of the Caecilianus. In his largesse to the Christians of the province, and in his edicts favourable to the church there, he expressly stipulated that the party of Majorinus should be excluded: their views were, in his opinion, the "madness" of men of "unsound mind." The rigoristic party appealed to the justice of the emperor, and courted full inquiry to be conducted in Gaul — at a distance from the spot where passions and convictions were so strong and one-sided.
A Council in Rome met in 313 AD. presided over by Pope Miltiades who had as his assessors the bishops of Cologne, Arles and seventeen others. Caecilianus appeared with ten bishops; Donatus, Bishop of Casae Nigrae, in Numidia, headed the party of Majorinus. The personal charges against Caecilianus were examined and dismissed, and his party proclaimed the representatives of the orthodox Catholic church; Donatus himself was declared to have violated the laws of the church, and his followers were to be allowed to retain their dignity and office only on condition of reunion with Caecilianus' party. The bitterness of this decision was modified by Caecilianus' friendly proposal of compromise; but his advances were rejected, and the cry of injustice raised. It was wrong, the rigorists pleaded, that the opinion of twenty should overrule that of seventy; and they demanded first that imperial commissioners should investigate matters at Carthage itself, and that then a council should be summoned to examine their report, and decide upon its information.
Constantine met their wish. Jurists went to Carthage, collected documents, tabulated the statements of witnesses, and laid their report before the bishops assembled at the Council of Arles in 314 A.D. This council, presided over by Marinus, bishop of Arles, and composed of about 200 persons, was the most important ecclesiastical assembly the Christian world had yet seen; and its decisions have been of permanent value to the church. As regarded Caecilianus personally, the validity of his ordination was confirmed, the charge raised against his consecrator, Felix, was proved baseless; and in regard to this wider issues were debated such as the status and meaning of traditor, proof or disproof of and ordination by traditors, when valid or not. Canons on baptism and re-baptism of great importance were passed.
The temper displayed by the victors was not calculated to soothe the conquered; and an appeal was at once made from the council to the emperor himself. Constantine was irritated; but, after some delay, ordered the discussion of the question before himself personally. This occurred at Milan in 316 AD. The emperor confirmed the previous decisions of Rome and Arles, and followed up his judgment by laws and edicts confiscating the goods of the party of Majorinus, depriving them of their churches, and threatening to punish their rebellion with death.
From this time the schism of the Northern African church lost its purely personal aspect, and became a stern religious contest on questions of discipline.
^ Wace, Henry; Piercy, William C., eds. (1911). "Caecilianus". Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century (third ed.). London: John Murray.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wace, Henry; Piercy, William C. (eds.). "Caecilianus (2)" . Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century (3rd ed.). London: John Murray. |
0.999994 | A city-state is a city that makes their own government.
The Sumerians were the first create the city-state. The Sumerians often used to fight other city-states.
Government is a group of people that run a nation, state and community.
Where is Akkadian located in Mesopotamia?
It is located in northern Mesopotamia.
The Akkadians often warred with each other, but eventually the Akkadian rulers realized the they would have an advantage when working together. They made alliances and worked together.
Sargon the Great was the ruler who established his own city named Akkad. When the city of Uruk attacked his city, he fought back and won. Eventually he conquered all of the Sumerian city-states and he united Northern and Southern Mesopotamia under one ruler.
including a lot of the Assyrian lands to the north. |
0.999994 | There are not many things that these two microscope types have in common. Both electron and light microscopes are technical devices which are used for visualizing structures that are too small to see with the unaided eye, and both types have relevant areas of applications in biology and the materials sciences. And this is pretty much it. The method of visualizing the structures is very different. Electron Microscopes use electrons and not photons (light rays) for visualization. The first electron microscope was constructed in 1931, compared to optical microscopes they are a very recent invention.
The biggest advantage is that they have a higher resolution and are therefore also able of a higher magnification (up to 2 million times). Light microscopes can show a useful magnification only up to 1000-2000 times. This is a physical limit imposed by the wavelength of the light. Electron microscopes therefore allow for the visualization of structures that would normally be not visible by optical microscopy.
Depending on the type of electron microscope, it is possible to view the three dimensional external shape of an object (Scanning Electron Microscope, SEM).
In scanning electron microscopy (SEM), due to the nature of electrons, electron microscopes have a greater depth of field compared to light microscopes. The higher resolution may also give the human eye the subjective impression of a higher depth of field.
Sample preparation is often much more elaborate. It is often necessary to coat the specimen with a very thin layer of metal (such as gold). The metal is able to reflect the electrons.
The sample must be completely dry. This makes it impossible to observe living specimens.
It is not possible to observe moving specimens (they are dead).
It is not possible to observe color. Electrons do not possess a color. The image is only black/white. Sometimes the image is colored artificially to give a better visual impression.
They require more training and experience in identifying artifacts that may have been introduced during the sample preparation process.
The energy of the electron beam is very high. The sample is therefore exposed to high radiation, and therefore not able to live.
The space requirements are high. They may need a whole room.
When should one use optical (light) microscopes?
One big advantage of light microscopes is the ability to observe living cells. It is possible to observe a wide range of biological activity, such as the uptake of food, cell division and movement. Additionally, it is possible to use in-vivo staining techniques to observe the uptake of colored pigments by the cells. These processes can not be observed in real time using electron microscopes, as the specimen has to be fixed, and completely dehydrated (and is therefore dead). The low cost of optical microscopes makes them useful in a wide range of different areas, such as education, the medical sector or for hobbyists. Generally, optical and electron microscopes have different areas of application and they complement each other.
There are two different types of electron microscopes, scanning electron microscopes (SEM) and transmission electron microscopes (TEM). In the TEM method, an electron beam is passed through an extremely thin section of the specimen. You will get a two-dimensional cross-section of the specimen. SEMs, in contrast, visualize the surface structure of the specimen, providing a 3-D impression. The image above was produced by a SEM.
The two most common types of microscopes are compound microscopes and stereo microscopes (dissecting microscopes). Stereo microscopes are frequently used to observe larger, opaque specimens. They generally do not magnify as much as compound microscopes (around 40x-70x maximum) but give a truly stereoscopic view. This is because the image delivered to each eye is slightly different. Stereo microscopes do not necessarily require elaborate sample preparation.
Compound microscopes magnify up to about 1000x. The specimen has to be sufficiently thin and bright for the microscope light to pass through. The specimen is mounted on a glass slide. Compound microscopes are not capable of producing a 3D (stereoscopic) view, even if they possess two eye pieces. This is because each one of the eyes receives the same image from the objective. The light beam is simply split in two.
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Electric microscopes use a lamp, non-electric microscopes use a mirror as a light source. Not be be confused with electron microscopes.
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-Sample preparation is often much more elaborate. It is often necessary to coat the specimen with a very thin layer of metal (such as gold). The metal is able to reflect the electrons.
-The sample must be completely dry. This makes it impossible to observe living specimens.
-They require more training and experience in identifying artifacts that may have been introduced during the sample preparation process.
-The space requirements are high. They may need a whole room.
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Just to let you know, an advantage of a Transmission Electron Microscope over a Light Microscope is that you actually can observe living things, as otherwise detailed in your article. But the rest is great!
What if we want to compare the results of images taken by Optical microscope and TEM. I basically need to relate the crystallization in an amorphous region due to the heterogeneous nucleation. Can it be said that the two images show the same feature regarding this?
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It isn”t expensive at all. Pleasure you can’t measure my friends. It’s time to buy refurbished sems.
The biggest Advantage: they are fun to use, and not complicated. Sample preparation is usually fast and they are suitable for hobby purposes. |
0.997877 | Cloud computing is a term used to describe both a platform and type of application. A cloud computing platform dynamically provisions, configures, reconfigures, and deprovisions servers as needed. Servers in the cloud can be physical machines or virtual machines. Advanced clouds typically include other computing resources such as storage area networks (SANs), network equipment, firewall and other security devices.
Cloud computing also describes applications that are extended to be accessible through the Internet. These cloud applications use large data centers and powerful servers that host Web applications and Web services. Anyone with a suitable Internet connection and a standard browser can access a cloud application.
Cloud computing environments support grid computing by quickly providing physical and virtual servers on which the grid applications can run. Cloud computing should not be confused with grid computing. Grid computing involves dividing a large task into many smaller tasks that run in parallel on separate servers. Grids require many computers, typically in the thousands, and commonly use servers, desktops, and laptops.
Clouds also support nongrid environments, such as a three-tier Web architecture running standard or Web 2.0 applications. A cloud is more than a collection of computer resources because a cloud provides a mechanism to manage those resources. Management includes provisioning, change requests, reimaging, workload rebalancing, deprovisioning, and monitoring.
Cloud computing infrastructures can allow enterprises to achieve more efficient use of their IT hardware and software investments. They do this by breaking down the physical barriers inherent in isolated systems, and automating the management of the group of systems as a single entity. Cloud computing is an example of an ultimately virtualized system, and a natural evolution for data centers that employ automated systems management, workload balancing, and virtualization technologies.
A cloud infrastructure can be a cost efficient model for delivering information services, reducing IT management complexity, promoting innovation, and increasing responsiveness through realtime workload balancing.
The Cloud makes it possible to launch Web 2.0 applications quickly and to scale up applications as much as needed when needed. The platform supports traditional Java and Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP (LAMP) stack-based applications as well as new architectures such as MapReduce and the Google File System, which provide a means to scale applications across thousands of servers instantly.
Large amounts of computer resource, in the form of Xen virtual machines, can be provisioned and made available for new applications within minutes instead of days or weeks. Developers can gain access to these resources through a portal and put them to use immediately. Several products are available that provide virtual machine capabilities, including proprietary ones such as VMware, and open source alternatives, such as XEN. This paper describes the use of XEN virtualization.
Many customers are interested in cloud infrastructures to serve as platforms for innovation, particularly in countries that want to foster the development of a highly skilled, high-tech work force. They want to provide startups and research organizations with an environment for idea exchange, and the ability to rapidly develop and deploy new product prototypes.
In fact, HiPODS has been hosting IBM is innovation portal on a virtualized cloud infrastructure in our Silicon Valley Lab for nearly two years. We have over seventy active innovations at a time, with each innovation lasting on average six months. 50% of those innovations are Web 2.0 projects (search, collaboration, and social networking) and 27% turn into products or solutions. Our success with the innovation portal is documented in the August 20 Business Week cover story on global collaboration.
Everyone wants a part of the cloud. But getting a part is like grabbing at mist. You have to understand the architecture of cloud computing, and you need the proper tools.
Much of the information on cloud computing is disseminated by vendors with an interest in shaping our perceptions to their advantage. But if we step back from the specific implementations and look at the essentials of the architecture, a clearer picture begins to emerge.
The cloud really just connects the user's client computer to a bubble in the server field. That bubble contains a virtual machine for running the user application on its host platform. The virtual machines are arrayed in application space balloons, which can expand and contract based on demand. Multiple balloons for different service offerings can operate in the same server field, allowing multiple tenants to share server resources.
On the user's client computer, a universal remote presents a virtual application and allows the user to control it. The application is really running on one of the servers in the server field, but to the user there is little difference between a virtual application and a real one running on their own computer. The user interface may be exactly the same. The only meaningful difference is that the user will have direct access too storage in the cloud and easier access to joint resources with other users.
For a public cloud, the Big Net Connection is the Internet. Typically, a browser server as the universal remote. The applications may be new ones specifically designed for the cloud, such as Salesforce.com or Google Apps, or they may be enterprise applications that have been ported, such as SharePoint or an Oracle application. As time goes on we may well see existing applications re-released with cloud versions.
The service level is composed of applications, running on platforms that provide various processing resources such as computing, communication and storage.
Each of these components has an owner, and one entity can own all or part of the components, contracting out for the others it dosen't own. In a completely private cloud, a company may choose to use its own server farms with virtualized application and storage servers that use a corporate-wide intranet to provide ubiquitous access to all users. In this case, all of the components may be owned by one company. But the true value of the cloud comes from public clouds that allow multiple entities to use cloud architecture to share resources, thus reducing overall overhead.
Amazon earns profits form fees for AWS. The service company can provide services without deploying data centers. They also can scale quickly to customer demand. Aside from the costs of developing their application, the IT costs are variable with demand, allowing them to retain capital dollars for marketing and other uses. The custom can receive the services anywhere they can get an Internet connection. |
0.979607 | compatible with requested version "5.56.0".
# kdesrc-build running: 'cmake' '/home/ali/kde/src/dolphin' '-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS:STRING=-pipe' '-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/home/ali/kde/usr' '-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/home/ali/kde/qt5' # from directory: /home/ali/kde/build/dolphin -- The C compiler identification is GNU 7.3.0 -- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 7.3.0 -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc -- works -- Detecting C compiler ABI info -- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done -- Detecting C compile features -- Detecting C compile features - done -- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ -- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ -- works -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done -- Detecting CXX compile features -- Detecting CXX compile features - done -- Looking for __GLIBC__ -- Looking for __GLIBC__ - found -- Performing Test _OFFT_IS_64BIT -- Performing Test _OFFT_IS_64BIT - Success -- Performing Test HAVE_DATE_TIME -- Performing Test HAVE_DATE_TIME - Success CMake Warning at /usr/local/share/ECM/find-modules/FindKF5.cmake:74 (find_package): Could not find a configuration file for package "KF5DocTools" that is compatible with requested version "5.56.0". The following configuration files were considered but not accepted: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5DocTools/KF5DocToolsConfig.cmake, version: 5.47.0 Call Stack (most recent call first): CMakeLists.txt:49 (find_package) -- Could NOT find KF5DocTools , checked the following files: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5DocTools/KF5DocToolsConfig.cmake (version 5.47.0) CMake Warning at /usr/local/share/ECM/find-modules/FindKF5.cmake:74 (find_package): Could not find a configuration file for package "KF5Init" that is compatible with requested version "5.56.0". The following configuration files were considered but not accepted: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5Init/KF5InitConfig.cmake, version: 5.47.0 Call Stack (most recent call first): CMakeLists.txt:49 (find_package) -- Could NOT find KF5Init , checked the following files: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5Init/KF5InitConfig.cmake (version 5.47.0) CMake Warning at /usr/local/share/ECM/find-modules/FindKF5.cmake:74 (find_package): Could not find a configuration file for package "KF5KCMUtils" that is compatible with requested version "5.56.0". The following configuration files were considered but not accepted: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5KCMUtils/KF5KCMUtilsConfig.cmake, version: 5.47.0 Call Stack (most recent call first): CMakeLists.txt:49 (find_package) -- Could NOT find KF5KCMUtils , checked the following files: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5KCMUtils/KF5KCMUtilsConfig.cmake (version 5.47.0) CMake Warning at /usr/local/share/ECM/find-modules/FindKF5.cmake:74 (find_package): Could not find a configuration file for package "KF5NewStuff" that is compatible with requested version "5.56.0". The following configuration files were considered but not accepted: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5NewStuff/KF5NewStuffConfig.cmake, version: 5.47.0 Call Stack (most recent call first): CMakeLists.txt:49 (find_package) -- Could NOT find KF5NewStuff , checked the following files: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5NewStuff/KF5NewStuffConfig.cmake (version 5.47.0) CMake Warning at /usr/local/share/ECM/find-modules/FindKF5.cmake:74 (find_package): Could not find a configuration file for package "KF5CoreAddons" that is compatible with requested version "5.56.0". The following configuration files were considered but not accepted: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5CoreAddons/KF5CoreAddonsConfig.cmake, version: 5.47.0 Call Stack (most recent call first): CMakeLists.txt:49 (find_package) -- Could NOT find KF5CoreAddons , checked the following files: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5CoreAddons/KF5CoreAddonsConfig.cmake (version 5.47.0) CMake Warning at /usr/local/share/ECM/find-modules/FindKF5.cmake:74 (find_package): Could not find a configuration file for package "KF5I18n" that is compatible with requested version "5.56.0". The following configuration files were considered but not accepted: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5I18n/KF5I18nConfig.cmake, version: 5.47.0 Call Stack (most recent call first): CMakeLists.txt:49 (find_package) -- Could NOT find KF5I18n , checked the following files: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5I18n/KF5I18nConfig.cmake (version 5.47.0) CMake Warning at /usr/local/share/ECM/find-modules/FindKF5.cmake:74 (find_package): Could not find a configuration file for package "KF5DBusAddons" that is compatible with requested version "5.56.0". The following configuration files were considered but not accepted: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5DBusAddons/KF5DBusAddonsConfig.cmake, version: 5.47.0 Call Stack (most recent call first): CMakeLists.txt:49 (find_package) -- Could NOT find KF5DBusAddons , checked the following files: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5DBusAddons/KF5DBusAddonsConfig.cmake (version 5.47.0) CMake Warning at /usr/local/share/ECM/find-modules/FindKF5.cmake:74 (find_package): Could not find a configuration file for package "KF5Bookmarks" that is compatible with requested version "5.56.0". The following configuration files were considered but not accepted: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5Bookmarks/KF5BookmarksConfig.cmake, version: 5.47.0 Call Stack (most recent call first): CMakeLists.txt:49 (find_package) -- Could NOT find KF5Bookmarks , checked the following files: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5Bookmarks/KF5BookmarksConfig.cmake (version 5.47.0) CMake Warning at /usr/local/share/ECM/find-modules/FindKF5.cmake:74 (find_package): Could not find a configuration file for package "KF5Config" that is compatible with requested version "5.56.0". The following configuration files were considered but not accepted: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5Config/KF5ConfigConfig.cmake, version: 5.47.0 Call Stack (most recent call first): CMakeLists.txt:49 (find_package) -- Could NOT find KF5Config , checked the following files: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5Config/KF5ConfigConfig.cmake (version 5.47.0) CMake Warning at /usr/local/share/ECM/find-modules/FindKF5.cmake:74 (find_package): Could not find a configuration file for package "KF5KIO" that is compatible with requested version "5.56.0". The following configuration files were considered but not accepted: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5KIO/KF5KIOConfig.cmake, version: 5.47.0 Call Stack (most recent call first): CMakeLists.txt:49 (find_package) -- Could NOT find KF5KIO , checked the following files: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5KIO/KF5KIOConfig.cmake (version 5.47.0) CMake Warning at /usr/local/share/ECM/find-modules/FindKF5.cmake:74 (find_package): Could not find a configuration file for package "KF5Parts" that is compatible with requested version "5.56.0". The following configuration files were considered but not accepted: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5Parts/KF5PartsConfig.cmake, version: 5.47.0 Call Stack (most recent call first): CMakeLists.txt:49 (find_package) -- Could NOT find KF5Parts , checked the following files: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5Parts/KF5PartsConfig.cmake (version 5.47.0) CMake Warning at /usr/local/share/ECM/find-modules/FindKF5.cmake:74 (find_package): Could not find a configuration file for package "KF5Solid" that is compatible with requested version "5.56.0". The following configuration files were considered but not accepted: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5Solid/KF5SolidConfig.cmake, version: 5.47.0 Call Stack (most recent call first): CMakeLists.txt:49 (find_package) -- Could NOT find KF5Solid , checked the following files: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5Solid/KF5SolidConfig.cmake (version 5.47.0) CMake Warning at /usr/local/share/ECM/find-modules/FindKF5.cmake:74 (find_package): Could not find a configuration file for package "KF5IconThemes" that is compatible with requested version "5.56.0". The following configuration files were considered but not accepted: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5IconThemes/KF5IconThemesConfig.cmake, version: 5.47.0 Call Stack (most recent call first): CMakeLists.txt:49 (find_package) -- Could NOT find KF5IconThemes , checked the following files: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5IconThemes/KF5IconThemesConfig.cmake (version 5.47.0) CMake Warning at /usr/local/share/ECM/find-modules/FindKF5.cmake:74 (find_package): Could not find a configuration file for package "KF5Completion" that is compatible with requested version "5.56.0". The following configuration files were considered but not accepted: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5Completion/KF5CompletionConfig.cmake, version: 5.47.0 Call Stack (most recent call first): CMakeLists.txt:49 (find_package) -- Could NOT find KF5Completion , checked the following files: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5Completion/KF5CompletionConfig.cmake (version 5.47.0) CMake Warning at /usr/local/share/ECM/find-modules/FindKF5.cmake:74 (find_package): Could not find a configuration file for package "KF5TextWidgets" that is compatible with requested version "5.56.0". The following configuration files were considered but not accepted: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5TextWidgets/KF5TextWidgetsConfig.cmake, version: 5.47.0 Call Stack (most recent call first): CMakeLists.txt:49 (find_package) -- Could NOT find KF5TextWidgets , checked the following files: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5TextWidgets/KF5TextWidgetsConfig.cmake (version 5.47.0) CMake Warning at /usr/local/share/ECM/find-modules/FindKF5.cmake:74 (find_package): Could not find a configuration file for package "KF5Notifications" that is compatible with requested version "5.56.0". The following configuration files were considered but not accepted: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5Notifications/KF5NotificationsConfig.cmake, version: 5.47.0 Call Stack (most recent call first): CMakeLists.txt:49 (find_package) -- Could NOT find KF5Notifications , checked the following files: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5Notifications/KF5NotificationsConfig.cmake (version 5.47.0) CMake Warning at /usr/local/share/ECM/find-modules/FindKF5.cmake:74 (find_package): Could not find a configuration file for package "KF5Crash" that is compatible with requested version "5.56.0". The following configuration files were considered but not accepted: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5Crash/KF5CrashConfig.cmake, version: 5.47.0 Call Stack (most recent call first): CMakeLists.txt:49 (find_package) -- Could NOT find KF5Crash , checked the following files: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/KF5Crash/KF5CrashConfig.cmake (version 5.47.0) CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:137 (message): Could NOT find KF5 (missing: DocTools Init KCMUtils NewStuff CoreAddons I18n DBusAddons Bookmarks Config KIO Parts Solid IconThemes Completion TextWidgets Notifications Crash) (Required is at least version "5.56.0") Call Stack (most recent call first): /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:378 (_FPHSA_FAILURE_MESSAGE) /usr/local/share/ECM/find-modules/FindKF5.cmake:110 (find_package_handle_standard_args) CMakeLists.txt:49 (find_package) -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred! See also "/home/ali/kde/build/dolphin/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log". |
0.999999 | Should one decide to play golf, the essential thing that a person needs is a set of golf clubs. Most people who are not sure whether to invest more in the game prefer to borrow a set provided by the club or buy a used one. A person can acquire a second hand set from a golf specialty store or buy it from a professional golfer who may want to sell the used set to buy a new one. When that person feels that one is ready to get serious with the sport, the individual may now decide to buy a brand new one. Here are some tips one should know when learning how to play golf and choosing a set of clubs: 1. There are many brands of golf clubs available.
Before buying one, it is best to feel the grip of each so one can choose the right set that the person will be comfortable with while playing in the green. 2. Shafts come in different lengths which are determined by the height of the person. If one is unsure of which is the correct one for the individual, it is best to ask the assistance of the salesperson. 3.
A little knowledge of the various clubs will help a person in choosing one even if these are usually sold in sets. A typical set of irons that a person can buy are numbered from 3 to 9 and includes a pitching wedge. 4. Another thing a person needs to play golf is a putter. Just like choosing the right set, the person should feel the grip and how comfortable it is from the brands available in the specialty store before buying it. 5. Errant shots are some things that can’t be helped, especially in the sport of golf. This is the reason why the person should be familiar with the various club designs since some clubs have made restrictions on this. Bladed clubs are the most recommended for golfers since it gives better precision in every shot that takes skilled hands to accomplish. 6.
To maintain the golf clubs, it is best to use a wire brush or a small towel to keep these in good condition. 7. A person needs golf balls to putt into the hole. If one is just getting into the game, it is advisable to buy a cheap set of balls first rather than an expensive one since some shots might fall into the water or in the forest that will just get lost which is just like throwing money into the air. |
0.996884 | Zeige Ergebnisse von "Liane Moriarty"
"Nur im Fall meines Todes zu öffnen", steht auf dem Brief, den Cecilias Mann an sie geschrieben hat. Ihr Mann ist nicht tot. Doch was hat er ihr zu sagen? Als sie John-Paul auf den Brief anspricht, verstrickt er sich in Lügen. Ein Grund mehr, den Brief zu lesen. Was sie darin erfährt, lässt ihr bisheriges Leben in einem ganz anderen Licht erscheinen. Wie gut kennt sie ihren Mann eigentlich? Und wie weit darf man gehen, um seine Familie zu schützen?
Eine Ehe bedeutet harte Arbeit, und manchmal kann sie einem auf die Nerven gehen. Das ist wie mit dem Haushalt: Es gibt immer etwas zu tun! Da hilft nur eins: die Zähne zusammenbeißen und sich an die Arbeit machen, Tag für Tag, immer wieder aufs Neue.
Audible Exclusive. Liane Moriarty drops by to talk about her career.
¿Un asesinato? ¿Un trágico accidente? ¿O simplemente unos buenos padres que no se están portando tan bien como deberían? Lo que es indiscutible es que alguien ha muerto. Pero ¿quién hizo qué? Disfruta del audiolibro Big Little Lies narrado por Cony Madera, la voz de Celeste Wright (personaje interpretado por Nicole Kidman en la serie de HBO).
Nicola Berry's life is turned upside down the day a man from another planet comes to Earth on a strange mission. He's looking for somebody to travel back to his home planet and convince their stuck-up princess not to turn Earth into her planet's giant garbage dump. When Nicola is chosen as the Earthling Ambassador, she's not sure that she's up to the task. Can Nicola and her friends save the planet in time? Or will the nasty Princess Petronella cover Earth in a galactic ton of garbage?
Nicola and her friends' whirlwind tour of the galaxy isn't about to stop! The Space Brigade's third adventure takes them to a strange pair of planets that couldn't be more different. On one side is a planet covered in volcanoes. On the other side, a beautiful place full of daydreamy poets. Nicola and the Space Brigade find themselves caught in the middle of a war between the two, and must find a way to make peace before it's too late!
Nicola Berry and her friends have barely caught their breath from their last trip to space when they are called on another intergalactic adventure! This time, they're on their way to Shobble, a beautiful snowy rainbow planet where nothing bad ever happens - or so they say. It turns out there is trouble brewing beneath this glittery exterior, and Nicola is put in a tough position. Should she risk defying the planet's dangerous commander-in-chief to help the people of Shobble? |
0.949227 | What are your top ten favorite movies or TV shows? Do we have any in common?
Love Gilmore Girls, Gossip Girl, and Friends. I really like Big Bang, but I don't think it's as good as it used to be.
Friends made my list as well, it always makes me smile. Gilmore Girls is another oldie but goodie! |
0.998814 | What are the five elements in Chinese Medicine?
The five elements are used within the medical system of Traditional Chinese Medicine to describe cycles or patterns that exist in nature, in health, and in disease.
The five elements are five phases of a cycle and each element describes a point where energy changes direction. All elements are connected. Some elements nourish each other and some elements control each other. We can see these cycles clearly when we look at the movement of the seasons. Each element also has a related color, sound, smell, emotion and even internal organs.
I recently finished reading Arianna Huffington's new book "Thrive". I love this book!! Throughout her book Arianna discusses what she calls "the third metric of success". By telling her personal story of stress and overwhelm and how she worked with it we get an insiders look at what she calls true success and happiness. |
0.946239 | When is the best season/time to travel to Vietnam? This is a common question we hear very often, and one that is quite tricky to answer. There’s loads of information to be found about it, but being such a long and narrow country, the weather is quite diverse and there is almost no way to define an average temperature or rainfall for the whole country.
Vietnam is a truly year-round destination, and the best time to travel Vietnam by motorbike really depends on what your priorities are and what’s really important for you to see. Read on to find out what to expect month-by-month when travelling to Vietnam.
The monsoon climate also influences to the changes of the tropical humidity. In general, in Viet Nam there are two seasons, the cold season occurs from November to April and the hot season from May to October. The difference in temperature between the two seasons in southern is almost unnoticeable, averaging 3ºC. The most noticeable variations are found in the northern where differences of 12ºC have been observed. There are essentially four distinct seasons, which are most evident in the northern provinces (from Hai Van Pass toward to the north): Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.
Lightweight cotton clothing is advised throughout the year, with an umbrella or raincoat for sudden cloudbursts. Be prepared for high temperatures and humidity in the summer, no matter where you go. A sweater and warmer clothing are needed in the winter in the northern parts of Vietnam, and in the mountainous areas. |
0.985224 | Where in the world does lightning occur most frequently?
Satellite lightning detectors show that over the entire Earth lightning strikes about 45 times each second, or 1.5 billion strikes each year. In the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa every year each square mile, on average, has some 200 lightning strikes. A section of Florida known as “lightning alley” is a 60-mile wide hot-spot of lightning activity in the United States. On average there are 50 lightning strikes in each square mile per year. |
0.998075 | Design and construct a low fidelity prototype of a solution to address a user need, by applying principles of design thinking, problem solving and critical thinking.
User 1 Video: The user was asked to carry out two tasks. Add food to a meal in the Diary. Update fitness goals.
User 2 Video: The user was asked to carry out two tasks. Add food to a meal in the Diary. Update fitness goals.
User 3 Video: The user was asked to carry out two tasks. Add food to a meal in the Diary. Update fitness goals.
Below is the backup work that led to these videos.
We practiced Crazy 8’s in class and collaborated on a few paper iterations.
We created some on our own too*.
After the user had tested it out, one observation he made was regarding the calendar. The user felt that there was an inconsistency in standards regarding selecting the date and that the tick and x options went against the efficiency of use. So I made an interation on paper, to amend this.
We have since removed the calendar from our prototype, as it was not essential to either of our user tasks, but it was interesting to receive the feedback and reiterate the prototype.
From our individual paper prototype collaborations and MarvelApp prototypes, Sebastian created a more polished protoype in Balsamiq to test users carrying out two tasks.
We then met up and tested our first task on User 1, based on our persona of ‘Elaine’, who wishes to easily add food to a meal in the app. Sebastian read the script while I took the notes. We found that there was an error with the visibilty of system status after she added an item to her meal because there was no obvious confirmation when her task was completed and she felt like she was in a loop. She also found there was some visual overload, due to the hand drawn prototype and said it would be more flexible, efficient and easier to avoid errors and to recogise her position within the app if the prototype was more ‘digital looking’.
Our user flow chart for this protoype.
User 3 became lost on the home page when entering the second item to the meal, bacon. The visual hierarchy was not clear to her, consistency and standards were not being met for this user.
User 1 goes to the top of the app and scans left to right in search of the home button, second place to look is where it actually is, in the bar at the bottom right. It was in the third place she looked and wasn’t where she expected it to be.
We wrote up a post test survey for our users to complete so as to give us some insight for the next iteration.
Nielsen, J., and Levy, J. (1994). Measuring usability — preference vs. performance. Communications of the ACM 37, 4 (April), 66–75. |
0.928439 | Why should I do exercises regularly that will build my strength?
For starters, many exercises improve balance and flexibility, increase bone density, control weight, reduce heart disease and improve sleep and overall mood.
The better question: Why wouldn’t I do strength training?
First, answer these 4 questions from the National Institutes of Health to find out how much you know about strength training. If you didn't get at least 2 correct, you may want to do some additional research.
If you have been inactive or have health concerns, talk with your physician before beginning a program. And if you experience swelling, pain or other discomfort after you start, stop and contact the doctor.
To start a strength-training program, you might want to enlist the help of a personal trainer or join a health club and work with the staff. A health club also gives you easy access to weights and other equipment.
Like other exercise programs, begin with a 5-minute-or-so warm-up by walking, biking or using aerobic equipment.
The “Strength Training for Older Adults” guide, compiled by Tufts University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, lists several exercises you can do without any special equipment.
Squats strengthen hips, thighs and buttocks.
Stand directly in front of a sturdy chair. Your feet should be slightly more than shoulder-width apart. Extend your arms so they are parallel to the ground.
Place your weight more on your heels than on the balls of your feet. Bend your knees as you lower your buttocks toward the chair in a slow, controlled motion while you count to 4.
Pause. Then, slowly rise back up to a standing position as you count to 2. Keep your knees over your ankles and your back straight. Repeat the squat 10 times. This equals 1 set.
Rest for about 1 minute. Then complete a second set of 10 squats.
Wall Push-ups strengthen arms, shoulders and chest.
Find a wall that is clear of any objects, such as wall hangings and windows. Stand a little farther than arm’s length from the wall. Face the wall, lean your body forward and place your palms flat against the wall at about shoulder height and shoulder-width apart.
Bend your elbows as you lower your upper body toward the wall in a slow, controlled motion as you count to 4. Keep your feet planted.
Pause. Then, slowly push yourself back until your arms are straight as you count to 4. Make sure you don’t lock your elbows. Repeat the wall push-up 10 times for 1 set.
Rest for about 1 minute. Then do a second set of 10 wall push-ups.
Toe Stands strengthen calves and ankles.
Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart near a counter or sturdy chair. Use the chair or counter for balance.
Slowly push up as far as you can onto the balls of your feet as you count to 4. Hold this position for 2 to 4 seconds.
Then, slowly lower your heels back to the floor as you count to 4. Repeat 10 toe stands for 1 set.
Rest for about 1 minute. Then complete a second set of 10 toe stands.
Step-Ups, using a set of stairs, improve balance and strengthen legs, hips and buttocks.
Stand next to a handrail at the bottom of a staircase. With your feet flat and toes facing forward, put your entire left foot on the first step.
Hold the handrail for balance. As you count to 2, place your weight on your left leg and straighten it as you slowly lift your right leg until it reaches the first step. Make sure your left knee stays straight and does not move forward past your ankle as you’re lifting yourself up. Let your right foot tap the first step near your left foot.
Pause. Then, use your left leg to support your weight and slowly lower your right foot back to the floor as you count to 4. Repeat 10 times with the left leg and 10 times with the right leg for 1 set.
Rest for about 1 minute. Then do a second set of 10 repetitions with each leg. |
0.981214 | Neural stem cells have been found in epileptic brain tissue - outside the regions of the brain where they normally reside. In a group of patients who underwent surgery for epilepsy, over half had stem cells where healthy individuals do not have them, according to a study from Sahlgrenska Academy.
Article: Neural Progenitor Cells in Cerebral Cortex of Epilepsy Patients do not Originate from Astrocytes Expressing GLAST, Meng Chen, Till B. Puschmann, Ulrika Wilhelmsson, Charlotte Orndal, Marcela Pekna, Kristina Malmgren, & Milos Pekny, Cerebral Cortex, doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhw338, published 14 December 2016.
University of Gothenburg. "New findings about stem cells in the brain of patients with epilepsy." Medical News Today. MediLexicon, Intl., 16 Dec. 2016. Web. |
0.999999 | Why is Australia a continent and Greenland is not? The definition of a continent varies, so the number of continents varies between five and seven continents. Generally, a continent is one of the major land masses on earth. However, in every accepted definition of continents, Australia is always included as a continent (or is part of an "Oceania" continent) and Greenland is never included.
While that definition might not hold water for some people, there is no official globally recognized definition of a continent. Just as some seas are called seas and others are called gulfs or bays, continents generally refer to the major land masses of earth.
Even though Australia is the smallest of the accepted continents, Australia is still more than 3.5 times larger than Greenland. There has to be a line in the sand between the small continent and the world's largest island, and traditionally that line exists between Australia and Greenland.
Besides size and tradition, one can make the argument geologically. Geologically, Australia lies on its own major tectonic plate while Greenland is part of the North American plate.
Locally, residents of Greenland consider themselves islanders while many in Australia see their county as a continent. Even though the world lacks official definitions for a continent, it should be concluded that Australia is a continent and Greenland is an island.
On a related note, I will here state my objection to including Australia as part of a "continent" of Oceania. Continents are land masses, not regions. It is completely appropriate to divide the planet into regions (and, in fact, this is quite preferable to dividing the world into continents), regions make better sense than continents and they can be standardized. |
0.971603 | The large bird genus Columba comprises a group of medium to large stout-bodied pigeons, often referred to as the typical pigeons. As with other genera in the family, the terms dove and pigeon are used interchangeably, although smaller species are more likely to be called doves. While there are many fascinating species of pigeon, this article will focus on the Rock Pigeon and Passenger Pigeon. I. The Rock Pigeon: rat with wings? The Rock Pigeon: The Rock Pigeon (Columba livia), is a member of the bird family Columbidae, doves and pigeons. The bird is also known by the names of feral pigeon or domestic pigeon. In common usage, this bird is often simply referred to as the "pigeon." The species was commonly known as Rock Dove until the British Ornithologists' Union and the American Ornithologists' Union changed the official English name of the bird in their regions to Rock Pigeon. The Domesticated Rock Pigeon: Rock Pigeons have been domesticated for several thousand years, giving rise to the domestic pigeon. Trained domestic pigeons are able to return to the home loft if released at a location that they have never visited before and that may be up to 1000 km away. A special breed, called homing pigeons has been developed through selective breeding to carry messages and members of this variety of pigeon are still being used in pigeon racing. The species was first introduced to North America in 1606 at Port Royal, Acadia (now Nova Scotia). The Feral Rock Pigeon: Many domestic Rock Pigeons have escaped or been released over the years, and have given rise to the feral pigeon. These show a variety of plumages, although some look very like the pure Rock Pigeons. The scarcity of the pure wild species is due to interbreeding with feral birds. The Rock Pigeon is 30–35 cm long with a 62–68 cm wingspan. The white lower back of the pure Rock Pigeon is its best identifying feature, but the two black bars on its pale grey wings are also distinctive. The tail is margined with white. It is strong and quick on the wing, dashing out from sea caves, flying low over the water, its white rump showing well from above. Features: The head and neck of the mature bird are a darker blue-grey than the back and wings; the lower back is white. The green and lilac or purple patch on the side of the neck is larger than that of the Stock Dove, and the tail is more distinctly banded. Young birds show little lustre and are duller. Eye colour of the pigeon is generally an orange colour but a few pigeons may have white-grey eyes. The eyelids are orange in colour and are encapsulated in a grey-white eye ring. When circling overhead, the white under wing of the bird becomes conspicuous. In its flight, behaviour, and voice, which is more of a dovecot coo than the phrase of the Wood Pigeon. Although it is a relatively strong flier, it also glides frequently, holding its wings in a very pronounced V shape as it does. Feral Pigeons: Feral Pigeons commonly show a very wide range of plumage variation. Rock Pigeon: The wild Rock Pigeon has a restricted natural resident range in western and southern Europe, North Africa, and into southwest Asia. Its habitat is natural cliffs, usually on coasts. Its domesticated form, the feral pigeon, has been widely introduced elsewhere, and is common, especially in cities, over much of the world. In Britain, Ireland, and much of its former range, the Rock Pigeon probably only occurs pure in the most remote areas. A Rock Pigeon's life span is anywhere from 3–5 years in the wild to 15 years in captivity, though longer-lived specimens have been reported. Though fields are visited for grain and green food, it is nowhere so plentiful as to be a pest. Domestic Rock Pigeon: Many people consider pigeons to be pests but they have made contributions of considerable importance to humanity, especially in times of war. In war the homing ability of pigeons has been put to use by making them messengers. So-called war pigeons have carried many vital messages and some have been decorated for their service. Medals such as the Croix de guerre, awarded to Cher Ami, and the Dickin Medal awarded to G.I. Joe have been given to pigeons for their service. Domestic pigeons are also commonly used in laboratory experiments in biology, medicine and cognitive science. They have been trained to distinguish between cubist and impressionist paintings, for instance. In another project, pigeons were shown to be more effective than humans in spotting shipwreck victims at sea. Current (2004) research in pigeons is widespread, encompassing shape and texture perception, exemplar and prototype memory, category-based and associative concepts, and many more unlisted here (see Pigeon intelligence and discrimination abilities of pigeons). Feral Pigeon: Feral pigeons can be seen eating grass seeds and berries in urban parks and gardens in the spring, but there are plentiful sources throughout the year from scavenging (e.g. dropped fast-food cartons). Further food is also usually available from the disposing of stale bread in parks by restaurants and supermarkets, from tourists buying and distributing birdseed, etc. Navigation Ability: Pigeons' extraordinary navigation abilities have been attributed to the theory that they are able to sense the Earth's magnetic field with tiny magnetic tissues in their head. This is all the more surprising as they are not a migratory species, which is a fact used by some ornithologists to dispute the "compass pigeon" theory. Rock Pigeon Nest and Nestling: The Rock Pigeon's nest is usually on a ledge in a cave; it is a slight structure of grass, heather, or seaweed. Like most pigeons it lays two white eggs. The eggs are incubated by both parents for about 18 days. The nestling has pale yellow down and a flesh-coloured bill with a dark band. It is tended and fed on "milk" like other doves. The fledging period is 30 days. Feral Pigeon Nest and Nestling: Pigeons breed when the food supply is good — for wild rock doves this might be on a seasonal basis so they usually breed once a year. In the urban environment, because of their year-round food supply, feral pigeons will breed continuously, laying eggs up to six times a year. As a result of the continuous food supply, pigeon courtship rituals can be observed in urban parks at any time of the year. Males on the ground initially puff up feathers at the nape of the neck to increase their apparent size and thereby impress or attract attention, then they single out a female in the vicinity and approach at a rapid walk, often bowing as they approach. Females invariably initially walk away or fly short distances, the males follow them at each stage. Persistence by the male will usually eventually cause the female to tolerate his proximity, at which point he will continue the bowing motion and very often turn full- or half-pirouettes in front of the female. Subsequent mating when observed is very brief with the male flapping his wings to maintain balance on the female. Sometimes the male and female beaks are locked together. Feral Pigeon Nests: Nests are rudimentary as for the wild doves and pigeons. Favourite nesting areas are in damaged property. Mass nesting is common with dozens of birds sharing a building. Loose tiles and broken windows give pigeons access — they are remarkably good at spotting when new access points become available for example after strong winds cause property damage. Nests and droppings will quickly make a mess of any nesting area. Pigeons are particularly fond of roof spaces containing water tanks, though they frequently seem to fall into the tanks and drown. Any water tank or cistern in a roof space needs to have a secure lid for this reason. The popularity of a nesting area seems little affected if pigeons die or are killed there — corpses are seen among live birds, who seem unconcerned. On undamaged property the gutters, chimney pots and external ledges will be used as nesting sites. Many building owners attempt to limit roosting by using bird control spikes and netting to cover ledges and resting places on the facades of buildings. These probably have little effect on the size of pigeon populations, but can help to reduce the accumulation of droppings on and around an individual building. The coo-ing of the feral pigeon is almost continuous when birds are on a nest, it is rarely heard at other times except courtship. Males are at least as likely to be on the nest as females, though a pair of birds will attend the nest. Feral pigeons in cities: Many city squares are famous for their large pigeon populations, including... Trafalgar Square — London Dam Square — Amsterdam Martin Place — Sydney Piazza San Marco — Venice Misir Carshisi — Istanbul Rynek Glówny — Cracow Richard J. Daley Center — Chicago Piccadilly Gardens — Manchester In Zurich, many places where pigeons could land are covered with spikes. In the mid 20th century, the pigeons in Trafalgar Square were considered a tourist attraction, with street vendors selling packets of seeds for visitors to feed the pigeons. However this practice is now actively discouraged and, as with many other cities, the feeding of pigeons is forbidden. Although pest exterminators using poison, a hawk or nets have been employed at ground level to control urban pigeon populations, the effect is limited and very short term. Peregrine Falcons which are also originally cliff dwellers have also adapted to the big cities, living on the window ledges of skyscrapers and often feeding exclusively on Rock Pigeons. Pigeon Domestication: Pigeons are also bred for meat and by fanciers to develop many exotic forms. Among those forms are the carrier pigeons, a variety of pigeon with wattles and a unique, almost vertical, stance. Young pigeon meat is often sold under the name squab. II. Passenger Pigeon: Life and Extinction: The Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) was once probably the most common bird in the world. It is estimated that there were as many as five billion passenger pigeons in the United States. They lived in enormous flocks—the largest of them a mile (1.6 km) wide and 300 miles (500 km) long, taking several days to pass and probably containing two billion birds. It was hunted into extinction by humans. Way of Life: The Passenger Pigeon was a very social bird. It lived in colonies with up to a hundred nests in a single tree, and stretching over hundreds of square miles. During summer, Passenger Pigeons lived throughout the part of North America east of the Rocky Mountains. In the winter, they lived in the southern U.S. Passenger Pigeon Hunting: It was hunted for food, hog feed, as live targets for trap shooting and even sometimes as agricultural fertilizer, and shipped by the boxcar-load to the Eastern cities. In New York City in 1805, a brace (pair) of pigeons sold for two cents. Slaves and servants in 18th and 19th century America often saw no other meat. Commercial hunters harvested them in huge amounts for food, and most restaurants in the Eastern United States served pigeon to customers. Dropping Populations: In the mid-1800s, it was noticeable that their numbers were dropping. The passenger pigeon only laid one egg at a time, so once numbers started to decline it would have taken time for them to start rising again. Almost all of the remaining quarter-million Passenger Pigeons were killed in a single day in 1896 by sport hunters, who knew they were shooting the last wild flock. The last wild Passenger Pigeon was shot by a 14-year-old boy in Ohio in March of 1900. Deforestation: Other significant reasons for its extinction were deforestation (the birds relied on acorn and beech mast for breeding. Social Factors: The birds seemed to have initiated courtship and reproduction when they were gathered in large numbers; it was noted that small groups of Passenger Pigeons were notoriously difficult to get to breed successfully. The Last Passenger Pigeon: The last Passenger Pigeon, named Martha, died in the Cincinnati Zoo on September 1, 1914. She was frozen into a block of ice and sent to the Smithsonian Institution and was skinned and mounted. She may be seen there to this day. Popular Culture: The musician John Herald wrote a song about Martha: "Martha (Last of the Passenger Pigeons)". Also, the indie rock band Paint by Numbers wrote a song titled "Sweet Sweet Martha" to commemorate her death. The April 27, 1948 episode of the Fibber McGee and Molly radio program is titled "The Passenger Pigeon Trap", in which McGee claims to have seen a Passenger Pigeon (he insists that the bird is "stinct") and plans to trap it in order to sell it to the highest bidder. It turns out to be nothing more than a Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) sitting on top of a bus, which in McGee's mind makes the pigeon a passenger. Stephen King makes a number of references to the Passenger Pigeon in the 2005 Novel "Cell". He uses the Passenger pigeon as an allegory to the new human hive mind that develops after the pulse hits the United States. Across North America, place-names refer to the former abundance of the Passenger Pigeon. |
0.999928 | Are there are some websites that are made in more than one language. Is there a way you can make them automatically appear in Spanish rather than English when you go to them?
It is usually fairly easy, especially if your system is less than three or four years old.
Mozilla Firefox: Click on Edit near the top of the screen and select Preferences. Select Content from the menu, then pick Choose next to Languages. Add Spanish and move it to the top of the list.
Google Chrome: Click on the tools icon (a wrench) on the upper-right of the page, then select Preferences. Select the Under the Hood tab, then Change font and language settings under Web Content. Select the Languages tab, then add Spanish to the list and move it to the top.
Apple Safari: Safari is designed to use the language that the operating system has as its preference, so to change the browser's preferred language you end up changing the language of your computer menus and possibly the menus of other applications as well. An explanation of this is beyond the scope of this article; various hacks of Safari also are possible.
Opera: Click on the Tools menu and then Preferences. Then go to Select your preferred language at the bottom of the General tab. Add Spanish to the list and move it to the top.
To see if your change in language preferences has worked, simply go to a site that offers content in multiple languages based on browser settings. Popular ones include the Google and Bing search engines. If your changes worked, the home page (and search results if you're testing on a search engine) should appear in Spanish.
Note that this change works only with sites that recognize your browser configuration and act accordingly. For other multilanguage sites, which usually display in English or the main language of the home country by default, you'll have to pick the Spanish-language version from the menus on the site. |
0.996991 | Balfe was born in Dublin , where his musical gifts became apparent at an early age. The only instruction he received was from his father, who was a dancing master. His family moved to Wexford when he was a child. Between 1814 and 1815, Balfe played the violin for his father's dancing-classes, and at the age of seven composed a polacca . In 1817 he appeared as a violinist in public, and in this year composed a ballad , first called "Young Fanny" and afterwards, when sung in Paul Pry by Madame Vestris, "The Lovers' Mistake". On the death of his father in 1823 the teenager moved to London and was engaged as a violinist in the orchestra of Drury Lane and was given lessons by C. E. Horn , the organist at St. George's Chapel, Windsor (1786 â 1840). He eventually became leader of that orchestra. In 1840, he presented the National Opera at the Lyceum Theatre , but the venture was a failure.
MICHAEL WILLIAM BALFE (18081870), Irish musical composer, was born on the 15th of May 1808, at Dublin. His musical gifts became apparent at an early age.
MICHAEL WILLIAM BALFE (1808-1870), Irish musical composer, was born on the 15th of May 1808, at Dublin . His musical gifts became apparent at an early age. The only instruction he received was from his father, who was a dancing master, and from a musician, C. E. Horn (1786-1849). Between 1814 and 1815 he played the violin for his father's dancing-classes, and at the age of seven composed a polacca . In 1817 he appeared as a violinist in public, and in this year composed a ballad, first called "Young Fanny" and afterwards, when sung in Paul Pry by Madame Vestris, "The Lovers' iv y -take." On the death of his father in 1823 he was engaged in the orchestra of Drury Lane, and being in possession of a small but pleasant baritone voice, he chose the career of an operatic singer. An unsuccessful debut was made at Norwich in Der Freischittz. In 1825 he was taken to Rome by Count Mazzara, being introduced to Cherubini on the way. In Italy he wrote his first dramatic work, a ballet La Perouse.
Michael William Balfe was born in Dublin in May 1808. His family had been professionally associated with music and the stage for many years.
Michael William Balfe was born in Dublin in May 1808. His family had been professionally associated with music and the stage for many years. His grandfather played in the band of a Dublin theatre, and it is said that his great-grandfather was a pupil of the famous violinist, Dubourg, who played at the first performance of "The Messiah" in 1742. Balfes father was a good violinist himself, and it was from him that the future composer received his first lessons. Later on, being entrusted to a more advanced master, he made such progress that he was able to appear in public in the double character of violinist and composer, too! before he was seven years old. Two years later, Madame Vestris was singing his ballads before enthusiastic audiences in the comedy of "Paul Pry" ballads which are not quite forgotten even now.
Young Balfe went on studying the violin with a view to a professional career until his father died in 1823. Then he determined to try his fortune in London. Charles Edward Horn, the singer (the same who wrote the air of "Cherry Ripe"), happened to be fulfilling an engagement in Dublin. Balfe went to him, and asked to be taken to London as an articled pupil. Horn foresaw a musical future for the young aspirant, and articles were signed for a period of seven years. Balfe had not been many weeks in the metropolis when an unsuccessful début at the Oratorio concerts proved to him the need of further study, and study was diligently pursued for the next few years.
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Introduction to: Michael W. Balfe Composer of "The Bohemian Girl" and 27 other operas This site covers the life, times and works of the eminent 19th century composer, Michael W. Balfe.
He wrote 28 operas, many of which have been performed around the world during the past 170 years.
M ichael W illiam B alfe (Composer 1808-1870) Balfe was born in Dublin 15th May 1808 and died in England 20th October 1870. Despite the fact that nowadays ' The Bohemian Girl ' is the only one of his 28 Operas performed - though 'The Siege of Rochelle' 'The Rose of Castile' were performed in the early days of The Wexford Festival - he is really a much neglected as composer, singer and conductor. [I have a recording of The Rose of Castile performance and many of the other Operas performed at Wexford Festival.] He started his career in music very early. By the time he was seven he had composed and had publicly performed a Polacca which, according to Barret in his book, was extant at the time the book was published. He made his violin soloist debut at the age of eight in May 1816. He wrote the Ballad "Young Fanny" which with new words by T Haynes Baley was then called "The Lover's Mistake" before he was nine. This ballad was sung by Madam Vestris and many of the leading singers of that time. It was published later in "The Universal Songster " in 1826. In 1823 shortly after the death of his father he was taken to London where he got a post as violinist in The Drury Lane Theatre Orchestra - eventually becoming leading Violinist with the orchestra.
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michael william balfe, composer of The Bohemian Girl, was an Irishman of a native intelligence and genius for melody quick to make their mark.
MICHAEL WILLIAM BALFE, composer of "The Bohemian Girl," was an Irishman of a native intelligence and genius for melody quick to make their mark. The son of a dancing-master, Balfe had his first musical instruction from his father. He played the violin as a young boy for the dancing classes, but studied very little. A polacca which he wrote in his eighth year was so good that a friendly bandmaster, Meadows, could not persuade his men that young Balfe was author of the piece. When he was ten, Balfe composed the first of his ballads, "The Lover's Mistake," ballads which became so popular that they alone would have made him a name. Several of these songs follow, so melodious, simple, and direct in their appeal that they speak for themselves. "Killarney" is one of the most famous of Balfe's compositions and is considered one of the most beautiful of Irish melodies. It was because of these ballads, in advance of the success of "The Bohemian Girl," that Balfe found a place in the hearts of all English-speaking peoples. " The Arrow and the Song" Sung by David Bispham Columbia Record A 5437 "Come Into the Garden, Maud"
balfe, michael william, a musical composer, of Irish birth, born near Wexford; author of The Bohemian Girl, his masterpiece, and worldfamous (1808 1870). |
0.999044 | After two months on the job, Trump’s new national security adviser has not called a single Cabinet-level National Security Council meeting on North Korea.
WASHINGTON — National security adviser John Bolton has yet to convene a Cabinet-level meeting to discuss President Donald Trump’s upcoming summit with North Korea next week, a striking break from past practice that suggests the Trump White House is largely improvising its approach to the unprecedented nuclear talks.
For decades, top presidential advisers have used a methodical process to hash out national security issues before offering the president a menu of options for key decisions. On an issue like North Korea, that would mean White House Situation Room gatherings of the secretaries of state and defense along with top intelligence officials, the United Nations ambassador, and even the Treasury secretary, who oversees economic sanctions.
But since Trump agreed on a whim to meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un on March 8, the White House’s summit planning has been unstructured, according to a half-dozen administration officials. Trump himself has driven the preparation almost exclusively on his own, consulting little with his national security team beyond Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who has made two visits to Pyongyang to meet with Kim personally. Trump has also not presided personally over a meeting of those senior NSC officials, as a president typically does when making the most important decisions.
Part of the problem is Trump’s on-and-off chemistry with Bolton.
Trump’s ad hoc approach to talks with Kim, with whom he has traded threats of nuclear war, partly reflects the disorder that has always gripped the Trump White House — itself a reflection of the commander in chief’s management style.
But officials say the policymaking process across the White House, never a tightly organized affair, has recently grown less disciplined. They point to John Kelly's loosening grip on the West Wing, at which Trump has always chafed, and with it, the dissolution of many of the processes he tried to institute when he arrived a year ago. This has affected not just North Korea but the president's recent imposition of tariffs on American allies. Many also cite Trump's frustration with Bolton, who has irritated the president after just two months on the job.
Without that coordinated process, the president “cannot understand the equities that different elements of the government have in this,” said a former senior Bush administration official who served both in the White House and at the State Department. The White House declined to comment for this article.
Part of the problem is Trump’s on-and-off chemistry with Bolton. The president fumed after Bolton spoke of a hard-line “Libya model” for North Korean denuclearization on CBS News in late April — implying that the U.S. would make no concessions until after Kim had physically surrendered his nuclear program. After North Korea responded furiously, Trump blamed Bolton for derailing the summit. In turn, Trump dictated to Bolton a letter to Kim canceling the nuclear summit and insisted that Bolton read it back to him.
On Friday, when a top North Korean official arrived in Washington, the president did not invite Bolton to join them in the Oval Office — another departure from tradition, in which the national security adviser attends every significant meeting with a foreign official. A second former Bush NSC official said he could not recall a single important meeting for which the president’s national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, was not present.
“The pageantry of who’s in or not does matter here, and I think the president is probably signaling that that kind of a model is not what he has in mind,” Suzanne DiMaggio, director and senior fellow at the New America Foundation, said at a Monday lunch for reporters.
Bolton will nevertheless travel to North Korea with the president, presidential adviser Kellyanne Conway said Wednesday.
Pompeo and Kelly will also travel to Singapore with Trump, and Pompeo, who has emerged as the lead American negotiator with North Korea, has met twice previously with Kim in Pyongyang.
The absence of interagency meetings on North Korea also reflects the breakdown of Kelly’s effort to impose traditional policymaking processes at the White House — which extends beyond national security to issues like trade, where Trump’s position has veered back and forth with little sign of a coherent plan.
That's precisely what Kelly tried to change when he took the reins last July, insisting that the president close the doors of the Oval Office to prevent aides from wandering in to cajole him on one issue or another or to drop articles on his desk in an attempt to sway his views.
But the White House feels as though it has returned to the early days of 2017, when then-chief of staff Reince Priebus exercised little control and the policymaking process was nonexistent.
Kelly’s arrival initially sparked a change. The retired Marine general charged former staff secretary Rob Porter with overseeing the White House’s various policy councils, including the NSC, and insisted the president take no action without first signing a decision memo presenting the recommendations of various Cabinet departments and agencies and any disagreements they might have.
Kelly’s diminishing status and staff changes have eroded those processes. Porter left the White House in February in the wake of domestic abuse allegations. His replacement, Derek Lyons, did not inherit Porter’s title of assistant to the president for policy coordination and has not developed the same chemistry with the president.
The departures of economic adviser Gary Cohn and his deputy, Jeremy Katz, has also unraveled a tightly controlled trade policy process. Cohn and Porter used interagency planning meetings to help rein in the president’s impulsive decisions.
But those days are over. Cohn’s replacement, Larry Kudlow, has the president’s ear, but he has yet to find a permanent deputy to help him run the National Economic Council. Shahira Knight holds the job on an acting basis but plans to leave the White House in the coming weeks, and the White House has not settled on a permanent replacement.
Meanwhile, the administration’s statements on trade have careened in every direction. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Fox News late last month that a possible trade fight with allies was “on hold” — days before Trump smacked Canada, Mexico and the European Union with steel and aluminum tariffs.
On core national security issues, some say disorder has spread since Trump fired national security adviser H.R. McMaster in late March.
Others, however, argue that McMaster convened too many meetings and that Bolton, who holds fewer, is nonetheless more effective. One senior administration official said that under Bolton, meetings of the Principals Committee — which have been held on issues other than North Korea — are more focused than before. The official added that the administration has benefited from Bolton's closer political alignment with the president than that of McMaster, who had deep reservations about Trump’s worldview.
Many Asia experts worry that Trump is, as one former Bush official who worked on Asia policy recently put it to POLITICO, “going to wing this summit.” The concern is shared by Japanese government officials who consider North Korea a threat to their security and worry Trump might cut a superficial deal that does too little to disarm Kim. |
0.998926 | Think of at least three kinds of your favorite pizza. Store these pizza names in a list, and then use a for loop to print the name of each pizza.
Modify your for loop to print a sentence using the name of the pizza instead of printing just the name of the pizza. For each pizza you should have one line of output containing a simple statement like I like pepperoni pizza.
Add a line at the end of your program, outside the for loop, that states how much you like pizza. The output should consist of three or more lines about the kinds of pizza you like and then an additional sentence, such as I really love pizza!
# Print the names of all the pizzas.
# Print a sentence about each pizza.
I really love pepperoni pizza!
I really love hawaiian pizza!
I really love veggie pizza!
Use a for loop to print the numbers from 1 to 20, inclusive.
Make a list of the numbers from one to one million, and then use min() and max() to make sure your list actually starts at one and ends at one million. Also, use the sum() function to see how quickly Python can add a million numbers.
Make a list of the multiples of 3 from 3 to 0. Use a for loop to print the numbers in your list.
A number raised to the third power is called a cube. For example, the cube of 2 is written as 2**3 in Python. Make a list of the first 10 cubes (that is, the cube of each integer from 1 through 10), and use a for loop to print out the value of each cube.
Use a list comprehension to generate a list of the first 10 cubes.
Add a new pizza to the original list.
Add a different pizza to the list friend_pizzas.
Prove that you have two separate lists. Print the message, My favorite pizzas are:, and then use a for loop to print the first list. Print the message, My friend’s favorite pizzas are:, and then use a for loop to print the second list. Make sure each new pizza is stored in the appropriate list.
A buffet-style restaurant offers only five basic foods. Think of five simple foods, and store them in a tuple.
Use a for loop to print each food the restaurant offers.
Try to modify one of the items, and make sure that Python rejects the change.
The restaurant changes its menu, replacing two of the items with different foods. Add a block of code that rewrites the tuple, and then use a for loop to print each of the items on the revised menu.
Our menu has been updated. |
0.999962 | Exquisite finish, elegant design, & quality construction describe this like new home. Gourmet kitchen w/ quality custom cabinetry, stainless appliances, granite & walk-in pantry. Fully fenced level lot w/ gated entry & tropical landscape. Home has amazing upgrades incl. solid wood doors, hardwoods, Heat Pump w/ AC, designer colors, built-ins, pottery barn fixtures++ Living areas are spacious and inviting suitable for large gatherings. Dreamy Master suite w/ 2 closets & a beautiful master bath. |
0.997444 | This article is about the darts player. For other uses, see John Lowe (disambiguation).
"Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" by Boney M.
Updated on 11 February 2008.
John Lowe MBE (born 21 July 1945 in Chesterfield) is a former World No. 1 English retired professional darts player who was one of the most talented and best known darts players during the 1970s and 1980s, particularly in the United Kingdom. Lowe is one of only six players to have won the World Championship three times, having done so in 1979, 1987 and 1993. He is the first player to have won the World Championship in three separate decades. Lowe's titles and achievements span a career of almost forty years, but he is also well known for being the first player to achieve a televised nine-dart finish (in 1984).
Lowe won the World Championship title in three different decades – 1979, 1987 and 1993. He met Eric Bristow six times in the World Championship in various semi-finals and finals, and it was not until his fourth attempt (in the 1987 final) that he managed to overcome his great rival. His record against the "Crafty Cockney" in majors was three wins and six defeats.
Lowe achieved the ultimate feat in darts on 13 October 1984 during the World Matchplay tournament against Keith Deller, when he managed a nine-dart finish – the sport's equivalent of a 147 break in snooker. This was the first time it had ever been accomplished by any darts player whilst being televised, although it was not live and instead shown on a highlights programme on ITV. Lowe won £102,000 for this success. He went on to win the tournament.
In addition to his three world titles Lowe has also won two World Masters titles, two British Open titles, two British Matchplay championships, two World Cup Singles and three European Cup Singles Titles, as well as countless other titles around the world in a hugely successful career. He played for England over 100 times and was captain for seven years, during which time his team were unbeaten.
He also gained credit for his decorum and sportsmanship at the oche, often in notable contrast to the gifted but arrogant Bristow. He was also probably unique in darts in that he looked after his health, never developing the weight difficulties associated with darts players, though he did consume alcohol onstage alongside other players when it was still permitted during matches.
Nicknames have always been common in darts, but Lowe never really had one which caught on. A studious, composed performer, he didn't have anything which stood out in his demeanour or personality – until someone decided to use these very traits to come up with the soubriquet of Old Stoneface. This is also the title of Lowe's autobiography which was published in 2005.
Lowe has enjoyed a longevity at the sport. He played in the televised stages of the World Championship for a then record 28 consecutive years, from the inaugural championship in 1978 to his last appearance in 2005 where he was defeated by the Canadian John Verwey in a final leg tie-break. This feat was beaten by Phil Taylor at the 2018 PDC World Championship.
He was secretary of the World Professional Dart Players Association (later to become the Professional Dart Players Association (PDPA)) and in 2005 enjoyed a testimonial year in the sport to commemorate his 30th year as a professional. He still attempted to qualify for the World Championship each year until 2008, but fell short in the early qualifying rounds. After joining a short-lived venture, the Setanta Sports-televised BetFred League of Legends in 2008, Lowe became ineligible to compete at the PDC World Championship so could not attempt to qualify for the 2009 event.
In May 2009 Lowe released a book, The Art of Darts, in which he offered his personal insights into the game to both amateur and aspiring professional dart players. In 2013 The Art of Darts was produced in app form for the Apple iPhone and iPad; it is a 45-minute masterclass containing coaching and tips from Lowe.
Lowe planned an exhibition tour of the United States in November and December 2011.
In 2014 Lowe was one of several celebrities to take part in ITV's new game show Amazing Greys, in which members of the public take on icons of British sport and entertainment.
Lowe was born in New Tupton, Derbyshire. He is married to Karen and lives in Chesterfield, from where they both support Sunderland.
^ a b c (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.
Lowe accomplished the first ever televised nine-dart finish. This finish was not broadcast live.
^ "John Lowe V Eric Bristow Head To Head". Dartsdatabase.co.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
^ "The Art of Darts". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
^ Lowe, John. "America here I Come". Unicorn-darts.com. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
^ "Legends of Darts". Legendsofdarts.com. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
This page was last edited on 11 April 2019, at 14:27 (UTC). |
0.997247 | Modena is the car rental company with highest customers' rank in Bariloche with a rating average score of 3.9/10, based on 10+ customer reviews. The cheapest vehicle from Modena is Fiat Palio of Economy car rental class for $36.15 per day.
As for the most popular in Argentina car rental group, which's Economy, the cheapest car from Modena in Bariloche is Fiat Palio, priced at $36.15 per day.
The cheapest car rental in Bariloche is Fiat Palio from Modena. Its price is only $36.15 per day. Modena was reviewed by 10+ customers with a rating average score of 3.9/10. |
0.981752 | India is located in South Asia.
Around 1700, the Mughal Empire ruled all of the sub-continent. It had Muslim influence and was at its peak. It then declined until the British ruled it from the mid-18th century. India was divided in princely states until it became an independent nation on August 15, 1947, thanks to Mahatma Gandhi.
The rupee was first minted by Emperor Sher Shah who reigned from 1540 to 1545. This silver coin weighted 175 troy grains or 11.3 grams. The sub-unit was the paisa copper coin, from 45 to 65 paise to a rupee. During the British occupation, the rupee still is 11.3 grams of silver. however, new sub-units are used: 1 rupee= 16 annas = 64 paise ou pices = 192 pies. India moves to the decimal system in 1957. One rupees is then divided in 100 naya paise (new paise), later called only paise from 1964 on.
Most Indian coins from 20th and 21st centuries use letterings in several languages.
English is used on all coins since the British ruled India. It is one of the 23 official languages.
The second mostly used language is Hindi (हिन्दी). It uses the Devanagari alphabet and writes left to right. Syllables are build from consonant clusters joined by an horizontal line. Vowels are either diacritics or independent characters. On each word, a top horizontal line connects all the characters.
On some coins of the British era, other languages are used: Bengali (also spoken in Bangladesh), Punjabi (using Shahmukhi script and also spoken in Pakistan) and Telugu (spoken in Andhra Pradesh).
The India national symbol shows on all coins from the Republic of India. It is the Lion Capital of Asoka (picture to the right and below). It was on top of a pillar built during the 3rd century BC by King Asoka in Sarnath, located in now Uttar Pradesh state.
This capital includes four lions sitting back to back on a circular platform which displays the guardians of the four directions (lion to the north, elephant to the east, horse to the south and bull to the west). An Ashoka Chakra separates each of the guardian animals. The same Ashoka Chakra also ornates the India flag.
Below the emblem, coins sometimes show the motto in Sanskrit सत्यमेव जयते (Satyam eva jayate), "Truth alone triumphs".
The four lions are Indian lions, also called Asiatic lions. They represent power, courage, pride and confidence. Asiatic lions are an endangered specie. About only 300 are left in Gir forest, India. |
0.941137 | How to avoid getting caught up in the biggest lie on Wall Street.
What you need to understand about markets to develop the proper mentality for trading.
Understand why "good companies" can sometimes make for really bad investments plus the ONLY reason that you should ever buy a stock.
Learn the number one concrete rule which proves why technical analysis is superior to all other methods.
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0.935984 | Admiral Pavel Chichagov (1767-1849) was an important Russian naval reformer who is best known for letting Napoleon slip past his blockading forces in 1812, and who spent the last thirty years of his life in exile.
Chichagov spent some of his early life in England. He studied in the Russian Naval Corps, before joining the army in 1779 as a sergeant in the Life Guard Preobrazhensk Regiment (a fairly precocious sergeant at only 12!). He joined the 1st Marine Battalion in 1782, and served in the Mediterranean in 1782-84, acting as an aide-de-camp to his farther, Admiral Vasily Chichagov.
Over the next few years he rose through the ranks in the navy, reaching lieutenant in 1783, captain lieutenant in 1787, captain 2nd class and captain 1st class both in 1790. During this period he served on the Iezekil in 1788 and on the Rostislav during the Russo-Swedish War of 1788-90, fighting at Eland, Vyborg and Reval. His promotion to captain 1st class came after he brought then news of Vyborg to Catherine II.
Chichagov spent 1792-93 studying in Britain. He was then given command of the former Swedish ship of the line Sophia-Magdalena, before being given the Retvizan (1794-96), serving in the Baltic. He was promoted to captain brigadier in 1796, but in the following year was discharged from the navy after a disagreement with the erratic Tsar Paul I.
After two years Chichagov was pardoned and promoted to rear-admiral, only to be accused of treason later in the year. He was acquitted and his rank restored after less than two weeks, but the incident can only have added to the atmosphere of distrust in the court of Paul I.
Later in 1799 Chichagov was given command of a Russian naval squadron that was cooperating with the British during the Dutch expedition of 1799. Chichogov fought at the Helder and Texel.
His career continued to prosper under Alexander I. He became adjutant general to the new Tsar on 24 May 1801, joined the Committee of Naval Reorganisation, was promoted to vice admiral and became deputy naval minister in 1802. He played an important part in modernizing the Russian navy, and was rewarded with the post of minister of the navy and promotion to full admiral in 1807.
In 1812 he was given command of the Army of the Danube (or of Moldavia), which was facing the Turks in southern Russia. The Peace of Bucharest ended that war, allowing Chichagov to play a part in the campaign against Napoleon.
He wasn't a particularly good land commander, with limited knowledge of army operations and a tendency to create impractical plans which he then refused to modify.
Chichagov was blamed for allowing Napoleon to escape from Russia. After pushing back Schwarzenburg's corp on the south flank of the retreating French army, Chichagov had a chance to block the French at the Berezina River (21-29 November 1812). He managed to capture the bridgehead at Borisov, and for a short period Napoleon was trapped. This only lasted until Chichagov was tricked into believing Napoleon was planning to cross the river further south. The Admiral moved his main force south, allowing the French to cross at Borisov.
Chichagov was unfairly blamed for Napoleon's escape. He was relieved of command early in 1813, and in 1814 decided to move to France. In 1834 Tsar Nicholas I made it illegal for any Russian to live abroad for more than five years. Chichagov refused to return to Russia and was stripped of his remaining posts and titles in Russia. He survived in Paris until 1849. |
0.976716 | How long do trams last compared to busses?
How long do trams last? I suggest it is best practice to quote the age when they are replaced, i.e. usually sold on to heritage collectors or a poorer city. That makes comparisons with busses easier. London busses now are replaced when only 8 years old but remain in use second hand till about 14 years. Trams are assumed to be replaced after 30 years and often are because by then they are likely to be technically obsolete and too costly to maintain and run compared with replacements. Most PFI franchises are also 30 years, so I say trams last 30 years before they are sold to other users. There is however a further complication when comparing to busses. Trams normally have a major refurbishment at 15 years, or it is written into the business plan as a cost at year 15; but busses are not normally refurbished by their first owner. At the Bristol BRT public inquiry I suggested that over a 30 year comparison timeframe the bus operator would have to purchase 3 fleets of busses but a tram operator would only purchase one fleet of trams. Unfortunately it was very obvious that no busway promoters or bus operators plan anything more than about 5 years ahead so my point was considered irellevant.
Trams do have metal tyres, which do not last 40 years, but they are not a high cost like rubber tyres.
I would be cautious about trams being able to go round tighter curves because there are penalties for doing it especially on steep hills. |
0.966749 | Washington State's population grew by five percent between 2010 and 2014 to more than 7 million residents, based on U.S. Census Bureau figures. Washington hosts nearly 80 nonprofit colleges and universities, including the University of Washington and Gonzaga University.
Washington State is situated in the northwest corner of the continental U.S., immediately south of Canada and bordering the Pacific Ocean. Olympia is the state capital, but Seattle is the largest city, with more than 668,000 residents as of 2014. The Cascade Mountains run through the state from north to south, dividing it into two distinct regions; to the west of the mountains, the climate is temperate and oceanic, while to the east, it's dry and continental.
Washington State is known for its majestic forests, snow-clad mountains and rugged pacific coastline, as well as the calmer blue inland waters of Puget Sound. It also offers the vast and semi-desert lands of the interior and, further east, the Palouse and its rolling green hills.
In 2016, U.S. News & World Report ranked the University of Washington in Seattle 52nd among national universities. The publication also recognized Whitman College in Walla Walla and the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma as the 40th and 72nd best national liberal arts colleges, respectively.
Washington also is home to several regionally ranked colleges and universities, including Northwest University in Kirkland, the 17th best regional college in the West, according to U.S. News. Universities regionally ranked within the Top 25 in the West include Gonzaga University in Spokane, Seattle University, Seattle Pacific University, Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma and Western Washington University in Bellingham.
Students seeking a 2-year school have various options to choose from, including Clark College in Vancouver, Edmonds Community College in Lynnwood, Spokane Falls Community College in Spokane and Green River Community College in Auburn.
Two of Washington's largest industries are trade, transportation, and utilities, and education and health services. Microsoft and Boeing both have a major presence in Bellevue and Mukilteo (north of Seattle), respectively. Washington is also well known for growing apples and for its fishing industry, while lumber, aircraft engines and parts, pears, soybeans, wheat, corn and potatoes are a few of its other major commodities. |
0.999932 | You have a computer that runs Windows 7. You need to identify how much disk space is occupied by previous versions. What should you do?
A. At a command prompt, run Diskpart.
B. At a command prompt, run Vaultcmd.
C. From System, view the System Protection settings.
D. From the properties of drive C, view the previous versions settings.
You have a computer named Computer1 that runs Windows 7 and Windows Internet Explorer 8. A user reports that Computer1 has a number of Internet Explorer configuration issues that cause instability when browsing the Internet. You need to configure Internet Explorer to use all default settings. What should you do from Internet Options?
A. From the Advanced tab, click Reset.
B. From the Programs tab, click Set programs.
C. From the Advanced tab, click Restore advanced settings.
D. From the Security tab, click Reset all zones to default level.
You have a computer that runs Windows 7. The computer is a member of an Active Directory domain and has a shared printer. Users report that they can print to the shared printer, but they cannot delete their print jobs. You need to ensure that users can delete their own print jobs. What should you do?
B. Stop sharing the local printer and then share it again.
C. Assign the Manage Documents permission to SYSTEM.
D. Assign the Manage Documents permission to CREATOR OWNER.
You need to increase the graphics performance of the computer without modifying the current hardware or drivers. What should you do?
A. From Personalization, modify the screen saver.
B. From Indexing Options, modify the Advanced options.
C. From Performance Options, modify the visual effects.
D. From Performance Options, modify the processor scheduling.
You have two computers named Computer1 and Computer2. Computer1 runs Windows Vista. Computer2 runs Windows 7. You plan to use User State Migration Tool (USMT) 4.0 to migrate user profiles and data from Computer1 to Computer2. You need to prevent some system settings from being migrated. You must achieve this goal by using the minimum amount of administrative effort. Which file should you modify?
You have a computer that runs Windows 7. You install a second internal hard disk drive in the computer. You attempt to create a system image and discover that the new disk is not listed as a backup destination. You need to ensure that you can use the new disk as a backup destination for system images. What should you do?
A. Create a NTFS partition.
C. Create a system repair disc.
D. Log on to the computer by using a different account.
A standard user named User1 has a computer that runs Windows 7. You need to ensure that User1 can run Windows Easy Transfer. What should you do?
A. Disable User Account Control (UAC).
B. Add User1 to the Administrators group.
C. Configure User1 to have a complex password.
D. Copy the support folder from the Windows 7 installation media to the local hard disk drive.
You have a computer named Computer1 that runs Windows 7. You plan to migrate the user state on Computer1 by using User State Migration Tool (USMT) 4.0. You need to identify which user documents will be included in the migration. What should you do?
A. Run Usmtutils.exe and use the /ec option.
B. Run Sysprep.exe and use the /audit option.
C. Run Loadstate.exe and use the /v:12 option.
D. Run Scanstate.exe and use the /genmigxml option.
You have an offline virtual hard disk (VHD) that contains a generalized installation of Windows 7 Ultimate. You need to disable the built-in games in the VHD. You must achieve this goal by using the minimum amount of administrative effort. What should you do?
A. Start a computer from the VHD. Run Ocsetup.exe and specify the /uninstall parameter. Recapture the VHD.
B. Start a computer from the VHD. From Programs and Features, turn off the Games feature and then recapture the VHD.
C. Create an answer file that has InboxGames disabled. On a computer that runs Windows 7, attach the VHD. Run Pkgmgr.exe and specify the /uu parameter.
D. Create an answer file that has InboxGames disabled. On a computer that runs Windows 7, attach the VHD. Run Dism.exe and specify the /apply-unattend parameter.
You have a computer that runs Windows 7 Professional. You need to upgrade the computer to Windows 7 Ultimate. You must achieve this goal in the minimum amount of time. What should you do?
B. Run Windows Anytime Upgrade.
C. From the Windows 7 installation media, run Setup.exe.
D. From the Windows 7 installation media, run Migwiz.exe. |
0.999556 | Dzintra Uibo is the founder and co-owner of "Amaija". From 1992 to 2007 the owner, director and C.E.O. of the well-known children's goods wholsale company "Amaija". From 1991 to 1992 the commercial manager of "Prodimpex", before that the senior economist of the company. Dzintra Uibo has graduated from the University of Latvia's Faculty of Finance and Trade, is fluent in English and Russian, has basic knowledge of German. Her responsibilities include establishing contacts with clients, concluding contracts, marketing and publicity as well as providing financial advice.
After graduating from the University of Latvia's Faculty of Econimics my job has been linked to solving accounting related issues. I have held the position of a senior accountant since 1993 when I was organising and managing the accountancy work in the firm "Amaija". In 2004 I received the the Republic of Latvia's Association's of Chartered Accountants Certificate No. 196. To keep up to date with the newest legal developments that concern accounting I regularly attend seminars and lectures. In 2008 I completed the 60 hour course on taxes organized by Latvikon.
Is accounting interesting? Taking it from my personal experience I can answer this question with a "yes" as solving accounting issues is a very creative, challenging and analytical process. After graduating from the University of Latvia I worked as an economist, afterwards re-qualified as an accountant. I have gained a lot of valuable experience in the last 14 years working in "Amaija" (baby food and hygiene supplies) as the assistant of the chief accountant. In this period I had to resolve different accounting related nuances, all types of tax policy issues as well as employment law issues. I have regularly attended accounting seminars regarding changes in tax policy and legislation. In my spare time I am a fan of all sporting activities. |
0.999977 | 0 total local port forwards.
-L <opt> The local host to listen on (optional).
-l <opt> The local port to listen on.
-p <opt> The remote port to connect to.
-r <opt> The remote host to connect to.
1 total local port forwards.
root@kali:~# netstat -an | grep "2222"
SRVPORT 1080 yes The port to listen on.
root@kali:~# netstat -an | grep "1080"
# meanwileroot@kali:~# netstat -an | grep "1080"
# defaults set to "tor"
C:Documents and SettingsAdministrator>netstat -an | find "4444"
[-] Missing arguments to route add.
Set the given option to value. If value is omitted, print the current value.
If both are omitted, print options that are currently set. |
0.999463 | What is the story about ? Which genre ?
The book is about magical things we can do daily which will boost up our life. The author talks about different steps to follow which will enhance our living.
I'm reading Nice Girl Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper. |
0.999996 | sillä ne tahtovat itkeä kanssani.
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Text added to the website: 2008-05-12. |
0.989762 | Stacey Weitzman is an American businesswoman and activist, best known as the wife of actor, comedian, producer and director Henry Winkler. Read this biography to know about her childhood, birthday, family life, career and timeline.
Stacey Weitzman is an American businesswoman and activist, best known as the wife of famous comedian and actor Henry Winkler. Winkler shot to fame for his portrayal of greaser Arthur 'Fonzie' Fonzarelli on the popular 1970s sitcom 'Happy Days'. Stacey owned a public relations firm before dabbling in acting in the television series 'As Told by Ginger' and the drama film 'The Touch'. Previously, she worked as an intern in the casting department of the movie 'Safe' (1995). While she usually avoids the limelight, she is often seen accompanying her husband to various events and while supporting his multiple projects. Stacey along with Winkler, who found that he was dyslexic quite late in life, has helped many children's programs through their production company. In 1990, they were among six couples, alongside Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw, who co-founded ‘Children’s Action Network’, which has helped provide free immunization to 175,000 children and is involved in a national adoption campaign.
Stacey Weitzman initially wanted to become a fashion designer. After earning a degree in business from the University of North California, she opened her own fashion PR firm. It did not take very long for her firm to become very successful and get clients like ‘Van Cleef & Arpels’ and ‘Jag’. However, it was her relationship with actor and comedian Henry Winkler that attracted the media’s attention in the late 1970s. When they were dating, young Winkler told the press that he had found "someone who is intellectual enough to have her own life, and open enough to be in love with me." She subsequently began frequenting the Hollywood party scene with him and making headlines in entertainment magazines and tabloid articles. Despite being overwhelmed by his huge fan following, Stacey has stood by Winkler’s side for over 40 years.
Stacey Weitzman was born as Stacey Cooper Furstman on November 15, 1947 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Her mother was a nurse, while her father worked in a private office. In her youth, she wanted to study fashion designing in college, but she ended up studying economics and business at the University of North California at her father's suggestion. She also attended a dancing school when she was young.
Stacey Weitzman met entertainment lawyer Howard Weitzman in 1968, and the two began dating soon after. They got married on October 19, 1969 and welcomed son Jed Weitzman in 1971. However, the marriage ended in a divorce in 1976. Howard has worked as a legal consultant on a couple of television shows, in addition to a few acting credits. He got married to a woman named Margaret in 1981.
Stacey first met her second husband Henry Winkler in 1976 at Jerry Magnin’s clothing shop in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, which was one of her public relations firm’s clients. He came to the store, looking for a sports coat and asked her for help, which she gladly offered. She was checking the accounts when someone told her that the 'Happy Days' star was there, before introducing the duo. According to Winkler, it was love at first sight for him. Incidentally, when he came back to pick up the coat a week later, she was in the shop, and he asked her if she would like to have drinks together, following which the couple began dating.
Five months later, she moved in with him, bringing to his Hollywood Hills home her four-year-old son Jed, as well as her two Yorkies, Amanda and Percy. After two years of dating, the couple tied the knot on May 5, 1978 in the Manhattan synagogue where Winkler was bar mitzvah-ed. They went on to have two children together; their daughter Zoe Winkler was born in 1980, while son Max Daniel was born on August 18, 1983. Despite Winkler's international celebrity status, their children had a remarkably normal upbringing. Jed Weitzman grew up to be a music talent manager, Zoe Winkler became a pre-school teacher, and Max Winkler followed his father into the entertainment industry as a film & television director and screenwriter. Zoe is married to the actor, writer and producer, Rob Reinis. Stacey has five grandchildren. She and her husband love fly fishing.
Stacey Weitzman was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001, shortly after her daughter Zoe went to college. Stacey was rushed to a hospital for tests, following which the doctors considered removing one of her breasts. She went through a lumpectomy and intensive chemotherapy, but the cancer came back after a few years. This time she underwent a double mastectomy and has been living cancer-free ever since. She and her husband now raise awareness about the importance of self-examination and mammograms for women over 45. |
0.9964 | In this passage, Paul used two sports to describe metaphorically what the Christian faith is like: running and boxing. It seems strange to me that he would use an inherently sinful sport as a positive analogy for the Christian faith. A better explanation is that Paul apparently saw a redeeming value in sports (the training and disciplining of one’s body and competing and winning a prize, to name a few) and in his mind, combat sports1 (like boxing) were honorable endeavors.
My conclusion as this pertains to modern, sanctioned MMA fights is that this generally falls under the same category as the boxing of Paul’s day (combat sports). In fact, modern, sanctioned MMA fights are probably safer than the boxing of Paul’s day. Today’s fighters wear gloves (which protect the fighter’s hands and the opponent’s face). A trained referee will immediately stop the fight if someone cannot intelligently defend himself. Doctors are ringside and can stop the fight at any time. Submission attempts can be halted when the fighter “taps” (verbally or physically or if the ref feels the fighter cannot tap) Rules are in place to prevent permanent dismemberment/injury to fighters (the risk is never zero, as with all contact sports). With all these safeguards in place, we can say that modern MMA is nothing like the Roman-era gladiator events that opponents of combat sports often inject into the discussion, where participants were often forced to “compete” against their will and often resulted in death or disfigurement.
For the purposes of this article, combat sports refers to MMA, Judo, BJJ, wrestling, boxing, kickboxing, and the like.
He doesn’t Box. If you screw this one passage up, how can you be trusted with any others?
I didn’t say Paul boxed. |
0.999835 | Distract opponent with a hand up high at the head prior to shooting like this guy.
Begin from a staggered stance, low to the ground, so that you have power in your shot (there is much less power if you attempt to shoot when you are straight up and down). Your lead foot should be on the same side as your opponent's lead foot.
Start the shot when you are close to your opponent - You want to close the distance to your opponent with your body, not your hands.
If your opponent has a staggered stance, shoot on the leg that is closer to you.
Lower your level and shoot in, powering off of your back leg.
Step with your left foot to the left of your opponent (for the purposes of this description, your opponent will have a staggered stance with his right leg forward).
Step as deep (even past your opponent's feet) as possible.
Pick up leg and hold it in between your legs (This position is called "running the pipe"). Squeeze opponent's legs in between yours. Wrap your arms around opponent's leg elbow deep to elbow deep**.
(If you make a gable grip, you need to keep your elbows clasped against your body).
Head is inside at opponent's stomach*.
Make opponent hop either forward or backward to prevent them from countering.
Lower level and hike leg through in between your legs.
*There are difference of opinion as far as where your head should be when you are running the pipe against your opponent. If you look at the two external videos, you will see two different explanations. Ultimately, it is personal preference whether or not you want to be tight against your opponent with "bad" head posture, or loose against your opponent with "good" head posture. The former makes it easier to move your opponent and take him down because you are bound on to him, but this also makes it easier for your opponent to counter your shot by pressuring downword on your head/neck.
**There is also a difference of opinion as far as wrapping your opponent's leg. Some people prefer elbow to elbow wrap and other people prefer the gable grip. As long as, when using the gable grip, you keep your elbows close into your body, it is probably a wash. |
0.898923 | James Monroe was born on the 28th of April in 1758 at Monroe Hall in the Westmoreland County in Virginia. James Monroe was the fifth United States President during the period from 1817 to 1825. Among the Founding Fathers of the United States, James Monroe was the U.S. last president. He was also the last president of the country from the Republican Generation and the Virginia dynasty.
James Monroe was of Scottish and French descent and he was of the agriculturist category. James Monroe took part in the American Revolutionary War and was injured in the Battle of Trenton through a musket ball to his shoulder. From 1780 to 1783, James Monroe studied law under an American Founder Father, Thomas Jefferson. After completing his studies, James Monroe worked as an ambassador in the Continental Congress. As a delegate of anti-federalism to the Virginia meeting that considered approval of the United States Constitution, James Monroe opposed the approval, blaming that it offered too much power to the federal government.
James Monroe assumed an active part in the fresh government, and he was chosen to the first United States Congress Senate in 1790, where he united to Jeffersonians. As the Governor of Virginia, James Monroe got a wealthy executive experience and ascended to national fame as an ambassador in France, when he assisted to negotiate the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. During the 1812 War, James Monroe held the important roles of the Secretary of War and the Secretary of State under the Presidentship of James Madison.
Encountering a minor opposition from the divided Federalist Party, James Monroe was elected president of the United States without difficulty in 1816, winning in excess of 80 % of the electoral vote and he became the last president during the period of the First Party System era of the American politics. As president, James Monroe acquired Florida from Spain and wanted to alleviate partisan tensions, getting on a tour of the United States that was generally well acknowledged.
Through the approval of the 1818 Treaty, under the thriving negotiation of John Quincy Adams, his Secretary of State, the United States expanded from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, offering fishing rights and America harbor in the Pacific Northwest. Britain and the United States equally occupied the Oregon Country. Besides the acquirement of Florida, the 1819 landmark Treaty secured the boundary of America along the forty-second Parallel to the Pacific Ocean and embodied the first determined attempt of America at forming a global empire of America. As nationalism heaved, partisan ferocity dipped and the "Age of Good Feelings" developed, pending the 1819 Panic struck and quarrel over the entrance of Missouri embroiled the United States in 1820. However, James Monroe succeeded near-undisputed reelection.
James Monroe was in favor of the African founding of colonies for free African Americans that would finally create the nation of Liberia, with Monrovia as the capital, which was named in honor of James Monroe. In 1823, James Monroe declared America’s opposition to any European interference in the freshly self-governing countries of the Americas by means of the Monroe Doctrine, which became a milestone in the foreign policy of America. His presidential term completed the initial period of the presidential history of America earlier than the commencement of the Jacksonian democratic system and the Second Party System period. After his retirement during 1825, James Monroe was plagued by monetary difficulties.
James Monroe died on the 4th of July in 1831 in New York City. |
0.986785 | Generate name ideas for your Tech company below.
Have you ever gotten a ghost text? That’s when your living life and you feel your phone vibrate, check and there’s nothing.
Can any developers out there explain to us why this happens? Or at least create an app to counter it. And don’t suggest we leave our cellphones behind I think we all feel a little bit naked if and when that ever happens.
The world runs on technology. It’s infiltrated every aspect of our lives and it isn’t slowing down. Words like Apple represent class, taste, and genius. What does your company name represent?
What do people think when they hear it? Is it a leading edge name developers all around the globe admire? Is it looked up to by startup companies on the web?
The biggest advantage to a boss name (Besides sounding cool) is Brand Awareness. By achieving this you gain NEW customers. But first… you need a name that competes with the Apples of the universe.
Airbnb: Snappy and easy to remember, the use of ‘bnb’ refers to its focus on accommodation, while ‘air’ adds a modern touch.
Lyft: A ridesharing app, where the name expresses clearly the service. The company uses a misspelling to create a unique brand identity, while also advertising their services.
Kickstarter: A crowd-funding platform with the goal to ‘kick-start’ companies, ideas and innovations into the marketplace.
ReplyYes: A text-based shopping service, where to purchase an item, a reply of “yes” suffices. Its literal name is catchy, explanatory, and memorable.
instaLens: Makers of attachable lenses for your smartphone. ‘Insta’ relates to the instant improvement in your smartphone’s capability, while ‘lens’ is the function of the product.
Shopify: One of the world’s largest e-commerce web development platforms, its name is unique, catchy and speaks to the functionality of the business.
Upwork: A platform for working as or hiring a freelancer. The platform’s name is a direct parallel to the upcycling of old clothes, suggesting that work can similarly be ‘upcycled’.
VSCO: An acronym for the Visual Supply Company, this app has become the number one used phone photo-editing app in the world. Primarily used for Instagram, its short, memorable name is perfect for sharing and advertising via hashtag.
Whatsapp: A phone app for communicating with friends and family. A smart play on the words ‘what’s up’ and ‘app’ simultaneously create a catchy, memorable name while also describing the app’s functionality.
Pocket: A save-for-later news service which gives you the ability to save articles on your desktop for later reading. The idea behind the name is that users can take these articles with them, in their pocket, via an app on their phone or tablet.
As the nature of a start-up is to disrupt and reinvent any industry founders see an opportunity in, their range is unparalleled and stretches to all corners of the globe. Industries that they have disrupted include transportation, social networking, productivity, robotics, energy, automobiles, manufacturing, and most recently the financial sector. Due to their wide reach, it is possible to draw the conclusion that their disrupting factor and goal to fulfill inefficiencies in the market means that everyone is, in fact, a client to startups.
Start-ups find a particular niche, create a product to fulfill the inefficiency in that niche and then market solely to the customer base in that niche. When looking to acquire funding, however, start-ups all start peddling the same terminology; the potential for growth, their market share, and what intellectual property they own.
Scalable, innovative idea, first to market, intellectual property, market reach, clear strategy, freemium, fast growth rate, high engagement, great user adoption.
We’be put together a large list of words related to technology and stratups to give you ideas & keyword themes to use in our generator when searching for your business name ideas. |
0.99998 | The waves kiss my toes as the sun beats down on my skin, and the sand engulfs my body like a warm hug. What do these context clues tell us about this person's location?
Because of the context clues we can infer she is at a beach.
If Mr. Wilsons mom is named Julie. What is wrong with this sentence?
There is not an apostrophe showing that Mr. Wilson's mom belongs to him.
If Sally has 4 packs of gum with 12 pieces in each pack, how many pieces of gum does Sally have in all? Show your work. |
0.969452 | I wonder what NATO should have done to prevent the advent of Putin?
I remember back in the 1990’s when history books and articles ended the cold war on a triumphant tone. There was a widespread expectation among victorious Americans that when Russia switched from a command economy to capitalism Russia would be forced to become a democracy. Many liberals and libertarians believed their economy would catch up, and then there would be shared interests that would cause them to become allies to NATO, and possibly against China. But of course Russia failed to change, and we must lay some of the blame on NATO for failing to coax Russia in a different direction when Mikhail Gorbachev was the leader of Russia.
What could America have done to prevent the advent of Boris Yeltsin, the corrupt oligarchy, and then Vladimir Putin in Russia? It’s clear that America didn’t finish off the wicked dragon when it was beading on the ground, and the consequence is a resurgent Russia. |
0.999999 | One of the most famous contributions the Chinese made was their discoveries on the unknown universe that even scientists today still ponder about.
One of the main questions that developed throughout history was how the moon got its mysterious and fascinating glow. The Chinese were the ones who came up with the true idea 2,210 years ago, the suns light reflecting of the surface of the moon. Why would they want to discover things about the moon? The main reason they wanted to learn and discover more about the moon was because almost their whole culture entirely revolved around it. Even though Chinese knew why the moon had phases and why the moon sets and rises, there are many legends and stories of the moon and how it gets bigger and smaller, why it rises and sets, and even how it became to be the moon. One of the famous stories about the moons phases is called " The Man".
"Wu Kang was a shiftless clever fellow who changed his anticipation ships all the time. He started out as a farmer. On seeing his crops growing with no difficulty, he decided that farming was not enough of a challenge, and so he apprenticed himself to a furniture maker. On being told by his master that in another three to five years, he would be able to make a reasonable furniture; he gave up and decided to take up business. He then went to work in shop where a similar situation occurred, so he again gave up and decided to be an immortal instead.
In ancient times, comets were considered the most remarkable source in the sky, because they are unlike any other object in the night sky. Also, unlike constellations, comets could not be predicted making them even more exciting. However, to Chinese astronomers comets were to be kept very good record of. Unlike the rest of the world at the time, the Chinese took and kept records on the mysterious appearances, paths, and disappearances for hundreds of years, dating back to the Han dynasty ( 206 BC to 220 AD), which described comets as "long-tailed pheasant stars", "broom stars" or " vile stars".
In ancient China, the solar and lunar eclipses were regarded as heavenly signs that would foretell the future of the Emperor; predicting eclipses were of high importance. The solar eclipses were believed to have occurred when a legendary celestial dragon devours the Sun. They also believed that this dragon attacks the moon during lunar eclipses. One Chinese record states "the Sun has been eaten". The ancient Chinese would even bangs pots and drums to try and scare away the dragon. |
0.999995 | What was the composition of dinosaur teeth?
Dinosaur teeth were formed from two materials, called dentine and enamel. These two materials were more durable and tougher than bone. Dentine was the softer of the two, and formed the core of each tooth; the outer surface was covered with the harder enamel. |
0.999804 | A 14-year-old schoolboy has died after taking the drug Spice at a sleepover with a friend, an inquest has heard.
Luke Pennington, who is believed to be the youngest person to die after taking the synthetic cannabis, suffered a 'severe reaction' immediately after taking the drug at a house in Stockport, Greater Manchester, on March 17.
An inquest opening at Stockport Coroner's Court heard that Luke and a number of friends had bought the drug earlier that evening.
Luke had taken the drug first, then followed by another friend, a senior police officer told the hearing.
Paramedics rushed to the scene after Luke and his friend fell ill, and the pair were rushed to Wythenshawe Hospital.
Rita Wilkinson, a senior police officer at GMP giving evidence at the inquest opening, said: 'Luke was with some friends at a sleepover.
'They had purchased some Spice and that was taken. Luke had taken it first followed by one of his friends.
Luke was transferred from Wythenshawe to the intensive care unit at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, but died at 1.55am on March 18.
The court heard his death is being treated as 'unascertained' until toxicology and histology reports have been completed.
The St James Catholic High School student was described by his teachers as 'popular and well-liked'.
Earlier this month, the school's headteacher, Tim Beesley, said: 'Our thoughts, prayers and sympathy go out to his family and friends at this very difficult time.
Greater Manchester Police arrested a 16-year-old boy on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs on March 21. He has been released on bail pending further enquiries.
Andrew Bridgman, assistant coroner for south Manchester, set a date for a full inquest on October 3.
MailOnline has contacted the NHS England for comment. |
0.901109 | In today’s tech world, many people are generally familiar with patents: they protect inventions. However, it came to my attention, recently, that many people have never seen a patent, much less read a patent for comprehension. Moreover, even fewer really understand how a patent is structured or how a patent is generally to be read. In response, I thought I would provide an overview on the anatomy of patents. I cannot emphasize enough, however, that patents are extremely nuanced, complex legal documents. If you have any questions about what a patent covers or discloses, you should contact a qualified IP attorney.
A patent has three basic sections: the specification, the drawings and the claims. The claims are the enumerated paragraphs that typically appear toward the end of the patent* and are preceded by language similar to: “What is claimed is.” Drawings typically appear as figures and usually appear before the specification. You can think of the specification as everything else. You can find examples of patents at www.uspto.com or http://www.google.com/patents?hl=en.
Patents may include drawings to assist in demonstrating the function or operation of technologies in the specification. Specifications usually make liberal reference to the drawings. Drawings typically appear as figures in a patent, and are designated as, for example, Fig. 1, Fig. 2, etc.
The bulk of the specification usually follows the drawings. The main purpose of the specification is to publicly disclose the patentee’s invention and to enable a person skilled in the relevant art to practice the invention. The specification does NOT specify what the patentee claims as his protectable invention (nor do the drawings). Thus, while the specification contains valuable context and content concerning the claimed invention, the specification alone cannot tell you whether you are (or are not) violating a patentee’s rights. The specification typically contains a number of different subparts, including a title, an abstract, the invention background, an invention summary, a description of any drawings, and a detailed description of the invention. The specification may include a number of embodiments of the invention. For the most part, these embodiments are exemplary and should not be understood to limit the claimed invention. For example, if the only embodiment in a specification discloses a car, a patent claiming a “motorized vehicle” should not, without more, be read to only cover cars.
Claims set forth and define the scope of the patentee’s ownership interest. Claims are typically broken into discrete sections, called elements. Each claim element must be supported by the specification and the specification must be consulted to provide meaning to the claims. Importantly, a patentee can define its own claim terms in the specification. So, while a claim that claims a “motorized vehicle” may appear clear on its face, it may not have its apparent meaning if the patentee, in the specification, discloses that “for purposes of this invention, the term motorized vehicle means and refers to cars and only cars.” Claims may be independent and dependent. As the names suggest, independent claims start and finish with the elements recited in that claim. Dependent claims are said to “depend from” some incorporated claim, and incorporate the elements of the incorporated claim along with additional elements. Claims may cover a number of things, including apparatuses (e.g., a device) and methods (e.g., a process). To determine whether a patentee’s patent rights are infringed, each element of the patent’s claims (properly construed), or its equivalents, are compared with each element of the accused device or process.
* At the U.S.P.T.O.’s website, claims are included toward the front of the patent. |
0.999762 | Dear EarthTalk: My global warming guilt is starting to catch up with me, and I've heard that I can buy "carbon offsets" to help make things right. How do they work?
Carbon offsets are money that consumers and businesses pay voluntarily to compensate for the greenhouse gas emissions they generate directly by driving, flying, running the air conditioning and otherwise using non-renewable energy. Companies and nonprofit groups that sell offsets use the dollars generated to fund alternative energy and other projects that will ultimately eliminate greenhouse gas emissions (such as wind farms that can replace coal-fired power plants in generating electricity).
"Carbon offsetting is one of many economic actions you can take to address climate change, and it is a powerful one," says the nonprofit Co-op America, "Many promising projects that would help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions lack the capital they need to get built; by directing your offset dollars to these projects, you can help finance new wind farms, solar arrays, and more."
Dozens of carbon-offset vendors have sprung up in recent years. Consumers interested in buying offsets should do their homework, as some firms have better reputations than others. Co-op America recommends offsets that support specific projects that wouldn't have happened otherwise and that have measurable near-term goals. Legitimate offset providers should also be able to back up all claims and show a clear money trail to the projects being funded. Co-op America urges consumers to avoid tree-planting programs, which are hard to quantify, and "climate exchange allowances" (also known as "pollution trading" or "emissions trading"), which many consider to be veiled ways of letting companies buy the right to pollute.
Co-op America lauds the Climate Trust (non-profit, funds wind farms in Oregon), TerraPass (for-profit, funds methane gas capture from landfills and farms), Native Energy (for-profit, funds new wind farms and solar arrays) and Sustainable Travel International's MyClimate (non-profit, funds clean energy in developing countries) as some of the leading offset providers with reputable business models.
Those looking to dig deeper into the ways different offset providers operate should check out Clean Air-Cool Planet's Consumer's Guide to Carbon Offsets. The free 44-page PDF download assesses the strengths and weaknesses of some two-dozen carbon offset programs. The guide gives highest marks to Climate Trust, Native Energy and MyClimate, although other providers are also praised for specific programs. Another good free online resource comparing various offset programs on one page/chart is on the Carbon Offsets Survey page on the EcoBusinessLinks Environmental Directory.
Consumers should understand that offsets may be convenient, but are essentially only icing on the cake of an otherwise diligent effort to reduce emissions by using energy less and more efficiently. "All the offsets in the world won't help us," warns Clean Air-Cool Planet, "if we in the U.S. don't make big reductions in our overall greenhouse gas emissions and effect a transition away from wasteful use of fossil fuels."
CONTACTS: Co-op America, www.coopamerica.org; Climate Trust, www.climatetrust.org; TerraPass, www.terrapass.com; NativeEnergy, www.nativeenergy.com; Sustainable Travel International, www.sustainabletravelinternational.org; Clean Air-Cool Planet, www.cleanair-coolplanet.org; EcoBusinessLinks, www.ecobusinesslinks.com. |
0.99964 | The latest Pure Jerry release Merriweather Post Pavilion, September 1, & 2 brings us the two complete sets the band performed on their rare non California tour entailing 12 dates through the East Coast and Mid West. Keyboardist Melvyn Seals is mixed in well and he really shines. Jerry is quite lively throughout and exerts a real boldness and swagger in his playing.
The first disc sets the stage for an excellent release. Most fans will rave about the furious leads during the set closer "Deal." Though, some of nuances within the songs, as opposed to the jams, are excellent. In particular, the rhythm guitar passages during "Stop That Train," and the complementary vocals of Gloria and Jaclyn, notably on "Like A Road." Do others hear "Touch of Grey" riffs throughout "Run For the Roses"?
The second disc starts out with a good rendition of Jimmy Cliff's "The Harder They Come." A fairly slow set, especially with the trio of "Mississippi Moon," "Waiting for a Miracle," and "Lucky Old Sun." Of them, the latter track is exceptional. It is a bit of a paradox, as it has perhaps the best and worst vocals. The interaction between Jerry and the back-up vocalists is gorgeous, as his rural vocal tone fit the song perfectly. Though, Jerry has a hard time hitting the range he'd like to on ..."lift me up to paradise." The band really hit their stride during "Think" providing the most explosive peaks of the set.
The first set of the September 2 performance is dazzling. While the band doesn't tackle any traditional Reggae songs, they do throw some inferences during portions of "I'll Take a Melody," "They Love Each Other," and "Knockin' On Heaven's Door." The first two tracks are treats while the latter is an awful arrangement.
This set also includes the two gems that were first released earlier this year on the Jerry on Broadway release, "Forever Young," and Van Morrison's "And it Stoned Me." Both very emotionally sung and played.
The mood perks up during the set with both "That's What Love Will Make You Do," and the sets closer, "Moonlight Midnight," the latter features nice interaction between Jerry and Melvyn.
The second set offers the fewest songs, but you'll want to hear them all. A great flow to the set blending many of the dynamics of the Jerry Garcia Band. No question the highlight of the disc is "Don't Let Go," the best jamming vehicle that this band has. Truly this rendition is memorable. They really take their time exploring. However, the finale, led by Jerry's melodic rhythmic attack with some shredding thrown in is the icing on the cake.
Merriweather Post Pavilion, September 1, & 2 provides two solid shows of the Jerry Garcia Band. This longstanding line-up rarely sounded better. This release is a must have for collectors. It also is a great starting point as it represents a fairly comprehensive look at the JGB during this period, but of lesser sonic quality than the mainstream releases Jerry Garcia Band, How Sweet It Is, and Shining Star.
We have some reviews of the shows by Rob Goetz; Sept. 1, Sept. 2.
The release included a contest to win a poster of the Jerry Garcia Band 1989 fall tour; photo by Ken Friedman. Available for preorders.
A remake of a ticket stub of the show was included in the package. |
0.99858 | What's Wrong with the Hubble?
Like all devices, the Hubble telescope is vulnerable to wear and tear. Sometimes a minor system fails, or a battery dies. At other times, a more critical system begins to wear out. Because the Hubble is both a telescope and a spacecraft, it has several complicated systems that could cripple the telescope's functionality if they failed.
With that in mind, NASA has scheduled regular maintenance and repair missions to keep the Hubble in working order since its launch. Besides the mission in 1993 to install the correctional device to address the mirror problem, NASA scheduled three more missions to upgrade and maintain the telescope. Those missions took place in 1997, 1999 and 2002 [source: NASA].
On Feb. 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke apart upon reentry. All seven members of the shuttle's crew died in the accident. NASA became the subject of tremendous pressure and scrutiny. The agency decided to ground the space shuttle program and conduct a full investigation to determine if manned space flight was worth the risks involved. As a result, NASA canceled a planned Hubble maintenance mission.
In 2004, the Hubble's Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) malfunctioned when its power supply failed. Spectrographs separate light into its component wavelengths, which we perceive as colors. By analyzing the different wavelengths of light, astronomers can learn a lot about the cosmic bodies they're observing. Just by studying light wavelengths, scientists can determine an object's chemical composition, temperature and density, among other traits. The Hubble's STIS was instrumental in detecting black holes, and is a critical component of the Hubble. Currently, the STIS is in "safe mode," which means it isn't turned on, but it's still capable of functioning if NASA replaces the power supply.
The Hubble telescope has taken many incredible pictures, including this photo of the Crab Nebula generated from optical and x-ray images.
In 2007, the Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) suffered a partial failure. The ACS has three cameras and has taken some of the most impressive images of objects in deep space. An electrical short circuit disabled two of the three cameras. Each camera fulfills a different function. The solar blind camera takes images of objects that emit ultraviolet wavelengths. It's the only camera in the ACS that still functions. The two defunct cameras include a wide field camera and a high-resolution camera.
While NASA resumed the space shuttle program in the summer of 2005, there were no plans to repair or upgrade the Hubble. As systems began to experience problems, NASA debated the merits of a repair mission. Would the benefits of fixing the Hubble outweigh the risk and cost of a manned mission? Was there some other way to repair the telescope without subjecting humans to danger? Did it make more sense to let the Hubble deteriorate and eventually fall out of orbit?
These aren't easy questions to answer. The demand for the kind of information and images the Hubble could gather extends far beyond NASA's doors. Scientific laboratories around the world depend on that data.
What options did NASA have? Keep reading to find out. |
0.999274 | What are dynamic websites ?
The characteristic feature of dynamic website is the compartmentalization of the content and design. Its 'dynamism' lies in its vibrancy and interactivity, both in client-side scripting and service-side scripting. Dynamic website evolved from Static website. Therefore, in order to understand dynamic website you have to understand normal web pages. Typical non-dynamic or static web pages do not change every time the page is loaded into the browser, not even when a user clicks on a button. The only change that you will see in static pages is you can very well observe them loading and unloading, like what happens when you click on a hyper link. In short, static web pages (normal pages you build) always look the same and the content never changes unless you load a new page or you change the page yourself and upload the new version of the pages unto the server. Dynamic pages are the pages that changes in an automatic way. Dynamic pages can change every time they are loaded (without you having to make those changes) and they can change their content based on what user does, like clicking on some text or an image. One of the most common types of dynamic web pages is the database driven type. This means that you have a web page that grabs information from a database (the web page is connected to the database by programming.) and inserts that information into the web page each time it is loaded. If the information stored in the database changes, the web page connected to the database will also change accordingly and automatically without human intervention.
This is commonly seen on online banking sites where you can log in (by entering your user name and password) and check out your bank account balance. Your bank account information is stored in a database and connected to the web page with programming thus enabling you to see your banking information. I hope that it is understood by you that when you would like to start a database driven site; you would like to have it when your information changes very often, just like in a banking site. Database driven sites can be built using several competing technologies, each with its own advantages. Some of those technologies/tools include PHP, JSP, ASP, PERL, NET, Coldfusion and more (these are server-side languages). |
0.94332 | Why did Phil Mickelson drop out of the PGA Tour for a few months?
When Phil Mickelson's wife gave birth to their second child, Sophia Isabella, on Oct. 23, 2001, he decided to take a few months off from golf to spend with his family. "I've been playing golf for 29 or 30 years," he said at the time. "So it's not like I'm going to forget how." After a few months of staying away from golf tournaments, Mickelson, 32, proved he hadn't forgotten a thing. He took top honors at his first return outing, the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Mickelson, who grew up in San Diego, started swinging a mini-club when he was just 1 1/2 years old, imitating his father's practice swings in the family's back yard. At 3, he tried to run away from home because his parents wouldn't let him play at the local golf course with his father. When he was 4, he played his first full 18 holes, crying at the 18th because he realized that meant the game was over. That love of the game continued through his teen and adult years. He's won numerous tournaments, but a "major" still eludes him. He and his wife, Amy, live in Scottsdale, Ariz., with their two daughters, Amanda and Sophia. Fans can find out more about him at his official website, www.phil-mickelson.com. |
0.959042 | Chiura Obata was born in 1885 in Okayama prefecture, Japan. At the age of 14 he went to Tokyo where he studied with Tanryo Murata, Kogyo Terasaki and Goho Hasimoto. In 1903 he moved to San Francisco. While working as an illustrator for the city's Japanese newspapers "The New World" and the "Japanese American", Obata made on-site sketches of the San Francisco earthquake. He married Haruki Kohashi in 1912, and from 1915 to 1927 worked as an illustrator for Japan Magazine. He spent much of the 1920s painting landscapes throughout California and helped establish the East West Art Society in San Francisco in 1921. Spent the summer of 1927 on a sketching tour of Yosemite and the Sierra high country producing over 100 new paintings. In 1928 Obata returned to Japan, following his father's death. While there, he supervised the production of 35 colored woodblock prints of California landscapes for his World Landscape Series. They were exhibited at the "Eighty-Seventh Annual Exhibition" at Ueno Park, Tokyo; Lake Basin in the High Sierra won first prize.
In 1932 Obata was appointed as an instructor in the Art Department at the University of California, Berkeley. Between 1930 and 1941, one-man exhibitions were held in numerous locations. In April 1942, Obata was interned at the Tanforan detention center where, during his stay, he organized an art school with over 650 camp residents as students. In September 1942, he was moved to the Topaz Relocation Center, Topez, Utah. Released from Topaz in 1943, he moved with his family to St. Louis, finding employment with a commercial art company. In 1945, when the military exclusion ban was lifted, Obata was reinstated as an instructor at U.C. Berkeley. He was promoted to Associate Professor of Art in 1948. One-Man shows continued, as did his sketching and painting trips in the high country, often with the Sierra Club. In 1954 he became a naturalized citizen and retired as Professor Emeritus from U.C. Berkeley. From 1955 to 1970 he traveled throughout California giving lectures and demonstrations on Japanese brush painting. In 1965 he received the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 5th Class, Emperor's Award, for promoting good will and cultural understanding between the United States and Japan. He died in 1975, aged 90.
Posthumous exhibitions of Chiura Obata works have been organized at the Oakland Museum of California, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and, most recently, at the M.H. de Young Museum in San Francisco in 2000. |
0.99837 | On February 2nd, I lost my mother-in-law Odessa, a truly special lady. She was 80 years and 88 days old, born November 6, 1924.
Miss Odessa went to the doctor on Thursday, January 27, because she wasn't feeling well. Her lungs were at 30% capacity, due to complications from emphysema. The doctor prescribed some prednisone to help with this problem, and she was feeling better on Tuesday night. She went into work Tuesday for a few hours, but that was her. Her philsophy of life was to go to work even if you didn't feel like working. Then whatever you couldn't do, get someone else to help you do it. (I've always been that way too. That's probably why we got along so well.) She seemed very tired, so her children told her to go home and take the day off on Wednesday to get some rest. Around 4:30pm, I received an email from her. She was trying to find a copy of an email she had deleted. It was about silk necklaces for sale. Her sisters were going to try to make some, and she needed to give them a copy of the email. My sister-in-law Jeannie was over at her house that night and rolled her hair. She was going to take it down on Wednesday morning when she woke up.
From talking to various people, this is what I can piece together about her last morning on earth: She never put her teeth in that day, so she was trying to sleep late. The last person who called her was her sister Warlene, around 9:30. Her sister Barbara tried calling around 2, but did not get an answer. So, the estimated time of death was 9:30am-2:00pm. She had a gash on the top of her forehead and on her right shin, so she took a tumble shortly before she died, probably shortly after getting off of the phone with Warlene. There was no bleeding even though the gashes were deep, indicating to me that she must have died shortly after the fall. She must have decided to go back to bed and rest after falling, and her curlers were still in her hair.
From the caller id in the house, I noticed that Barbara tried calling around 5. Around 5:15, my brother-in-law Ronnie called from work to check on her. He didn't get an answer, so he called his uncle Romaine who lived near Miss Odessa. Romaine did not get an answer a few minutes later, so he drove over to the house. He beat on the front door and her bedroom windows, but did not get a response. He broke in her front door and found her in the bed with the bedroom door closed. She looked very peaceful, like she just drifted off to the next world. She went her own way, no hospital drama for her.
He began calling relatives. By the time Marvin and I got there, the house was full of people in various stages of grief and disbelief. I went in and paid my respects at her bedside. Then Marvin and I got to checking around. No one had called an ambulance or the sheriff to report her demise. I was then given the duty of making calls to various authorities. I first of all called the ambulance service. I was asked if she had a DNR (do no resuscitate) on file. I said, "Ma'am, it's not a matter of DNR, she's dead." The ambulance guys knew where she lived, so they were on the way. Next I called the sheriff's department to report us finding her deceased. There was no evidence of foul play, but we wanted to cover all bases, "just in case". I also called our preacher, who was returning from a trip from Brownsville, TX.
I've done a little math regarding Miss Odessa's lifespan. I counted all leap years accurately and this is my conclusion: She lived 29,308 days or 42,203,520 minutes. If her heart beat an average of 80 beats per minute, then it beat a total of 3,376,281,600 beats during her lifetime. That's the best anyone could ever ask for. |
0.943491 | Did a Massacre Take Place in the Jenin Refugee Camp?
Although available first-hand accounts are partial, difficult to authenticate and often anonymous, it is possible, through Government of Israel, Palestinian Authority, United Nations and other international sources, to create a rough chronology of events within the Jenin camp from 3 to 18 April 2002. The fighting lasted approximately 10 days and was characterized by two distinct phases: the first phase began on 3 April and ended on 9 April, while the second phase lasted during 10 and 11 April. Most of the deaths on both sides occurred in the first phase but it would appear that much of the physical damage was done in the second.
There are allegations by the Palestinian Authority and human rights organizations that in the conduct of their operations in the refugee camp the Israeli Defence Forces engaged in unlawful killings, the use of human shields, disproportionate use of force, arbitrary arrests and torture and denial of medical treatment and access. IDF soldiers who participated in the Jenin incursion point to breaches of international humanitarian law on the part of Palestinian combatants within the camp, including basing themselves in a densely populated civilian area and the use of children to transport and possibly lay booby traps.
In the account of the Government of Israel of the operation, IDF first surrounded and established control of access into and out of the city of Jenin, allowing its inhabitants to depart voluntarily. Approximately 11,000 did so. According to Israeli sources, in their incursion into the camp IDF relied primarily on infantry rather than airpower and artillery in an effort to minimize civilian casualties, but other accounts of the battle suggest that as many as 60 tanks may have been used even in the first days. Interviews with witnesses conducted by human rights organizations suggest that tanks, helicopters and ground troops using small arms predominated in the first two days, after which armoured bulldozers were used to demolish houses and other structures so as to widen alleys in the camp.
Using loudspeakers, IDF urged civilians in Arabic to evacuate the camp. Some reports, including interviews with IDF soldiers, suggest that those warnings were not adequate and were ignored by many residents. Many of the inhabitants of the Jenin camp fled the camp before or at the beginning of the IDF incursion. Others left after 9 April. Estimates vary on how many civilians remained in the camp throughout but there may have been as many as 4,000.
As described by the Government of Israel, 'a heavy battle took place in Jenin, during which IDF soldiers were forced to fight among booby-trapped houses and bomb fields throughout the camp, which were prepared in advance as a booby-trapped battlefield'. The Palestinian Authority acknowledges that 'a number of Palestinian fighters resisted the Israeli military assault and were armed only with rifles and … crude explosives'. An IDF spokesman offered a slightly different portrayal of the resistance, stating that the soldiers had faced 'more than a thousand explosive charges, live explosive charges and some more sophisticated ones, … hundreds of hand grenades … [and] hundreds of gunmen'. Human rights reports support the assertions that some buildings had been booby-trapped by the Palestinian combatants.
That the Israeli Defence Forces encountered heavy Palestinian resistance is not in question. Nor is the fact that Palestinian militants in the camp, as elsewhere, adopted methods which constitute breaches of international law that have been and continue to be condemned by the United Nations. Clarity and certainty remain elusive, however, on the policy and facts of the IDF response to that resistance. The Government of Israel maintains that IDF 'clearly took all possible measures not to hurt civilian life' but were confronted with 'armed terrorists who purposely concealed themselves among the civilian population'. However, some human rights groups and Palestinian eyewitnesses assert that IDF soldiers did not take all possible measures to avoid hurting civilians, and even used some as human shields.
As IDF penetrated the camp, the Palestinian militants reportedly moved further into its centre. The heaviest fighting reportedly occurred between 5 and 9 April, resulting in the largest death tolls on both sides. There are reports that during this period IDF increased missile strikes from helicopters and the use of bulldozers - including their use to demolish homes and allegedly bury beneath them those who refused to surrender - and engaged in 'indiscriminate' firing. IDF lost 14 soldiers, 13 in a single engagement on 9 April. IDF incurred no further fatalities in Jenin after 9 April.
Press reports from the days in question and subsequent interviews by representatives of non-governmental organizations with camp residents suggest that an average of five Palestinians per day died in the first three days of the incursion and that there was a sharp increase in deaths on 6 April.
Fifty-two Palestinian deaths had been confirmed by the hospital in Jenin by the end of May 2002. IDF also place the death toll at approximately 52. A senior Palestinian Authority official alleged in mid-April that some 500 were killed, a figure that has not been substantiated in the light of the evidence that has emerged.
It is impossible to determine with precision how many civilians were among the Palestinian dead. The Government of Israel estimated during the incursion that there were 'only dozens killed in Jenin … and the vast majority of them bore arms and fired upon [IDF] forces'. Israeli officials informed United Nations personnel that they believed that, of the 52 dead, 38 were armed men and 14 were civilians. The Palestinian Authority has acknowledged that combatants were among the dead, and has named some of them, but has placed no precise estimates on the breakdown. Human rights organizations put the civilian toll closer to 20 - Human Rights Watch documented 22 civilians among the 52 dead, while Physicians for Human Rights noted that 'children under the age of 15 years, women and men over the age of 50 years accounted for nearly 38 per cent of all reported fatalities'.
The Israeli Defence Forces stated at the time that their methods might not change, 'because the basic assumption is that we are operating in a civilian neighbourhood'. Other accounts of the battle suggest that the nature of the military operation in Jenin refugee camp did alter after 9 April 2002. On that day, in what both the Palestinian Authority and the Government of Israel describe as a 'well-planned ambush' 13 IDF soldiers were killed and a number of others wounded. A fourteenth soldier died elsewhere in the camp that day, bringing the IDF death toll during the operation in Jenin to 23.
Following the ambush, IDF appeared to have shifted tactics from house-to-house searches and destruction of the homes of known militants to wider bombardment with tanks and missiles. IDF also used armoured bulldozers, supported by tanks, to demolish portions of the camp. The Government of Israel maintains that 'IDF forces only destroyed structures after calling a number of times for inhabitants to leave buildings, and from which the shooting did not cease'. Witness testimonies and human rights investigations allege that the destruction was both disproportionate and indiscriminate, some houses coming under attack from the bulldozers before their inhabitants had the opportunity to evacuate. The Palestinian Authority maintains that IDF 'had complete and detailed knowledge of what was happening in the camp through the use of drones and cameras attached to balloons … [and] none of the atrocities committed were unintentional'.
Human rights and humanitarian organizations have questioned whether this change in tactics was proportionate to the military objective and in accordance with humanitarian and human rights law. The Palestinian Authority account of the battle alleges the use of 'helicopter gunships to fire TOW missiles against such a densely populated area … anti-aircraft guns, able to fire 3,000 rounds a minute … scores of tanks and armoured vehicles equipped with machine guns … [and] bulldozers to raze homes and to burrow wide lanes'. Other sources point to an extensive use of armoured bulldozers and helicopter gunships on 9 and 10 April, possibly even after the fighting had begun to subside. During this stage, much of the physical damage was done, particularly in the central Hawashin district of the camp, which was effectively levelled. Many civilian dwellings were completely destroyed and many more were severely damaged. Several UNRWA facilities in the camp, including its health centre and sanitation office, were badly damaged.
Within two days after 9 April, IDF brought the camp under control and defeated the remaining armed elements. On 11 April, the last Palestinian militants in Jenin camp surrendered to IDF, having requested mediation by B'Tselem, an Israeli human rights organization that operates in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, to ensure that no harm would come to them. According to Palestinian Authority sources, those surrendering included wanted Islamic Jihad and Fatah leaders; others were three injured people and a 13-year-old boy."
"As the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon stressed he will not pull out his forces from the Palestinian territories and that he had informed the U.S. President George Bush about that, the cities of the West Bank had witnessed more crimes and ugly terrorist operations by the Israeli occupation army with the Jenin Camp witnessing a mass massacre committed by the Israeli forces."
"In the 'Arab street' Jenin is already viewed, almost across the board, as a 'massacre' of several hundred people. Ahmed Sami, a Cairo University student who sports a money belt bearing a McDonald's logo, says he has no doubts about what 'really happened' in Jenin. 'The Israelis killed large groups of Palestinians and buried them all together,' he says.
A sense of biting cynicism dominates what many Arabs say they believe happened in Jenin. 'The Israeli army killed between 3,000 and 4,000 Arabs,' says Mohammed Khalil, a 33-year-old accountant."
"An atrocity was carried out, an atrocity whose disturbing details unfolded in following months, and again, cover-up attempts persisted. But concealing the atrocities in Jenin was much more complicated than the Beirut massacre. The UN commission that set out to investigate the incidents was blocked by Israel, who accused the mission of being anti-Semitic.
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan caved in, issuing a lame report based on press releases and reports mainly generated by Israeli lobby groups in the US. The US's pressure intensified in an attempt to bale out their Middle East ally, which proved successful. Annan ruled that both Israelis and Palestinians were responsible for the killings. His report disregarded the legitimate war crimes accusations issued by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch."
"For the past few weeks we’ve been hearing sensationalist claims of a massacre in the Jenin refugee camp in the Palestinian territories of the West Bank. But in recent days hundreds of reporters have descended on the camp, and not one has verified these claims. In fact, just days ago a senior official in Yasser Arafat’s Fatah movement in Jenin was quoted as saying the death toll stands at 56. Most of them were armed fighters.
The death of even one innocent civilian is one too many, and there’s still considerable excavation work to do in the camp. But we should acknowledge that the public relations campaign mounted to convince the world of a massacre in Jenin was a politically motivated lie."
"I have no evidence of mass graves. I see no evidence that would support a massacre took place."
"Human Rights Watch found no evidence to sustain claims of massacres or large-scale extrajudicial executions by the IDF in Jenin refugee camp. However, many of the civilian deaths documented by Human Rights Watch amounted to unlawful or willful killings by the IDF. Many others could have been avoided if the IDF had taken proper precautions to protect civilian life during its military operation, as required by international humanitarian law." |
0.999823 | How can I demonstrate Boyle's law?
Shows the relationship between pressure and volume of an ideal gas at a fixed temperature.
This means that if nothing else changes, the volume of a given mass of gas is inversely proportional to pressure it is under. Charles's law. Main article: Normally you can let the gas out of a can or bottle release cleanly, but if the bottle is shaken up and the gas is mixed into the liquid, then you may have a mess on your hands.
Loved the way u make everything appear super simple thanx alot for simplifying my assignment: Just as we have guard dogs, lap dogs, and hunting dog; draft horses, race horses, and war horses; we also have brewer's yeast, champagne yeast, and bread yeast. Here P 1 and V 1 represent the original pressure and volume, respectively, and P 2 and V 2 represent the second pressure and volume. The volume of the gas itself is decreasing inside the tower even though the volume of the tire as a whole may be increasing a small bit.
You have to realize first that Charles' law is the change in volume with respect to temperature for constant pressure while Boyle's law is the change in volume with respect to pressure for constant temperature. Anyway, great hub. So that here is now four Proportionals, and by any three given, you may strike out the fourth, by Conversion, Transposition, and Division of them. As a diver goes deeper underwater, that pressure begins to increase.
Marshmallows are a frozen foam and are mostly air by volume. This is all completely wrong. There's a symmetry at work here somewhere. Other examples include: This is an ad network. The absolute pressure exerted by a given mass of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to the volume it occupies if the temperature and amount of gas remain unchanged within a closed system.
If we teach concepts, rather than extreme detail and advanced mathematics, then it becomes amazingly simple. It's something like multiplying both the numerator and denominator of a fraction by the same thing. The purpose of the bath is to have a ready heat source to maintain the temperature of the gas constant throughout the experiment.
A modern statement of Boyle's law is. We've got volume as a function of the inverse of pressure, so we're going to need the inverse values of all of our pressure.
If the volume decreases, the molecules encounter the container walls more often. Robert Boyle plotted this data, and these are the values that he got in the middle of the 17th century.
But if the diver ascends too quickly, the blood in their vains becomes a foamy mess. Let's try to use this in an example. What is it? This is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. Sugar makes them sweet, air makes them fluffy, and gelatin makes them elastic.
Boyle's law is used to predict the result of introducing a change, in volume and pressure only, to the initial state of a fixed quantity of gas. When you pull the plunger out on a syringe, it causes the volume within the chamber to increase.
Boyle showed that the volume of air trapped by a liquid in the closed short limb of a J-shaped tube decreased in exact proportion to the pressure produced by the liquid in the long part of the tube. |
0.997943 | Do-it-Yourself Home Automation Projects You've been doing a lot of projects since you were in the elementary. There are times when you do it on your own, and sometimes you seek for your parents' help. Now that you're all grown-up, you can do many things alone, with no or less minimal supervision. One project that is very popular nowadays is home automation. With home automation, you can have a more convenient place to dwell in; it's like stepping into a whole new different world where everything happens with just a push of a button. This may seem impossible, but because of today's technology, almost anything is possible.
If you want to experience having a high-tech home, then it's time that you decide for home automation. Home automation is not that complicated. There are gadgets and devices which are complicated but you can settle for do-it-yourself home automation gadgets. DIY home automation gadgets require no professional assistance; a typical example is the X10. In any project that you wish to undertake, the first consideration is your budget.
A home automation project also requires a budget, and determining it can be difficult. Other ordinary projects as making a cabinet is an easy one because you're already familiar with it, but when you talk about home automation, it's entirely a new one. You should be able to identify what particular thing or things you want to be incorporated in your home automation. For this project, you want to automate your whole house. Already this huge project includes lighting controls, security devices, and controls for HVAC, and so on. But this is easier if you divide your plan into two sections, namely: automating by room, and by task. If you start with rooms, you must again identify what to automate. You might want to automate the lights, draperies, appliances, security, and fans. You will need several module types of X10, a budget, specialized devices, and possible problems. For some people who prefer to do it on their own, it would be better to do things by task.
For instance, start by automating all lighting controls in the house. You can also start with the HVAC, appliance control, outdoor devices, outdoor lighting, and security. It will depend entirely on you, so you should start with what you think is the most important and slowly work your way to the remaining ones. This approach is easier especially the process of setting it all up. When you talk about home automation, sky is the limit. But if you choose to start with the basic automation kit, it can cost you around $30. After deciding what things to automate, the next step is to decide on how much you're willing to spend on it. Once you've established the budget, then it's time to look for devices and gadgets. There are many products to choose from, with different brands as well. Go for expensive ones only if it can give you useful features, otherwise you can stick to the less expensive ones.
This is important especially if you have a limited budget. If you always experiment on new things, it would be better to choose versatile components, but this mean you will have to spend more up front. Examples are using 3-prong modules with pass-through connectors if you're short in electrical outlets; use 3-prong outlets if you have plug-in modules; and get a controller that enables programming of switches and modules if you plan to have programmable scenes in the future. This is for X10 projects only. If you're using X10, then you have to choose the useful and vital accessories for your home automation project. You will need a voltage sensor, straight-edge screwdrivers, head screwdrivers, and spare batteries. You have to pick your next objective. If you're automating your lighting controls, identify which rooms needs it such as the bedroom, the dining room, den, etc. You can create lighting scenes in each room which your family can enjoy. Lastly, you should budget the time allotted for each automation project.
If you have a job, then you will be able to do it during weekends. You can ask for help from other family members, doing things together is more worthwhile than spending many hours on your own. After the project is finished, you can now enjoy the benefits of home automation. |
0.779365 | Slytherin is one of the four Houses at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Founded by Salazar Slytherin, the house is composed mostly of pure-blood students, due to its founder's mistrust of Muggle-borns. The house is traditionally home to students who exhibit such traits as cunning, resourcefulness, and ambition. Its emblematic animal is a snake and its colours are green and silver. The house ghost is the Bloody Baron.
Slytherin corresponds roughly with the element of water with serpents being commonly associated with the sea and lochs in western European mythology as well as serpents being physically fluid and flexible animals. The colours also correspond with waters around lakes and lochs often being green, and silver being often associated with grey rain water.
Slytherins tend to be ambitious, shrewd, cunning, strong leaders, and achievement-oriented. They also have highly developed senses of self-preservation. This means that Slytherins tend to hesitate before acting, so as to weigh all possible outcomes before deciding exactly what should be done.
According to Albus Dumbledore, the qualities which Salazar valued in the students he chose included cleverness, resourcefulness, determination, and "a certain disregard for the rules." Dumbledore noted that all of these were qualities possessed by Harry Potter, who was in Gryffindor.
The Sorting Hat claims that blood purity, is a factor in selecting Slytherins. This suggests that it bases its decisions more upon the views of its members than on any accurate test of a student's lineage. Muggle-born Slytherins exist, but are very rare, as noted insultingly by Scabior the Snatcher. There have also been definite examples of half-bloods sorted into the house, including Tom Marvolo Riddle and Severus Snape. Harry Potter was nearly sorted into Slytherin, but ended up in Gryffindor instead. Also, pure-bloods are not automatically placed in Slytherin. There have been various examples of pure-bloods sorted into other houses, including the Weasley family, Sirius Black, Neville Longbottom, and James Potter I all being sorted into Gryffindor house, Ernie Macmillan being sorted into Hufflepuff, and Morag MacDougal and Stephen Cornfoot being sorted into Ravenclaw.
Contrary to the wishes of the other founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Salazar Slytherin wanted a stricter policy of admission to the school —one limited strictly to pure-blood students. The controversy this created apparently led to him leaving the school and the Chamber of Secrets behind. A millennium later, the house's students are still considered affiliated with Salazar's reputed views, and open expression of pro-blood purity sentiment does seem to be more common in Slytherin than in other Houses.
This disagreement over blood purity, which caused Salazar Slytherin's friendship with Godric Gryffindor to break, is the origin of the feud between Slytherin and Gryffindor, the two most competitive of the houses. Slytherin and Gryffindor are generally rivals in Quidditch and for the House Cup, which the former had won seven years in a row prior to Harry Potter's arrival at Hogwarts in 1991. It is also rare for Slytherin and Gryffindor students to be friendly with one another, and common for them to share animosity. This was particularly the case during the First and Second Wizarding Wars. During the latter conflict, no Slytherin students joined an association known as Dumbledore's Army; however, this could be explained by the fact that only those Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, and Harry Potter trusted were invited. Some Slytherins declined to defend their school in the Battle of Hogwarts, with some joining the Death Eaters. However, there are exceptions, such as Slytherin Severus Snape and Gryffindor Lily Evans, who were best friends until Snape's use of the slur "Mudblood" and his aspirations to be a Death Eater caused Lily to sever their ties.
It is said that all Dark Wizards were in Slytherin (though it is untrue, as Peter Pettigrew was a Gryffindor and Quirinus Quirrell was a Ravenclaw), though how many were from this house before Tom Marvolo Riddle began recruiting Death Eaters there is unstated. As Slytherin was his own House, it was certainly most easy for him to recruit there.
It might also be possible (though unlikely) that the Sorting Hat simply sorts anyone with ill intentions into Slytherin, regardless of whether they possess cunning and ambition. Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle were both incredibly stupid and did not have clever, cunning minds, but were still sorted into Slytherin. Though it does appear that perhaps they had more of the minor Slytherin traits, since the cowardly Peter Pettigrew was obviously not brought into Gryffindor by bravery, but by chivalry instead. It is also likely that Crabbe and Goyle were simply placed there by process of elimination, since they exhibited virtually none of the qualities valued by any of the other houses (lacking the work ethic or honesty of Hufflepuff, the academic prowess of Ravenclaw, or the bravery of Gryffindor).
However, it must be noted that Slytherins who oppose use of the Dark Arts and discrimination based on blood purity do exist, such as Horace Slughorn and Andromeda Tonks; the latter was related to many different Dark wizards and witches (most notably her sister Bellatrix Lestrange, her brother-in-law Lucius Malfoy, and her nephew Draco Malfoy), but chose to forsake the loyalty to her family in marrying the Muggle-born Ted Tonks. Also, the allegiance of Severus Snape was found to be ultimately towards Albus Dumbledore, serving as a triple agent for the Order of the Phoenix. Furthermore, there have been Dark wizards from other houses; Peter Pettigrew, who betrayed James and Lily Potter to Voldemort, was a Gryffindor.
Cunning and ambition are easily turned towards ill purposes, but are not inherently negative; furthermore, daring, intelligence, and loyalty can as easily become negative. A reason Slytherins may be thought less of by people is perhaps because many of them seem to value their own lives more than the lives of others. When Harry was trying to run away, because he was afraid that his presence was putting his friends in danger, Phineas Nigellus saw him and said, "We Slytherins are brave, yes, but not stupid. For instance, when given the choice, we will always choose to save our own necks". There are exceptions to this rule however, such as Snape, who Harry said was a "Slytherin and... probably the bravest man I ever knew", and Regulus Black, who gave his life in an attempt to destroy one of the Horcruxes of Lord Voldemort.
The truth is that while most Dark wizards are Slytherins, many members of Slytherin House do not have Dark leanings, and smaller groups of Voldemort 's supporters are aligned with other Houses. During the Battle of Hogwarts, while all of the Slytherin students left the school before the fighting started, several of them did return with Professor Slughorn and the Hogsmeade reinforcements to join the fight against Voldemort and his Death Eaters; furthermore, it should be noted that the acting head at the time ordered the entire house to leave due to a single Slytherin student suggesting the student body hand Harry Potter to Voldemort (although none of the Slytherins present moved to defend Harry from the suggestion, as the other three houses did).
The Slytherin common room is found in the dungeons of Hogwarts Castle, and is located underneath the Black Lake. Because of its location, the light in the common room is green. Harry Potter along with Ron Weasley entered the common room in his second year to find out if Draco Malfoy was the one opening the Chamber of Secrets. To enter the Slytherin common room one must merely speak aloud the current password in front of a stretch of damp stone wall; once the word is uttered a concealed stone door will slide aside leaving a rectangular hole in the wall leading to the Slytherin commonroom. The only known slytherin password is pureblood, used in 1992.
Slytherin's head of house for Harry's first six years of school was Severus Snape; however, as he fled with the Death Eaters in 1997, Potions master Horace Slughorn became the head of Slytherin House. Upon Snape's return as Headmaster later that year, he apparently approved of Slughorn's appointment, or at least did not assign any Death Eaters as a new head of house.
The Bloody Baron Founder's time Later became the house ghost.
Merlin Medieval era Member of King Arthur's court, advocate of Muggle rights, and arguably the most famous wizard in history.
Elizabeth Burke Unknown Has her portrait hanging at Hogwarts, and tells Slytherins to be "Nasty to Mudbloods".
Phineas Nigellus Black 1858 - 1865 In later years he was a Headmaster, his portrait hangs in the Headmaster's office.
Horace Slughorn Unknown Later became Potions teacher and Head of Slytherin.
Tom Marvolo Riddle/Lord Voldemort 1938 - 1945 Later became the most powerful Dark Wizard in history. Finally defeated by Harry Potter during the Battle of Hogwarts.
Avery Later became one of the first Death Eaters.
Dolores Umbridge Unknown Later became Senior Undersecretary to the Minister for Magic, Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor, Hogwarts High Inquisitor, Headmistress of Hogwarts (1996), and Head of the Muggle-Born Registration Commission. Imprisoned for her crimes against Muggle-borns.
Rodolphus Lestrange 1960s Later became a very loyal Death Eater.
Bellatrix Lestrange née Black 1962 - 1969 Later became one of Lord Voldemort's most loyal Death Eaters. Killed by Molly Weasley during the Battle of Hogwarts.
Lucius Malfoy 1965 - 1972 Prefect; later became a Death Eater (defected).
Evan Rosier 1960s or 1970s Became a Death Eater. Killed by Alastor Moody.
Rabastan Lestrange Later became a very loyal Death Eater.
Avery Later became a Death Eater.
Severus Snape 1971 - 1978 Became Death Eater, but defected to the Order of the Phoenix; later Potions master and Head of Slytherin, and became Headmaster for one year. Killed by Lord Voldemort during the Battle of Hogwarts.
Regulus Black 1972 - 1979 Became Death Eater but defected and gave his life in an attempt to destroy one of the Horcruxes.
Gemma Farley 1980s and 1990s A Prefect.
Marcus Flint 1986 - 1994 Captain and Chaser of the Slytherin Quidditch team and he repeated a year.
Lucian Bole 1988 - 1995 Beater for the Slytherin Quidditch team during the 1990s.
C. Warrington 1989 - 1996 Chaser of the Slytherin Quidditch team from 1993 to 1996; member of the Inquisitorial Squad.
Adrian Pucey 1990s Chaser of the Slytherin Quidditch team until 1993.
Flora Carrow Member of the Slug Club.
Miles Bletchley Keeper of the Slytherin Quidditch team from 1991 to 1995.
Terence Higgs Seeker of the Slytherin Quidditch team in the 1980s and 1990s.
Urquhart Captain and Chaser of the Slytherin Quidditch team during the 1996–1997 school year.
Vaisey Chaser of the Slytherin Quidditch team in 1996.
Blaise Zabini 1991 - 1998 Member of the Slug Club.
Daphne Greengrass Sister of Astoria Greengrass.
Draco Malfoy Prefect, Seeker for the Slytherin Quidditch team, member of the Inquisitorial Squad and later blackmailed by Lord Voldemort to become a Death Eater (defected).
Gregory Goyle Beater of the Slytherin Quidditch team from 1995 to 1997; member of the Inquisitorial Squad; became a Dark Wizard in his seventh year.
Pansy Parkinson Prefect and member of the Inquisitorial Squad.
Theodore Nott Was supposed to be a member of the Slug Club.
Vincent Crabbe Beater of the Slytherin Quidditch team from 1995 to 1997; member of the Inquisitorial Squad; became a Dark Wizard in his seventh year. Killed by his own Fiendfyre during the Battle of Hogwarts.
Bridget 1992 - 1993 Duelling Club member.
Harper 1992 - 1999 Reserve Seeker of the Slytherin Quidditch team in 1996.
Mafalda The infamous cousin of the Weasley family who was cut from the books.
The fact that J. K. Rowling intended to place a character named Mafalda, a half-blood who was the daughter of a Squib and a Muggle, in Slytherin, suggests that Rowling at least does not view the Slytherin House desire for blood-purity as particularly influential upon the Sorting Hat. Also as Voldemort and Snape are both half-bloods there seems no reason to suspect a racially pure Slytherin.
Slytherin students might possess a certain skill in Potions. Harry's two Potions masters, Severus Snape and Horace Slughorn, both belonged to the Slytherin house. However, it is possible that this talent in Slytherin students could merely be a coincidence, as students from other houses at Hogwarts also shared this talent, such as Harry Potter's mother, Lily Potter (nee Evans) (whose skills were shown through Slughorn's many references to her skill in the subject throughout most of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) and Hermione Granger who were both Gryffindors.
Slytherin students also seem to be gifted in Occlumency. Most of the known Occlumens in the books come from Slytherin (namely Voldemort, Severus Snape, Bellatrix Lestrange, Draco Malfoy, and Horace Slughorn).
Elizabeth Burke was most likely a Slytherin.
J. K. Rowling stated in a PotterCast interview that some Slytherins were among the reinforcements brought by Slughorn during the Battle of Hogwarts.
J. K. Rowling stated that by 2017, Slytherin is no longer the pure-blood bastion that it once was. However, its dark reputation still lingers, hence Albus Potter's fears.
It is interesting to note that Slytherin is both the first Hogwarts house mentioned in the series (by Draco Malfoy), as well as the last mentioned in the series (by Albus Potter).
In early drafts of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, members of the Slytherin house were known as "Slytherites".
Slytherin House was the winner of the first house cup and the third house cup on Pottermore.
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There is a huge difference between emotionality and spirituality. For example, sexual and musical experiences, separately and together, can ignite strong feelings. But they are fully dependent on the right location and physical factors, being very circumstantial by nature. While the right setting, circumstances, and surroundings can bring incredible bursts of joy and emotion, they are only temporary and momentary. They are triggers of the mind and body.
Spirituality, on the other hand, does not rely upon emotion, timing, location, surroundings, or physical factors. The dimension of the Spirit supersedes and influences the dimensions of mind and body. Is there emotion in spirituality, absolutely yes, but is that emotion based on locations and circumstances, absolutely no! True spirituality can be experienced as an on-going foundation for life in the midst of the ups and downs of emotions.
When we must have the “right” setting, songs, and surroundings to worship and experience God, we have become dependent on triggering specific emotions and hormones to “feel” spiritual. This is a sure sign of religion.
The beauty of churches, temples, mosques, and all the structure and infrastructure that is created around religion elicits an emotional response in us. So when we walk into a modern-day mega-church that has colored moving lights, smoke, and music, this automatically creates an emotional response in us. But once we walk away from that religious setting and back into our day-to-day realities of life, the emotion fades away and the reality of emptiness creeps back in. While the beauty of the infrastructure and location is incredibly important and has great value, the moment we confuse emotionality for spirituality we draw back ourselves into religion.
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