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It’s been exactly 10 years to the day since detection of the Higgs boson — the elusive particle associated with an invisible mass-giving field — was announced. But for Prof. Daniela Bortoletto, the memories are as fresh as ever.
“I only remember joy. I remember everyone was so happy. And what surprised me [was] As everyone was interested, it seemed like the whole world was celebrating us,” she said.
Now, as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) – the monster proton crusher at Europe’s Cern particle laboratory – prepares to begin its third phase of data collection on Tuesday, experts are hoping to unravel more mysteries of the fundamental building blocks of the universe.
Bortoletto, now head of particle physics at Oxford University and part of the team that discovered the Higgs boson, said her main memory of what happened a decade ago was the moment two weeks before the announcement, when the researchers unblinded their analysis of the data and saw clear signs of the boson.
“I’m still thinking [about] At that moment, butterflies get in my stomach,” she said. “It was incredible. It’s really a unique moment in the life of the scientist.”
The media uproar was enormous when the discovery was announced. Newspapers, radio and television all focused on a particle as fleeting as it was important.
Dubbed the “God Particle” and named after physicist Peter Higgs, the Higgs boson is the signature particle of the Higgs field — an invisible energy field that pervades the universe. In short, it is the interaction of elementary particles with this field, interactions thought to have occurred just after the Big Bang when the universe was expanding and cooling, that gives them mass.
The existence of the Higgs boson was predicted by the Standard Model, a key theory that explains three of the four fundamental forces of nature, but it wasn’t until the groundbreaking experiments at the LHC that scientists found the crucial proof.
Thanks to the discovery of the Higgs boson, scientists can now explain a variety of phenomena: from the why Electrons have mass and can therefore create a cloud around a nucleus, creating atoms; why a neutron is more massive than a proton and why the former decays but the latter is stable.
“The Higgs field explains why atoms exist, why we exist. And the fact that we can put it in a context that we think we understand is pretty cool,” Bortoletto said.
But the story is far from over. Since the announcement in 2012, there have been more revelations – including insights into the formation and decay of the Higgs boson and its interactions with heavy particles such as top and bottom quarks. And the work goes on quickly.
Among other things, scientists hope to study interactions between the Higgs boson and muons – fundamental, negatively charged subatomic particles – and to study the coupling of the Higgs boson to itself.
“Understanding, for example, Higgs self-coupling could [help us] understand the shape of the Higgs potential and better understand what happened at the beginning of the universe,” Bortoletto said.
Key to this work is the third run of the LHC, which is scheduled to begin on Tuesday. This time, the atom smasher will operate at 13.6 trillion electron volts (TeV), up from 13 TeV, with Bortoletto revealing that both the Atlas and CMS experiments are expected to double their data sets.
“More data and a little bit more power open up new possibilities,” Bortoletto said. She said scientists could take a closer look at the Higgs boson, and the work could also provide new insights into the mass of the W boson. Another fundamental particle, the W boson, was the focus of a sensation earlier this year when researchers at the Collider Detector at Fermilab in the US revealed their data suggested the particle had a far greater mass than predicted by the Standard Model.
Bortoletto added that there is room for more groundbreaking discoveries.
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The bill, introduced by Rep. Raúl Labrador (R-ID), is actually called the “Marriage And Religious Freedom Act” (MARFA), but let’s call a spade a spade. This bill is essentially an attempt to allow one group a special dispensation (anti-gay religious people) to discriminate against LGBT people:
Sixty members of the U.S. House of Representatives (58 Republicans and 2 Democrats) have introduced legislation, the “Marriage and Religious Freedom Act” (MARFA), that would prohibit any “adverse action” by the federal government against any ”person” who acts on the basis of a religious belief opposing same-sex marriage or opposing sexual relations outside of opposite-sex marriages. “Adverse actions” include action by the IRS to strip a group of favorable tax treatment, like tax-exempt status. But it also includes actions related to employment, accreditation, grants, contracts, or benefits otherwise available under federal law. And it broadly prohibits “discrimination” against those who oppose same-sex marriage and non-marital sex. “Person” includes nonprofit and for-profit corporations, companies, associations, firms, partnerships, societies, and joint stock companies.
MARFA raises very interesting questions of statutory construction, public policy, antidiscrimination law, and potential applications and burdens for married same-sex couples. It also raises potential Establishment Clause issues in its partiality toward certain religious doctrines (i.e., applying only to those who oppose, rather than favor, same-sex marriage for religious reasons). After United States v. Windsor, there are also potential Equal Protection problems in MARFA’s targeted protection of acts motivated by opposition to same-sex marriage.
Joe posted the reaction from the Human Rights Campaign:
The purpose of the legislation introduced today is simply to let federal employees, contractors and grantees refuse to do their jobs or fulfill the terms of their taxpayer-funded contracts because they have a particular religious view about certain lawfully-married couples – and then to sue the federal government for damages if they don’t get their way. For example, if passed, the Marriage and Religious Freedom Act would permit a federal worker processing tax returns, approving visa applications or reviewing Social Security applications to walk away from their responsibilities whenever a same-sex couple’s paperwork appeared on his or her desk. It would also allow a federally-funded homeless shelter or substance abuse treatment program to turn away LGBT people. Despite the cosponsors claims, there is no evidence that federal programs have or would discriminate against individuals because of their religious beliefs about marriage. Protections against discrimination based on religious belief are explicitly and robustly provided under the First Amendment and federal nondiscrimination statutes.
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Executive summary: No. Whilst there are millions of freemasons across the world being guided by similar teachings and principes, they comprise numerous distinct groups with only loose or no associations between them, and no common leadership or political stance.
History of freemasonry: Being a stonemason is a very specific skill which requires meticulous leanring and devotion to your craft over many years. In England and Scotland in the 1300s larger, grander buildings began being designed and erected in stone, and stonemasons would be required to travel from far and wide to provide their services. Anyone can claim to have reached a certain level of skill, so how to trust them? You could, as stonemasons did then, establish societies to teach the craft, establish ranks based on experience, teachings and skill and then protect it from outsiders (or fakers) by secret symbols, words and handshakes.
Over time these stonemason societies taught wider lessons to their members, on how to lead a good life, help your fellow men and society as a whole. The concepts of patience, fraternity, good behaviour and meticulous attention to tasks before you, would not only create good buildings, but better families, police services, hospitals, communities and a better world for everyone. Non stonemasons joined and by the late 1500s there are minutes of freemasons lodges in Scotland meeting regularly, with much the same business being dealt with then as lodges deal with today.
By the 1700s, the first Grand Lodge appeared in London, to oversee a group of lodges and try to make them a cohesive whole. The United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE) in London is still the governing body of freemasons in England today. But there are other Grand Lodges in Scotland, Ireland and now most countries in the world – thanks to rapid expansion during the colonial era.
In the USA, for example, there are at least three distinct groupings of freemasons – the York Rite, Scottish Rite and Prince Hall Freemasonry (an African American focused group of lodges). In Scotland there are two governing bodies, the Grand Lodge and the Supreme Grand Lodge Royal Arch Chapter. And within and appended to each body or grouping there are many, many appended bodies or related groups. See, for example, the following diagram of such groups in England alone.
How many freemasons are there? Overall UGLE estimate there are around 6 Million freemasons worldwide. Whilst these societies share a common origin, and their teachings and goals have much commonality, there is no cohesive overall structure combining them. They function in most respects independently; albeit some countries have links with Grand lodges in other countries and will from time to time visit each other and share information or give talks.
Across the world numbers are declining, as principles like patience and modesty struggle to appeal to a new internet generation. In England, around 100 lodges close every year and membership has decreased by nearly 25% in 10 years – source.
Do they use the lodge to make business deals or promote religious and political messages? One of the general principles of most Masonic lodges is that you should not use your position as a freemason to gain advantage in business (see for exampe these rules provided to freemasons in Nottinghamshire). Commercial business cannot be discussed at meetings. Nor should you use the lodge to promote religion or politics (see for example this guidance from the Grand Lodge of Gloucestershire).
Although ‘brothers’ are required to believe in a supreme being, it can in most cases be a god of any religion (see, by way of an example, this guidance for freemasons in North America). Where the minutes of freemasons’ lodge meetings have been leaked, they demonstrate how uncontroversial freemasons’ meetings are; discussing attendance, charity donations, new members, new ranks for existing members, accounts, building maintenance and lectures on subjects of academic interest or on how to live a good life. For example, see these minutes from the West Lancashire freemasons’ meeting in 2018.
So whilst there will inevitably be cases where two men who know each other through their masonic membership, and this results in a favour or a business deal, the membership of a masonic lodge is coincidental. They could just as easily have made the same deal after meeting at a golf club or gardening association.
Why is it often reported that freemasons are controlling organisations? There are some times when a common characteristic among local masons can give the impression that they are acting in unison.
For exampe, it was noted by Steve White, when he retired as chair of the Police Federation in England, that efforts to change the makeup of recruitment to recruit less white men had been difficult to implement because of resistance from current police staff; and many of those who were against these proposals were freemasons.
Given that freemasons are (in England) almost entirely male (4,700 female / 200,000 male – source), and mainly white, it may be no surprise that these individuals were typically against changes which could negatively impact job opportunities for white men. There is nothing to suggest that individual police staff were influenced against the proposals because of their position as freemasons.
Firstly, freemasonry is a society with secrets. It’s origins required this (see above) and the method of learning by moving through stages with lessons over your lifetime dictates these lessons are not simply available to all from the beginning; or they would lose their value.
It used to be much more open, and in the 17th and 18th Centuries lodges would often march publicly in their ful regalia. Such sights are rarely seen today. Even until World War II member’s funerals would be attended by a formal funeral parade in the nearby town – for example see here. But masons began being persecuted across Europe and in Nazi Germany they were asked to leave their lodges or placed in concentration camps. Although there is no prohibition on declaring yourself as a freemason, it became something people kept private. And secrecy leaves a void which people’s imagination fills.
Some of the speculation and rumours are also linked to what are called ‘appendant societies’. There are groups, as listed in the diagram above, who are not run by the freemasons or linked to the UGLE or other governing bodies, but who derive their membership from freemasons, or Master Masons (senior freemasons). Some are merely groups which link masons with particular interests, or are specific to christianity, but there are others which are more likely to give rise to concern.
For example, the Royal Order of Jesters is a US organisation which allows only very senior masons to join by invitation only. In a 2020 legal case it was said that members were trafficking prostitutes and strippers from other states to attend the association’s parties in Florida.
In England, the Society of Resicrucians (which exists by other names worldwide) is a group made up of only male Master Masons from UGLE lodges. The societies’ stated aims are to work out the great problems of life and discover the screts of nature. If we look at internal documents (see below) they show candidates obtain a ‘cosmic initiation’ and are told they are not really in control of their body. There is also a heavy pseudo-science aspect and rituals which mimic what many would consider the occult. Some commentators believe it is akin to occult pactice itself.
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Depending on who's doing the talking, convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal is
either a race-maddened psychopath cynically manipulating the gullible into
helping him get away with murder, or an innocent artist and revolutionary
railroaded onto death row by the racist forces of oppression.
Whatever the truth of the matter, the dreadlocked Mumia (so famous that
he's now down to just one name) is a potent reminder that we're far from
through with the past when it comes to racial politics in America.
Centuries of racism, and the corrupt government structures that
enforced it, are still a radioactive part of our living memory and will remain so for at least another generation. That means there will almost
certainly be more of these racial cause cilhbres in our future. After all, we've only had one generation since the triumphs of the civil rights movement to unlearn 350 years of hate and mutual suspicion.
Maybe it's because we're still wearing our egalitarian training wheels that
the overarching issue of the role that race plays in the Mumia case has
eclipsed other critical questions that bear analysis in their own right.
One of those is Mumia's fitness to be held up as a racial hero and martyr
in the first place. Who gets to decide that question?
The basic facts of the criminal case against Mumia are simple. Around 4 a.m. one December night in 1981 in a seedy area in Philadelphia, a 26-year-old
police officer named Daniel Faulkner stopped a car going the wrong way down
a one-way street. A 27-year-old cabdriver (and radical journalist) named
Mumia Abu-Jamal (ni Wesley Cook) was parked nearby and
saw the officer bludgeoning a man who had gotten out of the stopped car --
a man who just happened to be Mumia's brother, 25-year-old William Cook.
What happened next is in dispute. But soon after, Faulkner lay dead on the
street, having taken one bullet in the back and one
between the eyes. Mumia slumped nearby, shot in the chest. Responding
police found Faulkner with most of his head blown away and Mumia fallen to
the curb with both his holster and his gun empty.
Seventeen years, two appeals and two execution warrants ago, a jury
found Mumia -- who has never told his side of the story -- guilty of first-degree murder. His most recent date for execution -- Dec. 2 -- was
stayed pending further legal appeals of his conviction.
Mumia's supporters claim that the police rushed to judgment in their haste
to nail someone for Faulkner's death and didn't pursue exculpatory
leads. (Some witnesses claimed they saw a third man flee, for example, and
Mumia's empty gun might have been a different caliber than at least one of the bullets
found in Faulkner's body.) But Mumia hardly cut a sympathetic figure; his radical politics (he'd founded the Philadelphia chapter of the Black Panthers at age 15) did not endear him to the police or prosecutors. His supporters believe that his trial was essentially a sham.
Over the years, as news of Mumia's fate has spread, demonstrations have been
held on his behalf all over the world. Celebrity backers have championed his
cause, documentaries have been made about him and Mumia himself has
reactivated his moribund journalism career from death row.
Police organizations have been equally energized by his
case -- from the opposite perspective. On a number of occasions, they've had to be coerced into providing security for Mumia benefit concerts and for his celebrity supporters; meanwhile, they've funded appearances by Faulkner's widow to counter what they see as the glorification of a cop-killer.
Right-wing commentators and conservative groups have joined the fray, so much so that smearing Mumia and his supporters has become a staple of the shock-show set.
So much for the left and the right. But what about African-Americans?
Contrary to stereotype, blacks as a group tend to be social conservatives,
very tough on crime and not at all sympathetic to radical chic trends. Furthermore, they
are unlikely to know, or care, about characters like Mumia.
David Bositis, a senior political analyst at the Joint Center for Political
and Economic Studies who has analyzed political trends in the black
community for years, says he wouldn't squander a survey question on Mumia.
"I suspect that, on a national survey, probably 10 percent or fewer would
be aware of him," Bositis says. "I tend to doubt that there'd be a
groundswell of support for him. Why him? There are many better examples --
[Abner] Louima, [Amadou] Diallo, Rodney King even."
Those blacks who are aware of Mumia have long exhibited ambivalence
toward his cause. Mumia is a working (if unconventional) journalist and
a past president of the National Association of Black Journalists
(NABJ) chapter in Philadelphia, yet the NABJ "takes no position" on his
case. (Individual black publications have published Mumia's work, however,
and some have called for his release or retrial.)
Those black leftists and nationalists who support Mumia know that they need
to win the hearts and minds of average black people over to his cause.
Angela Davis, for example, bemoans the lack of involvement of black
ministers in the battle. "I am going to challenge the clergy in
Philadelphia to join the push to stop the execution of Mumia," Davis told
the Village Voice recently.
The Rev. Al Sharpton, interviewed in the same article, agreed, "These ministers have
the political clout to let [Pennsylvania] governor Ridge and others know that
they would not allow them to do this. This cannot be seen just as 'a
left-wing movement' -- there must be across-the-board resistance. I am
going to tell them that if they do not stand with me to stop the execution,
the blood of Mumia Abu-Jamal will be on their hands."
Most black folk might just disagree with that conclusion. Instead,
they may believe Mumia has only himself to blame for his predicament and
that the campaign to save him really is just a left-wing movement of the
type they long ago rejected.
Besides his involvement with the Panthers, Mumia was such an ardent
supporter of MOVE -- the radical black nationalist movement that was
eventually firebombed by the city -- that it cost
him his perch in journalism and sent him instead into the driver's seat
of a cab to support his three children.
In truth, Mumia is the kind of angry black man that many blacks
instinctively reject. He scares most black people, just as he scares most
This makes sense: Blacks have for so long been on the receiving end of
black violence and crime that they are sick of it, and are deeply skeptical
of any calls for racial solidarity on behalf of convicted murderers like
Mumia. According to Bositis, when black respondents are asked about
drug penalties, they overwhelmingly favor harsh penalties.
Furthermore, a huge majority -- 75 percent -- support mandatory
"three strikes" laws that put repeat offenders in prison for life.
But blacks' reality is a complicated one, because they live in a world
bounded by residual racism on the one hand and black-on-black crime on the
Sixty-nine percent believe that racial profiling "usually" happens, for
example, and 44 percent say they have been stopped "for no
apparent reason" while driving. (Many refer to it as a case of "DWB" -- driving while black.) Fifty-six percent say police brutality and harassment are still serious problems where they live.
Yet New York City blacks widely supported a white man, Bernard Goetz, when
he shot fleeing black thugs in the back. In the crack- and gun-ridden
1980s, no one suffered more than black people; one result of this is that they have no trouble sending violent blacks to their just rewards.
In the Mumia case, his supporters understand that black community
involvement is the missing link in their argument that he was targeted
because of his race and his politics; they are working strenuously to
galvanize blacks in the battle to save Mumia's life. His lawyers speak at
black churches; Rev. Sharpton harangues his fellow ministers; grass-roots
activists try to activate the grass roots.
But if Mumia himself really wants to gain the sympathy and support of
regular blacks, he might want to cut his hair, change his name back to
Wesley and join the prison gospel choir. Blacks know racism, and
they know it's become ever more subtle, and therefore ever more difficult to prove. But they also know they can't let racism drive them around the bend and deprive them of their ability to think clearly. They are instinctively suspicious of a man who's found wounded and woozy with an empty gun and the body of another human being nearby in a seedy part of town at 4 a.m. Especially when that man is a "wild-eyed radical" with whom they have nothing, except race, in common.
That's why, even though the usual suspects are making the usual claims on
behalf of "black Americans" in the Mumia case, actual black Americans are
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This Danish Colonial plantation was built in 1721 and produced sugar, rum and molasses. Today it's a museum where you can learn about all phases of plantation life and sugar production. You can tour the old slave quarters, factory, and windmill by following the marked historical walking trail. Spectacular views of the sea and other islands are visible from the plantation, which is located on the northeast side of the island, near Leinster Bay. An admission fee is charged, and there are often National Park staff on hand to provide information. After touring the ruins, consider a hike on the Leinster Bay trail, one of the most scenic on the island.
Karen's expert tip: In the cookhouse, try the Caribbean dumb bread, baked in the traditional method by Miss Olivia.
This wonderfully restored fort was built in 1774 to protect the city of Christiansted and its harbor. Admission to the fort also gains entrance to the Steeple Building Museum, the Old Scale House, and the Danish West India Company warehouse. Together, these waterfront buildings comprised the economic center of 18th and 19th century St. Croix. A variety of exhibits explains their historical significance.
Built in the 1700s to make climbing Government Hill a bit easier, this staircase is one of St Thomas's most famous landmarks. Some historians feel the stairs are making up for Danish engineers' lack of knowledge about the steep landscape of St Thomas – they had demanded the city be laid out in a grid format. Others feel that the stairs were a good way to use up the bricks that were ballast in the British and Danish ships, while making travel around the city easier.
Karen's expert tip: If you count, you will find there are actually 103 steps.
This lush, 17-acre botanical garden resides within the ruins of a 19th-century sugar plantation. The Premises also overlap an 1800-year-old Amerindian settlement. Over 1,000 varieties of plants are represented in the garden's innovative design, which recreates every ecosystem in St. Croix in miniature, from desert-like cactuses to rain forest vegetation. Tamarind and mahogany trees provide shade while you follow the self-guided tour, and educational displays describe the cultural and historical value of the plants as a source of food, medicine, fiber, color dye, and building material. The gift shop is a great place to buy flora-themed gifts and souvenirs for yourself or friends. (Note: the museum is open on weekends when a cruise ship is in port.)
Karen's expert tip: Look out for the once-a-month plant sales: proceeds benefit the educational programs at the garden.
Plan to spend at least 45 minutes strolling the grounds at this lavish estate and gardens, nestled in the hills high above the sea. Wander the gallery where local art is displayed, or peruse the old plantation house. It was built in the early 1800s, and it is a wonderful example of period architecture. Next, explore outside. The estate includes 11 landscaped acres and an aviary, so you can wander to your heart's content. The estate rests 1000 feet above Magens Bay, and the observation tower provides a panoramic view of the other Virgin Islands.
If you're intrigued by the island's history and what gave it prominence and status early on, this site provides clues. St. Croix's best-preserved sugar plantation occupies 13 acres and welcomes visitors to explore the grounds on self-guided tours. From 1780 to 1820, St. Croix was the second largest sugar producer in the West Indies, and this plantation illustrates what particular facilities and the sugar heyday were like. Posted signs explain the significance of various buildings and ruins.
The Virgin Islands National Park is St John's largest and most popular attraction. It covers 3/5 of St John's landmass and includes 12,624 land and marine acres that encompass pristine beaches, coral reefs, hiking trails, wild donkeys and 800 types of plants. There are also ancient artifacts from the pre-Columbian settlers and remnants of colonial sugar plantations. Twenty-two hiking trails cover more than 20 miles; the park visitor's center has maps. Guided walks are open to the public - ask at the visitor center for details. Rangers also offer evening sky watch programs where they teach you about the constellations at the Cinnamon Bay Amphitheater, then take you on a nighttime beachside sky tour.
Karen's expert tip: Boats are not allowed to anchor in the marine portion of the National Park.
Built in 1672 and named for Danish King Christian V, Fort Christian is the oldest standing structure in the United States Virgin Islands. Through the years this National Historic Landmark, designated as such in 1977, has been used as a jail, the town hall, a courthouse, a church and a governor's residence. Today the Virgin Islands Museum is located here. Displays of period furnishings, artworks and exhibits relating the islands' cultural and historical significance are free for the public to view. You can purchase souvenirs in the gift shop.
No one knows when Skytsborg Tower became known as Blackbeard's Castle. The tower was built in 1679, at the highest point on Government Hill, to serve as a watchtower for Fort Christian. It is rumored that Edward Teach – Blackbeard the Pirate – also used the tower as a lookout. It is the only 17th-century fortified tower in the Caribbean, and it is listed as a National Historic Landmark. Today the tower is part of a hotel complex, and the property and grounds are open to the public only as part of the Historic Walking Tour of St. Thomas. The tour costs $14 and includes stops at Villa Notman, Haagensen House, the 99 Steps, and Hotel 1829. From Dec 15 thru April 30 tours take place Monday thru Saturday from 9am to 2pm. From May 1 to Dec 14 tours happen on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday between 9am and 2pm.
A gondola located across the street from the Havensight cruise ship dock and shopping center whisks visitors high above Charlotte Amalie harbor to an entertainment center at the top of the 700-foot peak. From here you can see all the way to St. Croix, Vieques, and Culebra on a clear day. Sit at the bar and sample a famous Bailey's Bushwhacker (be prepared to shell out $$$ for this though), hike the quarter-mile nature trail, catch an entertaining bird show, ride the Ferris wheel, or shop for souvenirs. There is live music in the evenings, and Carnival-type games and activities throughout the year. The cable car only operates when cruise ships are in town, but you can drive up to Paradise Point on non-ship days if you want to see the view or have a drink at the bar. The road is directly adjacent to Shipwreck Tavern. | <urn:uuid:a964ab73-f8c1-435d-92d4-155f207ca558> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.10best.com/destinations/u.s.-virgin-islands/st.-thomas/attractions/sightseeing/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809003642-20220809033642-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.951075 | 1,427 | 2.828125 | 3 |
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Out-stream video ad unit
If you’re not big on video content, you can still leverage video ads with an out-stream ad unit. You’ve probably guessed it–these ads play outside of video content! Publishers can use a standard display ad unit to deliver a video experience. There are several types of out-stream video ad units:
- Native video ads: Native ads will look like an in-feed unit, meant to blend seamlessly into your content. They aim to promote advertisements without disrupting user intent. In other words, they’re a pretty solid choice to balance user experience and ads. These ads are popular amongst publishers and advertisers alike. In fact, native advertising is the second-best top-performing channel for video campaigns. Native video ads will consist of a headline, description, and context for the ads.
- In-article video ads: Similarly, in-article video ads are an in-feed unit that loads between paragraphs of editorial content. However, these ads are video-only creatives and can dynamically load as a user scrolls a page.
- Interstitial video ads: These ads are interactive and take up the entire screen of the visitor’s device. Because they interrupt user experience, it’s important to strategize how to incorporate them into your website.
- Banner video ads: These ad units transform the space of your traditional banner ad into video content. Banner blindness is a genuine obstacle to viewability, so we’d recommend stepping away from this outdated setup.
The Benefits of Video Advertising
Video advertising wouldn’t gain popularity if publishers didn’t see some kind of benefit. So here are a few reasons to consider adopting video advertising:
- Better Rates: Advertisers spend a considerable amount of their budget on video ads. So, CPM’s for video ads run much higher than other ad types.
- Better User Experience: People love videos. In a survey conducted by Hubspot, 54% of consumers wanted to see more videos surrounding brands and companies they support. When done well, publishers can deliver video content and keep users better engaged.
- More Money: Video ads help combat banner blindness and low visibility. In a report conducted by Hubspot, 87% of marketers confirmed video ads give them a positive ROI instead of other ad types. On the publisher side of things (that’s you!), increased engagements and viewability mean more money!
Similar to any ad type, video ads have their own unique challenges. These are potential issues publishers should be cautious of.
- It Can Get Tricky: Depending on how you approach implementation, you may need a lot of resources. This can definitely be overwhelming and lead to error. While some websites love to recommend a hefty list of things you’ll need to pull off video advertising, we recommend keeping it simple. Getting tripped up on the technicals will only hurt revenue. Instead, work with an ad management provider who can essentially deliver your video ad units on a silver plate!
- Placement matters: Even though viewers have an appreciation for video, everything has a time and place. Poorly placed ads will disrupt user intent and hinder user experience (UX). So be wary of video popups and loud autoplay videos that will ruin UX.
- It Can Hurt Website Metrics: Throwing caution to the wind with video ads will easily crash your site’s metrics. Videos are code-heavy, leading to slow load times and other Core Web Vitals concerns.
Although you should be aware of these issues, they should not deter you from boosting your revenue with video. Instead, use simple best practices to help combat the challenges mentioned above.
Getting the Most out of Video
Video ads can become quite the slippery slope when not implemented properly. However, using these best practices can help publishers keep user experience intact and fully reap the rewards of video units.
You have a plethora of video ad types to use. So be sure to consider these carefully and decide what will best balance out your website. Review the placement of the content your viewers are coming to see and avoid overshadowing it.
In addition to working alongside content, video ads should balance with other ads on the page too. But in general, too many ads are never good. So be selective with how many ad units you choose to work with, as too many will easily overwhelm users.
Turn off audio
While this may seem like a no-brainer– because it’s pretty startling to have audio just start playing out of nowhere– some publishers don’t get this. The Coalition for Better Ads regards autoplay ads with audio on as the most intrusive ads for users. In the same vein, advertisers know these ads don’t perform well and will even start blacklisting your website. It’s all about viewability, right?
The IAB defines viewability as a minimum of 50% of the ad in view for at least two continuous seconds. If you can’t meet this criteria, you don’t get paid. So if you are going to work with video ads, be sure to place them in a well-seen area of your website. For better viewability, consider a unit placed above-the-fold.
Work with ad length
Short-form video is preferred. In general, lengthy video content loses viewer attention. However, in a study held by the IAB, the impact of length can vary from format to format:
Page load time
It’s no secret ads impact page load speed. Video ads in particular, are heavier files than other ad types. Because of this, they require a solid strategy. Otherwise, you can expect page load speed to crumble–and take your Core Web Vitals down with it. Work with ad professionals to strategize different techniques for balance loading speed. We recommend lazy loading as an effective solution.
Video header bidding
Skip the tricky and resource-heavy old fashion way of approaching video ad units. Instead of worrying about video players and other tech, team up with a header bidding provider for seamless integration. You’ll not only get top-dollar rates for your units, but they can take care of all the back-end work. Which really helps eliminate most of the challenges publishers face with video ads.
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Abbott & Costello “Who’s on First?”
“Who’s on first?” Abbott & Costello naturally! This is the first resin statue Old & Rare dedicates to the hilarious comedy duo, hand-painted and limited edition.
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In the world of cinema, the comedy duo has always been one of the best-loved routines. The great pairs of comic actors are the result of a special alchemy, a unique harmony between two very different personalities. In fact it is precisely this diversity that becomes the focal point and special magic of their art.
Bud Abbott (William Alexander Abbott, 1895-1974) and Lou Costello (Louis Francis Costello, 1906-1959) made their debut on Broadway in 1936 and reached cinema stardom in the 1940s and 1950s, making as many as 36 films that broke box-office records, and many television appearances and sketches that have become a part of the history of comedy.
Even though the films that they made for Universal comprise some of their best-known performances, there is one sketch dedicated to baseball that has become part of American legend and has spawned a catch phrase: the celebrated “Who’s On First?”, considered as one of the most famous sketches of all time. Abbott & Costello will always be part of the select company of the finest comedy duos ever. Time magazine (26 December 1999) nominated it as the best comedy sketch of the 20th century.
Depicting the duo Abbott & Costello meant working in the realms of American legend, creating a tribute to two comedy giants who entertained entire generations of spectators.
Their most famous comedy routine ever inspired many comedians after them, and the duo made over twenty versions. We took inspiration from the 1945 cinema version, in which they play characters in an early 20th-century setting. It is said that during the filming for this scene, the entire crew were unable to stifle their laughter, which can be heard in the original audio recording. These two performers are Abbott & Costello. This is the history of Cinema. This is pure comedy, by two unsurpassable, never-excelled artists.
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Traveling for work is something that most business professionals have to do regularly, and it can be a little tricky to keep everything you need for your trip in order. Between the time spent at hotels, airports, and transportation, there are just enough bumps in the road to make the trip feel more like a chore than a joyous adventure. The best way to combat this feeling of stress is by making sure that you're prepared for all of your travels.
What is a Business Travel
Business travel is a journey that is taken for a business purpose. That means you will be doing work-related activities in your destination city, which your employer plans and sanctions. This makes business-related travel the opposite of a vacation, and it can be a little harder to manage because you don't always have control over the schedule or location of your trip.
Importance of a Business Travel
The benefits of business travel can go beyond the monetary compensation you get for being away from home for several days at a time. By traveling to new places and meeting with clients, you will get experience, exposure, and an opportunity to develop skills crucial to your career. Your experience working on business trips will make working in other parts of the country or even around the world easier.
Business Travel Checklist
Research the destination for planning purposes. Corporate travel policies vary from company to company. Still, the type of business trip you're planning will provide you with much information about what is expected of you. For example, if you're visiting a province or country that doesn't speak English, you must ensure that your hosts know how to communicate with your superiors and coworkers.
The first thing that you have to do before leaving for your business trip is look over the itinerary and make sure that everything is set. When choosing an itinerary, consider what steps your business must make while on the road. This means checking in with everyone who is supposed to be meeting with you, reaching out to other professionals in the city, and confirming the travel arrangements.
You'll need a cell phone and a computer. These are essential for communication and recording purposes. A fully charged cell phone is important because you won't be able to access the internet or make calls if your phone is dead. Have a notebook and a pen for taking notes during your trip. Packing light is always a good idea for travel, but it's crucial when traveling for work. Check your clothing carefully before you leave home.
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Will Artificial Intelligence Reduce Clinical Negligence?Published on: 31 January 2022
Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) has long been tipped to transform our world, and will change the nature of employment roles as machines complement the human workforce. With partial automation of tasks, many job responsibilities will be reconfigured so that a human touch is no longer needed.
Recently, a fully-autonomous robot has successfully performed keyhole surgery on pigs – without the guiding hand of a human surgeon. Apparently, the robot surgeon produced “significantly better” results than its human counterparts. The surgery has been described as a “breakthrough” and is another step towards the day when fully autonomous surgery can be performed on human patients. (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/26/robot-successfully-performs-keyhole-surgery-on-pigs-without-human-help)
But does AI have the capability to reduce incidences of clinical negligence for the NHS, and will that mean less people being unnecessarily injured/dying in a hospital setting?
A quick overview of the law in relation to clinical negligence: to be able to successfully pursue a claim for clinical negligence, a person must clear two legal hurdles: firstly, the treatment complained of amounted to a “breach of duty” – that it was so poor that no reasonable body of medical opinion would have considered it to be reasonable or normal; and secondly that the breach of duty caused the person to suffer injury (“causation”).
Going back to the pig surgery, the Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot (STAR) carried out laparoscopic surgery to connect two ends of an intestine in four pigs. This process of connecting two ends of an intestine (“anastomosis”) is a highly technical and challenging procedure in gastrointestinal surgery, requiring a surgeon to apply sutures with a high degree of accuracy and consistency. Whilst anastomotic leaks can occur naturally or non-negligently, one misplaced stitch, or poor technique, can result in a leak that could lead to the patient suffering fatal complications. Thus, breaches of duty arising from anastomotic leaks are, sadly, quite commonplace.
In contrast, according to a paper published in Science Robotics, the STAR robot excelled in carrying out the robotic anastomosis, with the resultant suturing being better than anything a human surgeon could do.
On this basis, it is easy to see that there is the potential to revolutionise surgery, and for robots to reduce the incidences of harm caused by human errors and avoidable complications, such as those caused by a missed stich or an untoward hand tremor. This, naturally, is a good thing, and correspondingly would reduce claims being made against the NHS.
However, a word of caution: we have been here before.
AI has been touted as the saviour to the medical profession before. Back in February 2016, Google’s AI subsidiary, DeepMind, announced it was working with NHS Trusts to analyse patient data. The company intended to combine AI, machine learning with bulk medical data to develop models that could predict or diagnose acute kidney injury. However, issues around patient confidentiality meant that in 2017, DeepMind Health (later a division of Google Health) was found to have not complied with UK data protection laws, according to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (https://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/03/google-deepmind-nhs-deal-health-data-illegal-ico-says.html).
Similarly, in February 2020, Google Health, the branch of Google focused on health-related research, clinical tools, and partnerships for health care services claimed that its’ AI models could “beat” humans when interpreting mammograms and detecting breast cancer. However, as studies have found, you can show the same early-stage lesions to a group of doctors and get completely different interpretations about whether the lesion is cancerous or not. Even if the doctors do agree as to what a lesion shows — and their diagnoses are actually correct — there’s no way of knowing whether that cancer will prove to be fatal. This leads to over-diagnosis, triggering a chain of painful medical interventions that can be costly and life-changing. In the case of breast cancer, it may lead to radiotherapy, chemotherapy, the removal of breast tissue (a lumpectomy), or the removal of one or both breasts entirely (a mastectomy). These aren’t decisions to be rushed, and ultimately may lead to treatments that, clinically, are not medically necessary and lead to an increase in claims for medical negligence being made. (As an aside, in August 2021, Google’s parent company, Alphabet, said it was shutting down its Google Health Division, so clearly all is not well in the land of AI (https://www.forbes.com/sites/johanmoreno/2021/08/21/google-dismantling-health-division/?sh=71316d9de401))
Clearly, there is tremendous potential for AI to help change the provision of care for patients for the better. But it is not a silver bullet or panacea to eradicate human error in the clinical decision making process or during the performance of surgery. It is not designed to remove humans from the equation. Instead, AI should be regarded as a tool which clinicians have at their disposal – just like a scalpel or stethoscope – to help them carry out their clinical duties effectively and, most of all, safely.
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Dorothy Hamill is an American figure skating champion. At the age of 12, she won the novice ladies' title at the US Championships in 1969. She placed second at the junior level the following year, and began competing internationally in 1971, at 14 years old. Hamill held the the title of US Champion from 1974 to 1976, and won the gold medals at both the 1976 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria and 1976 World Figure Skating Championships in Goteborg, Sweden. The media dubbed young Dorothy as "America's sweetheart" and her signature bobbed hairstyle and oversized eyeglasses started a trend in the 1970's. Hamill is also known for developing a new skating move, a camel spin that turns into a sit spin, which became known as the "Hamill camel". After turning professional, she was a headliner for the Ice Capades, a traveling figure skating show, from 1977 to 1984. Hamill is known as one of America's most popular athletes and has remained active in the figure skating world. | <urn:uuid:66af6c4f-dd68-4155-b84b-7d175cf94274> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.buttonmuseum.org/buttons/dorothy-hamill | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809003642-20220809033642-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.971833 | 229 | 2.265625 | 2 |
We hope that your time studying with us is an enjoyable experience and increases your appetite for learning and your desire to make a difference to the welfare of animals. Ultimately upon completing your chosen qualification we hope that you either continue onto further study or gain employment in a relevant field.
The decision on what to do after your course, starts long before the end of your programme, in fact it can often be a consideration before you even enrol onto your chosen programme. We are here to support you each step of the way to make the decisions that are right for you and your individual circumstances, and help you to achieve your future career goals and aspirations.
After completing your programme, you may decide to:
- Continue studying with us
- Go on to study elsewhere
- Find employment
Further study at The College of Animal Welfare
It may be that you wish to undertake a further qualification in either a related subject or at a higher level. Many of our students choose to remain studying with us; some choose to progress onto their next level course, whilst others may discover during their programme a different area they are interested in. For example, some of our animal care students go onto a higher level animal care course, and some choose to apply for a veterinary nursing or dog grooming programme.
Whilst you are studying with us you will receive regular tutorials and reviews. These will provide you with the opportunity to, not only review your progress on your course, but also to discuss your future plans. This will ensure you are on track to achieve your qualification and allow you to discuss your options so you can progress to where you want to be.
You may wish to continue studying but find that we may not have the right next course for you. In which case we will signpost you to other course providers who offer the qualification you are looking for. Past students have gone on to various other colleges or on to University to study topics such as animal behaviour, zoology or equine science.
You may wish to look for employment working in the animal care or veterinary sector once you have finished your course. There are a number of online jobs sites that can help you in your search:
CAW Job Board
Animal care, equine and veterinary jobs – you can also advertise that you are looking for a work!
Animal behaviour, veterinary, charity work and commercial jobs
Veterinary nursing jobs
Animal Jobs Direct
Animal care and veterinary jobs
Yard and Groom
The British Horse Society
British & Irish Association of Zoos & Aquariums
Horse and Hound
Kennel and Cattery
Boarding kennel and cattery jobs
Apprenticeship Vacancy Search
Search for apprenticeship vacancies
CV Writing and interview techniques
We suggest that you take a look at the National Careers Service website, they can help with CV writing, writing letters of application, interview techniques as well as information on starting a new job and gaining work experience.
Not sure what to do next?
If you are not sure what to do next it is important to speak to your tutor and/or other careers advisors who may be able to help you. You can also take a look at our careers section.
Careers with Animals Day
Twice a year we hold ‘Careers with Animals Days’ (March at Huntingdon and October at Leeds) where we invite various organisations to come along and speak regarding different careers that are available in the animal care sector. It is a unique opportunity to meet representatives from many different areas of the animal care world and ask the questions you want answered.
Past exhibitors include Guide Dogs, The Blue Cross, The British Horse Society, African Conservation Experience, The Open College of Equine Studies, the Royal Army Veterinary Corps and many more!
Visit the Careers With Animals website for dates and further information.
Work experience forms a vital part of many of our courses, allowing you to get real experience of different job possibilities. However, if you are still unsure as to what you would like to do once you have completed your qualification, it is always helpful to gain extra experience outside of College. Not only will it look good on your CV but it may provide you with ideas, references and contacts!
If you are still not sure, there are many online careers sites to look through – one such site is the National Careers Service – this site is packed full of information of different types of jobs in the animal sector and is well worth a look.
Keeping in touch
As with all professions, it is important to keep your knowledge up-to-date through Continuous Professional Development (CPD). It not only keeps you updated with any developments within your field of work but also helps you to stay motivated and focussed.
CPD can be through a variety of methods, from reading journals and books through to short courses or qualifications.
We run a range of short courses on a variety of topics that you may be interested in – visit our CPD page.
After you complete your studies with The College of Animal Welfare, you will be invited to join our alumni association, CAW Connect. CAW Connect is a social networking website and education hub which gives you the opportunity to connect with other members, enjoy industry discounts, make use of exclusive content, find new career opportunities and keep up-to-date with the latest industry news. To login to your CAW Connect account, simply use the personal login details provided to you in your course completion letter.
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Luke 1:26-27 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.
One of the most remarkable things about Mary is how unremarkable she appears in the Bible. In fact, the Bible says very little about her. She was from Nazareth—a place so small and out-of-the-way that it’s not even mentioned in the Old Testament. Since girls were often married within a year of puberty, she may have only been thirteen at this time. And apart from some knowledge of the Bible (Luke 1:46-55), there is no indication that she was unusually godly.
Mary was a good mother, no doubt, but she was not perfect. When Jesus was twelve years old, she accidentally left him alone in Jerusalem, for three full days (Luke 2:41-50). And during Jesus’ ministry she tried to take control of him, because she thought he was out of his mind (Mark 3:21). And although she truly believed in Jesus, not all her children believed (John 7:5).
Nevertheless, this ordinary girl from Nazareth was given the extraordinary honor of being chosen by God. This was so unlikely that for the rest of her life she must have said: I don’t know why you chose me, God, but I’m so glad that you did.
This should also be the attitude of all who belong to Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world (Ephesians 1:4), wrote Paul. [N]ot because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace (2 Timothy 1:9), wrote Paul again. Every Christian ought to say, every single day: I don’t know why you chose me, God, but I’m so glad that you did.
Luke 1:31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.
This was an appropriate name for Messiah since Jesus means, The Lord Saves. Likewise, the angel said to Joseph, you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins (Matthew 1:21). The world’s greatest problem is not ignorance, poverty or disease—but sin. From Genesis to Revelation the problem is always sin; the answer is always salvation; and the only Savior is Jesus Christ.
Luke 1:32 The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.
To Mary, this could only mean that Jesus would grow up to be king, and she would be queen mother. She likely thought about this every day of Jesus’ life. But if this ignited her imagination, we can imagine her dismay when Jesus was crucified. When Jesus died on a cross, it seemed like every promise of God died with him.
There is an important lesson here for anyone who has ever been disappointed with God. Sometimes it seems like God over-promises and under-delivers. He promised Mary that Jesus would sit on David’s throne and rule over Israel. What actually happened was that Jesus died and went to heaven. However, when Jesus returns, he will rule the entire world forever—and this is more than Mary could have imagined.
In the short-term, God may seem to over-promise and under-deliver. But in the long-term, it is just the opposite. We can trust him now, even through disappointment, because the future will surpass our greatest dreams. God is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine (Ephesians 3:20), wrote Paul.
Luke 1:34 How will this be, Mary asked the angel, since I am a virgin?
Mary understood how babies were conceived, and wanted to know how a virgin could give birth. The angel went on to explain that God himself would be the Father. This staggering fact is at the heart of Christianity. Jesus Christ is more than merely human; he is also divine.
The enemies of Christ are alarmed by this idea, so they reject the virginal conception. They do not want to concede that Jesus is divine, because then they would have to bow to him. But Mary is the mother of Christ, and God is his father, so he can rightly be called the God-man. And . . . at the name of Jesus every knee should bow (Philippians 2:10), wrote Paul.
Luke 1:35 The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.
The prophet Isaiah spoke of this event hundreds of years before. The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel (Isaiah 7:14), meaning God with us. This is wonderful, of course, but it also raises a problem. How can one person be truly human and truly divine at the same time? God is all-powerful; humans are not. God is all-knowing; humans are not. God is everywhere; humans are not. How can Jesus Christ be finite and infinite at the same time? Answer: We don’t know.
Theologians call it a mystery. They are not saying it is illogical, irrational or contradictory, but that it’s beyond our understanding. If we understood everything about God, it would not be the true God we understood, but one of our own making. The God of the Bible is not one we would invent, or one that can be fully understood—we simply have to live with that.
Luke 1:38 I am the Lord’s servant, Mary answered. May your word to me be fulfilled.
The angel’s word to Mary would be fulfilled, but not without cost to Mary. First, to get pregnant outside of marriage was punishable by death (Deuteronomy 22:20-24). Second, Joseph might not believe the Holy Spirit made Mary pregnant, so he might break off the engagement (Matthew 1:19). Third, even if Mary convinced Joseph, she would not convince most people, and would bear the stigma the rest of her life (John 8:41). Fourth, even though she did not know it, the only crown Jesus would wear in her lifetime would be a crown of thorns (Matthew 27:29).
So when Mary said, I am the Lord’s servant, she had no idea what she had agreed to. But she knew the one with whom she had agreed. She knew in her heart that being called by God, and identified with Jesus Christ, outweighed any earthly cost. Jesus will seldom make our lives easier or simpler, but will always makes them deeper and more meaningful. He may cost us everything, but will make us unspeakably rich.
Reflection and Review
Why did God choose Mary to be the mother of Christ?
Why was it important for Jesus to be conceived by the Holy Spirit?
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A story about lost glasses and much better eyesight – a true story from a writer on healthy eating. How his positive contribution to the lives of others can affect his own life.
It seems that the only times we pay attention to our mental and physical health are when our bodies can’t cope with the burdens, stresses, and strains of life. These seem to plague us almost all the time and it is at such times that we turn to the virtues of nature to provide us with miraculous cures. Just think though, if we were to get acquainted with the wonderful qualities of nature from an early age in our childhood, we might not face so many problems later in life.
After my hard and stressful work week, I was so tired that I couldn’t sleep well. The next day I couldn’t find my glasses. I needed them urgently to write a letter but I couldn’t find them anywhere. Imagine my joy when I suddenly discovered that I could write without my glasses! What a miracle! I was completely puzzled by this for a long time, but then I realized that this wonderful discovery was the result of drinking a glass of fresh carrot juice every day.
Up until that point, I had taken several different supplements and vitamins to improve my eyesight, but they didn’t seem to make much of a difference. Could it be that the fresh carrot juice I drank every morning had actually cured me? I scolded myself: ‘Tell everyone about the health benefits of fruits and vegetables. You wrote so many fairy tales, stories and legends about the miracles of carrots, and yet you can not believe in this miracle! One day, the teachers of a school in Russia sent us a letter telling us how they had incorporated our fairy tales into their children’s lessons. They had brought a large pumpkin to the lessons and told the children that ‘Aunt Pumpkin’ ruled the plant kingdom as it was the largest and most caring vegetable on the planet. Then they told the children about the miracles that the green-eyed Aunt Pumpkin could do in her splendid orange dress; how she could heal painful joints and strengthen bones and intestines.
It didn’t take long before the parents started complaining. One mother groaned: ‘My daughter won’t let her father relax. He loves lying down in front of the TV after work, but she keeps tugging at his sleeves to go into the kitchen and eat pumpkin. She kept repeating all night, ‘Dad, now I know why you’re always so tired. It’s because you don’t eat pumpkin. It is the gourd that gives strength and energy!’
‘My son keeps picking on me with pumpkins. Every day he wants to have it for dinner. He keeps saying, ‘I don’t want my teeth to go bad.’ In the past he never ate pumpkin, exclaimed another mother.
Here, we have a true fact of life regarding what a single fairy tale can do: it can create a miraculous impression on children.
One day I visited a school at lunchtime. The school cooks prepared carrot salad for the children. When I saw a boy push aside his plate of salad with hate in his eyes, I asked him, ‘Do you know why gnomes like carrots better than gold?’ At that moment, all conversation in the dining room stopped and all eyes turned to me. They really like carrots better than gold. I said again. ‘In many countries they tell stories about how the gnomes exchange pieces of gold with lumberjacks in exchange for delicious carrots.’ – This is because there is vitamin A in carrots which helps people grow big and strong. Gnomes grow very slowly, so the vitamins that can help them grow faster are more valuable to them than all the jewels on earth. The vitamins in carrots can also help you see perfectly. The underground light is very bad, so the eyes of the gnomes suffer. Fresh carrot is a wonderful cure for them. If you want to see a gnome, you should always go to the forest with some carrots.
After dinner, the school cook told the teacher that everyone wanted extra servings of carrot salad. They’re probably up to some mischief. We always have a lot of salad left over. said the cook.
It’s strange, but very often we get letters from students from different universities and schools who are writing essays and reports about healthy food and they ask us if we will allow them to use our illustrations of talking strawberries and playful bananas.
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Atira Name Meaning
Atira is a Muslim Girl Name. Atira name meaning is Fragrant Well Wisher. It has multiple Islamic meaning. The name is originated from Arabic. The lucky number of Atira name is 6.
|Meaning||Fragrant Well Wisher|
|Lucky Days||Wednesday, Friday|
|Lucky Colors||Green, Yellow|
|Lucky Metals||Bronze, Copper|
Atira Name Meaning and History
Atira is a Muslim Girl name which originates from the Arabic language.Acording to Numerology Predictions, lucky number for Atira is 6. Atira name meaning in english are Fragrant Well Wisher.
People believes to have their Lucky Days according to their names, Wednesday, Friday are Favourable and Lucky Days for name Atira and lucky metals are Bronze, Copper for Atira name holders.
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Q. What does Atira name mean?
Atira name meaning in Urdu is "خوشبو دار خیر خواہ". In English, Atira name meaning is "Fragrant Well Wisher".
Q. What is the Lucky Number of Atira?
The lucky number associated with the name Atira is "6".
Q. What is the religion of the name Atira?
The religion of the name Atira is Muslim.
Q. What is the origin of Atira name?
The origin of the name Atira is Arabic.
Q. What is the auspicious color of the name Atira?
For the name Atira, the lucky color is Green, Yellow.
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The market has been white hot to start 2020, which is causing investors to wonder when the extended rally will eventually run out of steam vis-à-vis the Dot.com bust in the late 1990s to early 2000s. Billionaire Mark Cuban, who made a fortune during that same timeframe, said the market environment was different.
“Interest rates were a lot different back then,” Cuban said on an episode of CNBC’s “Fast Money Halftime Report.” “And you saw a lot more people participating in the market. … You don’t see that now. That individual day trading really led the market to be frothy.”
Additionally, the Dot.com bust was also rife with day traders looking to make a quick buck with the rise of the internet and the ability to trade stocks online. Nowadays, however, its passive index funds that are doing the majority of the buying and selling.
“There’s so much money chasing index funds, so as long as those funds keep on growing the market is going to go up,” said Cuban.
So moving forward, Cuban feels interest rates will be the prime determinant of where the market will head.
“So that money is going to continue to flow into our equities, our market,” Cuban said. “I think interest rates will tell us what’s going to happen next in the market. Is it frothy? You can definitely make that argument. Is it like 1999? No.”
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Last week the School Diversity Advisory Group (SDAG) released its initial report with policy recommendations to the Mayor and Chancellor about how to integrate the city’s stubbornly segregated public schools.
As a member of SDAG, I have been part of the group’s discussion of complicated issues of race, class, and the ways that our schools, even in a city supposedly as progressive as ours, can reflect and perpetuate the worst aspects of our society to keep us separate and unequal.
It’s been 65 years since Brown vs. Board of education was settled, establishing that “separate but equal” education could never provide true equality. Unfortunately, it’s a lesson we still have not learned. We’ve found ways to cloak it: first it was tracking, and when that became out of favor, we come up with new terms, like “gifted and talented”, “specialized”, or “screened” to separate our young people and their schools.
As a result, a school system that has a broad distribution of races and ethnicities overall ends up with schools that are concentrated by race. New York City has the most segregated schools in the nation, and a range of publicly accepted rationales and explanations for it. Some blame the real estate market or teacher’s unions, other claim a lack of “grit” or character on the part of low-income families of color, and a certain class of grifter says that all we really need to do is privatize the schools, so they act like purer capitalist market mechanisms. None of these theories were backed by consistent evidence and research, although underlying each one is a special interest group with something to gain.
There are social justice allies of mine who claim that what we really need is equity, not integration. That black and brown communities should be able to have good public schools without integration. And of course, in theory, they are right. I’m sure there are terrific all-black schools in Ghana. But Ghana doesn’t have our history of systemic racism and oppression, and the lesson of Brown v. Board is that in a diverse society, segregated schools lead to segregated outcomes. In our plural society, the path toward equity begins with real integration.
This will require naming and dismantling the institutions that are part of the problem. For years, the term “school choice” has been peddled as a way to give all parents better options. You don’t have to attend your local school; rather, you can engage in a complicated process of learning about, ranking, and applying to a range of different schools. And I can understand how parents from communities with underperforming schools might see this as a rare chance to exercise power in a system that has given them so little.
However, strong local research has shown that the DOE’s choice regime actually exacerbates segregation, by creating a new set of administrative hoops that favor families with the resources and wherewithal to game and optimize the school application process.
But let’s get back the SDAG and its report, which does a comprehensive job of presenting the current system, how we got here, and the mechanisms that keep school segregated. And while I might have hoped to see recommendations for more immediate and bold actions, the report does a good job of presenting the public with the information that will allow for informed discussions about next steps. I am cautiously optimistic that the next report the group releases, after a series of outreach activities to discuss some of the key issues presented in the report—the challenges of zooming, screening, and inequitable distribution of resources—will be more specific, and more aggressive.
There are school districts within he current zoning regime that can diversify their schools immediately. And we’ve seen grassroots efforts in places like Brooklyn’s District 15, which encompasses Park Slope, Red Hook, and Sunset Park, where local parents and educators decided, on their own, to desegregate, principally by removing the screens that divided their schools by race.
To be sure, there are a handful of other districts that could easily make the same changes. Then there are other areas where they entire district is predominantly low-income black or Latino. Here is where we need to think bigger, including redrawing district lines. We also need to make massive investments in these schools to make up for the range of resources they lack in comparison to schools in richer areas: that can mean paid summer internships for every student, enhanced college and career advising, and supports for extracurricular activities.
We’ve talked about school segregation for long enough. It’s time for real change. I am glad to be a part of the Mayor’s School Diversity Advisory Group, but I am reminded that the only real desegregation efforts in United States history have come through court action. I am hopeful that this effort will be different.
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Additives (per kg):
Vitamin A: 30000 IU, Vitamin D3: 800 IU, E1 (Iron): 36 mg, E2 (Iodine): 3.6 mg, E4 (Copper): 11 mg, E5 (Manganese): 47 mg, E6 (Zinc): 140 mg, E8 (Selenium): 0.08 mg
Clinoptilolite of sedimentary origin: 10 g - Preservatives - Antioxidants.
Protein: 30% - Fat content: 22% - Crude ash: 6.1% - Crude fibres: 1.8%. Per kg: Pentasodium triphosphate: 3.5 g.
L.I.P: protein selected for its very high digestibility.
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Normal Activity 38 51 63 75 86 96 106 116
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is a software environment which learns in real-time typical features
of a musician's style and plays along with him interactively,
giving the flavor of a machine co-improvisation. |
OMax uses OpenMusic and Max. It is based on researches on stylistic modeling carried out by Gerard Assayag and Shlomo Dubnov and on researches on improvisation with the computer by G. Assayag, M. Chemillier and G. Bloch (Aka the OMax Brothers) in the Ircam Music Representations group.
OMax reinjects in several different ways the musician's material that has gone through a machine-learning stage, allowing a semantics-level representation of the session and a smart recombination and transformation of this material in real-time. We use to employ the notion of Stylistic Reinjection.
OMax uses original variants of the Factor Oracle algorithm (Crochemore & al) specially adapted for music processing. Arshia Cont has recently joined the family with researches on Music Anticipation, Reinforcement Learning and Geometry of Information that pave the way to future improvements. Emilie Rossez helped on the video tools for OMax.
OMax handles Midi, audio and video data.
Here are a few audio / video examples of selected performances using OMax that will give you a flavor of it. The rest of this web site provides lots of other examples, software and documentation resources.
Cecile Daroux & Evdokija Danajloska (Flute + voice, Avril 2009 / Ircam)
Cecile Daroux & Mederic Collignon (Flute, voice, cornet, avril 2009 / Ircam)
Vincent Courtois (Cello, Avril 2009 Ircam)
A piano duo (Mike garson and Omax) using OMaxMidi
A piano duo (Hélène Schwarz and Omax) using OMaxAudio
A piano (Bernard Lubat) and virtual orchestra (OMax) improvisation at Uzeste Spring Festival
A Clarinette duo (J.B. Godet) and OMax using audio
An OMax solo bop performance (Omax trained by B. Lubat and performing by itself on a virtual jazz orchestra)
Reconstructing Jaco, a Jaco Pastorius pastiche learned directly from the CD.
A collective impro (The bernard Lubat's Lubathyscaphe-K band featuring OMax at the Uzeste Summer Festival)
Audio / video samples
The Bernard Lubat Sessions
The Hélène Schwartz sessions
The Philippe Leclerc sessions
Agora 2007, Jean-Brice Godet (clarinet)
The Mike Garson sessions
The Dennis Thurmond sessions
OMax related publications
A Multimedia presentation of OMax/Lubat research
MIMI home page
Jean-Brice Godet graduated from the ATIAM MSc program. He is now pursuing a musical carreer, as a soloist clarinet player as well as a performer with Fröhn
This performance took place during the Agora festival, at a seminar on sound technologies organised for the music teachers of Paris city.
Credits : Daniel Raguin, shooting and editing.
Presented here is a sizzling improvisation by Hélène Schwartz recorded at IRCAM. Georges Bloch plays OMax. We use the "piano bar" version of OMax. A Moog piano bar is used to detect key motions and send Midi to OMax. The Steinway piano is also recorded using a couple of microphone and OMax uses this recombined audio material to play its improvisations instead of playing through a Midi expander, just as in the plain audio version.
OMax Garson sessions took
place in november 2006 in Mike Garson's recording studio in North Los
Angeles. Mike Garson is an astounding musician who studied with Bill
Evans and Herbie Hancock. He has played with Stanley Clarke, Elvin
Jones, Lee Konitz and Freddie Hubbard, and he is also the regular
pianist of David Bowie since the early seventies. Mike had heard about
OMax through Dennis Thurmond and contacted us during a tour in Paris.
After a first try he insisted that we experiment in good recording
conditions in his studio equipped with 2 grand yamah disklavier.
During these sessions, Mike gave a great feed back that led to several interesting improvements of OMax. Especially the "follow" mode that can be heard in the following examples, where the memory zone in which OMax improvizes actually follows the musician with a variable memory depth. Specially for a musician that is able to react at the milliseconds to whatever variation the software produces, this option is both very challenging and very reinsuring since the musician has a better and a faster control over the directions taken by the software. Mike also suggested "algebraic" transformation such as retrograde, inversions, etc. that can't be heard there, but that have been implemented since and will be available in the soon to come release of OMax.
In these 2 examples, Mike improvizes with OMax, while just discovering the new "follow" mode. OMax controls the second disklavier and is panned on a different channel.
|Impro 1 (mp3)||Impro 1 (aif)|
|Impro 2 (mp3)||Impro 2 (aif)|
Another brillant Mike/Omax impro sent by Mike : listen
Lubathyscaphe-K at the 28th Uzeste Festival (2005), featuring Submersible Jazzcognitif de la Compagnie Lubat de Gasconha, Bernard Lubat , Fabrice Vieira, Fawzi Berger , Nathalie Boitaud, Christophe Rocher , OMax (Marc Chemiller, Gerard Assayag) , Yves Chaudouet (visuals)
|Lubathyscaphe-K is an improvisation group that performs in the dark with some visuals. In this excerpt OMax is elaborating on musial patterns previsously captured, until it is joined by the group in a trance-like groove.|
The Deliberation Orchestra
at the 29th Uzeste Festival (2006), featuring Francois Corneloup
(saxophones), Fabrice Vieira (guitar, voice), Yves Carbonne (bass
guitar ), Fawzi Berger (percussions), Stokley Williams (drums), Paco
Charlery (percussions), Tony Hymas (piano), Jef Lee Johnson (guitar),
Christophe Monniot (saxophones), Denis Charolles (drums), Bernard Lubat
|OMax (G. Assayag & Marc Chemillier) was invited as guest. It can be heard, for instance, at the beginning (Cello sample, processed reinjection of Bernard Lubat voicings). A giant storm exploded while we were setting up. The energetic character of the set and its motion toward a fast climax is explained because everybody was worried that the fabric roof was threatening to collapse under the weight of the rain water. We were prepared to run for our lives as soon as the last chord would resonate.|
In this audio example, OMax plays with saxophonist Philippe Leclerc. On one channel (the first to play in this recording) is the live source. On the other channel is the OMax performance. OMax plays as soon as it has learned a few notes from the live musician, so it begins with a trill. Soon enough, the model gets enriched and converges towards a duo.
|In this video example, the same kind of interaction is achieved, but in addition, the musician (Philippe Leclerc) is filmed. The virtual improvisation by OMax is not only a sound improvisation, but one may actually see the virtual performer playing -- things he did not really play in the real world ! By a feed back process, the human performer is solicited to improvize with up to three clones coming from the recent musical pas -- an imaginary past. This sample is an excerpt from Georges Bloch dvd "Memories of Monk", with a collaboration by Emilie Rossez for the video tools.|
|In this video example with pianist Hélène Schwartz, a special version of OMax is used. A moog Piano Bar is used to get the Midi information from the ordinary piano. But it is the real sound of the piano that is captured and processed just as in the saxophone example. This way, we skip the pitch tracking that wouldn't work with a piano. Unfortunately a bug, solved since then, generates a distortion in the rendering of OMax impros. The video on the right is a testimony of Georges Bloch's true despair about this. The sound quality is not good.|
|Revisiting Jaco Another audio example, where a famous impro by Jaco Pastorius (Donna Lee) is "listened to" and reimprovized in real time by OMax. Here we give only the OMax Impro. At the beginning of the recording, the recombination rate is very high, so the impro is very different from the original. As time passes, this rate is lowered, so one may notice the theme coming back and trying to rule the game. At the very end the theme manages to be exposed litterally (as a repetition from the original).|
Recordings of a concert at UCS in Los Angeles on april 4, 2006, featuring Dennis Thurmond, pianist, and G. Assayag playing OMax.
In the following examples, all that is not acoustic piano is played by OMax. Except for the first piece, the model is empty at the start of each piece and learns all its material from what the pianist plays. Sometimes, a model is stored for later use, and waken up at some point in order to recall a past situation. The concert is totally improvised by both the performers.
|1- Contemporary groove listen (mp3)
2- Tone row listen (mp3)
3- Messiaen at midnight listen (mp3)
4- Ballade at midnight listen (mp3)
5- Walking the bass listen (mp3)
Bernard Lubat is one of the greatest french improvizer. Poly-instrumentalist, he played with many top Jazz musicians and was involved in contemporary music experimentation as well. In 1977 Lubat founded the more original french music festival, the Uzeste Music Festival (or Hestejada de las arts in Occitan language). Bernard Lubat collaborates with the OMax Brothers since 2004.
OMax plays Bop from
Lubat's 2004 improvisation (2008 reorchestration
using Native Instrument's Kontakt)
OMax plays Bop from Lubat's 2004 improvisation (2008 reorchestration using Applied Acoustics Systems' Lounge Lizard)
In these two improvisations, OMax plays alone by reimprovizing the bop session learned from Bernard Lubat in the 2004 work sessions (see below). It is in a way a second order impro since the walking bass was already an Omax impro and Lubat was improvizing on top of it. Here Omax improvizes freely on the whole material and the Midi data is orchestrated using different virtual samplers/synths.
New Uzeste Spring Festival, Concert OMax / Lubat at
L'Estaminet, Uzeste, November 10, 2008
Bernard Lubat, Piano. Gérard Assayag, OMax.
Concert at Strasbourg Modern Art Museum, Jan 2007, Bernard Lubat & Gerard Assayag. Reimprovisation / Reorchestration of the Lubat OMax Model Captured during the concert.In this concert the OMax Video module was used for the first time with bernard Lubat. Unfortunately the film and recording has been lost. Fortunately the OMax model file captured from Lubat was saved, so we have generated an OMax solo impro from it.
Uzeste Spring Festival, OMax Demo at L'Estaminet, Uzeste, March 16, 2007.
The demo starts on a single note, then develops several aspects of OMax. Bernard Lubat plays the piano on the left channel. OMax plays the Rhodes Mark1 on the right. Features of special interests are the parts where a counterpoint like interaction settles down between Lubat and OMax, and a large section in the middle where OMax, playing alone, variates continuously a groove it has captured from Lubat.
Listen to demo :
Work sessions at l'Estaminet, Uzeste, 2004
In this setup, Omax learns and play in real-time. Examples recorded with Bernard Lubat, french jazz pianist at Uzeste.
|Lubat discovers OMax I , II & III|
OMax plays percussion rhythms in the style of Bernard Lubat who improvises on top of it. The learning has occured just before by having OMax listen to Lubat playing a few bars of percussion on a synthe. Then Omax goes polyphonic by superposing several layers.
In this setup, Omax works off-line with midifile. The martino example uses the oracle algorithm. The 2 others use the IP/Lz algorithm.
Machine improvization generated after learning "Donna Lee" by Charlie Parker
Listen to Impro (mp3)
From a midifile containing an arrangement of this standard (theme exposition plus chorus). Took only the sax and bass channels. The strange bass rhythm behaviour is due to excessive quantization , we kept it because the somewhat free style that results is an interesting remainder of some jazz tendancies in the sixties.
The machine impro begins with a recombinant variant of the theme, then dives into a bop style chorus.
Machine improvization generated after learning J.S. bach Art of Fugue Ricercar
Listen to Impro (mp3)
Bach's ricercar is a six voice fugue. The information is extremely constrained, so the analysis/generation algorithm has very few choices for continuations. It tends to reproduce the original. But if you listen carefully, you'll hear that there are discrete bifurcations where it recombines differently from the original.
A study in the style of Jazz guitarist Pat Martino. Here's an idea of the original style (Blue Bossa) :
Listen to Pat Martino (mp3)
The learning process was based on a Midifile containing a transcription of Martino chorusing on Blue Bossa. After generating a few machine choruses, and choosing carefully a one that would fit, we mixed it back into Martino's audio recording, in a place where only the rhythmic section was playing (plus some piano). The machine impro is played with an (ugly) synthetic Midi Sax sound.
Listen to Mix (mp3)
That experience was done in order to evaluate if the techniques used could make sense in a performance situation, with a musician playing with his clone. The result is encourageing, but in a real-time experiment, we would have to extract the beat and the harmony in order to control what's happening. In this case, we just inserted the machine impro by hand, tuning the tempo so it would fit with the audio.
multimedia presentation of researches carried by Ircam and
research was funded by a grant from the French
Ministry of Research in 2004-2005 : "Creation of Scientific
Products on the Internet"
Conception : 2/3
of The OMax Brothers (Gérard Assayag, Marc Chemillier),
click on picture
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Seleborg « Interaction temps-réel/temps différé », DEA ATIAM [Mémoire de stage], 2004
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We close out our week of asking about Ex corde Ecclesiae with Professor John Cavdinia, Theology Professor at the University of Notre Dame and McGrath-Cavadini Director, Institute for Church Life.
The question: What is the impact of Ex Corde Ecclesiae looking back from our vantage point today?
I have a complex reaction to this question.
On the one hand, I'm tempted to say that the impact of Ex Corde has been rather marginal. The Exhortation put an ideal on the table, one of a lively and robust connection between the Church and the colleges and universities that claim to have a relationship of some kind, or an identification of some kind, with the Catholic Church. This ideal, unfortunately in my opinion, became entangled with the juridical question of mandata for theologians. I say "unfortunately," not because I am opposed to the idea, but because the question of the mandatum provided too easy an escape from the searching questions that the well stated ideals of the encyclical posed. Both the university and the Church could, as it were, siphon off the problems onto the personal relationship between individual theologians and the local Ordinary. The only institutional impact was to be glad that the problem was, somehow, "solved." What we ended up with was a series of local versions of a separate peace, which only in a few exceptional places had any institutional impact whatsoever. And in those places, the impact was not due so much to the mandatum per se, but to the fruitful relationship the discussions concerning the mandatum had established between the university and the local bishop.
Having solved the "problem" posed by Ex Corde, but never having really confronted the "ideal," Catholic colleges and universities went forward, by and large, without the guidance of the "ideal," without a concrete sense of what they were aiming at. The results are understandable. Our colleges and universities, but especially the universities with graduate programs, live under the same pressures as the rest of the American academy. We want to compete in that terrain, and by and large the Catholic families who are our main constituency also want us to compete in that terrain. They want the degrees their offspring receive to have enough prestige and credibility to ensure, as they see it, success in life. If you aren't seen as a credible university, as fitting the paradigm of "university," you lose your constituency, even your Catholic constituency, apart from a strident minority. There are bigger Catholic student bodies at some of the prestigious secular universities than there are at many Catholic colleges and universities.
But aren't we supposed to be distinctive? Isn't that what our relationship with the Church should provide? Again, and understandably, universities begin to deal with the problem of how to be both academically credible and Catholic by vesting their Catholic identity in programming that, while certainly an essential part of the Catholic agenda, is actually present in almost any university of top quality. A focus on ethics? on social justice? on educating the whole person? What good university would eschew any of these, and in fact, not feature them? Language about social justice works its way into our mission statements, but language about witnessing to the truth of the Gospel does not, unless it is equated with the former. We seem to accept the going paradigm of academic excellence, and subordinate the "distinctive" element to that. But aren't we then selling ourselves short? Have we really made much progress?
On the other hand, for me, the mere statement of an ideal is already a lot of progress. And it is not surprising if it takes a generation to begin to move towards the cultural renewal that ideals call us to. Can we learn to "live into" this ideal? What does the language of "faith seeking understanding" mean when applied not only to a theology department but to the whole Catholic intellectual endeavor (see section 5)? Are we humble enough to admit we may not know, and to begin seeking? Of the "essential" characteristics of a Catholic university listed by Ex Corde (section 13), do we accept only no. 4, an institutional commitment to service, and not the other three? Including, "fidelity to the Christian message as it comes to us from the Church?" Would that ever show up in a mission statement? Can we take responsibility for seeking the "integration" of knowledge (see section 16), and not settle simply for "inter-disciplinarity," essential (section 20) but not the same? The apostolic exhortationl, incidentally, only asks for the quest for integration, and not for a settled achievement. Do we regard the relationship with the Church as "essential" to our identities (section 27)? Would the language of section 49 ever find its way into a mission statement?: "By its very nature, each Catholic University ... is a living institutional witness to Christ and his message, so vitally important in cultures marked by secularism ..." And, most importantly, do we reserve the adjudication of how well we are doing on meeting the ideal only to ourselves and not to the Church?
Exclusive focus on the mandatum, at the expense of asking these and similar questions, made us feel that we knew what the answers to these questions were. We knew what "witness to Christ" meant -- it was either social justice, or else too parochial an idea to make it in the mainstream of American academia. Should we really give up that easily? Isn't it not only our responsibility but our strength to find a way to preserve phrases like this from lapsing either into fundamentalism, or to blending in with secularism? Isn't that our job?
For example, have we really fully contemplated what the ideal of the "preferential option for the poor" means? This cannot be reduced merely to a theory of social justice, or simply to the language of justice, apart from reference to the Word of God and to God's love, for the preferential option for the poor is not a statement, in the first instance, about the poor, but about God's gratuitous love. Is it really so foreign to a university to accept this "preference," which is received through submission to the Word of God and in deference to the magisterium which serves the Word of God, as a starting point? It is not reducible to a secular agenda, but would provide "a living institutional witness to Christ and his message," as theological reflection unfolds the connection to human dignity, to the sanctity of life, and the nature of God, and as the other disciplines can be informed by this ideal as appropriate. Nor is it reducible to a fundamentalist agenda, because it is a "starting point in faith" (initium fidei), the beginning of "seeking to understand," and does not use faith as a self-sufficient end point.
This is just an example meant to help us ask ourselves honestly if we have really done the work of trying to imagine our way into the ideal put on the table by Ex Corde. The good news is -- the ideal is there! Let's start using the language in which the ideal is stated, and learn, little by little, to grow into it. Let's be patient, for we are talking about cultural change, but let's go forward. Let's use our ideal to try to teach the secular academy something it could not come up with on its own, saving it from its own peculiar brand of anti-intellectualism in its refusal to consider faith a dialogue partner, and let's use our ideal, too, to offer an alternative in the life of the mind and heart to fundamentalism. In other words, let's have enough confidence in our ideals to lead! We can do it. | <urn:uuid:2254c1cf-b45e-47c9-80f7-3384173b5951> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/distinctly-catholic/q-professor-john-cavadini | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809003642-20220809033642-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.966491 | 1,600 | 1.804688 | 2 |
By Pankaj Dovall
Shared Mobility and electric cars, according to Daimler.
Dieter Zetsche has been at the heart of the global auto industry for last many decades, but the chairman of 153-billion-euro Daimler, that makes Mercedes, feels the current churn in the industry – led by new concepts such as shared mobility to autonomous driving and electric vehicles -to be one of his most-challenging periods. “I have never seen a time of so much change and India will play a key role in development of new technologies,” 64-year-old Zetsche tells TOI in an interview.Excerpts:
Concepts like shared mobility, electric cars, autonomous cars are fast picking up. How do you view the general trend in the automobile industry?
New technologies give global opportunities. Digitalisation is key, and we have identified four new trends as CASE -connectivity , autonomous driving, sharing and electric vehicles. We try to pioneer the future on these trends.
Tell us about Mercedes Benz Research & Development India and what role does it play for you globally?
When it comes to digitalisation, India is second to none. We have been here for last 21 years, and are now in a perfect situation to leverage new opportunities. This is the largest R&D centre for us outside Germany. We have projects in development of electric vehicles and respective control units which are almost autonomously done here for trucks, vans and buses.
When it comes to machine learning and deep learning, we have a very strong competence here which might become the centre of competence for the group altogether .We are using these skills for autonomous driving, which is another area with strong involvement of tech centre in India. Even for user interface in the car, we are working together with our activities in the Silicon Valley.
Global trends are pointing towards autonomous and electric cars, and shared mobility. Is it scary when some say headquarters of the auto industry have shifted to Silicon Valley and is dominated by companies such as Facebook, Google, andTesla? Is personal mobility under threat?
I am not scared at all. I have a lot of respect for the potential new competitors. These are companies, especially the established tech companies, which have proven their capabilities and power. There is no doubt about this.
On the other hand, we are changing very fast. We are having the strongest period in our company’s history. We are able to invest huge amount of money in R&D and capex. To develop future business, we are open for cooperation and collaborations.
We are cooperating with startups as well.
What is the future of personal mobility. A decade or five years from now, will people buy new cars or use apps to access shared mobility. Is this challenging for the luxury industry?
I believe there will be no either or. We will see many more different forms of mobility than we saw in the past. The customer will have more possibilities and the sharing platform will play an important role. I am convinced that people will continue to purchase -especially in autonomous driving where they get more time to do other things than just conducting and manoeuvring the car. Then it might be more useful for them to see how seamlessly they can communicate within the car, how well they can refresh and relax in the car, or get entertained.
So, personal mobility will not be impacted by shared ecosystem?
I don’t think individual mobility will come down. I see further growth in mobility altogether.So, there is plenty of opportunity. Our task is to eliminate emissions and accidents. We have to work towards emission and accident-free driving. Of course, sharing is also critical.
Is India, companies have been given stiff target of 2030, whereas UK has given 2040. Do you think you have been forced to going for electric? Is it too early?
Governments should give us ambitious but realistic targets to bring down CO2. From today’s perspective, it is most likely to be battery-electric vehicles, but it is not the final judgement.
I think it’s a much better approach that we try to make the most exciting electric cars that customers can’t resist to buy . That is the way to get there in a market-driven economy .We expect that by 2025, around 15-20% of our production will be of battery electric vehicles. | <urn:uuid:dc58ed52-fa05-4d89-946a-b71780be5394> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.sharedmobility.news/2303-2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809003642-20220809033642-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.959052 | 903 | 1.789063 | 2 |
Google Glass restricts drivers’ peripheral vision
Google Glass could pose greater risk to drivers by obstructing the wearer’s right peripheral vision
Google Glass has come under fire for a range of privacy issues and its possible exploitation by media pirates, but now its potential to restrict the peripheral vision of wearers has now been flagged.
The warning comes from a study by academics at the University of California, reports the Telegraph, who used volunteers to test Google's headset. It was found that vision was significantly impaired from wearing the device, especially in the right hand corner where the display is situated.
Peripheral vision is important for drivers and cyclists, as it allows them to see oncoming vehicles.
Dr Edward Koo, clinical ophthalmologist at the University of California, San Francisco, said: "The Google Glass hardware produces a significant blocking effect of the right peripheral vision.
"The defect would not be compensated by the left eye and thus may negatively impact daily activities such as driving, cycling and running."
Comparing the results to those where the volunteers were wearing normal glasses, Google Glass was found to have much more impact on the peripheral vision of the wearers.
"In the UK, where the driving position is reversed, the potential blockage of right peripheral vision for on-coming traffic may be even more of a public safety hazard," Koo continued.
"The right peripheral field is also essential for many other activities such as providing the ability to perceive obstacles and hazards when cycling or jogging on the roadway."
Last month, a man was the first known person to be treated by psychiatrists for internet addition brought on by over-use of Google Glass.
Cinemas in the UK and US have made moves to ban the use of the head-mounted computers out of fear it may aid movie piracy and make it harder for staff to detect culprits.
A spokesperson for Google Glass commented on the new findings, saying: "Put on your favourite shades, glasses, baseball hat, or hoodie, and you'll quickly see that this study tells us what we already know; wearing something on your face or head may affect your peripheral vision.
"From the beginning, the Glass team has worked closely with a range of experts to develop a device that is safe for use, and after extensive study they have not found any safety issues when it's used correctly."
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Nowadays, Telegram is estimated as an instant messaging app with great popularity in the world. Since, as it stands out for its security, privacy, productivity and customization, many users choose to use this platform.
In addition, if that were not enough, said instant messaging service is also considered ideal for send any type of content and share it with other users in personal and group chats. Appreciating that, this content refers to images, videos, voice notes, GIFs and even large files.
Now, in view of the usefulness of voice notes, many are interested in knowing how to send them from any version of Telegram. Which it’s, We will explain it to you in detail throughout this post.
Learn step by step how to send voice notes in Telegram from any of your devices
Broadly speaking, voice memos are defined as audio files characterized by low weight and thanks to this, they usually take up little space. Additionally, they have the ability to be quickly recorded by the user to send them instantly to other people.
In that sense, on Telegram, the way of sending audio notes has evolved over time to a great extent, in order to provide an optimal user experience. Reason why, this platform allows you to record these audios from any version, that is, directly from the mobile app, through the desktop version and through Telegram Web.
Therefore, if you want to make use of this function in your Telegram account to communicate more easily, it is essential that you know how to record and send them from any of your devices and here, we will explain that step by step:
In this case, of course, you have to install the Telegram app compatible with Android that you find it in Google Play Store, for free.
Once that is done, proceed to do the following from your smartphone or tablet:
- Initially, enter your Telegram account from the mobile app and find the chat where you want to record the voice memo to send it.
- Once you access said chat, you must go to the space where you write your messages. There, in the first instance, it is likely that the microphone icon is not there and to be able to visualize it, just enough press and hold the right part of the text box to make this icon appear.
- Next, to start recording your audio note, press the microphone icon and hold it like this while you speak.
- Later, when you finish creating your voice memo, you have to drop the microphone icon and with this, in an automatic way, said file will be sent to the other user.
Apart from this, there is also a second method to share voice notes on Telegram. Which basically consists of activating the option “Raise to speak”. You can do this by accessing Settings, selecting “Chats” and enabling the switch “Raise to speak” in section Settings.
After doing it, go to the main screen of the application, search and enter the chat in which you want to share your audio note. Then, you just have to pick up the mobile device to hit it, start recording your audio note and send it when it is ready. Being so, a technique much more comfortable to record these files.
In this case, you must have installed the Telegram mobile application compatible with iPhone and iPad that, for free, you can download it through the Apple Store.
After that, as well as accepting all the necessary permissions, you have the possibility to start recording your audio notes in the following way:
- Login to your account through the mobile app and access the chat from which you want to share your voice note.
- Then, in the text box at the bottom, look for the microphone icon on the right side. If you can’t find it, press and hold that area so you can visualize it.
- Next, when you are ready to start your audio file, press the microphone icon and hold it while you speak.
- Once you want to finish and send the voice note, just stop pressing the microphone icon. In this way, it will be shared with the other user.
On PC and Telegram Web
Today, there are still many people who prefer to manage their Telegram account via computer and even, through its web version for convenience. In case you did not know, in these cases, there is also the possibility of recording and sharing audio notes in a simple way.
Therefore, below, we explain what you have to do:
- To get started, access your Telegram account making use of the desktop version or its web version, depending on how you prefer.
- Second, proceed to search the chat where do you want to record your voice note and enter it.
- When you are in the mentioned chat, go to the bottom, specifically, where is the text box.
- If you use the computer version, you will see the microphone icon on the right side. If you use Telegram Web, you will find this icon at the bottom of the text field.
- Now, to start recording, you have to click on the microphone icon and hold it down for as long as you speak.
- Followed by this, once you want to finish the voice memo, just release the microphone icon and thus, it will be sent to the other Telegram user.
Discover how to send other types of files to your contacts and Telegram groups quickly and easily
As we indicated at the beginning of the post, Telegram also allows send other types of files quickly and easily.
Reason why, in this section of the post, we will teach you how to share images, GIFs, videos and large files in personal chats and groups or channels of the app:
Without a doubt, one of the main files that are sent through Telegram, are the photographs and images.
Luckily, sharing them with other people from there is a very easy task and in order to clear up any doubts, here we mention each of the steps to follow for it:
- Through any of the Telegram versions, enter your account and proceed to find the contact or group where you want to send your image.
- After you access the chat in question, go to the text box at the bottom and there, look for the attach files icon. If you do it from Telegram Web, you have to locate camera icon.
- Later, if you are in the mobile app, look for your image in the Gallery section. Now, if you do it with your computer or with Telegram Web, search for that file in File Explorer.
- Once you select the image, you can add the comment you want and then, click or press on “Send”.
While it is true, GIFs are defined as a series of frames that follow each other and repeat in a loop between 5 and 10 seconds, creating an animation without sound. Given its potential to communicate and convey emotions in a different way, these can currently be use and share via Telegram to enrich online conversations.
Therefore, if you want to take advantage of these types of files and send them to other users of the application, you should know how do you have to do it correctly. Therefore, before explaining the steps to follow, we limit that, can only be shared from the desktop version and the mobile app (Well, they are not available on Telegram Web).
Without further ado, know how to send GIFs on Telegram:
- Using the instant messaging app on your mobile device or computer, log into your account and proceed to open the chat where you want to share a GIF.
- After that, go to the bottom, specifically in the text field and click or tap the emoji icon.
- Once the box with the different available emojis opens, it is time to choose the tab that says “GIF”.
- Next, you will be able to see the GIFs that you have saved in Telegram (if it is the case) or, search the GIFs that are available on the platform.
- Next, when you find the animation file without sound that you want to send, click on it to send it.
Another of the formats that are most handled in Telegram to optimize communications, are the video files. Which, fortunately, can be sent using Telegram Web, its mobile app or the desktop version of this service.
Therefore, below, we will show you what to do to share videos by Telegram easily:
- As in the previous cases, start the process accessing your Telegram account from the version you prefer to use (mobile, web or desktop).
- Once you log into your account, search for personal or group chat where you want to share your file in video format.
- After entering the corresponding chat, go to the text bar and there, click or tap the attach files icon.
- Later, in the Gallery of your mobile device or through the File Explorer of your PC, it’s time to find the video you want to send.
- Now, select the video in question, add the comment you want and click or tap on “Send”.
- If you carry out this procedure through the mobile app, before sending the video, you can edit or optimize it with the tools provided by Telegram.
Unlike other similar platforms, Telegram is distinguished by admitting the possibility of send large files easily, from your chats. Thanks to this, users should not resort to other apps or services to be able to share large files with the people you chat with online.
In that sense, it is essential to know how to send these files and here, we will teach you step by step:
- Start by logging into your account Telegram, either using its mobile application, its desktop app or its web version.
- After that, search user chat or group chat through which you want to send your heavy file.
- Next, if you are using the desktop version, click the attach files icon which is in the text box.
- Whereas, if you use the mobile app, you have to press the attach files icon and then, select the option “File”.
- But, if you do it through Telegram Web, you should click on the “Send files” icon which is located at the bottom of the text box.
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RIP Iverson Minter AKA Louisiana Red March 23rd, 1932- to February 25, 2012
It is with a heavy heart that we report the passing of one of the greatest and most beloved traditional blues artists. Louisiana Red died this afternoon at a hospital in Germany after a few days in a coma brought on by thyroid imbalance. He was 79. Louisiana Red was a powerful downhome blues artist who could channel his teachers (among them Muddy Waters, Elmore James, Robert Nighthawk, Lightnin’ Hopkins and John Lee Hooker) into his own heartfelt musical conversation, delivered with such moving passion and honesty that it would leave his audiences indelibly touched. He was fine singer with a distinctive voice, and an amazing guitarist who could play all of the traditional blues styles and excelled as one of the world’s greatest slide guitarists. He could create moods and textures, both musically and spiritually, and had the ability of falling so deep into his own songs that he would go to tears, making his audience cry with him. That was the gift of this great artist.
Wikipedia lists Louisiana Red as being born in Bessemer, Alabama but his own reports have fluctuated from various Southern towns and cities. Red lost his mother at birth and his father was killed in a Ku Klux Klan lynching when Red was just 5 years old. He lived in an orphanage in New Orleans for a few a his childhood years until his grandmother took him to Pittsburgh to live. A few years later she bought him his first guitar, a $12 Kay. Red would play along with records and the radio and begged some guitar lessons from his first mentor, Crit Walters. It was early in life that Red made the decision to become a blues musician. In the late 1940s Red would follow his passion to Detroit where he would become friends with Eddie Burns and John Lee Hooker. He would make his first recordings in Detroit for producer Joe Von Battle under the moniker of Rocky Fuller, a pair of these recordings were leased to Chess records. He would accompany John Lee Hooker on a session for Modern Records and you can hear Red shouting “Lord Have Mercy” in the middle of JLH’s “Down Child”. Red would also land a 1953 recording session in Chicago for Chess in which he is accompanied by Little Walter on the brilliant “Funeral Hearse At My Door” which remained in the vaults unreleased for decades. Red’s next stop would be New York where he would record for producer Bobby Robinson and for Atlas Records. But it was Louisiana Red’s 1962 Roulette label recordings that garnered him national recognition as a bluesman. His single “Red’s Dream” with its humorous political commentary became a major hit and was followed by the Roulette album The Lowdown Back Porch Blues. This was followed by the 1965 release of Louisiana Red Sings The Blues on Atco. In the mid 70s he became the cornerstone of the Blue Labor label cutting two excellent solo acoustic albums; Sweet Blood Call and Dead Stray Dog and also appearing on that label as a featured sideman on albums by Johnny Shines, Roosevelt Sykes, Brownie McGhee, and Peg Leg Sam. He was romantically involved with folk legend Odetta for a small period of time in the 1970s. European promoters and booking agents took an interest, and Red found a new audience with his annual overseas tours. Labels such as L+R from Germany and JSP from England began recording Red, the latter debuting their catalog with Red, Funk and Blue, a duet album with Sugar Blue. Red appeared as himself in the movie Come Back featuring Eric Burdon of Animals fame. Red lived in Chicago for awhile in the early 1980s where he worked at the Delta Fish Market. He would then move to Phoenix in late 1981 where he lived and played with Bob Corritore for about a year.
Red left Phoenix for a European tour in late 1982, and it was then and there that he met his true love, Dora, who he married and spent the rest of his life with. Dora gave Red an uncompromised love and the constant companionship and protective looking-out-for that Red needed. Dora also provided the family situation that Red yearned for in his life as Red took great pride in his love and adoption of Dora’s sons. The positive impact and dedication that Dora provided Red was simply amazing. Red would live in Hanover Germany for the rest of his life with Dora and each year in January, the two would vacation in Ghana, Africa, Dora’s country of origin. He found work so plentiful in Europe that for a period of time he rarely would come to the USA. In 1995 Earwig Records would release Sittin’ Here Wondering. which had been recorded by Bob Corritore in 1982 and sat on the shelf for over a decade. This CD created a relationship between Red and Earwig label chief Michael Frank who would record 2 more records by Red and book annual US tours. Releases followed on High Tone and Severn as well as a documentary DVD released only in Europe. In 2009 Little Victor struck gold with his production of Red’s Back To The Black Bayou CD released first on the Bluestown Label and then picked up by Ruf Records. Victor had idolized and studied under Red for years and lovingly coaxed this brilliant album from his mentor. Back To The Black Bayou swept Europe and the US with awards and nominations. Simultaneously, Red’s collaboration with pianist David Maxwell produced You Got To Move, and in 2010 Red would go to the Blues Music Awards with 5 nominations and receive 2 wins! Little Victor also produced Red’s final critically acclaimed CD Memphis Mojo.
It is sad to say goodbye to the loving persona of this great bluesman who’s music warmed our hearts Louisiana Red’s vulnerability became his strength and he filled his heart with an unstoppable passion for music and acceptance. His legacy is great and his friendships are many. He can now rest in peace after a lifetime of giving us everything he had through his amazing blues. God bless you Red.
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What you can expect to achieve from this course
Ensure you know how to use the latest functionality in Petrosys PRO and how to integrate these features into your workflows, enhancing your productivity.
By the end of this course you will;
- become familiar with and understand how Map Templates work with the incorporation of styles, extents, scales and basemaps
- understand the process used to generate a grid and fault polygons from the use of fault sticks and seismic interpretation
- be able to grid excel datasets
- understand how to use the spatial editor to edit a grid with embedded faults by editing fault polygon outlines and contours spatially
- become familiar and comfortable with the lowest closing contour feature to be able to quickly generate prospect polygons from a grid with limiting criteria
- know how to use polygons and grids to generate a probabilistic volumetric resource for a prospect.
- be familiar with how to connect to a third party application to display well and log signatures on a Petrosys map.
Who should attend
This training course is directed at the existing Petrosys PRO user who is already familiar with the software and/or has attended the Getting Started with Petrosys PRO course and who wants to continue to learn more about new functionality and how to incorporate this into daily use.
Course content – Typical workflow
Understanding and using Map Templates
- Tutorial: Creating a Map
Gridding with Fault Sticks – Grid cell size rules of thumb
- Tutorial: Creating grids with embedded
- Tutorial: Creating grids from Excel
- Tutorial: Regrid by editing faults and contours
- Tutorial: Probabilistic volume using top & base grids
Displaying Well Log Data
- Tutorial: Displaying well logs
Availability and registration
To check the availability of this course view the public training schedules for your region:
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University of Sydney engineer Professor Xiaoke Yi has been awarded one of NSW's top engineering honours.
Professor Yi from the School of Electrical and Information Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies, took home the most prestigious award of the night – the NSW Government-sponsored Bradfield Award – at Engineers Australia's 2017 NSW Showcase dinner.
The award is named after John Bradfield, the celebrated engineer and University of Sydney alumnus behind two of Sydney’s most transformative projects: the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the city’s underground railway system.
NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer, Professor Mary O'Kane, presented the award to Professor Yi in recognition of her accomplishment of exceptional engineering merit, which makes a major contribution to the community.
Professor Yi was recognised for her research into nanophotonics and microwave photonics and her research outcome for real-world applications, including a new pain-free, low-cost method to help people with diabetes monitor their ketone levels.
University of Sydney Vice-Chancellor and Principal Dr Michael Spence congratulated Professor Yi on her achievement.
“This success reflects the high calibre of Professor Yi’s work and her commitment to solving real-world problems,” he said.
Professor Yi said she was honoured to win the prestigious award and represent the University of Sydney.
“I would like to thank my colleagues in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies for their support and the University of Sydney community for encouraging my multidisciplinary research, across my faculty, the Australian Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology (AINST) and the Charles Perkins Centre,” she said.
Professor Yi is the ‘Computing, Communication and Security’ theme leader in AINST and part of the first cohort of fellows of the University’s Sydney Research Accelerator (SOAR) program.
She was also named as one of Australia’s most innovative engineers in Engineers Australia’s Most Innovative Engineers 2017 awards earlier this year.
Professor Yi will join a panel of experts for a special Sydney Ideas event on entrepreneurship this Wednesday 11 October. Click here to find out more and register.
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I spent an hour or so searching for the latest and best statistics about metastatic breast cancer (also known as Stage IV). Here is what I found:
- "In Canada, about 10% of new breast cancers are metastatic when they are diagnosed, and 30% of women who are first diagnosed with early stage breast cancer will go on to develop metastatic breast cancer." (Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation)
- "Median survival after a metastatic breast cancer diagnosis is three years. Median survival in 1970 was 18 months. No one dies from breast cancer that is confined to the breast." (Metastatic Breast Cancer Network)
- 25,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. This represents 26% of all new cancer cases in women in 2015.
- 5,000 women will die from breast cancer. This represents 14% of all cancer deaths in women in 2015.
- On average, 68 Canadian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer every day.
- On average, 14 Canadian women will die from breast cancer every day. (Or as MBC Time put it in an October 2016 campaign, "Every 2 hours in Canada, 1 woman dies of metastatic breast cancer.")
- 220 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 60 will die from it.
Yet here I am. Why am I part of the 22%? Well, for a good explanation of the stats, read the article "The Median is Not the Message" by scientist Stephen Jay Gould. In addition to what he says, I would point out that statistics are always based on the past. They reflect the diagnosis and deaths of patients treated in past years. They reflect older therapies. If I have been fortunate, it is that my breast cancer is identified as triple positive breast cancer. It is ductal breast cancer that is positive for the three receptors for which non-chemotherapy treatment is available: estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors and HER-2 receptors. Over the last several years, even since my diagnosis, important new drugs have been developed that target these receptors, interfering with my cancer's ability to reproduce itself and grow. One of these drugs is Herceptin. It costs some $45,000 to $50,000 per year. When it is combined with a newer drug, Perjeta which I don't yet receive, the cost mounts to $100,000 per year. So far, OHIP covers the cost of my Herceptin. For reasons related to how Perjeta was studied, I am not eligible for OHIP to cover the cost of adding Perjeta to my treatment, asI was already on Herceptin when Perjeta was approved. If my oncologist deems Perjeta necessary to my care, I will have to rely on my private health insurance to cover the cost above a yearly $3,000 deductible. But yes, I am fortunate that my doctors can rely on a wide variety of chemotherapy drugs as well as a number of anti-estrogen drugs, plus a handful of anti-Her-2 drugs to treat my cancer. Thanks to the prevalence of breast cancer, a great deal of public and private funds go towards research, resulting in the availability and government funding of numerous drugs to fight breast cancer. My sister-in-law, on the other hand, has a rare cancer for which only a few chemotherapy drugs are recommended, even though there is no research that supports their use for that cancer. So, I suppose I am fortunate.
Since my last post here, I have been on the same treatment: Vinorelbine (my vino or vanilla bean) chemotherapy, Herceptin and Pamidronate. Cancer treatment typically works on a three-week cycle. On Day 1 and 8 of the 21-day cycle, I get a ten-minute infusion of vino. On Day 1, I also get a half-hour infusion of Herceptin. Every nine weeks, I also get an hour of IV Pamidronate, which is a bone-building drug. I have been on this treatment nineteen months. And I will be on it as long as it works AND I can tolerate it. So, how am I tolerating it? Well, not bad. Initially, I had some stomach pains and constipation. They didn't last long. After a couple of months, I developed neuropathy. I have tingling and numbness in my pinky and half my ring finger. It settled down after a few months, but resumed intensity last month. I think that may be because I reduced my Lyrica (nerve pain) dose by two-thirds over the summer. I have also developed diarrhea that seems to be worse after vino infusions and disappear on my no-chemo week. The last two CT scans identified thickening of my bowel wall which may be pan-colitis. Fatigue is also an issue. It comes and goes, but I still have the occasional week where I seem to sleep for hours and hours during the day. Sometimes, I'm not able to rouse myself to make supper. I sleep through most hockey games and have missed the resolution of half the mysteries I watch. But I've kept my hair!
My medical oncologist, to whom I literally owe my life, was on leave over the summer. Lucky for me, he was replaced by two very experienced oncologists. One was very thorough and ordered a lot of tests. The other had the world's most soothing manner. I appreciate all those qualities in a doctor. Some of the tests this summer suggested that I might have had progression in my bone metastases. I was a little worried I might have to switch to a more difficult treatment regime. Hell, I was a little worried things were going downhill. While the tests used the P-word (progression), the oncologists didn't. They felt, on balance, that my cancer remained stable. Considering that my side-effects have been a little more challenging of late, however, my regular oncologist, when I saw him last week, suggested we cut the Day 8 vino infusion. (Actually, the other doctors had raised the possibility of a chemo holiday.) As soon as my doctor suggested dropping Day 8, a look crossed his face and he excused himself to do some checking. After talking with his colleagues in Pharmacy, he warned me that if I were to see cancer progression without Day 8 vino, OHIP might conclude I had become resistant to Herceptin and cease funding it. I am now on hold. Friday, I will get my Day 8 treatment and will continue to do so unless my oncologist can get some assurance that he would be able to maintain Herceptin and restart Day 8 vino if I progressed. When drugs are this costly, hard choices must be made in a publicly-funded system. All things considered, I am much happier to live in Canada, where most cancer treatment is publicly funded than in other countries where I would, even with insurance, have to pay part of every test and every treatment. I won't go bankrupt fighting cancer, at least.
I'm not sure if in my last post I talked about the effect of Vinorelbine on my immune system. Well, it does a number on it. I get my blood tested before every vino treatment and have been warned that seven to ten days after treatment, my immunity will hit a low point. I was advised to take a number of precautions, most of which I have abandoned after nineteen months. I was to avoid crowds, restaurants, specific foods and especially spoiled food, germs in general. As a result, I decided to stop volunteering at my daughter's elementary school where I was working with the Grade One and Two kids who were a little behind with their reading. I miss that. I really enjoyed reading with those kids, but truth be told, they were a bit of a snotty bunch. Even though I carried Kleenex and hand sanitizer to every session, I couldn't risk continuing to volunteer there. Even without it, I did end up in hospital this time last year. I developed pneumonia again, along with a plerual effusion.
Last year's hospitalization wasn't as scary as the previous two, when I was septic and had a broken pelvis (or both). But it was a little scary. I had several day of delirium and extreme drowsiness. My niece was visiting that week and I couldn't even carry on an intelligent conversation with her. I regret that, not that I had a choice. The pneumonia was treated with antibiotics, but I had a recurrent fever. Then the pleural effusion was found. It is basically fluid between the lungs and chest wall. I had an uncomfortable procedure during which a tube was inserted into the pleural space. Then for several days I was attached to Fred, my name for the suction unit that withdrew the fluid. Eventually, I was disconnected from Fred and allowed to leave the hospital for a couple of hours in time to vote in our federal election. I was released the next day. I think I was in hospital for two weeks, about a week of that in isolation. Fun, fun.
Really, other than the hospitalization, which I expect will be something I experience every year or two, things have been going well. My pain has been well-controlled for a couple of years. As a result, I was formally discharged from the Ottawa Hospital Pain Clinic. Of course, this means I have to go to my family doctor for my pain medication renewals. He doesn't do renewals by fax, except at a cost. So, every three months, I have to present myself to my doctor for renewals of the narcotic and other pain medications. Ah well, there is always room for another doctor's appointment.
I have just been living my life, and glad to do so. I try to make memories with my family, which is increasingly difficult now that we're living with a teenager. I'll give her credit. She was very grateful for the two week trip we took to Cape Breton Island and Moncton this summer. She is a grateful kid, with only occasional flares of "teenagerness." For this, I am grateful. Together we did the Run For the Cure earlier this month. We were out of town visiting my sister-in-law the weekend of the Run, so we did it in Mississauga. We both missed our teams, hers her elementary school teachers and mine a metastatic team. But we ran in the morning, before spending the afternoon with family and driving home to Ottawa.
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Jack London was born in San Francisco in 1876. After he was deserted by his father, an itinerant astrologer, he was raised in Oakland by his mother. Although his youth was marked by poverty, he became an avid reader by the age of ten. Young Jack frequented the Oakland Public Library, where he was influenced by the works of Flaubert, Tolstoy, and other major novelists. After leaving school at the age of fourteen, London worked as a seaman, rode freight trains as a hobo, and joined in protest armies of the unemployed during the hard times of the 1890s. In 1894, he was arrested in Niagara Falls and jailed for vagrancy. He then made a vow to better himself. Later these hard-life adventures provided rich material for his well known works, such as The Sea-Wolf. London educated himself in public libraries, and at the age of nineteen, he was accepted to the University of California at Berkeley. However, London left the school before the year was over and went to seek a fortune in the Klondike gold rush of 1897. His attempt to find gold was unsuccessful, and he spent a harsh winter near Dawson City suffering from scurvy before returning to San Francisco.
For the remainder of 1898, London tried to earn his living by writing, finding his first success with The Son of the Wolf in 1900. That same year he married Elisabeth Maddern, but left her and their two daughters three years later to marry Charmian Kittredge. After publishing his first book, he produced a steady stream of fiction novels and short stories. In 1901, London ran unsuccessfully on the Socialist Party ticket for mayor of Oakland. In 1902, he went to England, where he studied the backside of the British Empire. His report about the economic degradation of the poor in The People of the Abyss became a surprise success in the United States but was decried in England. In 1904, London traveled to Korea as a correspondent for one of William Randolph Hearst's newspapers to cover the war between Russia and Japan. The next year he published his first collection of nonfiction pieces, The War of the Classes, which included lectures on socialism.
In 1907, London and his second wife attempted a sailing trip around the world aboard the Snark. They aborted the journey in Australia due to hardships. In 1910, London purchased a ranch land near Glen Ellen, California, and devoted all his energy and money to improving it. He also traveled widely and reported on the Mexican Revolution. In 1913, London's ranch house burned to the ground.Debts, alcoholism, illness, and fear of losing his creativity darkened the author's last years. Jack London died on November 22, 1916. | <urn:uuid:460c0454-1a2b-4755-b7f6-a87e5f24d8e7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://tantor.com/author/jack-london.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570692.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807181008-20220807211008-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.987657 | 560 | 2.28125 | 2 |
The site closed in 2020 for renovations.
The last few months following the lifting of nearly all coronavirus restrictions have been some of great healing for Dublin. We saw the return of nightclubs, restaurants, the iconic Viking Splash. And now this week, as of Tuesday 2nd August, we've seen the return of The Natural History Museum, or as it's otherwise known, Dublin's Dead Zoo.
It's official, we've reopened!
Only the Ground Floor is open and due to high demand and limited space we're unable to take groups and booking is essential (but free!)
You can get your free tickets here: https://t.co/KbbTphAC4O pic.twitter.com/JTQTsXy37P
— Dublin's Dead Zoo (@DublinDeadZoo) August 3, 2022
Already hugely busy following their two year closure, Dublin's Dead Zoo took to Twitter to share that so far only the Ground Floor is open to visitors. The museum closed in 2020 for renovations, and work continues to take place on the upper floors.
According to their website, "you’ll be able to see the Irish Animals, including our iconic Giant Irish Deer, a selection of our Blaschka glass models and the Wonder Cabinet, with its hands on display for inquisitive young minds."
The Natural History Museum was built in 1856 and has had very little work done to it in the past century and a half. Wear and tear meant they had to close while the roof was renovated, in order to keep the collections safe.
You can book your tickets HERE. While Dublin's Dead Museum is free to visit, booking is essential due to high demand. The museum asks for people to allow 45 minutes for their visit, with a maximum of six people per booking.
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Shortly before the crack of dawn in New Mexico on July 11, 2021, billionaire Richard Branson, along with five Virgin Galactic employees, boarded the SpaceShipTwo, a winged plane with a single rocket motor that the company has spent nearly two decades developing. Attached beneath its massive, twin-fuselaged mothership, dubbed WhiteKnightTwo, the spaceship took to the skies at 8:30 am and climbed to about 50,000 feet in the air.
About 45 minutes later, the SpaceShipTwo detached from its mothership and dropped momentarily before the vehicle swooped upward. On board, the passengers experienced up to three Gs of force from the burst of extreme acceleration and watched the blue sky fade into the darkness of outer space. At the top of the flight path, more than 50 miles high, the aircraft was suspended in weightlessness for a few minutes, allowing the passengers to enjoy panoramic views of the Earth and space as SpaceShipTwo flipped onto its belly. It then deployed its feathering system, which curls the plane's wings upward, mimicking the shape of a badminton shuttlecock, to turn the spaceship rightward as it flew back into the Earth's atmosphere and glided back down to a runway landing.
Co-piloting the aircraft was Mike “Sooch” Masucci, a 1981 alum of La Salle College High School who has more than 30 years of civilian and military flying experience and over 9,000 flight hours in 70 different aircraft.
A graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAF), Mike took flying lessons while at the Academy and earned his Private Pilot certificate, while majoring in Astronautics. After graduation, he attended Undergraduate Pilot Training at Vance Air Force Base and then remained there as a T-38 instructor pilot as a First Assignment Instructor Pilot (FAIP).
After three years as a FAIP, Mike was selected to fly the U-2 high-altitude long-endurance airplane. He eventually became in an instructor in the U-2 as well as the T-38, while still serving in deployments. His longest mission was 12 hours (13 hours in a space suit).
He was selected to attend the USAF Test Pilot School and became a U-2 test pilot, where he was instrumental in the development and testing of the aircraft’s glass cockpit and power upgrade programs. After a few years as a U-2 test pilot, he returned to Test Pilot School as an instructor and served as Branch Chief. In that role he flew the T-38, the F-16, gliders, and glider tow ships.
Mike retired from the Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel and joined XOJET Inc., a private airline, where he flew a Citation X (CE750), accumulating 750 hours every year in Part 135 operations. He did that for several years, then received a call from Virgin Galactic. He is multi-current, flying the White Knight as well as the space ship (both aircraft have identical cockpit designs). Mike was selected to fly the second mission into space and earned astronaut wings on February 22, 2019.
“Virgin Galactic is truly a world-class organization with unique flight opportunities that you just won’t find anywhere else,” Masucci said. “I’m proud to be a part of this team and look forward to contributing to this revolutionary program.”
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This study sought to identify factors that affect effective teaching and learning of the English language in the secondary schools in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State. The study was carried out using seven secondary schools as a random selection from schools located in both urban and rural areas. One hundred (100) English language students were equally used for the study. The instrument for data collection was the questionnaire and structured oral interview while simple percentage was used to answer the research questions.
The result of the study showed that large class-size, unavailability of qualified teachers, lack of students’ interest and no assignments to students were among the factors identified by the researcher will influence the performance of students in English language in the secondary schools.
In the course of the study, some questions were raised, for example:
1. Does the school have enough qualified English language teachers.
2. Is pidgin English allowed to be used as means of communication within the school environment.
Altogether, 15 questions were formulated and answered. Based on the two sets of instruments administered to 100 students from seven randomly selected secondary schools, some findings were made such as:
1. Influence of mother tongue interference on the students’ mastery of English language.
2. Pidgin English speaking in the school premises pose a problem on students’ performance in English language.
There are also lack of qualified English language teachers, well-equipped libraries and unavailability of instructional materials.
Based on these findings, the following recommendations were made:
1. The government should employ more qualified teachers and expand number of secondary schools to reduce the ratio of students per teacher to 1:35 students as stipulated in the NPE or even 1:30.
2. The language planners should work with the government to equip secondary schools with well equipped libraries, instructional materials, language laboratory and textbooks to enhance the study of English language.
3. Teachers should be encouraged to take part in part-time programmes organized by many tertiary institutions in order to be more competent in their teaching career.
4. A media should be used to enlighten parents on the need to provide conducive home environment for their children and encourage them to develop interest in English language and other subjects.
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
English language occupies a prominent place in the Nigerian school curriculum. The English language is one of the legacies to bequeathed Nigerians by the British which will be difficult to do away with. This is because it is the major medium of instruction in our schools, of business transactions, of communication both nationally and internationally. It is equally the language of industry since science and technology are “sine qua non” for development. It is the language of mass communication and propaganda in mass media. In literature and Arts, it is the language of novels, poems, short stories, music and drama. In social occasions, English language is used for conversation and interpersonal relationship. It is also the key to educational advancement. The life-wire of all activities in all works of life and key for better job opportunities.
It is our official language and therefore imperative that every Nigerian should be able to read, write and communicate in good simple English. This is important if Nigeria should overcome its health, economic, political and social problems. For instance, health for all in the year 2020 will be unrealizable if citizens cannot read simple prescriptions in English; transfer of technology will also be unrealizable if many Nigerians cannot read and understand relevant books which are written in English.
The language is gradually losing its standard. This is because the multiplicity of languages in Nigeria has some influence on the English spoken by Nigerians. One is again baffled to notice that secondary school students perform badly in West African School Certificate in English language Examination. In view of this, teaching and the use of English language should be given prominent attention in secondary schools as the majority of Nigerian parents are illiterates and cannot provide a conducive home environment for language acquisition nor afford good schools for their children’s education Azikiwe (1985). The environment will always affect the language used.
The need for mastery of English at the child’s early stages in life is far reaching because it makes for effective communication, better understanding and academic performance as the child moves from one level of education to another. A child with a solid knowledge of English language at the primary school will encounter less problems in reading and understanding books and materials on science and technology which are to a large extent positively correlated with social and economic development. There is need therefore for much more concern about effective teaching and learning of English language in our secondary schools and about products of our secondary schools not being able to meaningfully express themselves in English.
From the foregoing, the English language is very important now that the country is geared towards technological, social, economic and political development. A solid foundation in English should be laid for the children, right from the start as the much-talked about transfer of technology will be meaningless if the majority of Nigerians are poor at English as most materials on science and technology are written in English. Lack of understanding of these materials and poor communication with experts will definitely hamper our move for national development in all spheres of life. Moreover, for success in the campaign on rural development currently going on which advocates literacy and awareness for rural dwellers, English should be given a premier position in education of the rural dwellers for them to be able to contribute effectively to the improvement and development of their families, communities and the entire nation.
Teachers of English have a role to play to lay a solid foundation for the teaching of English as a subject. The researcher therefore sought to find out from teachers of English in secondary schools as well as senior secondary students, the influence of environment on performance of students in English.
However, the English language is not an indigenous language to this country. Time was, when no word of English was spoken in Nigeria. It was about the middle of the 18th century when the English language started making appearance in the linguistic map of the country. The language came from Britons. Before the English language, other European languages exited, such as the Portuguese language. As far back as the 16th century, they came around the Niger Delta and Lagos. Trade was an important factor to the coming of the English language in Nigeria. The pattern of trade was cocoa in exchange for gun-powder, clothing materials with the system of trade known as trade by barter.
The trade took another dimension of slave trade which is known as the trans-Atlantic and trans-Saharan trades called “the triangular slave trade” (1879). The slaves carried to America learnt English there. Apart from the slave trade and explorers, the first deliberate effort to implant the English language was through the missionaries. We first had the Church Missionary Society also known as (C.M.S) which settled in Badagry. After them were the Presbyterians, the Methodists and the Baptists, before the Catholic came. They came to evangelize to preach and educate people about the evils of slave trade. The factors that contributed to the spread of the learning of English was that these missionaries needed people who would be educated in English to help in reading the Bible (lay readers) and in its translation into native language. Consequently, schools were established to train lay readers Catechist etc. There were clergymen like Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther who aided the spread of the language.
The English that was studied then was Queen’s English in the schools followed by religious knowledge, and Arithmetic known as 3Rs. With the help of the missionaries, the native languages were first documented. With the advent of missionaries, colonialism came with the entrenchment of English language in Nigeria. They came to protect their nations and so with time, district courts came and government domains unknown to most Africans.
During the colonial era, the colonialist preordained English language as the Queen of subjects so that the civil servants can serve them with it as a working tool. They started giving grants-in-aids, tied to the quantity and quality of English being taught in the school. With colonialism, the English language has been formally entrenched in Nigeria. Besides these factors, other factors have contributed since then. The educational system has promoted English language in Nigeria: Hence,
1. It is taught as a subject.
2. It was used as a medium of instruction
3. It was a yardstick for certification
4. It was also promoted in making it a criterion for upward mobility.
5. It became as access subject for higher education, that is, if you want to attend a higher institution you must have your English language.
Again, some socio-economic factors have also contributed to the growth of English language in Nigeria. It gave access to employment right from the colonial era. People reverted those working with the white man. So, it gave a social status that is above average. Until recently, there was still prestige for someone with the mastery of English language.
1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
Nsukka Local government is a bilingual society. It is inhabited mostly by lower-class citizens. This is why “vernacular” is commonly used in Nsukka Local Government Area especially among students of secondary schools.
It has been observed that there are many instances of physical environment in which a society lives being reflected in its language, often in the structure of the lexicon – the way in which distinctions are made by means of single world (Trudgil, 1971). For instance, the Bedowin Arabic has as large camel vocabulary whereas the Fulani of Nigeria has just one label similarly many words will be used to express cold in temperate region communities and hot in tropical environments and so in Nsukka Local government Area environment.
Since the government has implemented the educational language policy in the country, it is vividly true that environment handicap has contributed greatly to the problems but then there are equally other factors that have contributed to the total differences on English language mastery by students, in secondary schools in Nsukka Local Government Area such as:
Non use of learning activities, inadequate of skilled teachers, lack of operation of audio-visual with the aid of electricity, mother tongue, interference, pidgin English interference, lack of adequate library facilities, poor social infratructural facilities; physical condition of classroom situation. Lack of evaluation of inspectorate to schools. Finally, social class problem and lack of instructional material and poor preparation by teachers.
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The importance of the relationship between the English language and society cannot be over emphasized in education of the student and indeed in the growth and development of any community.
The English language plays a vital role to the government as it is being used for the purpose of government and administration, as documentation of government records; administrative instruction and minutes, legislation; court records and proceedings.
Again English is most noticeable in the field of education as it is being introduced as a subject in the first years of primary school and from the third year of the primary school up to university level as a medium of instruction. This in effect, means that the Nigerian child’s access to the cultural and scientific knowledge of the world is largely through English since the products of the schools will be absorbed into types of employment where English is the official medium of communication and where congruently, proficiency in English to a necessary qualification, the pre-eminent position of English in the educational system is likely to remain for long time.
Furthermore, in the mass media, English is in a predominant position. All the national newspapers are published in English, Radio, non-musical programmes, newscasters. Television are almost entirely in English.
Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to look at how some environmental factors affect students’ performance in English, its prospects and problems faced by students. In addition, the study is geared towards making some recommendations.
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This study will be of great significance to the students, teachers, parents, educational planners, language planners as well as the government.
(a) It will instill in the learners/students the quest and zeal to study and master English.
(b) To the teachers, it will enable them to be committed by making adequate preparations of their lesson note and lesson plan.
(c) On the part of the parents, the feed back they get through their children’s results will motivate them to encourage their children in the requisition of the language.
(d) To the educational planners, they would be most privileged because the study will take the form of evaluation on what they have earlier planned, thereby putting into consideration the implementation of this policy. The language planners will discover from this study problems faced by their schools within this language community and design appropriate instructional materials for effective teaching and learning of the English language.
(e) Finally, this work will be useful too to the government. It will enable them to make available trained personnel both for English language and material resources for the efficient implementation of the policy. They will also be geared to make and provide learning facilities and equipment such as textbooks, audio-visual gadgets, conducive classrooms and other language laboratory to aid and motivate the students in the proper method of studying English language.
In summary, this study will be an invaluable asset to parents in shaping the English language performance of their children because children are affected by the quantitative and qualitative limitations of parental language model.
T.R. Bimie (1972) and E.A. Hewit (1968) discovered through a research that teacher’s achievement in English is closely related to parental education and occupation. This according to them is because students are exposed to various forms of English most of which are not correct.
Again, these children as a result, pick up slangs, words and particular linguistic register that they eventually find difficult to drop. According to Durojaiye “The influence of a good home background is an invaluable aid to the child’s future language development.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1. Does the school have enough qualified English language teachers?
2. Does the class size influence or affect written assignments to students?
3. Does the school have a well-equipped library?
4. Do parents socio-economic status or background affect or influence students study of English.
This study is specifically concerned with the influence of environment on the performance of students in English language in secondary schools in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State. The environment in this sense comprises; the physical school environment, the community environment, home background (socio-economic status), facilities for language teaching and learning and language teaching professional background-teaching skills and commitment.
This study is restricted to the secondary schools in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State. The research work was constrained by inadequate time, finance and lack of cooperation from few persons questioned. The time alloted to this study was relatively limited. However, the researcher was able to visit all the places he intends to visit for collection of data.
In addition to having limited time, there was financial handicap as regards transportation to and from the town the researcher needs to gather information necessary for the completion of this work.
1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS
Some terms used in this study have been defined in their operation terms to suit the purpose of this study for instance:
Environment: This has to do with the whole personal behaviour together with conditions and influence that affect the development and life of the student.
Teaching Aids/Learning Activities: These are materials which enhance teaching and learning, assist or promote the process of teaching and learning; such as textbooks, audio-visual equipment, chalk, chalkboard, biro, flashcards and charts.
Pidgin English: A language that developed when individuals from different linguistic backgrounds here and there are in need to communicate; used basically for mutual intelligibility.
Lingua-franca: It is an accepted official language in a multi-lingua society.
Interference: Negative influence of one language to another usually due to proper mastery of one and an imperfect mastery of the other.
Mutual Intelligibility: Understanding among language speakers when each of them speaks.
Home Background: there are factors influencing a child from his or her family environment.
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The Shark Base citizen science project was established by SOS in 2015 and operated through 2020. Unfortunately, the project came to an end in 2020 as a result of the global pandemic, which resulted in a significant reduction in essential funding. Consequently, we could no longer maintain the project and so came to the difficult decision to bring it to a close. The following pages act as a record of the Shark Base project to highlight its achievements, and also act as a resource to access the data and information collected throughout the program.
Thank you to everyone that participated in the Shark Base program. We had an amazing user base of 1952 participations actively sharing over 27,421 shark sightings from around the world. Please follow the links above to learn more about the program, its accomplishments, and to access the data collected. | <urn:uuid:65d2df1e-1ba7-4506-8fe0-4227a4f33a7d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.supportoursharks.com/en/Research/Citizen_Science/Shark_Base.htm#Anchor | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809003642-20220809033642-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.972698 | 161 | 2.140625 | 2 |
Sept. 18, 2006 — -- Mercury contamination is making its way into nearly every habitat in the United States, not just oceans, according to a report that the National Wildlife Federation will release Tuesday.
The problem with high mercury levels in certain types of fish has been well documented, resulting in 46 states issuing advisories for pregnant women and children to avoid eating certain types of fish, including tuna and swordfish. High levels of mercury can lead to a wide range of physical ills, including kidney and neurological damage, and can cause fatigue, vision problems and tremors.
But this is the first report to expose the problem in such a wide variety of species, 40 to be exact.
The report "underscored how pervasive mercury contamination has become," according to Felice Stadler at the National Wildlife Federation. "Nearly every aspect of our food web has been contaminated. It's difficult to find an ecosystem that's not contaminated, whether it's ocean or forest or coastal waters or wetlands."
Scientists found high levels of mercury in bald eagles, songbirds, polar bears and alligators, to name just a few species. Alligator meat is very popular in the southeast, but there is no advisory against eating alligator meat.
Last year Utah issued an advisory for duck hunters, warning people to limit or avoid eating certain duck species because of high levels of mercury.
Stadler said this report "raises the question of what ecosystems are safe and immune from toxic contamination."
Mercury is a naturally occurring element, but people release much more mercury pollution that ends up in our forests, lakes, and streams -- 100 tons in this country alone annually. The primary sources include coal-burning power plants, wastewater treatment plants and waste incinerators.
The mercury pollution is affecting the reproduction and behavior of fish and wildlife. The report's findings suggest birds with high levels of mercury lay fewer eggs, and the motor skills of certain mammals have been diminished, which affects their ability to hunt and therefore survive.
The report points out "there truly is no link in the food chain untouched by mercury," and according to Stadler, this carries broad implications for humans.
"The research shows birds that eat contaminated insects get contaminated themselves," Stadler said. "Turkeys and chickens, which humans eat, eat those same contaminated insects, so this is the tip of the iceberg."
There is some good news in an otherwise glum report: Mercury poisoning is reversible.
Stadler pointed to several states that in recent years have taken steps to cut mercury emissions, including Florida, Wisconsin, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
And in a much shorter time than expected, the mercury levels in those states' fish and wildlife populations have dropped
Stadler, who's been working on the issue of mercury pollution for 10 years, said she was originally told it would take 50 years before scientists would see some reversal.
"But it's happening much faster than we ever thought, five to six years," she said.
Stadler said she believes the key is for this country -- and the whole world for that matter -- to realize just how big a threat mercury pollution is to our ecosystems.
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What exactly does a retail interior designer do?
What do they specialize in and how can they help with your retail project?
This conversation is an important part of initial discussions we have with potential clients, so they properly understand an interior designer’s role in the project process.
When people hear “interior designer”, some think that means decorator, and some think project coordinator, but the true role is typically more extensive and involved than that.
We’ve created this post to clear up the confusion for anyone else who might be wondering what it is that a retail interior designer does, and how they can bring value to a project.
Let’s start with a simple definition:
“A retail interior designer specializes in the design and construction of retail spaces. Combining a wide range of creative and technical skills, they work alongside architects, engineers, contractors, and other professionals to build branded retail environments.”
Now that’s a very broad statement. An interior designer can be involved in a project at many levels. But it’s a good place to start and we’ll fill in the gaps with more specific details in each of the sections below.
Why hire a retail specialist for your interior design project?
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Each industry-specific interior designer has their own set of tools to create cohesive, functional designs for their clients.
For designers who focus on corporate offices, that may be a functional programming document.
For designers specializing in healthcare, it may be a working knowledge of appropriate health and safety standards.
For retail interior designers, it’s expert knowledge of how customers interact with spaces in a retail shopping environment, and how to translate a brand into a three-dimensional experience that helps clients sell products.
A skilled retail designer will integrate the more brand-specific elements of a space (signage, wayfinding, fixture design) into the overall design to make a cohesive brand statement, create an impactful customer experience, and drive overall retail performance.
A quick note on retail projects & spaces
The term “Retail” refers to so much more than just businesses that sell products (such as fashion & electronics). It also includes businesses that sell services and experiences. From fitness to food, wellness, travel, and any type of space where customers engage with a product or brand, the principles of retail experience design play a key role.
Many retail spaces now also serve as a showroom to help a brand connect with its potential customers. It’s less about selling the customer something at the specific moment, and more about exposing them to the brand so that when they make a purchase in the future (in store, online, or at another location) they will already have a positive relationship with that brand.
A retail interior design specialist can elevate any commercial space where a business aims to connect with and influence their target customer.
What is the possible scope of project involvement of a retail interior designer?
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Retail interior designers can wear many hats throughout a project’s lifespan.
How involved you’d like a designer to be in your project is likely based on your experience in the industry and how much of the work will be taken on in-house.
Here at Cutler we are often involved from start to finish, coordinating and overseeing entire projects. But this isn’t always the case. Our scope of involvement varies widely.
Different Types of Clients & Projects
Our firm specializes in creating unique customer-facing brick and mortar spaces that are an accurate physical representation of our client’s brand. For some of our clients, that includes assisting with brand development, and for others that simply means applying existing brand design guidelines to a new location.
To illustrate the varying potential for scope, here are 2 examples of the different types of clients & projects that we regularly encounter in our practice:
Ex 1. Brands in Need of an Overhaul
Some of our clients are independent retailers that need a complete overhaul of their branding package, which can involve:
- new logo design
- brainstorming new key operating and design principles
- developing a brand guideline package
… and finally, applying those tools to a physical bricks & mortar location. All while staying within the predetermined budget. Which then includes:
- custom fixture design
- furniture design
- signage design
- change management
- and final staging.
Ex 2. Large Retailers with Pre-Established Brand Guidelines
On the other hand, we also work with larger national or international retailers who have already been through the process (whether internally or externally) of developing brand guidelines and are working to roll out stores across North America.
For these types of clients, we may not necessarily be involved in the development of the branding package or design of store fixtures, but can assist in applying the design guidelines to a specific bricks & mortar location:
- project management
- completing technical drawings
- obtaining permits
- finding and managing contractors and other necessary consultants
- liaising with city, municipality officials, or the landlord
… and figuring out how, if at all, the branding guidelines need to be adjusted to suit a certain neighbourhood.
What specific value can a retail interior designer bring to each phase of a project?
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There are six phases of the project broken down below explaining how or why an interior designer specializing in Retail design would be a value-add to your project.
1. Due Diligence
Most interior designers would agree that the first phase of design for a new project is the preliminary design phase. However, retail design differs in that it is valuable to onboard the interior designer during the Due Diligence phase to weigh in on a specific location’s potential, or assist in reviewing leases to protect the retailer.
We often work with commercial real estate brokers early in the project when clients are looking for new spaces, to help determine (based on brand design guidelines) what type of spaces to look for. Is the brand more suited to a newly-built CRU on the main floor of a large residential building, with high visibility? Or would a unit in a Heritage building with unique characteristics be more brand-appropriate?
Interior designers specializing in retail design have the knowledge to assist in this decision-making.
2. Preliminary Design
Despite the benefits of having an interior designer involved in the location scouting and lease negotiations process, the preliminary design phase is when we are engaged by the majority of our clients. At this point the lease has been finalized, and the design or drawing production needs to begin in order to keep the project on schedule.
The preliminary design phase is typically when the designer will conduct a site survey and gather information on the building and neighbourhood. For retail projects, the interior designer will then establish a design program based on these details, and more importantly, your brand guidelines and goals for the store.
3. Schematic Design
Schematic design is when the real fun begins! This process is fairly standardized across all types of interior design. The designer spends time further developing the conceptual design solutions established in the Preliminary Design phase.
It is also during this phase that the designer would build a preliminary project schedule and budget to ensure all parties are on the same page.
4. Design Development
When designers work with independent retailers or clients who have not been through this process before, this part of the process can be daunting because many decisions need to be made in a short period. During this stage, your retail interior designer will be taking the design concept full circle and will be working out even the smallest of details to ensure a seamless store design.
For most interior designers, this phase includes finalizing the space plan, finish selection and furniture selection. These items are extremely important, as they are what communicates your brand to your customers.
5. Construction Documentation
Permits are required for most projects, which necessitates the production of a specific set of construction drawings illustrating the specific details of how your store will be built.
In addition to completing the required drawings for permit, tender and construction, the interior designer typically manages the other professionals working on the project (engineers, architects) and liaises with the necessary city officials during the Construction Documentation phase to ensure the permit application process is smooth and quick.
6. Contract Administration
Before construction begins, the design work should be complete, but the retail interior designer’s job is not quite finished. Since the interior designer has an overall knowledge of all aspects of the project, they are typically the main point of contact for the contractor during construction. The interior designer is responsible for working with the General Contractor, answering any questions that arise on site, and often liaising between the General Contractor and the client, and other professionals on the project.
As you can see, an interior designer offers a wide range of services and expertise when it comes to the design and construction of retail environments. They can provide creative development, branding and retail strategy right through to more technical services such as design drawings, construction documentation and contract administration.
Working with an interior design consultant ensures that your project is done right at every stage, giving you peace of mind to focus on the big picture.
If you’d like to discover for yourself how Cutler helps companies such as yours to achieve their retail goals, feel free to get in touch and tell us about your project or ask us any questions. | <urn:uuid:69781eed-75c2-4eeb-ad5c-d745c780ee35> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.cutlerdc.com/insights/what-does-a-retail-interior-designer-do/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809003642-20220809033642-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.937495 | 1,952 | 1.835938 | 2 |
Designing a Reliable & Secure Network for your Business!
Planning - Includes detailed systems analysis of your existing network
infrastructure or your proposed structure and your business requirements.
Infrastructure - Specifying the physical connectivity of your LAN,
including the cables, the cable
management components, the location of PCs and printers and how everything is tied
into a central server location.
Servers - When deciding on the specification of your servers,
you'll want to consider: your operating systems, applications,
backup power supplies and server configuration to the network.
Network Components - Working with you to specify your network interface cards (NIC's),
hubs, switches, print servers, Internet routers and remote access servers (RAS's)
for any users working from home or on the road.
Software - Deciding on the operating system (OS) that the network will be based on
and the applications you'll need to run over the network to get full benefit from you network
Security - We know that today this is a very important part of your network
infrastructure. We will consider external access for the internet and/or extranet users
and how to guard against external attacks by hackers and how to protect your systems content.
Final Testing - Before your new system goes live, we test it with systems
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Most Iranian drivers weave in and out of Tehran's legendary traffic snarls in plain-looking four-door sedans called Paykans, assembled from kits shipped in from Britain. With European economic sanctions threatened for mid-May, Paykans suddenly seem to be flowing in as never before.
This could be the first indication of a phenomenon some European Community (EC) diplomats had predicted from the moment their heads of state confirmed the sanctions decision at an April 28 summit: a rush by Western businessmen to sneak under the wire.
For if the Europeans had clear political reasons for their earlier reluctance to follow President Carter's get-tough stance on the hostage issue -- principally, their conviction that it would not work -- there were just as clearly economic explanations for that reluctance.
European exports to Iran, like everyone else's, have dipped in response to an Islamic revolution that has badly battered the country's economy. Labor unrest plagues many projects, others are stalled altogether. Credit is hard to come by.
But West Europe still does hundreds of millions of dollars in business with Iran per year. "Sanctions," explains one European diplomat forthrightly, "will hurt us."
It remains less clear how badly those sanctions, if implemented, will hurt Iran. But few economic analysts or diplomats doubt the move will hurt more than Iranian leaders publicly admit, which is virtually not at all.
Look out any Tehran window onto any Tehran avenue and you will see Paykan after Paykan after Paykan, jointly representing some $200 million each year for Talbot Motors Ltd. -- the British arm of PSA Peugeot-Citroen.
By recent estimates, some 9,000 car kits a month have been shipped to the southern Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, trucked north, and assembled at a plant just outside this sprawling capital. Tehran's traffic jams, in a sense, have proven impervious to revolution.
With the European announcement that sanctions will be clamped on Iran if no "decisive" moves toward freeing the American hostages are made by May 17, the Paykan trade seems to have shifted into high gear.
Informed European diplomats say 20,000 car kits are on the way and that the company hopes to get another 18,000 in before mid-May.
"That's not sanctions-busting," added one diplomat. "That's sanctions-beating. It is for simple economic reasons, a clearing of the shelves back home."
No one can say exactly how many shelves in how many European countries now are being cleared, a process that could make the sanctions a lot less painful.
Diplomats' estimates of European trade with Iran vary. British exports are put at about $30-60 million a month, at most roughly half of the pre-revolution figure. a French diplomat says his country exports $20-40 million monthly to Iran.
Yet ask a diplomat from one European country, and he is likely to suggest his European Community partners may be underestimating their own export figures.
In early April, when it appeared France was more reluctant than some other European countries to follow US sanctions against Iran, one British businessman in Tehran snapped to a reporter:
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MCMINNVILLE, Ore. — The fire that broke out at the Organic Valley creamery in McMinnville Tuesday afternoon prompted evacuations within a half mile of the creamery. Those evacuations have since been lifted.
On Wednesday, a spokesperson for the McMinnville Fire Department said the fire was accidental and broke out during routine maintenance inside the building.
From KGW’s Sky8 helicopter, the plume of smoke coming from the Organic Valley creamery was enormous. The bird’s eye view showed emergency responders trying to extinguish the flames Tuesday afternoon.
“I’m told they were putting down roughly 9,000 gallons of water a minute,” said Mark Pfeiffer, vice president of internal operations for Organic Valley.
He said most of the 25,000 square foot facility looks to be a complete loss. Office areas, the engine room, butter room, quality assurance lab and storage areas were among the places that were burned. Pfeiffer said the only area that seemed to remain untouched by flames, was where nonfat dry milk powder is made. However even there, he anticipated there would be water damage.
He said he heard about the fire while he was on a plane headed to the area on a business trip.
“What went through my head, was the people,” said Pfeiffer.
Fortunately, he says to his knowledge no employees or emergency responders were hurt.
A Tweet from the McMinnville Police Department raised concerns about ammonia, which initially prompted evacuations. But Pfeiffer says there was small amount of ammonia in a cooling system and what is still on site is expected to be removed by the end of Wednesday.
Details are still scarce when it comes to the cause of the fire.
“The only thing we know right now is the general location of where the fire started, which is in one of our dry warehouses. Other than that, I can’t speculate on the cause,” Pfeiffer said.
Before the fire, the creamery, which is a cooperative, processed roughly 500,000 pounds of milk every day from about 42 local family farms. Since the fire, it’s been a scramble to shuffle things around.
“Immediately as this fire broke out, we’re diverting milk to partner plants. We’re making calls,” said Pfeiffer.
Scott Cooper, Executive Director of the McMinnville Economic Development Partnership said the creamery is an important, and one of the larger employers in the community. Right now, the 47 people that worked in the facility are waiting to see what comes next.
Pfeiffer said workers have already been sent a message.
“For the next couple weeks there’s really nothing to worry about. We’re gonna make sure they get paid and figure out what the next steps are.”
Pfeiffer said nothing will change for local farmers and consumers, though milk will have to travel elsewhere for processing.
In the meantime, he said he’s appreciative of the community support from both residents and other business owners. He’s also grateful to first responders who put out the fire.
Pfeiffer said back in 2013, Organic Valley had a fire at its headquarters in Wisconsin. They bounced back from that and hope to do the same at their facility in McMinnville. | <urn:uuid:e98dbbdb-aa1a-4c87-bc85-0ee90f87f5bb> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/mcminnville-creamery-fire-ruled-an-accident/283-2361df1f-5eca-4469-8d01-395b8eec1161 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573540.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819005802-20220819035802-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.974713 | 712 | 1.5 | 2 |
Forging a Copper Damascus Bowie Knife
Typically, Damascus patterned metal is made entirely from steel. But it looks even more amazing with copper folded in. Tyrell Knifeworks walks us through the process of forging a gorgeous bowie knife by welding then pressing together layers of the mixed metals. The colors in the handle look awesome with the blade. | <urn:uuid:4520ea37-de63-4848-a054-ddd6295583e3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://theawesomer.com/forging-a-copper-damascus-bowie-knife/632645/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571150.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810070501-20220810100501-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.920005 | 70 | 1.5625 | 2 |
Natural Resource Management (NRM) is the management of all activities that use, develop and/or conserve our air, water, land, plants, animals and micro-organisms and the systems they form.
Under the Tasmanian NRM Framework and Act 2002, the State Government facilitated the establishment of Regional NRM Committees for each of the three regions in the State. In the Cradle Coast region the Regional Committee is hosted by the Cradle Coast Authority. The Regional Committees link local and State NRM activities and provide for integration and coordination within their regions. Regional Committees are responsible for:
- Identifying NRM priorities
- Preparing Regional NRM Strategies
- Promoting NRM principles
- Supporting the integration of NRM and planning activities
- Monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the regional strategy
- Ensuring there is appropriate education and training in NRM.
The Cradle Coast NRM Committee comprises 15 members representing conservation, community, public land managers, the indigenous community, State and local Government and industry.
For further information on the Cradle Coast Regional NRM Committee and Priority Projects currently running in the region go to: www.cradlecoast.com -This site also provides further links to other regions in Tasmania and to NRM on a national basis.
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Mock Environmental Summit
This material was originally created for Starting Point:Introductory Geology
and is replicated here as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service.
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At the end of a six-week class or unit on global warming, students role-play representatives from various countries and organizations at an international summit on the Santa Barbara protocol, dealing with global warming. The students prepare by studying the IPCC report on Global Climate Change, the Kyoto Protocol, and other information on human impacts on the environment. The course involves several writing assignments, presentations, and lab activities that help the students research their arguments.
During this course, students will:
Increase their understanding of human impact on Earth's systems, especially on the climate.
Develop their persuasive and critical skills as writers and presenters
Become more familiar with political decision-making processes.
Context for Use
The role-play in this module takes one period, but it is the culmination of a six-week course.
Description and Teaching Materials
The University of California, Santa Barbara's Mock International Summit Course site (Geography 135) contains extensive resources that detail:
- Information about character types (this information is now password protected and no longer public)
- Lecture material (as .pdf's) and schedule
- Lab book (as .pdf's)
- An annotated list of writing assignments
- Recommended links and required-reading links
- The Santa Barbara Protocol (a proposed amendment to the Kyoto Protocol) that the representatives are discussing
- A great student feedback form
Teaching Notes and Tips
This site contains a diverse array of useful material that could be incorporated into an environmental or climate studies course.
The course has 9 writing assignments, each of which is explained in detail. There are also lab activities and presentations.
References and Resources
Interactive role-playing exercises dealing with the complicated issue of humanity's dependence on fossil fuels and its consequences include:
- Mock Environmental Summit
At the end of a six-week class or unit on global warming, students role-play representatives from various countries and organizations at an international summit on global warming.
- The Great Energy Debate
This lesson plan explores the energy debate in the U.S. Students will hold a mock congressional committee meeting and make decisions about public lands and energy resources.
- What Should We Do About Global Warming?
This module contains an 8-lesson curriculum to study greenhouse gases and global warming using data and visualizations. The students will summarize the issue in a mock debate or a presentation. | <urn:uuid:ba35e040-24e1-4ad0-8180-b7420f0001a2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/roleplaying/examples/envsumit.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571150.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810070501-20220810100501-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.896815 | 540 | 3.3125 | 3 |
Symmetry abounds in nature, often in its most beautiful forms. A perfect snowflake, a blooming sunflower, a light-harvesting complex from a bacterium—they all exhibit striking symmetry, crafted by some grander design.
But how did that design come to be? Why have so many natural forms manifested in such orderly patterns, especially when laws of thermodynamics dictate that the universe trends toward higher entropy and ever-growing randomness?
Could it be that evolution favors symmetry? Scientists believe so, and a team of researchers from a university in Norway has endeavored to prove why. In a report published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the team combined elements of biology, computer science, and mathematics to support the theory that evolution has an overwhelming preference for “simple” algorithms, which determine how our planet’s natural structures blossom.
Such algorithms encode the building blocks for all life on Earth, from the mitochondrial cells in a leopard’s muscle fibers to the chloroplasts in an aspen tree—all of which are notably symmetric. The simpler these algorithms, the better, scientists argue, as more complexity presents greater chance for things to go wrong.
And symmetry, they say, is simpler: “Symmetric phenotypes typically need less information to encode algorithmically, due to repetition of subunits,” the paper states.
Put differently, as the study’s lead author Iain Johnston, explains, “Imagine having to tell a friend how to tile a floor using as few words as possible . . . You wouldn’t say: put diamonds here, long rectangles here, wide rectangles here. You’d say something like: put square tiles everywhere. And that simple, easy recipe gives a highly symmetric outcome.” Hence, there exists an abundance of symmetry in tile patterns worldwide—and in nature, whether radial (starfish, pine cones, the cross-section of a kiwi fruit) or bilateral (a butterfly, a maple leaf).
The team employed computational modeling to show that many more possible genomes in life describe simple algorithms than complex ones, and subsequently, more simple algorithms are likely to be discovered by evolution. They then rooted these findings in the field of algorithmic information theory, “which provides quantitative predictions for the bias toward descriptive simplicity,” says Ard Louis, a professor at the University of Oxford and corresponding author of the study.
In a final framework, the authors relate those findings to the “famous trope of monkeys typing at random on typewriters.” Called the “infinite monkey theorem,” this thought experiment posits that a monkey punching random keys on a typewriter for an infinite amount of time will eventually produce any given text—such as the complete works of William Shakespeare, among literally any other imaginable literature. But instead, consider those texts as algorithms, and the monkey as nature’s programmer, embodying the whizzing forces of physics and the very state of being. The monkeys would more frequently produce simple algorithms than complex ones, just by virtue of probability. This is, the scientists say, a more intuitive way of thinking about it.
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First off, lets start this by saying that the word goal is being struck from my vocabulary. Goals imply a specific outcome and the word is loaded with ideas of effort, of life sacrifice, struggle and disappointment. Goals seem- and often are- mercenary. I’d like to wipe the slate clean of everywhere that I have used the word goal and replace it with “intention.”
Goals shrink your life to a very narrow hallway with only one door at the end. Intention leaves the door open to the unlimited. Goals are separated from purpose. Intention is infused with purpose.
Goals are not always healthy, sane or rooted in reality. When people want to hire me to make a specific thing happen with their feng shui – like the woman who wanted to manipulate her home to get a specific man to start talking to her again- I have to turn them down. Manipulation is not life in my eyes.
I’m a child of the 80’s, raised on self -help tapes endlessly flooding the soundtrack of my summers by an overzealous, goal-obsessed father who would up, for all his goal-go-getting, in jail. So, to say that traditional goal-setting is unattractive to me in an understatement. While I do believe that there are milestones in every business and every life, and there are objectives and there is intention to guide your energy, “goals” (“I will have xyz objects, xyz romantic partner, xyz amount of money”) can really close the door to possibility and drain the joy from your life.
This article in Psychology Today shines a light on the failure of traditional goal-setting and the way it can take us out of life:
“In some ways both Santa Clause and The Secret have done us a disservice. Both focused on wishing something would happen and either through the process of writing it down and/or visualization, it is supposed to magically appear. Many management and self-help gurus cite research, reportedly done at Harvard or Yale universities, which describes why only 3% of Harvard MBAs make 10 times as much money as the other 97%–because they write down their goals. The problem with this claim is that no such research study exists….
Max Bazerman, a Harvard Business School professor and co-author ofGoals Gone Wild, argues that rather than relying on goals, we should create workplaces and schools that foster interest in and a passion for work.
Moreover, the blind, value-free pursuit of goals without an examination of the consequences of their attainment and the cost of achieving the goals has been questioned by a few management scholars. These scholars argue that the price we pay for overly focusing on goals is a loss of independent thinking and personal initiative. The Ford Pinto, Enron’s climb to success, the rash lending practices of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the excesses of Wall Street traders, and the lack of environmental oversight of Gulf deep water drilling, all reflect the downside of defining success as the mere attainment of goals. Work, particularly knowledge work, requires a certain amount of creativity and judgment. Reducing complex activities to a set of goal numbers can end up rewarding the wrong behaviors.
There is an addiction in our culture to “getting more,” the “going for the goals” hype is disconnected from peoples’ authentic selves, and their values.”
Life isn’t meant to be forced. You can’t push energy exactly where you want it to go, unless you are willing to get pushed back. It is a fundamental law of physics, Newton’s third law of motion to be exact. “When one body exerts a force on a second body, the second body simultaneously exerts a force equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to that of the first body.” (Translated: if you push anything, it will push you back.)
So: Why, then, do we feel we need to push so hard in directions that we do not really belong in order to achieve outcomes we may not really understand or appreciate?
I dropped the goal-setting jargon from my vocabulary when I realized that every single person I admired in every walk of life was driven by purpose and each of them really brought as much of themselves to every one of their endeavors, whether or not there was a specific outcome that could or would be attained. In essence, they all have no real goals, but all have strong intention, purpose and the ability to dig in an actualize things that resonate with their skills, talents and passions. The uber-example: Steve Jobs. In this hyper-surreal commencement speech at Stanford, he sums up the sketch of his enormous life, something he never could have predicted if he were working off a “goal” sheet. Even if you’ve watched it before, you may enjoy it again. I can never get enough:
Relax, figure out what makes you happy, do more of it, and direct your energy. Your home is a great tool to direct your energy and focus your intention. Check out the posts throughout the blog for ideas, or shoot me questions & I will help in any feng shui way I can!
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Approaching a third of German and French people want the European Union (EU) to become a single country, or ‘United States of Europe’, but only 10 per cent of Brits agree.
The plan to turn the bloc into a federal superstate by 2025 was put forward by Martin Schulz, the former president of the European Parliament and a contender for German chancellor, earlier this month.
He called for an EU constitution and for the bloc to rapidly expand its power and erode the sovereignty of nation-states, as well as demanding that any country standing in the way must be ejected.
In a survey conducted before Christmas and published Thursday, YouGov found that 30 per cent of German respondents favoured the idea, making Germany the country that was most supportive of the plan among the seven European nations surveyed.
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Beverly Haddon’s 15-year tenure as chief executive officer for the Stapleton Foundation (“Foundation”) began as a temporary assignment. She laughs in recounting that she was the only one on the Foundation board way back when who didn’t have a full-time job so she was the “natural choice” to head up the fledgling organization.
By all accounts, with Haddon at the helm, the Foundation is fulfilling its role as the “heart and soul” of Stapleton, ensuring that the Green Book vision for the former airport guides development in this part of the city.
Haddon announced her resignation last November and agreed to stay on the job until a successor was selected. Candidate finalists for the CEO position will be interviewed by the Foundation in June and the hope is the new person will be on scene by July. At that point, Haddon plans a very brief transition before heading off for a six-month “sabbatical,” mostly to be spent at her mountain retreat near Pagosa Springs.
Reminiscing recently with philanthropist Sam Gary, now 89 years old, both Haddon and Gary say it all started with a vision—to stop urban sprawl with a development that could attract young families with children. In the late 1980s, Gary played a key role in organizing the Stapleton Redevelopment Foundation (SRF) that toyed with the idea of buying and developing the doomed airport. The complexities and immense scale of such an effort soon persuaded Gary and his board, of which Haddon was a member, that it would require a public-private partnership.
The city and its Stapleton Development Corporation focused on obtaining a master developer (Forest City) while the SRF reconstituted itself as the Stapleton Foundation. All these entities committed themselves to the Stapleton master plan known as the Green Book, a visionary document adopted in 1995 that sought to answer this question (taken from the Foundation’s website):
What happens to seven square miles of runways, prairie, weeds, tons of leaked jet fuel and noxious chemicals, a control tower and one used, fairly out-of-date airport when the new airport [DIA] opens?
Following Forest City’s selection in 1998, the development process began by focusing, necessarily, on the infrastructure needed to support the vision – the demolition, environmental remediation, roads, utilities, and drainage systems, soon followed by land sales to the builders of homes and retail spaces. Vertical construction kicked off in 2001.
Meanwhile, the Foundation adopted its mission:
Create a community that is seamlessly connected to surrounding neighborhoods, as well as a community that becomes a sustainable model in education, employment, open space, housing, diversity, and sustainable development.
Using an idea proposed by Forest City, the Foundation soon became sustainable itself with funding from a “community investment fee” (CIF) collected at the time of closing on the sale of residential and commercial properties in Stapleton. By 2015, that fee was generating $600,000 annually. Combined with grants, the Foundation budget now exceeds $2.6 million and supports four full-time staff funded by the CIF and 10 grant-funded full-time staff members.
While health and transportation issues are key areas of emphasis, any history of the Foundation’s first 15 years would have to single out public education as a top priority. The Foundation knew going in that the key to attracting young families would be quality schools. Unfortunately, Denver Public Schools did not enjoy a good reputation in the 1990s. Haddon soon found herself playing the public role for which she is known today: the bully pulpit advocate for establishing excellent new schools and turning-around failing schools and as cheerleader for innovative programs and funding.
The Foundation played an integral role in pairing Westerly Creek and Odyssey School in the same building (a first in DPS) and in the creation of the Denver Language School. Haddon used her role as Foundation CEO to help the Stapleton and Park Hill communities understand and accept the move of the highly successful McAuliffe International School to the Smiley campus—a move that was hugely important not only in terms of equitable education but also symbolically for the integration of Stapleton with its neighbors. Ashley Elementary School, just across the street from Stapleton, is another example of Haddon providing the support needed at a critical juncture in the turnaround process. And Haddon proudly announced just this month the success of a three-year effort to improve Fletcher Elementary in Aurora, culminating in the Aurora Public Schools (APS) superintendent’s decision to ask the APS board to replace Fletcher at that location with a charter school.
Educators and parents involved in these efforts are lavish in their praise: Zachary Rahn, Ashley principal says, “Bev is the biggest champion for public schools and education I have ever met”; Karla Rehring, Northfield High parent says, “She is true to her mission and to the schools”; Kurt Dennis, McAuliffe principal calls her “a warm and accepting person who makes things happen behind the scene.” All noted her connections locally and nationally, her ability to attract financial and knowledge resources, and her people skills both at “living room meetings” and contentious public settings. Rahn said, “She is a pillar of the community and will be deeply, deeply missed.”
Her legacy continues through her long-tenured staff at two major Foundation programs: Angie Malpiede who runs Northeast Transportation Connections (a transportation management association), and Alisha Brown in charge of the be well Health & Wellness Initiative. The Foundation is seeking a replacement who has Haddon’s skills, and preferably someone who has familiarity with the city of Denver given how crucial interpersonal connections are to this job.
Gary said Stapleton and its Foundation have been an “amazing journey” that started with a simple idea. He said the pace of development has been “unbelievable” and wonders what the next 15 years will bring. As the Foundation moves from a development era to sustainability, he shares in its board’s recent direction to staff to “focus more intently on getting data” that document the worth of the various Foundation programs. For her part, Haddon sees the Foundation becoming “aggressively” involved in the affordable housing issue in Stapleton. She is concerned that required percentages of affordable housing are not keeping pace with development and that this percentage will worsen as deed restrictions on early units expire and allow those units to be sold on the open market.
As to her long-term plans, Haddon says it’s in her genes to stay involved. After that, she says she’ll “be doing something else but I don’t know what yet.” She reflects on the fact that her mother, a podiatrist, accepted patients through her 89th year. Haddon says she has already volunteered to help with fundraising for the Denver Language School and Aurora’s Moorhead Recreation Center, two projects that exemplify what the Foundation is all about. | <urn:uuid:e969e62f-4a67-4d25-86bf-7ebf6dcc0206> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://frontporchne.com/article/stapleton-foundation-ceo-bev-haddon-retires-after-15-years/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573104.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817183340-20220817213340-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.967433 | 1,490 | 1.625 | 2 |
It’s tragic when a person in his 40s dies suddenly of a mysterious illness. But it’s especially tragic when he is a working-class revolutionary, a staunch unionist, an immigrant from Jamaica who yearned to visit the motherland in Africa.
Derrick Duncan met Workers World Party in 1995 at the annual Caribbean Day celebration held in Brooklyn, N.Y., during the Labor Day weekend. A flier about the fight to end the death penalty and save the life of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal attracted him to the struggle. Always a fighter to end racism and police brutality, Duncan’s worldview expanded as he read Abu-Jamal’s essays about the prison-industrial complex and connected the dots to capitalism.
Both John Parker in Los Angeles and Steven Ceci in Baltimore remember the enthusiasm and dedication Duncan brought to the mobilization in Los Angeles to save Mumia’s life and end the death penalty during protests at the Democratic National Convention in 2000. “As an oppressed person, Derrick was inspired by this great revolutionary,” Ceci told Workers World.
“Derrick often made clear his opinion that lesbian and gay people must have the same rights as heterosexuals. And I’d call him a workaholic — that’s how strong his work ethic was.”
A transporter at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Duncan was a member of 1199, the Service Employees union. Anne Pruden remembers that after he was elected a delegate in the early 2000s, Duncan joined other Workers World members and friends to distribute fliers at monthly delegate assemblies.
“Derrick had a working-class view of everything,” says John Parker. “That’s what attracted him to our politics. He was unabashedly biased in favor of the working class. And being an immigrant made him an internationalist.” Hillel Cohen, who leafleted 1199 meetings with Duncan, agrees: “Derrick’s experiences in life as a young immigrant worker won him to the struggle.”
Donatien Bukuba, born in Burundi, shared the immigrant experience with Duncan: “We were both trying to make a living, often holding two jobs. When we didn’t have jobs, we would support each other. We took the politics of Workers World and the International Action Center and applied them to ourselves — the poor must work together to support each other.”
Bukuba remembers the concern Duncan showed him at a rally demanding reparations for African Americans in Washington, D.C. a decade ago. “We were talking with a group of young, very militant Black men. Some of them wanted to confront the police. Derrick looked at me and said, ‘We don’t have green cards yet. Come over here so we don’t get arrested.’ The brother really cared for me.
“I took him to visit my family from Africa in New York. He bonded with them. He was so excited to eat African food. My family was his family. When he became a citizen two years ago, the first thing he did was bring his 14-year-old daughter Dainia here. He said, ‘Now I can do things freely and have peace of mind.’ We talked about going to Africa together this November.”
In addition to politics, Bukuba, Ceci and Duncan shared an interest in music, particularly reggae. “We wanted to take Bob Marley’s music and put it into action,” says Bukuba, who describes Duncan as very open minded. Parker remembers him as “very friendly, very sincere, very respectful, a warm person, humble and honest, who made an effort to make everyone comfortable. He had a good way of teaching — questioning and then giving his opinion.”
Born on April 5, 1968, Duncan died of a lung infection on June 10. Cohen reports that Duncan’s brother said he died from exposure to a toxic substance that injured his lungs, which never recovered. Noting that such a condition is usually associated with asbestos or radiation, Cohen speculated that such exposure could have occurred while Duncan was remodeling his house in Brooklyn.
Derrick Duncan will be remembered as an ardent working-class fighter against racism, police brutality and imperialism, particularly in Africa and the Caribbean, and for workers’ and women’s rights. Though his life was tragically cut short, Derrick’s determination to create a better world for his daughter and all the oppressed lives on. Derrick Duncan presente! | <urn:uuid:f59e17f3-e448-4841-ba0e-8d3d817fff42> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.workers.org/2012/09/3808/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570692.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807181008-20220807211008-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.98091 | 958 | 2.109375 | 2 |
Well-being refers to positive and sustainable characteristics which enable individuals and organisations to thrive and flourish.
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Anti- Aging Longevity Programs that focus on Positive psychology and well-being
Mental health is increasingly defined not only by the absence of illness but by the presence of subjective well–being (SWB). Previous cohort studies have consistently shown that indicators of SWB predict favorable life outcomes including better mental and somatic health, including longevity. Read more on this control study on the association of well being and longevity.
Seven types of evidence are reviewed that indicate that high subjective well-being (such as life satisfaction, absence of negative emotions, optimism, andpositive emotions) causes better health and longevity. For example, prospectivelongitudinal studies of normal populations provide evidence that various typesof subjective well-being such as positive affect predict health and longevity,controlling for health and socioeconomic status at baseline. Combined withexperimental human and animal research, as well as naturalistic studies ofchanges of subjective well-being and physiological processes over time, the casethat subjective well-being influences health and longevity in healthy populationsis compelling. However, the claim that subjective well-being lengthens the livesof those with certain diseases such as cancer remains controversial. Positivefeelings predict longevity and health beyond negative feelings. However,intensely aroused or manic positive affect may be detrimental to health. Issuessuch as causality, effect size, types of subjective well-being, and statistical controls are discussed.
Anti-aging Longevity program to increase your life quality with HGH
Anti Aging is going to take on a new level of importance. Many people, after raising their family and completing their life’s work, enter into their retirement and final phase of life. As they become older, and the ravages of aging starts to take its toll, their quality of life becomes severely affected.
The most distressing aspect of growing old is not the actual lose of years to be lived, but rather the illnesses associated with the aging. It is not actually the quantity of life of the remaining years, but rather the quality of life of the remaining years.
The pharmaceutical industry has done an adequate job of making this end of life phase as somewhat tolerable by supplying drugs that target the symptoms of the aging illnesses as they become apparent.
There is a huge change that is occurring in our health care industry. We have just added 30,000,000 million more people on to our health care system with no associated increase in doctors. There is a very good likelihood of the potential for rationed care. With 70% of healthcare cost being in the last 5 years the elderly life this rationing will not only include the medical services but also the associated cost.
The pharmaceuticals that made the end of life phase tolerable for the elderly may well need to be phased back. The quality of this end of life phase may be in jeopardy.
As people look at the likely quality of their elderly years and realize the benefits that they will accrue by implementing an anti aging strategy, their complacency on examining their end of life cycle may well dissipate.
Although the Anti Aging or longevity movement is relatively new, documenting the actual years of life extension is difficult, but the increased health level of the participants has been well established.
With over 3000 research projects confirming Dr. Rudman’s original anti aging work done in 1990, the benefits of supplemental HGH can no longer be denied.
Previously because of the large size of the HGH molecule and its extremely fragile nature, it had to be administered by injection. The recombinant hGH was rather expensive and also had to be injected in a fashion to mimic the secretions of the body. This made it too expensive for the general population.
Because of the tremendous benefits of HGH, (see the video on our website) researchers all over the world have been working on combinations of amino acids and proprietary ingredients that would entice the body’s pituitary to return to its younger state of production. It has already been determined that, if properly stimulated, the pituitary can secrete as if in a younger state. These stimulating products have come to be known as secretagogues.
In the last twenty years, significant progress has been made. By using the body’s own HGH, not only has the cost been substantially reduced, but also the hormone is secreted in a manner in which nature intended.
Heal yourself with Laughter, Laughter also enhances growth hormone
Laughter has many long-term health benefits including increasing your growth hormone levels, and also several others which include strengthening your immune system, relieving pain and easing depression. Research even suggests that repetitious laughter causes the body to respond in similar ways to moderate physical exercise, including lowering bad cholesterol (LDL) and raising good cholesterol (HDL). Norman Cousins, an American journalist, professor and world peace advocate, published his ability to heal himself with laughter in the New England Journal of Medicine in the 1970s. Read more about effect of laughter on HGH levels on Research gate.
Healthy Well-being – Maintaining a Good Quality of Life With Advancing Years
The three populations in the world with the largest percent of centegenarians, or people living beyond 100 years of age provide us with important lessons. Residents of these three locations- Okinawa in Japan; Loma Linda in California, USA; and Sardinia in Italy are more likely to live beyond 100 years of age and are less likely to develop chronic diseases such as heart disease or cancer, thus allowing them to live long and healthy lives (Buettner D, The Secrets of Long Life. National Geographic Magazine, 2005). As the article summarizes, the common factors in the lifestyles of these three populations and that therefore likely contribute to longevity are:-
1) having a sense of community belonging such as those that you get by surrounding yourself with friends, families and neighbors, 2) finding a sense of purpose, 3) getting daily exercise, and 4) having frequent, small and well-balanced meals.
Though this formula may sound simple, many find the most difficult parts to be getting daily exercise and having a well-balanced diet. Its not that easy with our busy Singaporean lives. Here are some key points:
Exercise: Before you start, check with your doctor if you are over 50 years old and are not used to regular exercise. There is no doubt that regular exercise and physical activity are beneficial no matter how old you are. Not only has it been associated with delaying or preventing the onset of diseases like heart disease or diabetes, it can also improve your mood and give you more energy. The US National Institute on Aging recommends 30 minutes of exercise or activity most days of the week. It doesn’t need to be 30 minutes all at once, it can be spread out during the day. Exercises like Tai chi may be particularly good because it improves balance. No matter what age you are, joining a gym may be a good idea. It is also important to do strength exercises to build your muscles because these exercise can help prevent falls that can lead to hip fractures (or broken hips). Don’t forget to stretch- this is important to keep you flexible.
Good Nutrition: The Health Promotion Board’s (HPB) Healthy Diet Pyramid provides guidelines for Singaporeans on how to eat a balanced diet. If you have a computer, the HPB has numerous tools online that can help you count calories, analyze your recipes, and even guides you how to go food shopping so that you focus on healthy choices. If you don’t have access to a computer, you can group the foods you eat into 1) rice and whole grain foods, 2) fruits and vegetables, 3) protein such as meat and fish, and 4) Fats, oils, salt and sugar, with the latter two categories being less in amount you consume than the first two.
Make sure you drink plenty of liquids like water, juice, milk and soup. Consume fiber, which comes from fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts, seeds, brown rice and whole grains. Fiber helps problems like constipation, and also lowers cholesterol and blood sugar.
What about Dietary Supplements?
Supplements are “over the counter” substances that do not require prescription. The most common supplements are vitamins and minerals. The best way to get vitamins and minerals is by eating the recommended servings of food types as described above.
If you are unable to eat a balanced meal, talk to your doctor about taking a multivitamin and mineral supplement. The label on the supplement bottle should indicate the amount a supplement contains relative to the suggested daily intake. For example, a folic acid intake of 100% of recommended daily value means that the supplement will give you the total amount that you need each day.
What about Growth Hormone, does this prevent aging?
Our body makes hormones which are important chemicals that signal our cells to perform certain functions. These functions include maintaining blood pressure and blood sugar levels, help with bone formation, and also allow children to grow taller. As we age, there is a natural decline in certain hormones. There are proponents for hormone supplementation, particularly to slow down the aging process.
However, according to the US National Institute of Aging, which has been conducting clinical studies on this topic, the evidence supporting this is weak. One of the most recently discussed hormones is the use of Human Growth Hormone (hGH) because some individuals are using it for anti-aging. One way to take hGH is through injections, and some people spend money to receive these treatment because of claims that it boosts stamina and strength. But little is known about the long-term risks of this controversial treatment.
Indeed, as stated by the National Institute of Aging, though some studies suggest that hGH can increase muscle mass, it doesn’t seem to impact on muscle strength. In addition, side-effects have been seen with the use of growth hormone, including the development of diabetes and heart failure.
In summary, there are simple ways to remain healthy and disease-free as we age. Talk to your doctor about interventions that are proven by clinical studies, and not those that are simply fads or trends. Finally, take advantage of the internet to evaluate treatments yourself. Consult the Health Promotion Board’s website (www.hpb.gov.sg) or the United States’ National Institute of Aging for up-to-date information on which treatments and approaches are proven.
Psychological ED & Risk Factors
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“Are you worried about the panic surrounding Covid-19?” I was. As a health and learning coach, I don’t disagree with the messages about public health, but there’s angles here that are being overlooked.
I first posted about your immune system in March 2020. This was to encourage people to take care of their immune system with the topics mentioned below. I am updating this today because at last, curtesy of the efforts of MPs David Davis and Rupa Raq and other researchers, summarised here government is being pressed to mention the benefits of how Vitamin D can aid a healthy immune system, that is so vital to warding off and recovering from Covid-19. In addition we have some help for long Covid and the significance of good quantity and quality sleep.
Our immune system is a learning organisation. As everyone is likely to experience it naturally or through a vacination, this virus can actually deliver an upgrade to our immune systems. It is vital that our immune system is in the best condition it can be, to learn. The primary function of our immune system is a complex structure that defends the body against an intruder. It keeps a record of every germ it has ever defeated so it can recognise and destroy it more quickly if it enters the body again. When you have a flu virus, your immune system remembers it and protects you from getting the same virus again. Vaccination works in the same way. Our natural immune systems are doing a great job for millions of people who experience mild Covid-19, learning all the while how to naturally develop immunity. I recall listening to a doctor, who had gone through Covid-19 herself, was praising her immune system, how it copes and has adjusted to support her healing.
Of course, we want people to adhere to medical advice. But we must be very careful not to terrorise and depress them – that will automatically suppress their natural immune system. During the roll-out of vacinations, our main ally against this virus is our immune system.
We need to take care of our immune systems; they are busy with this new invader. Here’s how to ensure it is as strong as possible.
- Your immune system likes physical and mental exercise, healthy eating. Even if we are self-isolating there is much we can do to remain active with exercise programmes on the TV and Youtube, for example.
- Your immune system is suppressed by toxins, such as alcohol, smoking and an unhealthy diet. Please do everything possible to improve the quality of the air you breathe.
- Sneezing is an important part of the immune system. Sneezes protect your body by clearing the nose of bacteria and viruses. Don’t forget to use a tissue.
- Vitamin D has proved to be a major contributor to our immunity. In the winter when sunshine is less away from the equator, we need to supplement this and in addition those with dark skins will get less naturally. According to this article, margarines were supplemented with vitamin D from 1940-2013 and many people are now deficient in this vital vitamin.
- Other vitamins and herbs such as Vitamin C and Echinacea also support your immune system.
- Consider how much anxiety is floating around, try to calm yourself, it might even rub off on others. For example, seek out fun TV, write down what you are grateful for, practice diaphragmatic breathing, consider a complementary technique such as EFT to release specific anxieties.
- Sleep is another underappreciated topic that is free. According to Matthew Walker, good quality/quantity of sleep before an infection can reduce its severity and good quality/quantity of sleep after can increase the antibodies you generate. Matthew is professor of neuroscience and psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. He life’s work is on sleep.
- Have you ever noticed how you speak to yourself? Your subconscious doesn’t understand negatives. When in social distancing do you see that as being negative? Try reframing “I am at-risk” to think “I am protected” and notice any difference.
This in a series about what we can all do individually and as a community to take responsibility for our own health, especially in these times of uncertainty. This will be followed by topics such as healthy breathing, reducing anxiety and how complementary therapies can support you.
You will also find a blog here to help those with long-Covid to recover their energy. https://olivehickmott.wordpress.com/2020/09/06/recover-your-energy-for-free/
The author is Olive Hickmott, a health and learning coach, author and trainer. Please register here to follow each blog at www.olivehickmott.co.uk
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Alongside every cheery email you open from your inbox, each greeting pulled from the metal box painted with your house number on it, there is lately, a shadow of darkness, the backdrop of grief.
We have become a society of pupils, discovering new definitions for words – racism, genocide and sacrifice – whether we want to be in the classroom or not. While we scramble eggs and complain about burned toast, children’s lives are being snuffed out. And their parents stand with mouths agape, hearts shattered into a million tiny pieces.
On the other side of our tilted planet, we realize how desperate we are for a Savior to help us remain upright.
Our prayers are the harness of tight fisted tenacity pulling us back to truth.
We are not powerless but warriors with weapons of wisdom the first time we uttered “Yes” to Jesus. Push back the darkness with what God has freely given and watch Light blind perpetrators of chaos.
“Wisdom is not primarily knowing the truth, although it certainly includes that; it is skill in living. For, what good is a truth if we don’t know how to live it? What good is an intention if we can’t sustain it?” says Eugene Peterson.
This is the work of Sabbath.
When our world turns topsy-turvy, quiet stillness returns order from our frantic pace. In rest and prayerful listening, we find our true identity; hear hopefulness hum through the swarm of our surroundings.
As we walk toward Sabbath this weekend, mindful of the world’s desperation, may we be those who nod to His open invitation. Of prayerful intercession, the slow walk into wisdom and truth.
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Everyone has a wanderlust inside of them. But due to this unfortunate pandemic, it has been kept away in lockdown. And since no one knew the lockdown would extend for more than two years, our days have been spent waiting for it to be over. It is not a secret that everyone is eager to get out of the same place we have lived in for a long time. We all long for some much-needed fresh air to clear our minds or a change of business to make us feel more rejuvenated. Not to mention visiting someone close to us from whom we were separated during this tedious lockdown.
As the world is recovering from this disaster, it is very important to remember a few things before you pack your suitcase and haul yourself out of your front door. These points are very important for your safety and the safety of the people around you and society. Below mentioned are a few Travel rules for US residents that you can practice to improve your travel experience further and enjoy the road in a better manner:
Before making plans and deciding to see the world, check your health first. If you or your travel companion has any sign of flu or virus, we advise postponing the plan. Any symptoms could get you in trouble with the authorities and delay your projects to a long extent. Many airports and railway stations still have the policy of checking the RT PCR report before letting you in. To be safe and keep other people safe and make your travel experience smooth, have your doctor do a regular physical checkup and the corona checkup.
Whatever conspiracy theory you might have heard or read does not make the vaccines any less important. Getting vaccinated is very important for the safety of you and the people you contact. A vaccine is your only weapon in this war. Furthermore, many public places and resorts have made it mandatory for visitors to be fully vaccinated. So, don't forget to get your vaccine certificates or proofs when you pack your stuff.
Check all your medical and regular documents before commencing the journey. Check if you have the vaccine certificates or not, RT PCR report or not, and check for your visas, passports, civil id, and so on before starting the journey. Missing or mismanaged documents could make a vast difference in your travel. Many places do not allow visitors without a corona report or vaccine certificates. So, you need to have your health records on hand as there will be almost no hurdles if these things are with you.
Do not put frills in your suitcase. Try to pack the most important items and pack lightly so that your luggage will not pull you down. Pack the most important things like medicines for emergencies, clothes as per the weather, and important products that you require. Instead of packing these important things, if you add uselessly and lots of items to your luggage, it will only be a burden to you, and you will not be able to enjoy the travel experience as much as you hoped.
This is one of the most important travel necessities. Before embarking upon your journey, gather all the necessary information about the place you will visit. You can check the official tourism website of these states or countries and collect information about the guidelines they need the tourists to follow. Many airports check your RT PCR report. For example, many contain vaccine certificates and need to check their temperature. Some even have a deadline, and they do not allow any outcoming or ongoing.
It would be best if you prepared for the worst-case scenario. No one knows what lies in the future, and the best we can do is be prepared for it. It is possible that during this trip, you may encounter some unwanted events. But that is nothing to be worried about as long as you have proper medical care. So before packing your suitcase, check your medical insurance and know whether your insurance covers COVID or not, if the insurance is applicable where you are going, what are the particulars of the COVID coverage, and so on.
As the world is still recovering from this unseen disaster, many places have not yet lifted the lockdown restrictions, many have the night curfew still on, and several have implemented various rules like the prohibition of gathering. So contact your friends or people you know in these places or check the news for any pieces of information vital to your visitation. If you are a tourist, your experience could be ruined if there are any major prohibitions on gatherings or curfews.
As one cannot take their vehicle to anywhere they go, it is necessary to know about the public transport system of the place you are visiting. Whether the cabs and taxis are working, what is the situation of buses and trains and so on? It will help you prepare beforehand and remove any future problems you might face.
One of the most important things to remember while traveling during covid is to practice basic hygiene rules. Do not forget your mask. Keep a few extra covers just in case, try to avoid crowded places, keep sanitizer with you, and wash your hands regularly. Along with all this, isolate yourself immediately after you feel any indication of the virus to get better as soon as possible and avoid further spreading.
If you are a pregnant woman, it is best advised to avoid traveling during covid. However, if the need arises and you can't get out of it, try to remain indoors as much as possible, avoid outside food, hydrate yourself and carry proper medication along with extras for further precaution.
Suppose you are an older person who needs to travel during covid. In that case, you should get your pneumonia vaccination before said travel. It is common knowledge that older people and pregnant women are more prone to covid infection than the general public. So to protect yourself in a better way, carry proper and enough medication, try to avoid crowded spaces, do not forget your health records, and protect your health before enjoying the time.
And last but not least, following traveling etiquette will protect you and those around you. What are travel etiquettes, you ask? They are just common rules everyone should follow while traveling, like using your elbow while coughing, keeping your masks on at all times, using sanitizer to wipe down surfaces before you sit, and washing or sanitizing your hands regularly and thoroughly. And who knows, following these could maybe even save you.
The ongoing pandemic may have changed everyone's vacation plans and trips. Even businesses seem to be affected by their overseas operation. But with proper vaccination and care, you can visit these few places during the Covid-19 pandemic as a US resident:
Switzerland is one of the safest places to visit during the pandemic as it has the lowest infection rate for Covid patients. With proper rules and regulations, the spread of infection and mortality rate has declined as time passed. Switzerland is known to be a place for romance, and you can explore the city of Zurich and many other such spots among the hills and snow.
The nation in the Middle East was most recently named the safest in the world and has implemented Qatar Clean, a program designed to guarantee that all hotels, eateries, and tourist sites adhere to stringent standards for sanitation and hygiene in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak. Qatar was recently dubbed the "richest country on earth" because of all the opulent hotels there, including well-known brands like the Ritz-Carlton, W, Park Hyatt, and St. Regis.
The location has implemented rigorous Covid procedures, and all of the islands' resorts and hotels are taking precautions. This makes it a naturally socially remote holiday. With the introduction of free PCR testing at establishments like it Maafushivaru, visitors no longer need to leave the site to visit a testing facility.
Traveling is one of the most healing experiences. You can make new friends, experience new cultures, taste different cuisines, and learn a lot. It helps people take their minds off of their problems, recuperate from their mundane lifestyle, and even acts as one of the major hobbies of many people. However, in the post-corona world, health remains the top priority over fulfilling the craving to travel. The points mentioned above are essential for a safe and sound travel experience. One of the ways you can follow these is by making a to-do list. Keep your health your foremost priority, then keep your documents. Make sure you have every important document and health record with you. Following all these might seem stifling for anyone. Still, these are critically crafted Travel rules for US residents for a safe and fulfilling travel experience. Follow leisure.com for more travel tips and advice. | <urn:uuid:cb397a65-5e87-4c89-b0fe-c2183822fb8b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.leisure.com/plan-a-trip/travel-advisors/22761-travel-rules-and-advice-for-us-residents-during-covid-19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573540.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819005802-20220819035802-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.964985 | 1,756 | 1.6875 | 2 |
Disclosure: I received this complimentary product through the Homeschool Review Crew.
I’m always excited to review homeschool resources from Home School in the Woods. Activity Pak: The New Testament is an amazing resource to supplement Bible study and Ancient History courses. We used it to spend some fun, but Bible-centered time with our grandkids.
My husband and I are doing one activity a week when we watch our children one night a week so their parents can go on a date. The grandkids loved the projects! I’m not sure which was their favorite: Paul’s Mailbox with Letters or the Fruit of the Spirit basket.
My daughter is a second-generation homeschool mom with her hands full with four children including a new baby. We wanted to bless the kids with a hands-on project that was fun and creative, but had a purpose.
Our Experience with Activity Pak: The New Testament
Pastor Grandpa shared with the kids about Paul’s missionary journeys and showed them the four maps. It was so easy to connect the dots. But their favorite part was the mailbox with all Paul’s letters. It was so fun to see it open and close and it really drove home the fact that those books of the Bible were letters from Paul to the beloved churches he cared for.
The fruit of the Spirit basket was another fun night. We started with coloring the fruit, labeling it and making the basket. Then we played “Fruit of the Spirit Charades” where we all took turns acting out love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control. The kids loved playing charades and we ended up discussing the fruit of the Spirit more after the game spontaneously.
What We Learned from Activity Pak: The New Testament
All the activities were fun to put together and drove home an important point of the Bible principle or lesson.
I think the spiritual warfare activity was the most helpful for the children because let’s face it – spiritual warfare is hard to explain to a child. While we colored we talked and role-played afterward to “get it.”
How Activity Pak: The New Testament Fits into a Homeschool Day
I would choose a topic and craft for each week. You can do the lesson and coloring during the week and on the last day review and put everything together.
We are completing all the activities before we put together the lapbook.
What We Liked about Activity Pak: The New Testament
We loved the beautiful art work of the pictures we colored and cut out. They were so nice!
We also loved the creativity – the mailbox that opened and shut and the fruit that was able to slip into the basket.
My younger grandchildren really like the gluing!
Who Will Enjoy Activity Pak: The New Testament
From preschool to high school to parents–everyone will enjoy this Activity Pak: New Testament. It’s fun and creative, but the artwork is definitely not too childish for any age.
More about Home School in the Woods
Homeschool in the Woods is a family-owned business that began their homeschool journey in 1996. They create figures that are classic and realistic publishing their first set of timeline figures in 2002 when Home School in the Woods was born. They believe most people are visual and it is a blessing to see the Lord’s story unveil throughout time, weaving an awesome tapestry that is thick with His presence and unending mercy, patience, and love for His creation! They are truly an awesome company!
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I highly recommend Home School in the Woods. They bring the fun and wonder back into learning!
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Unsure about insolvency? Learn what it is in our latest blog.
If you’ve got problem debt and you’ve been doing some research into how to deal with it, you may have come across the term ‘insolvency’. But what exactly does it mean?
When you’re insolvent, it simply means that you’re unable to repay your debts. There are however a few different routes into insolvency, and that’s where it gets more complex.
What are your options if you’re insolvent?
Being insolvent can be stressful and if you’re in this situation you probably have lots of questions about what you should do next.
There are solutions designed to help people who are insolvent, so it’s really important that you know what they are and get professional advice on which might be suitable for you.
There are a range of debt solutions out there which, in the right circumstances, can help people who either can’t repay their debts at the rate they originally agreed or can’t repay everything they owe at all.
Let’s have a look at three of the formal solutions available in England, Wales and Northern Ireland that are designed to deal with insolvency: Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs), Bankruptcy and Debt Relief Orders (DRO). If you live in Scotland, Trust Deeds and Sequestration are similar alternatives. Visit our Scottish Debt Solutions page to learn more.
An IVA is one way to deal with insolvency. This is a solution that allows you to come to a new repayment agreement with your unsecured creditors. An IVA normally lasts five to six years and, once it’s over, what’s left of your unsecured debt on the plan is written off.
While you’re on the IVA, the disposable income you have at the end of the month would be put towards paying off the debts included in the plan. Your IVA provider would make sure this is an amount you can afford.
Six months before the end of the IVA, you are expected to try and release equity from your home – if you own it - and put that money into your IVA. But if you are unable to do so, the IVA would simply be extended for up to another 12 months instead.
There are fees involved in an IVA – see here for more information.
So, IVAs can work to deal with insolvency by allowing your repayments to come down to an affordable level and then writing off the remainder of the debt once the IVA is successfully completed.
Bankruptcy is another way to deal with insolvency, but there are some key differences between this method and IVAs.
First of all, you don’t necessarily have to make payments towards your debts each month, as you would with an IVA. Your bankruptcy is overseen by a Trustee (a court official) and if they see that you can’t afford to put anything towards your debts each month, you won’t be expected to.
Bankruptcy normally lasts for a year, and after that year is up the rest of your unsecured debts included in the order are completely written off.
Be aware that your assets are at risk if you go bankrupt and you may have to sell your house and put the money towards your debts.
You can only apply for bankruptcy online and it costs £655 in total, although that can be paid in instalments. Have a look at this Government page for more info.
So again, bankruptcy can deal with insolvency by either lowering or suspending your payments and then wiping your debt off after a year.
Debt Relief Orders are a cheaper alternative to bankruptcy – it costs £90 instead of £655 - but the criteria you have to meet to qualify is quite strict.
You have to have unsecured debts worth under £20,000 and less than £50 spare each month to put towards those debts.
You can’t have assets worth more than £1,000, which includes any savings, or a car worth more than £1,000.
If you qualify for a DRO, you are never expected to put anything towards your debts while the DRO is ongoing – your payments are completely suspended. If your financial situation has not improved after that year, your debts are written off.
DROs are meant for those who are really struggling with insolvency and unable to put anything towards their debts. Like bankruptcy and IVAs, DROs write off debts once the solution is successfully completed.
Am I insolvent?
Before you think of yourself as insolvent, it’s important to check that there aren’t any changes you could make that would free up enough money for you to be able to afford your debt repayments, like taking on more work or cutting back on spending in certain areas.
If you’re confused about your situation and which way forward is best – don’t be. Why not get in touch with one of our debt advisors using the options to the left? They’ll listen to what you’re going through and make sure they recommend the very best course of action for your particular circumstances.
The most important thing to remember is that it’s definitely possible to recover financially from being insolvent, as long as you address the issue and get the help and support you need.
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In 2019, Foard County, TX had a population of 1.28k people with a median age of 51.2 and a median household income of $43,625. Between 2018 and 2019 the population of Foard County, TX declined from 1,408 to 1,275, a −9.45% decrease and its median household income declined from $46,354 to $43,625, a −5.89% decrease.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Foard County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (72.1%), White (Hispanic) (10.1%), Two+ (Hispanic) (6.82%), Other (Hispanic) (5.33%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.9%). 0% of the households in Foard County, TX speak a non-English language at home as their primary language.
97.8% of the residents in Foard County, TX are U.S. citizens.
In 2019, the median property value in Foard County, TX was $46,400, and the homeownership rate was 83.1%. Most people in Foard County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Foard County, TX was 2 cars per household. | <urn:uuid:0a919ee3-04d7-4ea6-afe1-cb51ba44ecc8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://flint.datausa.io/profile/geo/foard-county-tx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570692.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807181008-20220807211008-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.969066 | 270 | 1.992188 | 2 |
Canadian Grant for Hiring Young Engineers
The Science and Technology Internship Program offers a wage subsidy of up to $13,200 towards hiring of a recent science or engineering post-secondary graduate for a maximum of 52 weeks. This subsidy is available to Canadian geomatics, geology, mining, forestry or energy businesses, organizations and institutions. Eligible intern candidates must have graduated within the last two years from a Canadian institution and be under 30 years of age. The intern offered position should be newly created, potentially lead to full time employment, plus provide marketable work experience and training in the graduate’s field of study. Moreover, the hired intern is to collaborate with applicant researchers in the undertaking of a commercially relevant scientific or technical research project. Project examples include bench level research, scale-up testing, pilot plant operations, analytical testing, calibration, technical documentation, and field tests.
The Career Focus program will contribute 50% funding up to $20,000 towards work placements in food processing facilities. Employers must offer work terms of between 4 and 8 months at a full-time capacity of at least 30 hours per week. All occupations are eligible for funding, including but not limited to placements in:
- Business Administration
- Marketing , Promotion, and Sales
- Quality Assurance & Food Safety
- Processing Operations
- Product Development
- Food Science
Eligible candidates must be post-secondary graduates who are between 15 and 30 years old, unemployed, not receiving Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, and have Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or refugee status.
Application intake begins Thursday May 2, 2013. Positions are limited, and INAC Services urges employers to apply as soon as possible.
The Sectoral Career Focus program is reopening soon and will cost-share the hiring of post-secondary graduates for work placements. Eligible employers must offer work terms of between 4 and 12 months at a full-time capacity of at least 30 hours per week. The fund will be distributed over selected sectors and will include support for 50% of wages up to maximums greater than last year’s, which were:
- $15,000 per Food Processing placement
- $10,000 per Information Technology placement
- $15,000 per Biotechnology placement
- $13,750 per Printing & Graphic Communications placement
- $12,750 per Supply Chain & Logistics placement
- $15,000 per Steel Trades placement
- $12,500 per Energy sector placement
- $12,500 per Aviation &Aerospace placement
Preference may be given to employers holding sector-council memberships. Graduates must be 15 to 30 years old, unemployed, not receiving Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, and have Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or refugee status.
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A small crisis group gets calls all the time from veterans in crisis. Considering these men and women know what it is like to face death on a daily basis, reaching the point where all seems hopeless indicates a crisis itself; we fail to grasp how serious this is. Yet on one night this same small crisis group had to rescue 5 suicidal veterans!
How this vampire Sen. John McCain keeps getting elected only proves he’s a good liar and veterans hate to think they’ve been betrayed by one of their own.
Suicide Prevention Workers See Spike In Calls
Oregon Partnership Reports Five Suicide Rescues In Two Hours
PORTLAND, Ore. — Workers with Oregon Partnership are calling on the public to get educated on the warning signs of suicide following an increase in the need for suicide rescues.
A suicide rescue is when crisis line workers have to intervene in a suicide attempt by sending police to the person’s house, said Leslie Storm, Crisis Line Supervisor.
Last Wednesday, Storm said they had five suicide rescues in a two-hour period; an amount she calls unprecedented.
“We’ve never done five in one evening. I’ve been here four years, we don’t do five a week generally so this is very alarming to us,” Storm said.
Oregon Partnership is a non-profit organization that provides drug and alcohol awareness, drug prevention programs and a 24-hour crisis lines for suicide intervention. The organization also operates a crisis line for military members and their families, as well as a treatment referral line.
Suicide Prevention Workers See Spike In Calls
Now you can try to pass all of this off the way Senator John McCain does as the veteran politician playing the role of veteran’s hero, but this man passes off everything veterans need instead of passing it on. He always loves to play up to veterans for their votes but then votes against them.
Rep. Holt: Sen. McCain Objected To My Military Suicide Prevention Bill
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WASHINGTON — In 2008, a young sergeant named Coleman S. Bean took his life. After completing his first tour of duty in Iraq, he had come home and been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Nevertheless, he was deployed to Iraq a second time. Bean had sought treatment for PTSD but as a member of the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), he found fewer resources available to him than to veterans and active-duty members.
In April, Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.) introduced legislation named after the late soldier meant to provide more resources for suicide prevention to Reserve members. The House in May incorporated it into the National Defense Authorization Act for 2011, but it was stripped from the final version, and Holt is pointing the finger at the lead Republican negotiator on the Senate legislation, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).
“Twice now, the Senate has stripped this legislation from our defense bill,” Holt told The Huffington Post Tuesday. “It’s hard to understand why. I know for a fact, because he told me, that Sen. McCain doesn’t support it. Whether he’s the only one, I don’t know. But there was no effort to try to improve the language or negotiate changes; it was just rejected, and I think that is not only bad policy, but it’s cruel. It’s cruel to the families that are struggling with catastrophic mental health problems.”
“He [McCain] said having these counselors check in with the Reservists every few months this way overreaching,” continued Holt, relaying a phone conversation he had had with the senator. “I asked him in what sense it was overreaching. Surely he didn’t think there wasn’t a problem, did he? I must say I don’t understand it.”
Read more here: John McCain blocks suicide prevention bill.
I ask veterans all the time why they vote for him or support him. They say he’s a Vietnam Vet, but they can’t say what he’s done for any Vietnam vet. They say he’s was a POW but they can’t say what he did for other POW’s like the ones from the Gulf War when they tried to sue Iraq for what Saddam did to them and he went against it. They hear the words come out of his mouth saying he cares and that is all they need to know. The real issue is they are suffering for the support they give to men like him. They never bother to look up his voting record.
So now we have troops committing suicide more and more every year along with veterans killing themselves yet McCain doesn’t care just like every other bill he has either tried to stop or voted against.
These lives matter to us but they don’t matter to him. The numbers coming into suicide prevention hotlines reflect how serious this has been but this one story on 5 rescues in one night out of Oregon Partnership should have everyone in congress running around like the House is falling down to get this done but McCain leads the way on running away from the veterans he loves to suck the life out of for their votes. How this vampire keeps getting elected only proves he’s a good liar and veterans hate to think they’ve been betrayed by one of their own.
UPDATE on this
Lawrence O’Donnell, The Last Word on MSNBC talked to Congressman Holt about this bill. Holt said that McCain called it “overreach” and said that “Maybe you need this in New Jersey but we don’t need this in Arizona.” You can watch the video and read more on my blog McCain blocks suicide prevention bill
This came on the heals of the report saying that;
Civilian soldiers’ suicide rate alarming By Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY
National Guard soldiers who are not on active duty killed themselves this year at nearly twice the rate of 2009, marring a year when suicides among Army soldiers on active duty appear to be leveling off, new Army statistics show.
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Love and belonging give purpose to our lives. We often engage in fear-based behaviors to “try to fit in” or try to protect ourselves from losing the potential of love and belonging, but these behaviors end up separating us even more from feeling fulfilled, living loved, and connecting to others. Ultimately, some of the behaviors we engage in end up doing the exact opposite of our intention and we end up feeling lonely and disconnected from ourselves and others. We end up living lives that lack authenticity.
Brené Brown, a qualitative researcher who extensively studied shame, vulnerability, courage, and empathy has written and spoken on these topics extensively. In some of her works, but more specifically “The Gifts of Imperfection” (2010), she wrote about some of the shared characteristics of people who live wholeheartedly. Below is a list of practices to incorporate in daily living in order to enhance your life. Practicing the tenets below can be scary as it would mean leaning into the “scarier,” “less comfortable” emotions of vulnerability, fear, and shame. But, by leaning in, we can live more fully and have the rewards of courage, compassion, connection, and authenticity.
- Let go of what people think and practice being authentic
Talk about a scary undertaking! We fear judgments and potential reactions/consequences and so we end up catering to what we think people think. If our actions are not aligned with our values or what we really think, we end up feeling a sense of dissonance within ourselves and often feel fraudulent and a lack of connectivity–a sense of “not belonging”. It actually places distance between us and the person of whom we are trying to obtain the approval. This is a practice of honesty with ourselves and others-a practice in integrity. This doesn’t mean we don’t regard others or respect others, we still live among others, but it does mean working towards respecting ourselves. And when we respect ourselves we end up being able to respect others too.
- Let go of perfectionism and show yourself some compassion
Similar to the first guidepost, this is a practice in being authentic and allowing yourself to be human. When was the last time you met someone that hasn’t made a mistake? I’m sure that you’ve met people that have tried to not make any mistakes and perhaps have gotten upset from making a mistake (not many people enjoy making them), but there are zero people that have been 100% mistake-free. ZERO. Setting a bar for perfection will lead to disappointment, anger, and a fear filled life. The saying “practice makes perfect” has been drilled in our heads, but in reality, practice makes more natural, not perfect. It is a disservice to ourselves and others to expect perfection. The antidote? Compassion towards self and others. Perfection separates us from others while compassion connects us to others and ourselves. Being gentle and compassionate towards yourself is brave and at times difficult. When we’re able to be kind to ourselves in the midst of shame (or disappointment with self/experience), we’re more likely to reach out and be connected. It allows us to not feel alone because truly we are not alone.
- Let go of self-numbing and powerlessness to build resiliency
People often think of numbing as alcohol or drug-related, but really, numbing can take so many different forms that it would be difficult to list it all here. Numbing is pretty much any time that we engage in things/activities that distance us from feeling our emotions and from vulnerability. So, sometimes even seemingly positive things (i.e. “staying busy”-through work, chores, errands) can be considered numbing activities. The issue with numbing is that it not only numbs us from uncomfortable feelings, but it also numbs us from love, creativity, belonging, and empathy. It puts us in a more powerless position and our ability to work through whatever the issue is negatively impacted. So, if you find yourself engaging in some activities repeatedly, a good question to ask might be “Am I distracting myself from something or am I avoiding something uncomfortable?”.
- Practice gratitude
This is more than just having “an attitude of gratitude”, it’s actually being intentional in the practice of gratitude. It’s a practice in focusing on the “haves”, not the “have nots”. It’s not dismissing what the struggles in your life are (there is benefit to being honest with limitations), but oftentimes when we focus on what is going “wrong” in life, we have a very difficult time accepting anything that is going “well”. Make it a daily practice and see how life can transform. Be mindful of the small things. Research shows us that those who are actively practicing gratitude have more joy in their lives. Not happiness—that fleeting feeling that is often based on external circumstances, but joy. “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow” (Melody Beattie). Gratitude allows room for growth and builds resiliency.
- Let go of the need for certainty and trust faith and intuition
Another scary-sounding one! We humans seem to be terrified of uncertainty. We want to know things and feel unsettled, antsy, and perhaps even anxious when we have to wait on something or don’t know what’s going on. This is about letting go of things outside of our control. It’s also about being attuned to our intuition. Dr. Brown defines that “intuition is not a single way of knowing—it’s our ability to hold space for uncertainty, and our willingness to trust the many ways we’ve developed knowledge and insight, including instinct, experience, faith, and reason” (Brown, 2010, p 88) . At times, we’ve neglected or pushed down our intuition and so it may take some practice to realign ourselves with it, but it is worth it. Other times we confuse intuition with fear and then emotionally reason one way or another and get ourselves into trouble. Using your intuition doesn’t just mean letting feelings rule—it’s a skill that incorporates feeling AND reason AND experience, it incorporates multiple factors. There are times when we absolutely cannot have one hundred percent certainty about a situation and being able to let go of the worries associated with not knowing can be so freeing. Try it with small things and see how life can change!
- Let go of comparisons and practice creativity
When we compare ourselves, we actually limit our ability to be ourselves and limit our ability to grow within our strengths. We often try to be like others and others may be completely different than us (different strengths/weaknesses, likes/dislikes, circumstances, etc.). Whoever said “Comparison is the thief of joy” (Theodore Roosevelt, I think), seems to have made an astute observation. We often tend to compare down from others (how we are deficient in some way) and it puts us in a losing fight. Because we are NOT the people we are comparing ourselves to, we can once again set ourselves up for disappointment. Even though we share similarities with others, we are unique and comparing ourselves to others often impacts our ability to allow for our own specialness to be present. We are all creative beings. Not everyone’s creativity looks the same, but there are no uncreative people, just people who have stifled down or not used their creativity. So, go out and explore what creativity looks like for you, you may surprise yourself!
- Practice engaging in play and rest—let go of having your self-worth be dependent on productivity
This is different than numbing! This is being mindful about engaging in “fun” activities and “rest” activities. It has a purpose and that purpose is not to numb. In the U.S. “staying busy” and “productive” has become almost a status symbol and anything else can be viewed as “wasting time”. At times, we get so ‘busy’ with the responsibilities of life that we even put sleep on the backburner—an essential ‘rest’ component that helps restoration of our mind and body. Play helps us connect with others and it helps release “feel good” hormones in your brain including endorphins, oxytocin, dopamine, and serotonin. These hormones are the key to mental health benefits including reduced stress and improved mood.
- Practice calm and stillness
In a world full of chaos, it is imperative to take some mental “downtime”. This doesn’t mean sitting in a room being bored to tears. Boredom is not peaceful or calming and often times it can lead to feelings of restlessness. Dr. Brown defines what calm and stillness look like. Calmness is about “creating perspective and mindfulness while managing emotional reactivity” (p. 106). In a sense it’s being able to take an observer approach to situations—rather than being engulfed and potentially overwhelmed by the different variables, it’s the ability to step back and look at what’s going on more clearly. Stillness “is not about focusing on nothingness; it’s about creating a clearing. It’s opening up an emotionally chatter-free space allowing ourselves to feel and think and dream and question” (p. 108). So, practicing calm and stillness is about creating space, or a clearing to look at things without reacting to things.
- Practice meaningful work
This tenet encourages us to utilize our gifts and talents. Sometimes we end up stifling our gifts/strengths/qualities/etc. because of what we “should be”/”ought to be”/”have to be” doing. It’s not telling us to not be responsible, but it is telling us to also be responsible with the gifts and talents that we do have. If this means that you have a job where your gifts can’t be utilized, then use the gifts after work. To help explore what can feel like meaningful ‘work’, ask yourself the questions “What are my gifts and talents” (sometimes we need to dig a little because we’ve covered them up with the “have tos” of life), “What am I passionate about?” “What could I spend my time doing if I didn’t get paid?”. Take the time to explore what makes you feel “alive”. Again, this is not to escape from uncomfortable feelings, but rather to live life more fully.
- Engage in laughter through silliness
This is another guidepost that encourages us to let go of control. It’s giving ourselves permission to laugh as hard as we can, to sing, to dance and move, to allow ourselves to be silly. It’s once again encouraging us to be human and not be this shell that we show the world and kill our spirit in the process. It encourages us to be free. And freedom to be yourself (even when there are consequences) is a freedom that only you can set into motion.
There is risk in practicing these tenets and at times life can feel more turbulent as others may not always respond in the way we’d like them to, oftentimes because they may not understand. But, practice makes natural and over time these turbulent times become moments of growth and moments that lead to a more fulfilled life—it also allows us to feel a sense of belonging even when we don’t fit in. In the meantime, to help you navigate the ins and outs of these practices and to assist you with areas of life that have been more difficult, we have skilled clinicians that are willing and prepared to help you along this part of the journey. At Perspectives, You need not walk alone, and we are here to help you maneuver through the difficulties of life.
– Brown, B. (2017): Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone. Description & contents.
– Brown, B. (2015): Rising Strong: The Reckoning, The Rumble, The Revolution.
– Brown, B. (2012): Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead. New York City, NY: Gotham
– Brown, B. (2010): The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are. Center City, MN: Hazelden.***
– Brown, B. (2007): I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t): Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power. New York: Penguin/Gotham.
– TEDxHouston 2010: “The Power of Vulnerability”, June 2010
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January 01 2005
Blasts from the Past: Proliferation Lessons from the 1960s
Francis J. Gavin
Assistant Professor at the Lyndon B.Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.
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© 2005 President and Fellows of Harvard College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
International Security (2005) 29 (3): 100–135.
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Transitioning individuals from health care to health clubs can be an opportunity to engage potential members who may not have a history of exercising consistently. To do so we should know a bit about what exactly Physical Therapy is and what population seeks out services from them.
Some fun facts:
- The art of Physical Therapy can be traced all the way back to philosopher Hippocrates who began using techniques in the year 435 B.C.
- It was recognized as a profession during World War 1 when female civilian employees of the U.S. Army were tasked with rehabilitating soldiers primarily using massage techniques and were originally called reconstruction aides and were assistants to physicians.
- Physical Therapy is often used with kids who suffer from conditions that limit their ability to enjoy their lives fully. Among the conditions PT has proven to sooth children with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, and vertigo.
- Physical therapy can treat pain in limbs that have been removed. 80% of patients who have a limb removed experience unpleasant sensations in the limb that has been amputated called “phantom pain”.
- The average PT clinic sees between 101-220 patients each week and is expected to grow 25% by 2029
We have found that to successfully extend the continuum of care and create impactful pathways of transition for patients, the process should begin as soon as the patient engages in therapy services. If this connection begins at the end of the therapy cycle, the patient is often spiraling about the thought of self-managing the recovery process can result in not attaining “prior level of function”. To that end many of the independent clubs we’ve worked with have established a program we call “60 for 60”- 60 days of membership for only $60. Clinicians introduce their patients to trained staff members at the club and emphasize the importance of continuing the regimen started with Physical Therapy. They can do so independently or with the support of a personal trainer but in order to achieve the level of functionality prior to the injury it is strongly recommended they continue to utilize equipment, expertise, and enjoy familiar surroundings that guided them to the point they are at.
We recently spoke with 10 Physical Therapy offices located throughout the northeast who indicated 1 out of 3 patients currently seeking therapy can be classified as deconditioned. To that end, not only do we need to focus on extending their care but also address the development of new habits. To create new habits takes time and guidance which is why we have seen the “60 for 60” work well when properly engaged. | <urn:uuid:d75996d4-1df7-49a2-ac04-2eef4406eb72> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://activeentities.com/active-entities-tip-of-the-month-60-for-60/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571150.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810070501-20220810100501-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.97195 | 526 | 2.40625 | 2 |
When working out how much rent you can afford to pay you also need to take into account all other associated expenses you will have responsibility for.
The main ones are Council tax, Gas and/or electricity bills. Water Rates and the cost of any internet and TV connections. If you are living away from parents for the first time, you also need to think about the cost of food and household requirements in addition to your lifestyle costs! Check the energy providers and Scarborough Borough Council websites for an idea of cost so you get a realistic idea of what rent you can afford.
It is usual for Landlords to cover the cost of property repairs and, if white goods are provided and subject to the cause being normal wear and tear, the cost of replacement or repair of these is usually born by the landlord. However, if the tenant causes any internal damage the cost to remedy this is the tenants responsibility. It is a requirement when taking on a tenancy with Whitby Residential Lettings that the tenant takes out Accidental Damage Contents Insurance and provides evidence of this. You can find out more About this type of insurance via any Insurance Broker. | <urn:uuid:af10ee95-2512-4184-abfc-a10f5d00430d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://whitbyresidentiallettings.co.uk/information-for-tenants/bills-and-utilities/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809003642-20220809033642-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.950587 | 231 | 1.789063 | 2 |
A Review of the Best News of the Week on AI, IoT, & Mobile Security
Fitness-Tracking App Leaking Sensitive Military Info (Infosecurity Magazine, Jan 29 2018)
The Strava app could show the location of soldiers stationed at sensitive locations, such as military bases.
Deepfakes AI celebrity porn channel shut down by Discord (Naked Security – Sophos, Jan 30 2018)
Reddit, birthplace of AI-generated deepfakes, hasn’t made any such move to do the same, though it too has a policy against involuntary porn.
Dark Caracal Campaign Breaks New Ground with Focus on Mobile Devices (Dark Reading, Jan 23 2018)
This is the first known global-scale campaign primarily focused on stealing data from Android devices, Lookout and EFF say.
Life at the Intersection of AI and Society with Dr. Ece Kamar (Microsoft Research, Jan 24 2018)
As the reality of artificial intelligence continues to capture our imagination, and critical AI systems enter our world at a rapid pace, Dr. Ece Kamar, a senior researcher in the Adaptive Systems and Interaction Group at Microsoft Research, is working to help us understand AI’s far-reaching implications, both as we use it, and as we build it.
AI in the Workplace: How Digital Assistants Impact Cybersecurity (Infosecurity Magazine, Jan 29 2018)
Chips developed by MIT hint at the development of digital assistants that no longer require a web connection to process AI-related tasks like voice recognition, potentially closing many of the security flaws these devices possess.
When AI enters the maze of cybersecurity (eeNews Europe, Jan 29 2018)
In a talk titled “Connected Intelligence”, Trend Micro’s technical director Renaud Bidou gave us his vision for 2020, arguing that learning from experience, more bugs and more patches would follow, opening room for new worms exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities. “What will never change is that there will always be bugs, patches, and users will click” (on links to malware or compromised documents), he said.
AI’s Role in Enterprise Cybersecurity (eSecurity Planet, Jan 29 2018)
Buried in this mountain of malware was evidence that attackers were using unconventional methods to not only bypass traditional antivirus solutions, but also AI-powered ones.
Axway Partners with Elastic Beam to Leverage Artificial Intelligence for API Security (Business Insider, Jan 30 2018)
Together, Axway and Elastic Beam will help organizations achieve optimal security and ecosystem engagement by leveraging an AI engine, integrated with Axway API Gateway, that automatically detects and blocks new attacks on APIs.
The moving target of IoT security (Network World Security, Jan 25 2018)
Specialist security firms are doing their best to keep pace with the changing nature of the IoT security threat. Companies like Pwnie Express – which got its start making penetration testing devices – have tried to adapt to the new threat landscape.
Hide ‘N Seek IoT botnet caught using Peer-to-Peer communication (SC Magazine, Jan 24 2018)
Bitdefender researchers first spotted the botnet on Jan. 10 before it disappeared for a few days only to return 10 days later in a significantly improved form. Before long, the botnet had spread from Asia to the United States with over 18,000 bots and counting, according to a Bitdefender blog post.
Researchers Connect Lizard Squad to Mirai Botnet (SecurityWeek, Jan 29 2018)
Lizard Squad and Mirai, which are responsible for a series of notorious distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, are connected to one another, a recent ZingBox report reveals.
Apple Patches Kernel Flaws in macOS, IOS Security Updates (eWEEK, Jan 30 2018)
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"Postthrombotic Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A condition caused by one or more episodes of DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS, usually the blood clots are lodged in the legs. Clinical features include EDEMA; PAIN; aching; heaviness; and MUSCLE CRAMP in the leg. When severe leg swelling leads to skin breakdown, it is called venous STASIS ULCER.
- Postthrombotic Syndrome
- Syndrome, Postthrombotic
- Venous Stasis Syndrome
- Syndrome, Venous Stasis
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Postthrombotic Syndrome".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Postthrombotic Syndrome".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Postthrombotic Syndrome" by people in this website by year, and whether "Postthrombotic Syndrome" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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This is one of the questions asked by most parents when looking for a book that children will surely love and that will catch their attention. In this article, you will discover what and how to look for good or even great books for kids.
Here are only a few points that I have personally observed and recently learned to be true:
A good children's book should have good pictures. In fact, young children, especially those just starting out, are clearly more interested in picture books than textbooks.
You can easily get the A-Level chemistry guide book at Spot Excel Publishers.
It is the same with older children, although they can read now, they are still looking for and more interested when the book they read has good pictures in it.
Coloring books for children are very interesting for children. Coloring books are great for kids because children love and are attracted to different colors.
While black and white photos are great and acceptable coloring books for some children's storybooks, children's coloring books benefit from this and seem to be a much better children's storybook due to their striking colors.
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Defining, Establishing, and Verifying Reference Intervals in the Clinical Laboratory, 3rd Edition
This document contains guidelines for determining reference values and reference intervals for quantitative clinical laboratory tests.
This document is available in electronic format only.
This reaffirmed document has been reviewed and confirmed as suitable to remain published without revision to content, as of April 2016. The document’s next scheduled review is generally five years after the reaffirmation date.
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In previous posts I’ve told you about the two main types of Social Security Disability benefits: SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance benefits) and SSI (Supplemental Security Income disability benefits). SSDI benefits are paid to people who have worked and paid FICA taxes in on their earnings. Now let’s look at SSI benefits.
People who are eligible to draw SSI benefits are people who have limited income and resources. Generally, people who may be eligible to apply for SSI benefits are people who have never worked, have worked very little, or who have worked off and on.
To be eligible to apply for benefits, your household income and resources must be below a certain amount.
The amount of household income allowed varies depending on :
- How many people are in your household
- Whether the income is earned (like wages) or unearned (like disability benefits, retirement benefits)
- What state you live in
The amount of income can also include food and shelter that is provided to you.
Resources (things that you own) include cash, the amount in checking or savings accounts, property that you own, stocks, and bonds. The resources for a single person can’t be over $2000. For a married couple, resources can’t be over $3000.
Once Social Security determines that you meet the above requirements, you are eligible to apply for SSI Disability Benefits. When you apply your application goes through the same process as for SSDI benefits. Often people have heard that you can draw SSI benefits while you are applying for SSDI benefits. This is not true.
If you are found to be disabled, the Social Security Administration will contact you to do an SSI interview. This interview will determine how much you are able to receive in monthly SSI benefits. Again, the amount that you will receive depends on what other income is coming into the household. As long as you are eligible to receive $1.00 in SSI benefits, you are eligible to receive Medicaid insurance benefits.
For additional information about SSI benefits, follow this link.
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New love for pretty, old-fashioned Grandmother’s Gardens
Even before the coronavirus crisis sparked renewed interest in vegetable gardens and victory gardens, there’s been a movement toward more traditional gardening aesthetics.
For example, there are what’s known as Grandmother’s Gardens. These old-fashioned, naturalistic flowerbeds rich in color have much to recommend them in contemporary settings too, said Leonard Perry, horticulture professor emeritus with the University of Vermont.
``Often appearing haphazard or growing at random, these gardens actually were designed as paintings with an eye for composition using color, shape and texture,” he said.
Grandmother’s Gardens are the dated offshoots of American cottage gardens, which contain a diversity of plants, including vegetables and flowers for cutting.
Re-creating them means designing landscapes rich in hardy perennials, annuals and Native American plants, Perry said. And with their abundance of old-fashioned flowers, Grandmother’s Gardens are not the easiest sites to manage. It takes thought to plant the right combinations of historic flowers, and effort to start heirloom plants from seed.
These gardens also call for more maintenance.
``With so many more distractions and choices for our time than our grandmothers had, most gardeners now strive for simpler gardens,” Perry said. ``(But) as gardeners add more flowers back into beds for pollinators, or combine flowers with edible herbs and vegetables, they are beginning to recreate gardens with a few traits similar to what their grandmothers may have grown.”
And with today’s coronavirus lockdowns, many people are looking to spend more time on garden projects.
Grandmother’s Gardens, with their more relaxed aesthetics, were popular landscape fixtures from the end of the Civil War until the early 1920s.
``They differed from gardens abroad, such as English gardens, in that they were most often the work of one person, usually a woman, instead of a team of gardeners, usually men,” Perry said.
Many of the old standards like nasturtiums, English primroses, bachelor’s buttons, sweet peas, gladiolus, hollyhocks, lilacs, foxgloves and columbines -- flowers many of us remember from childhood -- had become as unfashionable as typewriters, videotapes or fur wardrobes. But every fashion provokes a reaction, which leads to new movements that rediscover traditional materials, and that includes plants, said Scott Kunst, founder and former owner of Old House Gardens in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
``Slowly but surely, gardeners turned away from the brightly colored exotic annuals of the Victorian era in favor of flowers that had a long history in Western gardens, especially perennials such as peonies and iris, self-sowing annuals such as larkspur and poppies, and bulbs that would return and multiply year after year such as daffodils and snowdrops,” Kunst said.
They were planted in artlessly informal mixes that harkened back to the humble days of England’s ``cottages,” the homes of poor rural folk, and America’s colonial days, Kunst said in an email.
``Grandmother’s Gardens also emphasized an appreciation for plants as plants, not just blobs of color, and as offering gardeners a connection with the real world, which I think is an important part of gardening for many of us today,” Kunst said.
``Hardscaping and backyard kitchens do little to connect us with nature, but working with plants does, which is something I learned from my grandmother,” he said.
For more about recreating your grandmother’s garden, see this factsheet from University of Vermont Extension: https://extension.umd.edu/watershed/conservation-landscaping.
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We have to acknowledge that the world is not critically short of sets of plastic World War II German infantry in 1/72 scale. In fact, Caesar themselves have been prominent in this by producing several such sets, and we can at least say that this is one more. This time (though not for the first time) the emphasis is on the late war years, when uniforms were changing subtly and weapons were changing considerably.
Uniforms for late-war Germans varied only in small details until the introduction of the M1944 blouse, and these figures are not that late as they retain their earlier tunics. A major difference was the increasing use of camouflage clothing, but again none of that seems to be here. So there is really only one significant feature of these men, and that is the short boots and gaiters that they wore in preference to the tall boots of earlier years. Other than that all have the usual tunic and helmet (which is uncovered), and all carry a fairly standard set of kit items and belts which are fine for the period.
Things get a bit more interesting when it comes to weapons. True several carry the standard rifle or carbine widely used throughout the war, while others carry the almost as familiar MP38 or MP40 submachine gun. However two have the StG44 assault rifle that first appeared in numbers in 1944, and the first standing firing pose in the top row looks to have the Gewehr 43 rifle, which naturally first saw daylight in 1943 (although both weapons had earlier, relatively uncommon versions). Finally the first figure in the last row is using the highly effective Panzerfaust anti-tank weapon, which despite the sight being a bit too far forward is still a decent model.
Caesar have so often proved themselves masters of the realistic pose that it comes as no surprise that this particular selection is as good as any to be found anywhere. Weapons are at various natural angles rather than the oft-seen perfectly horizontal of some sets, and there are a good number of crouching figures, while the man running forward really makes you believe he is moving while in sight of the enemy. There are no apparent officers or specialists here, just a bunch of ordinary soldiers going about their business as best they can.
The usual multi-part Caesar mould makes for some great poses with plenty of depth, although unusually there are a few figures with areas of unwanted plastic where the mould has not reached. However this is no more than many sets, and the detail is very good, making identification of weapons and kit very easy. All the clothing seems to hang and crease in a lifelike way, and the proportions are perfect. There is no flash, and even what extra plastic there is does not really mar these figures.
Those looking for late war German troops are spoiled for choice, particularly compared with most other eras. Several of these sets are very fine themselves, so there was hardly a gap in the market for this to fill. Be that as it may, this is still a very well-produced and entirely accurate set which gets on with the job asked of it with quiet efficiency. | <urn:uuid:379d3fc4-811e-451c-9978-90a056b93d94> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=2122 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809003642-20220809033642-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.981769 | 634 | 1.9375 | 2 |
There are various methods for downloading significant Gmail emails.To learn more about the easy trick, keep reading.
Emails from Gmail can be downloaded in a number of ways.
This can be done on both a computer and a mobile device.
To download emails to a mobile device, use Chrome’s sharing feature.
Because you can lose access to your business Gmail account, there are instances when you need to download some crucial emails from Gmail or simply wish to make a backup of them.However, some people are unable to achieve that because they are unaware of the secret.Emails from Gmail can be downloaded in a number of ways.To learn more about the easy trick, keep reading.
How to download emails on a pc using Gmail
The web version of Gmail makes downloading emails a breeze.Simply open any email and select the three-dot icon that can be seen near the Starred and Reply buttons on the top.You will right away see a “Download message” option in the drop-down box.Your email will instantly download if you simply click on it.The file can then be found in the app’s Downloads area.
Additionally, the feature downloads any email attachments, which is fantastic because it saves you from having to download the files yourself.However, if everything downloaded correctly, customers are urged to double the PDF file.
How to download emails on a phone using Gmail
On the mobile app, Gmail doesn’t provide the same download option.There is a solution for this, so don’t worry.There are instances when you need to download an email to your phone but are unable to do so because not all people have access to computers at home.The only option left is to take a screenshot of the email, which is the most practical and straightforward choice.
To make a PDF of the email, just sign in to Gmail on Chrome and utilise the browser’s print feature.Simply open Gmail on Chrome, sign in, access the email you wish to download, hit the three dotted icon for Chrome, and then tap the Share button.You only need to select “Print” from the menu that the browser will then present.The result will be a PDF file.The PDF button can then be selected.You can also deselect any pages that are unnecessary if there are more than two.Once your file is prepared, you can choose where to save it before doing so.The Downloads app will then allow you to access this PDF and share it from there.
A customised snapshot of a page can also be taken using Chrome.Therefore, one might press on the Long Screenshot choice to capture your critical email instead of selecting the “Print” functionality.Simply use that snapshot to convert it to a PDF using any online converter if you want a PDF of it.To achieve it, simply Google “JPG to PDF converter” and go to any website. | <urn:uuid:38fc6e5d-4798-437f-9c0e-bd34856c091c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://botgadgets.com/features/how-to-download-emails-from-gmail-on-computer-and-mobile/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571150.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810070501-20220810100501-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.892292 | 607 | 1.75 | 2 |
#123movies #fmovies #putlocker #gomovies #solarmovie #soap2day Watch Full Movie Online Free – In the 1930s, Jesse Owens is a young man who is the first in his family to go to college. Going to Ohio State to train under its track and field coach, Larry Snyder, the young African American athlete quickly impresses with his tremendous potential that suggests Olympic material. However, as Owens struggles both with the obligations of his life and the virulent racism against him, the question of whether America would compete at all at the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany is being debated vigorously. When the American envoy finds a compromise persuasive with the Third Reich to avert a boycott, Owens has his own moral struggle about going. Upon resolving that issue, Owens and his coach travel to Berlin to participate in a competition that would mark Owens as the greatest of America’s Olympians even as the German film director, Leni Riefenstahl, locks horns with her country’s Propaganda Minister, Josef Goebbels, to film the politically embarrassing fact for posterity.
Plot: Based on the story of Jesse Owens, the athlete whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler’s vision of Aryan supremacy.
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May take liberties with actual events
‘Race’ is an overall entertaining movie hampered by some fairly predictable flaws. It features pretty standard sports movie clichés, e.g., hard-ass coach with heart of gold, rival who becomes best friend, etc. The personal (melo)drama seems pretty mundane, and, as to be expected in historical dramas, certain liberties are taken with the facts for dramatic purposes. But there is interesting dramatic tension in the scenes in which the US Olympics commission debates boycotting the ’36 games, and in Owens’ personal struggle over whether to compete in the face of certain factions of the black community entreating him not to. The actual scenes of competition are presented in an exciting fashion. My favorite scene captures Owens’ P.O.V. as he enters Berlin Stadium at the height of pre-War Nazi pageantry, Hindenburg flying overhead, Hitler waving in the stands to a thunderous chorus of “Sieg Heils.” It must have been overwhelming. Carice van Houten plays Leni Refienstahl as a sympathetic character, defying Goebbel’s orders to tell the true story of the 1936 Olympics, and Stephan James as Owens provides an enjoyable leading performance.
I think the script writers were confused. Either they don’t know the difference between Cleveland, Ohio and Cleveland, Mississippi, or they don’t care, which would be even worse.
There was no discrimination in public accommodations in Cleveland, Ohio in the 1930s. African Americans did not have to sit in the back of the bus. When the script called for Jessie Owens to sit in the back of a bus in Cleveland, Ohio, it was in complete disregard for the truth. I checked with my mother, who went to the same high school with Jessie Owens. She went everywhere on the bus or the street car. Everyone did. And they all sat together, black and white.
Another problem with the script was the blatant racism in the locker room at Ohio State University. The Buckeye football team was already integrated by the time Jessie Owens arrived. William “Big Bill” Bell was an All American for the Buckeyes, and played from 1929 to 1931. I guess there could have been some racists who gave Jessie Owens some grief in the locker room, but it certainly would not have been so institutionalized as depicted in the film.
As much as those blatant misportrayals bother me, the thing that bothered me most was when Jessie was agonizing over whether to go to Berlin, his wife told him that he was never much good at thinking, so he should not do it. How much more racially condescending could the script writer be?
What a shame that this movie that could have been a rich source for teaching a moral lesson instead was turned into a source of misinformation and condescension.
The movie had some good moments, so I give it 4 out of 10 stars. Do not accept it as a reflection of reality, as it is not.
Original Language en
Runtime 2 hr 14 min (134 min)
Genre Biography, Drama, Sport
Director Stephen Hopkins
Writer Joe Shrapnel, Anna Waterhouse
Actors Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Eli Goree, Shanice Banton
Country Canada, Germany, France
Awards 6 wins & 8 nominations.
Production Company Forecast Pictures, Trinity Race, Solofilms
Sound Mix Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera Arri Alexa XT Plus, Hawk V-Lite, V-Plus and V-Series Lenses
Laboratory Vision Globale, Montreal, Canada
Film Length N/A
Negative Format Codex ARRIRAW (3.4K)
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (2K) (master format), Hawk Scope (anamorphic) (source format)
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Table 1: Mean blood glucose levels
Group Blood glucose level
(mg/dL) 8 12 16 20 24 Normal control 90 111 96 101.33 111.33 Positive control 135 112.33 95.67 89 85 Negative controls 138.67 150.33 167.67 177.33 191 SB 7.5:20 234.67 170.33 131.33 114 103.33 SB 15:40 130 108 99.33 94 90 SB 30:80 128.33 109 97.33 92.33 87
Of note, one subject had a relative low blood glucose level
when measured before bed during both of the study periods, 3.9mmol/L and 4.4mmol/L respectively.
The blood glucose level
in Diabetic Group III on Pearl Millet DFF, after the induction of diabetes in 1st week showed a great increase (p0.05) in the blood gluocse level in that group was observed (220.32+-12.00 mg/dl, 222.42+-6.21 mg/dl and 219.13+-19.45 mg/dl) in the 4th, 5th and 6th weeks of experimental period.
Conclusion: It is concluded that a 25 weeks SSAET program along with routine medical management is more effective treatment in the management of fasting blood glucose level
, glycemic control, plasma insulin level and insulin resistance as compared with routine medical management and dietary plan in the management of T2DM.
The blood glucose level
of diabetic group fed on chickpea HFD after the induction of diabetes showed a great increase in the blood glucose level
(from 99.66+-12.46 mg/dl to 252.33+-15.95 mg/dl) during first week compared to zero week.
It would be more appropriate to know the correct procedure of storage of blood sample before estimating the blood glucose level
. This study was planned to determine the effect of temperature and contact of clot with serum on laboratory results of glucose concentration in blood in peripheral hospital laboratory.
"One of the most hazardous situations for diabetics is the possibility of a big drop in their blood glucose levels
In test group, there was gradual decrease in blood glucose level
from 288.3 [+ or -] 14.3 on day 0 to 247 [+ or -] 6.5 on day 28, which was statistically significant compared to control.
Blood samples (200 [micro]L) were collected from tail veins of 6-8-week-old db/db and their nondiabetic littermates, that is, control mice (db/m) as well as 10-week-old HFD/STZ induced diabetic and nondiabetic C57BL/6N mice to estimate blood glucose levels
using GLUCOCARD 01-mini instrument (Arkray Piramal Medical Pvt.
Investigation results of several subjects suggested possibility to determine change of blood glucose level
. Impedance measurement results at different blood glucose levels
are presented in Fig.
Summary: DUBAI -- Decide, the UAE's diabetes community initiative, is targeting key government and civic authorities across the UAE this Ramadan with the intention of screening the blood glucose levels
of more than 2,500 participants.
Yildirim was taken to the Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital on Saturday after his blood glucose level
rose to 240 and could not be dropped when he was being interrogated at Istanbul Criminal Court.
But a premeal blood glucose level
is not an accurate predictor of the insulin needed at that time; it is simply a reflection of the insulin previously administered.
A Your fasting blood glucose level
, referred to as FBG, measures the amount of glucose in your bloodstream after you've had nothing to eat for at least eight hours.
Essential SkinCare, LLC (Austin, MN) has patented methods of using alpha-1-acid glycoprotein, or an active derivative, to modulate the blood glucose level
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Published in Br J Anaesth 2014 Nov 27
Authors: De Jong A et al.
Obesity and critical illness are dangerous in combination.
Obesity affects all components of airway management, including oxygenation, bag-valve-mask ventilation, and choice of pharmacologic agents, intubation surgical airway, and rescue devices. In a prospective, multicenter, observational study, researchers in France assessed the incidence of difficult intubation and its associated complications in obese patients in both the intensive care unit (ICU) and operating room (OR).
Of 1400 consecutive patients intubated in the ICU and 11,035 intubated in the OR, 282 (20%) and 2103 (19%), respectively, were obese. In both groups, anesthesiologists performed most intubations. Rates of obstructive sleep apnea, respiratory failure, and Mallampati class III and IV airways were higher in the ICU cohort, while use of difficult airway adjuncts (video laryngoscopy and bougies) was lower. Difficult intubation (defined as 3 or more intubation attempts, intubation duration >10 minutes, or both) was twice as common in the ICU group as the OR group (16.3% vs. 8.2%). In both groups, risk factors for difficult intubation were Mallampati score III/IV, obstructive sleep apnea, and reduced mobility of the cervical spine. Severe life-threatening complications occurred in 41% of ICU intubations versus 2% of OR intubations; most were related to severe hypoxemia or hypotension.
Although both groups included obese patients, their severity of illness differed and limits direct comparisons. In addition, lower use of video laryngoscopy may have contributed to higher intubation difficulty in the ICU cohort. In critically ill obese patients, airway managers should focus on robust preoxygenation, shock-sensitive pharmacologic dosing, and early use of difficult airway adjuncts such as video laryngoscopy. | <urn:uuid:f583d76b-bab8-4739-b346-5bcd8c38a4a0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://anesthesiaexperts.com/uncategorized/intubation-obesity/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571150.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810070501-20220810100501-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.946633 | 433 | 1.96875 | 2 |
IP Office is very strong in building a network of multiple systems that feels like a single PBX for the end user. Users can call each other between sites as if they are local. You can build hunt groups with members from different sites and users can have remote users on their phone’s buttons and many more. Technically you just have to build a SCN (Small Community Network) connection between the systems and you are done. The systems exchange all relevant data of the remote systems (like users, hunt groups) and know the best way to reach a remote user.
Most times each site has it’s own PSTN connection but internal calls are handled through the SCN connection. But what happens if the connection between sites is lost? That can happen easily if the VPN fails.
Even if it is not officially documented, Avaya built in a fallback mechanism that can help you to manage such situations. There you can define what should be dialed by IPO over PSTN to reach a user if the SCN trunk is down.
The implementation of that fallback feature is pretty easy. You just have to know how it works. As mentioned above you need to define for each user or for ranges of users how to reach them over PSTN. Practically you need some kind of a table that brings the user’s internal number with the user’s PSTN number together.
That can be easily done by creating a special ARS table. That ARS table has to have the name **NET** to act as a SCN fallback table. IPO knows about the users and groups within it’s network so that you can call them like a local user. If a remote user is not reachable caused by a broken SCN link, IPO searches for a **NET** ARS table and checks for informations how to reach users over a PSTN connection. That ARS form can be seen as a table that defines the public reachable number for each user or for ranges of users.
In the following screenshot you can see that users in the range from 300 up to 399 as well as user 193 are usually reached vie the SCN trunk. In case of a failure of that trunk we can reach user 193 by dialing 7*****193 on the PSTN line (line group 0 in that example). For the 3xx range we have another ARS short code to dial 7*****3N over PSTN. The ‘Si***’ part following the dialed number is to define what number to use as sender ID.
Using already available IP connections to route phone calls between different sites can save money and brings usability enhancement. But customers don’t want their users to keep an eye one the connection to determine if they have to call remote users internally or through the PSTN connection. If an IP connection is unstable this will lead into a situation where users tend to dial always over PSTN because in their mind that is the more trustworthy connection. And the potential money saving is gone.
As you can see with a single ARS table you can ensure that remote users can be reached by dialing their internal number even if the SCN link is temporary down. That will lead into a higher acceptance and easier usage. Nevertheless IPO will always try to call using the SCN trunk with all it’s benefits and will use the PSTN only as fallback option.
I hope that helps to build Small Community Networks with the extra option to reach remote users even if the IP link between systems is down. Customers like the additional security. If you have any comments don’t hesitate to leave them here. If you like that content share this page with others you think they like my ideas.
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A federal advisory committee voted narrowly against endorsing a drug vying to become the first new prescription medicine for obesity in more than a decade, signaling heightened concerns for possible health risks associated with a new generation of diet pills.
The advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration voted 10 to 6 that the safety concerns, like increased heart rate, possible birth defects and psychiatric problems, overrode the potential benefits of the drug, called Qnexa and developed by Vivus.
The meeting was closely watched by both the medical community and Wall Street as a sign of how the F.D.A. might handle new obesity drugs. Typically, the agency has paid extraordinary attention to safety because weight-loss drugs have a history of safety problems and because the medicines are likely to be used by millions of people for long periods of time.
The committee vote suggests that drug safety will continue to be paramount.
“No one wants to conduct a large public health experiment on the population,” one panel member, Elaine H. Morrato of the University of Colorado, Denver, said.
The F.D.A. is scheduled to decide by late October whether to approve Qnexa. It usually abides by the advice of its advisory committees. But a split vote like this one is often viewed by the agency as less definitive. Indeed, several panel members said they could just as easily have voted the other way.
The outcome of the meeting could portend a more difficult time for two other new obesity drugs that will face advisory committee hearings this year — lorcaserin from Arena Pharmaceuticals and Contrave from Orexigen Therapeutics.
The F.D.A. and most panel members did not question the effectiveness of Qnexa. Results from clinical trials suggested that in reducing weight, Qnexa was superior to the currently approved drugs and to the other two possible new ones.
Those getting the highest dose of Qnexa lost an average of 10.6 percent of their weight after one year, compared to 1.7 percent for those on a placebo.
The F.D.A. had five safety concerns that the panel spent most of the day addressing: possible psychiatric problems like depression and suicidal thinking, impaired memory and concentration, acid buildup in bodily fluids that could increase the risk of kidney stones, an increase in heart rate that could portend cardiac problems and possible birth defects.
Qnexa is a combination of two already approved drugs: phentermine, the part of the fen-phen combination that remained on the market after fen-phen was withdrawn in 1997 for causing heart valve problems, and topiramate, an epilepsy and migraine drug sold as Topamax by Johnson & Johnson. Phentermine, a stimulant, is responsible for the faster heartbeat, and topiramate causes the other side effects.
Leland F. Wilson, the chief executive of Vivus, said the company was disappointed with the vote but not deterred from trying to win approval. “The advisory committee vote is a recommendation, not a final step,” he said in a brief conference call.
Trading in Vivus, based in Mountain View, Calif., was halted on Thursday during the panel’s meeting, but shares plummeted 56 percent, to $5.27, in early after-hours trading. Shares of both Orexigen and Arena fell late in the day after the committee vote.
In after-hours trading, however, Arena was up somewhat. That could be because investors see its drug as having a better safety profile than Qnexa, although it is less effective in reducing weight.
About one-third of American adults are obese and another third overweight, so a successful diet drug could garner sales of billions of dollars a year.
Yet there have been few, if any, successful obesity drugs. The two existing drugs approved for long-term use — Meridia from Abbott Laboratories and Xenical from Roche — have modest sales, in part because of side effects and limited efficacy. Three years ago, the F.D.A. declined to approve rimonabant from Sanofi-Aventis because of concerns about suicide risk and depression.
Vivus argued on Thursday that obesity itself was a health risk, associated with a higher risk of diabetes, heart disease and other problems. “Obesity treatment can improve health and save health care dollars,” Dr. Louis J. Aronne, an obesity expert at Weill Cornell Medical College and a consultant to Vivus, told the committee. “Weight loss now appears to be like a gift that keeps on giving.”
In the trial, Qnexa improved blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol levels. But Dr. Mary Roberts, the F.D.A. reviewer of the drug, said it was unclear if the improvements would translate into what really matters, a reduction in heart attacks, strokes and death.
Bariatric surgery, which can produce weight loss of 15 percent or more, has been shown to reduce risk of heart attacks and prolong lives. But the only study that tested this for a diet drug — Meridia — actually found an increase in heart attack risk.
Most of the committee members spent two days this week on another panel weighing whether the diabetes drug Avandia should be removed from the market because of suggestions it raises the risk of heart attack.
That seemed to color the debate on Qnexa a little. Some committee members said that the yearlong trials of Qnexa did not provide enough information to judge long-term risks and that it was better to keep the drug off the market than to have problems arise later. | <urn:uuid:a8afc884-f88b-435b-ba61-1fe1d6194e5e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.ironmagazine.com/2010/f-d-a-panel-votes-against-obesity-drug/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809003642-20220809033642-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.962871 | 1,155 | 2.015625 | 2 |
Ninth U.S. Army AH-64D Apache Longbow Battalion Certified Combat-Ready
The U.S. Army's ninth AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter battalion has been certified combat-ready after completing extensive training with the Boeing [NYSE: BA] helicopter at Fort Hood, Texas.
The 1st Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment based at Fort Bragg, N.C., completed eight months of training with AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters built in the Boeing Mesa, Ariz., plant. To qualify, the men and women of the battalion known as the Tigersharks, completed a series of comprehensive classroom, flight and field exercises. Soldiers underwent a rigorous field examination, three live-fire exercises and completed approximately 3,200 flight hours during the training program.
Following the battalion's deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, the pilots received initial helicopter training at Fort Rucker, Ala., and mechanics received training in helicopter maintenance at Fort Eustis, Va., before regrouping at Fort Hood for battalion-level training.
The Army fielded its first combat-ready AH-64D Apache Longbow battalion in the United States in 1998. Of the eight U.S. Army Apache Longbow battalions deployed, five are based in the United States and three are based overseas.
Additionally, U.S. based Army Apache Longbows deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Desert Spring, to Afghanistan in the war against terrorism and in Iraq in 2003 supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. A total of 11 nations worldwide have selected the Apache for their defense forces. The U.S. Army is modernizing its fleet of AH-64A Apaches into next-generation AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters that link a wide range of avionics, electronics and weapons into one fully-integrated weapons system.
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Oracle Trace File Analyzer (TFA) provides a number of diagnostic tools in a single bundle, making it easy to gather diagnostic information about the Oracle database and clusterware, which in turn helps with problem resolution when dealing with Oracle Support.
Install Oracle Trace File Analyzer (TFA)
Trace File Analyzer (TFA) can be installed as the “root” user on the server, which provides the most functionality and allows it to run in a proactive manner as a daemon, or locally as the Oracle software owner. In this example we will perform a local installation, making it a reactive tool.
Unzip the software, create a destination location and install the software using the “-local” flag.
cd /u01/software unzip TFA-LINUX_v18.2.1.zip mkdir -p $ORACLE_HOME/tfa ./installTFA-LINUX -local -tfabase $ORACLE_HOME/tfa
Run a Oracle Trace File Analyzer (TFA) Collection
With the installation complete we can use the
tfactl command to perform a number of collections, including TFA Service Request Data Collections (SRDC). There are a large number of SRDC collection types, with each gathering different information.
Here are a few examples.
cd $ORACLE_HOME/tfa/bin/ # Gather diagnostic information about TFA itself. ./tfactl diagnosetfa -local # Gather information about errors. You are prompted to select a specific incident. ./tfactl diagcollect -srdc ORA-00600 ./tfactl diagcollect -srdc ORA-07445 # Collect data for all components for a specific time period. ./tfactl diagcollect -from "2018-06-16 13:00:00" -to "2018-06-16 13:00:00" # Collect data for all components for the last 12 hours. ./tfactl diagcollect
Each TFA collection produces a single zip file that can be uploaded to My Oracle Support (MOS), as described below.
Upload to My Oracle Support (MOS)
You can manually upload a zip file produced by TFA by attaching it to your SR through the MOS website in the normal way. An alternative is to get TFA to upload it and attach it to your Service Request (SR). To do this you must provide your MOS credentials. This can be done as part of the command line, or they can be stored in a secure wallet by running the following command as the “root” user.
# ./tfactl setupmos Enter User Id: [email protected] Enter Password: Wallet does not exist ... creating Wallet created successfully USER details added/updated in the wallet PASSWORD details added/updated in the wallet SUCCESS - CERTIMPORT - Successfully imported certificate #
The result of a TFA collection can be uploaded directly to MOS by including the “-sr” option in the command to specify the target SR number.
# MOS credentials supplied by wallet. ./tfactl diagcollect -srdc ORA-00600 -sr 1-12345678901 # MOS credentials supplied on command line. You are prompted for the password. ./tfactl diagcollect -srdc ORA-00600 -sr 1-12345678901 -user [email protected]
You can upload one or more files (both TFA generated and other files) as a separate action using the following commands.
# MOS credentials supplied by wallet. ./tfactl upload -sr 1-12345678901 -wallet file1.zip file2.zip file3.zip # MOS credentials supplied on command line. You are prompted for the password. ./tfactl upload -sr 1-12345678901 -user [email protected] file1.zip file2.zip file3.zip | <urn:uuid:efc53148-0ac0-47c3-8e3f-1cff16f65372> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://isqlplus.com/oracle/monitoring/using-oracle-trace-file-analyzer-tfa/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809003642-20220809033642-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.825246 | 845 | 1.640625 | 2 |
Recently, some advertising images of the conference in the field of cryptocurrency have been exposed, and it is said that the e-commerce giant eBay may add cryptocurrency payment options to its platform.
The image shows eBay showing off its encrypted ads, one of which says: virtual currency, which takes place on eBay.
The content of the ad is rather obscure, but many believe it is evidence that the e-commerce giant is about to accept an encrypted currency payment. All along, eBay has been interested in cryptographic currencies.
eBay is one of the world’s leading e-commerce platforms, with about 179 million active buyers worldwide.
Of course, these few ad words may not represent anything. “Virtual currency, It’s happening on eBay” can also simply refer to the existing “virtual currency” category on eBay, which provides users with an anonymous way for users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies in currency.
There is already a section on eBay that specialises in virtual money, which also lists encryption-related products, including Bitcoin miners and hardware wallets.
Back in 2017, eBay had already evaluated the prospect of adding crypto payment options. In an interview, a former executive at the company revealed that eBay was seriously considering accepting Bitcoin payments, but there was no follow-up for a long time.
eBay is not the first e-commerce giant to support Bitcoin payments. Earlier, Overstock added encryption currency trading and Bitcoin payment options. In addition, many other major tech companies, including Microsoft, accept digital currencies from customers.
However, fluctuations in Bitcoin prices have also forced many companies to stop accepting Bitcoin.
Speculation about whether the company accepts Bitcoin is heating up quickly as images of eBay ads are posted online. Many pointed out that Sanja Kon, a former eBay and Paypal executive, had joined UTRUST, an encrypted payments company, and speculated that eBay might eventually team up with the company. Meanwhile, Paypal’s chief financial officer clarified last week that it was too early for the company to offer Bitcoin payments. | <urn:uuid:f7fffb0d-3c58-42e7-a74e-bac9a8326c08> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://paypay.me/e-commerce-giant-ebay-or-will-accept-encrypted-currency-payments.html/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571150.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810070501-20220810100501-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.969443 | 420 | 1.648438 | 2 |
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FIXBY was the smallest township in the Halifax parish with a population of only 400 in 1851. It is situated in the south east of Calderdale but is now part of Huddersfield (Kirklees). Depending on the period involved research in this area can be a problem requiring visits to both the Halifax and Huddersfield record offices.
GREETLAND a village in the township of Elland-cum-Greetland and bordered to the south by the township of Stainland. Greetland lay within the Honour of Pontefract and the lord of the Manor was Ilbert de Lacy who lived at Pontefract Castle. Two ancient homesteads; Clay House and Sunny Bank were located within its boundaries.
HALIFAX is the largest town and was the principal township within the ancient parish. It was the earliest centre of local government and commerce and here the church of St. John the Baptist was founded between 1086 and 1095. It was created a Municipal Borough in 1848 absorbing some portions of the townships of Northowram and Southowram in the process.
HARTSHEAD a village and a small parish adjoining the parish of Halifax to the east. The church of St. Peter whose records commence in 1612 is located here. The registers of this church include many entries pertaining to people who lived within the Halifax parish boundaries and may need to be consulted when carrying out research.
HEBDEN BRIDGE like Sowerby Bridge was a creation of the Industrial Revolution and by 1900 had become the centre of the world’s fustian industry. Although not officially named until 1866 the name of Hebden Bridge had existed from earliest times and took its name from the bridge over Hebden water which is known to have existed in 1600. Hebden Bridge was formed from parts of the former townships of Stansfield, Heptonstall, Wadsworth and Erringden.
HEPTONSTALL is an ancient village and the name of one of the old townships of the parish. A “parochial chapelry” was founded C. 1250 to serve the townships of the upper Calder valley. It lies at the junction of the two ancient pack horse routes into Lancashire (Burnley and Colne) and was a somewhat disputed area during the English Civil War. In earlier days it was a area of some importance boasting a grammar school and cloth hall.
HIPPERHOLME-CUM-BRIGHOUSE was one of the eastern townships of the parish and bounded on the west by Red beck. Two of the parishes’ ancient churches lie within its boundaries, Lightcliffe and Coley. Coley church lies well to the north of the township and served the rural area of Northowram township. The church will be forever be associated with the Rev. Oliver Heywood who was deprived of his living at the time of the Restoration.
HOLMFIELD is an area in the township of Ovenden north of Halifax. It boasted a railway station prior to the demise of the Halifax to Bradford line via Queensbury and it was the start of a branch line for goods traffic that spanned the Wheatley valley on its way to Pellon goods depot. The ancient hamlet of Holdsworth was nearby and Holdsworth House is now used as an hotel.
ILLINGWORTH a village and an area in the township of Ovenden. The church of St. Mary the Virgin is located here and is one of the early chapels to be built in the parish. A large part of the Illingworth area is now occupied by housing.
KING CROSS now part of Halifax was originally in the township of Skircoat. It is here that the road into Lancashire divides, one road going to Burnley via Hebden Bridge the other going to Littleborough via Sowerby Bridge. During the time of the English Civil War when Halifax was held by the Royalists King Cross was one of the outposts keeping watch on the road towards Heptonstall, which was held by Parliament. The intervening terrain was the site of a few local skirmishes.
LANGFIELD was the most easterly township south of the river Calder in the ancient parish of Halifax. Like many of the north facing townships it was sparsely populated. Mankinholes is a present day village and was settled by Norsemen in the 10th. century. One of the areas most noted landmarks, Stoodley Pike is situated within its boundaries.
LIGHTCLIFFE is an area in the towmship of Hipperholme-cum- Brighouse lying to the east of Hipperholme crossroads on the road to Baliff Bridge. Titus Salt the great industrialist lived at Crow nest. Mrs. Holmes of Smith House was often visited by John Wesley and the Moravians established a settlement in Lightcliffe before moving to Fulneck.
LUDDENDEN is a village partly in the townships of Midgley and Warley. A church dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin was first built here C. 1500. The present church, which dates from 1816, occupies probably the most picturesque setting of any church in Calderdale. The Lord Nelson Inn, which has associations with Branwell Bronte, is also located here.
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Best Finance Posts from Carnival of Personal Finance #114
Trent at The Simple Dollar hosted this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance #114, which included my own article “Classifying your debt: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly“. Check out these other articles as well:
- One Snarky Chica with Issues writes about an interesting turn-around after discussing finances with her little brother. One thing she mentioned is especially enlightening, as I thought it’s common knowledge. However, I think I thought this same way when I was a teen:
He did not realize that getting a loan for something meant that you ended up paying more for it than the cost
- Since we’ll be buying a car within the next year, we plan on saving up to try and pay cash (or mostly cash, and maybe a little 0% credit card) when we do buy. Saving with Me tells how Cash and pre-arranged loans are a dealer’s worst nightmare.
- I’m glad Teaspoon Finance wrote this one first. I don’t like having a bunch of cash sitting in an account only earning 5% when it could be in a retirement account or paying down our high debt. He writes about using your credit lines as emergency funds. I do, however, agree with commenter Plonkee that the thought of using credit as an emergency fund is a bit sickening. You need to have SOME money in savings to handle things that credit just cover.
- The Dough Roller details how to identify a scam. This is a good companion article to my own “Fixing your money mistakes: Don’t fall for those scams“.
- The Happy Rock and I have the same reasons for wanting to be debt-free. He writes 5 key strategies for getting out of debt.
- As I mentioned in our shopping spree article, it’s hard for Stacie to find clothes that fit. She’s had to resort to buying clothes in the kid’s section. Around the Sun writes about her own discovery of cheaper and better-fitting alternatives in the junior’s section. | <urn:uuid:813e1078-1e8e-4d6e-bd6f-cafa6d979fac> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.cleverdude.com/content/best-finance-posts-from-carnival-of-personal-finance-114/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571150.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810070501-20220810100501-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.958336 | 453 | 1.515625 | 2 |
Personal Safety Tips
In today’s world, personal safety is a very serious issue. Whether you are at home, at work, in your car or away on vacation, you need to be aware of your surroundings so you can protect yourself and your family from being victimized. Personal safety should never be taken for granted, and we all need to be actively involved and not leave law enforcement to accomplish the task alone. As a leading provider of home security systems, we wanted to help provide materials to concerned families; we believe are helping to create safer communities.
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- Trim shrubs back to avoid giving burglars cover.
- Keep garages and sheds closed and locked at all times.
- When advertising valuable items for sale, give only your phone number, not your street address.
- Do not leave doors unlocked while working in the yard.
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At the annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Virginia on December 15, 1802, Brother John H. Peyton, a delegate of Dumfries Lodge No. 50, presented a petition signed by several respected Brethren with the recommendation and certificate from Dumfries Lodge No. 50 for a charter to constitute a Lodge in the Town of Haymarket in the County of Prince William. A Lodge under dispensation had been in operation since 1799. The Grand Lodge of Virginia issued a charter in the name of Hay Market Lodge No. 67, appointing the following officers:
James Wiggington Worshipful Master
John W. Wiggington Senior Warden
William Shaw Junior Warden
In 1803, Hay Market Lodge No. 67 held its meetings on the second Friday of each month in the new courthouse, this being the most convenient place and most of its members were in some way connected with the court.
In 1805, the Lodge met on the second Saturday of each month in the Jury Room, which was located in the gallery of the courthouse. The Lodge had representatives at the Grand Lodge in 1804, 1805, 1807, 1810, 1812, and 1820.
In 1808, the Virginia Legislature delivered a low blow to the Town of Haymarket and to Hay Market Lodge No. 67. It abolished the District Court system and set up Circuit Courts in each respective county seat. Naturally there was some delay in this transition, and Prince William County did not move her court from Haymarket to Dumfries until 1809. The act of the Assembly ordering the sale of the old buildings was not given until 1812. The closing of the court caused many of the Masons that were connected with the court to move away so that membership fell drastically.
Sometime between 1808 and 1812, the Lodge meeting place was moved from the courthouse to the community room in the Haymarket Inn until December 1918. This inn was located on the northeast corner of the intersection, which is now known as Washington and Jefferson Streets. This inn was near the finish line of the Haymarket Race Track and furnished all of the luxuries of the times; horse stables, ice house, wine cellar, bar and good well water. Disaster struck the Lodge in December 1818 when Haymarket Inn was destroyed by fire.
Nothing more can be found about the Lodge until Grand Lodge on December 12, 1820, when upon motion of the representative of Hay Market Lodge No. 67, William H. Fitzwhylsonn, the name of Hay Market Lodge No. 67 was changed to Centreville Lodge No. 67 with location in Fairfax County. Since Brother Fitzwhylsonn was, at that time the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Virginia; one is lead to believe that the petition was sent through the mail, asking the Grand Secretary to represent the Lodge in this matter. This is the end of the history of Hay Market Lodge No. 67 in the Town of Haymarket.
Centreville Lodge No. 67 became entirely extinct in 1847 and from that date to 1863, the records are vague and incomplete. This happened during the dark period of Masonry or the twenty years following the Morgan Affair, when many Lodges could not stand the onslaught of public opinion and disappeared. The Grand Lodge issued the number 67 to Mountain City Lodge No. 67 at Lexington, Virginia on December 15, 1857, which is still an active Lodge.
The second Masonic Lodge in the Town Haymarket, one word, was started in 1909, upon petition to the Grand Lodge of Virginia for a dispensation to start a Lodge. Most Worshipful Joseph W. Eggleston, Grand Master of Masons in Virginia, granted the dispensation on October 11, 1909, naming the following officers:
William J. Phillips Worshipful Master
Henry William Dodge, Jr. Senior Warden
J. A. T. Marsteller Junior Warden
The petition requested that the name of the Lodge be Eggleston in honor of the Grand Master, but he decided to name the Lodge Drinkard in honor of the memory of Past Grand Master William F. Drinkard, Grand Master of Masons in Virginia in 1887. The Lodge met for almost five years in a room, 20 by 22 feet, on the second floor of the Butler and Rector wheelwright shop for a rent of $3.00 per month. There are no photographs available of this old building but there is an artists sketch based upon eyewitness descriptions hanging behind the Senior Wardens chair in the Lodge room. The Lodge was quite active one evening when they balloted on five candidates, initiated the same, and heard the petitions for seven initiations and one for affiliation.
On February 16, 1911, the Grand Lodge of Virginia issued a charter to Drinkard Lodge No. 313 and assigned it to Masonic District No. 1. Two months later on April 17, 1911, the Lodge was constituted and the officers installed by a Provisional Lodge.
On September 26, 1912, Worshipful Brother Tyler appointed himself and Brother J. E. Beale as a committee to look into the chance of securing a new Lodge home. On June 23, 1914, a resolution was offered and unanimously carried that Worshipful W. M. Jordan, J. E. Beale, George G. Tyler, M. G. White, and W. H. Shirley, any three of whom constituted a quorum with the authority to secure estimates, formulate plans, and if in their judgment they deem it wise, to erect and equip a suitable Masonic hall with the understanding that no more than $1,200.00 be borrowed to complete the work. On January 25, 1915, the Lodge held its first meeting in their new hall.
Drinkard Lodge remained a part of Masonic District No. 1 until the Grand Lodge formed a new Masonic District No. 59 in February 1925. In February 1934, the Grand Lodge changed the district number from 59 to 58 and in February 1938, Henry Lodge No. 57 in Fairfax was transferred from the 54th Masonic District to the 58th Masonic District.
On July 10, 1961, after honoring Most Worshipful Brother Drinkard for fifty-one years and at times suffering some embarrassment with the name Drinkard, the Lodge passed a resolution to recommend to the Grand Lodge that its name be changed to the name of the first Lodge in Haymarket, i.e., Hay Market (two words). Subsequently at the Grand Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Virginia in 1962, the proposed resolution was adopted. | <urn:uuid:1b6eac06-9d83-41d1-a486-46a95b8d85c7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.haymarket313.org/about/history | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573540.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819005802-20220819035802-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.965789 | 1,336 | 2.125 | 2 |
Gambling report is important not just for the authorities but also for the folks of any place to enable them to know the outcomes of gambling. From the very beginning gambling has been topic of discussion as it is not resolved whether gambling is good or bad for the society. When gambling appeared to be done secretly or even in modest degree then not a soul needed gambling report however with the time and opening of way too many gambling websites the requirement of gambling report started to be necessary to know www.betglass.com the merits as well as demerits of it.
Except a few places gambling is carried out in every location either for enjoyment or even for earning serious money.
Gambling report points in the forms of gambling and the results of gambling on a society.
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Various gambling sectors,
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Effect of gambling on common people,
Protection of consumers,
Laws with regard to gambling etc. to ensure that folks can comprehend all facets of gambling before starting a game or turning it into his or her habit.
Base of gambling report
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Gambling report is usually submitted on frequent intervals on the different types of gambling. Some of those will be talked about here
The Internet Gambling Report that covers the subjects associated with online gambling and is presented after every 6 months. This covers the kinds of games made available on the internet, gambling data of different nations, safety provided by sites, their particular advertising strategies, moving of funds and so on.
International gambling report covers thorough quantitative and qualitative examination on the condition of gambling in the different parts of world. It offers the concept of gambling sectors, their dimensions and their input throughout the economy in the place they are set up.
The other may be the mobile gambling survey. The mobile gambling or mGambling is performed over the devices which have cellular access such as laptops, mobile phone etc. Mobile gambling is actually handy for operators to make contact with their particular consumers. The mobile gambling is actually creating its place in the betting sector. The mobile gambling report considers the type of application, growth drivers, payment processing, the mGambling marketplace in different areas, the software put to use and also the size of mobile gambling in several destinations.
Gambling report is essential to know the extent of various kinds of gaming in the society. The gambling report may give the precise measures of gambling in a particular section such as number people playing different game titles, net income and spending of different game titles, acceptance of any kind of online game, risk on playing almost any game etc. The gambling report also gives the gambling data of the site which helps to understand the proportion of involvement of men and women in a specific game. | <urn:uuid:2c1c59c5-409d-43fa-8040-b2a3569ba951> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://fantasyworld.biz/sports-betting/basic-need-of-gambling-report/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571150.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810070501-20220810100501-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.959173 | 626 | 1.640625 | 2 |
A warm smile on the street, a happy “hello” in a public park or the cheery sound of your name at the neighbourhood bar – it doesn’t take much to feel at home in a busy metropolis. And in the world’s 10 friendliest cities – as ranked by Conde Nast Traveler’s annual Readers' Choice Survey – these gestures are second nature, with locals who are quick to welcome visitors and neighbours alike.
Location, political perception and size were among the factors that played in readers’ responses – but since the evaluation of a place's friendliness can admittedly vary, we went to the source and talked to residents in five of the top 10 cities to find out what living there is really like. Whether rural or urban, big or small, these destinations have one thing in common: the people who live there cultivate a community-wide sense of happiness, hospitality and openness.
As any traveller who has joined in an Irish sing-along knows, Dublin is home to some of the warmest people on the planet. “I think a major part of [our] friendliness [comes] down to an inferiority complex,” said Martina Skelly, a native of the Irish capital. “We constantly want to make sure that visitors like us and are having a good time.”
A stroll in Temple Bar, Dublin. (Chris Jackson/Getty)
One of Europe’s smaller capital cities, Dublin also benefits from a low crime rate and a widespread feeling of security, so residents are more likely to lend a stranger a helping hand. That said, locals speak in hushed tones in public and are quick to notice foreigners who talk too loudly on trains, buses or in coffee shops; doing so comes across as being careless at best, and rude at worst.
While friendly Dubliners are easy to find almost everywhere in the city, those who love nightlife often live in the city centre; families seeking good schools tend to live in the suburbs. Either way, most people live in houses, not high-rises. “Dublin is a very flat and wide city,” Skelly said. “We grew out rather than up, so apartments are much less common than in our European neighbours.”
Siem Reap, Cambodia
With its year-round mild weather, relatively small size and peace-loving Buddhist residents, Siem Reap cultivates a friendly and welcoming environment. “There’s a real sense of revitalisation,” said John McDermott, a photographer who moved to Siem Reap from the United States in 2004. “Cambodians have come out of the dark days of war and chaos. Now there is peace, and money coming in, and everything is interesting and new.”
A ride through Siem Reap. (Christopher Groenhout/Getty)
The community tends to be quiet and retiring. In other words, this is not a city for expats who crave nightlife. But for those looking to escape noise and pollution without sacrificing the creative energy often found in urban centres, Siem Reap can be a viable option.
McDermott lives in a “chilled out” area called Wat Damnak. “Even though we’re close to the centre of town, cows graze by the side of the road,” he said. “It feels completely rural compared to Bangkok or Singapore.” But not all neighbourhoods in Siem Reap are sleepy. Christian de Boer, an ex-pat from the Netherlands who moved to Siem Reap six years ago, suggested Wat Bo as an “up and coming area” for its plethora of trendy restaurants, cafes and bars.
Auckland, New Zealand
New Zealand’s biggest city is also the country’s friendliest, perhaps because many of its residents are immigrants. “People have come from all over the world and understand what it is like to have relocated, so it is welcoming for tourists and new residents,” said Elle Armon-Jones, who moved from England in 2003.
The view from Auckland Harbour. (Paul Ellis/Getty)
Brad Kirner, a New Zealand native from Golden Bay on the South Island, credited Auckland’s range of outdoor activities. “The city is surrounded by amazing scenery and things to do,” he said. “That’s got to make people a bit happier, and therefore friendlier.”
Both Armon-Jones and Kirner said Auckland has a reputation for “hustle-and-bustle” compared to the rest of New Zealand, but the city is still laid-back in comparison to London, Los Angeles or Sydney.
In terms of neighbourhoods, Auckland has a wide range to choose from. The North Shore on the Pacific Ocean is surrounded by parks and is popular with families. Hikers should consider living in West Auckland, where it is easy to hit the trail and see abundant wildlife. Those looking for a more urban experience should consider Grey Lynn, Ponsonby, Parnell or Mt Eden, where bars, boutiques and restaurants give the neighbourhoods a hip vibe. Kirner also suggested Kingsland, just over the motorway from Grey Lynn. “It’s one of the up-and-coming little villages, has some great night spots and is still reasonably affordable,” he said.
With oceans, marshes and rivers at every turn, this South Carolina city has a tranquil outdoor environment that helps keep residents in good spirits. “In some cities, rudeness is contagious,” said Michael Shemtov, originally from Israel, who has lived in the city on and off since 1996. “You have to fight for everything, no one smiles, and it just rubs off on you. In Charleston, it's the opposite. Even when you go to the department of motor vehicles, you get a smile.”
Blue skies over Charleston. (Daniela Duncan/Getty)
Like many southern US cities, Charleston moves at a slower pace. People take time to sit outside, talk to neighbours and walk to dinner. Many people from bigger US cities are moving to Charleston, Shemtov said, transforming the city into a creative town with strong support for the arts.
These new arrivals often buy houses in the expensive and exclusive “South of Broad” district, known for its antebellum mansions. “Many people will sell a house in a bigger city and find that they can purchase a much bigger property in Charleston,” Shemtov said. People seeking a neighbourhood close to downtown with shops and restaurants might consider Elliotborough. Those looking for a yard and more outdoor space should look farther out in Hampton Park or Wagener Terrace.
A popular tourist destination with a busy cruise port, the capital of British Columbia is known for top-notch customer service and gracious hosts. “Even the post men and women are super friendly and often say, ‘good morning’,” said L Farrah Furtado, a writer, yoga teacher and Victoria native. “It’s got a small town and big city feel all at the same time.”
Boats ply Victoria Harbour. (Mitch Diamond/Getty)
The city is also an old one—the British first settled here in 1843, and English roots persist today. “From the English pubs to the tutor houses and high tea at the Empress, English culture is alive and influences many aspects of life,” Furtado said.
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Fire crews in Buckingamshire are responding to emergencies faster than a decade ago, despite a slowing in national response times, figures show.
The Fire Brigades Union say "huge levels of cuts" to services across England have contributed to fire services taking longer to reach serious incidents.
But Home Office data shows that the Bucks and Milton Keynes Fire and Rescue Service responded to primary fires – the most serious kind – in an average of nine minutes 21 seconds during the year to September 2021.
Including one minute seven seconds for call handling and six minutes 44 seconds drive-time, that is faster than in the 12 months to September 2020, when the average response time was nine minutes 29 seconds.
The figures show that the response time was quicker than it was in 2011, when crews attended primary incidents in around nine minutes 56 seconds.
However, the service responded to fewer call-outs to primary fires last year, the number of which fell from 1,199 in 2011 to 780 in the year to last September.
The Fire Brigades Union say there has been a long-term slowing of response times nationally due to decades of funding cuts resulting in fewer firefighters, fire engines and stations.
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Guangyue Xue, Yubin Xu, Jing Guo, Wei Zhao, "The Fractional Kalman Filter-Based Asynchronous Multirate Sensor Information Fusion", Complexity, vol. 2018, Article ID 1450353, 10 pages, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/1450353
The Fractional Kalman Filter-Based Asynchronous Multirate Sensor Information Fusion
A fractional Kalman filter-based multirate sensor fusion algorithm is presented to fuse the asynchronous measurements of the multirate sensors. Based on the characteristics of multirate and delay measurement, the state is reestimated at the time when the delayed measurement occurs by using weighted fractional Kalman filter, and then the state estimation is updated at the current time when the delayed measurement arrives following the similar pattern of Kalman filter. The simulation examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed fusion method.
Multisensor information fusion has been a key issue in sensor research since the 1970s and it has been applied in many fields, such as navigation, tracking, control, and wireless sensor networks. Due to the limitations of sensors, the single sensor cannot accurately estimate the system states; various asynchronous sensors with multiple sampling rates are used, such as visual sensors, position sensors, and inertial sensors. Moreover, with the improvements of the complexity of multisensor systems and design accuracy, the designs of integer-order estimators cannot also meet the existing requirements. Considering the high-accuracy estimation, fractional-order and multisensor fusion are studied by more and more scholars.
Because systems can be accurately described by fractional calculus operator, fractional order has been widely applied in many fields, such as electromagnetism, thermal, electrochemical, robot, control system, and image processing . Sierociuk and Dzieliski proposed fractional-order Kalman filter to estimate the states and parameters of discrete fractional-order state models. In , the fractional-order Kalman filter was introduced to fuse the MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) sensor data, which was successfully applied in the estimation of motion problems. In , the extended fractional Kalman filter is utilized for state estimation strategy for fractional-order systems with noises and multiple time delayed measurements. In , the control, estimation, and stability analysis for fractional-order system were investigated. In [6–8], the stability theories of fractional-order systems were studied to provide theoretical basis for fractional-order systems state estimation methods. The discrete-time differential system modeling was improved in [9, 10]; fractional-order system modeling lays the foundation for the discrete filter design. Although fractional-order filters are used in some fields, the fractional-order-based asynchronous multirate sensor fusion is not considered.
The state estimate plays an important role in practical application, such as tracking control [11, 12]; multiple sensors are utilized to achieve the higher estimate performance. Since multisensor fusion can get more comprehensive and refined information than any single sensor alone, the asynchronous multirate sensor information fusion becomes an important problem in the actual system. In , the asynchronous multirate information fusion was modeled, and Kalman filter-based information fusion algorithm was proposed. In , the Kalman filter-based asynchronous optimal estimation was presented for a class of 2D gauss Markov process. Xia et al. designed multiple-lag out-of-sequence measurement filtering algorithms for fusing the network delayed data. The main drawback of the above methods is only a consideration for the integer Kalman filters; thus, the system states cannot be approximated accurately.
In this paper, we present a novel fractional fusion algorithm to the asynchronous multirate sensor systems. The fractional multirate sensor system is addressed, and the fractional Kalman filter is used for asynchronous fusion algorithm, such that the fusion results achieve high-precision and economic storage space.
2. Problem Formulations
2.1. Discrete Linear System Model
Consider the state equation and measurement equation of integer systems as follows: where denotes the measurement matrix; and represent fast and slow sampling rate measurements, respectively; is the measurement noise; is the process noise.
Due to slow rate and delay, system states cannot be measured accurately by slow sensor. Thus, fast sensor is introduced to improve control performance of robotic systems. The relationship between slow sensor and fast sensor is depicted in Figure 1, where is a positive integer, and and are defined as the different rates of sensors, respectively, and satisfy the following equation:
Because systems can be accurately described by fractional calculus, the fractional-order Grunwald-Letnikov difference is introduced to transfer the original systems to fractional systems.
According to the definition of the fractional-order Grunwald-Letnikov difference, where is the order of fractional difference; is the set of real numbers; is the sampling interval, later assumed to be 1, and is the number of samples for which the derivative is calculated. The factor can be obtained from
Using the definition in (3), the traditional discrete linear stochastic state-space system can be rewritten as follows: where with and represent the orders of systems.
Assumption 1. The process noise and measurement noise are Gaussian noises, which are independent from each other and satisfy where and are variances of and , respectively.
Assumption 2. The initial state is irrelevant with process noise and measurement noise ; moreover, it satisfies
2.2. Fractional Kalman Filter
From above, the prediction of the covariance error matrix depends on the values of the covariance matrices in previous time samples. This is the main difference in comparison with an integer-order Kalman filter.
In the following section, the fractional Kalman filter-based asynchronous multirate sensor fusion algorithm is elaborated.
3. Asynchronous Multirate Sensor Information Fusion
According to the relationship between sensors shown in Figure 1, it is known that the slow rate delay measurement is the state measurement at the time . As shown in Figure 2, the key task of the fusion method is to utilize the delay measurement with slow sampling rate to calculate .
The realization of the algorithm is mainly divided into the following two steps: Step 1As shown in Figure 3, the slow rate delay measurement and fast rate measurement at the time are applied to reestimate the state at the time by a weighted fusion methodStep 2The fusion estimate is utilized to update the current state estimate
Considering the smoothing and the weighted optimal fusion, the weighted fusion method in is introduced to fuse multirate sensor measurements for reestimating the state at the time . Moreover, the optimal estimation at the time is used to update the state at the time .
Lemma 2 (see ). Considering the state at the time , multisensor measurements are available simultaneously, and then, system fusion estimation is formulated as follows: where where denotes trace of matrix. satisfies the following equation:
Remark 1. For convenience, the fusion weights can also be chosen as follows:
In order to solve the fusion estimation (20), the frictional Kalman filters are introduced to obtain and .
Firstly, considering the slow sensor, the state estimation is solved at the time , where the corresponding state and measurement equations are denoted as follows:
In the following, based on a reverse filter algorithm, the state at the time is estimated by fast rate measurement at the time . The fractional Kalman filter (13)–(18) is adopted to obtain the estimation at the time .
All the state transition matrixes of actual systems are exponential matrixes, which are reversible, defined as . Reverse state transition equation from time to is shown as follows: and the solution of is revealed as follows: which can be transformed to
Defining , one can find
It is known from (45) that there is relationship between the current prediction error (or estimation error) and delay measurement. Therefore, the slow rate delay measurement can be applied to reestimate the current state.
Proof 1. In order to prove the unbiasedness of proposed fuse algorithm, the update of coefficient of unbiased estimator is derived as follows:
is calculated in (31), and can be given by (37); and are given as follows:
For simplicity, is rewritten as and we yield
Moreover, one can obtain that
Define as ; thus, (55) can be represented as follows:
According to (56), can be deduced as follows:
Then, the trace of is introduced to solve in the sense of linear minimum variance, and one can obtain
Let , then it can be found that
Moreover, can be shown as follows:
With the equation of , satisfies the following inequality: where
4. The Stability Analysis of Fractional Kalman Filter
The stability of fractional Kalman filter is analyzed based on Lyapunov stability theory in the section.
Theorem 2. Considering asynchronous multirate sensor system (9) and (10), the fractional Kalman filter is given by (13)–(18). Then, the error of estimation is exponentially bounded in sense of mean square.
Proof 2. The Lyapunov function is chosen as follows: where is error of estimation, and denotes covariance matrix.
Due to the principle of stability, when increases, if remains negative besides , then converges to 0.
It is obtained from the fractional Kalman filter equation that where is the measurement matrix; is written as .
is a sufficient condition for . One has
It is deduced from (65) that
Moreover, multiplying on both sides of (66) obtains
Due to , (69) satisfies
Since is positive definite, it is found that
Due to the positive definite of , it can be derived from (72) that
Thus, can ensure the stability of fractional Kalman filter.
According to the fractional Kalman filter gain matrix , it can be obtained that where is positive definite to guarantee the stability of fractional Kalman filter.
5. Simulation Results
To demonstrate the applicability of proposed method, the fractional Kalman filter-based fusion algorithm with various values is simulated. The system parameters and the system initial values are shown as follows:
The control law is designed as , and is a square signal with the period of .
Based on the conclusions in , the order of system equation should be defined previously and the control accuracy is infected by the value range of in the sum term . Thus, the upper bound of must be defined previously in practice. In the simulation, as the width of a circular buffer of past state vectors for fractional-order difference, memory length is chosen as 200 or 50.
The fractional Kalman filter-based asynchronous multirate sensor information fusion results are described from Figures 4–8. The reference input and output signal in the system as well as the multisensor measurement are shown in Figure 4. Moreover, the system state fusion estimation, measurement estimation results of sensor 1 and sensor 2 are shown in Figures 5 and 6, where sensors 1 and 2 represent fast sensor and slow sensor, respectively. The estimation errors of and are described by Figures 5 and 6 in detail.
The simulation results of are depicted from Figures 9–13. Figure 9 provides input signal, output signal, and the measurement of output. The state estimation based on fusion method and a single sensor are provided by Figures 10 and 11, respectively. Finally, Figures 12 and 13 describe the error curves with different algorithms. From the simulation results, one can conclude that the proposed algorithm gives better control performance.
In simulation results, the effectiveness of the proposed fusion method is verified, and the system output value and fusion accuracy are compared. It can be obtained that high-precision and economic storage space requirement is satisfied as .
The fractional Kalman filter-based fusion algorithm is presented to solve the problem of asynchronous multirate sensor information fusion. According to the memory performance of fractional order, which can accurately describe the essential characteristics of the system, the fractional filter is introduced to improve the estimation accuracy. Based on the relationship between slow rate delay measurement and the current state estimation, the minimum variance unbiased estimator is designed to update the current estimation. The simulation results prove the superiority of this method.
The data used to support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon request.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (no. U1533114).
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No-Cry Sleep Training
Are you interested in using a no-cry sleep training method? The following article will help to guide you in implementing it.
This is the next installment of this sleep training series, and here we’ll explore a no-cry (or “less cry” as I like to refer to it) method that is available to parents.
In Part One I went over what you need to have in place before starting any sleep training, and in Part Two, I discussed what you need to understand about the protest crying that happens when you change expectations. If you haven’t read these two articles, please read them first as they contain important information.
No-Cry Sleep Training Method: Fading
First, I want you to go into this method with eyes wide open: there is generally still some protesting involved. And the protesting can be general fussing, to full out, hard crying.
Tears represent an emotion, and it’s usually frustration. It’s very rare to not have a baby express their frustration, annoyance, tiredness, etc., without tears.
As parents, I believe we shouldn’t send the message that tears, or working through frustrations, are bad. Therefore, if you pick this method, think of it as a gradual, reduce-tears-as-much-as-possible, method.
The Fading method is ideal for parents who are truly committed to a less-cry sleep training method, as they generally take a long time and require a lot of patience. (As a side note; I do not recommend any formal sleep training until the baby is at least 4 months old, or 4 months from expected due date for preemies).
This doesn’t mean that you can’t do anything before this time to help shape a healthy sleep routine, (you can, see my suggestions here). But there are many biological changes that happen around the 4 month mark, so it’s ideal to wait until this point or later.
Fading involves slowly and very, very gradually removing whatever sleep prop is inhibiting solid sleep; usually pacifier, breast or bottle. On the first day, a parent will repeatedly offer the sleep association but withdraws it when the child is almost asleep.
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If the child cries, the parent would offer it again and repeat the process until the child falls asleep. Each day after that, the parent would remove the sleep association a little bit sooner.
No-cry sleep training methods can go by a few names, but they employ this general guideline of gradually withdrawing whatever sleep association the child has.
The point is to use the sleep prop less, and remove it sooner each sleep period, so that the child slowly learns how to fall asleep on their own.
6 Tips for No-Cry Sleep Training Success
In order to be successful with this technique, consider the following points
1. Before you begin, set up some structure and guidelines for yourself ahead of time so you have a clear plan for reducing your involvement.
2. Make sure bedtime is very early for the next few weeks.
3. Write your plan down so that you have a specific goal to follow each day.
4. Understand your child’s temperament as this will influence the timeline.
5. Once you begin, be prepared to be very consistent EACH and EVERY sleep period.
6. Have realistic expectations. This is a very gradual method, and does require patience. If you expect to see results after one night, then you will be frustrated and not likely to follow through.
How Long Does It Take to Work?
In terms of length it takes to start seeing significant progress, this method can take 3 weeks to 3 months. This doesn’t mean everything will be perfect, it means that with consistency of implementation, you will begin to consistent progress. Please note that nap training usually takes longer to fix than night sleep does, so stay the course with the naps for longer.
Your child’s temperament is really important with a very gradual method like this. One parent who has been blessed with a very go-with-the-flow type of child will see progress quicker than a parent of a child with a more persistence temperament type. It doesn’t mean that both parents can’t be successful, but it does mean that the second parent will have to keep at this method much longer.
The age of the child will also influence the progress. This method usually moves quicker for younger babies as the older ones have a longer history of falling asleep with the sleep association and can be more persistent.
Pros and Cons of No-Cry Sleep Training
- This is a very gradual method which may help to cut back on the amount of tears.
- A parent can be with their child every step of the way.
- It is often viewed as the most gentlest sleep training method possible and is suitable for parents who practice Attachment Parenting philosophy but are wanting to help their child learn how to fall asleep independently.
- Not suitable for certain personality types and older babies
- Since this is such a gradual method, it is hard to maintain consistently.
- Although it’s referred to a ‘no-cry sleep training method’, that can be misleading as some children may still cry out of frustration as the sleep association is being offered each time but in reduced amounts.
- Parents can become frustrated with the lack of progress and this may lead to quitting before success happens.
- Some kids become enraged with their sleep prop repeatedly being offered and removed
As you can see this method (as all methods) work better at certain ages, different personality types and for different parents. If this method doesn’t seem like a good fit for your family, continue onto Part Four in this sleep training series.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, please consider a consultation. Part of my job as a sleep consultant is to assist you with picking the most suitable method, so if you’re not sure, I’m here to help. Please contact me at [email protected] .
Have you ever tried a no-cry sleep training method? How did it go? Join the Baby Sleep 101 Facebook page and tell us about it or join in on one of the weekly (and FREE) Q & A sessions!
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Since arriving in Bali two days ago the recurring conversation in business chatter has been the Indonesia’s tax amnesty program. Perhaps the low point was last evening during the ritual sundowners on the beach and overhearing a heated debate at the next table over the issue.
As much as people would like to put their heads in the sand and forget about it, the reality is that transparency in tax is rearing its head as far as the eyes can see. Enter the domino of investments or private wealth and that drags real estate into the debacle.
The Indonesian tax amnesty is primarily targeting high-net-worth individuals who have stashed cash and assets offshore and the intention of the initiative is to see these funds repatriated to the country and re-enter the domestic economy. An amnesty program at a low tax rate has been offered as an inducement, with the downside being massive assessments in case these assets or funds are discovered later. Come clean or bear the risk of a large-scale penalty is the message.
How did Bali enter the equation? Well the amnesty applies to domestic assets across the board and the local populace is being asked to declare cash, company shareholding and property in a widespread initiative. Banks are eagerly expecting new deposits, as individuals can avail of the amnesty, pay the low tax base and declare their wealth.
Here on the Island of the Gods the national issue has been compressed into one where the multitude of nominees used for real estate holding and other business ventures have now become liable for their holdings. It’s judgment day and they have the option to be transparent, and pay tax or else risk the downside.
One key element being offered by the government is also for nominees to exposure the beneficiary owners of the real estate or business that could open a second kettle of fish over illegal foreign ownership.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio Department of Health has released the latest number of COVID-19 cases in the state.
As of Monday, Dec. 13, the Ohio Department of Health reports a total of 1,787,029 (+5,618) cases, leading to 90,368 (+252) hospitalizations and 11,174 (+24) admissions into the ICU.
A total of 6,867,725 people — 58.75% of the state’s population — have at least started the vaccination process, according to ODH data, an increase of 3,305 from the previous day.
ODH reported 360 deaths on Friday, bringing the total to 27,371. The state is updating the number only after death certificates have been processed, usually twice a week.
The 21-day case average sits at more than 6,500. The rate hadn’t been over 6,000 since Oct. 6.
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The interest rates was raised this week a by a lot and it is in this light the information from The Ministry of Finance in Poland (below) must be seen and there will maybe come more help according to rumours.
The Ministry of Finance in Poland writes that they would like to remind people in Poland about the possibility of obtaining support from the Borrowers Support Fund (FWK).
People repaying loans that find themselves in a difficult financial situation can count on up to 2000 PLN of support per month for a period of 3 years.
What is the Borrowers Support Fund?
The Borrowers Support Fund (FWK) is a mechanism that provides assistance to borrowers who find themselves in a difficult financial situation and are required to repay housing loan instalments.
FWK solutions are also addressed to borrowers who sold the real estate to be credited and the amount obtained from the sale did not cover the entire liability under the housing loan (promise or loan for debt repayment).
How does the Borrowers Support Fund work?
The FWK consists of contributions from lenders. The support is paid for a period not longer than 36 months, and the individually determined amount of support cannot exceed 2,000 PLN per month. It is transferred by Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego to the borrower’s bank that granted the housing loan.
Who can apply for support?
Support or a loan for debt repayment may be granted if one of the following conditions occurs:
- on the day the application is submitted, at least one of the borrowers has the status of an unemployed person;
- The borrower bears monthly costs of servicing the housing loan in the amount exceeding 50%. monthly income of his household;
- his / her monthly household income, reduced by the monthly costs of servicing a housing loan, does not exceed:
- in the case of a single-person household – twice the amount indexed in accordance with the provisions of the Act on social assistance, specified in Art. 8 sec. 1 point 1 of this Act (from January 1, 2022, twice the amount of 776.00 PLN – 1.552.00 PLN );
- in the case of a multi-person household – the product of twice the amount indicated in art. 8 sec. 1 point 2 of the Act on Social Assistance, indexed in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the number of household members (from January 1, 2022, twice the amount of 600.00 PLN – 1,200.00 PLNper person).
In order to obtain support, a promise or loan to pay off debt, the borrower should apply to the lender.
The repayment of the support or loan begins 2 years after the payment of the last instalment of the support or loan. The support is repaid in 144 equal and interest-free instalments. If the borrower repays 100 instalments without delay, the remaining instalments of the support or debt repayment loan will be cancelled.
Restrictions on getting support
Support and debt repayment loans may not be granted:
- if the loss of employment by at least one of the borrowers was his fault;
- if one of the borrowers obtained support under the terms of the Act (if the support is no longer granted and the period of its granting did not exceed 35 months, the total period of support granted to borrowers for the repayment of a housing loan may not exceed 36 months);
- if the housing loan agreement has been terminated before submitting the application for support or a loan for debt repayment;
- for the period in which at least one of the borrowers is entitled to unemployment benefit under the concluded loan repayment insurance agreement, guaranteeing the payment of the benefit in the event of unemployment.
If, on the day of submitting the application:
- the lender owns or has owned another flat or house in the last 6 months;
- the lender has a cooperative right to a flat or a single-family house in a housing cooperative or has had such a right in the last 6 months;
- the lender has a claim for the transfer of ownership of a flat, single-family house, cooperative right to a flat or single-family house in a housing association, or has had such a claim in the last 6 months.
The borrower shall immediately inform the lender of:
- sale of the subject of the loan;
- increasing the monthly income or lowering the monthly instalment, leading to failure to meet the premise concerning the monthly costs of servicing a housing loan;
- taking enforcement actions against the subject of the loan;
- loss of the unemployed status;
- increasing the monthly income or reducing the number of members of the borrower’s household, leading to failure to meet the condition resulting from the monthly income of a multi-person household.
Example 1 (instalment to income ratio)
If the housing loan instalment is 2,500 PLN , and the borrower meets one of the conditions for receiving support from FWK (e.g. the ratio of the borrower’s expenses related to servicing the monthly housing loan instalment to the borrower’s monthly household income – over 50%), then the borrower may submit application for support. The amount of support will be determined individually, based on the provisions of the loan agreement.
Assuming that the maximum amount of support is set – 2,000 PLN , then for 36 months the FWK will transfer 2,000 PLN to the account indicated by the lender. The borrower will pay extra 500 PLN.
In this case, the support for the borrower will amount to 72,000 PLN. The reimbursement of this amount will take place two years after the payment of the last instalment of support by the CEF. The borrower has 144 monthly instalments of 500 PLN to be repaid. If he repays the first 100 instalments without delay (repayment of 50,000 PLN), the remaining 44 instalments (22,000 PLN ) will be cancelled.
Example 2 (income criterion)
Support may also be granted after verification of the income criteria and the amounts of cash benefits from social assistance – they are also a premise for receiving support from the CEF.
The amount in the calculation below is the current amount of income that entitles you to receive social assistance benefits and results from the Act on Social Assistance.
In the case of a multi-person household, if the monthly household income, reduced by the monthly housing loan servicing costs, does not exceed the product of twice the amount of 600 PLN and the number of household members, e.g. the amount of 3,600 PLN (600 x 2×3) for a family of three, the borrower meets the income criterion and can apply for support. The amount of support is determined and its return is performed in the same way as in example 1.
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How to Find the Right LPN Program near Marquette Michigan
There are generally two academic credentials offered that provide instruction to become an LPN near Marquette MI. The one that can be concluded in the shortest period of time, generally about twelve months, is the certificate or diploma course. The other option is to earn a Practical Nursing Associate Degree. These LPN programs are broader in nature than the diploma option and commonly require 2 years to complete. The advantage of Associate Degrees, along with supplying a higher credential and more comprehensive training, are that they provide more transferable credit toward a Bachelor’s Degree in nursing. Regardless of the type of credential you pursue, it should be state approved and accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or any other national accrediting organization. The NLNAC attests that the core curriculum adequately prepares students to become Practical Nurses, and that the majority of graduates pass the 50 state required NCLEX-PN licensing exam.
What is an LPN?
Licensed Practical Nurses have many duties that they perform in the Marquette MI medical facilities where they are employed. As their titles imply, they are mandated to be licensed in all states, including Michigan. While they may be responsible for managing Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA), they themselves generally work under the guidance of either an RN or a doctor. The healthcare facilities where they work are numerous and varied, such as hospitals, medical clinics, schools, and long-term care facilities. Anyplace that you can encounter patients seeking medical treatment is their domain. Each state not only oversees their licensing, but also what duties an LPN can and can’t perform. So based on the state, their daily job functions may include:
- Taking vital signs
- Giving medicines
- Starting IV drips
- Monitoring patients
- Getting blood or urine samples
- Taking care of patient records
- Assisting physicians or Registered nurses with procedures
In addition to their occupational functions being controlled by each state, the medical facilities or other Marquette MI healthcare providers where LPNs work can further limit their job duties within those parameters. Also, they can practice in different specialties of nursing, including long-term care, critical care, oncology and cardiology.
Online LPN Programs
Attending LPN schools online is becoming a more preferred way to receive instruction and earn a nursing certificate or degree in Marquette MI. Certain schools will require attending on campus for a component of the training, and virtually all programs require a specified number of clinical rotation hours performed in a local healthcare facility. But since the remainder of the training may be accessed online, this method may be a more accommodating approach to finding the free time to attend college for many students. Concerning tuition, many online degree programs are cheaper than other on campus choices. Even additional expenses such as for commuting and study materials may be lessened, helping to make education more economical. And a large number of online programs are accredited by U.S. Department of Education recognized organizations. And so if your work and family commitments have left you with very little time to pursue your academic goals, it could be that an online LPN school will make it easier to fit a degree into your busy schedule.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual wage for Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) was $45,030 in May 2017. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $32,970, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $61,030. Most licensed practical nurses near Marquette MI work full time, although about 1 in 5 worked part time in 2016. Many work nights, weekends, and holidays, because medical care takes place at all hours. They may be required to work shifts of longer than 8 hours. Employment of LPNs is projected to grow 12 percent from 2016 to 2026. Job prospects should be favorable for LPNs who are willing to work in rural and medically under served areas.
What to Ask LPN Schools
Once you have decided on obtaining your LPN certificate, as well as if you will attend classes on campus or on the web, you can utilize the following guidelines to start narrowing down your options. As you probably realize, there are many nursing schools and colleges near Marquette MI as well as within Michigan and throughout the United States. So it is important to decrease the number of schools to choose from in order that you will have a manageable list. As we previously discussed, the site of the school and the expense of tuition are probably going to be the initial two things that you will look at. But as we also stressed, they should not be your only qualifiers. So before making your ultimate decision, use the following questions to see how your pick compares to the other schools.
- Accreditation. It’s a good idea to make sure that the certificate program in addition to the school are accredited by a U.S. Department of Education acknowledged accrediting organization. Aside from helping make sure that you get an excellent education, it may help in securing financial aid or student loans, which are often not available for non-accredited schools near Marquette MI.
- Licensing Preparation. Licensing criteria for LPNs are different from state to state. In all states, a passing score is required on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-PN) in addition to graduation from an accredited school. Certain states require a certain number of clinical hours be performed, as well as the passing of additional tests. It’s essential that the school you are attending not only delivers an outstanding education, but also readies you to comply with the minimum licensing requirements for Michigan or the state where you will be working.
- Reputation. Look at online rating services to see what the reviews are for each of the LPN schools you are considering. Ask the accrediting agencies for their reviews too. Additionally, get in touch with the Michigan school licensing authority to determine if there are any complaints or compliance issues. Finally, you can speak with some nearby Marquette MI healthcare organizations you’re interested in working for after graduation and ask what their assessments are of the schools as well.
- Graduation and Job Placement Rates. Find out from the LPN programs you are considering what their graduation rates are as well as how long on average it takes students to complete their programs. A low graduation rate may be an indication that students were displeased with the program and dropped out. It’s also important that the schools have high job placement rates. A high rate will not only substantiate that the school has a good reputation within the Marquette MI medical community, but that it also has the network of relationships to assist students attain employment.
- Internship Programs. The most effective way to acquire experience as a Licensed Practical Nurse is to work in a clinical setting. Virtually all nursing degree programs require a specified number of clinical hours be completed. Various states have minimum clinical hour mandates for licensing as well. Find out if the schools have a working relationship with nearby Marquette MI community hospitals, clinics or labs and assist with the positioning of students in internships.
Enrolling in an LPN Program near Marquette MI?
If you are considering enrolling in and attending an LPN school near Marquette MI, you may find the following information both interesting and useful when making your final decision.
Marquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Marquette County. The population was 21,355 at the 2010 census, making it the largest city of the state's Upper Peninsula. Marquette is a major port on Lake Superior, known primarily for shipping iron ore, and is the home of Northern Michigan University. In 2012, Marquette was listed among the 10 best places to retire in the U.S. by CBS MoneyWatch.
The land around Marquette was known to French missionaries of the early 17th century and the trappers of the early 19th century. Development of the area did not begin until 1844, when William Burt and Jacob Houghton (the brother of geologist Douglass Houghton) discovered iron deposits near Teal Lake west of Marquette. In 1845, Jackson Mining Company, the first organized mining company in the region, was formed.
The village of Marquette began on September 14, 1849, with the formation of a second iron concern, the Marquette Iron Company. Three men participated in organizing the firm: Robert J. Graveraet, who had prospected the region for ore; Edward Clark, agent for Waterman A. Fisher of Worcester, Massachusetts, who financed the company, and Amos Rogers Harlow. The village was at first called New Worcester, with Harlow as the first postmaster. On August 21, 1850, the name was changed to honor Jacques Marquette, the French Jesuit missionary who had explored the region. A second post office, named Carp River, was opened on October 13, 1851 by Peter White, who had gone there with Graveraet at age 18. Harlow closed his post office in August 1852. The Marquette Iron Company failed, while its successor, the Cleveland Iron Mining Company, flourished and had the village platted in 1854. The plat was recorded by Peter White. White's office was renamed as Marquette in April 1856, and the village was incorporated in 1859. It was incorporated as a city in 1871.
Choose the Right LPN School near Marquette MI
Choosing the right Licensed Practical Nurse school is potentially the most crucial phase to beginning a new career in the healthcare industry. There are a number of factors that you must think about when picking a nursing school. These factors will be prioritized differently depending on your existing career goals, lifestyle, and economic status. As we have stressed within this article, it is important that you select an LPN school and a certificate or degree program that are both accredited and have excellent reputations within the health care community. You originally decided to visit this website because of an interest in Fast Track LPN Programs. However, by utilizing our checklist of qualifying questions, you will be able to produce a short list of schools to pick from so that you can make your final selection. And with the right degree and training, combined with your hard work and desire to succeed, you can become an LPN in Marquette MI.
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