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The Story So Far
In 1969/70 it was learned that the Theatre Royal was to be demolished. The City Council suggested that the St James Players and the Stage Door Theatre should put on a joint play to mark its end. So they got together and staged Neil Simon’s “Barefoot in the Park”.
Around about this time, with two other theatre groups, Townsville Theatrical Society and Townsville Genesians, all looking for directors and casts, and with the new Civic Theatre in the offing and TV beginning, the situation began to get rather desperate. So a meeting was called of the three groups and it was agreed to amalgamate The St James Players, The Genesians and The Theatrical Society and to call themselves Townsville Little Theatre.
Our first productions were put on in the Methodist Centre Hall, Garbutt. Our first productions as Townsville Little Theatre were two one-act plays La Musica and A Zoo Story, entered in the North Queensland Drama Festival. The Waltz of the Toreadors was our first full-length production.
The group increased its scope by producing Music Hall programs in the Civic Theatre and other plays. Children’s theatre was also produced in each Christmas holiday in the Arts Centre Theatre.
A place to call ‘home’. Initially in those early days, the newly formed Townsville Little Theatre performed in the old Theatre Royal. Many Townsvillians trod the boards of the Theatre Royal in such plays as: Bonaventure; Johnny Belinda and The Deep Blue Sea. Some of the Townsville Little Theatre productions mounted there include: Lola Montez and Tom Jones (with 100 in the cast!).
When the Theatre Royal was pulled down to make way for the Townsville International Hotel (now the Holiday Inn), the City Council granted the new group the use of the cellar and top floor of the Arts Centre in Stanley Street, to be converted into an intimate theatre much loved by theatre patrons for many, many years and, aptly named The Upstairs Theatre.
Our first productions in The Upstairs Theatre were The Loves of Cass Maguire by Brian Friel, the Irish playwright; followed by The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter in 1972.
For 22 years the Upstairs Theatre was the home of Townsville Little Theatre. However, in October 1994, with the renovations well under way at The Arts Centre, Townsville Little Theatre undertook a further move – back to the home of the former St James Players, the Synod Hall behind St James Cathedral, which became affectionately known as the Hilltop Playhouse.
Again, with renovations underway, TLT, in December 1998, moved into St Margaret Mary’s Theatrette. The generosity of the College meant that TLT could continue to uphold its reputation for producing theatre of a very high standard. However, with a need for greater storage space, TLT undertook a further move.
Our current home is Castle Hill PCYC. However, most TLT performances are held at various locations around Townsville including: the Pimlico High School Performing Arts Complex (PIMPAC) and St Margaret Mary’s Theatrette.
However, Townsville Little Theatre continues to strive towards having a home of it’s own once again. A permanent home for TLT would provide a valuable community resource. A venue where both rehearsals and performances could be undertaken and space for storage, would enable TLT to properly utilise the precious resources of members.
Travelling show! One of the objects of TLT is to promote live theatre in North Queensland. Therefore TLT has hit the road on many occasions.
Only an Orphan Girl was presented by Townsville Little Theatre in collaboration with the Queen’s Hotel in 1976 (before it was sold to Channel 7). The show was a great success and was taken to Ravenswood where it was enthusiastically received.
Ravenswood also invited Townsville Little Theatre to provide entertainment for their 1977 Festival. A grand old Music Hall was produced for this purpose. This production was later presented at the Upstairs Theatre as Castle Hill Capers during the Pacific Festival. This show was also invited to perform at the RAAF Officer’s Mess.
When the Civic Theatre opened in 1978 Townsville Little Theatre was invited to produce a show for part of the grand opening celebrations. A Music Hall was chosen and the show was sold out for both nights of its performance. Another great success’
Another Music Hall, in 1987, was taken to the theatre at Thuringowa High School. In 1990, The Jury was performed in the Synod Hall. As was This Country’s Good in 1992.
Townsville Little Theatre presented many shows at the Civic Theatre, including: Tonight at 8.30 by Noel Coward, Fresh Fields by Ivor Norvello, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf and A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee; The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde; Table Manners by Alan Ackyboume; Media (an adaptation) and A Man for All Seasons.
The last show performed on the big stage in the Civic was Alan Hopgood’s And the Big Men Fly in 1985.
Award Winners… Townsville Little Theatre regularly took part in the North Queensland Drama Festival, established by the former St James Players. This festival ran annually from the 1960’s for approximately ten years. It attracted participants from as far as Mt Isa, Rockhampton, Calms and the Atherton Tablelands.
This Festival was recommenced in 1993 as the Festival of One Act Plays (FOOAP). Townsville Little Theatre member Stan Newman played a large part in this revival.
Townsville Little Theatre has consistently entered this Festival, and won many prestigious awards. Townsville Little Theatre members have also been the recipients of the Townsville City Council Arts, Cultural and Entertainment Awards, for services to the Arts.
Over the years, Townsville Little Theatre has tackled a wide range of repertoire including: Music Halls, musicals, melodramas, Greek tragedy, Children’ pantomimes, contemporary plays, Australian plays and locally written plays. Secrets was a group-devised project for the Youth Arts Festival held in Townsville in 1991. Directed by Jack Aranda, Secrets was performed at Strand Park in the Festival, and later at the Upstairs Theatre.
Wine, Cheese and Shakespeare was Townsville Little Theatre’s major fundraising event in 1991. Performed at the Perc Tucker Gallery, less well-known excerpts from the Bard’s comedies, histories and tragedies were performed by Malcolm Berry, Kirsty Veron, Ann Valmadre and Bernie Lanigan They were accompanied on Renaissance Lute by Peter Symes (now Gore). The fundraiser was a sell out success. A further two performances were held at the Civic Theatre Basement Studio.
Moving Frames, was a RADF and Arts Council funded project aimed at young women in Townsville. Directed by Daphne Cazalets, Moving Frames was performed ‘stage on stage’ at the Civic Theatre in 1994. An artistic success, the show was invited to perform at the Cowshed as part of the Young Writers Festival (now known as Interplay). Froggie by Steven J Spiers, billed as ‘a fairytale for grown-ups’ was performed at the Railway Estate Community Hall. The play dealt with perceptions of disability. Thus the use of the hall, as a participant in the production was physically disabled. Directed by Jack Aranda, Froggie was an outstanding, celebration of black comedy. On the final night audiences paid for ‘standing room only”.
Our reputation is that of an amateur group which produces theatre of a very high standard (professional is the word often used).
And the lows …
In 1986 Townsville Little Theatre hit a low period. You could count the members on both hands and the fortunes of the group reached such an all time low that they contemplated relinquishing the Upstairs Theatre. However, the group was able to revitalise itself, assisted by then President Stuart Jardine. Townsville Little Theatre continues to be a vital part of the community, providing members with the opportunity for recreation and artistic expression. It has been said that theatre is an outlet for passionate people who think!
Local talent …
Elizabeth Perkins, local playwright, wrote The Dark Behind the Stage and Death of a Poet directed by Scott Gooding in 1991 in the Upstairs Theatre. Elizabeth also wrote A Nice Walk in the Mall which was performed by TLT at the 1990 Pacific Festival. The Chapter on Frankenstein was written by local identity Colin Campbell. It was performed in 1995 at FOOAP, where it won ‘Best Original Script”; and later at the Hilltop Playhouse. In 1997, TLT performed James Euclid’s Silicon Madonna. Directed by Roslyn Johnson, this was yet another locally written play and outstanding artistic success. Eleven and Twelve, a fun look at romance, holidays and marriage, written by Norah Nayr and directed by Rachel O’Dwyer was performed by TLT in 2002.
Townsville Little Theatre continues to be supportive of local playwrights and welcomes the opportunity to advance local talent and skills.
A member for life …
The late Pat Wallace and the late Barbara Chandler were for many years our only life members. Pat reached a very high level of artistic competence with all the productions she directed, or assisted to direct for the 12 years she was associated with Townsville Little Theatre. Barbara was a theatre personality before TLT was formed. She gave strength and direction to the theatre until she moved to Southern Queensland in the early 1980’s. The late June Aylward was awarded life membership in 1997. June, whose belief in what little theatre has to offer has never wavered. Her determination that this aspect of the Arts should retain its place in the community has upheld the group when membership and enthusiasm have been down. Pam Lythgo who has been an active supporter of TLT for many years both as an actor and director and the late June Martin whose support in the designing, making and repairing of costumes for many years, were both awarded Life membership in early 2000.
What’s in a name …
For a short period, beginning in 1987, Townsville Little Theatre became The Townsville Theatre Group. In 1988, with a greater awareness for history the group become known again as the Townsville Little Theatre. With incorporation completed in 1994, we became Townsville Little Theatre Group Inc! This is our full and correct title.
Our mighty elephant …
Our wonderful irreverent logo, the mighty TLT elephant was designed by Townsville Little Theatre member Joy Hinckley. Joy was involved in the Townsville Theatre scene for many years, before moving to Brisbane. She was a member of both the Banana Troupe and Townsville Little Theatre. Joy designed our logo in approx 1993/4. The elephant was chosen as the antithesis of our name. Townsville LITTLE Theatre – what could be more opposite to ‘little’ than an elephant! The elephant also never forgets, has enormous strength and endurance and is a creature of great beauty… what could be more fitting! And she’s got a cheeky glint in her eye as well.
In 2001, our favourite mascot was finally named Edna -following a suggestion by TLT member Rachel O’Dwyer.
And the future…
TLT exists through the support, dedication and enthusiasm of its members. This means your support, your enthusiasm and your dedication – without it Townsville Little Theatre can’t and won’t survive. Being a involved as a member of the cast or crew of a Townsville Little Theatre production is an experience not to be missed – many great friendships have began this way!
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Engaging Words: The Culture of Reading in the Later Middle Ages
Palgrave Macmillan, 2000 M12 8 - 243 pages
Acts of reading appear everywhere in the late Middle Ages, from the margins of Books of Hours to self-portraits of authors in their studies. What relevance did this image have for the late medieval imagination? Engaging Words is an interdisciplinary study on the conception of reading in late medieval society. Beginning with an examination of the social conditions that produced a viable reading public, the book proceeds to examine popular tastes, the interrelationship between manuscript form and content, and finally the theory and poetry of late medieval authors. By drawing on images from late medieval culture as well as from historical documents and literary texts, Engaging Words shows how reading became a cultural metaphor in the late Middle Ages that transformed the way the Western world thought about identity and social roles.
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# Ch. 0. Introduction, by David L. Steffen, October 1996.
# Ch. 1. Pairwise Sequence Alignments, by Robert Giegerich and David Wheeler, May 1996. (**)
Postscript version, Part 1, Postscript version, Part 2.
# Ch. 2. Networking, revised edition, by David L. Steffen, June 1999. (**)
Ch. 2. Networking, 1996 edition, by David L. Steffen, October 1996. (**)
Appendix to Ch. 1+2: FastA/Blast Exercises, by Francisco M. De La Vega, May 1996.
# Ch. 3 Multiple Alignment, by Georg Fuellen, July 1996. (**)
Self-assessment questions have finally become available in April 2001.
Postscript Version (mostly color). Postscript Version (mostly black&white). A Resource Page is available, too.
# Ch. 4. The Mathematical Basis of Molecular Phylogenetics, by Andreas Dress, July 1995.
# Ch. 5. Genetic Algorithms and Protein Folding, by Steffen Schulze-Kremer, June 1996. (**)
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In an effort to support ministering to Thailand’s “unloved” children, Abundant Life Children’s Home started Mai Tai Coffee with the hope that the coffee business would fully fund the children’s home. Currently at least 500 farmers have become Christians as a result of the ministry and are provided the materials and training to grow coffee. They’re also given above-market prices for the coffee.
The ministry’s leaders say this coffee business has radically transformed the lives of many in Thai villages.
“Through simple coffee cultivation we can fivefold and tenfold their annual income,” says Charlie Milbrodt, founder of Abundant Life Children’s Home. “It has a double purpose, that farmers are committed to tithe to the local church we have built in their village. This causes the churches to become self-supported where we don’t have to pay a pastor to oversee the church anymore.”
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It would also be interesting to fit Quine and other philosopher's into the discussion by substituting their language, as Palmquist substituted Kripke, into this Kantian framework. By agnostically 'accepting both' frameworks as possibilities and instead establishing some form of feedback loop between the two to reconcile then, we could then use the resulting framework in a variety of disciplines to guide both our research and in every day life, our actions. I do believe such a framework would be consistent, but its use would have to not be taken too far, as it is not a complete one. It is merely a way of making sense of things in some meta-framework, a way that has been a great tool to me since December 2014 thanks to your class. As Gödel showed though any argument for it, would pre-suppose it .
The student shows her teacher and her class the value of her writing by not letting Mr. Sedaris devalue it with his criticism. The only person who knows and who can determine the true value of writing is the author. Even though the teacher thought his students’
Assumptions should play no part in critical thinking but unfortunately they do, and often. I know as humans we all make snap judgments, but the idea is to push aside our assumptions and judgments when we think critically. Thinking critically is a skill that you either have or you don’t, the ones who have it will ultimately be the ones to thrive in their respective fields. Though it may be difficult to avoid making assumptions, as professionals we have no choice. We can keep our assumptions to ourselves but unless we consider all aspects of the situation we are not thinking critically.
The writer has to avoid appealing to “authorities” who are interesting but who are not experts. Another method for persuasion is using examples. The example should clearly relate to the argument and should be typical enough to support it. Avoiding examples that are not typical enough to support the general statement, it is a good way. To persuade the reader, the writer can use the method predicting the consequence.
Your essay may support, refute, or qualify the view expressed in the statement. What you write, however, must be relevant to the topic under discussion. Additionally, you must support your viewpoint, indicating your reasoning and providing examples based on your/or experience. To be underrated may sometimes be better and more favorable than being overrated. When one is overrated, people have high expectations.
What Arendt is inherently saying about Eichmann when she states that he acted out of sheer thoughtlessness is that he is not thinking or what can also be said is that he suffers from lack of thought. Eichmann was thoughtful as an administrator to which it’s true that he could deal with lots of complicated details, but overall to her, Eichmann is not thinking. For Arendt, thinking involves on the spot judgment and the ability to take another’s viewpoint into consideration. This is something that she thinks Eichmann lacks. For instance, in her book she states that this is a flaw where he, Eichmann, cannot take another fellow’s point of view and her example is in relation to when he was working in Vienna.
It is obvious that he has betrayed his principles but he has not become as engagé in the war as Pyle. During the novel we learn that Fowler’s main principle is his detachment. This is incredibly important for Fowler along with his ability to deal with external things and not his own thoughts and feelings and the fact that he has “no real opinion about anything”. He tries to hide his expressions of emotions and opinions from those around him particularly Phuong and Pyle. He is very quick to correct himself if he believes he is beginning to take a side or become involved.
John or also known as The Savage really like how all the factors of positives and negatives in life which life is worth living for. This makes me think that we shouldn’t try to find the perfect life with no problems at all because this books shows us that that is not the way to take to be able to change our life for the better and be able to enjoy our lives. Instead, as how I interpreted this amazing book, we should be searching for the perfectly imperfect lives with the perfect problems that make life enjoyable or in better terms life more lifelike. I honestly feel that there is no perfect life and if it was it shouldn’t considered being alive at all. The book also shows some abnormal actions that would be considered different in our time but it is normal in that world.
We might think that it’s impossible to change the entire world—and it is—so we passively sit and continue to complain. While complaining may seem easier, it comes with a sinister cost. It casts a shadow of helplessness and victimhood and it compounds the issue. Nothing ever changes because of criticism alone. If everyone complained and no one picked up the trash, the situation would stay the same (at best).
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Black backgrounds add drama to many pictures. When you have a single subject, blackgrounds make it pop. They are particularly useful when you want to focus attention on one object, person, or animal.
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For example, look for a single window that casts light into an otherwise dark room. Place the object that you want to shoot in that beam of light. Look for early morning sunshine that strikes certain objects and leaves the rest in shadow. Then focus on the item that’s bathed in light.
The floral bouquet was shot at my office. The building contains a dark hallway with a single window. The afternoon sun pours into that window for about an hour. I moved my bouquet into that light and started shooting. The dark hallway lay behind the bouquet, but I focused on the bright side of the bouquet. I composed the picture to eliminate the ugly stool beneath the vase.
Adjust the exposure for the parts of the scene that are bright. If you have a point-and-shoot camera, step in close enough so that the lit area fills most of the viewfinder. If you’re using manual settings, shut down the aperture. Then compose and shoot.
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Tottenham Hotspur have become the first football club to feature the slogan "not all disabilities are visible" on their disabled toilets.
Some supermarkets are doing it too.
It's all part of a move to try and recognise people with invisible illnesses - disabilities and long-term health conditions that aren't physically obvious.
Many of them fear confrontation because they feel they don't fit the image of a person with disabilities.
Two long-term sufferers of health conditions explain why the new signs are needed:
Mel Richards, 23, suffers from Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
"I think the main thing you need to remember is MS symptoms are different for every sufferer - for me it's the invisible symptoms of fatigue, loss of sensation in your limbs and fingertips and large amount of pain that's difficult."
"I also suffer from general muscle wastage and weakness and cognitive problems mean I sometimes forget what I want to say," she told Newsbeat.
She thinks the signs appearing on accessible toilets are a really important step in redefining the stereotypes around disability.
"If I go out without my stick and go to the toilet, or sit down on a priority seat on the bus, people judge me, especially because I'm young. I really think these signs will help young people".
"I feel so guilty parking in a disabled space, I don't want people to think I'm taking advantage of the space and I've had people look at me strangely," she adds.
Laura Wetherly from Multiple Sclerosis society says Mel is not alone: "People with MS have to deal with range of unpredictable and fluctuating symptom, like pain, fatigue and incontinence, many of which other people can't see. And these signs could make a real difference to their lives."
Charlotte Guinea, 25, has Ulcerative Colitis.
Charlotte was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis at the age of 16, a long-term condition where the colon becomes inflamed.
By the age of 21, her condition was so severe that her whole colon was affected and she had to have part of it removed and replaced with an ileostomy bag to collect waste.
Charlotte, who works as a HR advisor in her family business says having an invisible illness can be frustrating at times.
"I look like a healthy 25-year-old but if I lift my top up to show my stomach scars and ileostomy bag it shows a different story," she told Newsbeat.
"I feel that too many people living with conditions such as Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's disease are stigmatised by society purely because our illness is mainly invisible.
"To the public we look like 'normal' young adults they don't realise the pain, fatigue and side effects from medications that the majority of us experience on a day to day basis."
Charlotte fully supports signage in disabled toilets because she has been confronted many times when using them.
"On my first proper day out after surgery I went to an all day festival at Wembley Stadium. I went to use the disabled toilet and was pulled to a side by a security guard, he said 'you can't use that toilet, you aren't disabled'.
"I turned around and told him not all disabilities were visible and he laughed.
"On my way out I held the door open for a lady and her son who was in a wheelchair and the security guard looked at me and said people like that need to use these toilets."
Charlotte thinks invisible illness signs on disabled toilets will help people explain their illness when stuck in difficult situations, but also give publicity to charities like Crohn's and Colitis UK, who are trying to get signs in all accessible toilets.
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The Datove Schranky / Data boxes are an electronic archival system that facilitates communications between citizens, businesses, and public administration bodies in the Czech Republic. The system’s web interface replaces the traditional exchange of printed documents, such as submitting tax returns, and allows for immediate access from any Internet-connected computer. Technical specifications of the system are publicly available, and applications for mobile devices are offered by third parties. The use of the system is mandatory for the state administration and legal entities, and citizens may choose to set up a data box of their own if they so choose. In that case, the state administration is obliged to use the data box for communicating with them.
Thanks to information technologies, data boxes have fundamentally changed the way we deliver (and receive) official documents. Using data boxes, documents can be sent to or by public authorities in electronic form.
Description of target users and groups
This method of communication – through data boxes – completely replaces the classic method of delivery in paper form because the law on data boxes gives equal value to paper and electronic versions of documents. Public authorities and certain groups of legal entities and businesses have their data boxes set up automatically by law, while all others do so at their own discretion.
The goal of data boxes is to arrive at a more efficient – that is, quicker, cheaper, and more reliable – public administration.
Data boxes are one of the basic building blocks of Czech eGovernment. In the graphical representation of the concept, which uses the eGON figure, data boxes are shown as the circulatory system, because data messages containing various documents flow through it. eGON’s heart is the Data Box Information System (ISDS in Czech), which enables the data messages to circulate.
Description of the way to implement the initiative
The Data Box Information System has been in operation in the Czech Republic since 1 July 2009, on the basis of Act No. 300/2008 Coll., On electronic transactions and authorized conversion of documents. The Data Box Information System is a public administration information system as defined by Act No. 365/2000 Coll., On public administration information systems, as amended. Since its inception, it has been providing an ever-increasing number of users with a secure and convenient means of communication, saving them both time and money.
The method or the process of setting up a data box varies according to the type of the entity for which the data box is to be established. The type of the entity determines whether the data box is created automatically, or by request. The creation of the data box is free. The easiest way is to ask for a data box to be set up at a Czech POINT contact point. Data boxes established by law are created automatically, i.e. the entities do not need to apply.
Working with Data Boxes
A data box can be controlled in two ways. Either via the data boxes web portal, which is a free online application operated as a part of the data box system, or using software developed and supplied by a third party.
Third-party applications use the publicly available API of the ISDS. The use of the application interface is free and requires no registration by data box users.
Ties to Base Registers
Individual registers, which together form a system called “Base Registers”, use the Data Box Information System (ISDS) in many ways. The following is a brief description of the most important links.
Data Entry into Base Registers
Entering the Data Box Identifier
When a new data box is made available, the ISDS enters a corresponding data box identifier into the Register of Entities or the Register of Inhabitants (depending on whether the data box was created for a private individual, an entrepreneur, a legal entity, or a public authority). A prerequisite for the entry is that a company registration number (IČO) is assigned to the data box created in the ISDS, and an entity with that registration number is entered in the Register of Entities. When a data box is cancelled, the ISDS removes the entry from the respective register.
Entering into the Register of Rights and Duties
The act on Base Registers requires that upon each change of reference data in the Base Registers, an entry is recorded in the Register of Rights and Duties about the decision that led to the change. The Ministry of the Interior is, with regard to data boxes, expected to edit a single piece of reference data – the data box identifier. So, the ISDS records a new entry in the Register of Rights and Duties every time this identifier is either entered into or erased from the Register of Entities or the Register of Inhabitants.
Use of Data from the Base Registers
The Ministry of the Interior uses reference data from the Base Registers extensively for managing the data boxes. Base Registers are therefore the most important source of data on the basis of which data boxes are created and their users’ identification data is updated.
Establishment of Data Boxes by Law
Based on information from the Register of Entities, data boxes are established for entities that are required by law to have one. This is the case for all legal entities, with the exception of a small set of entities that do not have entries in the Register of Entities because they have not been assigned an identification number (public authorities without legal status).
Freezing Data Boxes
Data boxes are frozen for entities that have had a termination date entered in the Register of Entities. Similarly, once an individual person has had the date of their death entered in the Register of Inhabitants, their data box is frozen from that date.
Updating Data Box Information
Identification data about entities with records in the Base Registers that is stored with data boxes of all types is automatically updated based on changes entered into the Base Registers. This means that changing the name of an entity or a company address does not need to be reported to the Ministry of the Interior – the changes are reflected automatically.
Adding / Removing Authorised Agents
Authorised agents for data boxes of those entities that are registered in the Register of Entities are updated to reflect changes in the list of statutory representatives kept for a given entity in the Register of Entities. So, if a new statutory representative is entered into the Register, an authorized agent account is automatically created for them for their company’s data box. The same works the other way round as well: if a statutory representative is removed from the Register, the authorized agent account for the respective data box is cancelled.
Updating the Personal Data of Data Box Users
For all users of data boxes, the Ministry of the Interior attempts to automate their identification to the relevant entry in the Register of Inhabitants. For users whose identification succeeds, current reference data from the Register of Inhabitants is automatically utilised in the ISDS. For example, changes in name or address are automatically reflected.Technology choice: Standards-based technology
Main results, benefits and impacts
The number of users as well as the number of transmitted data messages is still growing. In January 2015, users of data boxes sent a record number of data messages: 6 612 513, which is about 171 000 messages more than during the previous most successful month (October 2014).
A record number of messages were sent not only by public authorities – a growth trend is also evident among legal entities and individuals. In January 2015, 74% of messages were sent from the boxes of public authorities and 26% of messages from the boxes of legal entities and private individuals or entrepreneurs.
The overall number of data messages sent through the data box system has reached 250 million. This number was reached 5 years and 8 months after the start of the service.
Data Boxes in Numbers
Users have already sent a total of 250 million data messages.
More than 300 000 messages are sent every day and over six million every month.
A total of over 630 000 data boxes have been created for public authorities, legal entities, individuals, and entrepreneurs.
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In this example, the goal will be to extract a list of materials and their associated physical properties from a text file for use in a CHOICE LIST. The example material database file called “material.txt” is shown below.
The steps for accomplishing data extraction from a materials database in a text file are as follows:
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Docker : Part 1 - a detailed introduction
- This is part 1 of a 2 part series to understand Docker & work with it.
- I recently gave a session to my team at work on how an application deployment could be simplified with Docker. It was well received. I decided to convert the same to a blog so as to try to help out a larger audience.
- About Containers
- About Hypervisor
- Need / World before Docker
- About Docker
- Applications of Docker
- Docker installation
- Docker architecture
- Docker alternative : Rocket
- Further reading
- A real world shipping container can be placed anywhere. It can be moved onto a truck, a ship or hoisted by a crane. Its contents remain un-affected by the outside world.
- Like them, software containers provide a loosely isolated environment. The isolation and security allow you to run many containers simultaneously on a given host.
- Containers are lightweight because they don’t need the extra load of a hypervisor, but run directly within the host machine’s kernel.
- The Hypervisor is the layer of your stack that’s doing the actual virtualization, in which it takes computing resources from the Host Operating System and use them to create fake virtual hardware that will be then consumed by Guest Operating Systems.
- Types :
- Type 1 : Can interact directly with the hardware. More efficient (eg : HyperKit in OSX, Hyper-V in Windows)
- Type 2 : Function as an app on the Host OS (eg : VirtualBox, VMWare)
Virtual Machine setup :
Docker setup :
3.Need / World before Docker
Deployment of applications has improved a lot over the years. Here are some of the methods used :
- Manual Configuration
- The oldest method. Done manually via commands or via a script.
- Minimum resources needed to setup each instance.
- Can take a lot of time for each instance if a number of softwares have to be installed.
- Configuration Management Tools (eg : Chef, Ansible etc)
- Aids automatic deployment.
- Similar issue as manual deployment ie can take a lot of time due to the installation step.
- Virtual Machines (eg : Amazon Machine image)
- Aids automatic deployment.
- Lesser time for deployment/
- A lot of resources since the image can be quite heavy.
Docker strives to strike the right balance between the two sides. It can be operational quite fast & isn’t as resource heavy as a VM image.
- Docker is an open-source engine that automates the deployment of applications into containers.
- Docker’s underlying components are part of a project called Moby.
- Docker relies on Linux kernel features, such as namespaces and cgroups, to ensure resource isolation and to package an application along with its dependencies.
- Docker is licensed under the open source Apache 2.0 license.
Docker CE vs EE
- Docker Community Edition (CE) is for individuals & DIY sys-ops teams.
- Docker Enterprise Edition (EE) ($750 - $2000 per year) has following addons :
- Certified images and plugins
- Docker DataCenter
- Vulnerability scans
- Official support
- Docker CE has 2 release channels :
- Edge : every month
- Stable : every 3 months
- Docker EE has releases every 3 months.
|2013||Solomon Hykes started Docker in France as an internal project within dotCloud, a platform-as-a-service company.|
|2013||The software debuted to the public at PyCon.|
|Mar 2013||Docker Open sourced.|
|Mar 2013||Docker dropped LXC as the default execution environment and replaced it with its own libcontainer library written in the Go programming language.|
|May 2016||Main contributors to Docker - The Docker team, Cisco, Google, Huawei, IBM, Microsoft, and Red Hat.|
|Apr 2017||Moby formed from Docker’s internal components (controversial move for some)|
6.Applications of Docker
- Running stand-alone services
- Just like the old Java tagline ‘Write once, run anywhere’, an app supported by Docker can be expected to run on any environment if it works on one.
- This portabiity of Docker allows running stand-alone services and applications consistently across multiple environments, a concept especially useful in service-oriented architectures and deployments that rely heavily on microservices.
- Sandboxed environment for testing
- Using Docker to create isolated instances to run tests like, for example, those launched by a Continuous Integration (CI) suite like Jenkins CI.
- Building a multi-user Platform-as-a-Service (PAAS).
- The isolation of each container simplifies setting up a multi tenant PAAS.
- Docker also reduces hardware cost by ensuring more efficient use of resources.
- Development setup
- Makes your local development and build workflow faster, more efficient, and more lightweight.
- With the app setup managed within Docker, developers can concentrate on the app logic.
- Docker encourages developers to focus on a more service oriented architecture & eases maintenance.
- No more ‘it works on my machine’ issue since everyone has a common Docker setup for the app.
- Setting up GUI apps in your local setup
- With apps running within containers, you can free your machine memory from further installations.
- Docker allows you to specify limits on resources (eg : CPU, memory) & prevent bloating. This leads to greater control over your apps.
It is easiest to install Docker on a Linux OS (eg : Ubuntu).
Setup Docker for your OS using https://docs.docker.com/.
I have listed some of the tools uses to run Docker on a non Linux OS below.
- Docker toolbox installs Docker Machine and Virtualbox so you can run containers inside a Linux VM run by the Virtualbox hypervisor.
- It installs :
- Docker CE / EE
- Docker Compose (to be explained later)
- Docker machine
- It uses to be the swiss-knife used regularly for the job. A number of tutorials on the net still reference this (& thus docker machine).
- Docker Machine is a tool that lets you install Docker Engine on virtual hosts, and manage the hosts with docker-machine commands.
- You can use Machine to create Docker hosts on your local Mac or Windows box, on your company network, in your data center, or on cloud providers like Azure, AWS, or Digital Ocean.
- Machine was the only way to run Docker on Mac or Windows previous to Docker v1.12. Starting with the beta program and Docker v1.12, Docker for Mac and Docker for Windows are available as native apps and the better choice for this use case on newer desktops and laptops.
Docker For Mac/Windows - Recommended
- The popular way to run Docker now.
- Doesn’t require VirtualBox. It uses a Type 1 Hypervisor which exists in the OS (Yosemite 10.10.3+, Windows Pro, Enterprise, or Education edition).
- Docker for Mac runs containers inside a Linux VM run using Mac OS X’s built in hypervisor, xhyve.
- It also shares the Mac’s network interface with the VM in a clever way so that networking is much simpler. There is no need to run docker-machine commands any more.
- It installs :
- Docker CE / EE
- Docker Compose (to be explained later)
- The Docker Engine API is exposed on a socket available to the Mac host at /var/run/docker.sock
- Current limitation : Docker for Windows won’t run if you have VirtualBox installed.
- Offers the most “native” experience, you can easily use any terminal you you want since Docker is effectively running on localhost.
- Docker is actively working on it.
- On Windows, if you have legacy apps that need a VM, you can’t reasonably do both.
- On Windows, volume mount performance is still quite poor, but its improving a lot with every release.
1. Docker Registry
- Docker stores the images you build in registries.
- There are two types of registries: public and private.
- Docker hub (public + private) : https://hub.docker.com/
- Docker store : https://store.docker.com/ (similar to hub but more enterprise friendly).
- You can also run your own private registry.
2. Docker Engine
- Docker server
- A type of long-running program called a daemon process (the dockerd command).
- REST API
- Specifies interfaces that programs can use to talk to the daemon and instruct it what to do.
- Docker client
- A command line interface (CLI) client (the docker command).
- The CLI uses the Docker REST API to control or interact with the Docker daemon through scripting or direct CLI commands.
- Docker is a client-server application. The Docker client talks to the Docker server or daemon, which, in turn, does all the work.
- Docker objects / components :
- Images are the building blocks of the Docker world.
- You can consider images to be the “source code” for your containers. They are highly portable and can be shared, stored, and updated.
- You can explore a bunch of images at the Docker hub : https://hub.docker.com/explore/
- In an un-official image, you can view the commands used to build the image. Eg: https://hub.docker.com/r/selenium/node-chrome-debug/~/dockerfile/
- An image is a read-only template with instructions for creating a Docker container. Often, an image is based on another image, with some additional customization.
- They are a layered format, using Union file systems, that are built step-by-step using a series of instructions.
- Docker helps you build and deploy containers inside of which you can package your applications and services.
- Containers are launched from images and can contain one or more running processes.
- You can think about images as the building or packing aspect of Docker and the containers as the running or execution aspect of Docker.
- Each container contains a software image – its ‘cargo’ – and, like its physical counterpart, allows a set of operations to be performed. For example, it can be created, started, stopped, restarted, and destroyed.
- Like a shipping container, Docker doesn’t care about the contents of the container when performing these actions; for example, whether a container is a web server, a database, or an application server. Each container is loaded the same as any other container.
- Docker also doesn’t care where you ship your container: you can build on your laptop, upload to a registry, then download to a physical or virtual server, test, deploy to a cluster of a dozen Amazon EC2 hosts, and run. Like a normal shipping container, it is interchangeable, stackable, portable, and as generic as possible.
- A volume is a specially designated directory that bypasses the Union File System to provide several useful features for persistent or shared data:
- Volumes can be shared and reused between containers.
- A container doesn’t have to be running to share its volumes.
- Changes to a volume are made directly.
- Changes to a volume will not be included when you update an image.
- Volumes persist even if no containers use them.
- Docker uses Linux kernel namespaces to provide network isolation ie separate virtual interfaces and IP addressing between containers.
- Docker uses tools specific to the OS to manage the underlying network infrastructure (Eg : configuring iptables rules on Linux).
- Docker’s networking subsystem is pluggable, using drivers. Prominent ones :
- For standalone containers, remove network isolation between the container and the Docker host, and use the host’s networking directly.
- Overlay networks connect multiple Docker daemons together and enable swarm services to communicate with each other.
- Macvlan networks allow you to assign a MAC address to a container, making it appear as a physical device on your network.
- Bridge (default) & user defined bridge network
- Bridge networks are usually used when your applications run in standalone containers that need to communicate.
- An interface is created when we installed Docker (docker0 or bridge0).
- The docker0/bridge0 interface is a virtual Ethernet bridge that connects our containers and the local host network.
- Every Docker container is assigned an IP address provided by the above interface.
- User defined networks are recommended over default bridge network.
9.Docker alternative : Rocket
- rkt (pronounced like a “rocket”) is a CLI for running application containers on Linux. It was started in Dec 2014.
- rkt is designed to be secure, composable, and standards-based.
- It isn’t as feature rich as Docker yet. So we should probably compare it to the initial versions of Docker.
- Differences from Docker :
- Rocket does not have a daemon.
- A rkt command actually executes directly under the process that you started it from.
- Rocket is systemd-spawn or systemd in general.
- CoreOS have picked systemd as the init system for their Linux distro.
- Rocket is designed to be pluggable ie any other init systems like SysV or upstart should also work with it.
- Rocket runs multiple processes inside the container.
- So you can think of it as there’s an outside container, the root container, and each app runs in its own individual container an you can put contraints on those things.
- It also leads to lesser consumption of resources.
- Rocket does not have a daemon.
- Pros :
- rkt can run Docker images.
- rkt has a simpler architecture
- rkt follows an open standard for images (unlike a custom one for building Docker images)
- Cons :
- The OCI image format is not ready yet
- Nomad & K8S support not fully mature
- A bit less portable to other platforms
This completes a summary of Docker basics. Hope you liked it.
The next part will focus on the commands needed to work with Docker.
10.Further reading / references
- Rocket : https://github.com/rkt/rkt
- Docker vs Rocket : https://medium.com/@adriaandejonge/moving-from-docker-to-rkt-310dc9aec938
- Docker vs Rocket : https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-Docker-and-Rocket
- Docker vs Rocket : http://containerops.org/2014/12/19/docker-vs-rocket-gimme-a-break/
- Docket installation comparison : https://nickjanetakis.com/blog/should-you-use-the-docker-toolbox-or-docker-for-mac-windows
- AWS - IAAS or PAAS : http://www.tomsitpro.com/articles/amazon-aws-paas-iaas-cloud-computing,2-608.html
- GUI apps via containers : https://[email protected]/running-gui-apps-in-docker-containers-3bd25efa862a
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To mentor and multiply
Firstly, we aim to reach this generation that will, by living to their fullest potential, influencing their world for Christ.
Secondly, we will network with people in isolated regions of the world, to mentor and empower them to change their communities for the Kingdom of God. Leading people to the Word of Faith and the Healing power of Jesus.
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Our objectives and goals
- To provide love, food, shelter, clothing, education, safe drinking water and medication for orphaned children.
- Help lower the number of street kids and abandoned orphans in the community.
- Improve access to education for underprivileged kids by creating and maintaining a sponsorship program.
- Help orphans who are not academically inclined to acquire technical skills which allow them to support themselves for the future.
- Build orphanages that will raise, nurture and rehabilitate children with a loving and caring environment.
- Train and educate committed caring staff to assist in the raising and nurturing of orphans.
- To develop resources like cows, goats and chickens to help sustain a healthy diet and income stream.
- To provide accommodation, schooling, clothing and food for children in need.
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Our Mission projects
Faith Works International Community Care Initiative
We are pleased to announce that we have embarked upon the journey of a Care facility within our community.
Here are the components of our Fatherhood equipping services. We are going to combine elements of parenting, fathering, family violence, suicide and child protection practice to enhance the safety and well-being of children.
The program principles emphasise the need to enhance men’s motivation, promote child-centred fathering, address men’s ability to engage in respectful, non-abusive co-parenting with their children’s mother, recognise that children’s experience of trauma will impact the rate of possible change. Also to work collaboratively with other service providers to ensure that children benefit (and are not unintentionally harmed) as a result of father’s participation in their children's lives and in intervention.
The largest socio-economic disadvantaged group
Speaking with the Senior Sergeant of the police station, he indicated that the biggest problem in the region is the socio-economic disadvantaged and the high number of single fathers. Compared with fathers heading households with two married parents, single dads are younger, less educated, and less financially well-off within this district. Also more prone to suicide. We would also like to start this programme in Joondalup WA, all we need is a premises to operate from. We would like to also run a soup kitchen as well. If you know of a suitable premises please let us know.
How are we going to achieve this task?
We are going to partner with organisations who have successfully delivered similar services. We expect that clients will be referred to us by other service providers, community corrections or self-referral. We also want to conduct a range of community programs in the areas of substance abuse, anger management, anxiety, fatherhood and life skills training.
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The weather in California might act otherwise (but then again it’s California, land of 63 degree winters, so we’ll nod at the sun and keep going), and the Autumn Equinox is still about 2 weeks away, but Fall is here, or more technically, Fall is near – but that nearness is very very very close. There’s a crispness in the air, there’s occasion to use the word ‘brisk’ when describing the weather, and things are all aswirl and changing. It’s Autumn!
Fall means harvest time. Sometimes this means literal harvest time, like having to deal with the bumper crop of pumpkins your backyard garden has generated (ideas: pie, pie, pumpkin risotto, more pie, pumpkin bread, jack-o-lanterns in October, cheerful porch tableaux until then…and, pie!), or taking a drive to the country and picking apples (for those of you in the Midwest and the Northeast, please please get on a hay ride, drink some fresh hot cider, and get an extra bag or two of crisp apples and think of your friends on the West Coast who will certainly get to enjoy Autumnal things and even possibly apple-pick…but it’s not the same, though we’re not complaining). Sometimes this means relationship-type harvests, where you take stock of who you’ve seen and who you wish you had (and make plans to remedy and augment the latter), where you bask in your recent time with friends and family over the summer, revel in the golden glow of your lake and beach memories, then get to planning inside activities with them in the coming cooler months. Sometimes this means emotional harvesting – where you realize how much certain people mean to you, and how much you’ve grown both with and because of them. Sometimes this means helping others, particularly our children, harvest their summer experiences and turn them into transformative fuel for the upcoming school year -- we’re helping our kids go back to school, or start kindergarten (they grow up quickly!) or for some of us, sending our now-technically-legal-adults off to college. Fall is a time of wrapping up, both literally and figuratively. We wrap ourselves in soft scarves, lightweight coats, and sturdy boots so that we might embrace adventures outside and feel crisp and collected. We tuck notes in our children’s pockets, or sometimes our darlings, or sometimes ourselves (and sometimes, all of the former). We might wrap up our summertime, hang our last round of outdoor laundry (as if to catch the last bit of a certain kind of summer sunshine on a certain set of sheets), set off for one or several more weekend getaways (maybe to Big Sur, maybe to a cabin in Yosemite, maybe to our parents’ place at the lake, or a tiny house in the Pocanos…), but just before or after we do any or all of that, we’ll pause for an unintended but deeply felt second and be grateful.
Whatever you do this Autumn, do it with your whole heart and an open spirit – and welcome the changes, however they occur. You are brighter and braver and more knowing and hopeful and capable of love and wonderment than you ever let yourself acknowledge, but we do. We believe in you. xoxoxo
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The birth of Israel is one of the most important Biblical prophecies to be fulfilled in history. Not only did the nation return from extinction, it also returned with its own ancient language. No other civilization in history has ever been scattered to other countries and then come back again as its own country and civilization.
And yet, this return of the Jews to their own country was foretold thousands of years before it occurred. The fulfillment of prophecy is one of the strongest verification of the Biblical narrative. The return of Israel after being scattered in what has become known as the diaspora where the Jews were literally hunted and killed throughout history.
There is a reason why the Jews are so hated, hated more than any people throughout history. And yet, they have survived and today thrive in their own land.
They have the only democracy in the Middle East, one of the highest GDP per capital in the Middle East including twice that of Saudi Arabia, even though they are surrounded by hostile countries.
Scripture makes clear the Jews are God’s “chosen people” not because of their righteousness or special favor from God but because out of them the Savior of the world would arise.
Ezekiel and the Birth of Israel
Ezekiel was an ancient prophet of Israel living during the 5th century BC during some of the most tumultuous times of his country. The Northern Kingdom had been carried away into captivity by the Assyrians generations previously, condemned to death if they were lucky; slavery if they were not. The southern two tribes of Israel, Benjamin, and Judah comprised the Southern Kingdom and were spared the onslaught of the Assyrians, only to be defeated by the Babylonians.
Ezekiel was born in Jerusalem into a priestly family and presumably enjoyed comfort and privilege during his early years. All of that changed when he was forcibly taken by Babylonian forces into the foreign country of Babylon – into an area now known as modern Iraq.
Ezekiel tried to keep Judaism alive among his captives living in a foreign country with different belief systems and foreign customs. Many in his enslaved group turned from their previous life and adopted the customs of their captors. It was Ezekiel’s mission to denounce this apostasy and to warn his brethren of serious consequences to themselves and to future generations if they continued in their disbelief. His words fell on the ears of a largely disbelieving populace, but we war eventually buried in a great tomb along the Euphrates River in a town today known as al-Kifl located about fifty miles south of Baghdad in modern-day Iraq. Since Ezekiel is also revered by Islam, the burial site has been preserved and renovated by the local Islamic government.
There is an old Talmudic tradition that the ancient prophets and sages were buried with copies of their writings. One such legend states Ezekiel was buried with the original book of Ezekiel to be revealed in the last days. Part of Ezekiel’s tomb was covered with sixty-six marble tiles approximately twelve square inches in size. These tiles did not elicit much attention for centuries until several were noted to be loose and in danger of falling and were removed for restoration. Amazingly, the inner surface of the tiles which had been facing the wall was noted to have ancient Hebrew writing on them. This writing was not chiseled into the rock as is the usual custom with stone inscriptions; rather, the writing was embossed meaning that the rock around each letter was removed. This technique is much more difficult than simply carving letters into stone as there is much more rock that needs to be removed and the embossed lettering is easily destroyed.
The history of the Ezekiel plates after their discovery supports their great historical importance. They were originally found about one-hundred years ago The entire set was taken to Lebanon by a Christian Arab. Before moving to Paris, he sold them to a businessman named David Hacohen in 1947 He smuggled the plates into Israel in 1953 and sold them to the second Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak ben-Zvi. Ben-Zvi was a historian and considered these plates to be of great historical importance.
After his death, the plates then became the property of a historical museum set up in his honor who then promptly placed the plates in storage. Patrons of the museum recognized the importance of these plates and have convinced the curators to place the plates on display.
Upon examination, the ancient Hebrew Ezekiel plates upon translation are nearly identical to the modern version we have in our Bibles today.
The Ezekiel Prophecy and Founding of Israel
“Dave,” Jeff was breathlessly trying to tell me, “have you ever heard of Ezekiel’s prophecy about Israel?”
Jeff was back on the phone again. As I have learned to expect from these frequent phone calls at inopportune times, Jeff had was calling about another angelic dream visit.
“No, Jeff. Tell me what the angel told you last night.”
I was in the middle of rounds at the hospital looking through charts when the phone call came. Thankfully, I wasn’t with a patient and was able to secure a somewhat secluded phone behind the nurses’ station.
“Well Dave, this one was really weird. Seems as though this guy Ezekiel lived during the Jewish exile in Babylon and was warning Israel about how it wasn’t living right and all. Anyway, Ezekiel did this really strange thing. He was aware of this other prophet Jeremiah’s idea that the Jewish captivity in Babylon would last 70 years. Do you know the significance of that number?”
“No Jeff – did the angel tell you?”
“Yea. He said that the ancient Jews were commanded upon entering the Promised Land to not plant their crops every seventh year in order to rest the land. Unfortunately, they were not very good at keeping these commandments of God and most “forgot” to let their land lay fallow every seventh year. So, after 490 years, the Jews were taken into captivity for 70 years in order to rest the land for the years the Jews didn’t follow the Jewish law.”
“Wow, that seems pretty harsh!”
“It sure does. I guess God means what he says! The Jews in the Southern Kingdom were captured by the Babylonians in several stages starting in 606 BC, and finally, allowed to leave Persia in 536 BC under a decree by King Cyrus the Great of Persia letting all captive peoples return to their homelands. By that time, the Persians had destroyed the Babylonian Kingdom in 539 BC in the Battle of Opis and had no reason to keep the Jews captive. Only about 42,360 actually left Persia and undertook the long, arduous trip back to a destroyed Jerusalem. Most of the Jews living in Persia were born there, had assumed Persian customs and married their Persian neighbors; most didn’t want to leave.
“OK, well, that’s all very interesting, but what does that have to do with anything today?”
“You know, Dave, that’s exactly what I was thinking when the angel was going through all of this stuff with me. Like, a big So What! I mean, what relevance does that have to do with anything today?”
“Well, what relevance does it have?”
“OK, let me see if I can remember all of this. Like I said before, I was never a student of history – I mean, it all seems so unimportant to our daily lives today and who cares! But the angel was very concerned I remember this stuff and stamped it on my memory just like all the other stuff he has told me so far. Anyway, here goes.
“In the Biblical Book of Ezekiel, the prophet does some really strange things – stuff that nobody has figured out the significance of until just recently. Here goes; let me quote some Bible for you so you can see how strange all of this seems,
This shall be a sign to the house of Israel. Lie thou also upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it: according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon it thou shalt bear their iniquity. For I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days: so shalt thou bears the iniquity of the house of Israel. And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year”
“OK, what does all of that mean?”
“Here’s what the angel said. Ezekiel was instructed to lie on his left side for 390 days – one for each year of Israel’s Northern Kingdom sinfulness, and then to lie on his other side for 40 days for the sinfulness of the Southern Kingdom, for a total of 430 years. The angel then said that the 70 years the Jews were in Babylon before their release was credited against this total, giving a remaining debt of 360 years. That means the Jews still owed God 360 years’ worth of “jail time” for their sinfulness.”
“Well Jeff, that’s an interesting story about how God holds even his “chosen people” to a high standard of behavior. But why would the angel both to tell you about this?”
The Founding of Modern Israel
“Because that is not the whole story. Apparently, the 70 years the Jews spent in Babylon and Persia for their misbehavior was only a down payment. God punished Israel by dispossessing them of the Promised Land until they would be allowed to get it back again in 1948. But what is even more amazing is that the Ezekiel prophecy predicts the exact year that this would occur!”
“How is that possible; I mean, they have different calendars than we do; besides, Ezekiel was writing from about 600 BC – how would he know about Israeli independence in 1948?”
“Here’s the key. God declared that if the Jewish people refused to repent after experiencing judgment – like the Babylonian exile – then their penalty would be increased seven times; as a matter of fact, it seems God tried to emphasize this penalty by repeating it four times!” That would mean that the penalty would be the 360 remaining years times 7 for a total of 2520 years.”
“That hardly seems possible,” I said, not understanding how such a long time interval could have any relevance to the Jewish nation.”
“But it even gets weirder than this!” Jeff said. “Remember back when we were calculating the date of Christ’s entry into Jerusalem? There, we used the actual number of days in a solar year which is 365.24219879 days to the Jewish year at that time of 360 days.”
“Yes, I think I remember that math lesson – it was rather painful!”
“Well, anyway, when you convert 2520 solar years into Jewish years by multiplying 2520 by 360/365.24219879 and you get 2484 years (rounded off). Now, the edict from Cyrus the Great letting captives free from Persia was given in the Spring of 536.4 BC. So, you can now add 536 BC to 2483.8 years and you will get 1947.4. However, because there is no year “0” you have to add a year and you will get 1948.4. Do you follow me, Dave?”
“Yes, I think so.” I had been writing all of this down and check out his arithmetic with the calculator app on my cell phone.
“And do you know what is significant about 1948. regarding the Jews and the nation of Israel?
“I think it was founded in 1948 if memory serves.”
“Yes, exactly. The state of Israel was founded on May 14, 1948 – almost exactly right to the day! I thought that was pretty near, even though I am a skeptic. I mean how neat is that, for you to be able to derive the date of the founding of Israel – when the Jews go their land back – from relevant passages of the Bible.”
“That does seem to be significant. Just like you can derive the exact date of Christ’s crucifixion, you can also derive the year of Israel’s founding.”
“Yes, that’s right. But do you know what else the angel pointed out to me?”
“The angel noted that this land, which was promised to Abraham’s descendants all the way back in Genesis, still belongs to the Jews; it cannot be divided or partitioned to other ethnic groups that also claim the land as theirs. And the angel was not finished with me at that point. Sometimes, I get a headache when the angel tries to put so much new information to my brain. He explained that this new information – facts and figures – is “hardwired” into my brain so that I can’t forget them. Of course, Dave, while I am there in my dream in brilliant light in front of an angel, I am not writing anything down. Everything I tell you is from this new hardwired memory.”
“So what else did he tell you?”
“Do you what language they speak in Israel?
“I guess they all speak the language of the country they are from.”
Rebirth of Hebrew as Spoken Language
“Well, many of them do, but there are many Israelis that are second and third generation now; and they all speak and write Hebrew. Do you know what is so amazing about speaking Hebrew?”
“No, I’m afraid I don’t exactly know.”
“Hebrew was a dead language for centuries; nobody spoke it. Of course, The Torah was written in Hebrew, but it was not the spoken language of any people up until very recently.”
“So, you mean people could read Hebrew but simply didn’t speak it.”
“Exactly. But here’s the thing; many people can read a language but not be able to speak it. Also, there are many modern words that were simply not known thousands of years ago when the Old Testament was written.”
“So what happened to make the Hebrew language the spoken language in Israel?”
“It seems as though one person made the difference. Eliezer Ben-Yehuda was the prime moved into changing Hebrew from a dormant language into the living, spoken language by millions of people. He was born in what is now the Belarus state in Russia and was originally raised to be a rabbi by his parents. He became interested in languages, and eventually learned Yiddish, German, French, and ancient Greek. While studying languages, he became interested in Zionism and concluded that the revival of Hebrew could unite all the Jews throughout the world.
At that time, Yiddish was the common language of many of the Jewish people but Ben-Yehuda felt Hebrew was more appropriate to unite the Jewish people. Furthermore, he felt that the future of Hebrew and a Jewish homeland were intertwined writing, “The Hebrew language can live only if we revive the nation and return it to the fatherland.” And you know what! Ben-Yehuda studied for years at the Sorbonne in France, finally moving to Jerusalem to spend his remaining years. At that time, Jerusalem – and all of Palestine – was controlled by the Ottoman Empire until it was freed by the British in 1917 during World War 1.”
“So the popularization of Hebrew among the Jewish people must have made Ben-Yehuda a hero; you know, there are no other ancient languages which have been brought back to life after they died out. For example, Latin, the language of the Roman Empire spoken by millions of people at the time of Christ, is now a dead language.”
“You would think Ben-Yehuda would have been proclaimed a national hero – but he wasn’t. As a matter of fact, quite the opposite. You see, many of the Jewish rabbis thought it was sacrilege to bring the sacred Hebrew from the Scriptures into the common use of the people; he was even excommunicated by the rabbis of Jerusalem and got into trouble with the Ottoman Empire for sedition. And apparently, what he did wasn’t easy; he had to invent about two-thousand words for things not known to the ancient Hebrew, words for bicycle and tomato for example. Twenty percent of modern spoken Hebrew is composed of new words thought up by Ben-Yehuda.”
“So, whatever happened to him; now he is very famous in Israel; his home in Jerusalem is a major tourist attraction, for example.”
“He died in 1922 a famous man, and his funeral was attended by 30,000 people. And there is an interesting story concerning his graveside on the Mount of Olives the angel told me; I guess even an angel can understand irony.”
“Oh, – what’s the story!”
“Well, it turns out that not everybody in Israel reveres Ben-Yehuda; there are still some ultra-Orthodox Jews who feel he desecrated the language of the Patriarchs by making it the common language of the people. Apparently, news reached the family that Ben-Yehuda’s grave had been spray painted with graffiti from an ultra-Orthodox group.”
“That’s terrible; I’ll bet they were pretty upset that his tombstone had been desecrated in that fashion. Is nothing sacred!”
“The family asked what language was used in the graffiti? After being told the graffiti was in Hebrew, the family replied, “Ah, then Ben-Yehuda won!”
“I’m sure that was gratifying; imagine the irony – these ultra-Orthodox Jews probably born and raised there and could only speak the language made popular by the man whose grave they desecrated.”
“Yes, but there is more the angel told me about Ben-Yehuda. The angel told me that the primary reason he relayed all this information to me was not primarily to teach me a history lesson, but for me to learn about Scriptural prophecy. You seen, the angel wanted to point out that the amazing transformation of Hebrew from a dead to a spoken language was foretold thousands of years ago.”
“Really! Where is that in Scripture?”
“Well, here is what the angel told me. The restoration of the land of Israel was foretold by Jeremiah about twenty-six hundred years ago along with other Jewish prophets. In fact, there are literally hundreds of Old Testament prophecies concerning the restoration of Israel. As a matter of fact, Scripture foretells exactly in what order this restoration shall occur; namely, they would first come from eastern Arab countries, then from Western Europe – especially Germany. Then, during the end of the 1980s with the fall of the Soviet Union, they came in great numbers from the north – Russia. Today, they are coming from the south – from African countries such as Ethiopia. This exact order – east, west, north, then south – was predicted many centuries ago.
“Well, that seems rather amazing. These ancient prophets foretold the restoration of Israel through an ingathering of Jews from around the world. But this in-gathering would not be randomly but in a certain order that was also foretold.”
“That’s right. Most of the land back then was arid, unable to grow much of anything. Very few people lived in Palestine because the land was so inhospitable. But the Jews didn’t just come as squatters and start to live on land that was not theirs. No, they actually purchased the land upon which they lived. This purchase of land was also foretold in Scripture.”
“Do you mean that the original Jews actually bought the land upon which they settled to form the nation of Israel?”
“Yes, that’s right. Originally, all of Palestine was part of the Ottoman Empire. They sided with the Germans during World War 1, and were defeated by the British when they occupied Jerusalem in 1917 who then assumed governance of the land. Much of this land was owned by Arabs who often leased the land to others; it was considered to be a wasteland of little practical use consisting of a desert in the south and marshland heavily infested with malaria-carrying mosquitoes in the north. This is documented by the British Palestine Royal Commission who were not exactly friends of the Jews.
In order to purchase this land, the Jewish National Fund set up blue and white (Israel’s national colors) collection boxes all over the world which was used to purchase property in the Holy Land. By 1948 almost 90 percent of the land that was available for sale had been bought by the Jewish people, with the rest being ownerless desert. In 1922, the League of Nations stipulated that Britain “should work together with the Jewish Agency to encourage intensive settlement of the land by Jews, which should include the land owned by the state and the uncultivated or wasteland, as long as this land is not needed for official purposes.” The angel noted that most people believe the fiction that the Jews somehow stole the land from the Palestinians while the reality is that most of it was legally purchased.”
“Well, that’s kind of interesting. All you hear about today is how the Jews are “occupiers” of land that was somehow stolen from the Palestinians.”
“That’s right. Things really got bad after World War 1 when all of Europe was in ruins; even the victorious nations of France and England lay in ruins. Nations were totally unprepared to handle the millions of refugees wanting to return to their homes that no longer existed. The chaos of the Holocaust produced and intense desire for their own country – but that desire faced strong opposition. The British were facing increasing pressure from Arab nations to half the influx of Jews into Israel and established intermittent camps on the island of Cyprus for Jews to attempted to immigrate to Israel in violation of their policy. These camps operated from August 1946 to January 1949 and held about 51,000 people. Many who survived the Holocaust ended up dying in their camps.”
“But didn’t both the Palestinians and the Jews want to have their own state? I’ve heard the Palestinian Arabs were never offered a state and have therefore been denied the right to self-determination.”
“Well, no Dave. The angel showed in my mind what was happening at that time. There were at least two times England tried to partition Palestine,”
- “First was in 1937 with the Peel Commission which concluded that the only solution to resolve the contradictory aspirations of the Arabs and the Jews was to partition Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states. However, the Arabs rejected this plan because it forced them to accept the creation of a Jewish state, and required some Palestinians to live under “Jewish domination.” The Zionists were not happy with the plan because it restricted the Jews to only 1,900 square miles out of the 10,500 square miles remaining in Palestine; however, the Jews agreed to at least negotiate while the Arabs refused and the entire two-state solution fell apart.”
- “And the same thing happened two years later in 1939 when the British White paper called for the establishment of an Arab state in Palestine within 10 years, and for the limiting of Jewish immigration to no more than 75,000 over the following five years. Afterward, no one would be allowed without the consent of the Arab population. Amazingly, although the Arabs had been granted a concession on Jewish immigration, offered independence, and an ability to strictly limit Jewish immigration – they again refused to negotiate. In short, they again refused a Palestinian state and an opportunity for self-determination.”
“So, you’re saying that at least twice, the British administrators of Palestine offered the Arab Palestinians their own state with self-determination and they refused!”
“Yes, that’s exactly right. It’s amazing I never knew these things. Somehow, all of this information is left out of our history books.”
“Then what happened?”
“So the English sought support from the newly established United Nations to figure something out for the land which they controlled!”In July of 1947, the British navy intercepted the refugee ship Exodus which was bound for Israel with more than 4,500 Jews on board in international waters. The British sailors forcibly boarded the ship killing several passengers and crew members forcing everybody on board to return to Europe. This was a public relations nightmare for the British government who were seeing themselves in a no-win situation and became more eager to divest themselves of the entire mess. The British were tired of facing international pressure from various interest groups to do something about the Arab-Jewish conflict and so turned to the United Nations for help.
“Sounds like kind of a cop-out; they keep the land and control, but request police help from somebody else.”
“At that time, the English were just getting over the destruction from another World War and were ready to divest themselves of overseas colonies and concentrate on their own problems. So the UN took the problem up and on November 29, 1947, they established the Mandate Palestine partition plan which divided the area between the Palestinians and Jews. In this plan, the Jewish state was to receive about 56 percent of the land excluding Jerusalem which was designated an area to be administered by the United Nations. The plan was accepted by most of the Jews but outright rejected by the Arabs. The plan was to take effect in October 1948; but then the unexpected happened.”
“What happened next?”
“The British were becoming increasingly impatient and decided to pull out all troops and officially end the British Mandate on May 14, 1948. That posed a particular problem for the Jews because the British refused to hand over any authority or territory to Jewish control ahead of their departure. David Ben-Gurion – the Jewish leader at the time – knew that the day after the British left, the Jews would be attacked by their Arab neighbors. They quickly raised money to purchase arms and military supplies which were then smuggled into the country. The stage was set for a confrontation.”
“Obviously, Israel is now a country so something must have happened.”
“Exactly. What happened was David Ben-Gurion standing in front of a portrait of Theodor Herzl read Israel’s Declaration of Independence that had just been approved by the People’s Council, and then declared the “establishment of a Jewish state in Eretz-Israel, to be known as the State of Israel.”
“And do you know what else? Israel could not have come into existence without the early withdrawal of the British troops and administrative personnel that day; Israel – a country that had not existed as an independent political entity for about 2600 years – was literally reborn in a day. The next day, tiny Israel was attacked by the combined power of four Arab nations – Egypt, Syria, Transjordan, and Iraq. All that is history, but what is interesting is what the angel told me next.”
“Apparently, the establishment of Israel in a day was forecast centuries previously by Isaiah,
Who has ever heard of such a thing? Who has ever seen such things? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment? Yet no soon is Zion in labor than she gives birth to her children.
I sat for a moment and pondered what Jeff was telling me about his latest angelic visit. Certainly, Jeff had known none of this before; he had absolutely no interest in the history of Israel and had been only interested in his personal life and what pleasure he could get out of this world. The fact that he had all of this knowledge meant he had to be getting it from somewhere? But an angel?
The story he was telling was certainly inspiring – if you were Jewish, of course. Here is a people who had been in slavery, bondage, or persecution for 2600 years who somehow maintained their identity, their language, and customs, who suffered through unspeakable suffering during the Holocaust, and who managed to come together as a people from all nations and re-establish their country among hostile neighbors.
Jeff also pointed out that the angel told him there were literally hundreds of prophecies in the Old Testament concerning the re-establishment of Israel; how it would be a place of gathering for Jews from around the world. Interestingly, while most know of the self-identified Jews who may worship in synagogues today, there are other ethnic groups throughout the world who retain customs and a belief system strangely similar to ancient Judaism. These other ethnic groups live in diverse places like Ethiopia, India, and Zimbabwe and are now recognized as being of Jewish descent by prominent Israeli rabbis; many of these are also emigrating to Israel.
Jeff and Evelyn
Jeff then finished up with a few pleasantries but then dropped something else on me; apparently Jeff, the forever bachelor and hedonistic self-absorbed pagan I had known for years had become involved in a serious relationship. One of the nurses who took care of him at the hospital had fallen in love with Jeff and they were actually talking about getting married – or at least living together. He hurriedly said his goodbyes because he had to go out on another date.
Of course, the obvious question I posed to Jeff was whether he had told Evelyn, his new love interest, about his dreams and particularly about his possible demise within a year. Of course, he had not; that was not something you shared with someone you were trying to impress. He was “winging it” and might tell her at some point.
I then pondered the history of Israel and Jewish people in general. They are a diverse group – just as are Christians. Some Jews are very secular and couldn’t care less about their Jewish heritage, others keep strict dietary laws reflecting ancient commandments put down in Levitical scripture, while others have separate, withdrawn communities and refuse to interact with “Gentiles.” Christians and Jews initially formed interwoven communities; most of the early Christians were in fact Jews. But gradually over decades and then centuries of time, the two communities for various reasons separated and have even become hostile to each other.
Christians have largely forgotten their Jewish heritage which is unfortunate since much of the Bible was written by and for the Jewish people but also applies to all mankind. Jeff’s next angelic instructions would concern some of these Jewish customs that have enormous importance for the Christians of today – but which are ignored and unknown by most modern, observant Christians. In the rush to separate the early church from its Jewish roots, we have ignored critically important events that may impact our near future.
But there is one way to remember your Jewish roots. On a dark, moonless night you need to cast your vision skyward; there, you will see a beautiful vision of delicate stars dancing across the sky. Ancient civilizations saw such stars as well – this is important for God’s message of forgiveness was placed in the stars.
Jeremiah 25:11
Leviticus 25:3-5
Ezra 1:1-3
Ezekiel 4:3-6
Lev. 26:18, 26:21, 23-24, 27-28
Jeremiah 31:7-17
Ezekiel 20:37, Hosea 6:1
Isaiah 43:5 – 6: 21; Psalm 107:2-3
Jeremiah 32:44
Bard, Mitchell. Myth and Facts: A Guide to the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 2001, p. 52.
Clifford, Clark, “Counsel to the President: A Memoir”, 1991, p. 20
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This section for some reason is always under debate. This is the section:
Acquisition or divestiture by registrant
32 (1) Unless the registrant first delivers to all other parties to the agreement the notice described in subsection (2) and the other parties have acknowledged in writing receipt of the notice, no registrant shall,
directly or indirectly,
(a) purchase, lease, exchange or otherwise acquire for himself, herself, or itself, any interest in real estate, or make an offer to do so; or
(b) divest himself, herself, or itself of any interest in real estate, or make an offer to do so.
Contents of notice
(2) The notice referred to in subsection (1) shall be in writing and shall include,
(a) a statement that the registrant is a brokerage, broker or salesperson, as the case may be;
(b) full disclosure of all facts within the registrant’s knowledge that affect or will affect the value of the real estate; and
(c) in the case of a transaction described in clause (1) (a), the particulars of any negotiation, offer or agreement by or on behalf of the registrant for the subsequent sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of an interest in the real estate to any other person.
This has nothing to do with “related parties”. That was s. 18 of the Code of Ethics. This is a different, separate and distinct disclosure obligation. Don’t get them confused. Just because there’s only one Form, be sure to fill it out correctly, use the Form for the “paperwork”. Use the Act and the Code as sources of your obligations.
This disclosure is the sale or purchase of property. It may be “direct or indirect”.
The indirect transaction on the buy side might entail you loaning the downpayment, taking back a mortgage, being registered on title (after the deal closes), guaranteeing the mortgage, having an interest as a beneficiary under a trust, holding shares in a corporation which is participating in the purchase etc.
What is doesn’t mean is acting for your daughter who is purchasing her first house, with her own money, qualifying for her own mortgage, taking title in her own name, all with your “advice” but without any financial involvement on your part.
Mere advice doesn’t elevate the situation to having an “interest’.
This is the obligation to advise other parties to the deal. If you are actually buying the property directly or indirectly, you have to say so. You also have to convey the following information prior to your offer:
- Your registration status,
- Facts that you know that AFFECT the VALUE,
- Any flip or rollover of the property.
You appreciate that in a third party transaction, your special, inside information about the real estate market in that locality is what is being sought here. That’s the purpose of the s. 32 Disclosure.
On the “sell side”, you need to disclose that there is going to be an expropriation for a highway and that ‘s why you are selling now, before it actually happens.
Be sure to keep the two section straight:
Law/Source When To Whom Purpose
s. 32 Act Before Offer Other side inside facts / flip
s. 18 Code Before Offer Clients/Customers potential conflict
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SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
First Reading: Isaiah 11: 1-10
1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse, and a flower shall rise up out of his root.
2 And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him: the spirit of wisdom, and of understanding, the spirit of counsel, and of fortitude, the spirit of knowledge, and of godliness.
3 And he shall be filled with the spirit of the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge according to the sight of the eyes, nor reprove according to the hearing of the ears.
4 But he shall judge the poor with justice, and shall reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: land he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked.
5 And justice shall be the girdle of his loins: and faith the girdle of his reins.
6 The wolf shall dwell with the lamb: and the leopard shall lie down with the kid: the calf and the lion, and the sheep shall abide together, and a little child shall lead them.
7 The calf and the bear shall feed: their young ones shall rest together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
8 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp: and the weaned child shall thrust his hand into the den of the basilisk.
9 They shall not hurt, nor shall they kill in all my holy mountain, for the earth is filled with the knowledge of the Lord, as the covering waters of the sea.
10 In that day the root of Jesse, who standeth for an ensign of the people, him the Gentiles shall beseech, and his sepulchre shall be glorious.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 72: 1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17
1 A psalm on Solomon.
2 Give to the king thy judgment, O God: and to the king’s son thy justice: To judge thy people with justice, and thy poor with judgment.
7 In his days shall justice spring up, and abundance of peace, till the moon be taken sway.
8 And he shall rule from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
12 For he shall deliver the poor from the mighty: and the needy that had no helper.
13 He shall spare the poor and needy: and he shall save the souls of the poor.
17 Let his name be blessed for evermore: his name continueth before the sun. And in him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed: all nations shall magnify him.
Second Reading: Romans 15: 4-9
4 For what things soever were written, were written for our learning: that through patience and the comfort of the scriptures, we might have hope.
5 Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of one mind one towards another, according to Jesus Christ:
6 That with one mind, and with one mouth, you may glorify God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7 Wherefore receive one another, as Christ also hath received you unto the honour of God.
8 For I say that Christ Jesus was minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers.
9 But that the Gentiles are to glorify God for his mercy, as it is written: Therefore will I confess to thee, O Lord, among the Gentiles, and will sing to thy name.
Gospel: Matthew 3: 1-12
1 And in those days cometh John the Baptist preaching in the desert of Judea.
2 And saying: Do penance: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
3 For this is he that was spoken of by Isaias the prophet, saying: A voice of one crying in the desert, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.
4 And the same John had his garment of camels’ hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins: and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
5 Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the country about Jordan:
6 And were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
7 And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them: Ye brood of vipers, who hath shewed you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of penance.
9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father. For I tell you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
10 For now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that doth not yield good fruit, shall be cut down, and cast into the fire.
11 I indeed baptize you in the water unto penance, but he that shall come after me, is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear; he shall baptize you in the Holy Ghost and fire.
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Yes, for a few reasons. The primary reason for a stand-alone system is to make sure the battery is still alive & the unit is working properly. For interconnected units which will set every unit off, this is to ensure that a mouse or other critter hasn’t done any damage. Most have a simple “test” button on them as shown below.
How about the smoke test?
It is true if you press the test button, that doesn’t mean it is fully operational as the sensor could be blocked. That is why some recommend doing a smoke test with a special tester. Well if you may recall from our Primer article on Options available, there are two main types & many “testers only work well on certain models. That doesn’t include they type that only recognize raising heat levels only. With todays technology & proper maintenance, this is generally a test that can be skipped.
With that said, every 6 months you should vacuum the unit off, whether you need to replace the batteries or not. In fact when you reach up there to test the system, it would be worth seeing if it appears dusty & do it then. (You may also want to solve the air leakage issue that is getting it so dusty) For more on required maintenance, you might want to check out our monthly maintenance articles or this piece on Fire Detector Maintenance.
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Empowering centers help those in need
Offer legal advice, tutoring, a warm place for the night
LIBERTY – One day the door to 42 S. Main St. in Liberty will open and the dark side of Sullivan County’s new casino will walk in, sit down and beg for help in a trembling voice.
Elliott Baron sees it coming after the casino opens in two years or so: Someone who gambled away their Social Security check and has nothing left and nowhere else to turn.
“They are going to need resources here,” he said.
Here is Empowering Liberty; a small sign in the corner of the plate-glass store front says so. Inside, the front room holds several small kitchen tables and chairs, a desk, a lounge chair and a TV. There are also a kitchen, a storage room and a bathroom.
Baron, the center's director, is ready. So are the five others who listen silently as Baron talks. Anthony Liu flicks the keyboard of a laptop at a corner table. Like Vernon Finkle Jr., a huge man who provide security when it is needed, Liu is a volunteer. And the hours Liu puts in come out of experience. Like the other volunteers, he first came to get help for himself and his family, then returned to try and help others in need.
Empowering Liberty opened a little more than a year ago. It joins Empowering Port Jervis and Empowering Ellenville, which opened in 2014 and 2011.
They help anyone who walks in. Some come with problems in special education or to get tutoring help in math or English or social studies. Some show for guidance in filling out paperwork for social services or other government programs, as Finkle did. The centers open their doors to the homeless and others in search of a warm place to spend the night.
But the centers hold movie nights too. And they set up free legal advice clinics like a recent Tuesday night at Empowering Ellenville at 159 Canal St. Civil rights lawyer Michael Sussman of Goshen sat in the back room, where pink and purple prom dresses – they give them out for free – lined one wall. Loaves of bread sat on the end of the table.
Sussman listened to several people, one by one, behind the closed door. Mike Wendel of Wawarsing was one of them. Sussman agreed to help Wendel dig into what Wendel called a looming environmental threat.
Sussman does it, he says, because he feels the legal system ought to be accessible to more than just those with the money.
“There are large numbers of people who are marginalized and who view themselves are marginal,” Sussman said. “There has to be a legal system that functions for more of these people.”
Sussman offers more than just his time to the centers. He is the driving force behind them; while the volunteers provide the services, he pays the rent and related bills.
Sussman wants more centers. He hopes to expand to Monticello, Poughkeepsie and Newburgh in the future.
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SAN FRANCISCO – After a federal judge rejected a proposed $2 billion settlement for all future claims that Roundup causes cancer, the maker of the widely used weedkiller said it will consider whether to end its sale in the U.S. for residential use.
German-based Bayer AG had proposed to set aside $2 billion to settle future lawsuits by people diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma after being exposed to glyphosate, Roundup’s active ingredient. Reuters reported that on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco said the company’s proposal, which would have limited future lawsuits against Bayer, was “clearly unreasonable.”
Following the ruling, Bayer said it “will immediately engage with partners to discuss the future of glyphosate-based products in the U.S. residential market." The company said it will continue to sell Roundup to U.S. farmers.
“Removing glyphosate from residential use would be a step in the right direction, as most of the cases now pending settlement involved serious exposure from non-farm uses,” said EWG President Ken Cook. “Another clear step would be for Bayer to withdraw the pesticide from end-of-season use on food crops, which gave rise to the contamination EWG has found on oat products, in hummus, and other food.”
“But unless this cancer-causing weedkiller is banned by the Environmental Protection Agency or Bayer cuts its losses and stops making it, people will continue to be exposed and risk serious illness,” Cook said. “And the legal and financial disaster stemming from one of the worst business decisions ever made will remain.”
Glyphosate, the most widely used herbicide in the world, was invented and marketed by Monsanto until 2018. When Bayer bought the company for $63 billion, it inherited liability for about 125,000 claims by people who say the products caused their cancer. The company has resolved all but 30,000 of those claims.
In 2018 and 2019, juries in three separate cases found that glyphosate causes cancer and that Monsanto covered up evidence of its health risk for decades. In 2017, California added glyphosate to its Proposition 65 registry of chemicals known to cause cancer.
On Thursday, shares of Bayer dropped by as much as 5 percent following news of Chhabra’s rejection of the settlement proposal.
A 2015 EWG analysis mapped the year-to-year growth in glyphosate use on American farmland from 1992 to 2012. According to the Department of Agriculture, in 2014, approximately 240 million pounds of glyphosate were sprayed in the U.S. As a result of widespread spraying, glyphosate has now been found to contaminate air, water and soil across vast expanses of the U.S. It also shows up in the food Americans eat every day.
Biomonitoring studies in a number of states found glyphosate in the bodies of children and pregnant women. According to initial data from a study in Indiana, women who were more heavily exposed to glyphosate during pregnancy were more likely to give birth to premature babies who weighed less than average.
Although the vast majority of glyphosate is applied to genetically modified corn and soybeans, it is increasingly sprayed on oats just before harvest as a drying agent. Glyphosate kills the crop, drying it out so it can be harvested earlier than if the plant were allowed to die naturally. This allows easier harvesting but also increases the likelihood that the pesticide makes it into food.
Two separate rounds of laboratory tests commissioned last year by EWG found glyphosate in nearly every sample of popular oat-based cereals and other oat-based food marketed to children. The brands in which glyphosate was detected included several cereals and breakfast bars made by General Mills and Quaker.
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Headlamps are the most essential gear you need when you go hiking. They help in providing light and letting you see in the dark. Hiking headlamps come with different features and they also vary on their weight, size, power source, and battery life.
Headlamps are not just for outdoor activities like hiking or camping. You can use them to find your way back in the dark or at night when your vehicle is broken down or stuck on a long drive.
Hiking headlamps come with different features like beam distance range, brightness levels, modes of operation, power source options and battery life span. Some of them are rechargeable while others have a stick on solar panel that provides power during the day time as well as a rechargeable battery pack for extra long-lasting backup.
A bright beam is important in some circumstances, but it comes at a price: the battery life and size of the light. The main beam also has an uneven distribution of light, making it difficult to focus on distant objects. A good option is a headlamp with a swivel function that lets you rotate the lamp at a 90-degree angle to direct its light where you need it most. A good hiking headlamp will be able to illuminate a wide area and keep you safe during any adventure.
Another difference between these two types is the battery life. Rechargeable NiMH batteries have a finite number of uses. Lithium ion batteries have a long life and do not need to be replaced. As a result, you can use them over again without worrying about the batteries dying. It’s better to choose a lithium ion headlamp instead of a rechargeable NiMH one.
While the main beam is the most widely used on the trail at night, some headlamps have a spot feature that lets you focus light on smaller objects. This is especially useful when looking down trails at night, or for spotting anchors during caving. However, a spotlight can be helpful in extreme situations. In such cases, the spot feature can be invaluable. The best headlamp for your hiking trip is one with the proper features and a low price.
While choosing a hiking headlamp, it’s important to consider the type of beam it produces. Some of these lamps produce a wide beam that covers a large area in close proximity. While this is useful for camping and viewing land features, it’s not always necessary to use a flood beam. If you plan to use your headlamp for close-proximity or distance-focused work, you should choose one with a spot feature.
When it comes to brightness, a headlamp with a spot beam is the most convenient. Its spot beam focuses on an area far away while a long-range beam is more effective for longer distances. Most people prefer a main-beam-based headlamp, but a spot-beam can also help in situations where you need to look at something from a distance. A light that can be used as a backup is great if you’re going to be out at night for long periods of time. To know more, click here at Vont | <urn:uuid:86ff8919-e14f-452c-8d87-53543a1f4c1c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://dara-groups.com/hiking-headlamps-how-to-choose-the-right-one-for-your-trip/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573540.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819005802-20220819035802-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.951202 | 648 | 2.09375 | 2 |
Supplementary Equipotential Bonding is required in bath and shower rooms where the risk of an electric shock is high due to moisture and low body resistance.
Bonding comprises of conductors being attached with suitable clamps to water and gas service pipes where they enter the building and to ensure all metallic equipment in rooms of high shock risk (e.g. bathrooms) is at the same potential.
Bonding Main/Supplementary Main and Supplementary Equipotential Bonding is required to limit any voltage between simultaneously accessible exposed conductive and extraneous conductive parts.
An exposed conductive part:
Metal case of electric heater, kettle, toaster, etc.
An extraneous conductive part:
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15 juin 2021
Posté par : groupeureka
Writing in the Sciences. Everything you’ll Discover about this Web Page
This site features a conversation of each and every of the after the different parts of composing a review article that is scientific
- Selecting a topic and articles that are finding
- Exactly What concerns to resolve in your analysis
- Which areas to incorporate and methods for composing them
Various various various Other tricks and tips tend to be showcased underneath this field.
Advice on Developing a Thesis
- Ensure that your thesis is particular and details a question/problem on the go
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An email on reviews
Reviews usually are posted by specialists in the area. Becoming knowledgeable about the dwelling and reason for reviews will allow you to navigate systematic literary works much more confidently, but keep in mind you will be writing a review for publication in a journal until well into your career that it is not likely. Sometimes, log editors will ask researchers to publish an evaluation for his or her record.
Picking an interest
If you wish to compose an evaluation article but try not to understand how to start, keep a few of these guidelines at heart.
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Whenever performing analysis for your review, let me reveal a list of concerns to think about while you go through articles to possibly feature:
- What’s the problem or thesis becoming addressed in this report?
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- Performed the scientists choose appropriate types of experimentation and information analysis for the extensive study concern?
- You think that the conclusions they draw based on the information they present are reasonable and valid? Or are there any spaces into the reasoning or presumptions becoming made?
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This analysis is based on data compiled by the three Federal banking agency members of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) with CRA responsibilities —the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. This analysis was conducted using data compiled for institutions reporting under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations.
The CRA is intended to encourage federally insured commercial banks and savings associations (savings and loan associations and savings banks) to help meet the credit needs of the local communities in which they are chartered. The regulations that implement the CRA require commercial banks and savings associations with total assets of approximately $1 billion or more to collect and report data regarding their small business and small farm lending and community development lending. The mandatory reporting threshold adjusts annually based on changes to the Consumer Price Index and for 2012 was $1.160 billion.
The small business and small farm lending data reported under the CRA regulations provide useful information about such lending, but they are less comprehensive than the data reported on home mortgage lending under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). For example, the CRA data:
Interpreting the CRA data can be challenging. For example, lending institutions are asked to report the geographic location of the loan. If the proceeds of a small business loan are used in more than one location, the institution can record the loan location as either the address of the borrower’s business headquarters or the location where the greatest portion of the proceeds are applied, as indicated by the borrower. However, these locations may have different socio-demographic and economic characteristics.
Further, although CRA data provide information on extensions of credit in a geographic area, they do not indicate the amount or nature of the overall demand for credit in that area. Consequently, caution should be used in drawing conclusions from analyses using only CRA data, as differences in loan volume across areas may reflect differences in local demand for credit. Indeed, CRA performance assessments by the supervisory agencies focus on evaluating the volume and distribution of lending in the context of local credit needs.
Finally, the CRA small business and small farm lending data reported each year cover only a portion of the credit extended to small businesses and small farms. Banks and savings associations that do not report CRA data and nonbank institutions not covered by CRA such as commercial finance companies, also extend such loans.
General Description of the 2012 CRA Small Business and Small Farm Loan Data
For 2012, a total of 830 lenders reported data about originations and purchases of small business and small farm loans, a 3.4 percent decrease from the 859 lenders reporting data for 2011 (see Table 1) 1. As a consequence of amendments to the CRA regulations, beginning in September 2005, banking institutions with assets below the mandatory reporting threshold (and, beginning in October 2004, savings associations with assets below that threshold) are not required to collect or report data on their small business or small farm lending. However, institutions with assets below the mandatory reporting threshold may voluntarily collect and report such information, and they must report the information if they elect to be evaluated as “large” institutions during CRA examinations. Of the 830 institutions reporting 2012 data, more than 300 were not “large” institutions under the applicable regulation and therefore, reported either voluntarily or because they elected to be evaluated as “large” (see Table 3). Overall, the smaller number of reporters in 2012 than in 2011 reflects mergers and acquisitions among previous reporters and fewer voluntary reporters.
Small business and small farm lending reported by the CRA data reporters is a significant portion of total small business and small farm lending by all commercial banks and savings associations. Analysis of data from Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income (Call Reports) indicates that loans by CRA reporters represent about 87 percent of the small business loans outstanding measured by number of loans and about 38 percent of the small farm loans outstanding measured by number of loans extended by all banking institutions (see Table 1). Larger institutions account for most of the reported lending: During 2012, commercial banks and savings associations with assets of $1.160 billion or more (as of December 31, 2011) originated or purchased nearly 99 percent by number of loans, and 94 percent by dollar amount of loans, of the small business loans reported under CRA (see Table 3). Lending to small farms by commercial banks and savings associations with assets of $1.160 billion or more accounted for 88 percent of the small farm loans measured by number of loans and 84 percent measured by dollar amount of loans.
In the aggregate, about 5.9 million small business loans (totaling $206 billion) and about 177,000 small farm loans (totaling $ 12.6 billion) were reported as being originated or purchased in 2012 (see Table 2). In most years, loan purchases are only a small share of the reported activity (under 5 percent measured by number of loans), but in 2012 one lender reported the purchase of a large portfolio of credit card-related loans. Largely because of this activity, loan purchases accounted for nearly 14 percent of the reported small business lending activity in 2012. The number of small business loan originations reported in 2012 increased about 2 percent from 2011 and the dollar amount of such originations was up 3 percent. Contact with reporting institutions indicates that most of the reporting institutions experiencing a significant increase in their small business lending cited an increase in credit-card related activities.
The number of small farm loan originations was up nearly 30 percent from 2011 and the dollar amount of such lending was up about 7 percent. Most of the increase in small farm lending from 2011 reflects an adjustment in lending reported by one lender that previously had reported some loans in the under $100,000 category as small business loans but in 2012 reported them as small farm loans.
The CRA data provide information about the size of small business and small farm loans. For small business loans, the maximum loan size reported is $1 million; for small farm loans, the maximum is $500,000. Measured by number of loan originations, nearly 93 percent of the small business loans and about 80 percent of the small farm loans originated in 2012 were for amounts under $100,000 (see Table 2). Measured by dollar amount of loans, the distribution differs; about 31 percent of the small business loan dollars and about 29 percent of the small farm loan dollars were extended through loans of less than $100,000 (see Table 2).
Loans to Smaller Businesses and Farms
The CRA data also include information on how many of the reported loans were extended to businesses or farms with revenues of $1 million or less. Overall, 44 percent of the number of reported small business loan originations (about 37 percent measured by dollar amount of loans) and 58 percent of the number of reported small farm loan originations (about 67 percent measured by dollar amount of loans) were extended to firms with revenues of $1 million or less (see Table 2).
The proportion of small business loans extended to smaller firms in 2012 measured by number of loans was down a few percentage points from 2011; measured by dollar amount ) extensions were little changed from 2011. Lending to small firms peaked in 1999 at 60 percent, but then began to decline steadily primarily due to a substantial increase in lending to larger firms through lines of credit and credit cards.
The Geographic Distribution of Small Business and Small Farm Lending
The availability of information about the geographic location of businesses and farms receiving credit provides an opportunity to examine the distribution of small business and small farm lending across areas grouped by socio-demographic and economic characteristics. Information on the distribution of businesses and population provides some context within which to view these distributions.
CRA performance assessments include an analysis of the distribution of small business and small farm loans (of all types) across census tracts grouped into four relative income categories: low-, moderate-, middle-, and upper-income.2 Overall, the distribution of the number (see Table 4.1) and the dollar amounts (see Table 4.2) of small business loans across these categories largely parallels the distribution of population and businesses across these four income groups, although lending activity in upper-income areas exceeds the share of businesses and population in such areas.3 For example, low-income census tracts include about 6 percent of the population and about 6 percent of the businesses, and received nearly 5 percent of the number and about 6 percent of the total dollar amount of small business loans in 2012. 4 Upper-income census tracts include about 28 percent of the population and about 31 percent of the businesses, and received about 37 percent of the number and 35 percent of the total dollar amount of small business loans in 2012. Each income category's share of the number and dollar amount of loans remained about the same in 2012 as in 2011.
Analysis of the CRA data shows that small business loans are heavily concentrated in U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) (about 87 percent measured by number and 88 percent measured by dollar amount of all small business loans), as are the bulk of the U.S. population and the number of businesses (see Tables 4.1 and 4.2). The majority of small farm loans (about 64 percent, measured by number of loans or by dollars of loans) were extended to farms located outside of MSAs (see Tables 4.3 and 4.4).
Community Development Lending
Institutions reporting CRA data disclose the number and dollar amount of their community development lending activity. Among the 830 institutions reporting for 2012, 666 institutions (about 80 percent) provided information about their community development loans (derived from Table 5). The number of institutions reporting community development loans increased about 2 percent from 2011, when 655 institutions reported such loans. As in previous years, in 2012 lenders with assets that met or exceeded the mandatory reporting threshold ($1.160 billion in 2012) extended the vast majority of reported community development loans. When both loan originations and purchases are considered, the dollar volume of community development lending increased from 2011, from $47 billion (data not shown in tables) to $54.8 billion (see Table 5), an increase of approximately 17 percent.
Tables are in Portable Document Format (PDF).
NOTE: Statistical tables prepared by the FFIEC for this press release of the 2012 CRA data differ from those in previous years because they do not include a breakout of lending activity in principal cities. The Office of Management and Budget revised the list of Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and principal cities in February 2013 but detailed identification about the geographies that comprise the principal cities were not available in time for the production of these tables. Instead, the tables disclose the data in two broad categories, lending within MSAs or metropolitan divisions and lending outside of MSAs. For a list of MSAs and principal cities see http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2013/b13-01.pdf.
1. For the years 2001 through 2007, the following lender asset-size categories were used in Tables 1, 3, and 5 (in millions): less than 100; 100-249; 250-999; and 1,000 or more. To improve users’ ability to differentiate between large banking institution reporters and voluntary reporters, in Tables 1, 3, and 5 the lender asset-size categories for the 2008 CRA data were adjusted as follows (in millions): less than 100; 100-249; 250-1,060; and 1,061 or more. For the year 2009, the lender asset-size categories have been adjusted as follows in Tables 1, 3, and 5 (in millions): less than 100; 100-249; 250-1,108; and 1,109 or more. For 2010, the categories are less than 100; 100-249; 250-1,097 and 1,098 or more. For 2011, the categories are less than 100; 100-249; 250-1,121; and 1,122 or more. For 2012, the categories are less than 100, 101-249, 250-1,159 and 1,160 or more. Table 1 data reflect the former asset categories for 2001 through 2007 and the adjusted asset categories for 2008-2012.
2. For purposes of the regulations, a low-income census tract has a median family income that is less than 50 percent of the median family income for the broader area (the metropolitan area containing the tract or the entire non-metropolitan area of the state); a moderate-income census tract, 50 percent to less than 80 percent; a middle-income census tract, 80 percent to less than 120 percent; and an upper-income census tract, 120 percent or more. Data regarding census tract income categories are derived from the 2010 American Community Survey. For more information refer to http://www.census.gov/acs/www.
3.Beginning in 1998, institutions filing CRA data were allowed to report that the census tract location of a firm or farm receiving a loan was unknown. For 2012, 4 percent of the reported small business loans by number and 1.5 percent by dollar amount included such a designation.
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Advantage Aurion: drilling for gold discoveries in Finland
Aurion Prospectors on Gold-Rich Boulder Discovery at Aamurusko.
By James Kwantes
Finding gold is hard. Companies that efficiently mine the precious metal are lousy at identifying new deposits. Gold producers typically wait for a smaller exploration company to "hit pay dirt," then swoop in and buy up the gold in the ground.
Thousands of juniors are scouring every corner of the Earth looking for economic gold deposits and a happy ending. The vast majority fail.
When a junior exploration company identifies a major discovery that is later purchased by a producer, the wealth creation for shareholders can be spectacular. Many successful juniors start by securing large land packages in prospective gold belts and systematically explore them.
Greenstone belts are a great place to look. These formations of volcanic and sedimentary rocks developed up to 3 billion years ago and tend to host large deposits of high-grade gold.
"We're positioned in the right place at the right time: at the core of an emerging gold camp." — Matti Talikka, M.Sc., FAusIMM (CP), CEO and director, Aurion Resources Ltd.
Take Canada's Abitibi Greenstone Belt, a 450 km geological structure that straddles northern Ontario and Quebec and hosts prolific gold camps including Timmins and Kirkland Lake. In 1909, prospectors exploring an area of northern Ontario, opened up by a new railroad, discovered a giant dome of quartz containing visible specks of high-grade gold.
Other prospectors flooded into the area, among them barbers, Benny Hollinger, Scotsman Sandy McIntyre and brothers, Noah and Henry Timmins.
Summit of Dome, 1911. Courtesy of Ontario Archives Association.
If the prospectors on that giant quartz boulder had somehow stepped into a 110-year time machine, they would have walked out into the heart of the legendary Timmins gold mining camp. Underneath the boulder was a vast endowment of gold that became the Dome mine, which produced 15 million ounces (Moz) before it closed in 2017.
The "Big Three" mines in the Timmins gold camp–Dome, Hollinger, and McIntyre–produced an estimated 45 Moz. Other nearby gold mines brought the total to 70 Moz.
Timmins was the first major gold camp in the Abitibi, whose mines have produced more than 180 Moz of gold since the first discoveries a century ago. Some operations have closed but the golden bounty endures: the Abitibi hosts both Canada's largest open-pit gold mine (Yamana/Agnico Eagle's Malartic) and one of the country's highest-grade major gold mines (Kirkland Lake Gold's Macassa). New gold discoveries are still being made.
Most of the world's greenstone belts have been well-trampled by prospectors and geologists but one is virtually unexplored: the Central Lapland Greenstone Belt (CLGB) in northern Finland.
The gold belt has many similarities to the Abitibi and hosts Europe's largest gold mine: Agnico Eagle's 7 Moz Kittila mine. Exploration in the CLGB has been limited, however, for two main reasons: foreign companies have only been allowed in since 1995, and the focus of state miner, Outokumpu, was base metals, not precious metals.
High-grade gold discoveries by Rupert Resources over the past year suggest that there is plenty of gold yet to be found in the overlooked belt. Spectacular intercepts such as 167 m of 4.2 g/t gold and 188 m grading 4.4 g/t gold at Ikkari have made Rupert a market darling, vaulting its valuation to $900 million.
Interest is building; so is anticipation over who will hit pay dirt next on the way to a multi-million-ounce deposit in the emerging gold belt.
Rupert Resources Ltd.'s 3-year share price chart.
Canadian-based gold explorer, Aurion Resources (TSXV: AU | OTCQX: AIRRF), holds a dominant land position—about 950 sq km of claims—in the CLGB and has a world-class discovery at its Aamurusko project.
The company is currently drilling and plans at least 10,000 m at its 100 per cent owned Risti and Launi properties, which total 300 sq km. The drill is turning first at Aamurusko, where Aurion discovered a vast field of boulders containing high-grade gold in 2016.
Up to 10 holes are planned in the first phase; the second phase will test targets at Launi East including the Hinge Zone prospect, discovered last year. Aurion is well-financed to expand the program as merited.
"The abundance of recent high-grade gold discoveries by Aurion and our neighbour shows the prospectivity for gold mineralization of significant scale," says Aurion CEO, Matti Talikka.
"After a limited 2020 program, we're excited to build on those discoveries with a full year of exploration. We're positioned in the right place at the right time: at the core of an emerging gold camp."
Aurion's land package.
In junior mining, investors who enter a promising story early—ahead of the herd—greatly increase their odds of making money. In mineral exploration, the same is true for prospectors and companies that establish large land positions in prospective mineral belts. "Location, location, location"—it's as important for exploration companies as for residential real estate.
The Klondike Gold Rush, for example, saw an estimated 100,000 adventurers surge north to seek fortune after the 1896 gold discovery in modern-day Yukon. The vast majority went home empty-handed.
The big winners were northern prospectors already in the region, who were sleuthing for gold nuggets while living in spartan cabins and hunting for food. These prospectors were positioned to move quickly and staked claims on the most productive creeks in the Klondike gold district. Some became fabulously wealthy.
Aurion's experience securing much of the CLGB was no less opportunistic, if more civilized. The company began assembling its dominant land position in 2014 during the depths of a bear market.
The lack of interest from other exploration companies ensured Aurion got its pick of prime real estate in a virtually unexplored gold belt. Under the leadership of founder and former CEO, Mike Basha, Aurion secured a total of 950 sq km of ground, locking up 80 km of the 125 km long Sirkka Shear Zone.
The Sirkka Shear Zone is the crustal-scale fault structure that hosts high-grade gold in the CLGB. It closely resembles prolific fault zones in the Abitibi such as the Destor-Porcupine Fault (70 Moz Timmins gold camp) and the Cadillac-Larder Lake Break (40 Moz Kirkland Lake district). Yet the only multi-million-ounce gold deposit within the CLGB is Kittila. High-grade gold discoveries by Aurion and Rupert suggest other economic deposits lurk beneath the surface in these highly prospective rocks.
Boulders and gold. Aurion's discovery of quartz boulders–1,200 of them averaging 25 g/t gold over a square kilometre—at Aamurusko on its Risti property in late 2016 captivated the market and sent the company's stock soaring.
Aurion leveraged the discovery to raise exploration money with minimal dilution to the share structure and brought in core investors including Kinross Gold, the world's fifth largest gold miner.
The discovery sparked a staking rush that put the CLGB on the gold exploration map. Like several northern Canadian gold projects, the belt is on the perimeter of the Arctic Circle. Thanks to the Gulf Stream, the CLGB is warmer by approximately 20 degrees Celsius on average, resulting in no permafrost and, making year-round exploration possible.
Aurion prospectors inspect visible gold on surface at Risti.
Aurion has since made the most of its dominant land position through both exploration and joint ventures. Base of till sampling is a key grassroots exploration tool in the CLGB, since most mineralization is under cover (the gold boulders notwithstanding). As the drills turn at Aamurusko, Aurion is taking till samples on areas of its Risti and Launi properties that have never been explored.
On the drilling front, the company has already intersected multiple bonanzas and high-grade gold hits at the Aamurusko discovery and 600 m to the northwest in prior campaigns. Aurion has found gold in different settings including quartz veins and sediments.
Top intercepts include:
Other companies interested in exploring the CLGB moved quickly to partner with Aurion. Gold producer, B2Gold, entered the belt in 2015, optioning a 250 sq. km land package to the west of Aurion's 100 per cent owned properties.
The Aurion-B2Gold joint venture (JV) has yielded several high-grade discoveries, including 11.4 g/t gold over 13.3 m. B2Gold has identified gold mineralization over more than a kilometre of strike length at the Kutuvuoma project, just 8 km west of Rupert's Ikkari discovery.
Aurion has also optioned a project to Strategic Resources, which is backed by mining tycoon Ross Beaty. The Strategic option is on a vanadium project in the northern CLGB.
Back on track
The outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020 prompted a pivot for Aurion. With the virus spreading rapidly, the company pulled its Canadian field crew and diamond drilling team home to Canada, where they remained for the year. That forced the suspension of a helicopter-supported drill program at the flagship Aamurusko project, which is now being drilled by Aurion's Finnish-based drill crew. Assays are pending.
Aurion's exploration team refocused on earlier-stage exploration in 2020 including a scout drill program at the Launi East property. That drilling yielded several sniffs of high-grade gold and will be followed up with diamond drilling this year. Aurion geologists also refined drill targets for this year's program through geological mapping and data evaluation.
Many junior mining companies have an abundance of technical talent but lack capital markets savvy. Aurion stands out for marrying a skilled geological team with capital markets professionals who know their way around a balance sheet.
CEO, Matti Talikka, leads a strong technical team with deep roots and experience in Finland, which helped Aurion move its projects forward during the pandemic. Talikka is a geologist and Finnish national who is well-known in Finnish mining circles and has been exploring the CLGB for much of the past 20 years.
From 2007 to 2015, he was a senior officer with Dragon Mining, the Australian-listed company from whom Aurion purchased the Kutuvuoma and Ahvenjarvi projects (B2Gold JV). Talikka joined Aurion's board in 2015 and became chief executive last year.
The level of financial expertise on Aurion's capital markets team is unique for a junior explorer. Aurion chairman, Dave Lotan, is a seasoned Bay Street veteran with deep and broad connections from years in the finance and hedge fund worlds. He worked as a portfolio manager for one of Canada's largest pension funds prior to joining Aurion's board in 2017.
Chief financial officer, Mark Serdan, spent a combined 15 years as a resource-focused portfolio manager at BMO Global Asset Management and UBS Global Asset Management. In those roles, he won multiple Lipper Awards, presented annually to the top-performing fund manager among peers in the category.
Between them, Serdan and Lotan have evaluated more than 1,000 junior resource companies. That has helped them identify the ideal path for success and ensure that Aurion remains on it.
Lotan, an accountant, believes Aurion's sum of parts adds up to much more than the current stock price. He has spent more than $1.85 million purchasing Aurion shares since December 2020 and now owns more than 9.8 per cent of the company.
"It's really without precedent to find all this gold on surface, to be able to stake 80 kilometres of a major fault, to find high-grade gold in quartz lying all over the surface, and to have it in an area where exploration is extremely economical," Lotan says.
The majority of Aurion's land package is governed by the Finnish state forestry company and has been extensively logged. Those logging and road construction activities have greatly aided Aurion's exploration efforts.
Dave Lotan, Non-Executive Chairman, Director, explains why Finland is a top jurisdiction for exploration in mining with untapped potential.— Aurion Resources Ltd (@AurionResources) June 17, 2021
You can learn more from the full webinar replay here: https://t.co/0GlWSBd1uJ
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Value of discovery
The greatest value in mineral exploration is created by new discoveries. Aurion proved it in 2017 with the high-grade boulder discovery at Aamurusko, which sent the stock from dimes to dollars. Aurion's neighbour, Rupert Resources, demonstrated it a year ago with their world-class gold discoveries on the doorstep of Aurion ground.
Importantly, Rupert's Ikkari and Heina discoveries are in a different geological setting than Aurion's high-grade finds to date. That gives Aurion's geologists another valuable exploration tool as they hunt for Ikkari-style mineralization on 100 per cent owned ground. Aurion's Risti property alone hosts 15 km of the same geological setting where Rupert hit pay dirt.
Rupert's stock chart also hints at Aurion's potential. The two companies were trading at a similar valuation in April 2020 before Rupert's Ikkari discovery. Rupert is now trading at a valuation north of $900 million–more than 9x higher than Aurion's $100-million market cap. The hits keep on coming—on April 20 Rupert announced its best hole yet at Ikkari—4.4 g/t gold over 188 m starting from 64 m, including 8.9 g/t over 23 m.
Rupert is drilling "ferociously" ahead of a maiden Ikkari resource estimate this summer, which will give the market "a first glance at the potential scale of the discovery," according to Stefan Ioannou, a mining analyst with Cormark Securities.
He expects Rupert to prove up a multi-million-ounce resource over time that could be open-pittable. Given proximity to Aurion's JV claims with B2Gold, the odds that gold mineralization continues across Rupert's property boundaries are high.
"The beautiful thing for Aurion and B2Gold is that as you follow Rupert's Ikkari discovery along strike to the southwest, it leads right onto Aurion's JV ground," says Ioannou, who covers Rupert and has written about Aurion. "Rupert is drilling within a couple hundred metres of the property boundary."
Last year, Aurion's JV partner, B2Gold, hit narrow, high-grade gold mineralization on the greater Kutuvuoma property, some 8 km west of Rupert's Ikkari and Heina discoveries. This year, B2Gold is planning a first-phase 5,000 m drill program on the JV side of the property boundary with Rupert, along strike from Ikkari. "If they hit, watch out," Ioannou says.
Rupert's Ikkari discovery on Aurion's JV property boundary
B2Gold currently holds a 51 per cent interest in the JV and can boost that to 70 per cent by spending a further $10 million on exploration over a two-year period. B2Gold can earn an additional 5 per cent interest (for 75 per cent total) by completing a bankable feasibility study.
Given the number of high-grade gold discoveries already on joint venture ground, a further earn-in by B2Gold seems quite likely. If the gold miner takes its ownership level to 75 per cent and the Rupert high-grade gold discovery continues onto JV ground, a 25 per cent stake in the project alone could be worth multiples of Aurion's current valuation.
Potential path to a ten-bagger
With gold at about USDS$1,800 an ounce in a world awash in debt and money-printing, mergers and acquisitions are starting to pick up. In the latest deal, announced on April 26, Fortuna Silver Mines is paying about $1 billion to acquire Roxgold and its portfolio of West African projects.
Multiples paid in gold takeovers tend to rise along with grade and the number of ounces. Acquirers also pay a premium for deposits in stable jurisdictions. Finland fits the bill—the country is routinely ranked among the best mining jurisdictions in the world by the Fraser Institute, with excellent infrastructure and a skilled labour force.
It's likely that the CLGB—like other greenstone belts it closely resembles—hosts several multi-million-ounce gold deposits. Aurion's dominant land position and strong technical approach increases the company's odds of discovering Ikkari-style gold mineralization on their wholly owned Risti and Launi properties. It has the makings of a brand-new gold camp taking shape in real time.
Finland is a top jurisdiction for exploration and mining.
"Rupert has made a great discovery but it's also ten times the market cap of Aurion," says Cormark's Ioannou. "If you can tolerate the exploration risk, Aurion is well-positioned to move significantly higher on drill bit success."
He adds, "the company has the right address, it's just a matter of methodical grassroots exploration over a compelling large-scale multi-target property package in an effort to tie together a meaningful envelope of gold mineralization."
The junior mining sector is notorious for its volatility and pendulum swings between fear and greed. Aurion's story was on every speculator's radar in the fall of 2017 amid the excitement of the golden boulders and a brand-new high-grade discovery. The stock traded to $3 and above.
Aurion Resources' 5-year share price chart.
With the challenges of 2020 in the rearview mirror, Aurion is well-positioned to build on its high-grade gold discoveries and make new ones. The company is fully financed for this year's drill programs.
Yet, Aurion is firmly under the radar and its stock just recently rose above the dollar level. The action could lay the foundation for further upside moves–especially if the company can make high-grade Ikkari-style gold discoveries in an emerging gold camp still very much in its infancy.
There are no time machines and no shortcuts to identifying major gold discoveries. But in the decades to come, the CLGB seems destined to join the ranks of the world's most productive gold mining camps. Aurion is poised to play a leading role.
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Eighty one years ago, an idea hatched years earlier came to fruition: take the raging rivers like the Tennessee in the Great Depression region of the Southeast, and dam them by stacking immense concrete vertical-barriers. Beavers sat back and took notes on the process of changing a river to a lake.
The result? Six objectives bobbed to the top:
and fun, fun, fun through River Sports
At that time, sport came in cooling off in the hot, steamy summer days by swimming in the water or fishing for bass and catfish. Then under those big moons came romancing while “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay.” Yes, I know the song concerned the ocean, but docks became important to growing river sports: gotta park those toys someplace.
The Tennessee Valley Authority map displays a confluence of these dams (scroll over the red dots in the link) in East Tennessee where I grew up. Around Knoxville, a half-dozen TVA lakes were easily drivable while another ten or so took a little more time to reach in the era before Interstates became prevalent. Something about small towns and stop lights slowed things down immeasurably, but they did pump your gas while cleaning the windshields . . . .
Recently on a visit, I got to see some new places and new things going on the Tennessee River and its lakes behind the dams like Fort Loudon, which is the body of water flowing out of Knoxville and the University of Tennessee. Clean waters promote kayaking like the blue kayak working its way upstream and back several days every week; great exercise, cross-training and a different look daily.
The Oak Ridge Rowing Association (ORRA) holds the US Rowing Club National Championships in July in 2014 for their third visit to the area. Oak Ridge, a city I visited as a youngster because they were developing secrets like bombs and things, is now a Mecca for rowing. They even have Atomic Rowing Teams plowing through the beautiful Melton Hill Lake waters.
The expansive waters provide near-perfect venues for these races attracting teams totaling more than 1,500. USRowing’s Event Manager A. J. Dominique said, “Given the growth of club nationals over the past three years, the venue at Oak Ridge will be a good fit for the event, both on and off of the water.” ORRA president Bob Franks added “We’re going to show our Southern hospitality to everyone that comes,” which means it is so comfortable there with delicious things to eat, you will gain weight. Don’t fret; you’ll lose it all in the Row to Rio campaign supporting the 2016 Olympics. Rowing burns calories like marshmallows over a bonfire.
Traveling further East, one passes through Rutledge alongside the Holston River that looks from above like one of those heartbeat charts–up and down peaks. The Holston combines with the French Broad downriver as headwaters of the Tennessee River. On this route, the Ritter Farms produce the country’s best tomatoes; literally off the vine, sliced, these red bombs of nutrition offer a taste treat while chatting up farmer Ritter who is busily tallying your tab. Their honey is as close to putting a hand in the hive as I’ve found . . . without putting a hand in the hive.
The land is right smack in the middle of world-famous Grainger County, home to Grainger County Tomatoes sold in quality restaurants much like Benton Hams. Their Tomato Festival (since 1929!) is huge, celebrated the last full weekend of July with a carnival of merrymaking like Tomato Wars (Hint: don’t wear a white shirt), Line Dancing, Living History reenactments with real pretty ladies, and a page full of other things to do while enjoying a ‘mater sandwich . . . or two. For the fleet-of-foot, there is the Mater Madness 5K worth the pre-registration just for the cool shirt. The event’s beauty pageant chooses eleven age-group winners wearing “formal wear, pageant dress or Sunday best.” Plus, judges are all from out-of-town; ever had a judge from Minneapolis? Count me in!
Climbing northward, one reaches the top of Clinch Mountain a few miles away from the Battle of Bean Station. In October 1864 Union forces planned to engage Confederate fighters at a surprise 4 a.m. battle; the Confederates secretly moved out during the night. The battle occurred later that day, though, with other battalions joining to rout the grays with an ugly outcome in the terms of human life.
On top of Clinch Mountain, climbing nearly 4,000 feet of elevation, at the LookOut Restaurant & Gift Shop with Krystal and her young grandchildren serving food and pie, all is calm; view the valley from the comfy lodging’s picturesque setting. Looking out over the panoramic site, one absorbs the recreational paradise known as Cherokee Lake; note all the areas one can explore with a canoe or kayak.
Although their Pecan Pie won my family’s “Best Favorite” vote, the most unusual taste I’ve had in a while came from her renown Vinegar Pie. As a depression-based dessert, when fruits were not available, this dessert served multiple needs.
Cruising to Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, and the famous Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum resting on campus, is a must-do visit, too. To get there, one rides Dixie Highway over rivers such as Little Sycamore Creek, which is a combo of Skaggs Creek and Big Sycamore Creek. I only point this out because Big Sycamore is a small creek while Little Sycamore is a nice river; things happen when dams occur. The road travels along the Clinch River with a nice view of Indian Creek joining in, causing one to want to pull over and go paddling.
Now heading to Knoxville, passing over the azure blue waters of paradise, Norris Lake, with the new bridge spanning the river sitting half-done, stuck with problems that boggle one’s patience. As Robert Mitchum sang in the movie “Thunder Road,” we then “screamed by Maynordsville (sic),” but with the friendly police force watching the speed tallied only a tiny “eke.” That’s okay, no need to hurry; it’s too peaceful cruising through these lush valleys topped by mountain ranges.
Now crossing the Tennessee River, Fort Loudon Lake, on Alcoa Highway’s Buck Karnes Bridge, we sat back on the porch, entertained by the river traffic and wild life. Two Guineas who call my brother’s property home, squawk their feelings on the interruption. Who can blame them?
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New Delhi: What could be the value of the monetised health benefits arising out of proper implementation of the prescribed emission standards for coal-based thermal power plants in India? The value is a whopping Rs 9.66 lakh crore monetised over 15-year period through 2030 and significantly outweighs the costs – around Rs 2.5 lakh crore – of deploying pollution control technologies.
These are the key findings from a detailed Benefit Cost Analysis of Emission Standards for Coal-Based Thermal Power Plants in India conducted by Delhi-based Centre for Study of Science, technology and Policy (C-STEP). The key findings of the analysis, along with recommendations, were released by the non-profit research organisation here today.
“The monetised benefit of avoided premature deaths is estimated to be Rs 8,88,038 crore during 2015 to 2030. Further costs avoided due to reduction in Respiratory Hospital Admissions (RHA) and Work Loss Days (WLD) was estimated to be Rs 74,184 crore. The total health benefit was monetised to be Rs 9,62,222 crore by 2030,” the report states.
However, when the monetised benefit annually was plotted against the annual investment for phased implementation of emission controls, benefits outweighed investment in 2019, indicating India can accrue significant economic gains by implementing emission standards for TPPs in a time bound manner.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) had in December 2015 notified emission standards for limiting Sulphur Oxides (SOx), Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), Particulate Matter (PM) and Mercury (Hg) emissions in coal-based plants. However, compliance remained poor as of December 2017, the deadline for meeting these standards.
To comply with the emission standards, power producers will have to make significant investments in installing Pollution Control Technologies – Between Rs 0.5 crore and Rs 1 crore per Megawatt for nearly 80 per cent of the plants in 2030. The C-STEP study estimated an industry opportunity of around Rs 2,50,000 crore for the pollution control equipment industry over the next 15 years.
Without compliance, the study estimates that the SOx and NOx emissions will double, as compared to 2015 baseline emissions, while PM10 emissions will increase by 30 per cent over the next 15 years. Implementing control technologies to meet norms could reduce the projected emissions of SOx by 95 per cent, NOx by 87 per cent and PM by 83 per cent, in 2030, the report states.
According to the study, in case India is successful in meeting the standards, over 3,20,000 premature loss of lives, 52 million Respiratory Hospital Admissions and 126 million Work Loss Days (WLD) can be avoided till 2030.
The implementation of emission standards will also have a significant impact on electricity tariffs which are likely to increase in a range between Rs 0.25 per unit and Rs 0.75 per unit. “This can have a substantial impact on the end consumers. The revision in electricity tariffs in order to meet the emission standards will be challenging to implement in many states, where power tariffs are regulated,” the report states.
The study recommends a one year grant window to expedite the implementation of the norms to enable fundraising for the high upfront costs. The government could set up a grant of up to Rs 93,500 crore, which power producers can avail over a one-year window while the remaining units can petition tariff revisions with electricity regulators, in keeping with the Electricity Act, 2003 and associated tariff guidelines.
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Advice for Ear Infections
An ear infection, otherwise known as acute otitis media, is an infection that affects the middle ear or otitis externa, an infection of the outer ear. Ear infections are very common, they can affect people of all ages but they most commonly occur in children.
Most ear infections do not require any treatment and will clear up on their own within a few days. However, for those who experience severe or recurrent infections, antibiotics are usually required to prevent long-lasting damage to the ear or ears, which can result in hearing loss.
Most symptoms of ear infections start very quickly and clear up, without treatment, within 3 - 7 days. The most common symptoms include:
- Pain inside the ear
- A high temperature of 38C or above
- Nausea and vomiting
- Difficulty hearing
- Discharge from the ear
- A build-up of pressure inside the ear
- Itching in and around the ear
- Dry, scaly skin in and around the ear
An ear infection can normally be quickly diagnosed by a doctor based on the symptoms you describe and your medical history.
The doctor will usually have a look inside the ears, throat and nasal passage and take your or your child’s temperature to look for clinical signs of an infection.
For those that are regularly affected by ear infections, you are likely to be able to recognise symptoms of an ear infection as soon as it starts to develop.
For mild and transient ear infections, these do not usually require treatment and should clear up on their own within 3 - 7 days.
To manage your symptoms it is recommended that you:
- Take regular painkillers, for example, paracetamol and ibuprofen.
- Place a warm or cold flannel on the infected ear.
- Regularly remove any discharge from the ear with a clean swab or cotton wool ball.
For more severe infections, for example, if your symptoms do not improve after 3 days or you have a very high temperature you are likely to need antibiotics. Antibacterial solutions such as Earcalm, steroids such as Otomize Ear Spray or anti-fungal drops such as Canesten Solution can also be used to relieve symptoms of outer ear infections.
Inner ear infections are difficult to prevent as they are often triggered by cold or the flu. There are however things that can be done to try and prevent infections of the outer ear. These include:
- Avoid cleaning your ears with cotton wool buds or putting your fingers in your ears
- Wear earplugs or a swimming hat over your ears when you swim
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It can be an embarrassing problem that many of us experience, but it’s not one you have to live with.
Let’s start off with an obvious one – brushing & flossing. Brushing your teeth twice a day & flossing properly daily will remove food debris and plaque that can smell.
An important step of your oral hygiene routine that shouldn’t be forgotten is cleaning your tongue. Bacteria stick to your taste buds and release a waste byproduct, which causes an odor, so by scraping your tongue you are removing the bacteria and helping to get rid of the smell too.
Water lubricates the mouth and keeps bacteria at bay as it helps to wash away food particles and bacteria. Swap your fizzy drink, alcoholic beverage, coffee or tea for h20, as these drinks contribute to bad breath because of their acidity.
If you ever needed another reason to quit, here’s an easy one: It gives you bad ‘smoker’s breath’. Over 4,000 chemicals pass through your oral cavity each time you smoke and many of them end up collecting on the surfaces inside your mouth.
If you’ve got a meeting, interview or a date etc, avoid eating foods that sour your breath, like pungent seasonings, e.g. Garlic, onion, vinegar etc. You may have noticed that these smells linger more than other foods and that is because they make their way into your bloodstream and travel to your lungs, where you breathe them out.
Gum stimulates saliva, which helps to wash away food debris and bacteria that cause bad breath.
Snacking on crispy fruits & veg in between meals will produce more saliva in your mouth that will help to wash away bacteria from teeth, tongue and gums that can cause bad breath. Also, snacking on these helps to get rid of bad breath that is caused by hunger, as when your stomach is empty, acids build up that can contribute to bad breathe.
Many people brush correctly, floss and clean their tongue, but forget to also clean their retainer or mouth guard etc. These dental appliances also require daily cleaning, just as your teeth do, otherwise the plaque build up with cause you to have bad breath.
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Headache is a one of the common discomforts faced by? people today. A headache is a pain in the head and neck that can be due to various reasons. It can vary from mild to severe pain. There are different types of headaches with varying intensity and in different regions of the head. When it is? mild, the pain can be taken care of by intake of painkillers , but when it is a severe , the body functions tend to get affected. There are various causes for? a headache which are mentioned below:
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- A headache caused by loss of? sleep, intake of alcohol, overeating or skipping the meals, drugs, mental or physical overexertion creates a feeling of irritation beyond control.
- Throbbing pain in the back of the head.
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Last year I mentioned the fundraiser for the excellent Mt. Baker Volcano Research Center - and lo and behold, I will mention it again. The new 2010 t-shirts are out and you can purchase one to support one of the best volcano research sites on the web (and off the web) - with a plethora of information on Mt. Baker, updates on the research going on at the volcano and any news of activity from Washington's northern-most volcano.
This year's t-shirt features Mt. Baker's eruptive history (see above) and can be yours by visiting the MBVRC blog site. You can subscribe to the MBVRC blog as well to keep up to date on what is going on. The MBVRC through support from Western Washington University and all you volcano enthusiasts help support research on Mt. Baker, like the ice-penetrating radar study on the summit area of the volcano (see below).
Last summer's ice-penetrating radar work to determine the thickness of ice in the summit crater at Baker. MBVRC will join this project this summer to complete the transects. The woman on the right is Melissa Park, a Western Washington University grad student running a number of radar profiles on the mountain.
Alert level at Taal volcano in the Philippines has risen from 1 up to 2.
Some more info here at PHIVOLCS website - http://phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/
"In view of the above observations and the interpretation that a fresh batch of magma has been intruding towards the surface, as manifested in the seismic swarms in 1992, 1994, 2000 and 2004 to present, Taal Volcanoâs status is now raised to Alert Level 2, meaning that the volcano is undergoing magmatic intrusion which could eventually lead to an eruption. PHIVOLCS reminds the general public that the Main Crater remains off-limits because hazardous steam-driven explosions may occur, along with the possible build-up of toxic gases. Areas with hot grounds and steam emission such as portions of the Daang Kastila Trail are considered hazardous. PHIVOLCSreiterates that the whole Volcano Island is a Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ) and permanent settlement within this area is strictly prohibited."
Given that Taal is potentially waaay more dangerous than a certain other caldera volcano which shall remain Yellowstone, the lack of response to James' post raises a bit of a smirk.
Let's hope she settles down again before anything major happens.
08.06.2010 10:13:43 63.587 -19.645 10.2 km 0.9 99.0 9.8 km NW of Skógar
Good Morning America, must be a calm day at Lady E, visibility of base of glacier is the best I've seen for a while, meltwater seems to have settled down again into a single channel. Definition is frustratingly not good enough to see ice well. Plume obscured by clouds.
Popocatapetl looking beautiful with snow now at a lower altitude. Turrialba steaming away in sunshine too.
Following link has a good gallery of photographs of Turrialba, Arenal and Poas.
btw: there is a great eye-witness account of the 1754 Taal eruption on wikipedia
@ Bruce Stout. Thanks for the heads up. Taal must be enjoying his run as the Decade Volcano ;)
@James. Thank you for the heads up! * head slap * Just up, very little coffee. ;-P
@ parclair lol
exactly, credit where credit is due.
Bruce @2 I would suggest that not a lot of regular posters are about at this time of the day, and some that are, namely me, don't have an encyclopaedic knowledge of Phillipino volcanoes. However I have had a look now and see where you are coming from.
Good viewing at the PuÊ»u Ê»ÅʻŠCone Cam too-- lava lake glistening.
Bruce: are you sure you aren't confusing it with Toba, when you say it's more dangerous than Yellowstone? Sounds like a big volcano, but not on that scale.
The bulletin about Taal said
"Temperature measurement of the Main Crater Lake had increased to 34.00C on 24 May 2010, higher by 2.0 â 3.00C from the previous measurement last 11 May 2010 of 32.00C."
When I look at the picture of the crater in wiki, there are two lakes. One in the volcano in the center of the caldera, and the one in the caldera. A rise in temp in the little lake is one thing. 2 C in the big lake is worrisome. Does anyone know which one they're talking about?
Parclair #72 on previous thread:
On the "new" quake map, before they changed the site, you could get that map as there was a link to it. It is nice to know the name of the faults. I still don't like it being the main map, but I guess I will get used to it and like it eventually. :-}
I have been away for a while, and I have to go into town in a few minutes so I will catch everybody later.
hi all - no time to linger, but chances to sort of keep up - thanks for the Taal alert James, off-radar for volcano newbies! Great 1st hand report, indeed. More pictures here - http://www.taalvolcano.net/
no, I am not confusing it with Toba. The difference between Taal and Yellowstone is that Taal is close to a large population AND has a very eruptive history. That's generally a bad combination.
Bruce Stout is correct. While volcanoes like Toba and Yellowstone are capable of very large eruptions - which luckily are extremely unlikely to occur during our lifetime - Taal is a volcano that normally erupts violently every few decades. Thus, Taal has killed many more people in a couple of centuries than those mega-volcanoes, and that's why one should consider it among the more dangerous volcanoes, at least in the short term. In 1911, it practically exterminated the population (about 1300 people) living on its island (the one in the middle of the caldera lake) with pyroclastic flows and surges, of which a dramatic report with haunting photographs was published the following year in the National Geographic Magazine. In 1965 it erupted again catastrophically, killing nearly 200. Minor eruptions continued through the late-1960s, producing the first historical lava flows seen at this volcano, and phreatomagmatic activity last occurred in 1976-1977.
The 33 years of repose since 1977 are one of the longest quiescent periods on record for this volcano. I therefore fear this is a volcano that might have a nasty reawakening. Not a world-shaking eruption, but something quite serious for those living nearby. And, as everywhere in Southeast Asia, in the past few decades the population has increased dramatically.
parclair 12: I'd hazard a guess that it's the lake within the crater where the temperature has risen; the temperature of this lake has been continuously monitored by PHIVOLCS for many years, and has -sometimes- given advance warning of eruptions (and sometimes not) If the temperature of Lake Taal has risen by two degrees there is a serious problem, the lake covers an area of 267 sq.km according to GVP
Boris: do you know if there are any settlements on Volcano Island these days? I know that PHIVOLCS says that settlement there is "strictly prohibited" but people have moved back against advice before (after 1911 for example)
Don't know if it has already been posted, but just as a reminder: Taal Volcano is one of the 16 so called Decade volcanoes (among others like Etna, Vesuvius, Mauna Loa, Rainier and Santorini - no Icelandic volcanoes listed!).
According to Wikipedia:
"The Decade Volcanoes refer to the 16 volcanoes identified by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) as being worthy of particular study in light of their history of large, destructive eruptions and proximity to populated areas."
#6 #19 @parclair I must change my eyeglasses - already posted.
@Renato (and others): Here's a little more on the Decade Volcanoes:
BTW, you'd be surprised what you can find in the Eruptions archives ;)
Hello to All,
I see that there are two lucky people watching Eyja on Thoro Cam, at a sensible distance !
Just watched Volcanic Ash: The Ticking Time Bomb on UK channel 5.
Katla is going to erupt. Weâre all goner die!
Well it wasnât quite that bad, but why do they feel itâs more happening to narrate past events using the present tense? It made the parts about recent EJ eruption almost un-watch able.
A bit of googling shows that the prevailing climate around Taal from May to October is the southwest monsoon. In other words even a smallish dumping of ash is likely to go towards populated areas and could well be mixed with rain, falling on flimsy housing? ew. I miss Eyjafjallajökull already.
@Adrian and they are lovers. @Boris : there is a study suggesting that Yellowstone volcanic system is less and less active as there were an increased part of old volcanic materials which were used at each eruption. There will be probably an eruption in the future (?) but it will not be as powerfull as the Huckleberry ridge eruption or the lava creek eruption (?).
#21 Thank you, Erik.
No, I wouldn't be surprised at all - I had been visiting this site for a long time before I started posting.
BTW, I recommend to all people interested on Eyjafallajökul eruption to read through the posts from the first days of march on. It's not only informative but very, very, exciting - the whole eruption being unveiled step by step.
As I say, it's addictive!!!!
@bruce stout [Post 85 from previous thread]
"... what would be the effect of eliminating quakes of M8 and above? Would that remove the upwards trend?..."
Something like this:
Blue: All quakes over Mag 6.0
Red: All quakes between Mag 6.0 and Mag 8.0
I'm sure that the over 8.0s skew the plot, but I don't know if pulling them out is a ... realistic way to look at it. At least it gives an indication as to how much of the energy is from the "black swan" type events. After a while, with enough black swans, they start turning a bit grey.
Note: "black swan" - The extremely rare but still probable events that come around to bite you in the arse just because you ignored the possibility of them existing or occuring.
Interesting site for Taal
Quite possibly Jean-Francois. Anyone looked at Hvolsvelli cam recently,theres a lovely mushroom shaped plume !
#27 @Lurking I totally agree with you. EQs may be triggered by others and they happen in series. The so called "after shocks" happen even after minor EQs, and we don't know for how long they last, do we?
@ lurking # 27
I've said it before but I sure wish we had you around during the lead-up to Eyja. This is fantastic stuff, all the more so as I get frustrated that I can't produce such plots myself (I'm a translator and my schoolboy maths is just too long ago).
I understand what you are saying about removing the M8 events but on the other hand, they are fairly rare and I assume (bite apple) that the occurrence of two in a short space of time is merely coincidence. IF they were in any way related I think the graph might be meaningful but as yet I don't know of any causal relationship between such distant events. Removing them seems to indicate a fairly constant level of seismic energy release. (or am I reading the graph wrong?).
re Black swans. That made me laugh. I didn't know the reference but it reminded me of a story when I was 14. We were billeted out in rural Australia while on a hockey tour of Queensland. My mate visited the outhouse (they didn't have an indoors toilet) and while in the middle of his daily toiletries he was bitten fair and square on his bum by a turkey that stuck its head through a hole in the back wall. that seems to be the kind of thing you are referring to.
Spikes again http://hraun.vedur.is/ja/Katla2009/stodvaplott.html
@ bruce stout
Yep... that's it exactly. The idea of the "black swan" comes form the historical rarity of them... that is until they found out that in certain areas, they are quite prolific.
Here are the Mag 8.0+ quakes pulled form the other graphs, represented as individual points since a moving average is sort of useless here.
As for relationships... I can't hazard a guess. I've done some poking around at Lunar phase idea and found support for the overall level of activity verses phase... but with only 5 years of comparison (I still haven't gotten around to setting up and feeding them into the DB server) all I can say is that the University of California, Berkeley study on the subject seems valid. In other words the data I've seen seems to agree with them.
Here is an article about the Berkley study:
Apologies to all for drifting into a predominantly earthquake discussion.
Now back you your regularly scheduled volcano...
@ dagmar #31 and how!!
#88 previous thread - what a fantastic time lapse of Mulakot. Interesting how the dust devils tended to group, with each individual seperated by about the same distance/time. Would that reflect a stationary wave setting each vortex off?
@ lurking. thanks for the link. Looks fascinating. I'll certainly look into this. As for faults, I think anything fault related is fair game here as I am sure there is an intimate relationship between faults and magma propagation and the role of water as this study suggests just makes it even more relevant.
@ gordon, totally agree. The weather conditions are weird, with the distant cloud heading south and the close ground winds heading north, virtually all day.
@Dagmar #31 & @bruce stout #33
Looks like Eyjafjallajökull is having a few hiccups again.
Nicely illuminated cloud visible on the
webcam. Clearly looks like there may be a few of those minor eruptions they had mentioned before.
The fading image on Hvolsfelli is reminding me of my favorite Mt Augustine image, which happens to be my current desktop background at the moment, too. (The high res is linked beneath this one.)
@21 Erik-- Larn sompin new evry day! Are the blogs listed in time order within the category? Old to new or vs.v?
@27 Lurking I was grinning about Black Swan events
@30 Bruce-- turkey hen LOL %-D
Is there a red glow at the base of the plume (Mulakot and Thorolsfelli, between the clouds), or is it a trick of the sunset ?
#32, Lurking. Interesting plot. Begs to be fitted by curve-shape software. Looks like a trend to me, but we would want a longer time frame, maybe a 100 years.
The problem is, the technology for measuring and recording earthquakes isn't that old, and the accurate data record is short, and there is an issue of observer bias, too.
There is quite a bit of speculation on the cause of short periods of increased activity. There is correlation to global temperature trends, but the confounding factor is this: there are multiple mechanisms occurring within these time periods of apparently increased frequency for high-energy earthquake clusters, and things get messy when you generalize on trends without picking apart the acting physics drivers and segregating (bins) the probable causes. The drivers which can act in aggregate on large and but also local scales, and cause echo-like interaction in primed fault systems afterwards (with a decay in activity over time) over quite some distance.
Interesting reading in a recent article, with a plausible treatment of the physics driving geological activity.
Things get a bit sticky in section 6 with respect to sociological effects; read it with an open mind.
The Cosmology of Climate Change:
Intercorrelations Between Increased Global Temperature, Carbon Dioxide and Geomagnetic Activity
Meanwhile, Lurking can look at the HAARP project and fit his 15-min EQ data for recent quakes in Iceland to a month-long plot of VLF data.
Very interesting plot fits emerge.
Not a surprise, really, considering the auroral oval and the influence of electrojects - driven by particle formation in the outer atmosphere - over high latitudes.
Why these patterns of clustered activity occurs and where it occurs, thats the ticker.
For the later, a Hint: Think 'Quasimoto'
Eyjafäll has an eruption going on I think, as I saw a glow of orange shoting out from beside the dark grey plume.
Its probably from one of the sidevents or the new vent,.
I'm leaning toward trick of light, but as it gets 'darker' we may be able to see more. The clouds are interfering on the thoros cam. And the sun shifts north so much more radically in Iceland than it does at my latitude; I cannot figure out where it would be coming from- *crosseyed with confusion*;-p
Erik just put a post out on Taal
Mainly to see if I could do it. And it's not the VLF data, but it is the HAARP VHF Riometer one month plot used as a background and overlaid with the 15 minute all Iceland average quake energy. If you have good link I can do the same with the the VLF data. Preferably, if the data is in a nice chunk like the one month plot... those 24 hour plots are hard to piece together and I gave up after a few minutes.
I pieced in some of the original scale for the background so that it at least made some sense. The Riometer scale is in dB of absorption and is not the left hand scale.
The time scales (x axis) have been synced.
Original plot that background was derived from.
And the same plot with the College, AK Magnetometer as a background.
Nope, it's the Rio data that has the fit. Yeah, I did the magnetometer fit too, for those 'buckshot' patterns of earthquakes that Renato astutely commented on in yesterday's thread.
Technical babble on the Relative Ionospheric Opacity Meter from Univ Alaska
'The riometer uses a sensitive receiver which is typically tuned to a frequency near the lower end of the Very High Frequency (VHF) region. The frequency is chosen to be high enough that radio waver are not reflected by the ionosphere but pass through it. At the same time, ionospheric absorption gets less as the frequency is increased, so the frequency should not be too high if good measurement resolution is desired. Traditionally, frequencies in the 21 to 40 MHz range have been used. A large number of riometers world wide including the one at HAARP use a common frequency, 30 MHz. '
I remove the Quiet Day plot and detector signals, to give a simple absorption plot. From the Rio data page:
'Solar-terrestrial events, such as geomagnetic storms are usually indicated by increases in the absorption level.'
So we're looking at indirect indications of solar flux-geomagnetic coupling that yield a signal in shallow lithosphere, as increased tendency towards tectonic activity in energy 'loaded' faults and fissures. It's also seen in an increased tendency for major rift and geothermal field activity. Both transform faults are prone to small shallow tremors from this activity and we're probably seeing it under Vatnajakoll and up at Askja, too.
Those are our 'pressure indicators' that I spoke of earlier.
BTW, I believe the magnetometer fit is lagged because of an plotting artifact in your moving window averaging choice. Often seen in similar plots of land-ocean temperature data.
I used your earlier plots with the EQ data in place (mostly ignored your averaging), and got a better fit.
There has been speculation that large fault earthquakes give off energy before rupture, that's not what we're seeing here.
@Passerby LOL. Riometer - I'm flattered! (that's about all I got from the whole conversation) :)
@Lurking Is the HAARP thing for real?
@Bruce Stout Loved the black turkey story! (I got that too). I think I didn't explain myself correctly - I didn't mean the EQs are ALL connected, what I was wondering is: how can we separate aftershocks that may continue for so long after the main shock from those who aren't aftershocks? I'm not sure if I'm making any sense here...
Moving over to the new thread.
Love you guys!
@Renato I Silveira
Yes, HAARP is very real. Some researchers got the bright idea of firing Radio Frequency energy at the ionosphere to see what they could either figure out from it or do with it. As most techno/research oriented groups tend to do, they clustered at the facility and around the concept to all sorts of interesting research.
Mainly, they did some experiments with heating up patches of it and found that they can move parts of it higher as they do. Other studies involve looking at what all happens at the auroral interface and looking at what comes spiraling in from the magnetosphere via the poles... and they also figured out how to look at structures underground much like ROTHR does when looking for vessels/aircraft several thousand miles away.... fire the radar at the ionosphere and bounce the signal several times down range. With very low the frequencies that HAARP can operate at, they can actually look under the ground for things such as man-made structures.
Sort of handy from a military point of view...
Other lines of thought are that HAARP can cause heating in the absorptive structures in the rock/soil and push an already close to failing fault into failure. This idea is not readily accepted, though in theory it could be possible. I'm not that sure that the power levels of HAARP are anywhere what would be needed for that... but every phased array system I've worked with obtains obscene power levels once you get out of the near-field area. (generally greater than 10 wavelengths) At that point all of the discrete radiation patterns fall into lockstep and reinforce each other. Some systems can achieve significantly greater than 32dB of gain just from the antenna alone. If it's designed well and your phasing mechanism/design is good.
But... due to a lot of the secrecy around it... it attracts theorists. Weather modification is yet another theory. What doesn't help, is that reportedly it seems that several countries have instillations similar to it.
For me, the jury is still out.
Again, not to rain on the HAARP folks, but I know the HAARP director and my father has worked on the project, so unless you fancy me as some sort of Fox Mulder character, trust me when I say that 99% of the stuff on the web about it is BS. Then again, I also spent a summer as a kid in Roswell while my dad worked on weather balloons, so maybe the truth is out there.
Well, I wasn't trying to go there but he did ask. I think the data is handy in trying to discern a geophysical effect in what occurs above the ground when quakes happen.
I stand chastised. My apologies.
@Lurking Thanks for the explanation. All I had heard from HAARP was from conspiracy theories connecting it to major EQs around the world. I also jumped into hoaxes of "lights" being seen before EQs that were further blamed to HAARP. I saw the lights and thought they might well be caused by glowing transformers but, as Erik said, they say a lot of BS over the net. I didn't even know if that project existed, so, for me, your post was very helpful, as well as your graphs. I share the "chastisement" with you. And the apologies. :)
Well... I should have known better than to even mention the "out there" stuff. So, lets look at reality... as best I can state it.
Basalt has a specific heat capacity of about 840 J/kg K, granite is about 790 J/kg K. roughly, you need that many joules of energy to raise one kg of it by one Kelvin. Now think of the mass of a mountain, or a segment of terrain. Even though you are only looking to heat a small part of it, the amount of energy you need is going to climb pretty fast. I worked in radar for 20+ years, and I pretty adept at how they, and the associated antennas worked. Lets take that hypothetical 32dB antenna from earlier. That is usually the gain verses a dipole antenna... about the closest you can get to an isotropic antenna (radiates equally well in all directions). An antenna of that sort will have a beamwidth in the 1 to 2 degree range. Lets assume 2 degrees for the sake of argument. Effective Radiated Power is the down range power of the system... this is after all the beamforming effects/interference of the near-field are done. Ten Megawatts ERP is not unheard of for a really high powered radar. I know we are talking VLF, but the effects are the same. At 5000 km range, that 2 degree beamwidth is going to illuminate a chunk of real estate 174.6 km x 174.6 km, giving an area of about 30,486,503,547 square meters. Lets say we only (some how) illuminate a 1 meter later of rock in our target area. Due to the beamwidth alone you get about 0.00000188 watts for each cubic meter chunk of rock. For basalt, thats about 3011 kg. For granite, 2691 kg.
For granite, that's 790 x 2691 = 2,125,890 Joules needed for a temperature increase of one Kelvin.
For basalt, 840 x 3011 = 2,529,240 Joules.
And we are hitting it at 0.00000188 watts... or 0.00000188 Joules/second. At that rate, it's going to take 1.34633 x 10^12 seconds, or about 42,662 years to raise the temperature by one Kelvin. (calculated for basalt only).
And that's not taking into account ducting/trapping and other atmospheric effects. Even at 10,000 MEGAWATTS... your looking at a time sink of over 42 years in order to get a one Kelvin rise... and don't forget, a lot of that heat is going to dissipate faster than you put it in.
BS, hmm... hey that's my initials.... :think:
@Lurking - I think I can now understand what kind of BS Erik mentioned. For what I could pick from your explanation, there's no way to get even a fraction of rock to be affected by this harmless device in such a short period of time.
On the other hand, I'm still doubtful about the advantage to remove the 8+ EQs from the plot. After all, they are present, and so are the after shocks triggered by them. All we need is a longer lapse of time to achieve more realistic results for the amount of energy involved.
I'm sorry if I sound dumb, but it seems that both my seismological knowledge as well as my English need further improving, so I will be able to follow these discussion more comfortably. Well thanks to you and all the guys in this blog, I'm getting the chance, and, time permitting, I'll be trying to do my homework. Thank you once more!
And Good morning. 3 am in RIo now!
#55 @B. Stout - Oh, please, Bruce Stout, gimme a break! You're deserving another turkey bite for that. Enough of conspiracy theories in this blog!!! :)
BEWARE THE BLACK SWAN (initials - BS)!!!!
Don't give a tinkers damn about the other uses of HAARP nor for the babble about purported military uses. The location at Gakona, Alaska transmitter affords proximity to the auroral electrojet, at a point where the magnetosphere intersects the ionosphere with the magnetic field lines being nearly vertical.
Its functioning as a crude spectrometer.
Pulling the Over Mag 8+'s allowed us to get an peek at what they contribute to the over all trend... and it also allowed them to stand out in the open and be recognized for what they are.. large data skewing events that seem to be more frequent than in the past, though it is an ultra-short past as geo stuff goes.
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What would happen if all 1.3 billion Chinese jumped in unison?
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A breath of fresh air in a field dominated by “court intellectuals,” this 2004 book challenges many flawed yet prevalent interpretations of controversial events throughout US history.
From refuting the misconception of the American Revolution as a radical political upheaval in the vein of the French Revolution to upturning the notion that the 19th-century Gilded Age was harmful to the average worker, Woods pull no punches in questioning the establishment’s proclivity to rely on talking points based on dubious historiography.
Woods does not shy away from revealing his “old right” bias, but he still does a spectacular job in stirring the pot by offering well-cited information and unique historical takes. Where Woods’s work stands out the most, though, is in its economic analyses of major historical events, above all the Great Depression. Your run-of-the mill history book will generally pin the blame on the speculation within the free market, highlighting how the supposedly “do-nothing” president Herbert Hoover let the economy go down the tubes.
This assertion falls to pieces when examined further. Woods details how Hoover not only implemented interventionist measures throughout his presidency, to combat the stock market crash of 1929, but in many ways laid the groundwork for Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal program.
Don’t believe Wood’s claim? Rexford Tugwell, an economist from FDR’s “brain trust,” candidly revealed that “practically the whole New Deal was extrapolated from programs that Hoover started.” In fact, Hoover’s constant economic intervention turned the initial recession into a full-blown depression. Some of Hoover’s programs included:
- the establishment of the Federal Farm Board (FFB) to artificially prop up crop prices;
- the use of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to provide emergency low-interest loans to businesses nationwide;
- the disastrous Smoot-Hawley Act that increased tariffs on over 20,000 goods, raising the average rate to roughly 40 percent and provoking a massive trade war.
Once Hoover left office, the United States was completely mired in the Great Depression. FDR then took the wheel and not only continued Hoover’s top-down policies, he doubled down on the interventionism.
Years of public schooling have led many Americans to believe that FDR’s alphabet soup of government agencies played a pivotal role in pulling the United States out of the Great Depression. However, as Woods demonstrates, the average unemployment rate was around 18 percent from 1933 to 1940 despite government intervention in practically all spheres of economic life.
In addition to demonstrating how government intervention—not free markets—caused the Great Depression, Woods refutes the widespread myth that World War II put an end to the Great Depression. Woods eloquently explains how the war effort diverted considerable capital and resources toward the production of military equipment. This production did not provide items that ordinary consumers needed. Therefore, it led to overall impoverishment during the war.
If World War II was such an economic panacea, then it would behoove us to be in a perpetual state of war. This assumption is patently absurd. Woods aptly draws upon the sage wisdom of economist Ludwig von Mises, who asserted that “war prosperity is like the prosperity that an earthquake or a plague brings.”
Naturally, The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History raised considerable controversy at the time of its release, above all, from mainstream academic circles. This comes as no surprise, considering that the field has been dominated by statist intellectuals of all stripes over the past century or so.
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A List for Love & Letting Go
1. Loss is far reaching in its taking, with limbs stretched in every direction, and it is intimate as the first skin against skin.
It is the people we love who died, and those who do not die but leave, and those who do not leave but even though they are right there in front of you, you still can’t locate them.
And all of these are a kind of loss.
It is also places that die and disappear. And fears and beliefs. And a man I never met but one whose words meant whole worlds to me. And the lives I once lived, the other incarnations of my own self in this lifetime. And the parts of my body the cancer came and took. Also, old names I used to call myself that are no longer true. Also the one who was my memory-keeper. Also dreams and imagined futures, moments and memory and family. And all of it gone now, dead and burned or buried.
There are a great many ways to know loss, and last night as I painted skulls and set out candles, I crawled inside them all.
2. Sometimes you have to hold on until the very last minute of letting go.
Hold with clenched fists and locked jaw, rope burn on your palms. Hold on like your life depends upon it—because it does. Because the moment you release it or it is pried from your closed hand, your life will in fact no longer be the same.
3. There were those years (they were the ones when I had the houseplants and often sat on the kitchen floor like I was lost and looking for the trapdoor out) and I would lay in bed and ask the same questions over and over again:
Where do you think Lazarus went, before being brought back to the living? What do you think that was like, to be gone and then here? Do you think he was ever the same again, or did he walk around with a limp of lost memory? Do you think he wanted to be raised? And the one I was asking the questions to would fall asleep and I would lay there for a long time after, eyes open wide awake, staring at the cracked ceiling, whispering his name in the dark, “Lazarus, Lazarus, Lazarus.”
4. Then there was that moment, when I looked at her and I cannot say I knew, or that there was assumed certainty.
But it was clear. Everything was clear, walking through the fish market and how it was warm, like stealing summer. Looking at her across fresh oysters, and I thought, wherever we go after this life, it is enough that I was here in this moment with you. And if resurrection exists, it is not what was gone that comes back to life. It was that life keeps moving toward life.
It was this, that moment, having coffee and walking through the streets with her.
5. It was in Mexico that I learned what it is to celebrate the living by honoring the dying.
6. It was in New Orleans, where everything is more alive, that I learned to grieve.
7. Can we talk about grief?
When did we sanitize the gutting of loss, making those who are in mourning either wear the mantle of mentally ill or else go into hiding until they can clean up and present themselves as strong and full of grace? What would we learn if we allowed for the unhinged underworld to show its face, to confront the discomfort it brings, and not look away?
8. And there are the things that cannot be spoken.
But the loss is great, the terror of it consuming. And I think sometimes the thing we want most is to be met fully in the emptiness, to be heard in the silent spaces. And I wonder if there are certain losses that we live with always. How you move on but never fully mend.
It is this way for me.
9. There is the loss itself.
And there is that moment when you realize that you are no longer sad, and how this too is a loss. That you don’t think of them anymore in the same way.
And for those moments it hurts, like you are missing the missing.
10. And then there are the moments when it all comes crashing back into you.
The way one loss opens the door to every loss you’ve ever known, and you thought you were so far past this, as if psyche kept a strict timeline, except there you are, two years and twenty eight years later, crying with heaves while driving in the car on the day when fall crossed over into winter.
Falling in love is this way too.
11. All love is singular.
So is the dying. I had expected the losses that devastate…and then there are the ones that defy our own expectations.
I had thought I would be sad. And I was.
It is just that the relief was stronger than the grief.
12. Because sometimes it’s a past you are asked to release.
And sometimes it is letting go of the dream, the imagined and hoped for future, the unconsummated love, the green light at the end of the dock. To shut the wardrobe door, to never return, so you can say “yes” to this life here in front of you; real and worth living for.
13. As I was setting up my alter, going through the small box of keepsakes, I remembered last March.
I remembered how, when deep cleaning, I came upon boxes of things I had not looked at in years. Most of the day I was lost there in time or timelessness, while I unpacked and unearthed things, these strange and wonderful portals of memory.
The honey turns to dust.
I am grateful for both. I leave my offerings, and I burn the rest. And I say thank you, for all the love.
14. There is the defiant and desperate holding on (over my dead body, we say).
And then there is the willing release.
And in this past year of so much loss, so many deaths, it occurs to me that perhaps it was a relief to just let go.
And so I did, not even knowing that to let go is to affirm life.
15. Something shifted, cells re-arranged, walking into the second half of things.
My life was just too short to spend any time trying to make it work, to force an outcome, to demand difference as if owed.
I stopped the trying. the fixing. the figuring out. And this—the refusal to try to make things work—was like knowing the wholeness of my presence. My life belonged to me now.
16. It was also much less exhausting.
17. So I know now that it is possible to release trying to change someone else’s mind.
Trying to convince. Trying to make a thing happen or not happen. Trying to get them to see.
Trying to cajole them to validate your reality. How do I explain the liberation of this, that after years of believing you have to fight your way through, somehow it happens (through much hard work, and growing up) that you are here, standing solid on your own two feet?
And you no longer need to make another do or not do anything to prove your own worth or reality. You are your own witness. Your own experience is enough.
It is everything.
18. In the releasing, I lost what was already gone.
And the grief changes the very shapes of things and you are never the same again and then you let go even of the grieving. You just let go. And you are here, living.
You are here, taking a bath and reading the body’s memory and listening to the steam heat radiator hiss and clank out warnings of winter. you are here, planting things in a raised box of earth, and drawing maps on your floor, and you no longer fight with your own feelings.
You are here, and there was that moment when you were standing there eating the blackberries from the cardboard carton, still warm from picking off the branches, and you knew in some reconfigured way, that the price of letting go was giving up getting to have had a different story, and the unexpected offering of letting go was complete freedom.
19. I still miss them, the people and places who are no longer here.
And I still get homesick for a place that never existed. I still know some things in my body as horror that should never ever have happened.
But it did. It did happen.
I still wonder in moments how it is possible, to see some things and survive. But I did.
And somehow I crossed over a threshold to a place where there is no going back. I let go, and saw how it was true, what she said to me that morning in L.A., moonshine and wreckage.
That not in in spite of letting go—but because of it—I was intact.
20. No return.
But sometimes still, like on these days, they come and visit me. And I tell them the story of reparation. And the veil grows so thin, as we walk between the worlds for these hours. And I get—if even only in my own imagination—to talk to them and to the self I once was, say thank you, and offer my love for the letting go and crossing overs, whatever they may be.
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After a sluggish exit from a recession, Nigeria’s economy has grown by 0.51 percent in the first quarter of 2021, marking two straight quarters of expansion after negative growth in the second and third quarters of 2020. The Q1 2021 growth rate was slower than the 1.87 percent recorded in Q1 2020 – though higher than 0.11% recorded in Q4 2020, according to the latest report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released Sunday evening.
“This is indicative of a slow but continuous recovery,” the NBS said in the report. Nevertheless, quarter on quarter, real GDP grew at -13.93 percent in Q1 2021 compared to Q4 2020, reflecting a generally slower pace of economic activities at the start of the year.” Aggregate GDP stood at N40,014,482.74 Million in nominal terms within the quarter, the NBS stated.
Compared to the first quarter of 2020 which recorded aggregate GDP of N35,647,406.08 Million, the performance is higher, indicating a year on year nominal growth of 12.25 percent. The nominal GDP growth rate in Q1 2021 was higher relative to 12.01 percent growth recorded in the first quarter of 2020 as well as the 10.07 percent in the preceding quarter.
According to the NBS report, the oil sector improved, though it again, contracted by 2.21 percent – much better than -19.76 percent growth reported in Q4 2020 by 17.55 percent, but worse than the 5.06 percent reported in the corresponding quarter of 2020 by –7.27 percent points. Quarter-on-quarter, the oil sector recorded a growth rate of 35.6 percent, the NBS noted.
It however accounted for 9.25 percent of aggregate real GDP in Q1 2021, slightly lower than 9.5% recorded in the corresponding period of 2020 but higher than in the preceding quarter, where it contributed 5.87 percent. Average daily oil production stood at 1.72 million barrels per day (mbpd), or 0.35mbpd lower than the average daily production of 2.07mbpd recorded in the same quarter of 2020 but higher than the production volume of 1.56mbpd recorded in the fourth quarter of 2020.
The non-oil sector grew by 0.79 percent in real terms in Q1 2021, which was –0.75 percent points lower than the rate recorded in the same quarter of 2020 and -0.89 percent points lower than rates recorded in the fourth quarter of 2020. Growth in the non-oil sector was driven mainly by the Information and Communication (Telecommunication) sector. Other drivers include Agriculture (Crop Production); Manufacturing (Food, Beverage & Tobacco); Real Estate; Construction and Human Health & Social Services, the NBS noted.
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The 5AT project was established in 2002 with the intention of implementing David Wardale’s concept for a high performance “advanced technology” 4-6-0 conforming to the dimensional outline of the BR Class 5MT locos of the 1950s. The performance predicted (and estimated) for the 5AT would not only have exceeded by far the performance of any Class 5 loco, but would have exceeded by a significant margin the power and speed capabilities of any Pacifics whether of British or overseas design.
The predicted performance of the 5AT is summed up on the 5AT website as follows:
- Weight of locomotive: 80 tonnes; adhesive weight: 60 tonnes; weight of tender (fully loaded): 80 tonnes;
- Maximum continuous operating speed of 180 km/h (113 mph) with a maximum design speed of 200 km/h (125 mph);
- High power to weight ratio: 1890 kW (2535 hp) at the drawbar (indicated power 2380 kW or 3200 hp) at 113 km/h (70 mph);
- Indicated thermal efficiency: approximately 14%;
- Operating range: 610 km (380 miles) between water-stops under average service conditions and 925 km (570 miles) between fuel stops;
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This article will focus on answering a question that usually boggles the mind of those thinking to pursue a career in video games. Do you need a degree to work in Video games? The answer will be ”it depends on which position or job are you interested”.
This answer comes from my personal experience. As I mention in other articles, I personally work in Video Games as an artist. In my case, I know by fact, an artist doesn´t need a University degree to get hired. I never finished my University studies and I´ve been working in Video Games since 2010. And let me clarify, the courses I was taking during my time on University were History related.
But maybe you can think my personal experience is just an exception, but trust me, this is not the case. I have many colleagues who don´t have a University degree and they´ve been working for many years in this industry. Some of them are programmers, others are artists and game designers.
I will say that some jobs, like the ones on the Human Resources and the Marketing departments, require to the candidates, a formal education and a University Degree.
Why some video games jobs don´t require a degree?
The reason why some professions like, artists, designers and programmers allowed applications of candidates with no degree, is very simple. The candidates for this jobs will be mainly tested by two factors:
- The quality of their portfolio
- How well they will perform on the test
Of course, there are other factors, like how well you will perform on your personal interview, your communication skills and your knowledge of the company culture and the industry in general. But this factors will be secondary compared how good is your portfolio and the result of your test during the hiring process.
A degree will have very little influence on the company recruiters final decision if your portfolio and your test are not on point.
Why pursue a college degree then?
In this segment, I will focus on the pros and cons of attending college and having a degree, versus studying at home and learning from yourself.
Pros – If you attend the right college, you will have the time and the resources to build a portfolio that can land you a job on the industry. You will be mentored by professionals and guided towards a successful career on the industry.
Cons – The price can be too much for some people. A college education is very expensive and in some cases is not worthy. This is the reason why I said before you need to attend the right college. You need to check who is going to teach the classes. Check their resume on Linkedin and their level of professionalism. Colleges sometimes hired teachers with very little or non-experience at all on the industry.
Academies and ateliers are good alternatives. These are expensive too and sometimes doesn´t provide you with an official degree when completing their courses. But, on the good side, their teachers are usually professionals working on the industry and teaching as a side job. I know this because I´m one of this teachers. We teach using the latest techniques and software used in the industry.
The road of the self-taught education can be an intimidating one. I know this by personal experience, but with the right information and guidance, you can succeed.
Pros- Is very cheap compared to the College education. Also, you can find lots of online courses dedicated to specific areas of knowledge related to the job you are interested in. You can pick and choose which courses interest you the most and tailor your education to your personal needs. Usually, University courses include lectures about topics that are not directly related to the main topic of study.
Cons- Basically you are on your own and unless you join an online group or some sort of art community you will lack the vital feedback a professional can give you about your work. You gotta be careful who is giving you feedback. You can enroll for some mentorship programs that some pro artist offer online, but those can be expensive.
I have an article written about the best and most affordable online art courses, for those who want to become a Concept artist, Marketing artist, and Illustrators, and don´t want or can pay College fees.
How to succeed following the Self-Taught route?
Your final goal on both options will be to build a strong portfolio. If you want to learn by yourself, you will need to be very disciplined and focus, in order to achieve this goal. You will lack the structure of a formal education, so you will need to create your own plan of studies:
- First: learn very well the basics and don´t rush. Take your time and create a solid foundation of knowledge.
- Second: Once you know the basics, practice day and night. You gotta be very constant and motivated. In my case, I remember several moments of frustration and roadblocks. I used to motivate myself repeating in my head “Perseverance is the mother of all victories”.
- Third: Once your skills are developed is time to build a solid portfolio. Target the companies and studios you like the most and create a portfolio that matches what these companies are looking for.
Tips for newbie artist, designers, and programmers
For artists, designers and programmers to be able to demonstrate their skill and the quality of their work is almost everything in order to be hired. This is why a strong portfolio is key in order to demonstrate you are the right guy for the job. Let me suggest you some useful tips for each professional area:
- Build your portfolio as if was part of a project. If you can join an indie project you find interesting. Maybe they will pay you a little or maybe nothing doesn´t matter. The goal here is to build a project based portfolio and gain experience.
- If you are interested in joining a particular studio, tailor your portfolio to the projects this studio has published or is currently working on. Try to match the style and the work quality.
- For concept artist is good to show your work process ( sketches, thumbnails, color variations ). This helps the recruiters to know more about you and the way you work
- Similar to what I said on the artist section, try to build your portfolio around a project. Can be a game created by you or you can join some indie project you find interesting and build your portfolio around it.
- Modding existing games is a good option of showcasing your skills over existing published games. You can show how your expertise can make an existing product better.
- Be active on your portfolio and don´t leave big time gaps in between. What I mean by that is you gotta update your code quite often. Due to the nature of this industry, where technologies are in constant change and evolution, a coder can´t afford to leave their portfolio to rest for a long period of time. Employers looking your portfolio will question your knowledge if they see your work is not up to date.
- Small freelancing is a good way to gain experience while you are building your portfolio. Also is a good way to get testimonials from clients about the quality of your work.
Before we wrap this one up, I want to make clear I´m not discouraging people to search for knowledge. I want totally the opposite. I want to encourage you to learn as much as you can, whatever the path you want to choose. If traditional education is what you prefer, by all means, go ahead. If you are more like me and you wanna do it by yourself, I´m here to tell you, it´s possible!!!, but you will need to work hard.
If you are an aspiring artist looking to get a job in video games, my article on “How much an artist earn in video games” is totally made for you. If you have artistic inclinations but you don’t know which path to choose let me recommend you 3 articles:
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5 Tasks to Help You Formulate a Strategic Plan
Whether you work in a family business or not, your business is a family asset. Up to 85% of firms are initially established with some sort of family investment, and the work you do every day is a vital resource for your loved ones.
Roots: A Course for Anchoring Your Business discusses 12 Best Practices which combat many of the obstacles that small/family/entrepreneurial businesses face so you can be prepared for the future. We encourage all CFBC members, their family and their key employees to attend Roots. From culture to legacy to succession, we touch on multiple business challenges throughout the course.
There’s a lot against you as a business owner—Product life cycles are becoming shorter, the workforce is changing and family dynamics are becoming more complex. Now more than ever, it is more likely for businesses to sell or fail than to pass on to their next generation. What can you do to ensure long term success?
Here’s a glimpse of one of the 12 Best Practices:
Formulate a Strategic Plan.
Four words that we constantly have at the back of our mind, but find difficult to achieve. This includes the development, evolution, communication and ongoing measurement of a business strategic plan. It can certainly be overwhelming.
There will never be one right way, because business is personal too. However, we break down this process into five tasks, making this daunting responsibility a bit more manageable.
Task #1: Create a strategic vision.
Take time to think about the core values of your business. What inspires you, and how do you want to make your customers feel?
Consider where you want to be personally in the next five to ten years. Then envision where you would like the company to be. You decide what milestones or actions would make you feel accomplished in the future.
Once you’ve formulated a mission statement from your vision, ensure that it is widely known, practiced and respected across the entire company. Engrain your mission statement into everything you do.
Task #2: Set objectives.
Develop, refresh and communicate your plan to the key members of your organization.
Set clear, attainable objectives that help you reach your end goal. It’s not enough to just talk about objectives, you must have implementers. With each step, decide who will execute and when.
Task #3: Craft the strategy.
When you put all the stakeholders into a room, there will be a wide variety of strong opinions. You want everyone to have a chance to voice their thoughts, but enforce accountability. If someone has an opinion, ask for an idea or solution to follow.
If you find it difficult to get buy-in from other key members, present hard facts. Use market comparisons, employee feedback from the front line, your own performance numbers—whatever it takes to prove the necessity and validity of your statement.
Task #4: Implement and execute.
Following the timeline you have created, begin to check things off your list.
If things aren’t getting done on time, you will know who is holding the business back because people were held accountable from the beginning.
**CFBC members can visit the Resources Page for a checklist template.
Task #5: Regularly evaluate performance.
Use performance evaluation and debrief on your efforts as a group. Did things go as you planned? What can you learn from the outcomes? This will help you avoid future mistakes and gather evidence for why something does (or doesn’t) work.
Continuously improve your strategic plan, and regularly communicate this plan to stakeholders and family members. Think about how you will measure your progress, and even use checklists to mark key milestones.
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The president spoke of ending HIV in his State Of The Union address earlier this year, but from his gutting of HIV-related programs to his continued stigmatizing of the LGBTQ community, his record says something quite different.
One week after President Donald Trump promised to work to “eliminate the HIV epidemic in the United States within 10 years,” and “defeat AIDS in America,” in his State of the Union address last month, The New York Times ran a scathing report on the Trump administration’s efforts that are actually working against that goal, and actively harming those living with HIV/AIDS.
For Trump at the State of the Union, it was literally just a hypocritical applause line.
So it’s a bit ironic that Trump, who despises what he falsely calls “the failing New York Times,” Tuesday morning tweeted out a Times story: “HIV Is Cured In 2nd Patient, Doctors Report.”
The story begins, “Scientists have long tried to duplicate the procedure that led to the first long-term remission 12 years ago. With the so-called London patient, they seem to have succeeded.”
Trump, just as he did in his State of the Union address, offered only empty words.
“Such great news for so many. Tremendous progress being made!”
In mid February The New York Times reported: “Trump Pledged to End H.I.V. But His Policies Veer the Other Way,” offering a litany of examples detailing how the Trump administration has actually worked to reverse progress being made in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
“In November, the Trump administration proposed a rule change that would make it more difficult for Medicare beneficiaries to get the medicines that treat H.I.V. infection and prevent the virus from spreading,” the Times reported, adding, “the Trump administration proposed a new policy to cut costs for Medicare by reducing the number of drugs that must be made available to people with H.I.V.”
“Mr. Trump has repeatedly urged Congress to repeal the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, even though Medicaid is the largest source of coverage for people with H.I.V. And he has promoted the sale of short-term health plans that skirt the Affordable Care Act, even though such plans usually exclude people with H.I.V.”
“To end the spread of the virus, federal health officials say they must reduce the stigma attached to gay men and transgender people who are at high risk so they will seek testing and treatment. But for two years the administration has tried to roll back legal protections for people in those groups.”
The executive director of the American Academy of H.I.V. Medicine said the Trump administration’s moves last year “could be catastrophic” for Medicare patients living with HIV.
Back in June of 2017, six members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) resigned, citing President Trump’s lack of interest or strategy to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Trump “simply does not care,” they wrote. Later that year, in December, without warning, Trump fired the remaining 16 members, “via a letter from FedEx.”
Overnight the White House website, HIV.gov, had been scrubbed of their names.
Trump has waited more than a year to reconstitute the White House AIDS Council. With new leaders the panel is slated to meet this month.
“In May 2017,” HIV Plus Magazine reminded last month, “the White House announced intended and deliberate funding cuts to HIV programs including PEPFAR (President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief), the Ryan White Program, and the Global Fund. These funds administer critical resources in the fight against HIV both domestically and internationally, and cutting them would not only immediately hurt those living with HIV, but also increase new infection rates.”
It adds that as Governor of Indiana, Mike Pence “caused the worst HIV outbreak in Indiana history in 2014 through his negligence of drug users and people living with HIV.”
“HIV Is Cured In 2nd Patient, Doctors Report.” @nytimes Such great news for so many. Tremendous progress being made!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 5, 2019
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Before The Atlantic staff writer Derek Thompson coined the term for a previously unnamed religion last month, we’d all seen signs of it—the overemphasis on “calling” and “passion,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s tweet that “nobody ever changed the world on 40 hours a week,” the Gen Z employees whose biggest fear about starting work is not finding a job that matches their personality.
Thompson called it workism, or the belief that work is “not only necessary to economic production, but also the centerpiece of one’s identity and life’s purpose.” It is “a kind of religion, promising identity, transcendence, and community.”
Under this mindset, work demands our utmost for its highest. We might imagine the preachers of the gospel of workism proclaiming, “It’s not about rules, it’s about a relationship.”
Under this mindset, work demands our utmost for its highest.
On the one hand, this is not a new phenomenon. Work has been a source of idolatry ever since Genesis 11, when humanity sought to build a tower to the heavens to make a name for themselves.
But in other ways, the situation seems to have changed. Work has become more than a job that provides material needs or a career that offers stability and meaning. For many, it now functions in place of spirituality.
Immanent Frame of the College-Educated
Thompson notes that workism is not generally the religion of the working poor. Nor does it spring hope eternal for the middle class. Rather, its primary worshipers are among the college-educated elite.
By 2005, the richest 10 percent of married men had the longest average workweek. . . . The best-educated and highest-earning Americans, who can have whatever they want, have chosen the office for the same reason that devout Christians attend church on Sundays: It’s where they feel most themselves.
What has caused this situation? Thompson rightly sees a spiritual cause, though we may disagree on the details. Perhaps, as he notes, people fill their craving for belonging through work, in the way another generation would have found belonging through church.
The immanent frame turns windows into mirrors.
Or perhaps, as philosopher Charles Taylor has suggested, the emergence of the immanent frame is to blame. When you have a closed system, with no God who transcends all reality, you have to seek transcendence within the system. Some will find transcendence in love, or music, or gazing at the stars. Others will find it through work.
But the problem is that the immanent frame turns windows into mirrors. Work, love, music, and gazing at the stars are all magnificent windows, designed for us to look through to see the Creator of all good things. But when we eliminate the possibility of a transcendent being, the things themselves become opaque. They don’t lift our gaze to God; instead, they merely reflect back our own likeness.
Troublesome as it is, Thompson’s central thesis is sound. We are worshiping creatures. And for many, work is the object of devotion, community, hope, and transcendence.
This, of course, is disastrous. As Thompson observes, when a culture “funnels its dreams of self-actualization into salaried jobs, (it) is setting itself up for collective anxiety, mass disappointment, and inevitable burnout.”
Work, created by God as a good thing, cannot bear the load of deity. “Our desks were never meant to be our altars,” Thompson says.
His suggested solution is to make work less central through public policies like universal basic income, parental leave, subsidized child care, and a child allowance. He also suggests we remember one of the goals of working—it purchases us free time, which is vital for our happiness and health.
If only the solution were as simple as a few twists of the public policy knob and a public service announcement! Thompson has made the case that the problem is spiritual. But he fails to suggest that a spiritual problem requires a spiritual answer.
This is where we can derive some help from C. S. Lewis. He saw how we tend to turn things such as dogs, alcohol, the opposite sex, and work into ultimate things—how we look to them for hope and community and transcendence. Like Thompson, Lewis realizes this is a spiritual problem. Yet unlike Thompson, he proposes a spiritual solution.
In an essay titled “First and Second Things,” Lewis explains:
The woman who makes a dog the center of her life loses, in the end, not only her human usefulness and dignity but even the proper pleasure of dog-keeping.
The man who makes alcohol his chief good loses not only his job but his palate and all power of enjoying the earlier (and only pleasurable) levels of intoxication.
It is a glorious thing to feel for a moment or two that the whole meaning of the universe is summed up in one woman—glorious so long as other duties and pleasures keep tearing you away from her. But clear the decks and so arrange your life (it is sometimes feasible) that you will have nothing to do but contemplate her, and what happens?
Of course this law has been discovered before, but it will stand re-discovery. It may be stated as follows: every preference of a small good to a great, or partial good to a total good, involves the loss of the small or partial good for which the sacrifice is made. . . .
You can’t get second things by putting them first. You get second things only by putting first things first.
And therein lies the great challenge. If we want to knock work off the altar, we must replace it with something else. We only get the joy of meaningful work if we don’t worship it. We need an altar with something—or someone—more worthy.
According to Jesus, to love God is our first priority, followed by a second, to love our neighbor as ourselves. And he insisted this won’t be possible unless we surrender our lives to him. He described this surrender in different ways: “Believe in God; believe also in me” (John 14:1). “This is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent” (John 17:30). “Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it” (Matt. 10:39).
If we are connected to Christ’s life—through no merit or work of our own—then we will experience our life as it was intended to be. His life brings abundant life to all types of things—including everyday work.
When work becomes a window for the worship of God and an avenue to love our neighbor, it reclaims its proper, dignified place. But until first things are put first, work will remain on the altar, and the religion of workism will remain an elite—and exhausting—alternative to true faith. | <urn:uuid:acdc7013-e79c-47e2-abb8-43df7df37635> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/white-collar-gospel/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573104.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817183340-20220817213340-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.959105 | 1,500 | 2.203125 | 2 |
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After several years of employment at the centre for restoration in Düsseldorf, Gabriele Emonts-Holley founded the studio for paper- and book con-servation. The facilities were shared with the newly founded studio for the conservation of paintings by Brüning & Schubert. The substantial working space of an old safe factory offered enough space for both labs, which worked on several (at times very large) restorative projects.
Katrin Bode joined the studio for paper- and book conservation in 1998, which resulted also in the change of the legal structure to a GbR. The expansion showed that an extension of the working space in the not too distant future might be necessary.
Sabine Güttler joined the studio in 2010, which made the permanent work-force grow to three members. At the same time, more working space was on offer located within the wider facilities.
Since August 2011 the studio’s home is now at Neanderstrasse 31a, where a complete refurbishment of the new working space has resulted in an area of about 300 m2 for us. This move has enabled us to provide more extensive and more efficient graphic design-, book- and archive- conservative work which adheres to modern standards.
- Apprenticeship as a bookbinder
- Several years employment as the leading paper conservator at the Centre for Conservation and Restoration in Düsseldorf
- Participation and accrediation at several skill enhancement seminars
- Founding of Ateliers für Papierrestaurierung in Ratingen in 1992
- Voluntary work at numerous workshops for restoration (e.g. Hauptstaatsarchiv Düsseldorf, Museum Folkwang Essen, Staatsarchiv Bern, City Museum Plymouth)
- Graduated with Diploma in “Restoration and Conservation of records, graphic art and book illumination”, University of Applied Sciences Cologne in 1998
- 1998 Participation in the conservation studio in Ratingen
- Voluntary work at numerous workshops for restoration (e.g. Westfälisches Archivamt Münster, Herzogin Anna Amalia-Bibliothek Weimar, Deutsches Historisches Museum Berlin)
- Graduated with Diploma in “Restoration and Conservation of records, graphic art and book illustration”, University of Applied Sciences Cologne
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The entrepreneurial boom in Scotland looks here to stay.
In the space of just a few months, Edinburgh has been crowned Entrepreneurial City of The Year and two of its largest success stories FanDuel and Skyscanner have revealed £ billion exits.
Each giving birth to a new wave of millionaires with the deep pockets and experience needed to invest in the next generation of tech start-ups.
Meanwhile, despite Brexit fears, Beauhurst Business Intelligence estimates suggest close to £180 million was invested in Scottish startups in 2016 – seven times the level seen in 2011.
Yet there are still very real challenges to overcome if Scotland is going to live up to its entrepreneurial ambitions.
Throughout the start-up ecosystem - from small firms to unicorns, government development agencies and investors - the country is suffering from a shortage of people with the appropriate talent and skills to capitalise on the groundswell of innovation entrepreneurs are driving.
Scotland’s workforce is severely lacking in the kinds of people with the right cultural outlook, can-do spirit and flexibility, to meet the ever-changing demands experienced as start -ups grow into global champions.
Meanwhile, the majority of the country’s mainstream financiers continue to suffer from a short-termist outlook, which prioritises quick returns over genuine long-term investment in progress.
Sure, innovations and businesses fail, but we have to understand that it’s the people willing to take these risks who are Scotland’s real assets.
But more than anything, somewhere along the road from heartland of traditional industry and family business to international tech hub, Scotland’s entrepreneurs have forgotten how to sell.
According to census data, Scotland has 30% fewer salespeople per capita than the UK average — only Northern Ireland has fewer.
In our celebration of the programmers, we’ve taken our eye off the ball when it comes to instilling people with the communication capabilities and market awareness they need to get the job done.
The only real way to create an entrepreneurial culture today is to start 30 years ago.
Sadly – technologically advanced as Scotland now is – that’s not an option, but there are still things we can do right now.
First off we can make a positive change by pooling resources to give our innovators the right tools to communicate the value of their products.
It’s time for universities, colleges, code-camps and School classrooms to get serious about sales.
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Auto parts stores: Bring your old vehicle battery when you purchase a new one at an auto parts store. If you don't return your old battery, state law requires retailers to charge you at least $5. If you forget to bring your old battery, you have 30 days to return to the same store with proof of purchase to reclaim the charge.
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Waste facilities: The Recycling and Garbage Facilities in Hansville, Silverdale, and Olalla and the Bainbridge Island Transfer Station accept vehicle batteries (weight limit 50 lbs.) at no charge. Let the attendant know you have a battery to recycle. Note: Olympic View Transfer Station does not accept vehicle batteries.
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The National Trust has been accused of re-enacting Highland permits as it steals land from farmers to increase renaturalization.
The new environmental subsidies have prompted the Trust to reallocate land long used for agriculture to plant trees or leave it to nature, farmers say.
Kevin Bateman, a Devon-based estate agent, said he was aware of several cases in the region where the charity took the land back from tenants and removed it from food production.
He likened it to a “Highland clearing reenactment,” adding that the charity was taking advantage of new environmental schemes that pay land managers for measures like tree planting and reforestation.
The new policies introduced after the UK left the EU should replace European subsidies – which were based on the size of the cultivated land – with rewards for environmentally friendly management.
But there is concern that owners are trying to take advantage of this change by taking the land out of the hands of farmers and managing it themselves.
‘It does not seem right’
Patrick Greed, 61, received an incentive from the Trust to end his lease.
His children, who are in their 30s, aren’t interested in hiring him, so he’s actually retiring earlier than expected and will be leaving the farm next year.
He said the 150-acre lease of his land, which had been used as pasture for beef cattle, was not renovated last year and was planted with trees.
The main property, with a different type of lease – which it had held for almost three decades and which had been used for growing cereals and vegetables – will now also be taken over by the Trust.
“They gave me an incentive to leave and I took it,” he said.
“I wouldn’t mind leaving the farm if it were to be run like a farm, but you have productive land, grade 1 and 2, where they will potentially go and plant trees. It doesn’t seem fair.
“There are other places where trees could be placed in the country, not on highly productive land.”
Data produced by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs shows that the area of land in England held under the new form of leasing, which was growing, fell by three per cent between 2019 and 2020.
George Dunn, CEO of the Tenant Farmers Association, said, “We are involved in a number of other cases up and down the country where owners are attempting to take back the land for activities that could include tree planting, reforestation. and you too. We have the whole renewable energy issue, where you follow the solar path to the earth. It is happening through the piece.
The group is pushing for landowners to be barred from access to public funding for tree planting and reforestation if they have taken the land back from a tenant.
“We all need healthy soils”
A National Trust spokesperson said, “We want to support our tenants to put nature at the heart of managing our land, while continuing to run successful businesses that produce great food. We always try to keep good relations with them.
“Our tenants, ranchers and common rights holders play a vital role in helping to preserve landscapes and address climate and natural crises. We want to be the favorite host of the many farmers who are ambitious for nature and climate action.
“Choice is not nature or food, we need both. A healthy natural environment is the foundation of good food production.
“We all need healthy soils, clean water and lush nature, including the many species that pollinate our crops. All of this will help ensure the future of sustainable food production.
“We understand and take very seriously the impact on tenants when leases are not renewed and work hard to support them with the challenges they face as a result.
“Importantly, the vast majority of our leases are being let back to the same tenant and our goal in the future is to engage in discussions at least three years before a lease breakpoint so that options can be properly explored.”
“A deeply traumatic experience”
Richard Benyon, the minister for rural affairs, has asked the National Trust to help its tenants access environmental funding.
“When people’s families have cultivated these landscapes for generations, completing it can be a deeply traumatic experience,” he said.
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A Republican Governor from the Days of Yore
Winthrop Rockefeller's two terms as governor of Arkansas illustrate just how far Republicans have fallen.
In 1953, the forty-one-year-old grandson of John D. Rockefeller, America’s first billionaire, made a shocking relocation from towny New York to Arkansas, one of the most impoverished states in the country. The news made national headlines. “W.R.,” or “Win” as he was known, was a hard-drinking playboy with an affinity for attractive movie stars and Manhattan’s cafe scene, so it’s hard to imagine a more dramatic lifestyle change.
After moving to Arkansas, the maverick Rockefeller purchased a 927-acre expanse atop Petit Jean Mountain in Morrilton, Arkansas. Overlooking Arkansas’s Ada Valley, the property was essentially undeveloped wilderness. Rockefeller hired construction workers to build roads and lakes. They pumped water up from the Arkansas River to the Petit Jean mountain top and even constructed an airstrip. The result was Winrock Farms — a sprawling, 3,000-acre spread stocked with a herd of Texas Santa Gertrudis cattle.
In the early 1960s, my father landed a job at Winrock Farms, first as a butler, then later as manager of the Rockefeller home, the centerpiece of the massive spread known as “the big house.” Just before I started first grade, my parents left Petit Jean and moved back to Little Rock. The segregation of Arkansas schools prevented me from riding on the same school bus as the white children whose parents lived and worked on the mountain.
I grew up hearing the story of how Winthrop Rockefeller, who had previously donated a school bus to the Morrilton school district, offered to purchase another bus to deliver me down the mountain to the segregated elementary school in Morrilton. My parents respectfully declined his offer.
In 1966, Winthrop Rockefeller won the Arkansas gubernatorial election to become the first Republican to hold the position since Reconstruction. To put the event into historical perspective, when Rockefeller’s unlikely ascent to the pinnacle of Arkansas politics occurred, only 11% of Arkansans considered themselves Republicans. The Democratic Party was a pro-segregation, anti-civil rights, and decidedly anti-Black, explaining why Rockefeller won ninety percent of the Black vote.
At the risk of channeling Alan Iverson, I need to highlight that we’re talking about Arkansas. Not California or New York, but Arkansas. We’re talking about an Arkansas Republican — not a Democrat — getting 90% of the Black vote in the Deep South of the 1960s.
In April of 1968, Rockefeller had one of his finest moments as governor. After the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr, he held a public ceremony to mourn King’s death. Rockefeller was the only Southern governor to publicly memorialize Martin Luther King, which, according to JSTOR Daily, may have shielded the state from the riots that swept the nation in the aftermath of King’s death:
[H]e was the only southern governor to publicly commemorate Martin Luther King in 1968, singing “We Shall Overcome” at a memorial service outside the state capitol after King’s assassination. Rockefeller’s tenure as governor was marked by inroads into equal hiring and school integration. While no radical, in the racially-charged context of Arkansas in the 1960’s Rockefeller earned a reputation for being pro-civil rights. In his first run for governor in 1966, he won 90 percent of the black vote. In an era marked by riots, Arkansas remained calm.
During his two terms as governor, Rockefeller established a surprisingly progressive political agenda. He implemented a policy of affirmative action in governmental hiring practices, adopted the state’s first minimum wage law, a freedom of information law, and cracked down on illegal gambling. Rockefeller’s attempts to pass progressive social programs, such as raising funding for education based on tax increases, were repeatedly blocked by the state’s conservative Democratic legislature. His last act as governor was commuting the death sentences of all fifteen men on death row.
Rockefeller lost the 1970 gubernatorial election to newcomer Dale Bumpers, the first wave of “New Democrats” in Arkansas politics. Bumpers later passed a series of bills virtually identical to Rockefeller’s previous program, beginning a realignment of Republicans and Democrats in Arkansas that survives today.
There is a through-line from Republican acceptance of anti-Black Democrats into the party decades ago to their embrace of fascism and white supremacy today. These days, the party whose Southern governor once stood alongside civil rights leaders is unwilling to cast a vote in favor of voting rights.
Last August, not a single House Republican voted for the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Not even Liz Cheney or Adam Kinzinger, both praised for standing up against The Big Lie, voted for the bill, which restores critical protections gutted from the Voting Rights Act by the Supreme Court.
Winthrop Rockefeller died in 1973 in Palm Springs, California, at the age of sixty. Describing the Rockefeller legacy and its impact on Arkansas politics, John A. Kirk, a professor of history at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, wrote:
The New Democrat governors ushered in a golden era of progressive politics that was coupled with a period of relative prosperity for Arkansas, dragging the state kicking and screaming belatedly into the 20th century. Nevertheless, it was Rockefeller who made the arguments and paved the way for change. His legacy remains a glowing testimony to the impact that great wealth along with an unrelenting civic-mindedness, an unshakeable belief in the power of public education and an unswerving commitment to the democratic process, can have on improving the lives of all Arkansans.
Sadly, the Republican Party of yesteryear is no more. Indeed, today a candidate with Rockefeller’s politics could not compete in a Republican Party primary. Although they’d brand him a RINO or maybe even a social justice warrior, I suspect Win Rockefeller would wear either intended insult like a badge of honor. | <urn:uuid:80f5d402-26e3-4ce9-92ac-a18206956bd3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://thejourneyman.substack.com/p/a-republican-from-the-days-of-yore?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573540.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819005802-20220819035802-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.948245 | 1,274 | 2.640625 | 3 |
Throughout the history of the United States, its inhabitants have looked upon their nation as a special place. In some cases, this has exceeded the natural and simple love of home and country and taken a more extreme form. Important to this bent is the tendency to see the nation, its beliefs, and its actions around the world as divinely sanctioned and inspired in some regard. This is a generally necessary component to the idea of American Exceptionalism, which views the United States as a nation with a divinely imposed mission to spread civilization, freedom, and democracy to the ends of the earth. In many ways, the Roman Empire shared these pretentions of being the bearers of civilization to the rest of the world and of being a divinely chosen nation with that vocation. Voices within Christianity, as it developed, provided a potent antithesis to this aspect of Roman imperial ideology, critiquing Roman ideas of their own exceptionalism. By comparing the ideological basis of Roman and American concepts of exceptionalism, this thesis will attempt to apply the critique made by people like Jesus, Paul and Augustine to the United States today.
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02 Oct 20. U.S., Morocco Chart Defense Cooperation Through 2030. Morocco and the United States renewed the alliance between the two nations as a foundation stone for peace in Africa.
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper and Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita signed the defense cooperation road map in Rabat, Morocco. The road map charts cooperation between the two nations through 2030.
Morocco is one of America’s oldest friends, recognizing the United States as it was still battling for independence in 1777.
The country remains a critical partner on a range of security issues. “Now more than ever, our two nations are working closely to tackle the challenges of an increasingly complex security environment ranging from counterterrorism and other transnational threats to regional instability and broader strategic challenges,” Esper said. “We do this together to promote the security, the stability and the prosperity of our shared goals and our peoples.”
The goal is to continually reinforce America’s long-standing, steadfast commitment to Morocco and, by extension, to Africa, the secretary said.
Morocco is a major non-NATO ally, and the country’s strategic location makes it a gateway to Africa. “Morocco is a country we have been friends with for many, many years, and I am confident that we will remain friends and strategic partners for generations to come,” Esper said.
The discussion with a range of Moroccan leaders touched on many issues, including regional problems, economic issues and more, Esper said. All of the progress made in other areas is enabled by security. “We cannot accomplish this unless we also continue to advance peace and stability and security across the continent,” he said. “We must do so by strengthening our defense partnerships with African governments.”
The road map will allow the United States and Morocco to improve defense cooperation, partnerships and interoperability. One specific was the importance of Exercise African Lion, which draws participants from across the continent. “It is a key training and exercise event for many, many years, not just between the United States and Morocco,” Esper said. (Source: US DoD)
01 Oct 20. Japan reveals record high budget request eyeing hypersonic tech, F-35s and more. Japan is set to continue its recent trend of setting new records for its annual defense budgets, with the country continuing to cast a wary eye on China’s military modernization and nuclear-armed North Korea’s missile program.
The latest budget request issued by Japan’s Ministry of Defense is seeking $55bn for the next fiscal year, which begins in April 2021. The amount is an 8 percent increase from the previous year, and makes it the eighth consecutive year the defense budget request to the Ministry of Finance has set a new record high.
This is the first defense budget for the government of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who looks set to continue his predecessor Shinzo Abe’s push for Japan to bolster its international involvement in security matters.
Unsurprisingly, the latest budget request includes potential funding for more Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters. The ministry is seeking $308.5 m for four more F-35A conventional-takeoff-and-landing variants, and $249.8 m for two F-35B short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing versions.
Japan has an eventual requirement for 105 F-35As and 42 F-35Bs, which makes it potentially the biggest operator of the F-35 outside of the United States. The F-35Bs will be operated onboard Japan’s helicopter destroyer Izumo, which is being retrofitted domestically to operate the stealthy fifth-generation fighter jets.
The budget request is seeking $218.6m this fiscal year for the project, which will include thermally protecting the Izumo’s flight deck from the jets’ exhaust gases and reshaping of the ship’s forward flight deck for operating the jets.
As usual, the budget request also includes items related to Japan’s air and ballistic missile defense capability. The country is seeking $370m to acquire more Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement missiles. Japan recently backtracked on plans to acquire the ground-based Aegis Ashore system following technical difficulties with the development of the SM-3 Block IIA interceptors, and is currently looking at alternatives.
Japan’s local defense industry will also get funding for various defense acquisition and research projects under the budget request, with the MoD seeking $643.7m for three more Kawasaki P-1 anti-submarine aircraft and $487.5m for two more C-2 airlifters from the same manufacturer.
Japan’s land forces are seeking $180.7m for 25 more Type 8×8 maneuver combat vehicles, while the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has asked for $937.2m and $654.1m respectively to acquire two more frigates and the first boat of a new class of attack submarine.
Research funding for Japan’s next-generation stealth fighter to replace the approximately 90 Mitsubishi F-2s currently in service is also being stepped up, with $555.8 m requested and an additional $113.6m sought for research and developmet of fighter subsystems such as radars and mission systems integration.
A further $218.6m will go toward the research and development of Japan’s hypersonic weapons program, while the development of a standoff long-range electronic warfare aircraft based on the C-2 airlifter will require $144.9m and a further $67.2m requested for the acquisition of onboard systems to equip it.
The budget request also includes funding for less traditional defense, such as the research and operation of space and cyber units, as well as for new electromagnetic warfare units.
The electromagnetic unit would be based at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Asaka base, north of Tokyo, and an unspecified number of staff would be deployed at several army bases across the country by March 2022, mostly in southern Japanese islands including Okinawa — areas of increased Chinese maritime and air activity.
The mission of such a unit would be to block electromagnetic attacks that could disrupt thing such as radio and GPS functions. The ministry is requesting $66 m to purchase RC-2 reconnaissance aircraft, and about $218 m for research into surveillance systems to counter electromagnetic attacks by drones and other weapons.
Japan in May launched the Space Operations Squadron as part of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, with 20 initial members. It is expected to grow to about 100 members once the unit is fully operational in 2023.
The unit is tasked with monitoring and protecting Japanese satellites from enemy attacks or space debris. It will also conduct satellite-based navigation and communications for other troops in the field. The ministry will launch a commanding unit in western Tokyo and staff size will be increased to 70 next year. It is seeking more than $680 m to design and launch a surveillance satellite, and develop and purchase equipment compatible with its ally the United States.
The budget request will now be reviewed by Japan’s Finance Ministry, which will then decide on the funding allocation for the various ministries and announce Japan’s next budget, which is expected later this year. (Source: Defense News)
02 Oct 20. Australian industry welcomes government commitment to industrial transformation. Australia’s defence industry has welcomed Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s $1.3bn ‘Modern Manufacturing Initiative’ as part of the government’s long-term post-COVID economic modernisation and redevelopment plan, with defence industry playing a pivotal role.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has lift the lid on a multibn-dollar initiative to support the nation’s post-COVID economic recovery and national resilience at an address in the National Press Club, Canberra – this ‘Modern Manufacturing Initiative’ will see a major shift in the nation’s economic capacity.
“We make things in Australia. We do it well. We need to keep making things in Australia. And with this strategy, we will. Our Modern Manufacturing Strategy is at the heart of our JobMaker plan. It starts with creating a stable and competitive business environment to grow our all parts of our manufacturing sector, but it does not end there,” the Prime Minister explained.
The centrepiece of the strategy is the $1.3bn Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI), which will see the government strategically invest in projects that help manufacturers to scale up and create jobs.
The MMI will support projects within six National Manufacturing Priorities, which reflect Australia’s established competitive advantages or emerging areas of priority:
- Resources technology and critical minerals (including rare earth elements) processing;
- Food and beverage;
- Medical products;
- Recycling and clean energy;
- Defence; and
Federal Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews added, “Our manufacturers have risen to the challenge to deliver during COVID-19 and now, we’re unlocking their potential to deliver for our future. By playing to our strengths, strategically investing and boosting the role of science and technology in industry, we can open up new markets and take more of our quality products to the world.
“This is about Australia playing to its strengths and the government strategically investing in areas of manufacturing where we know we have an edge and that can deliver the jobs we need,” Minister Andrews added.
Industry will be engaged to co-design tailored road maps for each of the priority sectors to set clear goals over the next two, five and 10 years, and identify the barriers and opportunities that will guide action and investment. The strategy will also address the competitiveness of individual manufacturers in priority sectors, with a $52.8m expansion of the Manufacturing Modernisation Fund.
The COVID-19 crisis has also highlighted the need to better understand and address our supply chain issues and opportunities. A $107.2m Supply Chain Resilience Initiative will support projects that address an identified supply chain vulnerability.
This strategy builds on the work across government to improve economic conditions for business, including streamlining regulation, cutting red tape and cutting input costs. A key part of that will be cutting energy costs as outlined in the Gas-fired recovery statement on 15 September 2020.
Australia’s defence industry has broadly welcomed the announcements made by the Prime Minister. BAE Systems Australia welcomed the government’s long-term commitment to support industrialisation reform and its inclusion of Defence as a key pillar in a new strategy to underpin the nation’s future manufacturing resilience.
BAE Systems Australia chief executive Gabby Costigan said, “The announcement by the Prime Minister today is a show of support for the growth of advanced manufacturing in Australia. A strong and capable manufacturing industry is essential to delivering our modern defence capabilities and rebuilding the nation post COVID-19.”
BAE Systems has for more than a decade provided a range of bespoke parts in to the global F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program through its advanced manufacturing facility in South Australia. It is also currently investing millions of dollars into advanced manufacturing in collaboration with industry and academia as it mobilises Australia’s largest ever surface shipbuilding program to build nine submarine hunting warships in South Australia.
The company’s advanced manufacturing and investment in world-leading technologies currently provides the Australian Defence Force with the edge it needs across air, land, sea and in the cyber domain now and in the future.
“The defence industry has enormous potential as a catalyst for economic growth, providing long-term opportunities for industry, highly skilled jobs and potential exports. Now more than ever, the investment in and development of Australian made technologies has the potential to both underpin much needed economic growth and meet the technological needs of our defence force,” Costigan added.
Joe North, chief executive of Lockheed Martin Australia and New Zealand, echoed these sentiments, telling Defence Connect, “Lockheed Martin Australia is an advanced technology business with a breadth of capabilities that span the defence and space sectors. Australia’s defence and space sectors are vital, vibrant and capable with an abundance of the advanced technologies necessary to support high-value, high-skilled jobs.
“Our approach to the development of Australian industry is based on establishing mutually beneficial partnerships with SMEs to help build both the capability and operational resilience needed for those companies to compete globally. Today’s announcement underscores the importance of a robust and resilient industry capability to Australia’s future economic prosperity and we are proud to support this national endeavour.”
Joining the feedback, Raytheon Australia managing director Michael Ward said, “Raytheon Australia welcomes the announcement of the Prime Minister’s modern manufacturing strategy and the inclusion of defence amongst its priority sectors.
“Through manufacturing defence industry has a vital role to play in building resilience and sovereign capability and we look forward to learning more about the government’s Modern Manufacturing Initiative. I am also pleased that the next week’s budget will focus on appropriate incentives to encourage greater investment in R&D.”
Innovation and Science Australia will be repurposed as Industry Innovation and Science Australia, to provide a long-term perspective on growing the manufacturing sector and strong industry advice to government throughout the implementation of the strategy.
The government is also comprehensively reviewing existing industry programs to better align them with the strategy. As part of this, it will provide an additional $50m to the Industry Growth Centres initiative to support projects in the priority areas out until the end of June 2022. (Source: Defence Connect)
01 Oct 20. Esper Discusses Expanding Military Cooperation With Algeria. Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper discussed expanding military cooperation between the U.S. and Algeria with President Abdelmadjid Tebboune today in Algiers. The secretary thanked Tebboune for the longstanding relationship between the two nations and praised the nation for its leadership in promoting regional stability. He also thanked the president — who also serves as defense minister — for his hospitality.
The two leaders discussed the security situation in North Africa and the Sahel, the way forward in Libya and the uncertainties in Mali. They also discussed the threats from violent extremist organizations in the region and beyond.
Esper particularly noted the discussions on how to improve U.S. military cooperation with the armed forces of Algeria.
“There are a number of areas where we plan to increase our cooperation, such as in counterterrorism. We look to improve our exercises and training together,” Esper said. “We also discussed other issues involving our militaries, which I am confident will increase our interoperability as well.”
Algerian officials said that Lt. Gen. Said Chengriha, the military’s chief of defense, also participated in the discussions with Esper.
Before arriving at the presidential office, Esper placed a wreath at the Martyrs Monument. The monument stands as a memorial for the more than 1 million Algerians who lost their lives fighting for independence from France, which they gained in 1962.
“I want to say to the Algerian people, how much we respect their sovereignty. We enjoy their cooperation and admire their history,” Esper said.
Esper is the first U.S. defense secretary to visit the nation since Donald Rumsfeld in 2006. With a population of more than 42 million, the country is one of the largest in North Africa, and the nation appears to be willing to play a more assertive role in the region, said a defense official speaking on background.
Esper arrived in Algeria after visiting Malta and Tunisia. It is part of a series of visits through the region in an effort to build new alliances and strengthen old ones. (Source: US DoD)
01 Oct 20. U.S., Tunisia Sign Road Map for Defense Cooperation. Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper and Tunisian Defense Minister Ibrahim Bartagi agreed on a road map for defense cooperation during meetings in the capital city of Tunis. The road map discussed yesterday charts a 10-year course for cooperation between the two countries.
Tunisia is a major non-NATO ally of the United States and already works with the Defense Department on many shared interests and concerns. The agreement will advance these shared security interests, said a U.S. defense official traveling with the secretary.
The road map recognizes the importance of the U.S.-Tunisian relationship in North Africa and the Mediterranean. Tunisia is a “security exporter” in the region, participating in many exercises and cooperating with other nations in security matters.
Terrorism and threats from violent extremist organizations are always a danger in the region, and Tunisia is intimately involved in looking for solutions to the migrant crisis. Esper said he is impressed by the Tunisians’ efforts to enhance their capabilities against terrorists, but also to promote stability and security on the African continent.
“The road map is a shared understanding of where our shared priorities are,” the defense official said speaking on background. “It talks about shared objectives, shared interests and shared threats. These are areas where we can work together.”
The road map took two years to negotiate, and it is a clear-eyed look at the relationship and suggests ways to close capability gaps. “We both want to improve [Tunisia’s] military capabilities and training to improve [U.S. and Tunisian] interoperability.”
Some of the shared interests include freedom of navigation, intelligence sharing, humanitarian operations and disaster relief, the official said.
The official would not speak specifically on what gaps the nations see in their military capabilities, but spoke of gaps that African nations, in general, experience — airlift, command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance shortages and the like.
The 10-year road map is a relatively new program. It allows the nations to begin the planning and funding cycles in such a way as to build incrementally. The official said this may be a blueprint for negotiations with other nations in Africa and elsewhere. (Source: US DoD)
01 Oct 20. Armenia recalls ambassador to Israel over arms sales to Azerbaijan. Armenia said on Thursday it had recalled its ambassador to Israel for consultations over Israeli arms sales to Azerbaijan.
A car, which locals said was damaged during a recent shelling by Azeri forces, is pictured at the settlement of Ivanyan (Khojaly) in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh October 1, 2020. Vahram Baghdasaryan/Photolure via REUTERS
Azerbaijan has acknowledged using Israeli-made weapons in its fighting with ethnic Armenian forces around Nagorno-Karabakh, where heavy clashes this week have drawn international calls for an immediate ceasefire.
Protesting against the Israeli weapons exports, Armenian foreign ministry spokeswoman Anna Naghdalyan said “Israel’s workstyle is unacceptable. The ministry has to call back its ambassador in Israel.”
Israel’s foreign ministry said it regretted Armenia’s decision to withdraw its ambassador.
“Israel attaches importance to our relations with Armenia and sees the Armenian Embassy in Israel as an important tool for promoting those relations for the benefit of both peoples,” the foreign ministry said in a statement.
Asked for details on weapons sales to Azerbaijan, an Israeli defence ministry spokeswoman declined comment.
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), a leading conflict and armaments think-tank, Israel provided Azerbaijan with some $825m in weapons between 2006 and 2019.
Those exports included drones, loitering munitions, anti-tank missiles, and a surface-to-air missile system, information from SIPRI’s Arms Transfers Database showed.
Separately, in a video interview with Israel’s Walla news website on Wednesday, Azeri presidential aide Hikmat Hajiyev said Azerbaijan was using “some” Israeli-made drones in fighting around Nagorno-Karabakh, without specifying how many.
“(We) have one of the strongest (drone) fleets in the region. And among them we have Israeli ones, we have other drones as well, but Israeli drones especially, including reconnaissance and attack drones, and kamikaze ‘Harop’ drones, (which) have proved itself very effective,” Hajiyev said. (Source: Reuters)
01 Oct 20. Ongoing military action along the line of contact in the Nagorno-Karabakh region: UK statement. Delivered by Ambassador Neil Bush at the special OSCE Permanent Council on 29 September 2020.
I’d like to thank the Albanian Chairmanship for calling today’s Special Permanent Council. I’d also like to thank Ambassador Kasprzyk for his report.
The UK is deeply concerned by the ongoing military action along the line of contact in the Nagorno-Karabakh region and the humanitarian impact it is having not only on the lives of the people who live there but also regional stability. We are particularly concerned about reports of civilian casualties.
I would like to offer my condolences to the families of all those who have been killed. We particularly regret that this conflict is escalating when the world should be uniting to defeat the Coronavirus pandemic and the UN Secretary General has called for a global ceasefire for the last 100 days of 2020.
We strongly support the efforts of the Minsk Group Co-chairs and the Personal Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office to stabilise the situation and we urge the sides to refrain from any acts or rhetoric that could further aggravate tensions on the ground. We express solidarity and support with the statements made by Chairperson-in-Office, Prime Minister Rama, and by the Minsk Group Co-chairs. We are reinforcing their calls for an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire to hostilities in our engagements with actors in the region.
There can be no military solution to this conflict. A sustainable peace can only be brought about by a negotiated settlement between Armenia and Azerbaijan and we urge them both to return to the negotiating table and engage with the Minsk Group co-chairs without any preconditions.
We urge all international partners to support an end to hostilities and to press for a return to negotiations towards a peaceful settlement.
Finally, I would like to reiterate full support for vital role of OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs and their work towards finding resolution to the crisis. (Source: https://www.gov.uk/)
30 Sep 20. Japan’s military asks new government to continue strengthening of armed forces. Japan’s military has asked Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s new government for its ninth straight annual budget increase, including funds to begin development of an advanced stealth fighter to counter new aircraft being deployed by China. The Ministry of Defence budget proposal released on Wednesday seeks a 3.3% climb in spending to a record 5.49trn yen ($52bn) for the year starting April 1. Finance ministry officials will review and possibly amend the request before passing it on to Suga’s cabinet.
If approved, the plan would continue a build-up pursued by Suga’s predecessor Shinzo Abe, that has seen Japan buy planes, missiles and aircraft carriers to give its Self Defence Forces greater range and potency as neighboring China expands its navy and air forces in East Asia.
The latest defence budget request also comes as Japanese policymakers debate whether to arm and train its military to strike distant land targets in China, North Korea and other parts of Asia.
Japan’s new proposed jet fighter, the first in three decades, is expected to cost around $40bn and be ready sometime in the 2030s. The latest budget request asks for $731m for development and research.
Japan’s leading defence company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is expected to be named as lead contractor next month.
Several overseas companies are also vying to join the project as suppliers and partners, including Lockheed Martin Corp, Boeing Co and Northrop Grumman Corp from the United States and BAE Systems Plc and Rolls Royce Holdings Plc from Britain.
Other proposed purchases include 66.6bn yen for six Lockheed F-35 stealth fighters, two of which are short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) B variants that will operate off a converted helicopter carrier.
The military also wants 99bn yen to build two new compact warships that can operate with fewer sailors than conventional destroyers and ease pressure on a navy struggling to find recruits in an ageing Japan.
It also wants to upgrade early warning radars and ballistic missile defences, and is asking for funds to be put aside for an as-yet undecided replacement for two planned Aegis Ashore radar stations that were cancelled in June due to costs and concerns about the impact on local residents. (Source: Reuters)
30 Sep 20. America Looks to Build, Strengthen Partnerships in Africa. America will maintain partnerships with like-minded nations in Africa, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said today at the North Africa American Cemetery in Carthage, Tunisia.
U.S. service members will stand by their allies to make the sacrifices of previous generations matter.
The cemetery is the final resting place of more than 2,800 American men and women who fought in North Africa during World War II. The names of more than 3,700 Americans missing in action are carved into a wall facing the graves.
“These soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, and merchant mariners fought alongside our partners and friends, living up to their sworn oath to defend the Constitution and the United States, against the forces of evil, in the North African campaign,” Esper said in the remarks after he placed a wreath at the site. “Not only did they make the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms today, but their experiences in combat also taught us vital lessons that hold true nearly eight decades later — lessons that we must keep close in the years ahead.”
The U.S. troops were part of Operation Torch, launched in November 1942 in Morocco and Algeria. The combat against German and Italian troops went back and forth and it wasn’t until May 1943 that the Axis forces were defeated here in Tunisia. “(The victory) secured North Africa and the Mediterranean’s strategic supply routes, and positioned the allies to liberate Europe,” the secretary said. “Importantly, our victory demonstrated the power of like-minded nations standing arm-in-arm in the campaign against tyranny, and taught us that the way to win is to fight together.”
The horrendous losses of World War II and the allies collective success led to the creation of a post-war international order that has secured peace, stability and prosperity around the world for the past 75 years, the secretary said.
But that global order — based on shared values of liberty, the rule of law, human rights and national sovereignty is under pressure in this new era of great power competition, Esper warned.
“Today, our strategic competitors China and Russia continue to intimidate and coerce their neighbors while expanding their authoritarian influence worldwide, including on this continent,” he said. “At the same time, violent extremists continue to pose a threat not only to regional stability, but also to our homeland. The United States’ enduring partnership with like-minded countries — including here in North Africa — is key to addressing these challenges.”
China is attempting to divide natural allies and put in place a new set of rules that answer to Beijing. Russia is trying to assert its power by acting as a spoiler in Europe but also in neighboring Libya and in Syria.
The effort to counter this requires a whole-of-government approach, but the Defense Department has a role to play. DOD is working to strengthen partners’ defense capabilities and blunt transnational threats, Esper said. “We help degrade violent extremist organizations, and deliver humanitarian aid and disaster relief to local communities,” he said. “And, together we continue to counter the malign, coercive and predatory behavior of Beijing and Moscow, meant to undermine African institutions, erode national sovereignty, create instability and exploit resources throughout the region.”
The United States is doing this work “in good faith and with a sincere aspiration for a more secure, stable and prosperous Africa,” the secretary said. This work includes political and economic development marked by free, fair, and reciprocal trade and investment — and respect for the sovereignty of all nations.
“As the global partner of choice, the United States will continue to deepen our alliances and partnerships across the continent, including with Tunisia, where your democratic government and sovereignty have made much of our work in the region possible,” he said. “We look forward to expanding this relationship to help Tunisia protect its maritime ports and land borders, deter terrorism, and keep the corrosive efforts of autocratic regimes out of your country — as we build closer ties in the spirit and service of those who first set us on this path.” (Source: US DoD)
29 Sep 20. Welcoming historic agreements and working towards a two-state solution. Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen at the Security Council briefing on the situation in the Middle East. Thank you, Mr President, and thanks as always to Special Coordinator Mladenov for his words.
Mr President, like others, I’d like to start today by expressing our sincere condolences following the death of His Highness the Amir of Kuwait. As Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said, the personal contribution His Highness made to regional stability, and humanitarian assistance, will long be remembered.
Mr President, the United Kingdom has warmly welcomed the historic steps taken over the last two months, with the normalisation of relations between three great friends of the United Kingdom: Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Israel.
These positive steps are already having an impact, such as direct flights from Israel to the UAE and early commercial agreements. More positive progress will come: trade, cultural and scientific links and much more. We urge others across the region to follow the example of the UAE and Bahrain.
Mr President, we must acknowledge that the agreements represent a profound shift in the region. It is critical that we as the international community build on the momentum of normalisation to take forward resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
In his recent visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab encouraged both the Israeli and Palestinian leaderships to use the suspension of annexation plans – plans the UK strongly opposed – as an opportunity. We urge the Palestinian Authority to resume co-operation with Israel, in the interests of the Palestinian people. We also call on both parties to make constructive and open steps towards a return to dialogue.
Mr President, whilst the threat of annexation appears to have receded, the UK remains concerned by a number of negative trends on the ground. We reiterate our call on both sides to halt any activity that makes peace more difficult to achieve. In accordance with resolution 2334, this includes terrorism, incitement, violence against civilians, demolition of Palestinian property and settlement advancements.
In Gaza, we welcome the agreement reached on the 31st of August, which has restored a degree of calm and led Israel to lift its ban on fuel and good imports through the Kerem Shalom crossing. On the 15th of September, Hamas once more launched rockets into Israel. We condemn these actions: they are unacceptable, unjustifiable and must stop. As ever, dialogue is the only way to address the situation.
We remain concerned at ongoing plans to take forward settlements including in Givat Hamatos, Har Homa, and in E1. All settlements are illegal under International Law. Settlement construction in these highly sensitive areas would damage prospects for a two-state solution and threaten to further undermine the viability of a future Palestinian state with its capital in East Jerusalem.
Despite the spread of COVID-19, 2020 is on course to be the worst year for Israeli demolition of Palestinian property since 2016. This includes donor-funded structures, paid for by Council Members and international partners. In all but the most exceptional of circumstances, demolitions are contrary to International Humanitarian Law. Mr President, we call on Israel to desist from such actions, and to provide a clear, transparent route to construction for Palestinians in Area C. We are also concerned about ongoing evictions of Palestinians from their homes in East Jerusalem.
Israel, like all countries, has a legitimate right to self-defence, and the right to defend its citizens from attack. But in doing this it is vital that all actions are proportionate, in line with International Law, and are calibrated to avoid civilian casualties. For example, the shooting and injuring by the Israeli Defence Forces of an unarmed, deaf and mute Palestinian at the Qalandia checkpoint on the 17th of August is deeply concerning. The Israeli security forces must provide appropriate protection to the Palestinian people and be seen to conduct prompt, transparent investigations into claims of IDF misconduct.
The Palestinian leadership must continue their efforts to tackle terror and incitement, to strengthen institutions and develop a sustainable economy. Hamas and other terrorist groups must permanently end their incitement and rocket fire against Israel. The United Kingdom Government strongly condemns all forms of violence and incitement to violence. We welcome Fatah and Hamas efforts towards reconciliation, and hope that this can lead to the holding of democratic elections across the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Mr President, let me end by reaffirming that the United Kingdom remains active on the Middle East Peace Process. We continue to work closely with international partners to advocate a two-state solution and encourage a return to meaningful negotiations. Thank you, Mr President. (Source: https://www.gov.uk/)
29 Sep 20. Taiwan defence chief says no signs China is preparing for war. There are no signs that China is preparing for all-out war with Taiwan, such as massing troops along its eastern coast, Taiwan’s defence chief said on Tuesday, after repeated Chinese drills near the island that China claims as its own. Democratic Taiwan has denounced China’s manoeuvres, including flying fighter jets over the sensitive mid-line of the Taiwan Strait, as an attempt at intimidation.
“The Chinese communists have continued their acts of provocation against Taiwan, but there are currently no signs showing it is ready to launch a full-scale war,” Defence Minister Yen De-fa told parliament.
One sign of an imminent attack would be if troops from inland parts of China began massing along its east, but there are no indications that is happening, he added.
Taiwan’s own forces are maintaining peacetime combat preparedness and have not stepped up their alert status, Yen said. Nevertheless he vowed a fight to the last man to defend the island’s sovereignty and democracy.
Last week, in an apparent warning to China, the defence ministry said Taiwan’s armed forces have the right to self-defence and counterattack amid “harassment and threats”.
Taiwan’s military is well armed and well trained, but dwarfed by that of China’s, which is busy adding advanced new equipment, such as stealth fighters.
Premier Su Tseng-chang, also speaking in parliament, said attackers would have to pay a heavy price as Taiwan’s people would tenaciously defend themselves and their land.
“Taiwan would not fall,” added Su, who has previously said he would wield a broom if necessary to fight off a China attack, if that was all that was left.
China has been angered by greater U.S. support for Taiwan, including two visits by top officials, Health Secretary Alex Azar in August and Keith Krach, the undersecretary of state for economic affairs this month.
The United States, which has no diplomatic ties with the island but is its strongest backer, also plans new arms sales to Taiwan. (Source: Reuters)
28 Sep 20. Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict: Death Toll Rises in Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia and Azerbaijan have reported increasing civilian and military casualties amid violent clashes over the breakaway enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. Meanwhile, UN chief Antonio Guterres has called for a ceasefire. Fighting between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces in the Caucasus escalated on Monday, with fresh casualties reported in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Azerbaijani forces launched a “massive offensive at the Karabakh frontline’s southern and north-eastern sectors,” Armenia’s Defense Ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan said on Monday evening. Some 200 troops have been wounded, Armenian Defense Ministry said, but many were only slightly injured and have returned to action. Officials in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh said that 26 more of their troops were killed on Monday evening, bringing the rebels’ total military casualties to 84. The overall death toll has now reached 95, with 11 civilians killed since violence broke out on Sunday; nine in Azerbaijan and two on the Armenian side. The worst violence in the region since 2016 has raised the prospect of a new war in an area that has been simmering for decades.
UN Security Council to meet over clashes
The United Nations Security Council is expected to hold emergency talks on the Karabakh conflict on Tuesday, according to diplomats quoted by news agency AFP. The meeting, taken up at the request of France and Germany, will be held behind closed doors.
Earlier on Monday, UN chief Antonio Guterres called for a ceasefire while in talks with the leaders of the two countries.
Guterres stressed “the need for an immediate stop to the fighting and resumption without precondition of meaningful negotiations without delay under the umbrella of the Minsk Group co-chairs,” said Guterres’ spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric.
Mobilizing for war
Both countries have declared martial law. The president of Azerbaijan declared a partial military mobilization in the country as part of a presidential decree on Monday morning. Armenia began a general mobilization on Sunday.
The EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, announced on Twitter that he had spoken to ministers of both countries and stressed the need to return to negotiations under the auspices of the Minsk Group — intermediaries consisting of Russia, the US and France, adding that there is “no military solution to the conflict.”
The Russian Foreign Ministry called on both sides to show restraint, according to the Russian news agency Interfax. Russia is an ally of Armenia.
A spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry similarly urged restraint and said that they hoped the two countries could resolve their differences through dialogue, Reuters news agency reported.
Claims of Turkish involvement
While many in the international community urged for de-escalation, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan demanded Armenia end its “occupation” of Karabakh.
“The time has come for the crisis in the region that started with the occupation of Nagorny Karabakh to be put to an end,” Erdogan said. “Now Azerbaijan must take matters into its own hands.” (Source: defense-aerospace.com/Deutsche Welle German radio)
25 Sep 20. UAE Submits Request to Buy F-35s from U.S. After Israel Deal. The United Arab Emirates has submitted a formal request to purchase next-generation F-35 jets from the U.S. after the signing of a diplomatic agreement with Israel this month, according to a U.S. official familiar with the issue. The request to the State Department is the first step in a potentially long process to secure the stealthy Lockheed Martin Corp. fighters, the most advanced U.S.-built aircraft. The official didn’t say how many planes the Middle East nation is seeking.
The potential purchase of the F-35s generated some criticism in Israel as the U.S.-brokered agreement between Israel and the UAE neared last week. Under American law, Israel is guaranteed weapons needed to maintain its “qualitative military edge” over Arab nations. U.S. officials have said they can provide that assurance regardless of F-35 sales without specifying publicly what they would offer Israel. (Source: defense-aerospace.com/ Bloomberg News)
28 Sep 20. Win-win – Why Indigenous capability will drive a better defence industry. A global pandemic, fractured supply chains and frosty trade relations – a turbulent 2020 has forced sovereign capability back into focus, with the Indigenous business sector primed and ready to support the nation’s record Defence investment and modernisation programs, explains Adam Goodes, CEO of the Indigenous Defence & Infrastructure Consortium (iDiC).
There has already been a spate of announcements to this effect, the latest being improvements to the Australian Industry Capability (AIC) program and a review into the Australian Standard for Defence Contracting. It demonstrates the Australian government is keenly aware of the need for “a defence force underpinned by Australian sovereign capability”.
But as we look to better cultivate the skills in our own backyard, I ask – what could be a more sovereign capability than Australia’s network of Indigenous businesses?
Disruption reveals opportunity. And as our industry casts its eyes towards the future of defence, we see the importance of Indigenous businesses playing a bigger role. But it will take partnership across the defence industry ecosystem. Without these relationships, without support, the Indigenous business sector will hover at the service provider level, without making valuable inroads to more meaningful contributions.
We already know the benefit of AIC. From a security perspective, Australian capability is critical to building a self-reliant defence industry that isn’t dependant on overseas supply chains. As the current recession starts to bite, investing in defence capability is not only a way to boost small business growth, but keep Australian government funding onshore.
But Indigenous businesses are a win-win for the broader defence industry, too. Most large companies have a corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy, diversity and inclusion teams or even Reconciliation Action Plans. These are all steps in the right direction, but the biggest way companies can make a difference to the Indigenous community isn’t talk – it’s action.
A defence contract is a long-running proposition. Acquisition and sustainment programs can run for 20 or 30 years. For small businesses, this is life changing. For Indigenous businesses, it can reshape generational wealth. Of the Indigenous-owned businesses we work with at iDiC, we estimate 66 per cent of their staff are Indigenous, too.
Further, a cost benefit analysis by Supply Nation found that for every dollar that was invested in an Indigenous business, an average of $4.41 was returned in economic and social value. You won’t find a better return on investment anywhere.
This isn’t about charity. In defence, you’re only as good as your last project. The Indigenous industry spans professional services, engineering, logistics, construction and creative services – businesses which hold their own in very competitive fields. Investing in these businesses not only provides better Australian capability, but it opens defence contractors up to the vast talent in these networks.
Better partnership is required to achieve this and help Indigenous businesses get a foot in the door. If you’ve never worked on a defence project or aren’t on a particular procurement panel, you’re automatically ruled out whether your capabilities match or not. Without a pre-existing relationship with a prime contractor, an Indigenous business won’t get a look in.
But the primary challenge for Indigenous businesses is fear of the unknown. Many large defence contractors haven’t worked with Indigenous businesses before. In a world where the environment is volatile and trust is in short supply, additional uncertainty can be a step too far.
This is why relationships are important. Because the benefits of working with an Indigenous business aren’t something that can be quantified by procurement departments. It isn’t CSR. It’s about doing good business; smart business. It’s about building networks that endure and further Australia’s capability.
And it will be more important in the future. With the uncertainty in the world today, I’m seeing trusted brands and relationships outweighing ‘value for money’ policy determinations. A reliable network of the right local skillsets will be key to moving forward.
Good policy is important; it means Australia is fair dinkum about sovereign capability. But giving Indigenous businesses the opportunity to add value requires more than regulation – we need the right partnership with industry and for this to be recognised by government.
COVID-19 has been an opportunity to pause and reflect on the Australia we want for the future. As defence continues to be a major part of government stimulus, our industry has the potential – and the responsibility – to take as many people on the journey as possible.
Sovereign capability means looking at the skills and talents we already have, and nurturing them for the future. Our vibrant, brilliant Indigenous business sector would be a fitting place to start.
Adam Goodes is the CEO of Indigenous Defence & Infrastructure Consortium (iDiC). (Source: Defence Connect)
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By Michael Bennett
A global energy trader Vitol is a Rotterdam-based company which ships more than 350 millions tonnes of crude oil per year. Yet, it’s also infamous for its non-compliance with international laws and norms, and specifically violating US-, UN- and EU-imposed sanctions. Vitol initially made the headlines in early 2001 when The Guardian reported that Vitol had secretly paid $1 million to Serbian war criminal Arkan back in 1995 to fix a deal with a Serbian Oil company, Orion. Six years later, Vitol pleaded guilty to grand larceny in a New York court for paying surcharges to Iraq’s national oil company during Saddam’s regime and circumventing the UN oil-for-food program. The company ended up paying $17.5 million in restitution for its illegal actions.
In another shocking exposé from 2012, Reuters claimed that Vitol had bought and sold Iranian fuel oil, bypassing an EU embargo against Tehran. According to the article, Vitol bought 2 million barrels using a ship-to-ship transfer off the coast of Malaysia from a National Iranian Tanker Company vessel and sold it to Chinese traders. Same year, The Telegraph revealed that for over a decade the company had been using an Employee Benefit Trust, avoiding paying income tax for its UK staff. As late as last year, in its notorious ruling The Dispute Settlement and Sanctions Committee of CRE, the French Energy Regulatory Commission, fined VITOL S.A. €5 million for engaging in market manipulation on the French Southern virtual Gas Trading Point (‘PEG Sud’) between June 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014. Vitol is currently appealing this decision. That should have been amply of bad press and oil dollars spent on attorneys and fines. Yet, Vitol’s illicit activities continue to make the day.
It was reported a few days ago that Vitol used Mekhanik Voronkov (IMO 886719, built in 1971) and Grigoriy Bugrov (IMO 8848628, built in 1974), two of Russia’s US-sanctioned vessels, owned by Novorossiysk-based TRANS-FLOT JSC, to transport Turkmen oil via the Caspian Sea. Turns out that there is another Russia-owned vessel, deployed by Vitol to ship the Turkmen oil. VF Tanker-3 (IMO 9640516) built in 2012 supplements the list of vessels used by Vitol in violation of US-imposed sanctions. Registered owners of all of these ships – VEB Leasing OJSC and TRANS-FLOT JSC – are on Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions sheet, EO13662 and EO-13685, respectively.
While VF Tanker-3 is newer vessel in comparison to a 45- and 48-year-old vessels Mekhanik Voronkov and Grigoriy Bugrov and, presumably, represents lesser risk when it comes to safety of marine navigation, all three are unequivocally the violators-in-unison.
By February 10, 2019 Vitol already made three shipments of Turkmen oil on these ships:
- February 2, 2019 – VF Tanker-3 was loaded with crude oil from Dragon Oil in the port of Aladzha
- February 6, 2019 – Mekhanik Voronkov was loaded with crude oil from Dragon Oil in the port of Aladzha
- February 8, 2019 – Grigoriy Bugrovis was loaded with crude oil from ENI in the port of Okarem
Vitol’s deliberate and continuous violations of sanctions aside, two other reputable companies – Dragon Oil Turkmenistan LTD (a subsidiary of ENOC – Emirates National Oil Company) and Eni Turkmenistan LTD (a subsidiary of ENI Spa – the largest Italian oil and gas company) were also drawn into these violations.
Their seemingly innocuous participation in this adventure raises quite a few questions for their management, though. In accordance with accepted standards, before confirmation is given to loading, each ship undergoes a mandatory vetting procedure, in which the ship’s technical condition, the professionalism of the managing shipping company and compliance with sanctions of the United States, the United Nations, and the EEC is checked and verified.
Undoubtedly, the same vetting procedure should also exist and be enforced in the business procedures of Vitol. If Vitol deliberately attempted evading these procedures subsequently violating US sanctions, that means Dragon Oil and ENI Turkmenistan LTD may not have relevant departments overseeing such procedures, or yet worse, if they do exist, these departments may not be functioning properly.
Otherwise, it is mind-boggling to see these companies confirm loading of a 48-year-old ship Mekhanik Voronkov and a 45-year-old ship Grigoriy Bugrov, considering that the internal standards of ENOC and ENI do not permit for use of any fleet over 15 years old, and in exceptional cases, use of vessels of over 25 years. Furthermore, vessels used for shipment must have P&I insurance from one of internationally recognized P&I clubs.
As far as the activities of legal and compliance departments of these companies are concerned, there is also an obvious lack of professionalism since the companies Dragon Oil and ENI Turkmenistan are taking an enormous risk of potentially being accused of being in violation of US sanctions, especially given the fact that most of financial transactions are made in US dollars.
The following are documents supporting the above-mentioned facts:
5. An Argus Caspian Transport overview dated February 8, 2019 with information on Vitol’s use of the above mentioned vessels (in Russian).
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TRANSFERRING THE DESIGNS
First, decide which design you want to stitch from the transfer sheet, then cut roughly around it, taking care to leave a small allowance all around. You should only have the section you want to transfer, but take care not to cut off any of the lines you want to transfer.
The designs are all printed in reverse so they transfer the right way around.
Press the fabric you want to transfer the design onto, so that it’s smooth and crease-free, using a dry iron (so the fabric isn’t damp).
Place your cut-out transfer sheet ink-side down on top of the right side of the fabric, making sure it is in exactly the position you want the transfer to be. Then carefully pin or tack it in place so it doesn’t shift or move.
Set your iron to the hot, dry setting, then press on top for a few seconds. The longer you leave the iron in place, the darker the transfer lines will be. To check if the design has transferred, hold the iron in place and lift the corner of the paper, making sure not to dislodge the transfer sheet’s position on the fabric. Press again until you are happy with the transfer.
Once the design has transferred, lift off the paper and your design is ready to embroider. The transfer markings are permanent so make sure they’re all covered with embroidery. But, they will fade over time, especially if washed or exposed to light.
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Six in ten (62%) European consumers say they would be willing to put their money where their mouth is and pay more for food products that contain less plastic packaging
When offered a choice between two packaging options for the same quality of product, a huge majority across Europe – nine in ten respondents (91.5%) – said they would choose the packaging with 85% less plastic.
When asked if they would pay a 12½% premium for this reduced-plastic packaging option, 62% of respondents said they were willing to do so. 59% say they sort and recycle more than they did five years ago.
These are just some of the results emerging from new research from DS Smith, published today. The findings are the outcome of a specially-commissioned survey of 3,395 respondents across DS Smith’s key markets of Belgium, Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom that took place in July 2019 which sought to understand consumers’ attitudes and habits on packaging, recycling and waste management.
Respondents in Belgium were most price-sensitive, where just over half (54%) said they’d be willing to pay more, whereas Poles were most willing (72%) to pay for less plastic in their packaging. The British and Germans were closer to the European average, with 60 and 63% respectively saying they’d pay more.
Plastic packaging: Europe’s bête noire
An overwhelming majority of those surveyed – 86% – say that environmental issues are the major concern facing society today, with packaging a major worry for consumers right across Europe, from Cardiff to Krakow. The Germans express most angst around packaging (83%), followed by the Brits (78%), Belgians (73%) and Poles (71%).
In terms of packaging itself, plastic clearly emerges at the bête noire across Europe, cited by an average of seven in ten respondents – way more than the next most concerning issue, coffee capsules, mentioned by 6%. Metal packaging (aluminium cans and trays, etc) was a concern for 5% of respondents, and waterproof-coated packaging for liquids like milk and fruit juices for 4% of respondents.
On the other end of the scale, the packaging option of least concern for Europeans is packaging cartons – cited by just 1% of respondents across the four countries.
But the good news is that the survey also reveals that Europeans’ recycling habits have improved significantly. An average of six in ten (59%) respondents across the four markets surveyed say they sort and recycle more now than they did five years ago. This represents a majority of respondents in all countries – with those in the UK leading the way (64%).
This could be because those in the UK say they both feel better informed about and pay more attention to recycling. The survey revealed media coverage and the removal of plastic bags in shops as the two main drivers for consumers’ awareness of the issues around packaging Europe, which were cited by 30% and 24% of Britons respectively. Fully two-thirds of Britons (66%) say that they both feel sufficiently informed of the recyclability of food packaging, and look at the presence of recycled materials in packaging when shopping for food.
Commenting on the survey findings Chris Murray, Managing Director of DS Smith Packaging UK said:
“Excessive packaging and plastic packaging are a real worry for Europe’s consumers – so much so that they’re now willing to pay for less plastic in their packaging. Europeans have really upped their game and are sorting and recycling more than just five years ago. It’s also very encouraging that they rightly understand that carton packaging is of much less concern: it’s a sustainable packaging alternative to plastic, and hugely recyclable.
“For the sake of our planet we need to create a truly circular economy where packaging is reduced to the minimum necessary, and consumer goods packaging is increasingly made from and with recyclable and recycled materials like cardboard and carton.”
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The retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries are constantly evolving and are impacted by a host of forcing functions, including economics, supply and even the weather. One of the most powerful of these influences, however, is consumer sentiment and behaviour, which results in shifts and trends that can make or break an operation if the consumers’ evolving tastes and preferences are not sufficiently met.
The most recent shift in behaviour is the consumers’ increasing migration toward online shopping. It’s an evolution that’s been evident for some time now, but is one that’s been accelerated by the impacts of COVID-19. And, according to industry analysts and observers, many leading retailers are responding to this accelerated shift with plans to transform existing physical locations into ecommerce fulfillment hubs.
With extensive government-imposed lockdowns encouraging customers to stay home and make purchases online, companies are rethinking their physical footprint by repurposing their empty stores for distribution. It’s a more cost-effective way to expand the distribution network and speed up delivery times using existing space that’s close to where customers are located.
Amazon’s effect on customer shopping patterns and expectations
Even before the pandemic hit, rapid fulfillment was an expectation of customers and a major goal of many companies. For years, retailer juggernaut Amazon has set the standard for rapid fulfillment, single-handedly driving a change in customer shopping patterns and expectations and forcing competitors to follow suit.
Almost all shoppers (88%) now say they are willing to pay for same-day or faster delivery and the vast majority of logistics companies (80%) say they will be providing same-day delivery by 2023.
The simple fact is that customers now want faster shipments at a lower cost. If companies want to compete with the likes of Amazon, it means they need to move inventory closer to the consumer. While it may be more efficient to send deliveries from distribution centres, the model isn’t agile enough to meet customer demands for lightning-fast delivery.
In an effort to shorten the last mile for customers, retailers like Walmart are converting parts of their retail spaces into distribution hubs and allowing customers to purchase directly from in-store inventory.
It should come as no surprise that Amazon, too, is working to expand its footprint and same-day delivery network by taking over empty space as the pandemic drives major retailers out of malls.
Rapid fulfillment should be a top goal of retailers in 2021 and reimagining the functionality of all or even part of their physical footprint might be part of the answer.
Don’t forget about the in-store customer
Warehouses are much more efficient than stores. It’s not even close. Companies would do well to remember this. Retail stores are designed for customers and not necessarily for picking, packing and shipping products in large quantities.
When integrating online and in-store sales, companies will likely need to introduce retail execution tools to improve inventory visibility, ensuring they’re keeping shelf inventory at appropriate levels, anticipating out of stocks and overstocks. If too much product is being taken off the shelf, online sales could come at the expense of in-store sales.
The power of retail data harmonization
The move to fulfillment hubs sparks a significant change to the retail ecosystem, presenting CPG companies and others with the need to create greater transparency within their supply chains and to rethink forecasting and fulfillment.
One way to achieve this transparency is by taking advantage of data integration services and retail data solutions like those available from Storecheck, providing brand managers and teams with a holistic view of products and their availability and demand.
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Leaves, as a have changed color and fallen from a tree in fall/autumn. Depicted as two or three golden-brown, almond-shaped leaves of various sizes, with stems up, as if falling down.
Commonly used to represent the season of fall/autumn, trees, and nature more generally.
Not to be confused with 🍃 Leaf Fluttering in Wind, though their applications may overlap.
Apple’s design previously featured two leaves. Google, Microsoft, Samsung, and Facebook all once featured a single leaf.
📅 Fallen Leaf was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010
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People Whose Political Opinions Should Not Be Heeded, Part One
I am speaking here not of the small business owner, craftsman, or entrepreneur who builds a good idea into a means of making a good living. The healthy society needs such individuals, and indeed, in the healthiest community such people would perhaps represent the largest contingent of the mature adult population.
I am speaking, rather, of the men for whom wealth-getting is not an inherently limited or secondary aim, but instead an effectively limitless lust for money and influence. The political faction we call “the right” today tends to mythologize these men and their achievements, at least in the abstract, euphemizing them as “job-creators” and “public benefactors.” And while there is no doubt that the better among them — better with regard to the comparative substantiality and genuine human value of their economic endeavors (as U.S. Steel represents human value compared to the essential disvalue of, say, Facebook) — may be appreciated for their role in advancing general prosperity through the workings of the free market’s invisible hand, it absolutely does not follow from this that such men deserve to be heeded as seers or sages, let alone granted the social status of political overseers and policy influencers.
The invisible hand was a perfectly conceived metaphor, as it clearly denied to the great “job-creators” any special public-spiritedness or principled understanding of the human good. Their role in the development of economic prosperity is a product of causal factors operating independently of any considerations of their wisdom, moral character, or goodwill, requiring only that they be highly motivated to gain wealth through trade. Hence, it is precisely the biggest players in the invisible hand’s natural manipulations, the men most relentlessly focused on increasing their wealth and influence over the market, who are furthest removed, in theory, from the realm of sober reflection and detached deliberation about the genuine human good, i.e., the natural hierarchy of human ends and the political conditions best suited to encouraging men to seek their highest potential within that hierarchy. On the contrary, the very quasi-virtues that make the most ambitious and extraordinary businessmen successful in their specific realm of action — acquiring wealth and material influence for themselves — ought to disqualify them outright from being taken seriously in any context related to judgments of the human good or public policy. They may or may not hold some views consistent with the good, and of course they should be free to express their own opinions as they wish, but as inherently immoderate and materially obsessed men, they ought never to be trusted by others as leaders, public advocates, or dispensers of “worldly wisdom” in the political arena. On the contrary, it ought to be granted as a truism that a man who has structured his life on premises of immoderate gain is just about the last person who ought to be given any sort of credence in political discussion, let alone any special role in determining the course of social development.
Business tycoons have devoted their lives to acquisitiveness, typically relying on the marketing of lies, half-lies, or exaggerations, for the sake of the material advantage gained by cajoling millions of people into mistaking inessential things for essential ones. The tycoons’ priorities in life are inherently skewed, earth-bound, and specialized far outside the realm of serious thought, and these men rarely meet a political palm they will not grease or a special regulatory protection they will not lobby for and eagerly accept. They cannot, therefore, be trusted to think or speak in the interests of general liberty or the well-being of society as a whole, because their souls have become dominated by calculations of personal advantage, which advantage they tend to identify, in principle, with the pragmatic reduction of all mankind to consumers for their products, and workers for their companies.
It is for such reasons — reasons intrinsic to the lower nature of a life lived primarily in pursuit of unlimited wealth and material influence — that as a matter of historical fact the formerly free world has business tycoons, in large measure, to thank for the prevailing intellectual tyranny of universal public schooling, the bureaucratic tyranny of income and property taxes, the economic tyranny of regulatory restraints on smaller competitors and special protected status for the corporate giants (“too big to fail”), and the moral tyranny of mass-produced and hard-sold (aka propagandized) turpitude, slavishness, and progressive egalitarianism — equality for thee but not for them. From Rockefeller and Ford to Gates, Zuckerberg, Soros and Musk — very different “personalities” all cut from the same cloth in one essential respect. “If only everyone worked for me, used my products, and lived in accordance with my corporate strategy, all would be well with the world.”
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Introduction: Custom Reupholstered Bicycle Saddle
In this Instructable you will learn how to design and construct your own custom reupholstered bicycle saddle out of genuine leather. More advanced instructions will teach you how to add perforations to your embossed logo, as depicted. General instructions will teach you how to emboss a personalized logo without perforations. This Instructable includes text, supplemental audio, images with text, and support video.
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If you just invested in a custom frame and are considering other ways to make your bike unique?
If your plastic cover does not breath and is causing chaffing to your privates?
After this Instructable you will be able to:
- Deconstruct an existing saddle.
- Prep a saddle for reupholstery.
- Design a unique surface for your saddle.
- Create a pattern for your saddle.
- Cut and punch your new cover.
- Apply and adhere your new cover.
- Surface and Graphic Design.
- Pattern Making.
- Subtraction Fabrication.
- 1-3 oz Vegetan Leather.
- 1-2 oz Black Apparel Leather.
- Barge Cement, or equivalent.
- Rubber Cement, or equivalent.
- Masking Tape.
- Transparent Paper, or equivalent.
- Cleaning Alchohol, or equivalent.
- Screw Drivers; flat, phillips,
- Allen Head.
- Exacto Knife, with new blade.
- Ruler, preferably metal.
- *Rotary Cutter.
- *Hole Punch.
- *Mallet or Hammer.
*Needed for more advanced designs.
Step 1: Your Tools, Supplies, Materials
A cutting board is always nice because it preserves your blades and the surface in which you are cutting. A scrap piece of card board is fine too. Art stores generally have both.
A good exacto knife always comes in handy. You can get them at most art stores. Make sure to use a brand new blade.
Hole punch is necessary if you want your designs to have perforations. Tandy's Leather has plenty to choose from. http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/home/hom...
Rotary blades make cutting leather very easy. But for this project a good pair of scissors will be fine.
Pliers, and screw drivers are a staple in every house hold. You may need to look for smaller versions of both.
A good pair of scissors should not be difficult to find either.
Trace paper is carried in most art stores. But a legal size scrap of paper that is transparent will work fine too.
Sharpies, or equivalent, could be found in most homes….somewhere.
Barge Cement can be found at hardware stores and Tandy's. It is the strongest and most appropriate I've found so far.
If you want to paint your perforations Tandy's sells good water based paints that adhere to vegetan leather well. Your new cover will be black. You can decide on paint color once you start working on designs.
Rubber cement can be found at Tandy's and is found at most art stores.
Cheap masking tape will do just fine.
You might need a phillips head and/or allen head as well. It all depends on the type of saddle you chose.
Alcohol or similar cleaning agent will be necessary. I prefer Bestine. You might want to test it before fully applying. Chemicals like Goof Off can destroy materials.
Most leather retailers will have scraps. Order or buy a small piece of vegetan leather scrap. Maybe a few pieces larger than 6x6". Make sure it is thin, about 1-3oz. Your new leather cover should be apparel grade, 1-2oz. Black cow is the easiest color to start with.
Step 2: Picking a Saddle
I recommend using a saddle that has no cuts, gels, or compound convex surfaces. A simple convex shape is best for this project.
Step 3: Deconstructing the Saddle
- Remove plastic bumpers with either a screw driver or allen head.
- Use flat head screw driver to pry staples loose.
- Use pliers to pull out remaining staples.
- Carefully peel old cover. Try not to destroy existing foam. Use alcohol or Bestine to assist in removal, if necessary.
- Clean any dirt or adhesives off of foam using alcohol.
- Take a long piece of masking tape and adhere it to your cutting board. Cut a long straight strip about .25" long with your straight edge and exacto knife.
- Adhere the small strip to the middle of your saddle.
- Cover the sides of the tape with marker from your sharpie.
- Remove tape. You should have a perfect center line.
Step 4: Preparing Your Design
- Design or search for simple artwork to make an embossing on your saddle. This can be a logo, initials, symbol…Make it simple though. Black and white (not even grey scale) or a silhouette of a simple icon is best.
- Create several different sizes of your icon on a letter size format and print. Choose the most appropriate size for your saddle and design.
- *For a more advanced design add locations on your paper icon for perforations.
- Cut your paper icon with an exacto knife on your cutting board.
- Use masking tape to adhere it to the back (nappy side) of your vegetan leather.
- Trace the outside edge of your paper icon with a sharpie so that the line art transfers to the leather.
- Cut the leather on the outside edge of line art. I recommend the exacto.
- Now you have a leather icon.
- *For more advanced design paint the front of your leather icon a preferred color.
Step 5: Creating a Pattern
- Take a large piece of tracing paper and draw a long line down the middle with your straight edge and sharpie.
- Take your old cover and lay it flat on the trace. Try to center it perfectly on the line. Trace one half of the old cover.
- Fold the paper in half and draw the other half using the original line as a guide. You should have a perfectly symmetrical pattern of your old cover.
- Cut the excess paper leaving only the pattern.
Step 6: Preparing Your New Cover
- Lay your apparel grade black leather on your cutting board.
- Tape the pattern to the back of your leather cover.
- Tape the paper icon to the template. Be sure to double check the location of the icon.
- *For advanced designs cut holes with your hole punch and mallet.
- Cut out the apparel leather with your rotary cutter or scissors.
- Using the pattern locate the center of the leather and draw a straight line down the middle of your leather cover.
Step 7: Assembly and Adhering
- Glue the leather icon to the back of the leather cover using the rubber cement. Apply glue on back side of cover. Be sure not to get glue in the perforations if you are doing an advanced design. Let dry.
- Now apply a generous amount of rubber cement on the back side of the cover and icon as well as the foam of your saddle. Use the center line drawn on the leather and the center line on the saddle to place accurately. Push excess leather from the center outwards. Pull leather taught using pliers on the edge of the leather cover. Let dry.
- Apply barge cement on the edges of the excess leather. Pull it taught and fold underneath the saddle.
- Reapply plastic bumpers and let dry.
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Finding new and various ways to market your self can be difficult. Achieving present and potential customers is easier if you know how to use social media. The following are a few fantastic ideas for utilizing social media in your online marketing strategy.
Setup Your images World: I don’t have time in this weblog post to go into detail on this segment. I will be creating some content material over the subsequent few weeks that ought to break down some of the steps for you. Suffice it to say at minimum you require a Fb Team and Business Page, Twitter Account, and Linked In. If you are focusing on niche marketplaces you might require numerous ultimately but keep in mind we don’t have to dive in head first. There is a lot you can do with customizing every of these. Fb has some amazing attributes where you can make it perform nearly like a web page. You can include html to enable email subscriptions, surveys, discussions and much more.
YOU are the Brand is a popular way to talk about social media market image creating. But that is not completely accurate. The Perception of you is the brand you are developing- good or not so great. So make certain that if you use this phrase in social media this year, you understand that Notion Rules in Branding.
Go-To Market Strategy: Once you have your calendar at least in draft structure, include some key categories for each month. These should consist of the kinds of activities or mediums you use for marketing. These should or can include social media, internet marketing via website, nearby advertising, promotions and campaigns, charity actions and general occasions. Optional techniques might be fundraisers, seminars, webinars and e-mail blasts.
Then, most likely phone. It is much like face-to-encounter with out the visual element, you can control the atmosphere, and you can determine the receiver by voice.
It’s alright to put “social media” on my resume. Sure, due to the reality that a lot of marketing divisions of firms do not know what social media really is, you might get absent with it. Nevertheless, you will ultimately (and it will occur) operate into someone who knows social media and you will be embarrassed.
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Expanding access to quantum today for a better tomorrow
The next technological revolution is quantum computing. It has nearly limitless potential to enable transformative breakthroughs in human health and longevity, climate change and energy production, artificial intelligence, and more. But quantum computing can’t change the world unless we empower users from all walks of life with quick and easy access to the technology.
That’s why we’re excited to announce that quantum computers from IonQ, a leader in trapped-ion quantum computing, are now available from Google Cloud Marketplace. Developers, researchers, and enterprises alike can now access IonQ’s high-fidelity, 11-qubit system via Google Cloud in just a few clicks, with billing and provisioning handled via their existing Google Cloud accounts.
Read on for our conversation with IonQ CEO & President, Peter Chapman and Google Cloud Technical Director for HPC and Quantum Computing, Kevin Kissell.
Q: Peter, Kevin, let’s start with the news of the day. How did this integration come about between IonQ and Google Cloud?
Kevin Kissell: Quantum computing is still a nascent field. There are many possible futures, and having more people and companies using quantum tools can only help to propel all of quantum computing forward. Here at Google, we work across a huge spectrum of different clients with different needs. Our implementation focus at Google has been on building a specific class of hardware for those needs, but we understand that we should also bring other compelling tech providers onto our platform because the inherent value of using the cloud is freedom of choice. And for me, IonQ was the obvious first team I wanted to bring on.
Peter Chapman: IonQ’s focus is on building the best hardware in quantum computing just as much as it is on ensuring democratized access to quantum systems, and the cloud is a natural fit for us in terms of making our hardware widely available. We are incredibly excited about the future quantum can bring, but to make it real we need to enable better and more widespread access. We are humbled to offer the first quantum computers available on Google Cloud Marketplace.
Q: More broadly, what should this integration signal to the world?
Peter: This goes back to why we started pursuing cloud partnerships in the first place. Making quantum computers easily available to anyone via the cloud demonstrates that quantum is real because now anyone can run a quantum program with a few minutes and a credit card. This democratization of access is core to realizing the promise of quantum. I’d like to think a kid in a garage somewhere will come up with the killer application for quantum. But in order for them to do so, they need access. Many users across academia, industry, and commerce already have a Google Cloud account, so together, IonQ and Google Cloud are expanding streamlined access to quantum in a big way.
Kevin: It’s no longer a question of whether, or even really when, quantum will happen. We’re now at the “how” and “how much” stage. I like that IonQ’s next-gen systems can make some experiments possible that weren’t before. There are aspects of quantum processor topology that will be exploreable by putting different kinds of quantum machines on Google Cloud, allowing people to develop the appropriate solutions and applications for those.
Q: Let’s take a step back. What is quantum computing, and how did you each get into this field?
Peter: There are aspects of quantum for which we don’t even have agreement on words to describe them. So I’ll use an analogy. Remember, this is an analogy; it’s not exactly what’s happening at a mathematical level, but it’s a reasonable way to think about it: when a regular computer tries to solve a maze, it will attempt every possible route in sequential order until it arrives at the correct solution. Think about arriving at an intersection in a maze where you can either go forward, left or right. You choose to go right, resulting in a dead end, so you backtrack to the intersection and go left. If that’s also a dead end, you backtrack and go forwards at the intersection this time, until the next intersection. And so on. A regular computer can solve a maze with even millions of possible routes in a few seconds. But once the maze reaches a certain size, a regular computer either can’t solve it or can’t solve it in a useful time-frame. A quantum computer could calculate every possible route simultaneously, no matter how many routes there are, thereby always arriving at the solution faster than existing computers. Now, think of all those routes in the maze as variables. Some of our greatest challenges simply involve many more variables than today’s computers can handle, which is why quantum computers are expected to drive so much benefit.
Kevin: My own training and experience actually isn’t in quantum, it’s in CPU architecture and computer design. In 2006 the International Symposium on Computer Architecture was my favorite technical conference. I really didn’t know anything about quantum back then, but they had a session on it that year that I decided to attend, and I was fascinated. My approach is centered around building machines to solve problems for us humans, and that quantum workshop showed me that quantum opens the door to a much wider realm of possibilities for doing so. Fast forward to today, and I’m in this role as a sort of bridge between the classical and the quantum worlds.
Q: What excites you about quantum computing, and what’s the first thing each of you will do when we have a “real” quantum computer at your disposal?
Kevin: My background is creating machines that solve computational problems, and in this field, we’ve figured out many tricks to scale today’s supercomputers to address big problems. But there are hard technological limitations—there’s only so much parallelism you can extract from an algorithm. It almost sounds like a cliché, but we’re running up against the limits of Moore’s law. So as a computer architect, I’m looking at all kinds of technologies to get out of this box, including artificial intelligence, quantum computing and more. Now think about societal problems, like climate change. Using today’s technology, we would need more rare earth minerals than we know how to find, to convert every existing vehicle to an electric vehicle. We need better batteries, and with quantum electrochemistry, we might find them. That might be the first set of problems I’d want to see run, once we’ve got a big enough quantum machine—it will take a lot of qubits—but we’re still identifying new potential quantum applications, and we may find lower-hanging fruit.
Peter: The promise of quantum is what’s exciting. At IonQ, we talked about if quantum computers could do anything to help with COVID-19—and while quantum computers aren’t yet powerful enough—the promise of quantum computers is that that will soon change. We all have this pressing, visceral urge to solve Covid, but we should have that same desire for curing cancer, eradicating poverty and hunger, fixing climate change, and much more. And probably only a quantum computer can tackle those problems. So I feel an urgency to create ever more powerful quantum computers, because people are suffering from problems that quantum may be able to address. I’ve also always been interested in artificial intelligence, so with a true quantum computer, that’s something I would personally want to experiment with.
Q: What advice would you give to someone thinking about entering the quantum field?
Kevin: Right now, the growth of the quantum field is limited by the workforce. There simply are not enough people who’ve done the work to progress the field yet. You have to be patient and you have to be committed to the long-haul. The fruits of your labor may feel very far away, but don’t forget that quantum computing is the most impactful field in computer science today.
Peter: For many years, I worked for pioneering inventor and futurist, Ray Kurzweil. We were focused on predicting the future—figuring out when technology would come into play and when was the right moment to best take advantage of it. It gave me excellent training for thinking about quantum computing, and I want anyone who’s considering the field to know that quantum is coming more quickly than you think—and that it will change the world. Those who saw the vision of computers and contributed to making them a reality in the early days wound up doing very well. And I think we're in that same kind of stage today for quantum, which is exciting for anyone considering a career in this space.
To get started using IonQ’s trapped-ion quantum computing, read more here.
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The Real Meal Deal
If you’re following a sustainable lifestyle, one of the hardest parts of it is finding food and recipes that also tick the boxes of a sustainable lifestyle. Most of the mainstream food you can find in the local grocery store would not be considered sustainable.
Look no further, because The Real Meal Deal, a sustainable food blog is here to help you with all of your sustainable food questions. The blog helps everyday people cut their carbon emissions, eat seasonal food, and reduce food waste—all things that are imperative to a sustainable lifestyle.
The idea behind the blog came to Claire, a mother-of-three, when she wanted to share her wealth of knowledge and love of cooking and living sustainably—and simply—for even the most time-poor parent.
The website has a range of recipes and lifestyle and food tips and works as a kind of one-stop-shop for sustainability-seekers. Follow them on Instagram to stay in touch.
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This website is intended to be a portal for information about Motivational Interviewing in Schools providing a resource for educators interested in learning and integrating its use into schools. It is intended to be an international forum for sharing among teachers, administrators or anyone working in educational settings (including colleges), as well as to provide some resources and ideas to help you build your capacity and that of your school or institution.
Motivational interviewing is a form of collaborative conversation style for strengthening a person’s own motivation and commitment to change. It is a student-centered conversation focusing on ambivalence about change by paying attention to the language of change in an effort to strengthen student’s motivation for and movement toward a specific goal by eliciting and exploring their own reasons for change within an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion (adapted definition from the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainer and Miller & Rollnick, 2013).
MI can provide educators with a tool for how to enhance students’ intrinsic motivation to learn or change behavior, individually or in a class. It does so by providing a simple way to honor autonomy, recognize strengths or competence to scaffold learning while enhancing interpersonal collaboration. Might this be a tool to support students in developing a growth mindsets for their academic skills, reinforce the development of grit and improve outcomes?
As you use MI and work toward becoming proficient, sharing stories and experiences can help others. Your willingness to share your stories about using MI will help others in the important work of helpings students grow and develop.
Motivational Interviewing started in addictions counseling among psychologist when some Norwegian graduate students helped William R. Miller on a sabbatical, to figure out what it was that made him effective at helping individuals decide to go into treatment. They found that confrontational approaches as well as trying to convince clients to go into treatment were counterproductive. They came up with the heart and mindset required as well as some skills used in conversations that facilitated the decision to go into treatment.
Stephen Rollnick who had played a role in the first publication of an article on MI in the an addictions journal in Wales, convinced Miller to write a book, which they did together with the first edition in 1989. Since then the approach has been translated into over 20 languages and trainings are done in over 40. The current 3rd edition has moved beyond its addiction focus since MI is being used in practically all human service fields where behavior change is helpful in improving outcomes of any kind, since it helps individuals decide for themselves. There are resources about MI in its broader use in various languages, few in any language on educational applications, but the approach is the same.
In education its use has been relatively recent and therefore the resources are fewer. It is for that reason that a collaboration between Stephen Rollnick and Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) colleagues Sebastian Kaplan and Richard Rutschman was created to make MI relevant to educators. This website and a book about MI for educators is the result.
On this website you have access to free resources for learning MI and a chance to explore its use and and hear from others who are using MI in educational settings. The PDF’s on the right column are there to make it easy for you to access free material. MI is simple yet not as easy as one would think, because MI is not a normal conversation and is as much what you do as what you don’t do that makes the conversation MI adherent. If you are interested in finding out about the book, details are below.
An MI Book for Educators
The book Motivational Interviewing in Schools, Conversations to Improve Behavior & Learning was written with the intention of providing busy teachers, counselors, administrators and other staff with a guide rather than a comprehensive resource on Motivational Interviewing in their work with students or parents. It aims at helping anyone working with students to integrate its use anywhere behavior change would improve outcomes.
The decision to change behavior on the part of students requires a different way to talk to students and can take place in the classroom, on the run in the corridor, in an office, a playground, gym or to support their progress and success. It can be done as the result of a fight and can be particularly effective when students are off-track.
This book (see synopsis/outline) seeks to make it easy to understand the basics of having MI conversations with students and parents. In addition to learning about the interpersonal (mindset/heartset) presence one has—the Spirit of MI—the book presents the core skills required using dialogue examples in a section called In Practice. Readers can see how the use of empathic reflective listening of students’ affirms their strengths while acknowledging their autonomy in an accepting, nonjudgmental manner helps them decide without pressure what to do about their situation. Examples of these are in various settings and about various issues, including conflictive behavior between students, unmotivated students in class, dealing with personal issues or relating to parents.
There are chapters on how MI can help schools address issues like bullying, working with vulnerable at risk students, preventing push-outs or dropouts or to re-engage dropouts or truants. A chapter is also devoted to how to provide a neutral counseling approach to students as they plan their future, like which school to attend or careers to study.
For a full resource on MI there is Motivational Interviewing, 3rd edition (Miller, W. & Rollnick, S., 2013). In addition, there are other books that you may find valuable in helping to develop your skills for working with students. The MI series of books from Guilford Press may help you in your journey, including Motivational Interviewing with Adolescents and Young Adults (Sylvie Naar-King & Mariann Suarez, 2011) and Building Motivational Interviewing Skills: A Practitioner Workbook (David Rosengren, 2009).
Stephen Rollnick, PhD worked for many years as a practicing clinical psychologist and then focused on research and teaching on the subject of conversations about change. He is a co-founder of motivational interviewing and of the international Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT). His interests have covered applications in health and social care, vulnerable women in deprived settings and HIV-AIDS. He is a co-founder and Director of Pediatric Aids Treatment in Africa (P.A.T.A.). He is an author of numerous books on motivational interviewing and has published over 100 scientific papers and chapters on behavior change. His current interests are in improving conversation skills in schools and sports coaching.
Sebastian G. Kaplan, PhD is a clinical psychologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Section, at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. A former special education teacher, Dr. Kaplan currently focuses his clinical work on helping adolescents and their families overcome a variety of challenges to their growth and development. He has written and presented on the application of MI for pediatricians, mental health providers, and school personnel, and is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers.
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Online Toad Busting Competition – get involved!
October 7, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 7:30 pmFree
NOTE – 6PM QLD TIME, 7PM NSW TIME!
This is a Tweed focussed event, but anyone can watch the video and join in the fun!
Let’s work together with your community to control cane toads!
Cane toads are highly toxic presenting significant danger to pets, wildlife and agriculture. The plague is spreading at an alarming rate, and we need to work together to reduce their numbers and reclaim our properties and natural areas.
Log on to Facebook and join the toad busting fun from your own home!
Due to Covid restrictions we have adapted our first toad busting event to be online. The event will air on the Watergum Facebook page at 7pm on October 7th and will teach you everything you need to know about cane toads, toad busting and native frog ID and our invasive species coordinators will be online to answer your questions. After that, the competition begins!
Don’t worry if you miss the 7pm event. The video will remain online for you to watch at your leisure. However, you might just have to wait a bit longer to get your queries answered.
From 7pm on Thursday the 7th of October, you will have 1 week to collect and log as many cane toads as you can from your property and surrounding area. Compete on your own or with your family, there are some fun prises up for the team who busts the most toads!
The online event will begin at 7:00pm where an informative toad busting video will go live. From 7:30pm – 8:00pm Watergum officers will still be online to interact with participants and answer any questions that may come up. Participants may begin toad busting in their backyard or neighbourhood any time after viewing the video.
Equipment you will need – To join in the competition, you will need;
– a bucket with a lid
– some gloves
– a torch
– a pick-up stick (optional)
You will also need some designated toad tubs for your fridge and freezer to humanely euthanise your toads.
Let’s make a difference, let’s impact cane toads!
This event is funded by Tweed Shire Council for the purpose of community cane toad control.
Please ensure that you are aware of current Covid-19 restrictions.
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Have you ever repeatedly snoozed your alarm in the morning even though you were the one who set it to get up early and exercise? Have you ever tried to build a meditation habit and failed? Have you ever said something harsh in the heat of the moment and later wished you had behaved differently?
On the one hand, it may seem that we’re all in-charge of ourselves. If someone asks me to raise my right hand and touch my nose, I can do so at will. Most people can. On the other hand, we have frustratingly little control over some of our actions, as the questions above demonstrate. What is going on? What holds us back from doing what we know is good for us? Is there something we can do about it?
The Rider and the Elephants
Jonathan Haidt suggests that our minds are divided into two types of mental processing systems. There is the automatic system that he calls the elephant. It includes our gut reactions, emotions, and habits. Then there is the controlled system, which he calls the rider. It is responsible for rational thinking, conscious thoughts, and future planning.
Having evolved over millions of years, the elephant is extremely powerful and drives most of our behavior. The rider has evolved more recently and is no match for the elephant’s strength. Both these systems have an intelligence of their own. When they want the same things, we can make miracles happen.
However, a conflict between these two systems within us results in failures of self-control and a sense of powerlessness over our own lives. Just as in the case of an actual human rider on an elephant, things go well as long as the elephant has been trained and is following orders. If the elephant decides to go its own way, there is little the rider can do.
In fact, our brains have many modules that work independently and outside of conscious awareness. If we extend the metaphor to consider these various modules, we are essentially talking about a rider who trying to control an entire herd of elephants. The illusion of control lasts as long as everyone’s wishes align. But if the different elephants within us want to do different things, the rider is in major trouble and may have much difficulty in restoring order.
It is the rider who chooses to set an alarm at night, and the elephant that decides to sleep in and forgo exercise in the morning. The rider knows about the benefits of meditation and sets goals to meditate regularly, while the elephant compels us to do anything but sit down to meditate. These ongoing battles between the elephant and the rider are the reason why we seem to be in conflict with our own selves, leading to consternation.
Path to Peace Framework
To help coaching clients succeed at what they know is good for them, I often use a 3-step process that helps align the elephant and the rider. I call this the Path to Peace framework.
- Awareness: The first step towards any change we want to create in our life is awareness. An important first step toward change is to achieve an awareness of the tension between our rider and our elephant and an awareness of what truly drives and motivates us.
Let’s take the example of wanting to get up early and exercise. Repeatedly snoozing an alarm we set at night is an indication that our rider and our elephant want different things. Perhaps the rider values health while the elephant values comfort. If you are stuck in a situation like this, ask yourself: have there been times when you were able to exercise on a regular basis? What made it possible?
One of my coaching clients was going through this dilemma, and when I asked him to look at his past successes, he realized that whenever he could go for a run with a friend, he had no trouble getting up early in the morning. He learned that his elephant found it way more fun to run with a friend. The comfort of staying in bed became less important in comparison. To exercise more regularly, then, he didn’t need to force himself to get up early. He needed a running buddy. Once he could make that happen, snoozing his alarm was no longer a big problem.
Think about this in your own life: what does your elephant truly value? How can you align the values of your rider and your elephant?
- Acceptance: Once you’ve become aware of what your rider and elephant want, you may be tempted to jump into action. In my experience, acceptance is an important step that comes before action. Even after we become aware of our natural human tendency to seek instant gratification and comfort over what we know is good for us, we may find ourselves continuing to resist/fight it. We don’t like not being in control. However, fighting biology is an uphill battle.
Acceptance gives us the power to stop wasting our energy on what we can’t control and instead look for a more effective way to use our time.
My coaching client who wanted to exercise more regularly needed to accept that his elephant cared more about having fun than exercising for good health. Once he accepted this about himself, instead of trying to force himself to care about exercising, he started asking how he could make exercise fun. The answer, for him, came in the form of having a running buddy.
For someone else, listening to music while exercising may be important. For yet another person, finding an enjoyable form of exercise such as dance classes can be the solution.
It is difficult to proceed without first accepting that one is not motivated to exercise for the sake of one’s health. Acceptance can bring a tremendous amount of peace to the change process.
- Action: Once we know what is driving us on and accept what is, we can devise ways to make progress on our goals.
One important aspect of taking action when creating changes in our lives is to start small, as recommended by behavior scientist B. J. Fogg. Big, drastic changes can be overwhelming for the elephant. So, if you currently get up at 7 am, don’t set a goal to start waking up at 4 am and going for a run. Aim for 6:30 or 6:45 am at first. Similarly, you don’t have to run five miles each day of the week starting tomorrow. Maybe begin with a brisk walk for 20 minutes if you haven’t exercised in a while. Once you are able to meet these smaller goals on a regular basis, you can keep increasing them in small increments until you get to where you want to be.
The conflicts we experience within ourselves come from our evolution. While we cannot change our biology, we can still make progress toward our goals by developing a deeper awareness of what drives us, accepting what can and cannot be changed, and taking action to change what we can. This can be iterative process that moves us toward actually doing what we know is good for us.
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Haidt, J. (2006). The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom. New York: Basic Books.
Fogg, B. J. (2021). Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything. Harvest.
Mother and Baby Elephant Photo by Hu Chen on Unsplash
Rider on Elephant Photo by Godwin Angeline Benjo on Unsplash
Meditator Photo by Le Minh Phuong on Unsplash
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Attached three-bay four-storey former house over basement, built c. 1795 as one of pair with No. 30, having glazed full-height recent extension of c. 1980 to rear (shared with adjoining buildings). Now in use as offices and museum. Pitched slate roof to front span, having brick parapet with granite coping and parapet gutters. Shouldered brick chimneystack to north with terracotta pots. Replacement boxed metal downpipe and hopper. Flemish bond red brick walling, rebuilt on upper floors, with traces of wigged pointing, on masonry plinth over painted smooth-rendered basement walling. Square-headed window openings, diminishing in height to upper floors, with patent reveals and masonry sills. Replacement timber sliding sash windows with simple horns, nine-over-six pane to first floor, three-over-three pane to top floor, three-over-six pane to basement with wrought-iron grilles, and six-over-six pane elsewhere. Round-headed doorway with stucco surround, engaged panelled pilasters with Adamesque Ionic capitals, stepped entablature with swags and rosettes to frieze, replacement oval-and-bar sidelights, replacement peacock's tail fanlight, and eight-panel replacement timber door with beaded muntin and brass furniture. Granite entrance platform with decorative cast-iron boot-scrape and two bull-nosed steps to street level. Basement area enclosed by wrought-iron railings on moulded granite plinth with decorative cast-iron corner posts. Rear enclosed by late twentieth-century buildings. single-pitched painted cast-iron or timber coal-house in basement areas.
A late eighteenth-century Georgian row house, forming a pair with No. 29, located on what was the longest Georgian streetscape in Dublin. It has an exuberant doorcase, matched by No. 30, and together with the setting details and attractive box-profile downpipes, contributes significantly to the historic streetscape. It formed part of the context that was dominated by the now demolished 1960s office block that replaced a row of seventeen Georgian houses. Although Fitzwilliam Street Lower appears on Barker's map of Merrion Square of 1762, the first houses were built about 1793. Overall, its fine proportions, albeit modest in comparison to those on neighbouring Merrion Square, remain intact and the building is an important component that illustrates the early appearance of this principal Georgian street. | <urn:uuid:9b778325-03db-4a1f-823f-358af1df94b9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/50100605/georgian-house-museum-30-fitzwilliam-street-lower-dublin-2-dublin | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573540.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819005802-20220819035802-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.932621 | 592 | 1.914063 | 2 |
It will now be banned to mine cryptocurrencies in the Russian Federation following the decision to launch its own, national, cryptocurrency called CryptoRuble. The decision was made at the same meeting which Neowin reported about earlier in the week; the ban on the mining of other cryptocurrencies is a new detail that has since emerged.
The Communications Minister, Nikolay Nikiforov, said that the currency “mustn’t be a private currency, but the one, which is issued by the state, controlled by the state and enable to provide circulation of digital money in light of the digital economy.”
It’s unclear how the ban on mining will affect the price of alternatives such as Bitcoin. However, there’s no mention of a ban on the use of Bitcoin so it may not have too much of an impact. China, on the other hand, tried shutting down exchanges which did have a significant, if only temporary, impact on the price.
Rubles and CryptoRubles will be interchangeable at any time, however, if you’re unable to explain the source of the Crypto variant during the exchange, the government will levy a 13 percent tax on the amount. Additionally, if the value of the CryptoRuble appreciate compared to Ruble, a tax will be levied to make up the difference between the two; this will ensure that they stay around the same level.
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even though all beings would like to live in peace,
our method for obtaining peace over the generations
seems not to be very effective:
we seek peace and happiness by going to war.
Maybe we come home from work and we’re tired
and we just want some peace;
but at home all hell is breaking loose for one reason or another,
and so we start yelling at people.
War begins when we harden our hearts,
and we harden them easily whenever we feel uncomfortable.
It’s so sad, really,
because our motivation in hardening our hearts
is to find some kind of ease,
some kind of freedom from the distress that we’re feeling.
We can do everything in our power,
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The influence of diet is unique to each person. There is no generalized dietary advice that will work for everyone.
A healthcare provider can take a brief dietary history and help identify dietary and/or other factors that may impact symptoms. Keeping a daily symptom diary for 2–3 weeks can help you learn more about how your body may be reacting to certain things in your life, such as diet, exercise, stress, and sleep.
For those with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who benefit from simple dietary modifications, it makes sense to adjust the diet and reduce the intake of the offending food. It does not make sense to adopt unnecessarily limited diets. This can lead to reduced quality of life or even malnutrition.
Seeking IBS Diet Advice From a Healthcare Professional
IBS patients are at an increased risk of developing unhealthy eating patterns due to the frequent use of restrictive diets. Additionally, up to 90% of IBS patients will avoid certain foods to prevent or improve their GI symptoms. Although this can be a normal response, it can spiral out of control and lead to a long list of “bad” foods and a short list of “safe” foods. There is increasing awareness of severe, harmful food restrictions among adult GI patients, effecting approximately 15-20%.
This is why it is so important to discuss any dietary modifications with a healthcare provider (like a Registered GI Dietitian). They can assess individual circumstances affecting IBS, while helping make sure that nutritional needs are being met through a balanced diet, and healthy eating habits.
Tips for an IBS-Friendly Diet
Meals may seem to trigger symptoms. It may be the process of eating and not a certain food that sets off your symptoms. Eating stimulates the digestive tract, which can over-respond because of IBS.
- Try eating smaller meals, more often, spread throughout your day. Instead of 3 meals, try 5 or 6 regularly scheduled small meals.
- Slow down; don’t rush through meals.
- Avoid meals that over-stimulate everyone’s gut, like large meals or high-fat foods. If you are constipated, try to make sure you have breakfast, as this is the meal that is most likely to stimulate the colon and give you a bowel movement.
If you think a certain food is a problem, try cutting it out of your diet for about 12 weeks. (If you suspect more than one, cut out one at a time so you know which one causes you problems.) If there’s no change, go back to eating it.
The foods most likely to cause problems are:
- Insoluble (cereal) fiber
Poorly absorbable, highly gas-forming carbohydrates are associated with increased IBS symptoms in some people. These foods are collectively called FODMAPs. Learn more here. Be sure to eat a healthy diet. If food is a major problem for you, talk to your healthcare providers or a registered dietitian to work out a meal plan that’s best for you.
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Does it make sense, to remove Wisdom teeth?
What is the reason behind the removal of so many wisdom teeth in teens and young adults? We will see why dentists and oral surgeons recommend the extraction of wisdom teeth.
Problems can arise if wisdom teeth are not extracted
Wisdom Teeth, also called third molars, often start growing around the age of 16. Unfortunately, most people’s mouths are too small or too narrow to accommodate these new teeth. When there is not enough space for wisdom teeth to grow comfortably, it can trigger a cascade of problems, ranging from chronic headaches to severe damage to adjacent teeth.
To avoid problems, dentists and oral surgeons recommend having your wisdom teeth removed when they seem to be growing. Removing them before they are completely removed will avoid encountering many problems that can cause a lot of pain and even require other dental procedures.
Examples of problems that arise from not removing wisdom teeth
The presence of wisdom teeth can lead to a wide range of problems, from infection and migraines to overcrowding, bad breath, and severe headaches or pain when they’re not removed. Sometimes a person only has one problem with their wisdom teeth, while sometimes they have a combination of problems.
Here are some examples of problems that can arise if we don’t Remove Wisdom teeth
- Chronic pain in the lower jaw.
- Swelling and inflammation of the jaw.
- Sore and inflamed gums that may bleed or become infected
- Bad breath which doesn’t seem to recede
- Loss of gums or bone in the upper or lower jaw
- Infection: This can happen when wisdom teeth partially erupted as food and bacteria get stuck around the tooth and infections can develop.
- Severe gum disease
- Damage to surrounding teeth
- Crowding causes displacement and displacement of the permanent teeth
Usually, if you have a problem with your wisdom teeth, you may encounter others in the future. Oral surgeons will recommend that you have your wisdom teeth removed when you have problems for the first time to avoid other more serious problems in the future.
What if the wisdom teeth are not removed?
If you choose not to have your wisdom teeth removed, you run the risk of suffering from several chronic problems. Some of the problems that can arise if your wisdom teeth are not removed include:
- Recurring infections
- Chronic pain in the jaw due to the development of growth, cyst, or tumor near the wisdom teeth.
- Bad breath that never goes away
- The teeth move to the point where you need orthodontic treatment to improve your smile
- Tooth decay occurs on wisdom teeth and surrounding teeth because they are difficult to clean properly.
- Severe gum disease
Even if you have no severe problem? Your wisdom teeth may still need to be removed
Even if you think you don’t have any issues with your wisdom teeth, you may need to have them removed. Wisdom teeth can appear asymptomatic, but they can cause problems that are neither visible nor noticeable.
An oral surgeon can assess your situation and determine whether wisdom teeth need to be removed. Sometimes when your wisdom teeth are asymptomatic and your oral surgeon doesn’t notice any problems, you may be able to take a “watch and wait” approach. This means your wisdom teeth do not need to be removed, but they do need to be watched as they can cause problems at any time.
If you have problems with your wisdom teeth and need to have them removed, or would like an oral surgeon to examine you and determine if they need to be removed, please call Dental Zone. Our experienced oral surgeon will assess your case and determine whether your wisdom teeth need to be removed.
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Wireless Access Points
Wireless access points (APs or WAPs) are networking devices that allow Wi-Fi devices to connect to a wired network. They form wireless local-area networks (WLANs). An access point acts as a central transmitter and receiver of wireless radio signals. Mainstream wireless APs support Wi-Fi and are used in homes, public internet hotspots, and business networks to accommodate wireless mobile devices. The access point can be incorporated into the wired router or stand-alone router.
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The JHT Group installs Ubiquiti wireless access points. The company is technology centric, researching and developing the latest-greatest products on the market today.
Ubiquiti Networks is an American technology company founded in San Jose, California, in 2005. Now based in New York City, Ubiquiti manufactures wireless data communication products for enterprise and wireless broadband providers with a primary focus on under-served and emerging markets.
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The administration of US President Joe Biden is apparently aiming for a return to stricter consumption and emission standards for cars. There is also progress in the legislative process on President Joe Biden’s slimmed-down infrastructure programme.
First, on fuel economy and emissions standards for vehicles, which had been softened under former President Donald Trump. According to information from the Associated Press, the Biden administration initially wants to adopt nationwide, starting with the 2023 model year, the 2019 agreements concluded by the California Environmental Protection Agency (CARB) with Ford, Volkswagen, Honda, BMW and Volvo for voluntary CO2 reductions in the US state. In the following years, these limits are to be successively tightened. The goal is for 40 per cent of all new car sales to be electric vehicles by 2030.
Remember: Under former US President Barack Obama, carmakers were required to increase efficiency by five per cent per year for model years 2021 to 2026. In the USA, as we know, fuel consumption is not given in litres per 100 kilometres, but how many miles you can drive on a gallon of fuel (3.78 litres). In 2025, according to the Obama plans, the target of 54.5 mpg (miles per gallon) was to be reached – the equivalent of 4.32 litres/100km. However, this regulation was never applied, because Trump formulated new targets: an efficiency increase of only 1.5 % from 2021, which would have led to only 40 mpg for 2025 or 5.88 litres/100km.
The voluntary special agreement in California, which is now to be applied nationwide initially from 2023, provides for an efficiency increase of 3.7 % per year – so it is a middle ground. In 2025, the requirements are then to be raised to the 5% level of the Obama plans, before they are then to be increased even further for the 2026 model year.
The AP report refers to industry and government representatives who are said to be familiar with these plans. The steps described are expected to be officially presented next week.
Meanwhile, there is also movement on one of the administration’s core concerns: The US Senate has voted by a bipartisan majority of 67 to 32 to advance President Joe Biden’s slimmed-down infrastructure programme. However, it still needs a final vote.
The compromise bill leaves $7.5 billion of Biden’s $15 billion to build a national network of 500,000 charging stations. For the purchase of electric school and public transport buses, the bipartisan draft also provides 7.5 billion dollars – instead of the previously mentioned 45 billion dollars. The reform of tax incentives for electric vehicles is still sought by the Democrats, but is not part of the infrastructure package, instead being part of the tax legislation.
Originally, the US president unveiled a two-trillion-dollar investment plan at the beginning of April that included $174 billion in funding to push electromobility. Specifically, the bill proposed a whopping $100 billion for purchase incentives including tax credits for e-cars, said $15 billion for charging infrastructure, $20 billion for electric school buses, $25 billion for electric public transport buses and $14 billion for other tax breaks. However, it was clear from the start that these sums would not be so lavish after the plan went through the legislative process under Republican influence. In its current form, the chances are now good that the bill will be passed in the Senate.
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Research paper on fiber reinforced concrete
Nov 10, 2017Fibers has begun to be used to enhance concrete since 1960s which led to the studying of Fiber reinforced concrete (FRC) . FRC is concrete includes a fibrous substance inside it that improves. Dec 19, 2016The experiments were conducted on concrete mixes of M20 grades. Spring fibres of length 25mm and diameter of 0.1mm (cross-section) and spring diameter 8mm with aspect ratio of 31.25 was used. (PDF) FIBRE REINFORCED CONCRETE- A CASE STUDY (PDF) A REVIEW ON FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete - IJSER (PDF) FIBRE REINFORCED CONCRETE- A CASE STUDY Fiber Reinforced Concrete. The compressive strength of high fibred reinforced concrete is more when. compared to conventional concrete. The increase. Fiber Reinforced Concrete (FRC) in recent years has been intensively developed and their use extends day by day.
Although it is not a really new material since the concept of fibers as reinforcement of concrete can be traced to historical examples such as mud mixed with thatch, its use is recent compared to the concrete itself. Time overrun can be defined as " a condition where a construction project does not complete within the designed schedule ". Different stakeholders are responsible for delay in construction projects. This paper provides a conceptual framework to overcome this issue. Recent papers in Fiber Steel Reinforced Concrete. Papers; People; Fire behavior of axially loaded slender high strength concrete-filled tubular columns Explore the latest full-text research PDFs, articles, conference papers, preprints and more on FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE. Find methods information, sources,. toughness. Mainly the studies and research in fiber reinforced concrete has been devoted to steel fibers. In recent times, glass fibres have also become available, which are free from corrosion problem associated with steel fibres. The present paper outlines the experimental investigation conducts on the use of glass fibres with structural concrete. Original research articles, review papers, and short communications covering the following areas can be considered in this special issue for publication: • Design and development of Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) • Design optimization of UHPFRC via machine learning methods • Mechanical performance and durability. Jun 15, 2022This study aims to evaluate the mechanical properties of carbon fiber-reinforced reactive powder concrete (CFRPC) after exposure to cryogenic temperature. The mechanical properties of plain RPC and CFRPC with carbon fiber volume contents of 0, 0.5%, 1.0%, and 1.5% were examined after exposure to 20 °C, −5 °C, −15 °C, and. Fiber-reinforced concrete Fiber-reinforced concrete or fibre-reinforced concrete is concrete containing fibrous material which increases its structural integrity.
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After the topic of owning their own business comes up, it’s amazing the kind of excuses people make for not following through on possibly life-changing business information. They are too old, they do not have sufficient education, the market is poor. The fact is that their evaluation can be rooted in fear of collapse. Although it’s a fact that the prospect of collapse is great once you begin a business, that’s the reality for virtually anything that you do in everyday life.
If you wish to take the constraints off your earnings potential and expertise true personal liberty, subsequently entrepreneurship is the thing to do. Even though there isn’t any such thing as an ensured victory, here are a couple of pieces of business advice that you may use to raise your odds of attaining your targets. Eliminate self-evident Nearly every successful entrepreneur provides the same information on beginning a business. Not since they do not understand what to say but since it’s true.
To be able to make it to the very top, you need to think about yourself. You may face many challenges and drawbacks while constructing your business. At times the one thing which will block you from stopping is that the confidence you’ve got in yourself and the capacity to persevere. 1 idea to remember is that virtually every self-respecting millionaire started in the base rung. Sure there are a few who underwent a smooth ride for their achievement.
On the other hand, the huge majority of them began precisely where they are now and labored hard to create their fantasies to come true. When there’s 1 part of business advice that you need to hear, it’s to eliminate self uncertainty and work together with confidence. You can certainly do it. Select the Ideal Opportunity To provide the best opportunity for business achievement, you must begin with the ideal business opportunity.
Should you register up to the incorrect network marketing business, however hard you work or how imaginative you’re, then you won’t get to the place you would like to go. It’s necessary to take your time and assess each chance to make sure it includes the standards required for achievement. That means searching for opportunities with firms that offer distinctive and much-needed goods or that are at the forefront of a burgeoning business.
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As an instance, the business that Steve and I are involved in joint two rapidly growing businesses, the green movement and online shopping, to supply an exceptional chance for folks to earn money. Steer clear of saturated markets and be certain the parent firm has a great direction that knows what they’re doing. Invest Yourself The final bit of very good business advice I must pass is to invest on your own. Spend an hour daily building a base of skills and understanding of sales, marketing, interpersonal communication, and business administration.
The more you understand the greater and easier it’ll be to discover prospects and convert prospects. And do not be scared to cover information. 1 good training tool can help save you months or weeks of looking for free information online. Do not allow a fear of failure to prevent you from pursuing and accomplishing your objectives. The ideal business information comes from the French writer and Nobel Peace Prize winner Andre Gide, “Man can’t discover new oceans unless he has the courage to eliminate sight
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When I was young, I was watching what happened in Kosovo on the news. Major metropolitan area with snipers on the roofs, people getting killed in the street. Then came the Gulf War, followed by Gulf War II. A conflict that lasted longer and has been more expensive than WWII. Each has a unique horror, both in terms of what happened and what has been done to prolong each conflict.
Peace has seemed so fleeting, and the solutions politicians have put in place seem to continue wars for reasons I can’t fathom.
At some level, we all remember these events even if we can’t recall the specifics. They were the defining conflicts for my generation and leave me with questions for the purpose of foreign policy; definitely different from the wingtips and briefcase diplomacy certain neo-liberals like to project.
President Trump received Kosovo’s highest award last week for bringing peace to the region. The week before that, Jared Kushner took the first direct flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel and was not shot down by a surface-to-air missile. These are things worth celebrating; it’s deeply concerning that the media is not trumpeting these victories over chaos.
Both events are a triumph for civilization and result from an administration that’s not tied to a set of perverse incentives. If anything, they are the result of outsider politics and the Constitution working as designed for the benefit of all Americans and the world.
In January, we completed a sham impeachment where the President was accused of doing the exact things the Bidens did as detailed in this report. While I’d like to be optimistic, the odds of this report penetrating the public conscience are statistically irrelevant.
There’s a system in place, and it protects itself by saying reports like this are discredited conspiracy theories constructed by racist, sexist white nationalists who need to be thrown in jail.
Big tech companies will suppress it; the number of media mentions as of 6:00am were about 70 [Editor’s note: this piece was written on September 23, 2020]. By comparison, LeBron James and Michael Bloomberg had over 2,700 mentions for paying fines for Florida felons so they could vote.
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14 books to read that inspire empowerment, induce laughter, build solidarity, keep us aware, and to simply remind us of why it’s great to be alive.
Reading lists are a complicated thing. How can we ever compile a list of “best of” when everyone has different reading tastes? Books strike a chord not just because they are well written, but because they appeal to something inside of us; different books are meaningful at different times in life. We read, we learn and when we’re in need of something comforting, we return to the books we love. And there are always some books that stick out, that speak to you no matter where you are in life.
These are those books.
Just 14? There are hundreds of books out there that could make their way on to this list. This list of books to read is simply a good starting point. It’s a list that was put together thanks to a few female friends that believe in empowerment, speaking out, building community and being real. If you’re a woman, this isn’t required reading, but hopefully it’s a list of inspiration.
Some are written by women, some are written by men, but ultimately, these are the kind of books that remind you of who you are and inspire you to be better. And, if you’re a man? These books are just as meaningful; we should all be gathering around women’s rights and empowerment no matter what our gender.
Now get to reading.
1. “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity For Women Worldwide” by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
There is a Chinese proverb that says “Women hold up half the sky.” But if we look at today’s world, women are unfortunately rarely treated as such. Rape, genital mutilation, lack of education; the list of obstacles many women around the world are up against is endless. The book, written by husband-and-wife team Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn is a call to action, to wake most of us up and inspire us to do something. To ensure that we deal with the issue of women’s rights, which as Kristof calls it, is “the paramount moral challenge.” A collection of stories about women from all corners of the globe, covering topics of rape to maternity to prostitution. But ultimately, as the title indiciates, this is a book about opportunity, if we choose to accept the wake up call for all of us to step up and do something.
2. “Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions” by Gloria Steinem
Since coming out in 1983, “Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions” is one of Gloria Steinem’s most popular and timeless collection of essays, a feminist classic so to say. It includes some of Steinem’s most famous essays like “Erotica vs. Pornography” and “I Was a Playboy Bunny,” a story depicting the time she went undercover to expose the reality of the working conditions females enjoyed to work in the male fantasy world. A book that is a reminder of what it means to be a woman, in intellect and in humor.
3. “Wild” by Cheryl Strayed
What do we do in order to heal ourselves? In her mid-20s, Cheryl Strayed had lost her mother and her marriage, so decided to take off on an epic journey: a 1,100-mile hike on the Pacific Trail, from the Mojave Desert to the Washington-Oregon border. Along the way she is forced to deal with her personal struggles, giving us all a lesson in the power of pure will and what it means to go through a process of healing.
4. “The Poisonwood Bible” by Barbara Kingsolver
Colonialism, religion and cultural superiority; these are all complicated topics to tackle in nonfiction, and they all come together in Kingsolver’s bestselling novel “The Poisonwood Bible.” A story of a missionary family from Georgia who is stationed in the heart of the Belgian Congo in 1959, it is an intimate depiction of the realities of the post-colonial era. Having lived during her early childhood in the Congo, she only later in life learned of the CIA-backed coup against elected Patrice Lumumba, and his murder in 1961 which resulted in the installation of dictator Joseph Mobutu. The book is in turn a question of power and complicity in the face of horrendous events.
5. “How to Be a Woman” by Caitlin Moran
Do we need lessons in how to be women? We do if we have forgotten how to stand up for ourselves. Moran’s “How to be a Woman” is an effort to take back the word ‘feminist.’ “Do you have a vagina?” she writes. As she writes, ‘“Do you want to be in charge of it?” If you said yes to both, “Congratulations! You’re a feminist.”’And as such it is a look into all the modern day things about being a woman, from bikini waxes to wearing stilettos. A modern appeal to anyone that needs to be reminded of the ingrained sexism that surrounds us on a daily basis, and makes us laugh while doing so.
6. “Desert Solitaire” by Edward Abbey
Abbey might not appear to be the obvious choice for this list, but one of his most well known works, “Desert Solitaire”, is the kind of book you read when you need to remember how to see. A series of vignettes from Abbey’s time in the southwestern U.S. as a national park ranger, it is a reminder that it is important to be alone, to find solace in nature, and to fight to protect the things you love. It is a book about questioning society, and not taking life for granted, encouraging you to embrace the wildness around you.
7. “The Art of Happiness” by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler
Who better to teach us about the beauty of living than His Holiness the Dalai Lama? His teachings are simple yet profound, highlighting that the state of our happiness is more influenced by our state of mind than our circumstances; the kind of thing that we can always come back to no matter where we find ourselves, physically or mentally.
8. “Slouching Towards Bethlehem” by Joan Didion
Taking its title from “The Second Coming” by W. B. Yeats., “Slouching Towards Bethlehem” is a collection of Didion’s essays, a portrait of American, and more specifically, Californian, life in the 1960s. It is a book that covers a place and era that have become the subject of many a novel and movie, a time and space that we as Americans often obsess over.
9. “My Life in France” by Julia Child
If you think “My Life in France” is a cooking memoir, think again. This is a book full of lessons in adventure from a wild woman born in a different age. Even if you’re not food inclined, this book is worth a read, because ultimately it’s about a woman that chose to live life her way. Funny, intelligent and perseverant, Child is the kind of woman that we can all look up to, no matter whether we have a way with copper pots or not.
10. “The Long Walk to Freedom” by Nelson Mandela
As a friend put it, “this book inspires being a badass in the most extreme way possible.” She’s right. We have a lot to learn from this revered and loved world leader, South African President Nelson Mandela. Born out of his 27 years of imprisonment under the apartheid regime, “Long Walk to Freedom” is ultimately about Mandela’s strong and unwavering spirit, something that we can all aspire to as we seek to do better for humanity.
11. “The Happiness Project” by Gretchen Rubin
What do you want from life? Author Gretchen Rubin asked herself that question and realized that all she really wanted was to be happy. In fact many of us may have that response, but how do we actually get there? Rubin sought out to do just that, taking on a year-long project that combined age-old wisdom, current scientific research and lessons from pop culture on exactly what it requires to be happy.
12. “Persepolis: The Story of Childhood” by Marjane Satrapi
What most people know as an animated film was actually based off of Marjane Satrapi’s autobiographical graphic novel. It is a coming of age book, but while most of us did our coming of age in the western world, Satrapi deals with all the issues of going from girl to women with the backdrop of the Iranian Revolution. Originally written in French, the first two volumes of the graphic novel were paired together for the U.S. market, and cover Satrapi’s childhood in Teheran as she watches the Islamic Revolution take place. A story of how we carry on, even in the unthinkable.
13. “Red Azalea: Life and Love in China” by Anchee Min
The memoir of Chinese American writer Anchee Min, “Red Azalea” was written in during her first eight years in the United States. Attempting to write it in her mother tongue, she found that only through her new English language could she freely express what she wanted to say. The memoir documents her coming of age, from working at a labor collective to a secret love affair with another woman, during the Cultural Revolution.
14. “The Favored Daughter” by Fawzia Koofi
Afghanistan’s first female Parliament speaker Fawzia Koofi is a woman breaking many barriers, documented in her memoir “The Favored Daughter.” The nineteenth daughter of a local village leader in rural Afghanistan, she was left to die after her birth, but such a tragic beginning hasn’t stopped her from pushing through in a world where women’s rights are far from given, and nowadays she is a renowned activist for women and children, having worked as a Child Protection Officer for UNICEF. Koofi herself has two daughters and the memoir is peppered with a series of letter she wrote to them before each political trip, describing the future that she dreams for them. An inside look at the hope that manages to stay alive in a country of strife and pain.
Have your favorite books to read that you think should be on every woman’s reading list? Add them in the comments below.
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DevOps is about operations, right? And about applying tools and processes from the Dev space to operations. But QA? Really? What I personally experience driving DevOps transitions is that continuous integration and operations need to work together. People need to realize that these are two sides of the same coin. One of the biggest challenges is that people often do not see it this way.
Today we experience that mainstream movements like Agile, DevOps and LeanEnterprise which started independently from each other are now converging and hopefully merge into processes that help to make enterprises more flexible, efficient and robust.
DevOps opens lines of collaboration for enterprise silos of business, software development, operations and quality assurance. Also, DevOps enables effective delivery of new and enhanced features to customers. Now it needs to live up to the lean, responsive values of Agile methodology.
There are many things that DevOps teams are doing great, such as build pipelines, maintainable infrastructure, monitoring and enabling frequent deployments. And we need to build on that!
Testautomation maturity is essential
For DevOps teams to be successful, they must have experts on hand that actively improve continuous integration. DevOps.com contributor Marc Hornbeek observed that although many organizations can facilitate automated integration, some still have problems with test orchestration within these environments. However, test automation tools can be a significant benefit in these situations. Testing experts can offer their expertise and leverage these tools to work with DevOps. This will help ensure that code changes work well and that a project meets its goals.
According to Capgemini’s “World Quality Report 2015-16”, 29% of organizations still struggle with Agile testing, a marked decrease from the 61% who experienced the same problem a year ago. The main challenges they see come from testing of end-to-end workflows, testing integration of services across platforms and keeping consistency across different configurations.
Support of Agile workflows
DevOps is bound by Agile values, meaning that any activity and every tool being used must support and improve Agile practices.
Scott Ambler, who is (among other things) famous for promoting Agile discipline: “Because agile teams commonly run their automated test suites many times a day, and because they fix any problems they find right away, they enjoy higher levels of quality than teams that don’t. This is good news for operations staff that insists a solution must be of sufficient quality before approving its release into production.”
Consistent testing leads to better quality. DevOps must aim to involve QA throughout the entire process, making them a facilitator of quality and consequently establish that products meet stakeholders and users quality demands.
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The Visitor 20 years
'The Visitor’ has been designed by Guido Deleu (° 1932), an engineer and artist. Guido Deleu is the father of Dirk Deleu, the owner of Aluvision. When he retired, he devoted his time to his passion for art and sculpturing. The original Visitor-sculpture exists 20 years. Cores Da Terra is producing it in a ceramic version in the studio of Selma Calheira in Brazil. These sculptures are fully hand-made, with primitive base-techniques and natural materials such as clay and color pigments.
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ZIP Code 02762 has segments in 2 Counties (Bristol, Norfolk).
The ZIP Code maps and database are updated 4 times per year.
Database updated: July 1, 2022, Maps updated: May 5, 2022.
|Total Population||9,954 (100%)|
|Population in Households||9,914 (99.6%)|
|Population in Families||8,080 (81.2%)|
|Population in Group Quarters1||40 ( 0.4%)|
|Median Household Income||$103,893|
|Average Household Income||$131,205|
|% of Income for Mortgage4||23%|
|Per Capita Income||$55,052|
|Total HU (Housing Units)||4,414 (100%)|
|Owner Occupied HU||3,136 (71.0%)|
|Renter Occupied HU||1,040 (23.6%)|
|Vacant Housing Units||238 ( 5.4%)|
|Median Home Value||$456,627|
|Average Home Value||$543,423|
|Housing Affordability Index3||99|
|Average Household Size||2.37|
|Average Family Size||3.00|
GROWTH RATE / YEAR
|Median Household Income||1.77%|
|Per Capita Income||3.68%|
|Owner Occupied HU||0.25%|
The table below compares 02762 to the other 519 ZIP Codes in Massachusetts by rank and percentile using July 1, 2022 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.
|Total Population||# 255||51st|
|Population Density||# 240||54th|
|Median Household Income||# 228||56th|
|Housing Affordability Index||# 246||47th|
|Per Capita Income||# 217||58th|
|Diversity Index||# 278||46th|
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The Simple Guide to Trance healing Part 2.
What you'll learn
- Students will learn about Spiritual healing, in an altered state of consciousness, using single and multiple patients.
- Students should have a knowledge of trance mediumship and healing mediumship. Studying course one will be an advantage.
In this course, students will be learning about making their healing practices more visual to assist them in the attunement to Spirit and their clients. This is an effective method that gives incredibly good results, due to the closer link to Spirit and patient that the healing space provides. For those students who have not done, “The Simple Guide to Trance Healing”, they will learn all about the healing space and how it is utilised in their healing, how it can be used for healing self as well as healing others. They will be asked to observe the energies and how they affect them and their clients in the healing process. They will cover multiple patients with the same ailment as well as with different ailments. Other exercises involve single patients, where they will be observing the different energies used in different healing situations. All the exercises on the course will be absent healing exercises, however, all exercises can also be used in contact healing sessions. In all the exercises students will be asked to observe the different energies used to heal different ailments. and the final exercise is about healing animals and the need to research the law in their own country regarding the healing of animals.
Who this course is for:
- There are no requirements for the course, but an understanding of mental mediumship would be desirable.
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May half term at Hanbury
Get out exploring Hanbury this May half term. With the warmth of the late spring sun and the abundance of colour drenching the grounds there’s so much to see and do every day.
Platinum Jubilee Celebrations
Thursday 2 - Sunday 5 June
Join us at Hanbury Hall to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with games including skittles, drafts and dominoes. Have fun and challenge friends and family to these traditional lawn games while taking in the beautiful formal gardens.
Learn more about past royal visits to Hanbury Hall and historic Jubilee parties.
Located on the Orangery Lawn, the perfect place for a picnic. Help yourself to our picnic blankets and stock-up on picnic food and drink from our Stables Café.
50 things to do before you're 11¾
This half term is the perfect time to begin your ‘50 things to do before you're 11¾’ challenges at Hanbury Hall. Whether it's making friends with bug or taking a stroll in the parkland then get yourself to Hanbury and enjoy the outdoors.
We have a whole range of ’50 Things’ for you to take part in right here at Hanbury, including 1. Get to know a tree, 18. Create some wild art, 44. Watch a bird. Pick up your wallchart and leaflets from our Visitor Reception when you arrive and get started with the new challenges. We'll help you out by pointing out some of the best places to do some of the activities while you’re here exploring.
Take a stroll
Hanbury walks are suitable for all abilities from long invigorating rambles to short gentle strolls. Keep your eyes peeled for toads splashing in the Mirror Pool, ducklings waddling in the gardens and rabbits bouncing through the fields. You may even still see pheasants and lambs roaming around.
The Black Walk is a longer route taking in the wider estate and venturing off to nearby Hanbury Church. The extra effort will be well worth it to admire the stunning views across the Worcestershire landscape. Download the route for The Black Walk
The Historic Walk offers a slightly more leisurely route, steeped in historic park features, and showcasing rare and unusual trees and an abundance of frolicking wildlife. Download the route for The Historic Walk
Don't forget to book your tickets to visit Hanbury Hall
Booking is recommended to guarantee entry this year. This includes entry to the gardens and parkland. This will be particularly important at peak times such as school holidays and bank holidays. Tickets will be released on a rolling basis for two weeks ahead. You can also book on the day, subject to availability.
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A major contributor to the end of the American dream is social media. The most popular, and most destructive is Facebook.
Many have rejected any value from the use of social media from its inception. It appeals to weak-minded Americans who are unable to think for themselves or successfully communicate with those they love directly. Even more destructive is how it allows blatant lies and conspiracy theories to flourish among our nation’s people.
The 2016 election is a perfect example. Misinformation on Facebook resulted in a lower Democratic voter turnout in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan, giving Donald Trump a victory in the Electoral College. Russia won the election, and the American people lost everything achieved over the previous 60+ years.
Facebook continues to aid those who would create a fascist government in America. Mark Zuckerberg accepts and publishes paid ads that are blatant lies and divisive. Anti-vaxxers, those who deny the reality of critical race theory, and a refusal to deny right-wing baseless claims that there was massive fraud in the 2020 election all contribute to the likely end of America.
In a very disturbing situation, Zuckerberg overruled his own editorial staff and allowed an anti-abortion ad claiming that “there is NEVER a medically necessary abortion!”
Americans receive many reasons daily which justify their refusal to be a part of the idiocy called “social media.” They condemn the chosen ignorance of millions of the nation’s people. The United States must be better than that if the nation is to survive.
Opinion News by James Turnage
Daily Kos: Zuckerberg Personally Signed Off On False Anti-Abortion Ad On Facebook To Mollify Republicans. By Merlin196357
Daily Kos: Don’t look now, but we’re being ‘Facebooked’ into fascism; by Dartagnan
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Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA)
RCIA is the formation process whereby adults become Catholic from another faith tradition or no faith background. RCIA is designed for those who are considering joining the Catholic Church through celebrating the sacraments of initiation (Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist) at the Easter Vigil. The process welcomes adults who have never been baptized and those who have been baptized in another Christian tradition. The journey is Scripture-centered and involves sharing, fellowship, and doctrine.
RCIA is a restoration of an ancient practice of initiation into the Catholic Church, which is a process of discernment and ritual leading to sacramental initiation in the Catholic Church.
Mother of Good Counsel would be delighted for you to join us for any length of this journey. No commitment is necessary before we start – simply “come and see” for yourself and engage in some learning, prayer, community, and discernment.
TRCIA classes meet Tuesday evenings at 7 pm at the Mother of Good Counsel.
There will be a Come & See on August 24th that will take place on Facebook Live. Come and get some of your questions answered about Catholicism.
Our first RCIA class will be Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 7 p.m. in a hybrid format of in person and via zoom. Please email [email protected] to join us for RCIA.
2021-2022 RCIA Schedule Coming Soon!
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My eye was caught the other day by this advert:
Quite a bold claim, I thought. “Defends against cold and flu” would indeed be impressive, if it were true. Though I also noticed the somewhat meaningless verb “defend”. What does that mean exactly? Does it stop you getting a cold or flu in the first place? Or does it just help you recover faster if you get a cold or flu?
I had a look at the relevant page on the Boots website to see if I could find out more. It told me
“Boots Pharmaceuticals Cold & Flu Defence Nasal Spray is an easy to use nasal spray with antiviral properties containing clinically proven Carragelose to defend against colds and flu, as well as help shorten the duration and severity of both colds and flu.”
It then went on to say
“Use three times a day to help prevent a cold or flu, or several times a day at the first signs helping reduce the severity and duration of both colds and flu.”
OK, so Boots obviously want us to think that it can do both: prevent colds and flu and help treat them.
So what is the evidence? Neither the advert nor the web page had any links to any of the evidence backing up the claim that these properties were “clinically proven”. So I tweeted to Boots to ask them.
To their credit, Boots did reply to me (oddly by direct message, in case you’re wondering why I’m not linking to their tweets) with 4 papers in peer reviewed journals.
So how does the evidence stack up?
Well, the first thing to note is that although there were 4 papers, there were only 3 clinical trials: one of the papers is a combined analysis of 2 of the others. The next thing to note is that all 3 trials were of patients in the early stages of a common cold. So right away we can see that we have no evidence whatsoever that the product can help prevent a cold or flu, and no evidence whatsoever that it can treat flu.
The “clinically proven” claim is starting to look at little shaky.
But can it at least treat a common cold? That would be pretty impressive if it could. The common cold has proved remarkably resilient to anything medical science can throw at it. A treatment that actually worked against the common cold would indeed be good news.
The first of the trials was published in 2010. It was an exploratory study in 35 patients who were in the first 48 hours of a cold, but otherwise healthy. It was randomised and double-blind, and as far as I can tell from the paper, seems to have been reasonably carefully conducted. The study showed a significant benefit of the nasal spray on the primary outcome measure, namely the average of a total symptom score on days 2 to 4 after the start of dosing.
Well, I say significant. It met the conventional level of statistical significance, but only just, at P = 0.046 (that means that there’s about a 1 in 20 chance you could have seen results like this if the product were in fact completely ineffective: not a particularly high bar). The size of the effect also wasn’t very impressive: the symptom score was 4.6 out of a possible 24 in the active treatment group and 6.3 in the placebo group. Not only that, but it seems symptom scores were higher in the placebo group at baseline as well, and no attempt was made to adjust for that.
So not wholly convincing, really. On the other hand, the study did show quite an impressive effect on the secondary outcome of viral load, with a 6-fold increase from baseline to day 3 or 4 in the placebo group, but a 92% decrease in the active group. This was statistically significant at P = 0.009.
So we have some preliminary evidence of efficacy, but with such a small study and such unconvincing results on the primary outcome of symptoms, I think we’re going to have to do a lot better.
The next study was published in 2012, and included children (ages 1 to 18 years) in the early stages of a common cold. It was also randomised and double blind. The study randomised 213 patients, but only reported efficacy data for 153 of them, so that’s not a good start. It also completely failed to show any difference between the active and placebo treatments on the primary outcome measure, the symptom score from days 2 to 7. Again, there was a significant effect on viral load, but given the lack of an effect on the symptom score, it’s probably fair to say the product doesn’t work very well, if at all, in children.
The final study was published in 2013. It was again randomised and double blind, and like the first study included otherwise healthy adults in the first 48 h of a common cold. The primary endpoint was different this time, and was the duration of disease. This was a larger study than the first one, and included 211 patients.
The results were far from impressive. One of the big problems with this study was that they restricted their efficacy analysis to the subset of 118 patients with laboratory confirmed viral infection. Losing half your patients from the analysis like this is a huge problem. If you have a cold and are tempted to buy this product, you won’t know whether you have laboratory confirmed viral infection, so the results of this study may not apply to you.
But even then, the results were distinctly underwhelming. The active and placebo treatments were only significantly different in the virus-positive per-protocol population, a set of just 103 patients: less than half the total number recruited. And even then, the results were only just statistically significant, at P = 0.037. The duration of disease was reduced from 13.7 days in the placebo group to 11.6 days in the active group.
So, do I think that Boots Cold and Flu Defence is “clinically proven”? Absolutely not. There is no evidence whatsoever that it prevents a cold. There is no evidence whatsoever that it either prevents or treats flu.
There is some evidence that it may help treat a cold. It’s really hard to know whether it does or not from the studies that have been done so far. Larger studies will be needed to confirm or refute the claims. If it does help to treat a cold, it probably doesn’t help very much.
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Inflation Dynamics: The Case of Egypt
Heba Ali ()
MPRA Paper from University Library of Munich, Germany
Inflation as a phenomenon has witnessed remarkable changes starting from mid-eighties of the last century. Inflation rates have become less persistent, less responsive to supply side shocks. In addition, the relative importance of demand pull inflation as one of the major determinants of inflation has decreased due to efficient monetary policies that have been adopted by central banks all over the world to reduce inflation based on anchoring inflation expectations. Moreover, the slope of Phillips curve has flattened as many factors have appeared to be more influential on inflation rather than output gap, namely inflation expectations. These changes constitute in the new economic literature what so called “Inflation Dynamics”. In this context, this study focuses on analyzing inflation dynamics in Egypt in (1980-2009) in order to identify to what extent “Inflation Dynamics” in Egypt is different from or similar to those witnessed globally. The study applied a Vector Auto Regressive model (VAR) and other econometrics models to analyze “Inflation Dynamics” in Egypt in three sub periods: the 1980s, the 1990s and the first decade of the new millennium. The study concluded that Inflation Dynamics in Egypt is completely different from those observed globally. Inflation rates in Egypt have become more persistent especially starting from 2000; Inflation shocks are now lasting longer and have a long-term impact on the future inflation paths. On the other hand, demand bull inflation still considers one of the most important inflation determinants, as it is solely responsible for explaining 30% of the changes in inflation rates. In addition, the study confirmed that inflation rates in Egypt have become more responsive to supply side shocks starting from 2006. As for the slope of Phillips curve, the study confirmed that similar to the changes observed globally, the slope of Phillips Curve for the Egypt economy has flattened reflecting the increasing importance of other inflation determinants rather than output gap.
Keywords: Inflation; Inflation dynamics; Inflation persistence; The Egyptian economy; Demand-pull inflation; Cost-push inflation; Inflation expectations; markets and prices rigidities; Phillips curve; Government debt; Monetary policies; Vector Auto Regression (VAR) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Eremobina claudens (Walker, 1857)
Dark-winged Quaker Moth
OR : Lincoln Co.
South Beach, nr. SP, 168 ft
August 05, 1993, L. G. Crabo.
Specimen courtesy of LGCC
Photograph copyright: Merrill A. Peterson
Eremobina claudens is a small to medium-sized moth (FW length 13–18 mm) that flies in forests during late summer and early fall. It has mottled gray forewings with a busy pattern of black and white lines and spots that include a basal dash, a long claviform spot, and a toothed postmedial line with a prominent posterior black and white segment. The forewing is mottled powdery medium gray to light silvery gray. The median and terminal areas are often slightly darker gray, and the posterior subterminal area is usually paler gray to nearly white. A thin black basal dash is often bordered anteriorly by pale gray. The distal veins are often dark. The basal and antemedial lines are gray to black, partially double and filled with pale gray. The antemedial line is evenly zigzagged between veins and slightly slanted toward the outer margin. The median line is dark gray, diffuse, usually evident near the costal and posterior margins. The postmedial line is gray bordered by light gray on the anterior half of the wing where it is evenly scalloped and smoothly excurved to nearly straight around the end of the cell, thicker black bordered by white on the posterior wing where it forms a prominent mark in most specimens. This portion of the line is usually toothed on vein 1A+2A. The subterminal line is pale gray, diffuse or better-defined and irregular, with a darker gray preceding shade or black wedges between veins. The orbicular and reniform spots are partially outlined in black and filled with light gray with or without darker central areas. The orbicular spot is large, oval. The reniform spot is kidney-shaped, usually weak laterally. The claviform spot is long and wide, spanning the median area and thickening where it touches the postmedial line. The hindwing is light gray with a slight yellow-tan tint, with diffuse gray marginal band, variably-present postmedial line, and darker thin terminal line. The hindwing fringe is pale gray with a darker gray base. The head and thorax are medium gray with incomplete black lines near the edges of the collar and tegulae in most specimens. The male antenna is biserrate.
This species can be identified by the combination of gray, black, and white color, basal dash, a long claviform spot, and white-and-black distal postmedial line with an irregular notch at vein 1A+2A. There are many gray and black moths in our area but none other than Eremobina unicincta has a similar long claviform spot and prominent black and white postmedial line. This moth appears to replace E. claudens in eastern Oregon and might eventually be recognized as a subspecies of it. It is more even gray, has thinner gray lines, and the prominent black and white segment of the distal postmedial line is smoother 1A+2A where it typically forms a smooth concave arc.
Eremobina claudens is geographically variable species in our region. Specimens from east of the crest of the Cascades are duller, darker, and less mottled than those from the coast. The name E. c. albertina is available for those who wish to distinguish these forms from nominate E. c. claudens, although the differences between them are relatively slight. The populations from further west near the Pacific Coast are larger, lighter silvery gray, and more mottled. They are recognized as subspecies E. c. hanhami.
The type locality of Eremobia hanhami Barnes and Benjamin, currently recognized as a subspecies, is [British Columbia], Vancouver Island, Duncans.
Eremobina claudens is primarily found in meadows and bogs in the north Cascades and Rocky Mountain region. It is also common in low-elevation coastal marshes and bogs near the Pacific Ocean.
Eremobina claudens is found in the western parts of our area from southwestern British Columbia to southern Oregon. The range extends east through northern Washington and British Columbia. It has also been collected in the Rocky Mountains in northern Idaho and western Montana, extending to the Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon.
This species occurs in the boreal forest biome throughout most of northern North America from northern British Columbia to Newfoundland. The range barely enters the northern United States in the Great Lakes region and New England. The range extends south to northern parts of New Mexico and Arizona in the Rocky Mountains and to the Central Coast of California along the Pacific.
This species is a foodplant specialist that feeds on sedges (Carex spp.) in the Cyperaceae.
The flight period of E. claudens is summer and early fall. It has been collected from late June until early September in the Northwest. This species is nocturnal and comes to lights.
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The Civil War was brutal. That’s all there is to it. If you’ve seen The Free State of Jones, even the first fifteen minutes of the movie bring home some of the atrocities that men – on both sides – had to endure.
While it’s true that the Union soldiers were generally better fed than the Confederate soldiers were, Neither side was eating steak and eggs, at least not with any kind of regularity. Because an army really does march on its stomach, food supplies going both directions were interrupted as often as possible.
Unfortunately, that often meant burning fields and slaughtering animals, leaving them to rot, as a regiment passed through an area, in order to keep the other side from eating. The casualties of those actions weren’t just soldiers – the families who depended upon those animals and crops to exist also starved.
How did they manage to survive? Keep reading to find out!
Because food conditions became so brutal, especially in the South, both soldiers and families had to learn how to survive with very little food. I don’t think I know a single person who hasn’t seen Gone with the Wind, and though it’s not one of my favorite movies, it does point out some valid points.
The land was destroyed and plundered. A woman who had been raised “gently” aka- spoiled, and had no skill or knowledge whatsoever, learned what she needed to in order to survive. Scarlet isn’t necessarily the greatest example of how things went down simply because she was entitled and duplicitous, but the movie did have a realistic element to it.
So what was a man to do if he was on the march and had very little time to cook, and very few ingredients to do it with? And what about the women and infirm left at home?
How did they live? The answer is: simply and with what little they had on hand.
The one advantage that both sides had was that the country was still agricultural. People, at least in the part of the country where they were fighting, weren’t dependent upon outside sources for survival. Family or estate gardens were the norm rather than the exception and fruit trees and wild berries grew in abundance.
This allowed the soldiers to grab food from along the trail and it allowed families who may have lost most of everything else to have at least enough to survive. Remember, too, that canning was a huge part of life back then, so if families managed to hide their food or were fortunate enough to remain off the marching trails, they had food stockpiled.
The marching soldiers weren’t quite so lucky, and it wasn’t always because food was scarce. There was also the fact that most of the men had no idea how to cook; they’d never had reason to learn because they had women or servants to do that.
The North had an advantage here at the start of the war because they had the United States Sanitary Commission watching out for them. They were a system of volunteers that were trained to find and distribute food to soldiers in the field.
They knew about what was in season where, and how to preserve it and transport it. It was their sole job to keep the soldiers constantly fed. That doesn’t mean the food tasted good, though, and they didn’t always come through so the soldiers were left to their own devices.
It was so bad that a hotel owner named Sanderson proposed that they actually teach two people per 100 to cook so that somebody had at least rudimentary skills. He also wrote a cookbook that offered suggestions on cooking methods and some simple recipes.
On the other hand, the Confederacy was a ragtag team who came together as farmers, miners, plantation owners, and other working men who were fighting for what they believed in. They weren’t soldiers and didn’t have any sort of organized system in place. They ate on the run and were dependent on what they could catch, hunt, pick, or pilfer. Families along the way were often sympathetic to the cause and would offer what they could.
Either way, if you have an entire army of people who are great at shooting a rabbit but have no idea how to cook it, you can imagine that foodborne illness was a serious issue.
The typical daily allotment for a confederate soldier was twelve ounces of back and a pound of cornmeal (also called Indian meal) or hardtack. In the beginning, sugar, beans and coffee were part of the allotment, but faded out as food supplies dwindled.
Union soldiers received salted pork or beef, coffee, sugar, vinegar, salt, and dried fruits and veggies when they were in season. There were also civilian merchants called sutlers that set up shop in camps and sold canned fruit, sugar, tobacco, and coffee.
Hardtack was a staple on both sides and often was the only thing that stood between a man and starvation, though it hardly qualified as food and had practically no nutritional value other than carbohydrates because it was flour and water. Both sides also carried a canvas bag with buckles called a haversack that held their food and anything else they needed to survive for a few days on their own.
Finally, Confederate soldiers would often trade tobacco to Union soldiers for coffee beans, though it was done in secret because, obviously, fraternization was frowned upon.
I think it’s critical to remember here that these were brothers fighting brothers. Unlike other wars, these men were still countrymen, though their convictions had brought them to war. Sometimes, men managed to find uneasy peace long enough to help each other.
By the end of the war, things were so bad that there were food riots in many southern cities because food lines had been severed, personal food sources had been pillaged and/or destroyed, and people were starving. Even rats were fair game.
Here are a few recipes that soldiers used, and note that there are often no amounts listed but it was just a “make-do” type of cooking:
Top 9 Civil War Survival Recipes
Mix cornmeal with enough pork fat to make a stiff batter. Spin your bayonet in it until coated, then hold over the fire to cook the bread.
This was simple – three parts corn meal and one part brown sugar, browned in a skillet. In small amounts, it allays hunger and thirst, making it a good food for scouts.
Wash ripe acorns in the shell dry them, and parch them until the open. Take the shell off and roast the nuts with a little bacon fat and you’ll have a “splendid cup of coffee.”
Chicory was also used, and chicory coffee remains a southern thing.
Plain Irish Stew (Feeds 50)
Cut fifty pounds of mutton into ¼-pound chunks. Put them in a pot and add twelve pounds of whole potatoes along with 8 tablespoons of salt and three teaspoons pepper. Cover with water, about a half-pint to each pound of meat. Light the fire and simmer (well, it says 1-1 ½ hours of gentle ebulation).
Dissolve 1 ½ tbsp. salt in 1 cup water. Mix into 5 cups flour. Knead into a dough and roll out to 1/3-inch thickness. Cut into 3-inch squares and pierce each with a fork or whatever is available.
Cook on low temperature of 250 degrees to prevent burning for at least 4 hours, turning over halfway through.
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1 tablespoon bacon fat
Bring the water to a boil and slowly add the cornmeal. Cook for 5 minutes then add the remaining ingredients. Place a 3-oz. scoop into a hot greased skillet and cook for five minutes on each side or until each side is lightly browned.
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons shortening (lard or butter will do. Butter will make them heavier and crispier)
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
Stir together dry ingredients. Cut in shortening until mixture is the consistency of meal. Stir in the buttermilk. Form into a ball and place on a floured surface. Knead a few times – not much or they’ll be heavy. Pat out into about ½-inch thick. Cut with a cup, tin, or biscuit cutter and place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 450 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
- 2 catfish fillets
- 1 cup flour or cornmeal
- salt and pepper
- 1 cup pork fat
Melt fat in a cast-iron skillet. Mix dry ingredients well, then roll the catfish filets in them. Put in skillet carefully – the grease is hot. Cook on each side for 5 minutes.
- 2 bunches turnip greens
- 4 turnips
- 1 onion (sliced)
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 piece fatback
- 4-5 cups water, enough to keep them from burning
Rinse greens well under cold water. Add greens, turnips and onions to boiling water with fat back and salt. Cook for 20 minutes or until turnips are tender and serve.
These are just a few basic recipes that were common, simple foods during the Civil War, and all of them except the hardtack remain common Southern foods today.
As a matter of fact, the biscuit recipe above is mine, handed down to me twenty-five years ago from my father-in-law, who learned it from his grandmother. And the turnip greens recipe is my husband’s, and he learned it from his grandmother. Imagine my surprise when I found near-identical ones on a Civil War site!
I shouldn’t have been surprised, though. Many of my recipes are ones that have been handed down to me from my mother, grandmother, or ex father-in-law, all of whom learned them from their elders. Unfortunately, most of these recipes that were standard foods have been lost.
Biscuits come in cans and catfish comes from a restaurant. Not in my world, though – everybody should at least know how to make them, because they’re easy and will keep you from starving if SHTF.
Because I think everybody should know about how to take care of themselves, I share several of my recipes in my book, Forgotten Lessons of Yesterday, along with many other skills that I was fortunate enough to learn from them. It’s a diverse collection of some of my most valued skills, and I’m proud to share them, as well as the free special reports that expand on what the book has to offer.
Check it out – I didn’t mean for this to turn into a shameless plug, but I’m passionate about these skills and want to share them with everybody!
If you have any old family recipes that you’d like to share, please do so in the comments section below – I love swapping goodies.
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Each year, thousands of homeless and at-risk children in our local communities begin school without the basic supplies they need including backpacks.
That’s why from now until July 31st, we invite you and your kids to stop by a participating Kids Care Dental & Orthodontics location* and drop off a donation of a backpack and/or school supplies to help a child in need prepare for their education. We are so excited to be accepting donations in person again this year.
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Motivation drives our lives. We can change our lives with right advice at the right time. Lets explore more.
Lets understand the complex concepts of Astronomy with ease.
How would you feel if one day you wake up and informed that you have been awarded with the most prestigious award named as Most beautiful person on the universe?
What would be your first reaction?
Would you be happy, amazed, or would you be jumping all over the place with happiness or might be calling your friends and family and sharing the news? You would feel overwhelmed after receiving so many congratulation messages from you friends and family. You would like to share your happiness with others around you.
Overall, that would be a great news and would made your day. As a result, you would feel happy throughout the day. Your day would be full of excitement, joy, happiness, and love.
We could say that day would be one of the best days of your life or at least one of the special days in your life.
So, if just one good news received on a day, can bring so much happiness in your life and might change your perspective towards seeing the life. So, let us assume what if you continue to receive good news each day of your life. Looks like, life will become incredibly beautiful, full of happiness, love, and recognition.
But do you think, it is possible to hear good news each day?
If your answer is “Yes” then I would say that you are one of the luckiest people on the planet Earth.
However, if your answer is “No” which is a real-life scenario, then definitely I have a point to share with you.
Our situations in lives keep on changing from time to time. The only thing constant in life is the change. This change may trigger a positive situation or may trigger a negative one, but it cannot be the same all the time. As situation changes, so our behaviour towards the situation leading to the good or bad handling of the situation based on our current circumstances. These changes may be beyond our control, but we do have a control on how to manage that situation in our life. And our outlook towards that situation will shape our future.
In a way, if we have a clarity on what we want from our lives then definitely we have a choice to shape our future through our thoughts. If we really want to be happy, then we can be happy in our lives. We will find ways to make ourselves happy. We do not need to wait for any good news to make our lives happier. We just simply need to change our outlook towards life. Just believe that happiness lies in our hands without any dependency on others and when we start thinking in this pattern, then we will automatically find thousand of reasons to be happy. With continued practice of thinking about positivity, you will gradually learn on how to focus on the positive aspects of your life and with time, you will start attracting positive situations as well.
To conclude, life has never been a straight line for anyone instead, it resembles a bell curve. Sometimes we face challenges and sometimes we feel blessed. We can never be in the same situation all the time as we do not have any control over the external factors. But we do have control on how we behave and what we think the most. So, keep our outlook positive towards any situation as our outlook towards life decides the quality of our life. If we stay happy & positive then we will attract more positive situations in our life and we will fill our lives with positivity. So, choose your decision wisely and focus on your life goals.
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If a person disagrees with something, or is unwilling to do as requested, he usually says so. If he makes no protest at the time, we assume that... Read more →
Proverbs containing the word Give
Although most of us do not welcome advice, we are all only too ready to give it.
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We gain nothing from being flattered; nor do we profit from other people’s accuses.
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Even the very bad sometimes do a good deed, so we should recognize the good points of others, even though they are not friends of ours.
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Comment and Debate: Proposed Burlington gun charter change has potential to save lives
A potential to save lives
I wanted to respond to Aki Soga’s Feb 23 editorial (“Where’s the due process?”) questioning the ballot proposal to give police the authority to temporarily disarm suspected domestic abusers.
The ballot proposal is based on the work of the City Council over the better part of a year. Members of the public, law enforcement, lawmakers, violence prevention experts and lawyers had opportunities to inform the development of the ballot language. The full ballot language for the proposed charter change can be found at burlingtonvt.gov. In his editorial, Soga emphasizes a typo, yet a typo isn’t relevant to assessing whether this is an appropriate or needed law in our city.
• More than half of all homicides in Vermont are related to domestic violence.
• When a gun is involved in domestic violence, women are 500 times more likely to die than if there is no gun.
• 17 states already authorize or require police officers to remove guns from the scene of a domestic violence incident.
• In 2013 alone, 13 people were killed by guns in domestic violence related incidents in Vermont.
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Where is the control panel in Windows 10? And how do I find the control panel in Windows 11 and 10?
There are many methods available to open the Control Panel on a Windows 11 or 10 computer. In this short tip you will learn how to open the Windows system control in different ways!
1.) ... How to open the Control Panel in Windows Start Search!
2.) ... Via the link to the control panel on the desktop!
3.) ... Open the Windows Control Panel via the command prompt!
4.) ... Via Windows 10 settings for the control panel!
5.) ... Control Panel in Windows 11/10 System Tools!
6.) ... Create the correct shortcut on the desktop!
7.) ... Control Panel via Windows Start or Taskbar!
8.) ... Find and open additional system settings in Windows 11 // 10!
(... see Image-1 Point 1 to 3)
|(Image-1) Search on Windows 11 and 10 for control panel!|
My Computer on the Desktop in Windows 10 (Computer, Control Panel, Network)!
|(Image-2) Open the Windows 11 or 10 control panel via Desktop Symbol!|
Windows command prompt, you can also start the control panel directly!
Why not? simply "control" + Enter
|(Image-3) Open the Windows 11 or 10 control panel via cmd.exe!|
2. Or Windows - + I , and tap on Control Panel and open it!
|(Image-4) Open the Windows 11 and 10 control panel via settings!|
1. Start the Explorer Windows + E
2. F4 key
3. shell:Start Menu\Programs\System Tools
4. Confirm with [Enter]
PS: Here you will not only find the Control Panel, but also other tools to use it!
|(Image-5) System Tools Windows 11 and 10 control panel!|
1. Right-click on the desktop
2. "New" ► "link" option
3. "control.exe" use
4. "Next" button
5. Rename to "Control Panel"
Important for: ►► Control panel via Windows start or taskbar!
|(Image-6) Windows 11 and 10 control panel real Desktop Shortcut!|
created Correct desktop shortcut
|(Image-7) Windows 11 or 10 control panel in Task-Bar or Start!|
►► ... Open the new Windows 11 or 10 system settings
►► ... Solutions: Open the advanced system settings in Windows 11 and 10!
►► ... In Windows 10 Administration you will find all necessary Windows administration tools!
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