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Conflicting evidence over the years makes it difficult for one to know – should I consume soy or not? Having extensively reviewed most of the literature, the answer is: it really depends on the individual. Research has shown that women who consumed soy during their early years (adolescence and early adulthood) had a reduced risk of developing pre-menopausal hormone dependant cancers such as breast and ovarian cancer. This is likely due to the “phytoestrogenic” (plant estrogen) activity of soy. Soy isoflavones (namely, genistein and daidzein) bind to and weakly activate estrogen receptors (such as those present on tissue cells of bones, breasts and ovaries), which may displace some of the stronger estrogen that our bodies produce and that we get from environmental exposures and animal food consumption. Because of this action, less harmful estrogen activity during the earlier years of hormone activity exerts a beneficial and cancer-protective effect.
A recently published prospective cohort trial of postmenopausal women with a history of breast cancer found that those who consumed the highest amount of soy who were concurrently taking tamoxifen (a drug commonly used for adjuvant hormonal therapy in estrogen positive breast cancer) had a lower risk of cancer recurrence. However, the group of postmenopausal women with a history of breast cancer who consumed the highest amount of soy and were not on tamoxifen experienced an increased risk of cancer recurrence.
I often give the following advice to most of my patients: consume 3-6 servings a week of soy, preferably in its ‘whole food’ form – i.e. soybeans, miso or tempeh. Soymilk is a great dairy alternative and high in calcium and cardio-protective healthy omega fatty acids. Purchase organic, non-GMO soymilk and consume 1-2 cups daily unless you have a known soy allergy or intolerance (some have a difficult time digesting soy protein). I avoid prescribing soy isoflavone extracts in supplement form unless there is a diagnosed estrogen deficiency that is contributing to menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats and vaginal dryness. In this case, I may prescribe a formula that contains soy isoflavones and other phytoestrogen extracts – if appropriate. Before making any recommendations, I assess each woman based on their current breast health, hormone balance and individual risk factors for breast cancer. What might be right for you, may not be for another.
What about men and soy? The phytoestrogens in soy exert a cancer-protective effect in the prevention and treatment of prostate cancer. Dietary soy is associated with a lower risk of prostate cancer. Therefore, moderate dietary consumption of soy (as described above) also applies to men.
The bottom line is that the amount and the type of soy you should consume is dependant on your personal health history as well as your family health history. For most males and females regular, minimal-to-moderate consumption of soy during adolescence and early adulthood will have many health benefits, including reducing the risk of breast and prostate cancer. If you are unsure, consult with a qualified health care practitioner who can help guide you in the right direction.
Dr. Gurm specializes in integrative oncology (cancer care) and the treatment of hormone disorders. To learn more about cancer care, visit our Integrative Cancer Therapies page.
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There is a difference between the pressure loss of the ventilation and dust removal pipe of the farm animal husbandry fan and the calculation result. If the program calculation is ignored, it will have a major impact on the performance of the wind turbine and should be taken seriously.
1. Reasons for inaccurate calculation of resistance level of agricultural and animal husbandry pipe network:
The pipe network resistance calculation is inaccurate, the drag coefficient is inaccurate; the system radius distribution is unreasonable; the fan inlet condition selection is not accurate; the random selection criteria are unreasonable. In the construction process, neglecting the influence of construction supervision on the site design change will result in a large error between the calculation result and the actual loss, resulting in the rated performance of the selected model is inconsistent with the actual running performance, and does not conform to the actual operation. Therefore, performance will change. If the calculated resistance is greater than the actual requirement, the flow generated by the centrifugal fan will greatly increase the actual power consumption. As a result, the total internal pressure efficiency is lowered, the rated power of the motor is easily overloaded, and there is a risk of motor burning, but the flow variation of the linear tilt total pressure curve is not greatly affected, otherwise the operating flow rate is reduced, the actual power consumption is reduced, and the fan is reduced. s efficiency. At the same time, due to the reduction of the flow rate, the flow in the pipeline of the dust removal system is reduced, which promotes the deposition of dust. These two conditions will make livestock and livestock fans in a state of light load, inefficiency and energy saving for a long time.
2, the consequences of inaccurate selection of the full pressure level of agricultural and animal husbandry fans:
Treatment of the selected negative pressure of the agricultural and animal husbandry fans will destroy the normal heat balance. As the amount of intake air increases, the decrease in temperature affects combustion or heating, resulting in an increase in heat source energy loss. When the fan emits dusty exhaust gas, the pollution source remains closed, forming a negative pressure state, which prevents the diffusion of pollutants.
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Having as their main objective to ensure the rights and wellbeing and to improve the health of refugees and asylum seekers, “Seeds of Humanity” members have created a permanent healthcare facility in Athens in order to provide refugees with comprehensive support that will give solutions to their most basic needs. The facility provides primary medical and dental care including triage and appropriate treatment, medication dispensing and education.
Preventive dentistry is also a priority for our clinic. As most of the dental issues we have noticed among the refugees, result from poor oral hygiene, oral hygiene workshops with distribution of dental hygiene products will be organized on a regular basis.
One stable dentist provides treatments in the periods where no other volunteer dentists are available. A team of volunteer dentists and dental assistants from Palestine went and will keep on coming for 5 days a month to Greece in order to provide free, emergency treatment as part of their program ‘’Their health is their right’’. Our trained volunteers are able to provide in depth support to the beneficiaries as they are communicating in the same language and are coming from similar social and cultural backgrounds.
The action points are the following:
– Prophylaxis and hygiene instructions especially for children
– Primary medical care by general practitioners on a daily basis and occasionally by pediatricians and gynecologists
– Primary dental care (Fluoridations, filling therapy, root canal treatments, extractions, abscess treatment, first aid treatment in patients incapable of eating due to heavy dental problems).
Primary health care services
– Dentist: from Monday to Friday.
– General Practitioner: Every Tuesday
– Pediatrician: Every Monday
– Gynecologist: Every Monday and every second Thursday
Social services are provided daily.
The facility treats patients who come on their own initiative as well as others who are referred by other humanitarian organizations and various services.
Each service is offered by appointment by sending a message to the following WhatsApp numbers and attaching your trifold, ID, or just mentioning your name:
– Dental clinic: +30 6992422221
– Medical clinics:
– General Practitioner: +30 6947486324
– Gynecologist and pediatrician: +30 6941499286
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Rarely do buyers and sellers in an M&A transaction see eye-to-eye on everything. This truth is most apparent in the price negotiation and what is commonly referred to as a valuation gap. Most commonly, that valuation gap exists because a seller thinks its business is worth more than a buyer is willing to pay. This is one of several bumps in the road that can appear as a buyer and seller negotiate and agree on transaction terms. Thankfully, there are a number of ways to keep a deal alive, including 338(h)(10) elections and earnouts.
An earnout is contingent consideration paid to the seller based on future performance of the target company in an M&A transaction. The key words here are contingent and future. Let’s use an example to illustrate this concept.
If the seller thinks the business is worth $10 million and the acquirer believes it is worth $9 million, they can agree on an initial price of $9 million and the remaining $1 million can be structured in an earnout.
For this simple example, let’s suppose the buyer and seller agree to a tiered earnout over two years where the seller is paid 50 percent of annual EBITDA between $1.5 million (floor) and $2.5 million (ceiling). The below table demonstrates sample outcomes at different EBITDA levels.
This example shows one method for using a tiered earnout metric where the buyer/seller allow for partial satisfaction of the earnout performance obligation, as opposed to an all or nothing earnout. Likewise, the earnout in our example includes a ceiling or cap to limit the earnout payment to $1 million, even if the actual EBITDA results are well in excess of the established benchmark. It is not unusual for earnouts to include percentage or pro-rata provisions to enable partial satisfaction of an earnout. Likewise, an earnout may be structured with or without a cap, although the latter is not as common.
It should be noted that earnouts can range in size, time period and structure. Earnouts often range from five to 50 percent of the total consideration paid in a transaction. Various performance metrics can be utilized in an earnout, such as: EBITDA margins, revenue, gross profit, employee retention and contract renewals, among others.
When does an earnout make sense?
As alluded to previously, earnouts are commonly used when there is valuation gap, whether perceived or real. A seller may have a laundry list of reasons for why the business is going to take off, but past performance is still the primary reliable source for predicting future results. As a result, a buyer may only want to pay a certain price.
An earnout can provide a win-win solution to getting a deal done. In many cases, the seller is paid the majority of cash at closing with a portion that is contingent on certain earnout provisions. If the business performs as strongly as the seller believes it will in the future, the buyer is likely going to be pleased with this result and recognize that the additional consideration to be paid is fair. Alternatively, if a buyer takes over the business and it fails to achieve the agreed-upon performance metrics in the earnout, then the buyer is not stuck overpaying.
Potential earnout pitfalls (and best practices to avoid them)
Buyers and sellers have inherently opposite interests when it comes to price. All else equal, buyers wish to pay as little as possible while sellers wish to maximize their payday. Earnouts are intended to help align these competing interests.
To avoid pitfalls, however, it is important to address several issues upfront, including:
What earnout performance metric will be used? Will it be a financial metric or non-financial metric? Thinking of an income statement from top-to-bottom, an earnout could be based on revenue, gross profit, EBITDA, operating income (EBIT) or net income. Generally, the further down the income statement, the more potential for issues. This dynamic can arise when buyers are focused on long-term profitability, which may result in decisions that negatively affect the likelihood of achieving an earnout hurdle in the short-term. Sellers, on the other hand, may prefer to base an earnout on revenue or gross profit, where there is less ability for the buyer to control the earnout achievability with strategic/discretionary overhead expenditures.
- Best practice: Openly discuss the pros and cons of earnout metrics early so that the buyer isn’t left making short-term decisions at the expense of future profitability and the seller isn’t left with zero control. Additionally, consider whether it is appropriate to consider management fees, allocations or similar charges as part of operating expenses, which would reduce earnings-based metrics.
How will the accounting principles be defined to measure the earnout metric/hurdle? For example, if the earnout is based on a certain level of EBITDA, is EBITDA clearly defined or will there be certain allowable adjustments? References to GAAP alone may not be sufficient.
- Best practice: Include an example formula in the purchase agreement to be followed. If GAAP will be used to govern the accounting principles used in measuring the earnout, be sure to stipulate that GAAP will be applied consistent with the seller’s historic practices and, if needed, there are separately agreed-upon accounting principles to address exceptions to certain GAAP provisions. Lastly, if the acquired business is going to be integrated into the buyer’s existing business, ensure that segregated accounting records are maintained to ensure the earnout performance can be accurately measured and validated.
How long will the earnout period be? Buyers sometimes want a longer period to prove out the business while a seller will typically seek a shorter period with a higher retention to receive faster payment and maximum proceeds. Given the timing of an earnout, are there competing interests related to operational decisions when it concerns the long-term interests of the business?
- Best practice: When negotiating an earnout structure, understand the need to establish a fair and equitable time period while not hindering day-to-day business decisions based on the impact to earnout performance metrics. Consider acceleration rights to provide for events such as bankruptcy, sale of business or change in control.
Will the seller be involved in operations post-transaction and, therefore, during the earnout period? Depending on the type of earnout metric being used, a seller may feel as though they are at the mercy and competency of the buyer as it pertains to meeting the earnout hurdle.
- Best practice: Ensure the future roles of buyer and seller are clearly defined so there aren’t questions when certain operational decisions need to be made. At minimum, the seller may want restrictive covenants that set limitations on how the business may be operated to prevent the buyer from making significant changes that result in reducing the earnout. One such mitigation technique is to include a clause enabling the seller to have approval rights over major decisions. That said, buyers typically do not want sellers to retain much, if any, influence over operations, so this is often a tricky proposition.
Ultimately, the key is to address these details early in the process and in sufficient detail to eliminate headaches and disputes down the road. Despite best intentions, there are still occasions where disputes will arise over some facet of an earnout. To prepare for this, appropriate provisions should be built into the purchase agreement as to how such disputes will be handled. Typically, the earnout calculation is prepared by the buyer, reviewed by the seller and then approved by both parties. If there are disagreements, an independent CPA may be engaged as the third-party arbitrator.
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While some customers have criticised the move, hairdressers have said it was necessary to cover the significant losses they have incurred due to the coronavirus.
The surcharge, which has ranged from CHF1 to CHF5 in hairdressers across the country has been charged to cover the costs of masks, disposable aprons and disinfectants used to prevent the spread of the virus.
Speaking to SRF magazine Espresso, customers have said that the move is akin to profiteering.
“There are some who are making money off the coronavirus crisis. I don’t think that’s right,” one customer said.
“A mask doesn’t cost more than a franc.”
The hairdressers themselves have however said including the surcharge should be a decision made by each salon on the basis of the underlying circumstances.
Coiffeur Suisse, the industry representative body, said that surcharges have not been made mandatory but are up to the discretion of individual salons.
Brigitte Hodel, Vice President of Coiffeur Suisse, told SRF that not only were salons forced to purchase additional protective material, but that more work was needed to clean and prepare the salon in between customer visits – which could mean fewer appointments across the day.
Many salons are keeping every second chair free, which also means fewer customers despite a surge in demand for hairdressing services.
Hodel also said customers who brought their own protective equipment would be able to pay a lower amount, while emphasising that the surcharge was only temporary.
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We believe we have one generation to transform agriculture in service to our communities and the land. We are that generation.
Over the past year, our coalition undertook a collaborative and radical reenvisioning of our work to chart a path toward realizing a bold vision for the future of agriculture. Our strategic planning process involved deep network engagement over the course of eight months, centering the demonstrated leadership of Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC) farmers, partners, board and staff. By centering BIPOC leadership, we strive to both confront the historical and ongoing violence against BIPOC communities intrinsic to our food system and to orient agriculture toward the realization of justice and a world defined by equitable outcomes. Racial justice is foundational to making farm policy that honors our vision for the future.
We are excited to share the new vision, mission, guiding principles, goals, and core strategies that will shape the work of our coalition moving forward.
Read our 2021-2026 Strategic Plan, and more about the next five years of Young Farmers.
You can also read a condensed version of the plan here.
Thank you to the partner organizations who participated in the process including: HEAL Food Alliance, Rural Coalition, Union of Concerned Scientists, SAAFON, National Family Farm Coalition, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, The Sunrise Movement, Farmworker Justice, Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust, Black Urban Growers (BUGS) and BUGS Pittsburgh, Frontline Farming, Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, National Farm Bureau Federation, Practical Farmers of Iowa, San Diego Food System Alliance, Greenhorns, and Black Farmer Fund. | <urn:uuid:abdb8a64-0043-4394-a8f0-9134b03c54fb> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.youngfarmers.org/resource/young-farmers-strategic-plan/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.899908 | 338 | 1.898438 | 2 |
The Brain and Mind Research Institute undertakes neuroimaging research into cognitive functioning and underlying brain processes in neuropsychiatric disorders. Major research themes are the regulation of emotion, attention and consciousness, learning and memory as well as neurotransmitter function. The research techniques used to study these themes include functional-MRI, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, electroencephalography, transcranial direct current stimulation and behavioral techniques.
A PhD position is currently available to investigate the mechanisms of action of a novel brain stimulation technique called transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS). The tDCS technique has investigative and therapeutic potential in psychiatric research and involves the use of small currents, applied focally through scalp electrodes, to alter the excitability of underlying cortical neurons. Persisting changes in neuronal excitability have been demonstrated in response to tDCS to the motor cortex and the focus of this project is to investigate the therapeutic benefit of tDCS in patients with depression by measuring efficacy and cognitive side effect outcomes. Electrophysiological (EEG) and neuroimaging (fMRI) studies will be undertaken simultaneously with tDCS in healthy control subjects and depressed patients to elucidate the mechanisms of action of tDCS.This project will be conducted at the Brain and Mind Research Institute using a 3-Tesla Siemens MRI scanner.PhD candidates should have a background in science, psychology, medicine, biomedical engineering, or other related neuroscience field. Experience with functional MRI and/or EEG is an advantage.
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Section 1: Changing contexts
Chapter 1: Living in a changing world
Emphasizing the central role of water use and allocation in poverty alleviation and socio-economic development, this chapter discusses some of the many ways in which demographic and technological change, globalization and trade, climate variability, HIV/AIDS, warfare, etc., affect and are impacted by water. Key concepts of water management, sustainability and equity are introduced, as is the pivotal role of the many activities of the UN system in the water sector.
Chapter 2: The challenges of governance
Recognizing that the water crisis is largely a crisis of governance, this chapter outlines many of the leading obstacles to sound and sustainable water management: sector fragmentation, poverty, corruption, stagnated budgets, declining levels of development assistance and investment in the water sector, inadequate institutions and limited stakeholder participation. While the progress towards reforming water governance remains slow, this chapter provides recommendations for balancing the social, economic, political and environmental dimensions of water.
Chapter 3: Water and human settlements in an urbanizing world
Increasing population growth is creating major problems worldwide. Growing urban water supply and sanitation needs, particularly in lower- and middle-income countries, face increasing competition with other sectors. Rising incomes in other portions of the world population fuel demand for manufactured goods and environmental services and amenities, all of which require water. This chapter emphasizes the scale of the growing urban water challenges, pointing out that nearly one-third of urban dwellers worldwide live in slums.
Section 2: Changing natural systems
Chapter 4: The state of the resource
This chapter reviews the main components of the water cycle and provides an overview of the geographical distribution of the world's total water resources, their variability, the impacts of climate change and the challenges associated with assessing the resource.
Chapter 5: Coastal and freshwater ecosystems
Natural ecosystems, rich in biodiversity, play a critical role in the water cycle and must be preserved. In many areas, a variety of pressures on freshwater ecosystems are leading to their rapid deterioration, affecting livelihoods, human well-being and development. To reverse this trend, protecting ecosystems and biodiversity must become a fundamental component of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM).
Section 3: Challenges for well-being and development
Chapter 6: Protecting and promoting human health
The state of human health is inextricably linked to a range of water-related conditions: safe drinking water, adequate sanitation, minimized burden of water-related disease and healthy freshwater ecosystems. Urgent improvements in the way in which water use and sanitation are managed are necessary for improving progress towards meeting the MDGs related to human health.
Chapter 7: Water for food, agriculture and rural livelihoods
The demand for food is not negotiable. As the largest consumer of freshwater, the agriculture sector faces a critical challenge: producing more food of better quality while using less water per unit of output, and reducing its negative impacts on the complex aquatic ecosystems on which our survival depends. Better water management leads to more stable production and increased productivity, which in turn enhance the livelihoods and reduce the vulnerability of rural populations. This chapter examines the challenges of feeding a growing population and balancing its water needs with other uses, while contributing to sustainable development in rural areas.
Chapter 8: Water and industry
Despite industry's need for clean water, industrial pollution is damaging and destroying freshwater ecosystems in many areas, compromising water security for both individual consumers and industries. This chapter focuses on industry's impact on the water environment through its routine water withdrawal and wastewater discharge, analysing a broad range of regulatory instruments and voluntary initiatives that could improve water productivity, industrial profitability and environmental protection.
Chapter 9: Water and energy
To be sustainable, economic development needs an adequate and steady supply of energy. Today's changing contexts require the consideration of a range of strategies to incorporate hydropower generation and other renewable forms of energy production to improve energy security while minimizing climate-changing emissions. This chapter stresses the need for the cooperative management of the energy and water sectors to ensure sustainable and sufficient supply of both energy and water.
Section 4: Management responses and stewardship
Chapter 10: Managing risks: Securing the gains of development
The climate is changing, thus increasing the occurrence and intensity of water-related natural disasters and creating greater burdens on human and environmental development. Employing an integrated approach, this chapter explores some of the ways of better reducing human vulnerabilities and examines the recent developments in risk reduction strategies.
Chapter 11: Sharing water
Increasing competition for water resources can have potentially divisive effects. Mechanisms for cooperation and shared governance among users must be further developed in order to ensure that the resource become a catalyst for cooperation and a medium for deterring political tensions, while encouraging equitable and sustainable development.
Chapter 12: Valuing and charging for water
Water has a range of values that must be recognized in selecting governance strategies. Valuation techniques inform decision-making for water allocation, which promote not only sustainable social, environmental and economic development but also transparency and accountability in governance. This chapter reviews techniques of economic valuation and the use of these tools in water policy development and charging for water services.
Chapter 13: Enhancing knowledge and capacity
The collection, dissemination and exchange of water related data, information and know-how are imbalanced and, in many cases, deteriorating. It is now more urgent than ever to improve the state of knowledge concerning water-related issues through an effective global network of research, training and data collection and by implementing more adaptive, informed, and participatory approaches at all levels.
Section 5: Sharing responsibilities
Chapter 14: Case studies: Moving towards an integrated approach
These 16 Case Studies from around the world examine typical water resource challenges and provide valuable on-the-ground insights into the facets of the water crisis and different management responses:
Chapter 15: Conclusions and recommandations for action
The Autonomous Community of the Basque Country (Spain)
Danube River Basin (Albania, Austria, Bosnia-Herzogovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine)
Lake Peipsi (Estonia, Russian Federation)
Lake Titicaca (Bolivia, Peru)
The State of Mexico
Mongolia (Tuul Basin)
La Plata Basin (Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay)
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In 1653, Cromwell dissolved the Rump, or Long Parliament, which had first met in 1640, and was immediately appointed Protector of the Kingdom; an Act was then made, appointing him Supreme Magistrate of the Commonwealth, with power little short of royalty; he was to enjoy the office for life, and the place was to be supplied at his death by the Council.
Notwithstanding that the Usurper was very successful both at home and abroad, he never felt himself quite at ease; the Royalists being often engaged in plans of insurrection and assassination, he became distrustful of every person; disease attacked him, and he died on the 3d September 1658, in the 59th year of his age. He was a man of great courage, respectable military talents, dexterity, and address; he was also possessed of a good deal of liberality.
At Oliver's death, his son Richard was recognised as Protector. On this event taking place, a rupture was produced between the Parliament and the army, which was followed by the dissolution of the former on 22d April 1659, and soon afterwards, by the dismission of the Protector. The Long Parliament, which had dethroned Charles I., was now restored, without giving satisfaction to either party.
A general discontent having now pervaded the nation, the Parliament ordered Lambert to destroy the resources of the Royalists; and Monk apprehended and imprisoned several of the nobility in Scotland.
Monk, at this period, having gained the favour of the army, and the confidence of the greater part of the people of Scotland, convened a meeting of Commissioners from a number of Shires, Magistrates of Burghs, and several of the Nobility, in the Parliament House of Edinburgh, on the 15th of November 1659, when he acquainted them, in a speech, that he intended to march into England to redress their grievances, and to restore order; this information was no sooner given, than he was cheered, and received an immediate supply of money. When Monk entered England with his army, he was implored
by people from all quarters to restore the Government, and put an end to anarchy and confusion. On reaching the neighbourhood of London, that Capital was thrown into disorder, and, on the 1st of May 1660, being the very day which completed a century after the abolition of Popery and the establishment of the Reformation, Monk introduced Sir John Granville to Parliament, with despatches from Charles; on which, the House got into an ecstacy of joy, and the King was immediately proclaimed. Monk went to Dover to meet the Prince, who received him with open arms, distinguished him by the name of Father, created him Duke of Albemarle, while he had the glory to place his Sovereign on the throne. In August following, Charles appointed the Earl of Glencairn to be Chancellor of Scotland; Lauderdale, to be Secretary of State; Crawfurd, Lord Treasurer; Sir John Gilmour, President of the Session; and Mr., afterwards Sir John, Fletcher, Lord Advocate; he also nominated the Lords of the Articles*.
On 23d August 1660, the Commissioners of the Church, consisting of a number of Ministers and Elders, met at Edinburgh, when they addressed the King, congratulating him on his return, and praying that he would respect the national covenant. The Committee of Estates, hearing of this meeting, caused their papers to be seized, and the members thrown into prison. This step, which was considered as illegal and unprecedented, was merely a prelude to the arbitrary proceedings, oppressions, and cruelties, which were soon to take place. The day after the Ministers and Elders were imprisoned,
* The Lords of the Articles, were chosen men from the Clergy, Nobility, Knights, and Burgesses. The Bishops, for instance, chose eight Peers, and the Peers chose eight Bishops, and these sixteen jointly chose eight Barons, (or Knights of the Shire,) and eight Commissioners for Burghs, and to all these were added eight Great Officers of State, the Chancellor being President of the whole. Their business was to prepare all matters and bills which were to come before Parliament, so that, in fact, although the King had no negative, he contrived to keep back all obnoxious bills by means of the Lords of the Articles,
the Committee of Estates published a proclamation, prohibiting and discharging all unlawful meetings, whether they were of a civil or religious nature; the latter was now known by the name of Conventicles; and also prohibiting all seditious petitions and remonstrances. On the 14th September, the Council sent an order to the Magistrates of Glasgow, to desire Principal Gillespie to appear before them, which he did on the 17th current, when he was sent to Edinburgh Jail, and was afterwards imprisoned in the Bass Island, along with a number of Ministers. Notwithstanding these imprisonments, some few had the boldness in their sermons before Parliament, to urge them to do nothing against the work of Reformation. At this period, the Registers and Records of the Kingdom, which had been sent to London by Monk, were ordered to be returned in a ship bound for Kirkaldy, which foundered at sea on the 18th December. It is quite unaccountable how such valuable national property should have been hazarded at sea, when it could have been so easily sent by land. Principal Gillespie having at length been brought before Parliament, he acknowledged his offence, and was liberated.
On the 1st of August 1661, the Privy Council proceeded with rigour against the Earl of Tweeddale, and several gentlemen and Ministers, for their adherence to the Usurper. These prosecutions were instigated at the instance of Mr. James Sharp, who was at that time in London as Commissioner from the Church of Scotland, to represent the loyalty of the Scots Clergy, and to obtain a confirmation of their Presbyterian privileges, but who apostatized from the principles he professed, and joined with others to persuade the King, that Episcopacy was agreeable to the bulk of the people in Scotland. The King, who wished very much for such authority, resolved to re-establish this form of government in the Church, and immediately appointed Mr. Sharp to be Archbishop of St. Andrews, Mr. Andrew Fairfowl, the Minister of Dunse, to be Archbishop of Glasgow; he also filled up other Bishop
ricks; and an order from the Privy Council was issued, discharging presentations to Presbyteries. Sharp, Fairfowl, and other two Bishops, who had been consecrated at London, came to Berwick on the 8th April 1662, and were met on the road to Edinburgh, by several noblemen and others, and received with great solemnity. The Earl of Middleton, as the King's Commissioner, came to Holyrood-House on Sunday, 4th May, and congratulated the Archbishops on their promotion in the Church. On the 7th of the same month, several other Prelates were consecrated by the two Archbishops; and the next day, they were all received with great pomp in Parliament.
Thus the government of the Church by Bishops was restored, not by the Church, or the State, the Clergy, or the Laity, but by the King's royal prerogative, which was ratified by the Parliament in 1662. To compel the people to approve of the change in the form of their worship, it was found necessary to have recourse to measures which were found to be cruel and oppressive.
When the new Bishops were consecrated and inducted in their Sees, the attendance of all Parsons, Vicars, and Ministers, were required, to give concurrence in their stations, under His Majesty's displeasure. This order, however, was but ill attended to, except in the north; it was therefore thought necessary, that the Earl of Middleton, and a quorum of the Privy Council, should visit the Western Towns, so as to support the measure by their presence. On the 26th September 1662, they came to Glasgow, and were waited on by Provost Campbell and the other Magistrates, and almost every person of note in the neighbourhood. Archbishop Fairfowl complained to the Council, that none of the Ministers had acknowledged his authority as Bishop, and therefore moved that they would agree upon an Act and Proclamation, peremptorily banishing all such Ministers from their Houses, Parishes, and Presbyteries, respectively, as would not now, or betwixt the first of November next,
appear and receive collation and admission from him as their Bishop; assuring the Commissioner, that there would not be ten in his Diocese who would stand out and lose their stipend in this cause. Every desire of the Prelates having now become next to a law, a meeting of Council was convened in the Fore Hall of the College, when the Commissioner laid before the Council the desire of the Archbishop, which was agreed to by all except Lord Lee, who assured them, that such an act would desolate the country, and increase the dislike to the Bishops; he also asserted, that the Ministers would go farther than the loss of their stipends before they would submit; this reasoning, however, had no weight with the meeting; the Act was therefore framed in terms of the Archbishop's demand. This ambulatory Council having finished their business in Glasgow, visited Hamilton, Paisley, and Dumbarton, and having passed through Renfrew, Cunningham, Kyle, and Carrick, remained some time in Ayr. As the Council committed many acts of profanity and excessive dissipation, the Presbyterians considered it as a proof, that profanity and Prelacy in Scotland went hand in hand. From Ayr, the Council went to Wigton and Dumfries, and, upon the last of October, returned to Holyrood-House. Soon after this, accounts came to Edinburgh from the west and south Districts, of the distracted state of those parts of the country, occasioned by the silencing of their Ministers. Middleton, therefore, who had been misled by Fairfowl, desired that a Council should be met, and that the Bishops should attend, in order to give advice in what was to be done. On the 23d December 1662, being the last meeting of the Council, it was determined, that the time for the Ministers to obtain collation, should be extended till the first of February next, but if they neglected to comply betwixt and that time, they were to be put out of their Parishes, Presbyteries, and Diocese. Such procedure could not fail to overwhelm the country with grief and indignation. February had scarcely arrived, when the work of ejection began, and it was not long till upwards of 400 Ministers were | <urn:uuid:1331e517-7035-46ae-a0d5-65dbad9afa88> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://books.google.com.tr/books?id=XEkTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA28&vq=%22hath,+or+ought+to+have,+any+temporal+or+civil+jurisdiction,+power,+superiority,+or+pre-eminence,+directly+or+indirectly,+within+this+realm.%22&dq=editions:UOM39015065282371&lr=&hl=tr&output=html_text | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.989467 | 2,256 | 2.828125 | 3 |
Franconian (so called people from a German region in upper Bavaria) are rather reserved and quiet people. They prefer the cozy social gathering over a glass of beer or wine and the greatest praise of a Franconian is: “Bassd scho!”
Today I would like to present you a PC from 1984 of a former computer manufacturer from Franconia – more precisely from Nuremberg, the metropolis of Middle Franconia. It is the TA alphatronic PC from the company Triumph-Adler, a Z80 based 8-bit computer with 64 kB RAM, 32 kB ROM and integrated Microsoft Basic.
You can definitely compare the computer with the features of the Franconian: The PC has a simple, straight-lined case shape and it comes across rather inconspicuous and reserved. On the other hand, it impresses with its workmanship and inner values. A Franconian would say: “Bassd scho!”.Continue reading “TA alphatronic PC – A pretty German Personal Computer” | <urn:uuid:0f859389-e1ab-4b5d-af25-918ee8251244> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://homecomputerguy.de/en/category/ta_en/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572908.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817122626-20220817152626-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.950829 | 225 | 1.515625 | 2 |
For that reason just about everyone coming to Beijing is worried in regards to the smog and its own affect your health. But an extremely various and quite often over looked hazard is also lurking right here to assault the healthiness of your union.
General challenges for expat marriages
It’s probably not a secret that expat marriages deal with special issues with typically one spouse giving up their particular profession and adopting the other partner to distant locations.
The working wife (usually the husband) is actually hectic and enthusiastic, enclosed by brand new co-worker during lengthy efforts many hours. The trailing spouse (usually the wife) having said that is commonly left without a purpose or community, obligated to build newer relationships from abrasion and navigate a different society and vocabulary without any help of the Chinese administrator or HR girl that’s helping the woman partner.
Whilst operating wife are happy, the trailing one may getting miserable. Asia day-to-day went articles about hopeless expat housewives a short while ago, however in basic you discover couple of methods thereon topic.
Well, this imbalance between operating and trailing spouse isn’t all of that can threaten an expat relationships.
Beijing, or Asia overall, keeps added threats.
When I save money time in Beijing and see most expats we learn about the effect of yellow-fever, the abrupt infatuation of Western men with Chinese females. There appear to be couple of marriages or longterm interactions immune from that disorder. We discover middle aged man parading around with Chinese women on their supply at the very least 15 years more youthful than all of them. I meet expat women who portray externally that everything is okay but after you damage the surface quite, an alternate picture emerges.
A European male buddy of mine, who has been staying in Beijing for quite some time, said the guy doesn t recognize of just one Western man whom found Beijing and failed to hack on their spouse or sweetheart. While which can be an overly wide generalization (or reflection on his circle of company), it certainly delivers a spot.
a moving specialist features explained she’s got observed it often times. In the stop by at scout from the latest place, the happy couple seems delighted plus in admiration, stoked up about the step. Typically the guy relocates first for their task, while she comes a bit later using teens. Once she happens over, even if it can be 30 days later on, the guy typically currently has a Chinese sweetheart.
Just how do that occur? Really, as a female I can not actually see the allure of Chinese girls on american guys. But we read many swarming round the guys like moths across light. At expat night events you will see numerous local attendees hoping to generate international friends. We m perhaps not saying every Chinese girl at these events is looking for a boyfriend. Most people are indeed there to meet interesting visitors and exercise their particular English. But you can find truly some ladies flirting seriously with all the american guys. Several dudes certainly, and not surprisingly, enjoy the attention and admiration these are typically acquiring. (are fair, there’s also often many Chinese guys talking up Western girls.)
Also, the attitude of many Chinese ladies is when he’s hitched, definitely his difficulties, not hers. She doesn t worry, regardless of if he has got kids. In Chinese society, it is common for strong guys for a xiЗЋo sДЃn, a mistress (virtually: small three). The wife is expected to look another method.
Ideas on how to keep union healthy? We don t wish frighten potential Beijing expat wives.
But i wish to raise consciousness to do something to guard your own partnership. The initial thing is going to be conscious of the risk and speak about they together with your partner. Don t think that it can never occur I’ve come across it occur to couples who planning the exact same. If possible, you need to come here with each other, likewise, in spite of how stressful the accelerated move schedule may be.
As a trailing wife, also, it is important to construct your own lifetime and to end up being pleased. Becoming miserable, needy and clingy are a sure attraction killer. Don t ensure it is more desirable to suit your lover to look for fun relationships outside his homes since the environment yourself is difficult. And speak about issues and problems your wedding or relationship if your wanting to go. Even if you thought your own relationships was stronger and happy!
Please communicate your event and suggestions maintain an expat marriage happy inside the reviews.
Ruth relocated to Beijing last year together spouse and soon after begun the Beijing Expat guidelines. Although she’s got since leftover Asia, she still comes home typically to consult with buddies and fill-up on tasty Chinese foods. | <urn:uuid:05e83681-99b5-4e84-b83c-a56029c15db3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://help.hrstop.com/5164/expat-wives-be-mindful-air-pollution-in-beijing/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573876.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820012448-20220820042448-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.962509 | 1,017 | 1.53125 | 2 |
The investment process starts with the quantification of the investment objective of a sustainable and reliable level of distribution. Based on long-run investment return assumptions for various asset classes, the endowment distributes income using a formula that takes into consideration the prior year’s distribution and 5% of the average endowment market value of the trailing 16 quarters.
This 5% real return objective then drives the portfolio design process. The first step of the process is to decide what kinds of assets (“asset classes”) will be included in the portfolio. At Macalester we group asset classes into three categories according to their role in the portfolio. The three categories are:
- Economic Growth — designed to drive returns in the portfolio. Included are equity-oriented and credit-related instruments. Investment strategies generally implemented via long-only mandates or hedge fund and private capital structures.
- Real Assets — designed to protect the portfolio from inflation. Included are real estate and natural resource investments (e.g., energy, timber and agriculture funds).
- Safety and Liquidity — designed to ensure adequate liquid resources to fund operations and to protect the portfolio in times of market stress and against deflation. Comprised of U. S. Treasuries and cash.
The portfolio is then diversified by asset class, geography, company size, and manager style, as well as by active and passive management. The portfolio currently has in excess of forty managers across the different asset classes. Allocations to these various strategies are made by policy, and assets are then rebalanced to the target allocations on a regular basis. The broad asset class allocations flow from the endowment governance policies. | <urn:uuid:171e61c4-a8f1-4774-aeaf-ca98f3c1b513> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.macalester.edu/investment-office/process/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572908.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817122626-20220817152626-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.921884 | 343 | 1.992188 | 2 |
Google – the search beast – is trying to build 1 gigawatt of renewable energy capacity that is cheaper than coal.
It’s a formidable decision and exactly the kind of innovation that all the big tech companies should undertake.
“Our new initiative isn’t just about Google’s energy needs; we’re seeking to accelerate the pace at which clean energy technologies are developing, so they can rival the economics of coal quickly.
We’ve gained expertise in designing and building large-scale, energy-intensive facilities by building data centers that lead the industry in efficiency. We want to apply the same creativity and innovation to the challenge of generating inexpensive renewable electricity at scale.
Promising technologies already exist that could be developed to deliver renewable energy cheaper than coal. We think the time is ripe to build rapidly on the tremendous work on renewable energy. For example, I believe that solar thermal technology provides a very plausible path to generating cheaper electricity. By combining talented technologists, great partners and large investments, we have an opportunity to quickly push this technology forward. Our goal is to build 1 gigawatt of renewable energy capacity that is cheaper than coal. We are optimistic that this can be done within years, not decades. If we succeed, it would likely provide a path to replacing a substantial portion of the world’s electricity needs with renewable energy sources.
To lead this effort, we’re looking for a world-class team. We need creative and motivated entrepreneurs and technologists with expertise in a broad range of areas, including materials science, physics, chemistry, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, land acquisition and management, power transmission and substations, construction, and regulatory issues. Join us. And if you’re interested, read about our previous work toward a clean energy future | <urn:uuid:bf5289ae-9de4-4acc-a20b-f404e7ad9d56> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://theglobalview.com/google-aims-for-cheaper-than-coal-eco-fuel/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.934799 | 369 | 2.5625 | 3 |
Do you remember the movie Back to the Future II – when Marty McFly was catapulted into the “future” a.k.a. 2015 ?! In the movie, the writers foresaw flat screen TVs, 3-D technology, hover boards, and even self-lacing shoes! They were right about some technological advances, wrong about others. But you know what they never even touched upon?! Nitrogen ice cream bars.
These ice cream spots have been popping up all over South Florida and look like something out of a sci-fi movie.
To make the ice cream they placed cream, milk, vanilla, sugar, etc. in a mixer that was attached to a nitrogen tank. After mixing the ingredients together they blast it with nitrogen (the same way Dippin’ Dots are made)!
Ultimately, it produced THIS…
Over time, food and food service have evolved into a theatrical performance and the simple act of eating has turned into an “experience”. Cakes now come in the shape of a person’s favorite object, sparklers burn from liquor bottles, and …. cupcakes are served via ATM? To me, culinary theatrics creates a moment of fantasy in the midst of reality. Just think of a child’s amazement the first time they see the chefs at work in a Hibachi restaurant – “the magic is in the imagination of the spectator”. For those who are more analytical, maybe research the science behind some of this “magic” – at least you will be living in the moment as your brain spins facts around itself! Then again, you might spend your time at the ice cream shop thinking about Agnes Marshall who invented the technique of using nitrogen to freeze ice cream in 1904. Of course her idea would be ripped off by “the man” 😜 ! Wait, who just wrote that ?!?!
And even though the writers of Back to the Future didn’t foresee some of these current food concepts – I can’t wait for the day dehydrated pizzas (and the movie’s other food predictions) make their debut. Until then, I will be utilizing my trusty Yelp to find more cool spots to visit. Are there any interesting restaurants by you?! I would love recommendations. | <urn:uuid:8dd87ba8-98b9-49ad-aa18-eb1444b2bc86> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://brakesforbeauty.com/2017/06/01/brain-freeze/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572908.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817122626-20220817152626-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.954039 | 475 | 1.640625 | 2 |
By Joe Nelson, Jordan Smith, and Duncan Greene
On March 15, 2012, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) requesting public comment on potential improvements to its Endangered Species Act (ESA) implementing regulations, policies, and guidance to better recognize voluntary conservation actions that benefit species. Specifically, FWS has concluded that the present ESAregulations, guidance, implementing procedures, and existing conservation agreements do not adequately capture or encourage voluntary conservation efforts that may be undertaken prior to a species’ listing.
The ANPR principally focuses on how to promote voluntary conservation through recognition of “advance mitigation.” Advance mitigation is intended to encourage landowners to take voluntary conservation actions to benefit species that may become threatened or endangered in exchange for regulatory assurances that the benefits of their voluntary actions will be recognized under the ESA. Presently, FWS relies upon three types of agreements to encourage landowner conservation efforts for endangered, threatened, and at-risk species: Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs), Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (CCAAs), and Safe Harbor Agreements. In addition, an existing FWS policy on conservation banking is intended to allow landowners, and others, to earn credits for species conservation efforts that can later be used to offset the negative impacts of that person’s or entity’s actions on a listed species.
FWS has determined that none of these mechanisms currently provide adequate assurances that pre-listing conservation actions will be recognized as offsetting the adverse effects of an individual’s or organization’s activities on a species after it is listed. In the ANPR, FWS concludes that the lack of such assurances creates a disincentive for voluntary conservation actions that might otherwise benefit a species. Further, such voluntary conservation measures may avoid the need for listing a species altogether.
COMMENTS SOUGHT IN THE ANPR
The ANPR seeks public comment on measures that will promote voluntary conservation. In addition to input regarding improvements to the existing ESA implementing regulations, guidance, and the HCP,CCAA and Safe Harbor Agreement structures, FWS raises the potential for a significant new process for allowing advance mitigation for post-listing activities. The ANPR states that “[w]e also give advance notice of our intent to propose a rule to encourage landowners and other potentially regulated interests to fund or carry out voluntary conservation actions beneficial to candidate and other at-risk species by providing a new type of assurance that, in the event the species is listed, the benefits of appropriate voluntary conservation actions will be recognized as offsetting the adverse effects of activities carried out by that landowner or others after listing.” The ANPR does not describe this new type of assurance in detail.
As part of the ANPR, FWS requests public comment on a series of issues, including:
- How to effectively recognize conservation credits for voluntary action taken in advance of the listing of a species;
- Whether conservation credits should be transferable to third parties;
- Whether identification of conservation credits should take into account only beneficial actions or measure the net impacts of both beneficial and detrimental actions;
- What is the appropriate role of States in recognizing and overseeing the development of conservation credits;
- How to value and integrate recognition of pre-listing mitigation measures in the evaluation of whether a species should be listed;
- How the FWS’ conservation banking policy can be improved to recognize conservation credits for pre-listing mitigation actions;
- What changes are required to the ESA implementing regulations, FWS’ Section 7 Consultation Handbook and the HCP Handbook in order to recognize and give credit for beneficial actions to unlisted species;
- Whether FWS should use pilot projects to test approaches to conservation credit/pre-listing mitigation assurances; and
- How FWS should recognize pre-listing mitigation, conservation credits or other assurances for pre-listing species protection measures in Section 7 consultations.
Landowners and project developers have long been faced with the dilemma that efforts to protect an unlisted species and its habitat are not fully recognized in later compliance with the ESA, should that species become listed. Creating a meaningful set of regulatory assurances which allow for quantification and consideration of voluntary, pre-listing conservation efforts in later ESA §7 consultations, development of HCPs, or other ESA decisions provides the opportunity for regulatory certainty in species-related mitigation. For example, in answering press questions on this ANPR, FWSDirector Dan Ashe stated that wind energy project developers could receive pre-listing mitigation credit for re-routing transmission lines around greater sage grouse habitat. Also, FWS has explained that itsANPR is intended to ensure that landowners gain credit for the voluntary preservation and restoration efforts and also allow “working lands” such as farms, ranches, and timberland to continue to be used in production and agricultural activities.
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Our knowledge of LGBTQ+ issues, and the language used within these communities, is constantly evolving. Within the LGBTQ+ community, many people are searching for the word that feels right to describe themselves. Words matter, and finding the language that feels right can have a powerful effect.
Outside of LGBTQ+ communities, even well-meaning people can have trouble finding the right words. They might avoid important conversations for fear of saying the wrong thing.
The LGBTQ+ Glossary is a two-page list of terms and definitions that are frequently used, but not always understood. Some of the terms include ally, bisexual, coming out, gay, gender expression, lesbian, outing, and questioning.
Although the meaning of these words is agreed upon by many, every person has their unique experiences, preferences, and feelings. When unsure what words to use, the best thing to do is respectfully ask, and listen with an open mind.
This glossary is meant to improve understanding of the LGBTQ+ community and start productive conversations. While this glossary is not exhaustive, it is a helpful primer for those within the community, family members, and allies. | <urn:uuid:0100743d-c788-4a08-ad08-a6dc4b55e00e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-worksheet/lgbtq-glossary/none/adults | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.952467 | 236 | 3.75 | 4 |
If you’re gifting or selling your Ring Doorbell, you’ll want to reset it, so it’s ready for a new owner. This post will teach you how to reset a Ring Doorbell.
If you’re having problems with your gadget, you must fix it as soon as possible. Your Ring is an asset to your home and adds a layer of protection. To assist you, we’ve included instructions on restoring your Ring Doorbell’s factory settings.
Difference between reset and restart
Though these words are similar, they represent entirely different ideas. The two processes are very distinct and achieve dissimilar results.
Erasing is the same as resetting. A restoration or factory reset is the process of returning a device to the condition it was in when it was initially acquired. It’s essentially a wipe-and-reinstall of a system, as the only method to do a genuine reset is to delete all of the present software.
This is mainly used to put all of your settings in order and allow the device to have a fresh start. If your Ring has been installed for a long time, this can be a good change and restoration to your device.
Rebooting a device is a typical activity that you may perform on a variety of devices if they aren’t performing as expected. A network, modem, laptop, tablet, smart device, phone, desktop computer, and other devices can all be restarted.
To put it another way, rebooting or restarting anything involves cycling the power status. The gadget does not receive electricity when you switch it off; it gets electricity when switched back on.
A restart/reboot is a single action that entails turning something off and then turning it back on again. This is used when doing an upgrade on your device.
Ring Doorbell Reset Instructions
The procedure for resetting your Ring Doorbell varies depending on the model. Thus, you must first know what kind of device you own prior to resetting a Ring Doorbell.
Check your model
Ring Video Doorbell
Removing the doorbell from its mounting bracket is the first step.
Press and hold the orange button on the back of the doorbell.
Ring Doorbell 2, Doorbell 3, Doorbell 3 Plus, and Elite
The doorbell’s faceplate should be removed. Press and hold the black button on the device’s front.
Ring Doorbell Pro
Remove the faceplate and press and hold the black button on the doorbell’s right side.
Press and hold the device’s setup button for around 30 seconds to reset the Ring Doorbell. When you see a white spinning or flashing light on the front of the doorbell, you know it was correctly reset. When the light shuts off, the reset is complete.
This process might take several minutes to complete. If you want to keep your doorbell, you’ll need to re-add it to the Ring app after it’s been reset.
You can power cycle your Ring Doorbell to restart it without losing any of your settings. Power cycling is a simple troubleshooting option to attempt if your doorbell isn’t working properly.
You should remove the battery from a battery-operated Ring Doorbell and replace it to power it up again. Allow a few minutes for the gadget to turn on again.
Remove and replace the wires on the back of the device, or turn the breaker that powers the doorbell to power cycle a hardwired Ring Doorbell.
Ring Doorbell Elite
Unplug and re-plug your Wi-Fi router power cord to power cycle a Ring Doorbell Elite.
How to Reset the Wi-Fi on the Ring Doorbell
It’s simple to reset the Wi-Fi settings for your Ring Doorbell without having to set up the entire doorbell. The steps are as follows:
- You may put it in setup mode by pressing the same button that you used to hard reset your doorbell. Do not push and hold the button; instead, press and release it.
- In the app’s settings section, choose your Ring Doorbell.
- Select “Device Health” from the drop-down menu.
- Choose “Change Wi-Fi Network,” then follow the app’s instructions.
- When asked, select your preferred Wi-Fi network and enter the password for the network.
Unplugging your modem and router will also restart your Wi-Fi network. Before plugging them back in, wait at least 30 seconds.
The Last Thoughts
To do a hard reset on your Ring Doorbell, press and hold the setup button for 30 seconds. When your doorbell isn’t working properly, a hard reset might assist.
If you’re getting rid of your doorbell, you’ll need to delete it from your Ring account entirely. To do so, go to the Ring app’s device settings and pick the delete device option. | <urn:uuid:2b6b2af1-b8ea-4212-920d-37c8debc32c3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://thesmarthomesecrets.com/how-to-reset-a-ring-doorbell/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.892115 | 1,063 | 1.632813 | 2 |
Inhibition of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Biofilm Proliferation by Chitosan Isolated from Portunus Pelagicus (Linnaeus 1758)
Author(s): Therese Baller Guanzon, Brian Mortejo Denney, Berley Jane Diaz Aurestila, Angelica Mae Evardo Manliguez, Kristiane Fortun Codera, Joseph Pilones Cabrera, Glydenne Glaire Poncardas Gayam, Joanna Com
The dramatic increase of microorganisms capable of producing structures which render them drug resistant calls for novel antimicrobial agents. MRSA, a nosocomial drug-resistant pathogen, is capable of adhering to surfaces of medical devices and produce biofilm which render it antibiotic resistant. This study investigated the potential antibiofilm activity of chitosan extracted from Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758) against MRSA biofilms. Chitosan was extracted using a 3-step process: demineralization with an acid solution, deproteination with a low concentration of alkaline and deacetylation with concentrated alkaline solution. Preformed biofilms of MRSA were then treated with the extracted chitosan (treatment group) and 0.1M acetic acid (control group). The chitosan extracted had antibiofilm activity against MRSA. Films treated with chitosan showed optical density values of 0.5392±0.0454, 0.4897±0.0638, and 0.4284±0.0500 (control group with 0.6951±0.0659, 0.7373±0.0618, and 0.8064±0.0418) at 24, 48, and 72 hours respectively. On the average, optical density of group treated with 0.1M acetic acid (M=0.746,SE=0.012,95% CI[0.720,0.772]) was significantly higher than group treated with chitosan (M=0.486,SE=0.009,95% CI[0.466,0.506]). The ability of chitosan to inhibit biofilm proliferation was demonstrated as an increase in the calculated percent biofilm inhibition values as incubation time was lengthened with mean percent (%) inhibition of biofilms of 22.06±6.71, 33.27±9.63, and 46.92±5.03 at 24, 48, and 72 hours correspondingly. Viewed on scanning electron microscope, significant morphologic membrane changes were noted at Chitosan treatment group after 72 hours seen as misshapen shrunken deformities in the cell membrane, however, no gross membrane disruption or pore formation were noted. | <urn:uuid:4d0c8606-675c-434d-845d-24ebbe1154ed> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.fortunejournals.com/abstract/inhibition-of-methicillin-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus-mrsa-biofilm-proliferation-by-chitosan-isolated-from-portunus-pelagicus--2933.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.907035 | 588 | 1.71875 | 2 |
We Are Like Pencils
Some time ago, I was tidying up the files on my father’s old hard drive. When I saw the files in it, I immediately remembered memories of the year 2008. At that time I was still in elementary education in a small town in Papua, Merauke.
I found a folder containing many presentation slides about life reflections, and I remember very well there was one presentation slide that my father once showed me when I was 9 or 10 (although I certainly don’t remember what it meant at the time, I just remembered it because the presentation had songs and lots of interesting illustrations). After 12 years have passed, when I read it again, I seem to find the beautiful meaning of the lesson in this presentation entitled “We Are Like Pencils”.
So, here are the lessons…
- We can do great things, as long as we allow ourselves to be in someone’s hands
- We will experience sharpening from time to time, but this is needed so that we can become better pencils
- We have the ability to correct any mistakes we might make
- The most important part of us is what is inside us
- No matter what the condition, we have to continue writing — we should always write something clear to read, no matter how difficult the situation
Remember those points? Now replace the pencil with each of us; always remember the rules.
We will be able to do many great things if we allow our lives to be in God’s hands, and allow others to help us develop our potential.
We will experience a painful sharpening from time to time. But that’s all we need to make ourselves a stronger person.
We will be able to make corrections for the mistakes we make and even grow through them.
The most important part of us is what is the ink or content of our lives, what is the purpose and meaning of our work.
Each person is like a pencil, made by His creator with a special and unique purpose. But always remember that whatever the goal, we will never be separated from the process, so have a strong vision and know yourself to be able to continue to grow.
For those of us who are still in the process and struggling, I hope this lesson can be an encouragement to get back on track.
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The real estate industry has a lot of potential and there are a variety of ways to generate revenue over time. With the right business model, corporate housing may give tremendous rewards when the correct tactics are used.
A corporate housing business model is a strategy for the successful running of an executive property business, including income sources, target customers, goods, and finance information.
What is a corporate housing business?
Simply said, corporate housing is a fully furnished accommodation that is offered for rent for a certain period. The tenant must bring his bag and food for the duration of his stay. Executive apartments are another name for these units.
Corporate housing is often accessible for a period of two to six months on a rental basis. For longer business trips, however, the time limit can be surpassed.
Potential users of corporate housing
Though corporate housing started as a method to provide temporary housing for business guests, it currently draws a wide spectrum of people searching for short to medium-term housing.
According to research issued by the Corporate Housing Providers Association (CHPA), business executives who are relocating account for over 40% of longer stays. Clients for short-term accommodation come from a wide range of professions, including:
- Project managers
- Medical researchers
- Film crew
- Adventure travelers
- Military and government officials
Reasons why one should invest in corporate housing
Easier to manage
Popular short-term rental companies like Airbnb demand landlords to spend a significant amount of effort following up with renters before and throughout their stay.
Guest follow-up is moderate with corporate rentals because these tenants often stay for a minimum of four to twelve weeks, lowering your yearly tenant turnover.
Businesses that use corporate housing on a regular basis are familiar with the procedure and have dealt with property owners before. This will save you a lot of time and effort as a property investor, which you can put to better use elsewhere.
Sustainable relationships and revenue
One of the most significant benefits of investing in corporate housing is the ability to form long-term connections with businesses.
They will put their workers in your property when they come to your area for projects, training, or assignments.
Businesses prefer to invest in partnerships rather than switch their service providers without justification. Adding a new provider sometimes requires a long internal approval procedure.
If you're serious about making your investment a success, you'll have the chance to develop long-term partnerships with top corporate clients.
Type of clients/occupants
Dealing with guests from various backgrounds that present unique difficulties is a major task in a typical rental business.
Tenants who make late payments, make ridiculous requests or complaints, or fail to maintain your property can consume a significant amount of your time and finances.
Since the clients are often professional enterprises, companies, or institutions with a great reputation, operating corporate apartments eases these issues.
The main occupiers of your property are frequently aware that their conduct in your property represents their employer. They may lose their position if they mishandle or damage your unit.
When it comes to the financial elements of their rental, corporate renters are generally well-organized, and payment is received on time and without difficulty. Business travelers are usually alone and focused on their job.
These characteristics can provide an indirect benefit in terms of decreased repair and maintenance expenses, as well as less administrative oversight.
Corporate housing business model
Short rental property managers are in charge of the day-to-day operations of the business. They
often use one of three business models:
Irrespective of whether the apartment is rented or not, a Fixed Rent contract guarantees the owner a monthly income. Anything beyond the owner's set rate will be paid to the manager.
This offers the corporate housing manager more control over the business, the power to decide on how to rent it, and the chance to receive 100% of the rental money beyond the total monthly payment provided to the owner.
This also provides property owners with a feeling of stability by ensuring a consistent income.
The majority of property managers work on a commission basis, with a percentage of the income they generate going to them. Depending on the organization and the area, the commission rate might range from ten percent to fifty percent.
The Gross Price model frequently includes flat rate costs for other services that are not included in the commission, such as maintenance and cleaning. Corporate housing rental operators frequently provide free channel distribution and marketing.
Although the Net Price business model is the least used, with just a few business owners adopting it, it is nevertheless widely used in the short-term rental sector. Property managers would have agreed on remuneration in this context.
The price is determined by the property manager to satisfy the owner's rent expectations. The difference between total income and the owner's expected rent is netted by the property manager.
Corporate housing pricing model
How much can you make from corporate housing?
The amount of money you may make renting to businesses is determined by the size of the marketplace, the percentage of business travelers that visit your city, and the existence of significant corporations.
All of these factors will have an effect on the demand for executive housing as well as your profit margin. This might be above market rents or merely meet them, depending on the location you rent in.
Even when a corporate rental doesn't make more money than a regular rental, the reduced damage factor may make it worthwhile to convert the property to corporate housing.
How much can a client save from corporate housing?
Consider the following data to get a notion of the sort of value proposition executive housing provides to potential renters. A night's stay in a New York hotel costs an average of $254 in 2015.
Compare it to Manhattan studios that cost $165 per day on average, through corporate housing. This equates to a 35 percent reduction in costs.
Even for a one room apartment, corporate housing would have cost the occupant only $213 per night on average. When equated to a hotel, this still saves the company roughly 16 percent.
According to data within the same years, the customer would've saved 22 percent for a studio apartment and 10 percent for a one room apartment in San Francisco.
Furthermore, for a minimum period of 30 days, corporate housing is normally tax-free, which might result in further savings.
Challenges of running a corporate housing business
We've already discussed the financial benefits of renting your house out as business housing. It's not all smooth sailing, though, and it's important to understand the added hazards and responsibilities that come with renting your property for corporate housing.
Increased marketing and promotion expenses
To function in corporate housing and be regarded as a serious participant, you'll need to have a solid website and overall online presence. Make every effort to avoid coming across as an incopetent business.
Higher cleaning costs
You must present a professional image. As a result, you'll need to have your property professionally cleaned at the very least after each guest. For those who are staying longer, you may even provide a weekly cleaning routine.
This will help create a feeling of luxury while also extending the life of your furniture. It does, however, come at a higher price.
The demands of luxury rental clients might be high. If you want to appeal to executives and compete with luxury hotels, you must understand how to provide the kind of service they demand.
Check that each of the appliances are in perfect condition, and consider what personal touches you may add to ensure that their stay is more comfortable. This is a profitable business model, but it is not passive.
High entry cost and projected revenue
Your property must be in the ideal location to get the best predicted revenue. The problem is that housing costs in the most convenient regions, such as Silicon Valley, are sometimes exorbitant.
It's critical for property owners and managers to select a business plan that satisfies their interests. Some property managers want a guaranteed income and a fixed rate, while others prefer a more customizable alternative that allows them to make their own decisions.
However, whatever decision you make, you would want a high occupancy rate with seamless customer service operation for your property. This is why property management is very essential in your corporate housing business model.
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You can attempt out two or three classes before you determine to join. What is the difference between Beginners and also Mixed courses? The newbies class on Mondays is after that a great possibility for everybody to exercise these improvements using a great deal of repeating. During “mixed courses”, we will certainly frequently concentrate a great deal of time on improving a particular technique (as an example backstances) or boosting a certain element of karate (for instance, improving securing and proper breathing, or improving muscle mass link as well as positions, or enhancing changing and also rhythm).
2. Then we exercise KIHON (standard strategies): stances, blocks, strikes, kicks, stepping, shifting, and also mixes of these techniques, concentrating on breathing (IBUKI), body dynamics (going down power, turning power, reverse rotation, energy, raising power, body resonance) as well as securing at the end of a technique.
I went to my excellent and also after class as I went out of the dojo, I was drunk by exactly how poorly my body was conditioned. If you determine to sign up with the club, we can organize the acquisition of a Karate attire (GI) with the Sugiyama dojo, or we can recommend you on how to acquire one online if you favor.
The Dojo kun is usually uploaded on a wall in the dojo, as well as some shotokan clubs state the Dojo kun at the start and/or end of each class to give inspiration and also a context for further training. That is why it is essential that you be on time for training: we do twenty to thirty minutes of stretching/warm-up at the beginning of training. Why Shotokan Martial arts is the most effective?
A modern-day example of an exciting Kumite competitors would certainly be Bas Rutten’s Karate Combat. Kumite techniques mirror these stances and also motions at a fundamental level, yet are less structured, with an emphasis instead on speed as well as effectiveness. These are the standard principles composed by the master.
Are the courses available to the public? It is very important that you subscribe to the Martial arts mailing listing for club news (e.g. if a course obtains canceled, or if an event is turning up, when classes start/end in the quarter, etc). The reason for this is that the College of Chicago intends to see enough commitment from club members before it moneys a sporting activities club. This is a charitable nominal charge, and also many sporting activities clubs of the college call for such a fee from their club members.
After that you need to pay the quarter’s dues to become a participant of the club. Just how do I pay my $55/quarter charges? This financing additionally spends for our association because of JKA Chicago, which allows all of our charter member to practice at the Sugiyama dojo free of cost (so each people saves the main fee of $210/quarter). Most of our financing comes from the College, and also it pays for clinics (special trainings at the Sugiyama dojo), traveling expenses when we most likely to events, and also the costs of a periodic purchase of sporting activities tools.
They direct their power right into exterior tools similarly they transport power to their clenched fist or foot. It has to be that colleges in the very same design might have really various focuses. Also remember that a black belt in one martial art is not comparable to the very same color belt in another design – see Sugiyama’s comments. As a result beginners should certainly come to these trainings as well, but they need to bear in mind that some strategies will be novel as well as a lot more challenging and there will be much less repeating.
It is an extremely technical design of karate, as well as there is a percentage of science behind every step. However to advance via the higher levels of martial arts, it is vital that a karateka grow spiritual power, whatever their religions. For this reason, there is a dojo decorum of common behaviors which share our politeness for the Sensei as well as for our other karateka.
4. If you need to leave the course for any type of factor, please request for the teacher’s approval (refer to the instructor by “Sensei”) and bow out. Our Sensei ensures that the risk of injury is minimized, specifically by progressively showing the capability to manage your methods without ever before reaching your training partner. 2. Acquiesce your training companion before you start a series of workouts and when changing partners.
The Monday evening course is especially recommended for novices, despite the fact that you will certainly discover that the class is simply as blended as on other training days. The Monday early morning course is dedicated totally to KATA (see training as well as look into our kata section). Have a look at the images of katas here, and videos of katas here. Please make checks payable to “The College of Chicago”, as well as write “Shotokan Karate Club” in the notes/memo space of your check.
There is a form that every Sports Club of the College is required to make you authorize prior to you try training. The club officers (see get in touches with) will certainly be collecting the club dues: $55. They are carried out on one’s very own, for that reason the pupil doing the particular kata will certainly exercise each move as a team, however independent of each other. No. Yet if you do, you will improve your martial arts.
In the karate circles, Gichin is credited with the formula as well as popularization of the supposed 20 concepts of karate. Shotokan-ryu owner Gichin Funakoshi.Gichin Funakoshi had trained in both of the prominent styles of Okinawan martial arts of the time: Shurei-ryu and also Shorin-ryu. Kyokushin came a little bit behind the original Okinawan designs, however it’s one of today’s most popular designs.
Allow’s speak a little bit about the four locations of the human system that might require some renovation. Likewise, strikes do not require to strike a certain body part. You need to be aggressive, also violent sometimes to protect your life or the lives of your loved ones. | <urn:uuid:0f0f65e7-0080-48e6-9c99-33180ca16ca5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://shotokankarateblog.com/one-of-the-most-popular-exactly-how-to-connect-a-shotokan-martial-arts-belt/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573876.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820012448-20220820042448-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.965351 | 1,332 | 1.609375 | 2 |
creepypasta Try to create a scary story with a few sentences
You just try to create something scary by using only a few sentences.
Sam walked over to the wall. On the wall where the words 'Get Out Now' written in blood. Sam almost screamed but covered her mouth. She heard a faint noise. It sounded almost like someone or something was whispering 'Get out, get out, get out, GET OUT NOW!' Then it turned into a yell. Sam started running. She looked behind her and saw a girl about her age who looked a lot like her. Sam ran ever faster, but her efforts were useless. A knife pierced her back. Blood spilled everywhere. The Sam lookalike went over to her and said " There can only be one." | <urn:uuid:5937cce2-0c93-442f-952f-3d41c2b159fe> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://pt.fanpop.com/clubs/creepypasta/forum/post/209097/title/try-create-scary-story-with-few-sentences | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.985147 | 166 | 2.546875 | 3 |
01 Dec Perspective: N.C. Wyeth [1822-1945]
It’s not a man’s world but a boy’s, as the Treasure Island frontispiece suggests — its illustration bulging with the enlarged feet and arms of musket-bearing pirates that “jump out at you and grab your neck,” N.C. Wyeth’s son, Andrew, would observe. It’s the bushwhacking archers of Robin Hood or the impossibly muscular Indians of The Last of the Mohicans, illustrations of a sort that N.C.’s grandson, Jamie, would categorize as “electrifying,” with “a bravado” and “the intense colors — all done before television.” Perhaps more than these novels’ texts, N.C.’s illustrations fling us back in time — to medieval and 18th-century England, to the pirate-infested Caribbean, to King Arthur’s court — transporting readers from the odd tedium or torpor of childhood to lands where adventure is paramount, heroism possible and romance abounds. And though his work illustrating historical fiction is what we best remember N.C. for, his career did not begin there. It began in the wild West of the 20th century.
Newell Convers Wyeth was the first son of a troubled mother, “hysterical” and “nervous,” in the day’s parlance, who at age 8 and in a fit of jealousy may have drowned her infant brother in the Charles River. Hattie Wyeth would become so clinging to her first son that when N.C. left his Needham, Massachusetts, home at age 20 for Howard Pyle’s School of Illustration Art, in Wilmington, Delaware, she memorialized the date, October 19, 1902, and never let him forget it. A midlife painting by N.C., My Mother, suggests her sorrow at his departure and the stooped-shoulder resolve of the figure leaving. Hattie would spend decades infantilizing her son. In 1906, at his engagement to his future wife, she showed N.C. a recently framed baby picture and said, “I felt I must get you back in that form,” as David Michaelis in N.C. Wyeth: A Biography reports.
A 1902 sketch, Bronco Buster, for The Saturday Evening Post, was N.C.’s first cover work. And its exuberance set him apart from the apprentices at Pyle’s studios in both Wilmington and Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. It would be the first of the Western illustrations he published throughout his life. It is alive with the exhilaration of escape.
Wyeth fled to the American West — as had Frederic Remington, Edward Curtis, Thomas Moran and Theodore Roosevelt — in part to solidify his manhood. “Wyeth wanted his art to be ‘virile,’” says Christine Podmaniczky, curator of the N.C. Wyeth collections for the Brandywine River Museum and editor of his catalogue raisonné. “And what better subject than ‘the great West?’” During two trips, one in 1904, the other in 1906, Wyeth herded cattle, delivered mail via Pony Express and rejoiced in the freedom from maternal bonds. The trips produced work that was stunningly original. As Podmaniczky says, “Wyeth’s energy is palpable, the action amazing and the color gorgeous.”
His paintings were ecstatic. And youthfully consistent: The frenzies of 1905’s Cutting Out or Rounding Up are not far removed from the comic enthusiasms of The Wild, Spectacular Race for Dinner. His colors are vivid: bright blues, reds and blinding whites against the chestnut hides of cattle or horses.
Even the grim stoicism of the dust-blown freighter, in 1907’s The Ore Wagon, is overwhelmed by a joyous rush forward. Paintings from N.C.’s 1906 trip to Colorado for an Outing magazine story, “How They Opened the Snow Road,” are “alternately subtle and intense,” says Podmaniczky. “Wyeth captured so well the look of the icy temperatures, the snow and the winter sky. The painterliness with which he creates these scenes is so accomplished.”
The pictures were grounded in observation — Wyeth had been there. Stylistically they did much to separate him from the medievalism of his teacher, Howard Pyle, the premier illustrator of his day, a champion of the old and decrier of the new. And it helped gird him against the constant attentions of his mother, who wished them to be “children together,” as Michaelis reports, she his “one and only,” and he her “shining light.”
Wyeth’s frontier mentor had been Frederic Remington. According to Michaelis’ biography, N.C. believed “the great West … has never been painted except by [him],” but “he has only pictured the brutal and gory side of it … ” Remington’s palette often was dark — his most accomplished paintings were nocturnes — but Wyeth, with bright colors and sublime liveliness, celebrated its jubilant side. He expressed his joy in the company of men, the distance felt from Hattie and from his new fiancée, Carolyn Bockius.
That lightness and energy proved popular with magazines. From the first Wyeth’s success there was the envy of his contemporaries. The earliest of his Western illustrations were for Scribner’s, McClure’s, Outing and The Saturday Evening Post. He did advertising work for Cream of Wheat, Coca-Cola and other companies. Editors commissioned paintings that by the time of his death numbered several thousand.
Hollywood directors plagiarized his sketches, but not without flattering him. N.C. wrote of the 1920 adaptation of The Last of the Mohicans that the director “very obviously followed my pictures with marked fidelity … At times I felt as though some of my pictures had suddenly come to life.” Mohicans had been a Scribner’s Classic, and Wyeth would illustrate numerous others for that house, including The Deerslayer, Kidnapped, Robinson Crusoe, The Mysterious Island and Westward Ho!.
Despite his commercial success, he held the illustrator’s singular dissatisfaction with the trade: “If only someday I can be called a painter!”
Ironically he had the fortune to be working in the golden age of American illustration, the early 20th century. That was an era before photography’s dominance, when modern printing more accurately reproduced a painting’s color and when almost every book, story or article required illustration. Wyeth wrote, in a 1912 New York Times essay titled “A Suggestion and Comment on Illustrating Fiction,” that “The illustrator must first feel the power of a story in all its rhythm and swing … You have to register in your mind how it works … you must single out the color of the story.”
The illustrator must also encourage a suspension of disbelief, creating a meditative space where the reader’s and buyer’s subconscious is captivated by the product. “[A picture] is in short a form of advertisement.” Such dreamlike commercialism required negotiating the territory between romance and reality, fantasy and fact.
That tightrope walk was a feat Wyeth struggled to maintain. His Western illustrations celebrated the romance of a vanishing frontier, yet moved him toward realism and reality, away from the fantasy life he’d cultivated to bear the dominance of his mother. That he resented this work’s demands is both curious and understandable. “The artistic powers of an illustrator spring from the same source as do the powers of the painter,” he wrote, “but the profound difference lies in the fact that the illustrator submits his inspiration to a definite end; the painter carries his into infinitude.”
Hattie Wyeth died on August 11, 1925. She had been hospitalized for depression, but had returned to her Needham, Massachusetts, home. N.C. was not present at her demise. Afterward, in sadness, he scrawled, “How little I have expressed the true me, and how much there is of me to express.” Their relationship had been crippling. And the enmeshment he’d known — that compulsive caring and drive to be cared for — would be transferred to his surviving family. As Michaelis writes, “Emotional stability eluded him. He would be dependent on others to maintain equilibrium all his life.”
His Western art grew brighter after Hattie’s death, and its subjects less frenzied. In 1937’s Cowboy Watering His Horse (an ad for Coca-Cola), the rider hunkers, Buddha-like, beside his mount as it drinks from a stream. The cowboy’s shirt is alfalfa green and the Rockies loom white as the Himalayas. In 1935’s Seeking the New Home, a pioneer woman stoops beside a Conestoga wagon to fix a meal for her children with the contentment of a mother serving dinner in a New England saltbox.
In Hattie’s absence, Wyeth’s paintings of the East — though their colors were striking — grew darker and more meditative. The War Letter, painted in 1941, is predictably bleak, and 1935’s April Rain, while light blue-gray in tone and springlike, shows a farmer hunched in contemplation or melancholy as he tends his herd. These must have been satisfying to N.C. as art. Yet he’d said as early as 1912, that he was “sick” of illustration. “I want to start over, I want to wipe the slate clean of everything but my family.”
He added, “There has been in my cosmos two factions warring ever since I can remember.” He meant his inclination to, in his view, produce “bad” rather than “good” art, and his wish to create the latter. A compromise had been reached: When illustrating, he tried to make the resultant paintings count. In magazines they would be reproduced, at best, in a 10-by 14-inch format. But as Jamie says, “For some reason [he] did these huge things” — 42 by 32 inches, and sometimes 52 by 34 inches. Michaelis posits that “Wyeth had used his clashing selves to give popular literary forms a graphic concreteness they had not had before.” Already he had “succeeded in making Westerns, folktales, historical romances and stories of adventure and exploration his own emotional property.”
The public, and some critics, found his private work less compelling. In his middle years the Pennsylvania landscapes and Maine seascapes became dreamlike, even hallucinatory — after the style of Thomas Hart Benton. Michaelis argues that Wyeth, in his personal work, was unable to confront the feelings of rage and entrapment seething from his relationship with his mother. Yet others feel that N.C.’s Chadds Ford and New England paintings represent the best of his mature efforts. “Ultimately, of course,” Podmaniczky says, “Wyeth realized that he loved Pennsylvania and New England too much to devote his life and art to the West.”
It was in Chadds Ford that he would conclude that life. Though working diligently, he’d entered a deep relationship with his daughter-in-law, Caroline Pyle Wyeth (Howard Pyle’s niece), that some, including family members, believed was not foolishly romantic, but sexual. On the morning of October 19, 1945, his car was struck on railroad tracks near the Wyeth farm by a locomotive that flung the station wagon and its passengers, N.C. and Caroline’s four – year – old son, Newell, 143 feet forward, killing them both. Some thought the accident had been suicide. Others believed that Newell, in addition to being his namesake, had also been N.C.’s child. Everyone knew the painter had been gravely depressed. And he was a son who would have remembered that October 19, 1902, was the date his mother always said was the day he’d left her for Pyle. That last morning he had been painting First Farmer of the Land, a portrait of George Washington, himself no meek explorer of the frontier. The West could not have been far from N.C.’s mind.
Its vigor would remain with the Wyeths, who in their art and colorfully individualistic lives have remained genteel outlaws. Andrew eschewed painting the West, but Jamie, in 1965’s Draft Age, embraced its spirit, if not its fact. “I have to think that Jamie Wyeth’s work is closest to N.C.’s,” Podmaniczky says. “NCW and Jamie both love the tactile qualities — the malleability — and possibilities of oil paint. As far as Draft Age goes, I think it’s one of Jamie’s finest paintings.”
In that work, the artist — celebrated for his portraits of J.F.K., Andy Warhol, Rudolf Nureyev and others — painted a teenage Chadds Ford neighbor in a zippered motorcycle jacket, black gloves and wraparound shades above a Brandoesque sneer. It is so Western that the black jacket might have been a cowboy’s duster, the tapered glasses a cocked Stetson. It would not be until 1969 that Peter Fonda’s and Dennis Hopper’s film, Easy Rider, hitched motorcycle outlawry to the bronco-busting ethos of a lost frontier. For years, Draft Age hung in the Chadds Ford Inn, not far from where N.C. Wyeth had died. It seemed Jamie had crafted the painting not just to remind viewers of their status and mindset in 1965, but to celebrate his grandfather’s sojourns in Colorado and New Mexico, the legacy those trips produced and his family’s debt to the American West. | <urn:uuid:58778d44-4e9f-4010-aa36-2d04cc0e05cf> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://westernartandarchitecture.com/articles/perspective-n-c-wyeth-1822-1945 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.977144 | 3,101 | 2.453125 | 2 |
Getting electric cars on the road in Australia could be easier than you think
I have a mate who – in normal times, anyway – gives me a lift to the gym in his new all-electric Mercedes. He loves its lack of engine noise and amazingly fast acceleration when the lights change (not that I’m implying he’s a rev-head hoon the police should be watching). I’m no car lover, but it’s certainly a smooth, quiet ride.
Most of us accept that, as part of the world’s move to net-zero emissions by 2050, we’ll all be moving to electric cars. Other countries are already further down this road than us.
We’ve made big strides in shifting electricity generation to renewables, and our emissions are falling. But electricity production accounts for only a third of our total emissions. Transport, in all its forms, accounts for about 20 per cent of total emissions, so its move away from fossil fuels is another part of the transition we should get on with.
In all the years we’ve been arguing about climate change, people have tried to convince us how costly it will be. How disruptive to industry and our way of life. All the higher prices, the tax we’ll pay, the jobs we’ll lose.
So far, however, there’s been little extra cost or disruption. The rise of wind and solar power has happened without much pain. And a report this week from Tony Wood and colleagues at the Grattan Institute think tank suggests the move to electric vehicles can be achieved without angst.
More than 60 per cent of the transport sector’s 20 per cent of total greenhouse gas emissions comes from the tailpipes of cars and light commercial vehicles, including our two biggest selling cars, Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger utes. That leaves trucks accounting for 20 per cent of the sector’s emissions and domestic aviation for about 10 per cent.
Australia has about 18 million light vehicles, up from fewer than 15 million in 2010. And we’re driving bigger, heavier cars than we were a decade ago. (All those appalling SUVs. One day they’ll run over my little Toyota Yaris.)
At present, electric vehicles make up just 0.7 per cent of new sales in Australia. This doesn’t count hybrid electric/petrol cars which, because of their continued use of fossil fuel, can’t be a lasting part of the shift, Wood says.
Our tiny all-electric share of new sales compares with 2 per cent in the US, 3 per cent in New Zealand, 11 per cent in Britain and 75 per cent in Norway.
Because it takes more than 20 years to replace our light vehicle fleet, for our transport sector to make a sufficient contribution to the target of net-zero total emissions by 2050 we’ll need to get to the point where all new light vehicles are electric by about 2035, he estimates.
Government projections suggest that, if the market is left to itself, the move to electric vehicles will cause light vehicle emissions in 2030 to be 7 per cent lower than they were in 2019. This isn’t good enough.
So what can be done to speed the shift? Wood says governments should reduce the main barriers to buying an electric car. First, the high cost of switching and limited choice and, second, the lack of charging points.
We pay an average of about $40,000 for a new car. But we have fewer than 30 electric models to choose from – much lower than overseas – and of these, just three models retail for less than $50,000.
As with all innovative products, the price of electric cars is coming down as the novelty wears off and sales increase. They’ll fall further as batteries become cheaper to make. But the point where the price of an electric car falls below an equivalent conventional car is still some years away.
So Wood proposes removing several taxes on the purchase of new electric cars. Scrapping state stamp duty would cut the price by up to 6.5 per cent, he estimates. Remembering that, these days, all vehicles are imported, removing federal import duty would cut the cost by up to a further 5 per cent.
Exempting electric cars from the federal luxury car tax – a tax of 33 per cent of the price exceeding the first $80,000 – until 2030 would also help.
Australia is alone among the rich countries in not having mandatory fuel efficiency and emissions standards. And there’s a suspicion some foreign makers send us only the high-emissions conventional models they have trouble flogging in other markets.
So to these carrots, Wood adds a stick: to phase out petrol and diesel cars, the feds should impose an emissions limit on light vehicles and reduce it to zero by 2035.
Many people hesitate to buy an electric vehicle because they worry about finding places to recharge. Wood says governments should require all new buildings with off-street parking to make provision for vehicle charging.
Getting everyone into electric vehicles wouldn’t solve our emissions problem, but it would help. And it’s another indication that the fears of huge costs and disruption are greatly exaggerated.
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Taking children for a break away from home can be stressful for any family. But when one member of the family has specific, complicated needs that have to be considered at all times, going on holiday can be nearly impossible.
Luckily, the Charity’s Child and Family Week is designed to help, offering a safe, judgement-free break for families with complex needs. These needs can include a child with special care needs resulting from a disability or health condition, or families going through unforeseen circumstances or life-changing events that affects children as well.
“Just because a family has more complicated requirements than another doesn’t mean they are any less deserving of a holiday,” says the Charity’s Welfare Services Lead, Carrie Pearce. “It’s so important to be able to offer families time away from the pressures and stresses of everyday life and spend some quality time together.”
The Child and Family week is an activity-based programme offered on a residential basis at Harcombe House, our centre in Devon. Activities include arts and crafts, fishing, walking, gym games, quizzes and much more. All family members are invited to take part in activities, including parents and siblings, aiming to support and encourage greater social interaction, communication and increased confidence.
“We can go anywhere in the world, beautiful places, but we can never completely relax,” says London Firefighter Dan Bills, whose son, Josh, has autism. “You’re always worried about what other people might be looking at or thinking, but you can come here and know no one is discriminating or looking at anyone differently. You can come here and completely relax.”
For Shona Mellon, whose four-year-old daughter Isla has complicated medical needs that make taking her out in overly-crowded spaces difficult, these are the only breaks her family have ever been on: “I think it’s an amazing thing for the Charity to do,” says Shona, whose partner Dave is a firefighter with West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue.
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Taking Isla swimming is a big deal for us. Due to her dysphagia (unsafe swallow), we have always been scared of what could happen if she swallowed water, and the risk of aspiration pneumonia is something that we didn’t want to take the chance with. But coming away with the firefighters charity and the support we receive means we can do it safely and in a more controlled environment due to the type of pool and staff here. This is only the 4th time Isla has been swimming and she’s loved every minute of it. These little things that most parents take for granted mean the world to us. I would give anything to take her problems away and give her all of the same opportunities that other children get. But for now, we will cherish every second of chances like this and the memories we make from them ❤️❤️❤️❤️ . #medicallycomplex #dysphagia #unsafeswallow #ketotichypoglycemia #tubie #tubefeeding #feedingtube #gtube #specialneeds #specialneedsparenting #makingmemories #swimming #holiday #parentingblogger #mummyblogger #mumbloggeruk #blogger #motherhood
“Meeting the other families, we’ve all got our own unique little bonds and our areas in common. It’s nice because we all know what each other is going through; Isla is autistic, but we’re not judged by her having a meltdown or something happening. We’ve got the support of each other and can go at our own pace. You don’t often get to meet families who have got the complex histories that we do.”
“It’s so special to see how quickly families bond with each other,” says Carrie. “They are united by a shared experience, of having something that makes life that little bit more complicated.”
There are three more Child and Family Weeks planned for the year, in July, August and October. Families are assessed on an individual basis by a member of the Welfare team, with priority given to those who have not taken part previously. For more information, or to be considered for a Child and Family week, phone our Support Line today on 0800 389 8820 or apply online. | <urn:uuid:8fbca68e-d038-4647-949e-b29ba37a1fd6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.firefighterscharity.org.uk/latest/a-safe-space-for-some-quality-family-time/%20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572908.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817122626-20220817152626-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.964856 | 924 | 1.625 | 2 |
Researchers at the John Hopkins Medical School and the University of Nebraska have discovered a virus that infects our brains and "makes us more stupid."
In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) journal, researchers describe coming across the virus by chance, while conducting a different study altogether into throat microbes.
Throughout the research, it was found that the DNA in the throats of healthy individuals matched the DNA of a virus (ACTV-1), which usually infects green algae.
The algae virus, which was discovered by these researchers, was previously thought to be harmless to humans. However, it has now been found to affect human cognitive capabilities, including our assessment of spatial awareness and visual processing.
When researchers analysed the throats of 92 study participants, they discovered that the ACTV-1 virus was present in 44 percent of them. Compared to those without ACTV-1, those infected performed worse in tests geared to measure attention spans and visual processing.
The findings of this study reveal that some microbes can have harmful affects on human cognition, while leaving individuals physically unharmed. However, as researchers are not yet sure of how ATCV-1 infects humans, there will be no need to avoid fresh water or lakes where green algae might be found. | <urn:uuid:dbbea11d-e183-4f86-aac4-ee2a5cea976a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.wired.co.uk/article/virus-that-makes-humans-more-stupid | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.957882 | 262 | 2.765625 | 3 |
On February 20, 2013, the Tucson, Arizona City Council passed a resolution allowing the U.S. Air Force to “make appropriate decisions when balancing National Security and community needs when it comes to their existing and future military mission and assignments.”
In other words, the resolution allows the military to reject decisions made by the people of Tucson.
The resolution is posted on the Tucson government website (as of this writing) and further states that it “is necessary for the preservation of the peace, health and safety of the City of Tucson that this Resolution become immediately effective, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage and adoption.”
In short, the Council has imposed what for all practical purposes is a declaration of martial law on the residents of Tucson.
According to the Military Law Dictionary, “Martial law is defined as the imposition of military rule over a particular region on an emergency basis” and the privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus is routinely denied during its tenure.
The resolution does not, however, implement full-blown martial law but rather a limited version that permits the Pentagon to decide what municipal laws it will obey when dealing with civilians.
The public was not allowed to voice its opposition and Council members were not permitted to discuss the resolution, as noted by the meeting notice and agenda posted on the city government website.
“Matters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion and one vote,” the agenda states. “There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired by members of the governing body, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately.”
The Department of Defense initially made the power grab in response to civilian complaints about military flights over the city.
“This resolution will allow DM to increase by at least two-fold or more, the number of overflights of the very densely populated midtown Tucson, and allow round-the-clock overflights, and the introduction of whatever aircraft they wish, in whatever numbers they wish…. including the hearing-damaging accident-waiting-to-happen-experimental F-35!” Occupied Tucson Citizen reported.
“The use of the term ‘emergency’ is particularly despicable! In this case, it is not even stated what constitutes the so-called “emergency”, but is obviously being used to get around the fact that it was passed in great haste and secrecy, so as not to alert citizens of how they are being shafted!”
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In our olive grove, we have numerous projects that support and improve the development of biodiversity, especially in the field of birds.
We have developed the LIFE Project “Living Olive Groves”, with the collaboration of SEO-BirdLife, thanks to which we have installed nest boxes in our olive grove, to encourage the refuge and proliferation of bats.
On the other hand, we emphasize the important role of environmental sustainability today, and that is why we have also developed the technique of reintroduction or Hacking technique in our olive grove, to ensure the welfare in this case of owls. This technique consists of introducing owl breeding, which still does not fly alone, in drawers that simulate artificial nests. These young will be fed through a special structure so that they do not relate to or “get used to” human beings. Little by little the young will be leaving the nest and in 10-15 days they will be hunting for themselves and will nest in the future in our farm, and naturally by themselves.
We have also carried out the environmental measure of isolating the wiring of the electrical lines of our farm, to avoid the accidental electrocution of the birds that live on it. This will achieve the protection and preservation of native species.
We decided to carry out this action, since last year the bird population has decreased by 13% in the last decade. That is why we are also carrying out a Precision Agriculture, which is sustainable and compatible with biodiversity. Thanks to the Olivares Vivos – SEO-BirdLife project, we can currently observe up to 50 different species of birds on our farm. | <urn:uuid:b7842898-6abf-4f89-a68e-6496fc88465a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.palaciomarquesdeviana.com/ja/betting-on-biodiversity-3/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.946646 | 333 | 2.375 | 2 |
HealthDay News — Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a risk factor for all-cause mortality and cardiac mortality, according to a review recently published in BMJ Open Respiratory Research.
Emily S. Heilbrunn, from Penn State Health in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and colleagues conducted a systematic literature review and meta-analysis to estimate the risk for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in individuals with OSA.
Based on 22 observational studies (42,099 participants), the researchers found that OSA was associated with all-cause sudden death (relative risk [RR], 1.74; 95% CI, 1.44 to 2.10) and cardiovascular mortality (RR, 1.94; 95% CI, 1.39 to 2.70). There was a marginally significant dose-response relationship between severity of OSA and the risk for death (P =.05): mild OSA (RR, 1.16; 95% CI, 0.70 to 1.93), moderate OSA (RR, 1.72; 95% CI, 1.11 to 2.67), and severe OSA (RR, 2.87; 95% CI, 1.70 to 4.85). Older age was a significant contributing factor in the relationship between OSA and mortality.
“This study highlights the importance of appropriate prevention measures to reduce the incidence of OSA and OSA-related sudden death,” Heilbrunn said in a statement. “Providing accessible and affordable treatments for populations with OSA may ultimately reduce adverse health outcomes for these individuals.” | <urn:uuid:2eb7dafd-1655-4f08-9bcd-84091e1edd34> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.empr.com/home/news/obstructive-sleep-apnea-may-raise-risk-for-sudden-death/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.902036 | 331 | 2.046875 | 2 |
SASN scientists are studying whether there is a genetic link to autism spectrum disorder and Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists at Rutgers University-Newark have discovered that when a key protein needed to generate new brain cells during prenatal and early childhood development is missing, part of the brain goes haywire – causing an imbalance in its circuitry that can lead to long-term cognitive and movement behaviors characteristic of autism spectrum disorder.
“During brain development, there is a coordinated series of events that have to occur at the right time and the right place in order to establish the appropriate number of cells with the right connections,” said Juan Pablo Zanin, Rutgers-Newark research associate and lead author on a paper published in the journal JNeurosci. ” Each of these steps is carefully regulated and if any of these steps are not regulated correctly, this can impact behavior.”
Zanin has been working with Wilma Friedman, professor of cellular neurobiology in the Department of Biological Sciences, studying the p75NTR protein – needed to regulate cell division – to determine its exact function in brain development, gain a better understanding of how this genetic mutation could cause brain cells to die off and discover whether there is a genetic link to autism or neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s.
Although p75NTR is not a gene specifically linked to autism, it is a part of a family of proteins needed for brain cells to develop, function and survive. The exact timing of the expression of this protein during brain development is critical.
“This protein has been examined in regard to neurodegeneration as occurs in Alzheimer’s disease and cell death after brain injury,” said Friedman, coauthor of the study. “But it has not been looked at regarding the importance it has in generating new neurons.”
Working in the laboratory with genetically engineered mice, the Rutgers-Newark scientists found that mice without the p75NTR protein had more brain cells than should normally exist – causing problems in the cerebellum, the working unit of the brain that regulates movement and balance as well as cognitive function, and is one of the key brain regions affected by autism.
In the Rutgers-Newark study, researchers trained mice – with and without the p75NTR protein – to associate a quick puff of air with a blinking light. Mice with the protein learned to blink and shut their eyes when they saw the light while mice without the protein did not.
Other scientific studies have found this same learning deficit in mice with mutations in genes that are associated with autism.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about one in every 59 children in the U.S. is diagnosed with autism, up from one in every 150 in 2000. Although symptoms vary, the disorder causes difficulties in social interactions with others and often results in repetitive behaviors, speech issues, memory problems and difficulties in understanding non-verbal cues.
While scientists have no clear answer as to the consequences of a brain with too many neurons, autism, primarily a genetic disease, has been associated with an unusually large brain size and some scientists think that early brain overgrowth could be a marker for the disorder.
“It is important to understand how the brain’s circuitry is built and how it regulates behavior normally,” said Friedman. “This research shows us that when it is not generated properly it is going to have an impact on many behaviors.” | <urn:uuid:1b6bd3a7-69ad-499f-87b2-046751a5c275> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://sasn.rutgers.edu/news-events/news/missing-protein-brain-causes-behaviors-mirroring-autism | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.952532 | 705 | 2.921875 | 3 |
Seeing Seeds: A Journey into the World of Seedheads, Pods, and Fruit
- 01 Oct 2015
- Timber Press
- 284 pages - 254 x 216 x 25mm
A centuries-old saying goes, “Great oaks from little acorns grow.” But as Seeing Seeds reveals, there is much more to a seed than the plant it will someday become: seeds, seedheads, pods, and fruits have their own astounding beauty that rivals, and sometimes even surpasses, the beauty of flowers. In these stunning pages you’ll gain an understanding of how seeds are formed and dispersed, why they look the way they do, and how they fit into the environment. Seeing Seeds will take you to strange and wonderful places. When you return, it’s safe to say that you’ll never look at a seed the same way again.
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Not surprisingly, our polarized divide in America splits us into those who relish the demolition of statues, and those who are mortified. Some say Symbols matter! Others say It’s just a statue – although we might all recall a certain delight when Saddam’s statue was pulled down, or when Lenin’s lay on the turf. Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “Ozymandias,” a poem I learned in junior high school, testifies to the ultimate tumbling of all monuments to human grandeur.
When we witness assaults on monuments, and the reflex to save them, what we see isn’t so much about this or that statue or person. It’s rage at a whole world that has failed us – on both sides of the divide. This debate reveals clearly what I’ve said repeatedly – that everyone is afraid. Half of us are afraid that the world we’ve known and treasured is crumbling around us; the other half are afraid that the world they dream of will never actually dawn. If we just fix this, or save that, we'll stave off all we fear. But in our gut we know it's a vain fantasy.
My questions are: How do we reflect on public images and their hurtful or helpful impact on people? And thus How do we preserve history while understanding why and how it matters? History matters. Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, reminding us that the most common word in the Bible for “sin” is to “forget,” declares that “the guardian of conscience is memory… Civilizations begin to die when they forget.”
Should we forget Robert E. Lee? His statue came down: many were glad, many were miffed. Was he evil – as a person? Or in the cause he life was defined by? By all accounts he was a noble genius – who fought to preserve southernness, including slavery. He was a pious person; but who symbolizes the systematic oppression of black people more than Lee? Does seeing Lee riding Traveler traumatize people? Some, yes. Famously, the Sunday after the war ended, Lee alone responded well when a freed slave walked to the altar of the St. Paul’s Episcopal church in Richmond. Other worshippers were appalled, but Lee knelt next to him at the altar. Not surprisingly, this story is disputed. Should we learn about him, and ponder such a life? Most assuredly.
When my daughter Sarah was little, our family watched the local news, which featured video of me, as a religious leader, laying a wreath at the base of the Martin Luther King statue downtown – on his holiday. Having paid attention in Sunday School, she chided me: “Daddy, you’re not supposed to worship idols.” King isn’t an idol. No one is. The truth is, all people are deeply flawed. If we remove all statues of people with some embarrassing flaw, we’ll have no statues. Lincoln got syphilis from a prostitute, Jefferson owned slaves, King had affairs. The Boston Tea Party was looting, the wanton destruction of somebody else’s property. The history books are jammed with anti-Semites, racists, philanderers, oppressors.
One of the lessons of history is we all have our blind spots. You may feel “woke” on this or that issue. But there’s something horrific in you that you flat out are missing. Lauren Winner wrote a book (The Dangers of Christian Practice) about the letters and diaries of plantation wives, who prayed so very devoutly, Lord, how severely should I punish my slave for what he did? Or, Lord, should I purchase 3 more slaves next week? Or, Lord, how should I read the Bible and pray with my slaves? – numbingly blind to the idea that the Lord might want her to let the people go. I wonder what it is in me, enlightened as I like to think of myself as being?
I totally get that symbols can be hurtful, and can insidiously prop up what alien to our good and noble nature. We have great cause to abolish some symbols. In Germany, if you raise a flag with a swastika, you go to jail. Yet in America, we say the Confederate flag is freedom of speech. But we agree as a democratic people that not every freedom of speech can pass. Nudists can’t express themselves in public. And I’ve found that the people I know who wave a rebel flag and claim freedom of speech rage against a ballplayer taking a knee during the National Anthem. The flag is coded language, shouting to others that they aren't wanted, or included, and had better be very afraid - isn't it?
During the National Anthem, does God favor taking the knee or standing at attention? Does God want rebel flags or is he more German in his soul? I feel sure the desire is for us first of all to dig beneath the surface and confess we are all broken. We are all hypocrites. We all have blind spots. And then that no image or statue will save us, or destroy us. As the Bible reiterates, the only image of God’s goodness we can trust is the image of God in every person. It’s in me, in you, in the other person you think is amazing and the one whose viewpoint makes you apoplectic.
I'd guess God wants 3 things from us just now. (1) That we delve deeply into history, for there is so much that is noble, and so much that is tawdry; this is how we understand ourselves, the perils and the hope. (2) That we are gentle and merciful with one another; you are the spitting image of God, you’re deeply broken, you have blind spots – and the same holds for the other guy. And (3) That we aren’t saved by thinking right about statues or flags or parties or positions; they all matter, but they are as substantial as that crumbled statue Shelley portrayed in “Ozymandias.” And so are we. So let's figure all this out. Together. Symbols matter. What they symbolize matters far more. It's the image of God in all of "we the people" that God is focused on, and dreams that we will be too. | <urn:uuid:fccef838-4e33-41c4-84ba-066754825b3b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://revjameshowell.blogspot.com/2020/06/god-on-statues-flags-and-monuments.html?m=1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572908.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817122626-20220817152626-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.964911 | 1,341 | 2.4375 | 2 |
The door into Europe, Tangier has long been a key location on the Mediteranian Sea. Throughout the centuries, Tangier has been inhabited by almost every ruling power.
In 1956, Tangier joined the rest of Morocco around the time of independance. Many travelers pass through its port each year, most just heading into the southern part of Morocco. Recently there has been much investment into the region in order to bring economic revival into the area. | <urn:uuid:39e583e8-6aaf-48b6-98df-82bea8d2bfeb> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.thetravelsource.net/tangier/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.975667 | 91 | 2.15625 | 2 |
Last week, I was invited to give a talk at Stony Brook University’s Ecology and Evolution department about genomics (very long time readers will know that I spent four years at Stony Brook as a post-doc and research professor). The talk was well received (thank you for asking) in part, I think, because of the way I began the talk.
I noted that, when I was at Stony Brook, a colleague and I spent roughly two years sequencing 10 genes from over 120 E. coli strains–and we were rightfully proud of what we had accomplished. At the time (2001-2002), this was one of the largest bacterial population genetics datasets available.
To put how much sequencing technology has improved since then, in six to twelve months, we will be able to sequence over 120 E. coli genomes, each of which contains ~4,500 genes, for the same cost (both costs factor in labor, paying off the machine purchases, and so on). And it would take only one month to do the sequencing on one machine.
This is why I claim that, in five years, if a population biology project doesn’t have a genomics component (whether yours or someone else’s), it won’t be very successful.
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GANTIADI, in English meaning “Sunrise”, is made from freshly harvested tea leaves, plucked in the early morning. When the first sunray appears on the horizon, local villagers are already working hard to deliver the leaves as early as possible in the factory, which is the key of the special aroma and taste of tea.
It is a fine, clean and bright tea that displays the aroma of cooked chard once infused. It is sweet with a slight lasting bitterness. It is medium bodied and this makes it possible to appreciate a delicate astringency. It is betrayed by the dark green color and by the notes of vegetables that accompany the tea during the tasting. | <urn:uuid:8ec29d12-2e9a-48c7-93af-6d5c82e61a50> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.greengold.com.ge/gantiadi/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572908.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817122626-20220817152626-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.972515 | 142 | 1.773438 | 2 |
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”They shall be holy to their God, and they shall not desecrate their God’s Name, for they offer up the fire offerings of the Lord, the food offering of their God, so they shall be holy“. (Vayikra 21, 6).
“You shall sanctify him, for he offers up the food offering of your God; he shall be holy to you, for I, the Lord Who sanctifies you, am holy“. (Vayikra 21,8).
Our parasha opens with special commandments which apply to our holiest members – our elite team of kohanim, the priests who man the worship of Hashem in the temple. Nearly every order here comes with a warning, along the lines such as, “You must sanctify them” and “do not desecrate my name”.
These reflect a higher standard expected of those who represent complete holiness, and are tasked with dealing with “our Lord’s bread”, that if not kept will cause G-d’s name to be desecrated.
This continues the line started in last parasha, commanding Bnei Yisrael “You shall be holy” – we are expected to go beyond just preforming mitzvot; we need to aspire to be holy.
“You shall not desecrate My Holy Name. I shall be sanctified amidst the children of Israel. I am the Lord Who sanctifies you“. (Vayikra 22,32).
Our objective as a people is to sanctify Hashem’s name in the world. The kohanim represent the highest standards of kedusha toward the rest of Am Yisrael. This sanctity imposes a great deal of responsibility on us to represent it to the world. If we don’t keep up to these standards, not only do we fail our potential but we directly disgrace G-d’s name.
The difference between the levels of kedusha of Yisrael and kohen, is in the fact that only a small part of the nation can be living in the palace if G-d, while the rest are obligated to live a life of holiness through our everyday lives.
With a sharp turn the parasha shifts to discuss the Moadim, our holidays:
“Speak to the children of Israel and say to them: The Lord’s appointed [holy days] that you shall designate as holy occasions. These are My appointed [holy days]. [For] six days, work may be performed, but on the seventh day, it is a complete rest day, a holy occasion; you shall not perform any work. It is a Sabbath to the Lord in all your dwelling places. These are the Lord’s appointed [holy days], holy occasions, which you shall designate in their appointed time”
One may question what does this belong in the context of kedusha of kohanim. But here is one aspect in which our kedusha is practiced.
The first Moed mentioned is Shabbat, which we practice every week. After mentioning Shabbat the parasha repeats the introduction to the Moadim before continuing. There is a difference between Shabbat and the rest of the holidays. Shabbat was created with the world. G-d’s builds into the weekly cycle a break to connect to Him.
The other holidays in our annual cycle we are partners in creating. We are to proclaim them in their season.
We are granted some control over the calendar by deciding when Rosh Chodesh wil ltake place, or if we need to declare a leap year.
Our holiness grants us this ability. Our judgement will determine which day would be holy. Furthermore, these holidays are tied to our annual routine. Hashem makes us holy and in turn we make the times holy.
One mitzvah mentioned here is sefirat haomer which we are practicing at these very days. We bring our first wheat which we toiled for in the previous year, to the Mikdash and the we count up 49 days until we reach day 50 – Shavuot Chag Matan Torah. Every day we rise in holiness until we are ready to receive the Torah. At that timewe bring Bikurim, our first fruit, to the Mikdash. This reminds us everything we do day to day needs to be lived in kedusha.
May we be zoche to achieve a kingdom of kohanim and holy people.
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Fungi infect billions of people every year, yet their contribution to the global burden of disease is largely unrecognised. Most are relatively minor infections, but millions contract diseases that kill at least as many people as tuberculosis or malaria. Although true mortality rates are unknown because of a lack of good epidemiological data, the incidence of invasive fungal infections is rising as a result of modern medical interventions and use of immunosuppressive agents in the treatment of diseases such as AIDS.
There is an urgent unmet medical need for safer and more effective antifungal drugs. which can very well be addressed by oleylphosphocholine.
Convincing in vitro and in vivo preclinical results in fungal infections have been documented, and show the potential of this compound to treat these indications. Oblita Therapeutics also holds a patent on D121 ointment. Oblita Therapeutics is open for partnerships or out-licencing agreements on OLPC for these indications. | <urn:uuid:4a6ee3f7-d290-43e5-aff9-b684421a3005> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://oblita.be/fungal-infections/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.947893 | 218 | 2.359375 | 2 |
— Freya Wilson
If a commonly used item passed from person to person everyday around the world was found to carry potential harmful microbes, would you continue to use it? Dr Jun Li from the University of Hong Kong and his colleagues have been investigating the bacterial community present on banknotes, recently published in Frontiers in Microbiology.
Due to the global public health concern of antibiotic resistance, Dr Li and his team realized the importance of investigating how microbes are passed between humans and how antibiotic resistance can be spread around the world. To do this, bacteria were scraped from the surface of banknotes collected from hospitals and metro stations around Hong Kong in areas of varying population density and grown in the lab to determine the bacterial presence.
Despite doubt as to whether microbes can even survive on banknotes, the researchers found that the banknotes offer an environment that can, indeed, accommodate living bacteria. Over one third of the bacteria identified on the banknotes consisted of potentially pathogenic species. Widely recognized pathogens like Escherichia coli and Vibrio cholera were among these species, of which some strains can lead to death in infected people.
“In short, banknotes act as a medium ‘absorbing’ bacteria from other environments and the potential pathogens live quite well on the banknote surface,” said Dr Li.
Comparing the microbes found on banknotes with peoples’ hands, metro station air, drinking water and marine sediment, Dr Li and his team found that the banknotes harbour a much higher diversity of bacteria than that of the environmental samples.
When comparing the number of antibiotic-resistance genes between banknotes and the other environmental samples, Dr Li and his team found that the banknotes have a significantly higher abundance than the other samples. Of particular interest were clinically important antibiotic-resistance genes (those that are significant in the medical world) which were also higher in the banknotes.
“The high amount of antibiotic-resistance genes found from the banknotes is considerable and can potentially lead to the circulation of antibiotic resistance to humans and other environment,” suggests Li.
When evaluating the dissemination potential of the identified antibiotic-resistance genes, researchers found that the banknotes have a significantly higher potential than the environmental samples. Combining the clinically important antibiotic-resistance genes with the high dissemination potential suggests currency could possibly pose a health risk.
“The most important results are that banknotes harbour various bacteria that originate from different environments including human hands, dirt and water due to its frequent contact with human hands and the environment. We also found that banknotes contain much higher amounts of antibiotic-resistance genes and potential pathogens than other environmental samples, like water and marine sediment.”
Dr Li hopes that the findings of this study encourage a greater awareness of the potential risks in handling currency. “The most important recommendation we could raise is that before a cashless society develops, the banks and government should pay extra attention to the hygiene problem of the currency, which is still frequently used in our daily life. We recommend some routine disinfection of the currency from the bank, some public service ads reminding people to pay attention to wash the hands after touching currencies and the promotion of more electronic payment service, like mobile payment. We particularly would like to see the politicians and policy-makers inspired by this study.” | <urn:uuid:e667e2ec-a5ca-47b2-9143-4d25accddb50> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://blog.frontiersin.org/2017/05/22/frontiers-in-microbiology-banknotes-can-transmit-potentially-antibiotic-resistant-strains-of-bacteria/?amp=1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.95422 | 682 | 3.734375 | 4 |
The following is from www.AllHeadlineNews.com.
Less than a week after South Korea had declared an end to the worst-ever foot-and-mouth outbreak, the country’s Agriculture Ministry on Sunday confirmed that a fresh outbreak of the disease hit six pigs in the southeastern city of Yeongcheon.
The ministry immediately ordered emergency sanitation measures after ordering the slaughter of the animals and started an investigation to find out the cause of the outbreak.
Seoul’s foot-and-mouth outbreak, which has already cost the country $2.6 billion, was first reported in November last year. Since then, the government slaughtered 3.48 million animals and in January ordered mass vaccinations of all cattle and pigs – a move in which it could lose it foreign buyers.
A ministry official, however, confirmed that no more slaughter would be done to the animals, which have received vaccinations.
He said, “Some animals, despite being vaccinated, may get infected due to particularly weak resistance (to the virus).” Seoul did not report any case of deadly disease since February 25 and declared the outbreak “practically over” only on April 12.
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Transportation plans stuck in legislative gridlock again
ATLANTA --- It's becoming a saga that's a bit too familiar with Georgia lawmakers: House and Senate leaders play a game of chicken over vast changes to the state's transportation network in the final weeks of the legislative session.
The proposals for a one-cent state sales tax to fund infrastructure improvements ended in legislative gridlock last year, but failed to pass the Senate by three votes. And this year, competing versions of transportation plans could be headed toward the same fate.
The two chambers also are at odds over proposals to overhaul the transportation bureaucracy. And they have just three days before the session ends next week to hash out an agreement.
Gov. Sonny Perdue and Senate leaders are pushing a plan that would create a new agency that would oversee transportation funding, while House leaders unveiled their own version of an overhaul that keeps much of the same setup. It was adopted Friday by the House Transportation Committee.
Both proposals would give lawmakers and the governor new authority to determine which infrastructure projects are funded. Under the current system, transportation bureaucrats have the final word in choosing which projects are approved.
But the House proposal also grants the Department of Transportation new powers, creating a new planning division that would oversee long-range projects.
The House version also keeps the 13-person state transportation board that is now elected by state legislators, but it strips it of the power to appoint the department's chief officers. Mr. Perdue's proposal would have replaced the board with a new 11-member panel.
Mr. Perdue called the House plan an "interesting concept" and said any plan must improve accountability and transparency, said spokesman Bert Brantley.
SENATE PANEL OKS EMBRYO ADOPTION
ATLANTA --- A Senate panel has signed off on a bill that would provide legal protection to families who use donated embryos to have a child.
The "Option of Adoption Act" is designed to prevent an embryo donor from later claiming the child born from that embryo to another family. The bill provides a legal framework for the donor to relinquish rights before the embryo transfer. Sponsor, state Rep. James Mills, a Gainesville Republican, said it would clear the way for the adoption of more unused embryos by protecting families from future litigation.
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Internet of Things and 5G- the two modern age technologies have immense capabilities to rejig the workflow of the industries. On one hand, IoT has already found firm grounds in various sectors and is being incorporated into various processes and operations. On the other hand, 5G technology still has to find applications for full-fledged implementation. 5G is promised to have much higher bandwidth than its predecessors, eliminating latency issues and powering performance targets, system capacity, device connectivity, and cost- energy saving. It is the perfect support for IoT to operate with full efficiency and improve operations quality. Better connectivity will result in higher data transmissions for agile workflow.
Logistics industry always strives for real-time tracking of goods; still, it has not been able to achieve 100 percent success in it. IoT devices have been embraced for the same but flaws still exist. Merging IoT with 5G would be of great use as 5G will allow data sharing in real-time because of a better network. Customers to merchants, each entity in the supply chain will have complete access to real-time data enhancing the supply chain efficiency. Also, goods validation will become easier and frauds will reduce to minimal, making the supply chain more transparent and trustable.
Currently, it is hard to predict the exact delivery time of goods, as an outcome the sales get affected. The retail industry is in a quest for a solution to this and IoT combined with 5G seems like an answer to it. Live tracking would enable vendors to predict the exact delivery of their goods allowing them to take up more number of orders than in the past and burgeon their business.
Apart from logistics and retail, both the technologies can be utilized for other sectors. Manufacturing industry can enhance its asset management and tracking. Live video streaming can be made more real-time for better experiences, allowing entertainment and security industries to improve their services and solutions.
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What If The Pain Isnt Originating In Your Back
While issues with the arms and hands often have origins in the upper back, this isnt a forgone conclusion. Its important to look at every possibility when diagnosing the problem. A pinched nerve is a common cause of arm and hand tingling. Pinched nerves can occur anywhere that a misalignment in bone or soft tissue structures can occur. This includes:
- Spinal tissue
- Elbow bone
Its important to locate the nerve that is being pinched when coming up with a plan for addressing your symptoms. If you use your arms and hands repetitively for things like sports, household chores, or work duties, there may be an obvious answer. Common conditions like tennis elbow and golfers elbow can both produce pain, tingling and numbness that will radiate up and down the arm to reach your extremities. In fact, these conditions can impact everything from range of motion to grip. Take a look at the telltale signs of several conditions that are linked with arm and hand pain.
Getting To The Bottom Of Arm And Hand Tingling
Experiencing numbness and tingling in your extremities can be worrisome. The good news is that many of the underlying causes of odd sensations and dysfunction in the extremities can be easily reversed using manual adjustments to remove subluxations, repair herniated discs, correct pinched nerves or relax trigger points in your muscles. However, its essential to rule out any serious underlying causes of tingling and pain that are not related to musculoskeletal tissue. When you visit a chiropractor, were focused on ruling out the following underlying causes:
- Multiple sclerosis
- Calcium deficiency
- Spinal lesions
Any drooping or loss of function that accompanies tingling and pain in your extremities could indicate that youre having a stroke. This is why its so important to seek immediate medical care from a doctor if your symptoms match stroke symptoms. If your pain and tingling are not connected to a medical emergency, a chiropractor can use a variety of imaging techniques and reflex tests to determine whats behind the tingling and pain throughout your extremities.
Pain From Shoulder To Wrist Left Arm
Inflammation of the tendons in your shoulder or arm can lead to pain, which is known as tendinitis. One example of this condition would be tennis elbow. You might have felt tenderness around eitherheastern region . It could result from an injury but more often than not it happens when people do too much activity for long periods at a time and/or engage their bodies repetitively while performing certain tasks suchs golfing employing typing on keyboards etcThe inflammation process leading up until diagnosis requires several steps including trigger factors like blunt trauma injuries however once diagnosed there are treatments available both medication
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How A Pinched Nerve Can Cause Numbness And Tingling In Your Hands
The nerves in your arm and hand come from you brain and travel down your spinal cord. The nerves then exit your spine in your neck and weave in and out of muscles to make their way down to your finger tips. Any misaligned bone or muscle can compress or pinch your nerve and cause numbness and tingling. Once you find out where the nerve is being pinched you can get the proper treatment to take the pressure off the nerve.
Here are some things you can do to help determine if the numbness and tingling in your hands is caused by a pinched nerve.
Numbness/tingling is likely coming from a pinched nerve in your neck if:
Numbness/tingling is likely coming from the neck or shoulder if:
You bring your affected arm above you or straight behind you and you get numbness/tingling.
Inflammation Of The Shoulder Capsule
The synovial membrane of the shoulder may become inflamed this is called ‘synovitis’. Synovitis may occur as a result of another condition or it may happen as a result of an injury, or the cause may be unknown.
Frozen shoulder is a condition that occurs when the shoulder capsule thickens and becomes inflamed and tight. There may also be less synovial fluid to lubricate the joint. As a result, the shoulder becomes difficult to move.
Frozen shoulder may occur as a result of another condition if the shoulder has been immobilised . Sometimes the cause of shoulder pain may not be known.
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What Causes Brachial Neuritis
In brachial neuritis, pain, loss of function, and other damage occurs in the brachial plexus, the bundle of nerves that travels from the spinal cord to the chest, shoulder, arms, and hands.
The cause of brachial neuritis is unknown. In some instances, the symptoms of brachial neuritis seem to be related to another illness or injury. At other times, however, the pain and weakness associated with the disease occur without any explanation.
Examination Of The Wrist
Your doctor or health professional will ask you to describe your symptoms. They will take a look at your hand and wrist to assess how bad the condition is. If the wrist is swollen due to arthritis or tendon swelling, this could be the cause of your symptoms.
If youve had the condition for some time, there may be signs of muscle wasting at the base of the thumb. If the problem is severe, your thumb, index and middle fingers may be insensitive or numb to either a gentle touch or a pin prick.
Your doctor may tap over the median nerve on the palm side of your wrist, this is known as Tinels test. Or they may ask you to bend your palm towards your forearm for up to a minute, which is known as Phalens test.
These tests can help to diagnose carpal tunnel syndrome, but they arent reliable, so you may also have one of the tests described below.
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What Causes Tingling Or Burning Shoulder Pain
If you experience the sensations of tingling and burning shoulder pain, the likely cause is not your shoulder butmost likely due to a pinched, irritated, or compressed nerve.
The shoulder is supplied by nerves originating from the neck or the cervical spine which is the uppermostportion of the spine. The cervical spine is a complex yet delicate and flexible structure responsible for neckmovement in all directions. The top of the cervical spine is connected to the skull and the bottom portion isconnected to the upper back.
When any of these nerves or nerve roots of the neck or the cervical spine are pinched, irritated, orcompressed, you may experience numbness, tingling, or burning shoulder pain.
How Is Brachial Neuritis Diagnosed
If any of the symptoms are noted, the location of the symptoms in the chest, shoulder, upper back, or upper arm area is an indication that brachial neuritis is the cause.
If the healthcare provider suspects that brachial neuritis might be the cause of your pain, he or she may also do electromyography or nerve conduction studies to determine the specific nature and extent of the nerve damage. If the healthcare provider suspects that your brachial pain might be related to another type of medical condition or illness, he or she may do more tests.
Conditions That May Cause Radiculopathy
Cervical radiculopathy is commonly caused by one or more of the following conditions:
- Cervical degenerative disc disease. When the intervertebral discs lose hydration with age, they can start to flatten out and the foramina may narrow where the spinal nerves exit the spinal canal.
Cervical radiculopathy can cause signs and/or symptoms anywhere from the neck down through the arms and into the fingers. The exact location of pain, tingling, numbness, and/or weakness depends on which cervical nerve root is compressed. For example, compression of the C7 nerve may lead to symptoms that are experienced more in the triceps and/or into the middle part of the hand.1
Cervical radiculopathy signs and symptoms are typically one-sided, such as going down one arm. It is also possible for nerves to be compressed on both sides of the neck and have bilateral symptoms of cervical radiculopathy.
Pain In The Neck Or Back
Your shoulder nerves come from the spine. Nerve damage here can radiate to the shoulder. This can cause a numb shoulder.
Cervical radiculopathy is often referred to as a pinched nerve in the neck or upper back. On top of numbness, it can also cause pain and weakness.
Sleeping at an awkward angle can pinch a nerve. Poor posture or sitting in a slouched position for long periods can also damage nerves in your neck, back, or shoulders. Here are more signs of a pinched nerve in the shoulder and how to treat it.
What To Do If You Experience Numbness Or Tingling In The Left Arm
Make an appointment with your healthcare provider if youâre experiencing numbness and tingling in your left arm. They may perform an examination, provide a proper diagnosis, and treat the root cause of the problem to reduce or eliminate your symptoms.
Seek emergency medical treatment immediately by calling 9-1-1 if your left arm suddenly goes numb, as this is a warning sign of stroke.
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Shoulder Pain Radiating Down Arm To Thumb
A pinched nerve, also called cervical radiculopathy can result in shoulder pain. Along with numbness and weakness of your arm or hand you may have pins-and -needles sensation across the surface area thats affected by this condition as well! The cause is when a bundle on one side becomes compressed which then causes issues along its full length due to not oxygenating correctly so there are restrictions within movement at different levels depending upon where they lie but most commonly if its just outside either shoulder blade close together near trapezius muscles will usually become painful first followed closely behind
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What Causes Right Shoulder Pain And Hand Numbness
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Pain Between Pinky And Ring Finger
Ulnar tunnel syndrome is a condition that occurs when pressure on the ulnar nerve causes symptoms like pain, tingling or numbness in your hand. Treatment with certain exercises and changes to an active lifestyle can help you feel better quickly! The Ulnarus starts near where neck meets shoulder area
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When Arm And Hand Pain Begin In Your Back
Why is an injury in your upper back so closely connected with tingling or pain in the extremities? The simple answer is that the central nervous system is like a nerve superhighway that sends signals along interconnected roots. One of the most common causes of pain and tingling in the arms and hands is something called a herniated cervical disc. If a nerve root in your neck or upper back becomes inflamed, the nerve signals will travel down the shoulder to reach the arm and hand.
Another common cause of arm and hand pain is something called foraminal stenosis. This is a fancy way of describing a nerve impingement that occurs at a nerve root in the spinal canal. A telltale sign of foraminal stenosis is a weakness that cascades down the shoulders to reach the arms, hands, and fingers.
Back issues that cause pain, tingling, and weakness in the arms and hands can stem from many causes. In some cases, this is a compression injury caused by pressure and misalignment within your upper back. In other cases, you may have a blockage or misalignment in the spine that was caused by a fall or collision.
Why Is My Left Arm Numb
Many things can cause a numb left arm. Some simple explanations might be sleeping on your arm the wrong way or having a migraine headache. Numbness due to those causes will go away in a short time.
However, more serious causes of left arm numbness or tingling that require medical attention include the following:
During a heart attack, a coronary artery becomes blocked. This blockage leads to a lack of blood flow, which can cause left arm numbness. A heart attack often also causes pain or pressure in your chest, neck, arm, face or back. Other symptoms of a heart attack include shortness of breath, dizziness and nausea.
A heart attack is a medical emergency. If you think youre having a heart attack, take an aspirin and call 911 or go to an emergency room immediately.
When a blood vessel in your brain becomes blocked or bursts, your brain might not get enough blood and oxygen. Stroke can cause numbness in several areas of your body, including your left arm. Other signs include trouble with balance, coordination and speech, as well as headache and confusion.
Stroke symptoms tend to happen on one side of your body. A mini-stroke has similar symptoms, but the decreased blood supply to your brain is temporary.
A stroke is a medical emergency. If you think youre having a stroke, call 911 or go to an emergency room immediately.
Poor blood circulation
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Pain From Elbow To Hand
Elbows can be sore and painful due to overuse, repetitive hand use in sports or jobs that require it. Arthritis is also possible but less likely than other joints like the wrist however elbow-joints are still prone for wear& tear damage even though theyre not as susceptible then those more common locations on your body would suggest
Right Shoulder Pain And Numbness In Hand
A pinched nerve, also called cervical radiculopathy can cause shoulder pain as well as numbness and weakness in your arm or hand. In some patients they may describe the numbing sensation near their hands with pins and needles. A trapped nerves is usually caused by squeezing it too hard however this condition doesnt always occur when we think of our necks getting hurt from an auto accident for example many people will experience a strain at work without realizing how serious these sprains really are1>
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What Causes Tingling In The Shoulder Area
Age-related conditions, arthritis, or a herniated disc can pinch a nerve in your upper back that radiates to your shoulder blade, causing mild to severe pain. Along with sharp aching shoulder pains, a pinched nerve can result in tingling, a burning sensation, or muscle weakness in the affected shoulder blade.
Ask For The Help Of A Physical Therapist
There are special exercises and stretches that you can do that specifically aim to soothe and strengthen your neck muscles. In this case, going to physical therapy would be beneficial to get the best exercises for you.
A physical therapist will be able to guide you thoroughly and carefully through these exercises.
The exercises should be designed to help your neck and shoulder muscles regain their strength while lowering your risk for injury.
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How Is Brachial Neuritis Treated
In some cases, acute brachial neuritis will resolve on its own over time. Your healthcare provider may give you corticosteroids for the pain in the meantime. If the brachial neuritis is the result of an injury and surgery can be done in a timely fashion, then surgery might be used to repair the nerves of the brachial plexus region.
Common Causes Of Tingling Or Burning Shoulder Pain
Shoulder pain is the third most common cause of pain complaints reported in primary care. Restrictedshoulder movement due to pain, stiffness, or weakness is prevalent among nearly 26% of the population asexplained in a study published by the BMJ. Shoulder pain can be debilitating and can affect daily life and work.
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Chiropractic Care Can Help Resolve Your Tingling Numbing Or Burning Shoulder Pain
Avoid the multitude of side effects caused by prescription pain medications. Treat your shoulder pain and related symptoms of weakness, tingling, burning or shock-like pain caused due to a variety of medical conditions naturally and effectively. Chiropractic care is a safe, non-invasive, and natural way to relieve your symptoms and a natural way to treat the root cause of your shoulder pain.
Contact Cianci Chiropractic today to discuss your pain, treatment options available to you and next steps.
Chronic Idiopathic Peripheral Neuropathy
Peripheral neuropathy refers to the feeling of numbness, tingling, and pins-and-needles sensation in the feet. Idiopathic means the cause is not known, and chronic means the condition is ongoing without getting better or worse.
The condition is most often found in people over age 60. Idiopathic neuropathy has no known cause.
Symptoms include uncomfortable numbness and tingling in the feet difficulty standing or walking due to pain and lack of normal sensitivity and weakness and cramping in the muscles of the feet and ankles.
Peripheral neuropathy can greatly interfere with quality of life, so a medical provider should be seen in order to treat the symptoms and reduce the discomfort.
Diagnosis is made through physical examination blood tests to rule out other conditions and neurologic and muscle studies such as electromyography.
Treatment involves over-the-counter pain relievers prescription pain relievers to manage more severe pain physical therapy and safety measures to compensate for loss of sensation in the feet and therapeutic footwear to help with balance and walking.
Top Symptoms: distal numbness, muscle aches, joint stiffness, numbness on both sides of body, loss of muscle mass
Urgency: Primary care doctor
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God’s word sanctifies you. His truth preserves you, sets you free and will lead you into godliness. God’s truth casts down wrong doctrines, arguments, and every high thing that exalts itself against God. It is through His truth, which is His Word, that we bring every thought into captivity to Christ.
You see, you trusted after you heard the truth and you believed, then were sealed with the Holy Spirit. No one can snatch you from His Hand. No one , no circumstance can every separate you from God’s love for you.
All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. – 2 Timothy 3: 16
- You can do all things through Christ, He strengthens you
- You are no longer a slave to sin – you must master any sin trying to take over your life and subdue it.
- Do not be an instrument of unrighteousness.
- Sin will not have dominion over you. Are you a slave to a sin? What do you obey? What has dominion over you?
- Do not obey the lusts of the flesh, but follow the leading of the Holy Spirit.
- Trust in Him in all your ways and He will direct you in the path you are going. If you at crossroads, you must stop- consider the roads before you and ask God for direction. He will lead you in the right way and when you follow His leading, you will have peace.
- Put on all your armor, He has equipped you for battle.
- Stand firm in your faith and He will make you firm. Set your mind to serve the law of God and not the law of sin.
Be renewed in the spirit of your mind, your inner man. Keep a close check on the thoughts you allow in. Put on the new man created according to God- holy and right and put away lying, hatred, unforgiveness, fighting, selfishness, covetous, complaining, jealousy, revenge, lust, laziness. Don’t be lazy. Do not grieve the Holy Spirit. Always be kind to others, patient, putting others first, quick to forgive, tenderhearted and always doing your best to be a peacemaker. Being a peacemaker doesn’t mean being a peacemaker when all is well for you, but in times when peace seems impossible- here is where you need to work hard to maintain peace. That is your calling.
Remind me that my days are numbered and life is short. I am but a frail vapor , like a shadow. I trust only in you, even though others heap up riches , fame, desires of the flesh- yet all my hope , my desire and my trust is in you.
Deliver me from my sins and do not put me to shame, for I trust in you. Make me beautiful forever in your eyes. Save me and deliver me from what the enemy tries to scheme. Put a wall of protection around me and all my family. Protect us from all evil. Raise up bars and gates so the enemy can not come in. I bless those who speak against me, but remember their actions and see how I have obeyed your word. Bless my life and restore unto me 70times70 what the enemy has stolen.
Give ear to my cry, I wait patiently for the Lord. You pulled me up from the terrible pit and I delighted in you O God. You delivered me and I will tell others of your goodness, righteousness, lovingkindess and salvation.
Your laws and righteousness are always in my heart.
In Jesus name,Amen
My friends, be strong through the grace that God gives you in Christ Jesus.
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"True benevolence or compassion, extends itself through the whole of existence and sympathizes with the distress of every creature capable of sensation."
-- Joseph Addison
Welcome to week 13 of Purrs 4 Peace: The purrs to eliminate puppy mills.
It was pointed out in the excellent post by "Da family cat-a-blog kittiez" at www.ourcatablog.blosgspot.com that the same sort of horrors that occur in puppy mills are also common at catteries. Puppy mills and catteries exist only to serve the greed and narcissism of those involved. These humans have no compassion, no empathy. They have lost part of their souls...or sold these parts for a few dollars. The dollars they get from people who truly love and care for animals and want to adopt one as a member of their family. Little do these adoptive parents know where their new fur baby has come from. Dogs and cats trapped in puppy mills and catteries are truly prisoners of greed.
The tragedy of puppy mills and catteries is accentuated by the fact that while more than four million pure bred puppies and kitties are being “manufactured” each year there are millions in need of loving homes who will never find one. According to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), four to five million animals die in shelters each year (which is over 11 thousand a day). At least 20% are purebred.
World peace can only be achieved after such atrocities are ended. These places are a shameful blight on the world. The pain and suffering of the dogs and cats may not be expressed in words but it cries out and infects the energy of the universe. Puppy mills and catteries must be stopped.
One component is the education of prospective buyers. If their customers disappear, so will the puppy mills and catteries.
Enforcement is also crucial. Press your elected officials for enforcement of animal cruelty laws. If the narcissistic owners of these places expect to be subjected to criminal penalties, their own self preservation instincts may stop them from continuing their torturous actions.
Finally, the levels of love, kindness and compassion in the world must be increased. We can take care of that with purrs.
Purrs are power. Purrs are potent. Purrs are peace.
2:59 p.m. Get ready to Purrrrrrrr.
Confucius Cat say: GO!
Purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr,
Purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrr, Send your purrs out like a bolt of electricity. A power filled jolt, charging the universe with love, compassion and kindness.
Purrrrr, purrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrr,
Purring.... Imagine the power striking like lightning and destroying the lock of every cage in every puppy mill and cattery, freeing all canine and feline prisoners of greed.
Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. The potency of your purrs is a healing balm to the pain of every dog, every cat, every puppy, every kitten.
Purrrrrr.purrrrr, purrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr, purrrrr, purrrr.. Imagine every dog and cat born and raised in a safe, nurturing home that is full of love.
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Your website’s strength is only as robust as the backlinks that you’ve got. This isn’t about numbers but rather quality. Your website could be a victim if you’re surrounded by many spammy, low-quality or harmful backlinks. Here’s an analogy of real-time. Consider backlinks as a group of buddies. You do not want to be associated with unshady people, do you? This is also true for your site.
Your website should only be associated with sites with the same values and interests and not some shady SEO site that is only looking to play the system. In a sense, harmful backlinks can be compared to the friends you want to stay clear of.
What are Toxic Links?
Toxic backlinks refer to untrustworthy or spammy links that could harm your website’s ranking on SERPs. SEOs adhere to this definition. However, there are many differences. Some might say it’s a fake link that’s put on a site solely to manipulate the rankings of a website. Some might say it’s an affiliate link from an untrustworthy or unauthentic website. No matter what, no way your website could gain by using them. This is the reason why many SEOs choose to eliminate these.
It is also not a good idea to create a Google perception that you’re attempting to cheat the system by purchasing links or participating in fraudulent link schemes.
Toxic backlinks can originate from many sources. Here are a few examples:
- Links from hacker websites
- Spam comments
- Forum spam
- Paid links
- Link farms that offer links
- PBNs (private blog networks)
Google clarifies that they don’t possess the concept of having “toxic” and “bad” links. All they take into consideration is whether the link is of good quality. Then, why are SEO experts love to use the term “toxic” hyperlinks? Famous Singapore SEOs, like Bruce Clay and Neil Patel, have been using this term for many years. It is used to describe the links that may harm your site’s ranking. These are links that are not natural and are placed to rig Google’s algorithm. They do not conform to Google’s values and provide the most user-friendly experience, which is why they are called toxic.
The Terms You Must Be Able to
Once we’ve answered the question “what are the harmful hyperlinks?” it’s time to take a step forward and address a different question:
- Toxic Links Toxic Links: Any link affecting your website’s rank on search engine results is considered toxic.
- Spammy Links: The hyperlinks are designed to increase your website’s rank on search results. These include links from link farms, Private blogs, blog networks (PBNs), pages in foreign languages, websites that post statistics about domains, and so on.
- Manipulative Links: These links are ones that Google’s algorithms consider unnatural or not given editorially. They’re also referred to for pay-per-clicks or link schemes and much more.
Google provides a list of items they think are manipulative.
“Bad” Links”Bad” Links: A “bad” URL is a link that is from a spammy or low-quality website. This includes large-scale advertising in articles or guest-posting campaigns using keyword-rich anchor text links, participation with link schemes, purchasing links, and over-expensive exchange of links. These sites are notorious for their unsatisfactory user experience and lack of new content, and so on.
Disavow Tool: This is a Google tool that allows you to provide the list of backlinks you want to be not considered. Links farms, PBNs, and other spammy sites are examples of “bad” links. If your website is negatively affected by harmful backlinks, it is possible to use the disavow tool to notify Google which websites they should not ignore. | <urn:uuid:308b6195-c10c-4404-8d62-d6a6b598d26f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.quentoq.com/toxic-links-threats-and-disavows-complete-seo-guide/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.93383 | 860 | 1.773438 | 2 |
It was early evening, and Zahra, her mother, and three sisters were on their way to dinner at another sister’s home when they saw people running and heard gunshots on the street.
“The Taliban are here!” people screamed.
In just a few minutes, everything changed for the 26-year-old resident of Herat, Afghanistan’s third-largest city.
Zahra grew up in a mostly Taliban-free Afghanistan, where women dared to dream of careers and girls got an education. For the past five years, she has been working with local nonprofit organizations to raise awareness among women and press for gender equality.
Her dreams and ambitions came crashing down on August 12 as the Taliban swept into the city, planting their white flags emblazoned with an Islamic proclamation of faith in a central square as people on motorcycles and in cars rushed to their homes.
“I am in big shock,” Zahra said. “How can it be possible for me as a woman who has worked so hard and tried to learn and advance, to now have to hide myself and stay at home?”
After a lightning offensive over several days in mid-August, the Taliban took control of the country, just two weeks before the US planned to withdraw its last troops.
The UN refugee agency says nearly 250,000 Afghans have fled their homes since the end of May amid fears the Taliban would reimpose their strict and ruthless interpretation of Islam, all but eliminating women’s rights. Eighty percent of those displaced are women and children.
The fundamentalist group ruled the country from 1996 until the US-led invasion in 2001. During that time, it forbade girls an education and women the right to work, refusing even to let them travel outside their homes without a male relative to accompany them. The Taliban also carried out public executions, chopped off the hands of thieves, and stoned women accused of adultery.
In August, there were no confirmed reports of such extreme measures in areas the Taliban fighters had recently seized. But militants were reported to have taken over some houses and set fire to at least one school.
Zahra stopped going to the office about a month ago as the militants approached Herat, after which she worked remotely from home. But ever since Taliban fighters broke through the city’s defensive lines, she has been unable to work at all.
Her eyes welled up with tears as she considered the possibility that she will not be able to return to work; that her 12-year-old sister will be unable to continue going to school (“She loves learning”); that her older brother will not be able to play football; and that she won’t be able to freely play the guitar again. The instrument hung on a wall behind her as she spoke.
Marianne O’Grady, the Kabul-based deputy country director for CARE International, said the strides made by women over the past two decades have been dramatic, particularly in urban areas. She added that she cannot see things going back to the way they were, even with a Taliban takeover.
“You can’t uneducate millions of people,” she said. If women “are back behind walls and not able to go out as much, at least they can now educate their cousins and their neighbors and their own children in ways that couldn’t happen 25 years ago.”
Still, a sense of dread appeared to be omnipresent, particularly among women, as Taliban forces took more territory each day.
“I feel we are like a bird who makes a nest for a living and spends all the time building it, but then suddenly and helplessly watches others destroy it,” said Zarmina Kakar, a 26-year-old women’s rights activist in Kabul, days before the Afghan capital fell.
Kakar was a year old when the Taliban entered Kabul the first time in 1996, and she recalled an incident under Taliban rule when her mother took her out to buy her ice cream. Her mother was whipped by a Taliban fighter for revealing her face for a couple of minutes.
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You know that there are a lot of various formats out there, including JPEG, PNG, PDF, MP3, and many more. when you find these formats ring a bell, like many people, you also get caught by DICOM. So, it’s simple that you’re looking for the details of the difference between DICOM and PACS. In this case, DICOM is a simple short form of the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine and PACS stands for Picture Achieving and Communication System. Besides, if you’re from the medical field, you can run free open source software or the low-cost desktop medical imaging viewer on your PC. In addition to these, you can use the cloud as your initial PACS and you can get ensured you have the backup of offside as well.
Now, let’s know some differences between DICOM and PACS that use to store medical image and data.
Know DICOM vs JPEG
For the medical imaging in these days, DICOM is a global standard that usually gets used to store, use, and share of the medical images. It allows you to group necessary info into data sets that are similar to the way you can embed a tag with JPEG. With some other relevant patient identifier information, it can include patient ID and date of birth. But, it’s never separated from the image itself what this set-up really makes sure that the data. And you can be glad to ask why not simply use the JPEG format instead of that one.
It’s because JPEG is much substandard to DICOM and when exporting, this format’s images are changed and compressed to the format of JPEG. Besides, JPEG files come with a single color image and they have no necessary metadata. But, DICOM files are able to include multiple single-color images with the necessary amount of metadata.
DICOM Vs PACS
With the file remains unbroken, DICOM ensures that the entire metadata linked. Besides, you can open them with your PACS to view your files that are usually with your local or Cloud PACS comprise a viewer. When you’re using a local PACS, you can open the files with your viewing station. But, you can open them straight into your browser anywhere and anytime if you’re using a Cloud solution. this is because cloud solution is the most ideal choice among the medical area. In addition, you have other choices if you don’t have an infrastructure that supports a PACS. Moreover, you can pay for more alternatives like Adobe Photoshop, or you can download a free PACS DICOM viewer to open the files.
A Word Of Advice
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Most people who come to your site are in the mood to look for certain information. Hence, your website has to be user friendly so that they have no problem navigating it. The only way to make things easy for those who come to your site is through search engine optimization of your website. It is a technique called keyword research which defines a very important niche in the activity of website designing, development and management. Keyword optimization is the technique of making the website content and the website text as relevant as possible to specific keywords, which is used by the users who are searching for a product or a service that you are offering through your website. If you wish your website to be ahead of the other websites in terms of ratings and sales, your website content and keyword strategy must be key to your success. SEO includes a lot of steps, up to the point where you must make your website very user friendly by offering the users a comfortable experience while they are in your website.
The plan should be in place to optimize the content of your website for the search engine spiders when they crawl the website; it should take into great account the way users interact with your website.
What you need to do is to find out who is your target audience, the information that they are looking for and the kind of treatment you offer to the user so you can optimize your content for the search engines.
How talk about search engine friendly content? Well, Start with a clean and simple web portal:
a) Separate your business and personal pageb) Ensure that each page is differentc) Ensure that each page links to a (different) article or documentd) Begin writing from the title
Most people build a website and sit back waiting for the hit of the traffic. For internet business, you need traffic and there's no traffic by itself; you have to attract more traffic. A SEO agency will take care of it for you. Since so many people are using the internet these days, competition is huge. A SEO agency will enable you to have more customers since you will be selling their product to the right audience.
You may think that SEO is too simple that you can do it. The reason of SEO is to get more users visiting your website (organic traffic) and they help you make money. SEO is not the magic wand that will get you the heavy traffic overnight. Just like any other marketing strategy, it takes time to bring about a drastic change in the level of the traffic going through your website.
You need to make your SEO operational before you can expect a drastic change in traffic. Once you have activated the search engine optimization and begun getting users visiting your site, the next step is to keep it running and adjust the strategy in a step by step manner.
SEO is a marketing strategy that has to be followed on a daily basis. If you want to get heavy loads of organic traffic, you have to fill your website with new, fresh content. You can use an SEO agency to accomplish this task.
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“The Spurned Bride’s Tears, Centuries Old, in the Rain” appeared in issue 5 of Lontar: The Journal of Southeast Asian Speculative Fiction, a wonderful publication out of Singapore.
During the winter of 2010, I spent approximately two months in Indonesia (with much of that time spent in Depok, an exurb of Jakarta), where my then-girlfriend—now my wife—was studying Bahasa Indonesia, the official national language of the country. Indonesia’s not an easy place to be, at times: Jakarta’s traffic is pure insanity, and I got the worsst food poisoning of my life there. But the place had a powerful effect on me: rereading the story at some remove, I find Depok rushing back into my mind with vivid, overwhelming immediacy.
One interesting thing about Jakarta is that, despite the nation’s official semi-secularity, and the overwhelming popularity of Islam there, the’re a certain amount of Hindu cultural material that still is very visible in Jakarta (let alone over in Bali, where Hinduism is still commonly practiced). Hinduism in Indonesia (as in much of Southeast Asia) predates the arrival of the now-dominant religions of Islam (in Indonesia) and Buddhism (in much of the rest of Southeast Asia) by a significant margin. Angkor Wat depicts scenes from Hindu, not Buddhist, religious narrative. The Ramakian of Thailand is a localized remix of the Ramayana. It got me thinking about Hindu cosmology underlying modern Indonesian religious practices and identities: what if the Indian model of the afterlife—reincarnation for as long as people need to work out their karmic and dharmic balance—were correct, despite the majority of Indonesians adhering to a different model of the afterlife today?
Which brings me to the other major inspiration for this story: when I was a high-schooler, the Peter Brook version of The Mahabharata (adapted to a six-hour film, from its earlier stage incarnation) aired on PBS, and I fell in love with almost all of the major characters in this story featured in it. (I have a lengthy post about the film queued up for sometime soon, but till then, I wholeheartedly recommend the film on its own merits, but also as a profound statement of what preoccupied the whole Western world back in the late 80s and early 90s. Brook’s treatment of the original is controversial—or it was at the time—but for me it was a doorway into this vast, important Indian narrative, and it still matters profoundly to me.)
I have to admit that, despite having picked up the (heavily-abridged) Kamala Subramaniam translation more than a decade ago, I haven’t read through the imposingly massive hardback yet… I like to think I’ve been saving it for a rainy month, but the truth is that it’s just a daunting text! Still, the story of Amba and Bhisma, like so many others, has hung around in my head ever since. I couldn’t find anything about Amba on Youtube, but this scene portrays the death of Bhisma, which also appears—rather differently—in my story:
Here’s a more emotional version of the scene, though I can’t understand what’s being said:
The Hindu influence on Southeast Asia—even in places that are now predominantly Muslim, Buddhist, or otherwise—is unmistakeable: you can see it in old temples, in the surviving fascinating with the Ramayana, in the artwork of the region, and more. In downtown Jakarta, I was surprised to see a massive statue of Arjuna astride his chariot, a famous scene from the Bhagavad Gita section of the Mahabharata.
Later I read about Indonesia’s past, suffused (like so much of Southeast Asia) with narratives and gods of India, and tumbled around very hard by its vault into postcolonial modernity, I couldn’t help but feel the contrast between ancient Indonesia and the country’s present-day conditions—its crazy traffic, its guitar-playing-buskers on minibuses, its wealthy Chinese subpopulation (and the tensions between that subpopulation and native Indonesians, especially in Java), as well as the everpresent remnants of the traditional culture (such as the wayang kulit puppets available all over the place), and the massive shopping malls—and I started to wonder how a past and a present so alien to one another, and so centered on different philosophical and religious cosmologies, could be contrasted in a single story.
It’s worth noting, for those who are unfamiliar with the Mahabharata, that the gender/sex Srikandi (that’s the Indonesian name for the character called Shikandhi in the Sanksrit original) varies from version to version: sometimes Amba’s reincarnated form is as a male, sometimes as a female, sometimes as a eunuch, and sometimes it’s something even more unusual. In the Indonesian version of the story, Srikandi is a female reincarnation of Amba, though apparently in some versions she becomes male by one or another means, temporarily (and, if I remember right, eventually ends up female and a wife to Arjuna). I suspect that someone out there would be offended by the idea that Bhisma’s relationship with Shikhandi could end up keeping Bhisma stuck in the cycle of death and rebirth, but it seems reasonable to me.
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Instruments for measuring humidity in the house: how to measure and establish the ideal humidity levels in the home with little money. Lots of useful tips and information.
Does humidity in the house have negative consequences on the walls and on health? The answer is a clear and decisive "yes". There are many, perhaps too many, negative consequences that humidity can have on everyday life, not only for the home and the walls of the house but also and above all for our physical health. There is no doubt: thehumidity in the house creates breathing problems, inflammation or even allergic reactions.
How to measure the humidity in the home
Is it possible to measure the degree of humidity in the house? Yes. There is a particular instrument called a hygrometer, which measures the relative humidity of the air.
Relative humidity and ideal humidity in the house
It is the ratio between the absolute humidity, defined as the amount of water vapor present in the atmosphere at a given instant, and the saturation humidity, i.e. the maximum amount of water vapor that can be present at a given temperature and pressure. .
What does it mean? Put simply, the hygrometer is able to tell if there is too much humidity in a house. In general, in a house where the temperature is around 20-22 degrees, the humidity should be around 40-60%. But it must never drop below 20%, otherwise the air would be too dry.
As is known, humidity is caused by the presence of water vapor in an environment. We are talking about a quantity that is difficult to quantify without the appropriate ones measuring instruments.
There are many types of hygrometers on the market, even fully digitalized, which perform all the calculations, the derivations and take into account all possible climatic conditions.
Types of hygrometer
There are different types of hygrometer on the market. A first major and substantial difference lies in choosing the positioning of the latter, that is, establishing whether it is for internal or external use. Formeasure the humidity in the houseyou will need a hygrometer for indoor use.
Of course, a hygrometer for outdoor use must necessarily be waterproof, resistant to strong changes in humidity and therefore must also be very robust.
Another discriminating factor is the degree of precision of the instrument to which we entrust the humidity measurement. At home it will be possible to have an instrument that has precision margins that can usually fluctuate with error deviations from 1% to 5%.
In other environments, such as in laboratories, museums or even in the food sector, this tool must be as reliable as possible. Just think of the importance of the conservation of some products, such as works of art and therefore of the application of a hygrometer inside museums which in this case requires maximum precision.
Before purchasing a hygrometer, it is necessary to establish the use that will be made for it. Values and differences that strongly affect the price that will increase or decrease based on the characteristics possessed by the instrument.
The same goes for if you want to buy a hygrometer for constant monitoring of humidity, or if it is our intention to detect it only in a certain period of time.
Also in this case there are different solutions on the market: we can find tools that can store the humidity over time and then be able to download this data to a computer to build a table and have many more parameters on hand; or there are standard ones that measure humidity at that precise moment without the possibility of any comparison.
How much does a hygrometer cost
Also online it is possible to buy a hygrometer, paying attention to the characteristics and thus choosing the one that best suits individual needs. On amazon.it, for example, there are different types. Among these we point out one with an excellent value for money.
The Bresser 7007400 model is a hygrometer with ventilation recommendation, capable of detecting both internal and external humidity. In fact, an external sensor will be supplied. The device for measuring humidity in the home can be bought with € 30.69 and free shipping costs.
The indicated hygrometer offers constant monitoring of humidity but on Amazon it is also possible to buy instruments that offer a one-off measurement at a cost of less than 10 euros. Choose the product that best suits your needs.
For all information, please refer to the official Amazon page: Bresser, hygrometer with ventilation indicator.
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October is a special month because it is home to two birthstones, Opal and Tourmaline. Both of these stones have unique properties that make them perfect for October babies! In this blog post, we will discuss the October birthstone, how to wear it, and some of its benefits.
Most people know that each month has a designated birthstone. What many don’t know is the significance of these stones. Birthstones are said to bring good luck and protection to the wearer. They are also believed to have healing properties.
There are many ways to wear your birthstone. The most popular way is to wear it as a piece of jewelry. Birthstone jewelry comes in many different styles and designs. You can find birthstone rings, necklaces, earrings, and even bracelets.
One October birthstone, Opal, is said to be a stone of hope. It is also said to be a jewel of love. October has another birthstone, Tourmaline, is said to be a stone of balance. Let’s look further at what each stone is:
Opals have been October’s birthstone since ancient times. This is because the Romans associated October’s first full moon with the goddess Venus. The name opal is thought to come from the Sanskrit word upala, meaning “precious stone.
Historically, opals have been associated with good luck and fortune. In ancient Rome, the gem was believed to possess the power to grant invisibility. Opals also have a long association with love and passion. In medieval times, it was thought to be able to kindle desire and ardor.
The most popular jewelry options for opals are rings and earrings. Opal rings are often set in gold or silver and feature a single large stone. Opal earrings can be studs or dangling earrings with multiple stones.
Tourmaline is a mineral that can be found in a wide variety of colors. This makes it a popular gemstone for jewelry. Tourmaline comes in a wide range of colors, making it a popular gemstone for jewelry.
Tourmaline as an October birthstone was not widely known until the 19th century. It gets its name from the Sinhalese word turamali, meaning “stone of mixed colors.” Said to be a stone of balance, its holistic benefits state it may help the wearer overcome fears and phobias. It is also believed to promote self-confidence and courage.
The most popular jewelry options for Tourmalines are rings and necklaces. Tourmaline rings are often set in gold or silver and feature a single large stone. Tourmaline necklace (or broach) can be a great way to add a pop of color to any outfit.
Both opals and tourmalines make great October birthstones. If you are looking for a stone with historical significance, then opal is the stone for you.
There are many different kinds of opal jewelry. You can find opal rings, necklaces, earrings, and even bracelets. Opal jewelry comes in a variety of styles and designs. You can find something to suit any taste or budget. Plus it can be more age appropriate, such as a unique gift for October baby.
However, if you are looking for a stone with a wide range of colors, then tourmaline is the better choice. An increasingly popular choice, Tourmaline can be found in green, blue, pink, red, and yellow colors. It can also offer a more exclusive and rare gift. For example, let’s look at those gifting a Paraiba Tourmaline ring.
The Paraiba Tourmaline is a unique and rare type of stone that comes from the state of Paraiba in Brazil. It is known for its bright and vibrant color, which sets it apart from other types of tourmaline. This green-blue hued stone is one of the most expensive and sought-after gemstones on the market today.
One October birthstone option is to wear both opals and tourmalines. You can do this by wearing one stone as a pendant and the other as earrings. Or you could wear a ring with an opal center stone and tourmaline accents.
Opal and tourmaline make a great pair because they complement each other so well. Opals add a touch of elegance and sophistication, while tourmalines add a pop of color and fun.
Aside from their beauty, October birthstones have many benefits. As we mentioned before, they are said to bring good luck and protection to the wearer. They are also believed to have healing properties.
Opals are said to be helpful for those suffering from depression or anxiety. They are also said to relieve stress and promote relaxation. Tourmalines, on the other hand, are said to be helpful for those suffering from insomnia or nightmares. They are also said to boost energy levels and immunity.
As you can see, there are many different types of ways to celebrate October with these two birthstones to choose from. So, whether you choose opals or tourmalines, you can’t go wrong with these beautiful and beneficial stones.
So what are you waiting for? Start shopping for October birthstone jewelry today!
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[Group Work] with Shiyan Chen, Songzi Zhou
[Tutor] Mei Jiang
[Location] Huaanli Community, Wuhan, China
[Time] April, 2019
Besieged by three railways, Huaanli is like a lonely island in Wuhan, and its only entrances are the culverts on the boudary. In recent years, almost half of people left the community due to the removal of the old garment factroy, which led to the decline of Huaanli. Nonetheless, people are still curious about this blocked and mysterious place.
We have carefully researched the people, activities and site elements in Huaanli, which appeared negative but reflected their peculiar rationality in such environment. Maybe the congestion, besiegement and disorder shoud be considered as its charm instead of illness. To deal with the complex situation, we try to improve the community through two main strategies: Condense and Diffuse. Finally, a WEBCASTle is built to break the tangible border by broadcasting the local lifestyle in a dramatic way through the internet, and it becomes a brand new happiness generator of the whole city.
Our design is located at Huaanli, a village in the city Wuhan. With the expansion of city and construction of infrastucture, this community evolved from a open rural area to a closed living area for migrant workers. However, Huaanli is facing decline due to the industrial transformation. The role Huaanli plays in the city needs to be transformed as well.
Due to the existence of physical boundary, including surrounding railways and concrete walls, Huaanli becomes an isolated island in the city, leading to some social problems and special phenomena incubated in this nest.
Huaanli community is isolated by the railways and walls. In the community, high-density houses result in congested spaces, contributing to various interactions and unexpected relations. The poor living conditions, such as the terrible sanitation and lack of sunshine, are pushing people away from this region.
The major population of Huaanli comes from the countryside around the city to look for jobs in big city temporarily, leading to the high mobility of population in the community. With the removal of garment factories in this region, the community faces the population loss and decline nowadays.
Due to the lack of governance and low population quality, nagative actions such as crimes and bad manners occur frequently in Huaanli. Besides, Mahjong, the main recreational activity, attracts a lot of unemployed people in the community. Also, some unexpected relations between people and environment are created by the local lifestyle.
First, we invent 10 "Happiness Installations" by reprogramming the relations among different elements. Second, we build a new flexible castle according to the origin density and texture. By condensing them as a whole, a dramatic castle starts to generate happiness for the community.
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Dental Emergencies in Roseville, Minnesota
Dental emergencies can be painful and occur at any moment. When you experience a dental emergency, it is important for you to know what to do in order to save your teeth. For all residents in Roseville, Minnesota – and the entire Twin Cities – Personal Care Dentistry is here to help you through your dental emergencies. Our team and facility are able to handle most same-day emergency cases. If you’re in pain, don’t wait for a regular appointment, just call (651) 636-0655 to see how we can help you at our Roseville, Minnesota office.
Below we have listed some of the most common emergencies and what to do in each situation.
If you are experiencing a major life-threatening emergency, call 911 immediately.
A knocked out tooth is by far the most common dental emergency. This can happen when you least expect it; participating in physical activities, hitting your teeth with something hard, and more. If your tooth falls out, call us immediately. It is important to keep the tooth moist and apply pressure to any bleeding in your mouth. We can help stop the bleeding and relieve pain. The sooner we can treat you, the better chance you have of restoring your natural tooth. If that is not possible, the dentist can go over the different restoration options available to you. Whatever the circumstance, we will do what we can to save your smile.
A chipped or broken tooth is one of the most painful dental emergencies due to the different nerves that can be affected by the break. Come into our office immediately if you break a tooth. If possible, locate the piece of the tooth that broke off and bring it into our office as soon as you can. Apply a cold compress to the tooth that has been chipped to help reduce any swelling. Dental bonding is the most common dental restoration for chipped teeth, but there are a variety of restorative options available.
An abscessed tooth is a severe tooth infection that needs to be diagnosed by a professional. However, there are plenty of signs and symptoms that you can look for. The infection begins along the gum line and eventually moves to the tooth socket, affecting the root of your tooth. If not taken care of right away, the tooth socket can fill with pus and damage the tooth. An abscessed tooth does have the potential to fall out. If you have inflamed gums, experience severe toothache, and excessive bleeding, you may have an abscessed tooth. Come into our office right away to receive a diagnosis and treatment.
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In the wake of the Chinese Communist Party celebrating 100 years of its formation, this former Beijing bureau chief of the Financial Times spoke to Open on China’s foreign relations, the history of the communist party in that country, Xi’s leadership and the Covid-19 pandemic that originated in China. Now a senior fellow at the Lowy Institute, McGregor’s other books are Japan Swings: Politics, Culture and Sex in the New Japan and Asia’s Reckoning: China, Japan, and the Fate of U.S. Power in the Pacific Century.
How different is CCP now compared with the organisation under Mao’s watch and later under Deng?
The CCP under Mao and Deng was fundamentally different. Mao drained the CCP of agency and stripped its departments of real power, all in the service of his own dictatorship. Deng made a number of changes. He restored some order to the CCP, making the party once again the institutional core of policymaking in the country; he encouraged the party to operate separately from the government, allowing technocrats rather than cadres to execute policy; he began the process of introducing age and tenure limits, to ensure that a dictator like Mao could not re-emerge and hold on to power indefinitely; and most importantly, he kickstarted market reforms to the economy, the basis of China’s current emergence as a rival superpower.
What are the crucial strategies that helped CCP’s longevity compared with CPSU?
China ditched the command economy and embraced the market. That is the most obvious and profound difference, and also the one that is most remarked upon. Capitalism saved communism in China. Chinese living standards have skyrocketed as a result. Soviet citizens would line up to buy basic foodstuffs. The queues outside stories in China’s big cities are more likely to be for LVMH and Prada handbags. As he had done in the 1920s, Deng also encouraged Chinese students to study overseas. The ones that returned brought with them invaluable knowledge and expertise. Finally, and this is not generally appreciated, he resolved that China would not, for the moment, compete head on with the US. In his eyes, that had set the Soviet Union on the road to ruin. En route to the US in 1979, his first trip to the country, Deng told colleagues: “As we look back, we find that all of those countries that were with the United States have been rich, whereas all of those against the United States have remained poor. We shall be with the United States.” Deng didn’t cede on any issues of independence and sovereignty. Rather, he decided China should bide its time until it was ready to compete on its own terms.
How valuable is an ideologue in the scheme of CPC? Does Xi tolerate debates that even the likes of Mao and Deng were forced to be part of?
There were lots of debates under Mao, as indeed there were under Stalin. But few who continued to oppose either man survived in the end. China under Deng was initially much more freewheeling, especially in the 1980s. It was the golden era of political and economic openness. The fall of Hu Yaobang in 1987 chilled these debates and the 1989 crackdown decisively ended them. There was still back and forth over the economy after 1989, with Deng eventually prevailing over the conservatives to stick with the market. The debate over politics and the party, however, was less robust and more constrained. China has a vast apparatus of think tanks and scholars who are there precisely for that purpose. The Central Party School was, until recently, the most open place in China, where you could discuss almost anything. Were all such debates ideological in tone? Yes, to a degree, as they could not genuinely canvas an alternative to the CCP as the single governing institution.
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Communist party members at the grassroot levels in China, unlike those in the former Soviet Union, interact closely with the people and take the heat at the behest of the party. How crucial is their role in the scheme of things in China?
The party at the grassroots interacts with the people for unavoidable reasons. Since the party is the sole authority at every level of government in China, party officials have to deal with the populace wherever they are. There was an experiment with village elections, starting in the 1980s, but the CCP was never comfortable enough with them to allow voting to take place at any higher level of government. The party nearly always controlled the candidates anyway. Under Xi, they are being wound back altogether.
Still, local governing experience, especially in poorer parts of China, is usually an essential component for ambitious officials and their CVs. They won’t be promoted unless they have taken on tough jobs outside of the richer cities. It is one of the strengths of the Chinese system. By and large, officials are thoroughly tested before they are promoted.
What are the remarkable changes that you find from Hu’s time to now, thanks to Xi’s style and his 14-point basic policy?
The big change is the reversion to strongman rule from the principle of collective leadership. Otherwise, the impact of Xi is overrated in some respects. A lot of the assertive policies he is pursuing – in the South China Sea, Taiwan, the East China Sea, taking on the US and so forth – are longstanding objectives of Beijing and the CCP. The difference is that, unlike his predecessors, he has the financial and military power to pursue these objectives.
Xi is a singular leader in at least one respect. Unlike his predecessors, including Mao, Xi has no discernible rivals nor identifiable successors, mostly because he has used his power to make sure that none can emerge. His anti-corruption campaign, the largest since China opened its economy to the market in the early 1980s, has targeted families and factions which had been free to exploit their standing and connections to get rich.
Like both Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao before him, Xi decried the corrosive impact that rampant corruption was having on the party and its governing legitimacy. But only Xi did something about it.
What do you think are the motives behind China’s coercive diplomacy and aggressive military posturing as regards India?
I am not an expert on this topic, so I won’t offer a detailed comment, other than to say it is striking that China would take on India at a moment when they ought, by any rational calculation, to be looking for any friend they can get. The India confrontation, then, tells you something both about their confidence and their indifference to countervailing views. It is also possible they wanted to test out the PLA’s capabilities.
Of the 14 points outlined by Xi, the 12th one says: “Promoting the one country, two systems system for Hong Kong and Macau with a future of ‘complete national reunification’ and to follow the One-China policy and 1992 Consensus for Taiwan.” Could you please elaborate on what you think is the Chinese strategy here?
This is easily answered. Beijing wants to take control over Taiwan. It is baked into the cake in China’s internal politics. Xi is determined that this process will start under his watch.
How do you see the Covid pandemic changing the new world order?
In the short run, China has done well in some respects, which is remarkable when you consider their negligence at the start of the pandemic in Wuhan. China restructured the bureaucracy after SARs in 2003 to make sure that the system was alerted the moment a new virus was spreading. That failed, but the Chinese lockdown worked which has meant their economy has recovered faster than that of their major competitors. Chinese so-called “mask diplomacy” backfired but Beijing’s provision of vaccines, despite their dubious efficacy, has worked much better. But this is a long game. The US is now recovering. The focus may return to the origins of the pandemic which Beijing does not want to talk about. For the moment, there are no clear winners and losers in superpower politics from Covid, aside from Donald Trump.
Although the world accuses China of aggression, US and allies run military bases east of China in the Pacific Ocean. Aren’t they provoking China? Also, several journalists who got it right about the war on Iraq (such as John Pilger who has made a movie titled Coming War on China) are of the view that the US is now preparing for a war on China and that Covid will be the new WMD. How do you respond to these claims?
John Pilger opposed the Iraq war, though I am not sure that is the same thing as “getting it right.” Pilger can be relied on to oppose anything that the US does. The idea that COVID is a pretext for US military action strikes me as absurd. After all, COVID originated in China. It is scarcely the equivalent of WMD in Iraq.
On the broader questions of US bases in Asia, to reduce them to mere “provocations” of Beijing is ahistorical and misses the point in multiple ways. The US presence in east Asia is a product of the end of the Pacific War and the Japanese occupation, and the constitution the US imposed on it at the time, barring Tokyo from having an active military in the future. Around the same time, the US and China clashed militarily in the Korean civil war.
Since then, Beijing has had a number of different positions on the US military in Asia. First, it opposed their presence, largely symbolically. In the 1970s, Beijing openly supported the US in Asia, as a check on a resurgent Japan. For periods, Beijing actively co-operated with Washington, to push back against Moscow. Beijing allowed the CIA to station listening equipment in Xinjiang, to monitor the Soviets.
Beijing could easily undermine the US in Asia by gaining the trust of Washington’s most important military ally in the region, Japan. They have multiple chances over decades to do so, but they have failed. Until China changes course, other countries will be happy to host the US. It would be nice to see Beijing reflect on that
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In the meantime, the US military presence underwrote an economic boom, which China benefited from. Deng deliberately kept military spending in the 1980s tight, to concentrate on the economy, safe in the knowledge that the US was providing regional security.
Beijing’s position decisively changed after the Taiwan straits crisis of the mid-1990s. But in truth, once it was strong enough, Beijing was never going to trust the US to provide security for east Asia. It is natural they are pushing back. It is also easy to argue that they see the US military presence in east Asia as a threat.
But what about the other side of the equation? Why does Japan, a democracy, still support having US troops on their soil, as much as it is an affront to their sovereignty? The same goes for South Korea. Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Australia – all have military ties of different kinds with the US. What do they have in common? None of them trust China and are happy to host the US to balance Beijing’s increasing assertive posture. They all feel, in different ways, “provoked” by China.
Beijing could easily undermine the US in Asia by gaining the trust of Washington’s most important military ally in the region, Japan. They have multiple chances over decades to do so, but they have failed. Until China changes course, other countries will be happy to host the US. It would be nice to see Beijing reflect on that. | <urn:uuid:eb951653-bffa-4b75-ab09-c7023e22c7d0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://openthemagazine.com/feature/striking-china-take-india-moment-looking-friend-can-get/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.973372 | 2,442 | 2.265625 | 2 |
The Missouri History Museum will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote, with a free new exhibit. ‘Beyond the Ballot: St. Louis and Suffrage’ highlights St. Louis-area women who made a significant impact on the community and the national suffrage movement. ‘Beyond the Ballot’ will run through March 20, 2022.
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Cyber risk is one of the biggest risks any firm faces in terms of impact. While technology and software offer a certain amount of protection, the people aspect makes us all vulnerable. Training, awareness and vigilance of staff at all levels within the organisation is a necessity.
What do we mean by cyber risk?
Cyber risk refers to any risk of financial loss, disruption or damage to the reputation of an organisation resulting from breaches or attacks on information systems.
Cyber risk could materialise in a number of ways such as:
- Deliberate and unauthorised breaches of security to gain access to systems
- Accidental breaches of security
- Operational IT risks due to factors such as poor system integrity
The threat landscape
According to the UK Government's Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2019 (carried out by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport), around a third (32%) of businesses reported having a cyber security breach or attack in the last 12 months. This is much higher among medium businesses (60%) and large businesses (61%).
The threat is constant, and severe.
What can your business do?
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Put oil in the pan, put the raw peanuts when the oil is cool.
Open a small fire, slowly puff the peanuts, turn off the fire when the color is slightly golden yellow.
Remove the peanuts and put them on the plate.
Caraway washed and cut into segments
Take a small bowl, put the old vinegar in the bowl, then put a teaspoon of sugar to neutralize the sour taste of the vinegar, put a little soy sauce and a little MSG.
Put the dried peanuts into the adjusted vinegar and sprinkle with the parsley
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Sustainable use of wood
With the forestry in Vinnytsia and our partner company Divario Ltd. (Ukraine) we have the entire development process – e.g. for oak products – in our own hands. This process begins with the seedling and continues through the harvesting of the raw wood, the production of semi-finished products, including the usage of the residual wood, right up to the finished window.
Divario Ukraine is committed to sustainability in the region. The remaining pieces of residual wood are used to produce briquettes, which are sold for a low price to schools and public buildings in the area. This counteracts the dependence on fossil energy. | <urn:uuid:872ef0ab-1ac3-43bb-b1d5-e6406041a86c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.huberfenster.ch/en/sustainability/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.951028 | 136 | 1.75 | 2 |
Free Government Cell Phone Providers | Free cell phone providers list. Here is a list of cell phone companies, providing wireless cell phones, minutes, and government smartphones. See an overview of providers and the states they cover. If your low income, you may qualify for the government-subsidized phone program.
Find out if you qualify and apply for a government-funded phone today. Are you Looking for a list of free cell phone companies? Below we have provided a listing of free cell phone providers, to help you find the best phone service for your needs. If you qualify, you may be eligible to receive mobile services each month, without cost.
You will find large cellular companies, as well as smaller regional providers near you. You can find free service in most states, however, some states charge a small fee or tax to participate in the program.
How to Find a Free Cell Phone Provider in My State
To find providers in your state, go to the Lifeline program website and click on the topic ‘companies near me”. Enter your Zip Code or city and state. Next, go to the provider in your state, register online, or download an application and fax or mail it. You must submit proof of income and identity.
Free Cell Phone Providers In Your State
The free cell phone program provides phones from providers like Safelink Wireless, Qlink Wireless, and Assurance Wireless. The government’s Lifeline Assistance Program gives free cell phones and monthly service to those living in the U.S. who needs financial help.
The Lifeline is a federal government-mandated program that helps low-income consumers with free phone service. Free government cell phone companies in the U.S. help low-income families stay connected.
Best Free Government Cell Phone Provider
Access – Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia.
American Assistance – Ohio, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Assist – Serves residents of, Arkansas, Maryland, and Oklahoma.
Blue Jay Wireless – Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Wisconsin, and Utah.
Budget Mobile – Serves residents of Arkansas, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.
Care -Serves residents of Illinois. (Now Platinum Tell Wireless)
Cintex serves residents of Arkansas, Maine, Maryland, Rhode Island, and West Virginia.
Easy Wireless – If you live in Oklahoma, Kentucky, or Missouri, you can contact Easy Wireless for your Lifeline cell phone.
enTouch Wireless – Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
FeelSafe Wireless – This brand name of the free government cell phone program offered by Air Voice Wireless. The service is available in California, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Wisconsin.
Life Wireless – Serves Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, W. Virginia, Georgia, Missouri, Minnesota, Rhode Island, and Puerto Rico residents.
QLink – Texas, Michigan, Maryland, West Virginia, and Nevada- plans to offer services in 47 states in the coming months.
ReachOut Wireless – Covers 44 U.S. states
Safelink Wireless – Safelink Wireless is a brand of Tracfone. Safelink is the largest, oldest, and best known of the companies all across the U.S.
SafetyNet is available in California, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
-This provider serves only a few relatively rural areas of Oklahoma.
-Serves residents of Arkansas, Louisiana, Maryland, and Missouri.
–No longer offering Lifeline phone discounts
-Serves Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and West Virginia residents.
TerraCom – Serves residents of, residents of, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Oklahoma, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, Texas, Wisconsin, and W. Virginia.
TruConnect – (Formerly known as Telscape and Surelink) – This provider currently offers free government cell phones in California, Texas, Nevada, Kansas, Missouri, and Kentucky.
For residents of Arkansas, Maryland, Rhode Island, and Texas.
T-Mobile – Serves Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington.
Total Call Mobile – This provider has joined Entouch – Serves Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia.
U.S. Cellular -Serves Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.
Verizon Wireless – Iowa, New York, North Dakota, or Wisconsin
Yourtel – Yortel Serves residents of Kansas, Illinois. Missouri, Oklahoma, Washington, and Rhode Island.
Wireless for Hope –Serves residents of Arkansas and Louisiana. The list of free government cell phone providers working with Lifeline Assistance is growing. If you can’t find a cellular company in your state, don’t worry; a Lifeline phone company is coming near you soon. Come back again; we will always be updating this information.
Deactivated Provider Companies
The free government phone business is not for the faint of heart. Many companies were once a part of the Lifeline program that has dropped out as providers.
Blue Jay Wireless – is now Stand-Up wireless. Contact Stand-Up for more information about this provider.
Budget Mobile – This Lifeline cell phone provider offers cell phone plans nationwide.
ReachOut Wireless – ReachOut Wireless currently offers the LifeLine service in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
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The Italian political theorist and longtime socialist journalist Carlo Galli recently published a short volume called Perché ancora destra-sinistra (roughly translated, “Why is there still right and left?”). Galli’s definitions show scant evidence of semantic evenhandedness. He seems to identify with a perfumed definition of the left as the good guys “favoring equality and freedom for every individual.” The right, by contrast, is assigned the less palatable role of having to “defend authority, economic inequality, and ethnic roots.”
German legal theorist Carl Schmitt (1888-1985), on whom Galli and I have both written extensively, was much better than Galli in coming up with key definitions. Schmitt associated right-wing attitudes with such political theorists as Thomas Hobbes and St. Augustine—that is, with those who believed that human nature is violent and selfish and that social and political institutions exist to check dangerous human appetites. The left, by contrast, believes people are rational and kindly and can be made even better with a properly planned society. Unlike the right, the left also assumes that all human beings are roughly interchangeable and will develop similarly if exposed to the same meticulously engineered environment.
Galli associates the left with the creation of a modern democratic government aiming at universal equality. The right is not only against the progress of this scheme but is going nuts from failing to stop it. The “right” as defined in this book is not the Republican Party or the editorial staff of NR. It is, according to Galli, the side that views “disorder as a structural given, indeed as something primordial.” Having lost so often to its democratic-egalitarian enemy, this contemporary right “has come to view reality as unstable and contingent.” It now mocks any attempt to discuss “a priori conservative values” because “it is convinced that reality has no foundation.” The true right assumes “the contingent nature of all politics and the continuing disorder of the world.” In the interior of “any such possible right” is the “idea of existing without foundations (infondatezza), which suggests something irremediably nihilistic.”
Right and left are competing methods for trying to shape political life, and what is usually termed gradualism is a procedure for achieving a leftist vision by stages. The left has been getting what it wants all along. The reason the right is divided into fake conservatives and an embattled faction which oscillates between often pornographic cynicism and fanciful counterrevolutionary postures is that our side has been steadily getting creamed. Nor do we seem able to influence the course of events that our enemies almost entirely control. This leads not only to frustration but to a view that nothing around us makes sense anymore. Talking up “conservative values” seems especially futile since we are dealing with moral preferences that have nothing to do with our political life.
But this is something Galli misses: Our sense of contingency sometimes overshadows our nihilistic despair and smart-alecky cynicism. At one time the revolutionary right, as manifested in places such as fascist Italy, imagined it could cure all civilization’s ills with one bold stroke. It was disastrously wrong. But it may be in the underdog’s nature to reach for the impossible. The power structure is stacked against the right. But hope—and not only despair—springs eternal.
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Delicate Arch could easily be called the symbol of Arches National Park. This iconic rock formation is depicted on the state license plate and appeared on a postage stamp that commemorated the 100th anniversary of Utah statehood in 1996. It is a distinctly-shaped natural arch formed from entrada sandstone, and it was called “The Chaps” and “The Schoolmarm’s Bloomers” by the cowboys of the region. It was given the more dignified name in 1934.
Unlike Balanced Rock, which can be seen from the park’s main road, a hike is required to get to Delicate Arch. This is a moderately strenuous trip about 1.5 miles in length, so set aside about 60 to 90 minutes for the round-trip trek from the parking area at Wolfe Ranch. You cannot see the arch from the trail until it suddenly becomes visible near the end of the hike. Because of the popularity of this attraction, you should try to arrive as early in the morning as possible and avoid the holidays of Easter week, Memorial and Labor Day weekends, and the Utah Education Association break (four variable days in October). During these times, parking is hard to find and the trailhead can fill up for hours at a time.
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People with dementia highlight stigma and isolation, backed up by public survey
A year on from the largest ever survey of people with dementia ‘Turning up the Volume’, to gather a full picture of living with dementia today, Alzheimer’s Society talked to more than 500 people affected by dementia and those working with them - and it’s clear the same problems persist, as the first ever Dementia Action Week (21-27 May) launches. Alarmingly, people reported the loss of their friends and social life post diagnosis, facing isolation caused by public stigma, fear and misunderstandings of dementia, and of how to interact with people living with the condition.
Dementia is the biggest health and social challenge we face. With one person diagnosed with dementia every three minutes in the UK, almost everyone knows someone affected but too many people face the condition alone, without adequate support. While much progress has been made to becoming a dementia friendly UK, including 2.4 million Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Friends trained globally and over 350 dementia friendly communities across the UK, people with dementia tell us that more urgently needs to be done. That’s why this Dementia Action Week Alzheimer’s Society, the UK’s leading dementia charity, is calling on everyone across the UK to play their part.
People affected by dementia highlighted the small actions that would have a big impact on their lives and enabling them to live the lives they choose, such as continuing to invite people with dementia out and making sure you listen and include them in conversations.
Alzheimer’s Society is asking everyone to take these this week:
- Talk to me. Don’t be worried about talking to me. I’m still me.
- Listen to me. Take time to listen and involve me in the conversation. I can still teach you a thing or two.
- Include me. Keep on inviting me out. Friends still mean the world to me.
- Ask if I need help. If I seem confused, ask if I need help. These little things help me stay independent.
- Be patient. Be patient with me and I’ll show you how I can still do things. It just might take me longer than it used to.
- Ask me about my dementia. Don’t be afraid to ask me questions. When you take the time to understand my dementia, I know there’s someone on my side.
- Help my carer too. Support my partner and others who care for me. My dementia affects them too.
Pamela Roberts, who lives with dementia and features in the Dementia Action Week campaign, says: “There is a big stigma. I think there’s a fear of how do I talk to that person? But I’m still me, I can still hold a conversation, I can still recognise people and even when I can’t, I still want to be talked to the same.”
Alzheimer’s Society support Shelagh Robinson, also living with dementia, says: “Understand I’m still the person I always was, but now I have memory and cognitive problems. My diagnosis of dementia doesn’t and shouldn’t define me. Nor should I be ashamed of what is beyond my control. I am still me. Realise I have value, skills, knowledge and experience.”
Pamela and Shelagh’s comments echo the findings of a separate new survey of over 2,300 UK adults which highlights the stigma and misunderstandings around the condition that contribute towards the isolation so many people affected by dementia feel.
- 50% reported not feeling confident even visiting someone with dementia in a care home or inviting them to a meal at home
- Over two-thirds (69%) said they wouldn’t feel confident in knowing how to help someone with dementia if they saw them struggling in a public place.
- Over half of people (51%) saying they didn’t know enough about dementia.
- Nearly half (47%) thought people with dementia shouldn’t be left on their own, 39% that they need constant supervision.3
The social isolation people with dementia feel is echoed in the public’s worries. Over half (55%) say dementia is their greatest concern for old age, ahead of being lonely/going into a care home/not having enough pension, and 55% felt their life would be over if diagnosed; over two-fifths (42%) worry that people would treat them like a child and over a quarter (26%) of people polled said they would be concerned their friends wouldn’t want to see them any more if they were diagnosed, with 24% having the same concerns about family members. This is no doubt partly because over two-thirds (67%) are concerned about being a burden to others if diagnosed, mirroring the concerns of people with dementia in the Turning up the Volume report which revealed 48% were worried themselves about becoming a burden.
However, despite the public’s fears about dementia and lack of understanding, the UK public would seem to support the campaign, with 84% of people polled expressing that everyone should be aware of dementia and the small ways they can support people, 84% saying they could easily be more patient to help a person with dementia and nearly four-fifths (79%) saying it would be easy for them to invite a person with dementia out. There’s also strong support for community change, with 86% saying that activities should be made accessible for people with dementia, 79% saying that all transport should be made more accessible, over three-quarters (76%) agreeing that shop staff should be trained to help support customers with dementia.
The new 2017 Dementia Statements set out the rights of people with dementia to be treated the same as others, including ‘the right to be accepted and included in our communities and not live in isolation or loneliness’. They are behind the renaming of Dementia Awareness Week to Dementia Action Week this year in recognition that it is action that is urgently needed to help people with dementia and their carers feel included and not abandoned in their community. From continuing to invite people with dementia out, to making sure you listen and include them in conversations, people affected by dementia have told us what will make the biggest difference – and Alzheimer’s Society is asking everyone to take these this week.
Commenting on the findings, Jeremy Hughes, Chief Executive of Alzheimer’s Society, said:
“A year from the launch of the new Dementia Statements, setting out the rights for people with dementia to live the lives they want and be included in society, it is saddening to see that there is still so much fear and stigma surrounding dementia. There is no denying that living with dementia is enormously challenging and so it is vital that we all unite to tackle the biggest health and social care issue of our day.
“We have already taken great strides forwards to improve the experiences of people with dementia across the UK. Over 2.4million people have already become Dementia Friends and there are already over 350 communities working to become dementia friendly but collectively we need to do more. It doesn’t have to be complicated, committing to simple actions like being more patient or including a person with dementia in the conversation will all help to do this.
“We are urging everyone to get involved this Dementia Action Week and pledge their support by visiting alzheimers.org.uk/DAW.”
Scott Mitchell, the husband of iconic actress Dame Barbara Windsor, who revealed earlier this month she had been privately living with Alzheimer’s disease for four years, said:
“I know first-hand just how difficult a dementia diagnosis can be not only for the person affected but everyone close to them. When Barbara and I decided to share the news of her diagnosis, we were both overwhelmed not only by the outpouring of support but also by the number of people who seem to be in very similar situations themselves. For me personally, being able to talk openly about Barbara’s dementia has been invaluable and a huge sense of relief. It is so important that we address the stigma surrounding dementia and all make small changes in our communities to help people like Barbara to continue to go out and live the life that they want. This is why we are supporting Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Action Week and hope of lots of people across the country also get involved.”
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We chose the name Give the World as it perfectly embodies exactly what it is that we as an organisation want to do. We want to give to the world, and give people their world. Through education, mentorship, food security and empowerment, we aim to give a world of hope, opportunity and freedom from poverty to vulnerable and disadvantaged children and communities. We are dedicated to alleviating extreme poverty and this is our commitment and call to action to act now and ensure a better world for children and the generations to come. We believe in empowering children with skills and education to create a better life for themselves, and thereby their families and communities. Improving their world and the world around them - a ripple effect, and it can start with us. We believe no act is too small and that together we can make a difference.
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This curriculum for high school students is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of all important physical, mental and social health issues. Written directly to teens from a caring and friendly perspective, Total Health presents a moral basis for a healthy lifestyle based upon scriptural principles. Anatomy, Body systems, food choices, exercise, diseases, /5(4). LU students can now schedule their own counseling appointments through the SHC Patient Portal. Student Health Insurance. Academic Health Plans is a provider of health insurance for Lamar University and Lamar Institute of Technology students. Their web site will provide the most current prices and coverage levels.
You can also make an appointment by calling (03) Fees and charges for staff and students. Information for new patients. Find out what to bring to your first appointment, and fill out new patient information forms in advance. Information for international students. Find out about insurance, medication, referrals and receiving health. Download Health Books for FREE. All formats available for PC, Mac, eBook Readers and other mobile devices. Large selection and many more categories to choose from.
A Mental Health 'Epidemic' Among College Students And Their Parents: Shots - Health News Anthony Rostain and B. Janet Hibbs say college students today face an "inordinate amount of anxiety. Student Health Services encourages you to call to schedule an appointment at for these or any health related concerns. Transgender Health. Student Health serves all students, including those who identify under the umbrella of queer identities, including: transgender, gender non-conforming, gender fluid, and non-binary. We recognize.
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The Student Health Service is OPEN and here for you. Students in need of care should first call us at to schedule an appointment. Telehealth appointments are now available so students can meet with a licensed provider remotely. Appointments can be scheduled Monday through Friday from a.m.
– p.m. Welcome. The Student Health Service at Stony Brook University is your on-campus source for meeting your primary health care needs. Our staff of physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, health educators. Students with concerns about their health or symptoms they are experiencing are urged to call ahead to UND Student Health Services, atbefore coming into the facility.
Student Health professionals can advise students on next steps. Dental Appointments. Student Health Services is contracted with Campus Smiles, who provides dental care to students, faculty and staff.
To make a dental appointment call Campus Smiles has two locations, one at Student Health Services and one on Centennial Campus at Wolf Ridge Plaza Hall. To book an appointment, please visit our Appointments page. Medical Care. Health & Wellness offers an appointment based medical clinic for all registered part-time and full-time students at Western and affiliated colleges.
Urgent problems such as. The Student Health & Wellness Centre offers same-day appointments and appointments booked at later dates. Wait times vary. Book your appointment online or give us a call ().
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Thirty percent of U.S. workers ages 60 and older don’t plan to retire until age 70 or older, according to a recent CareerBuilder survey. Another 20 percent don’t know if they will ever be able to retire.
Financial reasons typically are the top reason workers are postponing retirement, as older workers try to ensure a sufficient nest egg. However, 34 percent of those surveyed aren’t even sure how much money they need to retire, and many of those workers might not be prepared. The survey found that 26 percent of workers age 55 or older don’t participate in a 401(k), IRA or other retirement plan.
“Faced with the expectations of living healthier for longer, older adults may opt to remain in the workforce for longer and defer savings, pensions, and Social Security for older age,” said Rosemary Haefner, chief human resources officer for CareerBuilder, in a statement.
“This increased workforce participation for older adults has implications for retirement policy, health care financing, Social Security and the behavior of employers and employees alike.”
It’s important to remember that, in general, employers can’t discharge or force an employee’s retirement just because the employee has reached a certain age. Separations from employment must happen for reasons other than reaching a certain age. California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) both prohibit retirement plans with a mandatory age of retirement. A few limited exceptions apply (2 Cal.Code of Regulations sec. 11084).
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Linda Gorham’s performances are filled with surprising twists and unconventional humor. For 30 years, Linda has engaged audiences throughout the United States with interactive folktales, distinctive myths, notably twisted fairy tales, riveting well-researched historical stories, and humorously heartfelt stories about family life. Each performance is infused with Linda’s unique, signature ‘sophisticated attitude’. Linda has two award-winning CDs. Her CD for young listeners, Common Sense and Uncommon Fun, breathes new life into timeless multicultural folktales. ARTS-CURRICULUM INTEGRATION: (STORYTELLING) (LANGUAGE ARTS) (THEATRE) (SOCIAL STUDIES)
Workshop Creative Storytelling: Familiar Stories with Twists
GRADES: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8
Fracturing tales involves taking a well-known fairy or folk tale and changing it in a way that makes it full of surprises – in characterization, plot modification, setting, narration style, point of view and more. Workshop Lesson Plan
Max Participants: 25
Duration: 75-90 minutes
Special Requirements: White board / teacher or volunteer assistance
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Performance (Virtual Option) Interactive Folktales with “Sophisticated Attitude!”
GRADES: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8
With Linda Gorham’s stories, be prepared to expect the unexpected! Linda’s engaging, interactive stories often have surprising twists as she uses movement, humor and sometimes zaniness to tell multicultural folktales updated with ‘sophisticated attitude.’ Performance Lesson Plan
Max Participants: 325
Duration: 45 minutes.
In rectangular multi-purpose rooms, gyms, or meeting rooms, I would like to have the audience face one of the longest walls. Please provide a six-foot table at the front of the room (off to one side). If there is a ledge, that will work too. In large spaces, I’d also like at least 10 feet of space from the wall to the start of the audience line. For groups over 100, please plan to have an aisle about three feet wide down the middle of the audience. This will help when I bring audience members up in front. Cones work well as aisle markers. For school assemblies, I prefer that chairs for adults are placed on the sides in the room so adults can see, monitor, and ENJOY the students more easily. Sound system provided by performer.
Single Performance Fee- $625.00
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The most updated and thorough resource on Serrapeptase yet
"Serrapeptase has been used clinically as an anti-inflammatory across Europe and Asia over the past few decades. It was first noticed over 30 years ago, being used by the silkworm in its cocoon to dissolve the protein shell. The third edition of “The ‘Miracle’ Enzyme® is Serrapeptase" book, written by a leading health expert, tells the amazing story of how widely this enzyme has been used and researched in many areas of health – without showing any signs of unwanted side effects.Some of the benefits people have experienced from taking this naturally occurring enzyme include: Pain Relief, Inflammation Relief, Clear ArteriesThe latest edition of the book is in two sections and contains over 360 pages, listing more than 240 detailed health plans that include this enzyme, combined with a naturally healthy lifestyle. In Section 1 you’ll learn how Serrapeptase may be combined to help support relief and recovery in many areas: Pain and Inflammation, Brain and Mind Problems, Chronic / Acute Disease Recovery, Cardiovascular Health, Digestive and Organ Health, Ear, Nose and Throat Problems, Eye Problems, Lung Problems, Men’s Health, Pet and Animal Health, Skin Problems, Women’s HealthPLUS - Read stories and reports from practitioners and users who have discovered the power of Serrapeptase for themselves! In Section 2 of the book you can discover how food and lifestyle have an effect on disease, why you should ‘junk’ the junk foods and a ’10 Step Good Health for Life’ plan to get you started. Filled with daily action sheets, lifestyle plans, basic tips for healthier eating, recipes, menu ideas, clinical research, studies and more. The latest version of The ‘Miracle Enzyme’ book is the most updated and thorough resource yet on Serrapeptase and its many benefits." | <urn:uuid:d59cb9d2-3cd8-4e81-a0c7-50e6f767b742> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://goodhealthoz.com/health-books/248-the-miracle-enzyme-book-3rd-edition-9781910521007.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.939465 | 404 | 1.539063 | 2 |
The fight against fossil fuels is sweeping the state of Montana — and those protesting new infrastructure for coal and oil production aren't quite your usual suspects. Environmentalist groups are being joined by cowboys, farmers, and Native American tribes in efforts to stymie ventures they say threaten to be disastrous for the state.
Right now, that informal alliance is largely focused on pushing back against Canada's proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would siphon crude oil from up north all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. Advocates for the project say it would generate jobs and vital revenue for the state, but as Al Jazeera America explores, local concerns are growing. Largely, the opposition contends, residents of the state would face most of the risks — including major spills — without reaping much economic benefit. It's a perfect illustration of the emerging, sprawling fossil-fuel resistance," said activist Bill McKibben. "It's necessarily centered in local concerns." | <urn:uuid:9b0bbb28-9627-48c9-8b56-319d9d36dc5a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.theverge.com/2013/12/3/5171554/in-montana-unlikely-allies-unite-to-fight-fossil-fuels | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.956748 | 190 | 2.328125 | 2 |
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Abstract: With this plan, the FRA focuses on safety at or near highway-rail grade crossings and describes actions the agency will take over the next three years to support the...
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34,700 Lives Lost to COVID-19 According to the MEK
It is almost as though the Iranian regime has forgotten that there are other parts to Iran apart from Tehran, as it has calculated an overall death toll of 5,481, while the MEK Iran has worked out that the toll in Tehran alone has reached 5,870, without even considering other parts of the country.
The cumulative casualties for each of the key provinces are:
- 795 for Lorestan,
- 535 for Sistan and Baluchistan,
- 590 for Kurdistan,
- 5,870 for Tehran,
- 435 for Qazvin,
- 325 for Bushehr,
- 289 in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari.
- 2,220 for Mazandaran,
- 1,605 for Khuzestan,
- 1,105 for Golestan.
These figures do not include all provinces.
— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) April 24, 2020
Missing casualty figures due to uncounted home deaths
From the start of this unprecedented outbreak, it has been revealed that hospital treatment has only been limited to the very sick, while others were sent home to treat themselves. Many of these alleged less serious cases did not necessarily survive, but these deaths have not been included in the final count because they happened outside of a hospital. There are even cases such as in Razi hospital, where the daily fatality rate has reached 6, but even these haven’t been listed as due to COVID-19. The MEK Iran has its hands on the most accurate figures while it is as if the regime doesn’t even want to admit there was ever a problem.
No hospital care available to migrants
According to observations by the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK Iran) in the impoverished Sistan and Baluchistan provinces in the southeast of the country, home to Afghani and Pakistani migrants, there is an absence of hospital care. People are dying at home.
A new wave of cases following Iran’s New Year
Not long after Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader, and President Hassan Rouhani had told workers to return to work, in no time at all a new wave of COVID-19 emerged, especially in Tehran. Also, at the same time, Khuzestan Governor Gholamreza Shariati reported to the regime’s official IRNA news agency last Thursday that every day more and more cases are turning up which could end up in the complete closing of the province because of high sickness rates. This is not due to Iran’s New Year celebrations, as they are not so widespread in that part of the country.
— MEK Iran (Mujahedin-e Khalq) (@MEK_Iran) April 23, 2020
The head of the Coronavirus Task Force, Alireza Zali, is blaming the new wave on the regime’s insistence that businesses should re-open immediately as if the pandemic was over when it certainly isn’t. In fact, the number of critically ill patients and deaths are on the rise in Tehran. On Wednesday alone, Zali pointed out that a massive 6,390 people were referred to sanitation and care centers and more and more critically ill patients were being hospitalized and were ending up in ICU units. A second member of the Coronavirus Task Force, Dr. Massoud Mardani, revealed that in Western Azerbaijan, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad, and Ilam cities there is a second wave of deaths taking place unabated. In some places, the situation is so dire that COVID-19 victims are never diagnosed and they die without their cause of death ever being accurately recorded.
The worse situation on its way
Jahan-e Sanat, the state-run daily, wrote on Wednesday that because the COVID-19 outbreak has been managed as a political-security operation and not in the interests of the people, this new wave of infections is likely to be worse than a war zone. It says the military needs to be engaged to help contain this devastating virus. | <urn:uuid:4508fb77-d586-4424-bbd7-e588c72533b9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://mek-iran.com/2020/04/25/34700-lives-lost-to-covid-19-according-to-the-mek/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.968503 | 887 | 1.578125 | 2 |
An official language is one that is given political recognition in a region, usually a state, and is typically used in national parliaments or conferences, bureaucracy and law courts. Often these languages are widely-spoken in the territory where they have been made official, but in many cases they are not the first or second languages of many people. For example, English is an official language of South Africa, but most South African citizens have other native languages. Conversely, the fact that a language is widely-spoken in a region is no guide to its legal status: English is not an 'official language' by law in either the United Kingdom, where it originated, or in the United States at a national level. Frequently, an official language serves a unifying purpose, allowing peoples of differing linguistic backgrounds to communicate, or it allows communication with speakers from other countries by virtue of also being an international lingua franca.
Various degrees of official recognition are possible, and different ways of thinking (ideologies) may determine what language(s) become official in a society. If the predominant belief of decision-makers includes a policy of internationalisation, for example, then a non-indigenous language may be made official, e.g. as a lingua franca to communicate with foreign countries or between groups within the country. An example of this is English in Singapore, where it became necessary for indigenous and immigrant groups of diverse linguistic origins to find a common language. Related to this is what can be called vernacularisation, where an indigenous language is standardised and made 'official'. This happened in India, where Hindi was awarded official status, with English a subsidiary official language.
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We have exposed our filths as a society by passing unsolicited comments over Malala Yousufzai’s recent interview. Here ‘we’ means the Muslim society. Yes, Muslims, because most of the reactions have come from the Muslims, especially on the issue of marriage. We took the whole interview as it was addressed to us. This whole cry over Malala’s interview has taught us that we have created a huge army of ignorant minds.
All over the internet, it was said that Malala is advocating abolishing the family system. Without reading her interview, the internet went all preachy about Islam. While in the interview she mentioned that she is currently living with her parents and they love her. She also says “Parents especially living in the continent of Asia want their children to stay with them forever”. The question she raised is whether one should be independent or continue to live with their parents? But that is too itchy for us to think about.
The second thing which is bothering folks over the internet is her comment on the scarf. Malala in the interview says she wears a scarf whenever she goes outside. She talked about how Muslim women are judged and considered as exploited because of their attire but she wants to tell the world that these women can voice themselves within their own culture/society and live with equality.
The third thing is about marriage. Malala says she will surely find someone one day who will understand, respect, love and care for her. She expresses concern about girls who get married to much older men. Malala calls her parents’ marriage “Arranged-Love Marriage.” After that, there is this statement that has created a fuss. She says she’s not sure if she’ll get married yet! She questions, why do people need marriage? If you want someone in your life why can’t it be a partnership?
She later also says that her mother disapproves of this. “Mom says marriage is beautiful”. She also mentions that her father is receiving marriage proposals from Pakistan for her. She also says that until the second year of university she thought she would never get married but she also mentions that a person is not always the same, though a person changes as they grow older in age.
The whole interview is interesting and there is so much more to it. But unfortunately, the conversation reduced to the issues of veil, family and marriages and that too with poor arguments. The education of girls has never been a topic of discussion among us, even today, we should be aware of the enrollment and dropout rate of Muslim girls in schools. But of course, we are good at choosing a topic for discussion of our convenience.
Malala, in the same interview, said that she has decided to read 84 books this year. How many books do we see the women in our homes reading? Or how much have we taught them? How much do we spend on their education? And why isn’t this a topic of discussion?
What are our thoughts on family? Our beliefs and thoughts are no doubt appealing but what about practices? Many examples we see everyday in our lives. The treatment parents receive in their old age. Parents dying alone without their kids. You may comfort yourself with examples of old-age homes. But how many can widen your chest as much as you can by giving an example of old-age home, but how many of us remember our old parents we left behind in villages?
On the internet, we are surfing with the sticks and preaching about the veil? But tell me how clear we are on the idea of the veil? Tell me about any four clerics sitting and agreeing on the same thing?
If the issue is about marriage, don’t you know how many innocent lives we have turned into hell due to our economic and educational insecurities? You get yourself an education, you earn money but when it comes to marriage you bring a girl half of your age. Isn’t this the truth?
And if Malala or any other girl raises questions about the ill practices, culture or society then we become offensive. Really? When have we believed or shown faith in girls of our society? Why should a girl read until ‘you’ want her to? Why not till she wants to? Why should a girl ruin her life because of ‘your’ insecurities? Why would a girl make herself a slave to ‘your’ desires? Try applying all this farce on boys, you will die starving in your old age I’m telling you!
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It’s never too late to get in shape and reap the rewards of doing more exercise.
Scoliosis is not just a teenage issue. Menopause can also play havoc with our spines. Caroline Freedman, a Personal Trainer and author of The Scoliosis Handbook and Christine Jaureguiberry a yoga teacher who runs Yogaberry, specialising in Yoga for Scoliosis, have seen that scoliosis can be a very common problem for women.
Caroline and Christine both have scoliosis. Caroline has had three scoliosis spinal fusion surgeries and Christine has a moderate idiopathic curvature. They have extensive knowledge and found the combination of load bearing weight exercises and yoga practice is ideal to manage the condition.
Scoliosis is a sideward curvature of the spine with rotation measured over ten degrees (cobb angle). It can affect any age from before birth (congenital), in young children (early onset), teenagers (adolescent idiopathic) where the scoliosis has developed through puberty/growth and onto adulthood. The curve can change dramatically around the ages of 10-20 years old with adolescent scoliosis comprising 80% of cases.
There are three times in a women’s life when scoliosis is most likely to progress: during adolescence, pregnancy, and menopause. During these 3 times hormone levels change and specifically menopause is associated with the loss of bone density which can contribute to progression of scoliosis.
We often see Scoliosis first detected or progressing in women going through menopause. The hormonal changes that take place during menopause affect the quality, strength, and resistance of women’s bones and joints. ‘Menopause significantly speeds bone loss and increases the risk of osteoporosis. Research indicates that up to 20% of bone loss can happen during these stages and approximately 1 in 10 women over the age of 60 are affected by osteoporosis worldwide’ (Jan 23 2022 endocrine.org)
“I have seen a number of new personal training clients and also friends complaining of backache where they have not had any previous issues. This is due to in many cases a lack of bone density causing osteoporosis.
Physically the first thing they may notice is pain on one side of their bodies. This is due to the spine twisting and a feeling of the lateral muscles being pulled across the ribcage which over time as the curve progresses can lead to neck ache, headaches and then central and lower back ache. Pain, as we know causes tiredness and coupled with all our hormonal changes, just adds to the feeling of exhaustion.
They may also notice that they do not look as symmetrical, and one shoulder may protrude forward lifting the shoulder blade. This causes clothes to hang differently and often my clients/friends cannot work out why.”
“from my experience working with yoga students with scoliosis I can say that a big part of my clients that come to me with problems of pain due to their scoliosis are women that have recently gone through menopause.
They usually fall into two categories: women who knew they had scoliosis for a long time and
where the scoliosis got worse during menopause and women who never knew they had scoliosis and were recently diagnosed.
We can of course not say for sure if they had scoliosis before (called Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis if it developed during teenage years) and it has never been detected or if they developed it later which is called De Novo Scoliosis or Degenerative Scoliosis."
“Scoliosis can be a debilitating condition, and maximising bone mineral density is important in helping to reduce the risk of scoliosis developing and deteriorating. After the menopause, bones mineral density (BMD) reduces, taking HRT is an important option to prevent BMD reduction which has been confirmed in several large research studies. Other lifestyle options like regular weight-bearing exercise and diet are also important ways to maintain bone health"
Ellis Downes FRCOG
Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist,
'This is an important under appreciated condition that warrants wider discussion and awareness of the psychological impacts that can be associated with it. I have several menopausal patients who have a history of Adolescent Scoliosis, which is an abnormal curvature of the spine. As these women approach perimenopause depending on the extent of the curve, asymmetric loading in conjunction with declining oestrogen levels and lower bone density may impact on intervertebral disc degenerative changes. This could present with symptoms of chronic back pain, reduced mobility, poor sleep quality, feelings of negative body image, affecting self esteem and confidence, sometimes causing social withdrawal, anxiety and depression.'
Dr Suzanne Saideman
MBChB, MRCGP, DFSRH
GP and Menopause
“I’m seeing menopausal women with various bone and muscle problems. The hormonal changes affect blood and bone chemistry.”
A degenerative curve in adults is caused by progressive joint damage to the spinal segments, falling bone density and weakening of muscle. It presents as a C-shaped curve. (Scoliosis
John Rutherford adds
‘Postural deficits and falling exercise levels contribute, as well as hormone deficits and mineral and vitamin deficiencies from reduced stomach absorption. Existing idiopathic scoliosis affects 2% of population.
Degenerative scoliosis can be up to 30%
Also degenerative mainly affects the lumbar spine with minimal curve in the thoracic spine and further, menopause can make an existing idiopathic scoliosis worse’ John Rutherford mcsp dc hcpc
Yoga is a great way to create more balance in the body which is unbalanced due to the nature
of scoliosis which creates both a side bend and rotation of the spine. Breathing exercises are wonderful to open the concave areas that often feel collapsed and lacking kinaesthetic awareness. Here are two of Christine’s favourite yoga poses that can easily be practised at home.
Downward Dog is a pose that features in most yoga classes and it’s a great one for those with scoliosis! In this pose we have the opportunity to lengthen through the spine to counter the rotation and strengthen the upper body and shoulders at the same time. Top tip: bend your knees slightly if your hamstrings are tight! With scoliosis focus on lengthening the spine rather than straightening the legs.
Tree Pose is a fantastic way to work on balance (so important also for those who suffer from Osteoporosis) and core strength! With scoliosis we can very often see one side of the hips being higher than the other so I would recommend starting to practice this pose in front of the mirror and working on keeping the pelvis level. This will be harder on one side compared to the other!
Proven to increase bone density, here are two of Caroline’s favourite exercises.
The upright row works the traps – the triangular muscle at top of the spine that connects to the deltoids. It’s so important to keep the trapezius muscle toned. It helps to hold your head upright. Clients have reported improved posture, reduced neck aches and headaches.
This exercise works your back, rear shoulder muscle, chest and triceps while supporting your back, neck and head.
Caroline Freedman: Personal Trainer and TRX Sports Medicine Suspension Training exercise
professional, is author of The Scoliosis Handbook of Safe and Effective Exercises Pre and Post
Surgery. www.scoliosishandbook.com @scoliosishandbook
Published by: Hammersmith Books www.hammersmithbooks.co.uk
Illustrated by: Dunelm Digital www.dunelmdigital.co.uk
Photos by: Sam Pearce www.square-image.co.uk
‘Images courtesy of Scoliosis Association UK’
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A notable trend this year in Spanish life writing has been to give voice to those silenced. Following in the footsteps of a long-standing tradition of testimonial life writing worldwide, multiple lifewriting works in Spain have been turning to issues of "voice" and "silence." It is little surprise that some of these stories feature women after the global impact of the #MeToo movement. However, the trends I identified in my contribution to this feature last year (Martínez García) have persisted. Conflict continues to permeate life narratives in Spain, and as will be seen in what follows, both politics and journalism are among the most prevalent fields of study from which life writing comes. | <urn:uuid:77036f73-660f-4d28-9e65-29ab7147d07e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.unav.edu/investigacion/nuestros-investigadores/detalle-publicaciones?publicacionId=234023&titulo=Giving%20voice%20to%20silenced%20others:%20the%20year%20in%20Spain | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.953673 | 145 | 1.515625 | 2 |
The number of potential trafficking and modern slavery victims reported to the authorities has risen by 36% in a year, National Crime Agency figures show.
Last year, 6,993 potential victims were referred into the government system, up from 5,142 in 2017 and 3,804 in 2016.
But the Human Trafficking Foundation told the Victoria Derbyshire Programme the system is failing to provide long-term support for victims.
The Home Office says its work ensures thousands of people receive support.
Potential victims are reported to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), which is designed to identify and support victims, while making the prosecution of traffickers easier.
Once a victim has signed the form and entered the NRM, the Home Office and the UK Human Trafficking Centre must decide whether to class a person a victim of slavery within 45 days. Once a victim is in the system they can access legal advice, accommodation, protection and support.
Tamara Barnett from the Human Trafficking Foundation said a lot of survivors are sent home, or disappear 'into the ether, back into destitution'.
"We've heard from police officers who have referred people into the NRM repeatedly because each time they leave the NRM they're becoming destitute, being re-trafficked, and the police are identifying them again.
"The NRM just isn't working on that long-term scale."
Scale of the problem
Meanwhile, the Local Government Association has released figures from the National Crime Agency (NCA), showing council referrals of suspected victims have risen from 131 in 2013 to 1,306 in 2018.
It says this has increased by 66% in the last year alone, from 789 in 2017 - putting councils under financial pressure.
And it is thought the figures are not reflective of the full scale of the problem in the UK.
Helen Gordos, a tactical adviser at the NCA, said: "In 2013 an estimate was produced by the government that there were approximately 10-13,000 people held in some sort of slavery conditions."
A Home Office spokesman said the government is leading the fight with the Modern Slavery Act and Modern Slavery Strategy.
"Every year the National Referral Mechanism ensures thousands of victims and survivors of modern slavery receive specialist and tailored support, including accommodation, and mental and physical healthcare," he said.
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Citra Landmark is an affordable yet strategically located apartment complex in Jakarta. Designed for young, urban families, the complex will feature numerous amenities, including sport facilities, retail spaces, and a school. Sitting on seven hectares of pristine land, the project will be developed in 3 stages. The first stage of the project consists of four 24-story apartment towers, which have all been awarded EDGE preliminary certification.
The towers’ 1,988 units will utilize resource-efficient design features and technologies to reduce its environmental impact and lower utility costs for residents. Roof insulation, a reduced window-to-wall ratio, energy saving lighting, and low-flow plumbing fixtures will contribute to the units energy and water savings. A rainwater collection system will also be installed, which will use 75 percent of the insulated roof to collect water.
The project was developed by Ciputra Citra Trisula with Asia Green Real Estate as an investor, who has worked with IFC since 2017 to help its clients identify the most cost-effective solutions to build green. Asia Green Real Estate has dedicated green building experts who analyze the resource efficiency of each project and help develop buildings that are environmentally, economically, and socially sound. The company has already invested in more than two million square meters of sustainable floor space and has achieved EDGE certification for a number of projects, including Ecoloft Jababeka Cikarang, Samara Suites, Verde Two Terraverde Tower, Verde Two Monteverde Tower, and Guizhou Tower.
Citra Landmark has received a preliminary EDGE certificate from Green Building Council Indonesia.
Insulation of the roof and energy-saving lighting in internal spaces.
Dual-flush water closets, low-flow showerheads and faucets for kitchen sinks, and a rainwater harvesting system.
In-situ reinforced concrete for the floor and roof, autoclaved aerated concrete blocks for internal walls, and precast concrete panels for external walls.
Jl. Raya Ciracas No. 25 East Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia
Final EDGE Certification
June 1, 2020
Floor Space (m2)
Total CO2 Savings (annually)
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How to make a change?
Many of us ask this question at the end of each year. We make new year’s resolutions because we feel that we got another chance with another year. We feel to have new power and energy. Nevertheless, this question could be present all year. I hope you had a great last year, and you could spend your holidays with your family and friends. After this enchanting period of time, we have to get back to every day routine but with some new energy.
A key ingredient for any changes
Most of us make some resolutions for the new year and start January with plans and dreams. It’s great to think through what we have achieved till now and realise that the chance is here for us to do what we haven’t done yet. A lot of resolutions are about being healthier or looking prettier. Some people decide to try new hair styles or new technic, new colours or maybe another colour for every quarter year following seasons’ trends. Whatever you decided to achieve, staying healthy is one of the key ingredients to make it happen. Health is a lot more than smooth skin or shiny hair. And it takes time to build healthy habits.
Some people lost their trust in resolutions.
There’s a lot of people who don’t make new year’s resolutions any more. Not because they wouldn’t be happy about some changes but because of all those wrong experiences through the years when they still dared to dream. But nothing happened later. A few weeks, maybe months went away and they continued with old habits. It’s like being disappointed in ourselves what leads to some kind of fear. It’s like being afraid of making resolutions again because we failed to keep them so many times before. I’ve learned it’s not our fault. They have never taught us how to set goals. It’s not only about knowing what you want. It’s not only about asking from the Universe to create the path. It’s not only about having positive thoughts. Setting goals and reaching your dreams are hard work. Like it or not, it will not just happen.
Change if you are not satisfied.
You have made some new year’s resolutions or not I do encourage you to make some changes if you are not happy with your life. Not because of the new year. You can make such a decision any time of the year. I know saying is easy, changing is hard. But I do believe there are some ways to help yourself. Maybe you’ve heard the things listed below too many times but they helped me so they can work for you, too. Today is always the best day to start something new so don’t wait too much.
- Just sitting by the window with a hot chocolate while calm piano music is in the background is not just waste of time. In these moments you can forget every day rush and listen to yourself for a while. It’s essential because you cannot reach your goals if you don’t even know exactly what they are. You can set goals that will not make you happy or ones that are not likely to achieve but if you want a better life you need to find your why. There are different ways for different personal types to calm down. Find yours and you can create the chance to see your why.
Make a plan and visualize.
- Once you’ve found your reasons and your goals are clear, write them down. Not only the final goals. Make small steps like a monthly plan. It doesn’t mean you cannot do it in another way. Usually, you need to be flexible and change them several times, but these small steps will make you work for your dream constantly.
- Make that board for your dreams and imagine yourself when you already reached what you want. If you have such a board, it will not just make it more clear and concrete but will make you remember every single day.
Keep your goals and steps organized.
Just three simple steps but you can do a lot for your future by following them. It’s perfect if you write down everything in a simple exercise book but you can also choose something more professional and more organized. Some planners are more than a usual planner, with special pages for bucket list or books to read and many more. Two very popular new year’s resolutions are living more healthy and being more fit or beautiful. Doing some exercises or loosing some weight also requires planning and persistent work from you. Even if you would like to have healthier hair in the next year, you have to think your hair care habits through. If you’ve found out what you want to change, you should plan the way.
Have patience, results need time.
Instead of changing everything at a time, define one task for every 1-2 months. The picture below is just an example. It’s always up to your goals and the conditions you already have, but it shows the necessary gradualism. Making something new your habit takes time. Change just a little, get used to it and move on to the next step. Otherwise, it’s more likely to give up in the first 6 weeks. Most of us want results soon, or rather immediately but be patient and give time for yourself. Without patience you jump from one way to another. You try everything but cannot give the sufficient time for any method. Slow down, be patient and enjoy all the beauty around you as long as you get what you’re working for. If you have made new year’s resolutions, try to do it step by step. | <urn:uuid:5cbfcffa-9c21-4c21-9b76-a4c77ffb5be4> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.yourbeautyhair.co.uk/hair-care-and-new-years-resolutions/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.961225 | 1,170 | 1.640625 | 2 |
– Does The Internet Make You Dumb? Top German Neuroscientist Says Yes – And Forever (Welt, Sep 12, 2012):
BERLIN – Dr. Manfred Spitzer knows that people find his arguments provocative. In his first book, he warned parents of the very real dangers of letting their children spend too much time in front of the TV. Now, in a second book called Digitale Demenz [Digital Dementia], he’s telling them that teaching young kids finger-counting games is much better for them than letting them explore on a laptop.
Spitzer, 54, may be a member of the slide-rule generation that learned multiplication tables by heart, but his work as a neuropsychiatrist has shown him that when young children spend too much time using a computer, their brain development suffers and that the deficits are irreversible and cannot be made up for later in life.
South Korean doctors were the first to describe this phenomenon, and dubbed it digital dementia – whence the title of Spitzer’s book. Simplistically, the message can be summed up this way: the Internet makes you dumb. And it is of course a message that outrages all those who feel utterly comfortable in the digital world. In the aftermath of the publication of Spitzer’s book, they have lost no time venting their wrath across Germany.
And yet Spitzer has accumulated a wealth of scientific information that gives his thesis solid underpinnings, and the studies and data he draws on offer more than enough room for consternation.
Everything leaves traces in the brain
According to his study, many young people today use more than one medium at a time: they place calls while playing computer games or writing e-mails. That means that some of them are packing 8.5 hours of media use per day into 6.5 hours. Multitasking like this comes at the cost of concentration – experiments by American researchers have established this. And to Spitzer, those results mean just one thing: “Multitasking is not something we should be encouraging in future generations.”
Because everything a person does leaves traces in the brain. When development is optimum, memory links are formed and built on during the first months and years of life, and the structure adds up to a kind of basic foundation for everything else we learn. Scientists call this ability of the brain to adjust to new challenges “neuroplasticity.” It is one of the reasons for the evolutionary success of the human species. Spitzer also sees it as a source of present danger.
When drivers depend exclusively on their navigation technology, they do not develop the ability to orient themselves, although of course the brain offers them the possibility of learning how to do so. The same applies to children who use electronic styluses on a SMART board instead of learning how to write — the brain is kept in check. And because computers take over many classrooms and other functions that are actually good practice for kids, “it inevitably has a negative effect on learning,” Spitzer argues.
Digital media should be banned from classrooms
Stating that there have so far been no independent studies “that unequivocally establish that computers and screens in the classroom makes learning any more effective,” Spitzer goes so far as to recommend that digital media be banned from the classroom. Even more drastically, he writes: “In reality, using digital media in kindergarten or primary school is actually a way of getting children addicted.” Strong stuff for the generations who take computers and the Internet for granted, using them as a source of information and a space to communicate via social networks — and who enjoy doing so. The Internet has become the fourth cultural technology, alongside reading, writing and arithmetic.
Spitzer quotes Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746-1827), who wrote that the process of learning involves the heart along with the brain and the hands. He believes it would be better if kids learned finger games to help them deal with numbers, instead of relying on computers. In a country like Germany, whose major resource is smart people and innovative ideas, maybe we should be taking Spitzer’s warnings more seriously. | <urn:uuid:178f5807-dd0f-4917-b953-278141e817a9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://infiniteunknown.net/2012/09/24/top-german-neuroscientist-brain-development-of-young-children-spending-too-much-time-using-a-computer-suffers-deficits-are-irreversible-and-cannot-be-made-up-for-later-in-life/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.953208 | 872 | 2.546875 | 3 |
In December 2011, the U.S. National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) advised that two research teams that had genetically altered the H5N1 virus to be easily transmissible among ferrets redact some of the research details before publishing in the journals Science and Nature. The board’s primary concern was that the altered virus could possibly be used as a bioweapon. Scientists in January voluntarily suspended bird flu research for 60 days, and the WHO is expected to hold a summit later this month to discuss the issue. The following are summaries of two opinion pieces on the topic.
National Security and Bioterrorism
“Details of a genetically altered strain of the deadly avian flu virus are ‘a grave concern’ to public safety and should be kept under wraps,” the 23-member National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity declared Tuesday “[i]n a letter released by the journals Science (.pdf) and Nature,” CNN reports (1/31). “The board explains that its main concern was that publishing the experiments in detail could help someone to develop viruses for harmful purposes,” BBC News writes, adding, “But it acknowledges the work holds ‘clear benefits’ in alerting humanity to the potential H5N1 threat, and that it could lead to greater preparation and potential development of novel strategies for disease control” (Walsh, 1/31).
In this post on her blog, “The Garrett Update,” Laurie Garrett, senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), examines the potential implications of a fake hepatitis vaccine campaign carried out by the CIA in Pakistan last year in an attempt to gather DNA from Osama bin Laden’s family. She writes that “the fake vaccine effort has now put at least 300,000 children in Afghanistan and Pakistan in danger of contracting polio, led multiple imams and Taliban leaders to declare vaccines are CIA plots, and [on Tuesday] prompted what appears to have been an assassination attempt against a World Health Organization immunization convoy, leaving two individuals alive, but shot” (7/17).
In order to “fill food gaps in the 70 most food deficient countries, … the U.S., through the Food for Peace program and other food aid programs, provides approximately two million tons of American-grown food donations to 50 million starving people every year,” James Henry, chair of USA Maritime, writes in an opinion piece in The Hill’s “Congress Blog.” He continues, “This food, delivered on ships proudly flying the U.S. flag in bags stamped ‘From the American People,’ provides a tangible symbol of our generosity that helps generate goodwill toward our nation,” and “we all should agree that our willingness to help others in need is one of our country’s proudest achievements.” Henry writes that though food aid programs account for less than one half of one percent of the federal budget and “impact the lives of millions of hungry people around the world every year,” they “are in jeopardy as some policymakers are considering eliminating funding for international food aid.”
A Financial Times analysis examines how the international community is working “to ensure scientific work can proceed without falling prey to accidental leaks or malevolent intent,” following controversy surrounding two studies on the H5N1 bird flu virus. The article states that “while much discussion has focused on the ‘virtual’ leakage of such studies through the very fact of publication, allowing the unscrupulous to read and replicate the work, another important risk has received far less attention: the accidental ‘physical’ leakage from the growing number of laboratories enÂgaged in such work around the world.” The article describes several accidental leaks and how governments and international bodies are working to balance risk and regulation (Jack, 4/10).
Alex Thier, assistant to the administrator and director in the USAID Office of Afghanistan and Pakistan Affairs, writes about the agency’s new report, titled “USAID in Afghanistan: Partnership, Progress, Perseverance,” in this IMPACTblog post. “Afghanistan’s literacy, life expectancy, infant mortality statistics, as well as access to communications, electricity, and paved roads, were dismal” in 2002, but a decade later, “Afghanistan has shown incredible gains in health care, education, and economic growth,” Thier writes. The report “outlines these impacts in a transparent and frank accounting of the roughly $12 billion in civilian assistance that USAID has implemented in Afghanistan to date,” he notes. “But these gains are fragile,” he writes, adding, “We must cement the gains from this incredible investment, and make them sustainable” (4/4).
“This week, a Senate panel is investigating biological security in the wake of” controversial “potentially dangerous research” on H5N1 avian influenza, “with good reason,” Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) writes in a Washington Times opinion piece. He says “the U.S. government should not have been caught by surprise” by the two research papers describing how genetic mutations to the virus could make it transmissible between ferrets, because the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) “was created in 2004 and charged with the specific responsibility of reviewing this type of research and offering guidance to all federal agencies that conduct biological research.” Sensenbrenner says the NSABB’s initial recommendation against publishing the studies and its subsequent reversal of that decision has left him with “suspicions that the U.S. government is woefully unprepared for dealing with dual use research of concern — research that, while conducted for a legitimate scientific purpose, could be dangerous if misused.”
NSABB Calls For Global Guidelines For Conducting, Communicating Research Involving Dangerous Pathogens
NewScientist reports on the U.S. National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity’s (NSABB) recommendation that revised versions of two controversial studies on H5N1 avian flu be published in scientific journals, reversing its previous recommendation that the studies only be published if certain details were withheld. According to the news service, dissent among the board members over the issue has prompted the committee to “propos[e] talks to draft global guidelines for doing and communicating work involving dangerous pathogens.”
“The Dutch government has agreed to grant an export license to allow Ron Fouchier, a virologist at the Erasmus Medical University in Rotterdam, to publish his work on H5N1 avian influenza in Science,” Nature’s “News Blog” reports (Owens, 4/27). “Fouchier had to get permission first from the Dutch Department of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation — in line with E.U. regulations — because a risk existed that the H5N1 virus, as well as its research, ‘could be used for the wrong purposes,’ the Dutch department said in a statement,” according to Agence France-Presse (4/28).
Following the conclusion of a two-day meeting at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) this week — meant “to gather feedback from flu researchers, others in the science community, and the public on its draft framework for funding H5N1 gain-of-function studies and to continue an international dialogue on issues related to benefits and risks of the research” — “experts anticipated that a voluntary moratorium on work with lab-modified strains that have increased transmissibility might end soon,” CIDRAP News reports (Schnirring, 12/18). “That’s because officials at the National Institutes of Health say they will be moving swiftly to finalize a new process for deciding whether or not to fund proposed experiments that could potentially create more dangerous forms of the bird flu virus H5N1,” NPR’s “Shots” blog notes. | <urn:uuid:b39b704d-5558-43c4-a6ee-eb16c4abb27a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.kff.org/daily-news-tags/national-security/?orderby=relevance&paged=3 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.943187 | 1,719 | 2.40625 | 2 |
Modern Competition Law has constructed its structures on the basis of the paradigm of price competition in the market. This approach has largely neglected the important role that competition plays in the creation of innovation, even when the proper Article 101 (1) b) TFEU particularly prohibits as incompatible with the internal market those agreements and abusive practices that limit or control technical development. Thus one of the main goals of this project is to analyse anticompetitive practices that may have an impact on the launch of innovations.
This reasoning acquires special relevance considering the special characteristics of the main innovation markets nowadays (bio- and nano-engineering, ICT, pharmaceutics…) in which economic success has more to do with research and development and the ownership of IP rights than with the offering of products at the lowest price. The dynamic character of these businesses makes it also necessary to rethink the relationship between Competition and IP regulations. In these markets, beside price competition, innovation is a very important competition parameter. They are based in a first-winner model. Those competitors who achieve first the innovation, are granted the IP rights that confer them the exclusive legal position in the market of this brand new product, removing –at least temporally- competition from other undertakings. These “winners” may achieve a market dominance on the base of the IP granted and the specific market conditions. In this landscape, undertakings –and mainly these in a dominant position- may engage in anticompetitive behaviour or celebrate agreements, creating barriers to entry and eliminating actual or potential competition in that market.
IP rights are not ends in themselves, but instruments to enhance innovation. By allowing their holders to get a reward for their investment in R&D, patents do serve as an incentive to competition based on innovation. Yet, an IP system granting broad exclusive exploitation rights and that is devoid of any kind of competitive modulation may generate important social costs that cannot be easily subsumed. An over-protectionist IPRs system leads to several risks and social costs, and it confers the IP owners an important legal monopoly on the inventions that can be used to build up important barriers to enter in a determinate sector of innovation, discouraging R&D and innovation in that field. IP exclusive exploitation rights are justified by the need of granting a return of the investment made for the creation of the innovation.
In this context, the project focuses on the analysis of three general environments:
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An ankle sprain isn’t a break, but it sure can feel like it. If you sprain your ankle, it’s important to stay off it, and then get help from the experts at North Texas Orthopaedic & Spine so you can recover as fast as possible. Use the online scheduling tool anytime or call the office nearest you to make your appointment for ankle sprain help today. North Texas Orthopaedic & Spine serves patients in Fort Worth, Duncanville, Allen, and the Dallas communities of South Hampton.
An ankle sprain is an injury that happens when you put too much force on your ankle or move your ankle in an unnatural way. Most ankle sprains happen in accidents or during sports.
With unusual pressure or motion on your ankle, your ligaments get stretched too far, and that causes partial or even total tears. There are three grades of ankle sprains.
If you have any of these symptoms, don't push yourself. Get off your ankle as soon as possible.
Sometimes, mild ankle sprains don't require treatment. A day or two of rest, ice, and elevation may be enough to restore you to 100% wellness. But, if your ankle is severely swollen, bruised, and you can't put any weight on it, you need to see your North Texas Orthopaedic & Spine doctor right away.
Your treatment depends on the severity of the sprain and the effect it's having on your life. The team of doctors at North Texas Orthopaedic & Spine personalizes treatments. Your doctor may prescribe immobilization using wraps, compression bandages, or a walking cast. This can prevent you from further damaging the ligaments and allow them time to heal.
If you're having pain that's not relieved with over-the-counter medication, your doctor may prescribe a stronger anti-inflammatory or pain reliever drug for short term use. Ice application at home can also be quite helpful in reducing swelling and pain.
It's rare to need surgical correction for an ankle sprain, but in some cases, a torn ligament doesn't heal properly on its own. Your North Texas Orthopaedic & Spine doctor will monitor your healing and can perform a surgical repair if you need it in the future.
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Mechanical engineering ingenuity found solutions for even more problematic crops—the worst of which was probably cotton. In the long history of cotton's cultivation, no one had come up with a better way to harvest this scraggly tenacious plant than the labor-intensive process of plucking it by hand. The cotton gin, invented in 1794 by Eli Whitney, mechanized the post-harvest process of extracting the cotton fibers from the seedpod, or boll, but no really successful efforts at mechanizing the picking of cotton occurred until the 1930s. In that decade, brothers John and Mack Rust of Texas demonstrated several different versions of a spindle picker, a device consisting of moistened rotating spindles that grabbed the cotton fibers from open bolls, leaving the rest of the plant intact; the fibers were then blown into hoppers. Spindle pickers produced cotton that was as clean as or cleaner than handpicked cotton; soon they replaced earlier stripper pickers, which stripped opened and unopened bolls alike, leaving a lot of trash in with the fibers. The Rust brothers' designs had one shortcoming: They couldn't be mass produced on an assembly line. Thus credit goes to International Harvester for developing the first commercially viable spindle picker in 1943, known affectionately as Old Red.
Whatever their nature, one thing all crops need is water, and here again the effect of mechanization has been profound. At the beginning of the 20th century, only about 16 million acres of land in the United States were irrigated, typically by intricate networks of gated channels that fed water down crop rows. Most farmers still depended almost exclusively on rain falling directly on their fields. Then in the 1940s a tenant farmer and sometime inventor from eastern Colorado named Frank Zybach devised something better—a system that consists of sprinklers attached to a pipe that runs from a hub out to a motorized tower on wheels. As the tower moves, the sprinkler pipe rotates around the hub, irrigating the field in a grand circular sweep. Now known as center pivot irrigation, Zybach's system was patented in 1952 as the Self-Propelled Sprinkling Irrigating Apparatus. Along with other mechanized systems, it has almost quadrupled irrigated acreage in the United States and has also been used to apply both fertilizers and pesticides.
Mechanization has come to the aid of another critical aspect of agriculture—namely, soil conservation. An approach known as conservation tillage has greatly reduced, or even eliminated, traditional plowing, which can cause soil erosion and loss of nutrients and precious moisture. Conservation tillage includes the use of sweep plows, which undercut wheat stubble but leave it in place above ground to help restrict soil erosion by wind and to conserve moisture. The till plant system is another conservation-oriented approach. Corn stalks are left in place to reduce erosion and loss of moisture, and at planting time the next year the row is opened up, the seeds are planted, and the stalks are turned over beside the row, to be covered up by cultivation. This helps conserve farmland by feeding nutrients back into the soil.
As the century unfolded, everything about farming was changing—not the least its fundamental demographics. In 1900 farmers made up 38 percent of the U.S. labor force; by the end of the century they represented less than 3 percent. With machines doing most of the work, millions of farmers and farm laborers had to look elsewhere for a living—a displacement that helped fuel booms in the manufacturing and service industries, especially after World War II. It also fueled a dramatic shift in the entire culture, as metropolitan and suburban America began to replace the rural way of life. Although some may lament the passing of the agrarian way of life, in much of the developing world these transformations represent hope. The many ways in which agriculture has been changed by engineering—from new methods for land and resource management to more efficient planting and harvesting to the development of better crop varieties—offer the potential solution to the endemic problems of food shortage and economic stagnation. | <urn:uuid:c4032a05-9c11-4be0-9a66-4e70cc37a1d9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://greatachievements.org/?id=3821 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573876.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820012448-20220820042448-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.965542 | 838 | 3.9375 | 4 |
Now that we are in the 21st century, most companies need to have some form of connectivity or another in order to have their business running well. In another word, network management can be the life line of these companies. Can you imagine Yahoo, Google, and eBay going down for a few minutes? Millions of dollars could be lost during those few minutes. As such, the importance of network management in this type of companies cannot be underestimated.In order to understand this better, we have to look at the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) which looks at security management, fault management, configuration management, accounting management and performance management.Security ManagementSecurity Management looks at alerting the personnel when resources are accessed. An example would be emailing or calling the network personnel that a resource is down and needed his attention or sending messages when certain files is accessed.Fault ManagementFault Management is to log, find, and alert the network personnel of problems that will effect the systems operations.Configuration ManagementConfiguration Management is to identify effects on network’s operation after tracking the software plus the hardware on the network.Accounting ManagementThis is to watch and determine the usage of information or resources for billing purposes. A typical company such as a mobile company or internet service provider would need these features in their business operations to bill their customer.Performance ManagementMonitoring, assessing, and adjusting the available bandwidth and network resource usage are tasks that are performed by network personnel as part of performance management system. This is to make the network run more efficiently.In order to have a good system, the 6 pillars of network management need to be implemented by the network personnel in their companies.
Just like any other things in this world that is in constant change, health programs and exercises are not an exception either. Recent trends in 2010 with regards to health and fitness is definitely a worldwide craze. This is because of the different programs available that can fit every possible condition and offer you to have a healthy lifestyle and gorgeous body. Weight training programs and fun exercises that can help you have healthier you while having fun doing it. You sure have at least one option with all these available programs.One of the greatest concerns of every human being is to have a gorgeous looking body especially with all the skinny and well-toned celebrity bodies that we see everyday in our televisions. There are some who would even resort to surgeries and diet pills that can give adverse effects on their body just to have the body that they have dreamed of for years. Some have enrolled to different exercise programs like Cardio and Yoga workouts to give them endurance and peace of mind. There are those that take their chances on these exercises because they are endorsed by celebrities who claimed that they got fit with the exercise even if they did not used the program but just paid to endorse it. That is show business for crying out loud. If you are really serious to have a sexy and fit body, try to read through with some of the newest exercise craze in 2010.• Pole Fitness – This is a sexy exercise, no doubt about that. This has even gained a negative feedback before but it now has become one of the most popular exercises in the world. Events and competitions are happening all over the world to promote the program. This can make your abs, arms, thighs, back and the most important part to develop in all other exercise is your core.You must take note that in doing the pole dance, you should not apply lotion or powder in your legs for it will make you slide down the pole. This exercise has the basics of ballet and jazz and with some acrobatic and gymnastic moves. To someone who is really determined to have a well proportioned body, all of these movements and techniques will be learned and mastered in time.• Hot Yoga – This is a widely known program because it can give you real peace of mind and good balance not to forget of course a healthy and toned body. This exercise has gotten into a new level where pro trainers have decided to make a combination of sauna with yoga. This is now the hot yoga. This is incorporating heat in the exercise. It is either to clothe the trainee with layers of clothing or by making the room hot by turning on the heater. This intensifies the moves and makes the body sweat more which more calories burned. This is training and detoxification in one. Your body will be free of toxins if the same exercise is done 2 times a week.• Pilates – This has gained the world’s spotless program ever discovered. It does not only make you fit but makes your mind functioning great as well. This program involves different complex actions that will boost your metabolic process, firm your muscles and add curves to your body.This is a total body workout that has great effect on your total well-being. It does not target one area alone but every area of your body most especially the core. This involves proper breathing technique and exercises that improve your balance and increase your resistance to rigorous daily activities without feeling tired.• Zumba – Dancing is one of the traditional ways of getting rid of extra fats in the body. This is exciting and fun to do. Who would not want fun? People who love and have passion in dancing especially with Latin music would probably love this kind of exercise. Traditional dances like salsa, cha-cha and meringue are combined to make this Zumba.There is a professional choreographer to start with the moves for you to follow. This is a rigorous training but will definitely speed up your metabolism thus, shed off more calories faster. This program will help you to have a good posture and balance.• Kettlebells – This is a newly introduced trend in the exercise genre. How do you want to see yourself carrying a large iron bowl? Well, for good health’s sake, I would say, that doesn’t matter. The principle is just like using weights but with this kettlebells, it is easy to grip and move with it.This will develop and firms your muscles. This will develop your arms, abs, thighs and even your back. Just by following the instructions, you will reduce the risk of accidents and you would probably lose pounds and have a fit body with proportioned contours on your body. Consult your doctors first and choose the weight that suits you. | <urn:uuid:be787947-a1ea-4d69-9e49-2e6e42994d3a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://stocktradingformulas.info/page/3/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572908.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817122626-20220817152626-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.965164 | 1,284 | 2.171875 | 2 |
- Speak to others: Whilst not everyone has to know everything about your diagnosis, talking to people at work and home can help you to get practical and emotional support.
- Write things down: Use a diary to keep track of your work schedule, appointments, and any flexitime. Also, write a detailed list of your normal work duties to help you to delegate tasks and manage your time off.
- Listen to your body: Cancer treatment can cause pain, nausea, and tiredness. Make sure you listen to what your body is telling you and take the time to rest when you need to, even if this means changing your work schedule or altering your duties.
Whether you continue to work during your cancer treatment will likely depend on the type of work you do, your overall health, the kind of treatment you are receiving and the stage of your cancer. However, many people undergoing cancer treatment want to continue working for a sense of normalcy.
That being said, juggling appointments, work and your home life can be stressful and you might be wondering how best to approach the situation. Here at Perci Health we understand how individual this experience is. We have put together some general tips for how you might best manage cancer at work.
Talk to your manager
You don’t have to tell your employer that you have cancer. But, talking to your manager or someone in the HR department can help you get the flexibility and support you need to balance treatment and work.
You can also speak to your employer about what employment rights you have and which of their company policies cover employees with cancer, so you know what you are entitled to.
Discuss what time you think you may need off and any adjustments you might need to make to create a plan of action that works for you and your employer. As you undergo treatment, keep communication open with your employer and let them know if your appointment schedule changes or if you need further alterations made at work.
Tell your co-workers
How open you choose to be with your co-workers about your diagnosis is a personal choice and you may not even want to tell everyone that you work with. You may just wish to start with those you are closest to or those that are part of your immediate work team.
Not all of your co-workers will react the same way and some may have questions, but they can also provide invaluable practical and emotional support. For example, they may be able to take on some of your usual tasks while you have time off or adjust their roles to allow you to have fewer physical duties while you go through treatment.
Colleagues can also be great for keeping things ‘normal’ by chatting and joking with you as they usually would.
Explore flexible working options
Whilst not possible for all types of work, you might be able to organise flexible working with your employer. This might mean you can work from home on days when you aren’t up to going in or that you can leave early to attend an appointment and make up the time later.
There may also be periods where you are unable to work due to side effects or ongoing treatment requirements. By having a flexible working arrangement in place, you can take time off to rest or recover without worrying about work.
If you have been off for some time and are returning to work after cancer, a phased or flexible return might also be beneficial to give you time to acclimatise to work again.
Take short breaks
There may be times at work when you feel tired, are uncomfortable or need to take medication. Pay attention to how your body feels and try not to push yourself too much. Ask your employer about what options are available for extended or additional breaks during your working day.
If you live close to your workplace, they may let you have a longer lunch so you can go home for a lie down for example. Or, if you have a job where you are on your feet most of the time, they might let you step away whenever you need to sit down for a moment.
Practice good hygiene techniques
Some cancer treatments can suppress your immune system, making you more susceptible to the coughs and colds which are often prevalent in the workplace. Therefore, it’s a good idea to practice good hygiene techniques when at work.
Wash your hands regularly and ensure that any shared items such as stationary or kitchen cutlery are cleaned thoroughly before use. Also, try to keep away from any colleagues or visitors who are displaying signs of illness.
Note things down
Continuing to work while undergoing cancer treatment can mean many things to deal with such as medical appointments, scheduling time off, recovery periods and work tasks. It can be helpful to use a diary or digital planner to keep a record of everything. If you wanted to, you could even create something you can share with your manager so they are well-informed of when you will be absent or when you might need additional help when at work.
It can also be beneficial to make a list of all your usual duties so that you can more accurately determine which tasks you can manage when at work or which tasks your employer will need to delegate to others when you are off.
Accept help at home
Cancer treatments can make you fatigued and if you are working as well, it’s understandable if you struggle to also manage household tasks on top of everything else. Whether you are newly diagnosed, undergoing chemotherapy or finishing treatment, don’t be afraid to reach out and ask for practical support from family and friends. They might be able to help with cooking, cleaning, and errands so that you have more free time to focus on your wellbeing and get much needed rest.
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Moderation: Thomas DiesnerEintritt: 10/5€ The workshop will start from Deleuze’e and Guattari’s geophilosophy tracing connections between philosophical ‘images of thought’ and their milieu in
Moderation: Thomas Diesner
The workshop will start from Deleuze’e and Guattari’s geophilosophy tracing connections between philosophical ‘images of thought’ and their milieu in the conceptual as well as geographical sense. Modern philosophical thought is considered in its opposition to antiquity and in its internal split between German Idealism and its twentieth century French critique, or ‘the adventure of French philosophy’ (A. Badiou), without much space left for the proliferation of other thinking orientations and ‘geophilosophies’. Psychoanalysis has followed more specific historical and geographical ‘lines of flight’. Curiously enough, Lacan was first introduced to the Anglo-Saxon world through the ‘psychoanalysis and feminism’ paradigm (J. Mitchell and J. Rose), while in philosophy one of its main territories seems to be that of the Ljubljana Lacanian School promoted by Slavoj Žižek and others. Žižek’s starting point was German critical theory replaced by his ‘turn to structuralism’, but without any feminist insight at all – not even after meeting the Pussy Riot Group this June in Ljubljana. How come? Why precisely this development and not any other? Why is there more interest in Hegel and Christianity than for a feminist re-reading of Lacan? Why Žižek in Slovenia and not in Croatia or Italy? And where does the ‘critical psychoanalysis’ point of view come into the picture?
Badiou, Alain (2013). Preface. The Adventure of French Philosophy. London: Verso. pp.li-lxiii.
Badiou, Alain & Nancy, Jean-Luc (2017). Deutsche Philosophie: ein Dialog. Berlin: Matthes & Seitz Berlin Verlag.
Deleuze, Gilles, and Guattari, Félix (1996). What is Philosophy? New York: Columbia University Press. Lacan, Jacques (1989). The Freudian Thing, or the Meaning of the Return to Freud in Psychoanalysis.
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Lacan, Jacques (1989). The Agency of the Letter in the Unconscious or Reason Since Freud. Écrits. A selection. London and New York: Routledge. pp. 111-137.
Saïd, Edward (2003). Freud and the Non-European. London: Verso.
The workshop will be held in English as a face-to-face event.
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|Though the Ebola crisis is seemingly over, many are still concerned about the dangers posed by the virus, as there’s no definitive answer as to just how long the virus can live outside the body, which may cause problems regarding the liquid medical waste from Ebola patients.
The world’s top health agencies have strict protocols on the disposal of Ebola patients’ solid waste, and have also provided guidance on Ebola patients’ liquid medical waste.
“The World Health Organization first issued a statement that it was appropriate to dispose of liquid waste from Ebola patients directly in sanitary sewers or pit latrine without any other treatment,” explained Kyle Bibby, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. “And then the Centers for Disease Control in the U.S. followed that guidance and continues to follow that guidance.”
However, many began to question whether these guidelines were adequate, after several people in the U.S. contracted Ebola.
“There was lots of concern from sewage workers about going down into sewers,” explained Bibby. “So the Centers for Disease Control stated that Ebola survives on the order of minutes in water and is almost instantly or very, very rapidly inactivated. And when we looked to the literature we didn’t find any evidence of that.”
Which isn’t to say that the CDC was wrong, just that there’s an apparent lack of evidence backing this particular claim up.
“In the US, the protocol recommended by the CDC was that any patient liquids that were potentially contaminated could be disposed of in the sanitary sewer. What some hospitals did was added bleach to the liquid waste before disposing of it, which would help inactivate the virus,” says Joe Delloiacovo, Executive Vice President for Medassure Services. “Adding bleach to the waste will certainly alleviate any concerns regarding whether or not the virus is still active.”
Ebola is an enveloped virus, which means that it has a membrane or wrapping that actually comes from an infected cell. Enveloped viruses don’t do well when exposed to liquids, which is likely why the CDC provided that particular piece of guidance.
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The word gom (곰) means “bear” in Korean, and as such the icon of GOM Player looks like a bear’s paw.
The prehistoric Finns, Siberian peoples and more recently Koreans considered the bear as the spirit of their forefathers. In many Native American cultures, the bear is a symbol of rebirth because of its hibernation and re-emergence.
Basically, the word 당신 (dangshin) means “you” in Korean. … In Korean, as with Japanese, we don’t use “you” so often because it sounds really strong. Instead, people usually use the person’s name, followed by an honorific suffix, such as 씨 (ssi), to refer to someone they are speaking to in a conversation.
Since the 1990s, South Korea has cracked down on the bear part trade, but the remaining population of around 380 captive bears still substantially outnumbers those in the wild (around 70 in 2021). These farm bears might have seemed the ideal animals to rebuild a wild population.
곰 (gom, “bear”)
The Ainu people, who live on select islands in the Japanese archipelago, call the bear “kamuy” in their language, which translates to mean “god”. While many other animals are considered to be gods in the Ainu culture, the bear is the head of the gods.
While the word 여보 (yeobo) only means ‘honey’, the word 자기 (jagi) can mean ‘honey’, but it can also mean ‘self’, ‘myself’, or ‘oneself’. For example, you might hear the phrase 자기 소개 (jagi sogae). This phrase means ‘self-introduction’, not ‘introduce your honey’.
Hebrew Baby Names Meaning:
In Hebrew Baby Names the meaning of the name Chagiya is: Festival.
Moon bears are the most exploited bear species on the planet, listed as Appendix 1 “most endangered” by CITES and have become effectively extinct in many countries, including Vietnam.
The word ‘girlfriend’ is quite simple to learn. It is made up of two words: the word 여자 (yeoja), which means ‘woman’; and the word 친구 (chingu), which means ‘friend’.
Artio (Dea Artio in the Gallo-Roman religion) is a Celtic bear goddess. Evidence of her worship has notably been found at Bern in Switzerland. Her name is derived from the Gaulish word for ‘bear’, artos.
How the bear became the symbol of Russia – Russia Beyond.
Black bear symbolism is about having patience, confidence, and knowing who you are and what you want. The black bear spirit animal that works through this totem is a powerful and dominant being with maternal instincts.
Soju has a clean, neutral taste. People often say that the taste reminds them of vodka, but most commercial soju sold today has a sweeter and less aggressive flavor than vodka. There is typically an astringency to the flavor, so you may notice a bitterness underneath the soju’s subtle sweetness.
It’s not breaking any laws, so what’s in the cocktails? Soju, a Korean variation on vodka traditionally made from rice but more commonly from sweet potatoes these days. With 24% alcohol, soju is stronger than beer (4% to 5%) or wine (about 13%) but packs a weaker punch than virtually all vodkas, which are 40% alcohol.
Namjachingu – “Boyfriend” To call someone your boyfriend, you can use namjachingu. Similar to the previous example, this term of endearment comprises two Korean words: namja (“man”) and chingu (“friend”).Jun 3, 2021
Those are Korean words meaning uncle and aunty. It’s generally used to refer to someone much older than oneself.
The school year in South Korea typically runs from March to February. The year is divided into two semesters (March to July and September to February). School days are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., but many stay later into the evening. In addition, students help clean up their classroom before leaving.
imnida 입니다 = “it is” (declarative) is a statement and would normally be used when answering questions or stating a fact.
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Environmental risk is the probability and consequence of an unwanted accident. Because of deficiencies in waste management, waste transport, and waste treatment and disposal, several pollutants are released into the environment, which cause serious threats to human health along their way.
What are some environmental risks?
Environmental risks to health include pollution, radiation, noise, land use patterns, or climate change.
What do you mean by environmental risk assessment?
Environmental Risk Assessment is a process for estimating the likelihood or probability of an adverse outcome or event due to pressures or changes in environmental conditions resulting from human activities.
What is meant by environmental risk management?
DEFINITION. Environmental and Social Risk Management (ESRM) can be defined as the conscious and coordinated effort in appraising the potential and/or existing impact of various productive activities on their environment and people.
What is environmental risk in business?
Business Environmental Risk is defined by ASTM as “a risk that can have a material environmental or environmentally-driven impact on the business associated with the current or planned use of commercial real estate, not necessarily related to those environmental issues required to be investigated in this practice.
Why is environmental risk important?
An environmental risk assessment allows you to assess the likelihood of your business causing harm to the environment. This includes describing potential hazards and impacts before taking precautions to reduce the risks.
What are the 5 environmental factors?
Environmental factors include temperature, food, pollutants, population density, sound, light, and parasites.
How is environmental risk determined?
To characterize risks, the assessor predicts the probability, nature, and magnitude of the adverse effects that might occur. Risk assessments should be based on a very strong knowledge base. Reliable and complete data on the nature and extent of contamination or occurrence of other stressor would be ideal.
How do you manage environmental risk?
Manage your environmental risk
- better identify, assess and control risks that could impact air, land, water and groundwater, as well as harm caused by noise.
- prevent harm to human health and the environment.
- comply with your environmental duties and obligations.
- meet community expectations.
How can environmental risk be mitigated?
Measuring and Reducing Your Environmental Impact
- Use energy more efficiently. Producing electricity and natural gas and delivering it to your door generates greenhouse gas emissions. …
- Install renewables. …
- Conserve water. …
- Reduce, reuse, recycle. …
- Travel less. …
- Consider near sourcing. …
- Ship goods more efficiently.
Why is environmental risk important in business?
Environmental and social risk management benefits a financial institution by improving overall risk management, identifying new environmental business opportunities, and adding value to clients and investees, thus gaining a competitive advantage.
What are environmental risks in construction?
A number of potential environmental risks may be associated with construction activities including site preparation; demolition of existing infrastructure; plant and equipment operation; earthworks; piling; drainage; stockpiling; landscaping; and waste transport, storage and disposal.
What are the 3 types of risks?
Risk and Types of Risks:
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Benjamin Brown, who grew up on a Mormon polygamist compound, has shared the conspiracy theories he grew up being taught.
Kicking things off with his 'favourite' conspiracy, Brown tells fans of one theory he grew up 'believing was literally true'.
This conspiracy, Brown notes, was recounted from Latter-day Saints prophet Spencer Kimball in the 1970s.
According to Brown, Kimball retold of an earlier story about David Patten, from the 1800s, who was considered an apostle by the LDS church.
The story details how Patten was riding on a mule when he came across 'a strange personage'.
This figure was said to be really tall, 'naked' but also 'covered in hair'. We know what you're thinking: Bigfoot?
Well, just wait until the end of the story.
Patten states that this 'strange' figure he saw was actually Cain, from the Cain and Abel story.
And, according to Patten, after killing his brother, Cain was 'cursed' and couldn't die, so he wandered the Earth aimlessly until he took up a mission 'to destroy the souls of men'.
Some people enjoy gardening, but OK.
Patten, learning of this and being a good LDS apostle, naturally rebuked the mysterious man in the name of Jesus Christ and sent him on his way.
However, according to Brown, Cain turning up to random LDS apostles wasn't the wild conspiracy here, apparently that's just 'Mormon folklore'.
The wild part is yet to come and if you guessed Bigfoot from the description earlier, you weren't far off what Brown was taught.
"Let's think about this guys, big dude, hairy, walking around in the middle of nowhere? Cain is Bigfoot," Brown reveals.
The theories don't stop there though, in another video Brown recounts a 'tale of two governments'.
This conspiracy, which Brown says was adopted by his family, tells of how the founding fathers' government in America was secretly replaced 200 years ago by an identical copy.
Brown was taught that under this copycat government, citizens have actually been under martial law.
Don't worry though because, according to the conspiracy, the real government lay in wait to take over once again.
Fine, but how do you tell the difference between the two identical governments, I hear you ask? According to Brown, the actual US government will use a lowercase 'u' for United States.
Yep, so anytime you see the capital 'U', according to the conspiracy, that's the fake one.
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by Monique Hawkins
It has been over 200 years since the music box was invented in 1796. There were many influences, which impacted its development. It wasn't until 1815 that the music box industry finally became organized on a company basis. Manufacturing practices and techniques made it possible to start producing them in 1840. However, only special designs with two or more combs or with mandolin combs were made. It wasn't until 1860 that manufacturers began to think about mass production.
Initially, the qualities of manufactured music boxes were quite good. However, due to an increase in the rate of production, factories' technology was unable to keep up and therefore the quality of music boxes was lowered.
In 1890, the disc machines that were made challenged the cylinder music box. Disc boxes became popular and were manufactured rapidly. Large quantities were produced over a period of 25 years until 1914 when World War I began. Due to the great need for accurate reproduction during the war (which greatly helped the on-going development of the phonograph), and the great capabilities of the gramophone, the need for forms of mechanical music decreased.
The years between World War I and World War II were one of great technological development as well as political and societal uncertainty. While a great number of Victorian music boxes were bought by the British, by 1920 music boxes became "old hat'. People began to spend their money on things such as motorcars. However, the end of the music box industry wasn't totally over. A modern industry would soon begin as evidenced by towns such as St Croix and L'Auberson in Switzerland. David Tallis in "Music Boxes: A Guide for Collectors" says that: "Also manufacturing in St Croix we have Breitler S.A. founded in 1929, Les Fils de John Jaccard founded in 1862 by Jules Jaccard, and finally Regue S.A. who are on of the most important modern manufacturers."
Today, there are over nine registered companies who make, repair, and market musical boxes in these two towns. There are also many other companies all over the world who do this work as well.
In modern times, Japan also has its place in the music box industry. This country now produces musical boxes and musical movements, which competes against the Swiss companies. Some of the main manufacturers are the Tokyo Pigeon Orugoru Company, Tokyo Seiki Orgel and the Sanyko Sieki Company.
Today, it is not difficult for music box and antique collectors to find high quality music boxes with great movements.
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Great Books to Read before your Botswana Safari
Here is a selection of books that will give you a taste of Botswana in various forms; personal experiences from residents, researchers and guides who have all spent time in this semi-desert country.
Whatever You Do, Don’t Run [Peter Allison]
Cry of the Kalahari [Mark & Delia Owens]
Twenty Chickens for a Saddle [Robyn Scott]
The Lost World of the Kalahari - Laurens Van der Post
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency [novels] Alexander McCall Smith
Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Stories and Reflections by Not-So-Rugged Rangers by David Hood, James Hendry, Chris Roche, Megan Emmett
A collection of encounters in the wilds by a group of true-blue game rangers. Anecdotes of perilous meetings with dangerous animals are interspersed with self-deprecatory asides, ruminations on nature - and the foibles of the 'nature tourist'.
Cry of the Kalahari by Mark & Delia Owens,
This is the story of the Owens' travel and life in the Kalahari Desert. Here they met and studied unique animals and were confronted with danger from drought, fire, storms, and the animals they loved. This best-selling book is for both travelers and animal lovers.
Twenty Chickens for a Saddle
by Robyn Scott
In this brilliant, hilarious memoir, Robyn Scott recounts the years living in Botswana while her dad works as a flying doctor. At first she thinks her parents don't have the best ideas, but soon she begins to realize the importance of her father's work. Botswana has the highest rate of HIV infection in the world, but still no one wants to talk about it and, for once, Scott is proud that her parents are willing to be unconventional.
The Lost World of the Kalahari
by Laurens van der Post
The distinguished explorer and writer recounts his rediscovery of the Bushmen, outcast survivors from Stone Age Africa. Faced with constant attack from all the peoples who followed them, the last of the Bushmen have retreated to the scorching depths of the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa. After a gruelling trek, van der Post finds the Bushmen, thriving in one of the world’s most inhospitable landscapes, with their physical peculiarities, their cave art and their joyful music-making intact.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
by Alexander McCall Smith
Precious Ramotswe has only just set up shop as Botswana's No.1 (and only) lady detective when she is hired to track down a missing husband, uncover a con man, and follow a wayward daughter. However, the case that tugs at her heart, and lands her in danger, is a missing eleven-year-old boy, who may have been snatched by witch doctors. | <urn:uuid:3d6cffba-ad4d-425a-8376-110ca63f2dae> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.botswanasafaricompany.com/single-post/2019/09/09/great-books-to-read-before-your-botswana-safari | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.923028 | 619 | 1.726563 | 2 |
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