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Firstly the stellar work of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, possibly the world's only tax-funded avant garde recording studio. Delia Derbyshire made tape loops and deconstructed pianos to create the original 1963 theme and Dudley Simpson was the leading light behind the incidental music. And the influence of all this on the world of wonky pop is evidenced by the fact that Mute Records currently re-release this catalogue, not the BBC itself.
The most obvious pop homage to Dr Who has to be The KLF's Doctorin' The Tardis, a number one hit and proto-mash up confusion of the TV theme and Gary Glitter which led to the publication of their classic book, The Manual (How To Have A Number One The Easy Way). But while the KLF were always happy to take the mickey, the biggest bona fide Whovians in dance music were to be Orbital. Their 2001 album The Altogether had a very faithful recreation of Delia Derbyshire's work titled Doctor? and they took it one stage further with this classic half ambient/half drum & bass live version at Glastonbury in 2004:
One of Orbital's forefathers had got there before them, though. The Human League had released their tribute to Tom Baker as the B-side to 1981's Boys And Girls single. Elsewhere, like in prog-rock land, Pink Floyd's Sheep - from 1977's Animals - bears an uncanny resemblance to the Dr Who theme both with the dang-da-dang bassline and swooshing sound effects. And when Floyd played One Of These Days from the Meddle album live the full Who theme would often make a cameo:
The best series of songs inspired by Dr Who is annoyingly locked away in a record company vault. In 2004 the BBC planned an album called Resistance Is Futile: Doctor Who Remixed, which was to feature St Etienne (who finished recording There There My Brigadier), 808 State (The Master's theme), The Orb and Coldcut. But production delays had it jostling with the launch of the revamped TV series and it was scrapped.
In the world of user-generated content Dr Who doesn't just provide inspiration to bedroom musicians but a whole palette of sounds and visuals with which to play. Theme tune covers and remixes are uploaded almost weekly to one site and the quaint antiquities of the Radiophonic Workshop have been compressed into web toys like the BBC's Radiophonatron.
But is any of this music actually worth listening to for its own sake? In the case of Lex Records' recent hip-hop album Beat Journey (by Dr Who Dat), I say definitely. In the case of Jon Pertwee's 'vocal' version of the TV theme, maybe not. | <urn:uuid:03c2f7f6-423a-47fd-a974-59edfdd83081> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2008/jul/07/doctorwhoamusicalforce | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571472.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811133823-20220811163823-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.955508 | 574 | 1.59375 | 2 |
Network audio will run and run. The more we learn, the better equipped we will become, and the better able to help readers optimise this new kind of system.
This issue's project covers a variety of topics which were largely dealt with in a rewarding listening test marathon. While complex and time consuming, these delivered clear and repeatable results. The procedures were inevitably time consuming, because many of the changes and substitutions required the network to be reset. (In the case of the Naim UnitiServe, this involves a full power down and power up of the operating system.) Swapping interconnects is so much easier in the analogue domain!
We were intrigued by the results of auditioning several NAS (network-attached storage) drives, reported in Vol5 No3, concerning the differences between internal processors, and the sound quality variations found between different data drives, whether solid state or disc. The effect of the recommended gigabit switch at the (data replay) streamer end of the chain needed verifying, and also the influence of the type of network cable type joining it all up.
Talk to computer people (especially those at Hydrogen Audio), and such ideas are derided as pure heresy. These people consider that 'bits are bits' and that a NAS cable (of sufficient bandwidth, which all are of course) cannot possible influence results. However, we do not indulge in such prognostications, which are seemingly made as an article of pseudoreligious faith. Rather, we observe and report on the differences that we find, if any, with a view to understanding better how these connected systems behave, and to seek answers.
Naim UnitiServe Revisited
UnitiServe is not just limited to CD format audio or its internal storage. It can also replay audio from a USB memory stick and will scan the network for music stored on NAS drives or other network-linked shared files, in WAV, AIFF, FLAC, ALAC, OGG Vorbis, AAC, WMA and MP3 formats at up to 24bit/192kHz resolution.
The UnitiServe-SSD has no internal hard-disk storage and is intended for use in network systems where ripped data is stored exclusively on the network (most commonly a NAS drive). Music access and control is available via multiple interfaces, including the NServe computer based control software, or the Apps on iPhone, iPod or iPad platforms. It also responds to a conventional infrared remote control, though connecting an accessory display to the UnitiServe is essential to get the most out of this mode.
Comparing the hardware of the two UnitiServes, the official story (and it is a good one) tells of the awful inevitability of hard drive failure, its endlessly spinning mechanism running quite hot from hub, actuator motors and related power supplies. Indeed, it's amazing that hard drives run as well as they do. Naim fits good ones, selected and certainly heavy duty (though not the slower and very costly examples made for commercial servers). HDD failure is measured in years rather than months, but the consequences could nevertheless be severe. Spend a month or so ripping say 800GB of music to the hard disk UnitiServe, and you could be lucky and enjoy years of replay pleasure with no other store required, just a simple network control to choose albums and tracks. I have done this for many months now, well aware of the risks. Breakdown might even be benign, and Naim might be able to recover the tracks and re-compile them when carrying out the repair. But maybe not, and ripping the whole lot again would not be a welcome task.
Protection stage one is therefore to couple up temporarily to a computer via NaimNet software and make a 'mirror' backup copy, say on a portable USB-connected terabyte drive (£90 or less). Then UnitiServe drive failure can be addressed by reading back from these copy files, simply by plugging that USB drive into the back of the repaired UnitiServe. Only Naim can reload the files since its internal drive is set to read-only as far as the customer goes. (This is quite deliberate to prevent the UnitiServe becoming corrupted, the resulting defect in practice no different from any mechanical or electrical failure.) Going for the solid state version of the UnitiServe sounds like good advice, even though this version costs about 15 per cent extra. Using a 16GB Single Level Cell (SLC) 'Enterprise Drive', it has just a fraction of the HDD version's memory capacity, but that's not what it's about. With no moving parts 'it should never fail', but that's actually not quite true: the number of possible read/write cycles does have a finite limit, even though Naim fits the top grade of SS memory. Memory operation requires moving the data around the chips resulting in 'electrical wear' to the charge storage property. However, internal routines aim to protect the memory, and if it is relatively little used (as is done in the UnitiServe, for example mainly for the resident operating system programming), a long 5-10 years estimated life is likely.
Cited further advantages for the SSD are lower power consumption, and hence lowered electrical noise; no moving parts, so lower acoustical noise and vibration, and therefore potentially cleaner CD rips and therefore the promise of better sound quality. A most convenient feature when ripping CDs is that it uploads straight to the NAS drive; where correctly connected to the internet it can look up the metadata and augment the file information.
Operating with the Naim DAC for example, both UnitiServe versions delivered a solid performance that matched the standalone Naim CDX-2, while those power supply upgrades for the Naim DAC continue to chase the sound quality dragon. This continued right up to the heroic 555PS, though I felt this final step was bordering on the side of diminishing returns.
The UnitiServes did sound different, not by much but enough for us to determine a preference. However, our result is not claimed to be universal. The SSD initially seemed to have an advantage, but we had walked into a trap. While it seemed to have higher definition, sounding more evenly tempered, sophisticated, certainly a little clearer and also somehow more vitally connected, there was also an slightly foreign processed quality, almost a coloration – not quite a 'glare' but more as if the lights at the recording venue had been turned up a little too much. Direct comparison with the HDD version showed that the SSD's subtle 'halo' effect was indeed less natural. And the HDD version has a clear advantage on one aspect of sound quality: music flowed a little better and timing was superior too, with more natural dynamic expression. So despite the SSD's advantage in clarity and audible sophistication, in the end we considered that the hard disk version beat the SSD by about 13% – a significant margin in a HIFICRITIC review context, though in another system the SSD might be preferred.
The SDD can undoubtedly provide great sound quality, but the regular hard drive version certainly sounded a little better in our review system. The SSD is physically silent, the HDD very nearly so, and while the SSD sounds cool, sophisticated, pure, smooth, vital, almost crystal clear, it ultimately lacks the full quotient of musical drive and rhythm that we know is possible from our test programme, due, we believe, to a touch of 'processed sound' detachment. That said, we have no hesitation in Recommending both the standard hard drive and the SSD UnitServes.
Switch-Mode Versus Linear Supplies
It is only when these UnitiServes are assessed individually with the two different supplies that the magnitude of the performance gain with the linear supply becomes obvious. For these tests I used an inexpensive (less than £100) non-audiophile, semiindustrial 12V 10A Elektro-Automatik PS 2012-10 supply. It was slightly modified to minimise residual fan noise when located near the listening position (ideally such a supply would be convection cooled), and I had to fit a cable with Naim-compatible DC plug. The full benefit of the linear supply was not achieved until the second UnitiServe was powered down, and its switch-mode supply disconnected from the mains.
In my audio system context the sound quality of both types of server improved by no less than 30 per cent when used with the linear supply. (Incidentally, it's a tribute to the MSB Platinum Signature DAC used for monitoring these changes that such effects were so readily heard and easily scaled.) With linear supply the HDD UnitiServe sounded more upbeat and flowing, with a purer quality overall and noticeably reduced grain and sibilance – surprisingly, since little such error could be detected prior to the change. The midrange sounded still more natural, with more expressive yet unforced vocals, while rhythmic power increased and bass tune playing was clearer at low frequencies. Reference programme examples in particular sounded closer to the master tape experience.
The UnitiServe-SSD with
linear supply showed improved image depth and still greater clarity and
sweetness. That slightly unreal tinge of 'glare' was significantly
reduced, while the low frequency quality was also improved. There's still a
hint of 'processing' and a slightly less than natural quality about its
sounds, but all was rendered with greater overall definition. It sounded
substantially more upbeat with better flow than when using the standard
supply, and was now rated very good in this respect, though we still felt that
the HDD version had the advantage here. However, I cannot rule out the
possibility that some listeners may prefer the particular quality of sonic
precision available from the SSD Naim
UnitiServe when using a superior
linear supply .
A Gigabit Switch
Such a switch is likely to have a plug-top switchmode supply (as in our Netgear example), and such a supply is undesirable if sited so close to audio system electronics. Replacing this supply with a generic linear (transformer) supply did lift system sound quality 3% to 5%. However, deleting the switch from the chain altogether brought a 10% improvement in sound quality, which for me was an important discovery.
A streamer local gigabit switch is only required if there are further local network components to support and provide shared connection, so we did use it in comparative testing when running two UnitiServes in parallel.
Variations in the sound of digital audio replay don't necessarily correlate with those in the analogue domain; sometimes different terms are needed. By comparison, Cat5e sounded 'greyer', with less contrast and somewhat dulled detail. Specifically, low level detail and image depth were impaired, unwanted grain and sibilance were increased, and there was a shortfall in coherence and involvement. Dynamics were softened and the sense of rhythm was significantly reduced. Three DACs were tried (the Metrum Octave, the MSB Platinum Signature and the Naim DAC), all with very similar results, so I do not think that the differences are down to failures of the DACs to re-clock or reject jitter, nor the S/PDIF performance of the UnitiServe, which has proved a first rate source of data in this format.
"Most network audio
websites and also manufacturers involved discount the idea that the choice of
network cable can affect the sound, either because they are sure it does not,
or simply because this is a convenient view to take"
We therefore believe that network cables have a significant influence on audio replay. (Incidentally, we have been warned against using screened types.) Other factors may well affect performance too, such as the quality of termination to the plugs and the fit and tightness of these plugs for these not wholly reliable 'telephone' connectors. And we hope to try out some 'audiophile' network cables soon.
New Zealand LOG Rips
Many enthusiasts will be aware that different ripping drives and software do sound different upon replay, despite working to a common and specified lossless format. A contentious test CDR known to HIFICRITIC has 23 different error-checked lossless rips from various unmodified computers, drives and ripping software, and nearly all of these can be subjectively differentiated from one another. (We are planning a report on some ripping software and its sound quality.) Furthermore, brief experiments with the UnitiServe's built-in audio grade ripper have revealed small differences in the rip quality resulting from changes in the power supply or the support environment.
Kethel had ripped three versions of the Private Investigations track using a ROM drive with various upgrade power supply arrangements, including a shunt regulated version based on a John Linsley Hood design. The files were EAC error checked, zipped, sent to the UK over the internet, unzipped, HDD stored in my computer, and EAC checked again to be sure they were all numerically the same. They were then copied onto a USB stick, and replayed via a Naim UnitiServe and MSB Platinum Signature /Diamond Power Base into an Audio Research Reference 5/Krell Evo 402e/Wilson Audio Sophia 3 analogue replay system, with accessories and supports to match. We made careful comparisons with eight repeats in all, judging as if we were playing the CD which we know very well; we felt the sound quality differences between the files were somewhat like changing CD players.
Rip 1: This gave a sound that was rather mid-fi CD in character. It might be considered perfectly good by those who haven't heard anything better, but for us it was not very communicative or involving. We decided to give this a 50% approximate sound quality score as a reference.
Rip 2: Sounded less dull, more detailed and more transparent than Rip 1, with more precise dynamics and better bass definition. There was now more musical expression with better clarity, listener involvement, and unquestionably higher resolution (I have experienced the master tapes). The score was now a comparative 75%, and the sound was considered very natural, accurate, with firmer clearer bass lines, greater depth and atmosphere. Instrumental decays were better extended into the deep silences.
Rip 3: Initially considered better still in some respects but not others, Rip 3 showed more convincing micro dynamic resolution in the far depth plane, and still more detail and focus. But it was not quite as relaxed, flowing and musically involving, and sounded slightly artificial and mannered with what we call a 'spotlit' character. In consequence the score dropped to around 65%. Kethel had believed that Rip 3 would be the best, as he had made further changes to the ripping drive supply. Whereas we had 'correctly' and reliably identified the improvements with Rip 2, with no foreknowledge of what changes had been made, we were now in disagreement over Rip 3. Subsequent further tests confirmed that we had been correct, and that Kethel had not completed the final modification to the optimum standard for this rip.
It is particularly interesting to try and understand the means by which the power supply quality for a ripper's drive mechanism can be transmitted as sound quality differences via error-proofed WAV music files. Computer people tell us: "this is not possible" and "we must be imagining it". However, we are merely reporting what we have found. Ripping hardware and programs simply cannot be taken for granted, even if and when the software reports 'zero errors'. | <urn:uuid:27a588a2-2c96-4824-a1ec-05e6b28efa00> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0512/audio_networking.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.956642 | 3,250 | 1.890625 | 2 |
Myanmar is suffering frequent power outages following last year’s military coup and as energy prices rise.
The military-controlled electricity and energy ministry says transmission equipment at hydro-power plants has been destroyed by militant forces.
The ministry also says some natural gas-fueled power plants have suspended operations because fuel costs have surged.
The ministry has warned of a further drop in power supply through Friday because of construction work on a natural gas pipeline in the country.
In the central part of Myanmar’s biggest city Yangon, traffic lights are out and stores are using power generators to stay open.
Residents are complaining about the power shortage.
Some say power cuts last all night, preventing them from using fans. They say they can’t sleep because it’s too hot.
Others are saying that although they have always suffered outages in the hot season, the situation is worse this year.
Officials at the Yangon office of the Japan External Trade Organization, or JETRO, say some factories operated by Japanese companies are being hit by more than 10 hours of power cuts each day.
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After having my daughter Ellie I was suddenly surrounded by a lot of outdated facts, myths and stereotypes of Down’s Syndrome; some made me laugh and many I chose to ignore. However 10 years later I have chosen to challenge those myths.
First let share my thoughts as a parent and to offer some education.
Please note everything written here is just my opinion, however many myths have been contributed by other parents.
So let’s begin with the most popular one; all people with Down’s Syndrome are always happy and loving. All I can say here folks is ask a parent! All our children have every emotion just like yours, they are angry, frustrated, cry, have tantrums and can be very annoying (sound familiar?)
Another stereo type that may have come from the medical profession or just an outdated view was when another mum was informed that her child would not come to much. Seriously??? Have you seen the actors, the dancers, the pianists, and not forgetting the legend Sarah Gordy who received a MBE in 2018. Ellie is currently in mainstream primary, can read, do mental maths, spell, and goes to drama with her friends. She has achieved her 100m swimming certificate and recently went on her first field trip with school, without us.
One myth I admit to worrying about when Ellie was born, was what would happen to her as she got older. Yes our children are no longer taken to care homes to be looked after but would she live with us forever. It’s been a lovely surprise to see so many young adults including the awesome Heidi who moved out at 20 to live the life she wants here’s a link to her page
Another common myth about babies with Down’s Syndrome is they simply cannot breastfeed. I admittedly tried only once with Ellie and didn’t pursue it but other mum’s have had no problems showing every child, as we should accept, is unique.
Age; the common stereotype that only older females have children with Down’s Syndrome. I personally was only 34 (I don’t consider that old, do you?) and statistics show there are more females under the age of 35 than older that have children with Down’s Syndrome. Down’s Syndrome is a chromosome abnormality and therefore has little to do with age.
Children with Down’s Syndrome stay babies for longer, have you heard this – many parents might feel like this when given the diagnosis due to stereotypes, but again ask a parent if you want the truth. I feel Ellie turned into a teenager when she was 7 with all the same fun attributes of moodiness, stubbornness and emotions that you would expect from those teenage years. Others have said the same. Many parents teach their children age appropriate behaviour to try to dispel this myth.
All people with Down’s Syndrome look the same. Yes many children have similar facial features (slanted eyes, small nose), a smaller stature and may need support with their gross, motor and oral skills; however each child is unique and will have similarities to their parents and siblings just as much.
So there you have it, some very common myths and stereotypes of Down’s Syndrome challenged. My last thought on this matter is terminology; a person is a person not a Down’s Syndrome person or a Down’s; a better way of saying something that is similar is ‘Here is Ellie, she has Down’s Syndrome’ – person first.
Thank you for reading and as always if you would like to connect, connect with me via linktr.ee/shaz_crowley.
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What is a intra agency?
: occurring between or involving two or more agencies inter-agency communication an inter-agency task force.
What is an example of interagency?
Interagency collaboration engages all child- and family-serving agencies from the public, private, and faith-based sectors. Examples include child welfare, juvenile justice, mental health, education, substance abuse, health, and (if separate) the agency responsible for serving Native American families.
What is intra agency collaboration?
Interagency collaboration in systems of care is “the process of agencies and families joining together for the purpose of interdependent problem solving that focuses on improving services to children and families” (Hodges, Nesman, & Hernandez, 1999, p. 8).
What is interagency working?
Interagency working: more than one agency working together in a planned and formal way, rather than simply through informal networking (although the latter may support and develop the former). This can be at strategic or operational level.
What is the difference between interagency and intra agency?
Intra- is a prefix used to form words that mean on the inside, within. Contrast this with inter- and you immediately see the difference. While inter- deals with open systems among groups, intra- deals with closed systems between a single group.
What is intra agency transfer?
Intra-agency transfer means moving an employee from one position to another position with the same agency either with or without reclassification [74:840 1.3].
What is an inter agency meeting?
An Interagency Meeting is a prescheduled meeting that serves as the mechanism for family members or a guardian to meet with the mental health professionals and others involved in the development of a plan of services and natural supports designed to meet the needs of your child.
What is mean by swot on interagency coordination?
STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS (SWOT) OF INTER-AGENCY WORK. A. Strengths. Complex problems need the expertise and resources of different agencies.
Who do police collaborate with?
The Police Authority working in collaboration with the City of London Corporation, HM Government and the City of London Police established the Fleet Street Estate Programme in May 2018 to deliver a new headquarters for the City of London Police at 1 Salisbury Square, the City of London Law Courts (an 18-court facility …
Why is Interagency Working important?
Multi-agency working enables different services to join forces in order to prevent problems occurring in the first place. It is an effective way of supporting children, young people and families with additional needs and helping to secure improved outcomes.
Is multi-agency and interagency the same?
In this work, the terms ‘multi-agency’, ‘interagency’, ‘interdisciplinary’ or joint working’ are all used interchangeably to refer to any collaboration between agencies or between professionals from different agencies.
What is the definition of intra agency?
INTER OR INTRA AGENCY AGREEMENT. A written contract in which the Federal agency agrees to provide to, purchase from, or exchange with another Federal agency, services (including data), supplies or equipment.
What is intra agency agreement?
Intra-Agency agreements are agreements where we contract with other bureaus within the Department (BIA, BLM, BOEM, BSEE, BR, NPS, OSM, and USGS) to obtain products or services.
What are interagency acquisitions?
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Follow these water safety tips from the American Red Cross and enjoy a fun and safe summer season!
-Swim in designated areas supervised by lifeguards.
-Always swim with a buddy.
-If you go boating, wear a life jacket!
-Install & use barriers around your home pool or hot tub.
-Actively supervise children whenever around the water.
-Always stay within arm's reach of young children and avoid distractions.
-Reach or throw aid to distressed swimmers - don't go!
-Keep toys not in use away from the pool & out of sight.
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China News Service, June 28. According to Hong Kong Wenhui.com, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government Statistics Department announced on the 27th the statistics on wages and total wages in March. Calculated by the nominal wage index, the average wage rate in March 2022 is higher than that of the same period last year. rose 1.8%.
After deducting changes in consumer prices, the real average wage rate in March remained roughly unchanged from a year earlier.
A spokesman for the SAR Government said that the year-on-year increase in the average wage rate of all selected industries in March this year was the same as that in December 2021, and the real average wage rate after deducting inflation was almost unchanged year-on-year.
The spokesman added that the latest figures have not yet reflected the impact of the recent recovery of local economic activities as the local epidemic eases and social distancing measures are gradually relaxed. He also pointed out that as long as the epidemic remains under control, it is believed that local economic activities and thus the labor market conditions will remain in place for the rest of 2022. It should continue to improve, and various support measures introduced by the SAR Government will also play a supporting role.Keywords: | <urn:uuid:b9828d78-e8d9-46f9-9421-1e2efc014fcf> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.tellerreport.com/news/2022-06-28-hong-kong--average-wage-rate-in-march-up-1-8--year-on-year.H1giPyO55.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.973099 | 252 | 1.703125 | 2 |
“Raw water” is a Real Thing — one that has drawn enough interest to attract investors and get a recent profile in the New York Times — but some health experts are concerned about its safety and question claims of its benefits.
The term refers to natural spring water that is not filtered or treated in any way (typical bottled water, even expensive bottled spring water, is treated in some manner). Proponents claim the water has qualities not available in treated water, including extra minerals and probiotics (helpful bacteria). The water also avoids potential contaminants and additives in tap water, including fluoride — a common additive that helps fight tooth decay but can be hazardous at high levels.
It shows signs of turning into a big business, with some companies actively seeking investors. On the other hand, tech site Ars Technica refers to raw water as “ludicrously priced unfiltered water with random bacteria.”
“We're glad people are so interested in water quality and the value they're placing in safe water,” Vincent Hill, acting chief of the waterborne disease prevention branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told the Washington Post. “But I think it's also important for people to know where their water comes from, what's in it, how it's delivered and whether it’s safe to drink.”
"The whole reason we do not have a lot of the disease you see in third world countries is because of our water-filtration system," Jamin Brahmbhatt, M.D., of the Florida health care organization Orlando Health, told USA Today. "The things our forefathers died of — we don't see it, because our government is so strict about how our water is cleansed."
Those “things” include cholera, E. coli infections and parasites, the CDC notes.
The water can be expensive. Although some people collect untreated water on their own from springs, a 2.5-gallon bottle refill costs $14.99 at one San Francisco cooperative, the Times reports. So without care, the water might harm your pocketbook as well as your health. | <urn:uuid:d95d43d1-e106-4110-9be3-67040ebcdd0b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-2018/raw-water-dangers-fd.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.969004 | 443 | 2.984375 | 3 |
Independent contractors are a popular choice for business owners to fill their work force needs. True independent contractors are not treated as employees, which essentially means that payroll taxes and certain state and federal employment laws do not apply to them. It's important, however, to ensure that a worker qualifies as an independent contractor because the repercussions for incorrectly classifying workers can be severe.
Many small business owners do not have the need or the desire to hire traditional employees to work for their business. The ones that do often only do so for the essential functions of their business. But even for these businesses there are times when a work force is required. It is for these situations that using independent contractors is a great solution.
What's so advantageous about hiring independent contractors? Hiring independent contractors allows you to have a work force only when and if you need it. With independent contractors, it's possible to have personnel to work on (or off) your premises without becoming subject to payroll taxes or to many state and federal employment laws.
Traditionally the government does not favor treating workers as independent contractors, so there are several complex federal tests involved to make sure that the person actually qualifies as an independent contractor and is not an employee.
Incorrect classification of employees as independent contractors is under intense scrutiny by both the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Labor (DOL). This is not an area where you can hope to fly under the radar, so be sure you're correctly classifying your workers to avoid costly fines and penalties.
Many consultants advise companies to contract out any function that is not directly related to the production of the company's core products or services. For example, many white collar-type businesses contract out their building maintenance work or food service functions.Independent contractors are also particularly useful when you need a specific skill or technical knowledge for a special project that's expected to last a relatively short length of time.
If you think using independent contractors might be the right fit for your business, consider the following:
- What, exactly, is an independent contractor? Which job categories might lend themselves to such treatment?
- What are some pros and cons of using independent contractors?
- What are some tips for successfully using independent contractors?
Defining an independent contractor
Independent contractors work for themselves — they are treated as if they are running their own business. Thus, you are not the employer of an independent contractor, and you aren't liable for payroll taxes or benefits for them, nor are they protected by workers' compensation or most labor laws.Independent contractors control the performance of the work based on their experience, special license, or special education or training required for the job.
In most cases, you tell them the outlines of the project that needs to be done and the due date, and they determine how to accomplish it, on their own schedule. The independent contractor provides the knowledge, experience, and labor to perform the job or provides other individuals to perform the job contracted. Independent contractors are usually paid based on their results (i.e., a flat rate per job, or a per-unit-completed rate) rather than the time they put in.
IRS Rules. Generally speaking, for tax purposes the key question as to whether someone qualifies as an independent contractor is the degree of control you can exercise over the worker. The worker will be treated as an employee if the company has the right to determine not just what the employee does, but when, where, or how he or she does it.
The IRS has a 20-factor test that it uses to determine whether an employee is an independent contractor or an employee in disguise. The factors can carry different weights, depending on the factual situation. Generally speaking, if the worker would be considered an employee under at least 10 of the factors, you should treat him or her as an employee.
The IRS frowns on the use of independent contractors, in part because such workers are responsible for paying their own payroll taxes and it's much more difficult to make sure they're doing so.
If in doubt, look at IRS Form SS-8, which is the form used by the IRS to determine individual status for purposes of income and employment taxes.
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is another important federal law governing your treatment of workers. Unfortunately, it has its own definition of independent contractor that is slightly different from the IRS's definition.
In order to be truly sure that you're safe in treating workers as independent, you must meet both definitions.
Under the FLSA, independent contractors are not employees and are, therefore, not entitled to minimum wage and overtime protections. There are six factors for determining whether a worker is an employee under the FLSA, as opposed to an independent contractor:
- the degree of the alleged employer's right to control the manner in which the work is performed
- the alleged employee's opportunity for profit or loss depending upon managerial skill
- the alleged employee's investment in equipment or materials required for the work
- whether the service rendered requires special skills
- the degree of permanence of the working relationship
- whether the service rendered by the worker is an integral part of the alleged employer's business
No single factor is more important than the others in determining independent contractor status. When the issue comes up in courts, the judge must consider whether, as a matter of economic reality, a worker is dependent on the business to which a service is rendered for continued work. The greater the dependence, the more likely the worker will be found to be an employee.
Independent contractor agreements. It's extremely important to realize that having a worker sign an independent contractor agreement will not automatically create such status if the worker does not meet the requirements of the tests described above.
Although an independent contractor agreement does not create the status, when working with independent contractors, it is a good idea to develop a written contract relinquishing the right to control and specifying that the worker will not be treated as an employee for federal tax purposes. Employers should also file informational returns (1099 MISCs) for their independent contractors and comply with state laws for workers' compensation and unemployment compensation.
A contract with an independent contractor should also include terms on terminating the relationship. Because independent contractors are not employees, termination would be done according to the provisions of the contract. Since a firm and an independent contractor have a contract relationship, not an employment relationship, any misunderstandings about job performance or termination of the relationship are governed by contract law.
What is the status of workers employed by an independent contractor? Workers employed by an independent contractor are not employees of the organization which the contractor is serving — they are employees of the contractor.
Pros and cons of using independent contractors
There are numerous advantages to using independent contractors for your staffing needs, but you should be aware of the disadvantages that exist as well.
Using independent contractors offers employers significant tax and non-tax advantages. Since employers are required to pay certain benefits and taxes on behalf of their employees, the financial benefits of having a large independent contractor work force can be significant.
For example, by classifying workers as independent contractors, employers may be able to avoid responsibility under:
- the Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA) or Social Security tax
- the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA)
- the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
- workers' compensation
- retirement plans
All payroll taxes and benefits are maintained by the individual contractor, who does not participate in your company-offered benefit plans.
Also, your own exemption from many federal and state employment laws is based on how many employees you have in your work force. Independent contractors are not counted as employees. Thus, if you contract with independent contractors instead of hiring regular full-time employees, you may not be covered by some of these laws.
These laws include:
- the Americans with Disabilities Act
- the Family and Medical Leave Act
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Disadvantages of independent contractors. The main disadvantage to using independents is that you must keep on top of exactly what qualifies someone as an independent contractor. If you classify someone as an independent contractor who isn't, the penalties can be extremely costly.
In addition, independent contractors, by definition, are permitted to work for a number of different companies at a time. You won't have as much control over the worker's time, efforts, and loyalty as you would with a permanent employee.
Furthermore, some contracts permit the independent contractor to substitute another individual for himself or herself on any job, so you may not even be sure who's ultimately going to do the work for you.
Finally, independent contractors make a commitment to work for you for the length of the contract, and that's it. If you like their work and want to continue the relationship, you may have to renegotiate the agreement (including their payment rate).
Tips for using independent contractors
You should be aware that there are various steps you can take to facilitate your use of independent contractors. Here are some things you can do to help ensure that those who work for you qualify for independent contractor status and that you can win any challenges to your arrangements:
- Be careful, when advertising for independent contractors, to avoid using phrases such as salary, wages, or steady work when you are recruiting. Try looking for independent contractors who have placed their own ads under "Situations Wanted" or "Trade Services."
- When establishing the relationship, avoid setting a regular pattern of daily or weekly hours. A self-employed individual presumably has the opportunity to select when and where he will work in relation to all his customers.
- Allow contractors to supply their own tools, supplies, and equipment wherever possible in the performance of the services required. This will demonstrate that there is a risk of loss as well as an opportunity for profit.
- Use contractors who normally advertise their services in some manner. Keep on file any business cards, circulars, or even telephone directory ads.
- Allow contractors to hire their own assistants, if necessary. Insist that the contractor pay the payroll taxes normally required for such employees.
- Don't include contractors under the insurance coverage for workers' compensation, health insurance, or other benefits that are provided for employees.
- If possible, compensate such independent contractors on a per-job basis rather than by hour or by week.
- Always ask for an invoice or statement before paying for any work that has been performed. If possible, make checks payable to a company rather than to an individual.
- Do not directly reimburse contractors for any expenses they might have, for gasoline, meals, etc. Such expenses should stand as part of the contractor's set fees.
- Remember that in theory you cannot discharge a contractor from employment. If dissatisfied with a contractor's performance, look to your contract for a remedy. If there is no contract, sever relations with the contractor by offering no more work.
- Put it in writing! It is best, of course, to have a contract in writing with an independent contractor. This can be used on your behalf to demonstrate the validity of an independent contractor relationship, although it isn't conclusive evidence of one.
- In many states, an agreement is required in order to establish an independent contractor relationship.
Tools to use
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[HPC]^3 Workshop 2012, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Kaust, Saudi Arabia (Workshop lecture) Feb 04 - Feb 08, 2012
When solving elliptic problems using a finite volume scheme on a patch-based grid hierarchy of adaptively refined meshes, the question of how to preserve numerical conservation naturally arises. One way that researchers have used to maintain conservation at coarse/fine boundaries is to introduce a conservative "fix-up" at these boundaries between coarse and fine refinement patches. For explicit time stepping schemes, these fix-ups can be applied once, after the time step. But for implicit schemes, the quantity needed to ensure conservation comes out of a coupled solution process, and cannot be computed explicitly. But for at least two decades, researchers actively in involved in AMR development have done the "fix-up", even for elliptic equations, as a sort of post-processing step, or have taken at most one step of what can be viewed as an iterative scheme. This approach has always worked extremely well, but there has never been any formal justification as to why it works. In this talk, I will present this conservation issue and explain why a one-step approach works as well as it does. The scheme I will discuss is a second order, finite-volume discretization of constant coefficient elliptic problem on uniform Cartesian meshes. I will also mention briefly other methods which rely on a full iterative procedure for accuracy and conservation. | <urn:uuid:e039ceff-ddd1-4091-ade9-eca84f2495b2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://donnacalhoun.github.io/talks/kaust-2012.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573118.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817213446-20220818003446-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.936616 | 301 | 1.515625 | 2 |
It is generally considered a seller’s market when the conditions favor the seller. This condition exists when demand is high and supply is low without any significant adverse economic conditions taking place.
Demand is determined by ready, willing and able buyers. Low interest rates with indications that they will begin to rise fuels part of this demand. Rising prices also creates a sense of urgency to avoid higher housing costs.
Inventory is currently below what is considered balanced in most areas. In some areas and price ranges, homes are selling very quickly, with multiple offers and sometimes at above the listing price. When too many buyers are chasing too few properties, things get competitive and the seller is the beneficiary.
Even when buyers and sellers come to an agreement on price and terms, a challenge can occur if the appraisal doesn’t meet the sales price. Either the purchaser has to come up with the additional cash or the purchase price has to be renegotiated.
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The ongoing civil conflict in Ethiopia, centred around the Tigray region, not only threatens to escalate within the country itself but to spill over into the surrounding region as well. But while there are international efforts to help resolve the situation and halt the fighting, experience shows that lasting solutions will only come from African initiatives, say Kenya’s Ambassador Macharia Kamau and Ambassador Martin Kimani
Member countries in both the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) are entrusted with finding credible, timely and durable solutions to the peace and security challenges in Africa.
Over 75% of the business of the UNSC and all of the AUPSC’s work revolve around managing and generating solutions to peace and security challenges within Africa. The fundamental reason for this is the deep legacy of governance and administrative dysfunction and incited inter-ethnic strife brought on by the legacy of colonialism.
In many cases, this is made worse by post-colonial poor governance and administration as well as unresolved border disputes. Furthermore, inadequate conflict resolution mechanisms of African governments also add to the situation.
Climate change is a threat multiplier and in some parts of the continent, it is compounding existing risks and vulnerabilities. This is worsening conflict and severely undermining human security.
Be that as it may, key lessons in promoting peace and security have been learnt in the recent past. Among these is that solutions to regional conflicts are best resolved with the deep involvement of countries and institutions in the region. Whenever possible, these solutions should involve the leadership of the countries in conflict.
In this regard, Africa is no exception. The mantra of ‘African Solutions to African Problems’ is not a cliché. It is a profound statement asserting the determination of African leadership and peoples to address the challenges that face them while working with Africa’s many partners in this regard.
However, owing to the intractable character of some of Africa’s political and social problems, a certain measure of cynicism and frustration has permeated the dialogue whenever African countries and their leaders endeavour to find lasting solutions to these problems.
This is despite the fact that Africa has achieved significant success in resolving enormous problems within the continent in the past 50 years. The need to respect Africa’s position in managing challenges within the continent cannot be over emphasised.
An abdication of Africa’s role undermines the legitimacy, ownership and sustainability of responses to the challenges the continent faces. It further fails to leverage and benefit from Africa’s agency, knowledge and experience.
The Ethiopian crisis
Of late, the emerging crisis in Ethiopia is of mounting concern to the continent as a whole. This is because of the possibility of a protracted, full-blown crisis of a political, military and humanitarian character that could potentially unfold in Ethiopia.
It is also important to underscore that this crisis is taking place amidst the Covid-19 global pandemic. This conflict-pandemic nexus compounds the impact of the situation and undermines humanitarian efforts aimed at addressing issues blown up by the fighting.
The conflict in the Tigray region has taken on a multidimensional character. Millions are facing hunger and starvation. Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced into internal displacement and tens of thousands have been forced to seek refuge outside their own homeland.
In addition, the crisis has a worrying inter-country military dimension that has the potential of igniting cross-border wars across the Eritrea and Sudan frontiers. Equally concerning for neighbouring countries, the situation in Tigray has the potential of seeping into and disrupting the administration and governance of the rest of Ethiopia. This would upset the delicate balance of Federal States that constitute modern Ethiopia. All these factors have caused great concern across the peace and security fraternity throughout the world.
Since the beginning of the fighting in Tigray, regional leaders as well as African Ambassadors at the UNSC and the AUPSC have worked hard to cooperate with the international community to stop the fighting and prevent it from worsening in order to help stabilise and bring back normalcy to Ethiopia.
In doing so, the African leadership and their Ambassadors have focused on promoting key solutions. Unfortunately owing to the character of the crisis, these solutions have yet to be fully enacted. These include:
- The promotion of quiet but determined diplomacy. This is to drive the message home to the protagonists that war and violence-driven law enforcement are not viable solutions to responding to the original challenge that was faced by the Ethiopian government to law and order in the country. The salient point has been made, that the burden of responsibility to resolving this crisis falls squarely on the leadership in Addis Ababa.
- The consistent message from AU Member States on the continent insists on promoting the cessation of hostilities in order to ensure full and unfettered humanitarian access by road, rail or air into the affected areas. This point has been echoed by many partner governments, institutions and the UN. Protagonists should also comply with international humanitarian law and desist from all forms of human rights abuses.
- The facilitation of displaced people and refugees to return to their homeland to continue with their lives including their livelihoods.
- The enactment and respect of a cross-lines ceasefire that will provide an opportunity for all of the above to happen. The burden of responsibility of securing and enforcing this ceasefire lies with all the protagonists. The international community and the African Union must have a special role to play in monitoring this ceasefire.
- The promotion and facilitation of a national dialogue within Ethiopia that allows for transparent, democratic and participatory resolution of the conflict. This dialogue must be of an inter-regional and inter-ethnic character and managed by Ethiopians, with the leadership of the Ethiopian government, and the support of regional and international partners.
- Finally, the standing down and withdrawal of foreign forces from the conflict; and equally critically the avoidance of further burdening of the Ethiopian governance challenge by other demands that have nothing to do with the conflict but which create great political and administrative stress on the Ethiopian government. In most countries, it is the most vulnerable who bear the greatest brunt of financial pressure on governments. Economic relief and development packages from partners are crucial in alleviating the plight of civilians trapped in the conflict.
Crucial role of credible central governments
For regional partners such as Kenya, the fundamental imperative of sustaining a coherent and credible central government with the legitimacy and authority to exercise leadership and control is not only a critical component of the resolution of the crisis but is also a fundamental imperative. This is to avoid the situation in Ethiopia from unravelling and imploding in a devastating manner.
Experience in the Middle East and in North Africa provides important lessons. Central governments, despite their challenges and sometimes intransigence and / or resistance to proposed solutions, must be protected and maintained.
Where governments are decapitated or otherwise deeply disrupted, the net consequence to the country is a total collapse of law and order, the emergence of chaos and anarchy, the amplification and compounding of State fragility, the facilitation of radicalisation, violent extremism and terrorism, the rise of intra-state conflict, the escalation of gender-based violence, an upsurge in food insecurity, hunger and starvation, intensification of transnational organised crime and the acceleration of the proliferation of small arms and light weapons.
This happens within the country and throughout the region thus metastasising the cancer of war and civil conflict everywhere.
African Ambassadors at the UNSC are charged with the responsibility of helping the world find solutions to this crisis. They have at the core of their strategy the six component African solutions mentioned above. It is important that the international community rallies around these six components and works together in finding and facilitating different tools for the different components in order to bring about lasting peace in Ethiopia.
African solutions to African problems do not in any way mean an abdication of the UN or the international community in helping bring to fruition solutions proposed by Africans.
We have witnessed the exemplary commitment from key international partners in trying to help Ethiopia find lasting solutions. This includes the direct, albeit quiet diplomacy of President Uhuru Kenyatta with the leadership of Ethiopia including with President Sahle-Work Zewde and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
Other leaders in the region have intervened in a similar vein. The Special Envoy of President Joe Biden in the Horn of Africa Mr Jeffrey Feltman, partners within the European Union network of interlocutors and Ambassadors in the region, together with African leaders have continued to push Ethiopia to find a path to peace, security and stability.
As a sitting member of both the AUPSC and the UNSC, Kenya understands only too well the need for synergy and drawing linkages between the two bodies to address peace and security challenges in the continent.
Kenya is keen to leverage its immense knowledge of the region and its membership of the two Councils to ensure that decisions of the UNSC reflect the voice and collective aspirations of the people of Africa for peace, stability, unity, prosperity and freedom.
Kenya has a long-standing history, experience and strong credentials in promoting peace and conflict resolution in the region and beyond. Kenya has been a reliable, consistent, dependable and responsible member of the global peace and security fraternity.
For this reason, Kenya remains forthright and committed to supporting African solutions and to working hand-in-glove with the international community and Ethiopia to bring peace and stability to its Northern neighbour, a country with which Kenya has deep and lasting relations since independence. African solutions will remain a critical and central part of realising peace in Ethiopia.
Ambassador Macharia Kamau is Principal Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kenya
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By Andresse St. Rose
From ASTC Dimensions
Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) are critical to the economies of the United States and nations around the world. Therefore, expanding and developing the STEM workforce is a crucial issue for governments, industry leaders, and educators. For example, although women and girls in the United States have made tremendous progress in science and math performance and participation over the last few decades, girls are less likely than boys to declare a STEM major in college, and women remain underrepresented in many STEM occupations (National Science Foundation, 2009).
Many science professionals report that it was an informal science experience that piqued their interest in science and fueled their decision to pursue a science career (COSMOS Corporation, 1998). These reports indicate that informal science education plays a pivotal role in producing the scientists, engineers, and technicians of the future. In this role, science centers and museums must also focus on how to increase participation in STEM activities of underrepresented groups, including girls and women.
As part of our mission, the American Association of University Women (AAUW) has supported women’s and girls’ participation in STEM fields for generations through philanthropy, advocacy, programming, and research. Our latest research report, Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (2010), profiles research that demonstrates how social and environmental factors—including stereotypes, cultural beliefs, and implicit bias—act as barriers to girls’ and women’s full participation in these fields. The report also provides recommendations for practice.
What research tells us
Studies using U.S. samples show that negative stereotypes about girls’ math abilities persist, although gender differences in performance no longer exist. There is no longer a gender difference in average math performance in the general school population (Hyde et al., 2008) and in high school, on average, girls and boys take an equal number of math and science credits, and girls earn higher grades (Shettle et al., 2007). In Why So Few?, we profile research that shows that negative stereotypes about girls’ abilities in math can have a measurably negative effect on girls’ math test performance through a phenomenon known as stereotype threat (Spencer, Steele, and Quinn, 1999). Stereotype threat may also help explain why fewer girls than boys express interest in and aspirations for careers in mathematically demanding fields. Girls may attempt to reduce the likelihood that they will be judged based on a negative stereotype by saying they are not interested and avoiding math and science, including informal science experiences.
The cultural belief that science and math are male domains also acts as a barrier to girls’ and women’s participation in these fields. Research finds that among U.S. high school students with similar math achievement measured by grades and test scores, girls assess their math abilities lower than boys (Correll, 2001). In fact, when cultural beliefs about male superiority exist in any area—even when a researcher invents a fictitious skill and tells subjects that males are better at it—girls assess their abilities in that area lower, judge themselves by a higher standard, and express less interest in pursuing a career in that area than boys do (Correll, 2004). These findings support the position that cultural beliefs about gender can influence our self-assessments more than actual performance does and contribute to fewer girls than boys aspiring to STEM careers.
Girls often report lower confidence than boys do in their math and science abilities (Pajares, 2005). In part, boys develop greater confidence in STEM because they are more likely to have opportunities to develop relevant skills. Several studies show that gender differences in self-confidence disappear when variables such as previous achievement or opportunity to learn are controlled (Pajares, 2005). For example, one of the largest gender differences in cognitive abilities is found in the area of spatial skills, where boys and men consistently outperform girls and women. Many activities that build spatial skills have a certain degree of gender bias favoring males. These include construction activities, mechanics, and 3-D computer games. Spatial skills are important for success in engineering, computer science, and other scientific fields, and many believe that they are innate. However, research shows that spatial skills can improve dramatically in a short time with training (Sorby, 2009). If girls are provided with more opportunities to develop their spatial skills early on, that can boost their confidence and increase the likelihood that they will consider a future in a STEM field.
Research also shows that even people who consciously reject negative stereotypes about women and girls in science and math can hold those beliefs at an unconscious level. Over 70 percent of test-takers from the United States and around the world who completed a gender-science implicit association test more readily associated “male” with science and “female” with arts than the reverse (Nosek, Banaji, and Greenwald, 2002). These unconscious beliefs decrease the likelihood that girls will identify with and participate in math and science in school and contributes to bias against women and girls in STEM.
What science centers and museums can do
The key findings outlined in our report provide several recommendations for practice in and beyond the classroom to promote girls’ participation in science and math. In particular, science centers and museums can:
- Expose girls and boys to successful female role models in STEM. When students learn about, or interact with, women in STEM, it helps to contradict negative stereotypes.
- Help counteract the misconception held by some that science and math are more appropriate for boys than girls by educating students about what different STEM fields involve and explaining that both men and women can be scientists and engineers.
- Foster a supportive, stereotype-free learning environment to build girls’ interest and confidence. To create such learning environments, science centers must work to understand how bias works at both personal and organizational levels. Educators can use free online tools such as the implicit bias test to examine if they hold unconscious biases and consider the influence their biases may have on their instruction, use of examples, and interactions with students.
- Provide opportunities for participants to develop their spatial skills and make sure girls participate. Create activities that allow children to play with construction toys and mechanical tools. Girls and boys with good spatial skills may be more confident about their abilities and express greater interest in pursuing STEM subjects and careers.
- Ensure that women are represented in all exhibitions and not just those with female-themed topics. Unconscious beliefs about what a scientist or engineer looks like may mean that women and girls are underrepresented in exhibit materials or are portrayed mainly in auxiliary roles.
Recent research confirms that stereotypes and bias continue to influence girls’ interest in science and math. Science centers and museums can contribute to building a diverse scientific workforce by encouraging all children to pursue their interests and build confidence in these fields.
Andresse St. Rose is senior researcher at the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and co-author, along with Catherine Hill and Christianne Corbett, of AAUW’s 2010 research report Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
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California’s Second District Court of Appeal, Division Five, issued a decision on March 20 in Center for Biological Diversity v. Department of Fish & Wildlife (Case No. BS131347), overturning the trial court’s decision setting aside the 5,828-page environmental impact report (EIR) and related approvals for the Newhall Ranch project, a large- scale residential project that has been in the planning process for 20 years. The Court of Appeal concluded that the EIR adequately analyzed the project’s potential impacts to fish, wildlife and plants, and that the related approvals were lawful, clearing a major hurdle for the project. Morrison & Foerster was one of four firms representing The Newhall Land and Farming Company in the Court of Appeal.
CALIFORNIA ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
The primary issue on appeal was whether the EIR adequately analyzed the impact of the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (DFW) approval of a resource management plan, conservation plan, master streambed alteration agreement and two incidental take permits (ITPs) issued under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA).
The Center for Biological Diversity and other petitioners (collectively CBD) claimed that the project would result in, among other things, the unlawful “take” of the Unarmored Threespine Stickleback, a state and federally protected fish species, and that the EIR failed to fully analyze such impacts. CBD also challenged issuance of the ITP for the CESA-listed San Fernando Valley spineflower as not supported by substantial evidence in the record and as an abuse of discretion under the ITP issuance criteria of Fish and Game Code section 2081. The trial court agreed and set aside certification of the EIR and the related DFW approvals.
Reversing the trial court’s judgment, the Court of Appeal engaged in a detailed analysis of CESA. In doing so, the Court explained that the definition of “take” under state law (as used in CESA and Fish and Game Code provisions regarding “fully protected” species)—“hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill,” or “attempt” to do any of those things—does not always entail mortality of the species. CBD had challenged conservation measures which provided for the stickleback, if need be for its own safety, to be trapped and transplanted to another stream reach, as authorizing take.
Although not novel, the Court of Appeal’s discussion of “take” provided a useful clarification of the relationship of conservation measures to the state’s fully protected species statutes, in holding that the extraordinary precautionary measures specified for protection of the stickleback did not constitute an unlawful take or possession proscribed by the fully protected fish statute, Fish and Game Code section 5515. Noting the state’s policy, and DFW’s mission, to conserve protected species, the Court explained that the provisions of CESA and the Fish and Game Code had to, and could, be read in harmony so that the specified protective measures would not be considered unlawful take or possession. Specifically, the Court looked to Fish and Game Code section 2061’s definition of “conservation,” which lists live trapping and transplantation as a conservation method to protect species. This common sense interpretation, the Court noted, is also supported by the sequence in which the different statutory provisions were enacted, as well as their legislative histories.
With respect to the spineflower (a CESA-listed plant species), the Court found substantial evidence in the voluminous record to support DFW’s scientific strategies for protection and conservation, and mitigation findings, for the ITP. It also found, applying the traditional deferential abuse of discretion standard afforded to expert administrative agencies in such contexts, that DFW’s analysis and findings with respect to satisfaction of the ITP issuance criteria under Fish and Game Code section 2081 were lawful. Both holdings are firmly grounded in the sustained and comprehensive analysis conducted by DFW for the spineflower.
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Although not a published part of the opinion (meaning it cannot be cited as precedent in future cases), the Court’s analysis of greenhouse gas emissions presents yet another judicial confirmation of a common approach for reviewing climate change impacts. Consistent with common practice throughout the state, the EIR set a threshold of significance based on whether the project would impede the state’s compliance with greenhouse gas emission reductions mandated by the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, commonly referred to as AB 32. The Air Resources Board has determined that meeting AB 32’s mandates requires a 29 percent reduction in emissions when compared to the “business as usual” scenario, meaning the scenario in which no further efforts to reduce emissions were made beyond what was required at the time of AB 32’s enactment. The EIR found the project’s emissions to be 31 percent less than the “business as usual” scenario, supporting a less than significant finding. Stressing the discretion lead agencies have to make significance determinations, the Court upheld the EIR’s framework and analysis as supported by substantial evidence. This holding is consistent with that of other courts of appeal that have considered the issue. (Friends of Oroville v. City of Oroville (2013) 219 Cal.App.4th 832, 841; Citizens for Responsible Equitable Environmental Development v. City of Chula Vista (2011) 197 Cal.App.4th 327, 336.) The Court also rejected CBD’s claim that the EIR’s “business as usual” analysis was illusory or hypothetical, pointing out that the EIR analyzed the project as if no action was taken to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions beyond what was required when AB 32 was enacted. As such, the project, as originally conceived and approved prior to AB 32, “was not hypothetical.”
The Court provided guidance on actions to conserve fully protected species. Given the stringent conditions imposed by DFW (and affirmed by the Court) on the live trapping and transplantation of the fish species involved, the decision heralds anything but an “open season” to relocate pesky fully protected species from the path of development. Rather, the decision illustrates proper judicial scrutiny of the unique scientific expertise of DFW in such circumstances. The Court’s CEQA discussion, as noted, also confirmed the approach taken in prior published appellate decisions on GHG analysis under CEQA. The Court’s decision does not become final until April 19, after which CBD will have 10 days within which to seek review in the California Supreme Court. | <urn:uuid:fc031712-78e4-4e77-9e8e-a793d2616238> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=28d8c027-6a63-4612-8d0b-97f54c09cdd4 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.942894 | 1,391 | 1.820313 | 2 |
High school students in a food crisis
As if high school isn’t already a pressure cooker, with the need to excel academically and be accepted socially, students in overcrowded schools face another unnatural influence in their lives—the spreading out of lunch time from before 9 a.m. to nearly 3 p.m. every day.
Now, it’s not only the nutritional content of school food that’s a problem, it’s the timing too. Since the facilities in desired schools are so overpopulated, many students are forced into schedules where they have to eat lunch too early (at a breakfast time) or too late (how can they concentrate in class with hunger pangs) to conform to their natural body rhythms.
At this crucial time in students’ lives—when their bodies are changing fast, their minds are constantly tested by competitive exams and college preparation, and they’re figuring out how to survive within their complex social networks—foodservice is doing them a great disservice.
It’s tough enough, in our opinion at SupermarketGuru.com, for students to cope in ‘classrooms’ that are really trailers, or carved-out hallway spaces, or elbow-to-elbow in seats. It’s another extraordinary stress to not be able to eat each day of the school year the way they’ve been raised to eat as youngsters and teens, and the way they should eat once they reach college and beyond. We contend that pushing kids to eat burgers for breakfast, or keeping it possible for fries to continue to be the #1 food seller in schools (possibly because of speed and convenience as well as taste), and eat at unnatural times hampers their ability to achieve on many levels in the short-term, and dangerously sets them up for a potential lifetime of dietary failure.
A recent New York Times article detailed the foodservice pressures at Francis Lewis High School in Queens, which was built to serve 2,400 students, but has nearly 4,600 because its reputation and high graduation rate (81% vs. 56% citywide), specialized programs and desirable electives attract applicants from outside its geographic enrollment zone. It’s not the only one: “Last year, 41 high schools were more than 20% above capacity, up from 31 high schools two years earlier…nine of them, including Francis Lewis, were at least 50% overflowing,” the Times report said, citing the New York City Department of Education.
Combine this with the finding from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that less than 10% of high school students in America eat their recommended daily requirement of fruits and vegetables, and this population is facing a food crisis. A national survey of about 100,000 students in 2007 found that 13% consume three or more vegetable servings daily, and 32% eat two fruit servings, but fewer than one in 10 get enough of both combined, according to an Associated Press account.
“This is a call for states, communities, schools and families to support increased fruit and vegetable consumption,” Heidi Blanck, a CDC senior scientist who worked on the report, told AP. We couldn’t agree more. It’s mandatory that we help teens manage their food intake better, and provide more intelligent choices for them particularly in schools—the sooner the better. | <urn:uuid:6451b231-d954-4554-9a58-dc256b17a7c6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.supermarketguru.com/articles/high-school-students-in-a-food-crisis/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571993.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814022847-20220814052847-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.969168 | 697 | 2.140625 | 2 |
Let's encourage ad blocking
The purpose of this project is to test for and encourage the use of ad blockers.
It's a simple test to see if you have an ad blocker installed, and a recommendation to install one if you don't. We do not believe in 'acceptable advertising' so we also try to test for that and suggest a better adblocker if we detect it.
The intention is to have a page you can send to family and friends. When they access it, they will get a recommendation for an ad blocker that will run on their browser or device.
We recommend uBlock Origin for Firefox, Chrome, Opera or Microsoft Edge.
We recommend Better Blocker for iOS and Safari.
The code here is running on our site at: blockads.fivefilters.org
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Killarney Glen’s famous heart shaped waterhole is one of the most beautiful natural pools I have seen. Situated on land owned by the Commonwealth Government and used by the Australian Defence Department, the Killarney Glen National Park is often closed to the public for few days out of the month. Currently the park remains closed for indefinite time, until the Australian government reviews and implements better safety procedures.
When we visited Gold Coast last year, we stayed with a pretty cool AirBnB host and got some great insights to finding some of the most unique and less known places. Armed with our mobile internet and the name of the place we were going, we head off to Nerang. It took us few hours to find the right way to the waterfall, but finally we reached the eastern side of the Beechmont- Canungra Road, standing in front the park entrance.
There was a notice on the side of the parking, that there have been cases of cars that were broken into, but this wasn’t going to stop me from hiking to the waterfall. After all the most valuable thing we had in the car, was a pair of slippers and a Kit Kat.
The road to the waterfall is quite steep, but all the sweat and blisters were worth it. Some of the slopes can contain loose dirt and rocks and can become very slippery. We opted to take the track to the left instead of the 4wd road. The second path is steeper, more challenging even for the fit and can become muddy during the rainy season.
After a 20 minute trek through the forest we arrived to the heart shaped waterfall to find the buzzling rhythm of this beautiful place. There was a big group of teenagers challenging one another to take the daring leap into the heart of Killarney Glen. We managed to take few photos of the waterhole, before continuing further downstream, where everything was a little quieter and gentle.
When this beautiful natural place is open for visitors again, follow these simple tips:
- try to visit Killarney Glen during the week, outside major holidays
- get plenty of water and comfortable shoes, as the trek, down to the waterfall and back up, can be quite challenging even for the fit
- don’t jump from the edge, but walk downstream for few minutes, where you will find a safer entry to the natural pool
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Nowadays, technology plays a vital role in supporting every aspect of a business. Benefits include enhanced relationships with clients and improved methods of finding prospects in shoppingthoughts.com and converting them into customers.
Technology boosts the process of sales communication as well as maintains the effective presentation of goods and services. As such, understanding some of the modern approaches employed in selling functions can undoubtedly make your business more effective.
Furthermore, with the availability of automation tools, salespeople today will only need a lead for an inbound connection to have a conversation with a customer, unlike before wherein they must be the ones to initiate the calls.
This outcome is merely one of the several practical ways companies boost sales with automation. To find out more, here are some techniques that you can use to boost your sales with the help of marketing automation.
Automation can generate an ideal framework in deciding when is the best time to contact a lead. As such, the automation tool will notify your business representative to come into play at the right time.
For instance, when a particular lead downloads an eBook or posts questions on your site, the automation tool will create a record of this behaviour.
Then, the sales agent will receive notifications regarding the conditions you set in the automation system. Similar to this scenario, when a lead downloads your eBook, you know that there is still time before a sales call gives way to the customer.
Nurtured leads can convert quicker, which reduces the sales cycle. Keep in mind that every lead that comes into your website will not be staying there for long or remotely considering buying anything comparable to your brand.
Automation assists in providing these leads with enough resources and information, which guide them to the foundation of sales and marketing funnel.
This event is where we head back again to recognizing that sales and marketing team alignment is crucial for converting nurtured leads. So, when the leads show buying signals, then the sales representatives come into play again.
This feature is the most praised about automation. Companies usually use emails to connect and communicate with their clients. This approach not only improves the odds of developing a personalized connection but drives leads through the marketing funnel and sales.
Whether it is transactional emails or marketing emails, automation assists in delivering personalized emails instantly or when set off.
For example, when a user subscribes to a particular business, a welcome email will be sent immediately. This email typically contains a welcome message along with a summary of what the consumer can expect upon subscribing to the business.
The lead scores are an automation feature that assists in determining whether or not the lead is ready for a regular sales call. Also, there is an assigned score for every action that the lead makes, and the particular lead that gets the highest score within a specific period will be considered as the lead that has the most potential and sales-ready.
For instance, you might notice a thousand visitors to your site, but most of them are not worth the time. And those who are, might not be ready to communicate with the sales team at that period. Moreover, even though a lead is downloading something from your website, that lead might still not be qualified.
If you’re passing a lead that only downloaded a form to the salesperson, then this can mess things up. Why? Because putting the salesperson and the lead together at a period when the sales representative has less information, and the lead is not yet ready, then you are interrupting the process of the customer’s journey.
If a conversation happens between the sales team and the buyer who aren’t entirely informed, chances are the sales representative will have no idea about closing the deal.
An automation system provides you with the capacity to analyze consumer information. With detailed records and performance charts, it is feasible to the buying pattern of a lead. Along with this purchase pattern will be their previous purchase, interactions, as well as lead scores.
This modern system holds an effective dashboard that provides a comprehensive overview of the lead’s behaviour, pre-and-post purchase activity, conversation history, campaign engagement data, and other customized data. As such, all these data will be rational in helping the sales representatives to understand the buyer better.
Without a doubt, automation has been particularly beneficial in our working and personal lives. It supports us to simplify day to day tasks, and act more productively to have more quality time for ourselves and family.
However, although it has certain benefits in businesses, there are also many vital points to consider as to how automation will influence the sales representative on a professional and personal level. | <urn:uuid:b3a85bb5-5cd8-431f-92eb-7cc22ea69c45> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.streettalklive.com/category/business/page/17/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571758.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812200804-20220812230804-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.947871 | 934 | 1.515625 | 2 |
This Course aims to provide awareness training in port security as required by the International Ship and Port Facility Security.
It will also provide awareness training in Health and Safety, as outlined in the Code of Practice for Health and Safety in Dock Work published by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), for any person engaged in work activity in ports and docks facilities and to provide awareness training in port security as required by the International Ship and Port Facility Security(ISPS) Code.
- To promote a safety culture among the many diverse users of a port
- To ensure that anyone directly involved in work activity in ports are aware of their responsibilities under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Port.
- To ensure that all persons are aware of the hazardous nature of dock work
- To ensure that all persons required to work on board ships are aware of the hazards to be encountered
- To help in the assessment of risk arising in docks operations
- To promote an understanding of the requirements of the ISPS Code
- Port Accident Statistics
- Managing Health and Safety in Ports
- Hazards on Docks
- Hazards on Board Ships
- Port Security
||Nov 15 - 17 Nov, 2022
|NGN 165,000.00||(The program fees covers tuition, Course Materials, Tea/Coffee Break, Lunch, Bag, Certificate of participation and administration)|
Dr Chris Egbu +2348023194131
Organizations sponsoring two staff will get 10% discount, Three - Five will get 15% discount, Six - Ten will get 20% discount and Payment before two weeks to event date attracts 5% discount. You can also consider the option of having this training in-house or online at 40% discount and 5 free e-books
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5 Ways Fragrance Has An Impact On Self-Care By Sana Jardin
In this editorial, the wonderful team over at Sana Jardin share with us the incredible power that scent and fragrance can have as part of your daily self care rituals.
Sana Jardin is the world’s first socially conscious luxury fragrance house. They source their flowers from female harvesters in Morocco and bring work to a rural flower-growing region.
Words and imagery by Sana Jardin.
“We all wonder the link between fragrance and self-care, how one spray in the morning can enhance your mood and get you through stressful times. So, we did the research and looked at the benefits of fragrance.”
1. Promoting Psychological Health
As scent is linked to the emotional centres of our brain, it can directly promote our psychological health through what we smell. According to research, fragrance may help brain function in a positive way by promoting positive feelings and well-being. Essential oils are still used as a traditional medicine method known for their healing properties on reducing stress and uplifting the mood, so scent works in the same way.
2. Evoke/Associate Good Memories
Never underestimate the power of a fragrance. We all have that one fragrance which takes us to a moment in life that we cannot escape – a time capsule! This could be lavender on a breezy summer’s day in your grandma’s garden, or the streets of London after a rainy day. It takes just one spritz to be transported back.
3. Helps Relieve Negative Emotions
Scents bring good memories and promote your psychological health and are one of the fastest ways to change your emotional state of mind. You can easily shift negative emotions by smelling certain scents that have aroma therapeutic benefits. You can find some of these healing notes in our perfumes, such as orange blossom in our Berber Blonde, amber in Tiger by Her Side and tuberose in our Jaipur Chant perfumes.
4. Increase In Productivity & Creativity
The olfactory receptors which are triggered by fragrance are known to affect spontaneous brain activity and cognitive functions. Even the smell of coffee in the morning can help us trigger productivity and certain fragrances can have the same effect too, including boosting your creativity. If you want to open your imagination, we recommend you try our beautiful Discovery Set to get experimental with fragrances and see what works for you.
5. Creates A Sense Of Normality
Unprecedented times lead to nostalgic feelings of how things ‘used to be’. Fragrance can help us fall back into our own personal rhythm. If you spray your fragrance as normal (everyday even if you are working from home), this will create a sense of normality at times when you feel uneasy. We know this won’t change the now, but it will help you by adding a boost to your day and reminding you that things are ok. | <urn:uuid:2467a51d-8b72-4d57-904f-af7244c5f9dc> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://reve-en-vert.com/editorial/5-ways-fragrance-has-an-impact-on-self-care-by-sana-jardin/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.927017 | 640 | 2.015625 | 2 |
Digital Strategy & Transformation for Companies to Digital Business Models
The digitalisation has unleashed many macro trends that fundamentally and sustainably change enterprises, industries and society as a whole.
New marketplaces and products have emerged and let the related enterprises grow to global, dominating players condensing or even monopolizing markets and relieving many incumbents from their long-established business. Additionally, adopting new business principles on how to build, operate and sell products (e. g. perform marketing or sales more efficiently) has accelerated the growth of businesses. This movement of integrating digital technology into all areas of a business, fundamentally changing how companies operate and deliver value to customers is called digital transformation. This also implies a fundamental cultural change that requires organizations to challenge their status quo in order to experiment and get comfortable with mistakes and failure.
Many companies have made gentle steps into this digital transformation process and are still latecomers when it comes to the effective implementation of such programs and concepts: however, the risk of being overrun by the rapid change of economy and society is surging — especially in exogenous crises like we have in 2020. | <urn:uuid:e1ed2648-923f-49c4-9a1f-ab76e7027630> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://eisbach-partners.com/services/digital-strategy-transformation-for-companies/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573118.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817213446-20220818003446-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.94786 | 225 | 1.703125 | 2 |
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MCC History Month Celebration: African American Read-In Chain
February 26, 2020 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Wednesday, February 26 from 2:30pm – 4:00pm, come to the Blue & Golf Room at Muskegon Community College as they celebrate Black History Month with an African American Read-In Chain! Students, instructors, staff and community members are invited to read aloud and listen to selections of prose and poetry from the body of African American literature. The Read-In is part of a national event sponsored by the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English. For more information, contact [email protected] | <urn:uuid:41be7ab1-3bad-4158-a27c-1d1b9d951375> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://downtownmuskegon.org/event/mcc-history-month-celebration-african-american-read-in-chain/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571993.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814022847-20220814052847-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.944539 | 140 | 1.734375 | 2 |
The word frugal doesn’t have to be a word that sounds like “no fun.” Quite the opposite, actually. Living frugally isn’t about deprivation — it’s about focusing on the essentials and not getting bogged down with expenses and activities that don’t add value to you or your family
The first step in moving toward a more frugal lifestyle is understanding what your means are. The easiest way to fail at frugal living is to remain unclear about your budget and goals. If you know what you can and cannot afford, you can create a better design for living that eliminates unnecessary expenses and unnecessary stress.
One of the chief benefits of budgeting is peace of mind. If you’re living beyond your means, you’re getting further into debt. What could feel worse?
Staying within the boundaries of a budget provides relief and stability where formerly there were possibly vague notions of what it means to be financially responsible.
Most of us have too many different ways to organize things. If you have a bunch of different financial apps, chances are there’s a disconnect somewhere. By limiting the amount of data sources you use to manage your finances, you’ll have a more centralized view of all your purchases, expenses and income.
This method can be applied to other areas of your life as well. Maintaining a simplified routine that focuses on the essentials will actually grant you more free time, and that is something money can’t buy.
Distracting activities like browsing social media have actually been proven to lower a person’s sense of wellbeing. The reason for this is complicated, but it can be summarized by the old saying, “the grass isn’t always greener on the other side.” Comparison can quickly become the thief of joy, especially if you’re not feeling happy being on a new budget. Instead of focusing on what’s “missing,” focus on what there is to be grateful for — chances are, that list is much longer and more robust than your list of wants.
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Ideally, you should eat a medium sized meal 3-4 hours before a workout and a small amount of protein and fast-digesting carbs 30 minutes before. If you work out in the mornings, you will have to skip the meal but make sure you fuel 30 minutes before.
- 1 How many hours before CrossFit should you eat?
- 2 Should I eat before or after CrossFit?
- 3 Is it good to eat before CrossFit workout?
- 4 Should I eat before CrossFit in the morning?
- 5 Is it OK to do CrossFit empty stomach?
- 6 What should I eat 30 minutes before CrossFit?
- 7 What should I eat before CrossFit workout?
- 8 How much should I eat after CrossFit?
- 9 What should I eat before a CrossFit class?
- 10 What should I eat before an early morning CrossFit workout?
- 11 How should I eat while doing CrossFit?
- 12 Do Crossfitters take pre workout?
- 13 What do Crossfitters eat for breakfast?
- 14 Do you eat before early morning workout?
- 15 Is it better to do CrossFit in the morning or evening?
How many hours before CrossFit should you eat?
Ideally you are able to eat a meal 1-3 hours before your workout that includes protein, fat and carbs. This meal will help you feel energized to perform, keeps you hydrated, and gives you fuel to preserve muscle. Each macronutrient plays a unique role in preparing your body for working out.
Should I eat before or after CrossFit?
If you find yourself heading to training sessions on an empty stomach, I recommend consuming either a solid pre-workout meal of protein and carbohydrates 30 to 60 minutes prior to your workout or a protein shake 15 to 30 minutes prior.
Is it good to eat before CrossFit workout?
Given that Crossfit is a high-intensity fitness program, it’s important to ensure you have a proper meal before heading to your workout. This can prevent dizziness, nausea, and therefore, incidents during your WOD (workout of the day).
Should I eat before CrossFit in the morning?
If you really want to get the best results from your workouts, you have to change your mindset about eating for fuel rather than just feeding your body. There’s a huge difference when you eat for a purpose instead of just eating because you can. In summary, you should fuel your body before an early morning workout.
Is it OK to do CrossFit empty stomach?
Doing CrossFit on empty will not induce muscle loss unless you are already starving yourself for an extended period of time. Since an empty stomach involves low blood sugar, the body will not have a readily available source of carbohydrates to tap for quick energy.
What should I eat 30 minutes before CrossFit?
The best things to eat 30 minutes before a workout include oats, protein shakes, bananas, whole grains, yogurt, fresh fruit, boiled eggs, caffeine and smoothies. Your pre-workout meal often depends on your choice of workout.
What should I eat before CrossFit workout?
Banana or other high sugar fruit, rice cakes with jam or honey, granola or cereal bar, sports drink, carb shake. With so little time sticking to only carbs that are quick to digest is the way to go.
How much should I eat after CrossFit?
CrossFitters need about 1.5-2g per kg of body weight or 0.75-1g per pound of body weight.
What should I eat before a CrossFit class?
Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not body fat. Who has said more about nutrition in fewer words than this?
What should I eat before an early morning CrossFit workout?
Immediately Pre-Workout OR During Workout It is a very fast digesting protein. Stick with really fast digesting carbs such as gatorade, coconut water, Vitargo. If you’re doing multiple sessions, eat foods such as white rice, fresh or dried fruit between. Avoid fats completely as they slow down your digestion.
How should I eat while doing CrossFit?
What is CrossFit’s diet prescription? The short answer: Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not body fat.
Do Crossfitters take pre workout?
The most common supplements that CrossFit athletes take are pre and post-workout drink and supplements, as well as some targeted branched-chain amino acids (BCAA). These help to increase performance and speed up recovery so that you have a better chance of sticking with the CrossFit program.
What do Crossfitters eat for breakfast?
This Is What 6 CrossFit Games Athletes Eat for Breakfast
- Tia-Clair Toomey. 2 pieces of sourdough toast with butter. 3 scrambled eggs.
- Rich Froning. 2 eggs.
- Camille Leblanc-Bazinet. 8oz of low-fat Greek yogurt.
- Scott Panchik. 4 organic Eggs.
- Annie Thorisdottir. 45g oatmeal with 10 chopped salted almonds and 30g of raisins over it.
Do you eat before early morning workout?
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Does air have hydrogen?
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Learn to Blow Glass in Montville Maine
Who hasn’t wanted to try their hand at glassblowing? It looks so cool!
David Jacobson has been at this for over 26 years. He's a New Yorker who moved to Maine back in 2003. He loves having people come to his gorgeous home studio in Montville, Maine (in between Liberty and Freedom)
He's a professional cartoonist (his cartoons have been in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today and was nationally syndicated by United Media). But his love is glassblowing.
Since coming to Maine, he has become a full time glassblower. David offers classes and private instruction. You can help in making a one-of-a-kind glass tumbler, vase, or other decorative item when you go. You will roll the glass in whatever colors you want, blow into the pipe, and help shape your piece.
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In the ancient Roman Empire, many boys wanted to grow up to be emperors. But I hope that most people want to grow up to be like Christ. What does it take to follow Him? Consider these five ways:
- Follow Him in baptism. Jesus had no sin (2 Corinthians 5:21), but He was baptized by John in the Jordan River. He did it to “fulfill all righteousness.” Since baptism is a command of God (Mark 16:16), Jesus had to be baptized to remain righteous.
- Follow Him in temptation. In Luke 4:1-13, Jesus endured many temptations during a 40-day period, but three are discussed in detail. In each one, Jesus successfully combated temptation. I yield early, therefore I need to follow His good example.
- Follow Him in teaching. In His Sermon on the Mount, I learn what I need to become to enjoy eternal life (Matthew 5-7). Jesus made some people angry because He preached truth, but He did what He could to save them. I need to try to save people too.
- Follow Him in compassion. Matthew 8-9 shows a number of instances where Jesus had compassion on people and healed them. In Matthew 9:35-38, His compassion, though, was spiritual. The greatest gift I can give someone is to teach them the gospel.
- Follow Him in humility. In Matthew 11:29, Jesus described Himself as“meek and lowly in heart.” When He washed the disciples’ feet in John 13:1-17, He performed a menial task. I have to be humble to please God.
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On April 29, Movladi Udugov, an envoy of the Chechen rebels outside the Caucasus, declared that the North Caucasian insurgency could help Georgia in its standoff with Russia. Relations between Georgia and Russia have significantly deteriorated since the Russian government decided to establish direct official relations with the secessionist authorities of Abkhazia, the region that is de-facto independent but officially is part of Georgia. At the end of April, additional Russian troops were deployed to Abkhazia under the pretext of increasing the number of peacekeeping troops in the breakaway republic in order to guarantee security. The Georgian authorities regarded these steps by the Kremlin as aggression against Georgia. On May 6, Georgia’s State Minister for Issues of Reintegration, Temur Iakobashvili, declared that Georgia and Russia were “very close to war” (Interfax, May 6).
Apparently the rebels in the North Caucasus who are fighting for the region’s independence from Russia could not ignore the situation and not try to use it in their interests. Movladi Udugov who calls himself “the Head of the Informational-Analytical Service of the Caucasus Emirate,” told the Kavkaz-Center rebel website that two months earlier the Amir of the Caucasus Emirate, Dokka Umarov, had ordered the creation of a special monitoring group with the task of monitoring the situation surrounding Russian-Georgian relations because “these events are taking place directly at the borders of the Caucasus Emirate and directly affect our interests.” According to Udugov, the group has informational and operational departments and monitors the activities of Russian troops near the border with Georgia, including “movements of troops and equipment, visits to the region by high-ranking military officials, and the activities of intelligence services, including the Russian Defense Ministry’s military intelligence.” Movladi Udugov also declared that the rebels had “agents in South Ossetia [another breakaway region of Georgia] and Abkhazia.”
Just three days before Udugov’s statement, Kavkaz-Center reported that the situation around Georgia was discussed at the most recent meeting of top rebel field commanders, which took place in early April in southwestern Chechnya. “The military leadership of the Caucasus Emirate has made certain decisions regarding this issue, which were not disclosed,” the website reported (Kavkaz-Center, April 26).
Movladi Udugov’s declaration could be described as a direct offer from the rebels to the Georgian government to establish a kind of an anti-Russian military alliance—an objective the Chechen rebels have been trying to achieve since the beginning of the second Russian invasion of Chechnya in 1999. Udugov particularly stressed in his statement that the Georgian authorities had not yet asked the rebel leadership to share intelligence that they have or to render military assistance “in case of a real Russian aggression.” This phrase could be interpreted as advice from the rebels to the Georgian authorities not to hesitate to get in touch with them.
This is not the first public proposal made by the Chechen rebels to Georgia to fight together against Russia. In August 2004, then Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov said in an interview with Georgia’s Mze TV channel: “I know what Russia is and how to resist it.” In that interview, Maskhadov expressed his full support for Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili in his struggle to defend Georgia’s interests and independence (Grani.ru, August 28, 2004). Three years before this statement by Makhadov, Chechen warlord Shamil Basaev, in an interview to Kavkaz-Center, called on Georgia to provide the rebels in Chechnya with antiaircraft missiles (Grani.ru, May 17, 2001).
Such declarations by Chechen rebel commanders helped the Georgians blackmail Russia by threatening to help the Chechen separatists the same way the Russian authorities help separatists in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. At the peak of the crisis in South Ossetia in summer 2004, Koba Davitashvili, a Georgian parliamentary deputy, called on the Georgian government to recognize Chechnya’s independence (Grani.ru, August 28, 2004).
Nevertheless, there is no real proof that the Georgian government has ever actually helped the rebels in the North Caucasus with weapons or ammunition. The shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missiles that were brought to Chechnya by militants loyal to Chechen warlord Ruslan Gelaev in 2002 were reportedly purchased from Russian officers in Russian military garrisons then stationed in Georgia, Batumi and Gudauta.
In fact, Georgia is in a much more advantageous position than Russia when one considers the relative strength of separatist forces in the breakaway regions of Georgia and Russia. No matter how significant the Kremlin’s help to Abkhazia or South Ossetia might be, the two separatist regimes are unable to confront Georgia without the Russian armed forces’ direct involvement. As for the rebels in the North Caucasus, even small financial assistance from Georgia can double their capability to fight Russian forces in the region. The ability of Caucasian insurgents to move across the North Caucasian range from Sochi (Krasnodar Krai) in the west to Makhachkala (Dagestan) in the east make them potentially very helpful to the Georgian authorities in case of an open armed conflict with Russia.
“I want to say that the mountain area of the Caucasus Emirate from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea is under Mujahideen control, and it is the zone in which the Armed Forces of the Caucasus Emirate are active,” Udugov said in his appeal to Georgia.
It is also interesting to note that while the Kremlin is threatening to send volunteers from the North Caucasus (Chechnya, Kabradino-Balkaria, Karachaevo-Cherkessia, and Adygeya) to help Abkhazia, it is not clear that such volunteers actually exist. Many Kabardinians who are ethnically very close to the Abkhaz are now in the anti-Russian camp fighting for the independence of the North Caucasus from Russia. If a Russian-Georgian war breaks out, nobody knows who will have more North Caucasians on its side, Georgia or Russia.
At the first glance, Russia looks dominant in the Russian-Georgian standoff. Neither Georgia nor its allies like the United States or the European Council can really do anything to change the political course of the Kremlin towards further recognition of the separatist regimes in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Nevertheless, if we include in the equation a war that may break out in the Russian rear, the North Caucasus, Russian superiority does not appear so obvious. It is hard to say what the rebels in the North Caucasus can really do to disrupt Russian control over Abkhazia, but any violent actions in the northwest Caucasus could damage Russian influence in the southern flank of the Caucasian Range. | <urn:uuid:182573c2-e083-4ab0-8c57-1ff946c6e692> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://jamestown.org/program/chechen-rebels-offer-to-help-georgia-in-its-standoff-with-russia/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573118.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817213446-20220818003446-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.951181 | 1,483 | 2.0625 | 2 |
The desire of the righteous ends only in good,Proverbs 11:23-25
the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
One gives freely, yet grows all the richer;
another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
Whoever brings blessing will be enriched,
and one who waters will himself be watered.
I love the Word of God. The Bible is loaded with encouragement and challenge for my benefit. I need to come to Scripture with a humble, prayerful attitude to find what God wants. I think it is too easy to bring my own view or experience and misinterpret Scripture.
Verse 23 tells us, “The desire of the righteous ends only in good.” I fear that Christians sometimes assume our desires are always good. We need to live righteously as God describes in His Word. We can only do that if we go to God’s word with a humble heart.
I chose verse 24 for my picture, because I think it gives an interesting idea. Too often after giving we feel depleted. I get it – I have been there. Unfortunately, some people decide to take too much and drain resources. If more of us chose to give freely, I think our resources would multiply instead of just subtracting.
Each of us needs to obey Scripture and encourage others to do the same. Imagine the blessing and enrichment we will see.
Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for the words You have given us. Please help me to give as You intend according to the righteousness in Your Word. Please help me to be an example of righteous giving so others would join me in that endeavor. I want more to see the beauty of the blessing You give.
I pray this in Jesus’ name.
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BROCKVILLE – Trustees at the Upper Canada District School Board were updated on changes approved by Student Transportation of Eastern Ontario, the consortium that provides busing for the board. The changes impact students who receive courtesy bus transportation and walk zones for schools. The update was provided at the board’s June 6th meeting.
Superintendent of Business Robert Backstrom told the board that the walk zones for UCDSB are being changed for Grades 7 and 8 students. Until now, students in those grades who live further than 1.6 kilometres away from their school qualified for bus transportation. Under the changes approve by STEO’s board of directors, that distance would increase to two kilometres, putting it in line with secondary school Grades 9 to 12 students.
A bigger change is in store for courtesy riders. Until now, STEO would offer courtesy rides for students who live within a walk zone, providing a seat was available on the bus. These seats would be available after the school year starts and bus routes stabilized. Under the changes, this service will be discontinued in the new school year. Students with approved medical needs would still be provided with this arrangement.
“The impact on this is for walk zones and courtesy riders,” said board chair Jeff McMillan. “The goal is to find efficencies.”
The board will notify affected students of the changes in time for the new school year.
No changes will be made to previously grandfathered transportation arrangements due to programming, nor to out-of-boundary school transportation, for now. Backstrom said that these arrangements are being looked at, but through a longer time table “in the next two to three years,” he said.
Backstom added that in discussions with staff and school principals, show they have had to go back to previous principals to look at why grandfathering of student transportation was approved. “We’re working on that slowly,” he said.
McMillan voiced his concern that disruptions to grandfathered and out of boundary transportation had a bigger impact for the UCDSB. “I have sent a letter expressing our concerns as a board, the impact it would have on us,” he said. “Whether or not we move forward with that in the next year or in the next two or three years is really up for debate, as the impact on our board is significant. Much more significant than I think we knew about in the beginning.”
Backstrom said that the board is looking at a process to appeal changes for parents who were unhappy with the changes.
Many of the trustees at the meeting raised concerns about changes to the courtesy bus riders and walk zone safety.
Trustee David McDonald asked about a family who had two children who were going to have to walk in Cornwall, in an area without sidewalks, while a younger sibling qualifies for bus transportation because of the walk-zones.
“What is the cost impact to cancelling those open seats,” he asked.
“If we can eliminate a bus, it’s $55,000,” Backstrom replied. “If we can’t, it’s not going to be that much obviously.”
When pressed by McDonald about the overall cost savings to the board, Backstrom said they are still looking at the routes, but figured three to four buses in total would be eliminated. According to Backstrom’s presentation, there are 851 students who presently have grandfathered, out-of-boundary, or courtesy transportation. The changes go into effect at the start of the 2018-19 school year. | <urn:uuid:4f626f02-1025-4d6c-9b93-addc86c1b0a8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.morrisburgleader.ca/2018/06/28/changes-in-store-in-fall-to-school-busing-for-ucdsb/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.975399 | 757 | 1.5 | 2 |
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In today’s job market, we no longer expect to have a job for life in the same way our parents did. Employers now see regular job changes on a CV as something positive. It shows that you are brave to change jobs and have a willingness to learn.
The way we work has also changed. With the pandemic, working from home has become more widespread. Working virtually is becoming standard. Technology plays a more prominent role in the workplace, and we all need to keep up with it.
Changing jobs in your mid-40s is perhaps not something that worries you. But what if you entirely want to change your career direction?
You’ve only got through phase one of your professional life
A career lifespan is about 45 years, assuming you work from the age of 22 to 67. In some cases, you might want to, or have to, work for longer. So when you’re in your mid-40s, you are entering the second half of your career.
You can view your career in two phases:
- From the age of 22 to 45, you lay the groundwork for your career and gain experience.
- From 46 until your pension, you reap the rewards from your hard work in the first half of your working life.
By the time you enter this second phase, you’ve already had a few employers and gained plenty of experience. The question is, did you make the right choices for yourself in phase one? Or have you or your circumstances changed so that your decisions in phase two are no longer a good fit?
You have at least 20 years of working life ahead of you in your mid-40s. So it’s worth reflecting on your career so far and making a plan for the future.
Do you need a career shift or a completely new direction?
Actively managing your career is always important, especially now with all these new possibilities in the job market. For effective career management, reviewing how things have gone so far is essential.
- Did your career develop the way you planned it?
- What was your idea of success in your career 20 years ago?
- How do you define success today?
- Has your definition of success changed?
- Where do you stand now?
These answers can help you decide whether you need to make some necessary adjustments to your career or opt for a complete change. Here are a few more questions that can help you decide:
- How do you want your future to be?
- What career goals would you like to follow?
- Are your goals realistic?
- What obstacles could you face?
- How can you overcome these obstacles?
Reasons why you might want a complete career change
Perhaps the answer to the above questions is that your career hasn’t gone as planned or that it’s no longer a good fit for you. Maybe you can’t get to where you want to be in your current career, or you don’t actually like what you do.
Other reasons for changing your career could be:
- You want to learn new things
- You want to follow your passion and interests
- You want a less stressful career
- You want to slow down
- You want to feel fulfilled at work
As you have at least 20 working years ahead of you, it might be worth thinking about changing careers. This is, after all, no longer frowned upon.
Are you the obstacle which holds you back from a new career?
Changing careers in your mid-40s or older can be unsettling. It’s easy to tell yourself negative things that will stop you from even trying. Have you said to yourself that:
– I’m too old.
– I don’t have the energy
– I can’t keep up with the evolving technology
Sure, you’re no longer in your 20s. You can’t burn the candle on both ends and get away with it as you used to. But considering you still have 20+ years left of your career, you’re not too old to start something new. People who are more senior than you have reinvented themselves.
Many people feel fitter in their forties and fifties than in their thirties. So if you feel too tired to dive into something new, try to get to the root of the problem. Perhaps you need a check-up by the doctor and a healthy lifestyle. Or maybe it’s your relationships, your environment or your lack of personal development that is dragging you down and which needs your attention.
You might also feel frustrated that something new comes out as soon as you’ve learnt the latest technology. You’re not alone feeling this way. Despite the effort and frustration, give yourself credit for keeping up with it. And know that you also have other valuable skills that someone 20 years your junior hasn’t had time to discover yet.
Simple questions to get clarity on your new career
So perhaps a new career is something you’d like, and you’re willing to put the work in. But you have no idea what this new career should be. Maybe this is the hardest part for you. How do you even begin to find out?
To start, ask yourself some questions to get clarity on what type of job suits you now:
- What is important to me in my work? What are my values?
- What motivates me?
- What are the skills that I enjoy using the most?
- Which issues are close to my heart?
- In which environment do I thrive?
- Who do I like to work with?
Embrace your strengths in your search for your new career
When you’re clear about what new career you want to try, do a skills audit. See what your skills are, what transferable skills you have, and what new things you need to learn. You might need another qualification and go back to school to study. But your existing skills might also be enough. Getting clarity on your current transferable skills and other strengths is a critical step in your journey towards a fulfilling new career.
Your strengths could, for instance, look like this:
- You have a certain amount of work experience.
- You can be flexible if your children are older.
- You have learnt to remain calm during stressful situations.
- You are a good mentor.
Complete an honest reality check on your lifestyle before changing your life
This is not to say that you should throw away your old career without thinking about it. You also need to consider your current situation. There are many financial and practical questions to ask yourself:
- How much do you need to earn to have the lifestyle you want?
- Will your new career be able to support you in those needs? And can you afford to support yourself during a transition period?
- Will you need to take a pause from work to retrain, and can you afford it?
- Do you have time, and are you willing to put the effort in to retrain?
- What does the job outlook look like for your new career? Is the job market for this job expected to be good?
- What is the demographic profile in your new career? Is it mainly younger people doing the job? How would you feel working with them?
- How long will it take you to establish yourself in your new career?
- Do you have the support you need to change your career?
These questions should help you decide if your new career is right for you.
Stay strong and focused while you unlock your new fabulous career
So you’re ready to change your career in your mid-40s. You know what you’re looking for.
You know your strengths. And you’ve created your own personal brand.
Now, it’s time to use your network to find your next job. Be active on LinkedIn and let everyone know what you’re looking for. But make sure you have realistic expectations. It might take a little while to find the job that suits you. So be patient and don’t take rejections personally.
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Provides a look at the increasing threat of Muslim immigration and explains why Europe, hampered by political correctness and anti-American sentiment, has become helpless to stop the growth of Islamic extremism within their own countries.
The struggle for the soul of Europe today is every bit as dire and consequential as it was in the 1930s. Then, in Weimar, Germany, the center did not hold, and the light of civilization nearly went out. Today, the continent has entered yet another “Weimar moment.” Will Europeans rise to the challenge posed by radical Islam, or will they cave in once again to the extremists?As an American living in Europe since 1998, Bruce Bawer has seen this problem up close. Across the continent—in Amsterdam, Oslo, Copenhagen, Paris, Berlin, Madrid, and Stockholm—he encountered large, rapidly expanding Muslim enclaves in which women were oppressed and abused, homosexuals persecuted and killed, “infidels” threatened and vilified, Jews demonized and attacked, barbaric traditions (such as honor killing and forced marriage) widely practiced, and freedom of speech and religion firmly repudiated. The European political and media establishment turned a blind eye to all this, selling out women, Jews, gays, and democratic principles generally—even criminalizing free speech—in order to pacify the radical Islamists and preserve the illusion of multicultural harmony. The few heroic figures who dared to criticize Muslim extremists and speak up for true liberal values were systematically slandered as fascist bigots. Witnessing the disgraceful reaction of Europe’s elites to 9/11, to the terrorist attacks on Madrid, Beslan, and London, and to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Bawer concluded that Europe was heading inexorably down a path to cultural suicide.Europe's Muslim communities are powder kegs, brimming with an alienation born of the immigrants’ deep antagonism toward an infidel society that rejects them and compounded by misguided immigration policies that enforce their segregation and empower the extremists in their midst. The mounting crisis produced by these deeply perverse and irresponsible policies finally burst onto our television screens in October 2005, as Paris and other European cities erupted in flames.WHILE EUROPE SLEPT is the story of one American’s experience in Europe before and after 9/11, and of his many arguments with Europeans about the dangers of militant Islam and America’s role in combating it. This brave and invaluable book—with its riveting combination of eye-opening reportage and blunt, incisive analysis—is essential reading for anyone concerned about the fate of Europe and what it portends for the United States. | <urn:uuid:6b760fb5-ba52-432d-86de-fa5115ac5105> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.wonderbk.com/shop/product/994782-while-europe-slept-how-radical-islam-is-destroying-the-west-from-within | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.949965 | 543 | 1.976563 | 2 |
ISO 6529:2013 describes laboratory test methods to determine the resistance of materials used in protective clothing, including gloves and including footwear, when the footwear is an integral part of the clothing, to permeation by liquid or gaseous chemicals under the conditions of either continuous or intermittent contact.
Method A is applicable to testing against liquid chemicals, either volatile or soluble in water, expected to be in continuous contact with the protective clothing material.
Method B is applicable to testing against gaseous chemicals expected to be in continuous contact with the protective clothing material.
Method C is applicable to testing against gaseous and liquid chemicals, either volatile or soluble in water, expected to be in intermittent contact with the protective clothing material.
These test methods assess the permeation resistance of the protective clothing material under laboratory conditions in terms of breakthrough time, permeation rate and cumulative permeation. These test methods also enable qualitative observations to be made of the effects of the test chemical on the material under test.
These test methods are only suitable for measuring permeation by liquids and gases.
These test methods address only the performance of materials or certain materials' constructions (e.g. seams).
Status : PublishedPublication date : 2013-02
Edition : 3Number of pages : 45
Technical Committee:Protective clothing
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It has been proven that our minds can affect how our bodies respond. If we are feeling stressed, the impact can affect us in all sorts of ways. Stress has the ability to affect our sleep, make us unable to think clearly, can contribute to back pain and muscle tension, and in some cases it can be a factor in hair loss for men and women.
Identifying stress and hair loss
Not all hair loss is caused by stress. Not everyone who experiences stress will suffer hair loss. As we age some degree of hair loss is natural. There are also some disorders with varying causes of hair loss according the American Academy of Dermatology. Some people that develop a condition such as alopecia areata and telogen effluvium observe this happening after dealing with long periods of severe or ongoing stress. All of us lose hair every day and that’s normal. If you should see sudden patches or substantial thinning, then you should see a doctor.
If you feel like you’re stressed, then it is important to deal with it. This might involve in you making changes in your lifestyle (changing jobs, seeking financial advice, or talking to a counselor or psychologist). There are other options that may help you as well:
- Exercise – A healthy diet and regular exercise is good for the body and the mind.
- Meditation – Many people attest that meditation is a useful tool to help alleviate stress and maintain a positive focus. Free meditation apps for smart phones are a good option.
- Acupuncture – Some people swear by the positive effects acupuncture may have on reducing stress levels.
- Social network – Good friends may make all the difference. It’s helpful to talk when stressed, and close friends or family may also help you see things from a different perspective. The old saying about laughter being the best medicine also holds sway, so try to fit in some purely social time.
- Music – For some people, music may have a beneficial effect. Opt for slower-paced tunes or even classical CDs, find a quite space and breathe deeply.
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Benefits of Using Manure as Fertilizer
Manure is a rich source of organic matter and is extremely beneficial for growing operations of all sizes:
- Provides a food source for soil microbes
- Increases soil biological diversity
- Accelerates the breakdown of nutrients into forms that plants can use
- Creates a cyclical ecosystem on your own land
- Improves soil structure for both sandy and clay soils
- Grows healthier and more nutrient dense plants
- Reduces the need to apply additional fertilizers
- Offsets rising costs during a fertilizer shortage
- Click here for more tips on getting your garden through a fertilizer shortage
How to Use Animal Manure As Fertilizer
Whether you use manure from your own animals or trade and purchase from others, there are a couple of ground rules to know. First, you should only use manure from herbivores in your garden (look below for species specific instructions). Never use cat or dog waste in your compost (see below to learn more about what cautions to take with pig manure). Second, any manure you use (whether purchased or collected from your own animals) must be properly composted before use.
Raw manure contains more than just fecal matter but also undigested food and seeds, bedding materials, feathers and hair, urine, and so on. Manure should be composted and aged to kill disease causing pathogens, prevent ammonia burn damage to your plants, destroy weed seeds, and stabilize macro and micro nutrients for a slower-long term release into your soil. Thermal composting (that reaches 135° - 160° F) creates an unfavorable environment for disease causing pathogens and weed seeds and prevents them from reproducing so they die off.
- Rabbit manure does not need to be composted (see Rabbits below)
- Manure is part of the “brown matter” ingredients of composting and should be combined with green matter, water, and exposed to oxygen.
- Watch the video below to learn more from our friends over at Homesteading Family on how to set up your composting station.
To reduce risk to humans and pets, proper handling and precautions are necessary.
- Stockpiled manure should be kept in an area away from food and water sources, kids, and animals.
- Watch for liquid runoff (manure and compost should not be so wet that runoff is pooling and getting into edible plants or children’s play areas.
- Try and keep a dedicated set of tools for manure stockpiles and raw compost. Once compost is properly matured, there is no risk of cross contamination.
Here are some manure compost application tips from the University of Wisconsin Ag Extension:
- “If you are growing crops where the edible portion is in contact with the soil (such as carrots, beets, or potatoes) fresh manure applications should be made at least four months prior to harvest.”
- “On other edible crops, fresh manure applications should be made at least three months prior to harvest. With just a four month or so growing season, this means you should only apply fresh manure in the fall; not in the spring or during the growing season to any area that is or will be planted with food crops.”
- “Whether composted or aged, manure should be applied no later than 90 days prior to harvest of non-ground-contact crops such as trellised tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers; and no later than 120 days prior to harvest of ground-contact crops such as lettuce, strawberries and carrots.”
Different Species and Their Manure
Here are a few extra things to know about different livestock species and their manure.
- Even though chickens are not strict vegetarians and eat some animal based protein, the quantities eaten and the way they digest their food enable gardeners to use their manure when properly composted
- Chicken and poultry manure are higher in nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus and calcium than other manures
- Salts in fresh poultry manure also tend to be higher than other manures
- Sheep and goat manure is drier and easier to use than that from cows and chickens
- Higher in nitrogen and potassium than horse manure
- More likely to contain weed seeds than chicken manure (thermal composting will help kill weed seeds)
- A great all-purpose fertilizer that is lower in nitrogen and a more balanced nutrient profile
- Cattle rumen digest food more thoroughly so very few undigested seeds pass through
- Horse manure may contain a lot of undigested and viable weed seeds
- Not as high in nutrients as other manure
- Fresh rabbit manure can be used straight from the hutch without composting
- Can be mixed into soil or applied as a top dressing without worry of plant burn
- Contains 4x more nutrients than cow or horse manure and 2x more nutrients than chicken manure (Michigan State University Extension)
- Higher in nitrogen than sheep, goat, chicken, cow or horse manure
- You should only use pig manure if they have been fed a strictly vegetarian diet and their waste has been adequately composted.
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Whether your hiking and bushwalking club has a dozen members or several hundred, it is essential for the Club Committee to apply sensible club management principles to ensure that everyone has a safe enjoyable bushwalk, disputes are resolved appropriately and effectively, legal requirements are met, and club funds are used in accordance with the club constitution and the law.
The NSW Government Office of Sport has some excellent guidelines for sporting clubs, many of which can be applied to bushwalking clubs.
Incorporation provides a legal framework for your organisation and offers certain legal protections. If you dont know where to start, the NSW Government Department of Fair Trading provides a Model Constitution which you can use as a basis and adapt to the needs of your club. Once the Constitution has been ratified by the committee, it must be submitted to the Department of Fair Trading with an annual fee, if your club is an Incorporated Association. Other clubs do not need to submit their Constitutions.
All incorporated Association clubs must have a Constitution by law, but even if your club is not incorporated it is a good idea to create a formal document listing the club goals and rules. This document should cover:
- Club goals e.g. ‘to provide members with opportunities for engaging in bushwalking and other outdoor activities’
- Who can join
- How to join
- How the club is administered e.g. the size and make-up of the committee, length of terms of office, what types of decisions they are authorised to make.
- Voting rules for decision-making e.g. quorums and the percentage of votes needed to make a change
- Methods of conflict resolution
- Fund management
- Dissolution of the club
Policies and By-laws
If you have a Constitution, it is a good idea for the Committee to also create a series of By-laws or Policies and Procedures. Policies state the club’s position on a topic, while procedures detail how to do something, such as how to fill in an incident report and submit it to the committee, or how to apply for club membership. A Procedure should detail what is to be done, who can do it, how it is to be carried out, under what circumstances it can be done, and when it can be done.
Changes to By-laws normally require a vote by club members at a Special General Meeting. Policies are simpler to implement. It’s always a good idea for the Committee to consult with members before making radical decisions, but Policies can be made by the Committee without a formal vote by members e.g. Child Protection Policy, Risk Management, Website Policy, Leader’s Guidelines, Trip Refunds and Cancellations, Records Retention, Accident Reporting.
There is no point in creating a constitution, by-laws, policies and procedures if no-one knows what they are. Upload these documents to your club website so that all members can access them.
Give the committee the authority under the club’s constitution to handle the day to day affairs of the club, including making decisions, finances, policies and procedures.
Focus on activities – not committee meetings. The committee should meet the absolute minimum times per year that is needed to organise the club program and fulfill its legal requirements. Under new Incorporated Associations law it is permissible to hold electronic meetings e.g. Skype, Zoom, conference calls and committee voting by email.
Design the committee structure around roles. Don’t have inactive ‘ordinary’ committee members. Each committee member should have a defined purpose and role. You may need to change the constitution to do this.
Ensure that committee members change regularly by limiting the number of times a member can stand for a particular role. This prevents stagnation and burnout and brings fresh ideas onto the committee agenda.
Risk management is the course of action you take to reduce:
- The likelihood of accidents
- The negative effects of accidents
- Potential legal liability
Some of the risks inherent to a bushwalking club are
- Injury to members or visitors, or even death in extreme circumstances
- Becoming lost in the bush
- Not having the legal protection of being incorporated
- Financial costs of being sued, due to failure to carry accident and third party liability insurance
- Not complying with Child Protection legislation
- Not having a member protection policy
- Not requiring participants to sign a waiver or release form prior to participating in activities
- Providing equipment and facilities that are not safe for intended use, or failing to ensure members carry their own equipment appropriate to the activity e.g. abseiling gear, personal flotation devices (PFDs) for kayaking trips.
Unfortunately, many clubs see this as some form of onerous legal mumbo-jumbo, but risk management is just a way to address potential problems before they occur. Risk management aims to be pro-active rather than reactive – creating a safer environment and legally safer operational procedures. Risk management is not something that only club committee members should look at. It should become a standard part of the way all club members, and particularly club leaders, engage in club activities.
Bushwalking NSW has made risk management easy by producing guidelines and templates which can easily be adopted by your club and adapted to suit your club activities and conditions. See our Risk Management page for more guidance and encourage your members to review that page also, as it has a quick set of guidelines for Leaders.
Your club constitution should clearly set our who has responsibility for funds and how the money can be spent, including what happens to funds if the club should be dissolved. It is a good idea to have a bank account which requires a second committee member to authorise a payment online before it is processed by the bank.
All expenditure must be approved by the Committee, recorded on a spreadsheet and receipts kept. All income should also be recorded. Prior to your Annual General Meeting, appoint someone (preferably with accounting or book-keeping skills) to audit the books, so that any problems with misappropriation or mismanagement of funds are identified early.
Recording Decisions and Actions
There are many types of club records that may assist in the running of the club. Many of these records should be kept for future reference or legal reasons. These records could include:
- Constitution, by-laws, policies and procedures
- Department of Fair Trading communications
- Meeting agendas and minutes
- Club newsletters and programs
- Bushwalking NSW communications
- Insurance documents
- Risk Management guidelines
- Risk Waiver forms
- Incident reports
- Membership forms
- Leader accreditation information
- Profit and Loss Statements and Balance Sheets
Create a table showing how long you wish to keep each type of club record. Any records connected to your Child Protection Policy must be kept until the child turns 21 years of age. Financial records must be kept for 5 years. The committee should determine how long they wish to retain accident forms and waivers, programs and newsletters, but note that accident reports should be kept as long as possible, as legal action can drag on for years. Rather than clutter the Secretary’s house with a filing cabinet full of records, consider moving to electronic records which could be kept indefinitely.
Ensure committee meeting minutes accurately record the decisions of the committee. Often a committee makes a decision, then a few months later can’t remember what they decided. One method of minute-taking is to create a table listing the item number, the date, the topic, decisions taken and action proposed, action taken and who actioned the item, date of completion, and its status (i.e. open, closed, ongoing). Rather than start a new table after each committee meeting, all completed items are moved to the bottom of the table and new items added to the top of the table. This enables the committee to not only see what decisions were made throughout the year, but also reminds them which items are still pending and just how long they have been on the agenda. At the end of each year start a new table, transferring any remaining un-actioned items to the new year’s schedule,
Once the AGM is over and the new committee installed, one of their biggest problems is to decide what to do and how to do it. It can be an intimidating time for new committee members, especially if most of the office bearers are new. Continuity of club management can be achieved through creation of a Committee Manual. The manual can be in a pdf format or printed.
Each year the current committee updates the information and passes it on to all members of the new committee, so that it is a living document detailing current practice. Of course the new committee can change any of the procedures and practices as they determine may be suitable, but it is vital they pass on this new information. Topics for the manual may include:
- Detailed descriptions of the duties of each office bearer
- Contact details for all committee members
- Contact details for the Public Officer, who is responsible for ensuring elections and voting are held in accordance with the Constitution, and Constitution changes are lodged with the Department of Fair Trading.
- Newsletter and program production schedule
- Website administration including technical details, who hosts the website, payment dates and methods for site hosts, who to contact for website help, how the website is backed up, access codes and logins, how to edit the website, how to send electronic alerts.
- Constitution, by-laws, policies and procedures
- Copies of all official documents such as waiver forms and membership forms
- Record retention
- Dates due and methods of payment for hall hire, program printing, and insurance
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In 1906, a German neuropathologist Dr. Alois Alzheimer first identified what is now considered Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). He was caring for a middle-aged woman suffering from memory loss and disorientation. Just a short five years later, the woman passed away after enduring the torment of hallucinations and symptoms of dementia. Currently “the presence of neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid plaques are the structural hallmarks of AD… and are considered ‘tombstones’ of the disease, not the cause of it.” (1)
Over the past 30 years, much research has been conducted with the attempt to pinpoint the exact cause of AD without success. However, according to a study conducted in 2008 at Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital, AD represents a brain-specific form of diabetes mellitus, or “type 3 diabetes.” Through the research of both animal and human subjects, it has been determined that “brain insulin/IGF (insulin growth factor) resistance and insulin/IGF deficiency” cause AD. These abnormalities were also detectable in the early stages of the disease and worsened as the disease progressed. (2)
Basically, AD or Type 3 Diabetes is insulin resistance in the brain, Type 2 Diabetes is insulin resistance in the peripheral tissues, and Type 1 Diabetes is insulin deficiency in the pancreas. (2)
So what can we do about this? Strict blood sugar control, exercise, consume EPA Omega daily, and remove substances that have been shown to increase the risk of Type 3 Diabetes (i.e., non-stick cookware, insecticides).
Please refer to our website blog for more information. I would love to hear your comments and opinions. Have a healthy day!
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- Alzheimer’s Disease – Continuing Education Course #9615, 09/01/2011. http://www.netce.com/coursecontent.php?courseid=756
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Governments cannot openly admit that the "controlled easing” of COVID-19 lockdowns in fact means controlled progress toward so-called herd immunity to the virus. Because there is currently no COVID-19 vaccine, governments have had to find other ways to prevent “excess deaths.” Most have opted for lockdowns, which remove entire populations from the path of the virus and thus deprive it of hosts. But this strategy has a terrible weakness: governments cannot keep their populations locked down until a vaccine arrives. Apart from anything else, the economic cost would be unthinkable. So, they have to ease the lockdown gradually. By Robert Skidelsky
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Friday 29 May 2020
Tonga's CoViD-19 restrictions have been extended from today 8:00pm tonight 29 May until 11 June, the Tongan Government announced today. The restrictions have eased further with a shorter night time curfew from 11:00pm to 5:00am. Borders remain closed up to June 12.
Tuesday 19 May 2020
Preparations get Tonga ready to combat CoViD-19 should it reach the kingdom, are progressing slowly. The Ministry of Health reported delays in the construction of a specialised CoVid-19 testing laboratory, and they are waiting more protective gowns and overalls, and an oxygen generator. The Ministry is still working on a quarantine policy for future incoming passengers.
Monday 20 April 2020
International flights to Tonga have been barred up to 12 June according to a diversion order issued by the Ministry of Health CEO Dr Siale ‘Akau’ola. The order is to prevent the introduction, or spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to Tonga.
Monday 13 April 2020
An Australian doctor in Tonga warns that it’s too early for children to return to school tomorrow because we do not know for certain if the recent arrivals in Tonga were free of the virus or just had no symptoms. “If they did pass it to people they have contacted, those contacts may still be incubating the disease...To relax these restrictions now risks an outbreak of the disease, with potentially terrible consequences.” he said. There are no CoViD-19 tests here, so Tonga is “flying blind”.
Tuesday 7 April 2020
Three CoViD-19 testing machines and 2000 test kits are expect to arrive in Tonga later this month, although it is still uncertain how they will get here. Meanwhile, the Health CEO warned against public scaremongering: "When people try to force authorities not to accept donations like PPEs to help us fight CoViD-19, it is like the public forcing someone to use a fork and spoon to fight a lion."
Tuesday 24 March 2020
It is likely that eventually, CoViD-19 will become endemic (commonly recurring in the community), and most of us will get infected, says Justin Lessler, an associate professor of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the United States, stressing that it is most important to slow the speed of transmission.
Friday 6 March 2020
Tonga's Health officials are urging sick people, including Tongans, who are planning to visit Tonga, to stay away while they are ill. The plea comes after a 21-year-old Tongan woman travelled while sick with the flu from Sydney to Tonga on Monday, 2 March, and is now suspected of having COVID-19.
Tuesday 3 March 2020
While no cases of coronavirus have been identified in Tonga, the country has raised its alert level from high to very high, in a fourth travel advisory issued today, aimed at preventing the virus from entering the country.
Thursday 9 January 2020
An Otago University study is proposing that malaria in the past may have shaped the genome of Pacific people today, resulting in a genetic predisposition to Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes and gout. The elevated levels of uric acids, which can strengthen the immune response to the mosquito-borne disease are also what causes the inflammatory reactions in gout. “Pacific people have their own genetic variants,” says Dr Ana Gosling.
Thursday 26 December 2019
Health services for over half a million people in four Pacific countries, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu, will benefit from a project that is helping to improve overall immunization coverage rates and support greater efficiency of primary health care.
Tuesday 17 December 2019
Seven biomedical engineering students from New Zealand’s University of Canterbury (UC) are spending 10 weeks in Tonga’s hospitals and clinics to repair life-saving medical equipment and to engineer biomedical solutions, as part of a work experience pilot program.
Tuesday 3 December 2019
Samoa is experiencing the deadliest epidemic to hit the South Pacific in the 21st century. The nation’s Government today confirmed 55 measles related deaths with at least 48 of the victims being being children under the age of four. A total of 3,881 measles cases have been recorded by Samoa’s Ministry of Health since the outbreak began in October.
Wednesday 20 November 2019
UNICEF is supporting the Government of Samoa to respond to a measles outbreak in the country. The Government of Samoa officially declared a state of emergency on 15 November 2019, four weeks into the continuing measles outbreak with more than 1000 suspected cases so far. The epidemic has claimed the lives of 14 children under-five years old and one adult. Lesser outbreaks are reported in Tonga and Fiji.
Monday 18 November 2019
A Tonga Body Building Federation brought home 3 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 3 bronze medals from the 25th South Pacific Body Building Championships held in New Caledonia, from 23-27 October 2019. The championship will be held in Tonga next year.
Wednesday 6 November 2019
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF are calling on Pacific communities to vaccinate against measles in response to recent outbreaks of measles in Tonga and Samoa.
Tuesday 5 November 2019
Wellington, New Zealand
The threat that climate change poses to global health is the theme of an annual conference being held by New Zealand’s Otago Global Health in Wellington, New Zealand this week 6 – 7 November. Pacific research will be the focus of the conference.
Thursday 30 May 2019
New York, USA
The immune system – an intricate network of cells, tissues, and organs – is the human body’s primary mechanism for staying healthy. Decoding it should be central to our efforts to understand and fight illness, whether non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s, or infectious ones such as tuberculosis, malaria, and Ebola. By fully leveraging the power of our immune systems, we could find new ways to fight disease everywhere. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning will be the keys to this achievement - because of the vast size and complexity of the human immune system. It is billions of times larger than the human genome. By Wayne Koff.
Wednesday 30 January 2019
Twenty-four talented cooks from Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, and Samoa, will compete in a reality TV cooking show competition hosted by celebrity chef, Robert Oliver, encouraging Pacific Islanders to make good food choices in a bid to fight non-communicable diseases.
Friday 18 January 2019
One of the biggest obstacles to reducing the rate of unplanned pregnancies is the lack of sex education in schools. If more teenagers had access to sex education and contraception, fewer girls would have their lives interrupted by pregnancy. Only by empowering women and girls with the resources to control their reproduction will the grim statistics that have long burdened Guyana – and many other countries – begin to change for the better. By Patricee Douglas | <urn:uuid:0fa29dc8-783f-4bfd-9a73-a03e59d71ce0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://matangitonga.to/tag/health?page=5 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573118.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817213446-20220818003446-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.948154 | 1,796 | 2.125 | 2 |
Recent news about Zoom security and encryption, and whether you’re on a secure call, has raised privacy concerns among users – myself included. Can I trust Zoom not to expose my data and login credentials? How do I keep unwanted guests from “zoombombing” my video calls?
Before we enter the encryption discussion, let me state that for the vast majority of consumers and small businesses, Zoom has adequate security features in place to ensure the privacy of your video calls – especially when utilizing available features and best practices. This post includes information on how to configure Zoom for hosting secure video calls.
What is an encrypted Zoom call?
Let’s break down how Zoom encryption works without getting into eye-glazing detail.
Part of the confusion comes from Zoom itself for overstating the nature of its encryption. Zoom uses transport encryption. Transport encryption means that a video call is encrypted (encoded) during transmission between Zoom’s servers and individuals’ devices on a video call. Zoom decodes the video and device audio stream in real-time during your video call.
End-to-end encryption requires that each party controls their cryptographic keys – the piece of data that encodes and decodes an encrypted communication. Currently, Zoom controls the cryptographic keys used for encrypting all Zoom calls. However, a recent Zoom blog post confirms they are developing the ability for customers to manage their cryptographic keys in the future.
What does this mean?
- Communication between your device and Zoom servers is encrypted so that no one can intercept and eavesdrop on your conversations.
- Recorded videos from Zoom calls are not encrypted.
- If you are joining a Zoom meeting by phone and not using your device’s audio, your phone call to the Zoom conferencing servers is not encrypted.
Zoom claims they do not possess the ability to intercept your calls or secretly insert their employees into your meetings.
“Zoom has never built a mechanism to decrypt live meetings for lawful intercept purposes, nor do we have means to insert our employees or others into meetings without being reflected in the participant list.”Zoom Blog
Update: according to a May 7, 2020 Zoom blog post, the company is making two major changes to its product:
- Zoom version 5.0 (currently available) introduces industry-standard AES-GCM encryption with 256-bit cryptographic keys. However, Zoom still controls and stores all cryptographic keys.
- A future product enhancement for paid accounts will allow users to create public cryptographic identities that can be used to establish secure meeting connections with participants.
How to Host a Secure Zoom Call
Here are several steps you can take to secure your Zoom calls.
Don’t Share Zoom Meeting Links on Social Media
Sharing your Zoom meeting links on social media can expose your meeting to unwanted intrusion – especially if you’re not utilizing some of the other security features available to secure your calls.
Avoid Using Your Personal Meeting ID For Public Meetings
For meetings with more than one or two people, avoid using your Zoom Personal Meeting ID. When scheduling a meeting, select Generate Automatically under Meeting ID. Never publish your Personal Meeting ID in public settings.
Utilize The Waiting Room Feature For Public Meetings
The Waiting Room feature enables you to see who is joining your video call, allowing you to screen (and remove) uninvited guests.
Note: a Zoom update in April 2020 enabled the Waiting Room feature by default.
Set a Password for Your Meetings
Enable and specify a password for your Zoom meetings.
Note: a Zoom update in April 2020 enabled passwords on meetings by default. You may need to resend links to participants for meetings scheduled prior to April to avoid any issues when joining future calls.
Manage Who Can Use Screen Sharing and How
Use Zoom’s advanced settings to specify:
- Who can share (host-only or host and participants)
- Disable desktop screen sharing and only allow sharing for specific apps
- Disable the Annotation feature, preventing users from drawing on the screen during a screen share
Use Other Advanced Features To Manage Your Participants
- Disallow embedding passwords in Zoom meeting links
- Disable the Whiteboard feature
- Disable the Remote Control feature
- Disable the feature allowing removed participants to rejoin
- Disable the Remote Support feature enabling participants to control another user’s device remotely
- Disable Far End Camera Control enabling the participants to take over another user’s camera
Download the Zoom Meeting Host Cheat Sheet – concise instructions for hosting meetings on Zoom using a PC and Mac.
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The Clark Houses are significant as two of the finer examples of the Second Empire/mansard style in Natick, MA. They are also significant for their association with Edward Clark, a local entrepreneur.
Edward Clark was born in Natick in August of 1838. He was the son of Nathaniel Clark, builder of the Clark Block in Natick Center, which is also listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Edward was established as a prominent Natick grocer by 1882. His business was housed in the Clark Block. He succeeded his father as town treasurer from 1889-1910, and while in office handled more than four million dollars. Edward was a director of the Natick National Bank, of which his father was a founder. During Edward's lifetime he also served as a trustee of the Morse Hospital and treasurer of the Park Cemetery Association. He died in 1910.
76 West Central Street, known as the "Mary Clark Whitney House," stands directly west of the Edward Clark House (#74). It is the second of five houses on West Central Street known as "the Clark Houses." The house was built by Edward Clark (owner of #74 and cousin of Mary Clark Whitney) for Mary and her husband James Whitney. The couple was socially prominent in the town of Natick. James Whitney, a native of Sherborn, MA, went into partnership in a Natick-based clothing business in 1857 with Alfred W. Mann, originally of Templeton, MA. The firm, Mann and Whitney went out of business following the Panics of 1857 and 1861. Mr. Whitney then joined the Natick Protective Clothing Company, and subsequently served as treasurer of the Natick Five Cents Savings Bank, a position he held until his death in July, 1889. Mary Clark Whitney, was born January 8, 1816, one of 13 children, to Alphonse and Nancy Leland Clark of Sherborn, MA. Both of Mrs. Whitney's grandfathers served in the Revolutionary War. The Natick Chapter of the DAR made her an honorary member, and planned "an observance" on the century mark of her birth on January 8, 1916. However, fate intervened, and on the morning of December 24, 1915, two weeks before her 100th birthday, Mrs. Whitney died quietly in her home of 45 years. Her obituary in the Natick Bulletin, December 24, 1915, noted that "General sorrow was manifested on Wednesday by the people of Natick when it became known that its oldest woman, Mrs. James Whitney,...had passed away in the night." Mary Clark Whitney was survived by her daughter, Mrs. Annie Bean, as well as Mrs. Bean's husband and two daughters, Madeline and Clara Bean.
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“The best history is but like the art of Rembrandt; it casts a vivid light on certain selected causes, on those which were best and greatest; it leaves all the rest in shadow and unseen.”
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“An increasingly common approach to graphic design research involves the application of user-centred design (UCD) methods. The focus of a UCD methodology is to understand and accommodate the needs of users and audience members as a means for improving the designed artifact.”
Design practice is centred on audience(s). It matters little whether the audience is hypothetical, real or imagined, there is always someone for whom designs are created. This is often used as the fundamental distinction between design and art practices. The practice of creating art on the other hand, is seen as personal and evolving out of processes that don’t have an overt goal in mind. Yet, there are audiences for art, perhaps best exemplified by the fact that every major city in the world has an identifiable museum. And, do artists try and understand their audiences and cater to their needs? Let’s leave that question open for the time being.
The challenge of course is how do we understand audience, client and user?—Or, in the digital design world, the agent, interactor or participant? Another way of approaching audience is to create one, just as Apple did with the iPad and the iPod. Notice that irrespective of historical circumstances, projections or perceived needs, the term audience remains abstract. This is because it is virtually impossible to draw a straight line between for example, creating a logo and anticipating the response of groups of people to it—or, developing a product and knowing how clients or users will react to it. This is why designers often develop many alternative strategies to their designs and also work iteratively on various prototypes; all with the goal of creating something that will be closer to the perceived needs of the user.
In anthropology, efforts to understand both contemporary cultures and ancient ones are circumscribed by the challenges of observation, analysis and fieldwork. Prior to the revolution in anthropological thought provoked by George Marcus and Michael Fischer in the 1980’s, there was endless debate among anthropologists about the relationship between observation and subjectivity. Put another way, to what extent does your own cultural, class and ethnic background influence what you see and what you observe? It is clear that your own personal history, desires and orientation will have a big impact on the conclusions that you draw from the observations you make. The challenge therefore is to try and articulate what you know and examine how that may influence your assumptions about other people. It means that fieldwork is essential only if you bring to it a self-reflexive awareness of the contingent nature of the experiences you may have with complete strangers.
Designers are well aware of these obstacles and have developed many different strategies to deal with them. One of the most important is testing designs with users and trying to learn about utility, reaction and aesthetic response. But, how far does the process of learning about response go? To what extent are designers able to test their assumptions about their audiences? These issues are even more complex if as is often the case, designers are now crossing the boundaries into the ways in which people organize their lives (design thinking, design process), and the many ways in which design thinking is applied to businesses and to innovation.
“Professional design is now operating within an expanded and increasingly complex field. Some design professionals take solving complex social issues as their domain, often but not always working in close collaboration with specialists in public services from healthcare to those working with disadvantaged families to policing. Other designers and their ways of working are welcomed into business schools to teach the next generation of managers and leaders. Concepts and language that used to be associated with designers now enter other specialist areas: policymakers are told that public services should be more user-centered (Parker and Heapy 2006); businesses engage with customers by offering new meanings for things (Verganti 2009); the US Army is considering the role of design in warfare (School of Advanced Military Studies n.d.). Professional design, in particular design as practiced within the studio-based tradition of many art schools, is taking a new place on the world stage.”
So much of the knowledge that we share in any given society is tacit. So many of the assumptions we make about ourselves and about others are unconscious. It is easy to say that designers should uncover their cultural bias. But, which methods are best suited to the task? Janet Murray suggests bringing multiple stakeholders into the discussion of the design process “and elicit their different perspectives and needs.”
Understanding Perceptions: Our culture, class and ethnic background make our research subjective, rather than objective. Designers must be aware of the cultural lens they wear, and how it can impact their observations.
Here precisely is one of the key intersections of design and anthropology both as disciplines and as practices. Ethnographers have always tried to “elicit” responses from their subjects. It became clear to many anthropologists in the 1980’s that the context, circumstances and pressure for response often overwhelmed not only the truth, but the capacity of individuals to actually surface their insights and concerns. This was in part the reason that Marcus and Fischer began to talk about language and representation. To say that a product is comfortable or useful is to use a particular language of description or analysis that may not reflect deeper or more complex concerns.
Designers play increasingly important roles, less as makers of forms and more as cultural intermediaries.
Many products come and go in the marketplace and most are unsuccessful. We are surrounded by an infinite number of media, logos and brands. Most are not successful. Focus groups, test audiences and surveys are in constant use. Facebook gathers data on users, as does Google. The data gathering is now so large that designers are being asked to develop visualizations of the information. All of this activity is centred on better understanding human behaviour. All of it is intended to bring some degree of coherence to the struggle to match human desires and proclivities with images or products or artifacts. “When design thinking emerged more than a decade ago, it offered a response to the ebbs and flows of a global, mediatized economy of signs and artifacts; in this context, professional designers play increasingly important roles, less as makers of forms and more as cultural intermediaries (Julier 2008) or as the “glue” in multidisciplinary teams (Kelley and Van Patter 2005). They are interpreters of changes in culture who then create new kinds of cultural form.”
Anthropologists have played the role of cultural intermediaries ever since the discipline gained respectability in the 1920’s. It was in the 1960’s and 1970’s that anthropologists began to seriously question not only their practices in the field, but also their assumptions about culture. In some important respects the term culture is both too diffuse and too broad to mean much.
Often, we read backwards from human activities into cultural meanings in order to explain behaviour. And, we try to examine the symbolic framework behind those meanings. But, as much as cultures are systems, the way people behave, act and respond to culture cannot be reduced to their behaviour—to the ways in which they act and respond to the cultural and social demands of the day.
Navigating Assumptions. Designers need to recognize their own assumptions and those of the audience to bring a self-reflective awareness to the design process.
There isn’t space in this article to look at the powerful influence of behavioural thinking on design and designers. More often than not, what people do need not be tightly connected to what they say and what they say may have little connection to what they do. Similarly, designers tend to read their artifacts, as expressions of intention when what they should be looking at are the differences between their intentions and what they have produced. There are no perfect points of symmetry here just as there are no simple strategies available to understand human motivation and human choice. No amount of data collection will narrow the complexity of human subjects, their motivations and their conflicted understanding of the cultures they inhabit. I began this short piece with a tease. Do artists try and understand their audiences and cater to their needs? Or do artists simply act on their desires and create artifacts without reference to the market or the viewer? Is this the dividing line between artists and designers? I think not. Notwithstanding the ambiguities of the term audience, everyone involved in creative practices is “speaking” to an ‘other,’ to someone else and they are hoping to be understood and appreciated. While design is often seen as more utilitarian, what could be more practical than applying creative insights into the creation of objects that are ultimately intended for some sort of consumption? There is a much more important reason to bring up this false dichotomy between the practical and the artistic. Designers, like anthropologists, cannot operate under the illusion that they understand their audiences any better than artists, who often don’t know whether they will have an audience at all. It does not matter how many times designers create and generate alternative strategies and scenarios for hypothetical users. The connections between artifacts, subjects and creative practices are thankfully indirect and non-linear if not asymmetrical. The challenge for designers is to accept, if not celebrate, complexity. As Roger Keesing, one of the great anthropologists of the 20th century said, “Feedback mechanisms in cultural systems may thus operate both negatively (toward self-correction and equilibrium) and positively (toward disequilibrium and directional change).”
- Fraher, R. and Martinson, B. Process and Pedagogy in Undergraduate Graphic Design Education. The Design Journal, 14, 4 (2011). 390–412.
- Keesing, R. Theories of Culture. Annual Review of Anthropology, 3 (1974). 76.
- Kimbell, L. Rethinking Design Thinking: Part I. Design and Culture, 3, 3 (2011). 286–287.
- Marcus, G. and Fischer, M. Writing Culture: The Poetics and Politics of Ethnography. University of California Press, Los Angeles, 1986. Their work and the work of many others changed anthropology as a discipline. I am thinking of the work of Edmund Carpenter, James Clifford, Jean Comaroff, Vincent Crapazano, Michel De Certeau, Johannes Fabian, Clifford Geertz, George Marcus and Michael Fischer, Paul Rabinow and Ben-Ami Scharfstein. See Edmund Carpenter, They Became What They Beheld (New York: Dutton, 1970); James Clifford (1988); Jean Comaroff, Body of Power, Spirit of Resistance: The Culture and History of a South African People (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1985); Vincent Crapazano, Tuhami: Portrait of a Moroccan (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1980); Michel De Certeau, The Practice of Everyday Life (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984); Johannes Fabian, Time and the Other: How Anthropology Makes its Object (New York: Columbia University Press, 1983); Clifford Geertz, The Interpretation of Cultures (New York: Basic Books, 1973); George Marcus and Michael Fischer, Anthropology as Cultural Critique: An Experimental Moment in the Human Sciences (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1986); Paul Rabinow, Reflections on Fieldwork in Morocco (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1977); and Ben-Ami Scharfstein, The Dilemma of Context (New York: New York University Press, 1989).
- In 1992, Marcus gave the Provost’s lecture at Rice University where he worked. He reflected on the tumultuous changes in anthropological thought. Here is an extract from that speech. “The core of this crisis had to do with both language and authority in the conduct of those disciplines that produce current knowledge about society and culture. First, there was the bedrock sense that the concepts developed in various disciplines to describe, assimilate and domesticate reality were no longer adequate. The language of culture, class, sets of binary distinctions such as modern vs. traditional, individual vs. society etc.—while these might have been critiqued piecemeal at different times in the past in various disciplines—now seemed en masse to no longer capture the magnitude or quality of changes occurring in the contemporary world. There was a sense, differently expressed in different disciplines, of the need for a major overhaul of ways of thinking and writing, and ultimately of questions asked. This was far from a cosmetic or partial self-critique and it has led to a variety of productive and not so productive debates about different models of work and different objects of study in fields ranging from economics, to history, law, architecture, art, and philosophy.”
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Lead Letter: Human Rights Ordinance must protect individual rights of conscience
The proposed changes to the city of Jacksonville's Human Rights Ordinance, particularly relating to "gender identity or expression," are based on a particular understanding of the human person, which stands in stark contrast to the views of the Catholic faith and many other Christians who see the human person as created, body and soul.
This understanding of the unity of the body and soul is observable to the senses as well as the result of centuries of theological and philosophical reflection.
It is a view that is accessible to both faith and reason.
The current effort to enshrine the novel view of gender identity of altering one's biological sex in civil law, threatens to discount and even suppress the perspective of those with different views.
If individuals or institutions were forced to accept this new understanding of human nature, it would conflict with our conscience.
The "First Freedom" in the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights is religious freedom. It is meant to ensure that no single understanding of the nature or destiny of the human person is imposed on our society by the government.
The Catholic Church agrees.
The Second Vatican Council's Declaration on Religious Liberty (1965) expressly states that no earthly power has the right to coerce a person's conscience.
We are meant to seek the truth about God, creation and ourselves in freedom.
Without effective conscience protections in the city's HRO, the insertion of language concerning "gender identity or expression" will lead to the imposition of one particular view of the human person to the exclusion of others.
The result will be an enormous amount of unnecessary moral and legal turmoil for people of faith, religious institutions and perhaps those with no faith at all.
The principle of separation of church and state is not to be interpreted as rejecting the voice of faith leaders - who are also citizens - in proposing freely our positions in the public square.
Most Rev. Felipe J. Estévez, bishop,
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by M. Black
After several world catastrophes, robots called ‘Tins’ have come to power.
Lexi019 knows them well. She’s lived inside of a Compound ruled by Tins for the past twelve years, and maintains a strict schedule. After attending Electric Gardens classes, she learns that she will be transferred, as all eighteen-year-olds are, to serve the electric gardens for the rest of her life.
Instead, Lexi defies the Tins and looks for a way out. With her best guy Kyle53 at her side, and a couple of unlikely friends, Lexi eventually finds her way out of the Compound.
But in the end, can she escape… or like all things in this artificial, apocalyptic world, will she be stuck under the Tins’ power forever?
Fans of Terminator, Divergent, Blade Runner, iRobot, Hunger Games, Robots, Science Fiction apocalypses will enjoy this story.
“This world definitely brings the readers in!”
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Speaking and Listening
Warmsworth Primary School
Intent, Implementation and Impact Statement for Oracy / Speaking and Listening
At Warmsworth Primary School our principal aim is to ensure that all children become 21st Century citizens who can use a range of skills that oracy develops. These skills will interlink with social, emotional skills and through developing the child’s oracy skills they will also gain in self-confidence, self-awareness and resilience.
We strive to ensure that our children can speak confidently, with enthusiasm and show empathy as active listeners. Our aim is to develop our children in to confident young people that can speak confidently in any situation.
At Warmsworth Primary School, we believe that by delivering a programme that provides opportunities to share ideas, communicate, develop language through rich vocabulary and co-operative skills we will grow and develop children that will be able to use critical thinking skills to reason and reflect on their thoughts. This will allow children to be able to make decisions through organising their thoughts, working with others and understanding that it is important to listen to ideas that are not their own.
At Warmsworth Primary School, we provide children with an abundance of stimulating opportunities to engage with language and vocabulary through the texts that lead our learning, our drama activities, and our Kagan strategies that encourage communication and debate as the children advance through school.
Teachers model correct grammar and provide opportunities for pupils to practise speaking; this begins as oral practice in the Early Years Foundation Stage and is then built upon into sentence writing.
We provide opportunities for our children to verbalise stories and retell them and this creates confidence and understanding ready for writing.
All adults model effective oracy and support the development of oracy in our children through sentence stems and the introduction of new vocabulary. Each oracy skill is built upon in each year group so that skills are developed.
The Kagan strategies and structures we employ encourage co-operative learning, develops communication skills and teaches children how to become negotiators and empathetic listeners. All our children are encouraged to speak to their peers and share their ideas. We want our children to take risks by sharing their ideas and opinions and encourage them to do this and expand and explain their thinking to create debates and conversations around ideas.
To ensure that children can make progress and become good communicators, a scheme of work has been designed around the teaching that takes place in each year group with the topic or text in mind so that children can continue to use the key vocabulary taught and therefore has meaning for the learning. The scheme of work then feeds into the Progression of skills which acts like the building blocks allowing children to build upon the skills from the previous year and enhance these skills and have the opportunities to use them in different experiences.
The earliest stage of speaking and listening begins in Early Years Foundation Stage 1 where our children are immersed in early language, encourage to use their voices and listen to their peers. The introduction of Kagan strategies in their simplest form, are taught in FS1.
As our children enter Early Years Foundation Stage 2, they build upon the vocabulary they know and are exposed to an environment that it rich in language. Children are encouraged and taught how to be collaborative and share thoughts and ideas which can be built upon with explanation. They are taught to share ideas with their peers through high quality provision. Adults model grammatically correct sentences that are the beginnings of written sentences.
Children are supported as soon as the begin their education in our school. The staff in the Early Years Foundation Stage closely monitor and baseline each child’s speech and language skills to highlight any gaps or concerns. We employ various interventions to support oracy from the moment that children begin their learning journey with us. Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI) is used to assess children at the start of Foundation Stage and focuses on their language and comprehension.
Each term children show how they are developing their oracy skills through an assessment which might be linked to a small presentation, talking about a familiar object or even a short debate. Staff are able to assess the skill taught that half term and feed into future teaching. A small sample of children are assessed and then targets can be set for the whole class.
We monitor progress and provide interventions both internally and through external agencies to ensure children meet their full potential.
We encourage a partnership with parents to actively speak to their children as this is extremely important when developing children’s vocabulary and speaking skills.
Warmsworth Primary School continues to take part in the Cambridge Oracy Programme (led through the Doncaster Challenge Partner’s Hub) where good practice and future development ideas are shared and developed.
Training has been delivered to staff through staff professional learning meetings where progression of skills and schemes of work have been shared. The assessment tool has been developed and shared in staff meetings. Foundation staff have had training in delivering NELI and are able to assess children and deliver the 20-week programme successfully and with confidence. Training and development of Kagan strategies and structure is refreshed in phase meetings and through drop ins for staff that wish to develop themselves further.
At Warmsworth Primary School, we pride ourselves on the support we give all of our children to develop their oracy, particularly that of our SEN and EAL children to enable them to develop their speech and language skills. This continued support ensures that the majority of children make good or better progress from their starting points and leave our school with the necessary oracy skills to support their next stage of education and beyond.
On leaving our school at the end of Key Stage 2, our children can speak confidently, with clarity and enthusiasm. Our children are observed to talk confidently with one another in their Kagan pairs and groups, demonstrating skills of turn taking, asking questions, using high level, key vocabulary and active listening.
Our children are able to show empathy towards others and their ideas and views. They encourage each other through coaching, listening and asking questions to develop thinking. Our children are observed to show empathy as active listeners, when listening to their peers and staff members. They are friendly and polite to visitors and their peers.
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Hey, Vsauce and DailyMoss here!
How can you not be in love with the Vsauce memes? Educational and super hilarious, they explore various aspects of our universe and human behavior and prove that we indeed live in an amazing world.
What if everyone jumped at ones ?! Super awesome question to ponder over.
Michael Stevens, the host of the TV show, makes you think about some quite interesting theories and asks you to look for logic in everyday stuff, events, and activities. Look for the Vsauce YouTube channel and you will enjoy an amazing day exploring scientific concepts and funny ideas.
In case you do not find the logic behind his theories or the don’t spit here images, even if you have no idea what the answer is to his curious questions, these funny science Vsauce memes will still succeed in putting a wild smile on your face. They will also help you understand the meaning of vsauce and science better.
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Software-defined hyper-cellular architecture for green and elastic wireless access
IEEE Communications Magazine
To meet the surging demand of increasing mobile Internet traffic from diverse applications while maintaining moderate energy cost, the radio access network (RAN) of cellular systems needs to take a green path into the future, and the key lies in providing elastic service to dynamic traffic demands. To achieve this, it is time to rethink RAN architectures and expect breakthroughs. In this article, we review the state-of-art literature which aims to renovate RANs from the perspectives of
... raffic decoupled air interface, cloud-based RANs, and software-defined RANs. We then propose a software-defined hyper-cellular architecture (SDHCA) that identifies a feasible way of integrating the above three trends to enable green and elastic wireless access. We further present key enabling technologies to realize SDHCA, including separation of the air interface, green base station operations, and base station functions virtualization, followed by our hardware testbed for SDHCA. Besides, we summarize several future research issues worth investigating. | <urn:uuid:6ea95074-2ea9-494b-9806-8cb5a714b605> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://scholar.archive.org/work/3drrs3pn7jfg7ax4q2k5utytqu | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572163.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815085006-20220815115006-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.868003 | 275 | 2.09375 | 2 |
The Mississippi State Department of Health contextualized the state’s COVID-19 deaths on Thursday: the 10,000 deaths in is like all of Bay St. Louis dying.
The analogy, tweeted with a photo of a historic building on Main Street in the Hancock County city, comes as the state has signaled an increase in COVID hospitalizations.
COVID-19 has been killing up to 50 Mississippians a week recently. If COVID-19 were a person, we'd be urgently defending our families and neighborhoods.
We can save hundreds of lives between now and the new year. Vaccination matters for Mississippi. https://t.co/eb4eldCbZI pic.twitter.com/f8QDOxUbM9
— MS Dept of Health (@msdh) December 2, 2021
“COVID-19 has been killing up to 50 Mississippians a week recently. If COVID-19 were a person, we’d be urgently defending our families and neighborhoods,” the tweet said.
The state health department reported on Thursday 569 new cases of COVID-19 and three new deaths in the state. On the Coast, there were 56 new cases and no new deaths. The state’s current case count totals 515,208, with 10,290 deaths.
In a similar tweet on Wednesday equating the state’s number of COVID deaths to the entirety of Yazoo City dying, MSDH highlighted the fact that deaths from the virus are more than ten years of motor vehicle deaths or nine years of cancer deaths.
“For every seven of us hospitalized for COVID-19, only six will live.”
10,287 Mississippians are now dead from COVID-19 – more than ten years of motor vehicle deaths or nine years of cancer deaths. For every seven of us hospitalized for COVID-19, only six will live.
Get vaccinated. Protect yourself, and protect Mississippi. https://t.co/eb4eldCbZI pic.twitter.com/CpEiwCHm0o
— MS Dept of Health (@msdh) December 1, 2021
Earlier this week, the health department had indicated a “concerning” upward trend in hospitalizations, encouraging residents to get their vaccinations or booster shots as protective steps in the coming weeks. Health officials continue to support vaccination as the strongest defense against the virus.
Mississippi's upward trend in COVID-19 hospitalizations continues. This is a concerning development, and emphasizes the need for protective steps, especially vaccination, over the coming weeks. Take time to get your free vaccination or booster now: https://t.co/eb4eldCbZI pic.twitter.com/wUvkpogIyg
— MS Dept of Health (@msdh) November 30, 2021
Now, 47% of Mississippians are recorded having have received both shots, with 19% having received a booster.
On the Coast, Harrison County and Jackson County are 41% fully vaccinated and Hancock is 32% vaccinated.
Coast physicians have long warned the area about the danger of additional COVID variants, especially as Southern Mississippi’s vaccination rates remain some of the lowest in the nation.
Global health officials have recently identified a new variant of concern, omicron, which was found in a COVID-19 case in California on Wednesday.
Preliminary data suggests there are increasing rates of hospitalization in South Africa, where omicron rates have risen, but this may be because of spikes in overall numbers of infected people rather than a result of specific infection with omicron, according to the World Health Organization.
Immunity across the state is around 75-80%, State Medical Director Dr. Thomas Dobbs said during a recent press conference, due to natural infection (the development of antibodies from previously having COVID) and vaccinations.
Immunity is now wavering, and the rates are not enough to reach a herd immunity rate of about 90%, so about 20% of Mississippi would fare poorly during another surge, officials said.
Singing River Health System pulmonologist Dr. Ijlal Babar in October said the chances of another variant spread across the state are “extremely high.”
Matt Walker, vice president of clinic operations at Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, said he anticipates that if the Coast could get “as vaccinated as we possibly can get” before the holidays, a future wave could be lessened. “Then, maybe come Christmas time, it won’t be as bad as the way it has been,” he said in an interview with the Sun Herald.
“This appears to be kind of the new... the new health care where we’re almost like an accordion, where we have normal operations for a few months followed by this wave of a new variant. If the vaccine proves to be a very good way to combat that and mitigate deaths in your community, we absolutely need people to take advantage,” he said.
Mississippi was the least vaccinated state when delta emerged in the U.S., and was one of the first states ravaged by the variant. After the strain’s fourth COVID wave in the state, Mississippi ranked first in death rates per captia in the country.
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On May 12, 2008, an earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale struck Sichuan, a densely populated province in western China.1 The earthquake resulted from the long-term movement of the Longmenshan Fault, a “convergence of crustal material slowly moving from the high Tibetan Plateau to the west, against strong crust underlying the Sichuan Basin” (United States Geological Survey 2016b). This movement is occurring at a glacial pace, but its path has led to catastrophic quakes and landslides for millions of years. The Sichuan earthquake was one of the deadliest episodes in this process. According to the State Council Information Office, the earthquake killed 87,150 people, 17,923 of whom are still missing and are presumed dead (State Council Information Office 2008b). It impacted more than 45.5 million people in Sichuan and adjacent provinces. About 15 million people were evacuated, and about 5 million were left homeless. An estimated 5.36 million buildings collapsed, and more than 21 million buildings were damaged to varying degrees (Renminwang [People.cn] 2008). The total economic loss was estimated at 845.1 billion yuan (138 billion US dollars) (State Council Information Office 2008a).
The USGS (United States Geological Survey) ranks the Sichuan earthquake as the seventh deadliest quake in the world and third in China in the period of 1900–2014 (United States Geological Survey 2016a). It is the third deadliest disaster of any kind in the history of the People’s Republic of China, following the Great Leap Forward famine in the late 1950s and early 1960s, which killed millions, and the Tangshan earthquake in 1976, which killed about 240,000. The Great Famine lasted several years, whereas the Sichuan earthquake accomplished its deadly job in mere minutes. The Tangshan earthquake hit an industrial city and its suburbs; the Sichuan earthquake, in contrast, devastated a mostly rural region, triggering explosive geological reactions not just at the epicenter, but also in other places along the Longmenshan Fault—Dujiangyan, Beichuan, Mianzhu, Qingchuan, and as far as in the neighboring province of Shaanxi. Very few disasters had wreaked havoc over such a large area and affected so many people in just an instant.
Even these striking comparisons cannot adequately reflect the shock and tragedy on the ground. At Juyuan Middle School in Dujiangyan, a building collapsed immediately after the quake, burying several hundred students and teachers. Parents, local government officials, and the Armed Police rushed to the site, trying to rescue them with their bare hands and simple tools, but only twenty students were dug out alive in the first couple of hours. Others were trapped under the rubble, crying for help. Cranes and machinery finally arrived at dusk, as heavy rain poured down on the desperate parents.
Zihou,2 a middle-aged businessman in Chengdu, was one of the first volunteers to arrive at Juyuan Middle School. He climbed onto the rubble to help rescuers but was extremely depressed by what he saw and heard:
I was on the rubble and heard a voice from below. It was a cry but indistinct because it was raining [hard]. [I knew] there were people under the rubble but didn’t know what to do. Then [the bodies] were pulled out and put onto a one-meter-high pile, covered by striped tarps. When dawn broke, the local residents and soldiers arranged the corpses into a line on the ground.3
When a student was pulled from the rubble and carried out on a stretcher, desperate parents dashed toward the body to see if it was their child, usually finding that the student was already dead. The child’s parents wailed uncontrollably and fell to the ground, while others staggered back and continued to wait helplessly. The school set up a tarp-covered shelter for the parents to light incense and firecrackers, in accordance with the local mourning custom. So many students were found dead that, according to a journalist from the Financial Times, the firecrackers were heard “at regular intervals of about 5, 10 minutes” (Cable News Network 2008). Then, the parents rode away on motorcycles, carrying their children’s bodies on their backs, and embarked on a hard trip back home.
Melissa Block, a National Public Radio (NPR) reporter on site the first night, choked up several times when she described the scene:
Tonight, there were dozens upon dozens of families going through this same grim ritual, their heads bowed in unspeakable pain as they set vigil over small lifeless forms. Many of these young victims would have been their parent’s only children. And in row after row, their parents sat huddled through the rainy night keeping watch, one last time, over their babies. (National Public Radio 2008)
Juyuan was only one of the many schools that toppled in the earthquake. As a report in Caijing, a popular magazine, in June 2008 noted, an official from the Ministry of Housing and Construction estimated that 6,898 school buildings had collapsed as of May 16, 2008. This number did not include those in Beichuan and Wenchuan, two devastated counties. Regarding scale, the town of Juyuan was not even the most devastated place, since most of its buildings remained intact or were only slightly damaged. By comparison, many other towns and villages in Sichuan were destroyed or simply swallowed by landslides.
The county seat of Beichuan, for example, located in a narrow valley, was utterly devastated by boulders and landslides from the surrounding mountains. Decades earlier, when the county government decided on the current location as the county seat, the residents worried about the potential “dumpling effect”: that landslides from the mountains could easily enclose the town, just as dumpling dough wraps stuffing. This worry turned into reality decades later at the moment of the earthquake. The ground rocked like a boat on a storm-tossed sea, back and forth, up and down. The sky suddenly became dark amid a powerful dust storm, and people closed their eyes and coughed violently. When the storm subsided after two minutes, students and teachers at Qushan Elementary School found that a small hill of earth had appeared on the playground, while buildings in the school were hit by boulders and had toppled into pieces. Not a single building in the town stood intact. People were buried and crushed by falling walls and rubble.
A journalist from Life Week (Sanlian shenghuo zhoukan), a popular magazine in China, arrived in Beichuan a day after the quake and described it as a “town of death”:
There was nothing in the town except for the odor of corpses. No lights, no water. I couldn’t speak with the rescuers, and this made me want to cry. The only thing I could do was dig through the rubble with other people. I wanted to save people but could do nothing. I could only watch rescuers doing their job and comfort the relatives of the victims. [In that situation] you feel you’re so pathetic, having no ability to rescue a single person. I didn’t hear the kindergarteners’ cries, but other people said they did. They asked me to listen carefully. All this made me so frustrated and ashamed. (Li 2009, 42)
Not far from the county seat, at Beichuan High School, students taking a physical education class were on the playground when the quake hit. Suddenly they heard a huge roar and saw a wide crack appear in the ground. All of them were pushed down to the ground as if by a giant hand. They were the lucky ones. The students in the main building were buried under the rubble. Only a few had been able to get out of the building; as they dashed down, the stairs behind them broke into pieces, one after another. The casualties of Beichuan School astonished everyone. More than a thousand students and teachers died––roughly 30 to 50 percent of the total school population.4 One of the classes had to be merged with others because so few students survived (Feng 2010, 20–24).
The earthquake was not just a local disaster. Nearly half of the country felt its tremors. In Chengdu, the metropolis nearest the affected areas, many residents felt buildings shaking violently, and some reportedly saw frightening waves lift and throw down the roads. Some heard a noise like the rumble of an invisible subway train underneath the city. Those in high-rise buildings immediately ran down into the streets. In an interviewee’s words, “people looked at each other with a confused expression; my mind went blank; everyone was trying to find out what happened, but no one knew what to do next.”5 City roads and highways were jammed because drivers had abandoned their cars and run away in fear.6 After the first several hours of chaos, they found that Chengdu had survived mostly intact, but the daily routine in the city had been disrupted. Even in cities as far afield as Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou, more than a thousand miles away from Sichuan, residents also felt the tremors.
In China’s cultural geography and in popular perception, Sichuan is famous for breathtaking mountain scenery and rugged roads. Li Bai, one of the greatest poets in China’s history, expressed his admiration for the scenery and his frustration with the roads in his well-known poem “Hard Is the Road to Shu”: “Oh, but it is high and dangerous! Traveling on Shu’s roads is even more difficult than scaling into the sky!”7 In some points in history, the mountainous roads protected Sichuan from invasion and contributed to its prosperity, even when the rest of China suffered from famines and wars.
This natural blessing, however, turned into a handicap in the wake of the earthquake. More than 100,000 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers, countless firefighters, Armed Police troops, and emergency responders were dispatched to the quake zone. Yet, catastrophic landslides and falling rocks had destroyed the roads and blocked their access to the most devastated places. Sometimes they had to abandon their vehicles and reach their destination on foot. All my informants who participated in the early emergency response described these journeys as the hardest ones they had ever experienced. Liang, a young volunteer from Shanghai, followed a group of PLA soldiers climbing over several mountains to get to Yingxiu. At some points, exhausted, he tried to sit down and rest, but the soldiers urged him to keep moving—sometimes even dragged him—because, “if I stopped, I probably would have died there because I was too exhausted and had no supplies at all.”8
To distant observers following the news, the Sichuan earthquake consisted of a series of melodramatic episodes––trapped children and adults were rescued from the rubble, usually followed by cheers celebrating the miracle. But things were not so sensational on the ground. Rescuing a single person took hours, even days. Responders, working in shifts, slept for only a couple of hours every day, usually on the bare ground. The onsite crowd had to be absolutely quiet because the responders needed to listen for any voices rising up from below. Doctors and nurses had to be always prepared to attend to the trapped survivors at a moment’s notice. Sometimes they had to perform amputations on the survivors, right on the rubble, to save their lives.
On top of all this was the daunting task of sheltering the fifteen million survivors and evacuees. The local governments used sports stadiums and university campuses as evacuation shelters in major cities like Chengdu and Mianyang, but most survivors had to stay in tents and self-made tarp shelters. Food and water had to be provided, and sanitization had to be taken care of in places with heavy casualties. Hospitals in Sichuan were filled to capacity with the injured and could not take any more; some patients had to be transferred to outside provinces.
The Sichuan earthquake happened in an extraordinary year, 2008, three months before the Beijing Olympics and two months after a series of uprisings in Tibetan areas. China was in the spotlight. International public opinion condemned the government for cracking down on the Tibetan protesters and blocking the foreign media’s entry into Tibet. Human rights organizations called for a boycott of the Olympics, and pro-Tibet protesters clashed with Chinese students in overseas cities through which the Olympic torch relay passed. Domestically, the public criticized the government for its inadequate response to a historic snowstorm in January and February. Separatist ethnic groups in Xinjiang were seeking opportunities to stage protests and riots during the Beijing Olympics. The earthquake occurred at a difficult time, posing enormous challenges to the Chinese government and society.
Civic Engagement After the Earthquake
The tragedy, chaos, and difficulties, however, led to many extraordinary happenings, which made the earthquake not only a devastating disaster but also a political drama. One of the most important episodes of the drama was that countless Chinese citizens engaged in public activities to help the survivors, rebuild the communities, commemorate the victims, and demand justice. Social scientists term participation in these kinds of activities “civic engagement” or “civic participation” or “civic action,” in which “participants are coordinating action to improve some aspect of common life in society, as they imagine society” (Lichterman and Eliasoph 2014, 809).
No keen observer could miss an extraordinary phenomenon in the wake of the earthquake: a massive number of volunteers either went to Sichuan to help with the relief effort or provided services and collected donations in other places. Nobody knew for sure how many people were involved in this wave of volunteering. Estimates ranged from 200,000, the number of volunteers registered with the Red Cross and the Youth League (which was believed to be significantly lower than the actual number), to 10 million. They rushed to the quake zone, by car, train, or plane from adjacent cities such as Chengdu and Mianyang, and from as far away as Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou. They did whatever work they could do and were assigned to do: cooking meals, taking care of children, unloading supplies from trucks, and cleaning toilets in densely populated public shelters.
This wave of volunteering came as a surprise. To many people, Chinese society had been experiencing a moral crisis or a “vacuum of belief” since the economic reform launched in 1978, becoming a place of “wolves against wolves”––a jungle where people blatantly pursued their own material interests at the cost of public welfare. The older generations frowned on the younger ones—the “one-child generation” or the “little emperor generation”––who immersed themselves in manga, dyed their hair, and seemed uninterested in anything but themselves. The younger generation, in turn, mocked the older ones for their bad manners, meticulous calculations, and equally strong self-interest cloaked in a hypocritical language of Maoist altruism. A Time journalist observed:
For years, China’s citizens couldn’t watch the evening news without being reminded of their darker side, of the grasping, reckless self-interest that has characterized China’s headlong rush to become wealthy and powerful—stories of slave labor and child-kidnapping rings, rampant government corruption, counterfeit products, tainted food, dangerous toys and, lately, the brutal crackdown on dissent in Tibet. But from a monstrous humanitarian crisis has come a new self-awareness, a recognition of the Chinese people’s sympathy and generosity of spirit. (Elegant 2008)
Chinese citizens did more than volunteering. A few days after the earthquake, some influential public intellectuals, the liberal media, and netizens advocated a national mourning observance for the earthquake victims. The state eventually accepted the proposal and, for the first time in Chinese history, held a period of national mourning for ordinary people instead of leaders, heroes, soldiers, and officials. On May 19, at 2:28 p.m.––the exact time the earthquake struck seven days earlier––with the national flag throughout the country flying at half-staff, air-raid sirens blared and a three-minute silence was observed. People crowded squares in major cities to commemorate their fellow citizens, and public intellectuals and media celebrated their successful public advocacy.
Some citizens went even further. They were not content with simply alleviating their fellow citizens’ suffering; they wanted to address the causes of the suffering. A vexing issue emerged immediately after the earthquake: a massive number of schools collapsed and killed at least 5,335 students, according to official statistics, whereas some nearby buildings survived. People began to ask: Why did so many schools collapse? Who should be blamed for the children’s deaths and the parents’ suffering? Parents of the student victims and many observers believed that contractors, local officials, and even the whole education system should be held responsible for the tragedy. They speculated that because of the low budgets allocated to school construction and possible corruption involved in the bidding process, contractors had used substandard materials—unreinforced concrete, or sand mixed with concrete, or no concrete at all—to increase their profits. Some parents began to protest about a week after the earthquake. The government conducted some investigations but finally declared (without releasing a formal report) that buildings failed because of the intensity of the earthquake rather than poor construction.
Outraged by the state’s denial, artist Ai Weiwei and activist Tan Zuoren mobilized volunteers to collect the student victims’ names as a way to enhance the public awareness of the issue and resist the oblivion the state imposed on the public. Volunteers phoned various government bureaus to request the release of the students’ information, and, after being denied, they went to the quake zone and visited almost all the schools—town by town, door to door—to verify students’ names and other information. Liberal intellectuals and political dissidents made underground documentaries, built alternative memorials, and created artistic works to commemorate the students and to challenge the state’s moral authority.
The Sichuan earthquake, therefore, was a social-political drama that played out and made visible the ubiquitous but otherwise little discernible self-organized civic engagement in Chinese society. Public discourses paid much attention to this massive wave of civic engagement but disagreed on how to understand and explain this extraordinary collective act of compassion.
Some explained it as an automatic outburst of sympathy, which was overshadowed by day-to-day life but activated by the catastrophe. In other words, “disaster brings out the best in people.” This conventional wisdom corroborated philosophers’ assertions about human beings’ moral nature. The ancient Chinese philosopher Mencius believed that everyone has an instinctive compassion for other people’s suffering (ceyin zhixin). Similarly, in his 1759 classic, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Adam Smith described how a European man would respond to an imaginary earthquake that “swallowed up the great empire of China,” a country then remote and mysterious to Europe. Smith emphasized, “human nature startles with horror at the thought” of not caring about the tragedy, and often “we dare not, as self-love might suggest to us, prefer the interest of one to that of many” (Smith 2009, 159). In many disasters, care for other people’s suffering motivates civic engagement, including rescue, relief, recovery, public debates, rituals, activism, and commemorations (Fortun 2001; Dynes and Tierney 1994; Eyre 2007). In massive disasters in different historical periods in China, especially in the late Qing and the Republican era, various civic associations—religious, commercial, international, local—actively participated in disaster relief and fundraising for victims of droughts and floods (Cai 2005; Li and Xia 2007).
This view, however, needs qualification. Compassion for other people’s suffering is universal, but it needs social conditions to turn into public expressions and actions. Mencius reminded us that compassion in traditional Chinese society aimed to maintain the familial social structure: that we always have greater concern for those socially close to us—family members, relatives, the chief of the village, and so on—than strangers. The “solidarity among strangers” in the wake of the Sichuan earthquake went well beyond the familial framework in the traditional Chinese moral imagination. The charity events in traditional society also relied on various associations—chambers of commerce and religious associations—which had already carved out a social sphere outside the familial structure in the late Qing and Republican era. In modern Western societies, compassion and volunteering for distressed and devastated strangers—the “distant suffering” or the spirit of “good Samaritans”—do not exist in a social vacuum either (Wilson 2000). Ubiquitous post-disaster volunteering never happens automatically but requires certain social and political conditions to become a reality. In Japan, for example, a country with a longer history of civil society than China, large-scale post-disaster volunteering did not emerge until the 1995 Kobe earthquake (Shaw and Goda 2004; Tierney and Goltz 1998). As studies of contentious politics show, disaster-related activism as a form of civic engagement requires particular social and political conditions to emerge, continue, and succeed (Fortun 2001). The civic engagement after the Sichuan earthquake was not an exception; it was not only a “natural outpouring” of sympathy but also a complex political and social process.
Another view in the popular discourses regarded the volunteering as a large-scale activity organized and mobilized by the Chinese state, which intended to use national solidarity to shore up its legitimacy. An obvious problem with this view is that it takes a narrow view of “civic engagement,” limited to volunteering in disaster relief and recovery but excluding activism and other contentious forms of civic participation not organized by the state (Eliasoph 2013).
Even within the limits of its narrow definition of volunteering, this state-mobilization view does not grasp something new and important: most volunteers after the Sichuan earthquake were not organized by the state or by state organizations like the Red Cross.9 Rather, they were mobilized by various civic associations, such as nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), grassroots associations, and small groups. This phenomenon might be taken for granted elsewhere but was significant against its historical background. During the Mao years, after massive disasters, many danwei (work units) organized response teams to rush to disaster zones to provide assistance, required their workers to work for extra hours to produce supplies, and deducted donations from their employees’ wages (Qian 2008b). Similar state-organized civic engagement existed after the Sichuan earthquake. For example, some local danwei in the affected zone set up response teams; state-owned hospitals outside the quake zone sent doctors and nurses to Sichuan; the Red Cross remained a major organizer of volunteering. Nevertheless, many more volunteers went by themselves, with only brief encounters with state organizations, such as registering with the Red Cross, cooperating with the Youth League, and so on. This wave of self-organized, grassroots civic engagement in disaster relief and recovery was indeed unprecedented in the history of the People’s Republic of China. From a longer historical perspective, it also differed from the elite- and foreigner-dominated charity activities in the late Qing and the Republican era. It was those self-organized, grassroots actions instead of the state-organized relief, which predictably occurs after every major disaster, that surprised and delighted many observers.
Another view emphasized the role of nationalism in motivating people to participate in the volunteering. A report in The Guardian cites a volunteer’s enthusiastic words:
Like many of her generation, Zhang says she is now more patriotic and concerned about China. “I have grown up because so many things have happened,” she says. “I used to look at events and think about how they affected me. Now I consider whether they benefit my country.” That nationalist ethos pervades the relief effort one month after the quake. (Watts 2008)
This patriotic fervor among volunteers was not new in China or other contexts. Many idealistic American volunteers who joined the Peace Corps were inspired by John F. Kennedy’s words “ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.” This view made even more sense in the year of 2008. While the Chinese state suffered from an international public relations crisis due to the Tibetan uprising and boycotts of the Beijing Olympics, many Chinese regarded the criticisms of the state as malicious attacks on the Chinese nation. Therefore, the impressive wave of volunteering could have been an outburst of bruised national pride, a symbolic gesture to show the world the sympathetic side of the Chinese.
Nevertheless, as this book will show, nationalism was only one of the cultural terms that people used to understand and interpret their actions. Many citizens understood their actions by resorting to other cultural ideas, such as individualism, religion, and political ideas about civil society and democracy. This diversity became salient only when one listened closely to what they said and observed closely what they did, whereas a brief media interview could lead to little in-depth knowledge because a person could put on a patriotic face in front of foreign journalists.
A more sophisticated view regarded the post-earthquake engagement as an indication that civil society had started becoming an independent and important force in China. In an enthusiastic editorial a week after the earthquake, Asia Weekly applauded the volunteers for their “quality and awareness of citizenship,” which it considered as “the sprout for a Chinese civil society in the future” (Li et al. 2008). In this discourse, the volunteers had a clearly defined idea of “civil society” or “citizenship,” which motivated and guided them to engage in public-spirited activities and build a “civil society.” The year of 2008 was claimed to be the “birth year” of civil society in China. People who made this claim certainly knew its historical inaccuracy, because Chinese civil society was born long before 2008, but their statement was intended to celebrate a potentially significant turning point: Chinese civil society would gain more autonomous social space, and the post-earthquake participation, as a “culture of democracy,” could empower citizens to pursue a democratic civil society. This discourse prevailed in the media in the mainland and Hong Kong as well as in academia, triggering an upsurge of hope for the future of civil society.
This view rightly identified the “unprecedentedness” of the civic engagement—grassroots participation through civic associations instead of the state system—and situated it in the historical development of Chinese civil society in the post-Mao years. Much evidence presented in this book supports this claim. Nevertheless, its optimism underestimated the complexity of political factors involved in the emergence, development, and consequences of civic participation.
For example, the development of Chinese civil society did not automatically lead to the emergence of the large-scale post-earthquake engagement because this development was often hindered, exploited, and manipulated by the authoritarian state. The state learned a lesson from the East European experience in the 1980s and the color revolutions in the 2000s—in which “civil society” was a rallying cry of autonomous associations and social movement organizations in their march toward democracy (Ekiert and Kubik 1999)—and thus imposed many restrictions on nongovernmental organizations. The number of people also mattered. A big crowd engaged in collective action, regardless of its aims, constitutes in and of itself a political issue. Even if a collective action is tolerated or even initiated by the state, a large number of participants may lead to unintended consequences, turning an officially sanctioned gathering into an antigovernment protest (Pfaff and Yang 2001). The sheer number of volunteers in Sichuan—millions!—and many not organized by the state made the civic engagement in the rescue and recovery the largest collective action since the Tiananmen incident in 1989. The seemingly nonpolitical volunteering turned very political at that moment. Moreover, with the wisdom of hindsight, it is clear that the enthusiastic optimism about the future of civil society was wishful thinking. As I will show in the chapters that follow, the post-earthquake engagement failed to bring significant change to Chinese civil society. In sum, all these restrictive conditions added complexity to the simplistic view of Chinese civil society and begged a more sophisticated explanation.
At a deeper level, the participating citizens did not always understand and interpret the meanings and goals of their participation in the same way as this civil society view would have anticipated. By definition, civic engagement aims to improve some aspects of society, and its style and effects largely depend on the participants’ understanding of some key issues: What “society” do they want to improve? What is the common good? How should society be improved? (Lichterman and Eliasoph 2014). The classical ideals of “civil society” as a “good society” include several key ideas: independence from the state, tolerance of diversity, equality of opportunities, freedom from tyranny, and so on (Brunkhorst 2005; Taylor 1995; Calhoun 2002; Putnam, Leonardi, and Nanetti 1993, 87–90). Liberal media commentators and dissident intellectuals adhered to these ideas, but public-spirited citizens on the ground did not always understand their actions in this way. Thus, it would be a mistake to substitute reality for liberal interpretations of reality.
Moreover, if we listen to how they talked about the meaning of their actions more closely, we may hear about their painful experiences and the dilemma of how to come to terms with human suffering. Many of these uneasy discussions were about the school collapse issue. On the one hand, the participating citizens tried to reduce people’s suffering and help restore them to a normal life by building community centers, teaching summer courses for children, and collecting donations for educational assistance. On the other hand, it was not uncommon for a volunteer to teach in a tent school by the ruins of the old school, which had collapsed almost immediately after the quake and killed hundreds of students. The problem was too obvious to ignore, but would the volunteers have serious public discussions about it? And did they decide to take action to remedy it? To take such a step made people nervous, owing to the likely outcome of political suppression, which might jeopardize their personal lives and careers. But not to take this step was equally difficult––consciously or unconsciously, one might feel guilty for not doing something for the poor child victims under the rubble.
This dilemma is ubiquitous in various contexts; it comes from the tension between two kinds of civic engagement: “harmless and warm” volunteering that is comparable to sticking a Band-Aid on a wound, versus “angry” activism––Jane Addams–style actions that address the causes of social illness (Eliasoph 2013). The earthquake made manifest this dilemma by placing compassion side by side with unsolved problems: volunteers were reading stories to children not in local libraries but by the collapsed schools that had killed other children. This dilemma fell beyond the scope of the optimistic and normative view of civil society.
In sum, all these popular discourses correctly pointed out one or two dimensions of the civic engagement in the aftermath of the Sichuan earthquake, but they left us with more confusion than a clear, comprehensive story of this extraordinary event. The impressive civic engagement after the Sichuan earthquake consisted of a series of public actions embedded in its social and political context. This was something to be explained rather than taken for granted. Research has shown that civic engagement is shaped by group dynamics (Lichterman 2006), macro-level cultural ideas (Wuthnow 1998, 1991), the Internet (Xenos and Moy 2007), social capital (Putnam 2000), participants’ demographic characteristics (Beyerlein and Sikkink 2008; Wilson 2000), and political contexts (Schofer and Fourcade-Gourinchas 2001; Skocpol and Fiorina 1999). The last factor is particularly important. Authoritarianism is not an exception to but a variation of political context. As civic engagement is widely seen as a part of a “culture of democracy,” the ways citizens participate in civic engagement in an undemocratic context, in which they have to overcome more institutional and cultural constraints, is worth exploring.
In this book, I aim to provide a snapshot of civic engagement in contemporary China by examining the unprecedented, memorable civic engagement in the aftermath of the Sichuan earthquake. I focus on the grassroots civic engagement organized by civic associations. This is not meant to dismiss the importance of state-organized volunteering, which certainly existed and remained strong in the aftermath of the earthquake; its features and outcomes, however, were widely known and fairly predictable. Nor does this focus mean that the grassroots civic engagement could be free from the state’s system. Instead, as my analysis shows, it was deeply embedded in and intertwined with the political system and its affiliated organizations. The aim of the book, in fact, is to reveal the complexity of the grassroots engagement and its political context.
I ask several questions: Why was there such large-scale grassroots civic engagement after the Sichuan earthquake but not in previous disasters? How did different types of citizens engage? How did they interact with different levels and sectors of the Chinese state? Against the backdrop of human suffering after the earthquake, how did the civically engaged citizens understand and interpret the meaning of their actions, deal with the moral-political dilemmas they encountered, and take––or not take––actions to address the suffering they witnessed? All these questions boil down to three components of civic engagement: contexts, actions, and meanings. By attempting to answer these questions, my ultimate goal is to understand what I term the “politics of compassion”: how political conditions shape expressions of moral sentiments through civic engagement.
1. The 2008 Sichuan earthquake is sometimes referred to, particularly in the Chinese government’s documents and narratives, as the Wenchuan earthquake (Wenchuan dizhen) or the Great Wenchuan earthquake (Wenchuan da dizhen), named after the county at its epicenter. This name, however, often causes unnecessary confusion and misunderstanding among people unfamiliar with the earthquake. For example, some believe only Wenchuan was affected. In fact, the earthquake devastated many places outside Wenchuan, such as Beichuan, Dujiangyan, and Qingchuan. I refer to this disaster as the “Sichuan earthquake” to do justice to all the seriously affected places.
2. Pseudonyms are used for interviewees and the organizations they belonged to, unless they are widely reported public figures, such as Tan Zuoren. All interviews were conducted by me.
3. Interview with Zihou, June 14, 2009, Chengdu.
4. As I will show later in this book, an accurate number of casualties at Beichuan High is still unavailable because of political restrictions on investigations. We can estimate the percentage by examining some reports with information about the school’s casualties, which were published before the reporting ban (Cong, Liu, and Wang 2008).
5. Interview with Zhou Yin, August 1, 2009, Chengdu.
6. Interview with Wu Hang, June 15, 2009, Chengdu.
7. Shu is the ancient name for an area that today is part of Sichuan Province.
8. Interview with Liang, July 7, 2009, Chengdu.
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The lower, south eastern slopes are the wettest as the predominant weather system comes from the Indian ocean. This leads to very dense montane forest on these slopes. High on the mountain most of the precipitation falls as snow, but the most important water source is frost. Combined, these feed 11 glaciers.
Which is the coldest town in Kenya?
Aberdares National Park: A misty paradise. Known as one of the coldest places in Kenya, the Aberdares in most Kenyan minds, is the last national park to visit.
Who named Mt Kenya?
It was first climbed in 1899 by Halford Mackinder. The mountain became a national park in 1949, played a key role in the Mau Mau events in the 1950s, and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
How cold is the summit of Mount Kenya?
Expect average daily temperatures between 11 ºC to 26ºC (52 ºF to 79 ºF), depending on elevation. In spite of its high altitude, temperatures at the summits rarely drop below freezing. Before making the final ascent, you’ll be sleeping in high altitude camps and it gets very cold there.
Does Kenya have a monsoon season?
Kenya through the year
The winds determine the onset of Kenya’s two rainy seasons, with the hot northeast monsoon or kaskazi blowing dry air in from the Persian Gulf from November to March/April and the warm, moist kusi monsoon blowing in from the southeast from April/May to October.
Which months are ideal for mountain climbing in Kenya?
Best Times to Trek Mount Kenya
Best times for climbing Mount Kenya from any of the trekking routes are January to March and June to October but it can be climbed year-round. The rainy seasons typically occur in April, May and November.
Can Mt Kenya erupt?
Mount Kenya is an extinct volcano which originally rose an estimated 3 million years ago and last erupted an estimated 2.6 million years ago. Mount Kenya National Park was formed in 1949 and in 1978 the site became a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve before finally being named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
How hard is it to climb Mt Kenya?
Mt. Kenya is easier than Kilimanjaro because it is lower and you spend much less time in the cold, thin-air zone. You seem more than fit enough to climb it, but the main consideration has to be your reaction to thin air. Some very fit people have had to turn back because of headaches induced by high altitude.
Can you see Mount Kenya from Kilimanjaro?
Mount Kenya’s jagged, icy summit is in sight from the very first day of hiking, making it much more visible and enticing than that of Kilimanjaro. Its panoramic views from any one of the summits inspire awe, and even allow a peek at Kilimanjaro’s distant summit on clear mornings.
What animals can be found in Kenya?
Kenya Animals — Animals That Live in Kenya
- African buffalo. The African buffalo (Cape buffalo) is one of the Big Five game animals in Kenya. …
- Crocodile. The African Nile crocodile predominant in Kenya is the largest freshwater predator in Africa. …
- Giraffe. …
- Genet. …
- Lesser kudu. …
- Wildebeest. …
- Elephant. …
Who was the first person to raise the flag of Kenya?
NaiNotepad. Kisoi Munyao was an outdoors buff. He loved mountain climbing. That’s just how the singular honour of hoisting the Kenyan flag on Mt Kenya’s Lenana Point on the eve of December 12, 1963, fell on his 25-year- old shoulders carrying climbing gear weighing 50 kilos.
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(CNN) — A TikTok trend in which parents show their children surprising photos of their “new teacher” has been criticized as bullying by two women whose images are being used for laughs.
In the videos posted under the heading “New Teacher Challenge,” a parent pretends to be on a video call and summons the child to “see your new teacher.” The image on the screen is intended to draw a reaction from the child: It’s silly, or scary — or sometimes it’s of a real person with a physical disability.
Lizzie Velasquez found out that her photo was being used, and she posted a plea that has gotten 2 million views.
“If you are an adult who has a young human in your life, please do not teach them that being scared of someone who doesn’t look like them is OK,” she said on TikTok. “This is a trend that needs to stop. Because we are humans. We have feelings.”
Velasquez, a 31-year-old motivational speaker, was born with Marfanoid-progeroid-lipodystrophy syndrome, a rare condition that keeps her from gaining weight (she’s weighed around 65 pounds for most of her adult life), affects her facial structure and has rendered her blind in one eye.
She says that when a child’s reaction of shock or fear is greeted by the parent’s laughter, the child learns it’s OK to laugh at others’ physical appearance, Velasquez said.
Some of the users who have shared her image have refused to take their videos down, she said. Velasquez is more concerned about the people who may not have her social influence or reach because they may not be able to get a message out there to help make it stop.
“I am one person that this has happened to, but there are so many others who this is continuing to happen to,” she told CNN. “The only way things are going to change is if an individual changes themselves, and the only way it’s going to happen is if adults now teach empathy and acceptance at home and understand what that looks like.”
Melissa Blake, a freelance writer (who has contributed to CNN) and disability advocate, didn’t even have a TikTok account when some friends alerted her that her face was being used in “New Teacher Challenge.”
It wasn’t anything she hadn’t dealt with before, but that didn’t make it right.
“I think a lot of people that do this challenge forget that there’s a person behind the picture that they’re using,” Blake told CNN. “For them it’s a way to get a laugh out of someone else. What you’re doing is not only violating that person but it’s violating every person with a disability.”
Blake was born with Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that affects her bones and muscles. Her condition has made her the target of trolls most of her online life.
She’s active on social media for her work, so she sees the users who hide behind fake usernames and empty profile pictures and land in her notifications every day. She’s gone viral for her responses, including in September 2019, when anonymous Twitter users told her she should stop sharing photos of herself because she was “too ugly.”
So she posted three more, in what she called an act of defiance.
Both Velasquez and Blake are used to being targeted online. They’re also used to receiving little support from social media platforms, they said. After her harassment on YouTube, Velasquez said she offered to help the company with its comment section and how to keep things more civil. She’s offered the same services to TikTok but hasn’t heard back.
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|Year : 2021 | Volume
| Issue : 4 | Page : 280-287
The contribution of self esteem and self-care behaviors to the eating attitudes: A correlational study in type 2 diabetes patients
Tulay Yildirim Usenmez1
, Hamdiye Arda Sürücü1, Meltem Sungur2
1 Department of Nursing, Atatürk School of Health, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey
2 Department of Nursing, Faculty of Yusuf Şerefoğlu Health Sciences, Kilis 7 Aralik University, Kilis, Turkey
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|Date of Acceptance||08-Sep-2021|
|Date of Web Publication||07-Oct-2021|
Tulay Yildirim Usenmez
Department of Nursing, Atatürk School of Health, Dicle University, Diyarbakir
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
Context: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a common metabolic disorder. Self-care plays a crucial role in the management of diabetes. Self esteem can affect diabetes management.
Aim: This study was conducted to determine the contribution of self esteem and diabetes self-care behaviors to the eating attitudes of patients with T2DM.
Setting and Design: This study was conducted in a University Hospital between November 2019 and March 2020.
Materials and Methods: The sample of this cross-sectional and descriptive study was composed of 150 patients with T2DM. Descriptive Characteristics Form, Coopersmith self esteem Inventory, and Eating Attitude Test were used to collect data.
Statistical Analysis: SPSS 25 software was used along with descriptive and inferential statistics in data analysis.
Results: It was found that the self esteem mean score of the patients with T2DM was 63.60 (±15.92), 26% of them had an impaired eating attitude, and there was no statistically significant correlation between eating attitude and self esteem of patients with T2DM (P > 0.05).
Conclusions: It was concluded that high self esteem, and self-esteem of patients with T2DM were not associated with eating attitude.
Keywords: Eating attitude, Self esteem , Type 2 diabetes mellitus
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Usenmez TY, Sürücü HA, Sungur M. The contribution of self esteem and self-care behaviors to the eating attitudes: A correlational study in type 2 diabetes patients. J Nurs Midwifery Sci 2021;8:280-7
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Usenmez TY, Sürücü HA, Sungur M. The contribution of self esteem and self-care behaviors to the eating attitudes: A correlational study in type 2 diabetes patients. J Nurs Midwifery Sci [serial online] 2021 [cited 2022 Aug 17];8:280-7. Available from: https://www.jnmsjournal.org/text.asp?2021/8/4/280/327608
| Introduction|| |
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease that impairs the quality of life of diabetic individuals due to its acute and chronic complications, has a high prevalence rate, and has high mortality and morbidity rates.
Factors such as self-monitoring of glucose, diet, exercise, weight control, medication adherence, and foot care constitute self-care behaviors in patients with diabetes. Adopting the self-care behaviors of diabetes is essential to glycemic control in patients with diabetes. In their study, Rahman et al. found that 26% of patients with type 2 DMs (T2DM) complied with their diet, and 38.2% conducted glucose self-monitoring. Çelik et al. reported that 41.4% of patients with T2DM maintained dietary adherence. Baltacı et al. determined that patients with T2DM had high but irregular blood glucose self-monitoring levels. Studies have reported that the compliance of patients with T2DM to diabetes treatment is not at a sufficient level, and they are not adequately adapted to their new lifestyles.,,
Patients with diabetes must adapt their eating habits and lifestyles to keep their blood glucose levels constant throughout their lives. Factors such as diabetes being a chronic disease, diets to be complied with, and the restriction of certain eating and drinking styles cause anxiety in patients thus leading them to focus more on food and weight control. Considering all of these factors together, it has been observed that the eating attitudes and behaviors of these patients impair a healthy lifestyle., Most patients barely accept that they have a chronic disease and must change their lifestyles. For this reason, these patients may face problems in many areas, such as mental, emotional, social, and sexual. The physical and mental health of patients with diabetes is closely correlated. Disease-associated difficulties may cause patients to experience significant mental problems including depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem. It is known that low self-esteem affects diabetes management negatively. Self-esteem has a key role in diabetic care. In a study conducted in the USA on patients with diabetes, it was determined that low self-esteem had negative effects on the self-care of the patients. In their study, Rustveld et al. determined that self-esteem was the main factor in the quality of self-care of patients with diabetes. Kneckt et al. reported that patients with high self-esteem had better compliance with diabetes self-care activities. The caregivers of patients with diabetes should know the effects of psychological processes on diabetes, the emotional and mental situations the patients may experience, and the related measures, and they should also plan the appropriate care., The most important responsibility of the nurses in increasing the self-esteem of patients with diabetes is to establish effective communication with trust, respect, and empathy. Through this, they can enable patients to acquire behaviors that improve their self-care. This study is unique in that the relationship between self-esteem and the eating attitudes of patients with diabetes has not been examined before. For this reason, it is expected to contribute to the literature. This study was conducted to determine the impact of self-esteem and diabetes self-care behaviors (blood-glucose measurement and dietary adherence) on the eating attitudes of patients with T2DM.
| Materials and Methods|| |
Research design and setting
This cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted with patients who were followed up on after a diagnosis of T2DM at the Diabetes Training Center, the Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinic, or the outpatient clinic of a university hospital between November 2019 and March 2020. The Diabetes Training Center provides diabetes training and consultancy to newly diagnosed patients and patients in the follow-up process. At the Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinic, newly diagnosed patients or patients needing treatment for any health problem related to diabetes (diabetic ketoacidosis, diabetic foot, hyperglycemia, etc.) receive inpatient treatment.
Being diagnosed with T2DM, agreeing to participate in the study, being open to communication, being 18 years old or over.
Having mental illness, having a neurological disease, or intellectual disability.
Sample size and sampling procedure
The sample was composed of 150 patients followed up with after a diagnosis of T2DM at the Diabetes Training Center, the Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinic, or the outpatient clinic of a university hospital.
In this study, G * power software, version 3.1 (Mannheim, Germany), was used to calculate the sample size. The power of the study was found to be 0.99 when the effect size for the regression analysis was 0.15 (P = 0.05); the number of predictor variables was two, and the sample size was 150.
Data collection tools
Descriptive characteristics form
The Descriptive Characteristics Form was a semi-structured form prepared and filled out by the researchers to record information such as the age, gender, marital status, educational status, employment status, and financial status of the participants, the people living with the patients, the duration of diabetes, their perception of their health, use of drugs related to diabetes, chronic complications of diabetes, body mass index (BMI), A1c level, the presence of a chronic disease other than diabetes, compliance with the diet recommended by a dietitian or physician, the presence of hypoglycemia in the last week, and self-monitoring of blood glucose at the frequency recommended by a nurse or physician.,, Although most of the information on the Descriptive Characteristics Form was obtained by asking the patients, the BMI and A1c levels of the patients were obtained from their medical records.
Coopersmith self-esteem inventory
The Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory is an inventory developed by Stanley Coopersmith (1967) for various age groups, particularly adults, and a study of its reliability was conducted by Tufan and Turan (1987). The Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the inventory was found to be r = 0.62 by Tufan. Furthermore, in studies conducted by Tufan and Turan in subsequent years, the test-retest reliability of the inventory was determined to be r = 0.65 and r = 0.76. This inventory measures characteristics of individuals such as being a leader, asserting oneself, self-abuse, one's view of life, and one's attitudes on family relations, social relations, and resilience., The inventory is composed of 25 items, to be rated on a scale from “like me” to “not like me.” The inventory is scored as follows: Each correct answer is a “4” and each false answer is a “0.” The highest score on the inventory is 100, and the lowest score is “0.” Higher scores signify increased self-esteem. A self-esteem level of <50 points is deemed to be low in the inventory, and self-esteem is considered high at 50 points and above., Cronbach's Alpha value was calculated to be 0.74 in this study.
Eating attitude test
The eating attitude test (EAT) is a self-report inventory with 40 items developed by Garner and Garfinkel (1979) to investigate the eating behaviors and attitudes of anorexia nervosa patients and the possible eating attitude disorders of ordinary individuals. The reliability and validity of the study were conducted by Savaşır and Erol (1989) in Turkey. These researchers found that the Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient and the reliability of the study were 0.70 and 0.65, respectively. The items 1, 18, 19, 23, 27, and 39 of EAT, a six-point multiple-choice Likert scale, are rated as “sometimes”: 1 point, “rarely”: 2 points, and “never”: 3 points. The other options: 0 points. The other scale items were rated as “always”: 3 points, “very often”: 2 points, “often”: 1 point, and “other options”: 0 points. As a result, the scores obtained from each item of the scale were added to obtain the total score of the scale. The cutoff score of the Turkish version of the EAT is 30, and scores higher than 30 are considered an impaired eating attitude (IEB). With EAT, it is possible to determine people at the clinical level and provide information on their susceptibility to this disorder., The Cronbach's alpha value of this study was 0.75.
Data collection procedure
The data were collected by conducting face-to-face interviews. The data on the clinical characteristics of the patients were obtained from the patient records. The occurrence of diagnosed depression or psychiatric diagnosis among patients with diabetes was examined in their file. In addition, the physician performing the monitoring was also asked the patients about this situation. It took an average of 10–15 min to collect the data.
SPSS 25 (Statistical Package for Social Sciences, SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). statistical software was used to analyze the data. Descriptive statistics (e.g., number, percentage, average, and standard deviation) were used to obtain populational information about the patients. Furthermore, Chi-square and Spearman's correlation analyses were performed to compare the eating attitudes of the patients with T2DM and their descriptive characteristics. A logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the contribution of the variables, which were found to be significant in the Chi-square analysis regarding the eating attitudes of the patients. The statistical significance level was α <0.05.
Before starting the study, approval from the Medical Faculty Noninvasive Clinical Trials Ethical Committee of a university hospital (approval no: 02.10.2019/227) and institutional permission from the related university hospital (05.11.2019/97640934-900) were obtained. The patients were informed about the purpose of the study. The patients were also told that their information would be kept confidential and that they could withdraw from the study at any time. The verbal and written consents of the patients who met the inclusion criteria and agreed to participate in the study were obtained. Their written consents were obtained through the Informed Consent Form.
| Results|| |
The age average of the participants was 54.06 ± 13.08, 58% of them were female, 78.7% were married, 43.3% were illiterate, 83.3% were unemployed, 58% had an income equal to their expenditure, 92% were living with at least one family member, and 51.3% perceived their health status to be “moderate.” Regarding the diabetes characteristics of the patients, 44.7% only received insulin therapy, 55.3% did not suffer from any diabetes chronic complications, 76% did not adhere to dietitian-recommended diets, 62.7% performed regular self-monitoring of blood glucose, 62.7% had hypoglycemia, and the BMI mean value of the participants was 28.94 ± 5.48. The mean A1c of the patients was 10.21 ± 2.95, and they had Type 2 diabetes for an average of 11.08 ± 8.78 years. The average self-esteem score of the patients was 63.60 ± 15.92, and 26% had IEB [Table 1].
|Table 1: Distributioon of the patients with type 2 diabetes based on their descriptive characteristics (n=150)|
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The eating attitudes of patients with T2DM were examined based on their socio-demographic characteristics. The difference between the eating attitudes was not statistically significant regarding gender, marital status, educational status, employment status, economic condition, the people living in the same residence place, health perception, age, and self-esteem [P > 0.05; [Table 2].
|Table 2: Examination the eating attitudes of the patients with type 2 diabetes based on their descriptive characteristics|
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The eating attitudes of the patients were also examined based on their diabetes-related characteristics. The difference between the eating attitudes and duration of Type 2 diabetes, diabetes treatment type, chronic diabetes complication, hypoglycemia, BMI, and A1c was not statistically significant [P > 0.05; [Table 2].
Furthermore, 52.8% of the patients with T2DM with IEBs complied with diets prescribed by a dietitian, and 31.9% performed regular blood glucose monitoring, with a statistically significant difference between the two groups [P < 0.05; [Table 2].
In [Table 3], the last model for determining the contributions of the factors affecting the eating attitudes of patients with T2DM, based on a logistic regression analysis, is shown. The possibility of the patients complying with the diet recommended by their dietitians to have irregular eating attitudes was 0.2 times lower (P < 0.05). However, the regular blood glucose monitoring of the patients with T2DM did not significantly contribute to the IEB compared to the irregular blood glucose monitoring (P > 0.05).
|Table 3: Predictors of the eating attitudes of the patients with type 2 diabetes based on the logistics regression analysis|
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| Discussion|| |
In this study, which examined the eating attitudes of patients with T2DM based on their sociodemographic characteristics, there was no statistically significant difference between the eating attitudes of the patients based on their gender, marital status, educational status, employment status, financial condition, living situation (i.e., in the same residence), health perceptions, or age. When eating attitudes based on the characteristics related to diabetes were examined, there was no statistically significant difference between the eating attitudes and the duration of the Type 2 diagnosis, the type of diabetes treatment, the presence of complications of chronic diabetes, the presence of hypoglycemia, the BMI, or the A1c levels. In the examination of the relevant literature, no statistical difference has been found in eating attitudes based on gender, marital status, employment status, A1c, age, diagnosis duration of diabetes, BMI, diabetes type, or treatment types.,, The results of the present study are compatible with the literature.
In this study, it was found that the patients with T2DM had high self-esteem. In the course of the literature review, it was found in two studies that the patients with diabetes had high self-esteem., The results of the present study are compatible with the literature. The importance of social support in the development of self-esteem is undeniable, and social support affects self-esteem positively. The family is the most important component of social support.,, The high self-esteem of the diabetes patients in the study may be associated with the fact that most of the patients were married, and they lived with their families (spouse and children), and the social support they obtained from their families was important in the development of self-esteem.
In this study, it was found that the self-esteem of patients with T2DM did not affect their eating attitudes. As there is no study on this subject in the literature, the results of the study cannot be discussed by comparing it with other studies. However, there are studies investigating the correlation between depression and self-esteem and the correlation between depression and eating attitudes in diabetic patients. It is known that individuals have low self-esteem in cases of depression. In the study conducted by Yulianto et al. with the diabetic patients, they found that there was a significant correlation between self-esteem and depression, and the individuals experiencing depression had low self-esteem. Several studies on the patients with T2DM have reported a positive correlation between IEBs and their Beck depression inventory scores., Araujo et al. found in their systematic review that there was a positive correlation between depression and eating disorders. Low self-esteem may cause emotional and behavioral disorders such as suicidal behaviors, eating disorders, and depression. In other words, it may be asserted that depression is a risk factor that may cause eating disorders in patients with T2DM. Also, the results obtained from the previous studies have indicated that there is a positive correlation between eating attitudes and depression levels in the patients with diabetes; as depression increases, they have IEBs. Individuals suffering from depression have low self-esteem, and self-esteem may indirectly affect eating attitudes. The criterion of not including T2DM patients diagnosed with depression or any psychiatric illness in this study supports this interpretation.
In this study, it was found that the patients having dietary adherence were less likely to have an IEB as compared to the patients not having dietary adherence. The studies support this finding.,, In their study, Çobanoğlu et al. determined that diet was not aimed at regulating blood glucose levels in the diabetic patients with IEBs and was in fact performed by focusing completely on weight control—a diabetic diet remained in the background. Rodin et al. determined in their study that dietary nonadherence was a triggering factor for IEBs; thus, flexible diet approaches should be included in diabetes treatment. Dietary restriction may be the most important indicator for overeating under stress. It may be considered that patients with diabetes have difficulty in adhering to their diets, thus increasing the possibility of IEBs.
In this study, it was found that regular blood glucose monitoring of the patients with T2DM did not make any contribution to the IEBs as compared to irregular blood glucose monitoring. Crow et al. found that significant increases or decreases in food consumption may affect glucose control for patients with T2DM. It may be asserted that obsessive behavior, which is one of the main characteristics of eating disorders in T2DM patients, controls their lives.
Patients with diabetes should keep their blood glucose levels within normal limits. The need for excessive control of blood glucose due to the patients' obsession of keeping blood glucose levels regular causes them to perform further measurements. However, it may be considered that these measurement levels were not significant factors according to the logistic regression analysis, and they may be associated with the sample characteristics of the patients with T2DM participating in this study.
| Conclusion|| |
Nurses should know that diabetes is not just a physiological disease. Psychological processes and the patients' possible emotional and mental conditions have effects on diabetes. In considering measures to be taken to handle these situations, nurses should plan the appropriate care. It is recommended that diabetes nurses evaluate depression, anxiety, obsessive behaviors, etc., that may affect the eating attitudes of their diabetic patients, and if required, refer the patients to a psychiatric department. Furthermore, when preparing the content of the training to be provided for diabetic patients, it is recommended that nurses should consult the consultation-liaison psychiatric nurse. In addition, the diabetes nurses and consultation-liaison psychiatric nurses should provide for the participation of the families in the diabetes training, which positively improves the self-esteem of the patients. It is recommended that randomized, controlled trials be conducted that apply psycho-educational interventions in the cases of T2DM patients with IEBs.
Conflicts of interest
There are no conflicts of interest.
Supervision- H.A.S.; Design- T.Y.U., H.A.S.; Resources- T.Y.U., H.A.S., M.S.; Material/s- T.Y.U., H.A.S.; Data Collection and/or Processing- T.Y.U., M.S.; Data Analysis and Interpretation- T.Y.U., H.A.S.; Literature Search- T.Y.U., M.S.; Writing Manuscript- T.Y.U., H.A.S.; Critical Review- H.A.S.
Financial support and sponsorship
The authors are grateful to all the patients who participated in this study.
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Last edition, we reported on a discussion about lathes on the Women in Woodworking forum. One of the more experienced turners commented that most of his projects were either less than 12″ long or more than 24″, with very few in between.
If that’s the case, the new Delta Midi-Lathe (model 46-250) seems ideally designed to meet the needs of woodturners. It’s a benchtop lathe with 14 1/2″ between centers, but it has also been designed to accept an extension bed that puts 37″ between the centers. That means this lathe can be used for small projects like pens and can also be extended to handle larger projects like table legs or chair legs.
Talking to the Turners
We talked to Scott Box, manager of product development for Delta, about creating this lathe. It was designed for the novice to intermediately skilled wood turner and based on a lot of input, a lot of focus groups and a lot of simple observation. Scott and his team went out to shows, attended seminars, and brought in a special group of turning experts to find out what kind of lathe to design. “That’s where you get your best information,” says Scott, “by talking to the end users.”
They realized that with a small benchtop lathe, there was always going to be a limit to how large a bowl you could turn. In the case of this new lathe, the maximum diameter for a blank is about 10 inches. So Scott and crew decided to focus on what would make this lathe useful for woodworkers who were just starting to turn, and they thought the extension bed was the answer. It gave the beginning turner a machine he or she could use right away and gradually grow into its other features.
No More Hernia Belts
Along with the extended reach on this machine, Delta designed it with an easily accessible power switch on the top of the lathe, and six different speed settings. The top RPM for the Midi-Lathe is 1,725. The asking price for it is $329, putting it in a price range that’s approachable for most woodworkers.
Although it’s designed for new or moderately experienced turners, says Scott, it’s also popular with the more experienced turners who have the very big, expensive lathes. This lathe is portable and easy to take with them to turning shows and events, so they can just throw it into the back of the car and leave the hernia belt at home. And for those of us with space issues in our shop (i.e. all of us) the benchtop design gives you a lot of lathe without taking up a lot of room.
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Why We Recommend 30-Year Architectural Roofing ShinglesAugust 25, 2015
Just like with a good haircut, a good roof complements your house and helps its look really come out and shine while still serving its purpose and being efficient in doing so. There is certainly plenty of debate about the right kind of roof for each home, but in general, there are some things which are always better than others, and there are some things which are better depending on your situation and the outcomes you are looking for in your roofing installation; often, this depends largely on your price point as well as how much time you are intending to spend living in that house and making it your home. Yet, overall, architectural shingles tend to be what best complements most homes today – and given the amount of money and time invested into good architectural shingles, it’s wise to at least go with 30-year shingles.
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A number of different shingles still exist, but advances in technology and process have led to a type of shingle that is highly distinctive and quite striking when seeing from both afar and up close. When these advancements were collected together into a single type of shingle, it was given the name “architectural roofing shingles,” otherwise known as laminated shingles or dimensional shingles. Within the roofing industry, these are widely considered to be some of the most high-quality roofing materials available.
The typical composition of architectural roofing shingles is a heavy fiberglass mat base, along with ceramic-coated mineral granules all of that are themselves embedded in the water-resistant asphalt. Do keep in mind that this is not the only kind of form and composition that we see for architectural roofing shingles; synthetic slate roofing shingles are also available.
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On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28th 1963, Martin Luther King Jr delivered one of the most famous speeches of all time. But it nearly didn’t happen. On this special edition of Making Contact for MLK Day, Gary Younge, author of The Speech talks about Martin Luther King Junior’s Dream and the story behind it.
Special thanks to the New School for use of their recording.
Guest: Gary Younge, a British journalist, author and broadcaster. Younge is a feature writer and columnist for The Guardian. He writes a monthly column for The Nation called “Beneath the Radar.” His book, No Place Like Home, in which he retraced the route of the civil rights Freedom Riders, was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award in 1999. Younge also has made radio and television documentaries on subjects ranging from the Tea Party movement to hip-hop culture. From 2001 to 2003, he won Best Newspaper Journalist Award in Britain’s Ethnic Minority Media Awards three years in a row. In 2009, Younge was appointed the Belle Zeller Visiting Professor for Public Policy and Social Administration at Brooklyn College, where he taught both graduates and undergraduates for two years. | <urn:uuid:24c70110-b47c-4d55-b98b-99b900499567> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://kkfi.org/program-episodes/a-dream-remembered-martin-luther-king-jr-and-the-grassroots-civil-rights-movement/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573118.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817213446-20220818003446-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.951327 | 258 | 2.734375 | 3 |
COVID-19 Protection Framework - Green, Orange and Red Protocol, commenced on 31 January 2022
Chief District Court Judge Heemi Taumaunu
Nothing in this protocol is intended to reduce fair trial rights, the right to natural justice, or rights under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990.
The protocols outlined in this document commence on 31 January 2022 and set out practices to be applied in the Criminal, Youth, Family, and Civil divisions of the District Court where hearings are conducted at locations that are within Red, Orange, or Green settings under the COVID-19 Protection Framework.
The courts are an essential service and the District Court will remain open at Red, Orange and Green settings.
This protocol recognises that local solutions may be necessary to best address local issues. Any variations must be approved by the Chief District Court Judge.
In this document “AVL” means any platform which allows for audio and visual remote participation. Without limitation, this includes VMR, MS Teams and any other electronic remote participation platform approved by the presiding judge.
In this document, “vulnerable” means a person who is at higher risk of severe illness, immune-compromised or has a relevant underlying health condition.
This protocol will be reviewed and modified as necessary by the Chief District Court Judge.
District Court at Green, Orange, And Red Setting
1. This protocol outlines how the District Court will operate at Green, Orange, and Red settings under the COVID-19 Protection Framework.
Access to the District Court at Green, Orange, and Red Settings
2. Persons attending Court must:
(i) show a vaccine pass; or
(ii) provide evidence of a negative COVID-19 test administered within 72 hours of attendance; or
(iii) provide evidence of a negative rapid antigen test administered within 24 hours of attendance.
3. Where a defendant in the criminal jurisdiction does not meet the requirements in paragraph 2:
a. A separate facility will be made available to enable remote participation for all appearances other than their trial. Alternatively, an in-person appearance may be scheduled at a time which allows additional health and safety measures to be implemented by the Ministry of Justice.
b. A defendant’s entitlement to be physically present in the courtroom for their trial remains unchanged. Additional health and safety measures will be implemented to facilitate their physical presence in Court. However, all defendants will be required to comply with the health and safety requirements set out at paragraphs 10 through 15 below, in addition to any other health and safety directives that may be given by the Registrar or presiding judge. Defendants who are not in custody must also comply with the requirement at paragraph 11 below.
4. Those summoned for jury service who do not meet the requirements in paragraph 2 will be subject to separate arrangements with appropriate health and safety measures put in place by the Ministry of Justice.
Counsel and all other participants
5. If counsel, a party or other participant do not meet the requirements in paragraph 2, to the extent that it is reasonably practicable, they should advise the Court at least 5 working days prior to the commencement of the hearing. This communication allows for their means of participation to be considered and, if appropriate, arrangements may be made for remote participation.
6. Where participants attend Court, to the extent that it is reasonably practicable:
(i) list courts will operate on a case by case call basis. Parties may be required to wait outside the courtroom until their case is called;
(ii) witnesses required to attend Court should not enter the courthouse until just prior to their scheduled attendance; and
(iii) counsel and prosecutors should take instructions and brief witnesses at a different location from the courthouse. Rooms will be made available, as far as practicable, in the Court for interviews and counsel may request breaks to take instructions safely using those facilities.
7. Accredited news media will have entry to the Court in accordance with the requirements in paragraph 2 to facilitate reporting on Court proceedings and to ensure continued open and transparent justice. Remote access for accredited news media will continue to be facilitated.
Remote participation and viewing
8. The Protocol for Participation in Remote Hearings will apply to any hearings involving remote participants.
9. The Protocol for Remote Viewing of Hearings governs media and public access to hearings.
Health and safety
10. All people who enter the Court must scan the QR code or complete the contact tracing register before entering the Court.
11. Persons present in the Court must observe all physical distancing requirements as specified by the Ministry of Justice. This may result in limits to the number of people permitted to enter the Court building.
12. Subject to limited exceptions, and the discretion of the presiding judge:
a) Persons attending Court must wear a cloth mask, surgical mask or a KN95 (or equivalent) mask at all times within the court precinct. These will be provided
13. The following health and safety measures can be expected in the courthouse:
a. access will be denied to anyone who is showing signs of illness, or has a body temperature of 38 degrees Celsius or higher, or has had close-contact with a suspected, probable or confirmed case of COVID-19;
b. surgical masks will be provided at the entry to the courthouse for all those who do not have their own mask;
c. cleaning products are available on site to enable staff and lawyers to keep their immediate areas clean (including AVL suites); and
d. hand sanitiser will be readily available within the courtroom.
14. Any concerns about health and safety in the Court should be raised with the local Court Manager in the first instance.
15. In the event of community transmission within a courthouse catchment area, public health advice will be adopted and further directions given.
Expectations of Counsel
16. To the extent reasonable and practicable, counsel (and police prosecutors to the extent relevant) are expected to assist the Court by:
a. Advising the Court at an early stage if they become aware that alternative measures are likely to be required for their client’s attendance at trial because they do not meet the requirements set out in paragraph 2 above.
b. Briefing clients and witnesses on the entry requirements as set out in paragraphs 2 through 6 and health and safety measures in the courthouse as outlined in paragraphs 10 through 15.
c. Reducing the need for attendance in the courthouse by counsel, their clients and witnesses by reviewing each attendance in advance and:
i. seeking remote participation in appropriate cases;
ii. seeking excusals from appearances in administrative hearings; and
iii. limiting the number of witnesses through the use of agreed facts.
d. Counsel should consider and endeavour to agree whether it is appropriate for any witness to participate remotely and advise the Court of any such proposals well in advance of the hearing date. This should include consideration of any witness unable to attend Court by reason of the requirements set out in paragraph 2. The relevant provisions of the Evidence Act 2006 and the Courts (Remote Participation) Act 2010 will govern whether and how any witness may give evidence remotely. Also refer to the Guidelines for Remote Participation by Witnesses in Criminal Hearings.
Filing and filing fees
17. Documents may be filed electronically, by post, courier or in person.
18. Public counters will be open for all normal counter business. Drop boxes for filing will also be available.
19. Any applicable filing fees remain payable. An online “file and pay” system is available.
20. All criminal proceedings, including jury trials, may be conducted at Green, Orange and Red settings.
21. To the extent practicable, schedulers are encouraged to increase the scheduling of appointment times to ensure those people who must appear in person do so at a time when there are reduced numbers of people in court.
22. Witnesses required to appear may be directed not to enter the courthouse until immediately prior to their scheduled attendance.
Increased Use of AVL
23. While the Epidemic Preparedness (COVID-19) Notice 2020 is in force, the health and safety impact of COVID-19 may be considered a “relevant matter” under s 5(d) of the Courts (Remote Participation) Act 2010.
24. The increased use of AVL is encouraged and intended to assist the Court to reduce the number of people required to attend the courthouse in-person and thereby reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19 in the courthouse and surrounding precincts.
25. Whether AVL is used for the appearance of a particular defendant will be determined on a case-by-case basis and will depend on the applicable law and an assessment of the interests of justice. This will be determined by the presiding judicial officer taking into account the age, cognitive ability, language ability, and any known intellectual disabilities or mental health issues and any other matter the judicial officer considers relevant.
26. Counsel and parties may apply to participate in a hearing by AVL. Particular consideration will be given to any health vulnerabilities of the participant, any relevant difficulties in travelling to court, the distance that would otherwise have to be travelled and the likely length and complexity of the hearing. To the extent that it is reasonably practicable, a notice of application to participate by AVL should be given at least 5 working days prior to the hearing.
27. If counsel, defendants, victims, parties and witnesses are unable to attend court, to the extent that it is reasonably practicable, they should advise the court at least 5 working days prior to the hearing and arrangements may be made for appearance by AVL.
Use of AVL in Criminal Proceedings at Red and Orange Settings
28. Although all cases will be considered by judicial officers on a case-by-case basis, the increased use of AVL at Red and Orange Settings may be generally appropriate in the following types of hearings:
a. first and second appearances;
b. sentencing indication hearings;
c. pre-sentence monitoring;
d. pre-trial hearings;
f. trial callovers; and
g. unopposed bail applications.
29. AVL may be seen as less appropriate in the following types of hearing:
a. entry of plea;
b. CP(MIP) hearings; and
Use of AVL in Criminal Proceedings at Green Settings
30. Although all cases will be determined by judicial officers on a case-by-case basis, the increased use of AVL at Green Settings may be generally appropriate in the following types of hearings:
a. sentencing indication hearings;
b. pre-trial hearings;
d. trial callovers; and
e. unopposed bail applications.
31. AVL may be seen as less appropriate in the following types of hearing:
a. first and second appearances;
b. entry of plea;
c. pre-sentence monitoring;
d. CP(MIP) hearings; and
Youth Court Proceedings
32. This protocol outlines how the Youth Court will operate under the New Zealand COVID-19 Protection Framework and under each of the Red, Orange and Green settings. The protocol makes provision for differences in vaccination status of participants.
33. This protocol must be read in conjunction with the District Court Protocol and is subject to any restrictions and alternative processes in the District Court Protocol relating to entry into the courthouse.
34. Where a young person is not permitted to enter the courthouse by reason of vaccination status or being unable to provide evidence of a negative test or refusal to submit to a rapid antigen rest or has provided a positive rapid antigen rest, then the processes for enabling attendance in Court contained in paragraphs 2 and 3 will apply with such modifications as are necessary to fit with Youth Court processes.
35. Where any participant, other than the young person, is refused entry into the courthouse, their attendance may be facilitated, to the extent possible, by remote participation. Where it is anticipated that a person will be refused entry, it is expected that arrangements will be made for their remote participation in advance or than an application will be made to the Court for directions to be made to facilitate their attendance where necessary.
36. The Youth Court process notified on 3 April 2020 for the attendance of support persons for young persons will apply at Red and Orange settings, unless otherwise directed by the presiding judge.
37. The content of this protocol will be reviewed regularly and updated as appropriate.
38. The operation of the Youth Court at Red, Orange and Green settings shall be guided by the following underlying principles:
a. Safety: The safety and wellbeing of young persons and their whānau, and all who participate in Youth Court proceedings, remains of paramount concern for the court and all professionals involved in the youth justice process. Youth Court professionals are expected to work collaboratively to uphold the primary objective of keeping all court participants safe.
b. Timeliness: Any need to delay proceedings to ensure the safety of court participants must be balanced against the need to uphold the principle that decisions should be made and implemented promptly and in a time frame appropriate to the age and development of the child or young person and all alternative means of progressing a case, consistent with safety, must be explored.
c. Remote participation: Remote participation is generally inappropriate for young people. The high prevalence of neuro diversity, cognitive impairment, disability, intellectual disability and mental illness in the youth court cohort makes remote participation generally inappropriate. The Youth Court has a statutory duty to enable participation by young people and this is difficult to achieve remotely.
39. So far as possible all scheduled Youth Court work will proceed in areas at Red, Orange and Green settings, with appropriate public health measures in place and in accordance with the District Court protocols.
40. At Red and Orange settings, the Youth Court is subject to the requirement to observe physical distancing so there will continue to be restrictions on the number of support people allowed in court.
41. Face coverings are mandatory for in-person appearances at Red and Orange settings and encouraged at Green setting. Special considerations in relation to masks may be required for some young people. Where, for example, face coverings would hinder a young person’s participation and communication, alternative options, including remote appearance via AVL, may be considered.
42. While the work of the Court will gradually transition to full capacity, in some instances there may still be a need to limit travel to courts for young persons and their whānau to keep them and others safe. This consideration also applies to Youth Advocates, Lay Advocates, Police, Oranga Tamariki, and other agencies such as Health and Education in providing services to the Court. Appearance by professionals via remote participation may be used where it is considered necessary and appropriate.
43. The Youth Court appointment system will operate at all settings, which will assist with the necessary physical distancing and ensuring that young persons and their whānau are provided privacy. The expectation is that where actual attendance is required, those who attend in-person are punctual and do not attend court earlier or remain at court any later than their appointment time.
44. Family Group Conferences directed by a Youth Court Judge will continue to be held either remotely and/or in person. The manner of participation will depend on the following factors:
a. safety of rangatahi, whānau, victims, support person(s) and other entitled persons to meet in person;
b. rangatahi, whānau and victim’s access and availability to participate remotely, meaning their ability to connect to WIFI or access to technical resources. Youth Justice Co-ordinators will make this decision whilst convening (after consulting with all entitled participants) with the support of their Family Group Conference Team Leader; and
c. any barriers to participation, including neurodiversity, affecting the young person.
45. For Lay Advocates specifically, home visits are not recommended under Orange and Red settings. Lay Advocates may attend court hearings in-person where necessary to support young people and their whānau. Lay Advocates may also appear remotely by AVL.
46. Young persons who are arrested are to be brought before a Youth Court in person for consideration of bail. Where there are COVID related safety issues, or the conditions for entry into the court building cannot be satisfied, young persons who are arrested may appear by AVL from a police station or other location if this is directed by a Judge.
Oranga Tamariki or Corrections Custody
47. For those in custody in Youth Justice Residences, or in Corrections custody, appearances may be in-person where practical and consistent with COVID safety considerations. Appearance may by remote participation if this is considered to be in the best interests of the young person. It remains important to ensure that all appearances for those in custody are truly necessary.
Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons) Act 2003 Proceedings
48. In relation to Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons) Act 2003 proceedings, decisions will need to be made on a case-by-case basis as to how best to proceed, taking into account the underlying principles of this protocol.
Rangatahi and Pasifika Courts
49. Youth Court sittings on Marae and at Pasifika venues may resume when it is considered by all participants to be safe to do so. Where any safety requirements are not able to be met, the default position is to return to the Youth Court.
50. Where cases were being heard at Te Kōti Rangatahi or Pasifika Courts but are now being heard at courthouses, Youth Advocates and Lay Advocates are requested to advise the Court whether the young person and their whānau seek to have cultural processes such as karakia and pepeha incorporated into their hearing.
51. It must be recognised that cross-over hearings engage the processes of the Family Court and the Youth Court and compliance with the Family Court Protocol must be taken into account. The expectation is that there will be involvement of and consultation with the relevant Family Court professionals in the Youth Court process outlined in this protocol.
Family Court Proceedings
52. This protocol outlines how the Family Court will operate under the New Zealand COVID-19 Protection Framework and under each of the Red, Orange and Green settings.
53. This protocol must be read in conjunction with the District Court Protocol and is subject to any restrictions and alternative processes in the District Court Protocol relating to entry into the courthouse.
54. The Family Court will undertake priority work, such as box work and without notice applications, but also intends to undertake all previously scheduled work. However, that work must have regard to safety, with an increased emphasis on the use of remote participation to reduce in-person appearances to the extent practicable.
55. However, the Family Court’s ability to do so will be subject to several factors including registry staff capacity, the availability of technology for remote participation and the need to observe physical distancing for in-person appearances.
56. During the COVID-19 Traffic Light settings, local Judicial Resource Managers, the Family Court Liaison Judge (or in regional localities the resident judge/s), Regional Scheduling Advisors and the Registry will work collaboratively to determine the priority and extent of the work to be undertaken in each court in order to develop rosters and local schedules. The schedules will support the directions set out in the District Court Protocol.
57. Where a Family Court is unable to operate at full capacity, family work would generally be conducted in the following order of priority:
a. Applications for Compulsory Treatment Orders under the Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003; Protection Orders; Without Notice Interim Parenting Orders including enforcement; guardianship disputes (under the Care of Children Act 2004); Without Notice Custody Orders or Place of Safety warrants (Oranga Tamariki); Welfare Guardianship or Property Orders (under the Protection of Personal Property Rights Act 1988).
b. Any other application considered by a judge to warrant an urgent hearing or judicial conference.
c. Other urgent applications normally considered on the eDuty platform.
d. While dealing with court backlogs in priority order, the court will consider any memoranda or representations of counsel regarding realistically achievable timetabling directions and scheduling.
58. A triage process has been operating in a number of courts (particularly metropolitan courts) to identify and progress priority cases within the following categories:
a. matters adjourned during previous COVID-19 emergency settings;
b. matters dealt with on eDuty;
c. work identified as urgent from triaging box work files; and
d. matters already scheduled to be heard.
59. In cases where that process is incomplete, it will continue. The files will be provided to judges in accordance with local arrangements. There is no requirement for the registry to prepare memoranda or use the E-Box process other than for actual box work.
60. Cases identified as a priority will be scheduled for a 30-minute conference/callover.
Conferences / Callovers / List Courts
61. All counsel are entitled to appear in person. However, a judge may permit counsel to appear by telephone link or AVL provided that suitable facilities are available and a timely application has been made.
62. Parties may also appear in person, but the judge may excuse in-person attendance and direct that the conference/callover to proceed by way of remote participation including AVL or telephone. Judges must have regard to the interests of vulnerable parties and those for whom remote participation is not possible.
63. All conferences/callovers are to be conducted by a judge and recorded on the FTR transcription system.
64. All conferences/callovers lists will require further time to be scheduled with best practice requiring 30 minutes to be allocated rather than 15 minutes.
65. If there are in-person appearances, then:
a. physical distancing must be observed;
b. any person who does not have direct business with the court may not attend without prior approval of the presiding judge;
c. whānau support may only be given by a whānau member or members whose attendance has been permitted by the presiding judge; and
d. the introduction/continuation of split lists may be necessary.
66. Cases already scheduled in list courts will remain as scheduled. No changes will be made to the event duration.
67. No less than 5 working days before any conference/callover or fixture, counsel must file memoranda detailing the following:
a. whether they have current instructions;
b. whether the conference/fixture is still required; and
c. if not, what directions/orders are sought.
68. If a fixture is still required:
a. advise whether the case should be afforded priority and why;
b. identify the issues in dispute;
c. identify the directions sought including the number of witnesses and the mode of evidence; and
d. provide an accurate estimate of time.
69. The eDuty platform will be regionally based to the extent practicable. However, if on any day there is no judge in the region rostered for e-Duty, then the e-Duty auditor will allocate cases to the judges who are rostered for e-Duty. This process is to be reviewed at regular intervals by the Principal Family Court Judge in consultation with the Ministry of Justice and this process will have particular regard to factors such as regions of New Zealand being under different Traffic Light settings.
70. In person hearings may resume, where it is practicable and safe to do so. All factors including, but not exclusive to, the following will need to be considered:
a. whether any participant in the hearing is in a risk group vulnerable to COVID-19;
b. whether the venue for the hearing presents a risk to the spread of COVID-19; and
c. the individual rights of the patient.
71. The hearing options are: in person, AVL, telephone link or a combination of them. Decisions will need to be made on a case-by-case basis.
72. For Lay Advocates specifically, home visits are not recommended under Orange and Red settings. Lay Advocates may attend court hearings in-person where necessary to support young people and their whānau. Lay Advocates may also appear remotely by AVL.
73. Subject to the following paragraphs, hearings involving viva voce evidence are expected to proceed in person.
74. Hearings that do not involve viva voce evidence, such as submission only hearings or Pickwick hearings, may be conducted, in appropriate cases, by way of written submissions with counsel appearing by AVL or telephone link. These hearings are to be recorded on the FTR transcription system.
75. All short cause and long cause hearings will be preceded by a call-over to be conducted in advance of the hearing date. The call-over will be conducted by telephone and will determine such matters as:
a. the order of hearings for the day;
b. the length of the hearing;
c. numbers of witnesses;
d. mode of evidence;
e. ability to observe physical distancing; and
f. the production of documents/exhibits.
76. All documents are to be filed in electronic form prior to the hearing. There are to be no hand-ups, unless a judge directs otherwise.
77. For long cause fixtures, a call-over must occur in sufficient time in advance of the hearing to enable fixtures to be allocated and to consider whether the hearing can proceed subject to the constraints of Red, Orange or Green setting.
78. It is anticipated that scheduled long cause fixtures with multiple parties and/or multiple witnesses may present challenges in terms of physical distancing and hygiene that make it impossible to safely proceed with these types of hearings. If counsel identify any such scheduled hearings, then they should file a memorandum immediately for consideration by a judge as to whether the fixture can safely proceed or not.
79. All civil proceedings will be conducted at Red, Orange and Green settings.
80. Although all cases will be considered by a judge on a case-by-case basis, the increased use of AVL appearances or appearances via telephone at Red, Orange or Green settings should be encouraged for all civil proceedings unless a judge considers that an in person appearance is necessary.
Accident Compensation Appeals (District Court Registry)
82. All Accident Compensation Appeal hearings will be conducted at Red, Orange and Green settings
83. Judges will work with the Registrar to assess and determine whether hearings may be conducted by AVL, in person, on the papers or other form of remote technology.
84. Accident Compensation Appeals jurisdiction in the District Court, managed by Tribunals, Wellington will receive new matters and existing matters will be reviewed regularly by email. All communications including queries on any matter and filing of all documents are to be by email to: [email protected].
85. If a party does not have the ability to file documents electronically, they may be mailed to DX number: SX11159, Wellington Tribunals; or to: Wellington Tribunals, Level 1 - 86 Customhouse Quay, Wellington, 6011. No document will be received for filing in person at the Tribunals Office, Wellington or any other Tribunals Office.
Nothing in this protocol will prevent the attendance at court of any person required to attend court, for example pursuant to a summons, legislative requirement or judicial direction, who does not meet the requirements in paragraph 2. Appropriate health and safety measures will be put in place.
Subject to any judicial determination made pursuant to ss 8 or 9 of the Courts (Remote Participation) Act 2010.
The following exceptions may be made:
(i) People who have a mask exemption card issued by the Ministry of Health will not be required to wear a mask.
(ii) Some court attendees (for example jurors, defendants and witnesses) may be directed by the Judge to wear a clear mask, which will be provided by the Court.
(iii) Leave may be given to vaccinated attendees, or unvaccinated attendees who have provided a negative COVID-19 test result, to remove their mask when speaking.
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Packages started arriving at my doorstep last September: from thick cardboard invitations to digital shows wrapped in fabrics inside boxes inside shopping bags, sometimes tucked away next to additional gewgaws like candies or buttons or candles, sometimes superimposed on books. They were care packages from across the ocean and the city, Proustian madeleines intended to refresh the memory and the senses so that, seated at our desks, beds or kitchen tables, wherever we âAttendingâ virtual fashion shows, we could imagine ourselves sitting on benches airside, as we have done in the past.
One day my doorbell rang and a courier handed over a brown paper bag containing two more brown bags, each containing a single croissant, from a brand theoretically committed to sustainable development.
Another time a giant shopping bag arrived containing a smaller shopping bag, containing an invitation printed on a piece of silk.
It’s the last straw, I tell my husband. Such a waste. A waste of money and a literal waste, all that packaging and promotional material going straight to the recycling bin. (Certainly we ate the sweets with pleasure.)
But then the show-in-a-box, by JW Anderson, arrived: a do-it-yourself building set of paper dolls (models photographed in the collection and then shrunk), backgrounds and props, to create your own diorama.
And then came a book commemorating an empty New York, with models silhouetted against the horizon and echoing street scenes, by Proenza Schouler. And then I started to think about all the … thing ⦠In a slightly different light.
Two seasons and several months later, it’s just stuff. It’s more like a memorial to a sad and lost year; a year marked by the absence – of people, places, experiences – captured by random physical things.
âWhen everything has become virtual, the object becomes the repository of a moment,â said Steven Lubar, professor of American studies at Brown University and author of âInside the Lost Museumâ. Even if it’s a doohickey with no particular monetary value.
Such objects are, said Clara Berg, curator of collections at the Museum of History & Industry in Seattle, “witnesses to history.”
âThis year, we all have collectively understood that we are experiencing something important,â she said. “We will want to remember that and save the items for the future to tell people what it looked like.”
After all, if fashion teaches us anything, it’s how easy it is to forget, even with a physical object left as a cheat sheet. As each season hits the catwalk, each new designer in a house takes out the old and enters the new.
But it also reveals how much a personal story can be contained in a dress, blouse or bag; how just seeing it can bring back, viscerally, a moment in time. Like when we were forced to live largely online.
It turns out that virtual fashion shows are even more ephemeral than the real ephemeral ones. Seen for a moment, they disappear even faster in the digital mouth, all merging into a sea of ââpixels. Very little of this lingers in the mind (let alone what was left of the crazy cycle of physical shows). When everything is on Zoom, everything is equal, which means it’s almost impossible for anything to stand out.
Unless it can really hold up.
Questions surrounding the significance of artefacts date back to Aristotle, who struggled with them in his âMetaphysics,â and our understanding of their importance has grown and diminished over the centuries. During the last great pandemic – the 1918 flu – “hardly anyone saved anything,” Lubar said. “The country desperately wanted to forget.”
After September 11, he said, that changed. Now we are in another of those times, where everyone is âthinking about the story,â he said. “There is currently a large collection of masks in almost every museum.”
The designer who understood this most intrinsically was undoubtedly Jonathan Anderson, who treated each of the shows he created for the three brands he works with (JW Anderson, Loewe and Moncler) as a potential future archaeological find.
What started as a show-in-a-box turned into a gallery in a book, a show-on-a-wall (complete with DIY wallpaper and a glue brush), a show-on -a-shirt (a giant T-shirt plastered with looks), a collaboration of artists in the form of a poster and a large-format newspaper distributed in the dailies of thousands of people around the world. All this an experience of corporeality.
âI just didn’t see how you could make an emotional connection with a moving image on a screen if that’s all there is,â Mr. Anderson said in a conversation via, yes , Zoom in on newspaper delivery.
âNetflix, email, Zoom – it’s all in one place, so whatever you do, it never stands out,â he said. âI felt at least with one object, it occupies space and a moment in time. You interact with him physically. It’s part of the record. “
It takes commitment and consideration; represents not only the touch of the one who made it, but the touch of the person who received it. In this, his work became more than a memory, but rather an exercise that forced everyone to become an anthropologist on their own. We were already rummaging when we started to open the mail.
(Speaking of mail: Ms Berg said that one of the items the Museum of History and Industry has acquired is a stimulus check.)
I have never been a collector of fashion season memorabilia like some of my peers; I used to throw out show invites and press releases as soon as the lights went out on a runway, like crossing them off a to-do list. As my bag got lighter, so did my psyche.
But like so many others this reversed year, my practice has changed. I hardly bought anything, but I started to amass these memory containers. Think of them as amphorae, the fashionable version.
Little by little, I started to choose: a copy of âDuneâ by Joseph Altuzarra, annotated with nuances and notes that reflect the relationship between fiction and fashion. Packets of fabrics from Gabriela Hearst’s beginnings at Chloé it looked like tactile snippets from the future.
Prada’s kitsch faux fur boxes, covered in the same shiny polyester down as the sets, looked like little Pokemon pets. A Thom Browne flip book of an old fashioned skier pulling downhill. A toy bus from Carolina Herrera and a DIY balsa wood airplane with an air sickness bag from Louis Vuitton, which seemed to symbolize a time when we were free to travel without thinking. Dior tarot cards for predicting what’s to come. A mock TV guide from Coach that added some levity to the fact that we all live vicariously through our TVs (or what’s going on about that now).
There is no financial value attached to anything – it was not made for sale, the materials are not valuable – but together they form a sort of reliquary. I see them and see the human desire to create and the stubbornness of hope. It is also not, in the end, a throwaway idea. | <urn:uuid:d14ada6c-2176-4991-9a55-176c296f296c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://nelshael.com/artifacts-of-the-lost-year/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571758.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812200804-20220812230804-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.958117 | 1,582 | 1.5 | 2 |
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Notropis cahabae
CHARACTERISTICS: A member of the Notropis volucellus species group, N. cahabae is a long-known but only recently described species (Mayden and Kuhajda, 1989). It has an elongate but somewhat robust body and a head with large eyes and a slightly oblique mouth. Though similar in appearance to the mimic shiner, N. volucellus, the channel shiner, N. wickliffi, and an undescribed species similar to N. volucellus known from the Mobile basin, the Cahaba shiner has a lateral stripe with straight dorsal and ventral edges on the caudal peduncle, no well-defined predorsal stripe or spot, and a breast usually characterized by embedded or exposed scales. In the other three species, the lateral stripe is expanded ventrally, forming a distinct caudal spot. Adult Cahaba shiners are light olive above and silvery below and do not develop vivid breeding colors.
ADULT SIZE: 1.4 to 1.8 in (35 to 45 mm)
DISTRIBUTION: Notropis cahabae is endemic to the main channel of the Cahaba River of the Mobile basin. The historic range of the Cahaba shiner included about 76 river miles from Centreville upstream to Helena, but recent studies (Shepard et al., 1994) indicate that the species is now limited to about 15 river miles from Centreville upstream to Piper Bridge. In the Cahaba River it occurs sympatrically with the undescribed “Mobile mimic shiner.”
HABITAT AND BIOLOGY: The preferred habitat of the Cahaba shiner is the main channel of the Cahaba River, in areas of shallow shoals up to 5 feet deep and downstream of riffles composed of clean sand or a sand-gravel mix. Individuals have also been observed in shallow waters flowing through beds of the emergent aquatic vegetation Fusticia. Spawning occurs from mid-May through early July, with peak activity in June. Little is known of the species’ feeding biology.
REMARKS: The type locality of this species is the Cahaba River, near Centreville, Bibb County, Alabama. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the Cahaba shiner as an endangered species.
ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Mayden and Kuhajda described the Cahaba shiner in 1989.
Notropis means keeled back.
Cahabae means of the Cahaba River, the range of this species.
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Smith’s one-hour presentation to parents, “Understanding Bullying: What Everyone Should Know” with the subtitle, “Whatever Became of Empathy?” included information about how bullying affects children and how attitudes toward bullying have evolved over the last few decades based on research and experience.
Smith led the presentation by explaining his experience growing up in a rural one-room schoolhouse in Kansas until high school. When schools were consolidated, he said, he ended up at an urban school where there was a tradition of hazing new students from rural communities. On his first day at the new school, a gang of older students forced Smith face-down on the floor, resulting in a broken nose. Smith said the teachers were callous about the violent incident and the incidents that followed. “It’s when I learned to hate,” Smith said….
To combat the disturbing trends, Smith said, parents and schools must take the time to teach manners, empathy, and civility.
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Spelling Help: 5 Reasons Kids Misspell Words is from Becky of This Reading Mama:
There’s no question about it. Spelling is tough for many kids. (Spelling is even tough for some adults.) There are many reasons kids misspell words, but today I want to explore just five of them.
Spelling Help: 5 Reasons Kids Misspell Words
1. Spelling is much more demanding than talking.
When a child in the younger primary grades draws a picture, we sit beside her and say, “Tell me about your picture.” We sometimes listen for a full minute (if not more) as she explains her picture. We respond, “Awesome! Let’s write a sentence about your picture now.” The child looks at us in panic. How is she supposed to fit all of that into one sentence? (Yes, I’m being a little far-fetched with that example, but it is a reality.)
As those young readers become older readers, we may ask a comprehension question, such as, “If you were that character, how would you have responded?” The reader orally shares a detailed plan. But ask that same reader to write her response and you may only get a sentence or two (if you are lucky). Writing and spelling are much more demanding. They take a lot more energy from the reader and can be a hindrance for some kids, especially reluctant writers.
2. Spelling is more demanding than reading.
While reading is a recognition task, spelling is a production task. This means spellers have to produce a product (a spelling), while readers only need to recognize what is already there. When we spell, we must produce the correct spellings, not merely recognize words.
Spelling, even in adults, usually lags behind reading skills. For example, if you are reading and come across the word miscellaneous, you can read/recognize it without a problem. But spelling miscellaneous correctly leaves us at the mercy of spell check. This is especially true of developing readers. If your child is a better reader than speller, then congratulations. She’s normal!
Although we don’t want our readers to be way behind in spelling, developmentally speaking, spelling is harder, just like talking lags behind listening/comprehending in our very young toddlers.
Related Post: 10 Strategies for Parents to Help Struggling Readers
3. Spelling is memorized instead of learned in a purposeful way.
Sometimes spelling is nothing but a list of words we ask kids to memorize for testing purposes. Many times, these lists are random words, unrelated in spelling patterns or word meanings. An example of this would be if said, have, of, under, and shout are on the same spelling list for the week.
We need to be teaching kids WHY words are spelled the way they are in a developmental way so that kids can begin to make meaningful connections with word patterns and word meanings. Believe it or not, the English language is logical and there aren’t as many exceptions as you may think.
4. Spelling “rules” are too heavily emphasized.
There are two main problems with teaching so many phonics “rules”- (1) they are easily broken and (2) they can distract kids.
I’m sure you are familiar with, “When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking.” The problem: it has just as many exceptions as it does rule followers!
Instead of teaching blanket rules that are full of exceptions, teach specific word patterns. For example, study words that have ai in them. Talk about what ai says. Find words in your child’s reading that contain ai. Zero in on those common vowel patterns and exceptions will become less and less.
If we teach spelling as simply a list of rules, we will find that there are too many rules for kids to remember. These rules can actually get in the way of decoding as kids are almost enslaved to the rules.
5. We do not hold kids accountable to what we have taught them.
Once we have taught kids specific word patterns or sight words, we need to hold kids accountable for what they know. A great way to do this is to keep a record of the word patterns or words you have taught your child.
A word wall is a great place to start or some kind of word study notebook. This way, kids can use it as a resource for spelling words as they are writing. For examples of each, visit my word wall/sight word post or my free resource chart for the most common vowel patterns.
Please rest assured that your child is normal if she misspells words. But knowing why can help fill your toolbox with a few teaching and spelling strategies to combat it!
For more information about kids and spelling, you can purchase a copy of Teaching Kids to Spell: A Developmental Approach to Spelling by Becky Spence.
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Spelling Help: 5 Reasons Kids Misspell Words was originally published on August 11, 2014. It was most recently updated in August 2018.
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Glyphosate is a tricky word that doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. It’s not a common point of conversation that people have heard about. But everyone has heard of Roundup. Drive across the United States and you’ll see vast fields with crop labels that say “Roundup Ready.” Glyphosate is the active ingredient in the pervasive herbicide Roundup. Monsanto, its original manufacturer, claims it is a wonder chemical for agriculture that effectively kills essentially all plants, while leaving humans and other animals unscathed. But Monsanto’s argument is fatally flawed.
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Today the money meme rules our lives and social interactions in most societies on Earth. How did this happen? I studied all the economics textbooks of every perspective from the Austrian “laissez-faire” market fundamentalists to Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations, (1776) and his earlier Theory of Moral Sentiments, (1759), as well as Karl Marx, who claimed not to be an economist. From Karl Polanyi’s broader views, I learned that trading was innate in human behavior and how indigenous peoples in the South Pacific traded shells in their canoe travels and visits among these islands in “Primitive, Archaic and Modern Economics, (1968). In Polanyi’s “The Great Transformation, (1944), I learned how traditional societies and local market norms in communitarian village life were over-ruled by legislation in the British parliament which created national markets and facilitated global trade and colonial exploitation as these markets expanded. I was fortunate to know Polanyi personally and visited his wife Ilona at their home in Toronto. My efforts to expose this historic story and its contemporary outcomes began with “Creating Alternative Futures: The End of Economics” (1978, 1996, 2014). And “The Politics of the Solar Age” (1981, 1988), now in 800 libraries in 20 languages.
I learned growing up in the city of Bristol, a key port in Britain’s slave trade, in a typically patriarchal family, that money is a tool of power. Money is now widely used in most countries to control and incentivize human behavior, of individuals, families and communities to cities, nations, steering technology choices and industrialism internationally in what I termed today’s “global casino”. My father kept my wonderfully loving mother penniless, making her grovel for cash to pay our grocery bills, while he dined out and golfed with his fellow business leaders. In Britain at that time, men were dominant and women were subservient. Fathers were kings in their home “castles”, as I experienced, with wives and children obeying, often with punishment and domestic violence. This gender-based caste system, reinforced by controlling the money-meme, still is widespread. When I and my sister would try to call the police, my mother would say “No, no-one must know about this!”. We asked if we could all run away, but our distraught mother replied, “My dears, we can’t because I don’t have any money”. At age 16, I left home and found an entry level job, joining my elder sister in a cheap youth hostel she had found. Such conditions of domestic violence and coercion are reflected in the personal account of US Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey in “Memorial Drive“ (2020), and by Dr. Monica Sharma, Indian physician advisor to the United Nations (UN) in her “Radical Transformational Leadership” (2018)
This familiar childhood experience of millions, drove my fascination to unravel this controlling money meme and how it limited our freedom and life choices. Thus, my first two books studied the non-money, unpaid traditional community sharing of goods, services and mutual aid. Raising children, as Hillary Clinton describes in “It Takes A Village” (2017) requires loving unpaid care, in maintaining households, service on voluntary programs like Meals on Wheels and the free Well-Baby Clinic as my mother did. I called these un-counted sectors underpinning all societies “Love Economies”. While they buttressed all societies, the money metrics overlook them, and economic textbooks call them “un-economic”. Indeed, these textbooks describe human nature as selfish and competitive, while deeming volunteering as “irrational”. My “Cake” visualizes the expanded total production in all societies, including the unpaid Love Economy and Nature’s services in our shared biosphere, photosynthesizing the daily free photons from our Sun in creating our food, shelter and survival.
I found an ally in Marilyn Waring, a New Zealand parliamentarian, in her “If Women Counted” (1988) which became a perennial best-seller among the world’s women. By 1995, I had helped persuade the United Nations Human Development Program (UNDP) to look at this unpaid half of all societies in their Human Development Index , (HDI) reports. They estimated that $16 trillion worth of these unpaid goods and services ($11 trillion by women and $5 trillion by men) was simply missing from that annual GDP of $24 trillion in 1995. If this unpaid production had been added, that year’s GDP would have risen to $40 trillion, (www.undp.org).
By 1982, after my self-education as a civic leader in New York City’s Citizens for Clean Air and six years as a government science policy advisor, I was invited to serve as a member of the Calvert group of socially-responsible mutual funds’ advisory council. In 2000, we jointly launched the Calvert-Henderson Quality of Life Indicators, measuring values beyond money, using the scientific data on 12 aspects of Quality of Life. In 2004 I founded Ethical Markets Media, and in 2007, launched with GlobeScan, global polling on “Beyond GDP” in twelve countries. We asked whether their publics favored either keeping the money-based GDP as the measure of national progress or to expand it with real-world data on health, education and environment. In our series in 2009, 2013 and our 2020 survey, we still find an average 72% favoring expanding GDP. Thus, people are way ahead of politicians and economists in understanding the limits of the money meme of GDP.
Citizens for Clean Air advocated correcting GDP by subtracting the “bads” of pollution from the “goods”. Our ally, Senator Robert Kennedy, whom we took on a helicopter ride to see New York’s air pollution emissions, spoke eloquently of how GDP “measured only money transactions and ignoring everything we hold dear”.
As a writer, critic, community organizer and activist, I always emphasized that money was not wealth, but simply information. Yet, the money meme is used as the ubiquitous metric for keeping track and scoring our human goals and activities. Money is merely a numeraire, like inches, feet, hectares and centimeters. Looking around the world, I found that many communities understood this and had decided that if their nation’s central bank, the “big croupier” was not going to create enough money chips for them to complete their local trades and employ their own citizens on local tasks, that they would simply create chips of their own. These local currencies are still thriving all over the world wherever central banks keep the money supply too tight or governments impose “austerity”, or mismanage the design of their economic rules. The most famous are the “Berkshares” created decades ago in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, designed by the late Robert Swan and Susan Witt, who still heads the Schumacher Society, (www.centerforneweconomics.org) there. Most of the local banks accept Berkshares and they allow many enterprises to flourish, creating community supported agriculture, co-housing and all the local new businesses and restaurants financed initially by Berkshares. People have two currencies: Berkshares in one pocket for local use and US dollars in the other pocket for buying goods and services from the national marketplace.
In early 2008, Ethical Markets co-produced with independent monetary theorist and filmmaker, Alan Rosenblith, our TV special “The Money Fix”, which dives into the murky politics of money-creation and credit-allocation. In its second half-hour, we cover local currencies, including Berkshares, as well as local barter systems. Now most are online such as E-Bay, Craigslist, and many other swap sites. We begin this TV show by asking people on the street if they knew where money came from. Most had never thought about it —- just as fish do not notice the water they swim in. One young woman told us that money was produced in a big factory in order to control us. Others saw it as central in their lives. This TV show has been aired on about 50% of the PBS affiliated TV stations in the USA, via our independent satellite feed, distributed globally to colleges at www.films.com and also free on demand with many others in our “Transforming Finance” series at www.ethicalmarkets.tv. Many tell us our TV shows help release them from the conceptual prison of the money MEME. Millions in many countries have now withdrawn from the consumer rat race to focus on their precious time and deeper key values and goals, as reported by our colleague Vicki Robin in her perennial best-seller “Your Money or Your Life” (2008). My conversations with Vicki are also on “Money Or Life” (2018), “Your Money or Your Life”, (Oct 8th).
So how did this money meme take over our societies and get installed in the hard drives of all our institutions’ operating systems? Our free TV show, “The Money Fix” explains how the power to coin our USA money based in our Constitution, fell into private hands, as bankers and their political allies created the Federal Reserve in 1913. While the Fed does have a publicly appointed chair and members of its Federal Reserve Board, it remains a private institution. Recently, current Fed chair Jerome Powell was asked on the CBS TV show “60 Minutes” the usual dumb question asked whenever anyone proposes any public sector program “Where’s the money coming from?”. Powell responded that the Fed prints its, not just the banknotes, but also digitally in its computer databases and programs. Essentially, the Fed simply moves some of the decimal points! All this is tracked in Bloomberg Businessweek’s successive articles including, “When Hawks Cry”, Oct. 12, 2020, and the Economist, July 25, 2020.
In truth, money isn’t scarce and all sovereign governments create it, whether US dollars, Japanese yen, China’s yuan and Britain’s pound. All their central banks empower their commercial banks to create money every time they make a loan or mortgage for a borrower. The bank makes a new numerical entry of the loan amount into the borrower’s account. Then the textbook rules of “fractional reserve banking“ followed by most central banks allow these commercial banks to turn around and make additional loans of up to ten times their digitally- stated reserves on their books. The Bank of England has now made this process public after pressure from civic groups and money reformers including Positive Money, and our partners in the Green Economy Coalition and by Joseph Huber in “Sovereign Money”, (2018).
This money-creation process is rarely documented in economic textbooks. Most accept money as a given: an accounting unit, a means of exchange and a store of value. Today, as I pointed out in “Money Is Not Wealth: Cryptos v. Fiats”, our currencies, if well managed can still be useful mediums of exchange. But they are subjected to trillions of speculative traders pyramiding assets in derivatives on ballooning global FOREX markets, so currencies are no longer are a dependable store of value. Efforts to curb this currency speculation include taxing all financial transactions, as proposed by economists James Tobin and later by Lawrence Summers, to “throw sand in the gears” (Summers, 1987). Ethical Markets devised a computer program, FXTRS to collect these financial trading, algorithms driving robot investment advice and negative financial transaction taxes and add the huge proceeds to the currency stabilization fund of countries’ under attack. (Henderson and Kay, “Foreign Exchange Transaction Reporting System”, FUTURES, 1996).
Today, with still untaxed financial trading algorithms driving robot investment advice and negative interest rates, people have few investment choices. They are forced into stock markets dominated by computer trading and unregulated cryptocurrencies, or hoarding cash in their mattresses! Since the financial meltdown of 2008, many computer-driven “flash crashes” followed, due to high-frequency trading described by Michael Lewis in” Flash Boys” (2013), and in my “Perspectives on Reforming Electronic Markets and Trading”, (2014), for the UN Inquiry on Sustainable Finance, (www.unepinquiry.org).
Most people understand that central banks create our money and often coordinate their policy and actions, as described by former Goldman Sachs managing director, Nomi Prins in “Collusion“, (2018). During financial crises, they increase the money supply in their programs of “Quantitative Easing” (QE), adding this new money by buying up dud mortgage-backed securities created by reckless bankers. The textbook theory says that this new money will “trickle-down” to fund the trading and investment purposes in the real world,” Main Street “economies. In today’s globalized money-measured GDP regimes, this new money does not reach Main Street, but flows back through the existing financial plumbing to fuel asset bubbles in stock markets. Economists and politicians wonder why all the new money created leads not to inflation but deflation. Instead, these pipes in the financial plumbing rarely reaches into local markets and individual spending, causing dangers of persistent deflation and recessions or what former fed Chair Ben Bernanke saw as a “glut of savings” and Lawrence Summers mystified as “secular stagnation”. Stock markets have come to expect the Fed to continue its QE and when it tries to taper it off, markets drop — in “taper tantrums”!
Today, the money meme is exposed, as millions see it being printed on TV. Israeli philosopher Yuval Harari in his “Homo Deus” (2017) and “Twenty Lessons for the 21st Century” (2018), calls out the money meme as the most successful myth of market fundamentalism and similar to most other religions beliefs. Harari describes the role of all myths and stories we humans create, so as to coordinate our efforts and social goals. Today’s popular movements in most democracies, see this money meme as exacerbating unfairness and inequality. Media show elites in their private planes at the World Economic Forum, Davos and other resorts. People and communities in “fly-over country” and rust-belts, experience widening poverty gaps, stagnant wages and disappearing middle classes, as unions are targeted by corporations and their political supporters. In European countries where the “occupy” movements began and in the USA, fairness is the battle cry. Following the 2008 debacles, as reckless bankers evaded prosecution, both the US right-wing Tea Party and the protesters at Occupy Wall Street carried similar hand-lettered signs “Where’s MY Bailout?” The global non-profit research group, Focus on the Global South, based in Bangkok, reports on “Rogue Capitalism and The Financialization of Territories and Nature” (2020), tracing how the world’s biggest banks, investment firms, insurance companies and even pension funds over-ride local communities and ecosystems and keep their assets in unregulated off-shore financial and tax havens. The group’s founder Prof. Walden Bello, former Philippines legislator, advocates that developing countries withdraw from the World Bank and IMF in his “Time for an Exit Strategy for the Global South?” (2020). I stress in all my books that companies are puppets of finance and these global banks and institutional investors, private equity, and family offices. This is why Ethical Markets follows finance, as I do in “Ethical Markets: Growing the Green Economy”, (2007)
In 2020, as the COVID-19 virus-related lockdowns decimated consumer-driven economies, it upended the old-time economic textbooks focusing on debt, deficits, inflation fears, and GDP. Instead of budget and job cuts, “austerity” and moralizing on belt-tightening to save our children’s debt burdens, the new slogan was “stimulus“ tax refunds, negative interest rates to combat deflation and another depression. In the space of a few months, the Fed created $7 trillion of new money and Congress passed the March 2020 $4 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. This swift, bi-partisan stimulus kept unemployed consumers spending and paying their bills, flowing into aggregate demand, including the direct payments to businesses of all sizes according to their funding of lobbying power, along with $2000 Treasury checks to millions of individuals, prominently signed by Donald Trump.
Later in 2020, as Congress passed in April another $3.1 trillion bill, the Senate baulked as market fundamentalists’ textbook models still warned of rampant inflation, while deflation still loomed. The financial plumbing blocked much of this new money from flowing to the poor people policymakers needed to spend it into the economy. Instead, it flowed to the rich who saved it or sent it offshore to their tax havens, while corporations used these free funds to buy back their stock. The V-shaped recoveries predicted in orthodox theory became the unequal K-shaped recovery of late 2020. The money meme failed in every US state and municipal government. These local governments, unlike the national governments and Fed, are unable to print their own dollars. They must rely on national legislators. In the US, all states need Congress and its fiscal powers, as they battle the COVID-19 virus with overflowing hospitals, loss of local tax payments while paying out funds to their unemployed and trying to keep first responders on the job in all their vital public services. Republicans revived the debate on deficits, vacillating on the new stimulus needed and refused to take up the additional $3.1 trillion Congress had passed in April, 2020.
Yet, the Fed is actually authorized to buy the sovereign bonds issued by all US states, rather than only dud mortgages securitized in bonds — all those new financial vehicles created to sell them to unsuspecting school districts, as well as in European countries. In California, hurt also by climate-related droughts and fires, a coalition of non-profits, NGOs, academics, businesses and Green New Deal supporters emerged. One of the demands was for the Fed to use some of its new money to buy California’s sovereign bonds and help restore the COVID-related budget shortfalls. Monetary experts, Ellen Brown, Robert Hocking and others agree with me and Nathan Tarkus, in his 2020 paper “Is It Legal for the Federal Reserve to Provide State and Local Governments Unlimited Credit Lines?”, that states and local governments should issue their own complementary currencies, allowed in other countries, as they did in the USA, Canada and Mexico during the Great Depression, documented with illustrations in “Standard Catalog of Depression Scrip of the United States in the 1930s“ (1961, now out of print). We also urged that the Fed stop fearing to use its authority and to also buy states’ sovereign bonds prevent firing essential workers and massive declines in vital public services.
While markets and all forms of useful trading will continue in all societies ,they still need to be limited, steered by social norms, with excesses curbed by enforcing regulations, as I describe in “Markets’ Problem Twins: Trading and Advertising”. Economists’ fantasies of “market completion “i.e. spreading use of money to mediate all human transactions, are revealed. Money serves individualism, on which market economics is based. The multiple market failures in financial globalization were exposed by former World Bank economist Nicholas Stern‘s, “The Stern Report” (2006), seeing climate disruption as the biggest market failure in human history, as social and environmental costs “externalized” from government and business balance sheets reached the IMF’s worldwide estimate of $5 trillion annually . These hidden costs, risks and dangers of market failures, now further revealed in the global pandemic, drive recognition of the limits of the money meme. Narrow, money -based transactions cannot continue to dominate all other values of health, education, equality, justice, fairness and environmental quality, as I describe in “Steering Societies Beyond GDP to the SDGs”, the Sustainable Development Goals ratified by 195 countries at the UN in 2015. This new systemic set of goals and science-based indicators embrace the grassroots-developed targets for human development in the planetary realities and risks that we humans face going forward. I and my colleague, physicist Fritjof Capra acknowledge these risks as self-inflicted by our limited perspectives in our positive scenario “Pandemics: Lessons Looking Back From 2050” describing all the available tools we already have to steer our societies toward peaceful sustainable futures. Formerly outside-the-box proposals by Milton Friedman in the 1960s of “negative income taxes” re-emerged in 2020 in US election platforms including Andrew Yang’s universal basic incomes and using direct dispersing of “helicopter money” as optimal forms of stimulus!
The opening of closed minds by the pandemic reversed many obsolete paradigms, while scientific research in many fields had already invalidated most of the tenets and concepts of economics as I described in “Mapping the Global Transition to the Solar Age: From Economism to Earth Systems Science, (2014), with a Foreword by NASA Chief Scientist, Dennis Bushnell. Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), based at the Levy Institute, at New York’s Bard College, (www.levy.org) emerged in 2020. The most articulate spokesperson is Prof. Stephanie Kelton, former chief economist of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, now chair of the Department of Economics at University of Missouri Kansas City, in her “The Deficit Myth”, (2019). She focuses on the widespread misunderstanding and miscasting of debts and deficits, as politicized money-based arguments to prevent needed public investments, social services and infrastructure, as the USA grew into a nation with 330 million people.
Of course deficits matter! But so do the public and private assets they create: schools, hospitals, roads, bridges, dams, broadband, R & D, as well as military weapons, the VA, Social Security, Medicare and public health plans to counter pandemics! Why do we all lose sight of these valuable assets? Partly because GDP in addition to its other failures, does not have an asset account, as is proper in double-entry accounting. Instead, GDP is a cash-flow statement, and ignores all these public assets created by Congress which are vital investments underpinning all modern societies, which balance out the debits. Another example in GDP: education is classified as “consumption” (along with hamburgers and ice cream cones). Yet, we know that educating the next generation of healthy knowledgeable citizens is the most important investment all democratic societies make in their future!
All these errors in money-based GDP and macroeconomic statistics concealed in algorithms lead to false signals to investors, pension fund managers worldwide, which manage our societies, retirement benefits and our childrens’ future. Asset managers worldwide follow inflated “debt-to GDP ratios” which still ignore the value of the public assets these investments have created. If these assets were recognized and included, many countries’ would have their “debt-to-GDP ratios“ cut by up to 50% with a few keystrokes! Similarly, proponents of the USA’s “ Green New Deal” and in Europe’s “Green Deal” point out that such mega-investments were created in the New Deal during the Great Depression, such as the massive Hoover Dam — without which Los Angeles would still be a village!
Such financing can only be provided by governments, which can create the guarantees, bonds and public contracts on which companies can then bid to build such national infrastructure. They include the US interstate highway system launched in the 1960s and President John F. Kennedy’s Mission to the Moon. The absurd ideas of the market fundamentalists that such “moonshots” can be funded by private companies and passing the hat among taxpayers are revealed by MMT theorists. Indeed, these investments underpin future prosperity, create all the new technologies, industries and jobs, while assuring adequate education, healthcare, extending assistance and safety-nets, as well as supporting workers displaces in obsolete, fossilized sectors as societies continue their global transitioning to the renewably-resourced, circular economies, as we cover in our Green Transition Scoreboard® and forthcoming e-textbook. “Mapping the Global Green Transition, 2009-2020.
These global transitions include structural and cultural shifts toward to systemic SDGs are all viable with existing technologies and are achievable within the ten-year window advised by the UN’s IPCC to reduce CO2 emissions to stay within their 1.5 -2 C degrees of global warming. With our cleaner understanding of the money-meme, we can put markets and money in their rightful place. As I document in “Paradigms in Progress: Life Beyond Economics, (1990, 1996) and “Building a Win Win World, (1996, 2004 e-book). We can ban “fraudulent externalities” with correct metrics of full-spectrum accounting internalizing all forms of global pollution and health risks, shifting risky old investments to the scaled up, cheaper use of renewables. All this corrected accounting reveals ways of avoiding many current costs. Shifting from GDP which incentivizes bad behavior (the Seven Deadly Sins!) toward the SDGs can again reinforce our traditional community sectors of sharing, caring and the Golden Rule we were taught and teach our children, as we describe in “Transitioning to Science-Based Investing” (2019-2020).
Hazel Henderson, global futurist, science policy advisor and author of Building a Win-Win World: Life Beyond Global Economic Warfare (1996, 2014 e-book) is CEO of Ethical Markets Media Certified B Corporation publisher of the Green Transition Scoreboard® and producers of the TV Series, “Transforming Finance” distributed globally to colleges and libraries. | <urn:uuid:1c51e596-9366-47c4-8727-5198609c021d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://hazelhenderson.com/personal-reflections-on-exposing-the-myths-of-money/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.951727 | 5,525 | 2.46875 | 2 |
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
The Shoreline Studies Program at VIMS established a beach and dune monitoring program for nine sites around the Virginia portion of Chesapeake Bay (Milligan et al., 2005). These sites were monitored twice yearly for four years (2001-2004). In addition to three years of relatively calm conditions, these data included the impact of Hurricane Isabel, a nearly 100-yr event, on the Bay’s shorelines. The shoreline’s change due to the storm and their subsequent short-term recovery was documented by this data. Since the end of the monitoring program other events have impacted Chesapeake Bay shorelines. In order to document the longer-term recovery of these systems, additional monitoring occurred. Several of these sites are man-influenced and have upland development behind the dune. Understanding storm impacts and shoreline recovery is critical knowledge when determining the suitability of living shoreline options (i.e. beach/dune) in higher energy environments. In addition, the overall stability of these sites and their response to physical forcing can provide important information when developing guidelines for beach and dune encroachment. Six of these sites were resurveyed in the spring of 2009 (O’Brien et al., 2009).
Dune Monitoring, Chesapeake Bay, Shoreline Management
This research project was funded by the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program at the Department of Environmental Quality through Grant #NA06NOS4190241 of the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, or any of its subagencies.
Milligan, D. A., Hardaway, C., & Thomas, G. R. (2013) Dune Monitoring Data Update Summary: 2013. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. https://doi.org/10.21220/V5H43J | <urn:uuid:8e4eb145-a288-4906-be9c-253ebf43baef> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://scholarworks.wm.edu/reports/591/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.893322 | 469 | 3.03125 | 3 |
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Theresa McDonagh, Department of Cardiology, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Burkert Pieske, Department of Cardiology, Medical University Graz, Austria
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is frequently a medical challenge concerning diagnosis, treatment and comorbidities management. Based on real-life clinical cases, the most common diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in HFPEF will be discussed.
Theresa McDonagh will present and Burkert Pieske will host an interactive webinar on Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: the most common diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
The ESC Webinars are designed to help you improve your daily practice!
The format includes a case based presentation, online assessment and live discussions with the 2 key opinion leaders who will give you some useful tips for your daily clinical practice. | <urn:uuid:2942ff76-6881-4113-9835-3cf8ff89f8af> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.escardio.org/Education/E-Learning/Webinars/Heart-failure-with-preserved-ejection-fraction-the-most-common-diagnostic-and-t | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.873633 | 180 | 1.835938 | 2 |
Aloe arborescens (Aloe arborescens) packet of 20 seeds
Family: Aloe (Asphodelaceae)
Hardiness: Zone 8 to 10, withstands light frost, often grown as a potted plant indoors or on the summer patio.
(Aloe arborescens, Krantz Aloe) Perennial succulent native to South Africa. Growing up to 8 feet tall, the plant flowers coral-red in the fall and/or winter. Plants produce one or more upright stalks with the showy rosettes perched on top, leaves rimmed by large, soft and harmless spines, filled with gel. Aloe arborescens is an excellent choice for potted culture anywhere, or outdoors culture in maritime California, desert areas and the South. When left in potted culture, keep indoors in a bright window, in the shady greenhouse or on the porch in the summer, then bring in for the winter. Drought tolerant, but also, among the Aloes we’ve grown, more tolerant of cold and “wet feet” than most. “Krantz” is the Afrikaner word meaning “cliff” or “rocky ledge,” referring to the natural habitat. Plant prefers dry to mesic soil and full sun to part shade.
20 Seeds/pkt., Open Pollinated
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Transfer graphs between different experiment files
Tue, 10/24/2017 - 09:53 am
Transfer graphs completely (both data and graph it self) from one expriment to another, some like as the Save Graph package but far more convenient. One does not need to save the graph copy as a text file and not need to load it using the Load Igor Text menu item.
How to use:
1 Drag the TransferGraph.ipf to the current experiment file and compile it. A menu named "TransferGraph" is created with two menuitems: "SaveGraph" and "LoadGraph". Do the same thing to the target experiment file you want to transfer graphs to.
2 Make the graph you want to transfer to another experiment file as the top most window, then choose TransferGraph->SaveGraph menu item
3 In the target experiment file, choose TransferGraph->LoadGraph menu item
Note: before transfer, all data associated with the graph should be saved(experiment saved). Gizmo windows not supported.
Current Project Release
Transfer graphs between different experiment files IGOR.7.00.x-1.0-0
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The first version
Igor Pro 9
Igor XOP Toolkit
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Ocular squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most common cancer that affects horses’ eyes. These tumors can spread rapidly, resulting in vision impairment, blindness, and in rare cases, death. In the initial stages, these lesions can appear benign, so detection can be a challenge for owners, unless they know the concerning signs. Our team at Veterinary Vision Center would like to provide information about this dangerous condition, to ensure you can detect the issue in your horse as early as possible.
What causes equine ocular squamous cell carcinoma?
Squamous cells are the thin, flat cells that make up the epidermis (i.e., the outermost skin layer). Squamous cells are also found in mucous membranes, including the ocular tissues. SCC occurs when the squamous cell’s deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is disrupted, causing the cells to multiply uncontrollably. Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light is a known risk factor for this disruption. Genetic risk factors have also been identified and affect breeds including Belgians, Clydesdales, Appaloosas, and paint horses. White, grey, and palomino horses are also at higher risk for developing periocular SCC.
What signs indicate equine ocular squamous cell carcinoma?
SCC can target multiple ocular tissues and presents differently, depending on the affected structure.
- Conjunctiva — When SCC affects the tissue that lines the horse’s eyelids, the initial signs include mild redness, and possibly mild tearing. Lesions start as small white or light pink tumors on the eyelid margin.
- Limbus — When SCC affects the tissue where the cornea meets the sclera, they often have a cauliflower-like appearance. The typically light pink lesions begin at the eye’s outer edge, and then progress, extending across the cornea, and appearing flat and rough.
- Cornea — When SCC affects the cornea, the lesion can mimic scar tissue or other conditions, such as eosinophilic keratitis (i.e., a chronic inflammatory corneal disease).
- Third eyelid — When SCC affects the third eyelid, lesions typically begin at the eyelid margin and are usually proliferative or ulcerative. Proliferative lesions present as a thickening of the third eyelid, and ulcerative lesions cause tissue loss in the area.
- Eyelid — When SCC affects the eyelid, lesions are usually ulcerative. Lightly pigmented eyelids are more commonly affected.
How is equine ocular squamous cell carcinoma diagnosed and treated?
A veterinary professional will likely suspect SCC based on appearance, but definitive diagnosis is made by biopsy and histologic evaluation. The treatment approach is determined by the tumor’s size and location. Early diagnosis is important for successful treatment, which can include:
- Surgery — Surgical repair can be problematic, because a horse does not have much extra skin around their eye that can be harvested for reconstruction. Upper eyelid SCC is more challenging than lower eyelid SCC, because the upper eyelid is more mobile, and protects the globe more. When excising a lesion, care must be taken to ensure enough eyelid is left to protect the globe. If the lesion affects the third eyelid, the entire third eyelid can be removed, effectively removing the tumor. If SCC has progressed to the point that the horse is blind, enucleation can be curative. Small lesions in the conjunctiva can also be removed, but if any cancerous cells are left, the lesion will return quickly.
- Cryotherapy — For some lesions affecting the eyelid, cryotherapy can be effective. This method can be used after surgical removal, if the entire mass could not be removed. A probe is used to deliver liquid nitrogen to the area.
- Radiation — Radiation therapy can be effective for lesions affecting the cornea, limbus, and conjunctiva.
- Chemotherapy — Injecting a chemotherapeutic agent in an eyelid SCC can slow the progression, but is usually not curative.
What is the prognosis for equine ocular squamous cell carcinoma?
Prognosis depends on the lesion’s size and location. The earlier SCC is diagnosed, the better the prognosis, because smaller lesions are easier to treat and manage. Recurrence is common, especially when surgical removal is the sole treatment modality. In 10 to 15 percent of affected horses, the SCC invades the bone or metastasizes to other organs, including the local lymph nodes, salivary glands, nose, and lungs. If this occurs, prognosis for survival is poor.
How is equine ocular squamous cell carcinoma prevented?
Since SCC has a genetic component, completely preventing the condition is not possible. However, since exposure to UV light puts horses at greater risk, ensuring they wear a UV-protective fly mask, and stabling them during peak sunlight hours, can help decrease their risk. Also, carefully monitoring their eyes for any changes is important, to allow for early diagnosis, when the condition is more easily treated.
SCC is a concerning disease in horses that can lead to blindness and possibly death. However, if caught early, the lesion can usually be successfully treated, to save your horse’s vision. If you are concerned your horse may be affected by SCC, do not hesitate to contact our team at Veterinary Vision Center to schedule an appointment. | <urn:uuid:add6e4ce-1182-4c52-847f-a253aa538a0d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://veterinaryvisioncenter.com/equine-ocular-squamous-cell-carcinoma/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572163.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815085006-20220815115006-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.929641 | 1,163 | 3.015625 | 3 |
The National Infrastructure Commission is to examine regulation of the UK’s energy, telecoms and water industries, to ensure the necessary levels of investment and innovation whilst these critical services are kept affordable for everyone.
The regulation study is expected to examine:
- What future changes will affect the regulated sectors: The National Infrastructure Assessment identified the UK’s infrastructure needs to 2050. The study will aim to set out the key drivers of change over the coming decades
- Competition and innovation: whether the regulatory model encourages where appropriate, sufficient competition and innovation to support efficient delivery of infrastructure
- Regulatory consistency: How regulators work together and collaborate on cross-cutting challenges and significant infrastructure projects
- How Government and regulators work together: How Government can effectively deliver its objectives in these regulated sectors, while continuing to safeguard the independence of the regulators
The regulation study will also consider the full range of potential implications of any changes, paying particular attention to the need to keep bills affordable and to ensure vulnerable customers are protected.
It will build upon initial work undertaken by the Commission in this area to inform and take forward the conclusions of the National Infrastructure Assessment.
Chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission Sir John Armitt said:
“Whether it’s turning on a light, taking a phone call or even making a cup of tea, we are dependent on our energy, telecoms and water industries to go about our daily lives.
“The regulators are vital in ensuring we as consumers are treated fairly. But if the UK is to be a world leader in the latest technologies, we need a system of regulation that allows companies to be innovative, without being penalised for it.
“Our new study will examine how to strike the right balance and how companies and regulators alike can be ready to adapt to changes in future, while at the same time keeping bills affordable and protecting vulnerable customers.”
Notes to Editors:
This study follows publication of the UK’s first-ever National Infrastructure Assessment, which covered a range of sectors including energy, telecoms and water. Details can be found here | <urn:uuid:7bcd6f2e-bf3c-42f2-a3b6-e901b29fb1a3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://nic.org.uk/news/new-regulation-study-to-help-find-the-right-conditions-for-future-infrastructure-innovation/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.911875 | 424 | 1.859375 | 2 |
Both California and Federal law give individuals with disabilities protection from discrimination in the workplace. Such laws provide equal opportunities for individuals in Claremont with disabilities to obtain employment and advance in their profession of choice. Employers must provide disabled persons with reasonable accomodations under these disbility laws so that they are able to execute their jobs.
California Employment for the Disabled
Both government and private employers are prohibited from discriminating against the disabled according to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Employers in the state of are barred from considering an individual's disability when deciding to hire them, assign them a job position, or provide them with an advancement opportunity.
Besides treating them equally, Claremont employers must also provide disabled workers with any specific equipment required for work, according to reasonable costs. The act also prohibits discrimination against persons based on their relation to a person with a disability that poses special needs.
When do I need an Attorney in Claremont?
Various lawyers in Claremont specialize in employment laws dealing with individuals with disabilities. Consulting with a lawyer beforehand will help you be prepared in the event of unforseen difficulties. | <urn:uuid:708d0cac-3808-4af4-8bf5-dcd6b3104961> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://employment-law.legalmatch.com/CA/Claremont/disability-lawyers.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572163.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815085006-20220815115006-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.960519 | 225 | 1.71875 | 2 |
german RV manufacturer dethleffs has come up with a new camper concept built for electric cars. the coco camper was unveiled as a concept last week, featuring its own battery pack, electric motors, and solar panels to reduce the load on the vehicle towing it.
images courtesy of dethleffs
last year, dethleffs debuted the solar panel-wrapped e.home type C, this year the innovative e-camper has created a mobile home that is 100% electric. the coco camper uses a floor-mounted lithium battery, rooftop solar panels, and a dual-motor axle instead of a regular ‘ol tow package.
the company says that adding electric motive power will decrease the towing demands of the e-camper and make handling better while driving. the 80-kWh battery pack sends power to the electrified axle, essentially making the camper spin its own wheels and cutting down the tow load on your vehicle.
since each wheel is independently powered on two axles, it is hopes users will be able to park the camper on its own without a vehicle and instead using an app, which can be useful in tighter spaces. they also plan for the battery pack to be used as a home energy storage system, which is not only ideal since during those months the e-camper is not in use but also to power useful things during camping like heating, cooling, and cookers.
kieron marchese I designboom
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SASKATOON, SK — The World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Viral Hepatitis organizing committee is hosting a virtual conference on global Indigenous responses to COVID-19 in the context of viral hepatitis.
The committee had planned on holding its third global congress in Saskatoon in September 2020. That event has been postponed to June 2022 because of COVID-19, so in the meantime the committee has planned an online mini-conference for November 24.
Indigenous healthcare experts, Elders and people with lived experience, along with some allies, will speak about Indigenous responses to COVID-19, especially in communities that are also affected by viral hepatitis.
Dr. Alexandra King, Cameco Chair of Indigenous Health and Wellness at the University of Saskatchewan and chair of the committee, said that while the in-person gathering has been postponed, it is still important to meet and learn from Indigenous healthcare experts and leaders. Indigenous sovereignty has meant communities are taking control over their health and over their safety, resulting in some really innovative responses to this pandemic.
“COVID-19 demanded considerable attention from community leaders and our health system. Indigenous communities were highly proactive and achieved huge success in protecting our communities during the first COVID wave,” King said. “Our leadership has continued with their innovative responses, drawing on Indigenous and Western ways of knowing and doing. We cannot be complacent in the second and subsequent waves.”
While Indigenous communities are successfully responding to COVID-19, they are still faced with other healthcare challenges. Many of these communities have much higher than average rates of viral hepatitis and less than adequate healthcare, often a result of the lasting and ongoing impacts of colonialism, inadequate access to immunization and treatment, and inadequacies in the provision of culturally-safe and responsive healthcare to Indigenous people.
King added that the intersection of viral hepatitis, which is a family of both infectious and oncogenic viruses, and COVID-19 is especially relevant Indigenous people. In Canada, self-identified Indigenous people are seven times more likely to contract Hepatitis C than non-Indigenous people. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in Australia are approximately four times more likely to contract Hepatitis B, and Māori and Pasifika have twice the national rates of Hepatitis B. Indigenous people in Asia, Central and South America, and Africa also tend to have higher rates of viral hepatitis. Indigenous communities need to prevent both diseases, providing well-delivered hepatitis vaccination programs, while limiting the spread of COVID-19.
“We need to continue to aggressively test and treat viral hepatitis, even in the context of COVID-19,” King said. “Robust harm reduction services, which reach people wherever they are, are necessary to prevent hepatitis C and B. COVID-19 means we have to up our game, and this mini-conference will be a great opportunity for us to share our successes and learn from each other.”
The mini-conference will feature a keynote presentation from Jessica Leston and David Stephens from the keynote from the Project ECHO team, which offers world-renowned hepatitis services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. Project ECHO has now expanded their program to address COVID-19. Also, there are several other ECHO programs that have been fashioned after Project ECHO here in Canada and elsewhere around the world.
A global panel of experts will discuss how Indigenous communities around the world are coping with COVID-19 while continuing to address viral hepatitis. There will also be Indigenous people with lived experience of hepatitis sharing their own experiences of living through the pandemic and welcome messages from an Elder and from Saskatchewan’s Ministry Responsible for First Nations, Métis and Northern Affairs, which is providing financial support for the event. Participants from around the world will be joining the mini-conference.
The online mini-conference is free and open to anyone interested. More information and the registration can be found at https://wipcvh2021.org/virtual-mini-conference/. | <urn:uuid:3b74f608-5263-499b-8899-edf9137c6249> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://muskratmagazine.com/wipcvh-november-24-2020/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572163.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815085006-20220815115006-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.95478 | 832 | 2.03125 | 2 |
Deciphering the Causes of Cardiovascular and Other Complex Diseases in Populations: Achievements, Challenges, Opportunities, and Approaches
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This paper provides an overview of key achievements of the Framingham Heart Study and identifies areas and approaches for future research in cardiovascular disease epidemiology and prevention. There is a need for a range of different studies using diverse designs (i.e. case-control, cohort, multi-community, birth cohort, family-based cohorts and randomized trials) in different settings and involving multiple ethnic groups. Incorporation of a range of new disciplines, such as genetics, behavioural sciences, social epidemiology, measures of the environment, geography, and health policy are required to understand the root determinants of cardiovascular diseases.
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Cybersecurity : ITU Initiatives
Tehran , Iran
12-16 May 2018
ITU Mandate on Cybersecurity
2003 – 2005
WSIS entrusted ITU as sole facilitator for WSIS Action Line C5 -
“Building Confidence and Security in the use of ICTs”
Global Cybersecurity Agenda (GCA) was launched by ITU
GCA is a framework for international cooperation in
2008 to date ITU Membership endorsed the GCA
as the ITU-wide strategy on international
Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs is widely present in PP and Conferences’
resolutions. In particular WTSA 12, PP 10 and WTDC 10 produced Resolutions (WTSA 12 Res 50, 52,
58, PP Res 130, 174, 179, 181 and WTDC 45 and 69) which touch on the most relevant ICT security
related issues, from legal to policy, to technical and organization measures.
i. Legal Measures
ii. Technical and
iv. Capacity Building
frameworks and exchange of
Harmonization of policies, legal
frameworks and good practices at
National strategies and policies
National response capabilities
Country level capacity building and training
Need for a multi-level response to the cybersecurity challenges
6 Service Areas – 18 Services
BDT Cybersecurity Program
Global Cybersecurity Agenda (GCA)
• GCA is designed for cooperation and efficiency, encouraging
collaboration with and between all relevant partners, and
building on existing initiatives to avoid duplicating efforts.
• GCA builds upon five pillars:
1. Legal Measures
2. Technical and Procedural Measures
3. Organizational Structure
4. Capacity Building
5. International Cooperation
• Since its launch, GCA has attracted the support and
recognition of leaders and cybersecurity experts around the
Global Cybersecurity Index
What is GCI …
GCI is a composite index combining 25 indicators into one benchmark
measure to monitor and compare the level of ITU Member States
cybersecurity commitment with regard to the five pillars identified by
the High-Leve Experts and endorsed by the GCA.
“GCI is a capacity building tool, to support
countries to improve their national
All iterations include primary research in order to provide global coverage of the 194 Member States
• GCIv1 – the 1st iteration of the GCI has started in 2013-2014 period -105 countries responded
• GCIv2 – the 2nd iteration covered 2016-2017 period – 134 countries responded
• GCIv3 – 3rd iteration started in March 2018
What makes the GCI unique is the balanced combination of:
• The broad geographic range covering all Member States
• The study of cybersecurity in five broad areas (pillars of
Global Cybersecurity Agenda)
• The scoring and ranking mechanisms
• The cyberwellness country profiles
GCI overall approach
• Help countries identify areas for improvement
• Motivate action to improve relative GCI rankings
• Raise the level of cybersecurity worldwide
• Help to identify and promote best practices
• Foster a global culture of cybersecurity
The GCIv3 includes 25 indicators and 50
questions. The indicators used to
calculate the GCI were selected on the
basis of the following criteria:
relevance to the five GCA( Global
Cybersecurity Agenda) pillars and in
contributing towards the main GCI
objectives and conceptual
data availability and quality;
possibility of cross verification
through secondary data.
GCI overall approach
GCI and GCA correlation
How it functions. Main steps.
• Preparation phase
• Elaboration of the survey in collaboration with experts an partners
• Development of online survey system
• Preparation of supporting documentation (guides, conceptual framework, letters etc.)
• Announcement on the ITU website
• Start phase
• Informing/invitation Member States via official letter from the BDT Director to Administrations (Responsible Ministry, organization, agency…)
• Collection of contact details of Focal Point(s) assigned by the Administration
• Contacting FPs and providing access to the online survey together with all necessary documents and instructions
• Technical Support
• Data collection phase
• Filling the questionnaire (FPs provide data, links, supporting documents etc.)
• Collection of data from open sources for non-respondents (ITU helps Member States to appear in the Report)
• Verification Phase
• ITU specialists verify and all provided data and contact FPs for more details if needed.
• ITU shares the verified data with FPs
• Analysis Phase
• Analysis of all collected data (for respondents and non-respondents).
• Ranking. Preparation of comparison charts, maps, tables and other statistical elements.
• Illustrative practices extraction.
• Report writing and publication Phase
• Elaboration of the GCI Report
• Publication on the ITU website and printing
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The authorities in Japan are questioning their power to take on cybercrime that they’re calling for ISPs to block the use of Tor.
The National Police Agency (NPA) is urging ISPs to block customers if they’re discovered to have “abused” Tor. Since Tor routes traffic through many other networks, this could also be an attack on other forms of staying anonymous.
Tor has been used by activists who dwell below repressive governments, and anyone who prefers to do tasks online anonymously, like whistleblowers, for example. The “abuse” of Tor is unclear, and by definition you can’t actually know what an individual does when they are using it seems ban all together is what is intended.
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January 5, 2017
By James Wigderson
Special Guest Perspective for the MacIver Institute
Two cabinet picks by President-Elect Donald Trump promise to have the most impact on Wisconsin in 2017: Jeff Sessions as Attorney General and Tom Pruitt as EPA Secretary. Combined, they will directly deal with the biggest threat to Wisconsin’s economy, the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP).
Wisconsin and 26 other states are suing to block the CPP in court. The goal of the CPP is to reduce carbon emissions by 32 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. According to the EPA, these new regulations will cost over $50 billion annually while having almost no effect on global climate change.
The CPP would hit Wisconsin’s economy especially hard due to our reliance on coal for 60 percent of our energy generation and the state’s dependence on manufacturing. When the proposed goal was a 30 percent reduction, a study by the MacIver Institute and Beacon Hill found that the CPP would cost Wisconsinites 21,000 jobs and $1.82 billion in disposable income by 2030. The average household electric bill would jump $225 and the average Wisconsin factory would pay an extra $105,094 per year if the CPP is allowed to go through.
Wisconsinites already pay the 17th highest energy rates, the result of renewable energy goals under former Governor Jim Doyle. The average price of electricity jumped by 21 percent from 2007 to 2012. WE Energies alone made $12 billion in improvements since 2003, improvements that will not be counted under the CPP. The CPP’s promised increases in energy costs will drive businesses out of state, and possibly overseas.
Shortly before Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s death, the court ordered on a 5-4 vote a stay to temporarily stop the new regulation. Even before Scalia’s death, liberals were depending on the court to ignore the inherent problems in the CPP, even prompting talk of “court packing.”
After Scalia’s death, liberal proponent’s pinned their hopes for the CPP’s implementation on President Barack Obama’s appointment of Court of Appeals Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. With Trump’s victory in November, a conservative appointment is likely to maintain a 5-4 majority against the CPP if the case gets that far.
But that’s still a gamble, as the Court rulings on Obamacare have shown. The CPP’s future is really in the hands of the incoming Trump Administration.
Speaking in Milwaukee, EPA Region 5 Administrator Dr. Susan Hedman said that it would be impossible for a future administration to undo the CPP. “The Clean Power Plan was established through the standard federal rulemaking process. Any change would have to go through that process to promulgate a new rule,” Hedman said.
However, that may not be the case. The Washington Post reported in November that, as Attorney General, Sessions could file a motion for “voluntary remand” to allow the EPA to consider the states’ position on the CPP and revise the rule. This would allow Congress time to pass legislation to stop the CPP completely.
In addition, Trump could issue an executive order saying that the rule cannot be implemented because it is unlawful and that EPA lacks authority to enforce it. As the state Attorney General for Oklahoma, Pruitt led the fight in court to stop the CPP. As head of the EPA, he would be expected to carry out such an executive order.
There will be the inevitable lawsuits by special interests to try to force the Trump Administration to enforce the CPP. Sessions will have to defend the new administration’s position against the CPP vigorously while Pruitt prevents the bureaucracy from implementing the rule.
But the benefit of such a fight is clear for Wisconsin. Governor Scott Walker’s decision to refuse to implement the CPP at the state level while the lawsuit continued looks especially wise when looking at the EPA regulation’s shaky future. If the Trump administration acts as the candidate promised during the campaign, Walker’s temporary stop of the CPP at the state level will soon become a permanent victory for Wisconsin’s energy consumers. | <urn:uuid:2d611b6a-cf23-419a-9ed8-ddc5cfe40e89> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.maciverinstitute.com/2017/01/trump-nominees-could-save-wisconsin-by-scuttling-the-costly-power-plan/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572163.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815085006-20220815115006-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.948181 | 876 | 1.984375 | 2 |
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Are you interested in conducting research in a laboratory? Prior to stepping inside a UNLV lab and working alongside faculty research mentors, undergraduate researchers are required to take a chemical hygiene training course. This workshop, facilitated by Risk Management & Safety (RMS), fulfills this requirement. RMS staff will cover a variety of lab safety techniques and hazards to avoid.
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Most observers of South China Sea issues could not help but notice the recent public exchange between Bill Hayton, an “expert and scholar on the region”, and the Foreign Minister of the Philippines, Teodoro Locsin Jr. https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/09/22/19/the-face-of-defeat-s-china-sea-scholar-urges-ph-to-raise-arbitral-win-before-un The exchange focused on what the Philippines should do regarding China’s policies and actions in the South China Sea. Hayton, a relative newcomer to these issues, is sure he has the answer. ‘The Philippines should stand up to China.’ But his ‘solution’ is both arrogant and—according to Locsin—”ignorant”.
Hayton argued that “Manila has many friends all around the world. They are willing to help.” But one might ask, ‘Really – in what way – with more words?’ Where were these “friends” when China built bases on low tide features on the Philippines continental shelf, intimidated its contracted oil exploration vessel, drove its fishermen away from Scarborough Shoal, and elsewhere, and ignored the international arbitration decision in the Philippines favor?
He said ‘you have international law on your side.” But Hayton does not seem to realize that international law can be as Locsin said, “Just a scrap of paper.” It is supported and employed by the major powers like the U.S. and U.K. when it is convenient –and opposed or ignored when it is not. For the U.S., think Nicaragua https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaragua_v._United_States or the Law of the Sea Convention itself https://thediplomat.com/2017/04/do-us-actions-in-the-south-china-sea-violate-international-law/; for the UK, think its most recent transgression – Diego Garcia/the Chagos Islands case. https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/americas-golden-opportunity-to-demonstrate-its-support-for-international-order/
In sum, China – like other big powers before it – is demonstrating that it can and will continue to defy international law and ‘get away with it’. This is the reality. As Locsin said “China’s influence cannot be countered. Anyone who thinks different is ignorant.”
Hayton asked rhetorically, “What more does the Philippines need?” But again, one might ask ‘Need — for what?’– a confrontation that will likely accomplish little for the Philippines? Indeed, according to Gregory Polling, a well-known critic of China’s behavior as well as the Philippines’ unwillingness to stand up to it, the likely “alternative [to a deal] would be to prepare for another years-long slog of rising military tensions, sporadic clashes, and diplomatic naming and shaming with no guarantee of successful resolution.” https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2018/01/26/1781616/us-think-tank-expert-south-china-sea-diplomatic-breakthrough-unlikely
Of course like foreign ‘experts’ the world over, Hayton will not have to bear the responsibility for the consequences engendered by implementing his proposal.
Locsin explained that ‘President Duterte fears for his people in a war over the South China Sea’. https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/691669/duterte-would-america-risk-a-war-to-defend-phl-interests-in-south-china-sea/story/ Indeed, Duterte foresaw the likely dire consequences of immediately pressing the issue and decided the costs to the Philippines and the Filipino people would far outweigh the more theoretical benefits. He likely reckoned that the Philippines’ future lies in Asia, that the Philippines is militarily weak, that China is militarily and economically very powerful, and that no country—including its ally the U.S. –is likely to physically come to its assistance against China. Meanwhile, his administration has continued to protest China’s actions diplomatically, although apparently it does so too quietly or meekly for Bill Hayton and the pride of purists in the domestic opposition.
Hayton and the leaders of the domestic opposition to Duterte – – like former Foreign Minister Alberto del Rosario – – want the Philippines to bring the issue to the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to embarrass China. But what practical difference would it make to bring the issue to the UNGA? China is a permanent member of the UN Security Council, with a veto – and has already ignored an international arbitral decision against it. Even, if – and that is a big “if” – the UNGA were to pass a resolution condemning China’s behavior, it cannot be enforced. It is naïve to think that such a move would do anything for the Philippines but make relations and negotiations with China much more difficult.
Hayton also said the Philippines “has plenty of options between pointless war and abject surrender.” Such options were not elaborated in the press reports. But another severe Duterte critic, Philippines Associate Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio, has proposed several alternatives. https://globalnation.inquirer.net/177928/sc-justice-carpio-to-duterte-here-are-non-war-options-to-enforce-wps-arbitral-ruling They are as unrealistic and would likely be as –or more–counterproductive than taking the issue before the UNGA.
Let’s look at some of these more aggressive ‘alternatives’ that might be employed by a Philippines ‘standing up’ to China.
1. Carpio proposes that the Philippines be more aggressive in defending its rights sending its Coast Guard vessels “to drive away foreign poachers and assert our sovereign rights” over resources. This would obviously lead to incidents and confrontations that the Philippines Coast Guard would be unable to handle.
2. Carpio also proposes that the Philippines send its own Navy to join US FONOPs to assert its rights under the arbitral ruling. Sending the military into an area fraught with territorial disputes is to invite a military confrontation and a conflict which the Philippines cannot hope to win.
3. Carpio further proposes that the Philippines could “encourage the Freedom of Navigation and Overflight Operations” (sic) of the U.S., U.K., France, Australia, Japan, India and Canada in the South China Sea.” First of all, only the U.S. – and the U.K. , once have engaged in US defined Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPs) publicly challenging particular “illegal claims” in the South China Sea, especially those of China. Warships of the other named counties have sailed through and even conducted exercises in the South China Sea. But China has never challenged passage that pays “due regard” to its laws and interests. To call these FONOPs is to misunderstand the issue.
Moreover, for the Philippines to “encourage” US FONOPs would be hypocritical and politically counterproductive since the U.S. uses FONOPs to frequently challenge the “excessive” maritime claims of its fellow ASEAN members as well as those of the Philippines including its excessive baselines and its claim of archipelagic waters in the Sulu Sea as internal waters.
4. Finally, Carpio recommends that the Philippines government “support private sector initiatives to enforce the arbitral ward.” But China has a far superior economy and political – economic leverage that it can use against the Philippines. The Philippines will surely lose such a contest.
Apparently Carpio– and perhaps Hayton –hope that the implementation of some of these confrontational suggestions will draw in the U.S. politically, and if necessary, militarily, to defend it. https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/709314/carpio-china-may-use-sea-code-of-conduct-to-replace-un-dispute-mechanism/story/ The latter is wishful thinking. The U.S. –especially under “America First” President Donald Trump – is highly unlikely to risk war with China for the Philippines – despite whatever assurances have been given.
Most of these proposals are unrealistic and would likely lead to intimidation by China if not outright confrontation and possible subjugation. The Philippines would suffer greatly both economically and diplomatically.
Duterte and his like-minded supporters see the situation as requiring deft hedging and the art of delay until a time more ripe for resolution of the issue within existing international law. They do not see the need for immediate and overt action. They assume that the arbitration panel’s ruling is now part of international law and is not likely to change easily or quickly. So for the time being, Duterte is trying to negotiate shared access to the resources. The result so far has been continued access to the fisheries for Filipino fishermen and the possibility of ‘joint development’ of any oil and gas on terms consistent with the Philippines’ Constitution. More importantly, Philippine-China relations—including economic relations—remain good. The alternative to Duterte’s policy – – trying to implement the arbitration decision at this juncture– would likely result in no access to the Philippines own resources and crippling economic, political and perhaps even military retribution by China.
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BACK TOTOP Browse A-ZSearchBrowse A-ZABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0-9 E-mail FormEmail ResultsName:Email address:Recipients Name:Recipients address:Message: Print-FriendlyBookmarksbookmarks-menuAcute myeloid leukemia - adultAcute myelogenous leukemia; AML; Acute granulocytic leukemia; Acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL); Leukemia - acute myeloid (AML); Leukemia - acute granulocytic; Leukemia - nonlymphocytic (ANLL)Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is cancer that starts inside bone marrow. This is the soft tissue in the center of bones that helps form all blood cells. The cancer grows from cells that would normally turn into white blood cells.Acute means the disease grows quickly and usually has an aggressive course. Causes AML is one of the most common types of leukemia among adults.LeukemiaLeukemia is a type of blood cancer that begins in the bone marrow. Bone marrow is the soft tissue in the center of the bones, where blood cells are ...ImageRead Article Now Book Mark Article AML is more common in men than women.The bone marrow helps the body fight infections and makes other blood components. People with AML have many abnormal immature cells inside their bone marrow. The cells grow very quickly, and replace healthy blood cells. As a result, people with AML are more likely to have infections. They also have an increased risk of bleeding as the numbers of healthy blood cells decrease.Most of the time, a health care provider cannot tell you what caused AML. However, the following things can lead to some types of leukemia, including AML: Blood disorders, including polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, and myelodysplasia Polycythemia veraPolycythemia vera (PV) is a bone marrow disease that leads to an abnormal increase in the number of blood cells. The red blood cells are mostly affe...Read Article Now Book Mark Article Essential thrombocythemiaEssential thrombocythemia (ET) is a condition in which the bone marrow produces too many platelets. Platelets are a part of the blood that aids in b...ImageRead Article Now Book Mark Article Certain chemicals (for example, benzene) Certain chemotherapy drugs, including etoposide and drugs known as alkylating agents ChemotherapyThe term chemotherapy is used to describe cancer-killing drugs. Chemotherapy may be used to:Cure the cancer Shrink the cancerPrevent the cancer from...ImageRead Article Now Book Mark Article Exposure to certain chemicals and harmful substances Radiation Weak immune system due to an organ transplant Problems with your genes may also cause development of AML. Symptoms AML does not have any specific symptoms. Symptoms seen are mainly due to the related conditions. Symptoms of AML may include any of the following:Bleeding from the nose Bleeding from the noseA nosebleed is loss of blood from the tissue lining the nose. Bleeding most often occurs in one nostril only.ImageRead Article Now Book Mark Article Bleeding and swelling (rare) in the gums BleedingBleeding gums can be a sign that you have or may develop gum disease. Ongoing gum bleeding may be due to plaque buildup on the teeth. It can also b...Read Article Now Book Mark Article SwellingSwollen gums are abnormally enlarged, bulging, or protruding.ImageRead Article Now Book Mark Article Bruising Bone pain or tenderness Bone pain or tendernessBone pain or tenderness is aching or other discomfort in one or more bones.ImageRead Article Now Book Mark Article Fever and fatigue Heavy menstrual periods Pale skin Shortness of breath (gets worse with exercise) Shortness of breathBreathing difficulty may involve:Difficult breathing Uncomfortable breathingFeeling like you are not getting enough airImageRead Article Now Book Mark Article Weight loss Exams and Tests The provider will perform a physical exam. There may be signs of a swollen spleen, liver, or lymph nodes. Tests done include:A complete blood count (CBC) may show anemia and a low number of platelets. A white blood cell count (WBC) can be high, low, or normal. CBCA complete blood count (CBC) test measures the following:The number of red blood cells (RBC count)The number of white blood cells (WBC count)The tota...ImageRead Article Now Book Mark Article WBCA WBC count is a blood test to measure the number of white blood cells (WBCs) in the blood. WBCs are also called leukocytes. They help fight infecti...ImageRead Article Now Book Mark Article Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy will show if there are any leukemia cells.Bone marrow aspirationBone marrow is the soft tissue inside bones that helps form blood cells. It is found in the hollow part of most bones. Bone marrow aspiration is th...ImageRead Article Now Book Mark Article BiopsyA bone marrow biopsy is the removal of marrow from inside bone. Bone marrow is the soft tissue inside bones that helps form blood cells. It is foun...ImageRead Article Now Book Mark Article If your provider learns you do have this type of leukemia, further tests will be done to determine the specific type of AML. Subtypes are based on specific changes in genes (mutations) and how the leukemia cells appear under the microscope. Treatment Treatment involves using medicines (chemotherapy) to kill the cancer cells. Most types of AML are treated with more than one chemotherapy medicine.ChemotherapyThe term chemotherapy is used to describe cancer-killing drugs. Chemotherapy may be used to:Cure the cancer Shrink the cancerPrevent the cancer from...ImageRead Article Now Book Mark Article Chemotherapy kills normal cells, too. This may cause side effects such as:Increased risk of bleeding Risk of bleedingYour bone marrow makes cells called platelets. These cells keep you from bleeding too much by helping your blood clot. Chemotherapy, radiation, and...Read Article Now Book Mark Article Increased risk for infection (your doctor may want to keep you away from other people to prevent infection) Weight loss (you will need to eat extra calories) You will need to eat extra caloriesIf you are sick or undergoing cancer treatment, you may not feel like eating. But it is important to get enough protein and calories so you do not l...Read Article Now Book Mark Article Mouth soresMouth soresOral mucositis is tissue swelling and irritation in the mouth. Radiation therapy or chemotherapy may cause mucositis. Follow your health care provi...Read Article Now Book Mark Article Other supportive treatments for AML may include:Antibiotics to treat infection Red blood cell transfusions to fight anemia AnemiaAnemia is a condition in which the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells. Red blood cells provide oxygen to body tissues. Different type...ImageRead Article Now Book Mark Article Platelet transfusions to control bleeding PlateletA platelet count is a lab test to measure how many platelets you have in your blood. Platelets are parts of the blood that help the blood clot. The...Read Article Now Book Mark Article A bone marrow (stem cell) transplant may be tried. This decision is decided by several factors, including: Bone marrow (stem cell) transplantA bone marrow transplant is a procedure to replace damaged or destroyed bone marrow with healthy bone marrow stem cells. Bone marrow is the soft, fat...ImageRead Article Now Book Mark Article Your age and overall health Certain genetic changes in the leukemia cells The availability of donors Support Groups You can ease the stress of illness by joining a cancer support group. Sharing with others who have common experiences and problems can help you not feel alone.Support groupThe following organizations are good resources for information on cancer:American Cancer Society -- www. cancer. orgAmerican Childhood Cancer Organiz...Read Article Now Book Mark Article Outlook (Prognosis) When a bone marrow biopsy shows no evidence of AML, you are said to be in remission. How well you do depends on your overall health and the genetic subtype of the AML cells.Remission is not the same as a cure. More therapy is usually needed, either in the form of more chemotherapy or a bone marrow transplant.With treatment, younger people with AML tend to do better than those who develop the disease at an older age. The 5-year survival rate is much lower in older adults than in younger people. Experts say this is partly due to the fact that younger people are better able to tolerate strong chemotherapy medicines. Also, leukemia in older people tends to be more resistant to current treatments.If the cancer does not come back (relapse) within 5 years of the diagnosis, you are likely cured. When to Contact a Medical Professional Call for an appointment with your provider if you:Develop symptoms of AML Have AML and have a fever that will not go away or other signs of infection Prevention If you work around radiation or chemicals linked to leukemia, always wear protective gear.Open ReferencesReferencesAppelbaum FR. Acute leukemias in adults. In: Niederhuber JE, Armitage JO, Kastan MB, Doroshow JH, Tepper JE, eds. Abeloff's Clinical Oncology. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2020:chap 95.Faderl S, Kantarjian HM. Clinical manifestations and treatment of acute myeloid leukemia. In: Hoffman R, Benz EJ, Silberstein LE, et al, eds. Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2018:chap 59.National Cancer Institute website. Adult acute myeloid leukemia treatment (PDQ) – health professional version. www.cancer.gov/types/leukemia/hp/adult-aml-treatment-pdq. Updated August 11, 2020. Accessed October 9, 2020.AllVideoImagesTogAuer rods - illustration Note multiple Auer rods which are found only in acute myeloid leukemias, either myeloblastic or monoblastic. These rods consist of clumps of azurophilic granule material.Auer rodsillustrationAcute monocytic leukemia - skin - illustration Acute monocytic leukemia. These lesions are rarely found in chronic leukemia but are a common finding in acute forms. They appear as erythematous infiltrations of the skin, forming papules, macules, and plaques. Pruritus may be present.Acute monocytic leukemia - skinillustrationBlood cells - illustration Blood is comprised of red blood cells, platelets, and various white blood cells.Blood cellsillustrationAuer rods - illustration Note multiple Auer rods which are found only in acute myeloid leukemias, either myeloblastic or monoblastic. These rods consist of clumps of azurophilic granule material.Auer rodsillustrationAcute monocytic leukemia - skin - illustration Acute monocytic leukemia. These lesions are rarely found in chronic leukemia but are a common finding in acute forms. They appear as erythematous infiltrations of the skin, forming papules, macules, and plaques. Pruritus may be present.Acute monocytic leukemia - skinillustrationBlood cells - illustration Blood is comprised of red blood cells, platelets, and various white blood cells.Blood cellsillustrationA Closer Look Acute lymphocytic leukemia(In-Depth)Grape seed(Alt. 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This is a bill in equity to enjoin Ellis H. Roberts, as Treasurer of the United States, from paying to any person any moneys of the District of Columbia, under certain acts of Congress
The principal allegations of the bill are that the railroad defendants are private corporations and all interested in the railway and terminal facilities of the District of Columbia; that the District of Columbia owns no stock in any of the companies nor is otherwise interested in any of them save as useful private enterprises, and yet it is required by said acts, "without any lawful consideration therefor," to pay the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company the sum of $750,000, and a like sum to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, "to be levied and assessed upon the taxable property and privileges in the said District other than the property of the United States and the District of Columbia," and for the exclusive use of said corporations respectively, "which is a private use, and not a governmental use;" that the public moneys of the District of Columbia are raised chiefly by taxation on the lands therein, and that the complainant is obliged to pay and does pay direct taxes on land owned by him therein. And the bill also alleges that the acts of Congress are "acts which provide for raising revenue and are repugnant to article I, section 7, clause 1, of the Constitution of the United States, and are, therefore, null and void ab initio, and to their entire extent, because they and each and every one of them originated in the Senate and not in the House of Representatives." Certain volumes of the Congressional Record are referred to and made part of the bill.
The first contention of appellant is that the acts of Congress are revenue measures, and therefore should have originated in the House of Representatives and not in the Senate, and to sustain the contention appellant submits an elaborate argument. In answer to the contention the case of Twin City Bank v. Nebeker, 167 U.S. 196, need only be cited. It was observed there that it was a part of wisdom not to attempt to cover by a general statement what bills shall be said to be "bills for raising revenue" within the meaning of those words in the Constitution, but it was said, quoting Mr. Justice Story, "that the practical construction of the Constitution and the history of the origin of the constitutional provision in question proves that revenue bills are those that levy taxes in the strict sense of the word, and are not bills for other purposes, which may incidentally create revenue." 1 Story on Constitution, § 880. And the act of Congress which was there passed on illustrates the meaning of the language used. The act involved was one providing a national currency, and imposed a tax upon the average amount of the notes of a national banking association in circulation. The provision was assailed for unconstitutionality because it originated in the Senate. The provision was sustained, this court saying:
"The tax was a means for effectually accomplishing the great object of giving to the people a currency that would rest, primarily, upon the honor of the United States and be available in every part of the country. There was no purpose, by the act or by any of its provisions, to raise revenue to be applied
This language is applicable to the acts of Congress in the case at bar. Whatever taxes are imposed are but means to the purposes provided by the act.
The legality of those purposes is attacked in the other contentions of appellant. All of the contentions rest upon the correctness of the allegation that the moneys provided to be paid to the railroad companies are for the exclusive use of the companies, "which is a private use and not a governmental use."
The titles of the acts are the best brief summary of their purposes, and those purposes are obviously of public benefit. We do not think that it is necessary to enter into a discussion of the cases which establish this. The scheme of improvement provided by the acts required a removal of the railroads from their situations, large expenditures of money by the companies, and the surrender of substantial rights. These rights are recognized and their surrender expressed to be part of the consideration of the sums of money paid to the companies. Indeed there is an element of contract not only in the changes made but in the manner and upon the scale which they are required to be made. As remarked by Mr. Justice Morris, speaking for the Court of Appeals:
"The case is practically that of a contract between the United States and the District of Columbia on the one side and the railroad companies on the other, whereby the railroad companies agree to surrender certain rights, rights of property as well as other rights, and to construct a work of great magnitude, greater perhaps than their own needs require, but which Congress deems to be demanded for the best interest of the national capital and by the public at large; and for this surrender of right and this work of magnitude commensurate with the public demand, Congress agrees to pay a certain sum, partly out of the funds of the United States and partly out of the funds of the District of Columbia. It is a simple case of bargain and sale, like any other purchase."
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Consequences of the Adoption Decision Among Clients of the Options for Pregnancy Program in Washington and Northern Idaho, 1985
Investigators: Steven D. McLaughlin, Diane L. Manninen, and Linda D. Winges
Publication Date: March 23, 2016
About This Product
Data were collected on a total of 269 pregnant adolescents--146 who chose to parent their children and 123 who chose to relinquish their children for adoption. This sample represents adolescent mothers served by a pregnancy counseling program affiliated with a large adoption agency in the Pacific Northwest. The major objective of the study was to compare the two groups with respect to subsequent educational attainment, marriage and fertility, labor force participation, income, and various social/psychological measures, such as satisfaction with their decision to parent or relinquish, life satisfaction, and self-esteem.
The research was designed to serve two separate objectives. The first was to provide basic descriptive information necessary to answer the questions, "Do adolescent mothers who place their children for adoption experience more or less favorable outcomes than adolescent mothers who elect to parent their children?" and "In what respects do relinquishing adolescents fare better or worse than parenting adolescents?" To date, there is very little information regarding the subsequent experiences of adolescent mothers who elect to relinquish children for adoption. There are two primary reasons for this lack of information. First, relinquishment is an increasingly rare event; second, adoption has been traditionally a highly confidential process making it difficult or impossible to collect data from relinquishing mothers.
The second objective of this research was to contribute to the literature on the consequences of adolescent fertility by drawing on the unique opportunity offered by this study to compare outcomes among adolescent mothers who share the experience of a live birth, but who differ in the relinquish versus parent decision. Since both groups of adolescents had a live birth but only one group parented the child, observed differences between the two groups can more confidently be attributed to the experience of caring for a child as an adolescent mother.
- 164 variables
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The Belt and Road Initiative (Bri) and the Global Security Initiative (GSI) take China to the Olympus of the great powers. What are the prospects for President Xi’s multilateral ambitions? An excerpt from our latest e-book on Asia-Pacificthe military and commercial movements taking place in the region. Click here to request it
From a nation virtually isolated from global dynamics a champion of globalization the step is short. At least for Xi Jinping’s China. In 2017, his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos was full of expressions that indicated a new step forward for the foreign policy of the People’s Republic: “win-win cooperation”, “human community with a destiny shared “and” sharing the benefits of globalization “. Just four years earlier, in 2013, the Chinese president had launched the initiative that would mark the history of international relations: the Belt and Road Initiative, the new Silk Road which today has 146 partner countries, representing 64% of the world’s population and 30% of world GDP. In recent years, Beijing has invested around the 85 billion the year.
That Beijing is ready to wear the hat of great power is something that is understood by observing the strategies developed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in recent decades. In the 1990s, China undertook to adopt the strategy of “Going out” (出去 战略 chūqù zhànlüè), a process that from a simple opening to investment and international trade is taking on all the nuances of global leadership. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) contains many different souls, a symptom of pragmatism Chinese and the circumstances: investments in infrastructure to connect China with the world (and several countries among them), a platform to expand the market for Chinese products, a sponge capable of absorbing excess capital and resources that no longer drive growth in house. But also development support, school and vocational training projects, and energy. There was talk of the “Silk Road of Health” during the pandemic to bring staff and medical equipment where needed. Today we talk about the “Digital Silk Road” to signify a wide range of initiatives ranging from the export of Chinese e-commerce platforms to cross-border digital payments. In addition, the list does not lack the issues of environmental sustainability and finance.
The BIS is – and was test territory more convincing for Chinese diplomacy, which here has expanded its role as aa coordinator I benefactor. To support the projects, China set up the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and launched a series of dialogue platforms on a geographical or shared interest basis. An exercise in multilateral cooperation that, despite the premises, places Beijing at the center of this new diplomatic ecosystem. Xi Jinping underscores Beijing’s commitment mechanisms of multilateral dialogue (UN, WHO, WTO …) against American unilateralism, but seeks a safe path. If all post-war international organizations created a suitable world for Washington, we must prepare a suitable world for Beijing. The Western “recipe” for getting out of underdevelopment through liberalization and more disciplined fiscal policies, the so-called Washington Consensus, does not seem to be achieving the desired results. Here, then, speak some analysts Beijing Consensus as an alternative to the global South, a strategy that finds its main engine precisely in the BIS’s initiatives. Invest to grow, build roads and railways where you need to bring work and trade. A strategy that also serves to help the poor west of the People’s Republic.
It remains to be seen to what extent (and if) the pandemic has helped change that view. Aware of the economic, political and security challenges of the BIS, China is trying to better focus its efforts. An attempt at balance that involves a more careful management of economic resources, the performance of state-owned enterprises (more than 70% of the companies involved) and Beijing’s reputation around the world. According to critics, among the problems of BIS projects, the “debt trap” of countries that accept projects that can not pay. Credit that according to one to study of US AidData amounts to at least $ 385 billion. That is why Beijing would be canceling the riskiest projects and canceling part of the debt of its partners.
We will see that this phase of adjustments is a symptom of the so-called imperial overextension of the coming years. The theory proposed by Paul Kennedy in 1987 on competition between powers in history, Theimperial excess it indicates a phase of expansion beyond its real military and economic capabilities, and today China should face its ambitions and the reality of the facts. Narratives of the expansion of security dialogue abroad seem to support this idea of the rise of the great powers on Olympus. And China could not do so without getting its hands on the complex network of neighborhood relations in terms of security (at least for now regional). This is what many thought when, on April 21, 2022 at the Boao Forum for Asia, Xi Jinping launched the Global Security Initiative (GSI). A proposal that, even in its name, has ambitions that go beyond the Asian horizon. TO CONTINUE READING DISCOVER HOW TO GET THE EBOOK
Trained in Chinese language and literature and specializing in international science, he writes on environmental issues for China Files with the “Sustainalytics” column. He collaborates with various newspapers and radio stations, mainly dealing with energy and environmental sustainability. | <urn:uuid:56b1cdad-3506-4b89-aed1-0e809f7aaa70> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://homeplanltd.com/2022/07/15/a-world-made-to-measure-for-beijing/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573118.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817213446-20220818003446-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.948492 | 1,145 | 2.296875 | 2 |
GED, ID, PSc:Methods
Institutions of Governance and Development or written permission of convener and instructor. Those without prerequisites should e-mail the instructor with information stating their motivation for taking the course and any previous courses taken that might serve to provide a foundation for this course before course registration ends.
The core of social organization is the process of ‘decision-making’ by individuals and communities. In a very real sense, decision-making processes are the glue of civilization itself. Understanding decision-making processes is arguably the core concern for those interested in solving global, national, community, social, and individual problems. Without decision-making processes capable integrating our knowledge from the humanities, science, and social sciences, that knowledge cannot be used to make a better world. This course aims to build a broad framework to aid students understanding and appreciation for how cognitive scientists, management scientists, political scientists and public policy researchers evaluate and analyze decision-making.
This course covers a great deal of ground by building a structure beginning with an overview of models of individual decision-making, moving to models of collective decision-making involving generalized communities of individuals, before moving to larger and more complex decision-making environments such as that of public policy making itself.
The course focuses on general and often mathematical models – or abstractions about how things work – of (in)decision-making and encourages looking for ways to apply these models to understand multiple environments and situations beyond those that they designed to. In essence, the course aims to build connections across disciplines by promoting a decision-making process perspective that focuses on understanding how individual traits, institutions and rules, lead to collective outcomes.
In contemporary societies, policy-making involves public, private, and international interactions operating in an increasingly complex environment – so having a generalizable understanding of the processes, promise, and limits of collective organization is of critical importance for beginning to solve the global challenges that seem hitherto plaguing individuals and societies now and in the future.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will
Understand institutional models of decision-making processes in a diversity of cases – aiding understanding and prediction. Emphasis will be put on generalizing the approaches to decision-making for application outside of the context for which they were traditionally developed – including applications to international organizations, nations, corporations, social clubs, and even groups of friends trying to choose a place to eat.
Apply abstract analytical modelling and reasoning techniques to a concrete cases or issues in decision-making explicitly relevant to a global challenge.
Demonstrate an appreciation and understanding of the nature of the complexity and challenges involved in governing collectives of individuals – and reassess their own critiques of decision-makers failings.
Develop their own institutional model of how collective decision-making works and why it matters so that they may revise it throughout further courses and life and with experience from the broader world.
Once available, timetables will be published here.
Mode of instruction
This course will involve heavy course participation on the part of the student in order to master the material and critically evaluate it. This participation will take the form of dialogue, questions, on-the-spot oral examination by the instructor, enthusiastic participation in session activities and course discussion. The Instructor will primarily perform the role of ‘key particpant’ and ‘discussion leader’ interspersed with ‘mini-lectures’ of no more than 20 minutes each, and no more than two per mini-lectures per session.
Students are highly recommended to form discussion groups outside of class to review and discuss the readings.
20% Participation assessed continually through participation in seminar and structured activities
30% (15% each) Two reaction papers to a session’s reading(s) of 1000 words for one session each selected at the beginning of the course.
20% A final case-application paper of 2000 words applying concepts to analyzing a concrete case due at the end of week 8
30% (15% each) Two-take home exams in week 5 and week 8
There will be a Blackboard site available for this course. Students will be enrolled at least one week before the start of classes.
To be announced. Please contact instructor upon enrolling in this course.
This course is open to LUC students and LUC exchange students. Registration is coordinated by the Curriculum Coordinator. Interested non-LUC students should contact [email protected].
Dr. Brandon Zicha, [email protected]
Students will receive reading for the first meeting via blackboard after enrolling. Please e-mail the instructor If you have not heard from the instructor as the first session approaches so that he may personally send them to you. | <urn:uuid:d86bc358-3b07-4a66-8840-d3425a671c88> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://studiegids.universiteitleiden.nl/en/courses/51007/decision-making-processes | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.907496 | 1,020 | 2.859375 | 3 |
Is it permissible to get business loans from banks in Canada and pay them back with interest as...
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I work for a private company and my friend works for another. We have agreed on working together in different fields relying on our expertise and personal acquaintances in the labor market. In fact, my friend holds an important position in the company where he works, and it has lots of enterprises which he steers in the direction that he finds fit, so he started referring micro-enterprises to our company, and I started executing many of them for their market price, or less, but with maintaining the required standards, and the profit is shared by both of us. However, the owner of the company doesn`t know that I`m the partner of the manager in his company. What is the ruling of Sharia on this, and the money that we have earned so far?
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I`m indebted. Is it permissible for me to borrow money from a usurious bank in order to pay the debt? This is knowing that I could go to jail in case I failed to do so. In light of this, am I considered compelled to resort to such bank or not? | <urn:uuid:e5bbe0e6-b1a7-4ec7-a311-20d38437d44c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://islamqa.org/tag/repent/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572163.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815085006-20220815115006-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.975422 | 748 | 1.578125 | 2 |
PILOT PROJECT TESTS IMPACT OF PLANTER DEFLECTORS
IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS, such as Europe, dust deflectors installed on air planters have been shown to reduce the amount of off-field dust generated during the planting of neonicotinoid treated corn and soybean seeds. Investigating the development and adoption of these deflectors on planters here in Ontario was recommended by the Ontario Bee Health Working Group after an investigation by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) found that fugitive dust may have played a role in the acute bee deaths reported in 2012 and 2013. However, the concern noted by the working group, and voiced by many farmers, was that modifications made to existing planters could affect their performance.
A pilot project undertaken by Syngenta with the support of Grain Farmers of Ontario during the spring 2014 planting season was designed to answer these questions about the impact of deflectors on planter performance.
“Syngenta has a vested interest in bee health,” says Dr. Paul Hoekstra, regulatory and science stewardship manager with Syngenta Canada. “We have collaborated on research into mitigating dust because it’s an example of where planter technology meets our technology.”
Syngenta produces thiamethoxam, one of three active ingredients used in neonicotinoid seed treatments in Canada.
Twenty-five farmers in southwestern Ontario volunteered to participate in the field-level research, 24 of which reported their findings in a final evaluation survey.
Each farmer was supplied with either a commercially available or after-market deflector kit which included an adapter plate for the fan and a hose to redirect planter exhaust towards the ground. Syngenta provided technical support, but let the farmers do the installation on their own in order to see how easy it was to use the kit and how long it took them to complete the modification.
Kevin Armstrong, a farmer in Woodstock and director for Grain Farmers of Ontario District 7(Waterloo, Oxford), was one of the project participants. The commercially available deflector kit he was provided required some additional work to make it fit onto his planter.
“The place where you should be directing the hose was actually right in the middle of the planter which is where the tongue comes out where we hook up our air cart,” explains Armstrong. “So it wasn’t possible to hook it up where it was designed to be. But it didn’t turn out to be much of a problem — I just needed to get a longer length of the exhaust hose and then put it out on the wing. It took about three to four hours to complete.”
Hoekstra reports the project results show it took farmers an average of five hours to install the deflector, with the majority requiring only two to three hours. “Growers found the equipment moderately easy to install. They were innovative and found ways to customize the deflector if the kit provided didn’t work for them,” he says.
After installation, farmers were asked to plant at least 10 acres with the deflector and the same amount without the deflector. The final surveys indicate that they chose to plant anywhere from the required minimum to 1,000 acres. Armstrong planted the minimum 10 acres without the deflector but then chose to plant another 500 corn acres with it on.
“It really seemed to work,” observes Armstrong. “In a normal planting season, after you do 100 or 200 acres of planting you can see the fine dust that is the colour of the seed treatment on the planter, and that was not anywhere on it this year.”
For the project survey, farmers recorded their own observations on how their planter operated with the deflector on. Overall, a reduction in fan noise, minimal fluency agent buildup, and a negligible impact on pressure were seen. “Some growers experienced a minor increase or decrease in air pressure,” reports Hoekstra.
“I did notice there was a nominal difference in the vacuum pressure,” confirms Armstrong, “But it was easily compensated for and it’s not a significant [enough] difference that it is going to wear the fan out faster. And the design of it is specifically tailored not to have any back pressure.”
Farmers also reported there was no significant difference in plant stand and the number of skips and doubles were about the same in both plots. Given these results, Hoekstra says participants have shown overwhelming support for the use of a deflector.
“The majority of participating growers say they will continue to use it next year and some have already been recommending it to other growers,” says Hoekstra. “Generally, they didn’t mind the time and effort it took to install the deflector and if it supports the continued use of seed applied insecticide they feel it is time well spent.”
Armstrong is among those encouraging others to add a deflector to their own planter. “The seed treatment is an important tool for farmers and we have to show some initiative to be able to mitigate that acute exposure to the fugitive dust,” he says. “Hopefully this, coupled with other initiatives like the fluency agent, shows everybody that we take this issue seriously and we as farmers are able to adapt in order to keep using the product.”
Hoekstra encourages anyone interested in learning more about a deflector kit to speak to their equipment dealer or visit the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs online at www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/ crops/facts/adjustingplanters.htm for additional information. • | <urn:uuid:7e4d4b76-032d-4ef3-b159-a6c9e8f47f1d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://ontariograinfarmer.ca/2014/11/01/protection-and-performance/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573118.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817213446-20220818003446-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.962187 | 1,197 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Assemblyman Edward Braunstein (D-Bayside) announced today that he helped pass legislation to prevent and reduce gun violence in New York.
The legislative package includes the “red flag” bill, which prevents individuals determined to be a danger to themselves or others from possessing or purchasing firearms; aban on bump stocks; and establishes a longer waiting period before delivery of a purchased firearm to a person who has not cleared a background check.
“Despite mass shooting after mass shooting, the federal government still refuses to pass commonsense legislation to protect Americans from gun violence,” said Braunstein. “Thankfully, the assembly and senate have joined together to protect New Yorkers by preventing dangerous individuals from possessing a gun, banning bump stocks, and extending the waiting period to purchase a firearm.”
The Assembly once again passed the “red flag” bill, allowing a court to issue an order, known as an extreme risk protection order (ERPO), prohibiting a person who is determined to be a threat to themselves or others from purchasing or possessing a firearm for up to one year. The petitioner, who could be a family member, school administrator or law enforcement officer, would be required to file a sworn application describing the circumstances and justification for the request. Following an initial hearing, the court may grant a temporary order if there is reasonable cause to believe the individual is likely to engage in conduct that would result in serious harm to themselves or others. At a subsequent hearing, the court may issue a final order which would last for one year.
“All too frequently, disturbed individuals use guns to take innocent lives,” said Braunstein. “We are taking real action to combat this growing problem by passing the red flag bill, which will help make sure that people who exhibit clear warning signs do not have access to guns. Far too many lives have already been lost to gun violence and this legislation is a vital step toward protecting New Yorkers from harm.”
Another piece of legislation passed by the assembly and senate prohibits the possession, manufacture, transport, shipment and sale of devices that accelerate the firing rate of firearms so they operate in a similar manner as machine guns, including bump stocks, trigger cranks and other rapid-fire modification devices. Under current New York State law, attaching such a device to a firearm is illegal because once attached, the weapon is considered a machine gun. However, there is no restriction on the sale or possession of bump stocks or other similar devices that are not attached to a firearm.
It was this type of firearm modification enabled a single gunman to carry out the deadliest mass shooting in the nation’s history in Las Vegas in October 2017, firing more than 1,100 rounds in approximately 10 minutes and killing 58 people.
“The horrifying level of violence in Las Vegas was as stark reminder that there is no reason why a civilian should have access to a military-style assault weapon that can inflict so much damage so quickly,” said Braunstein.
Legislation was also passed to establish a waiting period of 30 days – instead of the current three days – before a gun can be sold to an individual who has not cleared a background check. Under current federal law, gun dealers must conduct a background check through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) before selling a firearm.
The NICS system responds with one of three messages – “proceed,” “denied” or “delayed.” While the vast majority of background checks are immediately marked “proceed” or “denied,” transactions that receive a “delayed” response must be completed after three business days if no additional “denied” response is received. In these cases, the FBI continues to investigate whether the person is an eligible purchaser beyond the three-day period even though the person has likely already been sold the firearm.
This dangerous loophole allowed nearly 4,900 prohibited purchasers to access guns in 2017 alone. Dylann Roof, who brutally killed nine people at a church in Charleston, South Carolina in 2015, was able to legally purchase the gun he used because of this loophole.
“This extended waiting period will ensure that an individual has cleared a background check before he or she is able to purchase a gun. The waiting period is a common sense approach, considering that the FBI has suggested that more time be given to investigate ‘delayed’ responses,” said Braunstein. | <urn:uuid:9a1f994f-6c83-4a31-9d16-7cf9839c6765> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://politicsny.com/2019/01/30/braunstein-spearheads-passage-of-legislation-to-reduce-gun-violence/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571758.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812200804-20220812230804-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.951267 | 918 | 1.734375 | 2 |
The Student Senate is the Legislative body of the Student Government Association here at Jacksonville State University. The Student Senate meets every Monday at 6:00 pm in the TMB Auditorium.
The Code of Laws is a compilation of documents that serve as the working foundation for the governance of the Student Government Association of Jacksonville State University. The Code of Laws make possible for each branch of the SGA to have specific rules and regulation in which to govern. They are used to effectively make decisions and resolve issues that arise throughout the academic year.
The Constitution is a how to document designed for the purpose of working to carry out a democratic, efficient and responsible student government association. It ensures the representation of the student body.
The Senate is made up of thirty voting members and six committees. The committees are as follows:
Code and Constitution Committee
This committee serves as the interpreting body of the SGA Code of Laws and SGA Constitution as well as serves as the Student Judiciary Panel alongside the Student Judiciary Advocate.
Governmental Relations Committee
This committee works with the external affairs regarding the university. They are charged with following ordinances passed by the Jacksonville City Council as well as bills from the State Legislature that could possibly affect student life here at JSU. They also work alongside the SGA Community Ambassador.
Organizational Affairs Committee
This committee is responsible for representing the organizational vote on Senate. They attend Organizational Council meetings and advocate for organizations within the Senate.
Campus Life Committee
This committee works alongside the internal affairs of the University. The members are encouraged to attend Student Activities Council as well as volunteer at SGA events throughout the academic year. This committee also examines the facilities on campus and advocates for improvements for the success of students.
Athletic Support Committee
This committee is tasked with planning and carrying out SGA Spirit Nights for the University’s athletic teams. This committee works at tailgates as well as advocates for student athletes on the SGA Student Senate.
This committee works closely with the Vice President of Public Relations in advertising SGA and student events. The Publicity Committee is also commissioned with reaching out to organizations to assist with PR.
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Mumbai: As many as 5,727 people in Maharashtra died due to cancer last year, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Tuesday. Replying to a qu estion raised in the state Legislative Council by BJP MLC Niranjan Davkhare, the minister said the number of experts treating cancer patients was not sufficient as compared to the population of the state.
"The National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research has stated that 11,306 people were suffering from cancer and 5,727 of them died in the calendar year 2019," Tope said in a written reply.
He said out of the 36 districts in the state, the civil hospitals in 11 districts have already started offering chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer.
In other districts, the state government's Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Aarogya scheme is covering the treatment in private hospitals, he said.
The minister further said the number of experts treating cancer was not sufficient compared to the population of the state.
Doctors and staff in 16 district civil hospitals have completed their training for cancer treatment at the Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, Tope said.
A similar training for physicians and nurses will be completed in 2020-21, he added.
To avoid a shortage and help ensure patients have access to an adequate supply of the medicine, FDA will not object to the temporary distribution of Sitagliptin containing NTTP above the acceptable intake limit of 37 ng per day, and up to 246.7 ng per day.
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Before you ask me exactly what varieties are best for cutting, I’ll let you in on a little secret: buy your hellebore plants in the spring while they are actually blooming in their pots at the nursery so you can see how tall the flower stems are and if their heads face down or up. Hybrid hellebores (Helleborus Xhybridus) are very tolerant and will grow well in most soils as long as the ground is not extremely dry or stagnantly waterlogged, although they usually survive even those conditions. Why Propagate Plants from Stem Cuttings. * Put some frost-protection round vulnerable pots, if you haven’t done this already. For evergreen types, stick the ends treated with rooting hormone about 3/4 to one inch (2 to 2.5 cm.) Here’s an important thing – LABEL THEM! Or you can step in – no special skills required – to help create plants that are unique to your garden. You won’t get a shrub from every cutting, but some will take, and you will be able to transplant them next autumn. One of the outstanding late winter to early spring blooming plants is the hellebore. [jetpack_subscription_form title=”The3Growbags” subscribe_text=”If you’d like to keep up to date with the3growbags gardening chit-chat just pop your email address in here” subscribe_button=”and click!”]. Can you root hydrangea cuttings in water? These attractive, easy-to-grow plants are propagated by division or seed. Lie them on top of the compost and weigh them down with grit, so they stay in contact with it. Feed plants the second year with a good time release granular fertilizer in spring. You can even make several cuttings from one stem. Four easy steps can produce a large number of plants without requiring fancy equipment. The conventional wisdom is that the greatest predictor of a hellebore’s life span is its stage of development at the time you cut it. Divide the plant by cutting through the tough, woody tissue with the sharp wide-bladed knife. Those would be the oriental hybrids, while the stinking hellebores (Hellebore foetidus or Hellebore argutifolius) perform best as seeded specimens. Make sure that they don’t dry out, but otherwise that’s it. A greenhouse is not necessary for successful propagation by stem cuttings; however, maintaining high humidity around the cutting is critical. Tie the leaves together in early spring and dig around and under the root zone. Here is a very satisfying and simple way to make more of your favourite shrubs. Polishing the bark of trees like Prunus serrula really enhances their already prodigious beauty too. If your varieties are mediocre, or you just don’t have any, treat yourself to some new ones. Hellebores will self seed and some of the seedlings will mature into plants. Surely that’s worth half an hour of your time?! Soil must be rich in organic matter, evenly moist but not boggy, and seeds need little light to germinate. Use a pair of garden forks to gently separate the rhizomes. Use the drop-down menu on the right to find out more about propagating hellebores from seed and also by division. No need for any root hormones nor fertilizers, just use the cheapest compost available and plastic pots to continue with and to increase your tree production. Examine the hellebore's crown, where its above-ground stems connect to the roots, for natural dividing points. That way you won’t stumble across them sometime next spring and have no idea what the little sticks are……ahem, who would do such a thing……. This foliage might also carry Hellebore Leaf Spot Disease right through the winter, ready to infect the next set of leaves and flowers. 0. andybuda SFHandyman. The hectic spring sowing season is just around the corner, and you’ll be MUCH too busy to do it then! This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. In December, the plants have entered dormancy and it’s the perfect time to find stems of pencil thickness, cut them cleanly at a slant above a bud, and straight across below a bud at the bottom. You can transplant the cutting later on when it develops a root system. Plants should not be placed in full sun, which will retard growth and damage leaves. You can also collect seed which will be around May time. Casting our minds forward to spring, this is a perfect moment to tidy up your hellebores, particularly H. orientalis, so that their lovely blooms don’t sit amongst a mess of dead material. Don't cut it, just strip off a couple of leaves from one node and bury that portion. Adrienne gave me cuttings a few years ago and she managed to get them rooted but I never asked how. Fall is the best time to attempt dividing hellebore plants. 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You can root many leafy plants from cuttings. * I know this might be ‘life’s too short to stuff a mushroom’ territory, but if you have a silver birch or two, a gentle wash of the bark with water and a soft cloth will make it sparkle. With these methods, you can take your gardening to a whole new level, and fill the beds with late-winter blooming hellebores that you propagate yourself! 2- Dip in rooting hormone. 1- Cut a leggy pansy down low above a leaf joint and remove all the flowers and leaves except a few leaves at the very top. This is the case both with seeds you collect from your own plant, and those that you buy. The reason for this is that cuttings started in water develop weak root systems. Their bell-shaped blooms last for a month or more and add gentle elegance to the plant. If you decide to grow your own plants, all you need are two really good hellebores and a lot of patience. with these cuttings – put them (right way up!) To ensure the safe passage of the tiny seedling it can be better to dig it up and pot on into a small container and grow for a season and then plant out. These seedlings may be variable as to the type of flower they produce, but it is an adventure many gardeners are willing to take. However, cuttings from trees such as crape myrtles, some elms, and birches can be rooted. A new Lenten rose transplant from dividing needs to be monitored carefully and given some extra attention until the root mass adjusts. One of the outstanding late winter to early spring blooming plants is the hellebore. Sometimes called echinacea, coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is an herbaceous perennial wildflower native to North America. The rooting hormone, which can be purchased at any garden center or online, could really help. Cuttings root more successfully when they are taken from healthy, well-hydrated plants. You need to make sure the plant is healthy and well established because the process will leave the pieces in a weakened state. Move the rooted cuttings into pots with adequate spacing. Transplanting a … Particularly take off any shoots going underneath wide main branches, because the fruit here won’t get enough sunlight to ripen properly. You would be breaking new ground if you were successful with cuttings. Propagating hydrangeas by rooting the cuttings in water is possible, but I don’t recommend this as my first choice. Early spring is the best time to sow seed. Propagating a hellebore by division is relatively easy. The major benefit of root cuttings is the simplicity of the process. Hellebore plant propagation through seed results in blooming plants many years later than division but is most suitable for stemmed varieties. Mint is one of the easiest herbs to grow from a cutting. Cuttings can develop roots all on their own but if you want to start that action more successfully, use Rooting Hormone Powder. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. With apple-trees, what you’re after of course, is a good crop of flowers and fruit, so you want to maximise the amount of wood that WILL bear fruit, and you can help that process along during the winter. You can also root some vines by just burying one of the nodes on one of the vines. with these cuttings – put them (right way up!) Water the cuttings thoroughly then put in a warm, bright place. No more than that is needed now – very hard pruning in winter can end up with a forest of new congested growth, like a great green Afro haircut! How to Grow Coneflowers From Cuttings. deep in a medium of coarse sand – in a suitable area outdoors. Greenmanplants. (I prefer the gel type) 3- Plant in some good potting soil or a seed starting mix that has been pre-moistened up to the top of the stem and water in well. Typically, however, it's done by cutting fresh stems from a plant and trying to root them the same day. Remove old leaves as they occur. Divided plants are a bit hardier and can go straight into garden soil in early spring when they are separated. Don’t use regular potting soil, because it doesn’t drain as well. The other great advantage of using this method is that it hardly disturbs the mother plant. Post Oct 23, 2018 #5 2018-10-23T06:47. No twiddling about with basal heat, adjusting the humidity etc. Or, as with most perennials, you can divide hellebores. How would our gardening heroes fare in Bake Off? Only stemless plants can be divided. They may need a year of recovery before the plants bloom. Then shorten the main branches by about a third to an outward-facing bud. Bottom heat helps. Reply 8 years ago on Step 12. Oh my goodness, there are SO many candidates for your attention: for example, dogwood, willow, Abelia, Euonymus, ornamental vines, honeysuckle, jasmine, willow, Philadelphus, Physocarpus, Deutzia, Weigela, Hydrangea, flowering currant…….and, of course, roses! Assemble your cuttings and have your terracotta pots filled with the potting mix. Hellebores have masses of thick, fibrous roots so it is best to put two hand forks in their crown and then tease them apart. Plant each new section immediately and provide even moisture as they establish. 15 years ago. The former produces leaves from the basal growth, while the latter produces leaves off of existing stems. I will show it how to do it in my next post. Hellebore propagation methods vary dependent upon species. This gives us a clue to the type of environment seedlings require. By: Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist. If you can’t determine which type of plant you own, it might be best to try both hellebore propagation methods. Like hostas and peaonies, hellebores are not that keen on all that business of being divided and replanted that you have to do with other herbaceous things, so a bit of mulch and feed (they are quite greedy plants) is all that they then require. If possible, it is desirable to plant hellebores on a sloping bed, both to improve drainage and also to mak… When you take cuttings of plants and root them, you are essentially cloning the parent plant. This one gave me trouble the couple of times a tried it - just wouldn't root. Cut back the large leathery leaves when flowers and new foliage emerge and mulch plants annually with well-rotted compost or manure. You can even make several cuttings from one stem. *Alternatively, you can simply plant the cuttings (without burying them) as soon as you take them in late fall or whenever the ground is not frozen. First cut out all the manky bits where branches are crossing or rubbing, growing into the centre (keep thinking ‘goblet-shape’), or just plain diseased. This method of propagation requires that most of our efforts take place in very late autumn or very early spring, two times when we have a short list of gardening chores. No twiddling about with basal heat, adjusting the humidity etc. kathirock. Which hellebores last longest as cut flowers? Keep plants evenly moist but avoid boggy soil. into a trench in the soil, with only about a third of the cutting above the soil, or in a large pot of sandy compost, several in a pot, and leave it out of the way somewhere. The baby plants can be potted up to quickly grow away. Stimulate rooting but this is the simplicity of the compost and weigh them with. In a similar fashion as before—for example, by mixing equal parts sand perlite. On how to grow from a cutting root growth well established because the process will leave pieces... 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Purpose Pain can hinder immunotherapy with anti-GD2 monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) want 3F8. and there have been no DLTs. Analgesic requirements at 3F8 dosage levels through 80 mg/m2/d were much less weighed against controls significantly. Anti-NB activity happened SB939 whatsoever dosages. Summary Multifold dosage escalation of 3F8 can be feasible. The results could be interpreted as appropriate for the chance that HM3F8 can alter toxicity without blunting anti-NB activity. This pain control strategy will help achieve dose escalation with other SB939 anti-GD2 MoAbs. Intro The murine 3F8 monoclonal antibody (MoAb) and additional anti-GD2 MoAbs accomplished clinical reactions in stage I1C4 and II5 tests of individuals with neuroblastoma (NB) and, as adjuvant therapy, created encouraging leads to a Memorial Sloan-Kettering Tumor Center (MSKCC) research,6 while not inside a German cooperative group research.7 Adding granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating element (GM-CSF)8,9 or interleukin-210 promised higher anti-NB activity. Certainly, a Children’s Oncology Group randomized trial discovered a significantly superior outcome with anti-GD2 MoAb ch14.18 plus GM-CSF/interleukin-2,11 as developed in a phase I study.12 Generalized pain and pain-associated hypertension were dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) in phase I studies of 3F8 and other anti-GD2 MoAbs.2C4 SB939 The adverse effects were attributed to inflammatory effects (eg, via complement activation13) on GD2 (+) nerves. A standardized analgesic regimen was developed with improved control of 3F8 adverse effects.5,6,9 The advance eventuated in the routine outpatient treatment of up to 12 patients per day and a shortening of 3F8 infusions to 30 minutes (in contrast to 8 hours1 or 90 minutes5,6,9 in prior studies). The impetus for a new phase SB939 I study of 3F8 became evident. Higher dosing was appealing, given the dose-response relationship between 3F8 and antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC)14,15 and complement-mediated cytotoxicity (CMC).16 In addition, a further decrease in pain, without affecting antitumor activity, seemed possible through use of heat-modified 3F8 (HM3F8). This concept was based on the following observations: HM3F8 retained GD2 immunoreactivity but lost the effector functions causative of the adverse effects of anti-GD2 MoAbs; a pretreatment dose of HM3F8 in animal models did not alter 3F8 localization to NB, reduce anti-NB effects of 3F8, or cause pain; and 3F8 localization in tumor peaked at 24 hours, whereas pain occurred within minutes of 3F8 administration. The data suggested that HM3F8 might block GD2 or cross-reactive epitopes on nerves, thereby reducing nerve-related adverse effects of a subsequent (treatment) dose of native 3F8, and, at low doses, would have little effect on 3F8 targeting to NB in patients. In the new phase I study reported herein, HM3F8 seemed to help achieve multifold dose escalation of 3F8 without impairing anti-NB activity. PATIENTS AND METHODS MSKCC protocol 05015 (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00450307) was prospectively designed to find the maximum-tolerated dosage (MTD) of native 3F8 when administered after GM-CSF and HM3F8. The study was open to patients who had resistant NB by the International Neuroblastoma Response Criteria17 documented more than 3 weeks after prior therapy and who were ineligible for other MSKCC immunotherapy protocols. There were no eligibility limitations regarding preceding therapy, including stem-cell transplantation and Akt1 MoAb-based remedies. Major body organ toxicity was necessary to end up being quality 2 (Country wide Cancers Institute Common Terminology Requirements for Undesirable Events edition 3); nevertheless, neutrophil count number 500/L and platelet count number 10,000/L had been acceptable. Patients cannot end up being taking antihypertensive medicine. Informed created consents were attained according to. | <urn:uuid:884618cb-77ae-489e-bcda-4798ec9e1949> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://liraglutide.info/purpose-pain-can-hinder-immunotherapy-with-anti-gd2-monoclonal-antibodies-moabs-want/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573118.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817213446-20220818003446-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.922357 | 936 | 1.59375 | 2 |
Supplementary Materials1. distinct methods to stop Cas9 activity including binding to different locations, targeting distinct techniques of catalysis, and inhibiting different scopes of Cas9 orthologs. Launch The evolutionary hands race between bacterias and phages provides led to changing sophisticated antiphage protection systems in bacterial cells. Unique included in this will be the CRISPR-Cas systems, which offer bacterias with adaptive immunity against international nucleic acids (truck der Oost et al., 2014). Based on the ERCC6 up to date phylogenetic classification, CRISPR-Cas systems are grouped into two classes, six types, and a lot more than 20 subtypes (Koonin et al., 2017). Course 2 systems (comprising type II, V, GSK4716 and VI subtypes) symbolize the streamlined versions that require only a single protein to target and cleave foreign nucleic acids (Koonin et al., 2017; vehicle der Oost et al., 2014). Notably, the type II CRISPR-Cas9 system, including subtypes IIA, IIB, and IIC, has been widely adapted for genome editing GSK4716 and additional biotechnological applications (Hsu et al., 2014; GSK4716 Wang et al., 2016a). The cleavage activity of Cas9 requires either a pair of RNA molecules, namely crRNA (CRISPR-derived RNA) and tracrRNA (trans-activating crRNA), or a synthetic single-guide RNA (sgRNA) covalently linking the 3 end of crRNA to the 5 end of tracrRNA (Deltcheva et al., 2011; Jinek et GSK4716 al., 2012). In response to development of CRISPR-Cas systems, phages have developed anti-CRISPR proteins (Acrs) that directly bind to and inactivate CRISPR-Cas machinery (Maxwell, 2017). Recent studies have shown broad distribution of Acrs and suggested their critical part in the development of CRISPR-Cas systems (Gophna et al., 2015; vehicle Houte et al., 2016). More than 30 unique Acr families have been explained against type I (Bondy-Denomy et al., 2013; Marino et al., 2018; Pawluk et al., 2014; Pawluk et al., 2016b), type II (Hynes et al., 2017; Pawluk et al., 2016a; Rauch et al., 2017), and type V (Doron et al., 2018; Marino et al., 2018) CRISPR-Cas systems. Specifically, three Acrs (AcrIIC1, 2, and 3) that inhibit the type IIC Cas9 from (NmeCas9) have been recognized along with five (AcrIIA1 through 5) that target select type IIA Cas9 orthologs. Given the extensive use GSK4716 of CRISPR-Cas9 in genome editing applications, the finding of type II Acrs offers provided the important prospect of introducing specific genetically encodable off-switch tools for modulating Cas9 activity. Acrs may also prove to be a useful addition to phage therapy protocols for treatment of bacterial infections. Although the number of recognized Acrs is definitely quickly growing, the suppression mechanisms of only a few Acrs have been characterized in detail (Bondy-Denomy et al., 2015; Chowdhury et al., 2017; Dong et al., 2017; Guo et al., 2017; Harrington et al., 2017; Jiang et al., 2018; Liu et al., 2018; Peng et al., 2017; Shin et al., 2017; Wang et al., 2016b; Wang et al., 2016c; Yang and Patel, 2017). The difficulty of the problem arises from the fact that Acrs can potentially inhibit several methods of CRSPR-Cas, including spacer acquisition, Cas protein expression, crRNA processing, crRNA assembly, target DNA binding, and target DNA cleavage. The CRISPR inhibition mechanisms determined in earlier studies can be grouped into two general strategies targeted to disrupt DNA binding (AcrF1, AcrF2, AcrIIA2, AcrIIA4, and AcrIIC3) or inhibit target sequence cleavage (AcrF3 and AcrIIC1) (Maxwell, 2017). The structural basis of inhibition of type. | <urn:uuid:065b51c6-1600-4538-9f0f-11bf5e7d2a4a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://sc-514.info/%EF%BB%BFsupplementary-materials1/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.870321 | 922 | 2.46875 | 2 |
1. This is just a wonderful animation from Lucrece Andreae. It puts a bit of humor into flash dating.
2. #5DaysOfPreservation is a project by Kevin Driedger, who invited any institution or individual to post images over a 5 day period depicting preservation. Thus creating a catalog of images for a deeper understanding of the variety of processes and skills involved.
3. Rachel Niffeneger is an extremely talented artist and one that I’m proud to have met during our undergraduate studies at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. Some of her most recent work can be seen here. Although her figures are gruesomely painted, Rachel’s use of pastel and bright colors creates a wonderful juxtaposition.
4. Massive yet delicate paper sculptures by Peter Gentenaar.
5. Amalgamated is a collection of vases designed and constructed by Studio Markunpoika. Each vase is comprised of several pencils glued together at each facet and then shaped using a lathe revealing the inner structure of each pencil and different points creating unique patterns.
6. Book artist Jen Bervin found inspiration in the imitable Anni Albers. In Draft Notation, Jen recreates weaving patterns through the use of a typewriter, which is commonly done by weavers and documented in Anni Albers’ On Weaving.
7. Breakbot’s music video for Baby I’m Yours featuring Irfane, is a watercolor animation. Each frame is hand-painted one by one. I’m continuously amazed at the lengths people will go to create a unique music video.
8. So I’ve mentioned this video before, but it’s just too cool. Metal band Throne created an animated music video for their song Tharsis Sleeps. Each frame was machine-embroidered and are up for sale through their website. This video was made possible through a successful Kickstarter campaign.
9. The MTA Zine Residency organized a group of participants to ride the F train for hours, creating content for a zine that would be printed and published and later put up for sale. The organizers of the residency are a librarian and an archivist working at Barnard College library, which holds the largest collection of zines in an academic library.
10. Until a few months ago, Lilli Carré, existed in my mind as a talented graphic novelist. I’ve recently discovered that her talents expand into a variety of other mediums such as ceramics, film and illustration (outside the book format). You can check out her work here. | <urn:uuid:51f85652-32e6-433f-bf87-aa35bf4883de> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.herringbonebindery.com/blog/2014/08/31/swell-things-no-15/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.939836 | 547 | 1.609375 | 2 |
SkyDreamer 30-Second Balloon Launch
Travel has evolved. Your travel pillow should evolve with it.
The SkyDreamer Travel Pillow reaches heights of 90,000+ ft (over 17.2 miles) into our stratosphere via High Altitude Balloon (HAB). This is the first commercially available travel pillow to have gone to such heights.
DISCLAIMER: Since our payload only reached an altitude of 17.2 miles, the pillow technically reached the EDGE of space. NOT Outer Space. | <urn:uuid:d1e76d9c-b09e-42f4-a073-99d5cea7baff> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://outlierinspired.com/skydreamer-30-second-balloon-launch/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571993.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814022847-20220814052847-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.874516 | 104 | 1.742188 | 2 |
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